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Hmm... So, what brings you here, to my records room?? Did you find anything interesting?? All you can find are archived discussions from my talk page. If you really want to take up the topics in this page for discussion, please do copy it and create a new section on my current talk page. Please don't edit this page for any reason. Further, I advice not to stay in here for a long time. One, because it is very dusty in here. Two, because there is no point in dwelling over the past! -- Chez (Discuss / Email) |
Contents
- 1 Signpost updated for November 20th.
- 2 WikiSmile
- 3 Re:LostBot edits
- 4 Signpost updated for November 27th.
- 5 Newsletter December edition
- 6 WikiProject India Newsletter: Volume I, Issue 3 - December 2006
- 7 Please add Indian Standard Time to newsletter
- 8 Signpost updated for December 4th.
- 9 Signpost updated for December 11th.
- 10 Admin coaching, etc.
- 11 Re:Congrats
- 12 Newsletters
- 13 Signpost updated for December 18th.
- 14 Signpost updated for December 26th.
- 15 Happy New Year and a query
- 16 Signpost updated for January 2nd, 2007.
- 17 Signpost updated for January 8th, 2007.
- 18 Delhi FAC comments
- 19 Signpost updated for January 15th, 2007.
- 20 WikiProject India Newsletter: Volume II, Issue 1 - January 2007
- 21 Signpost updated for January 22nd, 2007.
- 22 Signpost updated for January 29th, 2007.
- 23 Signpost updated for February 5th, 2007.
- 24 Signpost updated for February 12th, 2007.
- 25 Signpost updated for February 19th, 2007.
- 26 Signpost updated for February 26th, 2007.
- 27 Greetings
- 28 Signpost updated for March 5th, 2007.
- 29 You are still listed on the Admin coaching request page
- 30 Signpost updated for March 12th, 2007.
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[edit] Signpost updated for November 20th.
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[edit] WikiSmile
Sharkface217 has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile at others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing!
—The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 04:30, November 25, 2006 (UTC).
[edit] Re:LostBot edits
Hi Chez, LostBot is basically picking articles from Category:Hinduism and its subcats. I was asked to tag by members of the Wikiproject Hinduism. I am not a member myself so have no views either way. I will post to the project's talk page and ask for their opinions. — Lost(talk) 04:41, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
- Being tagged by a WikiProject does not imply a bias in this case. The article in question (Madurai) clearly has a relation to the Hinduism, so it falls within the interest of the WikiProject. All this means is that those in the WikiProject may desire to include the article in their work. Unless there is a direct POV violation, I don't see the problem here. -- RM 16:48, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Newsletter December edition
Hi Chez, time to start working on this? If you are busy, should I post to WT:INB? — Lost(talk) 08:52, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
- Great job with the December edition. Thanks for mentioning the Assessment department. You have editorial talent! Thanks, Ganeshk (talk) 00:17, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
- Hey Chez, looking great!! Will roll it out today. And thanks for the welcome;) — Lost(talk) 05:58, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
- Chez and Lost: Brilliant work!!! -- Samir धर्म 15:22, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject India Newsletter: Volume I, Issue 3 - December 2006
Project News
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- Name change of cities in Karnataka: A straw poll was conducted on the proposal to change the name of cities in Karnataka, per the Nov 1, 2006 decision by the Karnataka government to rename them from the current anglicised forms. The result of the poll was to change the names. As controversial as the decision may be in the real world, the article Bangalore in Wikipedia still reflects the old name. You may be interested in knowing why. Dig the archives.
- New Project Noticeboard (Shortcut:WP:INB): WikiProject India now sports a new colourful centralised noticeboard. An effort to make the noticeboard current and dynamic was mooted a few days back, and Ganeshk came up with the new format. The new noticeboard will strive to be the one-stop shop for all project related information. The shortcut is WP:INB.
- Members List: The old members list is being phased out to give way for the new members list. New members are requested to add their names to the new members list. As the newsletter grows, further issues of the Project Newsletter will be delivered to those enlisted in the new list. So dash down now, to check if ur name is in there.
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What's New?
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Congratulations to all contributors
who helped to develop the above
content to represent the best of Wikipedia!
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Need some help?
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Are you stuck at a point where admin help is needed? There are 22 Indian Administrators in Wikipedia at the last count. If you need some help with anything related to WikiProject India, they are just a couple of clicks away!
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Complete To Do List
India-related tasks | Indian noticeboard
- Requests: People: Bapudeva Sastri, Marimallappa, Ravichandran, Articles: Barak Missile Deal Scandal, Asura (band), Asian Variety Show, Cultural liberalism in India, Energy policy of India, India Export Tax, India Import Tax, Marimallappa High School, More...
