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Thing I am doing. Drop a message on my user talk if interested to collaborate. — 2406:3003:2077:1E60:C998:20C6:8CCF:5730 (talk) 08:10, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your hard work so far. Would you be inclined to register an account ? Seloloving (talk) 08:31, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

After some digging, I've found that a large number of place articles directly copy or closely paraphrase its etymology and history content from Savage, Victor R. (2013). Singapore street names : a study of toponymics. Brenda S. A. Yeoh. Singapore. ISBN 978-981-4484-74-9. OCLC 868957283.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Unfortunately (legally) freely accessible electronic versions don't appear to exist, but the free preview on google books already reveals a large amount of copied content. Physical copies are also available through our libraries. There's too much work for a single editor to take on; thoughts on what to do next would be appreciated. Darylgolden(talk) Ping when replying 12:11, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Darylgolden We should start rewording the etymology and history content obviously, and perhaps we could start compiling a list of revisions to oversight/revdel/whatever. A diehard editor (talk | edits) 12:22, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Seems like most, if not all of these infringements were caused by Sengkang, who already has a CCI open. Darylgolden(talk) Ping when replying 12:40, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Darylgolden And of course, they're blocked as well. A diehard editor (talk | edits) 12:41, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Darylgolden there is ebook at NLB. https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/%7BA3EAF7A1-A181-4846-98A1-254B594A7BC8%7D – robertsky (talk) 14:14, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I also wanted to say that there are 3 physical copies at NLB reference library and if you want, we can have a gathering of sorts to fish for copyvio of the book. – robertsky (talk) 14:20, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think one session would be too short to find all the copyvio, but I like the idea of a meetup. Darylgolden(talk) Ping when replying 07:21, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Removing navigation information from place articles

While looking at random Singapore place articles, I noticed that many of them contain overly detailed information and almost always unsourced information on how to get to said place, such as a list of bus lines. In my opinion, this information is excessive and indiscriminate, and usually constitute original research or inappropriate synthesis. I think mentioning an official connection to an MRT station is fine when verifiable, but would propose that all other information of this type be removed. Darylgolden(talk) Ping when replying 01:02, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, they should be removed. All of the guides were a product of early Wikipedia where little guidelines or standards exist. Seloloving (talk) 11:40, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello everyone, it seems this may have slipped under the radar and I only realised it recently.

Per the Copyright Act 2021, every single building in Singapore is now considered copyrighted. While photos are still allowed under freedom of panaroma, all photos of buildings must incorporate the FoP-Singapore tag. Please take note.

Please see Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Singapore#Threshold_of_originality for more details. Seloloving (talk) 05:28, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Strike through as it was apparently already law, but was not included until Commons until recently. Please take note regardless. Seloloving (talk) 05:37, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Death and state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani#Requested move 25 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Death and state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani#Requested move 25 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 10:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That probably was cryptic... why do we care about that? This RM involves about 50 state funeral articles, including at least one that is related to this WP. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:12, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Singapore legislation

This template needs to be updated as chapter numbers have been abolished. See https://www.agc.gov.sg/our-roles/drafter-of-laws/legislation-and-revisions. 203.218.141.176 (talk) 04:18, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. I do have a longstanding task related to this. Will have a look at this again. – robertsky (talk) 04:20, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting help at President of Singapore

There has been a dispute for a few months now at the President of Singapore page. On the one hand, a number of editors have edited the article's lead to include details of the president's constitutional powers in addition to her ceremonial role as head of state. On the other hand, some editors have consistently reverted these edits, arguing that her ceremonial role is more important, and that her constitutional powers should not be kept. Both sides are unwilling to discuss it in the talk page, so the lead just keeps changing every few days — this has gone on many, many times. I am hoping that someone can step in the matter and assist with the dispute resolution. Dawkin Verbier (talk) 07:44, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Dawkin Verbier The only editor involved whom you pinged on the talk page has been blocked as a new sock master for a week (3 days left)(?!). Maybe involve the other editors as well first? – robertsky (talk) 08:03, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have just pinged them. On a second look, I suspect that the other editors (advocating for constitutional powers) I pinged may just be that blocked editor's sockpuppet account... The other editor (advocating for a ceremonial description) is also notorious for not communicating on Wikipedia. Dawkin Verbier (talk) 08:11, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:The Buddha

The page which had been Gautama Buddha was unsuccessfully proposed for a change to Siddhartha Gautama, then successfully changed to The Buddha, and is now being proposed for a change to Buddha. Your input and expertise would be most welcome at: Talk:The_Buddha#Requested_move_25_November_2022 Best, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 04:18, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A request to the admins.

To WikiProject Singapore, including admins @Mailerdaemon and @Khaosworks101,

As if you know by now, there is a Singaporean sockpuppet named Agt2008fan who have been abusing and vandalise Wikipedia articles for a very long time, including defacement and impersonation of several Singaporean high-profile members such as Lee Hsien Loong. This kind of long-time abuse as well as the impersonation are both illegal in Singapore, so I ask this kind advice to please lodge a police report as soon as possible. Wikipedia is a public domain and we hate this kind of vandalism, so we ask of you to help stop this menace.

Thank you. 219.74.161.252 (talk) 09:21, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell, Agt2008fan hasn't made any contributions since 2013, and the sockpuppet investigations led to a banning of a whole slew of accounts. The main account has also been blocked indefinitely since 2013. Has there been any new sockpuppet activity you want to bring to our attention? khaosworks101 (talk) 09:47, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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