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==MfD nomination of [[User:Ekantik/Shilpa Shetty]]==
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Hi {{BASEPAGENAME}},
You might like to read these pages to understand how kind Ian Wilmut is to British Indians. He unlawfully fired the only British Indian senior scientist employed by the BBSRC.


In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the [[WP:Page Curation|current system we introduced in 2011]] is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group '''New Page Reviewer''' has been created.
From Daily Telegraph newspaper ( U.K. ) (3 articles)
[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/03/08/ndolly08.xml Article 1]
[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/11/29/nwilmut29.xml Article 2]
[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/11/24/nwilm24.xml Article 3]


Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most ''current'' experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work.
From Guardian newspaper ( U.K. ) (2 articles)
[http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1728626,00.html Article 1]
[http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,1728613,00.html Article 2]
From the Scotsman newspaper (4 articles)
[http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=371292006 Article 1]
[http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=2325982005 Article 2]
[http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=2331892005 Article 3]
[http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=441282006Article 4] <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/209.77.137.57|209.77.137.57]] ([[User talk:209.77.137.57|talk]]) 22:40, 31 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


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:What does this have to do with the editing of [[Ian Wilmut]]? You can't expect me not to edit the article on the basis that Wilmut ''might'' be racist towards Indians. [[User:Ekantik|Ekantik]] <sup>[[User talk:Ekantik|talk]]</sup> 22:48, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
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Funny that's what white people say. They always look for a reason to protect the more powerful. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/209.77.137.57|209.77.137.57]] ([[User talk:209.77.137.57|talk]]) 17:08, 2 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Please see [[Uncle Tom]] <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/209.77.137.57|209.77.137.57]] ([[User talk:209.77.137.57|talk]]) 00:43, 5 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


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Geron Corp possibly scammed?
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/jan2008/petition_wilmut.html <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/209.77.137.57|209.77.137.57]] ([[User talk:209.77.137.57|talk]]) 23:58, 8 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


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When was Wilmut knighted? I do not think the investiture has happen yet. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/209.77.137.57|209.77.137.57]] ([[User talk:209.77.137.57|talk]]) 18:03, 13 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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I notice you devote pages to Shipla Setty, a very girly and peripheral thing, but seem affronted by the case of a British Indian scientist's plight. You are not open-minded to Dr. Singh's case as you went out of your way to put the might in "might be racist" in italics. Why did you put "might" in italtics? It is the equivalent to the way girls wobble their heads to indicate that they mean the opposite from what they are saying.


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You are the one who put a sign indicating that you are British Indian. Is it just some fashion statement? The green and orange and spinning wheel would appeal to the girly minded fashion victims. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/153.96.84.2|153.96.84.2]] ([[User talk:153.96.84.2|talk]]) 10:51, 19 February 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


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Hello! I noticed the picture you uploaded under a fair use rationale at [[Assassination of Benazir Bhutto|this]] article was of poor quality. While pictures uploaded under fair use rationales are supposed to be of low resolution, that copy was so poor you could barely make out the assasins features or the outline of the gun he was holding.


Her article needs to get updated.There are lots of things miaaing in her article.Her achievements,awards.plz update her article [[User:Shahsameer117|Shahsameer117]] ([[User talk:Shahsameer117|talk]]) 06:10, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
I wanted to update the picture with my own edited version of the same pic. But I somehow ended up duplicating your copy, and because the whole point was to put it on the Bhutto article, I had to orphan your image. I hope you don't mind, and would agree to have your uploaded image deleted for being of poor quality. I retained your comprehensive fair use rationale.


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Hello, as you are one of those who mainly expanded the above-mentioned article, I would like to ask you to reduce the controversy section. I know, you were a major contributor to this article, thus decided to ask ''you'' to reduce the section, and not do it for myself. I was willing to reduce this section since long time ago, but now that you're here, maybe you will feel better doing that for yourself.
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The main problem of this article is, as said the GA reviewer, [[WP:UNDUE|undue weight]], and the controversy section, especially the mafia links, is amazingly huge. It needs to be cut down and reduced; there is no need to go into minute details.


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:As for Romanov Vodka, I can't get the reason to mentioning it. Actors endorse numerous products every year. Unless there is some controversy behind it, something that is genuinely notable, a description of her work (it only states that she was chosen) -- it's non-notable. You also can't compare it to PETA and HIV drives, you know.
== [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[:Kesava Bharati]] ==
:It might also be a good idea to rename 'commitments' to something more descriptive. The term "commitments" could have a pretty wide range of meanings. Regards, [[User:Shshshsh|<span style="color:blue">'''''Shahid'''''</span>]] • <sup>''[[User talk:Shshshsh|<span style="color:teal">Talk</span><span style="color:black">'''2'''</span><span style="color:teal">me</span>]]''</sup> 19:55, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
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::Hi again! I'm sorry, but I disagree with you in that particular case. I have absolutely no problem with mentioning endorsements of actors, as long as they are notable. Launching a new perfume is great and definitely can be mentioned, but Vodka? I can't understand the matter of making a whole section for endorsement for Vodka, when actually nothing regarding her actual work there is mentioned.
<blockquote>'''Article's only source is not RS, and the person doesnot meet GNG.'''</blockquote>


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::Well, the Britney Spears article is not a good template for inspiration. It has recently failed an FAC. And even if you want to do the same, remember that while her article presents numerous endorsements, you have a whole section dedicated to only one. Have a look at some FAs and you will see that there are no such mentions. But still, I repeat, I have no problem with endorsements, but there must be some significance to it. As I said above, unless there is some controversy behind it, something that is genuinely notable, ''a description of her work'' -- it's non-notable. So this one is clearly non-notable. Launching her own perfume is notable, but an endorsement for some vodka, one of thousands endorsements she may have done, is...


