User talk:Huangdi

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Angela 06:05, 28 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Re: A few minutes please

since your first comment was under a different name on the talk page I thought you were two different people and you just saw the discussion and decided to add it. plus I always add the source at the same time I write the passage I am taking from it.- Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverburg | Talk 12:22, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As I just mentioned, on your page, I reverted and saved first. Then I added the new cite and, at the same time, a more fleshed out statement from the defense attorney. And I did note beforehand on the talk page that such a cite existed. In fact I noticed my "new" cite has been among the external links for a long time. Huangdi 12:33, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Madeleine Peyroux

Your edits (of which the only edit summary was: "no promoting commercial/other interests") needed considerably more explanation. It's not at all clear what commercial interests you think were being promoted in the large chunks of text that you removed. Also, youe claim that Got You on My Mind "has not seen wide release" needs a source; it's certainly widely available here, including being sold in HMV, etc. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 13:24, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My last edit says "commercial release". The record company the musician apparently sued 1) had a contract with Peyroux not to release it and 2) was dismissed from the case. Perhaps a better word can be used. HMV - is that mainly in Britain? Anyways, I made a number of other edits unrelated to the circumstances around this third album/EP, which I hope will not be deleted again. Huangdi 13:34, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

HMV is a major international record company and retailer, based in the U.K. I've now expanded the article, and rewritten parts of what was already there.

Liliuokalani

The quote you grabbed from pbs.org regarding the queen's experience governing during 1881 seems like it should be quoted, rather than slightly paraphrased. Although I also have some problems with some of the citations in that pbs.org blurb - the U.S. peacekeepers did not take up hostile positions towards the palace, she did not surrender at gunpoint, and the McKinley Act was in 1890, not two months after her ascension to the throne as stated. It seems like the program being cited wasn't well researched, and was primarily a propoganda vehicle for sovereignty activists working through Vivian Ducat...see http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/bigfiles2/HawnFlagCutUpSouv1898.html for some information regarding other false claims made in that program. We should probably find original sources to reference, rather than getting information 3rd hand.

Also, on the other edits I've reverted, I'm more than happy to work together on making the language acceptable to all sides, but let's work together on it, instead of just competing with edits. I'm sure that together we can help make all of these articles better! --JereKrischel 05:12, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mahalo for your concern regarding POV on the liliuokalani page. I think we can successfully work together to put proper citations and bring balance to the article, but I think we'll need to do so one small concern at a time. Would you like to start raising specific concerns on the liliuokalani talk page so we can work on this? Thanks! --JereKrischel 02:29, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gladly. I will edit no more than one paragraph at a time. I was simply surprised and dismayed to find that most of my changes from a few months ago had been wiped out without much comment. I put a note on the talk page as well. Huangdi 02:32, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If I could make a suggestion for both of us to follow, it would be helpful if instead of paraphrasing something, we simply make quotes with citations. So, for example, instead of making a claim directly (the overthrow was illegal), we can say "person x said the overthrow was illegal" and use a "ref" tag to cite them. Of course, we'll have disagreements as to what is a reliable source and what isn't, but I think we can work those out faster if we get to them directly. I'll try going through and making clear citations as well. --JereKrischel 02:48, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ken Rosewall article

I have never seen before a relatively complete article about Rosewall's tennis feats and in particular concerning his pro career before the open era in 1968 so when I've seen the embryo of article written in Wikipedia last September, I've decided to entirely rewrite it. So for once there is a valuable (in my mind) article about Rosewall. Consequently I'm not eager to make some clean-up. Nevertheless if this article require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards it has to be changed. But perhaps those modifications will be done by others than me because I haven't the courage to do it. What do you precisely suggest ?

