User talk:YellowMonkey/Archive48

Welcome back, mate
I hope you feel better. We all missed you, and I hope antyhing that was troubling you prior to your break is all gone, for your wellbeing and benefit. All the best, and good luck,  Daniel Bryant  04:37, 29 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Welcome back! Hope the hibernation period is over now. By the way, this link is not working in your user page. :-) - KNM Talk 05:36, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Where is this link used? Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:47, 2 April 2007 (UTC)


 * In your user page, linking to "reported in the Indian media", in this line:
 * due to vandalism and edit-warring was reported in the Indian media and the New York Times. - KNM Talk 04:15, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh I see. I guess the link went dead or something. I was looking in the cricket bios. No wonder I didn't find anything. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

DYK Nomination
hi - thanks for supporting User:KNM move to nominate a DYK on Kapil Dev. I noticed one more when editing the page of Ajit Wadekar. Please let me know if the tit-bit is interesting enough to post as a DYK nomination - Kalyan 14:34, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * User:ALoan has already nominated Ajit Wadekar for DYK. However, I believe, the article needs some more expansion, because it is still a stub. - KNM Talk 15:52, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * There is a bit more info out there. He was the first Indian to score two consecutive Test centuries I think? Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually that was Vijay Hazare. There's quite a lot in his cricinfo profile which is not used. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Kosambi
Thanks for the note, Yes the Dictionary of Pali Proper Names is a good resource, it makes it easy to find out things. It only needs to be integrated into an article, which is quite a fun activity....Greetings, Sacca 15:58, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh of course. Interesting place to learn as well. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Can I please know as to who are you to decide whether any trivia is irrelevant or not???
Kindly do not remove my content from the John Bracewall page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kmisra (talk • contribs) 17:05, 2 April 2007 (UTC).


 * Well, it seems to be unencyclopedic and doesn't seem to fit into the prose at all. If this is the case, then it shouldn't really be there. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Here is the summary of Wikipedia's rules on trivia -

"Should trivia be allowed on Wikipedia?

Yes and no. It is not reasonable to disallow all information that some editors feel is unimportant, because the term "important" is subjective. That said, an ideal Wikipedia article would present its subject in a straightforward but well-organized way, without spending much time on unnecessary details, yet while referring the reader to other articles or outside resources where more details can be found."

Important phrases here - "straightforward", "well-organized", "without spending time on unnecessary details", "referring the reader to other articles".

Clearly, I have followed all the rules for trivia here. Would therefore request you to bear in mind these points when you remove any articles.

(User talk:kmisra) 11:02, 3 April 2007 (IST)


 * Can you fit it into his biography smoothly. Trivia is by defintion trivial and thus unencyclopedic. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Re: DYK
Regarding this, I don't believe either article ever made it to DYK. From quickly looking at histories, I see that ALoan's nomination was removed from Template talk:Did you know, but not added to Template:Did you know/Next update subsequently. Obviously no links exist to it from the main page or thereabouts. — Kaustuv Chaudhuri 06:15, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, whoops, I'm sorry. The page was not added to the update page and it went missing. Apologies, I put it there now. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:21, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Hindutva revert performed by you stating “pov and not supported by the source”
Dear Blnguyen, I updated Hindutva article with reference to make reader understand that my contribution to this article is not POV or OR. I appreciate your valid concern and thanks for hints to provide references. With love John Paul 10:05, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The article eg, states that Mr Staines and his sons was killed by a group of Hindu. You wrote a generalisation in the lead that Hindutva is generally engaged in attacking Christians. This is not what the source stated, so I removed it. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Mangalore, User:Sarvagnya, User:Gnanapiti
I have blocked Sarvagnya for a period of four days, and indeffed Gnanapita as it now abundantly clear that these two users are sockpuppets, complementing each others' edit-wars in synchronisation. &mdash; Nearly Headless Nick   {C}  11:39, 3 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I thought it was established they were different users. You (referring to blnguyen) even told me to stop suggesting they were the same, and so did dmcdevit, aksi, etc. Baka man  23:25, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

