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		Here's wishing you a marvellous holiday and the best of 2022 Fowler&fowler«Talk» 18:49, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Fowler&fowler! A well-taken collage of a well-decorated tree. I hope it sees you into a better 2022. CMD (talk) 21:32, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bahasa Malaysia

Hi

Sorry but I hope the article "Malaysian language" change name to "Standards Malay" because this standard using in Malaysia, Brunei & Singapore Malayan Law (talk) 06:19, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, the policy for article titles can be found at Wikipedia:Article titles. If there are high-quality WP:Reliable sources showing a change in name, we tend to follow them. CMD (talk) 18:09, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

About official language in Malaysia is Malay not Malaysian please see this https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/06/441594/perkara-152-perlembagaan-persekutuan-jelas Malayan Law (talk) 05:18, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding languages, here on English Wikipedia we generally title by English language names, unless no English names are available. CMD (talk) 16:29, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Malaysia is no longer 13 states!!!

Why keep reverting my edit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kititto (talk • contribs) 22:17, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/12/15/ma63-amendments-passed Kititto (talk) 22:20, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That source clearly lists the 13 states. CMD (talk) 22:26, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring

please state your citation. Kititto (talk) 01:58, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

He added that the Bill proposed to amend Clause 2 of Article 1 of the Federal Constitution to state that the states of the Federation comprises:

(a) the states of Malaya, namely Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor and Terengganu; and

(b) the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak. Kititto (talk) 22:29, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

it was changed on 1976 to thirteen states, which took so many years to revertback to 3 equal partner. Kititto (talk) 22:31, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

three entities: Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak Kititto (talk) 22:32, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an expert wikipedian, why not you change the obsolete facts yourself? Kititto (talk) 22:59, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is fake information dude :-( kititto. barat west & Europe Don't know about Malaysia Malayan Law (talk) 05:21, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

At least, we must set the information correct. Otherwise, fake news will prevail. Kititto (talk) 10:20, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Clause 2 of Article 1 of the Federal Constitution to state that the states of the Federation comprises:

(a) the states of Malaya, namely Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor and Terengganu; and

(b) the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak. Kititto (talk) 11:57, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

in short: the states of the Federation comprises 1. the states of Malaya, 2. Sabah and Sarawak (Borneo states).

Cannot read English? Kititto (talk) 11:58, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Individual interpretations of WP:PRIMARY sources, especially legislation, is not a strong basis for very high-level changes. In any case, there was no change in 1976 to thirteen states; the country has had thirteen states since Singapore dropped off in 1965. CMD (talk) 16:32, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Malaysia Don't change flag again that why Singapore still have in Malaysian flag Malayan Law (talk) 16:41, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's correct, although it's officially regarded as representing the federal territories now. CMD (talk) 16:43, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MobileDiff/1063940346&markasread=236605313&markasreadwiki=enwiki

if my edit doesn't meet the wikipedia requirment, please do update the latest progress and give a clearer picture to the readers, and don't revert without proper reason! Kititto (talk) 00:23, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/23727/federal-constitution-cannot-be-amended-regarding-sabah-sarawak Kititto (talk) 00:32, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

also, why do you insist to put Pakatan Harapan back in the article, and not adding other political parties or coalition? Kititto (talk) 00:33, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia

Now I understand why wikipedia cannot win the academic recognition. Because full of people like you!

Kititto (talk) 00:42, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Name, States and territories of the Federation 1(2) The States of the Federation shall be Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Terengganu. | changed to | (a) the states of Malaya, namely Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor and Terengganu; and

(b) the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak. Kititto (talk) 00:48, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Name, States and territories of the Federation 1(2) The States of the Federation shall be Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Terengganu.

| changed to |

(a) the states of Malaya, namely Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor and Terengganu; and

(b) the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak. Kititto (talk) 00:49, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

can you reflect this change in wikipedia Malaysia? Kititto (talk) 00:50, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The text of the constitution does not appear on the Malaysia article. Have you looked at WP:PRIMARY? CMD (talk) 21:06, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I talk about fact, which is not correct on wikipedia. Not intent to argue with you about how wikipedia works. Kititto (talk) 02:00, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The way Wikipedia works is aimed at best reflecting WP:Reliable sources. That is a key component of editing here. CMD (talk) 09:28, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Politics of the Philippines

