User talk:Laxmi29

Recent edit to Will Calhoun

Hello. I noticed that you made an edit to a biography of a living person (Will Calhoun), but that you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. Wikipedia has a strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Materialscientist (talk) 10:52, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Welcome!

Hello, Laxmi29, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of your edits to the page T. S. Nandakumar have not conformed to Wikipedia's verifiability policy, and may be removed if they have not yet been. Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media. Always remember to provide a reliable source for quotations and for any material that is likely to be challenged, or it may be removed. Wikipedia also has a related policy against including original research in articles. Additionally, all new biographies of living people must contain at least one reliable source.

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December 2014

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. Thanks! 220 of ^Borg 14:29, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Revert of edits

I have reverted much of your editing to the T. S. Nandakumar page as they were not in accordance with Wikipedia (WP) requirements, such as citing reliable sources, wp:overlink, layout, fixing problems before removing maintenance templates etc. (see my edit summary). I have kept the pictures you added, thought I altered the captions and possibly the exact location to improve the layout.

If you know what 'Vadya Laya Vrinda' is please explain, with a source, before removing the {{clarify}} tag as you did.
If the guys not quite full name is "T. Shankaranaryanan Nandakumar", please provide a source.
Please note:
- We don't write it as "TS Nandakumar" or "T S Nandakumar", but "T. S. Nandakumar." (i.e. space between initials and full stops. If there are any special rules regarding this re use of Indian English, I am unaware of them. (see also WP:Engvar)
- We also use just "Nandakumar"(which I presume is his family name) after the initial full use of his full name, or as much as we can find in reliable sources. This is normal WP practice.
- We don't link any occurrences of his name, such as you had in the picture captions. After all, it will just lead back to this page.
We don't link: every occurrence of other peoples names, or other linkable terms. This is why the 'See also" section as you had is unnecessary as all the musical instruments is it were already linked earlier, in the infobox, and also later in the 'Career' section.
"He is the well known mridangists in the field of Carnatic music.", is rather poor grammar. It also needs a specific cite for verifiability, not just a vague 'source' somewhere in the references section. (See wp:overlink)
Please see wp:Manual of style, wp:citing sources and wp:My first article, for more information on editing.

Please take this message as it is intended, an attempt to assist you in editing Wikipedia. Regards, 220 of ^Borg 04:26, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Peacock terms

Examples of wp:peacock terms: "... that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information.'

... he conquered the world of music." What does that really mean? Nothing in reality
"A child prodigy, ...." unsourced, if he was a "child prodigy" according to a wp:reliable source (RS) then this should be acceptable. If it is just an editors unsourced opinion then it is not acceptable.
"His talent blossomed ..."
"He comes from the family of the well known nadaswaram duo, the Ambalappuzha Brothers." Without a source this entire sentence is 'peacocky'. I've seen this mentioned on-line so it seems true, but a footnote linking to an independent RS is still needed.
" ... earned many awards." How many is 'many'. A subjective word, indeed the whole sentence, that could be left out. You could say "... several awards." instead.

There were others that have been removed previously such as:

"... renowned legendary nadaswaram duo, ..."
"... revered in every household that carries music in its heart and soul."
" ... enthralled many an audience with his artistry ..."
"... various prestigious festivals ..."
"... passionate beats on Mridangam."
"... performing with exemplary synchrony and individual excellence.

Additionally all these statements have no wp:footnotes, so they are in fact unverifiable, and WP requires Verifiability. Even if a statement is true, unless it is something really obvious like "the sky is blue" or "The sun comes up in the east" it should have a source. Unsourced text, especially if controversial, can be challenged and removed by any editor, and should not be put back without a source. --220 of ^Borg 16:53, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]