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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Religion

I thought you might be interested in some of the discussion at the above, and, maybe, if there is anything you feel like adding to the discussion, you are obviously free to do so. John Carter (talk) 18:53, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

Kemetism

Thank you for that. I left a message for you on my talk page, and a general comment on Talk:Kemetism which you might be interested in. Seemed like an amiable solution. Quinto Simmaco (talk) 14:31, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Misclick

Misclick, sorry! -- KTC (talk) 15:21, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

KTC, I figured as much. No problem, I've done that before. Dougweller (talk) 16:00, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

re. email

Doug, thanks for the email. I totally get what you say, and feel very similarly regarding the issues you raised so eloquently. When we next meet, let it be with continued respect and peace. (20040302 (talk) 17:26, 16 March 2015 (UTC))

Hel (being)

Dougweller, could you take a look at the article and the associated talk page? It seems to me, at least in my opinion, an editor is exercising WP:OWN. He keeps referring me to the talk page, apparently for consensus, but it seems he's both editing against previously established consensus, and to things that were never even actually discussed. He removed every category the article had, most that have been static for twelve years, because he objected to Hel being called anything but a "being(?- I believe the only instance of this on Wikipedia)". Take a look, especially at my last comment. I'm absolutely baffled, as there was never any such consensus. It appears that most users actually opposed his ideas, and only he and another editor wanted to call it "being", and moved it to that location, and reverted others. I absolutely loathe contentious editing, but given my interests, I guess I'm going to run into this more often than not. GregKaye is trying to unify the article dab naming, as per Wikiproject Religion, and I'm trying to get the categories restored, so that it's not without any categories. He doesn't seem to be responding to any requests for discussion. Thank you, in advance. Quinto Simmaco (talk) 17:38, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

This relates to my own comment above. OK, I guess I can grant that there might be a question as to whether this page is right about Hel the entity being a personification of the Underworld, but the fact that GregKaye seems to believe, without any apparent support, that he is justified in his claims of NPOV being the driving factor for removing "myth" and related words from articles, despite the fact that such terminology is used, well, everywhere else, including the major reference works related to these topics, and thus qualifies as COMMONNAME, makes me think that there might be grounds for ANI discussion here regarding an editor who seems to perhaps think his personal POV regarding NPOV takes priority over CONSENSUS and possibly pretty much everything else. John Carter (talk) 17:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

You might also want to see the latest contributions by the editor in question. I'm beginning to wonder whether some sort of broader discussion at perhaps a noticeboard regarding his recent history of attempting to establish his own view in policy and guidelines might not, sometime soon, be indicated. John Carter (talk) 22:50, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Question

Hi, I really appreciated your help before. I noticed that you have a long presence within Wikipedia and I need help. I am currently having a problem with one user who keeps reverting sourced material (it seems to me based on his own perception) within the following articles:Sunni Islam in Lebanon and Shia Islam in Lebanon. Could you help me with this issue? Thanks in advance. MaronitePride (talk) 21:07, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

I am not sure why he is restoring copyrighted material especially since it blatantly violates WP:COPYRIGHT. Anyways, MaronitePride was already warned by you Dougweller just yesterday about copyright. See here: [1] Although I too made four reverts, according to WP:EDITWAR exempts include: "Removal of clear copyright violations". If this wasn't allowed I would have not done so. Also, I am not sure whether or not he is aware of source misrepresentation. He states that the claim that "within the Lebanese context, especially political, the group is seen as an ethnoreligious group" is sourced but neither "source" claims such a thing. He is also states that it's in the National Pact and the Lebanese Constitution when it's not. See here: National Pact and the Constitution. After clearly explaining to him what the problem is he still somehow doesn't get it. See here: "What's the problem?" He has also opted not to discuss the matter with me on the talk page. See here: [2] AcidSnow (talk) 21:08, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

[[User:AcidSnow|AcidSnow] No time for about 16 hours unless I'm lucky. I did revert some more copyvio and posted to his talk page. Dougweller (talk) 21:50, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

What? He has also engaged in WP:ORIGINALRESEARCH. See here: [3][4]. MaronitePride please provide proper page numbers for your "sources". AcidSnow (talk) 21:51, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

I'm about to go to bed, then tomorrow morning I'm out, back after lunch. Books need page numbers. Dougweller (talk) 22:01, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

I see, goodnight. AcidSnow (talk) 22:04, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Aryan

I am unsure how one can determine whether it was one person or the other who 'started' an Edit War, but I do not see a "talk" option in the page: Aryan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pahlavan Qahremani (talk • contribs) 14:52, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

See under Iran etymology. Under Aryan Etymology. Check reference in Airyanem Vaejah. Indo-Aryan languages is listed under Indo-Iranian languages on its own page. The areas listed within are best summarized as Greater Iran and South Asia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pahlavan Qahremani (talk • contribs) 15:09, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice. I'm new here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JaumeAl (talk • contribs) 17:27, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Reference desk

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Just a forewarning: it's a bit of a madhouse, and not the fun type. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | ^{Say Shalom!} 28 Adar 5775 21:57, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Dr Ben'S DEATH

How did you finf d out about Dr Ben's death? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.83.124 (talk) 21:02, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

someone added it without a source to the info box, so I just did a Google search. Dougweller (talk) 21:12, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

SPLC

Gee, I injected my own opinion about SPLC and ADL because the articles involved have their own biased POV about the subjects of those articles, in which they are characterized as allegedly "right-wing." I will keep editing them until you stop labeling those persons and organizations as such or allow for parity. Wikipedia has a reputation now as the province of left-wing petty tyrants masquerading as editors. ESAD, thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.215.242.83 (talk • contribs)

Adding your own opinion is a violation of basic policies WP:VERIFY and WP:NOR. The articles you are discussing are John Tanton, who is not described as right-wing, a term not even in his article, NumbersUSA also not described as right-wing, and Virginia Abernethy. She's described as a leader of the radical right (which she might well agree with, by the way), but we don't call her right-wing, we say that the SPLC sees her as a leader. In all the discussions we've had about the SPLC it's been agreed that it is a reliable source for such descriptions as long was we make we attribute them to the SPLC and don't state as fact that the subject is, eg, right-wing. And the lead to her article says nothing about her being right-wing, that's a mention further down. Copying this to the IP's talk page. Dougweller (talk) 07:06, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

interests

I just want to fuck your sister, and laugh at you activists, I mean no harm to anyone. You don't want none (Jewish provocateurs) won't be none. Take care

I don't have a problem with Jews, it's the Zionism and Templars shit they try to run my life with. Can't even work cuz of it.

Clear enough to add to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Unavailable.undisclosed. Dougweller (talk) 12:18, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

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Please comment on Talk:2015 University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon racism incident

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Christopher Riordan Jones

Hi, Honestly I didn't know there was a Conflict of Interest issue on Wikipedia (I didn't read every guideline). Should I just take my entry down? I figured most authors just posted info about their work where it applies and set up their own bios (since they know the exact dates when their works were copy-written and published and such). I'm not sure what to do now. I only just created an account today.