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Signing your entriesThank you for your contributions. Please note that you can use four tildes ~~~~ to automatically add a signature and time stamp to your comments in discussion pages. Happy editing! ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 21:09, 14 February 2006 (UTC) 3RRConcerning article Prem Rawat: Please refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia under the three-revert rule, which states that nobody may revert an article to a previous version more than three times in 24 hours. (Note: this also means editing the page to reinsert an old edit. If the effect of your actions is to revert back, it qualifies as a revert.) Thank you. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 23:31, 12 March 2006 (UTC) Some other quotes
That you may want to add to the Prem Rawat article ~--- sorry for late replyIt was never my intention to misrepresent your opinion. Please tell me what is wrong with the follow (http://www.prem-rawat-talk.org/forum/posts/3540.html) Andries 18:25, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
Don't feed the trollsThere is a saying in WP that says: Wikipedia:Don't feed the trolls. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 02:32, 2 May 2006 (UTC) Prem RawatHello. Got your message on my talk page.
 You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. Regarding A RFAMomento, for your information, there is an RFA Evidence Page involving Andries. SSS108 talk-email 16:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC) Please be careful with Wikipedia:edit summariesYou removed the following information from the article [2] witht the edit summary "Removed original research"[3]" This information is cited so it strikes me as not original research. I may miss something, but your edit summary strikes me as erroneous at best
In case I am wrong, please explain. In case I am right I urgently request you to be more careful with your edit summaries. Andries 22:41, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Mishler's claimsWork in progress. 1) Wiki BLP policy is that "editors should remove any controversial material about living persons that is either unsourced, relies upon sources that do not meet standards specified in Wikipedia:Reliable sources". So is Mishler a reliable source, failing any one of the following criteria is enough to fail Wiki's standards. Bias of the originator about the subject—If an author has some reason to be biased, or admits to being biased, this should be taken into account when reporting his or her opinion. This is not to say that the material is not worthy of inclusion, but please take a look at our policy on Neutral point of view. - Mishler is clearly biased. Editorial oversight—A publication with a declared editorial policy will have greater reliability than one without, since the content is subject to verification.- Mishler is only quoted in 2 newspapers, neither paper corroborates his claims. Corroboration—The conclusions match with other sources in the field which have been derived independently. If two or more independent originators agree, in a reliable manner, then the conclusions become more reliable. Care must be taken to establish that corroboration is indeed independent, to avoid an invalid conclusion based on uncredited origination.-No other source corrborates Mishler. Recognition by other reliable sources—A source may be considered more reliable if another source which is generally considered reliable cites or recommends it. Sources which have been attacked, or have rarely or never been cited, may be more suspect.Melton mentions other Mishler claims but not these". Age of the source and rate of change of the subject—Where a subject has evolved or changed over time, a long standing source may not be accurate with respect to the current situation. To interpret utility one must appreciate how the subject has changed and if that change has impacted any of the salient points of the source information. Historical or out-of-date sources may be used to demonstrate evolution of the subject but should be treated with caution where used to illustrate the subject. If no newer sources are available, it is reasonable to caveat use of sources with an indication of the age and the resulting reduction in reliability.- Mishler's claims are 30 years old Persistence— If a reader goes to the cited source to validate a statement, or to gain further understanding of the topic, the form cited should remain stable, continuing to contain the information used by the editor to support the words. In this sense a book or journal citation is superior to an online source where the link may become broken. Some web resources have editorial policies which lead to a lack of persistence; therefore, web citations should be treated with caution.Mishler has been dead for 25 years Exceptional claims require exceptional sources "Wiki policy is that exceptional claims should be supported by multiple credible and verifiable sources, especially with regard to biographies of living people", Are Mishler's claims exceptional? They are according to Wiki policy. Exceptional claims are - Surprising or apparently important claims that are not widely known - Mishler is the only one to claim Prem Rawat "had tremendous problems of anxiety which he combatted with alcohol". Suprising since PR promotes a method for achieving inner peace. Reports of a statement by someone that seems out of character, embarrassing, controversial, or against an interest they had previously defended. Mishler's claim that he left the group after trying to get the Maharaj Ji to tell his followers plainly that he was not God, is "out of character, embarrassing, controversial, or against an interest that PR had previously defended". See the numerous Wikiquotes where PR says that "a human being cannot be God". NPOV - Undue weight = a viewpoint is held by an extremely small (or vastly limited) minority, it does not belong in Wikipedia (except perhaps in some ancillary article) regardless of whether it is true or not; and regardless of whether you can prove it or not.
For the record...Your recent edits to Prem Rawat aren't corrections of errors on my part. You seem to be trying to truncate or contextualize the information for the reader. The more recent edit appears to be satisfactory, but the initial one clearly puts the author's words in the wrong context (as he wasn't speaking of other sant mats, but of Rawat and his lineage). Please be mindful that changing words in this way can easily change the meaning of a sentence to the point that what you're saying is wrong, as was the case with the previous set of edits you made to that passage which I corrected. Cheers. Mael-Num 22:15, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Please stop making personal attacksYour conduct here appears to be a personal attack. Please review what Wikipedia says on this subject here. I'm posting this on your talk page in the hopes that we can resolve this situation amicably and without the need for escalation to administrative intervention. Thank you. Mael-Num 09:53, 31 January 2007 (UTC) In Maerl-Num's three months at Wiki M-N has been cautioned for incivility twice, cautioned for personal attacks once, blocked for violating 3RR and recently accused me of being a sock puppet and a meat puppet with zero evidence. Momento 09:56, 31 January 2007 (UTC) Block joke<<unblock|First and ultimate point I am not a sock puppet and ever since I created the Momento account I have never edited Wiki as anyone else. Therefore Betacommand is wrong. Second, I am a consistent editor of Prem Rawat articles and constantly involved in discussions on the talk pages. Two of the most consistant editors Jossi and Andries both rejected the sock puppet argument presented by Mael-Num. No other editor supported Mael-Num. Third, my accuser has been editing Wiki for just three months and has been cautioned for incivility twice, cautioned for personal attacks once, blocked for violating 3RR.Fourth, the only "evidence" presented is that I and VictorO edited a Prem Rawat article on the same day. A closer look will show that on one occassion we were editing different bits at exactly the same time - Here's VictorO editing Prem Rawat at 21:57, 20 January 2007 and Momento is editing Talk:Prem Rawat at 21:57, 20 January 2007. Fifth, VictorO was blocked from 22:21, 20 January 2007 by Sandstein until 10:22, 21 January 2007. During that period I made nearly 20 edits.This action by Betacommand is a joke and he has been criticised for incorrect blocking by others.>> Reviewing admin: I support the unblock. I cannot unblock him myself as I am involved in editing that article. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 00:00, 27 February 2007 (UTC) Here are the diffs for Momento's evidence above (sent by Momento to me via email):
≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 00:06, 27 February 2007 (UTC) The autoblock was removed by me after user was unblocked by User:Betacommand on 17:02, February 26, 2007 ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) RFC BetacommandHi - there is no point adding a comment to this page, it is an archive, a historical record - people will revert or remove additional comments to that page. --Fredrick day 11:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC) Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia by creating the page Editing Prem Rawat/lead. Your test worked, and the page that you created has been or soon will be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Peripitus (Talk) 09:57, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Prem Rawat/leadThank you for experimenting with Wikipedia by creating the page Editing Prem Rawat/lead. Your test worked, and the page that you created has been or soon will be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Lelkesa 09:58, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
Request for Mediation
This message delivered: 12:23, 13 May 2007 (UTC).
Keeping coolI understand the discussion over at Talk:Prem Rawat can get heated and frustrating. However, please try to refrain from snarky comments like this. They only serve to bait people who are already hot under the collar. Please try to keep a polite tone, even when you feel flabbergasted or offended. Thank you for all your effort on the article. I look forward to your further contributions. Be well!! Vassyana 06:40, 14 May 2007 (UTC) Discussion about Rawat on the internetMomento, it seems that you try to hurt my credibility by writing that I post on the ex-premie forum. Where else on the internet is there open and frank discussion of Prem Rawat? I was unable to find it, except on the ex-premie forum. Andries 14:25, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
I have no idea where a "more neutral forum" is. I have no interest in discussing Rawat on an internet forum of any sort.Momento 21:30, 19 May 2007 (UTC) 3RRYou have made three reverts at Prem Rawat. Please avoid violating the rules. Vassyana 00:00, 21 May 2007 (UTC) I did not revert three times. In the context of the English Wikipedia three revert rule, a revert is defined as any change to an article that partially or completely goes back to any older version of an article. I made an edit to a long standing section based on "exceptional claims" and "BLP" which Andries immediately reverted to a previous version. Andries made another edit which I allowed and after discussion in the talk page I again removed only the material that I believe contravenes "exceptional claims" and "BLP". Andries reverted a second time and added some more material which I again allowed stand. I then checked and translated the original source material and found evidence that Andries had deleted crucial material from the quote and after discussing in tallk, I removed only the material that I believe contravenes "exceptional claims" and "BLP", Andries reverted for a third time. But thanks for your intervention anyway.Momento 02:39, 21 May 2007 (UTC) Please be civilSome of your recent edit summaries have been off-key and potentially inflammatory.[4] Please try to stay cool and civil. Comments, and especially edit summaries, like that are not at all helpful to the edit history or editing climate. Thanks. Vassyana 10:14, 23 May 2007 (UTC) Can you please re-consider?You cannot have me banned so easily, so I request that you re-consider your disagreement not to have mediation. You can try to get me banned by making a request to the wikipedia:arbitration committee, but your behavior will then be scrutinized by them too. Andries 17:52, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
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Can you please sign the agreement to mediation there Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Prem_Rawat_2? Thanks in advance. Andries 15:26, 16 June 2007 (UTC) See Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_mediation/Prem_Rawat_2. Andries 16:18, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
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But in any event, I have said from the outset that these are all points better addressed by other regular contributors to WP:RSN, and not by regular posters to the talk page Talk:Prem Rawat and the Prem Rawat associated articles - who would most understandably have a colored opinion about the use of a source which speaks negatively of that individual. You say that my posting to that noticeboard was "attempt to circumvent Wiki policy and guidelines." -- However I have not edited the Prem Rawat article to put that information into the article or into any other related article, I have instead waited for feedback from the noticeboard, which exists specifically to give feedback on usage of sources like this. I fail to see how you could come to the opinion that this is in any way, shape or form an "attempt to circumvent Wiki policy and guidelines." Now, I'd like us both to wait for a response at WP:RSN from someone who does not regularly post to Talk:Prem Rawat or edit the Prem Rawat article regularly. Thanks. Cirt 09:38, 4 December 2007 (UTC).
