User talk:Kanatonian/archive 16

Making it a good article

I'd be up for that. Continuing from my previous section, Did you know that Edward J. King, Governor of Massachusetts declared May 22 to be "Eelam Tamils Day" in 1979? [1]. That can definitely go on there. As can a resolution passed by the Massachusetts House of Representatives Calling for the Restoration of the Separate Sovereign State of Tamil Eelam in 1981, titled "Resolution Memorialising the President and the Congress to Recognize the Right of Self Determination by the Tamil people of Tamil Eelam." [2].Wubbabubba (talk) 23:25, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Cool. I disagree on not considering TamilNation as a reliable source, especially when certain blogs are permissable here, as for one, it has been mentioned in third party sources such as The Guardian, and has been used elsewhere on here in featured articles etc. But since most things they create awareness of are already published elsewhere, finding the direct source would be better in any case I agree.Wubbabubba (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

If either you or Watchdogb could find sources, especially regarding prominent figures support in the countries I mentioned, I'd be really grateful too. Thanks.Wubbabubba (talk) 18:41, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

List of Mass murderers

Totally unsourced. That is never good on list articles. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 03:25, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Undertood, I am interested ib cleaning up Mass murder, so I am peeling off (instead of nuking) content that is clogging the main article. If some one wants to keep it by citing it, then all the power to them.Taprobanus (talk) 03:28, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Re:Admin

Well, I would sometime, but I am not sure if I would get elected if I were to stand for election now. I would get plenty of opposition :-) -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 03:47, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Are you sure? Well, I personally feel that I am not ready yet. My lack of featured article contributions could become an issue as well as some problems in AfD closures. I'd rather work more on writing FAs and more user interaction before facing an RfA. Anyway, thank you very much for your offer. :-) -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 05:07, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, sure.:-) Thank you very much buddy. -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop}

Well, I feel I need another 6 months or so before I could face an RfA. Thank you very much :-) -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 05:29, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Hi friend! Wish you a HAPPY DEEPAVALI! :-) I just wish to inform you that I have completed the proposed section on "Controversies and criticism of EVR" and added verified content to the article on Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.

However, there is still a large amount of content criticizing Periyar that I was able to gather and yet, have not added to the article. This content is from a book Periyarin Marupakkam by one M. Venkatesan. Despite the fact, that its book reviews have been published by bsome leading magazines and newspapers, yet I could not consider it entirely reliable as M.Venkatesan is not a noted authority on the subject. While quotes from Venkatesan's book are worthy of consideration, I feel it would be better if we could verify Periyar's works directly for the quotes Venkatesan attributes to him before including them in the section on "Criticism". ANyway, I still consider material from Venkatesan's book as a valuable piece of evidence and that it cannot be discarded. Hence, verification becomes an absolute necessity in this case.

The verified and unverified content could be found at : User:Ravichandar84/Sandbox/Controversies and criticism of EVR.

Thanks -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 16:02, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Hello

Hi Taprobanus. My concern is that you are adding these categories by using these two definitions that you have, and then applying them to whether or not these events constitute mass murder. This is original research. One is from a dictionary definition, and the other is from a priest. We should avod such original research when adding possibly controversial categories.

As for the Sri Lankan riots of 1958, your source says that it was a pogrom "in the sense of destruction", but nowhere in the source do they make the jump that it was mass murder or a genocide. Combining this with this violates WP:SYN. Khoikhoi 00:49, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Dayamani Barla

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BorgQueen (talk) 02:10, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar

Thank you very much :-) -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 03:11, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar

Do you have any complete biography of Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar. I was able to find some material on Google search where he is being mentioned but it is difficult to derive meaning out of them and piece this material together into a complete biography. It is easier if we could get hold of a single biographical piece, instead -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 16:44, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm, let me see. I have a significant amount of information about his political activities during his days in Justice Party but I don't have anything about his early life. Anyway, thanks :-). I'll look into it.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 17:18, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Finished and nominated Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar for a DYK-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 08:01, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Some news!

User:Thirusivaperur' s sockpuppet Kalarimaster (talk · contribs · count) (now banned) made his intentions about Sanskrit clear at Talk:India#Disruptive_Edit stating

• "At least, there are now officially 3 classical Dravidian languages and just 1 (read Sanskrit) foreign language. This is something we can be proud of. The dravidian race is the last classical civilization on earth. And everybody should know that."
• "This is a wrong interpretation of history of mankind to maintain the myth, that foreign languages of India aren't that, what they are, foreign. The first settlers of India are Dravidian people alongside perhaps Austro-Asiatic languages. These people are the first people. It's notable, that people accorded Adivasi rights and status, are also belonging to Dravidian language family. Hence all other language families are definitely foreign to the original people. Through the mix of the foreigners languages and the native languages, Sanskrit and all the other north indian languages evolved. I don't care about these Indo-Aryan speakers as long as the Indian government does the right choices. 95% of Indo-Aryan peoples are f**** freaks, definitely trying to play down the dravidian race."
• "I won't say, that Sanskrit is not influential to any language in India. Anyway, Sanskrit as everybody knows is just a mix of this foreign language and the local populations (of dravidian race, brown skin). However, Sanskrit in a whole is not purely native. I don't like that. Of course Dravidian Languages are, as the government recognises, very special among all languages of the world. They have a long recorded history, and they are still spoken by 200 million people. Therefore they are somehow superior. Other languages didn't survive as spoken languages. These are facts. And that's why, i assume, people here try to suppress our heritage to the world. They are jealous about our ancient civilization, the last surviving in the world and angry about the government of India, because they made this official! These people are evil. We should get rid of them"

Thats all. --KnowledgeHegemonyPart2 08:18, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

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DYK for Black Iraqis

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Gatoclass (talk) 10:42, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi,

Thank you for the kind words and support! As you can see, I'm still at the sishya stage, so thank you for mentoring me on wikipedia. :) Miss p r (talk • contribs) 20:57, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

IVC

Yes, you are right. Even with the existing material, the claims made are perfectly valid. Thanks for your interest in this :-) Sudharsansn (talk · contribs) 02:48, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

There is a lot of POV nonsense to be cleaned up elsewhere, we can work on it together. Sudharsansn (talk · contribs) 02:49, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

• FYI Sudharsansn (talk · contribs) 10:08, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Tamils Image copyright

According to this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collage#Legal_issues normal image copyrights doesn't apply to collages. --91.130.91.84 (talk) 09:43, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Eelam

Hi Tap. I've been inactive for some time, so I've only just seen the changes you made to Eelam. I agree with the general direction of the changes, but I have one comment: You characterise the ழ் as an "alveolar l". I know that's how it tends to be pronounced in Jaffna Tamil and southern TN dialects, but it's historically a retroflex approximant (that is also the pronunciation it currently has in Malayalam, and in "centamil"). Do your sources describe it as an "alveolar l"? -- Arvind (talk) 10:27, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi Taprobanus, Your articles are definitely a good motivation to all new comers like me. I always consider you as my mentor in Wikipedia. Thank you. --Pradeeban (talk) 07:15, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

I thought the unsigned member's "editing" on the "List of Sri Lankan Tamils" was a blatant attempt and example of vandalism. I'm sure you have seen many such examples on Wikipedia. I undid that "editing" because I thought it was nothing but vandalism caused by an unsigned member, who hadn't discussed or explained his editing and probably can't reason it either. Miss p r (talk) 09:12, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vijay Salaskar

I have some reliable refs that assert notability before his death. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:08, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

FYI

You may be interested in this since you have been involved in edit wars. FYI Sudharsansn (talk · contribs) 09:34, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For creating and working upon over 200 articles in Wikipedia RavichandarMy coffee shop 06:44, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Tinucherian's list

Hmmm. You are there in User:Tinucherian's list of Indian Wikipedians by number of edits. Do have a look here. He asked me whether you were Indian or not. I told that I do not know whether you are of Indian origin. So, your name has been included in the list of most prolific non-Indian contributors to WP:IN. :-)-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 02:52, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

As for editing Wikipedia, :-( I fear I, too, wouldn't be able to contribute as frequently as I have been doing till now. I would love to vaccinate myself from advanced stages of Wikiholism :-)-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 02:54, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Re:Hi

That's nice to know :-) My ancestors too are from the Delta. They migrated to Chennai 2-3 generations back.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 04:11, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Casteism at its worst!!!

