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Template:Title override Welcome!

Hello, Vishnava, and welcome to Wikipedia! E know you're the rishtedaar of the first Police Patil of Elephenta Island. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! Agathoclea (talk) 15:00, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Elephanta Island

Abe chutiyon ke sardar, electricity details aur Police Patil ka naam kyon chaahiye bey tujhe? Woh police patil lagta hai tera koi rishtedaar hai. No need to prove you're a gavar here.59.91.210.225 (talk) 23:45, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pig War

Excuse me, but the edit I made to the article War was true. In the Pig War, only one pig died which was the cause of the war. No humans were killed or wounded. Please read the Pig War article if you do not trust me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.95.127.179 (talk) 22:04, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Mundhum

Hi Vishnava, thank you for adding the extra information. Everything looks great, especially the newly-added information:

The Mundhum extends beyond religion, serving as a guide for culture, ritual and social values. Versions of the Mundhum vary amongst the various Kirat tribes, serving as each tribe's distinctive culture and framing their social identity and unity in relation to other tribes and peoples.

which really helps to explain the topic.

Keep up the good work!

« D. Trebbien (talk) 04:34 2008 April 11 (UTC)

Re: Camling phonology table

It appears that Circeus has made some changes to Camling language to try to fix the table. Is the way it looks now the way you would like it to appear?

« D. Trebbien (talk) 03:02 2008 April 12 (UTC)

Mundhum

Where in the Gurung source does he actually say anything to support:"The Mundhum pre-dates Vedic civilisation in South Asia"? Johnbod (talk) 02:03, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've no doubt the language group & some aspects of the culture pre-date Vedic times, but 2,500 years is a very long time, and your claim is that the exising book/books are that old. They may reflect elements that old, but I suspect it can't really be supported that the current form(s) go back anything like that far. I know a little bit about the Rai & Limbu from time in Bhutan, & I doubt that without a full-time Brahmin-like caste consistent oral tradition would be possible over that period. And if it were, all languages change, so the original, like the Vedas, would be incomprehensible to modern speakers, which seems not to be the case. I would suggest the claims are softened, to something like "reflect beliefs and cultural traditions from pre-Vedic times...". Johnbod (talk) 02:23, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

But you say: "The Mundhum pre-dates Vedic civilisation in South Asia." which is a good deal more than that. Johnbod (talk) 02:26, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, although I dislike "encompasses" in any context; "covers" is better, no? - and shorter, which matters in DYK. Johnbod (talk) 02:39, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Johnbod (talk) 02:46, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, thanks for being so responsive! Johnbod (talk) 02:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 15 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Palwankar Vithal, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congratulations on your first DYK! You're off to a great start. --Royalbroil 15:47, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 16 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Greater Nepal, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Royalbroil 04:09, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On April 17, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Palwankar Shivram, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:46, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Greater Nepal

An editor has nominated Greater Nepal, an article which you have created or worked on, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greater Nepal and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~).

You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate. Thank you. 91.198.174.194 (talk) 15:40, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hi! Just dropped by to say Hello! You have been contributing in a great way lately. Thanks a lot for the great articles. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 08:54, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 17 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Camling language, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Cirt (talk) 11:37, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

another..

On 19 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maitreyi Express, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Victuallers (talk) 19:51, 19 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ian Frazer (cricketer)

On 20 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ian Frazer (cricketer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 09:06, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On April 21, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Delhi-Lahore Bus, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks again Vishnava. You're having a great start to Wikipedia. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:53, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 21 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Road links between India and Bangladesh, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wizardman 21:34, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Road links between India and Bangladesh

many thanks for the Road links between India and Bangladesh article. 'tis informaive and to the pointPetethewhistle (talk) 21:53, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mecca Time

