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Hello! I regularly patrol new articles and I think this Wikiproject may be able to answer a question for me.
When patrolling new articles, I sometimes come across articles for doctors whom obtained their education in India. Of that group, I regularly find that the title of the article is something like "Dr. <letter> <Name>". Obviously, per WP:MOS, the honorific is removed but I'm never sure what to do with that single letter. Because I only speak English, I've always assume that it's an abbreviate for their first name but I realize that my assumption may be completely incorrect.
At any rate, it often makes it next to impossible to find references to try and establish notability. If there's some piece of the puzzle that I'm missing that will help me find references, I'd love to know. I found Indian_name#Malayali_.28Kerala.29_names and the few sections below it that describe how abbreviates are sometimes used but I'm not sure if that's really answering my question.
If someone could explain the abbreviations to me, with the goal of being able to find more references, I would be grateful. You can reply here or on my talk page. Thanks! OlYeller21 Talktome 17:02, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
I rescued the article Baldev Singh Sarhaknama that another editor had tagged for speedy deletion. It would be helpful if an editor familiar with Punjabi literature could expand the article. Eastmain ( talk • contribs) 02:58, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Is there such a school? Because as someone else also noted at Talk:Kailash roy Saraswati vidya Mandir,Jhumri Telaiya, it copies material from " DAV Public School, Hehal#Overview, with names etc changed in order to create a new page. Dougweller ( talk) 18:20, 17 December 2013 (UTC)
These two (son and father respectively) have been arrested for rape around the same time. There is a dispute at Narayan Sai, one editor is refusing to allow mention that Asaram Bapu was arrested for rape in the Narayan Sai article. Claims it is "coatracking" and part of a "campaign". Can someone(s) look into this and help resolve? The edit under dispute is this one. Discussion at Talk:Narayan_Sai. Thanks for any help. -- GreenC 17:38, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello, India experts! Is the above village the same as Bawana, or is this a different place? If it's different, should the article be saved from being deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 17:04, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Apparently, I'm both wrong and offensive to a small group of people in India. Regulars will know that this is a failing of mine that is rehashed at least once a week at various talk pages. It may be true, so comments would be appreciated at Talk:India Against Corruption. Or at ANI if there really is some substance to the alleged behavioural problems. - Sitush ( talk) 17:50, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Is the subject matter covered by Tamil American and Tamil Australian really notable in its own right? I know that they form a part of the diaspora but this looks like it might be based on flimsy sourcing and be basically another coatrack/POV fork. - Sitush ( talk) 20:42, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Hey guys, I'm back to ask for some more help. The article in question is Nandhi (film) and it's currently up for deletion. It has some pretty well known actors in the movie and it won an award, so I feel that there should be more sources out there. I can't find much, which might be because there are some different spellings out there for the title. Can anyone search to see if there are any sources out there in any of the different languages? I'm not finding much on my end. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 06:00, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
The newly-created category Category:Bihar cadre civil servants needs some attention. Assuming it is to be kept, it should be better defined and better explained (for example, the term "cadre" should be explained). It needs to be categorized (as a guess, Category:Indian Administrative Service officers might be a parent, but I'm not 100% sure). It may need to be renamed. Contact the creator, Nehapant19 ( talk · contribs), to see what his intent was for this category. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 20:35, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Territorial disputes of India and Nepal is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
Share your views, I think that this article is based on only one point, and it's the Kalapani, territory nothing else, certainly a whole new article for it, is not needed. Bladesmulti ( talk) 13:26, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
the article's entry on the Articles for deletion page. - Ninney ( talk) 14:56, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
Some intervention on Yoga would be welcome. See also Talk:Gautama Buddha#"Royal Hindu Familiy" & unreliable source and Talk:Yoga#Vivekananda & Early Buddhist Texts. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 06:50, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Are people who are defined as members of a Scheduled Caste by definition Dalit people? The former is a legal definition and the latter is a relatively loose term. - Sitush ( talk) 10:33, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
The reliability of Devdutt Pattanaik is discussed at Talk:Ashokasundari. Please share your thoughts. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 02:45, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
Afghanistan has been removed from this article. That may well be correct, but I'm finding it hard to find sources that define Ancient India, can someone help with that? Dougweller ( talk) 06:35, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
whats the difference between Rangoli and kolam? the Rangoli article says kolam is another name for rangoli, but we have a separate article for each. Does the Rangoli article need to be clarified to identify the distinctions or do the articles need to be merged? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 15:29, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
I notice that if a book has at least two "book reviews" in an academic database, it's eligible for a Wikipedia article. Having articles on books really helps Wikipedians use it better since the reviews say a lot about the books themselves. I've started some articles pn China-related like Sunflower Splendor, Born Red, Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China, and De l'un au multiple. It can be helpful with Indian ones too.
You can add additional notes in the talk pages about issues raised in the book reviews.
If someone wants to try some, I found:
Thanks WhisperToMe ( talk) 10:05, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
Here at Human sacrifice, a user called "maunus" is trying hard to assert that "Thuggee" is a part of Human sacrifice, yet the given sources are either dead links or doesn't mentions at all. More can be read here at Talk:Human_sacrifice#Why_i_removed_Sati_and_Thugee, also one more i found to be misleading, is that "Deori community", who just animal sacrificed, not human sacrificed. Bladesmulti ( talk) 13:12, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that File:PCReddyPBHariPrasad.jpg is a previously published photo. The claim is that it was taken on 26 December 2013 but the EXIF data is almost non-existent and the one bit of info that is there notes that the image is at 72 dpi resolution, which is a web standard. I've struggling to locate a possible earlier use - has anyone else seen it in a newspaper or online? - Sitush ( talk) 14:05, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
Like we have page for Ramakrishna as " Ramakrishna's influence", So I made Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Influence_and_legacy_of_Dayanand_Saraswati related to Dayanand Saraswati, let me have your opinion, and suggestion, if we can have such page. Bladesmulti ( talk) 10:34, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
Ramakrishna's influence is not 32k. It's 9k. Bladesmulti ( talk) 05:13, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
Please see above. -- 签名 sig at 09:54, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
There is a content dispute in Bengali people article and it has been protected for 3 days.Can anyone look into it and resolve the issue before the protection expires.Thanks. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 17:51, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
One of the socks related to banned user Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mrpontiac1 namely User:NextSaagar Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics/Archive_55#Sidebars_and_User:NextSaagar had a history of 3 item sidebars for actors/filmographies/awards.
The same behaviors are now being done by @ Dr. Shahid Alam:. Does anyone know if the rest of the editing patterns are similar enough to begin an SPI or is it just a coincidental habit? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 20:24, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
@ TheRedPenOfDoom: I saw the page Priyanka Chopra and i found this side bar and i found this interesting and helpfull so i put it on Salman Khan page. I did it with a positive mind so please take it positively. I didn´t do it for creating a mess. I found it attractive and helpful. Dr. Shahid Alam( Talk to Me) 20:28, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
I thought these side bars look beautiful and may be helpful for users. Just now i read the topic Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics/Archive_55#Sidebars_and_User:NextSaagar when @ TheRedPenOfDoom: kept it on my talk page and came to know what i did was wrong. So sorry for that and will not be repeated. Thanks Dr. Shahid Alam( Talk to Me) 20:40, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
I have seen a lot of people commenting on Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan and a lot of other actors and actresses pages that the would like to see their filmography. Concludiing from that i got the results that there are some users who do not know how to open pages about their films. Its obvious that exist people who do not have sufficient knowledge about navegation in wikipedia. U can do 2 things. Inserting ths filmograpghy and awards page in the main acrticle of the actor or if u can´t do so then u must pust a Side Bar which are very helpful. I don´t see any logic in banning users who put these bars on actors page making them more easy for others.
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ubhi. Dougweller ( talk) 21:39, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
My spidey senses tell me this is not good? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 15:45, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello there! Could anyone with knowledge of the Indian Judicial System have a look at this submission? Thanks, FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 17:50, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
A novice has posted to Teahouse their concerns that two separate Indian actors (Gaurav Bajaj and Gaurav S Bajaj) have been conflated into one article. If anyone is familiar with Indian cinema/television, could you take a squint at the thread: Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions#Gaurav_Bajaj_and_Gaurav_S_Bajaj. Thanks! MatthewVanitas ( talk) 00:20, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
Can anyone comment on these [3] edits? They seem to focus on Kuki/Zomi issues, with a category change I reverted that created a red link. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 17:07, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
There is currently a content dispute at Talk:Sati (practice)#Lead that could use some input from knowledgeable editors if anyone here is interested. Mark Arsten ( talk) 22:36, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
"Hindu texts forbid its practice in Kali yuga, the current age." [4], [5], [6]. "But the practice was revived most notably during the Muslim invasions of India." [7], [8], [9](cites multiple sources), [10]
And the next one on "Muslim period":-
During the Islamic conquest of Indian subcontinent, sati practice revived, as rapes and abductions were commonly carried out by the Islamic invaders.(As per sources above) - Other atrocities by Islamic invaders included the enslavement, Harem, etc. "sati"
Article is related to similar subject, needs serious attention. OccultZone ( talk) 15:49, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
Category:Books about economy of india; "india" should be India here.-- Felix Folio Secundus ( talk) 15:57, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
Today's TOI has an article on paid editing happening from India on Wiki articles.
No specific articles have been mentioned, except Indian Institute of Planning and Management. §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { T/ C} 06:36, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: While reviewing submissions at Afc, I often come across unsourced articles about Indian villages, such as this one: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Kesiapalli. Since Wikipedia considers villages to be notable with proof of existence, I try to add a couple of sources, but there are so many unreliable ones, and some of them try to add viruses to my computer. Can anyone suggest web sites that are reliable sources for basic information about villages? — Anne Delong ( talk) 22:32, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
We really do need to set a bar somewhere - I've just tidied up Alanallur-I, Alanallur-II and Alanallur-III as well as doing some moving around to resolve what is now Alanallur (gram panchayat) and Alanallur. I guess that perhaps a bar of 5000 population (being an Indian census analysis level) would make a huge difference, with any other villages being redirected to a list unless they have a sourced notable feature etc, but doubtless the inclusionists would shout at me. - Sitush ( talk) 17:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
I've always fancied tinkering with something along the lines of User:Sitush/sandbox2 (very rough draft). Note: the first village in that list at present has no sources and thus would be redirected to the list. It did have Wikimapia as a source but that is useless. - Sitush ( talk) 16:49, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
How reliable is Cobrapost as a source for citations and references? It is currently in use. I have seen it in use on this article: Pradeep Gandhi. -- Rsrikanth05 ( talk) 13:16, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
Looking through Dalmia Group it looks like it needs a rewrite WhisperToMe ( talk) 01:02, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
An editor has requested input at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sankar (film director) regading Sankar (film director) from this WikiProject. Please help if you can. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 22:24, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
See User_talk:Prathamprakash29#GA_nominations. The user there has requested the help of a Wikipedian based in Allahabad. Thanks. -- Jakob ( talk) 16:48, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I would like to invite you to join discussions on the talk page of this article. Please review this and express your views here. Thanks, Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk) 04:34, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
We have Mirza Ghulam Moinuddin Muhammad Javaid Jah Bahadur also mentioned at Mughal emperors#Mughal Pretenders - no reliable sources, only an EL to the "Royal Ark". [11] Dougweller ( talk) 10:38, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
Crime in India--just noticed it, article is massive in size, forever swelling with constant drive-by additions...it's almost becoming an indiscriminate collection of incidents. Massive cleanup required and an article of such general importance needs to be in more watchlists. - Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 10:41, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
I noticed that the article Maharaja Express has been hijacked and is pointing heavily to one maharajas-express-india.com which belongs to a private tourism company. Can anybody help me clean it up? -- Rsrikanth05 ( talk) 12:01, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
A user Jayarathina made excessive lead on this page. While no one seems to be agreeing with the edits he has made, he makes a very twisted conversation/debate on talk page, contrary to the rule WP:Notaforum.
Seems like WP:Ownership of articles to me, since he rejects the number of reliable sources, and keeps representing the one sided sources by disturbing the lead section. While he won't ever attribute any of the related content, for example, only because "caste" is basically based on heredity, he makes the claim that "Caste are not changeable", yet he won't cite the events where caste have been changed, evidently. Bladesmulti ( talk) 13:45, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
From reading the Talk page, I would say the British and Western Scholars on India,strongly influenced the caste system as we know it today but they did not "create the caste system". Prior to the Western interest in India, the social ranking of Jatis was fluid.As far as being able to change ones Jati, apart from Vishwamitra, I do not know of any other instances when a person was able to do that. So to cut a long story short, while whole Jati changed their social ranking , individuals always remained part of the jati they were born into. Jonathansammy ( talk) 14:50, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
A debate is going on whether the dharmachakra, a Buddhist symbol, has "Hindu origins":
This is based on a note in an article on The confluence of East and West in Nestorian Arts in China:
Given the fact that Buddhism originated around 500 BCE, and what we today call Hinduism emerged around the beginning of the CE (Hiltebeitel 2007) or the Gupta-era (Nath 2001), I think this is an anachronistic use of the term "Hinduism", and sort of POV-pushing. Third opinions would be welcome.
