User talk:Doldrums

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Bihar

I just fixed Bihar in devanagri. It would now appear as िबहार. Thanks

TV 20:11, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

edit summary on Benny Hill
hi CBT, regarding ur edit of Benny Hill, the edit summary reads "remove stupid literally". i just wanted to bring to your notice that such a judgmental tone in edit summaries is deprecated (pretty strongly) in wikipedia and is best avoided. cheers, Doldrums 15:16, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Hm, yes. I remain of the opinion that "his Television show has literally been seen" is absolutely awful, appalling use of language, but I'll concede that there were probably less iritable ways to point this out.--Cherry blossom tree 15:39, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
 * no arguments about "absolutely awful, appalling use of language", just don't say so in the edit summary. :) Doldrums 15:51, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Deal. --Cherry blossom tree 15:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

copyright violation
Could you please explain to me what is the violation. All the contents from the page you have tagged has come fromthe same source (Mr. Arthikaje's History of Karnataka, at the web page shown). Please remove this tag ASAP

Patient
If you read the image's talk page, you won't be troubled regarding consent. Rklawton 15:45, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the welcome
I saw your welcome at wikinews first. Thanks Pronoun Pronoun 15:45, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

RFC Response
hey, thanks for taking the time to respond to the RFC for Fox News. Any help you would be willing to offer to cleanup the project (and keep some people from burying/ignoring controversy) would be appreciated. I might try to setup some more structured organization soon. Also, I accidentally posted this to your User page (instead of user talk). i couldn't move it across namespace, so I blanked your user page and moved it here. End result: you now have a created (but blank) user page instead of none at all (redlinked username). I'm really sorry about that, just wasn't paying attention. :( /Blaxthos 22:29, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

RfA FNC
Cbuhl79 has opened a Request for Arbitration about the Fox News Channel intro wording. Somehow he forgot to notify you. I am requesting you visit the RfA and add your $0.02. Current RfA Page. Thanks! /Blaxthos 20:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I did not notify every editor who made a single comment in the dispute. Cbuhl79 03:15, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hi, Doldrums! I just wanted to thank you for your very kind welcome to me, which I only just stumbled across. (Who knew you could have a user discussion page without actually having a user page?) –Little Miss Might Be Wrong 03:50, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Indian Army Act, 1911
Hi. Back in August you put a comment on the talk page for the List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1900-1919 that the Indian Army Act, 1911 appeared to be missing from the list. Just to let you know that this wasn't actually a British Act of Parliament, but rather legislation enacted in India by the Governor General. Cheers, Silverhelm 17:01, 20 November 2006 (UTC).

Jennifer Ann's Group
Thank you for your impartial and helpful comments. I've taken what you said and will work to get more articles about the group in print. You can read further on the talk page for the group if you'd like. Drew30319 00:09, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

April Fool's Main Page 2007
Hi Doldrums. April Fool's Main Page 2007 project affects all five changeable sections on the mainpage. To have an April Fool's featured article appear on the mainpage on April 1st, some of the Wikinews mainpage rules may need to be bent. Thus, the project may need the approval and agreed upon cooperation from those running the Wikinews main page section. If would be great if at least one of the Wikinews administrators agreed to be a point person for the Wikinews aspect of the April Fool's Main Page 2007 project. Mostly, this would involve deciding which Wikinews mainpage rules could be bent, reviewing proposed Wikinews mainpage content to ensure it meets Wikinews mainpage requirements, and ensuring that this content made its way to the mainpage on April 1st. Please respond here. Thanks. -- Jreferee 18:22, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Can do. Doldrums 03:35, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Great! I added your name here.-- Jreferee 23:25, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

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Press coverage
Beat you by a minute! ;-) Weird, eh? Angmering 18:33, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Women's College pic
Thanks for letting me know... it's just a shame it isn't such a spectular pic. Nephron T|C 22:57, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

image
Hi! Thanks for uploading it to Commons! I should have done that before actually :) Regards, Todor→Bozhinov 16:07, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Woolmer image
Feel free to use in any way you wish - same applies to all of my images on Wiki. Is there any easy way for them all to be transferred to Commons? PaddyBriggs 09:56, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Nadine Gordimer
Hi Doldrums - nice approach on the Nadine Gordimer article. Maybe it will help to resolve the longstanding dispute between those of us (like me) who found this incident non-notable and those who thought that the race of the parties made it notable. --Lquilter 19:21, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

