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== Discussion at ] ==
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] There is a discussion at ] that may be of interest to participants of this WikiProject. ] (]) 14:32, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
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It is alleged that this clan fails ], and the sources in use require review by a ] expert. No comments by other users directly address this concern. –] (]]) 04:43, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
I prodded it, as I can't verify the term; can somebody more familiar with India look at it and check if it is a hoax or a misspelled but encyclopedic article?--<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">]|]</span></sub> 15:49, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
:Input very much appreciate at ], there are users citing non-English sources that we have trouble veryfing.--<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">]|]</span></sub> 22:37, 16 October 2006 (UTC)


:From a cursory glance sources such as Shakespear, John (1912), Bertram Sausmarez Carey and Henry Newman Tuck (1896) and Shaw, William (1929) should be discarded per ] and for being severely outdated. Lalthangliana, B's master thesis should also be discarded unless proven to have had a significant scholarly influence per ]. Rest, I do not have access to, so I cannot evaluate them. - ] (]) 04:57, 31 December 2024 (UTC)


== Requested move at ] ==
Dear, What do you mean to say by non English sources? Do you mean that the facts which don't have citation of an english source, does not exist? My dear '''hindi is a language which is spoken/understood by 100 million people'''.. mind you, I repeat 100 million people i.e. almost one sixth of the world population.
Shalendra Singh,
Gorakhpur, U.P., India


There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] ] 12:13, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
:Please see ]. Foreign language sources are acceptable, but English ones are prefferable. Also, since there are for obvious reasons not useful for most of our readers, it would be good if some users proficient in that language could verify that such books exist and contain the mentioned information, in light of this information being non-existant in English sources.--<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">]|]</span></sub> 17:48, 20 October 2006 (UTC)


== Discussion at ] ==
The community Mall- Sainthwar belongs to Hindi Heartland of India. The area has given many and most of Hindi Literature Writers( Peots, Writers, Dramatists, Historians). So History related to this area is available in Hindi. English writing in this area had been a rare existence.


There is an ongoing proposal for ] ] ] 11:24, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
Natinal level english historian has often missed this and many of other communities because they had written National level history and very often missed local and regional historical developments and communities.


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Our success was being talked about :) <b><font color="teal">]</font></b>''<sup><font color="teal">]</font></sup>'' <sup><b><font color="teal">]</font></b></sup> 04:42, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
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:Quite interesting how well the Indian side of Misplaced Pages has done, but with that in mind, India does have the largest number of English-speakers in the world. ''']''' <sup></nowiki></font>]]</nowiki></font>]]</sup> 06:41, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
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::Kudos to all FA and DYK authors. Great job! - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 06:51, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
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== Project wishlist ==

The project wishlist has all the projects red-linked. Could someone explain, why is it so? ] <sup>(]/])</sup> 15:44, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

:It is because it is a wish-list. They are all yet to be created. We can remove them once they become blue. ] is coming soon. (hopefully :)) Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font>

::Thanks, but make sure the project name should be ] before launching :D, ] <sup>(]/])</sup> 16:06, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

== Local language map ==

There is a disagreement on the ] about whether a local language script map is suitable for the demographics section. Additional comments at the article's talk page will really help. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 16:59, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Wouldn't that be a big mess? Also, if an area has two or three different languages spoken by the people, does it mean all 2 or 3 scripts will be used? This is, after all, the *English* wikipedia, and maps, images, etc. needs to be in English. Having 4 or 5 names for each small chunk will be a horrible mess. --] 17:05, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

:Yes...It would be lot of mess and there will be disputes of what language is spoken most. - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 17:08, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

::Why not put the map in another article, perhaps ] and link to it from ]? --] <font color = "blue"><sup>]</sup></font> 17:10, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

:The map is nice, but I agree with Boston MA, that it should illustrate the national langs of India.] <font color = "blue"><sub>]</sub></font> 19:24, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

:Why is Pondicherry written in the Malayalam script on the map? Also, Andhra is missing a Pradesh in its name. Can these problems be fixed? -- ] 22:53, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

== Dalitstan-based articles at Catalan wiki ==

There are a lot of articles at the ] wikipedia, based on the entirely fictional website dalitstan.org. These include ], ] (anyone ever heard of the Rajputana Liberation Front?), etc. See ]. --] 21:18, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

:Wow, now that dalitstan got banned in India, Barcelona seems to be their new hub. HIM is no political party. At best its ] cruft, at worst its akin with SIMI. ] <font color = "blue"><sub>]</sub></font> 01:30, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

::The point is that HIM doesn't, and never did, exist. Its just one of many imaginary outfits whose sole existance is on the dalistan website. --] 11:35, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

::Good point.] <font color = "blue"><sub>]</sub></font> 00:46, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Need some info ==

Does anyone know when the last census with caste-based data was taken? I think it was 1931 but I need to be sure before I write an article. Thanks in advance. --] 17:11, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

== Hindu temple in Malibu ==

I have a lot of pictures of the ] in ], ]. I was thinking to get a FP nom while taking the pics. :) Please do check out and comment. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 00:25, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
:] which has a lunar halo around the top of the tower is great! You have my vote in ]. -- ] <sup>\] \]</sup> 10:16, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
::That was the lone old picture of the lot. I had uploaded it in December 2005. It ] a Indian portal selected picture nom. Did not bother to take it any further. Thanks for your comment though. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 20:21, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

== Workgroup-level quality statistics ==

I have added all the sub-groups under ] to the ] project. I updated the project's navigation bar to show the individual group's statistics at the bottom. This helps each group to work individually on the quality, while the quality of the articles in the project overall gets improved too. Please check bottom of the navigation bar of the ] project for an example. You should see 1FA and 1A quality articles. Please let me know if you have any questions or clarifications. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 07:33, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
:To explain a little further, a ], ] runs through this ] and creates statistics and log pages for each project (every night at 3 AM UTC). For example, the following are Kerala-related pages that the bot updates, ], ], and ]. I request work-group members watch list the quality log page, to look out for vandalism. Vandalism would include removing the ratings from talk pages. Such changes will displayed bolded on the log page. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 18:02, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

== Warangal ==

I was just creating the ] article and when I looked at the it shows the city and airport as being spelled "Warrrangal". The city article uses on one "R". Is the two "R"s an unofficial or alternate spelling? There is nothing in the city article to indicate the use of "rr". Thanks. ] ] 09:53, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
: The official website of the Government of Andhra Pradesh spells it as Warangal.. The National Institute of Technology (the premier institute of the region) also spells it as Warangal. So, one 'R' must be the official spelling. I am not sure about the "rr" spelling. Someone from Andhra must verify that. Google gives many hits for warrangal for it to be a typo. - ] (]) 16:01, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. I wouldn't have been curious but when the Airports Authority of India used "rr" I was a bit puzzled. I did also notice that there was no redirect from ]. ] ] 23:28, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

== Tamil Nadu location categorisation ==

Need comments . Thanks, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 22:31, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
==Indian Copyright laws ==
Average awareness level and seriousness about copy right laws is some how missing even amongst Indian wikipedians.Some Indian wikipedian will get caught unaware of his mistake some day and end up in jail.

Please we need to have some good articles in this respect.I have posted one article and is in dire need of support from Indian wikipedians ;please visit ]

] 04:00, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
:: Glad this has been raised. Some amendments to the Act are due soon. See . It would be good if those with the interest can go through the amendments and clauses and comment, since this is currently open to public comment. One possible good thing for wikipedians would be to ensure that there is a clause similar to ''Work of Government'' in the US. This means that work done by government servants as part of their daily duties (non-sensitive and which can be obtained through the RTI) and funded by taxpayers is copyright free. Currently there is a 50 yr copyright on government work with some minor escape clauses. ] 04:16, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
::: That's unlikely to happen. Indian copyright law is based on the philosophy of English copyright law, with its notion of crown copyright for government works, broad copyright protection for works of private authorship, and specific limited exceptions for fair dealing. This is all very different from US law, with its notion of government works belonging in the public domain, and a broad principle of fair use. I don't see us convincing the government - not to mention the legal profession - to accept such a radical change of philosophy. -- ] 08:58, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

== RfA notice ==

I've been thinking on this for a bit and I don't feel its appropriate to list notices of RfAs of Indian editors at INWNB - it is not dignified (in terms of bringing it to attention outside of ]). Additionally, others could allege (with a level of justification) that there is "networking" going on between Indian editors. I suggest that we remove that RfA column from the collaborations list (that's strange for a start - why is a request for adminship a "collaboration?"). What say? ] 02:51, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

:To add, I don't think such a listing would be justified anywhere outside of ], so I don't think we should emulate any other notice board or wikiproject. ] 02:54, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

::I agree. It should go. -- <font color="navy">] (])</font> 03:56, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

::I agree too. In fact, this was actually made into an issue in somebody's (whom I'm not able to recall) RfA. -- ] <sup>\] \]</sup> 06:21, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

:::I think DaGizza was accused of advertising. I don't mind, because I have ] in my side toolbox to keep up with things, but I believe in my early days it was immensely useful to know whether an Indian user was going for RFA. Most of us haven't simply voted support simply because their Indian (I remember by memory that I voted against ]). Up to you guys in the end. ''']''' <sup></nowiki></font>]]</nowiki></font>]]</sup> 07:44, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I am all for removing it from collaboration dashboard. Definitely RfA is not a collaboration. — ] (]) 18:48, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
:That's exactly the point - anyone going for an RfA shouldn't be classified as an Indian or anybody else. Its best to just check ] and its certainly not a "collaboration." ] 11:47, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

:Does ] fall into the same rationale? I would think it does, except that its largely harmless - a review is a request for advice, criticism aimed at self-improvement. ] 14:48, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

::ER does not fall into it. The rationale will apply to anything that involves voting, ], Deletion sorting, ], ], ], ] etc. There is no consensus yet on these. Some people still feel posting on regional noticeboards will result in vote-stacking. -- <font color="navy">] (])</font> 00:45, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

:Those which have to do with editors and not content are, IMO not to be advertised. India-topics articles and their issues are obviously relevant to INWNB. ] 15:54, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I think it's better not to list ]s here. People already question such listings as veiled ways of vote-stacking. Recently, just the mere mention of a ] by Ganeshk was marked as such by others, even though that didn't involve any suggestions for how to vote.

