The following (In Sri Lanka about 15 % of the population live on less than US$ 1.25 per day however. <ref>[http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDI_2008_EN_Tables.pdf UNDP: Human development indices - Table 3: Human and income poverty (Population living below national poverty line (2000-2007))]</ref>) should be entered into the introduction. Sarcelles ( talk) 11:17, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
The civil war ended in May and the one year extension of the original restrictions expired on December 5th. Shouldn't the blue boxes be removed? Celestra ( talk) 17:26, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
I have started removing the bluebox, but had to stop after about ten because of connection problems :P There are some 125+ pages to go. ≈ Chamal talk ¤ 13:36, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
Please take a look at this edit where London Times and the Guardian have ben termed biased and removed here. Kanatonian ( talk) 15:32, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
![]() |
The Sri Lanka Hope Award | |
It appears that with the end of the civil war, the situation in Sri Lanka has calmed down. I am very glad about that, and I wish you all the best for a peaceful and prosperous future. To celebrate this, I'm herewith giving our Sri Lanka Hope Award to the people of Sri Lanka. (As everyone here knows, this is a bud that will become the blossom of one of the world's most loved drinks.) — Sebastian 07:42, 5 January 2010 (UTC) |
As editing of Sri Lanka conflict related articles seems to be no more problematic than that of other Wikipedia articles, our project has fulfilled its purpose. Does anyone still see a need for it, or should we just celebrate and close it down? — Sebastian 07:42, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
I think this project should only be kept up if there is significant activity. During long periods of 2009, this was not the case. Given that the project has some "special powers" (claiming any page), leaving those powers lying around up for grabs does not seem to be a wise idea. I was going to propose closing the project at the end of 2009, but I was taken up in other issues.
To be clear, I think that this was a great project, which could serve as a model for many other areas of wikipedia. But if there are no regulars left in the project, we should accept that fact and do what one does when no one else is left in the room: close down the lights. lahiru, Sebastian, Kanatonian, watchdog, and me left, in more or less that order, and for various reasons.No one seems to replace them, so that's what it is.
Jasy jatere (
talk)
22:28, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Another reason things were calm is the economic condition, now that the world economy is improving, we can expect more people to waste more of their valuable time in Wikipedia :)) 159.18.6.246 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:51, 8 January 2010 (UTC).
I say we keep SLR. Does it really matter if we get 10 posts a day or 10 posts a month? As long as it helps solve conflicts (like the IDP one right upstairs) might as keep it going. -- snowolfD4 ( talk / @ ) 21:38, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
I added two new entries to our project file watchlist (on the project page): " 30 - 365 days". Please click on these links from time to time so that we don't overlook any changes to the project pages. Thanks! — Sebastian 04:04, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
I forgot to announce here that I asked DyceBot to stop archiving this page until further notice. — Sebastian 19:26, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
After 5 years, it has become clear this project has become defunct. One particularly sad piece of evidence is that there is an application for membership that has remained unanswered since 2010. I don't want to mislead people, and in fact, I wonder if anyone even has this main page still on their watchlist. — Sebastian 10:57, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
A disagreement has popped up between me and Obi2canibe regarding the use of Tamilnet as a citation on Wikipedia. Since we couldn't come to an agreement, I took it over to the reliable sources noticeboard. Comments are welcome. -- snowolfD4 ( talk / @ ) 14:48, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
The Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War article was deleted as a copyright infringement. I've started again based on Sri Lankan Civil War#Indian involvement. PhilKnight ( talk) 19:26, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
Just thought I'd share this with people here. It's good to see that the BBC hasn't forgotten SL, and now can dedicate its time to more palatable issues: http://www.theworld.org/2011/02/21/sri-lanka-unifying-cuisines/ — Sebastian 07:31, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
There is an intense exchange going on at Talk:Lies Agreed Upon regarding whether Lies Agreed Upon should or shouldn't be tagged as {{ one source}} and {{ POV}}. The discussion also includes the idea (suggested by me as a possible compromise) that Lies Agreed Upon might be combined with Sri Lanka's Killing Fields into a single article about documentary/journalistic coverage of the Sri Lankan civil war. The current participants in the argument remain far apart and seem (to me) unlikely to give any ground, and the subject is probably in need of new input. I have no ties of any sort to Sri Lanka and do not currently have an opinion as to which, if either, set of combatants in the civil war were "the good guys". I spoke up in an attempt to mediate, but I think I'm probably in way over my head. — Rich wales 04:35, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej ( talk) 22:48, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Hello everyone!
You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Note: To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to Wikipedia:WikiProject X/Newsletter. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X.
