User talk:Ambuj.Saxena/Archive 7

ISBNs in Indian Institutes of Technology
Hi,

I have fixed all I can find. Can you please check again to see if any other invalid ISBN in the article. Thanks, — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 15:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


 * This one I think is wrong becasue the check digit doesn't match ISBN 81-7033-526-9. Rich Farmbrough 15:09 23  August 2006 (GMT).

Re:Reminder
Hi - yeah I know. I hope to complete work in one week on several articles that I've been hoping to push to FA status. Rama's arrow 16:24, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


 * For account, the articles I plan to finish work on in 7-9 days - History of Mumbai, B. R. Ambedkar, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Syed Ahmed Khan. Rama's arrow  16:28, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, friends, this is it...
I'll be moving to Connecticut tomorrow along with my family. I'll be leaving Wikipedia for a while until everything gets set up at our new home. It all depends on my Internet access, but I'll be seeing you in a week or two. Bye! --Slgr @ ndson (page - messages - contribs) 01:58, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Thiruvananthapuram
Your comment on the candidature of the article "Thiruvananthapuram" for selected article : "Unwilling Object. The article is of fine quality, but completely lacks internal references. "

But, I found internal references in the article. Can you please clarify in that ?

-- Rajith Mohan (Talk to me...) :-) 05:59, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the clarification. I will add the inline references.

Cheers,

-- Rajith Mohan (Talk to me...) :-) 06:26, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello Ambuj,

Please look at the article of Thiruvananthapuram now. Change your comments in the page Portal:India/Selected_article_candidates/Thiruvananthapuram, if the article is satisfying the norms.

Cheers,

-- Rajith Mohan (Talk to me...) :-) 11:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Well done
IIT as Today's Featured Article. Well done Ambuj! -- Samir  धर्म 06:55, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Congratulations from me too. Will add Ahmedabad to the request list soon. - Aksi_great (talk - review me) 07:14, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Pie chart
Congrats on getting the IIT article on the main page. As for the pie charts, I'm really busy so wont have time to update the graph. Instead I'll give you the info on how to update them when necessary.
 * 1) Convert percentages to degrees (100% = 360°)
 * 2) Draw sectors (arcs) which have the respective internal angles. [If you are unsure, just check the tutorials that come with inkscape]
 * 3) [if necessary, clone the sectors and change the angles for newer units] This ensures that the radius remains the same.
 * 4) Align the centres at a single point.

Regards, =Nichalp   «Talk»=  15:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Surprise!
. I =Nichalp   «Talk»=, award you this barnstar for your contributions to India-related content. Enjoy! =Nichalp  «Talk»=  14:01, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Your AFD
There seems to be some problem (technical, not ethical !!!) regarding your AFD of few IIT hostels. For example in this page the link for this article's entry  takes me to the Vindhayacal and not Aravali House Please check and correct me if I am wrong Doctor Bruno 18:35, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


 * OK. I get that. Sorry for wasting your time. I was unaware of this. Does it mean that Aravali House will be kept or deleted based on the consensus reached for Vindhayacal ???? Doctor Bruno 18:44, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

India Selected Articles
Hi Ambuj. Are the criteria for SAC the same as in FAC (WIASA reads like WIAFA)? I am thinking of commenting on these articles. Should I scrutinize them as carefully as if I would an FAC? - Aksi_great (talk - review me) 18:45, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok. I will be more regular now. I plan to check references and facts and a bit of copyediting too. Adding SACs and SPCs to the Indian template was a good idea. With time more people (like me) should start commenting on SACs. - Aksi_great (talk - review me) 19:01, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the award. :) It's very unusual! =Nichalp   «Talk»=  15:06, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Re:IIT Kharagpur
Hi Ambuj - here are the points which IMO you need to fix:


