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[edit] Discussion on Svayam Bhagavan article

Shruti, can you please help with the S.B. article. Please look at the edits of mine and wikidas's. Can you please help with the article. It appears there might be some friction between wikidas and myself again. I really would like to contest alot with what has been put on this article. Please Help.Govinda Ramanuja dasa USA (talk) 02:01, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Laxminarayan Dev

Thank for the reply. High school!! Well ur not the first to tell me tht though. U guys seem to be doing a swell job for ur age though. Thats fine. Once I get the support and info Im looking for Ill prob start by replacing the redirect. Yeah Iv done tht. There was a user, Ism schism, who tagged a page with this workgroup within a day of my adding it. Finally, he left me a msg about it and Iv joined it since. Best of luck with your exams - and do remember me if u need any help. Wheredevelsdare (talk) 16:22, 1 May 2008 (UTC) Thanks for you input and response.    Juthani1    21:13, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Please help with wikidas

Dear shruti, please help with mediating between wikidas and myself. The both of us has contact admins,I contacted DaGizza. Please help with the situation.Govinda Ramanuja dasa USA (talk) 08:38, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your recent edits and suggestion on Svayam bhagavan

I just wanted to say, that I appreciate your attempt in bringing in balance to Svayam bhagavan page. I have a sort of broken communication with GRd who seems to be taking pleasure in making fun of my edits. I appreciate you impartial comments and input to the article itself - it is very much appreciated, especially since you are in the middle of the exams. Wikidās ॐ 09:34, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Shruti, I have added the other POVs to achieve WP:YESPOV - that is something that I need to be pointed out to what extend more I need to add other POV to get the balance right especially since Svayam bhagavan is a concept specific to Krishna-centered traditions. If some one can just point to me 30% in this section and 40% in this section I can do that I think. Thanks a lot. Wikidās ॐ 09:42, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Good Articles May Newsletter

The May Newsletter for WikiProject Good Articles has now been published. Dr. Cash (talk) 22:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] WP:NBA Newsletter

It was said here that you would do the next newsletter? Will you be doing it for May? Because if you can't, then I'll be glad to do it. Noble Story (talk) 09:22, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I apologize for the late reply - I've been busy with school exams. You've done a great job with the newsletter. I'd love to help with the next edition. --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 03:33, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

About the next newsletter: It would be great if you could work on the June edition. As you can see here, I've done a major redesign of the newsletter. I was thinking that I could just handle the part on the left side (Project News, COTM, Member News) and you could take the right side (NBA Article, This Month in NBA History..). I think that would leave you with a lot of freedom to do whatever you want. What do you think? Noble Story (talk) 03:47, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry it's been SO long since I've replied to your comment about the NBA newsletter - I've been busy and away for a while and somehow I missed your message (on May 8th!) I would love to help with the right side of the newsletter as you suggested, and the left as well if you'd like, as I see that neither is done yet for the next issue. --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 23:57, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NBA WikiProject May Newsletter

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[edit] Re:Thanks

Anytime. Hope they went of well - and dont take the last one lightly - u will hv all the time in the world for everything else after it. Anyways, Iv started Laxminarayan Article as a stubby - dont hv much info - but will be expanding as and when I get some. Pl. expand the article if u hv the resources. In case ur interested theres a proposal for a new Swaminarayan Workgroup, Swaminarayan workgroup. If you are interested in being an editor on this project, or helping in any way, it is still in the process. Thanks, Wheredevelsdare (talk) 22:55, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Move

If you are 100% sure that that is the more common spelling then you can. Talk to User:Wheredevelsdare first. He created the page.    Juthani1   ^tcs 02:24, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

I have also left a message on Wheredevelsdare's talk page as well. Also note that Laxmi redirects to Lakshmi for the same reason. I will not make the move unless there is a general agreement. --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 02:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree    Juthani1   ^tcs 02:31, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Y Done --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 03:31, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Im a bit late - but its fine as both spellings are listed in common useage. Wheredevelsdare (talk) 09:40, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Welcome!

