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This statement is not true and should be revised, "He then developed counseling (auditing) techniques for getting rid of engrams. This is still the technique used by Dianetics-trained counselors today." Auditing techiques have developed continuously since 1947 when the first clears were made. Their development was not halted in 1950 as this statement implies. People who use this book may use the book exactly as is and get the results published. The modern course to do this is the Dianetics Seminar Course. The modern course that updates all auditor training is the Hubbard Dianetic Auditor course. The course that includes the E-Meter is the New Era Dianetics Course. Spirit of Man 03:40, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

The statements here about Xenu are false and malicious. This information is not in Dianetics or Scientology published materials and is uncitable within the context presented. It should be removed. It was not added with discussion here. Spirit of Man 03:40, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Well someone could cite the fishman document as a source for volcanoes and Hubbard, but I'm not sure there's a source for stating that the dianetics volcano cover has much to do with Xenu... Ronabop 06:31, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Actually, there is a source for this statement, I read it just yesterday. Hang on, and I'll find it. wikipediatrix 16:02, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Okay, it's fixed. There are three sources for the Xenu-Dianetics cover connection listed on the article and I can get more if you like. As an added bonus, I added two sources for the statement that critics have noted that many of the volcanoes specifically named by Hubbard did not exist 75 million years ago. wikipediatrix 16:26, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Why do you people oppose simplicites? The book itself has been widely sold, reprinted many many times in hardback and softback. People come here and what do they read about it? Some beanbrain vast controversy about the significance of the only picture the book has, its cover. That's one page people, one picture. There is no statement why a volcano is used on its cover. But you people are so willing to provide the reasons the publisher uses. Meanwhile, any information within the book is ignored in favor of a vast controversy, all of it suppositioned, about its cover. Does it not occur to the thinking mind the article doesn't serve Misplaced Pages when drivel about Xenu is artfully inserted into a DMSMH article because the editors are restimulated by a picture? Does it not occur to you at all that Xenu didn't exist for many years after DMSMH was written, published, sold, re-published, re-copyrighted, etc? A + B = beanbrain, I mean c'mon, really. Terryeo 22:19, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, any argument with the word "beanbrain" in it is automatically at a high, erudite level of discourse, but I'll try to explain it to you anyways. The reason we went for so very long without any article called Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health is because that article would have had to be one of two things: either it would be about the book (rather than about the contents, which are already described at Dianetics) or it would be an unallowable POV fork of Dianetics. Spirit of Man already tried the latter, and only succeeded in producing a POV fork. ChrisO did the former, and produced an article about the book. It's .... rather strange, to say the least, for you to have spent so much time at Dianetics trying to insert factually dubious claims about the book and then to come here, to the now-extant article about the book, and complain that it's about the book. But hey, if calling your fellow editors "beanbrains" is what you need to do to get to sleep at night, it won't be hurting us none. -- Antaeus Feldspar 23:24, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Antaeus, tell us more about why an article on a book should not discuss the contents of the book? Spirit of Man 18:48, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Also, I find no contents of the book at Dianetics. The article Dianetics should encompass the subject of Dianetics which includes many, many books, articles, lectures and videos by L. Ron Hubbar over a period of 70 years. It should include any resulting controversy. Dianetics is not the same topic as this one book. You have a POV and you seem to have a problem with me. You did not discuss it at the talk page for the article you redirected to this one and recommended for deletion. Are you willing to talk it out? Spirit of Man 18:48, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Because that would be a POV fork, and indeed in the AfD for your article you yourself spelled out that it was a POV fork, that because you did not like the existing Dianetics article you set out to create a new article to cover the same subject, but in the way you wanted it covered. That's called a POV fork. Wikinfo allows those. Misplaced Pages doesn't. -- Antaeus Feldspar 01:23, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

