Talk:Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis

Why don't we say that it was the Church itself that rejected both Kourilas and Kotokos?

That was no communist decision. This guy was first condemned by the Sinod, along with Kotokos. They were the agents of the Northern Epirus front that Alexikoua apologetically brings in Wikipedia. sulmues (talk)--Sulmues 14:30, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

It would be appropriate to support your views with 'rs' material.Alexikoua (talk) 17:50, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Evllogji Kurilla has been completely ignored by Albanian serious historians. I had never read anything about him until Alexikoua brought him here. I guess you found him in Ruches' book? However since Balkanian's Word changed his name, I corrected to Kurilla. He was in fact Albanian, and as a result, his Albanian name should be used. Hope no hard feelings from Alexikoua, the creater of the article. Please also bring discussions at the Albanian-Greek board --_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 13:04, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Suppose this is another 'i dont like to discuss' move. Quite mysteriously the source that provoked the move names him 'Eulogios Kourilas' [[1]].

• By the way: Evllogji Kurilla [[2]] 3 hits in googlebooks. (no wonder none of them in english)

On the other hand:

• Eulogios Kourilas [[3]] 103 hits.
• Evlogios Kourilas [[4]] 32 hits.
• Eulogios Kurilas [[5]] 42 hits.

In fact the bibliography is overwhelming (by a ratio of 1:50) and the English bilbiography uses only the Eulogios Kourilas form. What's most important he signed his book only as Eulogios Kourilas. Just placing one source and making the move is at least disturbing.Alexikoua (talk) 14:00, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

All these books are written in Greek while this is the English wikipedia meaning that only English language books should be taken into consideration when deciding an article's title(per WP:TITLE).--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 14:07, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Nope you have to check again. Actually Evlogios Kourilas [[6]] not a sinlge book is in Greek. Moreover and most important, the books written in Greek are written by 'Eulogios Kourilas' himself. No wonder he signed only with this name...

Also according to this: Wikipedia:NC#Common_names. Articles are normally titled using the most common English-language name of the subject of the article. Since not a single english book mentions 'Evllogji Kurilla' the case seems clear. Thank you.Alexikoua (talk) 14:14, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

I assume that you're not using this as evidence because the majority of these writers that use the Greek translation are Greek authors(Apostolos Euangelou Vakalopoulos, Athena magazine, Hetaireia Makedonikōn Spoudōn, Hidryma Meletōn Cheresonēsou tou Haimou, Basil Kondis, Eleftheria Manda, Basileios Panagiōtou Papadakēs etc.) and it's normal that a Greek author would use the Greek translation as a another author would use his language's translation if it existed.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 14:21, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

According to this: [[7]] I see your argument is still too weak. Additionally, he signed his books as Eulogios Kourilas [[8]], it's not about translation. Moreover I see you agree that the: 'Evllogji Kurilla' is non-existence in googlebook.Alexikoua (talk) 14:29, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Even the first book of that link is written by a Konstantinos Staïkos while the majority of the rest are written by already mentioned Greek authors. There are no arguments favouring second move.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 14:34, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Recent move

The list is here [[9]]. There are lots of non-Greeks, if you mean that Greek source=POV source. But if we believe this extreme point (that the majority are Greeks), still according to Wikipedia:NC#Common_names. 'Articles are normally titled using the most common English-language name of the subject of the article. ' (It doesn't exclude specific nationalities of authors or publishers).

And this book, written by a non Greek states it clear about his ethnicity:

• The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Geoffrey William Bromiley. Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999.ISBN 9780802824134 [[10]] on p. 35. (Greek born in Albania) and this
• Security Sage's guide to hardening the network infrastructure. Steven Andrés, Brian Kenyon. Syngress, 2004. ISBN 9781931836012 [[11]].

