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== Viewpoint in wiki pages == | |||
One advantage of this wiki is that differing perspectives on a subject may be represented in a neutral and academic fashion. Readers should be allowed form their own opinions after being presented with the differences and similarities in viewpoints. | |||
Section headings should be used to identify distinctive viewpoints within a wiki page. Examples might be: | |||
*Commentary by Annie Besant | |||
*Alice Bailey viewpoint | |||
*Clairvoyant research of Geoffrey Hodson | |||
*Use of term in Buddhism | |||
*Scientific perspective | |||
*Personal account from Henry Olcott | |||
Maintaining a neutral tone and scholarly attitude is crucial if the viewpoint is contentious. | |||
== Style == | |||
Initial editors of the wiki have generally applied the ''Chicago Manual of Style''............... | |||
== Treatment of living people == | |||
Editors must take particular care when adding information about living or recently deceased people to any TS Wiki page. Biographical sketches should be written sensitively, bearing in mind the privacy of the subject and his/her family and associates. The information must be verifiable, using high quality sources. Contentious material, whether negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable, should be avoided entirely. High quality sources of such material may be listed on the wiki page as “Additional resources.” Contact information may not provided without the express consent of the subject. | |||
== For-profit organizations == | |||
It is acceptable to establish a wiki page for a for-profit organization, and to provide a link to that organization’s Web page. In the United States, for example, a nonprofit organization can own a for-profit under some circumstances, and that for-profit entity might reasonably have a wiki page giving its history and description. The category “For-profit organization” must be applied to such a page. | |||
Advertising and publicity-seeking are never acceptable. However, if a wiki editor wishes to provide a link to a for-profit site where an unusual resource is available for sale, that information may reasonably be added to the wiki page. | |||
Revision as of 22:03, 27 April 2012
Viewpoint in wiki pages
One advantage of this wiki is that differing perspectives on a subject may be represented in a neutral and academic fashion. Readers should be allowed form their own opinions after being presented with the differences and similarities in viewpoints.
Section headings should be used to identify distinctive viewpoints within a wiki page. Examples might be:
- Commentary by Annie Besant
- Alice Bailey viewpoint
- Clairvoyant research of Geoffrey Hodson
- Use of term in Buddhism
- Scientific perspective
- Personal account from Henry Olcott
Maintaining a neutral tone and scholarly attitude is crucial if the viewpoint is contentious.
Style
Initial editors of the wiki have generally applied the Chicago Manual of Style...............
Treatment of living people
Editors must take particular care when adding information about living or recently deceased people to any TS Wiki page. Biographical sketches should be written sensitively, bearing in mind the privacy of the subject and his/her family and associates. The information must be verifiable, using high quality sources. Contentious material, whether negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable, should be avoided entirely. High quality sources of such material may be listed on the wiki page as “Additional resources.” Contact information may not provided without the express consent of the subject.
For-profit organizations
It is acceptable to establish a wiki page for a for-profit organization, and to provide a link to that organization’s Web page. In the United States, for example, a nonprofit organization can own a for-profit under some circumstances, and that for-profit entity might reasonably have a wiki page giving its history and description. The category “For-profit organization” must be applied to such a page.
Advertising and publicity-seeking are never acceptable. However, if a wiki editor wishes to provide a link to a for-profit site where an unusual resource is available for sale, that information may reasonably be added to the wiki page.