Go and support me at
Please note:
I'll choose to reply on this page, your talk page, or not replying, as the case might be. --Deryck C. 2005-07-01 11:37:47 (UTC)
For older comments, please see:
- /Archive 1 (28.6.2005 ~ 7.7.2005)
- /Archive 2 (7.7.2005 ~ 20.7.2005)
- /Archive 3 (20.7.2005 ~ 9.8.2005)
- /Archive 4 (9.8.2005 ~ 1.9.2005)
Page rebuilt on 1.9.2005. Happy talking! Deryck C. 10:30, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
Re: IPA symbols
- brought forward from /Archive 4#Re: IPA symbols and #Hi Deryck
From other Wikipedia articles. :-) As for Sun Yat Sen what can I actually do to improve it? What's wrong with your school article, and which school is it? And I saw your signature template. It's good. :-D — Instantnood 13:16, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
- See if it fits the FAS. Well... my school... it's La Salle College... not really much of a good school but produces lots of A's... Deryck C. 14:23:09, 2005-09-01 (UTC)
- yes, there is a variation in Waitau, hek7, not hek8. n I have correct -a to -aa. --K.C. Tang 14:48, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
- For Sun Yat-sen, what I expect is, of course, FAC. For my school's article, well, even I myself have no idea about how to improve it. Deryck C. 15:44:09, 2005-09-02 (UTC)
- I don't know what to do for my school's article, but for Sun Yat-sen, well, what you can do at least is to support it when I put it up on FAC. Deryck C. 04:55:42, 2005-09-03 (UTC)
Re:Sun Yat-sen
(on User talk:Jiang) How could you find out that the materials are copyrighted so easily? Deryck C. 09:24:27, 2005-09-03 (UTC)
- I copied and pasted the text into google and then pressed "search". --Jiang 10:14, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
Oh... Deryck C. 10:18:23, 2005-09-03 (UTC)
Do you think, then, this article will succeed if I put it up onto FAC? Deryck C. 10:38:44, 2005-09-03 (UTC)
- Can we do it soon if possible? I have a three day weekend, so it's easier for me to defend the FAC. Borisblue 13:27, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
RfA
- (originally on User talk:Mcy jerry) Jerry,
- Will you accept if I nominate you to RfA?
Thanks for your support! But in fact I'm not so sure what I'm going to be and to do if I am nominated... -- Jerry Crimson Mann 15:33, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
- Really~I'm glad to hear that? How do you know that? -- Jerry Crimson Mann 16:27, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
The History of Queensland article has finally become the current Australian Collaboration. As you voted for it, you might like to visit and improve the article as you see fit. Thanks --Scott Davis Talk 14:52, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
- Thank you. Deryck C. 09:08, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Sun Yat-sen
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી) This is how the Gandhi article starts. We should give his name(s) in chinese as well. Also, notice that Mao Zedong has a sound file to help foreigners pronounce his name properly. Do you think we can do that? Do you have access to a microphone? Borisblue 18:34, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
- OK, scrap my first point. We're in a bit of trouble. Raul himself says the names section is too long. We'll have to do something about it. Borisblue 23:19, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
- I've cut down the names section, put the stuff in Names of Sun Yat-sen. Raul says there are too many chinese characters in the article. Borisblue 23:39, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks, I hope the article can make it. Deryck C. 09:00:49, 2005-09-05 (UTC)
- I think we may have to cut down more chinese words. Do phrases like '譜名' really have to be there? Raul didn't withdraw his objection yet.Borisblue 22:15, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
- And I think we need Hanyu Pinyin pronounciation for the chinese words we do keep. Do you know all the mandarin pronounciations?
