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03:30, 19 October 2017 (UTC)Biancaalvarez (talk) As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these): Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

Everything in the article is relevant to Synanon,but I do think the contents could go into more depth in the different topics. I think the information is a bit scrambled throughout the page. What was distracting was how the information would be talking about one thing and then jump into a completely different thing. Not only by the change in content titles, but within that topic the information is shambles and jumps from one thing to another. For example, in the criminal activity and collapse section it start of with a story about Synanon member who was beaten, but only states a sentence about it then jumps to a completely different topic leaving the previous one unfinished.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

The article is neutral for the most part, it doesn't talk to much about non-synanon members, but it does talk about how many didn't believe in there practices. A section should be added to discuss more about how non-memebers felt and how they acted towards Synanon members.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The kinds of conversations included the following topics: the origins of the religious sect as well as if this religous sect was tax exempt or not. The group was astarted by “and addict sluring two words together”. How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is highly rated as it has many credible resources. Its current rating is 4.5/5 stars. How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia’s manner of discussing Synanon seems to not be comepletly expemt of previous bias as we try to do in class.

Biancaalvarez (talk) 03:31, 19 October 2017 (UTC)Bianca Alvarez== Homework Content Gaps ==

A content gap to me is when an important topic or subject is not covered or addressed with any information. Ways to identify content gaps is through your target audience. You want to make sure you fully understand the audience you are portraying information to. Another way to identify content gaps is to find the missing information and make sure you touch on that. Content gaps can arise when information isn’t properly layout throughout the page. You want to make sure you are explaining and addressing each topic properly and with the right information. Ways to get rid of content gaps is to find the problem and figure out how to solve it. For example, if you are writing about a certain religion you want to make sure you pick out all the important topics regarding that religion to make sure you cover all the important facts. But you also want to make sure you support those against that religion, so it doesn’t seem like you are being biased. Anyone can make a Wikipedia page, you just need to make sure you are citing all the sources you use and that you are only putting relevant and important information on there. To be unbiased on Wikipedia it means that you are not favoring just one side which would be biased. You want to make sure you explain how those who support and don't support the topic you are talking about. But also being careful with the way your information sounds. You don’t want people to know whichever side you support or don’t support. This is where it can be tricky. Relating this to The Shakers, when we were reading about them in class it talk more about what they support and believe, but not so much about what nonsupporters think. They believe the outside world is like hell and that their way is the way or there is no way. I think the readings should include how non-Shakers view Shakers. There may have been minor points, but I don’t remember reading any subtopics.

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Synanon The Synanon organization is the first ever self help-no doctors-drug rehabilitation program, which was founded by Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich, Sr., in 1958 in Santa Monica, California, United States. The name was discovered when a member slurred the words "symposium" and "seminar". Synanon was known for communal living — Preceding unsigned comment added by Biancaalvarez (talk • contribs) 21:39, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Article Synanon
Beginnings Charles Dederich, a reformed alcoholic and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), was said to be an admired speaker at A.A. meetings. Those suffering from addictions to illegal drugs, besides alcohol, were considered to be significantly different from alcoholics, and therefore were not accepted into A.A. Dederich, after taking LSD,[2] decided to create his own program to respond to their needs. He was said to have coined the phrase "today is the first day of the rest of your life."[4][5]After his small group, called "Tender Loving Care," gained a significant following, Dederich incorporated the organization into the Synanon Foundation in 1958.[6] --Aleharo (talk) 22:07, 7 November 2017 (UTC)Synanon, is a word of his own invention integrating togetherness (“syn”) with the unknown (“anon”).(Allie) Synanon began as a two-year residential program, but Dederich soon concluded that its members could never graduate, because a full recovery was impossible. The program was based on the testimony of fellow group members about their tribulations and urges of relapsing and the journey to recovery. Synanon differed from Alcoholics Anonymous in that it aided both drug-users and drinkers.(Allie) The Synanon organization also developed a business that sold promotional items. This became a successful enterprise that for a time generated roughly $10 million per year. In 1959, Synanon moved from their small storefront to an armory on the beach. In the early 1960s, Charles was able to utilize the media and his Hollywood associates to promote his organization.(Allie) In 1967, Synanon purchased the Club Casa del Mar, a large beachside hotel in Santa Monica, and this was used as its headquarters and as a dormitory for those undergoing anti-drug treatment. Later on, Synanon acquired a large building that had been the home of the Athens Athletic Club, in Oakland, California, and then transformed it into a residential facility for Synanon's members.[7] Outsiders were permitted to attend the "Synanon Game" there as well. Children were reared communally in the Synanon School, and juveniles were often ordered to enroll in Synanon by California's courts. Professionals, even those without drug addictions, were invited to join Synanon. The New York psychiatrist Daniel Casriel M.D., founder of AREBA (today the oldest surviving private addiction treatment center in the United States) and co-founder of Daytop Village (one of the world’s largest therapeutic communities) visited in 1962 and lived there in 1963 and wrote a book about his experiences.[8] Control over members occurred through the "Game." The "Game" could have been considered to be a therapeutic tool, likened to a form of group therapy; or else to a form of a "social control", in which members humiliated one another and encouraged the exposure of one another's innermost weaknesses, or maybe both of these.[9] Beginning in the mid-1970s, women in Synanon were required to shave their heads, and married couples were made to break up and take new partners. Men were given forced vasectomies, and a few pregnant women were forced to have abortions.[10][11]