Talk:Lebanon/Archive 5

message: I've been watching this page for a while, and I'm going to make a judgment call. I see a nontrivial number of  tags on the page, and I see other spots that should have such tags. On the other hand, there has been significant improvement in this area since I first mentioned it. Most significantly of all, I see a dedicated group of editors working daily to improve the article. I'm going to  place my trust in your editors, knowing you will continue your excellent work, improving its verification of facts, and monitoring for NPOV. PASS.
--Ling.Nut 02:42, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sweet!  That's good news! FYI - I uploaded a couple of pics into the article...if you think they can be more appropriately arranged, captioned, etc...please do so.  I thought I would help out with the need for more pics.  --Xtcrider 05:13, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yay! Thanks Ling! We'll see you on FA discussions. LestatdeLioncourt talk 07:39, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yay!... super sweet!... Long Live Lebanon and its dedicated group of Editors!.. :) Lcnj 18:41, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[WP:GA|Good Article]] nomination PASS 

message: Hey all, just wanted to mention that I remember reading somewhere that it was a good thing if the pics in an article (FA I think) should alternate from left to right, but I look it up to make sure.  If that's the case, I don't think that would be a bad idea.  Secondly, I see that a couple of pics have copyvio on 'em...I can provide more if needed.  Also...I have a slow weekend ahead of me...and I am quite willing to put in some really big time to, perhaps, advance this article to FAC???  Is it possible?  Thoughts? (I don't think it will happend in a weekend, of course...but there seems to be a major effort with this article! --Xtcrider 17:35, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right about the effort thing, but getting the article to FA status will take a minimal two weeks I think. Your enthusiasm is contagious though :). I think the best thing you can do now is make the layout changes to the pics (if you like) and add ones where appropriate, but beware, having too many images is frowned upon. I will be working on the second AUB pic (it's just a misunderstanding) but the other one I don't know about, so you might as well go ahead and replace it. Also, make sure to see if you can contribute to the Culture stubs (add only material you can reference please) and perhaps exercising your Google muscles and trying to replace some of those fact tags. There's big room for improvement and you're free to choose any thing you like to work on. Be bold and stay away from POV! LestatdeLioncourt talk 20:33, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You both are contagious.  Unfortunately, I have little time to spare in general esepcially this weekend.  I would like to introduce more pictures about Lebanon to which I hold the copyright...  In very simple terms and briefly how can I upload them to Wikipedia?... Thanks... Lcnj 23:16, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You can do this using Wikimedia Commons. George Saliba 23:21, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment on pics and FAC??? 

message: Not sure who created this paragraph: The urban population, concentrated mainly in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, is noted for its commercial enterprise.[19] A century and a half of migration and return have produced Lebanese commercial networks around the globe from North and South America to Europe, the Persian Gulf, and Africa.[citation needed] Lebanon has a high proportion of skilled labour comparable to most European nations and the highest among Arab countries.[20], but it's the same as this link, 2nd page, 4th paragraph: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/documents/41e1aa0d7d676.pdf  
I'm going to fix it now...just an FYI...also, to any editor out there...please no copy vios! --Xtcrider 20:02, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy vio found 

message: Please keep up the good work on the references. Here's one:
CIA World Factbook 2001
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Family remittances, banking services,. manufactured and farm exports, and international aid provided the main. sources of foreign exchange. Lebanon's ...
teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/reference/2001WorldFactbook/LEBANON.PDF 
--Ling.Nut 20:37, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I added it in the appropriate place. --Ling.Nut 12:13, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  here's a reference