User talk:RegentsPark/Archive 35

India's National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC)
Sir i have followed all rhe guidelines while creating it and a user called simon is repeatedly nomination it for delition under G11 criteria. Last time it was deleted without a discussion on whether to keep it or not. I reimproved and i don't think any violation of WP:Pov is here. ALSO ALL SOurces are third party secondary sources but it seems deleting admin also got confused. This time also the particular user has wrote on the talk page of same admin for delition.what to do? This is like spoiling hard works of others.Heba Aisha (talk) 17:05, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't see a deletion. Was the article title different? --RegentsPark (comment) 17:22, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Yes it was Heba Aisha (talk) 17:41, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It would help if you told me what that title was. --RegentsPark (comment) 17:43, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes it was National Action Plan on Climate Change (India). Usually admins are not aware with a particular topic if they don't have knowledge in that area. And as G11 is speedy delition criteria they deleted without any talk. But, this is a program of Government of India and similar articles exist on wiki example National Solar Mission and i have used 3rd party secondary sources so no issue of WP:POV  and conflict of interest. I have recreated it with further improvements and i am worried that it wouldbe deleted too as the same guy have put a message on talk page of same admin regarding that.Heba Aisha (talk) 17:48, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look. Generally, it isn't a good idea to recreate a deleted article under a different name and it is always a good idea to let the deleting admin know that you've recreated it. --RegentsPark (comment) 18:07, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I have put a message on his talk page...the deliting admin  . BTW I have changed many things like intro and look whole changed.Heba Aisha (talk) 18:11, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It doesn't look that different to me (the original and the new one). But, the article itself is problematic since it reads more like a publicity brochure on the plan than a content substantial one. You probably want to rewrite it completely using more secondary sources and dropping most of the primary sources you're using. Since the plan was apparently started in 2008, there should be quite a few secondary sources that talk about how successful or not the plan is (assuming the government hasn't forgotten all about it). In its current state, if it survives G11, it will almost certainly be deleted at WP:AFD. --RegentsPark (comment) 18:26, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ok.....that's y i want a maintenance tag on it rather than deletion. Heba Aisha (talk) 18:30, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Indopaedia
Hi. I notice a one week block, and that's up to you. However you're welcome to peruse my activity in the last 30 minutes if you want some more (CU confirmed) information. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:51, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, scrap that, I've seen enough. Indef'd. -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:01, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Likely a few more sitting around waiting. --RegentsPark (comment) 16:03, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Help needed.
Hi RegentsPark, I added some info on Seuna (Yadava) dynasty page and someone removed it without particularly pointing to any specific issue. What was wrong with the content or its reference? Please take a look at this removal. HinduKshatrana (talk) 22:16, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I have no idea whether your edits are good or why it was removed. Best to discuss it on the talk page and see what happens. Explain why your sources are good and why the content is necessary. If you don't get a response in a few days, you can add it back. If there is a discussion, then, hopefully, there will be consensus. --RegentsPark (comment) 16:04, 26 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, it's been days since anyone has joined the talks on the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty page so I've re-added back the information that was reverted. HinduKshatrana (talk) 10:37, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I've added the page to my watch list. Let's see what happens. --RegentsPark (comment) 11:54, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

Same content
But two articles Satsang (Deoghar) and  Satsang Ashram. Wikifulness (talk) 16:33, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * They look a bit different. One appears to be on the philopsophy of the cult and the other on its organizational structure. If you think two articles are not necessary, you should propose a merger.--RegentsPark (comment) 17:45, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

List of Brahmin dynasties and states
Hi sir, Saw your activities and i think you have done what i did if this had been ur subject area. The article had some fake sources and many states included in list had no article on wikipedia so as per WP:WTAF i have done some clean up. It will need time to check whether all other state mentioned are brahman states or not as i m doubtful after seeing the  Gupta empire in  the list. But i will verify when get time. If you find any issues with my edits plz notify me. Heba Aisha (talk) 03:07, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks like cruft to me. Best course forward, remove everything that is unsourced and wait for the dust to settle! --RegentsPark (comment) 17:47, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

