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Thank you very much Carole, I felt like idiot that I made the wrong selection and had to make you work through them again. But I'm picking up slowly. :D -- RexRowan Talk 20:07, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
I made dumplings with my mum yesterday and they came out great. The dough recipe we used is:
2 cups of flour
1 egg
a cup of lukewarm water (use as necessary, slowly adding, don't expect to add all of it, usually about half)
We made them as 'ruskie pierogi', I think it's translated as Rutherniann pierogi. It's a stuffing we made with mash potato, fried onions (til they're brown) and curd cheese (best to get from a Polish/Eastern food shop).
Hi, in our workpage can you give me about 15 minutes? I'd like to sort out where we have legitimate sources of info. I'm going to do a little cleanup. In the meantime - do you mind finding the link for the big block of info you cut and pasted in? If it's a reliable source, it looks like it will be good information!--CaroleHenson (talk) 18:35, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
If wiki says it's a bad link - then it's not going to be something we can source. You were on the right track, though! I bet however you searched to find that - you can find something else that will be a reliable, usable source.--CaroleHenson (talk) 18:51, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
Going to web pages is going to generate a lot of things that we cannot use - but books are likely to provide better results. How about if you search http://books.google.co.uk/ on: Chinese moon paintings? And, give me the title and ISBN of books that seem to have good content in them for our purposes?--CaroleHenson (talk) 18:55, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
Yes: Would be a source for:One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
Maybe: The page doesn't talk about "night paintings". Is there anything on this site that describes night paintings?
Nope: It looks like a shopping site - not a reliable source. There will be tons of information in books about this subject. Why not use something that will be quite reliable?
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I couldn't quickly find a source - but I know that Rex has been looking into this for the article we're working on together Night in paintings (Eastern art).
I wonder if the best solution is to add a section "Witches" in the Chinese mythology article. (Bonnefoy, Yves (compiled) and Wendy Doniger (translator). (1993). Asian Mythologies. University of Chicago Press. ISBN0-226-06456-5. could be one source).
Hi Rex,
There's this really cool function, called AWB (Automated Wiki Browser), that allows approved people to run automated edits against a group of articles. I know how it is to be starting out and learning the ropes, so I thought I'd run the automated editor which does 2 things: 1) fixes what it can (punctuation, ordering of things, spelling, etc.) and 2) points out where there are some items to be worked on to meet Wikipedia article guidelines.
I just started on a few articles, but I made what changes I could for you - and removed tags where I could for the initial set of articles.
There were a few articles, though, were there was a direct copy and paste of material from a website, which is a copyright violation and can result in the article being deleted if it's not fixed. You may want to read: WP:Copyright violations and WP:Close paraphrasing for a bit of guidance about how to rewrite sourced material so that it's not a copyright issue.
Later on I'll go through a couple more articles - and if you have any questions about why I did something the way I did - let me know. I'm never sure how much to provide the guideline links, because that in and of itself can be overwhelming.
I personally don't suggest AWB. I was never able to get on with it and only found it a teeny bit faster than doing manually and a lot harder. After I switched to Mac, I stopped using it because I had trouble installing it. I also couldn't install Huggle. Adam Mugliston Talk 07:58, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Yep, it took me a bit to get the settings so that it would work right - but it's been marvelous now that I get what I need to do. It works very well for me - and although it misses things - it catches a lot of things that I otherwise miss. Any time I'm doing major editing now, I send it through AWB to do a final clean-up.--CaroleHenson (talk) 08:46, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Thank you Carole very much! They do need some major sort through. I see what you have done with some of them, they look much better! Thanks a million! :D -- RexRowan Talk 09:02, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Night in paintings (Eastern art) - finding sources
It looks like it's difficult to find sources for this article. I'm finding plenty - so I'll just keep moving ahead. It would be good if you could look over the sections as I finish them (3 finished sections are in the table you created) - but I'm happy to continue finding sources and doing the writing. That's ok.--CaroleHenson (talk) 14:54, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
No, not currently, I was just curious. Do you also write? And which Chinese do you speak ( I mean Mandarin, Cantonese...)? I've been teaching myself Japanese. Adam Mugliston Talk 13:18, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
I speak and write Mandarin although understand all Chinese written languages, including the classical version. A good sources for quotes. :D -- RexRowan Talk 13:26, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
Blimey. How long did it take you to learn that? I'm learning the Japanese Kanji characters which derive from Chinese characters. Tell me what these mean if you recognise them, I'd like to see if it's the same: 山 川 日 金 Adam Mugliston Talk 13:30, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
I am Chinese, this is one of my ancesters Qin Shi Huang. The four letters in Chinese means:
Not IQ wise, my IQ is 148 but my EQ is about 5 years old, which means I haven't got much clue why people behave in certain ways, social strategies such as lying, sexism and racism are mind buffing to me, so I hide in my room and chat to you. -- RexRowan Talk 13:56, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
