User talk:Benjwong

Sorry about removing "Danjia dialect" from "List of Chinese dialects"

Hi, sorry about that. I wasn't vandalising, I was trying to clean up the Yue table. It was very messy, dialect families were misplaced, names were wrong, transliterations were wrong. I have now made them all standard pinyin transliterations. I did my research from the "Yue Language Dialects" page in the Chinese Wikipedia (here, http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/粵語方#.E7.96.8D.E5.AE.B6.E8.A9.B1). If you feel I have done any mistakes on the English page please let me know. Contributor168 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Contributor168 (talk • contribs) 08:05, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Ok thanks. That was the dialect most obvious to me. And stood out when I saw it deleted. Benjwong (talk) 08:09, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

TS

Please do not remove references to Hou DeJian's eye witness testimony on Tiananmen 89 protest. He was a student leader, was on the square until 6:30am in the morning and played a very important role during the protest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.33.15.87 (talk) 21:55, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

How about not using Youtube as the only reference. Benjwong (talk) 22:01, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm am using HouDeJian's testimony on the documentary "Gates of Heavenly Peace" which is also available on Youtube. What is the problem? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.33.15.87 (talk) 15:40, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

The wording is a bit too much. Don't you think to say "The most reliable account" raises some questions when it is the same example used again and again by pro-Beijing political groups? Since you are not looking for 3rd party sources to support this as "most reliable", can you at least reword it please. There are at least a million youtube videos all saying they are the most reliable. Benjwong (talk) 21:49, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

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Free to delete. That page did not have copyright limitation before. Benjwong (talk) 18:54, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

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Translation help?

Hi Benjwong - I noticed you're fairly active in Chinese topic areas, and was wondering if you could take a look at the characters seen on the side of the plane in this photo, and

1. reproduce them
2. transliterate them (Chiang Hung?)
3. translate them if possible

Thanks in advance for any help! --Rlandmann (talk) 10:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

It is 江鴻. The translation is possibly "river swan" or somebody's name. But I really don't know if people put their names on planes. Benjwong (talk) 16:02, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks very much for your help! "River Swan" is a more likely meaning than a personal name; there was a related design from around the same time named "River Crane" (Chiang Hae). --Rlandmann (talk) 19:32, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Tong sui

If you want to put a photo of douhua at Tong sui, there's a better/close-up photo at Douhua. Badagnani (talk) 18:46, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Please help yourself with whatever pic you like. I just didn't want to deal with the code error showing. I have no preference at all. Benjwong (talk) 18:48, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't personally select douhua as the main depiction of tong sui. I'd probably show something with longans and snow fungus. Is that luk mei? For some reason, we don't have an article for that, and it's not explained at Tong sui. Badagnani (talk) 19:19, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

I am definitely taking it easy on tong sui topics for the time being. Benjwong (talk) 19:32, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

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Free to delete. Benjwong (talk) 20:16, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

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hi

i saw you voted delete for the template. it took me five days non-stop to make, and i still think its a work-in-progress. i saw your your user page and it seems you are knowledgable in the chinese culture, maybe you can hlep me improve it. thank you. Black Knight takes White Queen (talk) 21:37, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Please see any of my responses at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2007 December 31‎. Benjwong (talk) 22:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

i did. that's why i speak to you. Black Knight takes White Queen (talk) 22:07, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

I just left a message there again. Benjwong (talk) 22:11, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Golden Shield Project source

Hey. You recently added a reference to the Golden Shield Project article. Do you also know the pages where the book states that fact? Checking a fact in a book without a page reference is almost impossible, unless you read the whole thing... Key to the city (talk) 22:47, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes page 91 of that book. Just look for the date June 29. Is actually available on books.google if you want it fast. Feel free to add the page number into the reference if you feel it is helpful. Benjwong (talk) 23:09, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! I'll add it. It was not that I doubted you or the info, it's just a matter of citing something correctly. Key to the city (talk) 23:56, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

