Talk:Churel

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The class mention of the Chudial is certainly not correct. A chudial can be any female evil spirit - irrespective of class. The general folklore is that she drinks the blood of men so that she remains young and beautiful. Its more like a cross between the western vampire and count Dracula. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.246.221.172 (talk) 05:20, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Missing popular culture reference

Kamila Shamsie was a finalist in the BBC National Short Story Award 2023 with a story called Churail https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001qfp6

which prompted me to read this, and I noticed the omission, but I am not really up to adding this "properly" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.39.218.22 (talk) 03:09, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Tone

This article needs to be re-written by someone who understands, emphasising the fact that this doesn't actually happen... Aaadddaaammm (talk) 10:04, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

The tone is consistent with FA Vampire. "is said", "is believed", "is described" is used at start of paragraphs and then "is", "does something" is used. Similar writing style is also used in the references. Not very sentence uses "is said", "is believed", "is described". --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:12, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

The tone is not the same as Vampire. While reading Vampire, it is clear throughout that vampires are not real. This article reads like a practical dos and don'ts of Churels. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 19:32, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Vampire also has a "Protection" section. What changes are you suggesting? Please give some concrete examples to amend the article.

--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:47, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

GA Review

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

Reviewer: Articleye (talk · contribs) 13:01, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

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

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The article meets all criteria of a good article except criterion 3a. The article does not address key aspects of the concept. For example, when did the concept originate in Hinduism? How did it evolve over the centuries? Has it crossed-over and become a part of Muslim cultures? Is the concept known only in India or does it exist in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, etc.? Three types are mentioned but the focus is almost entirely on "Soshi". The other two are not discussed in depth. What does science have to say about the phenomenon - has there been any scientific research at all or not? Any examples of particular cases in the form of folk stories? The article needs to be expanded substantially to include these points and possibly more before it can pass criterion 3a.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

I agree with Adam, the article uses a lot of "reported" as if such things actually happened. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.46.93.15 (talk) 15:06, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Requesting help in article expansion

Hi,

Requesting you to have a look at

• Superstitions in Muslim societies and also Talk:Superstitions in Muslim societies

Requesting article expansion help, if above topics interest you.

Thanks and regards

Bookku (talk) 06:19, 6 September 2020 (UTC)