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The '''West Bank''' ({{lang-ar|الضفة الغربية}}, ''{{ArabDIN|aḍ-Ḍiffä l-Ġarbīyä}}'', {{lang-he|הגדה המערבית}}, ''Hagadah Hamaaravit''), also referred to in [[Israel]] as "[[Judea and Samaria]]", is a [[landlock]]ed territory on the west bank of the [[Jordan River]] in the [[Middle East]]. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the mainland Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the country of Jordan. The West Bank also contains a significant coast line along the western bank of the [[Dead Sea]]. Since [[1967]] most of the West Bank has been under [[Israeli-occupied territories|Israeli military occupation]].
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Prior to the [[First World War]], the area now known as the West Bank was under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule as part of the province of Syria. In the 1920 [[San Remo conference]], the victorious Allied powers allocated the area to the [[British Mandate of Palestine]]. The [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]] saw the establishment of [[Israel]] in parts of the former Mandate, while the West Bank was captured and [[annexation|annexed]] by [[Jordan]]. The [[1949 Armistice Agreements#Cease-fire line vs. permanent border|1949 Armistice Agreements]] defined its interim boundary. From 1948 until 1967, the area was [[Rule of the West Bank and East Jerusalem by Jordan|under Jordanian rule]], and Jordan did not officially relinquish its claim to the area until [[1988]]. Jordan's claim was never recognized by the international community, with the exception of the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Pakistan]]. The West Bank was captured by Israel <ref name="washingtoninstitute1">"On June 5, Israel sent a message to Hussein urging him not to open fire. Despite shelling into western Jerusalem, Netanya, and the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel did nothing." [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2080 The Six Day War and Its Enduring Legacy], [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]], July 2, 2002.</ref><ref name="Shlaim243-244">"In May-June 1967 Eshkol's government did everything in its power to confine the confrontation to the Egyptian front. Eshkol and his colleagues took into account the possibility of some fighting on the Syrian front. But they wanted to avoid having a clash with Jordan and the inevitable complications of having to deal with the predominantly [[Non-Jewish]] [[Arab]] population of the West Bank.
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The fighting on the eastern front was initiated by Jordan, not by Israel. King Hussein got carried along by a powerful current of Arab nationalism. On 30 May he flew to Cairo and signed a defense pact with Nasser. On 5 June, Jordan started shelling the Israeli side in Jerusalem. This could have been interpreted either as a salvo to uphold Jordanian honor or as a declaration of war. Eshkol decided to give King Hussein the benefit of the doubt. Through General Odd Bull, the Norwegian commander of UNTSO, he sent the following message the morning of 5 June: 'We shall not initiate any action whatsoever against Jordan. However, should Jordan open hostilities, we shall react with all our might, and the king will have to bear the full responsibility of the consequences.' King Hussein told General Bull that it was too late; the die was cast." [[Avi Shlaim]], ''The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World'', W. W. Norton & Company, 2000, pp. 243-244.</ref> during the [[Six-Day War]]. With the exception of [[East Jerusalem]], the West Bank was not annexed by [[Israel]]. Most of the residents are [[Arabs]], although a large number of [[Israeli settlements]] have been built in the region since 1967.
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== Origin of the name ==
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The region did not have a separate existence until 1948&ndash;9, when it was defined by the [[1949 Armistice Agreements|Armistice Agreement]] between Israel and Jordan. The name "West Bank" was apparently first used by Jordanians at the time of their [[annexation]] of the region, and has become the most common name used in [[English language|English]] and related languages. The term literally means 'the West bank of the river Jordan'; the Kingdom of Jordan being on the 'East bank' of this same River Jordan.


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===Cisjordan===
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The neo-[[Latin]] name ''[[Cisjordan]]'' or ''Cis-Jordan'' (literally "on this side of the [River] Jordan") is the usual name in the [[Romance languages]] and [[:hu:Ciszjordánia|Hungarian]]. The analogous ''[[Transjordan]]'' has historically been used to designate the region now comprising the state of Jordan which lies on the "other side" of the [[River Jordan]]. In English, the name ''Cisjordan'' is also occasionally used to designate the entire region between the [[Jordan River]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]], particularly in the historical context of the British Mandate and earlier times. The use of ''Cisjordan'' to refer to the smaller region discussed in this article is rare in English; the name ''West Bank'' is standard usage for this geo-political entity. For the low-lying area immediately west of the Jordan, the name ''Jordan Valley'' is used instead.
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Israelis refer to the region either as a unit: "The West Bank" ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: "ha-Gada ha-Ma'aravit" "הגדה המערבית"), or as two units: [[Judea and Samaria]] (Hebrew: "Yehuda" "יהודה", "Shomron" "שומרון"), after the two biblical kingdoms (the southern [[Kingdom of Judah]] and the northern [[Kingdom of Israel]] &mdash; the capital of which was, for a time, in the town of Samaria). The geographic terms ''Judea'' and ''Samaria'' have been in continual use by Jews since [[Bible|biblical]] times. Arab geography also refers to the northern part of the West Bank as ‘’as-Samara’’. However, the name has become somewhat obsolete among Arabs due its politicised use by the Israeli settler movement.
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The Arab world and especially the [[Palestinian]]s strongly object to the term ''Judea and Samaria'', the use of which they deem to reflect Israeli expansionist aims. Instead, they refer to the area as "the occupied West Bank of the [[Jordan River]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1D9153DF935A25752C1A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 |title=Arafat Urges U.S. To Press Israelis To Negotiate Now - New York Times |publisher=Query.nytimes.com |author=Alan Cowell, Special To The New York Times |date=Published: November 16, 1988 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> emphasizing that the area is under Israeli military control and jurisdiction (see "[[occupied Palestinian territories]]").
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== History ==
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[[Image:Settlements2006.jpg|thumb|250px|Map of West Bank settlements and closures as of January 2006, prepared by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Yellow areas are the main Palestinian urban centers. Light pink represents closed military areas or settlement boundary areas or areas isolated by the [[Israeli West Bank Barrier]]; dark pink represents settlements, outposts or military bases. The black line marks the route of the Barrier.]]
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The territory now known as the West Bank was a part of the [[British Mandate of Palestine]] entrusted to the [[United Kingdom]] by the [[League of Nations]] after [[World War I]]. The terms of the Mandate called for the creation in Palestine of a Jewish national home without prejudicing the civil and religious rights of the non-Jewish population of Palestine.<ref>[http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/palmanda.htm The Palestine Mandate]</ref>
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== Center for Disease Control / World of Warcraft ==
[[Green Line (Israel)|The current border of the West Bank]] was not a dividing line of any sort during the Mandate period, but rather [[1949 Armistice Agreements|the armistice line]] between the forces of the neighboring kingdom of Jordan and those of Israel at the close of the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]]. When the United Nations General Assembly voted in 1947 to [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181|partition Palestine]] into a Jewish State, an Arab State, and an [[corpus separatum|internationally-administered enclave of Jerusalem]], a more broad region of the modern-day West Bank was assigned to the Arab State. The West Bank was controlled by [[Iraqi Army|Iraqi]] and [[Royal Jordanian Land Force|Jordanian forces]] at the end of the 1948 War and the area was annexed by Jordan in 1950 but this annexation was recognized only by the [[United Kingdom]] ([[Pakistan]] is often, but apparently falsely,<ref>[http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/memoranda/memo55.pdf Beyond the Veil, Israel-Pakistan Relations] P. R. Kumuraswami.</ref> assumed to have recognized it also).
During the 1950s, there was a significant [[Palestinian immigration (Israel)|influx of Palestinian refugees]] and violence together with [[Unit 101|Israeli reprisal raids]] across the Green Line.


<i>"In World of Warcraft, a programming glitch attracted the attention of psychologists and epidemiologists across North America, when the "Corrupted Blood" ability of a monster began to spread unintentionally into the wider game world. The Center for Disease Control used the incident as a research model to chart both the progression of a disease, and the potential human response to large-scale epidemic infection."</i>
In May 1967 Egypt ordered out U.N. peacekeeping troops and re-militarized the [[Sinai peninsula]], and blockaded the [[straits of Tiran]]. Fearing an Egyptian attack, the government of [[Levi Eshkol]] attempted to restrict any confrontation to Egypt alone. In particular it did whatever it could to avoid fighting Jordan. However, "carried along by a powerful current of Arab nationalism", on May 30, 1967 [[King Hussein]] flew to Egypt and signed a mutual defense treaty in which the two countries agreed to consider "any armed attack on either state or its forces as an attack on both".<ref name="Shlaim243-244"/><ref>[[Michael Oren]], ''Six Days of War'', Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 0195151747, p. 130</ref> Fearing an imminent Egyptian attack, on June 5, the Israel Defense Forces launched a pre-emptive attack on Egypt<ref>Pre-emptive strike:
* "In a pre-emptive attack on Egypt..." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/six_day_war.stm Israel and the Palestinians in depth, 1967: Six Day War], ''[[BBC]]'' website. URL accessed May 14, 2006.
* "a massive pre-emptive strike on Egypt." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/10/newsid_3047000/3047177.stm BBC on this day], ''[[BBC]]'' website. URL accessed May 14, 2006.
* "Israel launched a pre-emptive strike on June 5" [http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/04/14/me101.tuchman.1967/ Mideast 101: The Six Day War], ''[[CNN]]'' website. URL accessed May 14, 2006.
* "Most historians now agree that although Israel struck first, this pre-emptive strike was defensive in nature." [http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/history/transcripts/6day-p4.100302.html The Mideast: A Century of Conflict Part 4: The 1967 Six Day War], ''[[NPR]]'' morning edition, October 3, 2002. URL accessed May 14, 2006.
* "a massive preemptive strike by Israel that crippled the Arabs’ air capacity." [http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..si123100.a#FWNE.fw..si123100.a SIX-DAY WAR], [[Funk & Wagnalls]]® New Encyclopedia. © 2006 [[World Almanac]] Education Group via ''[[The History Channel]]'' website, 2006, URL accessed February 17, 2007.
* "In a pre-emptive strike, Israel smashed its enemies’ forces in just six days..." [http://www.economist.com/countries/Israel/profile.cfm?folder=History%20in%20brief Country Briefings: Israel], ''[[The Economist]]'' website, Jul 28th 2005. URL accessed March 15, 2007.
* "Yet pre-emptive strikes can often be justified even if they don't meet the letter of the law. At the start of the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel, fearing that Egypt was aiming to destroy the Jewish state, devastated Egypt's air force before its pilots had scrambled their jets." [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002751-1,00.html Strike First, Explain Yourself Later] Michael Elliott, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', Jul. 01, 2002. URL accessed March 15, 2007.
* "the situation was similar to the crisis that preceded the 1967 Six Day war, when Israel took preemptive military action." [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951672,00.html Delay with Diplomacy], Marguerite Johnson, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', May 18, 1981. URL accessed March 15, 2007.
* "Israel made a preemptive attack against a threatened Arab invasion..." [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=six+day+war Six-Day War], [[Encarta Answers]], URL accessed April 10, 2007.
* "Israel preempted the invasion with its own attack on June 5, 1967." [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570433/Six-Day_War.html Six-Day War], [[Microsoft]]® [[Encarta]]® Online Encyclopedia 2007. URL accessed April 10, 2007.
Following Egyptian actions:
* "In 1967, Egypt ordered the UN troops out and blocked Israeli shipping routes - adding to already high levels of tension between Israel and its neighbours." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/six_day_war.stm Israel and the Palestinians in depth, 1967: Six Day War], ''[[BBC]]'' website. URL accessed May 14, 2006.
* "In June 1967, Egypt, Syria and Jordan massed their troops on Israel's borders in preparation for an all-out attack." [http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/04/14/me101.tuchman.1967/ Mideast 101: The Six Day War], ''[[CNN]]'' website. URL accessed May 14, 2006.
* "Nasser... closed the Gulf of Aqaba to shipping, cutting off Israel from its primary oil supplies. He told U.N. peacekeepers in the Sinai Peninsula to leave. He then sent scores of tanks and hundreds of troops into the Sinai closer to Israel. The Arab world was delirious with support," [http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/history/transcripts/6day-p4.100302.html The Mideast: A Century of Conflict Part 4: The 1967 Six Day War], ''[[NPR]]'' morning edition, October 3, 2002. URL accessed May 14, 2006.
* "War returned in 1967, when Egypt, Syria and Jordan massed forces to challenge Israel." [http://www.economist.com/countries/Israel/profile.cfm?folder=History%20in%20brief Country Briefings: Israel], ''[[The Economist]]'' website. URL accessed March 3, 2007.
* "After Israel declared its statehood, several Arab states and Palestinian groups immediately attacked Israel, only to be driven back. In 1956 Israel overran Egypt in the Suez-Sinai War. Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser vowed to avenge Arab losses and press the cause of Palestinian nationalism. To this end, he organized an alliance of Arab states surrounding Israel and mobilized for war." [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570433/Six-Day_War.html Six-Day War], [[Microsoft]]® [[Encarta]]® Online Encyclopedia 2007. URL accessed April 10, 2007.</ref> which began what came to be known as the [[Six Day War]].


