Talk:I'm a Jain

RFD discussion: May 2021–January 2022
We can't possibly have entries for every religion. ---&#62; Tooironic (talk) 10:31, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Perhaps not, and what about I’m a pescetarian and so on, but is there an argument to single out Jainism? We also have I'm a Buddhist and I'm a Muslim. --Lambiam 14:19, 9 May 2021 (UTC)


 * If we keep entries like I'm a Christian, I'm a Muslim, and I'm Jewish, but exclude this one, that strikes me as discriminatory. Obviously, per Lambiam, we can't include every sect or denomination, but Jainism is in the top 20 world religions by size. bd2412 T 17:22, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , yes, but I don't think it would really make sense to have these phrasebook entries for all twenty religions anyways. I think we should cap it at Judaism, excluding folk religions (so Christian, Muslim, atheist, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish).--Tibidibi (talk) 17:39, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Taoism and Shinto are both larger than Judaism. Some other religions may be as well, given historical disputes over who counts as Jewish. bd2412 T 17:51, 10 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete because it's a horrible entry. If someone walked up and said this to me, I wouldn't have the first clue what they were talking about. I'd probably think their name was Jane or something. And if the phrase isn't practical, and I mean immensely practical, then it shouldn't be in the phrasebook. You'd better tell me something like I practice the religion of Jainism for it to sink into my skull. DAVilla 10:18, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It's not horrible. An anomalous title like I practice the religion of Jainism for one would be worse. In some languages the translation will make it clear that the noun concerns the follower of a religion, doctrine or similar. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  14:29, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Well that example was a bit hyperbolic, but anyway translations don't have to be word for word. DAVilla 09:27, 16 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep. Though a reasonable request for deletion, I think this is relatively useful to have compared to some of the other entries in the phrase book. That said, it isn't "discriminatory" to exclude smaller religions at some arbitrary point, the idea that it would be is some pernicious American legal bollocks. The OP's statement is of course true. But this one having well upward of one million adherents according to neutral observers and not being easily shoehorned under another grouping is enough for me to keep it. Furthermore, against DAVilla's argumentation, English is an important language in India, that some speakers of English don't know about Jainism is not relevant. We could host many translations of "I'm a Jain" into a dozen Indian languages in the entry and that would be a worthy addition to the phrase book. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  14:29, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * What's the most common way this would be said in India, then? If it's as is, fine. DAVilla 09:25, 16 May 2021 (UTC)


 * About useful phrasebook entries: it is good to know that if you’re ever transported to the Rome of the 2nd century AD and get an Internet connection there, you can use Wiktionary in case of an emergency to tell the Romans in Latin to call the police. Except that the sense “Use a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer” may be lost in translation. --Lambiam 16:15, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It is actually meant for just in case you are in Vatican City. :3 Tharthan (talk) 13:36, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
 * But nowadays people understand English astride the world. ·~   dictátor · mundꟾ  13:30, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Top twenty is a low bar. It maybe makes sense to include the top four or five world religions, but no more than that. More generally, I'll reiterate the sentiment that many users have expressed in various discussions: We need phrasebook reform. Imetsia (talk) 19:08, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete —Svārtava2 • 14:06, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete per Imetsia. PUC – 12:00, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete. I love discrimination.  Size matters.  Vox Sciurorum (talk) 12:02, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Deleted. bd2412 T 19:52, 2 January 2022 (UTC)