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Appreciate the opportunity. Many inlines had no publishing dates. Sweeney's Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia was cited but not listed in the references. Changed the first sentence because "described as" uses indirect language (described by whom?). Your turn. Kojak Savalas (talk) 01:39, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Kojak Savalas: Thanks for responding here! Yet me take a few minutes to review what you wrote and I will (hopefully) respond shortly. Paul August ☎ 16:18, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Inline cites only need dates if it's necessary to disambiguate them. So, since there is only one work by Gantz listed in the "References" section there is no need to cite Gantz using "Gantz 1996". Thanks for pointing out the absence of Sweeney in the references list. As for "described as", if I wrote that, then that was probably a demur on my part, being reluctant to assert "was". However, I've now changed it as you've suggested. I will review what the cited sources have to say exactly and see if I think "was" needs to be qualified in any way. Regards, Paul August ☎ 16:41, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've now decided that "mythographer" is more accurate than the very misleading "historian and genealogist"! Paul August ☎ 17:14, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Your response about the inlines makes sense. But what about the references? They lack publishing house locations (for books, not journals). Some have first name abbreviations (why?). Consider at least keeping the link to Gantz's work from the Internet Archive. And is Greek for Pherecydes too obvious or too taboo? Michael W. Herren rightly calls him a "Greek logographer" (page 213). Your turn. Kojak Savalas (talk) 21:32, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]