User (Dinesh2069 (talk))
Hello Regents park, the above user is not listening to neither "Admin Bishonen" words nor my words. Take a look at this edit. User is using words like 'beg' for characters like Indra- king of Gods without any sources. He claimed that we were hurting religious sentiments but the user himself is doing that. This violates wikipedia's 'neutral' policy. He also added words like 'great danveer' to elevate a character without proofs or sources. This shows that he is fan of character Karna. This can be called as fan boy vandalism. The most important thing is he is editing in a wrong way even after being warned. I request you to look into this carefully as admin "Bishonen" already gave him final warning. Also please look my latest edit over his talk page and please tell me whether I did correct or not. , this user seems to be little rude as you can see his latest edit. . I don't have any personal enimity with him. But he is not editing properly. Admin Bishonen also gave him final warning and asked me to report if he persistently edits in a wrong way even after warning. I already informed her. She told me that she is unaware of religious matters. Hence I'm reporting you so that you would take some action on him. He had record of disruptive editing and vandalism. He was warned for disruption in many articles like Bhima. I checked his talk page as well. Kindly look into this seriously as his editing in talkpage also seems to be rude and vulgar. Thank you and have a nice day. Fire star on heat (talk) 02:23, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks like the user hasn't contributed for a bit. Let's wait and see. --RegentsPark (comment) 17:46, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Yes. I'm just bringing this to your notice Fire star on heat (talk) 02:47, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

Edit warring
Disruptive editing/edit warring on Raghu Pati Raghav. Can you please temp lock the page? 2001:4898:80E8:F:7221:D2E1:2763:9AB1 (talk) 22:04, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi. It doesn't look like the edit warring is continuing. If it restarts, let me know or report it at WP:AN3 or WP:RFPP. --RegentsPark (comment) 00:22, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Disruption after block expiry
has continued making the same edits that you blocked him for and, now, continues to be disruptive on other articles. User has been unresponsive and shows no willingness to improve their edits. Can you please do something about it in you capacity as administrator? Harsher countermeasures are due. Idell (talk) 08:51, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked again. Unless they figure out how to edit, they're headed for an indef block.--RegentsPark (comment) 15:35, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Citiation on Draft:Manoj Kumar Verma.
Hello sir,

Thanks for editing my article. I got a message that my senior in charge has provided many references after second submit, but some texts needs reference. I will probably provide the reference.

Regards, 🇮🇳DRCNSINDIA (talk) 08:02, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Mughal Maratha Wars
Mughal-Marathas War Where is it written that Raj era sources cannot be used? Removed your vandalism, please desist from vandalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by A.A Ghatge (talk • contribs) 07:32, 25 October 2020 (UTC) For historical material, you should only use contemporary academic sources. If you can't find a contemporary source, that usually means that the material is not a conclusion drawn by a historian. historiography is not static, and old sources are not reliable. In particular, raj era sources are suspect because, in most cases, the writers were not historians and were likely using very little data to arrive at their conclusions. Hope this clarifies things. Also, please try to add talk page comments at the bottom of the page and properly sectioned. Note also that labeling good faith edits as vandalism is not a path you want to travel down. Best. --RegentsPark (comment) 21:27, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

Possible 3rr violation by IP?
What are your thoughts on IP editor 73.32.6.120's latest edit-warring spree on page Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram? Is it a possible 3rr violation? If so I will open a thread at WP:AN3 -- DL 6443  01:29, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I saw that you mentioned me. Breaking 3RR is when there are more than three reverts (four or more) in a 24 hour time period. The IP has reverted two times in the past 24h, so is not subject to 3RR violation, but you can still report them at WP:ANEW if you believe they have been edit warring. I think they have, they’re not providing any reasoning behind their reverts. Before you report them, know that your actions will be scrutinized as well. Some tips for you are:
 * If you have not warned them yet on their talk page, do it ASAP by adding  to their talk page
 * Also - open a discussion on the article talk page, mentioning them and asking to please stop
 * Keep a close eye on their contributions. If you are on a web browser, just open a new tab to make sure you don’t lose it. If they do anything, keep track of it


