User talk:Rajsingam

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I am busy in Real Life. I may not be able to contribute to Wikipedia at least for some time as I want to devote more time for my book German Memories in Asia

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[edit] Blanking

You have improved a bit, you are no longer blanking a category but you are blanking a whole article called List of prominent Tamils. If you want to write about your own self which i sillegal is illeagal on Wikipedia then go to the section Germany and update information on Rajasingam which is red linked now. ThanksRaveenS 14:07, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Rajkumar Kanagasingam

Rajkumar Kanagasingam article is blocked, please help to activate it. rajsingam

My advice, no one is supposed to write their own bio articles. Even Jimbo Wells one of the guys who came up with Wikipedia concept was caught editing his biogrphy and has since apologized. So If I were you I will no longer edit it. Just my advic, you become notable enough that some one else is supposed to write about you. Thanks RaveenS 14:44, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dominic Jeeva

Your article was nominated for deletion but the nominator is neutral' and I added my comments as strong keep. Please using the WIKI biography model edit it with his birth and death date and link the references properly. I will also do what I can. But its a good article. As a newbie you will ruun into these minor problems. Learn from them and keep moving. We need more content on Sri Lankan Tamils. Thanks RaveenS 14:41, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RaveenS

Dear RaveenS,

Thanks a lot for your kind advice and concern.

Rajsingam

[edit] Arumaipperumal

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[edit] Vipulananda

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[edit] Pandara Vannian

I edited it quickly so that it will not be deleted, one way to develop an article is to use Sandbox I can create one for you and you use it till you are ready to relaese an article in to the mainstream. I do it all the timeRaveenS 22:29, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

See your Sandbox Sandbox

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[edit] Rajkumar Kanagasingam

Hi.Thanks for leaving a message on my talk page.First let me say I appreciate all the time you've put into editing articles on Wikipedia.And your perspective and your contributions to build an open content encyclopedia are much appreciated.I'm sure it is an unusual experience to work on a Wikipedia article about yourself.The editing and notability discussions can often seem brutal.I hope none of my criticisms of the article come across as criticisms of you, they are not intended to.I do not believe a person's worth as a Wikipedia article subject is related to their worth as a human being.

You brought up a couple of points about the article so I'll try and respond to each.If there was more to your message, please leave me a brief note indicating what I missed.

Just so the main thrust of my response doesn't get lost in all the detail and rationale I want to emphasize, regardless of how much you've written and how many people in Sri Lanka would know your name or recognize your face: We need independent sources who have written about you in order to build an encyclopedia article about you.

1) On the references side:Although I'm sure you're honest and the things your write about yourself are true, such publications do not always satisfy the needs of an encyclopedia.In general, for uncontroversial statements of fact that are not disputed by others, such as when or where you were born, they are normally accepted on Wikipedia, though a secondary, independent source who has found the information by examining records etc. is preferable.For other things the lack of an independent source isn't simply about relying on the rigor of the secondary source to establish the facts, it's also about establishing what is noteworthy about the subject and how to analyze or interpret that in the context of the subject's environment.If no-one else has seen fit to write about it, we have to wonder why Wikipedia readers would want to read about it?What encyclopedia value does it add if the only person to publish on it is the subject of the article?That's why the things you have written yourself are generally not considered appropriate sources for the articles.In general we need references from sources other than yourself (or those who might be expected to speak on your behalf) that confirm the content of the article and to which we can refer as the source of opinions offered in the article.

2) Suitability of the article for Wikipedia:I added a notability tag to the article rather than a deletion request in order to allow time to verify your importance as a subject.I am skeptical about the claim because the things the article talks about you having done - being a journalist, the author of an unpublished book,the author of articles on ezinearticles.com, an officer for an NGO, and the founder of an apparently non-notable organization - do not normally rise to the standard required.But I am aware that the English-language Wikipedia has some systemic bias against subjects not well covered by English-language media, so I wanted to give us all the opportunity to try and establish that notability.

You say Sri Lankans would consider you important if we asked them.Wikipedia isn't equipped to survey people, and in any case that would not give us what we need to ensure we could write an encyclopedic article on you.Perhaps you could point us to evidence of your importance in Sri Lanka, such as interviews with you published in major Sri Lankan newspapers, or your appearance as a major subject of an article by a well respected writer?These do not have to be in English (though we appreciate any translations into English that are available).It is these sorts of things we require to ensure we can build an encyclopedic article, they are the mainstay of the sources from which we can build the article.

