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BOTFIGHTER, good luck, and have fun. – Nimit (talk) 10:05, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Your contributions are appreciated. You are very welcome here. But, I have encountered possible copyright violation(s). Some or all of the content you added when creating Gajpanth appears to have been copy pasted from http://digambarjainonline.com/pilgri/gajpantha.htm. I have deleted the article.

Please remember that you must write in your own words. We cannot copy and paste from other websites. If I have made an error, please accept my apologies.

For further information, please read Wikipedia:Copyright violations. If you have questions, please ask. Best wishes, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:46, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (December 1)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by MatthewVanitas was:
This submission seems to be a test edit and not an article worthy of an encyclopedia. Please use the sandbox for any editing tests, but do not submit for review until you have an article that you want reviewed for inclusion in Wikipedia. Thank you.
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Wikipedia Collaboration

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Hello there BOTFIGHTER! I am FiendYT, an editor that has been on Wikipedia for only about 1-3 months. We can help each other out with making articles. How's the idea? FiendYT (talk) 02:53, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello FiendYT sorry I took a bit time to reply you, but nice ideas. So lets start suggesting articles!
Sounds good! What topics do you like? Aviation? Gaming? Education? I'm fine with all ideas. FiendYT (talk) 15:09, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, please always sign messages you leave on talk pages and such. FiendYT (talk) 23:26, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi FiendYT, I would like to first start gaming or aviation, I will start searching for both. Thank you for reminding me! Wish our first article go good. GOOD LUCK, bye!
Sorry for totally forgetting about this! I'm pretty busy and had to ignore your posts for some time. Now that I'm back, I'll also start with gaming or aviation. Good luck to you! FiendYT 15:10, 9 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Ok! Its all right FiendYT, I too had works!BOTFIGHTER (talk) 12:26, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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Vasant Vihar

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Hello, I have read this article Vasant Vihar, it is full (almost whole) writing goes against the rule of NPOV OR Neutral Point Of View. To inform you there are many places in India of name 'Vasant Vihar', at least this article should have written the article name as 'Vasant Vihar, Delhi', I there is one place called Vasant Vihar in Thane city too. The article looks (written things and photos) like it is an advertise, please check this out. Regards BOTFIGHTER (talk) 11:20, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • BOT, the Speedy Deletion page seems to be the wrong place for this comment. Anyway, you can relatively easily rename the article. Next to the watchlist star is a menu labeled "More". One of the options is move. Move means rename. Choose the move option and enter the new name for the article in the box that follows. Thanks, Oiyarbepsy (talk) 12:59, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
How to rename can you please tell me User:Oiyarbepsy.BOTFIGHTER (talk) 09:04, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Please read WP:MOS. You can leave it precisely where it is. We have no need to rename it. We have very precise methods of disambiguating places of the same name. Fiddle Faddle 15:49, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Languages

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Which languages do you know? -Nimit (talk) 16:12, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nimit , I know Marathi, Hindi and English well, but for what do you want?BOTFIGHTER (talk) 13:53, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Jai Jinendra, I wanted to invite you to Hindi Wikipedia]. I think it needs more help than the English Wikipedia. Many pages on Jain dharma need to be improved. I have also translated more than 10 articles from English to Hindi. You can also help. Regards -Nimit (talk) 14:49, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, but how to do it can you tell me (talk), I also want to join.BOTFIGHTER (talk) 15:09, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Just log in, with your username and password (same as English wiki). Here's my page. -Nimit (talk) 15:31, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I did it, thank you! But I don't have hindi input in my pc, would English do?BOTFIGHTER (talk) 15:39, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Try Google Input Tools for writing in Hindi. -Nimit (talk) 16:41, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Goenka & Associates Educational Trust

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Article for Jainism

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Please ask your questions here on article I am writing on!BOTFIGHTER (talk) 14:18, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Here to Help

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I don't know much about Wikiprojects but I will try to help. -जैन (talk) 09:49, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Check this out.-जैन (talk) 09:53, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
thanks but have read that all!BOTFIGHTER (talk) 09:54, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I am going to start wikiproject statues, so that there will be record on staues in the world!BOTFIGHTER (talk) 09:58, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. Can you translate "Statue of Ahimsa" page in Marathi? -जैन (talk) 11:15, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
-जैन , I am Marathi but I don't have Marathi font in my pc!BOTFIGHTER (talk) 11:18, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
You can use Google Input Tools. I use it for Hindi typing. Marathi language is also available. -जैन (talk) 11:21, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
ok!

