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Original research?

Hi Jess,

Thanks for your advice. You may be right about the need for citations but I believe the normal policy is to tag this rather than simply delete the addition in its entirely. I personally feel that citations are not absolutely essential in this case, since the argument is simply based on the uncontrovertable plot sequence of the original texts. However, the key points are not my own so I will shortly restore the contribution with appropriate citations.

Please feel free to contact me about this if necessary.

Regards,

Sineaste --Sineaste (talk) 06:27, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tagging is done when content is already in the article, and finding a source for it seems reasonable. New content which is added to an article without a source should be removed until one can be found. And, per WP:V, sources are definitely essential. Verifiability is a foundational principal of wikipedia. Jess_talk|_edits 17:50, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey thanks for looking out.

That was actually me I edited my page from the public library. I did not feel like logging in, I was using my ZuneHD so it would have been time consuming. But I was planning to check if you could make your personal page only editable to autoconfirmed users or something.--Nishauncom (talk) 14:04, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What you're talking about is semiprotection. That can be done to user talk pages, but it only is appropriate in cases of high levels of vandalism. All the best, Jess_talk|_edits 17:48, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The Genesis Code

I reverted a bunch edits by an IP assuming vandalism but now I'm not sure. Could you take a look and revert me if I made a mistake. Slightsmile (talk) 23:48, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

He put another edit, so I think I'll just point it to an admin. Sorry about that. Slightsmile (talk) 00:22, 21 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there. I looked over the edits very briefly, and it doesn't immediately look like vandalism to me. However, if you have a reason to suspect that it is, issue him a warning on his user talk page, and if he persists then file a report at WP:AIV. If you have any specific questions, feel free to let me know :) All the best, Jess_talk|_edits 00:27, 21 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I know this one was so hard to tell. I was kicking myself for getting bogged on this one but then I saw someone just blocked it for year. A school IP. Slightsmile (talk) 01:50, 21 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clementkuehn

We need to work with him, he seems to be an expert on the subject who doesn't understand how we work. He could be an asset. He's responded on my talk page. Dougweller (talk) 17:06, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See his comments on my talk page. I see no reason not to leave the links now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougweller (talk • contribs) 19:38, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

/* September 2010 */ description of the reason for two links in "Genesis Creation Narrative"

Dear Jess, I thought that I was adding useful information to the "Genesis Creation Narrative" site. Anastasius of Sinai (Anastasius Sinaita) discusses the Genesis creation narrative extensively in 12 books in his Hexaemeron. His Hexaemeron also contains citations of many previous commentators on the creation narrative: from Philo to Basil the Great. Thus his Hexaemeron, in many ways, is a compendium of commentaries on the creation narrative by Fathers of the Church prior to 700. Most students and scholars do not realize this, because his Hexaemeron was not published in the original Greek and was not translated into a modern language until 2007. Anastasius himself, despite his enormous importance in the Middle Ages, is often not taught in universities, because critical editions of his works have only begun to be published. Thus I also added a site about his life and works in general.

If, however, these two links still seem gratuitous, I would be happy to remove them. I do not want to be contentious. I enjoy your work on Wikipedia too much! (I did not see, at first, who had removed the two links.)

So let me know what you would like.

Thanks for your patience,

Clementkuehn (talk) 02:09, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Clementkuehn. I'm sorry if I came off short before (you can only pack so much info into an edit summary!) I'm not at all familiar with the content dispute, so I think you're best off discussing the matter with DougWeller. My earlier revert was only on the grounds that you had added the same info to a bunch of other articles and been reverted, so I was just completing the cleanup. I trust Doug's judgement that your content is relevant and within policy, so I'll leave it to you and other editors to hash out as necessary. If I get the time, perhaps I'll go through it all and jump into the discussion then... but in the meantime, thanks for the contributions! Sorry for any misunderstanding before, but welcome to WP. Ask if you have any questions, and good luck :) Jess_talk|_edits 02:19, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have you seen this?

[1] Dougweller (talk) 13:39, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have actually. I think I caught it from the same place you did. It's unfortunately not the first (or even first couple) times I've been the subject of an angry rant somewhere on the web because of a rather tame incident elsewhere... so it's not like he's trudging my name through the dirt any more than others have already tried. What I do find funny (even disturbing) is that other editors there seem to agree with him. I'm not sure how else that discussion could have possibly been phrased to be less biased... but oh well. My only real concern is that he's labeled the page "Wikipedia Debate 1", which gives me the impression he wishes to debate here, rather than contribute constructively. That may be something to look out for. Thanks for the heads up! Jess_talk|_edits 23:37, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good point about the '1'. It certainly isn't anything you should worry about. I'm not sure what you mean about other editors agreeing, but I haven't looked at any other pages on the site. Dougweller (talk) 04:31, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I browsed around a bit after seeing the "debate" link. His talk page, for instance, is an interesting read. particularly the last two sections where he attempts to recruit others into the Baraminology discussion here. I'm of course happy to be proven wrong, but I think I'll keep my concern for a little longer :p Jess_talk|_edits 17:12, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Reading the site just makes me ill. So much dishonesty. Dougweller (talk) 18:22, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Likewise! Thanks for looking out -- I definitely would have wanted to know about this if I hadn't seen it already, so I appreciate it! :) Jess_talk|_edits 18:31, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism of atheism

An anonymous editor (the same one) reverted the edit back. I suspect this could be an ongoing issue. Your intervention is kindly requested. Obamafan70 (talk) 18:04, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to have reverted the edit already, so not much I can do unless he decides to discuss the content. I did give him a 3rr warning (which is {{uw-3rr}}). If he reverts more than 3 times, then file a report at WP:AN3, which will get him blocked for a day. If he then persists or he socks, then you'll need to go to WP:RFPP to get the page protected temporarily. Thanks for looking out for this! :) Jess_talk|_edits 00:55, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help. For future reference, please use "he or she" as we would not want to offend female vandals (just kidding!!!). Best regards once again! :) Obamafan70 (talk) 01:59, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ben Quayle

He's a candidate, I think having him listed as a candidate makes perfect sense. If he weren't a candidate he wouldn't even have a wiki page, so I don't see the sense in trying to mask this fact. His opponent has a page very similar to what I had posted and I don't see you jumping in there to make revisions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JAndrewClarkC123 (talk • contribs) 07:01, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As I've explained in edit summaries, you are edit warring against other editors. This has nothing to do with the content... it has to do with how you're approaching adding it. You need to discuss the change on the article talk page. Please read WP:BRD, and then start a new section on the article talk page to discuss your proposal. Jess_talk|_edits 12:00, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The Kalam Cosmological Argument (book)

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Please feel free to edit and contribute to this. Efiiamagus (talk) 14:22, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

wtf

ip addresses are reused by many people

you should not attack someone who happened to get assigned the ip used by someone else to make an edit that you dont like

i never attacked anybody unless you consider an edit an attack because that was a change , perhaps that you disagree with , or perhaps cause you dont want your golden words changed by anybody