Talk:Tvind

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[edit] Don't infringe copyrights

"Don't infringe copyrights" is one of Wikipedia's key policies. On 26 Feb 2006, a large amount of text from the external website "Brief information on Tvind" by Danish historian Jes Fabricius Møller was copy-pasted into the article without his permission (even though the unregistered editor stated it was "Courtesy of Information on Tvind").

I e-mailed Jes Fabricius Møller (in Danish) on 6 March 2006, asking him if he had granted permission for his text to be reproduced in the article. He answered that, although he is an ardent supporter of Wikipedia, he purposely has not contributed to the Wikipedia article on Tvind because he has his own website and there is a link to it in the "External links" section of the article. (Like most people, he prefers that people ask his permission in advance if they wish to use his material.)

Therefore, and because articles become bloated and unencyclopedic if large portions of text found at other websites is just copy-pasted into them, I reverted 71.246.75.95's 26 Feb 2006 edit to the last preceding version. All of Møller's interesting information and commentary is still just a mouseclick away – through the "External links" section of the article.

--Bwiki 20:39, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cult?

The NPOV status of this article is questionable. Right from the start, it accuses them of being a cult without any sources. -- LGagnon 23:03, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

The article says It is accused of being a cult. And that is true - many people have accused the organization of being a cult. In fact, the issue of the cultishness of the organization is one of the most important aspects of the organization. If the wording in the article was "Tvind is a cult", THAT would be POV.

As for "without any sources", many, if not most wikipedia articles still don't have references embedded in the article; the sources are external links. This makes it harder to find the source of any text, but it doesn't mean that text lacks sources. In this case, if you look in the "criticism" subsection, you'll find, among other things, a link to the "Institute for the Study of Destructive Cults, Controversial Groups and Movements" (and I suspect that most other links in the section also are to articles that use the word "cult").

If you have contrary evidence (for example, a statement in a reputable source that goes "However, unlike cults, Tvind does not XXX ... ", or "Tvind is not a cult because ...:, or even a denial from the organization that it is a cult), then please add it, plus a link, so that the reader can know that the "cult" accusation is disputed. John Broughton 14:36, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I have added some sources which accuse Tvind of being a cult. Since the NPOV complaint was based on this accusation being unsourced, I've also removed the NPOV dispute. --Apeloverage 12:36, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of all Tvind Schools‎

Moved from the redundant article List of all Tvind Schools‎. No claims to WP:A or WP:N mentioned or claimed. --Triwbe (talk) 09:24, 12 June 2008 (UTC)