 * The reverts happened around 24 hours ago, so you can’t report them for 3RR unless they make 4 reverts in 24h on a page. I hope this helped! D🐶ggy54321 (let's chat!) 01:56, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info. However, just want to put out there that the reverts occurred less than an hour ago by the same IP mentioned above. And also as a side note, the ping probably happened due to a syntax error that accidentally transcluded the entire AN3 page onto this talk page. -- DL 6443  02:03, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * ahahahahaa, glad that the syntax error happened 😊😊. Sorry, my pea brain thought the reverts happened 24h ago, my bad. If they revert on that page anytime in the next 24h you can report them. You could also report right now as it is evident that they are edit warring. D🐶ggy54321 (let's chat!) 02:06, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Sock of User:ChitranshYasharth896 I've blocked them but the page probably needs semi-protecting.--RegentsPark (comment) 02:13, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * @User:DL6443, can't seem to figure out why someone mentioned me in this page, and where... Edion Petriti (talk) 07:17, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Apologies. There was a syntax error which accidentally transcluded the entire AN3 noticeboard onto this page, sending out pings to everyone on it. -- DL 6443  07:26, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * (y), No problem. Edion Petriti (talk) 07:27, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Using political sources
Hi RegentsPark, I hope you're doing great. In one of my previous questions you suggested not to use political sources (CPI in this case) for writing content in Shivaji's page. Recently, I saw a political source being used to describe Hindutva. I wish to know to what extant political sources can be used. Thank you so much for your time. Jenos450 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:19, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi . I can't answer this question without knowing what source you refer to and the context in which it was used. --RegentsPark (comment) 14:39, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

User talk:Chuniya1000
Hi. You might want to delete this talk page as it is full of vulgar slang and threats in Hindi. &mdash;  LeoFrank  Talk 16:47, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks for the heads up! --RegentsPark (comment) 17:31, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Symbol thumbs up.svg
 * Please also rev del these along with deleting the edit summary. Similar slang in Hindi:
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 * &mdash;  LeoFrank  Talk 15:23, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅--RegentsPark (comment) 15:27, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Read the article
Netaji Jayanti and decide its notability. Wikifulness (talk) 08:40, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Seems marginally notable to me though the sources are all rather recent. If you can find older sources that discuss the holiday, then that would cement notability. You could also post on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Holidays. --RegentsPark (comment) 16:24, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Review
Hi I'm Sumit banaphar, I have recently participate on Reliable sources/Noticeboard to ask that is the source I'm providing to make changes is reliable or not. So can you please review my request, if you're interested. Sumit banaphar (talk) 14:06, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Commented there. --RegentsPark (comment) 17:39, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Edit on Pashtuns
I noticed that the quote from Johnny Cheung was removed. I recognised that 1 reference might not be enough so I added 4 additional references (books and journals) to the article. Thank you for your interest in Pashtuns ! PashtoAdder4 (talk) 04:28, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I have added 2 additional book references with quotations. PashtoAdder4 (talk) 04:39, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Please also note the article published on academia.edu by Johnny Cheung was from the book Studia Philologica Iranica: Gherardo Gnoli Memorial Volume. Scienze e lettere. I have provided the whole reference with  thepage number. There are more 7 different references now for one single arguement. Please do not remove info PashtoAdder4 (talk) 04:51, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't really know anything about this. Someone else will, hopefully, figure out what to do with it.--RegentsPark (comment) 17:40, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

November 2020
Constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, but a recent edit that you made to User talk:ජපස has been reverted or removed because it was a misuse of a warning or blocking template. Please use the user warnings sandbox for any tests you may want to do, or take a look at our introduction page to learn more about contributing to the encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. You need to identify all parties if you are going to template the regulars. jps (talk) 15:44, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Um. You're the only one who needed to be warned. But, no worries. --RegentsPark (comment) 16:46, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Please look again. There is a serial reverter: Joshua Jonathan who has not contradicted the rationale on the talkpage. jps (talk) 17:21, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Indian subcontinent
What should be the next course of action? ANB? ANI? Or accept that our dispute resolution mechanism is dysfuntional? Aditya (✉ • ⚒) 21:36, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Probably the dysfunctional part. I don't have the time to focus on this and, when racism enters the picture, I usually just give up. --RegentsPark (comment) 22:05, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Happy Diwali!

