If you have a moment, Milord, could you weigh in [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Japan#How_reliable_is_.22SamuraiWiki.22.3F|here]]? Thanks. -- [[User:Hoary|Hoary]] ([[User talk:Hoary|talk]]) 00:32, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
If you have a moment, Milord, could you weigh in [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Japan#How_reliable_is_.22SamuraiWiki.22.3F|here]]? Thanks. -- [[User:Hoary|Hoary]] ([[User talk:Hoary|talk]]) 00:32, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
::Thanks for letting me know about this. I'm sorry I've been absentee lately. I think I'm on a lengthy Wikibreak. Not sure when I'll return. [[User:LordAmeth|LordAmeth]] ([[User talk:LordAmeth#top|talk]]) 05:17, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
::Thanks for letting me know about this. I'm sorry I've been absentee lately. I think I'm on a lengthy Wikibreak. Not sure when I'll return. [[User:LordAmeth|LordAmeth]] ([[User talk:LordAmeth#top|talk]]) 05:17, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
The break is richly deserved. Enjoy it, and thank you for those comments that you left. -- [[User:Hoary|Hoary]] ([[User talk:Hoary|talk]]) 06:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering if you could translate the Japanese names in List of mayors of Kaohsiung, including the ones that I tried translating. Thank you. And Happy New Year.--Jerrch 21:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much!--Jerrch 01:12, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Happy to help out. The only one I really don't know about is the last one, 中松 乙彥。 「乙」would normally be read as "oto" or "otsu"; I've personally only ever seen it in the word "otome" (乙女) and the name Saotome (早乙女). 「彥」is, as far as I can tell, not a Japanese character, or at least not one used any longer following the post-war language reforms. Sorry I couldn't get you an answer on this last one, but if you need any help with Japanese topics in future, please ask; I'll do my best to help out.
P.S. In working on this, I came across this site, which seems an excellent tool for figuring out the readings of Japanese names. LordAmeth (talk) 01:21, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, thanks. And I do remember from the cartoon series "Cased Closed" this character that had 彥 in his name. I went ahead and looked for it: it was 円谷光彦, Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko. I am pretty sure that 彥 is the Chinese character for 彦, the kanji version. So do you have any ideas?--Jerrch 01:44, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That's what I figured. Sorry to make you do extra work - I should have followed that through on my own. That name database site, and a general Google search seem to indicate that it's most commonly read as Otohiko, though the Otsuhiko reading also exists. I imagine it's another of those obnoxious cases where there's an archaic/historical reading, and a modern reading, as appears to be the case with the Asai/Azai clan as well. My best guess is that we should go with Otohiko. Thanks again. LordAmeth (talk) 07:42, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
And while doing so please also explain why you consider theese events so insignificant (Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II#Pacific_War) and (American Mutilation of Japanese War Dead) that you revert without even an explanation, but have no problems with the section containing verbose prose about american flags that really add nothing of value except for some sentimental americans.--Stor stark7Talk 02:36, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I consider them insignificant for two reasons: (1) because, since this was your only edit, it was more obviously placed there with an agenda in mind. If it had been included in a far longer more complex edit describing atrocities on both sides, etc, it might have been alright, but these kinds of brief one-phrase edits which seek to promote a particular negative image of the US violate, to my mind, the spirit if not the word of WP:NPOV. (2) Because this is an article on the History of Japan. It's not even Military history of Japan or World War II, let alone American atrocities against the Japanese during World War II or something like that which would really be the most appropriate place for discussion of this topic. "History of Japan" is far too broad a topic to merit such details. You will find that the topic is described in lengthy detail elsewhere on Wikipedia. As for the American flag stuff, I hadn't noticed that stuff - I was only looking at the most recent changes.
I do apologize for not explaining myself in the edit summary on the revert. It can be difficult to distinguish ideology-driven vandalism, which doesn't really require a lengthy explanation for the revert, from earnest edits, which might merit such explanation. LordAmeth (talk) 02:50, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(1) Excellent, then we can proceed to remove the section about International Military Tribunal for the Far East, since there is no balancing section about Allied crimes. I'll get right on it... or maybe you can do it? Also, you are in violation of Wikipedia:Good_faith in your attempts at mind reading. I was merely trying to find suitable articles to point to a new specialized article. "negative image of the US"?? So you are here to defend the image of the homeland rather than improve the content of Wikipedia?
(2) No, this is the History of Japan, section about WW-II. When such a section has grown enough it is customary to split it off into an article of its own, in this case "History of Japan during WW-II" or something similar. The WW-II section of History of Japan is then trimmed down and made to point to the specialized article. Strange that you seem unaware of these things.
Please elaborate on "You will find that the topic is described in lengthy detail elsewhere on Wikipedia". What is, and where is it? Did you even bother to check the articles in question out? Thanks for the apology, it was being treated as a vandal that annoys me the most in this. --Stor stark7Talk 04:01, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I apologize to have apparently misread your intentions. It is an unfortunate result of the fact that various Japan-related articles are very frequently the victim of that particular brand of vandalism. As for the assumption that I have some sort of pro-US anti-Japan agenda, you couldn't be more wrong. I love both countries, and acknowledge their respective war crimes, atrocities, and other wrongdoings. I just don't feel the need to focus on these aspects of the war, on either side.
