User talk:Ryan-D/Archive 1

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School and porn
Please stop listing porn star in a secondary girl school, it is really very bad taste. I don't see the motivation why one would do that unless (1) one is really a fan, (which I don't believe you are) or (2) he/she is attacking the school. You can move this discussion to my talk page if you want, I don't want to fill these in RGSS talk page which is blanked by anon multiple times already. --Vsion 15:23, 13 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Slashme is not responding. As you have also inserted "academic" and "political activist" to her entry, and also in my user talkpage, you said "She's mainstream enough ... ", could you explain these comments or give references as to what she has done/achieved such that she can be considered to be notable in the mainstream, please? --Vsion 23:02, 19 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Btw, you also said "It put her on front pages on newpapers all around the world." . Could you name the newspapers in which she was in the front pages? --Vsion 01:58, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

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Wikimania 2007, email
Hello, can you specify your email, so others can email you. Thanks. Anyway you may have noticed this page, your help is greatly appreciated, and a little help is better than nothing. Please email me if you would like to help, or leave me a message at my talk page. Thanks. --Ter e nce Ong (T 09:57, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Help
Hi, I see you're in Raffles JC. I am running a study on English language use in Singapore and am still looking for 12 JC1-level students (4 of each race). Would you be interested in taking part? There's an outline of the research on my website. Just [mailto:jakob.leimgruber@ell.ox.ac.uk drop me a line] if you're interested in any way. Thanks in advance! JREL (talk) 04:32, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Tifa and Aerith articles
Hi, I noticed that you reverted Tifa's article in the Love section, so I was wondering if you could give your input and opinions to this discussion. Thanks! :) — Mir  l   e   n   21:58, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Dispute on Tifa Lockhart's talk page
I've posted a comment on the talk page, and I hope you'll respond to it. I'm preparing myself for heavy attacks from the rabid Cloti fans, but see if we can stave if off together &mdash; because the OR in the Tifa Lockhart and Aerith Gainsborough articles needs to go, and PresN from WP:FF has added his agreement in this. — Mir  l   e   n   03:56, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

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RJC
I am just doing the same thing you did to my contribution. I had already warned that while I respect others contribution by not deleting it, but you guys keep blanking my contribution, therefore, you guys had already committed vandalism. I am just doing the same thing as you did.icecold1 06:22, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I will stop removing the content provided you stop removing mine. icecold1 06:44, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

RGS
Let's put aside the decision on AC's inclusion on RGS for the time being. What I'm truly disappointed is your stated reason regarding the feminism and activism stuff, which I firmly believe is false and is just a gimmick from the producer, and a porn storyline. I suggest you do some research and sort it out for yourself. --Vsion 10:05, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid that i have to remind you what you wrote. You stated that: "One of interest and curiousity, being that she was once from one of the top schools in Singapore and ended up in the porn industry because of some beliefs in the feminist theory." It sounds analogue to argument made by icecold with regards to WSM. Frankly, if you believe in such rubbish, you are being fooled by the porn industry. Ok, now you wrote in my talk page that: "My argument all along was that she was notable for the one stunt she did." So, can I take it that this is your true and final reason? --Vsion 10:47, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, we both now agree that the feminism and activism stuff is irrelevant. Instead it's all about the "first-of-a-kind sex act and the media attention that it gathered". It goes to show that the AC entry on RGS is basically porncruft. Now, there are plenty of porncruft in wikipedia, but an article of a secondary school is hardly a place for porncruft. --Vsion 17:36, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * As i noted above, media attention is part of your reason, and I don't challenge that fact. However, please don't exaggerate things. What "impact" or "influence" does AC has besides being a subject of jokes and curiosity? What aspect of public consciousness have this gotten hold of? Your comment  does reinforce what I suggest at Mailer's talk page  Perhaps we can call this "Annabel Syndrome", which include among other things, that only articles that porn star get listed as notable alumni are Singaporean school articles. --Vsion 23:09, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Re : Icecold1
I notice you've added Sockpuppeteer to his userpage, but I see no sign of CheckUser or list of sockpuppets used...? - Mailer Diablo 03:00, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see. Yeah, I did find the use of that template rather odd...because that template was supposed to be used on hard-banned users and recurring vandals. - Mailer Diablo 17:25, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

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Fann Wong
Thanks for the comment you left on my talk page! I'm very new at this and this is the first time I'm leaving a comment on another person's talk page. Have a good day! Voda voda 15:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Chandrannair
Hey Ryan,

I merely responded to this post at WP:AN/I. Using multiple accounts to vote at an AfD is indeed a violation of WP:SOCK. However, if Chandrannair is really the husband of Ivygohnair as she claims, wouldn't it still be meatpuppetry? I'm willing to unblock, as long as they make it clear that they're not going to violate Wikipedia policy in this manner again. Khoikhoi 19:19, 26 November 2006 (UTC)


 * No problem, you might also try notifying Dmcdevit who did the check. Khoikhoi 15:31, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi, since I stumbled upon this page doing a google search on chandrannair, I thought I should give a background of this conflict. I became a Wikipedia editor in October 2006 when I found that there was an immense gap vis-a-vis older notables in the  literature of Singapore/creative writing field. I am a published journalist/writer myself and my husband Chandran Nair is a Singaporean Poet. We both have accounts on wikipedia and as we live together, we naturally share the same IP address, although we possess more than one computer/laptop at home. We were active only on two AFD debates: Ivy Goh Nair, and the List of Famous Nairs. I had never ever heard of the term "sockpuppet" ( being new to wikipedia) until I was blocked for three days for "sockpuppetry" by user:Khoikhoi" (on 18th November, more than two weeks after the last AFD debate had ended and on the very day I was supposed to "clean-up" the List of Nairs, which survived the AfD process) for user:justiceforus and user:chandrannair (who were both blocked indefinitely for the "crime" of sockpuppetry on both AfD debates). I responded by a "Mea Culpa" for user:justiceforus (who btw never intervened on the Ivy Goh Nair debate) but complained that calling User:chandrannair a sockpuppet was abusive. User:Ryan-D contacted me out of the blue on 26th November to say there was a change of heart over user:chandrannair and the rest is history.Ivygohnair 10:45, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Fann Wong - on replacing 'Fann' with 'Wong'
Thanks for restructuring and clarifying the article. However, given that her real name is Fann Woon Fong, I think the references to 'Wong' may give the impression to foreign readers that 'Wong' is her surname, when in reality her surname is Fann (real name: Fann Woon Fong). Please let me know what you think. Thanks! Voda voda 04:04, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

