User talk:LearnIndology/Archive 1

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Misleading edit summary
Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. Constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, but a recent edit of yours to the page Ladakh has an edit summary that appears to be inaccurate or inappropriate. The summaries are helpful to people browsing an article's history, so it is important that you use edit summaries that accurately tell other editors what you did. Feel free to use the sandbox to make test edits. Thank you. Doug Weller talk 10:21, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

This edit was clearly not simply a "reshuffle" and your edit summary conceals a controversial change of content. This is the sort of edit that can lead to a topic ban under the sanctions described above. Doug Weller talk 10:23, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Warning: tendentious editing
Hello, LearnIndology. I became concerned about tendentious editing when I saw this recent edit of yours at Ladakh (mentioned by Doug Weller above). There, you reshuffle some content, as stated in your edit summary, but you also make a highly controversial change: claiming that it's only Ladakh, rather than all of Kashmir, that is disputed between India, Pakistan, and China. Editors are quite likely to miss that important change when you don't acknowledge it in the edit summay. I will assume good faith that you weren't hiding it on purpose, but please do put the most important thing you do into the edit summary from now on. It made me look further at your contributions, and it seems to me that you're here to push an agenda. Here, today, you add an image representing the Indian cultural zone, passing it off as representing Akhand Bharat or "Greater India" — the latter is not a term I find in any of the sources, but apparently your own POV. In this extraordinary edit to Pahalgam, you replaced the actual, well-sourced, History section with a mythology section — still headed as "History" — "Before entering Amarnath Cave Lord Shiva left Nandi, the bull, at Pahalgam (Bail Gaon). At Chandanwari, he released the Moon from his hair (Jata)", and so on. You added a frankly useless link to Google Books as a source. I'm sure the mythology can be sourced, and it's obviously interesting in itself, but to call it "history", and to erase the actual history somebody had painstakingly compiled — I can only wonder what you were thinking. Please edit more neutrally, or you are indeed likely to be sanctioned, as Doug Weller says. Bishonen &#124; tålk 10:50, 10 September 2020 (UTC).
 * I am sorry but there is no tendentious editing. Talking about Ladakh, I have initiated discussion on talk page, and yes I should have elaborated the edit summary and about Akhand Bharat the refs clearly say "Akhand Bharat includes region from Iran to Myanmar and from Tibet to Sri Lanka", so I thought it was a good image to add. About Pahalgam, the history section was unsourced. LearnIndology (talk) 13:17, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, you're right, the History section was unsourced, I was wrong about that, I'm sorry. Even so, can you explain why you added a section presenting mythology, stating in Wikipedia's voice that "Before entering Amarnath Cave Lord Shiva left Nandi, the bull, at Pahalgam (Bail Gaon). At Chandanwari, he released the Moon from his hair (Jata). On the banks of Sheshnag Lake, he released his snakes", etc, and offering it as history? Plus, your section is in practice unsourced as well. Google Books can't be used in such a way, as it shows different things to people in different parts of the world; your link showed me literally nothing. See User:Uncle G/On common Google Books mistakes for how Google Books works. Also, your text is a copyright violation from this site. You can't simply copypaste text from the internet; you must use your own words. Have you copypasted things from the internet in other articles as well? For legal reasons, Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously; please see Copyright violations. Bishonen &#124; tålk 15:58, 10 September 2020 (UTC).
