Wahey24

Hello Wahey 24. You are one of my classmates and, so far, I have enjoyed your contributions in class. I know we are supposed to choose an article or section of an article to edit on Wikipedia. Let me know if you want to collaborate.

Wikiriker (talk) 17:49, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Future Work

I am planning on adding some new information under the "religion" section on Sikhism for an ethics class at my university. I plan on adding it after Hinduism and focusing on knowledge gleaned from the Guru Granth Sahib, a sacred text to the Sikhs - with special attention to the five major evils: lust, rage, greed, emotional attachment, and ego. These are also known as the "five thieves", and have their own Wikipedia entry. With respect to this, I will add links within my proposed texts which will take the reader there for more detailed understanding.

A cupcake for you!

Nice start, Wahey24! I encourage you to look for more scholarly sources that directly take up the issues you are interested and offer annotations of them here. Jbdolphin (talk) 03:36, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Research Journal #1

3/2/2015

SEARCH TERMS: Sikhism, belief, evil, ethics, sin, holy text, sri guru granth sahib

Focusing on evil from the perspective of Sikhism, I found two journals from the library database: one concerning the Sikh model of the person, suffering, and healing, as well as one about universal ideas in Sikhism.

I also ordered an english copy of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy text, through the library.

Comment

Be sure to give us the details of the journals--bib and annotations. Jbdolphin (talk) 05:30, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Research Journal #2

3/5/2015

SEARCH TERMS: Peace, Sikhism, five thieves, ideology

Through the library databases I found an entry in The Indian Journal of Political Science concerning the Sikh perspective on peace. As it can be argued that evil is peace's inverse I decided, against hope, to check it out. Unfortunately this did not pan out, as no relevant content was broached.

Independently I found a research paper published by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, which thankfully had some discussion of the "Five Thieves", the source of evil in Sikhism.

Research Journal #3

3/10/2015

SEARCH TERMS: Sikhism, five thieves, five evils, haumai,

The English version of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib arrived to the library via Illiad. Its four volumes long! Further research on the five thieves of Sikhism was attempted within library databases to little avail. It seems that the information held in these archives does not deal in basics, only advanced analysis. From this i conclude that it is not conducive to someone trying to learn about a subject from the ground floor.

I also have an official citation for the source from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore:

Singh, Charan, Ethics and Business: Evidence from Sikh Religion (December 11, 2013). IIM Bangalore Research Paper No. 439. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2366249 orhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2366249

Proposed Bibliography as of March 24

• Sandhu, J. (2004). The sikh model of the person, suffering, and healing: Implications for counselors. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 26(1), 33-46.
  • In the interest of examining psychological trends in South Asia, with special attention to the concepts of suffering and healing, many elements of Sikhism are detailed, including ideas of the mind, body, and spiritual belief.

• Singh, A. (2000). The universal ideal of sikhism. Global Dialogue, 2(1), 99.
  • Profiles many of the perspectives of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religious traditions. Though this lens, some of the universals of Sikh doctrine and ideology are covered, such as Sikh world views, religious and moral positions, scripture, and community.

• Singh, C. (2013). Ethics and Business: Evidence from Sikh Religion. IIM Bangalore Research Paper No. 439.
  • Much of the content stems from the idea that religion, as a precursor to modern activities like business, exerts an observable influence over its conduction. This journal profiles this phenomenon through a Sikh filter and as such, delves into traditional philosophies and moral practices.

• Singh, G. (1967). Sri guru-granth sahib [english version]. four volumes. new york: Taplinger publishing co.
  • This is an english-language translation of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy text. It also features a preface which provides a basic outline of Sikh philosophy, as well as annotations meant to further the reader's understanding.

Some baklava for you!

Nice work, Wahey. Keep developing more detail so that your readers, if they wanted to, would be able to follow the trail. Leave us the breadcrumbs . . Jbdolphin (talk) 05:32, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Hey David, Im not sure if you noticed the watch list, but it would make accessing our pages easier to be able to look over each others work Alexis mumford (talk) 23:56, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Nice start, Wahey24! As you edit, please note for your reader where exactly this will be placed--even offer a link. When you use phrases like "Guru Arjan stated that," it suggests that what will follow are that person's exact words and should be in quotes. You might want to rephrase so as not to set up that expectation for your reader. Jbdolphin (talk) 18:30, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

I would, but thanks to a combination of the library's and my own incompetence, I no longer have access to the source i used. I'm just glad I was able to get in the important info before I lost it. -David

A look at your sandbox

I think that your work so far is very well organized and concise. My only suggestion would be possibly the level of writing. You seem to be writing a bit above the level we are shooting for. For example: " however, once one's spirit evolves to the point where it sees most clearly, the idea of evil vanishes and the truth is revealed," sounds very nice to me, I feel like it might be a bit dense for those with lower reading levels. Otherwise I think what you've written is excellent. Also I think your references 3 and 4 should go at the end of your lists.

Zokusai (talk) 20:54, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia Status Assessment - Reflecting Upon the Project

Looking back over the research processes involved in completing this project, I find that I was always fairly confident that the information I had would allow me to create a passable Wikipedia entry. In fact, I think there was only one instance where a selected source did not lead me to the formulation of workable content. This occurred in early March when a paper on Sikhism and its relationship to peace was detailed. As I was attempting to filter for sources mentioning evil, I thought it might be mentioned in inverse of the paper's topic. This, of course, did not work out. However, the other four resources I found, which are featured in my final product, were of such informational value that this disappointment did not carry much weight, nor discourage me. I attribute this to my early finding of the principle of the five thieves, which directly addresses the evil-aligned Sikh sins. Furthermore, my possession of the Sikh Holy Text as a primary source was helpful in bolstering the certainty of my writing.

I believe that this assurance of both my writing and information lead me to easily formulate a working draft that required only coding and structural changes with subsequent edits.