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Hello, Prateek01, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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[edit] Image:180px-India flag large.png listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:180px-India flag large.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in its not being deleted. Thank you. —MetsBot 19:28, 9 December 2006 (UTC) Zscout370 (Sound Off) 06:52, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Jarno.jpg

Hello. You didn't give any source information for Image:Jarno.jpg, so I've tagged it as "unverified". Please supply the source and copyright information or it will have to be deleted. Thanks. --rbrwr^± 12:34, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Sunil.jpg

I've listed Image:Sunil.jpg at Wikipedia:Copyright problems#August 24 because it's copyright Getty Images. Sorry about that, but we simply can't use images from other websites without permission. Stephen Turner 11:42, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image source

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Knock1.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Knock1.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, ie in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use {{gfdl}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{fairuse}}.) See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other images, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thanks so much. Superm401 | Talk 22:30, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem RE: Image:Bhakra.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Bhakra.jpg. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law. We need you to specify two things on the image description page:

• The copyright holder, and
• The copyright status

The copyright holder is usually the creator. If the creator was paid to make this image, then their employer may be the copyright holder. If several people collaborated, then there may be more than one copyright holder. If you created this image, then you are the copyright holder.

Because of the large number of images on Wikipedia, we've sorted them using image copyright tags. Just find the right tag corresponding to the copyright status of this image, and paste it onto the image description page like this: {{TAGHERE}}.

There are 3 basic ways to licence an image on Wikipedia:

• An open content licence
• Public Domain
• Fair Use

• The copyright holder gets the best protection of his work by licencing their work under an open content license like the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licence. If you have the express permission of the copyright holder to licence their work under the above licence, use the image copyright tag: {{cc-by-sa-2.5}}. The GNU Free Documentation License is another choice for licencing one's work. Again, if you have the express permission of the copyright holder, use the tag: {{GFDL}}.

• The copyright holder can also release his work into the public domain, see here for images released into the public domain.

• • Images from certain sources are automatically release into the Public Domain. This is true for most governments like the federal United States government. (See here for images from the government of the USA and here for other governments) However not all governments release their work into the public domain, such as the UK government (See herefor images from the UK government). Non-free licence governments are listed here.

• Also, in some cases, an image is copyrighted but allowed on Wikipedia because of Fair Use. To see if this image qualifies and then how to tag it, see Wikipedia:Fair use.

For any other sources of for more information see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags. Please remember that if you don't tag your images, they will be deleted.

P.S. If you have uploaded other images without including copyright tags, please go back and tag them. Also, please tag all images that you upload in the future.

If you have any questions, just leave a message on my talk page. Thanks again. --Pamri • Talk 12:42, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Images

Hi Prateek. The licenses under sections 1.1 to 1.3 at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags are the free licenses that are acceptable here. If you are getting a free image that any one can use for any purpose, I suggest you upload them to Wikimedia Commons (The upload procedure is the same). If you are requesting an image, ask them to license it under {{cc-by-sa}}, since it guarantees attribution and subsequent modifications are to be distributed under the same license. If the license is too confusing, suggest any of the any purpose copyright tags.

For a general tutorial on Uploading images, see Wikipedia:Uploading images and Wikipedia:Images. BTW, this question is a common one and not at all stupid. And ask me again, if you still have any doubts. :-) --Pamri • Talk 10:43, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] India related links

	Links for Wikipedians interested in India content
Newcomers: Welcome kit | Register: Indian Wikipedians | Network: Noticeboard (WP:INWNB) | Browse: India | Open tasks Contribute content: Wikiportal India - Indian current events (WP:INCE) - India collaboration of the week (WP:INCOTW) - Category adoptions

Hi, you may want to have a look at WP:IUP if you have not already done so. Welcome!! --Gurubrahma 11:19, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Dhruv.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Dhruv.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator.

