Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Bhutan/Archive 2

Wildlife of Bhutan
Kindly contribute to this article when you get time, and request others too. Thanks Atulsnischal 13:11, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Tibet
There is now a WikiProject Tibet but it is a subproject of WP China, rather than a separate project. Chris 02:38, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

script tagging
I have now created a template at Tibetan to ask for Tibetan script to be added to articles. Chris 02:38, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

I think would be useful to have a template similar to Bo but for Dz (Dzongkha). Paramaters should probably be:
 * c for conventional phonetic spelling
 * d for the name in Dzongkha (Tibetan script)
 * w for the transliteration of the Dzongkha name according to Wylie romanisation
 * r for the spelling / transcription in the DDC's Official Dzongkha Romanization
 * p for the p ronunciation, given in the International Phonetic Alphabet

Chris Fynn (talk) 15:41, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Bilateral relations discussion
I would like to invite you all to participate in a discussion at this thread regarding bilateral relations between two countries. All articles related to foreign relations between countries are now under the scope of WikiProject Foreign relations, a newly created project. We hope that the discussion will result in a more clean and organized way of explaining such relationships. Thank you.  Ed  ¿Cómo estás? 18:08, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

2008 Parliamentary elections
Hello. I'm a student of Japanese Studies and an editor who works primarily in that field, though my interests extend to many of the cultures of Asia, and beyond. Having read an intriguing article in the New York Times today, I decided to be bold and attempt to incorporate information on these new events into the relevant articles.

I apologize for being woefully ignorant of related recent events and developments, and the way the events of this week tie into them; I therefore respectfully ask that someone more knowledgeable than myself take a glance through the Times article (or, quite obviously, any other article on the same events), and through my edits, and make the necessary changes. As I say, I was hoping to be able to incorporate these new developments into the relevant articles myself, but have come across some difficulties in understanding how these relate to other events, and therefore how best to describe them, or where to mention them.

(The edits I've made today were small ones, to Bhutan, Politics of Bhutan, and Jigme Singye Wangchuck.)

I am eager to learn more about these developments, and look forward to reading more about it, both here on Wikipedia and in the news media. Two of the main things which confused me in my reading today, if someone would not mind clearing them up for me:

-The NY Times article says that King Jigme Singye Wangchuck announced this week that he would abdicate, and that he ordered the parliamentary elections to be held next year. But Wikipedia indicates that he already abdicated in December of last year (though his successor is not formally coronated yet, which may be where the confusion originates). If he has in fact already abdicated, how much power does he continue to wield? Does he play a similar role to a regent or to a retired emperor?

-The various Wikipedia articles indicate that there already is a parliament, that each household has one vote, and that a referendum fo constitutional reform is in the works, while the Times article indicates none of this, implying that the announced elections are a major drastic change. I am curious as to the extent to which this shift towards a more democratic mode of government was already in the works, and basically whether this week's announcement is simply reflective of changes which were already underway or whether they represent an actual event - were the elections, the shift to democracy, the opening to Westernization/modernization already quite well underway, or does this announcement reflect a true change in the government's policies and attitudes?

Thank you very much. LordAmeth 07:28, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Bhutan FAR
Bhutan has been nominated for a featured article review. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to featured quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, articles are moved onto the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article from featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Reviewers' concerns are here. --Victor12 00:49, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

South Asian countries as a Featured topic
The South Asian WikiProjects have been tremendously productive, which I congratulate you for, and I just wanted to let you know that we're very close to meeting the criteria for a Featured topic covering the countries of the region. Please see Wikipedia talk:Featured topics. Thanks.--Pharos 03:57, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Night hunting
Take a look at Night hunting. Is this for real?? - Nabla 14:02, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Bhutan Scout Tshogpa
Can someone help render Bhutan Scout Tshogpa, and also "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Bhutanese script? Thanks! Chris 02:48, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Proposed deletions (WP:PROD)

 * 14 September 2007 - expires 19 September
 * Bhutan Travel Bureau ( PROD by User:Edcolins; "Bhutan Travel Bureau (BTB) is one of the main travel agencies in Bhutan, issuing tickets on Druk Air and other airlines." ) --User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 05:06, 17 September 2007 (UTC)