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Hi Ambuj

I am Kirtilal, I am contacting you for my first in wikipedia. This interest bcause you belong to MP (and have good knowledge in Traditional Hindi). I think you can help me in future(Especially about Hindi and MP). And If you have any contact with any Hindi scholler , dont forget to give his Id to me. Thanks and Rgds Kirtilal 06:19, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your wishes on my birthday, Ambuj! :) --May the Force be with you! Shreshth91 06:51, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Hello Ambuj! Thank you for the confidence shown in me during my recently concluded RfA, which succeeded with a final tally of 77/2/0 . I'm still exploring the new tools, so feel free to tell me of any mistakes I might make. In case you need help with anything, just drop me a message. Thanks again; and here's wishing you and your loved ones a very happy Diwali!--thunderboltz(Deepu) 10:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Happy Diwali

Happy Diwali!!!
Known as the "Festival of Lights" in India, Diwali symbolises the victory of good over evil. It represents celebration of hope and life, and is an occasion to strengthen relationships. This year, it is celebrated on June 13, 2008. I take this as an occasion to wish you the best in the days to come. May this Diwali invigorate you, bringing you more happiness and content. Happy Diwali!!!

-- Chez (Discuss / Email) • 11:34, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Happy Diwali!

Hello Ambuj,
I wish you a very happy Diwali! May you enjoy yourself on this day commemorating good over evil. Cheers! --May the Force be with you! Shreshth91 12:31, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

The lighted path

Hi. Do you know about Diwali? I wish you All The Best on the ocasion of the Indian festival of light, Diwali. I am sure that the light of hope, confidence, and all positive attributes shall always remain inside you – lighting your path and guiding you to attain higher and higher levels of excellence in all your endevours! All the best! --Bhadani 17:00, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Copy and paste created: Do you know about Diwali?, which was not meant for you! I am sorry Ambuj. And, once more: a very happy Diwali. --Bhadani 15:17, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi! Happy Diwali! I am a bit late in wishing :( How are you?--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:37, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Best wishes celebrating good triumph over evil! GizzaChat © 23:45, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Portal Bangladesh

Hi, I have been thinking about regularly updating the Portal:Bangladesh. So I asked Rama's Arrow for help. As the featured article related to Bangladesh are not many he told me to update it once a week. He also told me to look for your help. So please give me some advice and I have been hoping to get help from you when needed. Thanks.Tarif Ezaz Bangladesh 18:04, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

FYI

Chicken on the road Tintin (talk) 05:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for voting and commenting on my RfA last month. In a few months after I graduate, I'll have time to "prepare," (I won't be on Wikibreak next time) and visit xFD everyday. I learned my lesson on messing up with a fair use image!! Do you have any tips or suggestions for me? Thanks again, X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)07:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Unblock request

Ambuj, I have unblocked that IP. Let me know if it worked. -- Ganeshk (talk) 13:58, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

It worked. Thanks. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 14:04, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Good! I have tagged the IP with SharedIPEDU (a guess). Is that IP an educational institution? -- Ganeshk (talk) 14:07, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
I have tagged the IP with {{SharedIPEDU|IIT Kharagpur}}, which is more apt description. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 14:17, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

thanks!

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When I started my second editor review, I had no idea how greatly helpful it would be to me. Here are people from across the world who I've never met or laid eyes upon, taking their personal time to think about me and offer me valuable criticism and advice. And the stuff I've learnt is more helpful in real life than just on Wikipedia. This is an experiment I will never forget. I thank you most sincerely for your kindness, for helping me be a better person. I am very much in your debt. Rama's arrow 15:47, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

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RFA

I think we have crossed Mid October. What is your Opinion  Doctor Bruno  14:22, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi Ambuj

I would like to know how can rate an article. Can I rate it directly or need any one's permission ? by Kirtilal 18:41, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for supporting my RfA

Thank you for supporting my RfA that I have passed with 73/2/1.--Jusjih 09:31, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Request

