Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pulasyam


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The result was   delete. JForget 01:44, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Pulasyam

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Hoax/Defamation/Racism Suresh.Varma.123 (talk) 16:12, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Neutral. It actually appears to be a real thing, but I don't know if that would make it notable, because when I Googled "Pulasyam" and "belt" I only got five hits, and that was the only non-Wikipedia one. (By the way, Suresh.Varma.123, how is the article racist?) Erpert (let's talk about it) 17:17, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable. No "general" character. I don't think anyone will find any sources about this thing other than the books by S. N. Sadasivan. I am pretty sure than Nairs in general had no habit of using of anything by the name "pulasyam". The above mentioned book dares to say "a Nair will become a Nair only if he wears a Pulasyam" which is but ludicrous.  Arjun  codename024 19:20, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Racist POV against Nair community. SN Sadasivan is a well known PDP extremist and I don't think his creations can be viewed as NPOV. Axxn (talk) 00:54, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete .Hoax pov and the source provided is not credible.sadasivan,writings of sadasivan are known for their slander against the upper castes of kerala particularly the Nair.Linguisticgeek (talk) 05:44, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. This may well not be notable, and it's possible that the source may be inaccurate, but I can't for the life of me understand how saying that there was a tradition in a caste of wearing a particular type of belt is racist or defamatory. And the Sadasivan book is simply quoting an ancient ballad rather than asserting this fact itself, hence the words "it is said" in our article. Phil Bridger (talk) 16:57, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Why it is so difficult to understand. A hoax that Nairs wore a dog collar as an emblem of servitude does not seem derogatory to you? If it was a truth, then people like me would have no problem. But since it is a hoax, I don't think any of the Nairs will be taking the article in good light. Also, being a native speaker of Malayalam myself, I have never heard any ballad containing these words. The so called "ballad" was Sadasivan's creation out of his inferiority complex. Axxn (talk) 04:08, 10 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Neutral. Why you people are hostile like this? If somebody says that Nairs are not Kshathriyas, then they are Ezhava vandals!! If someone like S.N. Sadasivan says Nairs used to wear a belt, then he is an extremist!! Go forward with your agenda and propaganda, but tell me what is the meaning of Malayalam word Pulasyam (പുലസ്യം) or will you say the word is coined by some extremists? LOL ★★★PROCEDAMUS IN PACE★★★  REPLY  10:51, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Racist POV pushing. I am a mother tongue speaker of Malayalam, and I have never heard of this word. Chandrakantha.Mannadiar (talk) 17:04, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. 101% hoax. Kshatriya.Knight (talk) 03:29, 13 June 2010 (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.