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Apologies

I am sorry for my actions on the FAC of Gemini. Because I am not a co-nominator of the article (despite wishing that I had been one), I thought I am allowed to post comments. Also, I edited much of the article not for the fun of it, but because Sriram was absent for one month, which would have failed the FAC again. But I promise they will never happen again on any other FAC. Kailash29792 (talk) 04:36, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

While I see that GANs can only be reviewed by "anyone who has not contributed significantly to" the article, I believe FACs can be reviewed by anyone. Is there a rule prohibiting it? With that argument, an editor reviewing an FAC should have made not a single edit to the article. Pls. enlighten me. -- Sriram speak up 14:05, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
@Kailash29792: My bad! All editors can review FACs per the instructions given here. Further, it says "If you were a major contributor to the article, please note that when you support". I thought it was an unwritten rule for FACs that major contributors shouldn't support the nomination as in the case of GAN. @Sriram Vikram: Thanks for enlightening this fogey! Best wishes for the nomination. Vensatry (ping) 16:35, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
Happens. And, thanks for your wishes. Btw, Krimuk90 pointed out that the prose requires more polishing and I find myself nodding in acceptance. Since you were successful in your first attempt with FAC, can you spare a little time and help me better the prose quality? I ain't so fluent in English and my vocabulary is rather limited. So, pls. consider my request. Thanks. -- Sriram speak up 13:07, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the request, but I should admit that I'm not really comfortable working on film articles. Even during the Trichy FAC there were some minor objections about the quality of prose not being "professional". Luckily I got an editor who did a great job. Let's hope for the best! Vensatry (ping) 18:19, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
Will asking a GOCE member personally get the job done? Because listing it at the GOCE may force us to wait longer. Kailash29792 (talk) 14:52, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
You may have to ask this to the "editor in your mind". Again, even if they agree it's not a guarantee that the prose will be up to FAC standards. Vensatry (ping) 16:10, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

WP:VA/E

You may be interested to know that we did end up adding Rajinikanth to the list of vital articles. Cheers, Cobblet (talk) 19:48, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

Ha, the style samrat is back! Thanks for letting me know about it :) Vensatry (ping) 14:47, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Aitraaz/GA1

Hi, you might want to sort out the neutrality issue in the reception, it seems nobody else is going to. I'll pass it once it's sorted, it really doesn't need much.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:22, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Regret to say that I'm personally disinterested in the article for obvious reasons. Vensatry (ping) 15:45, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

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Commons

Hey! I recently uploaded an image of Vikram from Bollywood Hungama to commons and have used it in Vikram filmography. Can you review the image in commons? -- Sriram speak up 16:27, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

A valid one! Be sure to check the URL each time when you upload an image from that site. Someone will review it soon Vensatry (ping) 16:59, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Balu Mahendra

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Balu Mahendra you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria.   This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dwaipayanc -- Dwaipayanc (talk) 01:00, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

FYI

Talk:Balu Mahendra/GA1.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:14, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Finally! Thanks for taking up the review. Vensatry (ping) 15:26, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

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help

dear friend please help me to improve this Premakeerthi de Alwis article using necessary footage. i want add "Alwis, who was 42, was dragged from his house and murdered on the night of July 31, 1989. The murder has been blamed on the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna,but nirmala de Alwis is complaining it was handled by Hudson Samarasinghe".--Academiava (talk) 14:47, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

FLC review request

Hi, hope you're well! I was wondering if you had some time to review another film accolades list that I and Sock have nominated for FLC. Many thanks in advance, [[1]] Cowlibob (talk) 19:28, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

@Cowlibob: Give me sometime, I'll definitely have a look! Vensatry (ping) 12:20, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
Sure, take your time! Cowlibob (talk) 16:22, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Balu Mahendra

The article Balu Mahendra you nominated as a good article has passed  ; see Talk:Balu Mahendra for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dwaipayanc -- Dwaipayanc (talk) 16:22, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Comments please

Hi! I would be glad if you post your comments here, thanks--FrankBoy (Buzz) 07:25, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Hiiii

Hi Vensatry, I will be so glad to have you valuable suggestions over here. Please spend little time on it. Thank You.   --25 CENTS VICTORIOUS  14:41, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for dropping in! I'll review when I get time. For now, try modelling the article based on this existing FA. 17:43, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
Sure. Wishes--25 CENTS VICTORIOUS  14:54, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

  The Editor's Barnstar
For making Balu Mahendra a GA! Kailash29792 (talk) 17:18, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
Terrific job! Great going dude!! -- Sriram speak up 17:09, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
Thanks Sriram :) Vensatry (ping) 17:33, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

  The Special Barnstar
This is a belated award for the GA success of Andha Naal, which I believe is your first GA on a feature film. Apologies for the late honouring :) Kailash29792 (talk) 17:31, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
@Kailash29792: Apologies for the late response. I don't know how I missed this. Thanks very much for your continued support and encouragement! Vensatry (ping) 18:04, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Good articles Future GAN Backlog Drive