Carlo Colussi 10:47, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

cmt on CFD

Huangdi, your comment on the PETA supporters CFD left me a little confused -- are you saying that Animal rights activists should be kept? Either way, you might want to doublecheck your comment -- there are two verbs in the last sentence that leave it a little confusing. --lquilter 01:19, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'm saying that the category Animal rights activist should be kept. I've amended my comment to indicate that. Huangdi 01:37, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Black Stallion

Thanks for being my spellchecker :) --Edokter (Talk) 12:48, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blount Report

Huangdi, thanks for the supportive comments. I certainly agree with you that getting a critical mass of editors interesting in working on Hawaii-related articles is important -- as probably needs no further elaboration, there has been a certain POV pushed by a singularly tenacious editor, and so more minds focused on the material would no doubt help improve the accuracy and fairness therein. Unfortunately, I've got something fairly major on for the next couple of weeks, so won't be able to do a thing until mid-April, but would appreciate been (loosely) in touch as things progress. In the meantime, good luck and aloha. Arjuna 01:27, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Huangdi, I could use your and others' assistance in attempts by a certain editor to protect the existing POV tone of several Hawaii articles. I merely inserted a POV tag to reflect the current sad state of the articles, but even this minimal step to flag the material as NPOV to outside readers is challenged. It seems that there are basically two people -- including myself (on the moderate side as I am no radical) -- interested in improving the article, and as others have already noted, the other editor's political ideology seems all-too-evident in the tone of the articles. In any event, your help in monitoring -- not getting into further edit wars, which frankly I don't have time for at the moment, or at all actually -- would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. Cheers and aloha. Arjuna 09:29, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

POV

Aloha Huangdi. Thanks for your comments, and although I realize there's quite a bit to wade through to get up to speed on the latest, your help would be much appreciated! I'm taking the overthrow article as the main front to get things back to a fair and accurate representation. Cheers, Arjuna 01:28, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Overthrow article (again)

Hi Huangdi, I noticed (and agreed with) your recent edits on the Blount and Morgan Report articles. As you may or not be aware, we have another (new?) "difficult" editor, Yosemitesam25, bent on pushing a very Grassroots Insitute-like POV on the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom article. I and certain other editors feel it may either be an old friend or a new one, but suspicious of his/her possible COI issues. See User_talk:Yosemitesam25 for details. Certainly their edits have been highly tendentious, and your help and input would be very welcome. You may wish to refer to the back and forth discussion on the article's talk page. Given where things are (YS seems unamenable to logic if you ask me) it would have more weight if further reverts to his reverts had the consensus of other editors, so again, your help would be appreciated. Cheers and mahalo, Arjuna (talk) 02:50, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ceuta

Hi Huangdi; When I made my reverse I forgot to put a "?" behind "Vandalism". Sorry. Hope you agree with my "POV" remark. --Floridianed (talk) 20:26, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit to Crossing Over (film)

Please remember to mark your edits, such as your recent edits to Crossing Over (film), as minor if (and only if) they genuinely are minor edits (see Help:Minor edit). Marking a major change as a minor one is considered poor etiquette. The rule of thumb is that only an edit that consists solely of spelling corrections, formatting changes, or rearranging of text without modifying content should be flagged as a 'minor edit.' Thank you. Andjam (talk) 09:54, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the response on your talk page. Huangdi (talk) 21:29, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

H. Dale Cook

H. Dale Cook is of marginal notability and I'm not sure he meets either the general notability guidelines, guidelines for people, or the guidelines for academics. Being appointed to the federal bench is not in and of itself notable. Other than his obituary and pro-forma articles where he is only mentioned because he happens to be the judge on a particular court case, has he gotten much press coverage? Did he oversee any particularly notable cases, publish any particularly notable opinions, or write any notable books? Was he generally considered notable among his peers? If any of these are true, please expand the article. If not, please consider having the article deleted. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 04:27, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bosley Crowther

FYI, I just re-examined this artilcle after a long absence. I see that a few weeks ago you attempted to fix the article's problematic content (accusing Crowther of pro-left leanings). This was reverted. I've asked the Biography noticeboard for assistance. Stetsonharry (talk) 20:28, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

June 2009

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portmanteau

That term is a perfect description of how user+network gives usenet and how simultaneous+broadcast gives simulcast. I'm not sure why you removed that term (in some cases putting in an incorrect word, in other cases leaving no word and thus an incomplete sentence). I have undone your changes of this type. Please don't continue with this pattern of edits without a good explanation. Thanks. DMacks (talk) 23:38, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can easily show the origin of the word, where one is needed, without actually using 'portmanteau' to describe it. Have you ever considered how many times 'portmanteau' would be, and indeed, has been overused (and mis-used) here? Huangdi (talk) 00:01, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Potter's House