 * 1) The length, 49kb is too long - one has to look at the subject matter in judging an article's length. Articles like World War II may reasonable go into 80kb, and this article should not really exceed 40kb. I honestly don't think 53 citations are necessary, especially as the information is not that diverse or controversial.
 * 2) Copyedit the entire article by applying the points raised by Spangineer in the FAC of the IITs. Also, refer to Tony's manual and copyediting guide.
 * 3) No red links.
 * 4) Are there any IIT Kharagpur publications, student magazines? They will be good sources for local, specific info. In the section and subsections of "Student life and culture," I'd like to know about notable winners, what kind of projects and events were organised. Did these attract acclaim or recognition? How do IIT Kharagpur students go about doing such projects - what facilities, support, resources do they get?
 * 5) "Funding" and "Policies" should be moved from "Academics" to "Organisation (drop the structure)." Also incorporate data about funding support from alumni and private groups into "Funding." In "Policies," I'd like to know of what specific policies and decisions made for Kharagpur - right now the section talks only of stuff the IITs deal with in general.
 * 6) Reservations - I'd really like to know how IIT-K students feel and behave over the reservations policy. Not really their opinions, but are their student/administrative issues? Any notable conflicts or problems? Are there groups of students who resent others over this? Where do the faculty, administration stand and how do they behave? I know this is difficult, but I'm sure you can manage at least a couple of sentences about this angle.
 * 7) Sponsored research I'd like to know what kind of work do IIT students actually get to do (generally speaking). Is it like carrying papers and making coffee for seniors, or doing something important and audacious. If there are specific notable examples, that would be great but again, just general information.
 * 8) Research what kind of research projects are done? Any notable achievements, patents?
 * 9) How does the student community behave, participate in local life? Any particular interactions?
 * 10) Balance of study and other stuff how much priority does faculty AND students give to non-study stuff?

In accordance with my concern over the length, I'm not asking for or expecting much more data - again, I'm only trying to push you a bit more into IIT-K specific stuff. I definitely feel there is no need for so many citations. If you find yourself doing a balancing act, then choose in favor of IIT-K specific info and remove some of the repetitive stuff. Basically these are a few venues in which you can prolly try to write a para or 2. Baaki, I think this article will be ready for FAC once you finish copyediting on Spangineer and Tony's guidelines. I will help you in that. Should be ready by the weekend. Rama's arrow 16:27, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Specific info from the IIT-K website would be a great source. Rama's arrow  16:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Another important point - the size can be reduced by removing data that is duplicate of the IITs article. You can easily and acceptably defer the clarification of many points to that main article. Rama's arrow  16:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Its important to obtain Sundar's review before you move for FAC. Also Shreshth and Akash are good reviewers. Rama's arrow  16:37, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Point 2 I think you can clean out as many as 15-20 citations. You can also shorten the History section. Points 4, 8 I think its fair to use the IIT publications as sources. Just as you mention the achievements of IIT-K alumni, I'd like to read about some notable achievements of IIT students. About the different events, I'd like a sentence or two talking about how students go about organising it, how much time/importance they give to it. Have there been notable events, achievements that won acclaim from media or scholastic authorities? Not inter-hall events, but overall any winners or special projects that are "notable" like the work of Nitin Saxena. Any notable patents is a good idea - don't have to list a bunch of patents and projects, but talk about the different research projects as "in energy, software, biomechanics" etc.


 * Point 7 the explanation you have given to me is exactly the para that should go into the article! Again, I'm not asking for specifics such that you have to go dept-to-dept. But I'm sure you can mention that IIT students have worked for so-and-so companies, industries... Basically so the reader can understand what you mean by "Sponsored research, industrial consultancy." You need to explain that, cite examples. Tell the reader about the work with DRDO, of how "IIT students are given responsibility to come up with designs, process, solutions," whatever. Rama's arrow  21:20, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Edit History
Can you restore my edit history on my userpage page please. Abdullah Geelah 17:23, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Q on India portal
Hi Ambuj - for long time I've been unable to understand why there is a "Selected article" nomination, approval process for India portal. Why was this created, and why is it consideed necessary?

I just don't see the call for such an elaborate process that attracts no particular attention and is largely a duplicate of the FAC process and criteria. To me, it appears like a waste of time - any article of substantial content and good length, with no outstanding content/POV disputes should be selected for display. Any good-looking pic with proper source, license should be displayed. The same articles and pictures have been rotated over and over again. It is also consuming the time of editors like you and Akash, which could be easily spent elsewhere. Rama's arrow 15:35, 29 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually I'd see a smooth way of running the portal just through discussion on talkpage - "gentlemen's agreements" and cordiality. If I ask you to display Darjeeling for tomorrow even if you've decided on Ahmedabad, you can just display Darjeeling for the next day. To reduce the standards, use WP:GA.


