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Not interested in Misplaced Pages anymore. It seems to be populated by deletionists, paid shills and policy thumpers. Common decency has evaporated. Misplaced Pages has lost its way. I have resigned. ] (]) 04:23, 19 October 2022 (UTC)


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Thanks for constructive edit to the article ]. Cheers, ''']''' (]) 02:03, 28 October 2008 (UTC)


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Thank you so very much for your generous accounjt of my book. I am thrilled you have found it of interest. I send you my very warmest wishes and if I can ever be of any help inh anhy waqy - or you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Cheers, ] (]) 16:25, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
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:No problem John! Actually I've recently started as a volunteer translator for IA CASS (Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) so am getting a little more Chinese exposure these days. This is in addition to early-stage research on a book about the history of Southwest China - though it won't be nearly as academic as yours! ] (]) 17:42, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


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Delivery 1 {{Done}}. Hunger to see your work : ] ] ] 14:18, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
:Delivery 2 {{Done}}. Need your clear proposal for a new frame (see svg to edit). ] ] 13:33, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
::Delivery 3 {{Done}}. Finished for me. Good luck ] ] 21:21, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
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::::Sorry for being silent. I'm kind of between worlds right now but trust me I'll get to it. The house I'm living in here in southwest China has been without running water for five days due to some bureaucratic spat - it's hard enough just surviving right now. But the truth is, I looked at this again today and it's in my mind. Time heals all wounds. We're already a long way from a year ago when it was quite another state of affairs... such matters take time, especially for proper execution. ] (]) 18:56, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
:::::I've been in taiwan for 5 years, I understand : ) Give me some news when that's moving again, nad simply curious to see what you have in mind. Fight well ! ] ] 19:59, 31 August 2011 (UTC)


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== Source of Holtermann Panorama Image ==
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Pratyeka, Can you please tell me the source(s) of this image? Did you stitch it from 23 negatives or did you find the complete panorama?
Hello. I am a dispute resolution volunteer at ]. I just deleted some material that you added that violated our "do not discuss the dispute prior to a volunteer opening the thread for comments" policy. I apologize for having to do that, but DRN is a place where we try to resolve disputes in a systematic and structured manner, not a place to continue the arguing you are already engaging in on the article talk page, I encourage you to read the ''Guide for participants'' at the top of ] so that you know what our policies are. --] (]) 10:15, 23 November 2012 (UTC)


:Note: the above comment is obsolete, because the material was re-added. --] (]) 21:34, 24 November 2012 (UTC) Chris Jones ] (]) 00:33, 22 October 2024 (UTC)


:{{ping|Christobrier}} This user hasn't edited in almost two years. - <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS">] <small>(])</small></span> 00:43, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
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== Your article has been proposed for deletion - January 13 2025 ==
Hello Pratyeka. I was just reading over . It looks like you opened the request because you disagree with SudoGhost about some of the page content. There is a long section starting at ] where both you and SudoGhost have participated but it's hard to see if there is any progress or any result. Do you think that any unresolved points from this thread could be pulled out into a formal RfC? Or at least a new talk thread where everyone could be answering the same question? If you could summarize where the discussion stands in your own words (on the article talk) it would be helpful. Thanks, ] (]) 03:49, 25 November 2012 (UTC)


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:OK, I will add an attempt at a summary shortly. ] (]) 10:43, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
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:::I don't think it should be considered controversial. ] (]) 22:06, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
::::That sounds good, but I'd like to see the details. Is there a completely written-out version of your proposal, suitable for an edit request? ] (]) 23:51, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
:::::I think at this point I should ask you to focus on the talk page. This jump-around parallelism is not helping matters. At present there are two proposals on the talk page, both of which I am happy with. The latter one seems mildly more informative, so has my vote. ] (]) 00:09, 26 November 2012 (UTC)