Actually it's really sad to make such initiatives without any discussion. Kourilas had the Albanian nationality when he was bishop (for 4 years) in Korce, but that doesn't make him ethnic Albanian. Moreover, about the book that provoked this move by Balkanian: [[12]], we need the entire paragraph to make any conclusion.Alexikoua (talk) 14:49, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

If I had to make a judgement and rely on a source that would be the Harvard book and not the tertiary source you brought. For the record Harvard doesn't refer specifically to nationality, so I don't know why you're assuming that. Nonetheless if it refered to just his nationality it would be stated clearly. I'm looking forward for an explanation of this rationale.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 15:02, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Well, since no one wants to bring this to the board, here are my thoughts. Kurilla was born in an Albanian village. I dare anyone to tell me that Zicisht had Greeks. Zicisht was an Albanian village and chances that a Greek was born in Zicisht are slim to none. Now Harvard Divinity School says twice clearly that he was Albanian [13], whereas Fahlbusch says otherwise. I tend to believe Harvard Divinity School, because it says it twice and has two full pages on this guy, whereas Fahlbusch is based on Greek sources and mentions him nonchalantly along with Kotoko in two words. The book was published after the church of Albania had been dead for 30 years before the publication of the book (and in my opinion it still is, since it is the only Autocephalous national church, governed by a non-national).--_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 15:09, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

You say that Harvard has 2 pages about him? What they write about him? Guessing only with a snippet isn't for sure enough.Alexikoua (talk) 21:40, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Can you provide the entire context? It seems you are sure about what you support, off course being a bishop in Albania you need to have Albanian citizenship. Anastasios Janoulatos is Albanian too according to this snippet, using the same argument.Alexikoua (talk) 15:14, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

By the way, it would be nice to have Balkanians' word opinion, since he was the one that made the move.Alexikoua (talk) 15:21, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

According to which snippet is Janoulatos an Albanian? Could you please show? --_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 15:43, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Just noticed that even the official orthodox church of Albania names him 'Eulogios' [[14]] (english version). I really don't see a real argument why the move was performed.Alexikoua (talk) 16:04, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

That's a text copied from a book by

• George A. Christopoulos, THE SPLENDOUR OF ORTHODOXY. 2000 Years – History • Monuments • Art , Vol. II - Patriarchates and Autocephalous Churches - , Ekdotike Athenon, Athens, 2000.

I think that links showing that Greek writers use the Greek translation aren't helpful, that is obvious.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 16:10, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm not the one to judge the official site of the Orthodox Church of Albania. The context of the 50s book of Harvard is still needed in order to make a conclusion, since the existing material points to the other form.Alexikoua (talk) 16:15, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Alexikoua asking for context of the Harvard book is wp:idontlikeit and wp:or because you're assuming facts based on your empirical assumptions which clearly don't apply. --— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 17:23, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

People, whenever ([15]) I see you guys abusing Google books, I always want to scream, puke, bang my head against a wall, or burn my computer. What the hell has a "guide to hardening the network infrastructure" to do in a discussion of ethnicities in Epirus? What the hell do you mean by saying that "Harvard Divinity School says" this or that? Are you clueless enough not to understand that it is authors that say things, not publishers or academic institutions? So, what book is that, who wrote it, and what is its context? Throwing around mere Google book snippets without being able to vouch for their context is, in my view, an instance of disruptive editing, and I will start reporting such moves as blockable misbehaviour if people don't start cleaning up their act soon. Fut.Perf. ☼ 08:19, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

You're right and because of that I found these [16][17].--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 08:55, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

If you read this, you will understand that he identified with Albanian nation. This piece was written by an orthodox priest. I don't want to discuss other people in this talk page. --_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 12:48, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Noone is interested in blog based nonsense, if you mean that.Alexikoua (talk) 12:56, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

What you call nonsense is published at the religious journal, Përpjekja, Volume 20 2005, pps. 113-127. And it's fully cited. Sometimes it's good to scroll down the page. --_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 19:08, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

You mean 'copy-pasted' from a journal. Since we have a link to possible copy-vio material this should be immediately removed.Alexikoua (talk) 19:20, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

It seems like that website pertains to the article writer, Reverend Foti Cici, who has brought to that website the article that he has published in Perpjekja. Nothing wrong with that. He is a priest and not going after money or copyrights. --_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 19:54, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

It seems to me a cheap blog of questioned value. The web has plenty of them and we should avoid falsification of original material. Hope there is no problem to removed it. However, according to googletranslator it appears that he was considered Greek ([[18]] "At the same time, people honestly testify that he was Greek" this identity paragraph completely lacks inline refs although very important for the context).Alexikoua (talk) 20:20, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Sulmues is correct. It's an article from an academic journal, mirrored for convenience on a blog website by its own author. It also happens to be the best source we have, certainly better than everything else we are currently citing. Alexikoua, stop being disruptive. Fut.Perf. ☼ 08:44, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Nope, it's the correct copy of the article of Reverend Cici, and I made a translation. Any bilingual person might improve my translation (I cannot see your google translation for some reason).

