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Re:Ahura Mazda

Dear Warrior4321. I do not see the version I restored which says

Ahura Mazda (Ahura Mazdā) is the Avestan language name, originally with the title of "great divinity" of the Old Iranian religion, and later exalted by Zoroaster as the one uncreated Creator, i.e. God.

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Ahura Mazdā (also known as Ohrmazd, Ahuramazda, Hormazd, Aramazd) is the Avestan name for a divinity of the Indo-Iranian religion who was proclaimed the uncreated God by Zoroaster. Ahura Mazda translates to the Lord of Wisdom and The Wise God. In the Avesta, Ahura Mazda is described as the highest deity of worship, along with being the first and most frequently invoked deity in the Yasna.

quite the same. The point is that you changed "Old Iranian" to "Old Indo-Iranian" (though you also did "Indo-Iranian-> Indo-Persian" which I do not see why? Why in Wikipedia there is so much controversy over Persian<-->Iranic?! This changes are "sometime" ok but please, please, if linguistic views matter let us do not change arbitrarily and we should follow the specialized sources as closely and precise as possible. As Boyce mentions "AHURA MAZDĀ ...the Avestan name with title of a great divinity of the Old Iranian religion, who was subsequently proclaimed by Zoroaster as God. His Indian counterpart, it has been argued, was the nameless, exalted Asura of the Rigveda; but this identification is not universally accepted. So how could we put Indo-Iranian identifican in the lead? I guess we just say what Boyce summarized in the lead paragraph of her article. The detail of this "Old Iranian, Old Indic, Old Indo-Iranian, Proto-Indo-Iranian" and the dispute in this matter are explained in the section Proto-Era Origin. I hope I addressed your concerns. As you are involved in certain antient article, you know that very Old Iranian and Indian materials are directly (and sometime only) related to linguistic analysis. Since there are differences between Iranian, Indic, Aryan, Persian, ...from linguistic point of view, I guess we (as editors) should follow the source very carefully.Xashaiar (talk) 19:50, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Firstly, I did not change Iranian > Persian. The diff you have sent me says (2 intermediate versions not shown), and if you went to the history, it says :

(cur) (prev) 04:11, 2 March 2010 118.100.125.250 (talk) (17,628 bytes) (Iranian should be replaced by Persian(Kindly note Persian is the original name, and Iran refer to Persia actually)) (undo)

Secondly, so the only difference between our revisions was Indo-Iranian, and Old Iranian? Could we just changed that wording rather than revert the entire revision? Thanks -- warrior4321 21:16, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
Firstly, I am sorry for the mistake. The edit Iranian-> Persian was not from you. But the main issue remains. Your version with the exception of "Indo-Iranian" is ok, but what about this wording: "Ahura Mazdā (also known as Ohrmazd, Ahuramazda, Hormazd, Aramazd) is the Avestan name for a divinity, originally, of the Old Iranian religion who was later proclaimed the uncreated Creator, i.e. God, by Zoroaster. In the Avesta, Ahura Mazda is described as the highest deity of worship, along with being the first and the most frequently invoked deity in the Yasna." The "translation wisdom/wise/..." should be removed (but explained in the article), as Ahura Mazda is "principally" THE GOD and not a word any-more. Xashaiar (talk) 12:41, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

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Hi, File:Mody atash behram.jpg, File:Vakil atash behram.jpg, File:Dadiseth atash behram.jpg, File:Desai atash behram.jpg, File:Anjuman atash behram.jpg, File:Banaji atash behram.jpg, and File:Wadia atash behram.jpg are missing evidence of permission. Hekerui (talk) 12:44, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

I also fixed the license of File:Tomken Road Middle School - Talking Article.ogg to GFDL, under which the text at the time of recording was available. Best Hekerui (talk) 12:51, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
I'm not sure I follow. Why would I need permission? The pictures were taken taken in the 1800's, no one currently holds the copyright to the images. They are in the public domain. warrior4321 20:45, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi. File:Mody atash behram.jpg for example states it was taken 1823, when the first photograph ever was taken 1827. The dates of the photograph pages correspond to the establishment dates of Atash Behram for each, making the dates rather dubious as production dates of the photos, so a source for verification of the date, or some evidence of permission (and if possible the author) are needed to establish public domain status. Regards Hekerui (talk) 09:28, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

