User talk:Deryck Chan/Archive 15

Precious
A year ago, you were the 228th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:13, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

"unhelpful to the progress of this discussion"
BS. The only thing unhelpful to he progress of the discussion is Thom-293's complete lack of knowledge of how the project works.— Ryulong ( 琉竜 ) 19:44, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

HOly cow you even added in the HTML formatting instead of the Wikipedia formatting. How far did you go back?— Ryulong ( 琉竜 ) 19:48, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * The discussion now revolves around Tokyogirl79's analysis, so it'll be helpful to preserve the state of the article when she assessed it. I had a good laugh when I read "HOly cow". I reverted as far back as the edit which added the AfD nomination to the article. Deryck C. 20:02, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * You could have at least just reverted back to the last version before I edited. But now I had to get rid of the unnecessary bolding of people's names in the events section.— Ryulong ( 琉竜 ) 20:50, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Lazy admin not caring enough to plough through every single edit in the history. My apologies for coming up with a suboptimal revert. Deryck C. 21:11, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Fresher's fair
Hi Deryck. I'd certainly like to help out at the fresher's fair stall but will only be able to do a few hours, probably in the mornings. Let me know when you have more details. What kind of things are you planning for the society? the wub "?!"  20:55, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Societies fair
Hi Deryck, sounds good! Could you email me at rp410 with the details just so I have it there? Thanks! Ezia (talk) 22:12, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Cambridge
Hi Deryck, thanks for the invite. Unfortunately, I will not be available for Cambridge on those days. :( Hope to see you at another Cambridge meetup again, though! :) Acalamari 21:17, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Hummingbirdhk
Not a problem ... I'll remove it. Daniel Case (talk) 14:16, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Oh, I see ... you want to do the followup. Fine ... I usually leave followup on coiq to other admins anyway. I have restored it. Daniel Case (talk) 14:21, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Societies Fair
I have to bring the stall for the Go Soc on Tuesday, and take it away Wednesday; but they haven't required me to help otherwise. I can give you some help therefore. Charles Matthews (talk) 10:54, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Geonotice (again)
Hi Deryck,

Glad to hear the fair's going well - I'm actually working in Cambridge today and tomorrow, but as I'm staying home due to an unsightly injury, I think it's best I don't come down to help out! I'd scare everyone off...

I've recently listed another BL event at Geonotice - would you be able to put this through for me? (As always, I'd prefer to avoid doing it myself).

Many thanks, Andrew Gray (talk) 15:38, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Freshers' fair
Hey! It was nice to meet you today at the Freshers' fair; let me know of any upcoming events for the society. Though I am quite busy this term (4th year project & applying for jobs!) I hope to make it to some events and see the faces behind the nicknames! Bye, -- Mark91  it's my world   23:34, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Nina Power
I have counted 13 wikipedia pages where Nina Power is mentioned: her newspaper reviews, authored books, political campaigning. I did not weigh into the debates leading up to her page's deletion. I also see a French wikipedia page devoted to her, largely based on notable references in English. Obviously this is a matter for French wikipedia. But it seems to me there is case for rewriting a page. I feel I need hardly cite some of the many pages which fail the appropriate criteria far more decisively than her page did.Rachel0898 (talk) 21:28, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

"Forthcoming"
There's no tone of voice to tell me, so I'm not sure if your comment was congratulatory or sarcastic. Either way, it wasn't a big deal - I went to remove the out of date event, and in passing noted the Americanism. To be honest, I considered also changing "meetup", but left it in case that's standard WMUK language. --Dweller (talk) 10:27, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Inquisiq LMS has been deleted
Hello- I see that you have deleted the Article "Inquisiq LMS". I'd like to clean up the article and resubmit. Could you offer some advice as to how I might go about doing so?

