User talk:Caid Raspa

Hello there Caid, welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you ever need editing help visit Wikipedia:How does one edit a page and experiment at Wikipedia:Sandbox. If you need pointers on how we title pages visit Wikipedia:Naming conventions. If you have any other questions about the project then check out Wikipedia:Help or add a question to the Village pump. jimfbleak 09:38 20 May 2003 (UTC)

Hi!
I saw you removed the disparaging sentence on Vanhanen's language abilities. Good!

You've also contributed to the lists of renowed representatives of political parties, and hoping to be able to express my thoughts without hurting you (and your compatriots, I guess, given that you are a Finn), I am a bit surpriced by these lists' tendency to grow. I mean, reputation is not an absolute entity. It can always be argued that someone else is at least almost as well-known and respected and whatever as someone who already is on a list of Prominent Representatives. But, especially for small countries like Finland, the number of names which in reality are remembered abroad is rather limited. Paasikivi, Mannerheim, Tanner and Kekkonen most definitely belongs to them, but ...Relander, no I wouldn't guess so.

...So, by "hiding" the real prominences among lots of other people, we do in my opinion make the list to "a chunk", which the fast-reading www-reader easily jumps over, as it looks less interesting and less relevant or something similar, ...and thereby the merit of the list is lost.

It would be another thing if a list consists of a few instances, of which one or two are already recognized by the reader. - "Aha," the reader reacts, "Foreign Minister Vaino Tanner, that's a name I've seen somewhere. So he is a Finn and a Social Democrat. Interesting. Weren't they on the side of the Nazis? Hmmm...." And chances are that the reader's curiousity will lead him to learn a few more things, and maybe cure a few misconceptions. :-)

At least that's how I think of these www-pages.
Bests regards!
-- Ruhrjung 12:12 2 Jul 2003 (UTC)

I wouldn't worry of a tendency to grow, unless someone else continues. I think of these lists as a top ten, at least for the "tripod parties" (Center, Social Democrats and National Coalition). Of course practically all the Center-Partists are in the shadow of Kekkonen. Perhaps ten or less == a few is a good compromise? There are many people who are "prominent" also on merits outside politics (Linkomies, Tulenheimo and Ingman from National Coalition come to mind.) Note also that there is only one non-prime minister on these lists: Vayrynen from the Center Party (he wins easily the award most hated politician in Finland). There are no other non-prime ministers I would add.

Caid Raspa 13:04 2 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Well, well, I did at least try to convince you. :-)) -- Ruhrjung 13:14 2 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Tervehdys! I see that you added language to suggest that Ukko was a primary god in Finnish mythology. Although I agree that he latterly was much emphasized; I beleive that there is a theory that the phrase Ukko Ylijumala originally referred merely to the fact that he presided over the ylinen -- that is sky. It's not a big problem though. Probably the matter is best explained in its article. -- Cimon Avaro on a pogo-stick 10:08 8 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Anyway, I must say that I'm impressed by your energy. You've written half-a-dozen articles I'd been considering, and quite a few others! If it weren't for the fact I suspect you're a Finn, I would have declared my love for you. :-)
-- Ruhrjung 15:11 8 Jul 2003 (UTC)

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