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Add more reliable sources and add the {{fact}} tag to data which can be challenged. Create pages which are in red links and add more red links to the article which would mean creating the article and improving the status of this article. Expand the sub-article History of Mangalore Expand the sub-article Economy of Mangalore Expand the sub-article Culture of Mangalore

Contents 1 Name change Mangalooru withheld! 2 Why names are necessary 3 Red links 4 WikiProject Mangalore 5 Civic administration

[edit] Name change Mangalooru withheld!

I removed the sentence in the article that said that However, this name change has not been implemented due to opposition from Mangaloreans across the world. The reference provided also doesn't indicate that the name change has been withheld due to this reason. The name change of Mangalore and also the other cities has not taken place due to the Karnataka Govt not following certain procedures. Later after the Kumaraswamy Govt fell, the state under Presidents rule has not followed up. In all probabilities names of all the cities mentioned by the Govt be changed after a new Govt is formed. Unless there is a change of priorities from the new Govt.--PremKudva^Talk 06:17, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Why names are necessary

Regarding the undo by Crazysoul

I am sure the article would like to achieve FA status. Anything which occurs in the Lead has to reappear in the prose according to the rule of thumb. That's why, these sentences

Konkanis use the variant Kodial. The Bearys call it Maikala. Kannadigas use the variant Mangaluru for the city. In addition, the city is also known as Mangalapuram in Malayalam. have been readded.

Its basically a FA criterion. The article's status will be challenged by reviwers if anything in the Lead is not covered up in the Prose. Hope this explains why the sentences have been readded.Kensplanet^Talk_E-mail^{Contributions} 13:58, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

My suggestion is that magaluru is not a variant. It is an official name in kannada. Others can be can be called as variants coz it doenst have any official status. And i dont think malayalam name is necessary. Then u need to add everything what tamilians, telugus, gujjus, or hindi people call it. --Crazysoul (talk) 03:59, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

I have implemented your suggestions. If you check Mangaluru has just been called a name not a variant. Malayalam name has been removed.Kensplanet^Talk_E-mail^{Contributions} 07:23, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Red links

What's the purpose of adding red links when the corresponding articles are not existing? --Crazysoul (talk) 04:28, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

The article should be extremely comprehensive if it wants to attain FA status. That's why articles such as Treaty of Mangalore, Sultan Battery (Mangalore) and some crucial topics related to the city need to be created. You can help by adding more red links and creating articles.Kensplanet^Talk_E-mail^{Contributions} 07:26, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

But some of the items that have been red marked cannot be expanded to an artcile. e.g. DK telecom District, corporation bank park, etc --Crazysoul (talk) 09:17, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Mangalore

How about launching a Wikiproject Mangalore which is dedicated to the South Canara and Udupi districts or Tulu Nadu?KennethJohn^Talk_E-mail^{Contributions} 07:10, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

If sufficient number of editors are interested I don't see why not.--PremKudva^Talk 07:12, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Civic administration

I've seen several edits & reverts on the title of this section. It is not right to use the word government for the governing body of a city. The city is not run by the government, but a council. Almost all articles of various Indian cities use the title "Civic Administration" for this section. In India, the term "Government" can be used only for Delhi as it has its own legislative assembly. --Crazysoul (talk) 17:05, 10 April 2008 (UTC)