It was not what you call a "POV fork", it was a separate one book only article with nothing outside the scope of that book, not even my own POV. I did express the author's intentions in that book without quoting his exact words which could have violatee a copyright as Wiki mentions below each edit window, but I do believe I followed the context expressed within the book. I believe the idea of each paragraph I wrote is citable by page number within that book. I mentioned the context of the Dianetics article on your deletion page, only in reference to your deletion, not my creating of the book article. Since you accept ChrisO's book article's existence and the need for its existence, which is in fact the same book. How can you justify your recommendation to delete the earlier version without discussion there? It might be that you can not distinguish this one book article from the Dianetics article that should encompass 70 years of development, at least 10 books and lots more. I have not seen you allow much development there beyond the scope of this book.

nothing outside the scope of that book, not even my own POV... Ahem. "Fascist Germany had its propaganda machines, Communist Russia had its propaganda machines and one could assume any tyranny invented by man would defend itself by any of the means it uses. Dianetics has attracted its share Controversy from 1938 onward... this book ... sent a message to all that might attempt to enslave mankind." If you are going to try to argue that that text represented NPOV discussion of the book rather than your own POV, it only serves to indicate that you don't even understand the difference between the two. And if you are going to argue that that is the book's claim and that Misplaced Pages should be perfectly okay with repeating a book's own claims (as if they were universally agreed facts) about how important and wonderful the book is, then you need to read Misplaced Pages:What Misplaced Pages is not; Misplaced Pages is not for advertising. -- Antaeus Feldspar 03:04, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Antaeus, you have argued that a book's own claims (and you have added your own emphasis, "as...universally agreed facts".") may not be used. I think this is an error. NPOV says that both "sides" should be presented fairly. Do you agree this is true and we should use this Wiki policy? I think ChrisO has provided ample examples of the side I call "Controversy" the second side is not mine and you will not permit a CoS view, is not the view from the book the "second side". I merely present the "facts" of the book or state what the intention of the author certainly is. I make no claims of universal facts and you should not insist on always placing me on the defensive only. Both sides have the right to fair presentation. You and CrisO have presented "one side" by why the venomous super-criticism of the second side that is required by NPOV to be fairly represented? Spirit of Man 02:56, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

To address Terryeo's concerns: I don't oppose simplicities, but if I made the article even simpler and clearer than it already is, you would not like the way I would go about it, believe me. I think the article in its present form already gives a more-than-fair explanation of what Dianetics is/was/has been in the past, without turning into an advertisement for the Church of Scientology. And I think it's interesting that you say Xenu didn't exist until after Dianetics was written: Hubbard said Xenu existed billions of years ago. Who's right, you or Hubbard? wikipediatrix 01:24, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Oops, I didn't spell out the sequece clearly enough. 1950, Dianetics. Book. Many copies sold, reprinted, many more copies sold. Then maybe in 1965, I don't know when, A company which publishes the book decides to put a volcano on its cover. Why? Gosh, maybe they think it will sell books, you think? But they don't tell the reading public, "we put a volcano on there to spark your interest," they just publish the book. If there is a reason for that choice of pictures, then it would be up to you to find it and post it. As it is, you are doing original research, stating your own opinions without any verification and then stating a lot of information about volcanoes that Scientology has mentioned. None of which says, "We put the volcano on there because of this reason ..." Terryeo 16:01, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Wikipediatrix, you have citations, but they do not place the heated issue of "Xenu" in the context of this 1950 book article or even Dianetics the more general article on Dianetics. Your comments relating to Xenu should be removed as extraneous and confusing. I believe you are violating the rights of the copyright holder that are a condition of editing here and could subject Wiki to actions copyright holders can take. Also, your comments here are heated. They only represent a personal POV. I dispute that you personally have the right to represent the point of view of higher level people in Scientology in this context. It is a personal point of view. Please remove it. Spirit of Man 18:48, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh, so now you're hinting at legal threats? If this is the substance of your argument, I can no longer waste further time trying to cooperate with you on this article. I will follow Scientology's advice and Disconnect with down-stat Suppressive Persons such as yourself who seek to Enturbulate. wikipediatrix 19:15, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

