Here is the new edition of our monthly newsletter. The August 2006 issue of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/ _(Desk) 10:58, 1 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thank you. -- Bhadani 13:53, 1 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi! Thanks for wishing me a happy first edit day! =) That was a spirit lifter for sure! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaberwocky6669 ( talk • contribs) of 02.08.06

What's the point of such edits? You really have miles to go if you chose to add this to all the articles of WP. Please find something more useful to do. -- Ghirla ^-трёп- 15:00, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I was waiting for someone to point out. Hahahha. Thanks. -- Bhadani 15:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I reserve the right to disappoint you. -- Bhadani 15:08, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Beauty of wikipedia is that our actions are always under watchful eyes, which shall make us the Best. -- Bhadani 15:10, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hey guy, you really seem to have an editing itch, no offense intended. After my notice, you made a dozen further edits and posted six comments on this issue. Do you really think so many edits are necessary to express your opinion? With each edit, a separate version of the talk page is saved, thus overloading Wikipedia hardware. Please remember that we are here to create encyclopedic content, rather than to amuse ourselves and others. Cheers, Ghirla ^-трёп- 15:21, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

With each edit, a separate version of the talk page is saved, thus overloading Wikipedia hardware. Not sure if is the case, MetaWiki (I think...someone please advise if my assumption is incorrect) will keep the changes from the previous version to the next. Not the entire page, no point saving stuff that never changed. It uses other compression technologies too. If entire page was saved each time, we will run out of hard-disk space in no time. The comment Bhadani added helps to define interwiki and article boundaries. - Ganeshk ( talk) 17:21, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Actually, these are futuristic edits to prompt someone knowing other languages to translate the pages of this encyclopedia to other language(s}, and I hope that I shall see the reply here. -- Bhadani 15:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

If you think deeply and watch with an open mind, you shall find that my edits are not harming the credibility of wikipedia. There are many others who lower the credibility of wikipedia. Strange: one million editors, on an average, have created just one page each in five years. -- Bhadani 16:55, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Clarifications. -- Bhadani 17:02, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Value-addition requested. -- Bhadani 17:44, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I'm glad Ganesh took the time to explain the essence of the workings. I'm most impressed of your devoted work on Simple WP, but I do agree with Ghirla in wanting to see you create delicious new articles here. Ever consider writing FAs? Do consider a shift in tactics. Rama's arrow 23:01, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

My Response. -- Bhadani 08:27, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

More comments. -- Bhadani 08:30, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi,

I'm writing to you because you have been objective and unbiased in many matters on wikipedia in the past and I trust your judgement. I believe that I am being harassed by an admin who is abusing his powers to make POV edits on the articles on Michael Witzel and the California Hindu Textbook Controversy (he has admitted that he is a student researching such issues and so has a partisan bias on this matter). He has threatened me with blocks and bans and, based on his past history, may do so very soon. Right now, he has only made empty threats in my talk page, so i's not a problem. However, if he blocks me, then I request you to arbitrate this issue. I am informing you in advance because I will not be able to contact you if I am blocked by this admin. His name is dbachman and his user page is : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dbachmann.

The threats are on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Subhash_bose#Michael_Witzel

His accusations are baseless as all my edits are directly quoted from references I have cited.

If this potentially volatile situation comes to a head, I request you to be a neutral third party arbitrator on this matter. Thank you. Netaji 23:30, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Update. He has made another veiled threat as of this time on the Michael Witzel talk page. Netaji 07:19, 3 August 2006 (UTC) reply

My response. -- Bhadani 08:21, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi,

Is it possible to move an IP talk page and history to a new user account? ie a move an ip page and its history to a newly created account?

Thanks. Newbie,learning 11:43, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Please ask some one more brilliant. -- Bhadani 11:48, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

lol@unusual. Thanks anyway. Newbie,learning 11:51, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello! TerriersFan ( talk · contribs) made a request on my talk page to delete the old version of Image:Star Collection.jpg. Could you please help him/her out? Thanks! -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK}11:26, 2 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello again, Bhadaniji. TerriersFan ( talk · contribs) has explained the reason why he wants the particular version of the image deleted. I believe it is quite justified and comes under CSD 7. If you have any reservations about the matter, could you please inform? Thanks, and best regards, -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK}12:56, 5 August 2006 (UTC)~ reply

And also. -- Bhadani 13:19, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Moved: Barnstar