You do not have to respond, if you feel that I need further clarification on something regarding this, please politely contact a third-party administrator who is more neutral in this manner, and ask them to talk to me about something. Otherwise, we're done here. Thanks. Cirt (talk) 22:43, 4 December 2007 (UTC). Happy New Year ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 02:08, 30 December 2007 (UTC) Divine Light Mission articleI am interested to know why the opening paragraph of the Divine Light Mission fails to mention what it was. Can you think of a suitable noun to describe it, or is the idea of describing what it was somehow anathema to some people, on the basis that it is better not to know? I understand that some people are very much against people knowing about cults in order to protect those people from such. Nevertheless, it might be useful to describe what the Divine Light Mission was, for those with an academic interest, at least. Matt Stan (talk) 22:01, 25 January 2008 (UTC) DLM covers a very wide spectrum. It started as as a vehicle to help spread Shri Maharaj Ji's message in India, it became a religion in the US, a charity in England, an association else where. It has been described as a New Religious Movement, as a New Age cult,a s an off shoot of Sant Mat, as a Hindu off shoot etc. Ours is not to choose a description but to provide what scholars say and let the reader make up their own mind.Momento (talk) 00:31, 26 January 2008 (UTC) OK, you haven't actually answered my point, which is that the introductory paragraph of the article doesn't yet say:
Someone had indicated in the article that it was, as you say, a cult, but you removed that edit with a pejorative comment and left no description at all. Is your assertion that "Ours is not to choose a description" an edict of Mr Ji himself? It is usual in wikipedia that one does choose a description for each entity described. That is what the encyclopedia is for. Also it would be interesting to know whether there are in fact any disinterested scholars who have performed academic analysis and with sufficient credentials for them to be cited in support of any description. Or is the mention of scholars itself an unverifiable assertion? Otherwise, why not just include what Divine Light describes itself as, or does it not provide any description? If I said an apple was a fruit, would you require me to provide academic references to verify that fact? I think not. If someone puts that the Divine Light Mission is a cult, given that it is so many things in different countries, presumably for financial reasons, then is that not a sufficiently succinct description? 84.9.48.35 (talk) 09:20, 26 January 2008 (UTC) No.Momento (talk) 17:30, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
If you spent a minute reading the article you would see the views of Aagaard, Barker. Chryssides, Derks, Downton, Galanter, Haan, Hummel, Hunt, Kranenborg, Lee, Lippy, McGuire, Melton and Messer are all included and references to sources given. You will also note that most scholars refer to DLM either by name or as a "movement" in their writings.Momento (talk) 17:54, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Love of Prem RawatMomento loves Prem Rawat so so much that he cannot bear to have anything critical of him said anywhere, for numerous obvious reasons, though his love for mankind may be more quesionable. Why not, for instance, allow people to hear a balancing view? Surely Momento would demonstrate his love for mankind better if he allowed people with grievances against the money-collecting organisations of Mr Ji to be heard, just in case there was something in what those people had to say, and so that others could take a more objective view! Latest news from the horse's mouth, so to speak, is that recruitment of new premies is not going according to the Lord of the Universe's business plan, but donations from existing disciples are well up, so there's not too much to get worried about at the moment. 147.114.226.175 (talk) 09:52, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
The Cult of WikipediaYou removed the following from the Prem Rawat article and stated "Reverting ex-premie attack." This is not adequate explanation and as such I have now reverted. "His religious movement is widely recognized as a cult or former cult - by independent academics and the mainstream media as well as ex-Rawat-followers." This is from today's article found in The Register: The Cult of Wikipedia. You may disagree with what is said about this topic but to delete anything that you find objectionable is not acceptable. Wiki is not a personal encyclopedia but is instead intended to represent a general world-view of knowledge. It is recommended that you not participate in articles in which you may have difficulty maintaining a NPOV. Regards.
Please be mindful...... of WP:3RR. There is no need to engage in edit wars with anon editors. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 19:47, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Don't do itDon't feed the wildlife.[5] I would recommend self-reverting the comment. Thanks! Vassyana (talk) 01:53, 8 February 2008 (UTC) I suggest you stop inserting negative material to placate the wildlife.Momento (talk) 02:00, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
D. DIVINE LIGHT MISSION The arrival in the United States in 1971 of a 13 year old religious leader from India was met with some ridicule but, more importantly, an extraordinary amount of interest from young adults who were willing to seriously examine his claims of being able to impart direct knowledge of God. From that initial support, Guru Maharaj Ji was able to establish a flourishing American branch of the Divine Light Mission. Founders and Early History The Divine Light mission was founded by Shri Hans Maharaj Ji (d. 1966), the father of Maharaj Ji. Early in life he encountered Sarupanand Ji, a guru of the Sant Mat tradition by whom he was initiated. Though Sarupanand Ji had told his disciples to follow Hans Maharaj Ji, after the guru’s death another disciple, Varaganand, claimed the succession and took control of the guru’s property. Hans Maharaj Ji began to spread the teaching independently in Sind and Lahore, and in 1930 he established an informal mission in Delhi. His following grew steadily. In 1950, shortly after Indian independence had been declared, he commissioned the first mahatmas, followers who had the ability to initiate and who devoted themselves full time to the work of propagating the teachings of Shri Hans Maharaj Ji. He also began a monthly magazine, Hansadesh. By 1960 followers could be found across northern India from Bombay to Calcutta, and the need to organize them more formally led to the founding of the Divine Light Mission (Divya Sandesh Parishad). just six years after the founding of the Mission, Shri Hans Maharaj Ji was succeeded by his youngest son, Prem Pat Singh Rawat (b. 1957), who was but eight when he was recognized as the new Perfect Master and assumed the title, Maharaj Ji. Maharaj Ji had been recognized as spiritually adept, even within the circle of the Holy Family, as Shri Hans Maharaj Ji’s family was called. He had been initiated (i.e., given knowledge) at the age of six and soon afterward gave his first satsang (spiritual discourse). After his father’s death he heard a voice commissioning him as the one to take the knowledge to the world. He assumed the role of Perfect Master at his father’s funeral by telling the disciples who had gathered, “Dear Children of God, why are you weeping? Haven’t you learned the lesson that your Master taught you? The Perfect Master never dies. Maharaj Ji is here, amongst you now. Recognize Him, obey Him and worship Him.” Though officially the autocratic leader of the Mission, because of Maharaj Ji’s age, authority was shared by the whole family. During the 1960s Americans in India searching for spiritual guidance discovered the Mission and a few became initiates (i.e., “premies,” or “lovers of God”). They invited Maharaj Ji to the United States. In 1970 Maharaj Ji announced his plans to carry the knowledge throughout the world and the following year, against his mother’s wishes, made his first visit to the West. A large crowd came to Colorado the next year to hear him give his first set of discourses in America. Many were initiated and became the core of the Mission in the United States. Headquarters were established in Denver, and by the end of 1973, tens of thousands had been initiated, and several hundred centers as well as over twenty ashrams, which housed approximately 500 of the most dedicated premies, had emerged. The headquarters staff expanded to 125, and social service facilities, such as a medical clinic in New York City, were opened. Two periodicals, And It Is Divine, a magazine, and Divine Times, a tabloid, were begun. Enthusiasm ran high. After a spectacular beginning in North America, the Mission suffered a major setback in November 1973 It rented the Houston Astrodome for “Millennium 73,” an event celebrating the birthday of Maharaj Ji’s father and designed to announce the beginning of a thousand years of peace and prosperity. The event failed; attendance was miniscule. The Mission was left with a $600,000 debt which required it to cut its staff and programs. Millennium 73 was but the first of a series of events which gradually led the Mission to withdraw from the public scene. It was staged just as the anti cult movement reached national proportions and turned its attention upon the Mission. Several deprogrammed ex members became vocal critics of the Mission. Through his Executive Secretary, Maharaj Ji announced that he was replacing the predominantly Indian image with a Western one. Among other changes, he began to wear business suits instead of his all white Indian attire. Many of the ashrams were discontinued. To the problems caused by the debt and the attack of anticultists were added internal problems within Maharaj Ji’s family. In December 1973, when Maharaj Ji turned 16, he took administrative control of the Mission’s separate American corporation. Then in May 1974, he married his 24 year old secretary, Marolyn Johnson, and declared her to be the incarnation of the goddess Dulga usually pictured with ten arms and astride a tiger. Premies purchased an estate in Malibu into which the couple moved. Mataji, Maharaj Ji’s mother, disapproved of the marriage and the life style of the now successful guru. Relations within the Holy Family were strained considerably. Accusing her son of breaking his spiritual disciplines, Mataji took control of the Mission in India and replaced him with his eldest brother. In 1975 Maharaj Ji returned to India and took his family to court. In a court decreed settlement, he received control of the movement everywhere except in India, where his brother was recognized as its head. Publicity about the marriage and the subsequent family quarrels caused many Western followers to leave the Mission, though a large membership remained. By the late 1970s the Mission in the United States had almost disappeared from public view. Maharaj Ji continues to travel the globe speaking to premies, and the Mission, while growing little in the United States, has expanded significantly in Southern Asia, the South Pacific and South America. Beliefs and Practices The Divine Light Mission is derived from Sant Mat (literally, the way of the saints), a variation of the Sikh religion which draws significant elements from Hinduism. It is based upon a succession of spiritual masters generally believed to begin with Tulsi Sahib, an early nineteenth century guru who lived at Hathrash, Uttar Pradesh. It is believed that the person mentioned as Sarupanand Ji in Mission literature is in fact Sawan Singh, a prominent Sant Mat guru. In any case Hans Maharaj Ji claimed a Sant Mat succession which he passed to Maharaj Ji. Maharaj Ji, as do many of the other Sant Mat leaders, claims to be a Perfect Master, an embodiment of God on earth, a fitting object of worship and veneration. The Mission has as one of its stated goals the instruction of the world in “the technique of utilizing the universal primordial Force, that is, the Holy Name (Word) which is the same as the Divine Light and which pervades all human beings thus bringing to the fore the eternal principle of unity in diversity.” In the Sant Mat tradition this practice is called surat shabd yoga, the practice of uniting the human spirit with the universal divine sound current. The particular methods of accomplishing that union vary from group to group and