Talk:Sanjaya Malakar

message: In the interest of neutrality I don't think we should include he has "somehow" made it through to the final 11. There is no doubt about the fact that he made it through as a result of a popular vote. The word "somehow" implies this is in dispute, which is not the case.  HE is the worst singer in the world and this was not hair idol.
: I am pretty sure that the “somehow” pertains to “how is he getting the votes?”.  I know that I personally have a hard time believing that many people think that he is a good singer—of course, that is something of an opinion, but I know that I would stop listening to any radio station myself that would air his “music.”  I don’t personally think that he can sing worth a rat’s behind.  —Mike Trausch Fd0man•Talk to me 03:50, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You are correct, somehow is a POV word. Thanks.  --  Zanimum 16:31, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Somehow" 

message: Whats with deleting the external links? desinole
:According to the external links guidelines, we should avoid blogs and fansites if possible. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 04:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I hope you're joking. The article is in Finnish. I suggest you write an article about him for the Finnish Wikipedia and include that external link there. Moncrief 21:47, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: External links

message: Shouldnt this article mention that the only reason he is still in the show is because of the mobilized efforts of VFTW? it really needs to be cited.--Gigaguyser 13:24, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no evidence that this is the only reason he's still in the show. Thus, the mention that they picked him is enough.  --  Zanimum 16:09, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I disagree, while VFTW and Stern takes most of the credit, I believe the tween fanbase keeps him going.  Either way, none of this is provable, so it should not be included Yearsago 14:40, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: VFTW

message: Chip Franklin from WBAL has jokingly suggested that people in India wake up in the wee hours of the morning to vote for him... --PeanutCheeseBar 12:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that their computers only accept votes from American phone numbers.  --  Zanimum 16:09, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It was meant as a follow up (joke) comment to Mike Trausch's comment; there's obviously nothing to back up what I said. --PeanutCheeseBar 16:14, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Blocked numbers become automatically unblocked when calling toll free numbers. Ungovernable ForcePoll: Which religious text should I read? 07:03, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is u, unlikely, because they the show at a different than the US, which is too late of a time to be able to vote. - hmwithtalk 20:30, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Indians voting for him

message: Does anybody know how his name is spelled in the Hindi or Bengali alphabet?
:Sanjay Malakar in Bengali - সঞ্জয় মালাকার. Hindi is irrelevant since he is of Bengali ethnicity. Gnanapiti 04:18, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you know that that is his native language? He was born in the U.S.  Should we give the Irish-language spellings for every American of Irish heritage?  Moncrief 18:02, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It made no sense. Just because his great-great grandfather may have been Bengali, or something obscure like that, doesn't mean his article needed to show this so blatantly. It was deleted by User:Hojimachong. --68.109.149.66 05:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  native spelling 

