Talk:Jolly Roger
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Jolly Roger was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Reviewed version: June 24, 2006 |
[edit] Theories
..just another theory states that the flag was derived from the old austrian flad (white eagle on black ground, which may be mistaken from the far for the Jolly Roger)because Austria at that time issued quite a number of letters of marque. It is at least as sounding as the other proposed theories.
- Not sure about that. The Austrian eagle has been black for quite some time. When was it white? Also, most of the pirates known to have flown Jolly Rogers weren't privateers for the Austrians. Pirate Dan (talk) 21:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- The theories seem to be discussing where the term for the flag ("Jolly Roger") came from, not where the design on the flag came from. 69.139.96.74 13:04, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
What is with this article? It goes on forever naming possible etymologies, and never gives the final word. It says such and such is true "according to the history channel." Such and such is true "according to National Geographic." Either do your homework, or please don't tell that you learned things from the history channel. That'd be like sleeping with a girl and saying with a straight face "yeah that position, I learned that from watching hours pornography." Take a word of advice and shhh. Finally what does that mean to fire a missile "in anger?" 02:13, 23 March 2007 (UTC)02:13, 23 March 2007 (UTC)02:13, 23 March 2007 (UTC)~
[edit] The Jolly Roger
Ok, this has to be one of the vaguest and worst articles I've read in the wiki project. Namely because it dilly dallies about without hitting on accurate points insofar as the history aspect.
The Jolly Roger as the joli rouge is accepted as a fact pretty much these days, the question lies in the fact that two flags were used, one as a heal-to, one as a battle flag. If the Skull and Crossbones didn't stop the opponent, the Jolly Roger was raised. Just because popular disney mentality has brought us into thinking the two flags are one in the same doesn't make it fact.
The Skull and Crossbones flag related article has nothing to do with the flag and is to do with the poison logo, which is another disheartening article altogether. Has anyone suggested a peer review on these two articles?
The S&C was the naval battle flag of the Knights Templars, it re-emerged when quite a few popular admirals cum pirates / privateers utilised one of the symbols of freemasonry, which many were alledged to be a part of, as their battle flag. There's too much ambiguity in this article about that.
Jachin 1 July 2005 08:59 (UTC)
There seems to be some contradiction in this article. We are told that privateers or pirates may have flown a red jack to indicate that none would spared but also:
"Typically, if a ship then decided to resist, the Jolly Roger was taken down and a red flag was then flown, indicating that the pirates intend to take the ship by force and without mercy...[i]t was hoped by many crews that this course of action would help spread the word that resistance was a poor idea for ships."
Who would escape to spread the word if the crew received no mercy?
12 February 2007
- I am no expert on this whatsoever, but I got interested in this article after I visited a museum on maritime history. The exhibition stated that the term "Jolly Roger" comes from the French term "Joli Rouge", a plain red flag. The red flag signals that the attacking pirates will show no mercy. That seems a little at odds with the contents of this article. Relrel 10:49, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
- When I was in school, history, as taught in social studies, footnoted a rather old British text that one of the early pirates to have flown the skull and bones version of the flag was a privateer/pirate called Roger (or Rodger) Williams who after taking the wrong ship for a nation he was privateering for, was captured and then drawn and quartered on the docks to forwarn sailors that if you pirate or privateer this is what we will do to you. They then carted him off draped in his flag. After that other pirates started to call it what he and his crew told their victims, The Jolly Roger as "Old Roger" was happy when he flew it.
I have looked recently for info on this but cannot find any. Is this another case of a school text not doing due dilligence and not propperly vetting their sources?--WolvenSpectre (talk) 16:14, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Other Jolly Rogers?
I think the article could use pictures of the 'alternative' Jolly Rogers Borisblue 06:54, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
Testing Watchlist PPGMD 1 July 2005 17:47 (UTC)
"...became the first Royal Navy submarine to fire a cruise missile in anger" - what does "in anger" refers to? Nikola 22:36, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
- IE. Deliberately attempting to cause harm to some opposition. As opposed to test-runs, training, salutes, etc. 68.39.174.238 13:31, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] SVG
Anyone have the flag picture in SVG format? Frap 19:05, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Caption
Does anyone have a reference for whether the Jolly Roger signifies a kill or a successful combat mission? Stephen B Streater 22:12, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] GA Failed
The Good article [[Wikipedia:Good articles/Nominations|nomination]] for this page has failed. The article only cites sources for the "Use by submarines" and "Use by United States Navy aviators" sections; every section needs to be sourced. Additional items for improvement include:
- The defintion of the Jolly Roger: is it any pirate flag, or a specific set of pirate flags? Stating that "the Jolly Roger is the traditional flag of European and American pirates" and then providing a long list of variations is confusing and needs to be clarified.
- Several references, including "Chetniks," "Sedlec Ossuary," and "Home Taping is Killing Music," seem as if they belong on the skull and crossbones page instead of this one.