Articles on Japan during WWII already exist, so this process (which I am well aware of) of adding to the article until it's ready to be split off doesn't really apply. The relevance to the article overall should not be ignored in making these kinds of edits within a section. As for which other articles are more relevant to the subject than the overall umbrella History of Japan, I'd point you to Allied war crimes during World War II, Pacific War and Military_history_of_Japan#Showa_Period_-_World_War_II (which I am surprised has not been split off into its own article yet). Many of the articles on individual battles would be excellent places to make reference to this practice.
I apologize again for reverting your edit without any explanation, and for misjudging your intentions. Should this perhaps be continued on the talk page for the article, instead? That way others with opinions on the matter can chime in, and we can all work together to find the best way to address the issue in the article. Thanks. LordAmeth (talk) 07:13, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, and I'll take your advice.--Stor stark7Talk 23:20, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks and Happy New Year
Firstly, let me wish you a very happy New Year and thank you for your help in the Milhist Tag & Assess 2007 drive.
Secondly, although the Tag & Assess 2007 drive is now officially closed, you are very welcome to continue tagging and assessing until 31 January 2008. Any articles you tag and assess during this time will be credited fully to your tagging tally for further award purposes.
Thirdly, if you can find the time, it would be great to have your feedback/comments and participation in the recently-set-up Tag & Assess workshop The idea is to see what lessons we can learn from the 2007 drive to make the 2008 one more efficient and enjoyable.
Okie doke. I'll take a look at it, and see what sort of comments I might be able to offer. LordAmeth (talk) 10:42, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Imperial Rescript on Surrender
Hi, the history log of s:Imperial Rescript on Surrender indicates that you worked on this page. I am currently trying to sort out the PD published translations from the unpublished translations done on the Wiki, so that we can demonstrate the latter group (s:Category:Wikisource translations) as an example of WMF resources at work.
Could you verify either here or on the Wikisource talk page that the formal translation on Wikisource was created and donated by yourself (i.e. not copied from any other site), and note which license you are granting it under (PD, CC, or GFDL). John Vandenberg (talk) 23:14, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid I must admit that I did not translate that myself, but copied it from a book (Lu, David. "Japan: A Documentary History."). If I recall correctly, he had it cited to a public domain translation, but as I don't have that book on me any more, I can't check it. I thought I'd made reference to the original source in my original edits to that page on WikiSource, but evidentally I did not. Sorry. Good luck with your project though! Excellent idea. LordAmeth (talk) 00:19, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Battle for Czech Radio, project assessment
Hi, Prague is geographically in the Central Europe not in Balkan, please see Prague for details. Happy editing. ≈Tulkolahten≈≈talk≈ 12:29, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I apologize. I feel like an idiot to admit it, but I'd confused the location of the Czech Republic for being much closer to Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia. Do we have any task force to cover Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania? LordAmeth (talk) 23:40, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Within the Military History WikiProject, there are task forces aimed at covering the military history of various regions - for example, the "military history of the Balkans" task force to which I mistakenly added the Czech Radio article. If there are a significant number of people within the Czech Republic and Slovakia Projects who focus on Military History and would like to form a task force, it could be quite nice. Actually, it'd be great to have a Central Europe task force, since there are a ton of Switzerland, Austria and Austria-Hungary articles which are not covered by any task force... LordAmeth (talk) 21:39, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm. I appreciate your thinking of me and asking for my input. However, this is unfortunately quite far from my field of expertise, and I simply do not know what I can contribute to the conversation, because I do not know the details of the facts of the matter. Basically, it seems to me that the version seen following your latest revision emphasizes without exaggerating those individual cases in which African-Americans did participate. Meanwhile, the revisions made afterwards by SiberioS played down that participation. If I am missing something, please do point it out to me, but it seems to me that this is simply two different points of view, two different presentations of the same information. Neither version seems to me to be grossly misrepresenting the facts, but of course I don't know the facts so I could be wrong.
In any case, I apologize to not be able to contribute to the discussion more directly. I hope that a compromise can be reached. LordAmeth (talk) 11:55, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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That is fantastic. Thanks for the notice. Since I have very few sources directly available to me, and very little free time these days, I find that I am unable to contribute as much as I would like to improving the citations and thus reliability of Wikipedia. But I think that these new templates should be at least some help.