[edit] Would you like to add another tradition to the list

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Proposed project - Krishna worshipers WikiProject Shruti - its your invitation - lets create unity in diversity! Proposal for discussion - May 2008 Please, say what you think about it: Just a few words... what may interest you and attract other editors across a wider spectrum of Krishna-centered or connected traditions in Hinduism? Go on over to our new project discussion page Talk:Krishna/Krishna worshipers. We need to talk it over! Look over the complete list of proposed traditions forming the scope of the project - this list is by far not complete, please add your favorites and discuss! From ancient to modern You can join and make a difference! This is an informal invitation to join a joint cross boundary venture. You and your friends are invited to discuss and comment on the proposal of new Krishna centered project. There are many traditions where Krishna is worshiped and His names revered. Lets join the forces and create more of the beautiful and well resourced articles on all related subjects and traditions. The traditions are not limited to one or two, there are many and all should be given equal attention by us. Drop me a few words or lets discuss it at the discussion page. Wikidās ॐ 21:10, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Please discuss it here. Wikidās ॐ 22:24, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Just stepped here.. Just wondering whether you mind Archiving your older conversations . Just a suggestion -- TinuCherian ^{(Wanna Talk?)} - 12:50, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Y Done Yes, I had been planning on it but had been unable to get to actually doing it lately. Thanks for the reminder! --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 22:24, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Meetup

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[edit] hi hello how r u ?

Thanks for the thanks :)

how are you doing? I am still not able to find you on my groups.

kishore patnaik

Kishorepatnaik09@gmail.com

groups.yahoo.com/group/ancientindia —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kishorepatnaik (talk • contribs) 16:22, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] thanks for smiling at me

Hi,,, 

You give me a big happy smile on my lips... 

Kishore patnaik  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kishorepatnaik (talk • contribs) 16:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC) 

[edit] Barnstar

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[edit] The new project.

I appreciate all your improvements for the above project at hand and its page incl the shortcut. Please do not hesitate to suggest additional features for it and any changes to scope you can see and please know that your opinion is valued. Wikidās ॐ 23:49, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! (I apologize for the late reply - I've been busy with school.) I'd love to help as much as possible, so let me know if there is anything I can do. One thing, we probably need a box similar to {{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Vaishnavism articles by quality statistics}} for the project. --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 22:55, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sanskrit translation

Hello there. I found your userpage by browsing the Wikipedians with Sanskrit language userboxes.

I'm currently working on an article about Honore de Balzac's novel La Peau de chagrin. In it, he prints this Sanskrit writing and provides the following translation:

Possessing me thou shalt possess all things.
But thy life is mine, for God has so willed it.
Wish, and thy wishes shall be fulfilled;
but measure thy desires, according
to the life that is in thee.
This is thy life,
with each wish I must shrink
even as thy own days.
Wilt thou have me? Take me.
God will hearken unto thee.
So be it!

I know nothing of Sanskrit (or if it even is Sanskrit), and I'd like to know if the translation is accurate. Any information you can offer is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance. – Scartol • Tok 20:45, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

I took a look at the image link you showed me. It's interesting, but there is one major problem with it being referred to as a Sanskrit text - it's not written in a Sanskrit script! :-) Unfortunately, I cannot read the text for this reason, but I will say that the writing resembles a more Arabic script and not a Devanagari or similar Sanskrit script. As for the translation, I wouldn't doubt that there is a Sanskrit text whose meaning is close to the translation you gave me - it's just that it probably isn't this one. I'm sorry that I couldn't verify the translation for you, but I recommend that you find someone who is a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Languages, Wikipedia:WikiProject Writing systems, and/or Wikipedia:WikiProject Arab world to see if the translation is close to the meaning of an Arabic or related language text. Cheers! --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 23:10, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply – as I was looking around at the Sanskrit page, I began to seriously suspect that it wasn't. I will keep looking for someone who can translate it. Many thanks! – Scartol • Tok 00:22, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Relevant articles to WP:KRISHNA

Shrutiji, can you please suggest the articles that you feel should be included in the scope? The proposed banner is:

{{WikiProject Hinduism
|class=  
|importance=
<!-- Wikiproject specific tags -->
|vaishnavism=yes
|krishna=yes
}}

Wikidās-ॐ 06:39, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sri Sampradayam and other articles/Wikidas

Dear Shruti,thank you for inviting me to help with the Sri Sampradayam article. I looked at the information that wikidas put, and , again it is utter non-sense. The Sri Sampradayam goes back BEFORE the first century B.C., He put 10th century a.d. I also looked at his information that he put on the svayam bhavam article, at alot of it is non-sense and supporting his I.S.K.C.O.N cult veiw. Every thing he writes is with this iskcon cult flavor. His information is absolutely off and just fantasy in certain places, and other editors have mentioned this. But, the one thing that upsets me, is that everyone LETS him put these erronious edits and information. I believe he has really marred the truth and information on many articles. Alot of his information is not trust-worthy. And, I think people should be warned about it. Every editor contributing to any Hindu articles has let him do this. He has even recieved praise for his edits! Look at his discussion section. But, what really gets me, is that he writes EVERY THING with his Iskcon cult slant. I have asked every one for help with him...and nothing. If I had the time, I would make this into a Legal matter. Please, this is not directed to you, please dont take it personally. This is a very serious matter; with his non-sense cult information and no one in the wiki-community really cares. Wikidas and other iskcon-ites, before and during my stint wikipedia, have tinted most of the hindu articles with their particular cult flavor. Sincerely,GovindaGovinda Ramanuja dasa USA (talk) 08:09, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your question

