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Contents 1 Archived discussions 2 Pandiya Kula Kshatriya Mara Nadar 3 Powerlifting USA 4 Sordid 5 GA 6 Columns 7 Shaun White 8 Re: ABBA clips 9 Image:Thom filicia.jpg 10 TfD nomination of Template:ER Character 11 Re: John Mayer 12 Orphaned fair use image (Image:Mmj cover of honest tune.jpg) 13 Orphaned fair use image (Image:Charney apres ski ad.jpg) 14 Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can 15 Orphaned fair use image (Image:RS 100 Guitarists of All Time.jpg) 16 Userwarning headers 17 Testing in the article Test 18 Headers 19 About headers in user warning templates 20 CSD template on 'Chris brown fan page' 21 Category:Wikipedians who listen to John Mayer 22 Proposed deletion of Editing Category:Wikipedians who listen to Nelly Furtado 23 Antarctic wineries 24 NPWatcher 25 Move to Wikibooks? 26 Feeder (band)

[edit] Archived discussions

• From August 12, 2005 — December 31, 2005
• From January 1, 2006 — June 30, 2006
• From July 1, 2006 — December 31, 2006

[edit] Pandiya Kula Kshatriya Mara Nadar

Regarding the article in afd. Sirs, Though not familiar with the technical aspects yet we will try to provide references soon. We will try to reduce the length of the article as well. The article Pandiya Kula Kshatriya Mara Nadar is based on the beliefs and culture of Kshatriya Nadar community a Native Dravidian community of Southern India.We have repeatedly told the Various researchers about our position in the past 200 yrs. Many of the 10 million Nadars of India believe that they descended from the old dynasty of the Pandiyan kingdom which founded the civilization in the Southern India and South asian countries in the prehistory. Many facts in the article are based on well researched books and many other facts has been common knowledge in Southern India. The article is based on the viewpoint of some of the Native Dravidians.Nadars have a liberal attitude towards Religeon. While most of them are Hindus,about 30 percent of them are Christians (who freely marry among HIndus). This often makes them target of Hindu fundamentalists. Most of the Dravidian History has been written by Non Dravidan- Aryans.Though many native Dravidians find some of the notions put forward by these authors are incorrect there has been no way to counter them. This article and many other articles which have themes describing Dravidian culture, history and language have been contested by Non Dravidians especially southern Indian Brahmins who while extolling the virtues of their own Aryan culture refuse to admit that advanced civilizations existed in India long before the Aryan arrival.(many critiques of this article also belong to the same group,many of them move as a pack). One pro Aryan user of Wikipedia, User:Sarvagnya probably a Brahmin from Karnataka who criticised this article as Patent Nonsense has been having the habit of criticising and Vandalizing other articles pertaining to the Dravidian culture language etc too. How can they keep blatantly Brhamanistic user names ? like Sarvagnya . In one place in his talk page he denies the very existence of Dravidians as a separate entity reflecting the views of fundamentalistic historians of recent times. He ridicules the form of Tamil a native Dravidian tongue talked at Madras in a demeaning way. ( Madras Tamil ).Bharathanatyam is a native Dravidian artform invented by the humble Dravidian agricultural community of Tamil Nadu and was a temple art form. The article in Wikipedia about Bharata Natyam safely ignores the Dravidian contributions while supporting unattributable claims that it was invented by a North Indian sage who was never present in the south. These Pro Aryan and Pro Brahmanistic and Pro Hindutva fundamentalistic users while exaggerating the roles of Aryan culture and Sanskrit they want to neglect the Dravidian culture to deny the due place deserved by it.The user User:Bakasuprman also falls within the same category of Pro-Aryan(Indo)activists who fails to see that India is a multiethnic country. If a few determined Brahmin users deliberately attacking and sabotaging the Dravidian articles there is no way to counter it too. We request that the Users: User:Sarvagnya and User:Bakasuprman are reprimanded and censured. Dravidians are Hindus by birth though they are not fundamentalists in any way.Dravidians have every right to preserve our heritage and be Nationalists as well as we predate the Aryan arrival by many thousand years. Dravidian culture could have been an offshoot of Proto Saharan and Kushite culture of Egypt and among the first to found civilizations in the Mesopotomia,Egypt and Indus Valley. We Dravidians need time and resources to put our history in order.We want to preserve the legends and folklore too which may otherwise soon disappear.If an article like this( Pandiya Kula Kshatriya Mara Nadar ) remains in the Wikipedia for an adequate time many other users may contribute many more facts and references eventually making the article very useful and usable. Being an avid reader and a fan of National Geographic I have the strong opinion that all the native cultures and the various tribes of world should be allowed to tell their own story without interference and harassment by the present dominant cultures in their respective areas. While appreciating the service rendered by Wikipedia to humanity we request that Wikipedia insists on each user to submit an ethnic profile containing all the personal details regarding the user including community,caste,state and interests. This will help the authorities to spot the trouble makers immediately.Preferably while selecting the administrators a background analysis should be done before they are appointed.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nadarhistory (talk • contribs) 02:17, 20 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Powerlifting USA

I've made some comments on the discussion page of Powerlifting USA. Tjic 19:54, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sordid

I've replied to your comment of The article in question which was written by me on my discussion page.

