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Thank you! Not all endeavours will be successful, nor joyful, but singing and writing about it certainly are! I miss Ray, who probably saved me for Wikipedia, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:22, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
For some irrational reason that's how it feels, although I had no idea what he did besides Wikipedia (until now), and never worked on an article together, just that annually exchange on his Precious day, 31 October, easy to remember. I am reading the archives of his talk, and keep laughing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:24, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
I admit i first misread your edit as vandalism or test, but having reviewed your edit again now, it is unsourced. Nor Facebook, nor another Wikipedia article is a reliable source to be used on Wikipedia. A facebook page may sometimes be used as a primary source if it is an official page, but in this case, the subject is too important for that—better sources must exist.--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)11:58, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I'm DannyS712 (talk), and I just wanted to remind you that you have signed up to compete in this year's WikiCup! There are about 2 weeks left before the first round ends – if you haven't yet made your first submission, there is still time to start; if you have already started, keep up the good work. See your submissions page: here. Good luck!
@Farang Rak Tham: I wouldn't count on finding someone in the next 2 weeks - maybe review a GA nomination yourself? If you get those 4 points you should be able to pass onto the next round. --DannyS712 (talk) 18:14, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Thank you! It's not without irony that I keep it alive by writing about those who died. Just today, I noticed that a great person died whose article I had begun in 2016, - while he was still alive, for a change. His best-known song begins "Das Weizenkorn muss sterben" (The wheat kernel must die) with a refain "Geheimnis des Glaubens: im Tod ist das Leben". How would you translate that? "Mystery of faith: in death there's life". Chilling. Just yesterday we sang a hymn he translated from Dutch, not the one mentioned in the article. I am determined to write about the wheat kernel (or seed?) today, please watch. - I also have several GA noms open ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:38, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Five precepts you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Vami IV -- Vami IV (talk) 22:00, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ānanda you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Vami IV -- Vami IV (talk) 05:40, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
Farang! I was surprised to not find your name already associated with this... you're a perfect fit and would be an important and productive contributor to WikiProject Asia 10,000 Challenge! It's part of a larger initiative that, since 2016, has sought to add or improve 100,000 articles to/on Wikipedia. If you'd like, just add your name to the participants register, and then start adding articles you expanded or created from November 2016 onward. –♠Vami_IV†♠06:44, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
Hello, here is VenusFeuerFalle again. Sorry for the delay, but I guess you will understand it. Since the discussion on the Fallen Angel-Talkpage is closed, I would respond here. First, yes I would like to participiate on "Did you know?", but I am currently reading how to do this, since it is my first GA-Article. Probably one of the reason I wasn't prepared as most other Wikipedians are than requesting a GA-Review (as you probably noticed already). Second, I am uncertain to review one of yours. It would be my first GA review, and I think it is on one hand a good time to start, but on the otherhand, the last days on Wikipedia somehow exhausted me and the next semester starts. I usually need to mentally prepare myself for that. Therefore, I would like to try a review of one of the short articles, if I see enough "power" left. (You remember my exams at beginning of February? One is still left and the it was postponed over the entire February and March, now finally happening within the next semester). Maybe I get quick back into the subject, then I would review one of the shorter articles nominated by you.--VenusFeuerFalle (talk) 22:58, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Thus have I heard you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gen. Quon -- Gen. Quon (talk) 22:41, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I'm DannyS712 (talk), and I just wanted to remind you that you are a current participant in round 2 of this year's WikiCup! There are only a few days until the second round ends – if you haven't made you first submission for this round yet, there is still time to start; if you have already started, keep up the good work. See your submissions page: here. Good luck!
