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That is what I really want to know. A literary scene in the coffee houses? Music? I know, I am a tough audience Elinruby (talk) 10:19, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
there were a lot,. a lot of petry commemorates the works of the Deys, this for example comemorates the renovation of the gate of Lions ( Bab Sbou'a), one of Algiers' city main gates, by Baba Ali chaouchFile:Coat of Arms bab sboua.jpg. Or in this source a commemoration of the building of the Gate of Jihad (Bab el el bhar),[1] where the corsairs usually gather in the morning before taking the sea for privateering, as they were cheered by the population, praying for safe return and rich catch (According to Boaziz). poetry was also present among Sufi scholars and adherents, Al Jilali and Saad'allah wrote a lot about sufi culture in Algeria, which fourished during this period. . For music you can check page 85 from Spencer's book [2]. Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:59, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
Sure, the most famous has been made a popular song in Algeria, "Korsani Ghanem" (My corsair made a catch)[3] by Hachemi Guerouabi, famous Chaabi musician. It was written in the 16th century about a raid against Malta, the fighting, and the rich catch they got from it, including (beautiful women). Nourerrahmane (talk) 11:37, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
I am smiling ear to ear. Length or not this HAS to in. Wowwowow. Where should we put it? Tell you what, think about it and ping me if you add something. I need to sleep now but I will click around in your links a bit first. I know, we list the gates....(?) Elinruby (talk) 11:45, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
The Janissaries Also did a lot of poetry, about their pride of Algiers, their courage in fighting, their complaints, and how difficult to reach the heart of a woman. This source is all about this matter [4]Nourerrahmane (talk) 11:40, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
They complained about their lives, the unmarried were barred from marriage before a certain rank i beleive, and the married ones complained of not seeing their wives during long periods of service, some missed their homeland, Anatolia, and others would just express their love for Algiers and how well protected and warlike it is. They also complained about their wages lol Nourerrahmane (talk) 13:18, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
Hehehe don't we all complain about our wages :) But I am not aware of any soldier songs in either English or French that do that. That might be an article at some point if you feel up to it. You've done a lot to share knowledge already Elinruby (talk) 19:13, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
A reference (currently 280) is broke in this section.fixed now)Elinruby (talk) 20:47, 14 March 2024 (UTC) Also, I would like to add your translation of the title of the Chaabi song but I have some niggling vocabulary questions. "Catch" is most often used for fish in English and I would like to use "prize" instead. Also "my corsair" sounds like a person, as if it was a wife who is proud of what her husband brought home, but since the author and the singer are both male I am thinking we must be talking about the shop and its crew? LMK. I think there is a good case to be made for adding the YouTube video as an external link. Elinruby (talk) 04:39, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Thanks! for translation, Prize is better, "the corsair" rather than "My corsair" as if he's talking about "our armed forces" like he's being proud of his troops. Nourerrahmane (talk) 22:13, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
This might be a mobile or skin problem again if you think it is too much. I will look again a different device in a couple hours. My thinking was that it looks really big to me and it's basically a picture of text. The control for that is the number in "upright=" if it's really bothering you,though. If you adjust let me know. Did this with the book also. "The corsair took a prize"? Corsairs are people everywhere else in the article though. Maybe "the corsairs"? Elinruby (talk)
Algerian Jewish merchants section
Last paragraph just says "Algerians". We're in the Algerian Jews section though. Were the French complaining about all Algerian merchants, Jewish Algerian merchants specifically, or were most/all Algerian merchants shipping to Marseilles at the time in fact Jewish. I get that at least two Jewish merchant houses in Algiers were heavily involved in shipping grain to France. I am just unsure of the proportion of total involvement. Elinruby (talk) 11:50, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
Algerian jews specifically, and most "Algerian merchants" operating with the French were jews as Panzac and Kaddache indicate. Nourerrahmane (talk) 12:00, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
Haven't fixed this yet but I have done some reading, and have no quarrel with the substance. I don't think we mention that there was a monopoly, and we probably should, as it helps to explain the extent of the anger. Adding that and a reference is probably all it needs, but I want to give it another scan for not looking anti-semitic
adventure in Google cache
The link below is a 404. Google links are not allowed but if you put "https://www.google.com/url?q=" in front of it, it works. Suggestions?
https://museum.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs6286/files/Sultans%2520Garden%2520Catalogue.pdf&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjA3af_rICFAxUQOTQIHR9dDxUQFnoECAgQAg&usg=AOvVaw1mo-cKL4_fvh2pkrmMNZHV
Arab school of embroidery, Algiers, Algeria-LCCN2001697839.jpg caption2 Algerian Tanchifa 18th C Arab school of embroidery, Algiers, Algeria-LCCN2001697839
Adding some images that could be relevant to the section. @Elinruby: I hope that you don't mind the fact that I replaced the multi-image template with a gallery (feel free to revert). M.Bitton (talk) 00:26, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
heh, there seems to be strong sentiment about using multiimage on the article but here on talk i dont guess it matters. I like the bordj one... I took out the one I had on this page somewhere because it is in Bejaïa which was on-again-off-again Regency? Back later, will look more then Elinruby (talk) 00:35, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
in the set above, is the middle image of the street outside the front door? The bottom one is getting used. Here are a few more from my run through commons. The criteria were possible relevance and visual appeal. You guys tell me. I'll add working captions shortly.
Palace of the dey
Bordj moulay hassan XIXe siècle 1830 Fort l'Empereur [fr], also Arabic
this is new here and I am thinking it's a misclick, probably mine. Can anyone confirm this? Right now I plan to remove it. Elinruby (talk) 02:26, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
ilename in case this was moved not copied. This was in use somewhere, maybe Golden Age Place et palais de la Jenina 1832.jpg Slave market in Djenina place, Algiers.
Y Image of Hayreddin Barbarossa - Fine Art Museum Algiers is a nope
I think this image might be unsuitable. I was trying to do a caption and alt tag but can't find any information on it. There is no dating info on Wiki commons either, which likely makes it unsuitable for the article. scope_creepTalk09:23, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
This actually is a little harder than it might seem. A lot of images at commons seem to be categorized by the museum where they live, only. Still keeping an eye out. I found a possible for Oruç Elinruby (talk) 08:54, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
Usually there is author and dates and stuff with it, but not with that one. I think during GA they want some info on it, at least author/creator but it may go back yet. I did notice there was a few on google images. May be able to upload one, if PD. scope_creepTalk09:04, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
well you know, depends on how hard that is to do. I think there is surely a painting out there. But you never know. Apparently we don't have an article for the Aga that seized power in Corsair kings. Elinruby (talk) 09:10, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
Got into this the other night. There is a lovely lovely survey of the historiography in the introduction. Highly recommended. Thank you Scope creep. Elinruby (talk) 23:00, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
Thats really handy. That is not something I never even about. I see there is a cn tag been placed by somebody. Its seems quite well written. The city/region and country can't be just written off as a pirate state, taking the formation a real government and high standard of living as highlights is ideal and takes the history right into the modern era. It a nice finale section to a big article. scope_creepTalk11:56, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
I'll post that map down to the Graphics Lab and see if anybody takes a look. I'll try and fix a ref for that cn tag, before I make a start. scope_creepTalk11:57, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
ok so ref 28, thanks, I didn't check it just now, just converted it to sfn, but it's vaguely familiar and I have the feeling that I am the one who originally added it in the first place, maybe two years ago when I pulled the article out if the rough translation pile, so thank you. What was the issue that made JSTOR better than Google books again?
On the Legacy section, yeah, the problem is that the French have historically treated Algerians with contempt, and so there are some really biased histories out there. Like.... our guys were crusaders but your guys were just dirty pirates. But of course anything that says that really really needs to be sourced, and I keep telling Nourerrahmane that at least in North American (and probably in Britain too) pirates have Hollywood going for them, so they aren't so much vilified as Disneyfied. Which is of course also a sort of stereotype, but not the one that he's refuting, so he has to explain it before he explains why it is wrong. Which is why Merouche was such a lightbulb moment.-- he points out that the whole dirty-pirate thing really didn't pick up until after the French colonized the place in 1830, which allowed them to tell themselves that they were civilizing those "barbarians". In fact, if you look at the templates at the bottom of the article, I noticed tonight, the French-Algerian conflicts are all in the early 16th century and after 1830.
It still needs work, since there are other things that could be said about legacy than the Regency's contributions to administrative centralization, I suspect. But the article is slowly becoming quite excellent ;) I am very proud of us ;)
PS Nour, you may want to check what I did in that section, but I don't think it is *real* different, just a little less...French? Elinruby (talk) 12:22, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
Seems a lot happened when i was asleep :) well i totally agree with both of you, how Algerian sources interpret the Ottoman corsair period is radically different from that of the French, the civization mission was a primary justification for the colonization of Algeria, and French historians had to make justifications for this. Though some informations they gave were important, they are mostly biased nonethenless, and Algerian historians, who were also militants for the freedom of Algeria (like Al madani) had to counter those claims. That's why i agree that Merouche highlights this conflict between French steryotype 'Algiers nest of pirates' and Algerian one 'Golden age of Algerian maritime history' requires a profound study of what privateerig is in early modern period, how it was crucial for international relations and trade not only for Algiers but for Europeans also, since Algiers oftern used corso to play off European states against eachother. How it was also important for prestige and how Algerian identity was built in early modern period. Algerian historians also wanted to highlight why the Ottoman period, and more precisely Ottoman influence left an impact on modern Algerian politics, culture, and how it blended with the native Moorish heritage of Medieval Maghreb.
Basically the French wanted to create a hateful generations of Algerians towards this period. Portraying Algerians as resentful to their Ottoman Algerian leaders and more welcoming to the French despite 'brutal conquest' since, well the French were more civilized and thaught Algerians how to 'abide by the law', and in this regard, Ottoman Algerian Hamdan Khodja responds perfectly towards this claim in his book "Le miroir" in 1833, barely few years after the French colonization started.
I don't think its changed much recently, although first time I've read in detail since I started. On the above question about journal cites: Google Books doesn't provide the whole journal information including volume, issue, page number range and journal name, just often the article. If you get the article name, do a search on it to find the full journal and doi or something. If not do a cite journal and copy across the volume, issue number, page rage and journal name along with the article title and authors. That way the full journal is cited properly, otherwise its a dead ref that can't be resolved correctly.
aha ok. I just scanned the references for colors and didn't see any ;) Nour, I just nudged it a little more towards neutral is all, the thing I am talking about above about how to describe stereotypes without seeming to say that Wikipedia endorses them. I just want to make sure I don't distort what you are saying because 1) you are the subject matter expert here and 2) I know it's important to you and 3) it has to be neutral or it will be a problem, and also 4) all of the analysis has to be cited or *that* will be a problem. And Scope creep, I thought it was understood that we were trying to blow their socks off at Featured? It isn't ready yet yet, but I see day light :) and while I have your attention, there's an error in the rug section about the Amour mountains... the french article is about the region and the people who live there and make rugs, and the english article is only about the geology. I know the answer is to call it something else in the ILL but I am stuck on what?
Ref 28 fixed
I fixed Ref 28. Google books isn't very good for journal, particularly old journals as I discovered. They don't seem to have info on them. Its junk really. Its worth checking jstor. I found it right away. Its good for old journals. Fixed now anyway. scope_creepTalk11:28, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
Ref 52 is "holt et al" pointed to the same reference. I am not currently in the right fram of mind to tackle this, but that is what it is complaining about. Elinruby (talk) 22:38, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
Hey all, sorry didn't respond in time, i'll be absent for a day or two because of holidays, i'll try to answer some questions if i have free time. Nourerrahmane (talk) 00:16, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
by the way even though there are more of them coded the other way, I think we should use Holt et al, because that very long citation seems to be what is preventing the cites from fitting into two columns 22:41, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
please check me to make sure I am not introducing errors, but I am being pretty careful. Unless otherwise noted, most of the changes I am making are for flow and readability, which is of course a matter of opinion, so feel free to change particular edits back.
Y resolved: Algiers only a city prior to Ottoman period
Right now I am having a little trouble with the following: The loss of the middle Maghreb's role as a mediator of commerce between Europe and Africa - especially in gold - led to economic stagnation, decline in trading resou lolrces, and deterioration of craftsmanship in its two historical capitals, Bejaia and Tlemcen. I am putting a paragraph break there because it immediately follows some stuff about the Spanish, and you are talking about Algiers, or what became Algiers, right? Elinruby (talk) 23:15, 22 February 2024 (UTC),
Yeah, I’m talking about the central Maghreb precisely because Algiers was only a city prior to the ottoman period. This fragmentation of the central Maghreb into multiple emirates and chiefdoms made it vulnerable to Spanish attacks. Nourerrahmane (talk) 23:29, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
K thanks.
(Stale update)Haven't been very available the last few days but I'd like to finish up the copy-edit today or tomorrow. It might help with the GA nomination, but in any case people usually feel that I do improve readability, which is important for material largely unknown to English speakers.
And again, the difference between what I could do with French sources and how much better you could make it with Arabic is really eye-opening, even if I had some idea of the extent of the colonialism to begin with. There was a whole raft of these machine translations btw...for a long time it seemed like those translations from French were all we were getting about North Africa, and it really bothered me.
Lucien Golvin is piped to Lucien Goldvin. Is there a reason for that or is it a typo? Usually when I see these things I take them to mean that somebody disagrees with the spelling or transliteration, but this is contemporary French where that would be unusual. Leaving it for now pending a reply. Elinruby21:19, 23 February 2024 (UTC) (talk)
{Nourerrahmane answer copied from multi-part answer below): ::::Yes It's typo
Y we agree the sentence is useless
and its residents slept at nine o'clock at night and woke up in the morning. How do we know the part about nine o'clock? Was it called that? The part about waking up in the morning seems self-evident, unless we are saying early in the morning, before it got too hot. I removed this from the Society section pending a response. Elinruby (talk) 21:37, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
Yes It's typo
- We're talking about door knockers, no need to talk about fez because the source says that andalusian techniques were transmitted through the city of fez to tlemcen, if i'm right.