message: The NPOV tag was added by User:Mientkiewicz5508 with the comment 
:::Phrases like "despite criticism from all the judges" and everything else make this sound like a Sanjaya lovers article.
We should address this quickly so the tag can be removed.  Remember Wikipedia policy is to not remove it until there is a consensus that the POV problems are solved.  Gnixon 14:15, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't understand the comment.  Does he mean it sounds like an anti-Sanjaya article?  The article seems very neutral and un-POVish to me.  Does anyone think it's POVish somewhere?  Gnixon 14:15, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know. After reading the article, I just was very annoyed with the "I love Sanjaya" overtones. One line in particular Despite the criticism from all three judges, Malakar has made it through to the Top 10 (although he came close to elimination on March 14, 2007, when he was in the Bottom 3).-- It makes it sound like poor Sanjaya is being picked on by the judges but he has triumphantly made it to the Top 10. After learning that he made the top 40, Sanjaya did not immediately celebrate and instead went to console his sister. makes him sound heroic, and I'm not sure that the particular sentence is even necessary, as the article is not actually about his sister, but about Sanjaya. Malakar hails from Federal Way, Washington--again with the "triumphant" feeling. Simply saying Malakar was born in Federal Way, Washington would suffice I believe. Also, the article could stand being without describing Tood Beamer High School as "newly developed". It's not relevant to Sanjaya and once again makes it sound like the perfect and amazing Sanjaya transferred to the school for the lavish lifestyle/environment of a newly developed school. If he did indeed transfer there (and you can find a reference for this) because the school was newly developed, that would be one thing, but I find that description is unnecessary.  Perhaps I'm being overly picky and in a foul mood, but it just seems to me that it's very "I Love Sanjaya"-ish. I also am particularly annoyed by the fact that he's listed as a "singer" and that it is his occupation as well. To the best of my knowledge the contestants don't actually receive money while on the show and thus aren't making a salary/living as a singer. He's a contestant on a reality talent show. That's it.Mientkiewicz5508 15:53, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He's a singer because he got a job to sing on a reality singing competition show. All of the AI contestants have this in their "occupation." He wasn't born in Federal Way, I'm guessing he was born in either Seattle or some other Seattle suburb. The "newly developed" is in front of Beamer High because it's serving as a bit of an explanation of why he transferred, likely because his address got rezoned to the new school in Federal Way whereas Shoreline is farther. I agree with Gnixon, the article is neutral & un-POV -- maybe it's just you. Elle Bee 16:02, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I've just read this article and I don't think it's non-NPOV at all.  The concerns that Mientkiewicz mentions above are silly.  It's not POV to say "Despite criticism...."  It's a boring fact: all of the judges criticized him, and yet he still progressed to the top 10.  How else could it be phrased?  "Hails" is a neutral word when it means "comes from" - it doesn't mean "Hail, Sanjaya!"  And the high-school was opened in 2003, so it's newly-developed.  How can that possibly mean that Sanjaya is being unduly favoured? ... discospinster talk 02:19, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I think most of the statements are presented very factually, but I replaced "hails" with "is from" and rephrased the sentence about him making the top 10.  Can you re-read it and see if it still seems POVish to you?  Notice nowhere is anyone praising Sanjaya---if you happen to think he looks heroic because of the judges' criticism and his behavior with respect to his sister, I'm not sure that's saying anything about the article.  :)  Let's try and get everyone satisfied and remove the tag ASAP. It would be best if Mientkiewicz5508 removed it himself. Gnixon 14:37, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Great!  Mientkiewicz5508 removed the tag.  Thanks, everyone.  Gnixon 22:27, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: The article currently says: "performance in the Top 11 episode, crying tears of joy, although ..."
Once again, another example of an unverifiable claim. The most we can say is that she was shown on TV, crying. It is possible that she was crying because he grandmother died, or maybe she has an emotional mental disorder. EITHER WAY, we can't say that, all we can say is, SHE WAS CRYING! - Abscissa 13:10, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17745094/ good enough for a cite?--Koncorde 16:14, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tears of Joy?? 

message: The "Controversy" section currently reads:
Sanjizzza sucks --- but evree wun keeps votin' fo him my nizzle. 7]
A few American Idol fans who use MySpace have claimed to be on hunger strikes until he is voted off.[8] Conversely, a 13-year-old girl named Ashley Ferl was highlighted repeatedly during Malakar's performance in the Top 11 episode, crying tears of joy, although Ferl also cried for Melinda Doolittle and many other contestants.[9] The controversy and fan reaction were satirized on the March 24, 2007 broadcast of Saturday Night Live, during the Weekend Update segment (the show's musical guest for the night was Carrie Underwood, the winner of the fourth season of American Idol).[10]
Simon Cowell has threatened to leave American Idol if Malakar wins. Some commentators also believe that if Malakar wins, it could be a shark jumping moment for American Idol.[11]
What exactly is the controversy? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.178.78.17 (talk) 23:11, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The controversy is that he is an obviously horrible singer, and this is no longer a singing competition. Mechasam 16:06, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

text: If nobody's gonna respond I'm gonna take out that section somehow. --24.178.78.17 04:44, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The information in that section is worth keeping, but maybe Controversy isn't the best title.  Do you have any suggestions for a different title or what content to add/remove? Gnixon 16:14, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What about Media Buzz?   If you go to google, sanjaya has more than 2,000 news articles in the past month, and more than 15,000 blog mentions.  Not to mention the Numerous Youtube clips, from viewers to more professional areas (celebtv, jimmy kimmel, bill o'reilly etc).  Good or bad, he has serious media buzz  Yearsago 14:37, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  controversy? 

