User talk:Yoninah/Archive 7

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Nuclear policy of the United States

Hello Yoninah,

Thank you for your feedback on the DYK process on my article of the Nuclear policy of the United States, as you will see, the suggested changed have been made. Also the other reviewer, my mentor and I have fixed multiple things on the page including copy, hook, lead, and of course reference formatting. At this point my article should meet all the criteria for the DYK process. When you get a moment please review the article to check and if you feel it passes the DYK criteria, then please pass the article. If you feel it is still lacking, let me know on my talk page and I will try to make the changes in the same day. Shalom Yoninah, Kayz911 (talk) 23:54, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

David E. Davis

Re: David E. Davis at the Did You Know nominations page, yes, that's great. What do you think of my Alt 2, toned down a bit? Thanks for reviewing the entry! 842U (talk) 12:47, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Susie Fishbein

On 3 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Susie Fishbein, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Susie Fishbein, best-selling author of ArtScroll's Kosher By Design cookbook series, has been called "the Jewish Martha Stewart" and "the kosher diva"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:03, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Russian police reform DYK

Sorry for forgotting the source for the hook. I have now added it here. Nanobear (talk) 14:37, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Fab Five

I saw it.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:58, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Davidka Square

On 12 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Davidka Square, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the homemade Israeli mortar memorialized in Jerusalem's Davidka Square was totally inaccurate, but it made such a huge noise that it sent the enemy fleeing in panic? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi Yoninah, I saw your note about the square. At the moment it looks much better at night...Hamevin yavin.--Geewhiz (talk) 06:17, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Henderson Street

Please see my reply. Thanks, Chzz ► 20:16, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Updated it again. Thanks, Chzz ► 16:38, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

+again. Chzz ► 20:14, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your patience with that, and getting what I think is appropriate recognition to a user's first article. Cheers, Chzz ► 20:29, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ammiel Hirsch

On 14 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ammiel Hirsch, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Reform Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, who led the struggle against Israel's Orthodox establishment to recognize the Reform movement, co-authored a book with an Orthodox rabbi? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

With thanks

Just wanted to say thanks for your kind words in response to my DYK nom of Eveline Hańska. I appreciate your supportive commentary. Have a donut! Scartol • Tok 20:14, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Golondrina point

I have finished doing extensive copyediting on the Golondrina point article. It should now (hopefully) be fit for DYK, with your approval. I have also commented on the DYK nom page. Thanks for your reviewing, it is much appreciated, -France3470 (talk) 17:41, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

I see it is now in prep (although the title is not bolded). Thank you for your help. -France3470 (talk) 21:05, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you note

Many thanks for taking the time to review my DYK submission for Jacqueline Berger and for your kind comments. I see it is now in the queue. Viriditas (talk) 11:46, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

{{orphan}} tags do not disqualify DYK nominations (Re: DYK for Wilhelmine Reichard)

While there have been multiple attempts to implement rules disqualifying DYK nominations due to presence of an {{orphan}} tag to an article, such attempts have been consistently rejected. This is because such a rule would be built upon three unprovable/faulty reasons:

The problem is primarily with the "orphan"ed article (as the "needed" links would never exist in the "orphan"ed article this is clearly false).
Appropriate articles exist to allow for incoming links.
Addition of new links is possible without violation of core Wikipedia policies such as Wikipedia:Neutral point of view#Due and undue weight.

The article has also been deorphaned. --Allen3 ^talk 13:10, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Emanuele Fiano

On 30 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Emanuele Fiano, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Italian leftist politician Emanuele Fiano was a Jewish youth leader in the Hashomer Hatzair Socialist–Zionist youth movement in Milan? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

Template_talk:Did_you_know#Wedding_dress_of_Kate_Middleton

Pls see Template_talk:Did_you_know#Wedding_dress_of_Kate_Middleton Chzz ► 01:02, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Request for DYK review

Hi, I was just wondering if you could give Template talk:Did you know#Salah Asuhan a quick one-over. I have asked Dr. Blofeld if it is now up to par, but he has not gotten back to me. Thanks in advance. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:55, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Cheers! Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:24, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thankyou for the barnstar, much appreciated. I'm glad people have come around to seeing their encyclopedic value.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:23, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Yoninah, thank you very much for the appreciation. Very thoughfull barnstar.--Nvvchar. 04:10, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK review

