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It was a year ago today (June 8, 2008) that I registered an account on
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I can now clearly see that that the “Prem Rawat” article has excellent governance and will not be “owned” again by any one party. As such, the time has come for me to bow out of regular participation. As I have openly stated previously, I am an atheist and have very little interest in anything to do
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I gave myself a brief history lesson on the life of Prem Rawat from decent sources and realised that the
Knowledge biography at the time just simply wasn't anywhere near neutral; it did not reflect the practical reality of key aspects of Prem Rawat's life. In particular it was very stifled; weighted
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I had never heard of Prem Rawat before a sensationalist article about him appeard in “The
Register” a UK tabloid IT journal. I’m not one to have “knee jerk” reactions, but to commit myself to any cause I feel is worth following. I made a commitment to contribute to the “Prem Rawat” article with the
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On a final note, as you will see I have recently discovered (with some help) how to put box tags on my user page; and have started with two around
English being my native language, and being an atheist. Whilst my world view is based on reason and rationalism, I strongly support the right of people
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As such, I started getting involved in the discussions, with aim of helping to improve the article through making it more neutral and realistic. I am aware that I am not an expert in this field, as so have limited myself to discussing general points for which I feel I am competent to provide input.
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I am more interested in reading than editing
Knowledge, though my passion for ensuring a NPOV has driven me to become an active participant. I take my hat off to other editors who are also participating in articles that they otherwise would have no interest at all in, purely because of their belief
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I have recently noticed a genuine and positive mellowing of the positions of many participants on both sides of the debate, with the exception of one participant. In my opinion, the article is still too bland and biased towards the “Premie” camp, but I am sure that future inclusion of the “cult”
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As I write, there is a debate occuring around disclosure of interest around articles related to Prem Rawat. As I had never heard of him until last year I certainly don't have any potential conflict of interests to disclose. However, in the interests of openess, I would like to provide some more
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Thanks a to a kind editor (see talk page) I have now figured out how to get the logos working. However, my point above still stands: I think the entire user interface is just way to 'techie', and actst to filter out contributions from non non IT proficient users.
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I chose this username as appropriate for my wish to act in an antiseptic capacity. The system wouldn't let me choose 'Salvon', as it complained the name was too similar to another registered account, so I added another 'n' on the end, and here I am.
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My first objective was to use reasoned argument to discredit those that at that time had a strong, biased hold on the article content. The elimination of Jossi Fresco as a participant was a sad but necessary checkpoint in achieving that goal.
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towards narrow, academic material. It was missing many of the controversial aspects of Prem Rawat's youth and movement that were responsible for much of his notability, and which are found in high quality, reliable mainstream sources.
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with spiritual based topics. I was not prepared to do the necessary research required to qualify myself for extensive technical input into the subject and as such kept my participation to the peripheral level.
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nature of his following and photos of his Malibu mansion as examples of his ostentatious luxury as described by many reliable sources will serve to produce a more neutral article.
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to believe what they wish, as long as a) it does no harm to others and b) they don't attempt to use refuted scientific or pseudo-scientific claims to support their beliefs. --
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I wish that
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goal of working towards eliminating the then pro Rawat ownership of the article and work towards a neutral article that provides a realistic biography of Prem Rawat.
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