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Hey

I feel we may have got off to a bad start on the Chinese orthography pages. I apologise. You are obviously passionate about the subject and put a great deal of effort into these pages. It's an interesting topic for me as well, and I hope we can work together to improve these articles going forward. I assure you that I am quite non-partisan on the topic, and have no interest in promoting either one of the orthographies. I am more interested in how their usages differ and the interaction of the different orthographies with the cultures of different regions such as mainland China, Hong Kong or Taiwan. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 04:41, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

O don't worry, you can complain about my edits all you like. If I wasn't ready for the challenge I wouldn't be here. Is unfortunate that so much of the history is "unpopular" and "negative". People want to see a neutral view, when in fact everything in the PRC is controversial. Benjwong (talk) 06:27, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

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Sweet potato soup

It's nothing personal, I just caught it while perusing around through "Recent Changes". It didn't appear notable enough to warrant its own entry so I tagged it. I noticed that you already got a {{hangon}} up, so if you can provide the appropriate info that's fine. Gromlakh (talk) 03:44, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks how do I get rid of the speedy delete tag? You guys are really quick on these deletions nowadays. Benjwong (talk) 03:46, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

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Flickr

Hi! Errrm...can you teach me how to use Flickr to upload pictures and things? I found quite a few useful pictures, but I have no idea how to process and apply it to the article ^^". Thanks a lot in advance! Dengero (talk) 05:15, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

1.) Yeah first you need to find a picture that is "self-taken". For example this image is taken with a Canon branded camera. Without the camera data, the image may be scanned from a magazine etc and violate licenses. So please find one with a camera data. So it won't be good.

2.) Afterwards the picture must use a specific license. These are good. Everything else is not good for wikipedia.

English: Attribution Creative Commons (BY)

中文: 姓名標示 Creative Commons (BY)

or

English: Attribution-ShareAlike (BY-SA)

中文: 姓名標示-授權分享 Creative Commons (BY-SA)

3.) If all the license requirements are good, login to Commons. Then use this web script.

Does this make sense? If you have a picture in mind, I'll be happy to walk you through. Benjwong (talk) 03:00, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

I got my eyes on this one[1]. Is it compliable? Dengero (talk) 03:44, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

It saids "All rights reserved", no good. Actually I already talked to that flickr user a long time ago. He has plans on uploading Natalie's pic by himself. He is a Natalie fan. Benjwong (talk) 03:57, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Yikes. Can't believe a faded out subscript on a corner can do so much ^^". hmmmmm, I better do more searching first. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dengero (talk • contribs)

-what about this one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dengero (talk • contribs)

Nope. If you look on this page for example, you can filter it by licenses. The first one and last one is acceptable for wikipedia. Very few pictures use the right license. I usually send a flickmail to people, asking them to change licenses. Benjwong (talk) 04:33, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

But I thought wikipedia was non-commercial? Or maybe it is =/ Its very abusable for promos afterall.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dengero (talk • contribs) 04:46, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

It is non-commercial today. But if they sold wikipedia DVD in the future then the picture will not be allowed. Believe me, I had to learn the hard way. If you use this web script, it won't even let you upload with that license. Alot of people on flickr assume that license is ok. But it is not, to my understanding. Benjwong (talk) 04:51, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

hmmm....in that case.....I'll consult you again when I find a properly licensed picture :P. Thanks though. Dengero (talk) 06:23, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

sure. Benjwong (talk) 06:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

I found one! A much better photo of Joe Ma. But it sorta says "public" so....also, can you help add the chinese pinyin and jyutpings to Anita Yuen and Gigi Lai? Thx again! Dengero (talk) 11:27, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Nope that license does not work for Joe. Please see #2 above. It has to be BY or BY-SA. The "public" only means you can see it in public. Also there are alot of websites that can generate pinyin and jyutping. I can do this one, it would be helpful if we can find people to put it in templates. Benjwong (talk) 02:14, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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I use "雕" (as in hawk/carve, yeah?) when writing simplified. I'm not aware of 彫 being used in modern Chinese... Is it not a Shinjitai? --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 00:11, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

