Wikipedia:WikiProject Prem Rawat

This is the home page of WikiProject Prem Rawat, an effort to improve collaboration on and coverage of Prem Rawat-related topics. This project has been inspired by Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel Palestine Collaboration.

Everybody is invited to participate in discussions of the project on the PROJECT TALK PAGE and of specific articles on ARTICLE ISSUES PAGES.

This project page can be edited by all members. To become a member, please write a short message in the members section

Purpose

The purpose of this collaborative project is to create a more hospitable editing environment for Category:Prem Rawat related topics, by actively seeking the cooperation of people as specified under membership who are uninvolved or hold differing points of views on the subject. Additionally, preventing and resolving disputes about the application of Wikipedia policies to these articles by providing the various tools listed below to facilitate the project.

Subpages

• This Wikiproject's talk page for discussing how to improve the project.
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Prem Rawat/Current article issues list of articles currently experiencing disputes and a current article issues discussion page for reporting or discussing issues with specific articles.

Dealing with disputes

• Content disputes at specific articles, or similar problems with Prem Rawat issues, typically deserve a thorough discussion on an article's talk page and are best resolved in consensus among all participants. Despite strong emotions, there are several ways to get your point across while making it easy for people to stay cool. See Staying cool when the editing gets hot.

• If this does not resolve the issue, see the list of various remedies at WP:Dispute Resolution. Seeking outside help from neutral editors often is the best way to resolve disputes.

• One of the Dispute Resolution remedies is to refer issues to noticeboards and there are a number on issues like reliable sources, point of views, biographies, etc. See See Noticeboard list. There is also a notice board on Ethnic and cultural conflicts.

• As described above, you can use Wikipedia:WikiProject Prem Rawat/Current article issues list to list articles currently experiencing disputes and Wikipedia:WikiProject Prem Rawat/Current article issues to report or discuss issues with specific articles.

Citing and reporting incidents

If you need help in a case of alleged serious incidents or violations of policy regarding Prem Rawat related issues, including possible implementation of sanctions, you may go to Wikipedia Arbitration Enforcement because this issue already was dealt with under the 2008 Prem Rawat arbitration and 2009 Prem Rawat arbitration. See those pages' logs of blocks and bans for examples of successfully mounted complaints. Remember blocks and other sanctions against other editors are intended to discourage or stop disruption; they are not intended to be punitive.

If you want are not quite ready to report incidents to Arbitration Enforcement, the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents lists places to report persistent vandalism or spamming, impolite or uncivil communications with other editors, edit warring and other incidents.

When citing or reporting alleged incidents or violations of policy, please keep the following in mind:

• When criticising particular edits, comment on the content and not identity of the contributor. Aside from the fact that attempting to challenge a particular argument by challenging the person who offered the argument constitutes a logical fallacy, it is likely to be a violation of WP:NPA.
• Before making accusations that an editor has violated a certain policy or guideline, be sure that you are familiar with the policy or guideline, and are aware of how particular terms are defined and applied. If you have doubts, please contact another editor or an administrator for clarification.
• Avoid speculating about the intent of editors and try to assume good faith. The latter part of a sentence that starts with "His/her additions violate WP:NOR and WP:NPOV because ..." should explain how the additions violate WP:NOR and WP:NPOV, not why you believe the editor made a policy-violating addition.
• Do not make allegations of harassment (including stalking) unless you have fairly strong proof of such.
• Remember that editors who repeatedly violate these principles, especially if they've been previously cautioned for doing so, will be blocked.

Members

This project is open to all users who agree to abide by the following guidelines:

1. Members commit, to the best of their ability, to always "comply with Wikipedia policies such as assuming good faith of other editors, writing with a neutral point of view, remaining civil and avoiding personal attacks, utilizing reliable and verifiable sources.
2. Moderators may remove posts that are uncivil.
3. Decisions for the WikiProject will be based on the consensus of members. Non-members are welcome to make comments providing they are in the spirit of # 1.

Prospective members are requested to submit a brief statement, below, outlining their interests in the project.