User talk:DAJF/2010 archive


Re the "removal of spam links" - could you be more clear why you think these are spam links? I'm fairly sure that the pages I'm linking to are on topic, not spam, and I notice from my server log that you didn't even look at the birthday page before deleting the link (in fact look at the following: nobody has looked at the page in the last seven hours, so I'm sure you didn't look at it - why did you call it spam without even looking at it?): 

[me@sljfaq] logs 503 $ grep birthday access_log | grep 06/Jan/2010 
[me@sljfaq] logs 504 $

You seem to be just picking on me - you've left in links on the Japanese etiquette page and the otaku page which to me look much more like spam than what I added. Please explain. --Sljfaq2 (talk) 06:56, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi. The problem as I see it is twofold. Firstly the www.sljfaq.org site is a personal website run by a single individual (apparently yourself), and these are discouraged as external links on Wikipedia. Secondly, and more importantly, the sole stated purpose of your account is to add links to your own website to Wikipedia articles. That, I'm afraid, is spamming, and is a blockable offense, so I would really recommend that you cease doing so. --DAJF (talk) 07:07, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
No, the purpose of the account is mainly to maintain existing links, which have been here for years. I'd suggest you delete the real spam from articles rather than deleting my links. And please at least look at the link to make sure it's spam before deleting it. Thank you so much. --Sljfaq2 (talk) 07:18, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

File:Hitachi Super Express rendering.jpg listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Hitachi Super Express rendering.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Angus McLellan (Talk) 22:30, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Unblock review of Yakudza19

Hello DAJF. The case of Yakudza19 is puzzling to anyone who doesn't know the history, and your name is mentioned by this editor. It seems you criticized him for causing some copyright problems on 5 January. (Your comments are still visible on his talk page, and you also filed an SPI case about him). He is now indef blocked, and will remain so unless some admin is persuaded to lift the block. I don't know if he's made an adequate response to your concerns. The socking seems to have been real. Could you add your opinion at User talk:Yakudza19#Continuation of unblock review? Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 06:11, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Indeed, please do, you seem more adept at spotting copyright violations than I do. He's submitted an article and improved it some on his talk page. Could you look it over for any copyright violations?— Dædαlus Contribs 10:00, 20 January 2010 (UTC)


I just thought you should know, after some research, I found some interesting information, and as you are involved, I want to make sure that you know, just in case my reply is deleted by the blockee or some other user. Here is my reply. Yak was the one that added the copyrighted line, not other users as they belay. I shall be posting this message to all involved users.— Dædαlus Contribs 02:15, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Caps discussions on several talk pages

Please review I am posting here because you have made comments about several proposed moves that show a possible ignorance of naming conventions. WP:CAPS reads in part, "...unless they begin or end a title or subtitle" and Wikipedia:MUSTARD#Capitalization declares, "Titles that include parentheses should be capitalized as though both the part inside and outside the parentheses are separate titles (e.g., "(Don't Fear) The Reaper")". This is germane to several articles that includes parenthesis in the title.

I did not know if you were watching any or all of those talk pages, so I figured I should post it here as well. If you wish to respond to me, please do so on my talk and sorry if this is confusing or redundant. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:33, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

°C-ute

Is it possible to re-open the discussion? It was sabotage, that's what it was. :) It's obvious that none of actual contributors to the article participated. Cause the first symbol in the name is ℃ (look at the article in Japanese) and not C. And if I start a new discussion people who actually know the group will never win. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moscowconnection (talk • contribs) 07:06, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

It's not possible to reopen the recent page move discussion, as that is now closed, but I don't think there is anything to stop you from requesting a new page move. However, since it is only a matter of days since the last discussion was closed, I suspect it could be dismissed and closed immediately by an admin. I really don't know.
As for "sabotage", I don't really understand, as the discussion appears to have been conducted fairly and in accordance with the guidelines, and you had seven days in which to register your opinion on the subject like everyone else. Anyway, before contemplating making a new page move request, I would suggest you read the guidelines at WP:MOSTM, as they do seem to preclude the use of non-standard symbols (such as "°C") for stylistic purposes in article titles. Note also that the discussion here is about the name of the article on Wikipedia, not the name of the group itself. It's important to be aware of the distinction. --DAJF (talk) 08:02, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Yamanote Line

Thanks for your edits to the Yamanote Line regarding the changeover from six-door cars; I should have realized that the service would probably end starting Monday due to the intervening weekend. Cheers! --armagebedar (talk) 01:26, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi. No problem. I also misinterpreted the date given in the original Japanese reference source, until I saw the more clearly written news report later. --DAJF (talk) 06:23, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

