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Digital Luxury Group
I will give you and other editors a month or so before sending it to WP:AfD. Bearian (talk) 15:15, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Antigen leukocyte cellular antibody testing
Please explain your deletion of these sources on the article talkpage. Certainly the expert bodies still think the system is useless. See this search for instance. LeadSongDog come howl!  16:46, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh great, now you move the article, just to confuse things? Hold the phone and discuss it for Pete's sake. LeadSongDog come howl!  17:36, 3 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Can you please substantiate your allegation on the talk page? I'd love to see a WP:MEDRS. Best. Biosthmors (talk) 21:18, 3 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Perhaps you could substantiate your current allegation the article itself is POV using WP:MEDRS? Thanks. Biosthmors (talk) 17:20, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

LeadSongDog come howl!  18:49, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Alcohol enema
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AE
FWIW, I think you should probably withdraw your report about AAS. He's a good editor and not one of the serial offenders AE is supposed to be dealing with. You could probably solve any problems with his edits by talking to him directly. Just my $.02. No More Mr Nice Guy (talk) 02:54, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Ditto, hes reverted clearly pov/candalism articles. You havent been involved in the article and its also been locked for the same reasonLihaas (talk) 03:00, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

I'd just hat it and say you're withdrawing. Not sure if that's the correct procedure. Someone will tell you if it isn't most likely. No More Mr Nice Guy (talk) 07:37, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

WP:AN
I've asked for advice at the administrators' noticeboard. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 16:05, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Re 'Palestinian incitement' page move
Hello. There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. AndyTheGrump (talk) 00:00, 30 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Can I ask you to have another go at the incitement article? It's an important issue that needs a good treatment on Wikipedia. But I think what's needed is a good review of the scholarly reviews of the topic, not a collation of journalism. Do you have access to a good online library and scholarly journals? --Anthonyhcole (talk) 15:04, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Sattar Beheshti
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Amir-Abbas Fakhravar
I'm not accusing you of edit-warring, but just notifying you of a discussion which those who are doing so will hopefully engage in, as you seem to be trying to make this article a bit more neutral. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:50, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Kourosh Ziabari
Dear sir,

The Kourosh Ziabari article which you nominated for deletion meets the Wikipedia's notability criteria, and there's no convincing reason for deleting it. You can search about the subject and make sure that the article Kourosh Ziabari is line with Wikipedia's policies. Please kindly do not mix your personal political viewpoints with Wikipedia's policies.

Best regards --ZahraKazemi (talk) 16:37, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Your recent deletions on Operation Pillar of Defense
It appears that you have deleted sourced material from Operation Pillar of Defense with the explanation that Electronic Intifada isn't a Reliable Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Pillar_of_Defense&diff=528906051&oldid=528905925. Are you aware that even sources that are not deemed reliable can be used as sources about themselves according to SELFSOURCE? The material that you removed was exactly about the organization itself. Please self revert or explain. PerDaniel (talk) 17:01, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Please see here Talk:Operation Pillar of Defense Plot Spoiler (talk) 17:39, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Veterans Today and Kourosh Ziabari
Thank you for finally creating this page. VT is used in many wp articles as a reference, yet has not article that one can use to research this controversial media source. It is much more useful to have a balanced article on this outlet rather than to dismiss it as a harmless "fringe" media source. I request that you drop your nomination to delete Kourosh Ziabari. It would be more productive to work to balance the article which currently paints Ziabari in a light very favorable as if he were an unofficial spokesman of the government of Ahmadinejad and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The article currently does not reflect any criticism of the policies of Iran that Ziabari is devoted to defending. The Ziabari article as it stands identifies many other anti-Israel and pro-Iran personalities and media outlets that would be lost if the article were to be deleted rather than expanded and balanced. Other sources that could use a page are Salem News, Stephan Lendman, and Franklin Lamb who also promote views similar to Ziabari and Ahmadinejad. Many media sources which support Iran or its allies such as Hezbollah or Assad are dismissed as "fringe" or "conspiracy theorists", but escape scrutiny as possible deliberate sources of propoganda and disinformation. Redhanker (talk) 20:20, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Here is a start for Lendman from google: SteveLendmanBlog sjlendman.blogspot.com/ShareStephen Lendman was born in 1934 in Boston, MA. In 1956, he received a BA from Harvard University. Two years of US Army service followed, then an MBA ... May 2011 - January 2006 - May 2006 - February 2006 Stephen Lendman - 'Lies, Damn lies & bin Laden's death' (2-May-11 ... ► 4:52► 4:52 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzOY8YtEh90 May 2, 2011 - Uploaded by TheYouArchive2011 This is a 'YOUSEARXCH 'SUPPORT' and 'FEEDER' channel providing 'GENERAL' 'FREE' and easy ... More videos for stephan lendman » Stephen Lendman - Progressive Radio Network prn.fm/hosts/political-hosts/stephen-lendman/Stephen Lendman is a renowned author and Research Associate of the Center for Research on Globalization (CRG). He is based in Chicago and has written ... Stephen Lendman | Veterans Today www.veteranstoday.com/author/lendman/Biography. I was born in 1934 in Boston, MA, raised in a modest middle income family, attended public schools, received a Harvard BA in 1956 and a Wharton ... LENDMAN, Stephen. Top Jewish American writer slams ethnic ... sites.google.com/.../lendman-stephen-top-jewish-american-writ...Stephen Lendman is an outstanding anti-racist, humanitarian Jewish American analyst, writer and a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on ...

