Natalina,
having noticed your complex signature, it occurred to me to ask whether you know about the book, by Bass, The Eudaimonic Pie. True story and funny, some of it in that Three Men in a Boat sense. Being anachistic and donnishly inclined, you will probably appreciate it.
And speaking of anarchistic communism (as hinted at above) have you encountered Karl Popper's brief book, The Poverty of Historicism? His critique is, I think, logically definitive as to Marxian social analysis. which raises other questions about the overall structure of the approach. Between his argument and Bertrand Russell's perspective after his trip to the Soviet Union in the early 20s, I myself gave up on the whole business. Too much opportunity for the sort of totalitarian chicanery we saw rather too much of, and still are seeing some. 71.249.12.89 05:52, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello, we have decided to notice all of you at the eleventh hour. Today its Chat Day and its where SGpedians' go to and have a casual off-topic chat. It is held at our very own Singapore IRC Channel from 2000 ( SST) to late. Do come to the channel if you have the time and it is greatly appreciated that you turn up at the channel. -- Ter e nc e Ong 11:22, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
This arbitration case is closed.
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For the Arbitration Committee, -- Ryan Delaney talk 08:17, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
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I would use it as the flag of the Capitalist Party of China... Hmm, maybe that should go to Uncyclopedia! Anyway, you could try making a PRC flag with the KMT's 12-ray sun replacing the central 5-ray star. -- Миборовский U| T| C| M| E| Chugoku Banzai! 06:14, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
Ta for the work on the headers on the Multilingualism page. I was not aware that questions in headers are/were/seem unprofessional. (Speaking of... more professional that way, to me, is insulting.) The problem that arose from the multilingualism article was the verbiage/verbage that had rendered the article inaccessible to non-professionals. So, the headers with questions were used resulted in a more open. I could not find anything in the wiki editing pages that suggests avoiding questions in headers. However, they do suggest that nouns be used/maintained. Fair enough. But you misunderstood some of the headings and text that followed so that several of your new headings are either inaccurate or unrelated to the issues discussed. It's late. And I have to get up early for my professional job, so, I'll ask you to go back and fix the ones that you missed. If you cannot figure them out, let me know, and I will help out in the morn. Cheers.
You're 15 years old? Another teenage wikipedian :) — Ilyan e p (Talk) 17:52, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
You didn't really change the organization of the article -- you just changed the section titles -- in the wrong direction, IMHO. Your prose is not an improvement.
What is wrong with having three POVs? The academics don't accept much that devout Muslims do, and academics are deeply divided about how much of the Muslim tradition to accept. A section for each POV is the usual Wikipedia way of doing things.
The Muhammad article has been hotly fought over for years. We've achieved something like a delicate balance. Blundering into this minefield, without much knowledge of Islam and any sense of the history of the article, is inadvisable. Zora 03:36, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
Hiya, saw your message over at Mib's talk page when I replied something else there. Regarding the gigantic increase in military after the dissolution of the Qing Dynasty, this was because the need of manpower during the warlord era, the need to increase provincial military power during the nanking decade, and then the high attrition rate of the war against Japan. However, China did not possess an adequate form of conscription system and recruitment was often unfair and brutal. In fact, one of the most pressing issues following the unification of China under the KMT in 1928 was the reduction of military spending. 85% of national budget was spent on the army and the 1929 Reorganization and Disbandment Conference of 1929 was called into session to reduce the individual armies of the former warlords and factionalists and incorporate them into a true natinal army under the central government. This then of course ired the factionalists (like Li Tsung-jen, Feng Yu-hsiang...) and led to the 1930 Civil War. BlueShirts 19:59, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Well yeah, that's just another permutation of the Million-Man-Chinese-Peasant-Army stereotype. A good deal of it is true, but a large chunk is not. Many centuries were so devastated population-wise by continuous warfare that the states had to maintain (relatively) small standing professional armies. Other times (eg Qing after population boom in the 1700s) there were no serious threats so the army became the police/constables/tax collectors/whatever and their size bulged. And then the Manchus being the ******** ******* (fill in appropriate expletive) that they are offset the already stagnant military technology by a few millenia.
Actually, by 1937 I believe there were some 2M troops, 500k from Chiang's Central Army, 400K each from Feng Yuxiang's Xibei and Zhang Xueliang's Manchuria/Dongbei, Yan Xishan's North China 200K, Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren's Guangxi + Guangdong Alliance 200K total, and other minor warlords some 300K. Forgot where I read this, unfortunately. And as for military recruitment, I'll pass it along to the MILHIST project.
And to add on to BlueShirts, KMT 憲兵隊/宪兵队 (which in Japanese would be pronounced Kempeitai, scary eh?) has the power to (a land version of) impress able-bodied men to join the army. They also could conscript convicts (such as those jailed for theft or other minor offenses) to join the army. <libertarian mode>With a state like this, who needs the Japanese?</libertarian mode> Seriously though, people were unwilling to join the army for a number of reasons besides the old conscientious objection and/or I-don't-wanna-die and/or pacifist tree-hugging:
-- Миборовский U| T| C| M| E| Chugoku Banzai! 23:22, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Also, was it only Chiang's troops that received German training, or did the other warlords receive them too?
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Have you read Thomas More's Utopia? If so, I'd be glad to discuss some things with you. -- WGee 01:23, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the invite. I think the go template is a great piece of work, and really cool for illustrations of positions on pages, but for non-realtime games I prefer DGS. I doubt I'll be haning out much in the coffee lounge, because I'm a bit antisocial when it comes to WP ="."=. -- Slashme 17:14, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Wanna work on it (to FA)? -- Миборовский U| T| C| M| E| Chugoku Banzai! 23:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
A private army (aka private defense agency) sounds terribly ancap. Anyway. Most of the warlords were governors, mayors of this-and-that province. But... they also happened to be some of the filthiest richest people. Money, influence and might were inseparable. Some would argue that certain divisions of KMT's army were little more than armed thugs put in uniforms, I don't know how much truth there is in that, but given the KMT armies' overall less-than-desirable quality and their uncanny knack for using the wrong people, I would say there is probably some truth in such accusations. Beiyang Army was funded with provincial tax money so I don't know if that could be called private. Most of the northern warlord cliques after the Revolution were backed up a factionalised Beiyang Army, and many warlords were former officials and generals. As for "personal relationships", <thoughtcrime> think LeeKY and LeeHL... :D </thoughtcrime> -- Миборовский U| T| C| M| E| Chugoku Banzai! 06:47, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
I just borrowed a brilliant book from the library - James Ongkili's Nation-building in Malaysia 1946–1974. I'll be expanding the article even further over the next week or so as a result, and I'm expecting a couple of new books in July when I visit my aunt in the US. (We ordered them through the mail, but they only ship to US locations, and since I'm visiting my relatives in July...) I think an FAC should proceed within a few weeks, but not until after I'm done with this latest expansion. (I just realised there are some holes that need plugging.)
