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Hi. I added some terms to the glossary as you suggested, and noticed that there are no nihongo templates and that some terms are capitalized, and some aren't (for example "Shikken" and "shogun"). I would like to fix this and standardize the article, but before I would like to hear your opinion, because this isn't my home turf, so to speak, and I don't want to step on someone's toes. Should the terms be capitalized or not, and do you think the templates are necessary? urashimataro ( talk) 00:17, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2. I proceeded with the changes. describing them in the article's talk page. I decided to use as a guide the Cambridge History of Japan. In it, all government posts are in the lower case. I plan to work on the article as a whole at least once more, as I am sure there is still much to be done. Let me know what you think. urashimataro ( talk) 01:38, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
"Edit battle by a Japanese and Korean people" started again. [1] This topic of discussion is "In ancient Japan, Korean people was a ruler. " Will you write your opinion? [2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.175.255.217 ( talk) 12:06, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, what is an English title or romanized Japanese title of 1939 御存知東男 film at http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~uy7k-ymst/hhei1/hkch2.htm? Thank you for your help. -- Snek01 ( talk) 15:57, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, could you please romanize Japanese titles of films at Template:WPFILMS_Announcements/Japanese_cinema. Thank you for your help. -- Snek01 ( talk) 23:40, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Very good!
Hello, I started articles that titles you helped me to romanize. Could you romanize next two more at Template:WPFILMS Announcements/Japanese cinema, please? -- Snek01 ( talk) 00:45, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Since you contested the prod I wanted to let you know I put the article up for AfD.-- Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 03:01, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for keeping an eye out and noticing these new articles by User:Opopoa, such as Rescue of Mitsunari and Siege of Edo Castle. They certainly do seem to be based on video games... he cites Sengoku Musou 2 under references (hilarious) and no actual books or articles.
Even if these are genuine historical events, the articles are very poorly written, not at all consistent with WP standards for style, format, tone.. What do you suppose we ought to do? Clean them up? Put cleanup tags on them? Prod them for deletion? I am unsure as to what I think I want to, or ought to, do, and so I'm asking for your thoughts on the matter. Thanks. LordAmeth ( talk) 15:18, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for recognizing my error in the film article. I deleted the wrong file and article. I started the article as a new with correct name Zoku Aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki. -- Snek01 ( talk) 23:25, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
I am always pleased when you take the time to edit my work; and the edits you've made at Usa Shrine are in most cases so obvious that I find myself wondering why I didn't write it your way to begin with. However, I'd appreciate it if you'd expand the explanation for deleting the following:
Perhaps my intention would have been clearer if the last clause had been modified to explain that "... today this branch shrine attracts more visitors than any other shrine in Japan"?
Your edit summary mentioned that Yoritomo hadn't been born yet, and my first-blush response was to wonder how I could have made an error like that?
I created this article because I thought it would help establish a better context for resolving a question I had about one sentence which was formerly in the first paragraph of Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū -- see Talk:Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū#Top three shrines.
I have created a "Branch shrines" sub-section and restored the deleted sentence without mentioning Yoritomo. What do you think? -- Tenmei ( talk) 18:09, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
I'm surprised that I made such a singularly awkward spelling error; but I'm glad you caught it before anyone else. -- Tenmei ( talk) 01:57, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi Fg2. I have a favor to ask. An anonymous editor modified rather heavily the article Honji suijaku which I wrote without a valid reason or explanation. I would like you to take a look and see if I can consider this vandalism and revert. One more thing: how do I revert four separate changes? Thanks in advance.
