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Did you know you removed material while adding at Ram Mandir?
Doug Weller talk 14:24, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
- I think you might be thinking of this edit, not by me, but right before me. PepperBeast (talk) 15:08, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
Bengali-Assamese script
You've removed the infobox why? It is present in other similar articles - Latin script. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 19:05, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
- I don't get this either. While Devanagri is the script of the union, you kept Gurmukhi and Meitei, which are official in a few states only? - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 19:16, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
- Well, basically, I kept any scripts for which I could find any evidence for any official status. All that I could find with any official status at all were Devanagari (nationally for Hindi and some states for other languages), Gujarati, and Meitei. I basically checked every Indian state's official language legislation. I removed the infobox because it's about about 85% nonsense. I'd actually prefer to remove the article entirely, but an AFD got no consensus, so I settled for removing all of the downright nonsense. I may still suggest a merge to to Languages with legal status in India. PepperBeast (talk) 20:17, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
- I'd support Official scripts of the Republic of India to Languages with legal status in India merge. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 20:45, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Fylindfotberserk, what do you think of my proposal, below? Brusquedandelion (talk) 17:21, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
- I'd support Official scripts of the Republic of India to Languages with legal status in India merge. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 20:45, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
- Well, basically, I kept any scripts for which I could find any evidence for any official status. All that I could find with any official status at all were Devanagari (nationally for Hindi and some states for other languages), Gujarati, and Meitei. I basically checked every Indian state's official language legislation. I removed the infobox because it's about about 85% nonsense. I'd actually prefer to remove the article entirely, but an AFD got no consensus, so I settled for removing all of the downright nonsense. I may still suggest a merge to to Languages with legal status in India. PepperBeast (talk) 20:17, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Proposal: Writing systems of South Asia
I noticed you've been doing some great work recently cleaning up some fluff and nonsense having to do with various topics, most of them South Asian—great job by the way—but I think some of the content you removed from Official scripts of the Republic of India can conceivably be merged into an article titled Writing systems of South Asia or even South Asian writing (or similar). A page titled Writing systems of India exists but only as a redirect to Brahmic scripts; this is not correct, as many scripts used presently (e.g. Nastaliq, Latin) and historically (Indus Valley Script) do not belong to the Brahmic family of languages. Overall I think you're correct that the article Official scripts of the Republic of India is poorly conceived, but in investigating the coverage of it and related topics during the AfD discussion, I realized there is surprisingly not really any article that talks about writing in South Asia as a whole, independent from a script/language (family) (e.g. Indus Valley Script, Brahmic scripts) or a historical or modern-day culture or polity (e.g. Official scripts of the Republic of India itself). Thus, as I imagine it, the article would serve to house not just a list of languages ordered by script family, but also a section on the history of writing in South Asia—surprisingly, as best as I can tell, there's no Misplaced Pages article that really covers this as distinct from other topics (please correct me if I'm wrong)— or other topics that take a broad view of writing on the subcontinent (e.g. sociocultural or religious dimensions).
There is ample precedent for such an article, e.g. Writing systems of Southeast Asia, Writing systems of Africa, Writing systems of Formosan languages.
Similarly, the template {{Officially used writing systems in India}} could be reworked in a similar way into {{South Asian scripts}} or something (although IMO the case for the template isn't as strong as for the article, since {{Infobox Writing system}} arguably serves; to be discussed).
What do you think of this? Brusquedandelion (talk) 17:20, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Brusquedandelion: I don't see a problem with this. You can create it. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:29, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
Mizo language
Hi, could you have a look at Mizo language article? Apparently needs some cleanup, also the article is subject to POV push by some users. Thanks. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 14:15, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, sure... it doesn't look as messy as some of the ones I've been looking at, but I'm sure it can be tightened and polished a bit. Now, where did I put my hip waders...? PepperBeast (talk) 14:32, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- If you can't find your's, here's one
. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 17:28, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think this image is sourced. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 19:04, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- You can use the waders, if you need them. PepperBeast (talk) 20:07, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think this image is sourced. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 19:04, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- If you can't find your's, here's one
Nomination for deletion of Template:Loan words row
Template:Loan words row has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Frietjes (talk) 16:40, 28 March 2024 (UTC)