User talk:Andreas Kaganov

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Matrilineal principle predated the Khmelnitsky uprising.Galassi 14:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

If you are right, I am very sorry for this mistake. The fact is that this idea was taken for granted in my family, which is from the Ukraine, and I took it for granted as well until this day. But I should have checked more before writing it in Wikipedia. Andreas Kaganov 20:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

In fact matrilineal principle has long rabbinical history, and a very simple logic: a pregnant woman is tangible evidence of parenthood, while the father could easily be a stranger. There are a lot of "lacrimose" legends about the Khm. in my family too, but they often don't hold water.Galassi 02:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC)


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[edit] Reliable Source

Please base your edits on reliable sources. All info on Wikipedia must be verifiable and cannot be original research. It looks like your edits are well-considered and that you are a genuine good faith editor, but unexplained and unsourced changes such as you made to Chinese Indonesian should really be removed. Yes, i agree that much info here is unsourced, but I don't think that excuses us adding more unsourced info. Although I would probably support you if you wanted to remove existing unverified information. Any comments, please let me know. regards Merbabu 21:50, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

wow - quick reply. Regarding your message, I didn't actually look closely at it, but it seemed there was no sources or explanations. Hopefully I can have a closer look over the next few days. many Indonesia-related articles have no or very little sources unfortunately. This article needs a lot of improvement... Anti-Chinese legislation in Indonesia. regards Merbabu 21:58, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
oops - sorry, i remove your changes accidently. but i put them back. I only meant to remove the translation request tag.Merbabu 22:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
I know the rules of Wikipedia, and I did not do any Original Research (that is, I did and do, but NOT in Wikipedia). In this article mostly just rearranged the material which was there already in a very confused way, and I added some information about the massacre of 1740 for which I am going to give the precise source. I am going to do some more work. Andreas Kaganov 22:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shmuel Yerushalmi

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[edit] Welcome

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Again, welcome!--Riurik (discuss) 07:26, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] March 2007

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[edit] May 2007

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[edit] Saint Malo, Louisiana

Hi. I noticed you added the "category:slavery" to Saint Malo, Louisiana. As I didn't see an explanation for that being a relevent category in the article, I removed your addition. Wondering, -- Infrogmation 11:41, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I see in the "Etymology" section that it was named after a run away slave. Perhaps the article needs some more information or clarification-- why was it named after him? Was he ever there? Did this town (which the article otherwise talks about as being a Filipino community) have any connection to slavery other than for some reason being named after someone who'd been a slave? -- Infrogmation 11:53, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
I certainly think that there is needed more information, and that the ruanawy slave deserves a Wikipedia page of his own. Lacking that, I think that somebody looking for information on slavery and using the Category "Slavery" to find relevant items should be directed to the page which has whatever meager information is availalbe. Andreas Kaganov 12:55, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
The article at present has no information on slavery at all beyond noting that the town was named after someone who'd been a slave. I presume there is more to the story that the article ought to say but doesn't? Perhaps this should be brought up on the article talk page, or if you know enough about the subject or have a source, add the info to the article. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 14:04, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Notability of Jean Saint Malo

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A tag has been placed on Jean Saint Malo, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

I think that an 18th century slave brave enough to lead other slaves in an organised runaway, who paid for it with his life, and who has a still existant town named for him already for two centuries, amply deserves to have a Wikipedia page. It is of obvious interest to people interested in the history of slvary and in early American history, also in the history of Spanish colonilaism (since it was a spanish colony then). I am a little bit surprised that there is even a need to argue about wheterh or not it is of interest. I have taken the information avaiable in the Saint Malo, Louisiana page and made of it a stub, it contians the basic facts of his life and death and I think this is quite enough to make a resepctable stub (I saw quite a few stubs in Wikipedia with far less information, which were NOT deleted). When I have time I intend to search for more information about him and extend the page. Andreas Kaganov 11:56, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Epoch Times Israel criticism, in english