Besides, what's the point of listing an RFA here? It is always better to see people being judged by their merits, rather than their regional ties. I personally feel that a complete stranger can judge a person's RFA candidacy better, by looking into contributions, comments, achievements etc. So, perhaps removing the RFA notices from here is a good idea. --] 01:35, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

As a passing visitor I think it's ok to list such notices at pages were interested users congregate. Sure, there is a chance of 'voting by affiliaton', but there is also a chance of 'voting because one is interested/familiar with the issue but would not know about the vote otherwise'. Given the two and following ] I prefer to think that such ads will attract the users because of the second reason, not the first.--<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">]|]</span></sub> 17:50, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

== Categories and Categorisation of India related articles ==

Hi all,

I recently had a conversation with ] about Categories. Find it . If Darwinek is right as he most probably is, I guess we all have a hell of a lot of cleaning up to do on India related articles. Please take a look at the conversation and comment below. ] 21:51, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, ] is right. The ] -- a tree structure should be maintained wherever possible. Please see the guidelines on ]: "Articles should not usually be in both a category and its subcategory". While ] ], I encountered many such cases, and fixed them. ] | ] 13:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

== ] ==
Can someone look at the modern politics section please. It looks in bad shape. Thanks, ''']''' <nowiki>|</nowiki> ] 02:01, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

== ] peer review ==

Hi, I have request that the ] be peer reviewed. Can you please take a look and offer suggestions for improvement? Thanks - ] <sup><em>]/]</em></sup> 10:05, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

== Happy Diwali ==

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Happy Diwali and New Year to all! ] 15:36, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I second that! <b><font color="teal">]</font></b>''<sup><font color="teal">]</font></sup>'' <sup><b><font color="teal">]</font></b></sup> 06:45, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Happy Diwali to all! <small>BTW, that's my house's pic to the right.</small> --<span class="user-sig user-Shreshth91">May the Force be with you! ]]]</span> 15:50, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

:Happy and prosperous Diwali and New Year wishes to all. Shreshth91, That pic is beautiful. -- <font color="navy">] (])</font> 18:28, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

::I couldn't wish anyone yesterday as I was busy celebrating, so I guess it's a happy belated Diwali to everyone on Wiki! ''']''' <sup></nowiki></font>]]</nowiki></font>]]</sup> 01:32, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Happy Diwali to everybody!--] (]) 09:48, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
::::A very happy diwali to all from me too. - ] (]) 09:58, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

:From me too! ] | ] 10:01, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
:: Happy Diwali! ] 20:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== The Hindi ], July 1992 ==

The article ] provides a supposed origin for the joke which is cited to an article in the Hindi-language edition of ] (Sarvottam) from July 1992. However, there are several problems with the origin cited. Could someone with access to the relevant magazine issue review the original article and confirm that what the magazine says agrees with what is stated in the Misplaced Pages article? I wonder if the Misplaced Pages editor who added this part of the article may have misunderstood what the magazine article said. Thank you. --] 19:56, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

== Wikiprojects and portals ==

I want to ask how others feel about the new bunch of wikiprojects and portals created. Its obvious that wikiprojects and portals can be created for each Indian state and major city, but I don't think its likely that a healthy rate of activity and results will be sustained - consider the Indian states and districts wikiprojects. Take a look at the ] - its made considerable progress but its also a unique topic.

It was absolutely cool how WP India consolidated other India wikiprojects. I suggest it would be better to create projects/portals based on zones and specific subjects like India maps. I also think discretion is need in creating these ventures. Can we issue a formal guideline or discussion? ] 00:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:I can also understand the argument that there is a lot of work that can be done per state. But we have to consider the issues of running a wikiproject - its better to have projects on broad topics and work with an all-India perspective. ] 00:34, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

::I think we are need of a "Indian culture" WikiProject, which would be an umbrella for many smaller projects. Areas like Indian music, arts, sports (doesn't only pertain to cricket - includes hockey, ]), cuisine, cinema (already have one), clothing and literature are underdeveloped compared to our cities, history and politics. <b><font color="teal">]</font></b>''<sup><font color="teal">]</font></sup>'' <sup><b><font color="teal">]</font></b></sup> 00:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

::No the question was do we need a reorganization of efforts or putting a block on miscellaneous creations of India-related wikiprojects. ] 00:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:As long as there is interest and participation, we should not restrict creation of these smaller projects. I have seen Australian project have sub-projects at city level. For example, ]. Whatever little the sub-projects do, it is going to help the root project a lot. I am thinking the opposite, if we create a wikiproject for a broad subject like Culture wikiproject, the participation will be minimal. More people will be interested in joining smaller projects like, Dance, Music, Cinema, Sports etc. Just my 2c. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 00:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:Funnily enough, I think you make a very good point. Also, the issue includes portals, which I think require more in terms of limitations. Its not appropriate to create portals that are not of a broad topic - I would happily propose ] for deletion because even the lead article is not an FA. I suggest we develop a WP India guideline to replace the portal proposals page which was struck down. ] 01:01, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Your ]'s deletion nom will fail. :) There is no requirement for a the lead article of a portal to be FA. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 01:20, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Its unlikely to fail because "not even the lead article" is FA. There are no other sizable articles on Hyderabad, so whats the difference between the article itself and the portal? ] 01:36, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::What I said was not in a serious note. I apologize for any offence. Portals can expand on templates such ]. If we can find so many articles for Kochi, the same should be case for Hyd. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 03:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::What offence? Did you think I was terse, then I apologize. I was merely pointing out that there are no sizable articles, let alone FAs for Hyderabad-related topics, so the deletion nom for the portal would, IMO definitely pass. Somebody has to do something fast about Hyderabad portal's issues. ] 04:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I Chirags to take a look at it. He was active in getting Hyd to FA some time back. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 04:52, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::I agree with you on the Portals. I think interest in them will last for the short term, they will lose their "current-ness" in a few months. For that reason, I feel they should not have information that needs updating regularly. They should simply point to static related content of the subject. That way they are current for ever. If this is followed, we can have unlimited number of portals without depending on anyone to update them. I like the portal process since it gives a reader links to various resources related to the subject. But they got to be static. I also notice a lot of templates (selected article, picture etc) getting created for each portal and they are starting to clutter talk pages. I wasn't for a selected article process at the portal level since the beginning. It's a unnecessary fork of the ] process. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 01:08, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:::The portals should simply display FA articles related to the subjects continuously (in a loop). Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 01:14, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

::"...replace the portal proposals page which was struck down..." Can you eloborate? What's this portal proposal? Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 01:16, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:see ]. ] 01:31, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Okay. Thanks, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 03:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:On this note, someone should take a look at ]. Is anyone working on it? ] 05:22, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:: yes, ] is in a bad state. In fact, ] is also in bad state. Look at the selected biography and quotes sections. Seems to be sort of vandalism but could not be sure! Have left a message to the creator of the portal.--] (]) 09:21, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Lok Sabha constituencies ==

All the Lok Sabha constituencies have suffix (Lok Sabha Constituency). It should be replaced by (Lok Sabha constituency). Capital "C" should be replaced by small "c", like all the ], ]. Please suggest about these moves. We have completed more than 100 constituencies. ] <sup>(]/])</sup> 14:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:I will see if I can automate these moves using a bot. I will let you know what I find out. Regards, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 18:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Tip ==

] will help you find out all the changes that happened to the India project and it's sub-projects. You can find this link on the top of the navigation bar as part of "(e - c)". -- <font color="navy">] (])</font> 00:19, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::Wow, thanks for the link!!! I have been searching for this for a long time. ] 07:41, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:::You can link to such RecentChanges pages in your side-toolbar. See my ] under the relevant section. ''']''' <sup></nowiki></font>]]</nowiki></font>]]</sup> 07:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== ] ==

] was ceated by ] on ], ]. The portal is at very initial level. It contains only a small introduction only. I propose it to be deleted. ] <sup>(]/])</sup> 17:23, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

:I agree, especially as ] has a better, wider scope. ] 19:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

== Plotting multiple cities ==

We finally have a solution for Nichalp's . Presenting you with the metropolitan cities of India:

{{location map start|India|float=none|width=270}}
{{location map marker|India|label=]|position=right|lat=18.96|long=72.82}}
{{location map marker|India|label=]|position=right|lat=13.09|long=80.27}}
{{location map marker|India|label=]|position=left|lat=28.35|long=77.13}}
{{location map marker|India|label=]|position=left|lat=22.33|long=88.20}}
{{Location map marker|India|label=]|position=left|lat=12.58|long=77.35}}
{{location map end|India|caption=Metropolitan cities of India}}

Yay!!! :) -- <font color="navy">] (])</font> 23:34, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:I tried this on ]. It came out nicely. -- <font color="navy">] (])</font> 00:23, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

== ] ==
Please have a look at this entry, which I submitted following Shyam Bihari's comment above. ] 20:02, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

==Caste lists vs. Caste cats==
Myself and ] have been discussing what to do with lists like ], ], ], ], etc. Check ] for all Afd's.

*'''My logic''' - Caste is something not notable to the subject if not covered in the article. Also, cats create a false impression that castes define Indian people. Lists may be ripe for caste-cruft but are not usually looked at by people unless they are of than clan. I think lists are a better idea than cats.] <font color = "blue"><sub>]</sub></font> 04:54, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

*'''My logic''':Category Dalit is a valid one because it is not just about caste, it is about a social condition, that is notable and verfiable. ] 23:13, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

===Utcursch's views===
I nominated a some "List of famous <caste-name-here>" for deletion, because they were full of unsourced stuff and wrong information, and in my personal opinion, "indiscriminate collection of information".

After discussion with ], I realized I should not be really bothered about these lists -- he is right when he says that caste-cruft is usually not looked at unless except the people of that caste. But at the same time, I don't want Misplaced Pages to become a tool to glorify castes.

The problem is that if you keep lists, you can't stop creation of categories. People will eventually create categories, and if somebody moves them to deletion, the first argument will be: We've got ], so why we should not have ], ], ]. For example, recently a ] (]) was created to carry out this task. Ignoring ], the argument given was "If xyz list exists, why should not this list exist?". In my very personal opinion, caste-based lists are not like ], rather they are akin to ], which we should not have (since ])

As of now, we do have ] and ], but these consist mostly of articles on sub-castes or related topics. But in future, I see biographies being categorized as ], ], ]. If such things are moved to deletions, people will cite existance of other such lists, ignoring ].

I'd suggest having a formal set of guidelines for this caste-related stuff. Like Bakaman said, lists are a better idea than categories (I am against creation of lists as well, but many already exist).

My '''ideal''' set of guidelines would be:
# No caste-based lists -- they are against ]
# The caste-based categories should include only articles on sub-castes/related articles, not people.
# If an article says that "Person xyz belongs to this caste", the source should be provided. Otherwise, the statement should be removed. Also, in case of anti-caste people (such as many nationalists), the article should not begin with: "XYZ was an Indian Bhumihar/Dalit/etc...". Instead, there should be a statement in bio: "XYZ was born in a Bhumihar/Dalit/etc family".

But I know this is ], and hardly anybody will agree with it. So, here is another set of proposed guidelines:

#Creation of caste-based lists and categories should be highly discouraged. The ] should be maintained by ] and any major changes should be discussed. You can't have official sources for most of these lists, as the Government of India documents only SCs/STs/OBCs. Also, inclusion of anti-caste nationlists such as ] and ] lists such as ] (on the grounds that they were born in Bhumihar families) should be considered wrong.
#If lists are created, they should not consist of <em>any</em> unsourced items. Also the sources should not include sites/groups/forums dedicated to that particular caste (because they list almost every famous personality as theirs).
#The caste categories should consist prefereably of sub-castes and related articles, not people. If a biography article is categorized in such a category, sources should be povided on the article page.

