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As per your closing remarks on the move, so initiated ]: a vote to select a non-diacritic name. I leave it to you to close the vote and move the article, when if you there is a sufficient consensus. --] <sup> ] </sup> 12:30, 26 February 2010 (UTC) As per your closing remarks on the move, so initiated ]: a vote to select a non-diacritic name. I leave it to you to close the vote and move the article, when if you there is a sufficient consensus. --] <sup> ] </sup> 12:30, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
:Moved. I hope I spelled it right. :) --] (]) 15:05, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

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WikiProject Novels December 2009 Newsletter

The WikiProject Novels NewsletterIssue 33 - December 2009

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The Novels WikiProject Newsletter
Issue 33 - December 2009
Member news
  • The Novels Project now has 144 active members.
  • 17 positions remain unfilled at the Job Centre. Members who are active project contributors are encouraged to apply even if they can only do a position for a short time.
Project news
  • On November 1, a fact about the novel Madol Doova appeared in the DYK? section on Misplaced Pages's main page.
  • On November 22, a fact about the book Acquainted with the Night appeared on Misplaced Pages's main page in the Did You Know? section.
  • On December 1, a fact about the book Blown for Good appeared on Misplaced Pages's main page in the DYK? section.
  • On December 8, a fact about the book The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter appeared in the Did You Know? section.
  • On December 9, a fact about Alistair Campbell's novel All in the Mind appeared in the Did You Know? section on the main page.
  • On December 11, a fact about the novel Kajsa Kavat by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren appeared on Misplaced Pages's main page in the Did You Know? section.

- Contributor was Alan16 (who searched the archives).

Task force and related news
– The position of Task Force Coordinator is still available at the Job Centre.
Peer review and assessment news
– Alan16(talk)
From the Outreach Department
  • Hello all. As you're probably aware this is the first newsletter since August. I had hoped that although I was unable to write one for the ensuing months, somebody would have picked it up, but that was sadly not to be. However I am back, and that should hopefully mean a new newsletter every month, like it used to be. There has been a lot of work done on novel related articles in my absence, however the project does not appeared to have progressed very much, which I'm sure you would all agree, is a shame as it holds such promise for Misplaced Pages. But with the new year approaching I am hoping that things will turn around, so I urge you all to get involved with the project in whatever way you can, and help it achieve its full potential. All that's left for me now is to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
– Alan16(talk)
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Novel related news
Collaboration of the Month

All members are asked to assist where they can.
If you think there is an article which requires the projects collaboration, you can nominate it here. The next months collaboration will be selected on 17 January 2010.

Newsletter challenge

In the last newsletter, the challange was to create an article on Oberon Past and Present by Anthony Burgess. This challenge was completed by Xanthoxyl. Members are encourage to help improve this article.

  • This months newsletter challenge is to create an article for The Spoilt City by Olivia Manning. The first person to start the article will be mentioned in the next newsletter.
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Alan16 (talk) 15:48, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Tarati

Hey Regents, fancy seeing you here! Oh, this is your talkpage. Listen, I've been involved in Tarati, God knows why--do you know what the proper template is for an infobox? There seems to be no "villages of Pakistan," and I don't want to pick the wrong one. Your help, as always, is greatly appreciated. Toodle pips, Drmies (talk) 19:52, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

You can't go wrong with {{Infobox settlement}} as any region specific templates pull off of that one. You should also check with Dr Blofeld, he was taking quite a few regional templates to TfD a few months ago, and he has some strong opinions and good knowledge on this. Btw, RP is apparently on vacation, per the note at the top. -SpacemanSpiff 20:03, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
On vacation again?? Thanks Spiff, Drmies (talk) 20:17, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
What'dya'mean'again? (I'm freezing out here - who's idea was this anyway!). I see SpacemanSpiff has fixed you up nicely. Thanks spiff. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 16:22, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

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Discuss this

British India

The term British India was quoted by Parliament of Britain. The term was never accepted by India, its derogatory to Indians. India was never part of Britian, it was ruled by British. I would like term to be changed to British rule in India or British ruled India where applicable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.111.96.104 (talk) 15:00, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Regardless of qualitative judgements we use whatever terms are reliably sourced. In this case, apparently British India is the more reliably sourced and academically acceptable term. If you feel otherwise, you should bring your sources to the talk page of the articles in question. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 21:42, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

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Happy Holidays

... to you, and thanks for all the work you and your fellow mentors have done supporting Mattisse this year. --JN466 15:35, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

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Happy Holidays

Greetings of the Season
A merry good morning I wish you, My friends both great and small.
When the world, for his fare, shall press you, may you n'er go to the wall. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 02:19, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

#&^$%&

As our resident mediator on British-India topics, couldn't you have jumped in a bit sooner at Talk:Company rule in India and Talk:East India Company, and saved me much effort ?! PS: Does, asking someone skiing the Alps to break a leg bring them good luck or bad ? ;-) Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 22:21, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

You've gotta be kidding! You are the resident mediator on all subjects India (past and present)! Now I better get some sleep or I might actually break a leg tomorrow, definitely bad luck on the slopes though good luck for the Scottish play (though the snow is soft, fresh, and still falling - perfect!). I'm not likely to have wikipedia access for the next few days - so good luck (and break a leg!). --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 22:25, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Quoted you in 3O matter

Just thought that you might like to know that I quoted you in a 3O opinion. See User_talk:OrangeDog#regpkqt. Regards, TRANSPORTERMAN (TALK) 16:17, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Ah! My 15 words of fame! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 23:56, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

My RFA →→→

Dear RegentsPark, here is a little note to say thank you for your kind vote on my request for adminship which failed with a final result of (40/19/12).

