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Over use of quotes

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Whilst I believe "tagging" articles is rude it doesn't look like this issue is going to be resolved unless this occurs. The length and number of quotes are clearly too long per WP:LONGQUOTE and WP:OVERQUOTE, to the point where it may indeed be a copyright issue per our WP:NFCC rules. Myself and several other editors have attempted to explain this, and an IP has continuously removed quotes / tagged the article only to be reverted. I am left with little choice than to tag at this point. Hopefully you are prepared to actually try and fix this issue rather than just ignoring it. Anotherclown (talk) 11:12, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It seems I need to repeat "Thanks for your continuing interest. In order to do the sort of job you require, the article needs a thorough read through and copyedit, which I will do as soon as I get a chance, before submitting it for a Guild copyedit. --Rskp (talk) 04:12, 17 October 2013 (UTC)" --Rskp (talk) 06:02, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That's fine. I've tagged because you have been fairly good at moving articles to GA and this will need to occur before that can happen, that's all. Anotherclown (talk) 11:57, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Anotherclown: G'day, I have had a go at reducing these now. If you feel more is necessary, please let me know. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 03:08, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks AR. Looks good to me. Anotherclown (talk) 12:49, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A query about Capture of Damascus (1918)#State of the horses

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G'day, I had a go at rewording this. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 03:08, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Length

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A lot of meticulous work has gone into this article, but the result – 14,000 words – is overkill. That's equivalent to about 60 pages of typescript. Far too much detail for what was after all a comparatively minor battle in WWI, its significance for the region notwithstanding. Sca (talk) 13:52, 1 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sultan Pasha Al Atrash

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It was sultan pasha al atrash who first entered Damascus and captured the heart of Damascus and flew the Arab revolt flag upon it. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Ali1618 (talk) 21:45, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Sultan_al-Atrash#Role_in_the_Arab_revolt
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuHkXFrct4c -documentary about the subject, the translation is very crude, bu what they basically say is that sultan entered damascus through the kiswa after capturing deir ali and after the battle he flew the arab flag over the government building.
  3. ^ http://www.sultanalattrache.org/bio.php?type=9
  4. ^ https://www.aljazeera.net/blogs/2020/7/13/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A - "ويُذكر له أنه كان أول من رفع علم الثورة العربية قبل أن يدخل جيش الملك فيصل الأول إلى دمشق الشام (1918) وأنه كان أهلا لتقدير الملك فيصل بسبب شجاعته وأسبقيته إلى رفع العلم العربي في ساحة المرجة فوق دار الحكومة في وسط دمشق، وقد ذكرت الدكتورة ريم منصور الأطرش أن تحرير دمشق تم على يد سلطان الأطرش ورفاقه في 30 سبتمبر 1918 قبل دخول الجيش البريطاني إليها. أما الأمير فيصل (الملك فيما بعد) فقد دخل يوم 2 اكتوبر 1918" -"It is noteworthy that he was the first to raise the flag of the Arab revolution before King Faisal's army entered Damascus the Levant (1918) and that he was worthy of the appreciation of King Faisal because of his courage and precedence to raise the Arab flag in Marjeh Square above the Government House in the center of Damascus, and Dr. Reem Mansour Al-Atrash stated that the liberation of Damascus was accomplished by Sultan Al-Atrash and his companions on September 30, 1918, before the British army entered it. As for Prince Faisal (later King), he entered on october 2, 1918" and it is not unlikely since Damascus is easily reached from suweida ,and can be easily threatened and captured from there.
  5. ^ https://www.marefa.org/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%B4#.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.AB.D9.88.D8.B1.D8.A9_.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.B9.D8.B1.D8.A8.D9.8A.D8.A9_.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.83.D8.A8.D8.B1.D9.89
  6. ^ https://history.ucsd.edu/_files/faculty/provence/MProvenceDruze.pdf .
  7. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/all-about-history/20190228/282003263701660 - "Sultan pasha al ‘atrash syrian – druze 1888-1982 All About History 28 Feb 2019 This hero of Syrian nationalism fought for independence in the Levant, not only from the Ottomans, but also the succeeding French occupation, and even the Syrian government during a time of contentious dictatorships. After his father led a brutally repressed revolt in 1909, al ‘Atrash developed a network of Arab nationalists across the region. *In 1918, his forces were the first to enter Damascus and raise the Arab Revolt flag.* But the lessons he learned fighting the Ottomans meant his influence would carry well into the 20th century as he waged guerrilla campaigns against other powers."
  8. ^ https://books.google.co.il/books?id=Dm6pDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=sultan+pasha+al+atrash&source=bl&ots=Bw5MJUwOVZ&sig=ACfU3U0HvL-tkJc_N0vBU4jBG-HYpIU-vA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0tKSi0qDrAhUR6aQKHRD8Cn04RhDoATAHegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=sultan%20pasha%20al%20atrash&f=false - "...his forces were among the first to enter Damascus on september 29 1918...".
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbPLuFO9jx8&t=0s interview with sultan on this very subject in arabic he told the whole story from the start.

