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Hello Ravensfire, Since the show is going to be airing tomorrow onwards. Is it possible to move the article into the mainspace of Wikipedia which will allow other editiors to also contribute to any information regarding the show. Thank you Aishwaryaa1511 (talk) 04:14, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Submit the draft for approval after you've added the details from the broadcast, with sources of course. Ravensfire (talk) 14:16, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, i have added details regarding the broadcast and have added sources in relation with the topics in the article. Aishwaryaa1511 (talk) 14:37, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Most of the content in the lead section are unsourced. You can check and verify that. Could you please cleanup? 2409:4073:487:6DF9:C0BF:C03F:8A26:E4B5 (talk) 05:46, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Generally, information in the lead SHOULD NOT have citations as it should summarize what's in the body and the citations should be in the body. See WP:CITELEAD. Ravensfire (talk) 19:07, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ravensfire, This show is going on Star Pravah and id redirected i thought this article have their personal realable source so i think we have to add information about it so let me know how can we do this. YAKSH75 (talk) 06:09, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Have a decent article backed by reliable sources that aren't pre-release publicity churnalism. It was deleted in 2024, so your best bet is to start a draft article and go through the AFC approval process. Do NOT try to move it yourself or just create the article (skipping the draft), it will end up deleted. Ravensfire (talk) 13:30, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So i can move the main space into Draft space and will continue editing just like that. YAKSH75 (talk) 07:03, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You didn't read my response, did you? Do NOT try to move it yourself or just create the article (skipping the draft), it will end up deleted. Wikipedia is a collaborative process, don't ignore decisions from others because you don't like the result. Edit the draft and WAIT FOR IT TO BE ACCEPTED. Ravensfire (talk) 13:36, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If the page is alredy created how can we make daft article for it? and in my sand box i have some information about this Page you can visit and check there. YAKSH75 (talk) 13:53, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You don't. Create the draft. If/when it is accepted, the reviewer will handle moving it to main space over the existing redirect. Ravensfire (talk) 13:59, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I saw your edit on Thamma. While it is valid, I do not think all mentions of film clashes are trivial. This is proof of that. Coolie vs War 2 is worth another mention. Anyway, I have not heard reports of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat affecting Thamma's performance (maybe it's the opposite), so I guess it's best left out. Kailash29792 (talk) 01:42, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's the key point - when reliable sources cover it because it affects performance of one film over the other, THEN it's relevant and useful to include. To just say "Oh, it's released the same day as XYZ and PDQ" is editor-selected trivia. Ravensfire (talk) 02:12, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello admin, i want to report about sock puppetry. After user @GhoshThakur was blocked he created another sock account @Neutralwikipedian that was also blocked but now he has created two more sock accounts: @Asyoukniwand @Johndmafia. I request you to conduct a UC and block these socks too as there are creating trouble on various articles. 2409:40D0:2014:F75C:B063:8F22:A14:A1A6 (talk) 06:48, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I'm not an admin here and really don't have any interest. The right place for this would be to create a report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/GhoshThakur. You'll need to include WP:DIFFS that show similar edits as previous socks, checkusers don't do the legwork based on speculation and belief - you need to show them the evidence. Ravensfire (talk) 14:21, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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@BhikhariInformer, To you and your family and friends as well - cheers! Ravensfire (talk) 14:55, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Have a look at these edits. A lot of similar additions lately by multiple users trying to game the system. I've raised the issue here at WP:INB. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 20:39, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sigh, why am I not surprised. At best, someone did it, thought "This one neat trick!" and then posted on reddit and now we have the next wave. Thank you for the pointer to the discussion! Ravensfire (talk) 20:42, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Fylindfotberserk interesting, this seems to be used with some frequency on Bangledesh related articles - see [1] - an insource search I threw together. Change the language code to "as", which Rocigdefrance and Cabad56 used for some of the changes they did, and I get nothing at the moment. *shrug* We'll see what happens. I left Cabad56 a short pointer to INDICSCRIPT. Ravensfire (talk) 23:34, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder why they'd use efn for Bangladeshi articles when scripts can be simply displayed. But then again, the reddit thing you mentioned may be true. Let's see. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 10:05, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This seems like a sock of this. I found out after I edited a bit into their edits. SPI? - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:07, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Fylindfotberserk, I would start the SPI to establish that they are evading their block. I mean it's pretty obvious what's happening, and while SPI can't connect a temp account to a named user, the behavior is enough (to me!) to show the block evasion. Ravensfire (talk) 13:28, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is kinda obvious. Heck I didn't see it before editing. May have to revert back to the pre-sock version. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:37, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be comfortable with that revert as obvious block evasion. Ravensfire (talk) 13:55, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am writing this to clarify that I am a new user and I have no connection with the user "Deepcruze" or any other blocked account. My recent edits were reverted by mistake under the assumption that I am a "sockpuppet," but I assure you that I am a genuine new contributor trying to learn how Wikipedia works.

