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Happy editing! Wikishovel (talk) 10:46, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you tons for the sweet welcome! Happy to be here! 😊✨ Mariamnei (talk) 11:46, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

IP, here we go...

Some fellow editors would deny it, but I'm quite sure that the Ascalon/Ashkelon issue is mainly a political one: the Zionist Jews captured and depopulated Arab Majdal, first renamed it Migdal and then, ideologically motivated, called it Ashkelon, as was common in the times of the Naming Committee (the more biblical, the better). Which can't be sanctioned by Wiki. So welcome to the club. Other arguments will be brought up to make it sound more detached, but it usually boils down to this: to lay bare the false Zionist claims. Of which there are plenty, so one has to be careful and judge each case by its merits. This of course only if you have the time & energy to do it, to join or oppose the "wag the dog by its tail" project, i.e. wagging Israel by the dedicated Wiki domain. That's what is known as the I/P battlefield. There's a fine middle line between rabid I nationalism and rabid P hate; one must read a lot, listen, absorb, try to find what's a rational basic attitude, and apply the hard-gained rational principles each time they're needed. Most smart people walk away before being burnt out, the driven ones only after. Arminden (talk) 21:34, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you need any proof: there's someone with functional literacy issues, but of strong activist stance, who will jump on an ideological Rocinante at every illogical opportunity, like now at Talk:Tell Hadar. Do yourself a favour and avoid I/P. Spring has arrived and life can be nice, as opposed to high blood pressure and heart attacks. Arminden (talk) 22:35, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that's definitely concerning. Yet I'm hopeful a more professional and informed perspective can be still brought to the table. I wonder if it might be worth considering starting a vote on Askhelon regarding this matter? Anyway, have a fantastic springtime ahead! :) Mariamnei (talk) 16:21, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I almost forgot to tag you! @Arminden Mariamnei (talk) 16:21, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mariamnei, thank you so much! All my best springtime wishes to you too!

On Ashkelon I gave up, you might want to read about the Israeli naming committees of the late 40s and 50s, and again after 67. They systematically changed local names to a Hebrew equivalent. If there was a biblical name to be revived, they did, but often in the wrong place - slightly or by a large margin, which showed only later as archaeology advanced. Elsewhere they just twisted Arabic names to at least sound Hebrew. They had their convictions and worldview which made sense to them, but are at least controversial nowadays. That being said, Ashkelon was established at Majdal and eventually renamed while knowing that historical Ashkelon was a few km away, so while I'd still see a connection, there are good arguments against it. Plus: it is anyway common to split more famous ancient cities onto pages of their own, and place a hattag at the top of the "History" section of the modern city article, reading {{main|XY}} - with XY I mean the title of the page about the ancient city. Ashkelon does have that. If someone would remove that hattag, THEN we would have something to fight over.

A case of mindless activistic stubbornness is now Tel Hadar (see the talk-page, if you have too much time on your hands). I've almost learned that some fellow editors would always put their anti-Israel activism over logic, and go through walls for it, so I don't know how much energy to waste on that. Cheers M, Arminden (talk) 17:50, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Unrequested advice :)

Hi M! I hope you're well.

I should have warned you, you won't get anywhere arguing rationally with certain fellow editors, one specific one in particular. It's best not to wake up sleeping dogs, or else to avoid until it becomes impossible. It wrecked my nerves and I wish you anything but. (Lack of logic coupled with lack of knowledge and endless stubborness drive me crazy, no matter in what field, activism is just one of many; maybe you're more immune.)

Take care, Arminden (talk) 10:20, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you!

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Hello @Andrevan, thank you so much for your words! It means a lot to hear that. Mariamnei (talk) 08:18, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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@Richard Nevell, sorry for the delay. I'll need a few more days to tackle all the issues you presented. Is that fine? Thanks! Mariamnei (talk) 08:56, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely, I'll check back in a week from now. Ping me in the meantime if you're ready. Richard Nevell (talk) 19:13, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, @Richard Nevell, for your thorough review! I'm almost done going through all your feedback. I guess I'll need just a few more days. Mariamnei (talk) 17:15, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. As long as progress is being made, we don't need to close the review yet. I'll have limited access to Wikipedia from 6th to 11th November, so may not be able to reply to complex queries in that time. Richard Nevell (talk) 17:56, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Richard Nevell! I've gone through all your inputs and I think I managed to address everything so far. Looking forward to any further feedback! Mariamnei (talk) 21:18, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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