Talk:Capture of Damascus

Over use of quotes
Whilst I believe "tagging" articles is rude it doesn't look like this issue is going to be resolved unless this occurs. The length and number of quotes are clearly too long per WP:LONGQUOTE and WP:OVERQUOTE, to the point where it may indeed be a copyright issue per our WP:NFCC rules. Myself and several other editors have attempted to explain this, and an IP has continuously removed quotes / tagged the article only to be reverted. I am left with little choice than to tag at this point. Hopefully you are prepared to actually try and fix this issue rather than just ignoring it. Anotherclown (talk) 11:12, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
 * It seems I need to repeat "Thanks for your continuing interest. In order to do the sort of job you require, the article needs a thorough read through and copyedit, which I will do as soon as I get a chance, before submitting it for a Guild copyedit. --Rskp (talk) 04:12, 17 October 2013 (UTC)" --Rskp (talk) 06:02, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
 * That's fine. I've tagged because you have been fairly good at moving articles to GA and this will need to occur before that can happen, that's all. Anotherclown (talk) 11:57, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
 * G'day, I have had a go at reducing these now. If you feel more is necessary, please let me know. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 03:08, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks AR. Looks good to me. Anotherclown (talk) 12:49, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

A query about Capture of Damascus (1918)

 * In Capture of Damascus (1918), is the word "animals" an elegant variation for "horses"? (in which case replace it by "horses" and be clear.) Or does "animals" here include other species such as camels? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 22:54, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
 * G'day, I had a go at rewording this. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 03:08, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Length
A lot of meticulous work has gone into this article, but the result – 14,000 words – is overkill. That's equivalent to about 60 pages of typescript. Far too much detail for what was after all a comparatively minor battle in WWI, its significance for the region notwithstanding. Sca (talk) 13:52, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Sultan Pasha Al Atrash
It was sultan pasha al atrash who first entered Damascus and captured the heart of Damascus and flew the Arab revolt flag upon it. Ali1618 (talk) 21:45, 16 August 2020 (UTC)