User talk:Chensiyuan/archive1

Date formatting
Hi there - just a quick note. I saw you made a load of changes to dates in footballer players' articles at the moment, most of them good. However, although I think it is a good idea to change standalone years to seasons, e.g. "x won an FA Cup in 1998" &rarr; "x won an FA Cup in 1997-98"; when it comes to specifying particular dates, e.g. "y was signed by Arsenal on April 6 2006", it is probably best to keep the date format exactly like that, instead of piping the year link to the relevant season. That's how the Manual of Style specifies how exact dates should be formatted, and to use football season wikilinks breaks the way users' date preferences are displayed. So it's probably best to leave that kind of date alone.

Sorry for the bother - most of the edits you made were good ones, just alerting you to a minor quibble. Cheers. Qwghlm 22:51, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar
Hey, just a barnstar to know your contributions are valued, for all your edits. At the same time, I encourage you to comment on the various discussion pages as several proposals are going on, as the Singapore article went through its fifth FAC not too long ago. Also, perhaps you want to create a photo gallery? Anyway, keep up the good work!

Email
Hello, could you please specify your email address so others can contact you about private, personal and other things. Thanks. --Ter e nce Ong 07:21, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Meetup
We're having a meetup on 23 June. Put your name here if you're interested. We're meeting Angela Beesley!-Cheers! 陈 鼎  翔    贡献  Chat with Tdxiang on IRC! 09:37, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

RE:Water Margin table
Hi, thanks for the message. When I'm done with adding the tables to every one of the 108 Heroes (you could help too :D ) they'll all appear in the category Water Margin characters. That category is a subcategory of Category:Water Margin, and the "villains", if they were previously in the "Water Margin" category will still be there. I'm not actually deleting the category "Water Margin", just moving the appropriate ones to a subcategory of that.

BTW, if you have a list of all the villains in the novel you can add them to the table. I don't remember all of them (and there isn't a readily-available list like the heroes) so I didn't add them, but I left some space (commented out) in Template:Water Margin characters. And I deliberately made it "characters" so villains could be added too. -- Миборовский U 03:23, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your help adding the list of heroes! -- Миборовский U 07:09, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


 * most welcome Chensiyuan 13:38, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Ashley Cole
Thanks for telling me about that apps and goal thing, I didn't know :) I deleted the England Squad- 2006 World Cup box because the World Cup is over. Otherwise, why not add the England Squad- 2002 World Cup or England Squad- Euro 2004 etc etc? I guess I should have noted why, but I thought it was kinda obvious. Again, thanks for telling me. --Ealgian 23:09, 17 July 2006 (UTC)Ealgian

Montreal's image
Hello Chensiyuan. Yes, it's me that replaced your image. If there's something that you don't like, you can modify it by yourself or put your image instead. Thanks for informing me! Regards, Arthur 23 July 2006

User:Anti-christ has been warned
The comments left by User:Anti-christ have been deleted on the Lin Chong page. Earlier today I sent an email to the administrators about his misconduct and they wrote me back saying he had been given a warning. I honestly believe he should be blocked from editing altogether and his account should be deleted. But I'm not an administrator. (!Mi luchador nombre es amoladora de la carne y traigo el dolor! 05:39, 10 August 2006 (UTC))

Rosicky
Considering you add "Arsenal Statistics" how about doing some of the hard work and add in the Dortmund and Sparta Prague statistics too instead of leaving someone else do the hard work Niall123 21:53, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

not sure what you're talking about - i've been responsible for putting up stats for almost all the contemporary arsenal players, some dating back to 1995-96. i can't put up stats for their previous careers with other clubs because such stats are not easily available or they can't quite be verified. hence only arsenal stats are provided. your comment is rude and redundant. Chensiyuan 01:10, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

I have updated the international caps for Rosicky as they were not correct at the present time as of 8th January 2007. see http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/r/rosicky_195916.stm for proof

Flamini
Thanks for letting me know. DavidJJJ 16:39, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Alan Moroney
Not sure how to reply to a private message, so apologies for doing it this way. "It also cements Singapore's place as one the modern world's most sexist nations, as it cannot be applied to women or girls." Is blatantly true. What's the point? Surely it should be pointed out.

Alan

See Talk:Roti canai
Hello. There's a proposed move to Paratha, please voice your opinion at the above link. Thanks. --Ter e nce Ong (T 13:06, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Image tagging for Image:Combined poster a4.jpg
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Warning templates
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Upload your pics to Commons
Hello, please upload your pictures to Wikimedia Commons, a shared media (image and audio) repository of Wikimedia, it's advisable to upload self-taken pictures to Commons, and can be used on all Wikimedia wikis. I can help you do it as part of my transwiki project, if you give me the green light, I will go ahead. And do upload there in future. Thanks. --Ter e nce Ong (T 08:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I may upload your pics under a different name for those such as Image:CIMG2583.JPG, please do rename your images before uploading. --Ter e nce Ong (T 12:12, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Meetup on 24 November
Hello, please confirm yourself for the meetup on the 24th by November 18. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please list them at the meetup page yourself. Thanks. --Ter e nce Ong (C 04:28, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It seems all the local universities have the exams now. Am I right? --Ter e nce Ong (C 10:33, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * yes that seems to be the case. Chensiyuan 11:49, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

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GFDL images go to here
It is strongly discouraged to upload images to Wikipedia if they are your own. If they are your own, please from now on, upload them to Wikimedia Commons. Just register an account and transwiki them by re-uploading them over there. There you can sort them into galleries and categorise them. Thanks for your cooperation. You have a nice set of pictures, and there you can let it be used on ALL Wikimedia projects such as zhwiki, dewiki, meta-wiki, wikinews, wikibooks, frwiki etc. Please do transwiki them and upload any other images straight to Commons. --Ter e nce Ong (C 07:02, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh yes, would you mind not uploading images with names like Image:CIMG2631.JPG, its strongly discouraged and is hard to know the content of the image. When doing the transwiki and also when uploading new ones, do rename it to the content of the pic. Thanks for your cooperation. BTW, in March (10 or 11), there's a meetup. See here, though its more or less in planning stage. --Ter e nce Ong (C 07:12, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Your warning to User_talk:203.167.144.9
Hi, and thanks for fighting vandals on Wikipedia! But please remember that you should use the warning templates provided in Template messages/User talk namespace. I've fixed your warning on User_talk:203.167.144.9 ^_^ ShakingSpirit talk  11:29, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Hello Chensiyuan! Just reminding you that you should always substitute your warning messages by using  format when using the warning templates. This reduces the server load. I've fixed your warnings for User_talk:Skypurevis. Keep up the good work fighting vandalism. --phenzTalk  06:45, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: Your edit to User talk:Bobgat
Re: this edit -- let it go... I don't agree with him either (especially when my nationality situation is the same as Steve Nash but he's trying to tell me I don't know my own nationality), but I don't think we're going to convince him. He seems to be trying to contradict the dictionary meaning of nationality (which is, and I quote, "nationality: n. the fact of being a citizen of a particular nation") without any good evidence. No sense in trying to argue the point when he's doing that. -→ Buchanan-Hermit ™ / ?!  15:35, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Morality
"never once believed morality was subjective (it is subjectively interpreted but objectively ascertainable)"

Agree like totally. While grey areas do exist, they're not everywhere. For the fundamentals of morality, what is wrong is wrong. There's no "in my opinion" or "in your opinion". And for those who call others judgemental, it's because they do not accept the truth. And the only way to reject the truth and yet remain all self-righteous about it is to victimise yourself with an accusation of judgementalism at the other party.