Thank you for your participation in my RfA which I withdrew after concerns of my knowledge of policy. Special thanks are owed to Coffee, who defended me throughout and whom I cannot thank enough for the nomination; to 2over0 for being supportive and helpful; to A Stop at Willoughby for the thorough, thoughtful and articulate support rationale; to IP69.226.103.13 for maintaining composure and for a pleasant interaction on my talk page and, last but not least, to Juliancolton who was good enough to close the RfA at my request and, frankly, because an editor whom I respect so much found the time to support me! If the need for more admins at the main page is still apparent in a few months, I may try again. Thank you all for a relatively drama-free RfA and for providing me with much material from which to learn from my mistakes. You're all welcome to drop by my talk page any time. God save the Queen Wiki! HJMitchell You rang? 20:40, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

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Greetings

Hi RegentsPark,

Thanks for all your help and support in the year 2009. Wishing you a Wonderful, Prosperous New Year 2010.

Radiantenergy (talk) 21:50, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Hi there

Hope you had a great time in Europe. When you find it convenient, could you take a look at British Raj, where the same editor user:Eraserhead1 is looking to add material. My memory of the page is that there was some concern that the history section was too long and that the first two subsections of it, both about prehistory, should be majorly pruned. Unfortunately, I am still traveling and won't have much time until after the third week of January for even routine editing, much less ideological battles. So, if you can add your input there, it would be great. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 02:34, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm perfectly happy not to add anything to the History section (i.e. stuff on the 1857 rebellion) of that article until after the 15th January. Eraserhead1 (talk) 22:01, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

I want to second the thanks above by JN466, and express my appreciation to you for continuing to serve as my mentor/adviser. I seek to fulfill your expectations and not to let you down by poor behavior. Wishing you a very wonderful New Year. Warmest regards, —mattisse (Talk) 16:30, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

No worries Mattisse. Your contribution to the project is amazing! All the best for 2010. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 23:55, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Ping

I have sent you an e-mail. --Tenmei (talk) 07:07, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

replied. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 13:55, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your time and curiosity. As a gesture of appreciation, may I share a rhetorical question from the Analects of Confucius: "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?" --Tenmei (talk) 16:19, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. (I think!) --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 18:57, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Buffalax

Hello, I just wanted to suggest that if you wish to discuss relevance and content of the german article with me, we do it on the articles discussion page instead of the Noticeboard for India-Related Topics. Hope that is fine with you. Sas2009 (talk) 23:20, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Excellent idea. Now I'll head to German school, learn the language, and get back to you in a few years. Guten tag till then! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 00:42, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Hope I was not too patronizing, I was thinking an English comment would be ok in german wikipedia, being quite new to this I am not sure. But if you speak no german at all, discussing content is going to be difficult ;) Sas2009 (talk) 07:26, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

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Hello

Hello. I think its been a long time since we talked. When you find it convenient, pls have a look at National Institute of Technology, Srinagar and tell me how can I improve its rating. Thanks and wish you a happy new year 2010. Rohit Reddy™ (talk) 03:08, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Good to have you back (and already fixing the news portal!). I'll take a look at the NIT article - though not for a couple of days. Happy New Year to you as well. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 03:44, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

users removing block notices

Hey- this is regarding this decline at WP:RFPP. Per guideline at WP:BLANKING, whois templates, blocked templates (while the user is blocked), and declined unblock notices (again, while blocked) are to remain. My general rule is I'll reblock the user with talk page access revoked if they've "abused" it more than once- that gives them a chance to cool off and/or read what is being said without revoking it needlessly. Anyhow, that's just my take. tedder (talk) 07:46, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

No worries. I don't see anything wrong with a user removing a block notice (especially in this particular case - why add fuel to the fire) but these sort of differences are what makes wikipedia work! (I notice now that talk page privileges were revoked anyway, by the blocking admin.) --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 13:40, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Cheers. I can certainly respect the overriding rule, especially when it helps with civility. tedder (talk) 17:20, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Sorry to butt in, but WP:BLANKING does not prevent a user from removing block notice. Perhaps the guideline should be updated, but at present a user who removes such notices is acting well within userpage policy and should not be blocked from editing their talk page solely for such removal. Abecedare (talk) 17:27, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Agreed. The only reason to take away talk page privileges is if the user is being disruptive. Removing block notices is not disruptive and, in this particular case, will only make a normally productive user angrier. No point in that. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 19:46, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
(Addendum) Looks like this was discussed on ANI and resolved. While I was ruminating about nothing whatsoever :) --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 19:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

