Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Land of Smiles: Thailand


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The result was speedy delete (G12)  by Jimfbleak. Non-admin closure. MuZemike ( talk ) 08:00, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Land of Smiles: Thailand

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Subject is inherently unencyclopaedic and consists of original research. "Land of Smiles" is a well-known nickname for Thailand, especially in the tourism industry, but a concise description of the name in Tourism in Thailand and/or Culture of Thailand should be sufficient. There are discussions, e.g. on the meanings of the smile in Thai culture, but unless reliable sources on the topic can be established I don't think it deserves an article. Paul_012 (talk) 15:43, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Thailand-related deletion discussions.   —Paul_012 (talk) 15:43, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep – I agree this piece definitely needs a rewrite. This is a far more appropriate recourse than outright deletion. Regarding notability and original research I was able to find reliable – 3rd party – verifiable sources at both Google News as shown here,  and Google Scholar as shown here, .  Hope this helps. ShoesssS Talk 16:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Definitely needs a rewrite, starting with the horrible title. This is an article about the perceptions and descriptions of facial expressions within Thai culture.  The title, however, sounds like some cheesy tourist promo, like "New Mexico: Land of Enchantment!".  After moving the article, source it for crying (or smiling) out loud!  I imagine that there are sources for these various smiles, and that there have been cultural studies.  The English language probably has fewer terms for various smiles, but we know the distinction between a "grin" and a "smirk", but mostly we go with "fake smile", "warm smile", "brave smile", etc. Mandsford (talk) 16:48, 12 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep per Mandsford. Jonathan321 (talk) 21:22, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Unencyclopedic and unsourcable. The sources quoted above have no relation to the title of this article, which is a purely promotional phrase. DGG (talk) 04:11, 13 December 2008 (UTC)


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