User talk:Bhadani/Archive39

Update from JSR
I have been trying to bring up mining in India to a fully sourced version and have made some progress. Make sure to take a look whenever you find time :-)  JSR   0562  20:54, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

New user - small problems
Hi, my name is George and I made an account on the English version a few minutes ago. I am a amateur photographer and I will like to put some pictures where I think they are needed. I tried to put one on a page about a village in Netherlands, Eckelrade and apparently I have don't have the rights so far. I would like to know if U can help me in this problem. I have an account on the Romanian version with the same name. I also have a page where I put photos that I like http://haiducul.deviantart.com/ This is just to check me out. I hope I will have an answer soon. All the best, George

P.S. By the way, I appealed to U because I saw U started the article about Eckelrade. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Haiducul (talk • contribs) 13:29, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia Academy
Today afternoon, I shall be participating in the deliberations of Wikipedia Academy, Chennai. For this purpose, I shall be using a different user name also: GBPONDYCHERRY. With this username, I may be editing sandboxes or other sub-user pages of User:Bhadani. Cheers! --Bhadani (talk) 02:41, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
 * It was really a nice experience to interact with around 25 persons interested to learn more about Wikipedia. I thank the organizers. --Bhadani (talk) 17:53, 22 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Hats off to your efforts here. There ought to be a Wikipedia page similar to School and university projects to track the newcomers from these academy meetups. This way others can pitch in to motivate them through the first steps of editing here. I would like to know your thoughts on this. Regards, Ganeshk (talk) 02:30, 24 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Gr8 to see you have inspired potential wikipedians in Chennai. I was also planning to attend but had to attend to some other work during that time at the last moment. Anyways Thanks a lot for your efforts --  Tinu  Cherian  - 13:34, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Update from JSR

 * I will be expanding the Cartography of India article since I have an article by Joseph E. Schwartzberg (published by Springer Science+Business Media). Please make sure to take a look whenever you find time.
 * Rewritten the Indian Antarctic Program article and plan to further expand it. Please make sure to take a look whenever you find time.

With Best Wishes,  JSR   0562  13:36, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Would appreciate your guidance
Hi

As a new wikipedian,I was keen to create two articles on a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Both are highly respected societies but I am trepidated to note that there has been some debate as to whether their members merit sufficient notability!!!To my way of thinking they do but I would welcome your advice as an adminsitrator (specially so from Chennai).

Regards

(RNaidu (talk) 13:49, 26 November 2008 (UTC))


 * Replied at User talk:RNaidu. -- Hoary (talk) 12:58, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Indian Wikipedians by no of edits
You may want to see this also --  Tinu  Cherian ''' - 13:18, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it so? But, I was doing just tagging. Anyway. Thanks!! --Bhadani (talk) 17:41, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Sandra Samuel

 * Thank you Queen for coming to my page - after ages :) --Bhadani (talk) 14:18, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Edits required on 'Martial law'
The Indian section in the article on martial law is irrelevant and inappropriate; you've commented on the discussion page but just wanted to bring it to your notice again. you're way more senior than most of us here and can obviously do something quicker. thanks! --Sayitaintsojoe (talk) 19:15, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. I just saw and recollected my comments on the talk page of Martial law: comments contents contained under the section India is really ridiculous and reveal the highest order of ignorance as well as point of view. This aspect of the Project is its weakest aspect (I mean consensus at the cost of encyclopedic contents) as people who know the correct position face assault if they try to do modifications, and the bogey of consensus comes into play; and consensus is sometimes built in mafia-style by group of editors who drive away good editors. As such, I have generally surrendered myself, and have stopped effective editing of Wikipedia! --Bhadani (talk) 17:11, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Just for reference. --Bhadani (talk) 17:16, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Thank you. I accept the barnstar with a sense of humbleness and my dedication to the project. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 14:49, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Pig
I heard you like pigs so enjoy their company! The Bald One       White cat 17:50, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * :) --Bhadani (talk) 17:09, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes indeed. I have a thing about sheep actually, funnily enough this is stereotypically supposed to be a trait shared by people in Wales! The Bald One      White cat 17:14, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Bhadani-Ji pl check Parichha page, its displaying something else
Few minutes back I edited Parichha page, its a town near Jhansi in UP, but on saving it showed something else, somehow I managed to revet my edit but still it is showing Nazi flag (strange). Pl check. Thanks, Vjdchauhan (talk) 11:18, 26 December 2008 (UTC).

Dysart, Fife and Markinch articles
i have done some work on improving the Dysart article and i'm wondering if you can give it a grading on the talk page (it is currently at stub status but is probably now at start/C status now). could you do the same on the Markinch article. i'm not experienced enough to do this on my own. Kilnburn (talk) 22:55, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year 2009
''' Happy New Year !!!! I wish for you and your family to have a wonderful 2009!!! Have fun partying and may you make many edits!!!   -Ravichandar My coffee shop 11:55, 31 December 2008 (UTC) BEST WISHES TO ALL. --Bhadani (talk) 18:31, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

How to use this top Indian Wikipedian list for effective collaboration
Hi, I have added a section 'How to use this list for effective collaboration' on User:Tinucherian/Indians WP page to see if we can put this list to really good use, pl give your thoughts on the same and we can take it further from there. Thanks. Vjdchauhan (talk) 18:02, 6 January 2009 (UTC).