I strongly suggest that we have an official set of guideline for this caste-related stuff, as a part of ]. The guidelines can be decided by discussion and voting. ] | ] 05:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

===Response to Utcursch===
Your logic sounds good. If there are any lists at the present times, no red links should be permitted, and each person should have a reference proving they are indeed from that community or clan (caste).] <font color = "blue"><sub>]</sub></font> 22:44, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

===Comments===
The initiative for discussion by Utcursch and Bakasuprman is excellent. By and large, their logic and arguments are also quite sound. However, I disagree on 2 points - (1) Go on case-by-case basis. It is not groundless to create articles, lists and categories based on castes, but there must be good sources and convention to justify it - no ], nothing that violates ] or ]. (2) we '''must not''' develop a guideline through WikiProject India. This is vital - no group of editors based on nationality, religion, etc. should determine which content is advisable to create or not. I completely understand that our motives will be clean and our restrictions minimal. But we cannot create a guideline that inhibits the creation of new content. We don't, and shouldn't have this power. In addition, it will be a pain to change the guideline in due course of time if mandated by new developments. New crops of editors will look at things a lot differently.

My advice is, stick to the fundamentals - ], ], ], ], ], ]. These provide ample protection against articles that are poorly referenced, inherently biased or intended to prove a ]. Misplaced Pages's standards provide excellent protection against content that is questionable. No new criteria or guideline should be created by a smaller group of editors. To deal with fresh cases that may arise from time to time, begin with ] and work through discussion and consensus-building. '''No knowledge is unwelcome here. But that which is fake is not knowledge anyway.''' ] 01:41, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

===Nobleeagle's views===
I have found the caste pages troublesome throughout my time at Misplaced Pages. The desires of vandals and POV-Pushers editing these pages can be summarized as.
:a) to promote and glorify the history of their caste
:b) to denounce and defame members of other castes.
:c) to announce that famous Indian personalities are of their caste.
This often gets out of hand, because enforcement of Wikipolicies cited by Nirav above aren't being adhered to. Basically, what I'm getting at is people love creating these lists and probably won't stop just because we decide over here that we shouldn't let them. So, what is the solution? The creation of categories to divide people amongst castes is something I am opposed to. Firstly, it's very hard to get people to provide sources when working with categories, as one has to end up tracking down addition of categories on many different pages and we end up in a bit of a mess. It also gives undue weight to the caste system, which is diminishing in India. So let's keep it to lists.
Maintaining lists can be hard as well, but we need to be especially strict. We have some pages dedicated to last names associated with a caste (eg. ]), I say we should be strict on these pages to prove that these last names are indeed the caste they are meant to be. There are some sites that can help here, such as Ancestry.com, which can give us the caste for , , etc. etc. It would follow logically that people with any of these last names can be placed in the lists for their respective castes.

Now, not all surnames can be researched, in which case one would have to find a reputable source that states that a particular person is indeed of a particular caste. If this source is not provided, then names should be deleted almost instantly. One could easily source sites like Ancestry.com as we are pretty sure of many people's surnames. There's nothing wrong with redlinks as long as the people pass the test of notability. A few restrictions need to be placed on this list, Dalit activists who have converted and renounced their caste are no longer famous Dalits. If one has renounced the caste system and their caste, they cannot be labelled as part of a caste. For the most part, I think many Indians would know their caste (at least a broad caste, such as ], ]) and if they have not officially renounced their caste then they can be noted as part of this caste.

Now, note that all these comments are based on the fact that we can't control these lists from appearing. If one can have List of Hindus, ] then people have justifiable incentive to create a ]. If you guys have a way of keeping these lists out of the war forever (and stopping them from being created on pages, see ]) then that would be ideal, but I don't think that's very easy to do. ''']''' <sup></nowiki></font>]]</nowiki></font>]]</sup> 06:56, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

== ] has been moved to ] ==

I have placed a move template (with the ] section), in its talk page, to move it back to its original name. As suggested in ]. Thought anyone interested should know. --]]]] 14:03, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

== Requested moves ==

(Posted this in the wrong page yesterday)

*] → ] : ]
*] → ] (debate over) ] (]) 12:12, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

== Proposed redesign of the notice board ==

There is a on-going discussion about ]. As part of the discussion, we are proposing a redesign of the noticeboard page as a portal. This will improve and increase visibility to various activities in the projects. The proposed design page is at ]. Please check and comment. Thanks, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 05:41, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

===Survey===
Please specify '''support or oppose''' the move to the new portal page:

===Discussion===
Add your additional comments:

* Since there was no objection to the move, I moved the noticeboard to the new portal design. Please let me know any quesitons or issues. -- <font color="navy">] (])</font> 23:46, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Invitation to Indian WP editors to participate in FOSS.IN/2006 ==

In September, Jimbo Wales visited Bangalore, and during the meeting with him, he mentioned that he was very keen to see the Indian language Wikipedias gain more prominence. One of the factors involved in this is awareness, and getting the word out not just about Misplaced Pages, but the '''Indian Language Wikipedias''', and getting more people involved, plays a big role here.


== More Raj-era sourcing issues on South Asia related pages ==
For the past six years, my team and I have been running India's largest Free and Open Source Software (]) event, earlier known as "Linux Bangalore", and now known as ]. The idea behind the event is both to highlight the Indian FOSS community, and to encourage more people to contribute to FOSS and FOSS-related projects.


There seems to be a new editor (at least on ] related pages), ], who seems to be employing a very dubious mix of mostly Raj-era census sources and a few less controversial (but hardly contemporary) sources to create large, unsightly, census tables and then to plaster this mix of what at least to me appears to be ] and ], on dozens, if not hundreds, of pages. I tried to reason with them on their user talk page, but received a very generic reply. As far as I am aware&mdash;the awareness forged in the crucible of writing some caste-related articles with user:Sitush&mdash;this sort of thing is a no-no on South Asia-related pages; otherwise, dozens of editors would have already done it, their efforts not being thwarted over the 18 years that I have been watching South Asia on WP. That these tables are outlandishly large does not help either. Pinging some administrators and old South Asia hands. {{re|Bishonen|RegentsPark|Vanamonde93|Abecedare|TrangaBellam|Joshua Jonathan|Kautilya3|Sitush}} ]] 11:48, 6 January 2025 (UTC
As I said , Misplaced Pages is about as FOSS as a project can get, so it is dead in line with the objectives of FOSS.IN. With this in mind, I have invited the Indian Misplaced Pages community to participate in the event, which runs from November 24-26 in ], ]. At this event, we have a "FOSS Expo" which is used to demonstrate FOSS projects and invite participation in them.


:There is also {{noping|Wigglebuy579579}} who has been adding tables of demographic data from the pre-independence era into many articles especially those related to social groups . - ] (]) 11:54, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
To enable these projects to participate and exhibit, we provide PCs, connectivity, table space, etc. to the exhibitors, and all for free. Our only requirement is the facilities provided are used to demonstrate actual FOSS projects, and Misplaced Pages, specifically the Indian Language Wikipedias, is totally qualified for this.
::PS2 Van02200 has added "religions" related data, but as ] points out above and ] has pointed out on my user talk page, others have ]] 12:14, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
::PS3 There are acceptable historical demography sources, such as ]'s ''A Population History of India'', OUP, 2018, but these editors don't use such ] sources as they usually do not have district-level data, only higher level prose descriptions. Instead, these editors have in their tables a more or less verbatim repeat of a census table from, say, 1901, in conjunction with a journal article from, say, 1908. I have now removed an even larger "religions" table from the ] page. I note too that user:Van02200 is pretty much an ] for now. I think this is a very troubling trend. Also pinging {{re|Diannaa|DrKay|Drmies|Anupam}} ]] 12:33, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Contesting this claim: Historical demographic data is a personal interest, hence the primary focus. Moreover, adding said historical demographic data to various South Asia related pages does not constitute a single purpose account, given the range mix of other recent and prior edits on a plethora of other pages, which can easily be viewed via edit history. ] (]) 01:21, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
:PS I encountered their table on ], but as you will see in their contributions, they have cast their net wide (over hundreds of pages) to further whatever aim they have. A bigger problem, and I have this gripe with those who add climate-related tables, often also unsightly, is that they run against WP's policy on ], i.e. the primacy of text (i.e. prose and not to the bells and whistles of infoboxes and tables.) The infobox- and tables- warriors hardly ever summarize in English prose. We may need to revisit the existing consensus on Raj-era sources and perhaps expand it. ]] 12:04, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
:For reference, the "very generic reply" to ] on my user talk page is below:
''Decreeing sourced data is acceptable versus which is not based on one premise is faulty, given the very same Raj-era sources have been used in academia for decades, if not close to a century at this point in time.''


''There are thousands of papers, journal entries, media articles and other forms of encyclopedic material that reference census data from the Raj-era, many of which are sourced on a plethora of Misplaced Pages articles that either specifically delve into demographic-related topics or have sections that are dedicated to the demographic-related topics.''
You can read more about this . If you are interested in participating, do get in touch with ], or join the ]. ] has already indicated that he would be attending the event and would love to participate, so you could possibly sync with him as well.


''Proceeding under the premise regarding the the removal of every single mention of these topics, any historical demographic-related note, table, or refrence from the colonial period of South Asia would be required to be purged, not just from Misplaced Pages, but also from all of academia and various media sources as well as anything else which has been published across the public and private spheres since 1947.''
I look forward to the Misplaced Pages community's participation at FOSS.IN.