Much as this would have been amusing the [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=131791 article] does not actually state that any research took place, it says that the CDC wanted to research it and Blizzard said no. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.3.122.176|86.3.122.176]] ([[User talk:86.3.122.176|talk]]) 09:29, 9 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Jordan soon began shelling targets in west Jerusalem, [[Netanya]], and the outskirts of [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name="washingtoninstitute1"/> Despite this, Israel sent a message promising not to initiate any action against Jordan if it stayed out of the war. Hussein replied that it was too late, "[[alea iacta est|the die was cast]]".<ref name="Shlaim243-244"/> On the evening of June 5 the Israeli cabinet convened to decide what to do; [[Yigal Allon]] and [[Menahem Begin]] argued that this was an opportunity to take the [[Old City of Jerusalem]], but Eshkol decided to defer any decision until [[Moshe Dayan]] and [[Yitzhak Rabin]] could be consulted.<ref name="Shlaim1">Shlaim, 2000, p. 244.</ref> [[Uzi Narkis]] made a number of proposals for military action, including the capture of [[Latrun]], but the cabinet turned him down. The Israeli military only commenced action after [[Government House, Jerusalem|Government House]] was captured, which was seen as a threat to the security of Jerusalem.<ref name="Shlaim3">Shlaim, 2000, p. 245.</ref> On June 6 Dayan encircled the city, but, fearing damage to holy places and having to fight in built-up areas, he ordered his troops not to go in. However, upon hearing that the U.N. was about to declare a ceasefire, he changed his mind, and without cabinet clearance, decided to take the city.<ref name="Shlaim1"/> After fierce fighting with Jordanian troops in and around the Jerusalem area, Israel captured the Old City on [[June 7]].


== Adding a link, and or mention of MMOABC.com in the External Links section ==
No specific decision had been made to capture any other territories controlled by Jordan. After the Old City was captured, Dayan told his troops to dig in to hold it. When an armored brigade commander entered the West Bank on his own initiative, and stated that he could see [[Jericho]], Dayan ordered him back. However, when intelligence reports indicated that Hussein had withdrawn his forces across the Jordan river, Dayan ordered his troops to capture the West Bank.<ref name="Shlaim3"/> Over the next two days, the IDF swiftly captured the rest of the West Bank and blew up the Abdullah and Hussein Bridges over the Jordan, thereby severing the West Bank from the East.<ref>[[Benny Morris]], ''Righteous Victims'', pp. 324-5</ref> According to Narkis:
<blockquote>First, the Israeli government had no intention of capturing the West Bank. On the contrary, it was opposed to it. Second, there was not any provocation on the part of the IDF. Third, the rein was only loosened when a real threat to Jerusalem's security emerged. This is truly how things happened on June 5, although it is difficult to believe. The end result was something that no one had planned.<ref>Shlaim, 2000, p. 246.</ref></blockquote>


Hi I would like to add a link to MMOABC.com, as it is a free MMORPG social community website that allows MMORPG gamers to connect with each other and share gaming experiences. MMOABC.com also has free MMORPG game portal services and guild hosting services as well. The URL is http://www.mmoabc.com thanks! <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.171.47.192|76.171.47.192]] ([[User talk:76.171.47.192|talk]]) 05:08, 4 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
The [[Arab League]]'s [[Khartoum conference]] in September declared continuing belligerency and was seen as a rejection of negotiation. In November, 1967, [[UN Security Council Resolution 242]] was unanimously adopted, calling for "the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East" to be achieved by "the application of both the following principles:" "Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict" (see [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 242#Semantic dispute|semantic dispute]]) and: "Termination of all claims or states of belligerency" and respect for the right of every state in the area to live in peace within secure and recognised boundaries.
Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon entered into consultations with the UN Special representative over the implementation of 242.<ref>[http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/9c1564a379bc943d0525654f005d71cc!OpenDocument&Highlight=2,S%2F10070 "See Security Council Document S/10070 Para 2."].</ref> The text specifically did not refer to the PLO or to any Palestinian representative because none was recognized at that time.
In 1988, Jordan ceded its claims to the West Bank to the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]], as "the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/88_july31.html |title=Address to the Nation |publisher=Kinghussein.gov.jo |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557747_2/West_Bank.html |title=West Bank - MSN Encarta |publisher=Encarta.msn.com |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>


== Adding a link, and or mention of MMORPG Maker in the indie section ==
==Administration==
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The 1993 [[Oslo Accords]] declared the final status of the West Bank to be subject to a forthcoming settlement between [[Israel]] and the Palestinian leadership. Following these interim accords, Israel withdrew its military rule from some parts of the West Bank, which was divided into three areas:


I'd like to add a link to MMORPG Maker, and or mention this site in the indie section of the discussion. MMORPG Maker is the most active site on the net for indie MMORPG developers. It has topics on modeling, scripting, hosting, using MMORPG making software, and a list of all current MMORPG development programs (many of which aren't mentioned in the indie section), as well as discussion sections for the most popular MMORPG development software. MMORPG Maker is hosted by the Vault Network, and has a large and active membership.
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http://www.mmorpgmaker.com <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Gillvane|Gillvane]] ([[User talk:Gillvane|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Gillvane|contribs]]) 19:24, 1 September 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Area A comprises Palestinian towns, and some rural areas away from Israeli population centers in the north (between [[Jenin]], [[Nablus]], [[Tubas]], and [[Tulkarm]]), the south (around [[Hebron]]), and one in the center south of [[Salfit]]. Area B adds other populated rural areas, many closer to the center of the West Bank. Area C contains all the [[Israeli settlements]], roads used to access the settlements, buffer zones (near settlements, roads, strategic areas, and Israel), and almost all of the [[Jordan Valley (Middle East)|Jordan Valley]] and [[Judean Desert]].


:This would require a [[WP:RS|reliable source]] saying how it was the most active indie developer site, rather than your word, and even then it should be a contextual reference in the "Non-corporate development" section rather than an external link. But without a source, it's just an ad, which is against [[WP:EL]]. --[[User:McGeddon|McGeddon]] 08:21, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Areas A and B are themselves divided among 227 separate areas (199 of which are smaller than {{convert|2|km2|sqmi|0|spell=us}}) that are separated from one another by Israeli-controlled Area C.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prb.org/Articles/2002/TheWestBankandGazaAPopulationProfile.aspx |title=The West Bank and Gaza: A Population Profile - Population Reference Bureau |publisher=Prb.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>
Areas A, B, and C cross the 11 [[Governorates of the West Bank and Gaza Strip|Governorates]] used as administrative divisions by the [[Palestinian National Authority]] and named after major cities.


== Add an external link and/or mention regarding Massively ==
While the vast majority of the Palestinian population lives in areas A and B, the vacant land available for construction in dozens of villages and towns across the West Bank is situated on the margins of the communities and defined as area C. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btselem.org/English/Publications/Summaries/200205_Land_Grab.asp |title=B'Tselem - Publications - Land Grab: Israel's Settlement Policy in the West Bank, May 2002 |publisher=Btselem.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>


There is a new MMOG game news, review and discussion site called Massively. This site is part of the Weblogs, Inc. network that includes Joystiq and Engadget. It's similar to WoW Insider but is dedicated to coverage of all MMOG games rather than a specific one. The URL is http://www.massively.com.
The [[Palestinian Authority]] has full civil control in area A, area B is characterized by joint-administration between the [[Palestinian Authority|PA]] and [[Israel]], while area C is under full Israeli control. Israel maintains overall control over [[Israeli settlement]]s, roads, water, airspace, "external" security and borders for the entire territory


[[User:Strider88|Strider88]] 19:43, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
==Demographics==
{{main|Demographics of the West Bank}}
[[Image:Palestinian Children in Hebron.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Palestinian Children in Hebron]]
The [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]] estimated that approximately 2.5 million [[Palestinian]]s live in the West Bank (including Israeli-annexed [[East Jerusalem]]) at the end of [[2006]].<ref>[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]<!--can the specific page be supplied?--></ref>, though a recent study by the American-Israel Demographic Research Group disputes these figures (see [[#Recent developments]]). In December 2007, an official Census conducted by the Palestinian Authority found that the Palestinian population of the West Bank (including Israeli-annexed [[East Jerusalem]]) was 2,345,000.<ref>{{cite web
|title = Palestinians grow by a million in decade
|publisher = [[The Jerusalem Post]]
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|url = http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1202246355071
|accessdate = 2008-10-08
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My COMM/INFO 320: New Media & Society team at Cornell University has created (and is currently developing) a wiki dedicated to studying social interactions in MMORPGs. Check it out... we want as much help as possible. Thus, if you have any comments, please leave them in the discussion section, or if you have anything to add (or any edits), feel free to help us out on the main page!
There are over 275,000 [[Israeli settlement|Israeli settlers]] living in the West Bank, as well as around 200,000 Israeli Jews living in Israeli-annexed [[East Jerusalem]]. There are also small ethnic groups, such as the [[Samaritan]]s living in and around [[Nablus]], numbering in the hundreds or low thousands. Interactions between the two societies have generally declined following the Palestinian [[Intifada]]s, though an economic relationship often exists between adjacent [[Israeli]] and [[Palestinian Arab]] villages.{{Fact|date=January 2007}}


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As of [[as of October 2007|October 2007]], around 23,000 Palestinians in the West Bank work in Israel every day with another 9,200 working in Israeli settlements. In addition, around 10,000 Palestinian traders from the West Bank are allowed to travel every day into Israel.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7NNG7m5AEfoCjIspXI7lya2LTFg Israel labour laws apply to Palestinian workers]</ref>


== Subscriptions ==
Approximately 30% of Palestinians living in the West Bank are [[Palestinian refugees|refugees]] or descendants of refugees from villages and towns located in what became Israel during the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]] (see [[Palestinian exodus]]).<ref>{{cite web
|title = UNRWA in Figures: Figures as of 31 December 2004
|publisher = [[United Nations]]
|month= April | year= 2005
|url = http://www.un.org/unrwa/publications/pdf/uif-dec04.pdf
|format = PDF
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
|publisher = [[Palestinian National Authority]] [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]]
|year= 2007
|url = http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/
|accessate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Can trust be rebuilt?
|author = Ksenia Svetlova
|publisher = [[The Jerusalem Post]]
|date= December 1, 2005
|url = http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=2&cid=1132475665870&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref>


which one has the most (so basicly the best) <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/66.218.18.181|66.218.18.181]] ([[User talk:66.218.18.181|talk]]) 22:43, 9 September 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
===Significant population centers===
<br clear="left" />
{| class="wikitable" align="left" style="margin-left:1em;font-size:100%"
|+Significant population centers
|-
! Center !! Population
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Al-Bireh]]
| align="right"|40,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Betar Illit]]
| align="right"|29,355
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Bethlehem]]
| align="right"|30,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Gush Etzion]]
| align="right"|40,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Hebron]] (al-Khalil)
| align="right"|120,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Jericho]] (Ariha)
| align="right"|25,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Jenin]]
| align="right"|47,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Ma'ale Adummim]]
| align="right"|33,259
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Modi'in Illit]]
| align="right"|34,514
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Nablus]]
| align="right"|135,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Qalqilyah]]
| align="right"|40,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Ramallah]]
| align="right"|23,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Tulkarm]]
| align="right"|75,000
|-
! style="text-align: left"|[[Yattah]]
| align="right"|42,000
|}
<br />
The most densely populated part of the region is a mountainous spine, running north-south, where the [[List of cities in Palestinian Authority areas|Palestinian cities]] of [[Nablus]], [[Ramallah]], [[al-Bireh]], [[Abu Dis]], [[Bethlehem]], [[Hebron]] and [[Yattah]] are located as well as the [[Israeli settlement]]s of [[Ariel]], [[Ma'ale Adumim]] and [[Betar Illit]]. Ramallah, although relatively small in population compared to other major cities, serves as an economic and political center for the Palestinians. [[Jenin]] in the extreme north of the West Bank is on the southern edge of the [[Jezreel Valley]]. [[Modi'in Illit]], [[Qalqilyah]] and [[Tulkarm]] are in the low foothills adjacent to the [[Israeli Coastal Plain]], and [[Jericho]] and [[Tubas]] are situated in the [[Jordan Valley]], north of the [[Dead Sea]].


