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Independence Day

I've just started a section in the special occasions holding area of "Did You Know" for February 4 (Independence Day of Sri Lanka). Please feel free to nominate eligible and relevant articles here. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 09:56, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Joseph or JOSFH camp in Vavuniya

Somebody told me that the Joseph camp in Vavuniya actually had nothing to do with somebody or something called "Joseph", but that it referred to "joint operation" something. I could not find any reliable confirmation on the web, but here is a reference to "the Joseph camp (Note: the reference is to the former JOSFH or Joint Operations Security Forces Headquarters) in Vavuniya". However, this 2008 report from the French asylum agency uses the name "camp Joseph" and says that nobody knows its meaning, but that there is a "Joseph Lane" in the vicinity of the camp. There are also references to a JOSSOP (Joint Services special operation) camp [1] [2]. Is there any reliable source on the correct name of this camp and its origin ? Apokrif (talk) 16:29, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

I would say the Sunday Times link you found is a reliable source on the name of the camp. Iqbal Athas knows what he's talking about, and is/was regarded as the premier defense corresponded. Joint Operations refer to the combined ops of the Army, Navy and Air Force, along the lines of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 17:37, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Photo request

If Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake is convenient for any Sri Lankan posters, would someone mind photographing Airline Centre, the head office of SriLankan Airlines? I have been trying to get photos of many airline headquarters (such as American Airlines, British Airways, etc) - Would anyone mind getting a photo of the SriLankan HQ? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 17:17, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

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Welikada and/or Magazine prisons

Welikada Prison says that this prison is "also known as the Magazine Prison" but this page mentions "the Commissioner in charge of Welikade and Magazine prisons" (emphasis added). Apokrif (talk) 13:59, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Tamilnet as a source

Since this kind of pertains to Sri Lanka, I might as well post this here.

A disagreement has popped up between me and Obi2canibe regarding the use of Tamilnet as a citation on Wikipedia. Since we couldn't come to an agreement, I took it over to the reliable sources noticeboard. Comments are welcome. --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 14:56, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject South Asia

FYI, WP:WikiProject South Asia has been tagged as inactive. 76.66.193.119 (talk) 08:00, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Who was this Robert Arbuthnot?

The first British governor, Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford (1798-1805), proclaimed in 1801 that all rajakariya (royal service) was abolished and replaced it with a tax of one-fifth of their produce on low land and one-tenth on high land. North declared himself head of the salagama caste and appointed Robert Arbuthnot (disambiguation) head of the karava caste. The Judicial Charter limited the governor’s autocracy by establishing the Supreme Court and High Court of Appeal.

Galle Face Green

It was my understanding the the Dutch cleared the Galle Face Green Galle_Face_Green to make a clear field of fire for cannons. There are still cannons at the Green. Anyone know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Njaneardude (talk • contribs) 11:46, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

I dunno who cleared it, the Portuguese, or the Dutch, or the Brits. But cannons are still there for surely. Here is a flickr image--Chanaka L (talk) 13:13, 11 August 2010 (UTC).

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Lionel Wendt, Dayananda Gunawardena

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Contribute to Wikinews Sinhala.

A proposal has been made to Wikimedia for starting a Wikinews in Sinhala language, and a test wiki has been set up to demonstrate how a Wikinews in Sinhala language would operate:

incubator:wn/si

I kindly ask all the membors of this WikiProject, who can write in Sinhala, please contribute to the mentioned wiki. --Budhajeewa (talk) 12:42, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Mahinda Rajapaksa

Lot of controversial contents were added to the article of Sri Lankan president during last week by User:Magnocrusher2007 and those contents were safeguarded and supported by User:Blacknight12. There is an ongoing Sockpuppet investigation against User:Blacknight12 in this regard. Anyone who is interested in this issue can make their comments to help this investigation. --LahiruG (talk) 04:32, 19 January 2011 (UTC) This is a made - up story. As resident of Akkaraipattu, I witnesth that innocent Muslim Farmers were massacred by LTTE in Akkaraipattu. Otherthan this there were many similar incidents happened to Muslims. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhmfaizal (talk • contribs) 12:50, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Write the article Hanthana.

↑--Budhajeewa (talk) 15:17, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

meaning of "Maritimepattu"

What does Maritimepattu mean? Does it come from "maritime" and "pattu" (like in" Koralai Pattu" or "Eravur Pattu")? Apokrif (talk) 18:38, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami has been requested to be renamed, see Talk:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . 184.144.160.156 (talk) 03:26, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Sri Lankan Caste Articles

Noticed pretty much all the articles in Category:Sinhalese castes are complete original research. I don't know if it'll help, but I made a post on WP:AN about it. --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 22:03, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Deletion of After Election poster

I wish to inform you that this image has been nominated for deletion. Silverseren^C 20:18, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Eppawala

Hi, I recently added an article on Eppawala, but at the moment it is skewed towards the phosphate controversy from the 1990s rather than the settlement. I am not Sri Lankan so would appreciate help with:

• Sinhalese translation of the name Eppawala to put in the lead section
• Population figures for Eppawala. From what I can gather it is in the region of 10,000, but I can't find anything reliable.
• General fact checking, especially for the non-phosphate material
• Also, it is hard for me to grasp the size or scale of Eppawala. Various sources talk as if is a recent formation caused by population spill-off from Andhurapura, and others speak as if it is an ancient settlement.

