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I have never seen someone create a poem in German at SPI against a sockpuppeteer, but it's made my day :-) Pahunkat (talk) 19:53, 17 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
@Pahunkat: thanks; I'm glad my somewhat odd sense of humour was at least understood by someone ;-) M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 21:14, 17 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
Is this IrzaKhanz69's sense of humour? See if you can spot what's different to their "normal" edit in that diff. On a more practical note, could I ask you a favour - when I reverted a sock at Nadia Khan the 'spouse' link in the infobox is a disambig, which page should link there? Pahunkat (talk) 21:52, 26 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
Pahunkat, oh, wow, I didn't know Juggan is your mother! Mind using your contacts to connect me with some others in the industry? Please tell me I got it right...
Faisal is just Nadia's current husband's first name; the article notes later that his full name is Faisal Mumtaz Rao, but he doesn't have a Wikipedia article, nor do I expect him to become notable anytime soon, so if you don't mind, I've taken to the liberty of writing the full thing out instead (albeit delinked). Best, M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 01:04, 27 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
Hey, speaking of Kinza, thanks for reverting this, although I'm pretty disappointed with myself for not noticing it earlier ;-( M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 02:45, 27 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
No problem on the revert! Thanks for helping to fix the infobox, I am not very knowledgeable in this area - mostly brought into it because of IrzaKhanz69. There's a way to easily find them and I wouldn't be surprised if you know it already, I won't say it on here for obvious reasons (I'll email if necessary). Pahunkat (talk) 07:39, 28 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Hey M Imtiaz, could you please take a look at Ramsha Khan and Noor Bukhari? There has been some slow edit warring of sorts by SPAs on the relation sections of the info boxes, and you can tell what I probably suspect. Could you restore the correct info? Thanks Pahunkat (talk) 19:52, 7 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Hiya Pahunkat! It looks like our comrade-in-arms Cyphoidbomb was able to get to both articles before me. Ramsha is indeed single, as far as I'm aware, but we probably don't need that in the infobox ;-) I'm sure someone (me, perhaps?) will get around to re-adding that line in the template when her marital status does eventually change. Warm regards, M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 18:57, 8 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
Actually, on second thought, I've gotten rid of the marriage info in Noor Bukhari's article for the time being for the reasons mentioned in the editsum. M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 19:06, 8 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Thanks M Imtiaz, would be clueless on this without you. On another note, if you see the last SPI it looks like IrzaKhanz69’s changes tactics slightly - you should get what I mean, but I can email if needed. Thanks, Pahunkat (talk) 18:39, 9 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Huh, interesting, Pahunkat. I'm guessing that was just a mistake on their part, but I could be wrong, of course, in which case the effort needed to clean up after them will grow greatly... I've also filed yet another SPI, although this one also seems a bit different, if you can tell what I mean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by M Imtiaz (talkcontribs)
Yep, I can tell what you mean. Your thoughts are in alignment with mine. Mz7 CU-blocked an IP range, but they are still getting socks through. We might need to confer by email on this one, I’ll let you know if I do send one - conversely, please notify me if you decide to email me directly. Pahunkat (talk) 16:36, 10 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
Pahunkat, I sent you an email a few minutes ago. Best, M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 03:18, 11 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
Thanks M Imtiaz, replied - it’s lengthy but hopefully worth the read :-) Pahunkat (talk) 08:57, 11 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Hello dear, can you please take a look here and let me know what you think? Thanks in advance.--TheEagle107 (talk) 14:27, 19 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Assalamu alaikum TheEagle107, and sorry for the late reply (I haven't been feeling well for the past few months). Personally, I think that Sahih International is the only one of the translations that you list which actually belongs in an encyclopaedia, and the others, while surely having their uses, are far too minor to merit presence here. This isn't meant to chastise you, of course; I'm just letting you know what my opinion is on the matter. Best, M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 02:54, 24 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

And upon you be peace, God's mercy and His blessings. There's no problem, I fully understand that people can be busy, overwhelmed, forgetful, not interested, or whatever. Life does not stand still, ups and downs are part of it. Try to be always positive and optimistic, never give up and look at the glass half-full instead of half-empty. Seeing the glass half full always makes the day by day so much easier. Keep smiling and enjoy every moment, because you deserve it! Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors.

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