User talk:Joyal867

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AshLin (talk) 15:38, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Removing citations in Munnar article[edit]

I have noticed that you have been removing Tamil versions of the name 'Munnar' and relevant citations. This is unethical and is against Wikipedia's policy of neutrality. Tamils form a sizable demographic group in Munnar and as a result, a Tamil version of the name must be included. If you disagree, then please start a discussion page on this - please do not commit vandalism by removing citations. Jash121 (talk) 23:47, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Joyal, when a particular linguistic group forms the majority in a particular place, that language has the right to be represented whether or not it is official. To say that a language is not important because it is not official is imperialism. Wikipedia is a neutral encyclopedia and facts have to be represented as they are. As for Coimbatore and Ooty: - even though Malayalees live there, they are nowhere close to forming a majority. Perhaps, there are exceptions. But, I need firm evidence before I can agree to such a claim. Jash121 (talk) 01:32, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

December 2011[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Mullaperiyar Dam. When removing content, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the content has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Do not remove Tamil language from the tittle of the article ...Captain......Tälk tö me... 15:27, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

April 2012[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Munnar. When removing content, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the content has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Sitush (talk) 10:35, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Munnar, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. Sitush (talk) 06:17, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

August 2012[edit]

This is your last warning. The next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia, as you did at Allah as Moon-god, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Dougweller (talk) 12:28, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]