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Kyoko Takezawa

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I have done a little more investigation and it appears she may be notable. Please include this information on the page however. As of now there is no assertion of importance in the article, and this is a criteria for speedy deletion. Best, Irongargoyle 16:17, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, so if I disagree about the deletion of this article, should I edit the article to include her importance or should I ask for it to be reviewed first? Takezawa's less famous than, for example, Perlman but is a recording artist with major lables such as RCA and BMG. Should this be part of the article?

Would you help to review a Japanese translation made by Wikipedians?

There's been a recent discussion at the talk page of the article for the Internet meme All your base are belong to us. The topic was made famous for the gruesome Engrish translations in the original video game, and the article provided a somewhat more accurate translation along the original text.

The discussion could benefit from a review of the accuracy of these translations as it appeared in this recent version, by someone with fluency in Japanese and experience dealing with editor-made translations at Wikipedia. Thanks for your time. Diego (talk) 11:14, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Aikido Edits

For Aikido Styles I think it is best if there is some link (either the organization or the founder) to include in the list. I agree with all your additions and I think the idea by having a link to a real article (ie. not redlink) is that it sets the bar to all the other non-notable organizations that get added. I don't want to revert your edits but I would hope we can get at least a stub for those organizations.Peter Rehse (talk) 03:26, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

I think the minimum criteria is that there is some sort of article referencing the style. There is fact if memory serves me articles to Homma that might have been deleted. It the style is non-notable the theory is that the article wont survive. Can you let me know what style is dubious and I can take a look.Peter Rehse (talk) 03:59, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

At one point there was just such a list and in the end the article "Aikido Styles" was developed out of that. Going back to a List will lead to as before all sorts of minor styles/organizations demanding space. Probably best not to go there.Peter Rehse (talk) 04:56, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Gaku Homma

On the talk page you can see the results of the old deletion debate which resulted in the eventual deletion. It looks to me as if a little bit more information had been provided that it would have survived. I suggest you use Tetsuro Nariyama as a template for the minimum. I already did some categorization.Peter Rehse (talk) 04:56, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Gaku Homma

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Gaku Homma

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Speedy deletion nomination of Gaku Homma

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Please see the comments at User talk:BgwhitePeter Rehse (talk) 06:33, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

I think we have got it covered but to make sure we really need something more with respect to references - not local and not Aikido Journal. Great if you could find something.Peter Rehse (talk) 08:39, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

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Morihiro Saito

Do you have any comments about what is said at the bottom of the talk page (Talk:Morihiro Saito).Peter Rehse (talk) 09:13, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Seigo Yamaguchi

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Request for translation: List of sources for an article

Dear Rufe,

On the Reference desk someone recommended using the list of translators in response to a request. Are you willing to translate portions of or all of the list of references on this page? es:Wikipedia discusión:Consultas de borrado/Liceo Mexicano Japonés? It is for an AFD on the Spanish Wikipedia. This is so Spanish-speaking editors can understand what Japanese references exist about the subject. You are welcome to translate the references into English.

Thank you WhisperToMe (talk) 16:35, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of International Fritz Kreisler Competition

The article International Fritz Kreisler Competition has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

The article had no sources; I added one, but most of the information is unreferenced, including the list of winners. This is one of many (~23) articles for violin competitions that is virtually unsourced. They are also mostly older articles, dating from the early days of Wikipedia, before sourcing was as strongly enforced.

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Nomination of International Fritz Kreisler Competition for deletion

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Nomination of List of violinist/composers for deletion

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