User talk:SlimVirgin/History 2

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Hi Slim Hi Slim, something bothered me greatly in this edit: [1]. The creation of the Critism section. People usually don't read such sections. especialy when they are tucked at the end. I think that NPOV demand from us to make sure each section (as well as the lead which is a mini-article by itself) is by itself NPOV. I am going to chenge the intro and I think that in similar atricles it should also be changed meaning: Biased and unfounded accusations (like Hafrda in Israeli apartheid ) should be NPOV in the same sentence as the biased/unfounded claim. (see talk page of Israeli apartheid ) best, Zeq 03:16, 24 June 2006 (UTC) PS here is a similar problem: [2] this one I can not fix. Zeq 05:16, 24 June 2006 (UTC) the term "Jewish state" many many use it by I think it is not correct. Israel is really not a jewish state. some areas are jewish but they are very different from the rest of the country which is mostly secular. as much better definition is "homeland of the jewish people " which is very accurate and also does not exclude others who are non-jewish who also live here. Zeq 03:27, 24 June 2006 (UTC) btw, please see this: [3] Zeq 03:36, 24 June 2006 (UTC) Huntingdon Life Sciences Hi Slim, I'm posting my comments here too in case you don't read them on the talk page: SV, please explain this, you've just removed a lot of work including any mention whatever of the fact that attacks against Huntingdon have included violence. It's giving an extremely distorted picture and you didn't even discuss it. When I made my changes I posted comments on the talk page and gave people time to object and we could have worked something out. I would like to work out some sort of compromise and I agree that all the stuff you've added has merit which is why I'm not reverting. The page is now somewhat disorganised though - I don't see why Brian Cass's receiving of an OBE is now listed as a controversy: I'm sure you didn't mean it to be but it kind of looks like a back-handed attack on the fact that it was granted. I look forward to hearing from you. Best. --Lo2u 10:25, 24 June 2006 (UTC) --Lo2u 10:28, 24 June 2006 (UTC) Hi, thanks for your comment - it's really nice to be told that. Again I'm sorry if I was a bit sharp with you. Best.--Lo2u 23:41, 24 June 2006 (UTC) A Sandwich Can Be Very Satisfying... Hamster Sandwich has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile to others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing! Hamster Sandwich 22:37, 24 June 2006 (UTC) Israeli apartheid and academic sources There are actually a number of "serious people" and academic sources that have drawn or explored an analogy between Israel's policies and apartheid. See, for instance: Glaser, D. J. (2003). "Zionism and Apartheid: a moral comparison." Ethnic and Racial Studies 26(3): 403-421 Shahak, I. (1988). "Israeli Apartheid and the Intifada." Race & Class 30(1): 1-12. Zreik, R. (2004). "Palestine, apartheid, and the rights discourse." Journal of Palestine Studies 34(1): 68-80. The New Intifada: Resisting Israel's Apartheid edited by Roane Carey, published by Verso (October 2001) ISBN: 1859843778 See also Talk:Israeli apartheid/RS for many more. You may not agree with these sources but they are all academic. Also, I expect you consider Desmond Tutu to be a "serious person". Homey 07:09, 25 June 2006 (UTC) RE: AfD Hi Slim. AfD is not really about pure voting numbers, rather it is about judging whether there is a rough consensus. When I first looked at it, I only saw deletes too - but there are quite a few keeps dotted around (actually I think the delete:keep ratio is not far from 2:1) and the majority of comments from both sides seem to be making good valid arguments. Because of this I didn't feel that true consensus had been reached. Having said that, I don't expect this one to go away quietly - given the subject matter and the large numbers of contributions to the discussion. I was going to close it last night, but then decided not to touch it with a barge-pole. Not sure what changed this morning, but I think the decision was right. Cheers TigerShark 09:07, 25 June 2006 (UTC) User:82.0.148.209 Hey SlimVirgin. Could you look at the contributions of 82.0.148.209 please? All warning levels have already been tried on his/her talk page, without any effect. deeptrivia (talk) 15:11, 25 June 2006 (UTC) Response to your request 1) No. 2) Could you please explain your reversion of the opening line? It incorrectly suggests that there is only a single phrase being used.Homey 21:53, 26 June 2006 (UTC) Reverting is not advisable. You a) restored a repitition and b) removed sourced info. Please be more careful.Homey 21:58, 26 June 2006 (UTC) Zeq