hydkat/Archive 3

Thanks for heralding me as an earth mover. It is almost two years since the page South India was started. Now after all this period It has reached to the level of a COTW. People cannot be defined by political boundaries, it is the worldview that makes a people.

I made this as a reference:

 

I am also working on the article German culture, it will take some time as I am busy. I never thought anybody would give me any such heralding. But what this indicates for me is that people are reading and also thinking even more, and that is hope as far as I or we can know. Robin klein 12:44, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the token of appreciation hydkat. I am pretty satisfied with the way the article stands now. Two things that need to be improved upon are a) The politics section. This needs to be further expanded. b) A cinema section should be created. Other than that the article could use some in-line citations and a general round of copyediting. If we take things one step at a time, we should be able to elevate the article to PR and finally FAC in the not too distant future! Thanks for the great job so far! AreJay 20:05, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

 

thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK}

Well, Easter went pretty well. Went trecking at Malayatoor (oh my gosh! There is no wiki article on Malayatoor - Its actually the mountain that St. Thomas the Apostle of Jesus used to frequently preach on when he was in Kerala) on Good Friday. Spent Saturday and Sunday at Church and family. What about you? Are you a Christian, by the way? Gosh, I dont even know your name.... thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 11:28, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Umm...interesting. I visited your blog..saw your photo, but couldnt get your name. Oh well...
You might be interested in a secret identity template like the one on User:PFHLai. lol.  
Bye! -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 07:01, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Oh Karthik, c'mon.... of course I know where you studied. Vidhyaranya, right? How do you find working at Ocimum Biosolutions, Karthik S? Bio informatics analyst sounds like an exciting job, Karthik. You must be really innovative, Karthik. Hope you get your PHD soon...Karthik. Ok then...ceeya around, Karthik S. And oh..remember : The internet is a very very dangerous place. LOL -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 15:08, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
Ha ha. Yup. Orkut was the villain. ;-) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 07:54, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

How does it look now? It is still in need of a good amount of work. I'll drop in later when I get some time. thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 11:18, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Celestianpower ^háblame 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Looks like you finally cracked it. Congrats.

PS: Dont ever call me a kid.  -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK}

Oh, all right, Uncle. (hehe) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 09:24, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I never came to thank you for the message you left for me a month ago when I stepped down from being a bureaucrat. Thank you for the things you said, it's good to know there are still plenty of good people about in this project. I do not see myself standing for bureaucrat again anytime soon though who knows what the future may bring! Thank you once again. -- Francs2000   09:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

I've responded to your question on my talk page. Cheers. Tijuana Brass^¡Épa!-E@ 05:55, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

The images of the forts were brilliant. Can you arrange to have permission from the owner? The images may be good featured images candidate.--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:51, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Try to create some DYK of the article. The aerial photos are excellent. Try to get some permission from the one who posted. It will be painful to lose those.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:27, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Find out some interesting fact from the newly created article. Then frame a question starting with "Did you know that...?". Then submit the question for considearation at Template talk:Did you know under the date at which the article was created. Read the rules there, it's easy. The framed question should include the name of the article in some manner. Make the name of the article in the framed question Bold. Please try to add that exciting aerial photo in your entry.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:46, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello nice to meet you. In connection with above, kindly see:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anonymous_editor#A_token_of_my_respect
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Tijuana_Brass#about_User:Bhadani_edit_of_esperanza_talk

I thank you, and regret the inconvinience, if any. Regards. --Bhadani 11:02, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Any comments on Nichalp's proposition [1] on the city names disamb topic? -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 06:43, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Looks like more India related articles are going to the front page. Bangalore is tagged for tomorrow. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 14:39, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi! The template for Portal India/Selected article removal candidates was not made, and I tried to make it. However, the result Template:Pisarc is not ok. It is not functioning perfectly as can be seen in the talk pages where this has been put, for example, Talk:Raja Ravi Varma and Talk:Cheese. See that the template shows the name of the article once again at the end! I have already contacted Nichalp (talk · contribs) in this regard. You can also help to resolve this technical matter.

