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Mentioning assets and listing of criminal cases

A new editor has been listing assets and criminal cases of politicians [1] [2] [3]. Shouldn't it fall under WP:What Wikpedia is not? - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:19, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Definite issues with the crime lists - primary source only and no context around them, resolution, impact on the person. WP:BLPCRIME has some thoughts, but lists like this I would remove. The assets I'm more likely to be okay with, but would need better attribution and dated to include. Ideally, a secondary source reporting this would be nice. Should every politician have this listed - I would question that. Ravensfire (talk) 13:28, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Re-assessment

@Sarvagyana guru, Extorc, Arjayay, Xoocit, Magentic Manifestations, UnpetitproleX, TheMandarin, CapnJackSp, Rohitsetthachok, Toadboy123, and RogerYg:, there is a discussion going on here about this article and I request you all to participate there. This article has been whitewashed of all attacks on minorities and will need experienced editors to add the attacks on minorities with reliable sources (some sources can be found in this article). 2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement also mentioned attacks on minorities in the, "Aftermath" section but all of them were removed.-Bongabandhu (talk) 10:28, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

This revert seems unjustified but I will leave that to you people to undo (the article is semi-protected).-Bongabandhu (talk) 10:40, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

I think we have to Merge relevant information to Non-cooperation movement (2024). There are some relevant details that can be merged to relevant section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-cooperation_movement_(2024)#Violence_against_Hindus

There are almost no WP:RS sources that call it a military coup, so this page title will get deleted as is clear on the deletion page, so best option is to merge or copy some details to relevant section

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-cooperation_movement_(2024)#Violence_against_Hindus

RogerYg (talk) 08:05, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

@RogerYg: You should copy the sentences from the article to be deleted to the other (semi-protected) article. Nobody else will!-Bongabandhu (talk) 14:58, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Mani Majra

The lead paragraph is somewhat bizarre, Sector 13? Commercial hub? You have multiple instances of Manimajra together, and then also split apart to be Mini Marjra, there doesn't seem to be any consistency in the article. Then clearly it's written to be a town, so why not open the lead paragraph saying it's a town? Govvy (talk) 08:09, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Mumbai International Airport

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Maharaj_International_Airport#Requested_move_13_August_2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. SmittenGalaxy | talk! 06:15, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Janakiram

Could someone from this WikiProject take a look at Janakiram and assess it per WP:BIO? The page might also need to be moved as well because it's not clear whether this is a one-word name or the person's first and last names mistakenly mushed together. -- Marchjuly (talk) 19:23, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

MOS:FULLNAME

It is regarding the use of fullname of the subject according to MOS:FULLNAME as supported by sources. Kindly provide your views at Talk:Prashant Kishor#August 2024. Thanks. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:08, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:2024 Kolkata rape and murder incident#Requested move 16 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2024 Kolkata rape and murder incident#Requested move 16 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 13:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Request for Comments at Talk:Mughal dynasty#RfC: Mughal dynasty lead

PadFoot (talk) 09:21, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 August 14 § Ancient history of Fooland

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 August 14 § Ancient history of Fooland, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Should Category:Ancient India be moved to Category:Ancient history of India? Ham II (talk) 13:19, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Nidamanuru, Vijayawada#Requested move 19 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Nidamanuru, Vijayawada#Requested move 19 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Aprilajune (talk) 02:32, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Tadepalle, Vijayawada#Requested move 19 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Tadepalle, Vijayawada#Requested move 19 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Aprilajune (talk) 02:32, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for 2024 Wayanad landslides

2024 Wayanad landslides has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:55, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

RfC on sources and Mahatma Gandhi's last hunger strike

Feedback on what the reliable sources allow us to say in an NPOV fashion about the motivations and goals of Mahatma Gandhi's last hunger strike is requested at: Talk:Mahatma Gandhi RfC on Mahatma Gandhi's last hunger strike Fowler&fowler«Talk» 14:30, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport#Requested move 13 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport#Requested move 13 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 01:09, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

"Indian subcontinent" or "South Asia"

With regard to this discussion, there is, as far as I know, an 'informal consensus' to use "South Asia" rather than "Indian subcontinent." Is that correct? Regards, Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 16:44, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Note: This is concerning articles about the pre-1947 history of the Indian subcontinent. (Edit: Only India–Pakistan–Bangladesh). PadFoot (talk) 17:01, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

This would apply to the pre-1947 history as well, witness Joya Chatterji's Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century, Yale University Press, November 2023. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:06, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