All the computer programs and translation sites say 彫 is the traditional. But shouldn't that be "Ancient traditional"? I see random people use it over the web, so I can't tell if it is entirely phased out. At least we both agree it is part japanese. What I am trying to see is whether all software programs are making a mistake. That there is no simplification. And 雕 is the same everywhere for traditional and simplified. Benjwong (talk) 00:24, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

btw, sry to butt into this convo, "雕" is eagle, not hawk. Hawk is "鷹". Just thought I say ^^" Dengero (talk) 00:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Now it's my turn to say sorry to butt in! True, 雕 is eagle in standard simplified characters. Ornithologists in China don't like this usage, however, and prefer a (non-standard) simplified version of this character: 鵰.

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scandal

Hmmmm, the recent scandal about Gillian Chung, Bobo Chan, Cecilia Cheung and Edison Chen has hit hard in Hong Kong and people are pouring in to edit thier pages. I know its real and stuff and after seeing those photos personally, even I could dismiss the artists claims of photoshopping and doctoring. After that, a news report said the police have CAUGHT a person who stole "an artist's" (edison) personal computer, and charge him for stealing and defamation etc etc. Which made me believe it more so. Anyway, how can we put all this into appropiate words and how on earth are we supposed to find references? I didn't revert a link on Bobo Chan's page, but I don't really think its appropiate to put a semi-porn page on wikipedia >.> Dengero (talk) 00:26, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

I changed the references, but nothing as descriptive as the previous wiki editor's image references. Probably we will never find any reliable sources as descriptive as those pictures. But they look like someone's random upload, which doesn't make it any more real or fake. I think overtime more info will come in. Benjwong (talk) 03:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

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Portal:Hong Kong

If you take a look at any featured portals, you can see that every single one of them has "read more" caption. Maybe you need to modify the section so that it is there. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 02:55, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I noticed you tried to help add it before. Some major portals like WP:FILM has it. Many don't. The ones that do, have codes integrate and don't require manual updates. We are short on editors the portal. So we have to keep it simple. Benjwong (talk) 03:08, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Question

Hi, I recently obtained TVB's edition of red packets (lai si). It has Gigi Lai, Charmaine sheh, Myolie, Kevin, Roger, and quite a few other artists in it. I was wondering, would it be possible to upload them onto thier respective pages without violating any WP regulations? Like, photocopying them, or taking pictures of them? Dengero (talk) 08:00, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

If you take it yourself (with your camera) you can upload it to Wikimedia commons. I am hoping the pictures don't have frames etc. Benjwong (talk) 16:03, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I uploaded like you mentioned and pasted the picture on Fala Chen. If everything is alright, I can upload the rest. Thx again! Dengero (talk) 05:29, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

And while you're on that, your fantastic pinyin skills are needed in Kate Tsui and Mandy Cho =D You are so great lol. Dengero (talk) 05:36, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I am doing the pinyin by the computer. Is repetitive task. Anyway Fala already has a picture with good license. So she is ok without. If you took those pictures yourself, it should have camera data. Without camera data on the pictures, people will think you got it off the web somewhere and probably delete. Benjwong (talk) 05:40, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Also if you are taking the picture. Try to cut off at the head and arm pit area (without the TVB logos). Benjwong (talk) 05:42, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

How to add the camera data? Dengero (talk) 05:43, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

All digital cameras do it automatically. Take a picture, then upload it to computer. If you don't touchup with photoshop or other graphic software, it will keep the camera data. Because this is a celebrity picture, it probably matters. See how this image has camera data at the bottom. Sorry for being picky, but you are very close. Benjwong (talk) 05:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