Gilmore72724 (talk) 19:29, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi again
Nice to see you again today at the Cambridge editing workshop! cm&#610;&#671;ee&#9742;&#9993; 23:58, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/2012 in UFC events (4th nomination)
2012 in UFC was deleted as a result of this AfD, I believe that the reason for the original article's nomination is not one for which deletion is a sutiable fix, the article can be fixed by editing. Can you please review the AfD and the two articles and see if you are willing to overturn the result and restore 2012 in UFC events and by extension 2012 in UFC. Mt king (edits) 08:00, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

audio

 * [[File:Qc-caisse.ogg]]

What do you hear ? Fête (talk) 22:41, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Do you hear the word chicken in Cantonese ? Fête (talk) 16:56, 21 December 2012 (UTC)


 * [[File:Qc-peut-être.ogg]]

It sounds like what in Cantonese ? Fête (talk) 12:48, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

It sounds like the word low in Cantonese in the second syllable ? Fête (talk) 15:08, 22 December 2012 (UTC)


 * [[File:Qc-fête.oga]]

It sounds like the Chinese first name of Joseph Koo ?

It sounds like fight ? Fête (talk) 21:30, 22 December 2012 (UTC)


 * [[File:Qc-kung-fu.oga]]

Does it sounds like the word kung fu in Cantonese ? Fête (talk) 13:00, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Jacky Cheung
Do you feel Jacky Cheung's voice is different in the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gokbG9T6PCs and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk5xk_Vuobc ? Fête (talk) 14:25, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Tishma
Can you please look at the anon user ‎114.130.31.4 who is reverting my changes on Tishma article. I found you already warned this IP in User_talk:114.130.31.4. Thanks altaf 21:22, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Zhu Jiang Delta
Hi, I've noticed you changed all the instances of Zhu Jiang Delta in Manufacturing in Hong Kong to 'Pearl River Delta' 'to conform with common usage' (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manufacturing_in_Hong_Kong&diff=469897549&oldid=469419630), but I'd like to dispute that. I'm not sure how the names were put when you were in school, but all modern geography textbooks use pinyin for geographical names in China (except districts of Hong Kong, of course). The curriculum and assessment guide for geography also primarily uses 'Zhujiang', though 'Pearl River' is put in brackets. Do you think it would be better to change it back? Kayau (talk · contribs) 05:09, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

City vs. territory
I'm afraid the intro is supposed to be for the international audience. In common usage the word city may refer only to a built-up or a downtown area, instead of a whole metro or conurbation. And after all HK isn't a densely populated city if we are talking about the whole territory. 119.237.227.224 (talk) 14:27, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * As mentioned, Hong Kong shouldn't be referred to be a city. It should be referred to as a territory. Further, English law specifically, namely, not other British law such as Scot law or old Welsh law, is in place in Hong Kong. Hong Kong wasn't just one village when the island was ceded by the Manchu Empire to the UK: Shau Kei Wan was its own village; Wong Chuk Hang was another, for instance. There were also many villages scattered all around other parts of the territory apart from the Hong Kong Island itself, such as, Tsim Sha Tsui, Lyemoon, Ng Tsin Wai, Ma Tau Wai, etc. Please don't undo all my edits in one go without any good reason. Comments like 'weird perspective' and 'make little sense' are simply meaningless and ridiculous. 116.49.147.176 (talk) 19:59, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Please register an account so we can have a coherent discussion. Deryck C. 21:27, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * 116.49: Actually, it is, according to the most popular theory on the name of Hong Kong. I've written about that on Wikibooks.. Kayau (talk · contribs) 11:43, 1 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Deryck could you identify what were problematic, if there's any, in that edit? 116.49.147.176 (talk) 17:53, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Please specify which edit. The diff you posted above is a broken link. You may also want to look at the rewritten sentence about population density ranking which was done immediately after your first post here on 24 January. Deryck C. 17:59, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Not sure why you'd want to link to my latest edit. Okay :) Deryck C. 18:08, 5 February 2013 (UTC)


 * The links have been fixed. As mentioned, the word 'city' is confusing to refer to the entirety of Hong Kong. Further, the area that constitutes modern HK (i.e., post-1898 HK) contained more than one village when British rule was established. The English legal system specifically, and not other British legal systems, is in place. 116.49.147.176 (talk) 15:10, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello? 116.48.87.139 (talk) 17:15, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I've made another edit since your message on 6 February. I see little merit in pursuing further discussion on this topic. Deryck C. 17:22, 10 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Fyi: Talk:Hong Kong. Cheers. 116.48.87.139 (talk) 15:23, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

wm2013:Hong Kong

 * - Also, there should probably be two 'a's in both 'bat' and 'dat', both in Cantonese pinyin and Jyutping. :P Kayau (talk · contribs) 12:47, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
SarahStierch (talk) 15:54, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

哋 deih as an associative plural
Hi! I noticed you removed an edit of mine to the article on Cantonese grammar, which said that 哋 could be used as a suffix for proper nouns:  On the other hand, 哋 dei6 may be added to a proper noun, meaning "X and their group/friends/family/company".

