Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wang Hao De


 * 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 of the debate was keep.  howch e  ng   {chat} 21:01, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Wang Hao De
I tried to speedy this twice, and two users unilaterally removed the tag. It's a vanity bio, principally edited by the person himself. This should be speedied. -- Jbamb 15:32, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what you mean by "two users unilaterally remov[ing] the tag". Two administrators visited the article with the intention of deleting it, and discovered that it didn't meet the speedy guidelines.  I am not very impressed by this edit summary, by the way; please familiarise yourself more with our policies before you attempt to give lessons on their contents.  fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 08:12, 26 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete as vanity unless references are added before end of AfD. JYolkowski // talk 15:47, 24 December 2005 (UTC) Oh, there are references already.  Missed that before.  Keep.  JYolkowski // talk 03:54, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Vanity page.--Srleffler 16:13, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Unless a cite is given of the "Taiwan survey" which identifies 100,000 followers of this guy. Endomion 16:14, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong keep and cleanup. This is a recognized religion in Taiwan as shown by the following link from the Taiwan yearbook . The 100,000 figure checks out and is based on government statistics. In any case, even if untrue, it was never a speedy. Suggest the nom take some time to learn correct use of speedy templates. -- JJay 21:07, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as per JJay Jcuk 02:33, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Consider move to Maitreya Great Tao, apparently the name of the religion.  Article says that "Wang passed away in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 1999," so it seems unlikely that the Wikipedia editor is the same person, unless this religion works better than most.  &mdash; Smerdis of Tlön 01:26, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I suggest the many critics learn WP:FAITH and not assume that I'm a freaking moron before criticizing. Thanks. -- Jbamb 14:46, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Mate, you might want to review some of the comments you've made on the topic of speedy deletions before complaining about others' reactions. fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 18:34, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

This is not my autobio, Wang died in 1999. This is the founder of a contemporary religion in Taiwan and subject to Western Chinese Studies research. The religion Maitreya Greta Tao is listed in Taiwan government website: http://www.taiwan.com.au/Soccul/Religion/report01.html All of the info can be checked in a published journal, listed as reference: Clart, Philip. 2000. Opening the Wilderness for the Way of Heaven: A Chinese New Religion in the Greater Vancouver Area. Journal of Chinese Religions 28: 127-144.
 * Strong keep WangHaoDe


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