User talk:RAYLEIGH22

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Azores

Basically, Wikipedia is not a place for our own research or opinions, it is based on what reliable sources say about a subject. For what we mean by 'reliable sources', see WP:VERIFY and WP:RS. WP:NOR goes into more detail on our policy concerning original research. 13:51, 17 June 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougweller (talk • contribs)

I noticed your Atlantis related edits to Wikipedia. Coincidentally, I started an Atlantis page on Wikiversity, here. Original research is not allowed on Wikipedia, but it is allowed on Wikiversity. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia where facts are not supposed to deviate from proven or well documented sources. You are free to write this on the Wikiversity page of Atlantis, and try to keep your input organized. Thanks. - Sidelight12 ^Talk 03:35, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

O.K., The island "Sabrina" is a well-documented fact. It belongs where I put it. It is factual, documented by two sources and it does not represent any opinion. What is the reason why you cannot leave it where it was placed?

Thanks. RAYLEIGH22 (talk) 19:38, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

It was placed to prove that the Azores Islands HAVE risen and subsided recently from a geological standpoint. Furthermore, if you carefully read the Satorini location of Atlantis, you will find that volcanic activity is at least implied. So, the source of the island rising and sinking IS volcanic in nature.

Can accuracy be claimed when facts are left out? Pertaining to Atlantis, what may or may not have caused Atlantis to sink, if indeed it did really sink into the ocean as Plato claimed?

Thanks in advance for being fair about this.

Of course, this is not original research. It is instead documented history. I am sure that the archives in Great Britain will show that the island "Sabrina" did sink into the Atlantic. The sources of reference are reliable.

Again, if you omit the history surrounding the demise of the island "Sabrina", then you must omit the statement that the Azores islands have not risen or subsided in millions of years. Obviously, this simply is not true and it is misleading to the readers.

Respectfully,

RAYLEIGH22 (talk) 20:16, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

RAYLEIGH22 (talk) 20:16, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Once again, sources need to discuss the subject

Your edit was what we call original research. The source doesn't mention Atlantis, so you can't use it in an article about Atlantis. Doug Weller (talk) 08:41, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Doug,

Can I use Otto Muck then?

This is about volcanic activity that exists on the Azores. Nothing more, or less.

Plato mentioned volcanic eruptions. Yes there is a conection. SO how do I present it?

Thanks!

User:John Garner (talk)

Once again, we are having this conversation.

The Azores are mentioned as a site for Atlantis. Atlantis sank according to the sources. Stating that the islands in the Azores have not changed in elevation is 3 million years is not accurate. Yet this is an encyclopedia and makes a claim to be accurate. So, if you must remove the post about the island "Sabrina" you must remove the statement about the land rising or subsiding in the last 3 million years. This statement simply is not true. The island "Sabrina" is a well-documented fact. It belongs where I put it. It is factual, documented by two sources and it does not represent any opinion. What is the logical reason reason why it is insisted that the readers of wikipedia be misled about the volcanic activity in the Azores?

Thanks.

RAYLEIGH22 (talk) 19:45, 8 December 2015 (UTC) RAYLEIGH22 (talk) 19:56, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Tone

We're trying to write an encyclopedia here, please keep your tone neutral and professional. "Remember, ..." and "Happy researching!" are not that. Basically, never directly appeal to the reader. — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 17:53, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Please consider the misleading by omitting facts and contradictions. It is obvious that the land in the Azores HAS risen and subsided in the last 200 years, so how can you claim that it has not and hope to call Wikipedia accurate?

RAYLEIGH22 (talk) 19:56, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

I don't know/remember what you're talking about, that's not what my message was about. — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 09:35, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

Hello Dr. Gryphon,

I am sorry. I should not have addressed my question to you. I apologize that it has taken me a long time to get back with you.

RAYLEIGH22 (talk) 18:14, 11 December 2015 (UTC)