User talk:DAJF/2012 archive

XTRIPx
I see that you tagged XTRIPx for speedy deletion. I have declined the speedy deletion, but taken it to AfD. You may like to contribute to the discussion, at Articles for deletion/XTRIPx (2nd nomination). JamesBWatson (talk) 21:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Kaneyoshi Muto
Ja-3とのことなので日本語で書く. 武藤金義について書かれた文献で「きんすけ」などと書かれた書物は見たことが無い. あなたも日本語ができるなら、金義を「きんすけ」とは読めない事、日本人の名前にミドルネームが無い事は理解できるだろう. --Soica2001 (talk) 11:49, 9 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. Note that this is English Wikipedia, so editors are required to use English for all communications, as per WP:SPEAKENGLISH. Regarding Kaneyoshi Muto, the reference source quoted reads as follows... (his given name could also be pronounced Kinsuke, which he preferred). In the absence of reliable sources saying otherwise, we should stick with this. Incidentally it is not a "middle name" but a nickname or preferred name. --DAJF (talk) 12:00, 9 January 2012 (UTC)


 * I have realized that this was the source of Henry sakaida. His book is often adapted. I do not trust. Japanese translation "日本海軍航空隊のエース" ISBN 978-4499227124, and "Kinsuke," Writing has been removed. But In my childish English, I can not point out that their discussion. I will end this discussion.Thank you.--Soica2001 (talk) 12:40, 9 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello. I am here to inform you about the Middle Name of "Kaneyoshi Muto", "Kinsuke" has been changed to "Mutokin". According to the Japanese Wikipedia And the Japanese Source of the Book, it is indeed true and "Kinsuke" is a non-existent word in the romaji form of Japanese Language. Thank you. --Bumblezellio (talk) 16:21, 14 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. Thanks for your note. However, there were a couple of problems with your change to the Kaneyoshi Muto article. Firstly, "Kinsuke" was not a "middle name"; it's a nickname. Secondly, the Japanese Wikipedia article cannot be used to source important details like this, and using the same source that previously supported "Kinsuke" to now support "Mutokin" does not make sense at all. Finally, the claim that the characters (not "letters") of his first name, 金義, can also be read as "Mutokin" is clearly false, so I have removed any mentions of his claimed nickname entirely. If you can provide a verifiable source, then you are of course free to re-add it. I hope this makes sense. --DAJF (talk) 23:07, 14 November 2012 (UTC)


 * I did a search using Google, using the names "Kaneyoshi Kinsuke Muto", "Kaneyoshi Mutokin Muto" and "むとうかねよしムトキン"(Which is Kaneyoshi Mutokin Muto in Japanese). I did not do a search for Kaneyoshi Kinsuke Muto in Japanese because there is no Japanese Characters to translate Kinsuke. Anyway, what I found can be conflicting. "Kaneyoshi Kinsuke Muto" ends up with sources that I can hardly find to support this apparent nickname of his, but that nickname is not recognized by the Japanese. "Kaneyoshi Mutokin Muto" ends up with very few notable sources. But "むとうかねよしムトキン" has sources from Japanese sites such as, , and . "Kinsuke" was never mentioned in any of those Japanese sites. Should we include his nickname as both "Kinsuke" by Non-Japanese and "ムトキン"(Mutokin) by Japanese? Some English sources never seem to give out his nickname as shown in . There are not many sources on the Internet and I do not have the time to look into many Bookstores to find the book or any other that is related. Also if you plan to search about "ムトキン" in the Japanese sites I suggest that you take your time looking or reading through if you can understand. Thank you.--Bumblezellio (talk) 10:21, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * As I wrote before, if you can provide even one reliable source, then please feel free to add his nickname. Unfortunately, the three links you provide consist of a wiki-based site and two 2-channel sites - none of which can be considered remotely reliable. Sorry. --DAJF (talk) 10:30, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * PS: The originally claimed nickname "Kinsuke" can be written as "金助" in Japanese, so am I am not sure why you say it cannot be written in Japanese characters. --DAJF (talk) 10:47, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * The term "金助" is not used because it is Kanji. Kanji are not used as name because it does not give any significant meaning in terms of Japanese understanding. --Bumblezellio (talk) 10:59, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * PS: I do not mind if his name is left as "Kaneyoshi Muto" but this is as good as it can get to be fair. --Bumblezellio (talk) 10:58, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for taking the time to respond, but I really can't understand what you are trying to say. Sorry. Maybe you could contribute more effectively on a Wikipedia project in your native language? --DAJF (talk) 11:24, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * I can show you a link as a guide to writing Japanese Names. It is an English site so do not worry. I also like to apologize about the nickname change of "Kaneyoshi Muto". --Bumblezellio (talk) 11:32, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * PS: I also work on the Japanese Wikipedia so usually I look into both Language versions and change them effectively if possible. I have a deeper understanding of Japanese Language compared to English. Thank you for understanding. --Bumblezellio (talk) 11:32, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

200 Series Shinkansen
Hey, Starfleet Academy here. Just thought I'd ask you why the 200 has 50Hz and the rest have 60Hz electrical systems? I'm researching these for a Wikia wiki right know so that's why I ask. As for making the change; I'm sorry I didn't have the time to add a talk page message to the 200 series' page. I apologise, I could have done that today and the page wouldn't have been wrong. But then again you did what I thought would happen if I made the change. Starfleet Academy "Live long and prosper." 01:56, 12 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. As with most (all?) lines in eastern Japan, the Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen lines on which the 200 series sets operate are electrified at 25 kV / 50 Hz. The Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines to the west of Japan use 60 Hz. I'll update the respective articles to indicate this, but the background behind the two different systems is explained in the article Electricity sector in Japan if you are interested.
 * Also, if you are an administrator on the Locomotive Wiki, could you please ensure that images used are properly licensed and attributed? A quick browse through the shinkansen pages shows several images from Wikipedia Commons which have been uploaded with no attribution, which contravenes the original license with which they were published. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 05:08, 12 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi again. Yeah I'm interested, so I will have a look at that page thanks. Oh and about the images on Locomotive Wiki; tell me about it. I'm running up against Wikia's upload system. It doesn't have all the attributions in it!! If I could edit that I'd do it tomorrow! Though the site is non-commercial and could get away with a lot, I've been trying to add the "stupid starter-pack template"  to all the images I get from Commons to tell people I didn't just steal it from some one. Wikia is released under share-alike. Many other wikis don't bother with this, but I try to source free-use/public-domain images. So I don't have to bother attributing them technically, since it has be okay or else the Wikia staff will get onto me! I have found that Commons is the best source because I can just easily add the template I mentioned above. Oh and for the public domain images I just add , which is self-explanatory. So as you can see I'm on top of the situation. Except for getting other users to be as careful with the images as I am obviously.


