User talk:Salih/Archive 1

List of fluid flows named after people

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Thomas Ponniah

I just wanted you to see the new article with an entry at WP:AFD, and wondered if you think notability is now established? (Mind meal (talk) 07:12, 13 February 2008 (UTC))

• All the facts mentioned in the article are verifiable. But, being a co-editor of a book and writing a couple of articles in academic journals may not automatically ensure a place in an encyclopedia. No doubt sooner or later Dr. Ponniah will become notable enough to find a place in Wikipedia. A. Salih (talk) 09:07, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Malayalam Wikipedia

Hi, Inviting you to Malayalam Wikipedia.Please contribute there also!--Anoopan (talk) 12:35, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Dear Anoopan, it's so nice of you to invite me to Malayalam Wikipedia. Thanks. I would like to contribute to Malayalam Wikipedia also, but time is the major constraint. That's why I am sticking only to the English Wikipedia. Hope one day I will join with you in Malayalam Wikipedia. Salih (talk) 16:34, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Atholi

Thanks for editing and contributing to the page. please let me know where I could be helpful.--Kuniyil (talk) 08:47, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for extending your help. I have a request. If you can start articles on Grama Panchayaths (which is of interest to you) in Kozhikode with basic informations, I can further edit and expand them. Thanks once again. Salih (talk) 16:05, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Restoring comments on other people's talk pages

Acutally, Nintsunny has every right to delete your comment from his talk page. Please see WP:DRC. --Jaysweet (talk) 16:23, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

OK I agree and respect WP:DRC. But people usually delete or revert vandalism. I think my edit does not amount to vandalism. Salih (talk) 17:05, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh, quite agreed, your edit was completely in good faith, and I don't think there was any reason for Nitinsunny to delete it. But for whatever reason, that's his choice. Some people are just grouchy about comments on their talk pages, I guess. I think it is better to archive, and to tell you the truth, I don't entirely agree with WP:DRC myself :) --Jaysweet (talk) 17:14, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I think you got my point. Thanks for your opinion. --Salih (talk) 12:37, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

• I am extermely s0rry that I deleted your message. Wont repeat it

Nitinsunny (talk) 18:57, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

OK Nitinsunny, I have taken it in good spirit. --Salih (talk) 12:41, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Nitinsunny (talk) 13:08, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Hydrodynamics merge

Hi Salih, a month ago I placed the merge tags on Hydrodynamics. Besides your objection on my personal talk page, there were no reactions on Talk:Fluid_dynamics#Hydrodynamics_merge_proposal. I would very much appreciate to hear your present view on the subject, preferably on Talk:Fluid_dynamics#Hydrodynamics_merge_proposal. The idea is to transfer the relevant parts of hydrodynamics to fluid dynamics and its talk page. Best regards, Crowsnest (talk) 10:27, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

I have posted my comments in Talk:Fluid_dynamics#Hydrodynamics_merge_proposal. Regards, --Salih (talk) 13:01, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Your message

Hello. Please be civil. Please do speak sarcastically, as you did on my talk page. Thank you. Nick Graves (talk) 02:52, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

You are probably right me wrong about Calicut

I replied to your comment on my talk page. Uzhuthiran (talk) 12:56, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

malayalam actors

there is a lot of duplication between the pages Category:malayali actors & malayalam actors ,pls improve clarity jeph (talk) 07:11, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

NITT

The 192 faculty was taken from here. I guess that must not have been updated for some time. Typical with the college. In future, I'll try not to make bulk edits at one time.. Sorry about it. Ecthelion 8 (talk) 12:41, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

That's good.Ecthelion 8 (talk) 04:44, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Perumbadavam Sreedharan

Ping, again :) TravellingCari 19:25, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Let me add an apology on behalf of the encyclopedia for the entirely unreasonable attacks on this article. I've commented further on my talk page. Not that I speak for the encyclopedia really, but in this matter I hope i do speak for most of us and I wish i spoke for all. DGG (talk) 04:49, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

About CsDs

Thank you for letting me know.

I'm still a beginner in New Page Patrolling, so I'm still learning.

Thanks again,

—Mooshykris (talk) 01:36, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

• Huh, what do you mean by that? What were they like? --Mooshykris (talk) 04:38, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

See the discussions here and here. Salih (talk) 08:18, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Anand

Thanks for your edits on the Anand page.

j Jay4905 (talk) 11:21, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Afd section

The section you refer to was not removed, it was moved, and to talk, which is the place for such discussions, as per endless precedent. Thanks, SqueakBox 19:17, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

CFL Condition

The condition

$\left|a{\frac {\Delta t}{\Delta x}}\right|\leq 1$

is commonly referred to as CFL condition and is derived by performing a von Neumann stability analysis. I think it is appropriate call it CFL condition. Salih (talk) 06:43, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

You are right - this result is the same as what is commonly referred to as the CFL condition. However, as I explained in my comment, the CFL condition in general gives a necessary *but not sufficient* condition for stability; it is therefore incorrect to state that the Lax-Friedrichs method is stable if *and only if* the CFL condition is met - one can only state that the Lax-Friedrichs method is stable *if* the CFL condition is met. von Neumann stability analysis gives a necessary and sufficient condition, and can thus be qualified by "if and only if." Also, the CFL condition need not be derived from von Neumann stability analysis. It is usually derived from a domain of dependence argument. For more information, I refer you to "Computational Fluid Dynamics" by J. Blazek, section 10.3.6 and 10.3.7 on pages 347-349, especially the concluding remark:

"It is important to note that the CFL condition (10.42) is not sufficient (however necessary) to guarantee stability of the numerical scheme. Therefore, the von Neumann analysis should be carried out as well." Lgstarn (talk) 07:17, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Alright. I agree with you. Thanks. Salih (talk) 07:46, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Thank you for your contribution on the FTCS link on that page! I feel we might want to add that for the example listed on the Lax-Friedrichs page, FTCS is never stable. Let me know what you think. Lgstarn (talk) 08:23, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that’s an excellent idea! Please carry on. We might also want have an article on von Neumann stability analysis, I suppose. Salih (talk) 09:55, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

thanks!

