Talk:Ma Haide

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Photo request for Ma Haide[edit]

Dec 20 2016 User:SWP13>Hi wikipedians! I have made lots of updates for Ma Haide. Can someone help by importing his picture? See link below. SWP13 (talk) 01:33, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries Digital Collection. Harrison Forman Collection. 1944 Photo. Yan'an (China), Ma Haide (George Hatem) and his wife, Chou Sufei

SWP13, I added the photograph. Thanks for your contributions & for posting this link. = paul2520 💬 17:42, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled[edit]

I changed all instances of "Haide" to "Ma." Ma was his Chinese surname, and it is generally preferable to refer to people by their surnames rather than their given names in formal writing. Sigrid 20:51, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Traditionally, refer a Chinese people Only by his surname is offensive, by given name is the friendly way.--刻意(Kèyì) 15:11, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When a surname is common, it's normal to give the full name. I'd have thought it was better, since Ma is a common Chinese name. --GwydionM (talk) 18:13, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Parents[edit]

Someone has twice removed this reference, without explanation. Silly. GwydionM (talk) 07:38, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As per the documentation for {{infobox person}} (as indicated in my edit summary), parents should be included "only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant" - there is no indication that is the case here. Additionally your edits restored non-neutral language and unreliable sourcing, which should not be done. Nikkimaria (talk) 10:52, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]