Talk:Maluku Islands

message: (I) the Moluccas proper or Ternate group, of which Halmahera is the largest and Ternate the capital; (2) the Bachjan, Obi, and Xulla groups; (3) the Amboyna group, of which Ceram (Serang) and Buru are the largest; (4) the Banda Islands (the spice ~r nutmeg islands par excellence); (5) the southeastern islands, comprising Timor-Laut or Tenimber, Larat, &c.; (6) the Kei Islands and the Aru Islands, of which the former are sometimes attached to the south-eastern group; and (7) the south-western islands or the Babar, Sermata, Leti, Damar, Roma and Wetar groups Are all these mentioned in their modern names? (Enc. Britt. 1911 ref.) Wetman 06:01, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Archipelago names

message: Wouldn't it be better to rename this article as 'Moluccas' ? To talk about the history and why the native population claimed independance within twelve months of the their transfer to Indonesian administration, one has to talk in terms of the Moluccas as understood by the western world and in historical context. And to have separate articles for Indonesia Maluka and North Maluka; all three could then refer to each other as needed, could such Maluka articles carry more of the Indonesian spin and tourism stuff?Daeron 07:26, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: The Spice Islands is more to just the present Indonesia's Maluku. Excerpting from many ancient maps produced in the 17th or 18th century, Celebes (now Sulawesi) is also part of the Mollucas Islands. Sulawesi is one of the spice islands. John Tasirin. Manado, Indonesia 09:27, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've split the article—one entry for the subnational political entity that incorporates the South Moluccas, and one for the islands in the generalized history-geography-political unrest sense.  Considering the boundaries aren't coterminus, this seems like the only prudent course of action.  Thoughts? The Tom 08:21, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting idea, although now we have two messy, incomplete articles about overlapping subjects. Aargh! Mark Richards 22:27, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Rename as Moluccas?

message: There's certainly independent evidence that Islam had reached these outer islands by the sixteenth century (in Jesuit and Dutch sources) although it was never deeply ingrained, which is fairly typical of Indonesian Islam. The sultans of Ternate and Tidore were Muslim: one of the reason they came into conflict with the Portuguese, who were imbued with the fanatical spirit of the Inquisition. The Dutch alliance with Islamic elements (as Protestants they were more hostile to Catholicism than to Islam) helped them establish themselves in the late 16th century. Leo Scheps
:Cdc, Thank you for your interest in the topic and specifying why you reverted the sentence in question. I changed the sentence because of two reasons;
first without time-travel the "Dutch colonial era" can not happen after the 'intergration' into Indonesia. So the sentence is currently nonsensical and requires editing.
second, it is misrepresentative of the current political status; it suggests that the region was under a colonization process under the Dutch, and that it is not a colony under Indonesian occupation; which again is in error. If you do not believe the NGO reports about resource exploition and repression of the native populations rights; I have two fine videos confirming the current status I can send you, either on DVD or as a computer file. The people of the Moluccas seem to have a very strong case for stating that they are a colony of Indonesia.211.30.95.182 03:20, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: P.S. I have seen some of your comments on other discussion pages & have every respect, I know you were just correcting what at first appeared to be a unreasoned edit & that you needed to get my attention for the explanation. I hope the explanation is sufficent, and I am honest about the video. All Best :)211.30.95.182 03:29, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I guess my phrasing was clunky; but changing it to simply say "occurred during the Indonesian colonial era" changes the meaning of the phrase as well; the wave of immigration being referred to began when Maluku was a Dutch colony, as a part of the Ethical Policy, as I recall. Anyway, I've changed it again to note that, and to not say "colonial" at all. By the way, I certainly believe that an NGO might make a good argument that the Indonesian government behaves in a colonial manner in Maluku - I've read plenty of argument along those lines - but it's a contentious point, and it would be against Wikipedia policy to represent the views of these NGOs and those they represent as the absolute truth. Cdc 05:26, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Islamic history

message: I'm talking about ethnogeographic areas, not nationalities. Granted, the Moluccas/Maluku falls in an ethnic area of transition between the two very general terms "Indonesia" (referring not to the nation-state but rather the ethnogeographic area) and "Melanesia". This is understood. But it is misleading to simply refer to Moluccans as "Melanesian", as they at least equally as much Indonesian. Most Moluccan languages are Austronesian (admittedly not a disqualifier by any means as Fijian is an Austronesian language as well; most New Guinea languages, however, are non-Austronesian). In any event, perhaps some better term or at least a qualification is in order. Arjuna808 08:48, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Melanesia, Indonesia, or something a little more liminal 

message: Could "the Moluccas", that is "Maluku", be derived from Meluhha?  Either because settlers
from Meluhha to Maluku named it that just as English settlers gave English names to North American places, or because Meluhha simply means port. (These two becauses blend together.)Rich 17:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Question

message: Is there a reason to restrict this page to just history and geography? Why not include culture? --Gholton 23:58, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  language and culture 

message: It's unclear when or how Islam came to this region.  I'd like more information on this.  Incidentally, I understand that this region is the setting of John Fletcher's 1621 _The Island Princess_, which depicts Portuguese Catholics dealing with the island's Muslim rulers (though of course Fletcher's understanding of Islam is pretty much nil).  I was hoping to get a better sense of the region's religious history by reading this article. ThaddeusFrye 19:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religious History? 