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ArbCom and the Signpost

Hey, RP, the Signpost is looking for someone to write the Arbitration reports (see this week's from the editor and previous arbitration report). Interested? — Athaenara ✉ 23:23, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

On the one hand, I'm not sure I'm reliable enough to deliver a weekly report but, on the other hand, I suppose it's time I made myself useful :) But, I see there are a couple of editors already lined up so that gives me time to procrastinate. Intriguing idea though (working on the signpost) and I might add myself to a backup list. Thanks (for thinking of me)! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 02:46, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
You're welcome! I thought of you because you're good at mediation/arbitration sorts of things (I think so, anyway) and when you write about something you typically do it right (articulately and objectively). Every issue does seem like a big obligation to take on, but maybe you could alternate with other editors or be part of an editorial team for it. — Athaenara ✉ 05:40, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Since you're twisting my arm :) I signed up as a backup for the WikiProject Report (arbitration reports seems oversubscribed to me)! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 13:49, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
I noticed you signed up as a backup for WikiProject Report. We could make a strong team, either collaborating on each report or taking turns producing reports. I was planning to revive the report in the next Signpost with a retrospective on the 40+ projects that were previously featured. Would you like to help with that article or start next week's article? -Mabeenot (talk) 20:43, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Nice job on that, y'all! — Athaenara ✉ 03:38, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

question

Hi, I was wondering if you could help me answer a question. What does it mean when someone who edits a wikipedia article states he considers himself "involved" and what does it mean to "stub an article"? any advice you can give would be appreciated. 189.38.250.30 (talk) 22:49, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Involved means (roughly) that the editor has edited the content of the article and cannot be guaranteed to view the material dispassionately. To stub an article means to reduce it to a bare minimum (usually the part that indicates notability and is verifiable). --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 03:06, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Taconic State Parkway

Thanks! I have a little bit more to do and then a copy edit to finish (on hard copy) then implement; and after that I intend on taking it to PR, and probably splitting off the history section as a daughter article if people feel that needs to be done. Then GA, and later in the year if I can get out there and take some more pics I think it could be FA material. We'll see. Daniel Case (talk) 03:58, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Signpost

Sure, I'll take the lead for now. If you'd like to pick the next WikiProject and start looking for editors to interview, that would be great. I've listed some WikiProjects that have recently started up, but you're free to choose something else if none of these sound interesting:

I'm almost done with next week's report, so the new report will be for the week after (January 25). -Mabeenot (talk) 04:20, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Bollywood

Just as trivia: Besides the Punjabi cultural influence the language and aesthetics of early "Hindi" cinema was also greatly affected by Parsi theatre (a red link - ironic, isn't it!). Abecedare (talk) 19:24, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

What

do you see as a problem w/using The American Jewish Historical Society as a source?

Also, the better course if you cannot get a link to work is to put in a dead link template, rather than to delete it. That, among other things, allows bots to find the original and replace the existing w/the archived original. Deleting dead links just because they are dead interferes with that process, and is therefore a deprecated approach.

Thanks, and happy new year.--Epeefleche (talk) 02:28, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I suppose one could put in a dead link template but nypress.com seems hardly worth it. Which one is the American Jewish Historical Society source? All I see is nypress, a blog, and jewsinsport.org. None of them seem even remotely qualified as a reliable source. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 02:52, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
Jews In Sports is the digital archive record of the American Jewish Historical Society. What is your basis for saying it is not even remotely qualified as an RS?--Epeefleche (talk) 06:52, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
Oh, that one. If you read the cited article, it makes no mention of 'black jew', the claim it is supposed to support in wikipedia's article. One should be always be extra careful in a blp. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 12:27, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
So, do I understand correctly that you are no longer saying it is not an RS? But are now saying that you do not read the phrase: "An African-American whose family has declared themselves Jewish" to be supportive (with other citations) of the text "Judah is an avowed Israelite, or Black Jew"? If that is your position (and I'm not sure, with the other text, it would necessarily be the case, the appropriate course would be to shift the gloss in the text -- not, as you have done, to delete the footnote. Once the footnotes are deleted, they are lost to future editors.
Or one could just google the issue and find other RSs such as this one that refer to the Black family as Israelites, or this one that refers to him as a black Israelite.--Epeefleche (talk) 12:41, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm not sure why we're having this conversation. You are obviously perfectly capable of googling and 'shifting the gloss in the text' ( (the meaning of that statement completely escapes me = I'm a matte guy myself!) yourself and I'm hardly likely to start an edit war on a couple of dead link templates. If your intent is to teach me the way you think we should do things, consider the lesson learned if that's what makes you happy. If you are piqued that I declined your request for protection, consider that you could have done all that (the googling and dead link thingy) yourself when the IP complained about dead links and racist remarks rather than labeling their edits as vandalism. This conversation is quite unproductive and I'm sure both of us have better things to do. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 14:14, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
Note: Now that I've looked at the article with more care, I have a few suggestions which I will make on the talk page. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 14:16, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
I think the IP's complaints were of quite a different tenor. Had they been, as yours were, that the site of American Jewish Historical Society is not an RS, I would have responded as I did above. You indicated the IP might be correct on the basis that an RS was not an RS, and on the basis that the text appeared incorrect when the text is clearly RS-supported. I thought it acceptable to mention my contrary view on both points. I offer you a cup of tea.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:26, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
No worries. We were both getting hung up on a distraction and a cup of tea hits the right spot. May I offer you a chocolate chip cookie to dunk in your tea? --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 18:29, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Offer accepted and appreciated. Best wishes for a happy new year.--Epeefleche (talk) 02:55, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