Franklin Lamb is another peace activist who should have an article, though previous articles have been deleted for lack of notability, although he appears on many alternative media outlets including Russia Today, supported by the Russian government, and PressTV which is supported by the Iranian government. If you hold views contrary to people like Lamb and Lendman, then those who use wikipedia would be better served by a balanced article which clearly identifies their motivations and associations and who they work for / with (namely nations hostile to the US and Israel, and friendly to Russia, Iran, and Palestine) rather than using "lack of notability" or "fringe" as an excuse to delete media sources that have at least indirect connections to governments antagonistic to the US and the west in general. Redhanker (talk) 20:20, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Arabs awakening - so is Al-Qaeda — RT rt.com/news/al-qaeda-training-mi5-arab-835/ShareJun 27, 2012 – Middle East peace activist, Franklin Lamb, believes that this warning is not groundless. ... All about Russia .... “Today parts of the Arab world have once more become a permissive environment for Al-Qaeda,” Evans said on ...

PressTV - Flooding Syria with foreign arms: A view from Damascus www.presstv.ir › ViewpointsNov 2, 2012 – Franklin Lamb, just back from Syria, documents the sources and routes of the weapons funneled into the Arab country. ... By Franklin Lamb ... More articles by Franklin Lamb - Press TV www.presstv.ir › ViewpointsFranklin Lamb, former Assistant Counsel, US House Judiciary Committee and Professor of International Law at Northwestern College of Law in Oregon, earned ... PressTV - Syria on the ground vs. Syria on Western airwaves www.presstv.ir › ViewpointsOct 22, 2012 – She said, “I know you're Franklin Lamb and you're staying on the executive floor. What are you doing in Damascus?” Nonplused, I replied ...

Franklin Lamb: America Planning for a Post-Israel Middle East ... www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32304.htmAmerica Planning for a Post-Israel Middle East? By Franklin Lamb August 28, 2012 "Information Clearing House" Congresswoman Illena Ros-Lehtinen will ... Hezbollah Supporter Franklin Lamb Urging the US to Forge Israel ... www.jewishpress.com › ... › Features On The Jewish WorldSep 4, 2012 – An article in the August 28 Foreign Policy Journal entitled US Preparing for a Post-Israel Middle East claims to be based on a leaked document ... Elder of Ziyon: Franklin Lamb is quite a liar (updated) elderofziyon.blogspot.com/.../franklin-lamb-is-quite-liar.htmlSep 3, 2012 – A couple of years ago I noted that a Beirut-based writer named Franklin Lamb, an apparent Hezbollah groupie, publicized a "secret CIA report" ... Elder of Ziyon: Franklin Lamb is not only a liar - he's a thief and scam ... elderofziyon.blogspot.com/.../franklin-lamb-is-not-only-liar-h...Sep 14, 2012 – Earlier this month I posted evidence that PressTV darling and Hezbollah groupie Franklin Lamb would simply make up lies about Israel and ... Images for franklin lamb - Report images

