User talk:Moxelanus

Tambov

Hi there! Regarding this, I have no reason to question your knowledge of Moksha (I myself am entirely unfamiliar with that language), but both the source you used in that diff and the one you did in the previous diff give the Russian translation of the Moksha word as "омут", which means "whirlpool", "waterhole", "wetland", or similar, but definitely not "abyss". Perhaps the Moksha word does indeed mean "abyss" (like I said, I don't know that language), but in that case we'll need to have a source confirming that. I hope you'll agree that it's never good to say one thing in the article and reference it to a source which says something completely different :) If such a source can't be found, I suggest restoring "wetland"—per WP:V, it's more important that our text matches the source than the "truth". Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); July 10, 2012; 13:26 (UTC)

Hi! This is my first language. The word can be translated as 'waterhole' in a context but general meaning is 'abyss', for instance 'potmaksftoma tomba' = bottomless abyss. Definitely nothing similar to 'wetland'. Sure I can add dictionary source. Thanks.--Moxelanus (talk) 13:39, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks much for addressing this!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); July 10, 2012; 14:12 (UTC)