 * Thanks . A very happy diwali too you too!--RegentsPark (comment) 14:02, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Subh Diwali
.🪔 HappyDeepawali🪔 May this festival bring peace and blessings to you and your family •  .💠 245CMR💠 . •👥📜 10:09, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks . Happy Diwali to you too!--RegentsPark (comment) 14:03, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Happy Diwali

 * Thanks . It's been a while - Happy Diwali to you!

Content dispute.
Hello RegentsPark, could you help us to solve a curretn discution here. Two parts with opposing POVs are having a issue in this article. Before it escalates, hope you could give your opinion. I dont like the language being used at the talk page, and mostly because of the delicate topic.Mr.User200 (talk) 00:44, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks like it's been amicably settled, right? --RegentsPark (comment) 17:31, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Your proposal
You made a proposal on the Hindustani language article talk page. Can you please post it again? I want to see.--Vishnu Sahib (talk) 01:14, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't recall making any proposal there. Are you confusing me with some other editor? You can search the archives to see if you can find the proposal there. --RegentsPark (comment) 02:46, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Never mind, I found it. I intend to revive it when I have the time, even if I ever do revive it.--Vishnu Sahib (talk) 05:22, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Editing Hinduism
I saw that you undo-ed my edit in Hinduism, and felt that your point was valid. So when I re-reverted it, I made sure to add citations to it. Please review it.

I would also like to state that after making some edits, I am planning on nominating Hinduism for WP:GA, as it once was a WP:FA. Please give your opinion on the topic.--Atlantis77177 (talk) 04:03, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * You should probably involve other editors (Joshua Jonathon, for example) if you want to take it to GA. --RegentsPark (comment) 16:20, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Suspected user complain
Sir please see User:Abhishek Mishra BJP a new user, meant to enter Wikipedia for Vandalism purpose if I'm not wrong. Because his user name is mentioned BJP and mostly a party's name so keep a note on his contributions on India related articles.

🇮🇳DRCNSINDIA (talk) 08:29, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I can't find User:Abhishek Mishra BJP. Could you drop a link to their contributions? --RegentsPark (comment) 17:00, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Abhishek_Mishra_BJP 🇮🇳DRCNSINDIA (talk) 07:03, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

But he may be do some contributions which creates vandalism. 🇮🇳DRCNSINDIA (talk) 07:04, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Sitush talk page
Why undo my warm welcome? Zalim Singh Zulmi (talk) 19:48, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Abusive Language
Hlello Mate Ravi Mavi abused me recently for Talk page of Tomaras because he cant counter me with Facts Kindly block Him he is Really Caste boomer and has been Targeting me many times. Cheers. Samboy 01681 (talk) 09:51, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Thanks Fowler! --RegentsPark (comment) 22:18, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Double articles found
Sir please see Jyotipriya Mallick and Jyotipriyo Mullick is the same article with same details. Please note it and keep or merge to that article which has more information. Thanking you, 🇮🇳GoWB🇮🇳 (ask me any questions) 12:26, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
 * could you take a look? --RegentsPark (comment) 17:13, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Reverted my edit of just adding a template
User:RegentsPark, May I know the reason for the Revision being reverted.गहराई (talk) 14:42, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I've misunderstood something but why would an Indian muslim template be added to a Afghani ethnic group? --RegentsPark (comment) 14:52, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I've self reverted. The state=majority made me think this was an unconstructive edit and I've fixed that too. Apologies. --RegentsPark (comment) 14:57, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Threat
Can you please look into this?. - Akhiljaxxn (talk) 13:45, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Mughal Empire page, why did you undo my deletion?
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mughal_Empire&action=history

You performed an undo for the deletion of my selected text. Why? I don't want a link to an ruling I also want to know how yourself adhered to the ruling to feel it was justified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SumeetJi (talk • contribs) 20:54, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
 * From what I understood from your edit summary (and talk page comment), you are concerned that the articles do not talk about Sikh genocide. None of the content you removed addresses Sikhs and it is unclear why you removed what appears to be well sourced content.--RegentsPark (comment) 20:58, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

What I removed was text that in summary states the Mughal Empire was an equality driven Empire. There is no evidence from the linked sources reference [19] that is in line with that statement, "it did not vigorously suppress the cultures and people it came to rule; rather, it equalized and placated them through new administrative practices,"

in fact reading the book itself lends the opposite viewpoint, that Mughals were indeed oppressive and not equality driven and that their administrative practices were based on removing Hindus from power. This also invalidated reference [18]. The original Authors viewpoints should be removed for misleading work.