Hi! Well, I know you are busy in real life. Still, a request. West Bengal is in FAC where a thorough copyedit has been suggested by Tony. Could you please have a look at the article? I have also requested Sandy and he has done a round of copyedit and added some inline comments. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 07:30, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

November Esperanza Newsletter

For your reading pleasure, the newest Esperanza newsletter (November '06 edition) can be found at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Newsletter. —Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, The Halo, Shreshth91 and HighwayCello, 20:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi Ambuj

please go through this id. http://www.helppoojafindherparents.org/ Kirtilal 13:09, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Regarding images on User:ALM scientist's page

Hi Ambuj, the images no longer appear, only links. Sincerely, --BostonMA talk 17:52, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Oops, I'm sorry, I thought you were referring to the other images. Sorry. --BostonMA talk 17:56, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Hi Ambuj, I am very thankful to you for supporting and comments on my succesful RfA. Shyam (T/C) 06:58, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

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Re: Get well soon

Thanks a lot Ambuj! The accident was quite minor and I guess I'll be back on my feet in a couple of days. But thank you very much for caring (though I wonder where you got the news from *looks around*) Cheers --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 01:55, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

IIPMPage: Thanks and Will Do

Thanks for the heads up, Ambuj. I'll keep you posted, and contact the Indian admin site too if things get ugly. Deepakshenoy 05:27, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your input!

Thank you for taking part in my RfA. The RfA was not successful, mostly because I did a pretty bad job of presenting myself. I'll run again sometime in the next few months, in the hopes that some will reconsider.

In the meantime, one of the projects I'm working on is A Wikimedia Administrator's Handbook. This is a wikibook how-to guide intended to help new administrators learn the ropes, as well as to simply "demystify" what adminship entails. If you are an administrator, please help out with writing it, particularly on the technical aspects of the tools. Both administrators and non-administrators are welcome to help link in and sort all of the various policies regarding the use of these tools on wikipedia in particular (as well as other projects: for example, I have almost no experience with how things work on wiktionary or wikinews). Users who are neither familiar with policy or the sysop tools could be of great help by asking questions about anything that's unclear. The goal is to get everything together in one place, with a narrative form designed to anticipate the reader's next question.

A second project, related but not entailed, is a book on wikimedia in general, with a history of how various policies evolved over time, interesting trivia (e.g., what the heck was "wikimoney" about?), and a history of how the wikimedia foundation itself came about and the larger issues that occurred during its history (such as the infamous "Spanish Fork").

Again, thanks for your input on the RfA, and thanks in advance for any help you might be able to provide for the handbook. --SB_Johnny|talk|books 14:40, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Have you seen?

Hi Ambuj. Have you seen Portal: West Bengal? It's going good. Check it out.--Dwaipayan (talk) 10:09, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Incorrect reservation actual/theoretical pie chart

i see this article has the old incorrect reservation actual/theoretical pie chart that was based on the data in viney kripal book. i have given current statistics which appear in the iit article, but not here. this needs to be corrected. Iitmsriram 17:46, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Done. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 19:24, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Quick hello

Hadn't come across you in a while, just wanted to say hello. Hope all is well Ambuj. Take care -- Samir धर्म 08:21, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

WP:PKL

Oh master of all wikiportals, would you be so kind as to take a look at WP:PKL and post thy thoughts at Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Peer review/Portal:Kerala or my talk. TIA!--thunderboltz(Deepu) 17:43, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Deleted selected images

The Portal:India selected image Image:Kerala India tea fields.jpg was deleted from commons per Commons:Stock.xchng images. Maybe you should remove it from the article queue et al.--thunderboltz(Deepu) 15:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I could not find the commons page linked by you. Can you tell in jist what happened? Was it unfree? — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 17:30, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Oops, wrong link. Here's a working one: Commons:Commons:Stock.xchng_images. A written request is necessary for the use of the images, it seems. Did we have any other stock.xchng images selected on the portal?--thunderboltz(Deepu) 13:43, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Re Signature

