Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Flowerofchivalry

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[edit] Statement of the dispute

We wish to bring to attention our numerous attempts at civil discussion with Flowerofchivalry on a number of pages relating to the Nanking Massacre, namely Nanking Massacre, Iris Chang, The Rape of Nanking (book), Nanjing Safety Zone, all of which ended in failure.

(I have edited the links that ponted to Rape of Nanking to point to Nanking Massacre, because that is the title of the article. The Rape of Nanking links are redirects. This seems symptomatic of the revert wars on the above-mentioned articles, that the terminology of the event is, in and of itself, a hot-button-type-issue in this discussion. The so-called 'protect group' (see below) could in my opinion, be just as easily charged with equivalent offenses to those brought against User:Flowerofchivalry. I would suggest that this article needs some fresh editors to work on the POV issues, as neither 'side' seems to be headed towards a stable article, by which I mean an article that will acceptably state all the facts and include all the major viewpoints surrounding the incidents in Nanjing following the Battle of Nanjing)
Pedant 2005 June 29 02:55 (UTC)

[edit] Description

Flowerofchivalry has been engaged in a long running edit war that recently has escalated to the point we feel it necessary to request comments. We have compiled a list of questionable conduct by Flowerofchivalry since 31 May 2005, in no particular order:

  1. POV pushing
  2. Revert-warring
  3. Violation of 3RR
  4. Lack of etiquette
  5. Lack of wikiquette
  6. Personal attacks
  7. Abuse of (nonexistent) power
  8. Not responding to constructive discussion
  9. Ignoring comments and warnings
  10. Utilizing anonymous IP addresses to further revert-war
  11. Inability to procure evidence and support

Due to the highly interweaved discussions and happenings across many pages, and due to the number of editors involved, we will group the editors into 2 groups, the "protect group" (consisting of mainly Markalexander100, Mandel and Hmib) and the "edit group" (Flowerofchivalry and his sockpuppets). This is by no means an accurate representation of the 2 groups' agendas and aims, but rather, saves the trouble of naming individual editors over and over.

