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Igor, all I am saying is mention the source. I am not defending the current stats. You say the source is official, then just go ahead an mention it -- what's the problem??? ] 00:46, 14 Aug 2003 (UTC)
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== Religion of Albanians ==


Remove the "Predominately" and "Minority" terms, because it's a very big mistake. Albanians have the largest religious deversity in Europe. ] (]) 07:23, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
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:@] I agree with that too, also Muslims dont make 70 or 80% of Albania, only 60% and the Orthodox are the majority of Albanian Christians. ] (]) 11:32, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
Dori I did, before you erased it...


== Turkish language is not spoken in Albania ==
http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Albanians&diff=0&oldid=1286838


Turkish language spoken in Albania, albanians new mix language. ] (]) 20:17, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
Regards


== Remove Turkish language because it’s wrong ==
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Turkish language is not spoken in Albania ] (]) 20:18, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
: I meant an external link. You didn't memorize the data did you? You must have looked it up somewhere. I could make up a source like that too, but I'd rather not. ] 00:59, 14 Aug 2003 (UTC)


== Religion ==
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There are some things that must be changed in this article:<br>
I suggest you both have a quick read of ]. If one source says 500,000 and another says 150,000, you don't have an edit war where each editor asserts a single figure, you write "one source says 500,000 and another says 150,000", then you both agree that that's a pretty accurate assessment and do some sort of virtual handshake, and then get on with doing more useful things. That's what NPOV is all about. -- ] 03:44, Aug 19, 2003 (UTC)
1)Remove the terms Majority and Minority in the Religion section of the introduction, despite the differencrs in the percentages they are treated equally and in Christianity part, put Orthodoxy in the beggining, because there are less Albanian Catholics than Albanian Orthodox.<br>

2)Remove the table of religions towards the end of the article, mos of the datas are completely wrong. ] (]) 11:30, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
:I'm fine with that. ] 12:26, 19 Aug 2003 (UTC)
:I oppose the table to be removed. The numbers in it are backed by sources. Misplaced Pages is based on a sources, not on personal opinions. ] (]) 12:13, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

::@] I agree ] (]) 12:29, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
P.S., please don't be intimidated: Dori and Igor are clearly the two experts on Albania here, not me. Edit what I've just done mercilessly, just try to write from a neutral point of view. -- ]

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There are two articles about Albanians: "Ethnic Albanian" and "Albanians". This article is about ethnic Albanians inside and outside of Albania. The article ] seems to suggest that there are ethnic Albanians only outside of Albania. I think this is wrong. The term "Albanians" is ambiguous between citizens of Albania (who may happen to be, e.g., ethnic Greeks) and ethnic Albanians, and this is the reason why "ethnic" is added. My proposal is merging the two articles. ] 07:24, 25 Aug 2003 (UTC)

: OK, I think I added that page before I knew about this one (when I first discovered wikipedia). Merging the two is not a bad idea, and it might avoid some confusion. --] 22:03, 26 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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Dori, the census results I am using is from the official Yugoslav census data, I have it all on one CD, I will try and find it on the net in the meantime, you can check any book which mentions the 1981 and 1991 censa, the data are the same all over.

: Well finally you mention the magical source. Why are you opposed to citing it in the articles? ] 22:01, 26 Aug 2003 (UTC)

PS, the preliminary 2001 Albania census results mention 3,087,159 people in the whole of Albania, that, naturally includes minorities as well, I rounded it off at about 3 million Albanians although depending on the source (CIA world factbook or Bethany) the percentage of ethnic Albanians is anywhere between 92 and 95% Albanian so that means anywhere between 2,830,000 and 2,930,000 ethnic Albanians in Albania although some Greeks would put at an even lower figure...
], 22:50, 26 Aug 2003 (UTC)

: So why don't you explaing the reasoning. You can say that this is the estimate from this census based off of the estimated percentage of minorities. As I've said, if we are to use numbers at random, I'd rather use mine. ] 22:01, 26 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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I found a recent Russian encyclopedic data

http://dic.academic.ru/misc/enc1p.nsf/ByID/NT0000102E

citing numbers we don't have in this article. The number of ethnic Albanians is stated to be 115,000 in the United States, 5,000 in Canada and 15,000 in Turkey. The year and the source are not mentioned. ] 23:25, 26 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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I think this article could contain a survey of the ethnological groups of the Albanians. I mean G(h)egs and Tosks, and the "old" emigrants. And if this information is available, about tribes. (Just a desideratum.) ] 08:17, 28 Aug 2003 (UTC)

