Re: Witzel and Sautsutras (was: Mapping the Origins and Expansion of

From: Francesco Brighenti
Message: 70225
Date: 2012-10-20

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <bm.brian@...> wrote:

> At 3:07:13 PM on Friday, October 19, 2012, shivkhokra wrote:
>
> > Look we have heard your myriad claims but seen no evidence
> > to back them up. Same with Brighenti.
>
> 'We'? You have a tapeworm?

From a private exchange I had with a member of another List Shivraj and I are likewise members of:

FRIEND:

> > Francesco,
> >
> > Do you notice that the style of language he uses changes
> > periodically... A few "friends" or supporters may be his ghost-
> > writers. We know he is a plagiarizer... His knowledge of history
> > or even Indic may be just minimal.

MY REPLY:

> Dear X,
>
> Steve Farmer once wrote in a post (which I cannot locate any
> longer) that Shivraj seems to be backed by some ghost writers who
> know certain Indian topics better than he does. This may well be
> true, also considering he was banned from Wikipedia as "Shivraj
> Singh" because he was suspected of using a series of multiple
> Wikipedia User IDs (SOCKPUPPETTING) to edit some Rajput-related
> entries in that online encyclopaedia:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/38545f
>
> Perhaps "they" are a team corresponding via e-mail about
> discussions taking place on different mailing lists, and then
> decide to "attack" their perceived enemies using different
> arguments. Additionally, they may be playing a similar game on
> Wikipedia.
>
> Best,
> Francesco

Wikipedia entries on Indian pre- and proto-history, Indian history and Indan language families are, however, well-guarded.

Best,
Francesco