User talk:Redtigerxyz/Archive 9

Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Peer review

Hi, I see that you are an active member of Peer-review Team .I was wondering if you guys can review all Peer review nominations in Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Article_alerts rather than having people search this specific page to get a Peer review done?There are a lot of articles waiting for Peer Review there .Is there any need for a different page for the same? --Vinay84 (talk) 07:04, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

PR

V need to finalise a user 4 the PR so v can go ahead asa the current issues r sorted - wch wil b soon. I was thinking of requesting Hamiltonstone for the same as he is now acquainted with the subject. What do u think? Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 17:35, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

With Abecedare kindly obliging, v hv r work cut out .. do u think 1 view is enough or as World suggested, v hv 2 ppl do it? Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 11:57, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

I wil try n work on tht. Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 11:00, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Iv juz corrected the Williams refs if thts wht u mean. Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 16:07, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

To the best of my knowledge he wanted sum1 to ans the questions to his satisfaction. Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 16:19, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

India based article hence british english is the order of the day. as for the iast it is iast of wikidas's wierd sp! m slightly tied up this week n may nt edit much .. Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 20:54, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Greetings on the festive occasion. I do apologise, I hv been tied up with commitments in the last mo n hv been quite inactive. I will try and make some time to clear stuff from the pr list in the nxt few days once the festive season passes. Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 21:04, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

kataka/karka

Kataka, is most commonly used term for cancer sign, changed since people can understand. Im sorry.. i should have editted like this karka or kataka.

Prashanth.V 04:21, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Sure.. i have one doubt. i sign in talk pages and discussions in articles. Do we need to sign in article edition also?. but in signature it is mentioned in not to do.. Or we have any separate area to sign in case of editting article. please adivice on this.

--Prashanth.V (talk) 06:44, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi..

I have contributed to an article named Thirukkadigai, but now the article is washed out. many contents that existed previously were also removed, can you please look into that and help out in resuming.

- Prashanth.V (talk) 05:25, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

PR

I will be glad to take a look at it, though it will take me a few days. Thanks, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 11:58, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Red, I noticed that Ruhrfisch just added his comments at the review page and that my earlier comments are being worked on. Would you like me to wait till you are substantially done with these before taking another look at the article, or would you prefer me to do that (essentially) now ? Either way will work for me, and its real nice to see the PR system working so well for this article. Abecedare (talk) 05:47, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Sounds good. I'll add my comments and suggestions about article organization in the next day or so on the article talk page, and will the nitty-gritty bits about grammar, MOS etc for the next round of review. By the way, I have no concerns about the pace of response to the PR comments - unlike an FAC, or even GA, there is no real deadline here. Abecedare (talk) 06:01, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Anuradhapura Kingdom

Hi, Redtigerxyz! I have a question regarding one of your comments at Wikipedia:Peer review/Anuradhapura Kingdom/archive1. Could you please let me know what you think? ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 06:19, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanx!

Thanks so much for your suggestions, Redtigerxyz!! I really appreciate them. But I did not want it to rech GA-class yet. I just asked whether 2003 Afro-Asian Games is ready to be titled as a B-class article. If it is so, plz change the info in the talk page for your respective WikiProject.

Thanks again. Any more suggestions are welcome.

Incidentally, the first point you mentioned - about controversial statements. If you see the paragraph in the article, you will find numerous references, with the same number. I meant that the content of the whole passage came from that reference. Should I repeat the reference again?

Ankitbhatt (talk) 11:15, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

LGBT Themes

I hope I'm on the right track with fixes based on your POV concerns. I'm kind of in the dark about nuance in the subjects being discussed, and appreciate that you have assumed good faith with my edits. Thanks.

