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Embassy request
Hello. I see you are a Bengali ambassador. If you have the time or the interest, it would be great if you could add the Bengali translation of the name "Mother Teresa" in the lead of the article. I consider that given that a lot of her work was in Calcutta and considering its main language is Bengali, then probably the latter should be used. If you could provide also with the romanization of the Bengali script, its IPA, so it can be properly read in English, that would be fabulous. Cheers! Thinker78 (talk) 05:24, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Thinker78 hello, it is মাদার টেরেসা। However please note as per WP:NOINDICSCRIPT we generally do not add Indian language script in lead/infobox. --Titodutta (talk) 14:31, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for the info. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 18:52, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
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Can you improve the sources on Tritiya Paksha. Current sources are databases. Why is the short film notable? DareshMohan (talk) 21:25, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
- @DareshMohan the article is created 11 years ago. The article somehow has a wrong year in short description now, I'll fix it. This is not a 2018 movie, but a 1931 one. Most probably when I created it I was working on the oldest films of Bengali language — that era.
- About sources: you might some sources at Google Books, and by searching in Bengali, use তৃতীয় পক্ষ ১৯৩১ and তৃতীয় পক্ষ অমর চৌধুরী। There should be information in old (Bengali) newspapers, magazines and physical books — but those are the toughest to find, as most of those are not available by clicks. --Titodutta (talk) 01:14, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
Osmond Memorial Church
Hi
I understand you created the initial article for the above. Would you kindly advise where you got the article about its founder Walter Osmond?
Thanks Otmooron (talk) 14:03, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
- Linking Osmond Memorial Church for easy access from my mobile app currently I am using. The app does not work well while switching user talk and mainspace
- @Otmooron, do you mean verification that Walter Osmond was the founder, or are you looking for more information on his life/biography? Regards. --Titodutta (talk) 01:40, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
- I believe a Walter M Osmond was the founder according to the sign inside the church. I am interested in his life/biography. I have an ancestor Walter M Osmond who lived in Kolkata at that time and his children were baptised at Sudder Street Wesleyan Chapel, but I didn't think he was a pastor. Otmooron (talk) 04:27, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Otmooron ah, alright. I need to check this, and I don't have information right at this moment. Let me see if User:Shyamal can throw some light, if he knows.
BTW, (not for Wikipedia article) if you want additional information about the Church founder, possibly you may consider contacting them. Google search infograph shows a contact number, possibly they will have an email id too. --Titodutta (talk) 04:38, 28 March 2023 (UTC)- I am in email dialogue with the church administrator and have also met the vicar. They don't know but are interested in finding out more about their founder too. Otmooron (talk) 05:00, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
- Sorry, I know nothing about the church or the matter but here is what familysearch.org gives - Walter Marsh Osmond (15 October 1840 Salisbury, Wiltshire - 10 September 1894, Calcutta) -father noted as William Osmond (1790-1875) - mother Charity Marsh (1799-1851) - married Isabel Bangarrabie Waters (married 1 May 1866) - Children Walter William (christened 9 January 1877) - Lucie Isabella (1879-1894) - Percy Herbert (1872-1964) - Gertrude Mary Hope (born 16 June 1879 - christened 9 July 1879) - he seems to have been wealthy enough to lend money to others (see this case) - so maybe he provided funds for the Church to be built. Shyamal (talk) 08:29, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
- PS: he was a senior partner at a building and architecture firm - Messrs. Mackintosh Burn and Co - see this - a relative (brother?) T. A. Osmond was architect and partner at the same firm. Shyamal (talk) 08:38, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, the information on familysearch.org is my family. One of my cousins believes that he arrived in Kolkata in 1864/5 and started as an assistant at Mackintosh Burn & Co, becoming a partner in 1892 and a senior partner just before his death in 1894. I'm struggling to understand how in 1868 at the age of 28, having been married for only 2 years, and just starting a family (Walter W. born 1868), he was wealthy enough to be able to fund the building of a church as there was no old family wealth. When the Wikipedia entry mentioned the OMC founder was a Methodist missionary evangelist and social worker I was keen to find the source of that information - maybe the founder isn't my ancestor, but the timing, name and baptism of the children in a Kolkata Wesleyan chapel is too much of a coincidence! Otmooron (talk) 09:02, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
- PS: he was a senior partner at a building and architecture firm - Messrs. Mackintosh Burn and Co - see this - a relative (brother?) T. A. Osmond was architect and partner at the same firm. Shyamal (talk) 08:38, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Otmooron ah, alright. I need to check this, and I don't have information right at this moment. Let me see if User:Shyamal can throw some light, if he knows.