If the Timeline project needs any help with individual specific questions relating to Japanese history, I'd be happy to do my best to answer them. I have recently obtained a new history book with a fairly detailed timeline of all Japanese history, and can likely consult other sources as well if free time permits. Thanks much. LordAmeth (talk) 13:38, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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You understand that most articles evolve independently; but, in my view, these would seem to be inextricably inter-related. --Ooperhoofd (talk) 03:30, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Wow. While I think I most likely side with you in the end on this, as leaving things open for potential future contributions is often (if not always) better than being deletionist, I must admit I am finding this whole thing quite difficult to follow, in part due to your tendency to use quite dense, academic-style words and phrasing. In any case, I shall endeavor to find time to take a look at this later... perhaps in the morning. Thanks for the heads-up. LordAmeth (talk) 11:26, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Kibi
Thank you for your very kind words. JennyLen☤ 11:47, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome. I'm genuinely excited to discover another fellow pre-modern Japanese history editor; pre-Heian topics such as Kibi are particularly lacking, and so it's great to see such good work being done on it. If you're planning on doing more work in this vein, well, at the risk of being pushy or sounding like a salesman or something, I'd like to suggest that if you're interested it might be good to join (or at least take a look at) WikiProject Japan and WikiProject Former Countries. I personally find that one of the best (read: most fun) parts of Wikipedia is the community. Thanks again. LordAmeth (talk) 12:17, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I am planning to do more work on that area, however, I don't manage to have a fast pace, but I will do some. I will give a look into those projects, I gave previously a fast view but I will look a bit deeply, thank you for pointing me to those wikiprojects, sounds interesting indeed JennyLen☤ 09:30, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Beyond Uchina
It is a nice place to visit at least once and a very interesting subject for historical and cultural studies JennyLen☤ 08:47, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Kabuki actor photos
Hi. Glad you liked the photos. The Photo was taken at a "foreign press dinner" in Tokyo, where these actors were the guest of honor and also talked about their work (through translators). This was early in 2007. Hope this helps -- Chris 73 | Talk 08:49, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. I just wanted to be able to put a bit more than the actors' names in the captions. I suppose that'll be fine; no need to go into too much detail about where the function was, or what precisely the name of the event was. Much thanks. LordAmeth (talk) 13:00, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:WikiProject Jewish history
Hi LordAmeth: Can you explain why the {{WikiProject Jewish history}} template is broken, and hopefully fix it. Thanks, IZAK (talk) 05:54, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
How is it broken? What specifically is going wrong? I'm afraid I'm not very knowledgeable about coding, and simply created this one by copying the code of another template... LordAmeth (talk) 09:37, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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You're fluent at Japanese language, and left your input on the WP:NC-KO at WP:KO. I think you can give me a shed of light on how to carry on the poll. It is not even an official poll but these newly registered editors seem too eager to cast their vote. What is better(?), they look like some socks of somebody or meatpuppets from 2channel. The evidence is here.
If you have a time, can you make a guideline in this mess. Or should I raise an issue at WP:ANI? Thanks. --Appletrees (talk) 17:55, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I'm not actually fluent yet, still working on it. To be clear, I must admit I am for sticking with the name "Sea of Japan" if "East Sea" is indeed used only in Korea & Korean-related materials; Still, this meatpuppet thing is ridiculous, and I'd certainly take your side in opposing it. But I'm afraid I'm not quite sure exactly what it is that I can do. I think that mentioning it at WP:ANI is a good idea; outside of that, if there's any way I can help, such as contributing to a vote or discussion, I'd be happy to help out. Please let me know, and I will see what I can do.
PS Forgive me for being ignorant, but why is 李王朝時代 (Yi Dynasty period) offensive, and what should be used instead? LordAmeth (talk) 01:44, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the answer. I know that you don't support the changing title, but I need a help from admin who can read Japanese and clean up the mess. I think the poll is just a spin-off or arbitrary idea in a casual way, so the title can hardly be changed to East Sea. If it were very serious and official poll, it should've had a guideline such as time limitation and qualification for the vote. The initial issue was the dispute on whether mentioning East in the intro or first subsection is valid or not. Through the discussion, I hoped to unify the complex Korean naming convention on the matter. I think it is a time to close the poll and sort out the meatpuppets from regular users. Most of new users seem like Spas and meatpuppets, or sockpuppets. They just say like "Oppose per whose saying" without their own voice. And I found another thread from 2channel which is like live news about my edits and fills with personal attacks and pejorative racial slurs against me (Chosenjin, hwabyeong patient, psycho, institutionalized mentally deranged person, irrational person, stupid, .etc). They escalate edit warring on Korean articles especially South Korea. Aside from the poll, my question is "should I raise this meatpuppet issue at ANI or Arbicom? Thanks.
re:p.s Just use Joseon dynasty because Yi dynasty is used by Japanese to degrade Joseon. Although North Korea calls herself Joseon, it doesn't mean the succession of Joseon dynasty, but Gojoseon(고조선 ancient Joseon). Westerners have translated Korea into "Land of Morning calm" and commonly called it, but originally Joseon indicated "country". --Appletrees (talk) 10:46, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm really sorry to hear about what's been going on on 2ch. I'd heard rumor of the kind of racist bullshit that goes on on the Korea-related threads on there, but never saw/read anything specific of it.
I would definitely suggest you raise this issue with the Admins Noticeboard or Arbitration Com. Good luck with this; this kind of activity is just horrendous and offensive, and something needs to be done. I trust that someone on one of those pages will know what to do better than I. LordAmeth (talk) 12:01, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I'm not sure if you know Japanese enough to catch on to the fact that Appletrees is trying to mislead you.
First of all, the poll results are obviously "oppose". Appletrees blows a trivial problem all out of proportion, trying to make the public think that all oppose votes are unfair.
Actually, the copy-and-paste bombing on 2ch doesn't work. If you read Japanese, it's all too obvious. Here are excerpts from [1] and [2].
"Isn't this a preparation for invalidating oppose votes by labeling them as canvassing?" (反対票をcanvassing扱いにして無効化しようという工作か？)
With sarcastic intent: "Here comes Appletrees again." (またりんご来たのね。), "Thank you, Appletrees" (りんごちゃん乙).
In contrast, we cannot find any trace of that bombing as the actual provoker of the possible sockpuppetry.
What's going on at 2ch is not straightforward. Various groups of people post comments with hidden intentions. 2ch users are deeply cynical and usually ignore (スルーする) these stupid posts. The principle is: "You can hardly be a 2ch user unless you can tell the truth from lies." (嘘は嘘であると見抜ける人でないと (掲示板を使うのは) 難しい). So high literacy level is required. Maybe Appletrees is not only selective but unable to read what they actually say.
