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[edit] Copyedit notices

Hi, i noticed that whenever i put up a copyedit or clean up notice on one of the articles you contributed you "deleted" everything. Please understand that such notices are not meant to be offensive towards the writer(s) of the article. They merely call for attention from other users to improve the article collectively, whether content-wise or language-wise.

i personally think the article on Tea Classics is very comprehensive. However, it does not conform to Wikipedia standards and is rather messy to read. That was why i put up the wikify and clean up notices.

As for Wang Tao, there were many grammatical and spelling errors. i didn't have time to copyedit the article myself, which was why i put up the copyedit notice to call for attention from many Wikipedians out there who had the time and expertise (some Wikipedians are dedicated to copyediting articles).

i hope this clears things up a little. --Plastictv 29 June 2005 01:19 (UTC)

[edit] Chop Suey

Hi, I like your contribs, but I've read the website references you added. The stories contradict each other, and some do not attribute the origins of Chop Suey to the Chinese diplomat. Please, let us address the conflict here: Talk:Chop_suey. Also, I've added a few points which seem to discredit the story of the diplomat. Thanks--Muchosucko 02:48, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

The most important point, dont forget, is Chop Suey was Chinese Restaurant invention, not Amenian as you suggested Gisling 02:51, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

I'm afraid, you can't simply muscle through your point. We must debate it out. Again, I've added an exhaustive reason for my reversions. Please don't insult me by simply ignoring them. I have not ignored your contribs, please don't ignore mine.--Muchosucko 02:53, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
Please stop this, I have tried very hard to explain why I think these edits are unacceptable and corrupt the integrity of the article. Please responD to my concerns on the talk page. I have paid attention to every single one of your references and they simply contradict each other. Please let us begin a debate instead of a revert war. Please, say something on the talk page. Again Wiki must be a collaboration, not a brute force attempt. Thanks. --Muchosucko 02:57, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

The earlist restaurant serving Chop Suey was Hong Far Low(meaning Red Flower Restaurant) in Boston in 1880's. There is a Hong Far Low Chop Suey menu on display at the "Chinese restaurant in America" Exhibition in Museum of Chinese in the Americas in New York. This 125 years old Chop Suey menu clearly proves beyong any doubt that Chop Suey was Chinese restaurant invention. You have absolute no evidence whatsovever to prove otherwise. Gisling 02:53, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for replying. Please go to Talk:Chop suey for my response.--Muchosucko 03:11, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
Gisling, Please stop ignoring my repeated explainations of my reversions. I've spent a lot of time reading and thinking about what you've written. You have simply ignored my hard work and analysis of your writing. I do not ignore your contributions. Indeed, I spend a lot of time researching them. Please respond to my concerns here. I have now written pages and pages of reasons why I think your contributions do not help the article. Please respond. Please. Please go to Talk:Chop suey --Muchosucko 15:04, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
Gisling, it is customary to hammer these things out on the talk page. Agian, I have worked hard on the reasons why I removed some of what you added. This is not personal. I truly think these things hurt the article. Please stop ignoring what I have written. I truly believe Wiki is collaborative, and that we must compromise and discuss. Please stop bluntly reverting. Please. My reasons are listed in detail here talk:chop suey--Muchosucko 15:30, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
Gisling, I've noticed you keep adding things to the article. It is customary to discuss controversial edits on the Talk page, reach a consensus, and then add a mutually agreed upon version onto the front page. This is a collaboration. Please understand my arguments on the talk page, and let us leave the main page as it was before your additions. Thanks. Please argue it out on the talk page, not the article page. Thanks. talk:chop suey --Muchosucko 15:41, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
Gisling, please stop muscling through your additions. Instead, it is customary to go to talk:chop suey and discuss these things. You do not strenghten your argument by reverting here. Instead, you might be best served by explaining your additions with concise arguments. I have continually replied to your contributions on the talk page. Please do the same for mine. Please discuss here talk:chop suey--Muchosucko 15:55, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
Gisling, I don't think you help your argument by doing this.--Muchosucko 16:07, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
Gisling, You damage your position by doing this, You are much better off explaining in a calm, collected way on the talk page as I have. You won't convince me your contributions work by aggressively adding them. --Muchosucko 16:14, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] chop suey revert war

