User talk:Mytwocents

Welcome!

Hello Mytwocents, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you contribute to our articles here...we need all the people we can get :D. Some guidelines that may help you are:

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Devastator ammo IS real, eh?[edit]

Well, your sources for the ammunition assertion in the Reagan assassination attempt article seem to be pretty good. I consider myself a firearms aficionado , and was unfamiliar with these rounds--thanks for the lesson! Cheers, Dick Clark 16:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

John F. Kennedy assassination[edit]

When we protect a page, we are not choosing sides. We don't even look at which "version" we are protecting. It's part of being neutral. Besides, I highly doubt it'll be protected long enough to hurt it's FA status. --Woohookitty^{(cat scratches)} 10:34, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bible Broadcasting Network mediation[edit]

Greetings, I am the mediator working on the BBN disagreement. Please join us at the talk page where we will get together and talk our way to solution. Thank you. --Cyde Weys 21:45, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

JFK Assassination: Assassination Theories.[edit]

As you probably read in the talk page of the above article, I am sick of RPJ, and find him to be a dim wit. I am trying not to get blocked out of Wiki, so I am asking you to be a surrogate for me, as I fear what else I may write about that person. (The guy actually stated a Jim Garrison theory....)

He continues to add links to the Discovery channel poll and History channel poll that he feels are important. That is just stupid for two reasons: 1. These are online polls done for entertainment purposes and have no real value. To compare it to the scientific ABC poll, shows he is an idiot intent on not understanding just how stupid he is and 2. The links do not match to what he says they say. Sixty seven percent of the takes of the History Channel poll are extremely interesting the Kennedy assassination. That is not representative of the country and impeaches the poll. In addition, takers were allowed to vote more than once. I have no idea what the discovery channel poll is or was taken on. Just check the links he provides.

I sort of agree with Gamaliel that this section should not discuss or have the polls. It probably should just contain a brief summary of the conspiracy theory and then jump cite to the article discussing assassination theories.

Thanks. Ramsquire 17:11, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you. I used Gamaliel's paragraph as a compromise, but the page could do without the poll mention all together. As for RPJ (and his assorted sockpuppetts).... I think the tactic of working one section at a time, on the talk page, then cutting and pasting the new edit to the main page, would be a good ,long-term, NPOV tactic. I have already done this with the "the assassination" section. I haven't moved it to the main page yet... :-) I think patience, and trying for a good wikiarticle will win out in the end. Mytwocents 21:56, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Mytwocents. Wiki should be big fun.

DonL 08:51, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your Patience is a Good Example for Us All....[edit]

But if and when you run out of it. Here is a place where people are beginning to do something about the user who continues to abuse you and others User:Gamaliel/RPJ.

Ramsquire 20:27, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fat Carl 01:34, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good job[edit]

I just read your new NPOV edit of the JFK assassination article. You did a great job under very difficult circumstances. The only thing I would change would be to either delete the Hosty section or to expand it a bit by mentioning the note and Hosty recollection of the note. Also, I was thinking about adding that LHO's partial prints were on the MAnlicher-Carcano, but I don't want to start an edit war on your fine article.

Thanks for your contribution. Ramsquire 18:39, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kudo's. I would encourage you to edit as you see fit, just stay aware of the 3rr rule, you don't want to accidently do more than 3 rv's in a 24hr period. Cheers.

Mytwocents 21:51, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:PPS43.jpg[edit]

You uploaded an image image and stated it's public domain. Why is it that? // Liftarn

Ok, now you changed it into copyrighted, but free use. Why is it free to use? // Liftarn

The new picture is one I took at the Virginia War Museum on March 14th. The old image is from a foriegn web site that doesn't have an explicit copyright ( that I can tell), but it seems it doesn't fall under fair use, so I changed it to mine.

Mytwocents 19:40, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

National Security Archive[edit]

Your recent National Security Archive edits, which were made while ignoring the ongoing discussion of the topics, were made without reason. You have considered the word "independent" in describing the archive to be POV however the Archive clearly describes itself as "independent" on the main page of the website located here: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/ .

Please cease deleting information from Wikipedia. --Strothra 22:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not deleting information from wikipedia, I'm editing for NPOV, which I clearly stated in the edit summary. In the future, please discuss this issue on the articles talk page. I will see any changes there.

Mytwocents 22:34, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop removing content from Wikipedia; it is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. The topic is currently being discussed and was in the process of being discussed when you removed the information. Your process of sidestepping discussion and going ahead with the delete is vandalism. --Strothra 02:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

reagan[edit]

Please stop reverting my edits. You're a registered Republican and you're creating a heavily biased article on Reagan. You're taking truthful statements and substituting them with blatant and proveable lies. Your two cohorts in criticism Syberghost and LJensen have both busted lying. You're creating a disgraceful dishonest article.

The eighties are not known as the Reagan eighties. Reagan held the record for corruption in the twentieth - a passing comment as to how he remained popular in spite of scandals does NOT cover it for the top bio. The paragraph I created has been altered and blatantly false information inserted. Why is lying about Reagan okay with you?

Now, stop changing my edits while we're discussing this. I notice you don't have the constitution to actually respond anything I say - you just hit and run. You haven't responded to my comparisons of other presidents. Nothing.

The article is dishonest, provably so, and heavily POV. What you're objecting to in my posts is the NPOV - what you want apparently is a dishonest and misleading article.

I'm putting the rape allegation back in per the discussion with Syberghost. If Clinton gets saddled with that in these articles, so does Reagan.

Smokingmaenad 06:15, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Sir[edit]

I'm well aware of Wikipedia rules and guidelines and how it works. Now more than ever am I aware of the bias viewpoints of it's editors and administrators--seeing as how I can't post an article about an important film that deals with the matter of secession as I did with The Long Island Project yet, it's up for deletion and everytime someone makes a valid point the reason for deletion changes. Yet, it's totally fine to put up an article about Kangaroo Jack and no one gives a shit. I know now that no one is welcomed to this website unless they are willing to stay quiet and conform. Good luck to you. EZZIE 17:07, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm well aware of people being able to make edits to the page, the idea of this is to dicuss a film and its topics and I'm open to opinon on both. This is not VANITY. Wikipedians are over-using and mis-using the word, this is an article about a film, the only film to be made that really deals with the subject of secession. If it was about VANITY I would have done a special page about the FILMMAKERS AND ACTORS AS WELL--but I didn't do that. It's about the film and the film's subject--nothing more. EZZIE 18:04, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

You can promote your movie proudly, on your user page. It's part of your bio, and a big accomplishment. You're living a lot of peoples dreams. but trying to keep the The Long Island Project article on wikipedia puts you at loggerheads with wikipedias vanity page rules, at this time.