Në vitin 1943 profesor Kurilla u detyrua të bëjë një apologji ndaj dekanit të fakultetit filozofik, ku mbrohet nga akuzat e një kolegu i cili e akuzonte se “’nuk kam ndërgjegje autentike greke’, as ‘të kaluar të pastër’, se kam ‘ndërgjegje shqiptare e ndjenja shqiptare’, dhe se jam ‘shumë i rrezikshëm’. Ai madje më krahason mua me më se të degjeneruarin Fan Noli. Ishte ky i fundit që shkatërroi shkollat greke në Shqipëri, ndërsa unë i ringrita dhe u dëbova nga Shqipëria, sepse nuk ndryshova shtetësinë greke”.[36]

Kurilla nuk e mohon shqiptarinë e tij, siç do të bënte një qytetar shqiptar sot, nëse do të besonte e trajtonte çështje të tilla, kaq greke. Madje ato që shkroi i mbron me fanatizëm, duke rrëfyer identitetin e tij sa herë që kërkohet, si lëçitës i një misioni risues në rajon: “Për shqiptarët jam grek e mbigrekëzues, ndërsa për ju grekët, jam shqiptar shqiptarizues [...] Një ëndërr të lartë pata në jetë, për realizimin e së cilës e shkatërrova jetën time. Nuk isha për një shtet shqiptar të izoluar, pa mbështetje e të pasigurt, por për një bashkim të pandarë me Greqinë, qoftë dhe në një trajtë tranzistore dykrerëshe”.

Translation:

In 1943 Professor Kurilla was forced to provide an apology to the dean of the Faculty of Phylosophy, where he had to defend against the charges of a colleague who had accusedp him of neither "having an authentic Greek conscience", nor "having a clean past", but to have an "Albanian conscience and Albanian feelings" and that he was "very dangerous." He even compared Kurilla to Fan Noli. "It was this one who destroyed the Greek schools in Albania, whereas I rebuilt them, but I got booted out of Albania because I didn't give my Greek citizenship up."

Kurilla did not negate his being Albanian, like a modern Albanian citizen would do, if he would believe and treat such Greek matters. He even protected what he wrote with fanatism, by telling his identity any time that it would be asked him, as a person who was endeavoring on a new mission in the region. "For the Albanians I am a Greek and Helenizer, whereas for you Greeks, I am an Albanian Albanianizer... A high dream I had for the realization of which I destroyed my life. I did not want an isolated Albanian country, without other countries to rely on and unsecured, but a union, be that even in a transistory beheaded form.

--_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 21:25, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Very nice, how you know that this is an exact copy, something I doubt since Kourila himself denies all the above? The fact that you like this comments doesn't make them reliable. As per wp:rs I removed this link since blogs of uncertain value should be avoided in general. No wonder the above paragraph lacks inlines refs.Alexikoua (talk) 21:52, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

i dont know anything specific about kourilas but he apparently came from an albanianspeaking area if the information about his birthplace is correct..i dont see anything weird about an albanianspeaking christian from korce identifying nationally and politically with greece (historically i mean..not now) so he probably was both of albanian origins and a greek (doesnt the article mention his identification with greece sulmues or am i mistaken..?)85.73.217.158 (talk) 23:46, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Indeed, it is a very particular character, worthy of Wikipedia and I really want to thank Alexikoua for bringing him in an article. He was an Albanian who went to Greece at 14. There he took the Greek citizenship and went to Theology school, became the main monk in Athos, and then a professor at the University. Subsequently in the 1930s he went to Albania along with Pandeli Kotoko as a condition for the Albanian Orthodox Church to be recognized by the Patriarcana. I have read through reliable sources, but now I don't remember where, about the plans of Fascist Italy to make the Albanian Orthodox Church part of the Catholic church, through a process of Uniatization, and unite it with the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church. They started with not allowing Kurilla to come back from Greece to Albania in 1939.