I took that from Virginia Yip and Stephen Matthews' books on Cantonese grammar. For example, in Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar (2nd ed.) they give the example Bóulòuh-deih (that is, Paul-哋) in page 97 meaning 'Paul and his family', 'Paul and his friends', 'Paul and his colleagues', 'etc.'.

I find it very interesting that you said this is simply not true. Is this perhaps because it's not used among relatively young people age anymore? (The authors are admittedly in their 50s or something...)--Serafín33 (talk) 06:41, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Questions about adding "Garnet Capital Advisors" article
Hi,

I am trying to figure out the best way to go about having an organization, in this case Garnet Capital Advisors (which is mentioned in other Wikipedia articles such as "Loan Sale", "Mission Capital Advisors", etc. I feel as though it would be a great addition to Wikipedia and would like some advice as to best go about it because it seems as though doing it myself might create conflict of interest issues. Any advice/direction would be greatly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garnetcap2013 (talk • contribs) 20:58, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

tête

 * [[File:FR-CA-tête.oga]]

呢個音似"低"嗎？ 198.105.106.98 (talk) 14:27, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Pan Changyao
You might be able to help me here. Pan Changyao was a hong merchant around 1800 in Guangzhou, and is well known under his trading name Consequa or Conseequa. He has come up for me in Charles Hampden Turner, in connection with wisteria. It seems that most of the wisteria we see in the West comes from a specimen he gave from his own garden. It would be therefore be good to get his name in characters: they are here. He is certainly also notable in his own right. Charles Matthews (talk) 08:39, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

So it seems I'm lucky today with Google. Is 潘長耀 correct? Charles Matthews (talk) 09:05, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

YGM
We need to act fast in order for the current RMs to be killed off. GotR Talk 17:53, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not convinced we can win the situation back. Unfortunately Wikipedia operates by the wisdom of crowds. Where the crowds prefer to misunderstand things, those who are correct can but snub from the sidelines. Also notice the trend that Chinese speakers tend to argue China != PRC whereas non-speakers tend to argue China == PRC. Deryck C. 00:01, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Banc de Binary / Banc De Binary
As a result of this AfD, you deleted the article Banc de Binary. An article on the same topic, Banc De Binary, was created three months later. Could you either speedily delete this recreation on G4 grounds, or provide me with a copy of the deleted Banc de Binary article, as I think there was add'l info there that should be included, if the new version of the article is kept. Thanks. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 00:12, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK-Good Article Request for Comment
Hi, would you like to elaborate your rationale in the General Discussion section?-- Gilderien Chat&#124;List of good deeds 09:41, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Wikimania 2013 - see you again in  London?
Hi Deryck. Yours was no enviable task having to  be everywhere round the clock for everyone. I can't  let this Wikimania go  without  taking  the opportunity  once more to  express my  heartfelt thanks for all  your hard work and your particular special  attention to  my  eccentric needs :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 23:08, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Hong Kong meetup 83
SusanLai (talk) 09:51, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Hong Kong meetup 84
SusanLai (talk) 06:53, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Britelite Technologies


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Hong Kong meetup 86
SusanLai (talk) 06:33, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Matthew Schellhorn
Can we restore the page about the above? His Messiaen disc as referred to included a World Premiere recording, which indicates notability. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HFJ (talk • contribs) 00:13, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi – have replied at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:HFJ – not sure if you will see it?  HFJ ( talk ) 17:12, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I have now corrected the article. Does it look in a position to publish? HFJ (talk) 14:12, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

wm2013
Has all the events concluded yet and the necessary maintenance done? I'm tempted to ping a dev and ask him to lock it on considerations of spam and whatnot. It'll still be available as a read-only archive though. TeleComNasSprVen (talk &bull; contribs) 13:43, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Sokratis Dioudis
You closed Articles for deletion/Sokratis Dioudis and deleted Michalis Giannitsis. A few days late he made his professional debut, and the page was recreated. However the previous edit history hasn't been restored. Can you do this? Thanks, Nfitz (talk) 03:53, 2 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Nfitz (talk) 14:50, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