What concerns me the most is the gigantic size of the article. As discussed on the peer review, there doesn't seem to be a way to address this, short of articles like Ketuanan Melayu (1963-1965) (which would be just weird). And even then, it's difficult to apply summary style to the article without either disrupting the flow (because crucial quotes and elements of the article would have to go, making it rather dry) or making it misleading/incomplete. I've been trying for weeks to come up with a way to summarise it without losing too much "life" in the article, but it's just plain difficult. The article already stands at >100kb, and I think that'll rise by about 5 to 10kb when I'm done with the new additions.
As for the subsectioning, I wouldn't be too concerned about that. Each subsection could actually stand as a section on its own if each section of the article was in reality an individual article. The article isn't oversectioned - it's just damn long. Hopefully the readability will ensure people don't get the perception of lengthiness, but I'm still concerned. Johnleemk | Talk 06:41, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
I've done the constituencies template in your notepad sub-page. Feel free to make any changes and do check for errors. I hope you don't mind me fiddling your personal space. ;) -- Ter e nc e Ong 09:39, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Per this, it appears that you have intervened with the blocking of this IP address on many occassions. What were your intentions in making the "1 second (temporary unblock, testing something)"? I left detailed instructions in the block log regarding this address and for future reference, I ask that you check the log before taking additional action. If you check the log again, it appears that this address has once again continued to vandalise - not good stuff. -- Jay( Reply) 21:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Can you at least confirm that you had no reason to think this was an open proxy? Because the fact that you used Template:Blocked proxy in your reason for the indefinite block is causing some slight bureacratic slowness. Phoenix-forgotten 22:59, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Well knowing all that, can you consider shortening the block to expire Saturday? The school year should be over by then at least. Phoenix-forgotten 05:38, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
I don't even think it'll be necessary anymore. There haven't been any anonymous edits since the unblock, which might mean that X-Forwarded-For is letting the server target the right IP addresses now. Phoenix-forgotten 17:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Reversions are frequently unavoidable on this article. Otherwise, the article would quickly loose focus and revert back to the mess we had last year, when lots of users were using the article as a dumping ground for their crank nonsense, such as Silverback's b.s. on "altruistic genes." [1] I'm really worried about Tazmaniac's edits not because of the content per se (the content is largely fine), but because they loosen the focus of the article. On the communism article, we have to maintain such a fragile balance editorially with respect to:
Otherwise, we’re back to the old days, when the focus of the article was so loose that there were no discernible criteria for keeping out the fringe nonsense. So, to keep everyone happy, and to maintain an article which is consistent with the communism entries found in mainstream encyclopedias and sourcebooks, it's highly necessary to direct new editors to more relevant specialized entries whenever they seem to be interested in making edits more relevant in Marxism, history of socialism, history of communism, etc. 172 | Talk 02:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
Hey this is KI, I've been blocked for 3 months for one instance of vulgarity. Please unblock me and warn User:Sasquatch that he's not allowed to do that. freestylefrappe 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
What point are you talking about? I don't understand. There are people attributing things to Parker Pen Co. and Richard Lederer, and I want to verify those assertions. Since the issue of false friends is so full of urban legends and popular beliefs, I think it's a reasonable thing to do. What point do you think I'm trying to make? (?) -- 193.86.75.124 09:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
I found you had an interest in Christian anarchism and just decided to ask if you have done any contributing to the Leo Tolstoy article. He is a very important writer and political notable, and I just thought his article would benefit from your edits. Эйрон Кинни ( t) 04:00, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
You sure about an indef block on a school shared IP? Sasquatch t| c 22:27, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Can you help with this serious POV blog going on, or lock the page? -- max rspct leave a message 23:19, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
Just don't open the jar. The legend reminds me of badbot lucifer (the all-questioning). Oh my first RFC..? With him?? - u looked at the page? Important article so I wonder what I have in store for the next months until take it off watchlist. --
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world war I was not so recent. putting it in one box with the Romans is not ok. Your article about Kaifeng is good, but there must have been some more sieges to it. unfortunately I do not have the date. Wandalstouring 21:06, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
I was sure that it was the city of Kaifeng where reinforcemets of Sung archers with blackpowder arrows broke the siege of a Mongolian force. but maybe the translation is wrong. it is called Kai-feng-fu. This is a remarkable date because this is the first time a new weapon was employed and there is discussion wheter this were rocket engines attached to arrows or the Chinese invention of acceleration powder with a directed blast.
I found one of my books here. Kai-fung-fu was under siege in 1232. Is this Kaifeng again under siege? Was it in between reoccupied by Sung military?
"Wu Ching Taung Jao" is a source describing of the classical Chinese military, mentioning arrows with blackpowder in the year 1040 and shot with crossbows. Perhaps you know how to read the original. I have had some intense discussion about the construction of these devices.
thanks Wandalstouring 22:26, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
No, thats not exactly the weapon. The firelance shoots and is not the projectile itself. Interesting is that it is mentioned as a shooting weapon, because in European sources it is mentioned as spitting fire only for psychological warfare. So it is similar to early handguns used in Japan, where a blastproof structure (bamboo composite) directs the blast of blackpowder to accelerate several projectils over a short distance. But the spear or arrow itself is not moved and range is limited.
One example of arrows with attached blackpowder is described as a "horde of leopards" and covered a distance of 400 paces. This is most likely based upon rockets and resembles a rocket thrower, but it is not clear how long the range is. Blackpowder arrows shot with a bow or crossbow are likely to be sth. totally diffrent. There are two theories, one that the blackpowder was a rocket engine for additional total range and the other that it was an explosive with a directed blast for increased effective fighting range. I tend to the second theory after some works on this field, mostly concerning Arabian versions of early combustine engine. Many contemporary writers agree with my doubts. The problem with rockets on arrows is the reduced accuracy. It does not make much sense to mount such a system on the most accurate range weapon avaiable (crossbow), which has a very low rate of fire. Of course a rocket would increase range, but the effect would be spread over large area, thus reducing eviciency. If it is a heavy arrow or a bolt which at the maximum range possible has a decisive acceleration for hitting through the target it does make sense to use a precise system to deliver it there. The main problem is the reliable timing of the ignition system. The key point of dicussion is the appearance of first rocket engines. The sources about employment of this weapon against Mongolian forces make notion about high penetration power, but scared horses are absolutely not mentioned. Any rocket employment at this time had the great effect of scaring the enemy horses and a Mongolian army without horses sounds somehow unreal.