are one reason for their separation. Within the Divine Light Mission, initiation into the yoga is by a process known as giving knowledge. Though premies were instructed not to talk about their initiation outside of the Mission, details of the process were soon revealed by ex members. At initiation, a mahatma, the personal representative of Maharaj Ji, introduces new members to four yogic techniques, all of which are quite common within Sant Mat circles, although equally unknown to the average person, even to the average Indian. These four techniques reveal the means of experiencing the divine light, sound, word, and nectar. To experience the divine light, one places the knuckles on the eyeballs, a process which produces flashes of light inside the head (and also pinches the optic nerve). To discover the divine sound or music of the spheres, one plugs the ears with the fingers and concentrates only on internal sounds. The third technique involves concentration upon the sound of one’s own breathing. Finally, to taste the nectar, the tongue is curled backward against the roof of the mouth and left there for a period of time. Once learned, these techniques are practiced daily. Frequently, meditation is done under a blanket, both to block outside disturbances and to conceal the techniques. Unlike many Sant Mat groups, the Divine Light Mission has had a social program from its beginning. Shri Hans Maharaj Ji called for a balance between temporal and spiritual concerns, and the Mission's stated goals include the promotion of human unity, world peace, improved education for all (especially the poor), and relief from the distress caused by ill health and natural calamities. The Mission made provision for the establishment of hospitals, maternity homes, and residences. This emphasis upon social programs was transferred to the United States. Three holiday festivals which members are expected to attend are held annually. The Holi festival is in March or April. The Guru Puja (Maharaj Ji's birthday) is in July. Hans Jayanti (Hans Maharaj Ji's birthday) is in November. Current Status Since 1974, the Divine Light Mission has increasingly kept a low profile and at present is virtually invisible in the United States. In 1979 the Denver headquarters quietly closed, and both it and Maharaj Ji moved to Miami Beach, Florida. From there, two periodicals are currently published, Divine Times and Elan Vital. In 1980, the Mission reported 10,000 to 12,000 active members in the United States. The Mission is headed by Maharaj Ji, its Spiritual Leader and the Board of Directors which supervises the 23 branches. Ministers (mahatmas) lead the Mission centers around the world. Many of them travel from center to center to give initiation and satsang (spiritual discourses). Members are required to participate in meditation daily and attend satsang each evening. Controversy During the first years of the Divine Light Mission in the United States, both it and Maharaj Ji were constantly involved in controversy. The teachings of the Mission, particularly the public discourses of Maharaj Ji, were condemned as lacking in substance. Maharaj Ji, who frequently acted like the teenager that he was in public, was seen as immature and hence unfit to be a religious leader. At one point, a pie was thrown in his face (which led angry followers to assault the perpetrator). Ex members attacked the group with standard anti cult charges of brainwashing and mind control. However, as the group withdrew from the public eye, little controversy followed it except for the accusations of Robert Mishner the former president of the Mission, who left in 1977. Mishner complained that the ideals of the group had become impossible to fulfill and that money was increasingly diverted to Maharaj Ji's personal use. Mishner's charges, made just after the deaths at Jonestown, Guyana, found little support and have not affected the progress of the Mission.Momento (talk) 13:12, 8 February 2008 (UTC) Bloating/deletionIt may be better smaller, but it isn't appropriate for an editor to delet 20k of material and just say "Better". The editor who re-added the info has been discussing the changes and that's the right way to proceed. Get a consensus of editors. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:52, 8 February 2008 (UTC) If you look at the history you will see this article has been stable at 53 since May 2007 as a result of GA reviews and independent editorial advice. Francis added 30 kilobytes of material at 16:52 today without discussing it until 20:13.Momento (talk) 22:02, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Your reverts at Prem Rawat Please refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly, as you are doing at Prem Rawat. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. Rather than reverting, discuss disputed changes on the talk page. The revision you want is not going to be implemented by edit warring. Thank you. --> --> You've removed an image from the Prem Rawat article several times now within less than 24 H: [6] [7] [8] [9] In the same time period you removed some additional external links several times too: [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] I'm not dealing with whether or not these are useful/appropriate images/links (I gave the person continuing to insert them a similar 3RR warning), but please cut the edit warring. The related discussion is ongoing on the related talk page. Please work towards consensus there, or follow other steps in dispute resolution if you think that necessary. Working towards consensus can't get you blocked. 3RR can. --Francis Schonken (talk) 13:09, 9 February 2008 (UTC) FYIPlease see WP:ANI/3RR. Cirt (talk) 13:40, 9 February 2008 (UTC) The three-revert rule does not apply to editors who remove contentious material about living persons that is unsourced, relies upon sources that do not meet standards specified in Wikipedia:Verifiability, or is a conjectural interpretation of a source (see Wikipedia:No original research).Momento (talk) 13:48, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Please discuss, and do not remove cited materialPlease see the discussion at Talk:Prem_Rawat#Kissing_Prem_Rawat.27s_feet and weigh in there. Lawrence § t/e 19:38, 9 February 2008 (UTC) 3rrAs you are aware you are far over your 3rr limitation. I don't know if you're trying to get in as much as possible in case you get blocked. You need to stop immediately. Lawrence § t/e 20:32, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Please be consistent Lawrence. You said "That's a house keeping task then, to move it to a different section." and so I moved the cite to the appropriate section. Now you're complaining about it and have put a quote about Rawat in the US back into the section of Rawat in India. My head's spinning.Momento (talk) 20:38, 9 February 2008 (UTC) 3RR warningMomento, you seem to be reverting a lot and you're risking being blocked for 3RR. The policy states that any undoing of another editor's work, in whole or in part, counts toward 3RR. It need not involve the same material each time. I advise you to take a break from this article and to read the the policy carefully. Cheers, SlimVirgin (talk)(contribs) 20:49, 9 February 2008 (UTC) BlockedHi, I've blocked you for 24 hours for disruption and edit warring on Prem Rawat. Please be sure to discuss your changes on the article's talk page when the block expires. Nakon 20:49, 9 February 2008 (UTC)  Momento (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log)) Request reason: I have been accused of being disruptive because I have been applying BLP policy. I have continuously deleted links to third-party self-published sources (that) are not allowed (that is, material self-published by anyone other than the subject or his organization), in a BLP, so that would exclude any personal websites. They are not allowed as sources or as external links, per BLP. And I have continuously deleted an unsourced photograph because - unsourced material obtained from a Wikipedian's personal experience should not be added to articles. It would violate both this policy and Verifiability, and would cause Wikipedia to become a primary source for that material. This photo of the house has not been published in a reliable source nor has a reliable source identified it as Rawat's. In fact it is owned by Seva Corp. The 3 revert rule does not apply to violations of BLP Decline reason: Removal of an image that flagrantly violates our non-free content policy is exempt from revert limitations. I can find nothing in the policy that would exempt the link removals, though, and am thus upholding the block. — B (talk) 22:58, 9 February 2008 (UTC) If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked. B, it's a pity you're not familiar with Wki's BLP policy. It states very clearly the 3RR does not apply "to reverts to remove clearly libelous material, or unsourced or poorly sourced controversial material about living persons" and further "External links in biographies of living persons must be of high quality and in full compliance with Wikipedia official policies and external links guidelines". In this case "Material about living persons must be sourced very carefully. Without reliable third-party sources, it will violate the No original research and Verifiability policies, and could lead to libel claims. Contentious material in questionable sources or sources of dubious value should not be used to support edits about living persons, either as sources or via external links. Self-published books, zines, websites, and blogs should never be used as a source for material about a living person, unless written or published by the subject of the article." Which perfectly described the links I removed. Momento (talk) 02:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Note to reviewing admin: 3rr report here. The 3rr violation included detailed repeatedly removing references to various Time Magazine articles, which were in no way, shape or form BLP violations. Lawrence § t/e 22:38, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
The disruption Cirt is you constantly inserting material that is in flagrant breach of BLP and other policies ie. the photo and the links. The three-revert rule does not apply to editors who remove contentious material about living persons that is unsourced, relies upon sources that do not meet standards specified in Wikipedia:Verifiability, or is a conjectural interpretation of a source (see Wikipedia:No original research) And yes, as soon as I'm unblocked I will remove the photo and the links unless some other editor who has a regard for Wikipedia policy beats me to it.Momento (talk) 23:12, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Editing while blockedIt's hilarious that I can get blocked by policy breaking editors for trying to edit according to Wikipedia policy. But lo and behold, whilst confined to my bedroom, independent editors who understand Wiki policy are doing it for me. I'll never lose faith.Momento (talk) 23:24, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Momento (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log)) Request reason: B has already dismissed one reason given for the block. That I wasn't being disruptive "Removal of an image that flagrantly violates our non-free content policy is exempt from revert limitations". And the following dismisses the other claim of "disruptive editing". It states very clearly the 3RR does not apply "to reverts to remove clearly libelous material, or unsourced or poorly sourced controversial material about living persons" and further "External links in biographies of living persons must be of high quality and in full compliance with Wikipedia official policies and external links guidelines". In this case "Material about living persons must be sourced very carefully. Without reliable third-party sources, it will violate the No original research and Verifiability policies, and could lead to libel claims. Contentious material in questionable sources or sources of dubious value should not be used to support edits about living persons, either as sources or via external links. Self-published books, zines, websites, and blogs should never be used as a source for material about a living person, unless written or published by the subject of the article." Which perfectly described the links I removed. Momento (talk) 02:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC) Decline reason: This does not explain your removal of citations to Time Magazine articles, without edit summaries. Overall, your editing of this artivle was aggressive enough to warrant a block for edit warring. — Sandstein (talk) 07:53, 10 February 2008 (UTC) If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