On 28 April 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ānanda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ānanda(sculpture pictured) became the Buddha's attendant, on condition that he would never receive any material benefit from the position? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ānanda. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ānanda), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Dear Farang Rak Tham, thanks for your review with this, the comments were extremely helpful. Sorry for making so many changes, I'll leave it now and await further comment. Of course take as long as you need due to the complexities of the topic and the breadth of information out there. Your help is very much appreciated! Peter --E.3 (talk) 04:20, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
On 22 May 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sumedha, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to Buddhist texts, Sumedha decided to become the Buddha while lying in the mud in front of his teacher? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sumedha. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sumedha), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
I received your ping concerning the "cult of the book" and exclusive (scriptural?) authority in Mahayana buddhism. I will answer here because I am not sure that these details will benefit the afd discussion. The cult of the book hypothesis has been presented in the context of the origin of Mahayana. There is an ongoing discussion about the cult of the book concept and I think Hartmann presents a good argument stating: ". It is striking that these texts make mention only of
themselves, as though no other texts existed that espoused similarly meritorious
rewards. This communicative strategy makes use of the commonly accepted idea
that texts offer protection and beneflts, such as punya, to people and places. It also
conveys the notion that certain texts are more apt to do so than others. What
scholars often identify as a "cult" of the book may perhaps be equally well understood
as a way of promoting a particular text in a highly competitive environment
(cf. Harrison 2006: 148, n. 57). One is reminded here that Mahäyäna sütras are
normative texts that may or may not describe a reality. To assess this question, we
require confirmation from other sources, which appears to be absent (cf Schopen
1975: 171 f.). This is frequently the case in ancient India, where usually very meager
direct evidence on the life ways of people is outweighed by a gigantic amount
of normative literature. For this reason, it may be difficult to demonstrate the
existence of a Buddhist cult of the book in India during the first millennium, but
the phenomenon is well documented in later periods and in other areas of the
Buddhist world." ([1], p. 104.
Dolce, L. analyses Nichirens views and uses of scripture in "Canonization and Decanonization"
edited by A Van Debeek, Karel Van Der Toorn, p. 229- [2]. Different denominations of Nichiren Buddhis will propably have different positions on (scriptural) authority. JimRenge (talk) 21:00, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, JimRenge. Schopen is a contrarian, and I don't agree with his doubts about the historicity of the Buddha, but I have noticed that apart from that, he is often proven right, and his opinions often have become mainstream. Regardless, I don't think the article about the universal sola scriptura is going to work out—the outline of the subject as well as the title is too vague to prove notability, and the guy doesn't appear to have many friends that try to help him prove such notability.--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)21:17, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
I completed an initial review, and noted a couple very minor things. Please comment there when you are able. Thanks again! Flibirigit (talk) 03:02, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
On 29 May 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Five precepts, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Buddhists consider Ahimsa, the principle of not harming any living being, the most important of the five basic ethical precepts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Five precepts. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Five precepts), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Amakuru, that is a considerable modification from the original ALT 2 hook, and as such, does not appear to be supported by the sources cited. Has this been preceded by any discussion?--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)11:55, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
¡Ay, caramba! I am sorry for this - I acted on a report made at WP:TRM, and it was based on a complete misreading of the article - I saw the text about Ahimsa being the most important principle and thought that was the thing being talked about in the hook, and that it was therefore inaccurate. I should have checked the nomination page and the article in more detail. I have corrected it back to the approved version now. Thanks, and apologies once again for the mix up. — Amakuru (talk) 12:12, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
No problem, Amakuru. Time allowing, we can fix any errors, of course. But my concern is that the five precepts is a set of rules (among which not to kill), as opposed to a set of principles (non-harming). This is what the sources say, anyway.--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)12:16, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
Morning Farang Rak Tham. I'm not sure what you mean by the plan... is there something that you think needs changing in the article? As far as I know, the mistake was just in misreading what the article actually said. Perhaps there's a way to phrase it highlighting the difference between the "non-harming principle" and the "non-killing precept" that would have avoided confusion, but I don't think it's urgent to make that change. Maybe something to work on if you're considering improving the article up to FA standard in future. Thanks — Amakuru (talk) 08:24, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
No problems, most thanks are to you for working on this article, and bringing it to our attention. Congratulations on the high view count! — Amakuru (talk) 12:19, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I'm DannyS712 (talk), and I just wanted to remind you that you are a current participant in round 3 of this year's WikiCup! There are just over 2 weeks until the third round ends – if you haven't made you first submission for this round yet, there is still time to start; if you have already started, keep up the good work. See your submissions page: here. Good luck!
