User talk:Ravichandar84/Archive 13

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Barnstar
Thanks!  YellowMonkey  ( click here to choose Australia's next top model ) 05:19, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Your DYK submission
Hello! Your submission at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed. There still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! &mdash;Politizer talk / contribs 07:32, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

unfortunate
That is unfortunate you have lost the disire to contributing. Your contributions have been excellent and hope u will change ur mind.  Docku:  What up?  15:19, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Please do not leave
Ravichander84 you are great contributor and have contributed immensely to Wikipedia .I have still not able to figure what was the issue on Madras Presidency images and why the images being deleted as the copyright had already as per the Indian copyright expired and we were using in the article.I am taking it up in the ANI .I undertstand your feeling as you were working hard to bring it to FA status.Please leave if you are busy with real life but not over this issue.You have been very good editor with over 25 DYK and 138 articles. Sad to see you leave this way.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 16:18, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

 DON'T GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wikipedia needs you --  Tinu  Cherian  - 16:26, 17 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I can't understand why an Exceptional Editor like you has lost the desire? I hope you will be back after a well-deserved break and will be contributing to Wikipedia once again. Till then we will miss you! --KnowledgeHegemonyPart2 17:25, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Ravi, this is a shock! You have reached a brilliant 50 DYK mark and I believe that you are someone who can do more. I, like the other above editors, wish that you take a break and get back soon. We need you here. Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 18:48, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi Ravichandar84, I'm saddened to see the note on your user page. Please reconsider your decision.  I looked at one or two of the images that are problematic.  I think the editor who asked for the copyright information might be in the right.  But I am sure you can easily provide that information, and if it is not available, I am sure you can easily find other images.  In fact, I'd be happy to help you locate relevant images, especially since you think I have the talent for locating the obscure ones! :)  You have done marvelous work on Madras Presidency (I was just praising that page on Talk:British India the other day), and it would be a pity for that (and other work you are still to contribute to) to remain unfinished.  Please reconsider.  This is just a hiccup, a little bump on the road, and will soon be forgotten, not least by you.  Regards,  Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  21:47, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

--  Tinu  Cherian  - 12:12, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

50 DYKs
Oh man, you deserve much more appreciations when we think about how much you have done to inform the world through wikipedia. Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 17:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

SAASTRA
Hi Ravichandar,

I did not go to SAASTRA. Anyway, it is good to hear you're still lurking around here. Cheers. ShivNarayanan (talk) 23:44, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

National Geographic pic
Hello Ravichandar. The first thing you need to know is who the photograph is credited to. Let's go with it being anonymous or copyright National Geographic because that's simplest. The copyright for these magazines needed to be renewed after 28 years. Once upon a time it used to be impossible to check, but the Gutenberg Project and others have digitised the records from the US Copyright office. The best thing to check is the original scanned pages. For a 1926 publication, the renewal should be in 1954 +/- one year. Now if you go this page, and go down to "Renewals for Periodicals", you can check the records. The likelihood is that they are renewed because the National Geographical Society were unusually efficient at doing this (about 10% of registrations were renewed, on average), but you can check page 175 and page 347 to see if the issue of the magazine that interests you is listed. If it is renewed, you can use this page to check the status. Reading down the page, published 1923 to 1964 and copyright renewed means copyright expires 95 years from registration, thanks to the Mickey Mouse Protection Act, so it's not in the public domain yet and you'd need a fair-use rationale that met the requirements of WP:NFCC. Angus McLellan (Talk) 15:13, 22 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Ravi, I've asked a question about this case at Commons:Help desk as I think we're more likely to get an expert answer there. All the best, Angus McLellan (Talk) 17:29, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

It seems then, that if Plate Ltd owns/ed Image:Pearling crew 1926.JPG (as seems likely) and Nat Geo just purchased rights for one use then the original image became PD quite a while ago. Restored now - Peripitus (Talk) 20:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for the barnstar. You're too kind! I'm glad the image got sorted out in the end. All the best, Angus McLellan (Talk) 07:40, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Pearling crew 1926.JPG)
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Attention needed
Hi,

