User talk:Gnanapiti/Archive 3

Thanks
Thanks for the appreciation. As you have suggested, moving the F and F article to FA is something in the back of my mind. Only thing is that I have to make up that mind. One of these days when I am on holiday and nothing much to do, I will take it up -- Amarrg 04:03, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Telugu script
You know very well that the scripts of both the languages have a common script and it is generally agreed that it evolved from the Bhattiprolu Brahmi script brought first to coastal Andhra by Buddhists. Logic and reason make one to surmise that the local language (in this case old Telugu) was written in the script. It is also agreed by historians and archaeologists that it should be known as Telugu-Kannada script, because some of the early discoveries from medieval tinmes were in Kannada language. Some historians do name it as 'Old Kannada' script. I am amazed as to why you insist that it should be written as 'old Kannada' although one of the citations (yours) clearly provide a cautionary note and that other also mentions the words "Kannada-Telugu script". I appeal to you to be reasonable. I shall not dispute if you use the words 'old Kannada' in relation to articles on Kannada script and language. Kumarrao 19:09, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Cautionary note provided in the references talks about Telugu being independent language but not about script. This is what is says For example, Telugu script has been shown as a descendent of "old Kannada" script. It does not in any way mean that the language (as opposed to the script) has descended from Kannada. Kannada became a literate language slightly ahead of Telugu. For example, both Kannada and Telugu had produced poetry during the eighth century. Kannada writers had also produced full-fledged literary works in the ninth century. But it was two more centuries before major poetic works in Telugu became available. That is the reason for the combined Telugu-Kannada script to have been called as the "old Kannada.. Same thing has been said in other reference too. I've changed that sentence in the article to exactly reflect what's been said in references. Hope this solves the issue. Thanks, Gnanapiti 20:54, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Hello!
Hello Gnanapiti, Just wanted to say Hello, after a long time. Looks like you are busy with real life. Have a good day. - KNM Talk 03:24, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

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M. Chidananda Murthy
Just started a stub on him, it may be interesting to note his exchange with U AnandaMurthy and Chidananda's advocacy for Hindus and opinions. Baka man  00:52, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Be reasonable
You are citing an article repeatedly to assert that the Telugu script originated from 'Old Kannada' script although the usage of 'Old kannada' was not correct. The same reference you cited has two figures in which it was clearly mentioned as "Ancient Telugu-Kannada script of 5th century of Salankayana period". You deliberately ignore these figures. These two figures were uploaded into Wiki aricles on Telugu language and Telugu script. If you want to hold on to your argument, you may write so in articles on Kannada script and language. Kumarrao 07:01, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

KA
We need an image of Kingfisher airliner (at airport not from TV tube), Infosys, Kumble if possible.Dineshkannambadi 16:10, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

KA
The re-arrangement looks fine. The Govt and History needs to be trimmed 10%. The Religion section expanded 10%. Over the next couple of days...Dineshkannambadi 02:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC) The Demographics section looks really out of place with the population list. We need to put this in a subarticle. An image of Shipping from Karwar or Mangalore would be good, instead of a bridge.There is lots of work TBD.Dineshkannambadi 02:44, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Too bad. We will have to do with what we have.Dineshkannambadi 17:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Ganga
The template seems off in my screen. It has pushed the text all the way down. How about in yours?Dineshkannambadi 19:54, 13 June 2007 (UTC) I meant the History of Karnataka template.Dineshkannambadi 19:57, 13 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok. We will know in FAC.Dineshkannambadi 02:36, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Compromise
I agree if the users use the name "Old kannada" in Kannada articles and "Telugu-Kannada" in Telugu language and Telugu script articles. The fact is that the script of both the languages evolved from a variant of Asokan Brahmi found in Bhattiprolu dating from pre-Mauryan times (4thcentury). I have cited an authoritative reference and pointed out the figures given in the article. It is absolutely clear from Figures T1a and T1b in the reference (http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/language/script/script1d.html) how Telugu-Kannada script evolved from Asokan Brahmi script of Bhattiprolu. Kadamba scipt or "old Kannada script" are the names given by Kannada historians to Telugu-Kannada script.Kumarrao 06:12, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Childish denial
Mr Gnanapiti,