RayVaughan/Rabone

Her full name is known. It is just that the reading of her surname that is in question. There was a book in which she was featured titled "REBECCA RABONE" but the sources I am finding more prevalent online is "Rebecca RayVaughan". I believe the photobook published several years ago is a better source than that Ultraman cast site that I initially found.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 00:36, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

As there is clearly some doubt and confusion about what exactly her birth name is, we need to make sure that any names mentioned in the Wikipedia article are reliably sourced. Obviously it it desirable to include her real name, but until we are 100% certain, it's really not acceptable to include something that might be correct. WP:BLP is clear on this. --DAJF (talk) 12:29, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
We have her birthname as written in Japanese text. What we don't have is an English reading of said name. I have rewritten the lead to attempt to address this.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 13:43, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Tomomi Nishimoto

Hey, I saw the warning on the article of "Tomomi Nishimoto" which I've created a couple of days ago. I see what the problem is, and do understand that I need to modify the entire article. However, it seems like I will not have enought time to work on it for at least about a week or so. Would there be anything I could do to have an extention before the article gets delted? Thanks.--RUGGER (talk) 03:05, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

The article has already been deleted as a copyright violation, but there is nothing to prevent you or another editor from creating a new article on Tomomi Nishimoto in the future, as she appears to be a fairly notable figure. Please just make sure that all material and text used in the article is your own work (properly sourced) and not just copied from other websites. --DAJF (talk) 12:29, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
Kind of sad to heer that. But thanks anyways, and I'll make sure I follow your advice. RUGGER (talk) 00:07, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Burger King

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article following this request. You are being notified as you have made a number of contributions to the article. I have found some concerns which you can see at Talk:Burger King/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 03:33, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

IMDB

We've had extensive discussions at WP:RS and the general consensus is that IMDB is fine for filmography and credits listings (and not much else). Since the article I untagged consisted almost solely of such, that's why I removed the tag. Gigs (talk) 16:08, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Actually the more extensive recent discussion was at Wikipedia_talk:Biographies_of_living_persons#IMDB though there is a recent discussion at WP:RS as well. Gigs (talk) 16:13, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Apostroph

Terribly sorry but I can not agree. Explanations in the "Manual" are poor and not proper. Kiichirō consists of three kanji: KI - ICHI - RŌ. That is why it should be separated by apostroph. This is not one long vowel "ii" but two separate words. You make the same mistakes with Masa'aki etc.--Seibun (talk) 22:34, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

The manual of style is pretty clear on this: "Use of apostrophes should be avoided except in the case of the syllabic n ん as noted below". --DAJF (talk) 00:21, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Train on Train

But you cannot claim TOT to be a brand new fresh idea if it has been done before. (Which is not to say that it is nioe to see someone resurrect the idea). Tabletop (talk) 11:53, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't think the Train on Train article is claiming that the concept is a new idea, but it is specifically about the system proposed by JR Hokkaido in Japan, which is called "Train on Train". History and details about systems used in other countries belong in the general Transporter wagon article. --DAJF (talk) 12:17, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

please have a look

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/John Tanini --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 15:42, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

HALCALI pages

Hello, this is in response to the capitalization edits that you have been doing on my recent HALCALI entries. The track titles and album titles that I have capitalized are actually stylized in that way, along with some artist names. Such as "TOKYO GROOVE", "VERBAL(m-flo)" or "HALCALI". Therefore, I would appreciate it if you didn't re-edit my corrections which I've made to recent HALCALI pages. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GilgameHEARTS (talk • contribs) 00:09, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Hiroshima reversion

Hello. Can you please explain why you undid those edits I made to Hiroshima? I don't believe they were vague, but I am new as an editor to Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 23:48, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Sorry if it sounded harsh, but I felt that vague statements like "a number of restaurants" and "a frequent service to Tokyo", while not necessarily "wrong", were not actually adding anything especially meaningful to what is intended to be an encyclopedia article. We need to try to be more specific. Maybe you could say how frequent the train service is - for example, "10 trains an hour" or "an hourly service by train" - and make sure it is included next to the shinkansen information rather than the regular train lines which don't serve Tokyo. --DAJF (talk) 02:16, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
OK, I'll do that. I appreciate the explanation. --Figureofnine (talk) 14:50, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Should be hard on yourself

Hi DAJF, you have been made some articles, but most of it is poor in content and lack sufficient materials. Please adapt it. You always tag the articles other made, then should be hard on yourself.--A Japanologist (talk) 00:36, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Photo removal in Tokyo Sky Tree

