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*Yes, it's poor writing. {{harvnb|Hardman|2000}}, as cited in the very first revision of the article, checks out. A ''mangsuk'' is a ''household shrine'' to ancestors {{harv|Hardman|2000|p=142&ndash;145}}. The book that FunnyPika pointed to above is in fact a chapter that is ''also'' written by Charlotte E. Hardman, who is a lecturer in religion at the ]. You can verify that Hardman is talking about a household shrine even without reading Hardman. Her work is cited by others. ISBN 9789004120631, p. 693, states that "Hardman describes &#91;&hellip;&#93; the r&ocirc;le of the ''mangsuk'' or household shrine in Lohorung ritual observances,". ] (]) 23:46, 27 January 2013 (UTC) *Yes, it's poor writing. {{harvnb|Hardman|2000}}, as cited in the very first revision of the article, checks out. A ''mangsuk'' is a ''household shrine'' to ancestors {{harv|Hardman|2000|p=142&ndash;145}}. The book that FunnyPika pointed to above is in fact a chapter that is ''also'' written by Charlotte E. Hardman, who is a lecturer in religion at the ]. You can verify that Hardman is talking about a household shrine even without reading Hardman. Her work is cited by others. ISBN 9789004120631, p. 693, states that "Hardman describes &#91;&hellip;&#93; the r&ocirc;le of the ''mangsuk'' or household shrine in Lohorung ritual observances,". ] (]) 23:46, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
*'''Delete.''' So now we know that this is a shrine rather than a god. That still doesn't make it notable per ], and we can't really have an article consisting only of "A mangsuk is a household shrine in the religion of the ]." We'd need more information about it (and the rituals it's used for). If the article ] ever gets a section about religion, it might be mentioned there. <small><span style="border:1px solid black;padding:1px;">]</span></small> 20:13, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

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Suspected hoax. Creator has a long history of creating articles that are deleted, and has in some case removed the deletion templates. Article about the author of the ref is also listed for deletion. Dmol (talk) 01:22, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Comment I'm inclined toward Keep, but rewrite. The three sources provided, two of them which are arguably reliable, all point to Mangsuk as being a ritual altar and perhaps also the name of the ritual itself in Nepal, rather than a God. The dissertation supports that idea. All of which points to poor english rather than hoax. First Light (talk) 19:34, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Wifione 18:50, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Yes, it's poor writing. Hardman 2000 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFHardman2000 (help), as cited in the very first revision of the article, checks out. A mangsuk is a household shrine to ancestors (Hardman 2000, p. 142–145) harv error: no target: CITEREFHardman2000 (help). The book that FunnyPika pointed to above is in fact a chapter that is also written by Charlotte E. Hardman, who is a lecturer in religion at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. You can verify that Hardman is talking about a household shrine even without reading Hardman. Her work is cited by others. ISBN 9789004120631, p. 693, states that "Hardman describes the rôle of the mangsuk or household shrine in Lohorung ritual observances,". Uncle G (talk) 23:46, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete. So now we know that this is a shrine rather than a god. That still doesn't make it notable per WP:GNG, and we can't really have an article consisting only of "A mangsuk is a household shrine in the religion of the Lohorung people." We'd need more information about it (and the rituals it's used for). If the article Lohorung people ever gets a section about religion, it might be mentioned there.  Sandstein  20:13, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
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