''This indicates a complete contrast regarding the constant addition of encyclopedic-related data and materials on a free, publically available website such as Misplaced Pages. Rather than proceeding with a complete purge, I would suggest a compromise that would benefit the reader(s): Any page that sources Raj-era censuses should include a disclaimer regarding the contemporary discussion surrounding potential inaccuracies. Any source(s) that can serve as further reading on the subject would also be helpful.''
] 14:33, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
:I am awaiting for that elusive North Indian event to happen too :( -- ]] 14:55, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


Regarding other sources: historical demography sources, such as ]'s ''A Population History of India'' references Raj-era census data down to the district level when addressing the demographic change that occurred in Punjab between the censuses of 1941 and 1951.
== Help needed ==


Any additional feedback is appreciated. Thanks. -] (]) 14:34, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
Requesting help to update "<nowiki>type=district|</nowiki>" to 's infoboxes? If the coords look weird, please fix them too. Thanks, <font color="navy">] (])</font> 08:03, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
:done till ]. The last two were already done. I avgd out a few of the coords to let them fall in the states and removed extra square braces in '''state''' and website when I found them --]]]] 10:18, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks! Much appreciated-- <font color="navy">] (])</font>


:This is typical of any interaction with user:Van00220. Their contribution, i.e. a table, is entirely devoid of prose; their engagement on a talk page is full of nothing but non-specific prose. OK, I think I have made my point. I will bow out for now so as to allow others to participate. ]] 14:42, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
*Using Raj-era census sources for prose isn't acceptable - there's consensus and precedent that we don't consider those reliable. Using the same sources for a demographic table seems pointless more than anything. We are not a database - statistics without context don't belong on Misplaced Pages, and if reliable sources are analyzing the Raj-era censuses, then we should be reporting those analyses, not reproducing the raw data. {{U|Van00220}}, how does a table like the one you to ] benefit the reader? There is no context for those statistics. There is decadal data for the Raj era but nothing between 1941 and 2017. If Dyson cites these statistics, as you say, why aren't you adding what Dyson says about them, rather than attempting to turn Misplaced Pages into a census database? <small> As a complete aside, this is a good example of why ] is needed; much of this content refers to present-day Pakistan. </small> ] (]) 16:28, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
*:Copy pasting raw data is not helpfull for anyone....As ] is preferred, statistical charts and diagrams that lack any context or explanation such as; historical population charts should be converted to prose text that explains why population go up or down. ] as outlined at ]. Data dump as seen at <big>'']''</big> is an accessibility nightmare that deters readers. <span style="display:inline-flex;rotate:-15deg;color:darkblue">''']'''</span><span style="display:inline-flex;rotate:15deg;color:darkblue">]</span> 16:47, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
*: Appreciate the reply, {{U|Vanamonde93}}. My responses to your main points of contention below:<br><br>''1. Regarding the context on statistics''<br>1.1: Given various statistics have been added in the "demography" section of articles, the context is inherently implied (i.e. the comparison of population from one census to the next, or the comparison of one religious group from one census to the next, or the comparison of one age group from one census to the next). Another example of this on Misplaced Pages is the addition of a climate table/graph in the "climate" section of an article, whereby data is presented in a section which requires data similar to a "demography" section of an article; as a result, the context to the reader is inherently implied.<br>1.2: As indicated above, the "demography" section of an article implies the context of all data that is added into the section will be demography-related, whether that be a population history table, an ethnicity table, an age group table, or a religion table as is contested at present.<br><br>''2. Regarding the census data gap between 1941 and 2017''<br>2.1: I am in the process of addressing these gaps (see edit history, for reference) as I have recently begun adding 1951, 1961, and 1971 census breakdowns on the Indian side. This is still very much a work in progress, and while gradual edits are not fully complete given all censuses are not covered, it is still useful and informative data.<br>2.2: Unfortunately, as old censuses appear as the original photocopied documents, it is a painstakingly long process given the number of pages regarding provinces, districts, or cities exist across the regions which I have primarily focused on (i.e. northwestern South Asia).<br>2.3: Moreover, the data can also take a significant amount of time to find, while at the same time ensuring numbers on old documents are copied over correctly hampers the ability to add and expand historical demographic tables in a timely manner. For example, a recent addition included the 1951, 1961, and 1971 census breakdowns for Delhi. Unfortunately, all of this was deleted yesterday by one user under the guise of Raj-era sources being unacceptable for use on Misplaced Pages.<br><br>''3. Regarding the Dyson material''<br>3.1: Various sections that reference Dyson delve into his claims of demographic change between 1941 and 1951 across Punjab province indicate that throughout the eastern regions, districts that were 66 percent Hindu in 1941 became 80 percent Hindu in 1951; those that were 20 percent Sikh became 50 percent Sikh in 1951, while in the western regions all districts became almost exclusively Muslim by 1951.<br>3.2: It is pretty clear the reference of 1941 is derived from data in the census taken in that year, while the reference of 1951 is derived data in the census taken in that year. Taking this into account, as the 1941 census took place during the Raj era, the claim negating any additions of said census data on Misplaced Pages should be null and void to avoid any questions regarding a lack of consistency with one editor over another arising.<br>3.3: Expanding on these claims with a table illustrating the specific set of census data which was referenced in the source material should not be considered controversial. Conversely, this should be seen as a helpful addition for the reader given the claims can be backed up with the data that is referenced.<br><br> As a final note, I would also like to add (for the record) that these additions are being made in good faith; there is no hidden agenda or conflict of interest(s) I am attempting to wedge in, and I believe the accusation made earlier by the other user was quite unwarranted. The lack of easily accessible demographic data (moreso historical than contemporary as already touched upon above) has always been a personal bother, and given the subject is already of great personal interest (i.e. a hobby, not stemming from a conflict of interest) explains why I have made a plethora of additions to countless articles over the years on various demographic related topics. ] (]) 06:09, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
*::When you ] primary sources and make deductions on "religions" in a historically contentious article such as ], dickering over religious composition in the East Punjab (mostly Sikhs and Hindus) versus the West (mostly Muslim), please don't preach to us that we have to ]. Meanwhile as there is a clear consensus against such ] not just here, but on Misplaced Pages, I will remove your outlandishly sized tables one by one, starting with the major articles. That you are a ] is evident from your editing history. You do nothing but plastering tables en masse. When this has been done in hundreds of pages, it becomes a headache for those of us who have to watch over the articles. You have no editing history in these pages. You make no qualitative descriptions anywhere, only plaster tables. Believe me this is one of the most egregious example of disruptive behavior I've seen in my 18 years on Misplaced Pages. ]] 14:52, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
*:::Qualitative descriptions are not mandatory for all edits, otherwise there would be no statistical data of any kind on this website.<br>Regarding the original point: The layman will not spend hours shifting through scanned documents of old census reports. As a result, having this information on a publicly available, and easily comprehensible on a website such as Misplaced Pages provides readers with an ease of accessibility to view historical demographic data should they wish.<br>Regardless, I must digress. Despite my good intentions on display here throughout the discussion so far, I have received nothing but a torrent of ill-mannered pushback with no indication that this will change.<br>Furthermore, it is also clear from my interactions with you on here that only one agenda exists, and it certainly does not stem from the vast majority of my good faith additions to this website, which at this point have likely taken up hundreds of hours pouring over old data.<br>When I attempt to further my case in good faith, you immediately shut it down.<br>This kind of behaviour is not at all conducive to creating a free space for for editors, when data is presented and sourced, whereby data may be presented and sourced in one fashion, but using the same source to illustrate it in another immediately turns into an issue that should never have existed from the offset.<br>The scenario illustrated above is akin to a rigid set of lines, where confirmity is paramount. If one should dare step across the pre-set line, one must immediately be on high alert for threats, bullying, and harassment from the establishment.<br>Some editors, armed with their Misplaced Pages "prestige", have clearly formed a coalition alongside other longstanding editors with the sole objective of limiting dialogue and discussion, indicating a complete disregard for deviation from an archaically set status-quo by the very same "prestigious" group of editors, as highlighted by your reply above.<br>When this long-standing status-quo is challenged, accusations of preaching appear, further evidenced through the "please don't preach to us" note in the latest edit summary; "us" obviously meaning the prestigious group of editors as referenced above.<br>I apologize if the contents of this reply isn't what you wished to hear, however, it is a point which clearly must be conveyed, based on all the contents of your thinly veiled threats from the onset, shielded under the guise of "talk page discussion" here.<br>I project that my point above will be proven in short order, as further false accusations will be flung, alongside several warnings from the establishment, which could ultimately result in a ban.<br>It is obviously disappointing that it may end in such a manner, but such is the way of life. Crucially, it can serve as an important warning and reminder to other good faith editors that this website is not functioning in the manner that was originally intended whereby the prestigious few continually practice their smartly disguised mantra stolen from a famous book where "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". ] (]) 02:18, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
*The existence of climate data in articles isn't in any way a justification for census data. Again, we are not a database, and once multiple editors have raised concerns with your addition of statistics, you need to discuss those additions and reach a consensus on what is acceptable. Please note that changes made in good faith can still be disruptive. I am not accusing you of having an agenda, but your additions are still problematic. ] (]) 17:00, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
*:Thank you for the respectful reply once again. I greatly appreciate that. It seems as though this may boil down to one point of contention: Whether the addition of sourced demographic data tables should constitute a "disruptive" edit.<br>It seems counterintuitive that the addition of clearly sourced, factual information (in this case, census data) onto a website that prides itself on the addition of factually sourced information should not be considered disruptive, especially when similar information derived from the same sources (in this case, books, media, or academic articles) are not deemed to be disruptive.<br>What is disruptive (which I believe we can both agree on) are editors, who clearly have an agenda, making a plethora of unsourced additions, that are not based in fact or reality. This is not what is at issue here at all as the additions in contention are the complete opposite.<br> Additionally, what could understandably be seen problematic is the bloated size of these data tables, which can hinder readability. If so, there is an option to hide tables which is an easy edit/addition to make. ] (]) 02:35, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
*::Please remember that NOTDATABASE is ''policy''. Adding tables from 150-year-old censuses, without any anchor in the prose, is in my view a violation of that policy. Even the addition of contemporary demographic material requires care, because the categories in a government survey do not necessarily reflect the messy realities of caste, religion, and economics. Raj-era surveys were not known for their reliability. The peer-reviewed content we have on places in the subcontinent often omit even contemporary demographics. For all these reasons, you really need to obtain affirmative consensus in favor of your edits before adding historical demographic data. ] (]) 03:55, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
*:::I can most certainly add anchor prose that accompanies the data tables if that is one of the main issues at hand.<br>It would be helpful know if there is any specific age of data that may be considered more controversial, without any anchor prose. For example, anything post-1880, post-1900, post-1920, post-1940, etc, etc?<br>On the Delhi page, the edit note stated that 120 year old data must be removed, but in the same edit, data stemming from more recent censuses was also removed. Is there simply a blanket rule that any demographic data for South Asia prior to 1947 is considered unacceptable to post, or should we take a more nuanced approach to this?<br>Regarding peer-reviewed sources that delve into historical demographics during the Raj-era: there are some sources that derive data from the very censuses that have been flagged to be at issue, as already discussed above.<br>Additionally, on the topic of more contemporary (i.e. post Raj-era) censuses: I have been left pondering why these were also removed on the Delhi page, as the original reason given being 120 year old data must be cleared due to its perceived inaccuracies. ] (]) 04:33, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
*::::When historians use Raj-era sources, they are presumably exercising their professional judgement in doing so. We are not historians: we don't analyze primary sources. If historians use some data, we should summarize what they say about that data, not present the data itself. {{pb}} Nuance is always appropriate: I cannot say that every single instance of a demography table must be removed, or that it is always okay after a given date; but you certainly shouldn't be adding the tables by default, and it is likely that they are inappropriate in most cases. I could see in some cases a "Demodgraphics of..." page being appropriate ''if and only if'' there is coverage of that in secondary sources. Where the census data are all we have, I don't see how inclusion of historical demography is appropriate. {{pb}} I know that's frustrating to hear, but this is a recurring theme over the years; the community has decided over and over that we are not a repository for uncontextualized information, from sports statistics to highway features. ] (]) 04:50, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
*:::::Thank you for explaining further context surrounding this issue.<br>Regarding tables that exist: I would like to propose adding a two-part anchor prose, with (1) that includes a description of the table, and (2) alongside a cautionary note that indicates the potentially controversial nature of the data.<br>The former could look something like this: "Decadal census reports took place during the colonial era. One component of the reports included religious affiliation, as detailed in the table below."<br>The latter could look something like this: "Additionally, the role of British ethnographers in regards to demographic data on decadal census reports has been considered controversial by various contemporary authors in academia, which includes data regarding caste, tribal association, religious background, and linguistic affiliation." ] (]) 06:15, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
*::::::That's not quite what I mean by context. That doesn't explain why the statistics matter, and what the reader is supposed to understand from them. The description is probably a good thing, but it doesn't address the underlying issue, of presenting a database rather than a coherent narrative. ] (]) 16:30, 8 January 2025 (UTC)


