User talk:Prof Ranga Sai

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Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (November 8)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Urve was:

We're sorry, but we cannot accept blank submissions. If in fact you did include text within the article, but it isn't showing, please make sure that any extra text above your entry is removed, as it may be causing it to hide and not be shown to the reviewer.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Declining for now because the submission is blank. I see you have been editing Draft:Vajrayana Iconography, so the following is a comment. If you are intending on creating a list of research resources for Vajrayana iconography (ie, a bibliography), see our guidance on list and bibliography articles: There should be sources that discuss the historiography or bibliographical materials of Vajrayana iconography as a group. That means they don't just discuss Vajrayana iconography as a subject, but the sources about the subject. If you wish to create an article about Vajrayana iconography instead of a list of resources, see our guidance on notability for articles: the subject has been discussed with significant coverage (ie, reasonably lengthy treatment in sources) in reliable sources that are independent of the subject (not from people involved in the iconography).

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Urve (talk) 07:54, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Prof Ranga Sai! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Urve (talk) 07:54, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Vajrayana Iconography[edit]

Hello, Prof Ranga Sai. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Vajrayana Iconography, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 11:16, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding User:Prof Ranga Sai/sandbox[edit]

Hello, Prof Ranga Sai. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that User:Prof Ranga Sai/sandbox, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 11:16, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Vajrayana Iconography[edit]

Hello, Prof Ranga Sai. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Vajrayana Iconography".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:31, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, User:Prof Ranga Sai/sandbox[edit]

Hello, Prof Ranga Sai. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "sandbox".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:53, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

New to Wiki tech and protocols, it was a lapse from my side. I shall submit a new draft, shortly. Regards. Prof Ranga Sai (talk) 08:13, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Directory of Himalayan Monasteries[edit]

The accepted heading on Wikipedia would be List of Himalayan Monasteries. See WP:NOTDIRECTORY if you call it a directory, someone might want to put it up for deletion. The most standard accepted style on Wikipedia is to call it a list. — Maile (talk) 15:37, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I shall follow your advise. I am still in learning stage, find bit uneasy to negotiate 'wiki specifics'. Prof Ranga Sai (talk) 15:55, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

October 2023[edit]

Hello, I'm Arjayay. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to the main body of Kalimpong. Generally, any relevant external links should be listed in an "External links" section at the end of the article and meet the external links guidelines. Links within the body of an article should be internal Wikilinks. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 10:26, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Prof Ranga Sai (talk) 10:42, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]