There is some interesting information on User Pages at Wikipedia:User page. Here is the list of Userboxes, and this is some Wikipedia information about Userboxes. Yours, Smee 04:31, 19 March 2007 (UTC).
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Hey ClaudeReigns, that was a remarkable job on the GPN page. I don't have the time to do much more than get a ball rolling on most articles right now. Thanks a bunch for gettin' 'er done. Nswinton 15:17, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
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I'm sorry, but are you actually calling this edit "vandalism"? Funny, how it hasn't been reverted yet, even though there have been nine edits since then (including one by you). And then you have the temerity to ask me "don't delete discrete and applicable links to article Jesus within WikiProject:Christianity"? Let me cite some relevant policies: WP:AGF, WP:NPOV, and WP:OWN. If you want to accuse someone of vandalism, be sure it actually IS vandalism before you do so. howcheng {chat} 16:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Hey ClaugeReigns,
Have you seen any good (wiki-legal) images of McCotter yet? The only one I can find online is from Maverick Jets, and I'm pretty sure they're not gonna give me permission. I see that you're still planning on doing an article on him, and figured you'd be the person to ask. I was hoping to get an image of him up on the GCA article. Nswinton 21:12, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Makin' any progress on the article? My friend told me he sent you an image the other day. Nswinton 16:10, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
No, no progress. Running into some issues obtaining a free use image, and even my fair use options are a bit shaky. ClaudeReigns 21:03, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
--howcheng {chat} 06:47, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Hey ClaudeReigns,
Nice job on the article this morning. That pic was a great start. Stop by my userpage in a bit and you'll see a list I'm making of sources of good GC* pics for the article. I'd love to have you contrib to the list so all of us editors can have a central place to search/work from. Nswinton 15:34, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Hey, I just noticed the work you did on this article. Nice work on the infobox and the image. I had wanted to add one a while back but ran into copyright/webmaster issues... Anyway, thanks for the contrib. Nswinton 16:31, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Good revised first paragraph on Bosworth - now flows a lot smoother, etc, and contains all of key ideas that are good to have up front. --JGEdit4567 (talk) 04:41, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Hey dude, sorry 'bout all the talk page spam i'm giving you today. I think this[2] is a recent update to the GCC site. Might be a helpful source for some of your up and coming articles. The GCC history section has been expanded as well with a few internal links. Ok, I'll leave you alone now :) Nswinton 23:52, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Hey ClaudeReigns,
What do you think about having both of these on the page? Put the main one at the top, with the Background linking down to the timeline one (which would be in the Background section). This is just a proposal. What do you think? I'm putting this on Gatorgalen and Xanthius' pages too for their input. Lemme know on my talk page. Thanks dude. Nswinton 16:41, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
Founded | 2006 (See Background section) |
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Type | Evangelical Christian Church Association |
Location | |
Official language | English |
Key people | Herschel Martindale John Hopler Rick Whitney Dave Bovenmeyer Tom Short Mark Darling Brent Knox Chris Martin |
Website | http://www.gccweb.org/ |
Name history of the movement | |
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1965 |
First "works" established with no official name. |
1970 |
Movement becomes informally known as "The Blitz Movement" |
1983 |
Great Commission International (GCI) formed. |
c. 1985 |
Campus ministry of the movement referred to as Great Commission Students (GCS). |
1989 |
GCI becomes Great Commission Association of Churches (GCAC). Campus ministry becomes Great Commission Ministries (GCM). |
2006 |
GCAC changes its name to Great Commission Churches (GCC).[1] |
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I just commented on your barnstar proposal that if you changed the name of the barnstar you would probably be able to get a lot of the oppose votes to disappear because the image is really neat. IvoShandor 09:21, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
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Your opinion is requested at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of groups referred to as cults (5th nomination) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Xanthius (talk • contribs) 02:37, 4 May 2007 (UTC).
I saw this history: [3]
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You might want to re-edit the F F Bosworth article. I added some new info, but am not familiar with formatting requirements, length of sections, etc., and part of the last section on his ministry remains hidden in the editing page, and doesn't show up in the main screen. There is a book which fills in a lot on F F Bosworth's early life - Fred Francis (Joybringer) Bosworth by Eunice M Perkins, where most of the new info came from. Also, there are a couple other items mentioned as sources. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.150.69.210 (talk) 04:16, 6 May 2007 (UTC).
Saw the recent work you did on the F F Bosworth article - good job and well broken out headings. Last paragraph on Zion still doesn't show up, and the full heading on Ministry still can only be seen from the editing page, but even at that its a big improvement. Not sure what can be done to fix the link to the part that doesn't show up, but I suspect you probably have something on the go for fixing that.
Please note that I have responded to your rather frivolous accusations. You could at least try to discuss the merits of my edits; there were only two reverts btw. Gatorgalen 03:21, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
"Discussion of the merit of your three deletions is ongoing at Talk:Larry Pile. The actual listing of each of those three deletions exist at both the links above. ClaudeReigns 08:49, 6 May 2007 (UTC)"
It's interesting that you waited until afterward to begin discussing. There were three edits listed by you, but only two were reverts. The first was not a revert, but rather I looked over the entire page and made an edit I thought was fairly simple and straightforward. It was reverted, I reverted; it was reverted, I reverted. Then it was reverted again, and I quit. So three reverts for you and Xan, 2 for me. Suppose if this were an edit war you'd be winning. Gatorgalen 19:42, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
In the first edit I listed, you reverted User:Xanthius' addition of the Pile article. The administrator counted three edits reverting the article as well. You went to North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics? O_o ClaudeReigns 20:15, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Clarification: The "simple straightforward edit" was a deletion of information, i.e. a revert. ^.^ ClaudeReigns 20:54, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Oh how quaint, looking up additional info on me. Indeed, I did attend that prestigious school whose motto is "Accept the Greater Challenge". As usual, I encourage you to look things up before talking - it'll make you seem smarter. If you'll look at when Xanthius edited it, he added a lot of things. You're suggesting that any edit is a revert, essentially. Which is bogus. Xanthius added several things at once, I tweaked it. Not a revert. Also should not be objectionable - if an administrator comes in there they'll delete it on the spot. There's really no question here. Gatorgalen 21:50, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
At this point I think you're talking to yourself because what I hear is "blah blah blah". Your deletion of that data is a revert and an admin counted it as such. Did you have any point to be here on my user page except to argue with me? Since we're not accomplishing anything beside an "is so is not" kind of squabble, I've got nothing further to say to you here. ClaudeReigns 23:14, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I think it's a bit much to say that "an admin counted it as such" given that he dismissed your claim out of hand - I mean, it clearly wasn't a violation because even if it had been a revert that would have made 3; in case you missed it a 3RR violation is more than three. Your accusation was empty and rrivolous, and was counted as such. Look in the mirror. I came here to defend myself against false and baseless accusations. Learn to discuss like an adult, please. Gatorgalen 01:30, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Actually, I pretty much gave up on having a discussion with you some time ago. The only discussion you want is people agreeing with you or bashing GCA. It's sad, really. We worked well together for awhile, but then you threw away any pretense of neutrality and refused to even discuss most things. Very sad.Gatorgalen 01:46, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Just checking ClaudeReigns 23:16, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I think he thinks we're still having a discussion. ClaudeReigns 01:40, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Hey, just FYI - I honestly don't share the beliefs of the anon guy that commented on the GCA talk page recently. I'm guessing you and Xanthius are dudes from Decomm, but so am I - and I can sympathize with some of the stuff there. Please believe that his viewpoint is not the only one in GC. Things ARE changing. I blushed when I read his comment, because I'm sure he reinforced a stereotype. I'm sure we can all work together to make a legitimate, honest, balanced, high-quality article. I posted this on Xanthius' talk page as well. Have a great day! Nswinton\talk 13:50, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Just created/wrote new article you might be interested in, as you wrote the one on Council on Mind Abuse. Cult Information Centre - currently sourced to citations from (32) reputable secondary sources. Yours, Smee 09:22, 15 May 2007 (UTC).