References
Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 08:58, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Hey guys- I keep running to you for help for anything India related because well, I know that you're all excellent when it comes to helping look for sources and interacting with other users. What I'm writing about today is the company XOLO and the user User:PrajayXG. He's a new user that's created an article for the company and he's running into some issues with tone, sourcing, and the like. There were initially some concerns over him being a representative for the company, but he seems to be just a young boy that's a big fan of the company, so any promotional intents are unintentional. He seems to really want to help, but he just needs a bit of a helping hand with explaining sources and whatnot. I'm helping and I've asked WP:TECHNOLOGY for help as well, but I thought it'd be good to ask here for help since there might be sources in one of the languages spoken in India. Plus this would make for a good opportunity to introduce him to this WP in the process. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 11:09, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
Hey, the article Mighty Raju is up for deletion. I'm not trying to canvass for votes or anything, just asking if anyone can see if there are any sources out there that aren't in English, or any sources I missed. This seems to be a rather large spinoff, so I feel that there should be more out there. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 05:35, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
Hello WikiProject India! I have nominated article Koroli for deletion because I don't see the notability of this hill station as having been properly established. I'd love to be wrong, so if anybody has any thoughts about this, please respond at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Koroli and if you have any information on Koroli along the lines of significant coverage from reliable independent sources, your help would be appreciated. Thanks! Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 15:35, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
We have Zomi people, which I've and other editors have made a redirect to Zou people (and is a terrible mess when not a redirect, we have a source that says "all of which are called [[Kuki people]].<ref name="bareh">{{cite book|last=Bareh|first=Hamlet|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Manipu|year=2001|publisher=Mittal|isbn=978-81-7099-790-0|pages=260ff.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XScmdGvMf7IC&pg=PA260|accessdate=22 November 2010|chapter=Zou}}</ref> which gets removed. Various editors have tried to straighten this out and keep the articles table with no success. Dougweller ( talk) 15:48, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
Could you please have a look at this submission? Thanks, FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 23:27, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
-- Omer123hussain ( talk) 14:38, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
On Persecution of Hindus, somewhat a fabricated source has been promoted, and disturbing the scholarly accepted estimate with "disputed by historians, such as Simon Digby", obvious fabrication, and WP:OR. Have a look at both 2nd last(edit by me) and talk page. Similar misleading content is promoted on Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India. Bladesmulti ( talk) 13:56, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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Could do with some informed opinion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baba Jai Lal Ji Ubhi. Ideally, I'd like to see the article improved as part of the process rather than after it. - Sitush ( talk) 11:40, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
The article needs good scrutiny for fact checking. Can someone do it please? I am finding that the claimed images of Anantnag are of actually different countries like Poland and Mongolia. This had once happened before too but i don't recall exactly when. But if the editors are so zealous to promote this page through such fraud, the text is not to be assumed in much good faith. The current deceitful images have been added by Kashmirproud. §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { T/ C} 20:14, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
Talk:Samar#Requested move 2 - Androoox ( talk) 00:08, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Education_Program:Duquesne_University/UCOR_143_(Spring_2014) is a group of students that seem to be primarily concerned with India and Hinduism related articles. So far it looks like the sourcing is reasonable, but as with most new editors, the content and wording could probably use some additional tweaks. OhNoitsJamie Talk 16:11, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
This book is used in some article, is the author a reliable source? We also use at least one other book by him. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 13:32, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Sorry, little riddle; the editor who added this received several questions and comments. By the way, have a look at the different tabs at this page; quite some variation. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 16:52, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
Looking at
Naga Rajputs (not the best article around, deleted one source that didn't mention the Naga) I found "According to a story in Matsya Puran, quoted in chapter X of a book India of the Dark Ages the Nagas ruled for 100 years as renegades". Also mention in
Nagavanshi - again a bad article (and I must check the footnotes written parentheses a sign of possible copyvio). I've removed it from that article but the article also mentions Lal Pradaman Singh: The history of Nagavansh - does this exist?
Dougweller (
talk) 13:31, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Pedireddla ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) was created by someone named Pedireddla and most of the material added by another SPA a while later. Nothing in Google Books. Clearly it is a surname, but should it be an article? AfD or PROD? Dougweller ( talk) 15:00, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
And Terrorism In India'S North-East A Gathering Storm? Are these sources we can use? Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 14:53, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi,
I just had an issue with some of the phrasing on the page
Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, but as somebody who knows almost nothing about Indian religious practices, I thought that I was hardly the best person to fix the article. Can somebody who is a bit more qualified please take a look at the article? Thanks!
Cogito-Ergo-Sum (14) (
talk) 01:04, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Which of Pothuluri Veerabrahmam and Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami is the more common name? Or is there another that is more common still? Either way, I think we can drop the "Swami" bit. - Sitush ( talk) 11:49, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
A large swath of content was entered [15]. There appear to be footnotes to much of it, however, I am not familiar enough with the topic to know if the sources are valid and the content is being presented appropriately or with WP:UNDUE weight, so I am requesting some experienced eyes to take a look. Thanks! -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 18:15, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: This old Afc submission is about to be deleted as a stale draft. Is this a notable person, and should the article be saved? — Anne Delong ( talk) 19:06, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
This was suggested back in April 2013, but I just started talk page discussion. They seem to be the same place, but I am unsure which name is more appropriate. —PC -XT + 05:47, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
These also appear to be the same place. Discussion is started at Talk:Rania Town. —PC -XT + 07:34, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Talk:Chittampara seems to be the village where the temple is located, and both articles need sources. —PC -XT + 04:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Due to the google doodle, this page is getting a lot of vandalism and very few constructive edits. Asking the opinion of this community as to whether some admin here can semi-protect it, if the community feels the same. -- Debastein ( talk) 09:12, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
There is a discussion related to OMICS Publishing Group and related articles at Talk:OMICS Publishing Group#Content Controversy. Please read this discussion and the other discussions over the past few days on that talk page and consider participating. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 21:16, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
I don't know what to do with this:
See also:
Thanks, Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 00:13, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Kumari Kandam ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) has been heavily rewritten. It appears to me that the editor doesn't understand our sourcing policy, the section on evidence supporting the existence of Kumari Kandam is at least to some extent original research, with sources not discussing the subject.It's got some dubious sources, eg Kumari Kandam Allathu Kadal Konda ThenNaadu(Kumari Continent or the Submerged Southern Country), 1941, K.AppaDurai and The International Society for the Investigation of Ancient Civilizations was founded in 1979 by Dr. R.P. Anjard and Dr. N. Mahalingam (used in two other articles - is it an RS? It seems to be the source of an odd map of India. [16]. Then there are claims such as "The language spoken by Australian tribes, African tribes, Andaman and Nicobar tribes and Lakshadweep tribes are identical to Tamil language. So, there are high possibilities that there might be a connecting land which exists in between India, Australia and Madagascar" sourced to the K.Appadurai mentioned above, Viyakkavaikkum Tamilar Ariviyal(Amazing science of Tamil people), Maathalai Somu, and Linguistics research books of Ma.So.Victor. There are other dubious sources and external links, and the article is now pretty biassed in favor of the reality of Kumari Kandam. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 12:49, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: Another old Afc submission that needs another look. Is this a notable topic, and are the sources reliable? — Anne Delong ( talk) 17:57, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
WP:BKCRIT | ||
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Criteria number | Criteria in brief | Status |
1 | The book has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works... | ✗ Fail |
2 | The book has won a major literary award. | ✗ Fail |
3 | The book has been considered by reliable sources to have made a significant contribution to a significant motion picture, or other art form, or event or political or religious movement. | ✗ Fail |
4 | The book is the subject of instruction at multiple grade schools, high schools, universities or post-graduate programs in any particular country. | ✗ Fail |
5 | Book's author historically significant etc | ✗ Fail |
So in my opinion, the article does not pass Wikipedia notability requirements.
Your second question is— "are the sources reliable". Let's discuss one by one.
Inline source number | Source URL | Comment |
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Sources as in this version | ||
1 | Link | The Hindu is of course a notable and reliable source. Note, this is the only reliable source I have found on the book. But, the article is not on the book, it discusses the book in only few sentences. So, does not add much to notability. |
2 | Link | An alumni journal, it seems the author is an alumnus of that institution. They have published an interview of the authors. Yes, that discusses the novel in details. But, that's not a good secondary reliable source. |
3 | Link | Useless source. Author's profile in a book publisher's website. |
4 | Link | The site is a reliable one, but it is an event notification/advertisement. |
5 | Link | The book itself. Reliable or unreliable— not applicable |
6 | Link | Slow net, I could not watch the video. But it does not seem to be on the book. The video might be a copyvio. |
7 | Link | Of course, The Hindu is reliable. But the source has nothing on the book or the author. |
These are my opinion. See if these help. Let us know if you have any question or comment. Thanks for visiting WikiProject India noticeboard. Tito☸ Dutta 08:34, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
Looks to me like this new article is based on a forgery, the Ezourvedam. Anyone specialized in this area? Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 19:22, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Can some Hinduism and Indian news experts please take a look at both The Hindus: An Alternative History and Talk: The Hindus: An Alternative History, in particular the use of the word "heretical." Thank you. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 19:52, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Today's article for improvement is Reconnaissance satellite, which is currently tagged with {{ globalize}}. According to {{ Rest of the World Reconnaissance Satellites}}, India has 7 recon satellites, but as yet the page has no material regarding India's program. Perhaps the editors on this page would be interested in taking a crack at adding some material related to this? 0x0077BE [ talk/ contrib] 14:34, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
It has been proposed to move Sagara, Karnataka to Sagar, Karnataka. Your participation in the discussion would be appreciated. -- BDD ( talk) 19:54, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Is Weblokam likely to be a reliable source? It isn't even rendering properly on my PC, despite having the correct fonts installed. - Sitush ( talk) 13:09, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Is there any AfC reviewer who can review this draft which is related to Indian History The Early Nationalists of India (Moderates).
Note to the Reviewer: Please review if you have good knowledge of Indian History. And please notify me before you start reviewing. Jim Cartar ( talk) 17:11, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
Seemandhra seriously could do would some more watchers and a quick-cleanup amid this current fiasco. - Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 20:52, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
Members of this WikiProject may be interested in a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Geography#Kush/Mountain articles. Cnilep ( talk) 07:40, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
Could someone interfere here? I'm at two reverts for today; one strike in my whole career is enough. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 11:25, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: Here's another if those abandoned Afc submissions. The article has a list of sources, but they are not on line. Is this a notable artist, and should the article be kept? — Anne Delong ( talk) 13:15, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The Early Nationalists of India (Moderates). FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 13:22, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
I'm soliciting ribbon alternatives for both the India Star and the India Barnstar of National Merit. I'd be glad to see input from WikiProject India on the design. Chris Troutman ( talk) 06:59, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
Category:Luso-Indian, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 05:41, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
I’m a student revising the Dowry system in India page. I have a few suggestions for improving the article. First, I will revise and organize the "Introduction" and "Prevalence" sections. I'm hoping that this will bring these sections up to Wikipedia standards and clarify the direction the article will take. Second, I will add sections on "History", "Social factors", and "Economic factors". This will ensure that the issue is covered in a holistic view. These sections are relevant to how the dowry system has evolved and become a traditional part of marriage in some parts of India. Last, I will rewrite the "Domestic violence" section into specific subsections including "Murder", "Violence and abuse", "Suicide", and "Mental health". I believe this covers important information regarding women's rights and capabilities. These sections are also important for realizing the implications for women, and ultimately India's future.
I am not sure if these are the best way to divide the information on the page, and am looking for advice on how to organize the material needed to make this article better. I am especially conflicted regarding organization on the "Domestic violence" section. Please let me know if you have comments or suggestions that would aid in this article being better represented on Wikipedia. Thanks!
AllyBremer (
talk) 02:39, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
What should the title of Kumbha of Mewar actually be? The first paragraph reads: "Maharana Kumbha ("Hindu Surrtran" & "Abhinav Bharta Charya" or Kumbhakarna Singh, died 1468 AD) was the ruler of Mewar, a state in western India, between 1433 and 1468 AD, and belonging to the Sisodia clan. Kumbha was a son of Rana Mokal of Mewar by his wife Sobhagya Devi, a daughter of Jaitmal Sankhla, the Parmara fief-holder of Runkot in the state of Marwar." It isn't until the 2nd paragraph we find the name "Rana Kumbha", which seems to be his most common name in English. Was he really 7 feet tall by the way? Article really needs sources. Dougweller ( talk) 15:34, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
Maharashtriya Jnanakosha was apparently compiled from 1920 with the aim of being a Marathi equivalent to Encyclopaedia Britannica. I hate tertiary sources such as this at the best of times, and I'm always very wary of Raj era sources, but the MJ also appears to have very few mentions in other scholarly works. Is it reliable for caste-related subject matter, including the history of such communities? - Sitush ( talk) 19:06, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
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Are you looking for creating new articles? There is good Data bank here on Gujarat Government website which has detailed info/statistics about each dam in Gujarat. I have added infobox in Dharoi dam and Ukai Dam. Have a look. If you are interested, create new start class articles on each remained and fill infobox from available databank. Regards - Nizil ( talk) 21:05, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
I just moved and cleaned up a bit Dwarkadhish Temple ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) and some of the fringe stuff about it being 2500 years old was immediately replaced. I can't comment on all the sources (and one link doesn't work), but Archaeology of India: retrospect and prospect - page 159, Amar Nath Khanna was written before the research I used to date the temple to the 15th century. And even that source seems to say something different. [20] I think that there is a structure there about 2000 years old but haven't yet firmly sourced it. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 17:14, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
Hello, India experts. The references in this old Afc submission are not on line. Is this a notable person, and should the article be kept? It will soon be deleted as a stale draft. — Anne Delong ( talk) 06:23, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I'm Supernerd11, and I was just letting you know that I nominated K. N. Srinivasan for deletion. Feel free to share your thoughts here. Cheers! Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 05:03, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I have just noticed we do not have an article on Chalo Delhi (redirect Delhi Chalo), it was war cry during Sepoy Mutiny and Subhas Bose's army march to Delhi. Please see "Chalo+Delhi" this. Due to heavy work pressure I may not be able to start the article. I am requesting senior editors like Sitush, FowlerandFowler, Dharmadhakshya to start this article if they have some time in hand. But I'll definitely be there to expand the article. It might be an excellent DYK candidate. Tito☸ Dutta 12:18, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I'm querying G. C. Dwivedi's history of the Jats in the WP:RSN thread here. - Sitush ( talk) 02:16, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
I am requesting comments from the regular editors of this noticeboard. As you know WP:FLOW was implemented in two WikiProject noticeboards. Yesterday Fram posted at Flow talk page that one of those WikiProject noticeboards get one to two messages per month. Our this noticeboard gets new message almost everyday.
