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[edit] Re: Bot

You wrote: Can you please create a list of articles that use links to cricketarchive scorecards. The links start with http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/ thanks, Tintin (talk) 08:50, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Sure, that should be easy. I assume you just want the old-format URLs?

Did the URLs change in such a way that the bot could correct them, rather than just making a list of them? I'd be happy to do that if it can be done. Or is it not possible to deduce the new URL from the old one?

Stephen Turner (Talk) 14:01, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

List now available at User:CricketBot/CricketArchive. Apologies for the delay. Stephen Turner (Talk) 15:36, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the list of translated URLs. Unfortunately I won't have time to deal with them for about two or three weeks, but I'll do them after that if no-one else has. Stephen Turner (Talk) 15:54, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] False statements

Tintin, I would appreciate it if you would refrain from posting inaccuracies about me in any form on anybodys page. This time it was User:Netpari's page and you have said that I was, "talking to myself". This is slanderous and punishable in the United States, I don't know about rules in India but I'm guessing they will be in accord. I mildly suggest that you remove your statement, please. Salmaakbar 14:36, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for complying. Salmaakbar ~~

[edit] List of Hindi movies

Hi. Sorry for this late reply to your comment on WikiProject Indian Cinema. I would be very interested in helping with such a list, but I don't have the time just now. I am very busy with Ahmedabad and it's peer review. So if you want I can mail the list to you. You can email me your email address so that I can send the doc as an attachment - Aksi_great (talk) 06:52, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cricket Quiz

Wow, that is a good question. I don't have the slightest idea what you're looking for. Even with the hint! I guess one of my compatriots might do better, but I am stumped.  ;) --Deville (Talk) 01:39, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Nope... not helping.  ;) Actually, I had another question if you don't mind. What's the best way to go about archiving one's Talk page? Thanks--Deville (Talk) 03:20, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

I know there's those two ways to go. I guess my question is this: what method do you prefer? And, again, great question.--Deville (Talk) 18:11, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cricket Quiz; you're right again

Indeed, Frederick Cook could be called "Test cricket's Java Man". Over to you for the next question. Cheer. --Roisterer 13:08, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reminders...

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[edit] Review request

Hi! I've put the Kochi article up for a peer review. Could you please see the article and post your comments here?
Thanks!-- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 10:15, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I'd appreciate that. :) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 10:30, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

You really are a wikiholic, arent you?

I believe it is the suez canal too. [1] was from where I copy pasted that (been running like a toredo making red links blue all evening. I'll reply at the PR page soon). I am 99% sure it is suez canal, as [2] shows that there is an integral relationship between robert bristow and the suez canal authority. :P -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 15:45, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Hi Tintin1107/Archive10,

Thank you for strongly supporting my RFA! Even though it did not succeed I want to heartily thank you for your faith in me & my abilities. If it weren't for you guys I probably would have never been confident enough to consider myself for the position. I will look to keep your confidence in me intact for a long time to come.

Cheers

Srikeit^{(talk ¦ ✉)} 00:47, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] anmol.2k4 & ip matter

Sir even though it is very awkward im replying to your message as it would have been rude not to do so, i have explained all the reason in the last post. I would love to come back to wikipedia some day maybe months from now, but would like the matter to cool down and will start with a clean page that is why i had to tear away the blotched one. I hope you will understand , as you said this is just an encyclopedia so i think it is no big deal. Anmol

[edit] Kochi

I've haded some info about the Portuguese rule, that I took from the French wikipedia, since the Portuguese one has little info. Here's a link that may interest you: http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/amh/detail.aspx?page=dpost&lang=en&id=11. Glad to help. Gameiro 17:55, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Paliath Achan et al

