User talk:YellowMonkey/Archive37

Vandalism
Hi. Sorry to bother you but it looks like the Rashtrakuta, Seuna pages are going thru a revert war. Someone is playing with Marathi tags and seems to be a new account, "Mrtag" (Marathi tag).Please look into this.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 14:27, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Is this an accpetable citation for official language issue on Rashtrakuta page (currently used as citation #1). looks like the user has made his own translation and calls "Maharashtri Prakrit" an official language of administration. Sanskrit and Kannada as official languages are cited correctly by me.Dineshkannambadi 15:23, 20 December 2006 (UTC) cut and paste of user:Mrtag's discussion with me.Dineshkannambadi 15:24, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

राष्ट्रकूटांनी आपल्या राज्यात कन्नड कला-साहित्याला राजाश्रय दिलाच परंतू तिसर्या गोविंद (७९३-८१४) व विदर्भातील राजकूटांनी महाराष्ट्री प्राकृतला सन्मानाची वागणूक दिली. Rashtrakutas developed not only kannada culture literature but Third Givinda and Rashtrakutas from Vidarbha (especially) respected Maharashtri Prakrit.मराठी भाषेची जननी असलेली महाराष्ट्री प्राकृत राष्ट्रकूटांच्या काही भागात राजभाषा म्हणून उदयास आली होती. Mother of Marathi language, Maharashtri Prakrit was court language in few parts of Rashtrakuta empire

The user has also thrown some tags on the Seuna page questioning the same "author validity". He has begun to add citations that seem to be coming from unreliable sources like the highlighted portion.

"The Yadavas of Devagiri not only patronised Marathi[12] and Marathi was one of their official languages[13] but they overthrew the rule of Kannada[14] Their reign also oversaw the literary development of Marathi language.[15]

I checked up on the user page and looks recently created. The user ofcourse has dived directly into the thick of things, I must say.thanks. Dineshkannambadi 16:57, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Currently, I am in the process of providing page numbers for my references from books, ISBN/OCLC numbers for the books referenced and all web references per cite-php format including publisher, author, copyrights etc.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 18:15, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeha, I locked the Seuna page. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Suena Conflict
Thanks for locking the page. I would now like to bring to your attention a citation from non-English source that has been used by user:Mrtag. This is in the Rashtrakuta page. I had written about this earlier and just want to rehash over this and hope thats ok with you.

1^ महाराष्ट्राचे प्राचीन राज्यकर्ते -->His translation I believe (Maharashtra's ancient rulers)-A brief summary of dynasties that ruled ancient Maharashtra by V.Rajwde. No ISBN/OCLC or any identification.

This book/magzine/paper (god knows what) which is not in the reference section is supposed to prove the Maharashtri Prakrit was an official language (he initially put Marathi and was later compelled to change it) in the Rashtrakuta empire. None of the English language authors I have referenced (from the reference list in the article) have mentioned anything about Maharashtri Prakrit being used as administrative language. I own the English books I have referenced. When I asked him to give a citation, he gave something (he himself typed out I guess) with its English translation.

राष्ट्रकूटांनी आपल्या राज्यात कन्नड कला-साहित्याला राजाश्रय दिलाच परंतू तिसर्या गोविंद (७९३-८१४) व विदर्भातील राजकूटांनी महाराष्ट्री प्राकृतला सन्मानाची वागणूक दिली. Rashtrakutas developed not only kannada culture literature but Third Givinda and Rashtrakutas from Vidarbha (especially) respected Maharashtri Prakrit.मराठी भाषेची जननी असलेली महाराष्ट्री प्राकृत राष्ट्रकूटांच्या काही भागात राजभाषा म्हणून उदयास आली होती. Mother of Marathi language, Maharashtri Prakrit was court language in few parts of Rashtrakuta empire. Mrtag 14:34, 20 December 2006 (UTC).

What is the Wiki policy on non-English citations and reference books? How accurate can the citation #1 be considered.