I am personally very much interested to invite Quiddity (WMF) or Okeyes (WMF) to implement Flow in our noticeboard. Frankly speaking, I think—
Please let me know if you want to get Flow. If we do, someone of us can go ahead and invite them. Tito☸ Dutta 12:56, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
Hello, List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka is a featured-list candidate. If you have a moment please chime in with your comments. Thank you.— indopug ( talk) 19:12, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
I thought of raising this issue here before nominating a "few dodgy articles of questionable importance" for deletion. The articles that i intend to report are Tamil American, Tamil Australian, Kannada American and Bengali American. These terminologies are unheard of. Neither of these countries (United States & Australia) have used these terminologies for "census, immigration & other govt" purposes nor have their media used them in their articles & reports. These people have always been called/listed/reported as "Indian American/Australian" or "Sri Lankan American/Australian" based on their country of origin. The sources cited in these articles "have not mentioned them as official terms", but they simply contain some statistical data regarding the number of tamil speakers. The articles look like they maybe based on flimsy sourcing and be another coat-rack/POV fork. I was told that the usage of these terms in some community websites don't really count. I haven't come across a "Gujarati/Malayali/Sindhi American" wiki article and i wonder what's the need for editors to create such pages. You're all probably aware that there is a lot of coatracking of tamil subjects. Are we going to allow such frenzied creations? Though i personally feel the articles qualify for "no indication of importance deletion criteria" in Afd, i would like to hear some of your opinions and probably call for a vote. Thank you. Hari7478 ( talk) 08:57, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello again India experts! Here's another of those abandoned Afc submissions that will soon be deleted as a stale draft. Is this a notable person, and should the article be kept and improved instead? — Anne Delong ( talk) 13:23, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
Page where the deletion discussion took place: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - Ninney ( talk) 13:48, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
List of constituencies of West Bengal Legislative Assembly has been moved from the List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha by Logical 11004 and then put up for deletion as sole author. There is no reason for its deletion. There is another page - List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, which was also put up for deletion. An Admin my please restore the pages to its original form. - Chandan Guha ( talk) 07:06, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
This is properly sourced info because of interest in these individuals by public and since wikipedia is a source of information, articles have been created on them by me and other persons whom I don't know at all. Proper information was sourced and given reference at bottom. So, I don't think it's electioneering until and unless you have included the reference on persons which were having genuine interest by public. Pulkit18 indore ( talk) 02:02, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
since wikipedia is a source of information— that is correct, but here in Wikipedia you need to follow WP:FIVE ad well. You also have to show that the subject passes WP:GNG/ Some of the recent edits do not follow WP:MOS guidelines too. Tito☸ Dutta 03:27, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
This follows a previous discussion about renaming Sagara, Karnataka, and concerns general the renaming of places with the final ‘a’ in the name by user Puttuhegde. This has been going on for some time without discussion except when the move needed an administrator, as it did above. Generally the moves drop the final ‘a’. The reasons given are usually the claims that 1. in Kannada the final ‘a’ is not pronounced except by a few southerners, 2. the replacement is ‘the official’ GoI spelling or name, or 3. it is a spelling correction. The first two are of course not valid reasons in terms of WP:Name, and the last reason only makes sense when there is an accepted spelling.
The discussions can be seen at Talk:Sagara,_Karnataka, User_talk:Imc, and User_talk:PuttuHegde. It has now begun to move toward a revert war. The other user has not seen the need to have specific discussions, despite requests and though there could be a case in terms of WP policy for many of the changes. I’m therefore asking for some additional input into this please.
Imc ( talk) 09:00, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello once more, India experts. I think this is a topic about India. Would anyone like to improve this little abandoned Afc submission, or should it be deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 21:05, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
I think the article List of recognised political parties in India can be brought under a section titled as recognized parties in the already existing article List of political parties in India and other section can have parties that are accepted but non-recognized parties according to Election Commission of India. Currently two articles are misleading and confusing. And people are randomly adding new parties without adding any citations. So have to monitor that too. Opinions needed. Logical1004 ( talk) 06:45, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
Are schools like Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Globsyn Business School "presumed notable" in the same way that schools in the United States that offer accredited, recognized Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees in the United States typically are? If not, is this particular school notable? Compare that with schools in the United States which offer only career-oriented diplomas, certificates, post-doc study programs, etc. and/or whose Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees are not accredited or whose accreditation is not widely recognized (e.g. a theological degree which is only recognized by the affiliated church and theologically-similar churches) - such schools may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 04:21, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
Discussion about use of the {{ Indian English}} template is ongoing at the Manual of Style talk page. - Sitush ( talk) 20:11, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
Many if not all of the serials from {{ Sun TV shows}} were recently subject to WP:PROD. I challenged the PROD, noting the number of episodes produced. I leave it to project members to take a look at this. 67.100.127.179 ( talk) 00:08, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
Should we be using Baba this way in article titles and bodies? The article says he is known as "Baba Hardev Singh" (uncited but one source does use it) despite the title. Hard to check as there is another Baba Hardev Singh. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 12:45, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
Anyone got any thoughts about Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ladu Singh Solanki? - Sitush ( talk) 18:27, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Maveerar Ondiveeran. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 15:57, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Does India have "regions" which ought to appear in Infoboxes? List of regions of India seems to contradict Divisions of India. An editor has been adding {{ Infobox settlement}} to several Indian places including a "region" (eg this edit), but I wonder whether this is correct? Is there a guideline for the use of that template for Indian places? Pam D 07:42, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
The article List of regions of India shows just 5 regions, areas much larger than states. The article Administrative divisions of India describes regions as units within states. The infobox on Sikhohpur shows a "region" of "North India", listed beteeen state and district. There seems to be confusion. Pam D 06:24, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: The above old Afc submission has a list that is already in the Tirur article. Is it reasonable to make a stand-alone list of this, or should it remain part of the main article? — Anne Delong ( talk) 12:02, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Manalikkara. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 15:36, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
Opinions at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Col. Raj Singh, Raja of Kasli welcome. - Sitush ( talk) 18:50, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Experienced voices at this discussion regarding two variations of an article would be helpful.
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bhumihar (3rd nomination) is in regards to
One is apparently a POV Fork of the other. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:32, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
(sigh) Here's another abandoned village Afc submission..... — Anne Delong ( talk) 04:56, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
Dear editors: Another old abandoned Afc article (sigh...). Is this a notable school? Or is the topic already covered under another title? — Anne Delong ( talk) 23:18, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Oh, dear, here's another old Afc draft about a village. I added a couple of references, but it needs work. — Anne Delong ( talk) 01:46, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Telugu cinema's first sound film Bhakta Prahlada was for a very long time believed to have been released on 15 September 1931. But these recent and authentic news articles containing research by an award winning film historian prove that it was released on 6 February 1932. They are as follows:
I request someone to read them thoroughly and decide whether Bhakta Prahlada is worth moving. Kailash29792 ( talk) 08:55, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
It seems obvious to me that Aam Aadmi Party supporters are engaging in an on-Wiki PR campaign in the run-up to the 2014 elections, creating numerous articles about so-called "activists" who have been announced as candidates. We had much the same happen for the 2013 Delhi elections, mainly I think because of a perceived almost messianic status for the party.
We need to be careful of WP:COI and also the fact that election candidacies do not in themselves make someone notable. Eyes on {{ Aam Aadmi Party}} would be welcomed, since these newbies seem to be familiar with the existence of that thing. I'm tempted to call in WP:SPI but suspect it is more a case of meatpuppeting. A close eye on the article images is also necessary: some have no permissions and some have OTRS templates slapped on them but no evidence that the email to OTRS has actually been sent. - Sitush ( talk) 07:53, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
An editor has created this page of Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2014. As far as I know the current assembly's life is up to December 2018. The house constituted in December 2013 has not yet been dissolved. It has only been suspended with the governor keeping the option of exploring the possibility of forming the government open. Therefore this is speculative to state that the next assembly election will be held in 2014. There is no reference and it is just an opinion.The election may as well be held in 2014 or in 2015 or later. Any comments. Shyamsunder ( talk) 09:36, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
I want to report here that this User Sitush is continuously editing India Related articles all over the Wiki. Ofcourse editing within the wiki norms is agreeable but this user goes further and mistakes his knowledge ( or lack of it) as Wiki guidelines and performs all kinds of edits. How do we stop this ridiculous travesty of Wiki terms of usage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oldruff ( talk • contribs) 13:51, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for bringing Sitush's tireless efforts to bring a wide variety of articles into encyclopedic compliance and standards. Here's to Sitush: Hip Hip Hooray! -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:30, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
You scratch my back, I will scratch yours is the motto of the so called editors who are mercilessly editing articles in the name of meeting Wiki Standards. Well good luck to all of you but it is in the best interests of Wikipedia and creation of the Encyclopedia itself if experienced editors like Sitush don't engage in “wiki-lawyering,” simply spitting the Wiki-shorthand code for the policy violated (WP:RS) at others, with little attempt to explain why he has made an error, and no attempt to offer constructive ways in which a compromise solution might be reached. They tend to be unnecessarily hostile to newcomers, or “Biting the Newbies” in Wikipedia-speak. Hope better sense prevails.. Let us all make Wikipedia a better place for the future generations not a sand pit where might of persisting in spending time on this wins over facts and content. OldRuff 13:25, 19 March 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oldruff ( talk • contribs)
OldRuff 14:02, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi Guys as you know there is forthcomming elections , I have noticed considerable non registered users going rampage on party pages with various claim and citation with defaming or praising , would really like you to have a look at BJP, INC, NDA, UPA pages ... wonder what to consider as negative / positive or a neutral wiki material Shrikanthv ( talk) 07:40, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
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The above list includes some of the most prominent political party and some political leaders.
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Hello again, editors of articles about India! This is one more of those village submissions that seem to pop up regularly. Is this one worth improving? — Anne Delong ( talk) 03:14, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
User:Northamerica1000: It was submitted to AfC in 2011. Why was it published, when nothing in it is reliably sourced? Why was it not kept within AfC? Fowler&fowler «Talk» 15:08, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
“ | The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.
The Tribune, the largest selling daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the paper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term. The English edition apart, the 124-year-old Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi). |
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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Comprehensive history of Tummala lineage. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 17:43, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello All! The article has been subjected to 2 Afds before and a third one has recently started at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Qutbi Bohra (3rd nomination). The crowd that comes to the discussion is all amateurs who don't understand what encyclopedia is (blunt, but truth). Some think everything thats remotely related should be stuffed in article and some think it should completely be deleted. Both previous AfDs were closed as "no consensus". Whether to keep or delete or whatever is the result of it, it surely needs to be cleaned or stubified as long as its here. Creator keeps reverting edits of other editors who remove synthesis and ORs and unsourced stuff. Am not very active these days. Hence request others to clean it and keep watch too. §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { T/ C} 06:31, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi all,
After reading a book named "Naked Ambitions" by Jad Adams (a historian), we come to know about mind-blowing facts about
The Father of the Nation's sexual life. Do you think, these informations should be added to the article? Remember Jad Adams is a qualified historian (not a biographer or journalist that we can call the informations fake). At the same time I am coming to know all these details for the first time and in no other book I have read so. I am totally confused. Further comments are welcomed.
