Talk:Protectorate General to Pacify the West

Hi I've noticed that user Zcm11 has been deleting content from this article based on claims of original research. While I strongly object to them and have explained why in my undo edits, I realize that there have been a number of changes to this article by me in the past few months, and the sources may not be entirely clear to readers.

To make things simple I will explain my methodology in the changes which have gone into the History section:

1. My first "wave" of material was based on direct translations from the Chinese wiki. Where such material still remain, I've included the sources used in the Chinese wiki.

2. My second "wave" of material was based primarily on Xiong's Dictionary of Medieval China. I corroborated the dates between the Chinese wiki and Xiong, making adjustments and changes according to conflicting and obscure information. Dates which did not match or have no approximation have been eliminated, although Xiong takes precedence as his is the most recently published material. Where Xiong does not include specific names but provides corroborating dates with material found on the Chinese wiki, I have chosen to include wiki material using both their sources and the appropriate page citation in Xiong's work.

3. My third "wave" of changes use a handful of miscellaneous works. The same procedure was applied. Dates and events were corroborated. Where there was conflicting material, the date and event were excluded. When one side provided additional material, both sources are used.

The most recent published English text always takes precedence over the wiki. Only when the Chinese wiki contains material which does not conflict with and corroborates at least in part, whether in name or date, with published material, is it included.

I hope this helps.

Do not use a primary source (even when is tertiary source) when most damn chinese can't even read themselves. If you wanna translate provide the original text side by side the translated text at the same time as well. Check out how this is done in Fire arrow under reference. Zcm11 (talk) 01:34, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Your source from Mr lousy xiong only relates name of cities not history nor submission nor war no battle nor event nor name nor figure, is just dictionary .Zcm11 (talk) 01:39, 3 August 2017 (UTC) It does not help if you only have this dickhead chinese scholar (Mr xiong) as your source. Zcm11 (talk) 01:41, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Mr dog shit xiong book certainly not the most comprehensive text on Medieval China currently available, I had read all the pages you provided from his book and none are in your citation. Zcm11 (talk) 06:40, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Everybody did wrote that page but you are not the one who provided the original text side by side the translated text under Fire arrow. So do not give yourself this credit. Plus your source from a dictionary and atlas is ludicrous Zcm11 (talk) 06:49, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

All dates, location, name of xx, and events interpretation from those  primary source (even when is tertiary source)  you extract are Original research, they are not specifically written in those texts, if you never read any re education paper from  dickhead chinese scholars, many of those primary source are not even clear by themselves, because is classical chinese is brief-like narration in its most simplified form, even by coming out the existing date of protectorate, seat and list of protector from those tertiary source with different dickhead chinese scholars sources are problematic, and you are doing it alone by yourself. Sometimes a rebel can be interpreted as allied army from west, not merchant like the case in guangzhou 762 event, tell me how is it not Original search, read No original research. Because those tertiary source (wrote in classcial chinese) are extremely vague on these administrative unit and foreign tribes. Why call them tertiary source because they are gather of different primary and secondary sources compiled in much later times like Jinshu history of western and eastern Jin are compiled in Tang dynasty 7th century, they might not be primary source at that time, but is it for everyone now, btw there are no primary source in china many didn't survived. Zcm11 (talk) 02:36, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

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