I would also like to help assessing articles. It may be better to add a Hinduism banner for most articles, although a separate banner would be fine as well. --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 23:02, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

I think that a great idea. I have created a banner that I have used on a Radha Ramana and Radha Krishna articles. Let me know what you think. its krishna=yes part of the main Hinduism one. Wikidās-ॐ 11:27, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

It's nice - I like it. Thanks for making it. --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 22:23, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Zeuspitar

Shruti,

I would appreciate your comments or a neutral opinion on the above.

I have left a following message on Govinda Ramanuja dasa/Zeuspitar talk page. Please feel free to leave a comment here: Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Zeuspitar

Zeuspitar, based on the above comments, you think that repeatedly raising allegations and calling other people by at least demeaning and potentially abusive language, such as using the word "non-sense" , is acceptable. Please read the policy on no personal attacks, of which I believe all of your comments in the last 24 hours are clearly and explicitly a violation. I note that you are yet to provide a single substantiation of your contention about how inclusion of verifiable information could be a cause for a your comments that are clearly breaching the code of WP:Civility. Regarding your allegations regarding my own, admittedly partial conduct, being improper, I would have no objections whatsoever to being subject to mediation or arbitration. In fact, you must know, I have already requested it once. Verification of this can be found on the User talk:John Carter page, who is an administrator and an editor on the WP:VAISHNAVA project. You should stop canvassing and bulling other users by your sectarian comments and canvassing, of which your userpage is an example (diff). Please revert with a confirmation that you will stop all such behavior from this point on. Wikidās-ॐ 13:52, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Since you were trying to negotiate our dispute, I would appreciate if you can look at this section here, under Users_certifying_the_basis_for_this_dispute, since you were negotiating between us, to make sure it can be discussed further. Wherever you have time, if you have any. Wikidās-ॐ 21:00, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Thanks

Hi. Thanks for the smile. ~AH1^(TCU) 22:41, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pluto/Yama

I've had a go at sourcing it, but I'm not an expert on such matters. These things tend to be added by anonymous Indian nationalists who get angry and cry Western imperialism if they are removed, so perhaps I've been too lenient to that paragraph out of sheer exasperation. I don't really know how the name is used across India's vast language spectrum, but some form of "Yama" does appear to be used occasionally. I would appreciate the input of someone with first hand knowledge. Thank you. Serendi^podous 09:57, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Krishnaism articles and assessment helping out

Shruti, I have done some, and maybe you can help out on assessment and adding krishna=yes parameter to the articles here[1]. I have went up to and including letter K. on unassessed Vaishnavism articles. Of course this assessment also serves Vaishnavism and Hinduism projects so there are a few benefits. Generally its is:

• Epics - Generally classed as top importance.
• Temples - "Mid" if in India , "High" if outside India, "Top" if a well-known temple outside India
• Biographies - "Top" if outside India
• Festivals - Probably High or sometimes even Top
• Deities Top should be kept for about only the ten or twenty most famous. Others that appear in famous texts a number of times are High. The rest including local gods and goddesses are Mid or more likely Low.
• Gurus/Swamis/Charyas/Rishis The founders of major Hindu sects and philosophies are Top while their followers and students are either Mid or Low depending on their influence.
• Mantras/Bhanjans The most important mantra (and bhajan/aarti) in a major sect is Top. Other generally famous mantras are High or Mid. The rest, if they even have an article are Low.

