Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Current issues and requests archive 32

Japan chronology projects

Is this a good or appropriate place to post these kinds of issues?

A. The List of Emperors of Japan is a chronology. I plan to create 100+ articles with links to this list. This historical record uses the unique Japanese calendar and the Western Gregorian calendar. I have created one sample article — Emperor Ankō?

B. The list of Japanese era names in the Japanese calendar is also a chronology. I plan to create 200+ articles in the context of this list. I have created two sample articles — Shōō (Kamakura period) and Einin?

C. As you can see, the Wikipedia:Basic English combined wordlist is supplemented with more difficult words. I provided links to relevant simple:Wikipedia articles and simple:Wiktionary definitions.

D. I have used Japanese language kanji and a diacritic (en:macron). This writing is consistent with en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan Manual of Style.

Is this good for simple:Wikipedia? Do you have comments? questions? suggestions? --Tenmei (talk) 14:18, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Answers: Is this the right place for these kind of discussions? The best place would be the talk page of the relevant article, or perhaps on Simple Talk where everyone can read it. But as this follows on from the discussions above, it will be OK to answer the questions here. Japan is not a subject that has many articles, and so your contribution is welcomed by the whole community. Lists are a difficult thing to simplify, but I think so far you have done a good job. The combined word list with links is usually the best way to go when simplifying, and if it is not simple enough, another editor will probably fix it. Kanji and diacritics used correctly are fine to use on this Wikipedia. As we do not have them in our Manual of Style, it would be suitable to default to the English Wikipedia for correct use. --Peterdownunder (talk) 23:19, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

import.

Resolved. Template imported by User:Lauryn Ashby Bluegoblin7 ∞ 23:16, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Can someone please import Template:Intervals from enWP? SS✞^(Kay) 06:00, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

 Sure, sounds like fun. Lauryn (u • t • c) 06:03, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Jew--protection request

Resolved. Protected for two weeks Bluegoblin7 ∞ 23:13, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Jew (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete)

Has much IP vandalism (compared with only one edit in six months that wasn't vand, rv or bot); also possibility of hate vandalism. Request three months semi-protection. Purplebackpack89 23:10, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

 Done by User:Bluegoblin7 for two weeks.--Gordonrox24 | ^Talk 23:11, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

(Edit conflict x2) Three months is excessive, i've done it for two weeks and it can be re-protected after that if needed. Bluegoblin7 ∞ 23:13, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Possible conflict of interest

Resolved. Seems to have been sorted. Goblin 13:28, 8 April 2010 (UTC) I ♥ Chenzw!

As I detailed on Talk:Zoosk, there have been some edits to Zoosk that resemble an advertisement that I have reason to think may have been introduced by somebody with a conflict of interest. Kansan (talk) 16:08, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

I have reverted the edits by AKBrooks and left a note at her talk page. Let us see where it goes from here. Either way (talk) 16:23, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Import request

Resolved. Done by me Goblin 15:57, 5 April 2010 (UTC) I ♥ Meganmccarty!

Can somebody please import Consumerism from the English Wikipedia for me? Kansan (talk) 15:52, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

 Doing... Goblin 15:53, 5 April 2010 (UTC) I ♥ Nifky!

Thanks. Kansan (talk) 15:56, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

 Done Goblin 15:57, 5 April 2010 (UTC) I ♥ Chenzw!

Arbitrary section name

I have made 1 or 2 minor edits on wikipedia before. I also contributed to the Fund appeal last year. Yet now I find, when i tried to log in, that you no longer have an account with my name. Further more the edits I made - even the whole webpage - has gone. If this is related to my short complaint about allowing the BBC and other institutions to send bots round to re-write history, then i demand a refund as this is NOT the site i donated to, and this cavalier attitude shown by some self important 'admins' is not what i would subscribe to either. If this message is posted in the wrong place, its because trying to actually communicate with "The editors" is a nightmare maze of menus and sub-menus that casual visitors have NO WAY of understanding. In fact, there is a useful project right there, displaying the site in TREE form, so users can navigate to the correct destination I am right royally peed off if someone has arbitrarily erased my account, and will dedicate myself to being a nightmare and a nuisance if this is the case. 86.160.216.176 (talk) 10:21, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

A couple of things, first off when you submit something to the wiki it gives a warning at the bottom of the page to not submit if you do not consent to have your content edited in any way. Deletion is a form of editing. Secondly, this is simple.wikipedia. Are you sure your article wasn't at english.wikipedia. If this is the case that is probably why you cannot access your account. -DJSasso (talk) 12:19, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Aye, we also actually have no way to erase an account. Do you remember the approximate account name and I can look for it on here and en for you? James (T C) 12:32, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

