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This is about [[Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] article on ''Fausto Veranzio''.
This is about [[Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] article on ''Fausto Veranzio''.
[[File:250px-Croatia-Dalmatia.png|thumb|right|400px|Dalmatia (the dark purple) within todays modern [[Croatia]]]]
[[File:250px-Croatia-Dalmatia.png|thumb|right|400px|Dalmatia (the dark purple) within todays modern [[Croatia]]]]
'''Fausto Veranzio''' is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|nationalistic editing]]. Fausto Veranzio (or ''Faust Vrančić'' in modern [[Croatia|Croatian]]) <ref> Pronounced in Croatian -''Vranchich''. The last ''ch'' is pronounce more softly.</ref> is a individual with a Dalmatian heritage.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wBg90lSgkQQC&pg=PA121&dq=Travels+Into+Dalmatia++Veranzio&hl=en&ei=eYSsTJ6_M4q4vgPk6oWnBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Travels Into Dalmatia] by Abbe Alberto Fortis (p121)</ref> Fausto was born in Sibenik <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6GgyiMd6u8MC&pg=PA95&dq=Fausto+Veranzio+Sebenico&hl=en&ei=dNqSTdriN4X5cdCKzYkH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Fausto%20Veranzio%20Sebenico&f=false Ancient Engineers' Inventions:] Precursors of the Present ''by'' Cesare Rossi, Flavio Russo & Ferruccio Russo (p95)
'''Fausto Veranzio''' is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|nationalistic editing]]. Fausto Veranzio (or ''Faust Vrančić'' in modern [[Croatia|Croatian]]) <ref> Pronounced in Croatian -''Vranchich''. The last ''ch'' is pronounce more softly.</ref> is a individual with a Dalmatian heritage.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wBg90lSgkQQC&pg=PA121&dq=Travels+Into+Dalmatia++Veranzio&hl=en&ei=eYSsTJ6_M4q4vgPk6oWnBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Travels Into Dalmatia] by Abbe Alberto Fortis (p121)</ref> Fausto was born in Šibenik <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6GgyiMd6u8MC&pg=PA95&dq=Fausto+Veranzio+Sebenico&hl=en&ei=dNqSTdriN4X5cdCKzYkH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Fausto%20Veranzio%20Sebenico&f=false Ancient Engineers' Inventions:] Precursors of the Present ''by'' Cesare Rossi, Flavio Russo & Ferruccio Russo (p95)
* According to some sources the settlement was established by Croatians (Slavs) in the 11th century, and was given its name, '''Šibenik''' (the Š is pronounced ''sh'' ). The Slavs invaded the region in the early Middle Ages. It was latter renamed Sebenico then change back to Šibenik.</ref> circa 1551 in '''Dalmatia''', a region of the ''Republic of Venice'' in todays modern Croatia. <ref> Under the Treaty of Rapallo (in 1920 between [[Italy]] and the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia.), Dalmatia became part of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia which was renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. After [[World War II]] Dalmatia was divided between three republics of [[Communists|Communist]] Yugoslavia. Most of her territory went to [[Croatia]]. In 1991 the ''Republic of Croatia'' became independent.</ref> In the 19th century Dalmatia became a province of the [[Austria|Austro]]-Hungarian Empire (Kingdom of Dalmatia). Dalmatia as a province, dates back to the Roman Empire <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=j-0LAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA158&dq=Roman+empire+province+Dalmatia&hl=en&ei=jfupTJO8JYuSuwO49cTJDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Roman%20empire%20province%20Dalmatia&f=false The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1] by Edward Gibbon (p158)</ref> and is several centuries older than Croatia itself. Additionally he was '''historically''' a citizen of the ''Republic of Venice''. Fausto was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?lr=&cd=27&num=100&as_brr=0&id=TM2EAAAAIAAJ&dq=Fausto+Veranzio+italian&q=Fausto+Veranzio+Venetian#search_anchor He's in the Paratroops Now] by Alfred Day Rathbone (p172)</ref>
