User talk:Vekoler/Archive: 13 July 2008 - 8 Sep 2009

An edit of yours on Cyrus the Great
The diff is where you added "These folk stories are however contradicted by his own testimony according to which he was preceded as king of Persia by his father, grandfather and great-grandfather ." Do you have the full quote for this, as I can see a bit as a Google Books snippet but I really would like to see it in the full context which hopefully tells us where Cyrus wrote this. Thanks. Doug Weller (talk) 12:29, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Many apologies, I found the same information elsewhere and forgot to tell you. I worry about the Cyrus article's recent edits (and some of the battles associated), loads of OR by one editor). Thanks for the reply. Doug Weller (talk) 05:16, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Image:Kurdish_Girl_Armenia.jpg
Currently on Flickr it's under a by-nc-nd licence, not cc-by. Are you sure it was released under a cc-by licence? 124.190.24.163 (talk) 04:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC) Guy0307 (talk) 04:34, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

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The Barnstar
Silav. I just saw the barnstar that you gave me, I appreciate it very much - thanks!  Gülməmməd Talk 04:14, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Kurdish-Armenian relations
I noticed that you cited the Brill Encyclopedia of Islam, but only provided a url. Now it is broken and the citations lack support. If you have the time, please can you fix it? --Adoniscik(t, c) 19:31, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Sulaymaniyah Airport.jpg
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Ancient Persian problems
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Speedy deletion of Mehrdad Izady
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Fair use rationale for File:David And Layla.jpg
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Yezidi
Please have a look at the Yezidi talk page. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 03:30, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Newroz
Happy new year. Ellipi (talk) 19:52, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorani Kurds abroard?
Do you known which country they reside beside Iran and Iraq? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiikkiiwriter (talk • contribs) 08:37, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Kurdish Boys Diyarbakir.jpg
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Orphaned non-free image (File:Rojda Sebra min.jpg)
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An exciting opportunity to get involved!
As a member of the Aviation WikiProject or one of its subprojects, you may be interested in testing your skills in the Aviation Contest! I created this contest, not to pit editor against editor, but to promote article improvement and project participation and camraderie. Hopefully you will agree with its usefulness. Sign up here, read up on the rules here, and discuss the contest here. The first round of the contest may not start until September 1st-unless a large number of editors signup and are ready to compete immediately! Since this contest is just beginning, please give feedback here, or let me know what you think on my talkpage. -  Trevor  MacInnis   contribs  00:36, 22 August 2009 (UTC)