urashimataro ( talk) 07:57, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Well, Buddha and buddha are not the same thing: a buddha is an enlightened one. Pure Land for paradise is not clear, and deleting sentences without a valid reason is not acceptable. I will revert and invite him to a discussion. thanks urashimataro ( talk) 11:42, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
now that i look at your talk page, i realize that you are much more well-versed in japanese scholarship than i had previously thought. the reason i added mention of the kojiki into both the shinto and kami articles was because i had recently learned a great deal about them without ever discovering (or thinking i ought to) the name of the oldest text we have describing them. words like "folklore" and "ancient imperial religion" always seemed to suffice, but i think now that they should not. upon learning of the kojiki, i was eager to avail other casual students of shinto of this informaion. the reason i put both mentions at the top of their respective pages was because i now think it rather important to consider what source we have proving the religion's age and something of its origins. why do you say that CE is not in the style of the article? it seems to be clear, informative, and historically accurate to me, and therefore in the style of a historical article. What makes a man turn neutral? ( talk) 12:59, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
I wrote on this page that the japanese fraudster Kazutsugi Nami is inspired by Oda. Someone removed it...please reply on my talk page...thanks... Jon Ascton (talk) 04:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I am planning to expand the article Buddhist temples in Japan and I would like to have your input about what I am about to do. I am far from being an expert on the subject and I want to limit myself for the time being to adding a simple nomenclature section divided in subsections, so each can be linked to directly when needed, containing first of all shichidō garan, then sanmon, sōmon, hokkedō, hondō, midō, yakushidō, tō and whatever else I can think of. What do you think? Would it be better to create instead a separate Buddhist architecture glossary like the Japanese history one? Many of the entries would be, at least initially, very short.
On a different note, about Usa Hachiman above, as you probably know 1063 is the date of foundation of Moto Hachiman in Zaimokuza by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi. Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū uses it as its own foundation date. urashimataro ( talk) 06:15, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Why are Hojutsu and Hojutsu Ryu separate articles? Seems to me they should be merged. (reply here please) ~EdGl (talk) 21:43, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
You redirected joyu? -_-; Don't you think it should have it's own article, just like seiyuu does????? After all, IT IS STILL A JAPANESE TERM THAT IS NOTABLE.( LonerXL ( talk) 18:20, 8 March 2009 (UTC))
Re: this edit - Ed reverted it a short time later saying it was less accurate, and I agree. "Nuclear" is ambiguous - it can refer to atomic or hydrogen bombs. Atomic is more accurate. Raul654 ( talk) 17:54, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi Fg2! I don't think the image of genkan is not good. Maybe this one is better. Others I found at Flickr are [3], [4], [5], and [6]. Which do you think good? Could you upload any of these? I am not sure that I could do that properly. Thank you. Oda Mari ( talk) 07:16, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow! How can I thank you enough? That's the image of genkan. The former image was....photograph of dirty shoes. Thank you very much, Fg2!
Oda Mari (
talk) 06:31, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
I added the other image too. I think that makes the better understanding of genkan. Correct my English if my addition was not good.
Oda Mari (
talk) 06:59, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
The Photographer's Barnstar | ||
Thank you for the beautiful photos. Oda Mari ( talk) 17:02, 15 March 2009 (UTC) |
Hi, Fg2. Since the last time we discussed Buddhist temples I have been too busy to work on Wikipedia, but now it seems the storm is over, so I intend to start working on expanding Buddhist temples in Japan. (I have already added a short section). There are a couple of things I would like, if I may, to discuss with you, before I waste time working in the wrong direction.
What I wanted to do, a list of the most common buildings within a temple, turns out to be more complex than I thought. I have just started, and I have already almost 40 terms to define, with more to come. The quantity in itself is no problem, I have time, but I clearly cannot put all that stuff in the article. Or can I? What do you think? Maybe I could write a short section on the subject and put a "Main" link pointing to a glossary. The glossary could have also a photo gallery with examples of each structure. The glossary itself seems to be a good idea, and so seems to be a Shinto shrine architectural glossary. What could I call them? "Glossary of Japanese Buddhist architecture" and "Glossary of Shinto shrine architecture"?
