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2025 Update from Women in Green

Hello Davidindia:

2024 has wrapped up, and what a full year it was for WikiProject Women in Green! Over the past year, we hosted two edit-a-thons, one themed around women's history and another on women around the world. We also managed to achieve most of our 2024 annual goals, nominating 75 articles for GA, reviewing 64 GA nominations, nominating 8 articles for FAC, peer reviewing 3 articles and reviewing 10 FAC nominations. Excellent work, and thank you to everyone involved!

For 2025 we have a new set of goals for nominations and reviews. In particular, we would like to see more articles on our Hot 100 list being improved and nominated for GA this year. If you take a look at the list and see an article you are interested in contributing to, feel free to add it and yourself to our Hot 100 project discussion. You might even find someone interested in collaborating with you!

This year, as with every year, we hope you will join us in helping improve our coverage of women and women's works on this encyclopedia. Every contribution helps. We'll see you around!

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Concern regarding Draft:Gopichand Thotakura

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Update Wiki article

Hi @Davidindia, I hope you're doing well. I need a favor from you. I noticed that you do excellent work related to athletes. Could you please update the infobox for Sohail Khan with the number of gold, silver, and other medals he has won? Also, could you teach me how to do it, Best! Baqi:) (talk) 10:31, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

Sure Bhayya, Baqi:) (talk) let me try and get the info of the medals secured. I am not good at info boxes, but will request our friends who are good at it. But first we need to get content with references. I see that you have done quite a comprehensive job creating the page. Happy editing! Davidindia (talk) 12:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
@Davidindia: Thank you. Baqi:) (talk) 12:39, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

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Women in Red February 2025

Women in Red | February 2025, Vol 11, Issue 2, Nos. 326, 327, 330, 331


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Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest

The prod tag was removed correctly by another editor. So I 'stubified' what was left. Bearian (talk) 16:29, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Bearian (talk), Noted. May be I will try and get some reliable sources. Thanks! Davidindia (talk) 05:44, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Gopichand Thotakura

Hello, Davidindia. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Gopichand Thotakura".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 20:12, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Liz Read! Talk!! For want of Notability, I let it pass. Davidindia (talk) 05:05, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Manuja Veerappa (February 5)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Jamiebuba was:
This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.
Jamiebuba (talk) 22:19, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
Hi Jamiebuba (talk), thanks for taking time to review my draft. I was doubtful about the refs, that is why I put for AfC though I am also an autopatroller. Hope to find some indepth articles about the BLP. Thanks again and Happy Editing!! Davidindia (talk) 05:03, 6 February 2025 (UTC)
No issues David. For now, the sources on there are definitely not sufficient. Keep doing a good job. Jamiebuba (talk) 16:37, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

CS1 error on Priyadharshini S.

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Priyadharshini S., may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Dharmeswar Konwar has been accepted

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Jawahar Singh Bedham has been accepted

Jawahar Singh Bedham, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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The article has been assessed as Stub-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. It is commonplace for new articles to start out as stubs and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

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The European Destubathon

Hi David, can I tempt you to participate in this? It's just for a month in April, nearly $3000 going into it. If it's a success the next one I would run is one for Asia and hopefully see a lot of Indian destubs in it! All of the entries will be tipped into the 50,000 Challenge so I'm hoping that and an Asian one would give it a strong boost! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:29, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Dr. Blofeld Thank you Sirji! Done!! Will try my best as this is a new adventure for me outside India!!! Thanks for the invite. Best regards. Davidindia (talk) 19:34, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Hemanth Muddappa has been accepted

Hemanth Muddappa, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

Rahmatula786 (talk) 11:32, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Madras International Karting Arena (March 16)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by RangersRus was:
This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:
Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.
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Women in Red March 2025

Women in Red | March 2025, Vol 11, Issue 3, Nos. 326, 327, 332, 333, 334


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Moving the needle:[1]

  • 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)
  • 23 Dec 2024: 20.009% (2,041,741 bios, 408,531 women)

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How to add reference easily.

Hello brother, can you tell me how to add references easily? I want to work a lot on Hindi Wikipedia because there are very few articles on Hindi Wikipedia. Please tell me if you know. Thesurajsahu (talk) 12:39, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Dear Thesurajsahu (talk), Thanks for coming here. I have noticed that you created many pages and also added references well. You can also refer this help page Help:Referencing for beginners. I am not sure what tools are available for Hindi wiki. I will check and let you know. thanks and happy editing! Davidindia (talk) 16:59, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Sanskriti Dawle (September 24)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by JavaHurricane was:
This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
 The comment the reviewer left was:
Analysis of sources:

1. Bangalore Mirror: does not even mention the subject 2. MIT SOLVE: Is written by the team of the subject, and thus is not an independent source; it does not contribute to notability. 3. The Times of India: not a reliable source. See WP:TOI. 4. Also TOI. 5. The Hindu: only passing mentions of the subject. Better discussion of the device created by the subject. 6. Business Today: similar situation as #5 7. The Hindu BusinessLine: similar situation as #5 8. TOI. 9. Similar situation as #5 10. Similar situation as #5 11. The Bridge Chronicle: how is this source relevant to the subject? 12. Company listing: not significant coverage. 13. Pune Blind School: similar situation as #5 14. Economic Times: a sister publication of TOI with very similar reliability issues.

