Talk:Bryan R. Wilson

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This article primarily consists of attributed quotes which are presented as fact; this makes it inherently POV. The quotations need to be presented as such, with clear distance, and the main article needs to present a neutral point of view.--Eloquence* 14:39, July 19, 2005 (UTC)

Quotes are not facts, if properly attributed. All quotes as far as I can see are attributed, so it is well within NPOV. --Zappaz 18:29, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hagiography

Obviously, this article is nothing more than a hagiography. In his later years, Wilson became a "gun for hire" by scientology. Examples of his writings:

And here's an article by Prof. Stephen Kent about Wilson, taking his theories apart: [1]

He was also an "expert witness" in a french trial for scientology [2] - it did not help, several scientologists were convicted. --Tilman 20:38, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Dr. Bryan Wilson, Oxford University was just one of many schollars that came in defense of Scientology against religious persecution in Germany:
  • Professor Liliane Voye, University of Louvain
  • Professor Karel Dobbelaire, Catholic University of Louvain
  • Professor Dario Sabbatucci, University of Rome
  • Professor Juha Pentakainan, Helsinki University
  • Professor (ret.) Arilv Hvivtfeldt, University of Copenhagen
  • Professor Petro Bilaniuk, University of Toronto
  • Professor Darrol Bryant, University of Waterloo, Ontario
  • Professor Lonnie Kliever, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University, Dallas
  • Professor Frank Flinn, Washington University, St. Louis
That he expresed his opinion doesn't make a gun for hire and his opinion is in the main stream opinion of Scientology by schollars. Is Steven Kent's opinion is actually in the minority.
I believe that his family, students and friends would be very offended of such a an acusation.

Bravehartbear 13:31, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

How much money did Wilson and the others receive from scientology for their "work"? --17:18, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Not enoght to bent the integrity of an Oxford Profesor. Bravehartbear 02:24, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Not enough sources

While there's no question as to Wilson's notability, the article is not properly sourced. 2 footnotes are not enough. Ideally, every time a fact is inserted, it should be sourced. Read WP:SOURCE for more information. Drumpler 12:17, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Have identified and added sources for the majority of statements and re-written some of them where they were copied verbatim. Jayen466 09:41, 13 November 2007 (UTC)