* According to some sources the settlement (Šibenik) was established by Croatians (Slavs) in the 11th century, and was given its name, '''Šibenik''' (the Š is pronounced ''sh'' ). The Slavs invaded the region in the early Middle Ages. It was latter renamed Sebenico when in 1492 the city became part of the ''Republic of Venice'' (1412-1797). Its name was change to Šibenik by the Yugoslav regime in 1920.</ref> circa 1551 in '''Dalmatia''', a region of the ''Republic of Venice'' in todays modern Croatia. In the 19th century Dalmatia became a province of the [[Austria|Austro]]-Hungarian Empire (Kingdom of Dalmatia). Dalmatia as a province, dates back to the Roman Empire <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=j-0LAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA158&dq=Roman+empire+province+Dalmatia&hl=en&ei=jfupTJO8JYuSuwO49cTJDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Roman%20empire%20province%20Dalmatia&f=false The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1] by Edward Gibbon (p158)</ref> and is several centuries older than Croatia itself. Additionally he was '''historically''' a citizen of the ''Republic of Venice''. Fausto was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?lr=&cd=27&num=100&as_brr=0&id=TM2EAAAAIAAJ&dq=Fausto+Veranzio+italian&q=Fausto+Veranzio+Venetian#search_anchor He's in the Paratroops Now] by Alfred Day Rathbone (p172)</ref>
* Wikipedia stated on 3rd of October 2010:
*Wikipedia stated on 3rd of October 2010. I have indicated the date because edits on Wikipedia are constant, some articles change daily:
{{Cquote| '' ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia.'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio|title=Wikipedia: Fausto Veranzio|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref>}} It must be stated as an '''fact''' that [[Croatia]] only became a sovereign state after three hundred and seventy one years after his death and that Dalmatia was '''not part''' of Croatia until the middle of the 20th century. Croatia itself has not been a sovereign independent state for nine centuries!
{{Cquote| '' ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia.''}} It must be stated as an '''fact''' that:
* [[Croatia]] only became a sovereign state after 371 years after his death.
* Dalmatia was '''not part''' of Croatia until the middle of the 20th century.<ref> Under the Treaty of Rapallo (in '''1920''' between [[Italy]] and the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia.), Dalmatia became part of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia which was renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. After [[World War II]] Dalmatia was divided between three republics of [[Communists|Communist]] Yugoslavia. Most of territory went to Croatia. In '''1991''' the [[Croatia|Republic of Croatia]] became independent.</ref><ref>Sections of the old Roman Dalmatia province were once part of the Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102). </ref>
* Croatia itself has not been a sovereign independent state for nine centuries.
This is using the Wikipedia's article for nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact. It otherwise tainted a ''perfectly'' good article on this unique individual. Some of the Croatian Wiki-Editors just can't separate extreme nationalistic propaganda from an unbiased historical perspective.
This is using the Wikipedia's article for nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact. It otherwise tainted a ''perfectly'' good article on this unique individual. Some of the Croatian Wiki-Editors just can't separate extreme nationalistic propaganda from an unbiased historical perspective.
===Wiki editing gone bad!===
===Wiki editing gone bad!===
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Strange doubling up happening in this encyclopaedic article.
*Note take from Wikipedia on the 4 April 2011:
*Note take from Wikipedia on the 4 April 2011:
''He was the son of Michele Veranzio, a Latin poet, and the nephew of Antonio,[8] archbishop of Esztergom (1504–1573), a diplomat and a civil servant, who was in touch with Erasmus (1465–1536), Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560), and Nikola Šubić Zrinski (1508–1566), who took Fausto with him during some of his travels trough Hungary and the Republic of Venice.[10] Fausto's mother was from the Berislavić family. His brother, Giovanni, died still young in battle.[8]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio#Life Link]}}
''He was the son of Michele Veranzio, a Latin poet, and the nephew of Antonio,[8] archbishop of Esztergom (1504–1573), a diplomat and a civil servant, who was in touch with Erasmus (1465–1536), Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560), and Nikola Šubić Zrinski (1508–1566), who took Fausto with him during some of his travels trough Hungary and the Republic of Venice.[10] Fausto's mother was from the Berislavić family. His brother, Giovanni, died still young in battle.[8]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio#Life Link]}}
== More on Fausto Veranzio ==
== More on Fausto Veranzio ==
Fausto Veranzio in 1617, (then sixty-five years old) implemented his design and tested the parachute by jumping from St Mark's Campanile in Venice. The 17th century ''Brooklyn Tidal Mill'' in Long Island (New York), is based on his design and is one of the few still standing mills in the [[New York|New York City]] area.