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Tifa Lockhart article
Hey, I've gotten the compromise typed up quite a time ago, but I've been searching and searching, and I cannot find the source for FFVII reunion files. I was wondering if you knew, because it would help. Thanks, Ryan. &mdash; Mir  l   e   n   04:30, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I have the scans, but I don't quite know the exact source. Thanks anyway though. (You know, I clicked on the 'd' thinking it was a talk page, only to find that it meant absolutely nothing at all. :P) &mdash; Mir   l   e   n   23:12, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I feel bad for taking a lot of time, but after that conflict, I feel rather uneasy about posting the bit because there seems to be some measure of peace that I don't want to ruin.  I'd rather wait and get the exact sources to hopefully minimize arguments about validity of the statements in a controversial topic.  Thanks for all your help, Ryan! :)  Oh, and my e beats your d any day! ;) &mdash; Mir   l   e   n   00:09, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

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I'm confused about your move of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (television series). Your edit summary pointed to WP:TV-NAME, but that guideline gives these examples: "Lost (TV series), Survivor (TV series), King of the Hill (TV series)", i.e. the opposite of this move. Umm.. I'm confused. --Geniac 18:48, 14 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Ryan: I figured it may have been something like moving a bunch at once, and it just didn't come across my watch list until someone did an edit today. Thanks for letting me know. As far as the naming goes, I'm okay with where it is for right now, though if someone moves it back, we'll just start changing redirects again. Most of them are on the template anyway. --JohnDBuell 19:44, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

11:11
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Fann Wong picture
Just wanna say thanks for finding that lovely picture of Fann Wong at the Asian Festival of First Films gala reception! Sure brightened up the page a lot. ;) Voda voda 16:23, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Singapore National Poet
Dear Ryan, were you the one who was responsible for putting Chandran Nair as the National Poet of Singapore and attributing it to me? I only ask because you seem to have a personal interest in us. If it is not the case, please accept my sincere apologies. Ivygohnair 00:26, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

If you did it and meant it as a nasty joke, then it has backfired; for it seems to have achieved the opposite effect you wanted; google and other search engines are going to town about the fact and I have disclaimed publicly any responsibility. BTW the hacker put the date of my "supposed" intervention as 8 October, which is around the date I first discovered Wikipedia. Anybody with common sense would agree that an "oldie" like me would not have discovered the "List of National Poets" at such any early stage when I didn't even know how to sign my name in talk pages! Again my sincere apologies if you were not the hacker. Ivygohnair 00:35, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Ryan D (One Man Jury on Singapore Poets?)
How come you can decide by your personal edits that the article created by you on Goh Sin Tub is of mid importance and the articles on Robert Yeo and Chandran Nair are of low importance? Ivygohnair 01:14, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

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Meetup
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Raffles Institution
Hello, Ryan-D,

I notice you have been trying to take care of the above mentioned article, by improving tone, language etc. I appreciate you helping in the mantainence of my school's article. However, I feel that your recent mass deletion on the grounds of "little interest to anyone but Rafflesians" isn't very valid.

I see no harm in putting that extra bit of info back after a little copyediting and elaboration. Sections in bad state do not necessarily mean they are useless. Rather, they should be improved upon. In fact, featured schools articles have such "cruft" too. For example, Hopkins_School has its student council sections, similiar to that of the PB, Stuyvesant_High_School has its rather long ECA sections, with even school clubs, publications,  and activities organized by the PB, while our partner exchange school Scotch College, Perth also has its student life section too, with stuff like Moray(that's the camp), and Novell computer systems. I don't see what's so uninteresting about them, as by reading them, I get an insight into student life there, and likewise, ppl would be able to understand more of RI life too.

However, if the mindset goes that such student culture elements are not important, then I guess the culture of other schools would be deleted too, such as those mentioned, and other local schools?

Of course, having said that, what we all should agree on is that this article sorely lacks is the academics! Raffles Academy, DMP, Ambassador Series, Merging of streams, DSAP are all given scant attention here.

Thank you for your time! :)

-Advanced 16:14, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I appreciate your timely reply and insight into writing articles to confront under WP:SCHOOLS, as well as a more detailed explanation of what you have been doing to the article so far. I now understand your actions more. It is good to see that you have an aim of improving the quality of the article too, and removing only detrimental content. While I agree that the article (in whole or in part) ignores WP:V, WP:NOR, and WP:NPOV, and that sections on "the sort of ties that the male teachers receive" are trivial, I do still hold on to my view that the sections are important, and if justified and written correctly, would be an asset to the article. You are right in that people do not spare a thought or put much effort into trying to solve the problem. I shall try to fit in the time and effort to improve the content in the abovementioned article then, and among others, ensure it adheres to policies, while at the same time "explain why the school is unique," though with all the stuff and cruft constantly being added, I must admit, much work is required. Feel free to inform me if you notice any inclusion or deletion of mine that would directly, or otherwise, compromise the article's quality. Advanced 16:13, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

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