- I believe a Walter M Osmond was the founder according to the sign inside the church. I am interested in his life/biography. I have an ancestor Walter M Osmond who lived in Kolkata at that time and his children were baptised at Sudder Street Wesleyan Chapel, but I didn't think he was a pastor. Otmooron (talk) 04:27, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
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Namàste, dearest Tito, how are you?
Here is so and so, but I go on! Please, can you help me, just 2 minutes, to access and correct this shor new page? Thanks a lot and hope to hear from you soon. I'll be pleased to help you in Italian and in portuguese. Rei Momo (talk) 07:49, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Rei Momo Hello, "After, they moved to Rio de Janeiro" after what? post-marriage? Regards. --Titodutta (talk) 08:17, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, after the marriage. They married in SP and moved to RJ after few time. Thank youuuu!!! Rei Momo (talk) 08:23, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Rei Momo OK I have made changes. The lead states that she was an actress, the article does not mention anything related to acting. Thanks. --Titodutta (talk) 08:30, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, after the marriage. They married in SP and moved to RJ after few time. Thank youuuu!!! Rei Momo (talk) 08:23, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
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The article Ancient Maya: The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a talk page discussion, the Administrators' accountability policy has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
- The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
- Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.
Seasonal greetings!!
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Hello Titodutta, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2024. Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. |
Season's greetings
Hello Titodutta: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 20:49, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
Happy New Year, Titodutta!
Titodutta,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 22:19, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Arbitration
- Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Cabayi, Firefly, HJ Mitchell, Maxim, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720.
- Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
- The arbitration case Industrial agriculture has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- The New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
Happy New Year
Hello, Titodutta!
Sorry for the late wish, Happy New Year 2024. Hope this new year will bring lots of happiness to
your life. I pray to god for your happy life. — Quadrimobile(T · C 18:23, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
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The article Garfa Dhirendranath Memorial Boys' High School has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
WP:MILL institution. Fails WP:NSCHOOL. The sources that i could find are either primary, or school/college databases.
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Happy Adminship Anniversary!
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Happy Adminship Anniversary!
Administrators' newsletter – February 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.
Technical news
- Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)
Arbitration
- Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
- Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.
Miscellaneous
- Voting in the 2024 Steward elections will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- A vote to ratify the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via Secure Poll. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found here.
- Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the Community Wishlist Survey. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. Read more
- The Unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).
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Guideline and policy news
- Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
- Following an RfC, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator right increased from 6 months to 12 months.
Technical news
- The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)
Miscellaneous
- The 2024 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Doǵu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, MdsShakil, Minorax, Nehaoua, Renvoy and RoySmith as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
- Following the 2024 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Ajraddatz, Albertoleoncio, EPIC, JJMC89, Johannnes89, Melos and Yahya.
Peer Review
Hi @Titodutta. Please take a moment to have me your inputs to this peer review. Thank you. 25 CENTS VICTORIOUS 🍁 19:37, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
- @25 Cents FC I may not be able to participate in a detailed review discussion, but however I can suggest/fix a few minor things on the go. For example, "Within party" table MOS:Endash needs to be fixed. Bharat Jodo Yatra, the article states it "will" end on 20 March in Mumbai. Has not the Shivaji Park event taken place already? Anywhich way, this needs to be updated in a couple of days. The Yatra, was it started by RG or INC?, might be a point of discussion. These are some initial comments. Regards. --Titodutta (talk) 21:01, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.
