User talk:Adamstraw99

User:Adamstraw99 is trying to take a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia on December 2018. Most likely, however, User:Adamstraw99 will not be able to keep away from Wikipedia for that long, and will probably be back a lot earlier while making some small edits every once in a while anyway.

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Hey, thanks for keeping an eye on the Nirmal Baba article and improving it :) Noopur28 (talk) 13:51, 10 May 2012

Everything does not require verification. Vinayak9192 (talk) 23:14, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

@Vinayak9192:, you are under wrong impression, It appears you don't understand the guidelines i posted in previous comment, EVERYTHING MUST BE SOURCED AND VERIFIABLE ON WIKIPEDIA, This is a basic principle otherwise everybody will start glorifying their cities with unsourced claims... this is not how Wikipedia works... you are free to write your own original thoughts and research on a personal blog, but not on Wikipedia.. thank you.. --Adamstraw99 (talk) 23:22, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Adamstraw99, I have read all that which matters with principals. I have reviewed the changes people have made and hence I thought to ping you. This is a short change and sources are available but not with quick effect so don't go with wrong assumption. Sources will be attached soon. No people are going to glorify cities like you think. I am a resident of the concern city and that's what I use to make changes based on current affairs. I think this talk should not be longer anymore.

Thanks. Vinayak9192 (talk) 23:32, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

@Vinayak9192:, your statement that "I am a resident of the concern city and that's what I use to make changes based on current affairs" indicates that you have either did not read or unable to understand the guidelines listed at WP:NOR and WP:NOTTRUTH which clearly states that " "the threshold for inclusion is verifiability, not truth" and "Any material added to Wikipedia must have been published previously by a reliable source. Editors may not add content solely because they believe it is true, nor delete content they believe to be untrue, unless they have verified beforehand with a reliable source." If you are not able to read and understand the basic things then you should stop editing Wikipedia because as per WP:INCOMPETENT, some level of Competence is required here and based on your statements and incapability to understand basic guidelines it appears you are lacking it... Please understand basic things and unless you have some queries on policies, you are not welcome on my talk page with statements like "I Am resident so i know everything" .. I have seen more aggressive agenda warriors than you...thank you. --Adamstraw99 (talk) 07:01, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Move completed! --Gurubrahma (talk) 07:17, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

@Gurubrahma:, Thank you so much :-) --Adamstraw99 (talk) 07:19, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Again, thanks for keeping an eye on the page. If you see any confirmed accounts vandalizing the page or violating BLP, ping me and I'll block and/or raise the protection level as soon as possible. If I'm not around try Titodutta, RegentsPark, utcursch or WP:RFPP and point them to the WT:INB to bring them up to speed. Abecedare (talk) 20:01, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Sure, I Am watchful --Adamstraw99 (talk) 11:36, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Glorious history Manoj Ranjan Yadav (talk) 11:05, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

@User:Manoj Ranjan Yadav, Please elaborate, unable to identify context --Adamstraw99 (talk) 13:04, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

I understand your frustration at Naveen Bawa with the author immediately removing a valid PROD template . However, the guidance does say :

" Any editor (including the article's creator or the file's uploader) may object to the deletion by simply removing the tag; this action permanently cancels the proposed deletion via PROD. "

However I have now tagged it for AfD here where you may or may not wish to comment. In the meantime, it might be prudent to remove the warning given to Helpful14 as it does seem inconsistent with the guidance. Regards  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   13:38, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

OK, Warning removed now, I Will comment on AFD, No problem --Adamstraw99 (talk) 14:13, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Respected Sir/Madam

I changed the references of all the data provided and removed the "Bollywood Bindass" and "IMDB" references. Then why you reverted my this edit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Helpful14 (talk • contribs) 14:39, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

@User:Helpful14 I reverted to restore PROD template which you deleted with your edits, however the article has gone to AFD now so let the community decide.. you are free to re-add your sources and improve the article...thank you --Adamstraw99 (talk) 14:52, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

explain the grounds on the basis of which Altnews.in is not a RS.I'm ambivalent about Wire but will seek a clarification.∯WBG^converse 16:22, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