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Forum's cannot be used as external links or sources anyway. The other link http://pottershousefreedom.org/ would by category come under the external links critics section anyway. There is no reason why that cannot be added, the reason I have not included it was to prevent an edit war with an anon editor that I know of that does not approve of that particular site. Darrenss (talk) 00:55, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced addition at Julia Moon

Hey, please do not add unsourced info to articles, especially not to WP:BLPs, as you did at the article Julia Moon. Thanks, Cirt (talk) 15:15, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

December 2009

Please do not add content without citing verifiable and reliable sources, as you did to Dennis v. United States. Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Cirt (talk) 15:26, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Nothing there is unsourced, or any less supported than the text already there. Please take a look at Yates v. United States and Brandenburg v. Ohio before firing off your chilling speech... Huangdi (talk) 18:02, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please take a look at WP:BURDEN and WP:BLP. Please do not violate site policy again. Cirt (talk) 18:09, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm no longer going to respond to someone who edits his talk page to his own version of reality. Huangdi (talk) 18:15, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

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George W. Bush early career section

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Never mind, someone else already fixed it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LarryJeff (talk • contribs) 19:26, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fanzine

I've reverted your inexplicable rewording of the definition and origin of the term. Portmanteau is a perfectly good word that applies directly there. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:31, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's the use, or rather prevalence, of 'portmanteau' that I find inexplicable. There's no good reason why it can't be replaced by some other word, perhaps one that actually fits into the background of the article. Huangdi (talk) 06:01, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi

I have reverted certain changes you made to the following page: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi

Further Information: Megrahi was expected to live for less than three months at the time of his release and the references provided support this.

--tb240904 ^{Talk Contribs} 12:19, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks. It's the rest of the material that seemed superfluous. Huangdi (talk) 12:22, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't cite to Google News

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Links to Google News break very quickly since only the last 30 days of stories are retained on its site. ( I only learned of this recently myself, btw, when I saw mention of the problem in Template:Cite_news#Optional_parameters. ) Would you please revisit your edits on the article(s) (and anywhere else you might have cited Google News), find direct links to the underlying news article, and substitute the direct link(s) for the links to Google News? I, or other editors, might have already addressed one or more such instances, but it's a time-consuming process, and your review and assistance would be very greatly appreciated.

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Tiffanie DeBartolo

Thats a much kinder, NPOV mention of her film, and i hadnt caught it as anistons debut. thanks.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:45, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Chesley Sullenberger

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The information I added was referenced in the previous citation. If you had done some unoriginal research you would have realized this. Bye. Huangdi (talk) 04:30, 17 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Refs

These are needed per WP:V. Thanks Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 18:21, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The information you claim is "unreferenced" or "poorly sourced" is actually JUST A FEW INCHES BELOW in the ELECTION RESULTS section for Blanche Lincoln. If you continue to make false charges and further harass me, I will report you to the appropriate editors, like other people have done with you. Huangdi (talk) 01:34, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please see WP:BURDEN. It is the burden of the editor to provide reliable sources, to verify the content in question. Content was re-added without said reliable sources. Therefore removal of unverified content is justified.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 19:58, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sources are cited in ELECTORAL HISTORY section, and also listed at the bottom of the page already. If you were paying attention, I added inline cites yesterday. I also noticed you have been stalking me since at least September, so I may confer with the appropriate administrators about that matter as well. Huangdi (talk) 23:40, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Writer's Barnstar

Just saw your talkpage message here. I just couldn't help but smile at your succinct response; as a lover of history, it's always a pleasure to see negationists proven wrong. Anyway, I'm just dropping by to thank you for your historical input and help in fighting historical negationism. A bit late, I know, but better late than never, right? Cheers! Illegitimate Barrister 03:59, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'm a semi-regular on here but it often disturbs me how some people try to impose their personal "vision" of American history over the real thing. Huangdi (talk) 00:32, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Alexbrn, the reality is quite different. I have been the subject of others who are undoing my contributions. I have not been undoing or reverting anyone else's particular contributions. I see that my edits may seem a bit dramatic, so I have conceded to the reverter. If you were paying attention, you might see I have made a new and completely different edit with respect to the paragraph organization, which preserves all the original language that seems important to you and the other contributor. The status quo of any page is not privileged - if you have specific issues with my current edit, please explain here or in the talk page discussion which I began earlier. Thanks. Huangdi (talk) 12:43, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"If you were paying attention"? This notice is just so you're aware of WP:EW. Alexbrn (talk) 12:50, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the heads up. I look forward to your posting on Tgeorgescu's talk page. Huangdi (talk) 12:58, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No, Tgeorgescu has made effectively just one edit recently, and is also obviously aware of policy so WP:DNTTR. 13:02, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