I asked LordAmeth if he could to add to it a link to the glossary to the Shinto shrine template. What do you think could be done to link the Buddhist temple glossary to Buddhist temple articles? Can't think of anything. Thanks. Sorry for pestering you again. urashimataro ( talk) 06:03, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
I guess you are native English speaker and can understand Japanese, please correct the article of Haken giri about words, grammar in flowing English style. ピノキオ ( talk) 03:03, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2. I am finishing the Glossary of Shinto terms (took your advice). I am still busy with work, but I plan to finish it this weekend. I decided to start with Shinto because it's a simpler subject.
I would like, if I may, to ask you two things. First, do you know how to add a link to the glossary to the Shinto shrine template? If not, do you know someone who knows? Second, I couldn't find some photos for the gallery (for example of a sessha or of a tamagushi). I know you take photos. Can you see if you can find some?
One last thing: how about using bold for words within a definition that are defined somewhere else in the glossary? Sorry for disturbing you so aften, but I need the feedback.
urashimataro ( talk) 02:13, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
The organizational suggestion is great. Will follow it. urashimataro ( talk) 02:39, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Fg2 ( talk) 10:26, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
And what omamori!!! :-)
Thanks.
The article is on line as Glossary of Shinto. Linked it to the {{ Shinto2}} and {{ Infobox Shinto shrine}} templates. It goes without saying that it is a work in progress, but I need to change subject for a while. Feel free to change anything you want, photos included. I will start now the Buddhism glossary, a much tougher nut to crack. Thanks, as always, for your help. urashimataro ( talk) 00:49, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2. One last thing, then I will let you be. If you have time and desire, feel free to do with the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism as you did with the Glossary of Shinto. urashimataro ( talk) 00:00, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks a lot. urashimataro ( talk) 05:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello,
The Amherst Historical Society is publishing a book entitled Amherst A to Z: 1759 to 2009. We are looking to include a photo of the statue of William Smith Clark, and we love the one you posted to the Wikipedia page about Clark. We were wondering if you have a higher resolution of the photo you would be willing to send to us to include in the book. The photo we are interested in is the statue is of Clark extending an arm and the caption is "Boys, be ambitious!"
If you have a higher resolution image you would be willing to send that would be great! You can contact me at kmmac1@student.umass.edu. I really look forward to hearing from you.
592KatieM ( talk) 21:14, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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Hi, Fg2. Sorry to be pestering you again, but I am getting lost. I would like your opinion on a couple of things. (Tried to find one elsewhere and failed.)
1) Would you capitalize words like Main Hall, Yakushido and the like? 2) As you know, there are zillions of words that mean stupa, sotōba, pagoda, buttō, gorintō, hōkyōintō . Do you think I should group them all under one word to emphasize the fact they are in fact in a sense the same thing and an important symbol? And if so, which word? Stupa, tō or what? 3) I was wondering if it makes sense to show readers photos of a hattō, a yakushidō, and so on when there is no visible exterior difference between them. I did add a -dō definition to the list in which I make it clear there is no visible difference between halls. urashimataro ( talk) 00:17, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. BTW, I have info that may be of interest to you, who seem to like visiting Kamakura. Last Sunday I discovered that Chōju-ji in Kita Kamakura, which used to be closed to the public, is now open on weekends. I visited it and found it to be brand new, but extremely beautiful. Professional cameras are not allowed, but pocket ones are (the idea being that you shouldn't visit a temple to take photos). urashimataro ( talk) 23:09, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
No need for apology. The initial feedback from three who'd already worked on Primary source helped me see that my contribution was premature. More fine-tuning is necessary. I especially appreciated the critical comment which helped me see that what I'd so carefully crafted might construed as contrary to WP:NOR. I didn't recognize what I'd done until it was pointed out, and then the flaw in my work seemed so plain, so obvious.
Sometimes we learn from our mistakes. -- Tenmei ( talk) 22:24, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
I am moving the information from the linked "article" to the article of the person being referenced as it was marked inappropriate to just list it all on one page. Personally, I find it silly too. If you don't feel it belongs there, by all means, keep removing it. And while you're at it, be sure to go and remove the same type of information from the articles like Cao Cao and Huang Gai. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lycentia ( talk • contribs) 03:07, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
-"I invite you to join the discussion?" And get into a debate with a bunch of know-it-alls who think their word is law? No, thank you. BTW, I changed it from "In popular culture" to "Modern References" to avoid confusion Lycentia ( talk) 07:15, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Royal broil 15:49, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Dear Fg2, thanks for "general editing" on Tsuyoshi Kusanagi.
