User:Nvvchar/Archives/ August 2016

This week's article for improvement (week 31, 2016)

History of the constellations, Ursa Minor constellation map Hello, Nvvchar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: History of the constellations Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Squeegee • Sun deck Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 1 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

FLC review request

Hi! Since you participated in a previous similar FLC, I would like to request you to review the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–89) as well and give your comments here. Thanks! §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 07:13, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sacred Jackfruit Tree

The article Sacred Jackfruit Tree you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sacred Jackfruit Tree for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 08:23, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

I have delisted this one as well. This is more a problem of GA review than anything else. Fram (talk) 08:21, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Digital Anthropology research

Hello Nvvchar, My name is Stephanie Barker and I am a student at the University of Colorado Boulder. I am currently enrolled in a Digital Anthropology class, which attempts to answer how the digital world affects culture and how culture affects the digital world. For my final project I am doing an ethnography on women Wikipedia users and as a member of the WikiProject Women page I was hoping I could ask you some questions about your experiences editing Wikipedia pages.

1. Have you ever been locked into an intense editing war? If yes, please explain the situation to me.

• Not really except for discussions when my articles were pulled out of DYK queue or deleted. Nothing serious. Most of the time issues were resolved but in some cases I have accepted the deletions where there were genuine errors

2. How did you become interested in editing Wikipedia pages and did you have any initial fears/hesitations when you started editing pages?

• When I had prepared a very long article on Shaligram (a fossil stone), on the suggestion of a colleague in my office I posted it on Wikipedia (till then I was not aware of Wikipedia) talk page in 2007. It was initially moved to Wikirage and then moved back to the talk page of the article (it is still there). This fired my interest to write more on Wikipedia. Initially, I wrote many articles related to Karnataka and on the advise of a senior editor of Wikipedia posted my first DYK article titled "Mysore Mallige" in September 2008 and forgot about it for a few months till I found its approval posted on my talk page; some senior users had made corrections to it as I was not fully aware of the rules. Since then I have not stopped editing, except for two one year breaks due to health reasons. I have now contributed 1548 articles to DYK and many others also, independently or in collaboration with several other users from India and abroad. 93 of these DYKs have been upgraded to GA status. If you see my list of articles on my user page you will find many of them related to anthropology and archaeology.

3. Have you ever been a victim of a mass deletion or other vandalism on Wikipedia? If yes, please explain the situation to me.

• No, except for a few deletions due to my own errors

4. How would you describe your gender?

• I do not like MCPs. I am a very positive person in my outlook on Woman and have contributed more than 120 articles on biography of woman or women related organizations and continue to do so.

5. Is there any thing else you would like to share with me about your experiences as a Wikipedia editor?

• I feel that reviewers should be positive, inclusive and interactive in their review and not critical in approach and give out threats. No body is superior or inferior to any one. We are all volunteers doing editing for free and spending lots of time every day on editing here.

Thank you for taking the time to read this email. I would like you to know that I am only sharing my research with my professor and the other students in my class. If you would like me to send you a copy of my final project, I would be more than happy to! Sincerely. Stelba90 (talk) 00:42, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

• Stelba90 Thanks for your interest in my editing work. I have replied to your above questions. Please send me your report when finalized. Nvvchar. 08:59, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 32, 2016)

One of many icons associated with The Sims Hello, Nvvchar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: The Sims (video game) Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: History of the constellations • Squeegee Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 8 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

Sai Baba

I may have mentioned this before, but Teh Ching, the Chinese-Javanese Zen teacher of Dutch Zen teacher Ton Lathouwers, was also a follower of Sai Baba. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 05:31, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Swami Vivekananda September

Hello,
3 years ago a year-long celebration was planned during Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary. Between 11 and 26 September we had 6 DYKs on the dates Vivekananda delvered his lectures in Chicago.
Now, after 3 years, can we plan something similar this September? Please share your opinion and views. --Tito Dutta (talk) 08:44, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

• Titodutta You may like to start on the following seven

• Bhuvaneswari Devi
• Vishwanath Datta
• Durgacharan Datta
• Keshubchandra Sen
• Protapchandra Mozoombar
• Cyclonic monk from India
• Swami Kripananda

I will add as you go along. Thanks.--Nvvchar. 10:15, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 33, 2016)

Archaeological record example: a section of the Papyrus of Ani showing cursive hieroglyphs Hello, Nvvchar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Archaeological record Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: The Sims (video game) • History of the constellations Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:10, 15 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

Hanlin, Burma

Hello:

The copy edit that you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Hanlin, Burma has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:59, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks, Twofingered Typist. Nvvchar. 08:53, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Rio Olympics Edit-a-thon

Dear Friends & Wikipedians, Celebrate the world's biggest sporting festival on Wikipedia. The Rio Olympics Edit-a-thon aims to pay tribute to Indian athletes and sportsperson who represent India at Olympics. Please find more details here. The Athlete who represent their country at Olympics, often fail to attain their due recognition. They bring glory to the nation. Let's write articles on them, as a mark of tribute.