- NPOV: Rajneesh, Khalistan, Ranjit Lal Jetley Hedgewar, Puttanna Kanagal, Indira Gandhi, More...
- Wikify: Railway stations, Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar, More...
- Cleanup: caste system, Rampur, Tav-Prasad Savaiye, Shipping Corporation of India, More...
- Merge: Amber Fort,More...
- Expand: Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India (Supreme Court Case) 14th Lok Sabha, Adithada, Ali Sardar Jafri, Bandhani work, But Marma Atti, Chikan (embroidery), China Town, Kolkata, Essar Shipping, Fair use, G. N. Naidu, Hinduism in India, Imperial Bank, Inbuan Wrestling, Integral humanism, Iran-India relations, Islam in India, Sunil Mittal More...
- Stubs: Indian Copyright Act, Anand Math, Andhra Bank, A R Antule, Arjuna award, Army of India, Bahujan Samaj Party, Bombay Dyeing, More...
- Translate: Marathi Wikipedia articles, Hindi Wikipedia articles, Sanskrit Wikipedia articles, Tamil Wikipedia articles Kannada Wikipedia articles
- Collaborate: Notice board, Collaboration of the Week, Category Adoptions To do, Version 1.0 assesment, India Portal, Life in India, India quick links Indian Wikipedians, Indian administrators More...
- Requested images: Major crops, Convert Image:Standard of the President of India.gif to SVG, Free image of Aarti Chhabria (See: Image:Aarti Chhabria.jpg and its talk page)
- Other requests: Add maps from WikiProject India Maps to articles of Indian regions found at List of regions in India
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Note from Editor's Desk
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- Welcome to the December 2006 edition of our newsletter. Time flies past like matter into the black hole. It is interesting to notice that we are already into the last month for the year of 2006. 2006 saw discussions and development beyond realisation. In the world of Wikipedia where quality counts than quantity, we have come a long way. We've made better than 'nothing', to say the least, and even that is an achievement. I take this opportunity to thank everyone including those who have dotted the i's and crossed the t's.
- As before, we'd like to stress, this is your newsletter, and we want you to be part of it as well. Provide us with news tips. It can be anything related to the project, from discussions to calls for help, and other interesting stuff within our community. If you have received or given any barnstars recently, do let us know. Sponsored content for recruitments within your WikiProject sub-groups are also welcome. We'll be very happy to include them here.
- Before we sign off, Advance New Year Wishes, everyone.
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This edition special
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- How to?: The "how to" part of assessment is very simple. Just head on to the talk page of any India related page and you'll find the {{WP India}} template. Simply classify the article based on the content and the criteria mentioned here. You can find the detailed instructions here. If you think it may qualify for GA/FA status, first consider submitting the article for peer review.
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Hi! Please add Indian Standard Time to the list of newly featured articles in What's New section of WikiProject India Newsletter: Volume I, Issue 3 - December 2006. The article got featured status today. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:25, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
- Oops, I already distributed it. Let's add it in the next issue — Lost(talk) 09:32, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Admin coaching, etc.
Are you ready to get started?
The waiting time over at Admin coaching is long (some people have been waiting in line since July). I'm an admin coach with the project, and for my students I set up a group discussion page so that we could all learn from each other. The scope of this concept has expanded into the Virtual classroom, which is an open forum for the teaching and learning of advanced Wikipedia skills.
Anyone and everyone is welcome to participate, as a student, as a coach, or both. Every week or two a new major topic of discussion or classroom assignment is introduced, usually with a guest writer who presents his or her expertise on the current subject and who remains on hand to answer questions. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussions, such as sharing your expertise, asking and answering questions, etc.
The current topic of discussion is vandalism, and our guest writer is Budgiekiller.
All discussions are open-ended, so all previous discussion topics and classroom assignments are still there for viewing and further participation. There are also sections for posting miscellaneous topics and questions, requesting coaching assistance, etc.
In addition to inviting those who would like to learn, I routinely invite experts from all over Wikipedia to come and contribute for the benefit of all. The VC is rapidly turning into a clearing house of the best resources, methods, and techniques known for working on Wikipedia.
You are cordially invited to participate.
Here's an announcement box which you can place on your userpage or at the top of your talk page for keeping up to date with classroom assignments.
