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:I've looked at it and it's a mess that I can't begin to figure out the ends of. I'd still appreciate it if you filed the RCU, as I wouldn't know where to start, after looking at it. --] (]) 03:42, 5 January 2007 (UTC) :I've looked at it and it's a mess that I can't begin to figure out the ends of. I'd still appreciate it if you filed the RCU, as I wouldn't know where to start, after looking at it. --] (]) 03:42, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


::Nlu, there is no evidence of policy violation here, so no rationale for a check other than a hunch. This is a retaliatory request by {{user|Certified.Gangsta}}. None of the accounts Certified.Gangsta mentioned are blocked. For the record, Certified.Gangsta has been mass POV pushing and edit warring in China/Taiwan related articles. In addition, Certified.Gangsta has my userpage and a few other userpages without any evidence. See his and his for more details. Thanks. ] 21:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC) ::Nlu, there is no evidence of policy violation here, so no rationale for a check other than a hunch. This is a retaliatory request by {{user|Certified.Gangsta}}. None of the accounts Certified.Gangsta mentioned are blocked. For the record, Certified.Gangsta has been mass POV pushing and edit warring in China/Taiwan related articles. In addition, Certified.Gangsta has my userpage and a few other userpages without any evidence. See his and his for more details. Thanks. ] 21:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC)


== The Dear Hunter Deletion == == The Dear Hunter Deletion ==

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Han Xin

Ah, thanks for pointing out and fixing that mistake. I will create a redirect page for Han Wangxin => Han Xin (Prince of Han) Hanfresco 20:44, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! --Nlu (talk) 23:59, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Happy fighting...

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
I am proud to award you with this small token of appreciation and acknowledgement for exceptional performance in fighting against vandalism. You are a legend, please keep up the great work! codetiger 17:27, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! --Nlu (talk) 17:27, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry

My apologies for this a disgusting vandalism. Dzienkuje. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shake+Bake (talkcontribs)

Just behave. :-) --Nlu (talk) 02:13, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Despite the apology, they are still at it. See their 'contributions', and especially the edits to Orange County High School of the Arts that they did today. Since they appear to be an unrepentant vandalism-only account, will you bitch slap vandal-whack them? 22:10, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Done. Thanks. --Nlu (talk) 00:18, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
You're welcome.
It must be due to the Christmas Holidays, but there seems to be a run on school article vandalism. <Bah! Humbug!> (aka WikiScrooge) 04:11, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Nah. The school pages are really vandalized a lot more when schools are in session... --Nlu (talk) 07:29, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

User talk:71.230.220.176/User talk:BonniePrinceCharlie

I really wish you hadn't escalated on this IP user (presumably BPC, but so what?). People keep reverting the talk page when it's obvious that a major source of contention for the user is messages on the talk page. Are you certain that this is a static IP worth blocking for 24 hours as a first offense? Are you sure you want to endorse blocking users for talk page edits? "Peon" is hardly a personal attack worth dignifying with a response, is it? *sigh* -- nae'blis 19:08, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

The thing is, the user is either (1) not BPC, in which case he/she was improperly vandalizing the talk page or (2) BPC, in which case he/she is using sockpuppetry elude the consequences of proper association with BPC's edits. --Nlu (talk) 02:14, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Or c) doesn't always log in through laziness or computer error. But whatever, I just wanted to register that I've been watching his talk page for days (besides when I was on vacation) and surprised it was still going on. -- nae'blis 04:15, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
BPC hasn't edited using his own account since December 15. That's a rather long period of "laziness." --Nlu (talk) 05:59, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

The dert

I am sorry about this and I hope it is OK but I know of no other way to contact you, I am pretty new to wikipedia. Nlu, I think you have just chastised me, but I am not too sure why? You mention that I tested something upon Kent. I do not know what that means. I did not test or know how to test anything. I added in some information with regards to Kent, but I thought that was the point of Misplaced Pages? I am genuinely confused, can you help me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by The dert (talkcontribs)

