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Plagiarism[edit]

The section "In Scientology" is plagiarized from the Daily Appellate Report, July 21, 1989, p. 9269. See this PDF Raymond Hill (talk) 21:48, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removed [1]. By the way, for some helpful info on plagiarism, see Wikipedia:FCDW/Plagiarism. Cirt (talk) 07:18, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Denver Westword archive[edit]

Some relevant sources (first two very relevant indeed):

Prendergast, Alan (14 August 1997). "Hush-Hush Money". Denver Westword. Retrieved 2008-11-29. "An anti-Scientology activist claims that the church made him an offer he had to refuse: $12 million."
Prendergast, Alan (6 March 1997). "Nightmare on the Net". Denver Westword. Retrieved 2008-11-29. "A web of intrigue surrounds the high-stakes legal brawl between FACTnet and the Church of Scientology."
Prendergast, Alan (4 October 1995). "Hunting Rabbits, Serving Spam: The Net Uunder Siege". Denver Westword. Retrieved 2008-11-29. "If you're for free speech, why would you issue an `rm' command?" asks FACTNet's Wollersheim. "When you remove a whole newsgroup, that's wholesale library burning. It's destruction of a whole post office."

—Preceding unsigned comment added by MartinPoulter (talk • contribs) 08:20, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reitman's research citations[edit]

From Reitman's book,^[1] she mentions several sources she found useful in researching Wollersheim. I put them here in case they're useful to Wikipedia.

"For help in understanding Scientology's Religious Freedom Crusade and the Christofferson Titchbourne and Wollersheim cases, I found numerous stories to be enlightening, notably:

Peter H. King, "Rally Against Huge Damage Award
Scientologists Cast Protest as Defense of All Religion" (Los Angeles Times, May 25, 1985)
Mark O'Keefe, "The Church of Scientology Is No Stranger to Criticism" (Oregonian, September 26, 1996)
Jan Klunder, "Scientologists Converge on Portland for Protest
Thousands to Assail Award of $39 Million to Ex-Member in Suit" (Los Angeles Times, May 18, 1985)
Bill Driver, "Scientology on Trial" (Willamette Week, May 30–June 5, 1985)
Alan Prendergast, "Hush-Hush Money
An Anti-Scientology Activist Said the Church Made Him an Offer He Had to Refuse: $12 Million" (Denver Westworld, August 14, 1997)
Marita Hernandez, "Scientologists Vow to Demonstrate Until Damage Award Is Overturned" (Los Angeles Times, September 10, 1986)
Jay Mathews, "Scientology Winning in Court: Mainstream Groups Help Support Church's Fight for Legitimacy" (Washington Post, December 1, 1985).
Catherine Gewertz, "Scientologists Vow Never to Pay $30 Million Judgment," United Press International, July 24, 1986.

Grorp (talk) 01:48, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Reitman, Janet (2011). Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618883028. OL 24881847M.

Expanded article[edit]

@BarrelProof: You're right, the article was horribly deficient, and didn't explain why there was a lawsuit or what it was about. I tried to come up with a summary story of what was a very lengthy 30-year saga of one man against Scientology that included more lawsuits, motions, appeals, and shenanigans than anyone could invent for a fiction novel. I hope this version at least gives an inkling why the Lawrence Wollersheim article was created, even if the only thing prior editors could remember was that there was a lawsuit, he got a big judgement, they didn't pay, they raided his house (related to a different case entirely), and the chant "not one thin dime for Wollersheim". Grorp (talk) 09:13, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[reitman-1] Reitman, Janet (2011). Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618883028. OL 24881847M.

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