Have a look at this nonsense-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 17:11, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Yeah! But did you have a look at the talkpage. Words such as "rascal", "lunatic","toddy-trapper", etc. were being used there. -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 17:27, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

{{Anti-Tamil riots in Sri Lanka}}

Hi Taprobanus! Long time. Bumped into the above template through your DYK nom on Gal Oya riots. I just thought the colour combination may be a bit gaudy. Is there any reason on why it should be grey on red? Cheers Wiki San Roze ^†αLҝ 13:18, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Gal Oya riots

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BorgQueen (talk) 05:16, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Jaffna hospital massacre

Can you clarify the dates in this article? Was it 1987 as per the lead or 2008, as per the headings? Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 12:52, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Jaffna hospital massacre

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BorgQueen (talk) 18:52, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Reply

Its actually in the book by Tikiri Abeyasinghe that is listed in the "REferences" section, page 12.Pectore^talk 21:05, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Infobox pic

Hi! I've create a collage of images for the infobox in Dalit article. However, I am not able to add the infobox to the article as it has been protected. It would be great if you could have a look at the infobox. Thanks :-) -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 07:30, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Well, please do have a look at Talk:Dalit. The infobox looks different here than it should-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 07:33, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Ayyanar

I find that you have edited Ayyanar article a great deal. I wanna know sumthing. Recently, I was on a visit to my native village in Mayiladuthurai taluk to do puja for Lord Ayyanar who is my kula-deivam. It was just the second time that I was there and I wasn't well acquainted about Lord Ayyanar. Well, the main shrine consists of an enclosure with an idol of Ayyanar holding a whip with his consorts Poorna and Pushkala on either side. Outside, the shrine, there was an idol of a warrior brandishing an aruvaal. On either side, there were the consorts. When I enquired about these shrines to the caretaker of the temple, he said that the idol in the enclosure was that of Ayyanar while the one outside was of a veeran. Well, the explanation isn't so convincing to me. I have a serious doubt: Isn't Ayyanar a kaval-deivam? Then why are veerans required as bodyguards?

Out of respect, I did not take a photograph of the main idol. But I took a snap of the idol outside the main temple. Here it is. Kindly clarify my doubts.

And,by the way, Merry XMas and a Happy New Year. -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 17:09, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

That's okay! Take your own time :-). By the way, do also have a look at this. I wish to have your approval before asking the administration to relax protection for the article so that I could move this collage to the infobox.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 02:30, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh! I though STs were included as Dalit. The section on ethymology in Dalit article is somewhat ambiguous in its definition of the term. Anyway, initially, I wanted to add Palwankar Baloo or Kanshi Ram, but their photos aren't present in the article. So, I added Birsa Munda.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 03:29, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

tamil politics

Do you know if the proposed change of TMVP to TMVK has occurred, or if it is speculation?Pectore^talk 01:57, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Chola Navy

Hi,

I saw ur msg on the Chola Navy sandbox of Everdawn.... I've tried to get him, but he doesn't seem to be active any more... shall we move the Page to Chola Navy??? What do you think??? Sniperz11_@^CS 11:33, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

OK... I've uploaded it and also added it to Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created.2Fexpanded_on_December_25. Merry Christmas. Sniperz11_@^CS 12:00, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi... Chola Navy is nnow on the next queue on DYK. Check it out. I've tagged Everdawn's, yours and my name as contributors (with Everdawn being the major contributor - I didn't think it fair to call us even collaborators, considering the amount of work that Everdawn did on the page). Anyway, given that everdawn is off wiki now, its up to us to take the baton and improve the article. Sundar had a look at the page, and says that it is FA potential, with some changes. We should ensure it reaches there. Cheers, and a very happy new year. Sniperz11_@^CS 09:38, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Greetings

Best wishes for the coming new year!Dineshkannambadi (talk) 19:38, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

publication

see [3]. --Soman (talk) 00:28, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Tamil National Alliance

Hello Taprobanus, could you provide me some assistance in a dispute I have?

The User:Kerr avon has added a paragraph in the Tamil National Alliance article relating to the LTTE being a terrorist organisation and M.K. Sivajilingam, a TNA parliamentarian, being deported from India. I don't think this should be included in the article for the reasons stated in the TNA talk page. I have deleted the paragraph twice but each time User:Kerr avon has reinserted the paragraph.

I am new to Wikipedia and this is the my first dispute. I note that you have been quite active in the Wikipedia:WikiProject Sri Lanka Reconciliation. Are you able to provide any assistance as to what I should do to resolve the issue? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Obi2canibe (talk • contribs) 23:36, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Done & Done Taprobanus (talk)

Thanks for your help. Will wait and see how Kerr avon reacts to your changes before I consider posting to SLR.Obi2canibe (talk) 15:49, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Image:Tbio.jpg

Are you sure that this one is a fair-use image? I feel it is more likely that the uploader would have found the image at some website. And, by the way, I feel it is better that we avoiding adding present-day politicians to the infobox. As far as Mayawati is concerned, she is a national-level leader and a possible PM candidate. But as far as Thiruma is concerned, I find it difficult to even regard him as the undisputable leader of Tamil Dalits. There are other leaders like Krishnasamy who are in competition with him for the position. I personally feel that it would be better to have someone else. There are too many politicians and legendary figures in the infobox. Maybe, we shold have some sportspersons, scientists or non-political individuals.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 07:55, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Thimpu principles

Hello! Your submission of Thimpu principles at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!

DYK for 1989 Valvettiturai massacre

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Aiyanar

I now have the article on my watchlist. Can help with PR, when you think it is ready. I have no info about the deity, can't help with expansion. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 10:57, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

I am writing an informal PR on the talk, I hope it helps the article. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 06:18, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year 2009

Happy New Year Kanatonian/archive 16!!!! I wish for you and your family to have a wonderful 2009!!! Have fun partying and may you make many edits!!!

-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 11:51, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much :-)-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 03:48, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi Taprobanus, I think I should inform you that your Happy New Year poster is malformed, it needs at least a </div> on the end and a </font> at the end of the signature. Apart from which, a Happy New Year to you too :) Gatoclass (talk) 04:39, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak

I haven't started checking DYK stuff as yet, if you have the time you can add 1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak to it as I may not find the time within 5 days.

