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Draft:GPS Hospitality

Thanks for your clean up it is much appreciated~! ~ mitch ~ Mitchellhobbs (talk) 17:10, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

GPS Hospitality ~ Thank you Mitchellhobbs (talk) 20:32, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

Mitchellhobbs: You're welcome! Eman235/talk 00:04, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

Sources needed for Days of the Year pages

I see you recently accepted a pending change to May 4. I looked for a source for this date of birth in Andrew Denton that I could add to the DOY page and it was unsupported by any source there either.

You're probably not aware of this change, but Days of the Year pages are no longer exempt from WP:V and direct sources are required for additions. For details see the WikiProject Days of the Year style guide. I've gone ahead and un-accepted this edit and backed it out.

As a pending changes patroller, please do not accept additions to day of year pages where no direct source has been provided on that day of year page. The burden to provide sources for additions to these pages is on the editor who adds or restores material to these pages. They've had pending changes restrictions placed on them to prevent stuff like this getting in. Thank you. Toddst1 (talk) 02:39, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Ach! Thank you. My habit has been just to glance at the linked article to see if it says the same thing—I'll be more careful in the future. Eman235/talk 02:55, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Pokemon gen 3

Eman235 When you reverted all that i wrote, you said it was poorly punctuated and it did not belong there. What do you mean by that? I am pretty skilled in Pokemon knowledge. Can you explain please? Porygon-Z 12:03, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Porygon-Z474, sorry for the somewhat brusque edit summary. By "poorly punctuated", I was referring to passages like "look at it's tail" (should be "its"), but that is not the main reason I reverted. As far as I can tell, that column is for items like "The design of Whiscash was inspired by the mythological Namazu, a giant catfish said to cause earthquakes", or "Various critics consider Luvdisc among the most "useless" and "lazily designed" Pokémon"—not Pokédex-style blurbs. (I could be wrong about this, being generally unfamiliar with Wikipedia's articles on Pokémon, but it seems more encyclopedic to me.)

By the way, are you aware that a dedicated Pokémon wiki exists, at bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net? Eman235/talk 19:34, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

I take the Pokedex info, reword it a bit (due to fear of copyright) and put it in Wikipedia. I get why you did that now, but what if Bulbapedia (which i do know of) isn't available. I'm sure someone wants to know a little bit about Pokemon and not just polls and origins. While that is good info, it looks bare. There are massive blanks that need to be filled in. Facts are needed, and if you look at other generations,I have also filled in spaces and people seem to accept it. Sure there might be mistakes but that's why I have the community to fix it. Porygon-Z 11:56, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Porygon-Z474: good question about schools blocking Bulbapedia. I'd hesitantly reply "that's not our problem"; Wikipedia and Bulbapedia both are meant to provide information within their scope, to anyone who can access it, and nothing more. The article has had the hatnote at the top that reads "This article only covers the basics of Pokémon species. For detailed in-universe information, please refer to dedicated wikis on the subject." since it was created, which to me sounds like it discourages Pokédex-style descriptions. If you'd like to get a few other editor's opinions on this, you might start a request for comment at the WikiProject Pokémon talk page.

As for blank fields in the table, that's fairly common for "notes" columns (for example in Roald Dahl bibliography#Scripts). Some table entries may just not need notes.

By the way, per this guideline, your signature should at least have a link to your talk page in it. Eman235/talk 20:01, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Well OK then but then what good is this if it doesnt have info on 3/4 of the pokemon. It should have something. And how do I make my talk page good let alone have a link to it? Is Bulbapedia owned by Wikipedia, too? Bulbapedia is filled with "unknown errors" when you wanna edit something. Porygon-Z 20:27, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

WP:SIG should help. Basically, you just go to Special:Preferences, scroll down to the "Signature" section, check the "Treat the above as wiki markup" button, and enter something like [[User:Porygon-Z474|Porygon-Z]] ([[User talk:Porygon-Z474|talk]]), which would look like Porygon-Z (talk). (Don't forget to hit "save".)

As for the list, it does have quite a bit of information: the Japanese name, Pokédex number, type, evolutions, and first game appearance. It occurs to me that better information to add to the notes column than Pokédex-style flavor text would be basic physical descriptions and the origin of its name, like Charmander is a bipedal, salamander-like creature with a flame at the tip of its tail. Its English name is a portmanteau of "char" and "salamander" (from List of generation I Pokémon).

