Talk:Trans-Saharan trade

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Trans-Saharan trade was a good article, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. 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. Delisted version: No date specified. To provide a date use: {{DelistedGA|insert date in any format here}}

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[edit] Delisted GA

This article did not go through the current GA nomination process. Looking at the article as is, it fails on criteria 2b of the GA quality standards. Although references are provided, the citation of sources is essential for verifiability. Most Good Articles use inline citations. I would recommend that this be fixed, to reexamine the article against the GA quality standards, and to submit the article through the nomination process. --RelHistBuff 13:06, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Silk Road

The Silk Road ran from China and Japan to the Middle East and beyond, to Africa. This idea needs documentation. --McTrixie 23:17, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Sure, but in the Silk Road article, not here - the Silk Road routes did not cross the Sahara. Warofdreams talk 01:35, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes. I am not yet well-read in how Silk Road and Trans-Saharan trade connected in present-day Middle East.--McTrixie 19:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] PreIslamic Trade

Greetings. There was preIslamic trade. The Sahara, as many authors describe, was not as dry as it is now. This was one of the main omissions in this article. I have begun to repair that defect, increasing attributed statements according to wikipedia policy. Gallador 17:59, 9 April 2007 (UTC)