Dekimasu

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Ainu language

Hey Dekimasu--I was about to revert this unexplained edit, but then Google Translate suggested that the IP might have reverted vandalism. I'd appreciate it if you could have a look. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 17:20, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Hello. Sorry, I am not Dekimasu. But that edit by IP user is rather right. The book in question is This. The title is "あいぬ物語　附あいぬ語大意及語彙". So, do not revert it. - Flora fon Esth (talk) 17:48, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks--so there was an earlier vandal? I looked briefly but didn't find it. Drmies (talk) 18:02, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Drmies, the other version was a partially-correct attempt to give the phonetic reading of the title, so it wasn't vandalism. However, the current version is more accurate, so no reversion is needed here. I've probably never gone through that article in enough detail to check on whether there are any similar problems. And in general I am in favor of avoiding pop culture references in these sorts of articles, but the widespread use of Ainu language in Golden Kamuy is probably noteworthy because the manga has played a significant role in language revitalization. I think there are sources out there (e.g. the second page here in English, or the book with the cover shown on the second page), so it may be worth readding that reference in some form as well. Best, Dekimasuよ! 03:11, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I'd never remove material like that if it had secondary sources. Take care, Drmies (talk) 13:17, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

Participation in RM discussions

Hello Dekimasu! What can I do to get back my full rights, is there any way? – 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ ^🗿 11:45, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Akshadev, as I wrote in the message on the move request at Talk:Salt Lake Stadium, the options are to appeal to the unblocking administrator (User:Bradv, who is only semi-active now and may not respond), or to appeal more generally at the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. Dekimasuよ! 05:28, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Is there any guidance available about what to write at Administrators noticeboard? – 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ ^🗿 05:53, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Or can you guide me? It would be more helpful if you'll guide me. – 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ ^🗿 05:54, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

The procedure is similar to the unblock request process: the need is to convince the reviewers that the restrictions are no longer required because they are not preventing damage or disruption, and thus that it would be more productive for you to be able to edit in the area in question. However, I don't think it would be a good idea to make an appeal now, since arguably you recently violated the restrictions at Talk:Salt Lake Stadium and Talk:V. Narayanan (engineer) and you have continued to make technical move requests (which, if objected to, are usually turned into standard move discussions). Part of the reason for proposing the restriction was the past history with sockpuppet accounts. Reinstating the ability to make move requests would lead to the same set of conditions that resulted in your decisions to use those other accounts. Dekimasuよ! 06:07, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

I will not violate the restrictions anymore and I will apply for the full rights some time later (per your suggestion). Thanks for your time, really appreciate it. Happy editing! – 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ ^🗿 13:28, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

The World Destubathon

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Regarding my edits that were undid

I saw that you undid my edits on the articles Japanese people and Japanese diaspora, and you said this: "unable to be maintained meaningfully at this level: contains uncited numbers, numbers that are over 15 years old, and at least one cited not to a dead link but directly to a 404 page", I'm a bit confused on what you said on this, can you clarify more? I got these numbers from the article Japantown, because I felt like they had more information just like on other infoboxes that regarded diaspora populations. DiscoveringMysteries03 (talk) 14:06, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

NOTE: Sorry to make you upset, but I undid your undid version but this time I added in the Citation needed template. DiscoveringMysteries03 (talk) 16:13, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Assistance with copy editing

I saw that you are an administrator on the English Wikipedia who speaks Japanese at a near-native level. I saw your contributions to articles such as Japanese people, Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, and electronic dictionary. I also speak Japanese at an advanced level, but I have been working on an article, Ochaco Uraraka, to attempt to get the article to featured article status. Currently, the article is a good article, but I received significant concerns from User:SchroCat and User:AirshipJungleman29 in Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Ochaco Uraraka/archive1 and Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Ochaco Uraraka/archive2, respectively, that the article is difficult for them to understand because of the in-universe terminology. In the second featured article candidacy, AirshipJungleman29 stated, "I don't know what copyediting or reviewing has been done, but it would have been useful if it had focused on making the article readable." Because of this, I have been working on copy editing the article for readability, particularly on the parts that cite Japanese-language sources. You can find more information about the article in Talk:Ochaco Uraraka. Given your expertise in handling matters related to Japan, would you be willing to help me copy edit this article? I thank you most sincerely for your consideration to this matter. Z. Patterson (talk) 16:52, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Merger discussion for Law enforcement by country

An article that you have been involved in editing—Law enforcement by country—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. DaqibaoQi (talk) 09:42, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Comment about 404

Hello - I just noted your removal at Japanese people: no particular view on the removal, but your edit summary said: "...removing the cite that is a 404 page (note that it's not an outdated page that no longer exists, it's a direct link to a 404)" (And then I see that you said the same thing above about another page.)

I think you are confused. When a website returns a 404 code, it is supposed to mean that the resource is not available. It may or may not have been available in the past, and of course websites can lie if they want to, but on the face of it 404 means "not there". When a website returns a 404 code it may or may not also send a page, typically (e.g. https://imaginatorium.org/wikipedia.html ) a page which tells you that the file was not found, and mentions "404". So a link to a page which has disappeared, and the Internet Archive confirms that in this case the page used to exists, will show such a page. Saying a "direct link to a 404" does not make much sense, though I suppose you could claim that this url https://imaginatorium.org/404.htm is indeed a "direct link to a 404", except that the server returns a 200 code, correctly indicating that this resource does indeed exist. Imaginatorium (talk) 13:51, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your note, and I understand your point. If this is raised again, it might be better for me to state that the title listed in the wiki markup is ご利用のページが見つかりません. This implies that the page already did not exist at the time the ref was created, which is what I meant by "direct link to a 404". It's also not an error that would be made by someone who can read Japanese, indicating that the person adding the statistic at Japanese people and Japanese diaspora would not have been able to verify the number cited even if the page was there. Best, Dekimasuよ! 14:35, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Stop, that's not funny. This is serious.

