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From 7puritan

Hi! I don't want to talk here, but I would be very glad, if you could write to me an e-mail. I am from Poland (Europe) :-) My e-mail: [snip - CM] 7puritan (talk) 12:43, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Geoffrey Paxton

Hi Colin -

I found your article on Geoff Paxton by Googling - I can tell you that (presumably after leaving the Bible College in Queensland) he was pastor of Box Hill Reformed Church in Melbourne for about a year, before quitting abruptly. I'd guess that it was around 1981. You could try contacting the church for more precision.

While Mr Paxton was with us he was an extraordinary, powerful, passionate preacher with pretty much one theme - Justification by Faith. His preaching was so good as to hold the rapt attention of children (I was only 8 at the time), with whom he had a warm rapport. He also liked to crack jokes from the pulpit which, it was said, caused the elders to ask him to tone it down a bit. I still have a tape or two of him somewhere.

All the best with expanding your article.

warm regards,

Ben Palmer Melbourne —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.214.155.54 (talk) 03:23, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

That's interesting Ben, thanks for sharing. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 07:09, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

FGBMFI (HHahn)

Hello mr. MacLaurin,

Thanks for your comment on the FGBMFI page I wrote. Indeed I do have some questions, I first wrote an article on FGBMFI in the Dutch Wikipedia. Within 5 (five!) minutes this attracted a deletion proposal! Here in the Netherlands evangelical christianity is usually considered "not done" by the not-so-silent majority. Although there also came some neutral or even slightly positive reactions, I wanted to gather more reactions from outside our language area. That is why I also made the English article. (You may already have noticed that I am not an anglosaxon myself...). Well, I must say that the reactions on the German page are even worse...

From your personal page a gather that you are more or less open to things charismatic as well. Sounds good.

What I wanted to finally achieve with the FGBMFI pages, is attrating attention for the fact that faith is more than just doctrines, rules-of-life, an opinion(!), a belief, or whatever. In the course og twenty centuries the church has made a tremendous mess of it. Organistions like FGBMFI, CBMC, ICCC, Aglow, and many others just try to show that faith is real, and that it leads to "physical" and often even medically provable results.

What I urgently need is references to independent sources, such as articles in newspapers etc. that are totally independent of FGBMFI and possibly even independent of any form of religion. Do you have such information? Here in NL evangelical organisations are usually completely ignored in the press, except if something bad happens and the can be depicted as "sects".

Thanks for your help.

HHahn (talk) 10:01, 11 November 2008 (UTC) (Typos coreected HHahn (talk) 21:32, 15 November 2008 (UTC))

Hi HHahn, this article was overdue and is unquestionably notable - I have added some sources to it to go someways towards demonstrating this. Remember you must use a "neutral point of view", not attempt to demonstrate the benefits of charismatic expressions of faith. Cheers, Colin MacLaurin (talk) 03:32, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello mr. MacLaurin. Thanks for adding recerences and further editing the FGBMFI article. However, in your references, you also include the Happiest People on earth. I already mentioned that under Literarure. As it this book is written by the founder, it is by definition not neutral. So I would prefer not to mention it as a reference, as that would suggest it is neutral.

Further, I do not understand what you mean with "This article was overdue..." in your comment above.

Hi HHahn, "no worries" (Australian way of saying, "you're welcome"). By saying, "This article is overdue" I meant that it is an important topic, and that I'm glad somebody has created it (you). In other words, I am pleased you wrote it. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 10:50, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, thanks HHahn (talk) 19:34, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

What about the double mentioning of the Happiest People? I would suggest to leave it where it is, i.e. under Literature, and remove it from References, because it is written by the founder and is therefore not impartial. On the other hand, could Val Fotherby's The awakening giant be considered more or less neutral? Actually, her husband David Fotherby is an FGBMFI field rep. or so. So this book is at least not "obviously" neutral.