When I added the template, the Fox News cite was not present as far as I can tell. To be fair, I don't think that would matter. If/when this hits AP, it's going to be carried everywhere. That's not notability, though. That's newsworthiness. If this idea continues as a movement, it would be notable. That's why we don't have an article on every marginally newsworthy concept or criminal. Erechtheus (talk) 00:17, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I look forward to it. The point in the template from my perspective is to give people some context that this might or might not turn out to be important. This is the sort of article I think needs time to breathe for 6 months to see where it's at. If it's a bunch of guys who had a conference and that was that, it's probably not important. If there is more to it than that, hopefully you and anyone else interested will contribute additions and it will be clearly notable. Of course, there might be more out there now. If you find it, feel free to add it and remove the template. If you're not sure, I'm happy to take a look. Erechtheus (talk) 00:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Going with a third opinion is also a perfectly valid option, and I'm interested to see his take. Erechtheus (talk) 00:48, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Seems ok to me as an article - I have added some touches. There must be a previous history, for and against, & it would be useful to be able to reference that. Whether it is a big enough thing to be on the template is a different question - maybe not unless it takes off in a much bigger way. Johnbod (talk) 00:55, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I tend to be more inclusionist, so I think keep. You found multiple reliable sources that published articles on the topic, so I'm satisified. It's odd to see someone nominate an article that they just started. Royalbroil 14:43, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

4/22 DYK

On 22 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kulung, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 02:04, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 26 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paddy Upton, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 11:31, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 29 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Indo-Pak Confederation, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

You're doing awesome! --Royalbroil 03:20, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 1 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 15:17, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again

		The Exceptional Newcomer Award
		I would like to present you with this award, the Exceptional Newcomer Award, for your outstanding contributions to Wikipedia. It has been less than a month and you have already written several articles featured in DYK, collaborated in Wikipedia processes, and made a number of highly constructive edits. Your hard work is sincerely appreciated. Thank you « D. Trebbien (talk) 00:41 2008 May 2 (UTC)

5/8 DYK

On 8 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article India-Pakistan maritime trespassing, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 18:59, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thank-spam

Vishnava, just a note of appreciation for your recent support of my request for adminship, which ended successfully with 112 supports, 2 opposes, and 1 neutral. If there's something I've realized during my RFA process this last week, it's that adminship is primarily about trust. I will strive to honour that trust in my future interactions with the community. Many thanks! Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lahore Declaration

On 18 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lahore Declaration, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 10:42, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship

On 20 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 15:40, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jholabibi

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DYK

On 21 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Indo-Iraqi relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 13:06, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oladevi

On 22 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Oladevi, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 08:31, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

For the kind words.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 13:35, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Kazi Nazrul Islam

Hi! I think some unsourced materials were added after the article reached FA status. It's fine removing those material, since those are not vital. Rather, maintaining the FA status is of more importance. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:24, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I checked the changes you made. I believe all of them were needed. Thanks for your contribution. Arman ^(Talk) 01:49, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your continued good work on the article. You also made very justifiable argument on Nazrul Institute. Take care. Arman ^(Talk) 03:24, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All of the Nazrul Institute website references can be replaced by Banglapedia - but I am not yet convinced that there is a need for doing so. Nazrul Institute is a Govt. organization in Bangladesh, and their website should be RS. Personally I believe both Banglapedia and Nazrul Institute are more reliable than any book we might find by searching google books. Arman ^(Talk) 08:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kazi Nazrul Islam

As I understand, most of the unsourced stuff got introduced after it was selected as an FA. All of that can be removed. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 03:06, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Editor, Thanks agian for your suggestions, I am not a key contributor of Kazi Nazrul Islam, I am just trying to fix the citations, I feel modification is better than the removal. It is true, how much do we know about the man like him, so I am trying to develop, as a Librarian , I have various sources. Thanks agian for your editing. Wish your more contribution. --Anwarul Islam (talk) 06:00, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No Way Out (1950 film)

Wow! Thanks so much for contacting me. It looks like a stupid mistake on my part. I'm glad you caught it and contacted me. Yes, I do enjoy working on films especially film noirs. My best -- Luigibob (talk) 23:07, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks....

for your support on my RFA. I really appreciate the kind words and will do my best to live up to them! --Slp1 (talk) 00:04, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good job

I saw a couple of your diplomacy articles, and I am impressed. Keep up the good work.Baka man 00:44, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

my RfA - Ta!

