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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:33, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of Telugu Vaishyas[edit]

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The criteria for this list is far too vague in terms of geography, connection to the Vaishya varna and indeed even the definition of "vaishya", which is by no means set in stone. Furthermore, practically no-one self-identifies with this or the still lower ranking "Shudra" varna, which means that there are major BLP issues. Basically, the list is a coat-rack. Sitush (talk) 10:12, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

To provide an analogy for those who perhaps are not fully conversant with the terms, the list is akin to us hosting one that enumerates "middle class people who are predominantly from the Portuguese-speaking area of Portugal or closely connected with middle class people". - Sitush (talk) 10:29, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. To add someone to a list like this, we would need evidence to show that they self-identify as a member of the group, just as we would with religious groups (though it seems even more sensitive with caste/varna status). I've checked a number of entries, and I don't see any such evidence. And "Vaishya [...] or closely connected with Vaishyas" is way too nebulous a definition for a list anyway -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 14:49, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Wifione ^Message 06:46, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - fails WP:V --Salimfadhley (talk) 23:47, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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