User talk:Nameneko/Archive 1

Archive 1

ou, ō Preference, etc.

I take it you prefer the ō to the 'ou'. Noted. I'll try to do that in the future. (At least on the Senseki Line or any other line you do.) Personally, I feel that if the Japanese write A - O - BA - DO - U - RI in katakana, I'll go with aa, ei, ii, ou, uu as my double vowels, for no other reason that it's much easier to type. :) --William McDuff 04:21, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Er, hiragana. --William McDuff 04:22, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the work on the Kesennuma Line! --William McDuff 10:03, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Just like to say the Train Line template looks smashing! -William McDuff 01:08, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Image use in Wikipedia

Hello, Nameneko. Please be reminded to apply image copyright tags when uploading images. Would {{GFDL}} be appropriate for your Image:2005 Miyagi Earthquake Tohoku Map.png ? Thanks. -- PFHLai 09:27, 2005 August 17 (UTC)

Japan Rail Transport WikiProject

You know, we should start one! Between the two of us, we pretty much are one... (Not too shaken from the quake? I was in Sendai Station at the time, so it wasn't too bad. Those rail platforms are about ten feet deep cement. They don't move much. :) -William McDuff 04:13, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

And by the way, what exactly is a block system? I left it out of the Kesennuma Line page when I put up the template. -William McDuff 11:01, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure about the block system. From what I've read, I know that it's used to prevent collisions, but I'm less informed on the specifics (such as the automatic block system). I'm not exactly at proffessional-level translator status, or anywhere close for that matter.

As for the quake, I'm pretty sure I got the first news from Wikinews, so I started an article as soon as I could. In the area of actually feeling the quake, I wouldn't have known that it happened, as I live in Arizona.

Also, I have lots of plans for a possible WIkipedia Japan Rail Transport. The first step, I would guess, is to make the page. If you could do this, that would be great, since I'm not sure how many steps it would take, as well as where I would need to put things, etc..

-Nameneko 23:34, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

I just looked at the Japanese Kesennuma Line page. It doesn't have a block system listed, so I'm sure it's fine to leave it off of that one.

-Nameneko 23:39, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

Hmm. Apparently WikiProjects are for co-ordinating a larger group of people. At the moment, we can pretty much do that on our user pages, as the two of us are doing the lion share of edits for Miyagi rail.

I'll be going down to Sendai again this weekend, most probably, so I'm going to try to get Kami-Wakuya, Kogota, and Matsuyama-machi photographed, and perhaps Hirose-Dori and/or Kotodai-Koen as well. Assuming decent weather, which is probably a bad assumption, there's a typhoon on the way up... [1] -William McDuff 03:53, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Well, I guess I'll make a separate page on my user page for a project. My goal is to completely redo the categorization of the current articles in accordance with the Japanese catagories and work down from Hokkaidō to keep things together. I'll probably start that sometime this week or next week if I can.

-Nameneko 06:00, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Place Names

I've found a website that could be pretty useful: Japan Post Zip Code Search

You can search for cities and districts by province, and it gives you the pronounciation in katakana! -Xetrov znt 20:52, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks! I've already used it to get rid of two minor translations

-Nameneko 23:04, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Kesennuma

Erm...it's not actually done yet, as I didn't get to the tourist information... :) -William McDuff 02:06, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about that. I placed a disclaimer (bottom "paragraph") on the page just to let people know what I think constitutes a "finished" page for now. Feel free to change it if you think it needs changing, but just make sure to list it here. I also added a note to Kesennuma in the "finished" section, rather than moving it. Hope it helps!

-Nameneko 05:38, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Copyright, and the solution

Nameneko,

I put some info on User_talk:William_McDuff's page, about some images I can quickly create using a combo of data points from the Japanese govt, and some custom computer programs. Pretty much anything is possible (size, color, etc). I also have data for tracing the highways and train lines. I'm pretty sure it is available for the whole country, but I just have the Miyagi data right now.

User_talk:Neier has some rough examples.

