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John Gore (theater producer)
You deleted the article John Gore (theater producer) along with associated materials. Most of the material was provided by the original authors, including the photographs. You may be unfamiliar with the live theater, I would not be aurprised as there are few people who folow the business aspects of that industry. In acquiring Live Nation's legitimate theater assets and divisions, Gore has become the most important proucer on Broadway and the most important force in the creation and touring of first class Broadway musicals. His company, Key Brand, now controls touring rights to "Wicked," "The Producers," "The Lion King" and many others. Previous attempts to post an article on Gore, before the acquisition was announced, were similarly deleted, in my mind without rationale. It was unfortunate as the article was intended to serve as a background resource for journalists who would be reporting on the deal when it was announced a few weeks later. As it was, an invaluable source was innapropriately deleted. The photos and images contained in the article are all in the public domain, having been issued originally for public domain useage or having been uploaded by the creators, including in one case by Gore himself. While the live theater may be of little interest to you, and therefore you see its behind the scenes players as unimportant, I would suggest otherwise. Key Brand is now partners with performing arts institutions in some 42 cities whose boards and whose city managers have a keen interest in knowing more about the people with whom they are now partners. What you have here is a biography of a young man on the rise. I would ask you to restore the article.Benfeing —Preceding comment was added at 02:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- If you can give sources other than the main website of the company to show that the man is notable and that the photographs of the man are available under a free image copyright (that the photographer has given up all copyright), then the article and image can stay. As the article appears, it did not satisfy WP:BIO and was deletable under WP:CSD#A7.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 02:13, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- The sources cited were the New York Times and Stage magazine (UK). I have visited Gore's website and ther is no overlap other than a mention of his early career which is appropriate in a biography. None of the images in the article come from Gore's website. The photo of Gore was posted to Wikipedia by Key Brand itself and released to the public domain as part of the announcement. This transaction by itself makes Gore the most powerful voice in Broadway Theater and merits this article just as the appointment of the CEO of GE would in another industry. No disrespect intended, but I don't get the impression you know much about the business of live theater. perhaps it would be prudent to defer to The New York Times and Variety on this topic. Benfeing
- I read the article. I also read where it was posted at John Gore (theatre producer). It is clear that they are all essentially the same text, which borrows from Gore's website. We cannot host other people's work unless they themselves put it here.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 08:19, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Once again, and with respect, the above comment is simply, empirically not true. The article you deleted was written and posted after the Live Nation announcement and consisted almost exclusvely of material related to that announcement drawn from published reports and using the pblicly available photo of Gore none of which was in his website when I reviewed it today. Other material, also not from Gore's site, was then added, related to his early producing career and drawn from other outside sources although historical information is historical information. I think you are confused about what it was you deleted and may be referring to some other, perhaps earlier version of the John Gore page. Are you using some kind of autobot to do this work? Benfeing —Preceding comment was added at 08:54, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- I deleted an article about a theater producer that I believed did not assert the notability of its subject and could be deleted. This article had also been deleted on prior occasions because it resembled his website. I know the man exists, but the article did not say why Wikipedia should host a biography on him.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 09:04, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Once again, and with respect, the above comment is simply, empirically not true. The article you deleted was written and posted after the Live Nation announcement and consisted almost exclusvely of material related to that announcement drawn from published reports and using the pblicly available photo of Gore none of which was in his website when I reviewed it today. Other material, also not from Gore's site, was then added, related to his early producing career and drawn from other outside sources although historical information is historical information. I think you are confused about what it was you deleted and may be referring to some other, perhaps earlier version of the John Gore page. Are you using some kind of autobot to do this work? Benfeing —Preceding comment was added at 08:54, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- I read the article. I also read where it was posted at John Gore (theatre producer). It is clear that they are all essentially the same text, which borrows from Gore's website. We cannot host other people's work unless they themselves put it here.