Talk:Deir al-Balah

message: The template you added is great, but there is another article for Deir el-Balah camp (I created it after noticing that this page focused on the town itself). Should we just merge that one into here? Or move the template over there? Thoughts? Tiamut 01:35, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It depends on how integrated the city is with the refugee camp.  It looks like they are relatively segregated but I don't really know for sure.  I'll move the template for now and update the template and the refugee camp list page.  --Abnn 02:20, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

text: There is some logic to trying to combine the two articles into one, thus the one article has more "meat" or "substance."  Also it lets people reading about the town not to overlook the refugee camp and its history.  One article of higher quality is better than two of smaller ones, especially since they have basically the same name.  --Abnn 02:24, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Then let's do it. Do you want to handle it or should I? Tiamut 02:25, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oops, before I read your response I cleaned up the linkages between the two articles.  I'm good either way, and for the immediate future I'm going to finish up placing the template on the relevant articles.  --Abnn 02:33, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I would also support a merge. We can always split it later if enough high-quality material about the refugee camp is added. TewfikTalk 02:45, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I've reeavluated my position on merger. After doing more research and expanding the Deir al-Balah camp article, it seems that each merits its own article. They have different origins and histories and are notable enough in their own rights to stand on their own. Both could still benefit though from expansion. Tiamut 22:41, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Deir al-Balah's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "PCBSCensus":
From Bethlehem: Palestinian Population by Locality, Sex and Age Groups in Years: Bethlehem Governorate (1997) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
From Gaza: 
From Nablus: 
Reference named "PCBS":
From Bethlehem: 
From Halhul: 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
From Hebron: The last official census in 2007 gave 165,000.2007 Locality Population Statistics  Hebron Governorate Population, Housing and Establishment Census 2007. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
From Gaza: 
From West Bank: 2007 Locality Population Statistics. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
From As-Samu: 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.121.
From Beit Sahour: 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.117.
From Salfit: 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.112.
From Jericho: Projected Mid -Year Population for Jericho Governorate by Locality 2004–2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:56, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Deir al-Balah]] 

message: I guess we could find the Albert Schultens quote here....I wish  Guerin, 1869,  p . 226 had given a more exact  ref. Huldra (talk) 16:36, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Albert Schultens]] 

message: Ref. No. 61: Robinson, 1841, p. 39. is not given in the ref. I have checked all the 3 1841-volumes, and the 1856 (that is, for the 1852 travel)..and it is not in any of those. Also, it is used to reference  a population estimate from 1863(!) ...something is not right here. Huldra (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, found it: Guerin visited in 1863, and he estimated the population  as 350. Huldra (talk) 17:40, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Robinson-ref    

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thread_title:  External links modified