Talk:Naraka (Hinduism)

Naraka (Hinduism) was one of the Philosophy and religion good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
December 6, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed
February 18, 2025	Good article reassessment	Delisted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on November 2, 2012.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that as per Hindu beliefs, people who have sex with animals are tortured in Hell after death (pictured)?

Current status: Delisted good article

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Original research in the 'narrative, social and economic section'

Original research is warranted. The prose also is not encylopaedic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lordtalbut (talk • contribs) 18:03, 19 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Naraka (Hinduism)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Dwaipayanc (talk · contribs) 18:31, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Passing this article. It is indeed an interesting article, offering information on different type of hells. The description is sometimes quite repugnant, but enjoyable.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:31, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

added narrative, social and economic section. --Allenpercussion (talk) 11:44, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The narrative, social, and economic section seems highly interpretive without adequate citations. The whole section adds little to understanding hell. A big chunk rather it is an interpretation of a scene from the MBh that is entirely subjective. The voice also reads like spiritual advice more than an encyclopedia. Should all be removed.Iṣṭa Devatā (talk) 15:19, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The comparison to the Christian and Islamic concept of "Hell" creates a misunderstanding.

Naraka is only similar to Hell in that it is a state or place of suffering for "wicked" people.

The comparison otherwise is invalid and creates an unneeded parallel with a concept from a different culture.

A more culturally neutral term would be better suited for this article. 92.40.203.56 (talk) 17:33, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA concerns

I am concerned that this article no longer meets the good article criteria as it has several uncited statements, including entire paragraphs. The "Descriptions of hell" section also reads like a list, negatively affecting readability in this article for mobile users and might be better formatted. Is anyone interested in addressing these concerns, or should this go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 16:11, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

Naraka (Hinduism)

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Result: Delisted. Hog Farm _Talk 20:22, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am concerned that this article no longer meets the good article criteria as it has several uncited statements, including entire paragraphs. The "Descriptions of hell" section also reads like a list, negatively affecting readability in this article for mobile users and might be better formatted. I also do not think the lead summarises all major aspects of the article. Z1720 (talk) 00:09, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist. No edits to address concerns. Z1720 (talk) 01:44, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. The "Narrative, social and economic functions" section contains only a single citation, and parts of the article (especially the "Number and names" and "Description of hells" sections) read like lists. A number of the paragraphs are also too short, affecting readability. – Michael Aurel (talk) 03:52, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.