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On 1 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Fatimid boy caliph al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah was raised to the throne by the vizier, who had killed his father and uncles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Daoud ibn al-Adid you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Daoud ibn al-Adid and Talk:Daoud ibn al-Adid/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AhmadLX -- AhmadLX (talk) 22:41, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Türgesh rulers has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:07, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Rulers of the Bosporan Kingdom has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:47, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of Nicopolis (1798) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:01, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On 9 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Capture of Lemnos, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the First Balkan War, the capture of Lemnos by the Greek navy enabled it to blockade the Dardanelles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Capture of Lemnos (1912). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Capture of Lemnos), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I have this source https://www.goodreads.com/ar/book/show/16173234 please check it Samira819 (talk) 15:04, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Samira819: yes, the Barbary states routinely participated in the Ottoman-Venetian conflicts, as they were Ottoman vassals. That is not the problem. The problem is the very poor English, not WP:CITING any WP:RS, and not bothering to properly insert the info into the article, rather just dumping it anywhere. Constantine ✍ 15:13, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

sorry for misunderstanding you but how do I improve my writings Samira819 (talk) 16:37, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Daoud ibn al-Adid you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Daoud ibn al-Adid for comments about the article, and Talk:Daoud ibn al-Adid/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AhmadLX -- AhmadLX (talk) 22:42, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I noticed you've changed links from [[Constantinople]] to [[Istanbul|Constantinople]] in many lists of ship launches. If the List is 1922 or earlier, this in incorrect, as Istanbul did not exist then. Please revert your edits. Mjroots (talk) 06:34, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mjroots. The article on Constantinople covers the Byzantine period of the city. We do not, for various reasons, have an Ottoman Constantinople article, it redirects to Istanbul. Thus when linking the city in an Ottoman context, it is a common practice to use [[Istanbul|Constantinople]]. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 07:24, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Constantinople article states "This article is about the historical city from 330 to 1922". As such, linking to it is correct, is it not? Mjroots (talk) 07:27, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Mjroots: It doesn't cover the entire period though; it merely has a brief section on the almost five centuries of the Ottoman period at the very end, due to the name being the same. The current consensus, such as it is, can be found at Talk:Constantinople#RFC_on_whether_to_change_the_end_date_of_this_article_to_1930. Constantine ✍ 07:33, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, Cplakidas! The article you nominated, Battle of Saseno, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is to let you know that the al-Hafiz article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 13, 2023. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page blurb, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 13, 2023, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. If you wish to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article, you can do so at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/April 2023.

I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:14, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you today for the article, introduced (in 2020): "Al-Hafiz was the eleventh Fatimid caliph, and the last to actually exercise any power. His accession was disputed, and his reign was tumultuous to say the least, with even his sons turning on him and one another in pursuit of power. This is my first Fatimid caliphal biography FAC, and hopefully not the last. I think it is as comprehensive as it can get, and have tried to present the complex circumstances of rise to the throne as well as I could, given that the modern sources are often themselves contradictory in their assertions." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:53, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On 14 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al-Adid, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the last Fatimid caliph, al-Adid, came to the throne as a child, was dominated by his viziers, and died a few days after Saladin abolished the Fatimid regime? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Adid. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Al-Adid), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Battle of Nicopolis (1798) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Battle of Nicopolis (1798) for comments about the article, and Talk:Battle of Nicopolis (1798)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:41, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've always appreciated your work, especially since we overlap on some areas of interest. But I think that it might be helpful to give back a little by reviewing some GANs. Your high-quality work has been recognized by the time and effort of other editors at the GA level and I think that it might be time to start evening that balance out. This is not any sort of attempt at soliciting reviews of my own nominations and I'd specifically ask that you not review any of them. There are plenty of other noms that I suspect that you could do an excellent job on, even if you're not a subject-matter expert on any of them. I've done plenty of reviews where the bulk of my attention has been on images and prose because I don't know much about the subject. That's OK because the bar for GA quality isn't all that high. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:57, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Cplakidas. Reading the article you wrote, Andreas Tzimas, I saw his mother was from Moscopole, so I wanted to add Tzimas at Moscopole#Notable people for having roots from there. However this information is not referenced in the article and I couldn't find any sources regarding this. I could also not find Ourania Alvanou in any academic sources, searching her name both in the Latin and Greek alphabets. Where did you find this info? Could you add a source to the article? Thank you. Super Ψ Dro 21:12, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for bothering you, in the end I was able to find a source for this. Though I still removed the name Ourania Alvanou. Super Ψ Dro 21:38, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Super Dromaeosaurus: Hi, no worries. I don't remember where I found that, quite likely it was an offline source. Goes to show that one ought to cite things properly right away... Constantine ✍ 07:47, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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On 8 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh was a Zirid prince who became a vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate after assassinating his stepfather, and was overthrown after murdering caliph al-Zafir? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:03, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah for comments about the article, and Talk:Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Al Ameer son -- Al Ameer son (talk) 16:03, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering why you deleted the Arabic version of his name? It's standard practice to include these things. I had changed the initial name because that was the version in the wikilink and that is his name proper according to modern naming conventions. Ogress 17:52, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ogress: ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺱ ﺑﻦ ﺍﺑﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﻮﺡ is 'al-Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh'. It includes the definite article, but does not include the kunya nor the nisba. As such it does not correspond to the strictly transliterated form provided, namely ʿAbbās ibn Abī al-Futūḥ "al-Ṣinhājī". I intended to re-add a corrected/full form of the Arabic name yesterday, but did not have the time. It is done now. Apologies for the confusion. Constantine ✍ 10:51, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