I'd very much like to hear you views about GA'ing this article. --Nemonoman (talk) 14:06, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Re : Kanhopatra

Hello tiger, could not find anything interesting related to Kanhopatra on jstor / springer; But I found one good journal article which can be used to improve the Vithoba temple, Pandharpur article. "The Vithoba Faith of Maharastra: he Vithoba Temple of Pandharpur nd Its Mythological Structure" Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 1988 1512-5. This also has maps of Vithoba temple, which we can create and add; I am fairly well versed with inkscape, if you want to create the SVG map images let me know. --Nvineeth (talk) 03:56, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

File:Map of Vithoba Temple Pandharpur.svg has been created; Will create the other one when I get time. --Nvineeth (talk) 17:09, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Fixed the information and speiling mistaike. --Nvineeth (talk) 17:21, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I have bolded the caption and numbers; Also reduced the empty space. Looks better now. --Nvineeth (talk) 17:34, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

It will be good we can get a picture / painting or rather of a statue in any of Pandharpur's temples. --Nvineeth (talk) 07:41, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

I meant probably a image like File:Vithoba Punadalik Tukaram Dnyaneshwar.jpg of Kanhopatra, if it exists somewhere. --Nvineeth (talk) 16:16, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Bali Padyami

Hi!

I have drafted an article at User:Nvvchar/sandbox/Tungnath for posting on DYK under the Special occasion holding area for the Bali Padyami festival coming up on 19th October 2009. I thought that you, as an expert on Hinduism subjects, should have a look at it for copy editing and any addtions for nominating it with a suitable hook on DYK. Pl let me know what you feel about it.Thanks--Nvvchar (talk) 08:17, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the prompt action. Your editing is very fine. Shall I move it now to main space? I suggest the following hook for your nomination on the DYK with an img (in infobox).--that acording to Hindu mythology, Bali Padyami commemorates victory of god Vishnu in his dwarf incarnation Vamana, defeating asura king Bali, and pushing him to the nether world? You are welocome to use a different hook--Nvvchar (talk) 14:42, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Should we not move it today to Mainspace and then DYK under the Special occasion holding area (atleast 7 days in advance)?--Nvvchar (talk) 14:36, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Shall I, as usual, make it a joint artcile?--Nvvchar (talk) 02:49, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

I have moved the article to main space. I would appreciate your jointly nominating it on the DYK. One more suggestion for the hook. ...that Bali Padyami (pictured)is the third day of Dipavali, the Hindu festival of lights celebrated in honour of the notional return of the demon (asura)-king Bali to earth? --Nvvchar (talk) 03:05, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Your suugestion is fine. Please go ahead and post it on DYK as a joint article. Thanks.--Nvvchar (talk) 06:46, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you RedtigerXYZ (since I do not know your first name). --Nvvchar (talk) 08:20, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Bhagavad Gita

Could you pls respond here : Talk:Bhagavad_Gita#Lead_image ? Nvineeth (talk) 11:09, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Dussehra

Hi, I notice that last year you changed the redirect Dussehra from Dasara to Vijayadashami. The latter says that it is the same as Dasara anyway. I have no prior knowledge of the subject, but propose to merge all to Dasara -- would this be wrong? - Fayenatic (talk) 16:30, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

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Imperial Triple Crown

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Imperial triple crown jewels upon Redtigerxyz for your contributions to Indian articles in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Well done, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:33, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Balipratipada

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Kali puja

I have no way of determining that today is the day of Kali puja, since the description on Hindu months on wikipedia is pretty confusing. Gatoclass (talk) 06:23, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Never mind, I confirmed it on google, and promoted the hook. Gatoclass (talk) 07:03, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Kali Puja

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Gatoclass (talk) 08:58, 17 October 2009 (UTC) 09:42, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Checking?

I have no idea what you want me to check (as per my talk page). DS (talk) 11:31, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Balipratipada

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Bencherlite^Talk 21:46, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

The Indian Barnstar of National Merit

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		Awarded to Redtigerxyz for getting several Hinduism / India related articles to GA and FA status.Keep up the good work! -- Tinu Cherian - 13:35, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

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Greetings

Hi! Redtiger Hearty congratulations on the Imperial Triple Crown award bestowed on you. You fully deserve it.--Nvvchar (talk) 02:13, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 09:06, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Removing referenced material

You have removed referenced material from Akbar the Great page without giving any justification. This is considered vandalism. Hope you will develop consensus on the talk page and justify your edits. Thanks. More random musing (talk) 17:50, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

NowCommons: File:Bhadrakali.jpg

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Please look at this.

