Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laughter Yoga

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was No consensus Computerjoe's talk 20:55, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Laughter Yoga

Adversisment for a school of yoga, no notability demonstrated. Delete--Peta 02:44, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete Obvious original research: "...we all follow the same basic structure..." --JChap 03:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete it's a copyvio from [1]. The subject, however, is entirely appropriate for a Wikipedia article; there's heaps of verifiable media coverage. Ziggurat 03:25, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
    • Keep rewritten version. Ziggurat 22:11, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep and clean-up. Only the introduction (which I've removed) seems to be a copyvio, though please corrent me if I'm wrong--☆TBC☆ (aka Tree Biting Conspiracy) 03:42, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment I'm guessing that the rest is taken from a print source (Part 2?), although I could be wrong on that. In any case, WP:NOT an instruction manual, so it'd be easier to scrub this entirely and start over. Ziggurat 03:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

*Delete Unsourced, POV, & OR. This is a poorly drafted "how to" that fails WP rules for inclusion. It's so badly written I don't suggest it be sent to Wikihow. Ande B 05:20, 29 May 2006 (UTC) Change to Keep new version of article. Still needs a lot of work but is now legit topic. Copy vio & tutorials have been removed. Ande B. 22:20, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete per Ziggurat. It's definately a candidate for a properly written article. Kevin 10:59, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Ande B Crazynas 12:11, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, advertising, nn. --Terence Ong 14:25, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Neutral/Comment Rather strange, but some instructors on Laughter Yoga came to my school back in September. Anyway, that's not a reason to keep it; I think it merits an article but this once is so bad it might as well be deleted and rewritten, as per Ziggurat. --Fbv65edel (discuss | contribs) 15:38, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Ziggurat. --Andy123 candy? 16:00, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep this is all verifiable data: please visit http://www.laughteryoga.org/ for more information. An international directory of Laughter Clubs is posted there - all with contact name, tel. and emails - as well as many videos and worldwide media coverage on this method. I have rewritten this entry and shorten it to a basic definition. There is something UNIQUE about Laughter Yoga, in that it is a method where you laugh for no reason (no reason = no mind = no ego, no power-struggle, no past (guilt) and no future (worry). It brings you easily into the "here and now" where only equilibrium exists and tension gets released without the need to verbalize). ALSO this is a grassroots wordlwide social movement (please visit the website for valid proof). I would be very happy to expand this entry again in a way acceptable to WP. There is a great value in this for the common good, yet obviously you may say I have a partial viewpoint. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sgendry (talk • contribs) .
Comment: Content of article has changed It may be verifiable but at the time of nomination was a poorly written how-to; tutorials and how-to's are not suitable for WP inclusion. The article has changed since that time with the removal of a great deal of copyright vio and instructional material. It is still POV. People may want to take another look at this new version. Ande B 19:04, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, noting changed content. Still perhaps needs a bit of rewriting to bring in line, but certainly worthy of entry. Seb Patrick 08:49, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, known therapeutic method. --Shuki 20:29, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.