For your resilience, resourcefulness and being bold. You clearly deserve it! Best wishes! -- Nearly Headless Nick 13:36, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thank you

Hello Sir Nic. The barnstar came as a great surprise to me, particularly so as to-day only I had presented one to Ambuj.Saxena: [1]. I am not sure of myself to deserve the one for me. I thank you, and accept the barnstar on behalf of the community of wikipedians. Thank you my dear. May you continue to excel in real life as well as here as a wikipedian. -- Bhadani 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Sir and please see that Ambuj should again become active here. Wikipedia should not lose him. -- Bhadani 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Ambuj hasn't left, has he? I noticed earlier that he hasn't made any edits for 3 days... Sarah Ewart ( Talk) 14:34, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I hope he hasn't -- Lost ^(talk) 14:38, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I am sure Ambuj hasn't left. I had interacted with him on the evening of his birthday and he hadn't mentioned anything of that sort. I think he should be back today or tomorrow. - Aksi_great ( talk - review me) 14:42, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for that. I have been a bit worried about him because of the RfA. I hope he comes back soon. Sarah Ewart ( Talk) 14:48, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Yes, Ambuj hasnt left. He said he was going to Hyderabad and would be back on the 7th. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK}14:49, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

(reset indent) You are right Bhadaniji. Thanks for the confirmation Deepu. - Aksi_great ( talk - review me) 14:56, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thank God for social networking, actually...-- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK}15:21, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

And the name of the God is Orkut! - Aksi_great ( talk - review me) 15:42, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi I got a message from you with a heading Email : I can't understand what you are saying ? pls explain ? Jothishkumart 16:50, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

[2] - [3] -- Bhadani 07:12, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello Bhadani, Bhadani has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{ subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

....trying my bit..cheers Murari activevoid 18:02, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Beuatiful smiles like a young girl! -- Bhadani 07:15, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

It's things like this that make Wikipedia a warm place.-- Runcorn 18:42, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Very nice to hear from you. Things are hot here in Ohio. I just finished a performance with my band at the Zoo. How are things in Bihar? Badagnani 20:39, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Oh, you're in Chennai? I am doing a research project about the American composer Alan Hovhaness who visited Madras in 1959 and composed music for Carnatic instruments. He worked with a pianist named Handel Manuel who was a local man specializing in Western classical music. I wonder if you could find any information in reference books about Handel Manuel. We're also trying to see if AIR Madras has recordings of the Hovhaness performances from that time but they haven't answered my emails. Thanks and best, Badagnani 20:41, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

If you want? -- Bhadani 07:22, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

That would be wonderful, and I would be indebted to you. There is a graduate student from here who has just returned from five months in Chennai with many stories to tell. He was studying about Carnatic instruments such as kanjira, ghatam, and mridangam. I hope I'll be able to visit one day. Badagnani 16:14, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

The piece Alan Hovhaness composed for Carnatic instrument ensemble (I think in early 1959) was called "Nagooran." It was composed in honor of the saint of the Nagore Andavar Dargah which he visited; I think it's located in Nagapattinam. Badagnani 16:21, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

An admin, User:Dbachmann is using talk pages to slander and make threats. He made a personal attack on user WIN [4] using an IP address to conceal his identity. Also he has made threats against User:Subhash_bose many times. Bakaman%% 03:21, 6 August 2006 (UTC) reply

How could you know that it was his IP address? Having said this, I would like to add that there are many types of editors here and some are wasting resources of wikipedia and indirectly cheating the donors of Wikimedia Foundation. Perhpas, Wikimedia Foundation feels helpless about them! -- Bhadani 07:32, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

The IP address redirects to his user page. I was so caught up in Holywarriors anti-Hindu crusade I failed to notice your response. Bakaman _Bakatalk 17:04, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

This is not the test to identify such matters. Please try to resolve issues with him/her, instead of making it like a "war". We all are here with the same goal: to build the Project. -- Bhadani 17:14, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I would, but I am being persecuted for my views [5].