NHN, you are mistaken, so I unblocked both of them. The first time in November, they were visiting each other from interstate and the RFCU showed them to be in the same place but after that, they went back home again and the two RFCUs after that were negative. The most recent was this February. From November until mid February they were put under a joint 3RR and no double voting on linguistic divisive topics. After a while it was obvious that both were serious contributors and article writers and not only there to get extra reverts and votes, so Aksi and I agreed to remove their restrictions as Dmcdevit decided not to partake in the inquiry. the discussion is in my archive some where. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Understood. I apologise for the inconvenience caused. &mdash; Nearly Headless Nick   {C}  15:19, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Here it is. Sarvagnya 09:31, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

DYK Award
Thanks so much for your recognition of my DYK work. It's nice to know that one is appreciated.-- Eva  b  d  12:39, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Your welcome, it's a pleasure. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

RFCN
Howdy! You're welcome to participate on WP:RFCN, but it's inappropriate to be using non-username criteria as you've been doing during the Heavybuddha discussion. I don't know whether you've been doing this on any other discussions. If this is not a condition you can abide, it may be best if you curtail your future involvement there. If, on the other hand, you're willing to use WP:U in the discussions to determine name appropriateness, then please remain. - C HAIRBOY (☎) 03:54, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh that's fine although, you could have just told me so there.... Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Cricket grounds
Thanks for the prompt response. I will wait for further contribution then AfD the article as cricket-related and see what happens. I have proded it previously and the Aquinas College wikipedia kruftian killed the prod without improving the article, the most he has said is "Western Fury play there" (I'm guessing, once, when they couldn't get onto their real game due to a PURA Cup clash).Garrie 04:23, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I think a merge is in order to be perfectly honest. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

85.96.159.36
Thanks! Khoikhoi 04:24, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Hello again
Thanks for the welcome back, Blnguyen. I'll bear your offer in mind and be in touch if necessary. All the best. --BlackJack | talk page 05:55, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the feedback. i accept all your points. will remember them going forward Kalyan 07:10, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

1st world cup trophy
I have found a free picture of the 1st world cup trophy. But do we need it? Because I have been looking but I can't find any information on the trophies used before the current one.--ThugChildz 08:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well why not, if it's free we can use it under any circumstances. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 08:36, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

It looks like the Prudentials Cups had a similar trophy while the others changed when the sponsors changed until the 1999 wc. So the 1st three had a similar trophy while 87, 92 and 96 had different trophies because of different sponsors until the icc decided to have its own trophy. But so far I couldn't find any source to help me, so if you can find any that be great though.--ThugChildz 19:15, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah, why not, it would certainly enhance the visuals of the page. How do you know it is free if you don't know the source. It hasn't been long enough to expire copyright automatically. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, I wasn't talking about the source of the picture. The picture has its source but I couldn't find a source to support the sentence above about the 1st three cups being the same and the others different until '99. I just came up with it, may be OR or may be the theory is right, from looking at the pictures of past trophies. Also, I couldn't find a source for any facts on any of the past world cup trophies.--ThugChildz 04:04, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Vietnamese diacritics
Hello. I notice that you are contributing a lot of articles about Vietnamese people, without using the diacritics used in Vietnamese (for tone, etc.), and sometimes these are changed by other people. Is there a standard naming convention/manual of style on the English Wikipedia regarding Vietnamese? I can't find a statement about it. I would think the original version (with diacritics) should at least be mentioned, if it is not used in the page name. Are you able to add them? Your articles are nice, by the way. Rigadoun (talk) 18:59, 5 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately, I am not particularly confident in that some people have names with the same characters but the diacritics are different - two of my relatives for instance. As a result, I would generally not add diacritics unless I know from a Vietnamese source what the diacritics are, or unless the name is so common that it is highly likely that it is a given diacritic. The other thing is that I have no Vietnamese keyboard, so I can't do anything, unless I go trawling through other articles and look for the exact character and diacritic combination and cut and paste, which is somewhat difficult. In any case, as far as the location of the articles, it is often put without diacritics. I have to say I do this when I create new pages because it is more keyboard convenient, although I will not move an article if it is located where there is a diacritic. As for the lead, the full diacritic is used, even if it is not used in the rest of the text. I think User:DHN would be most qualified to help you in supplying the correct diacritics. I am willing to provide to audio pronunciations if it is desired, as I have done in the past. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Cloak and Dagger (society) deletion
I am looking for the article entitled "Cloak and Dagger (Society)