Thanks! --Iae (talk) 15:57, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

The terms for Siddhartha Gauthama in the administration for the food networks for the field services - Sunday, 03rd July 2011

The questions and the issues for the Civil services / Administrative services in the requirements for the field services are to promoted and the projected for the address required in the context of the address either to the civil services or in the address to the administrative services. The field services and the relevant linkages to the civil services or the extended administrative services are both considered as address to the work plans and the corresponding sensitivity to the tasks to be implemented for the seasons or the tasks to be implemented for the seasonal cropping as per the annual cropping plan held in effect in the Department of Agriculture in the Ministry of Agriculture. The services extended by the Department of Agrarian services in the Ministry of Agriculture are to coordinate the organization in the geographical locis in the participation in the seasonal cropping realised through the north east monsoon and in the south west monsoon in the districts and the Binthenna paththuwa in the tropical island Lanka @ 7 south.

To be continued ----> Kalaranji Maheswaran Signed on Sunday, 03rd July 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kala Maheswaran (talk • contribs) 06:16, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Pahan Silu

I accidentally stumbled upon an article on an american band named pahan silu which contains a lot of non-cited information and false references to artists such as bathiya and santhush. I find it to be against the wikipedia guidelines as it appears to be a self made article and therefore suggest someone review and take appropriate action — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malithyapa (talk • contribs) 18:45, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Cossde and Nalanda College Colombo

Your behaviour and attitude towards Nalanda College Colombo is appauling. I know that you are a highly decorated and awarded wikipedian. This time you even put "Nalanda Central College Colombo". What's next name on the list ? (Masu7 (talk) 22:58, 17 October 2011 (UTC))

I am reporting about User: Cossde He is deliberately attacking this web page and this time gone too far (Nalanda Central College Colombo). He seems to think that he only knows English and every thing he writes only is correct. I have gone through the pages that he had edited most and he is mostly inclined towards slinging mud towards a good looking and well written page like Nalanda College Colombo. Can a single user just because he is got highly decorated awards by wikipedia keep doing like this ? Nalanda College Colombo has got a high rate given by the viewers too. May be this guy is jealous of this. Will keep writing useful translations to SINHALA as well. In reality this school has it's own web pages nicely done on internet too.(Masu7 (talk) 01:29, 18 October 2011 (UTC)).

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Thanking you so much. Well my question is "Why is this user Cossde is not allowing me to name this article as Nalanda College, Colombo. He is always reverting it back to either Nalanda Vidyalaya or Nalanda Maha Vidyalaya and this time have been so smart and added (Nalanda Central College Colombo) within brackets. This shows what his attitude even though he is won so many awards from wikipedia. In that case I myself (I am talented and fluent in English too although my native language is not English) too have immensly contributed so many pages both in Sinhala and English even though I have no user page created for myself. Cossde may think that he is the only person who knows correct English and he is the only person who is honest and reporting extremely accurately. I strongly suggest that a senior administrator should keep an eye on his editing and attitude as well.(Masu7 (talk) 02:15, 18 October 2011 (UTC)). (Masu7 (talk) 02:19, 18 October 2011 (UTC)).

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.

[info regarding award winning user - Cossde](Masu7 (talk) 06:53, 18 October 2011 (UTC)).

