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Macau-China border crossings

Would you please expand the nav template following the lines of that of HK? I.e. adding piers that are ports of entry? 218.250.143.16 (talk) 18:23, 5 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Oops. Sorry about that. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 17:11, 26 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Oops. I'm really sorry for that. I've corrected the mistake. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 21:49, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Categorisation of Macau and Hong Kong

Can you help look into the following problem? From what I observed, many Hong Kong and Macau categories are subcats of the corresponding by-country parent categories (by their status of dependencies), and are subcats of the corresponding China or PRC categories with a <spacebar>Macau or <spacebar>Hong Kong catsort (in some cases an asterisk is used instead in place of the <spacebar> tho). But when I apply it to other categories, SchmuckyTheCat (talk · contribs) undid them en masse. Please response at WP talk:Categorisation. 218.250.159.25 (talk) 20:51, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Well spotted - [1] - do you have a source for that? Deryck C. 22:42, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Cut and paste move

Hi, I've reverted your cut-and-paste move of Ngwa. I guess you weren't aware that cut-and-paste moves aren't allowed. Please read WP:move for the proper ways of moving pages. Also please read WP:Primarytopic: not all topics are equal. A disused romanization of Wuhua County is not as prominent as a people in Nigeria. In such cases, a WP:hatnote would be sufficient (I've added one to Ngwa), and turning Ngwa to a disambiguation page is unwarranted. Regards, Zanhe (talk) 08:33, 19 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry for the mistake. Thanks for letting me know! Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 02:43, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. Happy editing! -Zanhe (talk) 05:01, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Romanization

Hello Douglas. I see that you are adding the old Romanized name to a lot of Chinese articles. I'm not sure that such information deserves a place in the first sentence of the lede, or even the lede at all. Perhaps it is fact best placed in the history sections. What do you think? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 16:12, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Anna! Some Chinese places are also known by their Chinese Postal Map Romanisation names (e. g., Peking ('Beijing')), and these have also been used by many books, particularly those published in the time when Hanyu Pinyin spelling, the current standard for romanising Chinese place names, was not common. I believe the inclusion of Chinese Postal Map Romanisation spelling, which had long been the standard for romanising Chinese place names, can reflect its historic status as the standard for romanising Chinese place names and facilitate research on China. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 16:27, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Douglas. I think it's good information too. I also think that most people visiting the pages for serious research would certainly encounter the Romanization if placed in the history section. It just seems to occupy such a large part of the top of the lede. I'm not sure that it serves most of the visitors most of the time. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 16:33, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
As I've mentioned before, not all of the Chinese Postal Map Romanisation names are 'historic'; so I don't think placing all Chinese Postal Map Romanisation names in the history section is appropriate. Also, I don't see how five extra words (i. e. 'Chinese', 'Postal', 'Map', 'Romanisation' and the Chinese Postal Map Romanisation name) can ocupy a 'large part' of the top of the lede.
By the way, the inclusion of the Chinese Postal Map Romanisation names at the top of the lede is a common practice in the corresponding articles in the Chinese Wikipedia.
I think you're worrying too much about this, Anna. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 05:31, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You're probably right. How many articles does this affect? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:22, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I take you're asking how many Chinese Postal Map Romanisation names have been included in articles so far. I'm afraid I don't know the exact number - before I did my edits, I'd already seen quite a number of articles about Chinese places with the corresponding Chinese Postal Map Romanisation names included in the English Wikipedia. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 07:53, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Douglas. I posted at Wikiproject China to see what others think. I'm very much an inclusionist, yet am not sure whether or not these additions are a good idea. So, I am rather concerned that, sooner or later, someone else will challenge and undo your hard work.
Also, I don't know what I'm doing half the time. I trust the community far more than my own judgement.
Please see: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject China#Chinese Postal Map Romanisation in the lede of location articles
Best wishes,
Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:19, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You're free to do what you want, so I won't stop you. WikiProject China is full of fools (many of whom are Chinese) who endorse Hanyu Pinyin and reject the proper Wade–Giles Romanisation system and Chinese Postal Map Romanisation. English is a European language so European names should take precedence (the proper Wade–Giles Romanisation system and Chinese Postal Map Romanisation are European inventions); it is not up to the Chinese, to which English does not belong, to dictate to us how we use our language Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 08:26, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Use pinyin

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wade giles is not english

Please. If you have to write things in archaic English form, don't mark it as wade-giles. Wade-giles is not English.

