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Sumita Devi isn't from India

Thanks I must of read it wrong i put her under Asian converts to Islam--Java7837 17:14, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

A public thank you for your welcome message some months ago

I've written a little appreciation of the Wikipedia enterprise. I was really touched by your welcome message so I wanted to acknowledge it: Fugitive Gloves Just wanted to let you know that those messages mean a lot!

Sjforman 14:00, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

About Prothom Aloo

Saw a report and saw your picture. Are you in Bangladesh now? We can meet in Ekushey Book Fair. --Maksud3 17:50, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi, Ragib Bhai, thanks. Can I take data from Banglapedia? I would change the form. By the way, actually, I had a hope to meet you. Have sometime in my hand for next couple of months as there is no writing pressure and hope to work a lot fr5om march. Please, inform about Banglapedia.

BUET

Please open this link Talk:Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology#POV which posted by user Aditya. Thank you NAHID 09:08, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

References

Ragib bhai, you have told me at the meeting to take case about the reference of language movement. Now like every other year, prothom alo is publishing history of the language movement day by day from february 1. Though the evidence are not direct, like a newspaper in 1952 or a book related about it. But the source is definitely reliable. May be the history is same, but i think we could still use this source for references. In that prothom alo would increase the reliability of those informations that i already posted. What do you think?Tarif from Bangladesh 18:10, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Sure, I'd love to help in any way - I've been itching to return to FA writing. Google Scholar gave me a majority of info when I was working on Zia and Mujib. You and Tarif will get more info there from those JSTOR papers as well as US Country Studies. Also, do you happen to have a pic of Zia that can be "free use" or public domain in any way? All the pics there are FU, which will be a problem if we're to get it on the mainpage. Rama's arrow 22:45, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Hey - taking a brief look at the article, I see that the prose is very poor (also not NPOV) and will require substantial rewriting. Please ask Tarif to look into this - I can start the cleanup work but not unless you and Tarif give me the green light. Rama's arrow 22:59, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi Ragib - there is one issue regarding Language Movement and other Bengali-topic articles. What is the official, conventional term for the Bengali language - Bengali or Bangla? While the dual terms will be explained, we obviously can't use both interchangeably. Either it is Bengali or Bangla all the way, and I suspect "Bangla" to be the Bengali term, not English term for the language. What is your opinion? Rama's arrow 01:13, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Incorrect move of BIRDEM

Dear Ragib, you are absolutely right. I didn't know about the possibility of moving pages. Is there anything I should fix? I could revert my changes and then do the moving of the page if you did not do it already. Thanks. Miguel Andrade 15:54, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Ragib

Thanks Ragib; thanks for the guideline & advice. I'll read it and work accordingly. You are doing excellent work, (I am aware of your activities re Wikipedia) and I am proud to know you. --Pinaki ghosh 10:05, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your guidence, but I don't remember which topic I copied from Banglapedia, if you kindly put the names on my talk page then I'll be able make the changes. -Maruf Khan 18:09, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Notability

Hi Ragib vai, I created a page named Lou Schuler. Though I read Wikipedia:Notability (people), but a bit disordered about its (Lou Schuler) notability. Lou Schuler is an award-winning (National Magazine Award in 2004) fitness journalist. Please take a look on it. In future, is it likely to be deleted? Your valuable suggestion would be appreciated. Thank you NAHID 13:51, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Ragib bhai, I've noticed some of the images/logos are uploaded wtihout any license tag. And I was thinking to add proper license with fair use rational on those images (e.g. Image:UODA.jpg). Am I doing right or just leave them for deletion and wait for its uploader. NAHID 11:32, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Language movement and other important topics

Ragib, there's a lot of history that should be covered in greater detail at History of Bangladesh. My suggestion is to move the common Bengal history to History of Bengal, and make History of Bangladesh a comprehensive account of the 20th century history of the region -- somewhat like History of the Republic of India. I am sure a good article focussed on the history of the country will itself be 50 kb, but its current large size (mostly due to ancient and medieval history) acts as a psychological deterrent for anyone wanting to expand on the modern history. Let me know what you think about it. Regards, deeptrivia (talk) 21:29, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Hello wake up, please find the Refrece yourself

Shivaji's general Tanaji Malusare used Shivaji’s famous pet monitor lizard or ghorpad named "Yeshwanti" with a rope tied around its waist for climbing the walls of the Sinhagad fort from it’s steepest and the least guarded side in the dead of a moonless night during the Battle of Sinhagad.

This is a historical fact, it is taught in all history books in India.

I have spent al lot of houures for you to try and find link, I dont know to type you do the rest.

Search Google for - Ghorpad Tanaji

Best wishes

Atulsnischal 21:52, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Since you added the fact, it is YOUR task to provide a reference for it. Please provide it, otherwise the anecdote will be removed shortly. Thanks. --Ragib 21:55, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

References I could find

• Tanaji Malusare used Shivaji's famous pet ghorpad named "Yeshwanti" with a rope tied around its waist for climbing the walls of the Sinhagad fort from it's steepest and least guarded side in the dead of a moonless night during the Battle of Sinhagad
• Tanaji and the brave Mavalas numbering 300, scaled the vertical cliff using ropes tied to a Ghorpad

wait for help from others Atulsnischal 22:52, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Let's look at why these references are NOT all useful. The first one is from a Music site!! The second one is from indbazaar.com. None of these sources are valid or even scholarly historical sources. Please look into reliable sources policy for citations. Any one can open a website and claim amazing things, and that doesn't automatically become true. This is an encyclopedia, and hence needs to have information verifiable from reliable sources. Unfortunately, none of the above count as such. Thank you. --Ragib 23:01, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

I noticed User:Ragib started editing the the bengal monitor page by distorting the historical anecdote of Maratha over Mugal victory first. Strange. Made it into a "persistant myth" from fact, now he wants a reference for each sentence otherwise he threatened to take the pagragraph out.