I'm
- This sentence is useless in my opinion. Nourerrahmane (talk) 22:43, 23 February 2024
Under bronzes in the Arts section, I do not understand this sentence: Fez constituted relays, while Algiers and Constantine had adopted more flexible forms, in loops, well known in Turkey. Are we still talking about door knockers here? If so relay is probably the wrong word. An image would be great here if one was available.
- We're talking about door knockers, no need to talk about fez because the source says that andalusian techniques were transmitted through the city of fez to tlemcen, if i'm right.
They seem to have Arabic inscriptions, usually there are two of them, small ones are for women bigger ones for men, as a way to alert the residents. Nourerrahmane (talk) 01:42, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
Not done just got distracted.But sure, I will make sure to re-check that section. You're talking about door-knockers? I was thinking of adding this image -- it would be for women then? Elinruby (talk) 02:07, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
they might have been talking about the Gallery sections; not sure. It's just a suggestion. I do have questions about the tile stuff you added, but I will have to come back to that. Tired right now and just looking at style consistency, which they care a lot about in these reviews. By the way a lot of what I am changing wasn't exactly wrong in the sense of not ccbeing understandable. One item of feedback tho is that you look up "sentence fragment". Common mistake. Look up "principle of least astonishment" -- that's what I am working on, trying to make it easier to absorb a lot of very dense information with many specialized terms. I am not saying the article shouldn't have information or provide the right names of things. But a lot of small changes like spelling and capitalizing those names consistently can make the article easier to read.
The problem (now fixed) was that where you coded Aruj=Oruç... you are still inside the unclosed {{cot}} template, meaning that 'Aruj=anything' with an equal sign between them will be interpreted as you setting the value of {{cot}} parameter 'Aruj', because equal sign is a metacharacter inside a template. To defeat this, rather than use the positional parameter #1 unnamed as the implied param #1, name it explicitly, i.e.: |1=Aruj=Oruç...; this will be interpreted as positional parameter one having the value Aruj=Oruç... including the equal sign as part of the value. Mathglot (talk) 09:16, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
Aruj is first mentioned without introduction (I think) - Next section is about the military unit. Or maybe I just missed it. If so this should be fixed.
- Aruj was described as a corsair, then in the second section there are more informations related to his rule, since the focus is on geopolitics of Algiers.
ok but it says his name is Barbarossa so is he the son of one of the brothers that founded the Regency? But it doesn't say that until after he is mentioned as just Aruj. I think. That's the real problem if so
the first time you talk about someone you are supposed to say who they are. Like Joe Biden, President of the United States. Then after that just Biden. If this isn't making sense don't worry about it, because.I could be wrong. I will have a little more time for this tomorrow. The other thing, if you are looking for stuff to do, is that any reference that isn't English should have a trans-title field. It looked like this had been done for Arabic and I did some French ones, but somebody should check and make sure we got them all Elinruby (talk) 14:13, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
ok now that explains a lot. And it's a plausible transliteration variation maybe. (I don't know how "ç" would be pronounced in Turkish or whatever the Ottomans spoke). If you're sure of that I'd suggest standardizing that also. More later. Elinruby (talk) 19:02, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
capitalization resolved by fiat, copying to standardization thread
*Y Janissaries or janissaries?(this never got answered so I unilaterally went with lower case on the theory that it's a description and find/replace is a thing. Collapsing and copying to
Find/Replace is a thing. Collapsing this thread and copying to standardization section.) Elinruby (talk) 18:51, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
(from a list of mine that I later split. Have now done at least a superficial copy edit of all history subsections, twice. Scope creep currently working his way through on reference verification pass Elinruby (talk) 19:01, 15 March 2024 (UTC))I just realized that I didn't get all the way through the history sectionElinruby (talk) 13:42, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
Y questions about morisco rescue mission, resolved I think, somebody check
under Morisco rescue missions: the part about what they did when they didn't have enough ships is unclear. Made camp further down the coast then went back for more? Pending the arrival of more ships? Btw French Wikipedia uses the spelling Arudj for Oruç, I just noticed Elinruby (talk) 20:35, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
Yes, they left gaurds in the spanish coasts to free the ships and pending the arrival of more rescue ships for the remaining moriscos. Nourerrahmane (talk) 20:45, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
k thanks I will try to clarify that.
I just asked a random English speakers of he knew what a morisco was, and he didn't. So I will try to do that short intro on first mention thing that I was talking about also. Elinruby (talk) 22:40, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
hey Scope creep I know you're usually not around on weekends, but if you have time for a quick scan, we're trying to get this through GA; any pointers on what we might be missing? Elinruby (talk) 22:51, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
(addressed below)Raïs Hajj Muhammad in one sentence and Raïs Haj Muhammad just before that. I realize this is transliteration but we should pick one. This is in the "Dey Muhammad ben Othman Pasha (1766–1792)" section Elinruby (talk) 23:25, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Jenina palace stuff, needs to move to "Problem for a future time" section
Jenina Palace is a red link, which seems a shame. I am taking it that Dar Aziza is not close enough to the same thing, posting here in case I am wrong. Adding Jenina Palace to a list of missing articles meanwhile. Elinruby (talk) 22:55, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
No not the same thing at all, Dar aziza was only a moorish house built for the daughter of the dey, the Jenina palace was a big structure and even the pictures in the article do not show the courtyard in the back. it was a the seat of power of the regency built by Salah Reis. The building was demolished by the French in the 1850s if i'm right. Sayyida mosque, repaired by the dey Mohammed ben Othman Pasha was also demolished, it was the mosque of the deys where they attended friday prayers. Nourerrahmane (talk) 23:49, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Ok. I didn't link them, and did list it as a missing article.
Y editor having outages, all over now
personal note: power is going on and off so if I disappear that will be why. Otoh, since it's getting restored the problem is probably tree branches -- it's windy -- not slides, so I probably won't disappear for long. Elinruby (talk) 00:25, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
This prevented the character of banditry, piracy, or assault on the freedom of global trade from the part of the Algerian navy. Does this mean "prevented these accusations from being made"? Elinruby (talk) 08:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
That would help, because it is also an opinion, but I am still not clear yet on whether the opinion is that it was not piracy because they charged royalties, or that they charged the royalties to prevent what they were doing from meeting a legal definition of piracy, or ? Elinruby (talk) 09:28, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Basically, Saidouni is saying that this is foreign policy based on mutual agreement between states which included paying tribute in exhange for free passage and preferences in trade with Algiers. and what european chroniclers call piracy was in fact Algiers exercising its sovregnity through its corsairs. Nourerrahmane (talk) 09:34, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Une coupe lustrée à décor de Pardalot de valence.jpg
Arab school of embroidery, Algiers, Algeria-LCCN2001697839.tif
Coffre bijoux kabyles 1.jpg
Algerian Tanchifa 18th C Arab school of embroidery, Algiers, Algeria-LCCN2001697839.jpg
Algeria Arab Women Weavers (NBY 444198).jpg
Emile Claus - The mosque of Sidi Boumedienne.jpg Sidi Boumedienne mosque. Emile Claus.
Still needs doing
'Crafts section was word for word translation and still needs work. I attempted to explain the shape of the medallion in rugs, which has been a problem. Could use a read for whether it makes sense. Also the zellij section.
Also nobody answered about the accents circonflexes in diwan. One or two? Diwan, dîwan, diwân, diwaan, dîwân, whatever. This is transliteration from Arabic, on which I do not have an opinion.
Somebody pick the most correct or the one they like best of the correct ones. But we should spell it the same way within the article. Also Diwan appears to be a building as well? Is that the same spelling and should it be capitalized? My guess is that the building should be capitalized because there is only one of them, but the council should not, because there were others and it usually appears as the dîwân so it's a common noun. Elinruby (talk) 01:57, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
Ref 366 is non-RS. Its written by Hakin Bey and published on Lulu.com which is a self-publishing platform. It stated the sfn ref is Peters, but Bey that open. I'll remove the whole and CN it. scope_creepTalk11:23, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
Took out that Wilson ref. Both linking to Czech anarchist library and linked to Hakin Bey which is WP:SPS makes its non-rs likely. No publishing info on it, no isbn , location, edition. So its problematic and likly non-RS. I've liked the miltary band music to provide context, but now need about six references for the CN tags. scope_creepTalk11:40, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
Welcome back Elin, sorry for late answer:
- don't understand what's wrong with Zelij section and medallion ( if it's already discussed please show me the section)
- it's Diwan and diwân and divan per sources. Diwan means military council of government of Algiers. It refers to the building as well as the officiers and dignitaries there.
Ok good on Wilson ref, thanks, will strike that. Am not going to be around the Internet much the next couple of days. Zellij and medallions: just looking for feedback on whether it is correct and understandable.
We discussed Diwan vs Diwan; you said they were both correct. Since we are supposed to standardize spellings within the same article I picked Diwan. But I am not sure where, if anywhere, there should be an accent circonflexe. And should it be capitalized for the building?
Thanks for going through the variations of Reis with me again, will standardize on that then Elinruby (talk) 01:32, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
ok I see this. Would also like to know if the explanation of the mihrab shape of the medallion makes sense to Scope creep or Mathglot as English speakers who weren't up to their eyeballs in writing it. I can't tell any more. R Prazeres has already discussed this and said that if mihrab shape was hard to explain we could just say medallions. But I think it is interesting, if I was able to explain it.
I did a copy-edit on the slavery section. Mostly capitalization, some spelling. Question: the 25,000 figure is at any one time? Elinruby (talk) 01:58, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
It's actually pretty time consuming to upload test edits because I have to look up the copyright information for the original on comms, but here are a few more
link:
This image is too pixelated, I decided, since nobody answered me: More_test_edits_for_Banner_of_the_dey_of_Algiers.jpg
This image is currently in the article and I think it is an improvememt: Retrying_test_edit.jpg
I would like some feedback on whether I should upload it to Commons with a better name like Banner of the dey of Algiers brighter.jpg Elinruby (talk) 11:39, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Still up in the air on these below, tho I think the bottom one is too yellow. Adding the current image at the top for easier comparison, sorry about that Elinruby (talk) 11:39, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
@Nourerrahmane: did you find the Merouche? I sent it from hotmerouche@outlook.com and do not have a notification that it failed to send. I am just at this hotspot for a moment, but let me know here and if not I will set up another throwaway sometime tomorrow when I check mail, and try again.
I see the stuff about the music and slavery sections Scope creep. Hopefully mañana.
What would help me is if each of you marks off the sections/discussions that you believe are done. We're headed down the home stretch now but there is still a to-do list and it would be nice to know how long it is. If an unanswered question is holding up progress, maybe make note of it here. I have a few more image edits. Not highest priority but something I can do offline between hotspots. Elinruby (talk) 01:46, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
Yip. Is 2.1 to 2.2 done and 1.2.2.3 to 1.4.1 done? I've started checking my checklist work. 2 sections done and third looks mostly done when I looked at it this morning. I will do the rest today. I can make a start today on these sections if they are not done. scope_creepTalk10:46, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
Nourerrahmane sent it again. I don't have a bounce notice still and the other one is showing as sent. Are you checking the tight email address?the one you gave me ends in 9 (don't want to assume it's a throwaway, and you probably have security concerns)
If not,well you have my email. Maybe I can upload it to Internet Archive, or Scope creep? Don't what his parameters are. I'll get this done though somehow Elinruby (talk) 23:55, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
I uploaded it to the internet archive but I think I got the date of publication wrong so it may disappear. Get it now if you need it. I probably should look into thet and remove it if I did. Elinruby (talk) 01:43, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
I dont have 256 or whatever the right number is now. I made a little progress with the checklist and was just coming bCkk. Dropbox might be better if it's still around Elinruby (talk) 07:56, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Crafts section was word for word translation and still needs work. I attempted to explain the shape of the medallion in rugs, which has been a problem. Could use a read for whether it makes sense. Also the zellij section.
duque de Montemar not getting used here, already in use at his own article
Found this then forgot where he came up. Nice image tho. (resolved: now in correct section but there is a question about whether to use it) Elinruby (talk) 23:25, 29 March 2024 (UTC) [José Carrillo de Albornoz, primer duque de Montemar (Museo del Prado).jpg
added to War with Spain. Images there may need rearranging, unsure. Results are semi-satisfactory on my phone. Elinruby (talk) 04:10, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
@Scope creep and Nourerrahmane: I am back for a few. Foreign Policy section is definitely done with problems found. I will update the checklist but starting here, there probably is a talk page section for each article section. Some changes with the images, lmk.
For example the music section is pretty much perfect as far as I am concerned, except the the Wilson reference cited twice is about Salé, nothing about music. Wrong edition? It's about a different Barbary topic Elinruby (talk) 04:24, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
sorry to disappear. RL blew up a little and I'm having to run into town, which is all-day mega-event. Going to have to do it again, so may not be back for a day or two more. Dumping my notes here meanwhile. May be around at hotspots; it's not immediately clear to me where those are there though.
Women's clothing in Crafts section, made a start. But is it Ottoman?
Golden embroidery called majboud often adorned the many versions of the traditional vest. Named an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, along with the Algerian kaftan and the chedda Tlemcen, majboud frequently adorned the
djebba fergani].
Nourerrahmane you said this the other day. If you can source it it would look great in the top-level intro section for Culture:Algerian culture isn't complete without this turkish influence, as Spencer says, the turkish influence mixed with moorish and andalusi elements is what gives clear and seperate shape for the Algerian culture. Turkish influance in Algeria is an aspect of Algerian culture just like not all North African berber or arabic culture is part of Algerian culture. (It's "separate" though if we do that. Elinruby (talk) 01:41, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
,*I managed to pull together some original writing in the rug section from the same source, but you should reality check that. He does say all that on the same page but on different paragraphs. (Not sure if somebody has done this yet)
Legacy section thoughts: Holy war timeline of crusades.
