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"promotional content and inappropriate external links" tag
Hello Voidvector! You tagged the "University Alliance of the Silk Road" page for "promotional content and inappropriate external links," but I at a loss to identify either of these. The article has no external links, and is mostly comprised of quotes from articles. Could you either point out objectionable content on the talk page, or remove the tag? Many thanks! xjtu2015 —Preceding undated comment added 19:44, 26 January 2017 (UTC)


 * It's verbiage sounds like advertisement / promotional material. Words like "aim", "foster", "promote", "designed", "leading" are used in a way that makes the article sound biased in favor of the topic. Most of those sentences could be easily rewritten to sound less so. For example, "The UASR aims to support training..." can be written as "Part of UASR's objective is to provide training...". The writing should put some distance between the voice of article and function of UASR. --Voidvector (talk) 04:00, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

China–Tajikistan border
hi dear, yes dispute has been resolved but see List_of_territorial_disputes (Historical disputes, subsequently settled). this category use for all of resolved and unresolved, can i add it or no?, thanks.Callofworld (talk) 18:41, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

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Kunlun Volcanic Group
Greetings,

are you sure that this edit is correct? If it is, the reference needs to be changed. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 19:51, 5 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Their satellite image is showing the correct location (you can compare the outline of the lakes with any mapping service), but the coordinates is wrong. I can try find something with correct coordinate. --Voidvector (talk) 20:08, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

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 * is there no grace period for this? I just didn't have time today to get back to it. --Voidvector (talk) 03:02, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I completely understand that you don't have time today - that is exactly why it would be best to keep it in draftspace to give yourself time to work on it. If it is unsourced in mainspace, it runs the risk that the article could be deleted. Jmertel23 (talk) 03:15, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

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Epidemiology of typhoid fever
It's best 2 use a template vice a html span. Category:Legend templates {{legend | red    | Strongly endemic}} {{legend | #e08040 | Endemic}} {{legend | silver | Sporadic cases}} Better yet convert to a mapbox you can outline the individual countries ;)

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 * feel free to edit it. I wouldn't consider myself a maintainer for that topic. I was simply reading the article on my phone, and the legend was broken. I thought about converting it to use, but the legend is also in-use on Commons and the main typhoid fever article. --Voidvector (talk) 12:10, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * fyi different fonts and different OS's/versions of Android, Windows, ios, Linux... can & will display differently. I assumed it was you that had posted on https://github.com/googlefonts/noto-emoji/issues/291

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkouklis(2) (talk • contribs) 12:47, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I'd already fixed this. :So never assume a span will display the same across all platforms please look for a template instead 🕃🙄🕄

The name of this road?
Hi Voidvector, I wonder if you can transliterate this name for me? I believe it is going from Lei (or Lai) to some place called "Du Rang Shang"? -- Kautilya3 (talk) 12:38, 22 February 2020 (UTC)


 * "勒-杜让尚公路"
 * "勒" appears to be the name of the village down the road (勒村 or 勒乡).
 * "杜让尚" (Durangshan) appears to be the name of a border outpost (See this Chinese article, use Google Translate). Someone marked it on Wikimapia. There is at least one Chinese article that seems to indicate the border outpost handles "floating population" (I am interpreting that as locals passing thru). --Voidvector (talk) 15:55, 22 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks, VV. The "floating population" probably refers to the tourists/visitors. At 3900 metres, it is as high as the Zoji La, with taller peaks surrounding it and a gushing mountain torrent (Namkha Chu) below. Add to that, this is the site where Premier Zhou taught the Indians a "lesson". So, it must be quite a popular tourist destination. I am guessing that this place at the bottom of the valley is a resort, with restaurants, shops and perhaps a few hotels/guest houses. Incidentally, the town of Le/Lai was apparently no more than a village in 1962. It is now the "Lai Xian". So, the military expenditure and the tourist traffic must have caused a boom in the local economy. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 14:05, 23 February 2020 (UTC)


 * You can follow me at Dhola Post :-) -- Kautilya3 (talk) 14:10, 23 February 2020 (UTC)


 * You are right about tourism. :) Didn't know about it myself. Here is a CCTV advertisement/propaganda video (English subtitle) where a local Monpa guy narrates about the economic changes in recent history. It looks like they are focused on rural tourism. Here is another video (no English subtitle) but some buildings that might be able to match aerial map. --Voidvector (talk) 18:07, 23 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Vow, awesome! It is a model town. I guess they are trying to show the Indians how to run a country! -- Kautilya3 (talk) 19:12, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Well, looking at the Indian side of the border today, I was pleasantly surprised. There are roads practically everywhere, in the valleys and the mountains, villages every few miles, with neatly built houses and roads.