[1] Yogesh Khandke (talk) 06:04, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Kanhopatra SVG

I will try to construct the SVG of Kanhopatra. Though I am not an expert in inkscape, I will try my best. Will get back to you in another week or so, busy with off-wiki karma --Nvineeth (talk) 10:07, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Prabodhini Ekadashi

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Dravidian language

Hi! Redtiger,

On my talk page I gave English version of another img in the article. But you need equivalents in the img which is in Telugu language. I am giving belwo the translation of the heading of each of the nine pictures in the img. I hope it would suffice your requirment.--Nvvchar (talk) 15:21, 30 October 2009 (UTC) In the order as depicted in the img (vertical as in the image). All are in Telugu script.

1. Guru (Jupiter)
2. Budha(Mercury)
3. Shukra (Venus)
4. Kuja (Mars)
5. Rahu (Moon’s northern nod)
6. Chandra (Moon)
7. Ravi (Sun)
8. Ketu (Moon’s south node)
9. Shani (Saturn)

The names of the spouses of planets in the same order as above are as below.

Tara
Ila
Dwarjaswini
Jwalini
Karali
Rohini
Sanjya or Chaya
Dhumra
Jyesthadevi

Yes, the names are as carved on the plaque.--Nvvchar (talk) 15:47, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

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• 1 - Bṛhaspati (Guruvu/Jupiter)on the plaque
• 2 - Budha (Budhudu/Mercury)
• 3 - Shukra (Shukrudu/Venus)
• 4 - Mangala (Kujudu/Mars)
• 5 - Rahu (Rahuvu/North Lunar Node)
• 6 - Chandra (Chandrudu/Moon)
• 7 - Surya (Ravi/Sun)
• 8 - Ketu (Kethuvu/South Lunar Node)
• 9 - Shani (Sani/Saturn)

---

I noticed your message on Nvvchar's talk. Yes, the wives names are mentioned. Bhudha's wife is mentioned as Ila. Regards, Ganeshk (talk) 13:48, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi again!

Hi Redtiger! It's ben a really long time since we last chatted. Hope ur doing fine.

Like the last time, I come now asking you for your suggestions on how to improve the article 2003 Afro-Asian Games (you might remeber that I had created it). The craze that I had for this article died down within me, and I decided to take a WikiBreak, as some people advised. I am now back in action, with a lot of enthusiasm.

If you can point out any corrections and improvements, please do n ot hesitate to tell me.

Yours,

Ankitbhatt (talk) 11:08, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

umm

I'll see what I can do... but after running DYK yesterday for 24 hours plus I was thinking of giving it a rest. Lots of room for others to contribute in approving hooks etc and filling the prep areas. I guess you have already done this? I'll go and look Victuallers (talk) 16:12, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

I.m very confused. The hook seems to say "today" and it said that before two days ago ... also if it loaded now then it may go today as I won't be checking its progress. Can you clarify? Victuallers (talk) 16:20, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

I have left some comments on your submissions at the DYK suggestions page. Gatoclass (talk) 21:46, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

If we add your "hook" to the Did you know queue now, then it will be shown on 2 November and not today (1 November). It's only added to the queue and not actually added to the Main Page yet. I hope that clears things up for you. Jolly Ω Janner 22:27, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Thankyou for providing the cite Redtiger. I have now promoted your articles, which will appear Nov. 2. However, in future please ensure your submissions conform properly with DYK rules - specifically in this case, the rule which states that The nomination's hook must contain a fact cited in the article. In other words, if your hook states that festival x begins on day y, you must include that fact in the article, with cite, so that reviewers can check it and confirm it. You can't expect reviewers to go ploughing through all your references trying to figure out which one if any contains the appropriate info. Hope that helps to clear things up. Regards, Gatoclass (talk) 06:39, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes, you've got the dates, but they aren't cited. Anyhow, it's all resolved now. Just as long as you cite them properly next time. Thanks for the submissions. Gatoclass (talk) 06:47, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

