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Troglodyte
Hi. Take it easy. "This is the oldest and correct original meaning and does not come under "science" nor under "chimpanzee", the "rules" can't be used to trump accuracy"?!

a) Oldest and original meaning - granted, I'm not even asking for a source, it makes perfect sense, but "correct"? By now it's a very "correct" common noun used regularly in all civilised languages I'm aware of.

b) Does not come under "science": yes it does, if Strabon & Co. were wrong in describing an etnic group, this doesn't make them less of a scientist, they were top scientists IN THEIR TIME. That goes for all scientists.

c) Does not come under "chimpanzee": how did this come up here? There never was a mention of chimps anywhere here.

d) The "rules" can't be used to trump accuracy: sometimes they can on WP :-), but not with me. However, this was NEVER a topic here. The ancient T. are a category under the "science" heading and for reasons of USER FRIENDLINESS (and yes, in this regard I am a fanatic; this is the only reason WP even exists), and should under no circumstances be removed from there. And what I had edited did not contradict your facts! I had just left the etymology in the lead, with the examples listed below - last not least because this should be the reference page for when the term "troglodyte" as a COMMON NOUN appears in any WP article. If a user comes across troglodite in, say, Denisovans, they should find a quick general explanation right away, and return to the specific article.

I hope we have it now. PS: anonymous edits in an angry tone don't get much credit on WP. At least get a user name, that's what I did before writing angry comments :-) Cheers, ArmindenArminden (talk) 13:14, 31 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Found your message. No worries, already forgotten. ArmindenArminden (talk) 13:16, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

I saw your latest edit. If you move this to "historiography", what about Linnaeus' faulty taxon? You cannot start picking apart what was "correct" and what not in old science, that gets us nowhere. And it was ancient GEOGRAPHY, if anything. I'm not bothered too much right now, so do as you please, but accurate it's not. ArmindenArminden (talk) 13:20, 31 August 2016 (UTC)