According to wikipedia, it was deleted by you on 6 June 2006...yet the creation pages claim it was made on 11 July 2006. Could you help me recreate what exactly happened to this page? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 141.161.83.126 (talk) 21:04, 5 April 2007 (UTC).


 * I don't believe this is the case. The history available to administrators shows that it has not been edited since I deleted it in June. I deleted it under WP:PROD, so if you contest the deletion, you can recreate the page. Blnguyen  (bananabucket) 03:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Ching Hai Bio
I have researched the internet sources cited in the biography and revised the biography to quote what was written (previous writer generalized some things). I didn't delete any information previously stated -- just made it more concise and organised. I also removed all the biased and weasel words and phrases to give a more neutral POV. This is, as stated before, a living person's biography, and as such we must follow the guidelines given. I respectfully ask you to give a valid reason for reverting my work. Thank you. Sg2ns5 23:08, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Noted, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you! :-) Sg2ns5 00:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

RfA
Thank you for the support vote in my recent RfA. Although it wasn't successful I appreciate your vote of confidence. Anyway, I'm continuing on with editing Pacific War-related articles and hopefully you'll see several of them on the FA nominations page in the future. Cla68 23:01, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Ernham is back
Hi. I notice you've been involved in blocking User:Ernham before. He's just come back from his ban, and is already at it again, removing sourced references etc. he doesn't like with no attempt to discuss. I'm immensely frustrated at wasting time reverting him, and hope not to get sucked into another edit war. I'd appreciate your help in keeping an eye on him, especially his 'contribution' to Lothar von Trotha and Herero and Namaqua genocide. Thank you :) Greenman 12:51, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've reported him at and commented on a report of his against another user at . It would be much appreciated if you could add your comments if you get a chance. Thank you :) Greenman 12:45, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately the post is now archived, and I didn't get a chance to respond while I was away. I will however resuscitate it. Please do note that Ernham's activities have raised the ire of more than on member of the Arbitration Committee. I am waiting for him to return to the F1 articles. I am also a math-theoretical physics student and have noticed his edits to certain Jewish Mathematicians and physicists, as well as regarding the Nazi expulsions of the scientists. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks from Akhilleus

 * Congratulations. I am sure that you will do well. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Swimming
Hi Blnguyen,

I am trying to start the Swimming Wikiproject. I got this idea when I noticed that the Phelps page did not have a picture, even when it was a featured article on the main page, and when he broke the world record. Swimming/WaterSports needs a hub of workers to help with swimming related articles. The project would include long and short course, along with water ballet, syncro, diving, water polo, open water and the players of those sports. It's all up for discussion. If you are interested, please add your name here. See you around the pool, --wpktsfs 04:22, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the invite, it's time swimming made a splash in the real world and on Wikipedia. Also feel free to help maintain Portal:Swimming. I have many topics I am interested in and it is certainly a welcome prospect of having more people maintaining the swimming articles. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
Hi - I finished major changes in the article. Please let me know if the same is OK as i plan to rework other major test venues on these lines.