Yes, I relaised wikipedia being paranoid about photos. I will follow the rules -Iross1000 (talk) 23:20, 1 January 2009 (UTC).

Greetings from Srirangam99

Dear Taprobanus,

While I have also sought to make contributions and also made known to all the source of my contributions, mainly sourced from intellectuals associated with the Archaeological Survey of India, I find certain users and their preferred admins are simply deleting or reverting my contributions despite my placing of facts in detail on the discussion pages of those articles, a recent one being the case in point like the Chola Dynasty article. Do view the discussion page. On 31st December 2008 after wantonly reverting my edits and asking me to open a discussion thread, which I did, but without giving a reply to my points, user Dinesh Kannambadi first tried to revert my contributions and when I undid he simply went over to his master YellowMonkey who in the garb of protecting the Chola Dynasty page indefinitely, has probably listened to Dinesh Kannambadi, thus not allowing any genuine contributor to access that page.

Can you guide me how to progress in this matter. I for one am very interested to let neutral admins examin whatever I have written or made attempts to contribute, and let them make their assessments, pass their comments and criticisms which I would welcome wholeheartedly. At least Yellow Monkey and Dinesh Kannambadi have shown no inclination to do so.

Do advice me.

Srirangam99 (talk) 10:41, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

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Re;Sasta

Oh, yeah! I just forgot about it. I did have a look at the links you provided. I personally do not think it is right enough to believe that Ayyanar was just another form of the Buddha. Firstly, the proof is not conclusive. Secondly, Buddha was known for his propagation of non-violence while Ayyanar was a kaval-deivam, the protector of the village who held an aruvaal. So, aren't their philosophies completely different?

I will have a look at the article Sasta.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 05:47, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

I had a brief look at the article. :-) Kudos for the good work you have done. Now, I wish to share with you a couple of things about the Ayyanar shrine whose photo I've put up in my userpage. The shrine was built by my great-grandfather in 1934 and is presently being maintained by distant kinsmen of ours. Prior to its construction, the idol of Lord Ayyanar used to remain in the open. And yes, there is a small picture of Lord Ayyappan beside the main idol.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 05:57, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Links for Sasta (Aiyanar): pp. 72 - 75 [4], p. 136 [5]. I am a little busy now, else I would have expanded the article myself. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 06:09, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah! I'v been working with P. T. Rajan article for quite sometime. I found that he was the last President of the Justice Party and led a dissident faction after Periyar had converted it into the Dravidar Kazhagam. And as for historical sources on Lord Ayyanar, I found the book Village Gods of South India to be a fine source on the situation in the early 1900s.:-)-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 06:14, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

ltte members reply

If and when I find more info I will add them. Part of the reason we start off articles is because number of people who may have the info can add more details.-Iross1000 (talk) 04:24, 7 January 2009 (UTC).

Chola

Hi. Please do pay close attention to the ongoing dispute with Srirangam99. Thanks for bringing in a mediator. This issue, needless to say, is going to spread to other articles he has been trying to edit. Eventually, we want to settle this amicably and ensure he fully understands the wiki process better.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 12:23, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Thimpu principles

On 7 January, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thimpu principles, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 15:51, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi Taprobanus

Hi I just got your message. I'll try and find it, but until then, just use the url, with a link saying available online at. It shouldn't be a problem! Wubbabubba (talk) 00:21, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Date - 1984_Valvettiturai_massacre

See comments below from specified URL.

Following the massacre in Valvettiturai on May 9, 1985, one or another of the Tamil militant groups decided to avenge those killed in the same cruel manner the military has taught them. They went to Anurathapura and killed nearly 120 unarmed worshipers. A new cycle of violence was created and no one will hold responsibility as every man and woman, both young and old, are vulnerable targets; whether they live in the North or South, it does not matter.

http://sangam.org/taraki/articles/2006/06-27_Violence.php?uid=1803

Is your date on 1984_Valvettiturai_massacre correct ? - Iross1000 (talk) 10:18, 8 January 2009 (UTC).

A note from the GACC

Hi there Kanatonian!
	The Good Article Collaboration Center has been restarted, and since you are a member, we are asking for your help in making the articles Seinfeld, Sarah Palin, and President of the United States good articles. We hope to see you there. Cheers. --LAAFansign review 19:06, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

• Notice delivery by xenobot 13:53, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Interim Self Governing Authority

On 11 January, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Interim Self Governing Authority, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Dravecky (talk) 10:18, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Shasta (deity) removal: DYK

Started a thread at Wikipedia talk:Did you know --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 05:48, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar DYK

Hi! One of my DYK noms appeared on the Main page yesterday. This was the nom:

... that Indian historian V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar believed that ancient South Indians may have known of Australia and Polynesia before their discovery by Europeans?

Well, well, while scholarly treatises and books on the history of Australia analyze the chances of Zheng He, Macassars having visited Australia, etc., none of them even consider the possibility of the Cholas having visited Australia or New Zealand. This is something which definitely needs to be investigated. And this statement by a respected Indian historian in a 1947-book was a pleasant discovery for me. This, definitely, needs thorough investigation. There also appear to be linguistic similarities between Tamils and Polynesians. Well, have you realized how similar taboo appears to the Tamil word "tappu" which has the same meaning. Yeah, I agree that we use the word "tappu" only in casual talk and not in classical usage but still the possibility of intercourse between ancient Tamil people and Pacific islanders could not be ruled out. I guess Polynesia and Australia might be of the same distance from South India as Philippines or atleast China. And it is well know that Chola embassies visited Japan and CHina. So, why is it not possible that traders could have visited Australia.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 04:36, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy Pongal

Wish you a very happy Thai Pongal. Wiki San Roze ^†αLҝ 01:14, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy Pongal to you!

HAPPY PONGAL Kanatonian/archive 16!!!! I wish for you and your family a very HAPPY PONGAL!! :-) May you celebrate with plenty of sugarcane, ven pongal and sakkara pongal!!!

-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 06:11, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Found some more

Thought you might be interested in this.-Iross1000 (talk) 09:57, 14 January 2009 (UTC).

DYK for Shasta (deity)

On January 14, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shasta (deity), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 10:19, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Great to see Shasta right up at the top after all that confusion that resulted in it's removal from DYK talk. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 14:09, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Congrats! Good job! :-) I guess this DYK is a Pongal gift to you. It was a great feeling to find the image of Shasta on the main page-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 17:41, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Just tell about me if a new article is ready. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 04:47, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Tamil bell

Yeah, I was the one who wrote that article. But it's yet to be proved that the bell is unquestionably related to the Cholas. The sources seem to point at some Mohammedan sailor-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 17:40, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy pongal

Mannar article looks great. -Iross1000 (talk) 08:13, 15 January 2009 (UTC).

By the way, have you noticed the similarities between Armenian and Tamil Names. Nalbandian is one.

Reply - My last word on it

Check this out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Iross1000/Sandbox

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Iross1000/sandbox

-Iross1000 (talk) 05:25, 18 January 2009 (UTC).

Posted [this]. Will post [this] in about 2 weeks or so. Not planning to change it much. -Iross1000 (talk) 07:15, 18 January 2009 (UTC).