From an simple logical viewpoint and then fact checking by reading the sources provided already, how does an foreign invading genociding empire part of an Islamic Caliphate, not back the statement that they did not "vigorously suppress the cultures" when Jizya an Islamic practice of forcing tax on non-Muslims which was implemented with verifiable sources on the Indian population during Muslim rule, even lend credibility to the statement.

Source book ISBN-10 : 1515072401 ISBN-13 : 978-1515072409

I'm not here to waste your time with useless facts, I'm here to give an unbiased viewpoint on topics that I want to share with to the greater world in truth.

There seems to be an problem with you judging your work. I've been warned for my behaviour and taken corrective action. Have you even done your job correctly in lines with Wikipedia guidelines to look into the source reference to make an unbiassed ruling yourself? Your work is terrible at best and deliberately misleading at worst. - SumeetJi (talk) 21:10, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Replied on the article talk page. --RegentsPark (comment) 21:25, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

There is no reference on page 115 to say that imposition wasn't forced It merely states that cultures were not eliminated or merged. That ruling class stated was an Islamic class that forced rule onto the country in the first place.

Stop being misleading. Stop wasting my time. Stop doing anything counterproductive and fix your work ethics. Your on purpose furthering negative discourse. You are not reading the source, you are not further being productive. SumeetJi (talk) 21:38, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Leaving my last note to yourself here - Regarding user User:RegentsPark - your source of reference to refer to given "Please see page 115 of the Asher source." gives no indication to counter the statement I made that the Mughal Empire imposed their rule on others by force. The relevant page section reads in summary that no elimination of native culture nor merging of culture began during Mughal occupation. Furthermore, if you actually read your own source which I suspect you are deliberately not doing as it would've proved you wrong originally, the following text advises that a nobility class of Muslim rulers of which the Mughal were occupied India, and imposed their rule. Imposing rule is not the same as the original article authors txt "it did not vigorously suppress the cultures and people it came to rule;" because they in fact according to every single source given if your doing your job, did impose their Muslim rule to suppress cultures. Jizya is a major example.

You're doing this on purpose. I refuse to take your further word in point as your are not following Wikipedia's guidelines on following helpful trains of thought. Revert you're undo, or I will do so in an hour from now and also report you for violations of accusations without reason, and will accept my account deletion and all my works history being deleted as protest or judgement and entire career history deleted for it - SumeetJi (talk) 22:04, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Nasdfer122
I figured it better to continue here. Per your question, ✅. SQL Query me! 18:03, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I suspect we will see many more, unfortunately.--RegentsPark (comment) 18:09, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Happy New Year, RegentsPark!


Happy New Year! RegentsPark, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

Fylindfotberserk (talk) 07:30, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Correction needed
Correct spelling is Syandan, not syandhan Syandhan Patrika Wikifulness (talk) 17:04, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Page title only Wikifulness (talk) 17:05, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅--RegentsPark (comment) 17:10, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Wikifulness (talk) 17:13, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Abhira tribe
Hii RegentsPark, A editer named 'Hindukshtrana' added content without source on Abhira tribe,when I remove that he rv. That. please check Abhira tribe Thanks. Bloodofruler (talk) 18:11, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Two pages issue
I Created page Netaji Jayanti and another page was made by other as Parakram Diwas. Matter is that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birthday will be observed as Parakram Diwas every year from 2021. So manage it by adding two important parts of Netaji Jayanti (Observances & Issues) to Parakram diwas. Wikifulness (talk) 13:16, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Or both are kept separate? Wikifulness (talk) 13:23, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Or Parakram Diwas merge with Netaji Jayanti. I think this will be better one. Wikifulness (talk) 13:46, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * If they both are for the same celebration, I'd say merge them. Not sure which one should go where but perhaps Netaji Jayanti is the more general? --RegentsPark (comment) 18:08, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Then do it please. Wikifulness (talk) 03:38, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

One thing is possible. Change the title of Netaji Jayanti as Parakram diwas. Copy the infobox & objective of Parakram diwas. Wikifulness (talk) 03:58, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

More correct spelling is Divas, not Diwas Wikifulness (talk) 04:00, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