And here is an advice for you: keep skeptical about anything related to Korea. Don't trust what other people say unless you check primary sources or at least verifying traceability of primary sources. I guess you realize that online information about Japan is often unreliable. The situation is much worse concerning Korea. For example, 李王朝 (or 李朝 is more common) is not offensive at all. --Nanshu (talk) 22:13, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I actually read very little of the Japanese, including the poll results, and just took Appletrees at his word. My language skills are at the level now that I could probably read most of it if I took the time, but I'm afraid I didn't bother. In any case, thanks for bringing this to my attention. I'm afraid I don't have the patience, nor the time, to do anything about the situation, but here's hoping that the situation somehow gets resolved. LordAmeth (talk) 07:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
On 17 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Taishū engeki, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Hi there LordAmeth. Can I ask which research journals your uni has (online) on Vietnamese history? I would be delighted if you could get me copies of Vietnamese history articles from journals that my uni doesn't have. Just got cracking on Artillery of the Nguyen Lords. Regards, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:04, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I unfortunately do not currently have access to any online journals, as I'm not enrolled in a uni at the moment. However, I have the following articles on my HD:
A Maritime Logic to Vietnamese History - Charles Wheeler
Coin and the commercial trade between Vietnam and Japan in the 17th century - Thuan Luc
A New Look at Old Southeast Asia - Craig Reynolds
Age of Commerce in Southeast Asian History - Anthony Reid
Composition of 19th century Political Elite of Nguyen Vietnam (1802-1883) - Nola Cooke
Literati Culture and Integration in Dai Viet 1430-1840 - John K Whitmore
Middle Eastern entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia c1750-1940 - William Clarence-Smith
Ming Shi-lu as a source for SE Asian History - Geoff Wade
Rethinking the Sea in Vietnamese History - Charles Wheeler
Seventeenth-Century Crisis in Southeast Asia - Anthony Reid
Southeast Asia Inside Out 1300-1800 - A Perspective from the Interior - David K Wyatt
Structuring Southeast Asian History 1350-1830 - Victor Lieberman
Surface Orientations in Vietnam - Beyond Histories of Nation and Region - Keith Taylor
Taiwan, Coastal South China, and Northern Viet Nam Maritime Trading Network - Wilhelm Solheim
Vietnam-Champa Relations and the Malay-Islam Regional Network in the 17th-19th Centuries - Danny Wong Tze Ken
Vietnamese Historical Sources for the Reign of Le Thanh-tong (1460-1497) - John K Whitmore
View from the Sea - Perspectives on the Northern and Central Vietnamese Coast - Li Tana
I realize that the titles alone might not be too helpful, but if you're interested in any of these, please don't hesitate to ask. LordAmeth (talk) 08:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
"A pox on both your houses"
Do you know this phrase from Shakespeare? In the play "Romeo and Juliet," one of the characters is fed up with the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. He curses both clans for their feuding which profits no one. Your unwelcome comments at Talk:Japanese era name#Disputed citation struck me as a kind of variation on that sort of common-sense logic.
However, it is entirely off-base; and I am frustrated by opinions from well-meaning third parties if it means that I am simply to be soiled because of anything to do with User:Bueller 007. The edits of this specific editor are consistently offensive across a range of subjects and articles; and if my efforts to disperse the problem somehow makes more problems for me.
Your consistent strategy whenever you encounter disputes is to waffle, to calm the situation by agreeing with both disputants, to find reasonable elements of both sides ... But I'm inclined to sayThanks, but no thanks.
Who's kidding who?
As far as I can tell, User:Bueller 007 logs on to Wikipedia in order to release some kind of youthful angst or frustration, but I'm unwilling to tolerate peronsla abuse. Sometimes I begin to get the idea that there's a peculiar kind of stalking at play -- and I'm a too easy prey. Why should I log on to Wikipedia for such unwelcome experiences. No -- that disincentive is not something I need or want.
Let's review:
(1) He made a critical edit -- fine.
(2) I provided a verified source -- fine.
(30 No -- that's not good enough?
If he has a problem with the source, he should take it up with Harold Bolitho at Harvard or with the Columbia University Press -- NOT me. In my view, until User:Bueller 007 finds another verified source to supplant or contradict mine, this "dispute" is nothing but a bizarre exhibit of pique. No.
I sought a third opinion as a way to deal with an intrusive annoyance. It was helpful in one sense and unhelfput in another. I wanted to diffuse an obnoxious pest ... or perhaps, at best, to figure out a way to re-focus the exchange so that it will be less odious, less pernicious in this or any other setting. Instead, like you, the uninvolved, 3rd-opinion referee sees reasonable cause to tell everyone to consider WP:COOL. This isn't wrong, of course. But it doesn't feel right.
The rationale is compelling from the outsider's point of view; but it misses the point. Or, alternately, I'm the one who persists in missing the point.
The hortatory admonition to try to ignore offensive edits is not helpful. In fact, it's a source of renewed frustration and confusion.
User:Bueller 007 ≠ Good Faith -- so what now? What if this were valid -- just suppose. What then? What should I have done to avoid conflicts I want to avoid?
Do you even begin to understand or appreciate my concerns? Or does this venue make it impossible to express informed, justified indignation and battle fatigue?
