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Mooonswimmer

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~ Voltaire

I dabble in pretty much anything that catches my eye. My main areas of focus are Judaism and Jewry, Morocco, Israel, Cuba, Albania, electronic music and hip-hop, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, fashion and design, New York, birds, film, Brutalist architecture, and flamenco. I'm also keen on West Africa, an area that lacks sufficient coverage on Wikipedia in both the quality and quantity of articles compared to other regions worldwide.

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To do

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Moroccan rap and electronic/flamenco music

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Although I may not personally listen to Moroccan rap, I’m proud to have preserved the articles on Moroccan rappers Muslim and Lbenj from deletion (see here and here). It’s disheartening to consider how many articles on non-Western artists—despite their major performances, awards, and prominence in their own countries—might have been deleted. While many of these articles are indeed poorly written, I’m committed to improving as many as I can (see Category:Moroccan rappers). Greater care is needed when nominating such pages for deletion.

The electronic and Latin music genres are also underrepresented on Wikipedia. I am actively working on creating and expanding articles covering some of the genres' notable musicians. Please feel free to propose any suggestions or request any help with any electronic or Latin music-related articles.

Wikipedia:Bilorv's Challenges

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COI, paid editing, biases

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Conflict of interest and affiliations

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I am acquainted with Zahra Joya, Haim Bitan, Sonia Terrab, Abdelkrim Derkaoui, Sofia Alaoui, Robi Damelin, Bachir Skiredj, Kapil Talwalkar, Angela Faustina, Zouheir El Graoui and David Govrin. I have created articles for all of these individuals without their influence and without receiving or expecting any compensation in return. David Govrin and Sonia Terrab both contacted me regarding the articles after they had been created, requesting certain edits (I did not make these edits). Angela Faustina asked me to add photos of her artwork to the article. I tried doing so, but was oblivious to copyright guidelines at the time, and they were deleted. I am also acquainted with ABG Neal, who I attempted to create an article for without receiving or expecting any compensation in return, or without any influence from him. I am acquainted with Jeremy Rudd and attempted to create an article about him when in my earlier days when I was less familiar with notability guidelines. I was offered compensation for this. In bad faith and in a move I deeply regret, I recreated the article after it was deleted.

I am acquainted with Aryeh Deri, Elva Margariti, María Antonia Trujillo, Rodney Fox, Manal (singer), and Keith McNally. I have edited their articles without their influence and without receiving or expecting any compensation.

I have worked at/with, volunteered at, or have been affiliated in some way with Rick's Café Casablanca, Young Advocates for Fair Education, Temple Beth-El, Institut supérieur d'art dramatique et d'animation culturelle, The Blue Card, Truck Surf Hotel, Sharaka, and StopAntisemitism.org. I have made contributions to these pages without any influence from them and without any received/expected compensation.

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In accordance to Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure, my services through Upwork can be found here.

  •   This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Jackson Rogow for their contributions to Stan Rogow. Contracted via Upwork by Jackson Rogow to edit the articles about Stan Rogow.
  •   This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Adam Partington for their contributions to Futera. Contracted via Upwork by Adam Partington to edit the article about Futera.
  •   Mooonswimmer, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Amina Muaddi for their contributions to Amina Muaddi. The user was not contracted by Amina Muaddi, but was later compensated with goods for having created the page.
  •   Mooonswimmer, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Fadia Ahmad for their contributions to Fadia Ahmad. The user was not contracted by Fadia Ahmad, but was later compensated for having added an image to her article. Correspondence took place on social media.
  •   Mooonswimmer, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Carlota Guerrero for their contributions to Carlota Guerrero. The user was not commissioned to create the article, nor did Guerrero have any influence on its content. The user reached out to Carlota Guerrero after creating the article, and was compensated with goods.
  •   Mooonswimmer, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Beatrice Baldacci for their contributions to Wikipedia.
  •   This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Theo Schear for their contributions to Alan Berg (nutritionist). Contracted via Upwork by Theo Schear to edit the article about Alan Berg (nutritionist).

Category:National identity cards by country

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The vast majority of the articles in this category need a lot of work. Weak sourcing, outdated information, unencyclopedic tone, and in need of extensive copyediting. The subject matter is definitely encyclopedic, and having well-written and well-sourced up-to-date pages would be very useful. Please help out!

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Capitalization of the "B" in "Black"

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Capitalization of the "R" in "rabbi"

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Spelling of "antisemitism"

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Spelling of "Gaddafi"

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Spelling of "Moslem"

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Spelling of "Hanukkah"

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Some baklava for you!

