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The result was delete. v/r - T P 13:50, 11 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Takuhon[edit]

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Takuhon doesn't sound like a topic that's notable. How the article is in any way notable and encyclopedia-worthy hasn't been implied in the article. The article itself is a weak stub; nothing links to the article and Google gives no hits for Takuhon. Ratibgreat (talk) 09:00, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please refer to http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&client=safari&rls=en&sa=X&ei=gIVjTsKJBo6QiAea2fDFCg&ved=0CBMQvgUoAA&q=takuhon&nfpr=1 for more hints on Takuhon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.86.218.225 (talk) 14:06, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. — Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 19:32, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This weak page adds nothing to Stone rubbing, which already explains this very technique, though without mentioning the name "takuhon." I found what seems to be a reliable source on this topic (see this), but the technique is still the same as the one described at Stone rubbing. In other words, takuhon (托本, pronounced either tuoben or taben in Chinese) doesn't refer to a peculiarly Japanese technique that would deserve its own wiki. It's simply the Japanese word for "stone rubbing." If "takuhon" deserves its own page, let someone WP:PROVEIT, perhaps by showing that "takuhon" has a special meaning in the study of Japanese calligraphy that "stone rubbing" doesn't have. If that can't be shown, we could add explanations of the term "takuhon" to the Stone rubbing wiki. Because "takuhon" is used in some reliable sources, we should create a redirect to the relevant section of the article on Stone rubbing. Madalibi (talk) 00:42, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. —Madalibi (talk) 00:46, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Madalibi. Oda Mari (talk) 07:26, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. No demonstration of notability. --DAJF (talk) 07:28, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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