Kandiah Ulaganathan

I have reverted your edit on that page because Ramanan is extremely notable. There are a wide variety of sources, Indian, Tamil Sri Lankan, and others that assert his notability. Also, David Jeyaraj has written a good obituary that gives us details as to his personal life and such.Pectore^talk 04:34, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Jaffna District in 1983

[These] incidents happened in Jaffna District during Black July. Not that many people are aware of it.

Why did you link Ambalavanar Neminathan article, it wasn't asked to be deleted. Also it had enough info. I thought Charles Lucas Anthony had enough info too, not sure why it was selected for deletion by THF. -Iross1000 (talk) 08:58, 19 January 2009 (UTC).

An interesting CFD

Why do you think that this CFD generated so much interest so many new users ? Watchdogb (talk) 17:42, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Because newbies are taking us back to pre WP:SLR days. We had spared Wikipedia of these silly arguments for the last 2 years. Taprobanus (talk) 18:35, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Madhu church shelling

Thanks. I noticed this article when you added the link to Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu which is on my watchlist. :D Wiki San Roze ^†αLҝ 17:46, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Tamil language

You're right, this article definitely needs some more work. Sundar and I discussed that a while ago, but we didn't get anywhere. Do you have any ideas as to where to start? -- Arvind (talk) 18:33, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Please help us celebrate our anniversary!

Please check out Anniversary - let's celebrate! Your suggestions are very welcome. — Sebastian 22:24, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

email still the same

I have your old e-mail, is it still the same ? Taprobanus (talk) 14:06, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeppers. Good to hear from you. Ikip (talk) 14:18, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Locations

Saw your note on list of attacks, go for it. Unrelated - Thought you might be interested in [this]. See the drop down menu down the bottom of the page.-Iross1000 (talk) 22:10, 23 January 2009 (UTC).

Re: Christianity in Tamil Nadu

Yes, will work on that sometime soon. Thanks for pointing that out. Cheers Wiki San Roze ^†αLҝ 21:48, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Sri Lanka Reconciliation Award

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DYK for Madhu church shelling

On January 25, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Madhu church shelling, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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About the request for the image

With regard to the request you made here, I'm afraid I won't be able to do this in the near future. I'm a bit busy with studies these days, so I don't think I'd be able to manage it. Sorry about this :( Chamal ^talk 12:19, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thanks for the award.-Iross1000 (talk) 06:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC).

Hi

Hey, what's up? Can i contact you through chat, buddy:-)-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 13:19, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Award

Thanks for your appreciation for my nomination of you.You are a good editor and deserve the award :-) Please feel free to drop me a e mailKerr avon (talk) 16:01, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Your views

Talk:Battle of Mullaitivu (2009): Here's a discussion on how the international reaction should be included. Thankfully wikipedia is not just a consensus building exercise between two friends, and I'm of the view that the German and Norwegian reactions are far more relevant than the others. Your thoughts on the talk page would be greatly appreciated. Wubbabubba (talk) 19:30, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Notable Vs Non Notable

I really dont understand the comment you had left in my talk page or why you left that message .. 07:01, 30 January 2009 (UTC)~

Few more

Should we add Akkaraipattu massacre back to list of military attacks again ? We should also write an article on 1987 indian army massacre/killings in one article, see this, most of the civilians who died during the IPKF time, died during Operation Pawan.-Iross1000 (talk) 01:47, 31 January 2009 (UTC).

replied in ur talk pageTaprobanus (talk) 06:59, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

WikiThanks

Tap, good to see you again, thanks for taking the time to comment on Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(fiction)#Final_adoption_as_a_guideline. I am glad you see how important this guideline will be, since it will determine the inclusion or exclusion of television character and television episodes. Thank you. Ikip (talk) 10:42, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Chola mediation

Hi, why did you not leave a message either on the Chola talk page or on my talk page regarding what changes I seek to the page. Well of course I am working on them. Sadly two books I purchased at Tiruchy (one was Ancient India by K.A.N.Sastry) were left at my mom's house at Srirangam.

Of course, I found that around 2-3 Jan. it seems Yellow Monkey entered the Chola article and made changes to the list of great kings by removing the names of Aditya I, Parantaka I, Vira Rajendra, Kulothunga III etc. among others. Just now I left a message on the Talk: Chola Dynasty for Sebastian and on his talk page also, requesting him to examine the same.

Is the kind of intrusion by YellowMonkey allowed? that too into a blocked article that is under neutral mediation by Sebastian.

Anyways, can you and Sebastian examine the change I sought on that talk page? Thanks. It seems Sebastian did not like my formatting of the same request made earlier. I wanted to type plain words, but somehow they got entangled into a table typed above them. Well, being a new editor these problems I will face for some more time, I guess. But kindly help out if possible.

Srirangam99 (talk) 06:47, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi Taps. One point regarding inclusion of Kulothunga III among notable rulers was amicably resolved. Dinesh chipped in too. It was nice of him. Dinesh quoted and I did not disagree or dispute (rather that material is quite helpful in zeroing on the period of the actual) Decline of the Cholas. As per 4-5 incidents quoted by Dinesh the Decline of Cholas was between 1213 (definitely after 1210 AD to 1279/81 AD when they ceased to exist).

So I have sought two changes (presently I am insisting on the first part) that the decline of the Cholas started (not in the beginning of the 12th century but) in the beginning of the 13th century (AD 1212 onwards) and their rule came to an end (in 1279/81 AD) in the 3rd quarter of the 13th century.

Can you help with this. Dinesh quoted extensively about attack of Pandiyans, help to the Cholas by Hoysalas, restoration of rule of the Cholas with Hoysala help, all after AD 1210 -- which actually reinforce the above contention of their decline starting from beginning of 13th century.

(My second point will be of course, about Hoysalas NOT being the cause of their decline - mainly because they fought alongside the Cholas and because they were (1) friendly and non-adversarial to the Cholas and (most important) (2) the demise of the Cholas was not followed (automatically and never indeed) by the establishment of rule of at least the Chola areas by the Hoysalas, but it was the Pandiyans who had been rising like a phoenix right from 1170 AD in the Tamil country, who eventually replaced the Cholas in Tanjore/Uraiyur(Tiruchy), Kanchi, and of course their own areas Madurai/Tirunelveli/Kanniyakumari/Ilam. But all of this will be later. But for the present can you help in placing the appropriate citation (as requested by me on the [Talk: Chola Dynasty] page)?

Your guidance will be invaluable. Thanks.

Srirangam99 (talk) 05:37, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi Taps,

Long time no hear from you. But even I have been busy. I have this book by Prof. K.A.N.Sastri 'A history of South India : from Prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar' in which the description even in contemporaneous terms are about the Cholas being an empire and not a dynasty (which is of course how the nay-sayers on Wikipedia might like it to be). The Cholas as an empire are described on scores of pages including Chapter IX page 156 which is titled 'Balance of Two Empires' (it is mainly about Chalukyas and Cholas).

The Cholas are described as an empire from as early as the times of King Parantaka I who lost Kanchi and Thanjai to Rashtrakuta Krishna III and this is described as 'Tondaimandalam having been recovered from the Rashtrakutas for the Chola empire - page 163. also scores of instances including this one:

(Krishna III): 'He assumed the title ' Conqueror of Kacci and Thanjai' and thus caused the Chola empire a rude shock at the close of Parankata's reign' (p. 162). then also please see this:

p.163.. "The real greatness of the Chola empire dates, however, from the accession of Arumolivarman, who crowned himself Rajaraja ...................

