Talk:History of the Maldives

message: I placed a POV tag here because I find this section to contain original research and a clear bias. Sentences like:
It was during this period, that the culture of the Maldives, as we now know it, both developed and flourished.
And:
It is generally said that the conversion of the Maldives to Islam was peaceful, but historical evidence suggests the contrary.
contain sweeping generalizations and vague references that are not substantiated or supported by references. This gives the section an overall feeling of being a POV.
--Aslamt 20:15, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: These are not sweeping generalizations and not original research and not vague. The Maldives was not and is not an Arab country. It had big Buddhist monuments before; remains of vihares, pirivenas, monasteries and stupas are in many islands. It was a highly civilized country. Even Arab travellers like Al Bruni visited Maldives at that time and commented on the splendor of the place. What do you want? To destroy even the memory?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.8.26.69 (talk) 13:53, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV: The Buddhist Kingdom of Maldives 

message: I put the Neutrality tag coz I found the following sentences questionable:
 
Gayoom's popularity remained strong, allowing him to win three more presidential terms. In the 1983, 1988, and 1993 elections, Gayoom received more than 90 % of the vote. Although the government did not allow any legal opposition
How can Gayoom be popular if the government didn't allow legal opposition? Sounds like POV to me.
Interesting article, nevertheless.
-WikiReader.
* I would like to remove the connotation of his popularity. The approval ratings in form of votes without an opposition do not support this. If nobody objects, I will do so in 2 days. --Data2 (talk) 12:24, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

message: I am one of those who believes Thor Heyerdahl is more or less of a charlatan, and I'm disturbed that a passage here treats his work as valid. I'm suggesting it be deleted, but it needs a source at the very least (in fact, this whole article is pretty lacking in verfication). · rodii · 17:30, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: , this content originally came from a library of congress country study that is now cited in the article. I replaced the unsourced content disparaging Heyerdahl's work, but if you have a source calling it into question and suggesting that other historians/archaeologists reject his conclusions, I invite you to add that or to discuss here about whether the description of Heyerdahl's work should be revised or replaced. Calliopejen1 (talk) 17:09, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heyerdahl 

message: I agree, only in Maldives is a controversial adventurer like Heyerdahl given such a high status. This reflects the shortsightedness of our present leaders and intellectuals regarding scientific and historical rigour.
I have made a few corrections to the history section, without totally deleting references to Heyerdahl. I hope this will provide a more adequate perspective.
Mohonu 06:46, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heyerdahl in Maldives 

message: Some users are insisting putting myths and legends, like Koimala here instead of historical facts. They should open a new page titled: Mythology of the Maldives and put those there.  Mohonu (talk) 07:56, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Myths and legends are not history 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: This article needs a cleanup, including more citations, spelling corrections, more reliable information, etc. etc... 43.231.28.188 (talk) 13:28, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup 

message: I will be changing the dating system on this article away from the biased, Christian based AD/BC to the common era system.  This will bring the article into alignment with secular usage such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India.  If you object, please state why you are ok with the biased system here. Eupnevma (talk) 19:43, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. I see no reason to change per MOS:VAR. Masterhatch (talk) 19:46, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change dating system to Common Era