I see that you have already taken an interest in the article I created, PSI Seminars. When last I left the article, it was sourced to (17) reputable sourced citations. I see now that there are (16), so I guess one has been removed. I have stepped back from this article and taken it off of my watchlist. Can you do me a favor and take a look at the article yourself once in a while, and please notify me if it goes to WP:AFD? I am taking a break myself from the article, but the main few things I was concerned about were whitewashing, removal of material backed up by reputable sourced citations, and a possible nomination for AFD. Smee 13:05, 21 May 2007 (UTC).
Please go to Grey's Page. I have written something there for you to read about people changing her birthday. Sheila
Hey, long time no see. There's a discussion going on over there that you might want to participate in. Hope all is well. Nswinton\talk 22:41, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
I just ran across your article in your notes. Fun. I especially like the sketch, which actually isn't that bad. Well sourced too. Not sure where you got that birthday though. Also, if you'd like I can give you a better picture for free use. Did you make that sketch/ I'd like to have a copy, it actually does somewhat resemble me. Gatorgalen 22:44, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
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Question ported from own talk page:
What qualifies as a fact? If everything is on YWAM's website, does that work or what references are you looking for? Lots of it is in books too. Is it required to list each page number or just rely on the website that has references. Is there any organization that has 16,000 employees that does not have some of the difficulties you've described?Keiko234 (talk) 08:12, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
How do you define subject's notibility? Keiko234 (talk) 15:03, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
The CBC broadcast a one hour public affairs show, part of its long-running Fifth Estate series about the abusers at Abu Ghraib, entitled "a few bad apples". Geo Swan (talk) 08:49, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
Cheers, Daniel 01:49, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
I like this subpage you made--Angel David (talk) 01:34, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
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Why is it not notable, thousands of youth go through this program every year. Several locations had over a thousnad each. Saksjn (talk) 14:48, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know, just post it on my talk page next time so that I can see your response, thanks. Saksjn (talk) 14:07, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
The Efraín Ríos Montt article appears to indicate that abuses got worse under under Montt's regime. Paul foord (talk) 12:31, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
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For above-and-beyond efforts - in the truest Wikipedian spirit - to establish notability for Liveoak Church before proposing it for deletion. I only wish I had that much generosity of spirit before prodding the articles I don't think are worth the electrons they're displayed with. Ipoellet (talk) 19:05, 14 February 2008 (UTC) |
Looks like User:Rayhade is revert warring with you as he has been doing with me for the last couple of weeks on Criticism of Mormonism. Any thoughts on a potential block? --Descartes1979 (talk) 00:36, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
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Hi, I've just responded to your query concerning my edit to the Mike Wiley article. Wish I could provide helpful advice concerning the Sun. As far as I know only fairly recent content is available on-line. Victoriagirl (talk) 16:49, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
I've indicated three publications which have noted the organization. You have the article listed for speedy deletion for non-notability. I could definitely see where you might propose an AfD as controversial, but the A7 criteria for speedy deletion seems a bit of a stretch. Please comment at the article's talk page. ClaudeReigns (talk) 15:43, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
Your changes / additions look very well rounded. I think people will be happy with the current state of the Wendy Yoshimura article. Thanks for asking. Proxy User (talk) 22:40, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
Your name was removed. As for the articles, my intent is (I think...) the same as yours, to clean up a messy article. I tend to be a perfectionist in matters like this. I am bothered by the "angry speculators" remark, and the edits on the page have not reflected such (although I will admit to posting one time, out of curiousity, speculation regarding uses of Intelius, which was immediately reverted, and I have not and will not attempt further uses, which I hope opting to not post anonymously has helped convey). I am content with the new article, and as I said in the talk page, I more than welcome acclaim to Naveen Jain on his wikipedia article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ragan651 (talk • contribs) 09:21, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
There was no effort to remove the statement as much as there was an effort to restore a contested statement, and in the cases I removed the phrase, it was always noted with a reason. Furthermore, I did not consider it an edit war as much as an effort by two editors to improve an article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ragan651 (talk • contribs) 09:41, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
While I contend that the statement does not belong, I am not really willing to get into a prolonged fight over a trivial reference. In regards to the "concerted effort", there was none, there was me when I was logged in, and there was me when I forgot to login (to be perfectly honest, I had even forgotten my password, I haven't edited in some time). I have requested a third-person review. As for this issue, consider it done and other with. Have a good night. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ragan651 (talk • contribs) 10:00, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
If you ask for third opinions, you will get third opinions. Also note that I do not edit any articles related to Scientology. I have removed your comment from my talk page, and if you have further disputes consider other venues for WP:DR. Happy editing. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 18:00, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your message re the 3R rule and this article. I have attempted to discuss the issue with the other editor involved, but s/he simply reverts the article without responding, as can be seen at our respective Talk pages. You will also note that I said in my last comment that I would not be reverting again today, but would instead submit the issue to an administrator. Intelligent Mr Toad (talk) 06:27, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
Someone has just pointed out to me that, according to his user page, Therequiembellishere is aged 14. That explains a few things. I don't wish to be unpleasant to children, but if they want to play with the adults they have to expect to be treated accordingly. Intelligent Mr Toad (talk) 07:43, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your intervention on this. Intelligent Mr Toad (talk) 07:09, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
Dear Claude,
I have no close relation with Jossi. He is just an admin who is familiar with these articles and he holds an institutional memory on all of the edit wars and other issues with them.
