Links to Lebanon-related threads around SSC

***Nadini*** · March 2nd, 2008, 05:56 AM

Please use this thread to post links to other threads throughout SSC that are either about Lebanon or that mention Lebanon. This will help us get an understanding of what other forumers think or know about Lebanon and allow us to join other discussions and participate in spreading information about the country.

Whenever you find or create a new thread outside the Lebanese forum, post it over here and either Beiruti or Nadini will edit it in the correct sub-category.

***Nadini*** · March 2nd, 2008, 05:57 AM

***Nadini*** · March 2nd, 2008, 05:57 AM

P-O-L-L-S

Buildings

Marina Towers

Four Seasons Hotel

Platinum Tower

Beirut Tower

Metropolitan Hotel and Grand Habtoor

Le Royal Beirut, Lebanon

Cities

Beirut - Lebanon

Jounieh - Lebanon

Baalbeck - Lebanon

Tyros - Lebanon

Others

Nejmeh Square - Beirut - Lebanon

Beiteddine Palace

Mohammad Al Amin Mosque

Faqra Temple

Msayilha Castle

Anjar

Sidon Old City and Sea Castle

St. Gilles Citadel

Afqa

***Nadini*** · March 2nd, 2008, 05:57 AM

P-H-O-T-O-S

BEIRUT

Beirut Streetlife

Wild wild Faraya

Cities Across Lebanon

Jounieh - The Jewel of the Middle East

The Holy Valley of Qadisha

Beirut, the Lebanese Capital you haven't seen

Beirut....Renace desde las cenizas

[Beirut] Wiecej z Libanu

Charming villages of Mt. Lebanon

Trablos, Byblos and Tyros - Lebanon

ZAHLEH | The city of wine and poetry

Beirute - A Cidade Natalina

Beirut, the Paris of the Middle-East

White Lebanon

Lebanon's nature

Lebanon - One photo a day

Lebanon: rebuilt Beirut and nearby Jounieh

So You Think You Know This Capital?

Otoño en beirut

Liban - été 2008

Beyrouth | Paris du Moyen-Orient

Four Seasons Hotel Now Open in Magical and Intriguing Beirut

Christmas/New Years in Lebanon

Beirut Streetlife! (Algeria Forum)

***Nadini*** · March 2nd, 2008, 05:58 AM

O-T-H-E-R-S

Annual Ski & Fashion Festival Faraya, Lebanon

Beirut, Belgrade, Istanbul...popular nightclub spreads

Vote for the Lebanese Flag as the most beautiful flag in the Middle East

Miss Lebanon crowned Miss Intercontinental 2007

How Many Christians are in Lebanon, Mid-East?

VIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie - Beyrouth 2009

Lebanon, Let's Party!

Beirut trying to recapture its title ‘Paris of the Middle East’ (The Oasis Forum)

Rabih · January 24th, 2010, 04:39 PM

I suggest assigning a forumer to each of these threads to take care of it, keep it updated, report any abuse and make sure it stays on top.

Many of us are already doing something like that, especially Nadini, who's doing a great job in the international forums.
But I believe that by delegating tasks like this, we would be helping her and it would encourage forumers further to be more involved in the non-Lebanon pages on SSC.

Of course choosing the forumers will not be done randomly but through a nomination/voting procedure.

example to why this would be necessary is the "BEIRUT | Projects & Construction" is now in the 3rd page of the City/Metro Compilations and the last post was done on November 29th, 2009.

***Beiruti*** · January 24th, 2010, 06:01 PM

Very good idea and worth discussing.

My only concern is the possible "over-posting" and "redundant posting" that could occur. We dont want to over-load and overwhelm non-Lebanese with a string of updates every other day and constantly keep our threads bumped. Basically it would appear as though we are forcing our agenda across the rest of the forum. It could backfire by annoying the forumers. Just one example is Zohar creating and posting the international Israeli threads that used to be everywhere and dominate all the forums. People said they were annoyed and stopped clicking - it was also no longer "new and fresh" and people lost their motivation to check them out.
My suggestion is to post only if the updates are significant (a really nice cityscape/scenic pic or a construction pic that shows progress from the previous pic) should it be posted. There is no need to duplicate everything we have here in the international forums. The point is to spark interest and lure them back here to see more.

