User talk:Helloayman

Robert Mustard
I think an article on Robert Mustard is a great addition. Couple of warnings/suggestions - right now it reads a little too much like an essay rather than an encyclopedia. There are no references which are a definite requirement and the article overuses titles. Please take a look at WikiProject Martial arts for guidelines. I would be happy to help.Peter Rehse (talk) 09:23, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Peter. I am new to contributing to wikipedia and I found the platform difficult and complicated, may be its just me. How can I improve the article? The lack of references is due to the fact that the article was pieced together from a long interview I conducted a few years back.. It was only partly published in a martial arts magazine and the parts published would not cover the whole article. so what shall I do re: references? I have looked a the guideline on the page you mentioned and it seems so long its almost prohibitive to contribution. Where do I start?--Aikidude75 (talk) 14:20, 19 May 2013 (UTC)


 * I had a long answer that just got lost because of an edit conflict. For technical issues I will help so no worries.  Use Gozo Shioda as a good example, Kenji Tomiki is shorted so maybe that would be a better template.  You must have at least one reference fro living people or there will be a deletion.  Don't have to cover everything with references (articles are expected to grow) but more than one does help to establish notability.  You can even use Angry White Pyjamas (I know, I know).  I would try and cut back on the essay feel to the article, drop the titles and some of the peacock terms.Peter Rehse (talk) 14:31, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again Peter. I will take that into immediate action. Please check on the article soon.. OSUAikidude75 (talk) 22:38, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi Peter I Have rewritten the article and hopefully it reads more as an article now.. I have added a reference list.. but struggled with the format. But at least I have a few listed down, will have to figure it out another time. Thanks for your help Aikidude75 (talk) 22:38, 19 May 2013 (UTC) --86.134.177.118 (talk) 18:56, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Had to move the page, it is now, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Helloayman/sandbox Aikidude75 (talk) 23:29, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

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-- Thank you Rankersbo, I am unsure how to provide third party reliable sources for martial artists, significant news papers don't tend to write about even the most distinguished martial artists. Anyway, having said that the Vancouver sun had published an article about Robert Mustard appx 2-3 years ago, but the link to that article is not inactive (http://blog.aikidojournal.com/2009/09/29/brian-kagen-pickaikido-masters-prowess-lives-up-to-literature-oxford-poets-book-about-japanese-martial-art-a-tale-that-travels-in-a-narrative-arc-leading-to-burnaby-by-yvonne-zacharias/) so how do I proceed from here? Aikidude75 (talk) 15:02, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

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Robert Mustard (martial artist)
Congrats - the article looks very good. I did some small changes including the categorization and my personal advice is to monitor the article for a bit since challenges to inclusion will come up - nature of the beast I am afraid. If you are looking for articles to write I would love to see one of Takeshi Kimeda who I think is hugely important in Yoshinkan. A little bit of a background is that I do a different style of Aikido but the dojo I ran in Himeji Japan had special sessions where I invited instructors from different styles to come together and teach in one session. That included Michael Kimeda (son of the above) and I did train at Young Street Toronto during visits. I do Shodokan aikido but if I didn't have that Yoshinkan would be my choice.

Please leave messages on my Talk page - I at least monitor that. Peter Rehse (talk) 12:56, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Exactly - Both Kimeda's fits in well with the Mustard article. The senior Kimeda really does deserve an article. No rush - it was just a suggestion.Peter Rehse (talk) 15:51, 26 May 2013 (UTC)