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AfC notification: Draft:Appa (Title) has a new comment

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Appa (title) moved to draftspace

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Devane (surname) (July 4)

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Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 05:40, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello, PerspicazHistorian! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 05:40, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Devane (surname) (July 4)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Wikishovel was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Wikishovel (talk) 06:29, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

July 2024

Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Draft:Devane (surname), without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. Wikishovel (talk) 11:10, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

added citations and some additional info. Thanks for guidance. Regards PerspicazHistorian (talk) 11:24, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, and good luck with the review. But please stop removing the templates from the previous submissions: they are vital guidance for reviewers. Wikishovel (talk) 11:46, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi PerspicazHistorian! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:06, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

You seem to routinely mark your edits as minor, although many of them aren't – eg. this edit added an entire new section, amounting to 10%+ more content, to an article; there is simply no way that could be considered 'minor' by any measure. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:08, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

okay, will take care now onwards. PerspicazHistorian (talk) 12:11, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that one or more recent edit(s) you made did not have an edit summary. You can use the edit summary field to explain your reasoning for an edit, or to provide a description of what the edit changes. Summaries save time for other editors and reduce the chances that your edit will be misunderstood. For some edits, an adequate summary may be quite brief.

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Please provide an edit summary for every edit you make. With a Wikipedia account you can give yourself a reminder by setting Preferences → Editing → Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary, and then click the "Save" button. Thanks! DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:08, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

learnt just now that giving a summary is important, thanks PerspicazHistorian (talk) 12:11, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi PerspicazHistorian! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Lunar dynasty that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. Ekdalian (talk) 18:04, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Please avoid snippet views; failed WP:V! Take your time and add proper citation, not just a url in order to support your statement. Ekdalian (talk) 10:15, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi PerspicazHistorian! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Vaishya Vani that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. Ekdalian (talk) 18:17, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

@Ekdalian sorry for the issue, might have marked it minor edit in hurry. Thank You! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 07:59, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Devane (surname) (July 6)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Drmies was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Drmies (talk) 14:30, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

The topic is legitimately qualified to be added as an article . In India every surname has a history linked to them . When it comes to cattles:- I just added briefly to mention for what the city is famous for. Surnames in India usually represent a deep history and therefore mentioning other details is justified. Please do not reject it again and if necessary let me know what should be improved. The draft is still under development and new citations and edits are being made timely. Thank You! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 15:00, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Any history needs to be verified by reliable secondary sources. The cattle don't matter. You keep submitting this, again and again, and it wasn't ready. Plus, reading your other draft (see below) makes me wonder if you truly understand what reliable secondary sources are. Drmies (talk) 15:09, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

@Drmies please tell which sources are not reliable. PerspicazHistorian (talk) 15:11, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

I did, below, for that other article. This is not a reliable source. This is not a reliable source. What even is this? And you put the cattle back in. Drmies (talk) 15:14, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

See brother This page is related to "marathi" LANGUAGE. Tell me atleast if you know this language or not. If you don't there is no logic debating you. And when it comes to adding cattle stuff , I appreciate your help to the matter and will edit it (but still keep an short brief of it). Thanks! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 15:21, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm not your brother. Cattle is not language. Drmies (talk) 21:29, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Appa (title) (July 6)

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Drmies (talk) 14:33, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

This is a collection of Wikipedia articles: it cannot be used as a source for Wikipedia articles. Drmies (talk) 14:34, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

changed some citations, Please remove the deletion tag. Thank You! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 15:39, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

There is no deletion tag. I don't see how anyone would accept that in the state it's in. Drmies (talk) 21:30, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

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i think it is freely available on internet archives and can be used here. Will not undo the edit without your clearance. Kindly look forward in reverting the edit. If I need to assist further for any kind of help, please ask. Thank you! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 13:04, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

I don't know what exactly you're referring to, but just to say that things simply being available on the internet says nothing about their copyright status. The vast majority of content (text, images, video, etc.) on the internet is subject to copyright. I don't know if you've looked into copyright as Diannaa suggested, but if not, then please do so now; and if you have, then you probably need to dig deeper. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:13, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

i think the issue is that I just copy pasted the content from the source. If that's the issue I thank both of you for the feedback. I will try to re- edit the content with my own words rather than just copy pasting. Thank you! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 15:48, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

I checked carefully and I do believe that the book is protected by copyright. See the Commons:Hirtle chart. "1929 through 1977: Solely published abroad, without compliance with US formalities or republication in the US, and not in the public domain in its home country as of URAA date: copyright for 95 years after publication date" — Diannaa (talk) 22:06, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

@Diannaa then should I write the information in my own words and then cite the book? I think it should solve the issue. Sorry for asking again. Thank You! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 17:40, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes please: write the information in your own words and then cite the book. — Diannaa (talk) 19:50, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Devane (surname) (August 6)

