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| As a university professor, researcher, and author/editor for the last 30 years, I often have needed to consult good dictionaries and encyclopedias. These days, because of its quick accessibility and generally relevant content, I rely a great deal on Misplaced Pages to learn about technical areas I have not come across before. I find it to be a good source for most topics, but recently when I had occasion to do a search on Transcendental Meditation, I was disappointed. As a 36-year practitioner of the Transcendental Meditation technique, I find the Misplaced Pages article to be well below the norm in objectivity and balance. Even the introduction seems way off, with signs of strong bias on both the positive and the negative ends of the spectrum and little of the prevalent “middle ground” understanding. Furthermore, the compelling body of peer reviewed research attesting to positive effects of the practice, although referenced, is barely mentioned in the text of the article. I have not contributed to Misplaced Pages before, but perhaps my scientific editing experience, coupled with direct personal and academic experience with this technique, could be useful in turning this article into a “Featured Article,” as defined in the Misplaced Pages guidelines. Doubtless this will not occur overnight, but I look forward to working with the current editors toward this goal. Being semi-retired now, this is something I can sink my teeth into and enjoy. | |||
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As a university professor, researcher, and author/editor for the last 30 years, I often have needed to consult good dictionaries and encyclopedias. These days, because of its quick accessibility and generally relevant content, I rely a great deal on Misplaced Pages to learn about technical areas I have not come across before. I find it to be a good source for most topics, but recently when I had occasion to do a search on Transcendental Meditation, I was disappointed. As a 36-year practitioner of the Transcendental Meditation technique, I find the Misplaced Pages article to be well below the norm in objectivity and balance. Even the introduction seems way off, with signs of strong bias on both the positive and the negative ends of the spectrum and little of the prevalent “middle ground” understanding. Furthermore, the compelling body of peer reviewed research attesting to positive effects of the practice, although referenced, is barely mentioned in the text of the article. I have not contributed to Misplaced Pages before, but perhaps my scientific editing experience, coupled with direct personal and academic experience with this technique, could be useful in turning this article into a “Featured Article,” as defined in the Misplaced Pages guidelines. Doubtless this will not occur overnight, but I look forward to working with the current editors toward this goal. Being semi-retired now, this is something I can sink my teeth into and enjoy.