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Hachikokuyama
Wow. Nice stuff! Take an interest? This is one of my babies! I mean, I gave birth to this article, so be nice to it! heehee... Yeah, well you are doing a great job with it. I like your winter picture looking at the trees and stuff, but now is your chance! Go take a picture of the park in Winter in some path like my spring/summer picture, and then we can eventually get a Fall picture! We could show the seasons in that place. I agree with you taking the space needle thing off, I find size comparisons were quite hard since the place has an odd size. Anyway, cheers, goodluck! (And if I can help, let me know, but I think my baby seems to be in your hands now! Do good things! Can any more be done to this? Maybe a list of various native wildlife. [birds, bugs, etc] Or something?) Nesnad 14:00, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Re Clan MacKinnon Seanachaidh History
Bryan, in case there's any misunderstanding: the Charles MacKinnon of Dunakin book is certainly a reputable source, and there's no problem in citing the title and the external link as a reference for the Clan MacKinnon article. The general consensus for deletion is no reflection on its quality as a work, only its incompatibility, when used in full and verbatim, with the Wikipedia license terms. Tearlach 02:22, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Re Re clan mackinnon Seanachaidh History
Hi, I'm competely fine with the deletion. It was about my first wikipedia post before the best use of wikipedia was apparent. Bryan MacKinnon

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Image:Tokorozawa-Shinmei-Shrine.jpg
Image:Tokorozawa-Shinmei-Shrine.jpg Hey are you the photographer of this pic? Is then I can put the presumed gfdl tag or you can release it with the proper tag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags#For_image_creators--Kolrobie 22:08, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I just forgot to tag it. Now it's done. Bryan MacKinnon 23:47, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

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Fishy
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It's been confirmed that it is acceptable to use this photo. Bryan MacKinnon (talk) 00:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Dun Ringill
Great start on this article. As we haven't connected before I thought I'd drop by to say that I trust you find my copy editing helpful. Please let me know if you have any queries and I look forward to reading more contributions from you on Scottish island and history issues if you have the time. Regards, Ben MacDuiTalk /  Walk  11:16, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

MacKinnon Coat of Arms
Yes, feel free to edit arms, I made them public domain. Editing and improving is very much in the spirit of wikipedia. Yours Czar Brodie (talk) 15:11, 17 August 2008 (UTC) ....p.s. on a side note, as the current chief is a lady the shield should technically be oval.

Siege of Kamakura (1333)
Hi, I saw yesterday you changed my "sea-god" into Amaterasu in the Siege of Kamakura (1333) article. I know you found this in a book, but I believe it's wrong anyway and, to avoid an editing war, I would like to explain why before changing it back to what it was.

First of all, almost all English sources speak of Amaterasu (Iso Mutsu being the exception), but no Japanese source I ever found does. Indeed, searching Google for "Amaterasu" and "Nitta Yoshisada" using Japanese characters produces less than ten hits, all false positives. This makes me think English-language article, always information-starved, very likely quote a single English source, and this single source is wrong. With one exception, my four sources (one English (Mutsu) and three Japanese), one of which is the monument on the very spot where the miracle supposedly happened, speak of a sea-god. The exception mentions a dragon-god. See for yourself. The monument mentions in no uncertain term a sea-god.

Second, I found English sources, particularly and specifically Stephen Turnbull (but others too) to be unforgivably error-prone. I was able to detect the errors because I live in Kamakura and I read Japanese sources. I therefore do not use English sources any more unless I have to.

I find very difficult to believe that the Japanese sources are all wrong, and the English ones right. Nonetheless, because the use of Amaterasu is so prevalent it must be somehow mentioned. Also, there are other articles on the subject, for example Nitta Yoshisada and Inamuragasaki, and they mention the sea-god, and not Amaterasu. We must get rid of the inconsistency. I think therefore we should use sea-god in the article, because that's what the most reliable sources say, and explain the situation in a detailed footnote. Let me know what you think.

urashimataro (talk) 00:51, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

First off, apologies for editing without consulting you first. I simply thought it was a typo. My primary source for this was the Taiheiki. In McCullough's translation on page 290 it refers to the "Sun Goddess of Ise" appearing in this world as the "dragon-god of the blue ocean." However, I'll certainly yield to you on this point but perhaps your idea of a footnote acknowledging the inconsistencies would be useful. Could it be that it's both a sun and sea goddess?

By the way, I live in Tokorozawa amidst Nitta's battlefields here. I've found inconsistencies between English and Japanese sources as well and always yield to the Japanese sources.

