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 Residence Toronto Flag.svg Toronto
 Nationality Flag of Canada.svg Canada
 Ethnicity Chinese Unity Flag - Proposal by UserNat.tang.png Han Chinese
 Education Natuofticon.png University of Toronto
 Political party Natopcicon.png Ontario PC Party
February 25 2012 02:15 NAET (toronto)
February 25 2012 07:15 UTC (wikipedia)
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[edit] Qweqwewe

Seems like I remember that you're an administrator. User Qweqwewe has been causing a number of problems on the Taiwan related site. His talk page has complaints from a few users and seems unresponsive to them. Any suggestions? Readin (talk) 21:26, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Mizan Zainal Abidin.png

An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Mizan Zainal Abidin.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Infrogmation (talk) 11:24, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Romanian ?!

Hello Nat !

Why Romanian ?! I just can't see why would someone want to learn Romanian ... PS: I'm Romanian ...

Toate cele bune,

Chris

[edit] Fête nationale du Québec article

Hi Nat; oh those tour guides. I've put in a request to change Fête nationale du Québec to Saint Jean Baptiste Day. You may wish to join or observe (whatever it is that admins do) the discussion at the Talk Page; Mathieugp (talk+ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL • checkuser) has tried to move the page unilaterally so I though it best to formalize the process. --soulscanner (talk) 07:01, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

A little update about this dispute. I've asked some dissenting editors to acknowledge the Wikipedia naming conventions that emphasize that article titles should be the ones that are most recognizable to English-speakers[1]. If they do not, I think we should ask for a Request for comment as the next step in solving this dispute, as such a refusal could constitute bad faith. It will require at least two editors to start the process. Thank you. --soulscanner (talk) 19:46, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Please register your support here. I know the actual poll was hard to find in all the scribbling. --soulscanner (talk) 05:23, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the welcome, but...

I've been here for quite awhile. Thanks for the welcome, which I appreciate, but I am in a few WikiProjects, most notably the Legend of Zelda one.PokeHomsar (talk) 19:33, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Liberal

The term liberal to me is not offensive, as conservative isn't offensive to me. I call that an accurate label, not an offensive one, when it describes someone with left-leaning ideology.PokeHomsar (talk) 19:58, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What exactly d you want me to change/remove?

I've been approached on this before. The other admins said my page was fine when Blaxthos brought it up, so I really don't know what you want me to change.PokeHomsar (talk) 03:36, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] OK.

OK. I don't have to change your user page as some admins said it was OK a few days ago. Even Blaxthos, who is like scrutinizing my every post to find a violation of Wiki rules, said it was "OK." Thanks for your concern, but I'll see how the story develops.PokeHomsar (talk) 05:57, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi Nat... just for clarity, no one has ever said his userpage was "okay". What I did say is that the userpage is less of a concern than is his battlefield mentality and POV-warriorism. Another admin at ANI suggested we allow his userpage to remain so that unfamiliar editors may easily identify the POV-influenced nature of his posts instead of bending backwards too far to assume good faith. Seemed reasonable to me... /Blaxthos ( t / c ) 11:54, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:2008 main page redesign proposal/AndonicO.

I hope you don't mind that I liberally copied from your coding (and yours still looks better... ha)? · AndonicO Engage. 02:50, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:2008 main page redesign proposal/Nat/Gamma/Wikimedia

Please delete this page because it is a subpage for a proposal. You can move it to the user name space. Electrical Experiment (talk) 16:02, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Off-topic thread at Talk:Quebec

I believe you would indeed be doing everyone a favor by removing the entire thread about the Intolerable Acts; there is far too much ad hominem and soapboxing in the thread and far too little substance. I involved myself by trying to tell one of the editors to refrain from personal attacks, but he seems to think he is justified to violate NPA. I think the intervention of an uninvolved admin would be required.--Ramdrake (talk) 18:13, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RfB Thank You spam

Wikipedia logo (svg).svg Thank you for participating in my RfB! I am very grateful for the confidence of the community shown at my RfB, which passed by a count of 154/7/2 (95.65%). I have read every word of the RfB and taken it all to heart. I truly appreciate everyone's input: supports, opposes, neutrals, and comments. Of course, I plan to conduct my cratship in service of the community. If you have any advice, questions, concerns, or need help, please let me know. Again, Thanks! — Rlevse • Talk • 08:48, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Beijing

Hi Nat, I'm in the process of trying to improve the article of Beijing right now. Seen the article's quality is pretty subpar. I re-organized the opening section with contents and references from the "Peking (Beijing)" article from the Encyclopædia Britannica (15th edition)'s Macropædia, however, User:Nikkul, keeps removing the contents in which I guess he saw it as "unencyclopedic" without given really good explanations (removed unencyclopedic info in intro). Could you gave your input and come to the article for assistence.--TheLeopard (talk) 18:31, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Please help me mark references. Thank you.

