Talk:Lawrence Wollersheim

Plagiarism
The section "In Scientology" is plagiarized from the Daily Appellate Report, July 21, 1989, p. 9269. See this PDF Raymond Hill (talk) 21:48, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Removed . By the way, for some helpful info on plagiarism, see FCDW/Plagiarism. Cirt (talk) 07:18, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Denver Westword archive
Some relevant sources (first two very relevant indeed): —Preceding unsigned comment added by MartinPoulter (talk • contribs) 08:20, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * "An anti-Scientology activist claims that the church made him an offer he had to refuse: $12 million."
 * "A web of intrigue surrounds the high-stakes legal brawl between FACTnet and the Church of Scientology."
 * "If you're for free speech, why would you issue an `rm' command?" asks FACTNet's Wollersheim. "When you remove a whole newsgroup, that's wholesale library burning. It's destruction of a whole post office."

Reitman's research citations
From Reitman's book, she mentions several sources she found useful in researching Wollersheim. I put them here in case they're useful to Wikipedia.

"For help in understanding Scientology's Religious Freedom Crusade and the Christofferson Titchbourne and Wollersheim cases, I found numerous stories to be enlightening, notably:
 * Peter H. King, "Rally Against Huge Damage Award
 * Scientologists Cast Protest as Defense of All Religion" (Los Angeles Times, May 25, 1985)
 * Mark O'Keefe, "The Church of Scientology Is No Stranger to Criticism" (Oregonian, September 26, 1996)
 * Jan Klunder, "Scientologists Converge on Portland for Protest
 * Thousands to Assail Award of $39 Million to Ex-Member in Suit" (Los Angeles Times, May 18, 1985)
 * Bill Driver, "Scientology on Trial" (Willamette Week, May 30–June 5, 1985)
 * Alan Prendergast, "Hush-Hush Money
 * An Anti-Scientology Activist Said the Church Made Him an Offer He Had to Refuse: $12 Million" (Denver Westworld, August 14, 1997)
 * Marita Hernandez, "Scientologists Vow to Demonstrate Until Damage Award Is Overturned" (Los Angeles Times, September 10, 1986)
 * Jay Mathews, "Scientology Winning in Court: Mainstream Groups Help Support Church's Fight for Legitimacy" (Washington Post, December 1, 1985).
 * Catherine Gewertz, "Scientologists Vow Never to Pay $30 Million Judgment," United Press International, July 24, 1986.

Grorp (talk) 01:48, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Expanded article
You're right, the article was horribly deficient, and didn't explain why there was a lawsuit or what it was about. I tried to come up with a summary story of what was a very lengthy 30-year saga of one man against Scientology that included more lawsuits, motions, appeals, and shenanigans than anyone could invent for a fiction novel. I hope this version at least gives an inkling why the Lawrence Wollersheim article was created, even if the only thing prior editors could remember was that there was a lawsuit, he got a big judgement, they didn't pay, they raided his house (related to a different case entirely), and the chant "not one thin dime for Wollersheim". Grorp (talk) 09:13, 3 April 2023 (UTC)