Talk:List of Syrians/Archive 1

Initial
Shouldn't this be "List of Notable Syrians" or "List of Famous Syrians"??? It's kind of ominous and strange to just call it "List of Syrians". --flyhighplato 19:34, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I found it not funny at all that you call it ominous to have it named as a "List of Syrians", but after I stopped laughing I realised I sort of agree with you on this one. — Metaprimer 07:24, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Helen Thomas is Lebanese, not Syrian
Unless anyone has any objections, I will remove Helen Thomas from the List of Syrians. I have not been able to find any viable sources to reinforce this claim. I have repeatedly heard her described as Lebanese-American in many news sources, and she is listed as such elsewhere in Wikipedia.

&mdash;User:kylesobrien 22:30, 2006 Jul 19 (UTC)

I removed it for you :). --Inahet 23:16, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Cool. That was fast! User:kylesobrien 16:56, 2006 Jul 24 (UTC)

Alphabetical Order
The list claims to be in Alphabetical Order but it is not. We need to sort it, preferably by last name. --Abuwael 06:54, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Un-sourced entries
I propose that all un-sourced names on the list of people are deleted in order to comply with the guidance of WP:BLP. I have added cn tags against the most obvious unsourced. Where there are linked articles, ideally these must also include footnoted citations in this article as any original verification of names based on a link is subject to change as the linked article changes. Unless there are policy related objections or a clear rationale to comply with BLP in some other way, I shall remove uncited entries tomorrow. Fæ (talk) 16:54, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Now removed. Fæ (talk) 17:35, 8 July 2010 (UTC)