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Your submission at Articles for creation: Tamil inscriptions in Sri Lanka (April 6)
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Dan arndt (talk) 01:21, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tamil inscriptions in Sri Lanka has been accepted
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August 2020
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Malayalam
Hi Metta79! I think I know what you meant. For most "lazy" readers who do not look up the references, it might give the impression that the primordalist fringe view is better supported: they just see the "cite bomb" and think, this must be the "truth", judging from the list of assumed supporters. I wanted to keep Shanmugam both as observer and commentator, and I see that with the quote, it meets your (mainstream) perspective on the matter. –Austronesier (talk) 10:34, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Need a help
Dear Metta79. I want to find out this book - "Pathmanathan, S. (2019). Tamil inscriptions in Sri Lanka - Volume 1. Kumaran Book House. ISBN 978-624-5015-07-8.". I contacted Kumaran Book House and other book publishers and all they replied that they don't have it. If you know any place where this book available, pls let me know. Thanks--L Manju (talk) 03:58, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi I got the book from Kumaran book house over a year ago. If it's out of stock, there's also a Tamil version available online on noolaham website under the name இலங்கைத் தமிழ்ச் சாசனங்கள். I don't know where else to get the book in English. Metta79 (talk) 11:49, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

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Anaikoddai seal
could you please let me know what was the policy broken by me when I'm adding the 'view of Somadeva' to Anaikoddai seal? as I know Wikipedia should follow a neutral point of view. that may sometimes mean that we have to give place to all the prominent views. so when I saw only one interpretation of the Anaikoddai seal, when I do not see a prominent archeologist's interpretation (Raj Somadeva's view) in it, I decided to add it and did so by providing original sources. could you please tell me what was the issue, led you to revert it, so that I can fix it? Sasithmadu (talk) 19:30, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your message. I've read about that guide. I'm afraid, I think you've mistaken what a fringe theory is. any theory which is not accepted by many is not a fringe theory. the examples given in the guide linked by you include examples like Jesus lived in India etc. So in the context of history, a fringe theory is a historical tale that has no foundation. But I've added is not a theory. it's another reading on the inscription by another archaeologist. and it's not baseless. if have knowledge of Brahmi Inscriptions you'll see both readings have foundations. If someone makes a story on Sri Lankan history, based on any of those interpretations, only then it can be called a fringe theory. if your concern is that because you think that interpretation of Somadeva is not correct, I would like to let you know that [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability,_not_truth verifiability, not truth].

Furthermore, the page you've linked too say as follows:


 * Should any inconsistency arise between this guideline and the content policies, the policies take precedence.

So let the policy of Neutral Point of View take precedence over the guide page on Fringe theory. (you can revert your reversion) Sasithmadu (talk) 20:54, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Please read talk page. Metta79 (talk) 20:56, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Tamil editor
- see my reverts. And quite happy to change sourced text. Doug Weller talk 16:29, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

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Gomarankadawala rock inscription of Magha, Trincomalee
Can you help me to find out this article;K. Indrapala, A newly discovered inscription relating to Magha's invasion, Sasanam journal, Volume 6, 2022, Krishnagiri--L Manju (talk) 14:28, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I recently visited Chennai where I got access to it from a library, I don't have access to the article online. Metta79 (talk) 21:24, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

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