Your edits, not just that one, were clearly using nonencyclopedic language that you should have known is unencyclopedic. Remember that Misplaced Pages is an encyclopedia and should be edited as such accordingly. Whether Kent has the largest population of monkeys doesn't belong in the section you edited; at most, it is trivial information that should be included elsewhere, and you cited no source for the edit, making me believe that it was intended as a derogatory remark. Your edit history (which included such things as and -- and, at the same time you made the Kent edit, ) also made me have absolutely no confidence in your ability to edit properly. Change your ways, and I'll change my perception of you. See WP:NOT on what Misplaced Pages is not. --Nlu (talk) 15:29, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I am even more confused. Kent does have the largest population of Monkeys in the UK.

I do not understand what is nonencylopedic about my language? I have not sworn nor have I used slang. The definition of encyclopaedic as I understand it is “comprehending a wide variety of information”.

From where I am standing you appear to be penalising me for your own very subjective views on what is interesting and what is not, in a completely arbitrary and heavy handed manner?

What is wrong with these monkey/Kent entries? If you can explain it to me then I will happily change my ways, but at the moment I feel somewhat victimised by you.

I am new to this site and I am doing my best to contribute, so if there is somewhere else that these facts belong then please help me and let me know where or how to create new places for them.

But please don’t scold, chastise or abuse me. It’s not nice, its not fair and its just plain mean.

In my opinion you are behaving like a bully in a play ground picking on the new kids who don’t know any better.

So please help the new people like me, don’t pick on us. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The dert (talkcontribs)

I already gave you links to some of your thoroughly unacceptable edits, as well as given you a link to what are considered inappropriate content for Misplaced Pages. If you don't change your ways, you will be blocked. --Nlu (talk) 00:19, 30 December 2006 (UTC)


Yes you did. You told me that my addition of the factually accurate “Kent has the largest population of Monkeys in the UK” was non encyclopaedic in language and I asked you for an explanation as to why it is not?

I ask this because I truly do not understand what is wrong with the language I have used. Despite this simple and courteous request you have again threatened to ban me. Why?

I am now scared to add on any additional information to Misplaced Pages. If I do not know what you consider to be wrong with, “Kent has the largest population of Monkeys in the UK”, then I run the risk of you subjectively deciding that what ever I write is arbitrarily ‘wrong’ and not what you wish to see on Wickipedia. Even if it is factually accurate

My intentions are honourable, I have asked you for clarification, I have asked you for help and assistance and yet you have offered me none of these. All you do, is despite my pleas, threaten me. I am unsure how you gained this power you seem to wield, but in my opinion you are wielding it in an aggressive heavy handed manner. Surely your power means as well as dictating and threatening people you should also be there to aid and assist?

So once again I have to ask you what exactly is wrong with me writing “Kent has the largest population of Monkeys in the UK”? — Preceding unsigned comment added by The dert (talkcontribs)

I've given links to your other unacceptable edits. Don't play games. --Nlu (talk) 18:49, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

I am actually not sure if you are being serious. I have come to you with a legitimate question and you accuse me of playing games. Quite simply tell me what is wrong with the language in "Kent has the largest population of monkeys in the UK".

Either explain your position or apologise. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this. You have said yourself its factually accurate, and that the problem lies with the non encyclopaedic language, yet you refuse despite my best efforts to explain what is wrong with it. You accuse me of playing games… when all I am doing is asking for help and explanation. Surely you can employ your powers of empathy and see this from my point of view. If some one had threatened you for what you consider a spurious reason, would you not seek clarification and assistance?

So please do the right thing and provide me with the help I seek, after all you must have had a reason to remove this text and thus it shoul be very simple to tell me what that reason was. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The dert (talkcontribs)

I have given you enough explanations; no other explanations will be given. Continue being obtuse, and I'll interpret it as a sign that you are intentionally disruptive, and will deal with it accordingly. --Nlu (talk) 08:56, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

You have never not once explained what is wrong with the statement re the Monkeys and Kent. Not once. You say it is unenclyopedic but you do not tell me why. How is asking for help being obtuse? You have not once tried to help me nor once answered my question.