Catholic footballers category
I deleted it as a repost of a category deleted after CFD discussion: see Categories for deletion/Log/2006 December 11. NawlinWiki 14:27, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Thierry Henry
If u dont beleive this to be trhe case check out betfreds football specials.

It aint vandalism it is fact —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.195.179.177 (talk) 17:44, 3 January 2007 (UTC).

Coldplay
It wasn't actually meant as a vandalism, I have them listed as that on my iPod. The genres listed are too general IMO where as Wuss rock is quite a well known term to describe the likes of Keane, Coldplay, Embrace, Snow Patrol and Travis. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.159.97.95 (talk) 15:51, 18 January 2007 (UTC).

Barnstar
Thanks for the barntar. Greatly appreciated. -- Mattythewhite 19:51, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Lucas Neill
Hi, I saw on your edit summary to Lucas Neill you put "hes def at west ham now". Well, hes not infact. There has been no confirmation of the transfer, by neither clubs, BBC etc. Please wait for confirmation. -- Mattythewhite 11:34, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Julio Baptista's caps and goals
I have put a reply on Brazil national team talk page. Please see and comments on my opinion. Martin tamb 15:23, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

New radicals
I noticed. I was about to revert to my last revert when you reverted. Circeus 17:20, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Nice work
Nice work wikifying all those sections in Michael Jordan. Quadzilla99 19:22, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Fashizzles
Just so you know, Fashizzles vandalized your page. I reverted it for ya. Please block that guy. --Averross 15:39, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

SG Assessment
Hi, i noticed you rated UK Shyam as "mid" importance whilst several Members of Parliament, albeit new ones, were rated of "low" importance (by others). How are such decisions reached? To me, Shyam is off the national track & field radar already, whilst the newer MPs are surely emerging on the local scene. Thanks. Chensiyuan 23:48, 4 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Although UK Shyam may be out of the sports scene, this does not marr his notability and importance, somewhat being a pioneer in the track & field arena. In comparison, relatively new MPs have fewer contributions (or fewer published contributions). This is merely my opinion, and the importance scale is based on the priority of the article towards the encyclopedia as a whole. However, if you disagree with any rating, please feel free to rectify as required. Thanks,  SpL o T  // 13:04, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Toronto Raptors
Those are all the Raptors pics I got. Cheers! Epson291 08:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC) I'll take more if I go again.

Toronto Raptors
The article looks good but a couple of the pics you added are questionable. You should look over Fair use to understand the policies regarding fair use of copyrighted photos. Basically you need to provied a source, scale down the resolution, provide a fair use rationale, and the photo must be of a person or event for which no reasonable non-copyrighted subtitiute could be found. Basically the only photos photos you can use from flickr are ones listed as "creative commons"-attribution and/or share alike, like the pic of Chris Bosh I found. After the photo issue is resolved I'll nominate it for Good Article status, at which point an editor will come along and review it for GA. If the editor objects to anything usually he will comment on the article's talk page and allow you to fix anything before failing it. Even if he does fail it he will list his objections and you can fix them and re-nominate the next day if you want to provided everything is fixed. Also you could look over the Good article criteria to better understand what you need to do now, if anything before I nominate it. Quadzilla99 09:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay maybe I'm wrong, and I hope I am, but you should fill out the image page in the same way I did for the Chris Bosh photo. They need a source so it can be verified they are allowed, also some people list NBA phtos (such as user Vedia) as creative commons even though they aren't. Tab the pictures and an admin will look them over. Quadzilla99 09:36, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Here's another example of a pic with the image page filled out according to the requirements of Commons: Quadzilla99 09:38, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Raptors GA
Ok I nominated Toronto Raptors to go through the GA process it can take a while for an editor to examine it. It will be very helpful if you keep an eye on it as many times they are put on hold while a reviewer puts issues that need to be addressed on the article's talk page. One thing I would make sure of is any statement no matter how obvious or true it is that says how good someone or something is should have a source or be reworded to be objective. Quadzilla99 16:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually it looks pretty objective we'll see what the eventual reviewer thinks. Quadzilla99 16:58, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Meetup
Terence Ong 16:10, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Toronto Raptors
Pretty much whoever stumbles across it will take a look at it, pretty much any GA reviewer can. I'll take a look at it though, watch the Raptors' talk page if I have any questions.-- Wizardman 16:25, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

 * Hey thanks a ton! Quadzilla99 01:53, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Chris Bosh
I made a couple more suggestions on the article's talk page. It's mostly minor stuff. I would fix it myself but since I added the pic and a reviewer is not supposed to do much work on an article I didn't. Quadzilla99 02:36, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Michael Jordan
An editor has made a request that MJ be peer reviewed. Thought I'd notify you as you work on the page a lot and might want to check in to see any issues that need addressing. Quadzilla99 16:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Tony Parker
Okay I looked it over, it looks pretty solid. One thing, naybe you could either fill out a couple of the individual season sections with more information or merge the NBA career section into two or three total sections. I know it's common to have individual season sections knowadays in articles but sometimes maybe combining it will work better. That's really all I see. Quadzilla99 07:28, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Incidentally I see you do a lot of good work fighting vandals on basketball articles-keep it up and thanks! Quadzilla99 07:29, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * thanks for the feedback, id try my level best to incorporate your recommendations. sometimes i may be inactive for a couple of days but i'd certainly be around by and large. Chensiyuan 17:36, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Invitation
Hi. I picked up your link from a warning on the talk page of a recent vandal. I noticed you are Singaporean and interested in classical Chinese tales. Please consider joining our web forum at http://www.chinahistoryforum.com --SohanDsouza 05:29, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Michael Jordan FAC
I nominated MJ for featured article status I thought you'd like to know. You can comment and/or vote on the article's candidacy page if you'd like. Quadzilla99 10:28, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Michael Jordan
while editing one of the references, you used the month-day format for the date. is it your intention to change them all since the current references use the day-month format. thanks. Chensiyuan 05:05, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The reason dates are wiki-linked is so that each editor's date preferences are respected; that is, each editor will see dates according to their own preferences. But, I'm curious anyway, since I don't believe I've changed anything&mdash;can you point me to a date I changed so I can see what you're referrring to?  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 05:14, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oops, just saw your never mind :-) Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 05:14, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Gilberto Silva goals page
Hey, thanks for the note. Thanks also for initially helping me with the article, and for your support now that it has been nominated for deletion. Like you, I strongly believe that type of article has a place on Wikipedia. As a silent protest, I am not getting involved in the debate. I am instead spending my day being constructive; expanding some football articles... something which I believe everybody at the deletion discussion should also be doing. Again, thanks for your help. All the best, prolly speak to you soon. -GilbertoSilvaFan 14:30, 13 March 2007 (UTC)