I don't mean to sound annoying or anything, but please remember, caps off (don't use capitals)! :) Even though wikipedia isn't censored, 86.160.216.176., it's best to keep on the safe side and try to keep your temper. Caps won't help anything. Thanks, ♥ Belinda ♥ 12:35, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

As Jamesofur said, users on Wikimedia cannot delete/erase a username. Unless you are very sure that you can't log in, your username may have been merged to another temporary name if someone has stated on WP:CHU that they wanted to rename to your username (usurping). Either way, please tell us what you believe is your username; this may help us find it for you. Nifky^{^} 12:53, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Import

Resolved. Imported by me. Nifky^{^} 13:00, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Would someone please be so kind as to import Reception history of Jane Austen from the English Wikipedia? I'd also prefer to have it in mainspace. I'll certainly do my best to simplify it to my satisfaction tomorrow before I do anything else on Wikipedia. :) Thank you very much in advance, and God bless, --Classicalina|^talk_tea 12:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

 Done Nifky^{^} 13:00, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much! That was pretty fast. I'm working on simplifying it right now (I've simplified the introduction and the first section already). :) I just have one question: do you have to put an {{enwp based}} template on the talk page for imported pages, too? Thanks, —Classical Esther 10:41, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

No, at Wikipedia:Transwiki attribution it says that when you import it in the history of the page 'imported x revisions from en.wikipedia'. :) Nifky^{^} 12:35, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I see. :) Thank you very much for all your help. —Classical Esther 12:45, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

It also brings all the edits with it, unless you only bring over the most recent one. Either way is acceptable. I prefer to bring them all over, some only the last. -DJSasso (talk) 13:00, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Block review: Flayof

Resolved. Reviewed & denied Goblin 11:20, 10 April 2010 (UTC) I ♥ GoblinBots!

I blocked User:Flayof yesterday indefinitely. About 18 hours ago, Flayof put up an unblock request. It has not been tended to yet. Could someone take a look? Much appreciated, Either way (talk) 11:02, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

 Done Goblin 11:20, 10 April 2010 (UTC) I ♥ GoblinBots!

Template:Infobox military conflict

Resolved. Imported. Nifky^{^} 06:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Could someone please inmport en:Template:Infobox military conflict for me? It's indefinitely protected at the moment through high risk of vandalism at the English Wikipedia, so I can't bring it over. It would be highly useful for many historical articles we currently have. Thanks, —Classical Esther 06:06, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

 Done Nifky^{^} 06:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the quick import. :) —Classical Esther 06:46, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Block Adorno rocks

Resolved. Blocked by Jamesofur. Griffinofwales (talk) 20:30, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

User:Adorno rocks is moving many pages.  PiRSquared17 (talk)  18:14, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Another PBP89 Protection Request that you may not like

George Washington (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete)

In the last week, has been vandalized several times by several different IPs, and one confirmed user. I propose silver-lock for a minimum of three months, and throw in an indef move protection. I know I'm tough on silver-lock proposals, but that's just the way I am. Purplebackpack89 03:41, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Three months is too long; I have semi'd it for two weeks and if vandalism continues after the two week period is up, we can revisit the issue.  — laurynashby 03:50, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Two weeks is too short. Way too short. By Cinco de Mayo, we'll have had more vandalism on a very important article Purplebackpack89 03:52, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Two weeks is plenty. "If vandalism continues after the two week period is up, we can revisit the issue"  — laurynashby 03:53, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Two weeks is plenty. It is the first time it has been protected and the current rate of vandalism is not beyond workable. Protection should be kept to the minimum amount possible if the two weeks doesn't work (especially it gets worse) then perhaps but 3 months off the bat is meh. James (T C) 04:22, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

I am not objecting to the time frame, but PBP 2 weeks is way better than what you would have got from me. You probably would have gotten a week at most from me. Protection is only meant to occur in the very worst of situations. Think 25+ vandalism edits from like 5 different editors in a single day. Protection is a last resort in a situation where blocks haven't worked. -DJSasso (talk) 15:17, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Agree with Djsasso's assessment. I see 4 vandals in the last month. To lock it for three months over this would be inappropriate. Two weeks seems a bit much too, in my opinion but is much more liveable than months of protection. Either way (talk) 17:03, 18 April 2010 (UTC)