Wikipedia:WikiProject Prem Rawat/Current article issues list

List of issues

Content related issues

• Inclusion of the word "cult" in the intro to Prem Rawat
• The subject’s notability deriving from his relationship to an organisation.
• The functional (as opposed to notional) history of the organisations that support(ed) Hans Rawat, Satya Pal Rawat and Prem Pal Rawat.
• The inherent requirement to acknowledge the ‘cult’ appellation as it relates to both the Divine Light Mission/Elan Vital and Prem Rawat.
• Use of names besides "Prem Rawat" where appropriate, in particular, "Guru Maharaj Ji" when writing about the DLM and the 1970s.
• Weighting of notability as Religious leader with scholarly focus vs notability due to lifestyle, events in his youth, etc. with mainstream focus.
• Issues of organisational chronology across all related articles
• The problem (as it relates to DLM, EV etc) arising from having definitive primary sources which contradict established literature.
• The functional (as opposed to notional) history of the organisations that support(ed) Hans Rawat, Satya Pal Rawat and Prem Pal Rawat.
• The confusion of the notion of “movement” as compared to defined organisations, arising from source synthesis.
• The inherent requirement to acknowledge the ‘cult’ appellation as it relates to Prem Rawat and the organisations that support him, in all related articles.
• The category name. Currently, the father and the organization he created are categorized under Category:Prem Rawat, his youngest son's name. Eventually we'll get an article about the notable oldest brother too, making the category even more awkward. A more generic category that better encompasses the family would be helpful.

Disputed sources

Specific Disputed sources

• Cagan
• Geaves
• Patrick
• Conway & Siegelman
• 'Time' magazine
• Collier
• Randi
• Watts
• Finch

Issues relating to sources

• Claims that some categories of mainstream reliable sources shouldn't be used due to endemic bias
• The problem arising from having definitive primary sources ... which contradict ... all the established literature.
• Lack of reliable sources for Rawat's life since the late 80s - should we even cover this period?
• Competence and Relevance for Academic Sources.

Non-content related issues

• Reinstating undisputed edits (note: not an issue but included as a request for priority)
• Making edits without consensus - should a formalised process of consensus be defined for the topics in question?
• Process/Policy for allowing reverts of non-consensus based significant changes without penalty.
• Consideration of Flagged Revisions as method of post-mediation article governance?