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Happy editing! I dream of horses ^{(Contribs) (Talk)} 16:24, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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November 2023

Hello, I'm Adakiko. I noticed that in this edit to Chen Kuang-fu, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Adakiko (talk) 10:39, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I reverted to the previous version and added the respective election articles as see alsos. Wanted to keep the content on this page cleaned up (instead of just a bunch of electoral tables that can be found on the other pages). Butterdiplomat (talk) 10:57, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, most of the tables were actually unsourced! Please allow me to continue improving upon the article. I am adding more content and sources as we speak. Butterdiplomat (talk) 11:05, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Aggarwala2727. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. aggarwala2727 (talk) 12:06, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Please explain what was not constructive. I fixed a redirecting link (Republic of China to Taiwan) given the agency was founded in the modern era, and reworded the description. Both were minor edits that clarified the article. Butterdiplomat (talk) 12:13, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Recent Discussion

Just to let you know we are are being discussed at WP:DRN#Republic of China (Taiwan), and the admin said that WP:COMMONNAME is correct. And there are some more maybe you can read the main info (I) section --- Cat12zu3 (talk) 11:42, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In WP:DRN#Republic of China (Taiwan) said, quote: The editors who said that we use the common name are correct..., and the admin in the noticeboard had reverse that edit (Special:Diff/1189466022), still there are more so it's worth to read the infobox at the noticeboard including about template. Thanks. --- Cat12zu3 (talk) 11:56, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Xegma(talk) 11:27, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Butterdiplomat (talk) 12:44, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Jamiebuba (talk) 09:31, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Military history of Taiwan has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Military history of Taiwan. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 20:06, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Yes, aware of the redirect and have made a hatnote to address in the draft. Butterdiplomat (talk) 14:39, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

LabTurbo Biotech moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to LabTurbo Biotech. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. BoraVoro (talk) 12:17, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Will continue working on the draft and adding sources to establish notability. Butterdiplomat (talk) 13:30, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Butterdiplomat! Your additions to Draft:Taiwan and the United Nations have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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Hi. I’m not sure this was warranted. I added sources for all content added. Would you mind looking into what exactly was problematic or help me revert this removal if possible? Butterdiplomat (talk) 01:29, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a link to the CopyPatrol report. Click on the iThenticate link to view what was found by the detection service. Citing your sources is great, but copying prose from your sources is not allowed, whether you cite your source or not. It's a violation of our copyright policy to do so. — Diannaa (talk) 02:13, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, got it. Thank you. Will make another attempt and paraphrase better. Butterdiplomat (talk) 02:51, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome Butterdiplomat! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:40, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

DYK for Yun Hai

On 11 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yun Hai, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York store Yun Hai raised nine times its fundraising target to support Taiwanese farmers after China banned the import of their pineapples? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yun Hai. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Yun Hai), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Butterdiplomat (talk) 13:49, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Taiwan and the United Nations (February 26)

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This submission appears to be taken from blognguyenvanhuy.blogspot.com/p/62b-troi-inh-mien-nam-thua-cuoc-chien-e_7.html, skyscrapercity.com/threads/chinese-relations-and-investment-in-somalia.1606386/page-3. Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, unless it explicitly and verifiably has been released to the world under a suitably free and compatible copyright license or into the public domain and is written in an acceptable tone—this includes material that you own the copyright to. You should attribute the content of a draft to outside sources, using citations, but copying and pasting or closely paraphrasing sources is not acceptable. The entire draft should be written using your own words and structure.