Dear Nat:

I am the author of this article: Union of Chinese Nationalists. See the article on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_Chinese_Nationalists

This political organization in mainland China currently has registered members of 3,913 (Aug. 9th, 2008) and continues to expand rapidly. By the end of this year, the organization is supposed to have exceeded 5,000 registered members. Most members prefer to have their aliases registered for their own safety reasons; however, it appears to be a factual effective online organization well known by China's Ministry of National Security (China's leading intelligence headquarter). I can honestly tell you that even Chinese President Hu Jintao has ever heard about the organization.

The following references are available for this article but I have great difficulties to add references to the article since I am not very familiar with Wikipedia editor policy. Please help me mark references. Thank you.

Sincerely;

Yu, Hung-Hsuan from Taipei, Taiwan on Aug. 9th, 2008

(v rearagned the above so its now a list insted of loads of things across the page :) also some sites are listed as bad with WOT - Sophie (Talk) 20:12, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Republic of China

If you looked more closely you'll see that I was reverting their vandalism. Besides they had stop vandalising the article and my reverting of their vandalism had stopped long before you protected the article. Signsolid (talk) 22:53, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Chinaimg.png

Hi, your image, commons:Image:Chinaimg.png is up for deletion. Figured you should know. -mattbuck (Talk) 21:24, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:CANADA banner

Hi Nat,

I've been giving the WP:CANADA (& Portal:Canada) pages a bit of a sprucing up. As part of that I've created a new ad for Wikipedia ads. I was wondering if you could upload it as a new version of the one currently being used? Much simpler than going through a whole rigmarole of deletes and renames and moves.

CanadaBannerNew.gif

Is the new banner. There was nothing wrong with your version, I was just aiming for something that fit with the new bits and pieces I've come up with that people seem to like. Let me know if you'd rather not. Cheers! [ roux ] [x] 13:18, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Straw poll

The Main Page Redesign proposal is currently conducting a straw poll in selecting five proposals before an RFC in which it will be against the current main page. You're input would be appreciated. ChyranandChloe (talk) 04:10, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] TfD nomination of Template:40th Canadian federal election/table

Template:40th Canadian federal election/table has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you.

Template:40th Canadian federal election/table/test as well. Found these abandoned versions and figured that we probably don't need them anymore. Cheers! Kelvinc (talk) 05:20, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Natuserpage.png listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Natuserpage.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Nv8200p talk 23:02, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sockpuppet user?

You username appears to be very similar to user Nat Kurse. Are you a sockpuppet? Prowikipedians (talk) 07:31, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RfD nomination of Hillsong (disambiguation)

I have nominated Hillsong (disambiguation) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) for discussion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Killiondude (talk) 08:00, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] File:Blankvert.png listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Blankvert.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 06:45, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] CALL TO REFORM: 2) Please do not add Simplified and Hanyu Pinyin to the infobox (OUTDATED)

Salut!, Ça va?

My french aint really good... lol.

K, Id like to ammend that article of the guidelines because Hanyu Pinyin is NOW (since 01-01-2009) the official romanization system in the ROC (Taiwan)... The sources are available in both the Hanyu Pinyin article and the Tongyong Pinyin one.. Tongyong is now no longer official... Plus, you could also use google news...

Would u consider:

NEW 2) Please do not add Simplified and Tongyong Pinyin to the infobox

I guess that if I unilaterally change the Jhongua Minguo to Zhonghua Minguo, u would accuse me of vandalism, or any other contributor would revert...

County governments are being compelled to switch to Hanyu too... Just read the sources...

Au revoire... (Is that correct?)Gumuhua (talk) 23:47, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Just an update: another contributor, Pyl, changed the Tongyong to Hanyu in the infobox, I think furhter debate is not needed, cause the sources agree with such a move... Do u agree?

We should change the ROC-related articles guidelines about Tongyong-Hanyu... U ask for debate before making any unilateral movement, so Im waiting for ur POV on the matter... Cya!! Gumuhua (talk) 02:18, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] objection over the map

Can you explain to me why you have covered Indian territory under china in the map?

[edit] Chiang Kai-shek article

This article Chiang Kai-shek is under Vandalism by IP 122.121.xx.xxx , please to protect the article, thanks.

[edit] problems about the captial of Republic of China

Firstly,my English is poor.As a consequence,I can't translate something professional written in Chinese to English.Secondly,how can I use an E-mail from the government regarded as the attitude of the government as the reference.Huang Sir (talk) 13:02, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Canadian Code of Arms Shield

Hi Nat,

You have requested that the Canadian Coat of Arms Shield image be removed.

