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[edit] Please don't restart revert wars on your return, please

Can I say please again? Thanks. SchmuckyTheCat 00:17, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deleted sandboxes

Given how the MFD went, it might be a better idea to request undeletion at DRV. --Coredesat 19:26, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mainland China

The test of whether or not a consensus is achieved is by how well the decision holds in practice and over time, and I expect this subject will keep coming up as it has in the past. I'm sure if I asked the Falun Dafa practitioners down the street from me that they would disagree with my opinion, but that would be a political discussion and a politically motivated response. Conversely, I could go the other direction and ask the storekeeper that sells Mao's Little Red Book and probably get a completely different answer.

Mainland China means precisely what the words indicate: "mainland" distinguishes it from islands, which is geographical, the same way Lower Mainland is used when the speaker wishes to exclude Vancouver Island; the term is first and foremost geographical. Esoteric legal points don't remove Macau and Hong Kong from the PRC. The PRC has sovereignty over those places. That's the way the international system works and has worked since it was created in 1648. Maybe it's not the best system, but Wikipedia's not the place to change it, nor to establish an independence that these places don't have in the real world. Yes, there are lots of things that make these places different from the rest of China, besides being islands, but that's taken care of by subcategories and wikilinks to where those details are laid out. bobanny 19:46, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

My apologies if I was a little snarky with the above comments - I was a little grumpy before. Note that my vote to delete wasn't conditional on the "Mainland" cats being deleted as well. With the Maoists and the Falun Dafa illustration, I don't believe that a consensus exists, and a vote on Wikipedia (though called "consensus") isn't about to create a consensus. From what I can tell from every indication, politics and the PRC is very polarized. Most Chinese immigrants I come across here are quite happy to leave homeland politics behind. I'm not arguing that "Mainland China" isn't a useful term or even that it is a disputed term, just that it should be used where appropriate, i.e., to indicate location, not distinctions in political economy. Hong Kong and Macau are exceptions to the rule in the PRC, and so should be treated as significant subcats of PRC. The 1648 thing was a reference to the Peace of Westphalia, where the principle that sovereignty trumps everything else in international relations originated. The PRC state/government is the sovereign, despite whatever accomodations it makes for political and administrative purposes. Grouping all three together without a hierarchy seems an attempt to deliberately ignore the huge significance of sovereignty, and makes the cats all the more confusing. bobanny 03:58, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Please stop calling my enforcement of your ArbCom sanctions as vandalism. It is rather incivil. SchmuckyTheCat 22:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Apologies

My fault. I misread that ban of yours to refer to all China-related edits, not just China-related categories. Sorry for wasted time. johnpseudo 22:19, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blocked

You are being blocked for using sockpuppets to evade remedies of the ArbCom. Please do not use sockpuppets in the future, thanks. --WinHunter (talk) 22:38, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

To clarify, the block on this account is currently for one month. Lexicon (talk) 00:19, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notice of ban

Following general consensus of three administrators on the administrators' noticeboard, you are banned from editing Wikipedia under the terms of your probation in an arbitration case. If you wish to appeal this decision, you may contact a member of the arbitration committee or an arbitration clerk by email. Seraphimblade Talk to me 17:30, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:West kowloon1a.jpg)

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[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:Southe kowloon a.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Southe kowloon a.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Extra smartone.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Extra smartone.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. JackLau 06:24, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of List of insurance companies in Hong Kong

List of insurance companies in Hong Kong, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that List of insurance companies in Hong Kong satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of insurance companies in Hong Kong and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of List of insurance companies in Hong Kong during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Russavia 23:54, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image talk:Flag of Hong Kong.svg

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[edit] Template cleanup

A few templates you created, Template:Cantonese-tiyp, Template:Cantonese-tijypw, Template:Cantonese-tijyp, Template:Cantonese-tijp, and Template:Cantonese-stijp, have been marked for deletion as deprecated and orphaned templates. If, after 14 days, there have been no objections, the templates will be deleted. If you wish to object to their deletion, please list your objections here and feel free to remove the {{deprecated}} tag from the templates. If you feel the deletions are appropriate, no further action is necessary. Thanks for your attention. --MZMcBride 19:21, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scottish English

Wikipedia:WikiProject Scotland wants to use {{User en-sc}} for Scottish English, and I have suggested they follow ISO code to use {{User en-gb-sct}} instead and allow en-sc instead for Seychellois English, per the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 having "sc" Seychelles and ISO 3166-1:GB#BS-only codes having "gb-sct" as Scotland, just like ISO 3166-1:US having "us-ca" for California and {{User en-us-ca}} for California English. Could you please take a look at Wikipedia:User categories for discussion#Scottish English and give your thoughts? Thanks! Taric25 16:25, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] MfD nomination of User:Instantnood/Sandbox/Template:KCR Ma On Shan Rail stations

User:Instantnood/Sandbox/Template:KCR Ma On Shan Rail stations, a page you created, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Instantnood/Sandbox/Template:KCR Ma On Shan Rail stations and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Instantnood/Sandbox/Template:KCR Ma On Shan Rail stations during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. WinHunter (talk) 16:20, 2 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] No content in Category:KCR East Rail stations

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[edit] AfD nomination of List of landfills in Hong Kong

I have nominated List of landfills in Hong Kong, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of landfills in Hong Kong. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 22:28, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of List of ports of entry of Hong Kong

An editor has nominated List of ports of entry of Hong Kong, an article on which you have worked or that you created, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also "What Wikipedia is not").

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[edit] Sockpuppetry case

You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/203.218.218.109 for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. SchmuckyTheCat (talk) 17:33, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Template:HKCOTW

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If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes.

Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 06:22, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Template:Kwun Tong Line colour

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Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 05:16, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Template:MTR station

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Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 16:12, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Template:MTR station 2 lines

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[edit] Speedy deletion of Template:Macao (PRC)

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Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 16:15, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sockpuppetry case

You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Instantnood for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. SchmuckyTheCat (talk) 20:07, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hong Kong FAR

Hong Kong has been nominated for a featured article review. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to featured quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, articles are moved onto the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article from featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Reviewers' concerns are here. --Joowwww (talk) 11:41, 4 May 2008 (UTC)