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I thought you might find this quite amusing :) --Majorly (Talk) 16:47, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Check out my User page User:Wikiwiki1950, and add your name to the list of Wikiedians who want to keep the Akron WIki Article alive.

Other wiki based systems have Wiki articles, like the Comixapedia, which is part of a larger domain, like CPFA, and that articles still excists. Why is our wiki being deleted?

Look above

I know I was wrong, and I was sorry. Friends.

I know we have differing opinions on the whole Akron wiki thing, and I have decided that I will quit my fight for now, and I have decided that it would be est if we become freinds and edit articles together. Give me a task and I will do it. Wikiwiki1950

user:TJ Spyke appears to be the same person using the user:Edgecution account, in my opinion and one other user as well. I've checked the edit histories (not completely, only part of it). They edit the same articles, vote on the same polls and so on. TJ Spyke reverted a page twice in a 24 hour period, then he seemed to "sign off" and no more edits by him... and then Edgecution came along and reverted it. History here of the page TJ loves to revert:[[1]]. It seems a little too obvious (to me at least) that he could be using 2 names, and in this case... to avoid another 3RR violation. I wasn't sure if I should put this on the suspected sockpuppets page, so I posted it here. RobJ1981 01:15, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm almost done with the request for checkuser, but I don't understand what the last part of it means: 'You must explain how your request fits the policy'. I read the policy, but not sure if I need to list anything or not? Should I just complete the checkuser? Here is what it says (as of now): It seems a little too coincendental that at WWE New Year's Revolution there was 2 reverts by TJ, then he seemed to "sign off" and Edgecution came along and reverted it a third time. TJ has one other 3RR, and is just recently back from a block. The times TJ seems to be editing (from his edit history), are usually right after or before many of Edgecution's. --What do you think? RobJ1981 01:35, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What should I do? TJ continues to revert the WWE New Year's Revolution page (not enough to violate 3RR yet..at least), but he does it each day and seems to control the article. I'm simply fed up with his logic of "no source it being real", then removes the poster on the page. RobJ1981 05:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I never uploaded that picture, someone else did. But either way, TJ reverts it with no discussion. I posted at the noticeboard topic you made. Hopefully this matter gets resolved, as I'm getting very tired of TJ. RobJ1981 23:23, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Nish, I got a problem with a vandal that I would normally handle myself but I will be on vacation this weekend (Turkey Day weekend) and I believe this guy needs to be dealt with before I get back.

Dermo has done tons of vandalism and has recieved countless warnings (see his talk page) but has yet to be punished (as far as I know). I noticed him after he vandalized the Space Warfare page (see the history) and I reverted it. Considering his history with warnings, I don't know if they'll do much good.