Hunt's commentsAre you going to work on this with me or should I just assume you are not going to rework the sentence and move on? Onefinalstep (talk) 22:39, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Prem Rawat (II)Please refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly, as you are doing at Prem Rawat. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. Rather than reverting, discuss disputed changes on the talk page. The revision you want is not going to be implemented by edit warring. Thank you. --> --> You made this sentence of the lead section of the Prem Rawat article:
agree with your POV ("70s" - which was debunked at Talk:Prem Rawat#Concern regarding place/time incoherence of references - Schnabel is a 1982 book) 4 times in less than 16 H: Plus your behaviour more and more resembles some sort of disruption or trolling: something is discussed on talk page, you can't win the argument, you do the revert again, and start a new talk page section on the same topic as the one you couldn't win the argument on the previous day, e.g.: 20:06, 13 February 2008, starting new thread on the photo that was already discussed at Talk:Prem Rawat#Third Photo Thread (to which you contributed the previous day, and couldn't win the argument), and yet again you start deleting that photograph, moving it around etc. --Francis Schonken (talk) 20:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC) Not reversions Francis. I relocated the sentence to reflect chronology.Momento (talk) 20:57, 13 February 2008 (UTC) OK, corrected above. And made an even better version at WP:AN3. --Francis Schonken (talk) 21:37, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
Little technical glitchHi Momento, re [17], the first of your list of three diffs isn't working: there's a space missing between "...oldid=190923935" and "16:34,..." --Francis Schonken (talk) 23:09, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
That's OK I see you've given up on your first 3RR, so I've addressed the new one.Momento (talk) 23:28, 13 February 2008 (UTC) Re-considerMomento, please re-consider the way you are editing. It would be much more productive to pursue WP:DR via WP:RFC and other mechanisms, than to respond to a revert with another revert. That bhavior escalates quite rapidly resulting in editors getting dinged for 3RR. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 01:40, 14 February 2008 (UTC) 3RR blockYou have been blocked for 24 hours for 3rr violation. Vsmith (talk) 02:02, 14 February 2008 (UTC) From beyond the graveonefinalstep's claim that Rawat "no longer denounced material possessions" Is 100% OR. The source that onefinalstep provides doesn't mention "denounced" in any shape or form. Hunt doesn't say Rawat "no longer denounced material possessions", Hunt says Rawat "does not personally eschew material possessions". The are almost opposite in meaning. onefinalstep has Rawat "denouncing" things whilst Hunt specifically stated that Rawat behavior was "personal", not in any way a public announcement, pronouncement or denouncement. Which editor, other the me, can see the difference between what Hunt says and what onefinalstep says. First one to follow the rules wine a praise.Momento (talk) 09:47, 14 February 2008 (UTC)Momento (talk) 09:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC) Almost Vassyana but the"no longer" part of the sentence is also a complete fabrication.Momento (talk) 09:54, 14 February 2008 (UTC) Hey Vassyana, Hunt said "Leaving his more ascetic life behind him, he does not personally eschews material possessions. Over time, critics have focused on what appears to be his opulent lifestyle and argue that it is supported largely by the donations of his followers". Stick to that and you can't go wrong.Momento (talk) 10:05, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
List of Wikipedia policies and guidelines violated by links to anti-Rawat websitesBLP -
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Momento (talk) 03:04, 15 February 2008 (UTC) 3RR on Prem RawatPlease refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly, as you are doing at Prem Rawat. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. Rather than reverting, discuss disputed changes on the talk page. The revision you want is not going to be implemented by edit warring. Thank you. --> --> You've removed "Prem Rawat aka Maharaji Prem Rawat aka Maharaji Information Resource" two times now in less than half a day. Just giving a warning in due time. I'm going to put that external link back (if nobody else has beaten me to it yet), which would also be my second revert in less than 24H, because there's no demonstration that this is in any sense or format a breach of Wikipedia content policy (as you claim). --Francis Schonken (talk) 09:59, 17 February 2008 (UTC) Forum shoppingPlease don't use results of your forum shopping in an edit summary [18] I already pointed you to WP:FORUMSHOP, part of a behavioural guideline. There's a policy containing virtually the same wording: WP:PARENT (I just discovered, sorry, if I'd know I'd directed you there directly). What you assume to be a policy breach has not been demonstrated. Your policy breaking is nonetheless demonstrable. --Francis Schonken (talk) 22:14, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Deleting sourced materialMomento, you have repeatedly deleted sourced material from Wikipedia articles, despite numerous warnings and requests to stop. If you continue I will ask for limits on your editing. Please respect this project and its policies. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 04:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Prem Rawat 1RR probationPer the discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Prem Rawat 1RR parole proposal, the articles now in category:Prem Rawat are on special 1RR and disruption probation. A notice describing the probation is at talk:Prem Rawat. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 22:04, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
CivilityI think you really should be a little more civil in your discussions on the Prem Rawat page. Spoonkymonkey (talk) 00:16, 16 March 2008 (UTC) Prem Rawat articles, should go to RFARIn my opinion 1rr, and DR via AN and ANI, and discussion, have failed. Take it to RFAR. Lawrence § t/e 18:18, 16 March 2008 (UTC) Request for ArbitrationYou have been named as a party at Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration#Prem Rawat ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 20:31, 16 March 2008 (UTC) ArbcomPlease do not add text to other people's section. Only the clerk can do that. Please move your comments to your own section. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 01:54, 17 March 2008 (UTC) Based on your rebuttal post that Jossi refers to above, is it also just as true that you have been a follower of Rawat for 30 years, as claimed, and that despite that, you feel you have no COI on this subject? Maelefique (talk) 02:05, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
An Arbitration case involving you has been opened, and is located here. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat/Evidence. Please submit your evidence within one week, if possible. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat/Workshop. On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, John Vandenberg (talk) 02:40, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Facts - The Register 6th Feb.Momento (talk) 06:21, 22 March 2008 (UTC) Courtesy NoticeI have added a couple of items to my evidence in the Prem Rawat arbitration and wanted to make sure you knew about them and had full opportunity to respond. I added some WikiDashboard statistics in the section on ownership, and more examples of Jossi defending you in dispute resolution in the Mixing Roles section. Msalt (talk) 08:06, 27 March 2008 (UTC) Test 5/4 13:37 Talk:Criticism of Jimbo Wales]]== Per your comments at Talk:Criticism of Jimbo Wales, the article was deleted not because I objected to the subject matter, but rather because it contained no content of any value at all. Why not add to the article on Jimbo Wales rather than expand into a new article? -- Longhair\talk 08:56, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
Momento, please read Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 00:05, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
Warning on Edit-WarringMomento, you are engaged in edit-warring on the Divine Light Mission page. Reverting a revert is edit-warring, pure and simple. Please self-revert and cease this behavior. Let me remind you of the words of Jossi, earlier on this user: Talk page: "Momento, please re-consider the way you are editing. It would be much more productive to pursue WP:DR via WP:RFC and other mechanisms, than to respond to a revert with another revert. That behavior escalates quite rapidly resulting in editors getting dinged for 3RR. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 01:40, 14 February 2008 (UTC)" As you will recall, you were blocked for edit-warring shortly after that warning. And of course, the article is now under 1RR probation, so this behavior escalates that much more rapidly. Msalt (talk) 06:21, 12 April 2008 (UTC) Personal remarksTalk:Teachings of Prem Rawat is not the Arbitration page. Comments about other editors are out of place there. Please stop making negative personal remarks and assuming bad faith. The article is on probation and I will file a complaint if you don't stop with your incivility and tendentious editing. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 01:56, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks... for the Barnstar, Momento. Best wishes, Jayen466 23:31, 21 April 2008 (UTC) Criticism of Jimbo Wales A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Criticism of Jimbo Wales, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? — DædαlusT@lk / Improve 20:30, 30 April 2008 (UTC) This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. Evidence presented did not disclose a history of problematic editing, in terms of basic content policy, by Jossi, and the Committee commended Jossi's self-imposed restriction to edit only talk pages for Prem Rawat related articles. Due to a history of incivility and personal attacks surrounding articles related to the Prem Rawat movement, the preexisting community enforced one-revert rule on Prem Rawat and related articles that commenced March 4, 2008, has been superceeded by Arbitration Committee enforced article probation. John Vandenberg (chat) 15:17, 12 May 2008 (UTC) Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2008-04-20 Divine Light MissionWikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2008-04-20 Divine Light Mission has become active. Your participation is required to make it a success. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 22:34, 15 May 2008 (UTC) WarningBased on your deleting the entire criticism section of Prem Rawat twice[23][24] without consensus, and on your previous editing behavior which includes tendentious behavior and POV pushing, I believe that you should be banned from editing the article per the ArbCom's probation. I invite you to undo your edit and work towards consensus with other editors to achieve neutral and balanced articles. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 22:29, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
BlockedYou have been blocked for 72hours for disruption at Prem Rewat. See Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement#Momento_edit-warring_over_criticism_section_at_Prem_Rawat. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:29, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Sorry I didn't notice he did not notify you. It looked solid to me, though I will admit I was a bit hasty. I'll ping Francis. As for your situation, please comment here as I'm more than willing to discuss it. I'll be back on in about 8 hours. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:37, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
I've been happy to deal with Francis on the talk page but it seems that isn't enough for him. As for WillBeBack's input, I'd advise you to check the facts for yourself. Here's a recent example of how Will reports on my actions. He recently wrote to another editor -
But look at how many times I've denied that claim just a few days before.
As you can see, Will isn't a "reliable source".Momento (talk) 03:16, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Will's narrative doesn't include that I was paraphrasing his edit summary "AP trumps 2nd hand quote in memoir.)"Momento (talk) 04:52, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Request from FrancisHe asked I post this on your talk page (see my page): "Momento, please lift the prohibition for me to post on your talk page, which you issued several months ago, User talk:Francis Schonken#Invading my space. --Francis Schonken (talk) 05:07, 18 May 2008 (UTC)". Also, see unblock statement above. — Rlevse • Talk • 11:02, 18 May 2008 (UTC) Probation superseded previous 1RRNot to encourage you to revert other editors, but note that the article probation superseded the community-enforced 1RR restriction. See Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Prem_Rawat#Article_probation. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 16:22, 19 May 2008 (UTC) Duplicating materialYou may have missed the thread at talk:Prem Rawat#DLM/PR coordination, where I discussed minimizing the overlap between the Prem Rawat article and the DLM article. There's no need to include much of the same text in both places. Please discuss your recent edits on the talk page there. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 09:18, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Francis asked me to tell you he's posting another subtopic here. — Rlevse • Talk • 10:48, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
BlockPer Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement#Momento_edit-warring_over_criticism_section_at_Prem_Rawat you have been blocked 72 hours. — Rlevse • Talk • 14:01, 26 May 2008 (UTC) IRCI've invited the other editors to join, I'll invite you as well. I have a channel, ##Steve , my nickname on IRC is SteveCrossin. Jossi, Mael-Num is there, and Will is joining too. It's up to you if you wish to or not, but you are invited. Steve Crossin (talk)(email) 22:29, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Use of irl names
If you have posted such information, please remove it immediately. Please then follow the link to this page and follow the instructions there, including emailing this address. It will then be removed from the archives of Wikipedia. If you do not ensure that the personal information you posted is removed from this site you will be blocked from editing this site. Remember: Wikipedia's privacy policy is there to protect the privacy of every user, including you. You posted a possible irl name on several user talk pages recently (don't think I'll need to spell out), please remove the actual alleged irl name from these messages (the message can be perfectly conveyed without it). --Francis Schonken (talk) 09:16, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
BLP @ Ex-premie.org
Disruptive commentsPlease consider removing this comment.[26] It is inconsistent with the standards set by the ArbCom for the topic probation. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 19:22, 25 July 2008 (UTC) A reminderMomento, please note what I have said here, and remember that if you have a problem with another editor, that I am only an email away, or a talk page post away. Despite being on Wikibreak, I check in rather regularly, but remember that taking matters into your own hands is not the way to handle matters. Remember that this is a contentious dispute, and strong feelings are involved. I am aware that you are what some would call "pro-Rawat" (I cant think of another way to put it), and I know that some editors are what followers of Rawat would call "anti-Rawat". Obviously it's not as black and white as that, but remember that some comments that may not look favourable, may not be a policy violation. I keep an eye on the case and I'll pull up editors on their conduct if necessary, but please don't take matters into your own hands. Steve Crossin (talk) (contact page) 09:52, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
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AfD nomination of Words of PeaceI have nominated Words of Peace, an article you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Words of Peace. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Kelly hi! 22:42, 19 September 2008 (UTC) Millennium '73Are you still active on that talk page? There are several threads where I've left questions for you. If those aren't active anymore we can mark them as resolved. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 01:56, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
PunctuationMomento, I've notice that when you edit you don't insert a space between the citation for one sentence and the first letter of the next sentence. For example, this edit.[28] Could you please remember to add the space? Thanks. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:13, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
November 2008
Sloppy editingEdits like this[30], in which you move or remove text while leaving the source, are very harmful in that they scramble the citations. In this case you make it appear that a source is being used for something that it doesn't necessarily say. I've brought this problem to your attention before. Please be more careful. If you cannot edit properly then please ask others to do so on your behalf. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:50, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
CaganI never agreed to that. I agreed to leave in the existing material at the time for the sake of stability. Now that the article is getting extraenous material moved out it's a good time to delete a very poor source. Also, please don't reinsert the unnamed newspaper article unless it's verifiable. Can you post the text you're using as a source? If not I'll delete it again. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 00:59, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
Reminder and suggestionA reminder that all articles related to Prem Rawat are under ArbCom probation, and that it may be a good idea to take a break from editing these articles before you find yourself in trouble. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 02:31, 30 November 2008 (UTC) RequestForgive me if this is inappropriately intruding, but I would like to request an alteration of comments on my ArbCom election vote page. I find "which still annoys the anti Rawat crew" to be a bit too targeted and antagonistic. I would like to see the voting kept civil and positive. Will and Cirt's comments were civil, polite and to the point. I would truly appreciate it if you were willing to redact that portion of your comments. Thanks! Vassyana (talk) 21:59, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
3RR regarding an article under article probationPlease refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly, as you are doing at Prem Rawat. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. Rather than reverting, discuss disputed changes on the talk page. The revision you want is not going to be implemented by edit warring. Thank you. Don't forget the article is under article probation (see Talk:Prem Rawat)! Your reverts also seem disruptive while most often not using an edit summary, apart from the automatically generated "undo" message. --Francis Schonken (talk) 10:36, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Still forgot, the fact that you're a near-SPA on Prem Rawat related topics doesn't help your cause when entangled in edit-warring on such articles as you are. --Francis Schonken (talk) 10:44, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
For the record, there is no such exemption in WP:3RR. Material that actually and clearly violates WP:BLP may be reverted without regard to 3RR, but issues of consensus and conentiousness are not exempt. Whether that link violates BLP is not clear enough to allow endless reverts to remove it. Will Beback talk 15:43, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Momento, I'm on a Wikibreak and didn't learn about this latest edit war until the complaints had already been filed and Nik had been banned. Not aware of the full situation, I first replied here to the message I saw you'd posted make an incorrect interpretation of the policy. As for the external links in the prem Rawat article, I've repeatedly supported the consensus of including only a single link, and my position has not changed. But regardless of my actions, Nik's actions, or any one else's actions you are not entitled to edit war. Please make sure that it does not happen again. Everyone's patience for conflict over this topic has alreaady run out. Will Beback talk 14:18, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
@WP:AESee Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Arbitration enforcement#Prem Rawat --Francis Schonken (talk) 17:22, 21 January 2009 (UTC) Arbitration enforcement: Formal warning with respect to Prem RawatHello. In enforcement of Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat#Article probation, I am warning you that you may be subject to sanctions, including topic bans or blocks, without further warning if you continue to resort to WP:EW to resolve external link issues on Prem Rawat. In such situations, please request appropriate administrator intervention to enforce the application of WP:BLP instead. Sandstein 22:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
New at WP:AEWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Arbitration enforcement#Momento at Prem Rawat (continued) --Francis Schonken (talk) 20:46, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Prem Rawat-Balyogeshwar mediation notificationA request for mediation has been filed with the Mediation Committee that lists you as a party. The Mediation Committee requires that all parties listed in a mediation must be notified of the mediation. Please review the request at Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Prem Rawat-Balyogeshwar, and indicate whether you agree or disagree to mediation. If you are unfamiliar with mediation on Wikipedia, please refer to Wikipedia:Mediation. Please note there is a seven-day time limit on all parties responding to the request with their agreement or disagreement to mediation. Thanks, Will Beback talk 07:20, 7 February 2009 (UTC) Will Beback talk 07:20, 7 February 2009 (UTC) WP:AE, againWP:AE#Momento at Prem Rawat (continued, again) --Francis Schonken (talk) 14:01, 7 February 2009 (UTC) A little something for AE buffsWillBeBack provides 5 diffs to support his claim of "a pattern of misbehavior regarding this particular bit of information" (removing Balyogeshwar from the lead). [32][33][34][35][36] The first 3 relate to 2008 and WillBeBack asserts that "The information has been in the article for over a year, except when Momento has deleted it". But a little research reveals an entirely different story. Firstly, for all of 2007 the first sentence of the Prem Rawat article said something to the affect of "Prem Rawat (b. Prem Pal Singh Rawat, 10 December 1957 in Haridwar, India) also known as Maharaji (formerly Guru Maharaj Ji) has been a speaker on the subject of inner peace since the age of eight". No mention of "Balyogeshwar". And then on Feb 17 2008, with no discussion FrancisSchonken inserted "Balyogeshwa"r into the lead, an edit that WillBeBack omitted from his summary of diffs.[37] WillBeBack's summary begins with me reverting because, amongst other things, it was not discussed and poorly sourced [38] FrancisSchonken inserted it again while the issue was being discussed, again this edit is missing from WillBeBack's summary.[39] So I removed it again while discussions continued.[40] FrancisSchonken inserted it a third time while the issue was still being discussed, again missing from WillBeBack's summary.[41] So once again I removed it pending a resolution to ongoing discussions.[42]. When FrancisSchonken inserted it for a fourth time[43] and WillBeBack continued to support him, I gave up. So contrary to WillBeBack's claim that "The information has been in the article for over a year, except when Momento has deleted it", the real story is that "Balyogeshwar" was not in the lead until FrancisSchonken inserted it without consensus or discussion. So rather than being "misbehavior", I was legitimately removing an undiscussed, poorly sourced insertion against consensus by FrancisSchonken that disturbed a lead that had been stable for over a year! WillBeBack's evidence is irrefutable evidence of FrancisSchonken's "pattern of misbehavior".Momento (talk) 20:46, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
