User talk:Kintetsubuffalo/Archive 8

Talkback
Again...

... and talkback once more. -- Orionist  ★  talk  14:50, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

... You guessed it, another talkback! -- Orionist  ★  talk  15:41, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad Kotohira Line and Shido Line.
I Came back to Wikipedia English edition. I Wrote Kotohira Line and Shido Line. Please expanding it. --御門桜(MIKADO, Sakura) (talk) 14:35, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 02:44, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

AN/I and TPH
I'm not 100% sure if your comment was directed at me or Paul Erik (or possibly both of us), but I do want to point out that I did not bring up TPH's edit-warring, even though I noticed it, because as I said at AN/I, my intention is not to get TPH blocked. I think the more AN/I threads he starts about Hullabaloo while simultaneously edit-warring and making insults elsewhere, the more likely it is that an admin is going to get tired of it and block him, which is why I think it's in his best interest and everybody's just to be a little more diligent with these AfD nominations and stay off HW's talk page. That's not an unreasonable suggestion, is it? 28bytes (talk) 05:57, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * In itself it's not, but why is no one suggesting doing something about HW? TPH doesn't go out of his way to insult people, HW makes it an artform. There's a double-standard there, the level of good editors getting frustrated and leaving has increased while the scab-pickers are coddled. If you honestly are trying to watch out for TPH, thanks, but... making it TPH's issue doesn't address the underlying problem, it just says "look in the mirror". Sometimes that's the case, sometimes it's not. I try to avoid editors I dislike, but sometimes they get in my face and won't stop. My sister played the same game when we were kids, I was patient to excess, until she crossed the line and I threw a punch. Of course I became the bad guy and was punished, which is what she wanted all along. It's the same thing. (my sister and I are fine now, 30 years on, thanks) Somebody needs to step in and be dad and send them both to corners, something like a contact ban.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 06:16, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm familiar with that childhood game, and yeah, I do see iterations of that around here from time to time. :) Like I said, I think the best way for TPH to avoid HW is to avoid putting up really dodgy XfDs that HW can pounce on, but I've said as much there, so I suppose he'll take that advice or leave it. Anyway, I'll bow out of the AN/I discussion and leave it to the admins to decide what to do. Best, 28bytes (talk) 06:27, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Best to you as well. I've been here 5+ years, I wonder if it's time for me to just burn out. I've seen a lot of good people go, and I feel like this is still my baby, but I am so tired of the daily crap. Jimbo has to be feeling the same.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 06:33, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Nah, no need to burn out... there are plenty of relatively untouched areas of the 'pedia where one can edit in peace. I'm relatively new as an active editor, although I popped in a couple of times in '06 and '07, so my hat's off to anyone who's been able to keep at it for 5+ years straight. 28bytes (talk) 06:57, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Amen.Naraht (talk) 12:11, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

talk at Commons discussion
hi Kintetsubuffalo,

could you maybe point out to me who you mean? Gryffindor (talk) 14:55, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for pointing that out. Gryffindor (talk) 02:52, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Graphic_Lab/Illustration_workshop
I've fixed the rendering problem per your request. See my comments there. Let me know if there's any further problem. Cheers, Makeemlighter (talk) 02:53, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 02:40, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Flag of Tibet
Hi Kintetsubuffalo. Could you add a note to the 3O section on the talk page of this article? I have some questions regarding Quigley's note but would rather wait until you've had the chance to state your position. Thanks. --rgpk (comment) 14:19, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Done, and they're still at it. I'm begging everyone I can to lock this down until 3O is resolved.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 02:39, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Graphic_Lab/Map_workshop
Hi. I think I've completed your request. The names are tricky, though, so take a look and let me know if it's good enough. Makeemlighter (talk) 12:37, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Mono no aware
so, what exactly would a photo of an abstract aesthetic concept look like? --Gwern (contribs) 21:43 24 January 2011 (GMT)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg
I can't participate in the discussion, but in case you are interested and haven't checked, this statement (the bold part of it)...
 * "This file is the EXACT DUPLICATE of the image made in 2007 by User: Reisio, who tried to reupload it many times after it's deletion for copyright violation. --Flad (talk) 13:36, 24 January 2011 (UTC)"

...is absolutely false. I never once tried to reupload it. In fact I personally listed every single instance of other people reuploading it for deletion, and was even opposed for doing so some of the time. I made sure no wiki was using it except de., which has its own rules. ¦ Reisio (talk) 22:30, 24 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks man :p I'll stop buggin' you now. ¦ Reisio (talk) 15:27, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Just FYI
Vandalism only account applies only to named accounts, not IP's. We can indefinitely block named accounts, but rarely an IP. Dreadstar ☥  05:29, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but if that's all they're here for, they should get more than a hand-wringing "oh, they don't have enough warnings yet". They're vandals just the same, they steal moments of my life and yours that we don't need to be cleaning up after them, yet we have to. They should feel that somehow, even just a day block. Otherwise it's just a waste of time to continually warn them.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 05:43, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree; and it depends on the 'quality' of the vandalism, in severe cases a jump in warning level or even a block on no-warnings is warranted. Depends on the situation and the reviewing admin.  Dreadstar  ☥  17:03, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Fringe theories
Kintetsubuffalo, that edit was written after reading many books on the subject. I can provide supporting quotations from the following texts, if you wish.