Bakaman _Bakatalk 21:28, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I've enabled my email now. I was under the assumption that it was already enabled. It seems like it somehow got disabled when I changed my email address in the preferences last month. Thanks. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK}05:06, 6 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Tahnks. -- Bhadani 07:36, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Yeditor up to his usual tricks again. Wants to delete the anti-Brahmanism article coz it's supposed to be "propoganda" (sic). Please go to the vote page and post your opinion there. Netaji 05:27, 6 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello! I had passed your request over to Bhadani ( talk · contribs) as I do not hold sysOp privllages. However I noticed that he hasnt taken any action yet. Perhaps it is because it is unnecessary to delete the old version. Is there any particular reason why you need it to be deleted? Waiting for your reply.-- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK}12:03, 4 August 2006 (UTC)~ reply

Because it contains a name and email address that I don't want publicised. They were included by mistake. TerriersFan 19:08, 4 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello. Nice meeting you. What you exactly want to get deleted? -- Bhadani 13:09, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi; simply the first item in the history for this photo. TerriersFan 14:00, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I've enabled my email. -- ^Babub→ Talk 02:29, 7 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks. -- Bhadani 07:10, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi, I saw your comments on the Tagore talk page and thought you might be interested to know that the article Satyajit Ray is up as a FAC. Thanks,-- ppm 00:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Why is AMbroodEY creating these kind of pages and adding my name to top of this list ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AMbroodEY/Fundy_Watch/Watch_List

Siddiqui 21:18, 8 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Cheating the trust of Wikimedia Foundation!. -- Bhadani 07:04, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi Bhadani! Thank you for taking part in my RfA! Unfortunately, it ended with a final result of (62/23/7), and with only 73% support, no consensus was achieved. Nevertheless, I'd like to thank you again for your support and better luck to me next time! :)   G. H e 03:08, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

There is always a next time. -- Bhadani 06:58, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello Bhadani. Not sure if you're interested, but there is a lot of discussions involving the actions of certain users on my user page, most of whom participated for or against these pages, and their confrontational conduct and religious inflammation on talk pages and the like, eg Talk:Californian Hindu textbook controversy. you may want to have a say about how it's developing or review my actions/mediation so far..or perhaps relieve me of my duties even? Thanks, Blnguyen | rant-line 07:03, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Perhpas I do not know much. -- Bhadani 10:41, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Sure. -- Bhadani 16:20, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I found a site where you should be able to write in Devanagari font. It is here. On one side you write in English leters and on the other side, the Devanagari appears. From there you can copy and paste. Gizza ^{Chat ©} 09:12, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Can you open this page? Gizza ^{Chat ©} 10:10, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Further response: NOw, it is ok. -- Bhadani 02:06, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Please see the discussion at Talk:History of the horse in South Asia. -- RF 13:34, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I separated them again. Cheers. -- RF 13:44, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi, I saw you on K's page where I land sometime to rest. On K's page you told about his name being mentioned in the national radio. What did they tell? -- Bhadani 11:39, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Oh, it was just a silly reference. A user with a bone to pick called in to rant about rogue admin bullies on WP, and he mentioned K as his example. Nothing different from him or any other random person who has had a disagreement with an admin, he just happened to focus his anger on getting onto the call in show. - CHAIRBOY ( ☎) 13:43, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Dear Gangadharji,

Yes, off and on I do visit wikipedia and inspite of lot of opposition I still find it absorbing. You are doing very good work. May God bless you! VMO 17:13, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the info, Bhadaniji. I'll have a look tomorrow. -- Sundar ^{\ talk \ contribs} 17:20, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi Bhadaniji - thanks! I am delighted that you created the article. I don't think that I'll be able to contribute, as I'm a bit busy here and I don't really know how Simple works - I'm a very verbose writer of prose, wouldn't know when to stop! However, many thanks for creating the article and informing me, Rama's arrow 17:30, 9 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi Mr.Bhadani I still awiat your letter.But this note is to seek your advice concerning a very persistent anonymous user 128.104.190.25.He is bent on vandalising the Kayastha page-keeps on inserting Amartya Sen's name in list of prominent Kayasthas in the category of science and technology.Amartya Sen has made no contribution to science-besides he is not even a Kayastha,but a Vaid as he himself claims in his book.His first wife Nabaneeta is a Kayastha.I have corrected this over and over again leaving messages and in the last instance being rude-threatening to get him blocked!He has done it yet again.Does this call for his blockage?( Vr 06:26, 10 August 2006 (UTC)) reply

Hello friend. I regret that I could not do much for many reasons. Now, I shall be almost regular, and shall attend to all the matters pending for long. As regards the page about Kayasthas, I am keeping the page under watch. Some people perhpas take a broader view of this social group, and heance such problems arise. Anyway, we should try to keep the information correct. Regards. -- Bhadani 02:11, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

I was hoping you could expidite the Wikipedia:Requests for investigation on a vandal.