It's ok, I don't mind being picky/picky-ed on. But if I have to modify her by cutting her off on the shoulders, the camerca data will be lost. Is there a way to enter manually? Or should I take the chance and defend my picture when the licence police comes in. Dengero (talk) 05:51, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok. I was thinking you just take the picture from head to arm area.... adjust it by holding it. Don't bother with Fala pics though. That will save you time for 1. Benjwong (talk) 05:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I'll take a shot, at Roger Kwok this time. About time he needed an image anyway. Dengero (talk) 05:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I did it, and didn't modify a single bit.....no metadata was recorded ><" Oh well, I suppose I'll leave it there and wait for the fair use bots to catch me......or hope they wont catch me =D Dengero (talk) 06:08, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Well we'll see what happens. I changed the picture description slightly. Hope you have more pictures coming. I am done for the day. Benjwong (talk) 06:11, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

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		A token of appreciation for the patience and time you used teaching weirdo newbies like me :) Dengero (talk) 06:14, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Hey thanks for the award. I added it to my page. Benjwong (talk) 15:02, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

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peer review

perhaps a little comment on my picture? =D Dengero (talk) 11:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

That is good. Where did you take it? Not in HK I don't think. Benjwong (talk) 04:02, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

In China last December, nice, I'm going to take it for a ride on FPC =D Dengero (talk) 02:33, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

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English external Link

hmmmm hey lol. I want to ask, about external links on chinese artists, which rule do they exactly break according to here? Cause....I've actually been on this website for many years....and everything inside is good content, no advertising, no promotion, all purely informational and discussion about an artist. So..perhaps an exception can be made to the traditional guard on the external links section? I also must note, this site actually started in 2001...which is actually earlier than the offical site itself lol. Just like to ask your opinion ^^" thx! Dengero (talk) 11:00, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

You can try putting it in. It likely won't hold though. It really looks like a forum. Benjwong (talk) 23:28, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Edison photo scandal

"An u(n)named female staff member at Baidu posted the images"

Maybe I'm missing something: I don't see this in the sources. All that is said is that Baidu has not been sufficiently proactive in removing the "romantic pictures". Could you please point out where the above statement is said or implied? Ohconfucius (talk) 02:16, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok I see why you can't find it.  ;) You need to go back to the edit I made before you rearranged it here Look for the sentence: "A staff member, who refused to reveal her name,". Is definitely at the website. Benjwong (talk) 05:32, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

The source says "A staff member, who refused to reveal her name, at Baidu's public affairs department said the company was asked to make an apology yesterday, however, the authorities haven't made decision yet." Nowhere does it say that the female staff member was responsible for posting the pictures on the site, like you wrote. If indeed that's the part of the source you are referring to, I think the line "An u(n)named female staff member at Baidu posted the images" would be incorrect. The whole criticism of Baidu is that they did not do enough to stop the spread of the images (ie did not take them down as soon as they were posted), which is quite different from saying an employee put them up on the site. What you wrote may be potentially defamatory of Baidu, and should be removed. Ohconfucius (talk) 06:49, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

You are absolutely right. I am going to change it. Benjwong (talk) 07:07, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Tianya citation from SCMP:

Could you copy out the article for me, please? I just want to check that the assertion about Tianya ("On February 22 the photos were also posted on the popular chat room, Tianya.com, and have been viewed nearly 20 million times a day by mainland Internet users.") is correct. I have a small doubt because the WSJ said "Yet the incident has been widely discussed on mainstream Chinese Web sites. On bulletin board Tianya, a discussion thread called "Edison Chen and Gillian Chung's Bedroom Photos! Is it true or not?" has been viewed nearly 28 million times, and features nearly 155,000 posts. Following the crackdown by Hong Kong police, some people in the territory have even turned to mainland Web sites to share the photos." It does not say how long the thread has been around, but the thread's "being viewed 28 million times (in total)" is not the same as the photos appeared on 22 February and have been viewed 20 million times a day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ohconfucius (talk • contribs) 08:53, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

The WSJ article one was from many days ago. To my knowledge this one is right on. It is here. Benjwong (talk) 14:52, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

The scandal surrounding the celebrity sex photos has captivated the Chinese-speaking world and many other nations.