Kazi Nazrul Islam

I have completed the fixing of the FA status article Kazi Nazrul Islam. There was not any alternative without rewriting some sentences. Please, watch my works and comment. --Anwarul Islam (talk) 14:09, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to WP:INDIA

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Bangladeshi intelligence community

On 26 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bangladeshi intelligence community, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 13:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Double DYK

On 26 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with facts from the articles Indo-Bhutanese relations, and Military history of Bangladesh, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 19:01, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Indo-Bangladeshi Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace

On 27 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Indo-Bangladeshi Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 07:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification

Okay, so don't tell my boss, but I'm kinda twiddling my thumbs here at work. I'm looking over the questions and writing up my answers, but could you clarify what you mean in question #18? By "post", do you mean editor, administrator, or as a prospective bureaucrat? And by "walk away", does that include recusing myself, or just walking away from the computer so it doesn't become an issue?

Thanks. EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:44, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

5/28 DYK

On 28 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pakistan-Bangladeshi relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford ^Pray 02:09, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

images (oops!)

All fixed now! I was going in hyperspeed and didn't notice that the fill tool wasn't filling all of India... Mangostar (talk) 05:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

a suggestion

Not sure if you're aware of these, but the Library of Congress country studies are a great resource for the history of bilateral relations between various countries. They're public domain so you can just cut and paste into Wikipedia (with wikifying if you're feeling generous), which saves a lot of time. Most were written in the late 1980s and early 1990s, so they generally need updating, but they often provide excellent info for prior dates. I see that at least in one article you used countrystudies.us as a resource - that's just a (for-profit) mirror of this site. Mangostar (talk) 05:16, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific Region

On 29 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific Region, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 05:21, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Next update

Anyone who thoroughly understands the rules and has experience with DYK is encouraged to do the fact, length, and date checking for DYK noms on an article when it is not their own nom. Non-admin help is very important and helpful for this task. It is greatly appreciated if you do a good job. It was a main reason that User:Gatoclass' RFA was wildly successful. Royalbroil 01:05, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sino-Bangladeshi relations

On 30 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sino-Bangladeshi relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 06:37, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Indo-Sri Lankan relations

On 30 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Indo-Sri Lankan relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 12:32, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK chores

By all means, do! The more people doing it the better.

You can even move new ones into the next update. The only things that admins have to do (because it involves use of the tools or editing protected pages) are updating the actual template for the Main Page, resetting the clock and protecting the picture. Daniel Case (talk) 13:30, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thx

I'll have a look Victuallers (talk) 15:57, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Islam: the Straight Path

I've addressed the issue on T:TDYK. Please take a look at it soon.Bless sins (talk) 16:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The hook is from: "Thus, Islam: The Straight Path devotes half its content (the last three chapters) to the development of Islam in modern and reformist times" which is in the section "Contents".Bless sins (talk) 16:59, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well I guess this doesn't hurt.Bless sins (talk) 17:06, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

VandalProof

If I must. :) However, I strongly recommend that anyone looking for an anti-vandalism tool use WP:HUGGLE which is way way beyond what VP is, or at least WikiMoniter which has every single tool VandalProof has, without registration being required. Prodego ^talk 23:45, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK - Gauliga Pommern

I've left an answer to your question on the DYK-talk page. I generally find the website in question a very reliable source, it is heavily used within the Wikiproject:German Football. It is purely statistical with no agenda or advertising, only of use to someone interested in football statistics. Its drawback is that the large number of pages does not have separate web-addresses and therefore, to use it as a reference, somebody has to be familiar with the site. Searching for a specific table or fact could be difficult for somebody using it the first time. Thanks for letting me know, happy editing, EA210269 (talk) 00:52, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

6/1 DYK

On 1 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Indo-Burmese relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford ^Pray 02:34, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sharing of Ganges Waters