I have added necessary prose to the article to take it to 1500 characters. BelloWello (talk) 01:48, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Re: Prep 3

Your complaint is obviously based upon outdated information. User:Dr pda/prosesize.js shows the article currently contains 2097 characters (345 words) of readable prose size. --Allen3 ^talk 11:41, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK reviews

Hey Yoninah. Thanks for the note. I was actually just trying to be helpful. In the case of List of La Sierra University Presidents, it was an old nom that needed to be approved ASAP to keep clearing the backload. In the case of Aman Sveti Stefan, you had suggested an alt hook which, as I understand DYK policy, you couldn't have approved yourself since you wrote it. You therefore needed another reviewer to chime in. Best, 4meter4 (talk) 15:29, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for David Werdyger

On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David Werdyger, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that future cantor David Werdyger was saved from a Nazi firing squad by singing the Jewish prayer for the dead? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

Can't find it. Where it is?♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:03, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Norbert M. Samuelson

Was it an accident in reformatting the list of books that you removed the references to the reviews? They're the third party references that show notability for those people, like Hrafn, and NW, who don't believe that WP:PROF is an appropriate guideline. And surely they're relevant information. If you don't like them in the style I wrote them, change them to ordinary references, but I think indented lists such as the way I did it is much clearer. DGG ( talk ) 14:05, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Rabbis categories for renaming

A guten Reb Yona. Asking for your valued opinion on whether to rename Category "Mishnah rabbis" to "Tannaim". Please comment at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism#Rabbis categories for renaming. Much obliged, as always. Chesdovi (talk) 15:58, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Chesdovi (talk) 16:20, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Re DYK Stanislao Gastaldon

See my reply at the DYK page. Let me know if there's still a problem. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:11, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK Ghana Prisons Service

Thanks for the review. I have addressed the concerns you raised. I have suggested a new hook. Hope it is good to go now. Thanks.-- CrossTempleJay talk 20:16, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your review. Could you pass your eyes over my other DYK too - National Disaster Management Organization. Thanks looking forward to working closely with you on various WP stuff. Thanks once again.-- CrossTempleJay talk 21:03, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

I have largely corrected all the problems you saw, however, the second reference in the footnote is on a server that is down. I hope it will be back up soon. It is the official page for NADMO and is probably undergoing some maintenance works. I pray you accept it as WP:AGF. Thanks once again. CrossTempleJay talk 11:44, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you once again. I accept your hook as good. If you can, please accord the right tag to the DYK. Thank you a lot. You have been very helpful. -- CrossTempleJay talk 12:37, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

AGF ref

The hook ref for James G. Rickards is in an audio file, but it is also transcribed (in part) here. Should I include this in the article? It's a blog post; I normally try to avoid them as sources. Thanks for your interest in my last couple of DYK noms. Did you happen to see the page hits for Bart Chilton? It was just 300 shy of that magic 5,000. I was pleased enough, though. Marrante (talk) 20:48, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Just in case you didn't see it, I wrote my reply to you on my talk page. Marrante (talk) 17:21, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Genesis Housing Group

Thank you for your feedback insightful. I had not planned to do quite so much work on one article as I prefer to edit and use broad brush rather than do detail work. However on reflection I have now tagged the article for copy editing. Since this was my first have a go at DYK it is interesting to see what it is like, I appreciate the experience.

User:MikeBeckett Please do say 'Hi!' 21:11, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nosson Meir Wachtfogel

On 18 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nosson Meir Wachtfogel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel, mashgiach (spiritual supervisor) of the Lakewood Yeshiva, was so removed from worldly concerns that he called his house an "inn" and his furniture "lumber"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 17:36, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Norbert M. Samuelson

On 19 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Norbert M. Samuelson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Arizona State Jewish studies professor Norbert M. Samuelson, who lectures at university-level conferences around the world, gives a weekly class on Maimonides's Mishneh Torah to rabbis in Phoenix? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 01:18, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Peter Ochs

I approved your DYK nomination. Its obvious that it meets all the requirements. Can you explain (in simple terms) what is meant by "2x expanded and sourced (BLP)"? I see that often and am not quite sure what it means. Should it not be 5 times expansion? - which your's was. Thanks for helping me understand this.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 11:43, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for 184 38th Street

