User talk:DAJF/2008 archive

Hashimoto

Hello, DAJF. I added a source about Hashimoto at Talk:Tōru Hashimoto. Please check it. I'm not sure I should cite such a trivial infomation.--Mochi (talk) 16:42, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Japanese ISO codes

Sorry about that. When I first read it using the compare tool, it looked like some edited out the first sentence. When you undid it, I thought you were just reverting to the same thing. falsedef (talk) 07:26, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

OK, fair enough. Thanks for clearing that up, as I was beginning to wonder if I was reading the sentence wrongly! Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 07:52, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Keio University

A minor point in the context of your recent edit to Keio University:

• Keio Academy of New York

In my view, this link does need to be part of this article -- even its present inchoate state; but I wonder if the "Campus" section heading needs to be changed? I take an implication from "Campus" to imply locations in and around Tokyo. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to deal more effectively with this relatively trivial issue. Can you think of a better way to handle this? --Tenmei (talk) 15:13, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I have made some minor changes and removed a lot of the redlinks in that section. Please have a look and make further adjustments if you think it is necessary. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 23:43, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Excellent. I knew the that this trivial matter could be resolved simply, but it just wasn't obvious to me. --Tenmei (talk) 23:55, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Capitalization

Thank you for pointing out that guideline. I still don't think that there's anything that dictates where the article should be placed, as we have {{lower case}} to fix those such title placements.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 03:05, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Tokyo

Hello. How come you erased it so immediately? I guess you didn't need to do this anyway...What is the standard for necessity of the articles?--210.234.48.56 (talk) 15:36, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi. It didn't appear encyclopedic to me, but if you think it was a valid statement, feel free to re-add it. --DAJF (talk) 01:51, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Osaka Castle

In a recent edit summary, you implied a preference for default-size thumbnail images. Generally, I prefer the default size as well, but I wonder if you'll concur with my posting non-standard sizes of thumbnail images at the bottom of Osaka Castle? I'm persuaded that reducing Yodo-Dono's memorial marker works well -- better than the default. What do you think?

The other added image is a less obvious choice for non-standard sizing; and I'd like to invite your comment in the somewhat related context of Talk:Osaka Castle#External links? --Tenmei (talk) 19:38, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I didn't really see any special reasons in this case for not using the default thumbnail size, and I have rearranged them all on the right-hand side so that they do not disrupt the text so much. This sems to work well now, but have a look and see if it needs a bit more tweaking. I also went ahead and reorganized the External links using a more conventional format. --DAJF (talk) 02:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Foxtrot Zulu

Hey there. Just jumped on the new page patrol for today and spotted you [ removed the possible copyvio tag] - I don't see a reason why, care to enlighten me? Not saying you're wrong, just simply I don't understand why. :) Regards, AllynJ (talk | contribs) 13:34, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Oops. Thanks for the warning, as that was purely a slip of the mouse, and I hadn't noticed that I had removed the tag. I have now reinstated it. Probably qualifies for speedy deletion as copyvio. --DAJF (talk) 13:39, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Senso-ji

You seem to be right about the way this is supposed to be written in romanji. I read the article you referenced and it helped clear up my confusion. I'd be appreciative if you'd check out my articles once and awhile to help me catch mistakes such as these! Torsodog (talk) 10:03, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi. No problem, Sorry if it seemed like I was chasing all your recent edits, but I think it's best to keep to the same style used for all other temple articles. Keep up the good work, though. I was surprised that we didn't have an article for Kaminarimon until you started it. --DAJF (talk) 10:07, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Quick question for you. As I've been making these articles, I realized I don't really know how to use italics for Japanese words. I've seen Japanese words italicized in articles, never italicized or only certain words are italicized. Can you shed any light on this? Torsodog (talk) 09:40, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

The Wikipedia:Manual of Style (see 14.10 Foreign Terms) follows standard conventions for this: Japanese words (e.g. torii, bentō) that have not gained widespread use in English should normally be italicized. Not all articles out there necessarily follow the guidelines, perhaps because the original editor was not aware of them, so it is fine to edit articles you come across to follow the general conventions. Hope this answers your question! --DAJF (talk) 09:49, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Ernest W Twining

Dave, I notice you have recorrected something I put on the Shuzenji Romney Railway page about the built date of Ernest W Twining. The locomotive was built in 1950 by Guest, not 1949!

The reason why so many people have got this wrong including the Shuzenji Romney Railway website is because incorrect workplates were fitted whilst it was running at Fairbourne, therfore everyone thinks it was built in 1949, which it wasn't! Hope this clears things up

Peter —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterbrynt (talk • contribs) 13:23, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

OK, but could you please cite the reference source(s) that backs up the correct date of 1950? Without any citations, it will be difficult to justify. --DAJF (talk) 14:32, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Dave. The reference is from two books 'Rails through the Sands' by WJ Milner and 'Katies other sisters' by Stan Buck. It is also from the records of the builder of the locomotive Guest. Thanks, Peter. Peterbrynt (talk) 16:09, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

OK thanks, but could you actually add those references to the Shuzenji Romney Railway article? Otherwise other editors will end up reverting to the date shown in both the reference sources currently linked to from the article. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 12:14, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

About Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line four tracked

Kon'nichiwa. Nihongo ga odekini naruto iu kotode, Nihongo de kakimasita. Den-en-toshi Line no four tracked construction (fukufukusen ka koji) ni tsuiteha, Tokyu ga Oimachi Line Express no release de, June 2009 ni Mizonokuchi made no enchou (extention) wo suruto kaite arimasu node, kakunin shite kudasai.

http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/oimachi-kyuko/outline/index.html (in Japanese)

急行停車駅 (Stop Stations)

二子玉川 (Futako Tamagawa)・自由が丘 (Jiyugaoka)・大岡山 (Ookayama)・旗の台 (Hatanodai)・大井町 (Oimachi)

2009年6月に大井町線を溝の口駅へ延伸し、溝の口～大井町間で急行運転を開始する予定です。

(In June 2009, I extend the Oimachi Line to Mizonokuchi Station, and begin the express trains service between Mizonokuchi and Oimachi.)

Itsumo arigatou gozaimasu. Korekaramo Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Rc21 (talk) 11:50, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi. OK, thanks. I have now added that citation to the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line. --DAJF (talk) 12:11, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: Editor Assistance/Requests

^{From WP:EAR}

Just checking Ldemery (talk • contribs • count) contrib log it seems that you have an editor undoing tags you've added quite systematically. While its not "against the rules" it could be classed as Disruptive Editing.