 * So Thanks again for the info on the Hz and I won't edit in a hurry in the future LOL :) Starfleet Academy "Live long and prosper." 09:27, 12 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Update: Oh the joy; I've found a  template! I've never looked before (never had the time), this'll make it that little bit clearer. Now I've just got some 400 images to look through at some point LOL. Starfleet Academy "Live long and prosper." 03:05, 13 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Update 2: Hi again, you know how I said that "If I could edit that [the MediaWiki page or upload system] I'd do it tomorrow!" in my first post, well guess what I have found the page. I have edited it and it now means I don't have to go back to the image details page after uploading! Thanks for reminding me about looking up all this stuff, this is going to save me alot of time and effort! :) Starfleet Academy "Live long and prosper." 07:05, 16 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Good to see that you are making progress. The next step will be to add details indicating the source of the images you uploaded (i.e. a link to where you found them) and also who the authors/owners are (i.e. who actually took the photos). Keep up the good work. --DAJF (talk) 00:12, 17 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Yeah maybe (@sourcing links), since I have renamed a few images. I will try (no promises) to add original authors etc. info on the pages. That is a good idea, I hadn't thought about that cheers! Oh and about the indents; I guess I do them differently, like I would stay at the against the margin you would stay one indent in throughout the convo. I do this because I dislike the posts moving to far from the margin. But I have been in trouble on other wikis for stuffing up indents LOL Starfleet Academy "Live long and prosper." 05:43, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Japanese railway stations
Hello, DAJF. I can see that you don't like to use the macron in English renderings of Japanese place names. I tend to agree with you. However, the template automatically categorizes railway stations based on the "prefecture" value, and the category names use macrons, such as. Removing the macron from the prefecture name in this template results in mis-categorization. If you would like to propose renaming all the prefectural railway station categories, be my guest. Until that happens, however, please don't change the spelling of the prefectures in this particular infobox. Thanks. --R'n'B (call me Russ) 10:45, 1 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. Thanks for the heads-up. It was actually a misunderstanding on my part, as I was mistakenly under the impression that the prefecture category was also spelled without the macron. I'll take more care in future. --DAJF (talk) 11:23, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Aya Sameshima
Just to let you know the rationale for reverting your last change to Aya Sameshima - that was the only link to Japan on the page, so I don't think it's overlinking! Cheers, Number   5  7  14:03, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Except that if you look at the relevant guidelines I provided a link to (WP:OVERLINK), you'll see that links to major geographical names or locations (such as countries) are discouraged and considered distracting. That's why I delinked "Japan". --DAJF (talk) 14:09, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, although I have to say I was surprised and disappointed that such a guideline exists (as, judging by the talk page, do many others). Personally I use those kind of links quite frequently. Number   5  7  14:20, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Hacked website yusaku-matsuda.com
Thanks for your checking of the link for www.yusaku-matsuda.com. After reading your edit, I double-checked using a different browser, and I was able to reach this site yesterday. However, it appears the site is hacked again today and is redirecting to sturtup-geografyc.in/tandir/index.php. I'm not sure how the hack works but I was only able to view the original site using Lynx. JoshuSasori (talk) 01:20, 10 February 2012 (UTC)


 * You're right, it does appear to have been hijacked. I think the best course of action is to leave the link as it is for now, and, if the site is still not working properly within a few days or so, replace it with an archived link using the   template. --DAJF (talk) 02:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)


 * It has been in that state since I created this Wikipedia account on 1 February 2012. JoshuSasori (talk) 02:32, 10 February 2012 (UTC)


 * It is not working today, so I have removed the link and added a note to the talk page. I will try to check it again later on. JoshuSasori (talk) 05:33, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * As mentioned above, there was no need to actually remove it. I have replaced it with an archived link. --DAJF (talk) 10:15, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Central Tokyo
I'd totally agree that "Central Tokyo" is generally understood by English speakers to be the centre of the wards area; but as I and others have pointed out before on the Talk:Tokyo page, English speakers (or speakers of any other language including Japanese) also do not usually think of Iwo Jima or Okutama when they say "Tokyo", but only of the (as administrative unit: former) city. But, the English Wikipedia has decided to define Tokyo as the prefecture (Tōkyō-to); therefore, linking Central Tokyo is not ideal. So, maybe you could reconsider the use of "Central Tokyo" and come up with a better solution because – at least to me – it seems misleading as long as Tokyo is defined here as it is. --Asakura Akira (talk) 14:34, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

But, if you truly fail to see my point I won't continue bothering you here. After all, I'm not a native speaker of English; and others have (and I'm sure: will again) brought up the issue far more eloquently on talk pages of Tokyo-related articles. Thanks for the reply, Asakura Akira (talk) 07:15, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I'm not entirely sure where the confusion is coming from. I am well aware that "Tokyo" includes rural areas such as Okutama and even remoter islands, but I don't see how that affects the fact that most people will understand that "Central Tokyo" means the "main" (Yamanote Line) area rather than some theoretical geometrical centre that may well lie in Fuchu if you draw it on a map. --DAJF (talk) 00:15, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The confusion stems from the inconsistency in what is referred to as "Tokyo". As I said, I would agree on the definition of "Central Tokyo". Where I disagree is whether the "Tokyo" referred to in "Central Tokyo" includes the Tama area and the islands: the prefecture (or "Metropolis" if you insist on official Engrish usage) does; but what most people refer to as "Tokyo" outside en.wikipedia, i.e. the city without the rest of the prefecture, does not. Osaka refers to the city first and to Osaka Prefecture second. And, the same is true for "Tokyo" even though it has lost its independent administration in the war – but then, the same is bound to happen to Ōsaka city after Hashimoto and his party have won all local elections in the prefecture and in both designated cities: Should then "Ōsaka and Sakai" also be defined in the English Wikipedia as "one of the 47 prefectures of Japan" only because the cities are dissolved as administrative units? Just as Tokyo has (in the non-en-Wikipedian definition, i.e. the area of the 23 wards), Ōsaka and Sakai will retain their cultural identities as cities as well as other, e.g. economic and geographical characteristics of a city).

Hashimoto
Hi, now I understand why we have such a horrible mess with the Japanese transcription. We are obliged to use proper transcription and follow the rules. There is no "common" or "not common" usage. There are not "common" or "not common" politicians. Please, correct your mistakes. --Seibun (talk) 18:11, 17 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. I think you actually mean "transliteration". While I am sure that your efforts to add diacritics (macrons) to everything and anything on the English Wikipedia are well intentioned, you might need to re-read the Manual of Style guidelines regarding romanization of Japanese at WP:MOS-JA, as "common usage" does indeed determine how articles are named here. If you have any specific examples of erroneous changes I have made, I will be glad to check them. --DAJF (talk) 01:18, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi. This is our wiki-mess. Transliteration is a little bit different than transcription (Hepburn) that we are obliged to use. --Seibun (talk) 12:23, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937 - 2006), Japanese politician (his father Ryōgo) Who of them is "common"?
 * Ryutaro Morimoto (born 1995), Japanese singer as member of Hey! Say! JUMP
 * Ryutaro Nakahara (born 1979), stage name Ryu☆, Japanese musician and DJ
 * Ryūtarō Nakamura (born 1955), Japanese director and animator
 * Ryūtarō Ōtomo (1912 – 1985), Japanese film actor
 * Ryutaro Matsumoto (born 1986), Japanese wrestler from
 * Ryūtarō Ono (1885 – 1965), Japanese photographer


 * Why do you call it a "wiki-mess"? Because they are not all written identically as "Ryūtarō"? If you read the MOS guidelines that I linked to above, you will see that each article title is considered individually, and there is no blanket obligation to use Hepburn transliteration throughout. Until you appreciate that, I think you may continue to have problems on Wikipedia. --DAJF (talk) 13:05, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Shigeru Nakanishi
こんにちは. 私は日本のWikipedia編集初心者です. 1月にShigeru Nakanishiの記事を削除されましたが、どうしてよいか分からす、ずっと悩んでいました. 今日、このページを見つけ、ここに入れてよいのか迷いましたが、入れさせて頂きました. どのようにしたら、再投稿できますか. よろしくお願い致します. --Hiroko Yamamoto (talk) 06:56, 19 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. As this is English Wikipedia, please remember to use English for all communications here. According to the AfD discussion, the Shigeru Nakanishi article was deleted because it was unsourced and did not demonstrate how it met the Notability criteria. If you can provide reliable sourcing to establish notability, it may be possible to recreate the article, but if you are not confident at writing in English, you might find it easier to work on an article at the Japanese Wikipedia project instead. I've no idea whether an article already exists over there. --DAJF (talk) 08:09, 19 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry. Because it was your Japanese upper grade, I asked you a question in Japanese.
 * He appears in Nitten (Japanese art exhibition) which is a maximum general art exhibition every year in Japan.
 * Nitten is 日展(日本美術展覧会). http://www.nitten.or.jp/about/rekishi.html
 * There is his name when I search 中西繁 in a site of Nitten. This is objective evidence.
 * There is the Wikipedia Japanese edition of Nitten, but there is not the English version.
 * --Hiroko Yamamoto (talk) 13:44, 19 February 2012 (UTC)


