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Khirbet Qeiyafa Vandalisation

http://en.wikipedia.org/Khirbet_Qeiyafa

Examples of manipulative editing

1. "Excavations were carried out by archaeologists Yosef Garfinkel and Saar Ganor of the Hebrew University beginning in 2007, who dated the site to 1050-970 BC by pottery styles and two burned olive pits tested for carbon-14 at Oxford University. The theory that Khirbet Qeiyafa was a Judean city inhabited by 500-600 people during the reign of David and Solomon has been challenged by Israel Finkelstein. Based on pottery finds at Qeiyafa and Gath, archaeologists believe the sites belonged to two distinct ethnic groups. "

Although this sites are inaccessible, nowhere the findings of Haifa university scientists are mentioned, while Haifa university was solely responsible to examine the site and gave their verdicts regarding this issues. In fact anonymous criticism of officially established facts were written, while ALL FACTS WRITTEN BY EXCAVATION TEAM WERE SIMPLY REMOVED.

2. "Other readings are possible, and the official publication presented many possible reconstructions of the letters without attempting a translation. The inscription is written left to right in a script which is probably Early Alphabetic/Proto Phoenician, though Rollston and another expert consider that it might be written vertically. Early Alphabetic differs from old Hebrew script and its immediate ancestor. Rollston also disputes the claim that the language is Hebrew, arguing that the words alleged to be indicative of Hebrew either appear in other languages or don't actually appear in the inscription. One expert believes it is mostly a list of names. Hebrew University archaeologist Amihai Mazar said the inscription was very important, as it is the longest Proto-Canaanite text ever found.

Who is Rollston and who is the another expert???

All my editions were erased within minutes

Judea and Samaria

Hi, I noticed you've weighed in on Misplaced Pages talk:WESTBANK. So sad to see so many editors siding with the view that Israel's position on anything Israel-related is fringe and undue... in any case, does it not seem to you like a forced quasi-consensus? Is there anything that can be done? Hearfourmewesique (talk) 17:57, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

It's a little daunting but one camp seems to have strong-armed the settlement pages to disparage Israel even more excessively than usual. The discussions have become drawn out and we're waiting for a decision at ArbCom. It looks like they'll decline taking the case but I'm still holding out they'll make a statement on the Naming Guideline. If you want to make a statement there, go ahead. My comment has links to all the other discussions. Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests/Case#ARBPIA_3 Aside from that we need a show of good editors who see the POV push and are willing to speak up on it - within WP's guidelines for good faith and civility, which can only be helpful. -MichaelNetzer (talk) 19:37, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for the links, I'll look at that and reply when I have the time to do it in a thorough manner. Hearfourmewesique (talk) 21:47, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Waving at you from behind bars but seriously – thanks for all the help. Hearfourmewesique (talk) 16:53, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Oh, I hope it's not really so bad. Take some time editing other things and slip into a mode that'll show admins the ban can be lifted safely. We're pulling for you from this side. --MichaelNetzer (talk) 05:58, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Civility Barnstar
	isn't it just plain insane sometimes? :-) Poliocretes (talk) 20:57, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you sir. I hadn't thought Misplaced Pages could be so full of intrigue :-) --MichaelNetzer (talk) 23:18, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Whisper

Hello. You have a new message at Wgfinley's talk page.

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Much Love :) un☯mi 10:33, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Would that I could always live up to the standard. Thank you and much love in return. --MichaelNetzer (talk) 05:40, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Now this...

Just wanted to bring this to your attention. I'm beginning to think that this is the work of Nableezy or one of his pals, since apparently an indef topic ban wasn't enough... I'm really sorry to keep messaging you about these matters, but in case I get wrongfully blocked, I will have absolutely no means of self defense. Hearfourmewesique (talk) 16:52, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Good to see it's winding down and you're being cleared of the charge. Also that Nableezy jumped in to defend you. Like I said before, this is a good opportunity to enjoy editing here and develop collaborative skills in areas that are free of tensions. Good to hear from you and best wishes.--MichaelNetzer (talk) 05:37, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

AE

WP:AE#MichaelNetzer. nableezy - 23:06, 25 December 2011 (UTC)