Francis Drake and Elizabethan privateers.
battles for Jerusalem requested by the Pope?
re legitimacy. N looking for something like coutume de Paris, except international?
ref 231 does say that
thought on slavery section that has now been written
I am realizing that I really have edited some captions more than once already, and getting the impression that somebody does not like wikilinks there. Can we agree on a format for captions, please, because the most important thing is to pick one and stick to it. Is there an issue with wikilinks in a photo caption? What about italics for the name of paintings or books?
The most important thing here is to agree on a style and do it consistently.
Spelling standardization
Simon Reis. N says either Reis or Re'is is correct. I picked Reis and have been trying to standardize on that spelling. Now, he called it an "honorific", which is probably close enough to title. I think/ theoretically we don't use titles in articles, but the article has a large cast of characters with many similarities between names. So I think this is a case for ignoring that rule
Similarly I deliberately overlinked anything an English speaker might feel the need to look up. This is of course subjective and discussable.
A cast of characters wouldn't hurt either.
Reis, reïs re'is etc
As I understand it:
tai'fa de raïs. Head of the people, the raïs.
Rais is the title of a raïs leader .
Is that right?
Also nobody answered about the accents circonflexes in diwan. One or two? Diwan, dîwan, diwân, diwaan, dîwân, whatever. This is transliteration from Arabic, on which I do not have an opinion.
Somebody pick the most correct or the one they like best of the correct ones. But we should spell it the same way within the article. Also Diwan appears to be a building as well? Is that the same spelling and should it be capitalized? My guess is that the building should be capitalized because there is only one of them, but the council should not, because there were others and it usually appears as the dîwân so it's a common noun. Elinruby (talk) 01:57, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
Cite webKrigen mod Algier trans-title=The war against Algiers publisher=Nationalmuseet lang=Danish
I guess I can live without the two portraits in War with Spain, but the images should be copied to the respective talk pages. Also, if the reason N. dislikes them is that the Europeans have already had a chance to tell this history, that is fair enough, but is the scope the period of history (in which case enemy military commanders probably *should* be included, or is it the policy and its international relations? Might matter when determining due weight. Elinruby (talk) 02:06, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
stale update
Scope creep you are headed into the areas I have heavily reworked. Doubt you will find any more close paraphrasing, though the stuff still needs to be checked to make sure the sources support it.
Just pointing out that some sections have their own talk page sections not the checklist.
I am currently incoherent and the sun is shining. Back in a few hours. When I do
I will try to catch up the checklist. I'll also out the laptop and start on some of the referencing issues noted.
I was planting trees today, charity work. Its hard physical work so likely be out of it until the nearer the weekend, maybe Friday. I checked the first two sections that I did was work was done so signed them off. Is the other sections being updated? scope_creepTalk21:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
There are sections where there references have not been checked but a rewrite is done. I have a couple of hours at a hotspot to I should be able to list that out explicitly. Right now I am here to say I have done some image editing. I talked to commons about test edits and they said just give it a unique filename and preferably let us know which ones are definitely not being used. These were done on a phone and I suspect may be over-edited for a bigger screen. For sure, editing images this way results in large files so I or someone else should flatten any we decide to use, which is not an option on this device. Will come back and post filenames when done. Elinruby (talk) 23:10, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
the 18th-century Spanish, who swung between two imperatives: preserving their presidency and maintaining a fragile peace with Algiers is presidency the right word? (need to check source)
(done)O'Reilly is described as Irish and he was indeed born there, however his military allegiance was to the king Empire of Spain. Elinruby (talk) 03:28, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Good thanks. Sorry if I was a bit sharp the other day.Several other annoying things had happened and I was tired. I am about to leave and be gone for several hours, but I will put in a good stretch of work on this when I come back. Elinruby (talk) 19:57, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
I do think that if you are not done rearranging the images however it is probably best that you write the alts. BTW I got about halfway through trans-titles in the bibliography then accidentally closed the window. I will come back to that soon. As best I can tell Nour has in fact done all the titles that are in Arabic, at least that I noticed while working on this . 01:48, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Treaty with England image
(I realized this would be in the alt if anything, where it wouldn't matter, so never mind)I have just realized that the thing I called a fastener, then a seal, is in fact a tugra and plan to change that unless one of you thinks otherwise. In favor of change: More specific and there is some history there. Against change: Another unfamiliar word, but it will be linked and it will be in a caption, so it's not going to stop the flow of anyone's reading. Elinruby (talk) 01:57, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
On asking to join the Ottoman Empire
letter written in Oct recently found in Constantinople
Some distracting stuff about letter written by others
Some early historians follow Haedo who was wrong on timeline
Probably arrived Constantinople in June
Selim refused
Spain was not the reason cited in the sources I looked at
Selim eventually convinced to send a man to take a look
That ship was captured by Venice
Matters peacefully resolved but meanwhile Selim died
Hayreddin was lying
Some stuff about an invasion that the winds took elsewhere (??)
Soleiman accepted after 18 months
It is not clear to me whether the important detail is how long Hayreddin tried to be independent, why he changed his mind, or how long it look to decide this matter.
So what still needs to be done? As far as I know right now (please add any others):
*French trans-titlesdiscussion of tiles
*image alts
jihad
Banana trees might be of interest to Mathglot for agriculture
(Done)also we are obviously not going to use all of these (images) -- going to post to some pirate articles also -- but might like some of these better than what we have. Elinruby (talk) 01:31, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Y wording in lede, resolved
Still in the lede: what is a "wild sea operation"? I rather like the phrase, but I am uncertain whether it means "open sea", "fierce battle" or "unauthorized seizure". Or?
Also I don't recall seeing much about operations off North America, just a couple of mentions of transatlantic trade. I could perhaps have missed something though while I was looking at commas. This question is asked with respect to the principle that the lede should reflect the body. Elinruby (talk) 06:13, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
Btw, when the Too long article tag was added, the article had around15.000 prose size, i had to update it last december, and right now i don't think it's necessary. we're around 12,200. Nourerrahmane (talk) 09:20, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
Within the letter of policy it's too long still, but this article covers four centuries and discusses multiple countries so it would arguably be an exception. But fixing stuff that bogs down readability usually reduces length also so...I am making small improvements that I see and not really prioritizing length. A few of my changes have added text, like clarifying who "he" is and the like.
Got sidetracked by an article I am thinking of linking to, and some other stuff. I could use some confirmation that the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars allowed serious Algerian privateering bursts. means that there was more piracy during those periods though Elinruby (talk) 11:59, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
Under "Barbarossa brothers arrive" it isn't clear whether the Hafsid emir who would wouldn't give Oruç any more ammunition was the emir of Kuku or of Tunis.Elinruby (talk) 12:38, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
Ok then. Thanks for answer. I don't remember was what I did about the emir, will check. Out of curiosity was the emir of Kuku also a Hafsid, do you know? Elinruby (talk) 17:56, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
Getting back to emir of Kuku vs emir of Tunis, I wikilinked Hafsid because this is the first time we have mentioned them. But I have a follow-up question. Was it the emir of Tunis, then, who wanted him to attack Bejaïa? I ask because the sentence right before that is talking about the emir of Kuku. I'll clarify this but want to make sure I have it right first. Elinruby (talk) 19:20, 1 March 2024 (UTC):No, he was asked by notables of Bejaia and Emir of Kuku to help them take back Bejaia from the spanosh when he was operating at sea near the coasts. The Hafsid emir of Tunis hated this, as he beleived rightfully that Barbarossa would establish a state for himself. Nourerrahmane (talk) 19:26, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
PM:Ok so in that sentence "the emir" is still the emir of Kuku, got it. Not really back but will fix when I am. Elinruby (talk) 23:32, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
Y answered under "none of the above" collapsed thread
Ok, Tripoli was not wikinked, so I did that, I got a disambiguation notice now.have.to choose between Tripoli,Libya which mostly will be about the modern city probably, or Tripolitania or Ottoman Tripolitania. Since it's in a section about pre-Hispanic trade routes I am thinking I should go with Tripolitania, but everything else in that sentence looks like a city. Thoughts? Elinruby (talk) 18:30, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
They actually ID themselves as Sharidian idrissids, part of the reason why even a Barbarossa top commander joined kuku sultan, he wasn't a hafsid though. regarding tripoli it should be left as it because it was part of the Hafsid realm. Nourerrahmane (talk) 18:35, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
ok, so none of the above, is what you are saying? I was thinking Tripolitania. But if that isn't what's being discussed, then you are right, no link is better than a misleading link.
Y Divan or Diwan
Diwan or Divan? Any opinion which is more correct? I don't have one myself, but I think we should spell it the same way throughout the article. Also, should it be capitalized? I am thinking yes because there is only one, so it is almost a name, but your expertise is invited. FWIW this was my rationale for Odjak vs janissary. Elinruby (talk) 02:56, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Both are viable since both exist in RS, don't think it should be capitalized.
emirs sorted in that section. Note to self to look at pirate vs Corsair vs privateer. Privateer implies government license? We seem to be using them as synonyms. Elinruby (talk) 04:18, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Yeah, but since they are commonly known as pirates and sources don't really make distinctions regarding Algiers then they are used in the article interchangeably. But in reality they are privateers and a military branch of the Regency of Algiers, the most important one. Nourerrahmane (talk) 01:13, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
wording issue about tiles is resolved
Getting back to tiles: A radical change occurred in artistic taste, which included the industrial style. What is "industrial style" here? Elinruby (talk) 10:15, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
it's the word industrial that is bothering me. Are we talking about the new part was the way the tiles were made? There is going to be some detail we have to go into about the words for architectural features to oprobably. Like, the inside of doors is a doorjamb I think (will check) but for tiles to be there, I am wondering if maybe this means "archway".was this translated from French and would there have been a door that swung shut are my next questions. Maybe we need pictures, not for the article but to talk about this. I got there part where they didn't go on the outside of buildings. And patterns.Elinruby (talk) 11:05, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
Just read the bit in Crawford p.181. We really need a section on slavery, unless there is an article on Muslim slavery that covers the Regency period. scope_creepTalk19:36, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
There's material there. Thought it was notable how many leaders started out as slaves. Then Cervantes. And all the captivity narratives. Jack Sparrow. Might be a different article though. Elinruby (talk) 23:06, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
It should be called Slavery and Ransoms or something like, maybe slavery.
Apparently the reason it declined was the Ottoman empire couldn't keep up with western military capability. That lead to a fall in the number of ships being captured by the corsairs which lead to a fall in slaves and materials that could be ransomed. This paper [11] by a Harvard economist, explains it. The other part of the decline seemed to be lack of capability i.e speed in manufacturing ships by the end of the 17th century. More analysis needed. scope_creepTalk07:00, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
we have a little bit about shipbuilding in the manufacturing section. I only got halfway through that section and got a definite hit and a maybe for paraphrasing, so the section probably needs to be re-written. If that's interesting. As I recall the referencing is also light in that section Elinruby (talk) 09:33, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
I see there is big decline section, that posits that started in 18th century, but seemed to be mid-late 17 century decline started. scope_creepTalk08:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
The decline section is about the Algerian state, speaking of the corso, it declined starting from late 17th century because of Stronger European responses but also because of treaties and the regency would care more about tribute payment and campaigns inland instead per sources, still this was not the end of the corso since it became proliferent again by late 18th century, starting the barbary wars. Algiers was still at its prime in late 17th century with energetic Deys such as Mezzomorto, Haj Chabane and Baba Ali chaouch. Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:10, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
Oh hey Nourerrahmane I sent you that days ago. I used a different email address. And yeah I can do this other one tooElinruby (talk) 13:09, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
i'm definitely not ready to write a section like that. And to do it right you would have to go into a lot of detail, yes. I haven't taken much of a look at Barbary pirates, guess I should.Elinruby (talk) 11:50, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
There is a section there on it, in Origins which is probably enough, but if you plan to take it to WP:FA it won't be enough. Slavery is all through the books, its core driver of the economy. scope_creepTalk11:56, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
So you want a slavery subsection in economy section, where its economic aspect is showcased ? Because Barbary slavery is a big topic, so wide and covers a good part of the Algerian politics at that time. Nourerrahmane (talk) 12:05, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
@Nourerrahmane: If its possible. Slavery and ransoming combined with tributes seemed to be the whole economy from the time of Hayreddin. I think its important because it was the primary driver of the economy at the beginning. I think later on there was more manufacturing, growing wheat and other foodstuffs that were exported so on, but according to the Chaney article there was still slaves right up through to the latter half of 17th century. The whole ideal privateering/coarsaring meant the capturing men for slaves. The economy section would be ideal for it. scope_creepTalk18:39, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
Pages using infobox country or infobox former country with the flag caption or type parameters
Pages using infobox country or infobox former country with the symbol caption or type parameters
Are those problems? or just something they are noting, like Arabic script and Dutch sources?
@Elinruby: I think it is fine as its a country article. If it wasn't it would be problematic, e.g. a BLP or even biographical article as I found out in the past, but fine here. scope_creepTalk
(done, I do believe I've got it!) *Nourerrahmane is Hajj a title? I think so, right? Strictly speaking we are not supposed to use titles after the first time we introduce a person. For this article though, it seems like we sometimes will have to, just to help the reader through all the similar and unfamiliar names, for much the same reason as we were talking about overlinking. But I think I just saw Hajj Chabane as I was scrolling, and there is only one of those. We might have to work through these on a case by case basis. Also, it seems to me that perhaps I am being confusing about overlinking. Did you understand why I unlinked what I did earlier even though I said we should probably overlink names and foreign language words? BasiIcally, nobody is going to be confused about what Algeria is if they have gotten as far down the article as the music section, is pretty much what it is... let me know. Sometimes it could be me that is confused, yanno ;) Don't let the edit count fool you ;) it's probably that high because I correct myself a lot ;)
Nourerrahmane seems like we skip right over [[13]], which might be because it's the Ottoman Empire and not specifically the Regency of Algiers, I can't quite tell, but Ottoman wintering in Toulon is about Hayreddin? Let me take a quick look at that one. I translated that from French, back in the day. Can't quite remember the details though Elinruby (talk) 13:57, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
Hajji or Hajj is a honorific title attributed to those who have performed pilgirmage to mecca, since we're talking about rulers here, they were often mentionned with this title as a sign of piety.
