Talk:S. Hussain Zaidi

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On 20 August 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Hussain Zaidi to S. Hussain Zaidi. The result of the discussion was moved.

Recent deletion/additions[edit]

Howdy, to prevent an edit war, I'd like to encourage both KDS4444 and ZonMusicStar to both please use this talk page to explain your changes. The one who does not participate in discussion cannot have consensus. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:40, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly. I tried to reduce this article to its basic facts about the subject and remove what I saw as largely superfluous material about the subject's books that had nothing to do with the subject. This meant that the final product was a good deal shorter, which in my mind meant it was more concise and direct rather than rambling and discursive. I would like to hear the other side of the story, however. KDS4444^Talk 06:22, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I added information that I found relevant. If someone is to contribute to the article he/she should edit the content and not outrageously delete the entire article. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZonMusicStar (talk • contribs) 09:24, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Though I believe KDS4444 had good intentions, I think the cuts went too deep. Subject is notable for being a writer, thus it seems relevant to his notability to include a list of books in the way that we would present a singer's discography or an actor's filmography. This is underscored by the fact that at least one of the subject's works have been adapted into a notable film. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 11:55, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Renovation[edit]

In these 14 edits I did a fairly significant renovation of the article. I got rid of a few references that didn't seem relevant to Zaidi and/or that were tangential to him. I cleaned up some of the grammar and confusing statements. Some things didn't need to be said either because they were confusing or somewhat promotional. Most of my edits are explained in each edit summary in case you wonder about my rationale. Oh, and there was some funkiness. I noticed that some of the content seemed to be copied verbatim from Mafia Queens of Mumbai That's problematic, and I tried to undo that. It could still use more tweaking if anyone's game. Any questions? Drop me a note here. Thanks. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 13:34, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Requested Move August 2023[edit]

Requested move 20 August 2023[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Unopposed. (closed by non-admin page mover) – Material Works 19:50, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hussain Zaidi → S. Hussain Zaidi – Requesting this renamed; as attributed by the author's publisher Penguin, GoodReads and different newspapers. Titodutta (talk) 03:47, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.