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Ideas for vital articles (10'000)
Hello fellow vital project member, I had many ideas for additions to the vital 10'000 whilst away and busy. But thought I would ask others opinions of the almost 100 articles that came into my mind before flooding the project talk page with them. If you have time let me know which articles you like and which you dislike, I am still looking for removals as well by the way. (I listed my ideas on my own talk page, here). Carlwev (talk) 16:49, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

requesting a favour for article sugaspott
hey how are you i was hoping i could reach out to you about the creating of or restoring the article sugaspott which was deleted some years ago

i intend to work on it and gather a general consensus of approval before publishing it

since the time it was deleted, sources that where not available to show notability have slowly emerged over the internet and i suppose i figured maybe i can request the making of the article which i have already done and now also looking for editors who may feel like they could help. Since the original articles' deletion, i came to terms with the fact that in the greater interests of the bigger picture the right thing was done, i somehow now need help to do the same thing the right way

see i thought there was nothing to lose. I have so far created a request for an article to be made and i was hoping you could assist me in making this article, editing this article, preserving and protecting this article. i appreciate that you may not have the necessary time to execute such a request but i figure it may not take you very long. i cannot make it myself as it is about me and as you will see from the following link i have already tried -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Sugaspott - and failed. when i failed for the last time prior to now, i decided that it was not necessary and that my time was better off invested in other avenues. and then in the course of time the BBC put this on their website -http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f7fcc586-7bd3-4872-9927-620da58b6421- after i received some airplay from Tom Robinson. that page stipulates that a biography can only come from Wikipedia. Now i have this monster of bureaucracy to tackle and because they oft end up with heated exchanges and ill mannered thoughts i beg for some resolve and assistance.

I appreciate that i may not be as important as barrack obama but believe me sir i have contributed much less on a par to our society as have the following individuals, for illustration purposes only, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cokni_O%27Dire ,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maskiri, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlord_X,

thanks

any help would be appreciated and i will be grateful for

Wikispott (talk) 14:21, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

sources i will be using are listed for your convinience


 * http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sugaspott_on_stage.jpg
 * http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=649&sid=30153092a499208575929a25c620ec21
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f7fcc586-7bd3-4872-9927-620da58b6421
 * http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sugaspott-mn0003007409
 * http://www.herald.co.zw/kaserera-raises-zim-flag-high/
 * http://freshonthenet.co.uk/2013/08/mixtape20130826/#sugaspott
 * http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Introducing+Sugaspott-13968.html
 * http://law.kingston.ac.uk/news-events/news/201203/mind-gap-prime-minister-kingston-law-student-meets-david-cameron-london-unde
 * http://badvitamins.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/my-letter-to-president-primeminister.html
 * http://www.actlivemusic.com/blog/shining-star-major-baldini-ft-sugaspott-christina-al-wakil/
 * http://sugaspott.co.uk/biography/
 * http://blog.sugaspott.co.uk/blog/holding-back/

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Pre-1500 Indian rulers on the VA/Expanded list
Hi Gizza! Thank you for your input in WP:VA/E – your thoughtful and eloquent contributions have been much appreciated. I need your help with something. What I'm about to say might not be news to you, but before the 1500s we have just two rulers of India on the list: Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka. In other words, we have nobody to represent India's political history in the 1700 years following the Ashoka's death in 232 BCE. This seems unacceptable to me, and I'd like to replace some of the less notable Western figures on the list (that's easy, there are many to choose from) with Indian ones. But my knowledge of Indian history remains extremely poor despite my attempts to read up on it.

As a start, I have made a list of eight rulers who I think might be suitable additions, and I wanted to see what you think of them before I put them up for general discussion. I wanted to add figures that were clearly vital, but I also tried to represent a range of geographic regions, ethnic and religious backgrounds, and time periods. That second consideration forced me to leave out some people I otherwise wouldn't want to, but I thought it would be impractical to start with more than eight people since I don't want to overwhelm the forum with these proposals. I'd welcome any feedback you have. I've also invited User:Redtigerxyz to join the conversation – I hope you don't mind. Thanks!
 * Menander I (reigned 165/155–130 BCE, Indo-Greek)
 * Milinda. More than Amoghavarsha, less than a Harshavardhana. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 10:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Kanishka (127–151 CE, Kushan dynasty)
 * Mainly important in terms of Buddhism. Definitely notable. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 10:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Samudragupta (335–375, Gupta Empire)
 * Yes. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 10:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Chandragupta II (380–415, Gupta Empire)
 * Yes. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 10:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Harsha (590–647, north India)
 * Harshavardana. Yes definitely. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 10:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Amoghavarsha (821–878, Rashtrakuta dynasty)
 * Not sure.-- Redtigerxyz Talk 10:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Rajendra Chola I (1012–1044, Chola dynasty)
 * I will suggest his father Raja Raja Chola I, who is the most famous Chola King, a Tamil hero and the builder of many famous temples, notably Thanjavur. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 10:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Alauddin Khilji (1296–1316, Khilji dynasty)
 * Yes. Redtigerxyz  Talk 10:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Cobblet (talk) 08:24, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

I will suggest:
 * Ajatashatru (ruled c. 492 BC – c. 460 BC, Magadha) Redtigerxyz Talk 10:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

IMO, the kingdoms of need to be included. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 11:23, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rashtrakuta dynasty
 * Chalukya dynasty
 * Pandyan Dynasty
 * Pallava dynasty

hi dagizza
Which country u belong to — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.104.25.25 (talk) 15:56, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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I saw you created the Hinduism barnstar, but I can't find any more information about it and I'm really curious. Where did the idea for the barnstar come from, and are they widely distributed? (Basically - what makes the cut to earn a Hinduism barnstar?)