Atulsnischal 00:38, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Replied in Talk:Bengal monitor, and your talk page. But frankly, you need to look at some of Wikipedia's basic policies like [[WP:V|verifiability] and no original research. --Ragib 00:55, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

I have responded in Talk:Bengal monitor too. Thanks. Shyamal 02:11, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Check it out! New External Links I added to Bengal Monitor Page:

• Two fighting Common Indian Monitor Lizard males make the cover of "Sanctuary Asia Magazine"
• The Story behind the Picture - "Monitor Lizards Combat" from the website of Jayanth Sharma's "WILDLIFE TIMES"

Atulsnischal 14:51, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Picture Added

Ragib bhai, I have added two pictures about language movement. One of them is Image:Jinnah in Dhaka.JPG, is the photo of Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the Race Cource Maidan when he said, Urdu shall be the only state language... and the other one Image:Meeting at Amtala on Ekushey.JPG is the historic gathering at Amtala of Dhaka University on February 21, 1952. Both of the picture is taken under Pakistan Copyright Act, but I couldn't include the fact on it. Please add the fact to them and add them to language movement if you want.Tarif from Bangladesh 11:19, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

NCIS episodes

• I have discovered that List of NCIS episodes links to articles about every single episode (there are many). None establish notability, none have references, all contain (at most) plot summary and quotes (plus a sprinkling of original research-type observations). I tagged a few of them before I thought there must be a better way to go about getting these AfD posted and merged or whatever. I'm not really sure. As you have been a pundit in similar areas of concern in the past I am hoping you might want to take a look at the assemblage and handle it somehow.
• Also, User talk:MatthewFenton has been removing notability and reference tags and has ordered me to "cease". I'm not sure how to handle this either.

Can you help here? -Shaundakulbara 20:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

update

(To Tarif and Ragib) I've reorganized and somewhat expanded the Language movement article. I would request you to please make sure that the data is comprehensive (that no significant detail is missing) - I think it is useful to cover the reactions and attitudes in West Pakistan - I'm also curious if the movement had any influence in West Bengal. What primarily remains to be done is copyediting and adding references/citations. Rama's arrow 00:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

This one is for you and your beautiful country. Let's get LM for Tarif. Cheers, Rama's arrow 05:05, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

help

ragib can you please give me a hand with an article I have just finished writing?Thanx.Nadirali نادرالی

It's okay.We got the pictures for the article uploaded.But thanx anyway.Cheers.--Nadirali نادرالی

Re:Bangla WP

Hi Ragib! How are you doing? I'm a little busy with my research and courses. I'll start work once I'm a bit free. I really would like to contribute to Biotechnology and West Bengal related topics there.--Victor 01:34, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi Ragib, I read your comment about Bangla Wikipedia, too. I'm very interested about Bangla Wikipedia - but for two reasons I'm not geting deeply involved - i) I don't have Bengali typing skills. ii) I somehow feel more obliged to contribute to Bangladesh related topics on English Wikipedia than translating English articles in Bangla. I agree to the cultural value of having the Bangla wikipedia - but not to undermine your work in any way, is it adding much academic/ educational value? Whoever can log into wikipedia to read bangla articles should also be able to read the english ones and understand their meaning. The opposite is not true for non-Bengalis. Do you agree? -Arman Aziz 05:21, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Sort of back

Hi Ragib, yes I'm kind of back (as a result of having to research a paper on WP and getting re-hooked to editing. Am currently wasting department time on it :) Yes, I've had a look at BNWP but since i use work machines to access it i haven't yet installed the thingie that lets you read the Bangla font. Also my BN typing is very slow. Promise I will try and contribute once classes end. Do you think Banglapedia is eating up some of our constituency? some of the articles are very good. nut of course it isn't a wiki.

Rimi talk 08:24, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Today's featured article protection

Hi, I noticed that you protected today's featured article. While I understand the reasoning, isn't it generally accepted that current featured article shouldn't be protected? John Reaves (talk) 04:33, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Heads-up: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Protection_of_today.27s_featured_article. – Chacor 07:08, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations on today's featured article

Hi Ragib; my heartiest congratulations on today's featured article on Mujibur Rehman. I was extremely happy to see the article featured, that has your contribution. --Pinaki ghosh 05:55, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Re:Protection

Sure, I wasn't trying to "call you out" or anything, I just wanted to get the issue addressed since (as I assumed) you were off-line. Nothing personal. John Reaves (talk) 09:07, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

I responded on my talk page. Whee. Zamkudi 11:09, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Hi Ragib. Could you tell me where does [1] link say that the Bangladeshi militias were receiving training in India, as asserted in this section - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman#1970 elections and independence. Thanks. Zamkudi 11:58, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

I have made a lot of changes to the article. I hope you like it, because I improved it gramatically and changed a lot of sentences from active to passive voice. Also, the article read like a story, which an encyclopedia is not. Cheerio! Zamkudi 12:54, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

With regard the article on the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Freedom Fighter seems to be too loaded a term to include in an article Alastairward 22:01, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Wildlife of Bangladesh

Kindly contribute to this article when you get time, and request others too.

Thanks

Atulsnischal 00:22, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Bengali fight

It might list 247 million total - but the ranking is by native speakers. That's what the entire link is about. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jerse (talk • contribs) 06:02, 14 February 2007 (UTC).

The point is that the ranking system is ordered by native speakers. The 2004 CIA estimate puts it as 7th. No one knows mow many people speak Bengali in the entire world. That's why it's the native speakers that count, not everyone who knows a couple of words in Bengali. Besides, the ranking should correspond to the link to it's left, no? Jerse 06:19, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Okay, you win. Revert it back to the wrong data - and you know it's wrong too. I am just at a loss right now because I can't make footnotes or provide sources for anything because I don't know how. Plus I'm very tired. But I'll be back to settle this later. Jerse 06:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

WP Bangladesh

I noticed that recently you have placed the WP Bangladesh tag in the talk pags of certain biographies. Do you mind if I place these WP Bangladesh tags (ofcourse, without any assessment) on relevant talk pages? Do these get listed somewhere? Regards. -- P.K.Niyogi 02:49, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Delhi

Hey,

I see that you have deleted the intro pic that I had put up for Delhi. Can you tell me why?