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December 2012

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Hong Kong

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Template:Cantonese cuisine

Hi, I have seen your edits at "Template:Cantonese cuisine". In most cases I have no problem with your removals, but I don't understand the removal of Pineapple bun and Eggette. Can you explain why you have removed them? The Banner talk 00:20, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pineapple bun and eggette are not 'Cantonese' because the cooking method and the source of inspiration is Western. They are essntially 'Western food' created in the East. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 00:31, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, okay. I was a bit confused because they seemed to have a separate Cantonese name. But to your opinion it is "imported food". Clear, thanks. The Banner talk 10:24, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Pineapple bun and eggette are Hong Kong inventions, not Chinese inventions. The languages of Hong Kong are English and Cantonese Chinese, so they have both a Cantonese Chinese name and an English name. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 15:44, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Coat of arms of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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Verax

Hi! I noticed that here the Chinese names of the Chinese characters and actors were deleted. Why was this the case? WhisperToMe (talk) 05:46, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • The Chinese names of the three ethnic Han Chinese directors are important and need to be displayed. Even though they are NOT Chinese citizens, they are ethnic Chinese and the practice with ethnic Chinese is to show their Chinese names. See Amy Tan, Andrew Lih, Amy Chua, etc. Also the Variety magazine article on the film places the Chinese names of the directors in it, calling attention to those names. WhisperToMe (talk) 05:50, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I see. Thanks for letting me know. I'm sorry about that. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 09:15, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You are welcome. Happy editing! :) - Anyway, are you interested in developing the written Cantonese version of the article? It is located at zh-yue:Verax WhisperToMe (talk) 20:09, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Edits on Mumbai, Kochi, etc

Hi Douglas the Comeback Kid, I've seen your edits on cities like Mumbai, Kochi etc where you changed "formely known as" to "also known as". This made me a little confused since by law, Mumbai has replaced Bombay but still some people continue to refer to it by the old name. The same can be said for other city names too. So don't you think formerly is more accurate, at least in the lead? while there can be mention of the old name still being used in the rest of the article or something. -Ugog Nizdast (talk) 06:41, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Ugog Nizdast! Yes, I'm aware that the official names of those cities have been changed while some people continue to use the former offical names: since people use both names interchangeably, I don't see why using 'also known as' is inappropriate; also, it's been explained in the rest of the article that there have been changes in the offical names, so I don't think it'll be confusing. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 09:33, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm then you will also know the "political weight" such a wording would carry :) I really don't know whether it's appropriate for the article or not, and you do have a point. All I'm worried about is these might attract some regional chauvinists/anonymous/troublesome editors, if not now, then certainly in the future. -Ugog Nizdast (talk) 09:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Since it's a fact that both names are used interchangeably, they've no legitimate reason to dispute that and we can always shut them up by pointing to this fact. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 14:31, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I see...then it's all good. Thanks for your time, Ugog Nizdast (talk) 14:41, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, mate. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 04:42, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Removing .ax?

Can you explain the rationale behind this edit (you left the edit summary empty)? The .ax domain is used by for example http://www.posten.ax/ and these institutions are found on the island of Åland, which is a part of Finland. --hydrox (talk) 16:16, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, hydrox! I've removed '.ax' from the list because my understanding is that the Åland Islands is a Finnish dependent territory and not fully part of Finland: it is a common practice to treat dependent territories as separate entities. The country infobox, rather than a 'state'/'province'/'autonomous region' infobox, is used in the article 'Åland Islands', so I believe that there is a need to maintain consistency of style by treating the Åland Islands as a separate entity from Finland across all Wikipedia articles and that the removal of '.ax' is justified. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 16:33, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Åland is a Finnish province with partial autonomy. It's status is quite similar to that of Hong Kong and Macau in relation to PRC, or Faroe Islands in relation to Denmark. I can now see, that it is the prevailing practice to leave any partially autonomous territories TLDs out from the main country article, so I am happy with this as it now stands. Thanks, hydrox (talk) 16:44, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, mate. Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 18:53, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Treason Act 1814

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British Virgin Islands / Virgin Islands

Hi there. I noticed you recently made a number of edits on BVI related pages regarding the official name of the Territory. Absolutely agree that the official name is the Virgin Islands, but in this area we do need to be mindful of the policies set out in Wikipedia:COMMONNAME, and in particular the five requirements of:

  • Recognizability
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  • Conciseness
  • Consistency

Rightly or wrongly, most people refer to the British Territory as the British Virgin Islands, and a greater section of the world uses "Virgin Islands" without clarification to mean the nearby US Territory. Just to be clear, I don't disagree at all with any of your edits, and I am certainly not criticising, but I am just advocating caution. What I am keen to avoid is half the BVI related articles using the term "British Virgin Islands" and the other half using the truncated "Virgin Islands".
Thanks, and good work!
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Yes, I see where you're coming from and I'm aware that 'British Virgin Islands' is a much more common name for the territory. I only replaced 'British Virgin Islands' with 'Virgin Islands' whenever I saw 'Governor of the British Virgin Islands', since it is a matter of fact. I've added 'Virgin Islands' to the article about the BVI because it's Wikipedia's convention to mention a country's common name first and then her official name (e. g., 'Singapore, officially the [']Republic of Singapore['], ...'). Douglas the Comeback Kid (talk) 14:03, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Wade-Giles, Postal Romanization etc.

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Hong Kong and Wikipedia question

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Speedy deletion nomination of Ngwa (disambiguation)

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