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'''Fausto Veranzio''' (''or'' Faust Vrancic)<ref> Pronounced in Croatian: Vranchic or Vrančić </ref> is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|nationalistic editing]]. Fausto Veranzio was '''historically''' a citizen of the ''Republic of Venice'' in the 16th and 17th century. He does have a Croatian background through family lineage. He was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute. | '''Fausto Veranzio''' (''or'' Faust Vrancic)<ref> Pronounced in Croatian: Vranchic or Vrančić </ref> is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|nationalistic editing]]. Fausto Veranzio was '''historically''' a citizen of the ''Republic of Venice'' in the 16th and 17th century. He does have a Croatian background through family lineage. He was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute. | ||
− | {{Cquote|'''Wikipedia states''': '' ... 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> (3rd of October 2010)}} It '''must''' be stated that this man was from the ''Republic of Venice'' not from Croatia, | + | {{Cquote|'''Wikipedia states''': '' ... 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> (3rd of October 2010)}} It '''must''' be stated that this man was from the ''Republic of Venice'' not from Croatia, in fact Croatia did not exist as a sovereign state for at least three hundred years after his time. |
[[File:160px-Fausto Veranzio homo volans.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Fausto Veranzio parachute design]] | [[File:160px-Fausto Veranzio homo volans.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Fausto Veranzio parachute design]] | ||
− | This is using Wikipedia for | + | This is using Wikipedia for nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact. It otherwise tainted a ''perfectly'' good article on this unique individual. Fausto was born in Sibenik 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 (Dalmatia as a region, 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> |
*'''Encyclopedia Britannica'''-Dalmatia: | *'''Encyclopedia Britannica'''-Dalmatia: |
Revision as of 00:45, 5 October 2010
This is about Wikipedia's article on Fausto Veranzio.
Fausto Veranzio (or Faust Vrancic)[1] is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits nationalistic editing. Fausto Veranzio was historically a citizen of the Republic of Venice in the 16th and 17th century. He does have a Croatian background through family lineage. He was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.
“ | Wikipedia states: ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia. [2] (3rd of October 2010) | ” |
It must be stated that this man was from the Republic of Venice not from Croatia, in fact Croatia did not exist as a sovereign state for at least three hundred years after his time.
This is using Wikipedia for nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact. It otherwise tainted a perfectly good article on this unique individual. Fausto was born in Sibenik 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 Austro-Hungarian Empire (Dalmatia as a region, dates back to the Roman Empire).[3]
- Encyclopedia Britannica-Dalmatia:
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See also
- The Wikipedia Point of View
- The Wikipedia Point of View/Activists
- Worst of Wikipedia
- Top 10 Reasons Not to Donate to Wikipedia
References
- ^ Pronounced in Croatian: Vranchic or Vrančić
- ^ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"Wikipedia: Fausto Veranzio". 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04. Check date values in:
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(help) - ^ The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1 by Edward Gibbon (p158)
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica: Dalmatia
External links
- Francesco Patrizi: 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.
“ | Quote by Ocham-London, United Kingdom:The problem becomes particularly acute in a place like Wikipedia, where the only intellectual interest - that is to say, no intellectual interest at all - lies simply in a nationalistic dispute, in this case between Italians and Croatians. | ” |
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