Talk:Cueva de los Tayos

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A hoax from User:Ethicalhacker and IP User:67.113.48.197 ? Are they the same? Should this be deleted? --Wetman 19:13, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article has shaped up excellently. I owe you all thanks and withdraw my skepticism. --Wetman 08:46, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not a Hoax[edit]

Just wanted to let you know, this is not a hoax. The cave is real and anyone in Ecuador can tell you about it. The legend is pretty spectacular, which is why a Lore section has been added.

Hoax - Yes, and No[edit]

The various myths about this cave were definitively debunked by the very expedition quoted in some of the "supporting" websites - the 1976 British expedition. The cave does exist, Neil Armstrong was actually there, but the exotic claims of a metallic library, altars, artificial tunnels etc were completely disproved. See Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club Journal No 7 (1977) or Caving International No 1 (1978). This article needs to be rewritten on a more factual basis, making clear which are the facts and which are the myths. Right now it is difficult to tell. Ian mckenzie 00:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Revisions Welcomed[edit]

Thanks for bringing disputed statements to light. If anyone is intersted in sorting out fact from fiction and has conclusive evidence that can be referenced, I welcome any edits that shift debunked statements in the main body of this article into a subcategory of the Lore section, hopefully with a clear explaination how the controversy arose, etc... Thanks again. --67.113.49.74 16:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Ian mckenzie 19:18, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Awesome. Thank you. Ethicalhacker 22:18, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Relocation[edit]

I have reorganized the Redirects so that this cave appears under its proper name, Cueva de los Tayos. Ian mckenzie 21:41, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And now so does the associated talk page. B7T (talk) 09:20, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled[edit]

The original Talk page comments for this article appear at [[1]]. Ian mckenzie 21:47, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Now at Talk:Cave of the oil birds--Auric (talk) 14:16, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And now they are all above the discussion on this page. B7T (talk) 09:20, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Perpetuationg the 'Legend'[edit]

This subtitle was originally Perpetuating the Myth, and was changed by Satanael to Perpetuating the Misconception, a change I disagree with. What is being perpetuated is the story of a metallic library in a cave, not the location of said cave. Perhaps Myth was the problem; can we settle on Legend then? Ian mckenzie 02:37, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

myth.....misconceptoin....whatever. von daniken asserted that not only a "metallic library," but also a whole cache of golden artifacts were secreted in the caves. to the best of my knowledge, NONE of these artifacts have been unearthed. and von daniken later admitted that he lied in "gold of the gods," that he had never BEEN in the caves himself...................... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.233.206.70 (talk) 04:43, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Replacing dead external link[edit]

The Nexus Magazine article no longer appears at the link provided; however, research at the Wayback Machine helped me discover it's still available at its author's website. I'd just go ahead and change it, but I'm not sure what to change the link text to? B7T (talk) 09:20, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]