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  Hi thanks for creating Bologna Torah Scroll which I’ve just reviewed. If you ever need any help with anything please leave a message on my talk page. Happy editing! Mccapra (talk) 13:08, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Lynching of Deborah Yakubu

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On 1 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lynching of Deborah Yakubu, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "What do you hope to achieve with this?" were the last words of the Nigerian college student Deborah Yakubu while being lynched for alleged blasphemy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lynching of Deborah Yakubu. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lynching of Deborah Yakubu), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

DYK for Meadow Walker

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On 25 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Meadow Walker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Meadow Walker was walked down the aisle by Vin Diesel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Meadow Walker. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Meadow Walker), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Strange and amusing

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Talgat Tadzhuddin
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After Russia launched its military intervention in Syria in the autumn of 2015, speaking to the IV World Qoroltai of the Bashkirs in Ufa in November 2015, Tadzhuddin reported his chat with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the celebration ceremony of the Unity Day several days prior:

"I addressed him: Vladimir Vladimirovich, perhaps we should do to Syria and Israel what we have done to Crimea? [...] We ought to take [them]. May Russia extend to Mecca."

Hustler
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Every month Hustler is mailed, uninvited and for free, to all of the offices of Members of the United States Congress. This practice began at some point between 1974 and 1983, and it continues as of April 2014.

Sex in space#Planned attempts

In June 2015, Pornhub announced its plans to make the first pornographic film in space. It launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the effort, dubbed Sexploration, with the goal of raising $3.4 million in 60 days. The campaign only received pledges for $236,086. If funded, the film would have been slated for a 2016 release, following six months of training for the two performers and six-person crew.

Musicians who oppose Donald Trump's use of their music

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George Harrison's estate denounced the use of the Harrison-written Beatles song "Here Comes the Sun" after the Trump campaign used the song to introduce Ivanka Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention. The estate noted that Trump did not have permission to use this song, but that they would consider allowing him to use the Harrison song "Beware of Darkness".

Margaret Keane

The artwork was originally attributed to Keane's ex-husband, Walter Keane. After their divorce in the 1960s, Margaret soon claimed credit, which was established after a court "paint-off" in Hawaii.

Edsel Ford Fong

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Edsel Ford Fung (often spelled Fong) was an American restaurant server from San Francisco, California. He was called the "world's rudest, worst, most insulting waiter" and worked at Sam Wo restaurant.

Norman Mineta

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During World War II, the Mineta family was interned for several years at Area 24, 7th Barrack, Unit B, in the Heart Mountain internment camp near Cody, Wyoming, along with thousands of other Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans. Upon arrival to the camp, Mineta, a baseball fan, had his baseball bat confiscated by authorities because it could be used as a weapon. Many years later, after Mineta was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, a man sent Mineta a $1,500 bat that was once owned by Hank Aaron, which Mineta was forced to return as it violated the congressional ban on gifts valued over $250. Mineta said: "The damn government's taken my bat again."

Internet hunting

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Internet hunting is the practice of hunting via remotely controlled firearms that can be aimed and shot using online webcams.

Kiviak

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Kiviak or kiviaq is a traditional wintertime Inuit food from Greenland that is made of little auks (Alle alle), a type of seabird, fermented in a seal skin. Up to 500 whole auks are packed into the seal skin, beaks and feathers included. As much air as possible is removed from the seal skin before it is sewn up and sealed with seal fat, which repels flies.

Hoe (food)

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Hoe (회; 膾/鱠 pronounced [hwe]) refers to several varieties of raw food dishes in Korean cuisine, consumed with local diversity by Koreans of all classes since the Three Kingdoms of Korea (57 BC - 668 AD), or earlier.

Tonibler

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Tonibler is a male given name in Kosovo, given in honour of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair following his role in the 1999 NATO air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. Blair was credited as being instrumental in ending the conflict, and boys born following the war were sometimes given the name Toni or Tonibler.

Romesh_Ranganathan#Personal_life

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He stated that he got obsessed with getting tattooed and subsequently has tattoos with the names of his sons, Richard Pryor, Nas, the Roots, the Albanian flag and the Transformers’ Autobot logo on his body.

Feminist Porn Award

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Winners at the FPAs are awarded trophies in the shape of butt plugs.

Sabra (company)

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During the run-up to the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Sabra commissioned sculptor Kirk Rademaker to create busts of candidates John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton out of 100 pounds of hummus.

