The result was no consensus to delete, default to keep. This does not rule out a merger or redirection to a parent article, if consensus later determines that, as suggested by some editors, this content or topic is currently better suited for inclusion in another article. Sandstein 21:09, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This article was originally created as Slavery in Tibet by a single user, Foxhunt99 and his sockpupppets to advance the fringe view of the enslavement of the Tibetan people prior to the invasion of that country by the People's Republic of China. The article originally appeared as that user's essay on the evils of the Tibetan government and reverted any and all changes that did not reflect their highly charged, nationalist POV. Article's sources are dubious, unverified and highly biased. Anna Louise Strong is heavily quoted as an authority on the subject, though she is a known sympathesizer (and alleged agent) of communist China. All other sources in this article are cited to books which have either not been verified, or do not support the statements to which they are sourced. It is doubtful that any reliable, unbiased sources exist for this topic and there are certainly not enough to warrant an entire article on the subject. As a fringe topic, this information also shouldn't be merged into Tibet, as it is highly POV. If the vote for deletion is successful, Slavery in Tibet should also be removed because it is a highly biased POV title and neither one of these articles should be redirected to any article relating to Tibet. Cumulus Clouds (talk) 08:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Stuart Gelder and Roma Gelder were travellers to Tibet too. The double standard of resource choosing is amazing. The first sentence, of the article
"Prior to Communist takeover, Tibet was a feudal society[citation needed]. ",
someone put citation needed by Tibet was a feudal society, I don't see people put citation needed in other article about feudualism. Also, many of the resources on Tibet human rights articles are from Tibetan websites, why is that ok then, by same standard only third parties are allowed. We may well delete this if the double standard keeps up. I will try to merge this into the history of Tibet part.Centrallib (talk) 15:01, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Quzhen was still young when the Chinese government took control of Tibet in 1951 and ended its feudal system. Quzhen's parents were "chabas," landless serfs who worked on a feudal lord's manor.
The real Tibet has little to do with the West's aspirations for it. The line of Dalai Lamas achieved its pre-eminence off the back of the Mongols' military brilliance. Execution, torture and repression were all features of Tibet's feudal theocracy, despite the presence of powerful religious masters who lived the Tibetan Buddhist ideal of nyingje - compassion.