Talk:Burning of Jaffna Public Library

message: This page is discussing and defining general terms that are elsewhere defined in Wikipedia. Wikipedia defines book burning (the link for biblioclasm) as ceremonial burnings. The use here does not conform with Wikipedia's article and link. It does conform with the definition described in the article ethnic genocide.  I have moved the term definition here. If this definition is relevant, it should be merged into the discussion of biblioclasm. * 169.232.232.101 (talk) 03:31, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia does not define biblioclasm as ceremonial.  It says "often ceremoniously" not always.  An example given in the biblioclasm article includes Sarajevo National Library, an almost identical act to the Jaffna library burning.  The term citation at the bottom of the Jaffna library article also gives the Oxford English dictionary of the term, which again uses the Sarajevo library as an example of biblioclasm.  Biblioclasm is an act of cultural genocide, but the specific term biblioclasm applies here because the case in question is cultural genocide against a library. That is exactly the definition of biblioclasm. Age Happens (talk) 03:41, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: "Book burning (a category of biblioclasm, or book destruction) is the practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, one or more copies of a book or other written material. In modern times, other forms of media, such as phonograph records, video tapes, and CDs have also been ceremoniously burned, torched, or shredded. The practice, usually carried out in public, is generally motivated by moral, religious, or political objections to the material." does not describe this situation better than "the deliberate destruction of the cultural heritage of a people or nation for political, military, religious, ideological, ethnical, or racial reasons." The use of term definitions is for the purpose of defining terms specific to a situation, not the term in general. Again, if yu want to change the meaning of biblioclasm, do it there. 169.232.232.101 (talk) 03:46, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: "Often ceremoniously" is not always ceremoniously. You continue to misdefine the term. In addition, you have not followed the guidelines on the tag at the top of both this talk page and the article page.  This article is in dispute and subject to final resolution. You may not edit it on the basis of your own POV or opinions. If you revert again, you will be subject to the Three revert rule. If you wish to edit the Burning of Jaffna library article, you may engage in the discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents/Sri_Lanka-LTTE_blocks_-_reviewed. Please do not edit this article again until then. Age Happens (talk) 03:56, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Biblioclasm versus ethnic genocide

message: If some of the editors are interested in making this article better see some references
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Have fun guys 23:21, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No takers only talkers :-)))) I had to do the dirty work again :-(((RaveenS 17:37, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Useful references

message: I am completely rewriting this article, if any one has any suggestions more than welcomeRaveenS 12:44, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Rewrite

message: I have noticed that this article may be vandalized or twisted by unregistered users. Would it be better of this article is given some level of protection? UMDP (talk) 16:18, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should this article be protected? 

message: A tragedy like this should have some details about the ancient/historical items that were lost in the fire - are there any listings for some of the scrolls that were burnt? HammerFilmFan (talk) 10:05, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  burnt scrolls - article should state some examples 

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