Neier 12:09, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Hmmmm... I think that may be where the creator of the original images may have gotten them. They look awfully similar. I had actually made a template for future maps, but if we can get a map of Japan in proportion to the map at Image:Miyagi-trial.png, that'll be great. I, personally prefer the white/grey coloring and I made a map (same size as the first) using those colors, in case you're interested. Thanks for your work!

-Nameneko 23:02, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

I saw the new colors, and intentionally used them for that sample, even though I like the beige better. It's important to keep it all the same.

Making a map of Japan might take some intensive number crunching. I don't think that there is an easy way to get all of the points in one big file, so I'll need to DL each prefecture's data individually. I'll check when I get home tonight. It might be possible to get a complete set of rough data in one single file, but when blown up to that size, it may not look good. I'll see. I don't think that the prefecture boundaries across water (like in the western half of the country) will be shown on my map either. I may play with the train line data tonight as well. I briefly looked for a list of GPS coords for JR stations so we could mark them on the track too, but came up empty. Well, not exactly, but I don't plan on spending 210,000 yen for the privilege.

I think the Japanese map creator probably got the map from the same place, but my impression was that he took the picture directly off of the site, which is questionable wrt the licensing. (That is just based on my observations about the size of the original file in gov't site, and the size of the ja.wiki map -- but, it's still possible he did the something similar to me). The click-through agreement for the data coordinates says that the data can be edited, appended, deleted and distributed in a different form, as long as it doesn't break the law or infringe the rights (copyrights?) of anyone else. The last part is slightly open to interpretation, but I think the intentions can be dictated by the first clause, which is what allows the data to be redistributed at all, and by the fact that nobody else can really hold a copyright on these numbers in the first place.

On the other topic, I accept the consensus on the ", Sendai" versus " (Miyagi)" names at the end of the stations. I'll move back the unique station names to have no naming extension, and change Kawaramachi, Kuromatsu, and Asahigaoka links in the template to " (Miyagi)"; and ask to have the ", Sendai" pages that I made deleted. Does that sound ok?

Neier 05:56, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

You might want to keep in mind the mergers in the north-east when building such a map. And I've heard rumors of a merge in the south, though I keep forgetting to ask.. -William McDuff 13:20, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

I don't think you'll have to worry about deleting the ", Sendai" articles after moving them. When you move the article, a redirect is created in that spot. Unless it bothers you a lot, you shouldn't have to list them in AfD. For maps, I think if it's possible to get individual prefecture maps (with bordering prefectures included), that should work. I don't think it's completely necessary, and if it is, we can use existing ones or the one I linked to at the top. I'm pleased to hear about the copyright. Once the maps are created it will make them a lot easier to add into articles. I'll make a map user subpage sometime in the future. If the copyright isn't a problem, then they should be fine to load on to Wikimedia Commons.

My next plan is to find out about Japanese municipal symbol copyrights. Still no one has given me a straight answer. I guess my major question is, do images on Wikimedia Commons fall under United States copyright law or more than one? If the only copyrights that apply are United States ones (or something similar), then I'll start uploading to the Commons.

In conclusion, having both the maps and the municipal symbols available on the commons would probably help a lot.

-Nameneko 00:02, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

The stations have been moved back. I also added macrons to the subway stations which needed them. Which got me a little distracted, cleaning up the errant tohokus, etc.

I have downloaded all of the map data, and have made a couple of pictures already, but I'm not completely satisfied with the results. "Being too detailed" doesn't sound like a problem but the lines look scratchy in some places. I don't know how to fix those. But, the bigger problem is that in coastal areas (real coasts -- not the reclaimed land smooth beaches), the resolution of the government data really causes trouble. See Tokyo bay, or north of Kyushu for some nasty examples. I think I calculated that if the map were 25,000x25,000 then it would look ok. I'm not going to try that, although it would be a good excuse to get a G5 to replace my aging mac. I have a couple of ideas that I've still not tried, so there may be hope. I also still need to get the aspect ratio worked out since degrees don't map directly to X/Y coordinates, and there's about a 30% difference in the distance of one degree between Hokkaido and Okinawa. So, the map probably looks squeezed in some places. Nonetheless, I've put a sample up. Keep in mind that since it is all machine-generated it is easy to make a single prefecture in as large as resolution as necessary (or, a city -- with the wards, etc).

