Talk:Deluge (prehistoric)

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I am currently very unhappy with the state of this page, and am particularly dismayed by the style of language used in many sections. This is meant to be an encyclopedia article, yet it is written like an incredulous article from a tabloid newspaper. Over the next few days I shall be adjusting some of the language to make it more suitable for Wikipedia. If anyone wishes to preserve the article in its current form, please leave a note here explaining why this absurd and unprofessional style should be maintained.

- Polocrunch

I agree. I have no real knowledge of this subject, and looked it up to become better informed. Sentences beginning "Evidence is mounting that..." that do not quote sources are suspect, to say the least. Please could someone who knows what they are talking about take a broom to this article! BrainyBabe 22:26, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm reasonably familiar with this area of study, though not professionally. I've actually read about some of the material, and the rest of it doesn't strike me as implausible. More sources would be nice, though. Stephen Aquila 23:21, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

there are also some suspect comments about skepticism (related to the black sea filling) when last I checked it was a fairly well established theory thanks to Ballard's discovery of ruins, and other more recent discoveries relating to the geology of the region - the supposed claims of geologically community skepticism smell like creationist propaganda to me Lordkazan 19:16, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wooley's mud stratum?

Should anything be added about Leonard Woolley's 3.5 m thick layer of mud he discovered at Ur? TCC (talk) (contribs) 02:09, 16 September 2006 (UTC)