HHahn (talk) 19:34, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

With Happiest People, up to you - I trust your judgement. I am not familiar with the sources for FGBMFI. While statements should be referenced by reliable independent secondary sources, I think it is fine to list some books written by the movement itself, somewhere. A note of the author's personal persuasion would be helpful. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 00:30, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Your Deletion of Valuable Encyclopedic Content

Colin MacLaurin, Please explain why you removed so much notable content and clarification as to what Graham Maxwell's critics assert? Also, do you know Professor Wikipedia? --e.Shubee (talk) 15:20, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I will reply on Talk:Graham Maxwell. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 09:58, 23 November 2008 (UTC) The video was hilarious. Bagging Wikipedia but Encyclopedia Britannica had it even worse. :-) Colin MacLaurin (talk) 10:10, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Former Seventh-day Adventists

What is know his religious stance?--Vojvodae 15:48, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

He now describes himself as an agnostic. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 11:32, 17 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.35.158.93 (talk)

Thanks

For quick answer.--Vojvodaeist 12:44, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Year-Day Principle Page

Wow this page is ugly (Year-Day Principle), or perhaps I am naive but I find the tone discomforting and somewhat self-serving. Regardless I wondered if the talk given by Jon Paulien for the 2008 Adventist Theological Society could advance the conversation concerning the year-day principle? I am a novice to this forum and do not want to directly cite the article as I am unsure if that violates any rules.

http://atsjats.org

Thanks and all the best.

Vusi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.192.172.176 (talk) 16:28, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi Vusi, actually it's a rule that you should cite reliable sources (for any statement which could potentially be disputed) - see Wikipedia:Verifiability. As Jon Paulien is a leading Adventist scholar, he is a very good source to cite. All major points of view must be represented, and in proportion to their significance (Wikipedia:Neutral point of view). Colin MacLaurin (talk) 01:03, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I've now added the talk in the "External links" section. You may wish to move it into the main body of text instead, with a short (perhaps one line) summary of Paulien's viewpoint, followed by the reference. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 01:38, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I'd be very happy to introduce you to Wikipedia editing. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 01:57, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church

You have contributed your opinion on this topic so you might find this interesting: It appears that the Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church has admitted in court to only having three members. See Case 1:06-cv-01207-JDB Document 70 Filed 06/11/2008 page 3. Doesn't that prove the central thesis in Walter McGill and the Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church Hoax is true and therefore that Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church is not notable and therefore should be deleted? --e.Shubee (talk) 21:30, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

E.Shubee, "Hoax" is your terminology and non-neutral. While Wikipedia can't source from your own website, the detail is useful. Page 3 of your copy says the fact you state, and also claims there is a second three-member church in Canada. Note that court records are a primary source, to be used minimally and do not contribute to notability. However membership is a crucial detail, and I recommend the fact be added, providing it can be referenced from the original document. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 11:26, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Only defenders of a hoax would claim that "Hoax" is non-neutral. See Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes. --e.Shubee (talk) 18:31, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Adventist assessment

You know much more about the subject than I do, so your input is more than welcome. The one thing I would add is that, basically, it seems to me to make sense that the articles directly linked to in the navigation template for the church would logically all be of "Top" importance. That, presumably, would be why they are included in the template used in the main article of any given church, as the templates are supposed to basically be a quick link to all the requisite material on that body. If you agree with that (and you don't have to), you may consider adding or subtracting articles from the template to reflect their status. John Carter (talk) 12:43, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

That is a very good point, and I now understand your assessments. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 05:14, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Robert V. Gentry

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James Edson White

You are welcome to improve James Edson White. I had one of his books and wanted to know more about him, so I wrote an article. Some pictures from this book (now in PD) may be useful to Wikipedia. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 05:18, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

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Adding of reference to Guy Sebastian page

I am curious as to why you added the book written by L. B. Bermingham to the references on Guy Sebastian's page. I and another editor have completely rewritten Guy's page over the last few months, and did not refer to that book once, only the 160 reference articles already listed. Took us hundreds of hours to do the research and I am rather annoyed that book is sitting as the first reference. Having it as a reference at all is very misleading. At the very least it should be listed UNDER the other references, or better still removed all together. IT WAS NOT USED to rewrite the page.

