User talk:Nichalp

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Not be editing Wikipedia anymore?

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Did I hear you say on Joelr31's talk page that you won't be editing Wikipedia any more? You gotta be kidding me!! You can't do that Nichalp. You are the only person on Wikipedia I look up to, and even its so-called founder is not in that list. Please consider how disastrous and demoralizing this will be!! For the sake of the rest of us, you have to log in for five minutes every other day. If there are problems with FAR, I'm sure there are lots of people, who, like me, owe their Wikipedia presence to you, who will help out. I can certainly offer to help with accessing academic databases for references if they are needed. ... But this is crazy, you can't leave!! I mean, look, even my signature is modeled after yours! Fowler&fowler«Talk» 14:51, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

PS I mean I am sure Abecedare (who seems to be back), RegentsPark, Saravask, AreJay, KnowledgeHegemony, Arvind, GPPande and myself and a bunch of other people will be willing to help out in whatever way it takes for you to remain on Wikipedia. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 15:01, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

A wikibreak, maybe? --—KnowledgeHegemony ^talk 18:23, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

A short one? Hopefully?--Regent's Park (Boating Lake) 19:40, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

To join the general chorus, I really do hope you'll reconsider - or, at least, decide to return very soon. You've been an extremely positive influence on India-related pages, and your absence will be felt. -- Arvind (talk) 00:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes. It will be weird not to see you around. Let us know how we can help. --GDibyendu (talk) 15:12, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

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Whats with the deadline for last edit on Wikipedia? Kind of puzzling me. --GPPande 07:12, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

I feel kinda lost...loss of a mentor is unbearable (no exagerration)... :( = KnowledgeHegemony ^talk 18:31, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi everyone, thanks for the support, but I have to cease my editing activities. See my user page for more information. =Nichalp «Talk»= 19:43, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

Happy First Edit Day, Nichalp, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

Willking1979 (talk) 14:29, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

...

Are you okay, Nichalp? :) Best wishes, — Aitias // discussion 19:02, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, that's sad. Really sad. You'll be missed badly, Nichalp. I wish you all the very best for your endeavours in real life. — Aitias // discussion 19:49, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for a great run on Wikipedia! All the best in your new endeavors, Nichalp! Fowler&fowler«Talk» 19:59, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

PS :Yes, I remember that well. I don't know how many times I rewrote that lead! And, likewise, I have admired both your ability to go straight to the nub of the issue and to express what you have to say pithily. Hope to see you around somewhere. Keep up the good work at BNHS. Thanks again and all the best! Fowler&fowler«Talk» 20:13, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Good luck Nichalp. Thanks for everything you've done for wikipedia (and for me). All the best. --Regent's Park (Boating Lake) 20:06, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

All the best with whatever you take up next. I am sure the qualities you displayed/developed here will serve you well; and the whole lot of extra time won't hurt either :) Look forward to seeing you back someday .... sooner rather than later. Best wishes. Abecedare (talk) 20:28, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Have a happy future and please do drop in when you have the time. --Chris 03:31, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

WTF ARE YOU GONE NUTS?????????????????????? NOW WHO WILL HELP US WITH MUMBAI ARTICLES??????? AND WHO WILL GUIDE ME????????????? MISTER YOU HAVE TO COME BACK YOU CANT LEAVE EVERYTHING HALF DONE COME BACK COME BACK :( :(--Suyog^{talk to me!} 06:31, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Your guidance will be definitely missed. WP India has lost a star. We hope to see you coming back (as soon as possible - a month - as you said on your userpage). It is tough to be away from such a nice project but RL is much more tougher. Best of luck for the tasks you have in RL. --GPPande 13:28, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Oh, I was not around and just now came to know... This is not fair :( Like many other here, I was guided by you from my very beginning, probably that was 2005. Remember the days when we were preparing the article Kolkata? Please come back soon. Besides content, you are needed dearly for administrative reasons. Can't you just be here for half an hour every week, at least? Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 03:29, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

I found about this just now... :( Gizza^{Discuss ©} 01:04, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

...for your good wishes and your tremendous contribution here.

