User talk:Miikan
Hello. Welcome to Wikipedia. Before you go reverting people's changes willy-nilly, please take a moment to understand the situation.
Ōnishi is a dissolved municipality. By Japanese law, the municipal entity known as the town of Ōnishi no longer exists. The article is about the municipality; therefore it is entirely accurate to say that it "was" a town. Every single other article about dissolved municipalities on Wikipedia is written this way. Ōnishi is not special; you don't get to have it different just because you live there or have some sort of local pride.
Now, that doesn't mean that you can't make meaningful contributions related to Ōnishi. Feel free to tell us about the area known as Ōnishi on the Ōnishi, Ehime article, and/or on the Imabari, Ehime article. Tell us about the local culture, the economy, the environment, etc. But do not claim that it is a town, because it is not. "Town" has a specific legal definition in Japan, and Ōnishi no longer meets it.
Please do not revert my changes. This is not a matter or pride or of opinion; it is a matter of fact. And the fact is that Ōnishi is no longer a town.
-Amake (talk) 11:19, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
Just for the record, I keep an eye on Amake because they are an extremely arrogant and obnoxious individual who has long forgot the first rule of Wikipedia which is "good faith". His real name is Aaron Madlon Kay this is his blog. He attacks anyone who challenges his view of Japan in a high-handed and bombastic manner. I was a former JET in Niigata who added details to several articles about local area. Kay then got involved and ruined a lot of them, making them non-sensical.
What this person repeatedly doesn't realise is these articles are written for the English-language Wikipedia to be read by native English speakers and not for any Japanese audience. For instance, he is using the same arguments he used with me (the arrogant so-and-so):
"Town" has a specific legal definition in Japan, and Ōnishi no longer meets it.
Well I pointed out that "Town" has a very specific meaning in English so any native English speaker knows what a town is! Kay wants to draw a distinction but without defining what HIS definition is! Are non-Japanese people supposed to be psychic and know what he means, towns, villages and hamlets don't just vanish. Kay doesn't seem to grasp you are writing for an English-speaking audience, whereas he is writing for himself and ego ( the "I speak Japanese: that makes me an expert on everything Nihon" attitude ).
Kay is a horrible individual; I am only writing this in support after I read his reply which opened with the words: "Please reread the post I left on your talk page and comprehend it this time. " That's nasty. He is an oaf. It's people like him who do international relations no favors.
I am sorry that I can't help any more, except offer my support and acknowledge that you are not alone dealing with such a person. Just keep editing and ignore him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.237.188 (talk) 15:46, 16 December 2009 (UTC)