Wikipedia workshops: Bhutan 2023

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Kuzuzangpo and welcome!

Editing rules

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Wikipedia pages are written without opinion or personal bias, trying to present all sides of an issue, written from a Neutral Point of View. Wikipedia:Neutral point of view.

Editors can't add information without providing a source, even if they know it to be true from their own experience. All information must be referenced. Wikipedia:No original research and Wikipedia:Verifiability.

Notability of people means subjects can't just be well-known by their friends and family. They must have been written about in reputable publications. Wikipedia:Notability.

References are all important. Facebook, Linkedin and personal blogs are not considered credible, but these are examples of credible sources:

News organisations - Kuensel, Business Bhutan, The Bhutanese, BBS website

Government and NGO publications - UNDP Monarchy and Democracy in the 21st Century, by Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy.

Academic - Druk Journal, Journal of Bhutan Studies

Books - The History of Bhutan, by Dr Karma Phuntsho; The Smiling Moon, by Khenpo Tshering (translated by Kencho Tobgyel), My Green School, by Thakur S. Powdyel.

Academic websites - Bhutan Cultural Atlas, Oriental Architecture

Bhutanese editing community

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Here is an overview of Bhutan pages on Wikipedia Wikipedia:WikiProject Bhutan

Here is a list of Bhutan pages Index of Bhutan-related articles

Here is a link to Dzongkha Wikipedia [[1]]

subject/page notes and references username comments
Zhungdra https://www.musicofbhutan.org/https://kuenselonline.com/zhungdra-dying-voice-of-the-divine/#respond
William Mackey (Jesuit) https://kuenselonline.com/the-persuasive-president/https://kuenselonline.com/kp-nayar-the-teacher-whose-neighbours-call-him-bhutan/ Ontario 'S.O.B.' in Buddhist kingdom, Toronto Star, 12 June 1988.
Gendun Rinchen The Smiling Moon, by Khenpo Tshering, translated by Kencho Tobgyel.
Royal Order of Bhutan https://kuenselonline.com/the-bhutanese-roll-of-honours-2/ update list
Timeline of Bhutanese history The History of Bhutan, by Karma Phuntsho.
Gasa, Bhutan update stats - https://www.nsb.gov.bt/publications/census-report/ add info about industry - https://kuenselonline.com/farmers-earn-income-through-the-milk-processing-unit-in-gasa/ add info about flooding - https://kuenselonline.com/swollen-mochhu-wipes-out-gasa-tshachhu/
Bhutan Football Federation update with recent events as reported in Kuensel https://kuenselonline.com/bhutan-wins-afc-award-for-most-aspiring-federation/ and international sports media. Add section on the new academies for girls and boys https://kuenselonline.com/60-boys-to-study-at-bff-academy-school/ http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=112489
Gelephu needs more citations. Also, add information about Womens Football Academy http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=112489 Kinley2022
Dechen Wangmo (politician) https://www.lhaksam.org.bt/publications/ add YouTube link under heading External Links. https://kuenselonline.com/health-minister-dechen-wangmo-talks-about-her-son-and-work/ https://kuenselonline.com/health-minister-awarded-distinguished-alumni-award-by-alma-mater/ https://kuenselonline.com/from-a-public-health-student-to-the-wha-president/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/alumni-awards-honor-leaders-in-covid-19-response-including-the-entire-yale-school-of-public-health/
Ngawang Jamphel
Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Choeten
Ura, Bhutan
Bartsham Gewog http://www.trashigang.gov.bt/gewogs/bartsham-0
Hema Hema reviews: https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/hema-hema-sing-me-a-song-while-i-wait-review-1201847570/https://tzal.org/a-review-of-hema-hema/ wins international award https://kuenselonline.com/hema-hema-wins-award-at-international-film-festival/ why it was banned in Bhutan https://kuenselonline.com/not-following-due-process-reason-for-banning-hema-hema-doc/
Bhutan women's national football team https://kuenselonline.com/sports-thrive-despite-pandemic-in-2021/

Bhutan Pages that need Dzongkha titles.

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See Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, Membartsho and Lotay Tshering for examples of including Dzongkha titles.

subject user comments
Karma Ura
Lunana
Lunana Gewog
Ashi Tashi Dorji
Kunzang Choden
Gasa Dzong
Chencho Gyeltshen
The Destiny
Karma Phuntsho