RRD13 (
talk) 15:03, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
An autobiography will always be written from the person's point of view.— Not actually. Gandhi's autobiography is totally different. If you want to find Gandhi scandals and his weak points, read his own autobiography. :) -- Tito☸ Dutta 15:58, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
This is not the appropriate first forum for this discussion. I have replied to @ Royroydeb:'s post at Talk:Mahatma Gandhi. Best regards, Fowler&fowler «Talk» 23:23, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
Recently I had drafted an article about Reliance Foundation, and submitted for review & submission but due to lack in reference the the article was denied for submission and while denying the reviewer advised for adding reliable references. Later I updated the draft with reliable references by adding news articles from Times of India and economics times and again submitted for review but again the article was denied for submission for the same cause. Anyone please help me in framing the article, I would be very thankful to her/him. D Mi ™ 11:14, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: This man appears to be an urban planner who is frequently in the news. Should this old Afc submission be kept instead of being deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 10:59, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
—This AfC draft requires review by an experienced editor. Thank you. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 19:10, 26 March 2014 (UTC) Can someone take a look at these?Kumauni Shri Ramcharitmanas Thupur and Mohan Chandra Joshi - there may be more. Two of these are recently created. I have some doubts about the book articles. There's also an intersection between 2 editors, may be just friends or coincidence. Dougweller ( talk) 21:47, 26 March 2014 (UTC) Need help determining the notability of Challa SubrahmanyamSee Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Challa Subrahmanyam. Thanks. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 01:00, 27 March 2014 (UTC) Nawanagar (village)This article was created recently from an old draft, and appeared to be developing nicely, but now it seems to have developed a NPOV problem. Can someone who knows what's suitable for Indian politicians take a look? — Anne Delong ( talk) 14:58, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello again! This Afc submission will be coming up for review shortly, but it doesn't look ready. — Anne Delong ( talk) 16:34, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
KarnaSomeone is making major changes, completely unsourced, with weasel terms like "in another version. Can someone check if these edits should stay or go. Tito☸ Dutta 04:38, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
AfD of relevance to this boardSee Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohan Chandra Joshi - 4 articles are bundled together in the AfD. Might be a hoax or just promotional. Dougweller ( talk) 06:46, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
Gurgaon is another page that needs vigilant scrutiny by WT:INDIA watchers. It seems the page has been hijacked by the local chamber of commerce or editors with mind sets identical to the local chamber of commerce. Accordingly, the traditional problems of the city—inequality; pollution; water shortage; power shortage; lack of housing, sanitation, schooling for its myriad disadvantaged citizens—are glossed over in their entirety. Instead, only those topics are discussed that make it attractive to international companies looking to outsource. These topics include American fast food franchises, Barista coffee, Mark and Spenser, all listed under the subsection "Culture." I have tried to whittle down the excessive section making and added some references, but without the vigilance of other editors it will likely revert to its tourist brochure state, or rather revert back to (since it has already reverted a few times after previous NPOV interventions). Best regards, Fowler&fowler «Talk» 11:25, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Proposed merger of newly- and/or re-created articles of works by Sankar (film director) to author's articleSee Talk:Sankar (film director)#Merge in Sankar's non-notable works into Sankar (film director). davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 19:24, 30 March 2014 (UTC) Help to improve an articleCan someone help improve this article. It has more than 8 issues. Thank you. Jim Carter ( talk) 06:24, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
Jat Sikh Clans etc at AfDJat Sikh clans of Jalandhar Division is now at AfD. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 12:12, 31 March 2014 (UTC) Weird quasi-articles in user spaceSee Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Cskumaar/Maruthuvar communitywhere I say I'm guessing someone thinks this is a real article. We also have User:Vishwagna, User:Brahmin nayee and User:Niyoginayeebramhana. all quasi articles and all edited by User182.74.141.234 ( talk · contribs). Dougweller ( talk) 14:10, 31 March 2014 (UTC) Move request and a new editorPlease see Talk:Aiyarika Patrulu. Came across this article after seeing a new editor asserting ownership over their edits and adding copyvio, eg at Agnivansha. Dougweller ( talk) 09:24, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
A BLP that needs eyes. A few days ago an IP allegedly (according to their edit summary) added a website to an infobox which was in fact a major change to the article that had been reverted several times before. Meat puppets or sock puppets. Dougweller ( talk) 15:37, 31 March 2014 (UTC) Eyes needed please: Bang Bang (2014 film) in Bangkok vs Bang Bang Bangkok 2014. Have both these films been made? Is there some relation? In ictu oculi ( talk) 19:39, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
Need some more suggestions for the deletion/merging of these articles. As these articles are having notability issues and these articles are almost same and seems like an advertisement, so Neither of the articles seem to have enough reason to pass WP:N, as the point raised by User:GRUcrule. Please discuss here. Logical1004 ( talk) 20:16, 2 April 2014 (UTC) Invitation to Participate in a User Study - Final ReminderWould you be interested in participating in a user study of a new tool to support editor involvement in WikiProjects? We are a team at the University of Washington studying methods for finding collaborators within WikiProjects, and we are looking for volunteers to evaluate a new visual exploration tool for Wikipedia. Given your interest in this Wikiproject, we would welcome your participation in our study. To participate, you will be given access to our new visualization tool and will interact with us via Google Hangout so that we can solicit your thoughts about the tool. To use Google Hangout, you will need a laptop/desktop, a web camera, and a speaker for video communication during the study. We will provide you with an Amazon gift card in appreciation of your time and participation. For more information about this study, please visit our wiki page ( http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Finding_a_Collaborator). If you would like to participate in our user study, please send me a message at Wkmaster ( talk) 23:59, 2 April 2014 (UTC). Dear India experts: Here is an old Afc submission that was declined as being overly promotional. It's also badly sourced. It will soon be deleted as a stale draft. I am willing to remove the NPOV problems if someone can assure me that this is a notable topic. — Anne Delong ( talk) 14:23, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
Hello, editors! Another old abandoned village Afc submission. I added a couple of references, but there's a lot of unsourced inforation, so it's not ready for mainspace yet. — Anne Delong ( talk) 03:25, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
Reporting Fake (History) Page(s)I have come across a wiki page that was filled with historical inaccuracies and that was made primarily by a community/caste to help uplift their social status by the looks of it. The references provided on the page do not come from valid sources. While I was researching on the same page; I found out that the same people of that community/caste were modifying other History pages and littering Wikipedia with other invalid information from irrelevant and questionable sources. Other wiki users have attempted to talk on their page (Reddy Dynasty), but they do not listen or act upon a consensus. Here are the links that are currently under watch by them -
Ajan ( talk) 12:25, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
Orphan village listsIs there a policy regarding whether it is appropriate to "fix" orphan village pages by appending them to a list of villages in the district or other subdivision? This edit removed such a list, including many pages that are otherwise orphans. I understand that listing all the villages would be terribly long. There is also List of cities and towns in India. Is there a recommendation for orphans such as this, or is their notability simply too weak? —PC -XT + 07:44, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
User:Darkness Shines deletion of talkpage content (Rape by "militants" in Kashmir)Darkness Shines ( talk · contribs) was engaging in an edit war with other edit warriors and/or sockpuppets on the Rape in Jammu and Kashmir page. Because this looked like censorship, I opened a discussion on the talkpage. [25] But Darkness Shines deleted my talkpage comment and content. I asked him for an explanation of why the content was removed, but he has still not replied. I also asked him for an apology, but he has still not apologized.
Is it allowed to delete talkpage comments? The article seems to have a history of edit-warring and sockpuppetry, but then one could as well delete the entire article since it was always full of edit-warring and was originally created by a sockpuppet (see the first edit in the article). The policy says this is vandalism:
-- Calypsomusic ( talk) 09:44, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
The article about this 1986 Hindi-language film is being considered for deletion. Please discuss at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Patton Ki Bazi.-- Skr15081997 ( talk) 14:23, 8 April 2014 (UTC) Freedom of religion in India: article really needs attention and watchers, its importance and broad coverage make it a popular target. Just take a look at the past few months changes...whoa...I never seen so many POV-pushers from every possible side editing without restraint. - Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 17:48, 9 April 2014 (UTC) Here's another India-related old Afc submission that will soon be deleted as a stale draft. Is this a notable professor, or should it be let go? — Anne Delong ( talk) 16:28, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
Hello, I want to draw attention of the editors here to the Bohra related articles, Taher Saifuddin, Mohammad Burhanuddin, Mufaddal Saifuddin and Khuzaima Qutbuddin. These articles are BLP of leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, a sect within Shia Muslims of Islam. There recently has been tremendous edit-war between SPA, POV and IP editors over the contents of the article. They just want to publicize recent succession controversy in favor of their favorite leader. Please watch-list these pages, see the respective talk pages for more details. Thank you! Anupmehra - Let's talk! 23:09, 9 April 2014 (UTC) This wiki page has been created recently. The references provided here are not up-to the standard. Even one reference consists of a blog and other reference consists of the Ashram itself. Can anybody have a look here. Logical1004 ( talk) 06:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
AfC submission - 10/04Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Kollam Port. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 00:19, 11 April 2014 (UTC) Dear India experts: Is this a legitimate geographical place that should have its own article? Or is it covered under some other title? It's one of those old abandoned Afc submissions that will soon be deleted unless someone decides that it's useful. — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:23, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
Are these the same thing? Can they be merged together? Also, I would appreciate and assistance with Vazhaithandu. Thanks. Candleabracadabra ( talk) 14:16, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
List of English words of Dravidian originI have proposed that List of English words of Malayalam origin, List of English words of Tamil origin, and List of English words of Telugu origin be merged into a new article, List of English words of Dravidian origin. Discussion is at Talk:List of English words of Malayalam origin#Merge discussion. Comments from contributors to this WikiProject are welcome. Cnilep ( talk) 06:16, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
Dear editors: Here's an old Afc submission about an Indian police officer that needs some work. There are many references to this person in the media. Is this a notable topic, and should the page be saved and improved instead of being deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 14:11, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
GA reassessmentSri Aurobindo, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. - Sitush ( talk) 19:06, 13 April 2014 (UTC) Gulzar - Dadasaheb Phalke AwardHi, I have nominated Gulzar for front page ITN section and on Wikipedia: ITN/C people supported it but there are urgent need of improvements to make it appear on front page. Issues are discussed on Wikipedia: ITN/C#April 12, please help. Regards, - Nizil ( talk) 09:28, 14 April 2014 (UTC) Assistance needed at the Help desk about an issue involving caste/classAs I understand it issues about caste or social class can be very contentious, so I'm requesting editors with the necessary experience to please comment at WP:Help desk#OBJECTION FOR PUTTING US IN SHUDRA VARNA. Thanks Roger (Dodger67) ( talk) 09:55, 14 April 2014 (UTC) Kerala Press AcademyThe article on Kerala Press Academy has been flagged (in January) as in need of additional citations for verification. It has only one Reference and three External Links, and currently two of those four sources are dead links (404). Someone in this project may want to have a look at that. -- Thnidu ( talk) 12:32, 14 April 2014 (UTC) Dear India experts: The above old Afc submission will soon be deleted as a stale draft unless someone takes an interest in it and improves the references. Is this a notable topic? If so, please feel free to work on it. — Anne Delong ( talk) 03:00, 15 April 2014 (UTC) Hello again! Here is an old Afc submission about a folk dance. Is this a notable dance, and should the article be kept instead of being deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 03:14, 15 April 2014 (UTC) Press Information Bureau photographsThe Indian govt's Press Information Bureau has the following terms of use. The copyright policy for photographs is:
Does this mean we can upload these images on Wikipedia/Commons as public domain (or some other free licence)?— indopug ( talk) 05:50, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
A lot of stuff was just removed (by an editor I'm concerned about), but what is left is unsourced. Isn't this a Jat tribe? As for being Rajput, is that right? Just saw 36 royal races which seems relevant. Dougweller ( talk) 15:35, 16 April 2014 (UTC) Should this be a redirect to Hill Forts of Rajasthan? See [26]. Dougweller ( talk) 15:37, 16 April 2014 (UTC) AfC submission - 17/04Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Comprehensive history of Tummala lineage. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 21:05, 17 April 2014 (UTC) Trolling at AIMIM pageCould more editors put All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen on their watchlist? Apart from needing clean-up of language etc, the article receives steady visits from a disruptive anon IP user has discreetly changes the election results, seemingly trying to inflate them. -- Soman ( talk) 09:00, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
The article Pather Panchali is a featured article cadidate now. Please provide feedback in the FAC page. Thanks.-- Dwaipayan ( talk) 18:28, 20 April 2014 (UTC) Reminder: Chief Ministers of Karnataka FLCThe Chief Ministers of Karnataka FLC has languished for over a month and a half with barely a couple of responses. Any feedback there will be appreciated. Thanks.— indopug ( talk) 14:40, 21 April 2014 (UTC) New editorJust reverted Sandesh Saboo ( talk · contribs) at 4 articles. Not sure if they can cope here, maybe with a mentor, but more eyes will be useful. Dougweller ( talk) 08:56, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
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views) Three connected articles, all based on primary sources, all relating to legal proposals for India, from what I can make of them. Is any of this actually notable? I was tempted to AfD them immediately, but I thought it might be worth asking here first, as Google seems to throw up some possible sources, though it is far from clear whether they are referring to the same subject. AndyTheGrump ( talk) 04:56, 24 April 2014 (UTC) Dear India experts: Here's another of these little Afc submissions about Indian villages. It needs work, but it does have a couple of references. — Anne Delong ( talk) 05:44, 24 April 2014 (UTC) Arvind Kejriwal - Time Top 100 Influential Person of the Year.Please Guide me how I add this Info and Please also guide me am I quoting the right information as given in this Source . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.56.234.154 ( talk) 23:01, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Reliability of myneta.info
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used in 150+ instances on enwiki as reference or external link. I doubt its reliability. Just like IMDb, i have seen two profiles of some not-so-popular politicians. Like one with Firstname Surname and another with Firstname Middlename Surname. Their disclaimer also reads thus: "The primary source for the data used for these reports is the sworn affidavits provided by the candidates themselves. Sheer volume of data that has to be read from the affidavits that are often poorly scanned and the lightening speed at which these reports have to be brought out makes it quite difficult to ensure accuracy of every bit of data. In case of any discrepancy in our reports vis a vis the original affidavit of any candidate, the original affidavit should be considered accurate. If you notice any discrepancies between affidavit and our report kindly let us know and we will fix them on our end as soon as possible." WP:AN discussionThe input from editors from this project is welcome at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive261#Curious pattern of very similar edits on Indian villages articles. Fram ( talk) 06:52, 25 April 2014 (UTC) |
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Hello! I regularly patrol new articles and I think this Wikiproject may be able to answer a question for me.
When patrolling new articles, I sometimes come across articles for doctors whom obtained their education in India. Of that group, I regularly find that the title of the article is something like "Dr. <letter> <Name>". Obviously, per WP:MOS, the honorific is removed but I'm never sure what to do with that single letter. Because I only speak English, I've always assume that it's an abbreviate for their first name but I realize that my assumption may be completely incorrect.
