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Hello I saw your changes to the article on the Proto-Canaanite script, and I wanted to let you know that you removed a lot of referenced information from the article. If you see problems with sourced information in an article, it is best to discuss such changes on the article's talkpage before rewriting an article. I've added back in the removed information, but I've attempted to keep some of the content that you added. Feel free to discuss these changes with me, as I don't want to create any disputes or misunderstandings. Cheers, The ikiroid ( talk· desk· Advise me) 00:09, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Abjad and Abugida are terms coined by Peter Daniels who recognizes that West Semitic writings were not "alphabets" becase they did not isolate phonemes of human speech. The smallest unit a human can isolate without special training is the syllable. The Egyptian writing, on which the West Semitic was based, worked in just this way, giving information about consonants but not about vowels. Hence the reduced short signary of "consonants" must have done the same and encoded consonants plus unknown but implied vowels. Daniels recognizes all this and hence rejects "alphabet," but only muddies the water with these neologisms. I. J. Gelb first made this argument in 1952, so not sure what you mean that these systems were "not syllabaries in any meaningful sense." User:wakantanka
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I appreciate your contributions to Homer and related articles, but I want to be sure that you understand Wikipedia's policies, particularly the neutral point of view policy. Wikipedia articles are supposed to represent all prominent points of view on a topic. For an article like Homer, this means that the article should try to give a full representation of what scholars think about the composition of the poems, etc.--obviously, this means that the article needs to inform readers of the sharp disagreements that scholars have about the date of the poems, the role of writing in their composition, etc. Wikipedia is thus unlike many other reference works, which strive to give the "right" answer about a particular question.
I mention this to you because, despite your recent name change, I am aware of who you are (or at least who you previously claimed to be), and I believe your recent edits are not in accordance with the neutral point of view policy--that is, you are privileging opinions published by a particular scholar as the correct view, when the article needs to reflect the range of opinion in current scholarship. Your recent comments about Nagy are symptomatic of this problem--even if you strongly disagree with Nagy's views, he is an important figure in current Homeric scholarship (why else would he be in the Brill New Companion?), and therefore his opinions need to be described in Wikipedia's articles on Homer and Homeric scholarship. --Akhilleus ( talk) 04:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, the recent edit you made to Linear B has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Quercus basaseachicensis ( talk) 16:42, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't even remember doing that, so I removed the warning. However, it already says in the article that there is a Cypro-Minoan syllabary, so why did you add a "Cypriote syllabary"? J.delanoy gabs adds 13:44, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
If you were falsely accused of vandalism, the best thing to do is to talk to the user who accused you, and explain why your edit was not vandalism. Which user accused you vandalism? Acalamari 18:50, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
What are you talking about? I already removed the warning I gave you. J.delanoy gabs adds 16:19, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
I've noticed that you have been deleting descriptions, tags, and template variables describing scripts as abjad and abugida. Unfortunately, these terms distinguish characteristics of writing systems, and have become conventional on Wikipedia. If you wish to change this convention, you will need to start a conversation at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Writing systems, otherwise your contributions will be reverted to maintain the proper functioning of templates, categories, and other dependent pages. Van Isaac WS 22:30, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
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Hello I saw your changes to the article on the Proto-Canaanite script, and I wanted to let you know that you removed a lot of referenced information from the article. If you see problems with sourced information in an article, it is best to discuss such changes on the article's talkpage before rewriting an article. I've added back in the removed information, but I've attempted to keep some of the content that you added. Feel free to discuss these changes with me, as I don't want to create any disputes or misunderstandings. Cheers, The ikiroid ( talk· desk· Advise me) 00:09, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Abjad and Abugida are terms coined by Peter Daniels who recognizes that West Semitic writings were not "alphabets" becase they did not isolate phonemes of human speech. The smallest unit a human can isolate without special training is the syllable. The Egyptian writing, on which the West Semitic was based, worked in just this way, giving information about consonants but not about vowels. Hence the reduced short signary of "consonants" must have done the same and encoded consonants plus unknown but implied vowels. Daniels recognizes all this and hence rejects "alphabet," but only muddies the water with these neologisms. I. J. Gelb first made this argument in 1952, so not sure what you mean that these systems were "not syllabaries in any meaningful sense." User:wakantanka
Hello Wakantanka,
I appreciate your contributions to Homer and related articles, but I want to be sure that you understand Wikipedia's policies, particularly the neutral point of view policy. Wikipedia articles are supposed to represent all prominent points of view on a topic. For an article like Homer, this means that the article should try to give a full representation of what scholars think about the composition of the poems, etc.--obviously, this means that the article needs to inform readers of the sharp disagreements that scholars have about the date of the poems, the role of writing in their composition, etc. Wikipedia is thus unlike many other reference works, which strive to give the "right" answer about a particular question.
I mention this to you because, despite your recent name change, I am aware of who you are (or at least who you previously claimed to be), and I believe your recent edits are not in accordance with the neutral point of view policy--that is, you are privileging opinions published by a particular scholar as the correct view, when the article needs to reflect the range of opinion in current scholarship. Your recent comments about Nagy are symptomatic of this problem--even if you strongly disagree with Nagy's views, he is an important figure in current Homeric scholarship (why else would he be in the Brill New Companion?), and therefore his opinions need to be described in Wikipedia's articles on Homer and Homeric scholarship. --Akhilleus ( talk) 04:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, the recent edit you made to Linear B has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Quercus basaseachicensis ( talk) 16:42, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't even remember doing that, so I removed the warning. However, it already says in the article that there is a Cypro-Minoan syllabary, so why did you add a "Cypriote syllabary"? J.delanoy gabs adds 13:44, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
If you were falsely accused of vandalism, the best thing to do is to talk to the user who accused you, and explain why your edit was not vandalism. Which user accused you vandalism? Acalamari 18:50, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
What are you talking about? I already removed the warning I gave you. J.delanoy gabs adds 16:19, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
I've noticed that you have been deleting descriptions, tags, and template variables describing scripts as abjad and abugida. Unfortunately, these terms distinguish characteristics of writing systems, and have become conventional on Wikipedia. If you wish to change this convention, you will need to start a conversation at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Writing systems, otherwise your contributions will be reverted to maintain the proper functioning of templates, categories, and other dependent pages. Van Isaac WS 22:30, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
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