(update: Yaroslav is helping to restore the pages now! Yay :) But help with creating proper articles is very much appreciated)
On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: > Thanks for the thoughts, Nicolas. > > Right now, some help to get these pages restored and then helping to edit > (add reference and introduction) & move them would be great. Not sure if > that needs admins. > > To answer your questions: > * I'm actually not sure if there's another list in Nepali. But those lists > are language sensitive, so having an English list on newiki wouldn't make a > lot of sense. I guess you also wouldn't appreciate those on frwiki? ;) That > being said, there are some 123 languages > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Nepal> being spoken in Nepal. > * The lists for Kosi have been restored before the admin realized it was > 200+ pages, and decided it needed more discussion. But the good part is > that you can now see what all the other lists look like. It is also an > opportunity to show what they can become. An example would be the Indian > list I linked, I think. But it needs some creativity. > * There is a source, in Nepali :) It is linked in the list of lists (of > lists) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:List_of_Monuments_in_Nepal>. > > Best, > Lodewijk > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Nicolas VIGNERON < > vigneron.nico...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> TLDR; What can we do? (expecially for someone like me who isn't admin on >> enwp and don't really know Nepal). >> >> That sad:( I'm not sure what I can do. Here some remarks (not sure if it >> helps) : >> * why go on enwp (which is notoriously complicated, and more and more so) >> and not on newp - it would seems more logical and it's probably easier >> there ? >> * some list have not been deleted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ >> Draft:List_of_Monuments_in_Kosi_Zone ; indeed it's empty and look >> abandonned :/ I've looked to add photo and other improvement but my >> knowledge of Nepal. Can someone give some pointer and example of what can >> be done and how? >> * as always on Wikipedia, the problem is source... Is there any avalaible >> source for these lists? >> >> Cdlt, ~nicolas >> >> 2017-08-29 14:21 GMT+02:00 Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org>: >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> A while back we discussed the lists in Nepal. Unfortunately someone at >>> enwiki deleted them a few days ago (see some notifications here >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Biplab_Anand/Archive1#Your_draft_article.2C_Draft:List_of_Monuments_in_Mahakali_Zone>) >>> because the 'draft has not been edited for six months'. A requirement I at >>> least wasn't aware of. These articles were moved from the project namespace >>> to the draft namespace last year, after this discussion >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/Wikipedia:List_of_Monuments_in_Nepal> >>> . >>> >>> Right now, a discussion is ongoing >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion.2FWikipedia:List_of_Monuments_in_Nepal_-_drafts_now_deleted> >>> how to resolve this on admins noticeboard, because apparently it's normal >>> to delete 200+ pages immediately, but restoring them requires discussion :) >>> Some helpful suggestions and actual help to turn these drafts into normal >>> mainspace lists would be appreciated. >>> >>> I assume it should be possible to turn these lists into encyclopedic >>> lists, given that there's a good reference available (see the main list >>> of lists >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:List_of_Monuments_in_Nepal>). An >>> introduction similar to that of Indian Monuments >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monuments_of_National_Importance_in_Bihar> >>> should also be doable. >>> >>> Any takers? >>> >>> Best, >>> Lodewijk >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>> WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >> > >
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