Mytwocents 18:14, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I put the article on my page in an effort to save the code for later use--I'm already in contact with the parent company of Wikipedia (Wikimedia) and are discussing the possibilities. The users of Wikipedia have abused this resource of information to control what they feel should be available to the public. Just because it's not famous and that I produced doesn't make it VAIN, you're overusing that damn word! If it were vain I would have created a biography about MYSELF and not the film I was invovled with. Stop using that damn word! EZZIE 20:17, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Did you even bother to read that policy? The policy does not simply concern personal vanity. There are other forms of vanity. --Strothra 20:21, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks...[edit]

I see after a hiatus, our favorite user is back and this time, I am the one in his crosshairs. I see you deleted one of his attacks against me, but he put his attack on his user page, Talk:JFK assassination and my user page.

You might as well just leave it alone. Lest he say we are deleting his salient points. I find him comical now, so it doesn't bother me. Is there any word on his RfC? Ramsquire 17:23, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, no problem. I've been working on other pages and also some stuff, away from the computer desk. I have found when I go work on other articles, it changes my perspective on the JFKA page. In short, there are a lot of RPJ's around! But the wikicommunity wheel of NPOV 'grinds slowly, but exceedingly fine'. Eventually, if there are enough contributing editors, any page will be hammered into shape. I think some people just want attention, and they misuse their braincells to nitpick and attack other people, rather than contribute and move on. That being said, I think the JFKA page looks pretty good. I suppose an English major could polish it up, but as far as the facts presented and a neutral balance, it could be a featured article.

Re his Rfc, I don't think it has changed..... If he continues to snipe with PA's from time to time, he should probably get a 72 hour block or so, but that's just MHO.

Cheers!

Mytwocents 00:39, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Luther's On the Jews and their Lies[edit]

Dear Mytwocents: I have removed the link to the full text, since it infringes the copyright of the publisher. It is a similar situation to the one discussed by Cecropia at Talk:Martin Luther and the Jews/Archive 2#Copyright and On the Jews and Their Lies - An Outside Opinion I muffed the link in the edit summary. I'd be happy to answer questions about it. --CTSWyneken 11:28, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Autopsy photo[edit]

Why are you so convinced the JFK autopsy photo is not public domain? Who else could have taken it but a doctor at Bethsda Naval Hospital? Photos taken by employees of the U.S. Government in the course of their official duties are in the public domain. See also the discussion at WP:AN#Image copyright status. Angr (talk • contribs) 08:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is a notorious image that was boosted by an author from an archive, some years back (I don't recall the details, offhand). Granted, it's all over the web, but it's basicly a stolen picture, not public domain, and doesn't fall under fair use. The jfk page used to link to this picture, but even that link was deleted for the same non-PD reasons. Mytwocents 14:39, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to the discussion on the administrators' noticeboard linked to above, it was removed because an older version had a web address on it (www.celebritymorgue.com), and that website has a copyright statement on it, which made one admin skeptical as to its PD credentials. But as User:dbenbenn points out, celebritymorgue.com didn't take the picture, so they don't have the copyright to it. Rather, according to User:Kmf164, the source is given as "'taken at Bethesda Naval Hospital on November 22, 1963.' I think it's safe to assume they were taken by government employees there" and are therefore in the public domain. Even if the photo was stolen from a government archive, that doesn't change the fact that U.S. Government photos are public domain. Angr (talk • contribs) 15:00, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is a lot that could be said about the history of the JFK autopsy photos, but suffice to say, if there is doubt about the legality of hosting a photo on wikipedia, we don't do it. This is a notorius picture that has been deleted before, but because it is on the web, and well known, it pops up here a lot.

Mytwocents 21:59, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Old windy bear[edit]

I'll leave him a note as I don't want my name invoked here. I'm not really involved nor do I want to be. --Woohookitty^(meow) 23:43, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, I know you have a lot on your plate already, not to mention an outside life. I just needed to vent a little, anyway. If you want to delete my note, from your talk page, feel free to do so. Thanks

Mytwocents 05:30, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mytwocents I come here only to note I have gone to the mediation page and defended you, and asked that the complaint be dropped. I feel both of us put our personal feelings aside, and argued issues, and the complaint against you is unfounded. I hope this will allow you to see me perhaps in a different light - I am not, as you said, an ass-over-whatever nut, or I would not have gone to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation and defended you as I have. old windy bear 12:02, 6 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Luther[edit]

Hi Mytwocents, nice to meet you. You wrote: "Luther's later writings on the Jews displayed a special contempt, they were later used, in the twentieth century, by the Nazis to justify the Final Solution". However, Dr. Paul Halsall states, Luther's hatred of Jews, was not some affectation of old age, but was present very early on [[1]]. Doright 21:56, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As you can see, your change has started a new discussion. Please drop by the talk page and join in. --CTSWyneken 00:47, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, by the way, Doright, who knows better, has provided you a link to a copyright infringing version of Luther's treastise. --CTSWyneken 00:48, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I hope the informal vote I proposed can help us reach consensus.

Mytwocents 03:19, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The debate is engaged again. --CTSWyneken 19:23, 12 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your opinion on two current issues at Martin Luther is requested. --CTSWyneken 15:20, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I took out the sentence in the first paragraph about the F.B.I,cause thats not what happened. Kaltenborn 19:17, 27 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bonnie & Clyde[edit]

Thanks for the note, Mytwocents, it's clear that we're both working on some of the same issues. If you check the B&C talk page, you'll see that you made the very edit I was about to make at the end of the Clyde section--I went to the edit window and found the lines were already gone. I'm of two minds about the Fowler quote--on the one hand it's a good quote to summarize the section, on the other hand it's a little like a historical article on for instance the Italo-Ethiopian War sporting a quote from Roger Ebert. I guess if it was a really outstanding quote it would be fine-- so I'm neutral on whether to take this one out or not. You've done much to clean up the article over the last couple months and I hope we'll all end up with a feature-quality article Ewulp 07:02, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like you have your hands full with this article. Good luck! Don't let other editors discourage you from being bold. --Strothra 20:08, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the encouraging word, Strothra. Mytwocents 05:22, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kaltenborn Actually, most historians believe Clyde was raped in prison, (supposedly his first killing was the man who did it, according to Ralph Fults, a jailhouse rapist named "Big Ed" and a lifer willingly took the prison charge for the stabbing) and the rumors of homosexuality afterwards are just that, rumors. Mytwocents Just a hello. You were right that Kate was driven off by really vicious personal attacks. I wanted to come here and apologize again for any personal tone I have ever taken. It was wrong. I am sickened by what happened to Kate, and won't ever let my own writing get personal again. I hope you are well. old windy bear 10:59, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

firm but fair[edit]