Can you get a link for this http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Epoch_Times&diff=next&oldid=139880304 in english? There is no link at all there now or any way to follow this up, and in particular, it is not admissible as a source if there is not at least some official-type english translation. By the way, as for the human rights issues in China, maybe you could check out http://www.organharvestinvestigation.net/, which I reckon is a pretty hot item--systematic live organ harvesting. I saw the News Hours with Jim Lehrer the other night, an American news show, which talked about a slave camp in northern China, where some corrupt local officials and businesses had been running a slave operation, kidnapping people, adults and children, and forcing them to work brick kilns. They would keep them there by beatings and using vicious dogs etc. Then the news report said Beijing is angry and cracking down on this kind of thing. Actually, the whole system is very corrupt and bad, top to bottom, and this organ harvesting revelation makes it now extremely clear. The top officials like Hu and Wen are no better, and they are as rotten, corrupt and lacking in conscience as the rest. Well, take a look for yourself, and let me know about a translation for the Israeli criticism. Also, there are stacks of links on the torture methods they use on Falun Gong practitioners and all kinds of other things, too. The wikipage on the persecution might not be a bad place to read about those things either, actually. --Asdfg12345 15:00, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

I got this press release by fax, I don't know if they placed on their own website - will try to find it. Also, there are many Israeli peace websites, which often take up each other's materials. I will try to find it on one of the others. The point which they tried to make was not that they did not beleive what "Epoch Times" was saying about China, I think the evidence about China is very heavy. In fact, some of these people are involved with helping Chinese migrant workers in Tel Aviv, who have terrible things to say. The point is just that when the Hebrew Epoch Times, in addition to publishing unioqe material about China is also taking sides in the main political debate of Israel, the other side to the debate is likely to ignore the paper and anything which it has to say on any subject. Andreas Kaganov 09:44, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Indeed, taking sides like that seems completely counter-productive. I wonder, do you think that if they were not to take a side it would alienate everyone, as an "you're either with us or against us" position, or that it would be acceptable not to throw in with any particular position, and still keep everyone reading the paper and happy about the Epoch Times in Israel? I am pretty curious so let me know please. I hope you also check out those links and learn about the wretched situation in China right now.--Asdfg12345 14:00, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't think that people are that fantaic. When they see a paper which does not take a strong position on Israeli politics one way or another and which does give a lot of material about China which you don;t see elesewhere, there is no reason why they should not read it - especially as it is distributed free. But when they see very prominent on the front page an article strongly opposing peace negotiations with Syria and the giving back the occpied Golan Heights as a result of such negotiations(such an article was very prominent in the last issue) it is very likely that people who do support peace with Syria would just throw the paper aside and not read further, so they will not even see the articlces about China. Andreas Kaganov 21:07, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Yeah I think what you are saying is reasonable, that is a good insight. I couldn't really comment on the motivations there, as it does not make sense to me at all. Anyway, I appreciate your communications, since I consider this a valuable exchange.--Asdfg12345 14:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A Task Force That May Interest You...

You are being recruited by the Salem Witch Trials Task Force, a collaborative project committed to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the Salem Witch Trials. Join us!


Hi Andreas Kaganov,

From seeing your good edits to the witchcraft article and articles related to witchcraft, you may be interested and you may want to join a new task force another Wikipedian, Cocoaguy, and I created which is devoted to the Salem Witch Trials: Salem Witch Trials task force.

If you have any questions about this task force please feel free to contact Cocoaguy or I.

Thanks,

Psdubow 20:21, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliment to my edits. I looked up your task force, and it certainly seems a task worth doing, which is close to some of my fields of interest. However, since I am now in a the midst of a quite intensive work period at my paid job, leaving me only only odd moments for Wikipedia, I prefer at this moment not to take up any formal obligation - especially since I already joined some other task forces and groups, and in practice was not able to give them much help. But I will keep it in mind for later, less busy times. Good luck!Andreas Kaganov 21:20, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

I completely understand. Well, when you have some time and you feel ready, we'd love to have you as a member of our task force!

