Talk:Nepal/Archive 1
Talk:Nepal/Temp was the working page for the article. You can refer to this page for the relevant edit history. olivier 06:16, 13 Nov 2003 (UTC)
3/8/05 -- Question about accuracy in the history section: article reads "Ranas ruled as hereditary prime ministers until 1948 when the British colony of India achieved independence." The issue is that India obtained independence in 1947. So is the error here simply a mistake in the year, or did the Ranas actually rule til 1948, which is actually shortly after Indian independence?
Somebody check the localised country name, changed by an IP user? Matthewmayer 22:55, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Information needs to be added on Maoism in Nepal. --Hemanshu 02:34, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)
I'd like to know how Nepal is named officially. Is it "Nepal Adhirajya" or "Sri Nepala Sarkar"? Kahusi 16:20, 9 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- The former. The translation, literally, is "Kingdom of Nepal" which is what all the American sources I have cited (almanacs, etc.) say. TheCustomOfLife 00:53, 18 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Ethnics of Nepal?
Anonymous user 165.21.154.10 and Chan Han Xiang have added links to "Ethnics of Nepal". This a questionable use of the word "Ethnic". There are "Ethnic Groups", "Ethnolinguistic Groups", "Ethnic Communities" and "Ethnicity" but I don't believe it is correct terminology to refer to the cultural groups of Nepal as "Ethnics".
In any case, this subject is covered in more detail on the page "Demographics of Nepal" than on the page "Ethnics of Nepal".
I would like to delete links from the "Nepal" page to "Ethnics of Nepal" and redirect the "Ethnics of Nepal" page to "Demographics of Nepal". I hope this will not offend Anonymous user 165.21.154.10 or Chan Han Xiang.
Any comments?
- It's extremely offensive, both to academic and personal sensibilities. Delete.--LordSuryaofShropshire 00:06, Sep 21, 2004 (UTC)
- It is indeed very offensive and inappropriate. Shorne 11:59, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Thanks for your kind response. I will get to it! Alberuni 15:04, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Flag
Can someone improve the image of the flag? The current image suggests that the Nepalese flag is a rectangle half of which is black, which is not so. Shorne 11:59, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Misspell
The loop over the word 'Ra' has to face the letter 'Dha'.
Year required
In the History section, will someone please add the year for:
'Tribhuvan's son, King Mahendra, dissolved the democratic experiment and declared that a "partyless" panchayat system would govern Nepal.'
Tony 03:59, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
Desperately needs photos!
It wouldn't be hard to find four or five excellent photos, but Wikipedia has an elaborate process for gaining permission, etc.
Anyone prepared to hunt down some good ones?
Can we delink ALL years, please, since, as far as I can tell, the links have nothing to do with Nepal, and just make the text a little harder to read (there are enough splashes of blue without them).
Tony 04:32, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
Further comments
With respect to the recent addition of:
Christ Groups, which are House churches, and the National Churches Fellowship are among the largest Christian churches in Nepal.
I'm unsure why christianity, as a very small proportion of the population, requires more detailed treatment than several other more popular religions that are just listed.
On another matter, is Nepal really the only hindu kingdom? What about Bhutan?
Tony 01:55, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
- Bhutan has a fairly large Hindu population, but the Buddhists form the majority of the population. --{{IncMan|talk}} 09:17, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
That is because the person Sarcelles is trying to push his point of view that Christianity is threatened in Nepal. Good job though removing his comments and keeping the article in a neutral point of view.
- If christianity exceeds half a million, then should be written something.
Sarcelles 09:02, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
- But have a look at the percentage. Just 0.5% of the population is Christian. --{{IncMan|talk}} 09:17, 11 August 2005 (UTC)