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Hi, Singora. Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Our intro page contains a lot of helpful material for new users—please check it out! If you need help, visit Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

I'd also like to say nice work on the Sultanate of Singgora article. As a new article, you might like to consider nominating it for the Did you know section of the main page. --Paul_012 (talk) 02:02, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes this process can be slow to get moving as there is a shortage of reviewers. Anyway, have made some comments - a nice read. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:49, 4 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Your edits seem fine! ( Singora (talk) 19:53, 5 April 2014 (UTC) )[reply]

Yeah, these things are often open for a month or more....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:07, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Just changed the first sentence in the lead as per your suggestion. Singora (talk) 06:35, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

...you might consider taking a look at Warlugulong, a shortish article about a painting, and commenting at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Warlugulong/archive1? It is languishing near the bottom of the list and, while I've been doing my best at reviewing other articles, isn't getting much attention. Thanks for your work at FAC regardless! hamiltonstone (talk) 01:39, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OKAY! I'll help. Singora (talk) 06:51, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, people piled in there so quickly it already got promoted! But thanks for the thought. Of course, if you wanted something else to do in the next month... ;-) hamiltonstone (talk) 14:06, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is a note to let the main editors of Sultanate of Singora know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on June 4, 2014. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at present, please ask Bencherlite (talk · contribs). You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 4, 2014. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

The Sultanate of Singora was a short-lived port city in southern Thailand and precursor of the present-day town of Songkhla. The city was founded in 1605 by Dato Mogol, a Persian Muslim who recognized Siamese suzerainty. From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade. An important trading center for tin, lead and pepper, Singora flourished during the reign of Doto Mogol's son, Sultan Sulaiman Shah, but was destroyed by Siamese troops in 1680 after decades of conflict. Remains of the city include fourteen forts (example pictured), city walls and the tomb of Sultan Sulaiman Shah. A cannon from Singora bearing the seal of Sultan Sulaiman Shah was captured by Siamese forces. It was seized in the 18th century by Burmese troops and in the 19th century by the British, and is now displayed in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. The sultanate's history was documented in accounts, letters and journals written by British and Dutch East India Company traders; its destruction was discussed in books and reports authored by representatives of the French embassies to Siam in the mid-1680s. (Full article...)

You (and your talk-page stalkers) may also be interested to hear that there have been some changes at the TFA requests page recently. Nominators no longer need to calculate how many "points" an article has, the instructions have been simplified, and there's a new nomination system using templates based on those used for DYK suggestions. Please consider nominating another article, or commenting on an existing nomination, and leaving some feedback on your experience. Thank you. UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 18 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on getting this up at FA, by the way. Excellent work! hamiltonstone (talk) 02:23, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

Singora
Thank you for your identification with one quality article, Singora, one of the most comprehensive English language accounts of the sultanate ever written, after 18 months of dedicated research, with a clean Sources section, the major sources explained in the review, beautifully illustrated, a pleasure to read, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:51, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to add my congratulations and thanks. This article revealed to me an area of Thai history that I knew nothing about. --Heron (talk) 09:47, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A year ago, you were the 876th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:41, 4 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Two years ago, you were recipient no. 876 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:52, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I have a question about File:Singora cannon.jpg. At the article's FAC, you mentioned that you had permission from the owner to use it, but on the file description page, it's listed as "own work"; what is the case? If the author (the one who took the photograph) gave permission to release the image under the CC-By-SA 3.0 licence, you'll need to list his/her name on the file description page. --Paul_012 (talk) 16:10, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. The image I discussed at the FAC is shown left. The owner allowed me to use it on condition his name was given as copyright holder. Someone at FAC (I can't remember who) suggested it was best not to use it. This photo can probably be deleted.

The photo I'm now using was given to me. The photographer sent me the original, full-size master and gave permission to do with it as I want. I am therefore the owner of the image. It's the same when you sell a photo to Getty Images: by agreeing to sell, you relinquish ownership and grant copyright to the purchaser.