Indian subcontinent
In view of your past interest, would you please see Talk:Indian subcontinent? Umar Zulfikar Khan (talk) 11:24, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the information. Yes, I do have interest in the topic. However, I don't have any inclination to waste my time in useless discussion. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 13:39, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi
In case you haven't noticed, I've mailed you sometime back. tc-Ravichandar My coffee shop 15:55, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

anonymous editor
did you ever find out where he went? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.4.215.172 (talk) 18:14, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I am, as of today, a new Wikipedia contributor (aspirational contributor). I live in Yoga in Tokyo and want to contribute articles about things in japan, such as tiny villages no one has ever heard of. I don't even know how you will respond to me--on my own talk page? I would even love to meet up F2F. Please advise. Daddy Phatsax (talk) 03:04, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

hello? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.4.215.172 (talk) 18:53, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

yezidi and their Indian origin
There is a person who despite many links and reference that I have given continues to edit my writings (I have no problems with that) and is threatening me with withdrawal of my editing privilege. The person's attitude is found vindictive by me. Please help. I have written by verbatim quoting various sites including official yezidi sites that there is evidence of the origin of the yezidi faith in India. Please help. I am writing to me as you welcomed me to Wikipedia. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 04:21, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Um... you are completely misstating the entire interaction we have had. I have made no threats and have no power to threaten anyone. In addition, you are not responding to my carefully explained concerns about the reliability of your sources and the fact that your work contains significant levels of original research and original synthesis. Ogress smash! 04:48, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The said smash! is a smart operater and indulges in bullying by using pronouns like we, and alludes to write on behalf of Wikipedia. When she failed to intimidate me and I raised the stink she gives explainations. After series of vandalism she has applied for edit protection and got it. She has a much better hang of Wikipedia and therefore I am no match for her. Please help me. Please refer to the following links for details. Please spare your time. Wikipedia looks like it has a anti-India slant, see POK, all because we are all silent. I'll put the links together hold on.

Yogesh Khandke (talk) 05:47, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Um, I try to be polite and assume good faith, but now you are patently lying. Ogress smash! 06:06, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Dear Bhadani, Every thing is there on yezidi talk page, though for the moment I do not need you to do anything except perhaps add to the discussion and if it makes sense to you restore the section Yogesh Khandke —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.195.22.32 (talk) 23:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Help needed
Dear Bhadani,

Please refer to the article "Left-wing fascism in India" authored by me. It has been nominated for deletion. Please let me know your comments. Let me know if it is really worth deletion as it is made out to be. Michonuri (talk) 09:20, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Many thanks for your encouragement - Chandan Guha (talk) 03:46, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

 * Thank you. Four long years rolled by but I could add only a little value to the Project. However, I am confident that I shall be able to do some real contributions here ... currently, I am fully engaged in my official assignments. Anyway, I profusely thank you for wishing me and reminding me that I have completed four years in that company of the Project and fellow wikipedians. I thank you all. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 18:01, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I hardly think that is little value to the project! (And it's only a partial list!) Anyway, you're very welcome, and thank you for all your hard work.  L ITTLE M OUNTAIN  5  review! 21:57, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Indian numbering system
Please read User talk:Rsrikanth05.

--Rsrikanth05 (talk) 11:35, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

You inspire me

 * Sincere thanks. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 18:25, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Phool tumhen bheja hai

 * Oh my God! I used the same bunch of flowers in three years ago. (-: — Nearly Headless Nick   {C}  11:23, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks to both of you. I am very busy with my job related works now-a-days after being promoted in December, 2008. As such, my contributions which were already negligible have nose dived to almost zero. I shall come back with a bang!!!!!!!!!! I am not sure ??????? --Bhadani (talk) 17:04, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Help with article Lohani
I wish to create an article on an Afghan Povindah tribe called Lohani ...see the references.Lohani .The Afghan Lohani tribe has a great Merchant tradition. Currently article Lohani automaticaly redirects to article  Mahuri people.