Thank you for creating Vladimir Zakharov. Happy editing, Kingturtle (talk) 22:14, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

You are welcome! Salih (talk) 06:52, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Username

Hi would you like to usurp the Salih username from Salih Abdusamad? =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:05, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it's a good idea! Please do it for me. Thanks. Salih (talk) 07:57, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

If you do not own the Salih account, then you need to place a request at WP:CHUU and wait for instructions. If you own the CHU account, please log in as Salih Abdusamad and place a request at WP:CHU, and then log in as Salih and place a confirmation below the post that you own the account. A bureaucrat there will then rename you. =Nichalp «Talk»= 12:09, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

I tried... -- I'm not sure what statement this is in response to. Could you please clarify? =Nichalp «Talk»= 16:56, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

I placed a request at WP:CHU after logged in as Salih Abdusamad. But, the SoxBot VI says that it "has analyzed this request, and a problem(s) was found. Although the requested username exists, the user has not made any contributions to Wikipedia. Therefore, you can place a request to usurp the username at WP:USURP." Salih (talk) 17:04, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm assuming that you cannot log in as Salih. If that is the case, please place a usurpation request at WP:USURP. If you can login as Salih, please add a message below Soxbot's post that you want to proceed with the rename. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:46, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I am unable to login as Salih. So, I'll try usurpation request at WP:USURP. Salih (talk) 18:15, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Shannon kernel

A quick search shows me that there is indeed a Shannon kernel, but I can't find any evidence to associate it with Shannon. Why don't you make an article on it, and if you find that it's something that Shannon is known for, then you can add that back. Dicklyon (talk) 06:47, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Well. I reintroduced it because I thought the red link was your concern. As for your doubt regarding the evidence to associate Shannon with Shannon kernel, please see [1] and [2]. If you are convinced you may include it. Even otherwise it’s not a problem. Salih (talk) 07:57, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

You may like to see this also. Salih (talk) 09:42, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

So Shannon kernel is just a variant term for a sinc function? In all my years, I've never heard it called that, and these papers that call it that don't seem to even mention Claude Shannon, so I don't think this usual term is something he's known for, except maybe by the more common term Whittaker–Shannon interpolation formula. Dicklyon (talk) 16:55, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

A recent research paper discussing Shannon kernel may not mention Claude Shannon in a similar way that a recent research paper discussing Newton's rings may not mention about Newton himself. Anyway, no worries. Salih (talk) 17:06, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Sure, but here are papers that mention Newton with respect to Newton's rings. Are there papers that mention Shannon with respect to the Shannon kernel? When did it first appear? Who coined the term or used it early on? If Shannon is known for it, there should be some evidence of that. Dicklyon (talk) 00:38, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I do not have all those details. This paper which discusses "Nonextensive Entropic Kernels" is citing a book "C. Shannon and W. Weaver. The Mathematical Theory of Communication. University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Ill., 1949." and a paper "C. E. Shannon. A mathematical theory of communication. The Bell System Technical Journal, 27 (3):379–423, 1948." Both are presumably by Claude Shannon. I do not believe that any other Shannon in "communication theory" is famous enough to have a kernel named after him. Salih (talk) 06:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

That's the two versions of the standard Shannon ref; I have the book. He used a sinc function in it, but nobody calls it a "Shannon kernel" as far as I know; he certainly didn't invent it. Furthermore, the paper you cite doesn't seem to mention a Shannon kernel, but rather "the Jensen-Shannon kernel, introduced and shown to be pd by Hein et al. [2004]". Dicklyon (talk) 06:14, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I did not claim that Shannon invented the Shannon kernel. My point is that Shannon kernel is associated with Claude Shannon. I don't know who coined the word. Salih (talk) 06:19, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

The implicit claim was that Shannon "is known for" it. But we don't even know for sure what "it" is, and there's scant evidence that Shannon is known for it. Dicklyon (talk) 06:41, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, the point is we don't know what Shannon kernel is all about. Salih (talk) 06:47, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Exactly. And if we find out, that might be the time to add it; not before. Dicklyon (talk) 06:58, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

That's fine. Thanks. Salih (talk) 06:59, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Malayali

Hi,

I was wondering, what you meant by "could be dravidian and non-dravidian". In my opinion a Malayalee is a speaker of Malayalam, a Dravidian language. So they are clearly "Dravidian inhabitants" to me. The fact, that Malayalis may also be called "Keralite" doesn't contradict that statement. But a Keralite inhabitant is not the same as a Malayali, if he doesn't speak Malayalam or any of its dialects. I would like to hear your arguments.

Best regards, --Ultramegasuperstar (talk) 16:22, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

It may not be correct to say that all Malayalis are Dravidian. Among Malayalis there are many groups of people who speak Malayalam but migrated to Kerala several centuries ago from other parts of India. Salih (talk) 17:34, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Dravidian is not a racial term. It's primarily linguistic. A seperate Dravidian race is rejected by genetic results. See Dravidian peoples. Besides this, I'm still not convinced about your statement. If somebody speaks Malayalam as mothertongue, than this person is a Malayali, hence a Dravidian (speaker). --Ultramegasuperstar (talk) 17:40, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

I took the Dravidian as a race and hence the objection. If Dravidian refers to the peoples who speak any of the Dravidian languages, no objection to call a Malayali a Dravidian. Salih (talk) 17:50, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Again, this notion of an own Dravidian race is long time outdated. Was a pleasure to talk with you. I will re-edit the article, if you have no further objections :-) --Ultramegasuperstar (talk) 18:04, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Just carry on! Salih (talk) 18:18, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Vector soliton

I am the person who creates this article.

Because vector solitons are rather are ubiquitous and generic in the entire field of nonlinear systems, it should be very interesting to edit this concept in this famous website: wiki. However, as I am only a foreign student with poor English, this website is not well prepared. However, I promise that I would improve this website as best as I can. I am not intending to advise something in this website but just want to introduce the basic concept of wiki. So due to my limited knowledge on vector solitons, I could only dare to introduce our works on vector solitons. But I hope other researchers on vector solitons would try to improve this and make more people know about what vector solitons are. Please give me more time on improving this and I would try to clarify something inappropriate. Wish you could reconsider after a second thought as i have deleted and added something alread.

PS:I have rewrote the articles and hope you could give me another chance!

best regards,Vectorsoliton (talk) 13:58, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

I understand that the vector soliton is a notable concept. However, in order to survive the afd you need to add some inline sources to the article. Best of luck! Salih (talk) 14:54, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Mappila

Hello Salih, I have noticed some useful edits that you have made on Wikipedia. Please feel free to add more to the Mappila or the newly created List of Mappilas articles. Remember: for a name to be added to the List of Mappilas, the person must already have a article named after him, otherwise the list will be considered as a general directory and will get deleted (putting an external reference is not enough either, if the external reference is good enough to make an article then first you should make the article then add the name to the list). Thankyou. Lightta (talk) 22:23, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

• Thank you for creating List of Mappilas. I think you have some wrong notions about list articles. Please see WP:LIST. A list can contain few items which may not have its own article. In fact, a list can motivate editors to create new articles. There are many lists that contain predominantly red links; for example, see Malayalam films of the 1970s. Don’t worry about the article getting deleted if it is properly sourced! Salih (talk) 04:11, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

I appreciate your enthusiasm to add material to Wikipedia. I think you will agree with me, that red-links (especially like the ones on the List of Mappilas) not only look untidy, but they also do not have references, and as such vandals may add non-notable names to the list without people realising. Please also refer to the discussion on the deletion of Nair and Ezhava lists, since the administrators considered that they were more of a directory than a list of notables. Unfortunately those lists have now been deleted and will be difficult to revive since administrators keep deleting them (people who debated about the lists were non-Indian/non-Malayali who did not consider the list worthy either). Also I am unsure of whether Arya the Tamil actor is a Mappila, I included him in the list since he is Muslim and was born in Malabar.Lightta (talk) 08:08, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

I agree that non-notables in the list may be deleted by editors/admins. However, redlinks/items without links are not usually deleted from the list if it is sourced. There are umpteen numbers of links in the Wikipedia which contains red links. You don't have to be particularly worry about this aspect. I am also not sure whether Arya is a Mappila or not. Salih (talk) 09:28, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

There is a guideline Wikipedia:Red link which basically says they are good if they link to something that could plausibly sustain an article: "Good red links help Wikipedia". I would tend to first do a quick Google search to see if there seem to be enough references to establish notability. Aymatth2 (talk) 19:05, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Fluid Dynamics Taskforce

Hello Salih. At the moment we are reviving the Taskforce (formerly WikiProject) Fluid Dynamics, see WP:FLUID and its talk page. Since you have made major contributions on the subject, I would like to ask you whether you are willing to consider to become a member of the taskforce. If you do, you may indicate so on the taskforce page. Best regards, Crowsnest (talk) 22:56, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Non-Malayali Keralites versus Kerala ethnic groups

You made a comment on the AfD discussion for Non-Malayali Keralites. I did an attempt at a more neutral article as an alternative, Kerala ethnic groups, which I am sure needs a great deal of work but I think would be less controversial. One or the other should go. I would appreciate your comment in the AfD discussion. Aymatth2 (talk) 03:12, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

I've posted my comment in the AfD discussion. Thanks. Salih (talk) 05:04, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Salih. I saw you also made improvements. I keep tweaking the article - should leave it to editors who know something about the subject! But I find this rather fascinating - such an interesting and diverse society. I have the feeling that even as an overview there is a lot more to be said, more groups that deserve mention. Aymatth2 (talk) 18:42, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the appreciation for my small contribution. The page is looking terrific now and it has turned out to be one of the important pages related to Kerala, thanks to the effort and hard work have put in. Salih (talk)

New sources

I don't know whether you are watching Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kuessner effect, but new sources are available. Cheers. --Edcolins (talk) 22:16, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

KS Manoj

Hi:

The article on K. S. Manoj appears to be in the wrong name format. It is current K.S.Manoj. That is, without space between the initials. There exists another page for K. S. Manoj, but that redirects it to K.S.Manoj. Can you please make the correct name change? -- Sreejith Kumar (talk) 12:15, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

I have tried to move the page K.S.Manoj to K. S. Manoj, but it did not work because the talk page of the destination page contain non-empty talk page. However, an admin can easily accomplish this task. Please contact an admin for this. Thanks. Salih (talk) 13:19, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Kurt Friedrichs

Thanks for editing and improving the article I put in. My question is can you set it up so when someone searchs under "Friedrichs" or "KO Friedrichs" they would be directed to this article. Currently you only get there by typing "Kurt Friedrichs" MartinFriedrichs march 25 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Martinfriedrichs (talk • contribs) 21:40, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Done for KO Friedrichs. Typing K. O. Friedrichs and Kurt Otto Friedrichs, also redirect to the artle Kurt O. Friedrichs. Since Friedrichs is a common German surname and there already is a disambiguation page for Friedrichs, we won't be able to redirect the word "Friedrichs" to "Kurt O. Friedrichs". Salih (talk) 06:09, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Not sure I understand why when you type in "friedrichs" you only get options for "friedrich" , but as you can tell I have not worked wiht Wikipedia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.3.51.241 (talk) 19:01, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, you get option for "Friedrich" because there are many "Friedrichs"! Salih (talk) 19:13, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

FTCS scheme

Hi Salih. Since you are the author of the article FTCS scheme maybe you could help me answer two small questions about them:

1) What is the order of the error term for the one-dimensional heat equation illustrated?
2) Why is this true: "The FTCS method, for one-dimensional equations, is numerically stable if and only if the following condition is satisfied :$r={\frac {\alpha \,\Delta t}{\Delta x^{2}}}\leq {\frac {1}{2}}.$" Could you give me some insight and/or references.