 * The problem is that you will need more than just finding his name mentioned in passing on a website to justify creating a biographical article on Wikipedia. Wasn't that why the article was deleted in the past? If you are not proficient at writing in English and Japanese is your native language, I would suggest concentrating on fixing the Japanese Wikipedia article first, as that appears woefully lacking in reliable reference sources too. --DAJF (talk) 06:22, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your advice many times. I studied in Japanese and English Wikipedia guidelines and used deletion review. Because I am not proficient at writing in English, please help me.--Hiroko Yamamoto (talk) 15:37, 7 March 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure how much more I can help, but I am curious as to why you are so keen to have an article written about this person on English Wikipedia. I note that you have also written articles on Japanese and French Wikipedia. What is your connection with Shigeru Nakanishi? Either way, as I mentioned in a previous comment, if you are not proficient at writing in English, why not concentrate on finding reliable sourcing and improving the Japanese article first? If you can provide solid sourcing for that article, it would make it easier for other editors (myself included) to start a corresponding English article. --DAJF (talk) 23:07, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind advice. I am one of the fans of Shigeru Nakanishi. I am impressed by his picture and respect him who appeals peace and social justice with his pictures. Therefore I want to write him on Wikipedia. I seemed to have a wrong thought aboutNotability. I wrote References and showed Notability in Japanese Wikipedia. Please look it.--Hiroko Yamamoto (talk) 10:53, 9 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello DAJF. Thank you many times. Today I noticed Delete of User:Alpha Quadrant in the AfD discussion and the article was deleted. I added the source to the English Wikipedia at 07:54, 18 March,but he looked at 19:42, 17 March. Surely he will not look all. Is the article deleted in one opinion?  I think that you who understand Japanese can judge it. Please tell me and help me.--Hiroko Yamamoto (talk) 12:47, 22 March 2012 (UTC)


 * The article was deleted today, 22 March, not 17 March. If the subject becomes notable enough at some time in the future, I'm sure someone else will come along to create an article about him on English Wikipedia, but I would say concentrate on the Japanese article, since that appears to be your native language. --DAJF (talk) 13:07, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

I was able to study Wikipedia this time. Thank you very much.--Hiroko Yamamoto (talk) 13:45, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Takayuki Ōhira
Should this page be moved back to its original page name without the accent? We have should use the same spelling in the the page title and body text, either with or without an accent. Thanks! --Morn (talk) 12:25, 27 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, I have put in a request at Requested moves, so hopefully it will be moved very soon. --DAJF (talk) 12:33, 27 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Since you seem to live in Japan, perhaps you could visit one of the Megastar-based planetaria and take a photo of the projector for our article? :-) --Morn (talk) 13:16, 27 February 2012 (UTC)


 * The article has now been moved to Takayuki Ohira. It's certainly not a high priority right now, but I am always keen to take photos for articles if I get a chance. --DAJF (talk) 23:09, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Tokyo changes
There is an alliance between the cities of Paris and Rome. States that they are twin cities, one of the other and they can not sign a twinning with other city. Therefore, both seals cooperation agreements with other cities. This well known and not too much to prove. (French) Seule Paris est digne de Rome; seule Rome est digne de Paris. (Italian) Solo Parigi è degna di Roma; solo Roma è degna di Parigi. "Only Paris is worthy of Rome; only Rome is worthy of Paris — Preceding unsigned comment added by Friends147 (talk • contribs) 13:27, 28 February 2012‎ (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand what you are trying to say. The article in question here is Tokyo. The information regarding twin cities and partnership cities is currently supported by the official Tokyo page. If you have a reliable reference source that says otherwise, please provide it rather than simply changing the details without explanation. --DAJF (talk) 13:34, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Re: March 2012
Hello,

Then I understand. I tried as hard as I could to maintain the capitals because I thought it was best since, by exemple, all of this singer's singles are in capitals.

By the way, why did you delete the only online website on this artist? Because it isn't official? If you do so, nobody can have news on him. Why go on a website which last news are "Wait for them" when the last news is: "They won't return". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seikyo(Seven) (talk • contribs) 10:01, 14 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. I deleted the website link because we don't normally allow links to fansites or unofficial sites in Wikipedia articles. (See WP:FANSITE.) --DAJF (talk) 11:32, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Shigeru Nakanishi
Hello DAJF. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Shigeru Nakanishi, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: '''The article is not substantially the same as the deleted version. A new deletion discussion is required.''' Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 01:13, 25 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Er, thanks, but actually it looks identical to the deleted article, so I can only assume that unfortunately you didn't compare it against the latest version deleted following the AfD. --DAJF (talk) 11:18, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Moero! Top Striker
Hi DAJF. If you don't mind can you help expanding this article a little bit? Story, Video game... My English is not the best, so I don't want to add crappy text. I will add the Episodes later. Thanks in advance. --Hydao (talk) 23:00, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Disruptive editor using fake signatures
Hello, DAJF. Thanks for your report at Administrator intervention against vandalism. I see you have been putting a lot of work into removing fake signatures from edits by a person who has been doing the same kind of disruptive editing for several years, and putting "unsigned" notes in their place. I suggest, though, that it is better to simply revert all edits by this person. There are several reasons why I think this is better. For one thing, he/she is evading a long-term block. For another thing, frequently the editor says on talk pages "I will remove some less notable or unsourced events from the list", but does not in fact remove anything from the articles, so the talk page post is totally misleading, whether or not it has a fake signature. There are other problems too, and I am convinced that reverting the edits is better than leaving them in place and correcting the signature. JamesBWatson (talk) 13:36, 18 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. Thanks for your help over at AIV and advice on how to handle future incidents like this. I was a bit worried about deleting Talk page comments outright, but as you say, the comments have been pretty much meaningless and don't appear at all constructive. Thanks once again. --DAJF (talk) 23:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
 * You are right to be cautious about deleting other people's talk page messages: usually it is not acceptable. However, I think this is one of the situations where it is reasonable to make an exception. Apart from teh pointlessness of the edits, the forging of another user's signature makes it effectively vandalism, and it is always OK to revert vandalism. JamesBWatson (talk) 08:34, 19 April 2012 (UTC)


