Talk:Chabad-Lubavitch related controversies

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This page is useful in that it becomes a single source for all "Chabad-Lubavitch related controversies," however, I would argue that it is un-encyclopedic in its nature (it's basically a list of unrelated incidents spanning 200 years) which is discouraged under WP:Criticism and this page has in the past and presently become a dumping ground for negative news stories relating to individual Chabad rabbis. I propose the following "multiple merge" solution which I believe is fair in preserving existing content but moving it to more relevant pages.

• Chabad and Strashelye section to merge with Dovber Schneuri and Aaron HaLevi ben Moses of Staroselye (perhaps both to point to main articles Strashelye (Hasidic dynasty) and Chabad offshoot groups)
• Aftermath of the death of Tzemach Tzedek section to merge with
  Tzemach Tzedek (perhaps both to point to main article Chabad offshoot groups
  )
• The Chabad Library section to merge with Menachem Mendel Schneerson (technically this isn't even a "controversy", just a inheritance dispute and a lawsuit)
• Chabad messianism has its own page already
• Early opposition section to merge with Misnagdim perhaps slight mention in Chabad#History
• World War Two section to merge with Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn
• Tefillin campaign section to merge with Menachem Mendel Schneerson (though its a criticism, not a controversy)
• Public menorahs not a controversy, just a bunch of lawsuits (most result in favor of Chabad)
• Rabbi Elazar Shach section to merge with Menachem Mendel Schneerson (though its a series of criticisms, not a controversy)
• United States - multiple merge to Malachim_(Hasidic_group), Shaul Shimon Deutsch, 770 Eastern Parkway (the other lawsuit doesn't seem to be worthy of inclusion in WP), the tension between Satmar and Chabad seems like an isolated set incidents in the 80s, not sure if it needs to go anywhere.
• Australia section is already flagged as UNDUE, POV. should be cleaned up and merged to Yeshivah Centre, Melbourne

I will add a merge tag on the page though the tag won't reflect the fact that this is for multiple merges. I.am.a.qwerty (talk) 23:43, 10 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Or rename to "Criticism and controversies related to Chabad-Lubavitch". Debresser (talk) 19:12, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

While you're at it, change it to "Criticism and controversies and lawsuits related to Chabad-Lubavitch" I.am.a.qwerty (talk) 22:49, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved criticism and lawsuits and individualized sections to their respective pages, what's remaining are 3 strictly movement-wide controversies, one of which (Chabad messianism) has it's own page, the other two are already covered on Chabad offshooots page (and on other pages). Time to merge. I.am.a.qwerty (talk) 01:56, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]