Question your conscience. This is the reference on which all your arguments to deny my inputs are based on: Reference # 9 in the article Telugu language. (http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/language/script/script1a.html) Some of your friends tell me not to depend on web information in Wiki. Did they tell you the same? If not, why? Is it not hypocrisy? When you open this webpage and go to the section "Evolution of Telugu character graphs", you will find the Figures T1a and T1b, about which I have been trying to drive home my message. Either you do not have time to read these pages or you want to deliberately ignore the truth. Protecting your falsehoods cannot suppress the truth. Again, question your conscience. Kumarrao 05:17, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

False allegation
Your false allegation that I was canvassing support is absolutely unfair and is against Wiki standards. How hoping for support of others can be termed 'canvassing'? Do you understand English? Unfortunately, I am not well conversant with Wiki guidelines and contact administrators to discipline users like you. I hope some administrator will notice this prejudice of Gnanapiti and take suitable action against him. The unexplained reversions of my edits by multiple Wiki users, who are Kannada enthusiasts, strongly point towards some sort of collusion and collaboration. Everytime I make an edit, I am asked to explain but reversions of my edits are done nonchalantly without properly reading my inputs. This is ludicrous and it exposes the limititations of Wikipedia itself. Kumarrao 07:27, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Re. your recent edits to Sivaji: The Boss
I've noticed that you've been cleaning up irrelevant references, unverifiable sources and deleting copy vio images on Sivaji: The Boss. Thanks. However, I just wanted to discuss with you how the following two images fall under copy vio:


 * Image:2005112908090201.jpg
 * Image:Sivaji firstday.jpg

The first is a fair-use image of a scan of a newspaper article. The second, is a photograph taken of a poster - again falling under the fair-use for movie posters. Was just wondering why and/how these images violated copyrights. Please let me know. If there are no issues with these images, then we could include them in the article again. Also, I'm trying to figure out the sources/licensing for the other images in the article. If and when the fair-use rationale for those images are satisfied, mebbe we could discuss that too? Thanks and happy Wiki-ing! a JC freak  y A k  07:31, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I have been forced to revert all your changes due to the fact that you have participated in no major discussion before mass redevelopment. Please edit after making a discussion about your plans on either the Talk: Sivaji:The Boss page or the User talk:Universal Hero page. Thanking You. Universal Hero 10:48, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The images have been based upon those for V for Vendetta and Casino Royale both of whom are featured. They are subsequently fair. Universal Hero 10:54, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

You have contributed a lot Thank you.I found the article about Skin grafting here http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/31842.html Hence put it up.Harlowraman 21:30, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Please discuss the referencing situation at Talk:Sivaji: The Boss. Thanks, Nishkid64 (talk) 23:21, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

KA
we need to image of a Mangalore Church in the Karnataka page somewhere for secular balance.Dineshkannambadi 00:03, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

I think Amar has an image of a Church with its towers .Dineshkannambadi 00:35, 17 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I have the one on St. Philomena's church in Mysore, it is in that article as well -- Amarrg 07:16, 17 June 2007 (UTC)


 * We can replace the Narasimha image of Hampi with the chapel image.Dineshkannambadi 14:11, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Kasaragod Tulu
Hello Gnanapiti,

I have done enough research to write that article.If you want proof, I can record the conversation of a Tulu women and present it before you.I am working on this article and shortly it will have citations.So until that, don't disturb me or edit the article.You see, Tulu is not only related to Kannada but is also related to Malayalam.So if you are feeling insecure of your culture being collapsed, thats not my fault.Its only your imagination.