- I think we may have to cut down more chinese words. Do phrases like '譜名' really have to be there? Raul didn't withdraw his objection yet.Borisblue 22:15, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
- Yep, of course. I study Putonghua for HKCEE ^_^. By the way, I don't think we should take action so quickly - let's wait for one more day before we take action. Deryck C. 09:05:49, 2005-09-07 (UTC)
- How are we going to handle Jiang's objections? They're pretty overwhelming. Frankly, I've no clue to half of the things he is talking about (Sun got kidnapped in London??) I don't have access to a good biography, so that's a big problem for me. Borisblue 03:17, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks, I hope the article can make it. Deryck C. 09:00:49, 2005-09-05 (UTC)
- I've cut down the names section, put the stuff in Names of Sun Yat-sen. Raul says there are too many chinese characters in the article. Borisblue 23:39, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
Re the kidnapping in London, Britannica states, "In 1896, under circumstances not entirely clear, Sun was caught and detained for 13 days by the Chinese legation in London....The legation planned to ship Sun back to China, but, before this could be done, Sun had converted a British employee at the legation to his side and got word through to James Cantlie, former dean of Hong Kong College of Medicine. The British Foreign Office intervened, and Sun was released from his captivity. The incident engendered great publicity and gave Sun's career a powerful boost."
I am sorry that I cannot do much to the article myself due to personal time constraints, but I have access to electronic versions of the Encyclopedia Britannica and Encarta Encyclopedia. If either of you are interested, i can email the info. --Jiang 03:38, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
- I'm also quite busy recently - took up a number of posts at school. Maybe you can find Borisblue instead? Deryck C. 09:07, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Deryck, would you mind creating round three for WP:MIND? I'm pretty busy right now; it would be much appreciated. Once you get it done, we can close round two, and have the one unanswered question be carried over. Hopefully we can get Round Three started next Monday at the latest. Thanks! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 23:29, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
- Hey Deryck, I know you're pretty busy with Sun Yat-Sen right now, but could you give me a timetable of about when you will finish writing round three so I can inform other people and know when to close round two? Thanks! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 23:57, September 11, 2005 (UTC)
- Gimme one more week. Deryck C. 09:03:37, 2005-09-12 (UTC)
- OK, thanks! Oh yeah, I discovered that AllyUnion has a new user notification bot that I'm itching to try out... Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 22:57, September 12, 2005 (UTC)
- Done!!!!! Deryck C. 09:02, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
- Cool! Looks great, though number 10 part 1 is kind of a gimme :-). When do you wish to open the round? For right now, I'll try and use AllyUnion's bot to leave messages, and I'll tell the participants of round two that round two is now closed, and that round three will open soon. Then, when you decide when you want to open the round (all you have to do is change the current round on the WP:MIND page) either you or I can use the bot to tell them the opening time and date. THanks for your help! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 20:19, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
- I'm opening it now to give the players a big surprise. (I suppose nobody is awake currently except me ^_^) Deryck C. 07:23, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
- Gimme one more week. Deryck C. 09:03:37, 2005-09-12 (UTC)
- Hey Deryck, I know you're pretty busy with Sun Yat-Sen right now, but could you give me a timetable of about when you will finish writing round three so I can inform other people and know when to close round two? Thanks! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 23:57, September 11, 2005 (UTC)
- Ah, sorry, no, you open it yourself at a time you desire to because I don't have regular access to the computer every day. Deryck C. 07:26, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
WP:MIND 22:08, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Hello! Thank you for participating in Round Two of the Wikipedia:Mind Benders! The round will officially close on Friday, September 16, and round three (which is complete) will be open in the immediate days after that. A notice will be sent to you at least 48 hours before round three is set to open, to insure fairness. Round three offers 11 new exciting questions, this time written by Deryck C.. Please be sure to join in the fun! Also, congratulations to Riffsyphon1024 for winning our logo competition! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 20:30, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Note: This message has been sent by Flcelloguy using the NotificationBot (thanks to AllyUnion for designing such a great bot!). If you do not wish to receive further messages regarding WP:MIND, please contact Flcelloguy. If there are any problems with the bot, please alert AllyUnion. Thanks!