[edit] Evidence of disputed behavior

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  1. POV pushing
    1. Unwilling to accept opposing POV, believes in his own definition of NPOV.
    2. Has drastically changed articles to insert his POV in numerous articles without prior discussion, the best example now is Nanjing Safety Zone.
    3. Made progressively more drastic changes without editor consensus on Iris Chang, history.
    4. What he does not seem to understand, is that facts are facts are facts. Facts are not POV, because they are facts.
  2. Revert-warring
    1. Flowerofchivalry has been engaged in a huge, protracted war in Iris Chang (that has seen at least some 20 reverts, causing at least 3 users to break 3RR...). In it both Flowerofchivalry and anonymous-IP addresses, whom we have every reason to believe are sockpuppets of Flowerofchivalry, participated. The page has now been protected by Mailer diablo. All the while, "discussion" has been taking place on the talkpage, resulting in the protect group largely abandoning the discussion, due to Flowerofchivalry's unwillingness to accept other POVs.
    2. A lesser revert war is in progress at Nanjing Safety Zone; Flowerofchivalry added large chunks of dubious quality and credibility without prior discussion.
  3. Violation of 3RR
    1. Flowerofchivalry was warned of the 3RR after his first violation of it, but has since further violated it by using anonymous-IP sockpuppets (who have no edits on Wikipedia except reversions to Flowerofchivalry's version, and who appeared immediately after Flower had reached his three revert limit. ]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR#User:Flowerofchivalry_alias_User:68.27.42.126_and_User:70.6.253.74.2C_User:70.6.177.52_and_User:68.27.173.157 3RR violation complaint].
    2. Flowerofchivalry still denies his involvement as puppeteer.
  4. Lack of etiquette
    1. Etiquette in general. He insults the intelligence of the editors on the protect group by assigning us our "homework", If you believe the book is accurate and most part are the truth, please explain them here. It's your homework. [1], This is your homework. Don't worry, I'm not gonna argue with this (at least as of now) so take your time and learn.[2].
    2. He also acts arrogantly, flaunting his engineer credentials as if it was an immunity pass. Scattered across numerous talkpages.
    3. Made snide comments about Iris Chang: She should have seen a better psychiatrist.
    4. Update: Upon asking him to point on on what points he accused me of lying, and informing him that he could raise a RfC against me if he wanted, here is his response: All. Oh wait, it is a fact that my English sucks. So what? You can fix my English if you can. Why not?? RfC against you? I think I don't need it because you did by yourself. I told you you shouldn't do it but you don't listen.
  5. Lack of wikiquette
    1. In addition to 3RR and other policy infringements, he also ignores discussions at will, as we will later document.
    2. None of these problems have been helped by the en-3 tag on his user page being rather optimistic. While we welcome contributors with imperfect English, he seems to be unable or unwilling to understand discussions on the article talk pages, and repeatedly reverts to versions which are so poorly written as to be nonsensical.
  6. Resorting to personal attacks
    1. sorry for mess up your talkpage with this low level dispute made by Hmib. --Flowerofchivalry 09:38, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    2. He is now tring to RfC, but it is clear for me that Hmib will disgrace himself in public. --Flowerofchivalry 10:11, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    3. Since I cannot fill her talkpage with garbage, I will not argue with Hmib here. --Flowerofchivalry 10:16, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC) - all 3 on Slimvirgin's talkpage, the personal insult is obvious, also, accused Hmib of being a vandal.
    4. On this page, Flowerofchivalry turned a perfect suggestion into this: This anonymous edit was made by 211.30.211.93, keep doing vandalisms in other pages. The user's NPOV means his/her pov or communist view. He just hate Japan. --Flowerofchivalry 03:09, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    5. Update: Thank you for providing me a funny commedy story. I'm sure this does not work because the person must be accused is you. Don't you remember? Mark told you to stick to the facts. If you sticked to the fact, you can't accuse me. Don't waste your time while complaining you have the final exam. --Flowerofchivalry 12:35, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC) This was his reply to my good-will message to inform him that I put up a RfC. It's apparent from this response that he does not respect anyone.
  7. Abuse of (nonexistent) power
    1. as this anonymous-IP talkpage can testify. We are not condoning vandalism, however, Flowerofchivalry attempted to exercise power not granted to him (warning in an official capacity).
    2. You, Hmib, wrote I, Flowerofchivalry, am a neo-nazi holocaust viewer at Talk:Japanese war crimes. I take this as a personal attack against me, because I have never made such statement. I will be forced to take further action, but since you have made certain contributions at other pages, so I will overlook this case this time if and only if you 1)withdraw your statement stated above, 2)promise do not assault anyone at Wikipedia, and 3)officially apology me about your wrongdoing stated above at User:Hmib by 14:00 June 25th, 2005 (PDT). --Flowerofchivalry 21:26, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC) - He has no official authority to order me to apologize, and I will make no official apology. However I do not, had not and will not assault anyone at wikipedia - unless I - or other wikipedia contributors - am assaulted first. As in this case. Flowerofchivalry has admitted to being a holocaust denier On Talk:Iris Chang "However, I personally believe it did not happen.". Notice that I used holocaust in lowercase, which refers to any such genocide reminiscent of the Jewish Shoah, as is the Rape of Nanking and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
  8. Not responding to constructive discussion
    1. On Talk:Iris Chang, Talk:Nanking Massacre, and Talk: The Rape of Nanking (book), very lengthy discourses those, but it is a noted trend that Flowerofchivalry generally ignores questions/comments/suggestions from other editors and only reply with totally off-topic regurgitation that were already resolved weeks or months ago.
  9. Ignoring comments and warnings
    1. Flowerofchivalry ignored the warning issued by Thryduulf, for 3RR violation by violating 3RR even more using anonymous IPs.
  10. Utilizing anonymous IP addresses to further revert-war, sockpuppets include:
    1. 70.6.253.74 (the entry on reporting 3RR violation missed the last digit, only 1 edit, on Iris Chang)
    2. 68.27.42.126 (2 edits, both on Iris Chang)
    3. 70.6.177.52 (1 edit, on Iris Chang)
    4. 68.27.173.157 (1 edit, on Iris Chang)
    5. 70.6.235.102 (1 edit, on Iris Chang), all from Sprint, in short intervals, with similar IP
  11. Inability to procure evidence and support
    1. To this date Flowerofchivalry has yet to produce a single, verifiable, recognized source for his POV in all concurrent discussion talkpages, despite numerous attempts by Mandel and Hmib to ask him for evidence. Yet, he insists on reverting to his version while the discussion is stalemated.
    2. The sources he does provide are either works of widely-denounced pseudohistory (Tanaka Shōmei) or Japanese articles that nobody (except him) understands.
    3. Flowerofchivalry has seen fit at this time to ignore all requests for credible sources.

