User talk:Ike.Q

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Igbo origins

Please stop reverting the Igbo people article. The view that the Igbo are descended from the ancient Hebrews has been sourced, and your edits are removing that source. Unless you can provide proof of more historians who support Nat Okafor-Ogbaji's theory, it needs to be made clear that his is a minority viewpoint. — BrianSmithson 12:02, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As you have asked me to stop reverting the Igbo people page, I will ask you the same. Please stop reverting the page. How can my edits be removing the source, when I was the one who sourced the edit?

While I am fully aware and fully accept that Nat Okafor-Ogbaji's viewpoint, at present, is in the minority in terms of mainstream thought, this does not make him a "controversial" historian. You may be partial and in doubt towards said historians theory, however, this is not evidence enough to qualify Okafor-Ogbaji as "controversial". The whole point of my source, is that viewers can use the link, read the text in its entirety and decide for themselves whether he is credibe/"controversial".

Also, whether the fact that the Igbos are descendants of the ancient Hebrews is true or indeed a fallacy, this does not change the fact that Eri, Arodi, and Areli ARE the sons of Gad. So while I accept that it would be slightly biased or partial to refer to them as "great explorers", they are brothers and sons of Gad never the less. This is not just the case, "according to Nat Okafor-Ogbaji", one only needs to open up a King James version Bible to verify this empirical fact (Gen 46:16).

Ike.Q 13:15, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(Moving discussion back here so it is not fragmented.) I apologize for the second half of my edit (the part about Eri, Arodi, and Areli). You are correct that this should not need a qualifier. However, I must continue to insist that the views of Mr. Okafor-Ogbaji be qualified as being in the minority or as controversial. Even the link you provided to source the edits says that they are controversial; "Why did you embark on this controversial research?" is the very first question they ask him. The second link you have provided as more evidence does not work. Overall, my problem is that you are providing Mr. Okafor-Ogbaji's opinion as if it were the truth. But it is simply his opinion, and one that sounds very suspicious to me. — BrianSmithson 15:26, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved this discussion to Talk:Igbo people. Please continue it there. Thanks! — BrianSmithson 15:29, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]