Newspapers, internet sites and television stations have provided extensive coverage of the scandal, and Edison Chen Koon-hei's apology yesterday was run on most of the world's top news sites.

Expatriates in Hong Kong have reported repeated requests from friends back home for links to sites showing the pictures and information about the stars.

Many popular celebrity gossip internet sites have published the nude pictures and run daily commentaries on the saga.

Tens of thousands in Taiwan forgot work to watch yesterday's press conference. All Taiwanese stations broadcast it live.

Interpreters were on hand to give simultaneous Chinese translations of Canadian-born Chen's English confession. Cable stations reran segments hourly.

The steamy photos have become the talk of Taiwan, especially as they coincided with the Lunar New Year holiday.

Mainlanders were also fascinated. Popular websites such as Sina.com, Sohu.com and 163.com carried Chen's press conference live and offered a word-by-word translation.

Meanwhile, the photos posted on the popular chat room Tianya.com have been viewed nearly 20 million times a day by mainland internet users.

Mainland police have warned internet users they will be breaking the law if they access the pictures or pass them on. Police have arrested 10 people for producing, selling or buying some of the photos.

• There is no mention of the photos having been posted 22 Feb, but the implication is that they have been there for a while, so I have taken out the date from the statement. Ohconfucius (talk) 13:22, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok I see your very different interpretation. The original said: Meanwhile, the photos posted on the popular chat room Tianya.com have been viewed nearly 20 million times a day by mainland internet users.

1. The appeared on 22 February statement I put in, does not mean the photo appeared "for the first time" on 22 February. It just means on that particular date 22 February. That is how I interpreted it. May be I should have said "on that particular date".
2. The viewed 20 million times a day statement should be right. To me this still sounds logical. If WSG was at 28 million days ago, it would not surprise me if it is being viewed that 20 million times daily since. Most likely they were referring to different pictures on that site. But if it is the same picture, the count shouldn't be going backwards. I am too lazy to get an account on tianya. So I'll let this one go. Benjwong (talk) 03:00, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Weird Small text

For Cathy Leung, her birth name seems to be in smaller text than everything else. Have I done something wrong? Dengero (talk) 01:18, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

This is because the Infobox actor template has auto <font> tag enlargement for the traditional and simplified names. Because birth name column may have English, you have to do it manually, I just fixed her name. Benjwong (talk) 03:33, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: Check Request

You have to wait, I'm pretty busy lately. But I'll get back to you when I have time to go through the history. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 15:30, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

War mein

Can you help make an article about war mein (窩麵)? There isn't any info in English about it anywhere. Badagnani (talk) 02:56, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't feel comfortable with creating an article on this one. I don't ever remember seeing it in real life, but yes it does exist according to the web. Benjwong (talk) 19:10, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

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Timeline of Chinese history

Thanks, it needed a little work and polishing. I tried to balance out the subjects of political events, military battles or campaigns, architectural history, science and technology, etc. as best I could. I'm glad that someone even noticed; I wasn't sure if anyone frequented that article much, even though it is linked in the main article for China and History of China.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 05:17, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your comment on Chet Lam - I think I understand the naming convention a little better. My guess is that Anthony Wong Yiu Ming needs to be moved to Anthony Wong, am I correct? Thanks! -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 01:35, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Technically. But there are too many Anthony Wong. Benjwong (talk) 04:18, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

additional content on Cantonese Cuisine page

The following additional content on Cantonese Cuisine page and an external link look like appropriate. I was wondering why you did not like it.

Cantonese cuisine (粤菜) is known for its sometime use of ‘exotic’ ingredients. A famous proverb illustrates the variety of Cantonese food: "anything that walks, swims, crawls, or flies with its back to Heaven is edible." However, these exotic foods are not eaten that often.