yea hi momento I was reading a few of your posts and having a right laugh.. ta.(Off2riorob (talk) 21:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)) RFARI have initiated a request for arbitration and named you as a party.[44] You may wish to make a statement there. DurovaCharge! 08:11, 17 February 2009 (UTC) EvidenceExample 1: WillBeBack asks me three times if "Collier is the most reliable source available", I say "No" three times. He then claims that I assert that "Collier is the most reliable source available" to another editor. Here's the exchange - Momento, Are you asserting that Collier is the most reliable source we can use for this article, more reliable than newspapers or scholarly accounts? If so there's lots of material from that book that I'd like to add. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 17:53, 12 May 2008 (UTC) No. Momento (talk) 20:06, 12 May 2008 (UTC) No what? Is Collier a reliable source for the comments of Rennie Davis, and other personal observations? ·:· Will Beback ·:· 20:21, 12 May 2008 (UTC) You asked me a question. The answer is "No". Yes, Collier is a reliable source, providing normal Wiki policies are followed. Momento (talk) 21:20, 12 May 2008 (UTC) So if you agree that Collier is not more reliable than newspapers why did you assert that previously? ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:34, 12 May 2008 (UTC) You asked me if Collier is " the most reliable source we can use for this article". And the answer is still "No". As for whether Collier is more reliable than "newspapers", that obviously depends on the particular material in question and the newspaper concerned. 12 May Momento Two days later, here's WillBeBack's post to another editor - "Momento asserts that Collier is the most reliable source available". ·:· Will Beback ·:· 23:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC) Please trim your statement on requests for arbitrationThank you for making a statement in an Arbitration application on requests for arbitration. We ask all participants and commentators to limit the size of their initial statements to 500 words. Please trim your statement accordingly. If the case is accepted, you will have the opportunity to present more evidence. Neat, concisely presented statements are much more likely to be understood and to influence the decisions of the Arbitrators. For the Arbitration Committee. MBisanz talk 02:44, 18 February 2009 (UTC) RfA evidenceHistoryOn Feb 8, 2008 the relatively stable Prem Rawat article was thrown into disarray when Francis Schonken without a word of discussion reverted over 1000 edits and 12 months of co-operation and consensus to a version of the Prem Rawat article that suited his POV.[45] Over the next two weeks he was joined by WB, Ms and NW. Will Beback used his first ever PR edit, to revert the consensus version to the FS's POV version despite clear opposition on the talk page.[46][47] And even after a compromise version was achieved, FS made another massive 26,000 byte edit before being reverted by Sarcasticidealist.[48] [49][50] Msalt's first edit in PR Talk after FS's massive reversion was "I am encouraged by the direction of the most recent changes." [51] His second ever PRa edit was to revert my removal of unsourced material.[52] and he began removing sourced material that didn't suit his POV.[53][54][55][56][57] Nik Wright2 re-appeared on Feb 26 and started an edit war by adding 12,000 bytes of undiscussed, contested material and reinserting it when it was reverted. [58][59][60] Nandesuka protected the article until March 4.[61] In the mean time, the now retired, Onefinalstep also added the house image and the EPO link without discussion. [62][63] House imageThe house image was objected to by several editors and an IfD started.[64] Admin Jeepday removed the image pending outside input. [65] Despite the objections, the IfD, the Jepday's removal, it was inserted 3 times by FS [66][67][68] And once by Msalt.[69] The image was rejected by IfD on Feb 21.[70] Ex-Premie-Org disputeThe undiscussed EPO link was also vigorously opposed and deleted 12 times by 6 editors before WB & Jossi proposed a "one link" compromise on Feb 13 and since "there has been no opposition, and some support, for deleting the additinal links", all links except Rawat's personal site were deleted.[71][72][73][74] FS promptly added sites including EPO and edit warred for a week over them.[75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83] Balyogeshwar evidence Part 1"Balogeshwar" had not been included in the lead since the article was created in May 2004 [84] FrancisSchonken inserted it without discussion, consensus or source on 17 February 2008. [85] Jossi immediately started a discussion about in PR Talk objecting to its inclusion in the lead. [86] Noting the objection and lack of discussion, consensus or source I removed it. [87] While the discussion continued Francis reverted anyway still without a source. [88]. Which was removed by another editor. [89] Francis once again inserted it. [90] So I removed it again. [91] Francis, again inserted it a fourth time, this time with a source [92] And again I removed it while discussion took place because it was still inserted without consensus and text that didn't match the source. [93] When Francis inserted it a fifth time [94], we all gave up. Balyogeshwar evidence Part 2On Jan 26 Cla68 changes the opening sentence into the present tense. [95] Then adds "Lord of the Universe" to sentence.[96] I rewrite the sentence to remove "LOTU" since it is undiscussed and unsourced and "Balyogeshwar" since it is not currently used nor a pseudonym as per WP:NAMES.[97][98] Several editors then re-write the sentence leaving out "LOTU" and "Balyogeshwar" and WB reverts them twice in 24 hours claiming that "LOTU" has been discussed and is sourced, neither of which is true.[99][100] I remove "LOTU".[101] And I remove "Balyogeshwar" because it is not a current pseudonym or title.[102] Then on Feb 1 Jayen finds a new authoritative source which said Rawat was known as "Balyogeshwar (born lord of yogis) by the Indian public on account of his young age and precocious spirituality (i.e. a title from his childhood) and later Guru Maharaj Ji by his students" and adds it as a source.[103][104][105] FS reverts it because he claims it got a date wrong.[106] I add "in India" as per new source.[107] FS reverts claiming OR. [108] WB suggests text for the "Childhood" section and says he'll add it.[109][110] I relocate "Balyogeshwar" into "Childhood" section as per talk.[111] WB asks if anyone objects to putting "Balyogeshwar" back into the lead?[112] I say "Yes, I object".[113] WB dismisses the only reply he received to his question, my objection, and say he's going to insert it anyway.[114] I tell him to wait for the mediation.[115] WB says he's going to put it in.[116] Once again I say to wait for the mediation.[117] WB says the mediation is on hold, so he inserts "Balyogeshwar" into the lead.[118][119] My final plea is for WB to revert, he doesn't.[120] Edit war?WillBeBack once again claims my "previous edit having spawned an edit war" when, as I hope we have all noted, it was Cla68 who started Will's "edit war" as we can clearly see here [121] and Will's admission here.[122] How many times can WillBeBack state I caused "an edit war" while admitting it isn't true?Momento (talk) 03:01, 10 February 2009 (UTC) This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. Momento (talk · contribs) and Rumiton (talk · contribs) are banned from editing Prem Rawat or any related article (including talk pages) for one year. The Prem Rawat article and all related articles are subject to revert limitations for one year. Several users are admonished for their conduct in the case and all parties and other interested editors are encouraged to restart mediation in relation to Prem Rawat. Also, should Jossi (talk · contribs) return to Wikipedia to edit Prem Rawat articles, he is required to contact the Arbitration Committee beforehand. These remedies are in addition to, and do not replace, the remedies passed in RFAR/Prem Rawat. For the Committee. MBisanz talk 02:25, 20 April 2009 (UTC) ArbCom decisionFollowing three complaints made against me in a fortnight by anti-Rawat editors (one by Nik Wright2 who was topic banned for a month [123] and two by Francis Schonken, in which his behavior was described by an involved admin as "problematic, and is indeed approaching harassment" [124],[125] ), no findings were made against me. Durova suggested ArbCom investigate and I was looking forward to having an impartial hearing about this blatant harassment. I presented the following evidence against Francis Schonken [126] and evidence against WillBeback [127]. Imagine my surprise when Bainer ignored the evidence against Francis Schonken and WillBeback by me and others and only presented this flimsy evidence against me [128] and the other pro-Rawat editor Rumiton. Despite my objections and providing detailed comparisons of how Francis Schonken [129] and WillBeback's editing was far worse than mine and Rumiton's [130], they were simply "admonished" [131] and we were topic banned for a year.Momento (talk) 06:21, 1 June 2009 (UTC) Millennium '73Millennium '73, to which you made significant contributions, has now been promoted to WP:Featured article status. Thank you for your help. Will Beback talk 20:40, 27 May 2009 (UTC) AE filingMomento, could you please resubmit your request using the proper template? The template appears when you follow this link [132]. Using the proper template creates additional spaces for discussion, etc. Will Beback talk 04:45, 3 July 2009 (UTC) Topic ban from Prem Rawat discussionsMomento, as a result of your frivolous request for arbitration enforcement, you are banned from discussions related to Prem Rawat under the authority of Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat#Article probation. That is, you are banned from initiating or otherwise participating in any discussions related to Prem Rawat in all Wikipedia discussion pages and other fora, including article and user talk pages, WP:AE, WP:AN, WP:ANI and their talk pages, except to the extent necessary to make responses to any requests for administrative action against you. This topic ban shall last as long as your ban from editing articles about the same topic (i.e., currently until 20 April 2010 per Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat 2#Momento topic banned). Sandstein 08:35, 5 July 2009 (UTC) Prem Rawat mediationI note your request to join this mediation. Please discuss this issue here. Sunray (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
belated thanks for your support at LindzenThanks, although looks like you're getting yourself into too much trouble with ArbCom -- taken my advice, don't edit war, and don't go to ArbCom, because from what I can see, all judgements come out the same way, i.e. everyone is punished. Alex Harvey (talk) 13:44, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
OfflineHi Momento, would you be so kind as to send me a private email to let me know who the editors are who ganged up against you Prem Rawat case? It's quite conceivable, as you said, that some of them would like to see you permanently banned and it'd be nice to know who they are so that I can be wary should they turn up at the Lindzen page. I can be found at alexharv074 at gmail dot com. Many thanks. Alex Harvey (talk) 04:34, 8 March 2010 (UTC) Talk pageI've left questions for you at Talk:Prem Rawat#Lede and Talk:Prem Rawat#Lede not representative of article. Have you missed them? Please respond so we can resolve this matter. Will Beback talk 14:11, 30 April 2010 (UTC) Sentence in questionThough he originally aspired to bring about world peace, the idea being that peace would come to the world as individuals experienced inner peace, he now places his attention on helping individuals, which according to him takes priority over societal aims.[4][5]
Request for mediation of Prem RawatA request for formal mediation of the dispute relating to Prem Rawat was recently filed. As an editor concerned in this dispute, you are invited to participate in the mediation. The process of mediation is entirely voluntary and focuses exclusively on the content issues over which there is disagreement. Please review the request page and the guide to mediation requests and then indicate in the "party agreement" section whether you would agree to participate. Discussion relating to the mediation request welcome at the case talk page. Thank you, AGK 11:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC) Request for mediation rejectedThe Request for mediation concerning Prem Rawat 5, to which you were listed as a party, has been declined. An explanation of why it has not been possible to allow this dispute to proceed to mediation is provided at the mediation request page (which will be deleted by an administrator after a reasonable time). Queries on the rejection of this dispute can be directed to the Committee chairperson or e-mailed to the mediation mailing list. For the Mediation Committee, AGK 23:25, 10 June 2010 (UTC) response to your threat to get me blockedYou're priceless. It's your behaviour and arguments that I've criticised not you. What makes you premies think you can use Wikipedia as promotional space for your master and not be attacked for it? Your entire Wikipedia history is one of aggressive and misleading pro-Prem Rawat editing which, as a former follower myself, I find particularly nauseating. Even if you do succeed in blocking me (which I'm sure would accord you enormous glee and horrify many Wikipedians to boot that 'another Rawat follower seeks to silence opposition') someone else will rightly see through and continue to resist your interminable revisionist editing habits. (as they are plainly doing now!) I look forward to challenging you at every opportunity as long as you try to twist the article away from the truth. PatW (talk) 01:00, 4 July 2010 (UTC) PS. Do you still want to argue that Prem Rawat never claimed he was God? I'd love to see you try and pull that one on the current editors over at the Prem Rawat article! Know what- I am DELIGHTED that since you've returned from being banned yourself, your blundering attempts at revising the article in a Pro-Rawat way are being quite excellently thwarted - and not by me but by others who are more impartial and now wise to your tricks. I would happily retire now (or be banned eternally) from Wikipedia confident that no-one is actually going to put up with you or other premies trying to whitewash that article. Hooray! PatW (talk) 01:00, 4 July 2010 (UTC) But don't worry..I've been thinking about this a lot and I've decided that these issues are not worth getting angry about any more..so if you a feel under attack it won't be from me.PatW (talk) 16:42, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
Talk page guidelinesPlease stop editing or deleting comments from other users. WP:TPG. Will Beback talk 23:52, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
And WP:TPG says Editing – or even removing – others' comments is sometimes allowed. But you should exercise caution in doing so, and normally stop if there is any objection. Some examples of appropriately editing others' comments: Removing harmful posts, including personal attacks, trolling and vandalism". And "Behavior that is unacceptable Please note that some of the following are of sufficient importance to be official Wikipedia policy. Violations (and especially repeated violations) may lead to the offender being blocked or banned from editing Wikipedia. Do not misrepresent other people: The record should accurately show significant exchanges that took place, and in the right context". Momento (talk) 00:42, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
