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WP:MOS - Manual of Style

MOS:TV - Manual of Style for Television

MOS:FILM - Manual of Style for Film

WP:FILM/R - Reliable sources for film

WP:ELNO - Links to be avoided

= Disruption =

WP:AIV - Administrator intervention against vandalism

WP:SPI - Sockpuppet investigations

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User:Yapperbot/Pruner - A way to automatically prune inactive and/or indeffed users from member lists, like Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members

Policy / Guidelines

WP:CIVIL - Civility guidelines

WP:NPOV - Neutral point of view

WP:NOT - What Wikipedia is not

WP:OVERLINK - Wikilinks and overlinking

WP:PEACOCK - Peacock words and phrases

WP:INFOBOXFLAG - National flags in Infoboxes

WP:FILMCRITICLIST - [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biswanath_Rath&oldid=974154547 This is why] we should only include notable awards (and film festival showings) in articles. This guy is the most film-festivalled short film maker in the world, apparently, yet nobody has ever written an article about his films.

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=Indian entertainment=

  • [https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/dialogues-and-screenplay-separated-at-birth-abbas-tyrewala/story-EfS1ol8YDFZ6dTv6XnyqGJ.html An article about "Dialogue writers"]
  • [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/tv-actors-question-the-curious-case-of-missing-end-credit-rolls/articleshow/68393149.cms "TV actors question the curious case of missing end credit rolls"]

==The problem with awards hysteria is...==

=Corruption in Indian cinema=

  • [http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/kSPNxUf87deWBK5lnru0OK/Why-Indian-box-office-collections-depend-on-who-you-ask.html Article at LiveMint.com] - "Why Indian box office collections depend on who you ask. For the 103-year-old Indian film industry, there is no single authentic source that reports box-office collections of movies"
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20160229173413/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Box-Office-column-discontinued/articleshow/26211585.cms? Times of India] - "Box Office column discontinued"
  • [https://caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/box-office-figures-india The Caravan] - "Counting Crores: Why Indian films’ box-office figures do not add up"
  • [http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/may/20/bilingual-films-the-big-bilingual-scam-1817232.html The New Indian Express] - "Bilingual films: The big, bilingual scam"
  • Paid news in India