 * The rationale for the FAC and WP:TFA process is that it represents all of Wikipedia - thus precise standards, discipline and a "FA director" is necessary. I don't see the need to duplicate this process for portals - if India portal goes through this, then every featured portal might have to be put up like this. With WP:GA and WP:FA, I see this as a waste of time and effort. The need is for more FAs, not more processes. Anyway, this is just my feeling. Rama's arrow  12:08, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

FR/DP/FD Review
Hi Ambuj - if you have time, please do take a look at this article. Shreshth and I are prepping for another FAC, and could really use your green light. Rama's arrow 12:27, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Selected Article Candidate : Thiruvananthapuram
Hi Ambuj, How long will it take to complete the process of selected article nomination ?

-- Rajith Mohan (Talk to me...) :-) 06:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, -- Rajith Mohan (Talk to me...) :-) 10:53, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Ambuj, Thanks for that. I will prepare the article to nomenate for the WP:FA.

IIT-K revision
Yo - I've taken a few liberties in copyediting, removing citations and shaving off the size. In all, I've tried to remove "unnecessary" material and citations, correct grammar and format issues and reduce the size, which has dropped by 7kb. Please check my revisions to make sure that I've not erred. Rama's arrow 23:02, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Deans, degrees, departments, committees are commonplace entities. Only something particular unique, or a brand name like IIT itself should be uppercase. In all articles, the words president, prime minister, ministers, etc. are lower case. I'm not 100% on this, but I don't think they should be upper case. Rama's arrow  14:29, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I've finished copyediting the article. For my 2 cents, I think its ready. The tricky part is to weed out redudant word usage - for example "The Commerce department is the department imparting commerce education." But there are very few such instances, so I don't think you have much to worry about over grammar. I'm still a learning copyeditor, but it looks good to me. Unless u, Akash or Sundar find anything else, I think the relevant criticism will only come from FAC. Rama's arrow  14:34, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * No I don't think so, u see something like "Main Building" might be the official name of the structure, but its still common to most other complexes to have a main building, just like there is a main office. Words like "main office" are not upper case. Similarly, hall committees are just committees of particular halls. Its a commonplace term. Rama's arrow  14:37, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Another example - The IIT Council is a distinct entity, but hall committees exist in all IITs and other colleges as well. Rama's arrow  14:40, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * 2 points - I think there should be stubs on the IIT Council and Institutes of National Importance - you mention the latter word many times in IITs, so I think the GOI definition should be made clear. Rama's arrow  14:43, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * An IIT council stub is necessary - its the governing body of all IITs, so it is notable. Yes go ahead and ask others to clarify on this. I'm going by my gut instinct. Rama's arrow  14:50, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * No, if there is a problem we had better solve it. Since we need Sundar and Akash's inputs, ask them to give input on this. Rama's arrow  14:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I may not get time for that until Monday. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 08:45, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Re:Orphaned
Hi Ambuj, nice snaps. Have db'd the FU image -- Lost (talk) 16:55, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Ambuj, that image is not yet deleted. Can u pls check if I have put the right tag or am I just impatient? -- Lost (talk) 17:42, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, just wanted to make sure I've put the right tag :). I am learning my way around FU and copyrights these days. BTW, this was my best upload under FU till date :(. I had used all sorts of rationale and even put a comment on the article. Oh well, there'll be many others, I am sure. When are you starting on IITD? Will like to pitch in on that -- Lost (talk) 18:09, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * You mean IIT KGP, right? — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 18:15, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Naah, I'm selfish!! Trying to make you work on my alma mater :). I see u are already working on KGP. Will try to pitch in to that as well -- Lost (talk) 18:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi
Hello Ambuj. A couple of months ago I submitted Daniel Webster for FA status and you didn't think it was ready; Would you be willing to comment/vote on its current candidacy now? A noteworthy difference between this candidacy and the last is the presence of significantly more criticism of Webster. Regards, TonyJoe 07:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you
Thanks for the disambiguation template at Akshaya Patra --BostonMA 17:35, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeh to mera farz tha. :D — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 17:55, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Poetry portal
Hello-- Just wanted to let you know that the poetry portal is up for featured status. I have made all of the changes that you suggested, excepting a few minor ones that I felt I was unable to reasonably change. AdamBiswanger1 20:58, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