Franklin Lamb - Eurasia Review www.eurasiareview.com/author/franklin-lamb/Profile: Franklin Lamb, a former Assistant Counsel of the US House Judiciary Committee at the US Congress and Professor of International Law at Northwestern ... Franklin Lamb mwcnews.net/profile/userprofile/fplamb111.htmlDr. Franklin Lamb is Director of the Americans Concerned for Middle East Peace, Beirut-Washington DC, Board Member of The Sabra Shatila Foundation, and a ... Franklin Lamb - | Veterans Today www.veteranstoday.com/author/lamb/Veteran's Opinion: Suicide or Kill? Veteran's Opinion: Suicide or Kill?by Peter McDonald The people have a right to know what is happening. I can not express ... OpEdNews - Articles - Author's Page for Franklin Lamb www.opednews.com/author/author47731.htmlShareBackground * Born and raised in Milwaukie, Oregon, USA * Health: Excellent * Home Address: 221 8th Street, NE, Washington DC, 20002 * Languages: English ... Journalist And Prominent Activist Franklin Lamb Shot In Libya : theintelhub.com/.../journalist-prominent-activist-franklin-lamb...Aug 21, 2011 – The Palestine Civil Rights Campaign-Lebanon confirms reports that Franklin Lamb was shot at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Sunday August 21 ...

James Fetzer Promoting Iranian "Death Squad" conspiracy theory
Mossad death squads slaughtered American children at Sandy Hook Mike Harris of Veterans Today has exposed the pattern relating what happened there to earlier assaults: “This is exactly what Israel did in Norway; the political party that voted sanctions against Israel was retaliated against by a ‘lone gunman’ who killed 77 children. This is what Israel always does, they go after the children. “It is what they do in Gaza every day. It is what was done in Norway. It is what happened at Sandy Hook. Nobody buys the ‘one gunman’ story anymore, not with the Gabby Giffords’ shooting, not with the Aurora “Batman” shooting, certainly not with Breveik, and certainly not in Connecticut.” Redhanker (talk) 20:58, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

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Nomination of Mark Dankof for deletion
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Email
There's something I wanted to ask you.--Geewhiz (talk) 06:27, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
 * What's wrong with wikimail?--Geewhiz (talk) 04:57, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Iranian Cyber Police
 Harrias  talk 08:02, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Digital Luxury Group


The article Digital Luxury Group has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Claims notability of a company, but without any relevant details or citations, it appears to be little more than spam

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 * OK, I will let it be. Bearian (talk) 22:31, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Habilian Association Deletion
Why have you not yet reversed your vote to delete? There in indepedent coverage from both pro- and anti- Iran government sources that it is either a victims organization or a disinformation outlet front for Iranian intelligence. Your edits seem to indicate criticism of Iran and its media outlets, so why would you want to delete such an important Iranian propoganda outlet? Redhanker (talk) 12:53, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

your reversion of 5 of my edits
I fail to understand either your reversion or your edit description "you can't make up stuff" Please explain--— ⦿⨦⨀Tumadoireacht Talk/Stalk 15:57, 1 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Tumadoireacht, your edit: removed "after inspection" but inspection is required; changed "separated" to "cut" which is simply not true, the separation is done with a blunt instrument; changed "foreskin is removed" to "foreskin is cut off" which isn't true in the case of a Plastibell circumcision (one of the most common types), in which the Plastibell clamps around and causes the foreskin to necrose and separate, which is why the more general "removed" is more accurate than "cut off"; added a duplicate mention in paragraph 2 of the lead that it may be "undertaken for aesthetic, religious, or cultural" reasons, and this information is already in paragraph 3. Please stop changing article content away from what sources say.  If you'd like to discuss further you should start a new discussion topic at the article Talk page.    16:44, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

