Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Indian Premier League/Archive 1

Updating Current portal
Kindly update the Portal:Current_events/Sports page regularly during the IPL season. Amartyabag  TALK2ME  03:41, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Will be taking care of it. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 03:45, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Banner image
I think the project could really do with using a different image in the banner template. For a start, IPL does not use a red ball, so it is somewhat misleading, and for another thing it makes it hard to distinguish at a glance from the WP:Cricket banner. Cooperation would be much appreciated. Regards,  Harrias  talk 11:05, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe we can use a picture of an IPL match. What say? ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 11:08, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Possibly, though I think simplicity might be better. A few possible options?  Harrias  talk 11:50, 19 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I have added File:Ipl.svg to the banner, since it is the most relevant one. Thank for the suggestions and help. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 11:56, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * You may have problems with using a fair use image in a project banner. Hack (talk) 07:36, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Please see the file description, its in Public domain. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 11:02, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Project Coordinator needed
As Yasht101 retired; we're looking for a user who could really dedicate his time to WikiProject IPL. If you want to become a coordinator, put yourself down the list. I'll evaluate, and the members also, helping me alongside, will check the users contribution history to WP:IPL. Any ideas, suggestions? Dipankan ( Have a chat? ) 06:36, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* (Best friend of Yash so.. ;) No. Actually, I m willing to take that work)
 * ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email
 * Should we have Vice coordinator and Coordinator? That makes the work more easy. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 06:58, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Better idea as Vaibhav is too much into the project so far (compared to me) I don't think that I should be made Co-ordinator. → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 07:00, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Don't say that; you're valued as much as me and Vaibhav. After all, credit goes to the team! Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 07:02, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Something like WP:GOCE will be great, a Coordinator, a Lead coordinator, and a Coordinator emeritus. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 07:26, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to make it complicated, just a coordinator and a vice coordinator, and lead coordinator is enough to lead a WikiProject, at least for now. I'm listing down the duties each has to perform.

Lead Coordinator

 * General administration of the WikiProject.
 * Can fix a "Task of the Month".
 * Ask coordinators and vice coordinators to know the general statistics of the project.
 * Award distribution for Task of Month.

Coordinator

 * General watch over the project to make sure it is not inactive.
 * Award distribution for members who completed the task of the month.
 * Create a monthly news about WikiProject IPL, to ensure that no problems arise.

Vice- Coordinator

 * Award distribution for Task of the Month.
 * Invitation of members to WikiProject IPL.
 * Know which user is and which user is not, performing Task of the Month and which users are performing the Task of the Moth. A monthly record should be kept.
 * I think the third responsibility of the Vice-Coordinator is a bit unfair, it is the responsibility of the participant to log his actions time to time, not of the VC. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 09:28, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Also it should not be "monthly news", it should be "quarter-year news" or "biannual news". ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 09:30, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Agree with Vibhav...however.....the news should be one week or fortnight...quarter year!.....that is a bit too long I think.  Strike Eagle ✈  09:33, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * We need a pretty big group of editors to have a monthly news. Even WP:GOCE doesn't gets a monthly newsletter, they just get a mid-drive update, and a update at the drive-end. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 09:37, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Heres the deal; Dipankan will be the lead coordinator (after all it was whos brainchild?), Vaibhav can take up the post of Coordinator as he is perfect for the tasks and I or Eagle or someone else can take up as vice-coordinator as I m good at the things there. (Just an proposal, not final though) → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 10:00, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe we can have two Vice-Coordinators?..TSU?  Strike Eagle ✈  10:05, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Lets see if Eagle is interested, although really missing Yash at this moment, he would had been a great asset. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 10:07, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Agree with Vaibhav... → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 10:10, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * As I said...will do my best as Vice-Coordinator...