One has to be considerate and thoughtful in making changes though to pre-existing usage in articles. "South Asia" is less specific than India-Pakistan-Bangladesh. For example, Himanshu Prabha Ray's Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia" is about some other Indian Ocean rim countries as well. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:14, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

I think it would be best for all editors who often participate in this topic area should provide their opinions regarding this matter and form a formal consensus. PadFoot (talk) 17:18, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

@Joshua Jonathan, PadFoot2008, and Sir Calculus: Yes. Unless one means something very specific in the geophysics of the very northern Indian tectonic plate, South Asia is the NPOV geopolitical and now also historical term for what was the "Indian subcontinent," and this applies also to the use of "India," "Indian," or "Indo-" for what was the geographical extent of the British Indian Empire. It made some sense in the days of the British Raj, as it was one country, but today "India" refers only to one successor state, and is highly problematic. For the same reasons, the formerly "Indology departments" in universities worldwide and almost unanimously adopted "South Asia(n) studies" departments.

Similarly, though this is not exactly the same topic, terms such as "Indo-Pakistani," "Indo-Chinese," "Sino-Indian," should not be employed if other more neutral (and not to mention unambiguous) terms such as "India-Pakistan," "India-China," "China-India" are there (unless it is something of longstanding convention (such as Indo-European languages. Best regards, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:02, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

But that is your own editorial opinion. South Asia should be preferred when talking about post 1947 topics. India/Indian subcontinent is the historical term should be preferred for the Raj and before period. PadFoot (talk) 17:11, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Please note: Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “Indian subcontinent (n.),” June 2024, (subscription required), "The part of Asia south of the Himalayas which forms a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, now divided between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Also used with wider application to include Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. The term is roughly equivalent to South Asia, esp. in the wider use, although Indian subcontinent is sometimes considered to be more of a geophysical description, and South Asia more geopolitical."Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:25, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

I would support Indian subcontinent or simply India here for pre-1947 historical articles regarding the India–Pakistan–Bangladesh only, i.e, the region historically called India or Indian subcontinent. India (or now in full, the Indian subcontinent) is the historical region consisting of the modern day Indian Republic and Pakistan and Bangladesh. Thus India or Indian subcontinent should be preferred in a historical context. South Asia is a different, much broader term encompassing a wide region including Iran (UN definition) or Afghanistan (more common definition) to the Maldives. Besides, it is a modern term used for the post-1947 era. Pinging @Flemmish Nietzsche, a big contributor to India-related topics, for his opinion. PadFoot (talk) 17:25, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Please don't ping anyone. If you want a consensus, have an RfC and advertise in history, linguistics, MOS, and WikiProjects India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:28, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Also advertise the RfC in Geography, Archaeology, etc. Take especially care to word the RfC neutrally and not express any opinion in the statement. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:30, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Also pinging @Rawn3012, @Kautilya3, @Abecedare, @SKAG123 and others. PadFoot (talk) 17:30, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Again: PLEASE DO NOT ping anyone. There is no hallowed editor here. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:30, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't see your comment. Also since, we are talking of replacing subcontinent here and not South Asia, why notify country projects outside India–Pakistan–Bangladesh? I am not saying anything about Nepal or Afghanistan. PadFoot (talk) 17:32, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Because Indian subcontinent is also applied to the subducted part of the Indian tectonic place under the more Eurasian plate parts of Nepal such as Mustang, Nepal Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:45, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes but this only concerning India–Pakistan–Bangladesh, not any other country at all. PadFoot (talk) 17:46, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Padfoot2008, you are wasting community time. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:32, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

I apologised already, I didn't see your comment, how in the world am I wasting community time? I would have deleted the comment, but you know that wouldn't work. PadFoot (talk) 17:35, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

No worries. We both missed each other's comments. But a neutrally worded RfC is the best way to go. It should be advertised in a broad range of relevant Wikiprojects. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:41, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, and I apologise once again as well. I agree that a wide range of projects should be notified but the discussion is concerning only India–Pakistan–Bangladesh not any other South Asian country. It might give a false impression otherwise. PadFoot (talk) 17:45, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

There are knowledgeable editors on this topic in Wikiprojects History, Geography, MOS, Asia, .... We cannot leave Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, etc out as (according to the OED) that term is sometimes applied to them. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:49, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes, but I started this discussion, and only regarding India–Pakistan–Bangladesh. That would be like adding an issue. I not saying there should be any change in the historical articles regarding them, this is not regarding the Indian subcontinent, this is regarding historical articles regarding IPB, not the entire subcontinent. PadFoot (talk) 17:53, 26 August 2024 (UTC)