Bulbapedia isn't owned be Wikipedia (or the Wikimedia Foundation, rather); the reason the software is so similar is because they both run MediaWiki, which was originally developed for Wikipedia, but has since become common on many unaffiliated wikis. I don't know anything about Bulbapedia errors; you might want to report that here. Eman235/talk 22:25, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

I unchecked the box because it was already checked. As for pokemon, That's kinda what I do. I take Pokedex entries and merge then with Facts about their whereabouts and attributes. By the way have you ever taken a look at the notes of the list at the bottom? Porygon-Z (talk) 00:03, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Porygon-Z474, like these, or something else? (And what about them?) Eman235/talk 22:07, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Yes,some of them say like this tell you that they got the info on the Pokedex. So it is kinda based of of the Pokedex in a way. I guess they do allow Pokedex entries. Huh. Porygon-Z (talk) 01:29, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Porygon-Z474, ah, I see. There is a difference, though, between "Pokémon names, National Pokédex numbers, types, and evolutions" and the blurb / flavor text in the Pokédex entries. Eman235/talk 02:31, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Well, it's still from the Pokedex nonetheless. Even though it does need some flavor in the text. It needs life to this empty list. And why not give more info. Porygon-Z (talk) 11:54, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Well, I'm no arbiter—I think you or I should start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Pokémon (probably an RFC, since that page doesn't seem too active) about this. Eman235/talk 19:37, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

I think I'd like that. Porygon-Z (talk) 11:55, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

After reading the RfC page properly, I decided go for a third opinion, which should work fine. Eman235/talk 03:40, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Alright, although I don't know how to do one. So I don't exactly know how to do this...I think. Porygon-Z (talk) 13:36, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Third Opinion comment

A Third Opinion has been requested. What is the question? Robert McClenon (talk) 03:55, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Robert McClenon: we (Porygon-Z474 and I) were discussing the scope of the "Notes" column in this table (and similar tables in other articles named "List of generation [something] Pokémon"). Basically: should flavor text-like entries be allowed (e.g., It is interested in everything or Just put a potted flower outside and you'll see a Beautifly since its favorite food is nectar), or should the column be restricted to commentary from critics (e.g., Various critics consider Luvdisc among the most "useless" and "lazily designed" Pokémon), design or name origins (e.g., Design inspired by the Japanese mythological creature Tengu), and physical descriptions (e.g., from this article: Charmander is a bipedal, salamander-like creature with a flame at the tip of its tail.)? Eman235/talk 04:56, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

In my opinion, the key to what may be included in the Notes column is whether it has been reported by a reliable source, with "reliable" taking into account the trivial nature of the subject matter. If a commentator has said it, it can be included. Robert McClenon (talk) 21:56, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

But isn't the pokedex kinda reliable? People wanna know more than polls and tolls, right? Porygon-Z (talk) 13:16, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

If not involved in other editing work, could you have a look at this article please?

Good morning.
We haven't talked for some time. My well wishes were always with you as I returned to our chat often.
How is your editing work progressing? Hope you are well and at peace.
Could you have a look at this draft: User:Bkpsusmitaa/Violent_verses_of_the_Quran
? If you are willing to check the article, I would submit it for review.
Bkpsusmitaa (talk) 03:54, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Hi, Bkpsusmitaa. I've been doing well, thank you.

I read your draft, and it seems more like an essay than an encyclopedia article to me—see WP:NOTESSAY. (Have you considered getting a blog?)

Also, the (apparently intentional?) sparse references would set it apart from just about every other Wikipedia article, which in general are referenced in accordance with Wikipedia:Verifiability.

You could still submit it for review, of course, if you want a second opinion. Eman235/talk 23:48, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Thank you very much for quickly replying to my query, Sir, Eman235! I won't presently be submitting the draft. Your opinion is fair enough for me.

Thank you once again for your advice.

(Postscript) What if I only have the selective verses listed? As primary evidence?

