User talk:Miguel in Portugal

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Great work, Miguel

Hi Miguel. I saw your new article on Hovione and then I checked out your recent contributions. You are doing wonderful work here -- and it is great to see a fellow Portuguese writer contributing to the content. Keep up the excellent work! Ecoleetage (talk) 13:43, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

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Maputo residents

Hi Miguel, There is no doubt that Mariza and Eusébio were born here in Maputo, but can one say that they are "residents"? Would a better wording (Notable people born in Maputo) or some like that be more truthful? Thanks for the work! Teixant (talk) 18:41, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Economics

Dear Miguel, Hi. The paragraph you put back I had incorporated in the bit above as it seemed too repetitive. Would you mind having another look and see what you think - t. (Msrasnw (talk) 00:55, 13 January 2009 (UTC))

Mangalorean Catholics

Hello Miguel. I notice that [1], you have added Portuguese variants of names on the Mangalorean Catholics article. I have reverted it. Portuguese variants are not required on an English Wikipedia. Please remember the British Empire have more influence on the Mangalorean Catholic community than the Portuguese. As a convention, 2 surnames are more than enough. 3 are not required. Aslo you falsely linked Portuguese with Portugal. That's wrong. It should be Portuguese Empire. And Goa has already been linked below in the second paragraph. So, that is WP:Overlinking. Kensplanet^T_C 07:28, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

The Surnames are 100% Portuguese. But not the names. Mangalorean Catholic names are derived from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names from the Old and New Testament Biblical canons. They are neither derived from Portuguese or English. Please read this book. Kensplanet^T_C 11:33, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Consider your name Miguel. The English variant is Michael. Miguel or Michael, both are derived from Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ (mee-KHA-el). Whether Portuguese, English, or Spanish names. Almost all have a Latin, Greek, or Hebrew root. Also, you added [2], Portuguese Empire's era influence is noted, including Portuguese names and. This is incorrect. The Portuguese Empire is not responsible for names and surnames. It is because of Migration. Kensplanet^T_C 11:39, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Pedru is derived from the Greek petros not from the Portuguese Pedro. Just because after deriving, Pedru seems similar ro Pedro, you can't say Pedru is derived from Pedro. That way even in Spanish, it is Pedro. Would you say, the Spanish name is derived from the Portuguese one. Kensplanet^T_C 11:49, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

I still cannot understand what you are trying to say. Mangalorean Catholics are not Portuguese people. This is not like Brazil. In Brazil, the Portuguese people started immigrating to Brazil. They have Portuguese descent. It may be fine to add it there. Not here. Mangalorean Catholics don't have any Portuguese descent.

A typical Mangalorean Catholic name in English is John D'Souza. It is never João D'Souza in English. That's the reason, Portuguese variants are not required on an English Wikipedia. As far as names are concerned, only the British Empire and its language English had influence on them not the Portuguese Kensplanet^T_C 12:03, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi, Miguel I am Sanfy and I have read the conversation between you and Kensplanet. Please understand that what Kensplanet is want to say is right Mangalorean Catholics have more strong connection with the British people, than the Portuguese people, hence its not appropriate to add Portuguese variants to Mangalorean catholics article. I you wish you can add them to the Goan Catholics article, because their culture has strong Portuguese influence. Thanks.--Sanfy^™ 12:24, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

OK. I'll see how I can help. Kensplanet^T_C 12:50, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Portuguese Empire

Hello Miguel. I have restored the map without the "areas of influence" and "claims of sovereignty" (pink) shaded areas [3] to the PE page. Firstly, it's misleading - which is which? Secondly, it's unsourced. Thirdly, it's contentious. Far better to stick to the purely red areas. The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick ^t 02:17, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Portugal

Hi dear compatriote, the changes that you made to Portugal reduce only the size and the informations of the previous article, that contain more details and more illustrationd like many EU countries, I hope you are convinced of that mate, and restore it back soon or later. thank you, --Historian19 13:31, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Miguel: please use the talk page when you revert others' edits. The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick ^t 13:43, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

OK... thanks for your reply Miguel. The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick ^t 23:15, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Polícia Judiciária

Hi. You recently reverted my removal of this piece of text from the article on the Polícia Judiciária:

"The crime fighting work performed by the Polícia Judiciária is widely regarded as one of the most effective and beneficial of the Portuguese law enforcement system and is regularly showed in the Portuguese media. Major drug trafficking combat operations are often reported in the main Portuguese television networks and other media, as well as the dismantling of organized crime groups linked with corruption, burglary, robbery, forgery and other crimes."

Unfortunately, while this may be true, it is not suitable for inclusion on Wikipedia, as you have not referenced any independent works. For example, to support the theory that the Polícia Judiciária is highly effective, you should include a reference to an article from a reliable newspaper that includes statistics showing the comparitively high rate of solved crimes in Portugal. Due to the potential for bias, the newspaper should not be either British or Portuguese.

I also corrected several spelling and grammatical errors on the page, which you also reverted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CalumCook234 (talk • contribs) 20:53, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Mangalorean Catholics

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