I suggest you talk to the OTD regulars about that. I only rarely participate in that project. Gatoclass (talk) 06:56, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Tulsi Vivah

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SoWhy 01:56, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Prabodhini Ekadashi

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Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 2 November 2009 (UTC) 07:56, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Kartik Poornima

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Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 2 November 2009 (UTC) 07:56, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Ila (Hinduism)

Using Devanagari script for differentiating between Ila and Ilā should be avoided, since Devanagari has no monopoly over Sanskrit, Sanskrit was written in Brahmi, Siddhamatrika and Sharada scripts in ancient and medieval period, and later almost in all modern Indian scripts. That's why I used IAST, the standard alphabets for Sanskrit transliteration. V.S. Mishra has given the reference of RV X.95.19 and SB XI.5.1, for the rest I am adding links to the Griffith's translation soon.Joy1963 (talk) 18:08, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Devanagari=Sanskrit?

In any article, if the word Devanagari is replaced by Sanskrit, it is a misnomer, that you should also agree, as a script can not be equated with a language (just as Cyrillic is not Russian). If in any other article also, this is written, it is better to correct them.Joy1963 (talk) 18:54, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Orissa -> Odisha

The re-naming doesn't seem to be official yet. Despite the headline, the TOI article says:

... the change in nomenclature was approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday without discussion. It will get Parliament's nod soon enough.
The proposed change will now require an amendment to the first and eighth schedule of the Constitution which is likely to come up in Parliament soon.

I suggest we wait before we begin using the proposed name on wikipedia; perhaps a sentence can be added to the Orissa article mentioning this proposal though. As far as Oriya goes, I wonder if GOI even has the standing (as far as wikipedia goes!) to rename a language, although the alternate name is again worth mentioning. Thoughts ? Abecedare (talk) 13:57, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

I have also posted here. Abecedare (talk) 14:15, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Kanhopatra

I will definately review the article. By the what happened to Swaminarayan article?--Anish (talk) 06:40, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

With my limited FA experience, much of what I wanted to say has been added by Abecedare, I mainly feel that sources from the temples might be questioned for FA. Will add my tweaks as it progress. All the best. --TheMandarin (talk) 08:06, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Thnx

Noticed u r banner for citations in the article Tourism in Puducherry Thanks for the review. i have added citations and references. please review the article. thanks Varun_swm

Lokprabha etc

Just adding here, instead of at the PR since adding to the thread there may get confusing.
I know that Lokprabha is a notable magazine, and that is the reason I added the parenthetical "redlink!" at the PR. It was supposed to mean: "Wow! This is a redlink, and needs to be an article"; and certainly not, "This is a redlink and therefore not a reliable source". I realize now that my personal shorthand was too cryptic and open to misinterpretation.
That aside, the point with regards to Maharashtra Times and Lokprabha is not that they are not reliable sources per se, but whether they are authoritative sources on a subject that is not news, current affairs, or even a contemporary personality. This distinction is not important on wikipedia in general, but in recent times can be a central concern at FACs (for example, see discussion here, or at this failed FAC). As you say, some of the issues can be resolved by reducing redundant citations to popular media sources, but I think for the successful (and painless!) FA, we will need to show that all the central and high-quality sources on the subject have been consulted by the authors. This is especially true since the article is relatively short and only limited information on the subject is available.
Let me know if I can help with any of this; if you are looking for a particular book/article, I can try searching up my library for it. Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 16:29, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanx

Thanks for reviewing the article[Tourism in Puducherry]. I have made some changes in the article. please take a look when time permits. thank u. Varun_swm —Preceding undated comment added 07:38, 7 November 2009 (UTC).