[edit] Applicable policies

{list the policies that apply to the disputed conduct}

  1. Wikipedia:3RR
  2. Wikipedia:Civility
  3. Wikipedia:Neutral point of view
  4. Wikipedia:Verifiability
  5. Wikipedia:Sock_puppet#Circumventing_policy

[edit] Evidence of trying and failing to resolve the dispute

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  1. Talk:Iris_Chang
  2. Iris Chang (protected as a result of revert war)
  3. Talk:Nanking Massacre
  4. Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/3RR
  5. User_talk:SlimVirgin#Vandal_User
  6. User_talk:Flowerofchivalry#RFC

[edit] Users certifying the basis for this dispute

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  1. Hmib 11:39, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  2. Mark1 01:52, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Other users who endorse this summary

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  1. Nandesuka 16:22, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  2. --211.30.211.93 29 June 2005 06:29 (UTC)
  3. Fuwah 29 June 2005 11:38 (UTC)
  4. CharlesZ 2 July 2005 22:15 (UTC)
  5. Sasquatch′↔Talk↔Contributions 05:51, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
  6. Xanadu 23:30, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
  7. Bobbybuilder 08:42, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
  8. Andrew pmk | Talk 02:33, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
  9. anonymous 4 OCtober 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Response

This is a summary written by the user whose conduct is disputed, or by other users who think that the dispute is unjustified and that the above summary is biased or incomplete.

{Add summary here, but you must use the endorsement section below to sign. Users who edit or endorse this summary should not edit the other summaries.}

User:Flowerofchivalry has accepted my offer of assistance in resolving the edit war/protection issue on Iris Chang. I am currently in dialogue with Flowerofchivalry seeking to clarify the user's side of this issue. I am willing to act as advocate for Flowerofchivalry during any conflict resolution process regarding the articles mentioned in this RfC.

As of now, it seems that Flowerofchivalry is attempting to achieve a Neutral Point of View in the article, and believes that the article 'over-emphasizes' Iris Chang's 'accomplishments', and omits mention of opposing viewpoints.

I have not discussed etiquette issues yet with Flowerofchivalry yet.

A brief perusal of the discussion page seems to indicate a general breakdown of etiquette, and it seems to me that both 'sides' to this argument seem to feel as if they have a personal stake in the outcome, and have acted outside of wikipedia guidelines. I feel that this conflict is still resolvable by consensus process at this time. Pedant 02:36, 2005 Jun 26 (UTC)

Users who endorse this summary (sign with ~~~~):

  1. Pedant 02:36, 2005 Jun 26 (UTC)
  2. John Smith's 13:46, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  3. Flowerofchivalry 28 June 2005 07:05 (UTC)

[edit] Outside view

This is a summary written by users not directly involved with the dispute but who would like to add an outside view of the dispute.

I have been involved many times with FlowerofChivalry. Whilst I do not have problems of etiquette with him, I believe a lot of his edits are very POV, and very insiduously so. For example, he alleges in the Iris Chang talk page that Iris Chang is a "political activist" who "was paid by the Gov" and "anti-Japan". His edits also reflect his very POV beliefs [3] and he has failed to provide English links in the article itself to support his claims. Most of his links are purportedly from right-wing publications which cannot be regarded anything but extremist. Allegations such as "paid for her research in China regarding the book" cannot be considered NPOV. These edits sparked off an edit war and led to the article being locked.

FlowerofChivalry also does not believe in the Nanking Massacre [4], and claims to hold a neutral point of view concerning it, but his edits in Iris Chang, The Rape of Nanking (book) and Nanking Massacre are all highly controversial, and may I submit, an endorsement of his own beliefs rather than NPOV. Had a few of us not complained, he would have run riot on these pages.

It is clear that FlowerofChivalry is very interested in the Nanking Massacre and Iris Chang, and that he is of Japanese descent. It is also clear that he is intend at painting the late Ms Chang in as bad a light as possible to undermine her claims about the Massacre.

He has recently also appeared in Nanking Safety Zone with some very interesting edits [5], alleging, amongst other things, that John Rabe was a weapons-dealer (!) sponsored by the Chinese government (which he did not say, Communist or Nationalist), missionary Father Magee a "Japanese hatered Christian Father", and that "the citizens in the Safety Zone started realizing that the Japanese Army was friendly (sic)".