 * Thanks for pointing out mistakes. I have renamed "History" to "Mythology" and it's late night here, I will fix rest tomorrow. LearnIndology (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * The text of the section you have renamed is still a copyright violation. Your Google Books reference was surely a fake reference — I don't believe you got it from the book you stated, but either from this site, which claims the copyright to it, or from some other site copying that one. Shivshankar.in doesn't look like the most reliable source to me, but it's definitely better to refer to the place you actually got the info from, rather than to something else. If you intend to rewrite the text in your own words tomorrow, and give a correct reference, that's fine, but a copyvio can't be left up in the meantime. I've removed it. Sleep well. Bishonen &#124; tålk 21:18, 11 September 2020 (UTC).
 * Fake reference? What do you mean? The book Rise of Epic and Purāṇic Rudra-Śiva Or Śiva Maheśvara has been published by "Sri Balaram Prakashani" originally from University of Michigan written by a prominent scholar R. C. Hazra. Here you can read it . So please don't call my refs as fake LearnIndology (talk) 10:12, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I can't read the text of the book at that link: I only see the book's Preface (and no mention of the University of Michigan). You read the book and got your text from it, seriously? OK, I'll take your word for it. But why didn't you refer to the book properly, then, providing the page number(s) the material is on? When you rework the paragraph and the reference, please give page numbers. Again, your text is to be found word for word at, and that site claims the copyright. I don't deny they could be lying. Bishonen &#124; tålk 12:28, 12 September 2020 (UTC).
 * I had mentioned page number see here i.e pg 71, and here read the content of page number 71, and in "Bibliographic information" at the end of the page you will find "University of Michigan". LearnIndology (talk) 12:56, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * What I can see at your link to p. 71 is this text: "..cave is some 45 metres high from the floor. While proceeding uphill to the holy cave for revelation of the secret doctrine of immortality to to Parvati, first of all, Siva left back his carrier bull (Nandin) at a village known as Pahalgam (literally, Bail-gaon, bull-village)." That's the whole of what I see, and it's presented as the only hit for your search for Bail-gaon. Sigh. You know, I'm getting a little tired of going round in circles like this; it's taking a lot of time. Use your own words and write a reference for the source you actually used, that's all. Don't use Google Books. Good luck. Bishonen &#124; tålk 13:36, 12 September 2020 (UTC).
 * It was fun talking with you. My only mistake was copied text and nothing else. Thanks and good luck. LearnIndology (talk) 13:48, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Final warning: more tendentious editing
This poorly sourced edit in favour of certain religious and political views is yet more tendentious editing. One more and I will topic ban you from subjects related to India and Pakistan. Bishonen &#124; tålk 16:44, 17 September 2020 (UTC).
 * this is my last warning to you. You try posting another baseless warning on my talk page without any evidence, I will complaint against you to Arbitration Committee and I will make sure you are stripped of your Administrator rights. You yourself had no idea what you were talking about here, and now you are literally harassing me. LearnIndology (talk) 18:48, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I was a member of the Committee for two terms. It doesn't deal with personal requests like yours and in any case Bishonen has done nothing wrong and there is zero chance of your success. I suggest you take his warning seriously. Your warning at Bishonen's talk page just shows your lack of understanding about how Wikipedia works. Doug Weller  talk 20:36, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Really? Just look at this, this guy himself doesn't know what he is talking about, nor he checks edits properly before reverting them, and then starts firing warning messages without any proof. And here, again he warned me for what? adding a theory with reliable refs? Is this his competence? He's clearly harassing me. LearnIndology (talk) 20:47, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

