Hi there, I reverted an action by Sundarbot which automatically modified an interwiki here. This is because of vandalism by a known vandal User:Grawp who moved the article on the Arpetan wikipedia. Green Giant 10:13, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have left a message for User:Raul654 who banned this vandal originally. If he is unable to help, then I suppose the only option is to contact a steward or even perhaps Jimbo himself. Green Giant 11:08, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Great! I see you already are at work - on the Tamil language page. I made some suggestions for the Chennai page, as well as offered photos. Do take a look, see if they are ok. --Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
The follwing article is being tagged to be peer reviewed. Your input will be much appreciatedRaveenS
For shadowbot to take note. --Sundar\talk \contribs 02:20, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have added few sites in wikipedia. But I am not able to add few quotes in Tamil. I have added only in English. But I feel if it is written in Tamil it would be better. Can you tell me the steps that I need to follow.
I have seen many sites which include Tamil Letters as well as English.
Example - India is my country.
I wanted India to be mentioned in Tamil and the rest in English.
Please help me I have been searching for past one week on this issue.
Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! utcursch | talk 15:18, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
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Please consider putting a soft lock on the article. It seems to be experiencing a high volume of anon vandalism.Dineshkannambadi 15:05, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sundar, see WP:NOPRO. It's actually not that bad. There are a lot of people watchlisting the article, so it's fine to leave it unprotected (also, the level of vandalism is not that bad). Nishkid64 (talk) 16:43, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ah okay, I saw your note here. I'll unprotect after an hour so. Nishkid64 (talk) 16:44, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Just to let you know why I've not put this article out as yet: I found out that Herman Tieken recently (two months or so ago) wrote a paper in a German journal which takes issue with Mahadevan's assertion that the language of the Sangam poems is the same as the language of the Tamil Brahmi kalvettus. Since, as you know, Tieken's views are taken very seriously on Wikipedia (even more so than by scholars), I thought there wasn't much point doing the article until I'd had a read of the paper and incorporated Tieken's criticisms. I've asked my library to get me a copy, but it's taking time getting here, and it'll then take time to read too, since it's almost certainly in German (which I read, but slowly). Anyway, it'll get done in a while, once I have the materials I need to do a comprehensive job. -- Arvind 23:12, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
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your bot is doing some mistakes [1]. I don't see why French, German and Japanese interwikis are displaced to the end of the list. Poppy (talk) 13:17, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Poppy, that error has since been fixed in the bot configuration. The edit that you pointed to was made in August before the fix. Thanks for bringing it up though. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 15:02, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
hi,
nice to meet u in wikipedia and good to see tat ur interested in article related to dravidian and tamil culture.
I am also interested in the same. hope we shall work together in creating new improved articles.
regards,
ram
--IndiWorld 05:57, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. Ping me if I can be of use. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 10:58, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Your comments prompted me to check with an expert on the species and the "climbing down headfirst" is now removed and the only mention is of sliding down headfirst to scent mark. Shyamal (talk) 06:09, 20 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've answered this in the user's talk page. This is to let the archival bot take note. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 01:18, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Sundar. I am a little busy at the moment (and just taking occasional breaks from work by popping into wikipedia). Writing full medical articles in Tamil might be a little time-consuming but I like the suggestion and will take you up on the invite early in the new year when I'm a little less busy. Inbetweener (talk) 20:20, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've answered this in the user's talk page. This is to let the archival bot take note. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 01:18, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Sundar, thanks for adding the new picture to Indian threadfish, but i'm afraid it is not an Indian threadfish, but a jack (trevally) of the genus Caranx or Carangoides. It's body shape indicates it is not of the genus Alectis (which the Indian threadfish belongs to), who all have angular, "blocky" diamond shape bodies, and the juveniles have long, trailing dorsal and anal fins (See pic at African pompano). I thought i would let you know i'm removing it, but once the article for Caranx in created, it could be used there. I'm not sure there is any way of positively identifying the fish without an actual inspection of the fish itself (look at Carangidae, it cold be one of many species), as fairly minor traits typically are used to distinguish between these species.
No worries, i know common names cause chaos when trying to identify fishes, especially in the case of species so similar as the carangidae. It doesn't help when the fish is misidentified by the people in the market either!. In any case, the photo will come in handy in the future, and these type of photos are very valuable at the moment, as many fish have no free use photos to be used in articles about them. If you are unsure of the identity, there is a category on the commons called 'unidentified fish' or something of the like. Just upload it there and we'll identify it as best we can. Keep the photos coming! Cheers Kare Kare (talk) 03:46, 30 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Another one, probably a TrachinotusI'm sure this is Atropus atropos, the Cleftbelly trevally, (the one pictured) which is an excellent find as they are not all that common in fisheries. As for the other one, i'll work on it. If you could adjust its name and put it Category:Carangidae on the commons, that would be great. Kare Kare 06:42, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Now i'm almost certain the other one that looks like a Caranx is Caranx heberi, the Blacktip trevally. Its range is right as well. Check [2] and look at the second photo. It is most likely a subadult and isn't elongated yet. The yellow fins as well as the black dorsal fin tip give it away. If there are any others, let me know. And for any that you upload to the commons, even if you can't identify them, put them in Category:Carangidae so they can be found easily. Thanks again for the photos! Kare Kare 06:53, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not really sure for the commons, but i would suggest that you create a page for Atropus atropos etc and then add that page to Category:Carangidae and add the photos to that page, whether you change the name of the photo or not. The commons can be a bit of a pain to work in sometimes, but if all else fails just leave them in Category:Carangidae and i'll get them someday. Cheers Kare Kare 10:47, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Anyway i see you've got those two sorted, good stuff —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kare Kare (talk • contribs) 10:51, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've answered this in the user's talk page. This is to let the archival bot take note. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 01:18, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sir, the main page featured article is seeing a lot of anon vandalism. Please consider putting an anon lock for a short while.Dineshkannambadi 20:47, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But a little angel came along and fixed it! 
Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! utcursch | talk 15:18, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