no worries, it wasn't urgent, i was just trying to clarify your objections to the page edits Ogress 11:50, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Constantine, hope you doing well. Would you be interested in reviewing Urwa ibn al-Zubayr GAN? If you are busy or just not interested in the topic, that's no problem, just ignore. Thanks. AhmadLX-(Wikiposta) 21:24, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AhmadLX, I am well, thanks, hopefully you too. I'll gladly take this on, even though I am a bit overwhelmed with reviews atm. Will likely be a few days, though, before I get around to it. Constantine ✍ 21:36, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm good too, thanks. Yes no hurry, take your time. I will do some tweaks in the meantime. AhmadLX-(Wikiposta) 19:46, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, Cplakidas! The article you nominated, Al-Musta'li, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Cplakidas. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Arab–Khazar wars at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Good luck with FA and all the best, Miniapolis 18:49, 29 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On 30 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Nicopolis (1798), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the Battle of Nicopolis in 1798, Revolutionary French troops placed their artillery on top of an ancient burial mound? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Nicopolis (1798). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of Nicopolis (1798)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Thank you for creating and expanding this important article. Do you intend to write the Hungarian part of his life in the future? If not, I will gladly expand the article, because he was one of the central figures in Hungarian domestic politics in the last decade of the 13th century. Norden1990 (talk) 15:21, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Norden1990, thanks a lot. Yes, will at least include what the DBI article has to say today or tomorrow. You are more than welcome to flesh it out with more sources once this is done, as this is not my area of expertise. Constantine ✍ 15:44, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I see from elsewhere that you're rather busy in real life, so please don't take this as anything more than a heads up: I just thought this article, which I've nominated at FAC, might be up your street. Greek archaeology meets the War of Independence meets dynamite-induced near-death experiences... UndercoverClassicist (talk) 11:05, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On 10 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that medieval Muslim historians blamed al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah for the loss of much of Palestine to the crusaders but, in reality, he played no role in the Fatimid government during that period? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Thank you Albertatiran, much appreciated. It is a joy to review such well-written articles, and work with such earnest and dedicated editors! Constantine ✍ 16:29, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, some time ago I made an edit to the Greek President's Wikipedia page, specifically where I have labeled the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament as the Greek President's "deputy", but you seem to disagree stating that it is "Not vandalism; the Speaker is not the President's deputy". Let me explain the following: the dictionary definition of a "deputy" is "someone appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf" and the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament fits that description as the constitutional substitute for the Greek President as per Article 34 of the Greek Constitution which states that the Parliament Speaker becomes Acting President during both temporary and absolute absences of the President of Greece. Let me explain the following: The role of a deputy of a country's President varies by jurisdiction, Wikipedians at the very least define three basic categories of deputies to a country's President: first is the category of "Vice President" which is a standalone office existing for deputizing or replacing a President, second is the category of "Designated Acting President" which is a person that deputizes or replaces a President by holding another separate office, and third is the category of "Presidential Commission" (like the one in Ireland) which is essentially a collective version of a Designated Acting President (Note: this of course excludes countries whose Presidents have no deputies or assigned substitutes and instead a new President or Acting President has to be elected or appointed immediately, such as in the case of the President of Ethiopia). In a number of jurisdictions where there is a Vice President (such as the U.S. and Brazilian Vice Presidents), the Vice President usually becomes "Acting President" (where they are just temporarily assuming the duties and powers of the presidency of their countries when the official President is not available and do not assume the full Office of President in their own right) during temporary absences and become the "Official" President during absolute absences (meaning they are now officially occupying the Office of President for the remainder of the "original" President's