Why did you remove the 2nd picture (Tokyo_Sky_Tree_May_3_2010_2.jpg) I added to Tokyo Sky Tree? It's obviously not about it being taken the same day, but about a completely different viewpoint, showing a close-up of the base with the inner core and the "tubular mesh". I would say this adds information to the article and a good place for it seems the gallery section. I have no problem with my photo being removed to be replaced by a better one, but right now I just don't see the point of removing it. SwissPol (talk) 00:28, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

I removed the second image for the reason I gave: because it was one of two images taken on the same day. If you think it serves a valuable purpose in demonstrating the base structure, I suggest you include it in the main body of the article with a more detailed caption and accompanying text. Indiscriminate galleries of photos are actually discouraged in Wikipedia articles, and it is likely that the present image gallery will be drastically pruned as construction of the tower progresses. --DAJF (talk) 00:56, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Re: Mizunokojima Lighthouse

Thanks for your help here! —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 16:39, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Warning

I added the link in the article. Why should do such a thing?--A Japanologist (talk) 07:03, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Because the link was simply to the TV programme's official website, and served no purpose in verifying the claims made. Please read WP:BLP thoroughly to avoid getting yourself blocked for repeatedly re-adding improperly sourced material to articles about living persons. --DAJF (talk) 07:18, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
Are you see the link? In it written as
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他方､｢止まらない学力低下｣｢食の安全と消費者庁｣｢官僚天下り｣｢防衛省問題｣など､福田内閣の頭痛のﾀﾈに関して激論が展開｡学力による階層社会がすぐそこに!?消費者庁の実現で新たな利権が!?日銀総裁は一体誰になればみんな納得!?
そしてお待ちかね｢痛快永田町時代劇｣では､平沢､大村､原口の各議員に加え姫井議員も迫真の演技で､永田町時代劇史上最高の出来映えとの呼び声も｡絶対見逃せません!!
ｹﾞｽﾄ:第1部/石原伸晃､平沢勝栄､松あきら､原口一博､松原仁､姫井由美子､小池晃､三宅久之､森永卓郎､大谷昭彦
第2部/三宅久之､森永卓郎､勝谷誠彦､青山繁晴､石原伸晃､平沢勝栄､大村秀章､山本一太､原口一博､姫井由美子､川内博史､渡辺周､穀田恵二
--A Japanologist (talk) 07:25, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
Great. Now if you could actually post the URL for this, we can get on and reinstate the relevant material in the article. --DAJF (talk) 07:29, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
Don't worry, I found the URL. It would have saved a lot of time if you could have provided it right from the start. --DAJF (talk) 07:42, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Chichibu Railway 7000 series

The page is too short to constitute a independent account.--A Japanologist (talk) 12:05, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Really? So what do you suggest we do with it? --DAJF (talk) 13:28, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Talk:E5 Series Shinkansen

You should not eliminate other's opinion[1], it is inhibited in Wiki.--A Japanologist (talk) 15:32, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Apologies. That was actually unintentional, as I was just intending to revert from the non-existent "D" class to the earlier "Start" class. I didn't intend to remove your comments in the process. --DAJF (talk) 15:58, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Re:Otori

The reference is in おとーり 宮古の飲酒法 ぷからすゆうの会(2005) Taira-shi. Otori, the drinking of shochu at Miyako(2005) Pukarasuyuunokai. Hirara-shi(Miyakojima-shi), and the view is, in my opinion, adequate. --Ichiro Kikuchi (talk) 06:18, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi. I don't think there is any problem with the references themselves, but the problem with the article is that it requires individual reference citations to back up some (all) of the statements. --DAJF (talk) 01:05, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Red Panda

The note says "rm deprecated inline interlanguage links". OK, that's fine, but now there are no links, and we want to link there to show the point. I realize that there are links at the side of the article, but many people may not, and these were basically being used as citations to show the language usage. Does this mean that we need to find outside articles that demonstrate the name in each language now? It seems that we have just made it harder for the reader, and I'm not entirely sure what my options are. Thanks. Donlammers (talk) 12:33, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

I have taken the liberty of moving this discussion to the article's talk page for wider discussion. --DAJF (talk) 23:23, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Japanese train crash articles

Thanks for tidying Mikawashima train crash, can you also take a look at Sakuragichō train fire? Thanks GrahamHardy (talk) 08:14, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Will do. I don't have immediate access to any useful reference sources, but I will be happy to have a look at it and see if it can be improved in any way. --DAJF (talk) 08:10, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Hideshi Takatani

Thanks for the help formatting this one a bit better. It was pretty ugly, just a paragraph with bad grammar, when I started this morning. It just doesn't look like a delete to me, but I could be wrong. It will be interesting to see where it goes. Nineteen Nightmares (talk) 15:52, 5 June 2010 (UTC)Nineteen Nightmares

No problem. Sorry if some of my edits overlapped yours. While notability looks a bit thin, I don't think this article is deletable either, but I'll wait a bit more before commenting on the AfD. --DAJF (talk) 06:54, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

You are now a Reviewer

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, is currently undergoing a two-month trial scheduled to end 15 August 2010.