Explain, please, why the following is untrue, inaccurate, invalid: User:LordAmeth ≠ Good Faith
If this is were a false statement, then it follows that your informed opinion, your objective advice, your good counsel would be of salient importance? -- Tenmei (talk) 23:12, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Tenmei, to be honest, I am sick and tired of your attitude. I have never met anyone else on Wikipedia, or indeed in real life either, who is so quick to accuse others of bad faith, of ill intentions, of incompetence. You call Bueller's comments "blunt" even though it is evident that this was simply a result of the character limit on edit summaries. You call my comments unwelcome, when you yourself brought the issue to the WikiProject asking for third-party opinions and suggestions. That my comment was not what you wanted to hear, that it was not the kind of suggestion you found helpful, has nothing, I promise, nothing to do with any kind of ill feeling I may have towards you (I don't hold grudges, and I don't bear ill feeling towards you) and everything to do with my actual opinions on the issue. Instead of starting conflicts, instead of accusing me or Bueller or others of things, how about you try, for once, to work together with people?
You act as if you're the only one working in a professional, scholarly manner, but when it really comes down to it, you're constantly ignoring the issue at hand (in this case, whether or not era names should be translated directly) to write paragraphs and paragraphs about why you don't trust or believe X user, why you don't want to assume good faith on the part of Y user. If you were truly the educated, scholarly, professional, devoted historian which the tone and diction of your comments, and the content of your edits, make you out to be, you would put all of these petty personal attacks aside and focus on the issue.
I will fully admit that I am a poor moderator, that when it comes to resolving disputes, my comments may not be the most useful, the most helpful. But I'm not here to step in and resolve the dispute; I'm here to offer a third opinion, to bring another voice into the discussion, to turn attention away from personal attacks and back to the matter at hand, so that we all, together, can try to find a resolution. If you look at User:HelloAnnyong's comments at Talk:Japanese_era_name#Third_opinion, he's not really saying anything different than I am; he's just wording it differently. I agree with HelloAnnyong completely, and yet you choose to jump down my throat, and to reply favorably, politely at least, to his suggestions instead.
Outside of the very beginning, when you first came onto Wikipedia and I hassled you for your use of the Titsingh source, I have never had anything but Good Faith towards you; I've shrugged off your personal attacks, forgiven you in my mind countless times, and done all that I can to help, to work constructively with you on your projects, and yet you persistently come back to accuse me of bad faith simply because I don't back you up in accusing others of ill intent. LordAmeth (talk) 23:40, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
"Sick and tired" is an excellent phrase, a superb example of American English. Are you familiar with Fannie Lou Hamer, who famously said, "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired."? You're not the only one who is sick and tired
When I read your first sentence, I flashed back to something I'd recently read by Harold Bolitho about the Nanboku-chō and Muromachi periods -- especially one phrase: "the more manageable chaos of the Muromachi bakufu." The fact remains, although we all have moved on, that my initial experiences in this Wikipeida venue were skewed by an unfortunate collision of misunderstandings; but eventually, for reasons I never quite understood, I found that I'd somehow crossed over into "the more manageable chaos of the ordinary Wikipedia rough-and-tumble." That my responses should continue to be informed by that bitter baptism is unremarkable.
I'm using the tools I have at my disposal to deal with the intractable difficulties I confront. In this context, I wonder if you've ever heard this expression: "The man whose only tool is a hammer treats everything as if it were a nail."
What if you were to revisit the remarks which caused affront -- but this time, what if you were to construe my text with a view to figuring out how to suggest better tools for dealing with the abrasive User:Bueller 007? What if you were to re-examine every sentence ending with a question mark -- and instead of construing the question as rhetorical, you instead imagined that these were heart-felt, genuine, real? If you were to engage in such an exercise, then why not start here with a subjunctive hypothetical which offers no discredit, dishonor or disrespect to User:LordAmeth's sensibilities:
Explain, please, why the following is untrue, inaccurate, invalid:
If this is were a false statement, then it follows that your informed opinion, your objective advice, your good counsel would be of salient importance?
Re: Conlon, Thomas Donald. (2003). State of War: The Violent Order of Fourteenth-Century Japan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan.
English-language scholarship, as if by unspoken agreement, has traditionally kept much of the history of Japan's complicated fourteenth century at arm's length. True, Andrew Goble's study of Go-Daigo's abortive attempt to revive imperial authority in his Kenmu: Go-Daigo's Revolution dealt with one crucial segment of it, the years from 1321 to 1335. But the long aftermath, the 50-odd years during which two imperial courts butted heads in the pursuit of legitimacy, has been almost totally untouched. Not since 1971, when Paul Varley devoted a chapter to the Nanboku'cho in his Imperial Restoration in Medieval Japan, has anyone dared set foot in that particular briar patch. Instead, over the intervening years, survey histories have done little more than give it an oblique and apprehensive glance before racing on, with evident relief, to the more manageable chaos of the Muromachi bakufu.
This concisely sums up how I feel about the Nanboku-cho period, but I never actually expressed the view aloud. Perhaps if I were to ask you to assist me in formulating better strategies for better finding my way through the manageable chaos of Wikipedia -- aha! ..., would that be an appropriate and welcome question?
In your text above, I have underlined salient comments. In a demonstrable way, this suggests that I am taking in what you have to say, or at least that I'm trying to take it in.
The first two underlined segments express the view that I myself cause problems which don't need to be problems. I see it differently. I think that this mis-perception arises because I'm inevitably cast as either Capulet or Montague when I present an informed demurral -- as I have done in Talk:Japanese era name#Disputed citation, Talk:Daijō-kan#Simplification, Talk:Kōryū-ji#Wrongful deletion. I apologize for nothing I've written or tried to achieve in any of these venues. However, whether my point-of-view has merit or not becomes insignificant here, today. What becomes more pertinent is that I am not well served by strategies which have not demonstrably achieved a satisfactory step forward. Worse, if your analysis is to be credited, I've only succeeded in making myself look bad. This is not good.
