User talk:Skr15081997/Archive 5

WikiCup 2015 March newsletter
That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge,  led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:
 * took Bumblebee, a level-4 vital article, to Good Article;
 * worked-up the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 article, also to Good Article status;
 * developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;
 * And last but not least, worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark (pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.

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Your edits on Lalji Singh
Hello! About your recent edits on Lalji Singh, while I understand that you wanted to "streamline" the article by removing the extra spaces, there is no reason to remove all the |website=  | from the references since those are there to prevent link rot as per WP:MOS. Since you made all the edits in one edit I'll have to revert the entire edit. Best, w.carter -Talk  14:16, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't think that the use of  solves link rot. I have replied at []. Thanks.--Skr15081997 (talk) 14:21, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * No, it does not solve it but it makes it easier to track down, and since the parameter is included in the most common assortment of parameters that should be used, I think that we should leave it there. Best, w.carter -Talk  14:25, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * If you are so much concerned about linkrot then you should use  and  . Providing a bare url in the   field isn't an aesthetic solution to the problem. I still can't understand why my edit was reverted.--Skr15081997 (talk) 14:40, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * also Now, this is really embarrassing. I acted too quickly. You used a formatting so sophisticated with a parameter I was not fully acquainted with. I have now gone thru it more carefully, and learned something in the process. I will revert my reversion and hope that you accept my apology, for jumping to conclusions. Best, w.carter  -Talk  14:48, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Cheers! Educationtemple (talk) 15:04, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * No problem, I also used the same style a few months ago. Also, there's no need to ping me on my talk page. Thanks.--Skr15081997 (talk) 15:08, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Of course I know that, I was just being courteous to the third participant in the discussion to show that I was talking to both of you, otherwise it might have looked as if I was addressing just him. Best, w.carter -Talk  15:13, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 10
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Featured article candidates/Enthiran/archive1
I have opened the FAC for Enthiran. Feel free to leave comments. — Ssven2  Speak 2 me '' 14:20, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia email re Newspapers.com signup
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DYK for Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom
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Symphony Six
Hi, I see you're making a serious effort to improve the balance in the article. Good job! You can send attachments to yoninah177@yahoo.com. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:13, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi, I received the attachments, but I am quite busy now cleaning for Passover and probably will not get to it till after the holiday (mid-April). Best, Yoninah (talk) 10:08, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello Yoninah, we can work on this later, during May. Regards,--Skr15081997 (talk) 10:12, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

April 2015 Wikification drive.
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Enthiran FAC 2.0
I have opened the 2nd FAC for the article. Please do let me know if you would like to make any comments. Thanks. — Ssven2  Speak 2 me '' 02:27, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Just a gentle reminder. — Ssven2  Speak 2 me '' 13:11, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Tokyo File 212
Allen3 talk 00:05, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Twinkle Khanna
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Your GA nomination of Twinkle Khanna
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DYK for Three Came Home (book)
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DYK for Florence Marly
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Enthiran promoted to FA
Happy to inform you that Enthiran is promoted. My first FA success! — Ssven2  Speak 2 me '' 14:30, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Twinkle Khanna
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The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal

 * Thanks a lot ₳aron !--Skr15081997 (talk) 13:57, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Yes I did
Because it is my right to change some info, right? I don't understand why you would restore the stuff I had a right to remove. I think most of the info was unnecessary and some of the criticism was too harsh or did not provide info. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Incrediblefulk1 (talk • contribs) 10:49, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Incrediblefulk1, your edit made it look like you were removing sourced content about criticism. Anyway, keep editing. Regards, --Skr15081997 (talk) 11:29, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 May newsletter
The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus. Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.
 * was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
 * took Dragonfly to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took Damselfly there as well for a 2x bonus.
 * worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! , and  17:00, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 11
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BNA
Hi Skr, you should have received an email from me two weeks ago regarding your access to BNA - can you please check that and complete the steps listed? If you don't have the email, please let me know. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:00, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Nikkimaria I have an important exam in a few days. Its results are very important to me. I would send the details once the results are announced. Hope you understand. Regards, --Skr15081997 (talk) 15:52, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Tokyo File 212