== Helping identifying two places in India ==


Hello. The article ] references two places in India: "Devicottail" and "Cuddylor". I can't find either places referenced outside of the article (or sources relating to the article) so I assume they are misspelled. Perhaps someone with a good knowledge of Indian geography could figure out which places the article is referring to and correct the spelling? ] (]) 16:29, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
== Help needed for ] ==


:The source does not appear to mention Devicottail, although it mentions that she was hospitalized at Cuddylorom (perhaps ]?) after the siege of Pondicherry. There is also which you can check as well. - ] (]) 01:33, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
I request to take a look at ] and check the bulking and additions of sundry, insiginificant information merely to push the POV.A short summary of events which sparked the trouble-
#I had added information with the help of a citation,everything was reviewed by admin ].He himself contributed to the article.
#Kannada editors objected my addition of Yuvamelava subsection in the article.I argued that the convention was attended by 40,000+ it needs to be placed here.
#They (Sarvagnya,Naveenbm,KNM,Gnanapiti) started the trouble by adding sundry and irrelavant stuff and blatant POV. Their additions included a minor flag hoising ceremony by a mob of 15 people.Note that many Marathi news-citations I added had ample of POV but I think I avoided most of it and didn include it in the artcile.Thats why I had insisted the admin to examine the article.I was blocked for 3RR while the kannada users(they are suspected sock-puppets and a case is pending against them) The bulkying still continues while i am away...
#As a response I strted to edit out but I was resisted by them.I too added some insignificant stuff.(this was before the block)
#I plead '''neutral''' intervention.I request admins to examine the article, decide yourself what should be there,what should not be.Its an earnest request to '''enforce NPOV'''.
Thanks.
] 17:59, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
PS:Pl look the talk page and the history of that article to verify my claims.
:I would advise you to take this to the formal ] process. That page is quite a mess with sock armies, heated tempers and so on. -- ]] 18:24, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
::I take exception to Lost's 'sock armies' comment. Mahawiki has been insinuating me and other editors of being sock puppets. He and his great friend Baka have filed a checkuser on me. Its been a long time and for some reason, may be because the clerk sees the filing itself as frivolous, there hasnt been any result yet. In the meanwhile Mahawiki, Baka and their comrades are using that flimsy, good for nothing, 'official' accusation to try and mislead people about me. When it comes from the likes of Mahawiki and Baka, I couldnt care less about such accusations. I've learnt enough to 'hand wave' it away. But, it is extremely unbecoming of a senior editor like Lost to buy Mahawiki's rhetoric at face value and 'play along'. Yes, I know he didnt specifically mention me when he said 'sock armies', but the insinuation is there for everyone to see and plain as day. Shameful I should say. ] 18:43, 30 October 2006 (UTC)


== Assistance - ] ==
:Any particular reasons for mentioning "sock armies" specifically? I'm taking it as a personal attack on me as Mahawiki has explicitly mentioned my name. Branding someone as "sock" without knowing anything about the issue is not welcomed at all.] 18:48, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
::Guys, please cool down. I am talking about single purpose accounts that come on the page and start abusing the other states and their denizens. Here are a few diffs for your reference and . I am not pointing at anyone trying to resolve the dispute. Please try to ] before feeling hurt -- ]] 19:02, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
::And my advice to take it through a formal dispute resolution process still holds -- ]] 19:21, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Hi lost, what do u mean by dispute resolution? I was asked by admin to post here.Please specify so that I can approach it. BTW the page continues to filled with POV and nonsense by Kannada editors. They think their 'gang' will overwhelm me and I shall give up!
:::And sarvagnya mind ur tongue.Just because I am not responding to ur/ur friends comments doesnt mean I have given up. Make sure u behave urself or else u know I can give u equal and opposite reaction! Thanks.] 05:39, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Hi Mahawiki, please see ]. It explains step by step what needs to be done in the case of a dispute. There is also an informal way to go about it. You can request at ] for a mediator. -- ]] 05:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


In May 2024, I created an article on a surge waterfall located in Himachal Pradesh, ]. The article has remained unreviewed ever since, primarily due to a lack of ''sufficient'' reliable sources.
==Article name updates for some Cities of Karnataka==
Today (November 1st, 2006), by ], some of the cities of Karnataka are being renamed to their original form from the current anglicised forms like '''Bangalore''' to '''Bengalooru''' (. More references and developments available in 2nd paragraph of ] article).


While an editor, ], pointed out that the article clearly lacked ''enough'' reliable sources and questioned its notability, he ''did not rule out'' the possibility that the subject might merit an article. He referred me to ] for assistance and help.
'''Changes''':
* ] TO ]
* ] TO ]
* ] TO ]
* ] To ]
* ] TO ]
* ] TO ]
* ] TO ]
* ] TO ]


While I admit some of the sources in the article are questionable, I believe the subject does meet Misplaced Pages's notability guideline for geographical features. Other published articles in the same or similar category would be ], ], ] or ], to name a few.
Now, what needs to be done in Misplaced Pages?


In the context of Indian geography, and more specifically the geography and ecology of Himachal Pradesh, I hold that the topic of the article, ], is relevant and notable. I request help with referencing on the article. This may be a stretch, but I would also appreciate co-authors, if any.
Based on the lines of ] (redirected from ]), ] (redirected from ]), Kolkata (redirected from ]), we should be providing the redirects from current name to the new name, (eg: provide the redirect from ] to ]). Then we will need to provde the sentence in introduction of each article, referring to the old name, like ((] '''{{Audio|Bangalore-pronunciation.ogg|Bangalore}}''') ). This is exactly how it is done in other articles(], ], ]).


If this isn't the right place to ask, do give me a heads-up. Regards, <span style="background-color: black; padding: 2px 3px 1px 3px;">] ]</span> 21:23, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
Along with these redirects/moves, we will need to write a general paragraph applicable for these changes and should be put in a section of all these articles. I request Admins' help in this regard. - ] <sup> ''']'''</sup> 16:22, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
*'''Strong Support''' Anglicized names reek of colonialism. Let us not be stuck with names which are a result of foreigners inability to twist their tongues correctly.]
*'''Support''' moving these articles to the new names. per Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai -- <font color="navy">] (])</font> 18:19, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
*'''Support''' moving these articles to the new names. ] 18:25, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
<s>*'''Strong Support''' - Since the movement has been made officially by the authorities and the government of Karnataka, we should be following the same strategy that has been applied for other such cities such as Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai. ] 18:27, 31 October 2006 (UTC)</s>
*'''Support''', as per the above. ] <sup>(]/])</sup> 18:38, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
*'''STRONGLY OPPOSE''' for Belagavi (which is the controversial city claimed by Maharashtra)It should be kept at Belgaum. ] 19:11, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
::The dispute/controversy is about where the city should belong, and not about the name of the place; and it is going on since several decades. At present, and as long as it is part of ] state, the ] is the governing body of the place. The name is '''Belagavi''' as per the governing body and it is considered '''official'''. Please let us not mixup border dispute with the name change. Thanks. - ] <sup> ''']'''</sup> 02:10, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Strong Support''' - as per official notification from state government.] 03:10, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Support''' per nom. ] 14:09, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Strong support''' for moving all these articles to their new names. -- ] <sup><i>(])</i></sup> 15:11, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' Hi, guys; you are arguing the wrong question. Please read ]; the question is not "which name is or ought to be official?", it's which name does the English-speaking world, including Indian anglophones, most easily use and recognize. In the case of ], the new name has succeeded; give this a while. After all, it is not impossible that a new party in Government might change back. ] 16:51, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
:*The decision to change the names from Nov 1st 2006, was taken many months ago by the then government headed by the Congress party. It is being implemented by parties which were ''then'' in the opposition, but are now ruling. BJP is one of the ruling parties and its common knowledge that Congress and BJP are as bitter political opponents as they get. So the question of 'some other party' changing it doesnt arise. Also, such a precedent has never been there in India. Political consensus was ''never'' a problem in this issue.
:*As for WP:NAME saying it should be named according to the 'English speaking world' - well, I couldnt find it on WP:NAME. Maybe because it has lot of sub articles. I havent searched through all of them. I request you to please post the specific link.
:*Also going by that convention would be treading in gray area. Because when I last checked, many airports and post offices around the world still go by Bombay, Calcutta, Madras etc.,(the old names of those cities) while the corresponding articles on WP are the new names.
:*Also, the fact that it is Bengalooru has been reported widely in all kinds of media in India - English '''and''' vernacular. ] 23:38, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' The ] should be made exception for Belgaum. This is an emotional angle to it. The disputed region should be spared. Belgaon (marathi) and Belgavi(kannada) shoulkd not be used and English ] should be used to avoid clashes. The case of dispute is with Supreme court of India,the name change is most likely to stay on paper as ] are bound to oppose the name change and never implement it. BTW the voting counter should here before the final verdict. ] 18:39, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Strongly oppose''': Use common names in English. A preference for official names where usage is mixed is legitimate, and this is what was used to move Bombay to Mumbai. However when one name is overwhelmingly common in English, we should use that one. --] 03:36, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:*The case of Bengalooru/Bangalore is '''in no way different''' from Mumbai/Bombay. Just like Mumbai, Bengalooru has always been what the native 'Bangaloreans' have called it. And just like Mumbai, Bengalooru is just about going 'back' to what the native residents have always called it. "Bengalooru" is not something somebody conjured out of thin air overnight. ] 03:44, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' The Indian media has now started using Bengalooru since yesterday while covering issues related to erstwhile Bangalore. Also, it is an official decision to rename the city similar to what happened in case of Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Beijing. Here is one more news story from one of India's premier news papers (Times of India) on the official decision. . ] <sup><i>(])</i></sup> 04:09, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
*::*Pl note that renaming of ''Belgaum'' doesnt hold above explaination. Belgavi is a alien name for the Maharashtrians (which are in large no and relative majority) of Belgaum and they call it ''Belgaon''. ] 04:10, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::: Please don't mix border dispute and renaming. As of this writing, Belagavi is still administered by Government of Karnataka and its decision is binding on it. FYI, MES legislatures from Belagavi attend legislature seesions in Karnataka and not in Mumbai. People can refer to it as and how they want, but Misplaced Pages articles are based on official names and Belgaum is now officially called Belgavi. ] <sup><i>(])</i></sup> 04:26, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:How can it be when it will never be used by locals? MES and Marathi people care less about Karnataka's naming policy. The case is in ] and hence I would urge not to use names of either language here.The new name as i said before will remain on papers when Belgaumkars will stick to Belgaum. ] 04:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
* '''Oppose'''. See ]. Maybe when the new names become more widely used in the English-language media. --] (]) 06:01, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
* '''Support'''. The state name invariably becomes the most used name with time. BTW has the state government brought in the legislation or released an official notification about the change? because thats when such a name change takes legal effect (if I am not mistaken)
:*Official decision has been taken and announced. All thats left is minor things like "Geological Survey of India" printing new maps with the new names, new forms etc., being printed in govt., offices etc.,. In other words, the order has been given, it just has to percolate down. According to media reports, this may take a month or so. ] 07:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::nevertheless its official only, and only when, all the formalities are completed :). Shouldn't take long. --]]]] 08:00, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Strong support'''. Those are the new official names in English and as such should be used. &mdash;]<font color="green">]</font>] ] 08:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Neutral''' but who came up with some of those crazy spellings? '''Mysooru'''? What language is that from? Shouldn't it be '''Maisūru''' or '''Maisuuru''' if it's derived from ]? — <span style="border:1px solid blue;padding:1px;">]</span> 08:48, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' According to the BBC and NDTV the spelling will be Bengaluru. Other newspapers say Bengalooru. Which is the correct one? Also is the approval of the government in Delhi needed? Here they say it may be. I didn't understand fully what they were saying because I don't properly understand the center-state relationship in India. Otherwise, I also agree the article should be under the official name. -- ] 09:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


