Talk:Oriental MS 424

Gear headed
This article is severely gear-headed in its writing for a Wikipedia article. I started to tag it with Template:Cleanup-jargon but, since it is up for DYK, I didn't want to make it look bad.

Specific concerns:
 * Lots of terminology that is not understood by the average reader (i.e. unnecessary use of jargon where more recognizable terms could be used). E.g. siglum instead of "scribal abbreviations", diglot instead of "written in two languages", lucunose instead of "contains gaps, or missing phrases, in the writing".
 * Assuming reader understands many scholarly concepts. E.g. "A. Mart.", "
 * There is really no clear indication of why this manuscript is noteworthy (i.e. there are thousands of miscellaneous ancient manuscripts lying on shelves in libraries, museums, and universities; what makes this one unique or special enough to merit a WP article?).

--Mcorazao (talk) 17:21, 24 April 2010 (UTC)