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 08:19, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- The sources cited were the New York Times and Stage magazine (UK). I have visited Gore's website and ther is no overlap other than a mention of his early career which is appropriate in a biography. None of the images in the article come from Gore's website. The photo of Gore was posted to Wikipedia by Key Brand itself and released to the public domain as part of the announcement. This transaction by itself makes Gore the most powerful voice in Broadway Theater and merits this article just as the appointment of the CEO of GE would in another industry. No disrespect intended, but I don't get the impression you know much about the business of live theater. perhaps it would be prudent to defer to The New York Times and Variety on this topic. Benfeing
- Hello. I notice that you're wanting Ryulong to undelete the page, while he does not wish to. Instead of arguing the point here (which will only make things difficult between you two and serves no constructive purpose) might I suggest you take your request to Deletion Review where they may overturn the decision, if appropriate? This way, you can get more community input on the deletion and come to a mutually acceptable outcome. Thanks! ~Kylu (u|t) 09:13, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Also, will this help? [1] --Kim Bruning (talk) 09:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for your assistance. I fear the most recent remarks reflect a lack of knowlkedge of the idustry in discussion. To someone in the theater industry the role and importance are obvious. To someone with little knowledge or acquaitance the question would be, "Why do I care?" In the same way I could care little for, nor understand the importance to anyone of, the order of battle of the Asgard on Stargate SG-1 or which modern London street corner would be the location of the famous "pump handle" discovered by John Snow. (Although before sparking any blogs, I actually get both of those.) Benfeing —Preceding comment was added at 15:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- I would like to add that Gore's predecessor as CEO of this company, David Ian, has a Wikipedia article at David Ian. Ian was an employee of the company until this takeover at which point he was terminated by Live Nation. His production credits are principally derivative of his role as the CEO. He was NOT a shareholder. Gore is the OWNER of the company as well as the CEO. I will refer this to a review, though I'm not certain I know how to correctly. See also VarietyBenfeing —Preceding comment was added at 16:20, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for your assistance. I fear the most recent remarks reflect a lack of knowlkedge of the idustry in discussion. To someone in the theater industry the role and importance are obvious. To someone with little knowledge or acquaitance the question would be, "Why do I care?" In the same way I could care little for, nor understand the importance to anyone of, the order of battle of the Asgard on Stargate SG-1 or which modern London street corner would be the location of the famous "pump handle" discovered by John Snow. (Although before sparking any blogs, I actually get both of those.) Benfeing —Preceding comment was added at 15:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
VR Troopers
There is a request for unprotection of this article at RFPP, but I saw you had requested contact with you before unprotecting. Hence, I leave this note. :) Jmlk17 02:09, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 02:11, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Suicide note
Sorry, references this: [2] --BETA 07:30, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- <post removed> as over-posting of my reaction. Sorry. ←Gee♥Alice 12:14, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Suicide Note (Closed) on AN/I
I have serious concerns about the text left by Beta, commenting on the suicide note. The discussion seems both flip and unprofessional, especially as no professional would comment in the abstract about such a note, absent any knowledge about the person. The "throwaway line" about the use of contractions as evidence of lying is just nonsense which leads me to give very little credence to the "facts" that precede it. Personally, I think all this text should be deleted as being potentially dangerous, but, as a "closed" matter, I bow to your greater experience and ability. I have asked Beta for an explaination on his/her user page. If I read something there that leads me to believe my assessment is wrong, I will contact you again. ៛ Bielle (talk) 18:08, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- The discussion was closed and that meant it was not to be discussed anymore. It was resolved in the first thread, and the second thread did not need to exacerbate anything else.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 19:59, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Your statement "that meant it was not to be discussed anymore" doesn't sound very WP. Did you just mean in that closed section? Even the closing language doesn't preclude further discussion, but does require the opening of a new section. I'm not trying to start anything new; I am concerned obout the old being closed without comment on what, it appears, are misleading, and possibly dangerous conclusions. However, it is your call. ៛ Bielle (talk) 22:08, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Go-onger
Shouyaku Banki is shown in the Go-onger promo for Gekiranger's 48th episode, as he and the Ugatz charge at the team after showing the Pollution Ministers and Gaiarc's aerial jet fighters.