Searches

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  • "Background Muppets" {{Search|"Background Muppets"|long=y}} - See WP:MUPPETSLTA, there is an Indiana-based vandal and a California-based vandal.
  • "Muppet cameos" {{Search|"Muppet cameos"|long=y}}
  • "Not Featured Muppets" {{Search|"Not Featured Muppets"|long=y}}
  • "Prem Khan" {{Search|"Prem Khan"|long=y}} - See: Washim Rahman
  • "Washim Rahman" {{Search|"Washim Rahman"|long=y}} - same as above
  • "Komail Shayan"{{Search|"Komail Shayan"|long=y}} - Name has been submitted [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/summary.py?name=Cyphoidbomb&search=Komail+Shayan&server=enwiki&max=500&ns= hundreds of times] dating back to June 2016. Name has never been accompanied by a reference, and in 99.99% of the cases, it was submitted by an Iranian IP-hopper. (Ex: 5.209.250.52, 89.196.133.241, 5.239.147.207, 37.129.203.41, 151.235.1.131, etc.) Submitting users have never participated in discussion. User also has competence issues, like [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qaidi_Band&type=revision&diff=792125074&oldid=791936789 here] where they generate wikilinks off another person's name. Note also that despite their assertion the Shayan was involved in this, his name doesn't appear [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/qaidi-band-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-peter/id1263847963 at iTunes]. The wikilink fail is also seen [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aksar_2&diff=810188993&oldid=809959171 here] and it is a fairly common thing they do. Same [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranchi_Diaries&type=revision&diff=799681331&oldid=796980995 here] where an Iranian IP stuffs his name into an article, when there are zero reliable sources to substantiate it. The push by Iranian IPs is also very bizarre. Note also [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=October_%282018_film%29&type=revision&diff=823609048&oldid=821898056 this addition] in February 2018, which was picked up by [https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/october-teaser-varun-dhawan-banita-sandhu-take-us-on-an-intimate-journey-of-life-and-relationships-4350827.html Firstpost]. The addition by the Iranian IP is clear vandalism, since the film's music credits do not mention either Komail Shayan or A. R. Rahman.
  • "KomailShayan"{{Search|"KomailShayan"|long=y}}
  • Komail Shayan {{Search|insource:"Komail Shayan"|long=y}}
  • Komail {{Search|insource:"Komail"|long=y}}
  • Komail-Shivaan {{Search|insource:"Komail-Shivaan"|long=y}}
  • "declared as blockbuster" {{Search|"declared as blockbuster"|long=y}}
  • "declared as super-hit" {{Search|"declared as super-hit"|long=y}}
  • "all-time blockbuster status" {{Search|"all-time blockbuster status"|long=y}}
  • "all-time blockbuster" {{Search|"all-time blockbuster"|long=y}}
  • "GBA" {{Search|insource:"GBA"|long=y}}
  • "Google Boys Arimalam" {{Search|"Google Boys Arimalam"|long=y}}
  • "Google Boys" {{Search|"Google Boys"|long=y}}
  • "Ghost Forest" {{Search|"Ghost forest"|long=y}} - More Google Boys Arimalam crap
  • "Sunil Subramani" {{Search|"Sunil Subramani"|long=y}} - Chiefly, keep an eye out for article creation. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sunil Subramani
  • "Prashast Singh" {{Search|"Prashast Singh"|long=y}} - Sockpuppet hoaxer - Block evasion: Superheroprashast
  • "Aa Gun Thaam" {{Search|"Aa Gun Thaam"|long=y}} - Created Aa Gun Thaam June 14, 2017
  • 116.75.231.182
  • "SuperMarioLogan" {{Search|"SuperMarioLogan"|long=y}} - Vanity article for YouTuber.
  • "Akshay Bardapurkar" {{Search|"Akshay Bardapurkar"|long=y}} - Amitbhb12 article spam
  • "Shreyas Shringarpure" {{Search|"Shreyas Shringarpure"|long=y}} - See Shani (TV series) and user {{noping|Socialmediaharsh}} - looks like promotional push to create articles and stuff this guy into existing articles.
  • "Darien Amos" {{Search|"Darien Amos"|long=y}} - Problematic South African IP hopper. Discovered April 10, 2017, but has been active since at least December 2016.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Happy_Hours_(TV_series)&diff=757560277&oldid=755128041]
  • "Tenn-Speed" {{Search|"Tenn-Speed"|long=y}}
  • "Linda Mbuso" {{Search|"Linda Mbuso"|long=y}}
  • "Sangamithra" {{Search|"Sangamithra"|long=y}} As of May 2017, article Sangamithra has been created three times, with zero attempts to establish principal photography. Looks very much like paid editing scenario.
  • "Vishaw Kalra" {{Search|"Vishaw Kalra"|long=y}} - September 2017 - a kid, {{noping|Kalra Vishaw}}, took to creating vanity articles about himself and his ebooks.
  • "Kalra Vishaw" {{Search|"Kalra Vishaw"|long=y}}
  • "Ishaqzaade Returns" {{Search|"Ishaqzaade Returns"|long=y}} - Hoax article he created about an alleged 2020 movie based on one of his novels.
  • "Jannat Zubair Rahmani" {{Search|"Jannat Zubair Rahmani"|long=y|}} - December 2017, see {{noping|Kanakaggarawal29}} disruptive edits.
  • "Bibhu Aggarawal Jannat" {{Search|"Bibhu Aggarawal Jannat"|long=y}}
