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Please Help me

On the page Kashmir.

Retired

Sorry, folks. I can't handle the mess here any more. It is actually making me feel pretty ill now. Treat Ancoats railway station as a last gift from me. - Sitush (talk) 19:30, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Whoosh. Don't retire. --Tito☸Dutta 19:35, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Gods bless, stay safe, and thanks for all you've done here. Yngvadottir (talk) 21:13, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sad. WP's loss. Understandable. All the best for the future. DeCausa (talk) 21:37, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sad but understandable. How you managed to put up with all the crap surrounding the Indian/caste articles for so long will forever remain a mystery to me. I may be following you out the door quite soon myself as it happens. Eric Corbett 03:33, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Please reconsider. GoodDay (talk) 03:46, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Go well Sitush. Wikipedia hugely benefited from your presence. You are one of Wikipedia's greatest, most courageous and honourable editors. And one of Wikipedia's greatest shames... Wikipedia doesn't deserve great editors. --Epipelagic (talk) 04:35, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Some time, some place, we'll meet again. All the best to you, and enjoy the peace of mind that, I hope, may come from leaving Wikipedia. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 06:49, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Precious and missed (pictured). On 14 October, I began my independence from Teh Community, with the help of some courageous people, Eric first, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I don't blame you either Sitush, take care and all the very best. I do hope things get sorted out for you, who knows you might be starting a procession through that exit door. J3Mrs (talk) 09:15, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
A sad and ignoble day for Wikipedia. Goodbye, Sitush, and goodbye too to any hope of having decent and unbiased coverage of anything related to the Indian subcontinent. Yunshui ^雲 _水 09:25, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, all. One last thing, though: if anyone has any useful advice to offer regarding how to retrieve my domain name, which is being deactivated as per this thread due to IAC's malicious accusation of 419 scamming, then my Wikipedia email link is still operative because it uses GMail. I think I need legal advice because neither ICANN nor the domain registrar will deal with me and the registrar's reseller (Easily Ltd) are refusing to reply to my emails. I'm really in trouble unless I can resolve this issue. - Sitush (talk) 09:27, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

a) Should I email (using this form) or call them (in their Washington, US number) and see if they give any response? b) The journalist who made a news story once, have you contacted them? It might be another story for them. c) I can get a lawyer's opinion (Indian lawyer, using "vakilsearch" etc website, that's all I can afford financially). Do you want to do it? Id you do, I'll give these a try ASAP. --Tito☸Dutta 12:35, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Can you not transfer the domain name away from Easily to someone more sensible? I often use JustTheName. Eric Corbett 12:37, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Update: Easily have replied to my latest email. Perhaps someone has had a word with them. I'll see what happens next. - Sitush (talk) 18:49, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've had similar problems in the past. The bottom line is that most ISPs don't care about the validity of the complaints, they just don't want the hassle of the complaints. Eric Corbett 19:34, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not good but understandable Sitush. I hope you come back but messing up your life is not what Wikipedia should be about. The sad truth is that without people like you around, entire parts of Wikipedia will sink into some sort of POV hell hole at the cost of its credibility. --regentspark (comment) 15:04, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