You chose "public prosecutor's office" for "検察庁". I prefer "public prosecutors office" and this time I used the latter in accordance with the source by Nikkei. This sounds grammatically strange a bit, but this is also used in the Web site of 検察庁.
Just now I consulted 『法令用語日英標準対訳辞書』("Standard Bilingual Dictionary") Ver. 3.0 ( site link) to know it shows only the latter. Any statute law (成文法) of Japan (even the Constitution) doesn't have official translation. If a completed guideline doesn't exist for Wikipedia on legal terms in non-English language, this dictionary can be a useful guideline.
By the way, I added 'driving with alcohol' again. One can not be punished only because of alcohol detection, according to the Road Traffic Act ( 道路交通法, 第百十七条の二の二). 'Driving drunk' is used in news reports, but there's no need for the driver to get obviously drunken already.
Thanks.-- Dumpty-Humpty ( talk) 19:43, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I never really proposed an image for deletion on Wikipedia before. How would I do that correctly? The person who uploaded it is silly. We want the actual Sugimori art of the Pokemon. Not what he uploaded. Thanks, -- '''Blake''' ( talk) 13:25, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Shubinator ( talk) 19:57, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi Fg2, thanks for looking over the Osaka Maritime Museum article I've been working on, your extra full stop is most appreciated! As a Japanese writer, I was wondering if you could please add the kanja and the anglophone translation for the Japanese name of the museum like the first line of Hirosaki Castle? Thanks either way, Bigger digger ( talk) 09:23, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
<-- And now I can thank you for your additions to Naniwa Maru. You note in the edit summary that there is no equivalent page on jp.wp, are you suggesting that it should be merged into Osaka Maritime Museum or just noting the difference? Cheers, Bigger digger ( talk) 10:30, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2, and thanks for the excellent photo of the sanmon. Would you have a photo useful to explain the nature of a hisashi (廂) and a mokoshi? urashimataro ( talk) 01:58, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
Please take a closer look at
WP:NCCORP. Indeed, upon a closer look it looks like the convention itself needs a closer look! Non-legal designators and such "should be included as specified by the originating business." You'll notice that the company was known
commonly as "Yamato Life." Compare to, for example,
The Hartford, and so on. We don't tend to use designators unless they are a core part of the company's name or needed for disambiguation, such as with
The Coca-Cola Company (notice how it is omitted for
JPMorgan Chase, formally known as JPMorgan Chase & Co.). Please take a look, and if you agree, let me know so I can restore the article back to
Yamato Life.
