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From May 2006 to June 2006

Peer review

I've archived all the previous discussion in preperation for extensive work on this article.  Hopefully the peer review can help use on our way to FA status.  I'll add my comments about what needs to be done shortly.  | ਸੁਖ | Talk 

 New layout 

I think we need a better layout, and this is what I propose (based on other religous pages):

Etymology
Originating from Sanskrit (śiṣya or śikṣā) or Pali (sikkhā).
Beliefs
One god - reference to what god is in Sikh thought, reference the Mul Mantra as underlying the characteristics of God
Thoughts on birth, death, reincarnation, karma - relation to dharmic faiths and crucially how Sikhism differs
Equality of people regardless of race, religion, caste etc,
History
General climate in India at the time
The Sikh gurus; placing special emphasis on Nanak as the founder, and Gobind Singh as the founder of the Khalsa
The Guru Granth Sahib
Influences in Sikhism post-Gurus (famous Sikhs like Banda Bahadur and Ranjit Singh).  Including influence of the British, and issue in independent India.
Scripture
Guru Granth Sahib (creation of, layout and content)
Dasam Granth (and controversy)
Janam Sakhis
Other scripture
Khalsa
Sikhs
Five Ks
Punjab and punjabi culture and how it relates to Sikhism
Sikhism in the diaspora
New Sikh converts
Institutions
Places of worship (Gurdwaras)
Harimandir Sahib, Akal Takht (spirtual and temporal - duties of both)
SGPC and other gurdwara administration committees
Sects and groups
Talk about differing groups of Sikhs (including caste distinctions which still persist contrary to Sikh teachings)
Udasis, Nirankaris and others

In addition, we need to get rid of the mass of links at the bottom of the page, as well as the audio files which are not relevant on this page.  | ਸੁਖ | Talk 

Pictures and Table

I don't see the need in having 2 pictures of men wearing turbans. I think one of them should be replaced by a picture of one of the 5 K's or maybe even a picture of a Guru.

Also, I think the order of the columns in the table containing information about the Gurus needs to be changed. I think all dates should be read in chronological order, which means that the ""Date of Birth"" column should come before the ""Guruship on"" column. This to me is a more logical order.
 

Yes, I agree with your comments.  We'll incorporate your commments in the re-write.  The dates of the Gurus also need fact checking and have been flagged for some while.   | ਸੁਖ | Talk 

Okay, all done.  Please check the new picture.  | ਸੁਖ | Talk 

That is a much better picture, thank you! There is something I am unsure about though and I hope someone can resolve the matter. In that table about the Gurus it says that Guru Nanak received his guruship the day he was born. Is this a widely accepted belief amongst the Sikh community? I ask because I had always thought that Guru Nanak became a Guru the day he emerged from the river Bain and said ""There is neither Hindu nor Muslim..."" and recited the Mool Mantra for the first time. I am not entirely sure though. Am I mistaken to believe this?  

It could also be viewed that as there was nobody (well, apart from God I suppose), to pass their guruship onto him, he was a guru since birth.  I believe your way of looking at it is definately better and I will change it.  By the way, feel free to edit any of the articles on Wikipedia.  There are plenty of problems on the Sikhism-related pages and none were really written by scholars.  | ਸੁਖ | Talk 

 Styles 

I'm a bit unsure how to proceed with general styling in the article.

Punjabi written in Gurmukhi does not have a complex set of consonant clusters so sometimes the inherent 'a' is dropped without it being indicated in writing.  Should we transcribe with or without the 'a'?
Also, when should we transliterate formally or