The upcoming Banki Beasts to mention are PipeBanki(2, Kegalesia), ScoopBanki (3, Yogostein), and SprayBanki (4, Kitaneidas)
Fractyl (talk) 21:22, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- We don't have a name. We don't kave kanji or kana for the name. It can change. Just wait two weeks.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 21:23, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Actually, the name is "Shoukyaku Banki" (Found no accurate kanji/kana yet) who is themed around a incinerator, thus the first Savage Sky Banki Beast. Now I can wait a week, by then info of the first episode should surface. Fractyl (talk) 21:27, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- That's just Dukemon's reading. We know nothing about it.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 21:31, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Hence the "one more week" wait on my part. Besides, it clear that Dukemon is using japanese blogs to get his info. And by next week, info on the first episode should appear on Toei's site to confirm it all.Fractyl (talk) 22:11, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Somewhat related, have you seen anything regarding the design for the Geki vs Bouken monster? It should be designed after an old Sentai mecha like everything else from Bouken.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:14, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- I have not seen Pachacamac in his entirety, hopefully soon. Fractyl (talk) 22:25, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Here.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:26, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- (Copy/Paste URL). Thanks, I'll get others to help. He kinda looks like GaoMuscle. Fractyl (talk) 22:28, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- I was actually thinking GaoKing or GaoGod. The eyes in the middle of his chest don't show up on GaoMuscle.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:30, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- But the "hands on shoulders" do. Fractyl (talk) 22:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- But the whole of Pachacamac doesn't.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:41, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- But the "hands on shoulders" do. Fractyl (talk) 22:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- I was actually thinking GaoKing or GaoGod. The eyes in the middle of his chest don't show up on GaoMuscle.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:30, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- (Copy/Paste URL). Thanks, I'll get others to help. He kinda looks like GaoMuscle. Fractyl (talk) 22:28, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Here.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:26, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- I have not seen Pachacamac in his entirety, hopefully soon. Fractyl (talk) 22:25, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Somewhat related, have you seen anything regarding the design for the Geki vs Bouken monster? It should be designed after an old Sentai mecha like everything else from Bouken.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:14, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Hence the "one more week" wait on my part. Besides, it clear that Dukemon is using japanese blogs to get his info. And by next week, info on the first episode should appear on Toei's site to confirm it all.Fractyl (talk) 22:11, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- That's just Dukemon's reading. We know nothing about it.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 21:31, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- Actually, the name is "Shoukyaku Banki" (Found no accurate kanji/kana yet) who is themed around a incinerator, thus the first Savage Sky Banki Beast. Now I can wait a week, by then info of the first episode should surface. Fractyl (talk) 21:27, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Users Pvsamrat and Ankur0412
Please could you look at the reports on WP:AIV? These two editors may be sock-puppets of each other, and are creating nonsense articles, and recreating deleted articles. Mjroots (talk) 10:12, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Lathlander
I don't mean to undermine your edits or attempt at a redirect at all - I'm just concerned that the other user seems to dispute this change - which kinda defeats anykind of prior consensus (if any). Perhaps a request for comment in in order? Cheers man. Wisdom89 (talk) 17:06, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
- I was reverting a banned user's sockpuppet. Anything regarding notability should be taken up with AFD.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 23:20, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Why?
Why is it that you archive your talk page every month?. Mythdon (talk) 00:19, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
- Because I want to.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 00:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
- And thats most likely for convience right?. Mythdon (talk) 08:55, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
hmmm
youre kind of uhh....harsh, on people on here. i understand that this is an encyclopedia site and that editing is the main goal, but still. cant people have a conversation about non-educational things every once in a while? i just found it kind of unnecessary that you deleted thisdoesnthurt's userpage without warning, and then reprimanded him for having unnecessary conversations. from the look of it, he was a new user, and you kinda just busted in without warning. i, myself am i new user, and was a little alarmed that admins behave the way they do. im sorry if i offended you, but i have the feeling that i did, and youre gonna delete my userpage or something. so whatever, do what you will, im just speaking my mind. ElisaEXPLOSiONtalk. —Preceding comment was added at 15:15, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
- The only issue I see with you is that you need to focus more on article contributions and less on the community. This doesnt hurt was using his userspace inappropriately, and that is why I deleted it, as well as his extreme contributions to just the userspaces. His only edits have been removed or are extremely minor.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Unblock request
Optimus91 (talk · contribs) is requesting an unblock stating that he does not know why he has been unblocked. Would you mond explaining it to him please. (I have no idea about the background). Thanks. Woody (talk) 14:44, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