Unreadible

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Needs a succinct re-write. Enri999 (talk) 00:40, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 9 December 2024

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– These titles are ambiguous and should point to the dab page Battle of Damascus (as Siege of Damascus already does). The simplest solution is not to haggle over fall/capture but to just append dates. Damascus has fallen/been captured several times on top of these two instances, which are in no way primary topics for these terms. Srnec (talk) 04:27, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support: Due to the reasons above I agree. Changing the name of the article will reduce ambiguity around the two topics AsaQuathern (talk) 05:26, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. There would be other events as well. Industrial Metal Brain (talk) 06:12, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support due to the titles' ambiguity Hexalogical (talk) 08:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait The current situation in Syria is quite fluid. The title of Battle of Damascus (2024) was changed to Fall of Damascus following several discussions as there wasn't a battle or siege. I'm not convinced that it ought to exist as a separate article as it seems that it was just a consequence and detail of the Fall of the Assad regime and so ought be merged into that article. But maybe there will be fighting yet as the rebel factions jockey for position while the transitional government clamps down on looting and disorder.
In the meantime, the current titles seem to be working fine as the readership for the current Fall of Damascus yesterday was 172,672 while the equivalent readership for the historical Capture of Damascus was just 1,201. The current event is currently the primary topic and so, if it works don't fix it.
Andrew🐉(talk) 09:49, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, for now. Who knows what history will know this as, but Damascus has a long history and has fallen and been fought over many times, it seems wrong to decide that this is THE fall of Damascus when, unlike the fall of Kabul, it's unclear if this is even what people are calling it. Bruhpedia (talk) 12:45, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. For anyone who knows a tiny bit of history, this title without a year appended is between confusing and meaningless. Damf1 (talk) 12:53, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, for the reasons above. -> AmrAlWatan 💬 🕗 13:10, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support
Won't be surprised if there is another fall of Damascus in history Thehistorianisaac (talk) 16:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support for the reasons stated above. Theofunny (talk) 18:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: WikiProject Military history has been notified of this discussion. Feeglgeef (talk) 19:51, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support: In concurrence with the nominator. XxTechnicianxX (talk) 20:35, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per above. CitrusHemlock 21:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, there were falls of Damascus in history and could be more in the future given the current geopolitical instability, but hopefully not. Randomdudewithinternet (talk) 22:34, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. RobertJohnson35 (talk) 23:07, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wait on 2024 article per @Andrew Davidson; support on 1918 article. Hurricane Clyde 🌀my talk page! 23:52, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wait if WP:DISM I concur QalasQalas (talk) 02:40, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support for the one in 1918, and Wait for the one in 2024 due to probable another siege of Damascus in the following days.-- Jason2016426 (talk) 05:16, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
how is another siege probable? AsaQuathern (talk) 06:15, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As stated, Damascus has been besieged and has fallen numerous times in its history of several thousand years, so unless the title indicated WHICH fall is being described, it is going to be confusing. Also, taking Damascus in isolation is rather odd - why not mention the fall of Aleppo, of Homs, of Hama, of Qamlishli even - unless you think there should be separate articles on each of these! My suggestion would be to alter this to "Fall of the Assad regime in Syria" which would make it more specific and would allow inclusion of the liberation of other parts of Syria? It would also enable the article to update on the developments of whatever form of government replaces the Assad regime. Rif Winfield (talk) 08:31, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Would also like to add that Israel is currently invading Syria. If they make it to Damascus it would not be a stretch to say that they would besiege it AmrAlWatan 💬 🕗 15:35, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah I see thanks for the response AsaQuathern (talk) 01:41, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, for the reasons listed above. 