User:Nvvchar/Archives/ April 2016

April Fools? Nope! Welcome to the Women Scientists worldwide online edit-a-thon during Year of Science
(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list) --Rosiestep (talk) 01:59, 1 April 2016 (UTC) via MassMessage

DYK for Badami cave temples
The DYK project (nominate) 00:01, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi, Nvvchar. Congratulations on the DYK. I remember making a very few edits on that article recently. Cheers!  01:54, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, . I have not received your mail so far.  Nvvchar . 08:07, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

You've got mail!
Hi, Nvvchar. Email with link to Google form resent. Check your spam/junk folder too. Ping me back if needed. Cheers! 08:17, 3 April 2016 (UTC) Hi, Nvvchar. Did you get my email? Ping me back. Cheers! 23:03, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Mahavakya Upanishad
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Engy Ghozlan
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Turiyatitavadhuta Upanishad
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:52, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Wu Qing (politician)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:08, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar to thank you for your enthusiatic support
(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list)
 * Thanks for the barnstar. Could add 29 articles only, fell short by two for the month. Nvvchar . 13:22, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Citation style of pecan pie
Thank you, truly, for your edits. When you add citations to any article, please be mindful of the citation style already in use there, per WP:CITEVAR. Your edits to pecan pie added short footnotes to an article where named references are already in use. I have changed them to be consistent with the existing article. Thanks again for adding the information, and happy editing! Ibadibam (talk) 19:10, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Anil de Silva DYK
You 'll get today or tomorrow a DYK credit for Anil de Silva. I haven't pulled it from the queue, but I was seriously considering it, viewing the high number of errors in the article. Things I found so far:

The lead
"Anil de Silva (1907–1996)": This should be 1909, not 1907! "The Life of the Buddha through Painting and Sculpture (1955), The Life of the Buddha Retold From Ancient Sources (1977), Chinese landscape Painting in the caves of Tunhuang (1964) and This Most High Prince John of Guant." The first two are the same book, published as "The Life of the Buddha Retold From Ancient Sources" in 1955. The other title of this book seems to be an error. The book was reprinted a few times. The other book is "The Art of Chinese Landscape Painting: In the Caves of Tun-huang" (original edition 1964, translated in English in 1967). The final book is "This moste highe prince: John of Gaunt, 1340-1399"
 * The reference Gunawardena (p, 109) says she was born on 1907 while the reference by Mel gives the date of 1909. I had adopted the first date. I have corrected it to 1909 as suggested.
 * Corrected

Biography
First paragraph: "She was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka in 1907." Again, it's 1909! "Her mother Agnes de Neil, " You mean Agnes Nell? No "Agnes de Neil" existed. "Her sister Minnette de Silva was a well known architect, the first of Sri Lanka" That is the first woman architect of Sri Lanka, of course. Third paragraph: "In 1945 she authored a book titled Women in China. She was involved in translating to English a book on Collection of stories by Ding Ling." No, she authored a book titled Chinese Women and Freedom (Kutub Publishers, 1945). I can't find a book called "Collection of stories" by Ding Ling.
 * Corrected
 * Corrected
 * Corrected
 * Corrected

Fourth paragraph: "she learned to appreciate Asian art heritage which was a heritage of the Indian subcontinent and also the Buddhist religious art forms. " Really? Asian art heritage was a heritage of the Indian subcontinent? Please reread the source and rewrite the sentence. "write and publish a book titled The Life of the Buddha Retold From Ancient Sources in 1977" See above, this is a 1955 book. "Her expedition also covered the "Temples of Pagan" in Upper Burma." What expedition? Sixth paragraph: "Her team was composed of Romila Thapar as research assistant, Dominique Darbois as photographer, and Mingo Wong, and a Chinese woman translator." No, not Mingo Wong and a Chinese woman translator, Mingo Wong was the translator. "Their study and publications brought to focus China's Buddhist heritage as against the British imperialism and Christianity then prevalent in the country. " ??? I can find the sentence in the source that inspired your line, but I can't find the same meaning in it. Final paragraph: "In 1969, de Silva moved permanently to her cottage in Cambridge, England. " Perhaps, the source only says 1960s and I couldn't find anything supporting the 1969 date.
 * Corrected by shortening the sentence
 * Changed
 * This reference of Gunawardena, p 109 mentions it as "Research Expedition to the Temples of Pagan in Upper Burma". However, I have removed the sentence now
 * Corrected
 * Corrected
 * Corrected