My own solution would be to ignore the lack of tags for the moment, if there are concerns other editors will tag the articles independently of you. Playing "whack-a-mole" all day gets boring, frustrating and can lead to WP:3RR violations. I would suggest that you add a section to the talk pages on the respective articles requesting the specific information that concerns you. No editor is going to deface a talk page.

I understand your frustration, we have all come across editors with ownership issues. Unfortunately when they have been editing with little or no interaction with other editors for a time its difficult for them to get into the wiki spirit. Good luck -- BpEps - t@lk 05:37, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the level-headed advice. I think I'll add comments to the relevant talk pages requesting citations, but refrain from entering into a revert war on the main article pages. Thanks for taking the time to answer. --DAJF (talk) 05:47, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

I believe it would have been nice if you'd awaited answers before continuing reverting edits. Because there is a perfectly good explanaition. Check out Talk:List_of_trolleybus_systems#References_-_please_cut_the_vandalism and Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Streetcars#Need_for_verifiable_references_on_town_tramway_list_articles. --Kildor (talk) 07:05, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

I see... although it would have been nice if User:Ldemery could have replied on my or his own talk pages rather than a page I have not been involved in and therefore do not watch. I understand your reasoning now, but the issue still remains that these articles have no inline citations, which unfortunately reduces their value tremendously. As User:Ldemery (and maybe yourself?) has been most involved in creating/editing these pages and presumably knows where all the dates and various data comes from, I was hoping that he/she could fairly easily add references, but apparently not. That's a shame. --DAJF (talk) 07:26, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

No, I have not been involved in writing these particular pages (although involved in similar lists). If you take a look at the main lists (List of town tramway systems and List of trolleybus systems), there are plenty of reliable sources (although not in the form of inline citations). There is simply no need to tag these with the unreferenced template.

As a general advice: please await answers more than just a couple of hours before proceeding with edits and reverts. --Kildor (talk) 07:52, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Smile From Kurowoofwoof111

Kurowoofwoof111 (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thanks for helping on Beard Papa's

Thanks! Receiving that just as I was dealing with an uncooperative editor was nice timing and much appreciated. Hope your day goes well too. --DAJF (talk) 07:29, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Debu

Hi, this is regarding your edit to DEBU's article, changing DEBU to Debu. Is this based on Wiki rules or it's only an English standard thing? Because for the band, it is their trade mark to write it that way (with all capital letters), just like for example the band t.A.T.u also have their own way to to write their band name. Cheers. Bs132425 (talk) 09:34, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I changed the article name to "Debu" to bring it in line with the guidelines in Wikipedia:Manual of Style (capital letters) and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks) which say that standard English capitalization rules should be used in preference to the style used by the organization. As the band name does not appear to be an abbreviation or acronym, it should be written as "Debu" in English, and this is also the way it is written in several of the references used for the article ([1] and [2]). I am not sure that the t.A.T.u. article conforms to Wikipedia guidelines, either, but that's a separate issue. --DAJF (talk) 10:00, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Chuo/Ome Liner redirects

Now that the pages have been split, how would you feel about deleting the old redirects? I can imagine someone typing Chuo Liner or Ome Liner into the search box, but Chūō Liner/Ōme Liner and Chūō Liner and Ōme Liner seem unlikely as search terms. Especially with macrons. There are no incoming links. Fg2 (talk) 03:56, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I agree that the Chūō Liner/Ōme Liner and Chūō Liner and Ōme Liner redirects are now no longer necessary. I was just looking up the procedure for dealing with such redirects. Should they be nominated for speedy deletion as "CSD R3" or posted to Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion? --DAJF (talk) 05:02, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I'd say speedy. The one that you created can certainly be blanked and speedied G7 (author requests deletion); for the other one (or both) R3 should work (I'll give it a try for the one Kusunose created). They're implausible search terms. If an administrator declines speedy deletion, the long way should do it. Fg2 (talk) 06:00, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

References on e.g. JNR Class ED60

I've noticed you've put a reference on e.g. JNR Class ED60: いのうえ・こういち "国鉄機関車事典", 山海堂. It might be useful to our readers if we provided an English translation of that to at least explain what it is. Google translate gives me "INOUE KOUICHI "Dictionary of National Railways locomotive", Sankai Hall", which looks pretty good, but my Japanese is essentially nonexistent so I can't verify that very much. What do you think? Thanks, Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 05:30, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree, and I have now added an English translation for this reference source. Thanks for pointing it out. --DAJF (talk) 05:51, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

7-eleven

Regarding your revert on 7-eleven, you seem unaware that the parent company logo is in fact used on many 7-elevens. All new 7-elevens in Japan have it, and most are being converted. And something like 40% of the world's 7-eleven's are in Japan, and it is of course, a Japanese company also. I urge you to reconsider your edit. --C S (talk) 14:41, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I understand your logic, and I was well aware of the increasing use of the parent company logo, but the official website gives prominent place to the 7-Eleven logo, which is also shown on a store image, while the parent company's logo is less dominant. Maybe the situation will change in the coming months or years, but I'm not convinced that the 7 & I Holdings logo has yet become the defacto logo for 7-Elevens. --DAJF (talk) 14:55, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for explaining! --C S (talk) 19:06, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I was reading the 7-Eleven article and was reminded of this. I thought you might be interested to know that if you go to the Japanese version of the website, the store picture has a signpost with the Seven and i Holdings logo [3]. The flash animation on the main page also briefly shows a store with the Seven and i Logo [4]. In both, the sign on the store is the classic one, but the signpost has the holding company logo. I've seen that on the older stores; the newer ones have both signs with the holding company on it. --C S (talk) 01:35, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Yep, that's the situation as I understand it too - most stores in Japan now have (or will shortly have) both logos displayed on signs outside. I was just cautious about adding the "7 & I Holdings" logo to the top of the 7-eleven article, as it's not as if the famous "7-Eleven" logo has been retired or superceded yet. But if you think it would be a useful addition, I wouldn't oppose the "7 & I Holdings" logo being added together with the "7-Eleven" logo at the top, or maybe it could be added and explained in the "Japan" section of the article. --DAJF (talk) 11:17, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Well, there's already a picture of the sign on a store in Japan in the Japan section, and a mention of its use. Since I first started this discussion, I've had a change of heart. I don't think it's necessary to put the holding company logo into the infobox. The fact that the company is adhering to the use of the familiar 7-Eleven logo in most contexts is sufficient to convince me that the new logo is still in the "phasing-in" process. Besides, inadvertently getting "dragged" into the ABN Amro discussion (from seeing it on your talk page) has only emphasized there are bigger concerns to work on :-) --C S (talk) 05:34, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi there