I do not want to raise any controversy but consider this that in contrast: in the same book: there is a chapter called : The age of four kingdoms (which is about the Hoysala, Seuna, Kakatiya and the Pandiya kingdoms which rose on the fall of the Chola empire) page 192.

In view of these and scores of other examples (I think you too said that there are more descriptions and internet hits on the Cholas describing them as an empire rather than as a dynasty), would it be justified and hence, possible to change the title of this wikipedia topic as Chola Empire (instead of the rotten Chola Dynasty)? My email i.d. is [email protected]. Do reply quickly and help me in this cause (along with other genuine contributors).

Srirangam99 (talk) 11:41, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello dear Taprobanus,

User Vadakkan/Aravind has made some changes assuming the contributions of others like me to be disjoined (as opined by Spaceman) or has gone on to make wholesale deletions of names on the ground that there is no justification given... pls. tell me if they understand that those are introductory paragraphs about the history of a temple and a list of notable kings would form part and parcel. Well in case what Arvind is doing is correct, then what about the fact there was a dispute about which you too knew and about the neutral arbitration by Sebastien. Notably after a long discussion about inclusion of names, Sebastian as an arbitrator approved inclusion of Kulottunga III's name specifically by mentioning that there was no opposition. In case achievements of specific notable kings is to be accessed, then obviously the pages dedicated to those kings should be referred to, is it not? This intervention by Arvind obviously impinges on the settlement, an amicable one at that, ruled by Sebastian, which has not been disobeyed by me till date. Initially on the Talk page of Chola dynasty he said some names can be there but in case there are too many then they would make disjoined reading. How can a list of 5-7 names of notable and great Kings of the Cholas make for disjoined reading? Now which new neutral authority will decide on these points. I find that you have chosen to talk or communicate with Spaceman or Arvind but have not bothered to reply to a single post of mine till date. Can I know why please.

Me being new, or the quality of my posts being lower than others is accepted, because of the fact that I am new and I am not also yet fully thorough with the manner in which pages are to be formatted in Wikipedia. I have never denied that. But on the other hand, seniors like you, Arvind or Spaceman himself could have come forward in giving me appropriate guidance. Most of the material they are objecting to now (Dinesh Kannambadi earlier said I have no sources or books, or ISBN numbers or authors to quote from) are from two books by K.A.Nilakanta Sastri himself... is that too not permitted?

Looking for your guidance. Thanks

Srirangam99 (talk) 07:34, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Tamil people

Hi Tap. Shall we wait for another revert before soft-protection? -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 08:01, 5 February 2009 (UTC) P.S. See also User_talk:68.147.8.65.

Re: Sri Lankan Tamil people

Thank you for your kind words and the barnstar. (I apologize for the late reply; I was essentially on 'wiki-vacation' for the past four months.)

I re-read the article and, in my opinion, it deserves to be featured. After reading the 2nd FA nomination, it seems to me that the primary objections to promoting the article are related to prose—primarily a need to more fully explain concepts that are unique to Sri Lankan Tamil society.

I hope to re-join discussions at SLR, and I'd also like to edit articles about Sri Lankan journalists assassinated in the past few years (at least nine, according to BBC), but I will also work on Sri Lankan Tamil people. The article has come too far not to be featured.

Hope you are well, –Black Falcon ^(Talk) 08:38, 5 February 2009 (UTC) P.S. I'm happy to see that Eelam was featured on DYK. Sorry I wasn't here at the time...

New Tamil people picture

Please review it. Thanks, --Ultramegasuperstar (talk) 14:02, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Eelam War IV

Hey. Sorry I don't know whether you know, but Mexico and others are trying to get this issue into the UN Security Council but it's being blocked by Russia and the UK. That, as well as the worldwide protests, recent atrocities, and international calls for ceasefire etc I think could go on the Eelam War IV page. Would you be willing to help out? Also, I wondered whether you found any more sources on these Declarations and Resolutions like the US Massachusetts House of Representatives et. al. recognising Eelam Tamils and the Tamil nation, and the restoration of their separate state? [6] For the Tamil Eelam page. Thanks. Wubbabubba (talk) 17:51, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

View

Is there a way to check how many times an article has been viewed by anyone ? -Iross1000 (talk) 08:43, 10 February 2009 (UTC).

Yes. User:Henrik's brand new en.wikipedia.org article traffic statistics program I hope this helps. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk

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Chola mediation

Hi Taprobanus. I am trying to help out with the mediation with whatever time I have, but I am seriously lacking in time now-a-days. If you can join us it would help to put things to sleep more quickly. Regards, Dineshkannambadi (talk) 02:42, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Help needed..

Hello Taprobanus,

thanks for polishing the [Chola_navy] article and moving it into article space. but, its been nearly 9 months since I asked some help over at people from Project Tamil to help me write some name and details in Tamil script, and Still no action...

If you know how to add tamil script you can make this article richer. I use A transliteration software which incidentally uses another codepage and just leaves some junk if copied.

Unfortunately, My tamil tying skills are not good o allow me to type in tamil ina US QWERTY Keyboard... Any help in this regard is highly welcome...

Swraj (talk) 18:56, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi

Hi! How are you? It has been a long time, hasn't it! I'm sorry I barely login to my Yahoo account once a month or once every two months or so.-The Enforcer_{Office of the secret service} 06:21, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Semi-retired?

Hi Taprobanus. I hope your "semi-retirement" is a temporary response to real-life commitments, and not something permanent. You write excellent articles on a niche area about which Wikipedia (and the world in general) definitely needs more information, so I really do hope you'll be back in action before long. -- Arvind (talk) 17:15, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

That does sound hard. Let me know if there're any articles you'd like me to keep an eye on while you're away. -- Arvind (talk) 21:44, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Good luck with your endeavour. I'm planning to pare my watchlist down to a manageable limit. Will add some of the articles from your list to it. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 07:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I've picked about 10 articles from the first two categories. Will add more. Didn't know Balu Mahendran and Chandrababu came from Sri Lanka. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 04:15, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Tamil protests

Hello, are you Sri Lankan? Are you familiar with any of the Tamil protests that happened in the other countries? It would be great if you could create an article on one of the links that have not been made yet on the 2009 Tamil protests page. Thanks! Eelam StyleZ ^(talk) 11:54, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Well I have been doing that for quite some time since I created all the articles. But it would be helpful to get a few people to add some valuable information to them. I am usually paying more attention to the Canadian Tamil protests article. Eelam StyleZ ^(talk) 13:04, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Really, is this necessary? Wikipedia is afterall an encyclopedia, and not a political blog or propaganda mouth piece for either of the parties. Maybe somebody should start an article on why these protests have suddenly stopped and the vandalism associated with these protests. SriSuren (talk) 14:46, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Tamil protests articles

They are trying to delete the 2009 Tamil protests articles from Wkkipedia. Please help save them! [7] Eelam StyleZ ^(talk) 13:23, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Allegations of State terrorism by Sri Lanka

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Just want to bring a comment about you to your attention

User:HumanFrailty has made quite an offensive statement about you here. I'd thought you'd like to see it at least.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Human_rights_in_Sri_Lanka&diff=prev&oldid=304756406

--Icemansatriani (talk) 07:11, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

