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Dear @HistoryofIran,Thank you for your message. I appreciate your concern for maintaining Wikipedia's standards. I want to clarify that the content I added was indeed supported by reliable, peer-reviewed sources, which were properly cited in my edit. Specifically:
- Hennerbichler, F. (2014). "Kar-da-ka 21st ce. B.C.E. Karda Land of Valiant Mountain People Central Zagros East Terminological Analysis". Advances in Anthropology, 04(03), 168-198. DOI:10.4236/aa.2014.43021
- Zaken, M. (2007). "Jewish Subjects and Their Tribal Chieftains in Kurdistan: A Study in Survival". Brill, pages 1-2. ISBN: 9789004161900
These sources discuss the etymological connection between 'Kurd' and Sumerian 'Karda', as proposed by G.R. Driver, providing valuable historical context relevant to the article's scope. I noticed you tagged one source as "predatory publishing." However, Brill is a highly respected academic publisher, and Advances in Anthropology, while an open-access journal, follows peer-review processes.
If you have specific concerns about these sources, I'm open to discussing them on the article's talk page.I believe this information adds depth to the article and offers insights into early references to Kurdish people.
It's also more substantiated than the current claim of the name being a Middle Persian toponym.I'm happy to collaborate on improving the article while adhering to Wikipedia's standards. Perhaps we could discuss this further on the talk page to reach a consensus?
EDIT: Partly my fault here, didn't notice you also cited Brill, which is indeed reliable. The other citation, however, was not per my edit summary. HistoryofIran (talk) 22:55, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, I'm HistoryofIran. I noticed that you made a comment that didn't seem very civil, so it may have been removed. Wikipedia is built on collaboration, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you.
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This comment from @HistoryofIran indicates fallacious reasoning including "projection" (attributing own thoughts to another person), "appeal to hypocrisy" (deflecting criticism by accusing me of the same behaviour), "False attribution". I would like to report this to WP:ANI
I have never accused anyone of being not neutral. Only asked for a third opinion from a neutral person.
Please do not add or change content, as you did at Origin of the Kurds, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. HistoryofIran (talk) 20:06, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I'm HistoryofIran. I noticed that you made a comment that didn't seem very civil, so it may have been removed. Wikipedia is built on collaboration, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you.
