User:Durova/Questionable Scientology inline citations

At Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Scientology questions arose regarding links to several at Wikipedia articles. To the best of my knowledge these have not been brought up at the reliable sources noticeboard and the community has not reached consensus about whether any of them are reliable sources or not, although a number of these are probably not. This list is compiled without attempting to resolve that issue.

A total of 1398 external links are potentially under discussion as evidence. This report gives a picture of how that reflects in article space. The lists below were compiled by the following method:

• Talk space, user space, and Wikipedia namespace were excluded.
• Articles where the link was a legitimate self-published source per WP:RS were excluded. For example, Lermanet.com at Arnaldo Lerma. This principle was applied conservatively.
• Articles where the link appeared only in the "external links" section were excluded, because external linking practices are different from the requirements for inline citations.
• An article which contains more than one inline citation to challenged domains is listed once per domain. So Church of Scientology, which has citations to four different challenged domains, is listed four times.

For all domains, article inline citations were a small minority of total links. Summary:

1. Xenu.net: 374 links, 57 articles.
2. Lermanet.com: 268 links, 46 articles.
3. Holysmoke.org: 178 links, 50 articles.
4. Clambake.org: 134 links, 43 articles.
5. Whyaretheydead.net: 122 links, 42 articles.
6. home.snafu.de/tilman/:82 links, 12 articles.
7. xenu-directory.net: 46 links, 16 articles.
8. gerryarmstrong.org: 54 links, 10 articles.
9. truthaboutscientology.com: 46 links, 8 articles.
10. lisamcpherson.org: 44 links, 8 articles.
11. scientology-lies.com: 31 links, 11 articles.
12. spaink.net:28 links, 2 articles.
13. suppressiveperson.org: 15 links, 0 articles.
14. fairgamed.org: 5 links, 0 articles.
15. xenutv.com: 5 links, 1 article.

So the matter is not as huge as it first appeared, yet potentially a laborious cleanup. Please note that simple addition will not yield the total number of Scientology articles affected. In addition to multiple occurrences for the same articles in different domains, some of these domains are also in use at other topics. For instance, Holysmoke.org is cited at Neolithic, Roe v. Wade, Black supremacy, Charles Manson, Criticism of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, LaRouche movement, and several other articles unrelated to Scientology. If the domain is unreliable then it ought to be removed from all articles, of course. This caveat pertains to the Scientology arbitration.

I hope the following list makes the cleanup task for fellow editors. Due to relative unfamiliarity with the topic I defer to other editors about which domains are reliable or unreliable and how to implement a cleanup. Durova^Charge! 23:12, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Xenu.net

For this section only I cross-checked occurrences across other domains. Numbers that appear in parentheses note the number of challenged domains that have inline citations within an article. If no parenthetical note appears beside an article then only xenu.net has been used as an inline citation.

Since this was the first domain I surveyed, I discussed it with Cirt before the rest of the research was complete. He agreed to remove contributory copyright violations that resolve to this domain and edited several articles for that purpose while I was compiling the rest of the report. I was a bit concerned that some articles he had worked on such as Xenu used this domain for inline citations. He countered that xenu.net has been used by several major newspapers in exposés. I'm not entirely convinced by that argument; quite a number of newspapers have cited Wikipedia and Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Yet the community accepted it at the recent featured article review which closed earlier this month.

Cirt and I discussed the possibility of opening a WP:RSN thread to settle the question about whether this source is reliable. If this matter had arisen outside the context of arbitration he would have opened a noticeboard query promptly. We decided not to do so at the present time in order to refrain from expanding the dispute at the present. He remains open to the community's consensus. In the meantime he has removed instances of contributory copyright infringement that resolve to this domain, because that action should be uncontroversial.

1. Church of Scientology (4)
2. Scientology controversies (5)
3. Scientology (10)
4. Dianetics (4)
5. L. Ron Hubbard (6)

   removed link to [1] (WP:COPYLINKS) Cirt (talk) 02:47, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

6. Scientology and the legal system (3)
7. Lawrence Wollersheim
8. Disconnection (2)
9. Harry Palmer (author) (2)
10. Scientology: The Now Religion (3)
11. History of Dianetics (2)
12. Harvey Jackins (2)
13. Re-evaluation Counseling
14. Quackery
15. Moxon & Kobrin (2)
16. Citizens Commission on Human Rights (4)
17. The Way to Happiness
18. Cult Awareness Network (2)
19. Xenu
20. Body thetan
21. Thetan
22. Revolt in the Stars
23. Sequoia University (3)
24. Oxford Capacity Analysis (2)
25. Fair Game (Scientology) (5)
26. Dead File
27. Cyril Vosper
28. The Mind Benders (3)
29. Scientology and Werner Erhard (5)
30. The Bridge (2006 drama)
31. Volunteer Ministers
32. Scientology and the Internet (2)

    removed link to [2], replaced with cite to 60 Minutes, CBS News. Cirt (talk) 07:17, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

33. Zenon Panoussis
34. Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (2)
35. Manuel Real
36. István Balogh (politician)
37. Robert Vaughn Young (3)
38. Rehabilitation Project Force (4)
39. Operation Snow White (4)
40. Heber Jentzsch (4)
41. Golden Era Productions
42. Gold Base (4)
43. Scientology and psychiatry (3)
44. The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power
45. Implant (Scientology) (2)
46. Incident (Scientology) (3)
47. Space opera in Scientology scripture (2)
48. Helatrobus (3)
49. Land of Sunshine
50. Tom Cruise
51. Exorcism
52. Tory Christman (2)
53. Scientology as a business (2)
54. List of Scientologists (2)
55. Margaret Grubb
56. Leipzig Human Rights Award
57. Project Chanology

Lermanet.com

1. All About Radiation
2. Inside Scientology
3. The Scandal of Scientology
4. The Mind Benders
5. Scientology: The Now Religion
6. Auditing (Scientology)
7. Scientology
8. Reactive mind
9. Bob Minton
10. Universal Life
11. Fair Game (Scientology)
12. Office of Special Affairs
13. Scientology and Werner Erhard
14. Günther Beckstein
15. Sahaja Yoga
16. Diskeeper
17. Free Zone (Scientology)
18. Diskeeper Corporation
19. Tom Theo Klemesrud
20. Scientology and the legal system
21. Vexatious litigation
22. Heber Jentzsch
23. Keith Henson
24. John Gordon Clark
25. Leo J. Ryan Award
26. History of Dianetics
27. Gold Base
28. Religious Technology Center
29. Office of Special Affairs
30. Operation Freakout
31. Lucis Trust
32. New Age
33. Operation Snow White
34. List of films considered the worst
35. Richard Behar
36. Alt.religion.scientology
37. Scott Bundgaard
38. Jack Parsons
39. Sequoia University
40. Arthur W. Wermuth
41. Tory Christman
42. Scieno Sitter
43. L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?
44. Ronald DeWolf
45. Criminon
46. Jesus in Scientology

Holysmoke.org

1. Leo J. Ryan Award
2. Inside Scientology
3. Auditing (Scientology)
4. Scientology
5. Narconon
6. Citizens Commission on Human Rights
7. Stephen A. Kent
8. Operation Snow White
9. Chelmsford Royal Commission
10. OT VIII
11. L. Ron Hubbard
12. Grady Ward
13. Mace-Kingsley Ranch School
14. Cult Awareness Network
15. Safe Environment Fund
16. Gold Base
17. Scientology holidays
18. Church of Scientology
19. Trementina Base
20. Robert Vaughn Young
21. Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center
22. Raphanobrassica
23. Elaine Ziemba
24. Neolithic
25. Diane Carlson Evans
26. Carlos Castaneda
27. Late-term abortion
28. Abortion in the United States
29. Office of Special Affairs
30. Scientology and Werner Erhard
31. Black supremacy
32. Tom Theo Klemesrud
33. Lisa McPherson
34. Gottfried Helnwein
35. File 18
36. List of longest novels
37. Roe v. Wade
38. Rehabilitation Project Force
39. Katherine Ann Power
40. Harvey Jackins
41. American exceptionalism
42. American Empire
43. Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
44. Charles Manson
45. Michelle Remembers
46. Criticism of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
47. L. Ron Hubbard and the military
48. Northport, New York
49. LaRouche movement
50. Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart

clambake.org

1. Family Action Information Resource
2. A Piece of Blue Sky
3. Blood ritual
4. Noisy investigation
5. Auditing (Scientology)
6. Scientology
7. L. Ron Hubbard and the military
8. Space opera in Scientology scripture
9. Helatrobus
10. Ronald DeWolf
11. Dianetics
12. E-meter
13. Scientology controversies
14. Commodore's Messenger Organization
15. Sara Northrup
16. Battlefield Earth (novel)
17. David Miscavige
18. Incident (Scientology)
19. Operation Snow White
20. Quentin Hubbard
21. Timeline of Scientology
22. Scientology and the legal system
23. Inside Scientology
24. Scientology and Werner Erhard
25. Kenton Gray
26. Brain-Washing (book)
27. Scientology: A History of Man
28. Suppressive Person
29. R2-45
30. Engram (Dianetics)
31. List of Scientologists
32. Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
33. L. Ron Hubbard
34. A Doctor's Report on Dianetics
35. Scientology and sex
36. Have You Lived Before This Life
37. Sunday Dispatch
38. Scientology and psychiatry
39. Volney Mathison
40. Scientology as a business
41. Scientology
42. Sequoia University
43. Church of Scientology

whyaretheydead.net

1. L. Ron Hubbard
2. Sociological classifications of religious movements
3. Sect
4. Cult
5. Lisa McPherson
6. Michael Baden
7. Introspection Rundown
8. Scientology controversies

   removed link to [3], should find secondary source for this info instead. Cirt (talk) 07:14, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