had been blocked for a day and will likely be blocked indefinitely. He is a unique problem and he's gone. Homey 21:59, 26 June 2006 (UTC) He's also banned from the article, as you know. Homey 22:01, 26 June 2006 (UTC) The article was subjected to an AFD and survived. I understand there are individuals who would like to see it disappear, you may be one of them, but given that the concept has numerous hits on google, has been referenced in a number of academic papers and scholarly books as well as mainstream publications such as the Economist and given that it is part of the discourse within Israeli politics itself I don't see how removing the article is justifiable just to fit a POV preference that it not exist. Sorry but you are not NPOV on this issue and are not in a position to suggest that people who disagree with your POV leave the article. Have you made the same suggestion to Jay, Humus or Moshe? If you have then you can suggest that I leave. Otherwise you are displaying a bias. Homey 22:09, 26 June 2006 (UTC) Well, Zeq seems to have survived. In any case he is banned from the article so isn't an issue. The best course is to ignore him on the talk page.Homey 22:15, 26 June 2006 (UTC) SV, you are not a neutral arbiter here. Please don't pretend that you are.Homey 22:17, 26 June 2006 (UTC) Jay has edited very aggressively - to the point of reviving an article after there was a consensus to disperse and redirect it and of trying to merge articles against consensus. He has upset a number of individuals who have complained about his behaviour. I await, with interest, your request to him to leave the articles.Homey 22:23, 26 June 2006 (UTC) Then don't repeat it and please don't mindlessly revert. Homey 22:24, 26 June 2006 (UTC) Explain how this is not redundant: The analogy has been made by individuals and organizations from the far left to the far right of the political spectrum, including United Nations officials, South Africans, Israeli political scientists, members of the Knesset, Palestinian-rights activists, and neo-Nazi and anti-Semitic individuals and groups. Why not say "neo-Nazis and anti-Semites"? It seems like you're trying to belabour the point by saying "neo-Nazi and anti-Semitic groups and individuals". I'm not going to get into a revert war but I find your reversion bizarre and would like an explanation. Homey 22:32, 26 June 2006 (UTC) You are implying Guilt by association. Homey 22:43, 26 June 2006 (UTC) 3RR I'm sorry for posting this on your talk page but you are now in danger of violating 3RR at Israeli apartheid. Please desist. Homey 22:56, 26 June 2006 (UTC) Please remove personal attack from Talk:Israeli apartheid Hello, I'm [[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}]]. I noticed that you made a comment that didn't seem very civil, so it may have been removed. Wikipedia is built on collaboration, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on [[User_talk:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|my talk page]]. Thank you. Homey 00:42, 27 June 2006 (UTC) Last call I'm about to go to bed so which is it, will you voluntarily recuse yourself for 24 hours or not?Homey 09:38, 27 June 2006 (UTC) Homey, time to stop your incessant threats. ←Humus sapiens ну? 09:45, 27 June 2006 (UTC) This is hardly a threat, it's an offer. One SV has made to others in the past. Homey 09:47, 27 June 2006 (UTC) Semi-Protection of PETA Would you be willing to rethink your semi-protection of PETA? User:Allisonhenry and User:24.247.234.195 were almost certainly the same person and, unless I'm missing something, it's highly unlikely that there was any malicious intent - just ignorance of fair use policies and of how to set up her display to show full color properly. If there's no vandalism involved and it's only one user, protection seems like an overkill solution. BigDT 12:07, 27 June 2006 (UTC) Image Tagging for Image:Eustonmanifestologo.jpg Thanks for uploading Image:Eustonmanifestologo.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well. For more information on using images, see the following pages: Wikipedia:Image use policy Wikipedia:Image copyright tags This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 20:07, 27 June 2006 (UTC) Reciprocity principle If you don't want me to post on your talk page then please don't post on mine (or talk archives)- in any case I have no idea what you are talking about, just that there's an anon posting things on my talk page and getting reverted by you and others. Homey 18:01, 28 June 2006 (UTC) On the Jews and Their Lies I thought your wee edit on the page was a good fix. I'd encourage you to continue to weigh in. This page has had a lot of strife and can use some new perspectives. --Mantanmoreland 19:01, 28 June 2006 (UTC)