We've had our differences, but I still hold you in the highest respect. I hope to goodness that you come back; till then the Indic spaces will have to get by with lesser mortals such as myself. Vaya con dios, my friend. Vanamonde93 (talk) 15:18, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Wishing you all the best. Farewell for now in fondness. Fylbecatulous talk 03:42, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Good luck Sitush and may you have success in all you do. Hopefully one day you will return and resume your excellent work. Cassianto ^talk 18:37, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sitush, you have been very helpful and flown the flag for those who believe article improvement comes before everything else and always should do. That said, I can't blame you for retiring given the circumstances. Take it easy and enjoy what you do. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 09:49, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sitush, you've been an amazing support and I've appreciated all your kind nudges. I guess my brain had not computed (or didn't want to) that it was a full-out retirement, but you absolutely need to take care of yourself. If there's anything I can do, let me know.--CaroleHenson (talk) 10:27, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Don't retire...just take a break. But should your decision be to stay retired...I will accept it, although I for one (along with many others it appears) don't like it one bit. Hey...I know we have had butted heads at times, but I also know how much work you put into this site. Whether you return or not, your work will live on here...but I encourage you to return. Why leave for good? Nothing that has happened has been your fault. Any mistakes you might have made can be overlooked or just seen as they are...mistakes. But for the most part you are one of the great Wikipedians. Don't let being insulted drive you away. You do know that is what your opponents want? They want you to be so offended you turn your back on your own work. Don't give them that satisfaction. Take some time and return. You know you have great support, even from your "so called" critics!--Mark Miller (talk) 03:49, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Dear sir, I have been privileged to benefit from your help and support and for your guidance, and its indeed sad that you have decided to quit. Wikipedia seriously needs a lot of help and indeed, standards seem to be plummeting rather than improving as more and more serious editors leave and tyros come in and ruin articles. It is understandable that all the petty squabbles and constant editing/fixing/refixing etc would take its toll on one's psyche. However, Sir, I would make a small request that you shouldnt quit/leave totally please but absolutely reduce your presence to the minimum, you dont even have to check in here regularly--but your very presence and its impact is significant and you could maybe make rare contributions/corrections, whenever it suited you, thanks. With best regards and good wishes, AsadUK200 (talk) 01:41, 1 November 2014 (UTC)AsadUK200[reply]

Party to Arbitration Case

Per this request by Worm That Turned, I have added you to the list of involved parties for the Gender Gap Task Force case. Since this addition is after evidence phase has closed, the evidence phase is now re-opened until October 25th (with the other phases' dates pushed back accordingly). - Penwhale | ^{dance in the air and follow his steps} 12:25, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Doubt I'll be adding evidence. I am once again briefly in Manchester but will soon be leaving and am thus spending my short bit of time here refuting errant claims etc in the Workshop phase. - Sitush (talk) 12:46, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine. Procedural notification, that's all. - Penwhale | ^{dance in the air and follow his steps} 03:05, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Right now, it doesn't look as if it was an extension worth making but I realise that people have to go through the motions. - Sitush (talk) 15:36, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request

I'm rather taken with your second paragraph here as I share the same view and it's a pleasure to see it articulated so precisely. Would you feel comfortable with it appearing on my user page as a boxed quote? I'd prefer to include attribution, but I'm easy either way and would respect your wishes. Fyi, according to the page view statistics my user page achieves near-record levels of indifference. Nevertheless I'm far from indifferent about its contents. Writegeist (talk) 17:57, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It is not my property. Do whatever you wish with it. - Sitush (talk) 23:19, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To be clear: I didn't ask in the belief that you're its owner, but in the knowledge that you're its author. Anyway, thanks. Willie Eckerslyke, aka Writegeist (talk) 03:35, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Blank Redirect

This page Talk:List_of_Khandelwal_Gotras was created as per WP:LISTN. Before redirection, it should have been discussed here on talk page WP:ATD-R

Reverting it to original content and expecting you to discuss the necessity of redirect. --Adroit09 (talk) 19:24, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

About Patrol forty

Obviously a sock account. We know it. The arbs know it. The clerks know it. My guess is the account is not blocked only because nobody is positive enough of the puppet-master's identity to run a CU. But nevertheless, the arbs etc are certainly taking this into account in evaluating PF's contributions to the case (although they won't come out and outright say it). So my suggestion is that you just ignore PF unless you have enough to start an SPI. Abecedare (talk) 01:09, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Too late now - see Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Patrol_forty. I could say more but I'm in deep enough shit as it is. FWIW, I'm not bothered about their stuff in the ArbCom case; my issue is more general than that and I know that it is shared by a lot of others, as you suggest. - Sitush (talk) 01:16, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh I saw the ANI post. My comment above was only to point out the that the places PF is posting are the very ones that the most experienced wikipedia users hang around, and so PF's trolling is unlikely to be fool anyone (and surely won't last long). So I am frankly less concerned about PF than an actual hard-to-detect POV-pushing sock account operating in article space, AFDs etc. Abecedare (talk) 01:21, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I'm concerned and I want it to last for no longer than is absolutely necessary. In part because it may cause some really good content contributors to blow up and then we will cause problems for them but retain this person. I've just blown up myself, although I've managed to do so without invoking any massively nasty words (well, "bollocks" might be considered a nasty word to the ultra-correct but, well, their opinion is bollocks itself). - Sitush (talk) 01:27, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that is a concern. Btw, when I see good users such as yourself fall for such obvious baiting, I really feel like head-slapping you speaking metaphorically, tpsers. So please save me the aggravation :-) Abecedare (talk) 01:33, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Believe me, I slap my own head sometimes. Right now, I feel like slapping it against a brick wall. We take this AGF thing much too far. If someone is obviously and persistently baiting etc then why do people AGF? - Sitush (talk) 01:35, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Uses the term "sock-puppettry"- it appears that this spelling is solely a US variant (probably not a typo by the editor). (gave me something to do whilst hanging on the 'phone). Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 10:01, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween cheer!