==Albanians in Greece==
This issue seems to be sparking an edit war. I wish to ask the involved editors (], ], and ]) to disuss the matter here instead of continually reverting the article. I am protecting the aritcle now while this discussion follows. ]<sup>] ]</sup> 15:50, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
:Thanks, Bratsche, for some common sense. I'll be happy to participate if that's alright with you ] 16:27, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

:I think it's a wonderful idea, Bratsche.--] 16:36, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

::Theatheane I wonder why you have put the quotation mark on the Chams and why you only include the Muslim Albanians and leave beside the Cham Christian Albanians. You also say that the Aromanians/Vlach in Albania identifying themself as Greeks, that's crazy.
::: The Greeks do indeed claim the Aromanians/Vlachs of Albania as Greeks, but I'd like a reference about their self-identification. ] | ] 16:56, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
::::Most Arvanitovlachs have moved to Greece since the fall of the Hoxha régime, and have claimed Greek nationality on the basis of their identification with the Greeks. It's more a case of finding a reference for their ''non''-self-identification as Greeks, if you can.--] 17:09, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
:::::I am not famliar with the relevant statistics, but it seems to me that almost one million Albanian citizens now live in Greece. About half of them are illegal aliens and potentially subject to deportation anytime, while the rest have been given "Green Cards" allowing them to live and work in Greece. If these numbers are true, they mean that a '''staggering one quarter''' of the population of ] earn their livelihood in Greece. Theathenae, do you know if the Greek state differentiates between ethnic Greek and ethnic Albanian immigrants? ] 17:21, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
::::::Of course it does. There have been hordes of Albanian nationals clamouring to claim Greek citizenship on the basis of ''not'' being ethnically Albanian. Of course, these include ethnic Albanians who baptise themselves Northern ] in order to gain favourable treatment in Greece.--] 17:34, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

::Bratsche I request you review the article to last change by me since Theatheane is cleary spreading Greek propaganda. ] 16:53, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
:::Albanau, your English is not exactly conducive to clarity of meaning. This is no way to conduct a fruitful conversation. Do try to pose '''one question at a time''', taking care that it is phrased '''clearly and succinctly''', so that people may understand what you are saying and are able to respond in a meaningful fashion. ] 17:01, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

::Hey Bratsche!

:Allow me to quote Stephanie Schwander-Sievers, book: Albanian Identities: Myth and History, page 16. '''....Southern Albanian Aromanian (for 'Vlach') communities which, with political transition, have won rights as a special 'cultural group'. However, during my fieldwork with them in 1996 I found many who explicitly wished to identify with their Albanian nationality'''... --] 17:18, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
::I don't know who Ms. Sievers is, but I believe Theathenae referred to people who moved to Greece and requested Greek passports '''after''' 1996. ] 17:21, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

:*''Albanian nationals, including many ethnic Greeks and Greek-identifying Aromanians or Arvanitovlachs in addition to ethnic Albanians, that arrived especially during the 1990s, mostly as illegal immigrants; as many as 500,000, according to the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.''
:According to the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs it say that 500,000 are ethnic Albanians immigrants and does not include ethnic Greeks, and, how Theathenae put it ''Greek-identifying.Aromanians''. ] 17:27, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
::Are you sure the Greek MFA refers to ''all'' Albanians and not just the ones it gave Green Cards to? I live in Greece and I know that most illegal aliens enter the country in secret and are often deported, only to reenter secretly. Indeed they often ''use'' deportation as a way to cut their fares in half! I don't see how the Greek MFA can keep accurate records on these people. If they could, they wouldn't let them in in the first place. ] 17:32, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