Thanks again,

Psdubow 21:34, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please use edit summaries

Hello. Please be courteous to other editors and use edit summaries when updating articles. The Mathbot tool shows your usage of edit summaries to be virtually nonexistent:

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Using edit summaries helps other editors quickly understand your edits, which is especially useful when you make changes to articles that are on others' watchlists. Thanks and happy editing! --Kralizec! (talk) 19:30, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weybridge

I reverted your comment about John Lennon and I am the walrus. Does it really relate to the town of Weybridge even though he had a town there. Do put him in notable people section though if you have a reference. thanks SuzanneKn 21:34, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

He sepcifically noted that the song was written under the influnece of events at his Weybridge home. For at least some people, I think this would count as a significant event in the city's history. Andreas Kaganov 18:18, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shulamit Aloni and Mamzerut

Thank you for adding the quote of Shulamit Aloni in the article mamzer. I have tried in vain to find a source for it, I would greatly appreciate it if you could add the source to the article for the quote. If you don't know how, or need any help at all you can contact me on my talk page. Jon513 20:02, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

I have personally heard her say it in a meeting at Tel Aviv Universtiy last year, I think it must be April or May 2006. I know there were journalists present, so possibly it is online somehwere, at least in Hebrew. And I know for sure that is not the only time she said similar things about the issue, so if not from that meeting it should be online from some other occasion.Andreas Kaganov 11:59, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
hum...that's really a problem. You see, I trust you, but part of the nature of wikipedia is that you can't trust anonymous editors. That is why there is a policy of Wikipedia:No original research and Wikipedia:Verifiability. I would appreciate it if you could try to find the quote in a paper somewhere (in hebrew or english) or failing that, replace it which a quote that you can attribute to a source. Jon513 19:10, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
I found a relevant ACRI report and added it to the page. Still searching for a direct Aloni quotation. Andreas Kaganov 17:28, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Elon Moreh

Your multiple edits of the Elon Moreh article are very suspicious;

  • Not only settlers call the West Bank by its original name 'Judea and Samaria', pretty much all bible readers as well,
  • Elon Moreh is a settlement (legal/political status) and village (size). This is not a contradiction
  • Where did you find that hundreds of civilians were killed in retaliation of the cold-blooded murder of the Gavish family?
  • The claim about Kadum is interesting. Can you provide sources?

Thanks --Shuki 22:02, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

A certain part of the Israeli public and some evangelist Christians use the name "Samaria", which is a political term implying that the land belongs to Jews and to Israel. Those who do not accept the political implications of the term do not use it. I am very much of a Bible reader. It is a historical fact that this area was called "Samaria" thousands of years ago, that does not necessarily mean that this should be its name now.
By the way, if you go by the Bible, there had never been before 1967 any such entity as "Judea and Samaria". There was a Judea and there was a Samaria, two separate political units which were often at war with each other (read your Book of Kings). If you want to restore the realities of the Biblical period, why not go the whole hog and restore this, too?
All places inhabited by Israelis in the areas which came under military rule in 1967 are settlements (hitanchluyot äúðçìåéåú). There was a time when their inhabitants were very proud to use this name for themselves. It is a bit pathetic to try to escape from it now.
As far as I know, there were no Palestinian civilians killed in direct retaliation for the killing the Gavish family in Elon Moreh, but hundreds of Palestinian civilians were killed in the operation which the army carried out in the same period, part of it Nablus in close physical proximity to Elon Moreh, using enormous fire-power in thickly populated areas.
The Kadum story I know well from landowners in the village itself, whose houses I visited and saw the original land deeds and the confiscation orders issued by the Jordanians. As it happened, I did my military training as an IDF conscript in this military camp, just before the settlers were introduced into it, and made some contact with Palestinians in the area, which continue up to the present. Andreas Kaganov 23:04, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lion and Cultural depictions of lions

Hello Andreas, I like the stuff you've added to lion but the article is huge and some folks felt it was bordering on too large anyway. We made a daughter article called Cultural depictions of lions to put more cultural material into - you could really 'go to town' there. Also, lion is a featured article and needs pretty good referencing, so if you can add some that would be great. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:35, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Witchcraft article

Hello Andreas, I appreciate the links you're putting into this article but could you discuss them on the talk page first? To be honest the 'see also' list is too long already, and the links you are adding are not really relevant to the article topic, except that they contain the word 'witch'. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk to me) 13:14, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