user:J aka justen (
talk) 06:57, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2! I found this NHK program and thoght it is helpful to our articles. See this. If you agree with me, check the pages out and watch the program eleven o'clock tonight. Best Regards. Oda Mari ( talk) 04:31, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
I have done a GA Reassessment of the Shogun article as part of the GA Sweeps project. I have found the article does not currently meet the GA Criteria. My review can be found here. I will put the article on hold for one week and I am notifying you as the primary editor of the possibility that the article will be delisted if it is not improved. If you have any questions please contact me at my talk page. H1nkles ( talk) 03:08, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2. Urashimataro here. I would like your opinion about something. What do you do when someone makes what is unequivocally a mistake, you try to correct it, and right away an edit war ensues? Do you give up and let the error stand? Thanks. urashimataro ( talk) 04:45, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
urashimataro ( talk) 06:24, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
Glad you pulled the tag. Maybe you could address the topic - as I have done - on the Talk:List of opera houses#Proposed deletion of this article by 26-Jun-09 page. The more of us who support non-remioval, the better...... Viva-Verdi ( talk) 21:53, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
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Hi. I added some terms to the glossary as you suggested, and noticed that there are no nihongo templates and that some terms are capitalized, and some aren't (for example "Shikken" and "shogun"). I would like to fix this and standardize the article, but before I would like to hear your opinion, because this isn't my home turf, so to speak, and I don't want to step on someone's toes. Should the terms be capitalized or not, and do you think the templates are necessary? urashimataro ( talk) 00:17, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2. I proceeded with the changes. describing them in the article's talk page. I decided to use as a guide the Cambridge History of Japan. In it, all government posts are in the lower case. I plan to work on the article as a whole at least once more, as I am sure there is still much to be done. Let me know what you think. urashimataro ( talk) 01:38, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
"Edit battle by a Japanese and Korean people" started again. [1] This topic of discussion is "In ancient Japan, Korean people was a ruler. " Will you write your opinion? [2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.175.255.217 ( talk) 12:06, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, what is an English title or romanized Japanese title of 1939 御存知東男 film at http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~uy7k-ymst/hhei1/hkch2.htm? Thank you for your help. -- Snek01 ( talk) 15:57, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, could you please romanize Japanese titles of films at Template:WPFILMS_Announcements/Japanese_cinema. Thank you for your help. -- Snek01 ( talk) 23:40, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Very good!
Hello, I started articles that titles you helped me to romanize. Could you romanize next two more at Template:WPFILMS Announcements/Japanese cinema, please? -- Snek01 ( talk) 00:45, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Since you contested the prod I wanted to let you know I put the article up for AfD.-- Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 03:01, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for keeping an eye out and noticing these new articles by User:Opopoa, such as Rescue of Mitsunari and Siege of Edo Castle. They certainly do seem to be based on video games... he cites Sengoku Musou 2 under references (hilarious) and no actual books or articles.
Even if these are genuine historical events, the articles are very poorly written, not at all consistent with WP standards for style, format, tone.. What do you suppose we ought to do? Clean them up? Put cleanup tags on them? Prod them for deletion? I am unsure as to what I think I want to, or ought to, do, and so I'm asking for your thoughts on the matter. Thanks. LordAmeth ( talk) 15:18, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for recognizing my error in the film article. I deleted the wrong file and article. I started the article as a new with correct name Zoku Aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki. -- Snek01 ( talk) 23:25, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
I am always pleased when you take the time to edit my work; and the edits you've made at Usa Shrine are in most cases so obvious that I find myself wondering why I didn't write it your way to begin with. However, I'd appreciate it if you'd expand the explanation for deleting the following:
Perhaps my intention would have been clearer if the last clause had been modified to explain that "... today this branch shrine attracts more visitors than any other shrine in Japan"?
Your edit summary mentioned that Yoritomo hadn't been born yet, and my first-blush response was to wonder how I could have made an error like that?
I created this article because I thought it would help establish a better context for resolving a question I had about one sentence which was formerly in the first paragraph of Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū -- see Talk:Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū#Top three shrines.
I have created a "Branch shrines" sub-section and restored the deleted sentence without mentioning Yoritomo. What do you think? -- Tenmei ( talk) 18:09, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
I'm surprised that I made such a singularly awkward spelling error; but I'm glad you caught it before anyone else. -- Tenmei ( talk) 01:57, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi Fg2. I have a favor to ask. An anonymous editor modified rather heavily the article Honji suijaku which I wrote without a valid reason or explanation. I would like you to take a look and see if I can consider this vandalism and revert. One more thing: how do I revert four separate changes? Thanks in advance.