User:Optimus91 is blocked indefinately by you. In reviewing his contributions list, I don't see anything that merits this indefinate block. His edits, while not always of the highest quality, seem in good faith. I am inclined to unblock him, but perhaps you have more information that could shed light on the situation. COuld you respond, I plan to unblock him in a short while if I receive no additional input from you, given the lack of apparent need for an indefinate block in this situation. Thanks! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 16:31, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- I've been bold and unblocked this user Ryulong. I didn't see any warnings, and he appears to be acting in good faith. You appear to be offline, so when you come back on, and there's other circumstances, we can certainly discuss it then. Ryan Postlethwaite 20:55, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Optimus91 was found through a checkuser made by Thatcher on a range I have been seeing vandalism from for the past couple of weeks. That is why I had blocked him indefinitely, as all of the edits are similar and have been deleterious to the project. Optimus91's logged in edits have not been any better.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 23:07, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Hello! It seems this entry was previously deleted for lack of information. I would like to recreate the page using add'l information I have about the show. May I re-create the entry??Kc1981 (talk) 20:04, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
afd
How do you close the afd again? I forgot how to put the withdraw deal on it. Undeath (talk) 22:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
- {{afd top}} goes at the top, followed by your reason for withdrawing, and {{afd b}} goes on the bottom.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:13, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
This arbitration case has closed and the final decision may be found at the link above. Giano is placed on civility restriction for one year. Should Giano make any edits which are judged by an administrator to be uncivil, personal attacks, or assumptions of bad faith, Giano may be blocked for the duration specified in the enforcement ruling. All parties in this case are strongly cautioned to pursue disputes in a civil manner designed to contribute to resolution and to cause minimal disruption. All the involved editors, both the supporters and detractors of IRC, are asked to avoid edit warring on project space pages even if their status is unclear, and are instructed to use civil discussion to resolve all issues with respect to the "admin" IRC channel. For the Arbitration committee, Thatcher 04:06, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Kivat
The six Fuestles are used, with their melodies played. Kivat toy show & tell Fractyl (talk) 21:24, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
- I'll check that out later. Not sure how it will improve the article, though.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 21:42, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
- Well, it refers that the Dran Fustle calls Shoo Dran and the Dogga Fustle summons Dogga, who becomes the Dogga Hammer gauntlet. Fractyl (talk) 23:08, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
RFA thanks
RFA thanks 
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The Folks on IRC tell me that you are experienced in handling pages link that. Thanks, Compwhiz II(Talk)(Contribs) 00:03, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
- Huh?—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 03:07, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, I get it now.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 03:12, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you! Compwhiz II(Talk)(Contribs) 21:21, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Go-onger promo
"Grand Prix" is mentiomed.
Fractyl (talk) 22:26, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
re: Shin Beth Ayin
"...would leave you for the hyenas..." Is it wrong that I laughed at that? Seems to me that all of his (her?) doings reeked of 419 mugu torture to me. DodgerOfZion (talk) 06:26, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- That was the suggestion of another administrator who I was discussing the block with. I wanted to say that she would be eaten by the mokele-mbembe, as it has more of an existance than the empress.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 06:29, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- This was the funniest block i ever seen. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 08:13, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- Again, not entirely my work. But thanks anyway.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 08:19, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- This was the funniest block i ever seen. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 08:13, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
Request
Would you willing to temporarily undelete User:Moe Epsilon (all the revisions) and User:Moe Epsilon/Barnstars so I can check something? These are my old userspaces and I wanted to check them for something. — Save_Us † 07:38, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
- Okay.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 07:40, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, I got what I was looking for, feel free to redelete both now. — Save_Us † 07:51, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Out of all curiosity, whom do you think this user is a sockpuppet of? -Jéské (Blah v^_^v) 00:43, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
- You hit the nail right on the head with your unblock decline.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 01:11, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
- Reading over the history of one of the articles, I can see where you're coming from. -Jéské (Blah v^_^v) 01:15, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Me
You wrote a message saying I need to prove myself. Who should I email? Jason (talk, contributions) 21:18, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
- I am currently not sure as to what the e-mail address is, but please see WP:OTRS for more details.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 21:03, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
I went there but there's no link to any email address on that page. Is OTRS customer service or somthing? Jason (talk, contributions) 21:18, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
- I will try to find the e-mail address necessary within the next couple of hours. I had thought it was on that page. I will get back to you as soon as possible.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 21:08, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Per Wikipedia's username policy: info-en@wikimedia.org is the e-mail address to contact OTRS. Please contact them to verify your identity; all communication with them is of course confidential, and they will note that you have proven to be who you say you are. Coreycubed (talk) 21:47, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Request you restore my userpage