The third underlined segment describes precisely what I find vexing. That tactic is the only one possible for squabbling children -- and it mostly works. This is different. That "difference" is something you've not taken in at all. Clearly, I have failed to distinguish any issue from those emphemeral, impossible-to-parse concerns of squabbling children; and if I could crack that nut, I'd have a handle on a better way to move forward.
Can you discern anything at User talk:Bueller 007#Hōkō-ji (Kyoto) which distinguishes it from what I encountered in the early days when I confronted boys who didn't want me to play in their sand box? If you cannot, as I cannot, then perhaps you begin to appreciate what can be described as a kind of battle fatigue. --Tenmei (talk) 19:28, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I can, in fact, discern a great difference between the misunderstandings and arguments we had when you first began here and the case presented at User talk:Bueller 007#Hōkō-ji (Kyoto). In the former, we were accusing you of using a source improperly, of placing it in See Also sections where it wasn't relevant, and of relying far too heavily on an outdated source without using your historical knowledge to reinterpret and fix the contemporary misunderstandings. In the latter case, you're accusing Bueller - not the other way around. Now, I may very well be missing something, and if I am, I apologize, but from the one link you gave me, I see only your accusation of Bueller's interference on the Hoko-ji article, and not any stimulus for it from him first; if you look at the History page for Hokoji, it looks as though he didn't do any edits after you, i.e. that he couldn't have removed references you put in.
But that's neither here nor there. We have now gone on, between the two of us, for many paragraphs, without addressing the issue at the core of this - whether or not nengo should be translated directly. So, what do you say? Can we please put aside the accusations and discussions of one another's good faith, and just move on? Please? LordAmeth (talk) 22:07, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I posted a complaint at WP:WQA. A pertinant element is this paragraph, with its link here.
Perhaps a good place to start is "my aching arse" and "plagaiarism" ... or maybe that's not the way to go. If I had any better ideas, I would have tried them out before resorting to this uncertain option. A plausible possibility is that I create problems which don't need to be problems. I don't think so; but again, there you have it. See:
As for Hoko-ji: I created the Hojo-ji article -- created it from scratch. He tore it apart -- moved it without letting me know or leaving a trace I could follow. That's not good; and I didn't know what to do. I can't sort it out even now and apparently, you can't either. If this kind of problem is reproduced over and over again ad nauseam by User:Bueller 007, your prescription here is wrong because it doesn't stop or get better. Instead, it just gets worse and worse. --Tenmei (talk) 22:35, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I see. I figured it was something like that; that's why I said "I may very well be missing something...from the one link you gave me..."
I'm afraid I don't follow what you mean by "your prescription ... doesn't stop or get better". What exactly are you referring to? (To be clear, I'm not asking in an accusatory way. I am genuinely, sincerely, unsure what you are referring to, and would appreciate a clear, concise explanation, if it's no trouble. Thank you.) LordAmeth (talk) 22:55, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Your own words are unassailable.Japanese calligraphy by Satow. The kanji reads "敬和" (Kei-Wa), literally "Respect and harmony". When you encounter editors who are having a dispute or confrontation or whatever, you self-consciously say to yourself: "I'm here to offer a third opinion, to bring another voice into the discussion, to turn attention away from personal attacks and back to the matter at hand, so that we all, together, can try to find a resolution." Whether this is identified as strategy, tactic or gambit, I should imagine that this is the best and most efficacious intervention you can be reasonably expected to offer. However, this tried-and-proven prescription for creating a kind of intra-personal alchemy which allows everyone to move on is doomed to failure sometimes -- inevitable statistical reality. I didn't (and still don't) know how to present a catalog of factors which would allow you or anyone else to distinguish that non-standard instance in which the normal calming-the-waters gesture just doesn't work. I have found that unfortunate exception-to-the-rule to be the case with User:Bueller 007. Even if we hypothesize that I have only become inexplicably more and more sensitive, and if we assume that User:Bueller 007 is not getting more abusive, abrasive, corrosive, or whatever -- even then, my reserves of tolerance and relisience have grown steadily more and more frayed. --Tenmei (talk) 23:28, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
MILHIST coordinator election
It's my pleasure to inform you that you have been elected to serve as an Assistant Coordinator of the Military history WikiProject for the next six months. Congratulations!
If you have not already done so, please visit the coordinators' talk page, where you'll be able to find some open tasks as well as reference material and discussions relevant to you. You might also be interested in a bit of advice that I have to offer.
Again, congratulations, and good luck! Kirill 00:00, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats!
Assistant Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject, February 2008 — August 2008
Congrats on your re-election as an Assistant Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you luck in the coming term. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:43, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well done Lord Ameth. I wish you another six months of happy military mopping, more good times reading articles at WP:MHR and success with your own article writing on Japanese military history. And hopefully another big period of growth for WP:MILHIST. And hopefully we can work together on the Trinh Lords and Nguyen Lords - I do seem to have most of the articles you listed on my computer as well! Blnguyen (vote in the photo straw poll) 04:06, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats on your elect LordAmeth. All the best for this term. Kyriakos (talk) 12:43, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations! and Good Luck! --SMSTalk 16:17, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks
Hello LordAmeth. Thanks for your support at the Military history elections. With your aid I was able to commision this ship to help plunder the coast of Military history for the third time. Na, just kidding. If you ever require any astance all you have to do is ask and you will see my ship on the horizon. Kyriakos (talk) 13:18, 29 February 2008 (UTC) [reply]
Thank you
Milhist Coordinator elections
Thank you very much for your support in the recent Military history Wikiproject elections. I went into it expecting to just keep my seat and was astonished to end up with the lead role. I anticipate a rather busy six months :) --ROGER DAVIEStalk 13:24, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Haut-Koeningsbourg castle, Alsace.