Many articles in Portal India/Selected articles deserve to be delisted as they are either not india related or do not meet the criteria. It seems from the list as if many articles were NOT chosen by going through the prescribed procedure, rather chosen somewhat indiscriminately. Please see. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 11:00, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Category:Indian economics and finance stubs; like this, is their a way to look for all article stubs sorted by category? --hydkat 10:49, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, I do not really know if there is some automatic way. But one can start from the category India, and then go stepwise down and down and down...--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:43, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi! Could you please have a quick look of Darjeeling? Please give your suggestions in the article's talk page. This is for an internal review before moving to peer review. Thanks. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Hydkat! And yes, it was. :D Cheers, Sango123 (e) 17:10, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I'm afraid I misunderstood you. My 20,000th edit was reverting vandalism to Soviet Union; the category was added later. Sorry about that. :) Sango123 (e) 18:10, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi! Well that's a new type of question you ask. Anyway it has an answer.

I sometimes go through rhe list on medical/disease article. Many of the diseaes listed are in red link. However, most of those in red links rae rather rare diseaeas. By chance I stumbled on Gastric Lymphoma one day, which is not that rare, but still was in red. So I promptly made an article. See List of diseases starting with A , starting woth B etc. Also there are List of rare diseases, alphabetically. I started the article, later Samir (The Scope) (talk · contribs) helped a lot. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 10:05, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Yo! Cool sugestion on Darjeeling (the names of estate owners). I will try to look.--Dwaipayan (talk) 10:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi! I looked on some discussion on that book in other sites also. I'll keep a note and try to get it. It must be a wonderful reading! Today I bought the book on Sholay by A. Chopra. Hope I'll be able to enhance the article on Sholay with it. However, due to shortage of time, it may get postponed. What about the quiz. Gurubrahma has bowled out everyone with that Mahabharata question!! Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:05, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay, but then the question is, does a setum mundum qualify as a saree? -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 09:39, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, Robin klein's comment on Talk:South India seems to suggest it is infact a saree. But then again, a good number of his articles are his own research and often not backed by reference. The ambiguity remains.... -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 10:03, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

No a good number of my articles are not my own research. That is an alegation. I have always provided a references/bibliography for all the pages of my edit. Please tell me what do you mean by this atatement. Yes I have read books on saree does that make it my own research. I also gave the names of the books and writers from oxford university who have classified the mundum veryathum as a continuing remnant of the ancient saree.

In fact there were people debating whether the mundum neryathum is indeed a representative clothing or a saree etc and about to delete it without any referencing based on their own views. Yet that is not termed as own research. Robin klein 13:13, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes I am going to start a page on the mundum neryathum. thanks Robin klein 14:15, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi Hydkat,

I have written the page on Mundum Neriyathum and put it up for DYK. please check it out Robin klein 02:39, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind words. I think most of all we all need to give thanks and respect to Kjrajesh for publishing a fine photograph of a woman in mundum neriyathum and also thank the woman whom he photographed. Now she has come to represent thousands of years of tradition and beauty. Thanks and greatest respect to her and Kjrajesh. Robin klein 14:23, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi! I've put the Kochi article up for a peer review. Could you please see the article and post your comments here?
Thanks!-- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 10:15, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Isn't there a Hyderabadi fish that can cure asthma? Or is that just a placebo effect? I was searching for an article on it...but couldn't find any mention. Perhaps you could start one. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 16:25, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Haha! I've always wondered why anybody would agree to thrust a live fish down their throat. Sound very silly to me. In Mollywood commedies, the fish is very popular - that was the reason I asked. By the way, my so called egg-jams are (finally) over. The reason I wasnt paying so much attention to it, was that I was having second thoughts about going for engineering. Here in Kerala, once you finish your 12th, its either engineering or medicine (commerce and related streams are 2nd rate here for some reason - If you say you are a commerce student, its understood you are weak in studies). I was thinking of deviating from this path, and perhaps go for something else.
And on your other note, which I forgot to give you a reply, South India definitely is in a postition to go for a peer review. I pushed Kochi only 'coz I needed some advise on how to better the article. I amnt thinking of an FAC soon - that will probably be after another PR. Articles like Kochi can never make it at INCOTW.
Anyways, I'm having vacation now, so I'll be active on wikipedia for the coming days. Ceeya around! -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 05:02, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi! Syed Ali Akbar needs proper categorisation. See if you could help. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 20:22, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Hydkat, was it a joke or sarcasm at me that I could nor find Category:People from Hyderabad or something like that? Hmm. I am angry. LoL.--Dwaipayan (talk) 20:01, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

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Haha. Have fun at hi.wiki. ;-) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK} 11:26, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

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As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Celestianpower ^háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Hey! Nice to see you on wiki again! And looks like taking time off wikipedia has been affecting you seriously — you forgot to sign!!! lol
That mapia thing is simply wonderful. I just saw my house from heaven. *holding back tears*
And oh...you better be careful... look who has arrived in your absence....*evil grin* -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}12:00, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