Automatic notification done by NotificationBot ((talk). Any bugs or errors, please report to bot owner. --NotificationBot 22:08, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
- OK, I'll open it. Just a slight problem- AllyUnion has disabled NotificationBot for a script overhaul, and I'm not sure when it will be back up; I promised that I would notify everyone at least 48 hours before round three opens. And I'm not about to leave messages on all 50+ user talk pages, now that I've seen the wonders of NotificationBot... Thanks for all your help! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 23:49, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
User Categorization
You were listed on the Wikipedia:Wikipedians/Hong Kong page as living in or being associated with Hong Kong. As part of the Wikipedia:User categorisation project, these lists are being replaced with user categories. If you would like to add yourself to the category that is replacing the page, please visit Category:Hong Kong Wikipedians for instructions. Rmky87 17:46, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
- Understand. Deryck C. 10:22, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Glad you got my message. Rmky87 19:10, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
- I've added myself to the new category. Deryck C. 08:38, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
WP:MIND 06:21, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
Hello, Deryck Chan/Archive 9! This message is to inform you that round three of Wikipedia Mind Benders will open on Wednesday, September 21, at approximately 22:00 UTC. While the opening time may vary by two or three hours, the round will open no earlier than 22:00 UTC. In addition, there are several rule changes, which will be detailed when the round opens. Everyone who answers a question correctly will receive points, but speed does give some extra points! Round three offers 11 new exciting and mind-bogglind questions, written by Deryck C.. These promise to be lots of fun! We sincerely hope you join us.
Also, congratulations to ROYGBIV for winning round two; it was an extremely close game, with the runner-up, Spondoolicks, only two points behind. Let's keep round three competitive! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 22:31, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
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- Thank you notification bot. Deryck C. 07:46, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
- I've opened round three; you may wish to add the answer pages to your watchlist. Have fun reading the responses! (I sure did last round!) Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 02:37, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
- Real thanks. But I'll delay the marking as much as possible to conform with the new scoring system (in fact, to attract more players). Deryck C. 07:52, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
- Good work, Deryck! I just glanced over the page today, saw that number 9 was unanswered, and decided to take a crack at it. I've commented out the rest of my message to make sure no one inadvertantly reads it: Anyways, even if I did get the correct answer, I don't want to enter, as I don't think the maintainers should participate- let the contestants figure it out! :-) Good work, though. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 12:46, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
- Real thanks. But I'll delay the marking as much as possible to conform with the new scoring system (in fact, to attract more players). Deryck C. 07:52, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
- I've opened round three; you may wish to add the answer pages to your watchlist. Have fun reading the responses! (I sure did last round!) Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 02:37, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
- Wow, good coder in both maths and computer. Deryck C. 14:47, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
Hi from Catalonia
I saw you are in Project ECHO. It seems me agood idea. I'm bilingual catalan and spanish and I can speak more or less english and french, so I think I could help. If you look at calana wikipedia and see something interesting, I can help in translations, I'm Barcelona there: http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usuari:Barcelona Please, leave me a message! (please, not in chinese :) ) --62.175.92.90 16:24, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
Message left at ca:usuari:Barcelona. Thanks. Deryck C. 06:09, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
Opening of Lam Tin Station
Hello Deryck have you got a picture of the plaque? Thanks. :-) — Instantnood 09:24, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
- Erm... I can go there and take a photo, maybe tonight, maybe later this week. Deryck C. 06:10, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
WP:MIND... again
Hello, Deryck! First, thanks for supporting me in my mediation committee request; I'm pleased to say that I'm now an official mediator. Second, wonderful job in round three. Now that the pattern has been established, do you want to alternate writing/maintaining rounds every two rounds? I wrote one and two, you wrote three and four, then I'll write five and six, etc. Sound fair to you? That way, we can get a rest in between rounds, yet still get to write them and throw the players off! (wink, wink) Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 20:08, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
P.S. Do you know how to use the NotificationBot? You could either set up the chron and messages yourself to notify Round Four opening (see User:NotificationBot/Mind Benders), or just let me know, and I'll be happy to set up the chron (it's not that hard, though). Make sure you give people some time before it's open. :-) Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 20:11, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
- I know how to use that bot, but I really prefer to know how to write a bot myself ^_^ Deryck C. 12:25, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
- Yeah, I've been one since August. Thanks anyways. So you'll write round four, and then we can alternate every two rounds? By the way, check out this post on my talk page regarding the scoring system. If you don't use that method for round four, I might try it out for round five. What do you think? Thanks. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 19:08, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
- Do you think that I can be an admin? XD Deryck C. 07:17, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
WP:MIND multipliers
I take your point about encouraging people to keep answering, but also reward the first person to answer. It's a difficult balance to strike, and as far as I can see, there's never going to be a perfect answer. A little bit of tweaking for each round might get us closer to something more suitable eventually. I see no problem with taking risks like this, because it's not as if the results actually matter.