Hi. Please see Wikipedia:3RR, the 3-revert rule, which you have breached several times now on chop suey. Morwen - Talk 16:19, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Lu Guimong

Hello, I've moved the page to Lu Guimeng (since the spelling is faulty), so could u delete the Lu Guimong page? thanks :-D--K.C. Tang 14:36, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Tea Classics

Hi Gisling-

I wanted to give you a heads up about the change I made on Tea Classics. I don't think that the mythology of Shen Nong is authoratative as a source of tea, just as he is not the authoritative source of animal husbandry. If you have any concerns about this, let's work them out them out together on the Talk:Tea Classics. Thanks S.N. Hillbrand 02:13, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Canada

I don't think it is a good idea to establish a Wikimedia Canada chapter, it only serves to fragmentize en:wikipedia. Currently there is only one English language en:wikipedia with nearly one million entries. There are many English speaking countries, England, USA, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Canada etc. There is no US:Wikipedia nor Au:wikipedia why need a CA:wikipedia ??

One can find all about Canada in en:wikipedia. If you put Canadian related articles in ca:wikepedia, the net result will be far less people reading these article. Gisling 19:19, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm afraid you're slightly mistaken about Wikimedia Canada's (WMC) purpose. These are a few points about WMC's planned operations.
  1. In the last donation drive, CDN$11,473.05 was donated by our nation. None of that was tax-deductable, as it was donated to an American charity. People donating within Canada will now be able to get tax receipts.
  2. We'll be able to better organize programs to encourage the development of Wikipedia/Wikisource/Wiktionary in native languages that are loosing ground in an Anglocentric world.
  3. We'll organize meetups, to encourage the community aspect of the project.
  4. It becomes easier to plan representation at local events or conferences.
  5. Increased voice on matters presented to the board.
  6. Start projects to encourage new Canadian content. Encourage local historical groups, museums, town councils, boards of trade to add local info.
  7. Within the projects, increase Canadian content in internationally relevant articles.
  8. Occasionally take up moderate political causes that benefit the Wikimedia Foundation, such as loosening Crown copyright.
While we will have a website for WMC, it will only be to organize these activities, not create a seperate resource. Also, we are out to promote Canada not only in English Wikimedia projects, but also French, and to a lesser extent native languages or any other language. -- user:zanimum

I was thinking the same thing, I was just made a donation to WM but I really would like to be able to deduct it. I'd be in favour of a Canadian Chapter. Tawker 03:56, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] HAPPY EASTER !

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[edit] Image:Ta Keo temple.jpg

Hi Gisling. You nominated this image for deletion as a copyvio from flickr. I have removed the deletion tag, because the flickr page states that the image has been released under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike License v. 2.0, so it can be used on Wikipedia. JPD (talk) 16:36, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Millennium bandstand

Hi Gisling, sorry to point out another typo: it should be Millennium with two 'n's. I believe even Mazda makes this mistake! Nice photo though! Regards. Jpaulm 14:39, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] dyk

Updated DYK query On 29 January 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Sea Island Mathematical Manual , which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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[edit] Finch Bus Terminal

I noticed you moved Finch Bus Terminal by adding GO to the name of the article. Because you have made no other changes to related articles or templates, I consider this frivolous and have moved it back. Although there might be some validity to making this move, the terminal is one of a group which all have the same naming convention. Further disambiguation is not necessary as the nearby subway station is suffixed with TTC. If you feel that the GO Bus Terminals shoud be renamed please start a discussion at the Talk:GO Transit page; where you will see that there has already been a lot of work put into naming GO Stations. YOU must be willing to edit ALL related articles and redirects. If you can't do the time; don't do the crime. -Secondarywaltz (talk) 16:52, 14 May 2008 (UTC)