At any rate, it often makes it next to impossible to find references to try and establish notability. If there's some piece of the puzzle that I'm missing that will help me find references, I'd love to know. I found Indian_name#Malayali_.28Kerala.29_names and the few sections below it that describe how abbreviates are sometimes used but I'm not sure if that's really answering my question.
If someone could explain the abbreviations to me, with the goal of being able to find more references, I would be grateful. You can reply here or on my talk page. Thanks! OlYeller21 Talktome 17:02, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
I rescued the article Baldev Singh Sarhaknama that another editor had tagged for speedy deletion. It would be helpful if an editor familiar with Punjabi literature could expand the article. Eastmain ( talk • contribs) 02:58, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Is there such a school? Because as someone else also noted at Talk:Kailash roy Saraswati vidya Mandir,Jhumri Telaiya, it copies material from " DAV Public School, Hehal#Overview, with names etc changed in order to create a new page. Dougweller ( talk) 18:20, 17 December 2013 (UTC)
These two (son and father respectively) have been arrested for rape around the same time. There is a dispute at Narayan Sai, one editor is refusing to allow mention that Asaram Bapu was arrested for rape in the Narayan Sai article. Claims it is "coatracking" and part of a "campaign". Can someone(s) look into this and help resolve? The edit under dispute is this one. Discussion at Talk:Narayan_Sai. Thanks for any help. -- GreenC 17:38, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello, India experts! Is the above village the same as Bawana, or is this a different place? If it's different, should the article be saved from being deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 17:04, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Apparently, I'm both wrong and offensive to a small group of people in India. Regulars will know that this is a failing of mine that is rehashed at least once a week at various talk pages. It may be true, so comments would be appreciated at Talk:India Against Corruption. Or at ANI if there really is some substance to the alleged behavioural problems. - Sitush ( talk) 17:50, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Is the subject matter covered by Tamil American and Tamil Australian really notable in its own right? I know that they form a part of the diaspora but this looks like it might be based on flimsy sourcing and be basically another coatrack/POV fork. - Sitush ( talk) 20:42, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Hey guys, I'm back to ask for some more help. The article in question is Nandhi (film) and it's currently up for deletion. It has some pretty well known actors in the movie and it won an award, so I feel that there should be more sources out there. I can't find much, which might be because there are some different spellings out there for the title. Can anyone search to see if there are any sources out there in any of the different languages? I'm not finding much on my end. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 06:00, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
The newly-created category Category:Bihar cadre civil servants needs some attention. Assuming it is to be kept, it should be better defined and better explained (for example, the term "cadre" should be explained). It needs to be categorized (as a guess, Category:Indian Administrative Service officers might be a parent, but I'm not 100% sure). It may need to be renamed. Contact the creator, Nehapant19 ( talk · contribs), to see what his intent was for this category. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 20:35, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Territorial disputes of India and Nepal is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
Share your views, I think that this article is based on only one point, and it's the Kalapani, territory nothing else, certainly a whole new article for it, is not needed. Bladesmulti ( talk) 13:26, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
the article's entry on the Articles for deletion page. - Ninney ( talk) 14:56, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
Some intervention on Yoga would be welcome. See also Talk:Gautama Buddha#"Royal Hindu Familiy" & unreliable source and Talk:Yoga#Vivekananda & Early Buddhist Texts. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 06:50, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Are people who are defined as members of a Scheduled Caste by definition Dalit people? The former is a legal definition and the latter is a relatively loose term. - Sitush ( talk) 10:33, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
The reliability of Devdutt Pattanaik is discussed at Talk:Ashokasundari. Please share your thoughts. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 02:45, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
Afghanistan has been removed from this article. That may well be correct, but I'm finding it hard to find sources that define Ancient India, can someone help with that? Dougweller ( talk) 06:35, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
whats the difference between Rangoli and kolam? the Rangoli article says kolam is another name for rangoli, but we have a separate article for each. Does the Rangoli article need to be clarified to identify the distinctions or do the articles need to be merged? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 15:29, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
I notice that if a book has at least two "book reviews" in an academic database, it's eligible for a Wikipedia article. Having articles on books really helps Wikipedians use it better since the reviews say a lot about the books themselves. I've started some articles pn China-related like Sunflower Splendor, Born Red, Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China, and De l'un au multiple. It can be helpful with Indian ones too.
You can add additional notes in the talk pages about issues raised in the book reviews.
If someone wants to try some, I found:
Thanks WhisperToMe ( talk) 10:05, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
Here at Human sacrifice, a user called "maunus" is trying hard to assert that "Thuggee" is a part of Human sacrifice, yet the given sources are either dead links or doesn't mentions at all. More can be read here at Talk:Human_sacrifice#Why_i_removed_Sati_and_Thugee, also one more i found to be misleading, is that "Deori community", who just animal sacrificed, not human sacrificed. Bladesmulti ( talk) 13:12, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that File:PCReddyPBHariPrasad.jpg is a previously published photo. The claim is that it was taken on 26 December 2013 but the EXIF data is almost non-existent and the one bit of info that is there notes that the image is at 72 dpi resolution, which is a web standard. I've struggling to locate a possible earlier use - has anyone else seen it in a newspaper or online? - Sitush ( talk) 14:05, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
Like we have page for Ramakrishna as " Ramakrishna's influence", So I made Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Influence_and_legacy_of_Dayanand_Saraswati related to Dayanand Saraswati, let me have your opinion, and suggestion, if we can have such page. Bladesmulti ( talk) 10:34, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
Ramakrishna's influence is not 32k. It's 9k. Bladesmulti ( talk) 05:13, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
Please see above. -- 签名 sig at 09:54, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
There is a content dispute in Bengali people article and it has been protected for 3 days.Can anyone look into it and resolve the issue before the protection expires.Thanks. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 17:51, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
One of the socks related to banned user Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mrpontiac1 namely User:NextSaagar Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics/Archive_55#Sidebars_and_User:NextSaagar had a history of 3 item sidebars for actors/filmographies/awards.
The same behaviors are now being done by @ Dr. Shahid Alam:. Does anyone know if the rest of the editing patterns are similar enough to begin an SPI or is it just a coincidental habit? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 20:24, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
@ TheRedPenOfDoom: I saw the page Priyanka Chopra and i found this side bar and i found this interesting and helpfull so i put it on Salman Khan page. I did it with a positive mind so please take it positively. I didn´t do it for creating a mess. I found it attractive and helpful. Dr. Shahid Alam( Talk to Me) 20:28, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
I thought these side bars look beautiful and may be helpful for users. Just now i read the topic Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics/Archive_55#Sidebars_and_User:NextSaagar when @ TheRedPenOfDoom: kept it on my talk page and came to know what i did was wrong. So sorry for that and will not be repeated. Thanks Dr. Shahid Alam( Talk to Me) 20:40, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
I have seen a lot of people commenting on Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan and a lot of other actors and actresses pages that the would like to see their filmography. Concludiing from that i got the results that there are some users who do not know how to open pages about their films. Its obvious that exist people who do not have sufficient knowledge about navegation in wikipedia. U can do 2 things. Inserting ths filmograpghy and awards page in the main acrticle of the actor or if u can´t do so then u must pust a Side Bar which are very helpful. I don´t see any logic in banning users who put these bars on actors page making them more easy for others.
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ubhi. Dougweller ( talk) 21:39, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
My spidey senses tell me this is not good? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 15:45, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello there! Could anyone with knowledge of the Indian Judicial System have a look at this submission? Thanks, FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 17:50, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
A novice has posted to Teahouse their concerns that two separate Indian actors (Gaurav Bajaj and Gaurav S Bajaj) have been conflated into one article. If anyone is familiar with Indian cinema/television, could you take a squint at the thread: Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions#Gaurav_Bajaj_and_Gaurav_S_Bajaj. Thanks! MatthewVanitas ( talk) 00:20, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
Can anyone comment on these [3] edits? They seem to focus on Kuki/Zomi issues, with a category change I reverted that created a red link. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 17:07, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
There is currently a content dispute at Talk:Sati (practice)#Lead that could use some input from knowledgeable editors if anyone here is interested. Mark Arsten ( talk) 22:36, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
"Hindu texts forbid its practice in Kali yuga, the current age." [4], [5], [6]. "But the practice was revived most notably during the Muslim invasions of India." [7], [8], [9](cites multiple sources), [10]
And the next one on "Muslim period":-
During the Islamic conquest of Indian subcontinent, sati practice revived, as rapes and abductions were commonly carried out by the Islamic invaders.(As per sources above) - Other atrocities by Islamic invaders included the enslavement, Harem, etc. "sati"
Article is related to similar subject, needs serious attention. OccultZone ( talk) 15:49, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
Category:Books about economy of india; "india" should be India here.-- Felix Folio Secundus ( talk) 15:57, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
Today's TOI has an article on paid editing happening from India on Wiki articles.
No specific articles have been mentioned, except Indian Institute of Planning and Management. §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { T/ C} 06:36, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: While reviewing submissions at Afc, I often come across unsourced articles about Indian villages, such as this one: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Kesiapalli. Since Wikipedia considers villages to be notable with proof of existence, I try to add a couple of sources, but there are so many unreliable ones, and some of them try to add viruses to my computer. Can anyone suggest web sites that are reliable sources for basic information about villages? — Anne Delong ( talk) 22:32, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
We really do need to set a bar somewhere - I've just tidied up Alanallur-I, Alanallur-II and Alanallur-III as well as doing some moving around to resolve what is now Alanallur (gram panchayat) and Alanallur. I guess that perhaps a bar of 5000 population (being an Indian census analysis level) would make a huge difference, with any other villages being redirected to a list unless they have a sourced notable feature etc, but doubtless the inclusionists would shout at me. - Sitush ( talk) 17:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
I've always fancied tinkering with something along the lines of User:Sitush/sandbox2 (very rough draft). Note: the first village in that list at present has no sources and thus would be redirected to the list. It did have Wikimapia as a source but that is useless. - Sitush ( talk) 16:49, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
How reliable is Cobrapost as a source for citations and references? It is currently in use. I have seen it in use on this article: Pradeep Gandhi. -- Rsrikanth05 ( talk) 13:16, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
Looking through Dalmia Group it looks like it needs a rewrite WhisperToMe ( talk) 01:02, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
An editor has requested input at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sankar (film director) regading Sankar (film director) from this WikiProject. Please help if you can. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 22:24, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
See User_talk:Prathamprakash29#GA_nominations. The user there has requested the help of a Wikipedian based in Allahabad. Thanks. -- Jakob ( talk) 16:48, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I would like to invite you to join discussions on the talk page of this article. Please review this and express your views here. Thanks, Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk) 04:34, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
We have Mirza Ghulam Moinuddin Muhammad Javaid Jah Bahadur also mentioned at Mughal emperors#Mughal Pretenders - no reliable sources, only an EL to the "Royal Ark". [11] Dougweller ( talk) 10:38, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
Crime in India--just noticed it, article is massive in size, forever swelling with constant drive-by additions...it's almost becoming an indiscriminate collection of incidents. Massive cleanup required and an article of such general importance needs to be in more watchlists. - Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 10:41, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
I noticed that the article Maharaja Express has been hijacked and is pointing heavily to one maharajas-express-india.com which belongs to a private tourism company. Can anybody help me clean it up? -- Rsrikanth05 ( talk) 12:01, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
A user Jayarathina made excessive lead on this page. While no one seems to be agreeing with the edits he has made, he makes a very twisted conversation/debate on talk page, contrary to the rule WP:Notaforum.
Seems like WP:Ownership of articles to me, since he rejects the number of reliable sources, and keeps representing the one sided sources by disturbing the lead section. While he won't ever attribute any of the related content, for example, only because "caste" is basically based on heredity, he makes the claim that "Caste are not changeable", yet he won't cite the events where caste have been changed, evidently. Bladesmulti ( talk) 13:45, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
From reading the Talk page, I would say the British and Western Scholars on India,strongly influenced the caste system as we know it today but they did not "create the caste system". Prior to the Western interest in India, the social ranking of Jatis was fluid.As far as being able to change ones Jati, apart from Vishwamitra, I do not know of any other instances when a person was able to do that. So to cut a long story short, while whole Jati changed their social ranking , individuals always remained part of the jati they were born into. Jonathansammy ( talk) 14:50, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
A debate is going on whether the dharmachakra, a Buddhist symbol, has "Hindu origins":
This is based on a note in an article on The confluence of East and West in Nestorian Arts in China:
Given the fact that Buddhism originated around 500 BCE, and what we today call Hinduism emerged around the beginning of the CE (Hiltebeitel 2007) or the Gupta-era (Nath 2001), I think this is an anachronistic use of the term "Hinduism", and sort of POV-pushing. Third opinions would be welcome.