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Taj Mahal

Re. this - are you a member of the wikiproject? Have you asked them? Why isn't it needed? I find it hard to conceive that one of the world's most famous buildings, built literally to represent the throne of god overlooking the garden of paradise, is not of interest to the Islamic wikiproject. --Joopercoopers (talk) 08:52, 24 June 2010 (UTC)\

The Taj Mahal does not involve Islam in any way other than being built by a Muslim Shah and being an example of Muslim architecture. However, it is also an example of Persian and Hindu architectures. yet those aren't and should not be added there. WikiProject Islam would be better suited in Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal, where the article talks about Muslim architecture. warrior4321 13:34, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
I disagree as it represents a built aspect of the history of their faith, but perhaps it might be an idea to ask the wikiproject if it's something they're interested in. --Joopercoopers (talk) 15:54, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
I agree. I believe a third opinion should be given on this discussion. Please inform me once you have asked them. warrior4321 19:22, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks for your note. My gut instinct is to refuse the unblock request but I'm going to throw this over to more experienced admins for a final decision, will raise at WP:AN. Mjroots (talk) 06:22, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Having spotted why the request has gone unnoticed, I've responded on the editors' talk page and explained what needs to be done. Mjroots (talk) 06:37, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Your reversion at Talk:Cyrus the Great in the Qur'an today

Hi, you reverted my revert of a deletion at Talk:Cyrus the Great in the Qur'an today (here). I was reverting a previous deletion of material there as per WP:TPO and I wondered why you deleted that material again, since it doesn't appear to fall under any of the categories for deletion at WP:TPO. (I'm not claiming that the comments are particularly pleasant or useful comment, but it doesn't seem appropriate to delete them.)

All the best. –Syncategoremata (talk) 23:59, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I truly apologize as I did not realize I was reverting your deletion. The reason I deleted the paragraph is because I felt it adhered to Point 2 on WP:TPO due to the comment about Islamics. Further, I found it a futile comment which would aid the construction and improvement of the article in no way. If you still feel like the comment should be left, feel free to revert it. warrior4321 03:31, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
No problem, I've done much the same myself before now by mistake (and will likely do it again in future too; such is being human).
There were two comments in that deletion; I'll restore the "monotheism" one and leave the "Islamists" comment on the cutting room floor. Neither are likely to lead to any improvement in the article, but I'm rather twitchy about talk page contributions being deleted (I found this one while cleaning up after a particular user who has a tendency to delete talk page material with which they disagree).
Many thanks and all the best. –Syncategoremata (talk) 07:15, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

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The citation that I added said her mother's side was Parsi, not Zoroastrian. Can you provide a citation that backs up your assertion? And can you provide me a quick education on the meanings of each? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bollyjeff (talk • contribs) 14:02, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

And why did you remove her father's origins? I hope you are not using WP to promote your own religion to the exclusion of others. BollyJeff || talk 14:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
I removed it because there was no source. Provide a citation. You cannot be of Parsi origin, that is like saying you are of Tamil origin, it does not make sense. Either fix the sentence structure or leave it as Zoroastrian origin, which is equally fine because she is a Zoroastrian. warrior4321 15:45, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
I like the way you fixed it, thanks. BollyJeff || talk 23:11, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
I'm glad that we could reach a solution to this issue. warrior4321 00:38, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

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My message was for RP2011 as it is their talk page. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 18:07, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Then why did you indent? An indent is for a reply to a comment. See WP:INDENT for more information. warrior4321 18:12, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Zoroaster

Your edits to Zoroaster were destructive, not based on consensus, and not at all a case of "cleanup." -Stevertigo (w | t | e) 19:58, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

How so? warrior4321 20:08, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
See Talk:Zoroaster for recent discussion.-Stevertigo (w | t | e) 20:16, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
I know where the recent discussion is located. I'm asking -you- how my edits were destructive, as -you- made that claim. warrior4321 20:19, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
Reading up on the recent discussion should clear that up for you. Note also that marking your edits "cleanup" is not sufficient notation for large-scale changes to the lead. -Stevertigo (w | t | e) 20:27, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
Well, I'd rather you tell me what was destructive about it, so I can ensure that I won't make that mistake again. You don't help the project by reverting edits, not assuming good faith and telling users to go read a talk page, when they ask what they did wrong. On another note, cleanup is the proper notation to apply there. I removed whitespaces, and also did some copyediting, which are both cleanup. warrior4321 21:03, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
How would you change the current version? -Stevertigo (w | t | e) 21:09, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
The same I previously did, by moving the other variations of his name into the lead sentence. warrior4321 21:19, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

