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== Help me to improve an article related India and its geography == |
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Manimajra was renamed as sector 13 legally by UT government of Chandigarh in January 2020 and by February 2020 the new name was finally declared to be written everywhere on papers. |
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Below are links to the decision:- |
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1). https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chandigarh/manimajra-to-be-renamed-sector-13-residents-elated/amp_articleshow/73114749.cms . |
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2). https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/chandigarh-s-manimajra-is-now-sector-13/story-ploFPCA4UGpDu9ksUxLtdL.html |
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Being a Indian resident, i would like to contribute to this new law which was passed by our government . |
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It is true that the proposal had been initially opposed in december 2019. In the initial proposal, names like Sector M or Sector 26 east were proposed. |
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Here is the link for initial proposals made :- |
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3)https://m.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/manimajra-rwa-wants-number-not-m-after-sector/story-Q7ZPsdh5y120cEqlVAKuhP_amp.html |
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4)https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-chandigarh-to-finally-get-sector-13-after-54-years-of-formation-2813378 |
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(these articles were published in newspapers in 2019 which is old). |
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5)https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/chandigarh/mani-majra-to-be-sector-m-863728 (This link i provided over here was published in Tribune India in November 2019 ) |
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But soon the {{highlight | final decision was made which overruled the previous proposals and finally the new name for manimajra was concluded as sector 13 by the beginning of 2020.}} |
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The next link (6th Link) was also published in Tribune India with the final decision which was declared in February 2020 :- |
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6)https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/its-official-mani-majra-is-sector-13-of-chandigarh-39042 |
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Please help me by putting your vote in the panel [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mani_Majra#Requested_move_17_June_2020 discussion on the talk page section of Sector 13]. |
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Here is an example on how to put your vote ___________. |
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*'''Support''' |
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*'''Strong Support''' |
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*'''Agreed''' |
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Click on the edit tab and please copy any 1 vote you want to put from the above or you can put you vote by putting a * star symbol followed by 3 apostrophe marks ' ' ' and then writing your word for vote like support, agreed etc and finally closing it with again 3 apostrophe marks ' ' ' in the end. |
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== [[Ajay Kumar Tripathi]] cause of death? == |
== [[Ajay Kumar Tripathi]] cause of death? == |
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Ajay Kumar Tripathi cause of death?
I have been poking my nose into, and hopefully improving some Indian & region BLPs recently, and was going through those on the List of deaths due to COVID-19. I noticed the this gent had been infected, but there was actually no source cited saying he had died, or why. I found an online source saying he had a heart attack, somewhere else said he had diabetes too, so it's possibly a death from COVID-19 complications. Which could possibly include a heart attack. My edit is here, using a Times of India source.
I found contradictory sources, so it seems possible there isn't any certain cause. I brought it here for input before removing any COVID-19 categories etc.
Regards, 220 of Borg 08:05, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
Any ideas, anyone? His BLP says otherwise, I edited it so per https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lokpal-member-ajay-kumar-tripathi-dies-due-to-coronavirus/articleshow/75510973.cms- But he is still listed on List of deaths due to COVID-19, and Deaths in 2020, May, as death from COVID-19. Their source is https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/lokpal-member-justice-tripathi-dies-of-covid19/1822038 which I find a bit suspect.