Stop reverted my edits, after someone's edits. Especially, before going to block me. That's not funny. This is serious. So, after I finish with my edits and finish with their own edits on the pages, leave it alone. Obrigado (Thank you in Brazilian Português). 2603:8001:1600:4BD2:DC9C:AD00:DEFD:8CD8 (talk) 20:21, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Please stop evading your block. You previously wrote that you would stop evading blocks at User talk:Dekimasu/Archive1#Wildlover22's retirement, but you have continued to do so. Leaving aside the block evasion, no understanding of the reason for the original block has been shown, since these edits are usually contrary to the manual of style in the same ways that led to your original block. Dekimasuよ! 04:30, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

Aomori Prefecture

Hi. We could use your help. Please see this ongoing discussion: User_talk:Mccunicano#Aomori_Prefecture. I've pinged Mazamadao too. I'm hoping between the two of you we can get resolution to this. Thanks! MisawaSakura (talk) 12:21, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

I might be able to get a page number at some point, but the reference would only be to the pitch accent rather than the IPA notation itself. I don't know whether it is all right to base the rest of the IPA on "standard" understanding of Japanese mora pronunciation or if that represents improper synthesis. (Pitch accent is variable across the country, and I'm unsure of whether there has been some on-wiki discussion that resulted in privileging the NHK version over others.) Best, Dekimasuよ! 12:39, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

OK, so what do we do here with the IPA and getting the ref to meet FA standards? Any page number should suffice. MisawaSakura (talk) 12:47, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

If the page number for the pitch accent is needed, then the editor who added it may be faster than me. I can get access to it eventually but I don't own that book. Personally, I would not consider a citation like that sufficient verification of anything other than the pitch accent itself. There may be standards for verifying IPA of which I am not aware, but again, the contents of that reference will not say anything about actual pronunciation. Dekimasuよ! 14:12, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

I pinged the person that added it but he hasn't answered yet. Hmm, is an IPA even required for an FA? I found some that don't have it. Does an IPA need a ref? MisawaSakura (talk) 14:20, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

Guide to temporary accounts

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Videos

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• How automatic IP reveal works
• How to use IP Info
• How to use User Info

Further information and discussion

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Stag.of.Truth (talk) 05:42, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. This is based on my recollection of your e-mail rather than reading it right now, so I apologize if there are inadequacies in my reply and I'll reply in more detail if necessary.

Please do not feel like adding a laundry list of objections to an edit strengthens the argument against it. In your edit summaries, you have been using references to Wikipedia guidelines that refer to editor behavior (spam, self-promotion, conflict of interest, etc.) when it seems that those claims are actually intended to be leveled at the person who is referenced in the external reliable sources. This makes it seem like you are aiming these accusations at the editors who have undone your edits, none of whom are the person in question. I don't dispute the possibility that that person was involved in self-promotion on Wikipedia at some point over a decade ago (although that person was, as I mentioned, not the person who added the source to the castle page). I also have no particular opinion on whether the sources cited are true, but we do follow the material that is published by reliable sources, and the reliable source has printed and not retracted the cited information. Finally, I removed the name of the person in question before you added the "weasel words" tag on the replacement, "it has been suggested". Please keep in mind that since attribution is supplied through the reference, it's not necessary to frame this as use of "weasel words". However, the way to make the reference more explicit would be to readd the name of the person, which is clearly not your preferred solution. Dekimasuよ! 08:07, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Hey Deki, I totally understand your prerogative. Please appreciate that I'm trying to disentangle a decade old spiderweb, spun across many many articles and sockpuppets. If you're interested, I can provide you with the evidence I've been working from. A good starting point would be the talk page for the "shugborough inscription" and the podcast I linked to. I would refer you over to the wiki article for fringe beliefs, where it states - "If discussed in an article about a mainstream idea, a theory that is not broadly supported by scholarship in its field must not be given undue weight, and reliable sources must be cited that affirm the relationship of the marginal idea to the mainstream idea in a serious and substantial manner.". I would argue that the way this info has been featured gives it undue weight and that suggestions do not equate "serious and substantial" affirmation of the relationship.

Regarding the page for Dunstaffnage, I must disagree with your edit. It has no relevance to Dunstaffnage and would be better suited somewhere else. It's served to divert traffic to Irvine and Mortons theory, as demonstrated on this IP sock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/78.52.144.169

While you may be technically correct, I think you should consider the spirit of Wikipedia. Please take this in good faith. Thank you for not removing the better sources required tags, at least we can agree on that.

I would refer you to the way that Wikipedia moderators have previously dealt with Morton:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/78.52.144.169

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jamie_Morton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/A.J._Morton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive678 Stag.of.Truth (talk) 23:26, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Additional: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A._J._Morton&action=edit&redlink=1

These links demonstrate the intent behind Morton's edits; that they were not made in good faith.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:TheBourtreehillian&action=history Stag.of.Truth (talk) 23:47, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Edited: 00:40 14 May 2026 by Stag

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