Thanks for the review. I think I cleared everything up at DYK:184 38th Street. --GrapedApe (talk) 03:50, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Peter Ochs

On 25 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Ochs, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that University of Virginia professor Peter Ochs, who coined the term "scriptural reasoning", believes that this mode of interfaith dialog could achieve peace in the Middle East? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Israeli Charity

Thank you for your prompt reply to my question. Good for them that they help everyone equally. Perhaps it ought to be mentioned. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 16:13, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Template_talk:Did_you_know#University_of_the_Western_Lands

Thanks for the review. Cites added. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 00:11, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

This is a common misconception. Remember, this is a wiki, and sentences may be moved, added to, and so on. Just few days ago I reviewed a DYK and asked the nom for an ref for the hook inside a para. The para first and last sentence had the same ref, and you'd think the middle, where the hook was from, would have the same one, right? But it was instead another source the nom used, but forgot to add to that para. This is just one of many cases which prove that it is better safe than sorry, and referencing each sentence is the right thing to do. For UZZ, imagine - what if somebody were to add new content to the middle of that para, with a reference - would you then assume that the beginning of that para is referenced with the new, middle-of-the para ref? Or split it into two, thus leaving the first one unreferenced? I hope you see now why each sentence has to have its own reference. Could you restore the refs you removed? Thank you, --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 00:49, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of DYK:W.D. Childers

Hi, just wanted to let you know that I believe I have taken care of the citations for the W.D. Childers article. Thank you for your help, what is the next step in this process? Frank0051 (talk) 00:21, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

I saw you updated the nomination page :-). Is it really going to the front page? When? I would love to take a screen shot. Frank0051 (talk) 00:43, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for David F. Ford

On 2 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David F. Ford, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that theologian David F. Ford of the University of Cambridge once applied for jobs at British Steel and Rolls-Royce? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:32, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

tense

re your edit [1] the proper tense for historical events is the simple past "he cut" and not the contrived Behind the Music "he would continue" Active Banana (^bananaphone 19:54, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg biography article references

Hello

I changed all the obsolete "shemayisrael" references to "chareidi.org" which is the new home of what was formerly at chareidi.shemayisrael.com

You changed them all back to the non-working links. I assume that you did not test out the old links. I am not so familiar with Wikipedia editing and I do not know how to selectively reverse those changes. Would you please check this out put back the revisions to chareidi.org?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mp1233 (talk • contribs) 16:04, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK Saltpond Oil Field

Thanks for the review on my DYK. I have corrected the hook. Could you please review it. Thanks. -- CrossTempleJay → talk 18:40, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Carl M. Kuttler, Jr.

On 21 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carl M. Kuttler, Jr., which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that as president of St. Petersburg College, Carl M. Kuttler, Jr. used to phone and send a card to each of the college's 1,000 full-time employees on their birthdays? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Calmer Waters 06:06, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

WP:OVERLINK

Thx for your message. Three years ago, we used to link everything in sight. Now practice has changed significantly. In particular, please note the WP:PILLAR that says "WP is not a dictionary". Readers are expected to be able to read English. "Composer" should not be linked unless there's a particular reason for doing so. "England" is a common country name, and the readers do speak English. If you want to visit that article, you can type it into the search box. Having "England" linked in half a million articles is rather pointless, don't you think? And where the town or city comes first, is it normal to link it, but not the less focused, larger geographical name after it. The guideline discourages (1) bunched-up links, (2) less focused links, and (3) links to well-known words unless they are of particular utility to readers. Can you point me to who is "calling for" composer to be linked in leads? Tony (talk) 09:13, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Ref tags: once you start reffing just about every sentence and half-sentence, the ref tags become irritating to readers without adding much in the way of verifiability. Often you can get away with retroactive ref tags (end of a paragraph, if it's not unclear, and especially if the claims being referenced are not contentious). "Child took his first composition lessons at the age of 12 with Bernard Barrell.[3] He began attending Keele University in Staffordshire, England, but transferred to Reed College of Portland, Oregon in 1973 in a junior-year exchange program;[3]". The first section goes 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 3 .... I would object to this as an editor. If you're getting your info from two sources in this para, I'd put [1][3] at the end of it and be done. Again, can you point me to instances at GA where reviewers are asking for this? Tony (talk) 09:17, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