I undid your stripping the Adeyto article of almost all information it provided. I am working on it right now and researching for citations. Coming soon.Tsurugaoka (talk) 02:11, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I hope you have more luck than I did in finding reliable reference sources. Please note that Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons says that "Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living persons — whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable — should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion, from Wikipedia articles, talk pages, user pages, and project space." --DAJF (talk) 02:23, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Adeyto article

Hi, just a note, your removals and addition of fact tags on all sentences were not totally required or needed. You removed filmography entries--we do not source each entry on an actor's history, on any article. We also do not put fact tags on each and every sentence. Lawrence Cohen § t/e 13:02, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. Are there any Wikipedia guidelines that back up what you are saying? I was using WP:BLP as the main guideline to follow, and that seemed pretty clear about removing uncited statements and material that cannot be verified. While most of the details in the Adeyto article are not controversial in the sense that they are negative, that is actually part of the problem, as it appears that the author(s) have a close relationship with - or may even be - the subject of the article. I am concerned about the general self-praising tone and mention of participation in numerous high-profile projects and films despite the fact that very little of this can be verified. I'm not out to "gut" this article, I just want to see it written from a disinterested viewpoint. Believe me, I have tried looking for reference sources both in English and Japanese, but with nothing to show. Maybe you will have more luck. --DAJF (talk) 13:41, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

so, do you live in Japan or just faking it? because if you did, you would know that for example being regular on "Waratte Iitomo" for 1.5 years is a thing that you shouldn't snip of the profile list, or was it one of your, let's put it in your words, slip of the mouse? And the Magic Lesson film, it was a world premiere to use that shooting technique as it's written in IMDb so it's reason enough to have it mentioned, no need to have Angelina Jolie in it to attain notability. Your reasons for crippling every sentence in this article are quite wired to me and you seem a lot like Guy, maybe a sockpupet? I mean, that could be as much possible as your assertion about the self-praising tone. Tsurugaoka (talk) 10:25, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I don't see what relevance where I live has to the Adeyto article. If you can provide verifiable reference sources for the particular claims about being a regular on "Waratte Iitomo", then please feel free to reinstate it. If not, such claims do not belong on a biography about a living person, as per WP:BLP. The same applies to the section about "Magik Lesson". I could not find any references to this film anywhere on the web, including IMDB. Unless you can provide reference sources, it does not belong in this article, as per WP:PROVEIT.

Finally, I strongly recommend that you read Wikipedia:Civility, as I don't appreciate first being called a "worker ant" [5], and now "fake" and "sockpuppet". I don't expect you to apologize, but please focus on working to improve the article rather than resorting to name-calling. Thank you. --DAJF (talk) 11:05, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, if you live in Japan, you might know that Iitomo is THE most notable show someone can be on AND you might have seen Adeyto on it as everyone watches Iitomo even by mistake. So erasing this info is wired for someone that pretends to be "senior" grade in Japanese (matters). Also, you might know "2channel", you surely still can find forums made by Adeyto's fans on it and there's one even titled "【いいとも】ウィンドラス・ローラ【スマステ】" (http://tv6.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/celebrity/1071374812/)

and by the way, if we are at it, why not citing even such "2channel" sources? There are plenty of them or even people's blogs, tons of needed proof.

thanks (and I mean it) for making me laugh deeply about people's random reactions to being called "ant something" (as if that would be the end of the world). I don't recall calling you "worker ant" but I labelled such self-important editors "ant soldiers" and I could indeed refrain from it just like you could refrain from implying that "the author(s) have a close relationship with - or may even be - the subject of the (Adeyto) article"

on a personal note, I don't see the extreme need of Wikipedia to have every statement proved right through linking it to some other website. Web sites if notable or not, come and go like the the tide. I would understand this urge, if all web sites would be kept somewhere in the Internet forever and ever. But what will you do in 2 years? in 10? All the links we are now wasting our life to find, will surely disappear. And then what? Start all from scratch? Take a look at this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush, for example, it surely has less references than what you are trying to do here.

stop undoing my actions just to provoke me to undo yours (and I mean it). Go see Sushi Ouji, it's in cinema now, you will see her credited as Adeyto. Don't forget that IMDb isn't written by God himself. Since Laura Windrath changed her name to Adeyto, nothing is credited with anything than Adeyto or Adeyto Laura or Adeyto Rex Angeli, you can go to Tsutaya and get the films/dramas and have a better proof than IMDb can give you.Tsurugaoka (talk) 12:13, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I will try and reply to all of your comments/questions...

I am well aware of how popular "Waratte Iitomo" is. That is not in question here. What is in question is whether Adeyto has appeared on it as a regular. If you can provide a reference source verifying this, please feel free to add it, as I said before. If not, it does not belong in this article.

Blogs and web forums such as 2 Channel are not acceptable as reference sources. You can read Wikipedia:Verifiability for more details.

You personally may not see the need for verification, but Wikipedia does. Again, it is all explained in Wikipedia:Verifiability.

I reverted your edits because they added uncited information in contravention of WP:BLP and WP:PROVEIT. It is not my wish to provoke anyone, but repeated revertion and addition of uncited material may lead to blocking, so please read WP:PROVEIT carefully before taking such action.

