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Now to add Palestinian culture/history/etc in the near future (I hope). My turn to see what I can dig up from that great city on the other side of thewall. Well done, very nice work.Ramallite^(talk)20:50, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shukran ya Ramallite. I really appreciate it. There is room for much more information in the article.gidonb21:48, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Ecoleetage, your barnstar and the withdrawal are much appreciated! I'll stick it into the collection and will think of you when drinkingFarris (mineral water)! ;-) Best regards,gidonb (talk)22:30, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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		for your help breaking a new user into WikipediaKatrinpark (talk)16:06, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Katrinpark!gidonb (talk)16:15, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you, Gidon, open for many languages, forquality articles on a wide spectrum of topics, such asInternational Society for Contemporary Music,Moroccan Wall andDora van der Meiden-Coolsma, for the correctNetherlands, for dispute resolution, consensus building and "creating a first or better balance in many articles", - you are anawesome Wikipedian!

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Thank you for you kind words, Gerda. I really appreciate your feedback!!!gidonb (talk)20:19, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you,E.M.Gregory!

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On18 June 2019,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleDaniella van Graas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... thatspokesmodelDaniella van Graas thinks she has been largelytypecast as a model, but wishes to gain 20 kilograms (44 lb) and play aMonster? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Daniella van Graas. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page(here's how,Daniella van Graas), and it may be added tothe statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.

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Thank you,User:7&6=thirteen!00:23, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for yourpost at the AFD G. Many years ago they changed the "D" from deletion to discussion. I liked that because it meant we could be open to something being done to improve the article. I am glad you gave some thought to a redirect as well. I appreciate your input so I hope you enjoy these. They can be a bit sticky but my sweet tooth has taken a liking to them. Best regards.MarnetteD|Talk01:36, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Marnette! I love stroopwafels. I wish all the nominators were as open-minded and thorough as you!gidonb (talk)01:56, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome G! Enjoy the rest of your week.MarnetteD|Talk03:13, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you! I sure needed that! Drama is not the pleasant part of the Wikipedia. I prefer editing any day!gidonb (talk)03:13, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

Six years!

Thank you for keeping it on top ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk)11:48, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you,Gerda. Much appreciated!gidonb (talk)03:49, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For your work on Spijkstaal

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Thank you,User:The Banner. In my early childhood we used to get our bakery and dairy products delivered with these cars. Sometimes I would get a ride.gidonb (talk)11:28, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Our milkman had such a car/cart. And many, many, many moons later the husband of a friend had an SRV-wagen from this brand. So, good memories.The Banner talk12:29, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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		Correct and timely message in the AFD discussion that had the potential to escalate. Thanks! And well done.NiklausGerard (talk)05:31, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you,NiklausGerard! I appreciate your feedback!gidonb (talk)12:07, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you,Bearian!gidonb (talk)14:28, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you,SuperTah! Your feedback is much appreciated!gidonb (talk)15:30, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