The following (In Sri Lanka about 15 % of the population live on less than US$ 1.25 per day however. <ref>[http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDI_2008_EN_Tables.pdf UNDP: Human development indices - Table 3: Human and income poverty (Population living below national poverty line (2000-2007))]</ref>) should be entered into the introduction. Sarcelles ( talk) 11:17, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
The civil war ended in May and the one year extension of the original restrictions expired on December 5th. Shouldn't the blue boxes be removed? Celestra ( talk) 17:26, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
I have started removing the bluebox, but had to stop after about ten because of connection problems :P There are some 125+ pages to go. ≈ Chamal talk ¤ 13:36, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
Please take a look at this edit where London Times and the Guardian have ben termed biased and removed here. Kanatonian ( talk) 15:32, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
![]() |
The Sri Lanka Hope Award | |
It appears that with the end of the civil war, the situation in Sri Lanka has calmed down. I am very glad about that, and I wish you all the best for a peaceful and prosperous future. To celebrate this, I'm herewith giving our Sri Lanka Hope Award to the people of Sri Lanka. (As everyone here knows, this is a bud that will become the blossom of one of the world's most loved drinks.) — Sebastian 07:42, 5 January 2010 (UTC) |
As editing of Sri Lanka conflict related articles seems to be no more problematic than that of other Wikipedia articles, our project has fulfilled its purpose. Does anyone still see a need for it, or should we just celebrate and close it down? — Sebastian 07:42, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
I think this project should only be kept up if there is significant activity. During long periods of 2009, this was not the case. Given that the project has some "special powers" (claiming any page), leaving those powers lying around up for grabs does not seem to be a wise idea. I was going to propose closing the project at the end of 2009, but I was taken up in other issues.
To be clear, I think that this was a great project, which could serve as a model for many other areas of wikipedia. But if there are no regulars left in the project, we should accept that fact and do what one does when no one else is left in the room: close down the lights. lahiru, Sebastian, Kanatonian, watchdog, and me left, in more or less that order, and for various reasons.No one seems to replace them, so that's what it is.
Jasy jatere (
talk)
22:28, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Another reason things were calm is the economic condition, now that the world economy is improving, we can expect more people to waste more of their valuable time in Wikipedia :)) 159.18.6.246 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:51, 8 January 2010 (UTC).
I say we keep SLR. Does it really matter if we get 10 posts a day or 10 posts a month? As long as it helps solve conflicts (like the IDP one right upstairs) might as keep it going. -- snowolfD4 ( talk / @ ) 21:38, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
I added two new entries to our project file watchlist (on the project page): " 30 - 365 days". Please click on these links from time to time so that we don't overlook any changes to the project pages. Thanks! — Sebastian 04:04, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
I forgot to announce here that I asked DyceBot to stop archiving this page until further notice. — Sebastian 19:26, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
After 5 years, it has become clear this project has become defunct. One particularly sad piece of evidence is that there is an application for membership that has remained unanswered since 2010. I don't want to mislead people, and in fact, I wonder if anyone even has this main page still on their watchlist. — Sebastian 10:57, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
A disagreement has popped up between me and Obi2canibe regarding the use of Tamilnet as a citation on Wikipedia. Since we couldn't come to an agreement, I took it over to the reliable sources noticeboard. Comments are welcome. -- snowolfD4 ( talk / @ ) 14:48, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
The Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War article was deleted as a copyright infringement. I've started again based on Sri Lankan Civil War#Indian involvement. PhilKnight ( talk) 19:26, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
Just thought I'd share this with people here. It's good to see that the BBC hasn't forgotten SL, and now can dedicate its time to more palatable issues: http://www.theworld.org/2011/02/21/sri-lanka-unifying-cuisines/ — Sebastian 07:31, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
There is an intense exchange going on at Talk:Lies Agreed Upon regarding whether Lies Agreed Upon should or shouldn't be tagged as {{ one source}} and {{ POV}}. The discussion also includes the idea (suggested by me as a possible compromise) that Lies Agreed Upon might be combined with Sri Lanka's Killing Fields into a single article about documentary/journalistic coverage of the Sri Lankan civil war. The current participants in the argument remain far apart and seem (to me) unlikely to give any ground, and the subject is probably in need of new input. I have no ties of any sort to Sri Lanka and do not currently have an opinion as to which, if either, set of combatants in the civil war were "the good guys". I spoke up in an attempt to mediate, but I think I'm probably in way over my head. — Rich wales 04:35, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej ( talk) 22:48, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Hello everyone!
You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Note: To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to Wikipedia:WikiProject X/Newsletter. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X.