So,that's it...here are the positions I expect to be correct
 * Dipankan- Lead Coordinator {de facto)
 * Vibhav- Coordinator
 * TheSpecialUser- Vice Coordinator
 * The Strike Eagle- Temporary Vice Coordinator

Anyone else who wish to take the positions are always welcome  Strike Eagle  ✈  10:12, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * This is enough I gess now. And I think we should call Dipkan Comminnisoner like Lalit Modia was ;) We don't need more as if more are added, there wont be any difference in participants and heads. → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 10:16, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe the second coordinator should look after the templates, the categories, and outreach works. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 10:14, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * And whats the term of the coordinator? I think 6 months is fine. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 10:20, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Enough...... my term is 1 month or less.Hence added temporary to my name.  Strike Eagle ✈  10:24, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I think that the list proposed by Eagle is good (indeed perfect) and 6 month term is also pretty nice (anyone can back down when wished to or new ones can be added to) so can we say that this is final? Any more changes does Dipkan or anyone want or should I add the names as the post holders in participants? → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 10:27, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I think the responsibilities of the second VC should be different from the first. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 10:30, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Agree with you Vaibhav...  Strike Eagle  ✈  10:38, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Surprising to find Shah Rukh Khan was not tagged!  Strike Eagle  ✈  10:46, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks friends for such swift reply. I computer crashed several times today so I had to go away for hours; and fixing it was the most important. Thank you for appointing me as a Lead Coordinator and I will look over my duties responsibly. I think the term should be of 1 year each; we really don't have much members. Reply to Vaibhav: Yes, I will change the duties of Vice-Coordinator; let the days go. I'm pretty fine to see members are so intelligent!  Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 11:53, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Barnstar....modified
Hi guys...have a look at a new and improved barnstar for the project. Thanks a lot!  Strike Eagle  ✈  11:17, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Comments

 * 1) Brilliant! Thanks for your help. :)  ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 11:24, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Feel free to suggest any other changes you think should be done.I'm free now and can do them.  <font color="#FF0 0CC">Strike <font color="#306EFF  ">Eagle  ✈  11:25, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Well done! I've accepted this as our final barnstar. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 11:55, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Userboxes
I have created few more relavant userboxes:

Hope that you'll like it :) → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 12:27, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Well done! Bravo, Bravo! Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 12:39, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * You remembered me of Dwayne Bravo :-)

They wanted our project to be deleted... respond soon.
This thread quite convinces me. Important. If you want this project to be alive; please comment on that thread. Dipankan ( Have a chat? ) 12:55, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ commented with some details..expecting more users to participate though.  <font color="#FF0 0CC">Strike <font color="#306EFF  ">Eagle  ✈  13:01, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't think there is really a likelihood that any effort is going to be made to delete this project. We folks at WP:Cricket are mainly traditionalists at heart, and are still trying to get to grips with this 50-over lark, let alone the idea of a Twenty20! :P But, no, in seriousness, I don't think you have anything to concern yourselves with. I think the overlap between the two projects made it natural for attention to be paid, as anything that this project would concern itself with would also come under the auspicies of the Cricket project. As such, you'll always receive attention from WP:Cricket, and I'm sure at times we'll disagree. But on the whole, a project can only be a good thing; just don't expect to make big changes to generic cricket templates and the such without us getting involved!  Harrias  <sup style="color:#009900;">talk 13:50, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Only one user there is suggesting deletion. I think their concern is more about whether the current level of interest can be sustained. There have been many WikiProjects peter out after a flurry of initial interest. Hack (talk) 08:36, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

A proposal
Can we create articles like "Chris Gayle at the Indian Premier League" or "Sehwag at the Indian Premier League" or similar titles? Thanks  <font color="#FF0 0CC">Strike <font color="#306EFF  ">Eagle  ✈  16:00, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Nope. Sorry to discourage, but if created it, it is more likely to get afded or merged. Because we dont have any article like: Messi at La Liga or Sachin at world cup. → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 16:05, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * We do have Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948, Sam Loxton with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948, Donald Bradman with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 16:11, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * yeah....and they are GAs' and FAs'.....how about Chris Gayle with Royal Challengers Bangalore during IPL 2012.?  <font color="#FF0 0CC">Strike <font color="#306EFF  ">Eagle  ✈  16:21, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Article for one season! Doesn't make sense. Also I think you should also ask this thing on the talk page of WP Cricket. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 16:26, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * M S Dhoni with Team India?? If we don't have such, it is not advisable to start with a specific IPL team. → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 16:26, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It would be CSD-ed if not AFD-ed. Expansion will be done under the main article. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 05:25, 21 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Chris Gayle at the IPL fails WP:N. The only notable things he's done is break a girls eyeball and hit 13 sixes. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 08:21, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

The monthly IPL.. Anyone?
Yes, I'm planning for the monthly newsletter; and hopefully there's news that we can make through. We can; be confident. Dipankan ( Have a chat? ) 10:02, 21 May 2012 (UTC) An example:


 * Dipankan, while the idea is excellent and interesting, do remember that the IPL is a two month long event that happens once a year. As such, edits made to IPL edits will also be rare throughout the year and will be frequent during these months.Thus, edits to the article will also lesser. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 10:52, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't completely agree. Don't worry, we have champions league T20 in which we can make something out for the newsletter. For now, take me in for this month's newsletter (I reckon to publish after the 27th) and then don't do it. We'll again make out 2 more newsletters at the time of CLT20 (1 at the start, 1 at the end) and then wait for IPL to restart. When it restarts, we can get maximum 3-4 newsletters. Then repeat it again... But in between also we can publish more newsletters, for e.g., new placeholders are elected. And for the monthly, we can have FA/GA of the month to be delivered in the form of invitation also, if an IPL related article gets to FA/GA status, we can write a newsletr. → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 15:26, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * That's a good idea. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 07:16, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay, leave the FA/GA thing to me. We'll have selections about 1 article for it, 3 days before the month ends that is on 27th. We'll vote and the article getting more supports will be FA/GA of the next month (June in this case). Then after finishing the work, nominating it and then re-elections and it goes on. → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 07:25, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

FA-GA June
It is here at: WikiProject Indian Premier League/FA-GA June. Hope that we get good response. → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions* 09:31, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Attention please!
Every WikiProject has a quite engaging introduction. We want our lead to be professionally written with no compromise. I request Coordinator and Vice Coordinator to notify users, that they can participate by adding their text which should be the introduction of our project. Thanking you, Lead coordinator of WP:IPL, Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 10:33, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Made some changes. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 14:14, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Newsletter delivered
This year' newsletter has been delivered to all the members. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 15:42, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, awesome work done! Intelligent use of MessageDeliveryBot. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 14:44, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Congrats! Portal is ready
Congrats guys!! Portal:Indian Premier League is ready! :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 17:07, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

New Look
I hope the look is interesting and is liked by many users. Feel free to comment. Dipankan ( Have a chat? ) 15:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

List of Indian Premier League centuries
Me and Vyom25 are looking to get List of Indian Premier League centuries to FL status. In order to get a good review of the article, I have listed it here for a peer review. Any reviewer interested in reviewing the article is welcomed to do so. Thanks, :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 11:48, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Vaibhav. Great work at the portal! And do not forget me. I m having 2nd most edits on that page after 25. As far as peer review is concerned, I m not so good at it when it is about "lists" but I can say that it is good for FL.  →TSU tp* 14:08, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi. Great work done by Vyom25 and Vaibhav! Yes, all the odds are working on it, I mostly edit that page to fill in references, you can find me in there. But currently I'm rather interested in Chennai Super Kings to GA or FA, but I'll strive to my best to promote this exemplary, beautiful, Great, outstanding article to a FL. Regards, Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 15:52, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

CLT20
Lets talk about the Champions League T20 that is coming soon. We have to update the scores as usual and feel like it's the IPL season, we are involved in it since IPL is a part of CLT20. Guys ready? Dipankan ( Have a chat? ) 06:50, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah! ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 07:06, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

The book is ready!
So here is the book. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 07:10, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

I resign as Vice-coordinator
Not willing to leave but have to. I have been ill since 1 and a half month now. At the start, I thought that it was normal fever but it has been deteriorating. Due to some unknown reason, I have been getting weak with days passing. Now after a long time, I have done few medical tests and I m awaiting results. Few tests gave out a report stating that my lungs are getting weak and they are in a worse situation. I m having trouble in normal day life also and thus I cannot concentrate on a single topic. I don't know that when will I get cured or how serious is my disease but for now, I have to quit. I'll be still there if you guys are in need of some help (like copyediting GAs, etc.). It has been a great experience and Goodbye for now :)  →TSU tp* 07:21, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Sad to hear. :( Although I would have asked you not to resign, but one cannot ignore his health. Get well soon! ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 07:26, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * TSU, you will forever be among us. May the good Lord bless you and you get well soon. My best wishes with you and to your family, Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 09:07, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't know what to say. But get well soon. I hope YOU will be back in no time.--Vyom25 (talk) 13:20, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I have seen your dedication towards the project, so, Vyom, would you like to be the temporary vice coordinator until TSU returns? Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 11:24, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Well I don't know what a vice coordinator does. and besides that I can't contribute every day so if that is okay then you can count on me.--Vyom25 (talk) 17:31, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Duties of a vice-coordinator are:

If you think you can do these, I welcome you. Even if you can't contribute daily, you can participate every 1 day out of 3 days or something like that until TSU comes back. So are you willing to be the VC? Dipankan ( Have a chat? ) 06:07, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Award distribution for Task of the Month.
 * Invitation of members to WikiProject IPL.
 * Suggest ideas for Task of the Month.
 * Yeah I don't mind. I agree.--Vyom25 (talk) 07:57, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅, now you're a vice-coordinator. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 09:46, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

IRC Meetup
Hi guys! I think that we should have an IRC meetup so we can discuss about further plans and how to expand the project. We can have an one hour informal meetup starting at 8 or 9 pm IST. What say? ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 15:07, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd recommend it on a Saturday 9:10pm or later. You see, people are busy, so having it on weekdays can create a lot of problems. Sundays would be a bad idea too, because Monday may be busy day for them and they can't participate. So Saturday night after 4:30pm GMT (9:00pm IST) would be good to go, right? Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 15:32, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * So my preference is 9:0 pm IST (3:30 pm UST), Saturday. What say? ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 08:37, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree wit 9 pm Sat.  →TSU tp* 08:34, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The invitation has been sent to all members. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 10:16, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

IRC meetup successful
The IRC meetup, which went on for approximately 50 minutes, was fairly successful. Seven editors, namely Vibhijain, TheSpecialUser, StrikeEagle, Titodutta, BPositive, Dipankan001 and Dee03, were a part of it. As per the meetup, it was decided that articles about specific controversies, IPL coaches, IPL playing notable local cricketers and articles of the form "team ABC at season 123", will be created. Similar to the previous discussion, that took place at this page, it was a general consensus that articles of the form "player ABC at IPL" should not be created. Hopefully more such meetups will talk place, and that to a greater extent. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 16:51, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Here is the log. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 07:03, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Chennai Super Kings in 2011
Just to notify that I have created an article called Chennai Super Kings in 2011. The article covers CSK's IPL and CLT20 campaign in 2011 and also the pre-IPL player signings. It has been created on the outline of the county season articles. The lead needs some more prose. I would really appreciate someone adding references to the article. And if any important points are missing please add them too.

I will try to create such articles for "CSK in different years" in the coming days. So after we have an article for all five seasons (2008-2012), we can remove the excessive tables and detailing of season-wise summary in the CSK article and link them to the new articles. Dee03 02:09, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Great work! ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 08:01, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello
Hey all, this is Arvind, a 12th grade cricket enthusiast from India.

i passionately follow the IPL, BBL, CLT20 and other domestic cricket circuits.In Wikipedia, i have been one of the leading contributors to Chennai Super kings(Check the history of the page) to keep it one of the best articles in wiki,and IPL Record related articles for over 3 years under the username User:A.arvind.arasu. But following a copyright violation and conflicts with some senior admins, i was blocked and i continue to briefly contribute to cricket based articles under this name.I will contribute to IPL related lists, especially updating stats and records when the tournament gets underway next season, i also wish to continue my edits on CSK independently and work with you all on other team articles,.Please include me in any tasks/objectives to be accomplished, ill be glad, thank you.:) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Taxiboy277 (talk • contribs) 09:32, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for joining. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 09:37, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

KTK players
Please have a look at List of Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers. I have nominated it for FL status here. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 10:34, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Promote me back to VC
I request myself be promoted back to vice-coordinator from which I was removed due to inactivity.I may not edit articles much but I will do the maintenance works(as I'm doing now) :)  TheStrike  Σagle   11:47, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't know what you think of this project, simply claiming the title of "Vice Coordinator" isn't a big deal. Even I am not proud. Do fine works. ✅ Your request has been approved, Vyom was inactive. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 11:57, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Confirmation diff. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 11:58, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Unleashing the brand new FB page!
Congrats guys! Just created our project page on FB and those who have accounts in Facebook kindly consider joining it! We want to reach 30 likes so please! Here's the link: 1. Hope you enjoy it and keep in touch! Dipankan ( Have a chat? ) 16:01, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

