User talk:Persian Magi

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Hello, Persian Magi, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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[edit] Email

Please verify your email address in your preferences or just give me it so we can discuss the matter of that article via email also -- - K a s h Talk | email 16:27, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Iranian peoples

Hi, you recently contributed to a discussion and poll at Iranian peoples. It turns out that around the same time somebody was lobbying for contributions to that poll on an external website ("Vote for Iranian Turks on Wikipedia"). The signature of that poster points to a blog owned by someone who calls himself "Persian Magi" ([1]). This might of course just be a coincidence, but I'd just like to ask you nevertheless if that was you. If not, please forgive the intrusion; if yes, please refrain from such outside lobbying in the future, as it is forbidden under policy (WP:SOCK#Advertising and soliciting single-purpose accounts). Thank you! Lukas (T.|@) 06:28, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

It seems like someone has in fact read my weblog and in fact disliked it. Read his signature: am not sure why the person in the "Vote for Iranian Turks on Wikipedia" Fortunately, he does not say, the weblog is his. He might be someone I know or he might know me! I am not sure. Anyhow, I was not the one who posted the request. Persian Magi 06:42, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] When are we Going to See Proof that Azaris are Genetically Turkic

Please keep an eye on Azari and the talk:Azari. I have started the following in the discussion.

It has been ages since these citations have not been verified. Verification is needed. If not delete the material. the amount of time granted has been generious. The Azaris Iranian background has been verified through various scientific and academic sources, but the Turkic claim has not. The only think that has been verified is the Turkic langauge. 72.57.230.179

[edit] {{User az iran}}

Hi Persian Magi,

Do you mind if I merge the two templates together? It could be similar to Template:User mo-2. —Khoikhoi 01:49, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

But Azerbaijani in Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani spoken in Iran are the same language, so shouldn't it be in the same tepmlate? —Khoikhoi 01:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
That's the point I was making, if Template:User mo-2 uses both scripts, along with Template:User mn-1, Template:User sh-1—shouldn't we have a template that includes both the Cyrillic and Persian scripts in, because it's the same language? Having two different templates might confuse people into thinking they're distinct languages. —Khoikhoi 02:03, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Exactly, which is why I suggest that we have both scripts in one template, something for all kinds of Azeris (including the old guys who might still use Cyrillic ;)) But then again, maybe the Rep. of Azerbaijan people might not be too happy, I still support having one template however. —Khoikhoi 02:10, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
I see what you're saying now. Anyways, the template would look like this:
az Azərbaycan dili bu istifadəçinin ana dilidir.

آذربايجان ديلي بو استفاده چينين آنا ديليدير.
Did I mess up the script? —Khoikhoi 02:19, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
BTW, the fact that the template has both scripts does not mean that the user knows both, it's just a one-size-fits-all sort of thing. —Khoikhoi 02:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Ah yes, have you read Azerbaijani people yet? It's about to become a featured article. :D —Khoikhoi 02:30, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
So that's how you do it! Thanks. Yeah, I'll ask one of them—people will do anything for the Baku Oil Fields. ;) —Khoikhoi 02:50, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
You're right, I'm trying to fix it right now, hold up. —Khoikhoi 02:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
How about this?
az Azərbaycan dili bu istifadəçinin ana dilidir. آذربايجان ديلي بو استفاده چينين آنا ديليدير.
—Khoikhoi 02:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, you're right, I'll try. —Khoikhoi 03:02, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Finially got it

It took me awhile, but I think I finally got it correct:

az Azərbaycan dili bu istifadəçinin ana dilidir.
آذربايجان ديلي بو استفاده چينين آنا ديليدير.