At present, not even one of the sources cited contributes to the notability of the subject. The device she has created does seem to meet GNG, on the other hand.
Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.
JavaHurricane 14:58, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
Thanks Hurricane for the review! Can I change the title to Annie, and do the article accordingly. Looks like Annie is popular and helping a lot of blind students in India. thanks. Best! Davidindia (talk) 17:16, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
I don't see any issues with that. JavaHurricane 20:26, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
Davidindia, just a notice that this draft is due to be deleted via CSD G13 in a few hours. Go to WP:REFUND if you want it to be restored. Liz Read! Talk! 03:59, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
Thanks mam! I will let it pass as I could not find enough citations as suggested by the reviewer. Best regards! Davidindia (talk) 06:05, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Women in Green's May 2025 edit-a-thon

Hello Davidindia: WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in May 2025!

Running from May 1 to 31, 2025, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event – Wildcard Edition! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to any and all women and women's works during the event period. Want to improve an article about a women's rights activist? Go for it. An Olympian gold medallist? Absolutely. A famous painting by a woman? Yes! GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts. We hope to see you there!

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Nomination of Simran Gurung for deletion

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Women in Red April 2025

Women in Red | April 2025, Vol 11, Issue 4, Nos. 326, 327, 335, 336


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Moving the needle: (statistics available via Humaniki tool)

  • 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,057,083, 412,857 women)
  • 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)

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Simran Gurung Article

Hey dude! I wanted to apologize for nominating the article for AfD. I should have reviewed the references more carefully. Sorry for the oversight once again. The article is definitely notable! Also, I’d like to thank you for creating the MLA articles for leaders from the Northeast. The whole reason I joined Wikipedia was to write more about the Northeast, as these topics are often overlooked in the mainstream narrative. Flyingphoenixchips (talk) 19:27, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi Flyingphoenixchips, No worries at all. I take every opportunity to support North East and Women in Red project. Simran is a very talented girl from Sikkim but like you pointed out we definitely need good sources. What you did is with good intent and All in good faith. I appreciate your goal to bring NE to mainstream, at least here. Keep it up and happy editing! Davidindia (talk) 19:41, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
Chorolo! (Thanks in Karbi) :) Flyingphoenixchips (talk) 19:58, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

A Special Barnstar for You!

The Women in Red Barnstar
Hey! Chibai! Thanks for the amazing stuff you are doing and thanks again for taking out your time to cover people and especially women from Northeast India. It means a lot to me, to see a non northeastern doing so much for the place I am from. Also thanks for helping me out with edits in Hannah Lalhlanpuii Cheers! Flyingphoenixchips (talk) 02:57, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Hi Flyingphoenixchips, Chorolo! Ase kepatho! Kangthu naso. North East kecho arjok ang kangthu kepatho. Happy editing! Davidindia (talk) 06:44, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

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https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=778162234311466&set=a.501263435334682

Gangtok Himalayan SC needs logo update...if can help 93.140.29.25 (talk) 17:15, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi, 93.140.29.25,
Photos or Logos from Facebook cannot be uploaded here unless the person who posted it on Facebook (who has the copyright) releases it under the relevant CC licence. He also needs to write an email to the CRT team that looks after the copyright issues. thanks! Davidindia (talk) 23:07, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

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Hey

Hey man, I looked at your initiative of women's football clubs. Just want to say that you are doing very good thing. If you need my help in anything (not a big editor but I want to try to help), please do tell me. Sid Prayag (talk) 20:36, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Sid Prayag, Thanks for the good words. Much appreciated. I see that you too have don a lot of good work, on football clubs. Sure we can collaborate to create articles for football clubs. I find it very difficult to get sources for some of the women clubs... Let's do it! Thanks and Happy editing! Davidindia (talk) 08:10, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
Yes sure, you can ping me if needed help. I was bit busy as I-League ended with controversy, was covering my part for a club, Inter Kashi FC. Sid Prayag (talk) 11:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Nomination of Nandini (footballer) for deletion

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Women in Red May 2025

Women in Red | May 2025, Vol 11, Issue 5, Nos. 326, 327, 337, 338


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  • 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,061,363; 414,126 women)
  • 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women)

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