Bkpsusmitaa (talk) 02:35, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for adding the OTRS mention . I'm kicking myself for not having done so myself. Meters (talk) 18:38, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Anytime. Eman235/talk 19:53, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

hey thx for relpy

I see i cut and pasted the first part of the article on to Grammarly to spell check and then pasted it back on the page. so when i paste it back the references were deleted right. that the number right. ex Cosequin,[1] right? well thx for replying back and explanation it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Makeroftheuniverse (talk • contribs) 10:23, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

Makeroftheuniverse: Indeed. Checking an article with Grammarly might be useful, but you should change the wording in the article manually, rather than copying it back in. Eman235/talk 11:25, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

To add information

Sir, I found an information missing in Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil's article. Here it goes, in the article an infobox is present. In that infobox there is a column called Occupation. In that column one thing is missing, that he is a "Philanthropist" also. Second thing is that the column is not arranged properly. It should be arranged like this:-

• Radiologist
• Chairman and managing director, VPS Healthcare group
• Philanthropist

Note: Sir, also provide the link of VPS Healthcare group in the column. Thanks. (223.230.152.136 (talk) 18:21, 20 June 2019 (UTC))

Done. Eman235/talk 20:31, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks

Sir, You did a tremendous job by correcting Dr. Shamsheer article. Before you I had asked many editors to make the desire edit. But no one showed any interest, they use to ask me "Why you are interested in a particular article?" Sir, I want to ask you if I request to edit a particular article, am I doing a crime? I feel as discriminated. They (other editors) ask me to post request to improve other article. If I am not interested in Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos article then why should I post query related to their articles. I hope you understand what I am trying to say. Thanks once again! (223.230.152.136 (talk)) —Preceding undated comment added 03:10, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Well, generally one is encouraged to "be bold" and make desired changes to articles oneself; but I understand that editing infoboxes can be somewhat intimidating for new users, so as I had no objections to the change, I made it.

It is considered a bit odd to ask a specific editor to make a change, rather than proposing it on the talk page of the article in question, but I don't know of any rule that specifically forbids it. Eman235/talk 05:14, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

• Sir, one last thing I would like to say that in the occupation column only dot(•) is missing before every occupation. Such as:-

         •Radiologist ("•" should be indicated before Radiologist) 

         •Chairman and managing director, VPS Healthcare group (same) 
 
         •Philanthropist (same) 

Note: I saw this method of occupation description(dot(•) before every occupation)in Bill Gates article also. So, this should also be in Dr. Shamsheer's article. I hope you understand my request. After this change the article will be in great shape. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.152.136 (talk) 05:51, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Done, though this seems to be a matter of individual taste, rather than a rule. Eman235/talk 06:56, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks

Sir, many many thanks to you. I wish one day you also get awarded by "a very very very top grade service badge".Best 👍💯 of luck 🍀 for future. My good 👍😇 wishes for you.🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀(this" Green" 😇 luck for you). Thanks. (223.230.171.213 (talk) 07:32, 21 June 2019 (UTC))

Some of the links not working

Sir, in Dr. Shamsheer's article some of the references in the segment "Awards and Accolades" shows error. Generally those which have reference number [25] Thanks. (223.230.171.213 (talk) 11:16, 21 June 2019 (UTC))

I've added a link to an archived version of that page. Eman235/talk 21:09, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Sir, the link of archived version is still showing some error,not displaying the information of the award correctly(Problem in reference number[25]). Hope you cross check it and if again the problem occurs then just remove those references.

Thanks. (223.230.169.115 (talk) 04:13, 22 June 2019 (UTC))

Just to make sure, you are talking about about this reference, right?

"The International Indian: Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil". Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-17.

It's true that the link reading "the original" still links to an error page. But the primary link, reading "The International Indian: Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil", should link to a live website. Eman235/talk 04:27, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Sir, the awards given to Dr. Shamsheer in years 2009,2010,2011,2012 & 2014-2013 have that same reference " https://www.theinternationalindian.com [25]". How come this possible,sir? I think any editor(of course not you) has done this mischievous work of providing the same reference beside all these awards. I told you earlier that other editors are jealous of this successful man that's why they are destroying his article by giving fake references beside the award's name, so that people can't get to know about various achievements of this great man. Sir, I can trust only you. You will certainly make everything ok!

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.169.115 (talk) 06:10, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Reference #25 is used several times in the article, yes, using a common technique for citing sources more than once. I've updated the reference so that it primarily links to this page. Is this acceptable? Eman235/talk 07:30, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Sir, your updated reference is absolutely accurate. You did a tremendous job.The page which you updated with link is "page 21" also update "page 20" and "page 22" because 20 & 22 shows error.Then this will be fully acceptable.