Need your help to enable a seperate article to be created which does not interfere with the existing article of the same name Since you have created the above articles ...please assist. Cheers Intothefire (talk) 09:40, 4 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi. I have cleared the page by moving the content to Lohani (disambiguation). Please create the article on Lohani as indicated by you above. Best! --Bhadani (talk) 16:57, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

plus:


 * Thanks ,

but interesting isent it ? Marwari merchants such as Lohani have been involved historicaly in the trade between India and Central Asia, and we have here an Aghan Muslim Lohani community with an old merchant tradition as well ...coincidence ?? Intothefire (talk) 05:59, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Certainly, it is interesting, and probably this position indicates a variety of possibilities. --Bhadani (talk) 15:59, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Congrats !
Congratulations on completing 4+ years of service on wikipedia. Hope for many more! Abecedare (talk) 16:32, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I sincerely convey my thanks and regards to you. I feel that Wikipedia lies deep within my heart. On account of my job-related commitments, I am currently not in a position to add real value to the Project. However, I am confident that despite aberrations of different hues and colours surfacing here, we are a strong community and we shall continue to build the best encyclopedia in the human history - it is just the beginning. I am sure to do much more once I have some little free time. --Bhadani (talk) 16:57, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Bhadaniji, I came to know of you a few months after I signed up with an account here. Initially I was obviously awestruck by your edit-count; only later I learned to appreciate you commitment to the project, the stoic balance you bring to discussions, and the guidance you provide to other editors, even more. Youthful enthusiasm is in abundance on wikipedia, and much needed; but the mature and open-eyed view you bring to the project is necessary too for the encyclopedia+community paradigm to work. I am sure that, whatever the pace of your edits, they will be directed towards improving the encyclopedia. Regards. Abecedare (talk) 17:16, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

(help request placed here moved to User talk:Atmamatma  Chzz  ►  04:37, 19 April 2009 (UTC))


 * Congratulations Bhadani --  Tinu  Cherian  - 14:20, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

You once motivated me too to cleanup work

 * I sincerely thank you for your kind words. I shall come back soon to add real value to the Project as I am expected to be relocated soon that may result into some free time. regards. --Bhadani (talk) 15:10, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Seeking help against vandalism
Hi Bhadani,

User:Walky-talky is constantly vandalising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh page. He introduces soapboxy content that does not exist, claiming that it exists in sources. When asked he evades reply. I tried to discuss, plead several times. But he just reverts back things.

A scrap from somebody in his talk page, which he reverted back made me suspect that he is a sock puppet of banned user [User:Kuntanan] From his very first edit he seems to know all rules of wiki.His style of editing seems to confirm my belief.

Please guide me on what I could do.Thanks nihar (talk) 11:42, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I have carefully noted your points. However, I feel that the editor concerned should be allowed to edit in whatever way he/she likes to add/delete content. He will probably get bored and vanish. In the meanwhile, you may continue to modify the content suitably with sources/ references, etc. Currently, I am not editing and will not be of any help in this matter. I request you to seek the assistance of other active editors. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 17:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You are right Bhadani. I might soon get bored and vanish.  However, I am slightly eccentric and so I will keep coming back.  I know sane users like you will continue / protect  the vandalism I have initiated.  Walky-talky (talk) 06:24, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay. I wish you all the best! --Bhadani (talk) 12:46, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi
Hi, It has been a long time since I have logged on to wiki and edited a page. Today I thought of doing so, and also to get back in touch with people with whom I had lost touch with.

I hope you are doing fine and that you are as active on wiki as ever. Jisha (Talk)  18:01, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * नमस्ते जी, मैं हिन्दी विकि की एक सक्रिय सदस्य हूँ। आपके पास एक अनुरोध लेकर आइ हूँ। आपने पीछले दो वर्षों में हिन्दी विकि पर कोई योगदान नहीं दिया। शायद उस समय उतना काम भी  वहां नहीं होता था, परन्तु अब स्थिति वैसी नहीं है। हमारे मुखपृ्ष्ठ पर आज का आलेख नामक एक नया स्तम्भ शूरू हुआ है जिसमें हम रोज एक नया छोटा लेख लगते हैं। हमारे मुखपृष्ठ का चित्र भी हर हप्ते बदला जाता है। आप एक हिन्दी जानने वाली हैं इसलिए आपसे अनुरोध है कि आप आएँ आपका स्वागत है। हम सब मिलकर हिन्दी विकि को बेहतर बना सकते हैं। बहुत काम अभी होना बाकी है वाइड स्कोप है वहां पर। आपका पुनः स्वागत।

Munita Prasad (talk) 17:43, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Image request
Hello. I have stumbled at Talk:Călăraşi across an old request that you've made in May 2006, for an image to be added to the article. I would insert one myself, but can't choose which one, so if you'd be so kind as to select your fav from commons, the issue'll be finally settled. -- Jokes Free4Me (talk) 10:26, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

A message from me
Dear friends (including those who had given recent messages on this page as well as a barnstar) - on being transfeerred by my employers (Bank of India), I am in the process of re-locating from Pondicherry (South India) to a place in Jharkhand - the state to which I belong, and as such I am not logging on to Wikipedia regularly. Once, I settle down completely (probably by mid-June, 2009), I shall re-commence editing vigorously provided my job-related assignments turn out to be a bit lighter. Best Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 15:44, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Nitish Kumar On India Today Cover.JPG)
Thanks for uploading File:Nitish Kumar On India Today Cover.JPG. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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 * Deleting the image in few moments. --Bhadani (talk) 12:00, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