Natbelle (talk) 01:49, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

SDA Bible Commentary and 666

Hi Colin, Do you have access to an SDA Bible Commentary? I don't, but I'm trying to chase up the whole issue of 666 and Vicarius Fili Dei. See the discussion at: Talk:Seventh-day Adventist eschatology Ta. Tonicthebrown (talk) 12:51, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

I have access to a very old version, the original one I think. I will check it, but the latest version is definitely preferred, of course. Also if there was a difference, that could be illustrative for the article also. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 07:32, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Adding now. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 04:01, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Invitation to Adventist WikiProject

Thanks for that invitation to join "WikiProject Seventh-day Adventist Church". I've taken a bit of time to think about it but I prefer to work alone as currently, I'm aiming to create stubs for every single Seventh-day Adventist secondary school/university. DZadventiste (talk) 04:56, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

No worries, all the best. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 04:57, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Christianity Newsletter - July 2009

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Re: Welcome

Hi,

Thanks for the welcome. I've been around the site for a year or two off and on, however I'm still learning most of the policies, writing conventions, editing methods, terms, etc. Seems to be a lot to figure out. Qinael (talk) 02:19, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Judgment Day Has Come

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Great Controversy book

I just typed up a whole page to you, and it went into the ether.... To recap - I'm sorry for the William Peterson mistake i made a few months back. Is it OK to add "Opposing" in the External Links section for the ellenwhiteexposed link? Is it OK to add "Some" to "Adventist scholars have claimed historical inaccuracies in the book." That statement sounds like ALL Adventist scholars claim that. Actually, i know of only a FEW scholars who claim that. I'm a fundamentalist Seventh-day Adventist, just trying to spread the Three Angels' last messages of mercy to a world headed for destruction, thanking you for your nice input to this article :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Earlysda (talk • contribs) 04:06, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi Earlysda, no worries about the mistake - we all make them. The content guideline on external links recommends including "a concise description of the contents and a clear indication of its source", like what you suggest. About the scholars, your suggestion seems more accurate at the moment, since I don't know of a reliable source which says all scholars believe the book is fallible. Yet on the other hand, do you know of any church scholars (i.e. theology lecturers) who claim the book isn't? I would be interested to know what the White Estate documents say on the matter. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 13:26, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Seventh-day Adventist Church

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Proposed deletion of Western Highlands Adventist Students' Association

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I saw from the history that you had some input into this new page, hence notification of the prod. Plutonium27 (talk) 15:58, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

tx

Hi Colin, tx for creating the wiki entry for Eternity - well written and much appreciated!

If you feel inclined I have promised my brother a while ago I would do a wiki page for him but I don't really know how to create it in a way it won't get deleted - I think he has enough of a name to have an entry, and would be happy for you to create one for him, only if you have time or inclination - his site is at www.richardmaegraith.com

tx again,

David Maegraith Publisher Eternity —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.170.8.1 (talk) 09:10, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi David, thanks for your appreciation – it's unusual! I made a few minor improvements today. In order to not get deleted, articles must demonstrate "notability" by providing a significant quality of reliable secondary sources – see Wikipedia:Verifiability. I believe Eternity will be notable, however it does need more sources presently. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 00:35, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

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Rick Joyner

Hello Colin,

Were you able to access information you needed on Rick Joyner? Forgive my tardy response, but I just came across your discussion on the Rick Joyner wiki page.

As a Christian talk show host, I have interviewed Rick Joyner on several occasions and am aware of various controversies surrounding his work.

If you wish confidential, off-the-record email or Skype conversations regarding Rick Joyner I am willing to participate - as a semi-informed source - on the phenomenon generally known as the Kansas City Prophetic Movement.

I am also interested in the world of Wikipedia. I use the service myself often but there is a nagging sense that some information is greatly restrained or deleted through a type of broad political correctness. If you’re willing to relate some of your experiences to give me some genuine context and an honest view into this sphere, I would be grateful to better inform my listeners about Wikipedia.