Thanks. (223.230.169.115 (talk)) —Preceding undated comment added 07:58, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

I don't see where those are cited in the article. What is the number of the footnote they are referenced in? Eman235/talk 08:01, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Note: See what you wrote above.These are your kind words" I've updated the reference so that it primarily link to this page".The page here you are talking about is page no 21,this page is now updated by you;but page 20 and page 21 still shows error. I think I am good enough to bring this request in your knowledge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.169.115 (talk) 08:16, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Ah, I see. The problem is that when you click on "page 20" or "page 22" on the archive of page 21, they take you to a page that reads "Hrm. The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL", right?

I don't think there's anything I can do about that, unfortunately, unless www.theinternationalindian.com comes back online. It's fortunate that someone had used the Wayback Machine to save page 21, which is the relevant page when talking about Shamsheer's accolades. Eman235/talk 21:33, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

• Sir, you mentioned above that you can't do anything unless www.theinternationalindian.com comes back online. How will yo come to know that the website is working (online)? Do you think it will be online in future?
• Dr.Shamsheer spouse name is missing in the infobox.
• About his children (number of children).
• Known: VPS Healthcare group. (Sir,provide VPS Healthcare group in form of link).

Note:All these informations are provided in other billionaire's(Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos,Mark Zuckerberg and many more)article infobox. But in Dr. Shamsheer case most of these things are missing.

Thanks.(223.230.165.97 (talk)) 21:07, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

I'll know that www.theinternationalindian.com is online when I visit it and there is no longer a 500 error. I don't know when or if that will happen, but I might check periodically.

I've added his spouse's name to the infobox.

I don't see any mention of his children in the article. If you could provide a source for information about his children, I will gladly add that to the article.

known_for =: I'm not sure exactly what to put there—"Chairman and managing director, VPS Healthcare Group"? That would be pretty redundant. Eman235/talk 01:47, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

Sir, The link about his children:- [] (When you will click on this link his profile page(forbes) will appear then scroll down the page.)

The link about known for:-

Known for:- Founder of VPS Healthcare. (Put this only; because it is mentioned in his occupation column about his designation).

Note:- Write founder of VPS Healthcare group(organisation name in the form of link). []

Thanks.(223.230.165.97 (talk) 04:11, 24 June 2019 (UTC))

Thanks, I made the changes. (I chose not to link VPS Healthcare in the "known for" parameter, though, because it's already linked under "occupation". While we're making comparisons to the Bill Gates article, notice that while "Microsoft" is mentioned several times in that infobox, it is only linked once.) Eman235/talk 05:03, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

• Sir, two more important awards name to be added in Dr. Shamsheer's award and accolades paragraph. These are as follows:

1:) Healthcare CEO of The Year Award, 2019. Link:[]

2:) ABLF Outstanding Business Citizen Award;October 6,2018. Link: [] 3:) His parents name is also missing in the infobox. (You can see about his parents on his Google profile page) 4:) Sir, one last thing the reference no [25] which you updated works sometimes and sometimes shows error. So, I think that reference should be constructed,maintained & then saved properly. Sir, I must have irritated you; for that I am extremely sorry😔. This is my last request and it's only up to you to fulfill or not. Hope, you will add these informations & reupdate the reference. Thanks. (223.230.165.97 (talk) 15:03, 24 June 2019 (UTC))

Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		Sir, you are a tremendous, fabulous,helpful and very nice editor. Your contribution to Dr.Shamsheer Vayalil article is just amazing and this is for you or I should say you deserve better than this.Thankyou Eman235.(223.230.165.97 (talk) 21:49, 23 June 2019 (UTC))

I want to thank you from bottom of my heart ❤. You were the only editor who didn't get irritated with my request. You only made the appropriate edits. In future also I will fetch you to fulfill the desire request. Till then, 

Thanks once again.

• That time I didn't know how to provide a Barnstar correctly. Now, I understood so I provided it in correct manner. Hope this Barnstar will make your award gallery more shiny.

(223.230.169.115 (talk) 08:49, 22 June 2019 (UTC))

You're welcome Eman235/talk 21:34, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

To add dot mark

Sir, in Dr. Shamsheer's article a slight change is needed. 1:) In alma mater section in infobox, provide a dot mark(•) before each medical college name. 2:) In Parents name column in infobox also provide with a dot mark(•) before each parent name. 3:) In awards column in infobox provide with a dot mark(•) before each award name.

 These all dot mark are needed to make the infobox information looks more properly arranged. 