Totally not disturbed by your overlinking because i beleive you did a great job explaing certain points in the article or asking me to explain them, as this article is now much clearer thanks to your valuable help.
The Franco Ottoman Alliance, Algiers would be given assistance by French but would also have some trade concessions, the reason why their were so much disagreements between Algiers and constantinople, leading to a seperation in All but name. By 1535 Hayreddin had become the Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Empire and was in charge nominally only of Algiers as the rule passed to his successor Hasa Agha, who became the Pasha of Algiers after the failed campaign on Algiers in 1541, So the wintering in Toulon is related to the Regency of Algiers but i need to check if the regency is drectly involved or not. Nourerrahmane (talk) 14:08, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
Actually, now that I look I see that I didn't write the English article, I translated an early or partial version of it into French. I just found the New Masters of Algiers section's discussion of some of this. And yeah ok, Heyreddin went to Constantinople, right. But along the lines of what I just said -- this is mainly for the reviewer and to make sure I understand -- when he did that, he had an assistant, Hasan Agha, who was the son of Hasan Pasha, and that was who Heyreddin left in charge in Constantinople. Now, that Hasan later himself became Pasha? Is that right? This is why I advocate titles and overlinking. Elinruby (talk) 14:26, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
Hasan Agha is the adoptive son of Hayreddin Barbarossa, he's Sardianian, and was taken a slave bebore becoming Hayreddin's protégé, and became ruler of Algiers in 1533.
Ok then, there was Hasan Agha then Hasan Pasha, but they were different people? And Hasan Agha was never Hasan Pasha even though he was ruler? Okay...btw,
in case they are useful, here are the references from the French Hivernage article:
:::Actually that's the bibliography, the references are longer, but I am not up for translating all that syntax right now. Maybe the text in a minute. Meanwhile, isn't this a better, less dark and better-cropped version of an image we are already using? Very similar anyway?
And to answer the earlier question, yes, the question for the images is whether they are better. I think, for example that the lighter edit of the banner is too... pixelated or something, but the darker edit is better than the version we are using. But, question for Scope creep how much can we do before we have to worry about the "faithful reproduction" part of the copyright? That would only be a concern for the art though, not the objects or the buildings, right? And actually: fr:Hivernage_de_la_flotte_ottomane_à_Toulon#References but they are currently saying in edit summaries that Heyreddin was Ottoman not Barbaresque, so I don't necessarily vouch for any part of the article's current condition...Elinruby (talk) 14:58, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
:::taking a break. Will be back but I am not sure how soon it will be for serious work. May mess around and tie up some loose ends before I fall asleep. Elinruby (talk) 15:11, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
on Hajj, that's right, you've told me that before, haven't you, Nour. Sorry about that. Scope, they have that thing about the Amour range I mentioned above as a CS1 error; those we want to fix, right? I'll try to figure something out. Elinruby (talk) 18:03, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
still perfecting a fix for this, feel free to check it out Elinruby (talk) 11
58, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
t*(fixed) this text was hanging out by itself in Further reading looking lonely: *<!--Laʻraj--> . Noting here in case something was deleted that shouldn't have been. If it was deleted on purpose, or copied accidentally and this is already fixed, nothing needs to be done. Elinruby (talk) 20:12, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
@Nourrerahmane: just making sure: Bougie is the French name and since we are writing about the pre-colonial period we should be using Bejaia (with a trema) right? We are currently inconsistent about this. Any other cities like this where we should be checking for consistency? Again, the policy/guidance is to pick one form of a name or word in a given article and stick to it, unless it's in a quote of course. Elinruby (talk) 20:12, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
er, no. Should I use Annaba or Bone with an accent circonflexe? Don't look at me like that, I can't help if the French renamed everything Elinruby (talk) 22:20, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
on Chabane, Hajj is in the article title and there are more important things to worry about
I cannot identify the Ali Pasha who is supposed to have given the kaftan in the Crafts section to the king of Sweden, help. Sweden did indeed sign a treaty with Algiers in 1729 and there was an exchange of gifts. That much is true. Elinruby (talk) 02:21, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
He is already linked in the article in the bust of Occhiali above in the "War against the Spanish-Moroccan Alliance" section. scope_creepTalk09:56, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
oh that guy. Yes he did and the article also calls him by another name that starts with a U doesnt it? As for already linked.... how close? I have been saying we shpuld overlink. We both have hundreds of hours in the article and we're confused. By the time readers get to the culture section there will have beeb several dozen treaties. I spent about five hours determining that Sweden was never at war with Algiers, it just wanted passports for its ships.And also the Pasha at that time wasn't named Ali. Maybe that U name. I will look again. Elinruby (talk) 21:43, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
Oh and.. the article does not mention this treaty and should if we use this image. Same thing goes for that scarf, though I may be able to work in something about weaving. Elinruby (talk) 21:47, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
He seems like he really should have an article on en-wiki. I will add him to See also in the meantime and try to find someplace to mention this treaty. Assuming you want to keep the kaftan image? Elinruby (talk) 00:51, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Never mind, getting tired. He is in the caption of the photo in the culture section so I linked to the French article there. I will see about mentioning him someplace date-appropriate in connection with the effect of the privateers on the mediterranean trade. Going to break for food. Any questions for me? I will check back in a little while but may or may not go to sleep immediately afterwards Elinruby (talk) 01:16, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Is he? That's good and would nomally be just fine. For this article I dunno. That is a lot of sections away from the image. But I will come back to that. As mentioned I am tired and maybe that's affecting my thinking here. The reason I am still here though is that it turns out that the Ottoman Empire had about 17 pashas named Ali. The only one on that list that was in Algiers was Uluc, with a cedille, who is the guy Scope is thinking about. Which does NOT mean that this isn't a different Ali. I will double check this when I come back, but this *can* be fixed, if it is wrong. by calling him something other than Ali Pasha in the caption. I really am gone now Elinruby (talk) 01:43, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Founded by the corsair brothers Aruj and Hayreddin Barbarossa (Also known as Aruj and Khayr ad-Din changing the second "Aruj" to "Oruc" Elinruby (talk) 07:36, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
yeah but we need to have a chat about format because apparently tthe collapse thing isn't working for you. Which is ok. It *is* non-standard. I was also thinking of running earwigs again to be on the safe side but I am pretty confident. Listen did you see that revert in the infobox? Someone changed "Algeria" to "Ottoman Algeria". It's a cruel world. Trying to decide whether to say something. Maybe let Nour? But yes is the answer to your question. How did that EST thing go? Elinruby (talk) 11:06, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
What do you think of my question just above? What's the important part here? Hayreddin needed Selim more than Selim needed Hayreddin maybe? I was gone for a while then was making a list of articles I wish a Spanish speaker would write from scratch. I am taking nominations. Let me see what I can knock out here now that I am done. I think I found the Wiktionary syntax before I went to dinner. At least -- that's my best effort. See what you think. Elinruby (talk) 11:25, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
I saw the revert. I left a welcome message for the editor. It was very decent map, better than the current one. Oh, you talking about the arabic description. Saw that. I don't know if its ideal or not. EST? I think it too detailed at too fine a level, unless critically important and I'm missing something. The article timeline covers a vast period and it seems to be minute in terms of that timeline. scope_creepTalk11:52, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
(Nourerrahmane) was very insistent that the first sentence call it an Ottoman jurisdiction initially but I guess he moved on from that. He is our subject matter expert. Pretty sure he's studied this in college, which I have not. That kinda is a bit PoV come to think of it, I mean look at the talk page. Did they think that we didn't notice that Ottoman were around at the time? Me duh gonna check references now, Above my pay grade. You have somethign to say about the Dey section, let me see what that was. Elinruby (talk) 12:41, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
@Elinruby: (edit conflict) I think that section above may be important. What section specifically of the article does it apply to? It must be important somehow and I'm missing it. On archiving. I don't mind it but it quite click heavy, doing two clicks to open the checklist section. I had to revert last week as the rendering was damaged as a "cot" was missing. It has squeezed it out side of the talk page on the right and only a revert would fix it. scope_creepTalk13:00, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Ottoman regency of Algiers in Arabic is a description, not the name of Algeria back then. These periodic reverts come mostly from Moroccan Npovs who fail to acknowledge Algiers as a geopolitical entity of its own, so they twist the meaning of « Ottoman regency of Algiers » as if it was a mere Ottoman province, without taking into consideration the nature of the Ottoman elite of Algeria and its relation with the imperial ottoman center in Constantinople as well as Europe and the natives.
We faced a number of these disruptive editors and socks in the past. Not just in this article but in capture of fez for example.
it's ok. I think I am currently the chokepoint as I am supposed to be managing the workflow and I had a) do some RL and b) think about something else for a bit. I am trying to do the assessment scope asked for this weekend. Enjoy. Thank you for explaining; I am glad I didn't engage. So...come back fresh because there are lingering questions about Rais;) lol Elinruby (talk) 23:27, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
think it might be all the images. We can talk about this in a sec. I unlinked the images since you guys weren't answering anyway. well. there might be one set left. Going to settings brb Elinruby (talk) 13:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
section about is 1.1.5 Agiers joins the Ottoman Empire. The two versions I looked at differ somewhat and agree with the Arabic source for a certain definition of "agree". However I am fairly certain neither mentioned Spain. One said Span had just just been pacified and there was something, I think in the other one, about preparations to invade Rhodes. Look at the source I added that starts with an I Elinruby (talk) 13:24, 12 April 2024 (UTC
You had a question about the timeline. Hayreddin wrote the letter in October 1519, the emissaries reached Constantiople in June 1520 probably and Selim said no. The diplomats did their thing so Selim sent a fact finder back with the delegation. The Venetians captured their ship, negotiations delayed things, and Selim died. The captured delegation was released and by then Soleiman the Magnificent was in power and *he* agreed to let Algiers join the Ottoman Empire. But Hayreddin was sweating out domestic disturbances, an impending invasion from either Sardinia (or maybe Corsica) -- but a storm blew it off course -- and also an unruly Sheik in the west. Imber also implies that Hayreddin forged the other two letters or had them forged. All I remember without looking. But it seems like too much fine detail for a 400-year survey Elinruby (talk) 13:36, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
I am striking some items to make it clearer what remains unanswered. I think almost everything in this section is taken care of Elinruby (talk) 14:17, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
=so cluebot and I disagree=
there is also an unclosed strike tag. I will track this down shortly but if anybody reverts anything that will be too many moving parts for MY mind, which is still in overload from discovering that we spelled Mohammed ben Osman six different ways in three paragraphs in War with Spain and also referred to to him by a completely different name (El Kébir) whose spellings I did not count. Be right back 18:21, 13 April 2024 (UTC) Elinruby (talk) 18:21, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
Need short description of Al-Zahar from source in text
@Nourerrahmane: if source is in Arabic this is for you
who is Al-Zahar? Historical historiographer I am guessing? He comes up several times towards the end. Google is telling me about a modern Palestinian politician. Is there another spelling? Arabic Wikipedia article we can link to? Elinruby (talk) 10:01, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
He's a nobleman of sharifian origin from Algeria, lived through and wrote about the later period of the Regency of Algiers, source actually gives a short description of him. Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:18, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
so not really a historiographer, more like a contemporary diarist or commentator? I will un-redlink it if you don't think there's a Wikipedia article.Elinruby (talk) 10:31, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
[15] that's the source, it's called "Memoirs of Hajj Ahmed Al-Sharif Al-Zahar, head of the nobles of Algeria" collected by Algerian Historian Ahmed Tewfik and honestly it's an important local historical source about later period of Algiers. Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:37, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Not questioning the use of him, just how to explain him him
al-Zahar is now mentioned in the "Tribal aristocracy" section as a writer and an example of an eastern maraboutic aristocrat of the Ottoman period.
Nourrahmane Getting 404 page not found at the link above. I think this is resolved, but I am looking for a link to the book or a page about either the author or the book. Elinruby (talk) 05:47, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
Well done @Nourerrahmane: for tying that up. If this is the first time he is mentioned, and I think it is, then we have at least met that. Since the article is heavily weighted with definitions and really needs to be I agree with the GA reviewer that this article definitely should be an exception on overlinking. I do feel that perhaps it is excessive to wikilink "watermelon", however, but what do I know. Maybe that town has three watermelon festivals a year. But wikilinks are easier to take off than to find. Bottom line, we should redlink this author again where he appears later on in....somewhere further down the page. Even though I usually question notability if I can't find a wikilink in any language, I wouldn't here because surely there is one in Arabic? Or maybe a a different transliteration? He's an early source If not, a reference, surely. Elinruby (talk) 04:05, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
Y agreement on taking borders out of the lede
Also, for the lede, how do you feel about my suggestion that we put the discussion of the territorial scope in a separate section just after the lede? It's a definition really and should be pretty high up, but that will help with the lede length. Also readability because then people who are not interested or who aren't familiar enough with the landmarks.
rewrite approved, Legacy section may remain
I came in here to tell you that I did a non-trivial copy-edit to the Legacy section that you should check, but I don't believe I changed your meaning. Feel free to edit my edit, but the part about "points to the fact that" is not all that neutral and I changed it to "writes". Also added "he says" to what looks like an extended indirect quote.