  • I think that a Heavy Metal band calling themselves "witches" is relevant to modern cultural perception of witches.Andreas Kaganov 13:18, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
    • I'm afraid I disagree, and the consensus among editors at Witchcraft has been to avoid having a section on cultural references. Otherwise we will have an avalanche of links to Roald Dahl, The Wizard of Oz, Terry Pratchett etc etc because the witch is such a familiar archetype. If you think it's worth while to create a Witches in popular culture article then go ahead - but I'll revert any more similar additions to Witchcraft and take them to the talk page for other editors' thoughts. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk to me) 13:43, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
      • I Understand, this is a relevant reason. Sorry for interefering with a reasoned policy which I was not aware of. I think that a Witches in popular culture would be a relevant page - exactly becuase it is such a frequent subject in modern fantasy and other fields. I am afaraid I will not have time to spare for it in the near future, but I will keep it in mind as a posible future project.Andreas Kaganov 14:06, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Moll Cutpurse

Thank you very much for this image and link for the gender article. A very remarkable woman. How wonderfully rich and diverse people are, yet how many things we have in common. You have also helped me see how dry and boring the article is, but then again flatness can serve content too. Spasibo drug (if that's the right thing to say). Happy wiki-ing friend. Alastair Haines 12:55, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Glad you appreciate it. I encountred the page by chance, looking for something else, and felt immediately that this drawing would fit the Gender page. (The term "gun moll" seems indirectly derived from her.) Andreas Kaganov 16:40, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Separation barrier

Thank for adding the info for Israel, but can you next time use the SHOW PREVIEW button to edit the stuff you done before submitting it with the SAVE PAGE button (unless a mistake was missed). Just noticed it was saved a lot within a few minutes. That-Vela-Fella 07:40, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] your edit to Boris Kustodiev

Hi, thanks for pointing this out. I have longer wondered about The Bolshevik, because it seems to be the only political painting in the gallery. Did you have a source in mind for the part about his political adaptation? (I have temporarily tagged it with {{fact}}, although that is mainly because I would like to know more yet.) --Jtir (talk) 19:31, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

The gallery shows it that in 1915 he painted the Tsar and in 1920 he painted "The Bolshevik". I think you need not look for further evidence. Andreas Kaganov (talk) 00:30, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sfarmă-Piatră-related query

Hi. As you may have noticed, I expanded Sfarmă-Piatră, which you created. Your original indicated that Mihail Sebastian was a target of its attacks - I find that quite plausible, and left in the lead, alongside a brief overview of other writers it regularly libeled. However, I was not yet able to find a source for that particular detail. Wikipedia is supposed to cite reliable sources, and to do so consistently - meaning that the article would be greatly improved if this too were to be accompanied by a citation, and preferably by a verbatim quote of what the magazine actually said about Sebastian (I see you detailed it in the article on him, but it too cites no source). Would you please consider adding one or at least letting me know where I could find it? Unfortunately, the books I have around that deal with the whole De două mii de ani... affair and the reaction in the fascist gutter press don't mention magazines by name or go into other relevant detail.

In the future, I intend to do much the same kind of work whole the Sebastian article, because there are plenty of sources I could cite profusely, and because (certainly not as a fault of yours) essential details are still missing (I also have the advantage of bringing in Romanian-language sources). At the moment, I circled around some of these details in articles such as Mircea Eliade and Vladimir Colin. I would be honored if you should chose to assist me in this effort, and if you were to proofread what I add from my part. But it would be preferable if you too started citing sources - otherwise, the content you add may be disregarded when other sources are added in this and other articles, something which I'm trying to prevent. Regards, Dahn (talk) 20:27, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Oops, my apologies. It turns out your edit to the Sebastian article was a rather minor one. Still, if you take an interest in the subject, I would be happy to hear your suggestions. Dahn (talk) 20:31, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
I must say my knowlege of the subject was minor, I just felt that this unpleasant paper deserved to have at least a stub article for somebody who encounters the name and looks it up in Wikipedia, and I hoped somebody with more knowlege would take it up. I am glad you did it, and did it very well. Andreas Kaganov (talk) 16:18, 14 March 2008 (UTC)