A message from me
Dear friends (including those who had given recent messages as appearing on archive number 39 of my talk pages) - on being transfeerred by my employers (Bank of India), I am in the process of re-locating from Pondicherry (South India) to a place in Jharkhand - the state to which I belong, and as such I am not logging on to Wikipedia regularly. Once, I settle down completely (probably by mid-June, 2009), I shall re-commence editing vigorously provided my job-related assignments turn out to be a bit lighter. Best Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 15:44, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Process of relocating is basically complete except attending to certain missing links as I am probably the Missing link :) --Bhadani (talk) 12:14, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Problems created by a WP User...
Hi Sir,

One user named AlexCovarrubias is typing untrue statements on the article Newly industrialized country. I corrected the information and put a note in the discussion section but he reverted them for no proper reason. He is a Mexican citizen and puts untrue information about Mexico in the article. I got the following facts from two very credible sources. The information is: 1) Mexico is classified as a developing country by the CIA World Factbook. Here is the source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html 2) The planning commission of Government of India classifies only 27.5% (and NOT 77%) of the population as the people under the national poverty line. He has typed the converse of these facts on the page Newly industrialized country. I do not want some body to edit these data and type something amiss (wrong) about any country in particular- India. Please protect the articles- Newly industrialized country, Developing country, Iyengar, and Vadakalai. I will keep you posted of other articles that are subject to mishandling, posting the wrong information, and/or vandalism of any kind. Please prevent this person (AlexCovarrubias) from making edits on Wikipedia (WP). Please protect the contents of WP. Awaiting your urgent attention and help in this regard. Thanks for your time. Svr014 (talk) 17:30, 5 June 2009 (UTC) Chicago, Illinois, USA.

WP Bangalore Meetup
Following the Mailing list discussion that we had, here's a call for an informal meetup of Bangalore Wikipedians soon. Please see Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore3 --  Tinu  Cherian  - 09:56, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * You've got mail ! :) -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 10:22, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Duplicate Page on Anjali Mudra
Hi Bhadani,

I saw that the list of yoga postures page had a redlink to Añjali Mudrā so I went ahead and created this page, not realizing that you had already created a stub for Anjalimudra. I've set up a couple of redirects to Añjali Mudrā from alternative spellings (actually, alternative punctuation and accents) but I didn't want to change an existing page into a redirect without checking with you first. Please advise how we should proceed.

Thank you.

Bowrain13 (talk) 04:52, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Active now
I am happy to announce that after a long gap, I am active now. Currently, I am located somewhere in Jharkhand. --Bhadani (talk) 15:03, 24 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Welcome back, Bhadanaji! Hope your latest stint is productive and enjoyable. Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 16:13, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Welcome back, Bhadanaji...!!! you may want to see WP:MBL3 also :) -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 16:26, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your wishes. I am confident to have a more productive stint this time - in the 5th year (and onwards) of my life as a Wikipedian. Currently, I am on deputation (from Bank of India) to Jharkhand Rural Bank as Regional Manager, Hazaribag Region, Hazaribag. The Region covers four districts, namely, Hazaribag, Chatra, Ramgarh and Koderma. I have extensively toured all the four districts very recently and the life here is very different compared to the developed states of South India where I spent around a decade of my working life. I had lived and worked in this beautiful small town (Hazaribag) long long back in 1975 for about a year. And, thanks once again for welcoming me. It gives a lot of encouragement to learn that friends are watching my page. And yes, Tinujee, I saw WP:MBL3. I am happy to see the same. Sadly, I may not be able to join as I am in the process of understanding my role and the Region. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 17:03, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I hope you have your camera with you on the tours. All four district articles can use some expansion and pictures. Geographical areas outside Karnataka, TN, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and West Bengal are often poorly covered on wikipedia. Abecedare (talk) 17:14, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes sure. I had taken some snaps. However, I have to take many more. I shall gradually upload them. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 16:31, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Message from some one
How come the name of a geographical place captured so vividly in previous edition has been completely relpaced by a mindless movie detail???? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.19.51.106 (talk) 11:45, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * But, which page? Please tell. If possible, I will try to do something. --Bhadani (talk) 17:08, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

WikMeetup Bangalore 3
WikMeetup Bangalore is scheduled for Sunday, 5 July, 2009 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM and I have emailed you with more details. Please ping me if you require any more information. Hoping to meet you on the meetup day. Take care -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 09:07, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Bhadaniji, I am aware that you are not able to make it this time, but I am letting you know of the progress -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 09:09, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes Tinujee. Thanks for the updates. I shall try to attend next time :). --Bhadani (talk) 13:08, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok. We will miss u :) -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 13:18, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Pallavaram
I have nominated Pallavaram, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Pallavaram. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Hi!  How are you?  19:04, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I read your comments here: Articles for deletion/Pallavaram. I think that the page requires better inputs than deletion. In case, this page is deleted than many such pages of English Wikipedia waiting for better inputs will have to be deleted. As such, I request that such pages should not be deleted rather attempts should be made to develop the contents of such pages. I think you agree with me. --Bhadani (talk) 14:33, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

archived

Request for help tracking down a higher resolution picture of the Devadasi dancers
Greetings Bhadani, from Australia. My name is Rachel and I am a research assistant looking for heritage photographs of Devadasi dancers for a chapter to be published in an academic work. The Devadasi file you uploaded is lovely - but would it be possible for you to point me to a higher resolution version? With kind regards Rachel —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.187.250.125 (talk) 12:48, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