"she wrote and published the book titled This Most High Prince John of Guant" See above for correct title "related to the son of Edward III, father of Henry IV." You link Henry IV to Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz, which is rather incorrect. Perhaps try Henry IV of England instead.
 * Corrected

"At age 85, she wrote a book on Christine de Pizana, a 15th century feminist." That would be Christine de Pizan probably. Describing her as an author is neutral, descriving her as a feminist is rather POV, as the article on her makes clear.
 * Corrected

Publications
"Anil de Silva published many articles in Marg and also published many books on art heritage related to Buddhist art. One of her well known book is: Chinese landscape Painting in the caves of Tunhuang (1964); The Cave temples of Maichisan: an account of the 1958 expedition to Machisan (1969) which includes a chapter based on her expedition with team to China.[7]" No idea why you don't provide a full overview of her publications here. In any case, which "many books related to..." would that be? The book "The cave temples of Maichisan" is not a book by her, it contains 7 pages written by her.
 * Corrected.

Please write less but with fewer errors. Omit things you are not certain about, but don't include things which are simply wrong. I'm not talking about simple typos like "Aian club" for "Asian club" (now corrected), we all make those, but actual factual errors like the ones above. Fram (talk) 10:26, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Noted. I have made corrections as per your review.  Nvvchar . 14:05, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Pulled from queue
After further checking I have pulled it from the queue anyway because the picture didn't even show these cave paintings but completely unrelated Chinese paintings (not cave paintings at all!) she used as an image in one of her books. This isn't the first time you pulled this trick. Fram (talk) 11:26, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I have deleted the img. I do not believe in playing tricks. In this case since her book included this img, I thought of using it. In the Pomelo article I did not use the img in the hook. It was only representative as I could not get an img of the fruit from Devanahalli. Nvvchar . 14:05, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Shamsi Hekmat
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Some dim sum for you!
U|North AmericaThought full and timely appreciation. Thanks-- Nvvchar . 09:22, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Anil de Silva
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:12, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Wales
Thanks for that article. For this you just have to make sure the total articles after you've finished is minimum 1.5 kb prose, so it could be 1.2 kb and you simply add 0.3 kb to get it there, though the existing sentences do need verifying and checking. Obviously though if you plan on DYKs they need to be expansions of whatever they're asking for these days. The goal with this is ensuring that as many stubs as possible are all consistently well sourced, clean minimum start entries.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:56, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your help on this. I won't enter you into the contest though as you have more than enough on your plate with the other articles. You can crack on with those Indian articles now if you like! I did promise to review some of those 108 series you were doing sometime. Busy this month though!♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:02, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Minna Salami
Hello! Your submission of Minna Salami at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Pgallert (talk) 14:59, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Vizianagaram fort
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:26, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Conjugal dictatorship
Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 22:53, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Najma Sadeque
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Shhh! Invitation to Women in Espionage
--Rosiestep (talk) 03:54, 12 April 2016 (UTC) via MassMessage

(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list)

DYK for Subhashni Raj
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Nisha Ayub
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:12, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Tiger's Nest
Make you proud Nvv? ♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:47, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It is our GA. A few months back I tried to go there but the trek of three or more hours made me give up. Paro is a beautiful valley. You must plan to visit this country. Excellent hotels and guides. I went there after 1972, during last October 2015 -- Nvvchar . 14:55, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes. I think Bhutan has to be one of the most beautiful places in the world. I've never seen Kate Middleton look so happy as she does as the moment. She looks like she's in heaven and feeling the serenity. Could you add a bit about the royal couple visiting?♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:27, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I have added a section titled "Royal visit" at the end of the article. Nvvchar . 12:07, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

A tip on gender and language
Hi there! I know you've contributed a great number of articles, and helped bring many to DYK and GA, and thanks for all you do. However I just want to bring to your attention an issue I've noticed: On some of your recent articles about women, you give undue prominence to gender in the intro, which is actually a little bit sexist: a woman who happens to be an anthropologist or an artist is not a "woman anthropologist" or "a woman artist", but simply "an anthropologist" or "an artist". When gender has nothing to do with occupation, leave it out (Einstein was not a "male physicist", simply a physicist). Exceptions might include someone who is women's studies scholar or women's rights advocate (but note such a person could be male or female). It can be made perfectly clear which gender a person is without tying it to occupation (e.g. "X is an Japanese painter. She is..."). If you haven't already, please see Male is not the default and other tips at Writing about women, for ways to ensure articles on women are equal in structure and tone to articles about men. Thanks, and I look forward to seeing more from you. Cheers, --Animalparty! (talk) 01:31, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
 * . Thanks. Absolutely, I agree. Made changes in other articles as well. Nvvchar . 12:08, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

