Raghav.chandran

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September 2017

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September 2018

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Hindu mythology, did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 05:07, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Hindu mythology, you may be blocked from editing. Dr. K. 06:30, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing.

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If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Krishna's Butterball, you may be blocked from editing. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 12:58, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

How do I respond to people who threaten me?

I made some edits to offensive language against my religion. I received 2 rude responses threatening blocking me if I make any more changes. How do I respond? Any idea? Raghav.chandran (talk) 17:39, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Take the messages seriously, and learn the basics of Wikipedia. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 18:20, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

:-) Didn't realize it comes back to you. In any case, none of the changes I had made was 'vandalism'. The term "Hindu Mythology" was indeed used by the British to relate to all that came from the Hindu scriptures and legends. It is a demeaning term - essentially to claim that they are "myths", or a "a widely held but false belief or idea" as per the dictionary. I had edited that this term was used by Westerners (referring to Britishers) to refer to Hindu stories, and that an alternative term (scriptures, or legends) is more appropriate (as is used for stories from other religions). I do not think this amounts to vandalism by any means. And while I do not blame anybody (original author, or you) of deliberate bias, I do find it inappropriate that somebody would post a demeaning reference to Hindu texts as if it was the truth on Wikepedia and threaten others from modifying. I am indeed new to Wikipedia and I may have skipped some protocols, but to call this edit a vandalism is incorrect. I felt the urgent need to correct the bias and so the edit - none of which was factually incorrect or damaged the content or value of the site. Plus, I took care to not make any drastic changes and left all the content there. In any case, I encourage that we have an respectful conversation instead of threatening or abusing. I urge that we resolve this issue amicably and towards the right end. Raghav.chandran (talk) 07:50, 6 September 2018 (UTC)