The reason I am writing you is because you deleted the Mohammad Reza Aghaei Laghaei page on July 22, 2006. [6].

This user has been a long time vandal to the CIA page, putting this name Mohammad Reza Aghaei Laghaei on the CIA page numberous times, and he has vandalized other pages sporadically over the months.

Today, I just reported this user to the Wikipedia:Requests for investigation police. [7] I also built a page about this user: Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Akademy-force, this page was automatically created when I put the {{Template:Sockpuppet}} on this users 8 user pages.

Is it possible to close all of these 8 ISP's and his user name down permenantly?

If you are interested in helping, could I put a message on the CIA talk page to report any future abuse by this user to you? Thanks for your time. Travb ( talk) 09:07, 10 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Sorry friend [8], I could not attend to the matter in time. Now, it has become already old. Please feel free to message me for anything you may require. Thanks. -- Bhadani 02:16, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Better late than never right? No problem. Best wishes. Travb ( talk) 02:36, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Your opinion please. Thanks RaveenS 14:37, 10 August 2006 (UTC) reply

My response. -- Bhadani 02:28, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello! Thank you for participating in my RfA! Unfortunately, it ended with a final result of (32/31/5) which no consensus was achieved. Nevertheless, I'd like to thank you again for your support and to keep an eye out for me within the next 3 months. Also, please be so kind as to drop by my suggestions page for my next RfA :) SynergeticMaggot 21:57, 10 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Bhadani, It's been a long time since we contacted each other. I am doing fine and hope the same is with you. I made some changes to the Sudama article. Please take a look.

Raj2004 00:27, 12 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Nice work. -- Bhadani 02:35, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

I will be pleased to meet you. Can you phone up 43141314 please at your leisure??

-- Dore chakravarty 04:33, 12 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi, could you please restore Phi Rho Alpha and nominate it for deletion through the normal process if you feel it should be deleted. The non-notable claim is being contested at the help desk. Thanks! — Reinyday, 05:30, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

My response of 14.08.06 -- Bhadani 02:44, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the email -- I was away vacationing from wikipedia. But I hope that you do decide to stay here, and that your re-evaluation will allow you to reflect upon the more constructive relationships you have here. Take care. Saravask 04:49, 13 August 2006 (UTC) reply

My response - Thank you. -- Bhadani 02:49, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Thank you, Bhadani for your helpful note early last month. I am working on that edit while learning the ways of wiki (rather slowly, I'm afraid). So this note is just to let you know I'm still hovering in the ether. Thanks again.

Debongu 04:56, 13 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Could you watch Upanishads, Manusmriti, Arun Shourie and Caste. User:Yeditor has accused Netaji, myself and bharatveer of vandalism, going so far as to call Netaji a "blatant Hindu vandal". Since you are a fellow Hindu vandal, I'm hoping you will take whatever actions are necessary. I have justified my "Blatant vandalism" on talk pages, and edit summaries. Bakaman _Bakatalk 15:37, 13 August 2006 (UTC) reply

My response. -- Bhadani 02:56, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello. Thanks for your Buddha Purnima greeting. I've been away from Wikipedia since December 2005 so I'm just catching up on outstanding messages. I'm the other kind of buddhist, the kind who doesn't really celebrate festivals or calendar dates, but it was nice to get a greeting anyway. Thanks.

-- wayland 16:55, 14 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Nice to see you back! I too believe in the unity of mankind. -- Bhadani 17:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the first edit day wish! have a good day Æon ^{Insane Ward} 18:05, 14 August 2006 (UTC) reply

15 AUGUST

A DAY TO REMEMBER OUR PATRIOTIC HEROES.GREETINGS.

BobClive

Greetings on 59th Independence Day of India!

JAI HIND. -- Victor 21:46, 14 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Jai Hind. -- Bhadani 12:49, 16 August 2006 (UTC) reply

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Shelby Belle. Since you closed the deletion discussion for (or speedy-deleted) this article, your reasons on how or why you did so will be greatly appreciated in the above review.