83.58.4.147 (talk) 17:02, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, this is probably not the first time Damascus has "fallen" given its incredible age. (Discuss 0nshore's contributions!!!) 18:44, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – as well as disambiguating between the many times damascus has had a battle or a seige, it would be consistent with other articles, such as Fall of Kabul (2021) DimensionalFusion (talk · she/her) 13:37, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wait on the 2024 article per @Andrew Davidson; Support the 1918 change Freaky.jpeg (talk) 13:50, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Capture of Damascus (1918), wait on the 2024 events until things are more stable. ZLima12 (talk) 20:22, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, for the reasons mentioned above. "Fall of Damascus" (no date) should be a Disambiguation page, linking to articles on each specific siege/fall in Damascus long history. Regards, DPdH (talk) 23:35, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for 2024, Support for 1918. The recent fall is much more notable, having been recent as well as being the culmination of the Syrian Revolution, a very major conflict. For 1918, adding the date removes ambiguity. Pluma (talk) 03:26, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support both Fall of Damascus (2024) and Capture of Damascus (2024) –eventually paired with Capture of Damascus (1918)– per consistency with similar established articles and due to the titles' ambiguity. "Fall of Damascus" sounds like "fall of Rome" (a definitive fall to the bottom), while the date specifies circumstances and hence a more precise context. Ideologically speaking, as "fall of Damascus" has been coined by the pro-Assad forces, that's not very neutral: despite what they think, Damascus didn't 'fell' to eternal despair, it 'fell' to stand up higher in future. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 12:15, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have any evidence that suggests that "pro-Assad forces" coined the term? Besides, that the term can be understood as functional to "pro-Assad forces" does not mean it is non-neutral or biased. In my opinion there may be a very slight tilt but nothing out of hand and that does not mean that other naming proposals should be acepted automatically. Desalado (talk) 15:27, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Damascus had numerous control changes throughout its history. Applying the year makes it more specific. KyuuA4 (Talk:キュウ) 00:16, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose According to the viewer data provided by Andrew Davidson, the current page titles of "Fall of Damascus" and "Capture of Damascus" work perfectly fine for viewers at the moment. It is best that we keep the titles as they are, at least for the "Fall of Damascus", since this is the most recent and the one that in our times will be the most relatable (for the global audience of English Wikipedia at least). Nxavar (talk) 09:46, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
FYI, here's the latest data comparing the readership for the Battle, Capture and Fall titles. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:53, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wait for 2024, Support 1918 change. – Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 03:34, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is nothing to wait for. If "Fall of Damascus (2024)" is not the right title, that can be fixed later, but "Fall of Damascus" certainly isn't. Srnec (talk) 23:00, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
See @Andrew Davidson's comment—right now, "Fall of Damascus" satisfies the criteria for a primary topic (most searches for "Fall of Damascus" are probably looking for the most recent one), and it'll probably keep being the primary topic for a while. The main question is how long this will last. – Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 23:58, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We don't have to have to answer that question, since we have WP:PT2. Srnec (talk) 02:53, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose While “fall”. Is difficult due to WP:RECENTISM, it is clearly the WP:COMMONNAME and what most people are looking for right now, but that could change, and we can change at that point (eg TOOSOON). When we look at “capture” while it might be reasonable to make an assumption that it should be lumped in with “battle” but when looking at wikinav, it shows no real use of the hat note to bring people to the battle, so people are very likely finding what they’re looking for. The principles of WP:NATURALDAB apply. This is further reinforced by the fact that a single digit percentage of people going to the dab page appear to be realling looking for capture, and also reflects less than a single digit percentage of inbound viewers to capture. TiggerJay (talk) 06:45, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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