We should AfD United States and state terrorism

The article is propaganda, one-sided, skewed in its very title.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 22:35, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

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Additional info on Macieja/Seewolf case

Im posting this for records keepin, case progress:

I dont understand why they argued over few things, seewolf was totally out of line, such reverts r pure vandalism, sad i took wikipedia 8 days to notice!
seewolf's insane reverts/vandalism:
direct proof http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Bart%C5%82omiej_Macieja&diff=prev&oldid=335907778 —Preceding unsigned comment added by ChessMasta (talk • contribs) 19:52, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/Special:Contributions/84.162.212.225

Next WikiProject Report

Don't worry about having to put an article together for next week. We can work on it together. I just thought you'd like to pick the project. Burma and Hudson Valley may have limited appeal to people outside Southeast Asia and New York, but either one would work. I noticed you're involved with WikiProject Novels which is another possibility. There's also the option of doing a newly founded project like WikiProject Java. -Mabeenot (talk) 22:50, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Let's try Novels. I'll start something off tomorrow. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 18:06, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Q&A is good when you can't think of anything. I'll give it a go!. :: Kevinalewis : /(Desk) 17:21, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Claude Monet

Bonjour Regent,

The history of Monet's page is one of multi daily vandalism/revert/vandalism/revert...

On 14 January, you half-protected the page, , but how good can this be if only for three days? The minute the half-protection was lifted, vandalism came back.

Can you put the half-protection back with no limit on it?

Merci d'avance, Frania W. (talk) 14:40, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Sure. No problem. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 18:05, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
I appreciate your speed. Merci beaucoup ! Frania W. (talk) 18:30, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

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Novels on signpost.

Yeah, I'd certainly have the time. Getting the message out to a larger audience would be great. Thanks. Alan16 (talk) 21:40, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi, just so you know, I'll get around to answering the questions tomorrow afternoon. Regards, Alan16 (talk) 22:26, 21 January 2010 (UTC).
Also thanks for the kind words about the RfA. I was perhaps a bit too optimistic doing it so soon. No worries about me going away after it though - just editing a bit less what with trying to keep my head above water with uni work. Alan16 (talk) 22:35, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I know it's too late to change anything now, but I'll just post a note to say I think you've done a good job, and thanks for the cheap publicity! Regards, Alan16 (talk) 21:34, 24 January 2010 (UTC).
Thanks a ton for your time. :: Kevinalewis : /(Desk) 15:35, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your advice

Dear RegentsPark,

Thank you for your advice. Even though regretfully I didn't quite follow it, I urge you to freely offer me you council in the future. I did learn from this episode that I do not handle certain situations well and need to identify and then simply avoid those particular situations in the future.

I value you as one of my advisors and hope you will continue to participate actively whenever you see me go astray.

Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 22:34, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

No worries Mattisse. Just keep your head down for the time being and it'll all work out. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 19:48, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Reply

Hello! IMDb is reliable only for hard data of released films - awards, credits, characters, crew etc., but its trivia, biographies etc., are written by users, therefore it cannot be used in such instances. Also, when future films are concerned, it's better to verify the info with other sources (WP:NFF). Shahid • 10:04, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

I think IMDb is a good enough source to establish notability of a professional within the film industry. Could you please tell me which particular articles were nominated for deletion? Shahid • 18:09, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
Fine. Thanks for letting me know - I think this is a fantastic idea. I'd be happy to join the efforts. Shahid • 19:47, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

independence movement

you forget Nehru Jinnah and Gandhi helped lead to a independence subcontinent and all accepted divided India in the end

Gandhi is generally recognized as the leader of the independence movement. Jinnah, while a part of the independence movement, is more associated with partition and the formation of Pakistan (which is why his photograph is more appropriate in the partition section). --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 02:14, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
  • You forget Pakistan is apart of India in this page but not republic of India furthermore
  • Jinnah did contribute to independent India even if he wanted a divided India also it would be pov not to put him their
  • I removed his picture until a resolution is reachedMughalnz (talk) 02:22, 24 January 2010 (UTC
  • Not only that Gandhi did not want a independent PakistanMughalnz (talk) 02:24, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
  • So it will be pov just to put Gandhi who only accepted independent Pakistan when it was created ;so Jinnah did play a role in par with Gandhi in some respect Indian independence movement