Apolemia uvaria

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Apolemia uvaria, commonly known as string jellyfish, barbed wire jellyfish, and "long stringy stingy thingy", is a siphonophore in the family Apolemiidae.

Anish Kapoor

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Vantablack S-VIS, a sprayable paint which uses randomly aligned carbon nanotubes and only has high absorption in the visible light band, also called the "blackest black" colour, has been exclusively licensed to Anish Kapoor's studio for artistic use. His exclusive license to the material has been criticized in the art world, but he has defended the agreement. `Artists like Christian Furr and Stuart Semple have criticised Kapoor for what they perceive as an appropriation of a unique material, to the exclusion of others. In retaliation, Semple developed a pigment called the "pinkest pink" and specifically made it available to everyone except Anish Kapoor and anyone affiliated with him. In December 2016, Kapoor obtained the pigment and posted an image on Instagram of his extended middle finger which had been dipped in Semple's pink.

Tombili

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"They stole the Tombili statue. They are enemies of everything beautiful. All they know is hate, tears and war," Turkish MP Tuncay Özkan was quoted as saying in translation.

Hammerhead shark

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Reproduction occurs only once a year for hammerhead sharks, and usually occurs with the male shark biting the female shark violently until she agrees to mate with him.

Omar bin Laden

Bin Laden said that his father felt that he was just trying to defend the Islamic world, and that his father was not a terrorist "because history tells you he's not". In an interview with ABC News, he said, "My father is a very kind man. And he is very sorry when he did something like 11th September."

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

Truth or Consequences (often abbreviated as T or C) is a city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Sierra County. In 2020, the population was 6,052.

Yu-Mex

Yu-Mex (a portmanteau of "Yugoslav" and "Mexican") was a style of popular music in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which incorporated elements of traditional Mexican music (such as mariachi and ranchera). The style was mostly popular during the 1950s and 1960s when a string of Yugoslav singers began performing traditional Mexican songs.

1939 Liechtenstein putsch

As a result of the coup, a large majority of Jews living in Liechtenstein fled the country, though most returned the following day after it's failure.

David Duke

Duke promotes the white genocide conspiracy theory and claims that Jews are "organizing white genocide". In 2017, he accused Anthony Bourdain of promoting white genocide; in response, Bourdain offered to "rearrange" Duke's kneecaps.

Chicago rat hole

The Chicago rat hole is a hole shaped like a rat in the sidewalk of West Roscoe Street in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Moranbong Band

The band has been referred to in the West as "North Korea's version of the Spice Girls".

List of marathon fatalities

As a marathon medical director described the counter-intuitive and under-publicized risk in 2005: "There are no reported cases of dehydration causing death in the history of world running, but there are plenty of cases of people dying of hyponatremia."

Jimmy Chérizier

Chérizier has denied that his nickname "Babekyou" (or "Barbecue") came from accusations of his setting people on fire. Instead, he says it was from his mother's having been a fried chicken street vendor.

Pope Francis

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked for a time as a bouncer.

Marlene Dietrich

When Dietrich was in her 50s she had a relationship with actor Yul Brynner, which lasted more than a decade. Dietrich's love life continued into her 70s. Her lovers included Errol Flynn, George Bernard Shaw, John F. Kennedy, Joe Kennedy, Michael Todd, Michael Wilding, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, and Frank Sinatra.

Den Fujita

After his first McDonald's meal in 1967, Fujita was amazed by its efficiency and popularity. After selling imported bags and shoes, Fujita seized on the opportunity to start McDonald's franchises in Japan in 1971. His strategy for selling McDonald's to the Japanese people involved the following statement: "The reason Japanese people are so short and have yellow skins is because they have eaten nothing but fish and rice for two thousand years... if we eat McDonald's hamburgers and potatoes for a thousand years we will become taller, our skin become white, and our hair blonde."

Phloeodes diabolicus

Phloeodes diabolicus (formerly Nosoderma diabolicum), common name: diabolical ironclad beetle, is a beetle of the Family Zopheridae

Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy

Explanatory notes

a.^ Obama had a Bud Light, Crowley had a Blue Moon, Gates had a Sam Adams Light and Biden, who does not drink alcohol, had a Buckler. Some local brewers had lobbied for a Boston-based beer to be served; Obama is generally said to prefer Budweiser.

Cockroach#Cultural_depictions

A cockroach given the name Nadezhda was sent into space by Russian scientists as part of a Foton-M mission, during which she mated, and later became the first terrestrial animal to produce offspring that had been conceived in space.