Many thanks, GeometryGirl (talk) 14:07, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

1) FTCS is second order accurate in space anf first order accurate in time.

2) The stability condtion can be obtained by performing a Von Neumann stability analysis on the discretized equation.

Hope you'll find this helpful. Salih (talk) 14:16, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Cheers. GeometryGirl (talk) 14:21, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

LeVeque and Roe

Hi Salih. You are doing a wonderful job on adding biographies related to fluid dynamics! Best regards, Crowsnest (talk) 13:09, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Crowsnest, thanks for the complements. Salih (talk) 15:05, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Physics template

Hi Salih. Please feel free to add a {{physics|class=xxx|importance=yyy|fluid-dynamics=yes}} template to the talk page of articles you start, e.g. John L. Lumley (many thanks for that one!). The classes are described at WP:ASSESS, and guidelines for importance within physics are given here. Best regards, Crowsnest (talk) 10:58, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice. I'll follow it in the future. Salih (talk) 07:13, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome . -- Crowsnest (talk) 12:38, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Chi-Wang Shu

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Re: Professorial prodding

No, I grasped that entirely. But at the time of the (premature - I confess that) PROD, the article did not list any WP:PROF notability criteria met by the subject. You cleared that up on the talk page well enough though. Everything's fine from here, I think! No harm in you removing the PROD either; you clearly know what you're doing. Keep up the good work! - Vianello (Talk) 09:53, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh! Thank you very much for your congratulations. I appreciate that! - Vianello (Talk) 09:53, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Paul Garabedian

Great! Thanks Salih. I used his book on PDE's quite intensively during my MSc. But are you sure he is still director of CFD at the Courant Institute? He is in his 80s. Best regards, Crowsnest (talk) 14:57, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

I am also not sure whether he is still the director. I just followed the information from his homepage at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. If I get any further information I will update it. Regards. Salih (talk) 16:51, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

It may be true: he is still active and publishing. -- Crowsnest (talk) 20:55, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Largest city of Kerala

Please see the article List_of_most_populous_metropolitan_areas_in_India where Trivandrum's position is 42 and Kochi is 24. You can refer to census of 2001 (by Govt. of India) where TVM is shown as most popolous district and EKM is the most popolous urban centre . For 2001 census figure please refer to authentic govenrment site http://www.censusindia.gov.in/population_finder/State_Master.aspx?State_Code=32 which should be the preferred acceptable source of info. Sarvagyana guru (talk) 17:16, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

The link you have provided above shows the rural urban populations in different districts. It does not mention about the individual city population. For the city population, please refer to the following links from the same site. Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam. Salih (talk) 17:26, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

It is all very confusing as in different places, different datas are given, please see http://www.censusindia.gov.in/towns/ker_towns.pdf as per which the population of Kochi is much larger than Trivandrum. As of today, the city of Kochi is merged into Ernakulam and always they are spoken as a single unit. You can also refer the article List_of_most_populous_metropolitan_areas_in_India, i dont know what is their source, you may also refer http://www.sandarbha.com/Land/Cities.htm Various other websites also mention Kochi as the bigger city, you may cross check. Thanks Sarvagyana guru (talk) 18:08, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Of various sources available in the web, the best and most reliable is the www.censusindia.gov.in. Please look at the links I have provided. It puts the Trivandrum population at 744,983 and the Kochi (Ernakulam) at 595,575. Salih (talk) 18:17, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

E. Ahammed MP's party

According to his WP article Kerala MP E. Ahammed is from the "Muslim League Kerala State Committee", which I understand is a break-away faction of IUML. Is that still the case? best, Sunil060902 (talk) 14:03, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

E. Ahammed belongs to Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). Muslim League Kerala State Committee is not a political party; it is the state level committe of IUML. I have updated E. Ahammed's article. Thanks. Salih (talk) 14:42, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Hedwig of Habsburg

Thank You for sorting out my problem on Hedwig of Habsburg, could you please tell me what the problem was? I don't get it. --Daaviiid (talk) 16:52, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

The closing tag, </ref>, for citation was not proper. You could see that from the diff. Salih (talk) 16:55, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Cheers--Daaviiid (talk) 16:58, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Mohanlal

You have added 'Bharathan' in a sentence that ends like 'Padmarajan's Thoovanthumbikal' and finally it looks like Padmarajan's Bharathan's Thoovanathumbikal. Dude Padmarajan and Bharathan were two great directors. And Thoovanathumbikal was written and directed by Padmarajan alone. Looks like you didn't realize your mistake and reverted someone's correction. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.54.176.51 (talk) 14:53, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

You are right! It was a mistake on my part and I realized it when someone reverted my edit. That's why I did not revert it again. Salih (talk) 15:02, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

from WP:BLP "whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable".

I had not (yet) attempted to verify the claim of military title as it was inserted at the same time as an image by a user who has not been very accurate on copyright issues and I was tracking down whether this new image was verifiably usable in Wikipedia.

Thank you for tracking down the source for the other claim. -- The Red Pen of Doom 16:53, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

getting a headache

What's your logic behind your edits about your interpretation about "english wikipedia"? If you go around wikipedia you see everywhere the native name with its script used in current times. Some examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkatta and on and on... What's your problem?? Do you hate Malayalam script? --Stopthenonsense (talk) 17:47, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

I think you're making a big mistake by keeping the anglicised form under the native ones without any indication, that they are of colonial origin. Revert your edits to mine please. --Stopthenonsense (talk) 17:50, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

The name of the place against the parameter "native_name" should be in English. The name in local script may be introduced against any other relevant parameter. Salih (talk) 17:57, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Native name is not English. It's Malayalam. Only Malayalam. There is no English native name for the cities. The fact, that Malayalam has a different script doesn't qualify English alphabet to be native to Kerala. --Stopthenonsense (talk) 18:15, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Native names are written in English, see for example Kolkatta. We use a specific template to write the name in local scrpts in the lead section of the article. For Malayalam, the template is of the form (Malayalam: കോഴിക്കോട്) Salih (talk) 18:24, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Ok, you mean, that is a standard. You can't deny the fact, that it's a misleading usage. English alphabet becomes part of the native name, which is false. I will redo the edits like the Kolkatta infobox, but there will be a reference of the anglicised forms.

e.g. Kozhikode (angl. Calicut)

കോഴിക്കോട്

Fair enough? --Stopthenonsense (talk) 18:38, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Okay. First change the parameters in the infobox appropriately and then redo it. The only thing is your changes should look logical. Salih (talk) 18:44, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

I made a change in Thrissur infobox. I think it looks appropriate. --Stopthenonsense (talk) 19:02, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Well done! Salih (talk) 03:53, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Kerala FAR

I have nominated Kerala for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. --Stopthenonsense (talk) 16:03, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Article needing translation

Paristhithi dhinam june 5 is entirely in Malayalam, I can't read, just understand a bit. I don't think it'll pass, just based on what I think - Environment day on June 5, but maybe there's more context in the article. Can you take a look? --SpacemanSpiff (talk) 02:57, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

I had a look at this article. It simply states that:

"To discuss and solve the problems faced by the environment, June 5th is celebrated as environment day under the auspices of AUO." It's not worth preserving the article as we already have the article World Environment Day. If possible, let's speedy it. Salih (talk) 04:21, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

John Richard Timms

Hi. I have put the "hangon" tag back on - what happened was that I tagged the article {{db-person}} and it was deleted, then the author re-created it complete with db tag and hangon tag, so he clearly intends a "hangon." Also, when you tagged the article, you put the warning template on the article talk page; I have moved it to the author's talk page which is where it should go. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 11:58, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the clarification. It was my mistake to put the warning template on the article talk page. Anyway, the article is again speedeed. Salih (talk) 13:02, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Yes. An ambitious lad, but to be notable he needs to achieve something. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 13:26, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Manjula (actress)

Hi - I'm contacting you because you commented at the AfD, and seem to know a bit about Indian cinema!.

I have hit a problem (partly because the IMDb can't be relied upon) and want to avoid confusing this article. It may be that two (or maybe three) articles on various Manjulas are needed! Please could you take a look at the talk page and let me know what you think?  pablo_hablo. 11:49, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, there is a problem here. The subject of the article is apparently Manjula Vijayakumar, a Tamil actress who was heroine to Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran and Muthuraman. The sources provided in the article are for another person who is a producer. We will discuss more in the article talk page. Salih (talk) 16:11, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

That's what I realised (a bit too late!) So we really need another article for Manjula Vijayakumar.  pablo_hablo. 16:20, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

No, the most of the content is pertaining to Manjula Vijayakumar, so moving the article to Manjula Vijayakumar is more appropriate.Salih (talk) 16:26, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

the article is mixed bag now! Salih (talk) 16:46, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi Salih, could you take another look? Article has been cleaned up now, you may want to revisit the AfD.  pablo_hablo. 21:51, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Aripara Waterfalls

Can you take a look at this page? It was PRODded, I contested and added some context, but since you're close to the place, you might be able to improve the article to a decent stub level. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 18:18, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing it to my notice, let me see I can do something. Salih (talk) 18:39, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Dr.K.N.Ezhuthachan

Can you take a look? On AfD but there's no AfD tag on the page. Quite a few of the creator's other pages had been tagged for speedy but rejected. I don't really know about these people, but you might as they are all claimed to be prolific Malayalam writers. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 16:17, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again! The subject is a notable scholar in Malayalam literature, but finding RS is going to be a tough task as he lived in pre-internet era. I will do my best to help survive the afd.

I have come across this editor several times. He is a good faith editor and most of his subjects are quite notable. Salih (talk) 16:59, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Also, I found that one of his books is kept in the National Library of Australia. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 17:05, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Good catch! Salih (talk) 17:14, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Ee Parakkum Thalika

Mallu movie that's been PRODded, don't know if it's notable, thought you might want to take a look. Cheers. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 02:32, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Also check Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil - Mammooty movie. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 03:09, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

I am not sure about the notability of Ee Parakkum Thalika. Anyway, I will give a try to establish its notability. The other one, Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil is definitely notable. It is supposed to be a masterpiece from Padmarajan. I am going to deprod it now. Thanks. Salih (talk) 05:32, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

BTW, I've added all PROD tagged pages to WP:DSI, there are a couple more there that you might want to look at. I'll try keeping that list updated, but it'll be a pain. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 02:56, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Nilambur - Nanjangud Rail Line

Page is up for translation at the translation required logs. I don't know, but I don't think train lines that are just connections for two transit points should be notable. Thought you might want to take a look and PROD and/or respond at the translation log. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 19:13, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

I had a look at it. It's a news item demanding the "Nilambur - Nanjangud Rail Line". I don't think it's encyclopedic. Salih (talk) 04:02, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Anjarakandy

Can you take a look? I fixed it, but probably needs one more source, I tagged that with a fact tag. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 07:08, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

The article is a decent stub now. Will try for the required source. Salih (talk) 13:11, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Kerala pages

Apparently a lot of Kerala related pages need some help. Wikipedia_talk:Pages_needing_translation_into_English#Kerala_articles. I posted there saying I'll let you know. Don't know if there's a Kerala Wikiproject? -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 02:27, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks once again for letting me know. Yes, we have Wikipedia:WikiProject Kerala. It'll be a good idea to notify your findings there. You are doing a really good job :) Salih (talk) 04:04, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