02:26, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

  • I don't think you understand what goes under Indian History page ( India and Pakistan(1947)) Indian independence movement means independence movement of India and Pakistan so Gandhi and Jinnah are the main leader of the movementMughalnz (talk) 02:37, 24 January 2010 (UTC)


Signpost Article

Your article looks great. Thanks for doing such an excellent job and getting it together on schedule. I did a small copyedit and added a teaser for next week at the end (WP Dinosaurs is coming). Would you like to take WP Olympics for the week after next? -Mabeenot (talk) 05:19, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the ce. I'll take a look at the Olympics project and let you know if I can do it. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 13:36, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

pak kashmir

  • But if the opinion(from one person) is allowed in Pak kashmir then it will be allowed in Indian Kashmir(including institute from china and Pak)
  • Furthermore the same Publication was used in State sponsored terrorism (in Indian section ),they were called unreliable resources (Asia time ).Mughalnz (talk) 03:11, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
Replied on your talk page. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 03:20, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
  • have replied on my page
  • are you going to reply
  • So do you want to keep the satus quos currently and not add rahman or my info until you decide

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WikiProject Lists

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Re-consideration request

Heya, would you please consider this, and possibly this. Cheers, NJA (t/c) 10:51, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Sorry to keep bothering you

I know I'm probably becoming a pain, sorry! You addressed my concerns (twice now) at WP:RPP for User:Shirik/Commitment. I see it's protected now, but I was hoping for full protection, not semi-protection, because this is something that should never change (as was done with User:Shirik/PGP). Rather than keep spamming WP:RPP I figured I'd pop over here and ask you directly since you had taken care of it twice now. Please feel free to ask if there's any questions. Thanks again! --Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 23:56, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Did that too. (As long as you realize you can't edit it either!) --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 03:16, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
Yup, I totally understand I can't edit it, and I should never need to. Thanks again! --Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 12:05, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Mughalnz

this editor is going around removing well sourced info about Al-qaeda activities in Kashmir from Al-Qaeda as well as Kashmir Conflict article. can you take a look Wikireader41 (talk) 02:21, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

i see he is doing similar things at Pakistan-administered Kashmir. best of luck working with him ;-) Wikireader41 (talk) 04:27, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
I'll take a look later this afternoon. Pressed for time this morning! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 14:55, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Mattisse alerts page

G guy set up the page so that discussion is on talk, and the Conclusions and consensus section is not to be used for discussion. Since you started a discussion there, Mattisse logically followed it there, but according to how G guy set the page up, that threaded discussion should be moved to talk. I raised the alert because SusanLesch has put over 500 edits (I think, didn't check) into trying to salvage the article, and she seems very stressed, as obvious by her comments on the FAR. She has been hit three times by a dynamic IP damaging the article, and the timing of the incorrect tagging was unfortunate. An apology on her page might help (I haven't yet checked if that has been done), as she seems to be growing very frustrated. Now, since the threaded discussion is on a page I'm not supposed to edit, I can't add these comments there :) Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:27, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Good observation. I refactored everything (corralled the runaway talk!) and asked Mattisse to either copy her apology to SL's page or drop a talkback there. Thanks for watching out! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 23:37, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks! (Glad the system is working :) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:39, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm glad too, and hope that this allows issues to be discussed without escalation. Thanks especially to RegentsPark for helping out here. Geometry guy 23:45, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

