Basawala This user strives to maintain a policy of neutrality on controversial issues. This user does not understand mean people. Please be nice. 7,000+ This user has made more than 7,000 contributions to Wikipedia. This user is a member of the Counter-Vandalism Unit. This user is a member of the Welcoming Committee. This user is a participant in WikiProject Central Asia. vn-8 This userpage has been vandalized 8 times.

Hi. I started editing Wikipedia (under this account) on March 23, 2006. I am from the United States. Although my username is Basawala, I have in the past used the signature Mar de Sin.

Although my edit history may suggest I'm inactive at times (even for months), I will still be somewhat responsive if you have a question or query which I can immediately answer.

I often make contributions by reverting vandalism, welcoming newcomers, creating redirects, monitoring the new pages and correcting spelling.

I am most heavily involved in articles relating to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia, and was most active before 2011.

My page has been vandalised [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] times.

The Barnstar of Life I award this barnstar to Basawala for his contributions to various language related articles and adding Hindi/Urdu translations to many relevant articles --Anupam 01:53, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diplomacy
		For staying cool during this earlier discussion about Pakistan, I hereby award you this barnstar. Sophus Bie (talk) 11:23, 23 February 2011 (UTC)