Farang Rak Tham, back on April 29 you listed the Motivation crowding theory article as a Good Article. The nominator of that article, W.s.campbell, took the advice in the automated message informing them of the article's success, and created a DYK nomination page, replied to you on the GA review page that same day, and hasn't edited since.
Unfortunately, they neglected the final step in the DYK nomination process, transcluding the nomination on the Nominations page, which I've only now just noticed, seven weeks later. They also, being new to the DYK process, did not fill out the nomination template correctly (no bold link to the article or even giving its name, etc.).
Do you think you would be interested in taking on the effective responsibilities of the nominator for this one? That is to say, clean up the nomination page and then, when a DYK reviewer comes along, making any hook or article adjustments they request? If so, this can go ahead. If not, then the nomination page wlll probably be closed as unsuccessful. Please let me know; I'm happy to help this to proceed—once updated, you or I could transclude the nomination under April 29 on the DYK nominations page. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:14, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
I checked, and the original nomination was made on December 3, 2018, was subsequently approved and later promoted to Prep 1 on December 31, 2018, and then moved with the set to Queue 1 on January 3, 2019. It was pulled from the queue on January 4 due to sourcing issues, and nothing further appears to have been done with it. Effectively, it was rejected when it was pulled and the nomination wasn't reopened. As a new GA, it qualifies anew, so it can go through the process again. I'm going to move it to April 28, since that's the date the article was listed as a GA. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:20, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jīvaka you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Vami IV -- Vami IV (talk) 20:21, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Filial piety in Buddhism you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cerebellum -- Cerebellum (talk) 19:01, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
On 29 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jīvaka, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jīvaka, a child left behind on a trash heap, later became the physician of the Buddha? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jīvaka. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jīvaka), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Even though I have mostly left Wikipedia and I am no longer writing articles, I still pop over here now and then to see what is going on. This barnstar is to thank you for all your excellent contributions to articles about Buddhism and other subjects. You have done excellent work writing and reviewing articles and bringing them up to "Good Article" status. Back when I was still writing articles to bring them up to GA status, I knew that, whenever I needed someone to review an article for me, you were always right there. Furthermore, you were always a supremely gracious and thoughtful reviewer and I want you to know that I really appreciate that. I consider you one of Wikipedia's finest editors. —Katolophyromai (talk) 01:49, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
Thank you, Kato! I really appreciate that. Since I am dong mostly religious topics, it is sometimes a bit of a quiet corner of Wikipedia, so I appreciate the feedback. I am currently working on the Great Renunciation, which reminds me of that moment when Gilgamesh left to find the eternal life: the gods tried to dissuade him from the journey ("Don't you know that the gods have hidden the eternal life from man's sight?"), but he went anyway. One of the best stories ever. And thank you for reminding me of it.--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)19:13, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
On 12 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Filial piety in Buddhism, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some Buddhists believe that all beings could have been their parents in a previous life, so liberating people from suffering is a form of filial piety? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Filial piety in Buddhism. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Filial piety in Buddhism), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Rāhula you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MX -- MX (talk) 22:01, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
The article Rāhula you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Rāhula for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MX -- MX (talk) 16:00, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Eight precepts you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tea with toast -- Tea with toast (talk) 04:40, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
The article Eight precepts you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Eight precepts for issues which need to be addressed. Tea with toast(話)03:22, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Magha Puja you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Vami IV -- Vami IV (talk) 17:40, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
On 13 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rāhula, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a discourse given by the Buddha to his only son, Rāhula(depiction shown), became one of the seven Buddhist texts recommended for study in the inscriptions of Emperor Aśoka? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rāhula. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rāhula), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
It seems you reverted back my edit of the profile pic for the Gautama Buddha page, citing this talk page. Ok, but just to let you know - I wouldn't have changed the pic in the first place if there was some kind of warning or tag on the Infobox source code page, that said to read the talk page first. Maybe you or one of the other major editors for that page can add it so you don't run into issues like that later. Thanks.Rush922(talk)11:36, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
You did nothing wrong, because it is not always possible to know exactly which edits are deemed controversial and require consensus first. But reverting you and asking you to explain your edit on the talk page first, is one way to communicate that I think this change is controversial. See also WP:BRD. Feel free to make your argument on the talk page.--Farang Rak Tham(Talk) 14:54, 17 October 2019 (UTC)Pinging.--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)14:55, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi!