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under pending changes. Pending changes is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial. The list of articles with pending changes awaiting review is located at Special:OldReviewedPages.

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Your Tokyo Metro article deletions

I notice in the "You are now a Reviewer" item above that it says: > When reviewing, edits should be accepted if they are not obvious vandalism or BLP violations, and not clearly problematic in light of the reason given for protection (see Wikipedia:Reviewing process). More detailed documentation and guidelines can be found here.

I also notice that, in the Red Panda item above, someone else complains about you removing interlanguage links. "rm deprecated inline interlanguage links". I cannot find any guidelines on this anywhere, please advise -- if there are such guidelines -- where they can be found. I would agree with the writer of the Red Panda item.

I feel that, in the case of a writeup about a Japanese company on English Wikipedia, the most important facts that need to be checked are the correct formal Japanese and English names of the company. My interlanguage link to Japanese Wikipedia (which you deleted with another "rm deprecated inline interlanguage links") showed that Tokyo Metro is NOT in fact the correct formal company name. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but interlanguage links that allow facts to be quickly checked against the Japanese "master copy" are surely the easiest way to avoid wasting the time of unpaid volunteers. LittleBen (talk) 15:12, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Firstly, the message above about reviewing actually refers to pending changes - not to general edits.
Interlanguage links for the corresponding article in other languages belong at the end of the article, so there is no need to duplicate them within the article text unless they are linking to a page that does not yet have an English version. Tokyo Metro and the other Japanese company articles I modified all have interlanguage links to the corresponding Japanese articles, so it is very easy for anyone to click on these (on the left-hand side of the article) to check the Japanese version of the article if they wish.
Regarding official corporate names, certainly the Japanese version of the corresponding article is a quick and easy way to check, but the most reliable way to check is actually to look at the company's official website. In the case of Tokyo Metro, the company's website confirms that the official English name is "Tokyo Metro". I hope that clears up your concerns. --DAJF (talk) 23:00, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
The official English company name is shown on the website and on the Japanese page as "Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd" rather than just "Tokyo Metro", and the Japanese company name is NOT 東京メトロ (as one might assume from the top of the English page). (I also had trouble finding the English Toei subway section, see note below). I can find the correct information (and check other information that is in the Japanese "master" pages but not in the English, and vice versa) in an instant by clicking the links that you removed, I do not have to scroll around and look for the link to Japanese Wikipedia (or search for Toei in Japanese Wikipedia). You have stated as a fact that "inline interlanguage links are deprecated", and ** to repeat ** I could not find any guidelines on this anywhere, please advise -- if there are such guidelines -- where they can be found. Since this is a Japanese company, the Japanese Wikipedia article can be considered to be the "master" or "reference" for comparing the English article with. I cannot believe that Wikipedia guidelines say that it is desirable to remove interwiki links that make it easy to check facts. I cannot believe that a Wikipedia reviewer would follow me around deleting interwiki links that make it trivially easy to check facts -- and add or update material based on Japanese version updates -- without any scrolling around and hunting for the Japanese Wikipedia link. Companies change their URLs, and such broken links are not obvious, but broken Wiki links are shown in red and so immediately obvious. Thinking about the Google SEO implications too, if the Japanese name at the head of the English article is linked to the Japanese Wikipedia article then Google is going to associate the English and Japanese company names in search results. In other words it's a bit like an interlanguage form of disambiguation. (I've just added a direct link from Toei subway on the Toei disambiguation page to the Toei subway section on the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation page: now people searching for Toei subway will be able to jump directly to the information they want). It would also seem that articles translated from Japanese Wikipedia to English should cite Japanese Wikipedia and/or the Japanese-language citations in Japanese Wikipedia if there are no existing English materials (cf. Red Panda item above), because if there are no citations (inline interlanguage links) then the article is likely to be deleted. Wikipedia:Citing sources says, "When to cite sources: The policy on sourcing is Wikipedia:Verifiability, which requires inline citations for any material challenged or likely to be challenged, and for all quotations." —Preceding unsigned comment added by LittleBenW (talk • contribs) 03:56, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
I must admit I was under the impression that inline inter-language links were discouraged, but I see now that the Help page is not so explicit, just saying that they are useful when a page doesn't exist on the English Wikipedia. If you really think it is beneficial to have them duplicated in the article lead, then I won't be the one to stop you, but I still think it is silly and goes again the general convention. Note that, while interwiki links added at the end of the article will be automatically updated by bots, those added inline in the article text won't be.
I would also suggest being wary about assuming that everything written on Japanese Wikipedia pages is factually correct or even "reliable", as that is not always the case. Articles we write here, translated from other languages or otherwise, should be backed up by reliable sources, which I'm afraid other Wikipedia articles are not. --DAJF (talk) 06:37, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Yes, as you have noticed, the Help section on Inline interlanguage links says that such links are encouraged (to encourage people to translate material that doesn't yet exist in English) rather than deprecated. LittleBen (talk) 07:37, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Best Student Council