Wandalstouring 00:35, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
horde of leopards refers to the fire arrows described in this article, but my sources state their very limited range. There should also be a version shot normally and having the last push via blackpowder, shortly before hitting the target. It has longer battle range. Ok, I was just hoping you know the sources a bit better. I am mostly concerned with technical aspects.
I was allowed to copy insert my source directly. The article was not finished, when I stopped that day. Next day was really surprising.
Wandalstouring 13:57, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
http://authors.history-forum.com/liang_jieming/chinesesiegewarfare/index-english13042006.html cool site of yours, how many of these pics are avaiable for wiki? I have been working on the crossbow article. We really do have a gap concerning Chinese crossbows in the Middle Ages. It is mentioned that it apeared first in East Asia, especially China, but that was all about this place. As reports state, Chinese were most likely to be among the first employing crossbows for whale hunting. So if you know any sources about crossbow hunting it would be good.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrockethistory.htm is a bit inaccurate, the surface running torpedo is depicted wrong. (rebuilt it myself, Arabian sources avaiable, it´s Arabian name translates "self-moving combusting egg") And this article makes again the usual mistake of non-pyrotechnicans. A tube with blackpowder is by no means necessarily a real rocket(it is close to the edge and you can argue about that). We call it "cracking frogs", it jumps on the ground and changes direction with each explosion. Perhaps you can tell me more, what historic pyrotechnics were employed during Chinese celebrations at this time.
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I apologize for being sluggish. but asking would be a nice service. Wandalstouring 22:50, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Lets split it, I refered to this:
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You're a TCHS alumni, I presume? I just wanted to confirm. (As for me, still in FMSS.) Elle vécut heureuse à jamais (Be eudaimonic!) 03:42, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
yes.
It can't qualify as a parody. A parody would only apply if the user were parodying Winnie the Pooh. In this case, the picture parodied nothing- it used Winnie the Pooh, but it did not parody the character- it simply used the character in a way that might not be expected. The way that Milne drew it is irrelevant, because it is a near-copy of the character as drawn by others for Disney movies, etc. It was a "blatant copyright violation", because any image of Winnie the Pooh is derivative of the character, whose image is copyrighted. In any event, I've moved it to IFD. Ral315 ( talk) 16:13, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
J'espère vous voir lors de la réunion sur le 23ème juin...Voir vous bientôt, la bonne chance et ne nous laissez pas !-- 陈 鼎 翔 贡献 和 CCD Chat with Tdxiang on IRC! 09:28, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
I am intrigued by this edit of yours, as the Liberal Socialist Party article clearly states: The Liberal Socialist Party is a defunct political party which was formerly active within the politics of Singapore.
Thanks for your contributions! + + Lar: t/ c 01:27, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
The users User:笨笨的小B and User:小 were blocked under the "Names with non-Latin characters" rationale on WP:U. Editors that do not have Asian fonts installed see gibberish instead of the intended username, making it extremely hard to communicate with them. Naconkantari 05:16, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I have only just come across this conversation. Never tried to communicate with you? You blocked me so that I could not communicate with anyone! When I used another computer to create this username, I feared that if I went straight to you to complain, you would instantly block me again. You have power; I do not. You will probably block me for writing this. Oh well, at least I have managed to make a few good edits around here. You have destroyed my enthusiasm for Wikipedia though. 小? Sorry, no Chinese allowed. 22:06, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
May I counter-ask, what the? :D -- Миборовский 07:38, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
http://www.indonesiamatters.com/400/anggun-c-sasmi/ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ackoz ( talk • contribs) .
D'accord. At the risk of admitting to copyright violation, I found out the song was more innocent than I thought, too. Of course, what is the version en francais, anyway (for the one covered in the link.) Elle vécut heureuse à jamais ( Be eudaimonic!) 19:49, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
(reset indent) You know about any songs that have similar sound like that Etre une femme? You could be an expert on this right?
ackoz
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Not sure what you did here. I am just bringing it to your attention in case it was a mistake.-- SomeStrang e r( t| c) 11:40, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Narcissism —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ackoz ( talk • contribs)
Anarchistic communism is a nonsense - people are not good and it would never work - not a good thing to look up to. Don't be proud to be an extremist it might be "cool" if you live in a state with relatively tough regime, plus because you are exactly the age (secondary three?) when you need to participate in some rebellion, but I suppose you are smart enough to recognize the limits and that you also have your own head and won't be influenced by someone who looks like the smartest, most intelligent, nicest person in the world.