References
Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 08:58, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Hey guys- I keep running to you for help for anything India related because well, I know that you're all excellent when it comes to helping look for sources and interacting with other users. What I'm writing about today is the company XOLO and the user User:PrajayXG. He's a new user that's created an article for the company and he's running into some issues with tone, sourcing, and the like. There were initially some concerns over him being a representative for the company, but he seems to be just a young boy that's a big fan of the company, so any promotional intents are unintentional. He seems to really want to help, but he just needs a bit of a helping hand with explaining sources and whatnot. I'm helping and I've asked WP:TECHNOLOGY for help as well, but I thought it'd be good to ask here for help since there might be sources in one of the languages spoken in India. Plus this would make for a good opportunity to introduce him to this WP in the process. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 11:09, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
Hey, the article Mighty Raju is up for deletion. I'm not trying to canvass for votes or anything, just asking if anyone can see if there are any sources out there that aren't in English, or any sources I missed. This seems to be a rather large spinoff, so I feel that there should be more out there. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 05:35, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
Hello WikiProject India! I have nominated article Koroli for deletion because I don't see the notability of this hill station as having been properly established. I'd love to be wrong, so if anybody has any thoughts about this, please respond at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Koroli and if you have any information on Koroli along the lines of significant coverage from reliable independent sources, your help would be appreciated. Thanks! Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 15:35, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
We have Zomi people, which I've and other editors have made a redirect to Zou people (and is a terrible mess when not a redirect, we have a source that says "all of which are called [[Kuki people]].<ref name="bareh">{{cite book|last=Bareh|first=Hamlet|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Manipu|year=2001|publisher=Mittal|isbn=978-81-7099-790-0|pages=260ff.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XScmdGvMf7IC&pg=PA260|accessdate=22 November 2010|chapter=Zou}}</ref> which gets removed. Various editors have tried to straighten this out and keep the articles table with no success. Dougweller ( talk) 15:48, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
Could you please have a look at this submission? Thanks, FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 23:27, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
-- Omer123hussain ( talk) 14:38, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
On Persecution of Hindus, somewhat a fabricated source has been promoted, and disturbing the scholarly accepted estimate with "disputed by historians, such as Simon Digby", obvious fabrication, and WP:OR. Have a look at both 2nd last(edit by me) and talk page. Similar misleading content is promoted on Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India. Bladesmulti ( talk) 13:56, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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Could do with some informed opinion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baba Jai Lal Ji Ubhi. Ideally, I'd like to see the article improved as part of the process rather than after it. - Sitush ( talk) 11:40, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
The article needs good scrutiny for fact checking. Can someone do it please? I am finding that the claimed images of Anantnag are of actually different countries like Poland and Mongolia. This had once happened before too but i don't recall exactly when. But if the editors are so zealous to promote this page through such fraud, the text is not to be assumed in much good faith. The current deceitful images have been added by Kashmirproud. §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { T/ C} 20:14, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
Talk:Samar#Requested move 2 - Androoox ( talk) 00:08, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Education_Program:Duquesne_University/UCOR_143_(Spring_2014) is a group of students that seem to be primarily concerned with India and Hinduism related articles. So far it looks like the sourcing is reasonable, but as with most new editors, the content and wording could probably use some additional tweaks. OhNoitsJamie Talk 16:11, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
This book is used in some article, is the author a reliable source? We also use at least one other book by him. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 13:32, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Sorry, little riddle; the editor who added this received several questions and comments. By the way, have a look at the different tabs at this page; quite some variation. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 16:52, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
Looking at
Naga Rajputs (not the best article around, deleted one source that didn't mention the Naga) I found "According to a story in Matsya Puran, quoted in chapter X of a book India of the Dark Ages the Nagas ruled for 100 years as renegades". Also mention in
Nagavanshi - again a bad article (and I must check the footnotes written parentheses a sign of possible copyvio). I've removed it from that article but the article also mentions Lal Pradaman Singh: The history of Nagavansh - does this exist?
Dougweller (
talk) 13:31, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Pedireddla ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) was created by someone named Pedireddla and most of the material added by another SPA a while later. Nothing in Google Books. Clearly it is a surname, but should it be an article? AfD or PROD? Dougweller ( talk) 15:00, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
And Terrorism In India'S North-East A Gathering Storm? Are these sources we can use? Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 14:53, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi,
I just had an issue with some of the phrasing on the page
Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, but as somebody who knows almost nothing about Indian religious practices, I thought that I was hardly the best person to fix the article. Can somebody who is a bit more qualified please take a look at the article? Thanks!
Cogito-Ergo-Sum (14) (
talk) 01:04, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Which of Pothuluri Veerabrahmam and Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami is the more common name? Or is there another that is more common still? Either way, I think we can drop the "Swami" bit. - Sitush ( talk) 11:49, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
A large swath of content was entered [15]. There appear to be footnotes to much of it, however, I am not familiar enough with the topic to know if the sources are valid and the content is being presented appropriately or with WP:UNDUE weight, so I am requesting some experienced eyes to take a look. Thanks! -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 18:15, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: This old Afc submission is about to be deleted as a stale draft. Is this a notable person, and should the article be saved? — Anne Delong ( talk) 19:06, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
This was suggested back in April 2013, but I just started talk page discussion. They seem to be the same place, but I am unsure which name is more appropriate. —PC -XT + 05:47, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
These also appear to be the same place. Discussion is started at Talk:Rania Town. —PC -XT + 07:34, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Talk:Chittampara seems to be the village where the temple is located, and both articles need sources. —PC -XT + 04:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Due to the google doodle, this page is getting a lot of vandalism and very few constructive edits. Asking the opinion of this community as to whether some admin here can semi-protect it, if the community feels the same. -- Debastein ( talk) 09:12, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
There is a discussion related to OMICS Publishing Group and related articles at Talk:OMICS Publishing Group#Content Controversy. Please read this discussion and the other discussions over the past few days on that talk page and consider participating. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 21:16, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
I don't know what to do with this:
See also:
Thanks, Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 00:13, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Kumari Kandam ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) has been heavily rewritten. It appears to me that the editor doesn't understand our sourcing policy, the section on evidence supporting the existence of Kumari Kandam is at least to some extent original research, with sources not discussing the subject.It's got some dubious sources, eg Kumari Kandam Allathu Kadal Konda ThenNaadu(Kumari Continent or the Submerged Southern Country), 1941, K.AppaDurai and The International Society for the Investigation of Ancient Civilizations was founded in 1979 by Dr. R.P. Anjard and Dr. N. Mahalingam (used in two other articles - is it an RS? It seems to be the source of an odd map of India. [16]. Then there are claims such as "The language spoken by Australian tribes, African tribes, Andaman and Nicobar tribes and Lakshadweep tribes are identical to Tamil language. So, there are high possibilities that there might be a connecting land which exists in between India, Australia and Madagascar" sourced to the K.Appadurai mentioned above, Viyakkavaikkum Tamilar Ariviyal(Amazing science of Tamil people), Maathalai Somu, and Linguistics research books of Ma.So.Victor. There are other dubious sources and external links, and the article is now pretty biassed in favor of the reality of Kumari Kandam. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 12:49, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: Another old Afc submission that needs another look. Is this a notable topic, and are the sources reliable? — Anne Delong ( talk) 17:57, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
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Criteria number | Criteria in brief | Status |
1 | The book has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works... | ✗ Fail |
2 | The book has won a major literary award. | ✗ Fail |
3 | The book has been considered by reliable sources to have made a significant contribution to a significant motion picture, or other art form, or event or political or religious movement. | ✗ Fail |
4 | The book is the subject of instruction at multiple grade schools, high schools, universities or post-graduate programs in any particular country. | ✗ Fail |
5 | Book's author historically significant etc | ✗ Fail |
So in my opinion, the article does not pass Wikipedia notability requirements.
Your second question is— "are the sources reliable". Let's discuss one by one.
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1 | Link | The Hindu is of course a notable and reliable source. Note, this is the only reliable source I have found on the book. But, the article is not on the book, it discusses the book in only few sentences. So, does not add much to notability. |
2 | Link | An alumni journal, it seems the author is an alumnus of that institution. They have published an interview of the authors. Yes, that discusses the novel in details. But, that's not a good secondary reliable source. |
3 | Link | Useless source. Author's profile in a book publisher's website. |
4 | Link | The site is a reliable one, but it is an event notification/advertisement. |
5 | Link | The book itself. Reliable or unreliable— not applicable |
6 | Link | Slow net, I could not watch the video. But it does not seem to be on the book. The video might be a copyvio. |
7 | Link | Of course, The Hindu is reliable. But the source has nothing on the book or the author. |
These are my opinion. See if these help. Let us know if you have any question or comment. Thanks for visiting WikiProject India noticeboard. Tito☸ Dutta 08:34, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
Looks to me like this new article is based on a forgery, the Ezourvedam. Anyone specialized in this area? Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 19:22, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Can some Hinduism and Indian news experts please take a look at both The Hindus: An Alternative History and Talk: The Hindus: An Alternative History, in particular the use of the word "heretical." Thank you. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 19:52, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Today's article for improvement is Reconnaissance satellite, which is currently tagged with {{ globalize}}. According to {{ Rest of the World Reconnaissance Satellites}}, India has 7 recon satellites, but as yet the page has no material regarding India's program. Perhaps the editors on this page would be interested in taking a crack at adding some material related to this? 0x0077BE [ talk/ contrib] 14:34, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
It has been proposed to move Sagara, Karnataka to Sagar, Karnataka. Your participation in the discussion would be appreciated. -- BDD ( talk) 19:54, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Is Weblokam likely to be a reliable source? It isn't even rendering properly on my PC, despite having the correct fonts installed. - Sitush ( talk) 13:09, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Is there any AfC reviewer who can review this draft which is related to Indian History The Early Nationalists of India (Moderates).
Note to the Reviewer: Please review if you have good knowledge of Indian History. And please notify me before you start reviewing. Jim Cartar ( talk) 17:11, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
Seemandhra seriously could do would some more watchers and a quick-cleanup amid this current fiasco. - Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 20:52, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
Members of this WikiProject may be interested in a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Geography#Kush/Mountain articles. Cnilep ( talk) 07:40, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
Could someone interfere here? I'm at two reverts for today; one strike in my whole career is enough. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 11:25, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: Here's another if those abandoned Afc submissions. The article has a list of sources, but they are not on line. Is this a notable artist, and should the article be kept? — Anne Delong ( talk) 13:15, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
As of January, the popular pages tool has moved from the Toolserver to Wikimedia Tool Labs. The code has changed significantly from the Toolserver version, but users should notice few differences. Please take a moment to look over your project's list for any anomalies, such as pages that you expect to see that are missing or pages that seem to have more views than expected. Note that unlike other tools, this tool aggregates all views from redirects, which means it will typically have higher numbers. (For January 2014 specifically, 35 hours of data is missing from the WMF data, which was approximated from other dates. For most articles, this should yield a more accurate number. However, a few articles, like ones featured on the Main Page, may be off).
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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The Early Nationalists of India (Moderates). FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 13:22, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
I'm soliciting ribbon alternatives for both the India Star and the India Barnstar of National Merit. I'd be glad to see input from WikiProject India on the design. Chris Troutman ( talk) 06:59, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
Category:Luso-Indian, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 05:41, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
I’m a student revising the Dowry system in India page. I have a few suggestions for improving the article. First, I will revise and organize the "Introduction" and "Prevalence" sections. I'm hoping that this will bring these sections up to Wikipedia standards and clarify the direction the article will take. Second, I will add sections on "History", "Social factors", and "Economic factors". This will ensure that the issue is covered in a holistic view. These sections are relevant to how the dowry system has evolved and become a traditional part of marriage in some parts of India. Last, I will rewrite the "Domestic violence" section into specific subsections including "Murder", "Violence and abuse", "Suicide", and "Mental health". I believe this covers important information regarding women's rights and capabilities. These sections are also important for realizing the implications for women, and ultimately India's future.
I am not sure if these are the best way to divide the information on the page, and am looking for advice on how to organize the material needed to make this article better. I am especially conflicted regarding organization on the "Domestic violence" section. Please let me know if you have comments or suggestions that would aid in this article being better represented on Wikipedia. Thanks!
AllyBremer (
talk) 02:39, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
What should the title of Kumbha of Mewar actually be? The first paragraph reads: "Maharana Kumbha ("Hindu Surrtran" & "Abhinav Bharta Charya" or Kumbhakarna Singh, died 1468 AD) was the ruler of Mewar, a state in western India, between 1433 and 1468 AD, and belonging to the Sisodia clan. Kumbha was a son of Rana Mokal of Mewar by his wife Sobhagya Devi, a daughter of Jaitmal Sankhla, the Parmara fief-holder of Runkot in the state of Marwar." It isn't until the 2nd paragraph we find the name "Rana Kumbha", which seems to be his most common name in English. Was he really 7 feet tall by the way? Article really needs sources. Dougweller ( talk) 15:34, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
Maharashtriya Jnanakosha was apparently compiled from 1920 with the aim of being a Marathi equivalent to Encyclopaedia Britannica. I hate tertiary sources such as this at the best of times, and I'm always very wary of Raj era sources, but the MJ also appears to have very few mentions in other scholarly works. Is it reliable for caste-related subject matter, including the history of such communities? - Sitush ( talk) 19:06, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
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Are you looking for creating new articles? There is good Data bank here on Gujarat Government website which has detailed info/statistics about each dam in Gujarat. I have added infobox in Dharoi dam and Ukai Dam. Have a look. If you are interested, create new start class articles on each remained and fill infobox from available databank. Regards - Nizil ( talk) 21:05, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
I just moved and cleaned up a bit Dwarkadhish Temple ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) and some of the fringe stuff about it being 2500 years old was immediately replaced. I can't comment on all the sources (and one link doesn't work), but Archaeology of India: retrospect and prospect - page 159, Amar Nath Khanna was written before the research I used to date the temple to the 15th century. And even that source seems to say something different. [20] I think that there is a structure there about 2000 years old but haven't yet firmly sourced it. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 17:14, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
Hello, India experts. The references in this old Afc submission are not on line. Is this a notable person, and should the article be kept? It will soon be deleted as a stale draft. — Anne Delong ( talk) 06:23, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I'm Supernerd11, and I was just letting you know that I nominated K. N. Srinivasan for deletion. Feel free to share your thoughts here. Cheers! Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 05:03, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I have just noticed we do not have an article on Chalo Delhi (redirect Delhi Chalo), it was war cry during Sepoy Mutiny and Subhas Bose's army march to Delhi. Please see "Chalo+Delhi" this. Due to heavy work pressure I may not be able to start the article. I am requesting senior editors like Sitush, FowlerandFowler, Dharmadhakshya to start this article if they have some time in hand. But I'll definitely be there to expand the article. It might be an excellent DYK candidate. Tito☸ Dutta 12:18, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I'm querying G. C. Dwivedi's history of the Jats in the WP:RSN thread here. - Sitush ( talk) 02:16, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
I am requesting comments from the regular editors of this noticeboard. As you know WP:FLOW was implemented in two WikiProject noticeboards. Yesterday Fram posted at Flow talk page that one of those WikiProject noticeboards get one to two messages per month. Our this noticeboard gets new message almost everyday.