:I don't know, but their is a fallacy in your comment. Having the most subscriptions only means that the particular game is currently the most popular. The most popular game may not even be the favorite of its users, but simply the most commonly played. --[[User:Habap|Habap]] 13:06, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
== Transportation and communication ==
===Roads===
[[Image:Jericho checkpoint 2005.jpg|thumb|250px|Checkpoint before entering [[Jericho]], 2005.]]
The West Bank has {{convert|4500|km|mi|-0|abbr=on}} of roads, of which {{convert|2700|km|mi|-0|abbr=on}} are paved.
In response to shootings by Palestinians<!--they were from hilltops, not cars, so "drive by" is inaccurate/!-->, some highways, especially those leading to [[Israeli settlements]], are completely inaccessible to cars with Palestinian license plates, while many other roads are restricted only to public transportation and to Palestinians who have special permits from Israeli authorities.<ref>http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/opt/docs/UN/OCHA/OCHAoPt_ClosureAnalysis0106_En.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/a39191b210be1d6085256da90053dee5/43fc268b1bf484fd85256c610065c63a!OpenDocument |title=A/57/366/Add.1 of 16 September 2002 |publisher=Domino.un.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/5ba47a5c6cef541b802563e000493b8c/5189f43f72a68a2785256c61005a58ea!OpenDocument |title=A/57/366 of 29 August 2002 |publisher=Domino.un.org |author=YESHA |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>
Due to numerous shooting [[assault]]s [[Terrorism|targeting Israeli vehicles]], the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] bars Israelis from using most of the original roads in the West Bank. Israel's longstanding policy of separation-to-prevent-friction dictates the development of alternative highway systems for Israelis and Palestinian traffic.
Israel maintains about 500 checkpoints or roadblocks in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7375290.stm |title=BBC NEWS &#124; Middle East &#124; New plan for W Bank checkpoints |publisher=News.bbc.co.uk |date=Page last updated at 13:43 GMT, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 14:43 UK |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> .
As such, movement restrictions are also placed on main roads traditionally used by Palestinians to travel between cities, and such restrictions have been blamed for poverty and economic depression in the West Bank.<ref>http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/2005/ocha-opt-26apr.pdf</ref> Since the beginning of 2005, there has been some amelioration of these restrictions. According to recent human rights reports, "Israel has made efforts to improve transport contiguity for Palestinians travelling in the West Bank. It has done this by constructing underpasses and bridges (28 of which have been constructed and 16 of which are planned) that link Palestinian areas separated from each other by Israeli settlements and bypass roads"<ref name="humanitarianinfo1">http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/opt/docs/UN/OCHA/ochaHU0805_En.pdf</ref> and by removal of checkpoints and physical obstacles, or by not reacting to Palestinian removal or natural erosion of other obstacles. "The impact (of these actions) is most felt by the easing of movement between villages and between villages and the urban centres".<ref name="humanitarianinfo1"/>
However, the obstacles encircling major Palestinian urban hubs, particularly Nablus and Hebron, have remained. In addition, the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] prohibits Israeli citizens from entering Palestinian-controlled land (Area A).


== Adding a section on Free MMORPGs and adding Onrpg.com to the external links ==
As of August 2007, a divided highway is currently under construction that will pass through the West Bank. The highway has a concrete wall dividing the two sides, one designated for Israeli vehicles, the other for Palestinian. The wall is designed to allow Palestinians to freely pass north-south through Israeli-held land. <ref>Erlanger, Steven. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/11/world/middleeast/11road.html A Segregated Road in an Already Divided Land], ''[[The New York Times]]'', ([[2007-08-11]]){{accessdate|2007-08-11}}</ref>


I believe we should add a section describing the phenomenon of Free MMORPGs that is going on the net including runescape, maple story and many others.
===Airports===
As well, I think we should add Onrpg.com as the place to get free mmorpgs. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Gabez123|Gabez123]] ([[User talk:Gabez123|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Gabez123|contribs]]) 00:55, 18 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
The West Bank has three paved airports which are currently for military use only. <!--Ben Gurion was open to Palestinians with permits, but Atarot never was - BG is international, Atarot was domestic, was closed in 2001 due to the Intifada.-->Palestinians were previously able to use Israel's [[Ben Gurion International Airport]] with permission; however, Israel has discontinued issuing such permits, and Palestinians wishing to travel must cross the land border to either [[Jordan]] (via the Allenby Bridge) or [[Egypt]] in order to use airports located in these countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miftah.org/Display.cfm?DocId=5636&CategoryId=14 |title=MIFTAH-Israel bars Palestinians from using Ben-Gurion airport |publisher=Miftah.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>
==Fair use rationale for Image:Evemarketscreen.png==
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===Telecom===
As transportation between the Palestinian cities became very difficult, due to hundreds of Israeli military checkpoints on Palestinian roads, telephone and internet play a more important role in the Palestinian daily life for communication.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}


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The Israeli [[Bezeq]] and Palestinian [http://www.Paltel.ps PalTel Group] telecommunication companies provide communication services in the West Bank.
The Palestinian mobile market was until 2007 monopolized by [http://www.jawwal.ps Jawwal]. As the number of internet users is increasing rapidly [http://www.internetworldstats.com/me/ps.htm (year 2005 160.000 users] Numerous Palestine wide websites are growing to helping the Palestinians communicate and trade through the internet like:<br />
'''News Agencies''' <br />
[http://www.maannews.net Ma'an News]<br />
[http://www.pnn.ps PNN]<br />
[http://www.wafa.ps WAFA]<br />
[http://www.bethlehemnews.com/ Bethlehem News]<br />
'''Market'''<br />
[http://www.sayarti.ps Sayarti for Used Cars in Palestine]<br />
[http://www.palestine-shop.com Palestine Shop for Traditional Products]<br />
[http://www.tatreez-embroidery.com Tatreez for Palestinian Embroidery]


[[User:BetacommandBot|BetacommandBot]] 20:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
===Radio and television===
The [[Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation]] broadcasts from an AM station in Ramallah on 675&nbsp;kHz; numerous local privately owned stations are also in operation. Most Palestinian households have a radio and TV, and satellite dishes for receiving international coverage are widespread. Recently, PalTel announced and has begun implementing an initiative to provide ADSL broadband internet service to all households and businesses.
Israel's [[cable television]] company [[Hot (Israel)|'HOT']], satellite television provider ([[Direct broadcast satellite|DBS]]) [[Yes (Israel)|'Yes']], AM & FM radio broadcast stations and public television broadcast stations all operate. Broadband internet service by Bezeq's ADSL and by the cable company are available as well.


== unexplained removal of cited text by anon ==
== Higher education ==
Before 1967 there were no universities in the West Bank (except for the Hebrew University in Jerusalem - see below). There were a few lesser institutions of higher education; for example, [[An-Najah National University|An-Najah]], which started as an elementary school in 1918 and became a community college in 1963. As the Jordanian government did not allow the establishment of such universities in the West Bank<!--is this true? Any source for this? Makes sense, but not sure its true/!-->, Palestinians could obtain degrees only by travelling abroad to places such as Jordan, Lebanon, or Europe.
After the region was captured by Israel in the [[Six-Day War]], several educational institutions began offering undergraduate courses, while others opened up as entirely new universities. In total, seven Universities have been commissioned in the West Bank since 1967:
* [[Bethlehem University]], a [[Roman Catholic]] institution partially funded by the [[Holy See|Vatican]], opened its doors in 1973 [http://www.bethlehem.edu/about/history.shtml].
* In 1975, Birzeit College (located in the town of [[Bir Zeit]] north of [[Ramallah]]) became [[Birzeit University]] after adding third- and fourth-year college-level programs [http://www.birzeit.edu/p/ps?url=about/history2&id=50208].
* An-Najah College in [[Nablus]] likewise became [[An-Najah National University]] in 1977 [http://www.najah.edu/].
* The [[Hebron University]] was established in 1980 [http://www.hebron.edu]
* [[Al-Quds University]], whose founders had yearned to establish a university in Jerusalem since the early days of Jordanian rule, finally realized their goal in 1995 [http://www.alquds.edu/gen_info/index.php?page=overview].
* Also in 1995, after the signing of the [[Oslo Accords]], the [[Arab American University]]&mdash;the only private university in the West Bank&mdash;was founded right outside of [[Zababdeh]], with the purpose of providing courses according to the [[Education in the United States|American system of education]] [http://www.aauj.edu/overview/um/um.htm].
* In 2005, the Israeli government recommended to upgrade the [[College of Judea and Samaria]] in [[Ariel (City)|Ariel]] to become a full fledged university [http://www.yosh.ac.il/About.asp]. This move to create a university within an [[Israeli settlement]] has angered some Palestinians, although no official response was made by the Palestinian authority.
* The [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]], established in 1918, is one of Israel's oldest, largest, and most important institutes of higher learning and research. During the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]], the leader of the Palestinian forces in Jerusalem, [[Abdul Kader Husseini]], threatened that the Hadassah Hospital and the Hebrew University would be captured or destroyed "if the Jews continued to use them as bases for attacks".<ref>'Husseini Threatens Hadassah', ''The Palestine Post'', [[18 March]], 1948, p. 1.</ref> Medical convoys between the Yishuv-controlled section of Jerusalem and Mount Scopus were attacked since December 1947.<ref> ''The Palestine Post'', [[14 April]], 1948, p. 3 </ref> After the [[Hadassah medical convoy massacre]] in 1948, which also included university staff, the Mount Scopus campus was cut off from the Jewish part of Jerusalem. After the War, the University was forced to relocate to a new campus in Givat Ram in western Jerusalem. After Israel captured [[East Jerusalem]] in the [[Six-Day War]] of June 1967, the University returned to its original campus in Mount Scopus. [Note that Mount Scopus is technically not part of the West Bank as it is an internationally-recognized Israeli enclave within the West Bank].
Most universities in the West Bank have politically active student bodies, and elections of student council officers are normally along party affiliations. Although the establishment of the universities was initially allowed by the Israeli authorities, some were sporadically ordered closed by the Israeli Civil Administration during the 1970s and 1980s to prevent political activities and violence against the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]]. Some universities remained closed by military order for extended periods during years immediately preceding and following the first Palestinian [[Intifada]], but have largely remained open since the signing of the Oslo Accords despite the advent of the [[Al-Aqsa Intifada]] in 2000.
The founding of Palestinian universities has greatly increased education levels among the population in the West Bank. According to a Birzeit University study, the percentage of Palestinians choosing local universities as opposed to foreign institutions has been steadily increasing; as of 1997, 41% of Palestinians with bachelor degrees had obtained them from Palestinian institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.birzeit.edu/dsp/research/publications/2002/49e.pdf |title=chapter 4?? |date= |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> According to UNESCO, Palestinians are one of the most highly educated groups in the Middle East "despite often difficult circumstances".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=17238&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |title=UNESCO &#124; Education - Palestinian Authority |publisher=Portal.unesco.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> The literacy rate among Palestinians in the West Bank (and Gaza) (89%) is third highest in the region after Israel (95%) and Jordan (90%).<ref>http://www.undp.org/hdr2003/indicator/indic_2_1_1.html</ref><ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/Is.html ]{{dead link|date=October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/we.html |title=CIA - The World Factbook - West Bank |publisher=Cia.gov |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> <!-- please note that the information in this CIA West Bank source relates to both Arabs and Jews living in the West Bank. In Hebrew sources the literacy rates of Arabs in the West Bank are a bit lower, stated as 90% ( http://www.therightroadtopeace.com/infocenter/Heb/AvrahamDiskin.html ) /!-->