The word 'country'
Hello Deryck I noted that you got several barnstars for improving HK topics. Would you be interested to take a look at Talk:Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Talk:List of tram and light rail transit systems, Talk:List of metro systems and  Talk:List of tallest buildings in the world too, as well as the recent edit history of World's busiest airports by passenger traffic? 116.48.155.127 (talk) 19:50, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Haven't got time for that. Have fun. Deryck C. 04:21, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Hong Kong meetup 87
SusanLai (talk) 04:56, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Hong Kong meetup 87
SusanLai (talk) 05:02, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

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Hi, I was on the editors assistance page and I found that you write a lot of articles, would you want to write one for an artist? I requested one to be made but it is taking some time. The artist is Tommy Malone, his current page gets redirected to the Subdudes page, a band he was in previously. It would be nice for him to have his own page because now he is a solo artist. Here is where I put the article request, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles/music/Performers,_bands_and_songwriters there is a bit of information on him and content links. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.29.97.5 (talk) 14:28, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Cantonese name for Heathow

 * Thanks. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 21:01, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Request for comment
Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Hong Kong meetup 89
SusanLai (talk) 01:47, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

InMarq article
Hi Deryck,

Please help with editing a new article on InMarq platform as a service in Netherlands. It presents an interesting view on the way retail would be digitized in the future and how the organization plans to implement it in the near time future. Please advice on improvement or help with improving the article.

Thank you! Hristos — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hristos Heron (talk • contribs) 11:07, 16 July 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Lancashire Road for deletion
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Hong Kong meetup 90
SusanLai (talk) 04:24, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

tempête

 * [[File:FR-Tempête (Gaspésie).ogg]]

你好，請問呢個音係[ˈtɐmpeɪt]抑或[ˈtɐmpɐɪt] ? Fort123 (talk) 22:53, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Precious again
  Flag of Hong Kong

Thank you for your long service to the project, for quality articles such as Flag of Hong Kong, for admin coaching, for helpful reviews, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:42, 29 August 2012 (UTC) Two years ago, you were the 228th recipient of my  Pumpkin Sky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Livingston Gilson Irving - Page deleted by you on 31Aug2012
Mr. Chan, I am curious as to why my Great Grandfather, Col Livingston G. Irving, had a page with his information deleted by you on 31Aug2012. He was a member of the 103rd Aero Squadron and was a WWI Flying Ace. Much of his life and career were presented on his page and you seemed to have deleted it. Why? 152.121.19.253 (talk) 19:46, 11 September 2014 (UTC)FBettencourt

Duplicate picture
Hi Deryck, I just found a minor issue with a duplicate picture and its attribution. Maybe you can help correcting it. This picture was uploaded by you. It should normally be move to commons, but this picture, which is on Commons, looks exactly the same, with a different attribution. Cheers. Olivier (talk) 09:49, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I have moved File:Lei Yue Mun Road.jpg to commons, which is now a duplicate of File:Sceneswaygarden.jpg. Since you are the author, I let you request the deletion of the duplicate one.
 * I have also taken this opportunity to transfer to Commons several pictures that you had uploaded on en:Wikipedia. They are these ones:
 * File:Lam Tin Exit B.jpg
 * File:Lam Tin MTR CSC.jpg
 * File:Lam Tin MTR Postbox.jpg
 * File:Lam Tin Shrine.jpg
 * File:Lam Tin Stn Platform.jpg
 * File:IEC North Point.jpg
 * File:IEC North Point 2.jpg.
 * For all of them, I have deleted the file on en:Wikipedia, so that only the one on Commons remains. I hope you are OK with this. If necessary, it can be undone. Olivier (talk) 16:49, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

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