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deeptrivia (talk) 18:04, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Anupji, Hope you are the same Anup Ramakrishnan from Manorama. Just to say hi...thanks for the edit in Marayoor section. --Cyril Thomas 19:01, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Anup, that's fine, if you think the article could be more clear about the role of NIOT, and that of the other parties you mention who exaggerated the claims beyond what was published by NIOT, then by all means go ahead. As you can see from the article history and the discussion on the talk page a couple of months ago, much of it had been rewritten by a geoarchaeologist contributor who I think did a fine job of detailing the lack of any convincing evidence that this is a man-made site of great antiquity, and citing sources which debunk such claims. Perhaps it could be criticised for being written in a somewhat technical style, and it may not be clear to the general reader that (as you note) the only basis for thinking that the "findings" have anything other than a natural origin are one or two sensationalist claims which somehow have been picked up on in the wider media, but otherwise the idea that it is a genuine archaeological site are universally dismissed.

However, I don't think that straight deletion of the paras is the way to go- maybe reword them if you think they can be made clearer. And as for NIOT's role in all this, perhaps as an institution they have been more cautious, but the quoted paper by their chief geologist Dr Badrinayan does explicitly call their findings "genuine artifacts"- whether he is on his own here or is (or was) supported by others in the institution, I do not know. Regards, --cjllw | TALK 23:54, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's OK, Anup. Will be happy to review the article and make any necessary adjustments, but will first have to do a little more research to find just what was officially published by NIOT, and what was perhaps just the personal view of Dr. Badrinayan- so it may take a little while to redress. If in the meantime you have access to such information, by all means feel free to do the rewording yourself. Kind regards, --cjllw | TALK 23:33, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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