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you have questions about copyright tagging of images, post on Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags or User talk:Carnildo/images. 11:56, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Templates

See Wikipedia:Userboxes. --Pamri • Talk 03:00, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging for Image:Spicejet1.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Spicejet1.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

• Wikipedia:Image use policy
• Wikipedia:Image copyright tags

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see User talk:Carnildo/images. 13:54, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

To remain on wikipedia the image must credit who created the photo and provide some proof of the copyright claim. So in this cas eyou would need to credit the photographer involved and put a copy of the email releasing all rights on the description page. --Martyman-(talk) 22:46, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: No idea

Sometimes, IPs are recycled and dynamically allotted to various people. So, it would've been someone else. Thanks and wishes for happy editing. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 03:36, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings

Holi greetings. --Bhadani 16:23, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Indian (airline) images

I noticed that you had uploaded two images of Indian aeroplanes with the clause "If the tag is improper please change it." Did the photographer give permission to only use the images in Wikipedia (more probable) or did he/she specifically said it is in the public domain, i.e. that he/she has relinquished any copyright interest on the images (less probable)? The images with the former kind of permission can no longer be used as per Wikipedia policy -- WP:IUP, WP:ICT, except if fair use is claimed. If the permission is of the former kind and fair use doesn't apply, these must be deleted according to the policy. A few other Indian aeroplane photos are listed at WP:CP where it is contended that fair use doesn't apply since it is possible to get free photographs of aeroplanes flown by Indian. You could tag them for deletion by using the tag {{copyrighted}} instead of {{PD}}. -- Paddu 22:27, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia has some goals which might differ from what one expects. For example, one might want to have an article on Indian on the web showing photos of various aeroplanes used by Indian and have no further goals. Such an individual can find some internet hosting service, get a website and have an article on Indian with photos got with permission. Note that others won't be able to freely use all the content in such a website. Most probably they won't have permission to use the Indian aeroplane photos commercially, since the original photographer might not want others to make money out of his/her photo.

This is not what Wikipedia aims to be -- Wikipedia is not a content hosting service, WP:NOT. (This is another "long page" but I'm linking nevertheless in case you would like to refer to or read it in the future. Skimming through the page should be enough for now.) What we want to have here is stuff that others can use, modify and distribute freely. We would like photos of Indian aeroplanes that people could freely use, for personal or commercial use. Such photos are easy to get -- a Wikipedian keen on taking photos who is able to visit an airport served by Indian is all that it takes. You are not discouraged to upload *any* photo -- only photos that can't be freely used, modified or distributed. You are actually encouraged to upload images created by you, or those which are released under a free licence.

I do agree that there are cases where it is not easy to get a free alternative photo, e.g. photo of a dead celebrity. We cannot get a Wikipedian to photograph Zail Singh for example. Fortunately, in such a case we can use a photo under the "fair use" doctrine -- WP:FU (another policy page :)). If a free photo is not so easy to get, we can use any photo as long as we give a fair-use rationale -- a justification for claiming that there is no alternative but to use the non-free photo, and not having such a photo is very undesirable. For example it is definitely better to have a photo of Zail Singh (I'm using this example just because I tagged Image:Zail Singh.jpg as fair use recently) in the article than have no photos just because we can't get a free photo -- it helps the readers to identify the person in other photos they might come across, for example. Hence a photo of the person can be used in the article under the "fair use" doctrine.

It is with this rationale that Jimbo wrote this mail -- [1]. Earlier permission-only images were tolerated temporarily, while the image tagging process was going on for old untagged images. But as they go against the spirit of Wikipedia, they are no longer allowed. More about the rational can be found in the (short) section WP:ICT#Rationale. -- Paddu 17:15, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Atwater Aviation

Hello, I have lived in Atwater, and currently do not live there as of right now. I have heard some information about the Aviation program there, but do not know enough to contribute anything that you might want to know. I am sure if you contact the Atwater Aircraft Museum, you will be able to get the information you are seeking. --Nehrams2020 08:43, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

