User talk:IP198
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[edit] Welcome
Welcome! Hello, IP198, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! AnupamTalk 03:17, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Where did user:Freedom skies say?
Hi, IP198, Where did user:Freedom skies say that you were my sockpuppet or vice-versa? At least on this page s/he is being only being coy and not naming anyone. No worries. If s/he has actually made this accusation somewhere, I'll be happy to challenge her/him to a check user ID check and have the loser donate $200 to Wikimedia foundation! Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:53, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
- What is "hindowakans?" (ie. the WP link)? Please provide links for both pages? Fowler&fowler«Talk» 18:07, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wait and watch then
Very suggestive; speaking things like "I do have high intelligence" and blanking discussion page at the first hint of allegations of unexplained expertise. Having multiple IPs at one's disposal is not uncommon. I'll wait and watch. My opinion, the overlaps will stop and the editing on other topics will continue. The pattern and nature of the edits will be similar though. The initial overlap seems to be good enough for future references though. Freedom skies| talk 18:16, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
- I won't be using the edits on Iqbal for references on probable future ocassions. Freedom skies| talk 19:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Pathani suit
IP, I've been reading, in English, about clothing in South Asia and Afghanistan, for a long time. I had never heard of "Pathani suit" until you introduced the term. I googled for "Punjabi suit" (with the quotes -- that's important) and got 21,600 hits. I googled for "Pathani suit" and got 2,260 hits, most of which were tailor shops.
You may want English-speakers to adopt that term, but it simply isn't a common English term. If I were to google in Urdu, I might get a different result. Except that I only know a few words of Urdu :) and can't type in Nastaliq.
I'm sick and tired of Afghan-Pashtun-Indo-Pak nationalist squabbles being carried on over a simple piece of clothing. I wear the darn outfit and I'm not any of the above. The squabbles should be moved to a separate section of the article and OUT of the header. Zora 21:11, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
- Pathani suit doesn't get equal billing with Punjabi suit because it isn't as common in English. The lead para talks about the names that an English-speaking reader might encounter. If they won't ever hear the name, there's no need to mention it.
- You may feel strongly that Pathans are just as important as Punjabis, but that won't change the English language. As for assuming that I hate Pakistanis and Afghans ... that's nuts. Sheesh. I get Indian editors accusing me of being Pakistani and Pakistani editors accusing me of being anti-Pakistani. Zora 22:23, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Verifiability
IP98, you want to add your "communal" comments to the sari article because you know that they're correct and everyone in Pakistan agrees with you. This is a pattern. You give no references, no quotes, nothing is verifiable, but you're sure that you're right and everyone agrees with you. But anyone can claim that! I argue all the time with Hindutvadis who claim that all Hindus agree with them. They also claim to be speaking for millions of people.
We can't write an encyclopedia that way. We do have a great many statements that aren't properly cited or verified but we should be trying to convert them into verified statements.
I'm going to edit down your comments again. If you want to add that "information", get a quote from a reliable source. If the source is in Urdu, give the quote in the original and then a translation, so that other editors can check to be sure that your translation is correct.
BTW, much of the rest of the sari article needs to be verified the same way. I think I could do a lot of it from my personal copy of Chantal Boulanger's book, which I recently purchases. I just haven't had time. Zora 20:12, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Talk:Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Please don't remove templates before discussing on talk pages. This is against policy. If I am wrong and it has been discussed somewhere, please re-revert it with giving the appropriate link to Talk:Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, failure of which will result in reversion.--æn↓þæµß¶-ŧ-¢(I prefer replying to each other's talk pages.) 20:59, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
- The templates represent who want to contribute, and nothing else. Pakistani template was put by Pakistani editors, who wanted to add the article to Wikipedia:WikiProject Pakistan and collaborate. If they decide to remove it, they are free to do so. Whether he was an Indian or Pakistani is not determined by such templates, but what is mentioned in the article.--æn↓þæµß¶-ŧ-¢(I prefer replying to each other's talk pages.) 01:40, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject Pashtun
Hello IP198, I've noticed your contributions to Pashtun related articles. I would like to invite you to join WikiProject Pashtun by adding your name here. Please consider joining if you would like. With regards, AnupamTalk 03:17, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
- Your'e quite welcome dear! I understand your time constraint and will be happy to discuss major changes in Pashtun-related articles with you. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors at Wikipedia. With warm regards, AnupamTalk 00:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] History of Pakistan
Hi IP198, I've been adding text and pictures to the History of Pakistan, which, I know, you've contributed to before. Could you take a look at my post: Two Pages?? Would be great to get your feedback. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 18:30, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] March 2007
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. However, we remind you not to attack other editors, as you did here: Talk:History of India. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. . And ohh.. btw, this is what I'm talking about. Cheers and happy Ugadi :) Sarvagnya 23:37, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Wiki Policy
Hmm, the Wiki is too PC. Nevertheless, I respect its rules so thanks for bringing that to my notice. I will let your changes stand and modify the articles in keeping with the MoS. Max - You were saying? 15:21, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
