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== You've moved on, but ... Robeson. ==

Good morning,

I tapped several usernames found in the Robeson legacy talk miasma, to ask a question about insertion of Paul Robeson's name, hyperlinked to his page, in the Black Players section of the nascent NFL/wikiproject (http://en.wikipedia.org/Black_players_in_American_professional_football), and as the first I found still here, you're elected. If you lack time or prefer to skip it, I understand.

I won't repeat what you can see on my single-item Talk page, but why all the pearl-clutching over his "leanings," in 2015? This multicultural, multilingual man of astounding talent and intellect, described by other "commies" (Pete Seeger among them, o my!) as human grace personified, out-classed every individual who worked to take him down, or didn't have his back. Even mention of a USPS stamp in his honor draws quibble here.

Students, especially black students, aware of Robeson shouldn't be relatively limited to those attending a school named for him. <b>All</b> American public school students should be aware of his highlights, including his politics, as an activist and intellectual.

Great player or not, I had to hunt to find him in <i>any</i> football sections.

A simple question turned into a rant, sorry about that. Maybe I missed something, then I can just feel sheepish and go away. :) ] (]) 14:52, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

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Your revert (Gaza strip)

I wasn't talking about any consensus for Nishidani's "nonsense" (in your words). So I'd suggest you to read a Talk:Gaza Strip#Seib topic before your so fast revert. --Igorp_lj (talk) 21:52, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Your classification of people into two camps—those who compare the Gaza Strip to a concentration camp and therefore must be pathological "critics of Israel and left-wing / pro-Palestinian activists" and those who reject the comparison and can be left undescribed—violates both WP:NPOV and WP:BLP. I did read that section of the Talk page and, as I wrote, there was no consensus for your nonsense. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 02:28, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
Are you meaning that Lauren Booth, Giorgio Agamben aren't "critics of Israel and left-wing / pro-Palestinian activists"? IMHO, if someone may find an information about activism of "those who reject the comparison" it may be added as well.
Any way, there is no consensus for your edition as well, it isn't attributed, their RS are grouped confusedly, etc. So I'd invited you to take a part at the Talk page to discuss the arguments against it. --Igorp_lj (talk) 07:13, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Al-Aqsa Mosque

As to those two sources I added to the statement that the Al-Aqsa mosque was not build till decades after Muhammad died. I was aware they are not the best references, as in WP:RS, but the statement itself is true and not disputed even by Islamic sources (the disagreement is on another point). Perhaps you have better sources? Do you perhaps have access to that book, Meri and Bacharach, 2006, p.50? Debresser (talk) 22:10, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

The article is clear that the mosque was built in the very late 600s, decades after the death of Muhammad. (See the "History" section.) I'm not sure why that factlet needs to be repeated in the section concerning the mosque's "Religious significance in Islam". Is it somehow related to the rest of the paragraph? If not, I think it may be synthesis or off-topic.
I don't have a copy of Meri and Bacharach's book, but I believe it's accessible through Google Books and Amazon.com. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 02:40, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
It should be repeated, because sources bring this fact in connection with the subject of that section, the significance of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Islam. Since it is brought in sources, it is also not synthesis.
I added a tag to the statement sourced to Meri and Bacharach's book, that page 50 is not available on Google books. Didn't check Amazon.com. Thanks for the suggestion. Debresser (talk) 11:28, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
Zero0000 removed the sentence today and started a Talk page discussion about it. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 04:29, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

The Stooges, Raw Power Edit

Hi Malik:

I edited the page for the LP Raw Power by Iggy Pop and the Stooges, which can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/Raw_Power

My edit involved a minor change to the final section on the page, which originally read (and now, after my edits have been removed, reads once more):

"2012 Record Store Day reissue Raw Power saw a limited vinyl re-release on Record Store Day on April 21, 2012. The release included two LP's (one containing the remastered 1973 David Bowie mix and the other containing a remastered version of the 1997 Iggy Pop mix) and a sixteen-page commemorative booklet with quotes from the band, pictures of the band from photographer Mick Rock at their infamous King's Cross Cinema show in the summer of 1972, and written pieces by British journalist Kris Needs and rock 'n roll historian Brian J. Bowe."

My changes involved adding a mention that the vinyl remastered version of the 1997 Iggy Pop mix was embraced by fans because it was less distorted than the original CD issue. To support that claim, I added a reference to an online forum in which this particular release was discussed and celebrated, and which can be found here:

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/stooges-raw-power-legacy-edition-w-original-mix.202880/page-14

In response, you wrote me this:

"Hello, I'm Malik Shabazz. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Raw Power, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 21:03, 28 April 2015 (UTC)"

Although I realize that my cited source is simply a record of an online forum conversation, I referenced it because I was referring to "fans" and what they thought. Given that I was essentially proving something that was fan-based and anecdotal, I figured that the source would be acceptable.