11:51, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks :) -जैन (talk) 11:59, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
जैन , can you please meet me at wikiproject pruporsal page, please!BOTFIGHTER (talk) 12:01, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
For what? I am not interested in WikiProject for Statues.-जैन (talk) 12:11, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
OK! But thanks for the information!BOTFIGHTER (talk) 14:09, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I can help with WikiProject Statues, although I would likely be more focused on the WikiProject community, then the actual content. I'll still do my best though! :D
Thanks FiendYT for your help, if you would like to support or join this wikiproject then please add your name in the support list(here). For more information ask me here(talk page)!BOTFIGHTER (talk) 16:04, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Gajpanth

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Just a note: I linked "Balbhadra" to Jainism#Cosmology because I couldn't find anything better. (I was surprised not to find the term in the larger article Jain cosmology.) If you can find a better article to which we can link "Balbhadra", please feel free to change it. Corinne (talk) 18:52, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that, Gajpanth is the right article to link with "Balbhadra", but I have mentioned it before too that my article does not require any copy editing, it is all right I cannot write the exact spelling or pronunciation as it is not a English word this is whole article contains many words which are not in English but in languages like Hindi, Marathi, Prakrut, Sanskrit and many more, the people who made this language didn't gave us the right pronunciation in English, there are many English pronunciation for the same words, this point must be noted! Thank you Corinne!BOTFIGHTER (talk) 12:01, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'm glad you found an article for the link. I'm not sure to which article you are referring when you say, "My article does not require any copy editing". Which article? Corinne (talk) 15:16, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
About the article 'Gajpanth'BOTFIGHTER (talk) 11:52, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for clarifying. I don't understand your statement, above, that "I have mentioned it before too that my article does not require any copy editing". You posted a request for a copy-edit at the Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests on 9 February 2016, and I accepted and completed the assignment. See the list at Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests/Archives/2016. Also, your use of the phrase "my article" suggests that you have a feeling of ownership over the article. Please see WP:OWN. You wrote, above, "Thanks for that". It looks like your thanks refer to either my linking of "Balbhadra" to Jainism#Cosmology or to my informing you that I had done so. So, instead of thanking me for copy-editing the article, you tell me that your article "doesn't require any copy editing". Very strange.  – Corinne (talk) 14:15, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
sorry but User:Capankajsmilyo is removing all proper data of the article(this is also known as vandalism) telling that I don't have proper reference! Even if I have given proper reference.BOTFIGHTER (talk) 05:27, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks very much for the barnstar. You are too kind, and I too undeserving. Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 11:12, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
That's not correct my brother you are a miracle creature from God!(any god) You are just helping people(volunteering) and I am busy in my world in my useless things; I should be proud that there are people who care for others I have not contributed much, but I will appreciate you for your work my friend Ser Amantio di Nicolao! You are great!!!!!! 16:47, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi BOTFIGHTER, you've been reported for edit warring at Grand Theft Auto and frankly given the fact you've massively overstepped our three revert rule and not really explained yourself I should be spending this time blocking you. I would, however, like to hear from you first - why did you make these edits? -- samtar talk or stalk 12:43, 5 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The two statements prompt extensive community discussion; plus, our updates on recent ArbCom decisions
Undisclosed paid editing by a financial broker mired in scandal spans years, impacting Wikipedia's editors and readers
Foundation's latest foray into political waters, and grants funding structured data and anti-harassment measures, met with enthusiasm and concern
Several developments in the $2.5 million strategic planning process explored, and a team within the software production department is sidelined
Our second interview with the productive WikiProject Birds crew
Veteran editing workshop leader responds to a previous Signpost op-ed
Wikipedia's response to Trump inauguration and a fruitful, public "edit war" lead our media updates
Plus the latest scripts, bots, and tech news
Three weeks of the most popular Wikipedia articles
Twenty-eight articles, seven lists, two topics and four pictures were promoted
Women's marches on seven continents attracted strong Wikipedia engagement; Media luminaries and a presidential candidate joined WMF boss Katherine Maher at a New York gathering
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Re-initiating INCOTM

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It's been almost an year since "Indian collaboration of the month" was active. Firstly we need to restart this as soon as possible for development of India-related articles to greater heights. The members page was blanked, where many of them are inactive. This mass message is to all the members of WikiProject India, about this and interested editors interested will sign up. After this message gets delivered, we'll wait for 7 days before we start a discussion under a thread on the collaboration's talk page, among the members. The discussion will include what to clean-up of sub-pages, a new set of guidelines for smooth and uninterrupted functioning of the collaboration etc. Please keep all the discussions under this thread only, so that it will easier for future reference. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:19, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Re-initiating INCOTM

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It's been almost an year since "Indian collaboration of the month" was active. Firstly we need to restart this as soon as possible for development of India-related articles to greater heights. The members page was blanked, where many of them are inactive. This mass message is to all the members of WikiProject India, about this and interested editors interested will sign up. After this message gets delivered, we'll wait for 7 days before we start a discussion under a thread on the collaboration's talk page, among the members. The discussion will include what to clean-up of sub-pages, a new set of guidelines for smooth and uninterrupted functioning of the collaboration etc. Please keep all the discussions under this thread only, so that it will easier for future reference. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:19, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join the Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Incubator/Indian military history

