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Thanks for your updates for settlements in Penang, which many of them are being outdated and last time the major edits were some by an users that already been banned due to sockpuppets. I would like to query about is that any valid references that indicates the changes of official name of Air Itam. I only can observe from the road signboard that now change to Ayer. At the same time, perhaps you may take time to update on mega infrastructure including the Penang Southern Island projects. angys (Talk Talk)
Hi and welcome. The existing pages about settlements in Penang are in need of serious rewriting, and this is where the focus on my end may be for the time being. As for the source for the name change, here it is: [1]hundenvonPG (talk) 00:14, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
Hey, Hundevon. I've recently noticed that you've contributed significantly both in Commons and Wikipedia on pages regarding Penang-related articles. Keep the great work going! – gavre (al. PenangLion) (talk) 06:03, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
Hi there PenangLion! Thanks for the invite (and apologies for the late response. I was AFK). Understood that you're based in Penang too? Perhaps there are some Penang-related topics we can collaborate on. hundenvonPG (talk) 13:11, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
For collaboration, absolutely. I have the idea of creating a specific Penang-related WikiProjects but its for another time.
I've worked a lot on Penang-related articles, currently mid-way in full rewrite for Komtar (you may check at User:PenangLion/sandbox 4). I hope it'll be a GA soon.
Another thing to note is that I'm focused more on historical events and political articles rather than of demographics. But if you require additional assistance for any articles I'd be obliged to help :) gavre (al. PenangLion) (talk) 15:01, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
Indeed easy to get sidetracked in WP, going down one rabbit hole after another. I don't have all day too unfortunately. Life and its commitments ... But hey, feel free to ping me should you need assistance. I just had a quick look at the rewritten sections for George Town and apart from a few wording improvements/changes, it's looking good. Shall have a deeper look when I've the time.
Contrary to my beliefs, it seems like the Menteri Kewangan had published statistical zones for actual conurbations (aka. metropolitan areas). Some documents exist discussing their extents. I hope you find them useful. [1] [2] gavre (al. PenangLion) (talk) 06:10, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
Some documents were contradicting. Apparently, the finance ministry tabled their own statistical boundaries for conurbations. The figures actually showed that their boundaries were slightly larger than what we thought.
Instead of estimating GT Metro under six local governments, the finance ministry's version of Konurbasi Utara (which is their intepretation of George Town metro) includes the entire Yan District and parts of Selama (although I have no idea which part it includes, but it is very likely it encompasses Ulu Selama and Selama subdistricts).
The same situation can be said of the National Conurbation (Klang Valley) and the Southern Conurbation (Iskandar Malaysia), as well as the inclusion of an entirely new area, namely the Eastern Conurbation (Kuantan). gavre (al. PenangLion) (talk) 06:29, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
Apparently a 2021 presentation made by the finance ministry listed out several items:
There are four conurbations in the country, with the national being konurbasi utama, and the northern, southern and eastern conurbations being konurbasi sekunder.
A second and third classes of populated zones are categorised into zon promosi pembangunan and pusat katalis.
This would mean that the recalculation of the five largest metro areas would be:
In the domain of spatial planning and urban development, (rather obviously) town planners have better qualifications than economists. Comparing the two, I'd be inclined to take the PlanMalaysia doc as the more authoritative definition.
In actual fact, the four-conurbation model has been around since the first (or second?) National Physical Plan, sometime around 2010, give or take.[1][2] It was at this stage where George Town's conurnation was given a definition.
But comparing the available sources, the PlanMalaysia doc does look (slightly) more detailed. The World Bank source only states Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Sungai Petani, Kulim and the surrounding areas (see map). So I found this rather proper report-style doc from KPKT's website itself: [5]
And here's the hard part. Upon closer inspection, I think it's not possible to obtain the exact total population for Greater Penang with the available 2020 census figrues. The map shows the conurbation's Perak-side boundaries slicing through parts of Kerian and Selama districts. Not much of a description of where exactly does the conurbation cover, only that it spans Sebahagian Selama, Perak.
Unless there is a clearer, more definitive map showing the conurbation's limits, the total population may be rather difficult to ascertain. But I did some conservative estimates of what could be the total.
The map shows the mukim of Selama being within Greater Penang, as well as Berlah and Bukit Merah (just off the southern tip of Kedah as I counter checked with the PerakGIS website: [6]). Based on that I estimated the total as:
Penang: 1740405
Sungai Petani: 545053
Kulim: 337735
Yan: 73384
Bandar Baharu: 44412
Selama: 13651
Berlah: 11808
Bukit Merah: 130
Total: 2,766,578
... which is considerably smaller than our earlier calculations. Likely due to much of Kerian not being within the conurbation to begin with.