The following article is online, and contains all important points of the theory. Please note that is an extract from Monumenta Nipponica.


 * Dismantling stereotypes surrounding Japan's sacred entities by Fabio Rambelli, Japan Times, July 15, 2001 excerpted from Monumenta Nipponica, 56:2

These are not fringe theories, but come from respected books by famous scholars. "Kami worship", jingi shinkō in Japanese, is the term used by scholars for pre-Meiji kami beliefs. Frank (Urashima Tarō) (talk) 06:47, 28 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Your edit summary here explains that you are uncomfortable with an edit. May I suggest that you follow through with the impulse to pursue the underlying questions.  This kind of "dispute" (for lack of a better word) is precisely the sort of thing which ensures the quality and clarity of our collaborative work.  IMO, you can feel free to press Urashimataro vigorously.


 * IMO, the two opening sentences are roughly equivalent, but with nuanced differences.


 * After the arrival of Buddhism in Japan, Hachiman became a syncretistic deity, a harmonization of the native Shinto religion with Buddhism (shinbutsu shūgō)


 * After the arrival of Buddhism in Japan, Hachiman became a syncretistic deity, fusing elements of the native kami worship with Buddhism (shinbutsu shūgō).


 * In this diff comparison, it appears that your concern is limited to one sentence -- in fact, it seems that you find only four words problematic. WP:Burden offers policy-based support for further inquiry. In other words, IMO, it is reasonable and proper to insist respectfully that Urashimataro explain and defend the difference between the two sentences. An implicit aspect of that burden of persuasion is to demonstrate that the four words are not WP:Synthesis. This requires good judgement and fine parsing skills. Compare
 * Talk:Shinto Shrine#Revert
 * Talk:Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū#About the Shinbutsu Bunri+1219 assassination+Museums
 * Talk:Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū#Top three shrines


 * IMO, even though there is disagreement about four words, I construe this as a context in which both Kintetsubuffalo and Urashimataro and I are all "on the same page". Do you take my point? --Tenmei (talk) 14:10, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you Tenmei. Being Shinto myself, I am uncomfortable with this seeming rewrite of Japanese culture as it has been understood for so long. I take umbrage at Urashimataro's claim that I know nothing of the subject, and so no, we're not on the same page after all.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:37, 28 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Please consider the analysis and opinions I have posted here --Tenmei (talk) 17:47, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Please permit me the liberty of creating hyperlinks for the presumptively noteworthy scholars of Shinto in Urashimataro's diff at the top of this thread. --Tenmei (talk) 21:05, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Apologies
Kintetsubuffalo, my apologies for having been rude. I took the liberty to modify my post into what it should have been to begin with. Please understand however that those word were written in anger. None of your three posts were particularly friendly. Needless to say, I never meant to attack anybody belief system. I was trying to improve Wikipedia's reliability.

We both work on Shinto, and we have to get along. I believe I have always done good and reliable work. Every sentence I write comes from something I have read, and I am careful about the material I use. The next time you have a problem with what I write, please talk directly to me: you will find me receptive, polite and ready to compromise. Frank (Urashima Tarō) (talk) 23:17, 30 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Kintetsubuffalo -- I wonder if it makes sense to speculate that you and Urashimataro are alike in wanting your contributions to our Wikipedia project to be like a kind of "bridge used by everyone"? --Tenmei (talk) 20:24, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Graphic_Lab/Illustration_workshop
I changed the colors for you. I uploaded over the original file. I can revert and re-upload under a separate name if desired. Cheers, Makeemlighter (talk) 21:40, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Girl Scout cookies in popular culture
Kentetsubuffalo, you voted to merge into Scouting in popular culture at Articles for deletion/Girl Scout cookies in popular culture. If merge is the conclusion, I fully intend to do it. Could you please read thru the article and tell me which items listed are encyclopedic enough to keep? Thank you, D O N D E groovily   Talk to me  16:16, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Feb 2011 Newsletter
Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject Anthroponymy at 06:35, 2 February 2011 (UTC).