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And you were wondering if anybody would think of the word "swab".... -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}13:47, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
I dont think there is anything we can do about the picutre. It seems to be licensed to Malayala Manorama see bottom. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}11:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi Hydkat, your turn to ask the question at PINQ... -- Lost^(talk) 14:29, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi hydkat. Saw your message a little too late. You can ask whenever it is my turn the next time. That way I'll have one more chance to beat Lost! :-D --Longhairandabeard 16:09, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Well well, I can hardly crucify you.. After all, the question managed to get me equal to our friend Lambi daadhi!! Now all I need to do is think of a question to which LH cant guess an answer. Any suggestions;)?? -- Lost^(talk) 18:12, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Aaaaahhh!! I see it's all a part of a big conspiracy!! Asking the q in morning IST was a good move, btw.. I live in a completely different time zone, and by the time I got up in (my) morning the round was over! Longhairandabeard 19:44, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Nice link, but the ads turn me off. :-( -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}06:09, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, the user clearly has a pro-Karnataka, anti-Tamil POV. But he has worded it cleverly on the SI page. I've readded the stuff he deleted in the Politics of South India page. At a quick glance, the refs seem to be intact. What do yuo think?-- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}19:09, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Oh, I got kinda bored with the quiz. Every time I play I end up being 2nd or 3rd. :(

Also, take a look at my userpage. Hardly 2 weeks since I archived it. Lots of other wiki-work to finish off. You seem to be doing pretty well at the India quiz. And great work in changing the history of the front page! [2] ;-) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}05:56, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Hehe. :) Yeah, South India is an article that can easily make it to FA with a little effort from our part. One of the first things we need to do is to get rid of the image galleries. Then after an initial round of copyediting, we'll go for a PR. I'll take a look at Remo Fernandes later today.-- thunderboltz^(Deepu) 08:42, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

My pleasure! To be honest, I'm trying like mad to breathe some life (and direction) into the WP:MCB. :) – ClockworkSoul 06:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Please see my reply on the talk page.

Regards —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 61.246.204.115 (talk • contribs) 00:47, 3 September 2006.

I'm not sure as to the objectives or the utility of this cat - On one hand, we have cats such as these where as OTOH, cats such as Indian freedom fighters are renamed to Indian activists due to POV considerations. However, I'd not find anything wrong with Akbar being added to polygamists, as long as the cat is defined tightly on the cat page and there is consensus. --Gurubrahma 17:07, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

– ClockworkSoul 22:51, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

RE: Please

Hello friend, please message me the link, if you have one available or copy-paste the contents on my talk page. Thanks for the information. --Bhadani 23:31, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey! My trip got extended by a day, and could return only yesterday evening. I'm looking over Remo right now. Will post my comments soon. Meanwhile, why dont you develop Maruti 1000 some more, and submit it for DYK?-- thunderboltz^(Deepu) 09:01, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Oh, my trip was to an odd little place high up on the western ghats in Kerala. Lots of hair pins on the way. Really breathtaking views too. About Maruti, could you do something similar to Geo Metro? Add a nice infobox once you get the picture.-- thunderboltz^(Deepu) 09:26, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
Remo - some points

1. The refs need to be put after the period, without a space.
2. In an interview to 'The Week - The ref given doesnt substantiate this claim.
3. His musical work is a fusion of many different cultures and styles he's been exposed to. - What are they?
4. The article needs some copyediting. See Tony's guide.
5. he played in concerts and venues such as Shanmukhnanda Hall, Rang Bhavan, and in all the major college campuses of Bomba- needs ref
6. tuning his guitar to make it sound like a Sitar and taught himself to play the Indian flute., and other facts claimed needs refs-- thunderboltz^(Deepu) 09:44, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Lol, I felt the exact same way when Nirav pointed me to Tony's (who, by the way, is a professional editor) guide during Kochi's FAC. But hey, it still passed. So let's not lose hope. And what is the probs with your social networking skills? You've done an awesome job with Remo. Now stop whining and get workin!! South India needs to be moved to peer review soon.-- thunderboltz^(Deepu) 05:45, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

