User talk:RayAYang/Archive 10

It's an old offer, but please?
Hi

I noticed on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:General_average/New_version that you offered to help do a merge of that article into the original?

It pains me to see an attempted subpage in the mainspace, but I was wondering if you thought about doing a bit of a basic merge? If you're not willing to, then please do let me know, then I can better plan around stuff.

Thanks in advance

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Removal of 'onesource' template
I've just been looking at Ralph Greatorex, and I noticed that you removed the onesource tag with the edit summary 'given the great age, unlikely that other sources will be easy to find, that makes this tag more defacing than helpful'. I've just been looking at the ODNB article, and an updated article on Ralph Greatorex was written for the 2004 edition, and further updated in May 2005 and January 2008 (the latest version). Do you think you could check the current edition of the ODNB before assuming that other sources are not available, or that the 1900 ODNB entry hasn't been updated? Carcharoth (talk) 13:33, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Quite honestly, I don't recall what I checked, given that this was about 2 months back. Ray  Talk 01:19, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Addition to listing for Business for Peace Foundation
Hello, I saw your comments at The Business for Peace Foundation and do not agree that it reads like an advertisement or is unverifiable. Please advice how we can resolve this. The foundation is a non-profit, significantly involved in helping transform business towards a more ethical and responsible behavior, it is supported by Nobel winners in economics and peace and is self-financed. Get in touch through my talk page, if you wish.

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Harold Lewis
Nina Lewis, Hal's daughter, sent an announcement to all of his friends on May 26 regarding his passing that morning. What do you want, a newspaper article? I see the author of the changes to the text was "Ninamagic" so I have to wonder if that was his daughter Nina. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.36.250.10 (talk) 15:58, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi, my apologies, but it has to be a newspaper article, or an announcement from an official source, such as a university webpage. We've had a significant number of pranksters and vandals prematurely announcing people's deaths and other things before, and we have to be wary. Unfortunately, there really isn't an easy way to distinguish people on the internet. Best, Ray  Talk 05:40, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

This is Roger Lewis, the son of Harold Lewis. I also confirm the death of my father, as was communicated by my sister Nina. I also note that the book on Fuzzy Logic mentioned wasn't actually written by my dad--just check the author information on Amazon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.112.119.60 (talk) 07:17, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi, I've checked the author information as you suggested, and restored that part of it. As for the other, the problems I've described previously still hold. I have posted a request at our noticeboard for such matters to see if anybody else can find a source. Best, Ray  Talk 06:16, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Ray - I saw your note on the BLP noticeboard, and found a reference for the date of Professor Lewis' death in the university newsletter. I've added this to the article, and hope it's alright. -- Kateshortforbob talk  15:37, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Kate, thanks muchly. Ray  Talk 08:35, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Cathie Taylor
Did you even read the article? It says she won an Academy of Country Music award, which is a valid assertation of notability. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 00:02, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

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Kissinger on Latin America
Thanks for your comment on the Latin America section. I added the following:

Hi, Ray, thanks, I agree this section is overly long and should be condensed to accurately describe Kissinger's role. This time of period is quite important, perhaps less so than most Americans realize as it is an example of an American supported coup, led to 1000's of deaths (indirectly) under a dictatorial regime, and state-sponsored terrorism that we (the U.S.) provided some support for. It led to the first US car-bombing in Washington, D.C., and the murder of multiple American citizens.

I could condense it easily to a paragraph or two, but then TheTimesAreAChanging would object that it is inaccurate, when I am actually allowing him to present his view of events, even though it is overly positive with regards to what really happened. What should I do in this situation?

to the talk page there.

PS I don't understand responding by Talk Pages: should I respond on the subject talk page, the user talk page, both; or are they linked somehow? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veritas Aeterna (talk • contribs) 18:14, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi Veritas, the best place to discuss this is on the talk page of the article proper. I will respond there. Best, Ray  Talk 20:22, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Resolving Disputes
Hi, Ray,

What should I do with regards to the Henry Kissinger section dispute I am having with TheTimesAreAChanging? He continues to undo my edits despite my request that he wait until our dispute is appealed. He does not seem to be participating in our Talk Page discussion on the article. What happens next?

Thanks, Veritas Aeterna (talk) 08:33, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

PS I am also unfamiliar w resolving disputes so don't know if this is the right way. Is there a way I can appeal to a wider jury? Further, if there is a decision, how is it enforced? It seems TheTimesAreAChanging will just continue to change my edits if there is no enforcement.
 * I reverted you once, about something that was never discussed and for which you had no consensus. You edit warred to get it back in without discussion, and I acquiesced.  That you are a POV-pusher, with a tendency towards hyperbole, should be obvious to any neutral observer.  Hopefully, Ray will explain more calmly and politely than I that we really do not need to keep adding vastly more content to the article, as you just did, but instead that it should be cut and summarized with fewer quotations.TheTimesAreAChanging (talk) 02:36, 22 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I do indeed hope Ray will be more calm and polite. You've reverted me many times, despite the evidence, and so I've had to appeal our dispute. I've added changes to update the history of the section, and to provide more balance. The original discussion was overly exculpatory of Kissinger's actions, and based on dated sources. I have kept most of TheTimesAreAChanging original material in, to preserve that point of view, ignoring his personal rudeness, dismissive remarks, and personal attacks. I would say the POV pushing is on the other side and the evidence is clear. If the judgement is against what is indeed the truth, I will accept it, and it will be a pity that this Wikipedia article will remain as inaccurate as it was originally, but so be it. Yes, the article can be written so much more clearly than it is now, and with a much better representation of the truth, but then it will not preserve TheTimesAreAChanging's source material that tends to minimize Kissinger's role in the coup based on outdated (e.g., the Church Report, when not amended to account for subsequent revelations from the declassified documents from the Chile Declassification Project, including reports that show where the committee was deceived or evidence was withheld), or self-serving sources (e.g., Kissinger's memoir, which not surprisingly would place him in a better light than others might).


