User talk:Sanaya

Welcome!

Hello, Sanaya, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! Lectonar 30 June 2005 13:44 (UTC)

Bula!

Hi there! Please don't be misled by my greeting - "Bula" is probably the only Fijian word I know. I'm so glad you're here! There are so few people contributing Fijian related articles; I "adopted" the project almost 18 months ago and have had it almost to myself for most of that time. I hope you'll want to stay and contribute regularly to this exciting project known as Wikipedia. David Cannon 6 July 2005 11:35 (UTC)

Hi there! If you have time, I'd like you to have a look at Turaga na Rasau. I didn't write this article, someone else did; some parts need deleting, but I'm having trouble separating history from legend. Can you help? David Cannon 21:22, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vunivalu of Bau

Hi there Sanaya, I've noticed your workand have decided to join the fray of articles going around regarding Fiji. While my area of interest is Rotuma in particular, I've recently noticed some gaps that I thought should be filled. If you look at my contributions I've recently spent some time writing articles about the various Vunivalu of Bau, mainly writing from text sources by Sam Berwick. I realise that this is a little one sided so invite your critiques.

I bring the following to you because i realise your knowledge of fijian nobles is probably much greater than my own. I noticed that for the table on the Vunivalu of Bau page, there are no listed Vunivalu between Penaia Kadavulevu and George Cakobau. Would it be so presumptuous that I should not include in the list Ratu Popi Seniloli, g/son of the Tui Viti Cakobau, which in my book is listed as the next Vunivalu after his cousin Penaia and/or list his supposed successor Tevita Naulivou (elder brother of George Cakobau).

I realise the contentiousness of this, considering Popi is seemingly quite low in terms of order of precedence to have inherited the Vunivalu from his cousin, when he was the son of Cakobau's 3rd son Joseva Celua. However, unless Popi inherited the Vunivalu, neither would have George Cakobau, the last Vunivalu listed and Popi's son. Please give me your thoughts on the matter. Vinaka Matt Bray 04:17, 4 February 2007 (UTC)