See talk:Zoroaster#Lede changes. -Stevertigo (w | t | e) 18:11, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

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I see. This is quite unfortunate. Let me take a look at it and get back to you. warrior4321 21:17, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Well done with referencing, but it need needs a copyedit. Please see GA review page for more. --Redtigerxyz Talk 03:58, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

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I do not want to review it officially. Though I would leave a suggestions section on the talk. --Redtigerxyz Talk 15:17, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

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Persecution of Zoroastrians

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Persecution of Zoroastrians you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. The review started on the 3rd September and can be found at Talk:Persecution of Zoroastrians/GA1. Pyrotec (talk) Pyrotec (talk) 19:25, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

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Alright,I'll get on it sometime close to this weekend. warrior4321 03:26, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

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  • The Hindi Wikipedia and its sister wiki projects migrated to the new vector interface on September 1, 2010. In addition, Hindi is the first (and so far the only) Indian language to be incorporated into the WikiBhasha translation and contribution toolkit developed by Microsoft Research.


Community news
The first meetup in Delhi on 22 September 2010.

Mumbai and Delhi held their first meetups in September, where Wikimedia Board members Barry Newstead and Bishakha Datta met up with Wikipedians and other interested members of the public in these cities. A month later, Hyderabad also held its first meetup.

Arun Ram, Shiju Alex and Barry Newstead releasing the Wikimedia India community newsletter at the nineteenth Bangalore meetup on 24 September 2010.

Wikipedians in Bangalore continued their tradition of meeting up regularly at the Centre for Internet and Society, with the nineteenth meetup in September featuring Barry and Bishaka as attendees, and marking the release of the community newsletter. Along with Delhi and Mumbai, Bangalore is reported to be one of the three cities in contention for the Indian office of the Wikipedia Foundation.

Jimmy Wales speech at the Mumbai Wikipedia Meetup #3 on 31 October 2010. Intro by User:Bishdatta & User:Arunram. (Recorded by User:AshLin.)

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales had an interaction with Wikipedians followed by a presentation to members of the public at the third Wikipedia meetup in Mumbai on October 31, 2010.

The first Wikimarathon, where Wikipedians and members of the public were encouraged to contribute to Wikimedia projects onsite, was held simultaneously at the meetups in Bangalore and Chennai on November 14, 2010. Wikipedians in Delhi also held a meetup the same day.

The Malayalam Wikipedia held several academies in different parts of Kerala over the past few months.

Wikimedia Foundation board member Bishakha Datta and Indian Wikipedian Srinivas Gunta co-authored a panel presentation at Wikimania 2010 on the Wikimedia Asia Project.

Current proposals and discussions
  • This interesting discussion on the quality of editing in India-related articles has been underway for on the noticeboard a few days. Feel free to join in and express your opinion.

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I was happy to see your comment in Discussion, after I'd been working on problems with the Sandalwood article, and realized changes would need explanation in Discussion. Another set of eyes, in fact a couple more sets of eyes would be welcome, since after an hour's work, I still see quite a number of unresolved issues. Best, 98.210.208.107 (talk) 13:42, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Welcome back!

Hi Warrior! I see you editing again. Welcome back. Xashaiar (talk) 07:40, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much Xashaiar. warrior4321 15:23, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Hey

Hey warrior. Like I put in edit summary it was "stylistic" and yes I know that Persian empire is an inclusive term but in its msot common form refers to the Achaemenid empire. You want to change it back? Go ahead. As for the epithet I have seen enough sources using Cyrus the Great to use it as the primary name, the same way it should be Alexander the Great. If you like to change the Persian empire feel free to but again the text as it stands now does not violate any symantics. However as for the great epithet, granted it is an "epithet" but a great majority utilize it and I have seen in it in many literature as far back from Rawlinson, Fergusson, and as recent as Briant, Encyclopedi Iranica, and such, so I think it should stay that way. Also you cut out a source as well as the Persian version of the name of the Cyrus so that was another additional reason for the revert. Thanks! Dr. Persi (talk) 03:12, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

