Talk: Marija Gimbutas

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Will someone please look at this. I am going to go out on a limb here and say that this is plagiarized from somewhere. This is not Helga's English. It reads more like the blurb on a book. Danny

Oh, and it also says nothing. What does "a different way of life of possible" mean? Danny

"Trying for some NPOV here"=

That's the title User:DreamGuy gives to the following edit:

Gimbutas' theories are supported by a number of auhtors in the Neopagan movement, although her conclusions are generally considered highly speculative and unsupported at this time by most scholars.

Does this sound like neutrality? Why not actually quote some critics of Gimbutas? --Wetman 03:46, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Yeah, that sounds like neutrality... It's the showing two sides of the issue, instead of just all these great things somebody thought up about Gimbutas about how she was revolutionary and loved by everyone, which is NPOV and untrue. It's certainly a lot better than not mentioning it at all in the entire article. Yes, quoting critics of Gimbutas would be even better, and so would rewriting a lot of the rest of it, but this is definitely a step in the right direction. Otherwise it's an entire article written solely from a Gimbutas supporter's viewpoint. DreamGuy 04:47, Nov 24, 2004 (UTC)

Who would those of you who have read anything by Gimbutas say is Gimbutas' most creditable critic, and what is the basis of his criticism? This is the kind of material that more properly belongs in the entry. --Wetman 05:56, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)