This has led to a very interesting condundrum: if FlowerofChivalry continues his POV edits, and the articles continue being locked, than the credibulity of the article and Wikipedia is seriously undermined. However, it appears that Wikipedia does not have policies safeguarding against very POV users who are extremely energetic at pushing personal agendas. Mandel July 7, 2005 14:37 (UTC)


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[edit] Discussion

All signed comments and talk not related to a vote or endorsement, should be directed to this page's discussion page.

Mandel, thank you for your providing comment. Here are the few links you have requested me to provide. Please note that I do not discuss the issues here but providing the links.
Chang stated herself as an activist here. She said "There were other activists or filmmakers..." Also, what she was doing is clearly anti-Japan. Yes, some scholors stated that Chang was paid by the Chinese Government. The Director of Pacific Research Institute stated that Chang and other activists have been supported by the Chinese government (SAPIO Feb.27, 2002).
Yes, Nanking activist, not political activist. You stick the wrong term in. She advocated for no political ideas. As for what the director of Pacific Research Institute say, it is not important. What is important is his evidence. I can say that I believe John Lennon is still alive, but I need evidence to back my story up before anyone would believe me. Mandel July 8, 2005 14:07 (UTC)
Nanking activist == Political activist because Nanking Massacre == Political Issue

--Flowerofchivalry 8 July 2005 22:07 (UTC)

I am not an extremist. I would appreciate you if you could refrain from those kinds of labeling.
The sites you point to are clearly extremist. Mandel July 8, 2005 14:07 (UTC)
OK, it may be extremist for you, but you should know what the real extremist is. Some people claim that vanish all Chinese from Japan because Chinese always commit crimes. This assertion may be an extreme. None of them claim anything like this.--Flowerofchivalry 8 July 2005 22:07 (UTC)


This is Rabe was a weapon dealer
in Japanese I translate precisely as I can. "Magee was anti-Japan and he sympathized with Chinese believers. He was extremely biased, and his opinions was not easily accepted by people in the United Stated by that time."
Again, you are quoting a secondary source and an opinion, not a primary source (direct evidence or quote from John Magee himself is needed). I can say that John Magee is anti-Russian, anti-Semitic or anti-American even, but again, what proofs do I have in saying that?
Magee is clearly anti-Japan because he was looking for Japanese evil activities, and he actually could not see any homicide scene(one "homicide" case was the Japanese soldier shot the Chinese person who tried to ran away from stop order). He did not see any single homicide case in small area (same as Central Park) in 2 months, and a hundreds of thousands people were killed. However, he created the story of Nanking Massacre from "someone said something", like a chinese person said that he saw the scene that soldier killed a citizen. Everything John Magee stated is second or third source and therefore his testify does not qualify as the primary source. And don't forget, Siemens used to manufucture weapons (but they mainly manufuctured the related equipment). According to my quick research, Siemens is the biggest electric group and the Nationalist govt bought weapons from Germany. John Rabe was the head of Siemens in China. He must have involved selling weapons. Oh, don't forget, Rabe sold other than weapons to them such as generator. The Nationalist govt was the most important customer for Rabe.

--Flowerofchivalry 8 July 2005 22:07 (UTC)

It seems that Mandel has the fixed idea on that the evil Japanese killed 300,000 innocent people, and all other ideas are not acceptable.
I based my belief on the diaries of John Rabe and primary sources which I have read. I'm not certain about the number, but indiscriminate killings obviously did occur. Mandel July 8, 2005 14:07 (UTC)
I agree that. As I said, Nanking Massacre exists and a hundreds of disarmed soldiers were killed, and this is illegal. You and my assertion already the same for this point.--Flowerofchivalry 8 July 2005 22:07 (UTC)
Besides, Japan is in the forefront of the studies of Nanking Massacre. In China, there is no freedom of speech (or if I say more precisely, people have freedom of speech if and only if the Chinese government agree that), so the study the Chinese government does not favor in China is impossible. In fact, Chang made the most research in China.
If some of the primary witnesses and victims of the Massacre are in Nanking and China, what makes you think that Chinese research is unimportant? The way you dismiss studies of other countries reek of Japanese chauvinism. Mandel July 8, 2005 14:07 (UTC)
Again, there is no freedom of speech in China. In such area, "I saw something" or "I heard something" or "I was raped" does not mean anything. From the beginning, why they did not testify at International Military Tribunal for the Far East when the Chinese government worked very heard to find witnesses and victims.--Flowerofchivalry 8 July 2005 22:07 (UTC)
The same as Wekipedians, there are volunteers who translate documents from Japanese to English, but many credible documents are yet avilable only in Japanese. I have been doing my best to find the sources in English, but if I cannot find the sources in English, I will translate precisely as possible. People can acquire the Japanese people who support the incident so they can verify my translate is not twisted.
I wish I could edit the article with your cooperation to check my writing, but you believe everything I write is "insidious." To be honest, I need you because I need other POVs. I really hope you and I can help each other and make the articles more unbiased.
Cheers, --Flowerofchivalry 8 July 2005 10:23 (UTC)
I wish those my comments help the discussion. --