The reference sources (IMDB etc) indicate under what name Adeyto/Laura is credited for each film. If you can provide reference sources that say otherwise, please feel free to add them. Visiting Tsutaya is not a way of providing verifiable references to Wikipedia articles. --DAJF (talk) 12:32, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

I will undo your last action on Adeyto. Because you are pushing wrong facts just to push your ego. Even if IMDb lists "Renai Shashin" as College, THEY ARE WRONG. It's COLLAGE, as in "collage of pictures" (I can mail you a picture of the cover, if it helps). You think you know (Japan) a lot, but I surely know (it) better. Thanks for understanding.Tsurugaoka (talk) 12:27, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Following around

I'm curious why you decided to follow me around like that. --evrik ^(talk) 16:13, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi. No need to be curious! I noticed that you made what appeared (to me) to be an incomprehensible change to an article on my Watch list. On checking your User contributions list, I saw that a large number of similar unexplained edits had been made to other articles at the same time, which I therefore reverted. That's all. --DAJF (talk) 23:47, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Sweet irony on article Tomisgooood

im tom and im from devon please feel free to add suitable stuff to this page peace:)

Somehow i could not help laughing when i saw the "suitable stuff" you added. After all, what is more suitable then {{db-bio}}? :) Excirial ^{(Talk,Contribs)} 08:57, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Z Station

ギネスにはちゃんとZ駅で登録されていると津駅で書いてあります。よく読んでもう一度考え直してください。あとこちらもお読みください。--Nishi-Kyo (talk) 01:37, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Japanese train stations

I've reverted all of my edits because the source I found for station names (which was quoted to me nearly a year ago, I think, when editing other train stations not in Japan), indicated no capitalization: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (UK stations). I was unaware of a Japanese-specific naming convention, and reverted my edits without knowledge of them.- CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 15:24, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Machida Station (Odakyu) merge

すみませんが、ノート:町田駅 (小田急)をよんでもらいましたか。1週間以内に返事が来ないなら、自動的に統合します。--Nishi-Kyo (talk) 01:30, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

読みましたが、賛成はしていません。Mergeは十分合意を得てから行うべきです。--DAJF (talk) 01:43, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Tagging_by_User:DAJF

Just wanted to let you know that there is an AN/I thread regarding you. <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 05:09, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Japanese alias & ARC

I have edited that Japanese alias article, split the 'how-to' stuff into a non-WP article, and put the Alien registration card info into a separate WP article. I have applied for a peer review. If you would like to contribute to either article, please do so. If you need to discuss the article, pleased do it on the article discussion page, and not my talk page. Thanks.--Mak Allen (talk) 02:44, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

DAJF: pls. reply to my question on GISIN talk page

DAJF, please see [6] for a question I have for you RE: the GISIN page. (I found your brief note in on the HISTORY page, but there was no explanation on the TALK page RE: why this edit was made.) Thanks, philiptdotcom (talk) 15:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Replied to on Talk:Global Invasive Species Information Network. --DAJF (talk) 00:10, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

About Higashi-Shiojiri Signal Ground

Hello! in Japanese wikipedia ja:東塩尻信号場 exists. It was my mistake to link Higashi-Shiojiri Signal Ground to ja:東塩尻.( I have fixed it.) I only translated abstruct of ja:東塩尻信号場. Do you think whether ja:東塩尻信号場 has enough contents for one independent article or not ? Thank you. Penpen (talk) 21:45, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm not yet convinced about notability, but the more immediate problem is how we translate "信号場" into English. "Signal ground" does not make any sense at all, but the way these locations are treated almost as stations in Japanese makes them difficult to translate. As I understand it, depending on their function, they could be a "junction", a "signalbox", or even a "yard". There may be other possibilities. --DAJF (talk) 07:15, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Hot Office

Very sorry, it wasn't my intention to remove the deleted tag on this...

I'm not meaning to cause any offence with the article, and it would help if you could let me know how i could make it acceptable?

Thanks,

Rowland Reeves —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rowland Alan Reeves (talk • contribs) 13:41, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

I would strongly recommend that you stop and read the guidelines kindly posted in the "Welcome" section on your Talk page by another editor. They explain why the article you have repeatedly uploaded was speedily deleted as being not acceptable. --DAJF (talk) 14:07, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for replying, but i've got a message saying that because i work for the company, i have to be neutral, so i will do that...

Also, i've got to say "why its important" - but its quite a small company that just rents out office space, so i'm not really sure how i indicate its importance?

This is something like what i want to put:

The Hot Office is a company which rents out offices, based in the united kingdom

The Hot Office currently has 4 sites, in Aylesbury, Welwyn, Harpenden and Redbourn

i don't really need to put much more than that, and i'm still a bit confused as to why that isn't accpetable. Regards,

Rowland —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rowland Alan Reeves (talk • contribs) 14:17, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

The guidelines regarding notability for organizations are laid out at Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). As I mentioned earlier, you really need to sit down and read the guidelines before going ahead and repeatedly uploading the same material, as otherwise you will probably find yourself blocked from editing. --DAJF (talk) 14:23, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

The problem is that it is a very small organistation, and there aren't really any other sources i can link it too...

all i can really do is include the hot office website? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rowland Alan Reeves (talk • contribs) 14:26, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

If it is not a notable company that has received third-party press coverage, then I'm afraid it probably doesn't qualify for an article on Wikipedia. It is all explained in the guidelines I posted. --DAJF (talk) 14:39, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

thats a shame :(( is there anything i could do to make it acceptable, without using secondary sources? sorry if i caused any offence, but it wasn't my intention... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rowland Alan Reeves (talk • contribs) 14:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you so much

Thank you for coming in and saving the Starlight Children's Foundation article. ABCdoll Wikiperson (talk) 12:19, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

The Starlight Children's Foundation AUS

Hi, I've noticed that you've redirected this page to Starbright Starlight Children's Foundation. However, these are two different charities as one is in the USA and the other is in Australia. ABCdoll Wikiperson (talk) 12:50, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Please add new comments at the bottom of the page, so that the dialogue can progress in a logical chronological order.

The Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation appears to cover the international affiliates of the organization, including Australia. If and when you have more details, you could add them there first. If a section detailing the Australian organization can be expanded significantly, it could then be split off into its own article. --DAJF (talk) 12:58, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Apologies!!! Thank you for pointing that out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ABCdoll Wikiperson (talk • contribs) 13:16, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Stubs and cleanup

Howdy, Template:Refimprove/doc mentions that many editors consider "refimprove" to be redundant for stubs. WP:CR mentions that cleanup tags often eclipse start and stub class articles. Basically, the point of cleanup tags is to direct the appropriate wikignomes to appropriate articles. If an article is marked stub, this is already done -- anyone can improve a stub, just use google and you'll find more information. Obviously a stub needs better references. It also needs better content.