Thanks for your helpful reference. I'm still having problems with getting the signature going, when I click the raw signature box, then type: [[User:Fowler&fowler|<font color="#B8860B">Fowler&fowler</font>]][[User talk:Fowler&fowler|<font color="#708090">«Talk»</font>]]

and then save, I keep getting the message: "Invalid raw signature; check HTML tags". Do you know what the problem might be? Thanks! <font color="#B8860B">Fowler&amp;fowler</font><font color="#708090">«Talk»</font> 06:05, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks very much! That was very helpful. Yippee!! Fowler&fowler«Talk» 13:01, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
welcome. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 13:05, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

IST

Thanks for taking care of the comments on the IST FAC for me. :) =Nichalp «Talk»= 00:24, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

International Religious Freedom Act of 1998

I would appreciate if you could drop a line or two regarding the article on the talk page, and perhaps help me get it to featured status. Best wishes. — Nearly Headless Nick {L} 14:39, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Cool. — Nearly Headless Nick {L} 09:27, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks

Oops! Included lots of fair use images there. Now fixed. Thanks. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:45, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Nathula

Mee too.. Was looking to feature it after IST attains the status. For now, the article has a heavy Indian bias to it. We should even things out, including the infobox details and the map. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:15, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

There are some points Rama's arrow has raised on PR too. Some inputs from the Chinese notice board might be helpful. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:25, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

On Orkut

Thanks for your comments. Per WP:MOSTM, with the exception of those trademarks with an initial lowercase letter (such as eBay or iPod), we capitalise the first letter of all trademarks. We don't pander to other companies' typographical conventions. For the same reason, our article for the BBC's main television service refers not to BBC ONE or BBC one, but BBC One. Chris cheese whine 21:28, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Re

Hi Ambuj, regarding this page-name, the halant is already present, and AFAICS, always has been. Are you asking whether it would be better without the halant? That may be more correct from the viewpoint of Kannada (and general Sanskrit) tradition, but if you prefer the name to be written the way it is generally spoken (by Mahajan himself, importantly), perhaps having halants is good as it serves the purpose of phonetic representation. I don't suppose this reply really helps :( Its admirable how many languages you are able to handle....I pride myself on speaking several languages, but you do a lot more! Regards, ImpuMozhi 04:27, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Welcome back, your buzyness. – [1] :) — Nearly Headless Nick {L} 12:55, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the barnstar. I'm trying to get the National Parks on their feet, so I'll come to the point - could you or someone you know add content or media to the stubbed MP National Parks of Panna National Park, Sanjay National Park and Van Vihar National Park ? Cheers. Pradiptaray 07:30, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Portal India DYK

If you look at my DYK's, I think Ching-Thang Khomba and Pamheiba could be added since they are newer than the ones on the portal.Bakaman 02:14, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

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Nathu La additions: "Economy" - please see