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::A BLP should provide biographical information; a new own perfume is great, and endorsements are great only for one of the above-mentioned reasons, but mentioning one of many endorsements in one section is definitely not an encyclopedic stuff. Have you seen an encyclopedia entry for some actor mentioning something of the sort? PETA and HIV drives are great causes, part of her humanitarian work, therefore ''very'' notable, as they constitute a part of her very biography.


Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed deletion process]], but other [[Wikipedia:deletion process|deletion process]]es exist. In particular, the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion]] process can result in deletion without discussion, and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] allows discussion to reach [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] for deletion.<!-- Template:Proposed deletion notify --> [[User:Nitish shetty|Nitish shetty]] ([[User talk:Nitish shetty|talk]]) 07:00, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
::As for "It is also not a very good practice to remove sourced/referenced information, as it may be done with good intentions but it can also be construed as vandalism." - Just to note, it doesn't apply to established editors who have been working on an article, and although I immesely appreciate your terrific work on this article, I have full right (and equal to yours) to edit this article. We better try to expand her brief career section, rather than adding things to make the article longer. I have expanded her career section, her lead, fought vandalism down the months, and impolite editors on the talk page as well; so I also can remove something which is non-notable. I'm not going to remove it now, I hope you get the matter and do it for yourself. I don't want an [[WP:EW|edit war]]. If you still disagree, we'll take it to some noticeboard or a better idea will be to turn to some editors, whom I met on FACs and who constantly vote on FACs, for their opinion. Then it will get clear. In fact, I believe, we both are trying to improve the article.
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::My best regards, [[User:Shshshsh|<span style="color:blue">'''''Shahid'''''</span>]] • <sup>''[[User talk:Shshshsh|<span style="color:teal">Talk</span><span style="color:black">'''2'''</span><span style="color:teal">me</span>]]''</sup> 09:39, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

:::Why should I have a problem with endorsements? Yes, I personally wouldn't like such section in an article I mainly work on, because my opinion of what a BLP (actors) should include and what it shouldn't is firm -- Early life-career-other work (including humanitarian work and even endorsements)-personal life (including controversies)-Media lists (including controversies)-and so forth. That's how we'll have a well-written '''BLP''' in the full sense of the word - Biography of a living person.

:::Now, if you want a section for her endorsements, so first of all, that's how it should be named - endorsements, not Romanov Vodka, and not only a brief mention of that. It is literally silly to have an entire section ''only'' for this Vodka. If you really want a section for endorsements, so it's better to include other endorsements too, many of these she has endorsed, and name it "endorsements" - not Romanov Vodka, which is a little part of thousand products she has endorsed.

:::When I say that I want to consult an editor who regularly votes on FACs, I don't mean that I want to make the article an FA, I mean that I want an opinion of an intelligent editor who knows and understands what the perfect standard for a BLP is. In fact, the article is far from reaching a GA status, let alone FA. I can assure you that if I turn to editors like Sandy, they won't support the existence of a section named Romanov Vodka.

:::Now, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Jessica Simpson, are not good enough to serve us as rolemodels and your points that "other article has that and that, therefore this article should" are not valid, see [[WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS]]. They are full of gossip and data that resembles a gossip magazine at times rather than an encyclopedia. I have always used articles like [[Jolie]], [[Mariah Carey]] and other FAs to promote INDICINE articles, but these???

No probs friend, feel free to shift this discussion. Kind regards, [[User:Shshshsh|<span style="color:blue">'''''Shahid'''''</span>]] • <sup>''[[User talk:Shshshsh|<span style="color:teal">Talk</span><span style="color:black">'''2'''</span><span style="color:teal">me</span>]]''</sup> 22:57, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

:Hello Ekantik!

:I made some changes from your revision. I know what a [[WP:AGF|good faith edit]] is, that's why I explained my reversion of the anon's addition. The fact that his edit was not a vandalism doesn't stop me from reverting it, yet assuming good faith. How many scripts can we have on one page? Why specifically Hindi? She speaks nearly ten Indian langs, no? ''Tulu'' is her mother tongue, so that's the only version that should be bracketed there.

:Could you tell me please if you plan to reduce the controversy section? If you don't, please let me know. These mafia and obscenity charges sections etc deserve at most two short paragraphs each. They were never as well publicised as the celebrity big brother contro. Plus, the former (mafia links) is not even related to her directly, and, BTW, was not as famous as the Bharat Shah case for example.

:I hope you find more time to come in more often. As you know, I had expanded the career section back in time, but it's still too short even when not compared to her other activities. And I repeat, ''other''; she is, first of all, an actress. We have to highlight the fact that she is an actor, a performer; but the article, on the contrary, presents her as a celebrity, a star, a "Celebrity big brother" winner, a famous woman, an activist, which is great but secondary to the most important (and unfortunately, short) film career section. I do agree that CBB contributed much to her status, but for Shilpa, the actress, it's not as important as her acting career (I personally think she deserved every possible award for Phir Milenge. Have you seen the movie?) Do you agree with me regarding that? Do you have some idea how to expand it?

