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Happy editing! Peaceray (talk) 02:36, 7 February 2024 (UTC)<!--Template:WelcomeMenu-->
On the topic of negative reception of Lockley’s book in Japan
Hi Relm,
I apologize for adding this as a topic on your talk page, since the Yasuke talk page is semi-protected and I cannot currently reply to it. I just wanted to provide the main source for negative reception of Lockley’s book “Nobunaga and Yasuke,” the reviews on Amazon with the number of people upvoting it: https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/product-reviews/4778315561/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_sr?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews&pageNumber=1#reviews-filter-bar
As you can see, there is a good number of people who are not happy with the way that the book presents itself. Even some of the positive reviews admit it is a novel rather than a non-fiction book.
I would also like to redirect you to the Japanese talk page on Yasuke, where almost everyone agrees that Lockley is unreliable over primary sources: https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88:%E5%BC%A5%E5%8A%A9
There is also a user called Symphony Regalia who has been trolling the Japanese talk page, being exposed as using multiple proxy accounts to try and promote the viewpoint of Yasuke = 侍 with no credible sources other than Lockley (which itself is seen as uncredible to the Japanese editors). The same user is also on the EN talk page promoting the same viewpoint, by the way. 天罰れい子 (talk) 22:25, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
:This book was released in 2017. All of its positive reviews are from various dates and times over the last near-decade this book has been available. Every single negative review is from the past two months. I think it is pretty clear that the book is being brigaded by people who have probably not read the book and are partaking in a culture war. When I presented that Lockley had another work that was reliable I was referring to his peer reviewed paper published in 2023 in a Japanese journal.
:For the other point, I don't disagree that Lockley's co-authored work is not reliable to source for the claim - but it is the academic consensus even without his work cited for it. Lockley is not a primary source, but those who describe him as a samurai do so off of interpretation of those primary sources. This is part of the historical process, and so far no one across the ANI, RFC, talk page, or RSN have presented a reliable source claiming otherwise.
:I would also caution that every wiki is managed differently, and is subject to their own biases. There have been wikis that have succumbed to periods of rampant nationalism or are still known for such behaviors. The Japanese wiki is no more reliable than any wiki is - and I have seen many examples in my time studying events like Sook Ching ↗ for my studies on SE Asia and China that show JP wiki still has many pages which violate NPOV and try to deny warcrimes (e.g. Nanking ↗), present loosely sourced hagiography (e.g. Akiyama Yoshifuru ↗), and to justify war criminals actions (e.g. The pinning of Sook Ching ↗ on Col. Tsuji alone by saying the others involved and tried for the genocide disagreed when many documents exist to the contrary.).
:I want to emphasize two things. The first is that Lockley has been the most scrutinized historian as apart of the drama surrounding the game's announcement, and so the current wave of bad reviews from people no one could know the origin of (esp when there are cases that have happened on wikipedia and twitter of brigading with fake, google translated Japanese accounts to spread misinformation) is not indicative of academic opposition to his work. The second is that Japanese wiki and its users do not assume primacy on the Samurai status of Yasuke. Their sources and reasonings are equally up to scrutiny along Wikipedia policies, and with the issue rooted in such specific context and terms even fluency in Japanese is insufficient to properly contextualize the primary sources. So far those wishing to lower the status of Yasuke as a Samurai on the English page have yet to provide reliable sources to the contrary - the Japanesse page as I last read through it wanted to keep it specific to what is explicitly stated in the primary source document without the interpretations.
:As an addendum to the latter, I also want to say that though there is a noticeable issue with nationalism on JP wiki, no wiki is immune from such examples and I do not want to diminish the contributions of their editors. I am presenting these examples to explain why individual wikis do not hold primacy on any page, and there is no need to defer to the opinions of users on matters of history even if it is rooted in their native language. Being a historian specializing on a topic, period, etc gives one academic weight by showing they have the credentials to suggest authority on their ability to analyze primary sources within their contemporary context. Fluency in Japanese alone does not afford one the ability to analyze these documents to the level that matters for wikipedia standards like Lockley's credentials and published peer reviewed work would suggest. Relm (talk) 05:39, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
::Relm -
::I've been following the Yasuke article for awhile now after I learned about the battleground status. I think I made some kind of IP comment complaining about the quality of sources a couple months ago. I became particularly frustrated because it seemed like certain users were trying to create a false consensus using multiple trusted sources (particularly in the RFC) that were simply repeating claims of Lockley's personal interpretation of sources that do not directly give a title to the man himself. You seem to have a role in maintaining this article so I wanted to know your opinion on this.