As you claimed that you are an extremist, my
name calling rule applies to you. So take care :) the preceeding comment is a joke
ackoz
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Thanks for voting! Hello La goutte de pluie/archive 6, and thank you so much for voting in my recent RfA. I am pleased to inform you that it passed with a final tally of (119/1/3), into the WP:100, so I have now been cleared for adminship and will soon be soaring above the clouds. I was overjoyed, shocked, and humbled by the tally, and, most importantly, all the support. Thank you. If there is ever anything you need, you know where you can find me. Take care. |
-- Pilot| guy 22:53, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for helping refine the nom and your contributions! + + Lar: t/ c 00:45, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I am sending this message to serious contributors who may be interested in articles related to U.S. politics. I believe I am receiving an unreasonable response-- and at times insulting and rude-- from the editors of Norm Coleman article, who refuse to remove a section that may offer some interesting trivia for Wikipeidia users, but is irrelevant to people interested in reading an encyclopedia article on a member of U.S. Senate. If you have time, please take a look at the article. Regards. 172 | Talk 03:24, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for putting so much effort into saving this article. I have faith that the closing Admin will recognize its value and Keep it. You worked hard trying to educate people who may not have read the article thoroughly before commenting; you deserve a lot of credit for that :) Doc Tropics 04:20, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Nah, I was just re-going through Jung Chang (very infuriating, not good for health) and associated articles and chanced on Luding Bridge... coincidence? Anyway, thanks for tagging... -- Миборовский 04:07, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi! I've noticed your interest in Communism-related articles. Since I don't know much more contributors with the same interests, I decided to ask you for help with the newly-created Portal:Communism. Do you know other editors with similar interests? Perhaps you could indicate me some names and I would contact them. If you just don't have the time, don't bother. Thanks! Afonso Silva 11:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Regarding this edit: It should be a CNN or NBC or some mainstream TV outlet. The book by this guy isn't mainstream media. -- Миборовский 18:01, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks for voting! Hello La goutte de pluie/archive 6, and thanks for your support in my recent RfA. I'm pleased to announce that it passed with a final tally of (96/0/0). I was overwhelmed by all of the nice comments and votes of confidence from everyone. Thanks again, and see you around! OhNoitsJamie Talk 22:26, 2 July 2006 (UTC) |
Hi, In Hindi, it isn't just the inflection on one word: several words in the sentence change in order to indicate gender, even of objects inanimate. Buses are male while cars are female, and so forth. What exactly was wrong with my wording? Besides, if "by heart" is making too big a dela of it, what is the relevence / sanctity of making special mention of French etc? Are the French affected? Regards, ImpuMozhi 02:14, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
An assertive definition is not a format. Now the lead sounds unnatural. We should write things in a natural way. Now the grammar is not even correct.-- K.C. Tang 04:21, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello, can you enlighten me about this wikipedia thing about linking years such as 2006. I noticed that some articles link and some do not. Recently, I created a new article Beijing Wushu Team and linked the dates and year, but the links were later delinked. Hope you can shed some light on this matter. Thanks -- mh 12:48, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Hey Nat, it's me, Davide. Just thought I'd inform you I got an account and intend on contributing soon. Master Sturm 18:52, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi, just want to point out that someone has been making changes to the JC pages. I suggest that Singapore wikipedians work together to come up with a nicer looking and more professional template. -- mh 17:22, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
... then go ahead to modify and make it more professional, and set it as a standard to articles in all schools in Singapore. Not revert as you've done in HCI's article. Now IMO, it looks more uglier now. -- The Toad 02:51, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
To me the new infobox looks nicer than the older one, though I must say there is a room for improvements to be made. Keep the infobox as the standard for Singapore School. BTW Mh, what do you mean by unprofessional? Thanks! -- Anomymous 10:21, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Think we require a complement of each other's ideas and to compromise. No use arguing and debating. Let's create an infobox that is uniquely Singapore that suits everyone of us. Cool down eh. -- The Toad 13:59, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
FD2/Film here, from HG. YOu may know me, you may not. New WP account. Just saying hi, knowing you're an Wikipedian. -- M Clarke 18:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
If you are posting on talk pages, asking experienced editors to give their opinion on an issue, make sure not to use language that may suggest bias.
Good: "Hey, Bob, could you tell me what you think about this discussion? I think your input could help"
I am using the exact copy from the survey guideline in order not to get accused/blocked for recruiting. Could you please check the discussion there, Bob?
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You supported Urban warfare, which has been selected as the Military history WikiProject's new Collaboration of the Fortnight. Please help improve this article to featured article standards. Kirill Lokshin 00:33, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
That's right, I'm back! - And thanks for the well-wishes, I really appreciate them. :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 16:05, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
Please see [2]. Thanks!-- Huaiwei 16:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
Hey hey, I read that you enjoy playing the erhu, maybe you can give me some tips? It's my CCA but I'm the worst at it in the entire CCA. I come from Singapore too! :D -- T e rran command e r 17:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
You're acting as if I had single-handly gone ahead and merged, but I only follow the correct procedure: notices requesting merger are posted on both pages, then discussion takes place on the talk page, and afterwards a merger is made or not. YOU are the one who sabotages the process by unilaterally removing the notices so as the prevent any discussion. Don't make your point on my talk page, my vote is cast and won't be reconsidered unless there is serious argumentation on the content page's talk page, and I don't mean 'it was requested' but content-related facts. Anyhow the decison is likely to be made by someone else after the votes have piled up- unless you keep sabotaging the process and leave no other alternaive then actually make the merger, which I don't want to have to do. Fastifex 14:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
This is the first thing that came to my mind. Too bad I didn't go visit him when I was in San Fran. And also this:
But I haven't met (IRL) a single overseas Chinese who was supportive of the ROC (as opposed to PRC). -- Миборовский 22:03, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi, Natalinasmpf! There have been a lot of vandalism going on recently in these articles (Manchuria and Manchu). I think user Breathejustice, 67.38.247.32, and 192.35.79.70 are the same person. The reason why I contacted you is because I noticed that you have been helping restoring the Manchuria article (although its no use because that user will vandalize it again right away). Could you please keep an eye on these pages he edited and on this user too. Thanks! -- Godardesque 23:08, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi, yes, I do think Stalinism is a school. It is (in my opinion) truely anti-communist school, the first with unique concepts like "socialism in one country", "the liberation of the working class is the work of the working class itself the party bureaucracy", and the necessary sociobiological religion of a sacred Lenin who was born with a communist plan alrady worked out in his brain. Trotsky named it "the school of falsicfication". I would suggest to keep it in the template because many still associate communism with Stalinism. Sadly so.
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I recall saying I would find this template ages ago.. but I forgot. Thanks, KI 20:05, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm almost done with Ketuanan Melayu, so I thought I'd let you know about its FAC, as you took interest in it not too long ago. Johnleemk | Talk 19:19, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi Natalina - I used to peruse the history forum over at Heavengames and I think got into it once or twice with you. I was looking through the list of sysops and i randomly stopped in the N's, and saw your name. Thought I would say hi and am not really surprised to see someone from that forum (especially you - i remember you being quite prolific) involved over here. I just got seriously interested in Wiki at the end of July and am loving it. Anyway, just wanted to drop a line and let you know how small the internet and world really is. Cheers -- Exodio 23:12, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
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Because you've made some edits to fan fiction, I figured you'd want to know that the article has been nominated for an Article Improvement Drive. :) Runa27 23:28, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
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Just thought I'd randomly say hi; you ay have seen me under the names "Dvorak" or "Strauss der Vater", though there aren't many threads that we've both posted in.
Given the volume of greetings from HG, should you maybe try to direct them to
User_talk:Natalinasmpf/hg maybe?
Also, this, in your notepad:
Nous, les citoyens de Singapore Nous nous nantissons comme un peuple uni Sans regard pour le race, la langue ou la religion; Pour bâtir une société démocratique Basé sur la justice et l'égalité Afin de accomplir la félicité, la prospérité Et le progrès pour notre nation
should be this maybe:
Nous, les citoyens de Singapore
Nous nous nantissons comme un peuple uni
Sans regard pour le race, la langue ou la religion;
Pour bâtir une société démocratique
Basé sur la justice et l'égalité
Afin d'accomplir la félicité, la prospérité
Et le progrès pour notre nation
Quendus
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Need an opinion here. At the above page, a user persists in adding a prod tag to the article despite the template being meant only for uncontested nominations. I've put my point across on the talk page on multiple occasions but he persists. I'm dropping a note on your talk page (and on the other 2 Singaporean admins') to see if you can assist. If the page is not notable or should be deleted, so be it. But not this way. -- Rifleman 82 20:27, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
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Natalina,
having noticed your complex signature, it occurred to me to ask whether you know about the book, by Bass, The Eudaimonic Pie. True story and funny, some of it in that Three Men in a Boat sense. Being anachistic and donnishly inclined, you will probably appreciate it.