This link was posted to Cossde's talk page where an IP user has logged a page of disgruntled posts detailing their naming dispute. It's basically an attack page on how Cossde has been changing the references of Old Royalists to Alumni of various colleges in Sri Lanka back in Nov 2010. (I might nominate this for MfD) Basically this is boiling down to a content dispute which hasn't actually been discussed on any talk page. Masu7 has posted the same text they posted here on Cossde's talk page, which reeks of bad faith and ownership of the article. Having a look at Masu7's contribs, they're obviously a WP:SPA, not in a bad way, devoted to editing anything related to the Nalanda college. The problem is that this user has been here since 2007 and has a few thousand edits of which I can count on barely two hands the number of times they've used an edit summary. I suggest that Masu7 actually talk to Cossde and discuss the edits before hurling accusations at them. --Blackmane (talk) 08:40, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi, since I was named here, just wanted to say that my recent edits have been to rectify a naming anomaly on the articles since the name used in the Sri Lankan Governemnt Gazette [63]. The name stated Nalanda Maha Vidyalaya, translated to English it means Nalanda Big College, however Maha Vidyalaya is the name given to a form of government run schools known as central colleges hence the Nalanda Maha Vidyalaya would mean Nalanda Central College. Since it appeared so on the Sri Lankan Governemnt Gazette I renamed the articles accordingly as its a government school. Cossde (talk) 13:05, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes you are named here (a complaint about user Cossde) no doubt. This user seem to make words according to his/her own wish and still dominate and specifically target Nalanda College Colombo. It is extremely interesting to read user Cossde history pages [It's basically an attack page on how Cossde has been changing the references of Old Royalists to Alumni of various colleges in Sri Lanka back in Nov 2010. (I might nominate this for MfD) - please do so if Wikipedia has got a proper administration, I request as any one who understands English and read this page can understand what Cossde's motive is]. This is a classic clear cut of this user's [Cossde] ATTITUDE (specially towards other schools other than Highly Esteemed Royal College Colombo). I am amazed as to how this user got so many awards from Wikipedia. I am [user Masu7] not a super speaker of English or have no super understanding of millions of rules that are on Wikipedia web site (I think majority of users are in same boat as me).(Masu7 (talk) 01:25, 19 October 2011 (UTC)).

(Masu7 (talk) 03:06, 19 October 2011 (UTC)).

First of all, do not keep putting up the ANI notice template at the start of each of your posts. I've just done some map searching on Google Maps. The two names refer to different locations. A search for Nalanda College Colombo locates to central Colombo (next to Ananda as the article says) while a search for Nalanda Maha Vidyalaya locates to separate girls and boys schools in Minuwangoda. To make things even mroe confusing, there is another Nalanda Maha Vidyalaya article for an obscure school in Elpitiya which Google maps locates to another Ananda College. I think the editors need to hash out which schools they're talking about before going back to the article. Masu7 please refrain from attacking editors when you have not attempted to discuss the article content at all. Also, Cossde's "awards" are not from Wikipedia, they are signs of appreciation of their work by other editors here. Any editor can place an "award" on any other editor's user page. Please read this policy. --Blackmane (talk) 11:34, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

You are right about the Google Maps search. Wiki Article in question is the one that locates to central Colombo (next to Ananda as the article says). I am talking about Nalanda College in Colombo and below are the related sites both in English and Sinhala:

• In English - Nalanda College Colombo, List of Nalanda College Colombo alumni, Ananda-Nalanda, Malalasekara Theatre
• In Sinhala - නාලන්දා විද්‍යාලය, කොළඹ, ආදි නාලන්දියයන්, ආනන්ද - නාලන්ද මහා ක්‍රිකට් තරගය, මලලසේකර රඟහල

If for example Royal College is searched you get a Royal College Panadura [3], Royal College Polonnaruwa [4] etc. If some one wants to carry on the debate it will be never ending. It is not confusing. This is not a personal attack on any editor at all. It is just a fact that I am presenting to Wiki Administrators regarding none other than editor Cossde. If the administrators go through this users actions it is not hard to understand at all. I too appreciate the good work done by editor Cossde but not his attitude specially focussed to the site that I am concerned.(Masu7 (talk) 00:42, 20 October 2011 (UTC)).

• • • You do not have to be a genius to understand what my initial issue is. According to my research on wikipedia there should only be one Royal College in Sri Lanka. Below paragraphs are found on Royal College, Colombo that say (without any credible references):

Royal and other Schools - Royal College's maintains a century old rivalry with S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia as well as close ties with Trinity College, Kandy. Royal has long had a familial relationship with C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo : several families who chose to send their sons to Royal also chose to send their daughters to Ladies College, and many Old Royalists over the years have married alumni of C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo.

In 1945, Minister of Education C. W. W. Kannangara began the establishment of central colleges (Madhya Maha Vidhyala) as part of the Free Education policy to provide secondary education for the rural masses, he modeled these schools on the general structure of Royal College. Although there are several schools in parts of the island that have adapted the name Royal College in the post-independence era; none have links to Royal College Colombo nor have been received formal permission to use the Royal prefix.

This makes sense why editors like Cossde are trying their best to make any school coming up as Royal on wikipedia to be renamed as Rajakeeya (this is the name in Sinhala for Royal) or to isolate from Royal College Colombo.

On Cinnamon Gardens page it tries to isolate Thurstan College that is located just closer to Royal College (when a map searching is done on Google Maps) being added.

If such a statement is added to one of the other schools it will be deleted immediately saying that "Wikipedia is not for promotional activity". Why double standards and policies ?. Who monitors activity on Royal College, Colombo ?. (Masu7 (talk) 08:53, 20 October 2011 (UTC)).