Eight years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk)07:29, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you,Gerda!gidonb (talk)19:10, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I tend to agree with your edit summary on the AfD, but I did want to mention thatWP:ATTACK articles are subject to deletion when there is no previous version to which one can revert.Coretheapple (talk)17:08, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for sharing that! It's really sad when BLPs are abused for ATTACKs. I may write something about that later. I believe that anything that has to do with Israel and/or Palestine is over-politicized. When you try to de-politicize you also get attacked. I comment on about 95% of the Israel deletion queue that doesn't deal with the Israel-Palestine conflict. When it does, maybe 60%?gidonb (talk)17:52, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The entire area is a mess, and unfortunately due to the high volume of hostility and tendentiousness it tends to drive away editors, leaving only the true believers. Anyway, I was just interested by your edit summary and wanted to note that notability is not always the only criteria in AfDs.Coretheapple (talk)17:54, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Folks can be super zealous and then project themselves on you.gidonb (talk)19:56, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gidonb. Not sure if you got the ping (at the AFD), but based on your ability to find sources for Belgian athleteGeorges Demulder (specifically with BelgicaPress), I was wondering if you could determine if there's any significant coverage forJoseph Otterbeen (at AFD). Thanks.BeanieFan11 (talk)02:45, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I saw the debate, asUser:Habst had tagged me, yet would be more hesitant to decide that Otterbeen was notable. Here, too, I have no access to articles. Let's assume that I accept that one article supports notability based on the title. Consistent with that logic, I would also need to reject the rest as not supporting notability as one can't have it both ways. Then Demulder and Otterbeen have one article. Yet, for Demulder it is more likely that additional notability-supporting sources exist. Soccer is better covered than athletics and Demulder played at the highest level. Look at the stats.User:Habst said that the number of sources for Otterbeen is greater than 150. It isn't.It's 24. That's a third of Demulder. Plus Demulder also played in Portugal.gidonb (talk)03:52, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BeanieFan11, I looked at the article and it is SIGCOV as I assumed. Still, I am unsure that I support keeping. I have supported the deletion without prejudice of such extreme stubs in the past. Also, I was pinged there and addressed here. I will sit this one out for now.gidonb (talk)01:43, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BeanieFan11, Another reason why I did not get into this is that you called upon me as your expert witness. That's a real honor. The debate went well for the keep-sayers and my intervention would not have helped this case. I hope you will consider me again another time!gidonb (talk)12:58, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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	Thank you for preventing folks with an ideological axe to grind from deleting articles.Bearian (talk)20:50, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much,Bearian!gidonb (talk)04:09, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the help, I am giving 100% to be able to maintain the articles byNoam Bettan andMaor Ashkenazi, I am correcting any errors that may exist, I am very convinced that these two articles can be saved but it is the decision to continue improving to avoid its erasure thanks for your help.Acartonadooopo (talk)16:44, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You nominatedTalk:List of Belgians for deletion atWP:MFD. It looks like you meant to nominate the list article for deletion. I've procedurally closed the MFD. You will need to nominate the article atWP:AFD. --Whpq (talk)18:12, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. The system suggested that this belongs in MFD, not in AFD. I should have overruled the system.gidonb (talk)21:11, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect you were on the talk page when you invoked Twinkle or whatever tool you were using. A talk page is not an article so its deletion would be discussed at MFD. --Whpq (talk)21:23, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That could have been it. Thank you for suggesting a plausible reason for strange advise!gidonb (talk)21:53, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re-submitted. Thank you!gidonb (talk)02:30, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

Nine years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk)09:38, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Gerda!gidonb (talk)10:37, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Gidonb. It has been over six months since you last edited theArticles for Creation submission ordraft page you started, "Sandbox".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you canrequest its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing.Liz^Read!Talk!20:03, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gidonb have somekanafeh for your keeping off thepage. it should be removed anyway. Allah bless you, son.2603:7080:B07:D22C:B548:29E9:7783:9071 (talk)11:30, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gidonb. Could you please add an inline citation that verifies Anduele Pryor's full name? I wasn't able to verify it using the sources in the article. Kind regards,Robby.is.on (talk)17:16, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

HiRobby.is.on, unfortunately I could not replicate it either. Instead, I have inserted a different spelling for the last name that is widely sourced.gidonb (talk)17:44, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!Robby.is.on (talk)19:02, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the articleGeorge Meehan is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according toWikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should bedeleted.

The article will be discussed atWikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Meehan until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.4meter4 (talk)04:06, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Was kept.gidonb (talk)00:49, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your work onRaphaël van Praag, which was created by me. By the way, could you do the same with fellow Dutch refereeTheo van Zwieteren. I would really appreciate it.

Kind regards.Barr Theo (talk)01:30, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HiBarr Theo! I can take a look. I did create the article onVolharding Olympia Combinatie, the club whereTheo van Zwieteren played.gidonb (talk)03:23, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Van Zwieteren playing for VOC? That's a surprise. You won't find that in the source given. A referee who's a FIFA member? A referee isn't a Football Association! Nowadays international referees are appointed by FIFA and receive a badge from FIFA, but when Van Zwieteren was a referee, the teams would ask a neutral Football Association to provide a referee.Cattivi (talk)19:56, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HiCattivi, thanks for bringing a concern to my attention. I have not yet verified the information in the article. When I mentioned "the club whereTheo van Zwieteren played," I was quoting from our article, which is not a reliable source for itself. This quote is just for the discussion here. I will check Delpher to ensure this information is accurate. BTW, the claim was that he was footballer before he became a referee. Not alongside.gidonb (talk)22:25, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