Thanks. Best wishes. (106.207.51.166 (talk) 12:51, 3 July 2019 (UTC))

I have added them. Eman235/talk 14:41, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Is my signature working now?

It should be 'S' in red, 'i' in green, and 'r' in blue. It should also link to my user page. Sir 21:04, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

​Looks like it. Happy editing! Eman235/talk 21:07, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

​ Yay! Sir 21:09, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

To revert an edit

In Dr. Shamsheer's article an editor has removed preposition "a" before "MBBS" Degree in early life paragraph. We generally use preposition(a) before name of any degree (this is told to me by one of the wikipedia's administrator). I must have done it myself only but it is very difficult for me to revert any edit. Hope you will revert this edit, since you have been helpful from past few months. Thankyou. (223.230.173.135 (talk) 12:33, 31 July 2019 (UTC))

I have made the change. Eman235/talk 15:38, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Sir, can you replace the current profile picture of Dr. Shamsheer present in the infobox with earlier one.That picture was of more pixel than the existing one.I can't understand why a user has removed that one. Hope, you will restore that too. Thankyou. (223.230.173.135 (talk) 17:10, 31 July 2019 (UTC))

Really? File:Shamsheer Vayalil.jpg, the new image, is 2,139 × 2,749 pixels, while the original, File:Dr Shamsheer Vayalil.jpg is only 680 × 1,019 pixels. It is true that the new image is 'shorter' in the sense of having a smaller difference between the width and the height, but overall the new one is much bigger. Eman235/talk 17:23, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Oh! I apologize for my mistake I misunderstood the size of the profile picture with its pixel. But I only meant about the size. Will you restore the earlier one instead of this? Thankyou. (223.230.128.136 (talk) 17:34, 31 July 2019 (UTC))

I'm not too sure about this change, so I brought it up at Talk:Shamsheer Vayalil#Image used in infobox. Feel free to chime in there, and maybe some other people will offer opinions. Eman235/talk 17:36, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Sir, one of the user gave his opinion regarding to Dr. Shamsheer profile picture. Would you please! check that at the talk page?

Thank you. (223.230.172.63 (talk) 11:36, 2 August 2019 (UTC))

Sir, we are two users in the favour of first profile picture. Please! do have a look on Dr. Shamsheer's talk page.

Best wishes. (223.230.172.63 (talk) 04:24, 3 August 2019 (UTC))

Done. Eman235/talk 18:56, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		You(Eman 235) are a very kind,extraordinary and friendly user and I think you deserve this. Cheer up. 😇😇 223.230.152.166 (talk) 15:47, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

You're a 'Featured Host'

I have added you as a featured host to replace myself. Hopefully you will be OK with this. See here. Interstellarity (talk) 14:54, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

​Sure, I suppose that's fine. Eman235/talk 17:57, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

To restore the references

Sir, earlier also you saved reference number 2 of Dr. Shamsheer's article with the help of way back machine. So, please also save the references 26 & 28 with the help of way back machine, if it's impossible then provide alternative references for both of them or you can provide references 26 & 28 in the form of PDF as you did with reference 2. I completely believe that you will surely sort out this problem. Thank you. (223.230.165.158 (talk) 11:23, 10 August 2019 (UTC))

• This problem is sorted out.

Thanks. (223.230.129.41 (talk) 12:28, 12 August 2019 (UTC))

To add these informations in the article

• Sir, I found three important informations regarding Dr. Shamsheer's article. These are in the form of links below or you can visit to Dr. Shamsheer's talk page also to see the same request:

1)[] 2) [] 3) [] (This 3rd link will display that Dr. Shamsheer has earmarked Rs1000 crore for expansion plan for healthcare in india). Please! add these informations in the article. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.129.41 (talk) 14:24, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

To know about reliability of references

Sir, can you tell that references 18,24,28 & 29 of Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil's article is independent and reliable or not? One more, comment for reference 10 also. Thank you. (223.230.129.41 (talk) 12:25, 12 August 2019 (UTC))

• I found about it on "WP:Reliability of Reference".

