Mr.warmth
Hi, you added Edaevich chassidim to the list of types of notable extant chassidic groups. I've removed them because a) I've never heard of them b) they turn up zero google hits of existence let alone being notable. May I inquire who they are and what a reference would be? JoshuaZ 05:00, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Joshua - thank you for asking. I am not sure if you will see this - hopefully yes. I am writing an entry about the Edaevich - it will be under the link which you have removed, shortly.
- I look forward to seeing it when you are done. Also, on a talk page it is good to sign your comments with four tildes ~~~~ which will put your username and the time of your comment in the place of the tildes. You may want to see the welcome page. JoshuaZ 05:10, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Joshua - I am done (at least w. the initial...). Of course the page should be improved and hopefully will be. Thank you for the tip regarding the tildes. I have been reading wiki for a long time but never edited/contributed 'till now. So I need to learn this stuff. Thanks! Mr.warmth 05:27, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
PS in case the page cannot be found somehow, the link is here: Edaevich Mr.warmth 05:29, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Added by a new editor. The entry looks plausible but I am unable to find any sources in English google. I was hoping that people who knew more might be able to find sources and determine if this group is real and notable. JoshuaZ 05:28, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
As this is, according to the article, a very, very new group, that has functioned largely underground until now, it's not surprising that there is a paucity of sources. Does anyone speak Latvian or Russian, wwho could find some references in appropriate sources from the affected country, perhaps?HarvardOxon 05:34, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Joshua and HarvardOxon, thank you for the help. If it helps, the Russian spelling is "эдаевич". The Latvian spelling would be Edaevic and the last letter (c) has an upside down ^ mark over it. I do not know how to make that character on the computer unfortunately. (ps - i am loving the 4 tilde thing) Mr.warmth 05:40, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Got it! The Latvian Spelling would be Edāevič. I've never seen it written down but Latvian is written unambiguously from the sounds. The line over the A makes it a long sound (it's called a garum zime - a "long sign") and the upside down ^ over the C gives it a CH sound. Mr.warmth 05:50, 30 November 2006 (UTC)