50 DYK

		The 50 DYK Medal
		For your fantastic Indian DYK entries as well as your 18 nominations, together totaling over 50, I award you this 50 DYK Medal! Binksternet (talk) 16:02, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Ila (Hinduism)

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Victuallers (talk) 17:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Hey again!

Hi redtiger. Its been a long time.

I have put up the article 2003 Afro-Asian Games in the list of articles needing assessment. I have been thinking, and I have thought that the article can be rated B-class. I would like to know your opinions about this. If you think so, please change the rating under WikiProject India.

Any suggestions for the improvement of this article are welcome.

Yours,

Ankitbhatt (talk) 17:56, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Davy Knowles

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Materialscientist (talk) 06:49, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Rated B-class

The article 2003 Afro-Asian Games has been rated B-class. what is your opinion about this? What are your comments and suggestions about this particular article? Please don't hesitate to tell me.

Ankitbhatt (talk) 16:53, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Devraha Baba

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There are still some problems. Would appreciate it if you can take a look. Thanks. Tim Song (talk) 09:28, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Update

Hi - I do apologise - still extremely busy. I will get down to the PR when I no I will b able to devote some time to it continuously. Pl go ahead and do the needful for the two images and any others there may be an issue with. I did hv a some time today so finally got down to making Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj (New temple). Take a look - and your help will be much appreciated. Thanks and Regards, Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 23:29, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Task_force/India#Task_force_members may interest you. Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 11:51, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

your edit 05:59, 21 November 2009 Redtigerxyz (→Gallery: UNDUE: rolling dancer dolls-)

To:Redtigerxyz; From: Webrider; Sun, 22Nov09; Dear friend: Pls let me know which of the wikipedia guidelines prompted you delete my contribution of dancing dolls to the article Golu. Thx. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Webrider (talk • contribs) 10:10, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Nefertiti bust

Hello Redtigerxyz, don’t mind my little interferences, please. I am the main author of the German version and still working on it (not really finished yet – there are some points missing). That’s why I am interested in the English article. It is great to find it still expanding. Great work that you and Yomangan have done until now.

There is a little thing that should be corrected: The bust was never shown to the public before 1924. The exhibition, on which it could be seen for the first time, was 1924 not 1923. --Sat Ra (talk) 13:02, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Badrajun

Hi, Redtiger, It is quite some time since I saw any message from you. Thanks for assessing the article. I am outside the country for the last six weeks and will be back in India early December. Is there any Hindu festival in Dec or Jan which we could write about or any Hinduism article.?

Thanks for the suggestion. I will work on the Hinduism articles. With regard to Ladakh articles, we can work with Himalayan Explorer. He is presently out on 'Thanks Giving' Holidays and will be back next week. I have posted five artciles on DYK jointly with him, including Ladakh monasteries, and one is in drafting stage. I have been trying to expand my draft artcile on Rishiruna with more refrencess but not successful so far. Can you find some useful links and fine tune it? I had posted it on my user sand box quite some months back.--Nvvchar (talk) 15:49, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Family planning in India

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Materialscientist (talk) 13:50, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Karma in Hinduism

Just did. Thanks.

Raj2004 (talk) 17:28, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Nefertiti bust

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Mifter (talk) 08:35, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Nice work. I'm a bit tied with expanding articles on districts at the moment but I'll see what I can do. I'd be happy to collaborate. Himalayan 11:43, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Fantastic article. Congrats. I am sure you will take it to GA and then FA. There was some mix up in the Ratha Saptami article. I created it immediately after your suggestion but by the time I realised it was already on DYK posted by Himalayan Explorer. I hope you dont' mind. Same thing happened with my artcile on Adalaj Stepwell by some other user nominating it on DYK. I have expanded the article on Ganesh Jayanthi on your user page Titwala. I will add more from my book sources after I return to Delhi. It should be posted only as a special occassion article. I saw your message on Himalayan Explorer's talk page.--Nvvchar (talk) 18:09, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Um, a bit of confusion I think here. The same thing did not happen with me as the Adalaj article and I would never dream of nominating an article and not crediting the other writer. As far as I'm concerned Nvvchar was/is happy to collaborate and has requested that I nominate articles on a number of occasions which I'm also happy to help out with so moving the article into the mainspace once finished shouldn't be a problem... Oh, I'll take more note in future of the articles you are working on so you get credited as well.. Did you have something more to add to the sun festival article? If so I'll gladly add your name to the DYk nomination... Himalayan 20:31, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes Dharmacakra is correct. Himalayan 11:58, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