You can read more about the reasoning behind this in our core policies verifiability and neutral point of view, and our reliable sources guideline talks a bit more about the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary sources and how each is best used.

Finally you should read our guidelines on editing with a conflict of interest and external links.I note as well as editing your own article you have been adding links to your ezinearticles to other Wikipedia articles.these guidelines cover how to edit in these circumstances Thanks. --Siobhan Hansa 15:21, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Hello! I'm not sure why you contacted me regarding this, as I've not been involved in this article whatsoever. I did leave you an earlier message regarding copyright violation problems with Arumaipperumal-this was deleted as a copyright violation, but you've since rewritten the article in your own words, which is greatly appreciated. You've also established notability and sourced the article, so that particular article will certainly not be deleted.

As to autobiographical articles-these do indeed tend to come under intense scrutiny, and for good reason. Siobhan Hansa has given you some excellent advice and guidance on this matter. The reason we discourage autobiographical writing is that it is just very hard to write neutrally about oneself-that's certainly not any failing in you, it's simply human nature! It's also very difficult to avoid blending personal knowledge (which is original research and disallowed) with information that can be sourced and verified.

When writing autobiographically, it is even more critically important then normal to ensure that all information is verifiable and reliably sourced. Offline sources are fine for this, but the subject must receive non-trivial mention in multiple independent sources to be considered notable-please note that notability is measured on a worldwide scale, though if you can source the fact that you are highly notable in Sri Lanka this would weigh heavily towards retaining the article. You may also wish to look at the guidelines for notability regarding biographies, and as Siobhan Hansa previously noted, the guidelines and cautions regarding autobiography and conflict of interest.

For the record, here's the types of things I generally look at when autobiographical writing comes to light. Many other editors look at similar types of things.

• • You've added a lot of content outside of your autobiography. This certainly counts in your favor.
  • You've been willing to take advice regarding policies and practices here. Again, this very much counts in your favor.
  • You created the autobiographical article, and have been the main editor of it. This does not count in your favor. (removed part of this statement that was in error.) Seraphimblade 21:52, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
  • The article fails to cite sources-again, a mark against.

You do, however, seem to be acting in good faith, so I agree the article should be given some time to cite sources and establish notability. Be aware, though, that the verifiability and reliable source policies are very clear on one point-if information can't be sourced, it does not belong here. I would strongly advise you to trim down the article to only verifiable and reliably sourced information, and to cite sources showing that information to be correct. I'd also advise, in the future, that you seek consensus on the article's talk page before editing your own biography (except for things like minor spelling/grammar corrections or the reversion of blatant vandalism). I would also make sure to identify yourself on the article's talk page as the subject of the article-this type of disclosure is highly recommended, and helps to assure other editors that honesty and full disclosure are something they can expect. Good luck to you, and if you need any assistance or this is unclear, please leave a note on my talk page. Seraphimblade 18:36, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for responding.Unfortunately you have not yet provided what we need for the article.The threshold for including something in Wikipedia is verifiability not truth.All of your claims, however true they may be, are no use to Wikipedia if they are not verifiable by reliable sources.The only reference you've provided is a press release by your own organization.This cannot be considered a reliable source for the claims you want it to support.We need sources that are independent of you.Are there any independent reliable sources that verify what is written in the article, or that show you are prominent in Sri Lanka?Thanks --Siobhan Hansa 20:43, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] reply to ur msg

I will look at it. Gimme a few days.Bakaman 23:44, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Look at WP:AUTO, the users above may have a point. If you need anything I'll try to help you. I added other links to assert your notability.Bakaman 23:50, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your message

You had left a message on my user page, I am not sure of its purpose but I think other senior editors are dealing with you on this matter. Take careRaveenS 16:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Christopher Weeramantry

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[edit] Killinochi

Gret article except some questions on the Naga history, You may need to find some WP:RS sources for it. Otherwise the article looks great. How is Swami Vipulanada coming up :-))) ?RaveenS 21:57, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Anton Balasingham1.jpg

Can you redefine the states of the picture please. Thanks RaveenS 14:36, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright problems withImage:Raj 03.jpg

The same applies to:

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Please pay attention to copyright! --Oden 08:11, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image uploads and fair use

You have recently uploaded Image:Anton Balasingham.jpg, Image:Anton Balasingham22.jpg, Image:Anton Balasingham32.jpg and Image:Anton Balasingham42.jpg which are all supposed to illustrate a section of a biographical article, Anton Balasingham. Fair use criteria #3 says: "The amount of copyrighted work used should be as little as possible". Since the event which the images are meant to illustrate is barely mentioned in the article I have removed all four of the images. If you were to improve the article and write a section about the funeral I would suggest using Image:Anton Balasingham.jpg.