ANI discussions about synagogue deletions

Hi Yoninah: Trust you are well. Because of your expertise in this topic you may be very interested in the discussions at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Large number of synagogue article deletion proposals. Thanks, IZAK (talk) 09:28, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

fyi

Hi. I know you've already expressed a view, and it of course may not change your view, but I just wanted to let you know that since then I added a number of sources to Agudas Achim Congregation (Alexandria, Virginia), the subject of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Agudas Achim Congregation (Alexandria, Virginia). Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:14, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your kind words.--Epeefleche (talk) 16:19, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

And thanks again.--Epeefleche (talk) 01:08, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Costa Rican general election, 2002

I've added some more online refs. Thanks for moving it to the right section as well! Seems a long time since I've been at DYK and I'm sure the most recent used to be at the top! Cheers, Number 5 7 20:42, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph S. Freedman

On 27 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joseph S. Freedman, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Joseph S. Freedman, professor of education at Alabama State University, worked in over 200 libraries and archives to prepare his series Philosophy and the Liberal Arts in the Early Modern Period? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Peter Child

On 29 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Child, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a proud Massachusetts father commissioned award-winning composer Peter Child to compose a string quartet in honor of his son's birth? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Link in 'Mahane Yehuda'

Regarding the link in the 'Mahane Yehuda' page: Kordova, Shoshana (2005-02-28). "Playing the Market / Mahaneh Yehuda". Haaretz. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

I live in Israel. When I go to the link, I am redirected to: http://www.haaretz.com/, HaAretz's homepage. Furthermore, when I do a search for Kordova's article, "Playing the Market" on the HaAretz site, I get nothing. I even sifted through all of Kordova's articles one by one and still nothing.

When you click on the link, do you get the article? And if so, are you redirected to a different address? If you are redirected, than perhaps the actual redirect address should be used for the 'Mahane Yehuda' page citation so it will work for everybody. Atefrat (talk) 04:41, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Usually HaAretz is pretty good with archived articles (unlike Jerusalem Post). Maybe the author withdrew the article. Anyway, TY for the new link. Atefrat (talk) 13:34, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Chavruta

On 6 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chavruta, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when yeshiva students learn with their chavrusas, they may wave their hands and shout at each other? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 08:04, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Rami Levi Shivuk Hashikma

On 14 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rami Levi Hashikma Marketing, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rami Levi introduced supermarket price wars to Israel? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Calmer Waters 00:04, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	You are amazing on the Leiby Kletzky page! Wow! LGFN (talk) 00:07, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Shomrim (volunteers)

Thank you for the wonderful editing you did on the Shomrim article. Could you join this conversation as well? We'd like to hear your thoughts. Joe407 (talk) 13:41, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Majid Manteghi

Thank you for your edit on the page Majid Manteghi. Apparently it is not going to fly. Since I'm fairly new in WP, it takes me some time to learn the rules. I've seen many pages from other assistant prof. at WP and I though it might be OK to add this page. I can add 12 Journal papers and more than 30 conference papers to the list but I still think the page wont fly. Now, I don't know how to delete the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Majid50 (talk • contribs) 21:21, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Shlomo Chanoch Rabinowicz

Thank you for creating this interesting article. When you create beyond-stub articles with inline references, like Shlomo Chanoch Rabinowicz, please consider nominating your work for front page exposure at T:TDYK. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 19:37, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Thelma Pressman

On 12 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thelma Pressman, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Thelma Pressman opened the first microwave cooking school in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Thelma Pressman.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for adding this article. DYK needs you. Victuallers (talk) 08:04, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret

Hi Yoninah: Can you help with citations, RE: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 10:59, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Either way, you forgot to cast your vote at the AfD. Others have chimed in with good reasons to keep it. You may find what they have to say informative. Best wishes, IZAK (talk) 07:33, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Mentorship and guidance for a zealous deletionist

Hi Yoninah: Your experience in building up and referencing articles in Orthodox Judaism over the years would make your input greatly appreciated at User talk:CapMan07008#Your deletionism and demands against Orthodox Jews and Judaism articles for User CapMan07008 (talk · contribs) aka "The Terminator" who has admitted he's new and would welcome guidance [2]. Thanks a lot, IZAK (talk) 06:22, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Deletion "Crusade" lol...