I have moved Firm but Fair personal user award to User:Mytwocents/Firm but fair. It certainly did not belong in the (Main} namespace and judging by similar awards, it should be in user space rather than template space. -- RHaworth 12:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings[edit]

Mytwocents We had not spoken in some time, and I thought I would say hello. I am still in shock over Kate's leaving, and I did email her as you suggested. I hope you are well, and still plugging away fighting the good fight. old windy bear 18:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, old windy bear, I've been doing pretty good. I've been taking a wikibreak for the past couple of months, but dipped my toe into a couple pages lately. Added a couple of pics and such. Keeping it low key. Hope you are doing well. This 100° heat is something else. I trust your AC is working ok? --Mytwocents 05:37, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mytwocents - thanks for asking on the AC, with my age and health, loss of it would be a disaster. I was lucky I guess, we had saved money, and this spring, when the repairman came to check it, he said it might fail this summer, (it was 17 years old!), so my wife insisted it be replaced while we could get a major discount. Looks like she made a smart decision! As to wikimatters, I have tried to adopt a whole new attitude. I like to think some of my old belligerance was health related - I was on chemo 3 times in the last several years, with the last round lasting till March of this year - but the truth isn;t that simple, I am afraid. I tried to learn from what we went through. You are a good guy, and try hard to generate good articles. Just because we didn't agree on every detail, you didn't deserve the nastiness which was generated. I am truly sorry. I have tried since we last spoke to really keep my word, and avoid any sembalance of nastiness. I also hope you and I can sometime work on an article, and am glad you are back on wikipedia. You are an asset here. Take care of yourself, and say hello sometime. old windy bear 01:40, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Comment:Clay Shaw[edit]

I'm asking for an Rfc [2] on the Clay Shaw page regarding the Max Holland article. Please comment.

Long time since we've spoke. I know you have edited in this area in some time, but any comments you may have may be helpful. Ramsquire 17:21, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comair 5191[edit]

The rest of us can read the history just like you can. If you think the other editors have committed some sort of violation, then take it up with someone new. I've tried to be restrained and civil about this, but your continued behavior makes it very difficult for me to continue to assume good faith about your intentions. Your two cents aren't worth any more than mine or anyone else's. VxSote 04:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My intention is to give everyone a chance to add content to the Comair 5191 article. Mytwocents 16:31, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ordering of comments[edit]

Just a note that in straw polls and the like that take place on talk pages, it certainly is the practice to order "votes" by type; however, on AfD pages, it is usually done sequentially. This also helps people to see trends in voting; such as if someone modifies the page, and then all the votes afterward change to Keep, then it is obvious that even though there may be more delete than keep votes, than Keep is actually the prevailing opinion. Peyna 14:57, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see. Thanks Peyna. Mytwocents 16:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comair accident and chrislawson[edit]

Hello Mytwocents, After the hysteria of chris lawson over the Comair article, I decided to quit the page. However, I was amused to find the following [[3]] and thought it might give you a grin or two. Paul venter 14:10, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. Yeah, that's why I left the article some time ago. Too much deleting and bully tactics. I worked on other articles to take my mind of of the Comair content fiasco. Here's a link you might like, Wiki Major Changes. It looks like you carried the water for those of us who wanted to include more statements backed up by news articles, and got burned for it. I came close to 3RR myself and shouted at the screen more than once! Calling in William M. Connolley as an informal mediator seems to have calmed things down. Now that the worst is over, you should archive, refactor, or delete the postings on your talk page and consider it a "learning experience". Mytwocents 18:22, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also stumbled across this [4] - nice to know chrislawson isn't unique..... Paul venter 19:00, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfC[edit]

I've initiated an RfC on RPJ. Please feel free to add comment. Ramsquire ^{(throw me a line)} 01:50, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mediation[edit]

I appreciate your attempt to enforce civility on the talk page of the Oswald article, but you probably know by now that as long as RPJ edits articles, these disputes and personal attacks will not stop. I'm thinking about taking him to mediation. Would you be interested in participating? Ramsquire ^{(throw me a line)} 19:07, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I would. Mediation is sorely needed. I noticed, after I deleted the offending section, that others have tried to reign in RPJ's PA's by replacing other statements with a 'removed offending text' tag. That's probably a better solution for handling any trolling on the talk page. RPJ is mounting a full court press to add a conspiracy slant because of the upcoming anniversary of the JFK-A. His 'calling out' of other editors is clearly uncivil, and intimidating, and it needs to stop. Mytwocents 19:25, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since Mediation is currently having a severe backlog, I took the case to the Mediation Cabal.Ramsquire ^{(throw me a line)} 19:51, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfC on RPJ[edit]

Hi. I'm advocating a case on behalf of a user who is experiencing numerous problems with RPJ. I can see from RPJ's talk page that you have interacted with him in the past. If you have a moment, would you be so kind as to head over to the RfC page and leave any guidance that might help in resolving this dispute. Thanks so much, and have a great day! →Bobby← 15:45, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is a notice that I have filed a request for arbitration concerning RPJ. Feel free to add any comments you feel are necessary. Ramsquire ^{(throw me a line)} 23:43, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Footnotes on George Allen (U.S. politician)[edit]

Please leave the footnotes in the infobox. That has been the only successful way to prevent edit wars between people that want Jim Webb to be in the succeeded line, versus the ones that think that he shouldn't because he is not in office yet. Thanks. Stealthound 05:10, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, my mistake. Didn't mean to nix the footnotes. Mytwocents 05:13, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem Stealthound 06:12, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/RPJ[edit]

Hello,

An Arbitration case involving you has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/RPJ. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/RPJ/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/RPJ/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, Thatcher131 12:57, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

smile[edit]

Sir james paul has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/RPJ[edit]

This case is now closed and the results have been published at the link above.