 * One more thought. If you do want to leave a falsely signed comment but show the true signature, it's not a bad idea to leave a note saying that the wrong signature was used. There's even a template to do it: adding Name given in signature will produce the following:
 * —The preceding comment signed as by Name given in signature (talk • contribs) was actually added by Name of actual editor (talk • contribs).
 * JamesBWatson (talk) 10:25, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Please do not discriminate
Please do not discriminate against those who do not wish to sign up to wikipedia. My edit was perfectly valid and relevant to the article in question. Sources can be clearly seen in the local newspaper in Minobu. And no, in case you're getting paranoid, I am not the weird Jamaican mascot guy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.174.58.161 (talk) 00:40, 20 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Erm, I'm not discriminating against anyone, and don't consider myself paranoid either, but it is not acceptable to add unsourced information about living persons to Wikipedia articles without reliable/verifiable sources - especially when they appear to be unflattering. See WP:BLP for more information. --DAJF (talk) 00:49, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Yui (singer)
Is there a reason you removed the nihongo template and the katakana form from Yui (singer) in this edit?— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 02:41, 3 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, there is a reason. The person's name is always written as "Yui" or "YUI", even in Japanese, so including a katakana rendering is both inaccurate and misleading. But I see you went ahead and re-added it anyway. --DAJF (talk) 09:29, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Fiona Graham - "no longer affiliated"
The article published in the Australian found here: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/no-place-for-you-aussie-geisha-told/story-e6frg6nf-1226069744853 seems to suggest that Fiona Graham was not expelled, nor that she left voluntarily. Rather, she had no other option after her geisha mother became ill. As this issue is contentious and there is evidence both ways, might I suggest that the wording be left intentionally slightly ambiguous. This way readers would not be mislead one way or another and neutrality would surely be maintained. --Spikey8D (talk) 23:47, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I've created a compromise, which is actually necessary per WP:NPOV. Since different sources report two different causes for the event, we must present both neutrally, not taking sides. Should we get more definitive statements later (like if the Geisha Association released something official, or of Graham herself changed her story), then we should certainly favor one side. But we can't make the decision that one report is more accurate than the other based on what we have now. Qwyrxian (talk) 02:33, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Maglev
JR-Maglev's EDS system uses both repulsive force and attractive force. I think you are misinformed or your information is old one. From 70s to 80s, on Miyazaki test track, they used repulsive-type EDS system. But after moving to Yamanashi test track in 90s, they have been using side-wall-levitation system. It uses letter-8-shaped levitation coils on the side-walls. The upper side of the coil gives attractive force, and the lower side of the coil gives repulsive force. You can easily find the description of this mechanism in the article of JR-Maglev, and elsewhere. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.91.24.6 (talk) 16:23, 25 May 2012 (UTC)


 * OK, thanks for finally adding proper sourcing. --DAJF (talk) 00:54, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Asahi Shimbun
Ja-3とのことなので日本語で書きます. 現状のAsahi Shimbunの記述では、日本人の名前のローマ字表記が「氏（family name）、名（given name）」となっているものと、「名（given name）、氏（family name）」となっているものが混用されているため、それをまず「氏（family name）、名（given name）」に統一し、あなたによる差し戻しの後に「名（given name）、氏（family name）」に統一したのに、なぜまた元に戻すのですか？　Manual of Styleにも、あなたによる2度の差し戻しを正当化する規定はありませんが. --Amarube (talk) 13:42, 6 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. The rules we use for writing Japanese names in Wikipedia articles are laid out at the Manual of Style for Japan-related articles. Hopefully that answers your question about name order. Oh, and please do try to use English for all communications on English Wikipedia (see Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines for more details). Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 13:59, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
 * お返事、有り難うございます. 引き続き日本語で失礼します. Manual of Style for Japan-related articlesのNames of modern figuresによれば、私が直した人名は、"given name + family name"で統一されるべきですが…. 現状では、Natsume Sōseki, Terauchi Masatake, Ryu Shintaro, Sassa Hiroo, Tōyama Mitsuru, Dan Takuma, Inukai Tsuyoshi は "family name + given name"に、 一方、Ryōhei Murayama, Tei Tsuda, Riichi Ueno, Fumimaro Konoe, Taketora Ogata, Hotsumi Ozaki, Kōki Hirota, Hideki Tojo, Seigō Nakano, Kuniaki Koiso, Hiroshi Shimomura, Kantarō Suzukiは"given name + family name"と、ゴチャゴチャに混用されています. "Given name + family name"に統一すべきではありませんか？--Amarube (talk) 14:31, 6 June 2012 (UTC)


 * As per the MOS above, pre-Meiji figures should have their names written in the order "family name + given name", and post-Meiji figures should have their names written in the order "given name + family name". There is no requirement to unify the name order with one or the other format, and in fact that would go against the guidelines. --DAJF (talk) 23:02, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
 * All the people who appear in the article of Asahi Shimbun are post-Meiji figures. So, their name should be written in the order "given name + family name". しかし現状では、"given name + family name"と"family name + given name"が無原則に混用されています. 特に佐々友房（a politician in the Meiji era）と佐々弘雄（an editorial writer of the Asahi Shimbun and a politician in the Shōwa era）の父子は、父親が"Tomofusa Sassa"と"given name + family name"に、息子が"Sassa Hiroo"と"family name + given name"になっています（これが逆ならば、父親は明治以前に産まれたということで、まだ説明がつく）. This confuses readers. だから"given name + family name"に統一したのに、なぜあなたは元に戻すのですか？--Amarube (talk) 13:19, 7 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Natsume Sōseki and Terauchi Masatake, to name just two, were both born pre-Meiji, which is why their names are written in the order they are. If you have a problem with the Manual of Style, I suggest you take it to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan. --DAJF (talk) 13:27, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Ryōhei Murayama, Tei Tsuda, Riichi Ueno and Tomofusa Sassa were born pre-Meiji, too. But their names are written in the order "given name + family name". Ryu Shintaro, Sassa Hiroo were born post-Meiji. But their names are written in the order "family name + given name". 従って、現状の氏名の記述方法には原則がありません. --Amarube (talk) 13:41, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * That's a WP:OTHERSTUFF argument. The reason they are like that is probably because they are not major enough names to have their own articles on English Wikipedia, and so no one has had a chance to check their dates of birth. If you know that their names are presented incorrectly, you could always help out by changing the name order accordingly. --DAJF (talk) 13:49, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Yukio Mishima
Sorry for my poor English. I'm Japanese woman.

But, I can't understand why you delite the Mishima's "basic knowledge and fact" which Yukio Mishima's genealogy. These genealogy are commonsense knowledge and fact which always appears in the book of Yukio Mishima's genealogy published in Japan. These was basic knowledge among the Japanese Mishima's readers. Please erase the information of correct Mishima's basic information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by みしまるもも (talk • contribs) 03:44, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for communicating. However, if something really is "basic knowledge" as you claim, then it should be very easy for you to find reliable sources to back up the relevant information. Please take the time to read the guidelines at WP:Verifiability. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 08:32, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Adding Literal translations for place names
I recently found out that you have recently reverted my edit on Shibuya. And I have few questions.

1. Why did you revert my edit?

2. Is it prohibited on English Wikipedia to add literal translations for names of Asian cities? If it is, you should let me know since I'm planning on doing many translations as possible.

3. If it is prohibited, why? Does it harm anyone?

Thanks.

Yonuw (talk) 15:48, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. I reverted it because it appeared to be an unofficial literal translation that did not really belong in the opening sentence of the article. I am not aware that such translations of place names are specifically prohibited per se, although the Manual of Style for Japan-related articles does explicitly discourage similar translations for names and temples and shrines, which could be considered similar. If you intend to add more such translations to other articles in the future, I would suggest asking at the corresponding project talk pages (such as for WikiProject Japan for Japan-related articles) to gain consensus before proceeding further. And personally, I would recommend adding a note about the literal translation in an "etymology" section further down in the article, rather that putting it in the opening sentence. I hope this helps. --DAJF (talk) 01:10, 10 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your answer. Yes, there are many etymologies for the name Shibuya and I was a bit unsure editing that article, because I translated it 'literally' in kanji level. Considering that 'Shibuya' was the name of the family which owned the neighborhood during Japanese medieval era, I thought it (Uneven Valley) might not exactly relate to the actual topography of the region. I won't refrain from translation places' names because I think that contributes to English Wikipedia (some travelers or students might want to know the meaning of cities' names they will be visiting / living) but I understand that adding ambiguous translations and adding them on the top of the article can look a bit crude. So from now on, I will refrain from doing so. Instead, keeping this in mind,
 * I will try to provide information about places' names in the etymology section, with reliable source (although many of them would be in Japanese or other East Asian languages) to prevent reverting. Also I will denote if the place's name is not related to its actual topography even if it can be translated into topographical description.
 * (it will happen a lot with Japanese places since many Japanese people's surnames are about the neighborhoods their ancestors used to live in)
 * Thank you for your detailed instructions and please take a look at my new approach and check for any error that might cause problem in the future (I want to know if it is okay to provide references in languages other than English. Please note that I am new to English Wikipedia and have to learn about the rules.)
 * Yonuw (talk) 02:20, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

I have read the Manual of Style for Japan-related articles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Japan-related_articles) But I could't find the part that substantiates your claim below.

