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[edit] Way of the Celestial Master on DYK
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— ERcheck (talk) 21:31, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Great work on Taoism related contents!
Good work! Props =)! AQu01rius (User • Talk) 18:51, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Henri Maspero
Hello Zeus. What sort of footnote do you suggest? G.H.Langdell
The following quotation is from the Taoist Culture and Information Center web site [1] based in Hong Kong (my italics) : " Henri Maspero was the first who tried to have the academic discussion on the history and documents of Daoism in this era [early 20th century] and he was nearly the only master of it until the present. In 1971 the second volume was republished with another title 'Taoism and Chinese Religion'. The British Encyclopedia views it as the best and most authoritative work on Daoism in the west." This article by Chen Yaoting is contemporary. The main reason I put that interpolation in the wikipedia article is because it is something of a disgrace (as well as a tragedy) that this great work of scholarship is no longer available in the English language. Though you may disagree with me you are wrong to say Taoist studies are not suffering because of its absence. If you don't believe me you might want to send an email to Eva Wong, Mantak Chia or any serious Taoist scholar and ask them what they think. That having been said, if you ever stumble across a copy of Frank Kierman's translation drop me a line and i'll wire you the money to send it to me. The best thing would be if someone put Professor Kierman's translation online. That would be the most sensible thing wouldn't it? Best wishes with you studies. User:Langdell. 26th December 2006.
[edit] Your GA nomination of Taoism
The article Taoism you nominated as a good article has passed 
, see Talk:Taoism for eventual comments about the article. Good luck in future nominations. Shimeru 23:49, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Moving pages
Hi! It looks like you're trying to move one or more pages. However, please stop doing that this way - the new name of the page might be good, but Wikipedia has another procedure for moving pages. Look at Help:Renaming (moving) a page: you need to use the move tab, and not cut and paste. Cut and paste moves don't take the edit history with them and thus violate the GDFL copyright terms. Also, in some cases, when the move might be controversial, you might first want to discuss the move on the article's talk page. If a move is not possible because a page with the new name already exists, go to Wikipedia:Requested moves. Thanks! --Kusunose 09:04, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Celestial Master
I have made a compromise suggestion. If you like it, good; if not, please help me find another, by explaining why it matters, and what matters about it to you. Is this the usage of your best Taoism textbook, for example? Septentrionalis PMAnderson 21:28, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Closing
Yes, you should wait for an admin. Don't be a judge in your own case; and it shouldn't take long for one to turn up. Frankly, how Hong moved it is less important than the fact of deep disagreement; the only reason to prefer established locations is that they are usually the agreement of multiple editors. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 06:15, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Taoic religion
I added a stub section for Neo-Confucianism at Taoic religion, per your suggestion. I switched the order of "Taoism and Confucianism" and "Interaction with Dharmic faiths" to better fit the flow with that new section. Take a look and let me know what you think. Any other feedback would be greatly appreciated. Vassyana 19:23, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your kind comment on my talk page. It is sincerely appreciated. Vassyana 08:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Should we add Category:Shinto and the other relevent categories as well? Your thoughts? Vassyana 17:03, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Will do, though it's not my article. I just happen to be familiar with the topic and very interested in comparative religion. Vassyana 19:10, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
I completely understand. You should take a look at some of the silly things I've reverted. I agree it can be frustrating when you work hard on an article and someone comes in trying to take it in a completely differant direction or pushing a POV. Regardless, I appreciate the feedback you and others have given me. Anything that helps me catch thngs I may not have thought of, or helps improve the article, is quite welcome. Vassyana 19:23, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Your help?
If you have the time and interest, your expertise and help would be greatly appreciated at taiji. Thanks!! Vassyana 09:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Vancouver International Airport
You're right. It indeed is legit.
I'm sorry. I've seen other editors (usually anonymous ones) that just insert information from news articles, and yes, one way I can tell if the source is legit or not is thru the address. Sorry for the oversight caused by my over-zealousness. Cheers. /ɪlεktʃɹɪk bluː/ 01:12, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Edit war/2RR at Chinaman (racial term)
Hi; saw your attempt to maintain POV at this page; I reverted to your text after the IP address user currently attacking the page made several; then he reverted again this morning, and I've used up two my my reversions of his changes. His Wikipedia account shows only edits on this page and no other; not Hong, but surely an enlistee. I'll be out for the rest of the day and would appreciate it if you kept an eye on the page, and maybe use up a couple of reverts; if he does one more I think that's 3RR on him, which will allow for a block request, even though he's just an IP address SPA. BTW although I don't know if you care, but I found another example of casual/official use (item No. 40, with caption "Houses built for Chinamen in Winter. 1200 such houses in all", which puts the lie to the notion that this word is/was always "offensive". The caption on this picture is in the BC Archives, it's part of a photographic display from the Kamloops Museum, and it would seem to be the caption the corporate photographer who took the picture used, which is why the text is what it is and hasn't been pc-ized; the same image is elsewhere no the Onderdonk's Way site on the Contract 61 page as "Chinese Community at Keefers", indicating the archivist adjusted the language to "modern sensibilities". The same image I've seen as "Chinatown, Keefer's" and so have accordingly added it to the BC section at List of Chinatowns. Other such examples of captioning, official use and so on which were not overtly derogatory are abundant and I'll be compiling more and trying to find a way to integrate them into the content of the main page, even though HGQ maintains what I've provided already means nothing; sure, if someone wants to find something offensive, they will; that doesn't mean it was used offensively, which is the cant that's been presented as though it were NPOV, when it's utterly POV in the extreme. Compare the rationalizations as to why the explicit derisive Gweilo is seen as now "OK" (courtesy of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Branch) and consider how much there's a double standard at play. Again, I doubt you share the same position as me on all this but I do note your efforts to maintain NPOV and hope you'll consider my request to keep monitoring this page; if HQG can enlist people, I guess so can I.....Skookum1 19:02, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Taoism
Thank you for your feedback and review editing on Taoism. I appreciate your opinion and your cleanup of my edits. Thanks again. Be well!!! Vassyana 15:41, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