The substance is you should remove the extraneous material you added, that have nothing to do with this book. You have represented your personal point of view as the beliefs of people you do not represent. This book only represents the time period for an individual from conception to the present. Please review the line just below this Wiki edit window; it says "Content must not violate any copyright and must be verifiable. Your contributions will be licensed under the GFDL." Your xenu comments do not meet this criteria for submission. Remove it. Spirit of Man 00:09, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Uhm, I'm not seeing any copyrighted material added here (unless you can point me out to a web page that had been clearly plagarized)... so is this a NPOV dispute over linking Xenu and the volcano, or WP:V or WP:NOR or what? As far as the current "Xenu-Volcano-Dianetics Cover" links go, the first one uses wikipedia for it's source (so, no good), the second I couldn't find the connection in the text. The third link explicitly states a connection.

The material is extraneous to the article. In the terms Anteaus uses it has to be a POV fork. Wikipediatrix, has not defended her POV about how she can speak for high level Scientoligists and place these highly inflamatory words into a context where they would never authorize anything of such nature on a review of a book on Wiki. It is a personal opinion about beliefs she could not possibly defend. Her citation three looks like an altered glossary written in an email. It is not a credible citation. It also mentions Hubbard's intentions for the volocano representation which could not possbibly be true and they represent only personal opinion. I have a set of books from the time period of the original volcano book cover. They say, "Cover Design Copyright 1971 by L. Ron Hubbard. All Right Reserved." Wikipediatrix does not own the "right" to represent this cover in any way, let alone in her personal highly inflamatory disinformation compaign. Her citation specifically brings to us to her of idea of "the intention to restimulate". What other intention than harm, could she have for going into the details and citations she uses without consent of the owners and misrepresentation of the intentions of Hubbard and higher-level Scientologists? More calmness is needed in the world not troubles that are extraneous to the topic. The correct citation is: "Cover Design Copyright 1971 by L. Ron Hubbard. All Right Reserved." or whichever year that picture represents. All of her extraneous notes intended to damage and harm L. Ron Hubbard, the owners of the copyright and reserved rights, and the general public, should be removed. Spirit of Man 20:17, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

"In the terms Anteaus uses it has to be a POV fork." Holy moley. OK, I'll bite; how is it a POV fork? I mean, it's not, obviously, but how are you misunderstanding all the terms you're using so badly as to believe it "has to be"? Do you have any clue at all what a POV fork is? Have you taken the elementary steps of reading Misplaced Pages:POV fork and Misplaced Pages:Content forking in order to at least sound like you comprehend what you're saying? -- Antaeus Feldspar 00:33, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

