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[edit]Hi Outlander07,
I am writing this to request your help in reverting a vandalism edit made on the Maniyani (caste) wiki page. After the vandalized content was added, the page became "extended-confirmed-protected". The vandalism is centered around people from elite groups maligning other community's information. It would be great if you could revert the page back to its "19:08, 21 September 2025 PhilKnight" edit. Trying to be on the righteous side. Thank you for your time. RamkumarWiki1969 (talk) 05:55, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
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[edit]The user is introducing a political POV and recently removed content /image in the page Ezhava Sounds very similar to previously blocked acc , that too in the lede. [[1]] look how many warnings they got. It looks similar to the edits of [[2]] , I think you need to check into this. Miamiller777 (talk) 06:40, 14 December 2025 (UTC)
- This appears to be another example of editing behavior associated with the sockpuppet Mappilakhrais, who has a history of disrupting articles by pushing personal views and citing weak or marginal sources. Entire sections are constructed from minimal fragments, which do not meet Wikipedia's content or source standards. Administrative assessment may be appropriate. R.COutlander07@talk 10:20, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
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[edit]I read your message, I had added a content related to the page Mamangam. I got this from another page is "Cherai Panicker". Later I did more research on this. I did not find many published sources on this. But another source which is not available online is K. S. Sashinder. Vanneri Nadum Cherai Kalariyum. I also saw this in the book published by P. K. A. Rahim. Unfortunately, the book is offline now. Also, since M.S.A. Rao's source is used in many places on Wikipedia, it would be good to include this source. It would be more if you share more about this, thank you for your valuable time.Blueman012 (talk) 11:05, 22 December 2025 (UTC)
- There is nothing supporting this claim on page 24 of M. S. Rao; moreover, page 24 is missing from the Archive.org copy, making the citation unverifiable. The only reference I can find is a single mention of Cherayi Panicker in one sentence in Google Books, from which this entire article has been constructed using inaccessible or dubious sources. The same paragraph has also been added to the Mamangam article. This raises concerns under WP:V, WP:RS, WP:SYNTH, and WP:UNDUE. Until reliable and verifiable sources are provided, this content should not be included. R.COutlander07@talk 07:49, 23 December 2025 (UTC)
- I found that Kandar Menon mentions him in his songs and other things. It is this Cherai Panicker who kills Kandar Menon on the Nilapaduthara (Chettai Panicker, Chettuwai Panicker, Chettuvi Panicker, Chettuva Panicker are all mentioned. Kandar Menon is a major chaver related to the issue of Mamangam. Therefore, it is clear that Panicker is the one who kills him. I have found more sources.Blueman012 (talk) 07:54, 28 December 2025 (UTC)