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Hello TheAafi. Thank you for moving Faisal Farooqui for me, and for doing it so quickly. I really appreciate it. Regards, MrsSnoozyTurtle 05:02, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Hey MrsSnoozyTurtle, Thanks, I appreciate you that you appreciate my works! Please lemme know if you need my help anywhere else. I'll try my best. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 05:07, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

thanks!

Hi, thanks for the note! It was the first time I ever helped with one of those, since being given page mover. I'm glad I didn't make a bigger mess of it and it more or less worked :) Dr. Vogel (talk) 12:38, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

DrVogel, hey, no worries and welcome to the club! Mistakes are human nature. Please feel free to ask whenever you need any help. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 12:40, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

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Move warring

Stop move warring at Draft:2021 California floods. If someone doesn't want their page in Draft space, you can't unilaterally decide to move war it there. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:36, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Hello, TheAafi & NinjaRobotPirate,

This page belonged in Draft space and I moved it there as well. I don't advocate move-warring but it was not main space material. We regularly have this problem with weather-related articles. The other editor has been blocked. They have been disruptive and not listening to other editors' concerns. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:55, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

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Using quotes in google search

Assalamalaykum,

I saw that in this comment you wrote the results of a google search. But it seems you did the google search without quotes. If we do the google search with quotes we see 4,110 results for "Abdul Hakeem Azhari" and 40,000 results for "Abdul Hakkim Azhari". Without the quotes google searches for each term separately which is not what we want for proper names.VR _talk 17:40, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Vice regent, wa alykumus salam. Something beautiful that I learnt today. Thanks. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 03:56, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

Draft review request

Can you please take a look at Draft:Manto Ke Afsanay (Stories of Manto) and review it. Thanks defcon5 (talk) 08:08, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Hi DEFCON5, I've been travelling from about a month and cannot promise to review your draft. I hope Gazal world helps in this. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 08:16, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

I will look into it. --Gazal world (talk) 12:15, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Request

1) Please take a look at Draft: Kathog Rigzin Chenpo Padma Wangchen Rinpoche and review it. I wrote it myself, referencing from the book The Rigzin Tulkus. I am aware of legal requirements regarding publications, on-line or on print. 2) Will need advice on moving it from sandbox to live environment. Many thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danhuan (talk • contribs)

Hi Danhuan; as requested, I've moved your submission to draftspace where it would be reviewed by AfC volunteer reviewers, in case you submit it. It is located at Draft:Rigzin Chenpo Padma Wangchen. Please make sure it meets the notability criteria before you proceed to submit it. Best. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 07:53, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Afro-Arab

Thank you for moving the page “Afro-Arab” to “Afro-Arabs”, it was bothering me for so long as I’ve tried numerous times to change it. Nplprcn (talk) 12:09, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Mathew Solomon

Thanks for your feed back on this page, however, it seems to meet WP:Encyclopedic style & WP:EPSTYLE, respectfully. It is not advertorial or promotional. Would you please be so kind as to point me to where you thought the tone was specifically offensive? Thank you again. 174.48.198.196 (talk) 12:23, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

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Moving of Hazara Pakistan to Hazara Division

Hi i see you moved Hazara Pakistan article to Hazara Division on the request of "user:Khestwol". without any past or present check, i want to tell you actually Hazara Division was merged into this historical region article because of not having enough content, Now renaming this Hazara Pakistan historical region article into an administrative Hazara Division is not fair, i request you please read the article, Hazara Pakistan is a historical region wich has a history since Alexander era, and this region contains sperate Amb (princely state) from 1500 to until 1970 and this region was merged in to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, From 1987 to present-day this region has a separate Hazara Province Movement.

i request you please restore article back to original name Hazara Pakistan, to end confusion, split "Hazara division" section wich was merged into this article after discussion because of not having enough content. Ytpks896 (talk) 12:30, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

Ytpks896, I suggest you to start a discussion on the talk-page of the relevant articles. I did the move because I thought it was warranted. Nonetheless, the talk-page of that article is the right venue for you to discuss these issues. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:06, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

Dear @TheAafi: you make an mistake, you not verified the request before moving the page and You are accepting it, So nothing left for discussion, Now you should restore article name back to original, Then we can start discussion to split Hazara Division from it or anything else. Ytpks896 (talk) 16:55, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

@Khestwol: Would you like to address the issues raised above? I still believe the relevant article's talk-page is the correct venue to discuss all this. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 18:16, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Dear @TheAafi: 48 hours passed still not reply, i am again remind you, You made a controversial move not a technical, on Khestwol's request and you are also accepted it, and second according to Wikipedia guidelines Historical articles requires proper discussion before making any changes.