According to this site, Paliath Achan actually allied with Velu Thampi to help defeat the Brit rule that was advancing in the region. The Brits hadn't reached Cochin yet.
And thanks for the links to the map, Tintin. I think a daughter article must be created to better explain all the history facts, and to include the pictures. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 07:00, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Regarding your message, I'll get back to you later today. Sorry... -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 06:22, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for the dealy, but I was caught up with something. I went through your message. (And am more than a bit confused ;-) ) Are you trying to say that there indeed was a British rule in Cochin before the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 was signed? But then certain things seem to overlap. When did the perumbadapu swaroopam rule in between all this? And where exactly is this discussion leading us to? I'm confused! -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 12:27, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello again! I cant find the source right now (wasn't a reliable one anyway), but I read somewhere that only the islands were under the brit rule. Anyhow, how do we go about verifying such a thing? On another note, are there any slums in Kochi that you are aware of? Its high time I responded more elaborately to the comments at the PR.
btw, where are you currently residing? I'm not exactly close to mattancherry. I stay near the saritha-savitha-sangeeta theatre. thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 12:03, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay, so i guess we'll have to wait till next week for you to get your hands on the book. And I agree with you. I've seen people quoting paras (probably written by somebody like me) from wikipedia and have it as the final word :P. Also, the article needs a lot of improvement before going for FAC. I pushed it for a PR 'coz I needed some advise on how to go forward with the article.
Also, at the PR, you mentioned about the corporation stadium in calicut and the chandrasekharan nair stadium. Are matches between different nations played there? -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 05:20, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] thanks

Hi Tintin - I'm very sorry to have disappointed your expectation in me, but it had become impossible for me to compromise my principles. I don't covet adminship at all, so it wasn't a difficult decision - I simply cannot accept misrepresentation and nonsense. However, I cannot tell you how greatly joyous I feel at the enthusiastic, wonderful support you expressed for me. I don't know how hard it will be to understand that your supports means extremely a lot to me. I thank you from my heart, and please let me know if I can ever be assistance or help in anything. Rama's Arrow 19:53, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Userboxes

Hi Tintin. I've reverted to a more unobtrusive signature as you can see below, but I think that my userboxes were OK, as they were either languages or wikiproject memberships. Although I could remove the classical music (frivolous?) and the interest in religion (if that were considered a bit obtrusive). Are those two what your had in mind? Regards, Blnguyen | Have your say!!! - review me 05:11, 20 May 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Vivian Leigh

Her Mother may have been of French and Irish descent, but what else? Her name was Yackjee after all. Strikes me as more Bengali than Gaelic. She is widely said to be AI and I could probably dig up a source if you liked. Lao Wai 11:26, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sukh's RFA - Thanks!

Thank you for your vote on my RfA. Unfortunately there was no consensus reached at 43 support, 18 oppose and 8 neutral. I've just found out that there is a feature in "my preferences" that forces me to use edit summaries. I've now got it enabled :) Thanks again. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 15:38, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oops!

So sorry completely slipped my mind!!! Srikeit^{(talk ¦ ✉)} 02:52, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] T. N. Seshan

T. N. Seshan is a Tamil iyer by birth and is married to a Tamil iyer woman. He is from palgaht but an ethnic tamilian.

[edit] Gundu Island

Yes, I believe it still exists by the name - see here and here. I also remember a travel guide mentioning the name when I once went on a boat trip along the backwaters. The name sounded so silly I still have it etched in my mind. :P
Btw, Tintin, I was about to give you a message. Its about those ancient map links. They are in Flash format. I could possibly decompile them and get the image, but before I do that, would they qualify for fair use on wikipedia? -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 05:23, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 06:38, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maps

yes, it's PD, and you can put it in commons: See Image:Fort St. George, Chennai.jpg Regards, =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:22, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay, so I've uploaded two of 'em and placed them on the page. The article needs extensive copyediting next, I guess. I also made a todo list at Talk:kochi (India). Please take a look and add anything else that comes to your mind.Thanks! You've a big help till now. :) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 11:39, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] India

You might want to look into http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/India_%28cat%29 . The link was added to top of India, which I reverted. --Ragib 06:48, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Hey TinTin, Thank you for visiting.... Well, now I am back home after spending a little less than one month in Hospital after my bike met with an accident.. Hopefully I should start contributing.. Take care - Catch u later....bye --IndianCow 11:19, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] quiz &c.