May I state that I am not interested in additional notoriety or promotion through this exchange, only furthering truth concerning the current state of Christianity. Please contact me at sduignan@talktosteve.com.

Thank you, Steve Duignan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.178.68.188 (talk) 20:11, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Seventh-day Adventism in popular culture

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Primarily trivia

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Formatting ACF Article

Thanks so much for helping clean up my bad formatting on the article "Adventist Christian Fellowship"! I tried to do it right, but don't have a lot of experience.  :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drkslvr (talk • contribs) 13:44, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

You did a great job, actually. The content was a useful addition to Wikipedia and the Adventist WikiProject specifically, and the formatting was good. Glad I could add a few small touches. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 13:56, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

You might want to know

An editor (Willfults) with a very strong historic adventist POV is making major revisions to several of the Adventism articles which you have worked on. He has deleted a lot of well sourced material that he does not like because it conflicts with his POV. I have tried to put a stop to some of what he is doing, but am not able to monitor ever single article. You might want to check out Progressive Adventism. Tonicthebrown (talk) 13:37, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Tonic. Onward neutrality and verifying content! Colin MacLaurin (talk) 11:56, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

I have also been negotiating with Willfults, but on other articles. Please let me know if the Adventism articles need any additional help! JJB 18:31, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

There is a lot of reverting work needed. I have been away from Wikipedia for several months, for the most part. Any help would be appreciated. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 08:01, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Missing links on Ellen G. White page?

I did what I hope was an appropriate NPOV fixup on the Ellen White page. I had a question for you that I'm pinging you with. I was impressed with your even-handedness in general on the talk page. Serpyllum (talk) 21:06, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Adventist studies

At Talk:Adventist studies I have proposed enlarging the existing merge to the goal of merging and deleting the whole article. Let me know your thoughts there, thanks. JJB 18:29, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know, I will reply when I can. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 07:55, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Ranking of high school articles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Seventh-day_Adventist_Church/Assessment#Primary_and_high_schools

I replied to your comment there, my apologies. I get busy and usually don't check pages that I posted on for replies which is my bad. If you comment please let me know on my talk page. WikiManOne (talk) 23:04, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

I replied there. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 07:59, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Paxton

Colin,

I was reading the entry on Geoffrey Paxton, which is where I encountered your name. I'm wondering if you know anything about his current whereabouts or what he is doing. I heard him speak in the 70s and read his writings. He was entertaining, witty, and brilliant. I hope he is well 76.126.24.32 (talk) 17:16, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Carrol Mills

Hi Carrol, it seems Geoffrey Paxton has had an interesting career! I met one of his associates Robert Brinsmead in January 2008 for a lengthy discussion. Brinsmead and with whom Paxton travelled around speaking about Protestant beliefs, and Paxton wrote articles for Brinsmead's Present Truth magazine. Anyway Brinsmead told me Paxton is reclusive these days. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 23:56, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Last Generation Theology

Hi Colin. I have been systematically (sort of) going through the Merge backlog and have just stumbled across Last Generation Theology. It has been tagged for merging into Historic Adventism since December 2007. I see you and user talk:Tonicthebrown started discussing it back then, but came to no conclusion. I know nothing of the subject and since you both still appear to be active, I was hoping that you might be able to either remove the tag, merge the articles or advise me on how best to merge. I will leave the same message with Tonicthebrown. Since you proposed the merger I assume you agree with it, although the article has undergone significant changes since then. Regards AIRcorn (talk) 11:52, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Aircorn, thanks for the friendly prod to deal with the proposed changes to this article! I'll reply more at the merge discussion. Cheers, Colin MacLaurin (talk) 02:26, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I tend to hack and slash a bit with my merges, although most end up better off, so it would be great if you can deal with it. Now I just need to learn about IBM operating systems. AIRcorn (talk) 05:29, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Colin