Wikipedia allows the input of links in the "external links" section. My link, Best Student Council Fan Site , relates to the series. I also am trying to aid the anime by bring more views to it. It is not very well known. Click on the link, see for your self, it is not spam, nor a lie, it's a fan site. The only one. I spend time and money to get that running. Try to understand the world today.Gokujoseitokai (talk) 02:54, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

Actually, fansite links are generally not allowed. See WP:FANSITE. --DAJF (talk) 02:57, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
I don't see anything about it. Gokujoseitokai (talk) 02:59, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
See Item 11 of "Links normally to be avoided": Links to blogs, personal web pages and most fansites, except those written by a recognized authority. --DAJF (talk) 03:01, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
...... I would have seen that. But anyways. Gokujoseitokai (talk) 03:04, 2 July 2010 (UTC)


I am sorry for this. I didn't read it thoroughly. Please accept my apologies. Gokujoseitokai (talk) 03:21, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
I just wanted to mention the my link, was on that site for almost a year (August 2009) since I first put it up. It's kinda weird that no one removed it until you. Gokujoseitokai (talk) 04:29, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Curious PROD

Looking at the PROD you placed on Shouoto Aya (manga artists), I've got a question: When did WP:BLP migrate to cover groups?

I'm not saying that a PROD isn't warranted since this has only been a product list since its inception in April. I'm just questioning if the right reason/justification is being cited.

Thanks,

- J Greb (talk) 16:23, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure why the article originally included the plural disambiguator "manga artists", but as it is about a dōjinshi (amateur manga) writer called Aya Shouoto, I believe it fully comes under the scope of WP:BLP. --DAJF (talk) 22:24, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
Hrm... Sounds like a royal FUBAR that should just be cleared away to allow someone to try again. - J Greb (talk) 23:00, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Akebono Park

I was going to create that page, but I am not allowed to:

"Unauthorized From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search

Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact title. Please search for Akebono Park in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings. " —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.250.32.20 (talk) 22:36, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Ritsuta Noda

Hi. Thanks for the help with fixing the name issue. I'm not very familiar with this since before, and since different english sources use different ways to present Japanese names. --Soman (talk) 14:50, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

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AfD nomination of Sarah Tse

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Non notable buildings

Hi. Thanks for your help - we seem to have have a maniac on the loose. --Kudpung (talk) 11:10, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Romanization for words of English origin

On the MOS:JP talk page, a discussion has been started about including or not including romanizations for words of English origin, such as Fainaru Fantajī in Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー, Fainaru Fantajī) (for the sake of simplicity, I called this case "words of English origin", more information on semantics here).

Over the course of a month, it has become apparent that both the parties proposing to include or not include those romanizations cannot be convinced by the arguments or guidelines brought up by the other side. Therefore, a compromise is trying to be found that will satisfy both parties. One suggestion on a compromise has been given already, but it has not found unanimous agreement, so additional compromises are encouraged to be suggested.

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It would be highly appreciated if you came over to the MOS:JP talk page and helped find a solution. Thank you in advance. Prime Blue (talk) 11:37, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you very much. I am a translator and when I create different types of articles from other languages, I notice that many of them also do not have the correct source. I will keep my heads up. Oxana879 (talk) 14:56, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Re:Overlinking on Japanese articles

