User talk:Paalappoo/Archive 1

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Welcome
ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:36, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

category
Hi, for cities and towns, the district category is good enough as such categories are subcategories of a 'state category'. Only one of them should be used: if district is known, it should be the district category, else the state category. Thanks.--GDibyendu (talk) 15:21, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

WP:INDIA
 Welcome! Hello! You look like someone who might be interested in joining the India WikiProject and so I thought I'd drop you a line and invite you! We'd love to have you help us :-)

--  Tinu  Cherian  - 06:20, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Re:India WikiProject Invite
--  Tinu  Cherian  - 08:13, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Muhamma
Ref:diff. Why did you remove the Category:Cities and towns in Kerala? It was a census town as noted in census 2001. I am reverting this as I am going to add templates for cities and towns for all districts of Kerala today. If you have sufficient reason for marking it as village, please reply in my talk page. I may not be watching the article page. Thanks. --GDibyendu (talk) 15:03, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * If census calls it a census town, then we should mark it as census town.--GDibyendu (talk) 15:16, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * That 'village office' is like a block office or 'BDO office', isn't it?--GDibyendu (talk) 15:22, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * BTW, Census town does not mean that it has to have something like a municipality. Most often, it is an urban area under a block. As census defines it, a Census Town is one which has:
 * 1. A minimum population of 5,000
 * 2. At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits
 * 3. A density of population of at least 400 persons per sq. km.
 * So, it is quite possible that a block (taluk) will have such places. Typically, many of the block headquarters are census towns.
 * Census data for Muhamma is as follows:
 * 3150 Muhamma C.T. Kerala Alappuzha 24,513 11,830 12,683 2,463 1,235 1,228 20,952 10,387 10,565
 * Also, the reason why the first url given by you does not link Muhamma is because it is not a 'census village'. Many villages can satisfy 1 and 3, but 2 makes a difference between a big village and a census town.--GDibyendu (talk) 17:07, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Hopefully, by next census, most part of Kerala will be identified as urban areas. :)--GDibyendu (talk) 17:19, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Categories
While adding categories, You dont need to add both top level and sub categories on a single article like this]. The sub catgeory is enough. See Categorization for more info --  Tinu  Cherian  - 16:03, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

categorization
Yes. I'll try to work on those, though it may take some time. BTW, while looking for info I found an interesting site which provides some important info - village-block-district mapping: example link.--GDibyendu (talk) 12:36, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Good work !
Re: Thank u for your welcome cookies, I am still new to using wikipedia. Thanx for your support and good wishes.

Jethwarp —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jethwarp (talk • contribs) 12:41, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

Re:Thank You!
--  Tinu  Cherian  - 11:14, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Welcome! Online? -- KnowledgeHegemony talk 13:54, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Omelettes
Hi Palla. I don't think omelette is capitalized in an article title. ChildofMidnight (talk) 20:57, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * First of all, I don't have any complaints, and I like your tomato omelette and Indian omelette articles. I was just leaving you a note (suggestion?) that for article titles the first word is always capatilized, but the second isn't unless it is a proper noun like a name (see for example French fries and Blue cheese. Since omelette isn't a proper noun, I don't think it's capitalized. It's a minor issue of style, and I'd be happy to fix it if you'd like. I just wanted to let you know. Keep up the great work. ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:16, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Have you ever heard of this Boparai? ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:48, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help Paala. Much appreciated. ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:59, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Novels article
Thanks for your help with these articles but be aware that neither of the categories "Novel stubs" or "Novel articles without infoboxes" get added as you have. The first should be added as a stub i.e. and the other should be brought in the talk page by adding the  to the head of the talk page. for more information look at WP:NV} etc. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  11:31, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Ralph Eckardt
An article that you have been involved in editing, Ralph Eckardt, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/Ralph Eckardt. Thank you.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Edcolins (talk) 20:33, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Stub categiories
As I understand it these cats should be added only via template. E.G. School-stub. Rich Farmbrough, 13:51 14 March 2009 (UTC).

