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The result was no consensus. Stifle (talk) 09:51, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

List of General Caste in Sikhism[edit]

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Sources do not discuss Forward castes in this context. It is a peculiar list that tries to conflate two subjects that really have very little connection per se. Sitush (talk) 18:53, 23 November 2014 (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, NorthAmerica1000 19:35, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  1. The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies
  2. Sikhs in Britain
  3. Routledge Handbook of Religions in Asia
The topic is therefore notable per WP:LISTN and should be improved rather than deleted per our editing policy. Andrew D. (talk) 19:54, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
You are misunderstanding. General Caste means Forward caste, which is a government administrative categorisation in the Indian positive discrimination scheme. That is, this isn't some issue about traditional caste structures in India or elsewhere. - Sitush (talk) 21:17, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I understand that aspect just fine. The sources cover this point and so we're good. Andrew D. (talk) 00:35, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • No, we are not. Find me some sources that lists the forward castes in Sikhism, a religion that only vaguely acknowledges that caste exists at all. In India, it is a Hindu concept although those of other religious beliefs, including Christians, are tagged with it due to the dominance of that creed. You certainly will not find a government source because there is no list. Furthermore, in past AfDs it has been noted that the lists of non forward castes (assuming we are trying to deduce who is forward by excluding those who are not) are ambiguous and inconsistent, with something over 1200 attempts at clarification by the various government agencies. This is the usual ARS nonsense: I've lost count of the number of times people involved with ARS have tried to rescue this sort of thing and every time it has turned into an argument about clue. And every one of those times it has turned out that they had none. You may be different, of course. - Sitush (talk) 00:58, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • That article is 90K and so, per WP:SIZE, should be split rather have more merged into it. Andrew D. (talk) 10:14, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The proposed target has long been something of a mess but WP:SIZE is a guideline, not policy, and its subject matter is inherently complex and wide in scope. - Sitush (talk) 10:30, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The nomination is not based on any policy or guideline, just your personal opinion that the Sikh community and caste are not connected, which seems quite mistaken. Andrew D. (talk) 10:37, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd be more understanding if you could demonstrate some knowledge of the Indian caste system, its relationship to Sikhism and its relationship to the modern legal classification system. We're joining disparate strands here just as sometimes happens with categories. As I said earlier, we need sources that discuss general castes in Sikhism as a topic and I've not yet found any. - Sitush (talk) 10:55, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I provided three good sources above and you have failed to address them. Here's another source which, being fully available online, makes easy reading: Divisions among Sikh Communities in Britain and the Role of Caste System. This is an interesting account of the rivalries between Sikh castes such as the Rajputs, Jats and Ramgarhias and how this persists in their diaspora and causes them to set up separate temples. These castes are the stuff of this list and so we see them confirmed. The author, who seems to have no particular axe to grind, states "Sikh communities ... history cannot be fully understood without reference to the continued operation of the caste system." Q.E.D. Andrew D. (talk) 12:30, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep : the regimental system of the Indian Army today & the British martial races theory was predicated on their existence. Keep but improve, well-referenced & free of trash. It's a socio-political reality despite the theoretical equality of Sikh religion. AshLin (talk) 11:51, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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