User talk:Sghan

Welcome!

Hi Sghan, and a warm welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you have enjoyed editing as much as I did so far and decide to stay. Unfamiliar with the features and workings of Wikipedia? Don't fret! Be Bold! Here's some good links for your reference and that'll get you started in no time!

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- Mailer Diablo 06:18, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

it was just so clear that he was being a busy body and trying to act big in here. hello i posted the question for you not him.

anyway where did you end up in ?ajc?sajc?remain?Sghan 04:47, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Re : Mandarin, Japanese, and frustration

Hi Sghan,

No problem, it's alright! Don't worry, Huaiwei is another issue altogether, which I'm trying to work out. I'm glad you have signed up for an account. Do read and familiarise yourself with the policies and guidelines for contributors, so that you'll be able to work well with other editors and avoid conflict.

Do also have a look at SGpedian's Noticeboard & Singapore Wikipedians as well. So there, enjoy and happy editing! :)

- Mailer Diablo 06:18, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Welcome from me too, Sghan. No hard feelings about Mandarin/Japanese, but a word of advice. It's true that there are many mistakes on Wikipedia, and that you are free to fix them -- indeed, you're encouraged to do so. Sometimes, fixing a mistake means removing a paragraph or more. However, if a page has already had a lot of edits (as Mandarin (linguistics) had), it's unlikely (though still possible) that there are big mistakes. So before you make a big change, stop and think: "Could I have misunderstood this?" and reread it. (Or even, "Could they be right, and I wrong?") Even if you are then pretty sure that the article is wrong and you are right, it's often a good idea to raise the issue on the talk page.

I've had this experience myself. Sorry, I can't think of an example right now, but I have thought "Rubbish!" and been about to make very drastic changes — and then stopped, reread, and either (a) realized "Ah, I see, that's what they meant" or (b) looked up the matter elsewhere and found that I was mistaken.

End of sermon! And now, please enjoy yourself editing or creating articles here. -- Hoary 06:46, 2005 Mar 20 (UTC)

Re : HI

I don't reguarly use it, but there : planetkh >a-t< email >d-o-t< >c-o-m< :)

(Weird characters are added to prevent spambots from harvesting addresses)

- Cheers, Mailer Diablo 06:26, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Waiting for posting, so yeah. ;) - Mailer Diablo 06:42, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I'll let you know on Tuesday. Just hope I'm *lucky* enough to be posted to my choice of JC. - Mailer Diablo 06:56, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Nope, your email/MSN is nowhere. :P - Mailer Diablo 07:02, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Re : Revert

Hi Sghan,

Cool down, take it easy yeah? :) My reply is similiar to what Hoary has said, I really don't know which article you are referring to, but you can find it out yourself by checking the Page History. (Yup, it's on the top of the tabs!) And note that reverts are fairly common in Wikipedia, and varies from reason to reason. Don't be discouraged, I'm sure your contributions will be accepted into the community. ;) - Mailer Diablo 17:27, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

"if you want to help i would be most grateful if not just shut up"

(A quotation from a message left on Mailer Diablo's talk page.)

Fine, Sghan. I hadn't realized that this was exclusively a request for Mailer Diablo -- especially when his email address can be found so easily.

If you reread what I wrote on MD's page, you'll see that I told you exactly how to find which username made which change, so you could identify the "idiot" who "deleted everything that [you] took time to add". Perhaps I misunderstood your request and this was not the information you were after; so -- having already spent a fair amount of time assuaging your indignation over Mandarin (linguistics) -- I'll gladly shut up.

If you want to reply (not necessary, I think), please reply on this page rather than mine (or MD's). -- Hoary 05:59, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)

==actually i still cant quite get use to this system so for once help me find that idiot please....???Sghan 09:01, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Which article you are referring to that was so-called "idiot" has reverted? - Mailer Diablo 17:30, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

singapore airlinesSghan 10:53, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)btw where did u get into ?

Go to Singapore Airlines. Click "History", and you'll get to this page. What's difficult? -- Hoary 11:16, 2005 Mar 24 (UTC)

If you do decide to ask the editor who reverted your edits for an explanation, do be nice to him/her. Editors in Wikipedia are usually more than happy to compromise and discuss to ressolve the differences. You don't have to insult, neither do you have to yell to get your point through or things done (not at least in Wikipedia). Remember, Assume good faith! :) - Mailer Diablo 18:15, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Re : Birthday

Yes, it was, although I didn't had a good day for myself! :P But anyway, thank you! :) - Mailer Diablo 20:21, 25 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Update

Hi, the Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) article is under FAC, you may like to take a look at its sub page to vote. Also, we are planning a COTW here. Just to let you know. --Terence Ong ^Talk 10:30, 25 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright issue with Bank of Asia

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Bank of Asia, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to be a direct copy from http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2005/09/09/business/index.php?news=business_18556906.html. As a copyright violation, Bank of Asia appears to qualify for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Bank of Asia has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. If the source is a credible one, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source.

If you believe that the article is not a copyright violation or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GFDL, you can comment to that effect on Talk:Bank of Asia. If the article has already been deleted, but you have a proper release, you can reenter the content at Bank of Asia, after describing the release on the talk page. However, you may want to consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you, and please feel free to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Flyingtoaster1337 03:12, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Malay religions

I've reverted your changes again, and put my reasons in the talk page. Please discuss before changing again. (Caniago 11:02, 5 March 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Some stats for Singapore here: Talk:Malays_(ethnic_group)#Infobox (Caniago 11:22, 5 March 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Kiatnakin Bank

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Your edit at Anti-Malay racism

Please observe WP:CIVIL please. If you disagree with the edit, please state so why nicely. __earth ^(Talk) 08:06, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure that Sir Stamford Raffles is Singapore's founder, not Sang Nila Utama? User:Fantastic4boy ^(Talk) 08:06, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Koreans in Singapore

How does it matter whether I am Singaporean or not? All article content should be supported by RELIABLE sources, not bulletin boards or whatever. If there is no reliable source which discusses what religions that Koreans in Singapore follow, then such information shouldn't be included in the article. cab (talk) 01:48, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Then insert a PROPER citation to those sources instead of blindly reverting me and leaving the citation to the unreliable source. And if you don't like following Wikipedia's policies about verifiability and reliable sources, you're entirely welcome not to edit, or to go start your own website where you write whatever you want without providing verification. Finally, {{fact}} tags go after punctuation and not before. cab (talk) 01:56, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ok point taken, and by the way, if you are not aware of whether something is right or wrong, please don't try to act as if you know best. it just makes you look stupid.Sghan (talk) 01:59, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. My apologies and let's leave this stupid conflict behind us. I added a source for Koreans in Indonesia as well. cab (talk) 02:30, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok sure. I just want to say that(note that this is not directed at you) sometimes it just irks a person to know that the article in which he/she is editing happens to be in a certain country he/she is living but some third person thinks that he/she is right. Ok you get what I mean. I am sure this happens to you to. Chill out.=)Sghan (talk) 02:34, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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"Bangkok International Airport" listed at Redirects for discussion

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