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Balu Mahendra

It would be fine to have filmography as director in table rather than a plain description... Please revert to table...or create a new page with filmography header as Director and cameraman Rajeshbieee (talk) 09:07, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

I don't think it's necessary. Having a table only to include year and name would be meaningless. Besides this, we don't know the exact chronological order of his old Malayalam films. Vensatry (ping) 18:00, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
You can find all about his Malayalam movie in here http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=1842 Jai98 (talk) 13:22, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
@Jai98: Thanks, but I'm unsure about the credibility of the site. Vensatry (ping) 11:03, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
@Vensatry:I think this one is more relaible. http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=director&artist=Balu%20Mahendra&limit=5 Jai98 (talk) 14:22, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
All these are movie databases. Vensatry (ping) 11:01, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

GA Review

Can you review Vivah (a movie article)? It's a small article and won't take much time. Have asked other users who contribute so much in movie article. But feels like none of them bother to show up. Please help.--25 CENTS VICTORIOUS  16:21, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

@25 Cents FC: Sorry my time in WP is very limited at the moment. I'll take up the review if it stays for more than two weeks. Vensatry (ping) 16:40, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
I wouldn't be available on Wikipedia after 28th August, so I may have to withdraw GA nomination. I'll let you know if I renominate it again.--25 CENTS VICTORIOUS  17:04, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
I don't understand why you want to withdraw the nom. Vensatry (ping) 17:21, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
Who will solve issues raised by reviewer mate? I will be out of wikipedia for some time--25 CENTS VICTORIOUS  17:35, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
For that review has to be started. Vensatry (ping) 18:19, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

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GA Cup

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DYK for List of ICC Champions Trophy centuries

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Chandralekha FAC

Hi, I have opened the FAC for Chandraleka. Feel free to post comments on the FAC page. Kailash29792 (talk) 12:18, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Chola temples and Trichy panorama

1) Chola temples in Karnataka- The below book has a wealth of information. I checked "Cholas" by Sastri, but it didn't have much info. Landscapes of Urban Memory Srinivas, Smriti Pages: 360 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA Date Published: 06/2001 Language: en

LC Call Number: HC440.H53 -- S65 2001eb eISBN: 9780816691777 pISBN: 9780816636167 Dewey Decimal Number: 307.76/0954 OCLC Number: 180702362

Pls check this

2) I had been to Trichy and got a few panos myself from the top of Rockfort. The upload is going too slow - let me ping you the links soon they are done.Ssriram mt (talk) 15:17, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

They are here
@Ssriram mt:Thanks very much for the sources and images man. I've been trying to find good panoramics all these days. Vensatry (ping) 19:16, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

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Hi

Hey bro, just want to say lets make I (2014 film) a bigger and better article than Gemini (2002 Tamil film). I'll do the best I can to improve the article. Ssven2 (talk)

There is hardly anything to be developed at the moment. Wait till this Diwali. Cheers! Vensatry (ping) 16:49, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for List of Chola temples in Bangalore

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WikiProject Good Articles - GA Cup

 

WikiProject Good articles is holding a new competition, the GA Cup, from October 1, 2014 - March 28, 2015. The Cup will be based on reviewing Good article nominations; for each review, points will be awarded with bonuses for older nominations, longer articles and comprehensive reviews. All participants will start off in one group and the highest scoring participants will go through to the second round. At the moment six rounds are planned, but this may change based on participant numbers.

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FLC request

Hi, I've nominated List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Courtney Walsh at FLC. Could you have your comments here when you get some time? --Khadar Khani (talk) 16:24, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

I'll have a look soon. Vensatry (ping) 16:36, 11 September 2014 (UTC)
  Done Vensatry (ping) 18:46, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

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Ahem

Shouldn't this be in your userspace? :) --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 22:37, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

My bad! I didn't notice that at all. Thanks for the tag and notification. :) Vensatry (ping) 04:04, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
You're welcome. Happy editing. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 06:01, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Balu Mahendra

HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

FLCs

FYI, Pakistan national women's cricket team record by opponent is at FLC, please have a look at the nom when you get some free time. I'll review yours ASAP! Regards, --Khadar Khani (talk) 01:31, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Sure! Give me sometime. Vensatry (ping) 19:18, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of List of ICC Champions Trophy five-wicket hauls

  Hello! Your submission of List of ICC Champions Trophy five-wicket hauls at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Khadar Khani (talk) 13:11, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Please see new note on DYK nomination page. Yoninah (talk) 00:41, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

DYK for List of ICC Champions Trophy five-wicket hauls

HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

DYK for List of Asia Cup centuries

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DYK for List of Asia Cup five-wicket hauls

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi, could you please comment at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of international cricket centuries at the Bellerive Oval/archive1 when you get some free time? Regards, — NickGibson3900 Talk 06:16, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Sure Vensatry (ping) 15:55, 15 October 2014 (UTC)