After all of this I don't think there is anything left to discuss or justify this controversial move. Ytpks896 (talk) 19:21, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Suspicious user?

Hi! There's this new user who claims to be from South Korean, but since their very first edit all they've done is try (and sometimes succeed) to get various Indian articles renamed. Do you think it's the same user as this one? – Uanfala (talk) 12:23, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

Uanfala - Pinging DaxServer who has been an active warrior against the Dusrapehelu sockfarm. I do however feel there is some sort of behavioral similarity, though this one has went beyond a step, i.e. seeking move of a Pakistan related article. Gaming the system as usual. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:04, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

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Baqibillah Mishkat Chowdhury

Hello, TheAafi,

I saw on Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/List of reviewers by subject that you are a AFC reviewer who has some knowledge of Islam. Could you look over this article? I believe the page creator says it passed AFC review but I find that doubtful. Thanks for any help you can offer. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:25, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Liz, Thanks. I ended draftifying the article. If I were to AfC review it, I'd simply decline it. Nothing explicitly manages to prove that Baqibillah is notable enough to have an article on its own. Nonetheless, let us allow the article creator to improve it as a draft. Thanks. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 03:52, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Reasons for reverting the edits

Hello, I have gone through your message on my talk page regarding the deletion of some edits I made in some Wikipedia articles like Wali Rahmani, which you find nonconstructive and not according to the policies and guidelines of the Wiki. I think you have delivered a template message without assigning any reasons for deletions in question. However, I would try my best to comprehend the very soul of the guidelines and policies of the Wiki making my contributions so that this free and highly valuable platform of free information in this age of dominating capitalism in every walk of life should become better and better. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hamidnadvi (talk • contribs)

Seerah as reliable sources

Assalamalykum,

I wasn't sure who to ask this. Do you think the following are reliable sources?

• William Muir's "Life of Mahomet" written in 1863. Muir was criticized by some Muslims as being biased.
• Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri's "Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum". Mubarakpuri was on the faculty of Islamic University of Madinah but his work is written from an obviously Islamic perspective.

VR _talk 06:14, 1 December 2021 (UTC)Message fixed.VR _talk 06:26, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

Vice regent, wa alaikumus Salam. I'm sorry. I've just been here for over three years and I don't fathom how you made this error ascribing someone else's comment to me. Nonetheless, I'd have a look at this AfD and share my thoughts with you. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 06:24, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

I am so sorry. I was typing a message to someone else and I accidentally mixed up the messages. I've corrected my message now.VR _talk 06:26, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

Vice regent, I hold the view that each such work is reliable for WP:RSOPINION. We may cite such opinions whenever necessary, whether they're in praise or commend the subject, or otherwise. Personally, I do not consider Mubarakpuri's work to be a reliable one - there have been discussions (in circles I'm known to) that it has copied a lot from Kandhlawi's Seeratul Mustafa. Nonetheless, every such work is fine to be cited per WP:RSOPINION and I won't object. For the information - these won't be OR and unreliable sources either, at least in my opinion. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 05:07, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Bhaskar Jyoti Nath

sir May I kindly know why my article is recommended for speedy deletion? He is a known literary critic in assam and there is a page in his name in assamese wikipedia as well — Preceding unsigned comment added by Latumoni20 (talk • contribs) 16:25, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

@Latumoni20: You've been nicely told at Draft:Bhaskar Jyoti Nath about the issues and problems with this submission. Please improve the draft accordingly. Thanks. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 16:28, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

welcome sir . I am not very well informed about the wikipedia editing . So I asked you sir . Thanks for your kind reply . Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Latumoni20 (talk • contribs) 16:31, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Edits made regarding Ashraf Ali Thanvi

Hell, I apologize for the late reply, I understand that you saw some of my edits on the page of Ashraf Ali Thanvi as being unconstructive and have chosen to remove them, it was not my intention to present bias view but merely to explain and leave information regarding why the Barelvis oppose him and the reasons behind them passing the fatwa-e-takfeer upon him in Husamul Haramain. I understand that you edit the biographies of Deobandi scholars and may have an affinity towards Thanvi, however, as Wikipedia is meant to be a non-bias and neutral source of information, information that may be critical of him should not be erased or removed especially when it is being added in a section which lists opposition to him by the Barelvi movement.thank You 89.240.203.105 (talk) 16:06, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