Indian Highways
Hello there in Mumbai! I've just stubbed all of the red links for the missing highways. If you could work at expanding them and giving them the articles they deserve I'd be very grateful! Dr. Blofeld       White cat 13:02, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi Helen, like Helen (actress). I'm from Wales and Helen is a Welsh name! Its cool that the name is used in India too, perahps testament to the British Raj. With India most of my work is with Bollywood and northern Indian geography but when I see important articles needing starting I set them up. Hopefully we can get some photos of these highways too! Dr. Blofeld      White cat 13:13, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Actually your name is Helen Thomas? Wow you must be from Wales too surely? Thats a very common welsh name! Dr. Blofeld       White cat 13:16, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes I did wonder though as the surname "Thomas" along with "Jones" is one of the most common names in Wales. Helen Thomas is almost a stereotypical Welsh name along with something like Dylan Thomas!! Dr. Blofeld      White cat 13:30, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

You don't need to have any photos etc yourself (although that would help). There should be enough people online to add photos to the commons/ flickr etc as well as references by google searches that could be used to develop the articles. Dr. Blofeld      White cat 13:36, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Question on AfD
What do you make of this ? ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:25, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your response Paala. Have you ever heard of the song of the same title? Do you think the subject generally should be included in Wikipedia, or not at all, or somehow mentioned in the bogeyman article? ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:01, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help Paala. Much appreciated. ChildofMidnight (talk) 16:56, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

How about Tala maanam? ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:42, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian roads
Can we start Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian roads ?

Naveenpf (talk) 09:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

is there a wikiproject for national highway ? Naveenpf (talk) 05:54, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Join here WikiProject Indian roads

Naveenpf (talk) 06:14, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I see by the note above a new WP for Indian roads, it shall be added to WP Highways, as well.

SriMesh | talk  00:26, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Baba Shanti Giri
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File copyright problem with File:Muttom Tamil Nadu.JPG
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Villages in Kerala categorisation
... Thanks for sharing my work load. I leave this entirely to you now :).... Concentrating back to my article creation work --  Tinu  Cherian  - 13:42, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure friend. One more thing to do, if u r interested :- add the geo-cordinates too to the Infobox Indian Jurisdiction with the help of http://in.maps.yahoo.com . You can find the missing geocord articles at Category:Kerala location articles needing coordinates also --  Tinu  Cherian  - 13:50, 30 April 2009 (UTC)


 * ''urakkum onnum ille ? anyways I am impressed by your dedication to the WP. Dont hestitate to ask for any help related to WP. --  Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 18:26, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Re:Categorization of Cities and towns in Kerala
-- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 22:56, 3 May 2009 (UTC)


 * You may want remove the template once you add the geo-cordinates to a place article. -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 05:45, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

AfD
What do you make of this Sugar balls? Seems hoaxy... ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:49, 6 May 2009 (UTC)


 * The latest thinking seems to be that sugar balls are in fact Laddu/ Laddoo. I'm sticking with naan, tandoor, and tikka. Although the sweets with gold and silver leaf are pretty cool. ChildofMidnight (talk) 17:40, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Indian roads
Let us edit and improve the articles in WikiProject Indian roads Please Visit WikiProject Indian roads/Article for the Week --Naveenpf (talk) 15:25, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Cooking
Hi Paala. If you have a chance could you take a look at kadhai and posola for me and see if you have any insights or corrections? Thanks as always. ChildofMidnight (talk) 23:19, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

stub templates
Done. Thanks.--GDibyendu (talk) 11:46, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of T.Madhavan
A tag has been placed on T.Madhavan requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

