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The result was no consensus.  Sandstein  21:15, 6 August 2015 (UTC) reply

Ghosts in Tibetan culture

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• Delete - Merge to Preta. Atleast 3 articles, probably more, cover the same material. See Ghost, Preta and Gyalpo. This article is poorly sourced as well. VictoriaGrayson ^Talk 23:31, 13 July 2015 (UTC) reply

Also Hungry ghost. Nevertheless, "Ghosts in Tibetan culture" might be used as an umbrella-article, which directs to the various articles. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 04:35, 14 July 2015 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Paranormal-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp ( talk) 12:39, 14 July 2015 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp ( talk) 12:39, 14 July 2015 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Buddhism-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp ( talk) 12:40, 14 July 2015 (UTC) reply

• Keep These are not 4 articles covering the same material, as for example United States Investigations Services and USIS (company) were before the merge. Instead they are 4 articles covering different aspects of a topic, like World War II, Air warfare of World War II, and Pacific War are 3 articles all covering different aspects of WWII. Ghost talks about ghosts generally, describing the concept of a ghost both in history and modern times in many different cultures throughout the world. Ghosts in Tibetan culture, the particular article you're wanting to delete, goes (or should - I admit it needs work) into more detail about the specific concepts and superstitions that are unique to the Tibetan concept of ghosts. Preta and Gyalpo spirits are different types of ghosts in Tibetan mythology, just as Lion and Tiger are different types of cat - yet you wouldn't think we should roll them all into Felidae. Each article addresses a unique topic, although there is naturally some overlap. ~ ONUnicorn^{( Talk| Contribs)} problem solving 13:52, 14 July 2015 (UTC) reply

  Gyalpos are a subcategory of pretas. Maybe you can reconsider your vote. VictoriaGrayson ^Talk 14:09, 14 July 2015 (UTC) reply

  From the respective articles: "gyalpo spirits . . . are 'the spirits of evil kings or of high lamas who have failed their vows.'". "Pretas are believed to have been false, corrupted, compulsive, deceitful, jealous or greedy people in a previous life." It doesn't seem to be 2 words for the same thing; although I can see how they would be a subcategory of Pretas. To go back to the cat analogy; lions, tigers, and domestic cats are all subtypes of Felines, but within Tiger you have Siberian tiger, Bengal tiger, and several other tiger subspecies. My point stands. ~ ONUnicorn^{( Talk| Contribs)} problem solving 14:41, 14 July 2015 (UTC) reply

@ ONUnicorn: But Pretas, Hungry ghosts and Ghosts in Tibetan culture are all the same thing and the same categorical level. It would be like having 3 Felidae articles. VictoriaGrayson ^Talk 01:12, 16 July 2015 (UTC) reply

• Merge to Preta. Not notable separate from ghost/preta. Ogress _smash! 02:43, 16 July 2015 (UTC) reply

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