Thanks! Sharkface217 03:56, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll ask another admin. Sharkface217 00:29, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Wknight, I got a question regarding an image I recently uploaded Image:LeeSmith.jpg. I just wanted to know if my licensing was right, and if it all legit? I tried checking over other baseball card images and it seems that I can do this, but I'm not totally sure since I got this image from Baseball Almanac. Thanks for looking into it. Nishkid64 22:24, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You'll need to include a fair use rationale as explained at WP:IDP#Fair use rationale (the only fair use image I've ever uploaded was Image:CarlosDelgado.jpg. I included a fair use rationale in the "Summary" section and the image still almost got deleted!). If it's a card signed by Lee Smith, you may get some extra resistance because it may violate part 1 and/or 2 of WP:FUC. It would be more valuable than an unsigned card (part 1 says to find the most free image possible) and, since it's more rare, it could be claimed that it's replacing the original to some extent (part 2 says we need to be careful not to make it so that no one needs to purchase the actual product - in this case meaning a rare autographed Lee Smith card). I'm probably being paranoid but I'd probably look for a card without an autograph just in case. On the other hand, it could be that an autograph is factory-printed on every '85 Donruss card - I'd have to look it up to find out. —Wknight94 (talk) 23:02, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OrphanBot complained about a FU rationale (I don't know how it knew it was absent). I think you could just add a rationale and leave it that way. There are zillions of images with no rationale at all so you'd figure people would be looking for those more than yours. But once in a while, someone will get some copyright paranoia and happen to be on your page and they'll mark a bunch of pictures as copyvio starting with yours. That's what happened with the Delgado image I mentioned (the admin marked just about every Mets-related image as copyvio). Fotunately, the deciding admin ruled in favor of keeping the image in that case. —Wknight94 (talk) 23:56, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it was mlb.com. —Wknight94 (talk) 00:01, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, what was his explanation for deleting them all? Were they all missing fair use rationale? —Wknight94 (talk) 00:09, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, if you ask four people, you'll get four different answers. I've heard his logic before that, if the person is alive, you can just take a picture of xyr - like I see Carlos Delgado walking down the street every day!  :) The policy is too vague to be consistently enforced if you ask me. That's why I try to stay away from it and only upload my own images or old obviously-public domain images. —Wknight94 (talk) 00:29, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Absolutely no problem matey! And keep up the good work on the article, i've noticed you doing good stuff recently. i've high hopes for that article... best, W guice 00:35, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Guess who this is Nish. Nevermind, you won't guess. It's Bulger if you remember me. :P
MisunderstoodLobster 01:25, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty good, just browsing Wiki and making whatever changes I see. Yourself?
MisunderstoodLobster 01:32, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah cool. Yeah I haven't really seen anyone I knew on here (except now you) or met anyone. I'm a loner in new places sometimes. :P MisunderstoodLobster 01:45, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was on AIM for a minute and looked in your profile. Lo and behold it said "Wikiadmin" or something. Clicked and found you. :D MisunderstoodLobster 02:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to express my appreciation of the time you spent considering my successful RfA. Thankyou Gnangarra 13:27, 26 November 2006 (UTC) [reply]

Thanks for uploading Image:BoxTorrents.PNG. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image is unlicensed for use on Wikipedia and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Fritz S. (Talk) 14:06, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to start on some Stub-class Munich articles of your interest. Don't forget to reassess the article (If Necessary) if you're able to bring it up yo a B-class article. Kingjeff 19:28, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good work. Especially on the Bayern Munich Junior Team. I had no clue on how to do that to a reference. Kingjeff 19:57, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

your source of DOB is wrong! every other news agency is qoting october 30.!

get yout fact right! EVERY other LANGUAGE wiki has it right. exept en. because of you! grow up!

'FLaRN'(talk) 23:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed that many vandals are actually using edit summaries that explain what they are doing, such as "blanking the page". Any idea why this is happening all of a sudden? Prometheus^-X303- 23:40, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there anyway that semi-protection ca nbe permenent? It doesn't look like temporary solutions are good enough. Kingjeff 23:58, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But clearly a month didn't do anything. Kingjeff 00:01, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My main concern is the false claim, that use of Polonium-210 is proof of a state actor.

Lets continue the discussion at Talk:Alexander Litvinenko#Availability of Polonium 210 --Petri Krohn 00:34, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but I don't want to screw this up, so I'm asking you. The headline I added is about Augusto Pinochet and the image I want to add Image:Augusto Pinochet official portrait.jpg. Can you crop or do whatever it is that you do and put it on the Main Page? Thanks in advance. Nishkid64 23:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Nishkid64, cropping would be a good idea, but I don't think a fairuse image such as [Image:Augusto Pinochet official portrait.jpg] would be good for ITN. Anyway, Centrx has removed the line on Pinochet from ITN. Sorry for the delayed response. I'm not around that much these days. --PFHLai 16:47, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I quite understand your objection to my bid based on the first sentence you wrote there. However, it seems you misunderstood what I did at the Pinochet article. This is the edit I made; a very minor one as you can see. If you don't mind striking out the comments relative to that edit, I would greatly appreciate it. Biruitorul 23:10, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Thanks a lot. Biruitorul 00:12, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might protect the page, too...the user's adding a few choice bits.