(Page management problem done)(Had to split both my three-part question and your three-part answer, Nourerrahmane, I apologize for that. Please let me know if you object to any part of the wayI did the split, because normally we don't ever do this and you are totally entitled to object if I did something wrong here) Elinruby (talk) 05:29, 17 March 2024 (UTC)(UTC)
quote because what's shown was the first quote of William Spencer about Algerian foreign relations. There is a second one more adequate to the legacy section that i couldn't deal with. Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:54, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
@Nourerrahmane: aha this is why you asked if the Legacy section was more neutral. I didn't make the connection last night. In case this isn't actually dealt with yet, changing the label. What I was trying to explain: if it is exactly what he said it should be in quotes. If it is a paraphrase (indirect quote in journalism terminology) it should not be very long, and needs attribution, or "he says". If the statement is derogatory or disputed (and it sounds like there will be both on the #Legacy section, en-wiki is very humorless about not wanting to be sued, so it should be in quotes. Please ask a question if any part of this is unclear. A compare and contrast such as you are planning is a completely legitimate way of presenting points of view, and given that one of them infantilizes the culture presented here, no you do not have to give it equal credence (just in case somebody tries to tell you that) but you do have to present it accurately as and with due weight. WP:DUE covers this if I am not explaining it well. There are also no doubt sources that discuss colonialism and imperialism on a global or continental scale that could be added to further reading, for one thing. Scope creep can probably tell us what policy currently is about to that and about be related topics that of this period in See also, that are not exactly of this place and time, such as Scramble for Africa or Hanseatic League or I dunno, Elizabethan privateers like Francis Drake, who is not mentioned in the article right now, I don't think, but definitely was a privateer. Hope that is helpful, sorry if you already knew this.Elinruby (talk) 08:42, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
holy war jihad
(this part resolved elsewhere):ok. I will ask you about that tomorrow, need to stop soon. Meanwhile another awkward question you don't have to answer right now: under "Algerian stratocratic government", how is consensus legitimized by jihad?
(resolved elsewhere}:::::::Done for the quote. regarding your question: the consensus was legitmized by the agreement of the military electors that the Dey will defend the regency and wage war against its enemies. In this military republic, Jihad (or piracy, privateering) was a matter of complicated foreign policy, economical prosperity, religious prestige, public hapiness and internal stability. Nourerrahmane (talk) 11:50, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
nod, we really are polishing for format now I think. I am still thinking about "jihad" but I don't have a good suggestion right now. The problem is that Bush-era US propaganda really did a number on that word and it has very negative connotations. That is no doubt wrong but also a fact.
(done)Internet is pretty right now, probably the snow. Will try to click.around some other articles tomorrow and see how they have it. Elinruby (talk) 08:10, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Doesn't bother me, because the context of Jihad or holy war here is general and includes both Ottomans and Habsbourgs in 16th century, also Algiers was also compared to the state of the Knights of Rhodes and Malta. Maritime Jihad was also a core aspect that gave legitimacy to the military oligarchy of Algiers in the eyes of the population. Basically, the Regency was all about Jihad, it was created for this purpose by the Barbarossas. Nourerrahmane (talk) 09:01, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Ah but does that come across? Not sure. I had to ask. But possibly this is because of reading too closely and missing a big picture. I don't have a better idea on how to explain this right now and I do understand that this is a critical point. I am not advocating taking it out, and I'll talk to you about any rewordings about this, k? Just letting you know it's on my list of things to think about Elinruby (talk) 09:11, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Nod I will not be all that available today but I've been prioritizing this trying to get improvements in ahead of the GA review. I will try to at least get to some of the alt tags on the images. I am usually on a phone so I don't see the layout problem he is talking about. Did you address that?
Also, for the lede, how do you feel about my suggestion that we put the discussion of the territorial scope in a separate section just after the lede? It's a definition really and should be pretty high up, but that will help with the lede length. Also readability because then people who are not interested or who aren't familiar enough with the landmarks can then skip over the section. Elinruby (talk) 18:28, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Territorial extent in the lede: Situated between the Regency of Tunis in the east, the Sharifian Sultanate of Morocco and Spanish Oran (until 1791) in the west, the regency originally stetched from the Oued Mellègue [fr] river in the east to Moulouya river in the west and from Collo to Ouargla to the south.
There was another paragraph about how that changed that got deleted somehow. I can get it back out of the history if need be.
Or, frankly, the entire discussion is quite meaningless to me, and I think you can probably count on one hand the number of en-wiki readers who know where those places are so deleting it altogether is also an option.
But if you think it's important I recommend a separate section. Elinruby (talk) 19:13, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
I removed, it's already mentionned that it's located in the barbary coast of north africa and the map shows were it is located exactly Nourerrahmane (talk) 19:22, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
(resolved elsewhere}:::::::Done for the quote. regarding your question: the consensus was legitmized by the agreement of the military electors that the Dey will defend the regency and wage war against its enemies. In this military republic, Jihad (or piracy, privateering) was a matter of complicated foreign policy, economical prosperity, religious prestige, public hapiness and internal stability. Nourerrahmane (talk) 11:50, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
@Elinruby Can you please check again the Foreign policy subsection and tell me if the "Jihad legitimacy" that's been talked about in Algerian stratocratic governement section is clear enough ? Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:36, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
nod, we really are polishing for format now I think. I am still thinking about "jihad" but I don't have a good suggestion right now. The problem is that Bush-era US propaganda really did a number on that word and it has very negative connotations. That is no doubt wrong but also a fact.
Internet is pretty right now, probably the snow. Will try to click.
Doesn't bother me, because the context of Jihad or holy war here is general and includes both Ottomans and Habsbourgs in 16th century, also Algiers was also compared to the state of the Knights of Rhodes and Malta. Maritime Jihad was also a core aspect that gave legitimacy to the military oligarchy of Algiers in the eyes of the population. Basically, the Regency was all about Jihad, it was created for this purpose by the Barbarossas. Nourerrahmane (talk) 09:01, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Ah but does that come across? Not sure. I had to ask. But possibly this is because of reading too closely and missing a big picture. I don't have a better idea on how to explain this right now and I do understand that this is a critical point. I am not advocating taking it out, and I'll talk to you about any rewordings about this, k? Just letting you know it's on my list of things to think about Elinruby (talk) 09:11, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
image planning
Alright. Hopefully we'll have
another review from @Scope creep soon. Nourerrahmane (talk) 09:52, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Nod I will not be all that available today but I've been prioritizing this trying to get improvements in ahead of the GA review. I will try to at least get to some of the alt tags on the images. I am usually on a phone so I don't see the layout problem he is talking about. Did you address that?
climbing up the learning curve, discussion of copy edit to lede
YThis caused the Barbary wars - what is "this" here? The previous sentence is complex and covers a lot of ground. Barbary Wars seems to think it was about the US deciding enough was enough; this would of course be an American narrative. According to this one it could be everything from bursts of activity to the French Revolution to loss of the rights to use ports. Bursts of activity? Elinruby (talk) 08:40, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Actually it was about Algerian trade issues with europe, it was explained further in the Decline of Algiers subsection, relations with European powers soured after a period of stability in 18th century, and when the US shipping started expanding in the mediterranean, Algiers said no no, either pay tribute or war. Nourerrahmane (talk) 08:48, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
ok so "this" is... Increased American trade? That's not in the previous sentence through. Not trying to be difficult; I just want to clarify, because we're trying to cover a lot of ground in a few sentences. Elinruby (talk) 09:56, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Thanks. Note to self to check that. Lede length is an issue according to Scope creep, who would know. But clarity is a good start. Take a stab at reworking my first paragraph while you're in the lede? Elinruby (talk) 10:35, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
:under tribal organization was the following sentence fragment Depending on the region (Mozab, Aurès, Kabylie...) Do we really need it and if so which sentence does it belong to? As far as I can tell it's just examples Elinruby (talk) 02:40, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Need short description of Al-Zahar from source in text
@Nourerrahmane: if source is in Arabic this is for you
who is Al-Zahar? Historical historiographer I am guessing? He comes up several times towards the end. Google is telling me about a modern Palestinian politician. Is there another spelling? Arabic Wikipedia article we can link to? Elinruby (talk) 10:01, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
He's a nobleman of sharifian origin from Algeria, lived through and wrote about the later period of the Regency of Algiers, source actually gives a short description of him. Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:18, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
so not really a historiographer, more like a contemporary diarist or commentator? I will un-redlink it if you don't think there's a Wikipedia article.Elinruby (talk) 10:31, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
[16] that's the source, it's called "Memoirs of Hajj Ahmed Al-Sharif Al-Zahar, head of the nobles of Algeria" collected by Algerian Historian Ahmed Tewfik El Madani [17] and honestly it's an important local historical source about later period of Algiers. Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:37, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Not questioning the use of him, just how to explain him him
I like it better this way, thanks. And i'm clueless about the
climbing up the learning curve, discussion of copy edit to lede
YThis caused the Barbary wars - what is "this" here? The previous sentence is complex and covers a lot of ground. Barbary Wars seems to think it was about the US deciding enough was enough; this would of course be an American narrative. According to this one it could be everything from bursts of activity to the French Revolution to loss of the rights to use ports. Bursts of activity? Elinruby (talk) 08:40, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Actually it was about Algerian trade issues with europe, it was explained further in the Decline of Algiers subsection, relations with European powers soured after a period of stability in 18th century, and when the US shipping started expanding in the mediterranean, Algiers said no no, either pay tribute or war. Nourerrahmane (talk) 08:48, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
ok so "this" is... Increased American trade? That's not in the previous sentence through. Not trying to be difficult; I just want to clarify, because we're trying to cover a lot of ground in a few sentences. Elinruby (talk) 09:56, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Thanks. Note to self to check that. Lede length is an issue according to Scope creep, who would know. But clarity is a good start. Take a stab at reworking my first paragraph while you're in the lede? Elinruby (talk) 10:35, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Tripoli in this article didn't really fit any of the items on the disambiguation page and I think we decided to unlink it. But I found Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. That should be added to the dab page, but isn't that also the Tripoli that we are talking about in this article? Elinruby (talk) 04:21, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Then I'd guess just link to Tripoli, Libya, which was a local political/economic center anyways. (Still not sure which instance you're referring to, I suppose the first one in "Spanish expansion in the Maghreb"?) R Prazeres (talk) 17:38, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Y discrepancy was an error in the linked article, now fixed
Abu Hammu II is the name of the article but the title displays as "abu Hammu II". There is a lower case title template in the article, so apparently this is on purpose. Is Abu a title? That would make "abu" correct for French, but this isn't French. A problem for another day and I am leaving as abu Hammu II in this article, but do you.know what's up with that? Elinruby (talk) 04:39, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
No this is a typo/mistake, I think I'll move the article there myself. Standard convention is to capitalize it. The only part of Arabic names that is conventionally not capitalized in Romanization is "al-", because it's merely a grammatical morpheme equivalent to "the" (see MOS:ARABIC). R Prazeres (talk) 04:44, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Y image caption question answered: language is the painting title
Triennial mandate section: is the image caption The arrival of the new pasha, Viceroy of Algiers sent from by the great lord (Ottoman Sultan) the actual name of the work in this image? If not, the language needs tweaking Elinruby (talk) 05:58, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
A Barbary Pirate", Oil on canvas, 51 inches x 31.5 inches (129.5 x 80 cm) by Giovanni Guida (1837-1895)
this got taken down. Did someone feel it was the wrong period or something? It is already used in Barbary corsairs if someone didn't like it, but if we're ruling it out I just want to know why. In view of better suggestions in future. Elinruby (talk) 05:56, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
Under Crafts, can we talk a little about "head jewelry"? It makes me think crown, but I doubt that is right. Also "adornment jewelry": brooch maybe?Elinruby (talk) 04:28, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- Head jewelry looks like this File:Assabah algérienne.jpghttps://www.pinterest.fr/pin/162903711512652395/] and Yes, a good example of adormnment jewelry is this : [18] "Algerian love knot", it was worn by the corsairs to remind them about their loved ones when they were at sea. This video give intresting informations about it [19]
i am thinking about that love knot as it is an interesting detail I'd like to include if I can come up with a succinct wording. I think "brooch" is usually something a woman wears though, will check, and for some reason I had forgotten about necklaces and bracelets. Did the corsairs usually wear these as pins? And if so where? Turban, chest, arm? I will come back to a proposed wording in this once you let me know.
Could I add (assabah) after "head jewelry" or were there other kinds as well? Maybe "forehead jewelry" would be clearer if that fits?
I don't really have reliable informations about that, although there is a painting in the Corsairs of Algiers article of a corsair wearing earrings, the Deys also bore Golden yatagans and watches from Venice, other than that, i have to check more sources. Nourerrahmane (talk) 11:52, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
the Deys also bore Golden yatagans and watches from Venice is an interesting point if you have a source handy for that, for the crafts/culture section I was thinking? Elinruby (talk) 07:57, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
just noting I found the new work in this section that incorporates M.Bitton's suggestion. Looking pretty good; going to do a copyedit now. One thing; Article names start with a capital but the wikilink will work for lower-case also, so you don't need the capitals in the middle of sentences. Just letting you know. Elinruby (talk) 06:07, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
File:A Barbary Pirate by Giovanni Guida.jpg
Crafts section Nourerrahmane: Did an edit. Shaping up nicely. Even more very detailed questions though. No rush on these, because I haven't finished going through the source and I may be able to cross some of these off myself when I am. But some of them do need you, so here's a preview of current questions:
Bath bucket? I guess these would be more ornate than regular buckets?
Having trouble imagining flexible door knockers. "Looped" is a bit better but still confusing also
most saddles I know about are leather so I don't think saddlers-embroiderers are a thing in English. Golvin says saddlers. I do see gold and silver thread though, citing that specifically. What is cast iron in this context? That would be what the thing is made of, but what is the thing?
Guergour is a region near Tuat I am thinking? And Ghiordés is a knotting technique? is kula a synonym?
Babouche shoes: we have an article on balgha, which I wikilinked. Possibly we should say slippers not shoes? French Wiktionary has an entry on sédria, is it ok? It says these were specifically worn by tirailleurs (probably true but not just them, I am thinking? Also need to look up how to link that if ok
Getting zero hits on "chebika"except for place names. Is it possible there is another spelling? Same issue with ma'allema and gargaf. In Those from Bône and Djidjilli were polychrome with flat dots does "those" mean lace or embroidery? Google is very confused by Bône in that sentence and not helpfulElinruby (talk) 07:44, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
- No idea.