 * Veritas Aeterna (talk) 08:50, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi All, I am currently travelling outside the country and rather busy. I will comment when I return. All the best, Ray Talk 02:45, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

RfA: thank you for your support
Ray, thank your for your support and constructive criticism during my recent RfA. I will do my best to treat it as a "learning experience" in my future editing. Warm regards, Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 15:01, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Feliz Navidad (Héctor Lavoe album)
Hello, and thanks for tagging this for notability back in 2008. The tag's still there and you may want to read over WP:Notability (schools) and WP:NOTABILITY and add the reasons for your concern to the Talk pg. Alternatively, you could take it to the Notability Noticeboard or AfD, or remove the tag if you are no longer concerned. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 21:36, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi Boleyn, a cursory google search not providing in-depth reviews to establish independent notability of this album, I've just gone ahead and redirected it to the artist. It can't be that important if nobody's bothered to improve it for that long. Ray  Talk 16:06, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

The Sound of Music (The dB's album)
Hello, thanks for tagging this for notability. 4 years later, it's unresolved. If you still think it doesn't meet WP:NALBUMS, you may want to make it a redirect to the artist, or take it to WP:N/N or AfD. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 19:13, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi Boleyn, thanks, have redirected it to the music group. This is my usual habit when these things come up these days. Best, Ray  Talk 18:23, 27 February 2013 (UTC)



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Nice work on the entries on Sergio Campanato and Morrey–Campanato spaces
Hi, Ray. this is an appreciation of your work on the entries listed in this section title. Also, I would apologize not having answered earlier (I should answered you perhaps 4 years ago!!! :D ) to your kind message about my work on the Signorini problem entry: I had a bad time then, but this is no excuse for villainy. All the best, Daniele.tampieri (talk) 18:35, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi Daniele, thanks very much for your kind words. You do a lot of good work on Wikipedia, and I'm glad you're still at it. Best, Ray  Talk 18:02, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

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Article Feedback deployment
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 * 'kay, thanks. Ray  Talk 03:05, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

changes to marc hauser's page
ray, i edited the opening lines of my bio as the misconduct issue doesn't belong there. i have not removed or edited the misconduct section because that does belong there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdhauser (talk • contribs) 21:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, please respond at the talk page for the article; I'll respond there. Ray  Talk 21:36, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Zygmunt Vetulani
In this case I refered to professor's CV, but as many people may find it not insufficient source (and they're right), I added a reference to Polish President's official website. Francesco 13 (talk) 17:02, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Edits to Scott Gration
Hi: Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate your guidance as I learn the ropes. Re: copyright -- thank you for the guidance on text from press sources. Re neutrality: I am sensitive to maintaining NPOV, which is why I have only cited the views / opinions of others and not my own in all of my edits, have sought to ensure all all viewpoints expressed in referenced articles are reflected, and have improved references / removed only text that is not properly sourced / referenced. Please remember that sharing other's favorable views on the subject does not necessarily constitute bias toward the subject, just as including unfavorable views on the subject does not necessarily indicate bias against. All of my contributions are sourced and express the public views of sources available in the public domain, as consistent with the COI policy.

Please let me know where / how I should be disclosing any conflict of interest. In the edit summary? Elsewhere?

Thank you, Jpl24 (talk) 16:30, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, you're doing great. The edit summary was a good place to disclose conflicts of interest. Best of luck with continuing editing. Ray  Talk 03:56, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Notability of Japanese ambassadors
In the context established by Articles for deletion/Susumu Shibata, may I ask you to to take a look at two related articles. I wonder how to measure consensus opinion about Tsukasa Kawada‎ and List of Ambassadors from Japan to Algeria‎? --Ansei (talk) 17:28, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for mentioning these to me. I am waiting for the RFC to close, and then we may take action on these articles depending on the result. Ray  Talk 20:56, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

zeteo
Hi Ray, first of all I apologize for being so embarassingly slow in responding to your kind messages. The site is down because the provider temporarily shut it down because of mal-organized database queries. I have posted a message here, please comment there if you like. Thanks, Jakob.scholbach (talk) 04:51, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

An article on Osamu Hirota, Tamagawa University
Since you are from japan, I have left a message of the above title in the japanese wikipedia page of Help for Non-Japanese Speakers. Will you be kind to check it. Solomon7968 (talk) 13:29, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I am not Japanese, to put it mildly. Ray  Talk 19:02, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * OOps Solomon7968 (talk) 13:25, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Arbitration
I mentioned you.

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