User talk:Greyman890

Welcome! I'm delighted to find someone here interested in history--and Byzantine history in particular, for most of the material we have is not of high quality, being primarily based on the 1913 edition of the Encyclopedia Brittanica, and a lot of work has been done since then--to say nothing of the old-fashined style of the articles.

However, your article on Thomas revolt is much less complete than  the existing article, Thomas the Slav, which though based on  the old EB, has at least been updated with relatively recent references,  and I have accordingly deleted it. I don't in the least want to discourage you, but the best thing to do would be to  start by rewriting some of the older material into contemporary English, checking it against modern authoritative sources. At the least, please take a good look through the existing articles, before deciding where you want to work.

You might also want to see our page about all the useful and interesting things to do here, and then read  our guide to writing Wikipedia articles. For more detailed information, there's the free online version of Wikipedia: The Missing Manual by John Broughton (also available in print).

 DGG ( talk ) 05:59, 23 November 2011 (UTC)