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[edit] Latin

I always thought that 'molosser' was a corruption of the Latin word for mastiff, 'molossus.' Anyone care to enlighten me?

Sorry, the above was me. I haven't got the hang of the tilde thing. Mythicaldog 14:23, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

The name comes from the Greek word Molossos ( Μολοσσός), which translates in Latin as Molossus ( with the typical changing of -os into -us. You can check out the wiki-article about the Molosssoi here.

[edit] Photo

An entlebucher showing the typical molosser build???Are we going mad???Choice any molosser but not an entlebucher please!!!The entlebucher...oh god...—Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.54.149.219 (talk • contribs)

I'm not sure what's wrong with using the Entlebucher photo, but I'm fine with changing it or adding more photos. Would a Dogue de Bordeaux (image here) or a Bullmastiff (image here) be more to your liking? --Pharaoh Hound (talk) (The Game) 13:28, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Boston Terrier

I just did a small edit, deleted the text next to Boston Terrier. It was completely incorrect, Bostons are not actual terriers, and are not included in that group by the AKC. 72.14.125.25 04:15, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Revert this

Hello Megistias,howe are you today?

I'am not sure what is wrong with that and I don't see any problem.It's relevant for Wikipedia standards,and Epirus does not exist.--Thispoems (talk) 20:19, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Revert the page the material was referenced.Megistias (talk) 20:21, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
we can reverted,no problem but don't you think is better for the article to be relevant?--Thispoems (talk) 20:44, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Your repeated vandalism and provocative stance is not acceptable in wiki.Megistias (talk) 20:45, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Sir,from my readings,parts of modern Albania and the area of NorthEpir in north west Greece, roughly comprised ancient Molossia.I don't know why is this hard to make it clear to you.--Thispoems (talk) 21:07, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

If you continue you will be reported and most likely punished in some way so i would advise you to stop.The article is sourced and referenced.Megistias (talk) 21:09, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Sir,I did not breake any rules.I rv two times and adviced the users to use the discussion page to talk and bring their arguments.You did report me at FP [2] so do not lie about reporting me.It is not nice that you act like this when I am trying to communicate.Its not the first time you bullie me. Why don't you response to my arguments like that parts of modern Albania and the area of North Epirus in north west Greece, roughly comprised ancient Molossia?--Thispoems (talk) 21:17, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
You removed perfectly referenced material and that is vandalism.Northern epirus was Chaonia.Megistias (talk) 21:20, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
You use the word "it was", so what country now days comprised ancient Molossia?--Thispoems (talk) 21:22, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Molossia is in the region of modern greece now and in the antiquity in the region of Ancient greece.You are trolling now and have been ansewred by users and the article material itselfMegistias (talk) 21:25, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
You are trolling now?? nonsense a bullie act.Argument with you closed.--Thispoems (talk) 21:29, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
The article is referenced.Take some time to read wiki rules pleaseMegistias (talk) 21:51, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Megistias, you may want to read our policies on WP:AGF and WP:CIVILITY. From what I can see, Thispoems is making a good faith effort to discuss some points of the article. The fact that the name is derived from Mollosia is supported by the references and not in dispute. However, it is worth mentioning that those ancient areas may include parts of modern southern Albania as a convenient context for readers who are not familiar with ancient boundaries. OhNoitsJamie Talk 06:43, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
Er, no. Ancient Molossia falls entirely within the Periphery of Epirus in Greece. In fact, the ancient Molossians, who were famous for their dogs, were a Greek speaking tribe. --Tsourkpk (talk) 07:11, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm not an expert on Ancient Greece, but I noticed that the Periphery of Epirus article states "...It is part of the wider historical region of Epirus, which overlaps modern Albania and Greece but now mostly lies in Greek territory." OhNoitsJamie Talk 18:19, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
The ref's clearly state my points.Albania has nothing to do with Molossia.Megistias (talk) 09:59, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
Its not a good faith effort.References were removed and material that was good.Megistias (talk) 10:02, 4 March 2008 (UTC)