There is a short discussion on what to do with the Dalit section here. Your input would be appreciated. Regards. Wiki Raja (talk) 10:04, 27 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Please reply here. It can be seen that one of the sources you have provide on Dalits may be a legitimate one since it is a book written by the individual who made the statement himself. Kudos on properly listing the whole title and info on the book. If you are having problems with putting references and links properly on the page, let me know and I'll either show you or work on it myself. Other than that, as you can see, none of the sources that were critical of Periyar were removed. However, the source you have provided that requires the reader to input a username or password would have to be looked into if it could be used. Some individuals who have a thing or two against Periyar have went the extra mile as to post items twice on the page to amplify their dislikes for him. Now, that is very POV. For example, the statement on Periyar marrying a younger lady at his old age was mentioned twice in the article, while, two of the same websites that were highly critical of Periyar were listed twice also. Everyone has a right to their opinions, but not to over amplify their passions. That is why there was a special section titled Ideals and Criticisms created. That is the section where we can see both pros and cons of Periyar. Wiki Raja (talk) 01:32, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Kindly reply here. Wiki Raja (talk) 06:35, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks! And thanks for signing my guestbook! --Shruti14 talk • sign 01:20, 28 November 2008 (UTC) 

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Re:Restoration of images
Per your request, I have restored all your images that were deleted on November 16th. Regards, Ganeshk  ( talk ) 03:35, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


 * And good to see you back! :) Regards, Ganeshk  ( talk ) 03:36, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Telugu transliteration
Telugu transliteration of Panaganti Ramarayaningaru would be ఫనగన్తి రమరయనిన్గరు Wiki Raja (talk) 07:51, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

K.A. Nilakanta Sastri
Didn't know that you were a K.A. Nilakanta Sastri fan. Though he tends to praise Sanskritization, he has done extensive work on Tamil, Dravidian, and other history. The following are a part of my collection of books:


 * 1) ''The Pāṇḍyan Kingdom from the Earliest Times to the Sixteenth Century: from the earliest times to the sixteenth century. (1929)
 * 2) The Cholas. (1935)
 * 3) South Indian Influences in the Far East. (1949)
 * 4) A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar: from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar (1955)
 * 5) Cultural Contacts Between Aryans and Dravidians. (1967)
 * 6) Foreign Notices of South India: From Megasthenes to Ma Huan. (1972)

Thanks for the book link
Hello Sir Ravi! Thanks for the link to the book. I just had a quick glimpse and something caught my eye. When it starts talking about the city of Madras (page 113), the authors seem to point that the city fathers have actually neglected the city. Do they expand on this later? I would be really interesting to read something of that sort. All my life I kept hearing that the British were good towards Madras (the city) and its citizens. The otherside of the story would be nice to see too. Thanks again! Wiki San Roze†αLҝ</i> 12:16, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks mate, this one is brilliant. I laughed my head out with Willington's comment (page 29) as Cinderella province. Will read more. BTW, I'm working right now on how Tamil cinema played a role in Dravidian politics. I am not sure if to go by calling it as Influence of film media on Dravidian politics or Influence of Dravidian politics on Tamil cinema or Role of cinema in Dravidian politics. The last two will only mean pre-MGR era starting from Parasakthi, where political ideologies were incorporated into movies. But with DMK cashing on MGR's popularity (even Sivaji Ganesan called DMK a glamour party when he quit DMK) it was film media that was playing a major role into politics rather than vice versa. Any thoughts? <b style="color:orange;">Wiki San Roze</b><i style="color:green;">†αLҝ</i> 11:23, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Panagal Raja
Hi Ravi. I'm doing well. Will copyedit the article soon. The article does look like a candidate for a good article. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 13:09, 4 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I've done with my copyediting for today. Will resume later. I've left some inline questions as html comments, as well as clrafy-inline tags. This article has a good number of references. Only, sections need to be organised better, repeating statements should be removed, and the flow should be tightened. After that, it'll be a really good article. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 16:45, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the Barnstar
Thank you very much. I have also seen your tremendous contributions, including the latest list put up by Tinu at Wikipedia India project notice board. Hope I can join your ranks sometime in future. Motivation is there, including from you all - have to keep finding enough time... VasuVR ( talk,  contribs ) 15:13, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

User:Taprobanus
User:Taprobanus : Should I add him to wikipedians of Indian orgin or people interested in India content ? -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 05:02, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Re:Wikipedia Motivation Award
Thanks a lot, dude , for your kind words. -- <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu  <em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian  - 06:51, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi from Marcus
Ravi, Thanks for the comment. I think you may be interested that Nvvchar (talk)and I have been working together on a new article User:Marcus334/Sandbox which we will soon post. We will appreciate your critical eye and comments. We prefer to post a fully developed article rather than a stub and then developing it.

Please go ahead and make any small copy edits we have missed. Let us know about any larger structural or fact issues or even any major new facts, refs or images we may include. Thanks again. Marcus (talk) 15:47, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar
Thanks, days of prolific article creation is over. Now quality over quanity:)))Taprobanus (talk) 16:33, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
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