Please Visit My Personal Page it's About Creation & Philosophy

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Request for adoption

Salaam, I've been reading articles related to Indian Muslims, especially Islamic scholars, and noticed that you've made some great contributions. I'd love to join in and contribute but unfortunately, I'm quite new to Wiki editing. I was hoping you could help me a bit in the beginning as part of the Adoption program you're part of. Thanks! Munshii (talk) 09:32, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Munshii, Wa alaykumus salām. I'd be very happy to mentor you but I'm very much occupied with my academic life right now. I feel I could return to normal after a few months. Meanwhile, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Regards ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 13:38, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Sure, thanks! - Munshii (talk) 17:59, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

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Ziaur Rahman Azmi

Hello @TheAafi, I added the name in the article as taking the example of the article of Ibn Taymiyyah. Name is different but commonly known as different. I didn't change the title and this title should not be change also.

I got to know this name, Abū Aḥmad Muḥammad ʻAbdillāh Al-A’zami when I read the cover of Al-Jamiul Kamil but thought that it is name of another person.

So, I want to add the name again as other name in infobox or in the starting of article as it is in Ibn Taymiyyah. So, people know his official name and never confuse like me.

And also, you have done great work in preventing deletion of this article.Zsohl ^(Talk) 13:14, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Dear friend Zsohl, Thanks for the nice words. I feel the vast majority of Islamic biographies need to be revamped. Azmi's name in libraries generally features as "Muhammad Ziya-ur-Rahman Azmi" (in Urdu and Arabic" but we use the most common name as both the title, in the infobox, and at the starting and mention any alternative name next to it. I'd shortly move this article to "Ziya-ur-Rahman Azmi" which is the WP:COMMONNAME here. Thanks ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 13:21, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

I'd happily include the name "Abū Aḥmad Muḥammad ʻAbdillāh Al-A’zami‎" if this has been generally used in any reliable sources as an alternate name. The site of Darussalam isn't a RS. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 13:24, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

@TheAafi: Okay, Thanks for responding. As-salamu alaykum Zsohl ^(Talk) 13:29, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Relist

Please revert your relist, and let an admin take the call. I think it is a keep. Venkat TL (talk) 09:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Dear Venkat TL, well, I don't believe there's any consensus yet to keep. If any admin thinks that the relist is inappropriate, they would themselves take care of it. I'd leave it for them. Thanks. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 09:47, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

No no. Please read WP:RELIST and Relist bias. An admin is unlikely to overrule the relist. I reiterate, undo your relist and let an admin decide this. India list is already too cluttered. If an admin takes the call to relist, I will not dispute it. Venkat TL (talk) 09:56, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

request

Check out the contributions of iskander123 in sufism and hindu muslim relations article. 103.230.104.50 (talk) 16:19, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello

I created Hudhud (mythology) a year ago, but it seems disambiguator is either incorrect or unsuitable. Can't it be Hudhud (theology) or Hudhud (terminology) etc.? TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 16:58, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

TheBirdsShedTears, I feel either of the disambiguators don't fit. The primary title at Hudhud should be made a disambiguation page. Hudhud bird should be placed at something like Hudhud (Islamic theology) or Hudhud (Islam) if this belongs to only Islam, and theology only if it is found all around the Abrahamic religions. Pinging Vice regent for any possible ideas. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 08:04, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

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What do you know about eastern streamers and YouTubers?

If you don't know anything about a topic that does not mean that doesn't exist or people do not care about it.

You should not have rejected a Draft:Techno Gamerz without knowing anything about it.

Not only that you also wrote that it is not notable enough to be in Wikipedia. Oh really?? Do you know anything about it do you know how many news articles are there about him out there and all of them are reliable sources.

Please stop rejecting the topics and saying that "It is not notable enough in Wikipedia". Wikipedia has thousands of articles about people that nobody knows about here in the East and also have 2 Million followers at max. They are in Wikipedia without any reason and this person has more than 20 Million Followers , people want to write article about him and Wikipedia included it in Speedy Deletion just because he is not American. Souradip Mandal (talk) 09:52, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Draft:Nitin kumar Singh

Hello TheAafi. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Draft:Nitin kumar Singh, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Please see Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Nitin kumar Singh. Thank you. Shirt58 (talk) 09:30, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Shirt58, Thanks. This is how we learn new things every day. I had thought a different way. Anyways, I agree with you. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 10:16, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Regarding Maulana Usman Mansoorpuri

