Talk:Ahmedabad/Archive 1

message: hey Mkweise
i think Ahmedabad is still known as Ahmedabad not Karnavati. Karnavati is a popular name though. can you confirm?
at least till february 2004 it still is Ahmedabad. see 
--kunjan1029 06:33, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  the name : Karnavati 

message: can anybody get pictures of Ahmedabad? please.....
--kunjan1029 05:31, 30 May 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  pictures? 

message: More information/pictures for this page --kunjan1029 18:13, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request 

message: the entire section of sabarmati river front project has entirely been copied and pasted in this article from this site http://www.vibrantgujarat.com/pp/ud005.html. therefore i am removing that section as per the guidelines given in Wikipedia:Copyrights. Aksi great 15:10, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  copyright problem 

message: The list would be endless, and it does not seem that it is going to stop. I think, only those educational institutes should be mentioned that are major institutes of excellence in Ahmedabad, and not all of them. This page would become more like a propaganda page. I am removing Mount Carmel as of now, because I do not think that schools which are not of extraordinary excellence deserve a place here. --Andy123 11:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I completely endorse your views. Same thing is happenning at a number of page like Ranchi and Patna. We should not make this like yellow pages. If someone desires, he may create suitable lists and link the same - though such linking is also not required always. --Bhadani 12:29, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have similarly written my comments on Ranchi page. --Bhadani 12:29, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Why is this Darpana Academy listed on this page? Is it a notable institution (something which has national or even regional importance?) I have been living in Ahmedabad for the last 13 years of my life, and never ever even heard of the name. I think, such educational institutes should not have any place on articles of Wikipedia. Read WP:NOT (What Wikipedia is not!) Wikipedia is not a personal propaganda site and should not be spammed like this. Is this some kind of Yellow Page? Then why are mentions such as these allowed to remain on the page? I want to reach a consensus here, about which notable educational institutions should find a place here. I would be making changes in a week on this page, and I believe that is a fair time to reach a consensus. Please support or disagree with this, and cite your reasons as to why. Thank you. --Andy123(talk) 13:50, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't know who added Darpana Academy, but I think you are wrong at that point. Though it is not an educational institution, Darpana is one of the most famous academies of Ahmedabad. It is run by the famous dancer Mallika Sarabhai and organizes drama workshops, classical dance classes, etc. It is located on Ashram Road behind Sabarmati river.  
I propose that we entirely remove the section on educational institutes to a list, and rename the section as Education, giving details about the boards, type of schools, etc. See Mumbai as an example. Also I do not see how we can apply WP:NOT to this case. - Aksi great 12:07, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:NOT#Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information. But, I agree with your suggestion, another page can be made for this. --Andy123(talk) 15:38, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

text: *The first reason I started this poll was because there were many "guys" involved round here. Instead of having a revert war, I decided to have a consensus of the users. (And looks like we have a rouge admin out here.) --Andy123(talk) 06:37, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Educational Institutes 

message: I have added 2 new sections - Origin of name and references. Also made some alterations with the lead-in and some additions to the history section. Am planning to tackle section after section according to guidelines laid out here. Please look at that page and then contribute as much as you can to make this a FA. Let us put more information into the article and then we will sort out the education section. - Aksi great 11:59, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Adding section titled climate under the geography section. - Aksi great 12:49, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Keep up the good work. I have my examinations going on right now. Would be contributing with hi-resolution pictures from Ahmedabad soon. --Andy123(talk) 21:08, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  2 new sections added 

message: Have added a section on civic administration. Have also made an organizational structure chart of the AMC. Removed the section on transport for now as it was entirely copied from a site. - Aksi_great 15:00, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  1 more section added, 1 section removed 

message: Have added a section on media. Please go through it and feel free to rectify any errors that I may have made. - Aksi_great 12:43, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Media 

message: According to Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indian_cities, following sections are yet to be added
* Economy - Done - 08:59, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I suggest that this article needs pictures and notes from/for Kankaria Lake, Vastrapur Lake, Night-life from Judges' Bungalow Road, Navratri Celebrations, Teen Darwaza, Austodia, Shahibaug has various structures that are historically notable, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, CG Road, Ashram Road etc. etc. --Andy123(talk) 20:49, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we should definitely have a section for Urban structure.  In here we can talk about the old Ahmedabad with its pol's and how the center of the city has transitioned to the other side of the city etc etc. --Blacksun 17:39, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sections yet to be added 