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Geardona (talk to me?) 17:34, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Butterdiplomat! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Geardona (talk to me?) 17:34, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Much appreciated. The sections marked as copyrighted work was actually almost all taken from China and the United Nations verbatim (with the intention to siphon the relevant content from that article into this one). Since the content was so well-sourced and in Wikipedia format, I wonder if it is possible that the blog post had taken the content from that original article? Please let me know what the best way to proceed is. In the meantime, I am happy to start piecing and paraphrasing these sections. Butterdiplomat (talk) 03:53, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Taiwan and the United Nations (April 1)

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Toadette ^{(April Fools Day!)} 08:24, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Please could you check the talk page? Apologies, I thought it had been acknowledged that the blog site was a backwards copy of China and the United Nations, from which this article was intended to replace partially. Butterdiplomat (talk) 02:01, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Administrative divisions of the ROC

Please jump to the Talk:Taiwan section. Thank you! Silence of Lambs (talk) 15:18, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draft accepted.

Accepted Taiwan and the United Nations Geardona (talk to me?) 14:44, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I will cleanup the OVERCITE issue. Really appreciate your help on this one. Butterdiplomat (talk) 14:49, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Huang Jian-jhong (August 31)

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Being a mayor of a city doesn't meet WP:NPOL. Only the NOWNews source has significant coverage that isn't just summarizing what he says (intellectual independence is a notability criterion), so this fails general notability as well. I would also heavily recommend that you crop the unflattering portrait to only include his head and shoulders if you can't find a better image. I think he's reaching out to slap me.

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Retrocession Day vs. Retrocession of Taiwan

I understand the perspective issue surrounding the term "retrocession," yet both articles continue to use it, whether in Chinese or English. As defined in Retrocession Day, "Retrocession Day is the annual observance and former public holiday..." This suggests the day is commemorated annually. Are you implying that the handover occurs every year? Free ori (talk) 05:53, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the use of retrocession is inappropriate in most of these cases, and that actually includes “Retrocession Day” too. As it stands currently, linking to an article about the term is akin to linking “Barack Obama was born …” to Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories or US government references to Deep state in the United States. A possible solution would be to move “Retrocession of Taiwan” to a more appropriate article name, and have it include the terms. Butterdiplomat (talk) 12:25, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your clarification.

First, as a common name, "Retrocession of Taiwan" is not a conspiracy theory, though controversial for many people. "Retrocession" is currently used as part of the article name on both Chinese and Japanese Wikipedia. It is also a common name in many English sources and even used by those who disagree:

Executive Yuan: ROC to celebrate 70th anniversary of retrocession
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the Treaty of Peace between Japan and the ROC
Chunghwa Post: Commemorative 26 Retocession of Taiwan Commemorative Issue (1947)
National 228 Memorial Museum: The 228 Incident. "In the so-called 'retrocession' of Taiwan in 1945 was a 'unification' of China and Taiwan. The 228 Incident was a side effect of this unification, caused by the enormous gaps between the Taiwanese and Chinese societies of the time, which made the two ill-suited to one another. " [Although the expressed opinion was not in favour of this name, the name is still used.]
Ministry of Culture: 'Prison Island of Taiwan: Landscape of Injustice under White Terror'. "After the retrocession of Taiwan, the center was taken over by the Republic of China Navy and divided into a military dependents' village, a telecommunication station, and the Fongshan Guest House."
National Taiwan University Hospital: After Retrocession of Taiwan (1945~-1950)

Second, it is not like the Handover of Hong Kong, which is almost exclusively used for the transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, although the handover of Hong Kong happened many times in history, at least twice in 1945. Whenever we used "transfer", "handover" or "takeover" for Taiwan, it confuses people and then a lot of further descriptions will be added, e.g. "from Japan" or "to the Republic of China."

Third, if you want to rename any of the two pages, I think it might be better to discuss on the talk page and request more comments from the community.

Cheers, Free ori (talk) 13:12, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the context. I disagree that it is the common name for the event that is also documented in Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan. “Retrocession of Taiwan” and “Retrocession Day” are essentially the same concept; they are both proclaimed terminology by historical ROC officials. I do agree that the event that this term describes is unlike the Handover of Hong Kong, and I agree that we should request more comments. Butterdiplomat (talk) 01:08, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]