:My best regards, [[User:Shshshsh|<span style="color:blue">'''''Shahid'''''</span>]] • <sup>''[[User talk:Shshshsh|<span style="color:teal">Talk</span><span style="color:black">'''2'''</span><span style="color:teal">me</span>]]''</sup> 23:11, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

::Dear Ekantik!

::I know very well what I can and what I cannot revert. I'm a well experienced editor. Vandalism - revert; [[WP:AGF]] edit, but still wrong - revert. You have also reverted some of my edits back in time. When I revert good faith edits, I explain my reversion in the edit summary. When I disagree on something, I usually do turn to the talk page, but some things here are just obvious.
::I repeat, her ''mother tongue'' is Tulu, therefore, it's the language which should appear there. If she went now to Germany and lived there for 2 year, would you agree with adding a German script as well? I know it's a silly comparison, but that's it. The fact that she has mostly worked in Hindi cinema is not really valid. Her native tongue, that's what counts. She has also worked in Kannada and Telugu films. So what? Also see [[Gandhi]] and [[Satyajit Ray]] (FAs), there is only one foreign script for each.
::Miss Bollywood is a recent event. The lead is here to summarise the article. We still don't know what the reception is, how it benefited her, how it contributed to her success, if that is notable, if that builds her image. It is still on going (and it has nothing to do with the fact that Wikipedia is an ongoing project in that context). Currently, Amitji works in some 10 films or so. So what? What's the problem? We can wait and see the result. According to [[WP:WBA]]: "...the first paragraph should be short and to the point, with a clear explanation of what the subject of the page is. The following paragraphs should give a summary of the article. They should provide an overview of the '''main points''' the article will make, summarizing '''the primary reasons''' the subject matter is interesting..." - is Shilpa (in our particular case) known for ''Miss Bollywood'' among others?
::As for the controversies, you can see the policies and my original message on the very top of this section. I have absolutely no problem with controversies, nor does Wikipedia, but the controversy section is huge, the longest on the page, and should be reduced, as per the above-mentioned reasons. [[User:Shshshsh|<span style="color:blue">'''''Shahid'''''</span>]] • <sup>''[[User talk:Shshshsh|<span style="color:teal">Talk</span><span style="color:black">'''2'''</span><span style="color:teal">me</span>]]''</sup> 07:16, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

:::As for the National Film Awards, yeh it was a hard task, I turned to almost every possible administrator. The reason is clear: a veteran, prestigious, and the most prominent award ceremony in India, with a distinguished jury, selected by the government. The award is given by the government itself etc etc. Haven't you seen Phir Milenge? Oh how could you miss the film? You should see it. Shilpa was brilliant! [[User:Shshshsh|<span style="color:blue">'''''Shahid'''''</span>]] • <sup>''[[User talk:Shshshsh|<span style="color:teal">Talk</span><span style="color:black">'''2'''</span><span style="color:teal">me</span>]]''</sup> 07:24, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

::::Oh and great work on [[WP:INDICINE]]. I'm not surprised. I know that you're a brilliant editor.:) Great work, I hope to see this project evolving. Best regards, [[User:Shshshsh|<span style="color:blue">'''''Shahid'''''</span>]] • <sup>''[[User talk:Shshshsh|<span style="color:teal">Talk</span><span style="color:black">'''2'''</span><span style="color:teal">me</span>]]''</sup> 17:32, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

==Biblical references abound in Christianity-oriented articles==
I agree completely with you but I don't know what to do about it that isn't going to take a lot of effort. You might want to start at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Lutheranism]], or [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Christianity]], or [[Wikipedia talk:Verifiability]] and post a comment. Your description of the use of biblical verse to "prove the point" in liu of actual citations of secondary sources is, unfortunately, tied up in some Christians reliance on [[prooftext]]ing in making an argument. They might not get your point at all. Still, the fight would be worthwhile. Cheers! [[User:Wassupwestcoast|Wassupwestcoast]] ([[User talk:Wassupwestcoast|talk]]) 02:31, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

==Indian lists==
Hey friend how are you? Happy New Year!!!

Yes I have done a lot of work on Indian films and lists but predominantly Bollywood which I have split by year. Due the fact that the original Tamil and Telugu list were so incomprehendable I only split them by decade and haven't cleaned them up because I have no knowledge of the films and imdb is very poor for tamil and telugu. I had strongly hoped that somebody from Indian cinema would come along and beautify them like the Bollywood films which I split by year and are now linked in [[Template:Bollywood]]. I strongly urge somebody to do the same with Tamil and Telegu films - a detailed guide by year (given the sheer amount of films) and have the [[Template:Tamilcinema]] linked with the years in Tamil film at the bottom of every article like bollywood. i'd like to see cleaned up and developed pages like [[Tamil films of 1972]] like [[Bollywood films of 1972]]etc. Unfortunately it never seems like anybody except Shahid, Bollywood dreamz and universal hero are consistently active in this group aside from myself, let alone in Tamil or telugu cinema. pLease can somebody clean up the tamil and telegu lists and perhaps from 1950 onwards split by year like Bollywood. Regards [[User:Blofeld of SPECTRE| <span style="border:1px solid blue;padding:1px;"> <font style="color:#fef;background:black;">'''''♦ Sir Blofeld ♦'''''</font>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Blofeld of SPECTRE| <font size="-4"><font color="Black">'''Talk?'''</font></font color> ]]</sup> 15:19, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Bollywood is in the middle of development. Ideally I want tamil and telugu to have pages like :
{{Bollywood|horiz}}
[[User:Blofeld of SPECTRE| <span style="border:1px solid blue;padding:1px;"> <font style="color:#fef;background:black;">'''''♦ Sir Blofeld ♦'''''</font>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Blofeld of SPECTRE| <font size="-4"><font color="Black">'''Talk?'''</font></font color> ]]</sup> 15:21, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Yep, glad you agree amigo. Thats why I created around 70 odd locator maps a few days ago for all the countries which don't have maps and will begin adding infoboxes and the locator maps. Its a shame Jimbo can't bring himself to spare me a few words -particularly after all I;ve done for his project. Hope you are well! [[User:Blofeld of SPECTRE| <span style="border:1px solid blue;padding:1px;"> <font style="color:#fef;background:black;">'''''♦ Sir Blofeld ♦'''''</font>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Blofeld of SPECTRE| <font size="-4"><font color="Black">'''Talk?'''</font></font color> ]]</sup> 11:55, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

