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Hi Nrupatunga, You seem to be a new user presumably from Karnataka. I request you to please join WikiProject Karnataka. This project is for working towards improving articles about Karnataka on Wikipedia. Thanks. Sarvagnya 23:32, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
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Your work in the article Carnatic Music is very good.
Keep in touch. A4ay 05:11, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
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Hello Nrupatunga,
Thanks for your contributions. The references you have provided in Talk:Kannada_language page are much appreciated.
Request you to put your signature by placing four tildes, like ~~~~ . You can use signature button, right above the edit window while you are editing. By providing signature like this, you dont have to explicitly write "This comment was added by Nrupatunga" message. Hope it helps, and please continue the good job! Thanks. - KNM Talk 03:45, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
Kannada talk page
Hi there, welcome to Wikipedia:) . btw, I've been watching your posts on that Kannada talk page. I appreciate them greatly, but I request you to please stop engaging those two and continuing the unnecessary and unproductive conversation there. Instead, please feel free to use all your references and make bold edits to the article. Thanks and ping me if you need any help. Sarvagnya 05:54, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
- Sarvagnya, you might have forgotten the fact that Kannada language article has been protected, so all the changes will need to made only by Admins, through talk page {{editprotected}}s. I believe, with the proper references, the request can be made so that any admin can incorporate those edits to the article. - KNM Talk 07:05, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
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Hi Nrupatunga. Welcome to Kannada related topics. The citation you provided Aadal regarding impact of Kannada on Tamil_brahmi already exists in the Kannada page (citation #9,10). Can you provide more info with a web link or book reference etc. for the Greek play with the Kannada words/phrases you have written about in the Talk page of Kannada. This is important. If you can find it, we can include it in the Kannada page once it is editable.Dineshkannambadi 14:32, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
Nrupatunga, you are discussing with the wrong people (Praveen, Aadal). Get together with User:Sarvagnya and discuss with him. We dont need Aadal to certify Kannada. Sarvagnya will advice you how to go about this.Dineshkannambadi 19:05, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
- The procedure for having the edits on protected pages is to include {{editprotected}} template in the talk page, along with the relevant text (which is to be included in the article, mentioning the section) and supporting citations/references. Once the template is placed, the talk page gets listed in Category:Wikipedia protected edit requests, and any admin who is browsing through that category, can come make the changes. If no one turns up, we can even make a requests at Wikipedia:Editor_assistance/Requests.
- Nrupatunga, what exact text that needs to be included? what are the necessary references? Please write below. We can work on that. Thanks. - KNM Talk 19:36, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
So long as the information is published, no one can question it. It can always be used as an arguement or counter arguement with the correct citation to the reference. There will always be people who will question it, but they cant remove it. Yes it takes time to learn the rules of the game. Its important to keep ones perspective, be calm and play by the rules. Many newcomers loose their cool and eventually leave or get into mischief and get banned. Bring your sources to the table, let it be verified then those who are arguing against you will have to keep quite.
Regarding Vaddaraddhane, did you see a different date somewhere? if so, then where? That would be a good peice of information. Scholars are divided between 9th and 10th century and hence some settle for 900CEDineshkannambadi 12:00, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Also, when you leave a message , click on the "+" button at the top of the discussion page you intend to leave the message. This creates a seperate paragraph for your message at the bottom of the talk page where you are intending to leave the message. Dont leave the message at the top as it gets lost. Avoid bold letters or ALL UPPER CASE messages as its eqvivalent to stressing or shouting. It takes time to learn as it did for all of us. I am glad you are contributing. Also, Create a user page for yourself.ThanksDineshkannambadi 12:05, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Issues where you could help
1. Population of Kannadigas in Karnataka and outside.
2. Total number of second language speakers of Kannada (the current number looks fishy)
3. Citation for conflicting date for Vaddaraddhane
4. Citations for various inscriptions in Prakrit/Sanskrit prior to Halmidi containing Kannada words/sentences/Phrases. Try to document it in a seperate subarticle called "Bilinguial inscriptions in Kannada" (Look at the citations 21-23 in Kannada page as an example).
5. If any of these bilingual inscriptions are older than the Tumbula copper plate inscriptions, we need to bring it to the main page. If they are stone type, we can add it to the paragraph above, along with Halmidi as additional info.
6. Photographs of Kannada coins, copper plates, inscriptions from various kingdoms.
Everythign has to be cited and should not be taken from bolg sites.Dineshkannambadi 15:01, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Karnataka/Collaboration
Hello Nrupatunga,
Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Karnataka/Collaboration and its discussion page at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Karnataka/Collaboration. Your inputs are much appreciated. Thanks - KNM Talk 07:42, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Ajitha purana
Nice job of starting this page which was later cleaned up by Sarvagnya. One of the main components of writing a complete article on Kannada literature begins by writing all the background pages for important poets, writings and poetics. This is the first step. Once this is complete or atleast well documented can we really write the main article. good job.Dineshkannambadi 11:58, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi. For each great poet/writer pick up one or two of their most important writings eg:Kanakadasa-Ramadhnyacharite etc. For names of Kannada writers and their famous writings, look up the pages for each empire (Hoysala literature, Western Chalukya literature etc.Dineshkannambadi 12:11, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
One more thing, while writing about literary works, please make sure you provide reference and citations. As an example, please refer to Kavirajamarga that I created. This page will also show you how to provide citations, the format etc. Web and book citations are given differently. Even in book citations the format can change depending on whether its the opinion of the author or the opinion of another scholar that the author is refereing to. Equally important is "not" to give our own interpretations of what the scholar means. We only write (without violating copyright - meaning without copying word to word) what the author wants to convey. For example: Kanakadasa's Ramadhnyacharite is a rare work on class struggle intended for all sections of society.[1]
(if you open your talk page in edit mode you will see the citation format)