FLC for List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1960–69)
Hi! I have nominated the subject list for FL. Could you find some time out and give your comments here? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 09:12, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Minna Salami
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 17:16, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia Asian Month Ambassadors
Hi Nvvchar. We will give you a digital certificate of Wikipedia Asian Month Ambassadors soon, please email me the name (real name, first name, nickname or username) you wish to appear on the certificate. Send me an Email even the username is what you want to display on the certificate so I can have your Email address. This will not be public and only you can access the digital copy. Besides that, we are displaying our ambassadors on this page. If you wish to display another name instead of your username, please feel free to make a change. Any question please leave it on my meta talk page. Thanks!--AddisWang (talk) 16:04, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, . I have replied on your email. My short name is N.V.V.Char. Nvvchar . 07:02, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
 * , can the display as ambassador be made in my name only instead of clubbing it with another user, and also posted on my talk page. Thanks. Nvvchar . 08:17, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Rosemary Edna Sinclair
WormTT(talk) 20:47, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bogna Burska
Hello! Your submission of Bogna Burska at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 08:17, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Zohreh Tabatabai
Hello! Your submission of Zohreh Tabatabai at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 08:22, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Humira Saqib
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:12, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Photography
--Rosiestep (talk) 12:33, 24 April 2016 (UTC) via MassMessage

(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list)

DYK for Darkhuang
WormTT(talk) 21:23, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Articles on northeast Indian temples/stupas and tourism
Some interesting historic places in NE India have no articles or stubs. For example, on these and these. You might want to research some WP:RS and create/update these articles. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 18:40, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the suggestion. I have already created many articles of Manipur from this list. I have now created Sekta Archaeological Living Museum. I will do more in the next few days to meet the 100wikidays challenge. I am glad to inform you that I reached the land mark of 1500 DYKs yesterday, second to 's and today the count is 1502. Thanks for your help with Upanishads articles which pushed the numbers fast. Nvvchar . 13:33, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Talkback
Another user posted a question there about the image for the nomination. North America1000 02:56, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Zohreh Tabatabai
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:07, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Rudra Mahalaya Temple, Sidhpur
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:23, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * With this DYK I record my milestone number of 1500 DYKs. Nvvchar . 02:45, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Women artists of Middle East / North Africa... a WiR & Guggenheim collaboration
--Rosiestep (talk) 14:16, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list)

DYK for Jami Masjid, Khambhat
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:52, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bogna Burska
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:52, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Vijaya Melnick
Hello! Your submission of Vijaya Melnick at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:03, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Grace Banker
Hello! Your submission of Grace Banker at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:28, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Please see new note on your DYK nomination. Yoninah (talk) 21:05, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Congrats on 1500th DYK
Congrats on 1500th DYK. :) and you are doing well in #100wikidays as well. I have posted on the FB group on your behalf.

PS. I tried calling you. --Tito Dutta (talk) 10:08, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks for the Barnstar. I appreciate your kind gesture. Nvvchar . 11:48, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Museum of Socialist Art, Sofia
Gatoclass (talk) 03:53, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Mr. Lambu and M. S. Ramaiah
Hi. I was refered to you by and was hoping that you could review the India-subject articles and AfD regarding Mr. Lambu and M. S. Ramaiah as, I believe, they are both being midunderstood due to problems with properly sourcing articles from this country. Thanks. Picomtn (talk) 17:57, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Quick question
Hi. I inadverntantly found you from the talk page where I queried that editor about the Mr. Lambu and M. S. Ramaiah articles and was wondering if you knew, or were related to Dr. Purnedu Dutta who lives in New York and is the father of my beautiful daughter in law. Just wondering. Thanks. Picomtn (talk) 18:07, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Oops! Posted this to the wrong talk page. Sorry. Picomtn (talk) 18:14, 29 April 2016 (UTC)


 * I do not know about this editor. --Tito Dutta (talk) 05:43, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort
Gatoclass (talk) 15:07, 30 April 2016 (UTC)