User:nikkul 17:07, 15 February 2007 (UTC)Nikkul

Thanks

User:Aditya Kabir has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:User:Cowman109/Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thanks for the appreciation, though I wish I could do more. And, for Dhaka, I really hoped that you could be present at that "Somewhere in..." seminar happening tomorrow, Sunday. I'm going, and I've heard that two people from the Wikipedia community will be there. Good arrangement. No? Aditya Kabir 06:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Who'll be there? Aditya Kabir 06:39, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Munir Hasan has an Wikipedia account? What's his user name? Aditya Kabir 07:01, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject History of Bangladesh

WikiProject History of Bangladesh has started. It needs members and participants. Aditya Kabir 11:43, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

new delhi

OK why did u delete the intro pic for new delhi? it was the only pic of the lotus templeNikkul 14:23, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know about leaving it open. Please refer to the Wikipedia Infobox for a city ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_City ) and note that an introductory image is suggested. Thanks. Nikkul 19:37, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Dhaka City Labelled Map

I just created Dhaka City Labelled Map, please take a look.

Uttara

Pallabi

Cantonment

Gulshan

Badda

Khilgaon

Kafrul

Tejgaon

Sabujbagh

Mirpur

Mohammadpur

Dhanmondi

Ramna

Motijheel

Lalbagh

Kotwali

Sutrapur

Demra

Kamrangir
Char

Hajaribag

Shaympur

Let me know your opinion. Usingha 03:47, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you Bhaia for your support

Hello Bhaia, Thanks again for providing me all those helpful links. I will start working in BanglaWiki soon. Btw, I have also joined in yahoo wiki group and it seems really interesting. Dept of CSE, EWU has reached its 10th year and we are arranging a 'Reunion' on 23rd Feb, 2006. Due to this arrangement, I will be busy for the next 6/7 days. Hopefully from 25th I will be available for Wikipedia again. Regards,
(Niaz bd 16:35, 18 February 2007 (UTC))

An apology

Read this first: [2] I said your conduct was "questionable", but I didnt realise that the ban you handed to this user was for another offence. I understand you missed the insult I was referring to. Just wanted to clear this up with you. I dont have anything against you, but please consider Ramas treatment of Pakistani and some other Bengali users before saying he is a fair admin. Thanks for reading. --Unre4Lﺍﹸﻧﺮﮮﺍﻝ ^UT 01:03, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Unfair Reverting by User:Yahya01

I added peacock tag on article Rabwah. "a lush green city", " 100% literacy rate", "peaceful environment of the city is its trademark" these are peacock terms unless any source is mentioned. The article have more of these terms without a verified source. User:Yahya01 keeps removing the tag without adding sources has expressed I myself am from there and I know these things first hand. Yahya 04:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC). Please help me if you can in stopping these unfair reverts. --Webkami 10:42, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

• My {{fact}} tags against unsourced statements were again reverted back with a bit of abusive language. Can you please look into the matter on Rabwah --Webkami 17:24, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

• Thank you for your help on the matter. --Webkami 22:25, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Re: Seminar

Alas! It was just me who represented Wikipedia, and I don't maintain a Bangla Wikipedia account. Moreover, I was invited to represent the advertising community. It was a good seminar, though, which mostly discussed the opportunities of and obstacles to Bangla blogs. Good learning. I guess I am going to start blogging in Bangla as soon as I get my computer to show Unicode Bangla properly on the screen. Aditya Kabir 14:45, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

• Hey, what's this crap going on at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/India-Pakistan/Workshop? I see you mentioned very unfavorably at least half a dozen times. Please, do something about it. It seems to be pitched battle against Rama and Bakaman, and you're supposed to be close associate in their unholy plots against Pakistan/Pakistanis. Aditya Kabir 20:09, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

• • Turns our minaretDk was a sock of BhaiSaab after all.Bakaman 20:30, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:Badal_gupta.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Badal_gupta.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self-no-disclaimers}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 13:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Nilfanion (talk) 13:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Just asking...

Is this your picture? :) --Dwaipayan (talk) 15:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Hehe..I thought so. Bad luck mate, community does not think it is of featured quality :( Do one thing. Again dress in that way, take a snap, and upload. There is 2 advantages. The photo will be of better quality, and Jaria will be surprised and happy! How does it sound? ;) --Dwaipayan (talk) 03:52, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

He he :D =Nichalp «Talk»= 09:39, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Maybe if you told them it was you they would consider supporting. How about rescanning it in TIFF and then photoshopping it? :D =Nichalp «Talk»= 11:02, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Wow.. now I know :) deeptrivia (talk) 13:41, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

You look somewhat like Goopy Gyne in Hirak Rajar Deshe in that attire! Hehe, just kidding !!--Dwaipayan (talk) 10:30, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, I'd love to see your photo when you go to "chhadnatola" with the "topor", which would look even funnier :D, ha ha. ---Ragib 10:38, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Ancient Pakistan

I know you can't do anything now, but you got the wrong version I believe. — Nobleeagle ^[TALK] [C] 21:54, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

There is no problem.It could not be better.The article is in its right form.Yes it was being vandalized many times before you protected it.--Nadirali نادرالی

Actually, I don't care what version I protected. The thing here is that the article had seen several reverts (more than 5), so an edit war was in progress. I suggest both of the parties to resolve this via discussion. Thanks. --Ragib 08:21, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Re: New user page

I was just trying to gather all links I may make an use of, and, since a bare gathering of links are ugly to look at, was also trying get them arranged in a story form. Happy that you liked it. Thanks. I haven't got around to get my machine to show Unicode Bangla properly yet, and my technological handicap isn't helping. I will be there for Bangla wiki, I promise, when I'm up and ready, though, I'm still not sure how it synchs with the rest of the Web.

Two more things. Please, help User:Usingha with his Dhaka Thana project. He's got the technology, he almost got the information, and he has a basic incline to what's needed. But, I don't know why, he's not there yet, missing out by an inch. And, please, help me, with the History of Bangladesh project, at least with advices. What do I do now? Get the project page to reflect the template, and invite more people? What else? Aditya Kabir 18:54, 24 February 2007 (UTC) - P.S. How do we warn all users about the wrongs in Banglapedia?