All you do is threaten me. I have done nothing to you and yet you seem determined to pick on me with out reason and with out explanation.

Please just answer the very simple question. Why did you remove the statement “ Kent has the largest population in the UK”?

Failure to do so will simply mean that you removed it for no reason as you clearly, despite my requests have no explainable reason for doing so. Thus you are indeed the very thing you pertain to hate. Quite simply a vandal who removes factually accurate information and then answers reasonable questions with threats. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The dert (talkcontribs)

If I may interject, Kent actually does have the largest monkey population in the UK. If you look up www.totallywild.net, you will see the sanctuary which offers sanctuary to many types of simian. In terms of British territories, the largest population of monkey is Gibraltar which has a native population of Barbary monkeys. However as UK refers to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland then Kent is correct. Perjaboam 13:22, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Check this user's edit history. --Nlu (talk) 16:41, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

The number of posts I have made is irrelevant. I read Misplaced Pages daily and do not consider it necessary to contribute to articles because there appear to be many greater authorities on most subjects out there. I have provided references above to support what I have said, all of which is easily reseearched on the internet. This is what I did. I am not an authority on monkeys. I resent your dismissal of what I have written, simply because I have contributed less than others. Perjaboam 14:56, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Perjaboam that you for your support. It is much appreciated. But the validity of the statement was never Nlu's concern. The only critism he has levelled at me is that the entry “Kent has the largest population of monkeys in the UK” was non enclypodic in language.

I am honestly perplexed by his reasoning. But unfortunately he offers me no explanation about what is non encyclopaedic about it. I have no idea why he does this and after weeks of correspondence I have no option but to come to the conclusion that he had no valid reason to remove it. Why else would he fail to explain his reasoning? After all he must have had a reason to remove it and if he did why an he not tell me what it is?

Thus I am somewhat frustrated.

I am new to this site and I imagined that the moderators, if that is their right phrase and if that is what he is, where here to help newbies like me, not bully us. The problem I have is that I do not know who else to talk to about this. He is bullying me and I wish to report his actions but I do not know who to report them to.

Can you help me with that please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by The dert (talkcontribs)

Block Me Already sheesh!

Hi, I just wanted to say that I'm not sorry, and I won't take this from some obnoxious, contemptuous, supercilious admin/user. So, Can you ban me now so I can focus on making wikiHow an even better wiki then you guys are, or will ever dream to be? Thanks, have a blessed day, unsincerely, 141.150.42.233

User talk 12.167.200.173

Seriously, can you unblock my user page now. I have been making good contributions to wikipedia for some time now since I have been unblocked, and I would like to have my user talk page be unblocked. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.167.200.173 (talkcontribs)

Done. Please contribute positively, and welcome back. --Nlu (talk) 23:30, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Spam warning

Hi, I appreciate that you do not want links that just promote or advertise a product so I understand your reasons for removing the link I added to the Royalty free music page, but there are other royalty free music site links under 'Royalty-free music sources' so I am confused as to why only my link has been removed? Also, the Article link I added on the Podcast page was not promoting a product, it was an informative article for any business considering podcasting. Any chance this can be put back? 86.136.119.232 20:00, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, in my opinion, your links are not compliant with WP:EL and WP:SPAM. The fact that there may be other spam links on the page is not a justification to add even more spam links. However, as Misplaced Pages is a collaborative project, if you can persuade the community that these are not spam links (by seeking consensus on Talk:Podcast and Talk:Royalty free music), I will abide by that. --Nlu (talk) 20:07, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Hello again, I would never try to justify adding a spam link; when I added the link I did not realise I would be accused of spamming because the section I was adding to has the title 'Royalty-free music sources' and the link I added is a source of royalty free music (no different to the three existing links already there). If you think differently, surely this section should be removed? I will agree to disagree regarding the podcast article link although what I will do is create a link from wikipedia to the same article that is posted on ezinearticles.com - surely this can't be considered as a spam link? 86.136.119.232 20:37, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