FDD at Dispute Resolution
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DYK nomination of Saeed Abedini
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RFC at Talk:Limerick Pogrom
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DYK nomination of Mukhtar Army
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Jew Watch
Just looked at this editor's talk page (but haven't had time to look at contributions). I think there is an ongoing problem here, maybe it's time to do something about it? Dougweller (talk) 08:51, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Doesn't seem worth pursuing yet but will keep my eye on it. Plot Spoiler (talk) 16:35, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Saeed Abedini
The DYK project (nominate) 08:08, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Mukhtar Army
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Jonah Peretti citations
I noticed your addition of the BLP to Jonah Peretti: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Peretti&diff=prev&oldid=539052122

Do you feel citations beyond the NYTimes article, interview in Men's Vogue, etc are really necessary?

There was also a recent feature on him in New York Magazine http://nymag.com/news/features/buzzfeed-2013-4/ but this just largely just adds to the body of press references.

--Jamiew (talk) 18:21, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

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Deleting talk page discussion
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Talkback
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AFD repeat
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Mukhtar Army
Thanks for writing the article on the Mukhtar Army; well-written, well-sourced and very interesting :). I've given you the "autopatrolled" user right to denote the quality of your content; keep up the good work! Ironholds (talk) 21:36, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

deleted content at Iran–United States relations
Hi, Plot Spoiler. I don't want to get into an edit war with you, but I wish you would undo your changes at Iran–United States relations. While you might disagree about the reliability of some of these sources, it is not reasonable to exclude publications like ZMag, the Washington Post, and the LA Times without talk page discussion. Furthermore, I think it's not good witiquette to repeat a mass deletion after someone else has contested it. Please restore this content for now, and we can discuss the individual sources on the article's talk page. Thanks, groupuscule (talk) 15:49, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Lia Tarachansky
As much as I agree that it probably should get deleted in its current form, I don't think it quite meets A7. AfD or prod maybe? Daniel (talk) 00:10, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Cassidy Hubbarth
What are the issues you have with this? I don't quite get what is the purpose for your disagreement. Can you explain what is the problem here? Pmaster12 (talk) 07:12, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

WP:ARE
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Arbitration enforcement request closed
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Jon Wolfsthal
I believe I have adequately addressed your issues with the Jon Wolfsthal article. I removed the tag about lack of citation, because I believe everything is now adequately cited. For the moment I've left advert in place since there are really no objective criteria as to whether that has been addressed. Assuming you agree that the article no longer reads like an advertisement, I would ask that you remove that tag. If you disagree, I'd appreciate some specifics. As for notability, I suppose it could be contested, but a published author who has held several prominent positions and has been described by the office of the V.P of the United States as "a globally recognized expert on nuclear security and nonproliferation," it is certainly not so obviously non-notable for a PROD to be in order. If you want to have it deleted, please initiate a deletion discussion, because I'd like to have the chance to defend the article. Thanks.