And speaking of anarchistic communism (as hinted at above) have you encountered Karl Popper's brief book, The Poverty of Historicism? His critique is, I think, logically definitive as to Marxian social analysis. which raises other questions about the overall structure of the approach. Between his argument and Bertrand Russell's perspective after his trip to the Soviet Union in the early 20s, I myself gave up on the whole business. Too much opportunity for the sort of totalitarian chicanery we saw rather too much of, and still are seeing some. 71.249.12.89 05:52, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello, we have decided to notice all of you at the eleventh hour. Today its Chat Day and its where SGpedians' go to and have a casual off-topic chat. It is held at our very own Singapore IRC Channel from 2000 ( SST) to late. Do come to the channel if you have the time and it is greatly appreciated that you turn up at the channel. -- Ter e nc e Ong 11:22, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
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I would use it as the flag of the Capitalist Party of China... Hmm, maybe that should go to Uncyclopedia! Anyway, you could try making a PRC flag with the KMT's 12-ray sun replacing the central 5-ray star. -- Миборовский U| T| C| M| E| Chugoku Banzai! 06:14, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
Ta for the work on the headers on the Multilingualism page. I was not aware that questions in headers are/were/seem unprofessional. (Speaking of... more professional that way, to me, is insulting.) The problem that arose from the multilingualism article was the verbiage/verbage that had rendered the article inaccessible to non-professionals. So, the headers with questions were used resulted in a more open. I could not find anything in the wiki editing pages that suggests avoiding questions in headers. However, they do suggest that nouns be used/maintained. Fair enough. But you misunderstood some of the headings and text that followed so that several of your new headings are either inaccurate or unrelated to the issues discussed. It's late. And I have to get up early for my professional job, so, I'll ask you to go back and fix the ones that you missed. If you cannot figure them out, let me know, and I will help out in the morn. Cheers.
You're 15 years old? Another teenage wikipedian :) — Ilyan e p (Talk) 17:52, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
You didn't really change the organization of the article -- you just changed the section titles -- in the wrong direction, IMHO. Your prose is not an improvement.
What is wrong with having three POVs? The academics don't accept much that devout Muslims do, and academics are deeply divided about how much of the Muslim tradition to accept. A section for each POV is the usual Wikipedia way of doing things.
The Muhammad article has been hotly fought over for years. We've achieved something like a delicate balance. Blundering into this minefield, without much knowledge of Islam and any sense of the history of the article, is inadvisable. Zora 03:36, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
Hiya, saw your message over at Mib's talk page when I replied something else there. Regarding the gigantic increase in military after the dissolution of the Qing Dynasty, this was because the need of manpower during the warlord era, the need to increase provincial military power during the nanking decade, and then the high attrition rate of the war against Japan. However, China did not possess an adequate form of conscription system and recruitment was often unfair and brutal. In fact, one of the most pressing issues following the unification of China under the KMT in 1928 was the reduction of military spending. 85% of national budget was spent on the army and the 1929 Reorganization and Disbandment Conference of 1929 was called into session to reduce the individual armies of the former warlords and factionalists and incorporate them into a true natinal army under the central government. This then of course ired the factionalists (like Li Tsung-jen, Feng Yu-hsiang...) and led to the 1930 Civil War. BlueShirts 19:59, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Well yeah, that's just another permutation of the Million-Man-Chinese-Peasant-Army stereotype. A good deal of it is true, but a large chunk is not. Many centuries were so devastated population-wise by continuous warfare that the states had to maintain (relatively) small standing professional armies. Other times (eg Qing after population boom in the 1700s) there were no serious threats so the army became the police/constables/tax collectors/whatever and their size bulged. And then the Manchus being the ******** ******* (fill in appropriate expletive) that they are offset the already stagnant military technology by a few millenia.
Actually, by 1937 I believe there were some 2M troops, 500k from Chiang's Central Army, 400K each from Feng Yuxiang's Xibei and Zhang Xueliang's Manchuria/Dongbei, Yan Xishan's North China 200K, Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren's Guangxi + Guangdong Alliance 200K total, and other minor warlords some 300K. Forgot where I read this, unfortunately. And as for military recruitment, I'll pass it along to the MILHIST project.
And to add on to BlueShirts, KMT 憲兵隊/宪兵队 (which in Japanese would be pronounced Kempeitai, scary eh?) has the power to (a land version of) impress able-bodied men to join the army. They also could conscript convicts (such as those jailed for theft or other minor offenses) to join the army. <libertarian mode>With a state like this, who needs the Japanese?</libertarian mode> Seriously though, people were unwilling to join the army for a number of reasons besides the old conscientious objection and/or I-don't-wanna-die and/or pacifist tree-hugging:
-- Миборовский U| T| C| M| E| Chugoku Banzai! 23:22, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Also, was it only Chiang's troops that received German training, or did the other warlords receive them too?
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Thanks for the invite. I think the go template is a great piece of work, and really cool for illustrations of positions on pages, but for non-realtime games I prefer DGS. I doubt I'll be haning out much in the coffee lounge, because I'm a bit antisocial when it comes to WP ="."=. -- Slashme 17:14, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Wanna work on it (to FA)? -- Миборовский U| T| C| M| E| Chugoku Banzai! 23:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
A private army (aka private defense agency) sounds terribly ancap. Anyway. Most of the warlords were governors, mayors of this-and-that province. But... they also happened to be some of the filthiest richest people. Money, influence and might were inseparable. Some would argue that certain divisions of KMT's army were little more than armed thugs put in uniforms, I don't know how much truth there is in that, but given the KMT armies' overall less-than-desirable quality and their uncanny knack for using the wrong people, I would say there is probably some truth in such accusations. Beiyang Army was funded with provincial tax money so I don't know if that could be called private. Most of the northern warlord cliques after the Revolution were backed up a factionalised Beiyang Army, and many warlords were former officials and generals. As for "personal relationships", <thoughtcrime> think LeeKY and LeeHL... :D </thoughtcrime> -- Миборовский U| T| C| M| E| Chugoku Banzai! 06:47, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
I just borrowed a brilliant book from the library - James Ongkili's Nation-building in Malaysia 1946–1974. I'll be expanding the article even further over the next week or so as a result, and I'm expecting a couple of new books in July when I visit my aunt in the US. (We ordered them through the mail, but they only ship to US locations, and since I'm visiting my relatives in July...) I think an FAC should proceed within a few weeks, but not until after I'm done with this latest expansion. (I just realised there are some holes that need plugging.)
