User talk:IITwiki

We should try to have all IITs listed in top level with similar information. I think it make sense to have all IIT's description with 4-5 lines rather than one having 1 line and another with 10 lines. Different level of descriptions can be present in individual pages for IITs.

IITwiki (talk) 16:16, 24 June 2012 (UTC) IITwiki[reply]

We should not use amended IIT terms because it is misleading. No one uses amended IIT anywhere. I am old IIT graduate and putting established campus and new campus is ok for few years but down the line we should not have these kinds of categories. We are trying to have good brand name and it will not help if we try to create random categories among IIT's. Right now the new ones don't have campus etc so it's ok to have established and new category but we should have just one list after few years.

Also try to use latest rankings to reflect current status. I put outlook ranking to show that 7 out of top 8 spots are taken by IIT. No need to cite 2009 ranking when 2012 ranking conveys the same point.

I will apprecaite help from all IIT alumni and students to have equal level of details about all IITs( with 5-6 lines for each with similar details, it looks better). I tried to put some information about new IIT so we don't have only one lines for some of them. My changes were lost due to some one putting some very old version. Please make incremental changes. If something is not right about referecne etc then try to correct it but don't put some 15th older version. We lose all changes made by everyone. Let's try to put accurate information and have input from everyone to have good and uniform information about all IITs in top page.

IITwiki (talk) 17:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC) IITwiki[reply]

Please read WP:BRD and WP:EW. You wish to make a change which is obviously disputed. The way to achieve this is NOT to edit war. It is to discuss matters at the talk page. I linked below the boilerplate message with some additional relevant links. --Muhandes (talk) 19:56, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Indian Institutes of Technology. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware, Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. Muhandes (talk) 19:52, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Explaining "Edit warring"

Hi there. I thought I'll clarify, since indeed, you are new here. The proper process for discussion is explained at WP:BRD. If you see something which you think you can improve, you should make a bold edit, and you did. Well done! However, if someone does not agree, they can reverted it and ask for discussion. At that point, discussion should start until consensus is arrived. Reverting back to your edit is what edit warring is about. I hope this clarifies how things work. Best regards, and happy editing! --Muhandes (talk) 07:47, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]