Your Q.186 did last 11 minutes :-) Tintin (talk) 15:34, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Sorry about the error in Q.189, and sorry about the comment above. I am frequently getting into trouble with my attempted jokes these days in wikipedia :-/ Recently someone threatened to sue me over what (I thought) was a harmless leg-pull :-(

Hey, don't even think about worrying about it. In fact, I was going to reply to your earlier "11 minutes" comment with a "Heh", but I never got around to it (I was away for a while and I've been trying to plow through my watchlist). And I've even had some stumpers before, but it seems like all my questions are going quite quickly these days. I thought the one about the Grace brothers was tricky, but obviously not.

It's all good, and I guess my answer was technically incorrect as Patiala wasn't ever technically independent of India, it just sort of had a devolved parliament for a few years? Patiala and East Punjab States Union seems to suggest that it was always under Indian sovereignity (after 1947/48 of course) even thought it had its own parliament. Don't know, one needs to be an international lawyer or professional historian to keep track of the complexities of the subcontinent in the late 40s and early 50s...;P -- Deville (Talk) 03:01, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Tintin I will ask Vaikunda Raja to add citations.

Raj2004 10:03, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Thanks for Tintin Project help

Thanks for the help. Please help me find more people who can help on this.
I'll try to create a Wikiproject if there are enough people coming in. Regards, --54UV1K 13:06, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GCDA

Do you know where I can get some information about the Greater Cochin Development Authority (like how it is run, how the members are selected, et al ) ? I dont think it would be enough to summarise the role of GCDA in kochi to just one line. I've given up searching on the internet. The GCDA doesn't even have a site of its own, it seems. :( -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 15:42, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Ha ha! I have half a mind to let you read on with Padmanabhamenon's kathi. But unfortunately, I found what we were looking for - well....almost. :) I had sent a mail to "Information Kerala Mission", asking them to fix the corporationofcochin.org site. I was sure that the info we needed were in those pages that gave errors on loading. And just today I received a reply — they have agreed to look into the site. And better still, they gave me a link to the mallu version (NOTE:The site seems to work only in Internet Explorer even after installing the fonts). In case you cant read it, here's what it says : According to the site, the dutch empire was shaken following the kulachal war in 1741. With subsequent defeats from the Zamorins and Hyder Ali, the Dutch had to withdraw. All fine, and going good...but here comes the catch — The article goes on to say that the treaty, that passed on Kochi to the English, was signed in 1791! Hope Padmanabhamenon has something to say about this. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 10:12, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Phew, that solves a lot of problems. Thank God for Padmanabha Menon, and of course — you. Thanks again, Tintin. :) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK} 07:48, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Hey hey hey! Wait..! If the Dutch lost to Hyder Ali, and had to flee the place, then why (or how, rather) did they give Kochi for safekeeping to the English? -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK} 10:51, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blnguyen's RfA

Hello Tintin. Thank you for your strong support and pre-RfA counsel at request for adminship which ended at the overwhelming and flattering result of (160/1/0), and leaves me in a position of having to live up to a high standard of community expectation. Should you need help with admin powers, feel free to ask me - and of course, if I make any procedural mistakes, feel free to point them out. Of course, I look forward to working with you in the future, and to your own impending RfA, are you ever going to take it up? Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 08:05, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requests for help

[edit] Ted Alletson

I can't sort out the flag at the top of his info box. I used the old cricketer template. Can you help? Ta. Dweller 15:57, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks for help. Box done. Incidentally, I *had* used the Old Cricketer template. Never mind; I just copied from the Maharaja link you gave me and then overwrote. Still need some specific dates. Given cricinfo's crummy picture (looks like he's holding a rifle!) I guess we may struggle for a photo. Dweller 16:16, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quiz

Tintin, Q191 is now 8 days old and no-one's had a go. Maybe it's time to move it along. - I@n ≡ talk 01:09, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Azharuddin is correct, your shot now.Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 08:03, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Religion of cricketers

Hello Tintin. You've noticed the changes to Harbhajan Singh and Bishen Singh Bedi I hope? I've been accused of rolling people with admin powers already. Please see WT:CRIC. Thanks. Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 03:19, 1 June 2006 (UTC).

