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BARNStars[edit]

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thank you for contributing to Invading the Sacred DharmoRakshati (talk) 08:54, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Asian religions, modernisation, and the primacy of "experience"[edit]

Hi Adiagr. You may be interested in reading these publications:

  • De Michelis, Elizabeth (2005), A History of Modern Yoga, Continuum
  • Sharf, Robert H. (1995-B), "Buddhist Modernism and the Rhetoric of Meditative Experience" (PDF), NUMEN, vol.42 (1995) {{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  • Sharf, Robert H. (2000), The Rhetoric of Experience and the Study of Religion. In: Journal of Consciousness Studies, 7, No. 11-12, 2000, pp. 267-87 (PDF)

I know it's not the approach you prefer, but hey, knowing your "enemies" helps in opposing them. By the way, wouldn't it be better to remove that barnstar? It was rewarded by a sock. Not really a recommendation... Joshua Jonathan Let's talk! 14:09, 17 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Since you posted on my page, one unsolicited advice from my side, although I know that it is not your preferred way. Hinduism and its traditions have to be lived and understood and not merely read, that too from translated / misunderstood works. Taste of the pudding is in eating it and not merely reading cookery books. So visit a Vedic Ashram with an open mind and experience yourself. As Kabir said: No one has understood the Truth by merely studying volumes. One who has understood the meaning of two and a half letters of love (Prem in Hindi), is the real Pandit. You can never understand why in this land of India, various sects and religions lived peacefully since ages. You are focussed on religion & dogma and do not understand that Dharma is not religion. Hinduism cannot be studied by conventional means that you have adopted. You have to come out of your comfort zone and armchair academic pursuit and make attempts to actually understand the process by undergoing Saadhna (Not in AC rooms, but in Aashrams), and not merely reading about it. But then that is the difficult route. Adiagr (talk) 15:34, 17 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

September 2015[edit]

Information icon Hello, I'm Joshua Jonathan. I noticed that you made a comment on the page User talk:Joshua Jonathan#Avestan that didn't seem very civil. Wikipedia is built on collaboration, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please refrain from comments like these. If ypu want to use Wikipedia for xenophobe comments and personal attacks, you're at the wrong place. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 06:07, 27 September 2015 (UTC) Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 06:07, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • I don't know, Adiagr, what kind of fire you were trying to stoke--but please don't stoke it anymore. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 14:56, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Business of Freedom[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Business of Freedom, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Your article[edit]

I have read the article, and I found it promotional and deleted it. Advertising and promotion are not only found where there are profits involved - have you never seen adverts for charities and religious organisations? Wikipedia does not allow advertising or promotion WP:SPAM. I would point out to you our policy on notability WP:GNG which is essential reading before creating an article. Without notability by our definition an article will not survive. Also essential reading is WP:RS about the reliable independent sources needed to prove the notability. Please note that Amazon and Goodreads reviews are not considered reliable independent sources, and nor are any reviews in publicly editable places or blogs. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a directory or free web space. Peridon (talk) 21:23, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Peridon (talk) Hello, I would like to retrieve the page and improve upon the content. Can you help. Adiagr (talk) 04:20, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If I put it into your user space, a patroller would tag it again. I advise a rewrite after you've found the necessary reliable independent sources, and can show that the book is notable enough for an article. I'll ask @MelanieN: to have a look at it. Peridon (talk) 15:05, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the ping, Peridon, but I'm not going to have time for this kind of thing for at least a week. Crisis at work taking up all my time. Maybe Ritchie could help? --MelanieN (talk) 16:58, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I've a quick look at Business of Freedom, but I think Peridon was right to delete it as there doesn't seem to be anything salvageable from it from first glance - sorry. We could move it to draft and submit it via the Articles for creation process, but I think we'd end up in the same situation. As it's a book, and DGG has already proposed speedy deletion, I would probably go with his opinion. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:06, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
FWIW, not held in any US library except Library of Congress. Not that this is definitive proof of non-notability for a Indian book. DGG ( talk ) 17:22, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Business of Freedom[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Business of Freedom, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Reply[edit]

Hi, thanks for message. I deleted your article because

  • it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the book, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the company claims or interviewing its publisher. You gave no references at all.
  • You gave no indication as why the book meets the notability criteria, such as sales figures, book chart placing or awards
  • The text appears to be an extended personal review rather than a factual, referenced encyclopaedia article. We do do not accept original research of any kind, let alone opinion pieces.
  • it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic.
  • Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: This book is also the culmination of a very interesting experiment... an innovative experiment that can help create new business models of publishing...“In short, the talent of the period opted for 'Business of Freedom' rather than 'Business of Profit'”... The book makes a strong case for India to have its own management thought syllabus and not to blindly apply the conclusion from another society and tying to a situation. pure spam, and that's just from the introduction
  • Promotional quotes from the author and the foreword writer are clearly not neutral
  • referring to the author as "Mr" is unusual, and something usually associated with an employer
  • If you have a conflict of interest when editing this article, you must declare it, particularly is you are being recompensed directly on indirectly for writing your review.
  • How is the article that you have deleted different from Blue_Ocean_Strategy or Stay_Hungry_Stay_Foolish or other Management books?— Other stuff exists; whatever the faults of other articles, it's yours that is currently being judged against our criteria.

Note that the article was nominated for deletion twice by admin DGG and previously deleted by admin Peridon, so you are a long, long way from writing an acceptable encyclopaedia article rather than a personal review Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:40, 11 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder of ARBIPA-notification[edit]

You already received an ARBIPA-notification in july 2015, but maybe you need a reminder? Best regards, Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 21:00, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage and talkpage[edit]

Do ypu know the difference between a userpage and a talkpage? Messages are to be posted at talkpages, not at userpages, as you did here. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 05:02, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Academic papers[edit]

I have some academic papers you and @HemaChandra88: may be interested in. Set up email and email me.VictoriaGraysonTalk 18:18, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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