ARUNKUMAR P.R 11:57, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Stop fooling around and get out of your imaginative world.thanks. ARUNKUMAR P.R 06:10, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I've seen that page Kasaragod Tulu. For me, it seems all crap. The variations cited here are also used by Mangaloreans. The variation like "beya" is a way of showing direspect generally used during a fight. Just because people in Kasaragod use some malayalam words in Tulu, it doesn't become a dialect. In that case, tuluvas in in Mumbai mix up some Hindi, tuluvas in Pune mix up some marathi, tuluvas in Coimbatore mix up some Tamil. Then we can starts several dialiects for Tulu --Crazysoul 08:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

A Significant Milestone in Portal:Karnataka
Efforts on Karnataka WikiProject and Karnataka Portal have resulted in a major milestone today. We have now 50 Karnataka related DYKs contributed to Wikipedia. Several of them are from you. Great going, and indeed a significant achievement. Thank YOU and Congratulations!!!

You can see all of them here: Portal:Karnataka/Did you know/List of Featured DYKs related to Karnataka - KNM Talk 19:22, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Frustration
I am thoroughly convinced that Wikipedia is a highly susceptible tool for spreading falsehoods by a group(s) of people who can collude among themselves and then twist, distort and protect their articles from well-meaning Users. At the same time, they can prevent others from editing their contributions in a clever and premediated fashion. I do not regret that I lost to a bunch of fanatics and chauvanists. I only hope that Wikipedia owners, administrators and others take notice of my frustration and amend the guidelines to make Wiki more credible and authentic.Kumarrao 14:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Brother, How r u
I am Krishna Chaitanya...I donno u, but some person named Kumarrao sent a scrap to me regarding some war concerning Telugu Script and Telugu language. I really stunned, when some persons writing about Kannada and I want to reply them...I request you to check thru my scrap at Talk page of Telugu Script and critisize if at all any mistake prevails...I am a linguist, interested in Phonetics, Grammar, Structural semantics, Descriptive linguistics, Comparative linguistics and Generative linguistics. I want to clearly state that No langauge or dialect is linguistically superior and inferior...I request the people who are fighting to read the book by Bartrihari, Vakyapadiya.Bsskchaitanya 08:55, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Referencing in Karnataka
Good job on reference section of this article. They were occupying too much of the space and size. However, the History section and Economy section are poorly referenced now. I see hardly any referencing in those sections now. You may want to bring back some of the important references. Article size is looking better now. Thanks - KNM Talk 16:47, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, the subarticle is well referenced. But the point is, during FAC or in Peer-review, we might face some comment on sections being under-referenced or poorly referenced. If we have atleast a few references in each section, then we can easily defend saying all the required and relevant references are covered in subarticles.
 * I have brought back couple of references to Economy section. Similarly we'll need to do for History section. - KNM Talk 17:15, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

KA
Hi. Please make sure the subarticles have the citations that you remove from the main article.Dineshkannambadi 21:57, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply
I have asked some questions to Mr arunkumar. He has answered it. You have also give the reply. I was just curious about billavas and beary bashe(that’s Y asked to arunkumar who hails from same place). Because i know that there are no Kannada speaking (mother tongue) Muslims in Karnataka. They speak Urdu in the state though they can speak kannada too.(but in Kerala there is no urdu and no common Muslims speak that too) that’s y i was curious abt beary bashe. And about billavas (a Tulu community). There are two sub caste in them which are equally strong. i heard about malayali billavas also. i just wanted to know them too. Thanks for the link..

I know something abt kasargode taluk(North of chandagiri puzha a river). Majority of the population are Muslims. Almost 60%.Their mother tongue is Malayalam. Out of Hindus there are tulus, Malayalees Hindus, kannadigas, konkanis and Marathas. Also i wanted tell u one more thing here the muslims populations growing still very fast. (u know the reason !!!). however i just wanted to know the influence of kannada there.Since, eventhough majrority hindus are tulus, they are taught in kannada, just like neighbouring area.