Thank you. (223.230.174.34 (talk) 09:42, 16 August 2019 (UTC))

See at the top

Sir, I have posted my request on top of the talk page as heading "To add some information in the article ".Now I learnt how and where to post new request but I can't bring that request at the bottom. It is very difficult for me. Please! see that. By the way I am improving and learning to edit Wikipedia.🙂 Thank you. (223.230.145.71 (talk) 10:30, 17 August 2019 (UTC))

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/x/ vs. /k/

Hey Eman235, I just saw your edit on the LaTeX page. The IPA transcription updated is correct. /k/ is the velar stop, while /x/ is the velar fricative. Take a look at https://ipachart.com for a reference. I don't know how the plain transcription method, so if you know how to update that, it would be greatly appreciated :)

Crockeo (talk) 21:30, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi, Crockeo. I know what sound /x/ represents—and according to the official website of LaTeX, it is the intended pronunciation. I wouldn't be surprised if /k/ is fairly common among English speakers, as with TeX (see TeX § Pronunciation and spelling). The article TeX actually suggests /k/ as an alternate pronunciation in the opening sentence. I would suggest bringing this up on Talk:LaTeX, so other editors can weigh in. (For now, I'll change it back to /x/, like it says in the on the LaTeX website.) Eman235/talk 19:44, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Please explain!

They ( other editors) say that asking to edit about a particular article considered as vandalism on wikipedia. Is this true? Thanks. (223.230.129.186 (talk) 19:59, 19 September 2019 (UTC))

Requesting that an article be modified is not vandalism, no. (Though some may find it irritating if a request is repeated after being denied.) Where has someone called it vandalism? Eman235/talk 16:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Cloak request

Hi Eman235! We've received a cloak request from you but without any desired cloak specified and so could not act on it. Please refile a request with a preferred cloak specified -- thanks! Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 04:43, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Snowolf: Oh, sorry! I think I had JavaScript turned off, and so didn't see the dropdown box. I have resubmitted with wikipedia/Eman235. Eman235/talk 06:30, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Needs update

Sir, I had posted a request on Talk:Shamsheer Vayalil heading "For Updation of Net Worth column" for updation of Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil new Forbes profile of December 2019.Please make possible updates. I have also provided his Forbes profile new link of 2019. Thanks(223.230.170.254 (talk) 06:09, 29 November 2019 (UTC))

• Someone has removed "Stevie Award 2011" statement from the Shamsheer Vayalil article. To be very clear this Stevie award was given to Shamsheer Vayalil for his outstanding contribution in healthcare sector. The editor who removed the statement of Stevie award from the article gave explanation on Talk:Shamsheer Vayalil that Stevie award is not prestigious, it can be bought by spending few thousand dollars. That editor also told that this Stevie award gets zero likes and no one knows about it.
• One more thing someone has removed this dot mark(•) which you placed before every information present in the alma mater column,occupation column, awards column and parents name column(in the infobox). Please help in restoring these dots also. I believe that you will contribute in the betterment of the article as you have done before also. Eagerly waiting for your response. 🙁🙁🙁🙁

Thanks. (223.230.167.193 (talk) 15:51, 13 December 2019 (UTC))

Sorry I haven't responded -- I see some changes have been made to the article since December 13th -- are there still things you want done? Eman235/talk 22:33, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

Please do see the talk page of the article if you haven't already. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 01:33, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

• They removed "Stevie Awards 2011" from the article because they couldn't find the name "VPS or Shamsheer" in it. I told them that the award was given to his hospital "LLH, Abu Dhabi" which is unit of "VPS Healthcare" but they didn't agree. I'm totally confused what's going with the article.🤷‍♂
• They removed "blist" from occupation column in infobox because they found "blist" was consuming much space. Once take a glance on infobox of these articles (occupation column) Uday Kotak , Bill Gates & Jeff Bezos . I'm not comparing🙅‍♂ Shamsheer's article with these people article but just asking for your view on those.

You agree on this or not first let me know. 🙎‍♂ Thanks. (223.230.150.20 (talk) 04:50, 29 December 2019 (UTC))

• For Stevie awards you need to unlock the archive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.144.194 (talk) 19:16, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Regards list styling, I don't really have a strong opinion; but I find the guideline at Template:Infobox person#Inline lists compelling enough.

Regards the Stevie Awards, I'm afraid I'll need a little more context; some editors appear to have advocated removing mention of them from all articles in which they are mentioned. What do you mean by "unlock the archive", by the way? Does it have to do with https://web.archive.org/, perhaps? Eman235/talk 22:19, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Edit request 4 January 2020!

• In Shamsheer Vayalil article:

They say that "Stevie award" is pay for promotion award but can't proof this. Do you believe the same?

What about "blist" in occupation column (in infobox)? They say that "blist" will be inappropriate because the information in occupation column is written in vertical style.Please give your opinion about this also.

