User talk:JamesOfMars

Formatting of Derived Character entries
I have added miscellaneous "Derived characters" entries for my first wiktionary edits. Is there an official format for such entries? Should they be ordered by stroke count, frequency, or other?


 * I want to commend you for the excellent work you have done with Derived Characters. I usually go by stroke count, but the problem there is that different countries have different standards for which parts count as strokes! It's up to you to decide I guess. ( I don't know who to ask about this.) --Geographyinitiative (talk) 13:35, 25 June 2021 (UTC)


 * I'd say stroke count and/or Unicode ordering. Frequency is more language dependent and wouldn't work well. — justin(r)leung { (t...) 14:07, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your comments. Thus far, I have been grouping them by layout (i.e. right, left, top, bottom, and enclosure) and then within each of those, stroke count and within that radical order. I feel that groups them in a way that makes it easy to search through or browse. --JamesOfMars (talk) 20:38, 28 June 2021 (UTC)


 * I got your e-mail, and I just want to thank you again for this great work. What you have done has made Wiktionary a much more refined & powerful tool for the readers and editors. For instance, I like to search for rare characters by their component parts, and the derived characters section is helpful in finding those characters. I have to go to other websites like ctext.org if I don't find it here. Quick note: remember to add two dashes and four tildes after your posts so your name shows up. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 13:26, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Great! Thank you!! I just forgot to sign off last time. --JamesOfMars (talk) 20:38, 28 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks again for your contributions. It helps everyone. Check this out: . --Geographyinitiative (talk) 08:25, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I have thought about adding some in that manner (using character composition specifications). I decided not to for now.  I debated whether or not to put them under an additional header but I couldn't decide and just left such things for the future perhaps. JamesOfMars (talk) 00:39, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for the extra pointers. I will take a close look. JamesOfMars (talk) 00:43, 26 June 2021 (UTC)