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I've never actually been involved in any mythological articles, and I don't remember why I created the redirect. I suspect that I typed "Catalan mythology" into the search box, discovered that it didn't exist, and created a redirect to the existing Catalan myths and legends article, to help people find the existing article. I would have no objection to you moving Catalan myths and legends to Catalan mythology; I don't know anything about how those articles are usually named. Good luck! -- Creidieki 22:18, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Go on, guess. Plasticbagparachute 20:09, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm here only for peaceful purposes, but i suggest you look at donncha's page Plasticbagparachute 22:06, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Ian, how do I revert changes made to my page by certain shrews? Plasticbagparachute 14:30, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Friend, I read you post on the Falun Gong talk page. The page was locked after a great deal of vandalism and there is a lot of such material and non-facutal stuff inside. I request your help in editing the article. And also with the page : Falun Gong Teachings

You may also get to better understand the cultivation system of Falun Dafa from the website www.falundafa.org Thanks. Dilip rajeev 11:11, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I understand that Hitler appropriated the ancient Symbol for his use.. You may aprreciate my edit better if you see the last version:"The Falun emblem is the symbol of the Falun Gong. According to Li “this Falun emblem is the miniature of the universe.” The central character is the Chinese 卍, wàn. Unfortunately, the similarity to the Nazi Hakenkreuz provokes relapse in schizophrenics, who perceive spurious connections."  :)

The Swastika is an ancient symbol that appears in many traditions from the mayan, the mesopotamian, The Greek to the The indus Valley Civilization ( which according to the theories of present day anthropology was wiped out in the "Aryan" Invasion ):

Infact a lot of what the texts on anthropolgy tell is far from accurate. We have enough evidence to completely re-write the books on anthropolgy. The swastika is not an invention of any religion or culture. Gautama Buddha didnt take the Symbol from Hinduism. This is because they consider the Dharma to be some form of speculative philosophy and theory taken from old texts... The ancient scriptures of vedic India solemnly affirm that the Dharma is not specualtve Philosophy. The Buddhist Scriptures tell us:

" The Dhamma is not a speculative philosophy, but is the Universal Law found through enlightenment and is preached precisely. "

I'd be glad if you could contribute to the article... Falun Dafa is an ancient cultivation practice ( direct translation of the Chinese Term Xiu Lian ), a Great Way (Dafa) of the Buddha School ( pls dont confuse with the relgion of Buddhism). You may get to understand the cultivation system of Falun Dafa from the page www.falundafa.org . Thank you.

Dilip rajeev 11:20, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Elevenscout, I was the author of the sentence that you removed as vandalism. I have added my response to Talk:Bertie Ahern, can you take a look and let me know if you can change your mind. -- Rye1967 00:40, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there...not sure if this was you logged out... :-) --HappyCamper 20:06, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is that right? Are all those IPs vandalism edits then in the page history? --HappyCamper 20:14, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm...well, it sure looks like it. I'm going to semi-protect the page. It seems to be the best solution, given that the vandalism is chronic. Cheers! --HappyCamper 20:18, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Consider yourself armed with an admin on your side :-) I'll do my best to make sure these accounts act in accordance with Wikipedia's established policies and best practises. After all, we are here because we want to write a good encyclopedia! Vandalism edits are contrary to that cause. Just come by and leave a message whenever you feel like it, and I'll take the time to look into things for you. See you around! --HappyCamper 20:24, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there - I think a few months should be plenty so I've lifted it. I'll check up every now and then. Let me know if you have questions. --HappyCamper 02:31, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you vandalize a fellow user's user page? --D-Day^{(Wouldn't you like to be a pepper too?, on WHEELS?!}) 20:26, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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You seem to have missed the evidence that I gave; I listed a number of books on philosophy, Asian philosophy, and Chinese philosophy (in order of specificity); the spelling used was overwhelmingly "Laozi".

Ah, I've just found my comment in the Talk page archive:

A quick and unscientific survey of fairly recent reference books to hand, plus some Web-based texts:

• Laozi

1. Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy (edd Carr & Mahalingam)
2. A Companion to World Philosophies (edd Deutsch & Bontekoe)
3. A Companion to the Philosophers (ed. Arrington)
4. Eastern Philosophy: Key readings (ed. Leaman)
5. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
6. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
7. Chad Hansen's Philosophy Pages

• Lao-zi

1. One Hundred Philosophers (Peter J. King}

"Lao Zi" doesn't appear anywhere, and "Laozi" is the clear front runner. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 13:33, 12 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You say: "It seems to me that none of the references you give are sources specifically devoted to him - only "encyclopedias of philosophy" and the like". True — but Wikipedia is also not a specialised work, but a general encyclopædia, so these references are particularly relevant. As I said in my original comment (from which the figures above are taken), there's no single answer to the question "which transliteration is more common?", as different transliterations will be common in different fields. We need to decide which field is most appropriate for our purposes.

Note that "reliability" doesn't really come into it; the various transliterations are equally correct — they're all attempt to capture in the Roman alphabet the sound of the Chinese by applying a set of conventions, and they're all bound to fail (for example, in so far as there isn't a single Chinese pronunciation across time and geography). --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 11:05, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your message; I'm still unclear, though, why you think that specialised works are more likely to use the more generally-used and popular transliteration than general, more popular works. As things stand, we're in line with the two main on-line philosophy encyclopædias and most of the on-line Chinese-philosophy sites, as well as some – at least – of the printed translations and other specialised texts (e.g. The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the "Tao-te Ching" of Laozi as Interpreted by Wang Bi transl. Richard John Lynn [Columbia University Press; ISBN 0231105819] and The Daodejing of Laozi transl. Philip J. Ivanhoe [Hackett; ISBN 0872207013]). --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 10:04, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hiya Ian. Dan. Ooer... I was a wondering... You put Antoku Tennō into yo thar hero list for "bravery". However, it appears he was drowned with by and with his grandmother at the age of 6.

If I get drowned by a relative sometime soon can I be in the list too?

Pweez!

Oh btw, how'd you do in japanese, fool! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dantastic (talk • contribs)

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Thanks for your help; and er... Happy Birthday. :) --Nearly Headless Nick 13:37, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to go ahead and expand the Genpei War article, based on inspiration from the entire sections present in the French version that were absent in the English version. Are you back from your two-week hiatus? I don't want to step in and do too much before you've had a chance to go in and do what you wanted to... LordAmeth 00:36, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Regarding this edit to the Lafcadio Hearn article: Although Lafcadio Hearn is largely forgotten in the West, he is still remember and respected by the Japanese for his books collecting Japanese legends and ghost tales. Therefore I am restoring the phrase "to the Japanese" to the intro of the article. ^BlankVerse 10:26, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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What is origin of this  ? Nasz 10:19, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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The name is sometimes translated as in different books as 'ourselves alone' or 'we alone' this is incorrect, as it means 'ourselves' or 'we ourselves' this is a translation from Irish Gaelic to English, so the text in the article is correct.--padraig3uk 22:30, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In English they may mean the same, but in the article we are refering to different sources ie books that mis-translate the meaning from Irish to English, so in that context the wording is correct.--padraig3uk 14:24, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i'm sorry Elvenscout742, the DVD cover uploaded has such poor resolution i couldn't see the "The" and mistook "Swordsman" to be the original title. i will move the article back to its original title and upload a DVD cover art with a slightly better resolution. Thanks for the heads-up! --Plastictv 04:17, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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A lot of vandalism has crept in. I removed all of it I think - just double check at your convenience: [1] --HappyCamper 04:32, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I think we'll keep it this way. --HappyCamper 22:18, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Its about a Chinese girl who becomes an assassin but runs away. She eventually finds a girl but is intercepted on the road by 3 or 4 soldiers. After killing them, she returns back to her adopted home to find out theres been a battle and a deranged white haired bloke is the sole survivor. After killing him, she discovers one of her mates has also survived and the both of them swear revenge on the Chinese Lord responsible which happens in the sequal.--SGCommand (talk • contribs) 17:00, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, thats the one!--SGCommand (talk • contribs) 09:52, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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"shares Chinese characters" implies the name of the said state is only written the same. The State of Han and South Korea are both written and pronounced the same in Chinese and I therefore do not see how it would confuse speakers of other East Asian languages. Thanks for the concern however. If it is confusing to you, I would be happy to explain any of your questions. Hanfresco 06:18, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

which shares the same name - I changed it to that..but it sounds rather awkward. perhaps which shares the same name in East Asian languages? Hanfresco 00:44, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Or which shares the same name in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. I have no clue of use in Mongolian you see. Hanfresco 00:48, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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I think you mis-construed the reference to 660 BC. The gravamen of this section explains that what was once assumed to be "fact" is now believed to be mythical. Your mis-reading suggests that this paragraph was not written well enough, but I don't quite see how an in-line citation will help. What did you have in mind? Maybe I'm the one who's missing the point?