Several days ago, {{user|131.111.8.97}} <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game&diff=175809978&oldid=175619048 removed]</span> some cited text from the article. I wasn't sure if the edits were vandalism, so I reverted them. However, {{user|131.111.8.104}} (likely to be the same person as 131.111.8.97) removed the text again. I'm a bit reluctant to make another revert, as some of this user's other edits appear to be legitimate. Despite having been blocked several times, 131.111.8.97 and 131.111.8.97 do not seem to be pure vandals.
==Status==
{{seealso|Political status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip}}
===Legal status===


Can another editor please check if this user's edits were appropriate?
The West Bank is currently considered under [[international law]] to be, ''[[de jure]]'', a [[Territory (country subdivision)|territory]] not part of any [[state]]. The [[United Nations Security Council]],<ref>[[UN Security Council Resolution 446|Resolution 446]], [[UN Security Council Resolution 465|Resolution 465]], Resolution 484, among others</ref> the [[United Nations General Assembly]],<ref>{{cite web
| title = Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories
| publisher = [[United Nations]]
| date= December 17, 2003
| url = http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/97360ee7a29e68a085256df900723485/d6f5d7049734efff85256e1200677754
| accessdate=2006-09-27
}}</ref> the [[International Court of Justice]],<ref>{{cite web
| title = Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
| publisher = [[International Court of Justice]]
| date= July 9, 2004
| url = http://domino.un.org/UNISPAl.NSF/85255e950050831085255e95004fa9c3/3740e39487a5428a85256ecc005e157a
| accessdate=2006-09-27
}}</ref> and the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]]<ref>{{cite web
| title = Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention: statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
| publisher = [[International Committee of the Red Cross]]
| date= December 5, 2001
| url = http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList247/D86C9E662022D64E41256C6800366D55#2
| accessdate=2006-09-27
}}</ref> refer to it as [[Israeli-occupied territories|occupied by Israel]].


Thanks. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] ([[User talk:Ixfd64|talk]]) 20:49, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
According to [[Alan Dowty]], legally the status of the West Bank falls under the international law of belligerent occupation, as distinguished from nonbelligerent occupation that follows an armistice. This assumes the possibility of renewed fighting, and affords the occupier "broad leeway". The West Bank has a unique status in two respects; first, there is no precedent for a belligerent occupation lasting for more than a brief period, and second, that the West Bank was not part of a sovereign country before occupation &mdash; thus, in legal terms, there is no "reversioner" for the West Bank. This means that sovereignty of the West Bank is currently suspended, and, according to some{{Specify|date=November 2007}}, Israel, as the only successor state to the Palestine Mandate, has a status that "goes beyond that of military occupier alone."<ref>Dowty, 2001, p. 217.</ref>
:Just revert it again. If he was serious, he'd question you. If this escalates to edit war then report him(/her). <font face="Trebuchet MS">[[User:WBOSITG|<font color="navy"><sub>'''WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN'''</sub></font>]][[User talk:WBOSITG|<font color="grey"><sup>we need to talk.</sup></font>]]</font>[[WP:BS|&bull;]] 20:08, 28 December 2007 (UTC)


==WoW Image==
The current status arises from the facts (see above reference) that Great Britain surrendered its mandate in 1948 and Jordan relinquished its claim in 1988. Since the area has never in modern times been an independent state, there is no "legitimate" claimant to the area other than the present occupier, which currently happens to be Israel. This argument however is not accepted by the international community and international lawmaking bodies, virtually all of whom regard Israel's activities in the West Bank and Gaza as an occupation that denies the fundamental principle of self-determination found in the Article One of the [[United Nations Charter]], and in the [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]] and the [[International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights]]. Further, UN Security Council Resolution 242 notes the "inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war" regardless of whether the war in which the territory was acquired was offensive or defensive. Prominent Israeli human rights organizations such as [[B'tselem]] also refer to the Israeli control of the West Bank and Gaza as an occupation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btselem.org/english/Settlements/International_Law.asp |title=B'Tselem - Land Expropriation and Settlements in the International Law |publisher=Btselem.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> [[John Quigley]] has noted that "...a state that uses force in self-defense may not retain territory it takes while repelling an attack. If Israel had acted in self-defense, that would not justify its retention of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Under the UN Charter there can lawfully be no territorial gains from war, even by a state acting in self-defense. The response of other states to Israel's occupation shows a virtually unanimous opinion that even if Israel's action was defensive, its retention of the West Bank and Gaza Strip was not."<ref>Quigley, The Case for Palestine, 2005, p. 172</ref>
Considering it ''is'' the most popular MMORPG in the Western World, probably the whole world, I thought it only fitting to add an image depicting the game. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:NLUT|NLUT]] ([[User talk:NLUT|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/NLUT|contribs]]) 06:37, 30 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


==Sandbox/Linear Distinction==
=== Political positions ===
I think that this should be somewhere on the main MMO page, seeing as they are very different game-types. I may put this up if nobody is opposed, but I won't be able to manage it for a while. Otherwise, anybody want to handle this? [[Special:Contributions/66.30.107.67|66.30.107.67]] ([[User talk:66.30.107.67|talk]]) 03:36, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


== Gender-bait ==
The future status of the West Bank, together with the [[Gaza Strip]] on the Mediterranean shore, has been the subject of negotiation between the Palestinians and Israelis, although the current [[Road Map for Peace]], proposed by the "[[Quartet on the Middle East|Quartet]]" comprising the [[United States]], [[Russia]], the [[European Union]], and the [[United Nations]], envisions an independent Palestinian state in these territories living side by side with [[Israel]] (see also [[proposals for a Palestinian state]]). However, the "Road Map" states that in the first phase, Palestinians must end all terror and attacks on Israel, whereas Israel must dismantle outposts. Since neither condition has been met since the Road Map was "accepted," by all sides, final negotiations have not yet begun on major political differences.
The Palestinian Authority believes that the West Bank ought to be a part of their sovereign [[nation]], and that the presence of Israeli military control is a violation of their right to Palestinian Authority rule. The [[United Nations]] calls the West Bank and Gaza Strip ''Israeli-occupied'' (see [[Israeli-occupied territories]]). The [[United States]] State Department also refers to the territories as ''occupied''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3464.htm |title=Jordan (03/08) |publisher=State.gov |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/t/pm/64711.htm |title=Israel |publisher=State.gov |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90212.htm#OT |title=Israel and the Occupied Territories |publisher=State.gov |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Many Israelis and their supporters prefer the term ''[[disputed territories]],'' because they claim part of the territory for themselves, and state the land has not, in 2000 years, been sovereign.
Israel argues{{Fact|date=January 2007}} that its presence is justified because:
# Israel's eastern border has never been defined by anyone;
# The ''disputed territories'' have not been part of any state (Jordanian annexation was never officially recognized) since the time of the [[Ottoman Empire]];
# According to the [[Camp David Accords (1978)]] with [[Egypt]], the 1994 agreement with [[Jordan]] and the [[Oslo Accords]] with the [[PLO]], the final status of the territories would be fixed only when there was a permanent agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
Palestinian public opinion opposes Israeli military and settler presence on the West Bank as a violation of their right to statehood and sovereignty.<ref> {{cite web
|title = PSR Survey
|url = http://www.pcpsr.org/survey/polls/2001/p2a.html
|accessdate = 2007-04-16
}}</ref> Israeli opinion is split into a number of views:
* Complete or partial withdrawal from the West Bank in hopes of peaceful coexistence in separate states (sometimes called the "[[land for peace]]" position); (According to a 2003 poll 76% of Israelis support a peace agreement based on that principle).<ref>{{cite web
|title = Israeli public opinion regarding the conflict
|publisher = The Center for Middle East Peace and Economics Cooperation
|date =
|url = http://www.mifkad.org.il/en/more.asp
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref>
* Maintenance of a military presence in the West Bank to reduce [[Palestinian terrorism]] by deterrence or by armed intervention, while relinquishing some degree of political control;
* [[Annexation]] of the West Bank while considering the Palestinian population as (for instance) citizens of Jordan with Israeli residence permit as per the [[Elon Peace Plan]];
* Annexation of the West Bank and assimilation of the Palestinian population to fully fledged Israeli citizens;
*[[population transfer|Transfer]] of the East Jerusalem Palestinian population (a 2002 poll at the height of the [[Al Aqsa intifada]] found 46% of Israelis favoring Palestinian transfer of Jerusalem residents;<ref>{{cite journal
|author = Asher Arian
|title = A Further Turn to the Right: Israeli Public Opinion on National Security - 2002
|journal = Strategic Assessment
|volume = 5
|issue = 1
|pages = 50–57
|month = June
|year = 2002
|publisher = [[Tel Aviv University]]: Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies
|url = http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/sa/v5n1p4Ari.html
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref> in 2005 two polls using a different methodology put the number at approximately 30%).<ref>{{cite web
|title = Suppressed poll released following WND story: Results show plurality of Israelis favor booting Palestinians
|author = Aaron Klein
|publisher = [[WorldNetDaily]]
|date= February 24, 2005
|url = http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42855
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref>


Hi. Over at the [[Gender-bait]] article, we're wondering if there is a more common term for this behavior (somewhere it could be merged or renamed to), or if Gibson's coinage has achieved common recognition (particularly in reliable sources). Any comments would be welcome at the talkpage over there. Also, perhaps that article could be usefully linked to from the section here on [[Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game#Psychology|Psychology]]. Thanks :) -- [[User:Quiddity|Quiddity]] <small>([[User talk:Quiddity|talk]])</small> 21:34, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
===Accession of West Bank to Jordan===
There has been a proposal of the West Bank's accession to Jordan by the people of Jordan, Palestine and even Israel. It is also supported by Pakistan, Turkey and Syria.


