User talk:Cypoet

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Welcome!

Hello, Cypoet, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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thanks! (Cypoet (talk) 19:54, 1 January 2008 (UTC))

[edit] Soju

Hello, Cypoet. Re your edits at Shōchū. We are only editors here, not authorities. We don't change sourced material to what we "know" to be true without providing a source to back that up. Please provide sources for your edits and changes. You might want to read Wikipedia:No original research and Wikipedia:Verifiability. Regards. Dekkappai (talk) 21:07, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

@Dekkappai: the source that was previously given is hardly "trustable" being from a webpage with little authority on the history of korea. The source is changed to http://www.tomcoyner.com/moving_beyond_the_green_blur.htm which outlines an article written in a korean newspaper about the origin of soju. This seems more suited. Again, the korean soju does not originate from China, but from Mongolia which gathered the distillation technique from Persia. Some North Koreans today and especially the Jurchens/Manchus in the past call soju by its persian name origin (Aral or Arak-ju) clearly showing the migration path, which is also backed by archeological data and korean history books. --Cypoet (talk) 13:28, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

No, I don't think the original source was reliable in regards to Korea either, and I did not mean to question the Persian origins at all. But we do not simply remove a sourced fact (unreliable though it may be) with unsupported claims. (Wikipedia:Attribution explains why.) Also your original edit (replacing China with Persia while leaving the source citation) made it appear as if the original, unreliable source mentioned Persia, which it did not. Anyway, I'm glad you found a good source backing up the Persian origins (I was prepared to dig through some books at the library today to do that if you didn't). I hope you find editing here at Wikipedia as interesting an rewarding as I have, and hope you continue finding good sources for your edits. Happy editing! Dekkappai (talk) 17:30, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, I am still learning the ropes of the system and your input is appreciated. --Cypoet (talk) 21:15, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Invitation to WikiProject Korea

[edit] Greetings from WikiProject Korea!

Thank you for your recent contributions to Soju. Given the interest you've expressed by your edits, have you considered joining WikiProject Korea? It's a group dedicated to improving the overall quality of all Korea-related articles. If you would like to join, simply add your name to the list of participants.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask at the project talk page. We look forward to working with you in the future! Appletrees (talk) 14:08, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

thanks, I'll look into it. --Cypoet (talk) 21:17, 20 January 2008 (UTC)