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Please Add Comments

Please add and review comments. --Jagadhatri ^২০১২ 06:58, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In a word - references, you need a lot more references. As a broad guideline, you should be looking for at least one reference per paragraph, plus citations for any direct quotes or potentially controversial statements. You might want to have a look through WP:Good article criteria for where you should be aiming for in the short term, and WP:Featured article criteria for best practice - in particular you would find some of the links at the bottom of that second page useful.

I wouldn't get too clever about image sizing/placement - Wikipedia is even less sophisticated about page layout than the average web page, and what may look a great layout on a narrow screen or tablet may look horrible on a widescreen monitor, and vice versa. Have a good read through WP:Manual_of_Style/Images#How_to_place_an_image. Concentrate on images that convey useful information about Samta rather than just pretty pictures - something like that old photo of Madanmohan-jiu Temple is good and encyclopaedic, the photos of flowers should probably go.FlagSteward (talk) 20:01, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I will give it a look!!--Jagadhatri(২০১২) 14:06, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Indic Script in Lead

In a recent consensus it has been suggested to remove Indic scripts from Lead section! --Tito Dutta (Send me a message) 15:39, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK!! Let us wait if it's mandatory then it must be done and please verify that....for now please let it be there...it's looking OK!! Or please go ahead and do it.--Jagadhatri(২০১২) 15:48, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It has already been decided to remove Indic scripts from lead, see [Swami Vivekananda]] article for example, we have removed all Indic scripts! And don't add <big> tag, are you using Windows XP with broken font? --Tito Dutta (Send me a message) 15:54, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I do use Windows XP and if it has been decided you are free to do it!! Go ahead!! --Jagadhatri(২০১২) 16:07, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not very important, if you want you can replace with IPA scripts! Let me know if you need help!--Tito Dutta (Send me a message) 16:11, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No no no you are free to edit and contribue and you must!! Happy editing;-)--Jagadhatri(২০১২) 16:19, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Happened to pep in this discussion. While Tito is correct in pointing out the consensus, it is not wrong to keep Indic scripts. The consensus was largely to avoid disputes, as many bio or even geo articles contained the name in several Indic scripts leading to clutter. Also, diffrent editors wanted different Indic scripts (for example, Hindi, Gurmukhi an Urdu for Delhi). For a beningn articl like Samta, we can happily keep (or remove) Indic script -- does not matter much.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:27, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome! :) I also don't support that consensus and also talked about it! But, since I faced Bengali font problem in computer, I have started supporting it!

Another thing, I feel the <small> tag in Template:Lang-bn is unnecessary, it makes, Bengali scripts too small (check it in source of the article)! That's why some editors use <big> tag for lang bn words! Small tag is not used in lang-hi or any other lang templates! Can you correct it? --Tito Dutta (Send me a message) 17:08, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I do not have the technical expertise to correct the font appearance. Not sure where to ask for help either. I like the reason behind your support of the consensus :) Indeed technological shortcomings have remained a principal reason behind the halted development of India language wikipedias. --Dwaipayan (talk) 17:15, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'd bring it up at Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics in the first instance, and then WP:Village pump (technical) for implementation. I would advise against trying to get too clever with <big> tags and the like, for the same reasons as images above - you don't know what size screen your readers will be using, and if you try to force a particular size, it makes it harder for them to adapt things to their own equipment.FlagSteward (talk) 20:01, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]