I think the multipliers probably need to be reduced a bit. Four is probably a bit too much. Another option might be to have questions that can have multiple answers (such as the question with alternating Is from the last round), and give bonuses to each new answer given.
(Also, I see from the Mindbenders page that I happened to get more answers right than the actual winner. I did mention this scenario on Flcelloguy's talk page, but honestly didn't realise that was the case here. I really hope neither of you think I'm grumbling because I came second, because I'm absolutely not. It was the fact that I jumped from mid-table mediocrity right to second by getting the gray wolf question with its huge multiplier that made me realise the scoring wasn't quite right).
The most important thing - the questions - are excellent, so as long as that standard is maintained, I don't suppose the scoring really matters in the grand scheme of things. KeithD (talk) 08:26, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
- The thing itself brings leisure. I don't hope it turns out to bring tension. (Just like RFA and FAC) Deryck C. 14:41, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Barnstar?
- How do you give someone a barnstar? Is there a
programming code for it? By the way, thanks for the award.:C2 aaron 13:15, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
- No, manual work, and I give it as I like. Deryck C. 11:21, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- No, what I mean is this: If you, type to someone saying, you're
awarding them a barnstar, how does the pic of it, get on the page? C2 aaron 12:55, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks for asking me so many questions. When I was a newbie, I was really like you, running around and CREATING disputes, blowing up (not out) fires. I hope you can ask me whatever you don't understand so that I can help you. I can see your ambition and devotion to the wiki. Deryck C. 14:36, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Thanks Regarding The Missing Barnstar
Thanks, I'll get on the page soon as I can, sorry for the misunderstanding there. Please feel free to award a barnstar to me, I figured my barnstar was missing, thus the idea for mine! Karmafist 16:50, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
- Much thanks. The whole BAP and KC teams will thank you. Deryck C. 14:37, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- No problem, I updated your words on Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia a little. Man, you are getting such a vote from me on your Rfa. You rock, my friend. Karmafist 17:55, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Re:Admin
You are definitely qualified to be an admin! You have enough edits spread across the namespaces, and have even promoted one- two?- featured articles. However, the only thing (from what I see) that could possibly not get you promoted is your time on Wikipedia. Recently, there have been people voting oppose if the candidate has been here less than three months. Since you're so close to reaching your three month status (disregarding those September 2004 edits), you might as well wait another week before nominating yourself. If you want, I would be willing to nominate you in a week — you definitely are qualified! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 20:15, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
- Oops, I didn't notice your previous account. In that case, if you want me to nominate you now, I'd be happy to do so! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 20:18, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
- Whenever you find suitable and with a high chance of success, I hope so. Deryck C. 09:55, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Hey Deryck, wondering the status of nominated articles on SCOTW, that are well past there nomination period, can I remove them , or would you like to, or is the policy to leave them a while, just tring to be helpful! Adenosine | Talk 06:01, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- It's my own policy. As the number of candidates is relatively low, it's an unwise choice to prune the candidates without enough votes. If we really do that pruning, the SCOTW will shut down due to the running out of candidates. Deryck C. 09:57, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
I didn't win!
I didn't jointly win WP:MIND. There was nothing to suggest the winner would be split between the person who got the most points and the most answers, it only suggested most points. I think it would be a good idea to do that in future, if any scoring adjustments don't prevent it from happening again, but it's unfair on Clarkefreak who won fair and square. He shouldn't have to share his glory because of rules thought up after the event. KeithD (talk) 11:13, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Okay, then as you wish. Let's celebrate for Clarkefreak. Deryck C. 11:16, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Absolutely. Well done him. ...I'll crush him next time though! KeithD (talk) 11:17, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Welcome. But you might have to wait because I'm stuck with something else and couldn't think of any questions for the next round... Deryck C. 11:59, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Do you want me to take round four, then? The switch every two rounds thing was meant as a general guideline; we can of course ask the other person to fill in if life gets too busy. And I'm not busy right now, either. :-) Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 14:42, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Welcome. But you might have to wait because I'm stuck with something else and couldn't think of any questions for the next round... Deryck C. 11:59, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Absolutely. Well done him. ...I'll crush him next time though! KeithD (talk) 11:17, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Deryck for RfA?