September 2020
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 31 hours for making personal attacks towards other editors. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. RexxS (talk) 00:59, 18 September 2020 (UTC)


 * There is no personal attack. You can check my whole edit history. If you find any personal attack, then I will accept my block. This block seems to be mistake atleast for now. LearnIndology (talk) 09:40, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You are free to make that case in an unblock request- unblock requests should only focus on you and your actions, not that of others. 331dot (talk) 09:42, 18 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Please provide me diff where I had personally attacked someone. LearnIndology (talk) 10:42, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Just look immediately above the block message, and at User talk:Bishonen. Your aggressive responses and accusations after receiving helpful advice and reasonable warnings constitute personal attacks, in my opinion. Another admin might disagree with me, of course, so you are welcome to make another unblock request. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:47, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * How many more requests should I make? Nobody has provided me a single diff, where they could prove that I have personally attacked someone and yet I am blocked for so. Again I am saying provide me diff where I have personally attacked someone and I will accept my block LearnIndology (talk) 10:56, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * A diff isn't really necessary as you've attacked Bishonen in the section above your block where you claim harassment, and also at Talk:Bishonen where your edit was removed by yet another Admin, User:Glen. Bishonen may have been wrong about the copyright issue but I'm not at all sure about that. It looks very much as though you copied from the website Bishonen mentioned and that website may have used the book in question as a source. All I can see from the book is a snippet (not enough to use as a source) and it doesn't resemble your text as much as the website does. But the problem about your edit isn't just where it came from but that you removed actual history and replaced it with a religious story labeled as history. That's not acceptable. Doug Weller  talk 13:07, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Let me be clear then. These are the personal attacks that you made at :
 * I made that five personal attacks. Read Harassment and learn how seriously Wikipedia takes claims of harassment. The policy at WP:AOHA is clear: "It can be seen as a personal attack if harassment is alleged without clear evidence that the others' action is actually harassment". did nothing more than act in her administrative capacity in offering you guidance and warning you when your editing stepped beyond acceptable bounds. I've reviewed your edits and agree with her. If you cannot accept justified criticism when you breach our conventions, then it may be that you are not suited to being a Wikipedia editor. If you accuse another editor of harassment without evidence again, I'll block you indefinitely. --RexxS (talk) 13:11, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * RexxS, Bishonen, and Doug - I would like to apologize for this mess and I would like to thank you for making me familiar about policies of Wikipedia. I'm a new user and am still learning about Wikipedia. I will be thankful to you respected sysops for not blocking me in the future, but instead correcting me where I am wrong by dropping a message here on my talk page. I will also use the talk page more if other editors do not agree with my edits. I hope that others will discuss with me too so we can sort things out as I always try to back up with I add with citations. Sorry once again and thanks for your patience with me. LearnIndology (talk) 18:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I made that five personal attacks. Read Harassment and learn how seriously Wikipedia takes claims of harassment. The policy at WP:AOHA is clear: "It can be seen as a personal attack if harassment is alleged without clear evidence that the others' action is actually harassment". did nothing more than act in her administrative capacity in offering you guidance and warning you when your editing stepped beyond acceptable bounds. I've reviewed your edits and agree with her. If you cannot accept justified criticism when you breach our conventions, then it may be that you are not suited to being a Wikipedia editor. If you accuse another editor of harassment without evidence again, I'll block you indefinitely. --RexxS (talk) 13:11, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * RexxS, Bishonen, and Doug - I would like to apologize for this mess and I would like to thank you for making me familiar about policies of Wikipedia. I'm a new user and am still learning about Wikipedia. I will be thankful to you respected sysops for not blocking me in the future, but instead correcting me where I am wrong by dropping a message here on my talk page. I will also use the talk page more if other editors do not agree with my edits. I hope that others will discuss with me too so we can sort things out as I always try to back up with I add with citations. Sorry once again and thanks for your patience with me. LearnIndology (talk) 18:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * RexxS, Bishonen, and Doug - I would like to apologize for this mess and I would like to thank you for making me familiar about policies of Wikipedia. I'm a new user and am still learning about Wikipedia. I will be thankful to you respected sysops for not blocking me in the future, but instead correcting me where I am wrong by dropping a message here on my talk page. I will also use the talk page more if other editors do not agree with my edits. I hope that others will discuss with me too so we can sort things out as I always try to back up with I add with citations. Sorry once again and thanks for your patience with me. LearnIndology (talk) 18:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Grammar corrections
Hi, I see you've been making some grammar corrections, but please be careful - some of your edits changed articles which were correct in British or South African English to US English, which is not right for those articles - e.g. "centred" or "stabilised" was correct before you changed it. Warofdreams talk 18:08, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for pointing out. LearnIndology (talk) 18:12, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Nice
I was just going to notify about this. Thanks for taking care of that. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 15:14, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Not a problem. LearnIndology (talk) 15:19, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

Burusho People
Define vandalism. The number of Burusho people residing in J&K is 350 and all decent from a single-family. What does the word "significance" mean? Don't politicise Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.107.130.74 (talk) 19:44, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Question
Hi. What do you mean by not constructive? I made that change as the categories generally include 'Access to basic water' or 'Access to improved water'. "At least" is an extra grammatical construct which is not required. Thanks, Johnnytest5 (talk) 08:57, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Issue has been solved now. LearnIndology (talk) 12:02, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

Ways to improve Majjhantika
Hello, LearnIndology,

Thank you for creating Majjhantika.

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~ Amkgp 💬  15:16, 1 November 2020 (UTC)