What concerns me the most is the gigantic size of the article. As discussed on the peer review, there doesn't seem to be a way to address this, short of articles like Ketuanan Melayu (1963-1965) (which would be just weird). And even then, it's difficult to apply summary style to the article without either disrupting the flow (because crucial quotes and elements of the article would have to go, making it rather dry) or making it misleading/incomplete. I've been trying for weeks to come up with a way to summarise it without losing too much "life" in the article, but it's just plain difficult. The article already stands at >100kb, and I think that'll rise by about 5 to 10kb when I'm done with the new additions.
As for the subsectioning, I wouldn't be too concerned about that. Each subsection could actually stand as a section on its own if each section of the article was in reality an individual article. The article isn't oversectioned - it's just damn long. Hopefully the readability will ensure people don't get the perception of lengthiness, but I'm still concerned. Johnleemk | Talk 06:41, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
I've done the constituencies template in your notepad sub-page. Feel free to make any changes and do check for errors. I hope you don't mind me fiddling your personal space. ;) -- Ter e nc e Ong 09:39, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Per this, it appears that you have intervened with the blocking of this IP address on many occassions. What were your intentions in making the "1 second (temporary unblock, testing something)"? I left detailed instructions in the block log regarding this address and for future reference, I ask that you check the log before taking additional action. If you check the log again, it appears that this address has once again continued to vandalise - not good stuff. -- Jay( Reply) 21:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Can you at least confirm that you had no reason to think this was an open proxy? Because the fact that you used Template:Blocked proxy in your reason for the indefinite block is causing some slight bureacratic slowness. Phoenix-forgotten 22:59, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Well knowing all that, can you consider shortening the block to expire Saturday? The school year should be over by then at least. Phoenix-forgotten 05:38, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
I don't even think it'll be necessary anymore. There haven't been any anonymous edits since the unblock, which might mean that X-Forwarded-For is letting the server target the right IP addresses now. Phoenix-forgotten 17:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Reversions are frequently unavoidable on this article. Otherwise, the article would quickly loose focus and revert back to the mess we had last year, when lots of users were using the article as a dumping ground for their crank nonsense, such as Silverback's b.s. on "altruistic genes." [1] I'm really worried about Tazmaniac's edits not because of the content per se (the content is largely fine), but because they loosen the focus of the article. On the communism article, we have to maintain such a fragile balance editorially with respect to:
Otherwise, we’re back to the old days, when the focus of the article was so loose that there were no discernible criteria for keeping out the fringe nonsense. So, to keep everyone happy, and to maintain an article which is consistent with the communism entries found in mainstream encyclopedias and sourcebooks, it's highly necessary to direct new editors to more relevant specialized entries whenever they seem to be interested in making edits more relevant in Marxism, history of socialism, history of communism, etc. 172 | Talk 02:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
Hey this is KI, I've been blocked for 3 months for one instance of vulgarity. Please unblock me and warn User:Sasquatch that he's not allowed to do that. freestylefrappe 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
What point are you talking about? I don't understand. There are people attributing things to Parker Pen Co. and Richard Lederer, and I want to verify those assertions. Since the issue of false friends is so full of urban legends and popular beliefs, I think it's a reasonable thing to do. What point do you think I'm trying to make? (?) -- 193.86.75.124 09:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
I found you had an interest in Christian anarchism and just decided to ask if you have done any contributing to the Leo Tolstoy article. He is a very important writer and political notable, and I just thought his article would benefit from your edits. Эйрон Кинни ( t) 04:00, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
You sure about an indef block on a school shared IP? Sasquatch t| c 22:27, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Can you help with this serious POV blog going on, or lock the page? -- max rspct leave a message 23:19, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
Just don't open the jar. The legend reminds me of badbot lucifer (the all-questioning). Oh my first RFC..? With him?? - u looked at the page? Important article so I wonder what I have in store for the next months until take it off watchlist. --
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world war I was not so recent. putting it in one box with the Romans is not ok. Your article about Kaifeng is good, but there must have been some more sieges to it. unfortunately I do not have the date. Wandalstouring 21:06, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
I was sure that it was the city of Kaifeng where reinforcemets of Sung archers with blackpowder arrows broke the siege of a Mongolian force. but maybe the translation is wrong. it is called Kai-feng-fu. This is a remarkable date because this is the first time a new weapon was employed and there is discussion wheter this were rocket engines attached to arrows or the Chinese invention of acceleration powder with a directed blast.
I found one of my books here. Kai-fung-fu was under siege in 1232. Is this Kaifeng again under siege? Was it in between reoccupied by Sung military?
"Wu Ching Taung Jao" is a source describing of the classical Chinese military, mentioning arrows with blackpowder in the year 1040 and shot with crossbows. Perhaps you know how to read the original. I have had some intense discussion about the construction of these devices.
thanks Wandalstouring 22:26, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
No, thats not exactly the weapon. The firelance shoots and is not the projectile itself. Interesting is that it is mentioned as a shooting weapon, because in European sources it is mentioned as spitting fire only for psychological warfare. So it is similar to early handguns used in Japan, where a blastproof structure (bamboo composite) directs the blast of blackpowder to accelerate several projectils over a short distance. But the spear or arrow itself is not moved and range is limited.
One example of arrows with attached blackpowder is described as a "horde of leopards" and covered a distance of 400 paces. This is most likely based upon rockets and resembles a rocket thrower, but it is not clear how long the range is. Blackpowder arrows shot with a bow or crossbow are likely to be sth. totally diffrent. There are two theories, one that the blackpowder was a rocket engine for additional total range and the other that it was an explosive with a directed blast for increased effective fighting range. I tend to the second theory after some works on this field, mostly concerning Arabian versions of early combustine engine. Many contemporary writers agree with my doubts. The problem with rockets on arrows is the reduced accuracy. It does not make much sense to mount such a system on the most accurate range weapon avaiable (crossbow), which has a very low rate of fire. Of course a rocket would increase range, but the effect would be spread over large area, thus reducing eviciency. If it is a heavy arrow or a bolt which at the maximum range possible has a decisive acceleration for hitting through the target it does make sense to use a precise system to deliver it there. The main problem is the reliable timing of the ignition system. The key point of dicussion is the appearance of first rocket engines. The sources about employment of this weapon against Mongolian forces make notion about high penetration power, but scared horses are absolutely not mentioned. Any rocket employment at this time had the great effect of scaring the enemy horses and a Mongolian army without horses sounds somehow unreal.
