Talk:Chandra Khonnokyoong

POV: Sources
I'm not the most neutral guy when it comes to Dhammakaya sect, just getting it out of the way. So 6 out of 7 sources of this article came directly from Dhammakaya publication, of which the subject belongs to. This is akin to quoting Scientology book for L. Ron Hubbard biography.Suredeath (talk) 01:07, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

I have recently added citations about Chandra Khonnokyoong, most of which are readily available on the internet, to assuage Suredeath's suspicions. They now form half of the cited works. If there is no further discussion, I will be removing the POV tag at New Year. Thanissaro (talk) 08:08, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

You're not addressing the problematic sources, you're adding new ones. Thought legitimate, they didn't rectify the problems with the original cited from.Suredeath (talk) 22:25, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

To satisfy Suredeath it would be really helpful if he could say what exactly about the data is controversial – and be specific about what would satisfy him. The information cited from the Dhammakaya Foundation's own works only refers to places, dates and names. The word controversy is usually applied to conclusions about the issues arising from the data – not the data itself. Generally speaking biographical data is written by people who know the subject of the biography. Thus Suredeath could perhaps find many other biographical articles on wikipedia where it would be very hard to justify the removal of POV tags. Thanissaro (talk) 10:45, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

I have now made many edits to improve readability, accessibility and neutrality. I believe the tags can be removed now and have done so. S Khemadhammo (talk) 03:19, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

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Bomb deflection claims
One of the more familiar and outlandish tales about Mae Chi Chandra (and the one most often ridiculed by Dhammakaya critics) has got to be the claims of her supernatural abilities, specifically how she deflected bombs from aerial raids, saving Bangkok during World War II. This is not mentioned in the article at all. --Paul_012 (talk) 05:34, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Ironically, this is actually mentioned in several of the other related pages. But i guess mentioning it on this page as well would make sense. Wikiman5676 (talk) 07:09, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * It used to be on the page, but I removed it per wp:BLP because it was unsourced at the time. If anyone has any info about this which is backed by reliable sources, please let me know or add it yourself.--Farang Rak Tham (talk) 22:33, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I already added it Wikiman5676 (talk) 02:55, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Okeedokee.--Farang Rak Tham (talk) 18:08, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Proposal change to shortened footnotes
I'd like to use shortened footnotes in the article using the template. I think this will look more organized. Let me know what you guys think.--Farang Rak Tham (talk) 15:57, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

File nominated for deletion on commons
The file c:File:Maechi Chandra Khonnokyoong teaching meditation using kasina object.png has been nominated for deletion on Commons Reason: Although the source YouTube video is labeled as Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed), I don't think this image belongs to the uploader of this YouTube video. Looks like c:COM:LL to me. Deletion request: link Message automatically deposited by a robot - -Harideepan (talk) 07:16, 3 March 2018 (UTC).

Photo
The previously used image was deleted from Commons, but a non-free image could be used under fair use terms. To upload a file locally, use the File Upload Wizard. Choose "This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use" and then select "historic portrait of a person no longer alive". The image should be scaled down to a low resolution, but if not a bot should take care of that. --Paul_012 (talk) 04:12, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you, .-- Farang Rak Tham   (Talk) 08:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * , do you think we could upload any image from this page locally in this way?-- Farang Rak Tham   (Talk) 10:23, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, Non-free content criteria includes "minimal usage". The main portrait at the beginning would work best, I think. --Paul_012 (talk) 12:39, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * But that is a derivative work. Could that be a problem, ? Sorry for the list of questions, but I have very little knowledge about the subject of copyright.-- Farang Rak Tham   (Talk) 16:08, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry, not sure if I wasn't clear—I was referring to the picture with the blue background. In any case, if it's presumable that the image has been legally published, the image should be okay. We just need to list the correct author/copyright holder (as far as can be determined) on the file description page. --Paul_012 (talk) 16:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Done. Let's see it is allowed, . There is a logo on the picture which probably violates some kind of code... again.-- Farang Rak Tham   (Talk) 22:29, 6 March 2018 (UTC)