List of Indian Premier League umpires
Hi folks! Do you think this can be a FL? I am a little confused. :\ ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 10:42, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * First of all do we have any other similar lists. Such as referees at 2010 FIFA world cup? and my next query is what are the sources of such a list? If we have these two things then we can work on it.--Vyom25 (talk) 05:44, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah we have:List of Test cricket umpires. Also the source is this. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 07:29, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Then, we are good to go. Count me in. However I would suggest first let us finish with this IPL century list.--Vyom25 (talk) 15:00, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, we already have two FLs under nom. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 15:44, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

IPL teams in CLT20
Hi guys! I think we can work on something like Indian Premier League franchises in Champions League Twenty20. What say? ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 13:23, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * There are hardly 4(or 5) teams from IPL which qualified for CLT20.So it doesn't make much sense.Cheers  TheStrike  Σagle   14:54, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Vibhijain is considering retirement! Members, please help!
Hello members of WikiProject IPL. I, Dipankan001, had long trusted you and I have complete faith that you are one of those valuable 15 members who help in running this project, along with us. We're nothing without you. And one of our precious, rare gems was User:Vibhijain, the coordinator of WP:IPL. It was because of him that the project had reached to new heights. Without him, we wouldn't have the Assessment log. And many more to mention. Without him, the project is nothing. But, unfortunately Vibhijain is considering retirement. I was shocked by this fact, I just came to know today. His "Yo" and "Done " would be forever missed along with his cute smile. People may think he's a kid, but, at 14, he has achieved more maturity than anyone else has did. Please, members, try to cheer him up, we would all be dead without him and we'll terribly miss him. If you have the heart, please, cheer him up. Once again, I trust you. I leave the decision upon you. Thanking you, Dipankan001 (Lead Coordinator and founder) Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 16:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ He seen this post and cancelled his decision! Yep! Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 07:43, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry to comment again but this is not the right place to discuss a user's retirement issue.Please use the talk instead. :) Good he changed his mind though :o)  TheStrike  Σagle   10:18, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

2008 Indian Premier League Final
Anyone willing to copy-edit this one? Hindustan Zinda bad 16:12, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Just lurked, I saw some citation errors. Im guessing you are currently working on it.Khyati Gupta (talk) 12:24, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It was an error. Its fixed now. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 12:56, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

List of Kings XI Punjab cricketers
Just notifying you guys of this. List of Kings XI Punjab cricketers took me three days to complete and has already been nominated for DYK. Also, it's at FLC. By the way, when are the next coordinator elections? Thanks! Thine  Antique   Pen  14:37, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I resigned from the post of Vice-coordinator one month ago and since, the place is vacant (there were 2 vice-coordinators selected initially) and I see no problem if TAP steals that post. Any thought Vibhi, SE, Dipkan?  TheSpecialUser TSU 15:20, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Stealing time, just like I stole was awarded these.  Thine   Antique   Pen  15:23, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Kitten that steals  TheSpecialUser TSU 15:28, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The elections will be announced in some days. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 16:39, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * For which positions? By the way, I'm now working on User:Thine Antique Pen/List of Chennai Super Kings cricketers, but more carefully. Thine   Antique   Pen  21:24, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

I made some suggestions on the nomination page. Please check them out. Thank you Khyati Gupta (talk) 05:01, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The coordinator election was announced earlier on Facebook. It will be organised on 24th of August, 2012. The positions are the lead coordinator, vice coordinator, and coordinator. I'll mention the roles for each of these. And members are open to suggest changes in them. However, a placeholder who doesn't act according to the rules will be dissolved. Our main focus is on IPL-related articles. Dipankan  ( Have a chat? ) 05:48, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Good suggestions, Guptakhy! I'll just get my henchman to re-review. Thine   Antique   Pen  08:24, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Are cricket nirvana and Ipl cricket now trusted or should I say reliable for citation in this list? I would rather use ESPN cricinfo or cricket archive.--Vyom25 (talk) 11:34, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Vyom is right. Also I am working on RR list. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 15:52, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Display Badges for Place Holders
Hi people I have designed and uploaded of course some display badges(images) for Place holders.Comments are welcome.  TheStrike  Σagle   16:17, 18 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Don't you think that the word IPL should be visible in the first and second batch? ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 16:20, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * That's not a major problem to fix...but I couldn't find any suitable place for them.Suggest one?  TheStrike  Σagle   16:23, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Above the stars, with 25% transparency. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 16:36, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It wont fit in there.Atleast in the current size!  TheStrike  Σagle   16:38, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