And looking at the current Greater Penang Conurbation article, if this PlanMalaysia/Local Government Ministry source is to be the most definitive definition, it's not just the numbers that need updating. The map as well (at my current speed, it took me a few weeks to come up with the location maps of George Town, so this may not be an overnight sort of work).
Do let me know what you think too. This is rather intriguing.
On a side note, new content for smaller conurbations like Kuantan and Ipoh's sounds interesting, rather than just the big 3 (Klang Valley, Greater Penang, Iskandar) monopoly on urban region content in Malaysia. If they come to fruition. Sourcing still needs to be found for those two. hundenvonPG (talk) 14:14, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
Some more digging revealed additional findings. I stand corrected about George Town conurbation's timeline.
This KPKT doc [7] from 2006 (back when Badawi was PM) already had a geographic definition for George Town's conurbation. Notice how at that point, Bandar Baharu, Yan and Selama were not included within the George Town conurbation.
Following the lead from the KPKT report, I also found this on the 4th National Physical Plan (NPP) for the Northern Region [8]. This is more specific, putting Kulim, Sungai Petani, Bandar Baharu, Yan, Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, Alor Pongsu (and Bukit Merah) and Selama within George Town's conurbation. It also appears that some towns like Yan, Bandar Baharu and Selama were later additions to the metropolitan area, inferring an expansion in George Town's conurbation limits between 2006 and circa 2020.
It appears that the maps are not to be taken at face value. Conurbation boundaries inexplicably cut across entire districts and even mukims (as can be seen with George Town conurbation's Perak-side boundaries). Similar cases can be seen with ZPP Ipoh (inexplicably cutting across Kampar's mukims) and even for Kuantan's conurbation [9] (its boundaries in Kemaman appear to somehow dissect a few mukims).
Having said that, by accounting for mukims that are definitively within the conurbation's limits, a total population figure can now be ascertained. For George Town Conurbation:
Penang: 1740405
Sungai Petani: 545053
Kulim: 337735
Bandar Baharu: 44412
Yan: 73384
Bagan Serai: 40336
Beriah: 11808
Bukit Merah: 130
Parit Buntar: 37249
Simpang Lima: 51
Selama: 13651
Total: 2,844,214
Similar approach (by calculating populations of mukims at places where the boundaries are vague) can be taken for determining the population of Ipoh and Kuantan conurbation. On another note, the 4th NPP has effectively opened a sea corridor for Ipoh's conurbation, something not seen previously as Ipoh itself is landlocked.
Kuala Ketil isn't specifically mentioned as part of George Town's conurbation in the report (page 7-11 for Kedah) [10].
I've zero idea how KPKT planners drew the conurbation boundaries. The boundaries are so oddly drawn, inexplicably cutting across so many mukims (across George Town, Ipoh and Kuantan conurbations) that it's best not to take the maps at face value. If there are more in-depth definitions from KPKT, that would actually be more helpful. hundenvonPG (talk) 21:18, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for uploading many photos of Penang, but I hope you can enable on the GPS next time so that the viewers can know the location exactly and easily, e.g. This photo is not labeled with coordinates angys (Talk Talk) 09:42, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
Well I don't think there is coordinates in the EXIF data for many of my photos. Maybe, the most I can do is manually add in the coordinates of each subject the next time. hundenvonPG (talk) 10:26, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
It's very hard to find anyone with the same level of passion and editing prose in Malaysian Wikipedia, but I'm glad I'm not the only one. Sorry for the late celebrations! gavre (al. PenangLion) (talk) 05:46, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
Thanks PenangLion! Hope CNY has been merry for you too. Looking forward to improving more WP content on Penang (and Malaysia in general) together! hundenvonPG (talk) 15:30, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
On the title pictures of Komtar and George Town
Hello Hundenvon, I have several suggestions regarding the images for Komtar and George Town, Penang.
I noticed recently that several of your images are rather dim. They are high quality and great in composition, but I personally think that it's best to use pictures shot during the day (preferably the morning, ie. 7-9am) or during the late afternoon (5pm).
For Komtar, I have a knack for the titlebox image itself. It's a great image but I think it could be even better. I've provided several examples.
Thanks PenangLion Indeed the Komtar photo was taken at dusk (I personally lean towards the dusk "magic hour" for buildings and cityscapes, and I had intended to show some lighting on the tower). Though admittedly it could do with some more fine tuning (I wasn't sure about increasing the exposure or if it's too dark), so your current mod looks about right.