 * aye, i only have respect for wikipedians such as yourself who do productive things and earn articles FA class. cya around. Chensiyuan 15:25, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey there again. I'd like to pick your brain, if you don't mind :-) It's about image fair use. I found an image of Ottorino Barassi, and I'm wondering if this image would be considered 'fair use' on the article. It's from this page. I think it may well be fair use, since it's a low-res photo to identify a deceased person... however, I can't find a suitable license on the upload page. To your best judgement, do you think that the image counts as fair use, and if so, which license is most suitable? Thanks! -GilbertoSilvaFan 22:48, 13 March 2007 (UTC)


 * hi. you're right there isn't a suitable license. technically if you read the instructions, stating the license is an alternative to providing a summary of the image (author, source, fair use rationale). however it is likely some silly bot will tag the image for deletion if you don't state the license.


 * WP has really stringent criteria on what constitutes fair use. imo this image will pass fair use under usa law, but will have some difficulty passing WP criteria and ONLY because there will be a ton of "fair use" fanatics out there waiting to make some noise when an image isn't free. they will just throw wp:fair use at you without explaining how the image does not pass fair use.


 * i'm about to go to school now, so i can't help you scour WP at the moment, but my advice is: (1) sniff around something like category:1971 deaths (better still if the person is an Italian) and see if some of the articles there contain images. if the images are licensed, check out what fair use rationale was provided and see if it fits the image you found; (2) i don't know if you have checked this out, may be useful.


 * keep me posted and i'd try to find out more for you in the meantime. Chensiyuan 01:24, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for all the advice! I had a look through about 100 image pages and saw a few of the images which qualify as fair use. I've uploaded the image with the tags/rationale which I think give it the best chance of not being deleterated. The image is Image:Ottorino_Barassi.jpg. Also, feel free to read through the brand new Peter Knowles and correct any grammatical errors. I've spent too long looking at the article, and I am now desensitized to it. Anyway, if you need a favour on WP, just give me a shout... I figure I owe it to you. Thanks again, GilbertoSilvaFan 20:16, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * i think the description is fair enough (pun intended), but keep fingers crossed for some silly wikilawyer to come mess things up. 50-50. Chensiyuan 02:40, 15 March 2007 (UTC)


 * you're most welcome. i notice on the Knowles page, it is consistently written as "Wolves" without "the". that is intended? Chensiyuan 02:39, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey. Was just popping by to let you know that Peter Knowles is on the front page under the 'did you know?' section. Cool eh? Thanks for your help with grammar on the article! While I was popping by, I saw your note about 'the wolves' vs. 'wolves'. I'll quickly run through why I used 'wolves' and not 'the wolves'. While 'Wolves' is just a nickname, in England it is mainly used as the actual name of the club. It is an anomaly nickname, really. It is true that normally nicknames are prefixed by 'the' (ie. 'the gunners', 'the red devils' etc.), but in Wolves' case, you only say 'Wolves'. In grammar, it is treated like a club name; just like you'd say 'Bergkamp joined Arsenal' and not 'Bergkamp joined the Arsenal', you'd say 'Knowles joined Wolves' and not 'Knowles joined the Wolves'. From Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., "The club is mostly referred to by a shortened version of its name, Wolves." It's weird though, I hadn't really thought about that weird usage until you mentioned it in your edit summary. Anyway. Thought you'd find that interesting, since I certainly did! All the best, take care. GilbertoSilvaFan 17:29, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


 * yup it's cool to see something featured on the mainpage even if it's DYN. ok your explanation makes sense now. i thought you couldn't have left out "the" by accident. Chensiyuan 17:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Hey. Sure, I'll help. Some brainstormage:


 * No citations in the lead para. The points are probably all cited further in the article, but citations should double up. If a GA or FA voter sees no citations in the lead, it makes them nervous :-)
 * 'First years at Monaco' section starts without any mention of the first 6 years of his life. I'll try and find some info on it and make an 'Early life' section. Even if the text is very fleshed out and doesn't have much substance, it's nice to have a paragraph there about his baby days.
 * The sections on his time at Monaco and Juve are very short. I don't know if much info exists on those days, but I'll have a look around for some.
 * 'International career' section should be integrated into the previous club-only sections. The 'Arsenal career' header will be renamed 'Senior career', 'First years at Monaco' renamed to 'Early career'. FA voters don't like it when a new section of prose starts a new timeline.
 * Only one citation in 'racism' section, I'll find some more to properly source it.
 * A trivia section exists. Must deleterate. Or preferably, integrate into the prose (if appropriate).
 * Obviously you are a far more experienced user than I, so if you have any comments on those bullet points, let me know. Also, it would be great if you could write your own 'to do' list, so we can get a good idea of all the work that has to be done.