- Probably, i'm honestly unfamiliar with english spelled shapes of door knockers
- Maybe metal works ?
- Yes it is, here is "Ghiordes" [20] and Kula is a city in modern day Turkey
- I'd prefer slippers! and you can link to Sedira's french article. Well they were worn by pretty much everyone in Algiers for centuries.
Ma'allema is the head teacher of tailors, Gargaf is another name for techniques on how to make embroidries, and we're talking basically about embroidery from Bone and Djijeli. Sorry it's badly written. Nourerrahmane (talk) 09:01, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for answers. It's not exactly bad, but doesn't shine the way it needs to for featured. Some of the lists are a pretty close translation, also, working on that. Going to start by getting rid of bath buckets. Source does say that but...working on it.Elinruby (talk) 09:13, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
Y resolved: there are two different people called Sidi Ahmed
Reconquest of Algiers section: The Battle of Issers article says that it was Sidi Ahmed Ou Moussa (saint) who took Algiers (or did I link the wrong Sidi Ahmed?) But this article says it was the Sultan Belkadi of Kiku, and the Battle of Issers article does not mention Kuku or Belkadi. Yet the timeframe and Berber ethnicity seem right (?) Are these different people? Please advise Elinruby (talk) 07:00, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
It’s actually sidi ahmad belkadi, It has no relation with that saint. Though Sultan or emir belkadi is more accurate. Sidi is related to his claim of being a descendant from prophet Muhammad. Nourerrahmane (talk) 07:06, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Y done, standardizing the spelling of the name in this article as "Heyreddin"
Under Hayrredin's consolidation: Khair ad-Din is Heyreddin right? Planning to standardize the transliteration, any opinion on which is most correct? Elinruby (talk) 08:22, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
I agree about readability and conveniently that is what we are mostly using. Leaving this open but only to remind myself to check that the standardization got all instances Elinruby (talk) 10:57, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
ah I missed that. If it is on the image I will just consider it the image title and italicize it, does that work for you? Elinruby (talk) 12:04, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
In the Corsair kings section under Ottoman viceroyalty, isn't there some thing wrong with this sentence? The Ottoman Sultan appointed them over whomever the corsairs suggested as viceroys.Elinruby (talk) 12:18, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
sure, let me know. It sounds like the corsairs are suggesting the viceroys and it's more that he was sending them and sometimes the corsairs rejected them, wasn't it? Or am I confused about the timeline? Elinruby (talk) 22:19, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Done. Actually they didn’t refuse them in this period, the rulers of the regency were always corsairs in the beylerbey period. Nourerrahmane (talk) 03:29, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
ok. It helps to know that but the sentence. I wandered off into some linked articles but will pick back up in that section. Elinruby (talk) 03:52, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Y edits have clarified this
Triennial mandate: In 1596, Khider Pasha tried to get rid of the Odjak. A revolt sparked in the city of Algiers, and spread to neighboring towns, but the attempt failed. Was it the attempt to get rid of the Odjak that failed or the rebellion? Also, the link between the two isn't entirely clear.Elinruby (talk) 06:27, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- Khider pasha wanted to get rid of the Odjak or at least reduce its influence, that's why he unleached a popular rebellion against it but he failed. That is because of how autonomous the Odjak was, as its members (janissaries) didn't abide by the command of the Pasha, just like the corsairs. their egalitarian spirit made politics in Algiers very complicated, they wanted to be king makers or at least submit the decisions of the Pasha to their approval first just like the corsairs. Nourerrahmane (talk) 08:20, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Y answered and addressed; no harems because heirs not needed
There is a logic step I am not quite getting here under Society: there were no harems in Algiers since the elected rulers were often politically challenged.[249]. Basically, given all the politics and assassination attempts, leaders kept their households small and agile? Elinruby (talk) 04:51, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- Harems were usually important to have successors, in Algiers it wasn't needed for the rulers since they were elected. Women were kept outside of politics.
restating to verify understanding: on harems the issue was that leaders were elected, more so than that they were challenged. On Khider pasha the rebellion was part of trying to get rid of the Odjak.
changed harem sentence to However, there were no harems in Algiers since the its elected rulers did not require heirs and also were often politically challenged.Elinruby (talk) 15:14, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Aristocratic castes: is "tribal dust" just saying that this is an ancient social structure? (moved from earlier three-item question) Elinruby (talk) 06:45, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, pre colonial maghreb was tribal to the core, but in the Ottoman period, the tribes started affiliating themselves with "the country of Algiers" or Watan al Djaza'ir.
on tribes I am, I think, grasping the point about centralization. But why is "dust" there? .Maybe I just need to look at the sentence in the source. I think it is just saying that this was an ancient social structure? Elinruby (talk) 08:44, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
"Tribal dust" is a term used by the cited author, it 7 tribes didn't care about central authority and cared more about their own strength. This was a response to 19th century French authors who claimed that, since Algerian soceity was mostlly tribal, we cannot speak about the existance of an "Algerian people". French authors in that period often wanted to disregard the role of the Algerian tribes in the administration and politics of Ottoman Algeria. The point was to make the Ottoman elite completely seperated from the population, and that would paint the Ottomans as conquerors and usurpers rather than an Algerian elite that although it kept its Ottoman character, it still seperated itself from the imperial core in istanbul and posed itself as an Algerian central authority that derived its legitmacy from Jihad against christian powers and garenteer of National unity in a sence, as if it was a warrior aristocracy, which is why many Ottoman Algerians married to the tribes to ensure their loyalty to the center and organise internal administration and levy of taxes. Thus, the colonial theory was proved wrong by more recent scholarly Algerian and western sources. Nourerrahmane (talk) 08:52, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
"Dust" refers to what colonial authors wanted point out as "tribal anarchy", they were opposed to words like heritage or traditions as this would imply a historical background for the Algerian people, something the French opposed to the point of destroying many historical sites including the lower qasba in Algiers for example. French authorities stripped lands from Algerian tribes and imposed the civil code on what they called "The indiginous pupulations" (The didn't recognize the existance of an Algerian people), Thus cutting tribal ties and seperating members of the same tribe from each other, giving them new family names based on their looks or their job, without giving them French citizenship however. Nourerrahmane (talk) 09:21, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Maybe it's sarcasm, "Tribal anarchy" would fit better for understanding i beleive, you see it's a sensitive subject regarding Algerian French relations to this day, French president Macron caused a diplomatic crisis in 2021 when he questionned if there ever was an Algerian nation or people before colonisation. This colonial issue is all rooted in this claim. And don't worry, you have done a lot of good work in this article that i couldn't hope to acheive myself, so thank you for that. Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:14, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
looking now. I hadn't heard about Macron. But based on what I do (did?) know, there is (was?) plenty to be sensitive about, so don't apologize. And listen, all these incremental changes I am making do, I believe, improve the article, but it's a really substantial piece of work, and very important IMHO. It portrays a living breathing culture and not just the cartoonish propaganda about US Marines in Tripoli, which is what, if anything, most Americans are going to know about the period. As you've noticed, I am also doing a fast run through some of the related articles and I am seeing a lot of work by you in those also. So. Somebody noticed what you are doing, just so you know. Elinruby (talk) 14:57, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
:I see. An important point then. I am not going to take it out. But why dust as opposed to heritage or traditions?
So it's sarcasm? Because correct me if I am wrong and maybe this is what I am not understanding, isn't this author Algerian not French? People may just have to click on the reference. But meantime I gather that this is important, don't worry about that, if you are. Also, I may speak French and not Arabic but I am no apologist for the French colonial government and have previously discussed with someone the parallels between the Western betrayal of Eastern Europe and what the French did in Africa and North Africa.
fairly substantive change here to wording but not I think to meaning, trying to bring out the loyalty to the country I think you are talking about. I see the stuff about marabouts and I think it is good. Previously you could tell they were important but not so much how. I did just go through the articles about marabouts that are linked in the lede. This is a good example of material that will be very new to most English speakers though, so there may be questions. In fact -- you say oasis. I think there is more than one, though, right? Changing to oases plural unless you stop me. Going through Society section again from the top. I think infantilization is a feature of most colonialism and not limited to Algeria. But it's Algeria we are talking about, and I think I understand better. Merouche does not have a preview on Google Books though. If you are taking long-term suggestions, I have seem people add pages to the Internet Archive. I would have trouble doing that from here, but if you are in a city or have access to a scanner, it's a thought. Elinruby (talk) 16:22, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, i will check for sure, Merouche' study is valuable. As always yhe changes you made are most welcome and allow for better readability, yes marabouts are important, they were a sort of internal legitimacy for the Ottoman elite, in exchange they had a cut in the corsair spoils and many previledges. And yes there is more than one oasis since the awlad sidi cheik ruled over large chunk of the Sahara. As for the Siba tribes, yes are rebellious or at least unsubordinate to central authority. Nourerrahmane (talk) 19:01, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Y rebelling -> insubordinate
Social structures: word dissident is used correctly but generally is seen with respect to individual Russian critics of the Kremlin. Changing explanation of siba to "rebellious".Comments? Elinruby (talk) 17:38, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
(Copied from three-part answer elsewhere As for the Siba tribes, yes are rebellious or at least unsubordinate to central authority. Nourerrahmane (talk) 19:01, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
the "timar" system was not applied in Algiers, and the beylerbeys would instead send an annual tribute to Constantinople after meeting the expenses of state: the equivalency is not clear here. Timar=land grant for pay? Unless the soldiers were paid by Constantinople from the tribute? Elinruby (talk) 20:47, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Yes but this was done in directly administred provinces of the Ottoman empire, elite soldiers 'Sipahis' were granted land in echange for tax in kind, The siphais would later tranform it into cash. In Algeria this was not applicable, it was the Pasha or the beys that sent troops and makhzen tribes to collect taxes from tributary regions, After receiving taxes from the various beyliks and after the Pasha had finished his annual spending, he would send an annual tribute to the Sublime porte, in return he would receive new volontaries from the Ottoman lands to be trained as janissaries. This is one of the important aspects that made Algiers and other barbary states as tributary states rather than regular provinces. Later on, this tribute became more symbolic and kinda transformed into Eid presents, though no less valuable. Nourerrahmane (talk) 21:52, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
ok so I remember that the Porte said fine, been autonomous, but you're paying the soldiers. So there is no equivalency, there is a contrast. And the quid pro quo for the taxes was a supply of new soldiers. Do I have that right now? Elinruby (talk) 22:05, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Exactly, and it was indicative of subordination also (even if it's nominal), it's the Pasha of Algiers and his diwan that pay the salaries of soldiers. the revolution of 1659 was first understood by the Grand viziermehmet Koprulu as ceasing of tribute, and so he threatened not to send any more volonteers for Algiers and that he would ban Ottoman ports from supplying the corsairs, he would also threaten to declare Algiers a Kharijite state and a rebellious entity in the islamic ummah, so the Ottoman Algerians (diwan) accepted to have an Ottoman representative without having executive power however. Nourerrahmane (talk) 22:43, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Thanks. Oh, one more thing, any Pasha that fails to pay the soldiers in time would meet a terrible end and gets replaced, a well written letter to the sultan was sufficient enough to send a new 'hopefully' more competent one, the ruler would get elected after the revolution, so you can see that this regency was all about the military elite and not a strong man leadership, at least not untill later in the dey's period. Nourerrahmane (talk) 22:53, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
(all items in this section are done, no longer needs a header)Last issue from previous list==
Y coordinating work on images
Hi Folks, I see the lead has been redone. It is now much more accurate and compliant. Last issue, I think I had on my list above was the MOS:SANDWICH problem, which will need to be addressed. scope_creepTalk08:00, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
I can do the images, and the alts today if you want. I do them when I get back. I think there is only about 4-6 needing done. I will start checking the alts now. scope_creepTalk08:19, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
@Elinruby: Have you have any preference for what to use for the images. There seems to be quite a mix of styles, some are plain galleries, some are packed, some are standalone. I notice that some images are quite far away from their associated sections, for example in the Algeria section. I would be nice to bring them together underneath the section that they are spoken about. I suspect is is probably GA fail to have them so far away. scope_creepTalk08:48, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
The only thing I have done with images so far is some of the alts. I think the other editor who set that up is open to suggestions and help. They certainly have been when it comes to the text. Elinruby (talk) 09:05, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
@Nourerrahmane:Elinruby (talk) 09:06, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Wait for a response I guess. On the small matter, Ref 282 I put a ref=none on a further reading entry but it seems its been used as a citation. I would assume copying into the citations sections under A for "Awareness foundation for research and development"? scope_creepTalk09:11, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
They are usually active about this time, also @R.Prazeres:. I think it is ok to get started, the subject matter experts are not shy about saying something is wrong. And Nourerrahmane was hoping for another review from you above. Elinruby (talk) 09:23, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
@R Prazeres:Elinruby (talk) 09:28, 7 March 2024 (UTC) ah yes that awareness link. It is in the Music section and it doesn't work. It's on one of the lists above I think. If neither one shows up I can see if there is a source in French for whatever it was Elinruby (talk) 09:32, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Heading now. Will be back for 3 and hopefully there should be some word from them. Ref 14 and 149 need looked at. Ref 282 is fixed. 282 doesn't have a named editor or author, just the org. scope_creepTalk09:34, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Ok. It sounded like he was headed home so that should work out. I am fixing the Danish reference someone left us. Elinruby (talk) 09:54, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
The "Chenntouf|1999|p=188" ref 56 is not accurate. It should actually be "Njeuma|1999|p=188". It needs a new cite for it. scope_creepTalk17:39, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
The "Chenntouf|1999|p=188" ref 56 is not accurate. It should actually be "Njeuma|1999|p=188". It needs a new cite for it. scope_creepTalk17:39, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Hi @Nourerrahmane: The ones in the education section need done and the "War with Spain" section and the "Reconquest of Algiers" section also. They might complain about the top image in the "Ali Bitchin Raïs" section.