Assalamualaikum Warah Matullahii Waa Barkatuhu , As i think that the edits which I have made is not wrong because as far as i know and gone through the some lines , the name of Sayyed Nawab Isa Rehamtuallah his father is not mentioned . Even though his numerous books he had written is also not mentioned. Moreover there's no light on his childhood and family , that in which family of Nawab he was born and others too . With due respect kindly take into consideration. Hoping a positive response from your side inshallah. Regards Sayyed SAYYED2000 (talk) 18:49, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

SAYYED2000, Wa alaykumus salam! Wikipedia is not a directory and it is not necessary to mention each a every hagiographical information in the articles. Apart from these irrelevant things, if you feel anything else is missing in the article, you may update it, but please remember each thing needs to be well-referenced and sourced with a reliable source. Just because I know it; isn't a legit source. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 18:53, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

P::With reference to your message i say that i think a person father name should be mentioned because I know the family of Maulana Usman Monsoorpuri Nawwarallahu Markadahu very personally because he is my maternal grandfather . So that's why I had added some lines to his biography . SAYYED2000 (talk) 19:44, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

SAYYED2000, That makes sense but do you have a reliable source that mentions this? You need to avoid editing the article because of COI guidelines. Regards, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 19:46, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

What kind of reliable sources you are asking . The books he had written and his father's Name is already a reliable source in itself as per guidelines of OIC . SAYYED2000 (talk) 19:55, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

OIC

Hi, hope you are doing well. I have expanded OIC article, but before making changes, would you please review updated article at User:TheBirdsShedTears/sandbox. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 05:24, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

TheBirdsShedTears, To be honest, I have very limited knowledge about OIC, and I feel I'm not the best person to review it, and provided my ongoing exams at the university, I'd like to hear from Vice regent and Mccapra on this. Best. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 10:55, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

OK I'll review the changes you've made in the next day or two. Mccapra (talk) 15:29, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

I have updated the page and if you find any mistake or error, please let me know. @Vice regent, Mccapra, and TheAfi. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 04:49, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Review the draft

Hello hope you are doing well. I had created an article named Arham Abbasi which was deleted previous day and the reason was G4. And the admin User:Justlettersandnumbers who deleted the page suggested me that the article is better then the previous one and he/she told me to expand and submit the existing draft (Draft:Arham Abbasi) which has been created already by an another edit. I have expanded the draft and now I have selected the draft for review. So I will be thankful if you check and review the draft. Thank you in advance. Trakinwiki (talk) 05:09, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Trakinwiki, Hi, I had a look at your draft and I declined it at this moment. Please take sometime around and see our guidelines about the general notability and the subjective notability, which in this case is WP:NACTOR. Regards, ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 06:37, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News

Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

• AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
• The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:59, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Primefac, this is something worth a smile. Thanks! ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 16:18, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Beware of IPs

Over the years I've been on wikipedia, I've found that you should beware of IPs and WP:SPAs that try to pick fights. They are probably sockpuppets of more veteran accounts. They try to provoke you into bad behavior. Best thing to do is just to remain calm. Hopefully, eventually, more users will comment on the issue and the IP will be shown to be wrong. But keep calm.VR _talk 18:37, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Vice regent, Thanks. I take a note of this and since I've myself been through such IP abuse several times, I agree one needs to be very much careful while dealing with them. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 06:39, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