In "early life paragraph" please add Porur in between "Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute" and "Chennai". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.171.242 (talk) 09:15, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

Please help in linking some words in the article such as " Physician " and "philanthropist" so, that it would be easy for people to get through these meanings easily.

Thanks.. (223.230.151.127 (talk) 06:49, 4 January 2020 (UTC))

Lemon Twigs/GTS

Hi. I'm not super savvy with Wiki and could not figure out how to reply to your question about the album cover photo, so I'm sending this here. The technical offical title of the album is "Go To School." It was listed previously in the article as "Go to School." When I edited to change the lowercase t to a Capital T, it "broke the link", I guess, to the image? So the only way to align them was to upload a new version of the album cover that was named with the "To" rather than the "to." I hope this makes sense!

Z3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zapple3 (talk • contribs) 20:31, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Zapple3: No worries, learning to edit Wikipedia takes time. (You might want to check out some of the help pages.) Regards the correct capitalization, are you sure "To" is capitalized? Sources seem to differ, some of them have it as "To", while others use "to". (For what it's worth, the cover itself appears to have a lowercase "t".) At any rate, the guideline on this says that short prepositions like "to" shouldn't be capitalized. Eman235/talk 14:52, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Lavender Blue - song

It seems on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Lavender%27s_Blue you've changed the wrong thing. The song is called "Lavender Blue" but it seems a newer version is using the title "Lavender's Blue" - so now the article title is incorrect along with the info on the page that you should have corrected instead. Please swap it back, thanks.

Mike — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.225.1.136 (talk) 02:20, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Really? The oldest published version of the song (which you can read on Wikisource) has it as "Diddle, Diddle. Or, The Kind Country Lovers.", notes that it has the "Tune of Lavender green", and begins "Lavenders green, didle, didle / Lavenders blue". Not exactly conclusive, but the first mention of the tune really being called "Lavender Blue" in the Wikipedia article is the 1949 Disney version. At any rate, "Lavender's" seems the most grammatical. Eman235/talk 23:58, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Change the title to 'Lavender Green (tune)' as the only thing common, is the tune. SO '...but the first mention of the tune really being called "Lavender Blue" ' is completely wrong, we know the name of the tune already. It seems Disney used apostrophe s - so new song title new song, same old Lavender Green tune. There are many versions of the song; I believe the MAJORITY are called 'Lavender Blue' but I'm not going to suggest they all have the same words - although they may. "Lavender's Blue" is definitely wrong. If you're going by the song, then "Diddle, Diddle" would be correct, not <anything> blue (or green) !!!!! Can we continue discussion by e-mail : pmailkeey at gmail.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.225.1.136 (talk) 22:30, 4 April 2020 (UTC) And Disney version is 1948.

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The "it means no worries" part was reverted though, unfortunately. Maybe I'll try to put in back in sometime:)

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I'm intrigued to know if adding an extra space after {{snd}} fixed the problem, since this template equates to  –&space;. So adding another space would produce a double space – which "the system" would correct to a single space. So in theory it should have had no effect whatever? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 19:38, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

​ Yeah, I'm not sure exactly what I was thinking there. The actual problem is that, on my computer at least, in "foo – bar" the non-breaking space looks twice as wide as the regular space. I'm a little mystified. Eman235/talk 22:06, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Well obviously that explains why you must have a new computer. . 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 08:58, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

But just out of idle curiosity, is the effect specific to the default font or more general?

• Serif: U – U U
• Sans-serif: U – U U
• Mono: U – U U
• Arial: U – U U
• Times New Roman: U – U U
• Garamond: U – U U
• Courier New: U – U U
• Noto: U – U U
• Verdana: U – U U
• Trebuchet MS: U – U U
• Georgia: U – U U

As I say, just idle curiosity since I can't see it being rushed to the top of any "must fix this bug now" list any time soon. So feel free to just let it drop.--𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 10:47, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

​ It seems to be a bug with the default sans I was using, Bitstream Vera...I changed it to DejaVu Sans (which is apparently an expansion of Bitstream Vera) and now it looks fine. Other fonts also render correctly. Go figure! Eman235/talk 20:14, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Indeed I found this bug report from 2006 (!) where the same issue was reported and fixed in DejaVu. No idea what I was doing using Bitstream, as it's clearly ancient, haha! Eman235/talk 20:20, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

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