  • "Aghbhaata - The Mystery" {{Search|"Aghbhaata - The Mystery"|long=y}} - December 2017 - Someone started casually spamming this.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haunted_%E2%80%93_3D&diff=next&oldid=817439452][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haunted_%E2%80%93_3D&diff=817437324&oldid=807997684][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tu_Aashiqui&type=revision&diff=818054146&oldid=817961247]
  • "Aghbhaata" {{Search|"Aghbhaata"|long=y}}
  • "Hamara Tiranga" {{Search|"Hamara Tiranga"|long=y}}
  • "Virendra Singh Patyal" {{Search|"Virendra Singh Patyal"|long=y}} - Feb 2019 - See {{noping|Saims243}}, a sock of {{noping|Sscomputers201}}
  • "Bhaumik Gondaliya" {{Search|"Bhaumik Gondaliya"|long=y}} - Nov 2019 - Brought to my attention by Kailash. Problem flared up in early October 2019,[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=K.G.F%3A_Chapter_2&diff=prev&oldid=919337498] but I found a 2016 instance [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rustom_%28film%29&type=revision&diff=734858481&oldid=734809201 here] at :Rustom (film). Persistent vanity additions of "Bhaumik Gondaliya" into the producer and/or starring parameters of Indian film articles, typically Hindi. IP hopper from Gujarati. Gondaliya's name does not appear on the Rustom film poster, so this name appears to always be a disruptive inclusion.
  • "Gondaliya Films" {{Search|"Gondaliya Films"|long=y}} - Per [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aksar&type=revision&diff=922443355&oldid=920931556 this]
  • "Amin Aminem" {{Search|"Amin Aminem"|long=y}} - Nov 2019 - Repeatedly recreated article despite AfD. Possible sockpuppetry of {{noping|Sirisecure}}
  • "Rakesh Krushna Joshi" {{Search|"Rakesh Krushna Joshi"|long=y}} - June 2020 - Repeated submission See {{noping|Jayant Mahagate}} who was working hard at submitting this 17-year-old's name into articles. See also Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arshifakhan61.
  • "Rakesh Joshi" {{Search|"Rakesh Joshi"|long=y}} - August 2020 - Hoax content written about a nobody who is trying to fake his way into Wikipedia. Appears to be caused by Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arshifakhan61
  • "Chiranjiv Makwana" {{Search|"Chiranjiv Makwana"|long=y}} - August 2020 - Hoax content written about a nobody who is trying to fake his way into Wikipedia. Appears to be caused by Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arshifakhan61
  • "Medha Shri Dahiya" {{Search|"Medha Shri Dahiya"|long=y}} - July 2020 - User {{noping|Diya.diya23}} was repeatedly adding content written by this person into articles. As of this note (24 July 2020) there are only two mentions of this person's name in the encyclopedia, and they're in the references at :Om Swami.
  • "Prarambha" {{Search|"Prarambha"|long=y}} - November 2020 - Film article related to Vijayclicker93 sock farm. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AjKa180.
  • "Priyanka Chincholi" {{Search|"Priyanka Chincholi"|long=y}} - November 2020 - Same as above. Vijayclicker93. Likely UPE.
  • "Umesh Kaushik" {{Search|"Umesh Kaushik"}} - November 2020 - Kept adding his name to Indian films claiming to be an editor. He claimed to have edited Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. I checked the credits and didn't find him. Attempted twice to create Draft:Umesh kaushik.
  • [http://wikipediatools.appspot.com/linksearch.jsp?radio=on&set=top20&link=betraveler.in&https=1 "betraveler.in"] - spam
  • [https://wikipediatools.appspot.com/linksearch.jsp?radio=on&set=top20&link=arcturus.io&https=1 "arcturus.io"] - spam - see {{history|SerialAgent}}
  • [http://wikipediatools.appspot.com/linksearch.jsp?radio=on&set=top20&link=jackace.in&https=1 "jackace.in"] - spam - see {{history|Shahadat Shefat}}
  • [http://wikipediatools.appspot.com/linksearch.jsp?radio=on&set=top20&link=madrascinephile.com&https=1 "madrascinephile.com"] - spam - see {{noping|Shankar Iyer 7}} and {{noping|43.231.58.67}} circa Aug 2019
  • [https://wikipediatools.appspot.com/linksearch.jsp?mode=multi&set=top20&link=gaharwarji.com&https=1 "gaharwarji.com"] - spam - see {{noping|Gaharwarji}} and {{noping|Anupamsingh02}} - July-November 2019
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AWhatLinksHere&target=Indian+cinematographers&namespace=0 Links: Indian Society of Cinematographers] (6 ISC links as of 4 August 2019, had previously been 12. A total of 14 links to the general cinematography page as of the same date)
  • Issue was with spam from this organisation and persistent disruption of forcing "ISC" as post-nominal initials. Also they were adding ISC in the {{para|title}} param of infobox. See consensus [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics&oldid=909181047#Use_of_ISC_as_a_post-nominal here]
  • [https://wikipediatools.appspot.com/linksearch.jsp?mode=multi&set=top20&link=sacnilk.com&https=1 "sacnilk.com"] - spam, originally, but also a garbage reference. Circa 2020-2021.

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