That's OK, I read the mail 2hrs ago.Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 05:44, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New cat

Hi Tintin, you may be interested in Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Cricket#New_cat. After creating the cat, I stumbled on the cricket quiz page and the Sharif trivia. I wanted to limit the cricketers to first class cricketers but I don't think it takes one-day into consideration. Should the description on the cat page say any of international cricketers, first class cricketers and List A? Whatever it is, could you please reword that description accordingly as you deem fit (as I may not be on WP for the next 2 days)? btw, Sandeep Patil seems to be in a bad state. --Gurubrahma 05:24, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks...

...for this, just noticed. btw, crick-pol cat is 32 strong now! --Gurubrahma 20:42, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting vandalism to my userpage recently Tintin, it got lost amongst my rather long watchlist. Many thanks.Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 00:17, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Famous Muhajir

Sorry to drag other people in this dispute. In my humble view, this category is not needed. Hopefully M.Imran will agree to mutually acceptable resolution. Thanks. Siddiqui 02:04, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cota Ramaswami

[Quote]Cota Ramaswami who appears in List_of_people_from_Tamil_Nadu#Cricket is a third generation Tamil. His great grandfather migrated from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. Should he be moved to List_of_people_from_Tamil_Nadu#Others ? Tintin (talk) 09:34, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[/Quote].

I don't have any clue about his ancestry, done as per your advice.

[edit] RfA Questions

They only get asked if I'm unsure or if there is enougm momentum to possibly swing my vote, I uased to give them to everyone but people complained about the length -- Tawker 14:50, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sandeep Patil

I had a look at the article after you asked for and got the meaning of "Ekach Shatkar" on INWNB. Briefly contemplated a new cat Cricketer-actors ;) after reading it but better sense prevailed. The article is very good now. Could you hv a look at Saina Nehwal if you have the time - I created it but hv no time to go over it. Samaresh Jung, another article I created recently is in much better shape, thanks to it being featured on WP:ITN. You may want to hv a look at it as well. Also, I don't hv a RMBS to be working on sport articles :-P --Gurubrahma 17:21, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inconsistency

The Surreal Barnstar is hereby awarded to Tintin, for showcasing amazing wiki-dedication; for going that extra mile to verify even the minutest fact— even if it means long distance calls to Kerala or reading through Menon's 852-pager. Splendid job, dude!--thunderboltz 13:22, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Hello again, Tintin. I was looking up some references for the Kochi article, when I came across this site. Accoring to it, the area of kochi agglomeration is 373.27 kilometre square. But the Kochi corporation site states it as 94.88 km sq. What do we do in case of such inconsistencies? -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK} 07:31, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Dwaipayan had posted some tips on my talk page for improving the article. Considering that you are into all these movie articles, I thought I'd ask you this: Is the Malayalam film industry based anywhere? And do you have any comments about this point:

• There is a notion that Kerala produces a good portion of Indian porn movies - is it so?

Thanks! -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}12:33, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gil Langley

Thanks for the compliment and for fixing my "19.." error in the article. Two sources had given me different years for Taylor's record so I left the date blank pending further investigation, which I promptly forgot about. Unfortunately spellcheckers don't pick up errors like that. Cheers --Roisterer 11:52, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cricket quiz

It looks like you run one, but are shy about its location... Dweller 09:13, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ayyavazhi

A adherent of a religion exists if the person says so (definition from the united nations), and has nothing to do with if a government recognizes the religion or not. For example, in Iran the government does not recognize the Baha'is and persecutes them heavily, but the Baha'i Faith is a religion. -- Jeff3000 13:21, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paliam

I noticed a line which appeared spam-like, but someone appears to have removed it now. I'll go and change my vote, thanks for letting me know. --Xyrael ^T 07:31, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks from Samir

Dear Tintin, thanks so much for your support during my recent successful request for adminship. I really appreciate it. When are you going to go for adminship... just call me for the nom. Take care -- Samir धर्म 08:41, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More Theravadu AfDs

