Talk:Tahiti

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Many of these islands' names are frequently heard in the media, however their geographical location with respect to the continental masses and oceans are unknown. The maps here on wikipedia only show details of the island. If possible a map showing the geographical position with respect to the oceans, and continents on a macro scale would be useful. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 149.135.106.18 (talk) 12:48, 10 December 2006 (UTC).

FIX THE 'OVERVIEW' SECTION (IE: delete the entire thing -- I may do it myself if someone else doesn't see fit to revising it... it is poorly cited, heavily POV-oriented, and repetitive when compared to the rest of the article) 71.79.89.211 05:46, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

The reason the "Overview" section is such a mess is that it is a cut and paste copyvio. The contents were lifted from here and here. I've removed it. -- Whpq 14:02, 18 December 2006 (UTC) leigh

The wet season comparison in the Geography section is pointless and should be removed. Tahiti's distinct wet season, which is approximately from November to April, is "wet" compared to Tahiti's dry season. It makes no sense to compare it to Hawaii's annual precipitation. -- Raroata 21 July 2007

Photo

Here is a great CC licensed ariel photo of Tahiti showing it in it's entirety. Should be added to the article somewhere. Jack 02:24, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Stupid me it's Bora Bora, just ignore me. Jack 02:46, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Still topless?

Do Tahitian women still go around topless as they apparently did during Gauguin's time?--RageX 03:42, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

No, although when dancing at some events it the traditional custom to only wear flower lei's with the pili grass or ti leaf skirt.

Tourism Section POV

This section states that Papeete is a "big polluted city" without backing up the claim in any way or with any sources. jtowns 07:38, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Anphidromic point

the french version of this article talks about the tides variation in tahiti. there is no reference of this in the english couterpart. should it be added? it is interesting as a touristic fact. (HelenoBR (talk) 19:06, 27 January 2008 (UTC))

Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien

Can someone render "Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien" and "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Tahitian? Thanks! Chris 14:48, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Electricity

Does when anybody have reliable knowledge as to what the mains electrical systems are, what standards are they based on and who runs or owns them?--Aspro (talk) 11:41, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

POV

The article emphasizes how the Europeans supposedly destroyed the Tahitian population through disease. The population table indicates that there were 50,000 to 200,000 people there in 1767, while there were only 16,000 in 1797.

Can anyone provide more accurate information on whether the original population was 50,000 or 200,000? A drop from 50,000 to 16,000 is not as bad as a drop from 200,000 to 16,000.

John Paul Parks (talk) 14:38, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Tourism

"Tourism is a significant industry, mostly to the islands of Bora Bora and Moorea." This statement isn't really relevant to an article on Tahiti. French Polynesia, yes, but not Tahiti. Can anyone flesh out the significance of tourism on the island of Tahiti specifically? phreakydancin (talk) 16:51, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Intro

Should we say that it's ruled by France in the introduction? Or is mentioning French Polynesia good enough?--Lesleyhood (talk) 16:08, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

tahiti is british

The first Europeans to land on Tahiti and claim it for their nation were English. It became an English colony. The French annexed it illegally while the English were otherwise engaged. The French have used French Polynesia as a dumping ground for criminals and a testing ground for lethal atomic weapons. While not suggesting it revert to the English, one hopes the France at least treat this region better in the 21st century than they did in previous centuries.