There have been no changes to the SHIELD since 1921 and therefore this shield is current and accurate.

There have been changes to the Canadian Coat of Arms other then the shield:

1957 : Canada's arms were slightly modified to produce a cleaner more contemporary design, the Government replaced the original Tudor crown of the 1921 design by a crown that would represent not just one of the royal families of English monarchs, but centuries of kings and queens of England.

July 12, 1994 : augmented with a ribbon with the motto of the Order of Canada: "Desiderantes Meliorem Patriam". (They desire a better country).

Please refer to http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/symbl/arm2-eng.cfm#a1

I noticed a slight difference with the 1957 shield to the current one, however, I decided to redraw the shield to address the concerns at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Canadian Coat of Arms Shield.svg. Now, I want to hear your thoughts. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 18:19, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Audio CD

  • 06:22, 29 January 2008 Nat protected Audio CD ‎ (anon. issues/vandalism [edit=autoconfirmed:move=autoconfirmed])


Since it's been over 18 mohths I've started a review to see if this semiprotection is still considered necessary. See talk:Audio CD. --TS 10:29, 10 September 2009 (UTC)


[edit] Orphaned non-free image (File:UTM.jpg)

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[edit] Orphaned non-free image File:UofT logo.png

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[edit] Pamela Taylor article marked for delation

Hi Nat, you want to vote to keep this article around until at least after the by-election in Toronto Centre: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pamela Taylor.--Abebenjoe (talk) 19:01, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimania 2011

I'm not sure if you are on the mailing list for Wikimedia Canada, so that's why I left you this message. You're previously involved in bid process for hosting Wikimania in Toronto. Right now we're forming a bid team for Wikimania in 2011. Would you be interested? OhanaUnitedTalk page 16:59, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] File:3rei Sud Est.jpg

Hello. I was looking through images moved to Wikimedia Commons and I came across File:3rei Sud Est.jpg which you uploaded. I see it's tagged with a Creative Commons license, but - and perhaps I'm being dim here, or it's because I can't read Romanian - I don't see any license mentioned at the blog it came from. Can you help? Angus McLellan (Talk) 12:14, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

[edit] File:3rei Sud Est.jpg

Hi Nat, I see that this image has been uploaded as CC-by-SA, but where does the site you downloaded it from say this is the case? - Tbsdy (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) talk 00:59, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image File:The Unit.jpg

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[edit] Wikimania 2009

Since you added this information into the Wikimania 2009 bid page, can you contact me offline so that I can get the details of the previous deal?? I am working with KDMI and I need the info for the 2011 bid... Thanks!! Raysonho (talk) 05:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Images uploaded 5/5/2010

Hello, thank you for uploading your photos to Wikimedia Commons. However, I noticed that you made this revert on Commons without a stated reason. Just wanted to let you know how categories are supposed to work and the problem with overcategorization. In short, you should only put an image in the most specific categories and not in the higher levels. You can read more about overcategorization at COM:OVERCAT. I have undone the changes and recategorized other images you uploaded for the same reason, so no further action is necessary. Thank you. Jphillips23 (talk) 00:21, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

[edit] misspelt word, no big thing

Your leasure is leisure, more correctly. Just at your own pace. I like it. 75.208.190.231 (talk) 00:19, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Files listed for deletion

Some of your images or media files have been listed for deletion. Please see Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2011 March 9 if you are interested in preserving them.

Thank you. 117Avenue (talk) 23:38, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox ontario election

Ambox warning pn.svgTemplate:Infobox ontario election has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. — This, that, and the other (talk) 01:24, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image File:Nbpc.png

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude2 (talk) 04:15, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Yok Mu-ming

Hi there...When I went to read about the above, the website told me that the article had been deleted and that you were the editor who deleted it. I do not know if the old article was any good; perhaps its low quality was such that it did not merit inclusion. If I prepare a new article on Yok Mu-ming, leader of the ROC "New Party" and post it here, would you do me the favour of creating the article (I cannot create articles as I am not a registered user here and my preference is not to register). Would you do that for me? I will ensure whatever I propose to post is well referenced etc and try to make it a fairly decent article. If you agree in principle, just let me konw and I will try to create it at the weekend. Thanks. 84.203.69.75 (talk) 20:45, 13 June 2011 (UTC)



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[edit] have you noticed that..

When im editing a new section it double appears the same thing... hmmm oh by the way your signature is that numa numa song?

[edit] Orphaned non-free image File:St Micheal's College University of Toronto.jpg

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[edit] MSU Interview

Dear Nat,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

  • Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
  • All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
  • All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
  • The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk)

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