Also, i think you might find a couple of DYK candidates in the article

Kalyan 19:29, 8 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Definitely, I am happy to have a look. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the comments. Takes some time for me to learn the rules. BTW, India's 376 against NZ was the then highest score against test playing nations. Australia and SA scored 434/438 in 2006 and there was no scores in between or earlier that was higher than 376 against test playing nations. i made that change in the page. Thanks

Kalyan 04:46, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

My Succesful RfA
Thanks a lot. And thanks for your support on the RfA as well. :) Cya around. --  soum  (0_o) 05:32, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Admin anniversary
Thank you for remembering, and again for nominating me last year! Best wishes, Kusma (talk) 08:37, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

ArbCom activity
Hi. I noticed that you voted to accept a case today. Should we move you back to "active"? If so, should we do so only for new cases, or for cases already accepted as well? Regards, Newyorkbrad 10:05, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I will do so myself. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. In that case, we'll let you back in all the majorities and I won't hold it against you that you were the first oppose on my RfA candidate. :) Newyorkbrad 02:34, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

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 * Thankyou for the welcome and pleased to meet you my dear sir. Your name sounds very familiar to me but I can't quite remember where I encountered it before.....:) Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Re:History
Well, if the historian's got credentials...We should judge his credibility by his credentials, not by his claims. I'm pretty sure that there are some Chinese historians out there who would argue that Chinese imperialism was beneficial to everyone involved, just like there are some Chinese linguists who argue that Vietnamese is a Sinitic language. DHN 15:13, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, the guy's a self-proclaimed revisionist and tries to overturn established historical fact so..... Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Email
Hi, Blnguyen. All yours. Let me know via here if you have a problem. Best regards. --BlackJack | talk page 05:37, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've sent you one. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Nice DYK editing
Hey, I just wanted to say, that was some nice group work there with you and me and User:Doops in trimming and copyediting the next update. I was rather pleased with the way they turned out.  howcheng  {chat} 06:06, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * That's fine. In October last year I managed to squash 9 or was it 10 hooks into one update! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

As you're back (and I'm not, yet)...
can I be annoying and ask for you to finish your contribution to my editor review? ;-) --Dweller 13:22, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh I did. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:15, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Eurovision query
Please see Talk:Shir_Habatlanim Thanks --Dweller 13:37, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:15, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

hopeless hindus?
I've decided to start a discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics so we can come to a consensus about some unfortunate comments from a user with a predilection toward Hinduism. Baka man  22:43, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I think you have to use ANI. A wikiproject isn't really the place for this stuff. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:15, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for dealing with Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll. I was going to ask you to begin with but didn't want to bother you so thought I'd post a request for protection... what a disaster that was! Not a topic I have any interest on apart from a pageant girl being in the mix (hence it being on my watchlist) and I've already spent too much time sorting it out. :P Hope all is well with you. -- PageantUpdater  •  talk  |  contribs  |  esperanza  01:13, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The sprotect template seems to have disappeared... fixed that :) -- PageantUpdater  •  talk  |  contribs  |  esperanza  01:17, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

It's actually easier to just ask an admin for page protections really...most people do it. It's only those who don't really know any admins on a personal note that will join the standard queue...and likely get fobbed off unless it gets hypervandalised. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:15, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

My editor review
Thank you! Really helpful. I've replied in detail at Editor review/Dweller --Dweller 08:33, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've started by hacking Robin Smith (cricketer). --Dweller 09:07, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Apologies
Apologies for not showing more maturity in this matter, and thank you for protecting the page - sadly, I think it's the only solution until the wholesale deletions, content removals and taggings stop. Orderinchaos 08:44, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh not at all, an edit war's hardly a big deal. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:40, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Article deletion
Can you please do an IAR and delete Ashwin Prabhakar. I prodded it but he de-prodded it. It is a waste of a time to go for an Afd. Tintin 15:26, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:40, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you
Thanks! I have to say, I'm amazed by the constant consistency of the DYK team. A very well-oiled machine fueled by laudably competent editors. Κύδος all around. Alekjds talk 03:48, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Ditto. Thanks Blnguyen! — An as  talk? 03:56, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Today's featured article/April 13, 2007
Hello! When placing a Commons image on the main page, please upload it here first. Otherwise, it might be vandalised at the Commons (to which the template's protection does not cascade). Thank you! —David Levy 03:53, 13 April 2007 (UTC)