I, too, have noticed the poor quality of Kerala related articles. How can I become involved in improving them? I created an account specifically for this purpose. My specific expertise is Christianity in Kerala, but I want to help improve the quality of all Kerala related articles. I am still very new and any advice you could provide will be greatly appreciated. JNG71886 (talk) 08:40, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Welcome! You may first want to go through the essentials of Wikipedia editing. Please read your talkpage to know more. You don't require a formal induction to get involved in the editing process. Happy editing! Salih (talk) 09:37, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Sultan Battery

Looks like the Nilambur railway line petition has found its way to many pages, including this one. Can you take a look? I don't know enough of the geography to figure out which all locations it can be embedded in, but it's there on this page that I came across while trying to clean up Santhigiri. cheers -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 02:41, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

I have removed that information. Ajukurian is the person behind Nilambur-Nanjangud railway line stuff. He normally does not follow Wikipedia policies while editing the articles. Salih (talk) 04:03, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

I also removed a boat load of petition type text from Nilambur here. It looks like he has a couple of socks or friends who are trying to go around publicizing this goal. -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 04:11, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

You are right, his editing sometimes border on vandalism too. Salih (talk) 04:15, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

List of scientists opposing the APS position on global warming

You have helped to sway the decision on this article to "delete". Per group recommendation I have tried to add a single truly notable person (Nobel laureate in physics) from the list to the article List of scientists opposing the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming. As I have predicted, my addition was swiftly reversed by William M. Connolley. This is just to let you know that while discussing the deletion you were misled (or misleading me). I am not going to challenge the deletion or argue with WMC, I do not even expect an answer to this message. I just hope that next time you will take a more weighted position on some other issue. Dimawik (talk) 21:01, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidyabhyasa Board

Can you take a look? Don't know if this needs to be on in addition to the parent org; both need categories and some basic cleanup -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 07:35, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

I think the organization is notable on its own right as it manages the entire Madrasas (religious schools) under Sunni faction of Muslims in Kerala. I will try to find out appropriate categories, but don’t have the patience to clean it up! Salih (talk) 11:31, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you...

...for the kind words. They are greatly appreciated.

I just needed a couple of days to back off and cool down. Though this really wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision...it's been a while brewing, and things just came to a head with the ANI. Ah, well...I'm back, now, and don't intend leaving any time soon. :-)

Once again, many thanks. --User:AlbertHerring ^{Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla!} 02:41, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

It's nice to hear that you are back. Just continue your good work... we are with you. Salih (talk) 03:58, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Mulamoottil Family

Can you take a look? This one might actually be notable, but I've only been able to find wikipedia mirrors. -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 05:45, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

I too could not find any reliable sources to verify the claims made in the article. All I could see is some mention of few people with Mulamoottil as their surname. A Gbooks search for "Mulamoottil family" throws up nothing, but without quotes there are about 25 books in which majority of the books mention a person called George Mulamoottil. I am not sure about the notability of this person. I think, the Mulamoottil as a family may not be notable - though the wiki article gives an impression that the family is notable. An afd seems to be in order. Salih (talk) 15:30, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

 Done at AfD now. -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 02:55, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Zoom Developers

So what if Zoom Developers does not yet exist. Two articles now link to it namely Sydney Steel Corporation and Kochi International Trade and Exhibition Centre. So perhaps you or one of your countrymen (women) could create at least an interim stub? Peter Horn User talk 17:00, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

You may revert my edit if you think that the Zoom Developers is indeed a notable organization. Salih (talk) 17:07, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Zoom Developers, a.k.a. Zoom Enterprises are no "small potatoes", just look at their website Zoom Developers! Their name notwithstanding they are as note worthy as they are big. I would say they are up there with Bechtel. Peter Horn User talk 19:11, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Btw, I had already reverted your edit by the time you posted your reply. Peter Horn User talk 19:17, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

No worries. Worth creating a stub at least. Salih (talk) 19:20, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Rudra Pratap

I saw your edit on the article above. Did you find any independent sources? If so, please add them and remove the prod tag. Thanks!. --Stormbay (talk) 15:38, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

I am working on it. He seems to be notable on two counts; the author of a popular book on MATLAB and expert in MEMS. Let me see if I could find some reliable sources. Let the PROD be there until the notability is established. Salih (talk) 16:08, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

MM Akbar

You might be able to help this one. I've found only trivial refs, but they lead me to believe he is notable. can you take a look? cheers. -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 04:07, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

I too could find only trivial references except this one. To be frank, I have not heard of him before. May be a borderline case. Salih (talk) 13:32, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

I'll ignore it then. If someone can find something good, else they'll PROD/AfD. cheers. -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 15:53, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

You may PDOD it. Let's see if someone comes up with a good source. Salih (talk) 16:00, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

I'll ignore it for now, if at all I think it should go to AfD and I'd prefer to do a little bit of research before that, don't have time for that currently. Also, can you check Kerala, largescale unattributed edits, including one that is in contradiction with a discussion above on your tp. A CU might be an option as it's like an older user's edits. -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 03:39, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

I've boldly reverted large-scale edits bordering on POV. The user seems to be unaware of Wikipedia policies as I can see from his arguments made here about the largest city in Kerala. Salih (talk) 08:01, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

It seems similar to an earlier user Kalarimaster/Stopthenonsense, that's why I thought I'll check with you. I saw the TP notes there and on your page on Kochi vs Trivandrum, so figured it was basically a POV push, added with all that info about how the govt doesn't do enough and all. cheers. -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 23:11, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

You may be right; the User:Austria156 - Kalarimaster - Stopthenonsense connection can be seen here. Salih (talk) 03:59, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Pullad

Can you take a look at that once more? Second time in a month the article was at AfD, I cleaned up again, but ref removed and some other content added by an IP. Not sure what to make of it. cheers. -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 21:19, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

