Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology

Karen#1

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This happened some years ago but still holds.
Scientology an unwanted pariah by Wikipedia.
I know of no other cults or religions that Wikipedia BANNED.
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Wikipedia has banned the Church of Scientology from editing any articles. It’s a punishment for repeated and deceptive editing of articles related to the controversial religion. The landmark ruling comes from the inner circle of a site that prides itself on being open and inclusive. In a 10-1 ruling Thursday, the site’s arbitration council voted […]

 

Karen#1

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This essay explains why the ban

Church of Scientology editing on Wikipedia
A series of incidents in 2009 led to Church of Scientology-owned networks being blocked from making edits to Wikipedia articles relating to Scientology. The Church of Scientology has long had a controversial history on the Internet and had initiated campaigns to manipulate material and remove information critical of itself from the web. From early in Wikipedia's history, conflict arose within the topic of Scientology on the website. Disputes began in earnest in 2005, with users disagreeing about whether or not to describe Scientology as an abusive cult or religion. By 2006, disagreements concerning the topic of Scientology on Wikipedia had grown more specific. Wikipedia user and Scientology critic David Gerard commented to The Daily Telegraph in 2006 that some articles were neutral due to a requirement to reference stated facts.[4]

Revelations from WikiScanner made public the nature of edits on Wikipedia which were able to be traced directly back to Church of Scientology-controlled computers. CBS News and The Independent reported that edits by the Church of Scientology were made in attempts to remove criticism from the main article on the topic.

 

Karen#1

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Wikipedia on ATTACK THE ATTACKER

"Attack the Attacker" policy

Scientology has a reputation for hostile action toward anyone who criticizes it in a public forum; executives within the organization have proclaimed Scientology is "not a turn-the-other-cheek religion".[19] Journalists, politicians, former Scientologists and various anti-cult groups have made accusations of wrongdoing against Scientology since the 1960s, and Scientology has targeted these critics—almost without exception—for retaliation, in the form of lawsuits and public counter-accusations of personal wrongdoing. Many of Scientology's critics have also reported they were subject to threats and harassment in their private lives.[20][21]

The organization's actions reflect a formal policy for dealing with criticism instituted by L. Ron Hubbard, called "attack the attacker". Hubbard codified this policy in the latter half of the 1960s in response to government investigations into the organization. In 1966, Hubbard wrote a criticism of the organization's behavior and noted the "correct procedure" for attacking enemies of Scientology:


(1) Spot who is attacking us. (2) Start investigating them promptly for felonies or worse using own professionals, not outside agencies. (3) Double curve our reply by saying we welcome an investigation of them. (4) Start feeding lurid, blood, sex, crime actual evidence on the attackers to the press. Don't ever tamely submit to an investigation of us. Make it rough, rough on attackers all the way. You can get "reasonable about it" and lose. Sure we break no laws. Sure we have nothing to hide. BUT attackers are simply an anti-Scientology propaganda agency so far as we are concerned. They have proven they want no facts and will only lie no matter what they discover. So BANISH all ideas that any fair hearing is intended and start our attack with their first breath. Never wait. Never talk about us—only them. Use their blood, sex, crime to get headlines. Don't use us. I speak from 15 years of experience in this. There has never yet been an attacker who was not reeking with crime. All we had to do was look for it and murder would come out.
— Attacks on Scientology, "Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter", 25 February 1966
 

Karen#1

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Scientology Wikipedia on Jesus.

Jesus as an implant
Main article: Implant (Scientology)

In the 2008 book Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions, authors Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears write: "According to Scientology, Jesus is an 'implant' forced upon a thetan about a million years ago". In A Piece of Blue Sky, Jon Atack writes "In confidential issues, Hubbard dismissed Christian teaching as an 'implant.' ... In confidential materials Hubbard attacked Christianity as an 'implant,' and said that Christ was a fiction."[3]

Hubbard is quoted as stating that Christianity evolved from the "R6 Implant": "The man on the cross. There was no Christ! The Roman Catholic Church, through watching the dramatizations of people picked up some little fragments of R6."[4]

Hubbard described the belief that the Christian heaven is “the product of two implants dating back more than 43 trillion years.” He said further that heaven is a “false dream” that leads thetans to a goal that does not exist, and persuades them of the singularity of this life.[