Wandalstouring 00:35, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
horde of leopards refers to the fire arrows described in this article, but my sources state their very limited range. There should also be a version shot normally and having the last push via blackpowder, shortly before hitting the target. It has longer battle range. Ok, I was just hoping you know the sources a bit better. I am mostly concerned with technical aspects.
I was allowed to copy insert my source directly. The article was not finished, when I stopped that day. Next day was really surprising.
Wandalstouring 13:57, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
http://authors.history-forum.com/liang_jieming/chinesesiegewarfare/index-english13042006.html cool site of yours, how many of these pics are avaiable for wiki? I have been working on the crossbow article. We really do have a gap concerning Chinese crossbows in the Middle Ages. It is mentioned that it apeared first in East Asia, especially China, but that was all about this place. As reports state, Chinese were most likely to be among the first employing crossbows for whale hunting. So if you know any sources about crossbow hunting it would be good.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrockethistory.htm is a bit inaccurate, the surface running torpedo is depicted wrong. (rebuilt it myself, Arabian sources avaiable, it´s Arabian name translates "self-moving combusting egg") And this article makes again the usual mistake of non-pyrotechnicans. A tube with blackpowder is by no means necessarily a real rocket(it is close to the edge and you can argue about that). We call it "cracking frogs", it jumps on the ground and changes direction with each explosion. Perhaps you can tell me more, what historic pyrotechnics were employed during Chinese celebrations at this time.
Wandalstouring 14:23, 12 June 2006 (UTC)14:22, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
I apologize for being sluggish. but asking would be a nice service. Wandalstouring 22:50, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Lets split it, I refered to this:
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You're a TCHS alumni, I presume? I just wanted to confirm. (As for me, still in FMSS.) Elle vécut heureuse à jamais (Be eudaimonic!) 03:42, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
yes.
It can't qualify as a parody. A parody would only apply if the user were parodying Winnie the Pooh. In this case, the picture parodied nothing- it used Winnie the Pooh, but it did not parody the character- it simply used the character in a way that might not be expected. The way that Milne drew it is irrelevant, because it is a near-copy of the character as drawn by others for Disney movies, etc. It was a "blatant copyright violation", because any image of Winnie the Pooh is derivative of the character, whose image is copyrighted. In any event, I've moved it to IFD. Ral315 ( talk) 16:13, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
J'espère vous voir lors de la réunion sur le 23ème juin...Voir vous bientôt, la bonne chance et ne nous laissez pas !-- 陈 鼎 翔 贡献 和 CCD Chat with Tdxiang on IRC! 09:28, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
I am intrigued by this edit of yours, as the Liberal Socialist Party article clearly states: The Liberal Socialist Party is a defunct political party which was formerly active within the politics of Singapore.
Thanks for your contributions! + + Lar: t/ c 01:27, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
The users User:笨笨的小B and User:小 were blocked under the "Names with non-Latin characters" rationale on WP:U. Editors that do not have Asian fonts installed see gibberish instead of the intended username, making it extremely hard to communicate with them. Naconkantari 05:16, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I have only just come across this conversation. Never tried to communicate with you? You blocked me so that I could not communicate with anyone! When I used another computer to create this username, I feared that if I went straight to you to complain, you would instantly block me again. You have power; I do not. You will probably block me for writing this. Oh well, at least I have managed to make a few good edits around here. You have destroyed my enthusiasm for Wikipedia though. 小? Sorry, no Chinese allowed. 22:06, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
May I counter-ask, what the? :D -- Миборовский 07:38, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
http://www.indonesiamatters.com/400/anggun-c-sasmi/ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ackoz ( talk • contribs) .
D'accord. At the risk of admitting to copyright violation, I found out the song was more innocent than I thought, too. Of course, what is the version en francais, anyway (for the one covered in the link.) Elle vécut heureuse à jamais ( Be eudaimonic!) 19:49, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
(reset indent) You know about any songs that have similar sound like that Etre une femme? You could be an expert on this right?
ackoz
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Not sure what you did here. I am just bringing it to your attention in case it was a mistake.-- SomeStrang e r( t| c) 11:40, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Narcissism —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ackoz ( talk • contribs)
Anarchistic communism is a nonsense - people are not good and it would never work - not a good thing to look up to. Don't be proud to be an extremist it might be "cool" if you live in a state with relatively tough regime, plus because you are exactly the age (secondary three?) when you need to participate in some rebellion, but I suppose you are smart enough to recognize the limits and that you also have your own head and won't be influenced by someone who looks like the smartest, most intelligent, nicest person in the world.