I had a look at the ANI thread. While the IP seems to be wanting to right great wrongs, there looks to be a kernel of truth in what they're saying. I notice at User:TheAafi/COI, you say you've been paid to write Malojiraje Chhatrapati and Bapusaheb Pathare. While neither article looks egregiously bad, and seems to basically have well-sourced claims to meet WP:NPOLITICIAN (bearing in mind I'm not too familiar with Indian politics, particularly BJP politics), they both look like the sort of stub I'd knock up in an hour or two just for fun. I don't understand why you needed to be paid for these, or how it aligns with the claim also on the page "No paid connections. Never." Can you clarify what this all means? Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 13:29, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Ritchie333, As you are already aware that having a COI doesn't always mean that one has been paid to write an article. It has several meanings, for instance, the subject being a friend or relative, or likewise any other thing. This is why I've stated it on my COI page that, No paid connections. Never. Unless specified otherwise.. "Unless specified otherwise" explicitly says that if there's a conflict of interest, I'd disclose it as so, but if it is some other sort of COI, I won't be calling it "paid". I feel the whole combination is a bad choice of words which I'd be happy in rephrasing. Coming to the second thing, I was given some amount of money several days after I had written these articles,, since both the subjects are notable, I opted to write about them; and given that I didn't say no to the amount because I was in a need, and this amount helped me at that time. But being honest with my work, I gladly disclosed this that I've been paid for these articles. I hope this helps. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 14:24, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Okay, so you were retrospectively rewarded for writing an article, but at the time of writing it, you had no conflict of interest, and it was simply a thanks. In other words, it's kind of like what happened to me with The Minories, Colchester, who gave me a free lunch about a year after I'd improved the article as a thanks. I think it would be worth clarifying all that, to emphasise that you had no possible way of breaking any COI policies at the time you made the edits. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 14:40, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Ritchie333, I take a note from this. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 14:45, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Ritchie333, However, the way this IP has behaved, there are clear indications that they are doing all this while logging out of their regular account, as Catfish Jim and the soapdish said elsewhere that, This is not the way a run of the mill IP editor behaves. One IP from this group who commented at a related AfD about Jamiatul Hidaya, Jaipur has been blocked globally as an "open-proxy". I don't understand why all of a sudden an IP would come and begin commenting against me in edit summaries. Not even notifying me or starting a discussion with me on my talk page or any other relevant area, they started the ANI thread. The way I feel it and think it, they don't have any problem with my two paid articles, rather they try best to get articles get deleted/tagged etc. that they "just don't like". Like the famous Authordom sockfarm! ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 16:38, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Indeed, but in this instance, it's best to be completely above board and above suspicion as you can, to clearly show beyond all doubt that you are not at fault. That's why Dennis had to take time out to assess the situation, as everyone getting dragged to ANI claims innocence, whether they are or not. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 17:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Need some help

Assalamualaikum. Hope you're doing great. First look at this

When i go to Medinet Habu page and click "Swap" option it displays a text saying "sawp Medinet Habu with": Medinet Habu. When enter Draft:Move/Medinet Habu[1] it shows an error message saying "Draft:Move/Medinet Habu doesn't exist.

Should one enter prefix Draft:Move[2]? or one should leave it without adding prefix[3].

Is Draft:Move auto generated by the script or it should be added manually? Regards TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 05:48, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

TheBirdsShedTears, In this case, I'd firstly clear the primary location and move it to Medinet Habu (disambiguation) and once that's done, I'd move the primary article to this location. Following that, I'd begin the merge and then tag the dab page as an irrelevant one. I don't think you'd need a SWAP here. But for your ease, you might want to install a script that helps with SWAPS. See User:Ahecht/Scripts/pageswap.js. Thanks! ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 05:56, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

I would be glad to help if you want me to clean off the primary location. I can just get you rid of the whole SWAP process here as I can easily move it to the disambiguation without leaving a redirect. Should I? ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 05:58, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Yed please do it. Please provide assistance for future reference so that i can learn about page swap. Script is already installed. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 06:02, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

TheBirdsShedTears, I feel this should get a day more? Well, I don't think you need to manually enter all this. What you are mistaking here, is that you need not to say "I'm swapping this with Draft:Move like something, but you have to enter the name of another article there. "You are swapping two pages"; thereafter the residual junk is "made and cleared off" by default. You should be able to do this because you are a page-mover! ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 06:09, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Final question. For example, A needs to be moved into B but B is already occupied by a redirect from A. In this case, when i select "swap" option under "more" menu, i should go to A and then enter B (another topic name). is is correct? or should i go to B and enter another topic name i.e B. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 06:21, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

TheBirdsShedTears, If there's just one edit on "B" in such case, you should be able to G6 (delete it) and move A to B without using SWAP. However if B has a history more than one edit; open page A, click more and opt the Swap option, enter the target title (B) and proceed. It should take care of the whole work by now. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 06:38, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Congratulations!!

You had an excellent teacher for your NPP schooling! Welcome aboard!!! Atsme 💬 📧 17:26, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Atsme, Thanks for the compliment. This is possibly why I chose Rosguill to be my mentor.🙂 ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 02:22, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Nomination for Deletion

Recently, you have suggested my new article Jami ul Kamil for deletion. I could not find any point against the community guidelines of the organisation. Will you elistrate it more so that its flaws could be fixed. Hasan.2526272829 (talk) 2:23, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Please see WP:GNG and WP:NBOOKS. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 14:53, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Features for new users coming soon (and mentors, like you, wanted!)

Hello. As you're currently listed as a host at the Teahouse, I wanted to make sure you're aware of the imminent rollout of new Growth Team Features which every new account will be getting by default. Each users will soon see a new 'Homepage' tab next to their User page. It contains two main elements which might impact on your involvement - and you'd be welcome to get involved and help out directly with one of them.