It is very discouraging to be labeled like this when I am just starting out. If my editing style or IP matched someone else's, it is purely a coincidence. Kindly guide me on how to clear this misunderstanding so I can continue to contribute properly. JagdeepXC (talk) 04:48, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

We'll see what the checkuser says when they investigate the report. Quite interesting though, don't you think, that the two articles you edited restored the same material as the prior, now blocked account. Ravensfire (talk) 04:51, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"Hello, thank you for your observation. I want to clarify that I am a new user and I am genuinely trying to learn how Wikipedia works. If my edits seemed similar to a previous account, it might be because I found that information relevant to the topic. I have no intention of violating any policies and I am already in touch with Satdeep Gill to learn the correct way to contribute. I would appreciate your guidance instead of suspicion, as I am here to help improve Punjabi Wikipedia. I am happy to cooperate with any investigation."

JagdeepXC (talk) 11:40, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure it will be a complete surprise to anyone reading along that JagdeepXC was blocked as a Deepcruze sock. Ravensfire (talk) 13:48, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Ravensfire Please check these two pages I think not notable subject Angel Rai and Farrhana Bhatt. ~2026-83862-5 (talk) 18:19, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a quotation from Pranksters:making mischief in the modern world: "Paul's endorsement of G. Edward Griffin's The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve–along with several other positions he holds–has made him an icon for New World Order conspiracy theorists. Griffin's book is laced with standard-issue references to the Council on Foreign Relations, W. Cleon Skousen, Carroll Quigley, the Rothschild family, and the Bavarian Illuminati (a branch of which, the author suggests, played a role in assassinating Abraham Lincoln). Griffin was also a longtime affiliate of the John Birch Society, which published several of his nutty books. In Paul's blurb for The Creature from Jekyll Island, he calls it "a superb analysis deserving serious attention by all Americans. Be prepared for one heck of a journey through time and mind." It sure is. The congressman is a principled libertarian conservative whose positions on civil liberties, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the legalization of drugs overlap with those of many people on the left. He is a learned man and not a nut. However, when this congressman appears on Alex Jones's show, endorses Bircher books about a Federal Reserve conspiracy, and warns of nonexistent plans for a NAFTA Superhighway, it shows how the fringe ideas discussed throughout this book have infiltrated substantial parts of the political mainstream." A s you can see there is nothing here which cites any evidence which disproves Griffin's ideas. It just calls it "nutty". Do you have any other quotes from this book to disprove his theories regarding the federal reserve? If not then either find a better source or stop reverting my edits to the preamble of G.Edward Griffin's page.

As you said on the edit history I have looked through the talk page and there are multiple people who have criticised this source yet everyone who is in favour of using this source simply runs away or just blindly asserts it as an authority despite the valid criticisms of it.

Please provide another quote or source or I will reinstate my edit. King of Crimson (talk) 17:35, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Replying on article talk page. Ravensfire (talk) 14:26, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Ravensfire, I have re created the article since it was deleted a few years ago due to the lack of notability and references. However coming to the present i have found that the individual has acted in a few films in crucial roles and won a reality show too more or less a notable one too. I don't understand why it is nominated for deletion. Nicolien.Swart (talk) 05:27, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The article was deleted a few years ago, so the notability is absolutely in question. Winning a show is not by itself enough to show notability on Wikipedia. WP:NACTOR is the criteria needed. In addition, as you found out, the page title without the (actor) disambiguation is protected from being used as an article because it was recreated disruptively so many times. Relax, be patient, have those good sources (not interviews, not churnalism, not paid/sponsored articles) that show how NACTOR is met. Worst case, go through the draft process where an AFC reviewer can evaluate the article. Above all, don't be disruptive, don't use temp accounts, don't use multiple accounts. All of that puts you, and the article, in a bad light. Ravensfire (talk) 13:47, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

pls tell Akashsharma000 (talk) 12:50, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You can use the {{Db-u1}} template, just put it at the top of the page. Ravensfire (talk) 13:57, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Could you kindly take a look into the current revision of the aforementioned page as there are definitely some discrepancies in the box office figures of the Top 50, mainly introduced by the user @Karonabhai