term). However, some Vice Presidents (such as the Vice President of India) and most Designated Acting Presidents are usually only assigned by the local constitutions to serve as "Acting President" until a new "Official" President can be elected as soon as possible in case of absolute absence, but are also assigned to become "Acting President" during temporary absences (such as travel, illness, etc.) and even during certain occasions they might not assume all powers and duties of the country's President, but instead "deputise" for the President by performing on the President's behalf merely tasks that require the President's physical presence, such as the signing of documents. So the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament is the constitutional deputy of the Greek President in that sense of the word. Belson 303 (talk) 14:41, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Belson 303. You are right that the Speaker is constitutionally envisaged as his substitute, as 'acting president', as you state, in very exceptional cases. But this has been invoked only once in the history of the office, and is meant to avoid a constitutional deadlock until a new president is chosen. If anyone not aware of the details sees this in the infobox, the immediate, naive reading is likely that the Speaker is a sort of vice-president or permanent deputy. You yourself had to write a wall of text explaining the various cases and the fine differences between them; as a rule, when you have to do that, then whatever it is about does not belong to the very simplistic format of an infobox. Constantine ✍ 14:51, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, you are right, the latest Speaker to serve as Acting President of Greece was Ioannis Alevras, who briefly served for 20 days during March 1985 due to the resignation of Constantine Karamanlis. The controversy was mostly over the matter whether his duties as Speaker should be suspended during his tenure as Acting President (10–30 March 1985) and if he was eligible to vote in the election of the new President. But I also want to tell you the purpose of any President's "deputy" is to address the issue of "if the President leaves office (death, resignation, impeachment, etc.) before the intended expiry of the presidential term, who should become the President (or at the very least exercise the President's role, duties, and powers)?" Belson 303 (talk) 17:33, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This should definitely be in the article, but not necessarily in the infobox, if it can lead to false conclusions through a superficial reading. And it most likely will. This is common practice for inclusion in infoboxes: keep it simple, and if it is ambiguous, rely on the relevant section in the article. Constantine ✍ 18:19, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, I just added a "Succession" section on the the Greek President's Wikipedia page. Belson 303 (talk) 19:39, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Angelo Emo you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Angelo Emo for comments about the article, and Talk:Angelo Emo/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Pickersgill-Cunliffe -- Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 12:42, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I enjoy catching up on the gossip of, like, 1300s Venice through your biography contributions that appear in New articles. Keep up the good work. jengod (talk) 04:43, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your kind words Jengod! If anything is unclear in these articles, feel free to contact me. Constantine ✍ 19:48, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello - following a 'copyedit' request, I recently completed an overhaul of the London Protocol (1830) page that you first created many years ago. This was a very useful history lesson for me, but I hope I haven't introduced any errors. If you do have a moment and want to scan this, I'd be very grateful. Thank you Chaiten1 (talk) 13:54, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot Chaiten1, will have a look as soon as I am able to. Constantine ✍ 19:49, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Constantine; hope you are doing well. I see that you tagged Draft:Albanian-Greek Border Clashes 1949 with {{POV}} (diff). I would like to inform you that there have been discussions about this in the past (here and here). I thought to request a speedy deletion, with either G4 or A10, but regarding the former, even though there was a deletion discussion, the decision was a merge; regarding the latter, it cannot be used according to criterion 16 of WP:NOTCSD. I believe the only other alternative is an MfD. Unfortunately, i am not familiar with this process, and i don't have time to go over the instructions right now. I would appreciate it if you could initiate it instead. Demetrios1993 (talk) 01:15, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Demetrios1993, I am well, thanks, hopefully you too :). The topic in itself is IMO notable and can stand alone, as one aspect of the Pyrsos Operation and the relations between Greece and Albania (and the propaganda usage Albania made of it). Speedy deletion is probably not going to fly, even the previous AfD discussion was quite divided. As long as no WP:RS are provided, and it remains in draft space, I am content leaving it be.