 

Isaac

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This happened some years ago but still holds.
Scientology an unwanted pariah by Wikipedia.
I know of no other cults or religions that Wikipedia BANNED.
Excerpt::

Wikipedia has banned the Church of Scientology from editing any articles. It’s a punishment for repeated and deceptive editing of articles related to the controversial religion. The landmark ruling comes from the inner circle of a site that prides itself on being open and inclusive. In a 10-1 ruling Thursday, the site’s arbitration council voted […]

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Karen#1

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One of the SCN Cult's treasured secrets is that you are not a singular spirit.
You are infested with hundreds of thousands additional spirits stuck to yourself or the body.
The levels of OT 3 to OT 8 handle these spirits with techniques only the SCN cult has.
It can cost high six figures $$$$$$$$ and people work on the exorcism techniques for years, sometimes as much as 20-30 years.

Wikipedia explains more. These spirits are called BODY THETANS

 
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Karen#1

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Wikipedia on Scientology Controversies

Death of Lisa McPherson

Main articles: Death of Lisa McPherson and Introspection Rundown



Lisa McPherson

The most widely publicized death of one of the organization's members was that of 36-year-old Lisa McPherson while in the care of Scientologists at the Scientology-owned Fort Harrison Hotel, in Clearwater, Florida, in 1995. McPherson, at the time, was displaying symptoms suggesting she was struggling with mental illness; in one case, she removed all of her clothes after being involved in a minor traffic accident, later remarking she had done so in hopes of obtaining counseling.[63] The Church, however, intervened to prevent McPherson from receiving psychiatric treatment and to keep her in Church custody. Records show that she was then placed in a Scientology program, the Introspection Rundown, which was forced isolation used to handle a psychotic episode.[64] Weeks later, she was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. The autopsy identified multiple hematomas (bruises), an abrasion on the nose, and lesions that were consistent with "insect/animal bites".[65] An autopsy showed that she had died of a pulmonary embolism.

Florida authorities filed criminal charges against the Church of Scientology, who denied any responsibility for McPherson's death and vigorously contested the charges. The prosecuting attorneys ultimately dropped the criminal case. After four years, a $100 million civil lawsuit filed by Lisa McPherson's family was settled in 2004. The suit resulted in an injunction against the distribution of a film critical of Scientology, The Profit, which the Church claimed was meant to influence the jury. The terms of the settlement were sealed by the court.[66]
 

Karen#1

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Whoa ! Wikipedia has a separate page on Lisa, not just nestled into the controversy page
Lisa McPherson (February 10, 1959 – December 5, 1995) was an American member of the Church of Scientology who died of a pulmonary embolism while under the care of the Church's Flag Service Organization (FSO) in Clearwater, Florida. Following the report by the state medical examiner that indicated that McPherson was a victim of negligent homicide,[1] Scientology was indicted on two felony charges, "abuse and/or neglect of a disabled adult" and "practicing medicine without a license." The charges against Scientology were dropped after the state's medical examiner changed the cause of death from "undetermined" to an "accident" on June 13, 2000. A civil suit brought by McPherson's family against the Church was settled on May 28, 200

 

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Karen#1

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Time to repost the Wiki page on members who have spoken out !

Former Church of Scientology members who have spoken out
The following is a list of people that have left the official Church of Scientology organization and have spoken out publicly against it. Although some of them still believe in the validity of the core precepts and practice them outside of the Church of Scientology, all of them have denounced the legitimacy of the organization itself. The names are listed alphabetically by last name. As of the last count, there are 3062 names on this list.


 

Cat's Squirrel

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As somebody who edits articles on Wikipedia sometimes and considers it a public service, I think this is a difficult one. An organisation should have the right to put its own point of view on articles about itself on the grounds that there are certain things its members are more likely to know about than outsiders are; but what happens if this right is abused, as it clearly has been in this case?

The CofS doesn't understand the concept of objective criticism; it regards any attempt to point out its many failings, or even areas where the writer believes it is trying to do the right thing but could do better, as an unjustified attack and one it is entitled to defend itself against by any means necessary.
 

Zertel

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I wasn't aware of wiki banning CoS edits. Thanks for posting it.