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Officially name language for Malaysia

Hi bro Please using true information about officially language of Malaysia. Article 152 already said official language is "Malay" not "Malaysian" please bro using true information. http://www.commonlii.org/my/legis/const/1957/12.html https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/504604 https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2019/01/450208/our-constitution-and-human-rights — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malayan Law (talk • contribs) 03:53, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Malayan Law, this is already covered in the article. CMD (talk) 09:28, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You still writing "Malaysian" at Malaysia article, please change to "Malay" bro. Please using same from article 152 the constitution of Malaysia Malayan Law (talk) 13:18, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Because that is the name of our article on the language. CMD (talk) 14:57, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please using "Malay" bro not "Malaysian". See the constitution of Malaysia please Malayan Law (talk) 05:04, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read our two articles on the matter? I'm actually quite interested in the situation, but simply saying a certain name appears in the constitution is not helpful. CMD (talk) 07:45, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seems kind of trollish, I brought up an official name in the Malaysian constitution, then you responded to it, and then suddenly this account pops up. --Donald Trung (talk) 07:57, 8 January 2022 (UTC) Never mind, the above account is much older. Malay and Malaysian are two different concepts anyhow with Malaysian being the standard language of Malaysia and Malay being also used outside of Malaysia. At least as far as I know. --Donald Trung (talk) 07:59, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There are two different concepts, but what those concepts are called is a real-life issue. CMD (talk) 08:01, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So? Do you go User:Donald Trung Singapore & Brunei? They official language also using same Malay standard like Malaysia but article about Singapore & Brunei Said official language is Malay. The standard using at Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei is same dude — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malayan Law (talk • contribs) 13:04, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Indonesian language is also a version of the Malay language and it uses a different standard and has a different vocabulary. "Malaysian" is less ambiguous and the "Malay language" already explains this. --Donald Trung (talk) 13:09, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So why Singapore & Brunei official language is said Malay not Malaysian ? They using same standard malay language as Malaysia. About indonesian language I already know that is also Malay language but not standard Malay like Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei using. You can see constitution of Indonesia it say official language is "indonesian" not Malay. Malaysia, Brunei & Singapore constitution said official language is "Malay"(Standard Malay). I hope you know that, Malaysian language never became official name at Malaysia if article 152 constitution of Malaysia still said "Malay"same like Singapore & BruneiUser:Malayan Lawtalk — Preceding undated comment added 15:08, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Antarctica

I have nominated Antarctica for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. CMD (talk) 16:23, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the welcome

Thanks for the welcome! :) Vacationer (talk) 19:17, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Removing a photo from your talk page

Hi, I removed an inappropriate photo from your talk page. I believe it was vandalism by an IP. it was there for 10 days so probably some administrative actions are required for your talk page history.Premitive (talk) 09:02, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So it goes. @Ponyo: if you wouldn't mind extending the revdels, one of the rollbacks was apparently mistimed. CMD (talk) 09:41, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think maybe someone else already rev-deleted it. If not, please post the diff and I can zap it.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:07, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ponyo: Well, I was referring to these, but now, you know, waves hands vaguely. CMD (talk) 23:46, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've added semi-P to your talk page to keep the silly children at bay for a while. Let me (or any other admin) know if this causes you more problems than you wanted. Cheers, Nick Moyes (talk) 14:35, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Discretionary sanctions topic area changes

In a process that began last year with WP:DS2021, the Arbitration Committee is evaluating Discretionary Sanctions (DS) in order to improve it. A larger package of reforms is slated for sometime this year. From the work done so far, it became clear a number of areas may no longer need DS or that some DS areas may be overly broad.

The topics proposed for revocation are:

• Senkaku islands
• Waldorf education
• Ancient Egyptian race controversy
• Scientology
• Landmark worldwide

The topics proposed for a rewording of what is covered under DS are:

• India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
• Armenia/Azerbaijan

Additionally any Article probation topics not already revoked are proposed for revocation.