• Firstly, they will be offered a range of 'suggested edits', and encouraged to make simple improvements to pages that interest them. (Being aware of this feature would be helpful for all Teahouse hosts if you're likely to offer advice on tasks for them to start out doing.)
• There's also a 'Your impact' box to show them how many people have seen the pages they've just edited.
• Finally, each new user is randomly assigned a 'mentor' from a list of friendly, experienced editors, like yourself. If they get stuck, they can ask a question directly to them via a Your mentor box, and hopefully get a swift, friendly answer from that mentor. Currently, this feature is given to 2% of new users, but it's set to increase to around 10% in the very near future.

To spread the load on our current list of around 65 mentors, I'm reaching out to ask if you'd like to help out and sign up as one? The workload is relatively small; User Panini! reports receiving four questions a month, on average, all of which were simple ones of the type we already get at the Teahouse, whilst I've had just one in the last 3 weeks. To view a list of every question asked of all mentors over the last 14 days, click here.

If becoming a mentor and being available to help new users on their first few days here interests you - just as have done at the Teahouse in the past - then please consider signing up at Growth Team features/Mentor list. But please only do so if you are genuinely willing to be available to help. Existing users can already 'opt-in' to seeing the Newcomer Homepage features via their Preferences.

Thank you! Nick Moyes (talk) 12:00, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Question from Umbali on Help:Introduction to Wikipedia (05:57, 26 February 2022)

Hello how do I edict a page --Umbali (talk) 05:57, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Umbali, Hello and welcome to the Wikipedia! Do you want to make edits to any page on the Wikipedia? If I'm right, you would have to search for that page first. Once you open that page, and tell me what page is that; I'd assist you further with the editing process. Regards, ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 06:05, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

February thanks

February songs

frozen

Thank you for improving articles in February! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:58, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

stand and sing Prayer for Ukraine --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:23, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Your advice

Hi, please give your advice on Draft:upGrad. It is a properly stated WP:COI about an Indian education company. The draft was declined at the AfC with the comment from the reviewer that it didn’t pass WP:NCORP. Do you think that this issue still exists after the rewrite? Any advice that you can give me on improving the article? Thanks! Peter. -- Bbarmadillo (talk) 19:46, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Bbarmadillo, Thanks for reaching out to me but unfortunately I do not review submissions on request generally. I would leave the review to other independent reviewers, and especially to HighKing this time. Best, ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 06:10, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

I see. He has already reviewed this one. --Bbarmadillo (talk) 18:41, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

See WP:SERIESA for an essay on some of the most common mistakes with articles where someone says "but its a unicorn!". Also see WP:ORGIND from NCORP. Basically, unless and until someone decides to write about the company - not reacting to announcements or PR or essentially rewording/reprinting company content - then it will continue to fail NCORP. Acceptable sources are things like analyst reports (which meet CORPDEPTH) or academic studies of their business model or an analytic breakdown of their business. HighKing 20:48, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Saloni Gaur

Why are you undoing my addition mentioning Shubham Gaur, as her brother as accomplished comedian ? It's a well known fact. I'm re-adding that, with reference. Kindly stop erasing that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.233.97.118 (talk) 17:52, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

117.233.97.118, the fact you are adding is unreferenced and I've reverted it once again. If you want to add it again, please provide a inline citation at the end of the fact, that supports both their relationship and the notability of Saloni's brother. Regards, ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 18:20, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Ebrahim Desai

Bro he is literally his student like wtf Ilmihilmi (talk) 17:19, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Ilmihilmi, you need to support this with a reliable source, because inline citations are necessary, and statements/facts without citations are removed. He might be a student of his, but is it stated somewhere? If yes, where? Thanks. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:21, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from Elamorgue (23:03, 12 March 2022)

Hi There! how can i translate the articles? --Elamorgue (talk) 23:03, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Elamorgue, May I know which article you want to translate and in what language? ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 09:09, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Request on 20:17:42, 13 March 2022 for assistance on AfC submission by Mark.All

• Mark.All (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Watford Ladies FC (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi. I'm new to using Wikipedia and I'm not sure I follow re the submission not being supported by reliable sources as the majority of the text has been taken from our website (watfordladiesfc.com).

