User:Will Beback/TM-TimidGuy

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TimidGuy (TG)

 * 69.18.5.40
 * 63.162.81.184
 * 76.76.233.169
 * 76.76.233.169

76.76
TG stopped editing in February 2009, following a thread at WP:COIN. He returned to editing in July, but did not log in or acknowledge his account for some weeks. During the interval he edited using four IP addresses: 76.76 did not respond to questions about his accounts or connection to the TM movement:

POV editing
TG has deleted sourced, negative material: 
 * Here, he deleted sourced material and restored an unsourced assertion about the prominence of John Hagelin:

TG has edited articles to bring them into conformity with the movement's internal manual of style:

TG has edited an article about a neighbor and co-practitioner based on his personal knowledge:

TG has added rebuttal or "balancing" material that is as long or longer than the original assertion.

TG has argued to retain material on fringe views with only a primary source:

TG has added material that does not comply with WP:MEDRS:

76.76 has deleted sourced, negative material: ( In this case, it was misplaced but otherwise accurate, and the source was indeed published:)

76.76 has deleted material that doesn't meet WP:MEDRS (though TG will later complain about such deletions):

Editing behavior
TG has mentioned using a "battleground standard":

76.76 has engaged in edit warring:

TG has engaged in edit warring over the deletion of negative sourced material:

TG has engaged in edit warring over adding contentious material sourced to a blog:

TG has added medical studies that don't comply with WP:MEDRS:

76.76 has made miminal changes to a long, quoted sentence then removed the quotation marks:

Personal interactions
TG has accused others of lacking good faith: 

Technique vs movement
TG has argued that Wikipedia must follow the trademark holder's definition of Transcendental Meditation: (evidence of same user:)

TG has argued that the TM article should only discuss the TM technique and not the TM organization:

TG has proposed getting an opinion from the MUM legal council, and implied we would have to follow that legal advice.

Statistics
As of February 20, 2010:

TG ranks among the most prolific editors to TM-related articles:
 * the most edits to Transcendental Meditation
 * second most edits to Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa
 * third most edits to Deepak Chopra
 * fourth most edits to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda
 * fourth most edits to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
 * fifth most edits to Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health
 * fifth most edits to Global Country of World Peace
 * fifth most edits to Natural Law Party
 * fifth most edits to David Orme-Johnson
 * fifth most edits to John Hagelin
 * sixth most edits to TM-Sidhi program
 * seventh most edits to Maharishi University of Management
 * ninth most edits to What the Bleep Do We Know!?

TG has been a prolific contributor to talk pages:
 * second most edits to talk:Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
 * second most edits to talk:Transcendental Meditation
 * third most edits to talk:John Hagelin
 * fourth most edits to talk:Deepak Chopra
 * fifth most edits to talk:TM-Sidhi program
 * fifth most edits to talk:Maharishi University of Management

TG's ten most edited articles (six are TM-related):
 * 810 - Transcendental_Meditation
 * 171 - Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi
 * 142 - Warnborough_College
 * 113 - Cave_painting
 * 110 - TM-Sidhi_program
 * 91 - Maharishi_Vedic_Approach_to_Health
 * 90 - Neanderthal
 * 74 - John_Hagelin
 * 61 - Lascaux
 * 49 - What_the_Bleep_Do_We_Know!?

Rebuttals
TG notes that a blogger has criticized Wikipedia's article on TM. He fails to note that the same blog has repeatedly published verbatim press releases about TM, and has posted a gushing appreciation for TM movement activities. (compare to ) (compare to: )  (compare to )

User:TimidGuy/COIN appears to be a very selective reading of the COIN threads, and it leaves out the postings by uninvolved editors which question the propriety of editing by MUM faculty.