RPJ is banned from Wikipedia for one year.
RPJ is placed on indefinite probation. He may be banned from the site for an appropriate period by any administrator if he edits in a disruptive manner.
Edits by anonymous ips or alternative accounts which mirror RPJ's editing behavior are subject to the remedies applied to RPJ. Blocks and bans to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/RPJ#Log_of_blocks_and_bans.

For the Arbitration Committee --Srikeit 05:24, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

rv on race and intelligence[edit]

Hi, I reverted your dispute tag and reversion because noone on the talk page has given a reason why my reasons for removal are invalid. If you think I'm wrong, please discuss on the talk page and we can revert it or leave it how it is in the meantime. If you don't think I'm wrong for my removals, please leave it as is. Thank you, --Urthogie 21:27, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Luther Page[edit]

Thanks for your help shortening the Luther page. "SlimVirgin" a notorious Wikipedia bully has reverted the responsible edit without discussion. The only way to fight this kind of irresponsible behavior is to keep reverting this person's edits. I've learned through research on Wikipedia that SlimVirgin is a notorious violater of Wikipedia policy and is apparently one of these pathetic creatures who prowls Wikipedia constantly pushing "her" POV. I put "her" in quotes, for a Google search reveals that "SlimVirgin" is not a woman at all, but an infamous member of a fairly small group of people who continue to give Wikipedia the bad reputation it well deserves for this kind of irresponsible pseudo-scholarship. Johann Friedrich 11:28, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

vote on deletion[edit]

Hi Mytwocents. (Great choice of name.) If you have time please revisit John Gorenfeld. More information has been added to establish his notability. Thanks. Steve Dufour 03:51, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gilad Atzmon page[edit]

Thanks for coming in¸ Mtwocents. I hope you will be part of the editing process. I have just left this (below) on the GA discussion page. I do not think I have insulted anyone in it¸ and tried my best to be diplomatic. For obvious reasons there is an ethical problem with Roland Rance editing GA's info. If I cannot prevent that¸ if it is allowed at Wiki¸ I hope at least there will be some neutral people on board during the editing proces.

Wiki admin and Roland Rance/Isarig/Antifascist: 1. Kindly either desist from accusations that I am Gilad Atzmon¸ Nihipri¸ Felix-Felix or Zizitop¸ or show evidence thereof. A simple IP address check by Wiki admin will reveal that not only am I not GA¸ I do not even live on the same continent as GA. To get further away from GA I would have to go live on another planet. I have a suspicion though that a check on your IP addresses will reveal that you are all living in London¸ possibly in the same shtetle within London (would that be Golders Green¸ by any chance?)¸ possibly even using the same computer! 2. But while I am uninvolved in the political circle in London¸ Roland Rance is not¸ and has a long history of slandering GA with unsubstantiated labels. His lack of neutrality regarding GA is evident in a recent article written with Greenstein¸ which Counterpunch refused to publish¸ but which of course was grabbed in glee by Mark Elf at Jews Sans Frontieres¸ who added his own string of expletives in a commentary with the article¸ including the words “lying”¸ ”racist”¸ and “buffoon”. [8]. As you may or may not be aware¸ Elf is currently in danger of being taken to court for libel by GA. 3. Moving swiftly on then¸ let us begin the editing process. I would like to ask Mytwocents and Felix-Felix to be part of the process¸ as well as Nihipri¸ and any other editors who regard themselves as unbiased regarding the subject matter. Ednas 08:49, 14 January 2007 (UTC) Ednas 09:02, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Let's try to keep personalities out of th equation. Atzmon is, by his own design, a controversial subject. But as far as wiki goes, most of the heat and fire about GA exists in the blogosphere, self-published web pages, and one-sided web sites or editorial comments. Most of the cites that have been used so far to portray GA's politics have been from dubious sources. When it comes to a living person, we need to follow WP:BIO and use only verifiable statements in the article. This will probably make the politics section pretty short! Mytwocents 17:56, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wither Martin Luther[edit]

We've got the article down to fighting weight and I've opened a talk discussion on the direction of the article. I'd love to have your input. --CTSWyneken^(talk) 14:02, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Firm but Fair award[edit]

I wanted to use your Firm but Fair award I found at Wikipedia:Personal user awards using {{User:Mytwocents/Firm but fair|xxxx}}, but xxxx did not replace username in the award. Would you please post instructions on how to post the Firm but Fair award at User_talk:Mytwocents/Firm_but_fair. Thanks. -- Jreferee 16:04, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I figured out how to use the award and added some examples to User_talk:Mytwocents/Firm_but_fair. Thanks for creating the award. -- Jreferee 17:02, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the improvement. The examples can help people format the award. I should see more use now. Mytwocents 18:30, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure whether you did this, but the Firm but Fair personal award needs to be approved by Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals. If it already has approval, please disregard this post. -- Jreferee 19:21, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think we had any approval process for Personal User Awards back in May 2006. I made it for my own use and placed in on the PUA page back then. If it needs approval I guess someone could submit it. It's only been used a handful of times. Mytwocents 05:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Great Aunt v. Grand Aunt[edit]

I'm sorry for calling your edit a "bad-faith edit" in my edit summary. I realize that you were simply rehashing some incorrect grammar used by major media outlets. However you, (and they) are very very mistaken. I refer you to wikipedia's page on cousin relationships to see that the word "great aunt" is bad English and the correct terminology is "grandaunt." Stanley011 21:49, 20 April 2007 (UTC) Further, please see cousin to see why you are wrong. Also notice that I have never edited that page. Stanley011 21:59, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't share the same ferver that you have for English grammar. Mytwocents 02:13, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP Christianity[edit]

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Pictures[edit]

I like your pictures of the newport news area. I.E., Huntington Beach, the Mariners' Museusm, etc etc. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 12:55, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You wouldent happen to have any pictures of PHF (The Newport News/Williamsburg airport). I have been meaning to get some pictures but dont have a good camera. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 12:58, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The more I look, the more impressed I am with your photography and the area they cover. For example Image:FergusonCenterPanorama02.jpg. Here is an award for your hard work. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 13:01, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		I, Chrislk02, award you this photographer's barnstar for your hard photographic work and your addition of pictures from the hampton roads areas. Your hard work is much appreciated. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 13:01, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank's Chris, for your kind words and the Barnstar! Regarding your camera, most of my pictures that I have uploaded to Wiki were taken with a very humble 1.3 Megapixel, fixed focus, Fuji 1300 digital camera. But even with what is now considered a low resolution camera I could make acceptable quality images. This is because by the time they have been uploaded to wiki, they have been adjusted, rotated, cropped, reduced, sharpened etc. to make a better picture than what the raw first snap of the shutter creates. I have been using acdsee ver. 4 for years now. ACDSee is a image viewer and editor in 2 packages. The link takes you to a site archive of previous versions of that program. Any good image editing program can work. Most cameras and printers are bundled with a decent application. I've used HP's imagezone to good effect too.

