Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hindu and Buddhist heritage of Pakistan (2nd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. Can be restored for merging or userfied for improvement.  Sandstein  19:47, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Hindu and Buddhist heritage of Pakistan
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I am nominating this article for deletion because it is basically a duplication of the purpose, scope and work of Hinduism in Pakistan and Buddhism in Pakistan, as well as Culture of Pakistan and History of Pakistan. There is hardly any distinguished content that justifies this article on its own. Shiva  (Visnu)  08:19, 18 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Notes After approximately one year, the content is still poor and undeveloped, not establishing the need for this particular article as opposed to the already existing main articles. In additoin,


 * 1) "Tangible and intangible heritage" - an observation about the existence of heritage and artifacts, and a quote from the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.
 * 2) The "Social and cultural influences" sub-section has no citations or references and offers a few random observations.
 * 3) "See also" and "Further reading" are redundant - links to other articles and a google book.
 * 4) "Antiquity" states that Hinduism originated in the areas now in Pakistan. No further information, or anything that actually builds a section. Shiva   (Visnu)  08:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:38, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Buddhism-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:39, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:39, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:16, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete as a POV fork of Hinduism in Pakistanm Buddhism in Pakistan, Culture of Pakistan, and History of Pakistan, per nominator. Carrite (talk) 00:24, 25 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment this article is redundant as per the nominator. However an article on Religious or Ethnic minorities in Pakistan would pass muster, but would require massive editing to be kept.Thisbites (talk) 00:48, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

I think article requires major sources to back up the information in the article. --Visik (Chinwag Podium) 07:38, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Weak keep or redirect content to appropriate articles - Article has a useful place in describing the Buddhist/Hindu history of Pakstian. However if it is kept, requires urgent copyediting, restructuring and notable citations from sources. As nominator already mentioned there are articles on related topics e.g. Hinduism in Pakistan and Buddhism in Pakistan.
 * @Visik: But how does the article have a "useful place" in a sense any different from the one that Hinduism in Pakistan/Buddhism in Pakistan already possess? What content matter would be exclusive to this article? Shiva,   Lord Black Adder  16:08, 25 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - I don't think the time commitment needed in saving this would be justifiable given that it is redundant anyway. Kansan (talk) 16:04, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.