On Friday 17 August 2007 15:41, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
> On 17-Aug-07, at 3:24 PM, Saleem Ansari wrote:
> >> Please try to understand what wikipedia is all about.
> >
> > There should be no issues! at all ;-)
> >
> > If there are then do remove these too:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSS.IN
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Reilly_Open_Source_Convention
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ohio_Conference
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slamdance_Film_Festival
> > ( and many many more....)
>
> from wikipedia freed.in advertisement page:
>
> <quote>
> This article does not cite any references or sources.
> Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable
> sources. (help, get involved!)
> Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.
> </quote>

Well, help improve it then!

> and this:
>
> <quote>
> Categories: Articles lacking sources from June 2006 | All articles
> lacking sources
> </quote>
>
> do any of the other articles have these comments attached? Instead of
> sounding off - try to understand that wikipedia insists that all
> materials on wikipedia *must* be secondary information and not
> primary information. Wikipedia strongly opposes original material.
> And this blatant advertising for freed is just going to confirm the
> opinion held in many places that we are a nation of jerks.

OK, since you appear to be most concerned about India's image, why don't 
you fix issues with the article (and thereby improve the global 
perception of India and Indians)?

Regards,

-- Raju
-- 
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