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Narratives on DharmaWiki are built by an ever growing team of qualified authors and editors coming from diverse educational, spiritual and cultural backgrounds yet have sound technical knowledge. Dedicated to the core idea of this project, each of them actively research and delve into the subject matter, consult with scholars and peers, engage in verifying content and present the ideas within the scope of the DharmaWiki project. This article describes the guidelines for DharmaWiki authors and how articles are created.
 
  
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== Articles or Narratives ==
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Narratives on DharmaWiki are built by an ever growing team of qualified authors and editors coming from diverse educational, adhyatmik and cultural backgrounds yet have sound technical knowledge. Dedicated to the core idea of this project, each of them actively research and delve into the subject matter, consult with scholars and peers, engage in verifying content and present the ideas within the scope of the Dharmawiki project. This article describes the guidelines for editors and authors associated with the core team of Dharmawiki.
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The articles or narratives are not a random collection of topics. They are carefully thought out reflections of topics pertaining to present day with references in our age old tradition. Narratives present the foundational aspects of ancient texts and explain their relevance to contemporary days. The structure is built in lines of Wikipedia to enable easy categorization and organization of the subject matter. Several books both ancient and contemporary are consulted for their views. Since presenting a huge amount of information is difficult for one person, the team selects and works on the individual topics as per their flair and competence. Many articles are written by one person which are modified, in the next step, by perhaps 5 other people, to supplement and complement with necessary citations and Samskrit references.  
 
  
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Articles consist of compilation of viewpoints of authoritative scholars of the subject (Maharshi Vedavyasa, Philosophy given by Rishis, different Vedanta interpreters etc) and do not belong to the author of the article. Oftentimes, a long time, perhaps running into years, after the base article is made by the original author, additions and fine tuning of the article takes place.  Although numerous subjects and topics are dealt with under the vast umbrella of Sanatana Dharma, the primary focus, in this phase one, is to present as many foundational articles as possible to build a platform where scholars and novices can interact on a topic and learn.  
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Editors in general have at least four or more of the following activities as their responsibilities
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# be vigilant that the site is up and accessible and inform the technical team if it is down or if pages are not accessible 
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# receive requests of creating accounts on site and follow up with the users
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# maintain and update the required templates and spreadsheets with pertinent data
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# edit and move article content as per the standard format developed in 
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# ensure that articles adhere to the [[Dharma Point of View|content policies]] incorporated in the site
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# ensure that articles maintain the academic standards of presentation content-wise
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# identify any discrepancies on site and make required technical changes after team consultation
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# coordinate and collaborate with scholars/authors in creating/editing articles
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# technically coordinate with traditional scholars to incorporate their work, media, references 
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# maintain and share the book and media resources
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# ensure copyrighted material is incorporated and contact the concerned persons to obtain permissions
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# attend meetings/conferences regarding Dharmawiki as decided by the core team
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# address the workflow problems of guest authors and users to the greatest possible extent
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# questions in discussion/talk pages are forwarded to scholars in that particular area for reply
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# bring in scholars to participate in discussion/talk pages
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Dharmawiki articles are written from a traditional dharmika point-of-view ([[Dharma Point of View|Dharma Point Of View]]) fairly and proportionately, as far as possible, representing the scholarly views in the primary texts and recent publications on numerous topics presented in the ancient texts of Sanatana Dharma. Open source material is used within the framework of Dharmawiki policies.  
  
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Articles are of three categories, complete, partially complete and those having a great scope for expansion.
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[[Author Help]] pages contain more [[Guidelines for Authors and Editors|guidelines]] and [[Dharma Point of View|content policies]] which are constantly being developed and refined.
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== Guidelines for Authors and Editors ==
 
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Authors and editors should present their
 
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* content should be crisply summarized and verifiable by referencing reliable sources
 
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* topics should be related to Vedas, Hindu traditions, shastras etc
 
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* copying and closely paraphrasing a copyrighted material has to be avoided
 
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* all copyrighted material should be presented after taking permission from the appropriate author or contributor
 
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* avoid controversial and contentious statements about any topic
 
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* avoid personal and pointed reference to any other faith or community 
 
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We welcome like-minded scholars, academicians, research students, philosophers, and other general users to participate in our endeavors to reclaim our heritage and bring back tradition into mainstream focus. We request one and all to contribute to the topics by giving their views and debating on the Talk and Discussion tabs of a particular page.
 

Latest revision as of 22:12, 12 March 2020

Narratives on DharmaWiki are built by an ever growing team of qualified authors and editors coming from diverse educational, adhyatmik and cultural backgrounds yet have sound technical knowledge. Dedicated to the core idea of this project, each of them actively research and delve into the subject matter, consult with scholars and peers, engage in verifying content and present the ideas within the scope of the Dharmawiki project. This article describes the guidelines for editors and authors associated with the core team of Dharmawiki.

Editors in general have at least four or more of the following activities as their responsibilities

  1. be vigilant that the site is up and accessible and inform the technical team if it is down or if pages are not accessible
  2. receive requests of creating accounts on site and follow up with the users
  3. maintain and update the required templates and spreadsheets with pertinent data
  4. edit and move article content as per the standard format developed in
  5. ensure that articles adhere to the content policies incorporated in the site
  6. ensure that articles maintain the academic standards of presentation content-wise
  7. identify any discrepancies on site and make required technical changes after team consultation
  8. coordinate and collaborate with scholars/authors in creating/editing articles
  9. technically coordinate with traditional scholars to incorporate their work, media, references
  10. maintain and share the book and media resources
  11. ensure copyrighted material is incorporated and contact the concerned persons to obtain permissions
  12. attend meetings/conferences regarding Dharmawiki as decided by the core team
  13. address the workflow problems of guest authors and users to the greatest possible extent
  14. questions in discussion/talk pages are forwarded to scholars in that particular area for reply
  15. bring in scholars to participate in discussion/talk pages

Dharmawiki articles are written from a traditional dharmika point-of-view (Dharma Point Of View) fairly and proportionately, as far as possible, representing the scholarly views in the primary texts and recent publications on numerous topics presented in the ancient texts of Sanatana Dharma. Open source material is used within the framework of Dharmawiki policies.

Author Help pages contain more guidelines and content policies which are constantly being developed and refined.

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