@Winged Blades of Godric:, Scroll, opindia, thewire, the print, postcardnews and altnews should not be considered reliable sources as all of them have either pro or anti-government biases. Altnews is a private company managed by a team of people who claim to verify news by in-house Technics and methodology... I find this questionable..moreover the neutrality of Altnews founder has been questioned for biases , ,

Adamstraw99, Sorry I do not find much/any pro-government bias in Altnews.in. It has been attributed to several times by reputed media-units, (as to fact-checking and the broader theme of fake news) and barring Arnab, I have not seen any criticism from mainstream-journalism.If you wish to debate this, either approach WP:RSN or noticeboard for India-related topics.best, ∯WBG^converse 17:00, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

@Winged Blades of Godric:, isn't this questionable? -->> , --Adamstraw99 (talk) 17:04, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

As to opindia.com, I did not see a single point where they have debunked Prateek's debunking.At any case, the editorial utilisises selective filtering of Prateek's editorial comments.For one, I can easily bring several examples of debunked fake-news from right-wing-folks at AltNews, where he was quite mild.Also, opindia is self-described-ly biased.

As to the other one, anything that paints The Hindu, TOI et al to be all biased and anti-Modi, is worth not a meaningful expenditure of my time.

Overall, Prateek might not have much/any affection for BJP & it's associates and probably is center-left but given that his outlet has been heavily mentioned and relied upon by multiple mainstream media, it's clearly a RS, for our purpose. ∯WBG^converse 17:28, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

@Winged Blades of Godric:, If your valuable and precious time permits you, kindly do bother to consider letting me know about some instances of the "multiple mainstream media" where altnews is being "heavily mentioned"... thank you. --Adamstraw99 (talk) 17:34, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Adamstraw99, it's night over here and I'll be soon off to sleep.Will definitely mention by tomorrow.Best, ∯WBG^converse 17:40, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

@Winged Blades of Godric:, No problem. it's night over here too, and while you sleep I will spend some of my time in finding out who is BJP and what is Modi... Since you have used both these words :-) --Adamstraw99 (talk) 17:48, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Saw the thread and decided to jump in. Alt news can be considered a reliable secondary / tertiary source per wiki standards. They provide accurate sources for their work as is expected from a reliable media and already widely cited enough. As to allegations of Anti government Bias, that is an unproven and hard to prove comment. Cherry picking news items does not prove any BIAS.

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As For the OPINDIA, the lesser be talked about the better, It is run by RAHUL RAJ and is an RSS BJP mouthpiece and propaganda page. using a propaganda op-ed site to claim BIASNESS of a news site looks bizarre to me. If any of you wants to goto RSN you can but what I said above will be the outcome of it. Good luck. --DBigXrayᗙ 22:01, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

DBigXray, thanks for chiming in:-) ∯WBG^converse 10:41, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

DBigXray, Winged Blades of Godric, I Am considering to take this case to RSN, Before that, if could any of you please tell me about "multiple mainstream media" mentioning Altnews as reliable source then I will appreciate it and can then analyze the situation with better perspective... Thanks --Adamstraw99 (talk) 11:15, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