However, the issue seems kind of moot to me, since the actual Misplaced Pages entry on Raw Power said (and still says) the following in a previous section:

"Pop and Bowie's mixes were both remastered in 2012 for a Record Store Day double LP, by Kevin Gray and Mark Wilder, respectively. This remastering was free of clipping."

All I was doing was reiterating that point, and adding that fans liked this aspect of the release. If the source I used to support my claim doesn't meet Misplaced Pages's guidelines, so be it. Can't my original assertion still be retained, though?

--Noah — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noahblammo (talk • contribs) 00:32, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi Noah. Unfortunately, Raw Power is not as well-sourced as it should be. That doesn't mean additional unsourced content can be added to the article. Please try to find a reliable source concerning fans' opinions of the vinyl edition of Raw Power. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 02:51, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Szmul Zygielbojm

Why did you remove the information about the Szmul Zigielbojm book- "Stop Them Now. German Mass Murder of Jews in Poland" - the most important of his publication???? Why this book is even not mentioned in this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leosch~plwiki (talk • contribs) 18:17, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

As I wrote in my edit summary, it was a 14-page pamphlet, not a book, and the only source I could find for the quote was an online forum. Fortunately Poeticbent found that "Stop Them Now" is partially accessible on Google Books, so the information is in the article. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 04:23, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

You have changed German Nazi occupation of Poland into "Nazi occupation". IT WAS GERMAN occupation, so please do not lie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leosch~plwiki (talk • contribs) 11:47, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Please be civil, and don't shout.
What is the second word of that section, which I wrote? "Germany". Adding "German" to the section heading is unnecessary. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 17:11, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 April 2015

Burning Down the House

Hi Malik

The reason i changed Burning Down the House was because the song made notable use of synthesizers (most notably the song's bass line) thus making the song a synthpop song. Now i also did provide sources for this reasoning (in fact that single's parent album Speaking in Tongues also states the word synthpop in its genre section). Granted, this genre is not representative of Talking Heads normal style, (i.e New Wave) but i felt this worth mentioning, and again i did cite references and sources but this seems to go unnoticed. One of those sources are:

http://www.discogs.com/Talking-Heads-Burning-Down-The-House/release/330165 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leahmurry (talk • contribs) 01:00, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi Leahmurry. To describe a song as synthpop on Misplaced Pages, it takes more than a synthesizer; it takes a reliable source. You never provided one. In the one instance when you did provide a source, that source didn't describe "Burning Down the House" as synthpop.
This is the first time—in four attempts—that you have provided a source that describes the song as synthpop. Unfortunately, that source is Discogs, and Discogs is not considered a reliable source on Misplaced Pages because its content is user-generated. See WP:WikiProject Albums/Sources#Sources to avoid. I recommend that you read WP:Identifying reliable sources and continue to search for a reliable source that describes "Burning Down the House" as synthpop. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 05:49, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Broken refs on Judaism

There are lots of broken refs on the article Judaism, some of which I may have added accidentally. It's been bothering me but I'm not sure how to fix it. --Monochrome_Monitor 02:16, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

It looks like you copied some content from Christianity and antisemitism but didn't copy the sources properly. I've taken care of it. — Malik Shabazz /Stalk 03:33, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
Thanks! --Monochrome_Monitor 10:57, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Troll account

Troll account: , if you care to block. Softlavender (talk) 13:09, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Never mind, done. Softlavender (talk) 13:35, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

You've moved on, but ... Robeson.

Good morning,

I tapped several usernames found in the Robeson legacy talk miasma, to ask a question about insertion of Paul Robeson's name, hyperlinked to his page, in the Black Players section of the nascent NFL/wikiproject (http://en.wikipedia.org/Black_players_in_American_professional_football), and as the first I found still here, you're elected. If you lack time or prefer to skip it, I understand.

I won't repeat what you can see on my single-item Talk page, but why all the pearl-clutching over his "leanings," in 2015? This multicultural, multilingual man of astounding talent and intellect, described by other "commies" (Pete Seeger among them, o my!) as human grace personified, out-classed every individual who worked to take him down, or didn't have his back. Even mention of a USPS stamp in his honor draws quibble here.

Students, especially black students, aware of Robeson shouldn't be relatively limited to those attending a school named for him. All American public school students should be aware of his highlights, including his politics, as an activist and intellectual.

Great player or not, I had to hunt to find him in any football sections.

A simple question turned into a rant, sorry about that. Maybe I missed something, then I can just feel sheepish and go away.  :) Gwenelen (talk) 14:52, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

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