User talk:Pharos/Golden Age of the Netherlands

Image:Jalal Talabani.jpg
Enlarging images a little bit is ok - maybe up to about 12-13%. I did it up to ~30%, which was a bit much, and the result was a bit fuzzy. The unsharp filter did fairly well, but was a bit too contrasty. I figured it would be good enough until someone changed it or did it better. -==SV 20:32, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Pointless, cheezy aethetics. -==SV 21:03, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Canal images
Hello, I was wondering if there was any reason why you reverted my changes to the layout of the images on the Gowanus Canal page. I moved the images since they were sitting on top of text, which is what happens when the images don't have enough space. I also think its a poor design to have images sitting across section bars, especially when there is a lot of space without images as there is in this article.
 * Hey there. I actually like the layout better when the aerial picture is directly under the map. Also, there is no problem where either of the pictures are overlapping any of the text from my browser. Anyway, I think the Gowanus Canal article has enough pictures and any more might be too cluttering. Thanks for your help. --Howrealisreal 03:10, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Christianity Template
I added "Reformation" as a movement because, though it is not a modern movement, the Wikipedia page for it does say, "The Protestant Reformation was a movement which emerged in the 16th century (although out of earlier roots) as a series of attempts to reform the Church in Western Europe." Certainly, the Reformation was a movement with lasting significance for the church. Is the list only for recent movements? --Flex 17:46, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Allah
Hey, nice job on the Allah page. Looks a lot better now. Mr100percent 04:06, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Category:Aviation in New York City
You may have missed the discussion, but the consensus was for anything smaller state/province, a list was better as it is hard to truly figure out the limits for some of these small categories. As a result of that discussion, a previous category, Airports of New York City was deleted and a list List of airports in the New York City area was created to allow explaination. Per that, I have listed this category on cfd. Burgundavia 00:10, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * I guess I misread the discussion. I understood it to mean that the category and all others like it were dead, to be replaced by a list. I still think that the list is a better option that a category. Burgundavia 00:34, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * I understand, but what about those airports in New Jersey that also serve New York. This is reason why a category is a bad idea. Burgundavia 00:49, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)

NYC-stub
Hi Pharos - you wrote: ''I've changed the wording to, I think, make it more useful&mdash; linking to the WikiProject rather than the "main" Wikipedia article. What's the point of more links to New York City anyway; maybe this should be a general practice with stub notices?''
 * I don't think there's a standard practice, but quite a few stub templates link to both the article and the project (have a look at comics-stub to see what I mean). I'd agree that with a lot of stub categories the subject of the category is well-enough known not to need a link, though. Grutness|hello? [[Image:Grutness.jpg|25px|]] 07:06, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Resubmit
Hey. Just wondering if you think I should resubmit Gowanus Canal for featured status. Any ideas? --Howrealisreal 21:51, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

The word Allah is a proper noun, not a contraction, has no feminine
Oxy2Hydro

I would like to apologise for editing the article with such sudden actions. I dont think any of you are Arabic Scholars, nore do you reference Arabic Scholars or Arabic Lexicons and Dictionaries to support your article that the name Allah is not a personal name of G-d in the Arabic language.

Your error is that you stated:

"Allah (Arabic a&#7735;&#7735;&#257;hu &#1575;&#1604;&#1604;&#1607;) is traditionally used by Muslims as the Arabic word for "God" (not "God's personal name", but the equivalent of the Hebrew word El as opposed to the Tetragrammaton)"

This is wrong, and was changed from its correct perspective before we made our edit. The proper name of God in the Arabic language is "Allah" which is a personal name of God in the Arabic language. In such a statement you failed to show what the proper name ie personal name in Arabic there is to refer to God among Arabic speaking Jews Christians and Muslims.

I will start with Arabic Lexicons and Scholars:


 * " &#1575;&#1604;&#1604;&#1607;{alllaah}, [written with the disjunctive alif &#1575;&#1604;&#1604;&#1607;, meaning God, i.e. the only true god,] accord. to the most correct opinions respecting it, which are twenty in number, (K,) or more than thirty, (MF,) is a proper name, (Msb, K,) applied to the Being who exists necessarily, by Himself, comprising all the attributes of perfection; (TA;) a proper name denoting the true god, comprising all the excellent divine names; a unity comprising all the essence of existing things; (Ibn-El’Arabee, TA;) the &#1575;&#1604; being inseparable from it: (Msb: ) not derived.....
 * "Edward William Lane, Arabic Lexicon


 * "Allah - It is the proper noun applied to the Supreme Being, who is the sole possesor of all perfect attributes, who is free from all defects and who exist necessarily by Himself. It is not a common noun. All Divine attributes mentioned in the Quran are qualities of the proper name Allah. No other language has a distinctive name for the Divine Being. The names found in other languages are either attributive or descriptive and can be used in the plural form, but the word Allah is never used for any other thing, being or deity. It is never used as a qualifying word. Sibwaih and Khalil say, Since "Al" in the begining of the word Allah is inseperable from it so it is a simple substantive, not derived from any word. The word Allah is not a contraction of al-ilah, as some people tend to believe, but quite a different word.
 * "The Dictionary of the Holy Qur’an, 1st edition, Abdul Mannan Omar

The Above quote is by Edward Lane a Christian Classical Arabic Scholar the last by a Muslims Scholar in which both Quote other supreme Arabic authorities. Further more there is no Arabic Lexicon or Dictionary that supports to the contrary of the word Allah not being a personal name or proper noune.

The Wiki entry on the word should be change to :

"Allah (Arabic a&#7735;&#7735;&#257;hu &#1575;&#1604;&#1604;&#1607;) is traditionally used by Muslims as the proper name of God in the Arabic language."