All I've found was this and I couldn't even find the part that supports the 'names' part in your claim.

and even that one only regulates edits on article 'titles', not its content. Thus it does not apply in my case, that's my conclusion. Could you point out exactly which line in that document are you referring to? Otherwise I can't help but feel that you have reverted my edits simply based on your whims, rather than reliable rules. Although I appreciate your detailed instructions, I would also appreciate your explanation on this issue. It would be great if you could provide any other document that prohibits adding literal translation to the article content. Yonuw (talk) 03:53, 10 June 2012 (UTC)


 * As I mentioned in my original reply, I don't think there are any guidelines that explicitly prohibit the inclusion of translation of place names, but just because something is not explicitly prohibited doesn't necessarily mean it is a good idea. I'm just another regular editor like yourself, so there is no obligation to abide by what I write, but I will repeat my opinion that I do not think that rough or literal translations belong in the opening sentences of Wikipedia articles. If you think that such translations are genuinely beneficial, please consider placing them in an "etymology" section within the main body of the article, preferably with supporting sources. --DAJF (talk) 09:16, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I see, thanks. Yonuw (talk) 13:59, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Kikko Matsuoka
Hi DAJF! As you voted for deletion in the related discussion, I would invite you to check the improvements made by Michitaro to the Kikko Matsuoka article and consider if now it satisfies WP:GNG and WP:NACTOR requirements. Regards, Cavarrone (talk) 10:57, 19 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry for not seeing this in time, but it looks like the article was rescued, so no probs. --DAJF (talk) 23:26, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Japanese Cuisine: Salmon
Good day Wikipedian, I'm here to greet you and discuss with you about the Subject.

In truth, I can find a large number of meals served using Salmon. Salmon can be found in Sushi, Sashimi, Chawanmushi, Donburi, Japanese Salads, etc. It is common in Japanese cuisine. An example of Salmon being a common ingredient is in this link: --Bumblezellio (talk) 11:51, 28 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. That's great, but if you look at the list again, you will see that that it lists general types of foods. Salmon comes under "Finned fish", which is already listed, so I don't see any special reason for singling it out as opposed to all the other millions of fish commonly used in Japanese cuisine. --DAJF (talk) 12:24, 28 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello again, I seem to had forgotten about the "Finned fish" phrase. Oh well guess it's my own error. Anyway, sorry about that and thanks for your "good eyes".--Bumblezellio (talk) 12:58, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Redirect of Kushiro Wetland
You redirected Kushiro Wetland to Kushiro Shitsugen National Park without providing any reason for doing so. Nor does the redirected article contain as much as the Wetlands one.

It would be nice to have a reason for the redirect. It would be nice to know why the contents of the Wetlands article are now lost to the reader.

Thanks. Student7 (talk) 00:38, 3 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. Sorry for not providing a more explanatory reason in my edit summary at the time. Apart from the fact that the content of the recently created Kushiro Wetland article was largely unsourced, it basically duplicated in less encyclopedic language the reliably sourced content already provided at the existing Kushiro Shitsugen National Park article. I did consider merging any useful bits to the Kushiro Shitsugen National Park article, but apart from perhaps a few of the photos, I struggled to see what could be retained. If there are parts that you or the original author feel ought to be added to the National Park article, then of course that would be great, but I would urge you to make sure that any additions are properly sourced. --DAJF (talk) 00:59, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Katakana
There was never a final decision made in that discussion. It just died out after people's interest waned.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 08:13, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * In the sense that there was no referee to step in and proclaim some "final decision", that is correct, but it was pretty clear that the overwhelming opinion was strongly against the idea of using Japanese kana as a pronunciation guide in English Wikipedia articles in cases where kana is not normally used in Japanese. --DAJF (talk) 08:22, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Tasmania Story
Hi DAJF, when you have some time, can you check this article and correct the errors? I'm not sure if the names are all correct. Thanks. --Hydao (talk) 08:26, 15 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. There didn't seem to be any major problems, but I have improved the wording and layout slightly. I hope this looks OK now. --DAJF (talk) 23:47, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Of course it looks better now. Thanks. :) --Hydao (talk) 07:16, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

VirtueMart
Hi. You participated in Articles for deletion/VirtueMart, which I closed. Could you look at User talk:Sandstein and comment whether the sources supplied there make you change your opinion? Regards,  Sandstein   17:23, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Natural farming
An article that you have been involved in editing, Natural farming, has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Nirvana2013 (talk) 06:42, 30 July 2012 (UTC) Nirvana2013 (talk) 06:42, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Takahiro Ogihara
Hi. You reverted my edit to move his article to Takahiro Ōgihara, as well as other articles such as Kenyū Sugimoto, on the basis of WP:MOS. However, Ōgihara is written in Japanese as 扇原(おうぎはら), thus starting with a long vowel, unlike 荻原(おぎはら) (such as Hideki Ogihara or Keisuke Ogihara), which O is a short vowel. Also, very first "General Guideline" of WP:MOS-JA suggests that "For transliterations from kanji and kana, long o and u are written with macrons as ō and ū respectively". ---What can I do for someone?- (talk) 00:06, 3 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. In the case of the Takahiro Ogihara article, I realize that his name would technically be romanized as "Ōgihara" with a long "O", but if you look a bit further down in the Manual of Style for Japan-related articles, it does actually say that common English usage takes precedence over the "correct" Japanese romanization, which is why the Junichiro Koizumi article opens with "Junichiro Koizumi (小泉 純一郎 Koizumi Jun'ichirō)". As all of the English-language sources provided appear to use his name without a macron, I suggest that that is the form we should use in the English Wikipedia article too. I see you have recently moved a number of other Japanese footballer articles in a similar fashion, and while I haven't looked at them individually, you may want to consider moving them back to the more common English style in accordance with the Manual of Style if that is how their names are more commonly rendered in English-language sources. --DAJF (talk) 00:45, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Toshinobu Kubota
Hello DAJF. I strongly appreciate your with the page, but I most state for errors. Please do not revise my edits unless you have strong reason but doing so because they do not go against Wikipedia Guidelines. Here are things that should not be changed. Please review. If you have any further questions or needs to edit, please contact me so we may reach a compromise. Thank you.


 * The name of the DVD is "Super Duper Vol. 7 The Baddest III on FILMs" not "Super Duper Vol. 7 The Baddest III on Films"
 * I do not consider this too big, but since it is a quote and the name of DVD, the word 'FILM(s)' should remain in caps.
 * Awards and nominations unreferenced tag has been removed. This is because no one has links for that. They were all pulled from these Wikipedia pages. There are no links available anymore saying who won "this award". You have to watch the award show.
 * MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Collaboration and 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
 * Personal life
 * Toshinobu Kubota is married with a child. This was printed in the Japanese newspaper (not sure which one) and China newspaper years ago. We do have the online articles, but we know this to be true. It would be understandable to remove his height and blood type as came from the generasia wiki page.