I hope to see you there. Sincerely, The Transhumanist 07:43, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re:Congrats
Thank you! --Gray PorpoiseYour wish is my command! 02:31, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Newsletters
Not sure you have seen this page. It might give you an idea how each wikiproject deals with creating their newsletters. I found some interesting sections such as "Issue of the month" and "Member of the month". Regards, Ganeshk (talk) 21:21, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Happy New Year and a query
Hey Chez, Happy New Year!! When do we see the next bout of your editorial brilliance? — Lost(talk) 09:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
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Could you please see Blacksun's comments in the FAC? I guess we need some die hard Delhiite to take care of the culture section. Please help. I am also requesting some others. You can communicate with your known people as well. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:46, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
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Project News
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- Project tagging:After a brief edit war over the addition of {{WP India}} to ancient archaeological sites now located in Pakistan, a "pre" parameter was introduced to remove the ROI flag from the template for pre-1947 articles, following discussion. After another large discussion on ANI alleging that the automated tagging by Ganeshbot and LostBot was "nationalistic", Ganeshbot was briefly blocked. Currently, the bots are again in action.
- Swastika on Hinduism templates:Recently, an extremely large and at times emotional debate broke out regarding the use of the swastika on Hinduism templates, given its association with Nazism. As a result, {{Hindu Links}} now contains an educational message about the use of the swastika, as discussion on a more permanent resolution continues.
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What's New?
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Congratulations to all contributors
who helped to develop the above
content to represent the best of Wikipedia!
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Need some help?
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Are you stuck at a point where admin help is needed? There are 21 Indian Administrators in Wikipedia at the last count. If you need some help with anything related to WikiProject India, they are just a couple of clicks away!
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Complete To Do List
India-related tasks | Indian noticeboard
- Requests: History Indo-Roman relations People: Bapudeva Sastri, Marimallappa, Ravichandran, Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza Articles: Asura (band), Asian Variety Show, Cultural liberalism in India, Energy policy of India, India Export Tax, India Import Tax, Marimallappa High School, More...
- NPOV: Medical_college_(India) Rajneesh, Khalistan, Ranjit Lal Jetley Hedgewar, Puttanna Kanagal, Indira Gandhi, Bride burning More...
- Wikify: Railway stations, Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar, Silk in the Indian subcontinent, More...
- Cleanup: Medical_college_(India) caste system, Rampur, Tav-Prasad Savaiye, Shipping Corporation of India, Velama, More...
- Merge: Amber Fort,More...
- Expand: Swaraj, Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India (Supreme Court Case), Barak Missile Deal Scandal, 14th Lok Sabha, Adithada, Ali Sardar Jafri, Bandhani work, But Marma Atti, Chikan (embroidery), China Town, Kolkata, Essar Shipping, Fair use, G. N. Naidu, Hinduism in India, Imperial Bank, Inbuan Wrestling, Integral humanism, Iran-India relations, Islam in India, Sunil Mittal Save Indian Family More...
- Stubs: Indian Copyright Act, Anand Math, Andhra Bank, A R Antule, Arjuna award, Army of India, Bombay Dyeing, More...
- Translate: Marathi Wikipedia articles, Hindi Wikipedia articles, Sanskrit Wikipedia articles, Tamil Wikipedia articles Kannada Wikipedia articles
- Collaborate: Collaboration of the Week, Notice board, Category Adoptions To do, Version 1.0 assesment, India Portal, Life in India, India quick links Indian Wikipedians, Indian administrators More...
- Requested images: Ilaiyaraaja, Major crops, Convert Image:Standard of the President of India.gif to SVG, Free image of Aarti Chhabria (See: Image:Aarti Chhabria.jpg and its talk page)
- Other requests: Add maps from WikiProject India Maps to articles of Indian regions found at List of regions in India
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Note from Editor's Desk
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- Weekly Collaboration (Shortcut:WP:INCOTW): Collaboration of the Week has fallen from its once high feats. Please drop by and help rejuvenate it.
- As before, we'd like to stress, this is your newsletter, and we want you to be part of it as well. Provide us with news tips. It can be anything related to the project, from discussions to calls for help, and other interesting stuff within our community. Sponsored content for recruitments within your WikiProject sub-groups are also welcome, including requests for copyediting, photographic work, peer review, etc. We'll be very happy to include them here.
- Before we sign off, Happy New Year, everyone.
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This edition special
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- Translation Department: Can you read and write any languages of India? Do you know multiple languages and are looking to keep your skills at a high level or improve them? If so, the Translation Depeartment may be for you!
The translation department of the India WikiProject aims to utilize high-quality non-English material related to India for the goals of the project. This includes both translating articles from and to other-language Wikipedias as well as assisting contributors with non-English sources. The department aims to provide services in transliteration, formulating scripts for various languages, as well as translating articles from one language to another and validating sources in other languages to that of the encyclopedia article. If you are looking for a friendly translator here is your go-to point. Currently, we are still seeking representation for Kashmiri, Nepali, Oriya, Sindhi and Tulu, as well as reinforcements in all other languages.
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[edit] Greetings
Happy Holi !!--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:02, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
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