WPW newsletter

The Writing systems WikiProject Newsletter Issue I - December 2006
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Bengal

Inspired by this note, I started working on Bengal. Its difficult job. Geography, demographics, economy etc will be tough. Help needed. BTW, I did not know Jana Gana Mana was written as a protest to something (that's a clue, you are on the verge of winning a question in WP:PINQ). Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:44, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok. The stage has been set. It's your turn to ask the question there. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:22, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Added your name, sorry

I have added your name to the list of participants on the Wikipedia:WikiProject History of Bangladesh page, without asking you. Hope you don't mind. I just thought, since you have floated the idea of the project, it is only fair that you're quoted as a participant. And, BTW, take a look at the new page there. I'll start updating the todo list and inviting people next. Is that the right course? Aditya Kabir 17:50, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Bengali in Khawaja Nazimuddin

Can you check Bengali script in Khawaja Nazimuddin? I cannot read this script but it seems to be quite strangely hanging in FireFox but seems OK in IE. Szhaider 06:00, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Szhaider 08:08, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Hey

Hey.. how are you? Haven't interacted with you in a while. I a have friend in UIUC and he just keeps bragging about how hard the courses are there. Are they really hard or he is making stories? I visited UIUC last month and was wondering if you were still there. I must say, I was really impressed with UIUC's campus. I think Purdue needs to take some lessons from UIUC on landscaping and campus parking regulation. Well.. you should come down to Purdue sometime and have a look at our boring campus. Study, sleep, eat, do research and then waste some time on Wikipedia.. that's what my life at Purdue is all about.

P.S. The sherwani I wore for my sister's wedding was very similar to the one you are wearing in this picture. Haha =D --Incman|वार्ता 09:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Oh, so Purdue is more than just a football team? Wish I could say so for Penn State :) deeptrivia (talk) 22:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Oops.. you left your message on the wrong talk page! Check out Incman deeptrivia (talk) 22:46, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

By the way, of course, it would be nice to see you if I ever visit UIUC (I was on the verge of joining the grad school at UIUC 2 years ago.) If you ever get a chance to come over to Penn State, let me know. deeptrivia (talk) 03:23, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

thankyou

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Thanks alot for your kind comments. Nadirali نادرالی

This is to put on your userpage.Thanks.--Nadirali نادرالی

WP:PINQ

Ragib, it's your turn to ask the next question in quiz. Just in case you forgot... :) Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:20, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Ok! geeting ready for a darun question! Unfortunately, probably I won't be online frequently in next two days. :(--Dwaipayan (talk) 08:06, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Bengal

I have inserted an infobox in Bengal (copied and edited from Ladakh). Will you please have a look at it? I'm not sure about the largest city. Is it Dhaka or Kolkata?--Wolf^talk 08:51, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Page count?

Hi, How can I know the total number of edits i had made? Thanks in advance!!! --Nirajrm ^{talk ||| sign plz!} 22:41, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Greetings

Happy Holi !!--Dwaipayan (talk)

On User Ragib following User Atulsnischal

I have to say that posting on a project page about taking a side on an afd is not really a good thing, and is akin to vote stacking. Please don't do this. Thanks. --Ragib 11:02, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Stop following me around on Wikipedia Rajib since the Bengal Monitor incident, I told you Wildlife of Bangladesh needs work, please get some people from Bangladesh Project to develop the article.

Thanks

Atulsnischal 11:10, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm not following you around. The wikiproject is on my watchlist. So, I just pointed out that vote stacking via posting in wikiprojects only casts the project in a bad light. Thanks for the Wildlife of Bangladesh article. --Ragib 11:14, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Survey Invitation

Hi there, I am a research student from the National University of Singapore and I wish to invite you to do an online survey about Wikipedia. To compensate you for your time, I am offering a reward of USD$10, either to you or as a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information, please go to the research home page. Thank you. --WikiInquirer 01:33, 4 March 2007 (UTC)^{talk to me}

Dhakaiya- Pics. & Infos

Ragib Bhai, you can find a lot of information posted by forumer Tanzirian of skyscrapercity.com in the Dhaka history thread. Most probably the pictures are copyright but the information is public domain. Also 1 Comilla pic for you, assuring you there is no copyright, would have uploaded it myself but busy right now!

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q193/Ahnaf_Saber/Image014.jpg

Thanks! (Ahnaf 15:07, 4 March 2007 (UTC))

Shalwar vs. Salwar Redux

Hi, Since you had posted an opinion on the preferred (Wikipedia) spelling of this apparel, I was wondering if you could respond to Shalwar vs. Salwar Redux. Thanks. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 21:26, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

India

Because of India's rich diversity, no one image can represent all of India's one billion people. That is why I propose selecting a new demographics image every three months. This would allow for a regional balance and would show India as a whole. Many people have agreed that this is the only way to represent India's rich and varied diversity. Since you have voted for a change in the demographics section, I wanted to update you on this proposal. I would love to hear your comments on talk:India. Thanks so much. Have a great day!

-Coollemonade 23:59, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Re:PINQ

Well, the question seems to be tough, otherwise some more guesses were expected by this time. Anyway, do not tell the answer. Please try to give more clues intermittently, until someone cracks it. I don't remember a single instance where the answer was plainly divulged! IMO, it's not impossible to crack :) Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:47, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

This is a WARNING, you will be reported Rajib for Systematically Vandalising the articles I woked on

+++YOUR COMMENTS ON MY Page+++++

Adding spam and irrelevant external links

Please do not add a very large number of unrelated external links to articles. See WP:NOT for what Wikipedia is NOT. If you continue adding such links, you will be reported to the administrator's noticeboard. Thank you. --Ragib 10:44, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Warning

Please refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. Rather than reverting, discuss disputed changes on the talk page. The revision you want is not going to be implemented by edit warring. Thank you. --Ragib 10:52, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

+++++MY COMMENTS++++

Dear user Rajib, please don't vandalize the articles I have worked on, instead of improving the articles you are just deleting the "reference list" for the article, this has gone on for couple of articles, you are systematically following the articles I worked on and vadalizing them, I will shortly be reporting you to wikipedia Administartors. Consider this a Warning!!!!. If you want to improve an article you dont take out its reference list. You could have contributed to Wildlife of Bangladesh, I even asked for help on your page, but the article remains at square one after so long while you have had lot of time arguing with me and vandalizing my other articles. Please do not remove this comment from your page, let other be warned too of your great credibility and coopretaion.