It still looks like you all are managing this fine, but I'm curious about which diff I missed on your statement that Mattisse apologized before I filed the Alert. As far as I know, that is incorrect, so I may have missed something. I brought it very quickly to Alerts, as there have been some strange posts on mine and Raul's talk page in the past from SL, and I didn't want Mattisse to find herself in a huge problem that could complicate the FAR, particularly since SL was already frustrated about the dynamic IP. (I've got a cold, but you can search my talk archives or Raul's to see what I'm referring to.) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:24, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Refactored . Thanks again (for the attention to detail in this case). --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 15:37, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for doing that; it's important to get the details right in this instance, as I brought this to Alerts lickity-split to avoid what could have become a disastrous escalation (if you have time to search mine and Raul's talk pages, you'll see what I mean ... there's a search button on my user page). Alerts worked, Mattisse apologized, SL accepted, escalation avoided, and while it's frustrating to see such inaccurate implications about me "baiting" being made on Monitoring talk, I'm confident that you all are handling it well and the Plan is working. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:42, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
I did apologize before the "alerts" page, as I apologized as soon as I got the message on my talk page and had examined the situation. It did not occur to me that someone was going to jump on a small issue "lickity-split". I did not know about the "alert" page until after. There would have been no way for me to know, as I don't know if there is an "alert" unless I am perusing my enormous watchlist. I do not peruse my watchlist if I am in the middle of doing something else. There should not be a reason to try to down play my good behavior. I ask SandyGeorgia to assume good faith. Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 15:54, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
It's not a small issue, Mattisse; the potential for escalation from SL was huge, and it seems that no matter how hard I work to protect you, I'm accused of baiting. I ask *you* to AGF and recognize that there may be factors that you aren't aware of when I try to protect you. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:56, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
(ec)I don't think you should worry about this. Sandy is rightly pointing out that the alert was posted before the apology and not stating any assumption about your apology itself. Best to leave it at that. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 15:57, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
Yes, I will now; you all are handling it fine. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:58, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
I am sorry that you were pressured into changing your accurate comment about my behavior. The one good thing about this incident is that you recognized that I did the right thing on my own. I am not allowed to have even the satisfaction of a compliment from one of my advisers. Regretfully, —mattisse (Talk) 16:09, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
P.S. The potential for escalation was in one editor's eyes who chose to make a big deal out of it. Please see vested contributors and article ownership. There is no need to jump on me "lickity-split" although I recognize that is the style of some editors. I urge avoidance of "lickity-split" reactions. I have been criticized for that, and my detractors should be also. There is no reason to think I would harm an article. I have never been accused of doing so (other than by SandyGeorgia in this "alert") and have no history of doing so. I suggest SandyGeorgia should examine her own behavior also. Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 16:18, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
Mattisse, let it go. Sandy is right about the timing and has not said anything about whether she thinks your apology was before or after you saw the alert. Let's just leave it at that. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 16:22, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

An article who could use salting

You salted Alejandro (song), but then they went ahead and created Alejandro (Lady GaGa song) instead. Any chance you can salt that as well? Thanks. Nymf talk/contr. 18:03, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Done. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 21:59, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi, this action is entirely inappropriate. The single is WP:NOTABLE having charted in the UK charts (See WP:NSONG) as was referenced in the article. Also, whether you agree or not on the notability, deleting an article like this completely bypassed the AFD process. It's obvious contentious yet not been discussed. Where is WP:CONSENSUS? Consensus is a policy yet it's overridden. SunCreator (talk) 00:19, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
This is the same article as Alejandro (song). Get consensus on that one and you'll be all set. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 01:50, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
Consensus is required to redirect and salt an article(effectively deleting it), not to restore anything that was removed without discussion. See the lack of talk here:Talk:Alejandro_(song). SunCreator (talk) 02:24, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
From WP:MUSIC, Most songs do not rise to notability for an independent article and should redirect to another relevant article, such as for the songwriter, a prominent album or for the artist who prominently performed the song and a separate article on a song is only appropriate when there is enough verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article. You can seek consensus here to replace the redirect with an article and get the article unprotected. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 13:43, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
And read the next line of wp:music, specifically WP:SONG. Songs that have been ranked on national or significant music charts, that have won significant awards or honors or that have been performed independently by several notable artists, bands or groups are probably notable. And again as i said before you can debate the notability yet no consensus (or even discussion) has been made prior to the removal of this article. WP:CONSENSUS is a policy and you have overridden it. The clear simply way to resolve the issue is to send the article to AFD. I would do myself but it's impossible when salted. SunCreator (talk) 14:09, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

(outdent) You're right. It should go to AfD. My mistake. I've unprotected both Alejandro (song) as well as Alejandro (Lady GaGa song). --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 20:41, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Did you know that Lady Gaga was the 12th most viewed article last month? Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 22:27, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
RegentsPark, Good on you. That action earned my respect. SunCreator (talk) 00:47, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Alejandro (song) update

RegentsPark,

  • The AFD of the Alejandro (song) article, resulted in a KEEP.
  • It's now 10 days since the redirect was unsalted. Please take a look at the article now. Plenty of content, well-organized and everything sourced.
  • I'd welcome your comments on the suitability of repeatably redirecting such articles, which removes editors work and bypassing the policy on establishing content and sources.

Regards, SunCreator (talk) 15:22, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Yup, I saw that (I was watching) and I'm glad I unsalted it - nice work! The suitability of repeatedly redirecting such articles is a gray area that is best determined on a case by case basis. After you challenged my protection, I realized that there was no such consensus on this article (and that I had mistakenly protected Alejandro (song) in the first place). If you don't see consensus for a protected redirect, the best thing to do is to challenge it (like you challenged this protection) with the protecting admin, on the redirect/article talk page, or ask for more admin eyes at WP:RFPP. Once again, thanks for being tenacious! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 17:10, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
I have been following it too and was glad to see the keep, even though I did not know about Lady Gaga until recently. Someone posted a link to one of her songs on my talk page. —mattisse (Talk) 20:23, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Just after this, there she was on the Grammy awards! I could talk about Alejandro and Fame Monster with confidence and my friends think I'm a lot cooler than I really am. :) (It would help, of course, if I actually listen to something by that young lady.) --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 20:28, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Forward Caste

