User talk:Shii/History3

Ronald20

User:Ronald20 has never responded to any of the messages that have been left on his talk page, or on the talk pages of any of the IPs that he has edited from. I was surprised enough when he added a little extra information to his user page after I created it for him.

FYI: He also hasn't done any editing on the Wikipedia since 25 August 2005. He is a high school student in Los Angeles and occasionally goes to El Salvador. I am wondering if he had gone there for a week or more before school starts (which is this week for many of the LA schools). BlankVerse ∅ 04:53, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

I noticed he hadn't replied to any of the comments. I think he's a good-faith newbie who doesn't understand what Wikipedia's for or how a talk page works, so hopefully he will see his userpage at some point before he starts editing again. Ashibaka (tock) 02:26, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Visual Novel translations

You're shii from http://www.shii.org, aren't you?

I was searching for something like http://www.shii.org/translate/ just a while ago :). I think we should get that or something equal into wikipedia... would be cool to cooperatively keep track of those.

Rvalles 02:46, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

I'm not exactly sure how we would title that article (Fan translation of visual novels? List of visual novel translations? The neologism, Visual novel gamesubbing?) or whether it would be encyclopedic, but it would be a nice addition to our current set of articles on anime games. Ashibaka (tock) 22:36, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

Dōjinshi

I'm of the opinion that Wikipedia should be a scholarly resource and, even insofar as it covers popular topics, should use a more scholarly style than your average fan website. Since articles on Japanese history, culture, etc. use macrons, I think it's important that anime-related articles do the same so that things are consistent throughout the encyclopedia, especially since there are redirects in place and I can't imagine anyone not making the connection between "dōjinshi" and "doujinshi".

I don't think the usage of "doujinshi" is comparable to that of "Tokyo", which has been the standard spelling in English for many decades and is used by governments, newspapers, etc., whereas "doujinshi" has been in use for a few years by a comparatively small number of enthusiasts on Internet messageboards and the like. Sure it gets lots of Google hits, but again it's largely an Internet-based fandom, and I think the prevalence of that spelling is more a result of non-speakers of Japanese picking up the word as they see others spelling it rather than large numbers of people making a conscious choice for "ou" over "ō" (which hardly anyone could type even if they wanted to).

To put it another way, IMO Wikipedia should be writing about "dōjinshi" the Japanese publishing phenomenon rather than "doujinshi" the the Western byword for online anime porn scans.

Also, I find it somewhat creepy how you keep popping up on the same websites I frequent.... DopefishJustin (･∀･) 20:56, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

I didn't mean to emphasize the porn aspect of it so much as point out that the preferences of Western fans aren't necessarily very important when discussing a primarily Japanese subject, especially since they constitute a small minority of English speakers. DopefishJustin (･∀･) 23:43, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Ashida Kim

What a load of cheats and liars you are. There is no more User Page for Ashida Kim, proving that, as I said before, YOU closed it. Every time one of my friends comes here to cast a vote for deletion they are blocked and their vote deleted. You say that if a page comes under an edit war you will close it, but whenever anyone tries to edit it you revert and block their IP. You even accuse me of doing it and prevent me from making any more entries on the AfD page. See boys, this is a rigged game. Just like I said it was. You refuse to play by your own rules. So stop pretending you are on some "noble mission" to save the world from mean old Ashida. There is an old Gaelic saying, "Them that don't like us, may God turn their hearts, and if he can't turn their hearts may he turn their ankles so we will know them by their limping." That is why you boys are lame ass trolls, LOL --Ashida Kim

Thank you for your comments. Next time, please put them on the Talk page rather than the User page! Ashibaka (tock) 17:33, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

4chan

On Longcat's article for deletion you said that 4chan was only known to ~1000 people. Now, I'd like to correct you on that, there were almost 1000 people who showed up for the 4chan pannel, ONLY at Otakon, there are about 50,000 unique users who visit 4chan every day.

I'm not going to bother to add it, but what about TRAP TUESDAY / ITS A TRAP/TARP etc. ? - FrancisTyers 01:55, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

aww

See {{aww}}.