• • What's the offensive statement? I seem to have accidentally added a space in the middle of Taprob's username. HumanFrailty (talk)

i want to bring this to your notice==

Hi i have created the article Eelam Tamilakam or NagaTheevu. But some Sinhalase nominated the article for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eela Tamilakamdeletion. If they nominate this article for deletion why not they doesnot care about the article Ruhuna which is more stub than this. Kindly can you help me in it. Please try to avoid deletion of this article and also help me in adding more reliable information. please --BlueLankan (talk) 11:28, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

hi i found this article Ruhuna which has no meaning or no citation and saying it as old province of srilanka. kindly have a look on it. also the people who created ruhuna put the Nagatheepam into article for deletion. please help to restore the Nagatheepam also kindly check the ruhuna and put it into article for deletion. --BlueLankan (talk) 17:28, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Eelam

hi i found that another theory of naming of eelam from this site http://www.tamil.net/list/2000-04/msg00744.html. kindly have a look on it and if it is reliable please add those information to eelam --BlueLankan (talk) 20:28, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

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Help

Hi friend. As Chamal said I need your help to edit the articleNagatheepam. Kindly help me by having a look on it. so as to present it more relevant and undersatndable by the users. Hoping for your help. Thank you.----BlueLankan (talk)16:23, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you friend. no problem whenever you get time. you can help me. thank you man----BlueLankan (talk)17:23, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Tamil version of Lankan National anthem

Hi friends. I want to Know is there any Tamil version of Sri Lankan National anthem. --BlueLankan 00:04, 8 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by BlueLankan (talk • contribs)

Nagadeepa

thank you man.. i ll work on it. thank u friend.--BlueLankan 19:45, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Sri Lanka

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Sri Lankan settlement

Hi , thought you might know what to do with this article: Sri Lankan settlement. Sorry but i couldnt find the Sri Lanka discussion board. --Deepak D'Souza 05:17, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Tamil canadian

Okay friend. no problem in changing ayyapan temple picture of Tamil canadina article. I try to upload a new version or new pic of ayyapan temple. See u freind. --BlueLankan 20:12, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Template talk:Middle kingdoms of India

Hi, I created a possible new template at User:Vinay84/Template:Middle kingdoms of India DO you know how to put up a notice for replacement so that a lot of people discuss the possible replacement? --Vinay84 (talk) 04:24, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Ok Gotit. Thanks a lot.

--Vinay84 (talk) 02:30, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

I saw your article for Bourganville

You might be also interested in reading up about Biafra: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biafra

Regards, HumanFrailty (talk) 05:24, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

hey Kanatonian ? urgent

I metioned the name "Eezham Tamils" in the article but why would you modify that too. Also you seem to be a good user can you edit and modify wikipedia pages such as the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora and Jaffna with your contributions"?

thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rimazram (talk • contribs) 04:00, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Menik Farm

I have started a new article on Sri Lankan IDP camps - please have a look when you have time.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 22:44, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Did I forget to thank you? ..

Kanatonian ,Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed nearly unanimously with 174 in support, 2 in opposition and 1 neutral votes. Special thanks goes to RegentsPark, Samir and John Carter for their kind nomination and support. I am truly honored by the trust and confidence that the community has placed in me. I thank you for your kind inputs and I will be sincerely looking at the reasons that people opposed me so I can improve in those areas ( including my english ;) ). If you ever need anything please feel free to ask me and I would be happy to help you :). Have a great day ! -- Tinu Cherian - 06:02, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

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Munneswaram temple

Please ping me after you add the references. I will take a look and add comments next year (after 31st). --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:07, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year. Since you have added the construction tag, I suggest temporarily withdrawing the GAN nom. The tag may result in quick fail (stability criterion) --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 04:07, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, i fixed it. Taprobanus (talk) 20:42, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

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Congrats on the GA pass. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 03:15, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

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Sri Lanka Reconciliation WikiProject

Please see an important notice at WT:SLR#Should we close down this project? — Sebastian 08:20, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Ping

I have sent you an e-mail. --Tenmei (talk) 02:03, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Hey

"This user is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries." - A nice and clear message. For me, the same is true (mostly). Well, I just came across your message to me from June 3 2008, and I thought I'd drop a quick Hello here. :-) Krankman (talk) 04:08, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Request

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RfD nomination of List of Sri Lankan Tamils

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The other article?

Hi. :) From what other article? --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 21:53, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I just happened to notice your edit summary (the article is on my watchlist because of its older copyright issues) and wanted to be sure that you hadn't accidentally omitted the article name, since if other people had written the content there a direct link would be needed for attribution. Since you wrote it all, the article name doesn't matter. I find those things can be very hard to straighten out after the fact, once Wikipedia mirrors start spreading it, so figured it was better to check now. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 23:31, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Coast Vedda

I have suggested an alternate DYk hook. See if you like it. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 05:12, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Gangadar may be a regional variant of original Sanskrit Ganga-dhar, "one who holds the Ganga" - an epithet of Shiva. What is the context of the word? --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 03:30, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

1 more point. Tamil developed independent of Sanskrit in its initial phase, but then took loan-words from Sanskrit. So a Tamil word may be derived from a Sanskrit word. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:42, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

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Thank you for your kind note. I just read your DYK above and was very happy to see you continuing to provide extensive coverage of areas of the world so badly underrepresented here at Wikipedia. You did a great job on that one. I learned a lot. Thank you for your contributions. Tiamut^talk 18:11, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

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Fictional universe of Avatar

Hi Taprobanus, I thought I should bring one of your recent edits to your addition. With this diff, you change a direct quotation. Be careful to not do this in the future; direct quotations must be left as they originally appeared, regardless of the poor grammar. Thanks! — Huntster (t @ c) 01:46, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Haha, that's hilarious. I'm glad she has shown interest in the site and is working towards using proper grammar (something often lacking in today's school-age kids), even if "fix" wasn't exactly what was desired! No harm done :D — Huntster (t @ c) 13:57, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

No Problem

No problem. Any time. Let me know what else I can do for you.

I have a few favors to ask of you in return?174.3.99.176 (talk) 23:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Collectonian has reverted edits of mine on wp:embedded lists and wp:when to use tables. You can see the issues on the talk page. Pretty lengthy to read, but if you are interested, you can help me institute those changes:)174.3.99.176 (talk) 19:42, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks in advance.174.3.99.176 (talk) 19:42, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Vedda language

Hi Taprobanus :) I've just sent you an email regarding your request. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 12:48, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Vedda language

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Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Vedda

Hi Taprobanus, regarding Vedda, I have some references, but it is mostly standard stuff, Silva and Geiger IIRC. You might want to contact Philip Baker, he had a documentation project for Vedda and should have some more obscure references. I can provide his email address if you want to.