9. Cults and governments
10. Edward Lottick
11. Quentin Hubbard
12. Heber Jentzsch
13. Sea Org
14. Disconnection
15. Religious Technology Center
16. Gold (color)
17. Scientology
18. Gold Base
19. Safe Environment Fund
20. Fishman Affidavit
21. Steven Fishman
22. Moxon & Kobrin
23. Scieno Sitter
24. Quentin Hubbard
25. Robert Vaughn Young
26. Bennetta Slaughter
27. Frederick Lenz
28. Great Commission church movement
29. Leo J. Ryan Award
30. Maurice Davis (rabbi)
31. David A. Halperin
32. Mark Sirkin
33. Galen Kelly
34. Harold Goldstein (psychologist, mental health)
35. Scientology and Werner Erhard
36. L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?
37. Maurice K. Temerlin
38. Kenja Communication
39. Cults and governments
40. Medical claims in Scientology doctrine
41. Fort Harrison Hotel
42. Bennetta Slaughter

home.snafu.de/tilman/

1. Perceptions of religious imagery in natural phenomena
2. Mimi Rogers
3. Fair Game (Scientology)
4. Dianetics
5. Mary Sue Hubbard
6. Timeline of Scientology
7. Scientology
8. Cults and governments
9. Universal Life
10. Anton Piller order
11. Browser wars
12. Milton Katselas

xenu-directory.net

1. Timeline of Scientology
2. Scientology
3. The Earth Organization
4. Auditing (Scientology)
5. L. Ron Hubbard
6. Fair Game (Scientology)
7. Scientology: The Now Religion
8. Inside Scientology
9. The Scandal of Scientology
10. The Mind Benders
11. Rehabilitation Project Force
12. Tom Theo Klemesrud
13. John Gordon Clark
14. Rundown (Scientology)
15. Mike Rinder
16. Scientology and psychiatry

gerryarmstrong.org

1. Fair Game (Scientology)
2. R2-45
3. Auditing (Scientology)
4. Scientology
5. Implant (Scientology)
6. Incident (Scientology)
7. Helatrobus
8. Office of Special Affairs
9. Citizens Commission on Human Rights
10. Edward Lottick

truthaboutscientology.com

1. Standard Tech
2. Dianetics
3. Heron Books
4. Harry Palmer (author)
5. Laura Prepon
6. Nancy Cartwright
7. Rundown (Scientology)
8. Bennetta Slaughter

lisamcpherson.org

1. Scientology controversies

   removed link to [4], should find secondary source for this info instead. Cirt (talk) 07:14, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

2. Citizens Commission on Human Rights
3. Symbols of Scientology
4. Doctrine of Exchange

   removed link to [5], tagged with {{fact}}. Cirt (talk) 03:10, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

5. Free Zone (Scientology)
6. Mary Sue Hubbard
7. Scientology
8. Church of Scientology

scientology-lies.com

1. Sterling Management Systems

   removed convenience link to [6] (WP:COPYLINKS) Cirt (talk) 03:02, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

2. Danny Masterson

   removed link to [7], replaced with cite to The Dallas Morning News, modified info accordingly. Cirt (talk) 03:04, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

3. Celebrity Centre

   removed link to [8], replaced with cites to secondary sources, The Daily Telegraph, Newsday, Los Angeles Times. Cirt (talk) 03:05, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

4. Volney Mathison

   removed link to [9], replaced with cite to The Skeptic's Dictionary by Robert Todd Carroll (2005) Cirt (talk) 03:08, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

5. Medical claims in Scientology doctrine

   removed link to [10], replaced with cites to secondary sources San Francisco Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, WebMD, FOX News. Cirt (talk) 03:08, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

6. Doctrine of Exchange

   removed link to [11], tagged with {{fact}}. Cirt (talk) 03:09, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

7. Oxford Capacity Analysis

   removed link to [12], should find secondary source for this info instead. Cirt (talk) 07:12, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

8. Scientology controversies

   removed link to [13], should find WP:RS secondary source for this info instead. Cirt (talk) 07:13, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

9. Scientology and the Internet

   removed link to [14], should find secondary source for this info instead. Cirt (talk) 07:16, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

10. Rehabilitation Project Force

    removed link to [15], should find secondary source for this info instead. Cirt (talk) 07:19, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

11. Heber Jentzsch

    removed info sourced to [16], should find secondary source for this info instead. Cirt (talk) 07:20, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

spaink.net

1. L. Ron Hubbard

   removed link to [17], best to find a secondary source for this sort of info. Cirt (talk) 02:45, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

2. L. Ron Hubbard and the military

   removed link to [18], not the best WP:RS, better to find a secondary source here. The link to the text of the Hubbard biography could possibly go back in, in light of Talk:Bare-faced Messiah, but could do with more discussion/verification. Cirt (talk) 02:44, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

suppressiveperson.org

No articles.

fairgamed.org

No articles.

xenutv.com

1. Stacy Meyer

   removed convenience link, not needed for WP:V, also WP:COPYLINKS is an issue. Cirt (talk) 02:41, 16 December 2008 (UTC)