Please see this and this edits. Especially the one in economy. You may want to re-word the sentences. I thought this economic speculation was needed to increase the comprehensiveness. What do you think? Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 10:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi! IMO, no major structural changes are needed. Consult Nichalp once. Then we should go for FAC. Meanwhile, don't forget to promote it to PISA!
Some observations: What are the last two entries under "Notes" doing? I mean they are not specifically cited. If they are not specifically cited, those two can be moved under "References", while rest of the stuffs under "Notes". These is not a must, but IMO can be done.
One more comment, "For Hindus, the pass reduces the journey time to Mansarovar lake from 15 days to two days.The Tibetans on the Indian side can now easily go to Potala Palace in Lhasa to offer prayers." But at the end, "Tourists will not be allowed to cross the border via Nathu La pass till 2012." And also, in the caption of Rumtek's photo, "Pilgrims from Tibet may be able to make a pilgrimage to the Rumtek monastery". So, is there any specific arrangement for pilgrims for the time being (till 2012)? Pilgrims are also tourists, right?
Yet another comment. I've been to Kalimpong and remember being shown by some guide "oi je Nathu La" (There is Nathu La!) The image "The Nathu La Pass as seen from the town of Kalimpong" - are you sure that's Nathu La? I mean which one? There are many such rugged mountains that can be seen from Kalimpong. Well, I just hope someone does not raise this question in FAC :)
With Nichalp around, there should not be any major problems in the FAC. Let's go for it!! Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:58, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
Well, if you are done with editing, let's refer to Nichalp. I am leaving a message to him stating the aforementioned points. There is no reason to delay! Another FAC, hurray! :)--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:11, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
Aha! I see. Already left a message. Anyway, no probs. He won't be doing anything before the weekend. Meanwhile, let's see if something more comes up in the peer review. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:21, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Hello,To mention Ambuj Saxena I don't think that the pass is closed for tourist as I visited it in October, 2005. He have to be sure about it. Go on with the project I am with it. As for the photos I wanna ask u how u managed it. Last time we have to deposit our camera mobiles also. Amartyabag 16:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. I think there is a need to change the infobox, what do u think? Amartyabag 07:06, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
Pls check my comments at the Peer ReviewAmartyabag 10:33, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

A Pass is a geographical, not political feature. :) =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:08, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks a lot Ambuj. Good to see you active again! — Lost(talk) 15:35, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Hoysala Empire

Hi. I have been fowarded to you for Copy edit help on the above mentioned article. It is right now in Peer review. I have already made good progress in the copy edit, balancing topics etc.Dineshkannambadi 18:14, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Your Signature

Hi,

Just saw that your signature contains an external link, which violate Wikipedia's policy on signatures. Please remove the external link. Regards, — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 09:25, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, although there are other nice ways of bringing this to attention of the users (in this case, me), I'm glad you brought this to my attention. Cheers and adieu, --H P Nadig \Talk \Contributions 09:12, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Hoysala

Hi. Actually, user Dwaipayan took care of it. However, tonight I will nominate the article for FAC. Feel free to post your comments on that discussion page.Thanks.Dineshkannambadi 19:23, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Scouting FAC

I recall you helped us in the Scouting WikiProject to get Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) to FA. I have nominated Scouting as an FA and would appreciate your help, especially in the area of copyediting as I respect your editoral skills and opinion. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rlevse 19:20, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your addition of script at Bharat Scouts and Guides. Could you do the same for Nepal Scouts, Bangladesh Scouts, Sri Lanka Scout Association and Pakistan Boy Scouts Association? Thank you so much! Chris 08:14, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Hoysala Empire

Hi. Please find to review this article which is a FAC. It has been reviewed by a few people and their recommendations have been addressed. I am looking for more reviewers.Thanks.Dineshkannambadi 20:06, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

User at 71.161.60.9

I don't know if you are an administator and can block, but user at 71.161.60.9 is out of control. He has vandalized over 10 pages, including yours and mine. If you can, please give him a harsh block. Thank you. Shy1520 20:34, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Airport map

Hi Ambuj. Incedently, i was working on such a map from scratch using the list of airports. I've had some trouble verifying locations so its taking a bit of time. Im a little busy with other things including college, so its on the shelf for know. You can prolly expect it by Feb if all goes well. Cheers and hope your having a good trip -- PlaneMad|YakYak 16:24, 10 December 2006 (UTC)


HTH

How the hell did you send me a msg? i am guessing you used my IP address. i left no other trace!—Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.98.119.27 (talk • contribs)

Mohenjo-daro reversion

Hello dear i just seen this message on Moen-Jo-daro page .((Revert to revision 91935170 dated 2006-12-04 04:50:54 by Khalidkhoso using popups).

can u help me to knw what this means,why did mention my name here?

i will be thankful to u. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Khalidkhoso (talk • contribs)

IIPM page revert war happening

Ambuj, when you're back, can you help? Mr. Mrinal's incessantly reverting and removing text from the IIPM page. Have a good holiday btw! Deepakshenoy 11:46, 20 December 2006 (UTC)