No I hadn't read your "POV fork" thingy. I apologize, I should not have used your words. I did not mean to include the context of creating a new article. A person with a non-neutral point of view has edited an existing article to point it in a new direction that is extraneous to the context of the article. It is not about the article and it is not within the context of the article. It tends to fork the readers attention off into left field, a field of hot Controversy. Do you understand this use of words to describe the current situation? Now to your use of the term on my article. I found this at your ref site: "Since what qualifies as a "POV fork" is itself based on a POV judgement, do not refer to forks as "POV" — except in extreme cases of repeated vandalism." How did "POV fork" apply to my article to begin with? Spirit of Man 01:58, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm, thank you for pointing out language that's going to need to be corrected; that sentence doesn't even make sense given the Wikipedian definition of vandalism. To explain it simply: One could argue that Wikipediatrix's edits to an existing article were POV edits, but even if that premise was agreed upon by all, it would still not be a POV fork, because no "forking", no creation of a new article on an already-created subject, took place. Now, it is possible for someone to create a new article on an already-created subject, without that being content forking: a couple of different ways are listed at Misplaced Pages:Content forking but the most obvious is when it happens by accident, such as ironically happened at Misplaced Pages:Content forking and Misplaced Pages:POV fork themselves, when two different people independently started articles to describe the same point of established Misplaced Pages practice without being aware of the other's efforts. However, when someone creates a new article with the reasoning of "There already is an article on the topic that I want to cover, however, my material is not being accepted by consensus there; I will therefore create a new article that lets me talk about the other article's topic and insert all the things I would have said in the other article," well, that is a POV fork, with no question. The forking has occurred and the motivation was clearly POV. -- Antaeus Feldspar 15:14, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Anteaus, please ignore the new indents for this thread. If you are explaining Wikipediatrix's edits as unacceptable, then I agree, and I think everyone else does to. If you are repeating my statement of those edits relative to the idea of a POV fork. Then I agree. If you are saying my intention for my DMSMH article meets the criteria you have outlined, for "POV fork" I do not agree. I did not say those things you outlined and that was not my intention. I believe the Dianetics article is broad in scope. My or Chris's DMSMH article should have the scope of just that one book from 1950. Now that is a lot, but it is not the huge scope of the subject of Dianetics. I thought it should be separate from Dianetics and so did Chris. We thought of this separately. I just got to it earlier. I understand you did not address the idea of extreme "vandelism". I asserted that is required to use the term the way you did and there was none. I tried to represent the intent of the author with ideas that I believe are citable in DMSMH. If they are not then you have an argument for that citation, not insisting on extreme "POV fork" deletion or redirection to Chris's less complete version. Do we agree? What he has is brief but well written, but he didn't seem to be aware of the earlier work as you did. You should have told him. Spirit of Man 21:19, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

The other covers in the 1971 series include: A large man standing on mountain tops for The Problems of Work, A Judge with White Hair and Beard for Introduction to Scientology Ethics, A White Picture of a Bearded Man on a Red Background for The Fundamentals of Thought. The face might look like Socrates. Dianetics 55 has a white uniformed man taking control of a serpent in a tree suggesting "The Temptation" from the Bible.Spirit of Man 20:17, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and here's my opinion on the two articles: This should be a sub-article about one book, which is a part of a larger field, which would be another article. Ronabop 01:34, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

The significance of the Volcano on the cover

Here is the paragraph someone put in the article. It talks about various volcanic eruptions but it does not say one single word about why the volcano is on the front cover. A picture does not mean "free associate anything about volcanoes you can find." If there is good evidence why the CoS chose the volcano, then cite it. These other citations are not about the cover of Dianetics. The volcano has the significance the reader wishes to put on it. By falsely stating what the volcano "refers" to, you are placing your personal idea into the head of the reader. What you want to do is find some citation, however remote, which the Church of Scientology has published and which says, "The Volcano on the cover of DMSMH is to remind the reading public about the Xenu document which is in the public domain" None of those links even remotely talk about the cover of DMSMH. The topic here is DMSMH. Talk about it, post about it, verify about it. The subject of volcanoes, the subject of Xenu, the subject of peaches, those are other articles. When you cite a source, it must apply to the information. That isn't the case with this paragraph:

The volcano on post-1968 editions of Dianetics refers to upper-level Scientologists' belief in Xenu, an alien ruler of the "Galactic Confederacy" who, 75 million years ago, allegedly placed billions of his people around Earth's volcanoes and killed them there. Critics, however, have pointed out that many of the volcanoes specifically named by Hubbard did not exist 75 million years ago. Terryeo 15:53, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

The links I cited as sources do indeed refer to the text in the article. If you didn't see it, you didn't read them thoroughly enough. And please use the discussion page FIRST before you delete an entire third of an article! wikipediatrix 03:08, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

My point was that the book and its content has no connection to them or their content or your additions whatsoever. You bring extraneous and extremely heated material that does not belong in the context of this book. You have no right to represent the beliefs of Scientologists. Can you find any mention in this book of anything not in the time frame, from conception to death of an individual? No! I say your intention is not neutral and you intend to add and invite hot controversy with Scientologists you don't represent, and bring it here, where there is enough for this book alone within its own context. You attempt to provoke issues with copyright owners and rights owners and drag Misplaced Pages with you into your scheme. Remove all of your comments, please! Spirit of Man 20:17, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

