Talk:Melanesian mythology

message: This article was nominated for speedy deletion. I have developed a couple of sentences and asked for expansion. I will also find an appropriate stub for it. Capitalistroadster 03:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Speedy deletion nomination

message: It seems to me that the most logical expansion would be to outline common beliefs and notable features of Melanesian mythology in areas such as New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Capitalistroadster 03:42, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Expansion

message: Good work so far Capitalistroadster! I think I started this page in error when I was making the Category for Melanesian mythology. It is a needed article tho, and I am also hoping to improve the kindred article on Polynesian mythology (more my area) which needs better content. Please also see the article on Encyclopedia Mythica to avoid a trap for the unwary that we are trying to get rid of from the Polynesian mythology pages: many of the Melanesian stubs will have been started from that source and it is unreliable to say the least. Kahuroa 05:06, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Origin

message: Kastom is the more commonly used word to describe the range of myths and associated praxis. Merge? Paki.tv 08:23, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge proposal

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message: I was fascinated by this article. Then I realized it doesn't cite sources. This must be changed. Please, some editor who has specialized knowledge in this area, insert references. Pete unseth (talk) 15:21, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  needs to cite sources! 

message: https://books.google.ca/books?id=24x0AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA378 Elinruby (talk) 15:07, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Since this was published in 1910, it falls in the public domain and can be copied like this. It should still be cited or acknowledged that text is coming from this work though. --Jacquesparker0 (talk) 20:39, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Apparent copyvio 

message: 1. ‘The "Melanesian" mythology, on the other hand, has more myths relating to cosmogony,’
2. ‘According to Dixon's classification, the mythology of his "Melanesian" area (i.e. the area peopled by Oceanic-speaking populations) is characterized by the almost total lack of myths relating to the origin of the world’
3. ‘While Dixon did not focus on the beginning of the world in his "Melanesian" area’
These three statements are incompatible. Cosmogony is precisely about the origin of the world, so statement 1 and 2 contradict each other. And statement 3 is incompatible with either of the other two - the other statements presuppose that Dixon looked for cosmogonic myths and either found them (according to statement 1) or didn't (according to statement 2), whereas statement 3 implies that the only reason why Dixon didn't find any is that he didn't bother to look (presumably because he was especially racist against Melanesians as opposed to Polynesians - but that assessment of his research would itself need to be sourced). 62.73.69.121 (talk) 15:14, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradictions