This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourcedmust be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.
This article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Women writers, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of women writers on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Women writersWikipedia:WikiProject Women writersTemplate:WikiProject Women writersWomen writers articles
This BLP seems to cherry pick information. WP:CHERRYPICK
For example, the editor cherry-picked this information ... " an LDS Church press release at that time stated that it encourages emergency preparations and self-reliance during disasters and hardships", but failed to mention the counterbalancing point from the same reference where the LDS Church also said to "avoid being caught up in extreme efforts to anticipate catastrophic events." I have since added that point to reflect a more NPOV. WP:NPOV.Dakotacoda (talk) 21:18, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
After further inspection, I removed that paragraph completely. It is established by an uncited, unsupported claim. As a BLP, if that paragraph is to be re-inserted, it needs more clarification and citation. For example "who is 'interpreting'?" and please cite sources. Original paragraph removed today: Rowe's writings and lectures at LDS firesides are sometimes interpreted as encouraging spiritual and emergency preparations, such as food storage, before signs of the end times, such as the "blood moon" from the September 2015 lunar eclipse. Though an LDS Church press release at that time stated that it encourages emergency preparations and self-reliance during disasters and hardships, it also warned its members to "avoid being caught up in extreme efforts to anticipate catastrophic events."Dakotacoda (talk) 19:08, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the following sentence: "Some media outlets have interpreted this as a condemnation of Rowe's books by the LDS Church, as this was guidance that her books would not be used as a resource for teaching curriculum." For BLPs, editors must be particularly cautious to ensure every point is well-sourced. The sentence I removed was a clear case of using "weasel words" WP:WEASELDakotacoda (talk) 21:52, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
.jpg){kind=small}