04:1704:17, 29 September 2012diffhist+10
Bacon's Rebellion
clarified the role of "Bacon's backers" by adding the word "financial" - these are not ideological/political supporters being discussed here.
04:0504:05, 29 September 2012diffhist+133
Bacon's Rebellion
heavily edited the order of the paragraph while preserving all the information - IMO the large gap between the different motives for the rebellion seemed to favor the old revenge story over modern research (greed theory).
03:5003:50, 29 September 2012diffhist+91
Nipmuc
"alcoholism" is not a "disease" that was "introduced" by the colonists. Keep your AA rhetoric out of my encyclopedia, please >:P
18:2418:24, 22 September 2012diffhist−851
Battle of Pydna
→Alternative Account: This "account" is outlandish and far-fetched, dismissed by historians and military tacticians alike. This wouldn't work, nor would the Greeks simply quit the field if it did. Section removed for low relevancy and just being a lieTag: section blanking
18:1818:18, 22 September 2012diffhist−190
Battle of Pydna
→Battle: Weasel words, original research, also happens to be completely wrong. It says right above this that the Romans essentially took the phalanx from the flank by exploiting gaps in their line
00:4400:44, 22 September 2012diffhist+23
Migration Period
Changed confusing wording which suggested the migrations were triggered solely by internal Roman policies rather than events taking place outside the empire. How did this not get noticed for so long?
00:3000:30, 22 September 2012diffhist−168
Gunderic
→History: If only I had a nickle for every non-referenced conclusion about etymology on this site beginning with the words "Some scholars believe...."
00:2600:26, 22 September 2012diffhist−211
Alans
→Migration to Gaul: This is at best idle speculation, and at worst self-serving, racist nationalism. You can find sources to support a lot of ideas. That doesn't mean they belong in an encyclopedia.
23:0723:07, 21 September 2012diffhist−882
Picts
Weasel words, original research, this is basically just an opinion - the sources listed don't actually support the statements made here; they are just examples. Vague and out of place.
21:2621:26, 18 September 2012diffhist−1,016
Battle of Issus
Finished reading the article, decided to scrap the entire second paragraph. Turns out it completely contradicts the accurately referenced summary of the battle found below.
20:5620:56, 18 September 2012diffhist−886
Battle of Issus
Introduction was HORRIBLE, downright unreadable. I don't have the patience to tackle this entire article but at least the first couple paragraphs no longer read like a D-list action movie script.
15:1815:18, 18 September 2012diffhist−260
Sacred Band of Thebes
→Criticism: Numerous modern sources (and several wikipedia pages) discuss Xenophon's dislike of and outright bias against all things Theban. Including his picture on an article about their Sacred Band is inappropriate. Relevancy > controversy&POVpush
11:4811:48, 18 September 2012diffhist−172
Bosporan Kingdom
Impossible to prove, unreferenced - there is no point waiting a year to remove this. It's an opinion, not a fact. Probably original research anyway.
04:1704:17, 29 September 2012diffhist+10
Bacon's Rebellion
clarified the role of "Bacon's backers" by adding the word "financial" - these are not ideological/political supporters being discussed here.
04:0504:05, 29 September 2012diffhist+133
Bacon's Rebellion
heavily edited the order of the paragraph while preserving all the information - IMO the large gap between the different motives for the rebellion seemed to favor the old revenge story over modern research (greed theory).
03:5003:50, 29 September 2012diffhist+91
Nipmuc
"alcoholism" is not a "disease" that was "introduced" by the colonists. Keep your AA rhetoric out of my encyclopedia, please >:P
18:2418:24, 22 September 2012diffhist−851
Battle of Pydna
→Alternative Account: This "account" is outlandish and far-fetched, dismissed by historians and military tacticians alike. This wouldn't work, nor would the Greeks simply quit the field if it did. Section removed for low relevancy and just being a lieTag: section blanking
18:1818:18, 22 September 2012diffhist−190
Battle of Pydna
→Battle: Weasel words, original research, also happens to be completely wrong. It says right above this that the Romans essentially took the phalanx from the flank by exploiting gaps in their line
00:4400:44, 22 September 2012diffhist+23
Migration Period
Changed confusing wording which suggested the migrations were triggered solely by internal Roman policies rather than events taking place outside the empire. How did this not get noticed for so long?
00:3000:30, 22 September 2012diffhist−168
Gunderic
→History: If only I had a nickle for every non-referenced conclusion about etymology on this site beginning with the words "Some scholars believe...."
00:2600:26, 22 September 2012diffhist−211
Alans
→Migration to Gaul: This is at best idle speculation, and at worst self-serving, racist nationalism. You can find sources to support a lot of ideas. That doesn't mean they belong in an encyclopedia.
23:0723:07, 21 September 2012diffhist−882
Picts
Weasel words, original research, this is basically just an opinion - the sources listed don't actually support the statements made here; they are just examples. Vague and out of place.
21:2621:26, 18 September 2012diffhist−1,016
Battle of Issus
Finished reading the article, decided to scrap the entire second paragraph. Turns out it completely contradicts the accurately referenced summary of the battle found below.
20:5620:56, 18 September 2012diffhist−886
Battle of Issus
Introduction was HORRIBLE, downright unreadable. I don't have the patience to tackle this entire article but at least the first couple paragraphs no longer read like a D-list action movie script.
15:1815:18, 18 September 2012diffhist−260
Sacred Band of Thebes
→Criticism: Numerous modern sources (and several wikipedia pages) discuss Xenophon's dislike of and outright bias against all things Theban. Including his picture on an article about their Sacred Band is inappropriate. Relevancy > controversy&POVpush
11:4811:48, 18 September 2012diffhist−172
Bosporan Kingdom
Impossible to prove, unreferenced - there is no point waiting a year to remove this. It's an opinion, not a fact. Probably original research anyway.