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Dharmaraja College, Kandy

Nice work on Dharmaraja College, Kandy article. Excellent contribution. But the article needs a bit more work. The wording on the intro and history would need some wort to make it sound less of a official web site and more like a encyclopedic article. Just have a look around a few articles on schools and universities. And I think Olcott was Colonel Olcott not Sir Henry coz he was an American. Finally have a look around how the alumni sections have been written, categorizes it a bit more. good luck Cossde (talk) 04:23, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

About the recent changes, I can'nt condemn it as vandalism since that user has removed parts (even though they have been there for some time) that are not encyclopedic. The aim of a wiki article is to provide unbiased encyclopedic information. The items the user has removed is very much suited for a fan site. Look at the edits for the intro, The introduction for a article in wiki is a summary of the information in the article note a editorial. I am a afraid I cant say anything against the user's work. This is why I told earlier that "The wording on the intro and history would need some wort to make it sound less of a official web site and more like a encyclopedic article. Just have a look around a few articles on schools and universities." . Keep up the good work & let me know if you need any help.Cossde (talk) 10:48, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Sri Lanka

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Image copyright problem with File:Wimalaratne Kumaragama.jpg

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Re:Use of File:President William Gopallawa.jpg

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CfD nomination of Category:Old Rajans

Speedy deletion nomination of A. E. Goonesinha

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Hi. Per the above message, it's OK to create a new article using the original as a reference, but the end result has to be in your own words. No need to ask permission, but thanks for being so thoughtful. :) --PMDrive1061 (talk) 16:55, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. Much better, but it is really biased and compromised with personal opinion. WP:MOS might be of help and I can try and clean it up a bit myself. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 17:08, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks for the info. Would appreciate if you could rectify the parts compromised with personal opinion. Eventually, I'll try to put them in a better way.. Thanks. Gihaned (talk) 17:13, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You got it. In fact, I've already started in. I don't have time to complete it, though. Feel free to add whatever you'd like to help flesh it out and I'll follow up later. Seems to me like this guy should have had himself an article a long time ago and for a first effort, your article is a winner. It may be a candidate for the "Did You Know?" section of the front page once it's cleaned up. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 17:53, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot. I'll also be editing it constantly since I got it in now, and will add whatever I find, whenever I can. Yeah, it's a real pity he didn't have an article on wiki. Even some of his disciples (unheard of, among the Sri Lankan public); have wiki articles. Thanks again.. Gihaned (talk) 17:58, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Would be more than glad if it'd be candidate for the "Did you Know?" section!! I'm sure you'd do a marvelous job with grooming it to a nice article.. Gihaned (talk) 18:10, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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We're darn close...

It still reads a bit promotional and even a bit gushing in spots, but it is wonderfully informative overall. It won't take much to bring this up to standards. Terrific, terrific first effort on your part! --PMDrive1061 (talk) 04:29, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Hope you'd nominate it soon. Will add new information, as I find them. Gihaned (talk) 09:27, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. You need to source that change, esp. as the article is a living person. Failure to do so, could lead you to being blocked. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Precious bodily fluids} 08:28, 8 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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