Talk:Battle of Chains

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I know that this article that i have writen is not unbiased and neutral. will some one help me to edit it to make it shorter ( comprehensive) and a bit more neutral. i will be very thank ful.

The article is in large parts copied word by word from the website mentioned at the foot of it. I'm not sure about the copyright. Other articles dealing with Khalid have probably the same problem. --84.63.63.158 14:42, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

I was tempted to place a {{fiction}} template on the article page, not because of a dispute with the facts but because of the style. As the above writer concedes it is not encyclopedic I will instead place a {{Copyvio}} template and direct respondees to this place. It may have to be heavily rewritten or even deleted, but I shall leave that to others more experienced. LessHeard vanU 21:47, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

I have now, as a matter of courtesy, commented on the original editors, and the Afghanistan Project, talkpage that this article has a {{Copyvio}} tag. LessHeard vanU 22:16, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

According to the Sword of Allah website, the content of the website can be freely distributed without permission:

http://www.swordofallah.com/html/faqshome.htm

"Can I copy information from this web-site to distribute elsewhere, whether through my web-site or my e-mail list?

You can copy information from this web-site and distribute it in any form, electronic or paper, without obtaining permission from us, subject to two conditions: (i) You do not change the content. (ii) You clearly state and link to, at the top of the section that the source of the information is www.swordofallah.com."

Jagged 85 01:37, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

As long as that is okay with Wikipedias GDFL license then problem solved. Should the article note the source as required? LessHeard vanU 09:07, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the article since it obviously can't be here on Wikipedia. One of the key points of Wikipedia is that anyone can edit other people's edits. Which is contrary to "You do not change the content." Garion96 (talk) 18:52, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I am concerned at the reference to 'The Battle of the Chains' - modern scholars are united in their opinion that this is a mistranslation of 'silsilah' or 'chained' formation. This description is also used of Byzantine and Persian cavalry units, and is a type of close formation not used by Arab mounted. The idea that cavalry units could be chained together is ludicrous. Doug Me (talk) 04:05, 2 June 2008 (UTC)