User talk:John Carter

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Please comment on Talk:South Asia

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Iglesia ni Cristo work group

Hi there! I was rummaging around Category:Inactive project pages and I came across Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Iglesia ni Cristo work group, of which you were a member. Since the work group is defunct, is there a need for any of its (see Category:Iglesia ni Cristo work group), subpages (see PrefixIndex) or affiliated pages (e.g., this one and this one) to be retained? Normally, I would want to keep the content for historical reference, but it appears that the work group never really got off the ground – it attracted only five members in three years and the only actual discussion on the talk page was about shutting down the project. Thanks, -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 07:44, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Ulster Defence Regiment

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Please comment on Talk:Joseph Smith

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Poke

This is a poke to find further input on the following DR/N: [1]

Please feel free to weigh in.--Amadscientist (talk) 19:00, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Copyright again

John, I've deleted User:John Carter/Ebionites again as a clear copyright violation. I understand that you are using it for some purpose, but WP:COPYVIO is clearly states "Contributors should take steps to remove any copyright violations that they find." it makes no difference what the purpose. As an admin you should know better. Please do not recreate it. SmartSE (talk) 21:47, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:East Germany

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WikiCup 2012 January newsletter

WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is Grapple X (submissions), due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by Ruby2010 (submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is Jivesh boodhun (submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!

The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.

A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.

• 12george1 (submissions) was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.
• 12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on Hurricane Debby (1982)- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews.
• Sp33dyphil (submissions) was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity.
• Sp33dyphil (submissions) is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early!
• Speciate (submissions) was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with Paedophryne amauensis. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching!
• Jivesh boodhun (submissions) was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge.

We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.

A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, are making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. On a loosely related note: If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:10, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Are you trying to start a fight ?

Sir or M'am: We have had several of your attacks already. I take extream exception to you making further trouble. Please if you are trying to start a fight do it with someone else. This is your only and final warning, as We have tangled several times before. John5Russell3Finley (talk) 14:44, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Your efforts have not gone unnoticed

I don't know if you've received this one yet--you don't have an awards page. If you haven't, this is long overdue. – Lionel ^(talk) 06:33, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

		The Christianity Barnstar
		Great work with Christianity-related projects. – Lionel (talk) 06:33, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:9/11 conspiracy theories

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Please comment on Talk:Gopalanand Swami

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Please comment on Talk:Hunnic Empire

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Chritianity proj

Hi John, Why have that discussion on his talk page rather than elsewhere. Perhaps we should have it on a subpage in your userspace so it will not get interrupted by personal messages.... But you do have valid points in that post. If you relocate it, I will be glad to comment. History2007 (talk) 23:37, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Kingdom of God

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Please comment on Talk:Palestine

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Josephus on Jesus

Please adhere to talk page guidelines as per WP:TPG. Also, the number of editors involved in any discussion is not in and of itself necessarily at all relevant. Many articles attract POV pushers of some type or other, and it is often the case that the POV pushers are sometimes better informed about their minority or fringe POV than other editors are informed about the majority or non-fringe view. That criterion in and of itself means nothing. So, again, please adhere to WP:TPG and limit your comments on the article talk pages to comments which directly relate to the improvement of the article. As I have suggested there, filing an RfC as per Wikipedia:Requests for comment is one way to get a broader, perhaps less non-neutral perspective. However, WP:TE and other guidelines do indicate that tendentious editing can be and often is itself reason for sanctions of some sort against the editors involved. John Carter (talk) 22:34, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Tendencious editing can include unjustified deletions in articles supported by verifiable citations. Do you agree? Nobody has removed the majority view from the said article. However, the view that the passages are disputed is a sore point, and these passages are removed despite supporting verifiable sources used. Lung salad (talk) 22:40, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

James Carleton Paget, Clare K. Rothschild, Heinz Schreckenberg, Kurt Schubert, J. Neville Birdsall, Steven Bowman, Tessa Rajak, Ken A. Olson are Biblical scholars. Lung salad (talk) 22:56, 11 February 2012 (UTC)