In addition to his changes, there are also other minor misdirecting figures from poorly sourced editing by other users, like the inflated box office figures reported by the Production Company being cited as a reliable source for the Movie "Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu"

Kindly look into the same and revert the unnecessary edits as You deem fit

Thanking you in advance

Venkata Karthik Vadlamudi (talk) 06:47, 11 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you make your userpage a redirect a few years ago? ~2026-21336-90 (talk) 11:33, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Why not do that? Ravensfire (talk) 13:37, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Shashi Kapoor is a Punjabi Hindu, literally the whole Kapoor family emphasis on the last name is Punjabi Hindu. How come you need to remove that. ~2026-20753-85 (talk) 03:09, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@~2026-20753-85, Needs a secondary source where they explicitly make that statement. That wasn't present and if you add it back it will be removed again. Ravensfire (talk) 03:16, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Brother in Christ, did he have to say he is a Punjabi Hindu when he was to born to a Punjabi Hindu father and mother? ~2026-20753-85 (talk) 03:18, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Ravensfire (talk) 03:19, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

just write it as "born to a punjabi hindu family" I guess? would that be correct? PratyakshAzad (talk) 16:20, 5 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

He was nominated for best Actor from Filmfare for his role in the 2024 film Sarfira. ~2026-20753-85 (talk) 14:52, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Just add the request to the article talk page, with a reliable source that supports the nomination. Ravensfire (talk) 15:36, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2025/nominations?_gl=1*uiz61m*_ga*WVdsX2FERGl6VGtwWkh6T3M4WENkUGZiXzBvWGZFd000amZIUjA4dVp2Tkl6WnZfVEJ1ZjdJZ3BQcERmYUgwTQ..*_ga_CDVSC27TBY*MTc3ODUxNzk0MS4xLjEuMTc3ODUxNzk0MS4wLjAuMA.. Here’s the source that shows he was nominated for Best Actor for “Sarfira” at the 70th Filmfare Awards. ~2026-20753-85 (talk) 16:47, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@~2026-20753-85, just add the request to the article talk page. Ravensfire (talk) 16:51, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t know how to do that. ~2026-20753-85 (talk) 16:54, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind I figured it out. Thanks though! ~2026-20753-85 (talk) 18:10, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to hear. Ravensfire (talk) 13:37, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2025/nominations?_gl=1*1lcb7l1*_ga*WVdsX2FERGl6VGtwWkh6T3M4WENkUGZiXzBvWGZFd000amZIUjA4dVp2Tkl6WnZfVEJ1ZjdJZ3BQcERmYUgwTQ..*_ga_CDVSC27TBY*MTc3OTM2ODUyNS4zLjEuMTc3OTM2ODUyNS4wLjAuMA.. ~2026-20753-85 (talk) 13:04, 21 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

hi

apologies for my bluffed introductions, ive corrected and made them more neutral.I've avoided using promotional adjectives and exaggerated nuances. However, im unaware what's going wrong with the Mumtaz introductions. I had kept it neutral, and it's true she did b grade films and formed a popular pairing with Rajesh Khanna and dharmendra. although she was the highest paid actress of her time, I couldn't find a credible source for that.

Also, is the zeenat and Katrina's intros better?

I found their previous introductions extremely hollow and under representing.

thank you PratyakshAzad (talk) 16:15, 5 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

hey,

ive been doing research and writing pages of last century Indian actors. Am I suppose to add their latest picture or the picture of their prime, from when they were active in their career. I think it would depend like the young face of Mala Sinha would be more recognisable than her latest picture since she has been inactive since so long, but Rekha's latest picture would be more recognisable since she's more active?please guide me through

thank you PratyakshAzad (talk) 16:23, 5 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]