Under History subheading the very first paragraph also came from a Marathi book called "Marathi Encyclopedia (Khand.14), 1989, publisher-Maharashtra Rajya Vishwakosh Manda" "The Rashtrakutas were feudatories to the Chalukyas and came into prominence under Dantidurga around 753 CE.The oldest Rashtrakutas are believed to be from ancient Kuntala in the valley of river Krishna. Manank ruled from 350 - 375 C.E. and had built his capital in Manpur (now Maan in Satara district). The Vakatakas of Vidarbha another Rashtrakuta ruler were in conflict with Manank"

Is this book and its contents admissible.? Thanks for your valuable time.Dineshkannambadi 02:07, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I'd say that unless there is a problem with the credibility of the Marathi Encyclopedia, then it would be fine. If there are other books which say different conflicting things, then attributing to the original historian and their differing viewpoints is the way to go. WP:SOURCE, doesn't seem to rule out using non-English texts at all, although an original English translation, rather than a self-translation is probably better. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Why have u locked Yadavas of Deogiri? I have given enough citations for my additions and questioned Kannada script and a section which according to me is inappropriate and misleading. Mrtag 03:20, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Because there was an edit-war, and protection is not an endorsement. It will be unlocked soon, when the problem is fixed. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Citations for Rashtrakuta->Mrtag seems to be throwing "snippets" with no context, author, publisher, page number as citations. I have reverted this. please look into this.Dineshkannambadi 03:33, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

your message
The snippets are enough to depict that marathas/Maharashtri prakrit and Marathi are not irrelevant to Rashtrakutas as the current article completely ignored it. If you see my additions, they are brief enough and based on the 'visible' part. No doubt that kannada was a strong language during Rashtrakutas but few branches of this dynasty did have Marathi origins and patronized Marathi/Maharashtri Prakrit. In fact Mr.Kannambadi has one of that book but it seems he has subdued this fact under 'notes'. I will surely dig all the libraries and book-shops of my town and add more about it. Mrtag 03:53, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi Blnguyen, I would like to know bring to your notice about snippets being from google books being added as valid citations. There is every chance that the text would be cited out of context in these views. User:Mrtag is raking up trivial issues over transliteration and adding citation-needed tags even for texts which have been cited. I don't see such edits adding any value to the articles and is disruptive in nature. --  Naveen  (talk) 04:09, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I suppose the part which says that there were some Marathi Rashtrakutas who were later ancestors of Marathas, seems like it stands by itself, that there were some Marathi speaking people. Of course it would be preferable if Mrtag has the whole book to read, although it doesn't seem that would help anybody else. However, the justification for putting Marathi first seems to be based on the use of a piece of text which merely stated that there were Marathis, not that they were predominant. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:42, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Exactly.But these mentions have to be done. The same holds true for Yadavas of Deogiri. They are predominantly Marathi rulers and kannada inscriptions are incidental plus kannada origin is 'doubted'. Mrtag 13:16, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Also, if one notices the date on one of the snippets, its dated 1100 CE where as the imperial dynasty that ruled from Manyakheta went out of existance in 973 CE. Later, several minor Rashtrakuta branches ruled from various parts of India which has already been accounted for in Rashtrakuta descendents section. This main article has to do with the "Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta", not minor Rashtrakuta famlies who came later.Dineshkannambadi 10:22, 21 December 2006 (UTc)