I have no problem with a neutral, balanced article, and would be happy to contribute to that. And, at no time have I called CultFree names despite his persistent edits doing just that to me (as well as making libelous -- thanks for the tip -- statements that are completely untrue about me being paid by the group and/or a member when I'm not). I have not accused him of anything other than being biased because his username is biased, as others have noted (like as I might, I think many would find a user name GeorgeBushFreeWorld biased, because it shows I am inherently against George Bush0.
So, I hope this makes sense to you. All I want is civil discourse and efforts to create truly balanced, neutral articles. Thanks, Renee. Renee (talk) 20:02, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
hmmmm....interesting on the porno site....I wonder if Encyclopedia Britannica has an entry for that? Re deleted articles, some just aren't notable enough and keep getting re-posted as a vanity PR site or by those with an axe to grind for the site. I think that's the case here. I checked out some other eastern meditation groups's sites on Wiki and they all have full books and journal articles and academic dissertations on them. Depending on the college the paper might be okay (do they have a vetting process?) but I don't think it's enough for an article yet. I've been working the AFD rounds pretty consistently so have gotten a good idea as to what's notable and what's not. You should try them out! They're a nice break from regular Wiki work. If you want to see some impressive deletion logs, take a look at these here and here.
Hey, if you were so inclined, I'd be interested in your take on the Alice Bailey page. It seemed pretty neutral and then a contingent of Jewish editors found it (it was posted on one of the lists for them to come and take a look at it) and imo slanted it into a negative article. The woman did say some anti-semitic and racial things things that should be reported. But, the problem with the article is that those things are featured when they compose less than 5% of her total writings, so her main topics get obscured. Anyways, if you have the time or inclination I'd be interested in your take on it.
Thanks, Renee Renee (talk) 21:58, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
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Please do not changes to the article without discussion. If you take a look at the talk page you will see how hard the editing process for the Alice Bailey article was. Malcolm Schosha (talk) 12:34, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Renee is misrepresenting the history of the Alice Bailey article but I will not go into that right now, I will merely hope that your intentions are as pure as you claim they are and assume good faith on your part. :Albion moonlight (talk) 01:42, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
Before you go any further with editing the Alice Bailey article, I suggest that you think about what I have already said their, but which may get ignored:
The problem remains that there are no scholarly sources that can be used as a basis for an Alice Bailey article (which does raise the issue of notability). Most of the sources actually used in the article, are from either Alice Bailey herself, or non-scholars who worship in the Church of Alice Bailey, or New Age advocates who think anything connected with the New Age movement must be good. Other sources focus on her racial views, on her antisemitism, or her views on Christianity. There are no books that have been written about AAB that are of the nature of the Richard Noll studies of Carl Jung, or K. Paul Johnson's scholarly studies of Theosophical Society literature. As a result one administrator who participated for a while in editing this article, Vassyana I think, thought it would be better to reduce the article to a stub rather than use unsound sources. Others, such as AnonEMouse, thought it okay to use the sources we have, and build the article on that. At this point, I am willing to live with it either way. What I am not willing to live with is including the non-scholarly AAB worshipers, and excluding those sources that question her perfection. Malcolm Schosha (talk) 16:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
There are no scholarly studies that have been made of AAB, and any changes you make will run into all the same problems unless that issue is resolved. Malcolm Schosha (talk) 17:44, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
I had no idea there was a whole portal. This is interesting too. And this looks like a lot more fun than the afd's I've been working on...Renee (talk) 00:15, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
Hi Claude, Per Jack A Roe's comment on the RFC, I would like to take a stab at re-working it to reflect content only? Is this okay with you? I know you put a lot of effort into it.
