Well, reading what you said in your first and second comments I do think you are making assumptions. Using "seems" followed by a specific statement sounds like an assumption to me. But you're right, that's secondary to the main point.

To answer your question, I will not change the original post for the following reasons. Firstly, you have already pointed out that there was an Oromo settlement at the site before Itegue Taitu founded the capital, and since your two comments almost equal the length of my original post I think that side of the issue has been given sufficient space. Secondly, since I'm talking about Addis as a capital, my initial statement is correct. Itegue Taitu did found Addis as the capital.


The third reason I won't change it will almost certainly lead to another long response from you or someone else. I've noticed that my posts about Ethiopia get a lot of comments from Ethiopians both on this and other sites (some of which copy the articles without permission, but that's AOL's problem). The vast majority of these comments are supportive and enthusiastic. Some add extra information, and your comments partially fall into this category. Others, sadly, are by people who have axes to grind. Just look at the religious flame war that one of my early posts started.

I have neither the inclination nor the right to get involved in Ethiopia's internecine squabbles. All I will do is point out that a tribal mentality has done Africa a world of harm, and the fact that this tribal mentality is less prominent in Ethiopia than in many parts of Africa is, in my opinion, one of the reasons why Ethiopia is such a great nation and has a bright future.

Nuff said?

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