As I mentioned to the article creator, even knowing when the guy is born would be helpful. He usually leaves off biographical information, and is more concerned with where they taught. I should mention this article creator has a weird habit of taking really very notable people (some people who it is embarrassing not to have GA class biographies of), and giving them the tamest sort of stub articles that make them sound like WP:PROF problems. However, really most of them are fathers of some field or another. As near as I can tell, this Read guy might very well be the father of chromatic numbers. JackSchmidt (talk) 14:05, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the clarification about use of "refimprove" tags on stubs. I wasn't aware of that, so apologies for the snippy edit summary. Obviously, the article (and others created by the same editor) could do with some more biographical content, but as you said earlier, there is no rush, and they should be expanded gradually in the comming weeks/months. Thanks for the message. --DAJF (talk) 14:15, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

No problem. And to be clear, you too are right. Keeping the cleanup tag is also fine. It is merely "many" editors that don't like it, not a policy or anything. I learned about this view of cleanup tags from User:SmackBot who mercilessly removed my {{orphan}} tags from articles with one(!) incoming article link. Basically the problem was that until wikipedia is improved (with more content), that is basically as many links as that kind of article can expect. The article is definitely still an orphan, but there is no reason to keep the orphan cleanup tag, because, honestly, what is a wikignome gonna do about the tag? Every new link is basically going to require writing a new article or at least section, so the WP:Orphanage cannot help.

I view most stubs the same way. They definitely *need* cleanup, but they aren't the articles where we want to send the cleanup crew. Save the cleanup crew for articles that are at least halfway written! My wife can copyedit a 60k article in a matter of minutes, but a stub takes her at least a minute too, since she has to load the page and sort of "adjust" to the article (you do new page patrol? I bet you are familiar with how insane some articles are, takes a little bit to adjust to each new editor's idea of grammar and punctuation).

At any rate, I just wanted to explain why I thought it was a sane thing to do (honestly, it is mostly to keep the article creator from messing up the categories; he is very good at some things, but very weird in other respects, and cleanup tags make new editors *crazy*). Thanks again and sorry for stepping on toes! JackSchmidt (talk) 14:50, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

removing link in Kurashiki NET Program page

Why did you remove references in the Kurashiki NET Program page? They contain accurate information that is referenced. Granted, not all of it is referenced, but that does not mean it is an invalid link to have on the page since only accurate information was taken from them and put on the NET Porgram page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fishfilletsaregood (talk • contribs) 13:42, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi. The two external links I removed were to a Wiki page and a discussion forum, which are not considered appropriate as external links as per WP:LINKSTOAVOID. The categories I removed were not relevant, as the Kurashiki NET Program is not a city nor an occupation. --DAJF (talk) 13:48, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Granted the Kurashiki NET Program is not a city, but it is certainly an occupation. Why would it not be considered an occupation? The wiki page and the blog both contain references to materials that are posted within them. Only referenced material has been taken from them. Fishfilletsaregood (talk) 14:05, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Is it OK to put a wiki page and blogs listed as external links that users can follow that provide different information that is not neccesarily "wiki approved" material?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fishfilletsaregood (talk • contribs) 14:17, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

My understanding is that such links are not acceptable, as stated on WP:LINKSTOAVOID. This is because anyone can write anything about anything on a blog/forum/wiki, making them unreliable as reference sources. --DAJF (talk) 02:46, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I still do not understand why you rarsed the occupations catagory. If the Kurashiki NET Program is not an ocupation, what is the definition of an occupation? Granted the job title is not "Kurashiki NET Program", but it is "Kurashiki NET" which I though counts. SECOND, while a blog/forum is not a verifiable reference, another wiki page. Even though anyone casn write anything there, the same is true with Wikipedia. As you have effectively done, you have editied out what you thought was inappropriate content. The same is done on the wikipage I placed on the external links. Moreover, the blog which was referenced was written by an employee who worked for the program. Using his writing as a reference is the same as using it if it was written in a book form. Obviously you would not use anything blatently untrue, but there was nothing referenced here even remotely untrue. What do you think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fishfilletsaregood (talk • contribs) 06:14, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

The Kurashiki NET Program is a program - not an occupation.

Secondly, regarding the Wikipage you quote, please actually read WP:LINKSTOAVOID. The guidelines are pretty clear on this, so there is little point arguing over why you think it might be OK to make an exception in this case. Moreover that page is clearly a joke page which cannot be taken at all seriously. --DAJF (talk) 07:54, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

GISIN page edits

Thanks for your attention to the GISIN wiki page. However, RE: your removal of "note that this should NOT be construed as finalized, and should ONLY be used in the context of working with other GISIN partners in a development context": this was added because (at least one of) the GISIN participants were worried that folks might begin attempting to use the (draft) GISIN protocol for development. In fact, they asked me (yes, I know, it's a wiki, they could have done it themselves...) to change the wording on the page to make SURE no one began investing time in what is now a moving target. Is it really that bad to have this clarification there? ("Draft" may mean different things to different people.) If it makes you feel any better (which I'm guessing it won't, because I know you have a particular reason for your edit), that part won't stay there forever; eventually, the protocol will be released as a "live" (perhaps versioned) product, so this disclaimer will be unnecessary. However, at this point, I fear that the person who asked me to make the change (who is basically the technical lead on the GISIN project) will become (perhaps justifiably) annoyed if this point is not made clear to his satisfaction. (He actually requested that the GISIN Wikipedia entry be DELETED if this weren't made clear.)

So... any way you could see fit to re-include that text (or something similar that would serve the same purpose)?

(P.S. - As I think about it, in truth, the onus should really be on the maintainer of the linked sites to ensure that anyone that got to that URL would know--in terms that the site author wants folks to know--that it "should NOT be construed as finalized, and should ONLY be used in the context of working with other GISIN partners in a development context".... hmmm... I think I'll pass this along to the concerned party....)

Well, anyway, "thanks for listening!"  :)

philiptdotcom (talk) 02:41, 9 July 2008 (UTC)]]

I think the message needs to be reinforced that Wikipedia is not a free hosting service or advertising vehicle for organizations. The GISIN article should be a disinterested third-party description of the organization, its history, and its activities. So long as links are not misleading, there is no need to add excessive qualifying comments to them. The links are clearly indicated as "Draft", which should be clear to anyone who understands English. As far as deletion is concerned, the policy regarding deletion of Wikipedia articles is set out at "Wikipedia:Deletion policy". I hope this clarifies the situation somewhat. --DAJF (talk) 05:07, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

On Shin Kobe station

Thank you for your clean up to(?) my contribution on(?) Shin-Kobe Station. But I think that the expression "It is located on the north side of the city of Kobe" is not correct and it needs some modification. Please see Talk:Shin-Kobe Station. Thank you.Penpen (talk) 03:29, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

100 Japanese respected by the world

I'm new here and I don't remember how I reached 100 Japanese respected by the world. What a pointless reproduction of a silly pair of articles in this mediocre magazine. But unfortunately Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/100 Japanese respected by the world was over before I reached it. Given the chance, I'd have joined in and added to what you wrote. Anyway, you might be interested in what I've just written at Talk:100 Japanese respected by the world. Tama1988 (talk) 11:19, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

I guess I should retract that now that evidence of notability (of a fleeting kind) has been produced. Tama1988 (talk) 10:16, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Consider WP:RBK ...

