Talk:Soka Gakkai International

message: There's more than enough about SGI to have its own stand-alone article. AbuRuud (talk) 22:52, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  New article 

message: I propose the merge of Soka Gakkai and Soka Gakkai International the two are basically the same thing as SGI could not, and likely would not, exist without SG. This merge was done previously. --Catflap08 (talk) 17:53, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 

message: The list of “famous” adherents seems to be an advisement and unless there is an official directory there is a burden of proof unless the individuals say so. This list could also be counted as being potentially derogatory if individuals are no longer adherents.--Catflap08 (talk) 18:08, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: If someone has not stated they belong to a particular religious group, then they would not likely want to be identified as such. But from the references for each person in that list, it appears all of them self-identify as SGI members.  Similarly, there are lists in Wikipedia of notable LDS Church members, Methodist Church members, notable Jewish people, etc, and entire articles that are simply lists of names of a religious group's members.TokyoSunrise (talk) 00:39, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I've often thought it's odd to see lists of people by religious affiliation on Wikipedia like notable Scientologists or Seventh Day Adventists or whatever, but these lists exist for most religious denominations and organisations so it's fine to have the same for SGI.-Elemential1 (talk) 21:45, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

text: Listing can be done via category and just because others decide to jump of a cliff does not make it wise to do the same.   --Catflap08 (talk) 17:45, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with TokyoSunrise and Elemential1. I checked several (though not all) names, and all say for themselves that they are members. I believe we should keep the list. Findemnow (talk) 18:45, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

text: I agree with Catflap; it's kind of weird to publish a list of "famous" people. Also it's not really clear when you're famous enough to make it to this list. I say scrap the list; it doesn't add anything of value to this article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.157.12.34 (talk) 11:34, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

text: This list is too long and looks promotionnal. why do you stick to having it published in this page ? Raoul mishima (talk) 20:00, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  List 

message: Why is the "Criticism" section even here? The only item in it can basically be summed up as "Nothing happened." --Daveler16 (talk) 23:51, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism 

message: I just created the :Category:Wikipedians interested in Soka Gakkai International page and userbox in case anyone is interested. SportsFan007 (talk) 07:22, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedians interested in Soka Gakkai International category 

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message: Why is there not a section on the organization's criticisms of its former parent group, Nichiren Shōshū, leading to their schism in 1991? 131.226.32.69 (talk) 21:58, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conflict with Nichiren Shōshū 

message: I have first hand accounts here in the US of abuses of power and financial problems. Why are none mentioned here? 64.58.183.200 (talk) 21:57, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of any criticism at all 

message: Hello,
I introduced a question about SGI's count of the faithful, a figure that SGI says hasn't changed between 1990 and today. On the other hand, it is not accurate to say that it is an NGO, as the Japanese government does not recognize it as such. Raoul mishima (talk) 23:11, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm removing the "However, the number is controversial and impossible to verify." This is true of any religious organization, and not unique to SGI. Without public records, we rely on the self-reporting of organizations to report their numbers, and what counts as "membership" is to the discretion of the organization. Dispute language should be left to the talk page, not the article. Lhlauren (talk) 20:39, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Incorrect. In Japan there are public records, and religious organizations usually let the administration establish statistics (Shūkyō nenkan) but SGI doesn't.  Raoul mishima (talk) 05:19, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of adherents / NGO status 

message: Hello,
this page indicates that Soka Gakkai has members in 192 countries and territories, but this number needs to be clarified.
There are 193 United Nations member states, but SG is not implanted in a lot of them (Afghanistan, Algeria, Haiti, Kuwait...).
Can anyone provide with a list of countries with official SG offices ? 
Raoul mishima (talk) 02:21, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of countries