I am here to learn new things, new language, and new culture which are new to me. Not about arguing for supremacy of any language or region. i love if majority Kerala speak Tamil, kannada or telugu, even Hindi. I like if that happens in Karnataka too. :)

Though now i am worrying about increase language based fundamentalism in Karnataka. There are lot of kannada orgs there fighting against releasing other language movies, vilent protest against in kaveri issue,(a lot of Tamils killed long back), rajkumar issue, violence against software companies complaining they are not recruiting kannadigas, violent belgav issue. These shown growing fundamentalisms. I am not telling kannada should be degraded in Bangalore or Karnataka. But banning other language movies and demanding for local recruitment ... really painful.. Everybody goes better job across the globe,. There are lot of kannadigas in US, UK etc. also in Bombay.. If US say, they won’t allow Kannada movies to release there. Even some people start against Indians working there, settling there....what will happen to this world.

Everybody wants better life, money, status.... u, me, all wants it....

There a lot good about Kerala and Karnataka. One thing i appreciate there is least language based fundamentalism. No malayali rakshana vedike and all. Kerala has rich culture like Kalari, kathakali, one of the most beautiful place in the world etc. Karnataka, known for IT industries, carnataic music. etc. One thing i don’t like abt Kerala is too much politics. One thing i don’t like abt Karnataka is too much language based fundamentalism

So there are a lot of good abt both the states, its language and culture. It’s the educated people's responsibility to teach and guide the bad elements among us. Daya anjali 05:07, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Sivaji (film)

 * I've had enough of this constant nonsense and tattering from which once had been a good article.
 * Despite being started, developed and furnished by me, others have decided to take loyalty. User: AVTN, User: ajcfreak, User: Sarvagnya, User: Gnanapiti and others have deprived all the controls.
 * By the way, I've stopped caring about the article and refuse to edit it constructively unless calls are heard for and:
 * Discussions are made on the talk page before major changes
 * People accept that Behindwoods.com is actually a fair source and official - sponsoring many tamil films.
 * The unneeded tags on the article are removed
 * Anonymous/new editora re restricted from editing.

Until then I disassociate myself from the article I made "spectacular"

Universal Hero 17:57, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Please have a look at WP:OWN. Thanks, Gnanapiti 19:17, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * When did I say I owned the article. Is not the computer's font legible for you?! Universal Hero 19:30, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the gibberish. Pathetic Excuse by the way. Universal Hero 20:10, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

KA
I will look up in my book. If I cant find more info, we can just take it out.Dineshkannambadi 20:51, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Ganga
yes, it was deliberate and I have reworded it.Dineshkannambadi 21:00, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Theater
Of course! Theater needs to be mentioned. I just thought that it should be rewritten/paraphrased better and that is why i commented it out instead of removing it. I just forgot to mention that in the edit summary. Sarvagnya 22:50, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Kadamba
Admin NishKid is aware of the vandalism by a user in this page and is being watched. If he reverts once more, he will be blocked from editing.Dineshkannambadi 23:17, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Karnataka template
We really need to replace Ikkeri or Keladi with Amoghavarsha I I think. What do you think.Dineshkannambadi 02:14, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Kasaragod Tulu
Well i can give you enough proof.You come to my native place ie Kasaragod.Right now iam in Udupi.So i will report to you the next date of contact.

And stop questioning the authenticity of the article.Whatever statements i have written in is true.I have even given the citations you asked and on coming days i will add more.Until that stop worrying about it.

ARUNKUMAR P.R 07:59, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

template
Sounds good.Dineshkannambadi 11:11, 21 June 2007 (UTC) We need to add (if space is available) Chitradurga Nayaka, Alupas. Is there space. At some point. Chitradurga Fort is a worthwhile FA.Dineshkannambadi 14:15, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Banking in Karnataka
It is already nominated as below:


 * ...that the state of Karnataka, especially the region belonging to the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, is known as the cradle of banking in India? -- Amarrg 15:58, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Girish Karnad
I dont think you have lost your image. Its also a file like anyother file and BL should be able to revert back for you. Nice to know you are from Shimoga. Beautiful place.Dineshkannambadi 21:14, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The old version was tagged as unsourced by Venu62 (Parthi) in May and then nobody fixed it up, so it was delted. After that, the second user uploaded his version. Do you know its source, then I can undelete it again. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:44, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Demography of Karnataka
Have nominated this for DYK:

...that the world's first birth control clinic was setup in the year 1930 in the Mandya district of the state of Karnataka, India? -- Amarrg 08:49, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

ganga
Go ahead. You are not the first one to have problems with alignment. Its ok with my browser though.Dineshkannambadi 17:20, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

KA
I think you should avoid subarticles like "For more details on this topic, see Software industry in Karnataka" in the Economy section (in the middle of the section). It should be a "see also" section at the top of that subsection.Dineshkannambadi 12:33, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

images
Any luck with Kamat.com for images. They have one for Kanaka dasa and Basaveshwara. We also need something for the lead section in "Extent of ..." artile.Dineshkannambadi 04:16, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Hey
Hey Gnanpiti. I've been looking at your work on cleaning up Sivaji: The Boss and I'd like to ask you a favour. Could you look into the Billa (2007 film) page? The whole page, like the Sivaji page previously, is filled with false citations, fancruft, crystal balling, etc. Your help would mean a lot. -- Hariharan91 09:15, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Basava
Great job Gnana. We just need one for a famous Jain poet, perhaps Pampa or Ranna. I want something for the lead as well, something the gives the right message. The article is now called Medieval Kannada literature.Dineshkannambadi 18:37, 24 June 2007 (UTC) Kamat may also have a image of a copy of Kavirajamarga and an inscription in Kavya style somewhere.Dineshkannambadi 18:42, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Medieval
This is an issue, I agree. I will write a sentence to say it covers roughly from the Badami Chalukya time to the end of Vijayanagara Empire.Dineshkannambadi 13:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Please see if you can get permission to use this image.   Dineshkannambadi 01:40, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

For Purandaradasa, the "stamp" image is good. For Chavundara, the image of Chavundaraya and Nemichandra (himself a famous Kannada writer) is what I need.thanksDineshkannambadi 13:29, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks much.Dineshkannambadi 17:48, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

The next thing to do is to take images of coins with Kannada legends from Kamat's esteemed library. I Hope thats ok? She has a page called Karnataka coins. Boy, would I like to get a hold of the recently discovered Kannada coins from Badami Chalukya Empire.Dineshkannambadi 19:51, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Ok. Also, in the Chavundaraya image file, you may want to update that he was also a Kannada poet (not just a commander) and I will confirm Nemichandra (almost certian) and that the image is being used in the Medieval Kannada literature page. thanksDineshkannambadi 20:00, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Also in Haridas page where I will put it. BTW, you may want to change Purandaradasa and Kanakadasa time to 16th century (though Purandaradasa was born in late 15th century)

Boloji
This site is only addressing the page.The author,Hebbar has worked on Tulu,Its script for a long time.This site also finds its place in some of Tuluva article in Wikipedia.

Also Wikipedia is not a Place for the act of Kannada Raksha Vedika.Thanks.

ARUNKUMAR P.R 07:55, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

DYK
hi there Gnanapiti. This article kindly nominated by Amarrg.Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:23, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Kasaragod Tulu
Gnanapiti I have no way of finding out if that article is accurate or not, short of locating a Kasargod person. That will take a while, I will ask someone to have a look at it.-- PremKudva Talk  11:12, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Karnataka in WP:India Peer Review
FYI: WikiProject India/Peer review/Karnataka - KNM Talk 17:58, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

KA-PR
You did the right thing. It should go thru general PR so the whole world can see and comment.Dineshkannambadi 19:05, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Bad fair use of Image:Purandaradasa.jpg
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Why are you reverting it ?
Several section which are cited have been removed .Hence added citations .Why are you reverting it?E. V. Ramasami Naicker.Please refer talk. 81.208.163.214 23:06, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Western GD
Thanks.Dineshkannambadi 18:02, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Accusation