 * Regarding the Marati texts: Given the debated nature of this article, It feel its better to use English translated texts then to have someone do a personal translation, make a subjective judgement and come to conclusions, as I think Mrtag is doing.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 10:27, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Suggestion- Rename Rashtrakuta
One of the reasons this article has been constantly plagued by controversy is partly because of the naming of the page. This page pertains to "Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta" specifically, though a brief mention has be made about their descendents etc. I propose we rename the article to match the name of the Imperial dynasty - Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta. This would solve lots of problems about dealing with Rashtrakutas of Vidharbha, Jodhpur etc. People interested in creating other subarticles are free to then create subarticles for their own tiny kingdoms elsewhere while the main article remains for most well known Empire - the rulers from Manyakheta. thanks.Dineshkannambadi 11:13, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Regarding spoken languages in the 8-10 centuries, Telugu was popularly spoken in the esatern Deccan, and Tamil ofcourse in deep South. All these areas were also controlled by Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta from time to time (I can provide all citations and this has been briefly explained on the main page). I would not be surprised if those languages were used for local administration in those areas. But that does not make Telugu or Tamil the languages of Central Administration. This is my point. What was used in Vidharbha by a minor Rashtrakuta family should not prevail on the main family in Manyakheta. Kannada was used in many inscriptions during the rule of Marathas in the Karnataka region in the 18th century ( I can provide citations not just from by book but also from Archaeological Survey of India). If Maharashtri Prakrit is considered official because it was used in some corner of central India (assuming Mrtag is accurate in his translation), then Kannada should be also considered an official language of the Maratha Empire simply because people did not stop speaking in Kannada in the 18th century. we continued to speak Kannada and still do.Thanks.Dineshkannambadi 11:40, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * The Marathi citation that I provided clearly stated that some branches of Rashtrakutas did have Maharashtri Prakrit/Marathi as their court-language. The snippets I provided clearly show that rashtrakutas of Malkhed are Marathi speakers (the same branch Mr.Kannambadi is talking Its ok to remove Maharashtri Prakrit/Marathi script from main article and keep the mentions as Kannada collectively was main language of Rashtrakutas.(but do not remove Sanskrit) In same ways Yadavas of Deogiri are undoubtedly Marathi and the same language was strong in their reign. Kannada might be the language of Yadavas in Karnataka or so its script is not necessary and 'tall claims' should be supported by other sources. Mrtag 13:13, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Missing the point You are missing the point. My suggestion has nothing to do with present day Maharashtra or Karnataka. The Yadava kings encouraged Kannada scholars in their court, minted Kannada coins. They wrote over 500 Kannada inscriptions. Nothing makes it more clear that Kannada was a court language. Whether the Yadavas of Devagiri are related to Marathi's or not itself is debated as expained by all the citations. To me it's clear from the Seuna article that during the 11-13 century was a time of multiple languages in Maharashtra. Even historians are not sure if it is clearly the first Maratha empire. The snippets you provided provide no information in any level of clarity.

Moreover, History is not about a barter between me and you. It is about providing facts based on available data which can be verified.Dineshkannambadi 13:47, 21 December 2006 (UTC) BTW, remember that it was I who put Sanskrit in there, not you. Clearly shows who is being more balanced here. It is I who brought all the info on Sanskrit inscriptions and literature, not you.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 13:51, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for adding the Sanskrit stuff (but u forgot adding Sanskrit script),u also subdued the 'maratha' origin theory down in the notes. Anyways my snippets show exactly what I want to prove. Few rashtrakutas are of Marathi origin and they spoke/patrozied Marathi. Let us suppose this is not adequate for Marathi script as only Govinda III and Vidarbha Rashtrakutas did that. The same holds true for Yadavas of Deogiri, Yadavas kannada origin is doubted (they are from north), and the kannada inscriptions are found only in Karnataka and not in Maharashtra. It is a fact that yadavas patronized Marathi languge and Marathi culture. Only a fraction of Yadavas might had Kannada as court-language. I think I have made this clear.
 * I request to remove protection as I have more information to add. I have enough citations to prove that Yadavas are Marathi. It will be nice if he provide more sources for his extraordinary claims of Yadavas of Deogiri had kannada as their court-language.Or Let Mr.Kannambadi make another article for Yadavas of Karnataka. Mrtag 14:35, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Harsh responses helps no one. Please dont use harshness as you did on the Rashtrakuta talk page and especially against Blnguyen as he is trying to be helpful. There is no such kingdom as Seunas of Karnataka. History cant be fractured just to please the egos of a few people.thanksDineshkannambadi 14:57, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Yadavas had many branches just as rashtrakutas. Yadavas of Deogiri itself means the major branch of yadavas which had Deogiri as capital. Btw i have been to Deogiri and dont think I am novice at these. What sources do u have? The entire section is based on a book and that too clearly states that kannada inscriptions are in karnataka. I have no time to have petty fights and lose my dignity here. As I said,this time u have messed with wrong person! I will follow up this issue and not let anyone insult our ancestors and our glorious past.