... quite useful to fight vandalism as I have seen you doing it. My two yen worth suggestion, Miguel.mateo (talk) 14:00, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for that. I might look into it. --DAJF (talk) 09:15, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Tokyo

Hi! I saw your recent edit. I prefer this image. What do you think? Oda Mari (talk) 14:54, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

I hadn't looked at other possible images for use in the Tokyo article, but, yes, I agree that image is clearer and probably better than the one currently used in the article. --DAJF (talk) 09:17, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

I changed the image. Happy editing! Oda Mari (talk) 09:58, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Inflatable movie screen

please explain why the link of airscreen.com can stay and my link not. (talk) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.145.234.184 (talk) 09:14, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

The Inflatable movie screen article has no external links at present. The airscreen.com link is a reference source that backs up the statement about withstanding strong winds. Details of what links are acceptable as external links are laid out at Wikipedia:External links. All of the external links added to the article in the past appeared simply to have been added by persons related to the respective companies, and did not add anything to the article. --DAJF (talk) 09:40, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

An administrator apparently disagrees that the airscreen.com link was acceptable as a reference source, so that presumably now answers your question. --DAJF (talk) 09:54, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

ABN AMRO

FYI, the discussion in Talk:ABN AMRO is about the legal name of a company, not a trademark. Read the discussion in Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (capital letters)#Companies which officially use all-capital letters in their name.-- Steelbeard1 (talk) 00:33, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Err, thanks, but as I already said, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks) as it stands is pretty clear on this matter. For your interest, "Trademarks" includes company names. That is why the Sony article does not use all caps even though any Sony product you look at will be marked "SONY". If you want to campaign to change the guidelines, then that is a separate matter. --DAJF (talk) 11:00, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

You are still missing the point. Regarding Sony, If you look at the Hoover's directory listing at [7] the company name is "Sony Corporation." In the Hoover's listing at [8], the company name is "ABN AMRO Holding N.V." Please explain that. Steelbeard1 (talk) 11:23, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

No, I'm not missing the point. I read Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks) and especially the summary at the top of that page which says : "Follow standard English text formatting and capitalization rules, regardless of the preference of trademark owners." No mention of any Hoover's directory either, so I'm not sure why that was brought into the discussion. --DAJF (talk) 11:29, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

it's not just Hoover's directory, it's in every legal document online and online business directory. Jigsaw, as another example at [9] and don't forget about government sources such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at [10]. Steelbeard1 (talk) 11:51, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I thought the discussion was about how the name should be capitalized in the Wikipedia article, in which case it should follow the agreed-on guidelines set out at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks). You appear to be arguing about something else. --DAJF (talk) 12:45, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

There are discussions underway in the talk pages of both WP:MOSCL and WP:MOSTM. Steelbeard1 (talk) 14:33, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Hiroshi Yamamoto (director)

Hello. I'm sure you have good reason, I was just wondering why this was deleted from the dab. Thanks, Hndis (talk) 11:58, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I removed it because Hiroshi Yamamoto (director) redirected to the correct reading of Yutaka Yamamoto (director). In retrospect, something ought to have been left on the Hiroshi Yamamoto disambiguation page, so I have now added Yutaka Yamamoto (director) as a "See also", which I think is the preferred method suggested by the MOS. Hopefully this is a more satisfactory solution. --DAJF (talk) 13:07, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Se7en_(singer)

officialse7en.com is spam link? I don't think so. It's official site from Red Queen Media, the management of Se7en in the US market. The site's underconstruction though.—Preceding unsigned comment added by NiceThai (talk • contribs) 15:12 UTC, 26 August 2008

Hi. I realize that it is an official site, but it is still just promoting and selling merchandise, so doesn't belong on the Wikipedia article as an external link as described in WP:LINKSTOAVOID. --DAJF (talk) 00:08, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for Inprovement edit on Sonic (train)

Nice to meet you.I visited it regarding the above. Because I was not able to display it to be very good, it was saved thanks to grace. In addition, if there is an opportunity; thanking you in advance.--Soniccer883:second (talk) 03:28, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi. You're welcome. Thanks for adding the Sonic image to that article. --DAJF (talk) 07:18, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Mumbai Fire Brigade

Thanks for fixing typo in Mumbai Fire Brigade article (Please reply on my talk page)-Suyogaerospace^{talk to me!} 14:32, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Tiger Onitsuka

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Tiger Onitsuka, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Troikoalogo (talk) 16:38, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Minami Akina

Do you want me to take a picture of one of the magazines in which she shows up and which have a list of the shows she`s been in? I don`t know where you live, but if you live here in Japan it`s completely nonsensical to claim she`s not notable enough to have a Wikipedia article. -- Ishikawa Minoru (talk) 12:06, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Questions about notability can usually be resolved by adding reliable third-party reference sources to the article, as explained in Wikipedia:Notability. At the moment, the article is unreferenced, which means that notability claims cannot be verified by other editors. As the maintenance tag says, without reference sources, there is a greater chance that the article could be considered for deletion. --DAJF (talk) 00:48, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Non-admin closure of H10 Hotels AFD

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Infobox rail line

Hi Dave, I've posted a comment at Template talk:Infobox rail line. I'd welcome your input there. Best regards, Fg2 (talk) 08:20, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Your recent Kyoto Station edit

Hello, I have a question to a native speaker concerning your recent edit on Kyoto Station – especially when comparing it with this contribution. Shouldn't it be "are" because the verb refers not only to the "side platform" but also to "four island platforms", thus plural? (BTW, I'm not shure, but at least for my hopefully 'en-3' ears "one" sounds better than "a" in this case, therefore this contribution. --Cyfal (talk) 13:21, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi. My understanding is that when the first item in a list is singular ("one side platform"), the verb should also be singular ("is"), even if there are other items that are also in the list ("and four island platforms"). But, yes, I agree that "one" sounds better than "a" here. I hope this answers your question. --DAJF (talk) 13:36, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes, thank you very much. It's different in German, therefore I did it wrong all those years without noticing it... --Cyfal (talk) 13:41, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