Regarding Malcolm, he has loads of knowledge on the topic and I think his weariness in repeating what he has said before months ago shows in his responses to you. You had listed several sources that you had questions about earlier and I don't think you ever got a response about them individually. Perhaps you can re-ask the question for 1-2 and see what happens? I've noticed a huge change in his responses and attitude toward me and feel we are working together nicely and think he's eager to do that with everyone, because this article has been such a drain in the past on everyone. Renee (talk) 23:24, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
Does not remotely seem to qualify for speedy. Try cutting it back, or, if you disagree with me, using afd. DGG (talk) 05:50, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
There appears to be a number of false, dead, outdated and/or (apparently) misleading links and references in the Youth With A Mission article.
As you seem to have done a great amount of work on this article, I'd like to first request that you verify a number of the articles references. Although some seem ripe for deletion, I do not want to ruin your previous research and notations. Is this the place to have this discussion? Or should we move it to the Youth With A Mission article notes?
Also, I noticed you undid my deletion of the "Athens Three" red link cleanup. I deleted this deade link after consulting Wikipedia's red link guideline: "If you think no article with that title should ever, ever exist (or if the article has been deleted), you can remove the link. It's perfectly fine and indeed encouraged, to leave red links to useful potential articles, as a signal to other editors that the article needs to be created. "
If you have added a red link with no meaning, the you should, as Wikipedia advises, "If the article referenced by a red link deserves to exist, you can start it and then mark it as a stub." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Delhiwallah (talk • contribs) 11:41, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
I saw the different version proposals, but haven't had the chance to really figure out which is best. Plus there's been no rebuttal or comments at all from Gatorgalen since I started looking into it. It's on my to-do list, so just give me a bit more time. Dreadstar † 02:17, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
You may want to weigh in on recent comments and reverts at the Criticism of Mormonism article. --TrustTruth (talk) 17:56, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
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This was moved to commons, but ran into problems... Can you PLEASE talk with someone from Wikimedia Commons urgently? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 23:42, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
The move seems to have been executed without referencing the original image source URL, a Flickr page. Find the Flickr page and you'll find the explicit permission to license as free GNU image. Sorry, images are such a hassle now that I scarcely have time for them, much less a separate registration on Wikimedia Commons. Good luck! ClaudeReigns (talk) 04:05, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
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This is your first formal warning for the mess you're trying to create here. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 09:36, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
Grandma loves you too! Amandajm (talk) 10:50, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
hehehehe! Thanks! ClaudeReigns (talk) 19:07, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
I've been quite rude in some of my comments. I see you've not said anything since and hope it wasn't because of this. I offer my sincere apologies. Skullers (talk) 18:13, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
I've just been given some titles by User:Pluto2012 to review in my effort to understand multiple viewpoints about the topic.