==User Thylacinus cynocephalus==
. Yeah, it is not the first time the user has had some more, shall we say, youthful mistakes. before the user changed their username, they had just come off a block for ''precisely'' that sort of behavior. He just removed posts to his talk page wthout answering, under the very misguided view that his actions are escaping notice. - [[User:Arcayne|<span style="color:black">'''Arcayne'''</span>]] [[User talk:Arcayne|<small><span style="color:gray">(<sup>'''cast a spell'''</sup>)</span></small>]] 05:07, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
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== WikiProject Films coordinator elections ==

The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Coordinators|WikiProject Films coordinator]] selection process is starting. We are aiming to elect five coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Coordinators/Election 2|'''sign up here''']] by March 28! [[User:Girolamo Savonarola|Girolamo Savonarola]] ([[User talk:Girolamo Savonarola|talk]]) 10:14, 15 March 2008 (UTC)



== WikiProject India Newsletter Volume III, Issue no. 001 - June 2008==

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* '''[[WP:IN1-T&A08|Tag & Assess 2008]]''', an assessment drive initiated by the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Assessment|assessment department]] began on [[June 7]], [[2008]] and will be running until July 2008. Many Wikipedians have started contributing to this mammoth task. This housekeeping activity will help manage articles in better way. You can also '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Assessment/Tag_%26_Assess_2008#.28A.29_Participants|get involved]]'''!
*'''[[Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics/Archive_34#Bot_Assisted_Assessment|Bot Assisted Assessment]]''' was successfully done using [[User:Bot0612|Bot0612]] in May 2008. 1744 articles (18.5%) of all India unassessed articles were marked if they had been assessed by some other project.
*'''What's Featured and Good?'''
:*Five new articles were promoted to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] status in 2008: [[Western Chalukya architecture]], [[2007 Samjhauta Express bombings]], [[Akhtar Hameed Khan]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Kannada literature in the Vijayanagara Empire]].
:*Two new lists were given featured list status in 2008: [[List of international cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar]], [[List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality]].
:*There is currently [[2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra|one Indian article]] as a [[WP:FAC|featured article]] [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra|nominee]]. Two more articles, ([[Bengali language]], [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]]) are undergoing [[Wikipedia:Featured article review|featured article reviews]]. You could help save these two articles by leaving your comments or assisting the involved editors.
:*Three articles are undergoing [[WP:GAN|good article nominations]]: [[Anekantavada]], [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] and [[Santosh Subramaniam]].
*'''[[2008 Indian Premier League|IPL was hot]]''' on Wikipedia too!!! During the tournament, the article was among the [[Wikipedia:Most_frequently_edited_articles|most frequently edited articles]]. It is currently the only Indian article in top 100, occupying 58th spot.
*Do you know of an article that is currently underrated? If so, please nominate the article at the Assessment Department's '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Assessment#Requesting_an_assessment|request for assessment]]'''. This will allow our project to get a better idea of the quality of our articles.
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== [[The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence]] ==

Hello. I'm contacting you and other members of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Books|WikiProject Books]] in order to find if you are interested in collaborating to expand and improve [[The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence]] article to make it worthy of becoming a [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|featured article candidate]], in light of the fact that it is the first book the U.S. government ever went to court to censor before its publication. --[[User:Loremaster|Loremaster]] ([[User talk:Loremaster|talk]]) 22:14, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

== DSM-IV Proposal ==

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== WikiProject Films [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/August 2008 Newsletter|August 2008 Newsletter]] ==
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==WikiProject Films roll call and coordinator elections==
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==WikiProject Films coordinator elections - voting now open!==
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== WikiProject India Newsletter, Volume IV, Issue 1 – June 2009 ==
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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian roads|WikiProject Indian roads]] was recently started as a new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Workgroups|workgroup]], to standardize and improve articles related to [[Indian Road Network|Indian roads]], mainly the [[National Highway (India)|National]] and [[State Highway (India)|State Highways]]. After all, India has the [[List of countries by road network size|second largest]] road network in the&nbsp;world.