It has been done. Wikifulness (talk) 09:34, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Change page title
Kalka Mail is now Netaji Express. It is renamed on 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Wikifulness (talk) 15:46, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I saw that. We generally retain the old title until the new one becomes a common name. --RegentsPark (comment) 18:33, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

FYI: Ongoing gang of socks and meats
Dear Regents Park,

The Pakistani-origin user "Mar4d" who conspired to get the Operation Ababeel article deleted unscrupulously is a previously banned WP:SOCK of user "Acejet", see this Sockpuppet_investigations/Acejet. I have filed a fresh sock puppet investigation against him, see Sockpuppet_investigations/Acejet. Since I noticed that you too have come cross his tricks before (see here), I am letting you know also. Feel free to add comments directly to the investigation if you have additional information or evidence which can aid the comprehensive investigation. Thanks. 58.182.176.169 (talk) 11:04, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello
Hope everything is OK. Your presence on Wikipedia, especially the India-related pages, is being sorely missed. Fowler&amp;fowler «Talk»  10:01, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

 * Welcome back, RP! Hope you are well? -- Kautilya3 (talk) 22:30, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks Kautilya and Heba Aisha. All well. RL was really busy (and Wikipedia, even when only lurking, is a huge time sink!).--RegentsPark (comment) 00:56, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Did i do something wrong
I saw that you have removed my edits, did I do anything wrong, tell me, I will correct it because I edited it according to the WP:RS. Sumit banaphar (talk) 13:24, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
 * You replaced an academic source with two sources that don't appear to be RS and/or are only tangentially related to the article topic. --RegentsPark (comment) 14:42, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

I think I got it what are saying, but Alha Khand by asha gupta is a primary source and totally related to the article so is there any problem with that? Sumit banaphar (talk) 15:21, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I've moved this conversation to the article talk page and will reply there.--RegentsPark (comment) 15:36, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Yo Ho Ho
 Doug Weller  talk is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding to your friends' talk pages.

November 2017

 * Copied from my talk page where it was added by User:Fishnagles in appreciation of my removal of spam that they were adding to Charles Manson.

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You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia.

Women in Red World Contest
Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

"WP:AE" for OnlyTruthShallPrevail
Hello !

I am showing the actions for Zeba Aisha and Chariotrider555 categorically in my lengthy explanation in WP:AE. Please go through them. I had to rebut their colluded bullying and had to probably use more words than 500 to show their unreferenced work. If you have any specific question, please feel free to ping me or respond on my talk page.

A cup of tea for you!

 * Thanks. That really hit the spot!--RegentsPark (comment) 00:10, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Roll back needed on
Transliteration in English section of Banglar Mati Banglar Jol. An unknown user removed earlier input and used wrong English lines (maybe with the help of translation app). So please see it. Wikifulness (talk) 03:07, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Just revert them. If they persist, we can figure out what to do (protect/block).--RegentsPark (comment) 14:10, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

There is a problem. I don't know how to revert as I am comparatively new on Wikipedia. Wikifulness (talk) 15:26, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

There is a problem. I don't know how to revert as I am comparatively new on Wikipedia. Wikifulness (talk) 15:27, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I did it for you. But, in future, you can revert multiple edits by clicking on the history page, then clicking the radio button next to the edit you want to revert to and the radio button next to the edit you want to revert from, and finally clicking undo. Don't forget to leave an edit summary. (You can practice on your sandbox if you're uncertain about all this.)--RegentsPark (comment) 15:30, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks... I will try. Wikifulness (talk) 02:13, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Yes, I have learned it. Now you please tell me how to protect a page from vandalism. Wikifulness (talk) 02:36, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Only admins can protect pages. Filing a report at WP:RFPP is the best way to get quick action. --RegentsPark (comment) 14:40, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

WP:SPI case
Hi! Would you care to take a look at Sockpuppet investigations/Varenx101, seeing as you're the one who blocked in the first place? TompaDompa (talk) 23:15, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Why am I not surprised! --RegentsPark (comment) 00:30, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, me neither. Anyway, thanks! TompaDompa (talk) 00:35, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks like they're back. I opened a new report at Sockpuppet investigations/Varenx101. TompaDompa (talk) 09:14, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

