Worms, Germany/Talk

Don't know who wrote the initial stub before Larry moved it, but it made no sense. Removed really odd, unconnected info, except the Judaism part -- when? how? Even if you put in a stub, it should include the following info:

Who or what -- like Worms is one of the oldest existing German cities (for example). A couple of facts about it -- It has been a cathedral city, diocesan seat, whatever, since the 4th century (or whenever). It was also the site of the [Diet of Worms]?, and therefore important in the Protestant Reformation BECAUSE...

Please note the BECAUSE -- if it's important enought ot write about, it's important enough to tell us why. JHK

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This is the initial entry . Parts got apparently lost, while it was rescued from the Worms, the computer Worms , that is :

"Worms is a city in Germany.It is situated in the Rhineland area. In the early part of the 4st century , Worms under bishop Victor was a seperate bishopric , called Wormatia. It was part of the [Frankish Empire]? and later Holy Roman Empire.

It became a central part of the Burgundians who arrived from Eastern Germania between Oder and Vistula River.

It also was a center for Judaism.

External links:

Martin Luther statue and other sites : 1 A city view by [Sebastian Muenster]? in 1550 : 2 " H. Jonat

HJ -- I read all of that. I'm sorry, but it was just a bunch of facts that were not connected in any logical manner. The way it was written, one needs to ask the following questions--

In the early part of the 4st century , Worms under bishop Victor was a seperate bishopric , called Wormatia.

This makes no sense -- separate from WHAT? And Wormatia is just the Latin name -- it wasn't known (in writing) by any other that I know of, except perhaps Wormacensis.

It became a central part of the Burgundians who arrived from Eastern Germania between Oder and Vistula River.

How is a city a central part of a people? What do you mean by this? Moreover, When and Why?

"Those Burgundians who settled in a large area from Burgundy to Swabia to Switzerland had some central area around Worms. Worms was already a center during Celtic times , then under Romans etc. H.J.?

It also was a center for Judaism. When? How a "center"? What factors made this possible?

As for the links -- it's silly to put a link to Luther's statue unless you explain WHY there's a statue there. If the view is what I think it is, i.e., an aeriel view typical of the time, it's a cool picture, but why would we want to see a view dating to the 16th c.? Don't you think these things need explaining?

"In my initial entry I stated, that I started on Worms, not that I completed it. H.J."

Unless you are going to write something complete and sensible, i think it would be wise to leave a bare stub for someone else to add to. As it is, it's pretty pointless. I'm leaving it as I put it until you or someone else wants to turn it into a useful entry. JHK

"In case you have not noticed, almost all the articles start out with just a few entries and other people add to it , or the same person goes back to it. I do this as I have time. (Spending way too much time) H. Jonat"