 * Nope. Naan Avanillai. I've stopped contributing to Sivaji as I said before. Anyway why would I bother with a sockpuppet? Can you stop accusing the innocent and get on with restoring the article back to how it had been previously. Thank You. Universal Hero 17:38, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

True colours
Your instant message shows your true colours. You have been playing havoc with Telugu articles and by being unreasonable you are now threatening to block me. Is this Wiki ethics? Kumarrao 19:23, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Sivaji
Obviously, you're going nowhere. I'll intervene. Change what you want. I'll clean up what and all I can. Thank you. Happy editing. Universal Hero 18:46, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Excuse me, how is that original research? What's up on the article on your version is full of lies. Nayanthara does not play a major role nor is it a bilingual! Universal Hero 20:58, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Image:Kuvempu.jpg fair use rationale
Hi! I hate to be a bother, but the fair use rationale for Image:Kuvempu.jpg isn't really detailed enough: it needs to explain why no free-use copy could be acquired instead ("because he's dead" is probably sufficient) and briefly state the rationale for each article.

Also, there's a principle that you can only use fair-use images in articles they have a strong relationship to. Several of the articles it appeared in had no mention of him that I could spot outside of the picture caption - that's not allowed. I've cut it down to the most relevant two: him and his house (and, arguably, it could be cut from his house, as other images exist that also illustrate it.)

I've noticed in the process of doing this that a lot of other photos that I think you uploaded are used similarly for decoration, rather than a direct need of the article for the image. Could you go through and fix them, removing any that aren't strongly related to the article at hand? At a minimum, the article should have at least one section devoted solely or primarily to the subject of the fair use image for it to be justified. Adam Cuerden talk 22:28, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Image:Basavanna.jpg
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Basically, other depictions exist, this one may be available free-use with some searching, and a photo of a statue under a free-use licence exists. Adam Cuerden talk 22:36, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

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india
you removed everything i put into that article صلاة اليهود في كنيس بمناسبة يوم كيبور
 * and ruined the format with to many imagesصلاة اليهود في كنيس بمناسبة يوم كيبور
 * Yes, because that article looked so messed up. Wikipedia is not a photo album or a place to promote tourism. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia for godsake. There is a fixed format to be followed while writing an article. Dumping each and every detail with hundreds of photos is not going to help. We have to give links to main articles in each section where reader can go and look for what he wants. I'm cleaning up that article which has already consumed huge amount of my time. I know all your edits are in good faith and you want to contribute immensely to that article. All images you have added are beautiful. But unfortunately, wikipedia doesn't work that way. Thanks for your contributions. Please revert back. Gnanapiti 03:23, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * You could have simply taken the images out with out efing up all my editsصلاة اليهود في كنيس بمناسبة يوم كيبور
 * See WP:OWN. And yeah, don't try to act too smart by using offensive language. You might get blocked for doing so. Gnanapiti 03:53, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I never used offensive language and I will come back at a later date to clean up the format of that article. Also all the text in that article I believe was copied and pasted from other websites or travel brochures. You can tell anything that was writen in their own words didn't make sense, as it is with most related articles for this kind of topic صلاة اليهود في كنيس بمناسبة يوم كيبور

why am i not surprised?
why was i not surprised when i saw your comment on the wikipage of sivaji movie. it is so sad to see the Tamil-Kannada edit wars. I only feel sorry for you folks. BTW, i am neither a kannadiga nor a tamilian, so you can stop spewing venom at me. --Kalyan 05:16, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

i am glad you took the chill pill after that first response. if you noticed, i had made significant modifications in the first 2/3 sections that i could last night to ensure that all unverified claims were removed, added "fact" tags and removed suspect websites. i can only be objective about my work and i hope the same from you. wrt sivaji - i am not a great fan of rajinikanth and the last movie i watched of him in theater was thalapathi (though regret not seeing basha on the big screen). i am trying to be objective about the data we have in there. Enjoy your day. --Kalyan 05:35, 5 July 2007 (UTC)