User talk:Tatami53

February 2024
Hello, I'm FozzieHey. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Single Again (Mariya Takeuchi song) have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. FozzieHey (talk) 12:18, 11 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello. When you say "inappropriate for an encyclopedia," I'm wondering what is inappropriate about the link to my site, davidhalchester.com I am indeed the English-language lyricist for the song "Single Again." My website is now dedicated to my creative works as a screenwriter, but if you want me to track down the CD that shows my name as the writer of the English lyrics, I will. I just felt that since the page indicated that Phoebe Snow had done an English-language cover version of a song by Mariya Takeuchi, it might be nice to know who wrote the English lyrics.
 * I have lived in Japan since 1993. I could write an entire Wiki page about how the album came about. At any rate, could you please clarify what you mean by saying the link "seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia"? Honestly, I am unsure what is inappropriate about identifying myself as the English-language lyricist. (I have at lease 40-50 other Japanese pop songs that I wrote the English lyrics to. It was a thing back in the late '90s and early oughts to redo Japanese songs in English.)
 * Thank you.
 * David (Hal) Chester Tatami53 (talk) 14:00, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, I appreciate the time you've taken to reply. Wikipedia has guidelines on external links. An example of these is that links should be related to the article content as a whole, not personal websites, and not included within the content body. With that said, if you could find an independent reliable source which you could use as a reference, it may be appropriate to add some content to the article regarding your involvement in the lyrics creation, but I don't think a link to your website would meet the external link guidelines. Please do read and abide by the conflict of interest guidelines though. Thanks FozzieHey (talk) 14:11, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I understand what you said. It makes sense to me. Thank you. Tatami53 (talk) 14:57, 11 February 2024 (UTC)