Hi. Thanks for contacting me. I think there has been a mistake. WP:OVERLINK seems to apply to "links that aid navigation and understanding, but avoid adding obvious or redundant links". You have suggested that you believe that most readers will already be familiar with the term "Japanese". I of course agree that this is probably the case. However, in biographical articles, it is something of a best practice to at least once link to the ethnic group article to which the person the article is about actually belongs. This is pretty much what I've been doing, typically adding [2] only one such link to the lede when none existed or refining general pre-existing links [3]; so not exactly overlinking per se. I am therefore not sure how my de-linking any such extant links would be received; pretty badly I would imagine. At any rate, your comments are duly noted and appreciated (please leave a response if any here; I just archived my talk page). Best regards, Middayexpress (talk) 22:30, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure exactly where this "best practice" comes from. If it clogs up the article lead with unnecessary blue links, then personally I don't see it a good practice, and as I mentioned above, the wording of WP:OVERLINK seems to discourage it. WP:OVERLINK says that linking should generally be avoided for "plain English words, the names of major geographic features and locations, religions, languages, common professions". I understand that it does not explicitly list nationalities, but my interpretation is that they come under the umbrella of terms that are well-known by all readers, and so linking to them does not aid navigation. I have been de-linking such terms steadily over the years, and don't recall ever once receiving any negative feedback or reversion, so, from my experience, I would suggest that your concerns are unwarranted. Conversely, while I have seen other editors similarly delinking terms such as "Japanese" or "Japanese language", I had not come across anyone actively adding such links until I came across your edits recently. You don't sound convinced, but I would once again ask you to avoid actively adding redundant wikilinks and to consider actively removing such links from biographical articles you come across. --DAJF (talk) 23:30, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Notability of album/song articles

Please review WP:MUSIC, specifically WP:NSONGS, and either bring the article up to standards or reinstate the redirect. Just having a reference does not satisfy criteria. 69.181.249.92 (talk) 00:16, 24 August 2010 (UTC)


AfD nomination of The Flag of Punishment

An article that you have been involved in editing, The Flag of Punishment, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Flag of Punishment. Thank you.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Drmies (talk) 02:27, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Geidai

Conversations should indeed continue where they started, but Tokyo University of the Arts may have drifted off your watchlist since March 2008. Please take another look at the article and at my suggestion at the foot of its talk page, and respond there. Thanks! - Hoary (talk) 08:01, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

OK, thanks for the heads-up. --DAJF (talk) 13:19, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Re your comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jim denley

You said: Author should not have removed the PROD-BLP tag, since no reference sources have been added.

What is the proper protocol in that instance? Do we put the BLP PROD back in? I thought that once the PROD was contested it's either the page is kept or it goes to afd? Can you enlighten me please? -- roleplayer 09:01, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Unlike conventional PROD templates, the PROD-BLP template mustn't be removed (by anyone) unless at least one reference source has been added. The correct procedure would have been to revert the removal (i.e. re-add the template) and possibly warn the editor that PROD-BLP templates should not be removed. However, now that an AfD has been started, there is no need to go back and re-add the PROD template, and we can just let the AfD run its course. --DAJF (talk) 09:34, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Thank you, that's really helpful to know. -- roleplayer 09:42, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

AdPack USA Help

Thank you for the help on the AdPack USA page!!!!!!!!!! It is much appreciated! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Swiftly now (talk • contribs) 20:31, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Peninsula Banjo Band

Hi, what is considered satisfactory demonstration of permission? I was forwarded the text in question by the Webmaster of www.peninsulabanjoband.org. Would it be better if I simply restated each section with different wording? Thanks, Scalhotrod (talk) 16:59, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

The guidelines for obtaining and demonstrating permission to use copyright material on Wikipedia are explained at Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. Admittedly, it's a rather tedious process, so I suggest that you instead try to rewrite the entire Peninsula Banjo Band article in your own words. Note that this does not simply mean paraphrasing copyright text, as that will not remove the problem, and as the article currently stands, another editor could easily come along at any time and tag the article for Speedy Deletion, and the entire article you created could disappear in a flash. That's why it is such an urgent problem.
Also, I understand that you may be someone who is enthusiastic about this band, but you need to remember that this is an encyclopedia entry, so we need to keep the tone of the article neutral without any promotional wording.
I hope this clarifies the situation somewhat. --DAJF (talk) 23:41, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes, thank you for this advice and the source for the guidelines. I will begin to edit the article along with making it more neutral. Time and my schedule permitting, I will do this as expediently as I can. Thank you, Scalhotrod (talk) 00:03, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Naming of Japanese electoral districts

Please excuse me and ignore this if it annoys you; but your feedback would be greatly appreciated at Category talk:Parliamentary districts of the Diet of Japan#possessive s. --Asakura Akira (talk) 13:33, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice. I'll comment on that page. --DAJF (talk) 00:35, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

CJ Crew

What albums as a group themselves, or as solo artists have they had success per WP:BAND criteria with, that asserts not importance, but notabiity? - Top 10? Gold disc? etc; --Kudpung (talk) 08:58, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Importance is at least asserted by the fact that they have worked on best selling albums, most notably the Dancemania series, which is why I disputed the applicability of CSD A7. If you think that notability criteria are not satisfied, then that is a different issue, and I suggest you take it to AfD. --DAJF (talk) 09:10, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Revision history of Matsugaoka Hoyoen Sanatorium

Hello. Please help in a change. This is Matsuoka Hoyoen Sanatorium and not Matsugaoka Hoyoen Sanatorium. --Ichiro Kikuchi (talk) 01:58, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

 Done --DAJF (talk) 02:39, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Question?