Graphic_Lab/Illustration_workshop/Archive/Jan_2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_of_Mizoram.svg User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 05:08, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

About Yasuhito Endō nickname
Hi Kintetsubuffalo!

I notice you've reverted an edit I made, which is of course just fine. The original addition of "Mr Cool" as nickname was hereabouts. Is it common knowledge, but just waiting for a reliable reference? I've had a little look around and can't find anything that conclusively puts 「遠藤保仁」 together with 「ミスター.クール」.

じゃね! --Shirt58 (talk) 11:01, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

How fascinating I am
Re, thanks, heh, it seems I think so too. But my user page now seems a little narcissistic to me. Not to mention that, with all the enemies I'm making with my AfD work, I should probably remove real-world identifying information. Maybe I'll just leave the two quotes at the top. They are basically about my take on Wikipedia: it really is a hierarchical top-down organization, not some anarchic Wild West -- but with not so much at the top, and with (mostly) rational discussion about what properly constitutes an order, sir. The history of Auftragstaktik suggests that excellence in strict hierarchies is possible. Alas, it also suggests that their weakness is in how they are so often shackled at the top to powers that can become arbitrary, self-deceptive and demagogic. Wikipedia looks like an almost-mathematical existence proof that such shackles aren't necessary. Occasionally I sit back and marvel: how cool is that? Other times, though, I want to check the proof again: maybe a crucial step is wrong? Yakushima (talk) 12:26, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Images
Hi, I tried to fix the fair use stuff for File:Chief Scout's Award (The Scout Association) (pre 2003).png on Scouts (The Scout Association). There is a similar need to do it for File:Chief Scout's Silver Award (The Scout Association).png on Cub Scouts (The Scout Association). The problem has been flagged on their talk pages. Could you please take a look. We need to to the merge pf the Progressive Award Scheme, but I am tied up. That will then need all these imgaes looking at again. Cheers, -- Bduke   (Discussion)  08:07, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Got it-the bot isn't recognizing that these names were corrected about a year ago. At some point we have to go through all Scout images and correct the names in the articles, but Ed and Jergen and I are fixing them as the bots catch them. This has been happening a lot the last month-it's a bot error.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:51, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I think the problem is different. First, the talk pages say that there is no justification for fair use. For File:Chief Scout's Award (The Scout Association) (pre 2003).png, I added a section for Scouts (The Scout Association), but there is now some big red error stuff. Second, I noticed that the earlier justification says the image is used in the infobox, but it is not. I tried to alter it. I then stopped, but justification for File:Chief Scout's Silver Award (The Scout Association).png on Cub Scouts (The Scout Association) is still needed and the current justification says it is in the infobox of Cub Scouts (The Scout Association), which is not correct. I seem to forget more about images than I remember! -- Bduke    (Discussion)  21:21, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

WP:AOW
Hi, I'm a new member of WP:AOW. I've noticed that the stub templates have been proposed for rename ... no problem, but the stub categories have also been nominated for deletion. Could I get your help to oppose the category deletions (here: Stub_types_for_deletion/Log/2011/February/15) --Hutcher (talk) 17:21, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Interac (Japan)
I'm trying to improve this page. As it is, it's a mash of rumor, misinformation, and stuff from the General Union. I'm more than willing to get sources to improve the page quality so that it makes it into the Japan Project and the Education Project. I'd appreciate any helpKeroroGunso (talk) 01:02, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * For me it's a topic of interest but I'm not an employee, so I don't know what I can do, but I will help.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:08, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Regarding
I thought editors were permitted to remove blatant and obvious WP:SOAPBOXing from article talkpages... unless I am mistaken? Comments that are WP:FORUM material and are not contributing to the project are usually removed, if I recall. --  李博杰   | —Talk contribs email 13:54, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
 * They are, if the edit in question is disruptive and trolling. HXL49, however, makes a point to troll, editorialize and POV back both in talkpages and with his summaries. Hence the revert-it wasn't an AGF removal, it was snarking for the point of snarking.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:59, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

WP Japan in the Signpost
"WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject Japan for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Other editors will also have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 04:07, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Rollback in a content dispute
Regarding your AN3 report please understand that using rollback for edits that are not vandalism (or one of the other allowed purposes) is not acceptable. I'm not going to take it away from you, because, honestly, you do a lot of good work with it, but another admin might choose to do so. If you would discuss the changes in question rather than to revert them using the vandalism revert tool and template the user with warnings, there is at least a chance that a mutually agreeable decision could be reached. If not, Wikipedia has plenty of dispute resolution processes available and it's not like Libya-related topics are wanting for editors right now. You could start a discussion on the template talk page about the appropriate topics for inclusion and post a neutral notification of it at Talk:Libya and probably get multiple eyeballs on it. But whatever you decide to do, revert warring using rollback isn't a very good option. --B (talk) 13:59, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Old West stubs
Hi - there seems to be a bit of confusion as to what I was actually proposing here - hopefully my latest comments have explained things a bit better - could you have a second look, please? Grutness...wha?  23:37, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

You should not force a move that has been rejected twice and does not follow the guidelines
Hi!

