Talk:Religious violence in Odisha

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Hello. PrinceOfCanada (talk · contribs) approached me a few days ago to help settle the POV issues in the article by expanding it and improving the writing and sourcing. I have since watched the article and the discussions about the information, and I'm not particularly excited to step into a hornet's nest, but I believe that thorough research may often stave off edit wars. So, ever the optimist, I will give it a try.

I am unfamiliar with this conflict. This may be advantageous, as I am approaching it with neutrality. However, it makes it a little more difficult for me to get caught up to speed. I noticed that at least one editor claims that some sources have been removed during the many reverts. If you would, please, list the sources that were used that you think should be in the article, and I can judge if they are reliable, or if I will use them. I will do some of my own research, as I have access to a university library, and I may neglect some of the sources previously used for stronger ones.

In the past I have rewritten articles completely top to bottom. I don't know if I can do that with this one, but let me see. It will take me a bit to complete this, based on what I have read and where I am in my edits. It may take a couple weeks. I have created a sandbox for the rewrite. You can watch my progress, but I respectfully request that major revisions to the article sandbox be withheld until I ask for input. When I rewrite, it's a bit like sausage. It ain't too pretty until it looks pretty. That means that one view may be in the article until I can get to another view. Spelling and grammar mistakes may be seen, but I constantly copy edit my own stuff, so have faith. It will get there.

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—Preceding unsigned comment added by Moni3 (talk • contribs) 07:54, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

History of Forced Conversions in Goa?

There is a section called "History of Forced Conversions" in the article. It talks about the Portugese in Goa and the British in India, neither of which have any connection to this article, which is about Religious Violence in Orissa. This seems more an attempt to vandalize the article and neutralize the topics on atrocities committed in Orissa by claiming atrocities elsewhere. Lets keep on topic shall we...this section shall be removed as it has no connection with the article. --Friedricer (talk) 04:24, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Christian Terroism in India?

This is another section which has no connection to this article. Again the purpose seems to be here to weaken the article or neutralize any reports of atrocities in Orissa, by diverting attention to a nonsense section which has no connection to the article or the region of Orissa. This section shall be removed due to having no connection to this article.--Friedricer (talk) 04:29, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Maoist-Christian Nexus

This article from Rediff contains a statement by one of the Maoist leaders. There, he admits that many of his supporters in Orissa come from the Christian community. Hokie Tech (talk) 00:10, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Vigourous distortion by media

I'm not sure if this section and the "Summary of the chain of events before the riots" were meant to be together or not, but the Summary section cites no sources and the "Vigorous Distortion" section seems to be an editorial and also lacks any citations. The Summary section should be updated with sources, while the "Distortion" section, due to its editorial nature, would probably be better of being removed unless citations can be provided. Steve1davis (talk) 16:30, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

This article needs to be thoroughly revised

This article reads like it was directly copied out of a Hindu extremist pamphlet. Someone with extensive knowledge of religious conflict in Orissa and someone who has no ideological stake in this needs to rewrite this to meet Misplaced Pages standards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.156.139.105 (talk) 05:43, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

I am a Hindu and was going to the relief camp with some vegetables and was arrested by the police.(Dt.30.08.2008)

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