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Ahmedabad summary
Hi. Can you take a look here. I have written a summary for Ahmedabad based on the summary I had written for the Portal. Is it good enough for the main-page? - Aksi_great (talk - review me) 12:06, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. - Aksi_great (talk - review me) 12:54, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

RFA
Are you willing to go through another RFA? This time I'll nominate you. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  05:38, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
 * That would be good. But, I always thought that a bureaucrat cannot nom a candidate. Best regards, --Nearly Headless Nick 14:31, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * As far as I know, 'crats can nominate a candidate. Its just that they should stay away from closing it, if it is anywhere near a close call. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 12:43, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanx
--ChiragPatnaik 14:43, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Go raibh maith agat!
Hi there, Ambuj Saxena!

Thank you so much for supporting my RfA ! It ended up passing and I'm rather humbled by the support (and a bit surprised that it was snowballed a day early! ). Please let me know if I can help you out and I welcome any comments, questions, or advice you wish to share.

Sláinte! hoopydink Conas tá tú? 04:58, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Sidebar redesign final vote!
It's that special, special time! No, grandma's not coming over. No, not time to clean out the fridge. It's sidebar redesign voting time! Yes, the community has narrowed it down to 3 different options, and a vote for the same old original sidebar is a choice one could vote for as well. Voting for multiple options is allowed, and discussion on the whole shebang is right there on the vote page itself.

You're probably getting this message because the sidebar fairy (JoeSmack for now) noticed you commented on the project at some time over on at Wikipedia talk:Village pump (proposals)/Sidebar redesign. Lovely. JoeSmack Talk 06:27, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

RFA
Can we nominate you for adminship for a second time Doctor Bruno  Talk  12:30, 15 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi Dr. Bruno,


 * Thanks for the offer, but as I told Nichalp, I am not considering adminship now. Since this question is coming again and again, I think I should tell the reasons for it.


 * First of all, my mid-term exams are going on. I will be busy for another week and will have very limited acticity. Secondly, by the end of my first RfA, I took up a challenging academic project in real life that I have to conclude. This project has taken almost 4 hours a day of my time, so my average editing time on Wikipedia is down to 2 hours a day from 6 hours a day. This pattern will remain till the end of September. Also, it would be a bad idea to go for adminship when the things I plan to do after adminship (like work on AfDs, et al) are being hardly done by me now. So I would wait another 2 weeks before accepting the offer. That means I am not considering adminship before mid-october.


 * Anyways, it was nice to get offer from you too, considering we have known each other for very little time. Regards, — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 12:40, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * You may have noticed me just now, but I know you for a long time Doctor Bruno  Talk  12:46, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

you're too kind
Thank you so much, Ambuj. It's a task one could do full-time, yet I can only devote bibs and bobs to it at the moment (real-world editing deadlines). Tony 15:51, 16 September 2006 (UTC) PS Nice image: I've no idea how you created it! Tony 16:02, 16 September 2006 (UTC)


 * All the best for your mid-sem exams :) Shyam  ( T / C ) 09:53, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Chhotanagpur Front
Hi Ambuj, saw you online. Quick question. Can you please check Talk:Chhotanagpur Front. I just assessed the article but now I see only Template WP:India written there. Do you see the actual template with the ratings etc? I am a bit confused. Also, when I go to the history of Chidambaram Subramaniam, I see the article but if I click on the current article, it says that the article does not exist. Is my computer acting funny or is it something to do with wikipedia? -- Lost (talk) 10:24, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Never mind. I did some null edits and can see them now. Thanks -- Lost (talk) 10:31, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi Ambuj
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man health, wealty, and wise. I am not sure of women. Saw you at the Quiz Show. Goodnight. --Bhadani 18:45, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Ziaur Rahman
Hi Ambuj - please do check Featured article candidates/Ziaur Rahman when you have time. Rama's arrow 20:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Indian cricket team
Hey Ambuj. On WT:INCOTW an anon advised me to change image formats in the Indian cricket team page with the following comment. Wrong image formats: Maps and diagrams should be svg (As Ambuj); logo should be png . I'm not sure whether As Ambuj is meant to be Ask Ambuj but I don't really know how to convert them so I would be grateful if you could do it or ask someone who can do it to do it. Thanks.  Noble eagle   (Talk)   06:07, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