I think you should not force a move that has been rejected twice and does not follow the guidelines. If you look at File_mover it clearly says that you should not make cosmetic changes. --MGA73 (talk) 20:02, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * (Move log); 12:49 . . Kintetsubuffalo (talk | contribs | block) moved File:Troop beverly hills poster.jpg to File:Troop Beverly Hills.jpg (5. Correct obvious errors in file names (e.g. wrong proper nouns or false historical dates))
 * WP:BOLD, but I get it. --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 12:33, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I've looked through your move log and see many other cases which are inappropriate. Please do not push the boundaries with this new tool. John Vandenberg  (chat) 20:25, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the pile-on, dripping with AGF.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 12:33, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

File:2011_Libyan_uprising_Voice_of_America.ogv
This video is quite a find! I didn't realize VoA had such interesting videos on their website, and free for us to use nonetheless! Do you need me to do anything to the file by the way? Regards, -- Orionist  ★  talk  14:18, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Not the video, but the Libyan Scout emblem, if you can-the flag behind the leader is deeper green, can you give it an svg?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:48, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I have so little free time these days, and most of it I'm far from my home computer (where my graphics software are, that's why I've done very few requests in the last couple of months.) I'm hoping I can get back to working on requests (and restart work on the emblems) in a week or two. Regards, -- Orionist  ★  talk  13:21, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * No worries, take your time, take care, busy here in Japan too. Thank you!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:24, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

File:Alexander Adams (Hawaii) 2.jpg
Just a not to say I gave a shot at this request: Graphic_Lab/Photography_workshop. --RA (talk) 13:41, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Baseball
Given your name, should I assume that you're a follower of baseball in Japan? If so, do you know very much about the history of baseball there? What articles would you recommend I study? I'm asking all these questions because I'm trying to develop a list of professional teams' ballparks in Japan, and in order to do so, I need to understand the history better. And also to know if such an article already exists, so I won't be re-inventing the wheel. Thank you! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 15:01, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for pointing me to that article on Japanese baseball! It took me to Japanese Baseball League, which appears to have a complete rundown of the teams that were in that league during its existence from 1936 through 1949 (minus 1945). After that, the Central League and Pacific League replaced that single league. I had seen some of this info a day or two ago, and was having a bit of trouble getting my head around it. I started with List of baseball parks in Tokyo, but was not happy with the way that was going. I think what I really need to do (unless someone else has already done it) is to make a list of all the teams and their timelines (as shown in Japanese Baseball League) and sub-head each one with a list of their ballparks. Then I can combine the two to produce a list of ballparks and the teams that played under them. I would then rename List of baseball parks in Tokyo to List of baseball parks in Japan or something like that. Talking strictly professional so as not to get too broad a scope. I also like to include ballparks' locations, and I have no clue how street locations are specified in Japan, but that's not a show-stopper at this point. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 15:40, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I have completed a rough draft of the article I talked about, which is currently at User:Baseball Bugs/sandbachs. I wonder if you would mind looking it over and see if I made any mistakes or omissions. The style may not be to your liking, but it's my way of organizing the data. :) At the very least, some of this could be added to the team infoboxes, which are inconsistent. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:14, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