I've marked Royalty free music with a {{cleanup-spam}} tag, and hopefully someone who's more knowledgeable about the subject will delete inappropriate links. Meanwhile, for Podcast, it is still my opinion that it would still constitute a spam link. (Again, please see WP:EL and WP:SPAM.) However, if the community agrees with you, I can't and I won't stand in the way -- that's why I suggested your posting a comment on Talk:Podcast regarding it. --Nlu (talk) 20:40, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, thanks for your comments 86.136.119.232 21:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Caldari

Greetings, I had recently created the Caldari page, with the intent of expanding it later. I notice that the page is now protected against creation. What rashional is there to not allow the creation of a page for this race, when the other three major races in Eve online Amarr, Gallente and Minmatar each have pages? Fosnez 05:06, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Caldari. Since you closed the deletion discussion for (or speedy-deleted) this article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Fosnez 05:09, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. --Nlu (talk) 07:50, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Smick750

I am interested in your page. Can you tell me how you practise your stated gender neutrality whilst considering them in the singular to be substandard use of the English language? It would appear to me then to be necessary to repeatedly say "him or her". The use of "them" in singular has been accepted into the vernacular and given that it is used effectively to communicate; is it not snobbish to deem it to be substandard use? I would suggest that either your use of the English language is inefficient or else you have put up incorrect attributes on your user page and I suggest you remove them. Your friend Smick750 16:42, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

"He or she." It's standard American legal usage, and it's grammatically correct. --Nlu (talk) 16:44, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

It is also inefficient and not commonly used, as is alot of legal language. I am sorry to bring this up but I just think that people give themselves attributes without thinking about them. I put it to you that either you do not say "he or she" instead of "he" or "they" when referring to a non-specific third party or else you speak an obscure form of politically correct English that has no place in modern society. Are the rest of your attributes to be doubted in the same manner? Your friend Smick750 16:48, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

It is not considered cumbersome in California, at least. --Nlu (talk) 16:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Does not mean it is correct or efficient usage though. But I suppose it is California so too much cannot be expeceted. Smick750 16:59, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Rhode Island College vandalism

Hi Nlu- 192.133.12.101 is at it again, this time on Departments of France. I saw your name on their talk page as the last one to warn them, and don't know how else to report this stuff. -Eric 21:13, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I am not where I can review this easily. I suggest going to WP:AIV. --Nlu (talk) 02:12, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

User:Guardian Tiger

Hi Nlu! Apparently, User:Guardian Tiger is a sockpuppet of indefinitely blocked user User:RaGnaRoK SepHír0tH to evade his block. Please block this account ASAP. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Certified.Gangsta (talkcontribs)

I am not where I can review this easily. I suggest going to WP:AIV. --Nlu (talk) 02:13, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Can u request a checkuser?--Certified.Gangsta 03:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I have no special privilege there; since you are more familiar with the situation, I think you should file it, as they don't always take my requests anyway. --Nlu (talk) 05:35, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

True, but you're such an experienced and zealous vandal-fighter. I still remember how the PoolGuy incident turned out. I also fear there are other sleeper socks out there, I just caught one more User:Apocalyptic Destroyer. Plus, I really should be outta here (see talkpage). Also, I probably don't know the situation any better than you do except that all users have the same editing pattern, have extensive edits on Bruce Lee and in the same scope, more or less. I hope you can do some investigation about this, please? And maybe take over the case. Thanks--Certified.Gangsta 17:20, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