::My question is this - I am well aware that there are multiple academic sources (mind you, all published after Lockley's original Japanese book in February 2017) that name Yasuke as samurai. All of these still suffer from the same issue of there simply not being a primary source that directly and factually makes the claim. While we are not meant to interpret things ourselves, why can we simply not have the wording be something like "Yasuke is a man of African origin who served under Nobunaga and is WIDELY BELIEVED by historians to have been granted Samurai status?" Since we are simply reporting what our trusted sources say, should it not also reflect that? If the Japanese wiki (regardless of potential nationalism) is willing to use primary sources to justify specific wording would that not set a precedent for us to try something similar if a consensus is reached?
::Frankly I think Yasuke was a samurai. However, I don't think the article currently reflects the actual scholarly consensus, which seems to be more like "we don't know, but probably," and less, "yes, he was, unequivocally." My primary concern is legitimately just accuracy. It's really unfortunate that this article seems to have become an ideological battleground rather than an informative piece about an extremely interesting man. SinisterOcean (talk) 18:54, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
:::1. In regards to Lockley, the RSN was very clear that he is a reliable source, just that his pop history book is not. The page likewise showed 'samurai' without controversy even before Lockley's alleged (though probable) editing on either wiki. There were some sources that made the claim prior to Lockley that at one time were on the page but have since been replaced with more recent sources. The fixation on Lockley and the myth that he orchestrated some form of fraud has yet to be backed up by anything. Months ago people were spreading links to nationalist websites making claims like he had been fired (he wasn't). It is very clear that many different historians view Yasuke as some form of Samurai. This can not be summarized to Lockley alone just because he is the scholar who has done the most work on Yasuke.
:::2. The lack of a direct statement in primary texts is not an 'issue' when it comes to historical interpretation as it is what historians do - they interpret what the primary sources mean. In academic circles has generally shown that if the shincho koki (Sonkeikaku Bunko) is legitimate, that it would indicate Yasuke has the status of a Samurai. If I have subject matter expertise and did not have a primary source referring to someone as a magistrate in a particular place at a particular time, but I had a primary source saying that aforementioned person performed x ceremony for that place, and that ceremony was only performed by a particular kind of magistrate - then I would say that he was the magistrate and then give the explanation in a footnote. Historians do not just repackage primary sources over and over again - they seek to understand them in their original context and interpret them through various means.
:::3. The RFC agreed to refer to Yasuke as a Samurai without a qualifier. 'widely believed' in this case would be a qualifier. The second RFC was called because the Lockley rewrite of the Britannica article had a phrase which was unclear whether it meant that some ''people'' disagreed with Yasuke being a Samurai, or if some ''scholars in good standing'' disagreed. Many arguments were had about whether this was sufficient to add a qualifier like the one you suggested, but as per WP:WEASEL ↗ and WP:VERIFY ↗ it was determined that since it was unclear whether that met WP:DUE ↗ and WP:FRINGE ↗. (To summarize that so you don't have to read all four of those, it means that because it is not clearly identified who disagrees or why, we can't determine if that voice should be given due weight or if it is fringe or etc)
:::4. Every wiki is different. The Japanese version of Thomas Lockley ↗ would be a major BLP violation here. The selective emphasis on primary sources on Japanese wiki is something I have never liked as it is typically used to whitewash the secondary source analysis of Japan's warcrimes in WW2 by replacing that scholarship with contemporary newspapers, Japanese contemporary writings, and sometimes I've even seen the tokyo trials testimony of many generals horrifically mischaracterized and cited in related articles to pin blame on specific officers and absolve others. JP wiki for years has been known to have significant nationalist tendencies, and aside from Yasuke I spent a lot of my edits on Wikipedia looking through those kinds of pages across both wikis. English wikipedia's standards are high, and its policies on primary vs secondary sources should not be budged to subvert the secondary sources. That lends itself only to WP:TENDENTIOUS ↗ editing.