Are there rules on these (<ref></ref>)? I don't know much about ref tags. I just placed a ref tag on an article and I just copied from someone elses. MomoXomo (talk) 00:05, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure why you are asking here, but if you read Wikipedia:Citing sources, that explains how to add reference sources to articles. --DAJF (talk) 03:42, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Deluhi

It will take about 5 minutes to fix you know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Denaar (talk • contribs) 02:42, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

OK, feel free to re-add it when you have fixed it. --DAJF (talk) 02:45, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Cosquín en Japón article and citations

Thanks for reviewing the Cosquín en Japón article I created. I added a citation to the paragraph that needed one. Would you agree that this is sufficient to remove the refimprove header?

Also, this article is pretty much a direct translation from the Japanese Wikipedia. Do you happen to know if there's supposed to be a reference or somesuch saying as such? Thanks. purplepumpkins (talk) 01:10, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

I've removed the maintenance tag now that the referencing has been improved. I'm not sure about tagging it as being translated from the Japanese Wikipedia article. So long as it is properly sourced in its own right, there should be no problem. --DAJF (talk) 01:31, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
Cool. Thanks for your help. purplepumpkins (talk) 02:27, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Warnings

Please start assuming good faith. If you have a problem with an article, please put the discussion on the article, not on a user's talk page. Furthermore, please start using the "Multiple Issues" template: Template:Multiple_issues. In addition, you shouldn't tag articles that would take you the same time to fix as to tag. An example is [[4]] this edit - you tagged this stub article for capitalization for four words.

A couple notes: They copy-edit tag shouldn't be used on stubs. The citation needed tag shouldn't be used on individual sentences when there is a citation tag on the article. One or the other should be used - if it's an overall article problem, you tag the article. If the article isn't a problem, but one or two sentences are a problem, you tag the sentences. I did put this information in my edits, so stop putting "no explanation" - there isn't no explanation, it's "I don't agree with the explanation". Not the same thing. Denaar (talk) 20:19, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Yes, I certainly try to assume good faith from the start, but if you saw another editor repeatedly removing maintenance tags from an article without actually fixing the issues raised, wouldn't you begin to wonder what that editor was trying to achieve?
Problems concerning an article should indeed be discussed on that article's talk page, but problems concerning an editor's improper editing are not relevant to that article and belong on the editor's talk page. You are of course entirely free to delete comments and warnings from your own talk page after you have read them, but if you continue to edit in contravention of guidelines and previous warnings, then please don't be surprised if you get reported.
Re your statement above that "the copy-edit tag shouldn't be used on stubs", that is the first time I've head of anything like that. It strikes me as odd that stub articles should mysteriously be exempt from basic Wikipedia formatting and quality guidelines, so I would appreciate it if you could provide a link to the guidelines that mention this. --DAJF (talk) 02:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
The goal of every user is to make Wikipedia better, even if you have to ignore all rules to do it. This is what I've seen you do: Tag articles you could fix faster than tag. Run around warning users for disagreeing with you (I'm not the only one). Deleting content from articles that you have the knowledge to fix, then marking them non-notable. How is that contributing to making Wikipedia better?
I did have to revert your edit that wiped out the discography from a band, as that was the best way to fix it. Then, while I was updating the article we got into edit conflicts. I could either save my rather extensive edits, that were making the article better, or save your tags. Vandalism is "any addition, removal, or change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia." "Even if misguided or ill-considered, any good-faith effort to improve the encyclopedia is not vandalism. Even harmful edits that are not explicitly made in bad faith are not vandalism." Improving an article is hardly vandalism, and I'm offended you have stated it is. You can read more at WP:VAN.
What is a tag? A tag is a request for another user to fix something you can't. Note this includes lack of time, lack of formatting knowledge, lack of language ability, etc. However, you spend a lot of time on Wikipedia, so I'm not buying you don't have time to do it. By marking something copy edit, you are requesting another user to come copy edit an article. The problem is there was no article to copy edit! I did try to add multiple item tags, instead of the messy, bothersome individual tags, to a few articles you did that popped up on my recent changes, except then I couldn't change it - because I didn't agree with your assessment of the articles in question. Again, I have every right to disagree with your assessments.
Please stop threatening me over disagreements in editing. If you disagree with me, that is fine. However, it's inappropriate to threaten other users over editing disagreements. As per [[WP:VAN} "Note: Do not use these templates in content disputes; instead, write a clear message explaining your disagreement."
I would also like to review http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikihounding#Wikihounding. It's pretty clear you looked at my recent edits and decided to edit articles I've recently worked on in an effort to "creating irritation, annoyance or distress to the other editor." Denaar (talk) 04:36, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Please stop erasing articles of artists in bands that are currently number one in the japanese charts and appearing in every media possible. I don't speak english well enough to correct them myself. Thank you. A foreign-wikipedia user 19:58, 1 November 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.226.234.145 (talk)