Also remember that any images licensed as fair use need a detailed fair use rationale, otherwise they risk being deleted. --Oden 07:40, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Anton Balasingham

Regarding your edits to Anton Balasingham, I appreciate the fact that you seem to know alot on the subject of that article. I would like to remind you of the following:

• You cannot copy and paste text from another website (unless you are quoting someone). Articles need to be written in the words of a editor, that is our contribution to Wikipedia. See WP:C.
• Wikipedia's articles need to be neutral, and allow for what some might view as negative aspects on any subject (like criticism). See WP:NPOV.
• If you have a dispute with another editor try to work it out on the talk page. If you revert more than three times within a period of 24 hours you risk a 24 hour block (you risk being blocked even longer for apparent bad faith edits). See WP:3RR.
• Articles need to have good sources. Don't remove sources from the article without a good reason. See WP:V, WP:RS and WP:CITE.

I will take a closer look at the article when I get a chance. --Oden 15:02, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Rajsingam, you left this message about Anton Balasingham for me on my talk page.I haven't been editing that article so I'm not not clear on what the message is about, was there something in particular you wanted my assistance with?--Siobhan Hansa 10:06, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] yes

I moved things around and rewrote part of it. The death section always comes at the end of a biography though so I moved the section on his death to the end.Bakaman 15:49, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV to Anton Balasingham

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. As a member of the Wikipedia community, I would like to remind you of Wikipedia's neutral-point-of-view policy for editors. You may also be interested in reading The five pillars of Wikipedia, our Help pages, the Tutorial, the policy on citing sources, and our Manual of Style.

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[edit] Re:Anton Balasingham

I don't have the time to help out - sorry. It isn't too hard to make a few paragraphs of text neutral POV, however. — Wackymacs 22:03, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anton Balasingham

I've not been involved with that article, but I'll have a look at it if I get a chance. Also, you've left a couple of messages on my user page. It is customary to leave messages on the user's talk page, you can find mine here. This will also alert the user to the fact that someone has left a message, and generally result in a quicker response. (Just make sure that the header at the top of the page says "User talk:Username" instead of "User:Username"). Seraphimblade 03:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] reply to your comment

dear Rajasingham,

Don't even think I hate you.I hate none,not even the LTTErs,whom I would gladly forgive if they give their terrorism up.The problem with you is, you seemed to be in pre-occupied mind set about certain things.I don't mind you having certain issues ,But I believe you should at least try to listen to what others say of things..I have given a link with photos, and You without even looking at them, removed just because you think Asia-tribune, from which I quote,is Not reliable..Were you disputing the Photos ?? !! Were you disputing the article ??If so ,please make your comments at the talk page regarding it.I don't want to say this again, but LTTE had spent millions of Poor Tamil peoples money for this funeral and this must be said in wikipedia. Do you have any idea, how much they paid for the funeral arrangements ?? And, why do you think this is not important ?? And for your kindness,which you have shown for a Sinhalese family, I really appreciate it.And you are not alone, there are many tamils,who had helped Sinhalese in many occasions..I hear stories,where Tamil villagers have even risk their lives by helping trapped Army soldiers!! Same goes vice versa.That's why,more and more tamil people are moving to south to live among Sinhalese rather than live in the LTTE control area.--Iwazaki 11:27, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

If you think , these articles are too controversial for you, I think its better not to involve in editing..especially, you have to remember that wikipedia is not anyone's personal Blog , there may be many things that you don't agree here,but you must look at everything in broader sense. I don't think your personal opinion of Anton balasinghams funeral is relevant to us..The fact that LTTE had organized a lavish funeral and spent millions of rupees for it ,must be state here.people have right to know the truth and your personal ideas should not prevent anyone from knowing the truth..And, finally I'm going to revet to my earlier version and If you have any claims,(so far you have shown none) please make it at the talk page.Then we can discuss. Iwazaki 13:57, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anton Balasingham

[edit] Stop reverting !

