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The article says the male devotees were wearing "merlin gowns" which is an obvious error. There is no such thing, especially in the Hare Krishna sect, I should know since I am a very long time member. I changed it to what they actually wore, and still wear today -- dhotis and kurtas -- but it was changed back claiming he or she has some source, whatever the source is, the source is wrong and simply didn't understand what they wore and then made up a name. In the Hare Krishna movement men have always worn the same thing -- what their guru wore -- traditional Indian dhoti and kurta, just do an image search for "Hare Krishna" and you'll see. I've seen pictures of the mantra-rock dance years ago (not on the Interent, if any are here it's under a different name) and it was no different, there were maybe 10 devotees dressed just like they always look. AGAIN -- there is no such thing as "merlin gowns," that's an obvious made up thing -- come on people! shiva das — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.49.191.180 ( talk) 11:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
I don't see any proof, you just say you have proof, where is it? What kind of "reliability" is it on wikipedia when anyone can just name a book and say it's a source and that's that for that? Do a search online, the only place where "merlin gowns" is mentioned is in this article. Why? There is no such thing. Where is your proof?
shiva das — Preceding
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18:12, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Pear pimples for hairy fishnuts?-- SarekOfVulcan ( talk) 18:58, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Cinosaur ( talk) 20:27, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
Just because a rock group is sponsored and supported by a Hindu Cult does not make it part of Hinduism. Sankarrukku ( talk) 04:13, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
ISKON is not denomination of Hinduism. It was started as a separate religion by Srila Prabhupada. Just because a Rockmusic band is part of a Hindu Cult, it does not make it part of Hinduism. Matter of opinion. The article is Good. What is relevant is that we do have many music bands sponsored by other Hindu cults. They could also claim to be part of Hinduism.
Hinduism considers music to be Divine. We have a type of Upasana called Nada Upasana. Prayer through the medium of music. Of course not something to lose sleep about. Sankarrukku ( talk) 08:59, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
The list of sources seems to consist almost entirely of publications that are dedicated to the same ends as the promoters of this event: there seems to be no balance, no countering of bias. That an article constructed on such a biased base can make it to FA, and to the TFA slot on the main page, is frankly frightening. Kevin McE ( talk) 20:21, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Kevin, can you please explain how these sources, albeit authored by participants and/or organizers of the event, can be dismissed as biased and promotional, while even the cited academic sources rely largely on their accounts? Unless and until you quote some WP:RSs to back up your claims that
your edits themselves border on WP:BIAS, WP:POV, and WP:OR. Regards, Cinosaur ( talk) 05:42, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
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The article says the male devotees were wearing "merlin gowns" which is an obvious error. There is no such thing, especially in the Hare Krishna sect, I should know since I am a very long time member. I changed it to what they actually wore, and still wear today -- dhotis and kurtas -- but it was changed back claiming he or she has some source, whatever the source is, the source is wrong and simply didn't understand what they wore and then made up a name. In the Hare Krishna movement men have always worn the same thing -- what their guru wore -- traditional Indian dhoti and kurta, just do an image search for "Hare Krishna" and you'll see. I've seen pictures of the mantra-rock dance years ago (not on the Interent, if any are here it's under a different name) and it was no different, there were maybe 10 devotees dressed just like they always look. AGAIN -- there is no such thing as "merlin gowns," that's an obvious made up thing -- come on people! shiva das — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.49.191.180 ( talk) 11:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
I don't see any proof, you just say you have proof, where is it? What kind of "reliability" is it on wikipedia when anyone can just name a book and say it's a source and that's that for that? Do a search online, the only place where "merlin gowns" is mentioned is in this article. Why? There is no such thing. Where is your proof?
shiva das — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
67.49.191.180 (
talk)
18:12, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Pear pimples for hairy fishnuts?-- SarekOfVulcan ( talk) 18:58, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Cinosaur ( talk) 20:27, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
Just because a rock group is sponsored and supported by a Hindu Cult does not make it part of Hinduism. Sankarrukku ( talk) 04:13, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
ISKON is not denomination of Hinduism. It was started as a separate religion by Srila Prabhupada. Just because a Rockmusic band is part of a Hindu Cult, it does not make it part of Hinduism. Matter of opinion. The article is Good. What is relevant is that we do have many music bands sponsored by other Hindu cults. They could also claim to be part of Hinduism.
Hinduism considers music to be Divine. We have a type of Upasana called Nada Upasana. Prayer through the medium of music. Of course not something to lose sleep about. Sankarrukku ( talk) 08:59, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
The list of sources seems to consist almost entirely of publications that are dedicated to the same ends as the promoters of this event: there seems to be no balance, no countering of bias. That an article constructed on such a biased base can make it to FA, and to the TFA slot on the main page, is frankly frightening. Kevin McE ( talk) 20:21, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Kevin, can you please explain how these sources, albeit authored by participants and/or organizers of the event, can be dismissed as biased and promotional, while even the cited academic sources rely largely on their accounts? Unless and until you quote some WP:RSs to back up your claims that
your edits themselves border on WP:BIAS, WP:POV, and WP:OR. Regards, Cinosaur ( talk) 05:42, 18 July 2011 (UTC)