Talk:Tamara Siuda

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[edit] Translation from it:Nisut Hekatawy I

The information in this article is largely translated from Italian Wikipedia. I've excised the last two paragraphs because they read like an advertisement - very much overflowing with praise. The article needs review by someone familiar with Kemetic reconstructionism, cited references, and incoming links from related articles. I also have left a small bit untranslated in the lead paragraph rather than translate it inaccurately: "la prescelta dagli dèi (Neteru)". The last word, dèi, was linked to Netjeru in the Italian article (which redirected to their page on Kemetic theology). I barely know any Kemetic theology, so I don't know exactly what relationship this phrase is supposed to represent. I hope someone more informed can fill in the blank. - AdelaMae (talk - contribs) 03:01, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Adela, Currently there are no third-party sources on this. Are you sure this is verifiable? --Kathryn NicDhàna 22:25, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
The information in the "Studies and vocation" section is corroborated by the book Religion Online. The rest, I am unsure... the humanitarianism section may have to go. - AdelaMae (t - c - wpn) 22:51, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: AOL. Religion Online says Siuda was "an adviser and interfaith manager for the Spirituality Forum of America Online." I'm unsure of the importance of this position. Are they saying she was a Community Leader or something? - AdelaMae (t - c - wpn) 02:13, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

It's unclear. I don't know how it works on AOL, but when I was on Compuserve (CIS), that sort of phrasing was used for people who volunteered to moderate a message board. As AOL and CIS have merged, my hunch is AOL Community Leader Program is probably what they are referring to. --Kathryn NicDhàna 03:53, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I don't think that would be a career highlight. - AdelaMae (t - c - wpn) 05:50, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Verification

I've gone through trying to find sources for some of the information in the article. I have gone through the Parliament of the World's Religions programs for the years Siuda states she attended and she did not play enough of a role to be featured in the program either year; if she was merely an attendee, that puts her among thousands. I also checked out the United Religions Initiative and while she may be involved, she is not one of the representatives on their council. I found a picture on a Kashi Ashram page proving an association between Siuda and Kashi, and it's evident that Mary's House is a project of Kashi Ashram, but I can't find evidence from secondary sources that Siuda works with Mary's House. I did, however, discover that she represents the House of Netjer in the World Interfaith Congress.

As to the MA, she is listed as having an MA at the WIC and other places. I found a page establishing that she was in the MA program, but it doesn't give a date of completion.

Perhaps we should merge/redirect this article to Kemetic orthodoxy? I am beginning to suspect that the original Italian article was mostly (or even only) a translation of her official biography into Italian. *sigh* - AdelaMae (t - c - wpn) 07:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

NOTE: You might try asking her personally. She's not at all averse to being contacted to correct totally incorrect and sycophantic junk about herself. (She also doesn't like talking about herself in the third person. Since I'd rather not write my own biography, you're more than welcome to contact me for actual information if you really want to write one. I'd recommend doing so with anybody you write a biography about if they're a) alive and b) available. Seems to make sense if you want the truth). Check the kemet.org website for an email, I'm afraid to put one here for fear I might be spidered. -- Tamara L. Siuda, 12/19/06