:Read according to the Greek MFA is not near what Theathenae claimed in the article. ] 17:38, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
::You don't frankly expect me to read a ... '''Master of Arts dissertation''' (!!!) written 3 years ago, do you? What is this, a high-school essay competition? At my age, I have no time for undergraduate drivel. You must do better next time, young man! ] 17:42, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
::Now your babbling like a crazy man cause you have been crack in this debate. ] 17:47, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
:::Your kind words are warmly appreciated ] 17:50, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
::Albanó, if you'd bothered to read the paragraph you cite, you would know that "Albanians" here refers to Albanian citizens in general, not just ethnic Albanians: "The first wave that crossed the country were mainly political immigrants, when the Greek state opened the Greek-Albanian borders to help the reunification of the Greek minority members living in Albania with their relatives in Greece in 1987. Many of these ethnic Greeks settled in Greece in the beginning of the 90’s and obtained Greek nationality. Afterwards, the majority of Albanians who came were ethnic Albanians and was characterized as economic migrants."--] 17:48, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

:: Here's the exact quote:
::''"Albanians are the most prominent group of '''illegal immigrants''' in Greece nowadays, estimated around 150,000 by Petrinioti and as much as '''500,000 by the Greek ministry of Foreign Affairs .'''"'' ] | ] 18:09, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

:::Vlachs in Albania, majority wise, dont see themselves as Greek. There is a pro-Greek faction, but that is a minority along with the pro-Romanian faction. Both are politically and economically motivated and mostly not by actual cultural ties. Vlach Papa Lambru Balamaci of Korce certainly did not think he was Greek when Greeks tied him to a tree and shot him dead for blame over the fact that Northern Epirus was going to Albania. I suggest people read along with and . You will find many of your questions answered. Most Vlachs today, including my father, have been fully assimilated into Albanian society and while many are begining to recognize their vlach roots(including I), they do not forget the fact that they are Albanians. Many have intermarried into Albanian families and Albania has had many prominent Vlachs helping it in its history. As for going to Greece and signing yourself as Greek? I suggest people read . Which states;

''"'''There are even cases where Albanian citizens apply for a migrant’s “green card ” but the state''''' '''''refuses it claiming that they are members of the Greek minority in Albania for which a special,''''' '''''preferential procedure applies, even though the applicant makes no such claim.''' To benefit for that'' ''procedure, the applicant will have to go back to Albania, get a new visa and reapply'''', a difficult and uncertain procedure."''
] 18:03, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

:User:Tpilkati, whose profile is non-existent, this is as relevant as African-American slavery before the time of ]. What exactly ''are'' you trying to say? ] 18:16, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

::This is relevant due to the fact that Theathenae stated these people are going to Greece and applying as Greeks, when in many occasions this is not so. This pushes the number of Vorio Epirotes higher and ths makes the illusion that there is a high number of minorities in Albania...

And yes I dont have a profile, because I am relatively new and still havnt gotten used to the site,although I dont know how this should effect, negatively, my post,
] 18:24, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

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Religion of Albanians

Remove the "Predominately" and "Minority" terms, because it's a very big mistake. Albanians have the largest religious deversity in Europe. 188.172.111.231 (talk) 07:23, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

@188.172.111.231 I agree with that too, also Muslims dont make 70 or 80% of Albania, only 60% and the Orthodox are the majority of Albanian Christians. DenisBendaj08 (talk) 11:32, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Turkish language is not spoken in Albania

Turkish language spoken in Albania, albanians new mix language. 2001:2043:BC01:CB00:A4E9:1184:A30E:4112 (talk) 20:17, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Remove Turkish language because it’s wrong

Turkish language is not spoken in Albania 2001:2043:BC01:CB00:A4E9:1184:A30E:4112 (talk) 20:18, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Religion

There are some things that must be changed in this article:
1)Remove the terms Majority and Minority in the Religion section of the introduction, despite the differencrs in the percentages they are treated equally and in Christianity part, put Orthodoxy in the beggining, because there are less Albanian Catholics than Albanian Orthodox.
2)Remove the table of religions towards the end of the article, mos of the datas are completely wrong. DenisBendaj08 (talk) 11:30, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

I oppose the table to be removed. The numbers in it are backed by sources. Misplaced Pages is based on a sources, not on personal opinions. Jingiby (talk) 12:13, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
@Jingiby I agree DenisBendaj08 (talk) 12:29, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
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