I recently went from San Diego to Atwater using the Amtrak train, which required switching to a bus at Los Angeles, getting back on a train in Bakersfield, and arriving at the Merced station which is a few miles from Atwater. The entire trip took about 10 hours and only cost about a $100 round trip. You can also fly from San Diego to either San Francisco or Sacramento which costs about $200 round trip and then drive to Atwater. I recommend looking through Mapquest.com to figure out how to get there depending where you leave from. --Nehrams2020 08:51, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

No problem, let me know if you ever have any questions about the Atwater or San Diego area, and I will try to help you the best I can. --Nehrams2020 09:08, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Sir,as you have mentioned that you are a pilot,I have a doubt,it may seem stupid to you but can you please clarify it?After completion of my course and obtaining CPL(with Multi-Engine Rating),when i apply in airline do iactually have to pay a substantial initial fee,since i will actually be undergoing training in Jet aircraft?Also since i am from India are the rules different here?And one lasr one,do you know anything about the "American School of Aviation"?Prateek01 12:02, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

No, I have never heard of airlines having their pilots pay for their inital training. In fact, I think once you have been hired, that would be against the law. I know nothing about the "American School of Aviation", but I can tell you about Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, where I am working my advanced ratings.Check-Six 17:22, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Thank You Sir,your info has been of great help to me.One more thing,The School that you mention,does it have any special program for students for me who are not American.I have no connection whatsoever with America,and if this school does not have a special program i highly doubt if i will be able to get a visa and also the Indian Avaition authorities will recognise my course.Thanks anywaysPrateek01 13:39, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

I do not know about a special program, but I do know that there are several students from India, and I have heard rumors about the school starting or having a training relationship with Air India. You may what to contact the folks at Sierra directly. Check-Six 14:10, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Invitation and Recommendations for writing articles on Hindi Wikipedia

Hindi wikipedia invites and welcomes Wikipedians to contribute for the cause of spreading knowledge and the Hindi language. This page contains guidelines for writing a wiki-article on any topic at the Hindi Wikipedia, with special recommendations for writing in Hindi (Note: The script/font-family for Hindi is Devanāgari; the script/font-system for English is Roman script, also, the Hindi spelling system is not completely standardized). This article is yet in English language (mostly), in order to encourage even non-native/foreign people who have learnt/are learning Hindi to contribute to the Hindi wikipedia, and native Hindi speakers who normally write in English. The examples given below are only for explanation. Recommendations:

1. Firstly for proper viewing, it is recommended to keep all links NOT-UNDERLINED. Otherwise the मात्रा below the Hindi alphabets might get partly hidden behind the underlines. For this, please go to My Preferences (मेरी पसंद) at the top of the page, then click Misc., and then choose "underline links -> Never". Save your settings. Also, do not click yes for "justify paragraphs", otherwise on some browsers, the devanagari script will appear highly distorted.
2. All users are requested and encouraged to contribute articles here, especially, to create new articles on general topics. They are also encouraged to expand the existing articles, and improve upon them. A non-user can also do the same; it is recommended but not required to register yourself as a wikipedian user at the Hindi wikipedia. As far as possible, each article should be written with a Neutral Point of View (NPOV)—no nationalistic or partiality or hatred based articles are welcome. The articles should be based on facts—and appropriate references should be provided as and where needed. See the English wiki's help page for editing in general. Almost all the general wiki-features are available for editing on Hindi wiki too. Guidelines for the content matter is mostly the same as given in English wiki.
3. Since the Hindi wiki is at its initial stages, users are welcome to take introduction and basic points from the English (or another) wikipedia's corresponding article and translate them for small articles. An in-page link to the English wiki's article will be deemed sufficient for references (a template might be created stating this). For longer articles, it is recommended to mention the references separately.
4. Since most computer users in India and elsewhere have the standard Western-type keyboard, it is best recommended (but not necessarily required) to use the virtual (software) keyboard like the one of Hindimozhi or of ISIS (Tavultesoft Keyman)—which are freewares. These are advantageous because the contemporary Hindi-speakers in India often write messages/chat using Hindi words but written in Roman (English) script, and the layout of these keyboards is quite the same that such people use. For example, using the "normal" keyboard with this software, typing ga would give ग and ghaa would give घा.
5. Create the article with its name written in Hindi (devanagari script). Always take care to include the nukta (dot below) for foreign / Urdu loanwords wherever it occurs in the standard spelling. For non-Indian names, use that spelling (for article name and other words) which is commonly encountered in Hindi newspapers, G.K.-books, Hindi-dubbed TV documentaries and Hollywood films and magazines. e.g., America-अमरीका (या अमेरिका), China-चीन, French-फ़्रांसिसी. For English acronyms/short-forms, use the initials in Roman script, and again create a full form in Hindi and redirect it to the short form. e.g. IPA (अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय ध्वनि वर्णाक्षर); UNO (संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ). Doing the opposite is also fine. But creating the article with the Hindi short form, as सं०रा०सं०, is not recommended. Also, the article proper must be written with the proper nukta, as फ़ारसी, and then, a non-nukta (mis-)spelt version फारसी should preferably be created to redirect to the correct spelling.
6. Hindi wikipedia strongly recommends the users to write articles in everyday common Hindi in the खड़ीबोली dialect (Hindustani or Hindi-Urdu, i.e., बोलचाल वाली हिन्दी, which may include many loanwords from Persian and Arabic). The use of शुद्ध संस्कृतनिष्ठ हिन्दी is in general neither required nor recommended. E.g., use: वजह instead of कारण, ख़ास instead of विशेष, वगैरह instead of इत्यादि, लेकिन instead of परन्तु etc. However, for technical and specialized vocabulary, the use of शुद्ध संस्कृतनिष्ठ हिन्दी is recommended and usually mandatory. Thus: upper House of Parliament—संसद का उच्च सदन, but not Urdu—मजिलिस का ऐवान-ए-बाला ; Foreign Minister—विदेशमन्त्री, but not Urdu—वज़ीर-ए-ख़ारिजा ; knowledge/science—ज्ञान/विज्ञान, but not इल्म. Use spoken Hindi's ये and वो instead of यह and वह / वे. Do not use the title of respect जी after names, it is unencyclopedic. Thus: कृष्ण / श्री कृष्ण but not कृष्ण जी. Use the आप form and its corresponding 3rd person verbal conjugation for writing about respectable persons. Thus: श्री वाजपेयी मध्य प्रदेश में जन्मे थे. But not: वाजपेयी मध्य प्रदेश में जन्मा था. But do not use the pronoun "आप" itself in-text in biographies.