- There is no discussion about the use of the Jolly Roger by specific pirates in the main text of the article -- all of these details are crammed into the introduction. A complete article would contain a section that comprehensively discussed the Jolly Roger's use by pirates.
- The introduction should provide an overview of the entire article, not details about one aspect.
- More images of variations of the Jolly Roger might be of use.
I hope this comments are helpful. Best of luck in your editing! -Alex S 23:50, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I tried to make a beginning. Weird Bird 08:54, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
"Pirates and the Lost Templar Fleet" by David Hatcher Childress states that the Jolly Roger, was a masonic symbol used by Knights Templar and symbolically refers to "Baphomet" the head and bones of someone famous to them (ie: Mary Magdelene's bones, John the Baptist's bones, or Jesus' bones. See "The Da Vinci Code.")
- Given that the Templars were destroyed about 400 years before the Masons were founded, the idea that the the Templars used Masonic symbols of any kind is insupportable. The Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction, not a historical source. Pirate Dan 14:15, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Current legal status
The clerks at the local marine store said that it is illegal to fly the jolly roger in American waters. Anybody know if that is true?
The clerk was wrong. You can fly it as long as the American one is above it. I've been to Key West, and I'm drawing this from observation.--Count Mall 14:23, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] black beard
The article on black beard says that this flag is erroneous. They conflict.
[edit] Dubious 'Other Use' Removed
I've removed the following from the 'other uses' section, as I can't find any other reference to it:
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- Jolly Roger Day occurs every December 21, and its origins are unknown. Festivities are likely to take place.
Rojomoke 13:08, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Removing references to "Old Roger"
It has come to my attention from the author of "Quelch's Gold" that the pirate flag klnown as "Old Roger" supposedly flown by John Quelch in 1704 is a myth. I have therefore removed it from the section on the name's origins. Pirate Dan 15:05, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Somewhat insulting to the reader
The first section says:
Since the decline of piracy, various military units have used the Jolly Roger, usually in skull-and-crossbones design, as a unit identification insignia or a victory flag. Such use of the Jolly Roger is not intended to identify the users as piratical, but to ascribe to themselves the proverbial ferocity and toughness of pirates.
I think spelling out to the reader that military units are not using the flag for 'piratical' reasons is not necessary. Instead how about crossing out this...?:
Since the decline of piracy, various military units have used the Jolly Roger, usually in skull-and-crossbones design, as a unit identification insignia or a victory flag, Such use of the Jolly Roger is not intended to identify the users as piratical, but to ascribe to themselves the proverbial ferocity and toughness of pirates.
Leaving us with:
Since the decline of piracy, various military units have used the Jolly Roger, usually in skull-and-crossbones design, as a unit identification insignia or a victory flag, to ascribe to themselves the proverbial ferocity and toughness of pirates.
Just a thought, Ajani57 04:47, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
I wrote it that way, and I'm OK with changing it as you suggest. Editing. Pirate Dan 18:17, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Never mind, it's already been done. Pirate Dan 18:18, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Verification
Anything that is not supported by citations of verifiable reliable sources should be removed see WP:PROVEIT. There is so little cited in some sections that I have added the template {{unreferencedsection}} dated to November 2007. Any information in any of the sections so marked, should be deleted unless citations from verifiable reliable sources are added. --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 20:37, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Removed sections with template that indicates no citations which have been in place for a month or more.[1] See Wikipedia policy WP:PROVEIT for why I deleted those sections. It is my intention in the next few days/weeks to delete most of the rest of the text that does not carry citations. --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 23:19, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
- As there were still no citation provided for the sections with the template "This section needs additional citations for verification." I have removed most of the text in those sections that was not cited. Please do not replace the text unless it is accompanied by verifiable reliable sources. --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 13:51, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Richard Hawkins Quote
The Richard Hawkins quote about black and red flags appears in several books I can find but none that looks like a respectable academic work of history. It's possible that this quote has been repeated verbatim but was originally made up or misremembered. Without a primary source, it may be best to delete this quote or list it as of uncertain origin. This is a shame because it's a nice quote. It would be best if somebody could verify it with a trustworthy source.SmartPatrol (talk) 14:51, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Removed "Media" section
Badly spelled, and I'm not sure about notability either. If someone wants to add that information back in (with citations) I suggest they include a list of other film, television, game, etc. references - an entire section for one character from one online game seems inappropriate. (Also, wasn't Jolly Roger a character from one of the movies as well? --Dbutler1986 (talk) 18:01, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Anarchist cookbook
I dont know how much relevance you guy might think this has to the article but "Jolly Rogers" is also the official/unofficial author of the Anarchist Cookbook (hehe which makes perfect sense now since the book is pretty much about scamming, stealing, and just being an all around pirate). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.213.82.112 (talk • contribs) 14:39, 1 June 2008