See this article, specifically title
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Jagaran_(newspaper) Wikifulness (talk) 08:15, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Regarding caste
The citation I have provided is the site of Govt of Westbengal. Ser first. Abhishek Sengupta 24 (talk) 16:25, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

If it is unreliable then which is reliable according to you. Abhishek Sengupta 24 (talk) 16:26, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

https://wbtourism.gov.in/legends_of_bengal Ser it in detail. Abhishek Sengupta 24 (talk) 16:28, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * We don't generally use government sites for this sort of information. But, feel free to add it back if you disagree. If someone else removes it, you should look for consensus on the talk page. The other source seems to be a user created web site and is definitely not reliable. --RegentsPark (comment) 16:28, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

That means you are against the Govt record itself. Abhishek Sengupta 24 (talk) 16:30, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Ok thanks. Abhishek Sengupta 24 (talk) 16:30, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It isn't a government record but rather a description that cannot be easily checked for accuracy. We don't know, for example, who wrote it or where the information came from. I took a look at the description and it provides britannica as a source but the linked britannica page doesn't mention the "Baidya" (or other) caste. That's why it isn't reliable. But, I don't know much about castes so let's see what happens. --RegentsPark (comment) 16:38, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Repinging --RegentsPark (comment) 16:38, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Ok. but don't worry every one in Bengal know that he is baidya. Abhishek Sengupta 24 (talk) 16:40, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Aden
I'm glad you reverted me, as my edit was sort of a gateway in the sense that I want to shift the article to show more of what constituted India back then besides what is commonly thought of (the subcontinent plus Myammar), I'd perhaps want to go further with Somaliland and the Trucial states. In regards to Aden it was, by definition, a part of British India, and I do believe it constitutes as a successor state as a result. For one, it was significant enough to warrant its own seperate colony (we wouldn't group Ceylon with the raj). Its size may not be large, though it was still larger than the contemporary sovereign states of the Marshall Islands and Lichtenstein. Anyways, I'd like to hear your thoughts. Foxhound03 (talk) 21:09, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure. Aden Colony was a small corner of the Aden Protectorate that the British carved out to maintain their sea route to India. I don't have any issue with it being in the body of the article but my concern is that putting it in the infobox gives undue importance to what is really a very tiny entity. Burma is a lot clearer - large, finally became a country, etc. Aden was mostly just the city and the port. --RegentsPark (comment) 21:21, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

•• Perhaps we should get a concensus in the talk page. Until we reach one, I have some proposed changes. The first is that we have a section on the infobox which gives which country the present day former territories lie. My second is to change the lead of the article by putting "primarily on the subcontinent" rather than just "on the subcontinent". Reason being is the large cumulative area of all territories outside of it such as Burma, Aden, the Trucial states, British Somaliland etc. Foxhound03 (talk) 08:21, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Primarily sounds good. I think I'll copy this over to Talk:British Raj so that others can comment. --RegentsPark (comment) 01:13, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Cross-wiki vandalism!
Hi RegentsPark, you reverted edits on Banaphar according to WP:RS. After that, this user went over to Hindi Wikipedia to do the same. He/She is continuously editing the same 4-5 Alha, Udal, Alha-Khand pages in hindi-wiki and is engaged in huge edit war against others and is still doing the same - again and again. I've already lodged a complaint over there, but since no one is responding, I want the help to request a Global Inquiry and ask for global ban on this user. Thanks.HinduKshatrana (talk) 12:28, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , I don't know how the global banning process works. Perhaps can help. --RegentsPark (comment) 14:59, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Users may be globally banned from the English Wikipedia and all other Wikimedia projects, either by the broader Wikimedia community or by the Wikimedia Foundation. In case of the former, English Wikipedia users will be explicitly invited to participate in the Meta-Wiki discussion to ban the user in question. ¬¬¬¬
 * Meta usually considers global ban requests only when at least two wikis where the user is banned or blocked bring in a complaint. There may be exceptions to this rule, but you may want to see how this plays out on hi.wiki before going to meta. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  15:50, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Kingdom of Jeypore page
May I know why has my entire work has been reverted when I have provided a plenty of sources as per the guidelines of Wikipedia ?