I've just recently rediscovered the fun of panorama photography. The Huntington Park Fort Fun panorama was made with good old Windows Paint! Most of the other shots were spliced with Panorama Perfect Lite. This program can adjust brightness levels, perspective and save to bitmap or jpeg etc. I then crop the saved image in acdsee image editor.

I don't have any pics of Patrick Henry Airport, but a panorama of the entire terminal does sound intriguing..... :) I see where you are going with that. I will try to get something soon. But I encourage you to get out and take pictures, regardless of the camera. Digital photos are cheap (basically free), half the fun is in the editing and for me it's proven to be a fun hobby! Mytwocents 18:07, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

JFK Assassination pictures[edit]

Hi. You have uploaded certain interesting images such as Image:CE773.jpg, Image:Carcanoclip.jpg or Image:Oswaldsshirt.gif. I understand these are public domain images under US rules, right? Could you consider transfering these to Commons or ask to somebody to make a massive transfer to Commons?

Have a look at commons:Assassination of John F. Kennedy, commons:Carcano and commons:Lee Harvey Oswald.

BTW, did you hear about this? The paper of the guys is available at this address]. Bradipus 10:19, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Council House Fight[edit]

Mytwocents I liked your edits to my new article Council House Fight though I think Jonashart has a point that we have to be extremely careful on POV. Personally, I think it is pretty obvious it was a trap from jump street, but we can't say that. I added a great deal of information this afternoon fleshing out the article from my recent trip to the Library of Congress. I would welcome your editing that, take a look and let me know whether you think the added info - it was done to give the non-historian some background on why the parties had such trouble understanding each other - is helpful and adds to the article. Thanks! old windy bear 23:28, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reagan edits[edit]

I think that perhaps you thought we were ganging up on Spooner. We weren't; he had just effectively pissed off anyone who wanted to work with him and pretended not to understand what the issue was - all the while updating his user page to snipe at editors who displeased him (easily seen by looking at his contributions; he would post a comment and update his user page with new 'advice' for Wiki newbies).

His edit wasn't a new one - it was the same one (one he wrote), offered over and over. On his own User Talk page, he admitted that he would keep adding it until we eventually allowed it. Textbook definition of WP:POINT disruption. Simply Not Good. Furthermore, the Lead he offered didn't follow the basic criteria of WP:LEAD and was replaced by one that did. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 22:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Captain Statue[edit]

Nice picture of the captains statue. i was going to stop by there this weekend and get a picture while I was on campus! Chrislk02 ^{Chris Kreider} 20:35, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Chris. I took that picture with my cellphone in the late afternoon, so it is not the best quality and is highly backlit. I had to bump up the brightness to get the details of the statue to show. I encourage you to take a better picture when you get a chance, perhaps in the morning when the statue gets light from the front. Thanks again for the kind remark. Mytwocents (talk) 16:04, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Just wondering why??[edit]

Hi, I'm still a little new to the editing at Wikipedia, but I am wondering why you removed the stubs "US-theat- theatre-struct-stub, Virginia-struct-stub, and US-south-university-stub" from the Ferguson Center for the Arts page? Also, why did you remove the student's production list added by a previous user?? Thanks (Nicolaususry (talk) 05:20, 18 March 2008 (UTC))[reply]

I added a picture to the page. It looks like the following edit removed the stub tags. Mytwocents (talk) 20:57, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, like I said, I'm new and I'm still trying to figure it out. Thanks (Nicolaususry (talk) 05:05, 21 March 2008 (UTC))[reply]

X15 edits[edit]

I get it - you like to take photos and you want your photos to be seen by people on Wikipedia. But honestly, your photo in this case is really not done well; could you imagine opening up a paper-based encyclopedia and seeing such poor stitching? I'm keeping the gallery part, but removing your stitched photo. If you really think a photo of such quality belongs in the article, i encourage you to get consensus on the talk page for the article. Quaeler (talk) 18:12, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your restoration of the T:GW thread[edit]

Here[5] you're restoring a thread initiated by a sockpuppet of a permanently banned user. If that's what you meant to do I won't object, though others are known to be less tolerant of such things. I wanted to be sure you weren't caught unawares in case anyone takes issue with it. Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 21:31, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If he's a sockpuppet, then I can see the rational, but I didn't see anything wrong with the thread. It seems to be a constructive discussion about the usefulness of the sources (blogs, personal pages etc). Mytwocents (talk) 21:44, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's a reasonable perspective (though I disagree, being of the WP:RBI mindset). Just wanted to make sure you were aware of the background and the original reason for blanking. Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 21:55, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Timofy[edit]

I have deleted Mytwocents/timothy11. If it was meant to be a user page then the title should have begun with user:Mytwocents/ . There are so many copies of holy writ on the web why do you need another one? It is high time you started to archive this page. I can recommend MiszaBot. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 07:36, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Christianity Newsletter (July 2013)[edit]

ICHTHUS

July 2013

From the Editor

Welcome to the July 2013 issue of Ichthus. We focus on the chronology of Jesus, as well as looking back at the project content improved over the last month.

WP:X has gained another Featured Article, Gospel of the Ebionites, by Ignocrates. The Gospel of the Ebionites is the name scholars give to an apocryphal gospel that supposedly belonged to a sect known as the Ebionites. It consists of seven short quotations discovered in a heresiology known as the Panarion, written by Epiphanius of Salamis, and its original title remains unknown. The text is a gospel harmony composed in Greek, and is believed to have been written during the middle of the 2nd century.

St Mihangel's Church, Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn was promoted to Good Article status, as was two other welsh churches, St Enghenedl's Church, Llanynghenedl, and St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch.

The main page also featured several DYK hooks for articles in our project, namely Bob Fu, List of places of worship in Tandridge (district), Catholic Press, Garendon Abbey, St. John's Episcopal Church (Jersey City, New Jersey), Pargev Martirosyan, Praskvica Monastery, Heather Preceptory, St. Augustin, Coburg, Longleat Priory, St Mihangel's Church, Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn, St Enghenedl's Church, Llanynghenedl, Christianization of Moravia, Christianization of Bohemia, Repton Abbey, St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch, Medingen Abbey, Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, St. James on-the-Lines, and Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch.