I definitely encourage others to add to my reading list as well. I hope that they are sources that conform to WP:RS, or in the very least, sources which would be considered neither spurious nor vague. What are you reading? ClaudeReigns (talk) 10:49, 5 December 2012 (UTC) Adding
The Palestinian historical narrative has been echoed to some extent by Israel's "new" historians (Simha Flapan, Benny Morris, Ilan Pappe, Tom Segev, Avi Shlaim). But the latter's excessive or even exclusive reliance on Israeli archives has limited their narratives and conclusions. Palestinian perspectives on the war critical of Israel have remained relatively absent from historical discourse until fairly recently. For a full understanding of what happened the voices of those who became refugees are indispensable. Rosemarie Esber's "Under The Cover Of War: The Zionist Expulsion Of The Palestinians" is an important addition to the recent literature of the Palestinian Nakba"Sayerslle (talk) 15:56, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
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Not really. I just kind of "do it". Any decent dictionary should be able to help you when there's a verb involved, but in this case there wasn't, which makes it difficult. Deb (talk) 18:58, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi, sorry I did not respond to your original comment on my talk page or add anything to the article talk page when I made the latest changes. No excuse other than limited time and laziness. Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. I think the article needs a lot of work to reduce bloat, make more NPOV, and include fewer right-wing op-ed sources and more neutral sources. I am just chipping away a little bit at a time. PeaceLoveHarmony (talk) 17:03, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
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— Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:04, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Here is the lead to the Jerusalem article that I proposed over a year ago, and reproposed two or three months ago:
Remarkably similar to yours. It died, along with at least a dozen other suggestions for improvement, in the maelstrom. I wish your suggestion better luck - so far it seems to be faring well. --Ravpapa (talk) 12:25, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
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— Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:02, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
Can we talk? Israel has a capitol in Jerusalem. Palestine wants a capitol in Jerusalem. This is not to brag. Israel proclaims their capital is Jerusalem. Palestine proclaims their capital is Jerusalem. For the most part, the nations of the world are having none of it. Confused yet? We, the editors of Wikipedia, have struggled for nine years with a controversy: not over a piece of Jerusalem, but how to begin to talk about it. Leave your comments at Feedback at the bottom of the page. For now, suffice it to say: the United Nations has identified Jerusalem as one of the five core issues in the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Here's why it's so important....
If you laughed, mission accomplished. ClaudeReigns (talk) 21:25, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
I didn't want to do much to it, for fear of objection. The contributions that I removed seem to have been later disproved, or the only sources I could find were theories from the political blogosphere, not actual news reports.
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Hey Claude, long time. I see you're still active. I'd like to talk to you about some things off of wikipedia, but not sure how. You obviously know a lot about me and I don't even know your name, but here's some more info about me - my email is galenwood at gmail, and my cell is three five 2, three one 8, zero five seven 6. Hope we can talk soon, and that you had a great Christmas and New Year's. Sincerely, Gatorgalen (talk) 04:48, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
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ClaudeReigns Howdy! I haven't looked recently at new notes about GCM related stuff (I'll try to catch up on Tuesday), but I was chilling today and decided to edit and update a local article for the University of Illinois. It was a stub, and I think I added enough info to remove the stub, so I did. If you had any time, I wondered if you'd glance at it and help me note any mistakes or weird things? I've just appreciated the wikipedia experience you have and figured you could help. For instance, I'm not positive I did the template thing right. (however if you're busy or it's not your thing, no worries at all). Article: Alma Mater (Illinois sculpture) Chris.ridgeway (talk) 22:57, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
I have no idea what you're talking about. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 07:35, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
+1. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 07:37, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
+1. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 07:44, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Moved it over to Talk:All Hallows' School, because I can't continue a conversation in two places. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 07:54, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
I actually think that you're looking for WP:NLIST, not WP:BLP? In any case, be WP:BOLD. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 08:01, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
The Citation Barnstar | ||
Even if I think that you've got a fluffy white cat in your lap, well done on finding and adding citations for alumnae at All Hallows' School! ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 08:17, 15 January 2013 (UTC) |
Hi! I'm not sure how you would like me to verify the reference for the school for Fran Bailey. Would a quote help? - Bilby (talk) 12:39, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
I think that you need to check what WP:V means. It does not mean that the source has to be verified. The specific section is WP:PAYWALL which states that the "ease of access" for a source is beside the point. Nowhere does it say that the source itself has to be verified, just the content. As I said above, I think you've done great work tonight, but this is an issue that could cause problems for you in the future. I'll leave it at that. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 14:38, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
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He hasn't been creating or designing templates. He's been using scripts to perform automated edits to articles. You may want to amend your comments to reflect that fact. Imzadi 1979 → 04:52, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
I guess that an ArbCom case request may be the next step if nothing can be solved at ANI. — ΛΧΣ21 00:16, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, ClaudeReigns. As a person who has commented in the above RFC, your input on a possible closure of the RFC at Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Morriswa#Proposal to close would be appreciated. Thank you. --Rschen7754 05:10, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello all. We have finally reached step three in the Jerusalem RfC discussion. In this step we are going to decide the exact text of the various drafts and the general questions. We are also going to prepare a summary of the various positions on the dispute outlined in reliable sources, per the result of question nine in step two. I have left questions for you all to answer at the discussion page, and I'd be grateful for your input there. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 08:52, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
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Hello. We have almost finished step three of the Jerusalem RfC discussion, but before we move on to step four I would like to make sure that all the participants are happy with the drafts that we have chosen. The content of the drafts are likely to dictate what ends up in the actual article, after all, so I want to make sure that we get them right.