As I expected, Terryeo is having to move from merely suspect claims of "I only know about policy X and I'm following policy X to the letter so even if you are moderating policy X with equally valid policy Y you are in the wrong for violating policy X and therefore I'll threaten you with 'every sentence you create through this lengthy process of reminding you of Wiki Policy, pointing out line by line where and how you have failed and done wrong'" and is now moving into completely ignoring policies that he knows full well to be in effect. Well, it just means that the evidence against him is stacking up higher and higher. Too bad for him. -- Antaeus Feldspar 16:21, 15 January 2006

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Hello again Antaeus Feldspar. I will continue to freely remove those materials which are against NPOV. I would rather talk with you than not. I'll once again explain how it is appropriate to remove items of information (such as "the volcano is on the cover because ...") which are directly and explicity against NPOV. The idea of NPOV is that Misplaced Pages present information which is attributed to a source. A book. An author in an interview. A publisher who makes a statement about the cover of their book (perhaps). A newspaper article. Misplaced Pages presents that information. Misplaced Pages cites that information to accredit it to its source. That is our action as editors. This is a Neutral Point of View because it does not take a point of view. It reports someone else's point of view. The people who publish that book with that cover have not said why they chose that cover picture. ALAS ! no one knows why they chose that picture. Unfortunately every person who views that picture has to figure it out for themselves. You can not be helpful while you edit on Misplaced Pages. If you want to help those poor souls who don't know why the Church of Scientology chose a volcano for the cover, you will have to publish your opinion in a newspaper or a book or in some method or manner. Then, after that, you can have a friend quote you and cite the publication and then, at last, the TRUTH CAN BE KNOWN. But until it is published and the source cited, it is origninal research by an individual editor and can not appear in Misplaced Pages articles. Terryeo 23:42, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Wikipediatrix and your removal of Copyright and reserved Rights notices

You must do what you must do. So must I!

If you do not revert the Copyright notice, the Artwork notice, the All Right Reserved Notice, your extreme POV representations of the beliefs of high-level Scientologists that you are not a part of nor represent, along with the entirety of your Xenu material that is inflamatory and extraneous to this book article from 1950, and notify me of same on my Spirit of Man profile, I will personally write a Knowledge Report on all this and any other relavant material I can find on your activities and WP:SCN as well, to the following:

L. Ron Hubbard copyright and Reserved Rights owner. Arkwork Copyright and Reserved Rights owner. The Director RTC, the Religious Technology Center, responsible for the ethical use of all Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard technical and administrative materials. The publisher of this book, Bridge Publications in care of: Patrick. Your profile on Wiki. The world wide headquarters for high-level Scientologists and their OT Committees. The home page for WP:SCN on Wiki Your auditing folders if any exist on the planet. My profile on Wiki.

I encourage you to consider what you do next very carefully.Spirit of Man 21:45, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Some policy to review: WP:NLT and WP:CV and WP:FU. We have policies on legal threats, and handling copyright disputes, including fair use. Ronabop 02:03, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Do you agree this is a correct Wiki policy from your CV link? "Write to the owner of the copyright to check whether they gave permission (or maybe they in fact posted it here!)."Spirit of Man 02:16, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Ronabob, I said or implied no "legal threat". I offered to make the situation known to the principle parties. Wikipediatrix has reverted material after two editors have discussed things here and deleted specific materials for good reasons after discussion. She now claims personal fear after "threats" when there were none. Rationally speaking is it a "threat" to simply make her actions known to those she is acting against? I think not. It simple makes known to all interested parties what she claims is her right. I disagree. I will apologize to her for any misinterpretations where my actions may have been misconstrued by herself or her parents as a "legal issue" by me. That was not intended.