Church of the month

St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is part of Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev in Ukraine. It is a functioning monastery that dates back to the Middle Ages.

Membership report
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 367 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, Newchildrenofthealmighty, Evenssteven, Kerna96, and FutureTrillionaire. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the Christianity noticeboard or with me or other individual editors to request it.

Focus on...

THE
HISTORICAL JESUS

When did Jesus live? When did he die? How do we know? We do, in fact, have excellent information about the time intervals for the life and death of Jesus. As in other people who lived and died in the first century, this gives an approximate date range, but still, give or take 3-4 years and we have pretty good estimates confirmed by a number of really diverse sources, ranging from inscriptions in Delphi to Roman and Jewish sources. The Chronology of Jesus article discusses how a wide variety of Christian, Jewish and Roman sources are used to establish the time-frame for the life and death of Jesus.

And all of his data fits together. For instance, the chronology of Paul had been discussed based on the Book of Acts long ago, then the Delphi Inscription is found in the 20th century in the Temple of Apollo. And guess what.. it confirms it and totally dates his trial in Corinth, which helps reaffirm the date of the crucifixion of Jesus. The same date range is independently estimated from the writings of Josephus on the Baptist's death. And it fits Isaac Newton's astronomical models for the crucifixion date as well as the independent lunar calculations of Humphreys. As that article shows, all these dates just fit together.

From the bookshelf

Chronos, kairos, Christos: nativity and chronological studies edited by J. Vardaman, E. M. Yamauchi 1989 ISBN 0-931464-50-1

This two volume book (with a very apt title) is gem-filled with scholarly research. Paul Maier's article in the first volume is a classic study on the chronology of Jesus and provides a useful summary of a number of issues.

Did you know...

... that the Russian journalist Nicolas Notovitch who in 1894 originated the story that there was evidence at the Hemis monastery that an adult Jesus had traveled to India, later confessed to fabricating his evidence?

Calendar
This month (July) contains the feast days of Mary Magdalene, and James, son of Zebedee.

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Meetups coming up in DC![edit]

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Coming up in February![edit]

Hello there!

Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?

Also, if you are available, there is an American Art Edit-a-thon being held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Professor Andrew Lih's COMM-535 class at American University on Tuesday, February 11 from 2 to 5 PM. Please RSVP on the linked page if you are interested.

If you have any ideas or preferences for meetups, please let us know at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC.

Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:41, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DC Meetups in March[edit]

Happy March!

Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.

Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:

Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!

We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.

— Harej (talk) 05:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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An exciting month of wiki events![edit]

Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!

All the best,
James Hare

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Two edit-a-thons coming up![edit]

Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:

This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.

Best,

James Hare

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Meet up with us[edit]

Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:

On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.

Come one, come all!

Best,

James Hare

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Washington, DC meetups in June[edit]

Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:

On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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Orphaned non-free image File:08-03-20 lynx ground v02.jpg[edit]

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Thanks for uploading File:08-03-20 lynx ground v02.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 14:43, 28 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Great American Wiknic and other events in July[edit]

I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon![edit]

Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet[edit]

Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.

Show the Internet who is the better editor.
Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.

Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:08, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet[edit]

See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon[edit]

The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room.

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC

For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205500822/

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:25, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups[edit]

Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups

Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”
A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.
Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon
Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM
Saturday, September 20: September Meetup
Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM
Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon
Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM
Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:49, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

'Walter Reed' file[edit]

A file you uploaded, [6], is not Walter Reed as stated, but Major General Leonard Wood. SamSennett (talk) 04:25, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The wonderful annual meeting! And more![edit]

Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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End-of-the-year meetups[edit]

Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Museum hacks and museum edits[edit]

Hello there!

Upcoming events:

February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.harewikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more![edit]

Hello again!

Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.

Regards,

James Hare

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Editing for Women's History in March[edit]

Hello,

I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.

More information • RSVP on Meetup (or just show up!)
Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM
In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM
Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM
Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!

More information • RSVP on Meetup

Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Thanks,

James Hare

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Upcoming attractions in DC[edit]

Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm
See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia
Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm
Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.
Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

Hope to see you at these events! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Cheers,

James Hare

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ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:37, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

February events and meetups in DC[edit]

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:

On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:40, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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March events and meetups in DC[edit]

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:

On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

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Proposed deletion of Samsung SGH-C417[edit]

The article Samsung SGH-C417 has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Notability not established by multiple independent sources

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. —Keφr 15:29, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Samsung SGH-C417 listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Samsung SGH-C417. Since you had some involvement with the Samsung SGH-C417 redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. —Keφr 13:28, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ichthus April 2018[edit]

ICHTHUS

April 2018

Project News
By Lionelt

Belated Happy Easter and Kalo Pascha! We're excited to announce the return of our newsletter Ichthus! Getting this issue out was touch-and-go for a while. Check out what's happening at the Project:

There was a lively discussion about the Easter Did You Know nomination Christ the Lord is Risen Today
RFC at Knights of Columbus regarding a question about having Prop 8 in the lead
In anticipation of being nominated for Featured article, Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was put up for Peer Review by Ltwin
The death of Billy Graham on February 21 was a profound loss for many. For the Wikipedia reaction see this discussion. Graham received a blurb.
And... Order of Friars Minor--nominated by Chicbyaccident--is still waiting for a GA reviewer. Please help out if you can.

Achievements

Hedy Lamarr as Delilah

In March the Project saw four articles promoted to GA-Class. They were the oh-so-irresistible Delilah (nom. MagicatthemovieS) (pictured), Edict of Torda (nom. Borsoka), David Meade (author) (nom. LovelyGirl7) and last but not least Black Christmas (2006 film) (nom. Drown_Soda). Black Christmas? How did that get in there lol? Congratulations to all of the nominators for a job well done!

Did You Know
Nominated by The C of E

... that some people know Christ the Lord is risen today from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?"

Featured article
Nominated by FutureTrillionaire

Jesus (7–2 BC to 30–33 AD) is the central figure of Christianity, whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the Son of God and the awaited Messiah of the Old Testament. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that a historical Jesus existed, although there is little agreement on the reliability of the gospel narratives and how closely the biblical Jesus reflects the historical Jesus. Most scholars agree that Jesus was a Jewish preacher from Galilee, was baptized by John the Baptist, and was crucified in Jerusalem on the orders of the Roman prefect, Pontius Pilate. Christians generally believe that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, performed miracles, founded the Church, died by crucifixion as a sacrifice to achieve atonement, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, from which he will return. The great majority of Christians worship Jesus as the incarnation of God the Son, the second of three Persons of a Divine Trinity. A few Christian groups reject Trinitarianism, wholly or partly, as non-scriptural. In Islam, Jesus is considered one of God's important prophets and the Messiah. (Full article...)

