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Unfortunately, yarbis is not a Turkish word. Its only relation with Turkish is as an acronym for "'''Y'''ıldız '''AR'''astirmaci '''BI'''lgi '''S'''istemi" which means "Yildiz Researcher Information System" in English. Yildiz is the name of a university in Turkey.
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Unfortunately, yarbis is not a Turkish word. Its only relation with Turkish is as an acronym for "'''Y'''ıldız '''AR'''astirmaci '''BI'''lgi '''S'''istemi" which means "Yildiz Researcher Information System" in English. Yildiz is the name of a university in Turkey.{{unsigned|88.247.98.10}}
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I don't think the last paragraph is correct.  I think they're just random fantasy sounding names like one might find in many modern games. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.28|108.162.221.28]] 07:33, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
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:While I don't think it's a reference to something Turkish, I doubt it's just a random fantasy name. --[[User:Alex|Alex]] ([[User talk:Alex|talk]]) 20:49, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
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Are there actually any computer games that allow carrying multiple flags at once, enabling a player to get "a kajillion points" in one run? Usually CTF is played with only two teams anyway, but some games do offer multi-team setups. I'm not aware of any game that allows a player to carry more than one flag at once, though. --[[User:YMS|YMS]] ([[User talk:YMS|talk]]) 21:12, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
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Isn't the scenery in the background Jerusalem? I noticed some landmarks like the Holy Sepluchre, the Hurva, the Church of the Redeemer and Dor Mition, as well as the building with the flag seems to be situated in place of the Dome of the Rock.
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:That's just one of the five skyboxes man [[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.139|141.101.76.139]] 10:56, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
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From what I've seen, 24-Hour ctf_2Fort lobbies end up forming microsocieties at some point or another. [[User:Nafedalbi|Nafedalbi]] ([[User talk:Nafedalbi|talk]]) 18:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)Nafedalbi

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Unfortunately, yarbis is not a Turkish word. Its only relation with Turkish is as an acronym for "Yıldız ARastirmaci BIlgi Sistemi" which means "Yildiz Researcher Information System" in English. Yildiz is the name of a university in Turkey. -- 88.247.98.10 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

I don't think the last paragraph is correct. I think they're just random fantasy sounding names like one might find in many modern games. 108.162.221.28 07:33, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

While I don't think it's a reference to something Turkish, I doubt it's just a random fantasy name. --Alex (talk) 20:49, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Are there actually any computer games that allow carrying multiple flags at once, enabling a player to get "a kajillion points" in one run? Usually CTF is played with only two teams anyway, but some games do offer multi-team setups. I'm not aware of any game that allows a player to carry more than one flag at once, though. --YMS (talk) 21:12, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

Isn't the scenery in the background Jerusalem? I noticed some landmarks like the Holy Sepluchre, the Hurva, the Church of the Redeemer and Dor Mition, as well as the building with the flag seems to be situated in place of the Dome of the Rock.

That's just one of the five skyboxes man 141.101.76.139 10:56, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

From what I've seen, 24-Hour ctf_2Fort lobbies end up forming microsocieties at some point or another. Nafedalbi (talk) 18:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)Nafedalbi