User talk:Megaidler

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Megaidler! I have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on or by typing helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or place helpme on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! --NBahn (talk) 07:32, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
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Yom Kippur War
This article requires a major overhaul from start to finish. I intend to do it but unfortunately at present, I'm a bit pressed for time. Happy editing--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 20:51, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Your comments concerning casualties, POWs and aircraft losses are correct and represent but a fraction of the errors omissions and inaccuracies reflected in this article.--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 22:21, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Hello Megaidler, I'll have some time after January 6. I intend to include your valuable suggestions to the Yom Kippur War article. If you wish to collaborate with me on the Yom Kippur War project, drop a message on my talk page--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 02:23, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info. I have excellent knowledge of the war, having read 12 books on the subject in addition to touring the combat zones and speaking personally to people who actually participated in the war. I also studied technical aspects of the war during my time in the service (USAF). As I stated earlier, the article in its current form is painfully inaccurate and requires a major over-haul from start to finish and I intend to do so in the near future. Please do not let your inexperience in editing prevent you from editing. You have to start somewhere and don't worry about making mistakes because they can easily be corrected. Indeed, I welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you. Other editors have expressed a similar interest in collaborating with me and have expressed the same concerns that you correctly pointed out. I suggest you put the article on your watch list as there will be lots of activity in the near future and don't let any other editor bully you into submission. Also check out the article's history section and you'll see some of the edits that I made but most were unfortunately reverted by Sherif. I intend to restore these as well as making additional edits. Once again don't be intimidated by other editors or by your relative inexperience. Edit freely and productively and if you need any technical assistance, I'll be happy to assist to the best of my ability. Warmest regards,--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 18:20, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I will shortly be extensively editing the Yom Kippur War article and rest assured that I will incorporate your valuable suggestions and will include the sources (IAF and MFA) and edits that you noted. If you agree (or disagree) with the edits, please note your support or objections on the discussion page. Also, please do not hesitate to make your own edits and please don't worry about possible technical mistakes you might make during the process. Mistakes are easy to fix. If you feel strogly about the issue as do I, don't sit on the sidelines. Be proactive and make the changes that you think are necessary. Again, if you need technical help, I will assist to the best of my ability. Respectfully,--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 22:51, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I have made the corrections and edits that you requested and incorporated your sources. If you want the edits to remain, please voice your opinion on the Yom Kippur War discussion page.--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 06:25, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi Megaidler. You indicated that your knowledge of the Yom Kippur War stems primarily from Hebrew sources. Although generally I would prefer English sources, in this case an exception is warranted. This is so because the article itself draws heavily on Arabic sources so Hebrew sources are welcome and in fact, necessary to restore balance. Don't hesitate to use these sources and don't feel intimidated. Edit to your heart's desire and voice your opinion on the discussion page. Remember, your suggestions were incorporated into my edits and it is only because you spoke up. שבוע טוב אחי --Jiujitsuguy (talk) 05:47, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Hello; I hope that you keep in mind that this is not a forum where the editor's own POV is to be taken in consideration. That is to say that whatever your write should count; Maybe you think El-Shazley was a liar, but to state such thing here, you need to relay on a reliable source. We, as editors are not supposed to be affected with our POVs, when editing article, but rather stick to the policies; Simple, it's chaos if every one would relay on their own POV, that happen to contradict other POVs.

The way i see things, is that as editors, our main aim is supposed to be improving the encyclopedia, and adding to it. That can be done by citing articles to different reliable sources, that support different POVs. A very simple way to assure that that happens is stop removing reliably cited info :D

I hope you take what i just wrote in consideration, to help improve and keep Wikipedia a reliable unbiased encyclopedia. ( ΡHARAOH The Muslim   20:35, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Change your attitude
Hi there Megaidler.

I had my fun mocking you, but then I realized this isn't constructive, and that this is contrary to WP:BITE, so I appologize.

You need to widen your perspective, consider other viewpoints. You must be objective in presenting hypothesis if you're going to earn respect for your words. Analysis such as "Hammad was naive", the "DIA cannot identify causes for the destruction of tanks", or the "Egyptian military leadership was ignorant as to why it lost so many tanks". This is not the way to advance your POV in an article. This is an encyclopedia, not a forum. Trying to reach people's emotions doesn't pass here; you must be objective.

You should read carefully what Wikipedia's guidelines have to say. Go through all those links at the top of your talk page. --Sherif9282 (talk) 17:18, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Yom Kippur War
Not sure why you removed User:Sherif9282's comment. We don't usually remove one another's talk page edits. Dloh cierekim  13:43, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Please forgive my confusion. Cheers, Dloh  cierekim  14:19, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Welcome back
Where do you suggest improvements to the Yom Kippur War article can be made?--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 08:06, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Please isolate or identify problems with the article. I really wasn't sure what you were getting at in the discussion page--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 08:08, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Unblocked
I went ahead and unblocked you as a result of a fairly lengthy discussion on my talk page, which a few other editors indicated that you may not have been a sock of User:Dajudem in the first place. Please accept my apologies for the complicated mix-up. Regards, –MuZemike 02:02, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Good to have you back. I hope that you weren't discouraged by the mix-up. Happy editing.--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 02:06, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for leaving the message on my Talk page. It was my pleasure to help out a fellow content editor who was wrongfully blocked on a baseless charge brought by a highly partisan individual. I figured that after your appeals fell on deaf ears, you felt dejected and left the project but I'm glad you're back.--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 22:17, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Re: 1973 War
Hi Megaidler!

It's been a fairly long time! I'm really busy in real life but I will read them as soon as I find the time. And it's not that I don't trust something because it's an official Israeli source, it's that I might not be convinced of the content or hold a different POV. I'll be sure to let you know what my opinion is. Take care. --Sherif9282 (talk) 00:55, 11 March 2011 (UTC)


 * So I've read it, and it is for the greater part similar to any Israeli-POV account of the war. Doesn't deviate much from Rabinovich's account in general, for instance, although there's a small habit of presenting what I would consider half-truths. --Sherif9282 (talk) 09:35, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Davidka changes
As per your request on my Talk page, I have rewritten the section of the Davidka article where the comparison with spigot mortars is made. See further my reply to your question on Davidka's Talk page. HTH. -- Eliyahu S Talk 11:34, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

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