On 2 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sharing of Ganges Waters, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 05:07, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deforestation

Deforestation is the conversion of forest to non forest. There were thousands of acres and after 1850 or so there were 100s. There are now 10s. OK I'll change it to enclosure but I think this is over precise. These are hooks. The articles are meant to be true. The hooks should not be fiction .... but I think they are allowed to be imprecise. However you are doing a tricky job so I will change it to your wishes. Do consider whether you are meant to ensure truth or prevent lies in hooks. I thibk its only the latter. However yiu are doing a difficult job. Well done Victuallers (talk) 20:11, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sino-Bhutanese relations DYK

Hi and sorry. I was unclear in my comments. I think for a DYK you need proper citations. When I saw your article it only had the URL and title for the references. I think you need access date, publication date, author, if they are available. It becomes very important when links die. I said use the template just because I tend to think that's the easiest way of making proper citations and making sure subsequent editors use the same style but you don't have to if don't want to. I may be stricter on mandating citations than other reviewers at DYK but I think it's within the editor discretion to do that. You seemed to have everything properly cited so I just wanted to encourage you to use a more robust citation style when creating articles.

In any case, good job on your bilateral relations articles and sorry for the confusion. gren グレン 00:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great work

		The 25 DYK Medal
		awarded to Vishnava for his exceptional DYK factory. With this speed, you will get a century very soon.--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:50, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

6/3 DYK

On 3 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sino-Burmese relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford ^Pray 07:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats and ...

Congrats on the 25 medal. Continuing the debate. You're right "its only an opinion" (but a powerful one) as hooks with comments are much delayed even if they are resolved immediately. (Your previous pickup on my last hook was`100% correct. One of the cites was refusing to acknowledge itself.) In this case however I wonder if the purpose of checking DYK is to a) have all the hooks telling 100% the truth b) ensuring the hooks do not tell lies and that items of debate are cited?

I think its the latter - so we can allow hooks (not articles) to have a bit of latitude. I'm guessing that the word "deforestation" was not around in 1800 so I would avoid it in the article. However the phrase "enclosure" is not known to many people now so I would avoid using it in a hook. When the hooked person reads the article then they should appreciate that this was the building of dairy farms ... not the slash and burn farming that deforestation is now associated with. Anyway ... keep up the good work Victuallers (talk) 10:27, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CheersVictuallers (talk) 14:26, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: review

Hi Vishnava. I got your request on my talk page and I'll try to reply to it tonight (i.e. around 5 or 6 hours from now). If I don't get chance then it might be a couple of days though as I'm pretty busy at the moment. Best, Olaf Davis | Talk 15:43, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sino-Bhutanese relations

On 3 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sino-Bhutanese relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 18:29, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!...

...for your participation at my recent RFA. Feel free to check out my in-depth RFA analysis where I'm seeking community input on the issues identified. some templated thank spam is also available below. xenocidic (talk) 00:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

templated rfa thank-spam

userpage | talk | dashboard | misc

RFA

Standards

This user page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.
It was last substantively updated 14 August 2008.
If you want to revive discussion regarding the subject, you might try contacting the user in question or seeking broader input via a forum such as the village pump. It was last substantively updated 14 August 2008.

My RFA standards are still being refined, but I rarely base my support on arbitrary cut-offs like number of edits, or length of time editing. More often I will attempt to determine the clue level of a candidate. If high levels of clue are present, they will earn my support, regardless of whether or not they have 5000 non-huggle edits and 6 months of regular activity. This is based on a fairly brief review of their contributions, moreso on their answers to the questions. I have an optional question that I often pose to candidates that helps with this.