Help wanted

We're looking for writers to contribute to Ichthus. Do you have a project that you'd like to highlight? An issue that you'd like to bring to light? Post your inquiries or submission here. And if the publication of this issue is any indication, you're in for the ride of a lifetime!

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Ichthus: May 2018[edit]

ICHTHUS

May 2018

Project News
By Lionelt

Last month's auspicious relaunch of our newsletter precipitated something of an uproar in the Wikipedia community. What started as a localized edit war over censorship spilled over onto the Administrator's Noticeboard finally ending up at Wikipedia's supreme judicial body ArbCom. Their ruling resulted in the admonishment of administrator Future Perfect at Sunrise for his involvement in the dispute. The story was reported by Wikipedia's venerable flagship newspaper The Signpost.

The question of whether to delete all portals--including the 27 Christianity-related portals--was put to the Wikipedia community. Approximately 400 editors have participated in the protracted discussion. Going by !votes, Oppose deletion has a distinct majority. The original Christianity Portal was created on November 5, 2005 by Brisvegas and the following year he successfully nominated the portal for Featured Portal. The Transhumanist has revived WikiProject Portals with hopes of revitalizing Wikipedia's system of 1,515 portals.

Stay up-to-date on the latest happenings at the Project Watch

Achievements

Four articles in the Project were promoted to GA: Edict of Torda nom. by Borsoka, Jim Bakker nom. by LovelyGirl7, Ralph Abernathy nom. by Coffee and Psalm 84 nom. by Gerda_Arendt. The Psalm ends with "O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee." Words to live by. Please support our members and send some WikiLove to the nominators!

Featured article
Nominated by Spangineer

Operation Auca was an attempt by five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States to make contact with the Huaorani people of the rainforest of Ecuador. The Huaorani, also known as the Aucas, were an isolated tribe known for their violence, both against their own people and outsiders who entered their territory. With the intention of being the first Protestants to evangelize the Huaorani, the missionaries began making regular flights over Huaorani settlements in September 1955, dropping gifts. After several months of exchanging gifts, on January 2, 1956, the missionaries established a camp at "Palm Beach", a sandbar along the Curaray River, a few miles from Huaorani settlements. Their efforts culminated on January 8, 1956, when all five—Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian—were attacked and speared by a group of Huaorani warriors. The news of their deaths was broadcast around the world, and Life magazine covered the event with a photo essay. The deaths of the men galvanized the missionary effort in the United States, sparking an outpouring of funding for evangelization efforts around the world. Their work is still frequently remembered in evangelical publications, and in 2006, was the subject of the film production End of the Spear. (more...)

Did You Know
Nominated by Dahn

"... that, shortly after being sentenced to death for treason, Ioan C. Filitti became manager of the National Theatre Bucharest?"

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Ichthus June 2018[edit]

ICHTHUS

June 2018

Project news
By Lionelt

Here are discussions relevant to the Project:

Liberty University has an RFC regarding the university's relationship with President Trump; see discussion
Is Genesis History? has an RFC regarding acceptability of movie reviews for inclusion; see discussion
United States pro-life movement has a requested move to United States anti-abortion movement; see discussion

The following articles need reviewers for GA-class: Type of Constans nom. by Gog the Mild, Tian Feng (magazine) nom. by Finnusertop. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Stay up-to-date on the latest happenings at the Project Watch

Did You Know
Nominated by Gonzonoir

... that in 1636, Phineas Hodson, Chancellor of York Minster, lost his 38-year-old wife Jane during the birth of the couple's 24th child?

Featured article
Nominated by Cliftonian

The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara

The Mortara case was a controversy precipitated by the Papal States' seizure of Edgardo Mortara, a six-year-old Jewish child, from his family in Bologna, Italy, in 1858. The city's inquisitor, Father Pier Feletti, heard from a servant that she had administered emergency baptism to the boy when he fell sick as an infant, and the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition held that this made the child irrevocably a Catholic. Because the Papal States had forbidden the raising of Christians by members of other faiths, it was ordered that he be taken from his family and brought up by the Church. After visits from the child's father, international protests mounted, but Pope Pius IX would not be moved. The boy grew up as a Catholic with the Pope as a substitute father, trained for the priesthood in Rome until 1870, and was ordained in France three years later. In 1870 the Kingdom of Italy captured Rome during the unification of Italy, ending the pontifical state; opposition across Italy, Europe and the United States over Mortara's treatment may have contributed to its downfall. (Full article...)

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Ichthus: July 2018[edit]

ICHTHUS

July 2018

The Top 7 report
By Lionelt

The big news was the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The Top 7 most popular articles in WikiProject Christianity were:

Elizabeth I of England – legendary monarch who ushered in the Elizabethan Era over the dead body of her half-sister (#5)
Henry VIII of England – on his deathbed the last words of the king who founded the English Reformation were "Monks! Monks! Monks!"
Martin Luther King Jr. – can't wait to see the new US$5 bill featuring the "I Have a Dream" speech
Seven deadly sins – surprisingly "original research" is not one of the Seven deadly sins
Mary, Queen of Scots – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC)
Michael Curry (bishop) – our article says that he upstaged Meghan at her wedding. Did you see her wedding pictures? All I can say is {{dubious}}
Robert F. Kennedy – when informed that missiles were being installed in Cuba he famously quipped, "Can they hit Oxford, Mississippi?"

Did you know
Nominated by The C of E

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The Last Judgment by painter Hans Memling.

List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events. Predictions of apocalyptic events that would result in the extinction of humanity, a collapse of civilization, or the destruction of the planet have been made since at least the beginning of the Christian Era. Most predictions are related to Abrahamic religions, often standing for or similar to the eschatological events described in their scriptures. Christian predictions typically refer to events like the Rapture, Great Tribulation, Last Judgment, and the Second Coming of Christ.

Polls conducted in 2012 across 20 countries found over 14% of people believe the world will end in their lifetime, with percentages raging from 6% of people in France to 22% in the US and Turkey. In the UK in 2015, the general public believed the likeliest cause would be nuclear war, while experts thought it would be artificial intelligence. Between one and three percent of people from both countries thought the apocalypse would be caused by zombies or alien invasion. (more...)