[[Iravan]], the son of Arjuna, is now our 85<sup>th</sup> [[Wikipedia:Good articles|good article]]. How do we know this? Since last year, more processes have been automated, increasing productivity. [[Wikipedia:Article alerts|Article alerts]] update the project with [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Article alerts|what's happening]] to India-related articles, from copyright violations to featured article candidates.
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Currently, [[:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in India|{{PAGESINCAT:Wikipedia requested photographs in India}} Indian articles]] need images. Please improve these pages, especially if you enjoy photography! We look forward to more contributions from you. To get started, go to the [[Wikipedia:Noticeboard for India-related topics|noticeboard]].&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/to do|'''»''']]
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| style="color: #000;" | The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/June 2008|last newsletter]] was written a year ago. In June 2008, [[2008 Indian Premier League|Indian Premier League]] was "hot" on Wikipedia, but the article about this year's [[2009 Indian Premier League|IPL]] has attracted 477 editors, or 53% more than the previous year! Even the number of articles [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/India articles by quality statistics|in the scope of our project]] jumped by a whopping 18,500+ articles in an year. The 3.2-year-old [[Portal:India/Quiz|India quiz]] continues to attract old and new Wikipedians, so join in the&nbsp;fun!

Wikipedians are organizing a [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore3|meetup in Bangalore]] on July 4 or 5. If you are interested, head over to the page and add your name! Topics of discussion include Indian language editions of Wikipedia and [[:meta:Wikimedia India|Wikimedia&nbsp;India]].

[[User:RegentsPark|RegentsPark]], one of the prominent members of our project, was [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/RegentsPark|promoted]] to [[Wikipedia:Administrators|adminship]] this year. If you'd like to know who are the most avid editors of Wikipedia by [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits|number of edits]], refer to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Indians WP|this&nbsp;list]].

"While [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Scientology|this issue]] has been resolved, one asks the question – what happens when there is a conflict of opinions? What about a Wikipedia entry on India and Pakistan, or the LTTE and the Tamils? Who can edit? Will the information be true?" writes B. Narasimhan of ''[[MiD DAY]]'' as deeper implications of the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-06-01/Scientology arbitration|Scientology arbitration case]],<sup>[http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2009/jun/030609-Wikipedia-Controversy-Church-of-Scientology-IT-Adda-Bangalore.htm 1]</sup> reminding us of the core principles of [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]] and the [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of&nbsp;view]].

This is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/Newstips|next issue]]. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just [[Wikipedia:Be bold|start&nbsp;editing]]!

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== WikiProject India Newsletter, Volume IV, Issue 2 – July 2009 ==
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[[Transport in India]] was promoted to '''[[Wikipedia:Good articles|good article]]''' status, thanks to the efforts of [[User:Rsrikanth05|Rsrikanth05]], [[User:SBC-YPR|SBC-YPR]] and [[User:GDibyendu|GDibyendu]].

Several new '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Workgroups|workgroups]]''' have been formed: WikiProjects [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Railways in India|Railways in India]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Education in India|Education in India]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Transport in India|Transport in India]]. Please join us if you're interested in those&nbsp;topics!
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| style="color: #000;" | The articles that have been selected for our latest '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Collaborations of the month|collaborations of the month]]''' are [[history of Mumbai]], [[Indian Railways]], [[rail transport in India]], [[Indian general election, 2009]] and [[telecommunications in India]]. We need your help to improve&nbsp;them!

These India-related articles are currently on '''[[Wikipedia:Featured article review|featured article review]]''': [[Kerala]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Kerala/archive1|FAR]]), [[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport/archive1|FAR]]) and [[rail transport in India]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Rail transport in India/archive2|FAR]]). Would you allow these articles to lose their FA&nbsp;status?

'''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Chennai|Wikipedia Takes Chennai]]'''&nbsp;– a scavenger hunt and free-content photography contest&nbsp;– has started in Chennai, along the same lines as [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes The City|Wikipedia Takes The&nbsp;City]].

We look forward to more contributions from you. To get started, go to the [[Wikipedia:Noticeboard for India-related topics|noticeboard]].&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/to do|'''»''']]
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| style="color: #000;" |[[:Category:Wikipedians in Bangalore|Wikipedians in Bangalore]] organised a [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore3|'''meetup''' on 5 July 2009]]; thanks to [[User:Tinucherian|Tinu Cherian]] for hosting the event! [http://www.arunram.net/blog/2009/07/wikipedians-meetup-in-bangalore/ Arunram] and [http://tinucherian.blogspot.com/2009/07/indian-wikipedians-meet-in-bangalore09.html Tinu Cherian] wrote extensively about the meetup, which was also covered by ''[http://en.wikizine.org/2009/07/year-2009-week-28-number-111.html Wikizine]'', ''[http://www.headlinesindia.com/lifestyle-news/social-networking/indian-wikipedians-meet-in-bangalore-16714.html Headlines India]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-07-06/News and notes|The Wikipedia Signpost]]''. Photos have been uploaded to [[:commons:Category:Bangalore Meetup 2009|Wikimedia Commons]]. [http://cis-india.org/author/sunil Sunil Abraham] from the [http://cis-india.org/ Centre for Internet and Society] has offered to help host such events in the future. All in all, the meetup was a great success. Watch out for the [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore4|next meetup]]!&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore|»]]

[[User:Nichalp|Nichalp]], an Indian [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats|bureaucrat]] and major contributor to more than 23 India-related featured articles and lists, was [[User_talk:Nichalp#Paid_editing_and_Zithan|desysopped]] over allegations of '''[[Wikipedia:Paid editing|paid editing]]''' and using [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|sock puppets]]. An [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Paid editing|RfC about paid editing]] was opened as a result of this&nbsp;incident.