 * It's fairly easy to get an article to FA, I think we could do it by April 5th. As you probably know, the hard part isn't getting the article FA quality, it's convincing people that it is FA quality. ;-) Coolio; I'll have a go at all those bullet points in the next day or two. I'll hear from you soon. -GilbertoSilvaFan 12:10, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Hey again. I made a few changes to the article. Check Talk:Thierry Henry for details :-) -GilbertoSilvaFan 18:08, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the message. :-) Much appreciated. It's a shame we couldn't at least squeeze the TH article through GA before I went, but I'm sure you'll have no problems with it yourself. Good luck in the future! -GilbertoSilvaFan 09:55, 4 April 2007 (UTC)


 * if it ever gets squeezed thru much credit to you. Chensiyuan 00:59, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Sorrry
Sorrry, meant to warn the vandal, accidentally got the reverter. &mdash;dgies tc 08:14, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Regarding the DMC2 Article
Thanks for wikignoming! I've had my eyes on this thing for so long that some stuff just passes right by my eyes. Cheers, Lankybugger 17:10, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the comments in the FAC. Cheers, Lankybugger 01:12, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

WP:AIV
Thought I'd notify you about this page, in case you didn't know about it. I see you do a lot of vandal fighting. After a vandal has been given several warnings you can repoort them here and they'll start getting blocks. Quadzilla99 15:45, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Reef
I gave the article a preliminary look over. I'll review it tomorrow, looks pretty solid, should pass. Quadzilla99 22:21, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Devil May Cry
Chensiyuan, I was wondering if I could prevail on you to take a quick gander at the Devil May Cry article and see if there's anything which jumps out at you. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Lankybugger ○ speak ○ see ○ 02:59, 4 April 2007 (UTC)


 * sure, would take a look at it now. Chensiyuan 11:32, 4 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much for taking the time to look over the article. Cheers, Lankybugger ○ speak ○ see ○ 13:28, 4 April 2007 (UTC)


 * most welcome. Chensiyuan 00:57, 7 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Regarding the size of the reception section on Devil May Cry the reasons behind that is to attend concers about it being "underdeveloped" and the constant presure of users telling us to add this and that, I don't think we an cut it any shorter without losing supporters, please don't let that be a obstacle in your evaluation of the article, if you need to contact somebody about how to improve the article please contact User:Boradis he will be dealing with the copy-edit of the prose soon, cause I will be unavailable this weekend, thanks for your help on the article. - 凶 04:03, 7 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Certainly, thanks for clarifying. Chensiyuan 04:12, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Toronto Raptors
You could either work feverishly to get it ready and address concerns (if you have the energy) or state on the FAC that you are the main contributor and don't think it is ready and vote oppose. If you let it go through and work hard at it, it will be closer next time. Also I think only the FAC coordinator (Raul654) and the original nominator can withdraw an FAC before it is finished. Quadzilla99 15:30, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll try to help out the next couple of days, I fixed the dashes, and will try to fix any other minor issues I see. As we learned on Michael Jordan you have to be pretty generic with descriptive terms or else they will be called POV, I'll try to fix one or two. Also lead could use a little expansion. Quadzilla99 16:01, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

It's a situation that bugs me, because it happened to me with Tourette syndrome. I knew when the FA I wrote was and wasn't ready, but uninvolved, driveby editors kept noticing it and trying to nom it &mdash; and did nom it for GA &mdash; both times, when I was traveling and couldn't tend to the article. I was the *only* editor working on the article, and the person who wanted to nom it wouldn't have been able to defend or improve it, and it was rude for someone to nom it without even a talk page comment, at a time I was traveling. If you want me to Speedy Object so you can nom it yourself when you're ready, I will. If you want to let it run, I won't. No one "owns" the article, but Tomer T keeps nomming but not improving/defending/answering FACs &mdash; FAC is not peer review. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 18:00, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Have to get to an appointment; that's all I can offer for now. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 18:15, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Fix the endashes throughout (see WP:DASH, date ranges and numbers are separated by endashes, not hyphens. You can find the en and em dashes below the edit screen.  And, in some sections you need to change en dashes to em dashes (See Notable former players as an example where you use endashes to indicate punctuation.
 * hyphen -
 * en dash –
 * em dash —
 * Can you divide the Franchise history into something besides years? That is, can you characterize their history by epochs or accomplishments or periods so that it's not by boring old year?  Reporting on the team year-by-year seems to fall into WP:NOT.  If you can summarize it more into some other categorization, it will be more "compelling" and less "report-y".
 * WP:MSH, change 4 Raptors accomplishments to Accomplishments.
 * Change List of section names to just section names, and include one or two lines of commentary in those sections to make them less "listy".
 * On quick glance, referencing work looks good. It looks like all sources are complete, and it looks like they're reliable (I haven't clicked on any).
 * Source for records and other stat sections?
 * You might need to analyze the prose for what may look like original research or opinion, to avoid the Michael Jordan scenario. For example, I saw ... Currently, the Raptors have an excellent, but success-starved fan base.
 * I think the dashes are fixed, ones that link to titles of articles such as 2006-07 NBA season stay hyphens I believe, as dashes are always hyphens in article titles. Maybe I'm wrong and you pipe them to use the en and em dashes. I fixed everyone that wasn't a link. Sandy knows better than regarding that though. Prose could use some work as well, some grammtical clunkiness. I submitted it to the League of Copyeditors proofreading list. Quadzilla99 18:53, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * What to do about them in article titles isn't resolved. The question came up on talk (I think at WP:FAC, but maybe at WP:WIAFA), and there was no consensus. So, I ignore the ones that are in article titles :-)  Ya'll on the NBA Project should take that issue on and try to get it figured out. I guess piping them could solve it for now?  Not sure it's worth the effort, unless someone objects.  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 22:02, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you both for helping out. Regarding the change from season-by-season breakdown to era-by-era (for lack of a better term), I'm doing that, and in the meantime, hoping to trim the length. I am still sitting on the fence as to whether there should be a speedyobject to the nomination though. I would really appreciate what you both think about the amount of things that need to be fixed before this article is anywhere likely to survive a FAC drive. After all, quite a bit of work has been done since the FA nomination. Thanks. Chensiyuan 23:18, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It's in pretty good shape, but I'm not a prose person, so don't know if others will have 1a objects. (I didn't realize when I suggested consolidating the history that you had specifically addressed that on the FAC, LOL !)  You might want to prune the blogs, message boards, and fan sites from External links.  If you can get copyedit help, you can probably pass with colors; I don't think people will speedy object considering the comments we've lodged.  If you had sketchy sources, I'd be objecting anyway, but your sourcing is excellent. Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 23:32, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your feedback. I'd wait for Quadzilla to chime in before I decide. The FAC page seems empty so far. Would keep working on the article. By the way, can you give e.g. of blogs and message boards which appear in the sources? I thought I got rid of them. Or are you making a general recommendation without specifically alluding to this instance? p.s. regarding formatting of sources, us guys at NBA Project picked up a thing or two from the Michael Jordan FAC process. So we did heed your "NBA Project members please buck up" exhortation. Chensiyuan 23:37, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, that makes me happy :-) Not sources &mdash; External links.  Here are the ELs I'm not convinced on (see WP:EL, WP:NOT, WP:RS):  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 23:47, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I could probably be convinced, though, on some of them&mdash;thinking for example of BostonDirtDogs.com Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 23:47, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Raptorblog – Fan Site Blog since 2002
 * RaptorsForum.com – A Raptors message board and blog site
 * Wiki-editable Information about the Toronto Raptors Usenet Newsgroup
 * AltRaps.com | Web-based Raptors-talk forum created for those unable to access Toronto Raptors Usenet Newsgroup
 * Oh external links, I misread and thought you meant they appeared in the references. I honestly do not believe the links are legitimate in the WP sense, but everytime I tried to remove them in the past they would be re-inserted. But I'd remove them and see how it goes this time. Chensiyuan 23:53, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Toronto Raptors FAC
I've left my comments in the FAC. I'm flattered you asked for my input, so feel free to ask again in the future. The article looks fantastic, by the way. Cheers, Lankybugger ○ Yell ○ 14:55, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey, just dropped by to say good job with your edits in the Toronto Raptors article. I really hope that it will be a featured article!! And hopefully they'll do great in the playoffs too :) Ô 02:42, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay I'll move up a couple of sections. Quadzilla99 12:08, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Incidentally the article should be a lock for a DYK? if you want one, I could write one for you if you're busy—you'll still get credit. Quadzilla99 12:09, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Don't forget to put refs in the 2006-07 season (I know call me Captain Obvious). Quadzilla99 16:39, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Heh alright it's all done now. Chensiyuan 17:20, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Farecard purchase image
In Image:Washington metro farecard purchase.JPG, what station is that? You didn't identify it, and I'm curious. SchuminWeb (Talk) 19:43, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * If I remember correctly, Dupont circle (I don't live in the States, was on a trip). Chensiyuan 22:18, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Ref type
Hey Chen, why do you hard-code references, as you did in an edit to Kris Humphries? are standard templates, and each reference doesn’t need to be changed whenever the template changes. —LOL 23:19, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not well versed with template usage, paradoxical as it sounds. Chensiyuan 03:34, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, alright then. It’s up to you whether or not you use the templates, but I encourage their use.  See   and , which are structurally the same and only have different appearances. They are the two main cite templates I use, and their usage and documentation are very straightforward. —LOL 04:41, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Before I figure out these templates then, if I see an article using templates, I would avoid adding my way of referencing, to maintain consistency. Chensiyuan 11:40, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