Seems like Vermin Mctaffy & User:Pugidsound, and maybe User:Big Elijah & User:LinLou, are just using this site for vandalism & chatting... -- Scientizzle 00:21, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Nishkid64. Thanks for blocking 75.33.82.201 last night. But what about this case of vandalism by Mcnate09? Womtelo 08:25, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I cannot block the user indefinitely as a vandalism-only account because he has only made 3 total edits on Wikipedia. One was to his user page, and two others were vandalism. If the user vandalizes again, I will block him indefinitely. Thanks for letting me know, by the way. =) Nishkid64 21:58, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I put a trivia segment in and you called it vandalism. I was wrong on the name of the other astronaut his name is Francis Richard Scobee and he is from Cle Elum. I got it wrong because someone vandalised that page. That is the one you should fix and you need to do a little more research before calling someone a vandal. I fixed the Cle Elum article, I was mystified as to how my old version went back on the Anderson article how do you make Dick Scobee show up blue, you should be able to click an see his article

I wasn't going to send thank-you cards, but the emotional impact of hitting WP:100 (and doing so unanimously!) changed my mind. So I appreciate your confidence in me (or at least lack of no confidence), and hope you'll let me know if I can do anything for you in the future. Cheers! -- nae'blis 22:29, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Nish, I'm currently up for Editor Review. I would be most appreciative if you could comment on my Wikipedia habits there and offer some advice. Thanks in advance. Sharkface217 02:03, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Editor Review. I honestly, truely know that I do not want to become a Wikipedia Admin. However, I hold the same thoughts towards Wikipedia as I do towards the US military: Given the choice, I would never join up, but my personal philosophy of national service (I agree with the idea of mandatory national service of some sort, whether it be community service or military) compels me so that I plan to join the US military in some form in the future.

The problem I currently face with Wikipedia is that I'm constantly fighting an uphill battle in both the preservation of information and the adding of new information to Wikipedia. Often, something that I hope to be small edit becomes a huge issue due to vandalism, edit wars, extremely overly burecratic Wikipedians (example: those who like to delete almost every image from topics under the fair use policy), etc. I don't want to end up like many of the former Admins who came to Wikipedia to add information and stayed because they became Admins and spent all their time putting out fires. However, as Wikipedia will experience exponential growth within the next decade (it will plateau when the Internet finally reaches into the third world in a big way), and with that growth will come a huge number of vandals. Honestly, I believe Wikipedia now can use 10x the number of Admins. I can't even imagine how bad it might get on here (with vandals) in a decade or so when the number of Admins has grown at a steady pace but the number of vandals is huge due to the rapid growth of Wikipedia and the Internet in general.

I would prefer to not be an Admin, but I'm willing to put up with whatever it takes to preserve the good info of Wikipedia while ensuring that new info can be added properly.

Any thoughts on this? Sharkface217 02:26, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

EDIT: Also, I'd like to expand my Vandal Fighting activities, but I'm not sure if I should get external programs like VandalProof. I do patrol newpages every now and then, and in the process catch many vandals. However, I usually cannot punish these vandals because of the WP:AGF policy and the fact that warnings really do nothing to repeat vandals. Sharkface217 02:44, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try my best. Sharkface217 21:35, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You left this comment on my talk page: Umm...you stated that you shortened the intro here as per WP:LEAD. We were discussing the intro on the talk page, and I would have appreciated it if you would go back and discuss the intro's status on the talk page. I am restoring back the intro section, and you can make minor changes if you wish, but please don't make drastic changes without discussing. Thanks. By the way, keep up the great work with the article. =) Hopefully we can pull this to GA or FA in the near future. Best, Nishkid64 20:43, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

I've discussed the article on the talk page: The introduction is way too rambling and detailed which is why I shortened it. Please read WP:LEAD which recommends it is concise. Also some of the sentences don't flow well. The first sentence was a Russian Security Service agent [with a link to FSB] and later a Russian dissident is a much better summary than was an ex-FSB lieutenant-colonel with KGB experience in fighting organized crime. Tom 10:52, 30 November 2006 (UTC). In order for the article to have more impact it needs to be more concise. You restored back the intro' i.e. a major change and said I could make 'minor' changes if I wish but 'had to discuss drastic ones', I hope you realise this is hypocritical, given that you did a major revert without discussing. As you know, several people on the talk page have suggested to you that the intro was too long. I promise you, the shortened introduction looks and reads better than the longer one. The longer one does not summarise what he was in the first sentence including his dissidence, it goes straight into a narrative without any gap: "After working in...", it doesn't make sense in English,"his superiors had ordered for the assassination" should be "his superiors had ordered the assassination". You can't be a dissident of an organisation, see dissident. It's got several long contiguous paragraphs instead of 4 short clearly defined ones. Anyway, hope you're okay, give us a shout and we can talk about it. Tom 11:06, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was that you said 'don't make drastic changes without discussing' and then did a major revert. Don't worry, it's water under the bridge. What pictures do you think we should include, what other changes do you want to see to clean-up the article? Tom 15:53, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Nishkid, I am seriously thinking about running for administratorship in January or Febuary...Do you any advice/suggestions. I would really appreciate, since you are such a good admin yourself. Cheers!__Seadog ^♪ 19:31, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think I head somewhere that cross namespace redirects are a no-no, should this[2] exist? HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:42, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think you're overreacting on this user. I do think that for now we have to assume good faith and assume that he's a good faith user, who does not 100% know the workings of wikipedia. He is discussing his case civilly and factually, so atm there are no major issues. If this escalates, further measures might be in order, but that would require the attention of other admins, since we are both involved. Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 22:16, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

