User talk:Hue many

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[edit] Yogi article

Law enforcement reports could certainly be a reliable source. Might you have some more information on where or how such reports may be located? Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 18:11, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

This site contains a host of material concerning lawsuits and alleged criminal activity. I'm assuming it was constructed by former cult members. I also reviewed the section under notability and it says when someone is in a specialized field that reviews from others in a similar field are encouraged. In this case, high ranking members of the traditional Sikh community are mostly appalled by Bhajan's history and excessive claims of religious authority. Experts in the history and philosophy of yoga have been very skeptical of his claims. Experts on the fields of cults are pretty much unanimous that this is a cult. Hue many (talk) 18:31, 1 June 2008 (UTC)Hue http://yogibhajan.tripod.com/id23.html

Tripod sites are not a reliable source. You would need material which is from a recognized authority, preferably that which undergoes fact-checking or peer review. Wikipedia is not a first publisher, nor do we reiterate self-published material. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 18:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

OK well damn near everything on the Harbhajan site is material from the cult itself that they published. The Beads of Truth was their magazine. "The Man called The Siri Singh Sahib" was their book. These reference number on their page are all from their own publications 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 37, 40. I didn't check the others.

If no secondary sources exist regarding the organization at all, it is likely not notable, and may be appropriate for deletion. I will have a look when I have some time. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 19:22, 1 June 2008 (UTC)