I have given the reason at the proper place: [10]. -- Bhadani 09:50, 16 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi Mr.Bhadani

Any prgress with the above mentioned suggestion?Regards( Vr 05:58, 16 August 2006 (UTC)) reply

Please wait - now we shall have to move ourselves. -- Bhadani 12:45, 16 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Your userpage looks weirdly formatted when viewed through FireFox. -- Nearly Headless Nick 09:50, 16 August 2006 (UTC) reply

weird -- Bhadani 09:58, 16 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi Badani, Please help us. One user is already vandalizing all Kerala related pages. Many users have already warned him. I have once posted a block request in admin page, but it was archived and no body noticed it. I have posted one more request in admin notice board. the request is given below.

/*Block request for user Alniko (sock puppets: 203.199.213.66 and 203.199.213.67)

Please block the user Alniko from vandalizing the pages of Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kerala. Many users have warned him many times in his talk page, but still not willing to listen. Even the final warnings to stop the Personal Attacks and the final warning to stop the edit war is issued to the user on his talk page User_talk:Alniko. He is even doing reverts which is against the 3R rule of wiki.

He is editing from the IP addresses 203.199.213.66 and 203.199.213.67

Please block this user Alniko and his IP addresses 203.199.213.66 and 203.199.213.67. */ -- Sathyalal Talk to Sathya 13:22, 16 August 2006 (UTC) reply

• How do you know?. -- Bhadani 13:34, 16 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Block

I too agree in blocking Alniko and his IP addresses 203.199.213.66 and 203.199.213.67

He is just making the reverts blindly. Several later edits are also getting reverted. It seems like he is having a personal copy of an older version, and just pasting it in the article. There are several warnings in his talk pages from the users User:Rajithmohan, User:Deepujoseph, User:Sathyalal, User:Samaleks, and some others.

He is still not complying to the wiki policies and guidelines.

The charges are :

• 1. He is continously engaged in edit war, and is vandalising the pages.
• 2. He is continously violating NPOV policy by adding commentary and his personal analysis into articles.
• 3. He is not adhering to the Neutral Point of View. The views are arrived after much discussion in the talk_page. And now, all the editors are happy with the out come. But this user suddenly came in and started making changes. He is not even willing to take it to the talk pages.
• 4. He violates the three-revert rule frequently. See the history of Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kerala Pages.
• 5. Personal Attacks against other users. You can see his personal attacks in the talk pages of Sathyalal, Samaleks, Alniko(the unsigned comments are made by him - he often comments in his own talk_page !!) and in the history section of Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Kerala pages.

I suggest to impose immediate blocking upon the user:Alniko and his IP addresses 203.199.213.66 and 203.199.213.67 to stabilaze the articles.

-- Rajith Mohan :) ^{(Talk to me...)} 14:09, 16 August 2006 (UTC) reply

My responses: [11] - [12]. -- Bhadani 13:15, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

The same language is used from the same IP. Also the same comments from the IPs. Also while vandalizing he has just removed data with citations. He has removed the pictures of Technopark from same IPs. That coincidence is very easy to recognize his IP. Also Once editors asked him to put his user id instead of IP and he responded. Thanks, Sathya -- Sathyalal Talk to Sathya 13:50, 16 August 2006 (UTC) reply

My reply - as in the above section. -- Bhadani 13:16, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello Bhadani. I can see that recent events have shaken your belief in certain things in Wikipedia. You are one of Wikipedia's greatest assets and you aren't a political type of admin, so try to ignore it. There is a correlation to real politics there and we aren't real politicians. Stay strong. Blnguyen | rant-line 03:32, 17 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Yes - good luck "redefining your relationship with the English Wikipedia", as you put it. I hope that through this process, you realize how important your contributions are to Wikipedia, and continue to stay here. -- Nataly a 03:50, 17 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Bhadani, I wish you the best of luck during this time, for however long it takes you. Just know that you're a true asset to this project both as a contributor and person, and I hope whatever has been troubling you is resolved soon. Take care, Sango 123 03:53, 17 August 2006 (UTC) reply

I record my deep sense of appreciation to you all. Thanks. -- Bhadani 15:02, 17 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Latest responses to them: [13] - [14] - [15] Thank you friends! "They" failed me to stop my voice! -- Bhadani 03:01, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi Bhadani, Please help us. Today Alniko has again started vandalizing the pages of Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kerala. -- Sathyalal Talk to Sathya 05:20, 17 August 2006 (UTC) reply

My response: same as already indicated to him: [16] in a similar context. -- Bhadani 13:18, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

No offense taken, my friend. I was actually talking about if I was ever in Chennai, which seems unlikely, but you never know -- i'll pay then. Until that though, here's some uttapam on me :-) Karma fist 18:52, 17 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Cheating the trust of our donors! -- Bhadani 14:58, 21 August 2006 (UTC) reply

This photo looks a little like you :) Tintin ( talk) 04:30, 18 August 2006 (UTC) reply

My look alike! -- Bhadani 13:24, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for looking in to the issue of Alniko promptly and for the apt actions taken. Btw, i am looking for an editor, which make my wiki editions easier. Can you help me in that ?