Come back and say hello from time to time. --Dweller (talk) 13:44, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. Have fun, and keep in touch. If you're on Facebook, give me a shout (my real name is relatively easy to get, but you can shoot me an email and I'll answer). EVula // talk // ☯ // 05:37, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

• Enjoy your real life! Live it to the fullest! Hope to see you again in the future! :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 16:11, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
  • Damn it, I missed a chance to say all the best. So here it is, belatedly. You´re a powerhouse of Wikipedia editing and your contributions will be sorely missed. Do pop in whenever you can. All the best. The Rambling Man on tour (talk) 20:41, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you from me as well, I wish you all the best with whatever you decide to do in the future. Camaron | Chris (talk) 22:25, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you! --Regent's Park (Boating Lake) 21:06, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Rotaract

I hate to drag up old business, but I just noticed this [1] supposedly minor edit by which you removed 12,000 bytes of information. It essentially lead to the article being nominated for deletion. Why did you tag this as minor? Bearian (talk) 01:59, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Dear Bearian. Nichalp, as you can see upstairs, is now inactive. As to your question, one link—that of the headquarters of the organization—is enough. The linked website should have content that relates to the article as a whole. Links related to specific content, such as the organization's branch in such-and-such city in such-and-such country should be placed in the dedicated pages of those branches should they merit individual Wikipedia pages. We can't reproduce an address book in the external links. Best regards, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 16:37, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

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Farewell

Jeez... I was about to write to apologize for my impromptu absence. I sincerely hope you will change your mind soon and at least be part-time. I will always be grateful to you for the encouragement and support you gave me in my first days here. All the very best to you, Shiva (Visnu) 04:19, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Just noticed your farewell notice. I hope Nichalp, one of the our best Wikipedians, return soon... Take care.. All the best ! We love you ! -- Tinu Cherian - 02:29, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello

Have you checked out Blnguyen's blog? :-) --Dweller (talk) 14:28, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

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WP Bangalore Meetup

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G'day Nichalp

Hope you're well - I thought it was worth dropping you a note to say that you've been mentioned (by me!) on Jimbo's talk page, and at wikipedia review - probably worth taking a look at both, and maybe commenting etc. Privatemusings (talk) 00:43, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Paid editing discussion on Jimmy's talk page

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Paid editing and Zithan

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Arundhati Ghosh

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Happy Birthday!

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Happy Holidays

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Unreferenced BLPs

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FC

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Happy New Year

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I know you are inactive, and I'm sorry to have missed you, but whenever you return you maybe interested in....

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Happy Bureaucratship Anniversary

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India at FAR

The off chance that you read this page, I've nominated it for an FAR. Wish you were around! Fowler&fowler«Talk» 12:57, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:World's funniest animals screenshot.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image File:Technopark logo.svg

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File:SugaliTreaty.png needs authorship information.

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or the {{own}} template..

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Hello, Nichalp. Please check your e-mail – you've got mail!
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UOJComm (talk) 06:20, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:IRFCAscreenshot.png

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:AXN-logo.svg

A tag has been placed on File:AXN-logo.svg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

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TFL notification

Hi, Nichalp. I'm just posting to let you know that List of amateur radio frequency bands in India – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been submitted as a candidate to be featured on the Main Page as Today's featured list. The proposed content can be seen here. You are more than welcome to post your thoughts on the nomination. Regards, —WFC— 19:49, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Image Concerns

'Free' images for which more information or review would be appreciated:

• File:AXN-logo.svg
• File:Tamilspeakingregions.png - Which map is this based on? and what data source was used to make the adaptations?
• File:Bombayrailwaystations.png - What base map is being used?
• File:Bombaylocations.png
• File:Bombaywardsmap.png

Speedy deletion nomination of John Begg

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A tag has been placed on John Begg, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where an article has substantially identical content to that of an article deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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Sorry. I nominated the wrong John Begg. Never meant to speedy delete this article. Bgwhite (talk) 07:00, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Invite to WikiConference India 2011

Hi Nichalp, The First WikiConference India is being organized in Mumbai and will take place on 18-20 November 2011. You can see our Official website, the Facebook event and our Scholarship form. But the activities start now with the 100 day long WikiOutreach. As you are part of WikiProject India community we invite you to be there for conference and share your experience. Thank you for your contributions. We look forward to see you at Mumbai on 18-20 November 2011

Non-free rationale for File:Nepal One Rupee obverse.jpg

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Kolkata FAR

I have nominated Kolkata for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here.

Non-free rationale for File:Peter-de-Noronha.jpg

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Non-free rationale for File:Nu10Face.jpg

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Non-free rationale for File:Nepal One Rupee obverse.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image File:Nu10Face.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image File:Indian Railways logo.png

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File permission problem with File:Grenadier Pied banner1804.png

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Proposal to shut down WP Geographic Coordinates & ban coordinates on wikipedia articles

This means you. --Tagishsimon (talk) 12:03, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

South Tibet/ Arunachal Pradesh / Arunachal Pradesh dispute / South Tibet dispute

As a participant to previous discussions at the South Tibet/ Arunachal Pradesh / Arunachal Pradesh dispute / South Tibet dispute talk page, you might be interested to participate to the following poll. Thanks, --Pseudois (talk) 04:45, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of ASSOCHAM for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article ASSOCHAM 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 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ASSOCHAM 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 good 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. JayJay^{Talk to me} 16:13, 19 February 2012 (UTC)