My RFA
Ah, darn. Looks like my RFA didn't succeed. No doubt I'll take another run at it in a few months when my edit count isn't such an issue. Given my recent edit count boosts, I'll probably get to that doubled edit count within a couple months, so that'll probably calm down all the nay-sayers. Thanks for the vote of confidence. Cheers, Lankybugger ○ Yell ○ 03:04, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Tim Duncan
Got it, let's write Big Fun up to GA status! Onomatopoeia 13:23, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the barnstar! Nice to be appreciated. Onomatopoeia 14:07, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Most welcome! Chensiyuan 14:11, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

DMC 3
Yo thanks for all that work you have done on Devil May Cry 3, it's greatly appreciated, Peace. - 凶 06:39, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Most welcome. Chensiyuan 06:43, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Re:
Sure, I will make a full review and let my opinion be heard on noon tommorow, Peace. - 凶 07:36, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

User page vandalism
I have just reverted your userpage after vandalism. Hope I've helped! microchip08 19:03, 24 April 2007 (UTC).
 * No you didn't; I did. Nyah nyah.  :) -FisherQueen (Talk) 19:05, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well I thought I did. I pressed Undo. microchip08 19:10, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Raptors 06-07
The article will most likely be a DYK? today or tomorrow and linked from the main page, expect more edits and vandalism. Also if you're like me you'll want to make sure it looks as best as possible beforehand. Just letting you know. Quadzilla99 16:40, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Alright... thanks for the heads up. Looking forward to it being a DYK! Chensiyuan 00:04, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Congrats on the Raps btw, I know it hasn't passed yet but it will—and this way I get to be the first to congratulate you :) Quadzilla99 09:13, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I sure hope it does! In any case, several people, including yourself, have been very helpful and supportive, so thank you for that. Now to find another NBA team to push to GA... Chensiyuan 09:41, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Just wanted to extended my thanks here, and thank you kindly for the barnstar =) The article's in great shape, and I'll be sure to update my comments at the FAC discussion. There doesn't seem to be any major issues holding it back, and it's one of the better NBA articles I've read. Thanks again for the recognition. Zodiiak 03:29, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, although it has come to my attention that it does make a compelling piece of news: a person from New Jersey editing the Raptors article! I wonder who gets more frequent heart attacks supporting his team... lol Chensiyuan 03:07, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * LOL...It's been a great series. Very exciting to watch. The Raptors have a great team, no matter what the outcome =) Zodiiak 07:24, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Camino1
I see you've had dealings with him. Next time if I were you I'd turn him in after violating last warning the first time or two. Redundant last warnings are just that redundant. All in all though. Keep up the good work not being picky just never seen so many last warnings in a row. :-) --Xiahou 23:27, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Raptors team colors
In the article right now it states that "The team's colours of bright red, purple, black, and silver were also revealed and chosen as an ode to Canadian James Naismith, the inventor of basketball." I think this implies that all of the colors were an honor of naismith. However, on the official Raptors history is states "The team colors were to be bright red, purple, black, and "Naismith silver" (in honour of Canadian James Naismith, who invented the game of basketball in 1891)". I think this says that only silver was chosen in honor of the doctor. Still no reason given for silver representing Naismith, but this makes more sense than four colors honoring Naismith. I was going to change the article to read more like the the official account but wanted to get your imput as I figured you knew better than me. Thanks. Warhol13 23:53, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your feedback. I think you're right; it's Naismith silver only. Do change it to read more like the official account. Chensiyuan 08:36, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, I have changed it. See if it looks fine now? Chensiyuan 10:37, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * looks fine. Warhol13 10:54, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Use WP:AIV
Hey Chen, have you considered using WP:AIV? I think it’s better to report blatant vandals like User talk:72.1.206.118 instead of trying to outlast them. Giving five consecutive final warnings seems to lessen the meaning of “final”, if you ask me. :P —LOL 20:41, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes I've heard of it but never tried using it... would take a look at it the next time. I was a little trigger happy at those anons, ineffectual as those measures are. But trigger happy. Heh. Chensiyuan 01:02, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Yo!
Hi! What's up? Yes, I know I said I'd be gone for a year, but due to the fact that the Bert article being Main Paged (tomorrow, May 16th), I just had to return to take part in it (and to annoy you, apparently). As usual, I have a request for you! Could you do a quick read through of the '2006-7' paragraph of Gilberto_Silva? I had to write it quite quickly, beacuse I'm at an internet cafe, and I'm sure there are some copy errors in there somewhere. I'll feel much better knowing it has your seal of approval as well. Anyway, hope you're doing okay, take care. Oh, and thanks :-) -GilbertoSilvaFan 18:16, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Raptors FAC
I got your message and took a look at the Raptors FAC. I'm not exactly sure what he proposes be done to fix the article--that is if his suggestions are even warranted at this point. It doesn't seem as if anyone is taking his objections too seriously. Let me know otherwise. Zodiiak Dial Z 07:18, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Images
As far as I can tell, there is no reason for the Gilberto images to be speedily deleted. They are free to use, which means they don't need to be deleted. Most of them are actually in use. The reason given for speedy deletion is This is an image page for a missing or corrupt image or an empty image description page for a Commons-hosted image. which is not accurate. I see no valid reason for speedy deletion. Sʟυмgυм • т • c 09:33, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Of course, I also forgot that if an image is stored on the commons, it's not necessary to store it on wikipedia. As an example, this image [[Image:Kipsdorf1.jpg|30px]] (chosen at random) has no image description page, because it is not wikipedia-hosted, it's only on the commons. Compare Image:Gilberto against Villa.jpg with Commons Image:Gilberto_against_Villa.jpg. Both display the same image URL. Therefore, a speedy deletion on a wikipedia image that is stored on the commons will delete only the description page. Sʟυмgυм • т • c  10:46, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * PS. I feel very hungry after seeing the images on your user page.

