Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jat clans of Balochistan

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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:17, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jat clans of Balochistan

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What is the point of this, bearing in mind that the lead says "The appearance of a particular tribe as Jat in the list does not in itself confirm that the tribe is Jat or otherwise. Identity may change with time, and some groups in the list may no longer identify themselves as Jats." Also bear in mind that the 1911 census was not reliable, being subject to the huge misunderstandings resultant from the influence of H. H. Risley and other scientific racists. It's basically just a transcription of a primary source. Many similar lists have been deleted in recent months, including this one. Sitush (talk) 09:35, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:21, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Islam-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:22, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ethnic groups-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:22, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:24, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:31, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Sitush, who clearly understands the problematic issues regarding Indian (and Pakistani) castes and clans better than any other active editor. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 04:23, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Cullen328: kind words indeed although Utcursch, for one, is at least as well-informed as me and perhaps more so. I am (very slowly) creating an article about the Raj census operations - see User:Sitush/sandbox3. - Sitush (talk) 14:57, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Correction noted. Substitute "better than almost any other active editor". Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 18:11, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I'm not an expert on India-related topics, but even I know that the 1911 census has been rejected. I've also seen more than just the one previous Jat clan article end up deleted. Seems like another case of too many lists and not enough reliable sources. MezzoMezzo (talk) 03:46, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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