Dear Rajsingam, Why you keep changing the Anton Balasingham article with your WP:POV.Remember this is not your personal home page nor your personal BLOG , this is an encyclopaedia and please respect this !! you might get banned if you continue to do this.--Iwazaki 14:08, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User notice: temporary 3RR block

[edit] Regarding reversions[1] made on December 28, 2006 to Anton Balasingham

You have been temporarily blocked for violation of the three-revert rule. Please feel free to return after the block expires, but also please make an effort to discuss your changes further in the future.

The duration of the block is 3 hours. William M. Connolley 20:45, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Indo-Europeans

That was not necessarily the case, see Out of India theory. Nobleeagle ^[TALK] [C] 03:47, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Personal attacks

Looks like you've being personally attacked in the talk page of Anton Balasingham couple of times. My advise to you is never to respond back in kind, never contravine any WP rules and take your time to respond properly. On your behalf I have left a request on one of the users page. We can see how far either it escalates or cooles down in the future, but at the end always stick to the rules and the wiki process will take care of the offending parties. Thanks RaveenS 18:54, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article dispute

I'm unsure why you left a note for me, I've not really been involved with this article? If you're having a content dispute with other editors, you should look to the dispute resolution process, which will put the matter before uninvolved editors, often helping to resolve the dispute. Jimbo Wales doesn't generally get involved in content disputes except in the most extreme cases, which this doesn't seem to be one of, so I doubt you'd get far there. I would also caution that accusing other editors of bad faith is not to be done lightly-unless you have some evidence that another editoris acting or intends to act in bad faith, one should always assume good faith, even during a disagreement. If the other side is genuinely acting in bad faith, that will quickly come to light on its own, and the offender will be dealt with. I echo the sentiments of RaveenS, that if you are being personally attacked, it is best not to respond in kind. Personal attacks will not be long tolerated, and if the offender does not stop, (s)he will find h(im|er)self blocked or otherwise sanctioned. Just don't respond in kind, else you may find the same come down on you. Seraphimblade 14:38, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Raj 02.jpg

Image cannot be tagged both GFDL and Public Domain. GFDL retains copyright and Public Domain releases copyright. Please correct the tagging or I will nominate the image for deletion for inconsistant tags since we have no way of knowing what you intended. -Thanks Nv8200p talk 13:29, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AFD on Rajasingahm page

I voted as I felt, but if I were you I will no longer argue for or against ones own article, that somehow does not sound kosher although I cant quote the policy. But one has to always follow WP:BIO to the letter. Even if the article is deleted please dont stop contributing to Wikipedia as time goes on and you become a truely seasoned editor in the years to come, all this will look trivial at the point. We need energetic contributers like you in the future. Thanks RaveenS 16:19, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Warn

I noticed that you edited someone else's comment[2]. As a rule, please refrain from editing others' comments without their permission. Though it may appear helpful to correct typing errors, grammar, etc., please do not go out of your way to bring talk pages to publishing standards, since it is not terribly productive and will tend to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. For more details, see Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. Thanks, --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ ^{Walkie-talkie} 11:20, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright

[edit] Princess Diana Institute of Peace

I would suggest locating some addition citations for this article.There's nothing wrong with providing some references that are based on the organization's press releases or writings by its managements, but to establish notability most people are going to want you to demonstrate that the organization has been covered by independent media--such as newspaper articles that talk about the group as their primary focus.Hope that helps. Tarinth 13:41, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

I, for one, would not see to it that this is deleted, and if it does, I'd likely just vote "keep and clean up".Just get it cleaned up per Tarinth's commentary.In short, it's a good start.Good luck with this one. =) --Dennisthe2 16:59, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Ananda Krishnan.jpg

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[edit] Princess Diana Institute of Peace

The article is written in a good tone. I would suggest procuring additional citation though, since this article relies very heavily on the "Sri Lanka Daily News" article. The information can be verified by additional citations and placing of related links (if possible, a book or two or a journal) will be helpful. If you need help with the citations then I'll be free in a couple of days. Feel free to message me. Cheers! _{Freedom skies| talk}  19:48, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unspecified source for Image:Anton Balasingham.jpg