== Adding a link, and or mention of MMORPG-CENTER.com in the External Links/Resources section ==
===Annexation===
Hello, i would like to add our mmorpg portal to mmorpg wiki resources. We have tons of content, unique and shared. News, MMORPG Lists, from Free to P2P, articles, events and other goodies. The url is http://www.mmorpg-center.com Thanks! --[[User:Mmorpgcenter|Mmorpgcenter]] ([[User talk:Mmorpgcenter|talk]]) 20:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
[[Image:Southeast mediterranean annotated geography.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Principal geographical features of Israel and south-eastern Mediterranean region]]


== More Information ==
Israel annexed the territory of [[East Jerusalem]], and its Palestinian residents (if they should decline Israeli citizenship) have legal [[permanent residency]] status.<ref>{{cite web
Could someone reply to my post at the bottom of [[Talk:Dofus#More Information]] & explain how a MMORPG is done in [[Adobe Flash|Flash]]? [[User:Erudecorp|Erudecorp]] [[User_Talk:Erudecorp|?]] [[Special:Contributions/Erudecorp|*]] 00:31, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
|title = The Quiet Deportation: Revocation of Residency of East Jerusalem Palestinians
|author = Yael Stein
|publisher = Joint report by [[Hamoked]] & [[B'Tselem]]
|month= April | year= 1997
|url = http://www.btselem.org/Download/199704_Quiet_Deportation_Eng.doc
|format = {{DOClink}}
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = The Quiet Deportation: Revocation of Residency of East Jerusalem Palestinians (Summary)
|author = Yael Stein
|publisher = Joint report by [[Hamoked]] & [[B'Tselem]]
|month= April | year= 1997
|url = http://www.btselem.org/English/Publications/Summaries/199704_Quiet_Deportation.asp
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref> Although permanent residents are permitted, if they wish, to receive Israeli citizenship if they meet certain conditions including swearing allegiance to the State and renouncing any other citizenship, most Palestinians did not apply for Israeli citizenship for political reasons.<ref>{{cite web
|title = Legal status of East Jerusalem and its residents
|publisher = [[B'Tselem]]
|url = http://www.btselem.org/english/Jerusalem/Legal_Status.asp
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref> There are various possible reasons as to why the West Bank had not been annexed to Israel after its [[Six-Day War|capture in 1967]]. The government of Israel has not formally confirmed an official reason, however, historians and analysts have established a variety of such, most of them demographic. Among the most agreed upon:
*Reluctance to award its citizenship to an overwhelming number of a potentially hostile population whose allies were sworn to the destruction of Israel <ref name="Bard">[[Mitchell Bard|Bard]]</ref><ref name="Bamberger">{{cite book
|author = David Bamberger
|title = A Young Person's History of Israel
|publisher = Behrman House
|date= 1985, 1994
|location = USA
|pages = 182
|id = ISBN 0-87441-393-1
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = What Occupation?
|publisher = Palestine Facts
|url = http://palestinefacts.org/what_occupation.html
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref>
*Fear that the population of non-[[Zionism|Zionist]] Arabs would outnumber the Israelis, appeal to different political interests, and vote Israel out of existence; thus failing to maintain the concept and safety of a [[Jewish state]] <ref>[[Mitchell Bard|Bard]]</ref><ref> ([[Mitchell Bard|Bard]]{{cite web
|title = Our Positions: Solving the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict
|publisher = [[Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism]]
|url = http://www.freemuslims.org/issues/israel-palestine.php
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref>
*To ultimately exchange [[land for peace]] with neighbouring states<ref name="Bard"/><ref name="Bamberger"/>


== The Case of RuneScape ==
===Settlements and international law===
{{main|Israeli settlement#Legal status of the settlements}}
Israeli settlements on the West Bank beyond the Green Line border are considered by some legal scholars to be illegal under international law.<ref>{{cite book
|author = Emma Playfair (Ed.)
|title = International Law and the Administration of Occupied Territories
|publisher = Oxford University Press
|year= 1992
|location = USA
|pages = 396
|id = ISBN 0-19-825297-8
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
|author = Cecilia Albin
|title = Justice and Fairness in International Negotiation
|publisher = Cambridge University Press
|year= 2001
|location = Cambridge
|pages = 150
|id = ISBN 0-521-79725-X
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
|author = Mark Gibney
|coauthors = Stanlislaw Frankowski
|title = Judicial Protection of Human Rights: Myth or Reality?
|publisher = Praeger/Greenwood
|year= 1999
|location = Westport, CT
|pages = 72
|id = ISBN 0-275-96011-0
}}</ref><ref>'Plia Albeck, legal adviser to the Israeli Government was born in 1937. She died on [[September 27]], 2005, aged 68', ''The Times'', [[October 5]], 2005, p. 71.</ref> Other legal scholars<ref>{{cite web
|title = FAQ on Israeli settlements
|publisher = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC News]]
|date= February 26, 2004
|url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/middleeast/settlements.html
|accessdate = 2006-09-27
}}</ref> including [[Julius Stone]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aijac.org.au/resources/reports/international_law.pdf |title=International Law<!-- Bot generated title --> |date= |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> have argued that the settlements are legal under international law, on a number of different grounds. ''The Independent'' reported in March 2006 that immediately after the 1967 war [[Theodor Meron]], legal counsel of Israel's Foreign Ministry advised Israeli ministers in a "top secret" memo that any policy of building settlements across occupied territories violated international law and would "contravene the explicit provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention".<ref>Donald Macintyre, 'Israelis were warned on illegality of settlements in 1967 memo', ''The Independent'' (London), March 11, 2006, p. 27.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0311-06.htm |title=Israelis Were Warned on Illegality of Settlements in 1967 Memo |publisher=Commondreams.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> A contrasting opinion was held by [[Eugene Rostow]], a former Dean of the Yale Law School and undersecretary of state for political affairs in the administration of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, who wrote in 1991 that Israel has a right to have settlements in the West Bank under 1967's UN Security Council Resolution 242.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tzemachdovid.org/Facts/islegal1.shtml |title=Resolved: are the settlements legal? Israeli West Bank policies |publisher=Tzemachdovid.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> The European Union<ref>[http://ue.eu.int/uedocs/cms_data/docs/2004/12/22/%7B3FA161D9-6DA6-408F-85CE-20D0EC68DDFF%7D.pdf] EU Committee Report. Retrieved April 19, 2007 </ref> and the Arab League{{Fact|date=August 2008}} consider the settlements to be illegal. Israel also recognizes that some small settlements are "illegal" in the sense of being in violation of Israeli law.<ref>[http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief2-16.htm Diplomatic and Legal Aspects of the Settlement Issue], Jerusalem Issue Brief, Vol. 2, No. 16, [[19 January]], 2003.</ref><ref>[http://www.adl.org/israel/advocacy/how_to_respond/settlements.asp?xflag=1 How to Respond to Common Misstatements About Israel: Israeli Settlements], [[Anti-Defamation League]] website. URL accessed April 10, 2006.</ref>


There was previously an extremely detailed and poorly written section in the Economics section about the MMORPG RuneScape. I have recently made many changes in the section, to delete useless information and make it legible. I'm still not toally happy with it - being a player of that game myself, I am not a totally unbiased source.
Although Israel has formally pledged to stop settlement efforts in the West Bank as part of internationally-backed peace efforts, it has failed to honor the commitment and construction has continued to grow.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7082629.stm BBC November 2007]</ref> Israel has also stopped monitoring new construction at the settlements.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7082629.stm BBC November 2007]</ref>


I would appreciate if someone else would look through that article and see if it is even relevant to the topic, or if some of the details it mentions are unnecessary.
In 2005 the United States ambassador to Israel, Dan Kurtzer, expressed U.S. support "for the retention by Israel of major Israeli population centres [in the West Bank] as an outcome of negotiations",<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4382343.stm 'US will accept Israel settlements'], BBC News Online, [[25 March]], 2005.</ref> reflecting President Bush's statement a year earlier that a permanent peace treaty would have to reflect "demographic realities" on the West Bank.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4445839.stm 'UN Condemns Israeli settlements'], BBC News Online, [[14 April]], 2005.</ref>


[[User:Dirt Tyrant|Dirt Tyrant]] ([[User talk:Dirt Tyrant|talk]]) 02:21, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
The UN Security Council has issued several non-binding resolutions addressing the issue of the settlements. Typical of these is UN Security Council resolution 446 which states ''[the] practices of Israel in establishing settlements in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967 have no legal validity'', and it calls on Israel ''as the occupying Power, to abide scrupulously by the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention.''<ref>[http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/ba123cded3ea84a5852560e50077c2dc!OpenDocument UNSC Resolution 446 (1979) of 22 March 1979]</ref>


==10 million active MMO players worldwide?==
The Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention held in Geneva on [[5 December]], 2001 called upon "the Occupying Power to fully and effectively respect the Fourth Geneva Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to refrain from perpetrating any violation of the Convention." The High Contracting Parties reaffirmed "the illegality of the settlements in the said territories and of the extension thereof."<ref>[http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList325/D86C9E662022D64E41256C6800366D55 Implementation of the Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Palestinian territories: history of a multilateral process (1997-2001)], ''International Review of the Red Cross'', 2002 - No. 847.</ref>
Um, that doesnt make sense. World of Warcraft alone has over 9 million active subscribers. According to the statement on the opening page, "MMORPGs are very popular throughout the world, with combined global memberships in subscription and non-subscription games exceeding 10 million as of 2008". That would mean, that with all the popular MMOS out there (runescape, guildwars, everquest etc. etc. etc.) they all have a combined total of 1 million active subscribers... I'm pretty sure that number isn't even close to how high the real number is. So, I have deleted that comment, as I don't see how it could possibly be true.[[Special:Contributions/71.207.138.63|71.207.138.63]] ([[User talk:71.207.138.63|talk]]) 18:51, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


==Reversed some Vandalism==
On [[December 30]], [[2007]], [[Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Ehud Olmert]] issued an order requiring approval by both the Israeli Prime Minister and Israeli Defense Minister of all settlement activities (including planning) in the West Bank.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olmert curbs WBank building, expansion and planning|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL31349948|publisher=Reuters|date=2007-12-31|accessdate=2007-12-31}}</ref>
User "JuJube" edited the page to say the following:


"GUILD WARS BABY BEST GAME EVER MADE YOU SHOULD ALL BY AND MAKE AN ACCOUNT IT IS THE BEST MMORPG AND RPG GAME EVER IT IS JUST LIKE WOW BUT WITH NO MONTHLY PAYMENT yeaaa!!!!! BUY IT =))))))"
===West Bank barrier===
[[Image:TelAvivPan Peduel.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Panoramic view toward Tel Aviv from the Settlement [[Peduel]] in the west bank, the [[Green line]] passes less than {{convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from central [[Tel Aviv]]]]
{{main|Israeli West Bank barrier}}
The [[Israeli West Bank barrier]] is a physical [[separation barrier|barrier]] being constructed by [[Israel]] consisting of a network of fences with vehicle-barrier trenches surrounded by an on average {{convert|60|m|ft|0|spell=us}} wide exclusion area (90%) and up to {{convert|8|m|ft|0|spell=us}} high concrete walls (10%) (although in most areas the wall is not nearly that high).<ref>[http://www.zionism-israel.com/hdoc/High_Court_Fence.htm Israel High Court Ruling Docket H.C.J. 7957/04]</ref> It is located mainly within the West Bank, partly along the [[1949 Armistice Agreements|1949 Armistice line]], or "[[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]]" between the West Bank and Israel. As of April 2006 the length of the barrier as approved by the Israeli government is 703 kilometers (436 miles) long. Approximately 58.4% has been constructed, 8.96% is under construction, and construction has not yet begun on 33% of the barrier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btselem.org/english/Separation_Barrier/Statistics.asp |title=B'Tselem - The Separation Barrier - Statistics |publisher=Btselem.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> The space between the barrier and the green line is a closed military zone known as the [[Seam Zone]], cutting off 8.5% of the West Bank and encompassing tens of villages and tens of thousands of Palestinians.<ref name=CBC>{{cite web|title=Indepth Middle East:Israel's Barrier|author=Margarat Evans|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]|date=[[2006-01-06]]|accessdate=2007-11-05|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/middleeast/israel_barrier.html}}</ref>.<ref name=ICJ>{{cite web|title=Israel's Separation Barrier:Challenges to the Rule of Law and Human Rights: Executive Summary Part I and II|publisher=[[International Commission of Jurists]]|date=6 July 2004|accessdate=05.11.2007|url=http://www.icj.org/news.php3?id_article=3410&lang=en&print=true}}</ref>