Mark.All (talk) 20:17, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Mark.All, Hi, please take some time and have a look at our guidelines on the conflict of interest and disclose any connection you have with Watford Ladies FC, whether paid or unpaid. Regards, ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 06:41, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Request on 10:24:30, 15 March 2022 for assistance on AfC submission by Mark.All

• Mark.All (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Watford Ladies FC (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I've updated text about myself. Is there anything else I need to do? Thanks

Mark.All (talk) 10:24, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Al-Baqi Cemetery

Hello, TheAafi,

When making a page move, please check for redirects to the page before deciding whether or not to leave a redirect from the old location to the new title. When you chose not to leave a redirect, as in this page move, it left quite a lot of broken redirects that would have been deleted by AnomieBOT III if Explicit hadn't fixed them all. If you leave a redirect when you do a page move, then the bots can change all of the existing redirects to point to the new, correct target. When you don't leave a redirect, they become broken and can all get deleted if no one is actively checking the Broken redirect page. This is especially important if a page has been moved by a vandal to a really bad title, you probably think you shouldn't leave a redirect when correcting for this because the incorrect title is so obviously wrong but, again, not leaving one breaks all of the existing redirects.

Alternatively, before you do a page move, you can go and change all of the page redirects yourself but it is much easier to leave a redirect and then the bots can make the changes for you. Of course, if the page doesn't have any redirects that point to it, this doesn't matter but many pages do. And thank you for all of your contributions! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:47, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Okay, looking a little closer at the deleted page history, it seems like there was a redirect from Al-Baqi Cemetry which was tagged for deletion and deleted a day later. I'm not sure why the bots hadn't changed all the existing redirects (they are usually pretty fast) but it might have been because of the round robin page moves that were done with this page. So, this incident is more complicated than I thought when I left the comment above but my message is still the same about checking for redirects before moving a page, especially an article that has been around for 17 years. There are bound to be some redirects! Thanks again. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:56, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

On New Page for "Wahhabism (epithet)" - Reply

Hello TheAafi. I saw your reply here

By a seperate page on Wahhabism, I mean an article which documents the various ways the label "Wahhabi" has been deployed throughout history across various regions. So a better title would be "Wahhabi (epithet)" for such an article. So this would avoid confusion between the movement of Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (which is known in various encyclopaedic references as Wahhabi, Muwahhidun, etc) and the label "Wahhabism" which has numerous meanings depending on time and place, some of which are also conspiratorial.

The thing is, I dont have time to create a seperate article titled "Wahhabi (epithet)". I plan to take a break shortly. However, if you are interested in creating it, I may present some relevant Reliable sources which would be useful.

Thank you.

~~shadowwarrior8 (talk) 17:28, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Shadowwarrior8, I agree to a great extent and I have seen its wider usage beyond the followers of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab. But would it be okay for you to just create a stub article on this? Our university just opened today for physical classes and I feel I cannot do much. Subject to absence of an article explaining the differences over this, I don't feel moving the article is currently a "good idea". Would you keep this on hold until we have an article Wahhabi (epithet)? Regards, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:39, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Nonetheless, I didn't know that there was already an open RM. So you just wait this week and see what the community thinks on this. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:44, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you TheAafi, the thing is I maybe on a lengthy break by then.

Since you are interested, I shall provide some references for future use.

• | The Phantom Wahhabi: Liberalism and the Muslim fanatic in mid-Victorian India
• Indian Wahhabi Movement by Qeyamusdin Ahmed
• INDIAN WAHHĀBISM - THE CASE OF THE AHL-I ḤADĪTH IN COLONIAL INDIA by Azhar Majothi Shadowwarrior8 (talk) 18:10, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello TheAafi, just to remind you. I have created Wahhabi (epithet) and have added some brief content. If you're interested you could expand the article, explain the historical usages of the epithet, etc constructively.

Thank you Shadowwarrior8 (talk) 18:54, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Hazrat Abdul Bari Shah

Hi. Can you suggest some good biography in Urdu/English about Hazrat Abdul Bari Shah, a Sufi saint from Bengal?- Abdul Muhsy talk 08:10, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Internet Archive Scholar vs. JSTOR

Hello, I see on your user page that you use JSTOR and I'd like to know more about your experience. By my calculations, a good 70 % of the main JSTOR content is now available for everyone at Internet Archive Scholar, with full text search provided e.g. at https://scholar.archive.org/ . The service is still in beta, but I've used it for some source-finding and it seems quite usable to me; I wonder whether that's just my experience. If you have a chance, the next time you'd be looking for a source on Google Scholar or JSTOR or similar, to perform the same search on IA scholar instead, I'd be curious to hear how it ends up. Thanks, Nemo 19:07, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Nemo bis, If I happen to use it for any purpose, I'll post a feedback for you! ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 19:17, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! Nemo 21:37, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