Also, are you a 'Wikimedia seward'?

Let me know, thanks!

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Bro?
Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.170.82.95 (talk) 05:26, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello DaGizza,

You deleted my contribution, i don't understand why? its a very basic information abut a traditional company that build his own chocolate since more that 100 years ago — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peruvian007 (talk • contribs) 21:17, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

Moving Burma to Myanmar - new 2015 poll
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Happy birthday!
Warm regards, Mz7 (talk) 01:58, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

About history of Ireland
You closed the proposal to add history of Ireland, however you did it too early since Carlwev supported this proposal not long after you had closed it. Though technically this is not against the rules, you'd better not close it too quickly.--RekishiEJ (talk) 06:22, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Train-the-Trainer 2017: Invitation to participate
Hello DaGizza, It gives us great pleasure to inform that the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) 2017 programme organised by CIS-A2K is going to be held from 20-22 February 2017.

What is TTT?

Train the Trainer or TTT is a residential training program. The program attempts to groom leadership skills among the Indian Wikimedia community members. Earlier TTT have been conducted in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

Who should join?
 * Any active Wikimedian contributing to any Indic language Wikimedia project is eligible to apply.
 * An editor must have 500+ edits.
 * Anyone who have already participated in an earlier iteration of TTT, can not apply.

Please see more about this program and apply to participate or encourage the deserving candidates from your community to do so: CIS-A2K/Events/Train the Trainer Program/2017

The last date of filling the form is 26 January. If you have any question, please leave your message here. Regards. GSS (talk |c|em ) 08:47, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter - February 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg NinjaRobotPirate • Schwede66 • K6ka • Ealdgyth • Ferret • Cyberpower678 • Mz7 • Primefac • Dodger67
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Briangotts • JeremyA • BU Rob13

Guideline and policy news
 * A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
 * Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
 * Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

Technical news
 * When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
 * Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
 * The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries
 * JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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Fair Use in Australia discussion
As an Australian Wikipedian, your opinion is sought on a proposal to advocate for the introduction of Fair Use into Australian copyright law. The discussion is taking place at the Australian Wikipedians' notice board, please read the proposal and comment there. MediaWiki message delivery MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:08, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

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Re-initiating INCOTM
It's been almost an year since "Indian collaboration of the month" was active. Firstly we need to restart this as soon as possible for development of India-related articles to greater heights. The members page was blanked, where many of them are inactive. This mass message is to all the members of WikiProject India, about this and interested editors interested will sign up. After this message gets delivered, we'll wait for 7 days before we start a discussion under a thread on the collaboration's talk page, among the members. The discussion will include what to clean-up of sub-pages, a new set of guidelines for smooth and uninterrupted functioning of the collaboration etc. Please keep all the discussions under this thread only, so that it will easier for future reference. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:19, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Incubator/Indian military history
You are invited to join the Indian military history work-group, an initiative of the Military history WikiProject. This group is to exclusively deal with the topics related to Indian military. If you're interested, please add you name to the participants list. Ignore if you are already a member. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:06, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Indian defence services
You are requested to participate in the discussion of Wiki Loves Indian defence services on the talk page of WikiProject India. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:44, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

Sysop Birthday!
Wishing DaGizza a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! UNSC Luke 1021 (talk) 18:16, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Remove Obama/Bush from top 10k list?
I don't want to unnecessarily open a second hornet's nest; has there been a recent proposal to remove Barack Obama and George W. Bush from the list? As a joint proposal, it should be possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Power~enwiki (talk • contribs) 22:25, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject Rugby union
Hello. You're listed as "Cap" number 1 in this WikiProject. It seems that the Project's talk page is sadly neglected these days. I know little about rugby but have seen how important an active WikiProject is to getting quality information on Wikipedia by helping each other. If you don't mind the nudge (and you may be very active, I've not checked) please pop by the WikiProject talk page from time to time to reply to comments - or start your own. Cheers. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 22:31, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

Flags in European current templates
Hello there, I have been asked by another member of WPRL to widen the conversation on "Flags in European current templates", in the hope to gain a wider consensus. I imagine that this message may well never be read, dismissed, see me lose support, potentially gain some or take the discussion forwards. Please do take the time to read the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Rugby_league if you can, but the crux of my position is that the flags are prevalent elsewhere, are consistent with usage by the MOS, and their implementation for their rugby league national squad/team or representative nationality, is in line with their intended purpose. The crux of the remove side would be an IP editor may interpret a flag as indication of birth, give too much credence to the nation, and the decision was made previously. To remove them from all rugby league templates when there is a limited conversation would seem more than a little unfair I would say, hence the attempt to reach out. I'm quite happy to voted down, but would appreciate a few more voices to the discussion, else it would seem quite wrong to move from the majority into the minority.Fleets (talk) 19:54, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

File:Sydney Mint (drawing).jpg listed for discussion
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Thanks!
Hi DaGizza, thank you for your comments at my RfA. Your support is much appreciated! ansh 666 22:06, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!
 Nik ol ai Ho ☎️ 03:16, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

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