Talk:Ashok Banker

message: Links to SF-related categories were removed with the explanation "got nothing to do with Sci-fi". However, Banker writes about the SF he's written and published in the introductory notes to two SF stories that he's posted online,  East of the sun, west of Europe and Small Acts Of Betrayal. Further, in this interview he refers to The Krishna Coriolis as "my SF retelling of the adventures of Krishna", and discusses how he's trying to integrate SF tropes and quantum mechanics into his entire sequence of mythological epics.
Some of this obviously needs to be integrated into the article. I'd been planning to do so anyway along with some other minor revision, so I'll take care of it directly after posting this. Aitch Eye 21:50, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Banker's science fiction/Reversion of article

message: An IP editor had added large portions of content with refs to the article - see the comparison.
These were reverted by some user Minormorgul, not me, as being wrongly claimed by Banker on his blog. The edit with which Minormogul removed the anon edits was . As is clear from Minormogul's contribs page, he has only one edit to this page, and that was this reversion.
Clearly there is some mischief happening, and I am being blamed for it. I was the next edit on the page, two days later, with this edit per the discussion on the talk page with User ShwTarn (above) about removing copyvios. All I've done is do what was right, and I'm being blamed for ruining this article?? Banker or his friends, whoever is reading this, it wasn't me who reverted the IP edits. Stop blaming me for it.
On this page, there have been dozens of bot reversions, because there are bots running on WP to prevent vandalism and some edits by IPs could be mistaken for vandalism, hence the confusion.
Other examples of reversions on this article for which I am being blamed are - 
*This edit by User:Vetinarih, removing three paragraphs from the article. As can be seen by anyone from the article history, I was the next two edits on the article. However, I noted my changes on the article on the talk page, Vetinarih didn't and so I was blamed for the removals.
*There were a large number of edits on the page by another IP. The final comparison (12 edits by IPs between this) is at this link. Right after this, another editor User:Lilac Soul reverted all these changes, believing them to be vandalism (as noted in the edit summary). The diff for the reversion is here. I did not revert this, but I was blamed on the article talk page for it.
*Right after Lilac Soul's reversion, the next edit is by another IP - this edit, removing a large portion of the content. This was on 23 december 07, and this IP editor noted his/her changes on the article talk page, with the words - As per WP guidelines, have deleted several other statements that are without citation or ref. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.164.41.57 (talk) 01:39, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reversions of legitimate content 

message: Deleted birthdate as there is no reference or link to corroborate the date given apart from Banker's own website, which as per Wikipedia rules is not to be considered a reliable source. Browndog72 (talk) 16:46, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have reverted this change as the author can reasonably be expected to be an expert and reliable source on his own date of birth. See http://ashokbanker.com/2007/10/10/history-a-work-in-progress/ --Pleasantville (talk) 19:59, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

text: Fair enough, Pleasantville. I'll not touch that again, and thanks for the explanation. Though I thought that subject's own web pages were not to be considered reliable sources for _any_ information. Am still new and learning and appreciate any help, thanks again. Browndog72 (talk) 18:26, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of birthdate 

message: Have deleted a total of six paragraphs as there are no references cited, and even after extensive searching online and offline, I am unable to find reliable sources to confirm any of the statements. Also, most of the statements appear to be in the nature of 'crystal gazing' which is specifically against the guidelines of Wikipedia's Biography articles. If and when someone has reliable sources confirming the same, kindly cite those references before reinstating the statements in the same or altered form. Also, some are patently outdated, such as the statements referring to publication in mid-2008 (which is long past) and the alleged 'note' on Banker's website, which is nowhere to be found. Presumably, these statements were added in good faith a long time ago by editors who read rumours on forums or on blogs and remained unchallenged all this while. 
Will attempt to construct a more accurate and balanced biography of Banker over the next month or two. Would appreciate any help. 
Browndog72 (talk) 11:38, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of unverifiable statements (6 paragraphs total) 

message: The Wikipedia article "Prince of Ayodhya" has been changed to redirect to this author's article. I have found several reviews that describe "Prince of Ayodhya": , , , , & . While not all of the reviews could be considered as reliable sources, I think that there is enough supportive evidence to justify a Wikipedia article on "Prince of Ayodhya". Axl ¤ [Talk] 19:25, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prince of Ayodhya 

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