User talk:Oneworld25
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[edit] Re: October 2000 article
Hey there! Thanks for the heads up on the new article. I have renamed it October 2000 (Israel). Go there to see how it develops. Sorry for the delay in responding. I have been busy with paid editing work in the "real" world. Welcome to Wikipedia! Tiamut 15:36, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Do I know you?
BS"D Do I know you from something in B-more?Beth Tfiloh, or something? --Shuli 20:49, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Census data
Where could I find info on a district's area, urban/rural population, and white collar/blue collar jobs> I'm sure the answer is fairly obvious, but I can't find it at the census page and I've been searching around the web for a while. Thanks --Oneworld25 16:24, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
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- Go to http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cd109th/xx (where xx is the abbreviation for the state e.g. AZ). Then in the list click on the link that is "ur c9 xx.pdf" xx seems to vary, but I have no idea what the digits represent. These sites have some of the information. --Appraiser 13:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Egypt, Palestine, Palestinian Territories
Hi Louse,
You wrote: "Palestine is the correct term. What country is Gaza in if not Palestine? It is preposterous and biased to expunge this term." First and formost, I would say Gaza is not in any country and that is why this conflict exists in the first place. Palestine can also mean many things. For example, many people feel that all of Israel is Palestine. So I feel usage of the term can be confusing. Perhaps a better compromise would be Palestine (Gaza Strip]. What do you think? --Oneworld25 21:30, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
Hey Oneworld,
Thank you for your courteous and reasoned message. As I am sure you are aware, such matters are the subject of intense disagreement on internet based information portals, with many contributors on Wikipedia abusing the editing system to replace facts with propaganda. This is often the case with those of Zionist perspectives who wish to remove any and all references to Palestine or occupation. As such, I am very appreciative of your message and good faith efforts.
While I maintain that Palestine is the most appropriate term to use in this section, and is the most neutral and impartial term, I recognize that your edit of "Palestine (Gaza Strip)" was a good faith effort to resolve the issue. Moreover, I feel it is an acceptable alternative that seeks to provide the reader with a full, accurate and impartial account, as per the WIkipedia regulations. Sadly, as I feared, in the intervening period between your edit and my typing of this reply, someone else has once more removed the term Palestine. Perhaps you would like to revert this change back to your edit. It is unacceptable and against the spirit and regulations of Wikipedia to continually expunge references to Palestine, and I intend to remain vigilant of such actions on this particular page.
Though, as stated, I feel your edit is an acceptable alternative, and should your edit be restored I would not remove it, I would like to explain why I believe that Palestine is the most appropriate term.
It is incontrovertible that Palestine was a country and/or distinct geographic unit (though obviously not a state and lacking self-government) up until 1948. This is not a matter of controversy and as a statement it is neither pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli. Simply because Palestine was not a sovereign state does not mean that use of the term is incorrect. Terms such as India, Nigeria, Iraq, etc, were all used prior to these countries becoming sovereign states.
The establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 did not render the term Palestine obsolete. Firstly, it is still valid as a geographic term for the entirety of the territory of the what was the British Mandate when used in conjunction with the term Israel. Secondly, the new State of Israel did not include all of the territory of the mandate and it did not suddenly become inappropriate to use the term Palestine when referring to the 22% of the mandate that remained outside Israeli control (you will note that the government of Egypt, both under King Farouk and President Naguib and Nasser, never annexed Gaza or made any territorial claims to it or any part of the former mandate; the official Egyptian position was that Gaza was under Egyptian administration to safeguard it against being absorbed by the State of Israel - contrast with the official policy of the government of Jordan at the time). Thirdly, the State of Palestine as declared in 1988 is a full member of the Arab League, and recognized by Arab states and a number of other states as a bona fida state. The fact that neither Israel nor the UN, nor even a majority of states recognize the State of Palestine does not preclude use of the term. This is the case with the State of Israel, which is not recognized by most Arab and Muslim states. Use of the term Israel is not precluded by this lack of recognition.
(Those who claim that Palestine "is not yet a country" ignore the difference between the terms country and state. Once again, India was a country prior to it becoming a state. Moreover, such views ignore the fact that from the Palestinian perspective, the "establishment of a Palestinian state" means the recognition of the declared State of Palestine by Israel and the wider international community within mutually agreed borders. It does not mean that the Palestinians have revoked their declaration of statehood)
Attempts to remove references to the term Palestine on Wikipedia in favor of the exclusive use of Palestinian Territories is akin to removing references to Israel in favor of the exclusive use of Zionist Entity. I note your concern that the term may be confusing due to the fact that some claim the entirety of the former mandate as belonging to the State of Palestine. However, one could also advance the argument that many claim the entirety of the mandate (and even beyond in the case of the Golan Heights and Shebaa Farms) as belonging to the State of Israel. The possibility of such confusion is reduced when both terms, Palestine and Israel, are used in conjunction with one another.
Ultimately, this section of the Egypt article should not prejudice the claims or status of either party, and should simply provide the reader with an accurate and impartial account.
I assume you will have thoughts on the issues I have raised and I would be more than happy to continue this discussion with you. Once again, should you cho--Shirahadasha 08:02, 17 May 2007 (UTC)ose to revert the current version back to the edit you made yesterday, I would be in agreement.
Thanks and best wishes.
Louse 16:12, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Conservative Halakha
FYI responsa is the correct word. Best, --Shirahadasha 08:02, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Takemitsu
Hi there, thanks for reveiwing this page for wikiproject biography. I've been spending ages trying to improve it, but it's still unfinished as you can see. I was just wondering if you had any thoughts on the article, what you think needs improving etc. just to help me. Cheers, Matt.kaner 13:34, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] You helped choose carbon dioxide as this week's WP:ACID winner
Spamsara 22:11, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] DC Meetup notice
Greetings. There is going to be a Washington DC Wikipedia meetup on next Saturday, July 21st at 5pm in DC. Since you are listed in Category:Wikipedians_in_Maryland, I thought I'd invite you to come. I'm sorry about the short notice for the meeting. Hopefully we'll do somewhat better in that regard next time. If you can't come but want to make sure that you are informed of future meetings be sure to list yourself under "but let me know about future events", and if you don't want to get any future direct notices \(like this one\), you can list yourself under "I'm not interested in attending any others either" on the DC meetup page.--Gmaxwell 00:27, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Charles Enderlin article -- blacklisted link problem
I just left you a reply at meta:Talk:Spam blacklist#Can't Find Blacklink.
--A. B. (talk) 20:20, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] WP Biography talk boxes
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[edit] Maryland's 7th congressional district
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[edit] Wikipedia meetup
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