I hope you remember me (you reviewed my article on Vyasatirtha). As you are interested in Buddhism, I was wondering if you could help me build an article. The concept of Pratyekabuddha is very intriguing to me. The article is underdeveloped as of now and required expansion. I don't want to impose of course. What are you working on currently? Let me know if I can be of help. Cheerio!
Prabhanjan Mutalik (talk) 08:40, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello Prabhanjanmutalik, good to hear from you again. That is an interesting topic, and I you could certainly expand on the article. I would be delighted to help you find sources and help to edit.
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Great Renunciation you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:41, 16 November 2019 (UTC)
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On 3 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Magha Puja, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the government of Thailand has branded the Buddhist celebration Magha Puja as a day of spiritual love and gratitude, to compete with Valentine's Day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Magha Puja. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Magha Puja), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sumedha you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 13:01, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Farang Rak Tham. You once proposed to write a separate page in the usage of Buddhist texts as either primary or secondary. I don't recall of that proposal materialized; did it? Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk!15:42, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
Your work on Thailand and Buddhism is amazing Farang! Thankyou for your contributions and contributing to the Asian Challenge! ♦ Dr. Blofeld13:40, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
Farang Rak Tham, the nominator meant to ping you from the nomination page, but forgot to sign their post, so the ping didn't go through. Here's a talk-page ping to let you know about it. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:28, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
Note that R2 was not the correct CSD tag for the page, as it was not an inappropriate cross-namespace redirect. That having been said, it did qualify for WP:G6, so I deleted it anyway. signed, Rosguilltalk19:34, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Upāli you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:20, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche's page
Hello Farang Rak Tham,
I see you have commented on the deletion section of Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche's page. I see the The are completely biased with Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche's page. Only the negative things get passed and other information, even with valid citation and credible sources, it gets reverted. Please check the history view history of Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche. Requesting your involvement in the matter using your expertise and seniority status on wikipedia.
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mahākāśyapa you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Vami IV -- Vami IV (talk) 09:01, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
On 21 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Upāli, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Upāli(statue pictured), the Buddha's learned low-caste disciple, was ordained before his friends of royal blood to humble their pride? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Upāli. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Upāli), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Hello there. This is an invitation to join the 50,000 Destubbing Challenge Focus of the Week. £250 (c. $310) is being given away in May, June and July with £20 worth of prizes to give away every week for most articles destubbed. Each week there is a different region of focus, including one week dedicated to South-South East Asia, though half the prize will still be rewarded for articles on any subject. There's a potential £120 to be won in total for destubbing on any subject or region of your choice. Sign up if you want to contribute at least one of the weeks or support the idea! † Encyclopædius11:41, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello Farang Rak Tham. You are invited to join the new WikiProject India 10,000 Challenge, a challenge which aims to see 10,000 improvements, destubs, and creations for Indian articles, covering every state of India and topic. Articles on all related topics are welcome. We need numbers to make this work and do something extraordinary for India on Wikipedia! Every 100 articles submitted will be copied into the wider Asian challenge. Sign up on the page if interested and start contributing! If you know someone who might be interested, please invite them by:
After review of Wikipedia contributions, and other dimensional review, from above the weave it seemed appropriate to make this request. The Article Church Of The Creator specifically the talk page will provide the information. It is also relevant to review the Article Creativity. I am a COI user in Wikipedia classifications. Thank your for considering. In Oneness of Service to our Planet, and beyond. Michael S. Legions (talk) 10:31, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
Review as an Editor of Wikipedia, within its intent, purpose and disciplines, the Article Church of the Creator. Review, to discern the need, if any, for further editing or modification. Best expression to convey truth, knowledge, awareness and perhaps understanding to Wikipedia users. Your statement, “I am fascinated by religion and philosophy” adds perspective not necessarily shared by all Editors of this and other Articles within Wikipedia.