Atulsnischal 20:50, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

CAn somebody please talk to Ragib, one argument that started with him on Bengal monitor page has led to an ongoing onslaught on the articles I have worked on, instead of improving them, he is been removing Reference list from my articles, following the idea from another user David D., can you please talk to both.

Thankyou

Atulsnischal 21:09, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh by the way, I have already reported your activities at WP:ANB/I#Atulsnischal_.28talk_.E2.80.A2_contribs.29_reported_by_Ragib. Other admins have agreed with me that your spamming of the articles was quite bad. Thank you. --Ragib 21:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Shahbag

An FA drive for the Shahbag article? Wonderful. Now, where do I begin? Aditya Kabir 16:43, 6 March 2007 (UTC) - please, answer to my talk page

At the expense of sounding silly, I must admit I haven't not been able to find a solution to my problems with Bangla script. I have learned to do Bangla typing, albeit I'm still very slow, and typos crop up much more than my English typing. But, my Firefox still shows Unicode Bangla all garbled. Aditya Kabir 17:21, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Gimme a day to find out. Right now I don't have a XP installation CD. Thanks. Aditya Kabir 17:38, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Your PA warning.

Hi Ragib. Please make a note of the edit summary here too. I was on the verge of leaving him a {npa} but I decided against it because, having seen the way he behaves on talk pages, I was certain that, a) he'd point out to me tongue firmly in cheek that he was only commenting on the content and had not called me a troll...

So I just decided to pre-empt that. And the last time I reported a personal attack on me to an admin(it was you incidentally), I didnt even get a reply. So I should say that I'm surprised that you still keep a watch on these things. Anyway, your warning accepted. Hope you plaster one on Fowler's page too. Thanks. I apologise in advance for this badly written blunt note. Sarvagnya 08:32, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

And is there any reason why you wouldnt warn/take action against Fowler in your capacity as admin inspite of me complaining to you? btw, my previous message was a complaint, so to speak. Sarvagnya 08:37, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

lions

Thanks for the help. That looks a little better. Hopefully this will be a case of lead by example. David D. (Talk) 09:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice!

Thanks, Ragib, for your timely advice! You are right, I need to keep my cool, perhaps, take a deep breath or two before I respond to situations on Wikipedia, or not respond at all, which seems even wiser. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:39, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

wikipedia Weekly Podcast - interview?

Hey there Ragib, I'm a panelist on Wikipedia Weekly the weekly wikipedia podcast[3]. You may have heard of us. Anyway, we're starting a new segment where we will try and interview interesting users/projects to feature some of the different aspects of WP. I was hoping we would be able to talk to you - Rama's Arrow recomended you. Maybe a 5 minute piece on who you are, the situation of WMF in Bangladesh and the specific differences between the Bangladeshi and English wikipedias. In fact maybe we could have a three-way interview with you and Rama's Arrow? That would be great! We record using Skype (so you would need that programme, a microphone and a a broadband connection to participate) and can prerecord the interview at pretty much any time that is convenient for you (and Rama's arrow). Tell me what you think, Witty lama 07:02, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Concern

Hi Ragib, I know that you had earlier brought up the issue of potential socks on the India page, but I am getting concerned about a number of new users who are all making very similar edits and using their numbers to influence decision-making on the India page. Something doesn't seem to add up, and I thought you (as an admin) might be able to pursue it further. (I want to state at the outset that I am not accusing anyone of anything.) The users in question, of course, are Nikkul (talk · contribs), Coollemonade (talk · contribs), huniebunie (talk · contribs), XavierIcI (talk · contribs), and (now) Indianhilbilly (talk · contribs). They all appeared on WP in mid-February, they all make edits involving pictures on India-related pages. For example, note that the contributions of Nikkul and Indianhilbilly seem strikingly similar. The first four claim they are college students—all good friends—who are planning to use their WP editing experience to land "computer internships" this summer; however, the nature of their edits (IMO) are hardly the kind that would land any internship, let alone a computer one. Users Coolemonade and hunniebunnie are supposedly college women in the US (according to their user pages), however, when I showed their writing to some college women in the US, their verdict was that the writing, was not the work of women, at least not ones that had grown up in the US. Of course, there's alway the primary possibility that these users are all making good faith edits and just happened to appear on WP at the same time. However, for me, enough red flags have been raised that I feel someone like you, with more WP experience, should look into it. Thanks. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 15:50, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Ragib, for bringing the socks on the India page to everyone's notice. Amazing how things turn out! Fowler&fowler«Talk» 15:53, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

A new editor

Hi Ragib - you'll be interested to know that Dr. Mohammad Omar Farooq has joined Wikipedia as user:Farooqmo. Rama's arrow 23:32, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

RU FAC

Check out Rajshahi University--ppm 20:45, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia Weekly Notification!

This is just a friendly reminder that Wikipedia Weekly has been released with a new episode..... 14!

The link to all versions of Wikipedia Weekly 14 is at http://wikipediaweekly.com/2007/03/11/wikipedia-weekly-14/

The OGG version is here The MP3 version (non free file format but it works on an iPod) is here

In this edition

   * We wrap up the Essjay affair, as the famous Wikipedian cuts ties to the online encyclopedia.
   * A look at the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year Competition, which finished earlier this week. In addition, all the Featured Pictures of 2006 are available as a bittorrent download.
   * The new “Username Usurpation” feature at the English Wikipedia.
   * Jimmy Wales travels to India for the recent Indian WikiCamp, and narrowly survives an attack of ninja monkeys.
   * One thousand Featured Articles at the German Wikipedia.
   * 300 Spartans.

As always you can download old episodes and more at http://wikipediaweekly.com/!

Please spread the word about Wikipedia Weekly, we're trying to spread the word so that people know about the project, we've got some cool guests lined up and it makes it much more fun if people tune in!

