User talk:123.2.111.245

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Roman Empire, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. J.T Pearson (talk) 12:27, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

To expand the notice above: Don't use ref tags to add your personal comments in articles. They are only intended for providing references to add verifiability. To discuss article content, use the article's talk page, such as Talk:Roman Empire.
Thanks
/ Raven in Orbit (t | c) 12:47, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi and thanks for the comments. I am the person behind the I.P address that posted the information you removed. I am relatively new to Wikipedia and am not yet familiar with all the tools at my disposal here. It all feels a bit convoluted at the moment.
In relation to the comment that was withdrawn. The statement that I entered is researched statement, not a personal comment. As such, I do not understand how it has been seen as unconstructive, particularly as it points out that no one culture influenced Roman culture. Rather, the repeated implications throughout the article that one culture influenced Roman culture is unconstructive. The incorrect statement that Greek was the administrative and most widely spoken language was also unconstructive - I have corrected that and pointed out that Greek did not become the most widely spoken language until about the 7th century. There are several other aspects that are incorrect, but I will not address them until I have all the references in front of me.
The withdrawn statement was put as a qualifier to “for the Romans perpetuated Greek culture” because it was not that simplistic. The Romans accomplished more than that. The qualifier was placed there in order to not complicate the passage – it would, after all, lead into an entirely different topic – one which I hope to add in time proves advantageous in the future. However, to paint to simplistic a view runs the risk of not being representative of the facts and, hence, misleading. I believe that the neglect to mention other influences beyond Greek is grossly misleading.
Finally, to address the statement “They are only intended for providing references to add verifiability.”
The statement I made which was removed contained a reference. I thought this was the intention myself, until I saw other similar statements within the same article. Yet they have not been removed.
I have registered the username Romaioi, as the create account page states "You are recommended to choose a username that is not connected to you." But I notice that some users appear to be using their names. I have a PhD the physical sciences and believe I am well versed in classical and medieval history - having applied the same "objective" outlook from my science background to my historical reading for over a decade.
I am going to enter this modified passage in place of what was removed:
This is somewhat simplistic as the Romans did not simply adopt/copy Greek or other cultures. See 'Freeman, C. "The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World" (New York: Penguin, 1999)' for a more detailed description of how the Romans interacted with the Greeks (and other cultures).
I will elaborate with complete references sometime in the future in a more appropriate section.
Sincerely
Gianluca
/ Romaioi 22:24, 27 May 2008 (AWST)


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/ Raven in Orbit (t | c) 15:04, 27 May 2008 (UTC)