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Request for Comment: Inclusion of minority points of view (draft)
The Taj Mahal is by common consensus, the pinnacle of Islamic Mughal architecture and arguably one of the most evocative and beautiful buildings in the world. Whether the factual basis is true or not it is an icon of romance, reputably built by an inconsolable Shah Jahan in memory of his deceased wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is also one of the most famous buildings in the world and and as such, it should be a priority to ensure that wikipedia's coverage of the building is excellent and so we would like to raise it to FA status. Primarily User:Nemonoman and also User:Paul Barlow worked to improve the article a year ago and then submitted it for peer review and later for FAC. It seems this exposure uncovered a group of editors intent on including a non-academic fringe theory initially proposed by P.N. Oak, concerning the origins of the building. Specifically, as evidenced on the talk page, they assert that the building was not originally built by the Mughal empire, but was the site of a hindu Vedic temple. P.N. Oak also assert that the Kaaba in Mecca was also a vedic temple. We seek comment, prior to an overhaul of the article, to establish "to what extent we are obliged to include minority points of view within this article." --Joopercoopers17:20, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Statements by editors previously involved in dispute