A message

 * A message to me

Happy Admin Day
I'm not on the Birthday Committee as such, but I like to check the calendar and wish people happy birthdays. Four years of admin service - nicely done! Manning (talk) 07:31, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
 * My sincere thanks to you :) --Bhadani (talk) 18:14, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:Indira 1974 Smiling Buddha.JPG
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 * Fine. Please feel free to delete. --Bhadani (talk) 13:47, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Turi (tribe)
I have just seen your comment about a Turi tribe that you wrote a while back. Do you have any more info? Pahari Sahib 08:29, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi. I will try to respond and give some information after sometime. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 13:21, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi there...
Bhadaniji, ...Not seeing much around these days.. Hope everything is OK ! Take care -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 10:12, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi. Happy Deepawali. And, you may have seen the mail which I had sent to you in response to this message. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 13:22, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi Bhadaniji,

How are you

Budania article has been proposed for deletion. Can you go to the link below and Vote.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Budania

Regards,

burdak (talk) 16:51, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi. I am fine though a bit busy with job related commitments. I will have a look at the page, and try to present my views. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 13:25, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Did I forget to thank you? ..

 * Hello. I wish you all the best in your new role! And, I am sure that you shall excel over many others (administrators). Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 16:13, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Daily Al-Qamar
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Missing datum on an article you wrote
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I hope the rest of 2009 is pleasant for you. DS (talk) 00:49, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It has been brought to my attention that the VBU page to which you linked describes her as the late Vinodini Tarway. I apologize for the inconvenience. DS (talk) 01:06, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs
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Rising to your challenge
I have written and added to some articles about Rapti Zone based on my travels there as a volunteer in U.S. Peace Corps many years ago, plus new information I've found online and gotten from friends and colleagues. I was posted to Pyuthan Jilla so I've written about the district, Pyuthan Khalanga, the temple at Swargadwari, Dang District and Rapti Zone.

Of course there's much more to do and it would be wonderful if people living there now or recently could correct the errors that have probably crept into what I wrote.

Here is a long list of historic and religious sites in Nepal including dozens in Rapti Zone:

http://www.nepalheritage.org.np/inventoryofheritage.htm#_Toc81987692

I only saw a few of the ones listed for Pyuthan, but it would be great if Wikipedia could get articles about them by local people.

I found your notes on the talk page for Dang-Deukhuri District and throught I should introduce myself. LADave (talk) 16:30, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi LADave. It is nice to get introduced to you. I shall try up-date myself to enable me to contribute to these topics. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 17:15, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

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RE: Indian subcontinent
Hello. Perhaps you can shed more light on this comment? I fully intend on responding, with other issues getting in the way, but I need to take time to peruse the article history and commentary (much of it POV gibberish) to craft an appropriate response. The tendentious actions of the other party, IMO, hasn't helped matters either. Thanks. Bosonic dressing (talk) 18:50, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello. But, I am busy with my job related assignments. And, like you, I also require to study the history of the page - a time consuming excercise. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 17:52, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Hello Bhadani, I was wondering if you could help me. I am looking for the original photo of the two Devadasis taken in the 1920s that you posted on Wikipedia. Where did you get his image from? Kind regards Emma Burke (80.195.230.69 (talk) 16:47, 8 June 2010 (UTC))

Simply shocked
Simply shocked. Comments and observations are invited. Thanks & Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 08:21, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The admins are well-aware of the issue. See Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents. I've taken the liberty of refactoring your VPM post under another one on the same subject (Village_pump_(miscellaneous)). --<font color="3773A5">Cyber <font color="FFB521">cobra (talk) 08:56, 30 March 2010 (UTC) [If you should reply, note I'm not watching your talkpage.]
 * Thanks. --Bhadani (talk) 09:45, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