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Is there any more to come on T.Madhavan? It seems a little thin on substantial coverage in reliable independent sources to meet the notability guideline. Thoughts? ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The case for notability seems to be weak in my opinion as there doesn't seem to be substantial independent coverage in reliable sources. Is it fair to say he is an economics professor? If not please change it back. I also made some other tweaks and clarifications trying to better indicate the fields of study for a general audience of encyclopedia readers. Have fun. ;) ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:37, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Biographies of this type don't seem to me to make the encyclopedia less valuable or complete, and it isn't promotional, so I have no strong objection to it and I don't intend to nominate it for deletion. But as a technical matter, I don't think the subject meets the notability guidelines. Is there any evidence of his having influence on these fields of study? Has his work been cited elsewhere? Discussed in publications? ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:51, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Paala, don't be sad! The issue isn't so much whether his work has been published (although that's a start), but whether his work has been discussed by others in reliable sources. Is he influential?
 * I'm no expert and people disagree with me all the time. You can check out wp:prof too for the policy details. Like I said, I'm not inclined to do an AfD for a subject that doesn't seem to be causing a problem or diminshing the encyclopedia's quality. There's certainly a case to be made that in a pageless encyclopedia well established professors are inherently notable. I'm just giving you my opinion based on my understanding of policy. Cheerios! ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:04, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Feel free to revert any changes you don't think are appropriate. My changes were intended to broaden out the wording for a generalized audience. Departments at different universities have all sorts of names and titles, but to me, what's most notable and encyclopedic is an accurate and straightforward description of the positions held and study subjects involved. I see it as being similar to avoiding the use of honorifics. These types of distinctions are too localized and specific to really add to the understanding of a subject. But I understand that people like their degrees, doctorates, and titles recognized. They are welcome to keep them on their walls. :) I've been accused at times of having an anti-academic bias... ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:34, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Climatic variables and Climatic variability
This seems like a very interesting subject. I wonder if it's covered somewhere under a different name? Seems like it would be very appropriate to develop. ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:11, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Ponni Rice year
Thanks for your contribution to the article Ponni Rice. Can you support your claim on the year 1986 for this variety's development. I do recall eating Ponni rice much before this year.--Pinecar (talk) 04:41, 24 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks Paalappoo for following up. The documents you indicated are referring to "White Ponni" by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University dated 1986. The other news letter refers to "Sona Masoori Ponni" as the trademarked product in Malaysia - not "Ponni Rice", the article's title. --Pinecar (talk) 16:59, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Veraval Turk Jamaat
What do you think about this article? ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:01, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries. Thanks for having a look. :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:33, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject India Newsletter, Volume IV, Issue 2 – July 2009
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Re:Categorization of villages, districtwise
-- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 03:37, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: Divisions of Maharashtra.
The Maharashtra government website says 6 divisions officially. See | this. Also | this page lists the Divisional Commissioners of Maharashtra. The individual pages for each divisions are | Aurangabad, | Nashik, | Pune, | Amravati, | Konkan, | Nagpur. --<font color="red" face="cursive">GP <font color="black" face="cursive">Pande 18:06, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Latur is part of Aurangabad division. Check the Aurangabad division page (link above). I think better nominate the Latur Division page for AfD. It will be definitely deleted for lack of credible sources - since none exists for it as per me. --<font color="red" face="cursive">GP <font color="black" face="cursive">Pande 14:32, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey Paalappoo.....I don't hv any intention to do deface your page. Infact I am confused where to reply u .....so replying here again..You are quite rite that Latur is part of Aurangabad division.......Plz make sure that Latur Division get's deleted by any means..about Nanded division I absolutely agree with you...I don't know who has created that Latur Division... Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nandedkar (talk • contribs) 12:41, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Puri (food)
In the accompaniment section it says puri is often served with halwa. Is this correct? Halava seem a strange accompaniment, is there a mix up in names or links? Also, can you identify the accompaniments in the recently added photo? I recall those being quite common, but I do not remember the names. ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:15, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I dont think anyone eats puri with halwa. It is eaten with shrikhand. Also, sev puri is not at all a variation of puri. Sev puri is deep fried crisp disks made maida dough, served with toppings like boiled and mashed potato, tamarind chutney, finely chopped onions and corainder leaves etc. Seven or eight disks make a serving. The redirect is wrong. Sev puri is a chaat dish. Paalappoo (talk) 05:12, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * If I may intrude, puri is in fact eaten with halwa. "Often" is incorrect though. Aditya (talk) 18:02, 29 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I have no idea about puri halwa combination. Add references to the page, if you have any. Paalappoo (talk) 17:06, 30 August 2009 (UTC)


 * It's hard to find reliable sources pertaining to Indian foods, but a Google search click shows a lot of recipes with that combination. I'll add references if/when I find them, until then it's better to keep that statement out of the article. Aditya (talk) 17:29, 30 August 2009 (UTC)