OK
I went ahead and created the article List of baseball parks in Japan. When you get a chance, could you look through it and see if I made any gross mistakes? Thank you! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:09, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Graphic_Lab/Map_workshop
–  Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 05:15, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Graphic_Lab/Photography_workshop
–  Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 00:48, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Tom and Jerry
Hey, I could use your help over at Tom and Jerry - that IP vandal you reverted earlier is edit-warring on the article - I've already reported (at 5 reverts so far) and warned him, but he shows no sign of stopping... MikeWazowski (talk) 15:38, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your welcome
Poindex (talk) 01:47, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Gov. Sato
Ok, thanks for letting me know but I have nothing to add as yet...andycjp (talk) 07:15, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Union of Burma Girl Guides
Sorry, I don't know what the name was. But I'll ask around. It may take some time. Hybernator (talk) 00:24, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Non-aligned Scouting
You're welcome! I'm active within the Spanish wikipedia but just wrote a very few articles about Scouting there, my main work is involved with the Viking Age, old peoples and tribes related to celtic and norse culture and heathenry (neopaganism) over all. Assyrian and Ásatrú scouting links were easy to find. Take care! --Gilwellian (talk) 13:59, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Take that back
You just called me a liar. Take that back, now. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:12, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes I did, give me a reason not to believe you are a liar. So far everything you've done in our interactions tonight has been underhanded and disingenuous. You can take back the rollback thing, I never asked for it anyway and I can still undo bad edits, but it really should have been a different admin with whom I am not in a dispute. You have egg all over your face, and retaliation on top of it. Anything else?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 16:16, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Reported at ANI. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:21, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Kintetsubuffalo, I'd strongly advise you to stop attacking other editors like that - or you'll probably find yourself blocked from editing due to uncivil behaviour. You're going way over the top here, back down a little.  &#91; stwalkerster &#124; talk &#93;  20:49, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Stwalkerster-I've never dealt with you before but I've seen your postings and you seem to be even-handed. This is written in outrage but none of this is directed to you personally. I am not about to back down.
 * Here are the facts-images of world leaders in times of war are sparse on the ground. I had asked Graphics Lab to create a version (for reference, File:Saif al-Islam Gaddafi.jpg and the now-conveniently-deleted [[File:Saif al-Islam television.jpg]]) without the television banner. Within moments, FPaS had removed both versions from their respective articles and tagged them for deletion, and then fraudulently tagged them as not being used in articles, which they were before FPaS removed them. Dirty tricks like that to promote a desired outcome, without discussion or proper procedure, (just as FPaS went through my recent edit history to find the evidence that would produce a desired result, obvious conflict of interest be damned-it's quicker to punish me than to discuss difference in interpretation) make FPaS unworthy of trust. Gaming the system is lying. People who lie are liars. FPaS is a liar. (FPaS-go ahead, embrace it. Everyone does this from time to time to get the result they want expediently.) Sure, FPaS could have put the images up for deletion and gone through the proper procedure, allowing the community at large to debate the points, but why bother with the niceties, FPaS is a busy deletionist and has stuff to do. FPaS doesn't even notify uploaders that their images are up for deletion, as Wikipedia policy dictates and others follow, to allow comment. The Wikipedia community has put up with FPaS' heavy-handed bull for years, I have had the unpleasantness of dealing with FPaS in the past, and it doesn't grow any less tiresome. I've seen better admins and editors come and go, and be chased away from Wikipedia, yet FPaS is still here despite the tedious holier-than-thou treatment of others. Sure, I come up at ANI and Wikiquette from time to time, as do many long-timers. But FPaS is an admin. Others believe admins are held to a higher standard. I know better. Your outputtings do not smell like fresh-baked cinnamon rolls, just because you are an admin-it's just like life, some are good people, and some are slimy. FPaS is a middle-management tyrant the likes of which kill businesses and will kill Wikipedia.
 * FPaS-I have no respect for you, and I have no fear of you. "Take it back"-are you 12? What are you gonna do? You and your admin buddies gonna catch me after school? Add to your conflict of interest as you did with rollback? *gasp* Go ahead. A block of me would show your abuse of power, I would count it a badge of honor, and I can use the break. Otherwise, go pester someone else. You'll not get what you seek from me.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:58, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, as the image is a screenshot of from a TV broadcast, it's copyrighted and falls under the non-free content rules. WP:NFC 1) states that using non-free images of people still alive is one of the unacceptable uses. So, when FPaS removed the image, he was correct to do so, and within policy.
 * Also under the criteria for speedy deletion, unused non-free files are to be deleted, hence FPaS was correct in tagging it for deletion. I'm not seeing the so-called "gaming the system", nor any "dirty tricks". I don't care if you don't have any respect for someone else, but at least have the courtesy to be civil.
 * I also see you're refusing to back down on the personal attacks. Consider this your final warning in that matter.  &#91; stwalkerster &#124; talk &#93;  12:41, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Fantastic. I clearly stated as much, and I expected the standard admin line. That which you are not seeing is that which you clearly do not want to see. Run with it.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 12:45, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Is it the position of Wikipedia that non-free articles of live people are not to be used at all? If so, then the primary difference is between a) removing it from articles where they have occured and then speedily deleting it and using non-use as the speedy reason, or b) attempting to delete it (for the fact that it is non-free, can that be done speedy?) and then clearing the articles afterward. The first may be the only way to quickly remove from all of wikipedia these pictures. Personally, using a picture broadcast on Television with deliberate removal of the Television station information seems like copyright infringement.Naraht (talk) 16:04, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Not sure if I'm reading you wrong or you got mixed up, but it's OK to have articles on live people, it's ok to have pictures of live people, but not non-free pictures of live people - simply because the image is replaceable with a free alternative. The best course of action IMHO is to remove then delete if the image is still unused - cos an image which is unacceptable for use in one article might still be acceptable in others. Yes, unused non-free images are speedily deletable, see the link I provided above. And yes, removing the banner is copyright violation IMHO, but I dunno what the procedure around that specific bit is. Hope that clarifies things :)  &#91; stwalkerster &#124; talk &#93;  16:12, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * So if the picture had also included someone who was dead, the picture could have been used on the dead person's page, but not the live person's page. So the process goes Step 1, delete the image from every live person in the photo. Step 2, is there place left it is used. If not, put in speedy delete.Naraht (talk) 18:43, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

