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Just wanted to notify, a random IP has been adding Opus and other groups to the [[Sect]] page. The same IP that added it to this page a while back. [[User:Ncwfl|Ncwfl]] ([[User talk:Ncwfl|talk]]) 17:51, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
Just wanted to notify, a random IP has been adding Opus and other groups to the [[Sect]] page. The same IP that added it to this page a while back. [[User:Ncwfl|Ncwfl]] ([[User talk:Ncwfl|talk]]) 17:51, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

جدتي الغالية أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة اليوم. فلا تقلقي علي و لا تزعلي حالك و لا تضايقي حالك فصحتك أغلى ونحن لك فداء .
جدتي وقرة عيني
يمكن أن تصبح الحياة مزدحمة للغاية، بآفاقها، وتضيق بنا الأرض بما رحبت , إن سمعنا أنينك , فلا تحزني وقري عينا فالحياة مجممع المتضادات صحة وسقم ,عسر وسر , فلا بد أن نواجه جميعًا تحديات أوجاعنا، لكن تذكر أنك أقوى مما تعتقد. العافية لا تأتي من الخوف من كل شيء؛ إنها تأتي من مواجهة الأشياء وجهاً لوجه والوقابة من أسباب المرض .

فاليوم بعد عافيتي هو بمثابة بداية جديدة، وفصل جديد , الحياة عبارة عن رحلة، ونحن جميعا نتعلم منها.

لذلك، بينما نواصل المضي قدمًا، دعونا نواجه المستقبل بمشاعر الهدوء والثقة بالبنفس. [[Special:Contributions/5.255.25.237|5.255.25.237]] ([[User talk:5.255.25.237|talk]]) 21:45, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Former good articleOpus Dei was one of the Philosophy and religion good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
On this day... Article milestones
DateProcessResult
September 23, 2005Peer reviewReviewed
September 30, 2005Featured article candidateNot promoted
January 22, 2006Good article nomineeListed
May 18, 2006Good article reassessmentDelisted
May 18, 2006Peer reviewReviewed
August 14, 2006Good article reassessmentKept
November 29, 2006Good article nomineeListed
November 30, 2006Peer reviewReviewed
December 2, 2006Good article reassessmentKept
December 17, 2007Good article reassessmentDelisted
March 15, 2008Good article nomineeListed
October 3, 2021Good article reassessmentDelisted
On this day... Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on October 2, 2005, October 2, 2006, October 2, 2007, October 2, 2008, October 2, 2009, October 2, 2010, October 2, 2012, and October 2, 2018.
Current status: Delisted good article

GA Reassessment

Article (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · WatchWatch article reassessment pageMost recent review
Result: Delisted (t · c) buidhe 02:56, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have started this reassessment proposal not because I have any ill will towards the article as is, but because it has been 13 years since it passed its GA nom and thought it prudent for the community to reassess its state. My rationale for reassessment is as follows:

  • It lacks enough depth discussing the highly publicized role it had in Franco's government, especially its war crimes and unique legal procedures [1] [2]
  • The history section is quite short.
  • The criticism section reads more like a "he-said/she-said" (MOS:WEASEL). While I can understand how this balance of statements would help preserve neutrality, I personally feel that dividing the criticism sections into supporters and opponents rather than topic-by-topic means that the reader will not be able to gain a coherent understanding of the controversies surrounding Opus. By this I mean that the current section just floods the reader with various opinions and perspectives, meaning there is an overall sense of conflict but no actual understanding. For example, if the section was divided into:
    • Secrecy
    • Membership rules
    • Recruitment practices
    • Sexual abuse
    • Collaboration with dictatorships
    • etc.
it would be much better.
  • The members proposed for beatification part does not feel very relevant to the main article. I believe it should be linked within the history or spirituality sections.
  • Not going to lie I think the organization of the article makes for immensely dense reading.
  • The relations with catholic leaders should be in my opinion part of the history section. See point above.