I have added an infobox to the Omni and the 800. Malcolma 10:33, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, the article's looking good. You could nom it as a "selected article" on Portal India. A lot of other articles, and a gross amount of POV pushing and incivility have kept me busy for some time now. I still havent quite returned to my senses. About that msg, neither me, nor Lost has any idea what or who he was hinting at. I think it has something to do with an Indo Pak war that took place loong back.-- thunderboltz^(Deepu) 08:58, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
I beat you there :) The article got AfD'd and DYK'd on the same day. Makes one for DYK by itself. lol -- thunderboltz^(Deepu) 17:45, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey Hydkat.. frankly even I am wondering where I would ve clashed with our friend, but I guess I must be doing something right if such messages have begun coming my way ;) -- Lost^(talk) 04:50, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

LOL, that dude really resembles me!!! And I'll take cheque please ;) -- Lost^(talk) 07:22, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

		Surprise!
		The Original Barnstar is hereby awarded to Hydkat in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the project—especially to India-related topics. Very well deserved!-- thunderboltz(Deepu) 09:10, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

PS:About time too!!-- thunderboltz^(Deepu) 09:10, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi! Are u comin to Bangalore for the meet?--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:06, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

I do not know really. I am going. For the meet as well as meeting some other old friends. I think there are at least 10 dedicated Bangalore wikipedians who would be interested, if not more. Then rhere are others.--Dwaipayan (talk) 20:25, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

You voted for Indian Armed Forces, this week's Indian Collaboration of the Week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. - Aksi_great (talk) 11:58, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I answered you question about the differences between epifluorescence and TIRF microscopy on the TIRF microscopy wikipedia page.

--Johnoreo 01:38, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

– ClockworkSoul 21:03, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Since two of the three editors nominated for Coordinator of the MCB Wikiproject declined their nominations, one more vote has been posted: should the remaining nominee, ClockworkSoul, be named as the coordinator, or should nominations be reopened? Every opinion counts, so please vote! – ClockworkSoul 17:51, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

I was still wondering was Maruti Udyog was not a FA.. now I realized that it needs to be a FAC. I am game to it and I hope that it will featured. I am also of the opinion than before making it as a candidate, voter should understand the value and history it holds for the Indian consumer.. I know you are a regular contributor to Maruti and you are aware about all these facts.

• Maruti was the first low end car on Indian Roads
• It was the most advanced Car (in early 90s) in India
• It is the pionner on small cars concept

Please let me know about the next steps... since I haven't nominated / voted any FACs...

Thanks for the greetings... Happy Diwali to you aswell.
--IndianCow 19:29, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey hydkat! I'm happy to announce that my RfA succeeded with a final tally of 77/2/0. I hope I live up to the confidence you have shown. I'm still exploring the new tools, so feel free to tell me of any mistakes I might make in the process. In case you need help with anything, just leave me a message. Thanks again, and here's wishing you and your loved ones a great Diwali. --thunderboltz(Deepu) 06:55, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, hydkat. I'll make the best use of them. ;-)--thunderboltz^(Deepu) 07:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Happy Diwali from BostonMA ^talk 12:42, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your greetings. They are not belated. The sun is only setting now where I am! --BostonMA ^talk 22:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

I wish you All The Best on the ocasion of the Indian festival of light, Diwali. I am sure that the light of hope, confidence, and all positive attributes shall always remain inside you – lighting your path and guiding you to attain higher and higher levels of excellence in all your endevours! All the best! --Bhadani 16:55, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! Wow, its been a year now. :) Do you remember how we got excited and submitted the South India article for FAC et al? lol. Its funny to look back at the times. About the page move, did you leave a message to Tobais Corandi? --thunderboltz^(Deepu) 14:34, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Btw, come online on #wikipedia-in on freenode whenever you have time. Most of the Indian editors hang around there often.--thunderboltz^(Deepu) 14:36, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
Too bad, then. :( --thunderboltz^(Deepu) 14:56, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Indian stamps are all copyrighted, from independence day on, as are the modern postage stamps of most nations of the world. So we can only use them under fair use, as defined by the rules in Wiki: Fair use. Since WP is a volunteer organization without the office full of lawyers that most newspaper and book publishers have, we take a much more restricted view of fair use than you might see in print publications. I think many uses of Indian stamps could be made into proper fair use just by adding appropriate text; for instance, the choice of subjects or details of a design is often driven by political considerations, and then the stamp image illustrates the issue that the text is describing. But if it's just "the stamp was issued on X's 100th birthday", then what's the point of even including the stamp image? It's just taking up server space and not adding any information of value. Stan 17:03, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

– ClockworkSoul 22:12, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Namasté to you tooo, hydkat. The problem is not about what's going on....but about what aint. 24 hours is too short for all I have to do. I think I need a wikibreak. :( --thunderboltz^(Deepu) 15:38, 2 November 2006 (UTC)