About the Unit-731 edit you made
I seems that you made an edit to the Unit-731 article claiming that only 4,000 people were experimented on. However from what i've heard the number of experiments made was around 40,000. Please look into these links for more information. http://www.ww2pacific.com/unit731.html http://www.toddlertime.com/bobbystringer/unit-731.htm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/7236099/Human-bones-could-reveal-truth-of-Japans-Unit-731-experiments.html

I will be changing the number back to 40,000, but if you would lke to discuss this futher than please do — Preceding unsigned comment added by Graylandertagger (talk • contribs) 15:27, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

 * Another response! -- Some Dude With AUserName (talk with me!) 02:52, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello

 * Mr. Kintetsubuffalo!, I am a Wikipedian interested in Japanese culture. My interests are in leprosy　and Okinawa. I read Revolution 1989, the fall of the Soviet Empire by Victor Sebestyen and I found the effects of the revolution have been tremendous except in Japan. --Ichiro Kikuchi (talk) 03:03, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Template talk:Boy Scout Councils in Georgia (U.S. State)
I have removed the prod tag you placed on Template talk:Boy Scout Councils in Georgia (U.S. State), as it was placed on the talk page, and regardless of that templates cannot be deleted via prod. Please do not interpret this action as my endorsement for keeping this template; feel free to nominate it at TFD. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 14:23, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to the Bacon Challenge 2012
Hello! You have been invited to take part in the Bacon Challenge 2012. In case you don't know or need a refresher, the Bacon Challenge is an annual celebration of bacon on Wikipedia in which editors come together to help create, expand, and improve Wikipedia's coverage of bacon. The event lasts all the way through National Pig Day 2012, giving participants plenty of time to work at their pleasure. In addition to the Bacon Challenge is the Bacon WikiCup 2012, a side event to the Challenge in which all bacon-related contributions done by those participating in the Challenge are submitted and scored by the scorekeeper (me) based on the scoring chart. At the end of the Challenge, the user with the most points in the Bacon WikiCup will win a shiny trophy for their userpage. In addition, the users who score the highest in specific categories (not yet finalized, but the categories include most image uploads, most article creations, most DYK submissions, and more) will win barnstars. Finally, all participants will receive a medal. While the awards are nice, in the end, the important thing is to have fun and enjoy what we're all here for, which is improving Wikipedia.

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I'm looking forward to another fun, successful year. Thanks! ~Super Hamster  Talk Contribs 00:47, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Asociación de Grupos de Scouts de México on Graphic Lab
You need to attach the image to an article as soon as possible since it is non-free. OCK (t·c) 09:26, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Re: I could have sworn I wrote you...

 * Chat-bubble3.jpg -MissMJ (talk) 05:37, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Proposed Tibetan naming conventions
A while back, I posted a new proposal for Tibetan naming conventions, i.e. conventions that can be used to determine the most appropriate titles for articles related to the Tibetan region. This came out of discussions about article titles on Talk:Qamdo and Talk:Lhoka (Shannan) Prefecture. I hope that discussions on the proposal's talk page will lead to consensus in favour of making these conventions official, but so far only a few editors have left comments. If you would be interested in taking a look at the proposed naming conventions and giving your opinion, I would definitely appreciate it. Thanks&mdash;Nat Krause(Talk!·What have I done?) 15:46, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Taylor
I saw this comment of yours: "VolunteerMarek-don't know what you're trying to pull, but Wikipedia is not censored and you are messing with the balance of this article. I will continue to undo you" Promising to revert war with an editor isn't good. May I suggest trying to find consensus on the talk page, or asking for mediation?  Will Beback   talk    04:46, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Done, I've applied for 3O, and thank you for the gentle hand. I'm tired of this place being a battleground anymore. Am I getting old, or was this just more fun five years ago?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 17:07, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Often I find statements like this just before "Wikibreak"s happen...Naraht (talk) 17:59, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