Kurilla is known in Albania for his Albanological studies, mainly about the translations of the Testaments from Grigor Gjirokastriti, Kostandin Kristoforidhi (Kostandin Nelko, self-called Kostandin Kristoforidhi (or Christ bearer)), and Naum Veqilharxhi. Kurilla is an independent voice who was against the Protestantism, then spreading in Southeastern Albania. Many Albanian Orthodoxes such as the Qiriazi family, but also Kristoforidhi were endorsing the protestants because it was impossible to spread the writing of the Albanian language among Christian Albanians (the Greek Orthodox Church wouldn't allow it), whereas Muslim Albanians had even more restrictions than the Christians in writing in Albanian. Indeed the publication of the bible in Albanian was done through the British and Foreign Bible Society, which also had a huge role in the publication of writings in the Albanian language. This was frown upon from the Greek Orthodox clergy in the Albanian speaking areas. Kurilla sided with the clergy at that time, because of his religion, as stems from his writing. Then after the independence of Albania he started to write very important books that are important from an albanological standpoint: He has incredibly valuable critiques for Kristoforidhi, but writes with much passion about Grigor Gjirokastriti.

Kurilla was probably the best Albanian hellenist. His deep knowledge of both cultures and both languages makes his work Studime shqiptare-Përkthimi i Dhjatës së Re në shqipe English: Albanian Studies - Translation of the New Testament in Albanian) one of his biggest contributions to Albanology. He dedicates the work to the then newly formed Albanian Orthodox Church as the continuation of the Illyrian church. --_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 14:53, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Restored through this edit [19], Alexikoua's removal of Cici as a source, per User:Future Perfect at Sunrise's suggestion [20]. Alexi, no hard feelings I suppose. Cici has a very fine analysis of the personality of Eulogios, rather than disputing him, we should find Eulogios as a bridge between Greece and Albania.--_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 20:05, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

1 snippet without context vs 175 gbooks hits

Just giving a snippet isn't enough against:

• an overwhelming bilbiography of more than 175 googlebooks hits.[[21]][[22]][[23]]
• Evllogji Kurilla has '0' googlebooks hits in english bibliography [[24]]
• Kourilas was an author himself and always signed his books as Kourilas [[25]].

The context is needed since the book mentions him as 'Eulogios Kourilas', which makes him hardly ethnic Albanian (you claim doesn't meet wp:verify), propably reffering to the period of 1937-1941, the only period in his life he was an Albanian citizen, before he was expelled to Greece.

By the way I see no author in this url, who has written this part? Is it a journal or not? Just playing with gbooks snippets isn't enough. It's propably a journal but who knows... Off course asking for the context is irrelevant with idontlikeit & or stuff which implies to someone that uses orgument and rejects a bibliography of more than 140 book and preffers a snippet.Alexikoua (talk) 19:50, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Alexikoua you have posted many times already books written in the Greek language using a particular translation, but you should understand that this is the English wikipedia and there is a policy called WP:CLERGY which you should follow.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 20:51, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Once again I am quite sorry for the inconvenience, per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (clergy), it should have been Bishop Eulogio of Korçë as per sources. ALso I changed from Greek Orthodox Church an ill-defined notion to Church of Constantinople. I guess, it is ok now. Sorry, once again for my move without discussing prior, I just had no time. Quite sorry. Balkanian`s word (talk) 20:55, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Eulogio?

Why was the most recent move to "Bishop Euologio of Korçë", rather than "Eulogios"? Was that a mere typo, or is the form without "-s" also used? Fut.Perf. ☼ 08:27, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Yes both forms are used although in modern times many books use anglicized versions of names like the case of Gregory IV of Athens, where the form Gregory instead of Grigor is used.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 08:33, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

I don't recognise "Eulogio" as a conventional anglicised form analogous to "Gregory". On Google books it appears to be exceedingly rare. Fut.Perf. ☼ 08:38, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

I found [26][27] , it uses the form Eulogio(and it isn't a snippet).--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 08:42, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Actually the question was about the anglicised form analogous to "Gregory". Having found sporadic books that represent a small fraction of the bibliography proves nothing. @Zjarri: Please don't to be sarcastic about the snippet quest.Alexikoua (talk) 12:53, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Alexikoua the new data is compelling and I think that you continuing this discussion based on WP:IDONTLIKEIT isn't helpful. I'm not being sarcastic so you're mistaken.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 14:44, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