:::The issue with the article currently is that the talk page and main article get vandalized often - and when the game releases (presumably on valentines day) this will probably happen more frequently for a while. Many of the most active editors of the page have bowed out due to stress or to avoid the WP:CTOP ↗ hammer. Many were hit in the Arbcom case or enforcement. I remain because I am stubborn and I get the feeling the previous months of arguments would be lost in the archives if I wasn't acting as a living index to them on the talk page. What the page really needs are veteran editors who could weave the nuance together into the body of the article, but I don't think that will happen anytime soon due to the CTOP and active vandalism.
:::I think the drama will spur documentaries, articles, etc to be written about Yasuke, and over time the dust can settle and people will have more to work with. I hope this helps to explain my position. My thoughts and views have evolved over the months as I've learned more about the topic and more has been published. Relm (talk) 17:37, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
::::Many thanks for your detailed response, I appreciate the specific guidelines. At this point, I don't think the qualifier would be necessary either, I think it's all pretty solid, not that my personal opinion matters much when it comes to sourcing.
::::And agreed, the discourse has settled a bit online, but I am anticipating it to come back full force once the game is released, particularly if it isn't well received or pushed as some kind of example of failed "pandering." Which all in all, is not fair to the real human being everybody is talking about to begin with. I am only familiar with all this background because I have the time to comb through the RfCs and Arbcom and even then I still felt like I had to ask you for clarification, haha. Your stubbornness is much appreciated, there's already so much archived and I still see new people come swinging into the talk page with big ideas about how things should be (like me!)
::::Hopefully other experienced editors will take a look at the page once release comes around and help stem the tide. SinisterOcean (talk) 16:20, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
:::::Thanks! Relm (talk) 16:51, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
Your comment in the RfC on Yasuke
Hi, Relm, I have WP:REFACTOR ↗ed the RfC on Yasuke, here ↗, and in so doing I've taken the liberty of adding a word in bold font, "Comment", to your comment, here ↗. However, if your comment was not just a comment but rather a !vote, then please replace "Comment" with "Yes" or "No". In that case, you can also replace the heading Replies to Relm's comment ↗ with "Replies to Relm's !vote". Thank you, Gitz (talk) (contribs ↗) 20:43, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
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I'dd very much appreciate if you'd not vandalize and remove my topic in a talk page in the future.
Thank you.
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:@BrazilianNormalGuy Please review WP:SOAPBOX ↗ and the 'contentious topic - Yasuke' sanctions. Relm (talk) 11:15, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
::My point do stand. I merely gave my opinion in the ''talk page'' about the questionable neutrality of the page and sources and the fact it has not been impartial from a academic point of view. It was an active conversation that did not warrant a rude removal out of the blue. BrazilianNormalGuy; Brazilian, Historian, Lover, Fighter, Actor, Cosplayer, Athlete, Runner, Comedian, Free, and Young. (talk) 11:35, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
:::It warranted removal due to it being used as a WP:SOAPBOX ↗ to launch accusations (WP:Aspersions ↗) at editors. Unsubstantiated blind accusations do not have a place on Wikipedia. Relm (talk) 12:10, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
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I've been told by others, not just you, to make an account if I have any complaints. I wasn't going to make one, but I did, and I'll move the contents of the IP page to my page and delete it. I don't know if I'll be able to respond, because as the name suggests, I just post and edit to escape reality while I'm at work. I don't know how tanukisann edits wikipedia, but if you ever use the free wifi my workplace provides, I think we could be on the same IP. The network has one for employees and one for general provision, but the IPs are the same. Between work (talk) 06:18, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
Women in Red February 2025
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Your comment isn't WP:CIVIL ↗
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=1275383671 ↗ isn't OK. The editor in question wasn't WP:BLUDGEON ↗ing, nor was this WP:IDHT ↗. Advocating for a controversial position doesn't become disruptive until ''after'' clear consensus has formed against it. And the right place to bring that concern up isn't at WP:FT/N ↗, it's at a user talk page or the WP:DRAMABOARD ↗. <span class="nowrap">Chess (talk) <small>(please mention ↗ me on reply)</small></span> 05:21, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
