::::: Hi Dorje, thanks that's right. Yes it helps a bit to slow down the pace also, others can be more thoughtful too if one takes a while responding to comments. Thanks for reading the discussion with Robert McClenon. Also just to say one other thing there. I got in touch with him originally by posting a question to the help desk. Hadn't thought of that until he reminded me - but it is a place where you can post questions about almost anything to do with wikipedia editing, and get some help. 

 ::::: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk 

 ::::: Just thought that might be a useful resource to know about, sort of for similar questions to the one that I asked Robert McClenon about. Well you can get the idea from looking at the page, it has people asking about just about anything there. 

 ::::: Just read the new "Support" on the RfC, thought   makes a very good point there, to think about what interests typical readers of wikipedia. Good to see a few more comments to the RfC. And good discussion in Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Do_contemporary_Buddhist_teachers_.28with_no_western_academic_credentials_in_studies_related_to_Buddhism.29_count_as_primary_or_secondary_sources.3F though seems not many have commented on the RfC, I wonder if another reminder of it is worth a mention there... 

 :::: Glad my efforts in the discussion have helped clarify issues. Yes I'll try to take the long view. And may take a break, e.g. just not checking in on Wikipedia some days can help slow down pace of interaction ). 

 :::: BTW this may also be of interest: Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment#Publicizing_an_RfC. For instance there is this long list of editors who offer to do feedback in RfCs in Philosophy and Religion which you can ask for more interaction Wikipedia:Feedback_request_service#Religion_and_philosophy. So that could be a way to get a few more contributions on the RfC, so long as you pick a few at random with no idea what their views are likely to be on the subject. They'd come from a more general background of course, not just Buddhist, but that could be interesting also. 

 :::: I might publicize the RfC in a few more talk pages for Wikipedia articles. I think may help to use the RfC title and include the body of the text as well when publicizing it, so may take a look at that a bit later. But apart from all this - well as you say I've put a lot into this discussion over the last few days, it might be a good time to let up a bit, and take a break for a day or two. After all there are a few more people also now getting involved in the discussion too. Best Regards, Robert