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Hyūga class helicopter destroyer

In Hyūga class helicopter destroyer, one and only one sentence is accompanied by an in-line citation:

The JDS Hyūga is the first aircraft carrier to be specifically constructed for Japanese marine forces since the end of the Pacific War.<:ref>PBS/WNET, NYC: "Japan's About-Face: The military's shifting role in post-war society." July 8, 2008.</ref>

As you may know, this sentence may be construed as controversial in the context of an otherwise carefully-crafted article. --Tenmei (talk) 22:20, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but is there a question in there somewhere? I'm not sure why you are telling this to me. Please clarify your comments. Thanks! ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 02:04, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

I anticipated that I would confront problems because of this minor, one-sentence edit; and I did. The edit was a little like turning over a rock -- the unanticipated completely overwhelmed the expected. Only in the future can I hope to re-visit the intentions which informed the terse "heads-up" subjects I had in mind when I drafted the posting above. --Tenmei (talk) 14:28, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Too many words?

I wonder if you might be willing to suggest ways to edit my writing to make it more succinct, less wordy -- more effective?

I hesitate to add this to the talk page at Hyūga class helicopter destroyer for fear that someone will complain that it has "too many words." In a context which arises before I posted my initial edit to that article's second paragraph, it becomes possible to begin to appreciate what's gone so very wrong as the result of an unthinking reliance on Jane's Fighting Ships and Global Security.org. An unmindful insistence on what is published in a reference book without giving due weight to consequences which flow from the Japanese context leads inexorably to mistakes in some instances.

Wikipedia's current treatment of JDS Hyūga implicates deep-rooted paradigms based on premises which effectively function to exclude or excise crucial issues from the body of the article; and this becomes a defect when it affects significant content which remains otherwise inextricable in reality. Relying solely on English-language naval ship catalogs, the edit history reveals how otherwise credible edits and edits have thwarted, deleted or blocked, thus stunting this subject's development -- see Talk:Hyūga class helicopter destroyer#Article name

Personally, of course, I don't care what the article about JDS Hyūga is named, nor do I care about the terminology used to describe this vessel -- but I'm persuaded that WP:NPOV expects us all to care very much about the "why" which informs whatever name or terminology is selected.

Although generally valued as highly credible resources, Jane's Fighting Ships and Global Security.org promote systemic bias in at least this one instance because their congruent terminology derives from primary sources bearing the imprimatur of the Japanese government. As such, reliance on this "gold standard" for descriptive terminology relating to Japanese naval ships is defensible, and any reasoned consensus based on such standards is also defensible; however, neither can be considered determinative. There is an inherent caveat in reliance on the imprimatur of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and the newly formed Ministry of Defense (Japan). When the logical progeny of such reliance produce deleterious effects in Wikipedia, this subtle cancer mandates giving more than lip-service to WP:V and WP:NPOV.

As you may know, the Constitution of Japan prohibits "aircraft carriers"; and therefore the Japanese quite sensibly identify the JDS Hyūga with a unique, non-aircraft carrier name. In Japan, if ducks were prohibited by the Japanese Constitution, then something which waddles like a duck, quacks like a duck, swims like a duck, and behaves like a duck would be sensibly given a unique non-duck name. As it relates to use of the term "aircraft carrier," this unique bias is informed by the constitution which was imposed during the post-war occupation by the Americans; and it, along with many other salutatory aspects of the Constitution, has been embraced by subsequent generations of Japanese.

Among the Japanese, the practical decision-making which sometimes calls for a prudent substitution of flexible notions of "fiction" for "fact" is recorded across the span of centuries. This aspect of Japanese history and culture need not intrude into this Wikipedia article about the Hyūga except when an otherwise useful fiction is proffered as sufficient rationale for devaluing, denying, and deleting edits and citations (consistent with WP:V) which state that JDS Hyūga is an aircraft carrier with another name.

Sdsds construes the phenomenon in terms of a familiar line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet -- in that passage in which Juliet muses about "that which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet". In my view, this specific quotation does capture the essence of a very important aspect of this somewhat complicated issue.

Perhaps a more apt illustrative exchange is to be found in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew in that scene in which Petruccio looks at the sun and defies his new wife to disagree when he identifies it as the moon -- especially in that passage which begins, "I say it is the moon ...