@DBigXray, Winged Blades of Godric, and Adamstraw99: I am not sure where this argument arises from but here are my 2 cents. This has been discussed in the past on one of the talk pages. As far as I see it, currently we are arguing over the validity of these sources based on our perceptions/personal likes and dislikes. The list of sources which can be considered in the gray area is considerable and we need some common reliable metric to evaluate them. Sometime ago I came across . AFAIK, it seems to be independently funded and has correctly represented the position of many such sources. For example, Scroll (), The Wire (), First Post () is mentioned to be usually factual but with a left-center bias. Similarly, Swarjaya () is stated to be another factual source but with right-center bias. However, other news websites like OpIndia, Altnews, PostCard.news, Caravan Magazine, Tehkla find no mention on this website and there might be good reasons for it. In my mind, there is a distinction between Scroll, The Wire, First Post, Swarjaya on one side and OpIndia, Altnews, PostCard.news, etc on the other. This distinction is primarily in the form of editorial overview which the first set of sources have and from established journalists. It is unclear if the second set of sources have the same overview apart from the commitments they state on their websites (both Rahul Raj and Pratik Sinha are not primarily journalists). However, their factual reporting which is stated as High (for the first set) is just one aspect of this issue. The other issue is that even if we just consider the first set of sources, there is the issue of bias which is problematic from the point of view that it can alter the way some factual information is presented. The website I refer to here makes mention of this and thus cautions one to be careful while referring to such sources. In comparison, if we take Times Of India (), Indian Express (), is placed as factual and minimal amount of bias. IMO, the use of sources which seem to have left/right bias should be used with care in criticism/controversial sections of articles and is best avoided. But this discussion is much bigger than this and a more detailed evaluation at WP:RSN is required. I think we must look at all such sources with care at the WP:RSN discussion and measure them with the same yardstick rather than personal perceptions/like/dislikes. If others have similar "independent" metrics which place describes each of these sources then it would be great. Here, I would request that we need to look at fact-checkers as metrics not mere mention of one in other mainstream sources. (things are more complicated then they appear. For example, OpIndia was acquired by Swarjaya but is treated as a separate entity. Similarly, Scroll/TheWire at times pickup news from lesser known websites or each other and run with them but it is unclear if they ever verified their sources and in the past have had to retract them but give this illusion of multiple sources stating the same thing) Adamgerber80 (talk) 18:44, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

@Adamgerber80:, Thanks for your valuable inputs... I think all these websites have some issues to be treated as RS -->>> Scroll, opindia, thewire, thequint, the print, DailyO, postcardnews, rightlog, nationalherald and altnews etc. I think none of them should be considered reliable sources as all of them have either pro or anti-government biases. My other concern is -->> They are not mainstream media, All of them are web based news sites with the main news consumers limited to internet users and more specifically social media users.-- Adamstraw99 (talk) 19:15, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Guys, I have a problem with using the phrase "All of them" Due to the phrase गेहूं के साथ साथ घुन भी पिसता है. Lets not use that phrase and generalize sources. I agree with several points raised by Burger and disagree with more.

1. Alt News : Burger is right when he says, AltNews are not journalists. I am not dead supporter of Altnews. I am happy if someone replaces altnews with another better source, simply because their data points are verifiable and plenty other sources saying the same exists. AFAIK and whatever articles of AltNews I have read, Their sources are properly referenced. Yet to find 1 single article that is fake or data incorrect. As long as AltNews is used to back up a data fact, I am ok with using it as a reliable source. (because that particular fact is already verifiable, and can also be attributed to primary sources). Alt news articles also contain some commentary on the facts, and obviously that commentary should not be used in the articles.
2. Op India, is heavily biased propaganda site owned by RSS-BJP using fake datapoints and are an absolute NO NO in wiki articles. this has been exposed many times. a "propaganda site" is not reliable. period.
3. The Wire is a reliable journalistic news website. Their explosive articles have been challenged in courts and they stayed with their data points, and the courts agreed with their claims that their facts were not made up and based on documentary evidence.

I am not so sure about scroll or others. I would best not comment on them. The above is an overview. Now if there is any specific controversial piece of data, that is disputed between these sources. we should probably look at it at its own merits. If there is a piece of commentary in any of these sources, None of it should be added in the wiki article.--DBigXrayᗙ 20:10, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

honestly tell all you experienced editors that current political situation in India is politically very hateful and things are going to get only worse until April-May 2019 for obvious reasons you know :-) ... So, I Am very disturbed to see use of these websites as reliable sources because IMHO they are giving space for POV Pushing, which I Am committed to counter at any cost - As its my primary objective to this Wikipedia space in online world.. I Really do not know what to do next... I Am so helpless :-( ... help and advice seeking ping to @Abecedare: .. Thanks -- Adamstraw99 (talk) 19:15, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

No, AFAIK wikipedia is not having elections. if someone wants to make an article a right vs left battle ground they would do so at their own peril. Obviously someone getting into a dispute on the basis of a propaganda site or a commentary from any of the above sites will have to eat the humble pie. Cheers.--DBigXrayᗙ 20:10, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

@Winged Blades of Godric:, I think Abecedare is MIA, So i have decided to go the RSN way...posted at RSN Here ... lets have the community debate this... --Adamstraw99 (talk) 20:32, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