== ] of ] ==
'''Comment'''. Please read this article which confirms that the Kannada name will also be used in English language(for those towns/cities whose names have been officially changed). So why the capitulation?. Its Bengaluru in English as well. Who is anyone to decide whether the name will catch on, gain popularity or change again over the decades. The name of Mumbai may change again too. Did that stop people from using it as the official name on wiki?. Lets get on with it and let us not allow doubting Thomases and prejudists to stop us from doing the right thing. Let us not forget that the its the dream of the '''common man''' with no access to computers and wikipedia which has been fulfilled. '''Where are there votes'''? This voting thing is bogus as it accounts for the affluent who dont care much and prefer English names anyway. Bangalore just does not belong to Bangaloreans but to the whole of Karnataka. Take a census with the 55 million people in Karnataka and you will see the right % of those want the change and those who dont. The whole idea of changing the name is to assert ourselves and our pride in Kannada. We dont need to prove whether the name will catch on or become popular.] 14:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
]


The article ] has been ]&#32;because of the following concern:
:'''Comment''' Actually, check the talk page archives; there was quite a bit of dispute on the whole Bombay -> Mumbai and Calcutta -> Kolkata moves, and they only really happened when the new names caught on in the international media. For a brief period around the time of the Olympics, the mayor (I think) of ] requested that the city be called Torino—which it was among some of the US media—but it never really caught on, and the page remains at Turin. Also note that ] is still at that spelling, despite the fact that Kyiv is seen as official by both the US government and the Ukrainian government. For a slightly less-related example, see ] vs. ]. The point is that English doesn't have any regulatory body; a government can declare a name to be "official English," but that doesn't make it so. Misplaced Pages follows actual English usage, not (for instance) Kannada usage or what the government of Karnataka thinks English usage ought to be. To answer your question "who is anyone to decide ...?": surely the decision as to what the name of a Misplaced Pages page ought to be belongs to the consensus of ''Misplaced Pages editors'', not the proverbial "common man." --] (]) 18:17, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
<blockquote>'''Unreferenced and unimproved over 15 years. No reliable sources online Google news, newspapers, books, or scholar. Not enough information to merge.'''</blockquote>


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* '''Comment''' Right. Take a census with Belgaumites and they will tell u that they dont want Kannada name to their city. Belgaum has majority of Marathi speakers and they are comfortable with present name. Many of them may want to change it to '''Belgaon'''. So keep Belgaum as it is.
Read and to ascertain the majority of Maharashtrians and their 'opposition' to Kannada.] 16:33, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


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* '''Comment''' Is it ] or ]. Some one has moved it to ] without consensus.


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'''Comment''' Very clever arguements from user Xiaopo but at the end of the day, (be it tommorow or 45 days from) I think the only ones who are really going to stand against changing the name are those with some axe to grind. Why should Turin be an example for Bengaluru. Once again, an attempt to evaluate India and everything Indian from an european point of view. What America calls Turin is immaterial. I see a lot of vested arguements.
1.lets wait for 45 days
2.Let us see if becomes popular
3.Its not officially official yet
4.The naming convention has nothing to do with common man.
5.Bengaluru may not be its English version. Is'nt Mumbai English?


== ] ==
At the end of the day, wikipedia has to come around and follow main stream, no matter what happens in this vote.] 19:34, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


Can somebody please source this? ] (]) 04:19, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
'''Comment''' Firstly, it seems like nobody's sure whether the new name is Bengaluru or Bengalooru, or what have you. But more importantly, it looks like the change won't be "official" for at least a month:
:The changes are yet to come into effect.


== ] ==
:Says Kumarswamy, "The government has taken the decision but we have sent it for gazette notification. The process will be completed within one month."


Can somebody with knowledge of ''Tala'' please source this? ] (]) 04:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
Or from the Houston Chronicle:
:The name change would have to be approved by the federal government and India's president. The state government would have to wait for a few months before it formally changes Bangalore's name to Bengaluru. .
Let's be careful not to jump the gun here. --] (]) 19:03, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


== ] of ] ==
'''Strong support''' - The names are not only made official, but also the printed and electronic media have started using the name as Bengalooru, Belagavi, Mysooru etc. To be consistent with ], ] and ] etc articles, we should certanly make the movements for all these cities' articles.
]
Mr mahawiki, do not mention that marathi people will oppose the name change , It is only MES and people like you are opposing. The marathi speaking people in karnataka have clearly said that.. they want Belagavi to be part of Karnataka and in few days the representation from marathi unions is planning to meet the Maharastra CM to stop such unwanted instigation and allow them to live in karnataka as they are very much comfortable in Karnataka --] 20:26, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::'''Please note that there are possible sockpuppets here too. NAnuyAru seems to '''Single purpose acoount''' to build consensus here.(See his contribs) Gnanapiti is confirmed sockpuppet of Sarvagnya.'''. Please be sure of this while taking decision (especially about Belgaum). ] 04:05, 3 November 2006 (UTC)


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::MES is elected representatives of Belgaum.So their view matters.No Marathi speaking people cares about what Karnataka calls Belgaum. I dont know what ur talking about.A handful of power-hungry Marathi politicians cannot beat MES who has won continously for 50 years on the issue of '''merger with Maharashtra'''. Your govt. is fooling u.] 02:29, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
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'''Strong Support''' - There is no reason why the movement should be opposed, when the government has announced it on the Rajyotsava day (Nov 1st). 'Bangalore', 'Mysore', 'Belgaum', 'Shimoga' are all not the correct names of those cities anymore and having the article in those names will be against the fact, which is not we are supposed to do in wikipedia. ] 01:42, 3 November 2006 (UTC)


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*'''Oppose'''. This shouldn't really even be put up to a poll, unless we are going to overturn the policies on ] and ] at the same time.&mdash;]<sup>(])</sup> 20:28, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Weak oppose''' Although I agree with some points of view of those supporting, I think that ] rules this out. Maybe when the usage of these names becomes more widespread in English (like what happened to Mumbai) then moving would be adequate.--<strong><font style="color: #082567">]</font>]<font style="color: #082567">]</font></strong> 21:09, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:*First of all I dont see how WP:UE applies here. To start with, WP:UE is a guideline, not a policy. And it seems devoted to ensuring that ''English as in Roman alphabets'' minus diacritics and such is used. It also says that the most popular spelling in English should be used '''''where two different spellings exist''''' like in Wien and Vienna. Wien obviously seems like the way Germans or Europeans would spell it, while Vienna is the common English spelling, which I believe ''even the English media in Vienna(if any) would be using''. The case of Bengaluru/Bangalore isnt exactly a parallel, because Bengaluru/Bangalore are not just spelled differently, they're basically two different names(though rooted in the same). It is for nothing that it is being said that Bangalore is being ''renamed'' as Bengaluru. They're different spellings, different pronunciations and different ''names''.
:*As for the Torino/Turin example that people have cited more than once here, I'd like to say that ''even WP:UE'' which itself is only a guideline, lists it under '''''borderline cases'''''. Surely borderline cases cannot be used as precedents.
:*The only fair precedents here is what was followed for other '''''Indian''''' cities and nothing else. I say this because, when it comes to usage of English, I feel India is uniquely positioned compared to other ''non-english'' countries with English media. Because in India the English media is as ''mainstream'' as the ''vernacular'' media and vice versa. I am not sure if the same can be said of a country like, say, France or China or Saudi Arabia etc.,. And as far as the ''Indian English media'' is concerned, all of them have reported that the name has changed. Details like new maps being printed, new forms being printed will happen in course of time and that shouldnt be used to hold up Misplaced Pages. Imo such an attempt would just be about splitting hairs for nothing.
:*So I really dont see anything in WP:UE or even WP:Naming conventions that should prevent this move. And it is not as if someone who doesnt know about the name change wouldnt find the article on Misplaced Pages. He can always search for "Bangalore" and he will be redirected to "Bengaluru" and in that process, he will learn something new and information will be shared and spread. ] 22:15, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


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**How do you figure that "Vienna"/"Wien" is one name with two spellings, but "Bangalore"/"Bangaluru" is two different names?&mdsah;]<sup>(])</sup> 22:21, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


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::Ditto to ]'s question. Wien and Vienna aren't just "two spellings," they're pronounced differently as well (Wien is pronounced ). The local language name just happens to differ from the English name. Same thing with ], ], or even ]. The point of the whole "common names" guideline is to have the article named whatever people are most likely to search for and link to (to avoid double redirects). It's been hashed out at great length (and the arguments about redirects have been made, several times) and this isn't the place to replicate that. Added to the fact that it's not certain what exactly the new names ''are'', and whether they've actually been adopted yet, I think it's best to keep everything where it is now. ] when the name change was announced, but only when it became the dominant form used in the English-language media—both Indian and international.] --] (]) 22:32, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


== ] of ] ==
::In any case, check out ]—guidelines are authorized by consensus and actionable. The naming conventions can certainly admit of occasional exceptions, but I hardly think this is clear-cut enough to be one of those. Remember, a guideline is basically like a policy, but less so. --] (]) 22:45, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
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*'''Oppose'''. ] is quite clear. When the new names become common, then the articles should be moved. ] 23:27, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
'''Oppose for ]''' (because of sockpuppetry and 3RR gaming). '''Support''' for all others.] <font color = "blue"><sub>]</sub></font> 02:45, 3 November 2006 (UTC)