I hope this makes sense and willing to discuss more. I do think someone should be assigned to look after each one though, but not necessarily for posting daily updates.

***Nadini*** · January 24th, 2010, 07:26 PM

It's a great idea however, just like Beiruti pointed out, we do not want to over expose it which is the reason why I closed the ''So you think you know this capital'' and ''Beirut, the Lebanese Capital you haven't seen'' in the cityscape section. We already have a huge success with the BEIRUT thread and reviving others would be plain boring for the non-Lebanese. I try to update the BEIRUT and the ''Beirut....Renace desde las cenizas'' threads as much as possible, however I do not want to restrict others from posting in them. I do think on the other hand that it would be a good idea if someone would be assigned to update the BEIRUT | Projects & Construction thread since I could not dedicate my whole day updating every thread in the international forum.

Abdallah K. · January 24th, 2010, 11:10 PM

I sometimes update the Lebanon 1 Photo A Day Thread (if I can find any good pictures) and I can be assigned that one

Rabih · January 25th, 2010, 08:06 AM

I very much agree with Beiruti and Nadini and that's what I was implying when I said that the assigned forumers won't be chosen at random.

I can start by posting some rules that are open for your suggestions:
- One forumer can be assigned to one or more threads, but no one thread can be assigned to more than one forumer.
- This assignment doesn't mean in anyway that only the forumer can post news and updates on his/her thread. Everyone can contribute!
- The inputs would/could be monitored by the moderators (Nadini/Beiruti) to make sure the updates are "smart" and not redundant.
- Any forumer assigned to a thread can be relieved from the task if he/she weren't doing their job properly, by either not abiding by rules or ignoring the assignement given to him/her.
- A form of rotation with forumers on the different threads could/would be applied to:
* Make sure everyone gets a turn
* Note which area is each forumer best at
* Generally encourage forumers.

Now, your suggestions would be needed to see how the nomination, voting and selection process goes.

Also, I think this would encourage to start news threads in forums where they might be needed i.e. Highrises, Architecture, Stadiums and Sport Arenas, Citytalk and Urban Issues, Infrastructure and Mobility...

Ramy H · February 23rd, 2010, 07:17 PM

We haven't decided who is "assigned" what have we?

Also.. I have been updating the BEIRUT thread in cityscapes lately, I was just wondering if those pictures are strictly for Beirut landscape/architecture etc.. or can we throw in some street life photos? Popsi has some amazing ones that would attract a lot of attention to our forum...

***Beiruti*** · February 23rd, 2010, 07:51 PM

I will defer to Nadini on this matter. But I think you are doing a great job with the updates.

Rabih · January 19th, 2012, 11:51 AM

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1480437

one of the comments

Quote:

Originally Posted by CantFindMe

now i know not to sleep in beirut...

-Zippo- · January 19th, 2012, 12:56 PM

What's the point of starting a new thread in the international news for that tragedy other than to emphasize on the negative-Beirut-propaganda? It's like those Paparazzi who keep publishing shots of supermodels slipping on the catwalk!

I've already posted the news in the "Lebanese News" thread, where the whole story can be read, not only the tragic catastrophe. 12 people were rescued (more than 30% of the residents), thanks to the impressive work of the Civil Defense, the Army, the Security Forces, etc... The Cabinet agreed to provide 6 month temporary housing for the Families, along with several additional needed aid. The incident brought to surface the case of the old buildings, and already, several old buildings around Beirut have been evacuated and restoration is taking place. (Ashrafieh and Mousaytbeh)

Oh, and the commenter in Rabih's post is banned anyway, so I guess he won't be sleeping in SSC either!

