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Big Joe Turner / Honey Hush

Do I assume you are going to start to add to Big Joe's page; and his associated songs ? He is one of my musical heroes. Go for it, and I will chip in, as and when, I can. My wife downloaded a BJT compilation album, entitled Honey Hush, a couple of years ago, which got me started (belatedly) researching his work. To paraphrase Homer Simpson - Big Joe Turner - "ummmm".

Derek R Bullamore 23:52, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

OK

OK. Take care. --BostonMA ^talk 02:46, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Maps

Hi, you wrote:

...I would also like to weigh in on the side of User:Dineshkannambadi. ... he is thinking of all the rest of us in the world who use maps and world database sites. So whatever the "right" or "wrong" of a particular name, please remember the rest of us who are truly fascinated by India, but who end up being driven away by this name-bickering stuff. My wish is that you would strive to make India accessible to us "others".

I think that having redirect pages solves the problem of users finding the right page. For example, Queen Elizabeth II is really a redirect page to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Redirect pages actually save server effort. If someone types in an alternate spelling, and no page is found, the server does a database search and returns a search page. The user then clicks again to go to the page the user wants. If there is a redirect page for the alternate spelling, the whole search page effort is avoided. It is a great savings. So, in my mind, the question about a page name is only a question about what name should appear on that page, and isn't a question about making the page accessible to users who might look for that page under a different name. I hope that helps to clarify my position. I hope today is a good one. Sincerely, --BostonMA ^talk 13:42, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I am more interested in research and finding information. The redirects are good if you want to find an article on Wikipedia. But even in those cases, the redirects for a district send you to a town, etc. I have to go now but will be back later - I'm already late. Mattisse(talk) 13:48, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Infobox

As I spoke to Gouraganga too, Infobox gives more professional look to the article and gives easier reading of important info, like Date built, who built, architecture, etc. Hence, I'm reverting it back. I guess the appearance is a matter of individual perception, while we want to give more organization information. Kindly discuss in the talk page. Balajiviswanathan 01:48, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Mediation

At this point, I don't feel my participation in the starwood mediation is accomplishing much. We could ask for another mediator, but I'm not sure that would help. As you know I am involved in another mediation and that mediation also doesn't seem to be progressing toward consensus in a meaningful way. Like almost all of us here, those in the mediation cabal are volunteers, and I am thankful for the time and effort such volunteers give to mediation. But although I respect and appreciate these volunteer efforts, I think the mediation cabal suffers from a shortage of mediators with significant experience in successful conflict resolution. --BostonMA ^talk 01:59, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Kashi Vishwanath temple

I've put Kashi Vishwanath temple in the fair use category... how do you delete it without a discussion. If you continue such disruptive activities I'm gonna ask for mediation. Balajiviswanathan 18:54, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

sorry to hear

I am sorry to hear you are looging off India articles. I however request you not to. I though you were making good contributions. You should not allow a few hard knocks to discourage you. India is a large country with a long history and there is space for every one in its vast greatness. I too went through a few tough times early on but with determination, I have made friends and contributions. In fact, my inspiration to write in detail about Somanathapura, Chennakesava and Hoysaleswara temples came from your initial efforts (Dont be surprised). There have been times when I have been treated shabbily too, but never gave up. Please think about your decision again. At the end of the day, one has to be happy with what one is doing, so eventually its up to you. Since you started doing articles on India, I believe you have open interests about the world and should not be discouraged.( Its easy for me to write about Belur/Halebidu and Somanathapura, only a stone throw from my paternal and maternal ancestral hometown ). Have you thought about a trip to India? You will find the people very friendly and welcoming. You will also learn about the country and be able to write bigger articles. Thanks for your contributionsDineshkannambadi 23:27, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Winfield Scott article

Hello,

I'm trying to make sense of the Winfield Scott (songwriter) article. Where does the year, '1839' come from? Also, Winfield Scott (AKA 'Robie Kirk') was a member of the group "The Cues", and, I believe, wrote the songs referred to in the article. HELP!!!

Regards,

Michael David 00:04, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I'll do some more snooping around on him and see what I can find. -- Michael David 00:39, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

(You wrote): I'm really interested in songwriters -- and they are usually barely mentioned. I would like to see them get more credit.

I agree with you completely! The case is much the same with playwrights and screenwriters. Even the best singer or actor cannot overcome poorly written words. A powerfully beautiful word - rendered in a powerfully beautiful way - is what creates a truly great performance.

Be healthy,

Michael David 14:29, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

footnotes

Thanks. I will add the ISBN. I am right now updating the footnotes per wiki web citation format which i learn on a recent FAC review.Dineshkannambadi 01:02, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Reply to your message

Hi Matisse, I am surprised and also disappointed to note that I may have inadvertantly caused you some hurt because of my messages to you. I dont know who you are but I have often come across valuable contributions from you on many India related pages and I have always greatly appreciated it. The only reason I messaged you about SS was because I saw you working on that article in your namespace. I did not mean to cause you any distress, but later I realised that you were already distressed by some issues pertaining to those pages.

Please accept my apologies if I caused you any hurt. I certainly did not mean to. Also I request you not to stop working on India related articles or any articles for that matter. Like I said, I've always greatly admired and appreciated your contributions on the India pages. It's never once crossed my mind that you might not be Indian yourself. I'd always assumed that you were Indian, infact I was also under the impression that you might be Kannadiga, given your work on Karnataka related pages. That you are not Indian is news to me, not that it makes any difference to me. I harbor no prejudice whatsoever against non-Indians working on India related articles. Once again, I urge you not to stop working on India articles. They have always been constructive and I have always admired them. Please continue doing so. Sarvagnya 02:43, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Web citations

Hi. I have completed web citations as required by wiki FAC format in Somanathapura and Chennakeseva temple articles. Feel free to do the same for the other articles I had mentioned in one of my previous messages. I believe the format I used is specified by FAC review. Also, you could use this format for Hoysala architecture I have been working on. This is an important article and at some point may go for peer review and FAC. There are several web references there. If you are interested in helping out with an article, I suggest Talakad (also known as Talakadu), a page I wanted to work on. There are several articles on this on the web to help you. I can provide my Photographs for the page. We can collaborate on this and come up with a neat page. Right now the article is pretty skimpy. Another is Shravanabelagola, an important Jain pilgrimage place and a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site. I want to trvel there soon and come up with a FAC'able page overall for the architecture, worship etc topics.Dineshkannambadi 04:39, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Very nice!

I saw this today. It is very nice. Thanks for your efforts. Sincerely, --BostonMA ^talk 22:16, 20 November 2006 (UTC)