urashimataro ( talk) 07:57, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Well, Buddha and buddha are not the same thing: a buddha is an enlightened one. Pure Land for paradise is not clear, and deleting sentences without a valid reason is not acceptable. I will revert and invite him to a discussion. thanks urashimataro ( talk) 11:42, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
now that i look at your talk page, i realize that you are much more well-versed in japanese scholarship than i had previously thought. the reason i added mention of the kojiki into both the shinto and kami articles was because i had recently learned a great deal about them without ever discovering (or thinking i ought to) the name of the oldest text we have describing them. words like "folklore" and "ancient imperial religion" always seemed to suffice, but i think now that they should not. upon learning of the kojiki, i was eager to avail other casual students of shinto of this informaion. the reason i put both mentions at the top of their respective pages was because i now think it rather important to consider what source we have proving the religion's age and something of its origins. why do you say that CE is not in the style of the article? it seems to be clear, informative, and historically accurate to me, and therefore in the style of a historical article. What makes a man turn neutral? ( talk) 12:59, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
I wrote on this page that the japanese fraudster Kazutsugi Nami is inspired by Oda. Someone removed it...please reply on my talk page...thanks... Jon Ascton (talk) 04:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I am planning to expand the article Buddhist temples in Japan and I would like to have your input about what I am about to do. I am far from being an expert on the subject and I want to limit myself for the time being to adding a simple nomenclature section divided in subsections, so each can be linked to directly when needed, containing first of all shichidō garan, then sanmon, sōmon, hokkedō, hondō, midō, yakushidō, tō and whatever else I can think of. What do you think? Would it be better to create instead a separate Buddhist architecture glossary like the Japanese history one? Many of the entries would be, at least initially, very short.
On a different note, about Usa Hachiman above, as you probably know 1063 is the date of foundation of Moto Hachiman in Zaimokuza by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi. Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū uses it as its own foundation date. urashimataro ( talk) 06:15, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Why are Hojutsu and Hojutsu Ryu separate articles? Seems to me they should be merged. (reply here please) ~EdGl (talk) 21:43, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
You redirected joyu? -_-; Don't you think it should have it's own article, just like seiyuu does????? After all, IT IS STILL A JAPANESE TERM THAT IS NOTABLE.( LonerXL ( talk) 18:20, 8 March 2009 (UTC))
Re: this edit - Ed reverted it a short time later saying it was less accurate, and I agree. "Nuclear" is ambiguous - it can refer to atomic or hydrogen bombs. Atomic is more accurate. Raul654 ( talk) 17:54, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi Fg2! I don't think the image of genkan is not good. Maybe this one is better. Others I found at Flickr are [3], [4], [5], and [6]. Which do you think good? Could you upload any of these? I am not sure that I could do that properly. Thank you. Oda Mari ( talk) 07:16, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow! How can I thank you enough? That's the image of genkan. The former image was....photograph of dirty shoes. Thank you very much, Fg2!
Oda Mari (
talk) 06:31, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
I added the other image too. I think that makes the better understanding of genkan. Correct my English if my addition was not good.
Oda Mari (
talk) 06:59, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
The Photographer's Barnstar | ||
Thank you for the beautiful photos. Oda Mari ( talk) 17:02, 15 March 2009 (UTC) |
Hi, Fg2. Since the last time we discussed Buddhist temples I have been too busy to work on Wikipedia, but now it seems the storm is over, so I intend to start working on expanding Buddhist temples in Japan. (I have already added a short section). There are a couple of things I would like, if I may, to discuss with you, before I waste time working in the wrong direction.
What I wanted to do, a list of the most common buildings within a temple, turns out to be more complex than I thought. I have just started, and I have already almost 40 terms to define, with more to come. The quantity in itself is no problem, I have time, but I clearly cannot put all that stuff in the article. Or can I? What do you think? Maybe I could write a short section on the subject and put a "Main" link pointing to a glossary. The glossary could have also a photo gallery with examples of each structure. The glossary itself seems to be a good idea, and so seems to be a Shinto shrine architectural glossary. What could I call them? "Glossary of Japanese Buddhist architecture" and "Glossary of Shinto shrine architecture"?
