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Thanks @Packer&Tracker, Wish you a Merry Christmas as well. >>> Extorc.talk 06:34, 25 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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MBlaze Lightning (talk) 08:47, 25 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks @MBlaze Lightning, Wish you a Merry Christmas as well. >>> Extorc.talk 09:41, 25 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Morning, just wondering if you could expand on your close above, I'm not sure the rationale for your "Not moved" close. I provided lots of evidence in the discussion section as to why Cunard is the WP:COMMONNAME as well as confirming to the WP:CONCISE policy,so quite surprised it would be not moved. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 08:47, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello. I initially failed to notice that the evidence was provided after the votes. This is my bad at accessing chronology of the RM. I will be reopening it and relisting and will be refraining from closing it again leaving that to some other closer. Thanks. >>> Extorc.talk 09:41, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

OK fair enough. Obviously I can see I'm facing an uphill battle, without any other support, but if the page is to remain where it is I'd still like to understand why exactly... I'm not entirely convinced by the oppose !votes, but there we go. Hopefully some more participation will emerge! Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 10:11, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Greetings, I see that you have closed the RfM as "Not Moved" because "Participants have pointed out that the focus of this page is on the Paleochannel called Ghaggar-Hakra and not the present day Ghaggar river". The article is about the river, it says so in the lead sentence: "The Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season." Even if we assume that the article is about the paleochannel—which is part of the river, Ghaggar seems to be the common name per google ngrams. There's already enough evidence provided in the RfM for why Ghaggar is the WP:COMMONNAME, why Ghaggar is WP:CONCISE and why it is WP:CONSISTENT with article titles for other transnational South Asian rivers with multiple names. UnpetitproleX (talk) 14:20, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@UnpetitproleX My role as a closer is to assess consensus in accordance with policy. If I was to consider your evidence provided, all I can say is that the participants are not convinced by your arguments. This disagreement cannot be overlooked as WP:IDONTLIKEIT because users are presenting actual arguments.

" Even if we assume that the article is about the paleochannel—which is part of the river, Ghaggar seems to be the common name per google ngrams" Well, are we sure that there is no statistical significance of the sources which talk about the modern river and call it Ghaggar? >>> Extorc.talk 17:47, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

As far as WP:CONSISTENT and WP:CONCISE are concerned.
"The goal of concision is to balance brevity with sufficient information to identify the topic"
And WP:CONSISTENT doesn't apply here because we must compare rivers which have had similar historical significance like being a Paleochannel. >>> Extorc.talk 17:50, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That historical significance is part of the the topic, not the primary topic, which is the river. Again, the article reads, in its lead sentence, "The Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season." Followed by "The river is known as Ghaggar in India, before the Ottu barrage, and as the Hakra in Pakistan, downstream of the barrage, ending in the Thar Desert." Only after this does the sentence about the paleochannel comes. The primary topic is the river, which includes the paleochannel. Google ngrams, trends, books search, practically all statistical evidence provided points to this.

As I type this, I realise that this discussion should be happening on the RM, not here. I see that the ngrams were never added there, among other things. A relist would be proper. Thanks and cheers. UnpetitproleX (talk) 07:00, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

"Again, the article reads, in its lead sentence" So if I understand you correctly, you are basing your argument based on what is in the lead which can be changed. If I change what is written in the lead, would you be satisfied? No. That is now how this works. The entire article talks about the historical significance of this river all the time.
Certainly, "historical significance is part of the the topic, not the primary topic, which is the river" is incorrect.
"A relist would be proper" A relist would only be proper if there was not enough participation, not just because the nom doesn't agree with the result. >>> Extorc.talk 10:42, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@UnpetitproleX There is no reason for me to relist this as there has been more than sufficient participation in this RM. If you still think my closure was against the consensus or that I violated WP policy, you can appeal this formally at WP:MR but I highly suggest you to first go through WP:RMDC. THanks. >>> Extorc.talk 10:49, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks, I have appealed it. Please also treat this as notification for the same. Thanks again for your time. UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:54, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hi! This was a mistake on my part, so thanks for correcting it. ‎ Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:45, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Justlettersandnumbers That is fine. Be careful next time around. :) >>> Extorc.talk 16:02, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Appreciated. >>> Extorc.talk 20:23, 21 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Bakalawale mystery resolved! [1] -- Kautilya3 (talk) 19:31, 26 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Extorc, the old stuff that was there before you started editing needs to be cross-checked for accuracy. There were POV editors filling it up earlier and I noticed that everything is not kosher. For example, notice the phrase "after being elected". -- Kautilya3 (talk) 22:56, 21 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

For sure. Will pay attention to that in the upcoming days. >>> Extorc.talk 09:00, 22 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Add this to controversies section. Or maybe Early Life. Guy is a womanizer.

Amritpal Singh, who talks about a separate Khalistan, chatted with multiple women - single and married, on social media, and allegedly blackmailed them with their obscene videos.

www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/extra-marital-affairs-kisses-on-video-calls-amritpal-singh-many-affairs-2350193-2023-03-22 — Preceding unsigned comment added by CrusaderForTruth2023 (talk • contribs) 04:37, 23 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Extorc, please don't archive threads wth content. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 06:58, 23 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I believe this was already settled in the RSN and this debate is difficult to read. I believe keeping it now does no good. @Kautilya3 >>> Extorc.talk 07:03, 23 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You can collapse it if it annoys you. But one-click archive makes it hard for us to keep track of what is going on, and also puts threads out of order in the archive. When there are zillions of edit requests, we have no choice. But that is not the case now. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 07:05, 23 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am not aware about collapsing threads. Maybe if a feature exists where we can put this in an expandible box which is collapsed by default, that will be ideal. >>> Extorc.talk 07:06, 23 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey there!I noticed that you reverted edits regarding simranjit singh maan's reaction to amritpal singh's arrest.The simranjit maan comment was backed by citations and sources to news articles,.Just because he's the leader of a fringe khalistani group dosen't completly invalidate his comments,especially considering that he has played somewhat of a role in Punjab's recent politics.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/aap-jolted-sada-chief-simranjit-wins-sangrur-seat-vacated-by-cm-407220

Twarikh e Khalsa (talk) 22:19, 23 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Kingly read WP:UNDUE. Minority views need not be overloaded. The aim was to remove the least required instance of the minority khalistani backlash and SAD(A) statement was the most appropriate. >>> Extorc.talk 08:20, 24 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The article The Kerala Story is targetted with biased editing, there's also a discussion at talk. Just because the number 32,000 is doubtful, they are taking advantage of it and generalizing the entire topic as "fictional" (instead of specifically mentioning about the doubtful figure), which is also factually incorrect, the article itself cites the references for people recruited to ISIS - [2] [3] (180 - 200 people). The article is not even been tagged for neutrality issue. 157.44.144.251 (talk) 17:51, 29 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I don't see why my attention is needed here. The number 32000 is not doubtful, it is outright unfounded in reality and the article correctly mentions that. They are not mentioning the entire ordeal as fictional as they clearly discuss the "factual accuracy". Currently the article has many experienced eyes. I don't see a reason for you to involve me.
Also, the cited study says that the number of pro-IS cases In Kerala are 60-70 which is the specific topic of the page. >>> Extorc.talk 18:14, 29 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I will only involve myself regarding one point of disagreement I have with the content and that's it. >>> Extorc.talk 18:16, 29 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]