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 == Thanks for my First Barnstar == 

 ... and nice to hear from you - ah, wikipedia. If all the energy devoted to discussing what to call 1857 had been devoted to improving the quality of the historical facts contained in the article, it would win a pulitzer (an observation applies to almost anything of any actual significance on wikipedia, including the Death Star Talkpage). 

 IMHO 1857 is called whatever most people call it, which makes the battle on the talk page interesting. With the willingness of the mainstream media to cut-n-paste from wikipedia, articles have a habit of becoming self-fulfilling prophecies (for a real life example of this, see http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/15/tom_melly_wikipedia_comment/). 

 If most people decide to call it a war, it would be a shame IMHO, but not terrible. ""War"" implies a much more co-ordinated military operation. Then again, ""Mutiny"" also excludes anyone but the sepoys, so seems similiary flawed. I like Dalrymple's ""Uprising"", which feels like a much more accurate description of the events. 

 Anyway, all the best. BTW Whereabouts in India are you? I travelled around the south 20 years ago now, and both my wife and I dream of going back with the kids.   "