A prolific editor and [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrator]], '''[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]]''' is among the top ten Wikipedians by [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits|number of edits]] across the English Wikipedia. Congratulations to Bhadani for also making the most number of edits among [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/List of Indian Wikipedians by number of edits|Indian&nbsp;Wikipedians]]!

Are you subscribed to [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l wikimediaindia-l] to learn about the latest developments of forming the [[w:meta:Wikimedia India|Indian chapter of Wikimedia]]? Did you know that there are '''[[Wikipedia:IRC channels|IRC channels]]''' for Wikipedians interested in India like you? Check them out at {{IRC|wikipedia-in}} and&nbsp;{{IRC|wikimedia-in}}!

Wikipedia's '''[[Portal:India/Quiz|India quiz]]''' remains a hotspot of the community by continuing to attract old and new Wikipedians. You are invited to join in and have&nbsp;fun!

This is your newsletter, and you can be involved in the creation of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/Newstips|next issue]]. Any and all contributions are welcome&nbsp;– so feel free to join in! Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just [[Wikipedia:Be bold|start&nbsp;editing]]!

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==Unreferenced BLPs==
[[File:Information.svg|30px]] Hello Ekantik! Thank you for your contributions. I am a [[WP:BOT|bot]] alerting you that '''2''' of the articles that you created are tagged as[[Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Sources| Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons]]. The [[WP:BLP|biographies of living persons]] policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to insure [[WP:VERRIFY|verifiability]], all biographies should be based on [[WP:RELIABLE|reliable sources]]. if you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current ''[[:Category:All_unreferenced_BLPs|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:All_unreferenced_BLPs}}]]'' article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{tl|unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

# [[Vijayachander]] - <small>{{findsources|Vijayachander}}</small>
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Thanks!--[[User:DASHBot|DASHBot]] ([[User talk:DASHBot|talk]]) 20:23, 8 January 2010 (UTC)




== WikiProject India Newsletter Volume V, Issue no. 1 - (June 2010)==

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WP:IND Newsletter is back! It's been nearly a year since the last edition, but we hope to bring out issues on a more regular basis now. The India Wikiproject was set up to increasing coverage of India-related topics on Wikipedia, and over the past few months the focus has been on improving [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Assessment|article quality]]. A number of the project's [[WP:FA|featured articles]] underwent [[WP:FAR|featured article reviews]] over the past year. Of these, [[Darjeeling]] and [[Flag of India]] survived the review process, while the rest were demoted. During the same period, [[Gangtok]], [[Harbhajan Singh]], Darjeeling and [[Mysore]] were featured on the main page respectively on August 20, September 17, November 6 and December 29, 2009. Meanwhile, articles on topics as diverse as [[Political history of Mysore and Coorg (1565–1760)]], [[Marwari horse]] and [[Iravan]] were promoted as featured articles, and respectively appeared on the main page on March 25, May 17 and May 28, 2010. Consequently, the number of FA-class articles under the project's scope dropped from 67 in August 2009 to 63 in June 2010. The number of [[WP:GA|good articles]], however, saw a more than 40% increase, from 91 to 130 during the same period, while the number of [[WP:FL|featured lists]] saw a 33% increase from 12 to 16.

Due to the recent policy changes regarding unreferenced [[CAT:BLP|Biographies of Living People]] (BLPs), an effort was started in January 2010 to source all unreferenced BLPs coming under Wikiproject India. 1200 such articles were identified initially and more were added to the list later. Due to the sourcing effort, the number of Indian unreferenced BLPs is down to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/DashBot Unreferenced BLPs|565]] currently. During February-April 2010, There was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ANoticeboard_for_India-related_topics&action=historysubmit&diff=361437108&oldid=361415052 large scale disruption] of [[Kerala]] related articles by a [[Thrissur]] based IP vandal. Editing from a dynamic IP [[BSNL]] connection, the vandal changed dates of birth, death and ages of a number of [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil]] film actors. Later he added a few international biographies to his list. He also marked some living people like [[Arvind Swamy]] as dead. A month long range block was imposed on his IP range two times and each time he came back to vandalise dates once the block expired. Currently the range has been blocked for three months till September 11, 2010.
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*Three members of the project, [[User:Abecedare|Abecedare]], [[User:Tinucherian|Tinu Cherian]] and [[User:SpacemanSpiff|SpacemanSpiff]] received their [[Wikipedia:Administrators|sysop mops]] in October-December 2009. Congratulations!
*[[File:Sikh pilgrim at the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in Amritsar, India.jpg|thumb|450px|left|This picture, shot in India, won the [[Commons:Picture of the Year]] contest 2009. Translations of the description in Indian languages are solicited.]]
*Wikipedians in Bangalore have been organising [[WP:MBL|periodic meetups]] over the past year, in collaboration with the [http://www.cis-india.org Centre for Internet and Society]. The '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore16|next meetup]]''' is scheduled for July 18, 2010. Indian and other Wikipedians from all Wikipedias in various languages are welcome to attend.
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*A discussion is underway [[Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)#Indian_number_names|here]] to reach a consensus regarding the use of Indian number names (''lakh'', ''crore'' etc.) in Wikipedia articles. Please participate and add your comments.

*Join the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/DashBot Unreferenced BLPs|effort to source]] and save unreferenced Indian BLPs.