Thanks
Milhist Coordinator election
Thank you very much for your support in the recent Military history Wikiproject election. I'm more than happy to serve the project for another six months! --Eurocopter (talk) 15:19, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Russian-Circassian War
A personal thank you
The WikiProject Barnstar
As a thank you for your coordination services to the Military history WikiProject, from February to August 2007, please accept this belated barnstar.--ROGER DAVIEStalk 18:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The WikiProject Barnstar
In gratitude for your coordination services to the Military history WikiProject, from August 2007 to February 2008, please accept this barnstar.--ROGER DAVIEStalk 18:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, we're giving out Barnstars to current coordinators now, are we? Alright. Thanks much. LordAmeth (talk) 00:23, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your support
LordAmeth: I wish to thank you for your support in my unsuccessful bid at becoming an Assistant Coordinator for the Military history WikiProject. Rest assured that I will still be around, probably even more than before, and I have the utmost confidence in the abilities of the current and new coordinators. I might also mention that I am already planning on running again in August. As always, if you need anything, just get in touch. -MBK004 21:29, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXIV (February 2008)
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Thanks. I hope I can prove myself worthy of everyone's expectations. LordAmeth (talk) 07:47, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Regarding your question at the Music WikiProject, I think "middle bass" may translate to "baritone". I'm not sure if you are still looking for this answer, but here it is. -Freekee (talk) 05:44, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am indeed still looking for a solution to this question... Thanks much for your help. Can a woman be called baritone, or is there another word? (To be honest, despite what the Japanese article I'm translating from says, if one listens to the music, her voice is really not that deep...) LordAmeth (talk) 01:04, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hello and welcome to this, the first ever edition of the WikiProject Theatre Newsletter! If you haven't been over to the WikiProject page lately then you're missing out - the whole thing has undergone a complete makeover - see below for more info!
On top of this, we have brand spanking new templates (such as this one) and a completely revamped Collaboration of the Month - again, see below for more info on all of this.
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New Look
As mentioned above, the WikiProject has recently undergone a spring-clean and we're dead excited about it! If you don't mind - we'd like to take this opportunity to explain some of the features and generally show off about it a little.
Colour scheme Those clashing colours have gone! All pages on the WikiProject now use two consistent shades of blue as part of the new streamlined interface (Those techies amongst us may wish to know that the precise names of the colours we use are: "lightsteelblue" for headings and "#c0e0e0" for backgrounds).
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To Do list/Open Tasks If you're stuck on what to do to help us then a list of the most important tasks is now available on the main page - no more excuses! At the moment, the list is looking a little short so if you have found something that you think ought to be added, then feel free to edit the list and let us know. Please refrain from linking to a specific article that generally needs an overall update. Single articles like this should be nominated for a future Collaboration of The Month - see below.
Article Structure This is a first for the WikiProject and is still under construction. What is the Article Structure page? Well, it's basically a rough guideline of sections to include when creating theatre-related articles - in particular, plays. As the scope of this WikiProject is so large, some sections of the Article Structure won't apply to all articles and other sections which will apply to a small cross-section of our article base have not been included in this Article Structure page. If you feel we have missed out something crucial which needs adding to most or all theatre-related articles then feel free to discuss it on either the Article Structure talk page or the main WikiProject talk page
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Collaboration of the Month
Ok, so this isn't exactly a new feature. It's always been there but has never really been updated on a, ahem, monthly basis (the clue is in the title!). The Collaboration of the Month (COTM) is now in template form to enable it to be streamlined across the Project, without having to be manually updated on each page. Don't worry if we've lost you at this point - the point is, it works! You can now nominate an article for COTM on the COTM page and we promise to adhere to it this time! It will be updated monthly!
The more sharp-eyed amongst you may well have noticed that the COTM at the moment is still that old fella, August Strindberg. That's because no-one has nominated a COTM for this month (being a new feature an' all...) so we've decided to leave it as it is for this month until a new one has been democratically voted for.
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Question
LordAmeth- お久しぶりですね。I had a question regarding the new article on Jiyu Yamamoto. I tried to fix it up, but someone came along and changed it right back. In addition, this person rather curiously believes that じゆ is read "Jiyon." From the looks of the article on the Japanese Wikipedia, it might be this Jiyu Yamamoto himself writing the article-- as his alias listed in the English article is "JTR II" and that's the user on the ja wiki who wrote the article there. (or not...just speculating). At any rate, does such an article even belong here? What do you think? -Tadakuni (talk) 22:41, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know what this other guy is trying to get at, but it looks like it's all nonsense. The "Jiyon" spelling, the JTR II nonsense nickname... I'd chalk this up to vandalism if K.O.2 hadn't been the one to create the article, and hadn't done so many edits. Let's see if we can't clean this up, and then see what happens - if he changes it again. LordAmeth (talk) 23:02, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I've cleaned it up as best as I can, but some parts really do not seem to make any sense to me, even in the Japanese. Is this guy a real actor? What is he notable for? LordAmeth (talk) 23:09, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Happy First Day of Spring!
Happy First Day of Spring!
