2601:601:4000:987F:E1FC:9977:55C9:9E8F

Touching base

Hello anon --

Thank you for your interest and participation here in building out the Japanese entries in Wiktionary. I've been keeping track of Japanese entries here in general, and I've noticed that many of your recent entries require fixing of various sorts. By way of example, at 褒賞, you list this as a noun, and you define this as a verb (dignify). The English noun for dignify would be either dignification or dignity, but this isn't the correct meaning anyway, as the Japanese term means an award, a prize; to award or reward someone. Another problematic entry is 車道, which has some minor formatting issues, and more seriously, it doesn't have any definition. At Wiktionary, we're happier to have missing content instead of incorrect content, but we do need entries to include a definition. If you're unsure of the meaning of a term, please use references such as dictionaries. There are numerous free online resources, such as Eijiro, Weblio, and Kotobank. If you're unsure about Wiktionary formatting or other conventions, please reach out to other editors.

I've blocked you for a day to give time to clean up your entries, and to try to catch your attention with this note. If you're interested in continuing to contribute to Wiktionary on a regular basis, it would be great if you could create a user account. This greatly facilitates communication and community participation.

Kind regards, ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 23:04, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Addendum

This blocked user is asking that their block be reviewed:

2601:601:4000:987F:E1FC:9977:55C9:9E8F (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • change block settings • unblock)

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Request reason:

Greetings, Eirikr, I do apologize for my actions, but I was basing the 褒賞 off a page that referred to it as a verb, and I apologize for also not including a definition for 車道, which means 'roadway'. My research was greatly flawed on my part here. Secondly, I would like address that my knowledge of formatting Japanese words is rudimentary at best, and I apologize for that as well. I hope you understand what I said, and thank you.--2601:601:4000:987F:E1FC:9977:55C9:9E8F 23:13, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

• Hello again anon --

Thank you very much for posting here and opening the lines of communication. I've unblocked you. I appreciate too your explanations, those help establish what was going on.  :) At Wiktionary, we don't have many active logged-in editors, and historically, we have had lots of anonymous editors who sometimes insist on adding incorrect content. At first brush, I wasn't sure if you were more of a vandal, or someone acting in good faith but just making a few honest mistakes. I am happy to discover that it was the latter.

Please feel free to contact me or other editors with any questions. Wiktionary also has a few forums for general discussion, which might be useful for you. The Wiktionary:Information desk is for general newcomer questions and help requests. The Wiktionary:Beer parlor is a good place to talk about general policy. The Wiktionary:Tea room is for talking about specific terms. The Wiktionary:Grease pit is for technical discussions about templates, scripting, and other details about how Wiktionary works under the hood. And the Wiktionary:Etymology scriptorium is the forum for talking about the origins and historical development of individual terms.

Happy editing, ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 16:23, 23 October 2015 (UTC)