Flowerofchivalry 8 July 2005 22:07 (UTC)

This is getting out of hand in a place designed as a RfC, not active forum. I'll answer in the Nanking Massacre talk page. Mandel July 9, 2005 10:31 (UTC)

[edit] Neutral Japanese Translator?

FoC seems to use a great deal (if not exclusively) Japanese source material, is there any person(s) here who is willing to help translate the documents for the other parties involved? Xanadu 21:26, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

I heard there is a commercial website to translate the Japanese documents to English. There are two problems: 1) They translate a few pages of documents for free. Otherwise, $$$$$$ needed. 2)As Hmib requested me to translate the book to English, this violates the copyright law. Hmib told me to commit a crime, so I refused. He blames me for this on this page. The author must agree to publish his work according to GPL in order to distribute here (or even on talk pages or just e-mail to a few users), but probably he does not approve it. I think (which means this is my personal opinion) it is legal if all involved people buy the book in Japanese, and only those users get translated version. However, I'm not sure that it doesn't violate the translation right (there is one in Japan).
By the way, I have to say this. All people who signed to endorse as a third party declared that it is my bad to refuse to commit crime. This is one of problems. This RfC has many problems that's why no third party commented.
--Flowerofchivalry 23:50, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
I am speechless... since when was copying a passage from a book a crime? I am tempted to sue FoC for slander, but a policy in wikipedia is no legal threats... :(
Are you some kind of promoter who's ultimate purpose on these pages is to beguile idiots to buy your pseudohistory and make some money? This attempt at promotion is really too transparent...
-Hmib 05:03, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
A passage? You requested a few pages. I know you believe they are extremists or whatever, but why don't you go to a library. You don't have to pay anything for the book. Most universities have online catalog so use it. I'm not sure that your high school interlibrary loans from universities, but if it's possible, you can check it out. You can bring the book home and read it as much as you want in front of Diet Coke or Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi.
Btw, you can sue me. You have a legal right to sue me, but I'm 1.00 * 102 % sure you are not going to get anything. Look at this page. You advertised about this at Chinese communities but nothing happened.
--Flowerofchivalry 10:22, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
Actually I requested "revelent passages". And no, libraries in my area do not have Japanese books. Even if they did they would not have such extremist Japanese books. I live in Washington, not Idaho. :D I wonder why you had to use scientific notation to denote that you're 100% sure. As you have limited say in this matter, the judge being the person handing down the verdict, your probablity can definitely not be precise to 3 significant numbers. This shows your poor professional ethics and willingness to fabricate information based on personal opinion. :D You are right I advertised at the Chinese noticeboard, but of the several new faces appearing here in the last few days, I cannot say how many came because of my 'advertisement'. If indeed no one from my 'advertised' community came to join this debate, it's because the whole thing has turned into a hilarious attempt at fabrication of history engineered by you, and they see no point in wasting precious time on this. -Hmib 16:54, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

No, that book is in English look at Talk:Iris Chang again. I know you can't read Japanese. I hope you can check the book out and read as much as you want to find "how the author is an extremist" or "how the history has been revised" or whatever.

I don't know how many came here either but people's just signing for endorsement is strange. A few of them joined some discussion, and I appreciate for that. But only a few of them.

And again, you have never cited anything. Please cite your sources.

--Flowerofchivalry 20:37, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

I need not oblige, as I have said a thousand times, you need to present your case since you're challenging the established articles. I do have sources etc, but I am waiting for you to present reliable sources, as a matter of principle. -Hmib 03:54, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

That's not correct. Look at neutral articles, and you will find the citation in the articles. When you use someone else's work, you must cite the sources. In addition, you originally wrote the article based on "your own research." Please cite your sources.