JulianHensey (talk · contribs) agrees with the suicide section being in the article as well, so I don't see why you couldn't put it back in. Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 22:31, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your kind words Nishkid! I will let you know when I feel I am ready. Every since I got unblocked I have always wanted to repay this giant beholder of knowledge of Wikipedia. I have done vandal fighting and done a lot of work in the mainspace (like this for example) but I do not know if I have done enough to prove myself worthy. If you want to know more into detail about the block thing here it is, I created an account (Seadog.M.S) to try to help the encyclopedia but also I created an ccount for testing purposes. The testing account was used to see how vandalism is treated on wikipedia...I now know, the account after to test edits was blocked. I was content in seeing how fast that they acted...But when I went to use my Seadog.M.S account I could not edit because I was autoblocked. I ended up being unblocked but now it seems as though that dreaded history overshadows me, Do you think I can over come it to be an admin? Cheers!__Seadog ^♪ 22:22, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well that is good...I have been thinking in my head every single day on how I should come across. I would definitely explain the incident and hopefully it will work out for the best.__Seadog ^♪ 22:30, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also noticed you participated here in my first time ever nominating any one for admin.__Seadog ^♪ 22:37, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am glad you feel that way! I must be doing something right.__Seadog ^♪ 22:56, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for voting on my administrator tryout.--Rat235478683--

Re your message: Yes, it seems to be going okay. We shall see. =) -- Gogo Dodo 00:37, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nishkid!

1. How do i get that little "online" thing on my page!? Please can you do that for me or show me the code! Thanks!!
2. How do i find a list of new users? I like posting them the welcome message and helping out, i currently find them on "recent changes".

Chavatshimshon 01:28, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This user is messing with my talk page, is up to no good. plz see. Chavatshimshon 02:08, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The orange box saying the above is continuesly on my user page, no matter how many times i click it. sorry to bother you again. plz can you detect the problem!? Thanks a mill for the online thingy. Chavatshimshon 03:00, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for changing that to an sprotect as I have decided to return on a sporatic basis. Boy what's up with me and these two day retirements huh? - Mike (Talk) 03:16, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean it to be taken that way and was fing to remove the comments on the discusson page. Sorry. =-) —¡Randfan! 02:29, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah yeah, laugh it up...if only I were allowed to protect in disputes I'm in... ;-) Khoikhoi 02:47, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to be bugging you with all these questions but you are more knowledgeable when it comes to this :P ! This article that I have renovated called List of Stratocaster players, given that I can provide the adequate references do you think it is suitable for the WP:FLC. Also if I do happen to get this featured will this count as a + on my future RFA. Cheers!__Seadog ^♪ 02:52, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not actually sure. It does say on top that the list will never be complete, and that may be a reason to not make it a FL. You can certainly add more references and try to add more to the list, but I'm still uncertain whether that is going to make it an FL. It's worth a shot, and if it does/does not succeed, your reputation will certainly benefit. Nishkid64 16:25, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well thanks for letting me know Nishkid I am still in the process of working on it. Cheers!__Seadog ^♪ 16:29, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also I am now over the 4,000 edit mark!__Seadog ^♪ 16:34, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick note to say thanks for your support on my recent RfA. It became clear very quickly that my editing background was going to detrimental to my nomination. Having seen other recent RfA's fail once one or two admins opposed and others just piled on the vote, I decided it would save the ignominy if I withdrew my nomination. I don't intend to change the work I do, as it's what I enjoy, so it'll be unlikely I'll apply again. On a side note, I still need help with WP:UW and as an admin there is alot of work to be done, mainly in the area of implementing new templates into the protected pages, if you can help out let me know. Regards Khukri ^{(talk . contribs)} 11:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please help me in preventing the vandalism on the Jat article. There has been non-stop vandalism of that article for the last 1 month with the archived discussion being vandalized as well by this anon 213.48.46.141 he kept on vandalising. He has been warned from vandalism on other articles for the last two months. I do not have the expertise you have (as I am very inexperienced) can you please do me a favour (I would be really greatful) can you get this anon permanent blocked or long temporary block. As you are expert on wikipedia it would take you minutes to do due to his consistent vandalism he has been warned many times, you can see on his anon talk page. Please help!--Indian50 20:46, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou my friend, you always deal with trouble makers and stop vandals in their tracks. Wikipedia should feel lucky to have you. Thankyou- once again.--Indian50 22:59, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am wondering of this site could be considered an internet phenomena or not. I know it is rather popular and extremely humorous. It features a guy who holds a weekly contest offering $100 via PayPal to the individual who leaves him he best Drunk dialing message on his voicemail.