Which leads to a question -- if the template is just to allow each prefecture to have a source map, then would it make sense to upload forty-odd prefectural maps instead? And, if so, then what size for each prefecture?

Neier 12:07, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

The whole map looks similar to the one I showed earlier, except without the blue outlines. With the new, image-deletion policy in place, the maps are in even greater, well, danger or being speedy-deleted. If the maps are ineligible for copyright (which I would think they'd be), then the problem would pretty much be solved with the only next step being to find the images and insert their copyright information. What do you think? Are they ineligible for copyright or would they fall under something else. If they're made with the same program, there shouldn't be any difference in copyright information.

-Nameneko 02:04, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

I don't know the source of the other maps. I only know the source to the maps I've been playing with. The similarities with the earlier picture may be because I used the same colors, and also because most maps of the same area will look similar. There are a few differences, which I noticed. First, there are some islands on my map which don't show up on yours. Secondly, if you look in western Akita, the ring of water on your map is not on mine, and it doesn't matter how much you blow it up, the gov't data does not have this ring. For those two reasons (especially the second one), I don't think these two maps came from the same place. Another difference is the straight-line prefecture boundaries between some of the small islands around Shikoku and Kyushu. Those could have been added at any point by anyone, though, so it's not as much of a smoking gun as the water ring.

Neier 02:59, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

"Japan Geography Stub" Separation

There's been a proposal to separate the stub into different categories. The two current possibilities are:

• Split by prefecture

Pros

• Creates distiction between prefectures
• Allows expansion to an agreeable amount (not pages and pages of articles)
• Easier to categorize, as the prefecture is usually named in the article or article title

Cons

• 47 new categories would be created
• As of now, only 80 articles would be in each category, if divided evenly

• Split by region

Pros

• Much fewer categories compared to splitting by prefecture

Cons

• Difficulty in categorization
• Ambiguity (ie: Niigata, Shizuoka, etc.)
• Much more general than splitting by prefecture

That's all I have right now. I've already started creating maps for the stubs (if created) by, really, just changing the color of the ones in the Commons. There are prefectural ones that are used on the ja.wikipedia, but they're black and all of the geo-stubs here seem to be red. There's a discussion on the talk page of the category, but I've posted here too just to get a little more input on the subject.

-Nameneko 04:43, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Colour articles

I recommend a long hard look at Special:Contributions/67.85.2.175, since you appear to be in the mood for this. Xe created a whole swathe of these articles back in August. They need to be reviewed to see whether they are verifiable colour names. Uncle G 01:23, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

User:Latitude0116 has on his/her page that he/she created a multitude of color pages, some of which have already been deleted. I plan to search through that sometime soon. There really needed to be some sort of a crackdown on these pages, so I hope I'm doing something useful in doing this.

-Nameneko 04:49, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

Re:Japan-geo-stubs and Historical Provinces of Japan

Hi Nameneko - you wrote: This is just my opinion, but I think that stubs of historical provinces of Japan shouldn't be categorized into present-day prefectures but rather, left in the old japan-geo-stub category. Thanks for all of your work on categorizing the new stubs!