For every 20 articles created collectively, a tree will be planted. Similarly, when an editor completes 20 articles, a book will be awarded to him/her. Check the main page for more details. Thank you. Abhinav619 (sent using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:54, 16 August 2016 (UTC), subscribe/unsubscribe)

Punjab edit-a-thon result

Thanks a lot for participating in the Punjab edit-a-thon. Please see result and share your opinion here Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_India/Events/Punjab_Edit-a-thon#Result. --Tito Dutta (talk) 17:10, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh

On 19 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 55 years after her death, Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh was found to have secreted away cash and jewels valued at over 137,000 francs in a Swiss bank vault? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 34, 2016)

Heraldic Badge of the Spanish West Indies Hello, Nvvchar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Spanish West Indies Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Archaeological record • The Sims (video game) Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 22 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

GA Reassessment of Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh

Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:00, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Kalanemi

On 24 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kalanemi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Hindu mythology, the demon Kalanemi who was killed by Vishnu, was reborn as Kamsa to be eventually killed by Vishnu's reincarnation Krishna? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kalanemi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Kalanemi), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 15:22, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

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Feeling better?

How did your surgery go NVV? Hope you're feeling better, good to see you back. Rosiestep?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:45, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Char and Dr. Blofeld, sorry to have disappeared a bit myself. After WikiConference North America is over, I expect to be back to my old editing ways, and hopeful we can restart some collaborative editing. (Char, hope you are well?) --Rosiestep (talk) 20:49, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks, Rosiestep. I am now in Delhi. I am back to editing though not on a full scale. Will be happy to to restart our collaborative editing.Nvvchar. 00:58, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

• Dr. Blofeld Sorry, I missed thanking you for your kind enquirers about my eye surgery. Eye sight is almost normal. Will be happy to restart our collaborative work. Kadmat Island is now under GA review.Nvvchar. 05:13, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Upcoming editathons: Women in Nursing & Women Labor Activists

You are invited...
	Women in Nursing editathon & Women Labor Activists editathon Hosted by Women in Red - September 2016 - #wikiwomeninred

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FLC request

As someone who expanded Rajinikanth's article at Wikiquote, would you be interested in reviewing his filmography which is at FLC now? Thanks, —Vensatry _(talk) 18:16, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Editor of the Week [27 August 2016]

		Editor of the Week
		Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week for geography-related edits. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

User:Sainsf submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

I nominate Nvvchar (talk · contribs · count · logs) to be Editor of the Week for significantly contributing to articles related to the geography of several countries, especially India. His works, most recently on religious scriptures, are of high quality and have extensively improved Wikipedia's coverage – he has 1483 DYKs and 66 GAs to his name, and lots of others that are B or C class. I have had the pleasure of interacting with him through GA reviews, and he has always been polite and humble. I have noticed him in many good collaborations with other editors. I feel we all are quite fortunate to have such a gem among us, he truly deserves this award.

You can copy the following text to your user page to display a user box proclaiming your selection as Editor of the Week:

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Thanks again for your efforts! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 03:06, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks, Sainsf and Kevin for the award. Deeply appreciated.Nvvchar. 10:18, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 35, 2016)

The Holy Family with God the Father and the Holy Spirit by Carlo Dolci Hello, Nvvchar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Holy Spirit Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Spanish West Indies • Archaeological record Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 29 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

Congratulations, Kaunakes passed for GA.

I have passed the article for GA. It is marked on the Talk page and my understanding is that a bot will eventually mark it with a green GA icon. I'm learning the ropes for GA.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:10, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks, Doug Coldwell.Nvvchar. 11:28, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

I have delisted this one as well, although it looks to be better than Kadmat at least. Fram (talk) 13:39, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations, Kadmat Island passed for GA.

I have passed the article for GA. It reminded me of my travels to the South Pacific I did years ago. Those islands are so beautiful! --Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:41, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks, Doug Coldwell.Nvvchar. 11:47, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

And I have delisted it, as it containedmany errors and omissions. I have explained my reasons at the article talk page. Fram (talk) 12:38, 31 August 2016 (UTC)