@DBigXray:, This is not about Altnews only. I Find all these websites problematic and they are bound to bring trouble and edit warring/pov pushing and all... So, I have raised them collectively at RSN (not sure if its allowed) but thanks for your valuable inputs... --Adamstraw99 (talk) 20:51, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

No one is going to use all of them as a source for a fact. As I said on the RSN, there is a way to proceed on this issue, bunching is not one of them. --DBigXrayᗙ 20:54, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

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fixed. --Adamstraw99 (talk) 09:30, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

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You don't need rollback rights to be able to restore old versions. You just need to turn on Twinkle. It is in Preferences under "Gadgets" or something. Cheers, Kautilya3 (talk) 21:47, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) WP:Twinkle is a must have tool. I cannot imagine being able to maintain the articles I edit without it. although I have Rollback i rarely use it. You dont get to add a edit summary in rollback. It is only effectively used to mass revert a vandal after he is blocked. --DBigXrayᗙ 22:36, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the info, I did the things in preferences under gadgets and enabled it, not sure how to use it so when tried to revert first edit in RSS it went smoothly, but in second self revert it said cannot be done and needs to be done manually, I Am too old fashioned to use these tools but i guess will learn by and by.. --Adamstraw99 (talk) 22:42, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

for repeated and gross misrepresenation of my name. This Wikipedia:Twinkle/doc is enough for most but Please feel free to bug me with any help related to Twinkle. I will be glad to help. --DBigXrayᗙ 22:48, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

My works are constructive. Because there is no Brahmadanda astra. it is not an weapon. YHer oyhers didnot came in the category of astras

@Baddu676:, If there is 'Astra' written in 'Brahmadanda astra', how is it not an Astra? Also you deleted large text of content and went on to reckless vandalism based on your personal belief, wikipeda is not your personal blog and removing well sourced long standing content based on personal opinions is totally unacceptable.... you deleted 'sudarshan chakra', 'trishul' too, aren't they astras too?? this is clear violation of WP:NOR ... you need to read WP:VERIFY too.. thanks... also kindly sign your post when posting on someone's talk page... Adamstraw99 (talk) 07:09, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

As I am an Indian I read many puranas. I did not read about bramhadanda astra. The term astra mainly used for not all weapon but only for arrows with special powers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Baddu676 (talk • contribs) 13:43, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

@Baddu676:, Kindly write your views in your personal blog, everything in Wikipedia must be verifiable and this project works on collaboration.. read WP:NOR and WP:VERIFY too.. thanks --Adamstraw99 (talk) 14:20, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Save Shikharji is a serious movement started by Jain community against the government of Jharkhand. Jains believe that entire Shikharji Hill is a place of worship but Govt. is not ready to accept this belief. Govt. is putting aside the fact that scriptural belief for the respective community is not challengeable. My intention is to highlight the ongoing struggle with facts, its not a propaganda. Do you think rewording the paragraph to sound more factual would help or should i create a new wikiPage for saveShikharji (its a newbie confusion) Veerals (talk) 02:06, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

@Veerals:, Wikipedia articles are not appropriate place for any social or political movements.. please read WP:NOTNP.. please also read WP:NOR and WP:NPOV.. these guidelines will help you better understand how Wikipedia works... However, you are free to create a new page for this topic if it meets notability guidelines... Best --Adamstraw99 (talk) 08:28, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

@Adamstraw99:, Thanks for the guidance. Will try to publish a fresh wikipage on the issue with neutral/unbiased view tone. Best Veerals (talk) 10:46, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @Veerals: Shikharji is very close to the place where i spent my childhood. could see it everyday. :D . I saw, your edits. basically you can add just protest information in the article, but please remember to use WP:NPOV and also use WP:RS such as mainstream newspapers and not blogs or Jain websites or religious publications. it will be good if you can first present your content in the talk page, and then make a WP:CONSENSUS among us and then make that edit in the article. (Making a seperate article is not recommended unless the incident is extremely popular and has got widespread mention in national media. ) let me know if any more Questions. --DBigXrayᗙ 12:06, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