@BOOK{DeSilva1972,
 author = {M. W. Sugathapala {De Silva}},
 year = {1972},
 title = {Vedda Language of Ceylon. Texts and Lexicon},
 address = {M\"unchen},
 publisher = {R. Kitzinger},
 owner = {ifa}
}

@ARTICLE{Dharmadasa1974,
 author = {K. N. O. Dharmadasa},
 year = {1974},
 title = {The creolization of an aboriginal language: The Case of Vedda in Sri Lanka (Ceylon)},
 journal = {Anthropological Linguistics},
 volume = {16},
 number = {2},
 pages = {79-106}
}

I just took a look at a bigger database, and there is also stuff by Seligmann and Wijesekera which I might be able to get hold of. Jasy jatere (talk) 19:01, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

If you like, you can send me the material on the phonology of Vedda soon. I'll then see when I actually have the time to deal with it. G Purevdorj (talk) 20:37, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

source

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Chola+era+temple+excavated+off+Jaffna&artid=s8GtkpakB2o=&SectionID=oHSKVfNWYm0=&MainSectionID=oHSKVfNWYm0=&SectionName=VfE7I/Vl8os=&SEO= —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.222.158.109 (talk) 20:25, 11 March 2010 (UTC) Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.222.158.109 (talk) 20:00, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Cool, yeah the politics section does take up a lot, and could be more succinct. Also, for a hugely influential artist in many fields and genres (fashion, music, film) for the past decade, so much of which we see in popular culture now in fact, there could be even more mention of this in sections on the article. I think the main body is very good though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.222.158.109 (talk) 23:22, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Also, this [8] book by M.C. Rasanayagam on Ancient Jaffna might be of use to you and wiki. It's on a limited preview though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.222.158.109 (talk) 00:21, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Vellalar

I saw that you commented on the talk page before, looks like there's some content dispute again, can you take a look? I've got quite a bit more on my plate right now to take this up for a bit. I first came there as one editor asked me to intervene, I'd told him that he should stop synthesizing and misrepresenting sources, but the problem seems to be on both sides of the battle. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 05:41, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Copyright problem: Ronnie Govender

Hi. Another contributor has tagged the article Ronnie Govender for copyright concerns, as substantial content from it is also found in [9]. Archives verify that they had this content first. This predates our conversation about copyright policy in 2008, here, but does concern me a bit. Are you aware of any other articles into which you may have copied content from previously published sources? We need to be sure that any such material, no matter how old, is rewritten, unless permission to use it can be verified.

The listing for this one came due for closure today, but since you were not notified I am relisting it for another week. This will give you an opportunity to verify permission for the content or to rewrite the article in the temporary space linked from the article's face without this content. If you have questions about it, please let me know. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 18:27, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Can you by any chance compile a list of these that we might check out? --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:23, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Well, if it's that brief, that should be easy enough. :) Do you think that's likely to be it? --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:26, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Done :( Taprobanus (talk) 13:29, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll take a glance, to see if I see anything, so if there are any lingering issues we can take care of them. I'll let you know. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:33, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I'm reviewing now and will list what I find here. (By the way, I'll be happy to help rewrite these if you like. I appreciate your helping identify the concerns. I won't just jump into it, though, unless you let me know you'd like the assist, because even though articles are not owned, I feel like regular contributors deserve a shot before I do so. Seems more to fit the spirit of WP:UNINVOLVED, somehow.) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:13, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

• Shanti Naidoo. This one's going to have to be rewritten, I'm afraid. It's been blanked with the source identified and listed.
• Karthy Govender. This, too.
• Jody Kollapen. This, too.

• Wow! I was just coming to work on this. You're on it. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 00:38, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Kumbakonam

Hi! How are you? I am working to take Kumbakonam article to GA and I need some help in re-writing the lead. :-)-The Enforcer_{Office of the secret service} 07:11, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Name

BTW, I deleted the page on your request. But you may want to keep it as a doppelganger, like I did with User:Spaceman7Spiff. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 16:48, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Instead of a delete, I suggest you redirect your old page here. When I did not see your userpage, for a moment, I thought you retired. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 13:27, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

I just want a comple new start :) Kanatonian (talk) 22:22, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Koneswaram

Thank You for your message. It's Hindu images were hidden, stored elsewhere or recently retrieved while most of it was being destroyed by the portuguese. If a question raised on anything is fleshed out in several reliable sources, then we can be sure it's not anyone's original research, but I've yet to see evidence of what you claim (it not being Hindu) asked or accepted in several sources to warrant an article mention, let alone in the intro. If you wish to write "Quiroz's asserted that it was run by Arakanese and was dedicated to Budum." with a source, fair enough, but to speculate yourself based on that without reliable sources would be wrong. As you say, he got it wrong alot anyway. :) There are hundreds of sources attesting to its Hindu Saivite nature, which is accepted fact. That's why it's in there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.147.238.23 (talk) 08:46, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Also, isn't its Tamil etymology covered in several reliable sources. There is no source for the Gokarna claim. Will you include, or should I find them? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.147.176.61 (talk) 23:46, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Very few historians of repute are available for Tamil history of Sri Lanka, Indrapala, Pathmanathan being one of the few. I have Pathmanathans book. I got it from the Toronto library. Even he does not provide a fail proof evidence, he is on the defensive about Quiroz. About Aryacakaravatis he was able to convincingly disprove Quiroz's chronology about the Arrus of Gujarta the Kings of Jaffna. Kanatonian (talk) 23:58, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

I've read Queroz's recollection, he confirms there were three pagodas at the site, the most famous one of all at the top. He compares it to many existing ancient Hindu (Gentile) temples in India, and says it surpasses them. He describes it as the Rome of the Hindus of the Orient. He says it is visited by a concourse of Pagans from the whole of India! I'm not surprised he doesn't deny it was a great big famous Hindu temple! Not sure where the conflict is, and what he was referring to with the Buddum thing, could be anything. He also mistakenly states that the Kulakottan inscription prophesy was in Sinhalese when it was in Tamil. Guy got a bit confused evidently. Wanted to ask, do you know of any artistic depictions of the temple of the thousand pillars? 188.222.158.109 (talk) 23:31, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

I saw in in Mudaliar Rasanayagam's book ? I think. I will check it one of these day. Kanatonian (talk) 17:07, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Coast Veddas

The article Coast Veddas you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Coast Veddas for things which need to be addressed. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 19:51, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Sri Lanka/Recognized content

Hi, I appreciate that you're keep writing good content. However Wikipedia:WikiProject Sri Lanka/Recognized content is bot-maintained. So don't worry of updating it manually. The bot will do it for ya. Congrats for GAs and best--Chanaka L (talk) 02:39, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Invite

I will be writing about the Pallavas. I would appreciate it if you'd review and criticize. Thanks, Sasisekar (talk) 22:30, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Re: TamiNet citations

Haha you changed you're name again? It took me a couple of minutes to figure out who this new guy was. Apparently it's an old friend :)

Anyways, I replied to Obi here. If you want, we can move to WP:LK or WP:SLR or whereever we should be discussing these things now. --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 19:44, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

I think we have discussed this enough and the consensus in my mind is fair. When ever I use it for controversal statements I make it a point to attribute it to it. If I have other sources for non controversal issues then I dont use it, but if I dont have it then I use it for which the greater wiki community will decide what facts stand the test of time. Kanatonian (talk) 14:23, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Sorry I wasn't watching you're page so I missed this (I am now...). I agree, and I have no problem with editors using Tamilnet with attribution. I just think if we start qualifing what's controversial or not, and pemitting editors to use Tamilnet without attribution for non-controversial statements, it opens the door for future abuse and disagreeements. Anyway, I started a discussion about it on the reliable sources noticeboard. --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 14:53, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Ati Konanayakar

Materialscientist (talk) 08:01, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Port of Mantai/Manthai

