Talk:Wiradjuri

message: I've attempted make some changes in order to ensure the page uses non-racist language, partially capitalization of 'Aboriginal' and have made use of 'Aboriginal people' rather than 'Aborigines'. I also removed the reference to alcohol contributing to the decline in population. Not denying is was a contributing factor, I just want to find a citation before putting it back in. Fizban 14:21, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changes 

message: *I have reverted edits made by  who was at the time breaching a block.  He has been advised that logging in and editing while blocked is a breach of policy at Talk:Gundagai, New South Wales.  He has definitely seen the advice and is aware of its implications.  As per Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Evasion of blocks: Edits made by blocked users while blocked may be reverted. Further commentary about my actions can be made on my talk page or at the Wikipedia:Requests for comment/203.54.*.* which I have filed.--A Y Arktos\talk 00:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reversions of edits made by 203.54.186.83 

message: I have semiprotected this articles as per the discussion at Talk:Gundagai, New South Wales:
:I will similarly semi-protect any related articles if I notice any abusive edits being carried out from the same IP range - abusive edits refers to the tone of the edit summary as well as the actual edit itself.  
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Any comments about the semiprotection should be directed to the relevant Request for Comment.--A Y Arktos\talk 21:00, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protection 

message: WHO IS ARTHURE JOSE?  I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF HIM NOR HEARD HIM MENTIONED AS AN AUTHORITY ON INDIGENOUS LINGUISTICS/ARCHAEOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY - OR ANYTHING ELSE. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.54.9.25 (talk • contribs) .
*See Jose's ADB entry for those too lazy to do any research.  Why should his authority be any less credible than Sir John Heaton (ADB entry), ie Heaton, J.H. 1984, The Bedside Book of Colonial Doings, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, published in 1879 as Australian Dictionary of Dates containing the History of Australasia from 1542 to May, 1879 which the anon keeps citing?  Was  --Golden Wattle  talk 22:05, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jose 

message: Editors please note: Crayfish are normally found in the sea. The crustacean found in Australian inland waters are know as Yabbies. Please correct this anomaly as it looks silly. Any doubts ask any Australian or contact me at nicko@australiamail.com and delete this when the edit has been done.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.63.148.95 (talk) 06:14, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yabby, not crayfish 

message: where it says "the change from woodland to open grassland form their eastern boundary", under the territory heading, should this read "western boundary"? or should it read "open grassland to woodland"? 
its just that, as its written now, it gives the impression that they lived in woodland, with open grassland to their east. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.131.127.161 (talk) 13:24, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: western boundary is closer to Maude than it is to Hay, 'Namcot' is on Wiradjuri land always was always will be 58.6.135.98 (talk) 06:26, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Territory 

message: Scanning through the list of names gathered under the heading Notable people, I strongly suspect that a number of the names referenced are not of Wiradjuri descent at all. In an article specifically about the Wiradjuri people, it is inappropriate for non-Wiradjuri identities to be included, regardless of how deserving of mention they might otherwise be. Perhaps someone with sufficient knowledge might vet the list, preferably moving any non-Wiradjuri names to a more appropriate page rather than simply deleting them. Peter B. (talk) 04:22, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable People 

message: As per WP:Disinfoboxes, I find this article to not need an infobox, as it adds no real value to the article and just draws attention away from the actual article. Therefore, I propose to remove this infobox. Even so, if you do want to use an infobox, wouldn't it make more sense to use Template:Infobox ethnic group instead of using the generic template? C1MM (talk) 19:43, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox necessary? 

message: ' H writes that there was such a "literary need for major groupings that [Fraser] set out to provide them for New South Wales, coining entirely artificial terms for his 'Great tribes'. These were not based on field research and lacked aboriginal support.'
This par needs to be fixed. Repetitious and incomplete. Who is H?2001:44B8:3102:BB00:11AA:A5C7:7019:3816 (talk) 21:23, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: has fixed this (thanks!) - but do feel free to edit articles yourself, IP person. I have added a Welcome panel to your user page to help get you started. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 03:24, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fix, please./ 

message: The present tense of the word "survive" in the opening paragraph implies that they are currently surviving from hunter-gather activities. That's plainly absurd. Australia has a modern economy, globally low unemployment, minimum wages that are about average for OECD members (wealthy countries), and a social welfare system that provides a level of support to the disabled, the elderly, students, and the unemployed, including the long-term unemployed that's about average for OECD members. Few if any people in Australia, Wiradjuri or otherwise would currently survive by hunter-gather activities. MathewMunro (talk) 14:51, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, yes, we shouldn't anticipate our collective future. That patch of prose was a meme plunked around several pages. The intention was fine: bush lore was handed down, and descendants still access it in foraging for traditional foods to supplement their diet or because it is good costless tucker. I've modified the pastiche to make it reflect modern realities.Nishidani (talk) 16:29, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  They "survive" as "hunter gatherers". 

message: Just a simple question... WHY does this tribe of aborigines name itself as a negative? I don't know of any other tribe in the whole world that has a negativ word as its own etymologic name, but the Wiradjuri call themselves "not having"? Most tribes use some positive word as their own name or at least a common generic name such as "the people", but as far as I understand the article Wiradjuris actually say "don't have" if they refer to themselves. Why?--95.91.229.70 (talk) 00:55, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: This is explained in the article - the group was distinguished from others by a single word that was different from neighbouring Aboriginal peoples, and as it says there, this was not unique; other groups in NSW were also named after their distinctive words for "no". It was simply a way of distinguishing them from other peoples with other languages, a convention. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 03:08, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  An ethnicity named "no"?