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You are invited to join the Indian military history work-group, an initiative of the Military history WikiProject. This group is to exclusively deal with the topics related to Indian military. If you're interested, please add you name to the participants list. Ignore if you are already a member. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:06, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Loves Indian defence services

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You are requested to participate in the discussion of Wiki Loves Indian defence services on the talk page of WikiProject India. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:44, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red World Contest

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Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India)

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Greetings,

It is being planned to organize Wikigraphists Bootcamp in India, please fill out the survey form to help the organizers. Your responses will help organizers understand what level of demand there is for the event (how many people in your community think it is important that the event happens). At the end of the day, the participants will turn out to have knowledge to create drawings, illustrations, diagrams, maps, graphs, bar charts etc. and get to know to how to tune the images to meet the QI and FP criteria. For more information and link to survey form, please visit Talk:Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:45, 15 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Supporting Indian Wikipedia Program resource distribution

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In 2017 - 2018, the Wikimedia Foundation and Google working in close coordination with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Wikimedia India chapter (WMIN) and user groups will pilot a program encouraging Wikipedia communities to create locally relevant and high-quality content in Indian languages. This program (Code name: Project Tiger) will:

(a) Support active and experienced Wikipedia editors through the donation of laptops and stipends for internet access and
(b) Sponsor a language-based contest that aims to address existing Wikipedia content gaps.

The objective of the program is to provide laptops and internet stipends for existing editors who need support to contribute more actively. 50 basic model Acer Chromebooks and Internet stipends for 100 contributors are available for distribution. Provided resources are the sole property of the beneficiaries and should be used for the betterment of the movement.

If you're an active Wikimedian, and interested to receive support from this project, please apply. It will take around 10 minutes of your time, and will ask descriptive questions about your contribution to Indic Wikimedia projects.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:12, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Project Tiger Writing Contest

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In 2017 – 2018, the Wikimedia Foundation and Google working in close coordination with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Wikimedia India Chapter (WMIN) and user groups from India, are piloting a program encouraging Wikipedia communities to create locally relevant and high-quality content in Indian languages. This program will (a) support active and experienced Wikipedia editors through the donation of laptops and stipends for internet access and (b) sponsor a language-based contest that aims to address existing Wikipedia content gaps.

Phase (a) has been completed, during which active contributors were awarded laptops and internet stipends. Phase (b) will be a contest in which editors will come together and develop a writing contest focused on content gaps. Each month three individual prizes will be awarded to each community based on their contribution for the month. The prizes worth 3,000 INR, 2000 INR, and 1,000 INR, will be awarded to the top contributors for each month. The contest started at March 1, 2018, 0:00, and will end at May 31, 2018, 23:59 (IST). Useful links are as follows:

Looking forward your participation, all the best. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) at 22:21, 21 March 2018 (UTC).[reply]

WikiProject India

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Namaste, BOTFIGHTER. We would like to inform you about the recent changes to the WikiProject. As you may know, the old newsletter for WikiProject India ceased circulation in 2010. Now we have re-launched the newsletter in a new way. As a member, you are cordially invited to subscribe to the newsletter. Thank you.



Sent by Path slopu on behalf of WikiProject India. Go here to remove your name if you wish to opt-out of future mailings.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:55, 14 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject India 10,000 Challenge

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WikiProject India Hello BOTFIGHTER. You are invited to join the new WikiProject India 10,000 Challenge, a challenge which aims to see 10,000 improvements, destubs, and creations for Indian articles, covering every state of India and topic. Articles on all related topics are welcome. We need numbers to make this work and do something extraordinary for India on Wikipedia! Every 100 articles submitted will be copied into the wider Asian challenge. Sign up on the page if interested and start contributing!
If you know someone who might be interested, please invite them by: 
{{subst:WikiProject India/The 10,000 Challenge Invite|~~~~}}

Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:47, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You have been pruned from the Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members list.

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Hi BOTFIGHTER! You're receiving this notification because you were previously listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members, but you haven't made any edits to the English Wikipedia in over 1 year.

Because of your inactivity, you have been removed from the list. If you would like to resubscribe, you can do so at any time by visiting Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Khulta kali khulena

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Hello, BOTFIGHTER,

Welcome to Wikipedia! I edit here too, under the username PopePompus, and I thank you for your contributions.

I wanted to let you know, however, that I have tagged an article that you started, Khulta kali khulena, for deletion, because it is a very short article that doesn't provide readers with enough context to determine who or what the subject is.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top. If the page is already deleted by the time you come across this message and you wish to retrieve the deleted material, please contact the deleting administrator.

For any further query, please leave a comment here and prepend it with {{Re|PopePompus}}. And, don't forget to sign your reply with ~~~~ . Thanks!

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PopePompus (talk) 06:25, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]