message: What is going on here? The article is locked (understandably so), but there are hateful sentences and complete misinformation left throughout the article:
#After learning that he made the top 40, Sanjaya immediately celebrated and forgot to console his sister. -- everyone who watched knows this is blatantly false
#and was voted into the Top 10, although he will soon be eliminated. -- what in the world?
#and forgot most of the words to the song, while just screaming it. -- again, this is completely unacceptable
#to make fun of Sanjaya -- this needs to be rephrased; it makes it sound like Seacrest did it in a mean spirited manner
#Once again, Malakar avoided the Bottom Three and out of pure luck entered the Top 9. -- again, unacceptable
Look, I dislike Sanjaya as much as the next person, but what happened to neutrality here? Can someone with the power to edit protected pages make an attempt at fixing these?
LOL.  I think there should be a seperate page just to vandilize about Sanjaya.  GamerZX101 00:36, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gross misinformation. 

message: I added a NPOV tag due to some comments on the article: unsubtantiated statement "All the media hates him". judgemental statement "After learning that he made the top 40, Sanjaya immediately celebrated and forgot to console his sister", unsubstiantiated speculation "although he will soon be eliminated", etc. My concerns are addressed by latest edits from Jmartin5 and Tenjikuronin so I believe the tag can be removed now.
Lpm 16:57, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Great!  Thanks for raising the issue.  Gnixon 18:03, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV concerns 

message: I was going to add a citation to the triva section but I dont know how. Can someone else do it for me because the one trivia thing we do have I think needs to stay becuase it shows his growing popoluarity but it doenst offer a citation which I know will make some people mad. Rosario lopez 21:33, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: His profile and interview questions from AmericanIdol.com should be added. It is availible at http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/sanjaya_malakar/ 
68.33.214.160 23:17, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please post new entries at the bottom of the page. Top posting is frowned upon. Thanks. Elle Bee 21:59, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  American Idol.com interview 

message: Should Jimmy Kimmel be included under the title controversy?   KImmel has had at least 4-5 clips/montages about sanjaya.  Also 'The Soup' with 'House of Sanjaya Yearsago 14:33, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jimmy Kimmel 

message: Since you mentioned Vote for the Worst, wouldn't it be reasonable to add it to the external links? It's not really a fansite or a blog. Hmwith 15:38, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links - VFTW 

message: http://www.hollywoodsquared.com/videos/sanjaya-easter-greeting/ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.203.188.117 (talk) 00:44, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Have you seen this video spoof of him? 

message: The thirteen year old girls name should not be on this site.  There was a controversy over including a famous kid hacker a while back, and his name was not included.  She is only thirteen and whether or not Wikipedia policy bans it is irrelevant, IMHO.(OR even if all the newstations say her name).  For her sake please remove it. (or at the very least her last name) 74.137.230.39 03:28, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: She was in the news and on the Today show. Her name stays, first and last. That's all. Elle Bee 13:27, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: She has also made several TV appearances since she was on the show.  The full name needs to stay. Michael 16:48, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Girls name

message: ===Early years===
Do we know for certain that his Dad is Bengali.  The article that is used as the citation only mentions that he is East Indian and nothing about being Bengali.
: I am a Indian Bengali user and I can assure for certain that Malakar is a Bengali surname only. This surname does not occur with other ethnicities other than Bengalis. Bengali people largely live in Eastern India and Bangladesh besides other places like Europe and USA.--Pinaki ghosh 03:54, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Malakar" does occur as surname in people other than Bengali. Its a very famous surname of Newar people who live in Nepal and Eastern India. In fact, if you try "Malakar Nepal" in google, you can see a list of pages with mention of Newar Malakars. Thanks.--Eukesh 04:43, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Biography