Bryan MacKinnon (talk) 05:05, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi, and no need for apologies. I have just consulted the original Japanese Taiheiki and this is what it says: 義貞馬より下給て、甲を脱で海上を遥々と伏拝み、竜神に向て祈誓し給ける. 「伝奉る、日本開闢の主、伊勢天照太神は、本地を大日の尊像に隠し、垂跡を滄海の竜神に呈し給へりと、吾君其苗裔として、逆臣の為に西海の浪に漂給ふ. 義貞今臣たる道を尽ん為に、斧鉞を把て敵陣に臨む. 其志偏に王化を資け奉て、蒼生を令安となり. 仰願は内海外海の竜神八部、臣が忠義を鑒て、潮を万里の外に退け、道を三軍の陣に令開給へ.

Don't really understand what it says, so for the time being I will leave things as they stand. Nitta does speak to the dragon-king, but there's an Amaterasu in there. Posted the passage in Wikipedia's talk page to see if anyone can understand. Can you? I think that extended footnotes are in any case the way to go. Thanks urashimataro (talk) 05:22, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

日本開闢の主 = Creation God and 伊勢天照大神 = Ise Amateraseu-o-mikami. However, the above text has "天照太神" which does not quite make sense to me. Then again, my Japanese is not great.

Bryan MacKinnon (talk) 05:46, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi, Bryan. Wrote the note. It was as you said: the dragon is a manifestation of Amaterasu. Take care and thanks for the gentlemanly exchange of info. urashimataro (talk) 07:11, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Kamakura Kaidō
Hi, Bryan. I took the liberty to work on the Kamakura Kaidō article. It could use a quick revision made by a native speaker. If you have time, would you mind taking a look? And don't worry: I have no illusions about my English. BTW, I still have some stuff to add, but I thought I would put what I have on line. urashimataro (talk) 08:17, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Hōkai-ji
Hi, Bryan. I finally finished an article on Hōkai-ji, and I thought you might be interested in reading it. I finally understood the nature of the relationship between Tōshō-ji and Hōkai-ji. Go-Daigo simply moved the Hōjō family temple (bodaiji) from Tōshō-ji to Hōkai-ji, reenshrining the Hōjō souls there so that the new Tōshō-ji would have no connection with the shogunate. urashimataro (talk) 23:14, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Favor
Hi, Bryan. Frank here. I would like to ask you a favor. I want to check whether it is in fact possible to send me an email from my user page. Could you try? Thanks in advance

UrashimaTarō (talk) 06:35, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

No. I didn't get any email. Bummer. UrashimaTarō (talk) 02:38, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Margaret of France
I have undid your modification that claimed that Margaret being uncrowned is "dubious". Please refer to the referenced source that was provided before deleting. If you have a reference that states she was in fact crowned, I'd love to hear about it.

Bryan MacKinnon (talk) 14:05, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The statement that she was the first uncrowned queen since the conquest was dubious, for the article List of English consorts claimed that Berengaria of Navarre was also uncrowned. I have now found sources which confirm that Berengaria was indeed crowned and that Margaret was the first uncrowned queen since the conquest. Surtsicna (talk) 14:08, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

National Treasures of Japan
Thank you for adding the Akasaka Palace to the table of National Treasures of Japan. Just wanted to let you know that I am working on an expansion of that article and will probably at some point also check the numbers in the table again. There have been two new designations in addition to the palace this year (one painting by Yosa Buson, one Dogū) which I am not sure are already in the table.bamse (talk) 13:01, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Done. I expanded the table a little.bamse (talk) 21:39, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia 10th Anniversary
I attended the Japanese Wikipedia 10th Anniversary get-together in Kyoto. There seem to be very few people actively editing English articles on Japan. There also seems to be little teamwork between Japanese and non-Japanese Wikipedia enthusiasts in Japan. I wonder if you think that organizing a belated Wikipedia 10th event in the greater Tokyo area would help? LittleBen (talk) 14:01, 23 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, I would be interested. You may contact me at bryan@mackinnon.org

Asks for your opinion for Maidashi ryokuchi.
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Maidashi ryokuchi is proposed deletion, but I think it is to leave over. The reason is that the park is not famous, but it has substantial implication for the Fukuoka's modern history. And in Wikipedia there are too few articles for Japanese garden. If your concurrence on my opinion, please note your comment on Talk:Maidashi ryokuchi. Bye for now. --Hot cake syrup (talk) 10:37, 31 August 2011 (UTC)


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You proposed that Sewanee Elementary School be deleted without giving any meaningful reasons. I disagree as the School played a significant role in the history of desegregation in Tennessee during the 1960's. A Tennessee Historical Commission marker has been placed at the school to that affect. This is explained in the article.

Also, it would be helpful you could explain exactly who you are and why you are taking such unilateral decisions. Bryan MacKinnon (talk) 02:24, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

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