Fausto Veranzio in 1595 published (in Venice) a dictionary called ''"Dictionarium quinque nobilissimarum Europae linguarum : Latinae, Italicae, Germanicae, Dalmatiae & Ungaricae"'' (Dictionary of Five Most Noble European Languages: The Latin, Italian, German, Dalmatian and Hungarian). In his dictionary he referred to his native language <ref>'''Note:''' It is important to ''mention'' that Fausto Veranzio native Šibenik (language) is based on old Croatian Chakavian. It also has [[Italian language|Italian]] from the Venetian dialect.</ref> as Dalmatian. [http://www.library.yale.edu/slavic/croatia/dictionary/1103079_m.jpg Front cover-'''link'''.]
In 1617, (then sixty-five years old) implemented his design and tested the parachute by jumping from St Mark's Campanile in Venice. The 17th century ''Brooklyn Tidal Mill'' in Long Island (New York), is based on his design and is one of the few still standing mills in the [[New York|New York City]] area.
Today a Croatian Navy rescue ship bears the name ''Faust Vrančić''.
Today a Croatian Navy rescue ship bears the name ''Faust Vrančić''.
*[[Top 10 Reasons Not to Donate to Wikipedia]]
*[[Top 10 Reasons Not to Donate to Wikipedia]]
*[[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia]]
*[[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia]]
[[File:160px-Fausto Veranzio Pentadictionarium.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Fausto Veranzio wrote a book on languages: ''"Dictionarium quinque nobilissimarum Europæ linguarum, Latinæ, Italicæ" (1595)'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=cqBkQFiTbX4C&pg=PA91&dq=Faust+Verantius&hl=en&ei=Deb4S6bvNo6lceiVjecL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Faust%20Verantius&f=false Dictionaries in Early Modern Europe:] by John P. Considine (p.91)</ref>]]
[[File:160px-Fausto Veranzio Pentadictionarium.jpg|thumb|right|550px|'''Fausto Veranzio''' wrote a dictionary called:
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''"Dictionarivm qvinqve nobilissimarvm Evropæ lingvarvm, latinæ, italicæ, germanicæ, dalmatiæ, & vngaricæ"''
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(Venetiis: Apud Nicolaum Morettum, 1595) <ref>[http://www.library.yale.edu/slavic/croatia/dictionary/language.html www.library.yale.edu]</ref>]]
==References==
==References==
More on nationalistic editing on Wikipedia.
More on nationalistic editing on Wikipedia.
* Francesco Patrizi: [http://ocham.blogspot.com/2010/07/francesco-patrizi.html BEYOND NECESSITY- Francesco Patrizi'' link'']
* Francesco Patrizi: [http://ocham.blogspot.com/2010/07/francesco-patrizi.html BEYOND NECESSITY- Francesco Patrizi'' link'']
The case of '''Francesco Patrizi''', the Venetian philosopher, is a fine illustration of the nationalistic warfare that infests Wikipedia, and the inaccuracy and distortion and bias that follows as a result.
The case of Francesco Patrizi, the Venetian philosopher, is a illustration of the nationalistic warfare that is part of Wikipedia, and the inaccuracy, falsehood and bias that follows as a result.
'''Quote''' by Ocham-[[London]], United Kingdom:
'''Quote''' by Ocham-[[London]], United Kingdom:
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[[File:Pons ferreus by Fausto Veranzio.gif|thumb|left|275px|Drawing of suspension cable-stayed bridge by Fausto Veranzio in his Machinae Novae]]
[[File:Pons ferreus by Fausto Veranzio.gif|thumb|left|300px|Drawing of suspension cable-stayed bridge by Fausto Veranzio in his Machinae Novae]]