August 2010 {{unblock|Your reason here}}, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Tiptoety talk 01:38, 2 August 2010 (UTC)Momento (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log)) Request reason: Not given any time to respond. The sentence removed was a deliberate fabrication that claims "I'm glad that you (Momento) now don't deny that the article's current text was distorting the words of Björkqvist" .[133] It is clear from the section concerned that haven't made any comment, pro or con regarding, "distorting the words of Björkqvist" and PatW has claimed it to make it look like a) I have falsely claimed the article didn't distort Björkqvist and b) that I later changed my mind. I removed the deliberate fabrication as per WP:TPG which says - "Editing – or even removing – others' comments is sometimes allowed" Because there is some "Behavior that is unacceptable" and that is "Do not misrepresent other people: The record should accurately show significant exchanges that took place, and in the right context". Decline reason: By removing another user's comments, you caused the visible record to not reflect the conversation. That phrase does not give you liscence to remove other people's comments merely because you believe them to be wrong or inaccurate. In fact, it forbids you from removing comments for that reason, because in removing comments, it interupts the context of the discussion and changes the meaning of it. You were told to, instead of removing the comments, to refute them. You chose not to do so. This block is perfectly valid given your staunch refusal to correct the problem even when told how to do it the right way. Jayron32 04:17, 2 August 2010 (UTC) If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked. Article probation enforcement requestI have filed a request for enforcement in regard to your editing.[134] Will Beback talk 23:30, 26 August 2010 (UTC) I received your email. Please use my talk page to contact me unless you are blocked. Stifle (talk) 09:57, 28 August 2010 (UTC) Topic banPer this AE thread, and under the authority of Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat#Article probation, you are hereby topic banned from Prem Rawat and all related articles and discussions for one year. Timotheus Canens (talk) 01:35, 29 August 2010 (UTC) And here's how it happened. After two weeks of no edits to the Prem Rawat article, Will Beback adds "and Perfect Master" to the article without consensus and creates this sentence - "At the age of eight, he succeeded his father Hans Ji Maharaj as leader of the Divine Light Mission (Divya Sandesh Parishad) and as the new Satguru and Perfect Master to millions of Indian followers". This creates an error that Rawat succeeded to TWO positions on his father's death, "Satguru and Perfect Master".[135] I remove "Satguru" since it is not sourced and WP:BLP says "Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussionn". And leave "Perfect Master" which has two sources and corrects the TWO position error Will Beback created.[136] Will Beback re-adds the unsourced "Satguru" to the sentence despite the fact that WP:BLP says "The burden of evidence for any edit on Wikipedia rests with the person who adds or restores material" and re-creates the TWO position error.[137] I revert back to the original long standing sentence that existed before Will Beback's first edit as a least it removes the TWO position error and continue the discussion on the talk page. But "Satguru" is still unsourced.[138] Will Beback adds 4 false sources and one ambiguous one to back up "Satguru" and re-creates the TWO position error again.[139] Since "Perfect Master" is back in, I remove false sources once again and the poorly sourced "Satguru", leaving the well sourced "Perfect Master".[140] Will Beback adds back the poorly sourced Satguru" plus an unsourced and incorrect translation of "Satguru". He claims "Satguru (English: Perfect Master)" but the source he gives says "Satguru: True dispeller of darkness and revealer of light". [141] I remove the still poorly sourced "Satguru" and the incorrect and unsourced translation. Leaving the well sourced and accurate sentence containing "...he succeeded his father Hans Ji Maharaj ... as the new Perfect Master to millions of Indian followers".[142] PatW reverts the accurate, well sourced sentence and reinstates the poorly sourced "Satguru" and the the incorrect and unsourced translation.[143] I remove the still poorly sourced "Satguru" and the incorrect and unsourced translation, leaving in the well sourced "Perfect Master".[144] Conclusion Will Beback added the unsourced "Satguru" twice and the unsourced and incorrect translation twice. PatW added the now poorly sourced "Satguru" and the unsourced and incorrect translation. Result I am banned for a year for removing the unsourced material. If you can't see how bizarre this is read it again.Momento (talk) 04:29, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
There must be other subjects that interest youI understand that you are probably disappointed with the topic ban which you probably perceive as unfair. But you are still free to edit millions of other articles in Wikipedia. There must be subjects among them that interest you. I would rather have had somebody else given you this message, because our relationship has not always been good. Andries (talk) 20:07, 1 September 2010 (UTC) And all related discussions
Momento, your topic ban includes discussions. Even those on User talk:Jimbo Wales. Will Beback talk 01:29, 3 February 2011 (UTC) Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/EnforcementPlease see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Momento. Due to your recent violations of your topic ban, I've requested a site ban to run concurrently. Will Beback talk 05:55, 4 February 2011 (UTC) February 2011 Notice to administrators: In a March 2010 decision, the Committee held that "Administrators are prohibited from reversing or overturning (explicitly or in substance) any action taken by another administrator pursuant to the terms of an active arbitration remedy, and explicitly noted as being taken to enforce said remedy, except: (a) with the written authorization of the Committee, or (b) following a clear, substantial, and active consensus of uninvolved editors at a community discussion noticeboard (such as WP:AN or WP:ANI). If consensus in such discussions is hard to judge or unclear, the parties should submit a request for clarification on the proper page. Any administrator that overturns an enforcement action outside of these circumstances shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, up to and including desysopping, at the discretion of the Committee." Additionally, your one year topic ban from Prem Rawat is reset to begin anew as of now. Sandstein 09:40, 4 February 2011 (UTC) What it be over now?Momento (talk) 11:40, 4 February 2012 (UTC) Editing issuesI am trying to edit PR article in GF but within days of starting I am being obstructed and lied about. Balyogeshwar
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Spanish translationHi, I've watched the clip now and the translation looks credible to me. Have to admit though that I'm a long way off native Spanish, so I could be missing some nuances. Thanks for asking me, anyway. Beth Holmes 1 (talk) 13:08, 11 February 2012 (UTC) Just listened to it again to check. I'm pretty sure it really is exact. I think you're just hearing it as longer because speaking is so much slower than reading. You can see what I mean if you look at how long they take to speak the English segments, compared to the couple of lines the exact words take up on the page. Beth Holmes 1 (talk) 17:33, 18 February 2012 (UTC) UnblockMomento (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log)) Request reason: I have been using the same IP address for years Decline reason: Doesn't address the issue above. As this is an AE block, you'd need to appeal to WP:BASC to get it overturned anyways. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 06:27, 2 March 2012 (UTC) If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked. Question for administrator
--Momento (talk) 06:09, 2 March 2012 (UTC) Problem fixed. Momento (talk) 06:13, 2 March 2012 (UTC) Dispute resolution survey
WP:DRNHello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is "Prem Rawat". Thank you. -- Maelefique(talk) 06:24, 18 April 2012 (UTC) God claimsSunday Mirror, November 1972 Guru, 14, takes all By Jill Robertson Shinding by jet for a fat-faced 'God' TONIGHT 350 British disciples of a fourteen-year-old Indian "god," Guru Maharaj Ji, leave London on an astonishing jet age pilgrimage to Delhi. On Friday a similar load left by BOAC jumbo jet to join the shindig for this fat-faced youth whose followers believe he is an incarnation of God on earth. I have seen British teenagers prostrate themselves in the wake of the guru and kiss the silk cushion where his feet have rested.
THE STREETS of Delhi have seen some strange religious processions lately. Some 3,000 Europeans and Americans have been testifying to their faith in God on earth. He is a fourteen-year-old Indian boy, known to his followers as Guru Maharaj Ji, head of the Divine Light Mission, which has had a startling success in only six years. It now has follower, in America, Australia, Britain France, Japan and five other European countries. "Nothing tatty" for boy Guru The "boy god" leader of the Divine Light Mission bought a 20,000 pound new car yesterday but was not shy about being photographed in it. Why a God kept me waiting By the Rev. John Lambert Vicar of Cuffley, Herts. WHEN THIS poor parson went to meet God he tried to bunk out of the back door. The Guru Business by Kushwant Singh Kushwant Singh is the editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India BOMBAY. The Delhi headquarters of the Divine Light Mission is like a fortress: an 8-foot-high wall with an iron-grilled gate encloses a courtyard and a complex of buildings consisting of offices, reception rooms, kitchen, refectory, dormitories, a temple and the residential Suite of Balyogeshwar, the Child God. - The New York Times, April 8, 1973
Page 11 GREAT BEND TRIBUNE, Great Bend, Kansas Sunday, September 23, 1973 Guru Keeps Track Of Subjects With Computer EDITOR's NOTE: To a swelling number of followers, Guru Maharaj Ji is the "Perfect Master". Some even call him God. But to others, he is a pudgy, 15-year-old business titan who processes his disciples through a personnel department and keeps track of them with a computer. Here is a look at the guru and his mushrooming missionary corporation. Page A 6 THE STARS AND STRIPES Sunday, November 4, 1973 THE GURU WHO MINDS HIS MOTHER By MALCOLM N. CARTER Associated Press THEN CAME the guru with a promised path to inner serenity and an answer to life's great questions. To his fervid followers, he is God himself. Formal mediation has been requestedThe Mediation Committee has received a request for formal mediation of the dispute relating to "Prem Rawat 6". As an editor concerned in this dispute, you are invited to participate in the mediation. Mediation is a voluntary process which resolves a dispute over article content by facilitation, consensus-building, and compromise among the involved editors. After reviewing the request page, the formal mediation policy, and the guide to formal mediation, please indicate in the "party agreement" section whether you agree to participate. Because requests must be responded to by the Mediation Committee within seven days, please respond to the request by 27 April 2012. Discussion relating to the mediation request is welcome at the case talk page. Thank you. Request for mediation acceptedThe request for formal mediation of the dispute concerning Prem Rawat 6, in which you were listed as a party, has been accepted by the Mediation Committee. The case will be assigned to an active mediator within two weeks, and mediation proceedings should begin shortly thereafter. Proceedings will begin at the case information page, Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Prem Rawat 6, so please add this to your watchlist. Formal mediation is governed by the Mediation Committee and its Policy. The Policy, and especially the first two sections of the "Mediation" section, should be read if you have never participated in formal mediation. For a short guide to accepted cases, see the "Accepted requests" section of the Guide to formal mediation. You may also want to familiarise yourself with the internal Procedures of the Committee. As mediation proceedings begin, be aware that formal mediation can only be successful if every participant approaches discussion in a professional and civil way, and is completely prepared to compromise. Please contact the Committee if anything is unclear. For the Mediation Committee, Lord Roem (talk) 18:56, 24 April 2012 (UTC) Email responseMomento, I have sent you an email response, replying to your inquiry regarding the formal mediation of Prem Rawat 6. For the Mediation Committee, Lord Roem (talk) 19:23, 7 May 2012 (UTC) Case Closure - Prem Rawat 6Based on the advice of the Mediation Committee, this case will close. The mediation broke down after a party demanded a change in mediator, alleging that the mediator had misinterpreted content policy [he might equivocate with WP:OR] mistakenly and then maliciously. The committee did not agree that such a change was warranted. As a result MedCom is considering referring the case to ArbCom. For the Mediation Committee Seddon talk|WikimediaUK 11:29, 18 May 2012 (UTC) FARMillenium '73 had been nominated for FAR at Wikipedia:Featured article review/Millennium '73/archive1 PumpkinSky talk 02:15, 24 June 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 02 July 2012
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Prem Rawat Dispute Resolution InviteHi please would you comment here where I have invited discussion on your recent removal of the following sourced sentence (in bold) from the Prem Rawat article?
