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| I noticed your edit to ]; I hope you won't mind if I offer some advice on how to shape your efforts on Misplaced Pages so that they are most effective. | |||
| * The ideal I try to keep in mind for Misplaced Pages articles on controversial subjects, like ] and related articles, is that they should ideally describe "what intelligent people believe on the subject" and "why an intelligent person might believe it." For instance, in reference to your edit to Dianetics, an intelligent person might indeed believe that Dianetics and Scientology have made a significant contribution to the ] movement in part because Drs. Ankerburg and Weldon say so. However, when the reader has no idea who Dr. Ankerburg and Dr. Weldon ''are'', it isn't clear why someone would take that opinion as a significant one. ("intelligent" doesn't mean "always right", of course -- frequently people believe something due to flawed logic or misreported facts, but it can still be worth mentioning that those factors played a role in those beliefs.) | |||
| * Selecting the right placement is important. With articles related to Dianetics and Scientology, this is especially tricky; there are a great many articles and the interconnections between them are sometimes hard to keep track of. Being aware of which articles are in ] and its subcategories will help a lot in making sure your contribution goes to the right place right away. | |||
| There's more, but that's probably enough for right now. Hope to see more of you! -- ] 20:02, 16 May 2006 (UTC) | |||
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Hi all!
Hello!
I noticed your edit to Dianetics; I hope you won't mind if I offer some advice on how to shape your efforts on Misplaced Pages so that they are most effective.
- The ideal I try to keep in mind for Misplaced Pages articles on controversial subjects, like Dianetics and related articles, is that they should ideally describe "what intelligent people believe on the subject" and "why an intelligent person might believe it." For instance, in reference to your edit to Dianetics, an intelligent person might indeed believe that Dianetics and Scientology have made a significant contribution to the New Age movement in part because Drs. Ankerburg and Weldon say so. However, when the reader has no idea who Dr. Ankerburg and Dr. Weldon are, it isn't clear why someone would take that opinion as a significant one. ("intelligent" doesn't mean "always right", of course -- frequently people believe something due to flawed logic or misreported facts, but it can still be worth mentioning that those factors played a role in those beliefs.)
- Selecting the right placement is important. With articles related to Dianetics and Scientology, this is especially tricky; there are a great many articles and the interconnections between them are sometimes hard to keep track of. Being aware of which articles are in Category:Scientology and its subcategories will help a lot in making sure your contribution goes to the right place right away.
There's more, but that's probably enough for right now. Hope to see more of you! -- Antaeus Feldspar 20:02, 16 May 2006 (UTC)