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What is the capital of Sumatra? What sort of political system does it have? Who is the current president? I'm just curious because I want to use Sumatra in a story, but anyways, more info is needed. Citizen Premier 02:16, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
Is Sumatra the sixth or eighth largest island in the world? Both "facts" are listed in this entry. Need to confirm and correct.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.194.134.2 ( talk • contribs)
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Someone should add a section about this, or at least mention it somewhere. This seems like a pretty huge and relevant issue that defines environmental, economic, social, and political conditions on the island. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/indonesia.burning.rainforest/ 71.182.233.240 ( talk) 20:19, 6 December 2009 (UTC)James
Agreed. Today would be a good day to start since we've just heard about Asia Pulp and Paper's pledge to stop deforestation in "high-carbon stock" and "high-conservation value" forests. Maybe this could fit well into a dedicated Geography page or extended Geography section. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/05/paper-firm-indonesian-deforestation Ian.w.t.n ( talk) 20:27, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
Is the population given correct? I thought Sumatra was contained within Indonesia - the population of which is less than half the number given here. 98.204.140.83 ( talk) 17:49, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
I never heard of this person that is being mentioned in the opening section of the article. Hence I place the fact tag there. If no one responded to it in two weeks, I propose the person's name to be removed. Thanks, XoXo ( talk) 13:25, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
The terms BCE and CE are used in the text alongside the more established BC and AD terms. Whichever system people decide to use can they stick to the same one throughout please and have all instances in the text following the same notation rather than chopping and changing sentance by sentance according to a paticular editors whims. Shearluck ( talk) 12:49, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
The first line of the history section is misleading as this has never been proven and doesn't contain any citations to support the statement. I suggest re-writing it or removing it completely. The line is as follows:
"People who spoke Austronesian languages first arrived in Sumatra around 500 BCE[citation needed] as part of the Austronesian expansion from Taiwan to Southeast Asia" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.164.230.163 ( talk) 19:53, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
My name is Asri Aldila Putri and I am the Stakeholder Relations at Asia Pulp & Paper. I understand and adhere to Wikipedia’s editing policies and therefore, would like to propose the following to the community for review.
The following claims the construction of illegal road but there is no source provided.
“However, the construction of illegal roads through prime tiger habitat has continued since then by companies led by Asia Pulp & Paper.”
A valid source is needed to substantiate the claim or the entry should be removed. Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldila Putri ( talk • contribs) 11:22, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
Occasionally I see the spelling "Sumatera". This is the name of the island in the Indonesian language, right? I notice that there are redirects from "Sumatera" to "Sumatra" (ditto for "North Sumatera", etc.) And obviously, because "en.wikipedia.org" is the English-language Wikipedia, the common English name/spelling "Sumatra" should remain here (and as this page's title). But perhaps - because the spelling "Sumatera" is occasionally seen - it should be briefly noted (e.g., in the "Etymology" section) as being the name of the island in the Indonesian language? I notice also that the article's 'info box' - under "Native Name" - says "Sumatra" (which seems wrong, if "Sumatera" is the Indonesian-language name), as well as a name written in the "Jawa" script.) Ross Finlayson ( talk) 12:02, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi there - there are two general banners at the top of the page claiming a need for additional references and suggesting there is original research. Given that they date from 2015 and 2017, they are general/unclear, and there is no reference to them in the talk page - ie, we have no idea what they are here for, or what might be the specific pathway for their removal. So I will remove them now. I note that there are speific citation request tags in the article which i will leave. If people have any specific concerns, they can comment here on talk and/or put a specific tag/s next the specific part of the text - or better still, provide the desired changes themselves :) . -- Merbabu ( talk) 02:48, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
I was asked to write on Talk. I've reinserted the comments about Geography. 113.197.13.138 ( talk) 05:58, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
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What is the capital of Sumatra? What sort of political system does it have? Who is the current president? I'm just curious because I want to use Sumatra in a story, but anyways, more info is needed. Citizen Premier 02:16, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
Is Sumatra the sixth or eighth largest island in the world? Both "facts" are listed in this entry. Need to confirm and correct.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.194.134.2 ( talk • contribs)
"DAB links are not intended for this purpose" - Caniago
Someone should add a section about this, or at least mention it somewhere. This seems like a pretty huge and relevant issue that defines environmental, economic, social, and political conditions on the island. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/indonesia.burning.rainforest/ 71.182.233.240 ( talk) 20:19, 6 December 2009 (UTC)James
Agreed. Today would be a good day to start since we've just heard about Asia Pulp and Paper's pledge to stop deforestation in "high-carbon stock" and "high-conservation value" forests. Maybe this could fit well into a dedicated Geography page or extended Geography section. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/05/paper-firm-indonesian-deforestation Ian.w.t.n ( talk) 20:27, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
Is the population given correct? I thought Sumatra was contained within Indonesia - the population of which is less than half the number given here. 98.204.140.83 ( talk) 17:49, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
I never heard of this person that is being mentioned in the opening section of the article. Hence I place the fact tag there. If no one responded to it in two weeks, I propose the person's name to be removed. Thanks, XoXo ( talk) 13:25, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
The terms BCE and CE are used in the text alongside the more established BC and AD terms. Whichever system people decide to use can they stick to the same one throughout please and have all instances in the text following the same notation rather than chopping and changing sentance by sentance according to a paticular editors whims. Shearluck ( talk) 12:49, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
The first line of the history section is misleading as this has never been proven and doesn't contain any citations to support the statement. I suggest re-writing it or removing it completely. The line is as follows:
"People who spoke Austronesian languages first arrived in Sumatra around 500 BCE[citation needed] as part of the Austronesian expansion from Taiwan to Southeast Asia" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.164.230.163 ( talk) 19:53, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
My name is Asri Aldila Putri and I am the Stakeholder Relations at Asia Pulp & Paper. I understand and adhere to Wikipedia’s editing policies and therefore, would like to propose the following to the community for review.
The following claims the construction of illegal road but there is no source provided.
“However, the construction of illegal roads through prime tiger habitat has continued since then by companies led by Asia Pulp & Paper.”
A valid source is needed to substantiate the claim or the entry should be removed. Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldila Putri ( talk • contribs) 11:22, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
Occasionally I see the spelling "Sumatera". This is the name of the island in the Indonesian language, right? I notice that there are redirects from "Sumatera" to "Sumatra" (ditto for "North Sumatera", etc.) And obviously, because "en.wikipedia.org" is the English-language Wikipedia, the common English name/spelling "Sumatra" should remain here (and as this page's title). But perhaps - because the spelling "Sumatera" is occasionally seen - it should be briefly noted (e.g., in the "Etymology" section) as being the name of the island in the Indonesian language? I notice also that the article's 'info box' - under "Native Name" - says "Sumatra" (which seems wrong, if "Sumatera" is the Indonesian-language name), as well as a name written in the "Jawa" script.) Ross Finlayson ( talk) 12:02, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi there - there are two general banners at the top of the page claiming a need for additional references and suggesting there is original research. Given that they date from 2015 and 2017, they are general/unclear, and there is no reference to them in the talk page - ie, we have no idea what they are here for, or what might be the specific pathway for their removal. So I will remove them now. I note that there are speific citation request tags in the article which i will leave. If people have any specific concerns, they can comment here on talk and/or put a specific tag/s next the specific part of the text - or better still, provide the desired changes themselves :) . -- Merbabu ( talk) 02:48, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
I was asked to write on Talk. I've reinserted the comments about Geography. 113.197.13.138 ( talk) 05:58, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
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