Sysmithfan (talk) 13:22, 10 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. Thanks for letting me know here about your edits. Unfortunately your recent revert here reintroduced a number of problems.
 * Firstly, as per WP:MOSCAP, we do not use all-upper-case for purely stylistic purposes, so on Wikipedia, the DVD title should be rendered "Super Duper Vol. 7 The Baddest III on Films" - evenit is is stylized as "FILMS" in publicity material - unless you can demonstrate that it is read as "F-I-L-M-S", which I doubt.
 * Secondly, if the awards information was taken simply from other Wikipedia pages and "no one has any links" to verify the details, then I am afraid they will have to be removed outright until someone else can provide reliable sources for verification. Please read WP:BLP and WP:VERIFY, if you are not familiar with this policy.
 * And lastly, if you have reference sources to verify Kubota's marriage and family details, please go ahead and add them, but until then, as per WP:BLP, the information must stay out of the article.
 * I understand that you have spent a lot of time researching and adding material for this article, which is to be praised, so I hope you also appreciate that vital details such as those described above must be scrupulously sourced if the article is going to progress to "B" and ultimately "Good Article" status. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 23:49, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

August 2012
Please stop following my edits. You are being a pest. Thank you and enjoy your time on Wikipedia. Sysmithfan (talk) 06:16, 14 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Toshinobu Kubota is on my watchlist, so I will be checking any edits regardless of who makes them. If making sure BLPs adhere to the basic standards required is considered being a "pest", then I'm afraid I'll continue to be a "pest". Sorry if that bothers you. --DAJF (talk) 06:20, 14 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Why are you all of sudden interested in the page? Why do people like you wait until these type of pages are improved and then try to take over it. Move on. Sysmithfan (talk) 06:23, 14 August 2012 (UTC)


 * "All of a sudden"? A quick check back through the edit history shows that my first edit to that article was four years ago... --DAJF (talk) 06:29, 14 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, if your first edit was four years ago, why are waiting until now to edit the page again? You should have been editing the page over and over before me. You should have been adding the same information that I did. There is no need for you to the return to article after four years trying to make input. Please leave it alone from here on out. I will be T.K.'s "guardian" for now on. Yes, Wikipedia is open to everyone, but everyone should not being editing if they do not have information to do so. Please find other pages to revert edits on because I do not believe you are Wikipedia guidelines. I believe you are trying to tear down the structure of each page you come across. Sysmithfan (talk) 06:37, 14 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I strongly urge you to read and absorb WP:OWN, and consider retracting problematic statements like "Please leave it alone" and "I will be T.K.'s "guardian" for now on". Like you, I am a volunteer editor, and as such, am under no obligation to do anything within any particular time limit. --DAJF (talk) 06:44, 14 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Well that is good for you. But you need to know, I have work too hard and contributed too much for you come along and cause trouble. If you do not like, too bad. Like I said before, I am this page's (Toshinobu Kubota aka "T.K.") guardian. I will continue to make edits with the correct information regardless if it has a reference or not. Sysmithfan (talk) 06:49, 14 August 2012 (UTC)


 * That's your decision. But I presume you have now read through the guidelines at WP:BLP and WP:Verifiability, and understand that editors who repeatedly add unsourced details to articles about living people despite being warned not to may be blocked from editing. This has nothing to with my personal "likes" or "dislikes", it is a core Wikipedia policy. --DAJF (talk) 07:00, 14 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, it is my decision. Case closed Sysmithfan (talk) 07:07, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Yuuyu no Quiz de GO! GO!
Hello DAJF, sorry for disturbing, but I want to ask for some help again. When you have some time please check this article. Can you add some small text from the Japanese Wikipedia? Thanks. This site has some info too: http://www.crunkgames.com/?p=87&page=94 (My English writing is not the best so I'd better ask someone like you.)--Hydao (talk) 03:51, 29 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. I haven't added much more in the way of details, but I have at least tidied up the existing article, so it looks better and conforms to the Manual of Style. It probably does need a basic description of the gameplay though, which can be added later. --DAJF (talk) 05:13, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Yes, I will add more info later. --Hydao (talk) 13:34, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

September 29 2012
Hello DAJF, thank you for your quick reply and thank you also for removing it immediately what i recently did on the article Fukuoka, because i really can't find a reliable source and i also thought that i did the wrong thing so it really deserves to be removed quickly and thank you once again for doing the right thing! --Miguel raul (talk) 06:48, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Tissue-pack marketing
The fact that Pocket Tissue Marketing ws introduced to Canada By Gary Dudley of P.P.M inc is a fact! The regroupment for Economic development of Montreal and the Societe d'aide au Jeune entrepreneur bith Government programs that were involved and partners to the start up. Thge infopresse website linked is aas reliable as any for it is Quebecs largest advertizing and marketing magazine. Do not chnge the facts, they are what they are. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garydudleycanada (talk • contribs) 11:41, 1 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. I haven't changed any facts. --DAJF (talk) 12:03, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Abuse of the block message
Please do not abuse the block message. My edits were not "engaged in an edit war" nor did I claim "Ownership" of the article. Your recent edit has been undone. Sysmithfan (talk) 00:49, 6 October 2012 (UTC)


 * It was not a "block" message (as I'm not an admin), but a warning about edit warring. I hope you read it, because you can pretty much guarantee that you will be blocked if you continue reverting. --DAJF (talk) 00:54, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Moving in Love & Rain ~ Love Songs ~ to Love & Rain: ....
Thanks for that. I was not sure about that. Sysmithfan (talk) 00:25, 7 October 2012 (UTC)


 * No probs. --DAJF (talk) 00:29, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

Help with checking Japanese EMU articles
I notice that you have been following up on some of the changes that I have started to make to the Japanese EMU Articles.

I decided to start going through them because I was concerned that some of them had not been well written. However, I'm disadvantaged in doing so because I can't find on the Internet any English language site that provides up-to-date information on EMUs used on Japanese train lines.

Given your interest and expertise in Japanese rail, I was wondering if you would be able to help me by letting me know if you're aware of any web sites that I could use to help me update these articles. For example, the information provided some of the Japanese EMU Wikipedia articles have not been updated for up to 5 years. Thanks --Chaleyer61 (talk) 09:22, 11 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. Thanks for looking over some of the many Japanese EMU articles recently. There don't seem to be many native English-speaking editors working on them, so there may well be some that contain stilted English added by non-native editors in the early days of Wikipedia. I hope you don't mind that I did change some of your recent edits, most notably when the past tense was used for trains that are still in service.
 * But in answer to your question, I am not actually aware of any even vaguely reliable English-language sources on the subject of trains outside the shinkansen, which is why I am keen to build up these Wikipedia articles using reliable Japanese reference sources, rather than simply translating unsourced material blindly from the corresponding Japanese Wikipedia articles. Sorry I can't be of more help there. --DAJF (talk) 10:52, 11 October 2012 (UTC)


 * That's OK. Keep up the good work!! --Chaleyer61 (talk) 01:32, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

"Waratte Iitomo" page
Hello, lately it is known that there are new members for the show. I cannot find "reliable sources" from the internet, but if you watch the show, the proof is there.