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Re: Did you take any photos...

That one goes to User talk:Niaz bd, I think. Aditya Kabir 06:35, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Srimongol pictures

Lot of user taken Srimongol pics. are availabe here [4]

The pics are taken by Tareq79 He will definitely allow the pics. to be used and even perhaps release the copyright if you politely asked him. Cheers! --Ahnaf 14:33, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

South Asia cats

After the deletion of category:Keralite americans and Category:Bengali Americans, I was wondering what your views are on dividing S, SW, and SE Asian-American cats by ethnicity. See Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2007_March_9Bakaman 00:14, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome

Hi Ragib,

Thanks for the welcome. I am new to this (as you can tell :-) but looking at your user history shows you are truly a veteran. I'll call on your help if I get stuck.

Thanks
AktarAhmed 17:17, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Easy clue

That was too easy clue. In retrospect, someone should have cracked the question. Ti should be given the chance to ask the next question. What do you think? Regards,--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:14, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

What does Ctrl-K do?--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:22, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Saare Jahan Se Achcha

Hello Ragib dear. After you protected the page, a few editors, including me attempted to establish a discussion on the debated issue. However, the opposing individual did not contribute to the discussion despite the request, only replying with a "see talk". I do not like reverting, however, it seems like many users have established the relevancy of the Devanagari script with various sources and expositions. Your advice and/or comments on this matter would be highly appreciated. With regards, Anupam^Talk 19:24, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia Weekly Notification!

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In this edition

This episode sees Liam, more commonly known as Witty Lama, catching up with Rama’s Arrow and Ragib to talk about contributing to Wikipedia from and Indian and Bangladeshi perspective. Topics include their growing collection of Featured Articles, the success of the Indian WikiProject, and the problem of Internet access on the Subcontinent.

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Great chat in Wikipedia weekly. Perfect. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:00, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes. I listened to the WHOLE thing! (a rarity, isn't it?) I didn't know Banglapedia is somewhat hostile to bn wikipedia. But Banglapedia works in a totally different way. It's not a wiki, neither it is user created. In fact, it is a more dependable source. Anyway, it was a nice chat. So many aspects have been covered! Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

About EWU Article

Hello Bhaia, please visit EWU talk page to see my reply comment. Thanks and Regards, Niaz bd 07:49, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi Ragib

Hi Ragib, how you doin? Hope you remember me. I have been a long admirer of your good activities related to Wikipedia. I wanted to bring something to your notice; however you appear to be busy. I came across this article while surfing: Almeda University. I was rather surprised at the way the article is different from most Wikipedia articles. This article, which reads like pure criticism, is about an American institution, which is probably a fake. My question is; if it is fake; does it deserve to get Wikipedia attention? Shouldn't this article be deleted from Wikipedia? (if the organization is genuine; which I doubt; the article needs to be balanced) What is your opinion? Doesn't it look like one of the thousands of organizations that exist with no honest intentions and hence should not be allowed a Wikipedia article? --Pinaki ghosh 10:01, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

do visit my blog The Freethinker at your convenience.--Pinaki ghosh 11:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Regarding Buddhadev Bhattacharya article

I noticed that you have made some reverts in the article on Buddhadev Bhattacharya. Since you are looking after the article, will you update the latest controversy regarding the mass killing of 14 people at Nandigram on March 14, for which he was blamed, and the state of West Bengal protested in uniform, with intellectuals of his party coming out of the party condemning his act? You can check sources like Anandabazar Patrika and Bartaman from March 14, 2007 till today for the exact news]. If you are busy for this, you can ask me. All the best.--Pinaki ghosh 14:30, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Shahbag once more

The Shahbag article has gone through major changes. Would you care to take a look at it again? Aditya Kabir 15:27, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Education in Bangladesh, please, help

I have started working on the article Education in Bangladesh. It was in an extremely bad shape. The last few edits were turning it into a motley hotchpotch of text, link and image for private university/English medium agenda-pushers. Even without that the article had little content. I have began by putting in an enormous amount of fresh text, and even more massive amount of resource links (Banglapedia, government sites and downloadable pdf links). Now the real work should begin. Would you lend a hand in this? I can't do it alone. Do you have anyone else in mind who might help? That person doesn't need to be Bangladeshi. Aditya Kabir 17:58, 17 March 2007 (UTC) - please, answer to my talk page

buet query

is a shahid minar necessarily a language movement monument? the label for buet shahid minar raises the question, can't it be for all shahids?--ppm 19:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Posting again

Where are you, man? Staying away from Rajshahi University, Education in Bangladesh and Shahbag? Or, are you letting people take responsibility for what they do? I feel like I have taken a biiger bite this time than I can chew. HELP HELP... Cheers. Aditya Kabir 20:36, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

WikiCast

Hi, Your recent contributions to Wikipedia Weekly are noted.

Your views on "WikiCast the free content broadcast" would be very much desired. Also if you have ideas on what sort of programmes would appeal to a Wikipedia/Wikimedia audience.

ShakespeareFan00 13:59, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Archives

Thanks, I will fix them RaveenS 12:48, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Bangla wikipedia

Hi Ragib (I have a question - are you রাগীব or রাজীব?). Thanks for inviting me to join the Bangla wiki. I already have an account over there. Also, I do not like the phonetic typing - I prefer to use the bengali keyboard layout directly. I even consider contributing there. But, as you can see, my expertise is mainly computing - and I am not to comfortable in Bengali in this field. :) This is the only thing that is preventing me from contributing over there. But, I will try to work on articles about my hometown and nearby areas. If you need any specific information or assistance, you can antime contact me here. I will be more than happy to help. Again, thanks for inviting. :) --soum^talk 20:32, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for messing up your talk page. Dunno how that happened. Anyways, wanted to say that I will try my hands in some articles. Cya around. --soum^talk 21:14, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi

Hey Ragib, how have you been doing? I posted a comment at Talk:History_of_India#Abitrary_section_break. Check it out when you have time. Cheers :) deeptrivia (talk) 13:25, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Please, check this out

User:NAHID, for some obscure reason, is trying to stalk me, whatever little edit he does on Wikpedia is mostly spent on the Welcoming stuff (which is highly recommendable, I am sure, but can also be interpreted as an attempt at generating endorsement support for his behavior) and stalking my edits (sometimes coupled with disruptive editing. His initial jest in contributing to Private Universities of Bangladesh (especially Independent University, Bangladesh), for which I myself has presented him a barnstar has degenerated into private-university/English-medium agenda-pushing. He has already tried to recruit User:Niaz bd to that end.