message: There is a commune of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo which is also called Maluku and it redirects here by mistake. Should we turn Maluku into a disambig page? AndrewRT(Talk) 20:19, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation 

message: This used to be clear when the whole region was one province. It was Maluku. But now that the region is divided into two provinces  – “Maluku” and “North Maluku”, the term Maluku can be confusing. 
In my opinion, the pages and redirects are all good. I’m not seeking to move pages or change redirects. For example:
* Maluku Islands is about the larger region. “[[Maluku]” and Moluccas correctly redirect here.
* North Maluku is about the northern of the two provinces, and
* Maluku (province) is the southern of the two provinces.
I am looking for suggestions on how to write this in prose? It's clear that if distinguishing between the provinces, we can write the "province of Maluku" or "province of North Maluku". Or "North Maluku province", etc. The real question is, say in an article where reference is to the region, do we write “Maluku” or “the Maluku Islands”. My gut tells me “Maluku” and recently I’ve been using this, but I’m not sure about this.
Just to repeat, I'm not talking about moving pages or changing redirects. I just want suggestions on the best way to refer to the region in the prose of other articles. "Maluku" or "the Maluku Islands" or other?
Any suggestions would be helpful. Cheers --Merbabu (talk) 01:42, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it's correct to say that Maluku is not the accepted English term. Most of the printed sources I have use Maluku, not Moluccas. Including English language newspapers. It is now the accepted English. And while Google can be unreliable, it shows a 12m to 300,000 split between the two. --Merbabu (talk) 01:46, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maluku or Maluku Islands? 

message: To be honest, the background information seems almost entirely out of place. It's not even background of the Moluccan history itself. 83.83.1.229 (talk) 13:33, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  History background 

message: The etymology section says the name may have come from an Arab trader's words meaning island of the kings. This could well be a folk etymology...for ex, is there any history to support thinking the island was unusually well supplied with kings?...the source is the second ed. of a 1991 book. That's not recent.Rich (talk) 14:10, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology 

message: "People of Tidore during visit by hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)" wow! wokipedia as propaganda instrument of the USA army?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.43.195.27 (talk) 13:36, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV

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message: Mention of Zanzibar is so minor as to be  by even mentioning it here, but
* the Spice Islands—as mentioned above—were not restricted to the current Moluccas but also included nearby islands like Sulawesi
* "Spice Islands" is not Chinese. If we're claiming they called it by a similarly translatable name, source that and give the Chinese name in Chinese (preferably without using the lousy  template that formats the pinyin as a separate language)
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thread_title: "Spice Islands"

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message: Could someone who actually understands what this mean please CLARIFY the phrase "The Maluku Islands formed a single province from Indonesian independence...."?  This doesn't really make sense to me; I have no idea what it means.  "formed a province /FROM/...independence"?  Huh?
Thanks!
philiptdotcom (talk) 19:48, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  needs clarity: "The Maluku Islands formed a single province from Indonesian independence...." 

message: Are the Maluku Islands politically a part of Indonesia? This point is not clearly specified anywhere.  Could someone who knows the answer to this please clearly include the answer to this (preferably in the introductory paragraph--and possibly also in the section on recent/current history)?
Thanks!
philiptdotcom (talk) 19:51, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are the Maluku Islands politically a part of Indonesia? 

message: An IP editor (2001:1C01:3BC3:1700::/64, 94.212.255.56) has been repeatedly changing the "location" in the infobox from Southeast Asia to Oceania, in this and related articles on the islands. The reason given is usually something like:  The user has not cited any reliable source for this classification.
The edits have been reverted by several other editors, including , , , , and others, who have suggested that the boundaries of what is generally considered Oceania are not defined in this way. I'm asking the IP editor to present evidence, in the form of reliable, published sources, that a significant majority of experts on the subject share their viewpoint, and/or to stop making the changes. Continuing to repeat the same edits may lead to being blocked from editing, or to the article being locked and protected from IP edits. Thanks for your understanding. --IamNotU (talk) 16:07, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oceania 

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message: Francis Drake on Ternate about 1579?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.28.145.40 (talk) 04:40, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Francis Drake?