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See . Where was restoring this article discussed? Has there been any new coverage to demonstrate notability? Do we usually have advertising for future events in Misplaced Pages? --] (]) 14:27, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
*The deletion was in error. This series of events is ''extremely'' well known. There is zero chance it will not occur. I have followed the events since the 1990s. The last one was attended by, for example, ], ], ] and many others. Given the expertise and status of the organizing parties, it is insane to suggest that the event will not go on, or that the event is not notable. Furthermore, the event series is well known for a 'turn up early, pitch in setting up' vibe, which means many weeks before the scheduled date there is already a significant presence of event goers. That means, very soon now there will be people physically present at the site. Scale is typically 1000s of campers. ] (]) 01:50, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

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Not interested in Misplaced Pages anymore. It seems to be populated by deletionists, paid shills and policy thumpers. Common decency has evaporated. Misplaced Pages has lost its way. I have resigned. prat (talk) 04:23, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Nanyue Yuan

Hi Pratyeka. Thank you for creating Baomo Yuan and Baomo Yuan. For Nanyue Yuan, I supported retention at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Nanyue Yuan and provided a list of newspaper articles establishing that the garden meets Misplaced Pages:Notability#General notability guideline. Misplaced Pages needs more articles on Chinese topics, an area that is systematically underrepresented. I hope that this experience hasn't soured your experience to contributing articles like these. We need many, many more articles like Baomo Yuan and Baomo Yuan. Nowadays, Misplaced Pages:New pages patrol will tag articles for deletion or draftify articles if the article doesn't have two reliable sources proving the subject is notable. This can be frustrating. I try to include at least two reliable sources when creating an article so that the article does not get nominated for deletion or draftified. Thank you again for your contributions, and please let me know if there is anything I can do to help with sourcing. Cunard (talk) 05:02, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

For what it's worth

I appreciate your work, including your readiness to add references to articles after their notability was challenged for lack of them. Cunard has wise words just above about having references in place when first saving an article. One of the strengths of the project is our diversity, in both backgrounds and perspectives; unfortunately that means that any article has to not only be clear to readers but to demonstrate its right to exist to editors who may have no frame of reference in the area of its topic. Your parting statement above mentions "paid shills", so you apparently share the widespread revulsion on Misplaced Pages for corporate promotion; unfortunately this has been a major impetus for suspicion about new articles, not only new articles about businesses and their products. It's hardened many editors' hearts, emboldened some to adopt a policing role, and I think it means we're going backwards on global perspective and on reducing the impact of entrenched biases in our coverage. In addition to the great weight of rules, guidelines, and bureaucratic processes that now encumbers the project, well meant though most of it is. I also note with approval that you have criticized the WMF's priorities. However, I suspect beyond those general issues, we may have very different areas of concern and preferences. (For example, while I lean inclusionist and regard the existence of an article on another language Misplaced Pages as suggesting notability, English Misplaced Pages isn't the only one with vanity articles or even articles based on misunderstandings.) I regret it all the more if we have indeed lost you, your perspective, your knowledge, your energy. However, having left once myself, and being very much aware of the volunteer nature of the project, I won't beg you to change your mind. If you don't return, I hope you can find somewhere else to contribute; the goal of making knowledge of everything available to everyone is still a noble and worthwhile one. Yngvadottir (talk) 00:22, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

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Hope that they'd be better site than this one. 43.252.166.214 (talk) 02:01, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

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  • The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

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Bitcoin article

Hi Prat,

Not sure if you check this page, but if you do I'd be more than happy to chat about your contribution to the bitcoin article on Misplaced Pages. It's fascinating for me how fast after the initial release of the network you created the stub. If you're willing to speak with a fellow enthusiast, send me an email at mat_grchw(at)pm(dot)me

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Source of Holtermann Panorama Image

Pratyeka, Can you please tell me the source(s) of this image? Did you stitch it from 23 negatives or did you find the complete panorama?

Chris Jones Christobrier (talk) 00:33, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

@Christobrier: This user hasn't edited in almost two years. - FlightTime (open channel) 00:43, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Your article has been proposed for deletion - January 13 2025

Proposed deletion of Radhi, Bhutan

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