:The editor in question is clearly bludgeoning. They brought up the argument I pointed out originally in their vote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250203154600-Your_Friendly_Neighborhood_Sociologist-20250206163300 ↗ - this is ''fine''. The issue is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250203184700-Simonm223-20250203155000 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250203201300-Your_Friendly_Neighborhood_Sociologist-20250203185700 ↗https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250203200600-Your_Friendly_Neighborhood_Sociologist-20250203190700 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250208171600-FactOrOpinion-20250207132900 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250210155600-Mrfoogles-20250209173200 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250212115400-Your_Friendly_Neighborhood_Sociologist-20250211155900 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250212162700-Your_Friendly_Neighborhood_Sociologist-20250212153500 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250213111300-Choucas_Bleu-20250212222700 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250212161400-Your_Friendly_Neighborhood_Sociologist-20250212155000 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250213103700-%22Psychotherapy%22_vs._%22Gender_exploratory_therapy%22 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250205114600-HenrikHolen-20250204230800 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250206162400-Warrenmck-20250206124600 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250208105600-OsFish-20250206234100 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250213112700-OsFish-20250211061500 ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#c-JonJ937-20250213112100-Simonm223-20250212162700 ↗ all show them bludgeon it over and over again to other editors in replies (both to votes and in the discussion section). I am arguing this is WP:BLUDGEON ↗ regardless of how controversial their point is, I do not understand how the outcome would change whether it is BLUDGEON like you are suggesting. Relm (talk) 10:51, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
Yasuke ↗ is a contentious topic
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:I have been editing in the topic for approximately 8 months, and have been the one to throw this at many first time posters.
:Surprised that this is the first time someone posted it to me lol
:Thanks! Relm (talk) 23:43, 19 February 2025 (UTC)
Women in Red March 2025
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- ''You can access the Wikipedia Library ↗ if you have made 500+ edits, and 6+ months editing,<br>and 10+ edits in the last 30 days, and No active blocks''
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- 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)
- 23 Dec 2024: 20.009% (2,041,741 bios, 408,531 women)
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Women in Red April 2025
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'''Moving the needle:''' (statistics available via Humaniki tool ↗)
- 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,057,083, 412,857 women)
- 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)
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I was actually mid-edit and was adding further titles and delineation based on the two shows. Good catch, but I caught it myself and am finishing the edit in just a minute if you could please wait a few minutes until I publish before reverting. Iljhgtn (talk) 20:35, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
:apologies, feel free to overwrite my reversion. Relm (talk) 20:41, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::No worries. I completed my edit now which should account for your valid concern. Iljhgtn (talk) 20:41, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
Women in Red May 2025
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:* 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women)
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this ↗ appeared on my talk page. I see no discussion. I assume you are still writing it. How about you talk to me first. I have never met you before, AFAIK. -- Colin°<sup>Talk</sup> 13:42, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
:It has just been published. We have never directly interacted as far as I am aware but I am familiar with you from multiple talk pages and the FTN topics mentioned on the AE. I did not believe that, given the specific conduct or past remarks such as the final one you made on Black Kite's talk page, that making a topic on your talk page would be treated any differently. Relm (talk) 13:50, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Women in Red June 2025
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:* 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% (2,061,363 bios; 414,126 women)
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Women in Red July 2025
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Women in Red - December 2025
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Women in Red - January 2026
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Trans barnstar
Hi Relm,
I was looking to see if a trans barnstar existed, and it turns out that you made one! Thanks for creating it :D
Would you mind if I made Template:The Trans Barnstar ↗ using :File:Trans Barnstar.png ↗? I would also like to add it to the list of barnstars at Wikipedia:Barnstars/Topical ↗.
Best,
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:I am not at all proficient in anything related to mediawiki so by all means do whatever you will with it that will make it easier to use or find!
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::Ok, awesome! Template is up, thx very much. Kravk (talk) 21:38, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
Women in Red February 2026
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Women in Red - June 2026
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