User talk:Halershes

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August 2024

Hello, I'm Pbritti. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Pbritti (talk) 21:01, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks for your insight. The sources I provided were the same sources used throughout the article(syrianchristianity.info, the Hindu etc.) I added https://oneinchrist.in/ also which is from members of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and can be considered of similar validity as the other articles. Please let me know if my understanding about this is wrong. Halershes (talk) 01:46, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, on another topic, why did you revert my changes in Jacobite Syrian Christian Church? I provided sources from official websites within the church, and changed the wording on some things, to make it sound better and more consistent. Halershes (talk) 03:05, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I did see your comment on the Malankara Research blog. While it is a blog, it is a blog written by Dr. Sarah Knight, a church historian and scholar. Is this a better source from her? https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/34855/2/Knight_2019_2.pdf Halershes (talk) 03:09, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Page 83, would be where you might want to look. Additionally Dionysius Bar Salibi reported more Jacobites than Nestorians in the Malankara Church, though unfortunately I cannot find that work online. Halershes (talk) 03:12, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

She's actually suitable to cite from, even on her blog, but the particular content you're trying to verify does not appear to be supported by the link provided. A source can be off the internet and still cited, but I recommend including a quotation. If you need help doing that, post the quote here and I can add it to the citation in the correct manner. ~ Pbritti (talk) 04:44, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply. I wasn't trying to add information, but remove information. The particular information I was trying to remove was that Oriental Orthodoxy was only introduced to Malankara in 1665. She cites evidence that this is not the case on page 83, where she references sources saying that Thomas of Cana was sent by the Patriarch of Antioch, from the Kandanad Chronicle, "On the instruction and command of the Patriarch, the same Episcopa of Edessa called Joseph set off for Malankara in the company of that merchant, taking with him priests, deacons and innumerable people." This occurred in AD 345. Pg. 183, from Royal Court of Travancore "Within almost twenty years of the decision of the Council[of Nicaea], we find the Patriarch of Antioch taking ·action upon it. Thomas of Cana. who had much intercourse with the nations of the Western Coast, in pursuit of merchandize arrived at Cranganore in A. D. 341." It seems that Wikipedia is filled with the myth that the St. Thomas Christians were only Nestorian before the 16th century, when there was a sizable Jacobite faction(in addition to the Nestorian one). Infact, in Vatican records of the election of Patriarch Ignatius Dawud II of Antioch from the 14th century, the Maphrian/Catholicos of the East is cited as having authority "et. Ind. sed. cil. sancti Thomae Apostoli" or "and India and the seat of Apostle Thomas". https://archive.org/details/lecouventdebarsa0000honi/. The other changes I wanted to make was changing the name of the Malankara Metropolitan from "Joseph Mor Gregorios" to "Gregorios Joseph". This is to keep the styling consistent with the Patriarchs, and the Catholicos. "Joseph Mor Gregorios" is the styling of [Name], [[[Mor]](meaning Lord)], [Episcopal name]. With the same styling for the Patriarch and the Catholicos it would be Aphrem Mor Ignatius or Thomas Mor Baselios respectively. Additionally, I wanted to change the name from the "Bishops of the Church" to "Malankara Synod", because the bishops listed are those only in the Malankara Synod. Because it was a template, I did not see the need to include a source, though I did include the official website in the edit description, which shows all the bishops of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, most of whom aren't listed as they aren't a part of the Malankara Synod. The head of this synod is HB the Catholicos. Halershes (talk) 05:16, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I also removed some unsourced information considering the roles and responsibilities of the Malankara Metropolitan, because while they might be the roles of responsibilities currently held by the legal Malankara Metropolitan(the Malankara Orthodox one), and many more in that line, they are additional responsibilities not tied to the role. Halershes (talk) 01:53, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You have not provided citations for the vast majority of the content you added. Additionally, oneinchrist.in likely does not qualify as a reliable source. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:39, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of the citations for my content could be found in the other sources. Additionally, most of the article isn't sourced. Anyways, I went back and added sources at the title, using books written at the time, by people close to the issue. E.M. Phillips was the secretary of Mor Dionysius V, and publisher of the churches newsletter, and a well recognized church historian. Fr. Kadavil Paul Ramban was a hieromonk at Malecruz Monastery, and the book also has an introduction letter by Mor Baselios Augen I. Fr. Kurian Kaniyamparambil ArchCorepiscopos was also a well recognized scholar and teacher of the church, that was given the title of "Malankara Malpan" in the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church, and is respected by both factions of the Orthodox Church in India, and has written and translated prayers for all of us. And I also provided the MOSC website as evidence for their line. If you have any issues with my sources, please just let me know instead of reverting the edits. Halershes (talk) 22:24, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply here. You're sort of new, so I don't expect you to fully understand why, but you have been going about this somewhat incorrectly. A quick explanation of WP:ONUS: if someone repeatedly reverts you additions, please do not add them back without consensus that supports adding the material back (that is, the onus is on the person adding content to find a consensus). The sources you list are ok, but you placed the citations only in the section headings (which you shouldn't do). Instead, place a citation that provides the page number being referenced after each statement. Is that a bit time-consuming? Yes. But it's required by WP:V. If you need help, please let me know! I won't revert you as I think you can prob just add citations with the page numbers. ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:42, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Echoing what Pbritti said, do not put references in the section headings, they need to be inline, and books you are citing need the page numbers. Don't re-add references in the section headings. Thanks. Isaidnoway (talk) 06:12, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oriental Orthodox Theology moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Oriental Orthodox Theology. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources and it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 07:29, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thank you so much. I wanted to see if I could just keep it a draft, but I couldn't figure out how. Thank you! Halershes (talk) 17:41, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

September 2024

Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

Copyright and MOS on Baselios Thomas I

Please note that the content you reinserted into Baselios Thomas I was removed as a copyright violation, as discussed at WT:CP. Additionally, euphemisms like "passed away" or "went to sleep" are prohibited by MOS. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:00, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thanks for letting me know. I'll rewrite the article. Please review. Halershes (talk) 20:19, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You just closely paraphrased the source that the original violation came from and added unrelated citations. That's the wrong direction for us to move. ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:21, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't, I wrote original content from various sources, you can check the sources. Ig all articles basically offer the same content ig. I did give related citations. Halershes (talk) 23:15, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Actually no, it's not similar, really. Just check the original violation. There are some similarities ofc, cause we're talking about the same person. Halershes (talk) 23:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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