In that Wikipedia article about the first of the Hyūga-class vessels, I would hope to make a constructive contribution by re-casting this controversy using medical terminolgy:

In oncology, the metastasis of cancer is conventionally described as insidious or "developing so gradually as to be well-established before becoming apparent." It is also well-known to be pernicious or "highly injurious or destructive." It is unfortunate that criticism of Wikipedia has not yet encompassed the oncological model, but it is arguably true that the metastasis of systemic bias, like cultural bias elsewhere, is insidious, pernicious and sometimes invasive.

Prior to this, the non-NPOV problems in Hyūga class helicopter destroyer have escaped a thorough examination. The thin record of postings in the initial section of the talk page suggests a nascent pattern of thwarting discussion and inquiry; and the subsequent record on that talk page confirms this unwanted hypothesis.

Across the arc of talk page exchanges amongst potential contributors and others, the consequences of intense, concerted resistance made it impossible even to reach a threshold from which to begin parsing aspects of this non-NPOV cancer. Such illustrative "consensus" becomes a powerful element of proof -- a multi-faceted demonstration of an undetected, highly persistent, insidious and pernicious problem.

Initial examination of this suspect article included a complete review of the edit history, including scrutiny of relevant external links which were deleted without any efforts to incorporate plausibly useful data.

An ameliorative edit was initiated. This involved one sentence only, supported by an in-line citation with an external link to a credible source. The talk page record reveals that this precisely-targeted intervention was reverted twice without substantive discussion. The edit encountered further resistance which blocked access to any threshold from which to begin to address the unacknowledged bias which remains the article's pervasive flaw. --Tenmei (talk) 05:57, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Based your terminology (and the fact that you know how to use it correctly), I think you are smart enough to figure out how to write in a concise manner. The way you write above and on other pages where I've seen you comment leads me to believe that you'd make a great attorney due to how well you can take a simple concept and expound upon it until no one knows to what you're referring. I've read what you've written here and what you've written on the Hyūga page, and I still have no clue what your stance is. I'm sure you possess the ability to state an opinion or position without resorting to needless embellishment. If you disagree that the Hyūga should be called a destroyer, simply state, "The Hyūga is a carrier, not a destroyer, and here are a few references to back it up." If you agree with it, then state, "The Hyūga should be called a destroyer, and here are a few references to back up my position."

It's great that you have such a wonderful command of the English language, but it does you no good if no one can figure out what you're saying because they get lost in your endless wordplay. At that point, your over flowery language becomes a liability instead of a strength. I've tried to tell you this before, but you've generally responded that you don't know how else to write. You're obviously very smart, so focus some of that brain power on learning how to condense your thoughts into more manageable nuggets so that others will have a chance of understanding what you are really trying to say. Please understand that this friendly critique of your style of writing is meant to address your very first request above: "I wonder if you might be willing to suggest ways to edit my writing to make it more succinct, less wordy -- more effective?" It's up to you to implement these suggestions as no one else can do that for you. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 22:14, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

This time, I thought I had actually managed to be very clear. I'm sorry to learn that I've only succeeded in muddying the issues.

In light of your response, I have to accept that my expository writing was not obvious. Therefore, I suppose I need to be a little bit more grateful when I do encounter others who do seem to be able to grasp my point, despite a writing style which is unconventional in the Wikipedia setting. Thank you for the time you've invested in trying to understand what I've unintentionally succeeded in making obscure.

If JMSDF were to declare that JDS Hyūga was a rowboat, a pleasure barge, or a scientific research vessel, I would have no problem in accepting that definition. With unmitigated candor and no sense if irony, I would be quite unmoved if I read in Jane's Fighting Ships that the vessel is a rowboat because JMSDF and the Japanese Ministry of Defense officially declared that this multi-ton warship is a rowboat. However, I learned something crucial from the children's tale of The Emperor's New Clothes; and while I would not balk at an article entitled JDS Hyūga (rowboat) nor at a "Details and Specifications" section in that article which explained that this was a rowboat. Let someone else deal with any or all of that -- or none of it. Not my problem -- and this remains naught but a re-telling of the old story of the Blind Men and an Elephant.

However, I do balk when anyone seeks to delete the following single sentence:

The JDS Hyūga is the first aircraft carrier to be specifically constructed for Japanese marine forces since the end of the Pacific War.