Also This discussion is more suitable for the article talk page, so please continue the discussion there. regards. --DBigXrayᗙ 12:06, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

Moved to Talk:Shikharji § Shikharji Save Shikharji protests

I have made certain edits on various hindu godess but this fellow reverts them he has became a headache for me. He is very irritating. He just belives textual references not traditions he even reverts when I make language simple . He has removed may important edits He is Redtigerxyz Please help me to stop his nuisance. Lakshya Dave (talk) 06:37, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

@Lakshya Dave:, I have no idea what you are talking about but in case of any disagreement with other editor(s), you should go through this process regards --Adamstraw99 (talk) 08:31, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

You deleted my article addition on Gabbar Singh character. I am not pushing any agenda here. This topic has been widely covered in Indian media, by all leading Indian publications. Here are a few examples. I am reinstating the article once again. You seem to be a non-Indian by your name (I could be wrong) so may not be aware of how popular this trend is on Twitter right now.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gabbar-singh-tax-now-globally-acclaimed-rahul-gandhi-mocks-pm-modi/articleshow/63354146.cms https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/modi-ji-terror-of-gabbar-singh-tax-is-now-globally-acclaimed-rahul-gandhis-jibe-at-pm/1102824/

I am reinstating the article. Thanks. Tech editor007 (talk) 16:35, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

@Tech editor007:, If you go through my user-page and check the list of articles created by me, You will find that I Am well aware of popular Indian Trends, Kindly note that Wikipedia articles are written with a neutral point of view and the thing you are trying to add in Gabbar singh article is totally undue, Maybe it would be better to add that in GST article because movie character article readers may not be interested in how any political party is using this character's name in unrelated political scene, that is totally undue here... kindly also read WP:NOTNP... thanks Adamstraw99 (talk) 17:23, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

to where I edited it. This is not pushing an agenda. It is about reporting popular news events. You cannot ignore popular stories published in Indian media concerning Indian characters. Thanks.

    Tech editor007 (talk) 16:38, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

I'm too busy right now to contest your reversing of my edits. But remember that it isn't over yet. I'm not pushing a political agenda. The use of stock fictional characters to mock anybody in real life, if well-documented in news stories, is not against Wikipedia policies. For example, Hillary Clinton's use of "deplorable" to criticize Trump supporters. I think it's been covered on Wikipedia in the page, "deplorable". I think there are plenty of other examples. As long as the subject has gained notoriety or popularity, they can be included in Wikipedia in a "third person reporting style". Why treat Indian political affairs with strict rules, and give a pass to Trump-Hillary? That's double standards. I will pile more evidence for my edits very soon. Lastly I'm as apolitical as it gets. But I'm terribly annoyed by ignorance and assumptions on this topic. As if you're a know it all, and I don't matter here as much as you do. Please let some air in. Tech editor007 (talk) 18:22, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

On second thoughts, I did a check of the entry, "Deplorable Word" and Hillary-Trump's name hasn't been mentioned there.

I think you were right and I was wrong. So, we're good now for the moment. But I'll keep a watch on that page just in case.

Bye for now. Tech editor007 (talk) 18:32, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Hiya Adam, I have been watching this page for a while and found that you had previously removed content referencing OR and NPOV. Well, the event is relevant to the page and given the sources provided in this edit it is neither an original research nor undue for the article. It is within the realm of Wikipedia policies to have a proportionate section about controversies and political movement that complies with WP:UNDUE. I see that you had previously undid that edit which I now reverted as good faith , given the relevance and significance, I have now re-edited the section to be less promotional and make it comply with our encyclopaedic customs. Best, Jim Carter 19:29, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

@Jim Carter:, My initial suspicion for this edit was its likely political agenda, in recent update too I Found the language violating NPOV but it looks like @DBigXray: has taken care of it... I Agree this is relevant for article and won't revert now... thanks --Adamstraw99 (talk) 19:38, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

• Sometimes using the NPOV scalpels are better than using the revert button. cheers --DBigXrayᗙ 19:44, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Hey, DBigXray thanks for the edit. @Adam I appreciate that you are addressing one big factor in Indic articles but remember that sometimes few things that sound controversial and political may have actual relevance to the article. Also note that WP:NOTNP is an essay which is actually an opinion by an user about how one policy should work, always point newbies to the actual policy WP:DIARY. Best, Jim Carter 20:03, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Points noted, thanks --Adamstraw99 (talk) 20:15, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

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thanks and wish you the same, dear @Harshrathod50:... --Adamstraw99 (talk) 14:59, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019!

