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The mission of WikiProject Hinduism is to ensure thatHinduism-related articles on Wikipedia are written in an encyclopedic style, in aneutral and non-sectarian manner, usingverifiable andreliable scholarly sources. This is the best place to discuss issues which affect Hinduism-related articles in general. Discussions about particular articles should be handled on the talk pages of those articles.
The scope of this WikiProject is to improve the quality and quantity of information about Hinduism available on Wikipedia. Moreover, thisWikiProject aims to:
If you are a newcomer, the most important and often over-looked point to remember while editing Wikipedia is:Youcannot insert your own particular viewpoints into articles. Articles should typically reflect theverifiable opinions of qualified academic scholars, inneutral and balanced prose. TheŚruti andsmriti are considered primary sources and they shouldn't be quoted in support of a particular argument unless also backed up by a citation to a reliable secondary source. Also remember tocite your sources correctly. If you feel a viewpoint merits mention, you can find some material which may constitute areliable source by checkingbooks, journals, articles, newspapers and other sources.
To promote consistency in the way articles are written and edited, amanual of style with recommended guidelines exists. Visitits talk page for current discussion.
Project participants are listed atWikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Participants. Feel free to add your name and join in the fun. You may use the{{Hindu Links}} template to invite other users to the project.
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Departments are specific group of members who do the meta work. Tasks include keeping the project going, maintaining the project pages, related portals, assessing articles, participating in peer reviews, managing the consensus within the project and so on. The following is a list of departments within the WikiProject. WikiProject Members may not necessarily do only departmental tasks. They can contribute content as a member of Work Groups as well.
Theassessment department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia articles related toHinduism. While much of the work is done in conjunction with theWP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizingexcellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.
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Thepeer review department conducts peer reviews of Hinduism-related articles on request; this helps to obtain ideas for further improvement by having contributors who may not have previously worked on particular articles examine them. Project members are invited to submit articles to the department in lieu of using the generic peer review process.
The1 following Hinduism-related portal is aFeatured portal:
The8 following Hinduism-related article areFeatured articles; the ones inbold have appeared on theMain Page asToday's featured article on the date given alongside.
Articles are being reviewed and classified for theWikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team as part of the push to Version 1.0:
The Wikiproject Hinduism department that assesses articles is currently working on categorising each article's quality and importance:
The following Hinduism-related articles have been or created (note: this is not a complete list, just a list of articles whichWikiProject Hinduism participants wish to bring to the attention of other participants) are now located at theNew Articles page. Major changes, such as expansion, tidy-ups and promotions can be listed on theMajor Changes page.
Although members of the project are usually aware of current problems and specific tasks to perform in Hinduism articles, non-members – who are encouraged to help with these – may not be. Generally, discussions of articles take place on talk pages of those articles, but below is a list of some important problems and tasks.
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Please watch out for editing behaviors of these banned puppet masters and revert their edits when suspected:
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RSS Atom) ·FindArticle Alerts for other topics!Hinduism related articles up fordeletion are listed atWikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Hinduism. If you see any new AfD's please add them to this list so participants can be made aware.
A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See alsothe tool's wiki page andthe index of WikiProjects.
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In accordance with general directives onreliable source usage, Wikipedia should quotequalified scholars of Hinduism, as Wikipedia policy dictates that authors must be "authoritative in relation to the subject at hand." Other indicators of reliability is whether or not the work is published in a scholarly, peer-reviewed press, or whether the work is itself the subject of independent academic reviews. As perWP:REDFLAG, It is especially important for the source to be of high quality (and preferably there should be multiple sources) when assertions about Hinduism are made which are unsupported by mainstream academic opinion.
The editors should not write for example "Some Hindus argue X" and then reference it to some Hindu websites unless they could show that the website is representative of the thought of a particular significant group.
Sanskrit Wikisource has many relevant works in the Sanskrit language. English Wikisource also has many relevant works in the English language. Seethe scriptures there.
Please see:Expert Wikipedians in Hindu issues, where you may find a Wikipedian who can help you with your questions about Hindu issues.
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