Regards, -- Rajith Mohan :) ^{(Talk to me...)} 08:41, 18 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi Bhadani, Thanks for the help exerted to stop the vandalism in the pages of Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kerala. But after 2 days of calm now Alniko has created a new id KALM and started the same job again, mocking all of us. Can you please do some thing to stop this. -- Sathyalal Talk to Sathya 10:21, 19 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Response already conveyed. -- Bhadani 13:25, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Thank you for voting in my RfA. I would especially like to thank those 18 people that supported me. But I'd also like to thank those that may have not voted for me, but gave me advice to make me a better wikipedian. Once again, I thank you all. Unfortunately, the final result was 18 supporters, 32 opposers, 9 nuetrals, therefore I wasn't promoted to sysop. I hope to see you vote in my next RfA in late 2006, early 2007. Hopefully you'll support me. íslenska hurikein #12 (samtal) 15:28, 20 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Yes. -- Bhadani 14:36, 21 August 2006 (UTC) reply

You wanted to know the sources,I understand. They are plenty. Is it really required? thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.177.15.61 ( talk • contribs) of 21.08.06

Shame is pointless in this situation in my opinion. It is possible not to mortgage your conscience towards truth or give up working with others because truth is broad and people are malleable given the right circumstances.

You and I may disagree, but I will promise that I will always respect you if you respect me, and to date, I believe that you've done that.

Now, if you'll excuse me -- karma always comes around, but sometimes it needs a little push, so i'd better go put in some elbow grease. Karma fist 00:14, 22 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thank you my friend for your kind words. Once upon a time Bhadani was a different person: [17] Basically, I do continue to be the same. However, unless we introduce massive reforms, I am afraid we shall never realize our goal. I am afraid of a time when there shall not be any mutual trust and respect, the virtual environment shall become polluted; and as regards the civility, less said the better: perhaps while dealing with vandals many of us have picked up their lingo too; moreover, innocuous comments on talk pages and discussion are blown out of proportions to make a case against some one and then to “kill” that fellow’s chance to become more useful to wikipedia. In short, many of us are using the platform given to us by the donors to the Wikimedia Foundation to further our egoistic aspirations while giving them other respectable nomenclature. Once the game plan is laid, many innocent souls fall prey to the game, and start yelling Yes Minister!

Supplementary message to other wikipedians who may be very powerful to “kill” me: Please do not hang me now having given the above sermon. Remember: “With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wikipedia's wounds". -- Bhadani 16:16, 23 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello to all, I give below my reply to an e-mail message received by me. I also utilise this opportunity to thank all who came to this page to give me words of comforts. Thanks and regards. -- Bhadani 15:33, 23 August 2006 (UTC) reply

One of the fellow wikipedians very well known and well respected in the community of wikipedinas wrote:

Subject: Saw your userpage... [18]

and I know there is something is troubling you. Care

to share a bit? I'll try and help you if I can.

Best regards,

............

My reply

Hello,

At the outset, I thank you for your kind words.

I saw your mail yesterday, but did not reply - no

particular reason was there for the inaction on my part.

Yes, there are many things troubling me, and the

paramount among them is the inability of the

wikipedians to build an encyclopedia to emerge as the

best and beat the Encyclopedia Britannica. 1000s and

10000s of dedicated and intelligent contributors, and

still we are far from our goal. I do not know the

exact reason. Perhaps we require massive reforms in

many of our processes and systems to emerge as the

Best. Perhaps many of the wikipedians, instead of

strengthening the hands of the Jimbo Whales and his

core team intentionally or unintentionally harm the

dream of realizing the pious goal of building the sum

total of human knowledge. There are many other factors

and feelings, which I shall share with you from time

to time.

I once again thank you for your pro-active action to

understand the “troubles”.

Best regards

Bhadani

I saw your Welcome Message for me ...