So far, there hasn't been much interest in the process of choosing which drafts to present to the community, and only three editors out of twenty submitted a drafts statement. I have used these three statements to pick a selection of drafts to present, but we still need more input from other participants to make sure that the statements are representative of all participants' wishes. I have started discussions about this under question seven and question eight on the RfC discussion page, and I would be grateful for your input there.
Also, there have been complaints that this process has been moving too slowly, so I am going to implement a deadline. If there haven't been any significant objections to the current selection of drafts by the end of Wednesday, 8 May, then I will move on to step four. Questions or comments are welcome on the discussion page or on my talk page. Best regards — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 03:51, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
Another move request for this page. Technical 13 (talk) 12:51, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
There have been some recent changes to the lead at this article, 2012 Benghazi attack. I found them questionable, and reverted them so a discussion could be had on the talk page. Since you were helpful in the earlier development of the lead, I was wondering if perhaps you could comment on that editor's criticisms (Cirrus Editor), and my own thoughts, at the talk page. Thanks. RGloucester (talk) 18:26, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
Hello everyone. We are now at step four of the Jerusalem RfC discussion, where we will decide the details of the RfC implementation. This is the home stretch - the RfC proper will begin as soon as we have finished this step. Step four is also less complicated than the previous steps, as it is mostly about procedural issues. This means it should be over with a lot more quickly than the previous steps. There are some new questions for you to answer at the discussion page, and you can see how the RfC is shaping up at the RfC draft page. Also, when I say that this step should be over with a lot quicker than the previous steps, I mean it: I have set a provisional deadline of Monday, 20th May for responses. I'm looking forward to seeing your input. Best regards — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 12:55, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Hello again, everyone. I have now closed all the questions for step four, and updated the RfC draft. We are scheduled to start the Jerusalem RfC at 09:00, 23 May 2013 (UTC). Before then, I would like you to check the draft page, Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jerusalem, and see if there are any errors or anything that you would like to improve. If it's a small matter of copy editing, then you can edit the page directly. If it's anything that might be contentious, then please start a discussion at Talk:Jerusalem/2013 RfC discussion#The final countdown. I'll check through everything and then set the RfC in motion on Thursday. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 16:10, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Hello again everyone. We have finally made it - the RfC is now open, and a few editors have chimed in already. The discussion is located at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jerusalem. I'm sure you don't actually need me to tell you this, but please go over there and leave your comments. :) You are the editors most familiar with the Jerusalem lead dispute on Wikipedia, so it would be very useful for the other participants to see what you have to say. And again, thank you for all your hard work in the discussions leading up to this. We shall reconvene after the results of the RfC have been announced, so that we can work out any next steps we need to take, if necessary. Best regards — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 13:19, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
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Hello again everyone. Now that the Jerusalem RfC has been closed and there has been time for the dust to settle, I thought it would be a good time to start step six of the moderated discussion. If you could leave your feedback over at the discussion page, it will be most appreciated. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 09:38, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
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I want to honour you with this barnstar for your help on the Emergency Response Unit (IFRC) back in 2012. I know a bit late, but from heart. ;) Captain Miles (talk) 11:04, 14 April 2014 (UTC) |
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Great Commission Association of Churches changed its name to Great Commission Churches (9/1/06).
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