Also we have supplied ample proof that the word is not a contraction of the two Arabic words "al-ilah" which is even supported by the two leading Arabic authorites above. Please see other proof provided in discussion of the Article.

Another problem in your Article is that its states that "Allat" is the femine of "Allah". This is a blunt contradiction in the article. You cannot support that the word is a contraction of "al-ilah" then on the other hand support that the word "Allat" is the feminine of the word "Allah". Because, in you supported contraction theory "Allat" would also have to be a contraction whereas the feminine of "al-ilah" is "al-ilahat" and if you apply the same contraction theory to "al-ilahat" you will get "Allahat",not "Allat", to be the feminine if the word "Allah" is suppose to be a contraction of "al-ilah"

We have given you the proof please correct the Wiki article. The word "Allah" is the proper name of God in the Arabic language, which has no feminine and is not a contraction. (Oxy2Hydro 22:31, 23 May 2005 (UTC))

Image:EconNaziPropaganda.png
I'm rather perplexed at your taking this off of IFD as "not an orphan". The whole point is that it is unencyclopedic because the text has been deliberately garbled, not that it is an orphan. The only two editors to speak on this were myself, being the nominator, and the uploader, who agreed with its deletion. Perhaps you simply misread the disussion. Thanks.--Pharos 01:44, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Since images can't be undeleted, I'm quite cautious about deleting them. I agree that the image is nearly worthless.  But the people who edit Nazism should be making that decision, not me.  I suggest that you remove it from the article, and relist it on WP:IFD.  That way editors watching Nazism will notice the image's removal, and will have a week to express any objection.  dbenbenn | talk 01:53, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

New York Theatre
Hi, I noticed the three Wikiprojects you just set up related to theater in New York City. This is a good idea, as Wikipedia seems to be rather lacking in these topics. However, I think you are probably spreading yourself too thin with three Wikprojects when one would do. It's a relatively narrow topic, and I think everything would be best together. BTW, your project would also be a "daughter" of WikiProject New York City. I'll be glad to help out with the NYC theatre project as best as (with limited knowledge) I can. Good luck.--Pharos 29 June 2005 03:56 (UTC)


 * Hi, Thanks for your note. You may be right, three WikiProjects may be too many, I just wanted to keep things organized, but I may consider reorganizing it if there's a consensus for it. Thanks also for your suggestion to link to WikiProject New York City, I'll make that change (if someone doesn't beat me to it). Glad to have you aboard! EvilPhoenix June 29, 2005 04:01 (UTC)

Trail of Tears map
Hi Pharos &mdash;

I noticed you mentioned at Requested pictures that a map of the Trail of Tears would be useful. I'd be happy to make a GFDL one, so long as I have a good source to work from. Looking around, I've found a few common versions on the web: the two versions here, one shown here (difficult to make out), the versions here and here, and an interactive GIS map here.

I know very little about the history of the trail of tears, so don't know what's best, but would be happy to draw a map based on whichever is most appropriate. &mdash; Asbestos | Talk  1 July 2005 14:05 (UTC)

Olympics
I didn't understand your comment. I was restoring text that was changed by a vandal. I wasn't trying to remove whichever information you are referring to. Parmaestro 6 July 2005 18:49 (UTC)

BioCOTW
I responded to your comments on the talk page. I just wanted to say that I have nothing against the change. It was my fault anyway for the confusion. I am thankful you have been so involved in that COTW. Thanks. Falphin 7 July 2005 01:59 (UTC)

Africa COTW
 You showed support for the African Collaboration of the Week. This week Dar es Salaam was chosen. Please help improve it to featured-article standard. Cast your vote to select next week's collaboration!

USSCOTW
I just wanted to let you know, History of South Carolina(which you voted for is the current USSCOTW. Please come and help make it a featured-standard article. Falphin 22:54, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Re: Commons: Please protect Image:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.png for front page of en
Done. --EugeneZelenko 05:47, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

Non-comment
Hmm. Did you want to say something at Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 62? You only signed without writing anything... - dcljr (talk) 23:02, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Ah, that was just a typo I made while editing the next section.--Pharos 00:04, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

RE: Color revolutions vs Velvet revolutions
Hi Pharos,

I do not agree with your explication, that:

"the Velvet Revolution was more than a decade before that in Belgrade - it may well have inspired the 'Color revolution' movements, but that's another matter."

The Velvet Revolution is "the mother" of all this colors, flowers, ....and so on revolutions. They all were inspired with it and they all were speaking about "their velvet revolutin" (Ukrain´s Velvet Revolution than -later- was named Orange and so).

Go at news.google.com and check out the terms "Velvet revolution" and compare it with "Color and Flowers". Simply You Are Wrong.
 * Comment by User:Szalas 18:39, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

Reference desk
Sorry, my revert crossed in the ether with your INUSE tag. I'll run and hide until you're done. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 20:27, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, my INUSE tag was just to hold off editing so I could fix the accidental deletions. Thanks for taking care it.--Pharos 20:30, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

dupe article
Compare Twosret and the article I just wikified, Queen_Tausret. I don't know where to leave such a message, so I leave it here.--FourthAve 05:02, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The appropriate thing to do in such circumstances is to merge the two articles under one title, noting this in the edit summary (important so the source of the info isn't lost), and making the other article a redirect. I've now merged the info in Queen Tausret to Twosret (while taking note of some info in other sources) and made the former a redirect.  You can also use Template:Merge to request that others merge duplicate artticles.--Pharos 05:47, 16 July 2005 (UTC)