Hi... the user Ikonoblast moved the article Forward Caste to General Caste without reaching a consensus on the talk page. Could you revert his move and start a "request to page move section", so that everyone will be able to give their opinion? Thanks. 122.177.221.149 (talk) 05:16, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Consensus is there on talk page. Ikon 05:32, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
Doesn't seem at all evident to me. However, the move request should take care of that (an uninvolved editor will evaluate the arguments and figure out what is right). --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 05:33, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
OK, I can wait, but you should have contested my decision on talk page itself, and can you check user this IP, which I think is one of the editor on FC page who have strted trolling on Different pages hiding behind IP. Ikon 05:36, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
Very possible about the IP. But, regardless, in general, it is not a good idea to move a page without seeking consensus from a neutral party when the move is contested. It usually results in edit wars and long unnecessary discussion. This way is much better. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 05:40, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Report Feb 8

iBen can't do the WP Olympics feature for next week. Would you be willing to take that one and he'll do the following week instead? -Mabeenot (talk) 04:22, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry. I'm getting busy in RL (and was thinking of bailing out the following week but will try to do something). --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 17:23, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Query

This was the response to my adding the wording you suggested: bugger all to do with a "spirit of cooperation" Does this not seem to be an example of article ownership? It seems that if an opinion is given on whether or not one thinks an article is appropriate for TFA, the article's editor takes personal umbrage. Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 21:52, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Edit-War/Vandalism

There seems to be a constant stream of vandalism/edit-war on pages such as Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi & RAGS International. I've tried to make both pages to a level of satisfaction for all users and freely invited editors to make contributions to make the article better. It is a redirection to other pages, but Falconkhe constantly redirects the page to another article. He's been requested more than a dozen times to discuss it on the discussion page for any improvements or constructive edits, but to no avail. Please help :) --Nasiryounus|Talk 22:14, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Mipur

http://en.wikipedia.org/Mirpur,_Azad_Kashmir

are you able to unblock page and revert the edits when you ahve timeMughalnz (talk) 00:32, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

I see it is recently protected by YellowMonkey. Which particular edits do you want reverted? --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 01:36, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
ref to pok etc,back to AtticusX (editor)last edit thanks man have good day.Mughalnz (talk) 01:02, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Do you mean this one?--RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 01:47, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

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When?:

Hi, when is my 48 hours up, as I would like to comment on other (unrelated) subjects on the page I was banned from for 48 hours. Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 00:21, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

I guess 2pm US ET tomorrow. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 01:39, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Your next WikiProject

When you get a chance, please add your next WikiProjects to the table iBen created in the Signpost newsroom. There's no rush on the later ones, but we'd like to know the Feb 15 topic before Ks0stm finishes the Olympics report so we can include a teaser about your article. If you're still really busy in RL, feel free to swap weeks with my WikiProject Java. -Mabeenot (talk) 06:12, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

I'll do something (even if I have to interview myself!). --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 17:31, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Maybe you could interview User:Graham87. He is an interesting editor who has been completely blind from birth and uses Jaws. His tips on alt text were fascinating and provided an insight into how much we sighted editors assume about the descriptions that are most useful to a sightless person. He also enjoys doing esoteric work on Misplaced Pages. Plus it is mind blowing that a blind person can do as much if not more than a sighted person here. He also has useful tips on WP:Accessibility. (I was going to interview him at one time, but then became overwhelmed and distracted by events on Misplaced Pages. He agreed to the interview so I think he would be willing now.) Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 17:53, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
That sounds very interesting. It'll make for a good special story for Signpost. Let me see if he is interested. Thanks! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 18:08, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Re: Signpost interview

Yes, certainly, it'd be an honour. Graham87 03:01, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

OK, I assume you mean the 1st of March ... the 29 February issue will be a long way off. :-) Maybe have some questions about things like my accessibility-related pet peeves, how I use a screen reader, and the like. However the majority of my work isn't accessibility-related; most of it is WikiGnoming, delving into old Misplaced Pages history, or, sometimes, reverting vandalism. I have some interesting vandalism-related stories to tell. I occasionally upload audio to Wikimedia Commons and add it to Misplaced Pages articles as well. Graham87 03:37, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
I also made some comments on interview ideas on Mattisse's talk page back in August. Graham87 07:34, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
Yup. March 1st. Sometimes (often?) I don't think! Since it was her idea, I'm trying to get Mattisse on board as well. She's a bit down on wikipedia these days and needs a healthy dose of Buck-U-Uppo! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 19:08, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
I haven't forgotten. I have bunches of questions to ask, but I am not sure what to emphasize. I know that I am fascinated with Graham's ability to deal with wikipedia on such a high level, but I also want Graham's insights into issues that us sighted persons may be "blind" to. He could teach us a lot, I believe. Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 00:18, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
We have time so no worries. Good to have you on board. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 00:20, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Signpost

Hello! For your March 1 WikiProject Report, the Signpost commitee has suggested that you do WikiProject Severe Weather to kick off the start of tornado season in the Northern Hemisphere. Hope to see you in a Signpost slot again, Belugaboy535136 00:06, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