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Khandoba
Hi. You started this article in 2005 with Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0500510881) by Anna Dhallapiccola, as the reference. Some of the statements in your draft still remain. Can please let me know the page number of the book to which the statements are referenced. I want to take this to FA in the next few months. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:01, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Suldada
A brand new editor recently created this stub, which was subsequently tagged as a CSD G3 hoax. I declined the speedy deletion as I don't believe it meets the criteria - seems quite plausible to me. At the same time, I can't find much online to support the existence of this village, and it's not one of those listed in the Baglung District article - which you originally started. I'm curious if you have any insight as to the existence (or non-existence)of this village?-- Kubigula (talk) 04:36, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for bringing the issue to me. However, it appears rather difficult to exactly deny or accept the physical existence of this village. We will have to ask editors who are better informed about the district concerned and its villages. After all, any district in Nepal should have a number of villages. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 05:36, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

iHello Bhadani, I am not sure if you will check this site but I am in desperate need of your help. You posted a picture on the Devadasi wiki page. It is the picture of taken in the 1920's in Tamilnadu. I was wondering where you got this picture form as I am looking for the original photo for a documentary I am working on. I really hope you can help me as this photo is exactly what we are looking for. Thank you. Emma (Emma-Louise Burke (talk) 20:44, 1 July 2010 (UTC))
 * Hi. Probabaly sometime back, you had asked me the source. I regret that I could not respond at that time. I had scanned the picture from a book as the copyright has since expired. I would let you know the name of the book as right now many of my books are packed in cartoons due to re-location from Pondicherry to Ranchi. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 06:09, 2 July 2010 (UTC)



Please block me
Bhadaniji, if you are online at this time, can you block me for a minute please? I want to experience how it feels. I have never been blocked despite my chequered career. ImpuMozhi (talk) 13:12, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi. Happy to see you after such a long time. In fact, I was also not editing for months. I shall not block you - just, feel that you are blocked :) and will have the feel of having been blocked... --Bhadani (talk) 13:14, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't understand? I want to know what "blocking" actually does while I am trying to edit. ImpuMozhi (talk) 13:16, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Aapke bhi jawab nahin Bhadaniji. Admins and other bade logon ki baaten wohi samajh sakte hain. Anyway, chill with some icecream-milkshake. ImpuMozhi (talk) 13:29, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Icecream was really good. Thanks. --Bhadani (talk) 05:24, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
 * ImpuMozhi, are you sure you want to be blocked temporarily or you are just kidding ? :P -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 14:45, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Bhurshut
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Adminship Anniversary!
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 * Thanks friends. I will return to Wikepedia with renewed energy within next few months. Best Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 17:55, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

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 * Sorry. I saw this [read it seriously :)] only to-day. In fact, I am deeply involved with my job and shall return to active editing after few months. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 15:43, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Illegal immigration in India
Hi,

I have somewhat enhanced the article Illegal immigration in India. Please review and comment on the talk page if the NPOV banner can be removed.

Thanks --Iball (talk) 16:35, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok. I will have a look at the article though I am not very sure to do much right now. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 18:16, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Require help on article Barabanki district
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 * Sure. Thanks for the information. --Bhadani (talk) 15:13, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Alok Kumar Misra


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 * Thank you for the information. I have added a reference and would try to improve the article. --Bhadani (talk) 05:17, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, I don't think a commercial website counts as reliable since the subject's importance is related to being the Chairman of that company. Look for news articles (not press releases), etc that have no relationship to the subject. <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15px;"> jsfouche &#9789;&#9790;  Talk 05:39, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Fine. I am trying to collect some more references. Here in India, the problem is different. Even an important person may have negligible web presence, the easiest source of reference whereas in countries like France or the UK, even a flower vase in a soap opera will have 100s of references :) --Bhadani (talk) 07:02, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

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 * It is fine if the article in its current form does not meet WP:BK, it will surly be deleted. There is no issue as such. Probably, the community, at a future time, may be able to create a better article on this book conforming to WP:BK guidelines! --Bhadani (talk) 12:45, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * For future reference. --Bhadani (talk) 14:17, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

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 * Added my name, and I would surly try to do some wikificat regularly. --Bhadani (talk) 17:58, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

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 * No problem. --Bhadani (talk) 18:36, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * However, I recollect that the image is from the site of the Smithsonian Institute, and a number of their images may be used for non-profit entities like Wikipedia. I am sure that you have carefully taken this aspect and made an in-depth study of the rules and regulations pertaining to lowering of copyright parameters by the Smithsonian Institute for such a purpose. I am afraid that if a proper stand is not taken in the matter, the deletion would tantamount to removing something from the “sum total of human knowledge” as propagated by our Projects to solicit donations from the public. And, in my opinion, it is really wastage of time to notify the initiator of a page on Wikipedia about deletion as the originator does not own the page once it is created! --Bhadani (talk) 19:10, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

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 * Yes. I want to participate.However, due to several official and personal engagements, I wwill become really active after August 2011. Thanks & Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 11:39, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi, could I ask for your assistance? Two users by the names of Twilight Chill & Tuscumbia are vandalizing the History of Azerbaijan by removing citations to scholarly texts indicating that Azerbaijan was a part of Iranian territory for thousands of years: any serious student of history knows this, and the books cited to are from the Near Eastern Studies Department of a major University. Nevertheless, they keep removing citations from books (and rewriting history). It requires the oversight of someone such as yourself. Thank you for your assistance (and great quote from Robert Frost ... "and Miles to go before I sleep ...").

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Belated thanks
Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for welcoming me to Wikipedia... nearly five years ago. :-) I just read something by User:Amire80 (at least, I guess that's him) suggesting that we thank the person who first welcomed us to WP.  So I thought I would!