Also, a few years ago on the Nation of Islam wiki article there were two or three paragraphs describing Farrakhan promoting dianetics and praising Hubbard and the NOI claiming it had over a thousand auditors.

Here's all that's left in the current NOI article:

Farrakhan announced his embrace of Dianetics and has actively encouraged NOI members to undergo auditing from the Church of Scientology.[353][354] Farrakhan praised L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics and Scientology, stating that his ideas were "exceedingly valuable to every Caucasian person on this Earth".[353][354][355][356] NOI Sister Charlene Muhammad received the "Dianetics Auditor of the Year" Award 2018.[357]
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"exceedingly valuable to every Caucasian person on this Earth" . . . . . WHAT?! I wonder who edited that into the article and if Louie ever said it. Lol
 
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Zertel

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I wasn't aware of wiki banning CoS edits. Thanks for posting it.

Also, a few years ago on the Nation of Islam wiki article there were two or three paragraphs describing Farrakhan promoting dianetics and praising Hubbard and the NOI claiming it had over a thousand auditors.

Here's all that's left in the current article:

Farrakhan announced his embrace of Dianetics and has actively encouraged NOI members to undergo auditing from the Church of Scientology.[353][354] Farrakhan praised L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics and Scientology, stating that his ideas were "exceedingly valuable to every Caucasian person on this Earth".[353][354][355][356] NOI Sister Charlene Muhammad received the "Dianetics Auditor of the Year" Award 2018.[357]
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"exceedingly valuable to every Caucasian person on this Earth" . . . . . WHAT?! I wonder who edited that into the article. Lol
Kind of off topic but as long as I'm at it I followed the #354 footnote and it led to an Oct.18, 2010 article in the Tampa Bay Times. Here's an excerpt.

Connected by shared interests in improving literacy and ending drug abuse, the organizations forged a bond years ago in which members of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam were trained to administer Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's study techniques and drug-treatment programs.

During the four-day convention, Nation of Islam members had the chance to attend a "study tech" workshop and buy books from World Literacy Crusade, a tutoring program that uses the teachings of Hubbard.

The organizations' relationship became prominent in 2006 when Scientology honored Farrakhan, who was unable to attend, during its annual Ebony Awakening awards ceremony at the church's Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater.

In March, some Nation of Islam members including Farrakhan toured an anti-psychiatry museum in Los Angeles run by the Scientology group, Citizens Commission on Human Rights.


The reporter is quite neutral in reporting the mutual interests between the two "churches" back then. Little did she know what was to come.
 
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Zertel

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I wasn't aware of wiki banning CoS edits. Thanks for posting it.

Also, a few years ago on the Nation of Islam wiki article there were two or three paragraphs describing Farrakhan promoting dianetics and praising Hubbard and the NOI claiming it had over a thousand auditors.

Here's all that's left in the current NOI article:

Farrakhan announced his embrace of Dianetics and has actively encouraged NOI members to undergo auditing from the Church of Scientology.[353][354] Farrakhan praised L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics and Scientology, stating that his ideas were "exceedingly valuable to every Caucasian person on this Earth".[353][354][355][356] NOI Sister Charlene Muhammad received the "Dianetics Auditor of the Year" Award 2018.[357]
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"exceedingly valuable to every Caucasian person on this Earth" . . . . . WHAT?! I wonder who edited that into the article and if Louie ever said that. Lol
Obviously the NOI went back into the wiki article and edited it to reflect itself as more favorable to the current environment, in other words not so much "into" scn.
 

Zertel

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As somebody who edits articles on Wikipedia sometimes and considers it a public service, I think this is a difficult one. An organisation should have the right to put its own point of view on articles about itself on the grounds that there are certain things its members are more likely to know about than outsiders are; but what happens if this right is abused, as it clearly has been in this case?

The CofS doesn't understand the concept of objective criticism; it regards any attempt to point out its many failings, or even areas where the writer believes it is trying to do the right thing but could do better, as an unjustified attack and one it is entitled to defend itself against by any means necessary.
That's true in general but the explicit fair game tactics written by the founder himself as described in the Attack the Attacker reference above and still in use negates that opportunity.

You do some editing on wiki? That's interesting.
 
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