I reverted it to an older (and better) looking format. [[User:Guse|Guse]] ([[User talk:Guse|talk]]) 00:13, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
The barrier generally runs along or near the 1949 Jordanian-Israeli armistice/Green Line, but diverges in many places to include on the Israeli side several of the highly populated areas of Jewish settlements in the West Bank such as East Jerusalem, Ariel, Gush Etzion, Emmanuel, Karnei Shomron, Givat Ze'ev, Oranit, and Maale Adumim.
:Thanks for the revert! in the future, I recommend warning him on his talk page using the warnings at [[WP:UTM]]. I have now warned him with {{tl|uw-vand1}}. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><b>[[User:Greeves|Greeves]]</b></font> <sup>([[User talk:Greeves|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Greeves|contribs]])</sup> 02:42, 17 March 2008 (UTC)


==Addiction==
The barrier is a very controversial project. Supporters claim the barrier is a necessary tool protecting Israeli civilians from the Palestinian attacks that increased significantly during the [[al-Aqsa Intifada]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.securityfence.mod.gov.il/Pages/ENG/questions.htm |title=Israel Security Fence - Ministry of Defense |publisher=Securityfence.mod.gov.il |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref>[http://www.zionism-israel.com/map_of_israel_security_problem_distances.htm Map of Palestine - Land of Israel, 1845]</ref> it has helped reduce incidents of terrorism by 90% from 2002 to 2005; over a 96% reduction in terror attacks in the six years ending in 2007,<ref>Wall Street Journal, "After Sharon", January 6, 2006.</ref> though Israel's State Comptroller has acknowledged that most of the suicide bombers crossed into Israel through existing checkpoints [http://domino.un.org/UNISPAl.NSF/a39191b210be1d6085256da90053dee5/c4c1970ae0ba634b85256e510073d1e3!OpenDocument]. Its supporters claim that the onus is now on the Palestinian Authority to fight terrorism.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=644798 Sen. Clinton: I support W. Bank fence, PA must fight terrorism]</ref>
I notice that there is no section on the addictive qualities of these games and players who become addicted and the impact it has on their social lives, etc. I'm planning on adding a section on that, not sure if any information on that phenomena has been ever introduced.[[User:Mysteryquest|Mysteryquest]] ([[User talk:Mysteryquest|talk]]) 07:20, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
:Wikipedia already has an article on [[video game addiction]], so little if anything needs to be added about the subject here - although short comment of a sentence or two mentioning the other article may be appropriate here. --- [[User:Barek|Barek]] <small>([[User talk:Barek|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Barek|contribs]])</small> - 16:22, 19 March 2008 (UTC)


== Adding link (external links) or mention to massivemultiplayer.com ==
Opponents claim the barrier is an illegal attempt to annex Palestinian land under the guise of security,<ref>[http://www.btselem.org/english/Publications/summaries/200512_Under_the_Guise_of_Security.asp Under the Guise of Security], [[B'Tselem]]]</ref> violates international law,<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/09/israel.barrier/index.html "U.N. court rules West Bank barrier illegal" (CNN)]</ref> has the intent or effect to pre-empt final status negotiations,<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,976105,00.html Set in stone], The Guardian, June 15, 2003</ref> and severely restricts Palestinians who live nearby, particularly their ability to travel freely within the West Bank and to access work in Israel, thereby undermining their economy.<ref>[http://www.palestineonlinestore.com/books/thewestbankwall.htm The West Bank Wall - Unmaking Palestine]</ref> According to a 2007 [[World Bank]] report, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank has destroyed the Palestinian economy, in violation of the 2005 [[Agreement on Movement and Access]]. All major roads (with a total length of 700 km) are basically off-limits to Palestinians, making it impossible to do normal business. Economic recovery would reduce Palestinian dependence on international aid by one billion dollars per year. <ref>[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWESTBANKGAZA/Resources/WestBankrestrictions9Mayfinal.pdf Movement and access restrictions in the West Bank: Uncertainty and inefficiency in the Palestinian economy]. World Bank Technical Team. May 9, 2007.</ref>


Massivemultiplayer's content provides a structured fingerprint of dozens mmorpg online communities, news portals and fanpages. The site has been updated regulary for over 3 years and is visited by many regular visitors who look for uncommon informational sources. Link: http://www.massivemultiplayer.com
Pro-settler opponents claim that the barrier is a sly attempt to artificially create a border that excludes the settlers, creating "[[facts on the ground]]" that justify the mass dismantlement of hundreds of settlements and displacement of over 100,000 Jews from the land they claim as their biblical homeland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womeningreen.org/sayjune02.htm |title=Women in Green - What We Say |publisher=Womeningreen.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>
[[Special:Contributions/87.162.66.249|87.162.66.249]] ([[User talk:87.162.66.249|talk]]) 16:35, 24 March 2008 (UTC) drakewl


==Notes==
== "massively"? ==
{{reflist|2}}
==References==
*Albin, Cecilia (2001). ''Justice and Fairness in International Negotiation''. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-79725-X
*Bamberger, David (1985, 1994). ''A Young Person's History of Israel''. Behrman House. ISBN 0-87441-393-1
*Dowty, Alan (2001). ''The Jewish State: A Century Later''. University of California Press. ISBN 0520229118
*[[Michael Oren|Oren, Michael]] (2002). ''Six Days of War'', Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195151747
*Gibney, Mark and Frankowski, Stanislaw (1999). ''Judicial Protection of Human Rights''. Praeger/Greenwood. ISBN 0-275-96011-0
*Playfair, Emma (Ed.) (1992). ''International Law and the Administration of Occupied Territories''. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-825297-8
*[[Avi Shlaim|Shlaim, Avi]] (2000). ''The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World'', W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0393048160
* Howell, Mark (2007). ''What Did We Do to Deserve This? Palestinian Life under Occupation in the West Bank'', Garnet Publishing. ISBN 1859641954


Shouldn't the word be "massive" ? '''<span id="Dexter_prog" class="plainlinks" >[[User:Dexter_prog|Dexter_prog]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Dexter_prog|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Dexter_prog|contribs]] <small>•</small> [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username={{urlencode:Dexter_prog}}&site={{SERVERNAME}} <span style="color:#002bb8">count</span>]</span>)''' @ 23:06, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
==See also==
* [[Rule of the West Bank and East Jerusalem by Jordan]]
* [[Economy of the West Bank]]
* [[Geography of the West Bank]]
* [[Second Intifada]]
** [[Israeli West Bank barrier]]
** [[West Bank Closures]]