Perhaps I'll give you a heads-up whenever I've another photo taken? Thinking of sharing with you some original files, but preferably not on Wikimedia as it's sort of an excess to do so. hundenvonPG (talk) 02:21, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
On another note, a few editors (angys & cmglee) & myself are planning to meet this Saturday at 6pm. Place TBC but most likely 1st Avenue. Would you like to come along? hundenvonPG (talk) 05:24, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
Regarding this, can you help me convey my ideas of forming a sub-Wikiprojects main dedicated to Penang-related topics? I find the necessity of it rising in recent years. Thank you again. gavre (al. PenangLion) (talk) 07:43, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
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Hello Hunden, recently I'm drafting a highly detailed urban map of George Town based on your work, under the same colour schemes you have used and layouts. If you are interested in amending or improving the files (or even use it for your own maps), hit me up and I'll share a copy to you. gavre (al. PenangLion) (talk) 13:28, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Hey PenangLion. Sure thing, I'd like to have a look too I just saw the map you made for Tanjong Tokong line, and it's looking dope. I was thinking of a pushpin map, but on a more zoomed-in level like how you did. hundenvonPG (talk) 01:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Sorry for the late replies Hunden, but currently I managed to map a large portion of the Northwest and the majority of the island's urban neighbourhoods, except for Balik Pulau and its surrounding villages.
Hi, I saw your post in the archive and will look into the matter; archived posts should not be edited further; you should instead make a new post to the actual board and link to the archived one. 331dot (talk) 08:51, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
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Hi HundenvonPenang. Thank you for your work on Clan Jetties. Another editor, SunDawn, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:
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Thank you today for George Town, Penang, your first TFA, "about the capital city of Penang, one of the most urbanised and economically-developed Malaysian states. I've substantially rewritten the article & improved citations, with meticulous selection of government statistics, academic literature, economic studies, news sources and other official websites."! - Enjoy the day! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for all of you work on this article (and Penang) and congratulations on it being TFA.. The improvement over the years has been amazing. You do your hometown proud. — AjaxSmack14:29, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
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HundenvonPenang, you're creating a lot of really decent new articles. Have you considered submitting them to Wikipedia:Did you know? It provides another review for the article, as well as providing the opportunity to share an interesting fact with others. CMD (talk) 00:28, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Hey CMD, thanks for the suggestion. I've not thought of it before, but I certainly will consider giving it a try. Might need advice too as I haven't yet explored the DYK process hundenvonPG (talk) 01:05, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Well you have to submit within 7 days of creating the article. For the first five submissions, there is no need to do any reviews. CMD (talk) 01:54, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Hi HundenvonPenang. Thank you for your work on Ayer Itam Dam. Another editor, SunDawn, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:
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The topic you've laid out appears to already be at ANI, so I don't think there's anything further I can do or say on the matter. -- ferret (talk) 14:30, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know; I’ve concluded the third opinion process for now. I applaud your patience and commitment to handling a disagreement that involved some pretty intense communication approaches through dispassionate consultation. Be well. — penultimate_supper 🚀 (talk • contribs)18:37, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Indeed it wasn't easy with such ad nauseam line of arguments. To your credit, you managed to approach this with impartiality. Thanks too for helping to reach a consensus on this. hundenvonPG (talk) 01:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
I'm sorry that every point of my 3O was misused as ammunition in that barrage of silliness towards you, that was not my intention and is just completely frustrating. I'm not sure that they can really helps, butIf you bring the issue to ANI again I'll pop in with my perspective and try to illuminate the challenges. You may want to take a break from the article and see if things cool down a bit. Sucks, I know.
Thank you for your kind words on my talk page, I'm sorry that my help wasn't more helpful in the end, I didn't expect the resumption of hostilities, nor predict the intentional misreadings of my words. — penultimate_supper 🚀 (talk • contribs)06:08, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Your message to me related to an issue I see you have already raised elsewhere. I simply suggest you stand back from insisting on one particular version of any text, and try to consider the other person's point of view too. I'd leave things for now, but then collect any diffs if you genuinely believe there are serious concerns. Things can backfire at ANI, so never rush into that. Try engaging withtt he other person in a calm, constructive way if at all possible. Best wishes, Nick Moyes (talk) 14:38, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
Your thread has been archived
Hello HundenvonPenang! The thread you created at the Teahouse, Uncooperative conduct by a bunch of IPs, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days.
Got your email related to this, it's probably best to raise these issues here. Given the page is protected anyway, I suggest enjoying the day, and noting how and why the languages were chosen on the talkpage at a future point. Have a good end of year, some nice ais kacang. CMD (talk) 10:31, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
