User talk:Abhask

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[edit] Intro

Abhas (from Y2) is that you?--æn↓þæµß¶-ŧ-¢ 00:03, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, I have been on and off Wikipedia, depending on hor bored I am. These days I am a lot :) And yeah, that was the right place. Here, I will do what happened to me.

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ːD--æn↓þæµß¶-ŧ-¢ 23:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Biasing of Indian articles

Dear Abhask,

I am requesting your assistance in dealing with a user who routinely biases indian articles by interweaving discredited colonial theories, original research, and fanwank.

  • He has knitted together 3 maps (2 of which are inaccurate and mischaracterized) and stated that the indo greeks ruled all over northern india and parts of the deccan[[1]]
  • He has rejected compromise and reneged on agreements.
  • He has committed original research violations by interpreting primary sources directly and has created inaccurate maps that he changes at his own whim)[[2]]
  • He has wrongly credited foreign influences on india ranging from astronomy (he originally wrote that the greeks gave india astronomy) to mahayana buddhism
  • He wrote that the greeks helped chandragupta conquer the nandas (contradicted by eminent scholars)
  • He engages in fanwank (i.e. Yamuna page where he insists that seleucus' campaigns be mentioned, even when he did not reach the yamuna, simply because people who like greek history--as he does--would find that interesting. Must we add the british, dutch, and turkish discoveries as well?)

As such, I would greatly appreciate your assistance. If you could please add your support in my appeal to the wikipedia administration in correcting the Indo Greek article (which he rules as a personal fiefdom), that would make a big difference. His work is quietly diluting the accuracy and quality of indian articles, and I truly hope we can put end to that. Users vastu, pavanapuram,windy city dude, and mahitgar have already called that contributor's practices into question. Your assistance and voice would be welcome. Thank you for your time and understanding.

Regards,

Devanampriya 22:10, 19 May 2007 (UTC)