User talk:Malik Shabazz

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The Story So Far

I don't understand why the article about the Walnut Creek, CA band, The Story So Far (Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_So_Far_%28band%29 ) was worthy of deletion. I wanted to reference information about the group and the page had been deleted by you. I would like it to be restored if possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.134.19.58 (talk) 18:56, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it didn't explain why the band was important or significant. Please see User:Malik Shabazz/CSD#A7. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 01:41, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

They are indeed significant in the genre of their music, their 79,682 fans on Facebook would attest to this. Let me know which needs I could address for the page that would make it acceptable for reinstatement. Thanks Iisnosmart (talk) 09:19, 3 March 2013 (UTC)iisnosmart

Satyabhakta disambiguation page

There were two prominent individuals both named Satyabhakta. One was Swami Satyabhakta. The other was the initial founder of the Communist movement in India. He is actually mentioned in a couple of Wikipedia articles (see Communism_in_India. Unfortuantely he is referred to as only Satyabhakta in the literature I have seen. The two were different, although in some cases, they have been confused, having lived around the same time.

The disambiguation page is needed. Malaiya (talk) 05:56, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

The purpose of a disambiguation page in Wikipedia is to assist readers when a search term is ambiguous. The term "Satyabhakta" may be somewhat ambiguous in this regard. However, disambiguation pages generally are not created for two articles. Hatnotes are used instead.

We should add the following hatnote to the top of Swami Satyabhakta: {{redirect|Satyabhakta|the founder of Communist movement in India|Socialism in India}}

It will produce the following line at the top of the article:

"Satyabhakta" redirects here. For the founder of Communist movement in India, see Socialism in India.

Okay? — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 01:54, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Malcolm Shabazz "Arrest" or disappearance

Dear "Malik Shabazz", you have reverted or edited the Malcolm Shabazz article. The section regarding his 2013 arrest/disappearance DISPROPORTIONATELY (heavily weighted) does not offer the reader a balanced view of events, i.e., the film "Betty and Coretta", his "arrest"(if not the FBI, the local police, state troopers, other agency) are surely worth mentioning in the article. If he has been found/released, that information could clarify the article to make it REPRESENT the facts of what happened to him during February 2013. There are three other publications which mention his arrest and the broadcast of "Betty and Coretta". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.194.181.171 (talk) 09:03, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Please read WP:Verifiability, WP:Neutral point of view, and WP:No original research. The article as written gives appropriate weight to the conspiracy-minded and to the Shabazz family. What does Betty and Coretta have to do with Malcolm Shabazz? It's trivia, and it doesn't need to be in the article. If you don't agree, try posting a complaint at WP:Fringe theories/Noticeboard. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 02:04, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Overdue followup

Hi, I know it's been awhile but since you were partially involved [1] in a dispute I had with User:Lhb1239, I thought you should know that he was later found (SPI Jan '12) to be a sockpuppet of blocked User:SkagitRiverQueen. El duderino ^(abides) 22:41, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your message. I'm glad things were resolved properly. Dealing with socks can be a real pain in the neck. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 02:07, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Do you do SPI work?

Hi. If you have a minute, can you look at Wikipedia_talk:Sockpuppet_investigations#Suspected_socks_impacting_RfC? There is a suspected sockpuppet that is interfering with an RfC, but I'm not sure what the next step is to get the SPI case (3 weeks old) acted upon. Someone said that admins will take care of it eventually, but no one is responding on the SPI talk page ... maybe the admins that normally patrol SPI are busy elsewhere. It's not the end of the world if another week goes by, but any assistance you can provide would be appreciated. --Noleander (talk) 04:13, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Noleander. I'm afraid I can't help you. In any event, it looks like User:DeltaQuad addressed the SPI matter. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 02:24, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes, it looks like it has been taken care of. Thanks for taking the time to look into it. Cheers. --Noleander (talk) 02:43, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

The Story So Far

The Story So Far Article should be restored. It is a significant band in the pop punk genre and even though the article may not have indicated why they are significant, from someone who is a part of this artistic community, they absolutely are and worthy of a wikipedia article. They are to be referenced especially after doing a huge tour with successful New Found Glory and having family members in Set YOur Goals. I can't write the article myself but I know many have been trying to but these articles keep getting taken down. Thanks for your time. Restore TSSF! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.90.43.143 (talk) 04:20, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it didn't explain why the band was important or significant. Please see User:Malik Shabazz/CSD#A7. Unless reliable sources have written about the band, I cannot restore the article. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 02:19, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

The Story So Far

The Story So Far page should be undeleted, they are by far worthy of an article on wikipedia, they have toured with numerous large bands and are a big part of the pop punk music genre. They have numerous articles about their music all over the internet, please search for clarification. Please restore that page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.41.66.10 (talk) 16:02, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it didn't explain why the band was important or significant. Please see User:Malik Shabazz/CSD#A7. Unless reliable sources have written about the band, I cannot restore the article. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 02:19, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries

I have tried repeatedly to add some balance to this article by inserting a line indicating that the exodus or expulsion had cause. The reasons for expulsion are buried in the text with ambiguous references to "push" and "pull" without specifically pointing out that the expulsion was due to the creation of Israel and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of native Palestinians. As it stands now the article seems to purposely confuse the reasons for the expulsion and the reader would be left with the impression that the expulsions were without cause. I am trying to correct that impression but I need some time to reference without my contributions being deleted with every edit. I do not want to get into an edit war but that seems to be what is happening. In the interim, I have added a reference to the already referenced text in the article. That reference only applies to Egypt when it should apply to most if not all the Arab countries who were forced to take in Palestinian refuges. I am on a boat in the Bahamas and have sporadic access to the internet. As a consequence, I am forced to save incomplete edits as I work on this project. I need the reverters to back off for a while. I hope you can help.johncaron.ca 17:50, 26 February 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johncaron.ca (talk • contribs)

John, while you say you don't want to get into an edit war, you are engaged in an edit war. You made three reverts within the past 24 hours. Wait until you can save complete edits before you make your changes. WP:There is no deadline.

PS: When you're ready to discuss your changes, the appropriate place to discuss them is Talk:Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries, not here. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 02:30, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

1RR question

Hi Malik, I want to remove an edit and add new information in it's place to an article on probation: [2] which has the 1RR/24 hour rule. After I do that, can I also add new information to that section? Also would I be able to correct information in that section, or would I have to wait another 24 hours? The information I would want to correct is the first line which references a New York Times writer. I want to put in the name of his column and delete "New York Times reporter. . ." since the article being referenced is actually from the International Herald Tribune. There's no hurry, of course, I could hold that off for another time. Just wanted to be absolutely clear as I don't want to get blocked. Thanks, Malke 2010 (talk) 00:28, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Malke 2010. Adding new information to an article generally is not considered a reversion; the exception is when that information was previously added and removed, and an editor is restoring it. Likewise, correcting inaccuracies in the article generally is not considered a reversion.

If you have any doubts about whether your edits might put you over the 1RR restriction, why don't you raise them on the article's Talk page? Other editors may tell you that similar edits have been made in the past, which might make your changes seem like reversions. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 03:51, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Malik. I was looking over Slave breeding in the United States. It's looking good. Thanks again. Malke 2010 (talk) 04:00, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

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Hi Malik Shabazz, since you are interested in meetups in DC, I'd like to invite you to attend the Cato Institute's "Wikipedia and Legislative Data" events on March 14. (There's also an all day workshop on March 15; let me know if you are interested, we may be able to add more people.)

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