Gaikokujin

Please stop removing content from Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. --DannyWilde 00:16, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, that's friendly of you. Ashibaka (tock) 00:29, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Chindia

Hi Ashibaka, I noticed that the above article was on afd - I've expanded it. Can you have a look and let me know if it is ok? --Gurubrahma 04:22, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

Firefox RFA

Shii/History3

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Thanks for your support on my request for adminship.

The final outcome was (96/2/0), so I am now an administrator. If you ever have any queries about my actions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Again, thanks!

Firefox 19:07, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

You're welcome! Ashibaka (tock) 23:17, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Category vote request

Hi, thanks for supporting me on the eccentric category. I would really appreciate your comment or vote at Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion#Category:Jewish_American_actors. There is a real problem with this category and similar ones as mixing ethnicity-nationality-profession in categories is in my opinion extremely bad for the category structure. The main reason for this is many people are being added to these xxx American categories for having one grandparent of that ethnicity, therefore they can be in four xxx American categories. If we allow the ethnicity-nationality-profession mix in categories, for example, for someone who has grandparents of four different ethnicities and two professions i.e. actor and director, they could end up in four xxx American actor categories and four xxx American director categories which in my opinion would make Wikipedia look ridiculous. In my opinion this category should be merged with Category:American actors. Thanks Arniep 21:21, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

LOL

I'm glad I'm not the only one who somtimes thinks twice about what I write. - brenneman^(t)(c) 00:30, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

You should see what I wrote about... No comment. Ashibaka (tock) 00:40, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Even though I was looking at the diff, it took me about a minute to find your last comment in the body of the AfD. Would you consider moving it to the bottom? - brenneman^(t)(c) 02:54, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

I'd like to, but then it'd look like a general rant and not a response to someone's vote. It is still mysterious to me that so many people are voting that way. Ashibaka (tock) 03:20, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Biting wit

e-text っつーのは、「良いテキスト」と読んだらダメかな～

(Nice link, BTW - thanks!)

— Haeleth Talk 20:31, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

(´･ω･`)あんた、しらんがなぁ Ashibaka (tock) 20:48, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia Boycott Campaign

I have addressed your concerns as best as possible. Let me know if you will now change your mind about deleting my personal subpage User:JuanMuslim/Wikipedia Boycott Campaign. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Thank you.--JuanMuslim ^1m 06:05, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

My Sig

A Reply to Your request RabidMonkeysEatGrass 14:26, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Thank you! Ashibaka (tock) 18:28, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Testing my signature, one, two, three. As subtle a test as it could be. Ashibaka tock 04:35, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Rationale for vandals

Please don't add "rationale" to the vandal pages...they don't have any. Being drunk or whatever (as stated by "willy's" email) does not excuse vandalism, especially not repeated vandalism. Adding "rationale" fully gives them license to continue. Not to mention additional "trophy points." The vandal pages are meant to identify and categorize their actions, not to glorify them...don't you agree? Adam ^Rock 16:52, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I guess those additions were less than useful. In the future I will redirect my creative energies towards more valuable causes. Ashibaka tock 17:50, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

I didn't mean to come off as hostile there, it's just that the vandal pages seem to occasionally get "improved" by the vandals themselves. Removing most of the "glitter" and keeping it boring and succinct is one of the few things keeping it shy of being a trophy for the success of the vandalisms. If you could, add the email you linked to for Willy On Wheels' apology to the talk page. We will probably never know if that is "WoW" or not, though. :) Adam ^Rock 18:37, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

My word page

I'm happy You have a positive sense on the word I use (Exicornt). My question, how long have You been on Wikipedia? -- Eddie 15:35, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Since 2002. Ashibaka tock 17:11, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

{{Underconstruction}}

Please stop reverting this template to your green appearance with the picture. I am trying to make the template smaller and more to the point, and the green and picture are ugly - the picture doesn't serve a purpose. All templates placed on articles should have a similar appearance (see {{cleanup}}, {{verify}}, {{wikify}} and so on). — Wackymacs 07:15, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

(You may see the response to this at User talk:Wackymacs)

Images

Ok, sorry i will discuss next time. Please don't revert all template, leave that on some . — SasaStefanovic • 03:46 12-12-2005

BD2412's RfA

Thanks for supporting my RfA, Ashibaka - I swear, I wasn't already an admin - but now I'll do my best as an admin to help the reality of Wikipedia live up to the dream! BD2412 T 16:01, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Leaving a personal note for all ~200 voters-- that's impressive! Good luck! Ashibaka tock 17:18, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Lolicon