Ur anxiety and fidgeting is clear by including Bl in 'ur' troop and misleading him! I wont stoop to ur levels nor i am into groupism. Mrtag 15:12, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Reply-->My book does not say the 500 inscriptions are from Karnataka. It just says there are 500 inscriptions. The "from Karnataka" was added by admin: Utcursch. I did not want to make a controversy of it and let it be. Please dont make threats. It is clear from your last message above that you are someone from the past.Dineshkannambadi 16:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * My book does not say the 500 inscriptions are from Karnataka. It just says there are 500 inscriptions. The "from Karnataka" was added by admin: Utcursch.

I have understood by now that ur a liar and expert in distorting the facts. The article is protected and everyone can see that text. Pl stop the blatant lies. Bl please unprotect the article Yadavas of Deogiri as I have to add details in it. If possible plz ask this guy to mind his words and behave himself. Mrtag 03:15, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I have removed all unacceptable snippet infomation in Rashtrakuta with no author or publication etc.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 12:46, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, that's fine, I guess the fact that Mrtag has been blocked as a Sarvabhaum sockpuppet resolves this temporarily at least. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Seuna
Hi. In the Seuna page, before you locked the page up, Mrtag an indef-blocked user and sock puppet (indef-blocked by Aksi_great) introduced a "snippet" (currently citation #14). This citation is not acceptable not only because it is a snippet but also from a banned sock. Please remove this so called "citation" when you have time.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 18:52, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah OK, I've unlocked the article, as there will be no more imminent edit wars now that he has been indefinitely blocked. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Belgaum
Hi Blnguyen. Sorry to bother you once again, but of late a new round of edit war over order of transliteration on Belgaum page has been started by User:Sarvabhaum and a WP:SPA. Kannada being the administrative language of the region was listed followed by Marathi, which is also spoken in Belgaum. Please take note of this in light of the other new developments, such as blatant tagging by User:Mrtag, again by a new user who seem to be arriving into the scene from nowhere to harass Kannadiga editors. Thanks and wish you a Merry Christmas... -- Naveen  (talk) 13:19, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * ''Mrtag has been banned as a sockpuppet. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Brings back old memories of and . Ah the good old days, lol. Baka  man  18:08, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Arbitration-Rashtrakuta
Sir, I would like to take this page for arbitration since it is plagued by reverts. I am hoping that this will resolve the issue. The need for the arbitration arises from the "validy or invalidity" of certian citations put in by an user who has been repeatedly banned for sock puppetry. How do I go about this procedure. what is the paper work to be done to apply for arbitration. Please help.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 20:02, 27 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I think you should be patient as the dispute is not really of a magnitude ready for arbitration. The previous levels of dispute in September/October in the Belgaum article is about the level for arbitration, but something perhaps 30% smaller may be accepted. However, I don't think the Rashtrakuta article is sufficiently stalemated to warrant arbitration. Nevertheless, the process is at WP:RFARB if you would like to read up in advance. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)


 * The Anon user is throwing in snippets, marathi blog sites claiming citations. The first thing to do is to bring in a native Marathi speaker who can interprit the clutter that has been created by the anon. He is also trying to confuse the reader by contradictory statements which we can go thru line by line. Eventually, arbitration in inevitable. By the way he is back to vandalism on Seuna. Someone is getting very agressive. If he continues tagging without discussion, can his IPaddress be blocked?thanks.Dineshkannambadi 13:57, 29 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Snippets are elaborative enough to prove what I have added. Such Google books works were included in yadavas article as well. Where did I use Marathi blog sites?If Marathi sites are not to be used than why should kannada? I am a native Marathi speaker and my translations are full proof. Mr Kannambadi has deliberately suppressed Marathi stuff at Rashtrakutas and inserted Kannada stuff at yadavas. There are no contradictory statements. There is no vandalism on yadavas. All my additions are based on citations. I have discussed everything on talk page. Mr.kannambadi's is being 'bad boy' here. I am forced to edit by ip addresses as all my accounts get blocked because of Mr.Kannambadi's name-calling. 59.95.6.80 17:09, 29 December 2006 (UTC)


 * This is Mrtag's IP here, as he states that he is evading a block. IPs can be blocked only temporarily unless it is an open proxy (policy). a semi-protect will fill out the page. Utcursch and Nichalp speak Marathi I believe. Arbitration is not necessary for convicting sockpuppets. Blnguyen  (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Yadavas of Deogiri