I did not add this site to this article yet for fear that people would think I am self-promoting. I have no affiliation with the site and can’t find any direct marketing used to purchase products. I just think it is very funny and well known around my area.

I look forward to some objective input before I add, or do not add this site to the list. Take a look for yourself, you be the judge…

• Wikipedia is not an advertising service. Promotional articles about yourself, your friends, your company or products; or articles written as part of a marketing or promotional campaign, may be deleted in accordance with our deletion policies. For more information, see Wikipedia:Spam. (Would this apply?)

• http://www.thedrunkendialer.com/drunk-dialer.html

Thanks, 69.167.102.181

P.S. I posted the same message on User_talk:Wavy_G for more opinions. Look forward to hearing from you...

I apologies it was not meant to be i thought it was vandalism i did not take notice it was a voting page ,sorry again i will be more careful next time —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jhabib (talk • contribs) 00:47, 3 December 2006 (UTC). --Jhabib 00:50, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Nish, I found a vandal who vandalized the William Howe page. Normally, this wouldn't mean much, but as he was given his last warning on previous articles, he technically should be banned now.

User talk:69.172.45.98

Enjoy. Sharkface217 02:40, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, nvm. Sharkface217 02:41, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for convincing me that my RfA would succeed. I'm still stunned that I'm an admin. I certainly had my doubts. I appreciate the kind words and support. I've got lots to read and study. I won't let you down. =) -- Gogo Dodo 04:23, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I had the wrong name on my contribution to Michael Anderson, Dick Scobee not I.C. Wiener, ya I should of caught the joke, anyway I fixed the Cle Elum article that had the wrong name. More recently I created a new article on a semipro team complete with their web address and somehow its called inapproiate, now i have two warnings, what should i do? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Charlie yusi (talk • contribs) 05:51, 3 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Project News Name change of cities in Karnataka: A straw poll was conducted on the proposal to change the name of cities in Karnataka, per the Nov 1, 2006 decision by the Karnataka government to rename them from the current anglicised forms. The result of the poll was to change the names. As controversial as the decision may be in the real world, the article Bangalore in Wikipedia still reflects the old name. You may be interested in knowing why. Dig the archives. New Project Noticeboard (Shortcut:WP:INB): WikiProject India now sports a new colourful centralised noticeboard. An effort to make the noticeboard current and dynamic was mooted a few days back, and Ganeshk came up with the new format. The new noticeboard will strive to be the one-stop shop for all project related information. The shortcut is WP:INB. Members List: The old members list is being phased out to give way for the new members list. New members are requested to add their names to the new members list. As the newsletter grows, further issues of the Project Newsletter will be delivered to those enlisted in the new list. So dash down now, to check if ur name is in there. What's New? Featured Content: Three articles (Chalukya Dynasty (nom), History of Tamil Nadu (nom) and Bengali language (nom)), one list (List of Indian ODI cricketers) and one picture (Prayer flag in the Kurgiakh valley in Zanskar contributed by Moumine (pictured)) were featured from our WikiProject recently. Congratulations to all contributors who helped to develop the above content to represent the best of Wikipedia! Need some help? Are you stuck at a point where admin help is needed? There are 22 Indian Administrators in Wikipedia at the last count. If you need some help with anything related to WikiProject India, they are just a couple of clicks away! Complete To Do List India-related tasks | Indian noticeboard v • e • d • h • w Requests: People: Bapudeva Sastri, Marimallappa, Ravichandran, Articles: Barak Missile Deal Scandal, Asura (band), Asian