Rabih · May 21st, 2012, 08:17 AM

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1514376

Rabih · August 18th, 2012, 12:15 PM

If any of you guys care to reply to these guys

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1538683

March 2nd, 2008, 05:56 AM	#1
*Nadini* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beirut Posts: 4,943 Likes (Received): 8	Links to Lebanon-related threads around SSC Please use this thread to post links to other threads throughout SSC that are either about Lebanon or that mention Lebanon. This will help us get an understanding of what other forumers think or know about Lebanon and allow us to join other discussions and participate in spreading information about the country. Whenever you find or create a new thread outside the Lebanese forum, post it over here and either Beiruti or Nadini will edit it in the correct sub-category. Last edited by Nadini; March 2nd, 2008 at 06:37 AM.

March 2nd, 2008, 05:57 AM	#2
*Nadini* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beirut Posts: 4,943 Likes (Received): 8	C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N Skyscrapers BEIRUT \| Sama Beirut \| 50+ fl\| Pro Highrises BEIRUT \| Beirut Tower \| U/C BEIRUT \| 486 Mina El Hosn Tower \| 140m \| Pro BEIRUT \| Lot 1493 - Mina El Hosn BEIRUT \| Ritz Carlton BEIRUT \| "Hosn 440" \| 27F Res, 114m BEIRUT \| Platinum Tower \| 152.5m \| 34 fl \| U/C BEIRUT \| Phoenician Village \| 160m \| 140m \| 120m \| App BEIRUT \| Four Seasons Hotel U/C BEIRUT \| The Landmark \| 43F \| 168m BEIRUT \| Bay Tower \| 30fl \| U/C BEIRUT \| Les Domes de Sursock \| 140m \| 28F \| App BEIRUT\| Bahri Garden II \| 24fl \| U/C BEIRUT \| Beirut Gate \| \| 14F + 14F \| U/C BEIRUT \| Dib And Town Tower\| \| 27F + 27F \| U/C BEIRUT \| LES ETAGES \| 35 fl \| Pro ‎ BEIRUT \| Grand Hyatt Beirut \| 18 fl \| U/C BEIRUT \| Damac Tower - Versace \| 28 fl \| U/C BEIRUT \| Beirut Terraces\| 25 fl \| U/C BEIRUT \| Beirut Hotel and Residence \| 35 fl \| Pro #UNDER C-Beirut: "Sky Gate" \| 40F Res General Beirut Marina and BCD : Largest Urban Renovation Project In The World BEIRUT \| Projects & Construction BEYROUTH-marina (5 tours ou plus) BEIRUT \| Solidere Marina [PIN - Eagle Eye] - Lebanese Capital of Beirut Port of Beirut \| Lebanon Middle East Airlines (MEA) ~ Beirut International Airport Last edited by Nadini; November 4th, 2012 at 04:39 AM.

March 2nd, 2008, 05:57 AM	#3
*Nadini* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beirut Posts: 4,943 Likes (Received): 8	P-O-L-L-S Buildings Marina Towers Four Seasons Hotel Platinum Tower Beirut Tower Metropolitan Hotel and Grand Habtoor Le Royal Beirut, Lebanon Cities Beirut - Lebanon Jounieh - Lebanon Baalbeck - Lebanon Tyros - Lebanon Others Nejmeh Square - Beirut - Lebanon Beiteddine Palace Mohammad Al Amin Mosque Faqra Temple Msayilha Castle Anjar Sidon Old City and Sea Castle St. Gilles Citadel Afqa Last edited by Beiruti; June 5th, 2011 at 08:46 PM.

March 2nd, 2008, 05:57 AM	#4
*Nadini* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beirut Posts: 4,943 Likes (Received): 8	P-H-O-T-O-S BEIRUT Beirut Streetlife Wild wild Faraya Cities Across Lebanon Jounieh - The Jewel of the Middle East The Holy Valley of Qadisha Beirut, the Lebanese Capital you haven't seen Beirut....Renace desde las cenizas [Beirut] Wiecej z Libanu Charming villages of Mt. Lebanon Trablos, Byblos and Tyros - Lebanon ZAHLEH \| The city of wine and poetry Beirute - A Cidade Natalina Beirut, the Paris of the Middle-East White Lebanon Lebanon's nature Lebanon - One photo a day Lebanon: rebuilt Beirut and nearby Jounieh So You Think You Know This Capital? Otoño en beirut Liban - été 2008 Beyrouth \| Paris du Moyen-Orient Four Seasons Hotel Now Open in Magical and Intriguing Beirut Christmas/New Years in Lebanon Beirut Streetlife! (Algeria Forum) Last edited by Beiruti; December 14th, 2011 at 08:11 PM.

