User talk:Dannown

Hi, what's your source for असमद्? I'm assuming it's Sanskrit based on your contributions, but the article doesn't say that either. - Taxman 21:10, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

hey, thanks for checking, i fixed it :-) - dann

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野外
What were you trying to achieve? Entries like this are NOT acceptable. If you need help with creating an entry that include Chinese characters, you can consult with me. Jamesjiao → T ◊ C 22:46, 9 August 2012 (UTC) Erm, I was trying to add an entry for a word that wasn't in the dictionary. Instead of shouting, maybe you can tell me what's not acceptable about the entry? Dann Dempsey (talk) 20:12, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry, some of us can get a bit frustrated at newbies. Your entry broke most of our formatting rules. I recommend you read WT:ELE (or ask someone like User:Tooironic for the Chinese-related highlights) and definitely read WT:Wiktionary for Wikipedians. --Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 20:24, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The thing is you have been making good entries. Then you came back and did this: . I mean, come on. How is anyone going to understand this? The entry has nothing, but a definition. What language? What part of speech? There is nothing else on the page. Jamesjiao → T ◊ C 00:31, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

समस्या
You stated that the definition "problem" did not appear in any Sanskrit dictionary. What dictionaries have you looked in? I easily found it here. —Stephen (Talk) 00:17, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

I meant any dictionary beside that one. Since it's a community-built dictionary i've noticed a tendency to include words from other indian languages (along with their modern senses), and I'm not convinced that समस्या classically meant "problem". Dann Dempsey (talk) 16:37, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Formatting
I've had to fix some of your entries, like कथाम् and एतां. Could you please note the changes I made? 15:53, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Edit summary for new entries
Hi. IMO it is preferable to leave the edit summary blank for a new entry (unless there is something special to say about it). That way the edit summary automatically shows up as the entry content. Thanks for considering. Equinox ◑ 21:27, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I figured that out a little late in the game. Thanks for the reminder! Dann Dempsey (talk) 22:42, 4 February 2020 (UTC)