That’s it. There is no “I want” in my request, I am sure of the origins of the request and I felt strongly to deliver it, the rest, I believe will become self-evident if it is yours to do.
If you have not looked, here is a short quote, “root issues,” as seen by another Wikipedia Editor, on the Talk page. “…Hey, I haven't fully reviewed the cumulative changes to this article, but I was involved back in 2014 or so. One needs to understand that there was (is?) in fact an entirely evil white supremacist / indeed awful and racist organization which took a similar name to this benign church. And there was notable litigation, which led to a state of Illinois(?) supreme court ruling that the racist organization could no longer use the similar/overlapping name. Maybe they were shut down entirely, through fines and what not, i don't recall now. And then this benign organization suffered within Wikipedia, by obnoxious/perverse editing which imposed a redirect from the name of the benign church to the evil racist one. It was truly awful, and mean, in total, what Wikipedia was doing, supposedly on basis that the evil racist one was notable, and the benign one should be covered within the article about the evil racist one. That was really mean. I helped get this article re-established, with goal that it should positively cover the good organization to an appropriate degree, including with some mention of the naming conflict and litigation. And it is proper to mention the racism/white supremacy of the evil one, explicitly..." --user:Doncram (talk) 00:36, 17 August 2019 (UTC)”
Again thank you. If you take a look at what is there, choose to do any editing and need any input from me as a COI, I will respond to your requests. Michael S. Legions (talk) 15:26, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
Michael S. Legions, the article is well-sourced and appears neutral, but not of sufficient size to warrant C or B-quality rating. Please continue expanding the article. If you have a COI issue, you can paste suggested content on the talk page of the article instead of writing the article yourself. This doesn't violate COI policy. Good luck with it, keep up the good work!--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)12:24, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello Farang Rak Tham. You are invited to join the new WikiProject India 10,000 Challenge, a challenge which aims to see 10,000 improvements, destubs, and creations for Indian articles, covering every state of India and topic. Articles on all related topics are welcome. We need numbers to make this work and do something extraordinary for India on Wikipedia! Every 100 articles submitted will be copied into the wider Asian challenge. Sign up on the page if interested and start contributing! If you know someone who might be interested, please invite them by:
Hi, thank you for your input at Camus DYK. As I am rather inexperienced to the specific process, are we waiting for someone else to promote or reject the nomination? Should I be doing something or just sit and wait? Thanks, Cinadon3606:59, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
I have completed the review and passed ALT 1. I have suggested an improvement for the main hook. Since I came up with ALT 3 myself, I can't review it, and if you want it to be reviewed, you'll have to find another reviewer.--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)12:03, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Mahākāśyapa
On 19 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mahākāśyapa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to numerous Sanskrit, Chinese, and Southeast Asian texts, Mahākāśyapa left his body in suspended animation to see the future Buddha? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mahākāśyapa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mahākāśyapa), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Hi Farang Rak Tham. Hope you would be fine. I have nominated my article Siddhantasara (a historical critique of world's religious philosophy by Indian writer Manilal Dwivedi) for GA. Can you review it, if you are interested. If you are busy, no problem at all. Please feel free to say NO. Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 19:00, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
I just wanted to say hello and let you know I am back on WP--for a year anyway. I am glad to be back. Wikipedia is actually fun when you're not harassed. You were always great and helpful, so I just wanted to say thanx and hope to see you around. Hope you and yours are well in this crazy time. Jenhawk777 (talk) 17:17, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
I am healthy and safe, thanks for your concern. I am glad to see you have returned. I have become less active on Wikipedia—it has been great while it lasted. I have some non-profit work that has grown significantly, and it is more difficult for me to keep up the Wikipedia routine.--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)09:03, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
@Farang Rak Tham: Real life does get in the way of online life sometimes. I think that's probably actually a good thing. I am just now discovering how fun WP can be when you aren't being systematically harassed! So this is good for me, just as a break will no doubt be good for you. I wish you well and all good luck in your endeavors.Jenhawk777 (talk) 16:41, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
Jenhawk777 Sorry to hear you were harassed—I wasn't aware. I hope you are happy and free from such disturbances now.