Thanks a lot sir...i can't thank you enough for giving me such wonderful links as to HOW to go about contributing to Wikipedia...(I didn't know how to do it, frankly!)!

I promise you i too shall try & contribute something interesting very soon now...!

And last but not the least, My Hearty Congratulations for your Tireless Efforts in making Wiki--a Better place...!!

Keep up your great work...!

Take Care...

Best Wishes & Warm regards, -- Raghu.ugare 03:59, 25 August 2006 (UTC) reply

(Raghavendra Ugare (raghu.ugare@gmail.com), Bangalore)

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NEW DELHI: AS a regular surfer chances are that you would have referred to Wikipedia (online encyclopedia ) and perhaps even contributed to it or edited it. Not surprisingly, it is one of the best examples of collaboration and use of open source software on the World Wide Web. Thanks to its open source nature, it costs almost zilch to create and is now the 18th most visited site in India and 17th globally.

Wikipedia, which boasts of a content that is four times that of Encyclopedia Britannica, is also showcased as one of the most successful ventures in the open source world. Wikipedia founder Jim Wales is not stopping at that. About 1,800 communities are currently active to disseminate free knowledge and information be it in music, politics, humour or any other area. Plans are also afoot to move to a more stable version of articles.

When ET caught up with Wikipedia founder Jim Wales, he said, “Our existence depends on free software . This helps keep our cost low and also tap into a huge community of developers . We are actually trying to do something that is far beyond the limits of any proprietary software.”

Wikipedia depends on funds from voluntary donations of $50-100 each contributed mainly from people in the US, Japan and Europe.

Last year it had a budget of $7,50,000 and this year it is likely to be in the region of $1.5 million. Says Mr Wales, “We have no plans to go for an ad-based or any other revenue model.”

Interestingly, this online encyclopedia , that holds one million articles in English alone (English is just onethird of the total content), and gets close to 48,000 visitors a day, employs only four full-time staff, besides Mr Wales. A CEO, a manager and two programmers—one in the US and another in Australia. The rest, he says, is managed by volunteers.

A core community of 2,000 to 3,000 ensures flow of new English content, corrections and modifications . Wikipedia boasts of at least 48 languages, each with articles in excess on 10,000.

Wales appears unfazed by the spate of controversies over issues such as vandalism and edit wars - some of them in the political domain. He believes that the online community as a whole strives for neutrality and will keep a close eye on ‘Wiki’ .

“In terms of quality of content, we are quite pleased but it is not yet where we want it to be,” he said adding that the goal is to have a quality that is “better than Britannica” . Wales sees the next one or two years dedicated to moving to “a more stable version” .

The idea of Wikipedia 1.0, which is a concept and not a specific technique, is that we want to get to a stable version (of articles) so that we can do things like extract articles from Wikipedia to go to print or to go to DVD or CD ROM... That is difficult to do with a live site because the live site is constantly being edited, and there is a constant vandalism which is immediately cleaned up.

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I have pasted above relevant part of a message received by me through e-mail sent to me by one of my friends. Yes, we shall become better than the Britannica. -- Bhadani 14:23, 25 August 2006 (UTC) reply

hey! I have another interview he gave in Business week. -- h y dka t 19:40, 6 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Yes, please. -- Bhadani 23:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC) reply

I have the magazine...its two pages long... do you want me to scan it? -- h y dka t 07:20, 7 September 2006 (UTC) reply

You commented in the old FAC. Have your say in the new FAC of Adi Shankara. -- Dwaipayan ( talk) 17:30, 26 August 2006 (UTC) reply

What seems to be troubling my friend these days? =Nichalp «Talk»= 19:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Oh nothing much as of now. Thank you. -- Bhadani 14:49, 28 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Also. -- Bhadani 15:25, 28 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Why no contact? My tel no is 43141314. Can u give some time? I know I am useless in your field. Cannot help.

-- Dore chakravarty 00:58, 29 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Yes Sir!.

Thanks! Thank you very much for your support on my recent Request for Adminship. The request was ultimately unsuccessful - which wasn't entirely surprising - and so I'll be taking special care to address the concerns raised by the opposing !voters before running again. If you have any feedback for me, please don't hesitate to leave it at my talk page. Thanks! -- RandyWang ( chat/ patch) 14:01, 29 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks. Await anxiously.

-- Dore chakravarty 02:09, 31 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Shall meet by Sunday next. Regards. -- Bhadani 13:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC) reply