Could you adopt I Not Stupid?
You posted the following response to my "GA drive" proposal:

As I've some experience with GAs and FAs, anyone working on the above who needs a 2nd op etc. can drop me a msg on my talkpage.

Could you adopt I Not Stupid? When failing the article's GA nomination last December, ExplorerCDT cited choppy prose and images as the two main issues. The Production section also needs more referenced information.

Have you watched the movie? How much do you know about it? Do you think you can address the issues outlined in the last paragraph?

--J.L.W.S. The Special One 01:59, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I have watched the movie -- albeit on a plane -- but I won't say I take a huge interest in the film. However, I will look into the article and its talkpage to see what I can do. Give me two days to slowly sort it out. I will start with the smaller details first. Chensiyuan 07:26, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The prose in the plot is indeed choppy, perhaps a victim of over-detailing, although I would admit it's not of intolerable amount of detail. Just a matter of flow. Chensiyuan 10:46, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for the barnstar! -- Crzycheetah 21:32, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Re:
Yeah, I saw that too. Maybe in a week or two I'll email him after he cools down and see if he'll re-think his decision. I gotta go now and get something to eat—I'm starving! Quadzilla99 14:51, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * When you do email him send him my regards too. He's an asset around here. Chensiyuan 15:27, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

My RfA ...
Hi. Thanks for supporting my request for adminship. It was successful and I am now an admin. If I can ever be of help, please let me know. Cheers, Black Falcon (Talk) 06:36, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you
Ty. I've been working on Sugar Ray Robinson all day. For a guy who was ranked as the greatest boxer in history by ESPN.com, the Associated Press, and The Ring magazine, his article was pretty weak. That's the great thing about Wikipedia—yesterday morning I had no plans to work on his article, but after seeing a couple of books over my father's house yesterday, and drinking a couple of cups of coffee today, here I am working on his article. In the process, I'm learning new and fun stuff about someone that I knew a decent amount of stuff about, but was no expert on. There's just so much to do, I don't see how anyone could ever get tired of writing here, now dealing with people that's another story. As you well know... Quadzilla99 21:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, we need more people with passion and a positive attitude. I like working on lesser known articles because there's a lower chance of bumping into someone who's completely negative and has nothing of any value whatsoever to contribute. I know you don't need my encouragement, but all the best, while here's hoping I stay the course. Chensiyuan 21:31, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Featured topic?
It had never occurred to me before, but it sounds like possibility. Looking at Featured topic criteria, it seems that there are a couple of big obstacles: ..means that all the players need good articles.
 * 5. There is no obvious gap (missing or stub article) in the topic. when combined with:
 * 6. Each article is of high quality

Furthermore, one of the 'Recommendations' is that: The topic is not overly large. There are currently 30 players listed in the squad, but I don't see why that is really a problem. It depends on the scope of the topic - do we want to include the articles listed on Arsenal F.C.?

Finding enough information to make a good article for each of the younger players however, is going to very difficult - many are currently stub class. Perhaps we should bring it up at the Arsenal F.C. article. I think User:Qwghlm could be a good ally if we want to go for this, as he contributed much to Arsenal's FA status. I've never really tried to create an FA, except to help out GilbertoSilvaFan with a few questions, so I may not be the most useful editor for such a challenge, but I'll help. Sʟυмgυм • т • c 18:09, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Yup I see what you're saying and I agree that gaps may be a problem. Will have to think through it before deciding the next step if any. Chensiyuan 12:06, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Rfa
Just dropping by to say "thank you" for supporting me in my recent my RfA. I passed the vote, and am now an admin. It will take me some getting used to with the new tools, but I thank you again for the trust. Have a good one, and, as always, happy editing! Jmlk 1  7  05:05, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Citation format
My apologies you are correct about Citation format preferences.--TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 15:34, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

References on Toronto Raptors
Out of curiosity, why did you revert my change to the reference style on the Toronto Raptors page? What's wrong with having references that are consistent with thousands of other pages on Wikipedia? --MrBoo (talk, contribs) 11:23, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Because the original references are perfectly valid. FYI, it says so on the WP guidelines. More importantly, the article achieved FA status (17 or 18 votes of support) using those very citations which you changed. The citation format was even approved by some very experienced users. To be fair, using templates is perfectly legitimate. But unless you intend to continually update the article and therefore prefer to use templates, there is no real good reason to use templates. To be sure, quite a number of the NBA GAs and FAs use manual citation styles, such as Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. This style is not limited to NBA articles, see the soccer articles on Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas too. Basically, a good citation usually contains the article name, the article source, the article author, the article date, and if an online source, the accessed/retrieved date. An article of course should maintain a consistent and uniform style of citation. Chensiyuan 13:19, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, good enough. Thanks for the explanation. --MrBoo (talk, contribs) 16:33, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Question
Do you live in Toronto? If you do what part(North York, Scarbough, East York, York, old Toronto(downtown), Etobikoe. I like in North York?