7. English should be used sparingly, only when required; i.e., if the corresponding शुद्ध हिन्दी word is too "difficult and not generally encountered", or if it is a proper name of non-Indian person/place/terminology/title, or if the user is highly unsure of the proper translation. It is recommended (but not required) for English-to-Hindi translation while writing articles, the Shabdkosh online dictionary should be used. For each English word, that alternative should be used which is generally encountered in everyday spoken Hindi, and also fits well into the context. Use of intelligent guesses for newly encountered words is also allowed, and so are translations encountered in Hindi-dubbed TV documentaries, Hollywood films, Hindi-translated books, etc. e.g., दमपिशाच for en:Dementor (used in dubbed HP films).
8. If used, it is recommended to use the English words within the articles using the English (Roman) alphabets rather than devanagari (or better, the devanagari transliteration should be used in the sentence, followed by the English word in Roman alphabet in parentheses). Such words should be italicized and not put in quotation marks. Preferably, there should be an in-page interwiki link (like :en:) on the word to the English wikipedia. If the word comes as an integral part of a sentence, so as not to break the continuity, the en: prefix should be hidden by writing the word again after the pipe sign (piped link). Thus, recommended: हैरी पॉटर ने ''[[:en:Pensieve|Pensieve]]'' के अन्दर ''[[:en:Little Hangleton|Little Hangleton]]'' गाँव में लॉर्ड वोल्डेमॉर्ट की माँ ''[[:en:Merope Gaunt|Merope Gaunt]]'' को देखा. ''[[:en:Resplendent Quetzal|Resplendent Quetzal]]'' पक्षी के ऊपर एक मेक्सिकन पादरी डा० ''[[:en:Pablo de la Llave|Pablo de la Llave]]'' ने काफ़ी शोध किया था. Whence,
   • हैरी पॉटर ने Pensieve के अन्दर Little Hangleton गाँव में लॉर्ड वोल्डेमॉर्ट की माँ Merope Gaunt को देखा
   • Resplendent Quetzal पक्षी के ऊपर एक मेक्सिकन पादरी डा० Pablo de la Llave ने काफ़ी शोध किया था
9. Always start the first 1 or 2 lines of the article giving its definition (from any standard dictionary/other wiki) or suitable introduction. Thus, recommended: ललिता सहस्रनामन हिन्दू धर्मसुधारक आदि शंकराचार्य द्वारा रचित देवी दुर्गा को समर्पित एक पूजा-मन्त्र है, जिसे कई हिन्दू रोज़ श्रद्धा से जपते हैं । But not: ललिता सहस्रनामन मन्त्र जपने के लिये लड्डू-पेड़ा, ताम्बुल, सिन्दूर, लाल चुनरी के साथ नित्य इस मन्त्र का पाठ करें, तो जल्द ही गड़ा हुआ ख़जाना मिलेगा । Recommended: वैमानिक अभियान्त्रिकी (en:Aeronautical engineering) विमानों (en:Aircrafts) की अभिकल्पना, निर्माण और प्रचालन करने का विज्ञान, कला और कार्य है । (translated from Eng. Webster's New World Dictionary). But not: आजकल वैमानिक अभियान्त्रिकी के लिये देशभर में कई कॉलेज खुल गये हैं, जिनमें अग्रणी स्थान यूटोपिया स्थित लालू-यादव टेक्लिनक कॉलेज का है ।
10. For names of countries, cities, places, languages, people, books, films, technical vocabulary, mythology, etc, start the article like this:
    • 1. The name in bold ('''अपोलो''')
    • 2. starting parenthesis, then English name in Roman script, in-page interwiki-linked to English wiki ff. by semicolon ((अंग्रेज़ी : [[:en:Apollo]];)
    • 3. The native name(s) if applicable in the italicized native script, preferably followed either by its italicized approximate Hindi pronunciation or non-italicized phonological transcription within / /, ff. by closed parenthesis (यूनानी : ''Aπollων अपोल्लोन''))
    • 4. the rest of the definition or introduction (प्राचीन [[यूनानी धर्म]] (ग्रीक धर्म) और प्राचीन [[रोमन धर्म]] के सर्वोच्च देवता थे ।) For country names, only the standard short form of the name is needed in the first line. If there is a common name for a difficult word in Hindustani, also mention it. Whence: अपोलो (अंग्रेज़ी : en:Apollo; यूनानी : Aπollων अपोल्लोन) प्राचीन यूनानी धर्म (ग्रीक धर्म) और प्राचीन रोमन धर्म के सर्वोच्च देवता थे । If you don't give the interwiki English/another language link (which would be deemed to be the default reference), then you MUST provide an appropriate reference.