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Ichthus June 2019[edit]

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June 2019

The Top 6 Articles

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The sad news was the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. The Top 6 most popular articles about People in WikiProject Christianity were:

Louis XIV of France – a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France. He did say, "Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful."
Mary, Queen of Scots – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC), Mary was found guilty of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I of England in 1586, and was beheaded the following year.
Elizabeth I of England – The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor who ushered in the Elizabethan Era, reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her half-sister.
Henry VIII of England – King of England, He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "Pastime with Good Company". He is often reputed to have written "Greensleeves" but probably did not. He had six marriages.
Martin Luther King Jr. –
" There are three urgent and indeed great problems that we face not only in the United States of America but all over the world today. That is the problem of racism, the problem of poverty and the problem of war."
Billy Ray Cyrus – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "Achy Breaky Heart", which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia.

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... that the first attempt to build the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra resulted in the demolition of the nearly completed structure?

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Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, Ireland

Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire cathedral in the city of Cork, Ireland. It belongs to the Church of Ireland and was completed in 1879. The cathedral is located on the south side of the River Lee, on ground that has been a place of worship since the 7th century, and is dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. It was once in the Diocese of Cork; it is now one of the three cathedrals in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Christian use of the site dates back to a 7th-century AD monastery, which according to legend was founded by Finbarr of Cork. The entrances contain the figures of over a dozen biblical figures, capped by a tympanum showing a Resurrection scene. (more...)

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Ichthus July 2019[edit]

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July 2019

The Top 6 Articles

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A suicide attack on July 11th claimed by Islamic State (IS) near a church in the Syrian city of Qamishli shows that Christians remain a major target of the terror group. The Top 6 most popular articles about People in WikiProject Christianity were:

Henry VIII of England – King of England, He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "Pastime with Good Company". He is often reputed to have written "Greensleeves" but probably did not. He had six marriages.
Elena Cornaro Piscopia – was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree. In 1669, she translated the Colloquy of Christ by Carthusian monk Lanspergius from Spanish into Italian.
Mary, Queen of Scots – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC), Mary was found guilty of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I of England in 1586, and was beheaded the following year.
Bob Dylan – American singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist.
" Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them."
Elizabeth I of England – The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor who ushered in the Elizabethan Era, reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her half-sister.
Billy Ray Cyrus – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "Achy Breaky Heart", which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia.

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... that The Vision of Dorotheus is one of the earliest examples of Christian hexametric poetry?

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Eric and Leslie Ludy were 21 and 16 respectively when they first met, English professors suggest that older singles are unlikely to gather hope from their story.

When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships is a 1999 book by Eric and Leslie Ludy, an American married couple. After becoming a bestseller on the Christian book market, the book was republished in 2004 and then revised and expanded in 2009. It tells the story of the authors' first meeting, courtship, and marriage. The authors advise single people not to be physically or emotionally intimate with others, but to wait for the spouse that God has planned for them.

The book is divided into five sections and sixteen chapters. Each chapter is written from the perspective of one of the two authors; nine are by Eric, while Leslie wrote seven, as well as the introduction. The Ludys argue that one's love life should be both guided by and subordinate to one's relationship with God. Leslie writes that God offers new beginnings to formerly unchaste or sexually abused individuals. (more...)

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Ichthus December 2019[edit]

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December 2019

The Top 3 Articles

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Dolly Parton - an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. Quotations related to Dolly Parton at Wikiquote: " I just depend on a lot of prayer and meditation. I believe that without God I am nobody, but that with God, I can do anything."
Harriet Tubman - an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, she escaped and made some missions to rescue enslaved people, using the network of antislavery activists and Underground Railroads. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout, spy for the Union Army.
Henry VIII of England – King of England, He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "Pastime with Good Company". He is often reputed to have written "Greensleeves" but probably did not. He had six marriages.

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... that St. Charles College in Louisiana was the first Jesuit college established in the southern United States?
... that the ancient Jewish text of Perek Shirah asserts that spiders and rats praise God using verses from Psalm 150?

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Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. The book is divided into five chapters, which Dickens titled "staves". A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. (more...)

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Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.

”

Romans 12:10 New King James Version (NKJV)

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Charles Dickens – British novelist, journalist, editor, illustrator and social critic.

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Ichthus January 2020[edit]

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January 2020

The Top 3 Articles

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Pope Benedict XVI – retired prelate of the Catholic Church who served as head of the Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation.
Pope Francis – the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century.
Dolly Parton – an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. Quotations related to Dolly Parton at Wikiquote: "I just depend on a lot of prayer and meditation. I believe that without God I am nobody, but that with God, I can do anything."

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...that the All Saints Church, Henley Brook, the oldest church in Western Australia, held its first service almost eight years before it was consecrated?
...that the Golden Madonna of Essen is the oldest preserved sculpture of the Virgin Mary?
...that the parish church of James Parkinson, after whom Parkinson's disease is named, was St Leonard's, Shoreditch, a church just outside the City of London and most famous for being one of the churches mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons"?
...that the Grand Chartophylax was considered the right arm of the Patriarch of Constantinople?

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Сретение Господне ("The Meeting of the Lord"), a depiction of Simeon recognising Jesus at the Temple, from a fifteenth-century Novgorodskye School Russian icon.

A Song for Simeon, is a 37-line poem written in 1928 by American-English poet T. S. Eliot (1888–1965). It is one of five poems that Eliot contributed to the Ariel poems series of 38 pamphlets by several authors published by Faber and Gwyer. "A Song for Simeon" was the sixteenth in the series and included an illustration by avant garde artist Edward McKnight Kauffer. The poem's narrative echoes the text of the Nunc dimittis, a liturgical prayer for Compline from the Gospel passage. Eliot introduces literary allusions to earlier writers Lancelot Andrewes, Dante Alighieri and St. John of the Cross. Critics have debated whether Eliot's depiction of Simeon is a negative portrayal of a Jewish figure and evidence of anti-Semitism on Eliot's part. (more...)

Bible Verse

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May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose.

”

Psalm 20:4 New King James Version (NKJV)

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~ Jacques Ellul

French philosopher, sociologist, and professor who was a noted Christian anarchist.

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Trading Places- a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod.

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Home Alone-a 1990 American Christmas family comedy film directed by Chris Columbus.

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One Voice at Christmas-a 2016 Christmas album by the Welsh singer Aled Jones and produced by Classic FM.

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