I notice you deleted my userpage after another administrator restored it. I am requesting you undelete my user page. LamontStormstar (talk) 22:18, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
- Just recreate it. There's nothing of use in that deleted history other than a template you added yourself in August of 2006.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 22:31, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
I got another one for you! Thanks for your expertise, CWii(Talk|Contribs) 13:05, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
- Someone just fixed it. Keep an eye on it okay? Thanks, CWii(Talk|Contribs) 13:06, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ryulong,
You deleted this talk page yesterday. I was curious if you could tell me whether or not Template:user talk page was added to the page as one of their first couple edits. I'm trying to make some connections on a few socks that I think this recent template vandal still has out there unblocked. --Onorem♠Dil 17:56, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
- Nope. It was not placed there.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 21:47, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
- Not what I was hoping to hear, but thanks for the response. --Onorem♠Dil 21:53, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
An Cafe
Hey, I notice you have changed the romanization back to "kafe". Although this is how the band or fans may read the kanji within th hyphens, it does transliterate to kisaten, and any special cases do not belong in the romanization field. Although it may have many readings, it is contextually kisaten. You will also notice that within the infobox, the alias "Antic Cafe" is already mentioned. It is helpful to keep the introductory sentence to a minimum when including trivial facts, rather than pertinent nomenclature information. I will change the text only once more, and if you still have concerns with this format, feel free to discuss it first on the article talk page, or my personal talk page. If you would like consensus, several other editors could be contacted at your request. Thanks, I know you are acting in good faith! --Jacob Talk 23:19, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- The Kanji are normally read as "Kisaten". However, the way that the band reads it it is still "kafe." The band's name is "Antic Cafe" in Japan as the kanji are read the same as "Cafe."—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 23:23, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- Well, considering you just interrupted my edits, attempting to synthesize our causes, I see this has become an impatient situation. I think it could be very possible to mention that the characters are traditionally "kisaten" (this is for informational purposes), but to note that it is read as "Kafe". It's just within my personal conduct to try to include the most educational content as possible. Let me know what you think. --Jacob Talk 23:28, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- That is not necessary because they are never read as "kisaten" when concerning the band. That is why the band is "Antic Cafe" and not "Antic Kisaten." There are various bands and other items that have readings that differ from the traditional Japanese ones, and those items are not mentioned in the article. This is why the Japanese Wikipedia utilizes a hiragana reading after the title of each page. The traditional readings are not necessary to mention.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 23:32, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- Well, you will see in developed articles, there is mention of kanji that have single-instance altered readings for artistic purposes, (see Macabre (album)). If there are other instances, it may need to be addressed. I think it would be improper to mislead a novice to the topic that the kanji typically read as kisaten is actually read as kafe. It can become confusing to a learner. Furthermore, I appreciate the attempt to educate me, however, I am very familiar with the Japanese language, romanization of such, and the policies and formatting of both the English and Japanese Wikipedia. --Jacob Talk 23:38, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- Well, when this usually occurs with the articles I usually work on, I usually put the actual reading in parentheses. Also, I haven't seen any articles on our end that show the traditional reading, when a non-traditional reading is used. Why obfuscate the process?—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 23:44, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- I assume we are active in different projects within Wikipedia, as I haven't run across you prior to this, but each project unfortunately has a very independent subtle style. I think adding a traditional reading wouldn't obfuscate the process, but make it more detailed. As I said, I'm sure the two of us would understand that the reading is "kisaten" in other contexts, but "kafe" is what is used in this circumstance, but I don't want to put people down the wrong path, using false romanizations in situations not pertaining to this particular band. I appreciate the effort for communication you have put for though. Wikipedia needs to become a little more united. --Jacob Talk 23:51, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- And this is why I added "kafe" in katakana and parentheses into the nihongo template. I'm not sure why there's a project devoted just to these albums, but that is how it is treated. "Kisaten" would not be used anywhere other than inputing the kanji.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 00:06, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry to jump in. Hope you don't mind. Kissaten (not kisaten) writes as 喫茶店/きっさてん. It's a different word from 珈琲店/コーヒーてん. I guess they want people to read 珈琲店 as cafe/kafe and it is a possible reading when it comes to a band name. Oda Mari (talk) 16:43, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
- And this is why I added "kafe" in katakana and parentheses into the nihongo template. I'm not sure why there's a project devoted just to these albums, but that is how it is treated. "Kisaten" would not be used anywhere other than inputing the kanji.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 00:06, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