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'''Comment''' How does one determine when a name has become common, especially for Shimoga, Belgaum, Mysore, Raichur, Hubli, Gulbarga etc which are really not internationally known. Are we saying it should become common within state media or Indian media or within International circles. These places are hardly known outside of tourist circles and how many people visit Belgaum, Raichur, Gulbarga anyway?. Is it enough that these places be gazetted with new names or should maps be drawn also?.] 02:58, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
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:'''Reply''' - Bengalooru, Shivamarga are ok. I dont know about the others, as they are really new. I suppose english speakers will have to adjust to all but Belgaum. In no way should that be changed.] <font color = "blue"><sub>]</sub></font> 03:41, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
:'''Comment''': One common way is ]. It needs to be in common usage among English-speakers and publications, which includes both the several million English speakers in India and the ones outside of it (as well as past publications, where the previous name has been historically used). There's precedent for a sort of "officialness bonus," where articles are moved to the "official" name when that name is relatively common, but not ''the'' most common. Check out the "nutshell" summary at the top of ]. --] (]) 03:53, 3 November 2006 (UTC)


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== Attukal? ==


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Pardon me if I sound ignorant.. but the place referred to in ] appears to be the same as ]. Can someone check? As far as I know, Attukal is the Tamil name for a kitchen implement used for grinding. ] 14:12, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
:] & ] are two different places. AND yes you are pardoned.-] 14:25, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
::Bharatveer is right: they are different places. Btw, ''Attukallu'' is a kitchen instrument even in Malayalam.--]<sup><font color="green">]</font></sup> 14:47, 1 November 2006 (UTC)


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== Sockpuppets confirmed.what to do next? ==


== ] ==
This user has been harrasing and bothering and pushing his POV (escaping 3RR rule as well) ], ] are few of his misdeeds. I request a strict action against Sarvagnya. What furthur steps should be taken?] 19:13, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
: Regarding this matter, I would like it if some admins from here keep an eye on the articles for a while as it is getting too late in ]. Also keep an eye on ] too. - ] (]) 20:14, 1 November 2006 (UTC)


I'm looking for help with verification that this village exists, its coordinates and sources. ] (]) 05:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
== Vandalism in ] article. ==


== ] ==
It seems the ] article is the target of someone's personal grudge. At least twice has it been vandalised - the person keeps changing the fees information to say that the school is expensive. I am an ex-student of the school and know that the fees are minimal. However that may have changed, but this user - who is known only by his/her IPs (], ]) - keeps changing the fee information without providing any sort of reason or reference. I request the WikiProject India moderators/admins to look into this. I have posted this notice here, since the school article has been made part of the Indian WikiProject. For the moment I have reverted the vandalism, but something more permanent needs to be done. Thank you. ] 05:05, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


One last unsourced article that I can't find anywhere. Please help. ] (]) 05:31, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
== Need for saprate articles---- Vishal1976 ==


:I tried a few variants of the name in https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder. No luck. Suggest PROD. -] (]) 06:02, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
Article needed on ]
Please create a one with the help of following links
*http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/other/buffalo/pandharpuri/index.htm ( Please create article for this maharashtrian breed )
*http://mahavet.mah.nic.in/Photo%20galary/PHOTO.htmL

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From a cursory glance sources such as Shakespear, John (1912), Bertram Sausmarez Carey and Henry Newman Tuck (1896) and Shaw, William (1929) should be discarded per WP:RAJ and for being severely outdated. Lalthangliana, B's master thesis should also be discarded unless proven to have had a significant scholarly influence per WP:SCHOLARSHIP. Rest, I do not have access to, so I cannot evaluate them. - Ratnahastin (talk) 04:57, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

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More Raj-era sourcing issues on South Asia related pages

There seems to be a new editor (at least on South Asia related pages), user:Van00220, who seems to be employing a very dubious mix of mostly Raj-era census sources and a few less controversial (but hardly contemporary) sources to create large, unsightly, census tables and then to plaster this mix of what at least to me appears to be WP:OR and WP:SYNTHESIS, on dozens, if not hundreds, of pages. I tried to reason with them on their user talk page, but received a very generic reply. As far as I am aware—the awareness forged in the crucible of writing some caste-related articles with user:Sitush—this sort of thing is a no-no on South Asia-related pages; otherwise, dozens of editors would have already done it, their efforts not being thwarted over the 18 years that I have been watching South Asia on WP. That these tables are outlandishly large does not help either. Pinging some administrators and old South Asia hands. @Bishonen, RegentsPark, Vanamonde93, Abecedare, TrangaBellam, Joshua Jonathan, Kautilya3, and Sitush: Fowler&fowler«Talk» 11:48, 6 January 2025 (UTC

There is also Wigglebuy579579 who has been adding tables of demographic data from the pre-independence era into many articles especially those related to social groups . - Ratnahastin (talk) 11:54, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
PS2 Van02200 has added "religions" related data, but as user:Ratnahastin points out above and user:Fylindfotberserk has pointed out on my user talk page, others have added such demographic data to an even more dazzling variety of pages Fowler&fowler«Talk» 12:14, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
PS3 There are acceptable historical demography sources, such as Tim Dyson's A Population History of India, OUP, 2018, but these editors don't use such WP:TERTIARY sources as they usually do not have district-level data, only higher level prose descriptions. Instead, these editors have in their tables a more or less verbatim repeat of a census table from, say, 1901, in conjunction with a journal article from, say, 1908. I have now removed an even larger "religions" table from the British Raj page. I note too that user:Van02200 is pretty much an WP:SPA for now. I think this is a very troubling trend. Also pinging @Diannaa, DrKay, Drmies, and Anupam: Fowler&fowler«Talk» 12:33, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
Contesting this claim: Historical demographic data is a personal interest, hence the primary focus. Moreover, adding said historical demographic data to various South Asia related pages does not constitute a single purpose account, given the range mix of other recent and prior edits on a plethora of other pages, which can easily be viewed via edit history. Van00220 (talk) 01:21, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
PS I encountered their table on Delhi, but as you will see in their contributions, they have cast their net wide (over hundreds of pages) to further whatever aim they have. A bigger problem, and I have this gripe with those who add climate-related tables, often also unsightly, is that they run against WP's policy on summary style, i.e. the primacy of text (i.e. prose and not to the bells and whistles of infoboxes and tables.) The infobox- and tables- warriors hardly ever summarize in English prose. We may need to revisit the existing consensus on Raj-era sources and perhaps expand it. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 12:04, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
For reference, the "very generic reply" to User:Fowler&fowler on my user talk page is below:

Decreeing sourced data is acceptable versus which is not based on one premise is faulty, given the very same Raj-era sources have been used in academia for decades, if not close to a century at this point in time.

There are thousands of papers, journal entries, media articles and other forms of encyclopedic material that reference census data from the Raj-era, many of which are sourced on a plethora of Misplaced Pages articles that either specifically delve into demographic-related topics or have sections that are dedicated to the demographic-related topics.

Proceeding under the premise regarding the the removal of every single mention of these topics, any historical demographic-related note, table, or refrence from the colonial period of South Asia would be required to be purged, not just from Misplaced Pages, but also from all of academia and various media sources as well as anything else which has been published across the public and private spheres since 1947.

This indicates a complete contrast regarding the constant addition of encyclopedic-related data and materials on a free, publically available website such as Misplaced Pages. Rather than proceeding with a complete purge, I would suggest a compromise that would benefit the reader(s): Any page that sources Raj-era censuses should include a disclaimer regarding the contemporary discussion surrounding potential inaccuracies. Any source(s) that can serve as further reading on the subject would also be helpful.

Regarding other sources: historical demography sources, such as Tim Dyson's A Population History of India references Raj-era census data down to the district level when addressing the demographic change that occurred in Punjab between the censuses of 1941 and 1951.

Any additional feedback is appreciated. Thanks. -Van00220 (talk) 14:34, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

This is typical of any interaction with user:Van00220. Their contribution, i.e. a table, is entirely devoid of prose; their engagement on a talk page is full of nothing but non-specific prose. OK, I think I have made my point. I will bow out for now so as to allow others to participate. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 14:42, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
  • Using Raj-era census sources for prose isn't acceptable - there's consensus and precedent that we don't consider those reliable. Using the same sources for a demographic table seems pointless more than anything. We are not a database - statistics without context don't belong on Misplaced Pages, and if reliable sources are analyzing the Raj-era censuses, then we should be reporting those analyses, not reproducing the raw data. Van00220, how does a table like the one you added to Jhang district benefit the reader? There is no context for those statistics. There is decadal data for the Raj era but nothing between 1941 and 2017. If Dyson cites these statistics, as you say, why aren't you adding what Dyson says about them, rather than attempting to turn Misplaced Pages into a census database? As a complete aside, this is a good example of why Misplaced Pages:WikiProject South Asia is needed; much of this content refers to present-day Pakistan. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:28, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
    Copy pasting raw data is not helpfull for anyone....As prose text is preferred, statistical charts and diagrams that lack any context or explanation such as; historical population charts should be converted to prose text that explains why population go up or down. WP:DETAIL as outlined at WP:NOTSTATS. Data dump as seen at East Punjab is an accessibility nightmare that deters readers. Moxy🍁 16:47, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
    Appreciate the reply, Vanamonde93. My responses to your main points of contention below:

    1. Regarding the context on statistics
    1.1: Given various statistics have been added in the "demography" section of articles, the context is inherently implied (i.e. the comparison of population from one census to the next, or the comparison of one religious group from one census to the next, or the comparison of one age group from one census to the next). Another example of this on Misplaced Pages is the addition of a climate table/graph in the "climate" section of an article, whereby data is presented in a section which requires data similar to a "demography" section of an article; as a result, the context to the reader is inherently implied.
    1.2: As indicated above, the "demography" section of an article implies the context of all data that is added into the section will be demography-related, whether that be a population history table, an ethnicity table, an age group table, or a religion table as is contested at present.

    2. Regarding the census data gap between 1941 and 2017
    2.1: I am in the process of addressing these gaps (see edit history, for reference) as I have recently begun adding 1951, 1961, and 1971 census breakdowns on the Indian side. This is still very much a work in progress, and while gradual edits are not fully complete given all censuses are not covered, it is still useful and informative data.
    2.2: Unfortunately, as old censuses appear as the original photocopied documents, it is a painstakingly long process given the number of pages regarding provinces, districts, or cities exist across the regions which I have primarily focused on (i.e. northwestern South Asia).
    2.3: Moreover, the data can also take a significant amount of time to find, while at the same time ensuring numbers on old documents are copied over correctly hampers the ability to add and expand historical demographic tables in a timely manner. For example, a recent addition included the 1951, 1961, and 1971 census breakdowns for Delhi. Unfortunately, all of this was deleted yesterday by one user under the guise of Raj-era sources being unacceptable for use on Misplaced Pages.

