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[edit] RfC at Talk:Cyclopean structures

There's no standard way of responding. Just add a comment! However, since you've already been involved in the dispute, I don't think your comment will help convince our stubborn editor of anything; we need new people to get involved in the discussion. --Akhilleus (talk) 14:27, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I do not understand those who cannot be sufficiently impressed and awed by reality and adhere to crazy and unsupported ideas. I've had a go at the Pyramid of Hellinikon page recently - but it seems this has not been noticed by the crazy crowd yet. --5telios 15:03, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Rosso

Ciao, the source is the "Guida d'Italia" of TCI (ed. 1929), which is - I think - the definitive work about the history and the customs of the island. I was also in Kastelorizo, and noticed too that the colour of the rock is more grey, but the reddish colour appeared to us approaching the island on the sailing boat with the low sun.

Anyway, what appears to me clear, is that the root of rizon is "rosso" because, etymologically, is extremely rare that a new geographical name is formed with words which come at the same time from two different languages. It other words, if the French origin were true, the island should be named Chauteauhorizon or, if the greek were true, the name should be Kastrorizon. I will correct the article with your observation.

Thanks,

alex2006 13:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Ayastefanos - Ayios Stefanos

Hallo telios, I agree partially to what you say. It is clear that the high Greek version of the name of the village is Ayios Stefanos, but I don't think it is true that Ayastefanos is the turkish version of the greek name. I have been spending there two months in the last two years (I just came back on sunday), and I could meet one of the last greek inhabitants of the village (the greeks abandoned the village between 1954 and 1974). He always referred to it as Ayastefanos, so - unless he was a cryptoturk ;-) - I think rather that this is the name in the local greek dialect. Anyway, you are right when you say that the high greek name is Ayios Stefanos, so I will correct the article in order to have both names.

OK?

ciao,

alex2006 14:01, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Of course I am interested Stelios, this is an Encyclopedia, we must not write wrong stuff! I will investigate further with my byzantine connections of Constantinople, and then I'll let you know, OK?
Have a nice evening,
alex2006 14:49, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Yesilkoy

Of course I understood what you mean. But are you sure that this name is not the REAL local (byzantine) name of the village? I am italian, and by us after the unification of 1860 the whole local names (towns, roads, etc.) have been "washed up" in Tuscan (official italian), while before many towns and roads had the name in the local italian dialect. I can imagine that there was the same situation also in the byzantine Empire (and it was sure so in the classical time, with ionic, eolic, doric dialects).

Kalispèra,

Alèxandros

[edit] The mistery of Ayastefanos/Άγιος Στέφανος has been solved

Hallo Stelios,

It took a while (in Istanbul too is vacation time) but I (actually, my girlfriend) could solve the issue. She has two friends who are greeks from Constantinople (they are not many, but there are still quite a few of them there), and asked them how they name her quarter. The answer was unequivocal:

Άγιος Στέφανος

I suppose that the old doctor who spoke with me last year has been using the turkish version of the greek name because he wanted to be kind with my girlfriend ;-).

Of course I reverted the article to your last version (I think that it is a good idea to keep also the version Ayastefanos, since this was the name used by the turks before 1925).

Thanks, kalispèra,

alex2006 13:17, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk: James Blunt - Comment re University

Hi 5telios - saw your comment, and would appreciate a bit of background on how you arrived at that information so that I can try to get an independent verifiable source for him attendin Bristol Polytechnic instead of Bristol Uni. Any additional information you can provide would be helpful. Thanks! 67.70.148.126 04:24, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[Edit - forgot to log in....I am Risker 04:25, 21 September 2006 (UTC)]

Fair enough. I could probably find out, but not without risking running afoul of WP:OR. Risker 14:58, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
Well, without doing OR, I did find this: http://www.alumni.bris.ac.uk/publications/Aut_05_Intouch.pdf - thought I would let you know so you don't keep looking. Risker 21:39, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reference

Hi, 5telios: "Why is Imam Wilkens in the reference section of this article?" --5telios 06:49, 6 October 2006 (UTC). Dating your comment on the Greek Dark Ages-article and finding out that the reference you mentioned was already deleted by User Akhilleus by 27 th september[1] makes me wonder: 1. Did you spell Wilkens' first name wrongly on purpose? (It's Iman Wilkens. He's not an imam) and 2. How can you complain about a reference in an article when that reference had already been deleted 9 days earlier? Best Wishes, Antiphus 02:22, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dromos

Please check your definition of Dromos - which you edited recently on the architectural glossary - you'll find they can be open to the air - essentially 2 large berm walls funnel the visitor to an entrance. --Mcginnly | Natter 13:40, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greek translation

I've noticed you speak native Greek. Do you think you could help me with some "translation"? I simply wish to know if this image is actual Greek, or if it is just a group of random letters - if it is Greek, could you provide a rough translation? I appreciate your help, if you wish to provide it. --TheEmulatorGuy 01:32, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposing to merge List of basic classics topics to Classics

Seeking concensus on proposed merger at Talk:Classics. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 01:28, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Talk:Gelo

Would you mind having another look at this talk page? We seem to have a moving consensus...--Ioshus(talk) 01:36, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

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