So what do we have? If I remember correctly, we have clear evidence on the one hand that he himself (and his church, obviously) publicly used his Greek name form; we have at least one fairly good-looking source talking explicitly about his being appointed into the leadership of the Albanian church because he was regarded as a native Albanian (the best source I've seen among those quoted, the Nihil Obstat book by S. Ramet [28]), plus some other sources that identify him as Greek in the context of talking about his leaving communist Albania. About name forms, the full Greek "Eulogios" seems overwhelmingly more common in English-speaking sources than either "Eulogio", the Modern Greek "Evlogios", or the Albanian "Evllogji". The reference currently used to back up his alleged Albanian name form at birth, footnote 1 ([29]) seems invalid, unless somebody can provide more from the actual contents of that publication: it's a mere catalogue entry of an Albanian-language journal article, and the only thing I can see there is the English translation of its Albanian title, which is obviously using the Albanian name form. Has anybody actually read that article, or are we dealing with yet another case of Google abuse here? BTW, do we even know Eulogios/Evllogji was his birth name at all? If I'm not mistaken, orthodox clerics often choose a new religious name on taking office. If "Eulogios" was that, then its Albanian form is probably quite irrelevant here.

Is this a correct summary so far? I can't see why it wouldn't be easy to work this into the article, except between editors pathologically obsessed with ethnic pissing contests over laying claim to elements of Epirotic history. Oh, well... Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:13, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

The article[30] has been copied in that blog, so you can read it.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 15:24, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

I could, if I could. But Google translate tells me enough to indicate it might be interesting, and that a simple attribution to either ethnicity may be wrong for this person. Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:34, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

It makes a distinction between ethnic origin and cultural identity. He rejected the term "Northern Epirot", used the term "Shqiptar" to self-identify ethnically, but considered himself also a "Greek" regarding cultural identity as a member of the Church of Constantinople. I don't know how we can simplify this concept but any proposals would be useful to make it understandable for the reader.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 15:44, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

This seems to more or less match some bits and pieces I could make out through the Google translation. It would be useful to have a few translated quotes with a bit of summary of their context here on talk. Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:48, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Which parts do you need translated?--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 15:52, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Fut.has made a very good point here, according to the Orthodox tradition when someone becomes priest or bishop, his name changes, (some examples [[31]][[32]]), and in fact his 'born name' could have been anything else than Eulogji/ios.Alexikoua (talk) 15:58, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

If you can find a source mentioning a name change then add it in the article, but don't speculate.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 16:04, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

It's the other way round: it's common knowledge that bishops regularly change names; we have sources only about what name he had while in office; if you can find sources explicitly mentioning his name at birth then add it to the article, but don't speculate. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:12, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

That was his name before becoming a bishop and afterwards. For the record most bishops(until the 1990s) of the Albanian church didn't change their names when they became bishops. For example Fan Noli never changed his name.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 16:18, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Suppose Balkanian [[33]], who add the 'born name' might know something. But if we can't find his specific 'born name' I'm afraid that this should go.Alexikoua (talk) 16:19, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

FWIW, this [34] list of orthodox clerics (though not an RS) seems to systematically list their kata kosmon name (i.e. civil name at birth) for most, but doesn't include one for Kourilas, so it might in fact be the case that he kept the same name. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:39, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

FutureP most Albanian bishops of that era didn't change their names so it is normal that a kata kosmon name isn't included on that list for Kurilla.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 17:17, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but I'm not inclined to just take your word for it. Fut.Perf. ☼ 17:24, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

It's okay, because it is an empirical observation that can be deducted from the statistical data regarding Albanian bishops. You can verify it yourself(as you did with Kurilla) by checking a list of Albanian bishops.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 19:45, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Whatever. The whole issue of "born as" is a red herring anyway. The passage needs to be changed. The issue about "Eulogios" vs. "Evllogji" is not one of adult name versus birth name, but simply that of a Greek form vs. an Albanian form, and that's how they should be presented. Besides, whatever the value of the article that's currently being cited for the "born as", it doesn't talk about that. Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:21, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