Hi @Nourerrahmane: You don't need to necessarily take any images away. You can use the Template:Multiple image to group images underneath a particular section or paragraph. It good as it gets it very close to where the thing is being spoken about. Might be helpful. scope_creepTalk15:09, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Sorry guys over in the Pacific time zone I fell asleep. I did build out a citation for that Danish reference 149 and will add it shortly if Scope creep didn't already get to it. I'll be gone most of the day though. Elinruby (talk) 16:33, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
In the Notes section for reason sfnlinks are being used for some reason. They look kind of odd when they are bracketed like that. At least one is the normal sfn link, but it loo Is there any reason for it? scope_creepTalk17:46, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
I changed a couple of refs of Kaddache on two different years and they are working fine, look more akin what is already used and link properly to the cite, but its left behind an odd harv error message. I've left an help request at the help desk as I don't recognise that error message. Somebody will turn up soon to fix it. I see there is a mountain of folk following this article. There is between 500-700 folks looking at it every day. scope_creepTalk18:57, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Sfnlinks are used in the Notes section as a workaround for a mediawiki bug regarding the use of a footnote embedded in a list-defined reference. A description of this bug can be found at Template:Sfn. They do not need to be bracketed (add param |nb=yes for "no bracketing"), and you can put any text you want there (use param |text= ), but only the mediawiki software can generate and apply superscript, bracketed, numeric footnote links, so whatever text we use, it can't be that. (ec) Mathglot (talk) 19:03, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Not sure how much of a concern article length is (probably not much), but here's some data, and my take on it.
As of rev. 1212668868 of 00:48, 9 March 2024, raw byte size is now 170,271. Using my software, I count 499 paragraphs, 15,602 words, and 80,560 printable characters including lead, body, section headers, and Notes, but not including sidebar, ToC, bracketed superscript footnote numbers, See also, References, or anything below References.
The WP:SIZESPLIT table is on an Info page (not policy, not guideline) and suggests:
> 9,000 words ⟶ Probably should be divided or trimmed
> 15,000 words ⟶ Almost certainly should be divided or trimmed
but this table is problematic.
Note that afaict, there is no recognized method of determining how to count words in a Wikipedia article. There is a tool under Xtools which gives a reliable (in the scientific sense of "repeatable") number for "prose words", but that value is almost completely useless, because it does not include table content, and it leads to absurdly ridiculous values, such as calculating a value of 45 words for the article List of Glagolitic manuscripts, which happens to be the #1 longest of all 6,907,790 articles at Wikipedia.
I think my count of 15,602 is a pretty accurate one, and by the table count, this is in "definitely split or trim" territory. So, if nominating this for GA, that should be taken into account. To get it down to "may need to be split" territory of 8,000 words, you'd have to cut it approximately in half.
On the other hand, raw byte size is now 170,271, and plenty of articles are much longer than that. Take some European country articles: France: 275kb; Germany: 203kb; Italy: 387kb; Scotland: 240kb; even Monaco 172kb. My take is that the WP:SPLIT info page has some serious issues, is not a guideline, and doesn't represent the reality of articles out there, so we can pretty much ignore it. Mathglot (talk) 01:49, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
yeah we've talked about this. When I brought this up Nourerrahmane was against a split on the basis that it's a top-level article with a meta scope. I have to agree that it's an attempt to cover 400 years of naval and land warfare, empires and political trends, holy wars and religious institutions. Oh and poetry, since I asked. Nothing if not ambitious and I am somewhat awed by it. I think it's a case for ignoring that guideline especially since it weaves together a lot of the scattered small articles that went through PNT.
I am keeping an eye on it though. On the other phone I have a setting enabled that was telling me I had it down to 11,000 some, just by eliminating passive tense and repetition where I saw it, and I just reworked the education section and cut maybe 50 more around the edges. I think this may also be a case for overlinking some terms, since there is a lot of terminology that English speakers will find hard to remember, like makhzen (Algeria) which is nonetheless pretty crucial. Elinruby (talk) 13:39, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
And that's a good thing. The article size is guideline is "readable text". So no references or wikilinks count.Elinruby (talk) 14:07, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
that's probably why my count is so much lower, if Mathglot was using word or something similar. Maybe. Mathglot's the one that usually does templates so for all I know I'm the one who's wrong. Elinruby (talk) 14:11, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
just noting that this count is according to an Xtools gadget called Prosesize that I got by clicking a box in settings. Elinruby (talk) 04:32, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
About WP:SIZESPLIT and Prose size gadget: the prose word count given by that tool is completely unreliable, to the point of ridiculous absurdity. If you want a taste of how dumb it really is, see WT:SPLIT#The term 'prose size', which explains why it is that the prose size of our #2 largest article (i.e., [[List of Glagolitic manuscripts]]) at 690,035 raw bytes is only 45 prose words. So, forget about prose size, it is a joke. Just as a future flash, I plan to start a WP:VPR to completely junk the current counting system that determines when articles are split based on prose size and propose a new one, because the current system is completely incoherent. P.S. I am not using Word, and I am including tables and lists, and excluding refs; and yes, more refs are a good thing, and no matter how many you add, it won't affect my word count calculation. Mathglot (talk) 02:41, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
nod I suspected Mathglot the template editor would have already examined the guts of anything technical he posted about. Still going to use Prosesize for benchmarking purposes here though, just for my own private curiosity. The material is very dry and unfamiliar in places and fewer shorter words generally improves readability, which is the main goal here. (How many trade agreements and battles can a single section usefully discuss? It's turning into an intellectual challenge.)
(everything in this section is done, reducing click-heaviness by collapsing the header, striking some side snark about the Dukes of Guise)fresh questions
Starting a new section because I'm not done sorting the others.
explaining an edit summary about Duke of Guise
By the way, Nourerrahmane the edit summary on the edit you were just looking at must go with the edit before it I guess. I was complaining about "Duke de Guise" or Duc of Guise, something like that. Also maybe he was from Provence, I didn't know that, but he is famous for intrigue at court slash national politics. If it's the same Duke, but that's probably true of all the Dukes of Guise.
Y education section clarification
Yeducation section: says madrassas depended on local authorities and also that the central government gave them money. I'm thinking that the central government was involved in the secondary schools in the cities, but please clarify.
round bottoms, copied below
bottoms on boats apparently were important to the Atlantic raids because they are harder to sink and also allow sails and a rudder? Is that your understanding? This guy apparently had a lot to do with that. Comments?
Scope creep questions from above: The sentence now reads The state and urban notables owned lands near the main towns, cultivated by tenant farmers who were paid a fifth of the harvest, under the khammas system for sharecropping common land please check and if you can source. This is what I am getting from search results but when I go to links it takes me to pages that are unavailable and I am probably too sleep deprived right now anyway to dig in sources. There was also something about religious sharecropping (?)
Since I mentioned you, Scope, you go, sir, yes, that is that I was trying to fix. Please improve if you can.
I sort of grasp usufruct but I don't have a pithy explanation yet. The other word (melk?) currently has "properties" in parentheses following it. How about I change that to "estates" to make it clearer that we're talking about land use here? Or is there a better word? Still in the agriculture section, there's another word I don't remember right now that is explained as good land near cities. What is good about it? It's flat? It's not the Sahara? Please advise. Elinruby (talk) 09:42, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
noting this before I lose it. Extended discussion of land tenure. Another mention of fate orchards and irrigation systems Elinruby (talk) 23:00, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
refactoring break (fresh questions)
The 09:33 comment and follow-ups to it were originally placed in the § Article size section above, but belong here.
typo causing problems got fixed
@Elinruby I can't reply to your fresh questions section, dunno why, so i will reply here
YI forgot to close a bracket, I just noticed. Might cause that depending on which tools you use. Might be fixed now if so
resolved stuff about the Duke of Guise, nothing to do here
- I don't exactly know about this duke, as the sources i worked with didn't really specify who he was
Y q about schools resolved
- Yes, such as this inscription of a school comissioned by Dey Baba Ali chaouch File:Sokeli Ali Pasha Algerian school.jpg, but most of their Madrassas were left for notables and religious authorities to take care of.
I added this image to the section, which needed some visual appeal anyway, and a sentence about Baba Ali Chaouch.
coffeehouses
I still wish there was one more sentence about coffeehouses, but snippet view on that source isn't helping much.
More resolved stuff about the Duke of Guise, nothing to do here
YDon't worry about the Duke, I just realized I was being confusing is all. Hopefully that explains why I was talking about English and French.Elinruby (talk) 07:24, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
followed up below
bottoms on boats apparently were important to the Atlantic raids because they are harder to sink and also allow sails and a rudder? Is that your understanding? This guy apparently had a lot to do with that. Comments?
(Copied from a three-part answer above by Nourerrahmane above): Exactly, they were the reasons why the corsairs managed to sail in the Atlantic. Galleys were manoeuvrable but were more adequate for mediterranean waters. and that corsair was important because even though he did a lot contributions to the fleet of Algiers (and made a lot of prizes) he still was behind a diplomatic crisis between Algiers and France, called the two canonns case, he left the fleet of Algiers because of a secret deal with the duke of guise. [17] this source is dedicated for this case as it was the origin of the first historical billateral treaties between Algeria and France.
(my name mistake Elinruby (talk) 23:46, 12 March 2024 (UTC)) Murad/Murat yeah he took some cannon with him when he left and gave them to the Duke, which caused a problem with the treaty? Is there a generic name for round bottom boats? Every time I type that I hear the Queen song, and if you don't know it, be glad. Elinruby (talk) 09:53, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
Simon Re'is. is his actual name, when he took the cannons, negociations with the french halted because of the Bastion problem (Algiers refused the Ottoman capitulations to France), his case kinda added oil to fire. and war ended only when the two cannons were returned. Nourerrahmane (talk) 11:01, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
round bottoms sail, flat bottom oar
- Exactly, they were the reasons why the corsairs managed to sail in the Atlantic. Galleys were manoeuvrable but were more adequate for mediterranean waters. and that corsair was important because even though he did a lot contributions to the fleet of Algiers (and made a lot of prizes) he still was behind a diplomatic crisis between Algiers and France, called the two canonns case, he left the fleet of Algiers because of a secret deal with the duke of guise. [21] this source is dedicated for this case as it was the origin of the first historical billateral treaties between Algeria and France.
Ok so just to make sure I've got this, flat bottomed boats has oars. Round bottomed boats had sails and rudders. Elinruby (talk) 00:57, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
My mistake. I just added the raid on the Faroe Islands. I think *that* was Murad.
ships:Yeah round bottoms have sails flat bottoms had oars right? This is actually an important technological advances, going to try to squeeze in a word or two.
Y Agreement reached that when used as a title in this article we will use "Reis"
I think I will add at least one of the bios to See also. I think Simon Reis is mentioned in the text already, will check. Elinruby (talk) 08:53, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
(followup from round bottom ships thread) yes he is mentioned by name with respect to the cannons he gave the Duke of Guise (who is in fact mentioned as governor of Provence at the time, but that's just distracting since he is more important as a military commander and royal advisor so yes, let's keep Provence out of this. Btw I updated the wikilink to point to a specific Duke of Guise). My question about Simon however is that he is mentioned in the article as Zymen Danseker but Nourerrahmane seems to feel it should be Simon Re'is. I agree I think, since this is Ottoman history and he is presumably more likely to be found in those sources under the name he used in Algiers. We won't lose the Dutch name since we link to it, but the article seems to only give European names. Bottom line, changing this name to Simon Re'is in the text unless someone objects.
followup to the followup:why is it Re'is though, and not the Reis we are using elsewhere as a title? If this is just a transliteration problem, totally fine with that but for purposes of this article we need to pick one and use it consistently when we refer to individual pirates Elinruby (talk) 23:43, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
The corsairs of the Regency always carry the title "Reis" in their names, Oruç Reis, Hamidou Reis, and others listed in the article, this if we want to stick to their Ottoman Barbary corsair affiliation. Nourerrahmane (talk) 00:01, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
I think we should for the reasons above, but should we use Reis or Re'is? I have no opinion and just want to know which way to standardize it Elinruby (talk) 00:04, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
Y Reis it is then for purposes of this article. This is answered as far as I am concerned but will leave uncollapsed for a while in case there is an objection to the part about using pirate names Elinruby (talk) 00:17, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
(Fantastic coffeehouse image Nourerrahmane) I saw and love the coffeehouse painting. I took one image out of the gallery because when I added the translation of the Arabic from Commons it made a really really long and narrow caption. I am open to solving this some other way.
Nourerrahmane Arabic questions
I also would like to add your translation of the name of the song in the Music section, but I tbink it needs work so I am copying this unanswered questiom here from up the page: A reference (currently 280) is broke in this section. Also, I would like to add your translation of the title of the Chaabi song but I have some niggling vocabulary questions. "Catch" is most often used for fish in English and I would like to use "prize" instead. Also "my corsair" sounds like a person, as if it was a wife who is proud of what her husband brought home, but since the author and the singer are both male I am thinking we must be talking about the shop and its crew? LMK. I think there is a good case to be made for adding the YouTube video as an external link. Elinruby (talk) 04:39, 6 March 2024 (UTC) Maybe "My Ship Captured a Prize" That:s my best guess, but it's a guess. Please advise Elinruby (talk) 17:41, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
Crisis of the 19th century section --@Nourerrahmane: could you please check the big word order/sentence flow edit I did against the Boaziz that supports that analysis? I don't think I changed the meaning, but there is definitely an important synthesis here that needs to come from a historian, and of course I can't read the source to check it myself. Adding a "quote=" parameter to the citation would be good. Thanks. If there is an issue, do your own rewrite and ping me so I can check the word choice and such. Elinruby (talk) 00:25, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
@Elinruby So i made small rewording, removed the public opinion about war since the population favored the war against Europe but hated taxes, actually privateering brought wealth. And added the Aftermath of the barbary wars in Algiers. Nourerrahmane (talk) 01:26, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Nodnod. That's why I keep telling you I've done something when there is any doubt in my mind that I have changed the meaning, and I appreciate the same. Especially when we are parsing stuff like "or chiefdom, princedom, vassal, confederation or dynasty" that probably needs to me explained. PS: have you seen my followup to the song title question. How about "Our Ship Crew Took a Prize"? My ship took April,e? The thing is, "my Corsair" is still a person to me. And if he belongs to me, then that would make "me" either his wife or his sovereign. And the singer and the author of poem are me, right? Elinruby (talk) 17:19, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
(Stale update)::::Elin i'll be back at this soon, since i'm focusing on checking paraphrasing and verifiability right now :) Nourerrahmane (talk) 21:19, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
No problem whatever works. These questions mostly aren't holding anything up except for the zellij one. Please do that one first when you come back to questions, and sign off on any sections you are certain do not need further review. I am going to try to wind up that last history section now. Elinruby (talk) 21:28, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
arbitrary break (fr questions)
this break added to separate it from refactored/moved content above that may be out of order chronologically.
