Talk:Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka

message: This History section reads like it was written by a three year-old - improper capitalization, essentially a lack of punctuation, and incorrect grammar.  I am not qualified to alter it due to my unfamiliarity with the subject, but can someone please look at this and fix it?  Given recent events, it is essential that this section be reliably written.  I, myself, will go elsewhere until it is fixed.--slaman 18:06, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Quality?

message: I think the list in the page is far from complete. May have to add some Academicals like prof. Mookaiyaha etc.
Trengarasu 06:17, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Prominent Hill Country Tamils

message: I see that taprobanus has reverted much of my edits, removed references to important works by Jane Russsell, Chatopadya and other distingusihed historians. It basically brought the article back to the condition it was before we worked on it, with out giving his reasons and the logic behind it. The present artcile contains wrong facts as well as less facts, and less references. Some references had been added by other people like vanDort and they have also been rmoved
The article now discusses the citizenship act without evn telling us what was in the act!
So I will have to put this article back to academic standards.Bodhi dhana (talk) 15:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: What academic standards? Entire sections on so called Malabar Tamils indicate not one ounce of academic standrads by such prominent historians from Sri Lanka such as K.M De Silva and K. Indrapala. I have both the acdemic books with me. Let's talk about the citations for the Malabar Tamils ? Who or what is the citations ? Is it some personal beliefs ? or from the Academic newspaper Th Island ? I would start from reading WP:ORTaprobanus (talk) 23:45, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have opened an topic reagrding this in WP:SLR here. Thanks Taprobanus (talk) 00:13, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Added back deleted content in revert back that was supported by references. See here. Taprobanus (talk) 20:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Recent reverts

message: The article says, "In 1984-5, to stop India intervening in Sri Lankan affairs, the UNP government eventually granted citizenship right to all stateless persons," yet the intro says "By 1990’s most of these have been given Sri Lankan citizenship".  Which is right?--Jack Upland (talk) 01:40, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Current Status 

message: I would suggest to rename this page as "Up-Country Tamils in Sri Lanka" or "Hill Country Tamils in Sri Lanka". Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka name is used in the past because that time citizenship hasn't been granted to this group. But later slowly Sri Lankan government give citizenship to 50%. Now all are cleared and all of Tamils are Sri Lankan. 
Some of the people trying to show superiority over up-country Tamils by restricting editors to use only discriminative Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka name. Tamils in Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka. [1  and 2. I can handle those 2 thing since I am the one who included details about hill country tamils to the page. 
Now Hill Country Tamils doesn't needs discriminative name to introduce them self. I know they trying to use above 2 names to get rid from introducing them self as Indians. Up-country Tamils of Sri Lanka is most often used by them self. I suggest to move content from this page to one of non-discriminative name and use this page as redirect to page which included content. --Himesh84 (talk) 12:43, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Discrimination, apparent or imagined, isn't a valid reason to re-name the article. In accordance with WP:COMMONNAME, you need to show the most common name for this group of people before re-naming it. Until then the article stays as it is.--obi2canibetalk contr 16:42, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rename 

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