Thanks! PatW (talk) 14:19, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
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OppositionThere is an old story about a meeting between a politician and the teamster's union. It ends with the teamster's president saying "OK, we will do whatever we can to get you elected. Do you want us to announce that we support you or that we oppose you?"
(Med Com)Greetings back! I suspect there's off-wiki Email, too, but no matter. I don't think I've had any direct w/ Zhang, but if he barnstared the two individuals you named, w/o exceptional extenuating, that is serious red flag. I've often wondered what Support !voters at the RfAs for some of these admins (e.g. Blade) would think now upon examining said admins' actions today (perhaps "Don't tell me, a donna wanna know!"). It's really unbelievable to me how admin is assigned for life ... I think that fosters apathy, abuse, corruption. (Like a dictator holding power for life. Are the people under them usually any much happy?) Desysop is rare here. Jimbo would like to see it changed "Easier to get the bit, easier to lose the bit." He's right of course. The big thing at WP is neatly bound up in one word: hypocrisy. WP principles are overridden by politics & corruption, personal & institutional. (For example, the editor in question, the most abusive & uncivil editor I've had chance to come across in my Wiki experience, a lauded mediator?! What planet is this? The fact this editor is emboldened & hasn't already been blocked and indef'd, is proof to me there is something very wrong. Intelligent & independent editors who express their thoughts, Malleus, Joefromrandb, Epipelagic, Intothatdarkness, Stillstanding-247 (former), and others, are really a source of inspiration & motivation for me in my small role as contributor, to improve my editorship & contributions. Else this place would be dreary indeed, and my motivation would follow. The lovefest at said Nomination was 180 degrees in conflict with my own known experience with that editor, it is amazing to me seeing that it is all so transparent record for anyone to see. (As though thick blinders were passed out. "No, thank you!") Ihardlythinkso (talk) 10:47, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
ANI-noticeHello. There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Possible harassment. Thank you. —Guy Macon (talk) 06:52, 30 October 2012 (UTC) Criticiasm.Hello Momento. I have no problems with being criticised, but I ask that when you are doing so when speaking to others, to please present facts accurately. Please see the comments I have made here. Regards, Steven Zhang Help resolve disputes! 22:33, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
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Not a good ideaYou don't want to do this: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Canvassing.3F. You were dragged to ANI last week, Magog threw out a comment but it got no traction. I suggested a quick close, another editor agreed, and no one unclosed it (which can happen sometimes). With the high activity level and turnover on ANI, I'm sure pretty much everyone has forgotten about it. You went to Magog's talk page after another editor had been making repetitive posts about his comment, and Magog had pretty much answered and indicated they didn't want to discuss it any more. And he doesn't have to because WP:ADMINACCT applies to admin actions (like blocking), not to commenting on ANI, which any editor can do. To blunt: nobody cares. Not nobody cares like nobody cares about you and your work here on Wikipedia -- we do care about that. Nobody cares that Magog said something last week on ANI that no one supported or acted upon. The best option is to read what they said with an open mind -- if any of it makes sense to you, consider it as you move forward with editing Wikipedia; if it doesn't, blow it off. My advice to you is to go back to ANI and just delete the entire post (if no one else has commented by the time you read this). The three most highly outcomes are:
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Topic banI would have done this a couple of weeks ago, but other forces prevented me from doing it then. I'm exercising the nuclear option on Prem Rawat; under the discretionary sanctions on that page, I'm indefinitely topic banning you from all articles and discussions related to Prem Rawat for persistent battleground behavior I've observed over the last several months. If you wish to appeal this, you should lodge an appeal at WP:AE. I'm not going to put a time limit on when you can appeal the ban, but I'll suggest that you're not likely to get it lifted for at least 6 months. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:37, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
WarningYou are being disruptive at Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests. You have already been told that you may appeal your sanction at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment or Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement. If you post regarding the sanction to any other page on Wikipedia besides those two pages, for any reason, including clarification or inquiry, I will indefinitely block you until such time as you agree to comply with the procedures for appeal of a sanction. MBisanz talk 01:16, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
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My appeal (Rainer P.)Hi Momento, I am asking for your help in this matter, because I feel lost in the technicality of submitting an appeal to ArbCom, editing those templates, while fighting with my insecurity in your language and with my software. I have tried to submit, but it came back as a mail error. I would very much appreciate if you could help me with getting it right. Best regards Rainer P. Please feel free to make necessary formal changes. This is what I have: Amendment request: PREM RAWATInitiated by Rainer P
Statement by Rainer P.
Statement by {other user}{Other editors are free to comment on this amendment as necessary. Comments here should be directed only at the above proposed amendment.}
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Arbitrator views and discussionAmendment request: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat 2User:Rainer_P. has filed an amendment request which involves you. Your comments would be appreciated. For the Arbitration Committee --Alexandr Dmitri (talk) 14:42, 16 December 2012 (UTC) Arbitration motion regarding Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat and Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat 2Resolved by motion at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment that:
For the Arbitration Committee, Alexandr Dmitri (talk) 17:18, 20 December 2012 (UTC) AppealThanks for your message, Momento. I will gladly go with you, after kind of really enjoying my longest Wiki-break ever. So please do proceed, I was quite pleased with what happened at ArbCom, except for the weak outcome... WBB from 2008On 12 May 2008 on the DLM talk page Will BeBack asks me -
Prem Rawat article bansI have appealed against my ban at Arbitration Enforcement. Rumiton (talk) 05:46, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
April 2013 To enforce an arbitration decision, and for violating your Prem Rawat topic ban by making a topic-related statement at WP:AE,
Reminder to administrators: In March 2010, ArbCom adopted a procedure prohibiting administrators "from reversing or overturning (explicitly or in substance) any action taken by another administrator pursuant to the terms of an active arbitration remedy, and explicitly noted as being taken to enforce said remedy, except: (a) with the written authorization of the Committee, or (b) following a clear, substantial, and active consensus of uninvolved editors at a community discussion noticeboard (such as WP:AN or WP:ANI). If consensus in such discussions is hard to judge or unclear, the parties should submit a request for clarification on the proper page." Administrators who reverse an arbitration enforcement block, such as this one, without clear authorisation will be summarily desysopped. Momento, if you want to appeal your own ban, rather than talk about the ban of others, I'll unblock you (see User talk:Sandstein#Blocking Momento?). Sandstein 07:54, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Rainer's appealThank you. Done.--Rainer P. (talk) 12:41, 18 January 2014 (UTC) Result of your appealThis is to inform you that by consensus at WP:AE, your appeal against your topic ban has been declined. You may appeal the ban further to the Arbitration Committee, at WP:ARCA, but in my view any further appeal would have little chance of success. You should read the comments left by the editors who opposed granting your appeal for further advice. Sandstein 12:17, 12 February 2014 (UTC) Belated thanks I know this is late but I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your participation at my RfA. I was very inspired by the many that supported me and it’s that feeling of friendship and camaraderie that keeps me coming back to the project. So, thank you for your support and for your continued sense of fairness and compassion in all areas of WP. I look forward to the opportunity to work together in the days to come. Best wishes, -- — Keithbob • Talk • 19:12, 2 April 2014 (UTC) Please be more careful......When you edit. In this edit you removed another editor's request, while adding yours. Salvio Let's talk about it! 09:48, 15 August 2014 (UTC) Prem_Rawat appealThe appeal relating to the Prem Rawat case has been closed without action. For the arbitration committee --S Philbrick(Talk) 11:17, 23 August 2014 (UTC) To avoid any missunderstandingsI think you should be aware that my involvement with the article you weren't discussing on Jimbo's page is likely to be confined to ensuring that better sourcing than Larson and Rhodes is provided for assertions that Rawat was/is a 'cult leader'. Given the evidence in more credible sources, I can see no reason why properly-attributed opinion to that effect should not be included in the article, and for that matter in the lede. My objections were to the sources being cited, and nothing else. AndyTheGrump (talk) 04:39, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
Your emailI can see now why people have given up explaining the reasons behind your topic ban. It's a complete waste of time because all you want to do is relitigate the original case. You won't accept evidence supporting the continued ban, any more than you appeared to accept the evidence for the original ban. Your appeals always fail because as far as you are concerned, you are right, anyone who disagrees is wrong, and the situation can only be resolved by everyone else admitting they are wrong and you are right. That pretty much never works, but given your email to me I doubt if you're willing to try any approach that might work, or even hear about it. So: you condemn yourself to being seen as a troll by those who do not give a damn if you can edit those articles or not (and that group includes pretty much everyone apart from you and maybe one or two other people). You come across as trying to control not only the format of any discussion of your topic ban, but also what is admissible and where it must take place. I choose not to debate such things on my talk page, and as a result you accuse me of failing a "simple integrity test". If your aim was to ensure that I am not in the least bit motivated to look deeper into your ban, then mission accomplished. In fact, I am now completely convinced that the ban is justified, based solely on your behaviour. And I doubt that I am the first to come to this conclusion. Guy (Help!) 13:52, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Criticism of Jimbo Wales listed at Redirects for discussion An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Criticism of Jimbo Wales. Since you had some involvement with the Criticism of Jimbo Wales redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Everymorning (talk) 14:23, 7 April 2016 (UTC) Paged HackedCan't get rid of the following sentences. MOMENTO (talk) 07:43, 28 July 2016 (UTC) ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open! Hello, Momento. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC) ArbCom 2017 election voter messageHello, Momento. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC) "Speeedfins" listed at Redirects for discussion
Potential conflict of interest with Prem Rawat
In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:20, 16 March 2023 (UTC) Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat: Contentious topic designation removedHello Momento, As a very late update to the Prem Rawat arbitration case, the contentious topic designation, previously "discretionary sanctions", originally "article probation", has been removed following a successful request for amendment. Any actions previously taken in accordance with the contentious topic designation remain in force and are governed by the contentious topics procedure. This notification may be mostly unnecessary, but as you had been a party to the original case, I thought you might be interested in hearing that after about 15 years, this remnant has been removed. Until today, it was listed at Wikipedia:General sanctions § Arbitration Committee-authorised sanctions. Best regards,
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