User talk:Marbehraglaim

Welcome once again

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Parallelities

Nice start to the novel article. For suggestions have a look at the Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate page for heading suggestions to add, also they might give some more ideas on what other things to look at adding to the article. I'll add the odd thing or too myself. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 09:54, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for responding to the article so quickly. I have added some new comments and requests to the article's talk page. marbeh raglaim 19:38, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Marbeh Raglaim

When I saw your user name in all lower case, it made no sense whatsoever at first, but after staring at it for a few seconds it "jumped" out at me. Not only did it jump out at me, but the exact source for it popped into my brain instantaneously. Is this a rather unusual physical attribute of yours or is there a story behind this? Alansohn 11:40, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a phobia of centipedes. When I started using AOL back in 1996, I had to choose a screen name. I tried to choose chilopod, which means an animal from the class Chilopoda, comprising the centipedes. But someone had taken the name already. Since I didn't want to put a number into my name, I instead changed the spelling: from then on, my main Internet screen name was kylopod.

Eventually, I decided to make a second screen name for specifically Jewish discussions. I looked up "centipede" in a Hebrew dictionary, and it translated the word as marbeh raglaim. (The more common Israeli word is nadal.) Literally "numerous feet," the phrase is found in the Bible when referring to bugs in general. marbeh raglaim 12:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism

Hi Marbehraglaim: Please join Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism and add your name at Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism#Directory of participants. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. IZAK 04:52, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Your "E - mail this user" feature is not enabled. Could you please Email me [1] via my user page. Thanks. IZAK 04:52, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done and done. I wasn't even aware of this feature (the email). marbeh raglaim 09:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. IZAK

Wikipedia:WikiProject Orthodox Judaism

Hi again Marbehraglaim : Thought you would be interested in the latest adventure that has started at Wikipedia:WikiProject Orthodox Judaism (perhaps you may want to join) and the discussions at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Orthodox Judaism. Shabbat Shalom. IZAK 12:55, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shanah Tovoh

BS"D

Ah Kisivoh v'chasimoh tovoh, a guteneh yor, und a shanah tovoh u'mesukoh --Shaul avrom 17:56, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vote request

Please Vote, as per wiktionary the correct spelling is Wiktionary:anti-Semitic NOT Antisemitic. 70.49.85.238 20:51, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the link. I personally have always spelled it with a hyphen, though I have no problem with those people who spell it the other way. The original German word almost certainly did not have a hyphen, and the practice of spelling it non-hyphenated in English goes back a long way. I suspect that the ideological argument for avoiding making the "Semite" part seem distinct is a retroactive explanation. Like the term "Asian-American," "antisemite" has a certain PC flavor today but was once neutral. marbeh raglaim 22:49, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vote

Please vote 67.70.71.160 10:25, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Natan Slifkin

I see you are also interested in Natan Slifkin. Please review these articles, because I have run up against an intransigent editor:

Perhaps you could also review the changes the same editor has made to Natan Slifkin. He does not come from the Jewish perspective, and he seems to be following me around and looking for ways to harass me. --Metzenberg 05:05, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for posting. I might take a look at the articles, but I must confess I'm a little burnt out from Wikipedia as a whole, so I'm being careful before committing myself to any task. marbeh raglaim 13:42, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What Dreams May Come

Hey, thanks. And thanks for letting me know! --Bluejay Young 22:13, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to say that I think you're a great editor - you did wonderful things with What Dreams May Come. Kweeket 22:56, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does it clearly state in the book that the cousin was not African American? Otherwise the line is irrelevant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.169.203.193 (talk) 21:55, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's implied, but really, it's not all that important to me. I'm not the one who put that line in originally, and I'd be perfectly comfortable removing it. I was a little bothered by the dangling sentence that remained ("Albert is not Chris's cousin") which to me sounded a bit awkward in isolation. marbeh raglaim (talk) 00:15, 23 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Roald Dahl antisemitism section

Forgive me, I am somewhat new to aforementioned discussion but I had several questions for you. I am not some overzealous defender of Dahl's character, however, I feel antisemitism is a serious charge to make without strong proof:

1) someone made the claim that according to at least two biographers Dahl said so and so (i forget). The allegation is sourced to an online article, but unfortunately is not supported by the source.

2) In the discussion of the article you mentioned you would try to find the original independent article supporting foxman's claim of anti-semitic statements, I was wondering if you had come across that.

Thanks.

Roald Dahl "Anti-Semitism"

Dahl's remarks are not anti-Semitic but anti-Israeli. There's a difference. A big one. Wastetimer (talk) 18:24, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree there is a difference. But if you think statements like "There's a trait in the Jewish character that tends to provoke animosity" or "Even a stinker like Hitler didn't pick on them for no reason" or "That's when we all started hating Jews" are anti-Israel and not anti-Semitic, then you have apparently come to the wrong place. This is the Wikipedia on planet earth, not the looking glass. marbeh raglaim (talk) 20:48, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Roald Dahl

As a self-proclaimed "orthodox Jew" and clearly an activist in this capacity, don't you think you should recuse yourself from commenting on the allegedly anti-semitic comments made by non-Jews? Or trying to spin the comments in a derogatory way? Or do you see this sort of activity as your brief, given your beliefs? ► RATEL ◄ 00:37, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(1) I am not an "activist." (2) The notion that I should not have a say in the matter because of my religion is beneath contempt. (3) The section is already the result of much research and discussion, of which I have played only a partial role. I do not claim it is perfect, and I am certainly open to suggestions as to how it can be improved. But first let's discuss it on the talk page, since we obviously disagree on a few points about the wording and arrangement of sentences. marbeh raglaim (talk) 01:05, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Iw problem solved

Solved Thanks for the info. Regards. Rastrojo (talk) 02:48, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Onion Girl

Thanks for your question on my talk page. I admit I didn't think too much before adding the 'unreferenced' template to this article; on closer examination, I may have made a slight mistake there. But there are really two different issues involved.