Self-noms and the acceptance line

Neglecting to follow the bolded instruction #6 to delete the acceptance line in the self-nomination instructions will cause me to register a neutral unless a preponderance of clue has already been detected.
I do this because it is a fairly simple and easy instruction to follow. Not following it is (in my opinion) indicative of a deeper tendency to not thoroughly read and follow instructions generally. Adminship is no big deal, but applying for adminship is. The fact that a candidate hasn't fully versed themselves in the process of RFA prior to jumping in doesn't build confidence that they will accurately follow guidelines and policies in applying administrative actions.
An example of how this could apply to a real-world admin situation: When blocking for an inappropriate username, it is customary to uncheck the "Prevent account creation" and "Autoblock any IP addresses used" boxes. However, an admin who doesn't thoroughly follow instructions might not do this and as such Wikipedia could lose an otherwise constructive contributor.
One user has mentioned that leaving this line in could be justified by ignore all rules. Quite frankly, I disagree. There is no good reason to ignore this rule, and following it is painless. Attention to detail is a quality I value in an administrator.
As I mentioned, leaving this line in isn't always a deal breaker and if the candidate's actions indicate to me that this oversight is an anomaly, I may change to, or otherwise support. Furthermore, if they remove the line using only a herring, I will most certainly lend my support, though I may ask that they first bring me a shrubbery.

Participation

Thingg - nom, support (69/32/4)
WBOSITG 2 - support (114/10/4)
Zginder - neutral became moral support in the neutral column and then oppose (8/34/9)
Ro098 - oppose (0/3/0)
Jbmurray - support (161/1/2)
Vivio Testarossa - oppose (8/25/7)
Bluegoblin7 - neutral (6/13/10)
Guest9999 - support (48/31/4)
Paulyb - oppose (0/4/0)
Strennman - oppose (0/6/0)
Tyw7 - oppose (with moral support) (0/1/0)
Tyw7 2 - oppose, switched to strong oppose (3/14/1)
Xenocidic - candidate (72/13/2)
InDeBiz1 - moral support (5/15/2)
Useight (RFB) - support (28/16/6)
Tinkleheimer - moral support (15/16/8)
Ironholds - oppose (12/24/10)
Kevin - neutral, switched to support (54/2/0)
Pinkville - support (54/0/1)
Ali'i - weak support (70/55/14)
Cenarium - support (42/2/2)
Soxred93 3 - neutral, switched to support (87/7/3)
Avruch - support (104/35/10)
Cedarvale1965-08 - oppose (0/2/0)
Karanacs - support (119/4/3)
Plyhmrp - oppose (0/4/0)
SarekOfVulcan - support (76/11/2)
Golich17 - support (19/36/11)
Headbomb - support (17/38/11)
oren0 - support (67/21/13)
Ryan - support (17/36/2)
EricV89 - support (13/43/9)
Frank - support (59/11/4)
Masterpiece2000 - neutral (10/19/3)
JeanLatore - neutral (0/12/1)
JeanLatore 2 - oppose (0/6/0)
RyanLupin 2 - support (32/28/4)
Blakegripling ph - support (9/30/9)
Lomn - support (54/1/1)
Shoessss 2 - support (23/26/7)
Tanner-Christopher 2 - support (64/3/4)
the demonhog 2 - support (100/1/1)
TomStar 81 3 - support (80/18/2)
Cailil - support (66/8/5)
Lady Aleena 2 - neutral, switched to oppose (28/31/10)
Red Phoenix - support (13/7/2)
No longer updating, see my RFA participation report

Optional question

Thanks

Thank you for your support

I would like to thank the community for placing their trust in me during my recent request for adminship, which passed 72 13 2 . Rest assured, I have read each comment thoroughly and will be addressing the various concerns raised as I step cautiously into my new role as janitor. In particular, I would like to thank Balloonman for putting so much time into reviewing my contributions and writing such a thoughtful nomination statement after knowing me for only a brief period of time (and for convincing me that I was ready to take up the mop now, rather than go through admin coaching).

To my fellow admins - please let me know right away if I ever take any mis-steps with my new tools. Should I make a mistake, and you reverse the action, I will not consider it to be wheel-warring (but please tell me so I can understand what I did wrong).