 * Dear Bl,

I too intend to face his charges morever bring Yadavas of Deogiri for arbitration. It will be nice if u guide about the 'format' for me as well. Thanks. Itihaas 04:33, 28 December 2006 (UTC)


 * ''Itihaas has been indefinitely blocked as a sockpuppet. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I think you should be patient as the dispute is not really of a magnitude ready for arbitration. The previous levels of dispute in September/October in the Belgaum article is about the level for arbitration, but something perhaps 30% smaller may be accepted. However, I don't think the Rashtrakuta article is sufficiently stalemated to warrant arbitration. Nevertheless, the process is at WP:RFARB if you would like to read up in advance. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)


 * My edits are open to be scrutinized and I have discussed everything on talk-page/reason for tagging etc. As I said Mr.kannambadi does not know my conviction. I have lived sleepless nights in order to get my citations done. In no way he can suppress the truth. He needs to stop adding nonsense in history articles.59.95.6.80 17:12, 29 December 2006 (UTC)


 * This is Mrtag's IP here, as he states that he is evading a block. IPs can be blocked only temporarily unless it is an open proxy (policy). In any case, the main account is not blocked (Sarvabhaum) so theire reverts would be counted together. A semi-protect will fill out the page. Utcursch and Nichalp speak Marathi I believe. Arbitration is not necessary for convicting sockpuppets. Blnguyen  (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Seuna
Hi. The moment you unprotected the page, a anon vandal is back tagging the page.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 13:33, 29 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Hello Bl,
 * neither I am a vandal nor I have done anything wrong. The usage of tag More Sources is not vandalism. There is a reason behind it. Plz note that I have included citations for my every additions. Each and every citation signifies the importance of Yadavas of Deogiri in Maharashtra history and Marathi language.
 * The Kannada thing is based only on 1 citation. I have another exciting thing to bring to ur notice,but before that Mr.Kannambadi needs to stop removing cited info and speaking nonsense about me.
 * 59.95.6.80 16:54, 29 December 2006 (UTC)


 * The page is semi-protected now so that IPs cannot edit it. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Unprotect Yadavas of deogiri
I have worked very hard to get the content and citations on these pages. Its a grave injustice, why have u removed my content and endorsed Mr.kannambadi's? All my info was based on content. I had to edit as ip address beacause all my user ids are banned. Please unprotect the article and stop endorsing Kannambadi. Vishu123 05:25, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * ''This user has been blocked as a sockpuppet. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I am not endorsing Dinesh Kannambadi's edits, I locked the article because of an edit-war, and then semi-protected to stop banned accounts from editing it. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Google books

 * Dear Bl,

Ur steps to endorse Mr.Kannambadi are very unfortunate.
 * For those who questioned my Google Books citations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Fact_and_Reference_Check/Guidelines see this].
 * Can this groupism end now?
 * Vishu123 06:17, 30 December 2006 (UTC)


 * ''This user has been blocked as a sockpuppet. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I am not endorsing Dinesh Kannambadi's edits, I locked the article because of an edit-war, and then semi-protected to stop banned accounts from editing it. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Maratha Empire
Sir, I had added valid English language citation to this page and also tagged the article as flowery with no citaions what so ever. I has added in several tags because there were none to support the claims. All this has been reverted by user:vishu123 without explanation. His answer on the article's discussion page answers for itself. Please advice Vishu123 not to revert valid English language citations.Thanks.Dineshkannambadi 15:53, 3 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Intrestingly when i added More sources and fact tags on Yadavas page he removed it without any consideration and flamed me. He is fidgeting because I have citations with me that will crack his lies. 16:55, 3 January 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishu123 (talk • contribs)


 * Vishu us now blocked as a sock also. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 09:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Yadavas of deogiri
I have worked very hard to get the content and citations on these pages. Its a grave injustice ,why have u removed my content and endorsed Mr.kannambadi's? All my info was based on content. I had to edit as ip address beacause all my user ids are banned. Please unprotect the article and stop endorsing Kannambadi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishu123 (talk • contribs)
 * ''This user has been blocked as a sockpuppet. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I am not endorsing Dinesh Kannambadi's edits, I locked the article because of an edit-war, and then semi-protected to stop banned accounts from editing it. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)