message: Do we know for certain that his Dad is Bengali.  The article that is used as the citation only mentions that he is East Indian and nothing about being Bengali.
: I am a Indian Bengali user and I can assure for certain that Malakar is a Bengali surname only. This surname does not occur with other ethnicities other than Bengalis. Bengali people largely live in Eastern India and Bangladesh besides other places like Europe and USA.--Pinaki ghosh 03:54, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Malakar" does occur as surname in people other than Bengali. Its a very famous surname of Newar people who live in Nepal and Eastern India. In fact, if you try "Malakar Nepal" in google, you can see a list of pages with mention of Newar Malakars. Thanks.--Eukesh 04:43, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Early years

message: Sanjaya's real name is Bill Vendell.
Sanjaya released a 2nd video for the confused people that it was a joke (not really a hoax - since it was not intended to really confuse), after  he releasing the video "I am Art" with Will Ferrell in which they created Bill Vendall who said he created Sanjaya Malakar. It was funny, and  confused people were even funnier. No offense - it was just very funny.  
Username 2554 17:22, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: Just did a revert and wanted to explain it. I usually don't like YouTube links, but look at this one. Malakar did clearly fumble the words after the 1st chorus. After "attractive women". I didn't hear him sing the word "bountiful". Fumbled right over it. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 08:05, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  bathwater 

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thread_title:  Auto peer review 

message: I would like to have the source of the quote posted in this article verified. Jennifer Lopez is on record publically expressing support for Sanjaya Malakar. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Samp46 (talk • contribs) 05:53, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It was in the show, right before he sang. I can source it with a video if you'd like. Also, Tony Bennet said how much he likes Sanjaya the week before. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.252.89.12 (talk) 17:00, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

text: I can't add the source since the page is protected. You can watch the video here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NmpgD7WAiB4  128.252.89.12 (talk) 17:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question Accuracy of Quote attributed to Jennifer Lopez 

message: Can someone please change the link to the last song he sang, there is a real link but the song title is wrong Just go to the American Idol page to see it. Stupid lock. User:BioYu-Gi! April 17, 2007 9:00 p.m.
: Done. ... discospinster talk 01:16, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Song Title

message: I was wondering if it's even precedented to do this, but can the discussion page for this article be locked from unregistered users or those that have only been registered for a short period of time?  Even a quick glance reveals that the majority of discussion on this article has nothing to do with its content or quality. Yossarianisdead 04:11, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I second...this talk page needs to be locked and cleaned from uncivil comments.Rosa 08:41, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I third that. We have multiple copy/pastes of the vote for the worst web page in the middle fo this discussion page, it needs to be locked, and cleaned up. Ryuko2001 15:01, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: How exactly are anons and new users supposed to suggest changes then? They can't edit the article, and if the discussion page is locked they can't even discuss it. Borisblue 21:30, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's been done lots of times. See the releveant pages at WP:PROT. Who cares, he's finally gone now, and it's about DAMN time. -Phoenix 02:00, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discussion Page 

message: How come the list of Sanjaya's American Idol performances aren't in chart form like the rest of the top 12 contestants'? Everyone has this except LaKisha, Jordin, and Sanjaya. MarkMc1990 02:25, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I just took care of it. - hmwithtalk 21:55, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Performances 

message: It is important to add to his page that he has been invited to the White House dinner a People's guest. For someone who was just kicked off of American Idol, that is a huge blessing and a great opportunity. His fans who read this webpage would like to know about that.
Reference:
defamer.com/hollywood/sanjaya/sanjaya-already-scores-an-invitation-to-the-white-house-253852.php
Lexapower 10:06, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's nothing new. Ace Young was also invited last year, as well as other 6th and 7th place contenders. Although Sanjaya does have a bit more press about it than Ace did. Elle Bee 15:15, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sanjaya was named VIP of the WHCD by the Washington Post, plus numerous articles stating that Sanjaya was sought after guest at the WHCD. Yearsago 19:39, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

text: That's good- look out to see if we can get a federal government-issued Public Domain picture out of this. Borisblue 13:28, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hopefully, we will! This article has been in dire need of a picture, and it's tiring having to undo every picture a newcomer adds (in good faith, of course). - hmwithtalk 19:55, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sanjaya invited to White House dinner 