On the image posted by you in Himalayan Explorer's talk page, some info and references would be available in my draft article on Architecture of Sikkim at User:Nvvchar/Sandbox 4. --Nvvchar (talk) 00:42, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

File:Kanhopatra.svg

I have uploaded the Kanhopatra svg image. Pls let me know the corrections / improvements desired. I feel that the guard is not required, just Vithoba & Kanhopatra will suffice... let me know if you want to remove the guard. Cheers, --TheMandarin (talk) 11:47, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Reworked on Vithoba, just purge the browser's cache and check the image. Also probably this flickr image will be of interest to you. --TheMandarin (talk) 14:43, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Incorporated your suggestions, have brightened the ornaments on hands, feet to strike a contrast. Feel free to let me know any corrections desired. --TheMandarin (talk) 15:45, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

OK, I have changed the color of uparna... I was under the impression that its a part of dhoti, since most of the pics on the net show same color. --TheMandarin (talk) 07:52, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

GA for Ila

Thank you for informing me. I'm reading the article right now, and I will have my comments up soon, no later than 30th evening. Liqudluck✽talk 00:43, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your responses! I have replied to your questions and left further comments through the next section. Liqudluck✽talk 06:21, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

I'm extremely sorry I was unable to reply earlier. I had a large paper due on Dec. 4 and so forced myself to go on a wikibreak for the last few days. Thank you for addressing my comments and making improvements to the article; I have a few last comments (replies to your comments, citation formatting). After those are addressed, I'll fix a few grammar errors and pass. Liqudluck✽talk 19:38, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

I have finished copy-editing and have found several concerns which were either created over the course of the GA or that I had overlooked before. Please check the review and address the comments marked with New. Thank you! Liqudluck✽talk 02:59, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Trailanga Swami

Hi, is this article worthy of becoming a GA ? Do you see any improvements required. TheMandarin (talk) 14:37, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestions, for few of them, I need to refer back to the book, which I don't have right now. --TheMandarin (talk) 12:52, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Zephyr (sculpture)

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SoWhy 15:22, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Stupa

Looks great. Nice work! Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 10:51, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Can you expand Stok Monastery? Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 12:35, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Shanti Stupa

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Materialscientist (talk) 05:32, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Ratha Sapthami

Thanks for the alt hook suggestion and fine tuning the article. I have changed the img.

As regards Thiksey Monastery, I will be starting my text additions to your user sandox by the end of the day. --Nvvchar (talk) 00:15, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

I have posted the draft article for your further needful.--Nvvchar (talk) 22:45, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

I had added more text on nunnery only to ensure that stub expansion would more than 5 times. I have completed my inputs. You can now move the article to main space.--Nvvchar (talk) 06:42, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

I have a suggestion. Please consider changing the name of the article from Thiksey to Thiksey Monastery.--Nvvchar (talk) 06:52, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Contact me pls

Red T

Hello. This is Dioxin Freak. Is there a way you can contact me directly please?

