Talk:List of Thessalonians

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[edit] Etymology

In English Thessalonikaioi are called Thessalonians not Thessalonikians. Take a look at any bible for Paul's letters. They are always titled Letters to the Thessalonians. How do we fix this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.155.135.33 (talk) 17:02, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Then what do you call people from Thessaly? El Greco(talk) 17:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
People from Thessaly in English are called Thessalians.70.107.168.8 (talk) 22:38, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Flags

Are the flags really necessary? Many of the city's Jewish residents had nothing to do with the state of Israel per se. Maybe including the names without the flags would be better?

Removed. Any idea on how to categorize them? El Greco(talk) 15:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
I just redid it alphabetically. I do not know if it is better like this or not. But I think it is best to avoid separating people based on their linguistic/ethnic/religious background as that can be kind of tricky. I also think that this way it shows the rich texture of the city and its historically cosmopolitan past. How do you feel about this? Also I was thinking, seeing other cities examples, maybe since the list is so long it could be divided into sections of people that were born in the city, lived in the city, and notable visitors of the city. I am not too sure about that, maybe we should see how most other cities do it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.247.15.15 (talk) 18:01, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
The alphabetical list looks good. El Greco(talk) 20:35, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Purge

I suggest the list be purged of people not footnoted nor with an linked article. Student7 (talk) 01:22, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Footnotes

Footnotes are needed to authenticate residency in Thessaloniki. Student7 (talk) 01:21, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thessalonian Relation

Should we seperate the list based on the following three categories: natives (ex. Carasso), non-natives (ex. Henry of Flanders), and notable visitors (ex. St. Paul)? The New York list already has native and non-native. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.157.252.218 (talk) 11:44, 24 April 2008 (UTC)