 * Onel5969, thanks for the award. Tokyo File 212 is an important film as it was the first Hollywood one to be shot entirely in Japan. I'm planning to take it to FA status. Regards, --Skr15081997 (talk) 05:53, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Twinkle Khanna
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Needs a Montage
I am seeing someone deleted the Lucknow montage image out of a deletion request. This has happened with Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc page too. I don't know why all this is happening but I am requesting any and all members to create a collage for this page and put it up ASAP. Wikiboy2364 (talk) 15:59, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Precious again
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Your GA nomination of Grazing Goat Pictures
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Your GA nomination of Grazing Goat Pictures
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List
I have fixed the sorting problem. You can check now.— Prashant 09:51, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Symphony Six
Hi, I received your message about working on the article and also saw your book and picture additions (nice work!). I'm just wondering why you're asking me to invest more time in this since the article has already achieved GA? Are you trying to improve it for FA? Yoninah (talk) 13:08, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes Yoninah, I'm working to make it an FA.--Skr15081997 (talk) 13:22, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * OK. I'll try to make time later this week. Yoninah (talk) 14:12, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

June 2015 Wikification drive.
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Anurag Kashyap filmography
Please if you could take a look at Featured list candidates/Anurag Kashyap filmography/archive1. Yashthepunisher (talk) 2:32, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

I have tried to resolve all of your comments. Except the one which says "Notes column doesn't need sorting", which I can't understand. Please if you could explain how it will be done, and comment further there. Thank you. Yashthepunisher (talk) 6:15, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

I want to withdraw the nomination. Please tell me the process. Yashthepunisher (talk) 11:46, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Leave a message at any of the FLC delegates' talk page that you want to withdraw the nomination. They will do it for you. I had messaged SchroCat.--Skr15081997 (talk) 12:08, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Moneycontrol.com
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Hey!
Hey! Came back here to a good new that Kaminey Accolades passed FL. Meanwhile, If you could look at this. Thanks!— Prashant 06:41, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi can you review this.--Skr15081997 (talk) 09:50, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, I will review it. No problem.— Prashant 10:00, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Peer review/Mayabazar/archive1
Pavanjandhyala has opened the peer review for Mayabazar (1957), the first Telugu film to be attempted for FA class. Feel free to leave comments. — Ssven2  Speak 2 me '' 04:49, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Did you find any other issues to point out? If yes, please do it. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 12:42, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography
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Hi!
Hi Skr15081997!

Thanks for the welcome message. I would love additional helping updating pages. I was mostly looking to update pages for accuracy, and correcting some sources that were missing or incorrect. Nothing too major, but if you would be able to help me I would greatly appreciate it.

THRMRKTG10 (talk) 15:07, 1 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi THRMRKTG10, I think you have a conflict of Interest with The Hollywood Reporter article and therefore should avoid editing it. Of course, I can help you out with this. Tell me what exact changes you want to be made and do you have sources for the new or correct facts. In any case, avoid editing the The Hollywood Reporter article. Regards, --Skr15081997 (talk) 15:16, 1 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi Skr15081997, Happy to have you make some edits. How should I send them to you?

THRMRKTG10 (talk) 22:01, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * THRMRKTG10, you don't need to send them to me. Just mention them here and provide appropriate citations for them. I will review the proposed changes.--Skr15081997 (talk) 03:10, 2 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi Skr15081997, Here are two additons/changes we wanted to make to the page for Janice Min, who is the Chief Creative Officer of The Hollywood Reporter.