Penelope (platypus)

The New York Times said that Penelope was not lovesick but "sick of love" when she escaped from the zoo's platypusary in 1957, never to be seen again.

Fritz Duquesne

Former US President Theodore Roosevelt backed the plan, as did the US Department of Agriculture, as well as editorial writers in The Washington Post and The New York Times, which praised the taste of hippopotamus as "lake cow bacon".

Taylor Swift sexual assault trial

Swift also recalled that it was the most number of times the term "ass" had been spoken in Colorado Federal Court.

Puppy pregnancy syndrome

It is believed that the victims will eventually die – especially men, who will give birth to their puppies through the penis.

Pep (dog)

Pep (c. 1923 – 1930) was a black Labrador Retriever who was falsely accused of murdering a cat. On August 31, 1924, Pep was sent to the Eastern State Penitentiary where he received inmate number C-2559 and had his mugshot and paw prints taken.

Mahmoud Abouhalima

In his free time, Abouhalima worked long hours for a non-profit group in Brooklyn that raised money for the Afghan Mujahideen.

Tucker Carlson

Carlson is of one thirty-second Italian-Swiss ancestry.

Nick Fuentes

Fuentes identifies as an incel (or "involuntary celibate"), although some of his supporters have criticized him for being a "voluntary celibate" after he admitted that he kissed a girl while he was in high school. He has described himself as the "straightest guy" and attempted to defend himself as an incel by claiming that "the only really straight heterosexual position is to be an asexual incel", as "having sex with women is gay ... What's gayer than being like, 'I need cuddles. I need kisses ... I need to spend time with a woman.'"

Pizza in North Korea

In 1999, Kim brought a group of Italian pizza chefs to Pyongyang to train army officers.

Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck (née Jackson) is an American educational professional. Vandyck earned her Ph.D. from Cardinal Stritch University in 2019 with a dissertation on uncommon black names in the classroom.

Other

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  1. I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die
  2. Dave Matthews Band Chicago River incident
  3. Panda pornography
  4. Jimmy Carter rabbit incident
  5. Israel-related animal conspiracy theories
  6. The Paul O'Sullivan Band
  7. Monkey selfie copyright dispute
  8. Vajazzle
  9. Aptronym
  10. Hitler teapot
  11. Grunge speak
  12. Muhamed (horse)
  13. Pubic Wars
  14. List of things named after David Attenborough and his works
  15. Feast of the Ass
  16. User:Asticky
  17. Merkel-Raute
  18. Garden hermit
  19. Depopulation of cockroaches in post-Soviet states
  20. Pfeilstorch
  21. George H. W. Bush vomiting incident
  22. Belarusian Arabic alphabet
  23. Pep (dog)
  24. Francisco Macías Nguema
  25. Sexy prime
  26. Listenbourg

In memoriam and reverence

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  • Mark Bernstein: Belarusian Wikipedia editor detained in 2022 for violating war censorship laws related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, resulting in a 15-day detention and three years of restricted freedom.
  • Pavel Pernikaŭ: Belarusian Wikipedia editor sentenced to two years in a penal colony in 2022 for online postings deemed to "discredit" Belarus, including edits on political repression.
  • Osama Khalid: Former Saudi administrator of Arabic Wikipedia, sentenced to five years in prison in 2020 for making edits critical of the government, later increased to 32 years.
  • Ziyad al-Sofiani: Former Saudi administrator of Arabic Wikipedia, sentenced to eight years in prison in 2020 on charges of "swaying public opinion" and violating public morals through his critical edits.
  • Bassel Khartabil: Syrian open-source contributor and Wikipedia editor, arrested in Syria in 2012, likely in connection to his online activity, executed in 2015.
  • Hugh Thompson Jr. : U.S. Army helicopter pilot who bravely intervened to stop the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam in 1968, later facing widespread ostracization for his actions and advocating for accountability and justice for victims of war crimes.
  • Atefeh Sahaaleh: Iranian teenager executed in 2004 at the age of 16 on charges of adultery and crimes against chastity after being repeatedly raped. According to the BBC, the documents presented to the Supreme Court of Appeal described her as 22 years old, but her birth certificate and death certificate stated that she was 16. A witness stated that "the judge just looked at [Atefeh's] body, because of the developed physique... and declared her as 22."
  • Elisa Izquierdo: 6-year-old American girl who died of a brain hemorrhage inflicted by her mother at the peak of a year-long prolonged and escalating campaign of physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse. Failed by New York City's child welfare system, which missed numerous opportunities to intervene save her life.
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