message: I have retrieved two pictures from Wikimedia Commons. Are they suitable to be used in this article?
 --Andy123(talk) 20:18, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I already looked at those pictures, but can't seems to figure out where to put them. There is going to be mention of the walled city somewhere. There also needs to be a mention of architecture of the city which could include a pic of the Jama Masjid mosque. Currently I am trying to find an image of either Uttarayan, Navaratri and Kankaria lake. See if you can find some free pics. I could not find any suitable ones on commons. BTW, thanks for the copyedit. I cannot believe I wrote 'bosts'. Must have been too sleepy. Also congrats for reaching 1000 and for the barnstar. - Aksi_great 20:26, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: When the article reaches a suitable length, we can use them in the picture gallery section, or work to get good quality photographs of the concerned monument and buildings. Pictures found over the internet can be used under the fair-use rationale of the United States Copyright Law, but it is generally recommended if we get GFDL pictures of the same. And btw, thanks for your kind words, and I seek to work diligently for Wikipedia, which is my passion. --Andy123(talk) 20:35, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Pictures from Wikimedia Commons

message: I have removed the IIM picture, as that particular picture does not help the article in signifying education in Ahmedabad. IIMA is one of the best institutes in Ahmedabad, but I suggest that an image that should be used here, should have some common factor that links to the whole of Ahmedabad. In case the IIM picture is to be put back again, I'd suggest that a better picture candidate be found. --Andy123(talk) 13:59, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I just removed this Airport picture because, I believe that the picture quality is not good enough. We should keep space for a better picture candidate and not clutter up space here. --Andy123(talk) 18:40, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Removal of IIM picture and the Airport picture

message: This article now needs a through cleansing to remove it of POV edits. I have removed this edit because I found it to be a POV. Please review this article throughly. Laurels to User:Aksi_great for making this a great article. It is with his sincerity that this article has become something it was not. --Andy123(talk) 10:44, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Furthering this article to FA status

message: I have removed the "pol" image for now. There is no mention of what a pol is - so the picture does not add any real value to the article. Have put the ashram image instead. - Aksi_great (talk) 19:01, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, I found the "pol" image quite informative. The number of "pols" in ahmedabad make it a unique place. The Sabarmati Ashram picture is quite informative for this article as well. What I'd further suggest is that :Image:AMCstructure.jpg be removed from this article, because it does not serve much purpose. As I have mentioned in the discussions above, the same thing can be illustrated through the way of words. --Andy123(talk) 20:02, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed the pol picture only for now. That pic is very good and informative, only that it does not fit where it was put. We need to find an appropriate place for that picture, probably under some section called "unique architecture" or something. I think the AMC structure image can be removed and put under an article called Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation when that comes into existence. Explaining the structure in the Ahmedabad article would just take up too much of space. - Aksi_great (talk) 06:54, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I actually meant explaining the civic administration process in brief. City-related articles generally wouldnt speak much about those. Cheers! --Andy123(talk) 16:38, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

text: While we are talking about images, an image that shows the sabarmati bridges would be lot better than that horrendous low quality image in the transport section :) Wish we could use some of the images under the Ahmedabad thread in skyscrapercity forums *drools* --Blacksun 19:39, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  1 more pic removed 

message: I must commend the editors working on the article! It has shaped up very well over the past month. Continue the good work, I'll pitch in at a later stage. (I have some images of Ahmedabad taken out in Jan that I can upload). =Nichalp «Talk»= 19:35, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I thank you for the compliment on behalf of other contributors to this article. Do upload images as soon as you can. 1 good picture can really improve a particular section. If this article comes to FA, then your reviewing skills would be needed (some time in May, I hope). We will keep you updated on the progress of the article. - Aksi_great (talk) 06:58, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  FA 

message: Sorry for that misleading edit summary. I did not like the image placement after previewing. Have merged the origin of name back into the history section. Have also put an image of an old map of Ahmedabad which beautifully depicts the walled part of the city and also all the 12 gates. - Aksi_great (talk) 14:18, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect edit summary 

message: I was wondering which image will fit in the Education section & then I came upon the GU clock tower. I think the GU encompasses many of the higher education facilities in Ahmedabad, so I thought the clock tower (which I always thought was quite breathtaking) would'nt be a bad image to add. Please tell me what you think.
Thanks
Srikeit(talk ¦ ✉) 17:05, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi srikeit, could you perhaps edit out the date in the lower right corner of the image you posted. This would make the image look much better.. --Rev.bayes 23:16, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Image has been modified to remove the date, thanks to Mopper. Srikeit(talk ¦ ✉) 12:50, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  GU clock tower 

