User talk:Abecedare

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Question on redirs

Hi, I had a question on redirects : here and here. Do you think this is OK, I thought Swami is a integral part of monastic name(?) If this OK, somebody has to do history merge as well. --TheMandarin (talk) 10:32, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Did some parallel comparision, even Saint is a sort of honorific, however, we have complete titles as in Saint Peter, Saint Joseph. What are your views? --TheMandarin (talk) 11:09, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

I have undone the cut-and-paste move, since besides being disputed, it violated wikipedia's WP:CC-BY-SA licensing terms.

I am not sure if and when Swami is regarded as integral part of monastic name, and this question may be tough to resolve in general since these names/titles are accorded by such a diffuse process (in contrast with say, British or Catholic titles) that there may be no one-size-fits-all solution. We may be have to fall back on WP:COMMONNAME, looking particularly at other "secular" and encyclopedic sources to see how they deal with the issue in case of Swami Vivekananda. I haven't explored the evidence myself yet, but if a move request is initiated, it would be the right venue to look into the question. Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 11:14, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Mandarin asked me to express my comments about the issue. Though I am not against Vivekananda per se, I would prefer the title "Swami Vivekananda", as usually the Swami prefix is added before Vivekananda (WP:COMMONNAME). Swami is a sort of honorific comparable to Saint, as both tell about status of the individual. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 12:35, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

• While you folks are at this, can you also look at the issue I brought up on WT:HNB, it's affecting a lot of temple articles. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 13:36, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Temple article Templates

Hi, Thanks for your help. I need help on the topic that I had earlier raised at Help Desk Wikipedia:Help_desk#How_to_quickly_add_templates_to_articles.3F. Pls do let me know for any such tools.Thaejas (talk) 15:55, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

You can ask permission for WP:AWB (if you have a Windows PC or run windows on mac), install it. Then you can create a list and add the relevant templates to all the articles along with doing basic fixes like typos etc. You'll still have to click to confirm each change, but it's just a mouse click as opposed to typing again and again. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 15:59, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

WP:AWB usage

Hi, I have installed AWB after requesting to use. I would like to know if it is possible to correct redirects using AWB. I have done the following for correcting the redirect pages.

1. Selected what redirects here in Source
2. Entered Padmanabhaswamy temple
3. Clicked on Make list
4. Selected Start tab and clicked on Start.

In the status bar of the window, Skipped: 8. But the changes are not reflected. Should I click on Save? Pls help.Thaejas (talk) 05:01, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

I haven't tried AWB myself, and am not familiar with its interface etc. I think SpacemanSpiff has though and may be able to help you, or at least refer you to someone who can. Abecedare (talk) 05:24, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

User:Thaejas/Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple

Hi, I would like to revert your change for the User:Thaejas/Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple. Pls let me know.Thaejas (talk) 14:48, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

I have moved the page to Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple

Oops. Yes, that was my oversight. Thanks for fixing it. Abecedare (talk) 03:20, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Hinduism Template

Thank you for your comments in my talk page. I have put the subject of "merging all templates into one template - Hinduism" on the Noticeboard for discussion. Presently, I wish to know your personal opinion about this subject as an immediate feedback. Kindly leave two lines in my talk page. Regards Naveen Sankar (talk) 04:54, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for seeding the discussion. I have added my views there, and we can wait for a couple of days to see what other editors think. Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 05:15, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

File:Yudhisthira.jpg

Not sure about this, so seeking your opinion. How do we deal with CC images with creator's name on it like File:Yudhisthira.jpg? I have removed it for now, since it looks encyclopedic; Also another problem with the image is that, it could be anyone, and its advisable to settle with some museum's historic image. Any thoughts on this? Also, off late astrologers have started to make some awesome predictions --TheMandarin (talk) 07:07, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Though definitely good faithed, I see similar problems originating from the same creator, for ex File:Kasmira.jpg, without a valid RS on which it is based, its hard to establish the authenticity. --TheMandarin (talk) 07:19, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Daedalus969 edit warring at George Harrison again

Daedalus969 continues to revert to his preferred version, claiming that MoS says that the "first mention" of a country should be spelt out; however, this only applies to the article body, not the infobox, where brevity is preferrable. Radiopathy •talk• 02:26, 3 May 2010 (UTC)