User talk:NikNovi

Hi, welcome back to Wikipedia. One little thing, though: careful, when editing, not to break links to other pages. That's what happened here. We should have had a redirect in place for Śakya, but we didn't (I'm going to make one now). Cheers, Nat Krause^{(Talk!·What have I done?)} 19:05, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your comments. However, I'm not completely in agreement, since I tend to prefer for some words of foreign origin to be written in a more anglicised form. There doesn't seem to be a very strong consensus one way or the other about this on Wikipedia: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Indic) seems to say that we should use a simplified transliteration, but I don't think there's ever been much agreement on this, and some other places seem to imply that IAST or ISO 15919 should be used instead. "Shakya" at least has the advantage of being the standard simplified spelling, as opposed to say, "Punjab" or "Phoolan Devi", which are entirely ad hoc.

The primary reason that I added the spelling "Shakyamuni" is not so much to give the pronunciation—although, if it has the effect, it's a plus—but just because that is another spelling which readers might encounter, and I don't want them to get confused about whether it's the same person or not.

Also, shouldn't it be Śākya, rather than Śakya?—Nat Krause^{(Talk!·What have I done?)} 04:06, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to create a Krishna centered Hinduism project

Proposed project - Krishna worshipers WikiProject Invitation - lets create unity in diversity! Proposal for discussion - May 2008 Please, say what you think about it: Just a few words... what may interest you and attract other editors across a wider spectrum of Krishna-centered or connected traditions in Hinduism? Go on over to our new project discussion page Talk:Krishna/Krishna worshipers. We need to talk it over! Look over the complete list of proposed traditions forming the scope of the project - this list is by far not complete, please add your favorites and discuss! From ancient to modern You can join and make a difference! This is an informal invitation to join a joint cross boundary venture. You and your friends are invited to discuss and comment on the proposal of new Krishna centered project. There are many traditions where Krishna is worshiped and His names revered. Lets join the forces and create more of the beautiful and well resourced articles on all related subjects and traditions. The traditions are not limited to one or two, there are many and all should be given equal attention by us. Drop me a few words or lets discuss it at the discussion page. Wikidās ॐ 22:51, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Since its just in the begging stages, please voice your opinion or put yourself on the list of editors here. Thanks, Wikidās ॐ 18:31, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]