*Some unintended vandalism is going on at the Assamese Wikipedia by the [[:as:বিশেষ:অৱদানবোৰ/Anshuman.jrt|sole active editor]]. This is a request for Assamese-conversant Wikipedians to [[Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics/Archive_43#Large_scale_misspelling_in_Assamese_wikipedia|help resolve the issue]].

*A discussion is in progress [[Talk:List_of_art_music_traditions#Move_proposal|here]] in order to determine whether non-Western (including Indian) forms of classical music should be referred to by the nomenclature of ''art music'' instead of ''classical music''. Please participate and add your comments.

* Watchlist the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/India| Articles for Deletions page]] for India related discussions. Opinions from more Indian Wikipedians are required in many of the discussions.

*The [[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010]] is at present underway in [[Coimbatore]], and the Tamil Wikipedia is actively involved at the event. A detailed report will follow in the next issue.

*[[Wikimania#Wikimania_2010|Wikimania 2010]] is happening in Poland from July 7-11. Indian Wikipedians attending include [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]], [[:ml:user:Shijualex|Shiju Alex]], [[:ta:user:Ravidreams|Ravidreams]] , [[:ml:User:Santhosh.thottingal|Santhosh Thottingal]], [[User:Tinucherian|Tinu Cherian]], WMF Board member [[Bishakha Datta]] and Advisory Board member Achal Prabala. We wish them all the best! More on their experiences in the next issue.

If you've just joined, add your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Members|Members section of WikiProject India]]. You'll get a mention in the next issue of the Newsletter and get it delivered as desired. Also, please include your own promotions and awards in future issues. Don't be shy!

Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/(July 2010) Newsletter|next issue]] (Issue 2 – (July 2010)). Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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== Sindhi Wikipedia ==

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== WikiProject India Newsletter Volume V, Issue no. 2 - November 2010==

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After a missed issue, the WP:IND newsletter is back on track to being a regular bimonthly feature. The Indian WikiProject has seen plenty of online and off-line action, both in English as well as other Indian languages, and we now have a bigger, better format that intends to feature content and news from the English as well as other Indian language Wikipedias.

Reaching out to Indians has been the theme of the Indian Wikiproject over the past couple of months, aiming to involve a greater number of Indians in editing both the English and Indian language Wikipedias. To this end, efforts to set up [[meta:Wikimedia_India|the Indian chapter of Wikimedia]] have moved into their final stages, and registration of the society is currently pending. An effort is underway to push for "WikiMarathons" at meetups, where attendees will be encouraged to edit the English and/or Indian language Wikipedias. This is intended to popularise Wikipedia editing among the general public. In addition, a [https://github.com/srikanthlogic/WikipediaDYKTweeter bot] to post DYK's from the Indian Wikiproject to [http://twitter.com/dykindia Twitter] was created and launched by [[User:Logicwiki]].


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Regrettably, the number of Featured Articles has dropped from 63 in June to 58 at the end of October 2010. Several FAs came up for review and were delisted, while [[Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties of India]] was saved. Meanwhile, [[Chalukya Dynasty]] appeared on the main page on July 9, 2010. Hearteningly, the number of Good Articles increased from 130 to 136 during the same period, while the number of Featured Lists remained constant at 16.

The [[Wikipedia:Bot_requests#Replacement_for_the_late_Article_Alert_Bot|source code for the Article Alert Bot is now available]] and the bot itself is expected to be up and running very shortly. This means that [[WP:INAA|article alerts for the Indian Wikiproject]] will again be available, enabling editors to easily keep track of developments in respect of reviews, nominations, deletions etc.

The date change vandal mentioned briefly in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/June 2010|previous issue]] made a reappearance when the range block on his IP range expired in September. Consequently the block was extended till September 2011.

In October there was a heated [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ANoticeboard_for_India-related_topics&action=historysubmit&diff=393196649&oldid=392948652 discussion] in the India project noticeboard regarding the copyright status of the Indian party symbols. The discussion was triggered by the deletion of [[User:Wikiality123|Wiki San Roze]]'s party symbol images by [[User:Hammersoft|Hammersoft]] as copyright violations. No resolution was reached, partly because of our inability to explain to Hammersoft how election symbols in India differ from party logos. Comments are requested from anyone with a background in Indian copyright law to clarify this issue.
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*The [http://bn.wikisource.org Bengali Wikisource], which contains the literary works of many prominent writers of Bengali language including Rabindranath Tagore, has crossed the 5,000 pages milestone. According to [[meta:Wikisource|List of Wikisource]] page, Bengali Wikisource is now at rank 21 among 56 Wikisource based on number of content pages.

[[File:Bala 026.jpg|thumb|right|The Tamil Wikipedia stall at the [[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010]] in [[Coimbatore]] in June 2010.]]
*The uploading of Tamil technical words donated by [[Tamil Virtual University]] to the [http://ta.wiktionary.org Tamil Wiktionary] was completed in October. The words were donated by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] due to lobbying efforts by Tamil Wikipedians during the runup to the [[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010]] (WCTC) in June. Nearly 70,000 words were uploaded increasing the word count in Tamil Wiktionary from 1,20,000+ to 1,90,000+. This has brought Tamil to the 10th place (from 17) in the list of [http://s23.org/wikistats/wiktionaries_html.php largest wiktionaries] and has earned it a place in the [http://www.wiktionary.org Wiktionary front page logo]. In addition, Tamil Wikipedians set up a stall at the WCTC and introduced Tamil Wiki projects to people from all walks of life.

