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NLP or Neuro-linguistic programming is a controversial topic.

That said, what is not in doubt is that it includes a very wide range of sub-topics generally classifiable as "concepts and methods" (eg, hypothesised models, working techniques, and approaches), some of which have been individually documented under their own articles (See: List of NLP topics) and many of which have not. Those that have, are often not described in any way that standardizes or makes them more accessible to people reading a wide range of NLP techniques and principles. Most of these, individually, are quite straightforward to describe, or to characterize any controversy that may exist.

The main NLP article has grown very long, mostly because it includes a variety of subtopics in detail, each of which competes for fair discussion, and many of which are in ways, disputed or in need of their own citations and discussion.

It is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians on cleaning this subject up. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.

Title

WikiProject on NLP concepts and methods

Project goals

The goals of this project are as follows:

  1. To create or improve articles on the significant individual sub-topics within NLP, such as core concepts, different working methods, major techniques, principles, methodologies, terminologies, within their own articles.
  2. To standardize the structure of these as far as possible, and give them a commonality in approach, to the reader. perhaps using a standard "NLP" or "NLP concepts and methods" template to show where they fit into NLP, or similarly named section titles.
  3. To thus simplify the main NLP article greatly, leaving it as an umbrella article for the subject much like "United States" is an umbrella covering economy, citizenship, climate etc. The main NLP article would then address NLP as a whole, leaving discussion of the individual aspects of NLP concept and theory as the subject of other related articles.
  4. And hopefully as a final byproduct, allow the main NLP article to be clarified and to act as an overview to the subject, by allowing many of the questions over NLP to be relegated to sub pages which are likely to be in and of themselves easier to draft neutrally.

Examples of pages which document an NLP concept or method are:

But even so, these are individual in style rather than linked in some kind of structure or template to show where they fit into NLP, nor are they standardized in any way to make researching NLP methods easier for supporters, critics and others.

Scope

Initially, only articles relating to practical NLP techniques, terms, and underlying or associated principles integral to NLP are included. Thus:

  • Concepts and methods within core NLP such as "Swish", "principles", "ecology", "six step reframe" or "double bind" are in
  • Individuals, and specific or personal implementations of NLP such as "Richard Bandler", "Design Human Engineering" or "uses of NLP", are out, at least for now.
  • Connected fields such as "epistemology" or "general semantics", are out.
  • Some fields needing their own articles such as trance phenomenae, one might at times have to draw a line to avoid moving too far outside NLP.
  • Proprietary styles and approaches, and other non-core developments to NLP, are probably not core to all NLP, and are thence less relevant, hence leave, at least for now.
The definition of "non-core" is probably in simple terms, do most of the classic text books by Grinder, Bandler, Dilts, DeLozier, Andreas, Seymour, O'Connor, etc prior to around 1985-ish refer to it as a part of NLP? Do reputable non-hype trainers in general NLP refer to it as integral to NLP? We don't need to be creating articles on things that are not core, universal, concepts and methods integral to all or most NLP.
  • Some background information articles, such as "History of NLP", "Sources of NLP methods and concepts", "Research on NLP", and overview articles such as "NLP map" and "List of NLP topics" may need to be discussed.
  • The main NLP article itself, is out, other than if excess material on a concept or method is moved to a separate article, then appropriate editing trimming or linking etc of the main article might be needed in the usual way. But the main NLP article is not covered by this project at this time.

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The template {{NLPproject}} on an article's TALK PAGE automatically adds the tag Category:NLP Wikiproject to an article.

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