Don't thank me! Most of the work is being done by others (User:Mindmatrix is doing a lot of it). You might want to comment to him about the historic provinces, although with other countries historical areas are divided up according to the current political divisions (I stubbed a Prussian province with {{Poland-geo-stub}} today, for instance). Grutness...wha? 05:44, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm rather indifferent to this; I've only been stubbing them with the new prefecture stubs because they were listed on User:Grutness/Ongoing geo-stub splits. I think they were added by User:Caerwine (here's a diff of two successive edits to that page by Caerwine), so you may want to ask him. I certainly won't be offended if you re-stub to the generic stub catefory, though as Grutness has mentioned, there is some precedent for doing it this way. Mindmatrix 01:42, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

I'd also like to note that old provinces are already grouped together under Category:Old provinces of Japan, and that provinces that fit into two prefectures can be double-stubbed, e.g. Dewa Province (I'm yet to encounter a province that can't be marked with two or less tags, but if I do I won't subcategorize it). If that solution does not look suitable, feel free to restub (and you might want to let me and others know so we don't subcategorize other provinces). Conscious

Awaji Province fits into only {{ibaraki-geo-stub}}, but my concern mainly came from Mutsu Province, which encompasses four prefectures (three of which have their own stub category, one of which is three stubs away from getting one). I suppose categorizing them under more than one would work. Should prefectures included that don't have their own stubs be substituted with {{japan-geo-stub}}. For example, should Mutsu have {{Aomori-geo-stub}}, {{Iwate-geo-stub}}, {{Fukushima-geo-stub}}, and {{Japan-geo-stub}} (as a replacement for Miyagi Prefecture)?

-Nameneko 06:04, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

I think that's too many, and Mutsu Province should only be labelled with {{Japan-geo-stub}}. Conscious 07:49, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, that settles that, then, since Mutsu is the only province that covers more than two current prefectures. Thanks for the speedy responses!

-07:51, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Copyright infringement on Izumo Province

In response to your concerns raised on copyright infringement on Izumo Province, I'd like to inform you that I've since confirmed that there was a problem, and removed the offending text from the article. Thank you for your diligence! Rob Church ^{Talk | FAD} 08:38, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

map fixes

Thanks for all the map fixes in Japan old province articles. I'm kind of embarassed not to have noticed that I was oversizing and introducing artifacts into the images I had only just added. :-) Willhsmit 21:56, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

That's perfectly alright. It doesn't take that much effort to change them. Glad I could help!

-Nameneko 23:10, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

New Japanese City Template

Hmm. The prefecture above and below the map is redundant, and you seem to be missing district (-gun). It has a lot less info in it, too. Hmm. I like the old one better, but I do like the logo on top, and the new map colors, and the colors of the new template. (In addition, you should probably erase the boundry between Utatsu and Shizugawa, since they've either merged, or are just about to.) -William McDuff 12:32, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

I'll try to include the country and symbols (tree and flower) sometime soon. The problem with including the district is that cities don't fall into a district. Perhaps it could be used as a caption for the map? Speaking of captions, if you have any ideas on better captions for the map, please let me know Thanks for the input!

-Nameneko 22:59, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Perhaps move the latitude and longitude under the map, replace it with the trees and flowers, and allow 'None' being a valid district value? You might want to add a spot for Touhoku (as opposed to Kinki, or other areas of Japan) as well. -William McDuff 00:42, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

I thought about moving the coordinates, but doing so would deplete the number of entries in the "Physical Characteristics" section, and even then the population might not be considered a physical characteristic. I just added a "District" entry (see here) and I've used "N/A" as the placeholder for cities. I'm also thinking about the inclusion of symbols (which will happen, sooner or later), but I'm contemplating the location; it can't be too high because there are more important things, but do we want to put it at the very bottom? Everything else seems to precede the two symbols. Also, I don't know why, but the last Sendai map I uploaded changed back to the original, colored format. Does it look that way on your computer?

-Nameneko 04:59, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

I think the map should go on top, personally, with the symbol beneath; I seem to remember an argument about this before, actually, on the old template. Colors look fine to me. Personally, I'd go with location, map, symbols (including city symbol), and the rest below. I wish data was readily available for the lowest and highest points in a city/town, as that would be handy to add. -William McDuff 12:36, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

I hate to get into another ordering argument with William, but I like the symbol on top. It looks like Oz (eg New South Wales), France (Aquitaine) and the US (Indiana) do it that way already. Instead of N/A, you may want to make it Designated City in the template. It might also be nice to have "Subdivisions" for cities and -guns. That's asking for a lot, though.