message: Sanjaya Malakar is nominated for voting in TIME Magazine as one of this year's TIME 100 Most Influential.  Voting is underway.  Sanjaya is currently 9th. 
ref:  www.time.com 
4/27/07
Username 2554 13:33, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's good. But unfortunately, it has nothing to do with the article. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 14:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like an advert to get Wikipedia editors to vote for him. As if we haven't known about it already. Chantessy 15:14, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

text: What do you mean? What's wrong with it? - hmwithtalk 18:19, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

text: No, look at the scores from the poll saying he was third. Several people actually tied for 2nd. Interesting. - hmwithtalk 15:09, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I'm looking at the one sourced in Sanjaya's article. The one that has 3rd by his name. - hmwithtalk 15:43, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Yeah, it's all a mess. Come on, Time. - hmwithtalk 13:34, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  TIME MAGAZINE 

message: Need to add: "A Sanjaya fan is known as a Fanjaya." OR "A Fanjaya denotes a Sanjaya fan."
:The article isn't locked anymore, add it.
Thanks, but the article appears to still be locked.
Would someone plz add it?  Makes the article seem incomplete to me.
:I don't think we should. It's very very fancrufty and message board like. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 14:23, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK. If it's ok with you, though, I want to remove the bolding. To me, bolding is ok in some cases, but in something like this, it comes off as yelling. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 09:33, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Italics isn't appropriate since it's not really a title, which is generally what we use italics for. How about parenthesis? I've seen them used in similar situations before on here where it's a nickname. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 15:36, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Love the definition deal. Do it. It'd be perfect. - hmwithtalk 20:31, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry. But that's very very francrufty and non-encyclopedic. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 22:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  FANJAYA 

message: I believe the last sentence 'Singing his farewell performance, he substituted "other than hair" in place of "how about love" after the line "let's give them something to talk about."' could be reworded to be more readable. I suggest it be rephrased as: During his fairwell performance, after singing the line "let's give them something to talk about" he substituted the words "how about love" with "other than hair."   
Asturnut 00:38, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Readability of last sentence 

message: Not sure how to attach this reference: 
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20036901,00.html
Also, heard nomination by People for top 50 beautiful people, but not found actual ref.
Pls help add info. ok thx.
Username 2554 18:34, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have the mag but I've seen people reporting on idolforums. Apparently he's not in the 50 beautiful people but he has more photos and blurbs than any of them. Elle Bee 19:35, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

text: WP:FOOT has alot of info on adding references. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 19:16, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  People Magazine 

message: I had to take out the word 'outsiders' - seems harsh.  Anyway, any group formed, by definition, has outsiders and insiders.
Username 2554 16:18, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  DOWNSTAIRS 

message: Just noticed.... 
Notoriety is a very negative word, ill-famed, as in notorious.  
Too much POV.  Suggest a more neutral 'gained national attention as'.
Username 2554 16:36, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, I don't think that notoriety is POV at all. Means. Famous. :) --WoohookittyWoohoo! 06:27, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Yes. That's where the word comes from. But the use of it is generally not negative. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 12:46, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  NOTORIETY POV 

message: I didn't say what the ratings drop was due to, the article author did. Shall we say ... "according to ...."? 
Username 2554 00:46, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ratings 

message: Why no mention of votefortheworst.com? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jive Dadson (talk • contribs) 06:11, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vote for the worst 

message: Did'nt Simon say that if Sanjaya won, he'd quit?
:It's in the article. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 23:48, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah we'd need a source. The leaving stuff was widely reported. Haven't heard anything about a retraction. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 01:36, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I did read that in either Star, OK!, or one of those magazines, but I can't remember which, and it's not important anymore, anyways. - hmwithtalk 13:53, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Simon 

message: The article reference did not state that Malakar MET Bush, only that he attended the event where Bush was.  There were over 1000 people there and Bush was seated at the dais.  No source, not even from Sanjaya, has claimed they met.  Need to remove, unless there is a source, or change 'met' to 'saw'.
Username 2554 17:14, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GW BUSH 