It seems there was an edit war between the IP 158.57.150.68 (most probably User:Vinodjg) (see here) and SOBYTHIRUVALLA-PULLAD. Both the editors are ignorant or have scant regards for Wikipedia policies. Vinodjg is especially troublesome. He wanted to include all sorts of information in the article Kumbanad including medical stores, textile shops, bakery etc. I tried to reason with him, but to no avial. I think we should recommend a topic ban for these editors. Salih (talk) 08:13, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

I have got the page semi-protected for a while and SOBY has been warned. If it gets worse, I'll just get a full pp on this page. for a village with less than 1000 people, this seems like an awful lot of trouble! cheers. -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 19:29, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

RE: Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Argalaa

Would you consider redirecting this article to Ganga Prasad Vimal right now? The article is obvious not notable in its current form, so this material can be removed right now, with only a redirect remaining. I could redirect the page right now for you and close the Afd. Please let me know as soon as possible, because as soon as someone else comments on the AfD, they must agree also before I can redirect the article and close the AFD.Ikip (talk) 19:16, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I have no problem for a redirect. My concern was that the magazine is non-notable and thus does not deserve a standalone article. Salih (talk) 19:21, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Great, then I will do it now, before someone !votes. I will let you know when it is done. thank you! Ikip (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Peace
		The Barnstar of Peace is awarded to users who have helped to resolve, peacefully, conflicts on Wikipedia. This barnstar is awarded to Salih, for allowing a peaceful end to an Article for Deletion. Wikipedia needs more editors like you. Ikip (talk) 19:27, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion A2

I cannot delete ஜே.எம்.நல்லுசாமிப்பிள்ளை under criterion A2 because you did not provide the "source=" parameter in the {{db-a2}} template; this is needed to identify the other Wikimedia project from which the article was copied. If you can fix this problem, I will take another look at the nomination. --R'n'B (call me Russ) 18:17, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, it was my mistake; please feel free to remove the speedy tag. Salih (talk) 18:22, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Removal of PROD from Thukalamkuzhiyil

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Salih, this is a known family within the limits of their reach. They are known for their commitments towards the society. They helped people from back-ward communities to get finanncial independece by offering land and jobs and later worked hard to admit them to the church as followers of Christianity thereby getting social status for them. Various family members together own large amount of farm land, close to the size of a small village. There are number of social workers and members of panchayath from this family. Probably this article may get rich with more meaningful contents later. 151.151.73.167 (talk) 08:25, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

All those things are fine, but to keep an article in Wikipedia it has to pass thenotability criteria. To establish the notability reliable sources are required. I request you to add a couple of RS to the article. Salih (talk) 08:47, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Baburaj.

Thanks for correcting Baburaj page..regards Shrieekk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shrieekk (talk • contribs) 10:32, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! Salih (talk) 10:54, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

Some Facts related to the article “Dr Prabhat Das Foundation”:

I am surprised to see that some editors are pushing for a hasty deletion of this article. Before deleting we must do some research to find whether this topic is notable & the information is reliable or not. I have done some research & these are the findings:-

1) Notability: I am a native of Bihar, India, living in USA. My mother tongue is Hindi & I read Hindi newspapers daily. Though I am a fan of Wikipedia, this is my first contribution. I can well remember dozens of third party & reliable references related to this organization. Majority of natives of Bihar (with population of 50 million) are at least familiar with the name of this charity organization. This organization very well meets the notability criteria of Wikipedia.

Also, when I was going through this article I noted that some of important facts (that are supported by reliable, secondary sources) were deleted (why?) by the editor Cameron Scott. This organization has volunteers more than ten thousand (there is reference to an American newspaper front page article with this heading ), and this whole fact with its reference was deleted by this editor (later brought back by a contibutor). This seems inapropriate haste in deletion! Similarly he deleted the mention of the fact that more than 300 libraries-community centers are run by this organization! Cameron Scott should have put a ‘citation needed’ tag & should not have removed these important facts that are some proofs of its notability.

I have also visited the website of this organization & found that there are hundreds of reliable, secondary sources (mainly in Indian languages -Hindi , Urdu & Maithili- newspapers, perodicals, magazines etc. As a daily Hindi newspapers reader I could recognise several of them and they are real, reliable & from reputed (Hindi) publications.

2) Conflict of interest: One editor Atama, who is hastily pushing for its deletion, has posted some information regarding this article that are not correct. For example, to quote him, “per discussion at the conflict of interest noticeboard it was established that this article was created by an editor with a conflict of interest with the intent to promote the organization.” I have reviewd the whole discussion & links with neutrality. This mentioned editor has noted “I, Prakashkanth (this is also my real name) …..am actively involved in this organization; but there is absolutely no conflict of interest as all the information added by me are facts, well referenced in this article & objectively verifiable by reliable, secondary sources.” This is not a proof of conflict of interest, especially when this contributor is not hiding any thing (not even his name!) & has no financial relation with this organization. The only thing is that probably he knows about this organization more than we know & is contributing this information to Wikipedia. For example, as citizen of India, if I contibute to the aricle related to India, it will not automatically prove that I have conflict of interest. In fact majority of the articles in Wikipedia are contibuted by people who are well familier with those topics. Reviewing all these facts I don’t think that this contibutor has any real conflict of interest.

3) Reliable, secondary sources: The English speaking editors of the Wikipedia should know that majority of people on our planet do not speak english. The mother tongue of about 500 million people is Hindi. If a source is in Hindi it does not make it less reliable! Comments by one editor who seems in very haste to delete this article ( Atama ) is surprizing “…scans of newspapers, nobody has yet been able to translate such photos and in the past web sites have been known to alter scanned images…” He is stating that nobody can translate & understand Hindi! He is also implying that fraud is involved because he himself can not read Hindi. These statements by this editor questions his intention.

After checking the website of this organization I found that this is essentially an Indian organization NGO, though the founders are in USA, and it is also registered in USA. In fact this was very clear in this article till Cameron Scott deleted this basic information, (again, why?).