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No, that source is not specific enough. We would like the HTML page that the image is used on, not just the general website. Please provide a more specific source. --MECU≈talk 15:30, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

You've already removed the tag. You now have unlimited time. --MECU≈talk 15:45, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] hi

Man I added some info that I got from your scanned letters, but try to find some RSs for those. Happy Editing! --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ ^{Walkie-talkie} 07:04, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey, You were hell-bent to delete my article's on the AFD discussion, but suddenly you have changed your mind and expanding my article. I know the nature of Kandyan Sinhalese. Even my step-grand mother is a Kandyan Buddhist Sinhalese. But in wikipedia I have to argue a lot things even in the future. So you might feel still I am an uncomfortable person. Thanks for your editing. Rajsingam 07:32, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Well yes I was hell bent to delete your article because you are not notable in Sri Lanka. I would have certainly known about you if you were notable. Anyway, I will definitely help you maintain the quality of your article. By the way, how did you guess I am a Kandyan Sinhalese. --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ ^{Walkie-talkie} 08:09, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anton B

Thanks for notifying me about Anton. I agree that the term "Terrorist" is rather value-laden here and will provide reasoning to that effect. Rumpelstiltskin223 09:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Also, try not to make flowery speeches on talk pages, that is a violation of WP:POINT. Instead, form reasoned and relevant arguments like the one I just gave in the talk page. Rumpelstiltskin223 09:59, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

If you keep doing what you're doing now, you'll get into trouble. You are outnumbered by the Sinhalas it seems. The best way is to file a Mediation cabal and then a Request for Comments. That will get some neutral editors involved. Rumpelstiltskin223 10:06, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

what rumpel said.i barely knew the guy.--D-Boy 10:10, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reply to your post

Just to let you know, you may wish to consider filing a request for comment rather than posting to a bunch of talk pages. I'm certainly generally happy to provide outside opinions in a dispute, but am not really in an expert in the areas you normally edit, quite often an RFC gets comments from those who are interested and knowledgeable in that specific area. If you're unfamiliar with the process, I can certainly walk you through it. There are also other methods of dispute resolution which are often helpful. You might also consider not CC'ing Jimbo Wales-he rarely gets involved in content disputes. I did post an opinion at the page in question. Seraphimblade 10:12, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

If you want to file an RfC, you'd want to file it under the Biography RfC section. You'll want to state what the dispute is over, though of course those who come to the article via RfC may wish to comment on other aspects of the article as well. You must state the RfC in a neutral manner-something like "Debate over whether it is appropriate to call article's subject a terrorist" would be acceptable, but something like "Debate over whether we can call someone a terrorist who really isn't" would most certainly not be. Seraphimblade 11:27, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree "that posting to a bunch of talk pages" was not the best move in this case.Seraphimblade has given you some good advice above.Please try filing under Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies. -- Jeff G. (talk|contribs|links|watch|logs) 17:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree too, in the future dont cc to many users as most will come to ignore it. Should use the wiki problem sresolution process. I knwow it can be all confusing but lets us follow the process. RaveenS 18:42, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Suspected sock puppets Issue

I had to open a Suspected sock puppets case against you and User:DoDoBirds. You can make your comment on the Comments section, on the below of the case. Happy Editing! --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ ^{Walkie-talkie} 12:20, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DoDoBirds: My Sockpuppet

I apologise for my behaviour as I am the sockpuppeteer(Rajsingam) for the sockpuppet(DoDoBirds) and redirecting the DoDoBirds to Rajsingam.

I have started the DoDoBirds on 30 December 2006 to get involved in the highly sensitive international political issues and named it as DoDoBirds on the perception how the Dodo birds were wiped out from the world by Man; if he couldn’t stop the atrocities against each other one day he also will be wiped from this world.

My Violations & Reasons behind

1. I have voted on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rajkumar Kanagasingam which is my own biography article, after I noticed the Delete vote of User Lahiru_k at 07:09, 31 December 2006 (UTC) just three hours after the AFD tag was put by User Nv8200p at 04:27, 31 December 2006 (UTC).Lahiru_k has never done any editing on my article and his rush for voting, made me to suspect the whole deletion process as a Sinister AFD Scam and prompted me through the DoDoBirds as a third party voice to high light my various activities which are documented in the off-line media sources.