My edit (replacing "is" with "are") was based on my grammar book (in Japanese, ロイヤル英文法 p. 723) which says "are" is correct but "is" is acceptable in "broken" style. But I understand "are" sounds strange before the singular noun. --Sushiya (talk) 14:02, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pedestrian (band)

Hi DAJF. Just wanted to let you know that I added sources to the article, which might address your concerns at this AfD. Cheers, Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 03:44, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Reply re Matthew Kelly

This is in response to your comment on my talk page. The only edit I made was the addition of the fact tag. I did not add the 'controversial' material. I explained it in the edit summary though. I would have removed the statement altogether, but I wasn't sure if it was correct or not, so I added the tag. If it was true, a source could have been added, and if it wasn't the statement could be removed (as you just did). Thank you. Antivenin 11:53, 24 October 2008 (UTC) EDIT: You might want to look at the past 3 edits on the page. It seems User:Da monster under your bed removed the statement while I was adding the fact tag, thus the confusion. Antivenin 11:56, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

OK, I see now. Thanks for the explanation, although unfortunately the net result was that the unsourced sentence was re-added together with the "Fact" tag, which was not a satisfactory situation. In the case of articles that are biographies of living people, unsourced controversial material such as this should be removed outright, as just adding a "Fact" tag is not an option. Sorry if you already knew this, but you might want to look at WP:BLP for clarification. Anyway, the problematic sentence has been removed, so the problem has been resolved. --DAJF (talk) 12:18, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I have not gone through WP:BLP, so the fault lies with me. I'll keep what you said in mind from now on. Thanks. Antivenin 13:38, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Magibon

Sir, I thank you for your recent contributions to the Magibon article. They are more than I can expect for. By the way, how did you find all those sources? I would like to learn your methods. Did you google them or did you go to every japanese news site and do a search. Hetelllies (talk) 00:30, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for your comments. The article was in rather a mess, so think it looks better now that it has been properly sourced with references. I just dug up the reference sources using Google. I searched in both English and Japanese, as it does seem that most of the serious media coverage on Magibon has been in Japan. --DAJF (talk) 01:29, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Oops

Sorry about that. Tribal44 (talk) 02:16, 31 October 2008 (UTC)Tribal44

Fukuoka City Subway

Thank you for tidying up the pages of the Fukuoka Subway. Somewhere I've used the orange color for the Kūkō line, because the official color is orange (ja:福岡市地下鉄空港線). The initial author of the subway pages used the red color on the main page and each subpage, and somehow it continued to spread. I don't know if it's a big issue but I think a color change would be good. --R0pe-196 (talk) 14:48, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

OK, thanks, I see now that it shouldn't be red. I have changed this to "orangered" (FF4500). Does this look OK? Or would "orange" ((FFA500) be better? --DAJF (talk) 14:58, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

"Orangered" looks good. Thank you for the fast change :) --R0pe-196 (talk) 15:04, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Transportation in Greater Tokyo

この記事の駅別の利用者数に、参考として大阪駅・梅田駅を加えることは許容されると思います。（）を付けて（Osaka Station/Umeda Station 2.4 million）とすれば何ら問題ないでしょう。世界の利用者数の多い駅の上位5駅を日本の駅が独占することを嫌悪しているとしか思えません。なぜそこまで日本を憎悪するのですか？--218.33.184.115 (talk) 18:42, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

また、京王新線と西武有楽町線は地下鉄です。確かに京王電鉄と西武鉄道の記載は既にあり鉄道会社も同じですが、地上線と地下鉄の違いが厳然としてあり、走行する経路も異なります。従って＝＝Subways in Tokyo＝＝の中に、やはり（ ）して両線を加えてもいいと思います。

• 京王新線（京王電鉄）
• 西武有楽町線（西武鉄道）

とすることを提案します。--218.33.184.115 (talk) 19:01, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Voice ranges

Not to be rude but, why did you have to delete some of the pages that actually had sources? And are you keeping track on my edits? Tribal44 (talk) 16:49, 7 November 2008 (UTC)Tribal44

Hi. I wasn't aware that I had deleted any information that was sourced, but if you can specify which articles these were, I'll be happy to recheck and reinstate the information. I checked your "User contributions" page, as you appeared to have added unsourced voice type details to a large number of musician articles in recent days. This appears to be an area that you are interested in and knowledgeable about, which is great, but, as mentioned previously, adding unsourced details like this to biographical articles on Wikipedia is not appropriate - however confident you may personally be. If there are reliable sources to back up the information, then voice type details will be valuable additions to articles about singers, so I hope you can take the time to properly source them. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 01:54, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Again no offence, but why are you so against the vocal types of singers? I know they need references and I do post reliable ones when I can, but you delete every vocal range on the pages I edit mostly, with or without sources. Why is that? Tribal44 (talk) 16:55, 16 November 2008 (UTC)Tribal44

Hi. I removed voice types and categories from a number of articles about singers where they weren't sourced. I wasn't aware that I had intentionally deleted information from articles where it was sourced, but if that was the case, please let me know, and I will be glad to reinstate it. To be honest, I wasn't even aware this time that they were articles you had been involved in editing, but if they were articles you have on your watchlist, then please feel free to add reference sources to back up the voice types claimed. --DAJF (talk) 23:01, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for being understanding. I wasn't mad or anything. Just wondering what was going on. Thanks. Tribal44 (talk) 20:06, 20 November 2008 (UTC)Tribal44

I was wondering why the source I put down on the Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical) page was deleted. It was a reliable source. No offence, but you are doing it again. Tribal44 (talk) 23:37, 6 December 2008 (UTC)Tribal44

No offence taken, as I didn't delete any source, as you can see here and here. I simply reverted the information which contradicted the reference source provided in the article, as I also did here. --DAJF (talk) 14:32, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh ok. I see what you mean, lol. Mrs. Lovett is contralto role, but can be performed by mezzo-sopranos. That was the only source I had on the voice range.

All right, on to Enya, I made 3 errors on posting a source on her voice range. I did not pay attention to some of them, so it was a mistake on my part. Although, I did find one review from rollingstone.com describing her vocals. [11]. Tribal44 (talk) 23:43, 7 December 2008 (UTC)Tribal44

Aaah! I did it again. Thanks for sending me that guide....again, heh heh. I just took a look at it. I hope it would improve my editing in the near future.

