Talk:Post-cult trauma
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[edit] Personal Testimonies Section
The entire section on "Personal Testimonies" is a violation of WP:V and is POV pushing. How can one link to blogs, tripod sites, random comments on message boards and non-notable sites that are full of original research and Christian attempts to counter cults (as in the case of "spiritualabuse.org": Ref). This type of information would never be used in an encyclopedia. Either someone cite Wikipedia policy that allows for its inclusion, reference it to reputable media or I will delete it. SSS108 talk-email 17:12, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
- You are at least partially wrong. Some of the personal testimonies can be considered reputable sources. In addition, as always, the the opinions of prominent proponents can and should be linked to. Andries 18:16, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
Andries, you need to cite Wikipedia policy that supports your statements. I only see one link that refers to a reputable media article and it happens to link to the geocities site that you take issue with. SSS108 talk-email 04:29, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
- It is also my intention to remove the section about Matthijs van der Meer. For starters, Matthijs van der Meer's article has not been cited (and is not citable) in the Post Cult Trauma article. Why is Matthijs van der Meer included in the bibliography when his testimony was not used in or for the Post Cult Trauma article? This is misleading and biased. Matthijs van der Meer's article is not a reliable source because it was published in a non-reputable New Age Magazine and this would violate Wikipedia's policy on reputable and reliable references. Andries is POV pushing and that is the only reason he is including this material. What other reason is there? SSS108 talk-email 04:43, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sugggestions for title changes
Folllowing Jossi's logic I can think of some other articles that need their title change such as from reincarnation to reincarnation theory, from God to God theory etc. etc. What I mean to say with those examples is that Jossi's move contradicts Wikipedia's generally accepted practices. Andries 20:25, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
- I see your point. I will revert properly, so as to keep the history. Give me a few minutes. Thanks. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 21:19, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
- Reverted page move. You may need to refresh your browser cache. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 21:23, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Refs
References need to be re-formatted using the cite.php format. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 21:41, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Lonnie Kliever wrote himself in the article that he was requested by the Church of Scientology to give his opinion about apostasy. This is already in the given citation. Please read the given citation before asking a citation. Thanks. Andries 06:21, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
The summary of the Swedish report does writes about the peopele seeking "in connection with membership and withdrawal". From this I cannot infer that the request for help deal exclusively with withdrawal. Andries 06:30, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