Most others are a mid and low. Wikidās-ॐ 08:15, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] hello

hi shruti,

please feel free to join my groups

groups.yahoo.com/group/ancientindia/join groups.yahoo.com/group/vedichistory/join

btw, which class are you studying?

regards, Kishore patnaik

kishore patnaik09@gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kishorepatnaik (talk • contribs) 11:34, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vote

Shruti, I post it to people who are editing the articles in the scope of WP:KRISHNA. Of course your vote counts 3 times (as its not a democracy:) Thanks. --Wikidās-ॐ 14:41, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Scope, update and voting Whats new at Krishna's project Wikipedia:WikiProject Krishnaism - whats new and happening! Discussion on the scope of the project: Krishna-worship. First DYK of he project Radha Ramana 22nd May 2008 Pages under construction Radha Krishna, Krishna Vasudeva, Krishnaism and more.. Vote now on the proposal of the merger of new article Krishna Vasudeva and a separate section of Krishna here: Please vote on the proposal of merging new article on early worship of Krishna Vasudeva to the main article dedicated to the Hindu deity Krishna. Did you know that Krishna Vasudeva may have been worshiped in 4 century BC as a monotheistic deity. Should this topic be incorporated in a separate section of Krishna article? If you are ready to help with editing and assessment of the scope, please see the project page, and add your name to the list of participants. More on the topic. How will it be defined. While the name of the project is WikiProject Krishnaism in common language many seems to prefer a wider term "Vaishnavism", which however appeared to relate to Vishnu. Krishnaism is more of an academic term. On the other hand even one of the first Indologists to use the term, Albrecht Weber was to consider that that the essence of Krishnaism, bhakti or the principle of "God is love", was pre-Christian. There were and are many traditions where Krishna is worshiped and His names revered. There was a discussion (and a heated one) on the scope of the project and the term here. Currently the scope is quite wide and aims at improving articles related to Radha-Krishna and associated traditions where they are worshiped: Manipuri Vaishnavas, Bhagavata, Gaudiya Vaishnava, Nimbarka sampradaya, Swaminarayana sampradaya, Vallabha sampradaya; If you see a need to widen or restrict the scope please voice your opinion - it is wanted! Just leave a few words here and please, do not forget to cast your vote on the merger of Krishna Vasudeva and a separate section of Krishna article here. State of vote to date (06:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)) Merge- yes (retaining all relevant material and creating separate section) Wikidās-ॐ 14:24, 25 May 2008 (UTC) Merge- Yes I think it is the best thng to do    Juthani1   tcs 18:08, 25 May 2008 (UTC) Merge- Yes, I agree - it makes sense‎.Viprak (talk) 20:15, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada call

Shruti, you were one of the editors who contributed to the above article. Since the article has stabilised and I have added proper references as well as provided a NPOVs references, I suggest final edits by the editors who were contributing to the article. Following the general proofing and copyedit, I would suggest nominating it towards GA (Good Article). Wikidās-ॐ 14:22, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject National Basketball Association June 2008 Newsletter

The Wikipedia:WikiProject NBA Newsletter Volume I, Issue 3 - June 2008 Archives
Project News List of Houston Rockets first and second-round draft picks (passed on 2008-05-04) Memphis Grizzlies draft history (passed on 2008-05-21) Pau Gasol (passed on 2008-05-28) List of NBA champions (passed on 2008-05-30) Member News There are now 106 members of WikiProject NBA! Welcome to the 4 new members that joined during the month of May: Gamloverks (talk · contribs) Paulinprogress‎ (talk · contribs) Y5nthon5a (talk · contribs) Chickenmonkey (talk · contribs) If you are interested in editing article related to the NBA, please add your name to the member list, if you have not already. This Month in NBA History.. June 6, 1946 – In the Commodore Hotel of New York, the NBA is officially formed as the Basketball Association of America. Maurice Podoloff is named the first commissioner of the league. June 7, 1990 – In Game 2 of the 1990 NBA Finals, Terry Porter of the Portland Trail Blazers sets an NBA record by making 15 free throws in a game without a miss. June 9, 1985 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is named the MVP for the 1985 NBA Finals, after the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics in six games. At 38, he becomes the oldest Finals MVP in NBA history. June 16, 1996 – The Chicago Bulls' series-clinching win over the Seattle Supersonics in Game 6 of the 1996 NBA Finals draws a 18.8 Nielsen rating. The estimated 60 million viewers make the game the most-watched game in NBA history. June 24, 1901 – Chuck Taylor is born in Brown County, Indiana. As an adult, he designed the iconic Chuck Taylor All-Stars for Converse, which went on to sell millions of the shoes around the world.	Collaboration of the Month Last month's Collaboration of the Month, Magic Johnson was a great success. A total of 560 edits were made to the article during the month of May, and the article was eventually nominated as a Featured Article Candidate. Although the article was not promoted, it was significantly improved through the work of many editors. This month's Collaboration of the Month is Steve Nash. Although this is article is already a Good Article, it still can be improved. In particular, all prose should conform to Featured Article standards, all statements should be verified, and the text should be in a neutral point of view. If there is anything you can do to improve the article, then please help out. Collaborator of the Month The Collaborator of the Month is given to the editor with the most number of substantial, beneficial edits to the article chosen as the Collaboration of the Month. This month's Collaborator of the Month award goes to Chensiyuan (talk · contribs). Although he had previously helped Magic Johnson to became a Good article, he made literally hundreds of edits during the month of May. For his contributions, he is rewarded with the NBA Collaborator of the Month Award. However, all beneficial edits made by any editor was a help. Other members of the project that contributed to the article include: Basketball110 (talk · contribs) Chrishomingtang (talk · contribs) Crzycheetah (talk · contribs) LOL (talk · contribs) Noble Story (talk · contribs) Onomatopoeia (talk · contribs) Zagalejo (talk · contribs) Contributors to this Issue Noble Story (Lead Editor) Crzycheetah (Editor) Diligent Terrier (Distributor) Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue here.
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[edit] WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter June 2008