He was (almost) a lifelong member of Sparta. He never played for the first team. It will be hard to prove he was a footballer. When you do a bit of research you will find that he trained the athletes for a while. Sparta was not exclusively a football club. He was also a member of the board.[1] I'm not sure everything in this article is correct. (didn't he move to Hamburg in 1925?), but I don't see any major errors.Cattivi (talk)08:20, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great find,Cattivi! Searching Delpher, I did not find a special connection with VOC. As a referee in Rotterdam, he officiated their games but not more than other clubs in the region. I did see a connection with Sparta, he gets mentioned and depicted in their magazine, and no special positions, so membership would make sense. I also saw that he engaged in field tennis. Sparta engaged in tennis from 1921 to 1944.gidonb (talk)09:59, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And in Germany he was a referee as well[2]. You don't need to be German to be a referee in Germany. Van Praag was a referee in Belgium long before he became a Belgian citizen. Referees are not appointed to lead games of their own club. When they do, it's usually because the scheduled referee didn't show up. (that happened a lot, trains not running, illness, etc.)Cattivi (talk)10:20, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Teddy Scholten and Theo van Zwieteren are related, but they are distant relatives. Jan Swietring born 1762 in Raesfeld is the most recent shared ancestor. Why even mention this?Cattivi (talk)14:35, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see a lot of talking, but no action! All of the sources that are floating around here must be added to Zwieteren's page as soon as possible.

My 0% deletion ratio is at stake! I have created 830 pages, and NONE of them was ever deleted, and I intend to keep it that way!

Kind regards.Barr Theo (talk)00:19, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article was kept even though you supported draftifying. How is that for a "a lot of talking, but no action"?gidonb (talk)18:42, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Artists from Beersheba has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with thecategorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments atthe category's entry on thecategories for discussion page. Thank you.^SMason_Garrison22:54, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Was kept.gidonb (talk)18:43, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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	You've been contributing to the project for a long time, consistently making valuable edits. Keep up the great work! —Sadko(words are wind)11:05, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much,Sadko!gidonb (talk)13:42, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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See what you make of this article. I tagged it as suspect for notability, but I don't know whether to take it to Afd or if it just needs massive reform.WikiCleanerMan (talk)18:44, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The topic is notable and has an article also on Hewiki. Unfortunately our article is based on Fawiki but not all is bad. Can be improved using Hewiki.gidonb (talk)18:52, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The redirectJacob Wasserman has been listed atredirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets theredirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 July 23 § Jacob Wasserman until a consensus is reached.Epluribusunumyall (talk)08:31, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Was kept.gidonb (talk)18:37, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ten years ago,you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk)09:18, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You may interested inparticipating in this discussion similar to the Iran-Israel non-political relations Afd from June. We have now a few more forks over Iran-U.S. relations.WikiCleanerMan (talk)22:13, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for letting me know,WikiCleanerMan! I might skip this one. I try to focus on AfD items related to Israel and the Netherlands, given my regional expertise. Belgium as well, to some extent. Though I do often react, I do not prioritize Middle Eastern conflict articles, as involvement can lead to long debates and being framed one way or another. Even off Wikipedia.[3] That's also why I'm less likely to broaden my scope in that area. Also, as you correctly point out in the discussion, we have plenty of such texts. When evaluating I look at what can reasonably be kept, even though I would rather have people more motivated to grow and improve content of all times, places, and domains. If anything, I prefer to contribute to more eclectic, and less political topics. I have been looking more at the Judaism queue lately and am also a member of WikiProject Ethiopia, though not very active. Mostly on demand.gidonb (talk)03:40, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gidonb,

I was wondering if you'd help me with this BLP of a friend of mine. With anh-index of 26, she isn't exactly aWP:NPROF shoo-in, but with a recent paper published in the NEJM, and the groundbreaking surgical technique she invented cited in over 2,000 papers and winning awards, this may be a marginal case. I've placed a COI notice on the draft Talk page, and touched up the refs and infobox, but I'd really prefer someone who doesn't have a COI take a look at it and see if it's worth translating and improving. Not to mention that you have far more experience than I do at writing BLPs. Any help would be much appreciated!Owen×☎21:51, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Any thoughts about this,Gidonb?Owen×☎22:08, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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