Yes, it should. How do you change the title of an article and is there an easy way to change all the strings 'Massively Multiplayer' into 'Massive Multiplayer'? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:OVRKLL|OVRKLL]] ([[User talk:OVRKLL|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/OVRKLL|contribs]]) 15:20, 18 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
==External links==
{{sisterlinks|West Bank}}
*[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/we.html West Bank] from the [[CIA World Factbook]]
*[http://www.passia.org/index_pfacts.htm Palestine Facts & Info] from Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
*[http://lawcenter.birzeit.edu/publications/dewaart.html The Legal Status of Palestine Under International Law (Supports Palestinian claims)], a publication by [[Birzeit University]].
*[http://www.un.org/Depts/dpi/palestine/ United Nations - Question of Palestine]
*[http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0n1m0 Disputed Territories: Forgotten Facts about the West Bank and Gaza Strip - from the Israeli government]
*[http://israelipalestinian.procon.org/viewquestions.asp?issueID=70&subissueID=230 The Westbank Dispute Analysis from ProCon]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/westbank_july_1992.jpg Large map of West Bank (1992)]
* [http://www.aliyahbook.com MOVING UP: An Aliyah Journal], the new book, is an upbeat account about Aliyah and life in Israel.
*[http://www.poica.org/maps/index.php A series of geopolitical maps of the West Bank]
*[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=4992 "American Thinker" opinion article which disputes some of the data in this article]
*[http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/88_july31.html 1988 "Address to the Nation" by King Hussein of Jordan Ceding Jordanian Claims to the West Bank to the PLO]
*[http://www.camdenabudis.org Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association - establishing links between the North London Borough of Camden and the town of Abu Dis in the West Bank]
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Massive is grammatically correct, however Massively is the more common usage. The article title should remain as-is. - [[User:MrOllie|MrOllie]] ([[User talk:MrOllie|talk]]) 16:00, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
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: Wow, I was wondering about "massively" too. It's gramatically incorrect as "massively" is an adverb which means it modifies a verb but MMPORG is a noun and not a verb so the first M should be "massive" and not "massively". Poor hacker command of Engish grammar? Perhaps.[[Special:Contributions/71.146.7.143|71.146.7.143]] ([[User talk:71.146.7.143|talk]]) <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|comment]] was added at 19:29, 13 June 2008 (UTC)</small><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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::"Massively" is not the common usage. Massive is. It should be changed back. http://runescape.com/ Behold, one of the most popular MMORPG website... Look at the heading, "Runescape, the '''massive''' online adventure game by Jagex ltd." --[[User:Ghost109|Ghost109]] ([[User talk:Ghost109|talk]]) 17:40, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
[[ar:الضفة الغربية]]
:::And World of Warcraft, the ''most popular'' MMO uses "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game". [http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/beginners/index.html Example 1][http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/guide.html Example 2]. As far as common usage goes, Google shows [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Massively+multiplayer+online+role-playing+game%22&btnG=Google+Search 801,000 hits for "Massively"] and [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Massive+multiplayer+online+role-playing+game%22&btnG=Google+Search 403,000 hits for "Massive"]. And if we look at it grammatically, "massively" is indeed an adverb, one that modifies the adjective "multiplayer". [[User:Wyatt Riot|Wyatt Riot]] ([[User talk:Wyatt Riot|talk]]) 18:10, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
[[an:Zischordania]]
::::World of Warcraft is not the most popular; while it does have the most subscribers to their game Runescape has more players due to the F2P option. And in response to the google search... Here's some AOL search results: [http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/search?query=massive+multiplayer+online+role-playing+game&invocationType=spelling] 186,000 results for massive compared to the [http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/search?invocationType=topsearchbox.search&query=massively+multiplayer+online+role-playing+game] 170,000 for massively. And as the anonymous user a few replies above said: "It's gramatically incorrect as "massively" is an adverb which means it modifies a verb but MMPORG is a noun and not a verb so the first M should be "massive" and not "massively"." [[User:Ghost109|Ghost109]] ([[User talk:Ghost109|talk]]) 23:29, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
[[az:Qərb Sahil]]
::::Even MrOllie up there who believes it should be "massively" said that "massive" was gramatically correct. That's 1-0 in favor of "massive," the question is which is used more often? I believe it's "massive." [[User:Ghost109|Ghost109]] ([[User talk:Ghost109|talk]]) 23:31, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
[[bs:Zapadna Obala]]
:::::Actually, [[User:MrOllie|MrOllie]] is incorrect. In this instance, "massively" is modifying the word "multiplayer", not "game" or "role-playing game" or "online role-playing game". [[Adverb]]s do not only modify verbs, but other adjectives as well. Trust me, I have a degree in English. [[User:Wyatt Riot|Wyatt Riot]] ([[User talk:Wyatt Riot|talk]]) 00:27, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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::::::Isn't "multiplayer" an absolute adjective? Why would you modify an adjective that has no degree? That's like saying "very complete," or "very dead." There's also one thing, the links you listed to prove "massively" correct do just the opposite. While the first indeed shows about 800,000 hits for "massively" the seconds shows over 1,000,000 hits for "massive." [[User:Ghost109|Ghost109]] ([[User talk:Ghost109|talk]]) 01:22, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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:::::::"Multiplayer" can indeed be modified; for example, consider "minutely multiplayer" (more than 1 but less than a dozen, depending on your definition of "minute") or even "infinitely multiplayer" (no limit). (Notice the "-ly" forms in these adverbs as well.) And something funny is going on with the links. Google is now showing me 893,000 results for "massively" and 430,000 for "massive" while AOL (which you linked) shows me 184,000 for "massively" and 168,000 for "massive". Unusual because we're getting different results ''and'' (at least in my case) the results are changing from search to search. [[User:Wyatt Riot|Wyatt Riot]] ([[User talk:Wyatt Riot|talk]]) 02:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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::::::::"Minutely multiplayer?" Honestly I've never heard of that before. But "massive/ly" refers to the size of something, not the number of something. And yeah, seems like Google is messing up. The same search that produced 1,300,000 sometimes only produces 1,100,000. [[Special:Contributions/24.184.206.83|24.184.206.83]] ([[User talk:24.184.206.83|talk]]) 19:37, 23 June 2008 (UTC) (forgot to log in) [[User:Ghost109|Ghost109]] ([[User talk:Ghost109|talk]]) 19:41, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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::::::::Hey! I realized what you did! In the two results you showed me, you purposely used quotation marks in the google search for "massive," to make it look like "massively" returned more results. Without the quotes, Massive Online role-playing game returns over 2.3 million results, compared to the 980,000 results for "Massively." Should I believe you or the 1 million+ people that disagree? [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Massive+multiplayer+online+role-playing+game Result for "massive"] [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Massively+multiplayer+online+role-playing+game Results for "massively"] [[User:Ghost109|Ghost109]] ([[User talk:Ghost109|talk]]) 23:07, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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:::::::::I put quotes around the entire phrase ''in both searches'' so that it looks for that entire string of words and not, say, an article about role-playing games that happens to contain the words "massively" or "massive" and "online". I tried removing the quotes and I still get [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Massively+multiplayer+online+role-playing+game&btnG=Search 3,020,000 results for "massively"] and [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Massive+multiplayer+online+role-playing+game&btnG=Search 1,160,000 results for "massive"]. Clearly something is awry in Search World if we're getting such drastically different results. [[User:Wyatt Riot|Wyatt Riot]] ([[User talk:Wyatt Riot|talk]]) 01:30, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
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OK, so the problem you're having here is that you don't actually know where the term "massive" or "massively" came from. Very few people do, in fact, but luckily for you I'm one of them. Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't Richard Garriott's idea; rather, it was Clement Chambers'. Here's the story. So, Clement Chambers ran a company called "on-line" which was the UK operator of a number of online games including Air Warrior. He was talking to the EA marketing people about one of these games (I think it was Air Warrior II, but I could be mistaken), and at the end of the call they asked him if he had a good way of describing the kind of game that UO was going to be. They figured it was a multi-player game, but so were games like Doom. Was there a better way of describing UO that differentiated it from other multi-player games? What kind of multi-player game was it? Clem, who has something of a gift for marketing, described it as a "massively multi-player" game. UO liked it and used it. Somehow along the line it became attached to Richard Garriott. The reason I know this is because Clem used the phrase on me about 3 weeks later and I said I liked it; he then described where it came from. Other people in his office, who had heard the phone call, confirmed the story without prompting. Everyone thought it was a good turn of phrase. So the answer is that it's "massively" multi-player, not "massive" mutliplayer, because it's an adverb applying to the way in which the games are multi-player, not an adjective describing their size. [[User:RichardBartle|RichardBartle]] ([[User talk:RichardBartle|talk]]) 23:14, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
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:"Massively multiplayer" does not sound right. Is Runescape a Massively Multiplayer online role-playing game, or a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game? Which one sounds better? Is a MORPG massive or massively? Massive MORPG, or massively MORPG. Runescape starts out with two users, it is a MORPG. Then Runescape gets 100000 users in some time, it becomes bigger, it becomes massive, it is not a Regular MORPG, it is a Massive MORPG. '''Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game'''. [[User:Androo123|Androo123]] ([[User talk:Androo123|talk]]) 03:07, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
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::Sounding right really has nothing to do with it. Plenty of sentences sound strange yet are grammatically correct. [[User:Wyatt Riot|Wyatt Riot]] ([[User talk:Wyatt Riot|talk]]) 11:10, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
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I've never heard it as "massively", that sounds wrong coming from common usage since it's too much to type. Source it or change it back please.[[Special:Contributions/169.237.214.145|169.237.214.145]] ([[User talk:169.237.214.145|talk]]) 16:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
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== Refs? ==
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There are many places in the article where references have not been added, some of which have not even been tagged with <sup><span class="plainlinks"><u>[citation needed]</u></span></sup> as needed. I have begun to tag them, and have added a reference, and plan to add more. The rest need to be fixed. --<span style="border: 1px solid #00a5ff; ">[[User:Shruti14|Shruti14]]</span> <sup><i>[[User talk:Shruti14|t]] [[Special:Contributions/Shruti14|c]] [[User:Shruti14/Signatures|s]]</i></sup> 17:09, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
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:also, this ref 'Indystar on game addiction' (number 9) no longer points to a webpage [[User:Lovefist233|Lovefist233]] ([[User talk:Lovefist233|talk]]) 07:25, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
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==Media Section==
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Should this page have a media section to reflect the mainstream coverage mmos now get such as Age of Conan?
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Is there a wiki resource for external mmo sites such as mmorpg.com, thirteen1.com, etc etc? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Gamernut|Gamernut]] ([[User talk:Gamernut|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Gamernut|contribs]]) 20:15, 22 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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== Adding a link, and or mention of MMORPG-X.COM in the External Links section ==
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May I mention to put www.mmorpg-x.com link to the external links category, since it is one of the most informative mmorpg news portal, community and free mmorpgs toplist.
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Thanks, Admin <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Ggot|Ggot]] ([[User talk:Ggot|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ggot|contribs]]) 13:26, 25 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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== MMORPG's in Popular culture? ==
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Should we include this section?
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I can at least think of one - NCIS episode [[The Immortals (NCIS) | The Immortals]] <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Munchman|Munchman]] ([[User talk:Munchman|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Munchman|contribs]]) 16:05, 29 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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:absolutely. very good idea. --[[User:Sm8900|Steve, Sm8900]] ([[User talk:Sm8900|talk]]) 16:07, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
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::Added section. It needs expanding though. <span><font style="background:Black" size="0">[[User:Munchman|<span style="color:White">munchman</span>]]<span style="color:White">&nbsp;|&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Munchman|<span class="plainlinks" style="color:White">talk</span>]];</font></span> 16:37, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
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It seems to have been deleted. <span><font style="background:Black" size="0">[[User:Munchman|<span style="color:White">munchman</span>]]<span style="color:White">&nbsp;|&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Munchman|<span class="plainlinks" style="color:White">talk</span>]];</font></span> 12:19, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
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== Player-created content ==
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I'd like to see more content and discussion on Player-created content (buildings, landscape, etc) and Crafting (Items, etc) for MMORPGs such as ATITD, Eve, Asheron's Call, Ultima Online and others.
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== Unfair lack of runescape ==

It's smaller, but not so much smaller that others can be said (and linked so often, isn't there supposed to be a link on the first one only?

And at one point, it mentions Runescape RWT (gone btw), and a further bit of that has been removed. [[Special:Contributions/86.150.226.157|86.150.226.157]] ([[User talk:86.150.226.157|talk]]) 13:54, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

:: The article isn't intended as an exhaustive list of MMORPGs, but a summary of what an MMORPG is. I'm not against bringing up Runescape in the article, but what in particular do you think is missing? [[User:Tarinth|Tarinth]] ([[User talk:Tarinth|talk]]) 16:34, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

== Currently active MMORPG lists? ==

Any thoughts of adding a list of currently active MMORPG to this article that have been running for at least 5 years since the public release? [[Special:Contributions/71.163.118.65|71.163.118.65]] ([[User talk:71.163.118.65|talk]]) 23:50, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

== SUK MY BALLZ ==

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Center for Disease Control / World of Warcraft

"In World of Warcraft, a programming glitch attracted the attention of psychologists and epidemiologists across North America, when the "Corrupted Blood" ability of a monster began to spread unintentionally into the wider game world. The Center for Disease Control used the incident as a research model to chart both the progression of a disease, and the potential human response to large-scale epidemic infection."

Much as this would have been amusing the article does not actually state that any research took place, it says that the CDC wanted to research it and Blizzard said no. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.3.122.176 (talk) 09:29, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Adding a link, and or mention of MMOABC.com in the External Links section

Hi I would like to add a link to MMOABC.com, as it is a free MMORPG social community website that allows MMORPG gamers to connect with each other and share gaming experiences. MMOABC.com also has free MMORPG game portal services and guild hosting services as well. The URL is http://www.mmoabc.com thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.171.47.192 (talk) 05:08, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Adding a link, and or mention of MMORPG Maker in the indie section

I'd like to add a link to MMORPG Maker, and or mention this site in the indie section of the discussion. MMORPG Maker is the most active site on the net for indie MMORPG developers. It has topics on modeling, scripting, hosting, using MMORPG making software, and a list of all current MMORPG development programs (many of which aren't mentioned in the indie section), as well as discussion sections for the most popular MMORPG development software. MMORPG Maker is hosted by the Vault Network, and has a large and active membership.

http://www.mmorpgmaker.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gillvane (talk • contribs) 19:24, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

This would require a reliable source saying how it was the most active indie developer site, rather than your word, and even then it should be a contextual reference in the "Non-corporate development" section rather than an external link. But without a source, it's just an ad, which is against WP:EL. --McGeddon 08:21, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Add an external link and/or mention regarding Massively

There is a new MMOG game news, review and discussion site called Massively. This site is part of the Weblogs, Inc. network that includes Joystiq and Engadget. It's similar to WoW Insider but is dedicated to coverage of all MMOG games rather than a specific one. The URL is http://www.massively.com.

Strider88 19:43, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

My COMM/INFO 320: New Media & Society team at Cornell University has created (and is currently developing) a wiki dedicated to studying social interactions in MMORPGs. Check it out... we want as much help as possible. Thus, if you have any comments, please leave them in the discussion section, or if you have anything to add (or any edits), feel free to help us out on the main page!

http://cornell.collegewikis.com/index.php?title=Sleepless_in_the_World_of_Warcraft

Subscriptions

which one has the most (so basicly the best) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.218.18.181 (talk) 22:43, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

I don't know, but their is a fallacy in your comment. Having the most subscriptions only means that the particular game is currently the most popular. The most popular game may not even be the favorite of its users, but simply the most commonly played. --Habap 13:06, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Adding a section on Free MMORPGs and adding Onrpg.com to the external links

I believe we should add a section describing the phenomenon of Free MMORPGs that is going on the net including runescape, maple story and many others. As well, I think we should add Onrpg.com as the place to get free mmorpgs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabez123 (talk • contribs) 00:55, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Evemarketscreen.png

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unexplained removal of cited text by anon

Several days ago, 131.111.8.97 (talk · contribs) removed some cited text from the article. I wasn't sure if the edits were vandalism, so I reverted them. However, 131.111.8.104 (talk · contribs) (likely to be the same person as 131.111.8.97) removed the text again. I'm a bit reluctant to make another revert, as some of this user's other edits appear to be legitimate. Despite having been blocked several times, 131.111.8.97 and 131.111.8.97 do not seem to be pure vandals.

Can another editor please check if this user's edits were appropriate?