Oh did you get it posted or did you go to Mensa? Did it cost you? I'd just like to know for knowing really. Talking about Chinese, we are having a Chinese-come-Polish soup for dinner today, my grandma and step-grandad are coming. Adam Mugliston Talk 14:04, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
It cost me 10 quid about 10 years ago I think. I got it posted. But I did not join their club as it seems to cost extra membership fee. You can Google IQ tests online and take some free ones. Btw, on the Chinese Wiki, they actually have a food menu section listed all the dishes on there. :D -- RexRowan Talk 14:07, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
Oh that's cool, but I wouldn't understand it. I love Chinese food, one of my favourites is lemon chicken. Yum. We have an excellent chinese takeaway nearby. We've only had it once though. Before we sometimes went to the Golden Dragon in Ipswich. I like Chinese buffets. Adam Mugliston Talk 14:14, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
Me too. I was a usual at the Chinese buffet in Dunstable and all the stuff knew me and my son. If you want a recipe, I can look around for you. Yesterday I had Mexico chicken wraps, it was delicious. The tortillas were soft, taste better than tacos :D -- RexRowan Talk 14:19, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
Oh thanks, that'd be great. You mean fajitas! We have them a lot too, yummy. I also love Japanese food. You know YO! Sushi? I don't like the fish ones, but cucumber maki is my favourite, and the chicken katsu, chicken gyoza and chicken teriyaki. Mmmmm. I also like Indian, we have it a lot. And of course Italian - pizza, pasta (carbonara.... mmmmmm) and Mexican as I said. Adam Mugliston Talk 14:25, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
I know Yo Sushi, never eaten in them before but I love the little Japanese dolls on their website. Went to a Japanese restaurant called Wagamama in St Albans though. There's a small Chinese buffet on Oxford Road in London called Chopsticks, I use to eat there. :D -- RexRowan Talk 14:58, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
Yes, Oxford Street. I used to live in the South East but I like here better. I like quite places because I get very overwhelmed in noisy places and if people shout at me, I sometimes lash out then they'd accuse me antisocial and give me a very hard time. -- RexRowan Talk 15:18, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
No, I don't like. I generally don't enjoy science-fiction. Plus, as I said my grandma and her husband are arriving in less than an hour, they're due for 6. Adam Mugliston Talk 16:08, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
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They look ok. I filled out a research paper for autism today. I read some stories and answered questions. No, I didn't notice anything. What you doing? -- RexRowan Talk 19:53, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Cool. Basically, autistic people get confused when a sentence like what do you think that your mom think that your grandma's sister's husband think of this dog. You can take this test too, you don't have to be autistic to take it, you can be a control and your name will not be mentioned in their publication. This is the link, send her a message, she replies pretty fast: [6] -- RexRowan Talk 16:12, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
Ok, it's a translator for the socially blind. It offers suggestion on language terms and idioms that autistic find very confusing and it offers action suggestions too according to the message received. If the idea fits all the criteria which is already in the middle of the article then you can put it in a certain category which is on the bottom of the article. You can support it and endorse it and offer further comment and suggestions too! :D -- RexRowan Talk 18:13, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you very much for checking it for me, so far the reaction is very positive. I think the development should take some time but it's doable. The idea doesn't have to come true, anyone can write an idea :D -- RexRowan Talk 18:33, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you very much Carole! I listen to calm music in the evening sometimes and it helps a lot! I often wake up in early morning to check if it's time to get up even the alarm is on, I normally stay awake for two hours before the alarm goes off just to make sure my sons don't miss school. After they get up, I pass out. :D -- RexRowan Talk 08:05, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
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I have gone in and rewritten the initial sentence so it should not be a copyright issue. I've also added a bit more information from a secondary source. The two issues here were: WP:copyright violation and needing WP:Secondary sources. If you'd like to expand the article after you work with Worm a bit, let me know. I'd be happy to help, taking it slow step-by-step.--CaroleHenson (talk) 17:47, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
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Do you really want to speedy delete this article? It seems to be that it can be integrated in one of the many great Chinese cuisine articles.
I actually copied the article info into a temporary file on my hard drive. If it's a common food - why lose the info? We could get this in shape very easily.--CaroleHenson (talk) 15:38, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Yep, you put a db-author tag on the article, so I wasn't going to touch it. I did, though, save the information to a "potential (something, I forgot)" section at the bottom of your user page. If you want to merge it into the Chinese noodles article, I'd be happy to help.--CaroleHenson (talk) 17:51, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
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Mail call
Hi RexRowan. I've sent you an email on a rather important topic. Can you check it and get back to me as soon as :) WormTT(talk) 09:20, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for that. I've deleted the page, do let me know if you ever want a copy for yourself, I can email that to you without difficulty. WormTT(talk) 10:09, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
No Worm, life is very confusing to me, sometimes I'm not sure what to say what not to say. I try to listen and do the right thing. I am glad you are there to help me, sorry for the troubles I have caused. -- RexRowan Talk 10:10, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
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