<DIV>I have been banned for trying to add the following two bits of information to the wikipedia: </DIV>
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<DIV>*<EM>This page refers to Saddam Hussein as "Saddam"; however, doing so may be extremely inapppropriate. See the section below: <STRONG>==Hussein's Name==</STRONG>. As a result of this, the </EM><A title=NPOV href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPOV"><EM>NPOV</EM></A><EM> of this article is questioned.</EM></DIV>
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<P>*Hussein may not be a <A title="Family name" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name">surname</A> in the Western sense; however, as his children also bear the name "Hussein"; it would not be unreasonable to conclude that the Hussein family does use a Western surname, and that they chose Hussein as that surname.</P>
<P>**<EM>Saddam</EM> (pronounced "Sad-DAHM") is his given personal name; <EM>Hussein</EM> is his father's given personal name; <EM>al-Majid</EM> is a quasi-familial name, and <EM>al-Tikriti</EM> is his regional affiliation. It is common for Arab men to add the name of their town or village onto their name, this would give <STRONG>Saddam Hussein al-Awja</STRONG>. In many <A title=Nation href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation">nations</A>, he is most commonly referred to as <EM>Saddam Hussein</EM> or <EM>Saddam</EM>; however in Iraq, he is most commonly referred to by his formal presidential title.</P>
<P>**Some observers have argued that referring to the man as only <EM>Saddam</EM> may be derogatory and academically inappropriate; especially since it is often mispronounced "<A title=Sodomy href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy">Sodom</A>" or "Sa-<A title=Damn href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn">damn</A>". During the 1990 war, some people in the US began to deragatorily refer to Hussein as: <STRONG>Saddam <A title=Insanity href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insanity">Insane</A></STRONG>.</P>
<P>Referring to him as "Saddam" is sort of like referring to Pope John Paul II as "John"; or referring to Bush as "George". It is rude and disparaging, and the article must at least mention (in a visible location) that this issue exists. </P>
<P>As a result Guanaco has banned me unfairly, <EM>over an edit war in which he was involved</EM>. He then proceeded to remove my vote from Requests for Adminship. He did all these things without warning, attempting to talk to me, or explanation -- I have clearly not met the threshold of "pure vandalism" and should not have been treated in this manner. </P>
<P>It is questionable that I violated the three reverts rule, as he claims -- even if I did; a warning would be more appropriate, prior to banning me. Certainly Guanaco should not have been the one to determine whether I was in violation, <EM>since he was involved in the edit war</EM>. </P>
<P>After successfully appealing to an admin via the IRC channel (where I was harrassed by several users), I was then re-banned by RickK; who makes the unfounded claim that I am a sockpuppet account. I am not and these actions towards me are completely inappropriate. The sysops responsible must be desysoped, they must not be allowed to continue abusing their authority and attacking other users. </P><p>
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