User talk:Madridmania

Thousand and one nights
Thank you for your good faith edits to the above article.

The rationale for the versions of the "titles" mentioned in the first paragraph is as follows:


 * 1. The literal English translation of the Arabic/Persian (this IS an English Encyclopedia).
 * 2. The Arabic title (the oldest existing manuscripts, in fact ALL existing manuscripts are in Arabic) - no Persian version is known that is not a translation from the Arabic.
 * 3. The Persian title (given the Persian origin of (at least) the frame story, and very probably some of the tales)
 * 4. The ordinary (common) English title - (inaccurate as it is both as a translation of the Arabic/Persian - and as a description of the content/origins of the tales)

If you read through the discussion page you will notice that we have had a lot of arguments etc. around this and other aspects of the origins and content of this collection of folk tales. I do think we probably have the Arabic/Persian balance just about right - in particular the Persian aspects receive due weight in a number of different sections. This has been achieved in spite of attacks on the article by partisans for both the Arabic and the Persian "sides".

If you disagree, we would appreciate your bringing up any difficulties you may have with the text of this article on the "discussion" page, at least in the first instance - so that other interested editors may also have their input before we decide on any non-trivial changes.

--Soundofmusicals (talk) 13:03, 27 March 2011 (UTC)


 * No problems at all with your latest edit! --Soundofmusicals (talk) 18:01, 28 March 2011 (UTC)