User talk:Zachary Martin/Maratreanism

Wrote an article on my religion, hope people will be OK with it. I have tried to be as neutral as possible, but I'm sure if I have failed others could remedy that. Zachary Martin 21:16, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

Our guidelines say, "In general, articles should be based primarily on published, peer-reviewed writing and research, which should be properly cited. However, limited original research is permitted, provided it is both encyclopedic and verifiable." I'm concerned that this article lays out a religion instead of describing an existing one. I googled "Maratreanism" and I don't think this religion has any followers other than you; so I'm not convinced that it's appropriate for Knowino.—Tom Larsen (talk) 06:03, 13 June 2011 (EDT)

Well, I should note to begin with that I asked before creating this, and received no objections then.

I admit readily we are a small religion - it does indeed have followers other than me, but not very many, and I am in a leadership position.

I think everything I have written here can be verified against what is written on our official website, so the verifiability criterion is met. Although you might say our official website is not the ideal source, it is the best one can get right now.

I don't think this article lays out a religion. It is a very brief summary of what is explained in much more detail on our website (linked from the article). In that sense I think it is a description rather than a "lay out". If one wants a lay out, one can refer to our website. Zachary Martin 09:19, 13 June 2011 (EDT)