Anyways, I found this webpage regarding on Enya's vocal range. Its in French, but I translated it and I think its a reliable source on her being a mezzo-soprano. (Just click on the links that says "Lire la suite", lol) [12] Tribal44 (talk) 21:47, 9 December 2008 (UTC)Tribal44

No, I'm afraid it is not a reliable source, since, like YouTube, anyone can upload a video clip and add whatever comment they like. Moreover, links to that site would not be allowed on Wikipedia since it contains copyright violation video clips (like YouTube). --DAJF (talk) 00:15, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Aww ok. I'm now searching for a good reference on Enya's vocal range, but all I get are reviews and blogs. I'm getting there!! Lol. Tribal44 (talk) 23:03, 10 December 2008 (UTC)Tribal44

what warning

--Revim (talk) 09:34, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

The warning was for your two edits here and here following a recent 24-hour block for earlier disruptive edits to the same article. I suggest you stop making any further disruptive edits to that article unless you wish to be blocked for a longer period. --DAJF (talk) 09:42, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Umtyman

Hello DAJF. I have tried to add details to the pages relating to Matthew Kelly. He is the President of the Urmston Musical Theatre and I am trying to satisfy the citation needed question. I am the webmaster of www.umt.org.uk, which is the website for the society, and can therefore verify the contents of it. How can I further satisfy you that he definitely appeared at my theatre in 1963 and possibly also in 1966. On the Past Shows pages for both shows he can be seen in photograph. I will converse with you elsewhere if you so wish to satisfy this matter.Umtyman (talk) 10:49, 13 November 2008 (UTC)Umtyman

Hi. I have now added a reference source for the mention of his role in the 1963 performance of "The King and I". There is no problem with using details from the UMT site as reference sources, but if you are the webmaster of that site, I think you should exercise particular caution when adding links to it yourself from Wikipedia articles in case it is construed as spam or advertising. --DAJF (talk) 13:11, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

thank you

for adding that information. ---- Fernando Estel ☆ · 星 ^{(Talk: here- commons- es)} 09:08, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Yuigahama

Hi. After you resized to 180 px the image of Yuigahama I went to check the MOS, and it seems to me that nowhere does it say that you must use the default size. It does say that you can resize it if you have a reason. It also says that lead images can be resized to up to 300 pixels. Mine was a lead image. Don't you think that a 180 pixel landscape is inadequate and, as a matter of fact, looks funny at postage stamp size? I didn't think it was overwhelming the article, which is what the MOS guards editor against. Could I revert to the previous image size without causing an edit war? -- urashimataro (talk) 07:32, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi. The default 180 px size will depend on individuals' personal preferences, but looking again at the MOS, I see now that it does indeed suggest 300 px for the lead image, which in hindsight would look better in the Yuigahama article. Sorry about that. --DAJF (talk) 12:22, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Re: November 2008 (I Can't Think Straight)

Okay, fine. Didn't know actually. Just noticed that page and thought it could use some substance. Krishvanth (talk) 14:21, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

British Rail Class 312‎

Your tagging of a single sentence was bizarre to say the least. The whole article had a maintenance tag at the top, and hardly any of the information is referenced. So to add an unreferenced tag to a single sentence, was strange and unnecessary. The sentence breached WP:NOT#NEWS, so it would probably have been better to delete it. Bhtpbank (talk) 07:41, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I'm sorry you thought it was bizarre, but I consider tagging specific detailed statements like that a last chance before they are deleted as unreferenced, regardless of whether the entire article is unreferenced. Actually, there is nothing wrong with adding newsworthy developments like that, provided they are adequately sourced. WP:NOT#NEWS applies to biographies of living people, so is not relevant to articles such as this. --DAJF (talk) 08:06, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Nagoya Municipal Subway link

I am not promoting any product, it is free, it isn't my website, I didn't make the map, there simply there exists no other top level map of the entire Metro area system in English of the system that I have seen. Some dude made this from Japanese, and its a one of a kind reference. So that is why it was included. 61.7.165.18 (talk) 23:36, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

My Soul is Slashed

Hi, to avoid deletion of My Soul Is Slashed I tried to add some information. Besides from Imdb I only found one good Japanese resource and one German. I hope it is reliable enough, if not, please add the deletion template again. But in my opinion the article is notable, because of the awards for Hikari Ishida for Best New Actress. Thank you. --R0pe-196 (talk) 13:11, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

That looks OK now, as notability is clearly established. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 22:59, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Magibon

I had added a reference! Ariana-hime (talk) 11:04, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Open wikis are not considered acceptable reference sources, as anyone can add information to them. See Wikipedia:Verifiability for more details. --DAJF (talk) 11:14, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Galleries

Please read Wikipedia:Image_use_policy#Photo_galleries (I put the wrong link in my edit summary). That is image use policy, if you think the galleries belong in the article and not linked per the policy consensus you need to make a compelling case and other than making the article pretty I can't see any useful purpose they serve.--Crossmr (talk) 08:05, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

OK, thanks for providing the relevant link. Point taken. --DAJF (talk) 08:26, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

McDonalds & the Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese

I am not trying to insult you or be uncivil, but have you ever been to a McDonald's? Think about it for a minute, what are their most famous burger products? The answer is the Big Mac and The Quarter Pounder with cheese, the two most advertised burger products the company sells. Again, think about it, if some one asks you if you want a Quarter Pounder, the first association you make is McDonald's.

Also, please don't say there must be a cited source that specifically calls it a signature product, it this case the term is being used as a synonym for most famous or well known products of the company. The notoriety of the product and its association with the company is exemplified in Samuel L. Jackson's rant over its international naming in Pulp Fiction.

--Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 08:21, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

I would respond by asking whether you have ever been to a McDonald's outside the United States. I certainly wouldn't disagree with you about the Big Mac, and maybe the Quarter Pounder is considered a signature product in the US, but I think you'll find the situation is quite different on a global scale - especially in the countries in which the Quarter Pounder is not even on the menu (I visited two in the past week). This is just my opinion based on what I have seen, but it's no more or less valid than that of an editor who thinks that the Quarter Pounder is a signature product. That is why, without a cited source that says something to the effect that it is a signature/flagship/trademark/whatever product, it is simply one person's point of view, which doesn't belong in a Wikipedia article. --DAJF (talk) 09:58, 20 December 2008 (UTC)