Talk:Hellenic polytheism/Archive 1

Archive 1

Hi 195.100.176.242! Could you at least give a definition of "hellenismos"? I don't think an external link is enough to justify a whole page. What's more, you don't learn anything about "hellenismos" there either.

All the best, KF 16:34 Nov 26, 2002 (UTC)

The first external link gives me a web page with a search on waterbeds. I don't know if it is just my computer or someone messed up the link. NeoJustin 18:12 Nov 13, 2004 (UTC)

Somebody let their domain name expire and it got captured by a squatter.

What's going on?

Hi, this is 129.130.19.7. I've never edited anything on Wikipedia before so please be patient with me... I'm doing my best to follow the rules. Normally, I wouldn't edit at all, but when I saw that all of the information on Hellenismos as a religion had been deleted, I had to do something. A lot of people put a lot of time and effort into writing up that information and I hardly think it's fair for someone to delete it without even explaining why. I don't know what the motivation was, but it smacks of deleting material on religions one happens to disagree with.

If the idea was that it's not necessary for this information to be on Wikipedia, I should point out that how I discovered this drastic revision was through having several people ask me why there wasn't any information about Hellenismos as a religion on Wikipedia. Obviously, people are looking for this info. Please just leave it be.

Just noticed to page was vandalised too. This subject is a frequent target for hardline Greek Orthodox Christians. - user:Voyelles

Is there a reason this page is separate from Greek reconstructionism? As far as I can tell, that term is more common in English, and avoids the problem with the fact that "Hellenismos" is just the Greek word for Hellenism, which has many meanings other than this one. --Delirium 23:57, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

There are people who practice Hellenismos but who do not consider themselves reconstructionists (and vice versa). Perhaps we could merge this article and Greek reconstructionism into an article called Hellenic polytheism, which seems to be a neutral and widely accepted term. The problem with doing that is that Greek reconstructionism is in the middle of an edit war turned ad hominem and I would hate for that to spread any further than it already has. -- AdelaMae 00:51, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Hellenic polytheism sounds reasonable, although that title is still somewhat ambiguous: Many people, when they say "Hellenic polytheism", mean Ancient Greek religion or Greek mythology, rather than its modern counterpart. Would Modern Hellenic polytheism be considered neutral? As for Greek reconstructionism, perhaps we should wait to see if it settles down before trying to merge it anywhere. --Delirium 01:14, 4 November 2005 (UTC)