I asked LordAmeth if he could to add to it a link to the glossary to the Shinto shrine template. What do you think could be done to link the Buddhist temple glossary to Buddhist temple articles? Can't think of anything. Thanks. Sorry for pestering you again. urashimataro ( talk) 06:03, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
I guess you are native English speaker and can understand Japanese, please correct the article of Haken giri about words, grammar in flowing English style. ピノキオ ( talk) 03:03, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2. I am finishing the Glossary of Shinto terms (took your advice). I am still busy with work, but I plan to finish it this weekend. I decided to start with Shinto because it's a simpler subject.
I would like, if I may, to ask you two things. First, do you know how to add a link to the glossary to the Shinto shrine template? If not, do you know someone who knows? Second, I couldn't find some photos for the gallery (for example of a sessha or of a tamagushi). I know you take photos. Can you see if you can find some?
One last thing: how about using bold for words within a definition that are defined somewhere else in the glossary? Sorry for disturbing you so aften, but I need the feedback.
urashimataro ( talk) 02:13, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
The organizational suggestion is great. Will follow it. urashimataro ( talk) 02:39, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Fg2 ( talk) 10:26, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
And what omamori!!! :-)
Thanks.
The article is on line as Glossary of Shinto. Linked it to the {{ Shinto2}} and {{ Infobox Shinto shrine}} templates. It goes without saying that it is a work in progress, but I need to change subject for a while. Feel free to change anything you want, photos included. I will start now the Buddhism glossary, a much tougher nut to crack. Thanks, as always, for your help. urashimataro ( talk) 00:49, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2. One last thing, then I will let you be. If you have time and desire, feel free to do with the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism as you did with the Glossary of Shinto. urashimataro ( talk) 00:00, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks a lot. urashimataro ( talk) 05:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello,
The Amherst Historical Society is publishing a book entitled Amherst A to Z: 1759 to 2009. We are looking to include a photo of the statue of William Smith Clark, and we love the one you posted to the Wikipedia page about Clark. We were wondering if you have a higher resolution of the photo you would be willing to send to us to include in the book. The photo we are interested in is the statue is of Clark extending an arm and the caption is "Boys, be ambitious!"
If you have a higher resolution image you would be willing to send that would be great! You can contact me at kmmac1@student.umass.edu. I really look forward to hearing from you.
592KatieM ( talk) 21:14, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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Hi, Fg2. Sorry to be pestering you again, but I am getting lost. I would like your opinion on a couple of things. (Tried to find one elsewhere and failed.)
1) Would you capitalize words like Main Hall, Yakushido and the like? 2) As you know, there are zillions of words that mean stupa, sotōba, pagoda, buttō, gorintō, hōkyōintō . Do you think I should group them all under one word to emphasize the fact they are in fact in a sense the same thing and an important symbol? And if so, which word? Stupa, tō or what? 3) I was wondering if it makes sense to show readers photos of a hattō, a yakushidō, and so on when there is no visible exterior difference between them. I did add a -dō definition to the list in which I make it clear there is no visible difference between halls. urashimataro ( talk) 00:17, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. BTW, I have info that may be of interest to you, who seem to like visiting Kamakura. Last Sunday I discovered that Chōju-ji in Kita Kamakura, which used to be closed to the public, is now open on weekends. I visited it and found it to be brand new, but extremely beautiful. Professional cameras are not allowed, but pocket ones are (the idea being that you shouldn't visit a temple to take photos). urashimataro ( talk) 23:09, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
No need for apology. The initial feedback from three who'd already worked on Primary source helped me see that my contribution was premature. More fine-tuning is necessary. I especially appreciated the critical comment which helped me see that what I'd so carefully crafted might construed as contrary to WP:NOR. I didn't recognize what I'd done until it was pointed out, and then the flaw in my work seemed so plain, so obvious.
Sometimes we learn from our mistakes. -- Tenmei ( talk) 22:24, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
I am moving the information from the linked "article" to the article of the person being referenced as it was marked inappropriate to just list it all on one page. Personally, I find it silly too. If you don't feel it belongs there, by all means, keep removing it. And while you're at it, be sure to go and remove the same type of information from the articles like Cao Cao and Huang Gai. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lycentia ( talk • contribs) 03:07, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
-"I invite you to join the discussion?" And get into a debate with a bunch of know-it-alls who think their word is law? No, thank you. BTW, I changed it from "In popular culture" to "Modern References" to avoid confusion Lycentia ( talk) 07:15, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Royal broil 15:49, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Dear Fg2, thanks for "general editing" on Tsuyoshi Kusanagi.