To everyone - please feel free to slap me around a bit if I ever lose sight of the core philosophy of Wikipedia as I understand it - the advancement of knowledge through the processes of mutual understanding and respect. As always, feel free to drop by my talk page if I can be of any assistance. =)

Sincerely,

~xenocidic, 01:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Analysis of my RFA

DYK

On 5 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sino-Nepalese relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 07:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

India's "Look East" Policy

On 5 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article India's "Look East" Policy, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 13:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting vandalism

You don't need to revert an anon's edits if they vandalized then reverted/undid. It is appropriate to warn them with one of the test templates at WP:UTM. I usually don't warn except if they do it a lot. Royalbroil 04:08, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

6/6 DYK

On 6 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article India-Republic of China relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford ^Pray 22:23, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Huggle question

Hi Gurch - have a question on Huggle - after having used it for a day, its now telling me I need "rollback" to use it. Does this mean I must apply for rollback privileges, and if not, what does that message mean? What should I do? If I have to apply for rollback, why did it work a day before? Vishnava_talk 04:08, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Administrators have been complaining for almost as long as huggle's been around at the amount of abuse it gets. Gurch decided to make rollback mandatory. It worked the day before because you don't need rollback on version 0.7.9. Everyone is now required to use v0.7.10, which requires rollback. You'll have to get rollback in order to continue to use huggle. The link for requests is WP:RFR. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 04:17, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have granted you rollback. Remember to use it responsibly. :) Cheers, Nihiltres^{t.l} 16:49, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Vandalism

"Any good-faith effort to improve the encyclopedia, even if misguided or ill-considered, is not vandalism" so no offence but uploding a free license image to improve a stub article is not vandalism, please stop removing it, If it is too big I will make it smaller, but i will not stop putting it, and editing the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shaqip (talk • contribs) 22:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protecting your user pages

I won't semi-protect your user page and other userspace pages since they haven't ever been vandalized. I don't have any protection on my user pages and neither do most admins. I certainly wouldn't apply any type of protection on your talk page because it's very important for anons to be able to leave messages. Vandalism can easily be reverted. I can see protecting a userpage like User:Orangemike. He gets lots of love from vandals since he does lots of speedy deleting. Royalbroil 22:56, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I got your message to withdraw your talk page after I answered. Royalbroil 22:58, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yea, I saw that your userpage was vandalized. Now you can add that "vandalism" infobox if you want. I still don't think that your userpage should get protected. I see that you got rollback. Royalbroil 04:22, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

68.192.041

But seriously, does stomping on a tick work? --68.38.150.59 (talk) 01:39, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 8 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nepal-Pakistan relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Keep up the good work! --Royalbroil 19:44, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you had been online, I would have asked if you wanted to do the crediting for this round. Royalbroil 19:44, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My Rfa

Thanks, Vishnava, for participating in my recent RfA, which recently passed with 81 support and 1 neutral !votes. I appreciate all the support and constructive criticism offered in my RfA and I thank you for taking the time to !vote in my nomination. I feel so honoured to be trusted by so many of you and please, if you have any advice, comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page.

I would also like to thank Acalamari, Rlevse and Nishkid64, for their nomination statements.
Thank you again.
AngelOfSadness talk 23:18, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pakistan-Turkey relations

On 9 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pakistan-Turkey relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 07:40, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An award for your hard work

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		You've quickly reverted vandalism many times before I could even read what had been written there - I'm seeing your name come up quite a bit in huggle! You deserve this as recognition of your hard work to keep wikipedia accurate, reliable, and vandalism-free. Great work! CrazyChemGuy (talk) 06:13, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Drovers

What did I do??--SilverOrion (talk) 07:01, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Aite, lack of sleep is catching up on me and I should pack it in for now before I become unworthy of CrazyChemGuy's compliments, Vishnava_talk 07:07, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Indo-Afghan relations

On 10 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Indo-Afghan relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 08:49, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations

On 10 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 14:50, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CSD G7

Hello. Just so you know, when an author of a new page blanks the article, it doesn't need to be reverted. Thanks! -- SchfiftyThree 15:13, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Qatar National Football Team - Vandalism Warning