Please respond before I file a complaint for unexplained reverting. Rodotype (talk) 19:25, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I've moved your comment to the article talk page and replied there. --RegentsPark (comment) 19:31, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Caste warfare on Rajput
Once again it is becoming a victim of caste promotion. The image which was discussed in previous months a lot and sourced content which contain the word "Shudra" is being removed on dubious grounds. Need full protection. Heba Aisha (talk) 01:07, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Requesting to remove the delete request in the page Ajay Gudavarthy
Hello,

I have re-written the page Ajay Gudavarthy. I believe it now meets the wikipedia notability guidelines. I have tried to briefly outline his significant impact in the scholarly disciplines of Indian Political Studies and Indian Political Process, particularly in terms of conceptual engagements in secular sectarianism and right wing populism in India. He also have substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity. (Ashique2020 (talk) 00:23, 1 June 2021 (UTC))
 * I've removed it. But, you do need to make sure that you're not summarizing Gudvarthy's work and that the references are independent of him. A large chunk of the references are his own works and none of those should be there. Interviews are also a problem. I'll take a look after a couple of weeks and try to clean it up but someone else may nominate it for deletion if you don't fix these problems. --RegentsPark (comment) 00:53, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the positive response. I am trying to find more independent sources. As the subject writes extensively in Indian print media as a political commentator, the google news search is giving his own articles. Thats why distinguishing other independent mentions from his own articles became a difficult task. I will try to improve more (Ashique2020 (talk) 01:13, 1 June 2021 (UTC))

Raj era images
Hi, Are we allowed to use images of people belonging to specific castes and tribes in articles on these communities ? I know there was a discussion many years ago on ethnographic images in infobox or galleries but does it also apply to single images? I am more specifically concerned about images taken by Raj era civil servants from the 1800s.Here  is an example from the page on Lohana.Thanks.19:17, 1 June 2021 (UTC)Jonathansammy (talk)
 * I'm not sure what the policy on Raj era images is. Personally, I'm not keen on using them but they seem to be all over the place so I assume that this has been discussed and is acceptable.--RegentsPark (comment) 21:23, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Enquiry
Can I ask why my edits are getting reverted in this page?? I provided reliable references still it gets reverted https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilaf Vishal dd (talk) 17:06, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the reference you provided is not a reliable source. Rather, it appears to be a merchandising site. Regardless, please also read WP:BRD and try to use article talk pages (you appear to have never used them). I've reverted you again. --RegentsPark (comment) 19:05, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I note that you've changed the cite to sahapedia.com, which appears to be a site with user generated content. That's not a WP:RS either. --RegentsPark (comment) 19:07, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

What kind of source must I provide to not conflict with the terms and conditions?? I am new to this situation, I need some help Vishal dd (talk) 19:18, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * A reliable source for a food would probably need to satisfy a couple of conditions. First, you need to see the source itself (e.g., a reliable newspaper such as the Guardian, Washington Post, The Hindu). Second, the writer who should be a food historian of some sort (informal historian would probably be ok for food but there should be something that corroborates the reliability of the writer). You could, and should, post your edit as well as the sources on the article talk page and see if you can get consensus for adding it to the article. Please do read WP:V and WP:RS. --RegentsPark (comment) 20:41, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

I think I found a reliable source for the Pilaf page. Is this source ok for me to use? https://scroll.in/article/833393/from-ramayana-to-the-scriptures-its-clear-india-has-a-long-history-of-eating-meat Vishal dd (talk) 15:32, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not familiar with scroll.in. --RegentsPark (comment) 21:21, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * WP:NEWSORGs are only reliable for news, not history. If the author is a recognised historian, then it can fly, not othewrise.-- (talk) 07:41, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I've come across it a couple of times, but learnt far more by reading Scroll.in. It is used about 4,500 times on En.Wikipedia, about 3,500 of which uses are in articles. It only appears in 3 archives at WP:RSN, the longest discussion was here and the most relevant here, which includes  "Preference should be given to scholarly sources over news publications which are generally less reliable on history and can reproduce popular misconceptions." I concur with this opinion and with Kautilya3's comments above. - Arjayay (talk) 08:57, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks Kautilya3 and Arjayay., hope you've got an answer to your question. --RegentsPark (comment) 20:40, 2 June 2021 (UTC)