message: Hi! I've put up some pics of mine on commons:. Nothing too great, but it might come in handy. See:
* commons:Category:Ahmedabad
* commons:Category:Sabarmati Ashram
* commons:Category:Gujarat
Regards, =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:46, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The first suggestion can probably be carried out. In light of recent scandals, photography is not allowed in many locations in Ahmedabad. I got the AIR tower pic as my mom works there & that too was without permission. So I doubt if we will be allowed to take a good close up photo of the DD tower. As for Motera, I don't think it will be feasible. Firstly Motera will not be witnessing any action till October (Champions Trophy) which is probably too late. Secondly it is impossible to get a camera in Motera. I had gone there in December to see the India vs Sri Lanka match & was not allowed to take even my cap, let alone anything like a camera. The security is just too strict. Even the Sports club snap was not allowed but I sneaked in past the inattentive security guard & later was chased out by him ;). Srikeit(talk ¦ ✉) 18:00, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  seriously?? can't you just stand on one of the buildings opposite to the DD tower and use a moderately powerful zoom.. surely.. something can be done.. --Rev.bayes 18:03, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we can get the doordarshan photograph from drive-in road, but I agree with srikeit that motera would be nearly impossible. we can probably just get a pic taken from a mobile camera and that wouldn't be of good quality. and the next mtch isn't due till the champions trophy if I am not mistaken. A photograph of a laari would be fine. I don't like that swaminarayan temple image much. IMO there are much better architectural structures in Ahmedabad, especially all the mosques. - Aksi_great (talk) 19:39, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  The newer images look better --Rev.bayes 20:52, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pics 

message: Hi.. I was just wondering if formatting the main article to have pics alternating between the left and right margin would be a good idea?? that does give the article a good look.. my $0.02 --Rev.bayes 16:59, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. I had in fact just suggested that to User:Aksi great on his talk page. Srikeit(talk ¦ ✉) 17:10, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi I have tweaked your adjustments a bit. What do you think? Srikeit(talk ¦ ✉) 17:17, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree too. The article looks much better now. Thanks to both of you. - Aksi_great (talk) 17:19, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

text:  Yup.. looks much better. --Rev.bayes 17:19, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pics ( Left & Right ) 

message: I have nominated this article for being a Portal:India/Selected article. You can review it by leaving your comments here.
Thanks
Srikeit(talk ¦ ✉) 02:41, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Congratulations to all contributors for making Ahmedabad a selected article. Cheers. Srikeit(talk ¦ ✉) 16:37, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Portal:India/Selected article candidates|PINSAC]] 

message: There has been a major change in the civic administration of Ahmedabad in the past 2 months. Many nagarpalikas and gram-panchayats which earlier belonged to the AUDA limits have been merged into the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation limits, bringing almost the entire city under the AMC. I am going to make those changes in the article today. - Aksi_great (talk) 05:12, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: After looking at the civic adminstration section I don't feel that any changes are required. Only the number of wards would change, but those changes haven't been announced till date. - Aksi_great (talk) 05:50, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change in civic administration 

message: I've embedded some of my comments. =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:32, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Review 

message: Since this page is related to India, shouldn't we be using British English (-ise) over the American one (-ize)? — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 07:46, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes we should. In fact, I think I am sure I addressed that issue during PR. Where did American eng. come in again? - Aksi_great (talk - review me) 07:58, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Completely my bad. I used my desktop-dictionary spellcheck which was configured to the American English version & screwed the whole thing up. I'll clear it up ASAP. --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 08:08, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  English Usage 

message: Is this not worth mentioning in the section especially in climate?
Kaushal mehta 10:19, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The fact is mentioned in the transport section - "In 2005, AMTS began a drive to convert all of its petrol and diesel engine buses to run on compressed natural gas engines to reduce the effects of air pollution.". It is a known fact that the pollution has reduced but I could not find any data to prove the fact. If relevant data is found then it can surely be mentioned in the article. - Aksi_great (talk - review me) 11:36, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Introduction of CNG and reduction in pollution

message: Copy this  to get
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thread_title:  User box for aapnu Amdavad!!!