Tintin, can you please check out WP:DSI#Automatic delete candidates, there are three more Tharavadu pages for deletion, and other Kerala-related ones. Note that most pages in Category:Indian family names could be deleted if the Theravadu pages are, as also >20 pages on obscure Rajput clans (see my reversion record for today). Also, it seems OK for individual music albums to have their own pages on WP (scroll down WP:DSI), so that may help if you really want the other Kerala pages saved. Regards, ImpuMozhi 03:31, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] David Boon and User:Pauline Hanson

Hi there Tintin. About that error you reverted, I already blocked the account in question because of the username and the likelihood that it was a joke account. Although I forgot to revert the edit. Pauline Hanson was a rather controversial anit-immmigration politician back in 1998. Regards, Blnguyen | rant-line 05:50, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oh no!

All the time I spent on the Kochi article now seems to have been a big waste. Did you notice a message on the talk page by Santosh? I knew the world was crumbling when I read it itself. The area inconsistency we noted before could be...— no it certainly is — due to this. The corporation website has only the data for the city within the corporation limits. And if this is to be believed, then there is a lot more in "Kochi" than we imagined. How in all of heaven, did Chalakudi come into Kochi? Isnt it in Thrissur, for pete's sake. Okay, now the website might be showing incorrect information. But what about the Mayor issue that Santosh brings up? Is the entire agglormeration under the Mayor? grrrrrrrrrrr...-- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}14:24, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

I dont know what to do. Perhaps rewrite the civic administration section?(If so, with what?) And what about the infobox? I asked a few people — Kalamaserry, tripunithura, etc arent under the mayor. They are independednt municipalities. Are other UAs under a single person? -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}05:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hello Tintin1107, and thanks for voting in my recent RfA, which passed with a tally of (68/19/3). I appreciated your comments, which I hope to take on board in order to gain your respect in my work as an administrator. Best of luck in your continued editing of the encyclopedia! Sam Vimes 17:49, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ashley Mote

Hi, Tintin. Ashley Mote is both a politician and a cricket historian. It is the same man. He has been a prime mover in restoring Broadhalfpenny Down and refounding a Hambledon Club. Don't agree with his politics but I like his cricket!! All the best. --Jack 10:37, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tango's RfA

After that joke died so painfully, I'd lost faith that anyone on Wikipedia had any sense of humor anymore :o --Rory096 07:52, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of first-class cricket records

Hello. Yes, that is an inconsistency that should be corrected, isn't it? I think I had not noticed that Wisden Cricinfo and Wisden list different figures :-) Which should we use, ACS/cricket archive or Wisden? --RobertG ♬ talk 10:31, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

I have done as you suggested. --RobertG ♬ talk 10:48, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Kesari

lol, you must have clicked the "insert link" button accidentally. ;-) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}12:18, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Moved page

I moved G. Devarajan's filmography to Filmography of G. Devarajan since subpages in the article space are considered a Bad thing. Eluchil404 03:46, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Paliam → Paliath Achan page move

I added a move request to the page as I didn't want to do it unilaterally. If there is enough evidence for the notability of the family as a whole, it could stay, but I recommend starting on the biography of the Paliath Achans as you proposed. Best, trialsanderrors 03:53, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

The move was performed and I changed the entry accordingly. It still needs some serious work to avoid another AfD. Best, trialsanderrors 23:29, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bombay Quadrangular

Hi, Tintin. You're absolutely right. I've relocated it to domestic. It's also in cricket in India, as it should be, so I think it should be fine now. The problem was that it was in history of cricket which is for generic items and is supposed to just be a holding category for historical categories generally. I'm reorganising the history category but it looks as if it has been left behind as the project has moved forward. --Jack 04:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I'm back

Hi, Tintin. Here I am again. I replied to your mail just now. Re what I was saying in that, it seems I've already got a couple of contacts who just might be useful. Keep in touch. All the very best. --Jack 08:21, 25 June 2006 (UTC)