Sshankar

Welcome!

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Edit summary is your friend. :) -- 127.*.*.1 12:18, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

re:edit summary

You don't have to use them all the time. I just add that comment in case someone new doesn't know about them. Good luck on your future edits. :) -- 127.*.*.1 12:57, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

India links

I saw your edits on Cinema of India. Some India related links that might interest you.

	Links for Wikipedians interested in India content
Newcomers: Welcome kit | Register: Indian Wikipedians | Network: Noticeboard (WP:INWNB) Browse: India | Open tasks | Deletions Contribute content: Wikiportal India - Indian current events (WP:INCE) India collaboration of the week (WP:INCOTW) - Category adoptions

- Ganeshk (talk) 16:40, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Your query on Talk:Cinema of India

Hi there, the easiest way of getting help would be to add a {{helpme}} tag to the request. The helpers show up very quickly. -- Lost 09:13, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Help - no worries

No worries about the help. I would say to ask me on my talk page if you have any questions, but since I check for {{helpme}}'s more often than my talk page - use {{helpme}} if you require further assistance :-).--Commander Keane 18:32, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Please only use the {{helpme}} on your user talk page. Also, in regard to the picture on the one web site, it is an Associated Press photo on a copyrighted page. I do not think it would be fair use, for the reason of it being on a copyrighted page. --Willy No1lakersfan (Talk - Contribs) 15:00, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

That is ok. I used the template in the wrong place one time as well, and I was reminded nicely for it. I wanted to do the same for you. --Willy No1lakersfan (Talk - Contribs) 15:07, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Your comments on my talk page

Hi Sshankar, its my pleasure to help:). Do let me know if you need any further help. You can also pose queries at Wikipedia:Helpdesk -- Lost 09:57, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Bhatvadekar.jpg

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Invite to WikiConference India 2011

Hi Sshankar, The First WikiConference India is being organized in Mumbai and will take place on 18-20 November 2011. You can see our Official website, the Facebook event and our Scholarship form. But the activities start now with the 100 day long WikiOutreach. As you are part of WikiProject India community we invite you to be there for conference and share your experience. Thank you for your contributions. We look forward to see you at Mumbai on 18-20 November 2011

Women in Red World Contest

Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!