User talk:Pmanderson
Pericles FAC
I see things have been getting a little heated over at the Pericles FAC; I respect your objection, and I'm going to do what I can to address it, but please don't inflame the situation. I don't know if you've ever nominated an article, but it's a pretty stressful process, and while that isn't an excuse to misbehave, or a reason for reviewers not to make valid objections, it is a good reason to avoid antagonizing the nominator. Objecting on the basis of a need for a proofread is fine, but changing that to a strong objection, or slapping a {{cleanup-date}} tag on the article, the latter of which in particular is a bit over the top given the relatively minor nature of the problems with the article, simply isn't productive. Anyway, thanks for participating in the discussion--the article has improved already as a result of your comments--and hopefully we can improve this thing to everyone's satisfaction soon. --RobthTalk 14:11, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Cyrus the Great
I really don't get why you changed the opening paragraphs to Cyrus the Great. I'm trying to maintain a two paragraph introduction considering the length of the article, yet you seem to disagree. Would you mind explaining, in details please, what was wrong with this introduction:
- Cyrus the Great (Old Persian: Kuruš,[1] modern Persian: کوروش, Kourosh; ca. 576 or 590 BC — July 529 BC), also known as Cyrus II of Persia and Cyrus the Elder, was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. As the ruler of the Persian people in Anshan, he conquered the Medes and unified the two separate Iranian kingdoms.
- In the historical Cyrus Cylinder, discovered in the ancient ruins of Nineveh, Cyrus identifies himself as the king of Persia, where he reigned from 559 BC until his death. Under his rule, the empire entered a phase of expansion, eventually gaining dominion over most of Southwest Asia to create the largest nation the world had ever seen.
I'd appreciate it. I could understand changing "ever" to "yet" and maybe even "nation" to "empire," but removing his reign information from the intro (not the first time you've done this) is just bizarre from my point of view. ♠ SG →Talk 21:02, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
This is Rich Dengrove, the fellow who contributed to the article on Mephistopheles. You doubted that Michael Psellos had talked about an order of demons called the Misophaes, or Light Haters. You said you wanted either the passage itself or a citation. Being lazy and not being able to read Greek, I will give you the citation of my source, Jeffrey Russell. J.P.Migne, ed., Patrologia Graeca, "On the Work of the Demons," 122.819-876. Also, The "Life of Saint Auxentius," ed. Perikles-Petros Joannou,Démonologie populaire, démonologie critique au XIe siécle: La vie inédite de S. Auxence, par M. Psellos (Wiesbaden, 1971). I would have written the title of the first article in Greek butI am not certain which of the letters below are equivalent. If need be, I will make this citation into a PDF file and send it to you.
Yours, Rich Dengrove User:RDengrove