--Flowerofchivalry 09:32, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

My own research of reliable sources... As I said as a matter of principle to discourage POV pushers pushing on pure fabrication, I will not post my sources until you do. -Hmib 19:02, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

Do you mean that if you reveal your sources, I will argue about your sources so you do not want to reveal it. Is this correct?

--Flowerofchivalry 20:39, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

No. I will state my sources if you do, which is never going to happen. If you do have any sources, go ahead and state them. But you don't. So... -Hmib 23:56, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

The professor, Nobuo Tajima at Seijo University stated Rabe was a weapon dealer. This statement was broadcasted on the nation-wide TV network. Another professor at Harvard said that he sold weapons to China. According to the record of the Committee. They stated that those illegal guerrillas possessed weapons. The same as above. Read his diary. Read the record of "International Military Tribunal for the Far East" International Ethics Institute also stated the same thing. International Ethics Institute Read here I should have written hostilly instead of enemy. This is from 南京事件の総括　虐殺否定15の論拠 by 田中 正明 Ikuhiko Hata "Nankin Jiken" The same as above The same as No.4

This is a copy&paste from Talk:Nanjing_Safety_Zone, just for a small example that shows my citation. You ignore or forget anything you don't favor. Again, you have never cited throughout the discussion. Anything. But you have been blaming me of no citation. This is from the last month. You need to cite your sources.

--Flowerofchivalry 07:41, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

You say "read his diary". John Rabe's diary is in German and has been published in English. Can you please point to the section wherein Rabe indicates he is a weapons dealer in his diary? Because I don't think that it exists. Nandesuka 12:03, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

I said "read his diary" for the letter, not an weapon dealer related thing. Please read Talk: Nanjing Safety Zone.

--Flowerofchivalry 23:14, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Forgive me, but this is turning into a discussion about articles that have been claimed to be past discussing - so why the need for this RfC? Perhaps I've got the wrong end of the stick of what an RfC is for, but if you're all still talking to each other, surely that means it is possible to reach a consensus. John Smith's 23:23, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] List of Disputed Claims

I think it's appropriate to at least reach a consensus on what claims are being disputed... -- Xanadu 05:44, 3 August 2005 (UTC)


This list is in no particular order and is by no means complete, please add to this list as one sees fit.

  • John Rabe was an arms dealer
  • The Nanjing Massacre did not occur
  • This theory is subscribed to by the majority of people in Japan
  • Credibility of Tanaka Masaaki
  • ALL Chinese research is wholly unreliable and bent to political aims of the ROC/PRC
  • No incidence of murder happened in the Safety Zone
  • John Maggie has anti-Japanese agendas
  • Use of Japanese Wikipedia as affirmation of disputed claims
The last one, Use of Japanese Wikipedia as affirmation of disputed claims, I don't think that's what FoC wanted to say, he threatened to do that because I translated Nanjing Safety Zone from Chinese, and he didn't really have an idea what that meant. -Hmib 07:18, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
This is partially true. It is way easier for me to translate from ja to en. There are no reasons that zh is always correct and ja is always incorrect.
Unlike China, Japan has freedom of speech.
--Flowerofchivalry 17:44, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
By the same logic, there is no reason why Chinese sources are always incorrect and Japanese ones always correct. -Hmib 00:14, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
I've alerted the Japanese wikipedian's noticeboard and requested they confirm whether FoC's claims that his theory is supported by the majority of people in Japan holds any water or not. This should be interesting. -Hmib 19:51, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
I am back from the vacation.
OK, and then did you get anything?
--Flowerofchivalry 17:44, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
Nope. I guess most people (unlike us) don't have the patience nor stomach to deal with the likes of you. -Hmib 00:14, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

That is your opinion. You have to realize that your assertion is very similar to the propaganda of communism and not supported in the most area of the world.

Wikipedia is not a place for political action like you are doing.

--Flowerofchivalry 14:05, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Please show some evidence that my assertion "is very similar to the propaganda of communism" and that it is "not supported in the most area of the world". Or is this too much to ask of you? Well, given your established track record of not being able to provide any credible shred of evidence, I think so. -Hmib 03:12, 21 August 2005 (UTC)


Just one of mane examples

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[7]

What kind of idiot trusts the Chinese Government who slaughtered a tens of millions people, and they admitted the fact but they do not do anything but excuse.

You have never cited any single source throughout the discussions. Cite your sources. Cite your sources. Cite your sources.

