Talk:The Great Story

message: This article survived a Vote for Deletion. The discussion can be found here. -Splash 20:25, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

message: This is not a POV... It is rooted throughout all (but the most recent several hundred years) of our history.  It is not derivative of just one or two books.  
This is an entry deserving to be in Wikipedia.   It should stay and I predict it will be built upon and upon and will become one of the most significant 
parts of Wikipedia.           Kevin W. Kelley            - Author of the New York Times Bestselling Book - "The Home Planet"
--Good Science, Well Told--
This is a good summary of a lot of science and well written.  I agree with Kevin's prediction of potential for this article to become a key article.  Andy C. Reese, Author of "Rational Spirituality"
Although this article is the first I have heard of this concept, it offers at the least a good presentation of a rather interesting philosophical concept, most definatly a worthwhile article.--Scorpion451 05:45, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Veracity of The Great Story 

message: Looks much improved since my last visit, but still confusing. I'm trying to figure out how this article could feel more encyclopedia-ish to me. What is the Great Story? The first sentence says it's a belief, but it sounds like it's actually a metaphor.  But if it's a metaphor, then why are there "advocates"? But then it's called a "movement"? If the belief, the metaphor, and the movement all have the same name, then it needs to be explicitly so. And if there is a movement, it would help to define who/where/what/when this movement is, events and books and organisations belonging to this movement, and so forth. Right now it seems like it is a metaphor, not a religion or movement, and if the article could be simplified to just follow one topic like a normal encyclopedia article:  
* History of the metaphor -- origins, why a new story/metaphor/viewpoint was needed, the intentions of who started it
* Controversy/conversation -- what are some of the different viewpoints that authors have on it? By outlining their differences, the reader can get a clearer picture into what the Great Story is
* Similar issues -- are there any sister ideas? Movements? Similar metaphors? The reader might know about some of these related topics, and it would help them understand.
* What's going on today -- what organisations are currently involved?
-Chira 02:03, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: Hrafn, this page has existed for three and a half years.  "The Great Story" is used widely - mostly in reference to Thomas Berry's legacy, as this entry states. Even though my wife Connie Barlow's Great Story website is a leading one in the movement, the term doesn't identify with her either.  Its much bigger than either of us.  See here for starters:
*Thomas Berry: The Great Story
*Earth Elders: The Great Story
*The Great Story of the Universe
*What Is The Great Story?
MBDowd (talk) 03:55, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:V: "If no reliable, third-party sources can be found for an article topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it." The article, as redirected, had no sources whatsoever, none of those you list above are third-party, so there is not as yet any basis for even reconsidering the redirect. Additionally, you are WP:COI on this article so please cease and desist editing it. HrafnTalkStalk 04:17, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong to redirect