March thanks

March songs

Thank you for improving articles in March. Music if you like. Prayer for Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:28, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

The Prayer is on the Main page, finally new flowers, and btw: the TFA is a young writer's first --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Question from KhaingZinWint (19:55, 24 March 2022)

My old data can showing? --KhaingZinWint (talk) 19:55, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

KhaingZinWint, what sort of data are you looking for? ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 20:03, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

My nude photo and video KhaingZinWint (talk) 20:08, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi Aafi why you add misunderstanding on Dhiu wiki page

Hi Tnsalmanshah (talk) 11:36, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Information on Vivek Agnihotri

Hello,

Please have a look at this talk page section. The information is well-reffed. But some guy simply removed it terming it as rubbish.

Please express you opinion on the talk page and/or suggest any change in the input text so that the same can be incoporated in the article.

Thank you --Hindustanilanguage (talk) 05:16, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Hindustanilanguage, I had a look at this. The revert by TB seems fine to be. The information that you want to get included in the article under a section "Controversies" needs to be refurbished and condensed. Is there any way for you to summarise this information without going too much deep into this. For instance, we can just say In an interview, Agnihotri said that he does not consider himself a Bhopali despite his growing up in Bhopal. He made comments on the term "Bhopali" stating that, "Bhopali has a different connotation. You can ask any Bhopali. I will explain it to you in private. If someone says he is Bhopali, it generally means he is homosexual, a person with Nawabi likings". Following this an FIR was registered against him. Similarly, the other three could be shortened, trimmed and condensed. For example, In another interview, he criticized the efficiency of the JNV alumni and said that, "he has never met a JNU alumnus who talks about productivity and efficiency.". He subsequently changed his mind when the journalist intervened and said that the varsity has indeed produced intellectuals. If you can do this, I feel there are chances of its inclusion in the article. Regards, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 07:01, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from Gman9443 on Quadro Tracker (14:50, 9 April 2022)

Regarding Quadro Tracker, I have corrected the article showing Jefferson County Texas Narcotics Task Force instead of Jefferson Parish Louisiana. Ron Kelly, Special Agent FBI ( Retired) --Gman9443 (talk) 14:50, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Gman9443, Hi, I see that you have not made any edits on the article. Can you please explain what you want to exactly change to what and if you have any sources that support the change? Regards, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 15:11, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Question from Daniel Wassef (20:01, 20 April 2022)

How do I create a knowledge panel in my name? --Daniel Wassef (talk) 20:01, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Waliur Rahman (2nd nomination)

I see your request here, and you did a round robin swap. Do you still need me to move Waliur Rahman Reza back? Happy to do so, but unclear if it's still needed given your moves. Thanks! Star Mississippi 02:04, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Star Mississippi, I see this has been taken care of. Someone else moved it. The Reza article was already located at this location before SalamAlayka made several move attempts. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 09:22, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Yes. Thanks @Vinegarymass911 for handling! Star Mississippi 13:38, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Request on 14:52:41, 22 April 2022 for assistance on AfC submission by Mark.All

• Mark.All (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Watford Ladies FC (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi. I submitted an article for review and was advised I needed to modify my profile to confirm I am a reliable source for the article which I did and responded to the person who advised me of this. I haven't heard back again and it's been over a month. Am I missing something? The draft is - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Watford_Ladies_FC Thanks Mark

Mark.All (talk) 14:52, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

thoughts?

Does this user strike you as similar to this one that you filed at SPI? I'm getting strong sock vibes but I don't usually deal with POV pushers, just spammers. They're accusing two long term editors of not understanding our basic[4][5]policies (laughable really) regarding WP:EL and vehemently accusing them of bias, which sounds similar to your situation with their last sock. CUPIDICAE💕 15:08, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi Praxidicae, I just came outside to get some items for home. The Khaadim sockfarm has been here since last several years and I'm damn sure this is them but I need to closely have a look at their contributions using my laptop. That I'll do sometime later. But for WP:EL, and self citing, they accused me as well, and this is a green flag. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 15:24, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

but I was accused through IPs, possibly open proxies ;) ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 15:27, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Ok, I'll file it under the master account that spicy suggested it actually was in that SPI - they're clearly a sock and not here for anything good. CUPIDICAE💕 15:29, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi Praxidicae, Do you feel that this edit is related with this? ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 13:29, 24 April 2022 (UTC)