The road on the left leads to the Namka Chu valley, where the 1962 war was fought. The road ahead, beyond the Taktsang Gompa, leads to the Sumdorong Chu valley, where there was a standoff in the 1980s. The road coming towards us takes you to Tawang and the Bum La Pass. Google says the pass is "temporarily closed", probably due to the ongoing standoff. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 00:08, 10 July 2020 (UTC)


 * That's awesome. It is nice to see countries invest in their infrastructure. Although in this case probably prioritized due to geopolitics rather than civilian needs, but either way a road is a road. --Voidvector (talk) 07:04, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

New maps
Hey, take a look at these Western China maps I uploaded recently:. I already found the map with Dahongliutan etc. Enjoy! Geographyinitiative (talk) 06:07, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Moldo?
Hi Voidvector, there was an India-China meeting yesterday at a place called Moldo, which was said to be "opposite Chushul". Could it be this: 门冬 ("Men Dong" according to Google translate)? There have been joint exercises between Chushul and Moldo in the past. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 13:44, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I took this article as a confirmation of my guess:
 * Joint drill for LAC peace, The Tribune (Chandigarh), 21 July 2016.
 * I notice that "Mandong" is already listed as a Chinese name of Spanggur Tso. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 19:33, 7 June 2020 (UTC)


 * I am not familiar with that region, far south of what I researched during the winter. Sorry, I got a new job, won't be able to contribute for awhile, even though there are some interesting news out of this region recently. Keep up the good work!!! --Voidvector (talk) 23:43, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, Voidvector. A new job under the current circumstances is a great accomplishment. All the best! -- Kautilya3 (talk) 11:36, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Mintaka Pass article
Hi there - on one of the other sides of Wikipedia language divide ;-) - I've been working on the Polish-language article on the Mintaka Pass and trying to trace down the meaning of its name. You seem to have referred to a Kyrgyz ethymology, but your source is rather elusive to the best of my research, ie I can't find the book in any libraries near me (I live in southern Germany). Would it be much of trouble to let me have a look at, for example, a scan of the page the Kyrgyz ethymology is given? I would hate to make you go out of your way about it but I'd hugely appreciate your assistance if you could. Best regards. --DaLoetz (talk) 11:03, 18 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Here are two other English source: Mintaka--"the pass of a thousand ibex", Mintaka means the "Pass of a Thousand Ibex".
 * The English sources did not identify language. I was able to find the language in Chinese sources. I copied the quote from Chinese source I used into the citation: Mintaka_Pass (Google translate).
 * Additionally, it can be read in modern Kyrgyz (See this Google translate, dictionary: миң теке). Also it is easily readable in a few other Central Asian Turkic languages (e.g. Kazakh - wiktionary: мең тәкә) --Voidvector (talk) 11:59, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

→→→ Huge thanks to you, VV! --DaLoetz (talk) 08:25, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * , thanks, but neither Wikipedia or I are no party to that lawsuit, so I am not obliged to read it unless it becomes a citable source.
 * I do want to tell you (or anyone else reading this) that Wikipedia is not any company's marketing channel. So we have no obligation to censor any information as long as it can be cited.
 * Also I see that you reverted my edit at Template:Stardock, claiming it is NPOV. I can tell you it is actually norm to list lawsuits in company templates (e.g. Template:Microsoft, Template:Apple Inc.). However, I am not going to spend the time on reverting your revert, since I have other things to do. --Voidvector (talk) 05:51, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I didn't mean you should read it for that purpose. I just thought you might find it interesting. I had seen that you had run into some of the same problems I've run into with the same people.--EggsHam (talk) 00:28, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

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Want to help?
Hello User:Voidvector, I am working on Draft:Tso Tang. Do you want to help me in editing? RPSkokie (talk) 08:47, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , not sure if I can help too much, there isn't much mentioning of them in history books as they are alkaline lakes (i.e. no use to caravanners/passing armies). The OpenStreetMap for it has link to Wikidata and Chinese Wikipedia already you can link. --Voidvector (talk) 19:36, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * @Voidvector I too failed to get anything relevant from the web. I work on geographical subjects from Ladakh, Tibet, and Trans-Himalayan region. And I am always open to collaboration. RPSkokie (talk) 03:23, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Hey User:Voidvector, I am working on a new draft Draft:Hongshan Hu. Do you want to help me in editing? RPSkokie (talk) 04:26, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , I think the common translation is "Hongshan Lake" (e.g. academic paper, Alamy stock photo). The Wikidata is here . Here's a YouTube video of someone's time-lapse driving passing the lake (link timestamped). Beyond that I don't think it is a lake of any significance. Also the lake doesn't appear on maps 50 years ago, like this one. --Voidvector (talk) 06:20, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * @Voidvector oh boy!, the details which you have shared is a goldmine. RPSkokie (talk) 09:21, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

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