World Organization of the Scout Movement
Re this edit summary. This is a common response, so common in fact that I added it to WP:10CR in the section "Just fix it yourself instead of causing so much disruption". WP:10CR was referenced in the edit summary I left, which I presume you read since you did add a rationale to the image description page. I'm happy to see you did this. You're a person who cares about the article the image was used on, I assume, since you saw the image was removed. You're far better equipped to add an appropriate rationale for the image's use on that article. However, when you added the rationale to the image, you did not follow the instruction on logo fur where it says via an inline comment, "". The rationale should be corrected to indicate the intended use and purpose of the image's existence on that article. All the best, --Hammersoft (talk) 17:18, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Suggestion for WikiProject United States to support WikiProject American Old West
It was recently suggested that WikiProject American Old West might be inactive or semiactive and it might be beneficial to include it in the list of projects supported by WikiProject United States. I have started a discussion on the projects talk page soliciting the opinions of the members of the project if this project would be interested in being supported by WikiProject United States. Please feel free to comment on your opinions about this suggestion. --Kumioko (talk) 19:39, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

3rd opinion on Talk:Jared Taylor
Hi, this is just to let you know that I posted a response to your 3rd opinion request at Talk:Jared Taylor, in case you missed it on your watchlist. All the best. —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 14:37, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Scout War Veterans
Hi K!

I am trying to follow up with associations or groups that are dedicated to the memory of Scouts that followed their promise all the way during times of war. Through Riaumont I have good contact with the French, and in spite of language I am following up with Szare Szeregi. Any ideas, leads? BTW, I will participate in September in an effort to revive a monument to Szare Szeregi that was destroyed by the communist. yamaplos 08:01, 8 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yamaplos (talk • contribs)

Heads-Up
Just a quick note to let you know there is now a userbox for the South Sudan WikiProject. Feel free to add it to your user page if you wish. CycloneGU (talk) 17:15, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

File:Takuan.jpg
I've cropped this file per your request at the Photography workshop. Have a look! Let me know if it needs further crops, or whatnot. (I'll be watching your talk page; feel free to respond here.)

You ever need anything else cropped / rotated / whatnot, don't bother with GL; just post it on my talk page and I'll get it done. (I like helping people...) Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:39, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

wiki-tan - maybe
You added something to my talk page which does not tell me anything as you missed the argument to a template. What were you trying to tell me? I am still totally in the dark about what the current argument about wiki-tan is all about. -- Bduke   (Discussion)  09:09, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Kvemo Kartli Skauturi Modzraobis Organizatsia.png


Hello! I removed the image from the article (links above) because it did not have a fair-use rationale for that usage and I did not believe one could be created that would justify the usage with regard to the non-free content criteria. I noticed you restored the image but did not provide a rationale; if this was not an error and you believe that a rationale could be justified, please could you provide one. A fair-use rationale for each usage is mandatory. CIreland (talk) 14:58, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France 1930s.png
 Thanks for uploading File:Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France 1930s.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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File permission problem with File:Eric Khoo Heng-Pheng.jpg
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 * Deletionist wikilawyers, the scourge of Wikipedia.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:42, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Third opinion on Talk:Mahmoud Jibril
Hey, I notice you've been active on Mahmoud Jibril and some other Libyan content, and I was wondering if you could provide another perspective on the discussion going on there. Another editor and I appear to have a conflict dispute and it seems to be going nowhere quickly. Was wondering if you could provide your thoughts. -Kudzu1 (talk) 17:48, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Theme of 24th Worldjamboree is now known
I was been in 22nd worldjamboree in Sweden. I have talked with organisators of future worldjamboree. they have made known: Unlock new world. It will be a theme on 24th Worldjamboree in America. http://www.flickr.com/photos/27662315@N02/5916614694/ Edwtie (talk) 16:42, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Might as well chime in here, since it affects more than one page. Edwtie: While I believe you that the Theme to the 2019 is "Unlock a new world", I don't believe that what *currently* exists in references *which are acceptable to Wikipedia* (WP:REF) includes that information. I've spent the last 30 minutes looking for an image similar to the one on Flicker or the color version at http://api.ning.com/files/VMJ6kCbdZTFkL9VeQSpSs-q0Sy5Sf*UpJechIvSeKREqRLQw1WtmHU8uagRMcFj-pqH-fZeaEVOhlxV8tjG36I9PsoyYpqCw/2019WorldJamboree.jpg on any official page. I've also been googling for "2019" "Jamboree" and "unlock" and haven't found anything other than the *header* of a PR release which doesn't describe it as a theme. http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/97413-1294951239-north-american-scout-associations-to-host-24th-world-scout-jamboree.html for which the main text is also found at http://www.scouting.org/jamboree/sitecore/content/scouting/media/pressreleases/2011/20110113.aspx . I've worked my way through all three National Scouting websites as well as the one for the Bechtel Scouting Reservation where it is being held. I am going to revert it, but I will also keep checking to see if I can find a reference which will enable me to add it.

