User talk:LamaLoLeshLa

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[edit] Hello!

Just spotted your user page going up in the recent changes log. I'd just like to say, your perspective sounds pleasantly uplifting! - Vianello (talk) 07:20, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] May 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Talk:Arab citizens of Israel, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. RolandR (talk) 07:15, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Hi RolandR, I guess I made a mistake, or two, I see. Sorry, refcahman. I will restore the comments.LamaLoLeshLa (talk) 20:11, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, and thanks for your response. Just to correct a misassumption -- the spurious warning on my talk page from Amoruso, who has just been blocked for two months for "very abusive sockpuppetry", had nothing to do with my reversion of your edits. In general, unless they are extremely offensive or defamatory, you should not edit other editors talk page comments, even if they are incorrect or superseded by later developments.
I like your pattern of editing, and look forward to cooperating with you in future. RolandR (talk) 23:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bakri additions

No problem! I wanted to thank you earlier for expanding the article (more than doubling it in size), but I guess I got caught up in other things. Anyway, thank you very much for your work, I'm going to add a tiny segment (maybe two-three sentences) on his family life in the article now. --Al Ameer son (talk) 06:37, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, the recent edit you made to Jenin, Jenin has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. - Icewedge (talk) 08:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Please explain, I don't know what you mean - the neutrality box I added? What's unconstructive about that? Or do you mean the 'synopsis needed' box?LamaLoLeshLa (talk) 08:09, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh, sorry about that. Please accept my heartfelt apologies, I am using an automated script to patrol the recent changes and I must have hit the revert key on accident. Sorry. - Icewedge (talk) 08:12, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
No worriesLamaLoLeshLa (talk) 18:40, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Arab Citizens of Israel

Thanks for the reminder. Cgingold (talk) 09:48, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Where do I give my opinion? --Al Ameer son (talk) 15:55, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Beit Amrin

Of course it's "worthy of note", all Palestinian towns and villages are. As a matter of fact, and please believe me, I was searching google for any info on the "Beit" towns of the Nablus Governorate, including Beit Imrin or Beit Amrin. If you have any info on the town feel free to create the article, I'll gladly make additions to it - Palestinian localities are my mainspace here on Wikipedia. --Al Ameer son (talk) 15:55, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Canvassing

Hello LamaLoLeshLa! FYI, messaging users to ask them to vote in certain straw polls, also called canvassing, is considered very bad conduct on Wikipedia and violates the etiquette of Wikipedia. Please refrain from doing this in the future. Thanks, Ynhockey (Talk) 20:27, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

I did not know, will not do so in the future. LamaLoLeshLa (talk) 03:23, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

To clarify a bit further: the only person who had not already written something here was Al Ameer son. I had been in new contact with him about a different recent entry and thought he'd be interested in this discussion so I brought this talk page to his attention. I did not request he or anyone else vote a certain way. I also wrote to two others who came here of their own accord before I had even visited the page, and left a note saying: 'Are you going to visit the page again to leave your vote?' I did not say anything else, i.e. encouraging them to vote any particular way. However if that is considered canvassing and thus bad practice, I will certainly not do it again. Best -LamaLoLeshLa (talk) 03:40, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

Replies given here: User_talk:Jaakobou#Offense. JaakobouChalk Talk 07:23, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Replied to both issues. JaakobouChalk Talk 08:30, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia

I would just like to inform you policies on using two accounts, it is not allowed. I'm not accusing you of it, I'm just letting you know. Good day. Epson291 (talk) 01:56, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Haifa

Yes, but there still needs to be more info on the Arab presence in Haifa, both historically and currently as well as in terms of culture. I know the Kul al-Arab and Arabesque Press operate from Haifa. I brought these points up in the GA review among others, but nothing was added. --Al Ameer son (talk) 23:04, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Operation Defensive Shield damage

PR, I was the one who wrote that sentence: ""the Palestinian Authority did not manage to fully address damaged infrastructure for approximately two years after the invasions." Note that I did not say 'failed,' but rather, 'did not manage.' My intent there was not to imply that the PA did not try to fix the damage (sometimes it tried and sometimes it did not, depending on the town, the state of finances, the interests of the PA members, etc.)but rather that the damage was so extensive that, in light of the lack of a tax base, the PA couldn't fully address the damage for two years. As there is no citable evidence saying that the PA was incapable of repairing the extent of the damage, I tried to write it in such a way that it could be interpreted however one likes. Regardless of one's political orientation and interpretations, the fact remains that the damage took years to address. Is it possible you are jumping to conclusions, assuming bad faith, too quickly? Or do you think it's unclearly written/recommend I go in an edit is so the message is more overt? I would be happy to. LamaLoLeshLa (talk) 20:47, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I feel that this treatment of the situation is misleading. The PA was virtually wiped out as a functioning administration, throughout the West Bank, with all records destroyed and everything smashed. Rebuilding of the refugee camps was hampered by several further incursions and a large number of killings of UN workers, including the British head of UNWRA reconstruction, shot dead inside a UN compound in Jenin. An allegation included with the UN report alleged that this camp was mined by the departing Israelis, and the EU reported that bomb-disposal teams were refused entry, during which time at least two more people were killed. UN investigators were never able to visit.
I can't be sure whether the time-scale of this article on the Operation needs or should extend to the aftermath of re-building, but I am concerned at an impression left that Israeli interference ceased and that the PA was somehow left in control. PRtalk 21:24, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Women's rights

Hi, LamaLoLeshLa. I came across your concern for the Western bias in Women's rights. There are crazier battles being waged to rescue even basic information on Wikipedia, but global perspective is important, especially for English speakers to see. The template below might help. It can be placed anywhere it's seriously needed:

{{globalize}}
Found here: Wikipedia:Template_messages/Cleanup#Miscellaneous and saved here: Template:Globalize

Use it judiciously; I'd recommend picking out specific sections rather than entire articles whenever you can, it may help editors focus. Happy editing, Yamara ✉ 16:54, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] {{unref}}

Regarding this edit. Please reserve {{unref}} for articles that do not cantain a single reference. There are other tags more appropriate for requesting more or better sources.--BirgitteSB 13:14, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-upLamaLoLeshLa (talk) 14:24, 10 June 2008 (UTC)