He also has shown exemplary profusion as a troll (see his repeating blitz of irrelevant questions for which answers could easily be found on the policy and guideline pages on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions, Wikipedia talk:Image use policy and Wikipedia:Help desk). His lack of civility is also of concern (especially his blood boiling moronic edit summaries targeted at me). (See also: User talk:Aditya Kabir/Archive 5 and User talk:NAHID). I know only one Bangladeshi administrator here - that's you - and I can only turn to use for advise. What is to be done with this high amount of thickness? Aditya Kabir 16:00, 21 March 2007 (UTC) - please, pardon my French, I'm frustrated a bit, and answer to my talk page

• Post Script: Well, I am taking back my complaint. Thanks for not responding. I guess, frustration led me to say bad things about the user. It's all part of the game as I understand. No use getting upset at so little. Though the facts are right, my reaction was not (how I miss Zora, my godess of wikilove, she would have seen right through all that). Sorry.
• And, What was this - "Ragib and Aditya Kabir seem to be pals, I have already mentioned in first deletion review that I have a problem with Ragib he has been systematically following the articles I have worked on and undoing changes... User:Ragib is friends with Aditya both have given shallow strong deletion votes, both have been collaborating before" - from User:Atulsnischal's comments on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Natural History of South Asia mailing list (2nd nomination)? It seems we are collaborators now. WOW!!! There's a definitely some wikilove missing here. What to do? Aditya Kabir 16:06, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Regarding on Aditya Kabir's comments

• It's easy to accuse somebody by mentioning these points. What obscure reason?? Ragib Bhayia, After tagging an image, he (User:Aditya Kabir started to scoring my cotribution, mocking at me and attempted to engage in WP:Edit war. Same thing he did it with me before.
• He made quarreling environment in Template talk:Private Universities of Bangladesh by repeating the same univ link again and again. And Mocked at welcome commette members in his user page(Paragraph starts with: If you are new here).Also he's mocked at me 'coz I'm a member!!
• Always insulted me in his talk page archive by calling me newbie and has placed a derisive template box.
• Called me Wiki demon at User:Bsnowball's talk page by refering the statement: You see, I am making this roaster of Wikidemon, and this would come handy.
• He also put wrong-assesment in notable university article. The university article had an assesment by Arman Bro. For example: no need to mention. Ragib bhayia, You've already judged it as Wikipedia:WikiProject_Bangladesh/Assessment.Thanks (though it's notable and had pre-assesment)
• He tried to target another user in this talk page. User talk:Misza13/Archives/2007/02#Two images unfortunately deleted by you, can you help?. There, Aditya Kabir's statement I am checking this user as much as I can, though without the tools available to admins it's quite an arduous task---as he has / had wide interest to do that and take control over other user / admin.
• Now he's trying to target me and harassing me.Because of what? I don't know, how many users he is going to target and Stalk in future? His disruptive behavior always remind us the blocked User:Oden (User talk:Oden/Archive 3) (Who was blocked for targetting and Stalking user).
• Wikipedia:Media copyright questions, Wikipedia talk:Image use policy and Wikipedia:Help desk) these three desks provide solution for the user / admin. Even experience editor / admin asked question there. So, should we judge someone as a troll if he asks some questions there?? If so, then why do we need those help desks?

But he took it otherwise, as his intention is to blame me.

• Contributing in a particular (or other areas) are always considered to be valid contribution. I've tried to lend my hand to Niaz bro as he is very productive. May be User:Aditya Kabir envies me for that (His comment:He has already tried to recruit User:Niaz bd to that end)

Ragib Bahiya, both of you may have good relationship. But I'm not here to involving quarrell with any fellow editors ('coz it always waste efforts). I shall be grateful for your comments/replies. If I'm wrong let me know. I'll be happy for that. Thank you --NAHID 22:09, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Please See User talk:Bsnowball#Hi and User talk:Bsnowball#The borges quote on your user page. He left that message just after my message.--NAHID 23:08, 25 March 2007 (UTC) P.S.But he shouldn't have illustrates lie things here.Removed

Moved to User talk:NAHID § Sorry, a billion times, that I have hurt your feelings

I have left a huge post on Nahid's talkpage. I hope it clears up some of the bad blood, if not all. Take a look at it if you want, and tell me if the approach was right. Aditya Kabir 14:57, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

• Hahahahaha...Now That's become your proof!! Hmm you'r trying to be a good man by providing that Epic (in the name of a billion times that I have hurt your feelings). What about your hidden bad blood? However that was good approach. And might make you happy.Keep up the good works :) Thanks--NAHID 20:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Jaya Bachchan image

Hi there, I'd like to ask why you think this edit of yours determines that the image does not fulfil FU criteria? I have presented a detailed FU rationale at Image:Jaya_Bachchan.jpg as well as employed the appropriate FU template. Category:Official_photographs_of_Indian_politicians is a list of Indian-politician articles that employ images using this template, so I am at a loss to understand why you think the image does not fulfill FU criteria. Bear in mind that the image itself is from the official Indian Govt. website. Please reply on my talk-page. Regards, Ekantik ^talk 02:56, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi, actually never mind. I just saw Ganeshk's reply. I should have known that images of living people may not qualify as I have previous experience with uploading images of living people, but I would have thought that an Indian politician photo template would have covered images found at Indian governmental websites. It just seems a sad waste of effort the way I ran around finding an "official" image and then hunting down a template because Wikipedia policy hates living people. Rather disappointed but hey, what can you do? Ekantik ^talk 03:04, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, actually I was the one who ran around trying to get that image of Amitabh freely-licensed and it worked, so I thought I'd do the same for Jaya as well, lol. Oh I suppose I can still put in the effort if I want to but I'm "officially" on wikibreak now, lol. From your story of old buildings, Bangladesh war etc. it does seem rather harsh that many people resort to taking their own images of whatever they're illustrating. At least it gives some of us a reason to use our cameras more. :-) Ekantik ^talk 03:16, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Jana Gana Mana in Devanagiri Script

First of all I would like you the read the comment I have put in three discussion pages: Jana Gana Mana, Vande Mataram, Sare Jahan se accha.

