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It is at FAR because of you-know-who-and-why. Would you be willing to post comments there? I intend for the FAR to be closed after that. --Kailash29792 (talk) 03:37, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
- Not sure as I my time here is rather limited at the moment. —Vensatry (talk) 18:20, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
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- Done, thanks. —Vensatry (talk) 19:03, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks! —Anomalocaris (talk) 08:48, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
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- @Ssven2: Many thanks and wish you the same —Vensatry (talk) 17:26, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
Metropolitan Cities in India
Regarding your edit on Coimbatore, refer to the below link which lists the metropolitan cites of India. http://www.cpcb.nic.in/EnvironmetalPlanning/ground/Chapter3.pdf
Also, the census data classifies 1mn+ cities as metropolitan cities and 10mn+ cities as mega cities.
Your assumptions seems to be based on A-1 cities classified for HRA constitute metro cities. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 06:36, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
- @Magentic Manifestations: The 2011 census report doesn't define what constitutes a "metropolitan area" let alone a "metropolis". The age-old document that you've quoted should strictly be taken into considerations for the purpose of census alone; it does not provide any basis for the city being eco/political/ cultural center as you claim. And FYI, "metropolis" is different from "metropolitan", at least in the Indian context - Coimbatore is noway comparable to metropolises like Tokyo, Shanghai, NYC, Karachi, Delhi, et al, Interestingly, the article itself claims: Coimbatore is the largest non-metro city for e-commerce in South India. It's you who are "pushing" POV, not me. —Vensatry (talk) 08:26, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
- Census defines the metropolitan area and a population for it. If you want to go by the official definition, then the stand is correct that the city is a metro. If you go by the wiki definition of a metropolis being an eco/political/ cultural center (which is by the way not my claim, it is what the article claims), as you have not laid any definition as to what is an eco/political/cultural center, the city is a eco/political/cultural center going by the contents (as the region's eco/political/cultural scenario is largely concentrated around the city). Coimbatore does not have to be Tokyo or Shanghai to qualify as this argument seems weird as you have a mindset that only those cities are metros (which seems more of your POV). You also selectively take sources for your advantage like the quote Coimbatore is the largest non-metro city for e-commerce in South India. whereas you choose to ignore the Govt of India defn. If your argument is of the date of the reference, it can also be said as outdated and Govt. continuous to maintain the same defn. till date. My opinion is that if there has been no discussion on this, this can benefit from taking others views as well.Magentic Manifestations (talk) 15:03, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
- Er, the "non-metro" claim is present in the article; I did not add it. Assuming that you were the one who added it, I was merely pointing out the inconsistency in your argument. —Vensatry (talk) 05:18, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
- Census defines the metropolitan area and a population for it. If you want to go by the official definition, then the stand is correct that the city is a metro. If you go by the wiki definition of a metropolis being an eco/political/ cultural center (which is by the way not my claim, it is what the article claims), as you have not laid any definition as to what is an eco/political/cultural center, the city is a eco/political/cultural center going by the contents (as the region's eco/political/cultural scenario is largely concentrated around the city). Coimbatore does not have to be Tokyo or Shanghai to qualify as this argument seems weird as you have a mindset that only those cities are metros (which seems more of your POV). You also selectively take sources for your advantage like the quote Coimbatore is the largest non-metro city for e-commerce in South India. whereas you choose to ignore the Govt of India defn. If your argument is of the date of the reference, it can also be said as outdated and Govt. continuous to maintain the same defn. till date. My opinion is that if there has been no discussion on this, this can benefit from taking others views as well.Magentic Manifestations (talk) 15:03, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
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Can you please revisit the GAN? Yashthepunisher (talk) 05:43, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
- Sure but give me some time. —Vensatry (talk) 06:50, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Vensatry. Hope you are doing well. It's a been a long time. I have a concern over this article's FA status. Since you were key to taking this to FA, I thought of dropping a message to you so that you could see what could be done to improve it rather than getting it stripped of its FA tag. — LeoFrank Talk 11:56, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
- @LeoFrank: I'm doing good. Good to see you back! About the article, do you think it needs to be taken to WP:FAR? —Vensatry (talk) 07:23, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
- I hate to see articles getting stripped of their FA status. I hope there is a way to address some of the issues in the article? Else, we may have to take it to FAR. — LeoFrank Talk 07:37, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
- Sure. In that case, can you list down the concerns on the talk page? We'll try to sort out the issues if they are trivial. —Vensatry (talk) 07:48, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
- I hate to see articles getting stripped of their FA status. I hope there is a way to address some of the issues in the article? Else, we may have to take it to FAR. — LeoFrank Talk 07:37, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
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Invitation to to review 89th Academy Awards for FLC
Vensatry As you have participated in previous FLC nomination for the Academy Awards ceremony, I would like to invite you for the review or comment on the current nomination of Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/89th Academy Awards/archive1. It has already been two months and all of the content is reviewed but it has only one support. So please take sometime out and review it so it could be moved to FLC status. Nauriya - Let's talk 22:57, 9 June 2018 (UTC).
- @Nauriya: Not sure I'll be able to take up reviews for a while as my time here is rather limited. Good luck with your nomination. —Vensatry (talk) 12:29, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Vensatry, been a while. How are things going on with your good self? BTW, Kailash29792 has listed this article about a 1965 cult classic film in Tamil cinema for peer reviewing with the intention of preparing it for FAC and subsequently taking it to FA. As always, your constructive comments would be deeply appreciated. Also do have a look at his other FAC. Thank you. — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 08:16, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
- @Ssven2: Been a bit busy. :) I'm good! Will see if I can add something during the FAC. Cheers —Vensatry (talk) 15:18, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
- One thing you could do is, point out any potentially non-RS in the PR, so I can remove it before going to FAC. I don't want a repeat of what happened during MM's first FAC. --Kailash29792 (talk) 05:36, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
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UTRS appeal #23540 was submitted on Dec 10, 2018 19:10:34. This review is now closed.
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I hope this will enhance your editing, and allow you to edit successfully and without disruption. Mz7 (talk) 21:03, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Mz7: Thank you! —Vensatry (talk) 16:03, 11 December 2018 (UTC)