2. I have voted twice on the Template deletion Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2007_January_6#Template:State_terrorism_in_Sri_Lanka as I have personally affcted by the state terrorism in Sri Lanka since my childhood in the war-torn Jaffna Peninsula.

I apologise once again for my behaviour.Rajsingam 05:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

Failure to sign a comment is most certainly not vandalism. Just look through the page history to see who made it and tag it with the {{unsigned}} template. Removal of another person's comment, on the other hand, generally is considered to be borderline vandalism and disruptive. Seraphimblade 13:28, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Talk:Rajkumar Kanagasingam

Rajsingam, I don't understand what needs to be sorted out.Unless I've misunderstood the edit you're talking about, the comment is on the article's talk page not the article itself, and it's basically a note to other editors about the content they may find when researching for the article.When you ask how you can sort out the matter, what do you mean?-- Siobhan Hansa 16:30, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Netmonger wasn't the one who left the message - he merely restored a message you had improperly deleted from the talk page.I can appreciate that it must be difficult to watch editors work on an article about you on Wikipedia and discuss issues around that in a way that isn't always complimentary.But you don't have control over the article or how others see you and censoring a message on an article talk page because you disagree with it is disruptive.You should respond on the talk page to the concerns raised, giving the facts as you see them. Responding to comments by attacking the editors making them is not appropriate.Netmonger may well disagree with you on many matters, but his restoring of the comment is not an attack on you - your accusation that a proper edit by him is an attack on you because you !voted different ways on an AfD is a failure to assume good faith.You have managed to make a minor comment on the article talk page into a conflict between yourself and other editors.That's really not good for Wikipedia.Try to stay focused on the content instead of making it about personalities.-- Siobhan Hansa 10:47, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

PS It would be nice if you could try to refrain from posting the same comment to me in multiple places.I find it difficult to follow the conversations and work out what I've responded to and what I haven't. Thanks. SH

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[edit] Sri Lanka Barnstar

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[edit] Copyright tag

Correct copyright tag for your paper cuttings is this. Though your face was on that paper cutting, you don't own the news paper my friend. So replace that tag with {{Newspapercover}} tag. Otherwise they will definitely get deleted soon. --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ ^{Walkie-talkie} 08:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Arsath versus Netmonger

If I were you I would have waited the 48 hours before posting about the Rfc in everybody else’s talk page. It is not the process in Wikipedia. So far no one has seconded your case and I think the case fails in number points because 2 third parties did not try to resolve the so called dispute with you and Netmonger. But by posting in everybody else’s talk pages now you have made it a public case and made Netmonger’s job easy to find the 2 people! So dont do such things in the future.

Although as far as I am concerned there is no dispute between you and Netmonger because no two third parties have been asked to resolve it. Hence no legit Rfc.

Just relax and take it easy also don’t be overly concerned about the Bio article either. You cannot waste all your time in Wikipedia chasing one article, with time with your contribution to the world the article will assume a legitimacy that will not need your intervention. Who is chasing Anton Balasingham page ? we all are and your bio too will assume such legitimacy with contributions to the world that no one will question in time. Wikipedia articles are written to last 100’s of years not just few years, always remember that. Thanks RaveenS 13:30, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

My reponse [6]RaveenS

[edit] Crossposting to talk pages

Raj, if would be so kind as to exclude me from your talk page posts, I'd be grateful.It's not that I don't care, it's more that I tend to focus my energy on other issues here. --Dennisthe2 22:59, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Hi Rajsingam! Thank you for your involvement and support at the RfC. It was an unfortunate mess up between me and Grutness. Thanks again. Yugayuga 13:48, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Blocked for a personal attack

[edit] SOS over Rajsingam/DoDoBirds Accounts

Dear Mr. Fayssal,

I am the original user of Rajsingam & DoDoBirds and shared the passwords with three of my friends as I am busy with my book "German Memories in Asia". As I have some problems over a few edits on Sri Lanka Conflict with them, I think one of them is posting various people which might damage my reputation.

Please help me.

Please remove from "history" all those malicious messages.

I am not responsible these acts.

For your confirmation that all what say is true, I herewith attached my Bio in wikipedia Rajkumar Kanagasingam.

If you don't beleive me, you can use your administrator power and kindly delete my Bio also from wikipedia.

Mt personal e-mail for more confirmation: rajsingam@mail.com

Yours truly,

Rajkumar Kanagasingam 07:41, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

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