The first issue is that the article doesn't contain anything that appears to be a reference or source - and all articles need some sources or references, as this is what the Verifiability policy is all about. The obvious assumption is that the source is the book itself - but that's not much use here, because the only information you've provided about it is the title and the author. For it to serve as a reference, you'd have to provide some kind of information that would allow a reader to find it easily - e.g. an ISBN, publisher, website link, etc. 'Book X by Y' isn't enough if the reader doesn't know where to start looking.

The second issue is more subtle. Even if the book itself was fully referenced, the article still wouldn't entirely comply with Wikipedia's guidelines on writing about fiction, as I understand them. This is because it would contain only primary sources (references to the subject of the article itself). Almost all articles should also contain some kind of secondary source (references independent of the immediate subject matter). This is explained at WP:PSTS, and is a subset of the 'no original research' policy - we're supposed to generally write articles based on what secondary sources have said about the subject, not write directly about the subject itself.

This is made clear at WP:NOT#PLOT: "Coverage of a work of fiction and elements of such works should not solely be a plot summary, but instead should include the real world context of the work (such as its development, legacy, critical reception, and any sourced literary analysis) alongside a reasonably concise description of the work's plot, characters and setting. Articles on fictional works containing little more than a plot summary should be improved to provide more balanced coverage that includes real-world context."

Finally, I should just caution that this isn't really my area of expertise - I don't usually participate in writing about fiction myself, so I might not be entirely correct about these policies (though I think I'm broadly right). In any case, I won't make any further edits to the article myself. If you want additional feedback, I suggest asking for help at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (writing about fiction). I hope that helps; goodbye for now, and happy editing. Robofish (talk) 22:39, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, on further inspection, I did make a mistake: according to WP:CITE, the name, author and date of publication of a work is usually enough for a reference. This means the first issue above isn't a problem, and I shouldn't have added the template. The second issue still applies, though. I'll remove the 'unreferenced' template, but I suggest that you should try to expand the article to include some secondary rather than primary material. Robofish (talk) 22:46, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Roald Dahl

I was just reading some of the controversy surrounding the Roald Dahl article you've been involved with. One thing you might want to do which would be an appropriate method of preserving the quote from later in his life ("I'm certainly anti-Israeli [....]") would be to edit it into Wikiquote [[2]]. I checked there and the first quote (the Hitler one) is, in fact, already there, but the other one could be added as long as it is sourced well (Wikiquote doesn't [usually] allow unsourced or poorly sourced quotes anymore). Just thought that might be an idea you could use, independent of the controversy here.... Peace and Passion (talk) 00:08, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

your opinion

Hello Marbehraglaim we need you to opine on the talk page of Led Zeppelin. The sources claim that Led Zeppelin is a hard rock band, but not the parents of the same. The history says the parents of hard rock are Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Jeff Beck. The same sources call Led Zeppelin one of the fathers of heavy metal. There is a POV about it that was imposed without consensus. The first paragraph stable as we knew it was amended by a partial view. Reliable and reputable sources are removed and an editor imposes his POV that Led Zeppelin is the progenitor of hard rock. How Led Zeppelin may be the parent hard rock if it existed before them? LZ is the progenitor of metal, not hard rock. Your opinion would be welcome. Have a nice day! Paulotanner (talk) 03:28, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What I can offer you is a little research: Go to Google News, go to the archive search, and if you look at references to Zep between 1970 and 1980, you find almost an equal number of articles calling them "heavy metal" as you do calling them "hard rock." The term "heavy metal" only arose in the early 1970s and took some time to catch on in the press. While Zep never referred to themselves as heavy metal (though they did include the phrase in their song "Trampled Underfoot"), they were probably the group most often associated with the term during the 1970s. I did a Google News search of the words "heavy metal" and "music" between 1972 and 1978, and on the first page, 5 of the 10 articles referenced Zeppelin. marbeh raglaim (talk) 15:54, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GLAM-Wiki Baltimore meetup

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Join WP:ROALD!

Hello, Marbehraglaim, I am wonderedering if you would like to join the Roald Dahl task force. I hope you come!

please come! - We hope you accept this- Mayhem Mario 18:44, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-Thon and Meetup!

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Wikimedia DC Annual Meeting and more!

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I am excited to announce the upcoming Wikimedia DC Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

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You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

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Museum hacks and museum edits

Hello there!

Upcoming events:

February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.harewikimediadc.org.

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!

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Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

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Editing for Women's History in March

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I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
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Upcoming attractions in DC

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Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm
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Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
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February events and meetups in DC

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February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:

On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
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On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

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March events and meetups in DC

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On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
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On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
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