Thanks for your posts on the lolicon talk page & my talk page... to be honest (not that this is a good excuse) I hadn't heard of the 3rr rule until you pointed it out... I've stopped the war (more important things to do, like my thesis!). Any advice on how to proceed w/ my objections to the image? Mikkerpikker 18:34, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Esperanza elections

File:Voting box clipart.gif

Hi Shii/History3: This is a quick note just to let you know that there's an election under way at Esperanza. If you'd like to become a candidate for Administrator General or the Advisory Council, just add your name here by 15 December 2005.

Voting begins at 12:00UTC on 16 December and all Esperanza members are encouraged to join in.

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➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 09:40, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Invitation to comment

Since you thought re-naming was a solution at the last CfD, I would like to invite you to comment on the new CfD of the ammended category, here: Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2005 December 15#Category:Pederastic lovers. Haiduc 23:37, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

News from Esperanza

Hello, fellow Esperanzians! This is just a friendly reminder that elections for Administrator General and two advisory council positions have just begun. Voting will last until Friday, December 30, so make sure you exercise your right to vote! Also, I'm pleased to announce the creation of the Esperanza mailing list. I urge all members to join; see Wikipedia:Esperanza/Contact for more information. All you need to do is email me and I will activate your account. This will be a great way to relax, stay in touch, and hear important announcements. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?)

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A polite request

Hi. Could you please not parrot User:Kmweber's votes on AFD? I know that his behavior can be annoying, but you're not helping anything by doing that. Thnaks.--Sean|Black 04:00, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Okay. Hopefully my edit quality will improve over Christmas break. Ashibaka tock 23:12, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

World Citizen userbox, {{User:1ne/Userboxes/User world}}

Hi, I noticed the message saying you're a World Citizen, I would like to invite you to add {{User:1ne/Userboxes/User world}} to your user page if you wish to proclaim it in a more effective way, and this template will also add you automatically to the Wikipedians with World Citizenship category. :) --Mistress Selina Kyle 23:54, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Okay, shure. Ashibaka tock 00:25, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Sandbot

Some trouble with the template:

• New interwiki at tr:Vikipedi:Deneme tahtası
• "About the Sandbox" and "Editing tutorial" are being linked twice
• Template could use a link to Wikipedia:Introduction

Thanks! Ashibaka tock 23:56, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Done. Email me if you want to make the changes yourself or any adjustments. --AllyUnion (talk) 11:48, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

{{Unimage}}

I have rewitten {{Unimage}} so it merely asserts copyright ownership, and isn't an ambigious license tag. Please take a look at the rewrite, and at my comments at WP:TFD#Unimage, and consider whether you wish to modifiy your comments. DES ^(talk) 23:37, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Happy Crimbo!

Have a Proper and Merry Crimbo. File:Pressie.gif, in fact here is a pressie from the Doctor to you. Ho. Ho. Ho! File:Unclecrimbo.gif Dr. McCrimbo 22:49, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Page moves

I've rounded up a couple of admins to have a go. FireFox 22:07, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Ashibaka tock 22:46, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Image:Szt000.jpg

Hi. Why did you place this image for deletion? AcademicResearch 16:32, 30 December 2005 (UTC) (I left response on his talk page)

Replaced Uzbek woman with Prokudin-Gorskii-19.jpg image of Alim Khan

Hello. I agree that the Gorskii images are pretty good, but the yurt woman was not very well presented and regardless the upper caption of Uzbeks requires a composite photo of roughly 4 well known Uzbeks as can be seen with the articles on the Turks and Germans. Thus, I removed the yurt woman picture by Gorskii, which is a nice picture mind you, and replaced it with one with Alim Khan who is more relevant and whose picture is much more clear and representative of the Uzbeks. Hopefully this is cool. Thanks and adios. Tombseye 00:31, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

That makes sense. No problem. Ashibaka tock 00:33, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

Esperanza Elections

Ashibaka

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Thanks for voting for me at the Esperanza Elections.

I've made my way into the Advisory Committee, so if you ever need any help or have any queries about the stuff we do, please do not hesitate to ask me. Thanks again, FireFox 11:52, 31 December 2005 (UTC)