You chose "public prosecutor's office" for "検察庁". I prefer "public prosecutors office" and this time I used the latter in accordance with the source by Nikkei. This sounds grammatically strange a bit, but this is also used in the Web site of 検察庁.
Just now I consulted 『法令用語日英標準対訳辞書』("Standard Bilingual Dictionary") Ver. 3.0 ( site link) to know it shows only the latter. Any statute law (成文法) of Japan (even the Constitution) doesn't have official translation. If a completed guideline doesn't exist for Wikipedia on legal terms in non-English language, this dictionary can be a useful guideline.
By the way, I added 'driving with alcohol' again. One can not be punished only because of alcohol detection, according to the Road Traffic Act ( 道路交通法, 第百十七条の二の二). 'Driving drunk' is used in news reports, but there's no need for the driver to get obviously drunken already.
Thanks.-- Dumpty-Humpty ( talk) 19:43, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I never really proposed an image for deletion on Wikipedia before. How would I do that correctly? The person who uploaded it is silly. We want the actual Sugimori art of the Pokemon. Not what he uploaded. Thanks, -- '''Blake''' ( talk) 13:25, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Shubinator ( talk) 19:57, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi Fg2, thanks for looking over the Osaka Maritime Museum article I've been working on, your extra full stop is most appreciated! As a Japanese writer, I was wondering if you could please add the kanja and the anglophone translation for the Japanese name of the museum like the first line of Hirosaki Castle? Thanks either way, Bigger digger ( talk) 09:23, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
<-- And now I can thank you for your additions to Naniwa Maru. You note in the edit summary that there is no equivalent page on jp.wp, are you suggesting that it should be merged into Osaka Maritime Museum or just noting the difference? Cheers, Bigger digger ( talk) 10:30, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2, and thanks for the excellent photo of the sanmon. Would you have a photo useful to explain the nature of a hisashi (廂) and a mokoshi? urashimataro ( talk) 01:58, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
Please take a closer look at
WP:NCCORP. Indeed, upon a closer look it looks like the convention itself needs a closer look! Non-legal designators and such "should be included as specified by the originating business." You'll notice that the company was known
commonly as "Yamato Life." Compare to, for example,
The Hartford, and so on. We don't tend to use designators unless they are a core part of the company's name or needed for disambiguation, such as with
The Coca-Cola Company (notice how it is omitted for
JPMorgan Chase, formally known as JPMorgan Chase & Co.). Please take a look, and if you agree, let me know so I can restore the article back to
Yamato Life.
user:J aka justen (
talk) 06:57, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2! I found this NHK program and thoght it is helpful to our articles. See this. If you agree with me, check the pages out and watch the program eleven o'clock tonight. Best Regards. Oda Mari ( talk) 04:31, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
I have done a GA Reassessment of the Shogun article as part of the GA Sweeps project. I have found the article does not currently meet the GA Criteria. My review can be found here. I will put the article on hold for one week and I am notifying you as the primary editor of the possibility that the article will be delisted if it is not improved. If you have any questions please contact me at my talk page. H1nkles ( talk) 03:08, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Fg2. Urashimataro here. I would like your opinion about something. What do you do when someone makes what is unequivocally a mistake, you try to correct it, and right away an edit war ensues? Do you give up and let the error stand? Thanks. urashimataro ( talk) 04:45, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
urashimataro ( talk) 06:24, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
Glad you pulled the tag. Maybe you could address the topic - as I have done - on the Talk:List of opera houses#Proposed deletion of this article by 26-Jun-09 page. The more of us who support non-remioval, the better...... Viva-Verdi ( talk) 21:53, 20 June 2009 (UTC)