Balraj

The title of the page is Kandiah Balasegaran but in the article the name is written "Balasegaram Kandiah", are both names correct? Apokrif (talk) 17:41, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

fraudulent acts by Prestigious and Elite Schools alumni

Deshamanya Lalith Kotelawala educated at Prestigious Royal College Colombo remanded for the misappropriation of 26 billion rupees of investments from the failed Golden Key Credit Company in Sri Lanka.

Raj Rajaratnam (Tamil: ராஜ் ராஜரத்தினம்) Sri-Lankan Tamil educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia was a former hedge fund manager was arrested by the FBI on allegations of insider trading, was found guilty on all 14 counts of conspiracy and securities fraud and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.64.146.136 (talk) 22:10, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Raj Rajaratnam was educated at the Kollupitiya school not the Mt Lavinia one. Although both are run by the Anglican Church and part of that 'family of schools' they are separate schools as are those at Banadarawela and Gurutalawa. I have been educated at Ananda and have no vested brief. I do not wish to enter into any acrimonious debates on class and privilege but would like to see accuracy in what is effectively one if not the most consulted encyclopaedia. May I suggest you edit your comment to " Raj Rajaratnam (Tamil: ராஜ் ராஜரத்தினம்) Sri-Lankan Tamil educated at St Thomas Preparatory School Kollupitya " Vishwakoshaya (talk) 17:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Editor Cossde - Prestige of Royal College or simply ROYAL in Sri Lanka

Keep up your prestige and work hard and all the best.

• Royal College, Colombo (Sinhala:රාජකීය මහා විද්‍යාලය) කොළඹ.

• Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya, Polonnaruwa or Royal College Polonnaruwa (Sinhala:රාජකීය මහා විද්‍යාලය) පොලොන්නරුව.

• Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya, Telijjawila or Royal College Telijjawila (Sinhala:රාජකීය මහා විද්‍යාලය) තෙලිජ්ජවිල.

• Panadura Rajakeeya Vidyalaya or Royal College Panadura (Sinhala: රාජකීය මහා විද්‍යාලය) පානදුර.

• Rajakeeya Mawatha, Royal Avenue or Royal Mawatha (Sinhala: රාජකීය මාවත, රාජකීය ඇවනිව්) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.185.249.125 (talk) 01:19, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Cossde wikipedia's sick editor from Prestigious Royal College, Colombo

Cossde you are a sick person with no other job than dumping copied poorly referenced articles to wikipedia specially Royal College, Colombo and it's related pages.

You may be another Prestigious Old Royalists that suffers from Prestigious Royal Fever. It is a disgrace. You are one of the worst editors on wikipedia.

You are an idiot who is trying to save the Prestige of Royal College, Colombo in current Sri Lanka. Your Prestigious Royal status is no more in Sri Lanka. That era is gone.

You chosed with your sick mind wikipedia to sling mud at other schools thinking that you are the owner of wikipedia and creating multiple divisions amongst school in Sri Lnaka basically to promote your Prestigious Royal College, Colombo because you know it is hard to maintain the prestige in current Sri Lanka.

You will love this site too Thurstan College sick Old Royalist editor, Cossde.

Check your Prestigious Page Ratings for your Colombo 7 (Sinhala:කුරුඳු වත්ත) Prestigious Royal College, Colombo.(81.170.234.182 (talk) 00:30, 23 December 2011 (UTC))

Cossde Royal Prestige

Cossde thinks he is Sri Lankan Wikipedia RoyalKing.

It was Alumni of Royal College Colombo or (Sinhala Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya Colombo)Colombo Chetty ChristianJ.R Jayewardene, Christian Ranil Wickremasinghe, ChristianRavi Karunanayagam who dragged Sri Lanka for a prolonged war for 30 years by bowing down to western countries.

It was Alumni of Royal College Colombo or (Sinhala Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya Colombo) Christian DeshamanyaDrLalith Kotelawala who cheated millions of innocent Sri Lankans by stealing their hardly earned money.

Idiots like Cossde might say "Although other schools in Sri Lanka have wikipedia webpages written in english none have, links to Royal College Colombo or have been received formal permission by the Government to use english as a language.

Cossde is a sick minded simply Royal idiot desperately trying to promote prestige using wikipedia.(81.170.234.182 (talk) 01:49, 24 December 2011 (UTC))

Well said

Well said mate. Cossde is a timid scare monger amongst Sri Lankan wikipedia pages. Just like King. May be a poor Old Royalist who is jobless.(66.180.193.219 (talk) 02:26, 24 December 2011 (UTC)).

Faculty of Royal College Colombo

Faculty of Royal College Colombo Royal the great. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.0.234.27 (talk) 06:27, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:British civil servants to Ceylon

Category:British civil servants to Ceylon, which is under the purview of this WikiProject, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you.. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 04:26, 18 January 2012 (UTC)