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Narconon

I propose a link to Narconon in the "See Also" section. Chockyegg (talk) 14:28, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

External links

After reverting some POV edits, I also removed the following external links because I feel that they need discussed as to whether they are appropriate in this article. Note that to my knowledge, aside from the "german offshoot", there is absolutely no website which is "official" nowadays - thus any external links must meet the policy at WP:EL - specifically Sites that contain neutral and accurate material that is relevant to an encyclopedic understanding of the subject and cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to copyright issues, amount of detail (such as professional athlete statistics, movie or television credits, interview transcripts, or online textbooks), or other reasons. Personally, I do not believe any of these sites contain "neutral and accurate" material (per WP:NPOV and WP:RS) which is "relevant to ... understanding" (if it is, find the information in RS and cite it in the article) - and anything that they do contain can be integrated into the article with reliable citations.

External links removed

www.synanon.org—A site devoted to Synanon nostalgia, with links to other sites
Rose Lena Cole, girl who ran from Synanon in 1972 and was never located.
"The Devil and John Walker" by Paul Morantz (the lawyer targeted for killing by Dederich), an article on brainwashing in coercive groups, including Synanon.
The True History of Synanon Violence and How It Started, also by Paul Morantz
Instant guide to Synanon: a compilation of the most frequently asked questions about our Foundation. A film by The Synanon Foundation digitized and hosted by the UCLA Library.
"American Rehab"—A 2020 documentary series about the history of Synanon by the podcast Reveal

Please feel free to ping me with any questions. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 01:33, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rattlesnake citation

As tagged on the front page, p 214 of the book says nothing about the case that I can see. The book is available here, you can borrow it with a free account [1]. The content may be in the book, but it's certainly on another page.--222.109.91.138 (talk) 01:32, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]