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Hi! I thought I would start The Search for Modern China. As I've gotten busy lately I'll try adding more sources in pieces. WhisperToMe (talk) 00:45, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Off to a good start! If you have access to a copy, you might add a comment or two that SPence makes in the Preface or Introduction to explain in his own words what he set out to accomplish. Maybe add that there is a shorter, revised edition.ch (talk) 22:29, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

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Hello, CWH,

Thank you for creating Clement Egerton.

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Thanks for the article and well done! I've marked this as reviewed, but if you could expand the lead that would be great!

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VickKiang 23:45, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Many thanks for the quick review and suggestions. The information on Egerton is quite slim except for the rich material on his work on Golden Lotus, which was my main concern. But you are quite right to want more on his overall career in the lede. ch (talk) 02:40, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi CWH. Back in June you added a reference for "Plaks" to Classic Chinese Novels. There are two cites for Plaks in the article 1978 and 1987, do you remember which work this relates to? -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested ∆transmissions∆ °co-ords° 18:16, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

My face is red -- thank you for picking up on this. The reference is to Plaks 1987, and I think my problem was to summarize sections of Chapter One. But I should have put a range of pages. There is a link to the Online Archive.ch (talk) 23:34, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

I've added the year, and used loc= to specify chapter 1. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested ∆transmissions∆ °co-ords° 12:52, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

I was trying to find an editor on DEWiki who may be interested in making an article in German on en:Raise the Red Lantern (novella). The German translation has a doozy of a history based on a German newspaper article. Do you know German, Dutch, Russian, and Japanese speakers who may be interested in writing about the novella in the respective languages? (doesn't have to be a full translation of the Enwiki article, but a start/stub)

Thank you, WhisperToMe (talk) 02:02, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

This is a great idea -- the article would connect to a number of interesting topics. But alas, though I do know a little Japanese, I don't have the other languages. I'll keep my eye out.ch (talk) 05:49, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! The Japanese title is ja:妻妾成群. This URL talks about the Japanese translation ( "「妻妾成群　紅夢」千野拓政／訳　『季刊中国現代小説』第I巻20号　1992.1"). I like to use ja:Wikipedia:Chatsubo as a resource to get help from the JAwiki community. WhisperToMe (talk) 02:29, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Hello CWH! I was patrolling a page that you had created, and was wondering about it's target. In particular, the "Napoleon's "China is a sleeping giant" quote. At a first glance, this page title seems quite drawn-out, and the redirect you created of China is a sleeping dragon, while not the primary version of the quote, already feels like a much more approachable title.

First and foremost, the subject of the article appears to be the quote. Because of this, it seems to me that the title of the page shouldn't start with "Napoleon", but rather the title should simply BE the quote itself. Of course, I would still like to keep the existing title as a redirect for navigation purposes, but I'm not as familiar with this particular subject matter. From my eyes, the subject is not Napoleon, but his alleged quote, and therefore his name should be in the lede instead of the title. Please advise, and thank you. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 05:15, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Utopes, and thanks for looking into this with care. You are right that the "target" or subject of the article is the quote, but the quote only becomes notable when it is (falsely) attributed to Napoleon. The Napoleon website in Paris has a posting on the quote, one of the indications that it is a topic of its own. Otherwise the title doesn't describe the article.

WP:CRITERIA says a title should be "no longer than necessary to identify the article's subject and distinguish from other subjects", and "balance brevity with sufficient information to identify the topic to a person familiar with the general subject area".

The articles in the "See also" section are similar, so maybe we need a category, but that's a question for another day.

So I'm glad for the prod to think this through, but though the title is awkard, I still think it's the right one.ch (talk)

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Hello, CWH. Thank you for your work on Elwood Gardner Tewksbury. SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Hello my friend! Good day to you. Thanks for creating the article, I have marked it as reviewed. Have a blessed day!

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@SunDawn: Many thanks for your hard work and thoughtfulness!ch (talk) 20:00, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

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Hi CWH!

I'm the editor-in-chief of the WikiJournal of the Humanities.

Given your experience with Wikipedia and understanding of academia, I'm emailing to ask whether you might be interested in getting involved as an editor for the WikiJournal of Humanities. It's modelled on the successful Wikipedia-integrated journals, the WikiJournal of Medicine, and the WikiJournal of Science. Our editorial board covers a range of fields and expertise, aiming to cover disciplines across the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

Our approach combines the rigour of academic peer review with the extensive reach of an encyclopedia. Consequently, it is an excellent way to achieve public engagement and outreach while impacting public understanding of complex scholarly topics. Articles undergo peer review and are subsequently published in both standard academic PDF format and directly onto Wikipedia, often getting over 100,000 views annually. This enhances the encyclopedia's scientific and factual accuracy and offers academics citable, indexed publications. Moreover, it enables significantly broader dissemination compared to traditional scholarly publishing methods.

The time commitment is flexible. An editor would generally dedicate 2-10 hours per month to a range of activities.

Please let me know if this aligns with your interests, or if you'd like to know more.

Your experience and expertise would be highly appreciated. Fransplace... Let's talk 23:09, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

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CWH, thank you for your good-faith reply regarding a student question at User talk:Ian (Wiki Ed)#Need help request from Exoplamets (talk), but there are two things you should know:

• you are answering a question posed in February about a Wiki Ed course, but the course ended a month ago; no one from that former class will see your response, and it is too late to act on it anyway;
• thank you for taking the time to reply, but to be frank, suggesting the use of an LLM or AI assistant like CoPilot as a method to determine how internal procedures at the Wiki Ed project work, is not at all helpful.

Your willingness to assist is valuable and welcome, maybe check out the WP:Teahouse and see if you can help there. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 05:12, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Please swat this down if it's an inconvenience, never mind any real personal trouble—but I've been pondering enrolling in university to pursue a doctorate in some discipline under the "China studies" umbrella. If it would interest you to offer any sort of advice or what have you over email, I would be beyond grateful. If not, I'm still beyond grateful for your contributions and consideration. Remsense ‥ 论 14:49, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Glad to be of any help, @Remsense. There are good programs of many types in the US, China, and around the world; it depends on what you are looking for, an academic career or something more applied. At this point I have to insert the boiler-plate, "procede at your own risk"! I think you can email me under "Tools" at the top of this page.ch (talk) 22:57, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello, CWH, I saw that you made a draft for a new article at User:CWH/Richard J. Walsh. Short term hosting of potentially valid articles and other reasonable content under development or in active use is usually acceptable. But in this case, you haven't edited your draft for a long time. If you wish to improve the draft yourself, please do. Otherwise, you may consider donating it to WikiProject Abandoned Drafts (a participant can help). Thank you. Legend of 14 (talk) 00:52, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up!ch (talk) 03:48, 3 June 2025 (UTC)