By the way, you got comments here Wikipedia talk:Japanese Wikipedians' notice board. I know you want to ignore his comment as you always do.

Cite your sources before continuing valueless excuse.

--Flowerofchivalry 05:35, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Please show some evidence that my assertion "is very similar to the propaganda of communism" and that it is "not supported in the most area of the world". Or is this too much to ask of you? Well, given your established track record of not being able to provide any credible shred of evidence, I think so. -Hmib 03:12, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

It seems Hmib stopped thinking (if any) and gave up discussion.

Please read User_talk:SlimVirgin to find out his severe thinking disorder.

--Flowerofchivalry 06:21, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

That was a personal attack and will be reported. Along with numerous others which I chose to overlook. (On second thought, no, I'll give you one last chance. Then it's RFA.) -Hmib 06:23, 21 August 2005 (UTC)


I understand your concern. Any opinions you do not favor are personal attacks and vandalisms. Report now. Report to your closest police station or court or anywhere. You can call to the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. or you can report this to your mommy. I don't care. Who cares?

Honestly, when I read the comment you left at SlimVirgin's talk page, I failed to suppress laughing since it is really funny.

Hahaha, report? Do it RIGHT NOW! RfA? You want more ashame? Do it now.

--Flowerofchivalry 06:31, 21 August 2005 (UTC)


Alright, you asked for it. I will now dismantle your crap one at a time, as unappealing as that may be.

FoC, you accused me of having an assertion that "is very similar to the propaganda of communism", namely, that the Nanjing Massacre did indeed happen.

First, we must establish the origin of the "propaganda of communism". It would be reasonable to assume that you are referring to communism in China, namely that of the People's Republic of China, which was established October 1, 1949.

Second, we must establish the origin of my assertion, namely that the Nanjing Massacre did indeed happen. I refer to the verdict of the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, which found Japanese officers to be responsible for the Rape of Nanjing.

On Matsui: He was in command of the Army responsible for these happenings. He knew of them. He had the power, as he had the duty, to control his troops and to protect the unfortunate citizens of Nanking. He must be held criminally responsible for his failure to discharge this duty.
On Hirota: The Tribunal is of opinion that HIROTA was derelict in his duty in not insisting before the Cabinet that immediate action be taken to put an end to the atrocities, failing any other action open to him to bring about the same result. He was content to rely on assurances which he knew were not being implemented while hundreds of murders, violations of women, and other atrocities were being committed daily. His inaction amounted to criminal negligence.

Thus by extension, we need to consider the prosecuting team in the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal. It was a team led by an American, Joseph B. Keenan. The team was made up of 14 Allied nations: Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Soviet Union, the United States of America and the Republic of China. The ROC delegate was Hsiang Che-Chun.

Unless you were referring to Soviet propaganda, which I do not think you were, there is no mention of the People's Republic of China anywhere in the IMTFE. Where were they then, I wonder? Well, they were still hiding in their stone caves! They hardly had the capacity to send a delegate to the IMTFE, I think...

Therefore, your accusation that my assertion "is very similar to the propaganda of communism", is patently false, since I derive my assertion from the findings of the IMTFE, an organisation which had no connection whatsoever to a non-existent entity from which I am accused to have derived my assertions from, which found Japanese officers guilty of perpetrating the Nanjing Massacre. Case closed.

-Hmib 07:43, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

(I think we should start taking bets as to how long you two keep this slagging match going........ John Smith's 10:42, 21 August 2005 (UTC))

I'm famous person as I have never given up once I started doing something among my friends. However, I think I'm going to finish this soon by vanishing political activists from Wikipedia.

The above Hmib's comment does not make any sense. The Communist government has been modifying "historical events" such as "Nanking Massacre" to gain international influence.

Even the New York based Chinese newspaper, The Epoch Times, explained this problem.

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--Flowerofchivalry 11:53, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

You just threw away the last shred of credibility you had. The communist government which you accuse of modifying history, espouses a finding that was recognised by a commission of international delegates at a time where the communist government in question was nonexistent. They had neither the influence, nor the ability, to modify anything at the time.
John Smith's, if you betted, RIGHT NOW, you've won the bet, because effectively this debacle is over. FoC just forfeited. :) -Hmib 19:32, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
"What kind of idiot trusts the Chinese Government who slaughtered a tens of millions people, and they admitted the fact but they do not do anything but excuse." Well what kind of idiot trusts the Japanese government then...CharlesZ 16:55, 4 September 2005 (UTC)