In the ""Ottoman suzerainty weakens"' it talks about a 17th century treaty and then moves to the 16th century. Should that not come after, as it seems to be related. scope_creepTalk11:07, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
it looks like it is now in chronological order? There is a big gap in dates there though, maybe room for improvement there Elinruby (talk) 00:40, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
Would @Mathglot: be able to come with a pithy sentence. I'm still not sure what it is, and the reviewer wont either. Is it is product or a legal definition? scope_creepTalk14:24, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
It is the benefit of a shared property. I think. But is the benefit a title or the harvest and is that common law legal term even an exact fit? Elinruby (talk)
I would suggest changing it (melk) to estates. The wikidictionary lookup for "melk" is dutch for milk, so can't link there and its only a single entry so serves little purpose, no descriptive text or context. scope_creepTalk14:24, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
Ref 150 needs replaced. There is not author information on it. I'll try and find an academic ref for it now. Did that previous ref get fixed that was the same book but a previous chapter. I'll check it. scope_creepTalk14:32, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
Couldn't find a ref for this today. Lots on the event, but little of the sacking of the three ships/enslavement. Must be summat. scope_creepTalk22:53, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
Elin, hope you don't mind, I changed your bullets to numbers to make it easier to respond individually. Feel free to revert. Mathglot (talk) 21:11, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
Collapsed is fine; if you are referring to the edit where I uncollapsed two of them, it's because there was a lack of balance (top/bottom) templates, and/or the top was in one section and the bottom in another, and that breaks the page; both top and bottom have to be in the same section. If you want a handy indicator of "doneness" see {{tick}} or {{aye}} or {{done}} (and if you scroll down the /doc page, there's a whole table of other ones) and you can add that to the collapse bar.
Y Example of a collapsed section with a {{tick}} mark.
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nope, Mathglot who loves you,? I hadn't noticed. I am usually not subtle in complaining either as you know. Just trying ad hoc to track what still needs an answer and what doesn't. Please feel free to fix any havoc I may wreak due to fatigue; putting in some hours here trying to wrap up. Just explaining what I am trying to do. I don't usually try to moderate talk page discussions but these are exceptionally intricate and detailed due to all the material the article is trying to cover. Elinruby (talk) 06:00, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
These questions are open for comment from whoever knows
Tuat has a fairly extensive description of an irrigation system and a tribal initiative to grow date alms. But is this Regency of Algiers agriculture or an example of a trade network? Elinruby (talk) 08:58, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
@Nourerrahmane: so ::somewhere in the article we say that he tribes of the central oases were not their own central power but vassals. Scope of article question: if they are vassals are they Regency of Algiers? If not, then the irrigation system, however interesting, would be out of scope, right? I was wondering about thinking of governance issues with the tribes, but if the central government was not involved in the project, then this would this would not be an example of tbst. LMK; this may apply to triage of the photos of women wearing jewelry. Which I have quite a few of now, if anyone is interested Elinruby (talk) 20:53, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
They are a semi independent pricipality with their own organisation, but they still owe alliegence to Algiers and provide either regular tribute or send military detachements if needed, but they are not a state, more like tribal confederations who own lands within the broader control of the Regency of Algiers. But honestly i have no deep insight of their organization, but central government was not involved in managing their lands, and this was the case for most of the regency, tribes were often self sufficient but they had to owe alliegence by sending tribute or men as auxilaries for the center governement. but you know most of these tribes are pastoralists or engage in date cultivation, and are still dependent on the markets of the north to sell their products, these markets are organized by agents or marabouts belonging to central governement. Irrigation system is applied where the lands belong to governement or nobles directly linked to it. Hope this answers the question. Nourerrahmane (talk) 04:45, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
I think we should still speak of desert agriculture since the tribes are linked with Algiers economically and politically, as explained in the article. Nourerrahmane (talk) 04:49, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
(Hassan-Bey is now irrelevant since -- correct me if I am wrong -- I believe it was determined to be non-RS)Hasan-Bey reference (50) has no page numbers for me. Is this a me problem? Canada annoyed some internet companies recently by passing a copyright law and I sometimes have Google Books problems that other people don't. If it's me, I was specifically trying to verify the instance in the manufacturing section Elinruby (talk) 11:38, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
(cluebotwas right on this one)Kingdom of England section under Foreign Policy: Image seems disproportionately large? By maybe 20%? Elinruby (talk) 11:44, 12 March 2024 (UTC) Also rec by N for jewelry Elinruby (talk) 21:17, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Urgently needs doing
Manufacturing section; word for word translation of Kaddache, so we aren't doing this for nothing. Definitely the last two sentences. Looking at a snippet view and am having trouble finding the right words to make "ropemaking" appear. Currently unsure if the sentences before that are uncited or from Kaddache. More checking needed. Elinruby (talk)
Arbitrary break
(moved to checklist)War with Spain: the tip picture in the gallery is of Danish ships. Should that be under War with Denmark? Elinruby (talk) 15:59, 13 March 2024 (UTC))
Maybe! I am going backwards in time so I might be missing something. But Scope creep seems to say that we don't need to worry about too many pictures, and he follows policies quite closely. I personally think they are good. I think my answer is that if it isn't hard go ahead and add it. We can always take it back out. And if was about French ships (that's the section above Denmark I think?), then yeah that might be clearer. If it's not that easy right now, then wait and see what Scope has to say, is my thought. I was just noting my confusion.Elinruby (talk) 16:29, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
(Finally done)War with Spain still: What's this stuff about a presidency? Presidio maybe? This might be machine translation edited by bots. Also, seemed like Oran got Algiers back in a treaty then there were anti-pirate expeditions, then negotiations, then suddenly Oran is Spanish. Re-read and double check what happened there. Elinruby (talk) 17:20, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
*I have bolded some topics in discussion topics. If that is obnoxious let me know and I will stop. Scope creep one of the sections where did that was in a section of your. Hope that is ok. The questions didn't seem to be getting answered.
Melk
Regarding #6: the Melk is a kind of private property with restrictions attached in Morocco and Algeria, which reminds me slightly of sharecropping or homesteading. I wouldn't use the word estate at least in the beginning period; maybe they turned into that later?
The Melk arose in Morocco in the more-or-less forced reconstitution of private property esp. in agriculture by the Sultan, after a period of tribal/nomadic understanding of land rights. (I didn't read back far enough to understand exactly what kind of land organization there was before this; some kind of nomadic tribal paradigm.) Anyway, after coming out of the old nomadic tribal system in which agriculture and the economy had broken down economically in some fashion and things were dire, the Sultan went from one tribe to the next, pressuring or obliging them to accept a new form of private property, the Melk, which I guess was anathema to the earlier scheme of nomadic rights over land, in which the Sultan granted a head of family a piece of property as long as they worked it, and also gave them certain rights over it, like heritability, but limited other rights, like I don't think they could sell it. Reminds me of a 99-year leaseholder in England, or maybe sharecropping in the South or homesteading in the westward expansion in the United States. Most of this comes from page 22-23 here, and this source mentions Melks five times, but there are plenty of books published from around 1870–1920 which talk about Melks (which means not under copyright and you can read every page). (Note: the French plural of Melk is Melk; I wrote Melks here in English, but I haven't seen that form yet because I only have French sources so far.)
There is also a French Wiktionary entry for fr:wikt:''Melk'' which is not bad with three examples, but the book sources are better. At my current (minimal) level of understanding of Melk, I wouldn't use estate. What word do they use for the land a serf would plow, or a sharecropper would raise corn? Maybe we could use that word. Please take everything I say here with a grain of salt; I never heard of Melk before this, and my understanding of it is very incomplete. Also, I think it came into being in the 12th c., if I read my source right.
By the way, this Melk scheme of heritability but no sale, also reminds me of when they're creating a new National Park, and people can't buy property there anymore, but old folks who were there already are grandfathered in and can stay on their land forever until they die, but cannot sell their house (or in this case, their kids can't inherit it either, so unlike a Melk in that sense). Anyway, the point being, a legal term often involved in that kind of incomplete land ownership rights within a National Park is usufruct, in which the people get to enjoy the land, even grow/harvest and sell, crops, lumber, or whatever and make a profit, but the land itself isn't theirs to sell. So, there may be a natural link from Melk to usufruct. Mathglot (talk) 22:28, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
I removed it. If we can get a definition across to en:wikt, we can get it back in. Interesting there may be a relationship with usufruct, but of course its that same domain, land right/land use. I'm going to do more work on it tommorrow. scope_creepTalk22:51, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
Nice article; pp. 748–749 are particularly on point about melks (this French article does add -s for the plural) and points out the rather uncertain status of property in Islamic law, contrasting it with the notion of private property in the Western tradition anchored in Roman law and in the French civil code, in which full property rights are well defined and consist of usus, fructus and abusus (roughly, use/enjoyment, profit, and disposal rights). Mathglot (talk) 02:10, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
I looked into it a while ago, nothing to do with culture, but rather a French perspective about the Ottoman Algerian elite sort of mindset, , trying to explain the autonomy of Algiers and how dependent it is of the Sublime porte. a POV mostly rejected by Algerian historians since Algiers was not just another Ottoman province as this author claims. but still a notable analysis. Nourerrahmane (talk) 00:02, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Yeah I saw enough to be afraid of that, that's why I added the disclaimer. Maybe somebody to refute though? Your call. I am not really here, getting dressed to leave. I only read the first 1-2 paragraphs. Elinruby (talk) 00:08, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
===aristocratic castes===
#in the djouads [fr] warrior aristocrats bullet point, I added "for example the !!Mokrani]] of Beni Abbas" @Nourerrahmane: can you please reality check that and if possible source it. I am getting this from French wikipedia, and as we agreed elsewhere, the French have some strange ideas about Algeria.
#Just above that I changed "douads families" to "douad families". I am assuming that at some point this was a translation of "familles douad(e?)s". If so, adjectives of plural nouns do not take an s in English so I changed it to "douad families", but now I need to know if this is a name or a description. Is there something like a Douad Tribal Council or is this a loanword from Arabic that just means "people" or "nomads" or "fierce warriors", for example? Isn't cross-cultural communication fun?
#Sharif and chérifien [fr] have mostly been used so far in this article with respect to a ruling dynasty of Morocco, I believe. Is this really a tribal confederacy that the dynasty belonged to? My main concern here is briefly explaining to alert readers who wonder about this how the ones we are talking about are Algerian not Moroccan, and again, sourcing this if at all possible.
marabouts is neither sourced nor explained on this list and I am currently afraid to attempt this, lol
#is the word "caste" used correctly in the header? I don't have a problem with it if you are certain that this is either the word an anthropologist would use or better yet the way they themselves would describe this affiliation. I only question it because in English it is most frequently seen afaik with respect to India. That doesn't make using it another way wrong as long as it is based in sources.
Whee. LMk,no special rush. Elinruby (talk) 06:53, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
:Hey Elin I’m going to the mountain today with family, dunno if there is internet connection there, so I might or might not be available Nourerrahmane (talk) 08:08, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
np going to need a break myself real soon. I dreamed about this article last night. Have fun. Pings still mean I think it needs you but we just won't necessarily expect immediate answers Elinruby (talk) 09:25, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Got some internet here, so i reworked that section a bit, hopefully it's better explained this way, for title i would replace it with "Aristocracy" or "Tribal Aristocracy" only. Djouads means strongmen. So Djouad tribes means stong families or warrior familiy led tribes. Nourerrahmane (talk) 10:54, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Ok so it is not a name, it is an adjective, and castes should go, got it. I will take care of that.
(actually tessalation but not really tiles, I think in retrospect, but we both liked this image, and it is used in the article. I just realized that the photos I added to urban populations are of the same door from different angles, so I am going to remove the one that is jist tbe door. I am thinking of adding this image to architecture. The Ketchaoua Mosque dome inside down view.jpg as it helps.explaim the tile thing, which does seem important but i am struggling to express. Do what you can with the pings. I am about to resume a copy edit. Elinruby (talk) 11:07, 16 March 2024
I like this picture a lot, and it was a good idea to show the dome from the inside, because even though Ketchawa mosque is an iconic building of the regency period, it did't look like its current status. Nicely done. Nourerrahmane (talk) 13:20, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
ha I think part was accidental, but I agree, it's not just Algiers but Ottoman Algiers.(UTC)
Although isn't this mosque in the Turkish tradition and therefore the minaret is round not octagonal? (UTC)In any event I said tiled, but I meant that other word I just leaned about the honeycomb vaulting (in the notes section I think) but that isn't that either, is it. Anyway, it's got a lot of visual appeal and it's Ottoman architecture in Algiers, so I was pretty sure it was ok to add.(UTC)
(UTC)Nice work on Tribal aristocracy. I did a copy edit. There were some assumptions, so double check me please.(UTC)I haven't checked the references yet (UTC)but am otherwise really happy with that section, assuming it passed your review of course ;) Elinruby (talk) 13:40, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
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