11. Please leave no article without an appropriate category. See the list of created categories here; you can also make a new category (pref. in Hindi). Please leave no article without at least ONE off page (like en:) interwiki link. E.g., the user can check the article name (say Apollo) on the finally redirected English page and append to the Hindi article ([[en:Appolo]])). These interlanguage links will help a bot to update all interwiki links for that article in all wikipedias. The category and the aforementioned link should be typed at the end of the article. If the article is very small, mention it as a stub/substub.
12. Use of templates is welcome. See the list of templates here. If creating a template, name it pref. in Hindi.
13. Use पूर्णविराम ( । ) instead of a period (.) for ending statements. The पूर्णविराम, semicolon, colon and dash (but not comma) must come after one space after the word to prevent ambiguity. Use the international form of the Hindu-Arabic numerals (1,2,3 instead of १,२,३), as used by the Constitution and the Government of India (even for Hindi). There is no need to use the हलन्त at the end of Sanskrit words wherever it occurs. Hence, prefer: संसद over संसद्; अथर्वन over अथर्वन्. Use the proper quotation marks “” from the Insert toolbox, not "". Write dates as 2 मई 2006 (ईसवी or ईसापूर्व). Write time as 3:45 pm. Separate common suffix-words like शास्त्र, विज्ञान, ज्ञान with a hyphen. Thus: रसायन-शास्त्र. For most others, leave both the words of the noun-cluster free. Combine them into one word only if it is very common to do so. Thus: सामवेद.
14. The use of ज़ for the en:voiced alveolar fricative (/z/, as in zoo, rose) is fundamentally wrong. Its nearest counterpart is the en:voiceless alveolar fricative /s/ (as in sea), and not Hindi ज (en:voiced palatal plosive). Hence, it is suggested and recommended that for the sound /z/, whether it comes in English (etc.) spellings (z) for while pronunciation otherwise, should be transcribed as स़ (स with a dot below, available in the Insert toolbox). Hence: Reason रीस़न, not रीज़न ; Roses रोस़ेस़, not रोज़ेज़. But common Hindi words borrowed from Persian/Arabic (so-called Urdu words) are allowed to continue with ज़ spelling. Thus: ज़रा, नज़र, तर्ज़. The en:voiced postalveolar fricative (/ʒ/ as in treasure), inexistent in Hindi, can similarly be transcribed with श़. Thus: treasure ट्रॅश़र. The nukta (dot) available in the Insert toolbox can be combined with various consonants to suggest a more exact phonetic devanagari rendering of foreign sounds. E.g., since phonetically, English Think and this are not equal to थिंक and दिस, a better transcription could be थ़िंक and द़िस. Please take care of the dot below in so-called Urdu words, otherwise the Hindi spelling is deemed incorrect.
15. For the following English vowels met, mate, mat, transcribe as मॅट (short vowel), मेट (not मेइट), मैट (not मॅट, as popular in Marathi). However in contemporary Hindi and here, it is acceptable to use ए instead of ऍ. Thus: अमेरिका is more popular than अमॅरिका. For cot, coat, caught, transcribe as कॉट, कोट, कॉट (not कौट). Transcribe English /t/ and /d/ as ट and ड.
16. Use half-न before त, थ, द, ध, न, instead of anuswaar अं. Use half-म before प, फ, ब, भ, म. Use the anuswaar before all the rest of the consonants (not half-ङ, ञ, ण). If the मात्रा is not above the alphabet, use chandra-bindu, but only for nasalization. Thus: अन्दर, not अंदर ; अन्त, not अंत ; हिन्दी, not हिंदी ; सम्भव, not संभव ; पंचमी, not पञ्चमी ; अंडा, not अण्डा ; कंठ, not कण्ठ ; लैंड, not लैण्ड ; आँख, not आंख. However, both forms are acceptable in contemporary Hindi as well as here; the prec. are just recommendations.
17. When proceded by another vowel, use the pure vowels instead of य (unless the य is clearly articulated while pronouncing). Thus : जाएँ, not जायें (not जावें) ; आएगा, not आयेगा . However, both forms are acceptable in contemporary Hindi as well as here.
18. Please pay careful attention to the masculine/feminine gender (and singular/plural) in adjectives and verbs, else the sentence becomes ungrammatical.

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Thank you,

Cygnus_hansa 02:55, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

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