Talk:Thanjavur

Geography of Thanjavur

Though the Thanjavur district is known for its fertility and arable soil good for rice cultivation, Thanjavur city and its surrounding areas aren't. The Thanjavur and Pattukkottai taluks are generally rugged and less fertile than the northern taluks of Kumbakonam and Papanasam. This is a well-known fact.-Ravi_{My Tea Kadai} 13:02, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Surrounding as in where? The TNAU references provided clear agricultural divisions - the vallam/pudukottai road sides are table lands/non-arable. I specifically kept those details about soil texture for this confusing part. Well within the town limits, there are fertile agricultural areas. The routes like tanjore-mannargudi, tanjore-kbk, tanjore- tiruvarur are more than fertile. Thanjavur taluk being less fertile is highly relative and doesnt mean there are no arable lands at all.

Also the historical roadways from Chola period connected all major ports to the capital. If Tower of London had a route connecting Thames to ports, the Chola capital also had similar routes linking the rajapattai with important cities & ports. Historic roads with no link to capital cities is never a possibility. Ssriram mt (talk) 02:49, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

I've modified the statement as per Pg 261 of Hemingway's Tanjore Gazetteer and Pg 5 of Gough's book.-Ravi_{My Tea Kadai} 11:44, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

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The following coordinate fixes are needed for

—71.163.191.76 (talk) 12:03, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

You haven't said what fix you think is needed, but I've moved the coordinates nearer to the center of the settlement. Deor (talk) 17:02, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Thanjavur/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: North8000 (talk · contribs) 13:57, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

I am starting a review of this article. North8000 (talk) 13:57, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks a lot - i will start addressing the comments as soon as possible.Ssriram mt (talk) 23:07, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks/Great! It's nice to know from the start that there is an actively involved editor. Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 23:45, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Review discussion

• Could you help me get a feel for the approach taken on the citations and references sections. More specifically, have all of the items in the "references" section been used in citations? North8000 (talk) 23:53, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

There was a dup and i have removed it. All references are used.Ssriram mt (talk) 01:37, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Answered. North8000 (talk) 11:33, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

• In the cites there are some that just say "Hemingway" with a link, but the link does not go anywhere / not to any reference. Could you clarify / fix? North8000 (talk) 02:26, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

 Done

Resolved. North8000 (talk) 01:09, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

• There are two references (the Chisholm Britannica article and the V., Vriddhagirisan piece) where I could not find where they were cited/ used as references. Could you clarify? Thanks. North8000 (talk) 02:26, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

I have removed the Britannica reference as it is not used anymore. V. has short citations - i have added the url as well. Ssriram mt (talk) 23:49, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

What threw me was that the display name for the ref was just "V" which I believe is the first initial of their first name. (the source lists their name as V.Vriddhagirisan) This seemed to follow the listing in the reference which I believe had them reversed. I think I fixed it. North8000 (talk) 11:32, 22 May 2013 (UTC).

Resolved. North8000 (talk) 11:32, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

GA criteria final checklist

Well-written

• Meets this criteria.North8000 (talk) 02:08, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Factually accurate and verifiable

• Meets this criteria. North8000 (talk) 02:09, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Broad in its coverage

• Meets this criteria. North8000 (talk) 02:27, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each

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Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute

• Mets this criteria. North8000 (talk) 02:29, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Illustrated, if possible, by images

• Meets this criteria. Has 9 images, all are free, so article-specific use rationales are not required. North8000 (talk) 23:42, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Result

What a well-done and thorough article! This passes as a Wikipedia Good Article. I usually try to offer suggestions for further improvement/development and am hard-pressed to do so except for two small ones. It would be a nice addition to add an image of a typical part of the city, possibly it's center. Most of the images are for "special" places and items. Also, you might want to note on the talk page header that the article uses British English so that there is clarity / no confusion on that. Congratulations! Sincerely,, North8000 (talk) 02:18, 23 May 2013 (UTC) Reviewer

Thanks a lot. I will take up the suggestions and will try to fill it. Ssriram mt (talk) 03:38, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I was thinking that a bit more on "everyday life" / "what's it like there?" would be good. Not knowing how to put that into specifics, I just had the picture idea. Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 10:41, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

This has passed as a Wikipedia Good Article

(I have "duplicated" this here for when the review is no longer transcluded.)

What a well-done and thorough article! This passes as a Wikipedia Good Article. I usually try to offer suggestions for further improvement/development and am hard-pressed to do so except for two small ones. It would be a nice addition to add an image of a typical part of the city, possibly it's center. Most of the images are for "special" places and items. Also, you might want to note on the talk page header that the article uses British English so that there is clarity / no confusion on that. Congratulations! Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 02:24, 23 May 2013 (UTC) Reviewer

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