cig holder

 * Heya, Kinetsubuffalo, long time no talk to.
 * I see there seems to be some issues at this article. I am not an expert on the particulars, but I would like to offer my services as a mediator.  I started an entry at the article talk page, and I hope you will explain all of your concerns regarding edits being made there. LonelyBeacon (talk) 20:28, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Found Reference for Motto for the 24th World Jamboree
I found the following which I think is an acceptable reference. http://www.vcp.de/fileadmin/grafiken_vcp/bundesleitung/Bundesebene_aktuell/Bundesleitung/2011/BL_aktuell_WSC_2011.pdf which is a report of the World Scout Conference. www.vcp.de is the official site for Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder one of the German scouting organizations. While I'm taking this as an acceptable reference. I'm definitely continuing to look for something in English, which I'm pretty sure we'll find within the year.Naraht (talk) 15:59, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Dirty War in Argentina
Lately I've been improving this page. I hope you can help in maybe keeping an eye out or maybe correct me if you think I have made a mistake.--Rodolfoschneider (talk) 10:10, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

comment moved from userpage to usertalk--Shirt58 (talk) 10:50, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Merge proposal for cheese dream
As a contributor to the previous merge discussion you may wish to comment here.--kelapstick(bainuu) 00:32, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

Camp blanket
Hi there Chris, long time no chat! I came across Camp blanket while doing some new page patrolling, and I wondered whether you might have a moment to improve the article? Maybe you have some context or info that you can add, or know someone who can supply a photo of a camp blanket with some patches? --Slashme (talk) 07:20, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Waita Uziga
This article, to which you have contributed, has been nominated for deletion. Your comments are welcome at Articles for deletion/Waita Uziga. Robofish (talk) 00:06, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Mail
 Tsange  ☯ Talk 14:23, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Contribute ?
Kintetsubufflo, I hope to contribute more on Scouting in Japan but not sure how all this works and my writing skills are not the best! I do have access to many documents that correct or confirm many facts concerning early Scouting in Japan that I'm happy to use to contribute. I've noticed many of the Japanese articles also need clarification or correction and I'll try my hand there too. Please advise! --Yokohama1 (talk) 02:13, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

I would be happy to start something on the IBS as time allows. Will try to put something together and contribute in the near future. Yokohama1 (talk) 01:57, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Moving articles in the middle of a merge discussion
Please do not move articles in the middle of a merge discussion. It is much better to talk about the move on the merge discussion so it can be moved once the merge is determined, or not. Otherwise confusion can arise. In this case, the article was deleted, as was the redirect you left. However, the earlier redirect was not and would have remained if I had not known the history of it. In this case too, you new name, Scouts Australia award scheme was incorrect as it implies that it is about all award schemes of the organisation, Scouts Australia. It was actually only about the award scheme of the Scout section of that organisation. Cheers, -- Bduke   (Discussion)  21:06, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Giovanni Minzoni
Saw your comment on the need for a big edit: I have had a go and would appreciate some feedback. Safebreaker (talk) 23:21, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

The »UNFORTUNATE« turbulence
Kintetsubuffalo:

Many salutations!! After looking over the portfolio of your past handiwork, I cannot help but to surmise that you have an aversion for the word »unfortunately« as you have recently demonstrated here; while I am not of the perspective that there is any malice at play, I do wish to point out that this aversion of yours changes up the whole idea of the affected episode synopses into something that is rather clumsy. I look forward to hearing your perspective of this matter.

Dairi no Kenkyo (talk) 01:57, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:WikiProject American Old West
Template:WikiProject American Old West has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 04:52, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

File:4th Cercetaşii României Jamboree Brasov.png listed for deletion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:4th Cercetaşii României Jamboree Brasov.png, has been listed at Files for deletion. Please see the to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.  S ven M anguard  Wha?  15:17, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

IP contesting Notability of Klondike derby
...just vandalized your User Page. Thought you might want to keep an eye out. -Achowat (talk) 20:55, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Category with Derbies (related to above)

 * Since you both noticed the guy, his vandalism did bring one thing to mind. I think Klondike Derby, Raingutter Regatta, Pinewood Derby, Space Derby and maybe Kon-Tiki (Scouting) should be moved from Category:Scouting events to a subcategory Category:Scouting competitions.Naraht (talk) 21:29, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Season's tidings!
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:59, 25 December 2011 (UTC).

File:Pedro Armendariz.jpg
Restored per your request. Please note that I've added a new nrd tag to it, so you'll need to deal with it in the next week. Nyttend (talk) 04:48, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Jidaigeki
Hello, I noted your actions on this matter, can you look at user:Seibun if you can, there are some other questionable edits Sankin kōtai to Sankin-kōtai for example with no edit summary, thanks Samuraiantiqueworld (talk) 17:59, 28 December 2011 (UTC)