Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zhong Gong


 * 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   Keep as per consensus and no requests for deletion beyond the nominator. Non-admin closure. Pastor Theo (talk) 00:32, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Zhong Gong

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Reason: gives no substantial information other than on of hundreds qigong movements. Should be mentionned in the main article about qigong with its impact on qigong movement. No article only for Zhong Gong Swissk9 (talk) 19:28, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge KEEP. The information, as you say, can be saved.  If there is more than one major Falun Gong-type movement, that is certainly news to many of those outside China and even that fact would be valuable information.  This article takes it a step further by describing a rivalry between the two.  Of course some claims have to be thrown out properly referenced (i.e. the unsourced statement that it has more members) but much of the information is highly relevant. -moritheil Talk 21:00, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * In light of the information provided by Ikip below, I think keeping this article would be best. -moritheil Talk 04:18, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, :) I always respect editors who will change their minds. Ikip (talk) 15:55, 4 May 2009 (UTC)


 * STRONG KEEP Bad nomination. Incredibly notable. 161 Google news hits including several New York Times and several BBC articles. Several Los Angeles Times, several Washington Post. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Asian Political News, several Washington Times, Time magazine, United Press International, several Associated Press, Cincinnati Post, several Philadelphia Inquirer, Times Online, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Jose Mercury News, Wichita Eagle, National Journal, Encyclopedia Britannica, Ledger-Enquirer, Wired News, CNN, Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, several Le Monde Interactif, Lexington Herald Leader, Financial Times Deutschland, Chinese America: History and Perspective...and that is only the first hundred. In almost all of these articles the group is the central topic of the article. 3568 Google books mention this group. Ikip (talk) 02:17, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * This AfD discussion is mentioned on Talk:Qigong and Talk:Zhang Hongbao Ikip (talk) 02:20, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Whether something should be covered elsewhere is not a good reason for deletion. Merging content is discussed at WP:MRFD and doesn't involve deletion of any kind. - Mgm|(talk) 12:37, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Plenty more substance is clearly available. Adding a fraction of it would solve the problem far more usefully. K2709 (talk) 18:29, 4 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep There are sourced statements saying that it was more popular than Falun Gong, which should be enough to assert notability. Ohconfucius (talk) 03:59, 5 May 2009 (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.