Thanks. --Ixfd64 (talk) 20:49, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Just revert it again. If he was serious, he'd question you. If this escalates to edit war then report him(/her). WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDENwe need to talk.• 20:08, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

WoW Image

Considering it is the most popular MMORPG in the Western World, probably the whole world, I thought it only fitting to add an image depicting the game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NLUT (talk • contribs) 06:37, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Sandbox/Linear Distinction

I think that this should be somewhere on the main MMO page, seeing as they are very different game-types. I may put this up if nobody is opposed, but I won't be able to manage it for a while. Otherwise, anybody want to handle this? 66.30.107.67 (talk) 03:36, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Gender-bait

Hi. Over at the Gender-bait article, we're wondering if there is a more common term for this behavior (somewhere it could be merged or renamed to), or if Gibson's coinage has achieved common recognition (particularly in reliable sources). Any comments would be welcome at the talkpage over there. Also, perhaps that article could be usefully linked to from the section here on Psychology. Thanks :) -- Quiddity (talk) 21:34, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Adding a link, and or mention of MMORPG-CENTER.com in the External Links/Resources section

Hello, i would like to add our mmorpg portal to mmorpg wiki resources. We have tons of content, unique and shared. News, MMORPG Lists, from Free to P2P, articles, events and other goodies. The url is http://www.mmorpg-center.com Thanks! --Mmorpgcenter (talk) 20:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

More Information

Could someone reply to my post at the bottom of Talk:Dofus#More Information & explain how a MMORPG is done in Flash? Erudecorp ? * 00:31, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

The Case of RuneScape

There was previously an extremely detailed and poorly written section in the Economics section about the MMORPG RuneScape. I have recently made many changes in the section, to delete useless information and make it legible. I'm still not toally happy with it - being a player of that game myself, I am not a totally unbiased source.

I would appreciate if someone else would look through that article and see if it is even relevant to the topic, or if some of the details it mentions are unnecessary.

Dirt Tyrant (talk) 02:21, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

10 million active MMO players worldwide?

Um, that doesnt make sense. World of Warcraft alone has over 9 million active subscribers. According to the statement on the opening page, "MMORPGs are very popular throughout the world, with combined global memberships in subscription and non-subscription games exceeding 10 million as of 2008". That would mean, that with all the popular MMOS out there (runescape, guildwars, everquest etc. etc. etc.) they all have a combined total of 1 million active subscribers... I'm pretty sure that number isn't even close to how high the real number is. So, I have deleted that comment, as I don't see how it could possibly be true.71.207.138.63 (talk) 18:51, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Reversed some Vandalism

User "JuJube" edited the page to say the following:

"GUILD WARS BABY BEST GAME EVER MADE YOU SHOULD ALL BY AND MAKE AN ACCOUNT IT IS THE BEST MMORPG AND RPG GAME EVER IT IS JUST LIKE WOW BUT WITH NO MONTHLY PAYMENT yeaaa!!!!! BUY IT =))))))"

I reverted it to an older (and better) looking format. Guse (talk) 00:13, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the revert! in the future, I recommend warning him on his talk page using the warnings at WP:UTM. I have now warned him with {{uw-vand1}}. Greeves (talk • contribs) 02:42, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Addiction

I notice that there is no section on the addictive qualities of these games and players who become addicted and the impact it has on their social lives, etc. I'm planning on adding a section on that, not sure if any information on that phenomena has been ever introduced.Mysteryquest (talk) 07:20, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia already has an article on video game addiction, so little if anything needs to be added about the subject here - although short comment of a sentence or two mentioning the other article may be appropriate here. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:22, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Adding link (external links) or mention to massivemultiplayer.com

Massivemultiplayer's content provides a structured fingerprint of dozens mmorpg online communities, news portals and fanpages. The site has been updated regulary for over 3 years and is visited by many regular visitors who look for uncommon informational sources. Link: http://www.massivemultiplayer.com 87.162.66.249 (talk) 16:35, 24 March 2008 (UTC) drakewl

"massively"?

Shouldn't the word be "massive" ? Dexter_prog (talk • contribs • count) @ 23:06, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it should. How do you change the title of an article and is there an easy way to change all the strings 'Massively Multiplayer' into 'Massive Multiplayer'? —Preceding unsigned comment added by OVRKLL (talk • contribs) 15:20, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Massive is grammatically correct, however Massively is the more common usage. The article title should remain as-is. - MrOllie (talk) 16:00, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Wow, I was wondering about "massively" too. It's gramatically incorrect as "massively" is an adverb which means it modifies a verb but MMPORG is a noun and not a verb so the first M should be "massive" and not "massively". Poor hacker command of Engish grammar? Perhaps.71.146.7.143 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 19:29, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
"Massively" is not the common usage. Massive is. It should be changed back. http://runescape.com/ Behold, one of the most popular MMORPG website... Look at the heading, "Runescape, the massive online adventure game by Jagex ltd." --Ghost109 (talk) 17:40, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
And World of Warcraft, the most popular MMO uses "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game". Example 1Example 2. As far as common usage goes, Google shows 801,000 hits for "Massively" and 403,000 hits for "Massive". And if we look at it grammatically, "massively" is indeed an adverb, one that modifies the adjective "multiplayer". Wyatt Riot (talk) 18:10, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
World of Warcraft is not the most popular; while it does have the most subscribers to their game Runescape has more players due to the F2P option. And in response to the google search... Here's some AOL search results: [1] 186,000 results for massive compared to the [2] 170,000 for massively. And as the anonymous user a few replies above said: "It's gramatically incorrect as "massively" is an adverb which means it modifies a verb but MMPORG is a noun and not a verb so the first M should be "massive" and not "massively"." Ghost109 (talk) 23:29, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Even MrOllie up there who believes it should be "massively" said that "massive" was gramatically correct. That's 1-0 in favor of "massive," the question is which is used more often? I believe it's "massive." Ghost109 (talk) 23:31, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Actually, MrOllie is incorrect. In this instance, "massively" is modifying the word "multiplayer", not "game" or "role-playing game" or "online role-playing game". Adverbs do not only modify verbs, but other adjectives as well. Trust me, I have a degree in English. Wyatt Riot (talk) 00:27, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
Isn't "multiplayer" an absolute adjective? Why would you modify an adjective that has no degree? That's like saying "very complete," or "very dead." There's also one thing, the links you listed to prove "massively" correct do just the opposite. While the first indeed shows about 800,000 hits for "massively" the seconds shows over 1,000,000 hits for "massive." Ghost109 (talk) 01:22, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
"Multiplayer" can indeed be modified; for example, consider "minutely multiplayer" (more than 1 but less than a dozen, depending on your definition of "minute") or even "infinitely multiplayer" (no limit). (Notice the "-ly" forms in these adverbs as well.) And something funny is going on with the links. Google is now showing me 893,000 results for "massively" and 430,000 for "massive" while AOL (which you linked) shows me 184,000 for "massively" and 168,000 for "massive". Unusual because we're getting different results and (at least in my case) the results are changing from search to search. Wyatt Riot (talk) 02:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
"Minutely multiplayer?" Honestly I've never heard of that before. But "massive/ly" refers to the size of something, not the number of something. And yeah, seems like Google is messing up. The same search that produced 1,300,000 sometimes only produces 1,100,000. 24.184.206.83 (talk) 19:37, 23 June 2008 (UTC) (forgot to log in) Ghost109 (talk) 19:41, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
Hey! I realized what you did! In the two results you showed me, you purposely used quotation marks in the google search for "massive," to make it look like "massively" returned more results. Without the quotes, Massive Online role-playing game returns over 2.3 million results, compared to the 980,000 results for "Massively." Should I believe you or the 1 million+ people that disagree? Result for "massive" Results for "massively" Ghost109 (talk) 23:07, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
I put quotes around the entire phrase in both searches so that it looks for that entire string of words and not, say, an article about role-playing games that happens to contain the words "massively" or "massive" and "online". I tried removing the quotes and I still get 3,020,000 results for "massively" and 1,160,000 results for "massive". Clearly something is awry in Search World if we're getting such drastically different results. Wyatt Riot (talk) 01:30, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

OK, so the problem you're having here is that you don't actually know where the term "massive" or "massively" came from. Very few people do, in fact, but luckily for you I'm one of them. Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't Richard Garriott's idea; rather, it was Clement Chambers'. Here's the story. So, Clement Chambers ran a company called "on-line" which was the UK operator of a number of online games including Air Warrior. He was talking to the EA marketing people about one of these games (I think it was Air Warrior II, but I could be mistaken), and at the end of the call they asked him if he had a good way of describing the kind of game that UO was going to be. They figured it was a multi-player game, but so were games like Doom. Was there a better way of describing UO that differentiated it from other multi-player games? What kind of multi-player game was it? Clem, who has something of a gift for marketing, described it as a "massively multi-player" game. UO liked it and used it. Somehow along the line it became attached to Richard Garriott. The reason I know this is because Clem used the phrase on me about 3 weeks later and I said I liked it; he then described where it came from. Other people in his office, who had heard the phone call, confirmed the story without prompting. Everyone thought it was a good turn of phrase. So the answer is that it's "massively" multi-player, not "massive" mutliplayer, because it's an adverb applying to the way in which the games are multi-player, not an adjective describing their size. RichardBartle (talk) 23:14, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

"Massively multiplayer" does not sound right. Is Runescape a Massively Multiplayer online role-playing game, or a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game? Which one sounds better? Is a MORPG massive or massively? Massive MORPG, or massively MORPG. Runescape starts out with two users, it is a MORPG. Then Runescape gets 100000 users in some time, it becomes bigger, it becomes massive, it is not a Regular MORPG, it is a Massive MORPG. Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. Androo123 (talk) 03:07, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Sounding right really has nothing to do with it. Plenty of sentences sound strange yet are grammatically correct. Wyatt Riot (talk) 11:10, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

I've never heard it as "massively", that sounds wrong coming from common usage since it's too much to type. Source it or change it back please.169.237.214.145 (talk) 16:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Refs?

There are many places in the article where references have not been added, some of which have not even been tagged with [citation needed] as needed. I have begun to tag them, and have added a reference, and plan to add more. The rest need to be fixed. --Shruti14 t c s 17:09, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

also, this ref 'Indystar on game addiction' (number 9) no longer points to a webpage Lovefist233 (talk) 07:25, 14 April 2008 (UTC)


Media Section

Should this page have a media section to reflect the mainstream coverage mmos now get such as Age of Conan?

Is there a wiki resource for external mmo sites such as mmorpg.com, thirteen1.com, etc etc? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gamernut (talk • contribs) 20:15, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Adding a link, and or mention of MMORPG-X.COM in the External Links section

Dear Editors,

May I mention to put www.mmorpg-x.com link to the external links category, since it is one of the most informative mmorpg news portal, community and free mmorpgs toplist.

Thanks, Admin —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ggot (talk • contribs) 13:26, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

MMORPG's in Popular culture?

Should we include this section? I can at least think of one - NCIS episode The Immortals —Preceding unsigned comment added by Munchman (talk • contribs) 16:05, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

absolutely. very good idea. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 16:07, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Added section. It needs expanding though. munchman | talk; 16:37, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

It seems to have been deleted. munchman | talk; 12:19, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Player-created content

I'd like to see more content and discussion on Player-created content (buildings, landscape, etc) and Crafting (Items, etc) for MMORPGs such as ATITD, Eve, Asheron's Call, Ultima Online and others.

Part of it is discussed under: /Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game#Trends_as_of_2008

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.223.6.93 (talk) 22:31, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Unfair lack of runescape

It's smaller, but not so much smaller that others can be said (and linked so often, isn't there supposed to be a link on the first one only?

And at one point, it mentions Runescape RWT (gone btw), and a further bit of that has been removed. 86.150.226.157 (talk) 13:54, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

The article isn't intended as an exhaustive list of MMORPGs, but a summary of what an MMORPG is. I'm not against bringing up Runescape in the article, but what in particular do you think is missing? Tarinth (talk) 16:34, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Currently active MMORPG lists?

Any thoughts of adding a list of currently active MMORPG to this article that have been running for at least 5 years since the public release? 71.163.118.65 (talk) 23:50, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

SUK MY BALLZ

I HATE U ALL EAT MY WIENER —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.10.155.250 (talk) 02:12, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

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