OK, I'll take a look when I get a chance, but if it's a single article that he/she is obsessed about, perhaps a better thing is to protect the article. I'll see. Thanks. --Nlu (talk) 18:27, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks so much and please do it ASAP. This user possibly owns the biggest sock farm since PoolGuy. On a side note, he isn't just obsessing over one article, he is mass POV pushing in many articles. (that's why he was blocked indef. in the 1st place) Anyway, I choose not to revert his edits and get into an edit war with him 'cause it's just too time-consuming with these vandals. Also, only protecting the article is unfeasible because he is blocked indefinitely on his main account, any other socks should be treated as block-evading purpose. Please block him as soon as you can. Thanks.--Certified.Gangsta 23:14, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I've looked at it and it's a mess that I can't begin to figure out the ends of. I'd still appreciate it if you filed the RCU, as I wouldn't know where to start, after looking at it. --Nlu (talk) 03:42, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Nlu, there is no evidence of policy violation here, so no rationale for a check other than a hunch. This is a retaliatory request by Certified.Gangsta (talk · contribs). None of the accounts Certified.Gangsta mentioned are blocked. For the record, Certified.Gangsta has been mass POV pushing and edit warring in China/Taiwan related articles. In addition, Certified.Gangsta has vandalized my userpage and a few other userpages without any evidence. See his block log and his contributions for more details. Thanks. Guardian Tiger 21:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

The Dear Hunter Deletion

I do not understand how you consider yourself important enough to justify the deletion of an article about a band with an amazing pedigree, a devoted fan base, and an endless potential. The Dear Hunter has already created and released two albums worth of music, in their Ms. Leading Demos (which don't sound like demos at all believe me) and the "The Lake South, The River North EP." The Lake South, The River North has received stellar reviews including 5 stars from Aleternative Press magazine, the biggest magazine for young rock music in America.

In addition, the band has been fleshed out with members, and is almost finished with a brand new LP and a book that goes along with it. The Dear Hunter obviously has a very secure grip on its future, and as a result of Casey's involvement in The Receiving End of Sirens (A band that could break out into something huge with the release of its second major album) it has a large devoted fan base already.

Pardon my ethnocentricity, but for some reason I feel like this article could be more relevant/justifiable in today's age than...

   * Yuwen Hu (new articleexpansion)
   * Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou (new articleexpansion)
   * Yuwen Xian (new article)
   * Weichi Jiong (new article)
   * Wei Xiaokuan (new article)
   * Emperor Ming of Western Liang (expansion)
   * Emperor Xuan of Chen (new articleexpansion)
   * Wu Mingche (new article)
   * Gao Wei (new articleexpansion)
   * Consort Feng Xiaolian (new article)
   * Zu Ting (new articleexpansion)
   * Lu Lingxuan (new article)
   * Mu Tipo (new article)
   * Han Zhangluan (new article)
   * Gao Anagong (new article)
   * Gao Yanzong (new article)
   * Gao Heng (new article)

Even if you disagree, I would like to know how you justify its deletion. I have seen many wiki entries of less promising / known bands.

Please let me know your thoughts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Striderider (talkcontribs)

If you want to argue that it should be kept, argue in the proper forum -- that is, the AfD -- not here, particularly not using strawman arguments. --Nlu (talk) 02:11, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Terapad.com link from blogging software

Please explain why you deleted the link to the free hosted blogging service Terapad.com and left all the other links to identical software. You must be mistaken. Stephantual 12:11, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I do not believe the link complies with WP:SPAM and WP:EL. The fact that there are other inappropriate links on the page (and I've requested others to help with a general clean up by adding a {{cleanup-spam}} tag) is not a defense to adding even more inappropriate links. --Nlu (talk) 12:14, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for replying. I've just read WP:SPAM and WP:EL, and it looks to me like it's perfectly compliant with Misplaced Pages standards. It was pointing at a NPOV article (Terapad), just like similar services like Typepad or hosted Wordpress. I don't feel like playing the 3 revert rule game, so could we please agree to put the link back? Thanks. (edit: sorry forgot to sign) Stephantual 12:24, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
If you're threatening to be disruptive, such threats will be viewed negatively and may result in a block notwithstanding a technical non-violation of 3RR. See WP:3RR. I've just looked at Terapad; I do not believe that the article sufficiently asserts or shows its notability, and I'll be nominating it for deletion briefly. In any case, a link to Terapad may be OK for now, but don't make it a literal link by adding the .com. Of course, since Misplaced Pages is ruled by community consensus, if you can persuade the community that I'm wrong by making an appropriate disucssion on Talk:Weblog software, there's nothing I can do about it. --Nlu (talk) 12:28, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
I wasn't threatening anything, but hey, I'll add the link back and we can discuss it on the talk page with the others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephantual (talkcontribs)