March 2nd, 2008, 05:58 AM	#5
*Nadini* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beirut Posts: 4,943 Likes (Received): 8	O-T-H-E-R-S Annual Ski & Fashion Festival Faraya, Lebanon Beirut, Belgrade, Istanbul...popular nightclub spreads Vote for the Lebanese Flag as the most beautiful flag in the Middle East Miss Lebanon crowned Miss Intercontinental 2007 How Many Christians are in Lebanon, Mid-East? VIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie - Beyrouth 2009 Lebanon, Let's Party! Beirut trying to recapture its title ‘Paris of the Middle East’ (The Oasis Forum) Last edited by Beiruti; December 14th, 2011 at 08:13 PM.

January 24th, 2010, 04:39 PM	#6
Rabih Smirk4Life Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beirut, Dubai Posts: 1,793 Likes (Received): 3	I suggest assigning a forumer to each of these threads to take care of it, keep it updated, report any abuse and make sure it stays on top. Many of us are already doing something like that, especially Nadini, who's doing a great job in the international forums. But I believe that by delegating tasks like this, we would be helping her and it would encourage forumers further to be more involved in the non-Lebanon pages on SSC. Of course choosing the forumers will not be done randomly but through a nomination/voting procedure. example to why this would be necessary is the "BEIRUT \| Projects & Construction" is now in the 3rd page of the City/Metro Compilations and the last post was done on November 29th, 2009. __________________ Europe - Girl From Lebanon * Human League - The Lebanon * Chris de Burgh - Lebanese Night * Roger Waters - Leaving Beirut * U2 - Cedars Of Lebanon * Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde

January 24th, 2010, 06:01 PM	#7
*Beiruti* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lebanon & USA Posts: 4,428 Likes (Received): 6	Very good idea and worth discussing. My only concern is the possible "over-posting" and "redundant posting" that could occur. We dont want to over-load and overwhelm non-Lebanese with a string of updates every other day and constantly keep our threads bumped. Basically it would appear as though we are forcing our agenda across the rest of the forum. It could backfire by annoying the forumers. Just one example is Zohar creating and posting the international Israeli threads that used to be everywhere and dominate all the forums. People said they were annoyed and stopped clicking - it was also no longer "new and fresh" and people lost their motivation to check them out. My suggestion is to post only if the updates are significant (a really nice cityscape/scenic pic or a construction pic that shows progress from the previous pic) should it be posted. There is no need to duplicate everything we have here in the international forums. The point is to spark interest and lure them back here to see more. I hope this makes sense and willing to discuss more. I do think someone should be assigned to look after each one though, but not necessarily for posting daily updates. __________________ *Lebanon Forums*

January 24th, 2010, 07:26 PM	#8
*Nadini* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beirut Posts: 4,943 Likes (Received): 8	It's a great idea however, just like Beiruti pointed out, we do not want to over expose it which is the reason why I closed the ''So you think you know this capital'' and ''Beirut, the Lebanese Capital you haven't seen'' in the cityscape section. We already have a huge success with the BEIRUT thread and reviving others would be plain boring for the non-Lebanese. I try to update the BEIRUT and the ''Beirut....Renace desde las cenizas'' threads as much as possible, however I do not want to restrict others from posting in them. I do think on the other hand that it would be a good idea if someone would be assigned to update the BEIRUT \| Projects & Construction thread since I could not dedicate my whole day updating every thread in the international forum. __________________ Lebanon, Motherland of Phoenicia and the Land of the Cedars

January 24th, 2010, 11:10 PM	#9
Abdallah K. Under the Beirut Sun Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tripoli طرابلس Posts: 2,088 Likes (Received): 0	I sometimes update the Lebanon 1 Photo A Day Thread (if I can find any good pictures) and I can be assigned that one