Comments? 220 of Borg 10:20, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Disruptive editor
User Neeraj Puru is an SPA who has created a lot of disruption by adding unsourced/made-up content related to Saini caste. Nearly all of their unsourced or poorly sourced additions have been fixed, but a wrongly titled village article survived – see Talk:Bir Mangoli Sainian. And they are creating disruption there, although they have been warned previously. The user has already been given a final warning and is clearly WP:NOTHERE. So an admin intervention is needed here. - NitinMlk (talk) 18:52, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
- I've blocked them for a short duration but this looks more like a CIR situation. {ping|Abecedare}}, could you take a look? --regentspark (comment) 00:01, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
- @Abecedare: (fix ping) --regentspark (comment) 00:02, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
- RegentsPark, they are just interested in adding unsourced/OR claims about Saini caste and Dahiya, which is supposedly a clan of Sainis. And they have done same unsourced additions at the Hindi WP: [1]. I guess, with the course of time, Indian newspapers will probably copy/paste those claims. At least that is what's happening for a long time with made-up details of this project. BTW, thanks for the intervention. - NitinMlk (talk) 21:25, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
- @RegentsPark: I am involved given that I commented at the move discussion at Talk:Bir_Mangoli_Sainian but can confirm that the user appears to be an SPA arguing from "personal knowledge" and unreliable sources such as wikipedia mirrors. They have made only two edits since the recent bock but those were at least partially disruptive. Can perhaps wait for the RM discussion to be closed but if such activities persist beyond that, a NOTHERE/CIR block may be called for. Abecedare (talk) 19:11, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
- RegentsPark, they are just interested in adding unsourced/OR claims about Saini caste and Dahiya, which is supposedly a clan of Sainis. And they have done same unsourced additions at the Hindi WP: [1]. I guess, with the course of time, Indian newspapers will probably copy/paste those claims. At least that is what's happening for a long time with made-up details of this project. BTW, thanks for the intervention. - NitinMlk (talk) 21:25, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
- @Abecedare: (fix ping) --regentspark (comment) 00:02, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
This page needs a serious cleanup. Would anyone like to have a look? Thanks Capankajsmilyo (talk) 11:26, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
DYK review of Happiness Curriculum
I have recently nominated the newly created article Happiness Curriculum for DYK review. I would be happy if someone takes it up, thanks in advance. KCVelaga (talk) 01:06, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
Deletion of sourced content
A new editor is deleting whole sections of sourced content on Jainism. Can someone please have a look. Thanks Capankajsmilyo (talk) 04:07, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
- Capankajsmilyo, looks like the account has been banned for sockpuppetry. Thanks for bringing the matter here though. Cheers, Field Marshal Aryan (talk) 08:09, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
Comments wanted at WP:RSN#Are Vijay K Jain self-published books reliable sources for Jainism?
He's a self-published author with no credentials except electronics engineering and business management but used in a very large number of articles.[2] 11:18, 8 June 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doug Weller (talk • contribs)
Is the K12 mountain in the Indian or the Pakistani controlled parts of Kashmir?
Could someone have a look at K12 (mountain)? There's been some recent back-and-forth, with editors variously claiming the place to be on either the Pakistani or the Indian side of the Line of Control. – Uanfala (talk) 19:04, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
- Good question. I thought google maps would give an answer but the line of control disappears from the map around K12. I guess the best way to figure it out is to see whether climbers ascend from India or from Pakistan. --regentspark (comment) 19:20, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
- Uanfala, most likely Indian. Indian army has led expeditions to K12 which means that not only is it officially Indian, it's in Indian control too, unlike the K2 --Field Marshal Aryan (talk) 23:45, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
New official name for cities in Tamil Nadu, India
I copy-paste a post from my talk-page:-
- Hello, The State government of Tamil Nadu has issued orders changing names of over 1000 places in that state. You can see about that here. Unsurprisingly, Move pages without seeking consensus has already begun. It includes major cities like Coimbatore, Triplicane, Vellore, Dharmapuri etc. What can be done to tackle this? Can we get a move protection on these pages? Thanks--Ab207 (talk) 18:25, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
My initial reply was:-
- Hi Ab207 - I wish I could help, but Wikipedia will not protect things in case they are vandalized/altered against WP:COMMONNAME, it will only protect things that are being vandalized/altered against WP:COMMONNAME. That said, changing the name of 1018 places all at once is unprecedented even by Indian standards, and checking each one of them is going to be a nightmare. Let me think about this - Arjayay (talk) 19:26, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
Does anyone have any ideas? or is there an admin willing to move-protect 1018 articles to prevent the inevitable chaos? as almost nobody does all the re-linking and clearing up required when an article is moved. - Arjayay (talk) 19:38, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
- Why are they changing all those names? Is it a revert to pre-British names? -220 of Borg 10:28, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
- 220 of BorgThat's what it seems to be. Quoting News 18:
--Field Marshal Aryan (talk) 11:42, 13 June 2020 (UTC)The move's stated purpose, though, was to bring back the way cities were called to their ancient nomenclatures, and it started two years ago when the government said anglicised names should be renamed closer to their original Tamil names.