Situation at ACS article
Hiho, we seem to have a bit of a situation going on at Anglo-Chinese School. Would you be so kind as to weigh in? Thanks =) InfernoXV 18:02, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Chris Bosh
Sorry. But he only improved 0.1ppg, 0.1apg and 1.5rpg. Okay, it is a grammar mistake, it should be led. Brave warrior 22:38, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Chris Bosh
I am sorry for fighting against you over a little part of the article. I was just too heated. But, now that I'm calmed, can we discuss this and solve this dispute in a reasonable manner. I want to hear your opinions to and please reply it in my talk page. By the first time I red the article, I thought that Bosh improved his stats a lot such as from 15ppg to 22.6ppg. But then I noticed he only improved from 22.5ppg to 22.6ppg. The same idea also applies to rpg and apg. He only improved from 9.2rpg to 10.7rpg and I thought from 5rpg to 10.7 rpg. He also only improved 0.1apg and I thought maybe 3apg. It gives misleading to the reader like me. My edit, which says Bosh led the Raptors to win their first division title has no misleading and is better than yours. Please fell free to express your opinions about this on MY talk page. So, let's discuss this properly and see each others opinion. Brave warrior 11:25, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Reply please
Please reply want you want to say on my talk page. I want to hear your opinions whether you agree with me or not. Thank you. Brave warrior 14:04, 6 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I am rather busy over the weekend so allow me some time before I reply. Chensiyuan 16:25, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Now that you have time, can you please reply your opinions on Chris Bosh's article. I really want to solve this dispute in a reasonable manner. Brave warrior 15:04, 9 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Okay, I understand. You are right. But, he actually dropped 0.1apg accourding to his profile on NBA.com, http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chris_bosh/career_stats.html. Therefore, your edit is not true because assist is one of the major statistical category and my edit should be used in the article. Brave warrior 00:18, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Singapore Meetup 4 date changed
Hi Chensiyuan, you were originally invited to Singapore meetup 4. However, due to the lack of response, the date of the meetup has been changed to November. Please refer to this page for more information. -- ZhongHan (Email) 05:10, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Re:My page
Yes I can read and speak Chinese. 你怎么知道的？How do you know I know Chinese? However, I prefer you reply to me in English. Brave warrior 14:02, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Thierry Henry

 * In case you don't realise your first edit is preserved. The second edit was undone because it contains original research on your part -- no matter how real the possibility is of him being significantly involved in Barca's setpiece play. I.e., you are speculating. WP is crystal clear on these two policies. It's fine if you're not acquainted with all the WP policies, but it is a simple duty to see what exactly has been edited away and what has been preserved, more so when the edit changes/summary fully exhibits such information. Chensiyuan 23:23, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Earl Strom
Hi Chensiyuan, I just wanted to let you know that I'm just about done with the Earl Strom bio and is ready for a second pair of eyes to review. It still needs some cleanup to reach GA, but it should be able to get there with a little effort. Thanks! RyguyMN 00:43, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Red Auerbach
Thanks for the message of encouragement you sent a while ago, and FYI, I just kicked up Red Auerbach a notch. —Onomatopoeia 07:10, 18 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks, great job as usual. —Onomatopoeia 08:09, 20 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I concur. You helped bring the article up to GA-compliance in a hurry, following Onomatopoeia's rewrite. Myasuda 18:26, 20 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Always good to see a joint effort! Chensiyuan 23:06, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Michael Owen
Please see. According to this, you DID do this edit which I am talking about. Jackrm 01:28, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Is that your evidence? It shows nothing, by the way. It does not demonstrate who performed the edit, which is discoverable by a completely different process. This is then the correct link to look at. Which clearly and irrefutably shows, the vandalism edit was performed by the said anon. Which also clearly and irrefutably shows, you were wrong on all counts. Chensiyuan 01:33, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Perhaps you can see why a new user such as myself would make this mistake, as it shows the edit containing "..Mr.P, had already scored 1000 goals.." to be your edit. It was an honest mistake of me thinking since this is your edit, this text would be added by you. I have learnt a valuable lesson from this. I would like to give my sincere appologies, and award you a barnstar. This is for teaching me a valuable lesson from further embarrasing myself and to say sorry. I also hope you understand i was only trying to help! And this comes at a time in my life where i have alot going on which can be distracting. If you see my other edits, you will see mistakes like this are rare, and that most of my edits are constructive. Jackrm 01:43, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Thankyou very much. It is very helpful to receive my first barnstar! Thankyou for your advice, and sorry for the mis-understanding. Jackrm 01:50, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * This may sound off topic, and feel free to say no, but do you have any means of contact such as MSN Messenger which i may contact you with? It would be great to talk to a fellow wikipedia editor who edits articles similar to my own. If so, my MSN adress is --- Thankyou again. Jackrm 01:55, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd add you. Chensiyuan 07:27, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Bob Cousy
Hi there, I also just saw the "fail", and I was not so much surprised by the "no" (Blnguyen is a tough cookie) but of the speed that the new GAC process has got now. I remember waiting 40 days before e.g. Oscar Robertson was reviewed. Well, I guess we just tick off his points one by one, and then re-add Bob Cousy to the GAC process again. There are always 2nd, 3rd and 17th attempts. Onomatopoeia 08:12, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Earl Strom
Hey Chensiyuan, thanks for the comments. I've taken a break from editing the Earl Strom article for a while since I just got burnt out with all the edits. I'm hoping to get back into working on it soon. Right now I turned my attention to the whole Tim Donaghy situation. RyguyMN 23:48, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Thierry Henry
Why did you delete my Henry addition? I want to know your criteria on why you did? It would be helpful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Garrysantos (talk • contribs) 25 July 2007, 01:30


 * Hi, consider reading WP:NOT. While you're there, you'd find other related policies/guidelines. I know it's always exciting to add new (and news) content to an article. But you'd come to see that at bottom, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Yes it is not a paper encyclopedia, but try imagining adding Henry's goal against Dundee in an encyclopedia entry. You see what I'm getting at? Don't be discouraged however -- Wikipedia remains firmly committed to consensus building, and if other editors agree that Henry's goal should be included, then it will stay. Otherwise, from my own experience it's a really trivial piece of information at worst, and too much detail at best. Chensiyuan 01:40, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

You're right man. I feel you. Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it :)

-garrysantos

MSN
Yeah it's ok! I added the stuff back to your page which was removed by the previous comment, see your page history :) Jackrm 01:48, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

James Milner PR
I’d appreciate it if you could contribute to this PR of James Milner. Also I’m away till the 13th so if your able to address any issues raised that would be even better. Peer review/James Milner Buc 22:01, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Manu Ginobili
I have added my 2 cents, it is a very decent article at least. Maybe the jersey numbers and title list could use some referencing, though, but it is a soon-to-be GAC for sure. —Onomatopoeia 08:04, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Mendy Rudolph
Hi! I've been working on this Mendy Rudolph bio while trying to figure out what to do with the Earl Strom one. Would you mind looking this bio over? I think this one is GA-ready and will use this as a guide for the Strom one. It's not as thorough as Strom, which has made this one a bit easier to manage. Thanks. RyguyMN 04:49, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your review Chensiyuan, I'll see what I can do to correct some of the issues you raise. There might be more information published once the Hall of Fame ceremony happens next month.  RyguyMN 00:05, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