I am personally very much interested to invite Quiddity (WMF) or Okeyes (WMF) to implement Flow in our noticeboard. Frankly speaking, I think—
Please let me know if you want to get Flow. If we do, someone of us can go ahead and invite them. Tito☸ Dutta 12:56, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
Hello, List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka is a featured-list candidate. If you have a moment please chime in with your comments. Thank you.— indopug ( talk) 19:12, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
I thought of raising this issue here before nominating a "few dodgy articles of questionable importance" for deletion. The articles that i intend to report are Tamil American, Tamil Australian, Kannada American and Bengali American. These terminologies are unheard of. Neither of these countries (United States & Australia) have used these terminologies for "census, immigration & other govt" purposes nor have their media used them in their articles & reports. These people have always been called/listed/reported as "Indian American/Australian" or "Sri Lankan American/Australian" based on their country of origin. The sources cited in these articles "have not mentioned them as official terms", but they simply contain some statistical data regarding the number of tamil speakers. The articles look like they maybe based on flimsy sourcing and be another coat-rack/POV fork. I was told that the usage of these terms in some community websites don't really count. I haven't come across a "Gujarati/Malayali/Sindhi American" wiki article and i wonder what's the need for editors to create such pages. You're all probably aware that there is a lot of coatracking of tamil subjects. Are we going to allow such frenzied creations? Though i personally feel the articles qualify for "no indication of importance deletion criteria" in Afd, i would like to hear some of your opinions and probably call for a vote. Thank you. Hari7478 ( talk) 08:57, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello again India experts! Here's another of those abandoned Afc submissions that will soon be deleted as a stale draft. Is this a notable person, and should the article be kept and improved instead? — Anne Delong ( talk) 13:23, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
Page where the deletion discussion took place: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - Ninney ( talk) 13:48, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
List of constituencies of West Bengal Legislative Assembly has been moved from the List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha by Logical 11004 and then put up for deletion as sole author. There is no reason for its deletion. There is another page - List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, which was also put up for deletion. An Admin my please restore the pages to its original form. - Chandan Guha ( talk) 07:06, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
This is properly sourced info because of interest in these individuals by public and since wikipedia is a source of information, articles have been created on them by me and other persons whom I don't know at all. Proper information was sourced and given reference at bottom. So, I don't think it's electioneering until and unless you have included the reference on persons which were having genuine interest by public. Pulkit18 indore ( talk) 02:02, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
since wikipedia is a source of information— that is correct, but here in Wikipedia you need to follow WP:FIVE ad well. You also have to show that the subject passes WP:GNG/ Some of the recent edits do not follow WP:MOS guidelines too. Tito☸ Dutta 03:27, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
This follows a previous discussion about renaming Sagara, Karnataka, and concerns general the renaming of places with the final ‘a’ in the name by user Puttuhegde. This has been going on for some time without discussion except when the move needed an administrator, as it did above. Generally the moves drop the final ‘a’. The reasons given are usually the claims that 1. in Kannada the final ‘a’ is not pronounced except by a few southerners, 2. the replacement is ‘the official’ GoI spelling or name, or 3. it is a spelling correction. The first two are of course not valid reasons in terms of WP:Name, and the last reason only makes sense when there is an accepted spelling.
The discussions can be seen at Talk:Sagara,_Karnataka, User_talk:Imc, and User_talk:PuttuHegde. It has now begun to move toward a revert war. The other user has not seen the need to have specific discussions, despite requests and though there could be a case in terms of WP policy for many of the changes. I’m therefore asking for some additional input into this please.
Imc ( talk) 09:00, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello once more, India experts. I think this is a topic about India. Would anyone like to improve this little abandoned Afc submission, or should it be deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 21:05, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
I think the article List of recognised political parties in India can be brought under a section titled as recognized parties in the already existing article List of political parties in India and other section can have parties that are accepted but non-recognized parties according to Election Commission of India. Currently two articles are misleading and confusing. And people are randomly adding new parties without adding any citations. So have to monitor that too. Opinions needed. Logical1004 ( talk) 06:45, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
Are schools like Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Globsyn Business School "presumed notable" in the same way that schools in the United States that offer accredited, recognized Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees in the United States typically are? If not, is this particular school notable? Compare that with schools in the United States which offer only career-oriented diplomas, certificates, post-doc study programs, etc. and/or whose Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees are not accredited or whose accreditation is not widely recognized (e.g. a theological degree which is only recognized by the affiliated church and theologically-similar churches) - such schools may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 04:21, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
Discussion about use of the {{ Indian English}} template is ongoing at the Manual of Style talk page. - Sitush ( talk) 20:11, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
Many if not all of the serials from {{ Sun TV shows}} were recently subject to WP:PROD. I challenged the PROD, noting the number of episodes produced. I leave it to project members to take a look at this. 67.100.127.179 ( talk) 00:08, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
Should we be using Baba this way in article titles and bodies? The article says he is known as "Baba Hardev Singh" (uncited but one source does use it) despite the title. Hard to check as there is another Baba Hardev Singh. Thanks. Dougweller ( talk) 12:45, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
Anyone got any thoughts about Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ladu Singh Solanki? - Sitush ( talk) 18:27, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Maveerar Ondiveeran. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 15:57, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Does India have "regions" which ought to appear in Infoboxes? List of regions of India seems to contradict Divisions of India. An editor has been adding {{ Infobox settlement}} to several Indian places including a "region" (eg this edit), but I wonder whether this is correct? Is there a guideline for the use of that template for Indian places? Pam D 07:42, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
The article List of regions of India shows just 5 regions, areas much larger than states. The article Administrative divisions of India describes regions as units within states. The infobox on Sikhohpur shows a "region" of "North India", listed beteeen state and district. There seems to be confusion. Pam D 06:24, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: The above old Afc submission has a list that is already in the Tirur article. Is it reasonable to make a stand-alone list of this, or should it remain part of the main article? — Anne Delong ( talk) 12:02, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Manalikkara. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 15:36, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
Opinions at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Col. Raj Singh, Raja of Kasli welcome. - Sitush ( talk) 18:50, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Experienced voices at this discussion regarding two variations of an article would be helpful.
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bhumihar (3rd nomination) is in regards to
One is apparently a POV Fork of the other. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:32, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
(sigh) Here's another abandoned village Afc submission..... — Anne Delong ( talk) 04:56, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
Dear editors: Another old abandoned Afc article (sigh...). Is this a notable school? Or is the topic already covered under another title? — Anne Delong ( talk) 23:18, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Oh, dear, here's another old Afc draft about a village. I added a couple of references, but it needs work. — Anne Delong ( talk) 01:46, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Telugu cinema's first sound film Bhakta Prahlada was for a very long time believed to have been released on 15 September 1931. But these recent and authentic news articles containing research by an award winning film historian prove that it was released on 6 February 1932. They are as follows:
I request someone to read them thoroughly and decide whether Bhakta Prahlada is worth moving. Kailash29792 ( talk) 08:55, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
It seems obvious to me that Aam Aadmi Party supporters are engaging in an on-Wiki PR campaign in the run-up to the 2014 elections, creating numerous articles about so-called "activists" who have been announced as candidates. We had much the same happen for the 2013 Delhi elections, mainly I think because of a perceived almost messianic status for the party.
We need to be careful of WP:COI and also the fact that election candidacies do not in themselves make someone notable. Eyes on {{ Aam Aadmi Party}} would be welcomed, since these newbies seem to be familiar with the existence of that thing. I'm tempted to call in WP:SPI but suspect it is more a case of meatpuppeting. A close eye on the article images is also necessary: some have no permissions and some have OTRS templates slapped on them but no evidence that the email to OTRS has actually been sent. - Sitush ( talk) 07:53, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
An editor has created this page of Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2014. As far as I know the current assembly's life is up to December 2018. The house constituted in December 2013 has not yet been dissolved. It has only been suspended with the governor keeping the option of exploring the possibility of forming the government open. Therefore this is speculative to state that the next assembly election will be held in 2014. There is no reference and it is just an opinion.The election may as well be held in 2014 or in 2015 or later. Any comments. Shyamsunder ( talk) 09:36, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
I want to report here that this User Sitush is continuously editing India Related articles all over the Wiki. Ofcourse editing within the wiki norms is agreeable but this user goes further and mistakes his knowledge ( or lack of it) as Wiki guidelines and performs all kinds of edits. How do we stop this ridiculous travesty of Wiki terms of usage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oldruff ( talk • contribs) 13:51, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for bringing Sitush's tireless efforts to bring a wide variety of articles into encyclopedic compliance and standards. Here's to Sitush: Hip Hip Hooray! -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:30, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
You scratch my back, I will scratch yours is the motto of the so called editors who are mercilessly editing articles in the name of meeting Wiki Standards. Well good luck to all of you but it is in the best interests of Wikipedia and creation of the Encyclopedia itself if experienced editors like Sitush don't engage in “wiki-lawyering,” simply spitting the Wiki-shorthand code for the policy violated (WP:RS) at others, with little attempt to explain why he has made an error, and no attempt to offer constructive ways in which a compromise solution might be reached. They tend to be unnecessarily hostile to newcomers, or “Biting the Newbies” in Wikipedia-speak. Hope better sense prevails.. Let us all make Wikipedia a better place for the future generations not a sand pit where might of persisting in spending time on this wins over facts and content. OldRuff 13:25, 19 March 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oldruff ( talk • contribs)
OldRuff 14:02, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi Guys as you know there is forthcomming elections , I have noticed considerable non registered users going rampage on party pages with various claim and citation with defaming or praising , would really like you to have a look at BJP, INC, NDA, UPA pages ... wonder what to consider as negative / positive or a neutral wiki material Shrikanthv ( talk) 07:40, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
e.g
The above list includes some of the most prominent political party and some political leaders.
Jim Carter (
talk) 11:48, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
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Shrikanthv
Jim Carter (
talk) 14:17, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello again, editors of articles about India! This is one more of those village submissions that seem to pop up regularly. Is this one worth improving? — Anne Delong ( talk) 03:14, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
User:Northamerica1000: It was submitted to AfC in 2011. Why was it published, when nothing in it is reliably sourced? Why was it not kept within AfC? Fowler&fowler «Talk» 15:08, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
“ | The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.
The Tribune, the largest selling daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the paper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term. The English edition apart, the 124-year-old Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi). |
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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Comprehensive history of Tummala lineage. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 17:43, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello All! The article has been subjected to 2 Afds before and a third one has recently started at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Qutbi Bohra (3rd nomination). The crowd that comes to the discussion is all amateurs who don't understand what encyclopedia is (blunt, but truth). Some think everything thats remotely related should be stuffed in article and some think it should completely be deleted. Both previous AfDs were closed as "no consensus". Whether to keep or delete or whatever is the result of it, it surely needs to be cleaned or stubified as long as its here. Creator keeps reverting edits of other editors who remove synthesis and ORs and unsourced stuff. Am not very active these days. Hence request others to clean it and keep watch too. §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { T/ C} 06:31, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi all,
After reading a book named "Naked Ambitions" by Jad Adams (a historian), we come to know about mind-blowing facts about
The Father of the Nation's sexual life. Do you think, these informations should be added to the article? Remember Jad Adams is a qualified historian (not a biographer or journalist that we can call the informations fake). At the same time I am coming to know all these details for the first time and in no other book I have read so. I am totally confused. Further comments are welcomed.