(outdent) I would like to stress that exactely because in Eastern Orthodoxy the name of clerics changes when they become bishops, I am quite sure that his name is Evllogji (Eulogios, Eulogio, et.al.). That is, when he was not a bishop any more, but just a proffessor in the University of Athens, his would have been called by his civil name, not by his official clerical name. Evllogji was called until his death by this name. On the other hand, as far as which name should be used is concerned, I think that the born name has to be used, as it was, i.e. in Albanian (which is also available in orthodoxalbania.org). Thanks, Balkanian`s word (talk) 10:40, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Can you prove that he used 'Evllogji' when he lived in Greece after being declared an enemy of the Albanian state? The books he wrote in this period didn't confirm that. As for orthodoxalbania.org suppose you mean Eulogios (english version).Alexikoua (talk) 10:51, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

As i can see by his acts,he considered himself as a Greek and not as an Albanian.I believe the fact that he fought voluntary with the greek forces during the Balkan Wars proves it.On the other hand,if p.e. someone who were born in Greece fought for Albania many of you would called him Albanian and/or you would use an albanian form of his name. Personally,according to his acts i believe that even if he was Albanian or Vlach he considered himself as a Greek.Anyway,do we know if he had a greek citizenship?

P.S.I would say the same even if he was a person who was born in Greece and he would consider himself as Albanian.

P.S.2. I can't understand something else;While searching albanian sources in the internet,from Frasheri until ultranationalistic sciolist sites,I've seen that 99%,when an Albanian wrotes about persons who consider themselves as Greeks and not Albanians he albanises the individual's name and he calls him a trator.I can't understand why you call Spiromilios Spiromillo,Giorgos Christakis Zografos Hristaq Zografi,Evangelos Zappas Vangjel Zhapa etc.On the other hand i can't understand why in many albanian sites even in the albanian wiki you are using also albanised names for many Greeks:Did Maximos the Greek,Antonis Kriezis or Kolokotronis ever called themselves Mihal Artioti,Antonis Kryeziu or Bithegura?Pavlos1988 (talk) 11:05, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Pavlo, please review the discussion in Talk:Bishop_Eulogios_(Kourilas)_of_Korçë#Recent_move, which covers your concerns. --_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 16:18, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

"Albanian origin" vs "Albanian family background".

Before brinking the case to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring we have to discuss this dispute.
The source provided says "Eulogio Kurila, a priest of Albanian origin". Why someone should change this to "of Albanian family backround"? Does "origin" means "family" (provide dictionary quotation please)? Do we have any other source on his family? Does "Albanian origin" excludes the possibility of a "Greek/Vlach/Gypsy/Serbian/Montenegrin/mixed or other ethnicity family background"? I remind everybody that in this case "Albanian family" cannot mean "of Albanian citizenship" because there was not Albanian state that time. Thanks for the answers.--Euzen (talk) 22:11, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Albanian origin

The Albanian origin of the person is backed by the La Civiltà cattolica source which is neutral and reliable. @Alexikoua: can you please explain why the material that i added was removed while you keep adding material?
Any discussion between you and Sulmues is not a reason to stop others from editing. If you want to discuss something, here is the talk page.
A new source came up in light which is reliable and should be used. Bringing Athenean in order to start an edit war is disruptive. --Mondiad (talk) 14:33, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Your addition (text&inline) wasn't removed, although you insist that this happened. On the other hand I've provided aditional material on the subject [[35]] to reflect both sides as well as the participation of Kourilas in the Northern Epirus movement. I still can't understand why the removal of this piece of info can be explained in such an edit summary [[36]].Alexikoua (talk) 15:23, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

My edit was reverted with the justification "I remember there was a discussion years ago" [37], and you can't deny the diff. Each editor is entitled to be aware of every discussion you and Sulmues went through years ago apparently. And bringing Athenean into the discussion does not mean that you are right, just because now it is two of you.--Mondiad (talk) 02:43, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Neither the possible Albanian origin nor the inline you've added was removed in the diff you give [38]. The definition of a revert can be given in this edit [[39]] which you still paradoxically deny to explain why you performed.Alexikoua (talk) 06:35, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Article name

Should be Eulogios Kourilas (61). "Evlogji Kurila" is used in 1 source (Albanian). The OR annotation should go.--Zoupan 14:11, 17 February 2016 (UTC)