You sure?
I was thinking about asking you if you want an WP:RFA as a long-standing editor who is excellent in sports topivs. But then I notice that you don't want to be admin userbox on your talk page. If you ever change your mind, just let me know and I will be proud to nominate you. Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 06:41, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, it's a first for me to have someone suggest RFA. It's very flattering. However, I do not think I possess the correct personality traits to be an admin! Looking forward to more collaborations on sports articles in future. Chensiyuan 07:01, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Thierry Henry
Those two edits I made was not in bad faith. I made this edit because I read Henry was traded but then I reverted my own edit because I read my information was already on there but just accidently didn't erase the word "on". That edit was a test nor a vandalism or done in bad faith. Brave warrior 02:39, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

IWM
One: Four nearest tube stations = Lambeth North (Bakerloo line), Westinster (Jubilee, Circle and District Lines, Elephant and Castle (Bakerloo and Northern Lines), Waterloo (Jubilee, Northern, Bakerlooand the Waterloo and City Line [National rail and Eurostar International Services]) Meateater 17:01, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I didn't post that qn, btw (check the post history). Chensiyuan 00:45, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Oops, sorry about that. I was copying a blurb from this article to serve as a stub in the main NUS article, and I guess I saved too fast. --Rifleman 82 02:12, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * guessed as much lol. Chensiyuan 02:21, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

James Milner
I've addressed most of the issues you raised but I'm still not happy with the Style of play or Off the pitch sections. But really can't think or find anything more to add. Buc 11:34, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

The former
I really do not know what "the former" means. Can you please explain to me what it means on my talk page so I can stop worrying. Thank you. Brave warrior 11:51, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Mynameisphil
Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of an NBA game; you can go to the NBA Registry and verify it. This note was eliminated.
 * You may wish to speak to user:Onomatopoeia regarding this. Chensiyuan 07:04, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi there!
Just noticed your edits of the MOS. We need more reviewers in the WP:FAC and WP:FAR rooms to stop the promotion of articles with substandard writing. It's a virtual tumult at the moment, and there are never enough copy-edit-type reviewers to "crack the whip". So you'd be welcome there if you had time to drop in. Tony 10:49, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi there, sure thing. Chensiyuan 10:50, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Tim Duncan
Hi there, I just skimmed through the TD article and found following points to address before making this a FAC: But mostly, the article is pretty FAC-worthy. —Onomatopoeia 19:11, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * The plantar fasciitis thingie of 2006 is unsourced (but well known)
 * The foot injury which hampered him in 2005 NBA Finals is unsourced (he irocinally picked it up against the Pistons in the regular season, IIRC)
 * Certain individual games have to be sourced, like his almost-quadruple double in the 2003 NBA Finals, the Game 7 loss in the 2006 WCF Semifinal series, his struggles in the Olympics ezc. (TonyTheTiger is a zealot on this)
 * Never mind that foot thingie, nobody really needs it. I think just a small copyedit, and then we wait for the peer review (at least for the bot), and then we jump into FAC action. —Onomatopoeia 14:16, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Greetings galore!
Hi there Chensiyuan, VASCO speaking,

thank you very much for understanding my point of view, i see yours too, WIKIPEDIA is no place for POV, even tough i posted it on discussion, i guess i went a little too far.

Greetings and have a nice weekend, VASCO AMARAL, PORTUGAL

GA on Hold - Manu Ginóbili
I have put Manu Ginóbili on hold for further review. If you can make the suggested changes within a week I will promote it.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 15:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your kind words, but my coaching was a small part of the success, which is mostly due to your ability as an editor and in part due to Ginobili's interesting life.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 14:55, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

James Milner
I saw your comment on the PR. Thank you for the praise. Personally I don't think it's quite there yet and with the start of a new season and the rumors of him playing for England next week I'm going to wait anyway. But are you suggesting it is ready to be a GAC or even a FAC? Buc 05:57, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Just letting you know that once tonights under 21 match has been played and I've updated the aricle accordingly, I'm going to nominate it for GA status. Buc 12:14, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Tim Duncan, FAC
Hi there, thx for your words an Manu, and I want to say that TD is now a FAC. Actually I tried to wait for the peer review, but as the backlog on the peer review page is HUGE atm, I rather went ahead now. —Onomatopoeia 13:18, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Other interests is not a must at all. BTW, if concerning the article, just be bold, I don't own the article at all. —Onomatopoeia 06:49, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Basketball GA drive
As Director of WP:CHICAGO, I would be very interested in improving any player who was a multiple time All-star who spent the majority of his All-Star years with the Chicago Bulls. If you find any such players whose articles are WP:DYK eligible (less than 1500 characters) these articles are the type that truly could use the help of WP:CHICOTW. Let me know if you are familiar with any such articles. I guess the same would be true of women's basketball players for teams such as the Chicago Sky or Chicago Condors. --TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 13:48, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Tim Duncan
I've added my thoughts. Buc 20:01, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Red Auerbach delisted as GA
I just dropped lines on the talk page and on Editor review/OhanaUnited, and i find it completely ludicrous as well. OhanaUnited's best sentence is "I did everything I could to contact the editors", L-O-L. WP:NBA? WP:GA/R? Our user pages? Nothing. W-O-W. —Onomatopoeia 12:33, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

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Portobello Road Market
Hi, I thought the image you removed (closeup of a stall) was appropriate for the article. From the existing images, one can't really see what an example of a stall is like. Would appreciate if you could reply at my talkpage, thanks. Chensiyuan 01:14, 23 August 2007 (UTC)


 * There is no firm guidance on the use of images in Wiki - there are bits of advice here and there, such as Guide_to_layout, but one the whole it does come down to common sense. The article is Portobello Road, with a section on Portobello Market. The section on the market only has enough space for one image - of the two available I selected the general view as it gave a decent picture of the market in situ, and had some sense that a person could identify it as Portobello. The other image was a close of a stall and had no unique features - that could be any market stall. Placing another image of the market in the article would be inappropriate - there are other images of Portobello that could be used - a fair use image of Portobello Farm would be interesting, or a map from 1841, a picture of the Electric Cinema, a book shop - that sort of thing. That was my thinking. Regards  SilkTork  ***  SilkyTalk  07:36, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

about 3RR
user Vonones who is in a pure anti-turkic personality attack the "turkic history" pages of wikipedia, (see the Huns page), he is an armenian user and hate all the turkish people(he always edit with no written source). he uses 3RR rule throug to his nationalist and racist ideals. how can i stop him? thanks.--hakozen 03:00, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Take it up with any administrator. Chensiyuan 07:24, 24 August 2007 (UTC)