dont kick me out

dont kick me out for "vandalizing" my own talk page. I AM ODST!!!!!!! I just didnt sign in. 66.214.242.93 08:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Goguryeo is not "your" own talk page. --Nlu (talk) 13:27, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

deleted external link from Chinese language page

Why did you revert my edit to the Chinese history page? I had not yet registered so it was made by 24.107.73.165. Doesn't it fit under "Resources for students of Chinese"?

edit: On reviewing some Misplaced Pages rules I can see why you reverted it. Would it be acceptable to you to put it back on the page at the bottom of the list, rather than the top? It is a valid resource, I just did not know that particular rule. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jkmuller (talkcontribs)

In my opinion, no -- but Misplaced Pages is ruled by consensus. If you can convince the community that it is a good thing (by discussing it on the talk page of the article in question), be my guest. --Nlu (talk) 05:48, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

ROC and PRC barnstars

Hi,

I came to your page 'cause you gave a generic BoNM barnstar to Abstrakt for China-related articles. I also saw generic barnstars for China-related articles on your user/talk pages. I might make BoNM barnstars for China and Taiwan — it's kinda fun, and perhaps useful. Drop me a line if you have questions/objections.

--Ling.Nut 16:52, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd appreciate that. Being utterly unartistic, I usually fail miserably at such projects, so I'm happy when other people do it. :-) --Nlu (talk) 18:02, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Sometimes people argue about such things, so I have a plan: I'm gonna make several different options, and post them on the discussion boards of the relevant wikiprojects. Actually, this involves making two barnstar templates and several images for each country/nation/state/political entity or whatever the correct term is..
Other people can hash out what they like best. All they'll have to do is make an extremely trivial edit to the relevant template to select the image option they like the best.
I dunno how much I'll get done today. I've already finished one PRC BoNM option, but wanna make 4 or 5 more.
Later --Ling.Nut 18:39, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
I would call it the PRC Barnstar of National Merit, to avoid POVness. --Nlu (talk) 20:51, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Looks good. Thanks. --Nlu (talk) 21:11, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

(undent) ROC was quite difficult; only made one. See Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Taiwan#ROC Barnstar of National Merit. Later --Ling.Nut 22:38, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Ha! Thanks :-) It was fun. I hope it is useful. Later! --Ling.Nut 23:31, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
New version on talkpage. --Ling.Nut 13:19, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, I know this is gonna sound really, really weenie, but here goes: I have just scaled back on my Misplaced Pages participation 'cause I was among those enduring biting insults for their editorial style. I am not in the mood for more arguments. :-) So if you wanna re-add "National" to the awards, then go for it. You argue with the yammerheads, should any appear (in that case, you should add the two awards to your watchlist). I manually edited several instances where the award was subst on a page (the TW talkpage, my user page, etc.). You can do what you want with those, too. :-) Sound fair? --Ling.Nut 16:57, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
OK. :-) :-( --Nlu (talk) 17:06, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

(undent). Yeah. Sorry about not being willing to take up the fight. I'm all used up in the argument-department. Maybe a couple months from now I'll feel differently. :-) BTW, you didn't need my permission to change it. Once it's on WP, it belongs to everyone. :-) --Ling.Nut 17:13, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

:-) Well, I still thought that you should be consulted... --Nlu (talk) 17:17, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Cool. Let me know if there's anything else I can do. I plan to return to Taiwan as soon as I get my PhD. --Ling.Nut 17:19, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Chinese four-idiom page

Hi, Why did you delete the Chinese idiom dictionary link? Don't you think with it's 30 000 entries and lots of english translations it's a great resource? Chengyu's dic

In recognition

The Purple Star
Given in recognition for having one of the most vandalised user pages. Timrollpickering 03:33, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you! --Nlu (talk) 06:43, 7 January 2007 (UTC)