January 25th, 2010, 08:06 AM	#10
Rabih Smirk4Life Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beirut, Dubai Posts: 1,793 Likes (Received): 3	I very much agree with Beiruti and Nadini and that's what I was implying when I said that the assigned forumers won't be chosen at random. I can start by posting some rules that are open for your suggestions: - One forumer can be assigned to one or more threads, but no one thread can be assigned to more than one forumer. - This assignment doesn't mean in anyway that only the forumer can post news and updates on his/her thread. Everyone can contribute! - The inputs would/could be monitored by the moderators (Nadini/Beiruti) to make sure the updates are "smart" and not redundant. - Any forumer assigned to a thread can be relieved from the task if he/she weren't doing their job properly, by either not abiding by rules or ignoring the assignement given to him/her. - A form of rotation with forumers on the different threads could/would be applied to: * Make sure everyone gets a turn * Note which area is each forumer best at * Generally encourage forumers. Now, your suggestions would be needed to see how the nomination, voting and selection process goes. Also, I think this would encourage to start news threads in forums where they might be needed i.e. Highrises, Architecture, Stadiums and Sport Arenas, Citytalk and Urban Issues, Infrastructure and Mobility... __________________ Europe - Girl From Lebanon * Human League - The Lebanon * Chris de Burgh - Lebanese Night * Roger Waters - Leaving Beirut * U2 - Cedars Of Lebanon * Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde

February 23rd, 2010, 07:17 PM	#11
Ramy H Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Falougha Posts: 2,127 Likes (Received): 1	We haven't decided who is "assigned" what have we? Also.. I have been updating the BEIRUT thread in cityscapes lately, I was just wondering if those pictures are strictly for Beirut landscape/architecture etc.. or can we throw in some street life photos? Popsi has some amazing ones that would attract a lot of attention to our forum... __________________ "Not everyone in my life is a sharmoot; only the people I like" LEBANON Street Life - Cityscape - Party Life

February 23rd, 2010, 07:51 PM	#12
*Beiruti* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lebanon & USA Posts: 4,428 Likes (Received): 6	I will defer to Nadini on this matter. But I think you are doing a great job with the updates. __________________ *Lebanon Forums*

January 19th, 2012, 12:56 PM	#14
-Zippo- Carburetor (Busy) ▼ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Beirut Posts: 1,600 Likes (Received): 1	What's the point of starting a new thread in the international news for that tragedy other than to emphasize on the negative-Beirut-propaganda? It's like those Paparazzi who keep publishing shots of supermodels slipping on the catwalk! I've already posted the news in the "Lebanese News" thread, where the whole story can be read, not only the tragic catastrophe. 12 people were rescued (more than 30% of the residents), thanks to the impressive work of the Civil Defense, the Army, the Security Forces, etc... The Cabinet agreed to provide 6 month temporary housing for the Families, along with several additional needed aid. The incident brought to surface the case of the old buildings, and already, several old buildings around Beirut have been evacuated and restoration is taking place. (Ashrafieh and Mousaytbeh) Oh, and the commenter in Rabih's post is banned anyway, so I guess he won't be sleeping in SSC either! __________________ creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes...art is knowing wich ones to keep...

May 21st, 2012, 08:17 AM	#15
Rabih Smirk4Life Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beirut, Dubai Posts: 1,793 Likes (Received): 3	http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1514376 __________________ Europe - Girl From Lebanon * Human League - The Lebanon * Chris de Burgh - Lebanese Night * Roger Waters - Leaving Beirut * U2 - Cedars Of Lebanon * Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde

August 18th, 2012, 12:15 PM	#16
Rabih Smirk4Life Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beirut, Dubai Posts: 1,793 Likes (Received): 3	If any of you guys care to reply to these guys http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1538683 __________________ Europe - Girl From Lebanon * Human League - The Lebanon * Chris de Burgh - Lebanese Night * Roger Waters - Leaving Beirut * U2 - Cedars Of Lebanon * Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde

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