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A barnstar for you!

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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Creating over 1200 articles within less than two years is not everyone's cup of tea. I'm also proud to say that I acted as your mentor during your initial days and hope to see you for a long time. Thilsebatti (talk) 03:07, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Great to hear from you, Thilsebatti!
When I first started editing on Wikipedia a decade ago, I was quite lost and didn’t have much free time. I got frustrated quickly and gave up.
This time around, I’ve been lucky to have mentors like you who not only explained the nuances of Wikipedia’s tricky policies but also guided me through the editing process, making it much easier with the help of semi-automated tools.
I didn’t even know how to self-assess an article at first — and only realised, after you pointed it out, that it’s something we should do once the page is created. You encouraged me to apply for autopatrol rights when I didn’t even know what they were — and now I’m proud to say I have them!
I hope to keep moving forward, even though I sometimes feel disheartened by the ‘deletionists’ — but I suppose that’s part of what keeps Wikipedia clean and reliable.
Thank you so much for all your support! It means a lot, and the barnstar from you is truly appreciated.
Happy editing! Davidindia (talk) 17:05, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All India Jute Textile Workers Federation

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Prod was already attempted, as was a redirect. Can we go to WP:AfD to decide this? Bearian (talk) 06:39, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure. May be will try for some citations. Thanks for letting me know! Davidindia (talk) 06:42, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Manuja Veerappa

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Information icon Hello, Davidindia. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Manuja Veerappa, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 23:09, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Manuja Veerappa (July 9)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by RangersRus was:
This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
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.
RangersRus (talk) 20:39, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Destubathon runs until the 16th of July

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Hi, just a courtesy message to notify you in case you haven't seen the Wikipedia:The World Destubathon contest update in the last few days that we've decided to run the full month until the 16th of July. For those who have been too busy to contribute, we would love some help in reaching 4000 articles by Wednesday night! At present we're about 480 articles short!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:53, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]


June 2025 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

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Citation Barnstar

This award is given in recognition to Davidindia for achieving third place with 650.5 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's JUN25 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing over 9,500 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer Alt ■ 15:47, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

June 2025 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

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Citation Barnstar

This award is given in recognition to Davidindia for collecting more than 650.5 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's JUN25 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing over 9,500 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer ■ 11:49, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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SEO Sources

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David, please stop using 'foxstoryindia'; you've added this multiple times to Manisha Dange. The site is a junk SEO/PR sink run by a brand/PR firm (foxclues). This is not a reliable source in any way, especially not for a WP:BLP.Sam Kuru (talk) 21:19, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sam Kuru Noted! Thank you!! Davidindia (talk) 10:30, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for competing!

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World Destubathon Barnstar
Much appreciate your effort in the World Destubathon! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:49, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red August 2025

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Women in Red September 2025

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Women in Red | September 2025, Vol 11, Issue 9, Nos. 326, 327, 347, 348, 349
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I have sent you a note about a page you started

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Hi Davidindia. Thank you for your work on Raj Kumari (para powerlifting). Another editor, Fade258, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thanks for the creation but WP:TIMESOFINDIA is not considered as a reliable reference. If possible please replace it by another reliable reference.

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Fade258}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

Fade258 (talk) 05:14, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi {{Re|Fade258}} Thanks for reviewing the page. I am aware of WP:TimesOfIndia. I used the ToI reference only for YoB and not for notability as the BLP has enough citations to pass GNG. I have examined and used the ToI ref with caution, checked it is not paid news and have also added other refs. Unfortunately, the DoB in the Asian Games official database which we all had access to when I created the page (and scores of other Indian Asiad winners' BLPs) as part of WiR in June 2024 is not available anymore. So I guess that citation can be left like that, or if you feel it should be removed, I will deleted the YoB and the reference. Thanks again and Happy editing! Davidindia (talk) 06:15, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Fade258 (talk) Looks like u did not get to see my msg... Link did not work I think. When you have a minute, please check the Raj Kumari page again! thanks Davidindia (talk) 15:53, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Davidindia, Sorry for late reply. Honestly, I didn't get notification from your first message as I get notification only from your follow–up (second) message. I want to clarify you that, I didn't tell you that TOI was used for establishing notability. As I suggest you to replace TOI references only. Obviously, there's enough references to meet GNG. So, I have marked it as a reviewed. If you find more references then feel free to add otherwise just leave it as it was. Don't get panic. Thank You! Fade258 (talk) 16:34, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Women in Green's 9th Edit-a-thon

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Hello Davidindia:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in October 2025!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2025, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event with the theme What Women Do! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 different occupations or professions (or broader roles in society) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

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Books & Bytes – Issue 70

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Expired Reference Domain: lagatar.com

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Hello Davidindia

I noticed that the domain lagatar.com, which has been cited as a reference in multiple Wikipedia articles.

The domain has expired and currently shows a “domain may be for sale” page.

Could you advise on the best course of action?

Should all references to this domain be removed, or is it preferable to try and replace them with archived versions if available?

Thank you for your guidance.

Best regards Bech07 (talk) 07:47, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bech07, Kindly not remove citations solely because the URL is dead as per WP:CS. They still may be verifiable as archived copy may be available... look for them. Place a "dead link" template, check Template:Dead link. Then seek alternative sources and you can also consult or get support from WikiProject Resource Exchange or the Help Desk. However, you can remove hopelessly lost web-only reference if there is no archived version. You may leave it for others editors to check is an archived version is there. I am a bit busy this week. Later, I can check, which articles are you referring to. thanks and hope this info helps. Happy editing! Davidindia (talk) 08:57, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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