DC, KKR, MI, PW, RCB
Hi friends! I resigned at the IRC as my health wasn't good and was getting worse thus wan't able to concentrate. Anyhow, I'm normal again and back to wiki, also can dedicate my time to a particular thing. I've started work to create other left out lists and will finish by the end of this week. Sorry if I grabbed your idea but I'd like to be creator of other lists as well as will be contesting the elections. DC, KKR, MI, PWi, RCB are left out as RR is taken up by Vibhi and CSK by TAP. Anyone is welcome to assist me :)  TheSpecialUser TSU 00:38, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll be doing a list everyday and thus will finish in 6 days :) (DC, KKR, PWI, MI, RCB)  TheSpecialUser TSU 01:05, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Right, I've fixed some fatal errors on User:TheSpecialUser/DC, and did a bit of a copyedit, hopefully enough to get FL credit if it reaches that stage. I've also started the lead on User:TheSpecialUser/KKR. Thine   Antique   Pen  13:05, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! KKR was my next target. BTW, I thought I'd finish a lit per day but anyhow, I'll be able to do a list in two days.  TheSpecialUser TSU 14:27, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit stressed right now, but I'll try for 1 in every 10 days. I'll start any lead off if you like! Thine Antique Pen (talk) 14:30, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I left for my trip and just came back. I also have other trips each day and sometimes have more then 3 trips (really frustrating)! I was hoping to do other fixes but you've reduced my load so thanks for that and you are always welcome to start with any article. Just take care that I'm also aiming for DYK of each list thus if you start the work, we'll have to finish in 5 days which becomes a bit tedious. It is better if you do it for just one or maximum two in order to get a DYK. :)  TheSpecialUser TSU 14:35, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, you can have them in your userspace for as long as you like (even years!) before DYK-ing them. Only the mainspace counts! :D Thine Antique Pen (talk) 14:37, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I was always confused about it. I asked at IRC long ago but no one did reply. So, no problem now, edit as you like.  TheSpecialUser TSU 14:45, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

IPL Finals
I see that we're still missing articles for the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 finals. I'll handle 10, 11 and 12. Could someone take the other (09)? Thine Antique Pen (talk) 12:38, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I am taking it! ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 12:45, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Nice job done, Vibhi! @ <font color="#0C93EF">Dipankan <font color="#F87217">Upgraded! Tag me!   12:25, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Elections
Can we please postpone it till 26 August (Sunday). I've got 4 hour exams this Friday and Sunday each and I won't be editing Wikipedia?  TheSpecialUser TSU 13:46, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * WTF! 4 exam a day!! No doubt why is Gujarat developing so fast. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 14:57, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ Approved. Sunday seems a good day :) @ <font color="#0C93EF">Dipankan <font color="#F87217">Upgraded! Tag me!   06:30, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px]] Yes; agreed. Thine Antique Pen (talk) 12:31, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Phew... They wen't good and now I'm back. @Vibhi..lol, you have to praise our CM for that but also, suicide rates have also increased in my city among teens.  TheSpecialUser TSU 13:31, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey guys, I hope you are not thinking of finishing it all in one day. We need to give a time of 2-3 days for gentlemen (like me :P) to apply, and about one week for voting. @TSU You know I am a big Modi and BJP fan. And as of the suicides, such nonsense looks good on Khangress guys. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 13:43, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm an admirer of Modi too but not BJP. And to add my stress, NEET just got mandatory and the only exam that has any value for admissions. Education is below average if compared to CBSE (What we study in 11 is already studied by students of national board in 8 and 9th) so we are in a sort of pissed off situation right now. Coming back to elections, I agree that it should be kept open for a week and should create a subpage, probably WikiProject_Indian_Premier_League/Elections/August 2012.  TheSpecialUser TSU 15:13, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

