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I noticed an inconsistency (possibly an error) between the search subject pages for TURKESTAN and RUSSIAN SAGE. One being a country, the other a plant. The plant is said to have been named for the Russian governor of Turkestan, Petrovski, in the 1840s, but Turan didn't become part of the Russian Empire until the 1860s. Perhaps you might be able to shed light on this, or explain which came first the turkey or the egg. Much obliged. Professor Plum

Turkestan edit

Profhun, you should read up on the subject. Turkestan is not a country or a political entity (I don't think it ever has been such), but it IS a genuine ethnogeographic region, it is referenced in many scholarly books. You should read up on the subject. Here is a reading list for you (all available on amazon com):

  • The Arts and Crafts of Turkestan (Arts & Crafts) by Johannes Kalter.
  • The Desert Road to Turkestan (Kodansha Globe) by Owen Lattimore.
  • Turkestan down to the Mongol Invasion. by W. BARTHOLD.
  • Turkestan and the Fate of the Russian Empire by Daniel Brower.
  • Tiger of Turkestan by Nonny Hogrogian.
  • Turkestan Reunion (Kodansha Globe) by Eleanor Lattimore.
  • Turkestan Solo: A Journey Through Central Asia, by Ella Maillart.
  • Mission to Turkestan,: Being the memoirs of Count K.K. Pahlen, 1908-1909 by Konstantin Konstanovich Pahlen.
  • Turkestan: The Heart of Asia by Curtis.
  • Tribal Rugs from Afghanistan and Turkestan by Jack Frances.
  • The Heart of Asia: A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times by Edward Den Ross.

WillMall (talk) 17:43, 9 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Rock Springs massacre edit

Thank you so much for your compliment on the article. It really made my day when I saw it. I worked hard making this article what it is, it's nice to be recognized by someone with knowledge in the topic area. This event is rather marginalized in terms of importance in American history, as a lot of issues relating to Asian-Americans are, my goal was to present the topic truthfully, accurately, and, hopefully, introduce some people to the event and its implications. I can only hope that it impels people to look further into the topics hit on in the article because I hold them to be rather important. Thanks again for the kind words, they make the research and work that went into the article well-worth it. :-)--IvoShandor (talk) 04:46, 3 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

gathering material for Native American ethnic studies

Jackson Barnett Birth: 1852 Muskogee County Oklahoma, USA Death: May 29, 1934 Los Angeles County California, USA

American Folk Figure. He was a simple Creek Indian who lived near Henryetta, Oklahoma, and became the "Richest Indian" when oil was discovered on his land allotment in 1912. In 1920 he was "kidnapped" by a white woman and married the same day. For years before and after his death he was the center of legal battles concerning his money and made headlines across the country. In 1923 to get away from Oklahoma officals his wife moved him to a mansion in Los Angeles where he died in 1934.

(Find a grave)
Hi again, Rock Springs Massacre is still featured after all these years. Nice, huh? IvoShandor (talk) 05:23, 23 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

Talk:Depictions of Muhammad edit

I noticed your comments were removed from the Muhammad talk page. Thanks for the compliments, though. I think Wikipedia's new motto should read: "Salus in Silentium" or something like that. We edit because because we can do so without repercussions. It's like how tenure used to be. Rklawton (talk) 23:47, 31 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

November 2011 edit

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Operation Trojan Horse edit

Thanks for the "heads-up". If you hear any leading American conservatives talk or write about the Operation Trojan Horse, feel free to add it to the article in a relevant section. Thank you '''tAD''' (talk) 18:20, 9 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

Ulster American Folk Park edit

Hi Profhum! I reverted your recent edit to Ulster American Folk Park because it was unsourced and because you signed it with your username. Did you perhaps intend for the comment to go on the talk page? Leschnei (talk) 19:47, 21 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

February 2018 edit

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November 2018 edit

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Hello @Profhum: just popping in to say I forget why I looked at your user page but I appreciate what you said (I'm an academic & on the "boomer" cusp). Then I looked at this talk page and had to laugh at this comment. Vandalism?? I looked at the edit and they either have a strange definition of vandalism or they misread the edit history! Anyway... cheers! --gobears87 (talk) 04:47, 4 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

Robert Swanson edit

Bobby was my mom's first cousin. Thanks for the kind words! 2603:7000:2B03:154D:959E:DAFA:499:8D62 (talk) 20:10, 23 December 2021 (UTC)Reply