It's horrific that Manthai has not got its own page yet! http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=safari&tbo=p&rls=en&tbs=bks%3A1&q=the+port+of+mantai&meta=&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= It's also spelled Mantai and Manthoddam/Manthottam in ancient times. Could you start an article stub and expand please? Would really appreciate it! :) 188.222.158.109 (talk) 10:57, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Also known as Matota, it is complicated and I am not sure what to make of it at all. Kanatonian (talk) 18:50, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

What do you mean? just go by what you read in the reliable sources. Create the article for manthai in manaar and then i'll help with its history section, name section etc 188.222.158.109 (talk) 21:42, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

I mean that if the article is created then the primary name has to be Matota not Manthai but I have not spent anytime reaserching the subject. I want to finnish Konneswarm properly then Tantoriswaram in Batticalo :)) Kanatonian (talk) 22:41, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure why, considering its current name is Manthai, andmost references refer to it as the port of Mantai. 188.222.158.109 (talk) 18:28, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yogaswami

Not sure if you've noticed, but Yogaswami is up for deletion. It seems a decent article, but I haven't really heard of the guy. I'm guessing you have though. Also you might want to watchlist Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Sri Lanka if you haven't already. --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 20:48, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for heads up, I will watch list it as you have pointed out. It needs to be cleaned up no doubt. But where do one find time for all these :(( Kanatonian (talk) 22:42, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Yea I know what you mean. So much stuff I want to do, so little time. --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 16:11, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Another map of the Tamil country :)

You seen this rare map by Robert Morden?

http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/14866/A_New_Map_of_Ceylon/Morden.html Thought it'd make you smile - the Tamil Coylot Wanees Country of the northeast - in full glory during the 1600s. 188.222.158.109 (talk) 20:42, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

On this day...

One of your articles made the "On this day..." section of the front page [10]. Congrats! --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 01:27, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

List of Sri Lankan Tamils listed at Redirects for discussion

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Speedy deletion nomination of Pomparippu

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VPC

— raekyT 00:14, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Kataragama temple

Hi, just to let you know, you shouldn't cut and paste an article into a new location; instead, you should move that article to preserve its page history. I've asked an administrator to clean up. --JaGa^talk 10:05, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

It is clear now that you made an error of judgement there, a completely different article has a history from an article that it should not have. Kanatonian (talk) 03:00, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Kataragama temple

Hello, your nomination of Kataragama temple at DYK was reviewed and comments provided. --NortyNort (Holla) 09:00, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

It was removed here. Probably because of how old the nomination was getting.--NortyNort (Holla) 11:50, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Your statement to the Arbitration Committee

Could you please change your statement so that it doesn't make public accusations that YellowMonkey cannot reply to publically. For example, you could limit yourself to what you said at the RFC, that YellowMonkey's edit summary against you had to be oversighted (that much can be seen by anyone). If you don't change the statement yourself, I'll have to ask the clerks to change it. You can always make more detailed allegations to the Committee by email. Physchim62 (talk) 16:17, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

I came here to mention that even if this arbitration request isn't undertaken doing a WP:OUTING (and multiple times) is an extremely serious accusation and you should email it to Arbcom regardless. Its the only thing here that, assuming there aren't extraneous circumstances, really deserves a ban (per WP:OUTING: Unless unintentional and non-malicious (for example, where Wikipedians know each other off-site and may inadvertently post personal information, such as using the other person's real name in discussions), attempted outing is grounds for an immediate block.) For all the other accusations made their is a worst case scenario of taking YellowMonkey's tools away for the other stuff.

However I agree with Physchim62 above, and you shouldn't make accusations in public that you can't backup publicly. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 20:08, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

To clarify Eraserhead's point (I don't think the two of us disagree on this): you cannot back up your allegations publically (for obvious reasons), but neither can YellowMonkey defend himself publically (for the same reasons). So please just send your material to ArbCom and restrict your comments to the fact that YellowMonkey's summary had to be oversighted, which is already a serious point in itself. Physchim62 (talk) 20:13, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Done, I will prepare a detailed case and send it to Arbcomm by e-mail. Kanatonian (talk) 02:51, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 13:03, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Forwarding information to Arbitration Committee

I think you should do this now, so they can consider it. Its serious enough that its a case on its own. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 08:35, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

The email address is [email protected], not the one you posted on my talk page. Physchim62 (talk) 13:55, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

It was forwraded to the right e-mail adress. Awaiting to hear back. Thanks Kanatonian (talk) 21:07, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kataragama temple

The article Kataragama temple you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Kataragama temple for things which need to be addressed. Pyrotec (talk) 20:27, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Tamil people

Hi Kanatonian. Great findings from you on Tamil people article, mainly LEAD. But see to that we come with supportive references backable clean verifiable source. Becoz there are many people passing here just to stop editing this page with true,legitimate,important facts which will reach public -- which they are afraid of or feel should not happen. I fully support you on this. Continue your good work.

Ungal Vettu Pillai (talk) 02:25, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Kota tribe

Thanks from the DYK project and me Victuallers (talk) 09:22, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Photos of Tenavarai Temple ruins

Thanks! Lifebonzza (talk) 12:05, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the book. I've read it and several others that look at the theories and motivations regarding the theories behind what Upulvan is. My own understanding based on the sources that have been used/I've read on the subject is that the main deities of the Tenavarai/Teventhurai were Vishnu and Shiva (with other deities as is customary in Hindu temples). The Sinhalese of that time sometimes described one of the deities as "Upulvanna/Upulvan" (which simply means one who is coloured like a blue lotus - an attribute of both deities). All the chroniclers, inscriptions, and even people who still worship there in the newer temple call the deity Vishnu because it's who the main deity was.

Relatively recently, theories regarding a possible Sinhala guardian deity with the same attribute/called the same based on one/two mythic references have led to confusion regarding who/what Upulvan is, with theories about other "Buddhist" deities and conflations of all kinds being put forward/dismissed but that debate belongs on the article page of "Upulvan" if it exists.Lifebonzza (talk) 14:10, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Can I ask why? Lifebonzza (talk) 20:58, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

TUSC token cdfec8efb9ce736ddec2cec24cd10bf0

I am now proud owner of a TUSC account! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.247.51.231 (talk) 00:37, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello

Hi There,

Thanks. I am a bit new so really dont know how to work some of the stuff. If you have time could you please edit the Kathirgama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kataragama and Nainathevu article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nainathivu as both of them do not give the correct history of these places. Thanks and Bests!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nillninetyone (talk • contribs) 08:26, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Dispute resolution

Please join in on this dispute resolution, Talk:Mahinda Rajapaksa#Nepotism and Alleged War Crimes. Thanks--Blackknight12 (talk) 15:13, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Replied at my own perilKanatonian (talk) 22:54, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, could you also keep an eye on it, just until its resoved? Thanks.--Blackknight12 (talk) 02:31, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

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Hi

Hi, could you do me a favour, we could use a neutral view on this discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cricket#Matches in the 2011 Cricket World Cup article. It would be much appreciated. :) Thanks--Blackknight12 (talk) 09:46, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Kotas GA nomination

Hello, I have reviewed the article you nominated for Good Article status, Kotas, and unfortunately I do not feel that it meets the criteria for that status at this time, nor do I feel that the article can be put on hold for further review. Please feel free to nominate this article again once you feel that you have addressed all of the concerns I raised on the review page. Best wishes for the future! Arctic Night 21:52, 26 January 2011 (UTC)