Hello. Why did I get a Level 2 warning for editing that page with correct information? Especially since after you gave me the warning and reverted the edit, you changed the edit again back to my original one?--198.20.36.98 (talk) 16:22, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No mistake whatsoever on your part - it was me; this has happened a little too frequently now, so I am going to stop for the time being and regroup. The anti-vandalism tool I am using is very powerful, so I must exercise more caution. Vishnava_talk 16:27, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No big deal. I understand, especially with how much work you're doing editing all these pages.--198.20.36.98 (talk) 16:37, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: My apologies

That's no problem at all, judging from your contributions, you seem to be a very hard worker so mistakes are bound to happen eventually. Can I ask though, what it was you thought was vandalism or how I might avoid this in future? Cheers Cruciatum (talk) 16:24, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No mistake whatsoever on your part - it was me; this has happened a little too frequently now, so I am going to stop for the time being and regroup. The anti-vandalism tool I am using is very powerful, so I must exercise more caution. Vishnava_talk 16:27, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine, and thanks for the tip! I'll be sure to use this in future. Cruciatum (talk) 16:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

USAF

Why was the gallery I just created on the USAF article reverted? 88.109.186.55 (talk) 21:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize for my mistake - it was not vandalism and I am sorry for the mishap. Vishnava_talk 21:24, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Indo-Saudi Arabian relations

On 10 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Indo-Saudi Arabian relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 21:25, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User page protections

You're welcome. :) If you want them unprotected at any time feel free to ask me, or make the request at RFPP. Either's fine. :) Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 22:06, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's Ok

Lol, that happens a lot with Huggle. Vinson 22:26, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Turing Tarpit

I wasn't vandalizing. The section was completely unsourced, and sounded like it was written by some angry programmer who got trolled a on a message board somewhere. To be honest it wouldn't surprise me if more than half of it was completely fabricated. God knows why it wasn't removed sooner. 124.169.109.7 (talk) 00:12, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the advice, I will try to be more informative in my future edit summaries. 124.169.109.7 (talk) 00:25, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 11 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Manabendra Narayan Larma, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

It's good to see a non-U.S. article. Most noms are from the U.S. --Royalbroil 05:01, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

6/11 DYK

On 11 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sino-Vietnamese relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford ^Pray 11:05, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re vandalism

Hi Vishnava. I think your recent "vandalism" warning to 74.203.108.2 was unfortunate. The material this user added to Game fish seemed to me interesting and in good faith. It was just added to the wrong article (it belongs to an article on game fishing in Florida, which doesn't exist yet). It lacked citations and had some style problems - but was an entirely reasonable effort from a beginning editor. Sometimes a welcome and a gentle explanation of why you reverted an edit might result in a valuable new editor. --Geronimo20 (talk) 22:30, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

Actually i removed that section because half of it is a ctr-c ctrl-v of the next section (criticism) and the other half is purely a point of view with no evidence to sustain. -201.52.70.78 (talk) 22:37, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dont disregard the ips. We´re just people who really LOVE beeing anonyomous xD -201.52.70.78 (talk) 22:44, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You tube link removal.

Since when is removing copyvio linkage, unhelpful? I even left an edit summary 62.56.83.45 (talk) 23:25, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well I apologize if I mistook your edits for vandalism, but I think you should discuss such a removal of data prior to doing so and deciding they are inappropriate (at least cite the appropriate policy) - you've removed links from articles and then this edit took out a whole section. Its natural that it could be mistaken for vandalism. Sorry for any misunderstanding, Vishnava_talk 23:28, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See the talk page archives for User:ShakespeareFan00 and User:Sfan00_IMG. In one of those archives it is explained that linking to copyvio on You Tube could be considered a form of contributory infringment. Whilst this is not explicitly stated in WP:EL, it has been held by admins that removal of You Tube links whose (C) status isn't clear is NOT vandalism... If removed links can be shown to be legitmate, feel free to leave explanations as to why :) (There are also in respect of some footage a case for 'video fair use' but this is RARE.) 62.56.83.45 (talk) 23:33, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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