Under the section heading "The Hollywood Reporter" we wanted to add the following sentence/quote after the line that ends ".... Luminary Award for Career Achievement in 2012.". The line we want to add should read, "Four years after re-launch The Washington Post writes (May 2014) “The Hollywood Reporter...has emerged as both buzzy and serious under the leadership of Janice Min...”

Underneath that, we wanted to update the number of unique visitors in the sentence that reads, "... boosted THR.com's unique visitors to nearly 12 million as of November 2012." The new line should read, "Min's revival of the magazine, which included an expanded breaking news web operation and the introduction of lifestyle features, boosted THR.com's unique visitors to over 17 million as of August 2014."

Please let me know if these changes are acceptable. Thanks!

THRMRKTG10 (talk) 15:37, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ with some changes.--Skr15081997 (talk) 05:58, 5 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi Skr15081997, If I wanted to update the image on a page to show a more recent cover of our print magazine, how would I go about that? I can provide a link to an updated cover we'd like to use, but I wasn't sure how best to go about this. Please let me know. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by THRMRKTG10 (talk • contribs) 12:28, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination
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Proposed deletion of Santokh Singh Choudhary


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Books and Bytes - Issue 12
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DYK for Elvira Hancock
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DYK for Mining industry of Uganda
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WikiCup 2015 September newsletter
The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:


 * , who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy.  A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
 * , second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
 * , first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany.  Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
 * , second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
 * , from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
 * , from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
 * , from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
 * , also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

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Talkback
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DYK for Michael Douglas on stage and screen
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help in making page of Prof. A.P. Pandey
Dear Sir Help in remaking page of Prof. A.P. Pandey as made previously but due to not having much data it is might be deleted as he is now member of NAAC also head of Department in B.H.U. as SEnior Professor and Member in Executive council of Sikkim University Appointed by President ofIndia so there must be a page for it. As you are a knowlegeable person in wikipedia article in this area You can help in it thats why i contacted you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.199.182.71  (talk) 18:17, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 13
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Alana Locke
You're right. I has two discussions mixed up and spoke wrongly. I'm so sorry and can only plead real world fatigue as my reason for screwing up. I'll strike and comment. Please accept my apology.Megalibrarygirl (talk) 12:11, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Megalibrarygirl, no issues now. Cheers, --Skr15081997 (talk) 12:15, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Scarface Nation
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DYK for Mrs Funnybones
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DYK for Alejandro Sosa
01:32, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Violated Paradise
01:32, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

Your contributed article, List of alumni of the University of Mumbai


Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, List of alumni of the University of Mumbai. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – University_of_Mumbai. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at University_of_Mumbai – you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page.

If you think the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. §§<i style="color:#E0115F;">Dharmadhyaksha</i>§§ {Talk / Edits} 04:14, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015: The results
WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is. All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. , a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to. Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:


 * wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
 * wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
 * wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
 * wins the prize for fourth place
 * wins a final 8 prize.
 * wins a final 8 prize.
 * wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
 * wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
 * wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.

We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

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Mayabazar
I've nominated this article for FAC which also happens to be my first attempt. It is also the first Indian Telugu film article to be nominated for such status. If interested, please leave your comments here. All constructive comments are welcomed. Yours sincerely, Pavanjandhyala (talk) 14:23, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Removal of 'Controversies' Section on the page of City Montessori School
This is with regard to your edits in the Controversies section, against my request for deletion of the 'Controversies' section as it wrongfully maligns the reputation of this well-known, world's largest school as per the Guinness Book of Records.

I wish to present some references which present the facts:

1. With reference to the allegation that CMS founder Dr Jagdish Gandhi stopped a Pakistani school from participating in 2014 International Students' Cricket Premier League, it may be noted that during that time, tensions were running high between India and Pakistan because of the beheading of some Indian soldiers at the India-Pakistan border. Due to the security concerns prevailing during that period, especially when anti-Pakistan sentiment was high, the school management was not sure if it was the right time for Pakistani children to come to India. Later, it was found that the student team from Pakistan was also denied visas by the Indian Embassy to travel to India. CMS is the only school in the world ever to receive the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education (in 2002) for its work to unite warring countries in order to secure a safe future for the children the world over. As well as its pen friends program (“Aao Dosti Karein”) with children in Pakistani schools, CMS has invited, welcomed and hosted a large number of delegations from Pakistani schools over the years.