- As for adminship, I'm going to wait a week, when your current account hits 3 months. Hope you're not in a rush, otherwise I can do it now if you wish. :-) Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 14:43, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Wait until waiting cannot significantly maximize my chance of success. Deryck C. 14:53, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- True, but it never hurts, does it? I would be more than happy to nominate you now, if you desire. Do you wish for me to write round four? Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 14:59, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- I'll prefer you write it, but I won't mind it you want me to do so. The admin thing: as you like. Deryck C. 15:03, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- OK, I'll take care of round four then. I'll nominate you for adminship now; I'll have it done in a few minutes. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 15:05, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Done. Check out WP:RfA. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 15:14, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Aaron: The image should have a code like this. Deryck C. 16:29, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
You probably want to read the suggested links on the WP:RfA page, but "sysop chores" are mainly the extra duties that we have: deleting pages (and closing AfDs), blocking users, reverting vandalism, etc. The rollback button is very useful, as well. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 15:45, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Deryck, voting support for yourself on RfA is against the standard on the page, and people have voted oppose before just because the candidate voted for himself (which is, I repeat, against the norm). I would highly recommend that you remove your own vote. Thnaks! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 16:04, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Oh thanks. Is that a written rule or just a tradition? Deryck C. 16:12, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- It's not an official rule, and it's not written down anywhere. It's just that it's against the custom, and users in the past who voted for themselves have sparked controversy (usually opposing the user) about his/her votes for themselves. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 16:20, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Oh thanks. Is that a written rule or just a tradition? Deryck C. 16:12, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Yeh, I really need to rely on you to learn the customs. Deryck C. 16:26, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Sorry, but I think that's a very bad idea — even notifying people about an RfA is seen as "ballot-stuffing" and is already controversial; using a bot is even worse. If you want people to know about your RfA, you could post a message on your user and user talk pages, or include a link in your signature. And Deryck, please don't let any comments on your RfA deter you- understand that everyone is here for Wikipedia, and that you should regard every comment made as constructive criticism. Continue your excellent work, and I'm sure your RfA will fare better in the future. Good luck. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 16:43, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- I never thought of a high chance of success ever since you nominated me because I know that what I've done 3 months ago will CERTAINLY pull me to failure. Deryck C. 16:47, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
The Barn Award
Scimitar was right in his comments for the most part in my opinion(voting for yourself is ok, but usually not a good idea). Despite that, we all make mistakes, and your help to me was invaluable regardless of whatever anybody else says. Therefore, per my tradition, i'm giving you an entire barn instead of just a barnstar in honor of my support for you in RfA. Feel free to put vandals in there or practice your guitar or whatever! Karmafist 18:24, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- Thank you very much!!!! You may also leave a message at your user page and redirect people to support me. Deryck C. RfA 01:10, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
- I've put you as one of the recipients of the Barn Award, which I hope someday will be significant enough to have some weight in itself to sway others ;-) Karmafist 01:55, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Since You're An HTML Expert...
Is there a way to put in stripes in Hexadecimal? Just wondering b/c I'd like to make userboxes for people who practice Taekwondo (like myself) and some of the belts are in between one color and another (for example, i'm at a Green Stripe, which is yellow with a Green Stripe across it). Karmafist 23:54, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
- What code does your color come from? Deryck C. RfA 01:21, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
- RGB I suppose. I was thinking I'd make a userbox similiar to those found at Wikipedia:Babel and have a stripe going through instead of having it all one color. Karmafist 01:55, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
- Ouch, you wanta have stripes on the userbox? It's just impossible for wikipedia unless with the use of images. Deryck C. RfA 02:18, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
- RGB I suppose. I was thinking I'd make a userbox similiar to those found at Wikipedia:Babel and have a stripe going through instead of having it all one color. Karmafist 01:55, 1 October 2005 (UTC)