I've managed to not discover the method of communication with other editors and I need some assistance, vis a vis a user you are already familiar with.

many thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dioxinfreak (talk • contribs) 16:12, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me, Red T. I am part of a research and editing team on the page of Richard Tarnas that has become the scene of a low-brow revert war involving a user named Goethean that you're familiar with. There seems to be an agenda here rather than the pursuit of an accurate, useful encyclopedia entry. I know these things happen all the time but this is my first time actually seeing it happen, so I'm looking around for some suggestions. Tarnas is part of the astrology initiative, but that group seems to be quiet as of September.Dioxinfreak (talk) 00:45, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Much appreciated. I just followed links; we were really researching Goethean. The main benefit is that now I won't take his antics so personally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dioxinfreak (talk • contribs) 19:09, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (Los Angeles)

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Materialscientist (talk) 04:36, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

A present

		The Indian Barnstar of National Merit
		Awarded to Redtigerxyz for his excellent work on Indian structures. The Shanti Stupa and Thikse are excellent expansions! Please keep up the great work! -- Dr. Blofeld White cat 12:04, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

I purposefully placed the image of the top floor next to where it discussed it in the text... Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 12:31, 5 December 2009 (UTC) Also found a nice image of the prayer area. You may want to insert it. Don't worry I don't expect to be credited for Thikse, it is yours and Nvvchar's work. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 12:33, 5 December 2009 (UTC) right|250px

Yes. Don't remove them yet. I'll see if I can reorganize the images to avoid clutter. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 12:35, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Its better we keep those images but find a way to shrink them down in size and organize in a side box to avoid clutter. It can be done. I'll leave you to it, Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 13:19, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

What I suggest is remove the fresco image. And then align the three remaining underneath the other three which you've neatly but to the right side. Try it, it might work Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 13:21, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

We haven't kept all the images, but I think most, if not all of the images we currently have in the article benefit the article information-wise. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 13:29, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

I'm happy with that now, it looks tidy. Now if we could find an image of a festival at Thikse this would round it off! Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 13:31, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

OK, shame about that lama quarters image I thought that was pretty valuable. If you could find a way of including it somehwere I'd be perfectly happy with it. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 13:55, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

You are an extremely fussy person and I don't want to work with you. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 14:01, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Well your last post with the bullet points you came across as a fussy know-it-all to be honest. I know it isn't the lamas quarters it is the assembly hall but you know what I mean. You had previously removed those photos and then you object to me removing them again. It seems I can't win. You've had the privelage to visit the monastery so you do whatever you think it valuable in describing it. To be honest I think three people working on an article at once is too much and edit conflicts and disagreements tend to crop up. If you ever need any help with anything let me and I'll be glad to help but I tend to work best on my own or with another editor. But whatever project you are working on, if needs be I'll fully support you and help if you require it. You've done a great job on that article, but I do think images provide a valuable source of information and we should keep a balance of using them to their full potential and avoiding clutter. Best regards. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 14:20, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Restore them if you wish. I just though 3 and 3 would work better than 3 and 2 in terms of alignment! Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 14:29, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Actually I think with a bit of work Thikse Monastery could be promoted to GA. You have many GAs to your credit. Ot would be very nice of course to have a GA on a monastery! Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 15:25, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

I'll try a different shade of yellow then. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 12:46, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Sure, although Alchi is currently about the village. It is a notable village, so if so I suggest we split the monastery from the village article. I believe the same is also the case for Hemis. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 14:27, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

That's OK as long as it is split into Alchi Monastery. Hemis and Hemis Monastery should also be seperated. If you want to split them and standardise this I am content for you to do so. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 14:37, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

ITN for December 2009 Rawalpindi attack

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Well done! --candle•wicke 19:26, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Shey Monastery

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Materialscientist (talk) 06:08, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Thikse Monastery

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DYK for Shraddha Jadhav

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Materialscientist (talk) 00:07, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Thikse Monastery

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⇌ Jake Wartenberg 06:14, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Nefertiti bust

No worries. Let me know when you have checked them. I have only just started so there won't be a full review until tomorrow. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:34, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

OK review is at Talk:Nefertiti bust/GA1, when you are ready. Jezhotwells (talk) 23:13, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

RFC

Hello, as one of the parties involved before, I would request your comments in the Ramakrishna article here : Talk:Ramakrishna#Request_for_comments. --TheMandarin (talk) 07:59, 14 December 2009 (UTC)