This is the first I've heard of a "Signpost committee" suggesting a WikiProject. The newsroom discussion shows that iBen agreed to do a report on WikiProject Severe Weather for March 8. That report could be moved up if RegentsPark wishes it. RegentsPark currently has the March 1 slot, regardless of whether he prefers to become a backup. We should leave it up to him which slots he wants to keep and which projects he wants to cover. -Mabeenot (talk) 01:23, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

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WikiProject Desk

Hi RegentsPark. Pretzels set up a new workspace for us at the Signpost called the WikiProject Desk. The suggestions section, schedule chart, and discussions have all been relocated there. You can continue to conduct interviews in your user space or create a subpage to the WikiProject Desk if you'd like it to feel more official. I noticed you changed yourself to "backup" so I'm sure real life has gotten busy for you. How often would you like to write reports? -Mabeenot (talk) 21:07, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll take a look. RL has always been busy but I moved to backup because I'm not sure I can write about projects that I have little interest in. But, i'll be happy to do a few. Looks like you're doing a great job!--RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 21:31, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
I would start the interview for your WikiProject report for this week. Belugaboy535136 21:52, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your RfA Support

RegentsPark - Thanks for your participation and support in my recent successful RfA. Your confidence and trust in me is much appreciated. As a new admin I will try hard to keep from wading in too deep over the tops of my waders, nor shall I let the Buffalo intimidate me.--Mike Cline (talk) 09:33, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Autoblocks

Mattisse tried to edit at some point while blocked, and that triggered the autoblock of her IP address. You then unblocked her account, but the underlying autoblock needed to be undone too. In future, you can go here, and enter the account name. It then searches for autoblocks. I can't remember whether it undoes them automatically, or whether you have to click something else, but it's all obvious once you enter a name that an autoblock applies to. Hope this helps. :) SlimVirgin 22:24, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

I will edit no more

I hope the persecution stops now. Please. I can take no more of this ugliness. Perhaps I will start storing up diffs for any arbitration coming up. Hope that is not illegal and blockable. It probably is as I got punished for doing so before. Otherwise, I will be doing no more editing on wikipedia in article space, dyk etc. I have inquired as to how to modify the plan. I now realize that the mentors/advisers are not familiar with it and are not applying the graduated warnings as specified. They seem to go straight to the block. A very demeaning and unproductive situation that only engenders ill will. At the moment I have no desire to contribute to Misplaced Pages. Very different from the pre arbitration days when I was an enormously productive editor. I doubt I ever will be again. The desire is gone. —mattisse (Talk) 22:36, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your kindness

If you will have me back, I will help you with the Graham67 interview as planned originally. I would sure like to see him get an interview and he is an interesting guy and deserves recognition. Also, he expresses himself well. Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 19:30, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

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Signpost

I'm puzzled. Isn't the interviewer... you? --Dweller (talk) 16:55, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Yup. It is I! (I liked my formulation better - it is more me - but thanks for the , and the 'and'!) --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 17:24, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
And thanks also for reverting the anonymous editor - hadn't noticed his/her rather literary addition to my talk page! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 18:01, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Hiroshima Book

Hi, looks like the two of us were editing Pellegrino's article at the same time in regard to his Hiroshima book.

I merged what you had written with what I had written and was trying to post at the same time as you. I hope the results are satisfactory. Sincerely, --Skb8721 (talk) 05:00, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

No worries. --RegentsPark (talk) 05:10, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Hannah Montana

Hey there - it was nice to try the unprotection, and it's never a bad idea, but I'm prepared to reapply the semi soon. I'm afraid there will be uncaught vandalism after only a day or two. And even though page viewing from Dec '07 → Feb '10 has gone down about 24%, and the level of activity it still quite high and I seriously doubt the level of vandalism will ever improve until she becomes less of a pop icon. Just letting you know, cheers, JamieS93 23:07, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Protect at will. I figured it won't work but always worth a shot! --RegentsPark (talk) 23:09, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Indian subcontinent

I have posted my rational. But, the other party who kept repeatedly calling all my edits non-consensual have yet posted anything yet, though the person is active on the Misplaced Pages. What would come next? Aditya 05:15, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

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Sorry

I took the liberty of changing an archived discussion at Talk:Daśāvatāra, because it wasn't clear to me that everyone was in fact discussing the same thing. (And there was no discussion at all, just "votes".) I hope this doesn't offend you. Regards, Shreevatsa (talk) 00:28, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Responded on the talk page. (Your comment is a fair one, so no worries.) --RegentsPark (talk) 01:31, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Daśāvatāra#Requested_move

As per your closing remarks on the move, so initiated Talk:Daśāvatāra#Move_to_which_name: a vote to select a non-diacritic name. I leave it to you to close the vote and move the article, when if you there is a sufficient consensus. --Redtigerxyz 12:30, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Moved. I hope I spelled it right. :) --RegentsPark (talk) 15:05, 26 February 2010 (UTC)