Talk:Earth in Flower

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:13, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

== There's something fishy about this article... ==

I think it is self-promotion. Even the company that published the book edited the article. Is that even allowed on Wikipedia? --Dara (talk) 10:59, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

== I added facts and what I believe is useful historical information to this article ==

Hi Dara. I edited this book and was surprised to learn there was a a wiki on it. We did distribute print information to 3,000 university and college libraries, as well as many individuals within the community of Khmer scholars. When I saw the article I added additional info (like the table of contents, which I don't know how to format properly).

My goal is to share accurate historical information on Cambodian dance and Cambodian history. As the article relates, this study was done under the auspices of the last Cambodian government prior to the Khmer Rouge genocide. It's estimated that 90% of the dancers and teachers of Cambodian dance died in the four years following this study. Most of the archives accessed were destroyed. The information the author gathered as a researcher is important to world history and truly belongs to the Cambodian people to help them build their future.

This is why the website for this study includes free downloads of the bibliography, index and table of contents. Anyone studying the dance traditions of Cambodia or Thailand now has free access to all the sources accessed in creating this study. The site also has every photo in the book available for free viewing.

We could only afford to print 880 copies of the book and are trying to place them in libraries around the world. Many of these will be donated, especially to Cambodian libraries. Any funds derived beyond actual expenses will be used to support dance troupes in Cambodia by providing costume costs and scholarships for dancers.

I appreciate your interest in keeping Wikipedia non-commercial. I agree with you 100% and have come to rely on Wikipedia as my first source for balanced information. Perhaps this seems like a lot of information on the seemingly obscure topic of Cambodian dance but many people find it an important subject. I invite you to ask any questions you might have and to reconsider your negative comment if you are satisfied.

With best regards, Kent DatASIA (talk) 13:50, 10 April 2008 (UTC)