It perhaps bears repeating that Wikipedia:Verifiability reminds us all that "[t]he threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth — that is, whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether we think it is true." This sentence stands on a different ground than the article's title or a section about the ships technological description. The faux-world of consensus reality doesn't reach this sentence. I'm persuaded that WP:NPOV and WP:V encourage me to step aside only after an attack on the Council of Foreign Relations and the New York Times has discredited both these credible reference sources and the material I have now properly cited from them.

This was short, simple. Did you understand? If so, fine. If not, then the barriers I need to surmount in this setting are even greater than I'd previously feared. Can you restate this even more simply?

Frankly, before this, I was pleased with myself because I thought I'd learned from what Oda Mari had to teach me about the 1707 eruption of Mount Fuji.

Other aspects to this problem are intrusive, but if this core material is still incomprehensible, I need to re-think what I'm doing -- yet again. With regret, I have to admit that I thought the complaint that I'd used too many words was meritless. I had thought that when I was able to reduce a scholarly analysis to terms so ordinary that they figure in well-known children's stories, I had simplified enough. When I was also able to reiterate the same concepts using Shakespearean allusions, I thought my reasoning was demonstrably built from a solid foundation. Alas -- you're telling me that I need to think again. --Tenmei (talk) 23:17, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Problem

Please see [1]. Badagnani (talk) 20:55, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Help Please???

Hi. I noticed your vast collection of reference material on the Anime and Manga Reference Library page and was wondering if it would be possible for you to look through your book Anime Essentials: Everything A Fan Needs To Know About Anime! for any references to Boogiepop Phantom? I know it's a long stretch, but I've pretty much got no other avenue of exploration for new reference material. Alternatives would be issues of Animage probably around the year 2000 and Newtype Japan in late 1999. Any help you could give would be appreciated. :) Hellspawn (talk) 10:43, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Anime Essentials doesn't have anything as it was published in 2000, and Boogiepop came out in 2000. If you can let me know specific magazine issues to look at, I'l be happy to look at them for you. I don't really have time to browse through a whole bunch of them unless you give me a specific issue to look at. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 19:11, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

The thing is I don't know exactly what issues of a magazine a Boogiepop Phantom article will have appeared in. For instance, here[[2]] you can see images from a Newtype Japan that has an article on Boogiepop Phantom as well as the live action Boogiepop and Others, but I don't know the issue number. Neither do I know how long before an anime is aired do the magazines in Japan typically give news coverage of the anime in question. I'm pretty sure that the live action movie which appears alongside Boogiepop Phantom in the images I linked to was filmed somewhere from the earlly summer until late september. Since you only have the January, April, and May issues of Newtype Japan in 1999, I can only request that you look at the April and May issues (I would think January would be too early). Animage is even more difficult because you have every issue from 1999, but I would think that if there is an article it would be somewhere late in 1999, say from September until December. That's my guess, but you'll probably know more about anime than me so you might know when these sorts of preview articles are released more than I do. That's about as specific as I can get I'm afraid. I really can't emphasize how much I'm shooting in the dark with this one. No one has the Newtype Japan issue I'm looking for, and the one guy I asked to help translate those few pages for me never got back to me (I know asking anyone to spend their spare time translating is a bit much, but I have no other options). I just hope some other magazine had the bright idea at the time to do a an article about the anime. Anyway, thanks for any help you can give, even if nothing turns up.:) Hellspawn (talk) 21:51, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Request for pub info re. Battle Angel Alita

I'm wondering if you have any magazines that may discuss the release of the Battle Angel OVA in 1993 and its subsequent North American release by Viz. More info here on the domestic anime releases. I'm trying to beef up 3rd party references for it. Thanks. BrokenSphere^{Msg me} 18:02, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

If you have a specific place for me to look, then I can check it, but I don't have time to go through everything I have to see if there are any references. Please point me to a specific issue of a magazine or a specific book, and I'll be happy to check it. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 18:20, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

You have many of the books on the list. Rather than say please look at them all how about a few at a time? The mags are a little more hit and miss within the 1993 time period, so I will get back to you on those for specifics. BrokenSphere^{Msg me} 18:52, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I have many of the books on the list, but I don't have time to look through all of them to see if they have something. I can look at a specific title if you know it's mentioned in there, but I can't go browsing through all of them for you. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 19:01, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Understandable. If I can find if it's mentioned in the indices that should be help. I'll let you know, but don't hold your breath. BrokenSphere^{Msg me} 20:08, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Tarck bike, new AfD

