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The crater Nanichi is found on the planet Venus and its name is derived from the Taino Arawak Native American Indian language with the meaning of "My Love or My Heart". The name was given to this crater in the year 2000 by an American Indian named Chief Pedro Guanikeyu Torres. This documentation was obtained from the US Geological Survey website database.
Why don't you cite a reputable, neutral source for the translation of Nanichi (as in other than your "tribal" webpage). Futhermore, "Chief" Pedro Torres is the Puerto Rican leader of a heritage group in New Jersey and Puerto Rico that is dedicated to reenacting Taino traditions...as seen by his pictures on his webpage replete with feathers in his hair, "tribal" garments, etc. and that oh-so-Indian stoic look (sarcasm intended). Do not make unsourced, unproveable and uncited claims on Wikipedia, or your claims are fair game for deletion from all Wikipedia editors.--Noopinonada (talk) 00:54, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Let's not bite the newbies. It's true that sources must be verifiable, and where else are we to find a source for translation of the name Nanichi than from the tribe that the name comes from? If it can't be verified, then it can be removed, yes, but politely. We must remember that it's very easy to sound harsh and angry in writing. I've checked the reference for the name in general and it was given by that tribe - they ought to know what it means. Nihola (talk) 17:50, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Nihola. Ok, my snippet here is actually part of a larger saga with this IP and other similar IP addresses and user user:Japerez. The "Jatibonicu" are not a Native American tribe, they are a group of people in Puerto Rico and the mainland that pretend to be Taino, a Native American ethnic group that once flourished in the Caribbean until the Spaniards enslaved them and wiped them out. While Native American DNA is present in the Caribbean, just like in the American South among white hillbillies, there are NO Taino Indians left since colonial times, no language spoken since the 1500s and any cultural elements that these guys "re claim" as Taino are common among all of us Puerto Ricans. This heritage group (it is NOT a tribe, there are no tribes in Puerto Rico) regularly tries to use Wikipedia to establish notoriety for themselves and their leader, Pedro Torres. They only cite to their own page to back up their claims and have been spanked before by numerous editors as well as administrators and don't learn their WP editing lesson. So, you kind of walked into an ongoing conversation. Hope that makes me sound less like an intolerant grumpy editor. I am just passionate about this because Wp is not a soapbox. Take care,--Noopinonada (talk) 14:16, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It sounds like some hateful Puerto Rican pushing an anti-Taino racism button to me. His CHILDISH statements only serve to promote his own ignorant personal and private Anti-Taino racist agenda to put down ther people who honor their Taino Native American hertiage in the eyes of the general pu8blic.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.75.94.254 (talk) 20:58, June 2, 2011 (UTC)
Yes anonymous editor, it is hateful self-loathing that prompts us boricuas to require that other Wikipedia editors conform to Wikipedia policy and provide neutral, unbiased sources for our edits. Since you view Wikipedia as a way to create an identity for yourself and establish notoriety for your "Jatibonico" social club/reenactment society (who are not in any way, shape or form Native Americans but rather typical Puerto Ricans who feel the immature and ridiculous need to "reclaim" Taino heritage), you will never understand Wikipedia's policies. I wish you well in your endeavors, as long as they do not involve destroying this excellent encyclopedia with original research and soapbox-style edits. --Noopinonada (talk) 01:55, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