As I understand it, in 1872, the Meiji government proclaimed that February 11, 660 BC in the Gregorian calendar would be considered the foundation day of Japan. This mythical date was commemorated in the holiday Kigensetsu ("Era Day") from 1872 to 1948. The concept was resurrected in 1966 as the national holiday Kenkoku Kinen no hi ("National Foundation Day").

• See ...Rimmer, Thomas et al. (2005). The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature, p. 555 n1.
• See also National Foundation Day and Emperor Jimmu

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Thanks, Elvenscout, for your courtesy note. I've responded rather fully on the Tanka Prose talk page to your prior comments and your argument for erasing it -- "editing," I believe, would be to understate the case. I hope you'll review my comments without bias. In confounding Tanka Prose and Uta monogatari, you have added no clarity but have only muddied the waters. I'd like to stress, also, that tanka prose is an English-language literary movement, that it is derived from Japanese precedent, but that it is not constrained to mimic it. And to point out, also, that Wikipedia has made adequate room elsewhere for discussion of recent or contemporary literary movements. See, for example, the entries "Language Poets," "Visual Poetry," "Nouveau Roman," and many more. Tristan noir (talk) 02:01, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article nouveau roman does not claim that while the term itself is a modern appellation, the genre dates back more than a thousand years. Nor does it cite articles that constantly call Marguerite Duras Marguerite Dumas by confusion with the much earlier French novelist. elvenscout742 (talk) 16:43, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, even though I'm not an expert in French or American literature, I have already heard of 2/3 of those literary movements. All of them pre-date the starting point you and Mr. Woodward give for "modern tanka prose" in English. And none of the articles give the impression that they were written by a single editor with an agenda, based exclusively on obscure primary sources. elvenscout742 (talk) 16:48, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Sorry. I screwed up, didn't I? :( -- 李博杰  | —Talk contribs email 06:03, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You misspelled one name. It's no big deal! :D

I said "Wow" because that article came up in a search for "Narihara", which is a recurring misspelling of that person's name. I was shocked at the prevalence of the spelling online (60,000 hits on Google) and had just come from creating redirects for it to the proper article. I was not trying to make fun of any particular Wikipedia editor. :)

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Maybe I should clarify. I saw your redirect creation with the edit summary of how common that misspelling was, and realise that I've been a part of it. It's quite a silly mistake that I made, and I found it quite funny and ironic that I'm not the only one. -- 李博杰  | —Talk contribs email 08:02, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Google "Jeffrey Woodward" Narihara for more information. And that guy has had dozens of articles and books published, including some that get cited on Wikipedia. elvenscout742 (talk) 16:42, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Several years ago, I uploaded a photo of myself here for my user page. I have not used it there in over two years, and I don't intend to ever use it again. However, since it is also on my Facebook page, it is an indirect link to my real-world identity, and would like it deleted. However, the criteria for speedy deletion mention an "article" to which a single user was the only notable contributor and that user requests its removal in good faith, but nothing about an "image". Can anyone help me?

I'll tag it for speedy deletion immediately if someone can tell me.

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For future reference, {{db-author}} corresponds to WP:CSD#G7 and applies to any kind of page. Your request here is good enough - I have deleted it for you. JohnCD (talk) 16:32, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A thousand thanks to you!! :D elvenscout742 (talk) 16:36, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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You may well be right. Though we may not necessarily be talking about exactly the same type of case, I think the principles of WP:ROPE are probably worth applying here too. If the article is deleted, you might find that the editors in question simply give up and go away. If not, and they start editing disruptively, I can only imagine others will come down on them hard without the need for you to take any action. So let's just give them enough rope to hang themselves if they are determined to do so.

Besides which, given you involvement so far, any first strike-style action in anticipation of what they might do would probably be considered a bit pointy. Regardless of how "accurate" it might be, you'd probably be best leaving it alone for now. Stalwart111 (talk) 00:22, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have responded here. elvenscout742 (talk) 00:59, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I get what you mean. Yeah - I think you could, but it might just be worth waiting until after consensus has been reached at the AFD. That way you can make your changes with more impunity; citing the community consensus that the links/sources/assertions do not meet WP standards/guidelines. Otherwise you run the risk that your edits look to be pre-empting the closure of that AFD - even if we know in advance what the result is likely to be. On the other hand, you are free to be bold and make the changes in the interests of a better encyclopaedia. The risk you run is that they could be reverted by someone citing the fact that community consensus is still unclear. For what it's worth, my advice would be to wait, let the AFD run its course and then implement the consensus by making the edits, even if it means a bit of questionable material stays in for a few days. Stalwart111 (talk) 02:15, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]