As you claimed that you are an extremist, my
name calling rule applies to you. So take care :) the preceeding comment is a joke
ackoz
16:21, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks for helping refine the nom and your contributions! + + Lar: t/ c 00:45, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I am sending this message to serious contributors who may be interested in articles related to U.S. politics. I believe I am receiving an unreasonable response-- and at times insulting and rude-- from the editors of Norm Coleman article, who refuse to remove a section that may offer some interesting trivia for Wikipeidia users, but is irrelevant to people interested in reading an encyclopedia article on a member of U.S. Senate. If you have time, please take a look at the article. Regards. 172 | Talk 03:24, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for putting so much effort into saving this article. I have faith that the closing Admin will recognize its value and Keep it. You worked hard trying to educate people who may not have read the article thoroughly before commenting; you deserve a lot of credit for that :) Doc Tropics 04:20, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Nah, I was just re-going through Jung Chang (very infuriating, not good for health) and associated articles and chanced on Luding Bridge... coincidence? Anyway, thanks for tagging... -- Миборовский 04:07, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi! I've noticed your interest in Communism-related articles. Since I don't know much more contributors with the same interests, I decided to ask you for help with the newly-created Portal:Communism. Do you know other editors with similar interests? Perhaps you could indicate me some names and I would contact them. If you just don't have the time, don't bother. Thanks! Afonso Silva 11:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Regarding this edit: It should be a CNN or NBC or some mainstream TV outlet. The book by this guy isn't mainstream media. -- Миборовский 18:01, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks for voting! Hello La goutte de pluie/archive 6, and thanks for your support in my recent RfA. I'm pleased to announce that it passed with a final tally of (96/0/0). I was overwhelmed by all of the nice comments and votes of confidence from everyone. Thanks again, and see you around! OhNoitsJamie Talk 22:26, 2 July 2006 (UTC) |
Hi, In Hindi, it isn't just the inflection on one word: several words in the sentence change in order to indicate gender, even of objects inanimate. Buses are male while cars are female, and so forth. What exactly was wrong with my wording? Besides, if "by heart" is making too big a dela of it, what is the relevence / sanctity of making special mention of French etc? Are the French affected? Regards, ImpuMozhi 02:14, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
An assertive definition is not a format. Now the lead sounds unnatural. We should write things in a natural way. Now the grammar is not even correct.-- K.C. Tang 04:21, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello, can you enlighten me about this wikipedia thing about linking years such as 2006. I noticed that some articles link and some do not. Recently, I created a new article Beijing Wushu Team and linked the dates and year, but the links were later delinked. Hope you can shed some light on this matter. Thanks -- mh 12:48, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Hey Nat, it's me, Davide. Just thought I'd inform you I got an account and intend on contributing soon. Master Sturm 18:52, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi, just want to point out that someone has been making changes to the JC pages. I suggest that Singapore wikipedians work together to come up with a nicer looking and more professional template. -- mh 17:22, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
... then go ahead to modify and make it more professional, and set it as a standard to articles in all schools in Singapore. Not revert as you've done in HCI's article. Now IMO, it looks more uglier now. -- The Toad 02:51, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
To me the new infobox looks nicer than the older one, though I must say there is a room for improvements to be made. Keep the infobox as the standard for Singapore School. BTW Mh, what do you mean by unprofessional? Thanks! -- Anomymous 10:21, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Think we require a complement of each other's ideas and to compromise. No use arguing and debating. Let's create an infobox that is uniquely Singapore that suits everyone of us. Cool down eh. -- The Toad 13:59, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
FD2/Film here, from HG. YOu may know me, you may not. New WP account. Just saying hi, knowing you're an Wikipedian. -- M Clarke 18:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
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That's right, I'm back! - And thanks for the well-wishes, I really appreciate them. :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 16:05, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
Please see [2]. Thanks!-- Huaiwei 16:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
Hey hey, I read that you enjoy playing the erhu, maybe you can give me some tips? It's my CCA but I'm the worst at it in the entire CCA. I come from Singapore too! :D -- T e rran command e r 17:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
You're acting as if I had single-handly gone ahead and merged, but I only follow the correct procedure: notices requesting merger are posted on both pages, then discussion takes place on the talk page, and afterwards a merger is made or not. YOU are the one who sabotages the process by unilaterally removing the notices so as the prevent any discussion. Don't make your point on my talk page, my vote is cast and won't be reconsidered unless there is serious argumentation on the content page's talk page, and I don't mean 'it was requested' but content-related facts. Anyhow the decison is likely to be made by someone else after the votes have piled up- unless you keep sabotaging the process and leave no other alternaive then actually make the merger, which I don't want to have to do. Fastifex 14:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
This is the first thing that came to my mind. Too bad I didn't go visit him when I was in San Fran. And also this:
But I haven't met (IRL) a single overseas Chinese who was supportive of the ROC (as opposed to PRC). -- Миборовский 22:03, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi, Natalinasmpf! There have been a lot of vandalism going on recently in these articles (Manchuria and Manchu). I think user Breathejustice, 67.38.247.32, and 192.35.79.70 are the same person. The reason why I contacted you is because I noticed that you have been helping restoring the Manchuria article (although its no use because that user will vandalize it again right away). Could you please keep an eye on these pages he edited and on this user too. Thanks! -- Godardesque 23:08, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi, yes, I do think Stalinism is a school. It is (in my opinion) truely anti-communist school, the first with unique concepts like "socialism in one country", "the liberation of the working class is the work of the working class itself the party bureaucracy", and the necessary sociobiological religion of a sacred Lenin who was born with a communist plan alrady worked out in his brain. Trotsky named it "the school of falsicfication". I would suggest to keep it in the template because many still associate communism with Stalinism. Sadly so.
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17:05, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
I recall saying I would find this template ages ago.. but I forgot. Thanks, KI 20:05, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm almost done with Ketuanan Melayu, so I thought I'd let you know about its FAC, as you took interest in it not too long ago. Johnleemk | Talk 19:19, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi Natalina - I used to peruse the history forum over at Heavengames and I think got into it once or twice with you. I was looking through the list of sysops and i randomly stopped in the N's, and saw your name. Thought I would say hi and am not really surprised to see someone from that forum (especially you - i remember you being quite prolific) involved over here. I just got seriously interested in Wiki at the end of July and am loving it. Anyway, just wanted to drop a line and let you know how small the internet and world really is. Cheers -- Exodio 23:12, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
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Because you've made some edits to fan fiction, I figured you'd want to know that the article has been nominated for an Article Improvement Drive. :) Runa27 23:28, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
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Just thought I'd randomly say hi; you ay have seen me under the names "Dvorak" or "Strauss der Vater", though there aren't many threads that we've both posted in.
Given the volume of greetings from HG, should you maybe try to direct them to
User_talk:Natalinasmpf/hg maybe?
Also, this, in your notepad:
Nous, les citoyens de Singapore Nous nous nantissons comme un peuple uni Sans regard pour le race, la langue ou la religion; Pour bâtir une société démocratique Basé sur la justice et l'égalité Afin de accomplir la félicité, la prospérité Et le progrès pour notre nation
should be this maybe:
Nous, les citoyens de Singapore
Nous nous nantissons comme un peuple uni
Sans regard pour le race, la langue ou la religion;
Pour bâtir une société démocratique
Basé sur la justice et l'égalité
Afin d'accomplir la félicité, la prospérité
Et le progrès pour notre nation
Quendus
12:46, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
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hi.. just wondering how can i contact you personally (by chat or IM that means) Pictureuploader 11:27, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
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Admin Glen S has made a totally inapprobriate block here. Please Unblock. There are Two very good reasons. 1- The users are not the same and 2-Just as Important the reason given was evading of block! But the the previous block of 31 hours had already EXPIRED!! 3- As far as I know users do not always choose their ISP address so it wouldn't be intentional (this is moot since these two people are not sock puppets)
Please see time diff: (over 31 hours had pasted even for the sake of argument it was the same IP address user which it clearly was not) [ [3]] [ [4]] Please unblock User 119.60 and notify/Warn User:Glen_S of his terrible mistake. Thanks
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I keep getting harassed/blanked and reverted by User:NetScott also from my userpage and ANI page. Please warn or block him . see [ [5]] Thanks for your help with this intimidation. Its like a cyber lynching of people who are different (ie non-whites) or something. It is very unfair. Thanks for your help
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