Edits on Japanese movie pages

Hi DAJF, I noticed that you have been editing many of the articles I have been creating and editing. I am thankful for these as I am still new to Wikipedia and would need much guidance in the days ahead.

However, you also have been erasing much information from the pages, marking them as either unverified or as clean-up. however, I do hope that you will consider taking reference to articles such as Branded to Kill (rated as a featured article) or My Neighbor Totoro (rated as B- class) for their content before deleting any information I add (like what you did in the plot summary for School Days with a Pig).

Also, I need time to find references for my articles as my main source asianmediawiki was blacklisted. Hence, I need to find alternative sources while my request for whitelisting it is being reviewed. Hence, just add an unreferenced tag but do not delete these text immediately as I belief that they are true and useful to the reader. Though thanks for giving in your input.Lionratz (talk) 02:20, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

The plot summary was removed (again) because it was copied from this site. Please do not add copyright text from other sites in future. --DAJF (talk) 02:54, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Notability among Japanese photographers

In this edit, you added two serious but richly deserved warning tags to Hiroshi Suga. Fine. You also added a third, "Notability". This surprises me. Is winning the Domon Ken Award insufficient to show notability among Japanese photographers? And if so, what would satisfy you? -- Hoary (talk) 11:11, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

I must admit I was more focused on the total absence of sourcing when I added that, but I see now that simply winning that award looks sufficient to satisfy the notability criteria. I'll remove the notability tag. --DAJF (talk) 11:34, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Spoken like a gentleman, Sir! But you can repent even more fully, ha ha, by visiting a good photo book store and buying a few books by Japanese photographers: with the exception of a tiny number who have become celebs, they could use your money. (Alas the photobooks laid out most conspicuously in the relevant bookstores tend to be merely modish rather than good, but a bit of digging around will unearth some wonders.) -- Hoary (talk) 11:39, 27 November 2010 (UTC)


Indiscriminately?

The cities and areas I did tag where listed on List of urban areas by population among the major urban centers of the planet and their own articles describe their importance to the trade. Somehow their importance doesn't seem limited to one country. Dimadick (talk) 07:11, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Ichiyo Kuwabara

Hi DAJF, Just a quick note to let you know that I removed the speedy tag from this article. In my opinion, being a published author is a "credible claim of significance" which is enough to make A7 not applicable. For what it's worth, I also !voted "delete" at AfD on notability grounds, but I don't think it's a good candidate for A7. The language barrier makes it particularly hard to make a judgement on "significance" which is probably why no admin has acted on your deletion tag after two days. I went back and forth on this in my mind a few times, but at the end of the day, it's probably best to let the AfD process work itself out.

Thparkth (talk) 02:01, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

OK, fair enough, thanks for the note. Let's leave it to the AfD to decide. --DAJF (talk) 03:49, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Emi Maria

Why did you remove the edit i made to here page? She is of black descent. O.o PrincessOfHearts (talk) 06:53, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

The article says she was born to Japanese and Papua New Guinean parents. Neither of those two countries is in Africa. If you have a source that says she is of African descent, please feel free to add it to the article before re-adding the category. --DAJF (talk) 07:03, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
No one said those countries were in Africa. You can be a black person born in any country and you are still of black descent. Just like how a black person can be born in Germany, but they are still of black descent. PrincessOfHearts (talk) 07:08, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Erm, the category you added was for "Japanese people of Black African descent". If you have a reliable source that says she is of "black African descent", you are of course welcome to add it. --DAJF (talk) 07:12, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

A message from Jedd Raynier Eata

Hi. I have readded the Tokyo Metro trainsets, but I have edited it. I am able to insert the Toei 12-000 series in the template so please look at the template before you tell me that you've erased it once again and send me a message.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jedd Raynier Eata (talk • contribs) 04:16, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

As I mentioned before, the Toei 12-000 series is not a Tokyo Metro trainset, so it was not an appropriate template to add. I have now added a "Toei trainsets" navbox instead, so you can stop worrying about it. --DAJF (talk) 05:41, 26 December 2010 (UTC)