- Field Marshal? Sir, yes SIR!. Thank you, SIR!
'Field Marshal Aryan'?
Did that cause any controversy when you created the account? - 'Changing' so many city names seems a bit crazy, but it seems to be more a pronunciation and speeling issue. Some of them seemed to be much the same as before, at least I could see the similarity. I can imagine besuited, sweating, stiff-lipped British bureaucrats trying to 'translate' local Indian names into The Queen's English! I'm considering how maps, atlases and books and such need to be updated, but so much of that is in digital format now, so maybe not such a big job. Anyway, Thank you, SIR! Permission to be dismissed SAH! 220 of Borg 13:27, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
- Haha, controversy? No, thank goodness, not a bit! Dismissal duly granted! --Field Marshal Aryan (talk) 18:10, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
- Field Marshal? Sir, yes SIR!. Thank you, SIR!
- 220 of BorgThat's what it seems to be. Quoting News 18:
An administrator can help Taal Saptak (talk) 15:31, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
Culling inacive member names from Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members
Hey all, I'm asking some questions at the technical village pump about availability of a tool that will remove inactive users from lists like Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members. To me, it seems rather pointless keeping a user on such a list if the user hasn't edited in a year or more. Why?
- If such a list is intended to help other editors find like-minded users interested in Indian subjects, then the list is useless if you can never find active members in a sea of inactive ones.
- If mailing lists are generated based on these entries (note that most of them are formatted with the {{Mailing list member}} template) then we're sending communications to people who probably aren't interested. I'm sure this has some kind of impact to bandwidth and space.
There are lots of little add-your-name lists like this around the project, for instance at WP:SVT. Anyway, if the community is interested in culling this list, I can see if someone can help design a tool for it. Thoughts? I know it's not a huge priority, just thought I could help do some gnoming here. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:18, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
- Cyphoidbomb Yes please! I too see no point in keeping names of people who just made a couple of edits and left wikipedia for good. Anyways, if you find a way to remove inactive members do let me know so that I can implement the same at the railways sub-wikiproject. --Field Marshal Aryan (talk) 06:18, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
G. Samant
I tried to create an article on Gouranga Samanta, but I couldn't find anything else substantive than electoral results, so I kept it in draft (Draft:Gouranga Samanta). I'm a bit surprised, since he contested every assembly election in West Bengal 1951-1982 and again in 1991, under tickets of BBC, CPI, CPI(M) and BJS. There must be more material, at least offline, on this person - anyone who would be able to did anything up? Maybe a "Who's who" publication on the assembly members? --Soman (talk) 14:21, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
This AFD could benefit from some subject-matter experts. Thank you, postdlf (talk) 19:07, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
Hey all, recently deceased Sushant Singh Rajput's article is getting lots of attention, especially from previously sleeping accounts, like here. Some of the recent edits have endeavored to note a website that his "team" set up to catalogue his thoughts and dreams. I don't understand the academic value of this. It seems like people are just trying to drive traffic to his posthumous blog, but I might be hypersensitive. I'd appreciate more eyes on this. One editor asked a question about this and I responded on the talk page. Other input, would be appreciated. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 04:33, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
- I've upgraded and extended the protection as well as added the BLP DS talk page notice. El_C 04:36, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
Thanx man!!! We need to protect from such users who don't know much anything about topic and randomly edit wikipedia with poor sources. Taal Saptak (talk) 09:34, 18 June 2020 (UTC)