Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tenzin Wangchuck


 * 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. This close is without objection to userfication if a user is interested in volunteering their userspace.  MBisanz  talk 18:19, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Tenzin Wangchuck

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No sources listed, nor any to be found, for this extensive biography. Based on the similarity between the creator's username and the birthplace of the article's subject, I suspect this is an extensive personal memoire. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:28, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. GregJackP   Boomer!   14:06, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Asia-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 19:27, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Buddhism-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 19:27, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
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 * Delete for now and add to Chinese Wikipedia - Google Books provided this book with three mentions to Tenzin Wangchuk. Google Books also provided this book that suggests he was a Tibetan political prisoner. This book also provides what appears to be a relevant mention. Unfortunately, any additional sources or information may not be English or haven't been transferred to the Internet yet, so if this is the case, it would be better to add it to Chinese Wikipedia. SwisterTwister   talk  23:26, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep The Chinese and the English WPs cover the same scope exactly: the entire world, and both of them use sources in any language--it is absurd to suggest that something belongs there rather than here. The person has been verified as a major disciple of Rinpoche. If he founded a monastery, he;s notable.  It's not a BLP. Incidentally, why would the Chinese Wikipedia be particularly relevant in any case? He was Bhutanese; he apparently worked in Tibet & Bhutan, and we have both a Dzongkha and a Tibetan Wikipedia.  DGG ( talk ) 05:02, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * That may be but there isn't any evidence of a native name to search Tibetan or Dzongkha Wikipedia. Users who are familiar with Tibetan or Dzongkha are free to search for sources. SwisterTwister   talk  05:11, 9 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete due to questionable notability/lack of sourcing. It is not clear whether or why he is a notable monk (for an encyclopedia). There are also no sources that might provide evidence to his notability or allow content verification. This article could only be kept with clear evidence for notability and proper sourcing.--Kmhkmh (talk) 05:40, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 12:47, 10 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisting comment. I'm relisting to see if we can get Tenzin Wangchuck's name in either Tibetan or Chinese script. I'm going to post requests at the appropriate WikiProjects. — Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 12:50, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I've left notes at WikiProject Buddhism, WikiProject Bhutan, WikiProject Tibet, and WikiProject China. — Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 13:07, 10 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Sure, Tenzin Wangchuk would be བསྟན་འཛིན་དབང་ཕྱུག་ (bstan-'dzin dbang-phyug) in Tibetan or 丹增汪曲 in Chinese.&mdash;Greg Pandatshang (talk) 22:58, 10 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment: I know this doesnt help much in itself, but he's got the same hometown as Lhatu Wangchuk and obviously also the same last name, so maybe some sources that are mostly about Lhatu will mention his relatives.  ☮ Soap  ☮  23:01, 10 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Good research, but I doubt Tenzin Wangchuk is part of the Wangchuck family. "Wangchuck" is a common given name, and most Tibetans (and, I believe, their Bhutanese cousins) have two given names and no family name (I note that neither of his parents were named Wangchuck). Moreover, the subject is a religious teacher, so "Tenzin Wangchuck" is probably an ordination name. By analogy, if there were a prominent Paul family in Italy, it would still be an unlikely guess that Pope John Paul was a member of it – even if he had been from their home town.&mdash;Greg Pandatshang (talk) 18:08, 18 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete unless some sources can be found. Eeekster (talk) 03:39, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - Wangchuck is from Bhutanese Dzongkha, a Southern Tibetan language. Should be kept as notable for Monastery founding.  Meclee (talk) 19:35, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment "should be kept" based on what sources? WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 19:49, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment: from the way this article is written, it sure seems like useful encyclopedic content, so it seems like it would be a shame to delete it. Without sources, though, we can't prove that. Maybe it could be userfied?&mdash;Greg Pandatshang (talk) 18:08, 18 October 2012 (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.