One of the editor who has written about this article just couple of days ago; -“But considering how long the article has been around, and how many editors have worked on it, I have the feeling that it would be rejected because the article can be "cleaned up".”—is now suddenly pushing for its deletion! (why?)

Wikipedia, though very popular in English speaking world is rarely used by Hindi speaking peoples. But that does not mean that Hindi or other non-English citations should be disregarded. And, if you search on google (the English language search engine) to find Hindi article you will certainly find none! I think that editors of Wikipedia should not have bias against non-English languages. --Barnabas2009 (talk) 17:48, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

I have just expressed my views in the AfD discussion. I have nothing personal against the organization. If the organization is notable enough, it'll surely survive the AfD. Best of luck. Salih (talk) 18:22, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Tadiandamol

Hai Salih, Pls look at this article- Tadiandamol Its a peak in Karnataka with name which has origin in Malayalam language....... I have provided an etymology...but is not accurate.....so pls help.... thanks... ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 13:09, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi Arun, the etymology is interesting, but if you are not sure about the origin, it will be better to remove that from article. Salih (talk) 15:04, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Also this user user:C21K is creating problems.....Hes also threatning me that he will ban me.......I just pointed out a valid fault.....pls help....Article is Kasaragod,..look history...... ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 14:16, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I've noticed his behavior. He is little rude, but don't worry he cannot ban you from the Wikipedia! Just ignore him for the time being. Cheers. Salih (talk) 15:04, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

hai...i just added some references...pls check its validity.....and give ur support.... ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 16:19, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

The book titled "Coorg invented: nineteenth century European writings on Kodagu" is a reliable source. It says Tadiandamol is "broad-based-hill". Just mention it in the article with the necessary sources. I thik that's fine. Salih (talk) 16:28, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Lemme try to get a copy of that book...I will search in dist library...I will cite then correctly and remove other sources..... cheers... ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 16:42, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

And it must also be noted that the piece of info in that book is not complete....Some things were written under the statement too...So better if i get the book and than make changes..... ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 16:58, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Good luck! Salih (talk) 18:09, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

I got some interesting info on Tadiandamol....It has a neighbouring mounain range called Iggluhappan, which is a name of Malayalam diety.....And too theres another peak called as Malayala Tambiran nearby.....Thsi info given by ma friend fom Kodagu.......bu need that book to prove it.......So iam on ma way to find and get info fom dat book..... ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 06:39, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

I really appreciate your enthusiasm in improving the Wikipedia content. Great, I extend my full support. Salih (talk) 06:47, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

One problem...I found out the coordinaes of adiandamol as 12° 13' N. and 75° 40' E from this site.....[3].....But when locating on Google maps, it shows up in Kerala territory!!!!.....I dont know what went wrong ..... Also thanks for ur support...i need it full.... ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 07:02, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

I don't know what is wrong, but as long as you've taken the coordinates from a reliable source, you can use it in Wikipedia. Cheers. Salih (talk) 15:10, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Any way, i hav included it.....And pls see this page...Brahmagiri_(hill)...This range is situated in Kerala-karnataka border.....So i hav mentioned the location in mountain infobox as Ker-Kar border...Will it be enough or we should add a states name?????

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 16:07, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

That's fine. Salih (talk) 16:39, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

WMC

Hi... I added a new article World Malayalee Council....Pls look at it and verify the logo i uploaded.....

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 14:29, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Looks good. I have added a couple of (independent) sources. Salih (talk) 17:34, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Great......

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 02:16, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Is there any template for Kerala organisation stub????

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 06:34, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

I am afraid there is none. Salih (talk) 06:37, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Ezhimala

Hai...hope u have heard of Ezhimala...These hills are adjacent to Arabian sea in Kannur district...Whwn i added the mountain infobox, a doubt prevailed....Does his peak belong to Western Ghats or are they independant???As there is no natural connection b/w Western ghats and Ezhimala, i wrote in the infobox that it is independant and adjacent to Arabian sea.....So pls let know ur views and if mine statements are wrong, pls correct it in the article......:-)...

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 08:34, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

I think you are right. As far as I know, Ezhimala is not a part of Western Ghats and is independent cluster of hills. Cheers. Salih (talk) 09:27, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Kodagu

Hi...Pls look at this article....U may find it interesting...
Kodagu_Keralites
Regards...

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 15:03, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Interesting... What's your plan? Salih (talk) 15:06, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

I was thinking whether i could give it as a reference to Kodagu article to include it into the spoken languages of Kodagu....There are also many such pages.....Pls look into the srticle infobox....I have given it as a reference ....

Also, I've got more info on Tadiandamol.....Malayalee locals there call i as Tadiyanmala.....I dont know how it became Tadiandamol......Further investigations required.....

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 15:13, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Just go ahead! You've my full support. Salih (talk) 15:18, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Oops...sry abt that!!!!!

Did I forget to thank you? ..

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed nearly unanimously with 174 in support, 2 in opposition and 1 neutral votes. Special thanks goes to RegentsPark, Samir and John Carter for their kind nomination and support. I am truly honored by the trust and confidence that the community has placed in me. I thank you for your kind inputs and I will be sincerely looking at the reasons that people opposed me so I can improve in those areas ( including my english ;) ). If you ever need anything please feel free to ask me and I would be happy to help you :). Have a great day ! -- Tinu Cherian - 06:02, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Thnaks Tinu for the acknowledgement and wish you all the best. Salih (talk) 06:35, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Review

Hi there,

Would u be kind enough to review these articles- Confederation of Tamilnadu Malayalee Associations and All Malaysia Malayalee Association and check the logos i uploaded.....There might be many grammatical mistakes as i was in a hurry to finish it fast.Iam goin to tak a small Wikibreak(means for 2 weeks), though i may visit wikipedia in b/w.....So pls help......

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 11:37, 30 October 2009 (UTC)