2. The allegation about the school hiking the fee gives a partial and imbalanced picture. The full press release at 'New academic session, new fee structure' of The Times of India says, "With 20 branches, City Montessori School (CMS) has hiked the nursery, Montessori and kindergarten (KG) fees by 16% compared to last year. The school management has increased the fee for other classes by less than 10%. " The fact about the school increasing the fee only by less than 10% (8% to be more accurate) has been hidden from the material on the ‘Controversies’ page. CMS is probably the only school which is so transparent about its fee structure that it publishes a dossier every year clearly stating the new fee for various classes for the session. No other school probably publishes the fee dossier for the benefit of its parents and the public.

3. With regard to CMS refusing admission to 13 poor children under the RTE Act (Right to Education Act) and the contempt notice by the Allahabad High Court in September, 2015, the fact is that the school had approached the Supreme Court of India to appeal against the decision of the Allahabad High Court, and to make such an appeal for a ‘stay’ against a lower court’s order is legal under Indian law. The school itself had approached the High Court first against the directive of the Basic Education Officer in April 2015 to admit 31 poor children as that directive was not in accordance with the legal state rules for the implementation of RTE Act. It is not unlawful anywhere in the world to approach the courts against the directive which are not found in accordance with law. Once the Supreme Court's directive came, the school immediately admitted the said 13 children the very next day, as is evident from the press release here. The matter is still sub-judice before the Supreme Court with the last order of the court saying that the 13 schools should be admitted forthwith as an interim measure so that their education does not suffer, however, should there be found vacancies in other nearer schools in the vicinity of the residences of the children (as claimed by the appellant), the Supreme Court may order the shifting of these children to those nearby schools. 4. With regard to the matter of slapping of a student by a CMS teacher causing him to bleed from one ear and a subsequent filing of a police complaint against him, the fact is, a thorough enquiry was conducted by the CMS management in the case and it was found that though the teacher had indeed slapped the student. While CMS does not condone the action of the teacher the behavior of the student (snatching the lunch-box of a much younger student and throwing it) leaves much to be desired. The student later apologized to the teacher for his behaviour and the parents withdrew the police case against the teacher. The teacher in question also submitted his clarification and an apology. The school has a zero-tolerance policy towards corporal punishment and this is strictly enforced.

5. Regarding the case of a student of CMS Mahanagar Campus I committing suicide allegedly due to harassment from his school principal, the case is still sub-judice. No judgement has been delivered and the culpability of the Principal has not been established. She must be held to be innocent until proven guilty, as per Wikipedia rule which says, "A person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty and convicted by a court of law. For relatively unknown people, editors must seriously consider not including material in any article suggesting that the person has committed, or is accused of committing, a crime unless a conviction is secured.[6] If different judicial proceedings result in seemingly contradictory judgements that do not override each other,[7] refrain from using pithy descriptors or absolutes and instead use more explanatory information."

I sincerely hope the above clarifications are sufficient to establish that the 'Controversies' section has been inserted with the intent to malign the reputation of a world-renowned school. Therefore, it is my earnest request to kindly remove the section from the page of 'City Montessori School' and oblige. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rishi.khanna05 (talk • contribs) 06:25, 17 November 2015‎ (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Speedy deletion nomination of Envisioning Asia: On Location, Travel, and the Cinematic Geography of U.S. Orientalism
Hello Skr15081997,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Envisioning Asia: On Location, Travel, and the Cinematic Geography of U.S. Orientalism for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. rayukk &#124; talk 11:45, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 14
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