2012 Indian Premier League opening ceremony
Here is an another Vibhijain production: 2012 Indian Premier League opening ceremony. :P ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 12:26, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Looks like it needs a bit of work. I'll get working later. Thine Antique Pen (talk) 12:29, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Can someone other than Vibhijain review the assessments at Talk:2012 Indian Premier League opening ceremony? Assessments made by the article's creator are sometimes biased and need review by a third party. jfd34  ( talk ) 07:44, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The assesments for 2012 Luke Pomersbach molesting charges also have to be reviewed. jfd34  ( talk ) 10:07, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ Pomersback's controversy's assessments have been changed. Thanks! @ <font color="#0C93EF">Dipankan <font color="#F87217">Upgraded! Tag me!   10:11, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Elections have arrived!
Dear members of WP:IPL, The elections of WP:IPL 2012 finally came. It is located here. Please vote only once. Thanks! @''' <font color="#0C93EF">Dipankan <font color="#F87217">Upgraded! Tag me! ''' 07:44, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Seeing the response, I think it is best to start the voting period simultaneously. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 13:55, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

New task
Please check out the Task of the month guys! @''' <font color="#0C93EF">Dipankan <font color="#F87217">Upgraded! Tag me! ''' 15:35, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * TSU will get it, he has reserved almost each article for himself. ;) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 06:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I think we should have 5 marks for IPL specific articles, and 2 for low importance bios. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 13:24, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Mistake on project page
Please make this correction in the lead section of the project page:

If you have any questions about the project, or about any aspect of cricket in general &#8594; If you have any questions about the project, or about any aspect of the Indian Premier League in general.

This project is for the Indian Premier League, not about cricket in general (this is what WikiProject Cricket is for). jfd34 ( talk ) 09:56, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Feel free to correct if you find any such tweaking possibilities. Thanks for the help you are providing, it is invaluable. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 10:52, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Would an expansion of the scope of this project to include all Indian cricket articles be justified? Already it seems the CLT20 is now under the scope. Hack (talk) 07:58, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
 * In other words, you mean that this project should be instead WikiProject Indian cricket. A good idea although, but I guess that we need some more members before we can think about that. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 10:17, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Elections 2012 results!
As per the fair and honest voting by members of WikiProject IPL, the following members have been selected for the coordinator positions. Their term will expire after 6 months, that is, March 2013. Let's have a good round of barnstars for all these guys! (Well, you may not give to me, though ) @''' <font color="#0C93EF">Dipankan <font color="#F87217">Upgraded! Tag me! ''' 15:08, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Founder- User:Dipankan001
 * Lead Coordinator- User:Vibhijain
 * Coordinator- User:TheSpecialUser
 * Vice-coordinator- User:Thine Antique Pen

Good times!
First a GA, then a FL; seems that our work in the past month is showing its colours. This is a good development just before the T20 fever is going to take over the world. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 16:23, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Meanwhile Fly Kingfisher Fair Play Award is a blue link now. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 17:34, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Another self-assessment by Vibhijain. I don't think it should be high importance. Someone else please review it. jfd34  ( talk ) 11:58, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I do self-assessment so that we can have the most accurate stats for the project. I think it should be high important, but feel free to change it. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 15:29, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I've rated quite a few articles, so I've put this at mid importance. In length, I'd call it a stub though. Thine Antique Pen (talk) 17:10, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ Vibhijain, please consider this seriously. Stop evaluating articles that you've created, and leave it for the other members to evaluate. All the unassessed articles automatically comes into Category:Unassessed Indian Premier League articles, and so a member will come by and check it. Otherwise, keep up your good work and all the best! @ <font color="#0C93EF">Dipankan <font color="#F87217">Upgraded! Tag me!   07:01, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

The Automatic Assessment tool
Assessment of articles is quite a hectic job. Hmm, for some, it's difficult. I came up with a idea from WP:INDIA. Why not use a automatic tool to assess and tag articles? Yes, now the tool has been created. It appears on every talk page of an article that has our project banner. It's really, really simple to install. All you need to have is that your JavaScript should be running. '''Copy the code given below and paste in in Special:MyPage/common.js. It should work.''' All the credit for making this goes to User:YuviPanda, whom I requested. ( Though I was bold and made few changes to the script ) $.getScript("//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dipankan001/WPIPL Assess.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript").then(function {   mw.loader.load('//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:YuviPanda/AssessmentBar.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript');}) 13:09, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of IPL Franchise earnings for 2009 for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article IPL Franchise earnings for 2009 is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/IPL Franchise earnings for 2009 until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article.  Harrias  <sup style="color:#009900;">talk 12:17, 30 September 2012 (UTC)