    3. Regarding the Dyson material
    3.1: Various sections that reference Dyson delve into his claims of demographic change between 1941 and 1951 across Punjab province indicate that throughout the eastern regions, districts that were 66 percent Hindu in 1941 became 80 percent Hindu in 1951; those that were 20 percent Sikh became 50 percent Sikh in 1951, while in the western regions all districts became almost exclusively Muslim by 1951.
    3.2: It is pretty clear the reference of 1941 is derived from data in the census taken in that year, while the reference of 1951 is derived data in the census taken in that year. Taking this into account, as the 1941 census took place during the Raj era, the claim negating any additions of said census data on Misplaced Pages should be null and void to avoid any questions regarding a lack of consistency with one editor over another arising.
    3.3: Expanding on these claims with a table illustrating the specific set of census data which was referenced in the source material should not be considered controversial. Conversely, this should be seen as a helpful addition for the reader given the claims can be backed up with the data that is referenced.

    As a final note, I would also like to add (for the record) that these additions are being made in good faith; there is no hidden agenda or conflict of interest(s) I am attempting to wedge in, and I believe the accusation made earlier by the other user was quite unwarranted. The lack of easily accessible demographic data (moreso historical than contemporary as already touched upon above) has always been a personal bother, and given the subject is already of great personal interest (i.e. a hobby, not stemming from a conflict of interest) explains why I have made a plethora of additions to countless articles over the years on various demographic related topics. Van00220 (talk) 06:09, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
    When you synthesize primary sources and make deductions on "religions" in a historically contentious article such as Partition of India, dickering over religious composition in the East Punjab (mostly Sikhs and Hindus) versus the West (mostly Muslim), please don't preach to us that we have to assume good faith. Meanwhile as there is a clear consensus against such original research not just here, but on Misplaced Pages, I will remove your outlandishly sized tables one by one, starting with the major articles. That you are a single purpose account is evident from your editing history. You do nothing but plastering tables en masse. When this has been done in hundreds of pages, it becomes a headache for those of us who have to watch over the articles. You have no editing history in these pages. You make no qualitative descriptions anywhere, only plaster tables. Believe me this is one of the most egregious example of disruptive behavior I've seen in my 18 years on Misplaced Pages. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 14:52, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
    Qualitative descriptions are not mandatory for all edits, otherwise there would be no statistical data of any kind on this website.
    Regarding the original point: The layman will not spend hours shifting through scanned documents of old census reports. As a result, having this information on a publicly available, and easily comprehensible on a website such as Misplaced Pages provides readers with an ease of accessibility to view historical demographic data should they wish.
    Regardless, I must digress. Despite my good intentions on display here throughout the discussion so far, I have received nothing but a torrent of ill-mannered pushback with no indication that this will change.
    Furthermore, it is also clear from my interactions with you on here that only one agenda exists, and it certainly does not stem from the vast majority of my good faith additions to this website, which at this point have likely taken up hundreds of hours pouring over old data.
    When I attempt to further my case in good faith, you immediately shut it down.
    This kind of behaviour is not at all conducive to creating a free space for for editors, when data is presented and sourced, whereby data may be presented and sourced in one fashion, but using the same source to illustrate it in another immediately turns into an issue that should never have existed from the offset.
    The scenario illustrated above is akin to a rigid set of lines, where confirmity is paramount. If one should dare step across the pre-set line, one must immediately be on high alert for threats, bullying, and harassment from the establishment.
    Some editors, armed with their Misplaced Pages "prestige", have clearly formed a coalition alongside other longstanding editors with the sole objective of limiting dialogue and discussion, indicating a complete disregard for deviation from an archaically set status-quo by the very same "prestigious" group of editors, as highlighted by your reply above.
    When this long-standing status-quo is challenged, accusations of preaching appear, further evidenced through the "please don't preach to us" note in the latest edit summary; "us" obviously meaning the prestigious group of editors as referenced above.
    I apologize if the contents of this reply isn't what you wished to hear, however, it is a point which clearly must be conveyed, based on all the contents of your thinly veiled threats from the onset, shielded under the guise of "talk page discussion" here.
    I project that my point above will be proven in short order, as further false accusations will be flung, alongside several warnings from the establishment, which could ultimately result in a ban.
    It is obviously disappointing that it may end in such a manner, but such is the way of life. Crucially, it can serve as an important warning and reminder to other good faith editors that this website is not functioning in the manner that was originally intended whereby the prestigious few continually practice their smartly disguised mantra stolen from a famous book where "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". Van00220 (talk) 02:18, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
  • The existence of climate data in articles isn't in any way a justification for census data. Again, we are not a database, and once multiple editors have raised concerns with your addition of statistics, you need to discuss those additions and reach a consensus on what is acceptable. Please note that changes made in good faith can still be disruptive. I am not accusing you of having an agenda, but your additions are still problematic. Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:00, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for the respectful reply once again. I greatly appreciate that. It seems as though this may boil down to one point of contention: Whether the addition of sourced demographic data tables should constitute a "disruptive" edit.
    It seems counterintuitive that the addition of clearly sourced, factual information (in this case, census data) onto a website that prides itself on the addition of factually sourced information should not be considered disruptive, especially when similar information derived from the same sources (in this case, books, media, or academic articles) are not deemed to be disruptive.
    What is disruptive (which I believe we can both agree on) are editors, who clearly have an agenda, making a plethora of unsourced additions, that are not based in fact or reality. This is not what is at issue here at all as the additions in contention are the complete opposite.
    Additionally, what could understandably be seen problematic is the bloated size of these data tables, which can hinder readability. If so, there is an option to hide tables which is an easy edit/addition to make. Van00220 (talk) 02:35, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    Please remember that NOTDATABASE is policy. Adding tables from 150-year-old censuses, without any anchor in the prose, is in my view a violation of that policy. Even the addition of contemporary demographic material requires care, because the categories in a government survey do not necessarily reflect the messy realities of caste, religion, and economics. Raj-era surveys were not known for their reliability. The peer-reviewed content we have on places in the subcontinent often omit even contemporary demographics. For all these reasons, you really need to obtain affirmative consensus in favor of your edits before adding historical demographic data. Vanamonde93 (talk) 03:55, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    I can most certainly add anchor prose that accompanies the data tables if that is one of the main issues at hand.
    It would be helpful know if there is any specific age of data that may be considered more controversial, without any anchor prose. For example, anything post-1880, post-1900, post-1920, post-1940, etc, etc?
    On the Delhi page, the edit note stated that 120 year old data must be removed, but in the same edit, data stemming from more recent censuses was also removed. Is there simply a blanket rule that any demographic data for South Asia prior to 1947 is considered unacceptable to post, or should we take a more nuanced approach to this?
    Regarding peer-reviewed sources that delve into historical demographics during the Raj-era: there are some sources that derive data from the very censuses that have been flagged to be at issue, as already discussed above.
    Additionally, on the topic of more contemporary (i.e. post Raj-era) censuses: I have been left pondering why these were also removed on the Delhi page, as the original reason given being 120 year old data must be cleared due to its perceived inaccuracies. Van00220 (talk) 04:33, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    When historians use Raj-era sources, they are presumably exercising their professional judgement in doing so. We are not historians: we don't analyze primary sources. If historians use some data, we should summarize what they say about that data, not present the data itself. Nuance is always appropriate: I cannot say that every single instance of a demography table must be removed, or that it is always okay after a given date; but you certainly shouldn't be adding the tables by default, and it is likely that they are inappropriate in most cases. I could see in some cases a "Demodgraphics of..." page being appropriate if and only if there is coverage of that in secondary sources. Where the census data are all we have, I don't see how inclusion of historical demography is appropriate. I know that's frustrating to hear, but this is a recurring theme over the years; the community has decided over and over that we are not a repository for uncontextualized information, from sports statistics to highway features. Vanamonde93 (talk) 04:50, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for explaining further context surrounding this issue.
    Regarding tables that exist: I would like to propose adding a two-part anchor prose, with (1) that includes a description of the table, and (2) alongside a cautionary note that indicates the potentially controversial nature of the data.
    The former could look something like this: "Decadal census reports took place during the colonial era. One component of the reports included religious affiliation, as detailed in the table below."
    The latter could look something like this: "Additionally, the role of British ethnographers in regards to demographic data on decadal census reports has been considered controversial by various contemporary authors in academia, which includes data regarding caste, tribal association, religious background, and linguistic affiliation." Van00220 (talk) 06:15, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    That's not quite what I mean by context. That doesn't explain why the statistics matter, and what the reader is supposed to understand from them. The description is probably a good thing, but it doesn't address the underlying issue, of presenting a database rather than a coherent narrative. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:30, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Helping identifying two places in India

Hello. The article Hannah Snell references two places in India: "Devicottail" and "Cuddylor". I can't find either places referenced outside of the article (or sources relating to the article) so I assume they are misspelled. Perhaps someone with a good knowledge of Indian geography could figure out which places the article is referring to and correct the spelling? McPhail (talk) 16:29, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

The source does not appear to mention Devicottail, although it mentions that she was hospitalized at Cuddylorom (perhaps Cuddalore?) after the siege of Pondicherry. There is also this which you can check as well. - Ratnahastin (talk) 01:33, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

Assistance - Palani Falls

In May 2024, I created an article on a surge waterfall located in Himachal Pradesh, Palani Falls. The article has remained unreviewed ever since, primarily due to a lack of sufficient reliable sources.

While an editor, User:Voorts, pointed out that the article clearly lacked enough reliable sources and questioned its notability, he did not rule out the possibility that the subject might merit an article. He referred me to Misplaced Pages:WikiProject India for assistance and help.

While I admit some of the sources in the article are questionable, I believe the subject does meet Misplaced Pages's notability guideline for geographical features. Other published articles in the same or similar category would be Ninai Falls, Rehala Falls, Hirni Falls or Purwa Falls, to name a few.

In the context of Indian geography, and more specifically the geography and ecology of Himachal Pradesh, I hold that the topic of the article, Palani Falls, is relevant and notable. I request help with referencing on the article. This may be a stretch, but I would also appreciate co-authors, if any.

If this isn't the right place to ask, do give me a heads-up. Regards, Dissoxciate (talk) 21:23, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Bhavanishankar

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Harewali

Can somebody please source this? Bearian (talk) 04:19, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

Jhaptal

Can somebody with knowledge of Tala please source this? Bearian (talk) 04:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Ling Liang Chinese Church Trust, Calcutta India

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Proposed deletion of Maharajaswaas

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Mavichery

I'm looking for help with verification that this village exists, its coordinates and sources. Bearian (talk) 05:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

Meenoor

One last unsourced article that I can't find anywhere. Please help. Bearian (talk) 05:31, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

I tried a few variants of the name in https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder. No luck. Suggest PROD. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:02, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
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