Community feedback is invited and welcome at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions. --Barkeep49 (talk) 16:59, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

Precious

One year!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:53, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda Arendt a year already? I was not expecting that. Thanks again, CMD (talk) 14:52, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Palembang people

Hi.. refer to your last edit of reverting all sockpuppet edits including on Palembang people, Is it possible to restore his edit on this page? since on this page (only), his edit is actually improving WP and even you acknowledge that here, well.. maybe there are too much images, but that can be fixed. Also per WP:BLOCKEVASION, However, this does not mean that edits must be reverted just because they were made by a blocked editor. So I believe his edit on this page is acceptable can be further expanded. Thank you. Ckfasdf (talk) 04:00, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ckfasdf, I have no faith in that editor's ability to evaluate sources, and they frequently added WP:OR to articles. I thus have little faith in the actual content of the edits. I at no point said their edits improved Wikipedia, the majority-if not all-of their edits were detrimental. Looking more closely at the edits you refer to, it includes multiple entirely unsourced sections. That is WP:OR, and is not acceptable. CMD (talk) 05:09, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Banned users

Hi. Sorry, I had to revert your revert here: [1], because in this situation one banned user was reverting another, so the page needs to be restored to the original version. Grandmaster 00:08, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem Grandmaster, always annoying that disruption adds up to more than the sum of its parts. CMD (talk) 00:46, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there are so many of them that it is hard to keep track. Have a nice evening. Grandmaster 00:50, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Malaysia January 2022 newsletter

	The Malaysia WikiProject Newsletter
Issue 21 • January 2022 • About the Newsletter
WikiProject Malaysia would like to send all of our members happy New Year 2022. We wish you happy editing in Wikipedia and keep on making WikiProject Malaysia better. Statistics on the WikiProject progress and improvement: Subject namespaces: 20,829, an increase of 47 from last two months Articles: 13,347, an increase of 51 from last month Unassessed articles: 2,028, a decrease of 12 from last month Place-related articles without geographic coordinate: 1,269, a decrease of 9 from last month
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Block evasion reverts

Hi CMD, this edit request by a one-time IP appeared after you're recent block evasion revert on English language. I responded to it in good faith (Not done - unclear), but wanted to make sure you were aware of it, in case any follow-up is needed. Thanks. BilCat (talk) 23:06, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks BilCat. That's the same user. They like to claim innocence and raise questions through one-off IPs ([2][3]), deliberate preying on the good faith of others. If you are happy too, I would just remove the request per WP:BMB/WP:RBI. CMD (talk) 00:38, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I was considering removing it, but wanted to touch base with you first, as I'm. not familiar. with the case. Will remove it shortly. BilCat (talk) 00:46, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, touching base part of the value of a community project after all. CMD (talk) 00:48, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Telsho etc

Hey CMD, I've reverted you at User:Telsho[4]. Looking at the global log [5] I don't see a global lock. The account which added it is a weird one too, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lieutenant of Melkor. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 19:09, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem Horse Eye's Back, it was part of a general revert. Probably should apply for global locks though. Best, CMD (talk) 01:17, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just FYI looks like I was wrong. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 15:15, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

C'est la vie. Let's see if more fun comes when the semi-protection here expires. CMD (talk) 15:54, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Malayan Emergency

You might want to request Page protection for disruptive edits. --Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 04:02, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi one week. Johnuniq (talk) 04:16, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for March 6

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WikiProject Malaysia February 2022 newsletter

	The Malaysia WikiProject Newsletter
Issue 22 • February 2022 • About the Newsletter
WikiProject Malaysia would like to send all of our members happy Chinese New Year 2022. We wish you happy editing in Wikipedia and keep on making WikiProject Malaysia better. Statistics on the WikiProject progress and improvement: Subject namespaces: 20,844, an increase of 15 from last month Articles: 13,349, an increase of 2 from last month Unassessed articles: 1,924, a decrease of 104 from last month Place-related articles without geographic coordinate: 1,258, a decrease of 11 from last month
WikiProject Malaysia Statistics There are currently about 20,844 subject namespaces (excluding talk pages) attributed to the project, including 13,349 articles. There are 18 featured articles, 93 good articles, 5,757 stub articles and 1,924 unassessed articles. The project currently has 29 active members.
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