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This edit a) violated the PSCI policy and b) ignored WP:RELTIME (articles have no dateline, and we don't use words like "today" or "now" or "currently" as they have no time reference). The edit was both tendentious and incompetent. If you keep making edits like that you will very likely be topic banned from alt med topics. Jytdog (talk) 20:00, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Then help Wikipedia find a word, a time period, that brings the statement to adequacy. The introduction as it stands is both tendentious and well below the competency of the average main article in Wikipedia. The unqualified declaration "herbalism is pseudoscience" is inherently ahistorical and reeks of false neutrality, when it was essentially the precursor to botany and the discovery of half of actual modern medicines. It also seems incongruous when (already) amended with the more nuanced statement that it does not "strictly" comply with the scientific method. And what a rude person you are. If you edit like the way you comment, you'd be flagged constantly.Huangdi (talk) 15:22, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for replying. You will do as you will. Jytdog (talk) 15:25, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for recognizing that you overreached a bit, at least on my personal page. I just googled you and learned a bit about your history. But I keep an open mind on both subjects and personalities on Wikipedia, as I hope you will.Huangdi (talk) 15:58, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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有没有谁推荐一个与国外人沟通交流的平台啊，让我们的视野走出中国。梁志军 14:34, 1 July 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liangzhijun1991 (talk • contribs)

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This article doesn't tie cites to material very well, but re your recent edit:

Derek Wilson (2013) says, "Few politicians were more subtle or unscrupulous than William Cecil." (article's lead)

It links to the 1911 Britannica article which says "His public conduct does not present itself in quite so amiable a light. As the marquess of Winchester said of himself, he was sprung from the willow rather than the oak, and he was not the man to suffer for convictions. The interest of the state was the supreme consideration, and to it he had no hesitation in sacrificing individual consciences", in a paragraph expressly comparing this with his "singularly virtuous" private life. Hence I'm not sure the "Why?" you have added is justified. Perhaps I misunderstand your objection. Pinkbeast (talk) 13:44, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply. I think a different word is more appropriate. Cecil was clear & consistent in supporting and strengthening the state - in his position, there's nothing to be ashamed at for doing that. The word makes it seem like he was corrupt. I realize the original editor is using a (considerably) narrower definition, that he did not "play fair" with his opponents but that usage is new to me (as a North American, or born in the late 20th century, I'm not sure) and much more than that connotation is unfairly suggested by the phrasing. Huangdi (talk) 23:16, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps we should be having this discussion at the article's talk page; feel free to move it if you agree.

I see what you mean; I do not think "unscrupulous" implies corruption there, except inasmuch as someone unscrupulous in the service of the state might not shy from private corruption, but of course if the word will often confuse readers it should be changed. (FWIW I was born in the late 20th century, but am British.) I don't think it helps that this part of the article leans so heavily on the now antiquated language of the 1911 Britannica.

The whole thing is a bit about-face in that the contrast made at the start of "Private life" to his public behaviour appears before the following section "Public conduct", so we haven't been told about the ruthlessness yet. Given that "Public conduct" also makes the comparison, I suggest the most straightforward approach would be to remove "In contrast to his public unscrupulousness[why?]" altogether. What do you think? Pinkbeast (talk) 00:15, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The material you added needs a citation

Hi Huangdi, the material you added to Chris Cuomo ([1]) needs a citation. Without a citation, it will be deleted, probably sooner rather than later, because uncited it's just hearsay on a WP:BLP. Thank you. Softlavender (talk) 03:47, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; the source was cited in the previous sentence. I added it again anyway. Huangdi (talk) 03:53, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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