Richter69 20:41, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA

I've replied to your comment on my talk page. Shimeru 18:30, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Columns

{{helpme}}

I want to know how to place text in columns (which would be very helpful for particularly long lists within articles) without using a table. I saw it done once before in an article, but I can't remember which one. Template:reflist uses columnms (and variable columns no less), but in viewing the source, it didn't reveal (or I could decipher) exactly how it was done. Please help!--Esprit15d (talk ¤ contribs) 17:13, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Like this:

{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-1-of-3}}
Column 1 here
{{Col-2-of-3}}
Column 2 here
{{Col-3-of-3}}
Column 3 here
{{Col-end}}

If you want a different number of columns, you can adapt the x-of-y names in the obvious manner. Hope that helps! --ais523 17:21, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shaun White

I saw that you found your answer about Shaun White's category, but I did reply on my own talk page. Thanks for keeping track and making sure things are done for a reason. --Mtjaws 20:43, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: ABBA clips

No problem. I was uploading several clips to add to the article, and when I was 'upping' "DQ" and "Knowing Me You", I saw there were files of them already. Just added the file and summary, etc. etc.

I guess we are respecting the fair use. If you see anything wrong, let me know.

Thanks.Detlef 18:50, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Thom filicia.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Thom filicia.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:

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[edit] TfD nomination of Template:ER Character

Template:ER Character has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. --J Di 18:30, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

hi if you dont have anything special to do and want to help wikify,you can help me wikify the graaf sisters article or one of many articles on the performers in Melodifestivalen 2007 /matrix17

[edit] Re: John Mayer

Hi there! Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, or check up "often" like I said I would. I'm sure you've done a great job, thanks for keeping the comments in perspective. I'll be checking the article as soon as the work week's done, which should be in a few hours' time. I'll get back to you then ASAP. NicolaM 02:11, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

I've already checked back and listed the article as GA. Nice work! I just commented out the last sentence in the paragraph about his interest in design though. It sounded a bit POV-ish to me, and the paragraph is able to stand just as well without it. NicolaM 03:20, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Mmj cover of honest tune.jpg)

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[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Charney apres ski ad.jpg)

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[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:RS 100 Guitarists of All Time.jpg)

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[edit] Userwarning headers

You added parser functions that include a header parameter to Template:Test1article [1], and far as I see to several other userwarning templates. However, these code fragments are breaking the section editing (apparently it causes the edit buttons to get confused about their section numbers). See [2], [3] for examples of pages where it happened. Could you please do what's necessary to sort this out? Femto 17:02, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Testing in the article Test

test

[edit] Headers

Try to edit the test section above to see how the code affects the section-edit buttons. Femto 18:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] About headers in user warning templates

Hi! Esprit15d, I noticed that you've added optional header text to the {{uw-create}} text. Consensus seems to be against those, so please don't add them (and then re-add them with what I thought was a somewhat misleading edit summary). You're more than free to create templates in your own userspace, but please don't do them to the actual templates. (By the way, if you'd like to weigh in your opinion, check out WT:UTM#Create templates, or WP:VPR#Parameters for user warning templates. Thanks, and free to drop me a note if you have any questions. Gracenotes^T § 01:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CSD template on 'Chris brown fan page'

Why did you come along and delete the CSD template I'd put on and replace it with your own? Since it's going to get deleted either way, I don't see any need for you to have done this. --Steve Farrell 17:03, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Wikipedians who listen to John Mayer

{{helpme}}

I just added the userbox option to Category:Wikipedians who listen to John Mayer, and for the life of me, and can't get the userbox centered in the table, and I believe it is because the userbox is made using a <div> tag. Does anyone know how to format it to center in the table?--Esprit15d (talk ¤ contribs) 14:14, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

It's because the div that made the userbox was floated to the left, which overrides a central alignment. I've sorted it for you by making a tiny table to go around the div, so the userbox is left-aligned within the tiny table (doesn't matter, because the table is only just big enough to fit the userbox anyway) and the tiny table is centred within the main table. Hope that helps! --ais523 14:18, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed deletion of Editing Category:Wikipedians who listen to Nelly Furtado

An article that you created, Editing Category:Wikipedians who listen to Nelly Furtado, has been proposed for deletion, for the following reason:

Misnamed page. Correctly-named category (Category:Wikipedians who listen to Nelly Furtado) doesn't have any pages in it, so if this page was moved there it would be deleted anyway (CSD C1)

You may remove the notice if you disagree with the deletion; note that in this case, the article may be discussed further at Articles for deletion. Thanks – Qxz 05:31, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Antarctic wineries

Wow, you're fast. I promise, I'm requesting speedy deletion for the article in a couple of days. I posted it as an afterthought in connection with my AfD for Scouting in Vatican City. —Largo Plazo 12:27, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPWatcher

I've been giving NPWatcher a fair trial but it's not working well for me. I've bitten newbies a couple of times and made a couple of wrong annotations. It's mainly because there's a bit of a time lag and I tend to punch buttons too fast. andy 12:53, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move to Wikibooks?

I'm confused as to why you tagged Comparison of Playstation game consoles with an import to Wikibooks tag. Even if it doesn't belong on Wikipedia (whole seperate issue), how is Wikibooks the proper place to send this? — BrotherFlounder 20:10, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I see that now. However, most of the video game articles have similar charts that used to be seperate articles, IIRC. There are also similar articles using a different format. I don't think it needs to go anywhere quite yet. I'd be interested in getting other opinions on this though. — BrotherFlounder 20:26, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Feeder (band)

Hi!,

I just realised that you review the articles for GA status, regarding music topics, and am wondering what you think of the article concerned. I hope to bring it up to GA status and go from there :-).

If there are any problems, could you if possible please list them?.

Cheers!

Marcus Bowen 19:35, 29 March 2007 (UTC)