I noticed you previously merged Tarck bike into Track bicycle after an AfD discussion. The original author has since removed the merge tag and the page is effectively restored. I therefore re-nominated the article and thought I would mention it in case you were interested in following the debate. --Gerta (talk) 20:37, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I left a comment. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 20:41, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Assistance

Hello. Can I ask you for some assistance. The problem I have can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editor_assistance/Requests#Legal_threat

Any help you can provide would be greatly appreaciated. Thanks. NeuGye (talk) 05:07, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

It looks like the person who left the threat has been warned (or at least their IP has been warned). There's not really anything else I can do. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 07:03, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: Sonja de Lennart article

Please, we are working at making updates to the article and source references will be added. The references that we will be adding have already been approved "through independent sources" as stated by a Wiki administrator and the user that posted the hoax discussion has been blocked from Wiki for "extensive harrassment." This article is factual. Pchip (talk) 12:21, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi, Nihonjoe,

Thanks for your help with the shōjo manga article. It's starting to shape up nicely. More work is needed, but we'll get there. In the meantime, I added a comment on the talk page about making the list of shōjo magazines its own list -- can you take a look and help? Thanks.

Timothy Perper (talk) 21:37, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

I looked and added a comment or two. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 22:37, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Cleanup

Hi Nihonjoe. Just thought I'd let you know that I have a list of Exiled Ambition's articles here, divided up into "OK" (non-copyvio) and unsorted categories. I know you've got a list too, but I'm trying to tackle the guy's recent work. Hopefully I'll get somewhere with this. At any rate, thanks for your hard work and patience. -Tadakuni (talk) 21:18, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 22:36, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Nihonjoe- please see the updated list. I've eliminated the "unsorted" category, and largely reduced the "No copyvio" ones to short stubs. That leaves the "famous but still not fixed" list, which I will take on next. I will let you know when that one is completed as well. Thanks! -Tadakuni (talk) 00:04, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

All done. Here it is. -Tadakuni (talk) 00:59, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Liancourt Rocks

Hi. I try to post a message on the following page, but I couldn't do anything. So, I am posting here. In terms of naming issue (Dokdo vs. Takeshima vs. Liancourt), I think it would be necessary to mention recent decision by U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BNC). The rocks are now categorised as "undesignated sovereignty" (Previously South Korea). Please search "Liancourt Rocks" here [3]. This update is reflected to data in other agency (e.g., CIA and Library of Congress). The reason of this decision is that US wants to be neutral position in relation to this issue. Thus, Wikipedia should follow this position regardless of the result of poll. --Odyssey honda (talk) 02:18, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

You can post to Talk:Liancourt Rocks. I will not get involved in that retarded argument any more. Thanks for asking, though. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 02:21, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: Sonja de Lennart article completion

I have completed the Sonja de Lennart article page updating the bio text, adding text citations, references, and publication references. The tags have been removed as each situation was addressed. However, if anything more needs to be addressed to improve this article, your help is appreciated. Thank you for your help and patience. Pchip (talk) 14:39, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

DYK: Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae

On 10 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--PFHLai (talk) 20:43, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Asking for your assistance with manga article

Sorry to bother you, Nihonjoe, but I'd like your assistance with some changes being made in the manga article by User:Vapour. I have reverted them and explained why on the talk page, but some additional input would be helpful. He says he is Japanese, BTW. Thanks. Timothy Perper (talk) 22:09, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

It looks like you and Matt have things under control. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 18:44, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Assistance with Good Article review

Hi Nihonjoe-- if you've got some time, could you please review Tsugaru clan and post your review here? Many thanks. -Tadakuni (talk) 19:33, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Done. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 20:02, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Aksent

I have nominated Aksent, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aksent. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Gunnar Hendrich (talk) 18:52, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

GameTZ needs protection

Probably could use a short-term protection on GameTZ.com. The kids have come over to play. Dstumme (talk) 11:38, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a short time. All the newbs won't be able to do anything. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 04:13, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Some of those "newb's" IP addresses resolve to people you and I both know, so they'll likely get tired of this. Dstumme (talk) 13:21, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I figured they would (regarding both comments). ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 02:30, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Accused of copyvio