Dear Yoninah, I thank you for taking out time to guide me, I am relatively inexperienced and can use guidance from experienced users like yourself. As for my AFD nomination, I am only nominating pages for deletion that have been marked as needed for quite some time in same cases over 3 years, and after and even go a google news, scholar, books, and free images search on them to see if I can add something. It's only after I've done this I tag AFD on them for example look at this, I just marked it as needing sources and I'll it as that for a year or so Yeshiva_Rabbi_Chaim_Berlin, on the other hand have you read this Guru_Gobind_Singh_Sikh_Center doesn't read like an Encyclopedia, and no references has been marked as such for over 4 years, and I did a reference search on it and the results were presented when I marked it with an afd Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Guru_Gobind_Singh_Sikh_Center.

It's not only Orthodox Judaism article I've marked for deletion, look at my very first contribution, it was a Sikh gurdwara, also I read so much about Hachnasat_Sefer_Torah in all the articles that you think I just deleted them without thinking. Speaking of which can we have this page forward to the Sefer_Torah#Dedicating_a_Torah_Scroll instead of deleting it?

Back to the point, please let me know what should I do, instead of AFDing, what I see as, bad articles. As for the Judaism articles I will drop them on your talk page and seek your guidance before I AFD them. What about the non-judaism article what do you suppose I do about them. I think you for guiding me, I am new and I know I've already started on the bad foot with several people, but I just wanna help. The Terminator p t c 12:41, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Dear Yoninah,

Wikipedia:Verifiability states "If no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it." If I read a lot of these articles like Mesivta_Tiferes_Yisroel It sounds like someone from that Yeshiva wrote about their own Yeshiva. Nonetheless I will drop them on your talk page before doing anything. The Terminator p t c 14:16, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

You seem knowledgeable about this stuff. So, I'm gonna discuss them here before afding them. The Terminator p t c 15:44, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

English vs. Hebrew/Jewish

I am sure you are aware of this and In ictu oculi's fine attempt to rewrite probelmatic Hebrew references per MOS. Why is this any different from Palestine/Eretz Israel?! Do you wish to use Hebrew/Jewish term for all Jewish subject. That would not go down well. We do not have Placement of kvitels in the Kotel. Chesdovi (talk) 13:07, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Just looked at Land of Israel and it doesn't look as if it was called that by anyone at any time. Chesdovi (talk) 14:00, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz

I did not have in mind to add each hasidic rebbe who is called "ha-kadosh". Maybe this is an exception? Chesdovi (talk) 13:19, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Yoninah. You have new messages at Template talk:Mesivtas.
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Joe407 (talk) 07:11, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine haCohen

Hi. Yes, more will come when I get round to it, but don't let that stop anyone else. Either way for category and other purposes a bio stub needs to be there rather than just a redirect to a mention, even a big mention, in the group he founded. In ictu oculi (talk) 00:46, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Jewish template vote

Hi Yoninah: Your wise input would be greatly appreciated at these two votes about the same thing, see: Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2011 September 25#Template:Jews and Judaism category tree and Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 September 25#Category:Categories of Jews and Judaism category tree. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 06:53, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

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Awarding Tiferes Yisrael Synagogue membership

		Tiferes Yisrael Synagogue membership award
		Dear Yoninah, Please accept lifetime e-membership to our beautiful synagogue in appreciation of your considerable efforts in researching, clarifying and expanding the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue article. As always, your editing is much appreciated. The Rov, Gabbaim, Ladies Guild and Chesdovi (talk) 13:40, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

N D Brayer

Nice work. Do you want me to upload [3] or is the current image okay? Chesdovi (talk) 12:17, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Eliezer Shlomo Schik

"Shick started a new approach to Torah study where one should say the words without focusing on understanding because he will understand in the next world."

I heard about such a practice in Breslov from my mashgiach, although for a different reason. Chesdovi (talk) 16:12, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Mordechai Shlomo Friedman

On 27 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mordechai Shlomo Friedman, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rabbi Mordechai Shlomo Friedman was engaged when he was 10 years old? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mordechai Shlomo Friedman.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 18:40, 27 November 2011 (UTC)