India:Portal Picture of the week
Thanks for the encouragement. :) I was under the impression that one picture is chosen per week and I kind of liked the Somnath Temple picture, so I thought I'd renominate my picture next week, when the competition might be a little less (as in, NO competition... lol). Thanks again. Take care. --Antorjal 17:09, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Ambuj
Hey Ambuj. Thank you for supporting my recent RfA. It finished with an amazing final tally of 160/4/1. I feel so humbled by the support I received from so many awesome editors. I hope we see your new RfA soon. :) Cheers mate, Sarah Ewart (Talk) 21:31, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

SVG
Good work with the graphs! Could you make the draws a neutral colour such as purple? It needs to be contrasted with the background. Lastly, could you also draw the BCCI logo at 6x current size? Thanks! 23:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you
Oh. I thank you for the "prize": I liked your sentiments. Good morning ... --Bhadani 23:32, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Dholavira and correction to image.

 * Thanks for your correction to Dholavira sophisticated water Reservoir image. Similarly reader of Article will be thankful to see the Historical Sign Board [] image.   vkvora 03:39, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Clean up
Thanks for the compliments. I have put up a notice on the Arunram's talk page for the significance of Portal:India/Backissues and like others. He is the creator of those pages and Portal:India itself. But he seems to be more active now. I think we should discuss for deletion of those pages. They might be significant anyhow. What you say? I am nominating them for deletion if you do not have any problem. Shyam ( T / C ) 15:17, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your remarks on deletion discussion pages. Shyam  ( T / C ) 19:37, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

review
Hi - Please do me the kindness of visiting and sharing your views at Editor review/Rama's Arrow 2. I need your advice and criticism, and I would be immensely grateful if you could spare a little time on this. Thank you, Rama's arrow  15:47, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Portal:Philippines/Selected picture
The first pic selected for this section was deleted already. Shall I include this in the archive? -- Howard  the   Duck  12:35, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Ladakh
Thanks Ambuj, it was made possible due to the contributions of so many people. What's up with you? How's the semester coming along, and what are your plans??

India
Your latest edit on India was not what Nichalp wanted. He actually fixed the issue himself. - Ganeshk  ( talk )

Re:IIT FAC
Yeah I got it covered. Enjoy your vacation! Yes I am an enthusiast of Shaktism. Rama's arrow 15:52, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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Welcome back
Good to see you back. - Ganeshk  ( talk ) 15:58, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Philippines/archive1
Take a look if all of your concerns have been met. The discussion became pretty stale for days already. -- Howard  the   Duck  07:51, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry
I didnt know, I thought all India-related DYK's were to be added.Bakaman Bakatalk 16:22, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Tvm related articles
I am fed up with the type of responses I get... None if those are positive. Moreover, time is a major constraint, as I am busy these days. However, I will try to improve the article within a week. -- Rajith Mohan (Talk to me...) :-) 16:33, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for the help extended :). It would be great if you could do some copy edit in Thiruvananthapuram also. It failed from getting the FA status recently. See the talk page, or its FA review page. It would be great to get help from experienced users like you. -- Rajith Mohan (Talk to me...) :-) 16:47, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Assessment
Ambuj, You have been pretty active with the FAC process. It takes a lot of effort and patience to review other's work. May I request your help on India project too. Could you please respond to the Assessment requests and provide the articles a rating and your valuable comments? The banner now allows for additional comments to be added on the a talk sub-page. It would really help encourage new members of the project. You would of great help at the Indian Peer review department too. Any WP:PINSAC article that need work could be ideally moved to the peer review department for further comments. Your thoughts? Thanks, Ganeshk  ( talk ) 16:50, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Charans
You have recently done review of Charans, whose major part is written by me. I will be very glad if you can provide detailed comments so article can be raised to status of featured article.

pruthvi 14:47, 15 October 2006 (UTC)