Talk:Aztecs/2006-2

message: I've been reviewing Aztec, and determined it to meet the qualifications for GA status. The one the article seems weakest on at the moment is stability, though things seem to have settled down for now.
I had a few suggestions for further improvement, but it seems like the main editors already have them in mind.
* More inline citations. It seems like the article is well referenced, but I wasn't clear what citations refered to what facts. Particularly in some of the History section, there seems to be a vacuum of references. Now, some of the primary sources may deal with this information, but some of the more poignant facts could probably use an inline citation.
* Clarification of terminology. After having read the article, I, as someone who has only a basic knowledge of Aztec history, am not entirely clear on when one should use the terms Mexica, Aztec, or Nahua, and I'm not sure if their usage is consistent throughout the article. The Nomenclature section makes an attempt to clear this up, but simple guidelines for usage seem to be lost in complex etymology descriptions. The section could probably be a little more clear to assist reader comprehension.
The article is in good shape, and has come a long way recently. I'm comfortable with GA status, and think that, with continued effort and the resolving of core issues (like the name of the article), the article could contend for FA status. Keep up the good work. Phidauex 17:40, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, and congratulations to everyone! Piet 09:15, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is a [[Wikipedia:Good Article|Good Article]] 

message: In recreation there are some points that i found interesting. I offer them here so you considered to inlude them.
: The fortunate player that could throw the ball in the stone ring, have the right to take the fine blankets of the public, so a point was ussually followed by general laughter and running of the public. (The sacrifice of the lossing team was only present in the ritual game of the Tajin culture, and ocasionally between the Mixteca).
:Betting on the results of the ball game and in the game of patolli was common. People cold bet anything, including his/her liberty. The patolli game seem to had been very adictive and was critisized by the elders.
:The aztec enjoyed dramatic representations, they were staged representations of their legends, and ussually included singers, dancers, acrobats, clowns and dwarfs. There was two dedicated spaces for this. 
:During their monthly festivities for their  gods,  there were several contests,  which include dance, songs, declamations, runing, wrestle and acrobacy. Also there was profesionals hired for the festivities (acrobats, dancers and clowns).
: source: La cultura Azteca by Orozco y Berra.
Nanahuatzin 05:21, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Recreation

message: Can you look at this article and give an opinion as to whether or not the information in it is reliable?  There is a lot of skepticism on the Talk Pagethat suggests that the information is not reliable. I'm not knowledgeable enough to evaluate the reliability of the article.  Thanks.   --Richard 07:09, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  It is bad. See my comment on the talk page.Maunus 08:09, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree, in my opinion... unless someone takes the time to write about it, the article shold be erased... Nanahuatzin 02:54, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aztec army 

message: There is a proposal to rename this article to Aztec Empire.  Please comment on the proposal in this section.  If there appears to be a consensus to do this, we will take a straw vote to confirm the existence of the consensus.
--Richard 07:31, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A suggestion to start, I think it would be as well to notify the rename proposal at and as per WP:RM process, since the target Aztec Empire has a non-trivial edit history and will in any case require administrator powers/action to make the move (if that is the outcome of the discussion).--cjllw | TALK 08:53, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal to rename this article to [[Aztec Empire]] 

message: A few months ago, I factored out Aztec religion from this article and then subsequently factored out Human sacrifice in Aztec culture from Aztec religion.  Well, in reality, it was a more complex operation than that because of the existence of Aztec mythology but this serves to describe conceptually what happened.
The problem is that I was working primarily with the content and didn't move the sources around because I am not familiar with the sources and didn't know which sources supported which assertions.  
User:NoraBG has charged rightly that Human sacrifice in Aztec culture lacks primary sources.  This is true because of the reasons explained above.  We now need people that have familiarity with the sources to review all of the above-mentioned articles to make sure that they are adequately sourced.
Thanks.
--Richard 16:38, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help needed providing sources for [[Human sacrifice in Aztec culture]] 

message: I wanted to point out that under the the section pertaining to the Aztecs movement      
to Tenochtilatan that "Bobby Hickson" is inserted into the paragraph. I'm not an editor,          so I'm not sure how to do it properly and I wanted to point it out.  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.10.243.225 (talk • contribs).
: Thanks for reporting the vandalism.  It appears that the problem has been resolved by another editor.  I would urge you to be bold and revert vandalism yourself.  Better yet, be even bolder and expand articles with your knowledge.  If you need help, feel free to leave me a message on my Talk Page.  I will leave a Welcome Message on the talk page of your IP address (72.10.243.225).  I invite you to open a Wikipedia account (it's free) and join our community of editors.
: --Richard 18:24, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:   Vandalism 

message: Please check out Talk:Aztec calendar for a question I have about that article.  I think there is some bogus information in the lead paragraph but I want some other opinions before I fix it.
--Richard 21:09, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Aztec calendar]] 

message: An anonymous editor changed the text in the Techichpotzin article to put an anti-Spanish POV spin on the article.  In an attempt to incorporate the points rather than reject them outright, I tried to merge his points with the ones that were in the article prior to his edit.  However, not being an expert, I think it would be good if someone who was more familiar with the subject area took a look at the article and reviewed its accuracy.  Thanx.  --Richard 21:52, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please check out the article on [[Techichpotzin]] 

message: I found this text which looks highly dubious to me.  Is any of this worth keeping?
: Still, this phase of the campaign was arduous and brutal. Spanish foot soldiers helped kill Indians for their allies to "dress out", but also rescued many of the women Cortés planned to brand on the face as slaves. They hid the pretty ones in the bushes, sleeping with them during the night, and setting them free in the morning (or marrying them, now that their husbands had been devoured). Some of the women were ravaged so ruthlessly that they could not speak of the atrocities committed and how their virginity had been taken from them. 
--Richard 07:27, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Heh. Some vandaalism makes inteeresting prose. Strike it. Maunus 08:15, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please check out the [[Siege of Tenochtitlan]] article 

message: I have noted some issues with the current revision of the Aztec calendar article.  Please read my comments on the Talk Page and share your thoughts on the issues that I have raised.  Thank you.
--Richard 22:13, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Issues with the [[Aztec calendar]]