Hello Adamstraw99, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019. Happy editing, DBigXrayᗙ 15:13, 25 December 2018 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Hope in the new year, I will be able to trout you even more --DBigXrayᗙ 15:13, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks and wish you the same, Dear @DBigXray:. And yes, trout are welcome, It will encourage me to create new versions of your name even more constructively...

Thanks, LoL, jokes aside, I truly hope the new year will bring more friendly debates and collaboration between us. --DBigXrayᗙ 15:30, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Check out the interesting reply to Fact checker application by OP India . FYI @Winged Blades of Godric:. Also this link reminded me to ask from you if any conclusion came out of the bunched news portal RSN thread ? I did not follow that thread after the first few comments. --DBigXrayᗙ 07:49, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

I cannot withhold my laugh at OP India's application; saw that in Twitter ! :-)

The thread's conclusions were:-

Altnews.in -- Damn reliable.

Opindia.com -- Non-RS for all practical purposes.

Rightlog.in -- Non-RS for all practical purposes.

Post-card News -- Non-RS for all practical purposes.

DailyO.in -- Non-RS for all practical purposes.

Scroll.in -- Non-RS for all practical purposes.

Republic TV and TimesNow -- Maintain WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV and avoid sourcing assertions from them in domains of politics et al.

National Herald -- Maintain WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV and avoid sourcing assertions from them in domains of politics et al.

The Wire -- Reliable but use broad discretion, for this's fair close to the margins. Maintain WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV (if you use it, at all) for any assertion in any controversial area. Distinguishing between op-eds and objective-reporting is not done, which further messes it up.

The Print -- Avoid Op-eds (which are clearly distinguishable); otherwise fairly decent RS. Still, use some amount of common sense and discretion.

The Quint -- No conclusion. ∯WBG^converse 13:58, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

• indeed. User:Winged Blades of Godric thanks a lot for listing and summarizing the conclusions. I largely agree with the consensus. IMHO The Quint should have been deemed an RS, but I don't suspect a major hindrance with this conclusion anyway. --DBigXrayᗙ 05:05, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

Greetings!

After a successful first iteration of the “Months of African Cinema” last year, we are happy to announce that it will be happening again this year, starting from October 1! In the 2018 edition of the contest, about 600 Wikipedia articles were created in at least 8 languages. There were also contributions to Wikidata and Wikimedia commons, which brought the total number of wikimedia pages created during the contest to over 1,000.

The AfroCine Project welcomes you to October, the first out of the two months which have been dedicated to creating and improving content that centre around the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora. Join us in this global edit-a-thon, by helping to create or expand articles which are connected to this scope. Also remember to list your name under the participants section.

On English Wikipedia, we would be recognizing participants in the following manner:

• Overall winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd places)
• Diversity winner
• Gender-gap fillers

For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).--Jamie Tubers (talk) 00:50, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