The geo-site that I got the map stuff from (don't worry -- I haven't forgotten about this!) has files with elevation points. They have quite a bit of stuff (like fishing areas, parks), and aerial photographs from 25 years ago, etc. They also give you a key to figure out how to read the files, but I don't think the elevations can be divided easily into citys/towns. I suppose it's possible to take the map boundary data and figure out a way to overlay the elevation data to decide what points are in what town (actually, I just got a very dangerous idea-- to create map colors based on elevation. That is something I can do after I'm retired).  ;-) - Neier 14:34, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the proposal for the maps, but the maps like the one on the Sendai article should be fine. Perhaps there could be more geographical information in the article itself. Another map problem would be updating all maps for a prefecture (and bordering prefectures) in the case of a merger. I still like the idea of having the symbol on top, but that does separate the symbol (image) from the other symbols (tree, flower). Perhaps once more people are aware of its existence, we can propose a vote for the structure of the template. The thing about putting in "designated city" for "district" is that for cities like Shiogama, Miyagi, which aren't designated cities, would still have "N/A" for the district.

-Nameneko 22:40, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Alright, I always seem to lose this arguements on ordering, though I seem to remember one a while back on this subject going the other way. I personally don't care about that. I would, however, change the link below the map to something like "<<Muncipality>>'s location in <<Prefecture>>" with the prefecture delinked, as it's linked directly above. Just a minor edit. As for maps, what we need is something like the train line templates for maps, where each area on the map is enumerated, and you can simply enter in the numbers you want darkened.

Wishful thinking, I know. Might as well update the one you're working on, and trust that the Kes/Kara merger and the one down south (which I know exists, but am unsure who's involved) get resolved in their own time. I think that's about it for Miyagi mergers, though.

(Off topic note: This weekend, Sendai area train stations are getting photographed! Time to fill up that category some more. :)-William McDuff 12:32, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

I've changed the parameter from {{{Prefecture}}} to {{{Prefecture (no brackets)}}} so that the map captioning idea works. Take a look.

-Nameneko 02:26, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

University of Ottawa

I see that you erased proof that I have given you , please do not sabotage the article for your biased reasons...

Proof Again!

~AnakinSkywalker~

Look I have provided enough proof. The sources above are all reliable. You can find this information around the web. If you don't agree, provide proof that DIRECTLY states otherwise. The links provide proof. Which you haven't.

Government website

"Strategically located in the heart of Canada's national capital, the University of Ottawa is the most important bilingual educational institution in North America and a world leader in research."

"the University is engaged on the international" scene in all key sectors."

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/search/navigate.do?language=eng&portal=1&estblmntNo=234567031121&profile=completeProfile

"Research in medicine and science is what the University is world renowned for"

http://www.canadian-universities.net/Universities/University-of-Ottawa.html

"Areas of Expertise The University of Ottawa offers programs in the areas of management, the arts and humanities, pure, applied, and health sciences, as well as in the professional fields of education, medicine, and law."

"North America's premier bilingual university, the University of Ottawa is a major player in the cultural and economic development of the Canadian national capital region."

http://www.schoolfinder.com/schools/profile.asp?

"the University of Ottawa: it is North America's premier bilingual university and one of the most cosmopolitan in Canada"

http://www.collegium.edu.pl/english/international/partner.php

~AnakinSkywalker~

Who may I ask this third party is? could lead to bias and I think it is unfair seeing it could be tainted

~AnakinSkywalker~

I have also added a Government website. Also, please refrain from adding your personal comments in my section. That is meant for your section on oppose, not for support.

~AnakinSkywalker~

Again, please refrain from adding your personal comments in my section. That is meant for your section on oppose, not for support.

