Talk:Taiwanese indigenous peoples/Archive 2

Polynesian and Maori origins

Recent genetics research links Maori and Polynesian origins and migration paths to the indiginous people of Taiwan, which backs up the linguistic links mentioned in the article. There is a brief overview here at TVNZ, and Chambers' academic profile. Example sources:

Whyte, A. L. H. "Human Evolution in Polynesia". Human Biology, Volume 77, Number 2, April 2005, pp. 157-177.
Underhill, P. A. et al. "Maori origins, Y-chromosome haplotypes and implications for human history in the Pacific". Human Mutation,

Volume 17, Issue 4, pp. 271-280.

Chu C. C. et al. "Diversity of HLA among Taiwan’s indigenous tribes and the Ivatans in the Philippines". Tissue Antigens, Volume 58, Number 1, July 2001, pp. 9-18(10).

(sorry - the anonymous IP edit was me!) Jon 00:33, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Failed GA: Tips for improvement

This article was nominated for GA status on November 30. I have had to fail this article for good article status for the following reasons, based on good article criteria:

It is well written.: Parts are well written and parts are uneven. It is clear that this article is the work of many hard-working editors and that is part of the problem: It is uneven and clearly has flow and consistency issues.
It is factually accurate and verifiable. Though heavily referenced, it is inconsistent as to which system you are using. Some inline citations, and some Harvard citations are being used, and the mix of systems is a distintict problem. See WP:CITE on how to unify these two systems. I have some suggestions as well, see me at my talk page if you are having trouble.
It is broad in its coverage: that it is. No problems here.
It follows the neutral point of view policy.: Seems good here too.
It is stable: good here too.
It contains images...any non-free images have a fair use rationale Big problem. The image named: Taiwan aborigine en.jpg for example is NOT covered by Free Use, as it is clearly copyrighted, and clearly not illustrating an "object", and a free version could be created by someone fairly easily with a free map of taiwan and a graphics program.

Please fix these problems, and feel free to renominate when you do. Good luck and happy editing! --Jayron 32 04:25, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fixes

Unfortunately the review was conducted during a period of growth on this page before we could sync everything together.

Lately, I have had some time away from research and students and all that goodness to start adding citations and filling out the material. I too have been thinking about smoothing out the style and uniformity of this page, but I recognize and appreciate all the work some of you others have put into this project. Especially User:Ling.Nut for cleaning up a lot of my mess.

As the original author of the 6/2003 addition, I will volunteer to make the following contributions between now and the end of Lunar New Year vacation.

Uniformity Of Content and flow
Citations (Use a variety of sources in a uniform system with page numbers)I usually prefer APA format... but that's negotiable
Include valuable wiki links
Add original .jpg (though I am unsure how to do this wikiwise)

I have a library of about 300+ books regarding Taiwan in my posession and access to Academia Sinica and the NTU Anthropology Department.

I would just like to ask for everyone's permission before I cut, rewrite and paste. I know any major overhaul is a delicate task.

Things I would keep in mind.

Leave contributors information. Write With A Balanced Approach. Base Writing on Current Social Theory (a.k.a. decolonizing methodologies). Writing about indigenous peoples must be very delicate. Make this page valuable to beginning researchers as well as the layperson.