Let me know if there are any errors. —Khoikhoi 03:31, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

No problem, I'll talkt one of the Rep. of Aze. editors later. —Khoikhoi 03:57, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
About your changes to the template, it doesn't seem like the font size is any different, but now there's more padding. Could you change it back? —Khoikhoi 05:58, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Iranian peoples

Thanks for mediating the dispute. I just hope this compromise will last, but rest assured that I won't be the one to disrupt it. Cheers. Tombseye 17:27, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mount Damavand image

Hello, I saw the image of Mount Damavand on your first page. But the description states that this image is of uncertain copyright and is pending removal. Why is that? Thank you very much. Although, I'm glad if you liked the image itself. --Arad 07:40, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Two Articles in need of your attention

There are two entries at Wikipedia, which have falsely created -- they are Turco-Persian and Turko-Persian Tradition. Both entries are factitious. I have requested the entries to be deleted. My reasons are:

The term Turko-Persian Tradition (or Turco-Persian) does not exists academically and it is a factitious entry! Check the Encyclopaedia Iranica to confirm -- The correct name for that culture is the Persianate culture not the "Turko-Persian". Turkophones (mostly of mixed race and Persianized in culture) only spoke in Turkic dialects and were in the military. That is not enough participation in creating and forming the culture to deserve the name "Turko-Persian Tradition" – This is misinformation. All the elements in that area, which have to do with tradition and culture, were drawn from the Iranian culture (Persian, Kurdish, Azari, Baluchi, Tajik, Luri, Gilaki, Talishi, Mazandarani, etc.), and the Islamic faith, not much Turkic elements (like shamanism, yurts etc.) were incorporated in. That is what makes the name "Turko-Persian" an imaginary one and therefore the entry should be deleted.

Any contributions would greatly appreciated. Bā Sepās Surena 02:11, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Persian culture

Hey, welcome back! I'm not quite sure how to solve this issue, but I know some users who might be able to. Sangak and Zereshk are two I can think of off the top of my head. If they don't respond, I can think of others... Khoikhoi 06:27, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Sure! I will work on it when I have some free time. It is indeed true that religions have influenced Iranian culture and vice versa. Perhaps Ta'zieh which is inspired by historical as well as religious events is one of those examples. Religions inspired several Iranian festivals. Iranians have special dishes and cookies during Ramedan etc which are now a part of Iranian culture. Also sufi tradition has had manifestations in Iranian literature and poetry. However religions especially Islam have some aspects that are not considered a part of iranian culture (like khoms, zakat, jahad, standard prays etc). The latters are infact culture independent. Please see also: Islam in Iran and Religious intellectualism in Iran. Zoroastrianism is ofcourse integral to Iranian culture. Take care.Sangak 18:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Greek to me

Greetings. I just wrote the page Greek to me. I am comparing similar expressions in other languages. I was wondering if you would be able to add the expression in any languages with which you are comfortable. Btw, I just found your page/profile by running a search for users who have a level 4/level 5 ability in non-English languages. Thanks much! samwaltz 20:12, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] khorramshahr and liberation of khorramshahr

i made small but important edits to the articles. i think they improve the article - but feel free to check them. keep up the good work! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.238.150.139 (talk) 03:23, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Salaam!

The Iran's Merit of Excellence Award
The Iran's Merit of Excellence Award for your past contributions to improve and enhance articles pertaining to Iran's culture and heritage.--Pejman47 12:01, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your recent edits

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[edit] Team Melli

Hi, plz check this. And, can you expand this article?--Aparhizi (talk) 23:57, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Varliq

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[edit] Speedy deletion of Template:User az iran

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Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 19:54, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Techniques of casualty counts that might be of interest

I realized you might not regularly read the talk page where I first made this note, and it's a little off-topic there. Anyway, since you seem interested in methods of estimating casualties, here's a reference and link that might be interesting.

An addition that may be of interest: see Electro-optical MASINT#Mass graves, and other material in that page, for means that have been used for remote sensing of clandestine mass graves. You may want to look at an article in the Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal, http://ww2.csfs.ca/CSFS_Journal.aspx?ID=46&year=2006, to see how the techniques were used in real applications.

I do find your suggestions on estimation to be, in the best sense of the word, creative, and they made me think. Thank you.

Howard C. Berkowitz (talk) 16:39, 7 April 2008 (UTC)