User:Buddhipriya

Invocation to Ganesha

Ganesha riding on his mouse. Note the flowers offered by the devotees. A sculpture at the Vaidyeshwara temple at Talakkadu, Karnataka, India

the Moon

2nd quarter, 63%

ॐ गं गणपतये नमः

॥ गणेशो वः पायात् प्रणमत गणेशं जगदिदं
गणेशेन त्रातं नम इह गणेशाय महते ।
गणेशान्नास्त्यन्यस्त्रिजगति गणेशस्य महिमा
गणेशे मच्चित्तं निवसतु गणेश त्वमव माम् ॥

• • Saṃkaṣṭacaturthivratam: April 6, 2007 (4th day of the dark half of the month) Watch out for snares!
  • Vaināyakīvratam: April 20, 2007 (4th day of the bright half of the month) Give thanks for boons!
  • Saṃkaṣṭacaturthivratam: May 5, 2007 (4th day of the dark half of the month) Watch out for snares!
  • Vaināyakīvratam: May 20, 2007 (4th day of the bright half of the month) Give thanks for boons!

My activity on Wikipedia

• My edit activity using tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot.

• My edit summary usage with mathbot's tool

Articles I started

• Ganesha Purana - This was a DYK article for February 9, 2007 (Go Ganeshji!). "Ganesha Purana" is currently a Good Article Candidate so please help improve it as needed. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_candidates

On February 9, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ganesha Purana, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 22:48, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

• Mudgala Purana
• Ganesha Sahasranama
• Jai Santoshi Maa
• Ganapati Atharvashirsa
• Vinayakas
• Vishnudharmottara Purana

Articles I significantly changed

• Vamachara
• Vedas

To report copyviols

Wikipedia:Copyright_problems

Vandalism, SPAM, and citation links I use often

Warning templates PageName is optional {{subst:uw-vandalism1|PageName}} ~~~~ (unintentional vandalism/test) {{subst:uw-delete1|PageName}} ~~~~ (unintentional removal of content) {{subst:uw-vandalism2|PageName}} ~~~~ (suitable for intentional nonsense or disruption) {{subst:uw-delete2|PageName}} ~~~~ (variant for removal of content) {{subst:uw-vandalism3|PageName}} ~~~~ ("please stop" for use after level 2 warning) {{subst:uw-delete3|PageName}} ~~~~ (please stop removing content) {{subst:uw-vandalism4|PageName}} ~~~~ (last warning for vandalism) {{subst:uw-delete4|PageName}} ~~~~ (last warning for removing content) {{subst:uw-vandalism4im|PageName}} ~~~~ (only warning; for severe or grotesque vandalism only) {{subst:uw-delete4im|PageName}} ~~~~ (only warning; for many blankings in a short period of time) See additional templates and examples of output

Special:Linksearch

• {{subst:uw-unsourced1|Lingam}} ~~~~
• {{subst:uw-spam1|Hinduism}} ~~~~

{{Cleanup-spam}} looks like this:

[[Category:Wikipedia_spam_cleanup]]

• {{longterm4im}} ~~~~
• {{IPvandal|68.216.187.23}} - continued vandalism after final warning ~~~~
• {{vandal|Sparklybubbles}} — continued vandalism of after final warning ~~~~

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism#Warnings
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:UTM
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Ipblocklist
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:EL
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/newbies

• [[WP:RS]] appears as WP:RS
• [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] appears as reliable sources
• [[WP:ATT]] appears as WP:ATT
• [[WP:EL]] appears as WP:EL
• [[WP:EL|external links]] appears as external links
• [[WP:EQ]] appears as WP:EQ
• [[WP:NOT]] appears as WP:NOT

For more spam fighting tips see WikiProjectSpam.

Wikipedia:Guide to layout

In Wikipedia you often will find that edits are reverted by other people. In such cases, it is often best to take your disagreement to the talk page for the article rather than to revert the reversion. Such repeated conflicting reversions are called an [[Wikipedia:Edit_war | edit war]], and we try to avoid them.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Attribution
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/Cleanup#Factual_accuracy
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Fact_and_Reference_Check
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Unreferenced_Good_Articles
• The {{tl|fact}} tag looks like this
• {{tl|unreferenced}}
• {{verify source}}

• WP:ENC
• WP:NPOV
• WP:MoS

• The {{unreliable}} tag looks like this:

• The {{Unreferenced|article}} tag looks like this:

The {{Construction}} tag looks like this:

I have joined the Recent changes patrol as a form of karma yoga.

• User:John Broughton/Editor's Index to Wikipedia

Mediation processes

I am trying to learn about conflict resolution processes on Wikipedia:

Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution

WP:AMA

Wikipedia:Community enforceable mediation Now in trial period.

Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Suggestions for mediators

Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2007-03-11_Ohio_State_University

A barnstar graphic I created to thank people with

		The Hindu Firestar Thank You Award
		Namaste! I, Buddhipriya, humbly thank you for helping me get started as a contributor to Hinduism. If you have any further advice or comments for me, please post me a message at my talk page. Thank you for your kindness! -- Buddhipriya

Indic scrips

For help with Indic scripts see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:INDIC

I like this LANG template for Sanskrit: ([[Sanskrit]]:{{lang|sa|गणेश पुराणम्}}; {{IAST|gaṇeśa purāṇam}}) which looks like this:

(Sanskrit:गणेश पुराणम्; gaṇeśa purāṇam)

I prefer the IAST transliteration methods.

See: Template:IAST

Foreign language sources

From Wikipedia:Citing sources:

"Because this is the English Wikipedia, English-language sources should be given whenever possible, and should always be used in preference to other language sources of equal calibre. However, do give references in other languages where appropriate. If quoting from a different language source, an English translation should be given with the original-language quote beside it."

Userboxes

en-us-caDude, this person is totally a California English speaker.

du-1This user does not wish to speak or hear dumbass, but is resigned to the necessity of at least understanding it in an environment of massive collaboration.

es-2Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español.

sa-1एष उपयोजकः सरलेन संस्कृतेन लेखितुं शक्नोति।

Deva-4
झThis user has a near-complete understanding of the Devanagari.

This user is a participant in the WikiProject Hinduism.

VThis user is a vegetarian.

This user has written or expanded 1 article featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page.

'	This user is a member of the Harmonious Editing Club.

This user is a recent changes patroller.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Spam.

This editor is a WikiGnome.

This user is a bibliophile.

This user remembers when television programming was only in black-and-white.

?This user cannot identify most entertainers under the age of 40.

$\sum$This user is greater than the sum of their userboxes.

Wikipedia has serious problems

My current opinion is that there are serious problems with the Wikipedia paradigm. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_failing

More specifically:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Expert_retention

A delightful collection of absurd situations is cataloged here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Expert_Retention/Conflicts_involving_expert_editors

Here is an example of a dysfunctional policy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PEREN#Prohibit_anonymous_users_from_editing

Compare Docbook Wiki which has abandoned anonymous editing.

Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_in_academic_studies

A very good article: http://courseware.hbs.edu/public/cases/wikipedia/

A very good article from New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060731fa_fact

Examples of things Wiki does well

Category:William_Shatner William_Shatner's_musical_career

A new low for astonishing nonsense

Citing "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" television show as a reliable source of information on sadhus. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sadhu&diff=110762472&oldid=110762328

Pages I am developing or working on now

• User:Buddhipriya/IASTUsage

To Do

• Ganesha - complete peer review during April 2007

• 1 February 2007 before my first edit [1]
• 1 April 2007 request for peer review [2]

• Narada Bhakti Sutra - integrate second and third commentary
• Sritattvanidhi 4 March - Consolidate new information regarding meditation forms
• Vedas 5 April

Lower priority and requested edits:

• Ganesh Chaturthi - Add information about monthly devotion to caturthi article, e.g., explain vrata
• Brahmajala Sutta By request, provide citations
• Upanishads By request, dates of composition of the various Upanishads
• Ishta-deva By request, particpate in edits
• Vinayakas - expand
• Kundalini 1 March
• Nastika 1 March
• Chakra 4 March
• Shakha 21 March - finish consolidation of material
• Carvaka 4 April

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Barnstars

		The Exceptional Newcomer Award
		Here is an award both for your significant contributions to wikipedia as a knowledge repository, particularly the articles Ganesh Purana and Mudgala Purana that you brought up almost single-handedly, as well as the manner in which you comport yourself and interact with other users. Keep it up ! Abecedare 06:11, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of High Culture
		In regards to the development of Template:DisplayTranslations, I award you this barnstar for sharing your vast knowledge regarding Indic languages, for sharing it in a patient, thoughtful and tireless way, for sharing it for the betterment of a broad array of WP articles, and for sharing it across a cultural wall that too often is barbed with bitterness and hostility. Your tireless, kind heart gives me hope, Larry Rosenfeld (talk) 19:44, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

		The Minor Barnstar
		For your honest and open approach to things, I hereby present you with the minor barnstar. Your good faith is a refreshing breeze in the often troll-infested maze of "Aryan" topics. dab (𒁳) 19:13, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		this is for your good work with articles relating to hinduism. Peace:) James, La gloria è a dio 21:52, 29 March 2007 (UTC)