Please do reply with your thoughts on the matter. A. C. Santacruz Talk 16:26, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

  • Controversy sections are not a great idea at the best of times: when they are of the form "Criticism - Rebuttal" they are particularly unhelpful at achieving NPOV.
  • WP:NPOV is, in my opinion, one of the most misunderstood of Wikipedia policies. I have said this here many times before: NPOV is not primarily achieved via a contest between pro- and anti- viewpoints, it is primarily achieved by writing and structuring the entire article from a neutral perspective.
While I dont necessarily agree with the first comment, I think their points are important to consider in this discussion.A. C. Santacruz Talk 16:58, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Another important point I forgot to mention is the COI of major contributors to the article, especially Marax (15% authorship, second biggest), Lafem (7.2% authorship, 3rd biggest), Walter Ching (5.5% authorship, 4th biggest), Arturo Cruz (3.3% authorship, 6th biggest), StatutesMan (2.7%, 9th biggest), and so on. Just these examples alone (definitely not all the COI or possible WP:Sockpuppet edits) account for over a third of all authorship to the article.
In regards to account just for text-added percentage, Thomas S. Major, IP 1, IP 2 plus the users mentioned above account for 62.3% of added text.
This is positively insane. I have never seen such a massive COI situation. I honestly don't even know what to do. A. C. Santacruz Talk 17:13, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah I feel your frustration A.C. Santacruz... If I may paraphrase my thoughts when I first looked into the situation “F*cking hell thats a lot of COI.” Like you my conclusion is I honestly don't even know what to do. I personally don’t have the time to rewrite this clusterf*ck of a page and I’m genuinely concerned that I may have inadvertently killed Lafem by taking them to task so taking the rest to task is not high on my to do list. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 18:34, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
These COI seem minor at worst, especially if the content is otherwise acceptable. From a GAR perspective, however, I agree the article is not really there as noted below. –Zfish118talk 14:57, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Zfish118: A._C._Santacruz linked the wrong group, its actually Parents for Education Foundation so there is a very real and significant COI issue here. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 12:11, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist: I agree with most of the issues previously stated about the article, particularly that controversy section should be arranged by topic, rather than defenders and detractors. Without substantial revisions to this section, the article cannot stay listed as GAR. Procedure wise, I don't see any substantial edits between the article being delisted in December 2007, and being relisted four months later in March 2008. If nothing improved after delisting, relisting would have been inappropriate. However the December 2007 decision appears to have been closed early before a consensus was reach, making it easy to challenge and reinstate. Other issues of concern I see: the list of members proposed for beatification should be limited to those where a case was formally opened by relevant bishop, and the list should include the date the case was opened and by whom. Otherwise it should be renamed as notable members, as many have an article (whether those articles are appropriate, I have not assessed). A list of canonized and beatified members would be appropriate as well, as it is a Catholic organization. The "Relations with Catholic leaders" section reads like a list of endorsements, with little substance. The history section is also weak, and redundant to the above list of proposed beauti. One notable issue is the claim that members were responsible for "babynapping". Such a serious accusation needs multiple citations and better explanation of relevance. –Zfish118talk 14:57, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Pilapil, Vicente R. (1971). "Opus Dei in Spain". Royal Institute of International Affairs. doi:10.2307/40394504.
  2. ^ "On the trail of Spain's stolen children".

Members proposed for sainthood

The Focolare movement has a good section on its members who have been proposed for sainthood. A similar section here would be great. Here's the Focolare example. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focolare_Movement 2600:4040:279C:2700:6C00:5E7A:8D15:832D (talk) 02:42, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with Opus, first person testimony

Opus Dei Awareness Network https://odan.org/ Murphy1492 (talk) 22:57, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the order of the "criticism" and "Supporting views" sections

Is there any reason why the supporting view section is mentioned first? Normally, the criticism is brought up first, and then the counter-arguments are presented.

If no convincing arguments are presented within the next few days, I will rearrange them.

Ideally, however, the entire criticism sections needs to be rewritten and joined together. If anyone has the time and expertise to do so, go ahead. Arsaces (talk) 18:52, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

IP spam adding Opus to Sect

Just wanted to notify, a random IP has been adding Opus and other groups to the Sect page. The same IP that added it to this page a while back. Ncwfl (talk) 17:51, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]