message: Re: Spears wanting to record with....
There is no reference here. Even if there were, most reports I've seen state it as a rumor, and therefore still aren't sufficient.  Pls remove or reference a direct source.
Username 2554 17:14, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed it. :) Just for future reference, I'd suggest reading the policy on living people. Generally, if it's something unsourced, it can be removed on sight in a lot of circumstances. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 22:17, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I added it a while back... with a source. But, since the source still claimed that it was a rumor, it was deleted (understandable). Is there a way it could be added claiming that several source claim that it's rumored to be true? - hmwithtalk 04:38, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's alot of ifs. :-) If you can find a solid source on it, I say include it. Otherwise, it sounds like a message board rumor to me. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 04:52, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There are sources but it's not true. In the Access Hollywood article it said at the bottom that a Spears rep doesn't confirm it and believes that someone close to Sanjaya Malakar leaked it. Elle Bee 15:40, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Doesn't surprise me. One of the side effects of something like this is lots and lots of unsubstantiated rumors. I feel like we're editing the National Inquirer sometimes. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 14:21, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spears 

message: re: Looks like fraud - deleted.
It appears a pre-Idol cell phone video was pirated from youtube and submitted to VH1's 'I Love New York' show without Sanjaya's knowledge or consent. Although cute and harmless - with sour patch kids gone wild, the video expresses no awareness nor interest in the show.  Oddly, VH1 has not removed his name from the running, even though he is under-age to appear on this icky show.
Username 2554 13:11, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No need to document removals like this except in edit summaries. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 14:19, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Okey. :) Woo. I like that. :) --WoohookittyWoohoo! 01:35, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: VH1 NY

message: It has been suggested that Jillian Recchi Blyth be merged into this article or section. This would not be appropriate since she is not a public figure, therefore any elaboration would be with personal information.  Wikipedia is not intended to include everyone in the "Universe of Sanjaya".
Username 2554 14:19, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That would pretty much define fancruft. So no. Shouldn't be in here. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 14:06, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Mamajaya

message: I was reading imdb.com, and it said Sanjaya has a daughter. Is this true?--MP123 23:54, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Daughter

message: Sanjaya didn't win.  Best reality star went to the Survivor Cook Islands winner, Yul Kwon.  Other nominees were Yau Man Chan, Erwin- Amazing Race, Cloe Dao, and James Sun.
Username 2554 13:29, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: AZN TV 

message: When Sanjaya and Rudy were waiting for the results in the Top 24 round, Ryan said that the contestant that was safe was one of the Top 4 guys.  I put that in, and it was deleted.  I'll look for the video, but for now, I'm going to leave it as is.
Okay, I have a source:
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I'm putting it back in there.
That Sanjaya was mentioned as one of the top 4 guys early in the competition seems trivial, even if as trivia, but whatever...
Username 2554 12:13, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Note on Top 24 Results. 

message: Why do misspellings of "Sanjaya" redirect to Sanjaya Malakar? Things like Sanjia, Sanjya, etc.
Search results for "Sanjaya" on Google, Yahoo, and all the major search engines are about Malakar for the first 10-20+ pages or so.
It's still a common Indian name though just not as common in showbiz. eLLe.Le 15:15, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Statistically, most could probably assume Malakar is for who the person was searching. hmwithtalk 15:39, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Having the edirects going to Sanjaya or Sanjaya (disambiguation) makes more sense. If Sanjaya doesn't redirect here, then the misspelling shouldn't either. hateless 20:53, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Then change them. Doesn't matter to me either way! hmwithtalk 21:00, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Single name redirects 

message: Question on these discussion pages... at what point do we delete stuff?  It's getting long, and some of this stuff was long ago resolved.
Username 2554 17:22, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sometimes, an administrator will notice when a discussion page is too long and cluttered and then they will archive it. (You don't have to be an administrator to archive.) However, as of right now Carrie Underwood's talk page hasn't been archived since its creation 2 years ago and all of the comments from when she was a contestant are still intact. It's a mess.. users are top posting to get their queries noticed on there. eLLe.Le 11:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Q on D-pages

message: This appears to be a rumor.  Why is it posted without a citation???
Please cite or remove.
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I've removed it. -- KFX
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:More like vandalism. eLLe.Le 16:45, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harry Potter Entry 

message: Someone archived this entire page. I undid that. This page isn't old enough or long enough to archive en masse. If you are going to archive this page, do NOT use the "move this page" option. It moves the history of the page to the archive page, which is against our usual conventions. Makes much more sense to archive piece by piece. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 11:48, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  For some reason 

