Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism/Archive 6

message: Here are some examples of Samaritan Hebrew being provided as primary introductory explanations, and then twiddled with (See history at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Tribe_of_Manasseh&action=history ):
First (it's in "first" place):
*The Tribe of Manasseh (מנשה, Samaritan Hebrew Manatch, Standard Hebrew Mənašše, Tiberian Hebrew Mənaššeh: from נשני naššānî "who makes to forget")
And then (it's put in "second" place):
*The Tribe of Manasseh (Hebrew alphabet מנשה, Samaritan Hebrew Manatch, Standard Hebrew Mənašše, Tiberian Hebrew Mənaššeh: from נשני naššānî "who makes to forget")
On what basis are these changes and decisions being made?
Neither of which is very helpful necessarily.
Question: How practical or relevant is it to have "Samaritan Hebrew" as one of four "explanations" of one Hebrew word or phrase? Furthermore, how consistent is it with other articles where Samaritan Hebrew is NOT put in, or is it a harbinger of future additions, when the previously agreed upon amount of names was only TWO Hebrew ones with NO need for an Arabic, Latin, or other possible choice. This just adds to the merry-go-round of dizzying eye-sores that these Hebrew-worded Wikipedia articles are being subjected to, when nothing of the sort happens to other such articles in other languages. IZAK 07:24, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Previous use of Hebrew variations: Samaritan Hebrew

message: I'm pretty sure these belong here: Jdavidb 18:16, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoa, don't sweat, man!  Some of us are on the job from nearly every different religion and POV.  The same standards proposed for this issue in WikiProject Judaism are to be applied for Christianity, as well.  NPOV is for everyone! Jdavidb 18:16, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments moved from main page 

message: Hello from Thessaloniki, Greece, the city once famous for its Sephardic majority. I'm particularly interested in writing articles about the history, the life & the culture of Greek Jews, and I'd invite you to review my articles including Yevanika.
A short question: What's Hebrew for "Greece"? "Yevan-" or something? Can you provide the name both in Hebrew and Latin alphabets? Thank you. Etz Haim 11:41, 20 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jews & Greece 

message: Have an easy fast and a Joyous Sukkot :) --Josiah 09:31, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  A non-controversial topic :) 

message: People here might want to take a look at the recent contributions by editor 217.225.12.236, especially the Melchizedek article. Jayjg 22:54, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editor 217.225.12.236 

message: The Holocaust article has undergone some changes in the Revisionists and deniers section that don't look right to me. Please review them. Etz Haim 20:44, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: A more sophisticated attempt to slip in denial theology. Now reverted. Jayjg 22:21, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)

text: Unfortunately, it was reverted back to Srrostum's version. BTW, is it denial theology or politics? I'd say it's rather the second, with most of deniers being of the far right. Etz Haim 09:32, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changes on the Holocaust article 

message: I'm attending the 3rd International Conference on Judeo-Spanish Studies, here in Thessaloniki. The last day is tommorow. If you have any requests, let me know in time. (I'd post this earlier, but the damn database was locked.) Etz Haim 19:06, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm looking forward to lots of source material and references in the Ladino and Judeo-Spanish entries! JFW | T@lk 19:53, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ladino conference