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Terrible content

Egads, this article is terrible. Government propaganda like "People of all races have equal opportunities to learn, achieve and excel" is parroted word for word, the bits of grammar that are not copypasted are incoherent (but, yes, very Singaporean), and stuff like "Tongue-in-cheek slangs(sic) of Singapore" sounds like it was written by a 14-year-old, probably because it was. How about -- oh, I'll be generous -- a single scholarly source that's not affiliated to the Sg government? Jpatokal (talk) 08:31, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

My, I seem to have struck a nerve there. Anyway, I've given the article a once-over. Jpatokal (talk) 00:47, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
A note, in case this discussion appears oddly one-sided: User:Cenwin88lee made several posts to this talkpage, including various personal attacks, and then tried several times to blank the page before settling on removing only their own abusive comments, which can be seen here. --ಠ_ಠ node.ue ಠ_ಠ (talk) 16:15, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Node, who has been stalking and sending me messages daily for a week now, has failed to realise I deleted my posts because I did not want to feed the troll. As for abusive, trollish remarks, just look above. The wolf is crying wolf!

Cenwin88lee (talk) 08:26, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Assume good faith and no personal attacks. :-) --ಠ_ಠ node.ue ಠ_ಠ (talk) 15:34, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

RfC on User:Cenwin88lee's conduct

Hello,

An RfC has been initiated to discuss Cenwin88lee's recent conduct. I invite all interested editors to come give their input at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Cenwin88lee. Thanks! --ಠ_ಠ node.ue ಠ_ಠ (talk) 16:55, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Inconsistency

Hey, just a anon who was confused about something in the article:


"In 1819, the British came to the Island and set up a port and colony. The British ruled Singapore for over two centuries and the port of Singapore flourished and attracted many migrants to Singapore. After World War 2, Singapore became an independent nation and a republic, which it remains today."


Two centuries from 1819 onward is 2019. Current year is 2010, 9 years short of 200. Also,it's written that Singapore became an independent nation after WW2, falling short of even 150 years of British rule. What's up with that? 77.69.195.30 (talk) 07:25, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Reference request

The section "Religion" has no references. Could someone fix that?Professorjohnas (talk) 07:22, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Indeed, more than a half of the article lacks reference.Professorjohnas (talk) 14:29, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
You're welcome to add references you have! Taking on this article is a big job, and I assume no-one has felt quite up to it yet! CMD (talk) 16:55, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Confucianism?

Is Confucianism a religion? In the section Religion, there is a sentence says:

Other Chinese are followers of Taoism (11%), Confucianism, and Christianity.

But according to the article Confucianism,

Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius.

So is Confucianism just a philosophical system or a religion?Professorjohnas (talk) 07:33, 21 August 2012 (UTC)hufghgug

Building date of Sri Mariamman Temple

The description of Sri Mariamman Temple says:

Sri Mariamman Temple, built in 1843, is the largest Hindu temple in Singapore.

But according to the article Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore,

The Sri Mariamman Temple was founded in 1827 by Naraina Pillai, eight years after the British East India Company established a trading settlement in Singapore.

Either one is wrong! Professorjohnas (talk) 09:02, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

How can it have been a part of something for many centuries which did not exist for more than two centuries?

Singapore was a part of British Malaya for many centuries. It was ruled by the Sultanate of Johor. In 1819, the British came to the Island and set up a port and colony. During British rule, the port of Singapore flourished and attracted many migrants. Singapore became part of the Malaysian Federation in 1962 for two years, and in 1965 it became an independent nation and a republic, which it remains today.

That paragraph makes no sense, how can it have been a part of something "for many centuries" which did not exist for more than two centuries? I'm wild (talk) 06:56, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

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Murals in Singapore

I flagged Murals in Singapore awhile ago when I came across it via Special:Random. It's chock-full of original research, badly written, poorly sourced. I've been working on a rewrite, but I'm starting to question whether it really needs/deserves a stand-alone article. I've a few paragraphs, the rest is just call outs of individual murals from touristy-type websites.

What I'd like to do is move the following rewritten content and sources into a #Murals section of this article, and then redirect Murals in Singapore to this article. Objections? Support?

Murals in Singapore have been encouraged by the government in recent years as part of Singapore's efforts to recast itself as a "Renaissance City" and global arts city. These public art works require permission from the government; unauthorized public art and graffiti are subject to legal penalties under the Vandalism Act in Singapore.[1] Many murals depict scenes common to Singapore's cultural heritage.[2]

In 2013, Singapore launched the PubliCity program, which designated two blank walls along the Rail Corridor for urban art. The Rail Corridor, once a 24 kilometres (15 mi) railway line between Singapore and Malaysia, had closed in 2011. Artwork along the walls of the Rail Corridor is curated by RSCLS, a local art collective. In 2014, the National Arts Council set up the Public Art Trust which provided both a public spaces program in which artists' proposals and willing site owners are matched up, as well as six walls at Goodman Arts Centre, Aliwal Arts Centre, and *Scape youth centre for practice spaces.[1]

Objections? Support? Schazjmd (talk) 13:14, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ a b Chang, T. C. (2020-03-01). "Wall dressed up: Graffiti and street art in Singapore". City, Culture and Society. 20: 100329. doi:10.1016/j.ccs.2019.100329. ISSN 1877-9166.
  2. ^ "Photographing heritage murals in Singapore". Overton County News. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
Adding the content and redirecting Murals in Singapore as there have been no objections. Schazjmd (talk) 19:20, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

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