[[File:2010-07-11-gdansk-by-RalfR-001.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jimmy Wales]] introduces the Malayalam Wikipedia CD of [[:ml:WP:Version 1|500 selected articles]] during his key note address at [[Wikimania 2010]] at Gdansk.]]

*The [[:hi:Wikipedia|Hindi Wikipedia]] and its sister wiki projects migrated to the new vector interface on September 1, 2010. In addition, Hindi is the first (and so far the only) Indian language to be incorporated into the [http://www.wikibhasha.com/ WikiBhasha] translation and contribution toolkit developed by [[Microsoft Research]].

*Malayalam wikimedian [[:ml:user:Santosh.thottingal|Santhosh Thottingal]] has developed a software (Wiki2CD) for the creation of the [[ml:വിക്കിപീഡിയ:Version_1|Malayalam Wikipedia CD]], which was launched in 2010. In addition, Santosh, along with fellow Malayalam wikimedian [[:ml:user:Shijualex|Shiju Alex]] coordinated a panel discussion at Wikimania 2010 on [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2010/wiki/Submissions/Creating_offline_version_of_Wiki_content_-_Solutions_and_Challenges creation of offline Wiki content].

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[[File:Wikimeetup1 Delhi Sep2010 563.jpg|thumb|left|240px|The first meetup in Delhi on 22 September 2010.]]

[[WP:MMU1|Mumbai]] and [[WP:MDH1|Delhi]] held their first meetups in September, where Wikimedia Board members Barry Newstead and [[User:Bishdatta|Bishakha Datta]] met up with Wikipedians and other interested members of the public in these cities. A month later, [[WP:MHB1|Hyderabad]] also held its first meetup.

[[File:Wikimeetup19_Blore_0540.JPG|thumb|left|240px|[[User:Arunram|Arun Ram]], [[:ml:user:Shijualex|Shiju Alex]] and Barry Newstead releasing the Wikimedia India community newsletter at the nineteenth Bangalore meetup on 24 September 2010.]]

Wikipedians in Bangalore continued their tradition of meeting up regularly at the [http://www.cis-india.org/ Centre for Internet and Society], with the [[WP:MBL19|nineteenth meetup]] in September featuring Barry and Bishaka as attendees, and marking the release of the [[meta:File:Wikimedia India Community Newsletter 2010 September.pdf|community newsletter]]. Along with Delhi and Mumbai, Bangalore is reported to be one of the three cities in contention for the Indian office of the Wikipedia Foundation.

[[File:Jimmy Wales Mumbai 31 October 2010.ogg|thumb|left|Jimmy Wales speech at the Mumbai Wikipedia Meetup #3 on 31 October 2010. Intro by [[User:Bishdatta]] & [[User:Arunram]]. (Recorded by [[User:AshLin]].)]]

Wikipedia founder [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimmy Wales]] had an interaction with Wikipedians followed by a [http://www.slideshare.net/HeadStart/jimmy-wales-at-wikipedia-mumbai-meet-3 presentation] to members of the public at the [[WP:MMU2|third Wikipedia meetup in Mumbai]] on October 31, 2010.

The first [[WP:IWM1|Wikimarathon]], where Wikipedians and members of the public were encouraged to contribute to Wikimedia projects onsite, was held simultaneously at the meetups in [[WP:MBL21|Bangalore]] and [[WP:MCH2|Chennai]] on November 14, 2010. Wikipedians in [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Delhi/Delhi2|Delhi]] also held a meetup the same day.

The Malayalam Wikipedia held several academies in different parts of Kerala over the past few months.

Wikimedia Foundation board member [[User:Bishdatta|Bishakha Datta]] and Indian Wikipedian [[User:Gurubrahma|Srinivas Gunta]] co-authored a panel presentation at Wikimania 2010 on the [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2010/wiki/Submissions/Wikimedia_Asia_Project Wikimedia Asia Project].

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*Two current [[WP:FA|featured articles]], [[2007 Samjhauta Express bombings]] and [[Economy of India]] have been nominated for reviews [[Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/2007_Samjhauta_Express_bombings/archive1|here]] and [[Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/Economy_of_India/archive2|here]] respectively. Contribute and help prevent these articles from being delisted!

*[[Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics#Articles_about_India|This interesting discussion]] on the quality of editing in India-related articles has been underway for on the noticeboard a few days. Feel free to join in and express your opinion.

*A [[Talk:Famine_in_India|series of discussions]] are underway on the [[WP:NPOV|neutrality]] of the [[Famine in India]] article. Please comment and help resolve the disputes.

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MfD nomination of User:Ekantik/Shilpa Shetty

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User:Ekantik/Shilpa Shetty, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Ekantik/Shilpa Shetty and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Ekantik/Shilpa Shetty during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Ricky81682 (talk) 20:30, 20 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

New deal for page patrollers

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Hi Ekantik,

In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created.

Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most current experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work.

Find out more about this exiting new user right now at New Page Reviewers and be sure to read the new tutorial before applying. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:28, 13 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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ArbCom 2017 election voter message

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Jennifer Winget

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Her article needs to get updated.There are lots of things miaaing in her article.Her achievements,awards.plz update her article Shahsameer117 (talk) 06:10, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2018 election voter message

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Nomination of Mukul Nag for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Kesava Bharati

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