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Hello, there! I'm a WP:JAGUAR and Thanks to the arguably high-profile discussion around the blog( randomly attributed as “satire” in Google® News) OpIndia® and its erstwhile-parent for long-enough period magazine®, both of which are now WP:DEPS. I see that you triggered a dialogue about innumerable Indian news and/or current-affairs digital outlets by advocating for them to blacklisted — en masse. I wonder whether you would be interested to reignite that conversation, this time — methodically? As already said, I also witnessed multiple users on other discussions giving some interesting takes on other discussions such as the TOI®, Outlook® India, as well. Going as far as like, upto 3 years — at max.
I invite "Brihaspati", "DreamLinker", "@IndianHistoryEnthusiast", Mr Jaydayal, "@Pharaoh of the Wizards" &, Mr "Shashank5988" &, Mr "@Shubham2019" — what say? In the ongoing global situation, there's no better gifted-opportunity to resolve this dispute once and for all — if unfortunately, not in perpetuity. —Mohd.maaz864 (talk) 05:30, 9 July 2020 (UTC) Edit Note: Fixed the typo in the username of '@PotW'. —Mohd.maaz864 (talk) 05:35, 9 July 2020 (UTC) Edit Note #2: Fixed the ping-markup to first editor. —Mohd.maaz864 (talk) 22:49, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
UPDATE: Following thorough review of contributions by "Brihaspati" and Mr "@Shubham2019", I have come to the conclusion that they still have quite a lot to learn about Wikipedia®'s guidelines and policies, if not the essayed "advices". Henceforth, I'm rescinding the invitation and have updated the original-message accordingly. However.. In lieu, I invite Mr Harshil, Mr Karan (Theintuitus) & Mr "Kautilya3" to this panel. Regards. –Mohd.maaz864 (talk) 16:18, 15 July 2020 (UTC) Edit Note: Shit! Fffuuuuuucccck...! Didn't knew "Harshil" was just-another WP:SOCK BUT who deployed their sockery in admittedly ingenious, quite the 'pop Interweb'-esque( "social media"*) way.( He got his username changed to "Brihaspati" for not-so-explicable factors by early March, 2020.**) And hence, the updated-invitation stands revoked since the posting of this re-update. Ahh... Now that makes it( the count of panelists) even, to the original.
*Vide rev ID 943690877. **Vide rev ID 943911860. —Mohd.maaz864 (talk) 16:53, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

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Greetings!

The AfroCine Project invites you to join us again this October and November, the two months which are dedicated to improving content about the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.

Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand contents in Wikimedia projects which are connected to this scope. Kindly list your username under the participants section to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

• Overall winner
  • 1st - $500
  • 2nd - $200
  • 3rd - $100
• Diversity winner - $100
• Gender-gap fillers - $100
• Language Winners - up to $100*

We would be adding additional categories as the contest progresses, along with local prizes from affiliates in your countries. For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. Looking forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 19:22, 22nd September 2020 (UTC)

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Greetings,

Thank you very much for participating in the Months of African Cinema global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.

It is already the middle of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over 1,500 articles created in over fifteen (15) languages! This would not have been possible without your support and we want to thank you. If you have not yet listed your name as a participant in the contest page please do so.

Please make sure to list the articles you have created or improved in the article achievements' section of the contest page, so that they can be easily tracked. To be able to claim prizes, please also ensure to list your articles on the users by articles page. We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

• Overall winner
  • 1st - $500
  • 2nd - $200
  • 3rd - $100
• Diversity winner - $100
• Gender-gap filler - $100
• Language Winners - up to $100*

We are very excited about what has been achieved so far, but your contributions are still needed to further exceed all expectations! Let’s create more articles before the end of this contest, which is this November!!!

Thank you once again for being part of this global event! --Jamie Tubers (talk) 10:30, 06 November 2020 (UTC)

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Greetings!

The AfroCine Project core team is happy to inform you that the Months of African Cinema Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia!

Please list your username under the participants’ section of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest. The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean.

The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest:

• Overall winner
  • 1st - $500
  • 2nd - $200
  • 3rd - $100
• Diversity winner - $100
• Gender-gap fillers - $100
• Language Winners - up to $100*

Also look out for local prizes from affiliates in your countries or communities! For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. We look forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 23:20, 30th September 2021 (UTC)

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Greetings,

It is already past the middle of the contest and we are really excited about the Months of African Contest 2021 achievements so far! We want to extend our sincere gratitude for the time and energy you have invested. If you have not yet participated in the contest, it is not too late to do it. Please list your username as a participant on the contest’s main page.

Please remember to list the articles you have improved or created on the article achievements' section of the contest page so they can be tracked. In order to win prizes, be sure to also list your article in the users by articles. Please note that your articles must be present in both the article achievement section on the main contest page, as well as on the Users By Articles page for you to qualify for a prize.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

• Overall winner
  • 1st - $500
  • 2nd - $200
  • 3rd - $100
• Diversity winner - $100
• Gender-gap filler - $100
• Language Winners - up to $100*

Thank you once again for your valued participation! --Jamie Tubers (talk) 18:50, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

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