User talk:MChew/Archive 2

James Murdoch
Thanks for your contributions! ++Larbot - run by User:Lar - t/c 14:36, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Re:IJA Divisions
Fair enough - would "Nth Division (Imperial Japanese Army) be an acceptable solution? The parenthetical disambiguation is preferred, and I would like to avoid using initialisms such as "IJA". Carom 05:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


 * OK, I'll move them there instead. Thanks for the input! Carom 05:21, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't know what the deal is, but there seems to be some sort of technical problem affecting page moves - I'll come back to these in the morning, hopefully everything will be cleared up by then. Carom 05:47, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Kitahara Hakushu, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions!  Nish kid 64  15:38, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Kambara Ariake, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions!  Nish kid 64  01:51, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Kobayashi Hideo, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions!  Nish kid 64  14:52, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Jakuren
If it's not too much trouble, could you add a reference for Jakuren's birthdate that you inserted? --Gwern (contribs) 18:17 8 January 2007 (GMT)


 * No problem. I have also added an interwiki to Japanese, added the kanji for the name and a few minor details. --MChew 14:35, 9 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Great, thanks. --Gwern (contribs) 14:48 9 January 2007 (GMT)

DYK!
Thanks for your contributions!  Nish kid 64  20:24, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Oyama Iwao
Could you please expand on your edit summary of
 * moved Ōyama Iwao to Oyama Iwao: Macrons not to be used in titles ?

in this edit? The WP:MOS-JA no longer makes any distinction between titles and the text of the article when it comes to macrons. Thanks. Neier 21:34, 13 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree, it should not have been moved back. The concern you identify about being difficult to find is precisely what redirects are for (and a redirect was created automatically when I moved the article to the macron version of the title). A user will have no trouble finding this article just because the title contains macrons, even if it is the first letter.-Jefu 01:00, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


 * As an example, if you go to Category:Japanese people, you will note that two names are macroned. Ōno Kurobei and Ōtori Keisuke. Non-macronned Ono Kurobei results in a dead link, and a wikipedia search for Ono Kurobei reveals no results. Non-macronned Otori Keisuke only because the current macronned page is a re-direct from the original non-macroned page. Therefore, anyone not familiar with the Japanese language and/or unfamiliar/unable to use macrons in their search will not find Ōno Kurobei. This is why I believe that macrons should be eliminated from the title as well as from the categorization. The alternative is to re-direct every macronned title from a non-macronned version, which exactly what User:Jefu has done, although many users will either not be so diligent, or else will not go to the extra trouble when they create a new article involving a macronned title. If you feel strongly about moving the title of Oyama Iwao back to Ōyama Iwao, I have no objections, but feel that some policy or consensus should be reached for consistency. Although we are in disagreement on the title, WP:MOS-JA is quite clear when in comes to use of macrons in categories, as User:Neier has once kindly pointed out to me. --MChew 01:14, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Nikolaevsk Incident, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions!  Nish kid 64  15:13, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Naoki Sanjugo, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions!  Nish kid 64  00:06, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Yumeno Kyūsaku, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions!  Nish kid 64  15:35, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Yuriko Miyamoto, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions!  Nish kid 64  21:09, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

DYK
-- Yomangani talk 12:17, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

DYK medal


Thanks for your hard work and dedication. I truly appreciate it! -  A nas   Talk? 16:40, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Kitahara or Hakushū?
Regarding your hidden comment in Kitahara Hakushū, I was following Manual of Style (biographies). There's no mention of an exemption for pseudonymous Japanese writers either there or in Manual of Style (Japan-related articles). If there is a consensus on Wikipedia to use the given name in this situation, please point me to where it is documented. Ben Ram 11:26, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Barnsensu
I also thank you for cleaning up Mitsumasa Yonai, which has been in awful condition, and on the "clean-up" list, for many many months. An excellent article has resulted, on a fairly major and important figure. LordAmeth 16:21, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

DYK nom on Arishima Ikuma
Hello,

Thanks for creating article on Arishima Ikuma. Just for your information, I have nominated a DYK on this article, by having the following hook.
 * ...that Arishima Ikuma, Japanese novelist, published his new-style poems and short stories as a vehicle to introduce the works of the French impressionist painter Paul Cézanne to the Japanese public?