It is fair to say that the discussion on what to include (if anything) about the robbery of [Nadine Gordimer] has gone on for several months and has gotten us nowhere. Each side is still arguing its original points, and there seems to be no spirit of cooperation here, or willingness to compromise on key issues. Lquilter has repeatedly mentioned that mediation might be a good idea, and I must agree with her. Mediation is a voluntary process, and its results are non-binding. If both sides do not agree to the mediation, then it will not occur, for its results would then be meaningless. It is, however, the next step toward Arbitration, which is binding. The goal of mediation is to arrive at a solution that is acceptable to all parties. It is not to force one viewpoint on others. It is very important that all sides agree to this mediation. I am in the process of drafting the Request for Mediation. If you have a problem with mediation, or do not wish to participate, please speak up now at Talk:Nadine Gordimer. Andyparkerson 23:53, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

A request for mediation has been filed with the Mediation Committee that lists you as a party. The Mediation Committee requires that all parties listed in a mediation must be notified of the mediation. Please review the request at Requests for mediation/Nadine Gordimer, and indicate whether you agree or refuse to mediate. If you are unfamiliar with mediation, please refer to Mediation. There are only seven days for everyone to agree, so please check as soon as possible.

Imposter
this user was not created by me, most likely another fruitless attempt by to cause trouble. Feel free to permaban the account as a sockpuppet/imposter. Thanks, OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:55, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

About Image:India CG3.jpg
Hi, You had disputed a fair use rationale of this image, but according to the apparent source, that image is in PD now, so I have removed your tag, please go to the page and make sure you are happy with my change. Thanks --Spundun 19:11, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Re: Romila Thapar
Ok, but I must tell you that the para has caused atleast one edit war on this page :) Please do delete it if you must. I have no interest in searching for a quote to re-add in its place either. --h y dka t 05:32, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Nice work cleaning up the article btw... --h y dka t 06:17, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, That's fine by me. --h y dka t 07:27, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I read through the whole thing and did not find supporting material. Would you mind showing me a quote where the material is supported in the reference?

Thank You, I have gone through the policy and do accept that my initial post (it was unsigned) may have not adhered to the guidelines in the strictest sense of the word.

However, I am clear enough that my other insertions were all in line with the policy. Infact, it convinces me that the current page, which you all have so zealously protected isn't what it should have been, if guidelines were to be implemented in toto.

As far as re-insertion is concerned, it was only a logical response to mindless edits. The talk continues on the page but the responses in no way answer the queries which I have raised203.112.84.138 13:42, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Ankush 135
Have reported my block for arbitration

Guess should have added it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration#Involved_parties

Request for Mediation
This message delivered: 08:19, 12 April 2007 (UTC).

Gordimer and policy
Hi. I've taken a strong line over the last few hours in relation to the BLP, NOR, and NPOV violations at the Gordimer entry. As a consequence the entry has been blocked for a week by user Durova (who did not take a position on the dispute). If you read through the section "BLP and notability" on the Gordimer talk page, you will see how I understand the policy issues. It is my belief that, having established the violations, it is up to editors to insist on enforcing policy correctly. I thus do not favour mediation, in particular given the lengthy history of the dispute. I have also referred the entry to the BLP noticeboard. I hope you will examine my arguments, find them convincing, and support enforcement of policy at this entry. FNMF 09:49, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

images on Wikinews article
hi, thanks for contributing to Wikinews. however, there is a bit of a problem with your edits to the Turkish rally article. see n:Talk:Pro-secular Turks rally against Erdogan's possible presidential candidacy. best, Doldrums 20:11, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I replied to you there. -- Cat chi? 20:17, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Global perspectives task force
Hi Doldrums. I noticed your recent and excellent work on the Fox News article, and wanted to alert you to a task force that I thought might be up your alley. As part of the Project on countering systemic bias, a task force is getting underway to ensure that key articles (espeically politically controversial ones) reflect a truly global perspective. Discussion about the task force is here. If you're interested, please drop by, share your thoughts, and consider getting involved. Cheers! --Mackabean 06:21, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Assistance Requested
Dear Doldrums,

I am requesting your assistance as a eurocentric user is taking a colonial view of indian history and biasing indian articles. The worst example is on the indo greek page where that user knitted together 3 maps (2 of which are inaccurate and mischaracterized) and stated that it was representative of the Indo Greeks[]. He is commandeering indian history and aggrandizing greek influence by using obsolete and discredited sources.