Technical news
- The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)
Arbitration
- An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
Miscellaneous
- Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.
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Happy First Edit Day!
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Help
Hi, I found you serendipitously. Please see the AE request here and respond there as an admin. Thanks!-Haani40 (talk) 13:01, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.
Technical news
- Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
- Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!
Wikiproject invitation
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Hello, Titodutta! We are looking for editors to join WikiProject Women's Premier League (cricket), an collaborative group which aims to support development of Women's Premier League related articles in Wikipedia. We thought you might be interested, and hope that you will join us. We trust you, Titodutta/Archive 107, and we know that you have a lot of interest in this area. So why wait? Join fast by signing your name here! Thanks, and happy editing! |
Vestrian24Bio (U, T, A, C, S) 13:10, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Vestrian24Bio thanks for the message. --Titodutta (talk) 16:07, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
Your opinion about father Guido Marini
Namaste, dearest Tito, how are you?
Is it correct my last "undo" I made on this page? Thanks a lot for your opinion Rei Momo (talk) 09:05, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.
Technical news
- The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
- The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.
Miscellaneous
- WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace {{citation needed}} tags with references! Sign up here to participate!
Help
hello bro i need to discuss something about a page Knoweverythingbyrahul (talk) 09:12, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
Nomination of Jagadbandhu Institution for deletion
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jagadbandhu Institution until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.Twinkle1990 (talk) 15:12, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the message. I'll follow the discussion. Regards. -- Titodutta (talk) 18:28, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
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WikiProject India Newsletter
Hey, I'm thinking to pick up WikiProject India newsletter if possible. Not a monthly one prolly, but mayb a quarterly one? Any pointers? — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 20:07, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- @The Herald Hello, that's an interesting idea. Possibly one option (workflow) might be: 1) informing the noticeboard 2) gather a few interested people who would like to contribute, 3) make a draft for August gathering the recent news and updates. (note, this is a brief response, sent using a mobile device. I'll be happy to answer any specific question) --Titodutta (talk) 06:36, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).
Administrator changes
Technical news
- Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)
Miscellaneous
- The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more
Save one page, please
I started one important page on V. Balsara, a composer of Bollywood and Bengali language films. He received many prestigious awards and honours.But it has been removed by someone. Please restore it if possible. The related Bengali language wiki page: here Some articles on him: |1, 2, 3, 4, 5 A prestigious award named after him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikifulness (talk • contribs) 16:10, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
- Wikifulness has posted similar messages to this on the talk pages of 3 administrators. JBW (talk) 16:44, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).
Technical news
- Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
- Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which
applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past
. - A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
- Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
- The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.
Miscellaneous
- Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
Administrators' newsletter – October 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
- Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
- An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
- Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).
Miscellaneous
- If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist and MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist on your watchlist, and help out when you can.
Namàste from Italy
Namàste, dearest Tito, how are you? Me I'm fine, here it's raining a lot, Autumn is arriving.
Are you interested to open in Hindi this page? He is a very special missionary in Sudan. In our village there's a street dedicated to him. I'll be pleased to open for you a page in Italian and Portuguese. Thanks a lot dor your help, see you soon. Rei Momo (talk) 13:14, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
Invitation to participate in a research
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
- Following a request for comment, Administrator recall is adopted as a policy.
Technical news
- Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068
Arbitration
- RoySmith, Barkeep49 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. ThadeusOfNazereth and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.
- Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections.
- The Arbitration Committee is seeking volunteers for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.
Miscellaneous
- An unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in November 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!
Nomination for deletion of Template:WikiProject Bangladesh Premier League
Template:WikiProject Bangladesh Premier League has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 10:10, 7 November 2024 (UTC)