I'd rather descirbe myself as the sole catalyst, though I'd prefer to think of it in terms of shining some light in a very dark place - with the result that a variety of nocturnal bugs in panic realized daybreak is come :-)
--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > In other words, you helped create the controversy. > > > --- In [email protected], "peterklutz" <peterklutz@> wrote: > > > > > > The only thing that need cooling down at wikipedia are the overheated > > brains of the Christian fundamentalists and other idiots that holds > > this article hostage. > > > > The problem did not start with a lot of material being added - this > > was actually met with some accolade (yes, I did get inspired when I > > spoitted that one of my favorit places for other types of info also > > had an article on TM and MMY). > > > > What prompted the Kali's Dead-Enders to lock me out was that I > > happened to take the criticism in this article seriously and > > investigated the sources used. I made a few observations on the > > unreliability of these (apperently hosted by anonmyous entities also > > hosting xxx-sites). > > > > The only response I got was rather muted and simply proclaimed > > ignorance of behind-the-TM-facade.org front-site. > > > > I waited for more reactions to my comments, but none were forthcoming. > > I thend id the wikipedian thing and removed the criticism until such a > > time that someone could substantiate the allegations or come up with a > > good reason to keep what evidently is Christian smear-campaign > > material in article about Transcendental Meditation. > > > > As it were, the "wikipedians" involved were more interested in keeping > > the article in the mud i.a. by holding on to the "totallydisputed" tag > > and other things there that is likley to make any sane person stay > > away from both wikipedia and TM. > > > > I suppose it could all be seen as an enlightening example of the down > > side of "democracy" - the leat intelligent and morally most corrupt > > common denominator sets the standard :-) > > > > Jai Guru Dev > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > There have been a lot of discussions about the TM entry on > > wikipedia. Last I checked there > > > were several archives. Since TM has been in the news lately, perhaps > > the activity picked up > > > and they decided to cool things down a bit. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <jpgillam@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > TM is on the list with such controversial topics > > > > as "Palestinian refugee," "William Shakespeare," > > > > "Comfort women" and "PlayStation 3." > > > > > > > > From the New York Times: > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/g4h5n > > > > > > > > Trouble Spots > > > > > > > > "Selected Wikipedia articles that site administrators > > > > have placed under restrictions to protect them from > > > > vandalism or editing wars." > > > > > > > > Transcendental Meditation is on the list of semi- > > > > protected articles which "users can edit only if they > > > > have been registered with the site for at least four days." > > > > > > > > Has anyone here been involved in changing the TM > > > > article in dispute with other editors? > > > > > > > > Protected articles, which cannot be edited at all, include > > > > "2004 United States election voting controversies, Ohio" > > > > and "Islam and anti-Semitism." > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/g4h5n > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/mDk17A/lOaOAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