message: There is much info out there on concert tour I've refrained from adding so as to not spoil..  they've done 18 of the over 50 stops. Any opinion ??
Username 2554 18:55, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Concert Tour

message: The commons has the photo, but didnt know how to make it work.
Username 2554 18:55, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: commons

message: This entire line should be deleted, or reworded:
Malakar's father is a classical Indian musician.[12][13] Other singers in his family include his older sister Shyamali,[14] and his cousin Camila Recchi.[3]
Sanjaya's cousin is irrelevant. Mention Shyamali only in reference to her appearance in American Idol (example: Sanjaya auditioned for American Idol together with his sister -- this is a known fact and was part of the storyline in the show) and not "another singer in his family". This article is about Sanjaya not his sister.
If I don't get any feedback, I will change it myself. Thanks.
--Kidflashx 11:54, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early Years 

message: Shouldn't it be mentioned somewhere that Sanjaya is portrayed in the upcoming film Meet the Spartans? --SpongeSebastian (talk) 18:47, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meet the Spartans 

message: The citations need to be properly formatted, with author, date, publication, and access date in addition to just the title.  Also, please don't use "others"; mention exactly who this "other" is that thinks that Sanjay is adding publicity and promotion of the show. hbdragon88 (talk) 21:12, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup 

message: sanjaya was great a good singer and if he winns simon gets out of amercan idol so...........
what's the trouble?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.166.95.254 (talk) 21:36, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  god 

message: How come there is no mention of Howard Stern and his influence on the voting? He had a massive influence on the voting through his radio show. Here's some sources to add some info:Trevor GH5 (talk) 23:06, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Howard Stern

message: You_Really_Got_Me#Sanjaya_Malakar.2C_2007  I believe that for a single sentence, this comes on way too strong about how bad a singer Sanjaya is.  Others disagree.  Thoughts?  (p.s. I've never seen even a second of American Idol) - Richfife (talk) 21:55, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I made it much more NPOV. Let me know what you think. I feel as if it sounds more encyclopedic now, as well, and less of a celebrity blog. нмŵוτнτ 22:54, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Over at the [[You Really Got Me]] wing... 

message: I am living in Malaysia.  My ancestors come from Bengal, East India.  Bengal that is in East India is West Bengal and East Bengal is Bangladesh today. Malakar is definitely a Bengali surname.  I am proud to know that Sanjaya and others are interested to know about Malakar and so am I.  I am proud to be Malakar and a Bengali at that.
Wish you all the best Sanjaya Malakar. 
This is from a pishi (aunt- father's sister)as I am Bengali too though we are not related.  Bless you. Bye My full name is Roma Rani Malakar.
Bye.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.188.76.121 (talk) 08:45, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Malakar is a Bengali surname. 

message: The article states that Sanjaya is "the only contestant below 3rd place to be featured in a solo on an American Idol finale." After the Season 7 finale, this should probably be changed since Jason Castro, Brooke White, Carly Smithson and Michael Johns were all featured during their respective finale even though they were not part of the Top 3. 67.190.64.183 (talk) 22:15, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Finale solo 

message: Someone needs to make an adjustment on the Infobox as it now displays Malakar's age as "19.0000000000000000" years. B.Wind (talk) 05:37, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age 

message: "Shekar" was never Mr. Malakar's middle name. I have eddited the article to reflect this fact. Please cite a reliable source that supports the claim that his middle name was "Shekar" until age three and was changed to "Joseph" before reverting the article to it's previous state. Sanjaya pointed this out to me during a discussion that we were having at a party the other week. The discussion itself pertained to the usefulness of Wikipedia as a research tool and the veracity of the information therein.
24.47.154.230 (talk) 01:50, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Middle Name Mistake

message: He definitely can't speak/read Hindi and his dad probably can't either. He's from West Bengal, not a Hindi-speaking state. AyanP (talk) 02:36, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is his name wirtten in Hindi? 

message: This article should be considered for deletion based on lack of notability. =//= Johnny Squeaky 07:05, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

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