 * He created a map showing all of northern India (upto maharashtra and as far as bengal) under the Indo greeks.
 * He has wrongly credited foreign influences ranging from astronomy (he originally wrote that the greeks gave india astronomy) to mahayana buddhism
 * He wrote that the greeks helped chandragupta conquer the nandas (contradicted by eminent scholars)
 * He has routinely committed original research by interpreting primary sources as he sees fit (i.e. kushan empire map)[]
 * He attacks users who try to reason with him and violates agreements

I do not want a biased indian nationalist version of history. I want a fair treatment of it that is representative of mainstream views--something which is difficult considering the colonial views that have hurt it (AIT, etc). As such, I have appealed to wikipedia administration. Please consider adding to the indo greek talk page as a show of support. Users vastu, pavanapuram,windy city dude, and mahitgar have already called that contributor's practices into question. Your assistance and voice would be welcome. Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Modified
WP:BLP does not talk about sarcastic remarks on talk pages. But since you think that it violates BLP, so i have removed my sarcastic remark. The bit about missionary organisation is true and further explanation is given in the main article of Californian Hindu textbook controversy. But since you have objected, so i have commented out that too.--nids(&#9794;) 18:30, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Indian Army Act,1911
Hi, I noticed you'd put a message some time ago regarding this act. I have just created this article. If you know anything, could you please at to it. Cheers.Rueben lys 22:00, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

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charlie rose/arundhati roy
Hi Doldrums,

I just revised and restored a piece about rose and roy under controversies on Roy's entry. I hope you are satisfied with the changes, but if not, I request that you please modify the entry instead of outright deleting it. Censorship of a writer -- especially an Indian writer -- by an interviewer from a former (some would say current) Empire is a significant controversy and I was honestly aghast when you wrote that the notability of the event wasn't clear. What could be more controversial in writing or in subjects relevant to Roy's life (democracy, free speech, activism) than censorship?

Best, md

Thapar

 * Doldrums, That referenced info does not contain any thing offensive, so there is no use shouting BLP, BLP again and again. -Bharatveer 12:54, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * And what is so questionable about that comment and cited source???-Bharatveer 13:02, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * That she got mentioned by name is in itself a great recognition.what is your big problem in that?-Bharatveer 13:25, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

I request Doldrums to read the book review of Thapar at : http://www.indiastar.com/venkat1.html. -VJha 15:53, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

India RfC, controversial tag
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Adam's Bridge
Ref your recent edit on Adam's bridge article. Sorry I missed exact quote in the newspapers. However you may be interested to know that NASA has stated its statements are not official and however maintained satellite data is not sufficient enough to prove that Bridge is manmade or otherwise.. This statement also appears in few more websites/newspapers. This prompted me to make edit regarding NASA statement. --Indianstar 15:45, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

OIT
I think there are numerous pages in the history of the page which better represent the theory than Dab's whitewashing. Please look through the history to pages around December-January 2006-2007. Like this version had loads of information which was rejected because apparently it was written by authors that don't deserve a mention. But the OIT is a fringe theory and fringe authors are the only ones who have anything good to say about it, so surely their say should be considered in an encyclopaedia. Darrowen (talk) 04:58, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Indus valley civilisation unreliability tag
i just noticed that u verified the reliability of Witzel's article. Could you please let me know what you verified? If you dont give me an answer in a reasonable time, i am going to keep the tag back. Thanks. vcpk (talk) 05:44, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


 * But you know witzel is the Editr-in-chief of electronic Journal of Vedic studies. That means he has absolute control over what he wants to publish. That qualifies it to be WP:SPS. Secondly, even if i agree with you that it is a scholarly journal, that is only if others publish in his journal, not himself.vcpk (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 05:54, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

duplicated von Mansfeld biography?
Hi, Doldrums. Yes, I my opinion Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld the elder refers to Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort. He had a son Ernst von Mansfeld, also called Peter Ernst II von Mansfeld-Vorderort. So, the usage of "the elder", and "the younger" is obvious. Regards, User:Filiep. —Preceding comment was added at 19:36, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi
It is a known fact that Indian history is heavily negated to wash away genocides that were brought down by foreign invasions ( especially Islamic conquests ) I think this should be a part of Negationism / Revivelsim....no?

Jon Ascton (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 01:05, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Religious violence in India
I am just being puzzled with User:B Nambiar's edits in Religious violence in India. Fox News Channel is not reliable source to him.  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 13:16, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

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