An anonymous IP block is repeatedly removing pictures I added to Shunsuke Nakamura claiming that they are copyrighted by an Italian TV station. Since I took the pictures myself in Saitama, and have the un-cropped and un-retouched images on my HDD, I'm not too worried about proving the source; but, I was wondering if there is a notice board or someplace to report possible fraudulent copyright claims to something that is in the commons; and, figured that you would be a good person to check with. If the IP continues, I guess I'll put in for either an anon edit block on the article (until he starts going after similar pictures I added to Yuji Nakazawa, Tulio, or others), or an IP range block, unless you have any other ideas. Thanks. Neier (talk) 15:02, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Let me know if you need any further assistance. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 00:46, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Manga Kenkanryu

Hey, Nihonjoe, I understand you removed the POV at at Manga Kenkanryu - Please post your rationale at [[4]] because this guy is saying there was POV. I moved one sentence into a new section, but I didn't do much substantial stuff. WhisperToMe (talk) 19:56, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the help with Portal:Japan

Hey joe, I just wanted to shoot over a quick thanks for your help on the Portal... especially the incredibly tedious on this day section! It is a huge project that I feel is finally coming to a close and I'm grateful for any help I can get! --Torsodog^Talk 05:35, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Sure thing. I'm trying to keep pace with the actual date so we don't have the issue of nothing appearing like we did for the last few days. I'm on September 3 as I write this. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 05:53, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Fūma no Kojirō

The live action drama that aired last year has its website at "Fuuma-Kojirou.com" so I would think that the Wikipedia article about the manga/anime/drama as a whole should reflect the spelling used by the production company of the drama.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 10:17, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

It's likely they used that spelling for the domain name because of limitations in typing "Fūma-Kojirō.com" (with the macrons). We generally don't use website addresses as "official spellings", though I have used them in the past to verify what a katakana-ized word really was. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 18:13, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

DYK!

On 30 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rintaro, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thank you for your contributions! ^o^ - Mailer Diablo 01:20, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Need your help