Cantonese cuisine (粤菜) stresses freshness of ingredients and correct cooking method. Ingredients are usually prepared with a light touch, just enough cooking and seasoning to keep the original color of the material and the natural flavors of the foods. 208.109.109.173 (talk) 03:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok yes. The famous proverb "anything that walks" phrase is possibly a stereotype phrase. See the stereotype section please. Unless you have the very original Chinese phrase with an exact origin, it won't go back in the article. We talked about this in the talk page before too. We maybe wrong... if you know more than us. Other mainland cuisines have equally as many exotic ingredients. Those pages just hasn't been put to proper editing. It felt it was kind of biased. Benjwong (talk) 04:04, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Thx for the clarification. I can certainly understand although I myself who's a big Cantonese food fan don't feel offended. Anyway, I've made some modification, if you could review and correct it if necessary, that will be great. I assume you are one of the major contributors of this page. 209.159.64.4 (talk) 20:49, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

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Closing my ref

OOPS! Thank you. --Elliskev 16:30, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

no prob. Benjwong (talk) 16:31, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Reincarnation userbox

You have an userbox on reincarnation. I will propose to remove this userbox because this userbox is controversial and promoting superstition. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 16:54, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Are you standardizing wikipedia by deleting userboxes that also promote christianity, catholism? Because if you let other userbox stay for believing in Jesus of Nazareth and the Roman Catholic Church, and you can't let this one stay, it is quite biased. Benjwong (talk) 17:07, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Reincarnation is a concept that is present in many religions - Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Taoism etc. My objection is because this userbox is promoting a concept that is superstition. Anyone can tell their religious stance, but to mention a particular view...no. For example one can say through userbox "This user opposes Iraq war", but it will not be appropriate to say "This user opposes killing of US forces in Iraq". One can say "This user support the independence of Tibet". But it will not be appropriate to say "This user support the killing of Chinese troops deployed in Tibet". These comparison are not same in this case. I am just trying to simplify the logic. You have particularly chosen a view, a concept of some religions which is directly promoting superstition. I will just propose to erase the userbox promoting this particular view. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 17:19, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh no, you have another userbox saying "This user is interested in human soul or spirit". Oh no. Buch of userboxes to promote superstition. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 17:22, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok I had to ask if you were standardizing wikipedia all the way across. Because your proposal unfortunately does not apply to me at all. I have not said anything military related on my page. In fact you appear to be the one with the alternate username Intercontinental ballistic missile, which is 10x more controversial than the userboxes I used. I suggest you not promote weaponary in that manner. My reincarnation userbox was a copy of the original reincarnation box. That one has even more users than mine. If you can get that user to delete his, let me know. Benjwong (talk) 17:31, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Tangyuan as Hangzhou cuisine

Are you sure? My impression was that its most famous places of origin are around Ningbo. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 05:11, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I really thought it was Hangzhou. If not... Taiwanese or Fujian. You are welcome to change it. I am just trying to fit everything in the Category:Chinese cuisine into individual cuisine categories. Benjwong (talk) 05:14, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Appreciate your campaign -- but I have a feeling Tangyuan might be one of those things which really defy classification into one category or another (like steamed rice or soup noodle). It has been widespread in both northern and southern china for the last few centuries, and I don't know if it is possible today to reliably trace it to one province. Each region has its variation, but the general idea seems to be fairly uniform. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 05:27, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah change all you like/need. Benjwong (talk) 05:35, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Cats

I saw some dishes removed from "Chinese cuisine" but not replaced by anything. Now I see your replacing with the dessert items, so that makes sense. Badagnani (talk) 05:31, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Some may not be perfect I'll admit. Benjwong (talk) 05:35, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

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People's Liberation Army operations in Tibet (1950–1951) page

Please vote here --Littlebutterfly (talk) 17:55, 27 March 2008 (UTC)