A Beautiful Cherry Tree in Spring BloomTheres nothing like seeing a field full of spring flowers.
Just wishing you a wonderful First Day of Spring {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}! ~~~~
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Woo. Thanks. I'm really looking forward to the sakura. Another week or two, I guess. LordAmeth (talk) 02:18, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Chinese Five Mountains
Hi. Some time ago you checked the article "Five Mountain System" I started and, reasonably enough, pointed out in the talk page that I should have included a section about the Chinese Five Mountains. I knew that, but the problem was and is that I have nothing to write that section with. I searched for documentation in Google Books, Google and Wikipedia itself finding next to nothing, and what I found is contradictory and confusing. There are five real mountains sacred to Buddhism, but according to some they are four, there are five temples called mountains ... In short, it seems the Japanese Five Mountains are far better documented. Since you are an academic, I wonder if you know where I could find some info (books, site, whatever) or to whom I could ask for some. Thanks in advance.
Urashimataro (talk) 07:09, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate and understand your dilemma. I cannot count the times I have been in the same predicament, and I certainly did not mean to imply that you did poor work, or that you personally should be expected to do more. If a Chinese Buddhism expert happens to come along and see my note and do something about it, that's all I really was aiming for. To be honest, I do not think I have any better idea than you where to look for information on this. But thank you for responding to my comment, and for seeking to do more. One of my housemates is a Chinese historian, though far from being a Buddhism expert; I'll ask her if she has any ideas. I think I'm going to also leave notes with the China and Buddhism WikiProjects. Thanks again. LordAmeth (talk) 08:00, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to you. Buddhism isn't my thing either. In any case, I am not in a rush. In time, I or someone else will find something ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.148.192.32 (talk) 23:19, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Rewrite of insurgency article?
Since I see you've commented on Insurgency in the past, I put an invitation, on its talk page, to look at a rewrite in my sandbox at User:Hcberkowitz/Sandbox-Insurgency, and see if that is a valid improvement. Thanks!
I live in the prefecture of Niigata's rice fields and mountains.I can get to Tokyo in 80 minutes or much more depending on my choosing. If I had it my way, I would live in Tokyo everyday.
Competition is tough there. I am here in a permanent way, I am kinda out there away from many people alike me. I can enjoy writing on here or another place.
I am much sought after like that.
Most people in Japan know very little about this prefecture. Sometimes it is funny to see reactions to people when I tell them where I live.
At least,nowadays I can get to a bigger city by rail or bus.
Ah, Niigata. Snow Country, deshou? I'm currently living in Yokohama, and even here I miss Tokyo... I am hoping to stay in Japan next year as well, but job prospects are few and far between. Anyway, hopefully I shall get the opportunity to visit Niigata someday. There's a shinkansen that runs straight up there, isn't there? Thanks for the friendly response. Always nice to meet another Japan expert here on Wikipedia; there are surprisingly few of us. LordAmeth (talk) 14:37, 30 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am a man alone in Japan
Yokohoma is a good place to be,close to Tokyo. I got often there in the early summer and fall. I go on the all-night train or the more expensive Shinkansen.
There is so few of us because of the employment situation. Tough to be productive when there are so few willing to learn something that will benefit them for a lifetime. Difficult.
Thanks,
Electric Japan (talk) 16:26, 30 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yokohoma additions
Hello. I got to know something about you.
Why is it you don't think additions about the 2nd biggest city in Japan are not vital.
I know people are appreciative when I can help them on the topic of Japan.
A point of view that ain't in a travel book.
Everybody knows about the information that is already on there. I know that people want inside information about the city. Where to go and where to eat from a expats point of view. I am here permanently and even I need information in English about the cities of Japan. I thought adding vital information like on other country information pages is a big improvement.
I have yet to read anything that is somewhere close to nitpicky criticism.
Yokohoma is a city that is ignored by tourists because there is not enough information seen about it. Coincidentally, I was just there last Tuesday on my way to Kamakura.
Anyways,do you agree?
Thanks
Electric Japan (talk) 14:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I think Yokohama tends to be overlooked because there's not much to see or do there, particularly from a historical point of view, and because it's so close to Tokyo, and there's so much to see and do in Tokyo. As for your additions not being vital, this is because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a travel guide, and things like where to eat are not encyclopedic. I am sure, however, that your efforts would be appreciated over at Wikitravel. LordAmeth (talk) 21:43, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Indescribably a nice place to visit, Yokohoma.I think you should just take a swing over to the New York City page and see what's on there. That is just one example of the gems of information you can find on Wikipedia. There is never any kind of no-no's on Wikipedia.
You can't deny others of informatuon that you can't find anywhere but here.
Improving the Yokohoma page will happen. It is the 2nd biggest city in Japan.
It is one of the few places in the world where there is a unique horizon from high atop an indescribably great towering hotel.
This place is for everybody to contribute with vital and informative information. The deal with Japan is that finding good worthy information about it is hard to come by. There are other wikipedians who will be adding to it.
I know of that for certain. It is only a matter of time. I am always right about these kinda things. There is just too many people looking for the right information outside and inside Japan.
The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXV (March 2008)
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"SamuraiWiki"
If you have a moment, Milord, could you weigh in here? Thanks. -- Hoary (talk) 00:32, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for letting me know about this. I'm sorry I've been absentee lately. I think I'm on a lengthy Wikibreak. Not sure when I'll return. LordAmeth (talk) 05:17, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The break is richly deserved. Enjoy it, and thank you for those comments that you left. -- Hoary (talk) 06:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