User:Anakinskywalker

I'm chooising to ignore him, I'm fed up with dealing with his disrespect. I'll wait for backup, I've put in for a member advocate, and of course, mediation. There's strength in numbers. --File:Ottawa flag.png Spinboy No ads on Wikipedia. 22:41, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Just make sure to stay cool. I put in a mediation request for solely the editing dispute and nothing more, since accusations from both sides stem from the actual debate itself. Try to focus on only the topic in question rather than the opponents actions (however annoying) and this shouldn't go into name-calling and accusations. -Nameneko 00:35, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

I started an RfC, I need another user to certify it, please. See it at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Anakinskywalker. --File:Ottawa flag.png Spinboy No ads on Wikipedia. 00:42, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm afraid I'm not going to validate this at this point in time. If this behavior persists or worsens, then the case can be made after the dispute has been settled. Starting this now will only prove as a hindrance to the negotiation process and may possibly result in a similar statement filed against you. -Nameneko 00:46, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

He's been blocked for violating 3RR, there is no negotiation atm. All of that should be done in one place, I don't agree with it being "world renowned". --File:Ottawa flag.png Spinboy No ads on Wikipedia. 00:58, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

By all means, make your opinion known! -Nameneko 01:03, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Mediation

If you still need mediation, please file at WP:TINMC. I'm sorry to say this, but every mediator has a case (two of us have TWO). The MedCab has good people too, and I'd say you'll do fine with em. Cheers. Redwolf24 (talk) 00:46, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip! I think the dispute has been solved, for the most part, so unless something horribly drastic happens, I don't think the mediation process will be necessary. -Nameneko 04:21, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

On Jordan Box

I thought about AfD'ing it too, but wanted to give the creator a chance to move it if he/she ntoiced my message. I'm in the process of writing a "hey, you should make a user account" message for the I.P. But I don't object to the delete. Wildyoda 06:24, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

Well, the link to the AfD nomination is here in case you're interested. Thanks for the quick reply! -Nameneko 06:27, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

Re:JJ.Johnson

A better place to place a notice about such violations (fake barnstars, personal threats) might be WP:AN.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 20:53, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

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boardgamegeek.com

Hi, I noticed you had been systematically reverting User:Val42's external links to boardgamegeek.com. I just wondered if you were aware of the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Counter_Vandalism_Unit#HELP.21. (FWIW, I hate linkspam as much as anyone, but I concur the view that these links are on a par with our IMDB external links from movies. I have no affiliation with the site.) —Blotwell 09:37, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

I never knew. Thanks for the notice! When I get the time I'll try to revert the edits I made. -Nameneko 05:58, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

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question

hi Nameneko, you helped edit once the Kimono article. There is a slight dispute going on about the Talk:Junihitoe, maybe you care to share some input? with kind regards... Gryffindor 18:14, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

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Japan Train Wikiproject

FYI, there is a new project for trains in Japan at Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains in Japan. Neier 12:15, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

BoardGameGeek

I see you've reverted the BoardGameGeek link on Elfenland as linkspam. BoardGameGeek links aren't considered spam - it's prettyu much the board game equivalent of IMDB. See Talk:BoardGameGeek for more details. Percy Snoodle 13:21, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I've just noticed this is a duplicate of an above comment. Percy Snoodle 13:22, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Fix your missorting

I fixed the missorting created by your move of Omisoka. Will you please go clean up after yourself and fix anything else you have left missorted in this manner? Gene Nygaard 14:21, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

A request for assistance

Would you support the concept of moving the Earhart "myths" to a separate page or article? The reason for my suggesting this is that the main article should be an accurate and scholarly work while the speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding the disappearance of Amelia Earhart are interesting, they belong in a unique section. Most researchers, as you know, discount the many theories and speculation that has arisen in the years following her last flight. Go onto the Earhart discussion page and register your vote/comments...and a Happy New Year to you as well. Bzuk 03:02 3 January 2007 (UTC).

Welcome back!

I see your activity has increased as of this March. Welcome back! -- Masamunecyrus^(talk)_(contribs) 02:26, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Sendai

That article REALLY needs citations. I've added a tag and a references section - please help fill it up! That's the only way it will move towards FA status. John Smith's 10:58, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

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