I was also given a photo of the cannon by Hew Prendergast, great grandson of General Sir Harry Prendergast, the man who defeated Burma in the third Anglo-Burmese war. It was Harry Prendergast who sent the Singora cannon back to England. Hew also said I could use his photo in whatever way I wanted without needing to credit him as the photographer. Singora (talk) 06:44, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the clarification. For the sake of accuracy, it should still better to list the actual creator as the author, followed by "copyright owned by Singora" or a similar note. I'll mark the other photo for deletion. --Paul_012 (talk) 05:36, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I do so appreciate your kind words and wanted to extend my congratulations to you for the wonderfully written article you created and had promoted to FA. If more editors could experience the rigors of a FA review and get more articles promoted, it may change the current status of WP's reliability as an accepted source to be cited and/or recommended by academia. After all, we have a substantial number of academics and topic experts contributing so it shouldn't be too difficult a task. Perhaps some day we could collaborate on some articles and get them promoted. Also wanted to mention that one of my good friends here on Bonaire is from Thailand and visits her family there quite often. I hear the diving there is incredible. --Atsme^📞📧 14:10, 5 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Singora. Now the dust has settled on the Maya civilization FAC, I just wanted to say many thanks for taking the time to look at the article, and for supporting its promotion - after an epic haul it made FA at the weekend. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 09:12, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Singora, I did feel that Buçaco Forest was good enough to warrant a tilt at GA or FA. Also, speaking of forests, there is another one at FAC...though alot more temperate, see Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Boise National Forest/archive2 Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:24, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I thought it was quite amusing having two forest articles...though the climates are pretty different. I was hoping you'd make some suggestions and maybe you'd like to see another forest article. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:13, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

OK - I've started to add a few comments. What's the other forest article? Singora (talk) 15:56, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This place looks really cool. A friend of mine is there at the moment posting pics on his FB feed. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:06, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

On 6 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Seri Rambai, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Seri Rambai cannon in Penang, Malaysia, is considered a fertility symbol? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Seri Rambai. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Seri Rambai), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

You're spelling it wrong. it has to be Pha Kho (พะโคะ), but you spell Phra (พระ), it's meaning "Monk" in Thai. and in Sathing Phra don't had a temple name Phra Kho (พระโค ? - holy cows ?), but had Pha Kho only.

If you make a miss spelling, the meaning changed. Thx. --แอนเดอร์สัน (talk) 16:03, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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		For you contributions to history related articles in 2016, you are hereby awarded this Epic Barnstar. Congratulations! For the Military history WikiProject Coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 08:12, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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		For your contributions to the Featured Article Seri Rambai, I hereby present you with the WikiChevrons. Congratulations! For the Military history WikiProject Coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 08:12, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Singora (talk) 10:59, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Singora (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. I always use this connection. It's the free WiFi where I live. Yesterday I edit the FAC section without any problems. Singora (talk) 9:48 am, Today (UTC−4)

Decline reason:

Moot. Now directly blocked. NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:20, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for personally attacking other editors. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Drmies (talk) 15:12, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please note this thread: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Indefinite_block_of_Singora_for_harassment --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:35, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Singora and his associates are probably expecting me to turn up with glee and strongly endorse the block. It shows how little they really know me. Despite what I originally posted, I've been alerted offwiki to several of Singora's more positive attributes (writing and reviewing content). If he agreed to stop harassing me on and offwiki and delete his posts and to try to focus on writing content, such as getting the Macau article up to FA status, I would support an unblock. But only on condition he cleans up his act, stops talking about me and the others as a "Cabale" and remains productive. I'm sure Casliber would think similarly. Either way, I regard him and the current focus on me and "the subject" a significant enough threat to make continuing to edit English wikipedia as before impossible. I wish Singora, Andy the Grump, Tarc, The Dark Knight and anybody else who wants to pick on me the best, I honestly have no idea why they hate me so much. Contrary to what Singora thinks, I support people who write content, particularly featured content, even when they are unfeasibly nasty to me. There is nothing that I would prefer to see than Singora stop his posts and comments and just focus on writing the Macau article, a core article which wikipedia badly needs promoted. Have a bit of respect for people and it might be reciprocated. I say one more chance, if Singora is serious about writing the Macau article.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:29, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've sent an email and see if we can work something out. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:57, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your ability to edit this talk page has been revoked as an administrator has identified your talk page edits as inappropriate and/or disruptive.

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 Beeblebrox (talk) 18:59, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just so we're clear, this is not because you removed the above content, but rather because of the edit summary used when doing so, which would appear to reflect the same nasty attitude that led to the block in the first place. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:01, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This seems unnecessarily harsh. Indef'd for taunting a guy who became real-world famous for taunting a guy—and owntalk blocked for posting the word "shit" in an edit summary on his own talk page? Massively greater breaches of decorum go not just unpunished but unmentioned on a daily basis (thank God!) and Blofeld's attacks on the BLP subject were far nastier than Singora's taunting, at least what I've seen. Factchecker_atyourservice 15:50, 28 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It is the meanness of spirit that Wikipedia is famous for, that's all.