OTOH, an article on the Albanian–Greek Border War was created covering the same topic, as well as ancillary articles like Gramos Incident. The problem from my perspective is that these articles rely primarily on communist-era works, which are not noted for their impartiality; especially in a regime that outdid Stalin and Mao in paranoia and xenophobia. If you want to delete them, then you need to prove that they are propaganda and nothing more, or that they fail WP:VERIFY and/or WP:N: I suspect that these clashes are, though not invented, much exaggerated. I will have a look at the Greek sources to see if they mention anything... Constantine ✍ 05:19, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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On 29 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Simone Vignoso, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Genoese admiral Simone Vignoso conquered the island of Chios and founded a joint-stock company to rule it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Simone Vignoso. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Simone Vignoso), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 4 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ali al-Hadi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the restricted life of the Shia imam Ali al-Hadi under Abbasid surveillance ended the imams' direct leadership of the Shia community? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ali al-Hadi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ali al-Hadi), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Would you be interested in having a look at galley in comparison with Hellenistic-era warships? I think it would be good to get the two articles reasonably synced. You know, to avoid excessive duplication and make sure they don't contradict each other.

Also, do you think it would be relevant to do something similar with oared vessel tactics in relation to HEW? I changed the title from galley tactics recently to allow the article to be broader in scope and match sailing vessel tactics better.

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Thank you today for the article, introduced (in 2020): "This article is about the conquest of Egypt by the Fatimids, who would make the country their seat and rule it for almost exactly two centuries. The conquest itself is an excellent example of successful political subversion, as the Egyptian elites were gradually induced to not oppose the invasion itself. As a direct result of the conquest, Cairo was founded, Egypt became once again the seat of a Mediterranean imperial power, and the Fatimids were brought one big step closer to their (ultimately unfulfilled) goal of taking Baghdad and overthrowing the Abbasid Caliphate."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:41, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your kindness, Gerda Arendt :) Constantine ✍ 10:49, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you today for Al-Adid, "about the last Fatimid caliph, who came to the throne as a child and died at the age of twenty, in 1171. He was mostly a puppet ruler, while military strongmen vied for the vizierate, and Egypt was threatened by both the Crusaders and the Zengids of Syria. His last vizier was none other than Saladin, who over time dismantled the Fatimid caliphate and its Isma'ili institutions and after al-Adid's death established the Sunni Ayyubid dynasty, under himself. I have written the article from almost scratch over the last few years as part of an effort to eventually bring all Fatimid caliphs to FA, and it passed GA in February. It is a fairly comprehensive account of al-Adid's reign, though not as much of al-Adid himself, as he only appears intermittently on the scene during this time."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! With the summer coming to an end, I hope things have been going well for you. At long last, Musa al-Kazim was handled by WP:GOCE and is finally ready for GA nomination. As with the previous articles, Ghazaalch and I were hoping to benefit from your feedback. Would you be available to review this article too? Many thanks. Albertatiran (talk) 18:05, 20 August 2023 (UTC) Hi Albertatiran! I have been busy in real life, but things have been going well indeed. I hope you too are doing well! I gladly will take this on, but likely not before early September. Constantine ✍ 10:17, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Constantine. Much appreciated. Then I'll submit this for review around mid-September. (I've been doing alight too, thanks!) Albertatiran (talk) 11:17, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I thank you both for taking time. Albertatiran I think we put a note here before the nomination to make sure Cplakidas is ready.Ghazaalch (talk) 06:09, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Constantine, would this be a good time to nominate Musa al-Kazim for GA? Let me know! :) Courtesy ping: Ghazaalch Albertatiran (talk) 15:25, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Albertatiran and Ghazaalch, I am ready to review :) Constantine ✍ 15:39, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It's all yours now! Albertatiran (talk) 15:47, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Constantine, no rush, but I'd like to put this article up at WP:TFA sometime ... late in October would work for me, or I could postpone it if you like. Does that work? - Dank (push to talk) 02:01, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dank, sure, late October would be fine for me as well! Thanks, Constantine ✍ 10:27, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I wanted to make a few comments about the "conquest of Morea" that you just added. The current untranslated version of the page is available on the Turkish wiki. (https://tr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mora_Seferi_(1460)#:~:text=1460'ta%20ger%C3%A7ekle%C5%9Fen%20Mora%20Seferi,d%C3%BCzenledi%C4 %9Fi%20two%20soldier%C3%AE%20movement%C3%A2t%C4%B1n%20the second.&text=Sure%2) I wanted to inform you about this, so was there a need for a new page?

