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Sogyal Rinpoche Article

Hi, I have noticed that you have added a reference to controversy in the lead para of the Sogyal Rinpoche article. This has already been discussed on the talk page. See especially the following comments:

• To elevate these poorly sourced references to the introductory paragraph does not suggest a neutral point of view. The history of this page suggests a continued struggle between editors trying to maintain neutrality versus highlight criticism - it seems to me that the wikipedia guidelines for an encyclopedic approach to biographies would resolve this antagonism.

• Criticism is generally not placed in the lead, especially when it is simply unproven allegations settled out of court. The material is already in the article elsewhere.

As this is a WP:BLP, to do something as serious as adding criticism to the lead para would require consensus. So please state your reasons for doing so on the talk page as a first step. Thanks.

--Orgyen108 (talk) 08:06, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Please allow me to clarify what appears to be a misunderstanding. The comments above are not mine and they were not made in reference to your recent edits. They are from the talk page of the Sogyal Rinpoche article, and were made in the past when a reference to criticism was placed in the lead paragraph. I believe some of what is said on the talk page is still relevant now, especially the second point above, which is why I was drawing it to your attention.

--Orgyen108 (talk) 13:17, 30 April 2012 (UTC)