@Beeblebrox: Registering my disagreement with this action. I may not like Singora's behavior in certain instances but I think there's a way forward and they should be allowed to interact here. No one likes having their communications called "spam" or "shit" but I can understand the reaction and advocate for this editor to be treated fairly. --Laser brain (talk) 20:02, 28 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beeblebrox and Drmies: I have been talking with Singora via email and am suggesting that we unlock talk page access and let him state his case for being unblocked. What he really wants to do is just write stuff - we've been discussing how Wikipedia isn't a battlefield. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:36, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Cas Liber, it's done. Thanks, and good luck. Drmies (talk) 13:08, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beeblebrox, Drmies, and Casliber: Hi guys. All is good. I can't buy into this collaborative stuff: my Team Leader was assassinated in BKK back in 2002 and since then I work alone. We all do. I can forward details to CasLiber. I've done some good things on this website. As discussed with CasLiber, I'd like to finish the Buçaco Forest article and bring it up to FA level. The missing fauna section can be sourced from a single PhD thesis. After that I can finish off an article about Macau, which is 90% done and FA standard. For the record, I figured I could never be the best writer or researcher on Wikipedia, so I focused on bibliographies. I think I did a good job: I think my bibliographies are among the best on your website.

I guess I need to promise to leave other people alone. OK. I will. I'll drop everything.Singora (talk) 14:00, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Singora: Comments

@Beeblebrox, Drmies, and Casliber: CasLiber has asked me to repeat this: "Whatever happens to me (re: unblock), please convey my respects to Blofeld. He's far more important to the project than me, and it'd be a shame if you were to lose him." Singora (talk) 15:20, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest you file an unblock request at this point. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:30, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comments to Dr Blofeld

Comments to @Dr Blofeld and Casliber:

I don't have too much time for this, so I'll sum up briefly:

1. Mr Blofeld, my a/c probably won't get unblocked.

2. Your mission -- if you choose to accept it -- is to complete the Bussaco Forest article. Work together with CasLiber.

3. The "missing fauna section" all comes off a single PhD thesis (it's in the sources). You can manage this.

5. User The_Bounder recently deleted a quote from a Portuguese guy who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. See the history. CasLiber has put it back, but it's wrong. It was better the way I had it before. (Personal attack removed)

6. Peer Reviews. I contacted Dr Matos (see the sources) and asked for feedback, but she never replied. Ask CasLiber for an introduction to Dean Nicolle. Mr Nicolle measured one of the forest's eucalypts back in 2011, and CasLiber knows him. Contact the guy, and ask him (politely) to do a peer review.

7. I'll contact you you again in due course re: the Macau article. Singora (talk) 06:23, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

err, Singora, he means use the {{unblock}} template. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:30, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed your PA on SchroCat, Singora. Do not add it back or you'll be reported. Cassianto^Talk 06:57, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Note to the reviewing administrator - Please look at the above diff for a PA against another editor. It is clear from this diff, and this that Singora, even while blocked and seeking an unblock, is still making PAs. Please bear this in mind when formulating your decision. Cassianto^Talk 09:17, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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Request reason:

Hi guys. All is good. I can't buy into this collaborative stuff: my Team Leader was assassinated in BKK back in 2002 and since then I work alone. We all do. I can forward details to CasLiber. I've done some good things on this website. As discussed with CasLiber, I'd like to finish the Buçaco Forest article and bring it up to FA level. The missing fauna section can be sourced from a single PhD thesis. After that I can finish off an article about Macau, which is 90% done and FA standard. For the record, I figured I could never be the best writer or researcher on Wikipedia, so I focused on bibliographies. I think I did a good job: I think my bibliographies are among the best on your website. I guess I need to promise to leave other people alone. OK. I will. I'll drop everything

Decline reason:

I can't buy into this collaborative stuff -- then you better find a different hobby; Wikipedia is entirely collaborative. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 19:46, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Not sure what this templates does, but CasLiber has suggested I add it. Basically I kinda like the idea of working with The Doc.Singora (talk) 08:54, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have put your reason you posted before. It goes like this. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:06, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Over the last hour or so my email inbox has been polluted with crap from Cassianto. Seriously, what the fuck is going on. I do NOT NOT NOT want messages from these fucking lunatics. I'll tweak my settings and opt out.

Oh dear, and now here. The only problem is your continued attacks, as highlighted above. If you'd learn to keep your mouth shut, then I wouldn't be here at all. Cassianto^Talk 09:57, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Cassianto, please lay low/lower. Singora, I do not understand why you had that shotgun aimed so squarely at your foot. Make sure you don't hit the other one as well, please. Drmies (talk) 13:06, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]