Thanks! I really like this world... :-)

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 * It is so nice of you. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 19:47, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

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 * Hello Dragon :) I am fine. I have certain real life commitments and so unable to edit. However, it will last for about 3 more months, and I will be back. --Bhadani (talk) 08:55, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

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June 2011 Wikification Drive
Sumsum2010 · T · C 04:17, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I will try. --Bhadani (talk) 12:58, 5 June 2011 (UTC).

Inserting template on French communes talk
Hello Bhadani. I have seen that you inserted a template in some french communes and I wonder if you did it by hand or using a bot. In the basque wikipedia we're looking for some kind of bot to make this work on all French communes and maybe you could help us. Thanks for all. -Theklan (talk) 00:06, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello. I did it manually. It was time-consuming, but I could complete it over a period of time. And, sorry for delay in the response. I am not active now-a-days, but will become more active after 10-12 weeks. --Bhadani (talk) 09:42, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

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Interview Request
I've sent a message via your blog, but just in case you fail to receive it, I will also post it here.

My name is Hannah and I am an MSc student at Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. I am currently working on my thesis titled ‘The Relationship between Quality of Collaborative Knowledge and Authorship: A Comparative Case Study of Google Knol vs. Wikipedia’. I’m aiming to compare quality of articles from Google Knol and Wikipedia and I need your help in identifying what authors do to make sure they write the best quality article.

If you agree to participate, you will be interviewed via email, Skype or any other means of your choice.

With your help, I hope to learn about the impact that the unique structural design of the two services have on article quality and thus hopefully for the Internet industry, increase awareness of the implications of design choices for the quality of user-generated content.

All data you provide will be anonymised and stored confidentially. You may withdraw at any time without prejudice and without providing a reason. In the event of withdrawal, data you already provided will immediately be removed.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at hannah.kim@oii.ox.ac.uk. I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.

Best, Hannah Kim Trinityhk (talk) 23:40, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hannah. It is fine. I will write you a mail very shortly. Best. --Bhadani (talk) 17:03, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for agreeing to participate, Bhadani. I hope to hear from you soon!Trinityhk (talk) 23:06, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello. I have just sent you a mail at the address given by you. Thanks. --Bhadani (talk) 16:59, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify Discussion Invitation
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Speedy deletion nomination of Delicatue


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Speedy deletion nomination of Hussainabad block


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Nomination of Hussainabad block for deletion
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A barnstar for you!

 * A pleasant surprise indeed!. --Bhadani (talk) 19:23, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

October 2011 Wikification drive
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WikiProject Wikify's October Newsletter
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Wikimedia Stories Project
Hello,

My name is Victor Grigas, and I'm a storyteller at the Wikimedia foundation. We're telling stories of Wikipedia users, editors, donors, programmers and staff to paint a picture of who uses Wikipedia - for the 2011 fundraiser.

I am in the process of planning a trip to India to gather stories from Indian Wikipedians in face-to-face interviews (possibly on video).

My primary goal is to conduct 15-20 interviews, and hopefully enough of my interviews will make compelling stories that will effectively solicit donations from the public. These stories may also be used for other communication purposes by the foundation.

I found your userpage on a list of prolific Wikipedians and thought I’d reach out to you. Prolific editing is always a good story to tell!

If you are interested in participating, please contact me via my email:

vgrigas@wikimedia.org

Thank you for your time!

Victor

About me: I have been a Wikipedia editor since 2005, and have a background in film, video and audio. My userpage can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Victorgrigas
 * Yes Victor, I feel delighted. Thanks. I had replied to your mail received in this connection. We shall remain in touch. --Bhadani (talk) 16:46, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Indian villages
Hi Bhadani. I saw you wrote "some one should create pages for each village" as an edit summary on the Sheikhpura district article. I agree that we should eventually have a page for each town/village, and I think it should be linked to from tehsil sites (which still need to be finished... I'm working on the maps now). We should probably start organizing a village page creation campaign eventually, and keep it organized amongst one another, since it's a huge job that will last for years. An example of what it could look like is this page, which is one of the two subdivisions (what they call tehsils up there) of North Sikkim district, listing every single village in the subdivision (admittedly very few -- it's North Sikkim, after all), the info for which I found here -- the only site I've seen which lists every village in India. I stopped making those articles, though, because I figure they might eventually release the census info for each village, and it's best to wait until then. Have you heard any info on if they plan to release village population figures?

