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Claims Jews are not an ethnic group

Hi! I went on the Germans page and saw that on the collage they put Einstein and Marx, who were obviously not German. I opened a discussion on the topic on the talk page, and I got a bunch of Germans saying Jews are not an ethnic group but a religion. Could you join the discussion and help explain them that Jews are an ethnic group and Einstein (who identified as a Jew) and Marx are Jewish.

I guess Germans have a thing for trying to make the Jewish ethnicity not exist. Guitar hero on the roof (talk) 20:21, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Please don't canvass me to participate in silly arguments. Also, make another comment like that and you're likely to find yourself at WP:AN/I. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 06:29, 10 January 2013 (UTC)


Can I have the link to my user page removed from the January 7th TfD?

Malik, can I please have the link to my user page removed from the January 7th TfD?--Jax 0677 (talk) 22:42, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Why? Did I mischaracterize it? — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 03:27, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
Reply - Nah, as an administrator, I would appreciate it if a page I have in my userspace for record keeping purposes is not listed in TfD for everyone to see, since it is not relevant to the discussion. I would prefer to have you remove it, instead of asking an uninvolved administrator to do so. --Jax 0677 (talk) 14:03, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
I think it is relevant, but I've removed the link because you feel so strongly that it doesn't belong there. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 21:09, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

1st Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery

I'm in no need for it now. I've tried to move it to my sub-userpage. but it didnt work. How do I get rid of it all together? Adamdaley (talk) 02:18, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

I've deleted it. For future reference, if you create an article and want it deleted, just put {{db-g7}} at the top of the page. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 02:26, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
User:Articles for creation/1st Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery - This was the page I wanted to get rid of. I think I also made a redirect for it too by accident. I tried to AFC with the 1st Battery, but it didn't work out as I planned, hence the screw up at the above Articles for Creation. It would be appreciated. I'm in no need for this User:Articles for creation page or anything that links to it. Adamdaley (talk) 02:31, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I've restored 1st Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 02:33, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Simple page move request

Hiya. The software is not letting me move Friedrich Ebert (junior) to the logical searchable form Friedrich Ebert, Jr.. Would you be so kind as to make this move? Thanks. —Tim //// Carrite (talk) 02:38, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

 Done — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 02:43, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks! —Tim //// Carrite (talk) 03:22, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Robert U. Griffin

The page in question is based upon Professor Griffin's limited biography available at the Florida A&M website. It has been changed, but, as any professional editor will tell you, lists of names and achievements in the same sequence do not constitute "copyright infringement." The rest was modestly modified and rephrased enough that it meets all legal definitions otherwise. Further, the addition was made after meeting with Professor Griffin this weekend and the information provided to Misplaced Pages is done so with his permission and thanks. Please restore immediately. Thank yoiu. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theclevertwit (talk • contribs) 06:20, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for writing a new article about Professor Griffin by summarizing in your own words what other sources have written about him. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 00:23, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Ángel Berlanga

As I've stated on the new AfD, the situation and notability concerns remain fundamentally the same - this player has still not played in a fully-professional league, so still fails WP:NFOOTBALL - he also still fails WP:GNG due to lack of significant, third-party coverage. I would have deleted my self but as I !voted in the first AfD thought it best not to. GiantSnowman 14:08, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi. As I explained in my note at the AfD, I agree that he continues to fail notability but the article doesn't qualify for G4 speedy deletion in my opinion because it's not substantially the same as the old article. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 14:11, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
If anything, the previous incarnation is a better article! But the fundamental points remains precisely the same. GiantSnowman 14:13, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
I agree about the old article, but now he's signed to a team that qualifies under WP:NFOOTBALL. The problem is that he hasn't actually played for them yet. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 14:17, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Precisely - the notability requirement is dependent upon actually playing. It therefore doesn't matter what team he is contracted to. GiantSnowman 14:26, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
I agree that he's not notable, which is why I recommended at the AfD that the article be deleted. The only question is whether the new article is "substantially identical to the deleted version", and I don't believe it is. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 14:37, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
We'll just have to agree to disagree on that element then ;) GiantSnowman 14:43, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Last Res0rt

Hey, I think your G4 was kinda hasty here, especially with two "keep"s in the AFD. See Misplaced Pages:Deletion_review/Log/2013_January_15#Last Res0rt. Ten Pound Hammer • 03:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry you feel that way. As I saw it, nothing had changed since the last AfD except your opinion of the source. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 03:47, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
I still think it would've been best to see what kind of consensus would build off my change of opinion, instead of cutting it off so quickly. Ten Pound Hammer • 03:50, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
I don't think G4 works that way. It's a fairly bright line: Is the article a "sufficiently identical and unimproved copy ... of a page deleted via its most recent deletion discussion"? In this case, the answer was yes. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 03:59, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 14 January 2013

Guidance over a sensitive topic

I would really appreciate if you could look at this section and advise on how I can improve this highly-sensitive topic. This controversial and nuanced discussion needs to be presented in a balanced and accurate manner, and I would like an experienced editor's perspective. Ankh.Morpork 01:22, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi AnkhMorpork. I think the section represents fairly what the sources say. There are a few sentences that don't have footnotes, particularly the last sentences in the first and fourth paragraphs. I would add sources there. Also, the first sentence is a close paraphrase from the source that may be considered a copyright violation. Otherwise it seems good. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 02:50, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing it. I have implemented your suggestions and created the article. Ankh.Morpork 03:17, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
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