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Bobby Cohn (talk) 01:21, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

August 2024

You have been blocked from editing from certain pages (Lingayat Vani) for a period of 1 week for Lingayat Vani. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Vanamonde93 (talk) 18:23, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

PerspicazHistorian, Wikipedia is a collaborative environment. When an edit you make is challenged, you are required to discuss it politely and constructively. You may not ignore warnings about our policies and guidelines. You may not accuse other editors of vandalism without clear evidence; vandalism has a very specific meaning on Wikipedia. And you may not use Facebook and other unreliable sources. I have blocked you from Lingayat Vani for a week, but if you don't change your approach you're going to be blocked from all of Wikipedia in short order. Vanamonde93 (talk) 18:27, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

"Khandal Vansh (Khandal Lineage)" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Lingayat Vani (caste) (September 4)

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Veerashaiva

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Veerashaiva. RI ^talk 13:07, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Veerashaiva and Lingayatism is about same topic stop removing redirect,

If you want to add about Panchacharyas you can add it in Panchacharyas RI ^talk 13:09, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

stop pushing Hindutva ideology RI ^talk 15:05, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

No one is pushing Hindutva Ideology. The topic is controversial and everyone is free to discuss on it. It exists since 2004, No need to remove whole article. Every opinion Matters, stop vandalizing the article and abide by the rules of Wikipedia. Thank You ! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 08:38, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

You copied lot of content from other lingayat related articles and added it to Linagayt Vani, you didn't give attribution to original authors ,Wikipedia:ATTREQ, also most of this content no where related to Lingayat vani , it actually belongs to other subcastes of Lingayatism, your pushing Hindutva agenda, Wikipedia:NPOV RI ^talk 15:19, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

I respect Your opinion, but do not vandalize any article by deleting the whole content. Discussion forums are there for a reason. You are engaging in vandalism, {{uw-vandalism2}}. PerspicazHistorian (talk) 08:45, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

the page provides brief description about panchacharyas, not the whole topic discussed here. PerspicazHistorian (talk) 08:35, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

The lingayatism article already mention brief description about Panchacharyas.

The Veerashaiva article is full about Panchacharyas only, so stop vandalism blame , RI ^talk 08:47, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

no it also involves guru lineage,peethas and philosophy too. Lingayat and Veershaiva both are still under controversy, if you say they are the same topic. see: https://www.oneindia.com/india/how-are-veerashaivas-and-lingayats-different-2510776.html https://www.wionews.com/india-news/difference-between-veerashaivas-and-lingayats-36608 https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/who-are-lingayats-veerashaivas-and-why-they-matter-in-karnataka-polls/43421/. @Ekdalian I am reverting the edits. I know you have done a good research on the topic and since you are a more professional editor on Wikipedia, I hope you understand. Thank You ! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 09:27, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Satish R. Devane

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Wikipedia:Notability (people) and Wikipedia:ABOUTSELF, the article about college he is working, created by the same user is also deleted recently KBT College of Engineering

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November 2024

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Veerashaiva. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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The page is a controversial topic. Deleting the whole page makes no sense. Rather than deleting the whole page from Wikipedia, its better to try reaching an consensus. But the other user keep reverting the edits. Thanks for your advice, applying for page protection. Thank You ! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 08:51, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Lingayatism#Lingayatism read second paragraph of that section, Panchacharyas are mentioned, [1] britanica also mention Lingayat also known as Veerashaiva, the article Lingayatism also mentions the same , the redirect is correct,

You want to prove Mythological Panchacharyas are founders of Veerashaiva, that's why your removing redirect, RI ^talk 08:59, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

I am already mentioned in talk page of Lingayat Vani why I given redirect, but your not ready to discussion, your blaming other editors as vandals . RI ^talk 09:01, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

that's not a valid point. Most of the content is well researched and cited. PerspicazHistorian (talk) 09:04, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Despite of warning your continuing your POV RI ^talk 09:05, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

1) The article addresses all the opinions.

2) The intro itself proves how liberal the article is. Nothing promotes the hindutva ideology. What do you wanna say, whole article is hindutva? PerspicazHistorian (talk) 09:06, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

The article is not about Lingayat Vani, your copied it from other Lingayat related articles isn't, RI ^talk 09:08, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Lingayat Vani are separately addressed in the article. You can't say whole article has been copy pasted. Its a work of research and makes Wikipedia a more useful alliance of information gathered from various sources. We can discuss it in the talk page, create a discussion but do not abruptly delete the whole article. If that's not vandalism, what else should i call it? PerspicazHistorian (talk) 09:14, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

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Lingayat Vani

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. RI ^talk 17:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)