- I assume we are active in different projects within Wikipedia, as I haven't run across you prior to this, but each project unfortunately has a very independent subtle style. I think adding a traditional reading wouldn't obfuscate the process, but make it more detailed. As I said, I'm sure the two of us would understand that the reading is "kisaten" in other contexts, but "kafe" is what is used in this circumstance, but I don't want to put people down the wrong path, using false romanizations in situations not pertaining to this particular band. I appreciate the effort for communication you have put for though. Wikipedia needs to become a little more united. --Jacob Talk 23:51, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- Well, when this usually occurs with the articles I usually work on, I usually put the actual reading in parentheses. Also, I haven't seen any articles on our end that show the traditional reading, when a non-traditional reading is used. Why obfuscate the process?—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 23:44, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- Well, you will see in developed articles, there is mention of kanji that have single-instance altered readings for artistic purposes, (see Macabre (album)). If there are other instances, it may need to be addressed. I think it would be improper to mislead a novice to the topic that the kanji typically read as kisaten is actually read as kafe. It can become confusing to a learner. Furthermore, I appreciate the attempt to educate me, however, I am very familiar with the Japanese language, romanization of such, and the policies and formatting of both the English and Japanese Wikipedia. --Jacob Talk 23:38, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- That is not necessary because they are never read as "kisaten" when concerning the band. That is why the band is "Antic Cafe" and not "Antic Kisaten." There are various bands and other items that have readings that differ from the traditional Japanese ones, and those items are not mentioned in the article. This is why the Japanese Wikipedia utilizes a hiragana reading after the title of each page. The traditional readings are not necessary to mention.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 23:32, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
- Well, considering you just interrupted my edits, attempting to synthesize our causes, I see this has become an impatient situation. I think it could be very possible to mention that the characters are traditionally "kisaten" (this is for informational purposes), but to note that it is read as "Kafe". It's just within my personal conduct to try to include the most educational content as possible. Let me know what you think. --Jacob Talk 23:28, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
New mailing list
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User Page: DeKnikker
Hello, I have recieved a phone call from a very close friend of mine and told me that a false Wikipedia user page was created under his name, and whoever made it had posted rude and racial remarks on other articles, including the DeKnikker User page itself with lude remarks and other vandalism. What is more interesting about the article edits posted in the Contributions is the fact that all the edits show suspicious remarks from other people at the high school that we go to. It is his request as is mine that we find the IP address of the computer that made the false account, added inappropriate remarks, and vandalized a number of pages. Then we can proceed to article deletion. But it is his request that we pinpoint the culprit first. I would like to thank those of whom support us on this problem. Good day, -- Steven Suttles Stone (talk) 04:02, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
- User:Deknikker has not edited for nearly 4 months. I see nothing that I can do here.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 04:21, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
Was the vandalism coming from this entire range or is it possible to narrow it down a bit? We have received several unblock requests from users on unblock-en-l and I'm wondering if the collateral damage can be reduced. --Chris (talk) 16:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
- I was never able to narrow down the range, at all. This has been complex vandalism lasting for two years. This is the same individual as one in an abuse report I filed last year, but the individual hopped IP ranges since then.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 22:37, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
Kamen Rider Ixa
All articles in Wikipedia must be written in a manner that is comprehensible to the ordinary reader, even if she or he is a non-otaku gaijin. This is particularly important in the first paragraph, or lede. Daijobu desu ka? --Orange Mike | Talk 03:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- The lead has been altered such that it is clear what the subject of the article is.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 03:42, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- Your altered lead was not comprehensible to a reader of English. I'm not asking that these articles be deleted, just that they be wikified enough to stand on their own without a dictionary. This kind of "well, follow the links, baka!" attitude is one of the things that makes people rant and rave about "fancruft" and "fanboys" and WP:Pokémon test. I'm a very low-grade otaku and father to a more hard-core one; and I still had to click two links just to find out WTF this series was. That's not good article design. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:55, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- I'm working on rewriting the lead paragraph and other sections to make it more accessible, as well as placing the plot contextual information in the present tense.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 03:58, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- Much better now, thank you. I am, however, restoring the text of my comment above, as I keep getting that word thrown in (spoken or implied) and the sentence is not as authentic without it. --Orange Mike | Talk 04:02, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- I'm debating on whether or not its necessary to suffix "tokusatsu" with "(special effects)" currently...—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 04:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- Much better now, thank you. I am, however, restoring the text of my comment above, as I keep getting that word thrown in (spoken or implied) and the sentence is not as authentic without it. --Orange Mike | Talk 04:02, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- I'm working on rewriting the lead paragraph and other sections to make it more accessible, as well as placing the plot contextual information in the present tense.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 03:58, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- Your altered lead was not comprehensible to a reader of English. I'm not asking that these articles be deleted, just that they be wikified enough to stand on their own without a dictionary. This kind of "well, follow the links, baka!" attitude is one of the things that makes people rant and rave about "fancruft" and "fanboys" and WP:Pokémon test. I'm a very low-grade otaku and father to a more hard-core one; and I still had to click two links just to find out WTF this series was. That's not good article design. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:55, 29 February 2008 (UTC)