RRD13 (
talk) 15:03, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
An autobiography will always be written from the person's point of view.— Not actually. Gandhi's autobiography is totally different. If you want to find Gandhi scandals and his weak points, read his own autobiography. :) -- Tito☸ Dutta 15:58, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
This is not the appropriate first forum for this discussion. I have replied to @ Royroydeb:'s post at Talk:Mahatma Gandhi. Best regards, Fowler&fowler «Talk» 23:23, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
Recently I had drafted an article about Reliance Foundation, and submitted for review & submission but due to lack in reference the the article was denied for submission and while denying the reviewer advised for adding reliable references. Later I updated the draft with reliable references by adding news articles from Times of India and economics times and again submitted for review but again the article was denied for submission for the same cause. Anyone please help me in framing the article, I would be very thankful to her/him. D Mi ™ 11:14, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
Dear India experts: This man appears to be an urban planner who is frequently in the news. Should this old Afc submission be kept instead of being deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 10:59, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
—This AfC draft requires review by an experienced editor. Thank you. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 19:10, 26 March 2014 (UTC) Can someone take a look at these?Kumauni Shri Ramcharitmanas Thupur and Mohan Chandra Joshi - there may be more. Two of these are recently created. I have some doubts about the book articles. There's also an intersection between 2 editors, may be just friends or coincidence. Dougweller ( talk) 21:47, 26 March 2014 (UTC) Need help determining the notability of Challa SubrahmanyamSee Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Challa Subrahmanyam. Thanks. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 01:00, 27 March 2014 (UTC) Nawanagar (village)This article was created recently from an old draft, and appeared to be developing nicely, but now it seems to have developed a NPOV problem. Can someone who knows what's suitable for Indian politicians take a look? — Anne Delong ( talk) 14:58, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
Hello again! This Afc submission will be coming up for review shortly, but it doesn't look ready. — Anne Delong ( talk) 16:34, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
KarnaSomeone is making major changes, completely unsourced, with weasel terms like "in another version. Can someone check if these edits should stay or go. Tito☸ Dutta 04:38, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
AfD of relevance to this boardSee Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohan Chandra Joshi - 4 articles are bundled together in the AfD. Might be a hoax or just promotional. Dougweller ( talk) 06:46, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
Gurgaon is another page that needs vigilant scrutiny by WT:INDIA watchers. It seems the page has been hijacked by the local chamber of commerce or editors with mind sets identical to the local chamber of commerce. Accordingly, the traditional problems of the city—inequality; pollution; water shortage; power shortage; lack of housing, sanitation, schooling for its myriad disadvantaged citizens—are glossed over in their entirety. Instead, only those topics are discussed that make it attractive to international companies looking to outsource. These topics include American fast food franchises, Barista coffee, Mark and Spenser, all listed under the subsection "Culture." I have tried to whittle down the excessive section making and added some references, but without the vigilance of other editors it will likely revert to its tourist brochure state, or rather revert back to (since it has already reverted a few times after previous NPOV interventions). Best regards, Fowler&fowler «Talk» 11:25, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Proposed merger of newly- and/or re-created articles of works by Sankar (film director) to author's articleSee Talk:Sankar (film director)#Merge in Sankar's non-notable works into Sankar (film director). davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 19:24, 30 March 2014 (UTC) Help to improve an articleCan someone help improve this article. It has more than 8 issues. Thank you. Jim Carter ( talk) 06:24, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
Jat Sikh Clans etc at AfDJat Sikh clans of Jalandhar Division is now at AfD. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 12:12, 31 March 2014 (UTC) Weird quasi-articles in user spaceSee Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Cskumaar/Maruthuvar communitywhere I say I'm guessing someone thinks this is a real article. We also have User:Vishwagna, User:Brahmin nayee and User:Niyoginayeebramhana. all quasi articles and all edited by User182.74.141.234 ( talk · contribs). Dougweller ( talk) 14:10, 31 March 2014 (UTC) Move request and a new editorPlease see Talk:Aiyarika Patrulu. Came across this article after seeing a new editor asserting ownership over their edits and adding copyvio, eg at Agnivansha. Dougweller ( talk) 09:24, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
A BLP that needs eyes. A few days ago an IP allegedly (according to their edit summary) added a website to an infobox which was in fact a major change to the article that had been reverted several times before. Meat puppets or sock puppets. Dougweller ( talk) 15:37, 31 March 2014 (UTC) Eyes needed please: Bang Bang (2014 film) in Bangkok vs Bang Bang Bangkok 2014. Have both these films been made? Is there some relation? In ictu oculi ( talk) 19:39, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
Need some more suggestions for the deletion/merging of these articles. As these articles are having notability issues and these articles are almost same and seems like an advertisement, so Neither of the articles seem to have enough reason to pass WP:N, as the point raised by User:GRUcrule. Please discuss here. Logical1004 ( talk) 20:16, 2 April 2014 (UTC) Invitation to Participate in a User Study - Final ReminderWould you be interested in participating in a user study of a new tool to support editor involvement in WikiProjects? We are a team at the University of Washington studying methods for finding collaborators within WikiProjects, and we are looking for volunteers to evaluate a new visual exploration tool for Wikipedia. Given your interest in this Wikiproject, we would welcome your participation in our study. To participate, you will be given access to our new visualization tool and will interact with us via Google Hangout so that we can solicit your thoughts about the tool. To use Google Hangout, you will need a laptop/desktop, a web camera, and a speaker for video communication during the study. We will provide you with an Amazon gift card in appreciation of your time and participation. For more information about this study, please visit our wiki page ( http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Finding_a_Collaborator). If you would like to participate in our user study, please send me a message at Wkmaster ( talk) 23:59, 2 April 2014 (UTC). Dear India experts: Here is an old Afc submission that was declined as being overly promotional. It's also badly sourced. It will soon be deleted as a stale draft. I am willing to remove the NPOV problems if someone can assure me that this is a notable topic. — Anne Delong ( talk) 14:23, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
Hello, editors! Another old abandoned village Afc submission. I added a couple of references, but there's a lot of unsourced inforation, so it's not ready for mainspace yet. — Anne Delong ( talk) 03:25, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
Reporting Fake (History) Page(s)I have come across a wiki page that was filled with historical inaccuracies and that was made primarily by a community/caste to help uplift their social status by the looks of it. The references provided on the page do not come from valid sources. While I was researching on the same page; I found out that the same people of that community/caste were modifying other History pages and littering Wikipedia with other invalid information from irrelevant and questionable sources. Other wiki users have attempted to talk on their page (Reddy Dynasty), but they do not listen or act upon a consensus. Here are the links that are currently under watch by them -
Ajan ( talk) 12:25, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
Orphan village listsIs there a policy regarding whether it is appropriate to "fix" orphan village pages by appending them to a list of villages in the district or other subdivision? This edit removed such a list, including many pages that are otherwise orphans. I understand that listing all the villages would be terribly long. There is also List of cities and towns in India. Is there a recommendation for orphans such as this, or is their notability simply too weak? —PC -XT + 07:44, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
User:Darkness Shines deletion of talkpage content (Rape by "militants" in Kashmir)Darkness Shines ( talk · contribs) was engaging in an edit war with other edit warriors and/or sockpuppets on the Rape in Jammu and Kashmir page. Because this looked like censorship, I opened a discussion on the talkpage. [25] But Darkness Shines deleted my talkpage comment and content. I asked him for an explanation of why the content was removed, but he has still not replied. I also asked him for an apology, but he has still not apologized.
Is it allowed to delete talkpage comments? The article seems to have a history of edit-warring and sockpuppetry, but then one could as well delete the entire article since it was always full of edit-warring and was originally created by a sockpuppet (see the first edit in the article). The policy says this is vandalism:
-- Calypsomusic ( talk) 09:44, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
The article about this 1986 Hindi-language film is being considered for deletion. Please discuss at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Patton Ki Bazi.-- Skr15081997 ( talk) 14:23, 8 April 2014 (UTC) Freedom of religion in India: article really needs attention and watchers, its importance and broad coverage make it a popular target. Just take a look at the past few months changes...whoa...I never seen so many POV-pushers from every possible side editing without restraint. - Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 17:48, 9 April 2014 (UTC) Here's another India-related old Afc submission that will soon be deleted as a stale draft. Is this a notable professor, or should it be let go? — Anne Delong ( talk) 16:28, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
Hello, I want to draw attention of the editors here to the Bohra related articles, Taher Saifuddin, Mohammad Burhanuddin, Mufaddal Saifuddin and Khuzaima Qutbuddin. These articles are BLP of leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, a sect within Shia Muslims of Islam. There recently has been tremendous edit-war between SPA, POV and IP editors over the contents of the article. They just want to publicize recent succession controversy in favor of their favorite leader. Please watch-list these pages, see the respective talk pages for more details. Thank you! Anupmehra - Let's talk! 23:09, 9 April 2014 (UTC) This wiki page has been created recently. The references provided here are not up-to the standard. Even one reference consists of a blog and other reference consists of the Ashram itself. Can anybody have a look here. Logical1004 ( talk) 06:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
AfC submission - 10/04Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Kollam Port. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 00:19, 11 April 2014 (UTC) Dear India experts: Is this a legitimate geographical place that should have its own article? Or is it covered under some other title? It's one of those old abandoned Afc submissions that will soon be deleted unless someone decides that it's useful. — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:23, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
Are these the same thing? Can they be merged together? Also, I would appreciate and assistance with Vazhaithandu. Thanks. Candleabracadabra ( talk) 14:16, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
List of English words of Dravidian originI have proposed that List of English words of Malayalam origin, List of English words of Tamil origin, and List of English words of Telugu origin be merged into a new article, List of English words of Dravidian origin. Discussion is at Talk:List of English words of Malayalam origin#Merge discussion. Comments from contributors to this WikiProject are welcome. Cnilep ( talk) 06:16, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
Dear editors: Here's an old Afc submission about an Indian police officer that needs some work. There are many references to this person in the media. Is this a notable topic, and should the page be saved and improved instead of being deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 14:11, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
GA reassessmentSri Aurobindo, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. - Sitush ( talk) 19:06, 13 April 2014 (UTC) Gulzar - Dadasaheb Phalke AwardHi, I have nominated Gulzar for front page ITN section and on Wikipedia: ITN/C people supported it but there are urgent need of improvements to make it appear on front page. Issues are discussed on Wikipedia: ITN/C#April 12, please help. Regards, - Nizil ( talk) 09:28, 14 April 2014 (UTC) Assistance needed at the Help desk about an issue involving caste/classAs I understand it issues about caste or social class can be very contentious, so I'm requesting editors with the necessary experience to please comment at WP:Help desk#OBJECTION FOR PUTTING US IN SHUDRA VARNA. Thanks Roger (Dodger67) ( talk) 09:55, 14 April 2014 (UTC) Kerala Press AcademyThe article on Kerala Press Academy has been flagged (in January) as in need of additional citations for verification. It has only one Reference and three External Links, and currently two of those four sources are dead links (404). Someone in this project may want to have a look at that. -- Thnidu ( talk) 12:32, 14 April 2014 (UTC) Dear India experts: The above old Afc submission will soon be deleted as a stale draft unless someone takes an interest in it and improves the references. Is this a notable topic? If so, please feel free to work on it. — Anne Delong ( talk) 03:00, 15 April 2014 (UTC) Hello again! Here is an old Afc submission about a folk dance. Is this a notable dance, and should the article be kept instead of being deleted as a stale draft? — Anne Delong ( talk) 03:14, 15 April 2014 (UTC) Press Information Bureau photographsThe Indian govt's Press Information Bureau has the following terms of use. The copyright policy for photographs is:
Does this mean we can upload these images on Wikipedia/Commons as public domain (or some other free licence)?— indopug ( talk) 05:50, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
A lot of stuff was just removed (by an editor I'm concerned about), but what is left is unsourced. Isn't this a Jat tribe? As for being Rajput, is that right? Just saw 36 royal races which seems relevant. Dougweller ( talk) 15:35, 16 April 2014 (UTC) Should this be a redirect to Hill Forts of Rajasthan? See [26]. Dougweller ( talk) 15:37, 16 April 2014 (UTC) AfC submission - 17/04Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Comprehensive history of Tummala lineage. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 21:05, 17 April 2014 (UTC) Trolling at AIMIM pageCould more editors put All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen on their watchlist? Apart from needing clean-up of language etc, the article receives steady visits from a disruptive anon IP user has discreetly changes the election results, seemingly trying to inflate them. -- Soman ( talk) 09:00, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
The article Pather Panchali is a featured article cadidate now. Please provide feedback in the FAC page. Thanks.-- Dwaipayan ( talk) 18:28, 20 April 2014 (UTC) Reminder: Chief Ministers of Karnataka FLCThe Chief Ministers of Karnataka FLC has languished for over a month and a half with barely a couple of responses. Any feedback there will be appreciated. Thanks.— indopug ( talk) 14:40, 21 April 2014 (UTC) New editorJust reverted Sandesh Saboo ( talk · contribs) at 4 articles. Not sure if they can cope here, maybe with a mentor, but more eyes will be useful. Dougweller ( talk) 08:56, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
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views) Three connected articles, all based on primary sources, all relating to legal proposals for India, from what I can make of them. Is any of this actually notable? I was tempted to AfD them immediately, but I thought it might be worth asking here first, as Google seems to throw up some possible sources, though it is far from clear whether they are referring to the same subject. AndyTheGrump ( talk) 04:56, 24 April 2014 (UTC) Dear India experts: Here's another of these little Afc submissions about Indian villages. It needs work, but it does have a couple of references. — Anne Delong ( talk) 05:44, 24 April 2014 (UTC) Arvind Kejriwal - Time Top 100 Influential Person of the Year.Please Guide me how I add this Info and Please also guide me am I quoting the right information as given in this Source . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.56.234.154 ( talk) 23:01, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Reliability of myneta.info
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used in 150+ instances on enwiki as reference or external link. I doubt its reliability. Just like IMDb, i have seen two profiles of some not-so-popular politicians. Like one with Firstname Surname and another with Firstname Middlename Surname. Their disclaimer also reads thus: "The primary source for the data used for these reports is the sworn affidavits provided by the candidates themselves. Sheer volume of data that has to be read from the affidavits that are often poorly scanned and the lightening speed at which these reports have to be brought out makes it quite difficult to ensure accuracy of every bit of data. In case of any discrepancy in our reports vis a vis the original affidavit of any candidate, the original affidavit should be considered accurate. If you notice any discrepancies between affidavit and our report kindly let us know and we will fix them on our end as soon as possible." WP:AN discussionThe input from editors from this project is welcome at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive261#Curious pattern of very similar edits on Indian villages articles. Fram ( talk) 06:52, 25 April 2014 (UTC) |