And can we add a war information box to the article you open? Thank you for your effort and article. Keremmaarda (talk) 18:32, 15 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Keremmaarda! Thanks for pointing out the Turkish article, although I do not intend to base this one off it (unless if to check whether I missed something) since it seems to cover only the 1460 campaign, which is rather pointless to view in isolation: the 1460 campaign was part of a process that began in 1458, had its roots in the raids of Turahan, and was not properly completed until the fall of the last Venetian strongholds. The article will cover mostly the 1458-1460 events, but will also cover background and aftermath accordingly. I will work on it step by step over the following days, and once it is large enough will definitely also add a conflict infobox to it. Constantine ✍ 06:30, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

hello, Constantine! i had two quick questions regarding this article and the associated blurb.

• when the blurb and article lead introduce nur al-din, they both link to the "Bilad al-Sham" article. is that an appropriate article to target? although it does mention how the term is used to refer to the greater syria region, the targeted article appears to primarily focus on the province as it existed in the rashidun, umayyad, abbasid, and fatimid caliphates. also, the targeted article's lead does not really discuss much beyond the year 1099. on the other hand, nur al-din was a ruler of the zengid dynasty, and the province, at that point, was a part of the seljuk empire. i also noticed that the lead of the article on nur al-din links to "Syria (region)" rather than "Bilad al-Sham".
• although the blurb and article consistently refer to "Nur al-Din", the title of the article on him uses the name "Nur ad-Din" instead, and uses that version of the name fairly consistently when not using a fuller version of his name. was the decision to use "Nur al-Din" in the featured article deliberate? i think using either would be fine, but thought i might raise the point because i was surprised by the discrepancy.

dying (talk) 20:57, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dying! On Syria, that is a good point. 'Bilad al-Sham' could be our article on early Islamic Syria, but so far it does not cover it beyond its existence as a caliphal province, whereas 'Syria (region)' is a tad generic. I've replaced it with Syria (region) for now, as it appears more in scope. On the article for Nur al-Din, yes, it is deliberate, as I follow the same transliteration rule throughout the article, ignoring the phonetic assimilation of sun letters as it is still written 'al-' in Arabic. FWIW, Nur al-Din's article ought to be written like that as well IMO, since WP:MOSAR also recommends transcriptions that ignore the assimilation. Constantine ✍ 21:44, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

yeah, i had been thinking the same thing: the bilad al-sham article could cover more on the subject, but it doesn't seem to at present. also, thanks for explaining the transliteration issue and providing the relevant links. i unfortunately do not know much about arabic, but had figured that the issue was probably based on differing transliteration standards. if your decision was deliberate and based on the mos, then i don't see a problem. thanks for addressing these issues! dying (talk) 00:36, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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