Happy Halloween!

Hello Sitush:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
– Hafspajen (talk) 13:48, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

Bloody hell. I'm agitated enough at the moment without thinking about things Halloween-ish which, regrettably, are gaining traction in the UK as US cultural norms continue to infest. Just as those norms are continuing to infest this global project. But thanks for the first part of your statement. - Sitush (talk) 13:57, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's good to see you around. Take care.--CaroleHenson (talk) 17:53, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, nobody was expecting you to do anything, Sitush,

. Let the others spooky - spooke. Hafspajen (talk) 02:10, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Live better :)

	Live better :)
	I hope You would Live a better Life, truly some tobacco for You !! ← Abstruce 19:49, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Free beer

Thank you all for your notes and emails. Things are beginning to sort themselves out, albeit there is still a very confusing ArbCom case and a lot of problems with the IAC.

Here in the UK it is quite common to see little brass plaques etc in pubs that say "Free beer tomorrow". For any talk page stalkers from the US who happen to conform to the stereotype "Yanks don't do irony" thing, that is an ironic notice. However, we're obviously living in the wrong country. - Sitush (talk) 01:32, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Funny! I'm glad to see you in good spirits! I hope you're doing well, aside from the ongoing issues.--CaroleHenson (talk) 01:41, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A bit like Whisky Galore really. Eric Corbett 01:44, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

source info for Rajput

"The Rajputs were seen as ruling class, who were extremely well respected by the mughals and who were deeply allied with mughal court throughout tribute and military service." Link Rajput334 (talk) 10:51, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I meant that you should provide a quotation on the article talk page but in any event this doesn't support what we say at Rajput#Mughals_and_Maratha_domination. - Sitush (talk) 11:08, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bored?

If you are particularly bored, this is tailor-made for you. Or, you can just sit back and bathe-in the glorious radiance of the clan. :) Abecedare (talk) 02:38, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted to last best version.[2] User has added only book titles for citations, but we require full citations and his citations are from 19th century, means outdated. Bladesmulti (talk) 03:13, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dasa

Hello Sitush, Trust your health has improved. Welcome back. Please could you clean up the article, Dasa. Thanks. --Mayasutra [= No ||| Illusion =] (talk) 09:04, 4 November 2014 (UTC)Mayasutra[reply]

I am trying to avoid doing much on India-related articles for the time being. This one looks like it will need a substantial pruning, if only because it has been a target for socks of Buddhakahika, who is pretty notorious for introducing POV, WP:OR and WP:SYNTH. - Sitush (talk) 09:14, 4 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Vellalar

I suppose you do not want to be involved with the article Vellalar? Please guide me to an admin or someone else who can mediate with edits there. Thanks.--Mayasutra [= No ||| Illusion =] (talk) 09:04, 4 November 2014 (UTC)Mayasutra[reply]

I don't mind being involved in principle but I really could do without the stress right now. I'm not aware of anyone who might be prepared to take it on but perhaps a stalker will see this and be willing. - Sitush (talk) 06:42, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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I haven't a clue what this is. Maybe you or Tito can figure this out. Bgwhite (talk) 06:39, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Iyengar page

Hi Sitush, Thanks for your note. I added the external link to the page as i felt it is an appropriate website for the topic. If you felt it is spam, i am sorry. My intention is/was not to spam the wiki page.