Against my most basic instincts, I have removed all material from the article that offends User:Spirit of Man, not because I think it is the right thing to do, but because my parents have urged me to do so, fearing for my (and their) safety after Spirit of Man's threats. I still don't understand why he blames me about copyrighted use of the Dianetics book cover - I had nothing to do with that image. Someone else can put it back on the page if they want. wikipediatrix 06:35, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for removing your material on Xenu and your opinions of higher-level scientologists. I have no issue with the bookcover or its use here if the owners do not. I had already mentioned these issues to others and there is no issue to my knowledge on that. That is not an issue for me and I did not ask you to remove that. Thank you for reverting the copyright and Rights information you deleted. I did not intend for you to remove material you are not personally responsible for placing here. I apologize if you or your parents in any way interpreted anything I said or did from a "legal context" or became fearful of that issue. That was not my intention. I think you must agree that if the owner of property is being damaged someone should let them know about the damage so they can do something if needed, or nothing if nothing is indicated. What they do with the knowledge is not my concern only that they are aware of it. There may be Wiki policies that also cover this issue. I will try to make myself more aware of their policies. I do not believe they could possibly have policy that forbids informing the owners of property that something is happening concerning their property. Thank for reverting the things I requested. Please inform you parents of this discussion and that it is all resolved for me as I have described. As far as I am concerned this issue with you is fully closed and nothing further is expected, required or planned. I will take up any remaining issues with others as I have time for them. Spirit of Man 21:04, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

I have restored the edits. If Spirit of Man has a problem with this, he can come to me -- or the countless other editors and administrators who believe inNPOV and oppose censorship. Intimidation or threats -- no matter how veiled -- are not welcome at Misplaced Pages. Neither he -- nor the people he is trying to represent -- control the site or this article: he is a guest here, subject to its rules and norms, and while his opinion is always welcome, any attempt at unilateral control isn't. I encourage him to consider what he does next very carefully. --Calton | Talk 08:09, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Calton, how can I help you? Spirit of Man 23:59, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Indeed. Misplaced Pages has procedures to deal with alleged copyright violations, Spirit of Man. They include verifying whether there is in fact any actual copyright violation going on, which is not always the case. They do not include terroristic vigilante threats. -- Antaeus Feldspar 21:11, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

The point of discussion originates as: "Why does the the book have a picture of a *gasp* volcano on its cover." Well, duh, it sells books. Why don't those of you who are so certain the picture chosen for its cover has some significance beyond merely selling books (why would anyone want to sell books?), why don't you find some skinny little opinion published by some big, brave, macho man who says, "Dianetics books have a volcano on the cover because ..." and post that here? I personally know an author who has published several books. He has some control of what goes on the cover. He choses his cover pictures to sell books. Seem like a good idea to you? LOL. Terryeo 23:31, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

I think "terroristic vigilante threats" is a wild exaggeration. Spirit has apologised; let's leave it there, shall we? -- ChrisO 01:00, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Except I found his apology -- or at least his disingenuous and passive-aggressive excuse (gee, there's no rule against me telling anyone things, is there?) to be unconvincing. Given the CoS's well-documented track record, there's every reason to be concerned when rhetoric associated with veiled threats is employed. If anyone should be careful about what he's saying, it's the so-called User:Spirit of Man. --Calton | Talk 01:17, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

pasting here, discussion of the significance of the volcano

There is a volcano on the cover. Someone sees huge significance in it. They have posted their conclusion of its significance in the article. ALAS ! Misplaced Pages policy, NO Original Research does not allow that perfectly wonderful, original research to be stated. It is such a shame, but whomever is so convinced in regards to the volcano and the following discussion pasted here, will have to find someone who has the same conclusion they do, someone who has published their opinion and has the courage to publically state their opinion. Then, their opinion can be cited and put as an opionion into the article. An editor's opinion is not allowed. How simple can it be, the Church of Scientology does not state "our volcano on our cover refers to .......all the doublebabble below. The volcano sells books, It is your duty to edit and present opinions of others in a way that makes sense. It is not your duty to conclude what the volcano means and tell the public what your conclusion is. Period. This is about the 19th time or something.