Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Keshdhari Hindus


 * 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 no consensus. No consensus for a particular action has emerged. The discussion is very slightly leaning toward a keep result, in part per the first delete !vote (after the nomination), which does not provide a guideline or policy based rationale for deletion. There is disagreement regarding whether or not the topic meets notability guidelines, and no consensus has formed herein about this matter. North America1000 12:20, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Keshdhari Hindus

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The page is about a term used by a Hindu nationalist organisation. There is no evidence that it is used by reliable sources or by general public. So it fails WP:GNG. It can easily be covered by a short mention on the organisation's Wiki page. Kautilya3 (talk) 01:15, 27 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete - Article about a throw away term, even mention of the term is not encyclopedic. D4iNa4 (talk) 12:01, 27 January 2016 (UTC)


 * DO WHAT YOU WANT TO; BUT THERE IS NO PROOF THAT REFERENCES ARE NOT RELIABLE - There are many evidences including the sources which are mentioned. Multiple sources including reliable Books, Magazines, Newspapers quoting and explaining term and still nominator is doubting its reliability. The boss of RSS quote this term for Sikhs. For general public; it is controversial term and heavily debatable, also full fledged organization was excommunicated by Sikh Highest authority; due to this. Well you can delete article; if it does not meet your reliability and your criteria. (Karantsingh (talk) 04:07, 28 January 2016 (UTC))


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Kautilya3 (talk) 11:49, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions. Kautilya3 (talk) 11:54, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sikhism-related deletion discussions. Kautilya3 (talk) 11:54, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete - The article itself and the facts in the article is controversial where it also lacks General Notability Guidelines. —  San ska ri  Hangout 16:50, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep for now at least and improve if needed given the current information and sources. Delete''' as questionable, restart or draft & userfy later if needed. SwisterTwister   talk  06:28, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep, derogatory terms are not proscribed per se from having articles (compare Yid and Kraut). The term is used often enough in Indian newspapers that readers may be led to look it up on Wikipedia.  The article has some encyclopaedic value, being more than a dicdef.  It would not be so appropriate to cover this in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since it is used by other organistions as well; the article names Vishva Hindu Parishad as one, and the movement with which this term is associated, Hindutva, is (according to that article) the official ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party.  I think this is borderline enough that it should be relisted at least once before closing. SpinningSpark 13:19, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  16:50, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep: Strange comment that references are not reliable. I have gone through resource links: Jag Bani, Telegraph India, Zee News are among prominent news resources; The publisher Gyan Publishing house is used in variety of articles. Also Penguin Books, Taylor & Francis are also famous ones. Asgharali Engineer, Paul Spickard are notable social activist and historian respectively. So can we trust on reliability of everything? Also message of highest authority of Sikhs is attached. (Ajrawats (talk) 10:33, 9 February 2016 (UTC))

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 02:47, 10 February 2016 (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.