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter June 2008

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[edit] Clean up

This article needs major help- Rama Navami Can you help?    Juthani1   ^tcs 18:18, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I'd love to help! Yeah, I can see that a lot of cleanup has to be done... --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 18:26, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for replying. Hope you can help    Juthani1   ^tcs 18:28, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Need Help

Hi Shruti, This Wikipedia User Hardik Kansagra from india. I found you are member of wikiproject spam and i want you to help me on remove my links from wikiproject spam beacouse reported spam removed on May 8, 2008. on my thought this type of links removeal wil help my work to get down on vandal level displayed on my user page. Hardik Kansagra (talk) 07:32, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I would love to help with the spam problems. Exactly which pages were you referring to that needed help with spam removal? --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 02:41, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for reply for list of page here it is

• Wikipedia project spam's link report page for spam removed on 8^th may 2008

Hardik Kansagra (talk) 07:39, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Translation into Sanskrit

Hi, would you mind translating the wikimedia:Privacy policy into sanskrit, for Sanskrit Wikipedia, and sanskrit wikibooks. Thanks LegoK^ontribsT^alkM 23:31, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I am unable to assist in translation right now due to time, however I have requested User:Bsskchaitanya, a user who appears to have solid Sanskrit knowledge, to complete the translation for now. If you need any additional help, I suggest contacting users listed Category:User_sa, who have indicated that they have some degree of proficiency in Sanskrit. Again, I apologize for not being able to help at this time. I would love to help improve the translation when I have the time. --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 02:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Good articles newsletter

The Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles Newsletter

The WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter Volume I, No. 8 - June 2008 May issue Project News There are currently 4,266 Good Articles listed at WP:GA. The backlog at Good Article Nominations is 157 unreviewed articles. Out of 215 total nominations, 44 are on hold, 13 are under review, and one is seeking a second opinion. Please go to WP:GAN and review an article or three as soon as you have a chance! The oldest unreviewed articles are: Choctaw, One Night Stand (2007), Justin Tuck, Tristan Tzara, The Stake Out (Seinfeld episode), Impalement arts, Backlash (2007), Adelaide Rams, and Sam Cowan. The categories with the largest backlogs are: Theatre, film and drama (31), Sports and recreation (31), Transport (24), Music (13), and Art and architecture (11) The backlog at Good Article Reassessment currently stands at 4 articles up for re-review. GA Sweeps Update The GA Sweeps process is progressing nicely! During the month of May, a total of 82 articles were reviewed. Of that total, 71 were found to continue to meet the GA criteria, and 11 were delisted. There are currently 15 articles that are still on hold in this process, awaiting revisions. We are once again recruiting new sweeps participants. Candidates should be very strong and comfortable in reviewing GA and familiar with the GA processes and criteria. If you are interested, please contact OhanaUnited for details. GAN Reviewer of the Month Giggy (talk · contribs) (a.k.a. Dihydrogen Monoxide (talk · contribs)) is the GAN Reviewer of the Month for May, based on the assessments made by Dr. Cash on the number and thoroughness of the reviews made by individual reviewers each week. Giggy had a whopping 45 reviews during the month of May! Congratulations to Giggy (talk · contribs) on being May's GAN Reviewer of the Month! Other outstanding reviewers during the month of May include: Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) Eustress (talk · contribs) GaryColemanFan (talk · contribs) Ice Cold Beer (talk · contribs) Juliancolton (talk · contribs) Nikki311 (talk · contribs) ThinkBlue (talk · contribs) Yllosubmarine (talk · contribs) Also, with 19 nominations, Mitchazenia (talk · contribs) is the nominator of the month, followed by TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) with 8 nominations submitted. Member News There are now 216 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to the 6 new members that joined during the month of April: Jack Bethune (talk · contribs) Jordan Timothy James Busson (talk · contribs) Limetolime (talk · contribs) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan (talk · contribs) Mm40 (talk · contribs) Redmarkviolinist (talk · contribs) This WikiProject, and the Good Article program as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all! New GA Review Process - Review Subpages In case you haven't noticed, we initiated a new process for GA Reviews at the end of last month. The {{GA nominee}} template was modified to direct new reviews initiated on an article to begin on a subpage of article talkspace (e.g. [[Talk:Article/GA#]], where '#' is the current number of GA reviews conducted for the article, incremented automatically, starting with 1). The primary reason for this change is to address some concerns made by several Wikipedians that previous GA reviews are not easily accessible in archives, the way that featured article reviews and peer reviews are, since the review is conducted on the article's talkspace, instead of in a subpage of the featured article space or peer review space. The reason we opted to move GA reviews to article talkspace (instead of GA space) is to better maintain the personal relationship between editor(s) and reviewer(s) by keeping reviews done in an area where editors can easily access it. Nonetheless, we still desired to have better archiving and maintenance of past reviews, so that GA ultimately becomes more accountable. When an article is nominated, the nominator adds the template using a substitution, by adding {{subst:GAN|subtopic=<name of subtopic for article at GAN>}}, as well as lists the article (as usual) at WP:GAN in the appropriate category. When a reviewer initiates a review of an article, all that needs to be done is to read the template on the article's {{GA nominee}} template on its talk page, and click on the link to start the review. When the reviewer clicks on that link, they will also see some instructions on how to start a review of a GAN. For new reviewers, there's also a link to the Good Article criteria, as well as to the Wikipedia:Reviewing good articles page and the mentors list. Once an article is reviewed, the GA review page should be transcluded onto the main article talk page, by adding {{Talk:Article/GA#}} to the bottom of the talk page. This is to ensure maintain the transparency of the GA process, as well as to make editors of the article in question aware that the review is taking place. When an article is either passed or failed, there's really nothing different to do in the process, although reviewers are encouraged to utilize the {{ArticleHistory}} template, linking to the GA review subpage with the 'action#link' parameter. Did You Know... ... that there are slightly more than twice as many Good Articles (4,266) as there are Featured Articles? ... that Giggy has some really neat and useful tools to assist reviewers in conducting their reviews? ... that there are ten experienced reviewers listed on the GA mentors list that can offer assistance or a second opinion in reviewing articles? From the Editors A GA working party has initiated discussion on ways to improve the Good Article project and processes. The goal of the working party is to come up with suggestions for improvement based on recent issues and concerns raised in the past, primarily in the wake of the Great Green Dot Debate of May 2008. The discussion can be found here. Members of the working party include: Dank55 (talk · contribs), Derek.cashman (talk · contribs), EyeSerene (talk · contribs), Giggy (talk · contribs), Gwinva (talk · contribs), LaraLove (talk · contribs), Nehrams2020 (talk · contribs), and OhanaUnited (talk · contribs). Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue here. Contributors to this Issue Dr. Cash (Lead Editor) Giggabot, Giggy (Distributor) Improving Wikipedia one article at a time since 2005! WikiProject Good Articles: Open Tasks This project identifies, organizes and improves good articles on Wikipedia. Nominations: Backlash (2007) • The Great American Bash (2007) • Pacers-Pistons brawl • Luke Ravenstahl • Jenny (Doctor Who) Reassessment: Madonna (entertainer) • Sweeps / List: references (All Categories), image tags (All Categories), article quality (All Categories) Possible GAs Needing References: Clarinet • Carleton University • Appalachian Mountains Task forces: Project quality • Unreferenced GA Good article criteria | Statistics | GAN Report | Changes log Nominations queue: 214 articles (50 of them are on hold) as of 08:00, 12 June 2008 | edit

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[edit] Regarding Translation

Madame,

I got ur request.Unfotunately, due to my academic works, I have been passive in Wikipedia. I suggest you to translate as much u can and send me. For any help in vocablary or grammar, surely i will be of help. BUt at preesent, I am occupied with important works.Bsskchaitanya (talk) 20:43, 9 June 2008 (UTC)