Cheers, Bhadani. PhnomPencil (talk) 14:04, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello, and nice to hear from you. I have seen your contributions for last few days - yes, last few days as for many quarters, I have remained mostly inactive on Wikipedia. I appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, as also your response to the "summary" indicated above by you; and, I do understand that it is a mammoth task to create even a stub of few sentences for each village of India. Yes, it will take years and involvement of many editors shall be required and the efforts will have to be coordinated well and efficiently. As rightly suggested by you, tehsils will have to be completed first and villages have to be linked to them. In a state like Jharkhand, administrative sequence is more or less like this: State - Divisions headed by an IAS Officer - Districts headed by an IAS officer Sub-Divisions headed by an Sub-Divisional Officer belonging Jharkhand Civil Service - Big and small urban and semi-urban cities/ towns - Community Development Blocks headed by a Block Development Officer belonging Jharkhand Civil Service- Panchayats having elected Mukhias, etc. - Villages. There are a number of other administrative and elected functionaries. As regards, the release of village by census data, I do not have any information. I will have to up-date myself and we should watch for the release of the same, if not released till date. Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 14:40, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Noteworthy Wikimedian Recognition 2011

 * Thanks to User:AshLin for informing me. Warm Regards. --Bhadani (talk) 16:04, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Please give opinion
Please give your opinion on regarding merging some articles at Talk:VIT University. --Alok Prasad (talk) 05:46, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to the December Wikification Drive
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Links to WikiProjects on Wikipedia page
Quicklinks to WikiProjects(Wiktionary, WikiNews etc) are needed on Wikipedia and vice-versa, in the header or on the left-margin column. Please consider including these to the existing links for the convenience of users navigation from one project to another. Rockin291 (talk) 15:16, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
 * OK. Thanks. --Bhadani (talk) 10:39, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks. However, for last several quarters, my contributions have become negligible though I am trying to improve the same. --Bhadani (talk) 11:25, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Hie Bhadani ?
Hie Mr Bhadani, you r from india & me too. May I know your facebook profile, so that we can talk personally. Thanxxx Rahulmothiya (talk) 10:05, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello. Please search Gangadhar Bhadani on FB - you will find me :). --Bhadani (talk) 11:24, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Sir, I searched but it matches two profiles , which one is original . I have sent the request to one which has a photo . 10nxx  -   Buddha Putra - Rahul   (Talk)  07:20, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * You selected the right person :) I ha ve already added you. Best Wishes for the New Year. --Bhadani (talk) 12:00, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
 * 10nxx & Same 2 u Sir -  Buddha Putra - Rahul   (Talk)  17:18, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

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 * Note for me: since attended. --Bhadani (talk) 16:22, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Revival of COTM
Hi,

You may be aware that Collaboration of the Month has been revived by members of WP: India. For January 2012 there are 2 articles - Indian COTM - Premchand and Indian COTM for GA - Mahatma Gandhi. As a senior and respected editor you are requested to partake in this activity. Cheers, Around The Globe  सत्यमेव जयते 15:22, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you for bringing this to my notice. For almost last 3 years, I am not in active touch with Wikipedia and so as a novice, I am trying to have a feel. I shall certainly try to contribute to the two articles mentioned by you. Best! --Bhadani (talk) 15:25, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Sir, WCI 2011 recognised you as a "Noteworthy Wikipedian" - that was wrong. Your not just a Noteworthy Wikipedian but a Legendary Wikipedian in my opinion! Any contributions from this legendary novice are welcome. We would appreciate if as a "father figure" you could help some of the new editors taking part in this activity. Nice to hear about the winter, reciprocating your Warm Regards, Around The Globe  सत्यमेव जयते 10:34, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Re:A barnstar
Dear User:Bhadani, thanks so much for the Special Barnstar! I really appreciate it and feel great to know that I am making a difference here! I hope you have a nice evening! Rab Raakha, AnupamTalk 18:19, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

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MSU Interview
Dear Bhadani,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:
 * Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
 * Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
 * All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
 * All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
 * The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 15:50, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I have added my name. --Bhadani (talk) 17:22, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

South Tibet/ Arunachal Pradesh / Arunachal Pradesh dispute / South Tibet dispute
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Raghubar Das
Hi! It seems you recently created an unreferenced biography of a living person: Raghubar Das. The community has decided that all new biographies of living persons must contain a reliable source that supports at least one statement made about the person in the article as per our verifiability policy. Please add references as soon as possible. Thanks! --LaraBot (talk) 00:11, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Added a reference: --Bhadani (talk) 16:35, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Block for User:82.203.3.13
Hi, are you sure a 3-hour block is sufficient? This user has just come off a 3-month block, and has resorted to a large amount of vandalism, including BLP on at least two pages stating that Danny Dyer is leader of a group of criminals called Millwall Bushwackers known for football hooliganism, riots, fighting and arson. Please could you consider extending the block. Thank you. &sup;&deg;<font face="Rockwell" style="color:#8B0000">Hot <font face="Rockwell" style="color:#006400">Crocodile …… <font color="black" face="Wingdings">+ 14:53, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree with you. I will extend it to around 2 weeks. In case, after two weeks, vandalism continues, the community/ administrators may decide further course of action. --Bhadani (talk) 15:36, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. &sup;&deg;<font face="Rockwell" style="color:#8B0000">Hot <font face="Rockwell" style="color:#006400">Crocodile …… <font color="black" face="Wingdings">+ 15:41, 23 February 2012 (UTC)