Thanks, - KNM Talk 19:35, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Gomi Kosuke.jpg
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 * Sorry, I missed that - please accept my utmost apologies and you may remove the tag their as their is no need for it anymore. Thank you -  Te ll y a ddi ct  15:05, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks that means a lot to me, Happy editing!! Regards -  Te ll y a ddi ct  16:15, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Nihonga
Nice edits! Zargulon 23:06, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Sources section Tashkent (Pakhtakor Incident)
Could you please tell which sources you used for this section? As it has been listed as 'POV' on the talkpage --Hardscarf 09:01, 18 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Since the Pakhtakor Incident occured during Soviet times, when outside reporting was strictly forbidden, and Tashkent was a closed city due to the recent earthquake disaster, contemporary published accounts of the rioting are very sketchy. World Policy Journal (March 22 2002) http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-86744639.html, as some information, and the Lonely Planet Guidebook to Central Asia makes a brief comment. --MChew 16:18, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Japanese painting
I don't know if there's some sort of taboo against the same editor handing out multiple awards to the same person, but I think you deserve it for this. The 'pedia's coverage of artistic topics, particularly non-Western topics is rather poor, and these sorts of majorly broad topics, I must admit, rather intimidate me. There's just too much to say, too much to make sure you include, while still being balanced, and I think you've done a fine job. Japanese painting is a page likely to receive a lot of hits, probably just as much as Japanese art or Ukiyo-e, maybe more, and ought to be good. Thanks a lot for that. I kind of wish I'd given you the Chevrons earlier so I could give you the Barnsensu now, but... given your track record, I'm sure you'll be earning a Chevrons soon anyway. Keep up the good work! Cheers. LordAmeth 09:21, 18 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, I came to thank you, but I see LordAmeth has attacked at dawn as usual & beaten me to it. Nice work! As he says, it's all too often the big arts articles which are the weakest.Johnbod 12:03, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your kind comments! --MChew 08:54, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

James Shigeta
That was very big of you to add the Japanese even when you disagree with the rationale. Thank you, you're a great Wikipedian! If I knew how to give you a barnstar, I would! And thank you for adding the Japanese to so many articles and improving them, especially ones dear to my late Wife. Domo arigato gosaimasu, Chris 03:49, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Asama class cruiser, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 23:07, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Your Japanese cruiser articles
I've noticed that you've written and greatly expanded a number of articles about Japanese cruisers lately. I'm stunned by the quality of the articles and how well-sourced they are right off the bat. Good job! I'm writing to ask if you'd consider using an infobox template for the infoboxes of future articles. Templates allow us to standardize the appearance of all infoboxes and they can be easier to understand than looking at Wiki table syntax. You can read about the one that WikiProject Ships is currently using at Template:Infobox Ship Example and its talk page. If you're not interested in using templates for infoboxes, please don't mind me, and keep up the good work! TomTheHand 21:06, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, I just realized that you've been working on many of these articles over the course of a year and when you created them we didn't have standard infoboxes. I just glanced at the article histories without noticing the years.  I'm definitely not asking you to convert previously written articles to some new infobox format.
 * I do see that you just wrote the excellent Asama class cruiser article over the course of the past week and a half, and we do have templates specifically for use on class articles, but we're discussing creating a new one and so I don't want to recommend that you use one that might be obsolete in a week!
 * Please disregard just about everything I've said so far ;-) Let me start over: You seem to have an interest in ships, and you've done awesome work. Would you care to join us at WikiProject Ships? TomTheHand 21:14, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind comments! I would be honored to enlist in Wikiproject Ships. --MChew 04:17, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Quick question

 * Are you aware of the ongoing list of top contributors, at User:Anonymous Dissident/List of Wikipedians by number of DYKs ? Smee 09:03, 9 June 2007 (UTC).
 * I added you to the list, I hope that is okay... Smee 09:06, 9 June 2007 (UTC).

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Nice to hear from you
I found some minor difference about Jiyuan or Saien in the infobox.My source suggest the lauch date 2 November 1883,but the page of Saien said 6 June 1883.Hopes you can verify it.--Ksyrie(Talkie talkie) 08:14, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Template:Katori class cruisers
I have nominated this template for deletion, as Katori class cruiser serves the purpose and is named more conventionally. I modified the one article that used the cruisers version of the template. Just wanted to let you know, in case I'm missing something here. Thanks! Maralia 04:44, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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 * I think the problem was that the description linked to a DAB page, so, when the bot compared the list of articles where the image appeared to the list in the description, it didn't match. I think I fixed it, but who knows... Neier 11:00, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Neier! I will try to keep an eye on it. --MChew 14:15, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

The Golden Rendezvous, Article name
This article has recently been moved to "(novel)" for no consistent reason. I will not revert this but do please bear in mind that there is no need for Disambiguation name consistency apart from, if it is a novel then if a disambig name is needed then (novel) is what we use. Particularly in that the novel was the original form of the work it is quite sufficient to use "The Golden Rendezvous". The Golden Rendezvous even currently redirects to the novel. Have a look at the relevant pages on article naming and the use of Dab pages. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  09:26, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply, and thus The Golden Rendezvous could have remained in place and then created the new The Golden Rendezvous (film) which is what has happen hundreds of times in similar cicumstances. There is no need even for a full disambig page, just mutual cross references between articles, using perhaps one or more of the family of templates. ::  Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  15:15, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

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Good work
It should had been done a long time ago but you are the first one who finally take time to clean some of these «japanese militarism-nationalism» stuff. Good work ! --Flying tiger (talk) 22:44, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Just a little reminder...
That on each of the new articles you have recently created about Japanese armies, the link for the year 1945 has only one bracket, so it is not displaying correctly. I will correct the links I can. Kakofonous (talk) 03:40, 1 January 2008 (UTC)