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Hi 日本穣! Please take a look at this edit. Isn't it a point of view statement or an original research? User talk:Manacpowers is repeatedly adding the same statement and other editors thought the user's edit was inappropriate too and reverted it. But he/she doesn't stop. IMHO, the article itself is POV. What is the best way to do about the user and the article? FYI, the user repeatedly did the same edit on Soga no Umako, though he/she stopped to revert it now. Oda Mari (talk) 05:20, 1 September 2008 (UTC) Thank you for the protection. Oda Mari (talk) 06:59, 1 September 2008 (UTC) I also warned him for edit warring (I'm 99.9% sure that the IP in the middle of his reverts is him, just not logged in). ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:04, 1 September 2008 (UTC) Sorry to butt in, but I don't think so, Nihonjoe. The 3RR warning to only him is unreasonable (from bad faith). The anon uses way much better English than Manacpower (that's why I've been asked to help Manac by several editors and watched him) and lives in the same continent with you according to Whois. So I'm 99.99% sure that your guessing is wrong. Just a short discussion would be necessary on the dispute. (I don't want to be involved in the silly war. Michael Fredreich can speak Korean, so that would be very helpful for Manac to understand).--Caspian blue (talk) 07:21, 1 September 2008 (UTC) What does living on the same continent have to do with anything? There are over 500 million people living on the same continent as me. So what? The article was protected to keep ANYONE from editing it outside of admins. What's your point? ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:29, 1 September 2008 (UTC) Manac and the anon he live in different places per Whois. My point is that your (unfit) warning based on your some faith and your guessing are wrong. The protection request which Oda Mari asked to you is good though.--Caspian blue (talk) 07:37, 1 September 2008 (UTC) You know what? I am sick of your blatantly rude comments toward me. Making comments such as yours is totally uncalled for and completely rude. Stay the hell off my talk page. Anything you post here in the future will be deleted without comment. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:42, 1 September 2008 (UTC) You were right, 日本穣. See this. Best regards. Oda Mari (talk) 17:09, 9 September 2008 (UTC) Sorry, my mistake. Oda Mari (talk) 17:46, 9 September 2008 (UTC) No, Oda Mary, you and Nihonjoe both were wrong according to the revelation on the ip address. I'm right on my guessing.--Caspian blue (talk) 17:33, 9 September 2008 (UTC) Just drop it already. It doesn't matter if the IP was actually a sock if they were acting in concert to accomplish the same goal. Bugger off and stop harassing people, Appletrees (yes, I did notice that you were actually Appletrees, even though you denied it previously. This doesn't add anything to your credibility here on Wikipedia when you lie about coming back under a different username after all the trouble you caused under the previous username). "Bugger off and stop harrassing people"?[5] The repeated disdainful comments by you are all proven how well you behave within Wikipedia. I consider Oda Mari a mature person so respect her in person. When she realizes that she did mistake, she apologizes and moves on. I could not expect such feature from you. I changed the user name via WP:CHU which is a legitimate procedure, so you're speaking very funny. Everybody knows that. It is so pathetic to see that you behave as such. Speaking of the credibility, don't forget about your failure on becoming 'crat twice and the fact that you don't get any respect from both Korean and Japanese editors. Per your harassments here, I only see irony.--Caspian blue (talk) 03:58, 10 September 2008 (UTC) I've spent far too much time trying to work with you in a rational and friendly manner. You have been nothing but an ass to me since you first directed a comment at me. I'm just tired of you, and I don't really care what you think of me. Your opinion on any subject is worthless to me. There are literally thousands of editors with whom I've worked here on Wikipedia and with whom I've had little to no disagreements. Out of all of them, you are the absolute worst. None of the others come anywhere close to your level of irrationality and unfriendliness. Now, as I requested, please stop posting to my talk page. You are not welcome on this page. I will continue to work with you elsewhere in the encyclopedia as necessary, but you are banned from this page. You are not worth my time. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:09, 10 September 2008 (UTC) You have not shown any "kindness" or "civility" at all to me from the start. Do not stand on such lies in your imagination. You first accused me out of nowhere in the public place, ANI, so I demanded to retract the one that you made and your rudeness was getting worse. I had tried to have good faith on you but you always ridiculed me in the above manner as defending now indef blocked users". I've seen that you've been conflicting with even many Japanese editors. The worst editor or admin. I only retracted my comment per your last comment as the result of regard to your "rule" and your response is what is it? Just I'm getting your absurd personal attacks and lies that you want to believe and extremely rude "bugger off". Your rule is always changing but one thing consistent is that you make yourself more desperate. Good luck for your wikilife.--Caspian blue (talk) 04:30, 10 September 2008 (UTC) The editor has changed usernames more than once; I believe before becoming User:Appletrees s/he was User:Appleby. Badagnani (talk) 03:47, 10 September 2008 (UTC) Yes, I know, and every time s/he denies it after the change before finally breaking down and admitting to the lies. This is just one link in a long chain of deceptive and underhanded behavior from this user, not to mention the disruptive editing on articles related to Japan and Korea. I'm betting half of the problems we run into on those article are caused because this editor refuses to compromise or accept any edits s/he doesn't agree with. It's very frustrating, and drives a lot of good editors away from articles on which they might otherwise be very useful resources. The only positive thing I can say is that s/he seems to be getting a little better over time at working with others. Not much, but there does appear to be progress. Hopefully that trend will hasten and continue. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:52, 10 September 2008 (UTC) Ha!!! Such false accusations would not be tolerable. Nihonjoe, you're speaking the lies to assure your position and previous mistake.--04:01, 10 September 2008 (UTC) You might be interested to take a look at Talk:Buk (drum) for an example of this. Badagnani (talk) 05:24, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Nominations for the Military history WikiProject coordinator election

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This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 23:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:Educators in Japan

Category:Educators in Japan, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Cgingold (talk) 00:35, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Johnbod proposed renaming as Category:Foreign educators in Japan. I wondering if my contributions might have unwittingly muddied the waters, obscuring whatever distinctions you were trying to contrive in the first place? I've suggested that it makes sense to wait for your further contribution before doing anything ...? --Tenmei (talk) 22:02, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Please you can translate in Japanese the articles Martin Weinek and Kaspar Capparoni?

Good evening to you from Calabria, girovando on Wikipedia, has casually found your page consumer, I wondered me since you speak and you write Japanese, I wondered me if out of politeness you could translate in Japanese the article on Martin Weinek (pronounced Vainek), actor of the inspector Rex and Kaspar Capparoni, over that new entry of the series has also made other things both in Italy and for the world. I ask you if you can do me this favor, then I will reciprocate translating for you a biography or geographical article in Italian, Spanish, French, Sicilian and Neapolitan. In fact in the Italian edition I am biographer and geographer. In attends him of one answered wax of yours I thank you in advance and I greet you from Campora San Giovanni, my town. --Lodewijk Vadacchino (talk) 18:44, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

P.s. this because thanks to Rai International in new episodes of the series they will also arrive in Asia. be be already translated in Chinese.--Lodewijk Vadacchino (talk) 18:44, 11 September 2008 (UTC)