I took out the link which was to Achaemenid empire as you mentioned the double link. There is adequate literature out there to support Cyrus the Great and the fact that the designation is the most commonly used. As for comparison with Darius I, the article is named Darius I not Darius the Great. Again this is really a minor stylistic issue but important nontheless. Dr. Persi (talk) 03:19, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello again. OK, I have been away from Wikipedia for quite some time. Back in the day it was "Darius I" for the title of the page and not Darius the Great. Frankly I think Darius I is more befitting but Darius the Great is good too, but I just saw it so I totally get what you mean. OK, this was MY BAD. You like to change it back? Go ahead, but please 1)keep the source (unless if you think it is crappy), 2) keep the Persian and romanized version of his name, and it is all yours. My bad it has been a while and like a month ago Darius's page was Darius I. Anyhow, this might explain the confusion. So ya it is up to you. You can change it back actually if you want. Cheers! Dr. Persi (talk) 03:23, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Again, your change is fine but just like Alexander, Cyrus is commonly known as Cyrus the Great. I changed that bit. Why wont you add the New Persian version of his name though? There is a considerable population that knows him by that name. I havent added his new Persian name, but I like to know why you havent. Thank. Dr. Persi (talk) 03:46, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
I understand your change, but why did you remove Cyrus the Elder? He was known by the Greeks by that name. I removed the new Persian form as it clutters the lead. In the majority of articles that I have seen, the title is rewritten in one language (the most relevant to the subject). Any other languages should be discussed in the etymology section. But that's just my two cents - do you agree? warrior4321 03:52, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Honestly because I could not fit it in there without messing up the way the sentence read and also to avoid making Cyrus the Elder sound "more common" than Cyrus the Great. I am open to ideas. You can fit it back? I understand what you say, I can tell by now that you are an educated man but believe me when I say about a good few millions do not know much about kurus but when they see the new persian version of his name they recognize him. I really like to see the new persian version back, but I leave it to you. Again, I really like to see you work out a way to add back Cyrus the Elder and the new Persian version but I am not terribly bugged either way. Thank you! [Addendum: Yes, actually why dont we add the New Persian version to the Etymology section! Good idea. I am for it. I guess all is left is for you to fit in the Elder portion.]]Dr. Persi (talk) 03:57, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Again sorry about all the trouble haha. I think I am gonna enjoy working with you. You look like an educated guy and you seem to know a great deal about Persian history. I am usually not used to seeing people deal with me in a civil communicative way so know that I appreciate it and again, hope you dont get the feeling that I am the ex-officio old guy tring to slow you down. I am still fast and can do an edit or two so I like to cooperate and so if you like to work together or improve things I be more than happy to butt in :). Cheers Dr. Persi (talk) 04:03, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
I have made a change to the article to add in Cyrus the Elder - what do you think? warrior4321 04:19, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Fine, but can we cut out the Greek part? I mean in the lead it is distracting. Cant we say "also known as Cyrus the Elder" was the founder of .... You know what I mean? Also for the cn tag you placed here is a source. It states that Koresh is the Hebrew name, I mean I would know I read about him in Hebrew so I know it is a fact but here is a source on that. So ya can we cut the Greek out? It totally distracts from the lead as Cyrus the Great is a Persian emperor and it would be equivalent to saying Alexandre is known by Persians as Eskandar. U know what I mean? Here is the link to the source: The Presbyterian review and religious journal Dr. Persi (talk) 04:26, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Dr. Persi (talk) 04:26, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

OK, I made a minor change for the flow. Hope this is ok. Also let me know if the souce is up to task. Thanks. Dr. Persi (talk) 04:30, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, I understand. I saw your edit, and it looks great. The source looks good, add it in. Please try and use the {{sfn}} technique that I used. Thanks. warrior4321 04:33, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Sounds great! Done =]. [Addendum: I really do not know how to the sfn system witht this source so I left it the way I knew it would work. You can change it/teach me if you want how to do the sfn sourcing. I also added the New Persian version of the name to the Etymology section. I am pleased with the way the article looks and ya so go ahead and if you want to change things I trust you. I am going to sleep now, I have a shift tomorrow. Peace!] Dr. Persi (talk) 04:35, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
One last request/comment: One of the pages you wrote is actually a Good article but on your original page you listed it as "previously good." I think you should change that. I like your articles! They are actually meaningful. I spend a month or so when I had time to study about Achaemenid architecture. I would really welcome if you like to hit it up and check it out for me. You know see if you can work your magic. Achaemenid architecture is the page. See it and let me know how you think I can improve it. Cheers :) Dr. Persi (talk) 04:42, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
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