These are the best sources in English I could find: http://www.tokyograph.com/news/waratte-iitomo-adds-akb48s-sashihara-rino-and-johnnys-jrs-nozawa-yuki-sanada-yumi/

http://m.youtube.com/index?&desktop_uri=%2F#/watch?feature=relmfu&v=PEr0up3306A

Thanks, I was not trying to make things up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.224.38.96 (talk) 03:52, 14 October 2012 (UTC)


 * OK, thanks for finally finding some reliable sourcing (YouTube is not a valid source btw). Please try to be more careful not to remove other valid text in future, though. --DAJF (talk) 11:20, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

List of Horikoshi High School alumni
I saw that you made a lot of changes in the article List of Horikoshi High School alumni. Why did you deleted the other name of the artists from the list? I'm just asking why. Please answer back. Thanks --CheriiN07(talk) 8:54, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. Basically, because they were completely unsourced, which contravenes the policy governing living persons at WP:BLP. Actually most of the other unsourced names should also really be removed, but I will give them a bit more time. If you are able to, please add some reference sources. --DAJF (talk) 13:15, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * " http://kenken18.livejournal.com/129899.html ", "http://shaachin.blogspot.com/2012/04/horikoshi-1d-class-2012.html" here are some links for the lists of students of horikoshi. --CheriiN07(talk) 9:38, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * The problem is that, unfortunately, both of those links are to blog pages, which do not constitute WP:RELIABLESOURCES. --DAJF (talk) 13:45, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * if that's the case, you should've deleted those who don't have sources. --CheriiN07(talk) 9:55, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Feel free... --DAJF (talk) 14:00, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ I've now merged the reliably sourced names to the Horikoshi High School article, so the problem is fixed. In future, please be sure to add only properly sourced names to the list, in accordance with WP:BLP. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 09:13, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

STOP
If you are following my edits, then I am warning you now to stop. The only way you could have known that I rightfully removed the tag, is that you are following my edits. Stop this immediately! Sysmithfan (talk) 02:56, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Do not revert my talk page
DO NOT REVERT MY TALK PAGE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. Do this again, and I report you. Sysmithfan (talk) 03:11, 17 October 2012 (UTC)


 * OK, but there's no need to shout. (chuckle) --DAJF (talk) 03:14, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * You can laugh and chuckle all you want, but I am serious. Take this as your first and only warning. You will be blocked for vandalism if you do this again. I will not allow you to continue being disruptive. Sysmithfan (talk) 03:20, 17 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Okey dokey... Good luck, although this edit summary of yours could be taken as problematic. --DAJF (talk) 03:26, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Who cares! Sysmithfan (talk) 03:32, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Admins, amongst others. --DAJF (talk) 03:35, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Inu-jima
Could you possibly show me official sources? Why the name of that small island should be transcribed against general rules? Your activity causes mess. --Seibun (talk) 16:41, 23 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Actually, the burden of proof lies with you to show that "Inu-jima" is the WP:COMMONNAME before making unilateral moves. Do you have a link to these "general rules" you mention?
 * For starters, did you not look at the two English-language links already included in the article?
 * Japan Guide
 * Benesse Art Site
 * I would therefore ask that you to take the courtesy to submit formal move requests in future, rather than unilaterally moving long-standing article names to suit your own personal naming system. --DAJF (talk) 23:53, 23 October 2012 (UTC)


 * As I see you like to devastate WIKI. Because of your intensive "activity" we have a mixture (horrible mess) of transcription systems. Tourist guides can not be a source of information for ENCYCLOPEDIA. You will have my precise answer soon.--Seibun (talk) 06:56, 24 October 2012 (UTC)


 * OK, then I'll continue to wait with baited breath for your "precise answer". --DAJF (talk) 07:06, 24 October 2012 (UTC)


 * 1.	As editors of WIKI-ENCYCLOPEDIA we are obliged to use consequently one transcription. According to your own theory and strange practices – referring only to Japanese islands – we have a mixture of several transcription systems that confuse readers e.g.: Inu Island, Inu-jima, Inu jima, Inushima Island etc.
 * 2.	Fortunately, we have here two versions: Inu Island and Inu-jima that are correct from the point of view of English language and international readers. You know of course that En-Wiki is a MODEL, the main source and repository of knowledge etc. for readers, scholars, journalists, students, wiki-editors in many countries. That is why we should use international Hepburn transcription and generally accepted rules introduced and accepted by universities, used in translations, handbooks, dictionaries etc. That is why we transcribe (taking into account the nature of the Japanese language): Shibuya-ku, Kawaguchi-ko, Fuji-san, Nagara-yama, Nishime-dake, Mutsu-wan, Tane-ga-shima, Nomo-zaki, Kurushima-kaikyō, Tōdai-ji, Toyokuni-jinja, Miura-gun, Odawara-shi, Kurobe-gawa, Yamanote-sen, Kanda-eki.
 * 3.	I am sure you know that Japanese websites do not comply with the international rules of transcription (including macrons). You can find on them warning messages:

''The following pages are translated by an automated translation system. Please keep in mind that the translation system is not 100% accurate. It’s possible that some words, including proper nouns, might be translated inaccurately.''
 * 4.	Examples presented incorrectly by you are (merely) tourist guides that in no case can be accepted as a source of transcription rules because they do not use Hepburn system. That is why on the same map there is Shodojima instead of Shodō-jima. Different guides and maps use different transcriptions (eg. Mikura-jima, Mikura jima).
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Izu_Islands.png
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachij%C5%8D-jima; Hachijyo jima instead of Hachijō-jima
 * http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0804-05= --Seibun (talk) 12:17, 19 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello again. Sorry, but I don't understand a lot of what you are trying to say, but rather than repeatedly insisting that everyone sticks to your personal naming system, maybe you should read the long-established Wikipedia guidelines at WP:COMMONNAME and WP:MOSJA, which explain how we deal with situation like this. --DAJF (talk) 12:26, 19 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi
 * 1.
 * This is English-language reliable source:
 * Shima (= jima) is a NOUN-SUFFIX and, in this case, should be transcribed as Inu-jima and Inu Island (in English)
 * Source: Intermediate Japanese Reading Aids (Volume Two) Particles, and Noun-Supporting Words and Expressions, by Yoko Matsuoka Mc Clain, University of Oregon, The Hokuseido Press 1973, p. 61
 * 2.
 * Due to the fact that in general the names of the Japanese islands are written Xxxx-shima (in accordance with the Wiki rules), the reader will be surprised why the name of this small, unknown island is spelled differently.
 * Inu-jima is not a common word.
 * Inu-jima is not a word frequently used in English.
 * It has not strong ties to a particular English-speaking nation.
 * 3.
 * Wikipedia guidelines at WP:COMMONNAME and WP:MOS-JA confirm the principles applied and used by us, Japanologists:


 * If an article uses English-language reliable sources and those sources use a particular form of romanization to name a topic, give preference to that romanization in the article title and body text.


 * If no romanization is given by the reliable sources used in an article, use modified Hepburn Romanization.


 * In all cases, the same romanization should be used for the article title and the body text (within that article and within the body text of other articles).


 * Since all the arguments, principles etc. are against your individual, arbitrary, misleading theories, I am deeply convinced you will approve general rules and will not interfere in our work.
 * That is why we should write Inu Island and Inu-jima.
 * --Seibun (talk) 11:51, 21 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello again. If you could actually provide some reliable English-language sources for the "Inu-jima" spelling, I might be more supportive of a move, but until then, I'm afraid you just appear to be going round in circles, while all the time ignoring the well-established Wikipedia guidelines at WP:COMMONNAME. As I see it, the article naming and wording is fine at present: Inujima (犬島) properly shows the common English rendering (Inujima), the native Japanese name (犬島), and the text-book Romanized name (Inu-jima). That looks pretty clear to me, and I frankly have a hard time seeing how some hypothetical reader would be at all "surprised" or confused by this. --DAJF (talk) 12:47, 21 November 2012 (UTC)


 * INU-JIMA and all Japanese -SHIMA are NOUN-SUFFIXES

How many times should I repeat? Can't you read it carefully? This is English-language reliable source (as above): You do not have even basic knowledge and as a irresponsible beginner you ignore universities, dictionaries, handbooks. Good luck in your devastating activity. Be consequent and change all islands. I am going to report your activity as vandalism. THE END --Seibun (talk) 12:44, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Shima (= jima) is a NOUN-SUFFIX eg. Awaji-shima and Awaji Island (as -san = Mr.; -sen = transit line; -shi = city, -ko = lake; -shū = U.S. state, eg. Oregon-shū; -sei'' = manufactured in, etc.)
 * Intermediate Japanese Reading Aids (Volume Two) Particles, and Noun-Supporting Words and Expressions,
 * by Yoko Matsuoka Mc Clain,
 * University of Oregon,
 * The Hokuseido Press 1973,
 * p. 61.