Variety Show, Cultural liberalism in India, Energy policy of India, India Export Tax, India Import Tax, Marimallappa High School, More... NPOV: Rajneesh, Khalistan, Ranjit Lal Jetley Hedgewar, Puttanna Kanagal, Indira Gandhi, More... Wikify: Railway stations, Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar, More... Cleanup: caste system, Rampur, Tav-Prasad Savaiye, Shipping Corporation of India, More... Merge: Amber Fort,More... Expand: Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India (Supreme Court Case) 14th Lok Sabha, Adithada, Ali Sardar Jafri, Bandhani work, But Marma Atti, Chikan (embroidery), China Town, Kolkata, Essar Shipping, Fair use, G. N. Naidu, Hinduism in India, Imperial Bank, Inbuan Wrestling, Integral humanism, Iran-India relations, Islam in India, Sunil Mittal More... Stubs: Indian Copyright Act, Anand Math, Andhra Bank, A R Antule, Arjuna award, Army of India, Bahujan Samaj Party, Bombay Dyeing, More... Translate: Marathi Wikipedia articles, Hindi Wikipedia articles, Sanskrit Wikipedia articles, Tamil Wikipedia articles Kannada Wikipedia articles Collaborate: Notice board, Collaboration of the Week, Category Adoptions To do, Version 1.0 assesment, India Portal, Life in India, India quick links Indian Wikipedians, Indian administrators More... Requested images: Major crops, Convert Image:Standard of the President of India.gif to SVG, Free image of Aarti Chhabria (See: Image:Aarti Chhabria.jpg and its talk page) Other requests: Add maps from WikiProject India Maps to articles of Indian regions found at List of regions in India v • e • d • h • w

Note from Editor's Desk Welcome to the December 2006 edition of our newsletter. Time flies past like matter into the black hole. It is interesting to notice that we are already into the last month for the year of 2006. 2006 saw discussions and development beyond realisation. In the world of Wikipedia where quality counts than quantity, we have come a long way. We've made better than 'nothing', to say the least, and even that is an achievement. I take this opportunity to thank everyone including those who have dotted the i's and crossed the t's. As before, we'd like to stress, this is your newsletter, and we want you to be part of it as well. Provide us with news tips. It can be anything related to the project, from discussions to calls for help, and other interesting stuff within our community. If you have received or given any barnstars recently, do let us know. Sponsored content for recruitments within your WikiProject sub-groups are also welcome. We'll be very happy to include them here. Before we sign off, Advance New Year Wishes, everyone. This edition special Assessment Department (Shortcut: WP:IN1): Are you one of those gnomes?? Or do you want to take some time off some brain-frying active editing on Wikipedia?? Then Department of Assessment within the WikiProject India will be your forte. The department consists of a group of wikipedians who work on rating the India related articles to check if they are worthy enough to be included in the CD (or print) version of Wikipedia. The rating process gains more significance as we try to sort out which articles and which topics need more attention to balance the India related systemic bias within wikipedia. As a thumb rule, anyone can rate any article based on the related criteria, within the Stub/Start/B/A levels. However, ratings for Good Article Status and Featured Article status go through the nomination processes. How to?: The "how to" part of assessment is very simple. Just head on to the talk page of any India related page and you'll find the {{WP India}} template. Simply classify the article based on the content and the criteria mentioned here. You can find the detailed instructions here. If you think it may qualify for GA/FA status, first consider submitting the article for peer review. Signed... Edited by Chez and distributed by Lostintherush

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When is the article going to be unprotected???? I 've made a request for unprotection in Wikipedia:Requests for page protection, but noone seems to be responding. I want to work on that article (provide sources and improve its neutrality, in orderto get it into FA status) but I can't because it's protected. Mitsos 12:56, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]