I still remember the article you wrote about textual criticism, and it has helped me many times in understanding religion, and even Buddhist studies better.--Farang Rak Tham(Talk)19:11, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
@Farang Rak Tham: The person that stalked and harassed me has been banned from WP by arbitration for a year. After that, he can have his case reviewed yet again--so I may only be here a year, we'll see. On the very first article I attempted to work on, he showed up and followed me from then on. People would tell me WP wasn't that kind of place normally, but he made it that kind of place for me. I think he had a problem with women and I have no doubt at all that he hated Christianity and anyone who had anything to say about it that wasn't derogatory. He was a bitter angry man and he is why I left WP for almost two years. If someone on the arbitration committee hadn't mentioned me, I never would have known about the review of his case, since that mention showed up in my email. At any rate, it was unanimous to ban him totally for a year, and now hopefully that's behind me. Every one else on WP is lovely, and what I remember most about you is how patient and kind you were going through that long long article. You were great, and it's wonderful to hear you gained something from it as well. I have another long one waiting for a reviewer right now and a third one in the wings--I don't want to have two nominated at one time. In the meantime, I am working on another in my sandbox. I found someone who has created articles using blogs, original research and lots of plagiarism. It's very distressing! So I am slowly working my way through rewriting them one at a time. It's peaceful. I wish peace and wholeness and well-being and good purpose in your life. You are a kind heart and I wish you all that is good. Good luck with you NGO. Jenhawk777 (talk) 03:14, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
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Good Sir, Glad you liked the lotus image from the Buddhasāsana Samāgama publication "Buddhism: An Illustrated Quarterly Review" on the Ananda Metteyya page. I have worked hard on this article, and hope to be done shortly, it is a gift to mankind, and hope all see the path to enlightment.
NirodhaDhamma (talk) 10:10, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your timely assistance. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)
I nominate Farang Rak Tham to be Editor of the Week. This editor registered about five years ago and in that time has racked up an impressive 15,787 edits to English Wikipedia. I first encountered them when they chose to assess my nomination of Elf as a good article. I was quite clueless about the process, and Farang Rak Tham was extremely thorough and diligent in helping me revise the article to meet the criteria -- and it's a long article, so this was a big task. They have evidently performed this service for at least thirty others, while being willing to fail nominations where appropriate. Correspondingly, I see that although Farang Rak Tham has created only eleven articles, five of these have GA status, and this editor has been instrumental in editing over twenty-four articles to receiving GA status. (There's an incomplete list here, emphasising how many have been translated into other Wikipedias, but I also passed 2017–2020 Thai temple fraud investigations, so there are probably more.) I am particularly impressed and grateful to see that many of Farang Rak Tham's good articles are on complex Buddhist theological topics: these are much more challenging to write well than neatly defined and straightforwardly factual topics like, say, biographies, and moreover have helped considerably to improve English Wikipedia's coverage of Asian culture. Articles like Great Renunciation, Filial piety in Buddhism, Five precepts, and Merit (Buddhism) are truly mighty undertakings. The editor's talk page says 'this user is no longer very active on Wikipedia' -- but they are still making about one edit per day, so this is counting from a high base! I would like to congratulate them on their past achievements, and emphasise how much we will welcome their re-engagement with Wikipedia if they are inclined to at some point in the future. Editor User:Vami_IV seconded this nomination.
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A thorough and diligent assistant (with 15,787 edits to English Wikipedia) in helping editors revise articles so that they to meet the strict WP criteria. He has created eleven articles, five of these have GA status and has helped edit over twenty-four articles to achieve GA status. Many of Farang Rak Tham's good articles are on challenging and complex Buddhist theological topics. He works to improve English Wikipedia's coverage of Asian culture.