I think everyone should know this: Go through Sarvagnya's contributions and talk pages and you will find that he has a Anti-Hindi and Anti-Devanagiri bias. One of his major contributions to Wikipedia has been the deletion of Hindi names and Devanagiri script from every India related article.

He has done exactly the same thing for three songs which are very important in India(Jana Gana Mana, Saare Jahan se Accha, Vande Mataram). The fact that Devanagiri is a major script in India and Hindi is the official language of India means that every Indian will want to read this article and hence it is necessary to keep the Devanagiri version. Just because of ONE POV-pushing Wikipedian we are indulging in an endless debate!

And why should ONE biased Wikipedian be allowed to hold Wikipedia to ransom? How can one persons opinion be greater than the Constitution of India. The Constituent Assembly which had representatvies from all parts and communities of India had collectively taken the decision. If Sarvagnya is unhappy with it , let him keep it to himself, why should Wikipedia suffer?

The reason I have reverted other's edits(which is only Sarvagnya's deletion of Devanagiri version is this): Most Indians learn these songs in the Devanagiri Script. It isn't just relevant,it is necessary. --Deepak D'Souza 07:11, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

I welcome the 3RR, I will use it to point to the Sarvagna/KNM/Gnanapiti triad who are holding all India related articles hostage to their Anti-Hindi and Anti- Devanagiri bias. Last of all, i dont know you well but it seems to me that you have a personal interest in keeping the Devangiri version of Jana Gana Mana out. --Deepak D'Souza 07:35, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Chaunk

Hi, can you help by adding the Bangla/Hindi scripts for Chaunk? Do you know which language this term comes from (and the etymology of the word)? And which language pronounces it "chaunk" and which pronounces it "chaunce"? And can it also be called tarka or baghar? Badagnani 04:15, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh, thank you--I had assumed that East and West Bengali language and culinary culture were essentially the same. I suppose the alternate terms aren't Bengali either? And none of them is in the Bengali dictionary? New sources I've found translate "chaunk" as "tempering," referring to the frying of spices, ginger, chilies, onions, etc. to enhance their flavor at the end (or the beginning) of cooking a dal or similar dish. I'm sure that technique is used in Bangladesh, as isn't dal (like mung dal or toor dal soup) eaten there? Thanks for your response, and I'll email the user you recommend. Badagnani 04:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

OK, I've got "baghar" in the article now. What would be the proper romanization of that, "baghar" or "baghar"? Or "baghaar" or "vaghaar," or "vaghar"? There are so many languages... Any idea what the etymological/linguistic root is? And is it a noun or a verb? Badagnani 04:47, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

And the Bangla script you gave me seems longer than just "baghar"--there seem to be more letters in there. Is there more to the word? Badagnani 04:48, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for all. Can you check Chaunk to make sure all is accurate, as far as we know? Little by little we'll make contact with Wikipedians in various parts of India and get the names in each regional language. Badagnani 07:42, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Reply

I'm aware of the situation. As of now, I'm going to leave the current block in place as the sockpuppetry was in good faith (he was confirming an e-mail he sent). I'm trying to explain to him that he can't do that. Any further point disruption after the block will be met with another block. John Reaves (talk) 05:29, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Help - mass change of links

Hi Ragib,

I corrected the spelling mistake on the Bangladeshn Standard Time article and moved it to Bangladesh Standard Time.

However, looking at what links to the old page shows hundreds of items Special:Whatlinkshere/Bangladesh_Standard_Time.

Is there anyway to do a mass rename to correct these (or is it right to leave the old page - with the redirect - in place permanently)?

Thanks,
Aktar Ahmed, 11:16, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

No problem - figured out the links were in a template which I've corrected. AktarAhmed 06:25, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

FU thumbnails

Hi Ragib! Thanks for pointing out that. I'd an impression that uploaders can thumbnail images in their user subpages. --Victor 17:59, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Natural History of South Asia mailing list

I have removed User:Atulsnischal's rant from the talk page, and copied your response to their user talk. Hope you don't mind. If you object, feel free to revert me. Chris cheese whine 00:20, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

BUET

Naturally, citations will be the bottleneck. The "profile" I managed to get for RU saved the day. Something like that for BUET needs to be managed if we are to get a FA--ppm 01:27, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Help needed

Hi Ragib, can you please transliterate "Sanjay Malakar" into appropriate Bengali. I searched for transliteration tools online but was not able to find appropriate one. Thanks Gnanapiti 03:57, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Ragib. Gnanapiti 04:17, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi Ragib Bhai, we are from SUST OSN, working in our first ever Open Source Camp; right now we are learning about wikipedia, how to create articles and other stuffs.--Sustosn 04:48, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

WE HAVE WON

Hi, Ragib bhai. Great news! We are through to the 2nd round of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It's a long long dream coming true on earth. I remember in the last world cup when bd lost to canada, i could barely stand on my feet. Later they also lost to kenya. Anyway I never gave up hope on them. And now I'm feeling sorry for those who do not support bd because they are 'weak'. It's not that you can't support other teams rather than your homeland, but how that mentality exceeds supporting your own country. Anyway most of them are not like that. One of my friends who is a die hard fan of India, supported Sri Lanka on their match against Indians so that bangladesh can move to super 8. However if you look at the recent past you will feel a lot of encouraging things happening to bangladesh and this is one of them. Cheers and Congrates again. Lets say WE HAVE DONE IT! ---Tarif from Bangladesh 22:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I just forgot to say Happy Independence Day. Tarif from Bangladesh 22:46, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

• Happy Independence Day .--NAHID 23:26, 25 March 2007 (UTC)