Uriel Lavi

September 2015

Hello, I'm C.Fred. I noticed that you made a comment on the page User talk:Corker1 that didn't seem very civil, so it has 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. —C.Fred (talk) 00:07, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

To Uriel Lavi: You stated on my Talk page: "Anyone who knew Benjamin Banneker understands his accomplishments! No matter what semantics is used to discredit him, he will always be noted as a man affiliated with the mapping of Washington, D.C."

Benjamin Banneker had a number of well-documented accomplishments, including the authorship of a series of almanacs, the creation of mathematical puzzles and the predictions of eclipses. Please note, however, that historical researchers have been unable to find any verifiable sources that support the idea that Banneker had any involvement in the mapping of Washington, D.C., except for his three-month assistance in Andrew Ellicott's two-year survey of the boundaries of the District of Columbia. (See Mythology and legacy of Benjamin Banneker for information and citations relevant to this point.) If you are able to identify any such verifiable sources, please cite them in Wikipedia. Corker1 (talk) 14:10, 25 September 2015 (UTC)