All that said, the article had, indeed, become a piece of crap over time. I believe I've now fixed it adequately. - Jmabel &#124; Talk 01:07, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Association of Iranian Journalists
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Your DYK nomination of U.S.–UAE 123 Agreement for Peaceful Civilian Nuclear Energy Cooperation
Hi, the maximum allowed length of a DYK hook is 200 characters, but the one you supplied is 292. It will have to be edited or replaced with a shorter hook. M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  10:00, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Please explain yourself
Why so passionate? All we are both trying to do is reach an NPOV. That needs thoughtful discussion to continue until we have reached a resolution. Wikipedia must move on even if you choose to stop answering questions for six months. Oncenawhile (talk) 21:50, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi PS. I see your topic ban is due to run out in a couple of weeks. If I was you, in the meantime I would refrain from any edits and talk page discussion of anything related to the Arab-Israeli conflict per the conditions of your ban. Dlv999 (talk) 07:04, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi plot spoiler, I see you ignored my polite and friendly warning and continue to edit articles related to the Arab-Israeli conflict and clearly marked on their talk pages as being subject to ARBPIA, in contravention of your topic ban. Dlv999 (talk) 17:35, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Editing the pogrom article on that material was a mistake on my part. The latter two edits I don't believe violate the topic ban as I understand it (please tell me if I'm wrong). The USS Liberty incident was an incident between the U.S. and Israel. I reverted some pretty obvious vandalism. On the Falk page, I was just adding a wikilink. Thanks for your concern and checking my contributions so I keep out of trouble. Plot Spoiler (talk) 17:48, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I've self-rv'd those two edits. Thanks for watching out for me. Plot Spoiler (talk) 18:05, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Knockout (game)
Popularity doesn't mean that it deserves its own separate article when it could be discussed better as a part of another article.—Ryulong (琉竜) 20:19, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Don't move pages during a deletion discussion.—Ryulong (琉竜) 21:13, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of the 1981 Iraqi embassy bombing for DYK
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DYK nomination of Aftermath (2012 film)
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 * Just to let you know that I've marked this for closure as unsuccessful, since you have not responded despite being active on the site. If you post there before it's formally rejected and address the issues raised, you might still save it, but that closure could happen five minutes or five days from now. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:14, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for U.S.–UAE 123 Agreement for Peaceful Civilian Nuclear Energy Cooperation
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Hillel Page
Can you explain, rather than just saying incorrect? What was incorrect? BenjaminHold (talk) 00:35, 2 January 2014 (UTC)


 * An explanation of your reverts has been requested. BenjaminHold (talk) 19:30, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela
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Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries
Could you please read the talk page, read the article, and then perhaps self revert?

Oncenawhile (talk) 19:11, 10 January 2014 (UTC)


 * You have just done exactly the same thing again. Do you even know why you reverted? Reverting without cause is akin to vandalism, and is highly disruptive.
 * If I notice you doing this one last time I will open a new AE, on the basis of the underlined:
 * "After being warned, any editor who repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process may be blocked up to one year, topic-banned, further revert-restricted, or otherwise restricted from editing."
 * Oncenawhile (talk) 23:08, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for 1981 Iraqi embassy bombing
Orlady (talk) 18:58, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hashem Shabani
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DYK for Hashem Shabani
Thanks from me and the DYK project for your contribution Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

February 2014
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Nomination of Genocide definitions, Definitions of pogrom and Definitions of fascism for deletion
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Persian Gulf - your reverting of my edit
Hello, Plot; you have reverted my [|edit], citing that it "Does not qualify as "SIC" - body of water called by different names by different entities". I beg to differ : bodies of water - or any other geographical feature, for that matter - are not there to be called by whatever some entity or other may wish to refer to them as. Allow me to explain by way of an example : if I were to wake up one day, write a book on the subject of, say, the Timor Sea but decide to call it the "Australia Sea". If you, Plot, were then to make reference to my work in Wikipedia, would you not "[sic]" it? By your reasoning, I - as an entity - have decided to just call it something else. I know this may sound like a long-winded way of making a point, and I am sure you know what I mean ... I will not simply go back and re-revert to my version, but will wait for your response to this. Yours, Kamran the Great (talk) 21:52, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Sohrab Ahmari


The article Sohrab Ahmari has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * I don't see any actual third party reference for notability. Zero. The only notable reference is a bad insult from Hooman Majd.

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Nomination of Sohrab Ahmari for deletion
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DYK nomination of 2014 Taba bus bombing
Hello! Your submission of 2014 Taba bus bombing at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:41, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Please take care of this so we can move it to the Main Page. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 19:29, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation on user SeanKesser
Hello Plot Spoiler, i saw you have engaged a possible sockpuppet user:SeanKesser on articles Hashem Shabani and Iranian gender restrictions in education. The case is filed at Sockpuppet investigations/HistorNE.GreyShark (dibra) 18:38, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * It was confirmed, see this. You may rightfully revert of SKesser's illegal contributions.GreyShark (dibra) 17:34, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up! I've started the process. Plot Spoiler (talk) 17:50, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for 2014 Taba bus bombing
Orlady (talk) 00:01, 7 March 2014 (UTC)