 * Rather than running to WP:ANI screaming "devastation" just because someone disagrees with you, wouldn't it have been a more logical step to simply make a formal move request for the article(s) in question and gain consensus for your proposed article names through discussion there? Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan would also be a logical venue to hear opinions from other editors on your proposals. --DAJF (talk) 13:24, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

CSD tag
The page File:Adam Joseph Live At Cincinnati Pride 2010.png looks like it may be a valid CSD, but I prefer not to delete a page unless the creator has been notified. I understand that sometimes automated tools fail to do the notification for some reason. Not sure if that was the case, but could you make the notification? (There is a possibility that the editor taking the screenshot is the same as the eprson taking the video. I have asked the editor). SPhilbrick (Talk)  16:26, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Oops, I see you did and it was removed. Never mind.-- SPhilbrick (Talk)  16:28, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Harassment
I have left advice for you on  another user's talk  page and on  my  own, but  having now quickly  examined, I  would carefully  reconsider the apparent facts before escalating. See WP:BOOMERANG - not saying this applies, but the essay could be useful. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:17, 8 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. Thanks for the heads up. I see that Sysmithfan has been complaining about me to a number of admins, but I hope you will take the time to look into his (and my) past edit history rather than taking some of the exaggerated claims at face value, as he is does not always have a firm grasp of Wikipedia policies and procedures (e.g. removing AfD templates, uploading copyright images), and gets agitated when this is pointed out to him. (That is why I am "prohibited" from posting on his Talk page) His recent complaints to you and other admins may also have been spurred by my requesting the speedy deletion of two images he uploaded, which were blatant copyright infringements.


 * It's unfortunate if my actions are being interpreted as harassment, as that is certainly not the intention. If anything, apart from the ongoing copyright image problems, my policy has been to stay out of his way and try not to inflame him any further, as I have already learned that he treats any edits to or comments about articles he owns as a personal affront. While Sysmithfan may like to believe I spend all my time on Wikipedia following his edits, I have over 12,000 articles currently on my watch list - mostly on Japan-related subjects - and also watch the "New articles" page on the WikiProject Japan, so I am going to look at edits that add suspect material to articles regardless of who the editor is. And if an AfD is started on a page I have been watching, then of course I am going to comment or vote on that. It would be bizarre if I didn't. I don't have the time or inclination to go around following specific individuals' edits, although in this particular case I did check on other images that had been uploaded by Sysmithfan, as doubts about their authenticity were raised in an ongoing discussion over on Commons regarding images he has uploaded there.


 * So that's my side of the story. I'm not sure what else I can do, but if you have any other suggestions, I'm happy to take them onboard. --DAJF (talk) 06:24, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

ANI Notice
Hello. There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Sysmithfan (talk) 17:02, 10 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Err, OK, thanks. I think you are misguided in interpreting my addressing errors and policy violations (copyright) as "harassment", but maybe it will do you good to hear it from the admins at ANI. --DAJF (talk) 01:18, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

As of 11 November 2012, User:Sysmithfan was blocked indefinitely from editing for violating copyright. --DAJF (talk) 01:20, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Maryjun,Yu Takahashi,Maiko Nakamura photo in Wikipidia
Good day! I am really appreciate your concern about that.Anyway,I just want you to request to search for the following:Maryjun Takahashi, Yu Takahashi and Maiko Nakamura photos (either it is free image or copyrighted) at least five images in applying for the said article (Yu Takahashi (model).Also, I just want you to request for everyone to make the upcoming article, Brand Guardians, as well as the images including not only the teaser poster but also the photos of the cast of that said request.

I hope that you will appreciate my request and don't worry,I will take care about that. Thank You! RenRen070193 — Preceding unsigned comment added by RenRen070193 (talk • contribs) 12:40, 17 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Please just make sure that any images you add are free images and not copyright. --DAJF (talk) 13:01, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

AKB48 members
Hi! Could you please help with the new editor randomly creating pages about AKB48 members. (The link is to Talk:AKB48 where I explained the matter.). --Moscow Connection (talk) 06:39, 27 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. I'm not an admin or anything, and to be honest, I'm not entirely sure what the problem is. I have redirected the obviously duplicate Yokoyama Yui article to Yui Yokoyama. If there are notability or sourcing problems with any of the other articles recently created, you can tag them accordingly, PROD them, or even send them to AfD as necessary. Hope this helps. --DAJF (talk) 09:11, 27 November 2012 (UTC)


 * I thought there could be some template to warn the user about not creating unsourced BLPs or something like that... Maybe some template to tell the user about basic Wikipedia rules, like that it's necessary to prove notability... Moscow Connection (talk) 09:21, 27 November 2012 (UTC)


 * I've already explained a bit to Obakechan, see User talk:Obakechan. --Moscow Connection (talk) 10:19, 27 November 2012 (UTC)


 * You can always use Template:Uw-refimprove to notify users of the need to include reference sources when creating new articles. --DAJF (talk) 10:39, 27 November 2012 (UTC)


 * That's a good one! Thanks! I guess I won't be overdoing it if I use it post it 2 times to Obakechan now. It has good links to Wikipedia policies. --Moscow Connection (talk) 10:53, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Yuji Takahashi (footballer)
Bonjour, the reference that Yuji Takahashi is a Japanese of Filipino descent is on Facebook. I assume you're in that social network, well, what you should do is write to the people finder «Pen Arazas» then result leaves «Pen Takahashi. Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan. Sister of Reynaldo Arazas». You go into the profile of Pen, going to friends, write «Takahashi» (or «Yuji», if you do not obtain result with «Takahashi») and, well, you can see the names listed (profiles) of her husband, Yutaka, and her children, Maryjun and Yuji. I did it that way on Facebook to reach the conclusion that I was doing a truthful edit about article of Yuji Takahashi. Anyway, this issue had been discussed in various forums as well. I hope that cleared me well about the doubts on my edition on Yuji Takahashi. Cordialement, --MonFrontieres (talk) 15:49, 16 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. I am not actually able to view Facebook pages, but even if I were, unfortunately Facebook pages are not generally considered sufficiently reliable sources for supporting controversial claims such as nationality and family details such as these. I'm afraid web forums are even less reliable. But if you can find some solid, verifiable, sources to back up these statements in the future, then you are welcome to re-add the details. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 23:37, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

problems of licensing and reusing copyrighted materials
Dear DAJF!

I name is Maria Sofia Pascual, ,just call me RenRen070193 beacuse it is my username used in Wikipedia.I have a problem that I want to know. I have been contact the person named Pen Takahashi by using my Facebook account.Then I had been wrote my letter of request in order to licensing and reusing the photos of Maryjun and Yu Takahashi that I've been found on Facebook.My plan is to transfer those images from Facebook to Wiki Commons and then paste to Maryjun's article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryjun_Takahashi) and Yu's article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Takahashi_(model))both found in Wikipedia.But I'm not a copyright holder. The questions are: -Does the contributor (although it is not a copyright holder) has the right to ask permission to the copyright holder? - Does Wikipedia accept images,videos,etc.from social media like Facebook,Twitter,etc?,and: - If so,what method I'll be used to tranfer these copyrighted materials to Wiki Commons? Please kindly send me those information you may have.

Yours Truly, Maria Sofia Pascual

-RenRen070193 — Preceding unsigned comment added by RenRen070193 (talk • contribs) 10:43, 17 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. The short answer is that you should not upload copyright images to Wikipedia or Commons. If you do, they will most likely be deleted immediately, and if you do this repeatedly, you may well be blocked from editing. --DAJF (talk) 11:48, 17 December 2012 (UTC)