User talk:Samee/Archives/2014/September

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September 2014

Thank you for editing Zindagi (TV channel) but I would like to inform you that the Zindagi channel's language can be considered Urdu and Hindi as well, both at the same time. If you go by linguistics, then they are part of a broad language known as Hindustani language. The evidence can be found in the article itself. Hindustani language is a polycentric language. It has two standard versions Modern Standard Hindi and Modern Standard Urdu. When spoken they are identical but when written they appear to be different, as Urdu is written in the nastaliq script and Hindi is written in the Devanagari script. Before the Partition of India, the terms Hindustani, Urdu, and Hindi were synonymous. However, the two languages started to separate when Urdu began to draw words from Persian, Arabic and Central Asian languages while Hindi began to draw words heavily from Sanskrit. And with independence,the use of the word 'Hindustani' declined, being largely replaced by 'Hindi' and 'Urdu'. Sociologically Urdu came to be identified with Muslims and Pakistan and Hindi with Hindus and India. But they are just the same language with different scripts. However recently the word Hindustani has been used for the colloquial language of Bollywood films, which are popular in both India and Pakistan and which cannot be unambiguously identified as either Hindi or Urdu. And same is the case for Zindagi. It airs Pakistani shows. And in Pakistan the language is known as Urdu. But when they begin airing in India, Indians may call the language Hindi. Thus, to avoid conflict the language is known as Hindustani. It is even correct to do so as the spoken form of both languages are same and in these shows the language is spoken not written. If it was an Urdu novel coming in India written in the nastaliq script, it can't be called Hindustani, that would be too general. To be specific the written form would be called Urdu. Linguists and scholars when referring to the spoken form use the word Hindustani. I hope that I was able to convey my message. If you want to reply please leave a talkback template on my talk page. Thank you! :) --Tamravidhir (talk) 08:18, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

Your addition of "Hindu Terrorism" to several BLP pages.

BLP pages have strict guidelines, you may find them at WP:BLP. You need to find at least a few WP:SECONDARY WP:RELIABLE sources calling a person "Hindu Terrorist" before adding such a label on a BLP article, or for that matter, to any page. Thank you. --AmritasyaPutra^T 02:45, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

GA Cup - September 2014 Newsletter

WikiProject Good Articles's 2014-15 GA Cup - September 2014

Welcome to the GA Cup! In less than 72 hours, the competition will begin! Before you all start reviewing nominations we want to make sure you understand the following:

This is a friendly competition so we don't want any cheating/breaking of the rules. However, if you do believe someone is going against the rules, notify the judges. All the rules are listed here.
If you are a new editor or new to reviewing Good article nominations, it is imperative that you read the 4 essays/guides listed under FAQ #4. If you do not understand something, ask a judge for clarification ASAP!
The competition is not entirely about who can review the most nominations. Per the "Scoring" page, there is different criteria in which you can earn more points. Theoretically, you could review 10 nominations and have 80 points but another user could have reviewed 5 nominations and have 100 points. Yes, we want you to review as many nominations as you can as this will greatly increase the number of points you earn, but you must also keep in mind that every single review will be looked over by a judge. If we find that you are "rubber-stamping" (in other words, the review is not complete but you still passed/failed the article) you may be disqualified without warning.

Also, rather than creating a long list on what to remember, make sure you have read the "Scoring", "Submissions", and "FAQ" pages.

Now for the one question that we guarantee you have: how on earth will the rounds work???

Yes, we never actually had a solid platform regarding how the rounds would work because we had no idea how many people would sign-up. Even though the competition is about to begin, because sign-ups are still open, it is impossible to say exactly how each round will work. As of now, we can confirm that Round 1 will have everyone compete in one big pool. Depending on the final number of participants after sign-ups close, a to-be-determined number of participants will move on (highest scorers will move on) to Round 2. We guarantee that the top 15 will move on, so make sure you aim for those top positions! Moving on to Round 2, participants will be split into pools of even numbers (for example, every pool will have 6 participants). The pools will be determined by a computer program that places participants by random. More details regarding Round 2 will be sent out at the end of Round 1.

It is important to note that the GA Cup will run on UTC time, so make sure you know what time that is for where you live! On that note, the GA Cup will start on October 1 at 0:00:01 UTC; Round 1 will end on October 29 at 23:59:59 UTC; Round 2 will commence on November 1 at 0:00:01 UTC. All reviews must be started after or on the start time of the round. If you qualify for Round 2 but do not complete a review before the end of Round 1, the review can be carried over to Round 2; however that review will not count for Round 1. Prior to the start of the the second round, participants who qualify to move on will be notified.

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