Hi Colin, hope all is well. I wonder if I could ask your assistance, if you are not too busy. I've been tackling a very difficult individual on the SDA articles over the last month. This individual has been rather disruptive in pushing a strongly historic POV. He generally plows ahead and deletes a lot of quality material, without good reason. A lot of material that I recall being added by you has now been removed by him. In some cases his revisions are appropriate (eg. he attacks anything that hasn't been clearly sourced) but most of the time he is just motivated by his POV, and often contravenes wikipedia policies. I have tried to salvage as much as possible, but it has been difficult. I wonder if you could spare a moment to come back over and have your say? Tonicthebrown (talk) 11:40, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank-you so much for your top-notch editing work, Tonic. I will endeavour to assist shortly. Merry Christmas, Colin MacLaurin (talk) 22:36, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Graham Maxwell bio

Hi Colin,

I am really new to working with Wikipedia entries. My work with the "Graham Maxwell" entry is my first attempt at this. This is a further development of my interest in the life and times of Dr. A. Graham Maxwell. I am somewhat disappointed that the official papers of the Adventist Church have not yet, December 31, 2010, recognized this man for his contribution to the church. One of my pasttimes is to carefully document historical information. Any tips you can provide will be appreciated.

Don —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.228.140.187 (talk) 18:00, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi Don, the article looks great, and you've sourced the content well. Maxwell was certainly an interesting figure; I'm in the process of watching a couple of video recordings about him, which are inspiring. Cheers, Colin MacLaurin (talk) 23:43, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Graham Maxwell article

Hi Colin,

Thanks for your comment on my last talk page note. I am slowly adding structure and content to the Graham Maxwell entry. One area of interest is how the Adventist Church officials opposed Maxwell's teachings. They did not mention him in particular but rather addressed what they call "The Moral Influence Theory". I have decided to do a history of official Adventist thinking on the MIT, assuming that this is the best record available for official opposition to what Maxwell taught. Any thoughts?

Your experience and ideas are appreciated.

Don — Preceding unsigned comment added by DonaldRichardSands (talk • contribs) 03:12, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi Don, that sounds interesting, and I look forward to reading your efforts. You may already by aware of the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI). I have found it invaluable for locating resources. By this search, only one article has the subject "moral influence", although I'm sure many of the 250 articles with subject "atonement" will mention it. Of course there's books and other resources too. All the best, Colin MacLaurin (talk) 22:58, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Graham Maxwell protection of effort

Hi Colin,

A friend of mine, knowing the amount of time I have put in on the "Graham Maxwell" entry has wondered how wikipedia protects an article from unfair changes, editing. Do you know their protocol? I noticed a historical article about Pierre Elliot Trudeau, a former prime minister of Canada, and how the "edit" tags have been removed as though the article is completed and no more editing is allowed. I certainly don't want to go that far, but how does wikipedia protect my efforts on this Graham Maxwell article?

Thanks for your ideas,

Don

— Preceding unsigned comment added by DonaldRichardSands (talk • contribs) 03:19, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

It's an important question, but the answer is that Wikipedia is very free, near anarchic really. The good thing is that almost anyone can edit almost anything; the bad thing is that destructive editors can have too much sway. The best thing is to simply add it to your watchlist, and refer to your watchlist regularly. There is no such thing as a "finished" article on Wikipedia, although articles may be ranked for their content, the best such being a "featured article" which may be featured on the main page.

There is an existing protection policy whereby articles being heavily vandalised or edit-warred over can be temporarily "protected". But more relevant to your question is a recent proposal and trial of a pending changes function, which is worth a read as it is brief. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 12:49, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Talk page is hard to figure out.

Hi Colin,

I have noted that when you answer my talk entry, it shows up indented in the same area. How is that done?

Regarding Maxwell and the Moral Influence Theory, several of my friends pointed out that my idea of criticism of Dr. Maxwell by way of opposition to the MIT is speculative, at best. Thus, I have removed that section and may start an entry on The History of the Moral Influence Theory among Adventists.

More later,

DonaldRichardSands (talk) 01:20, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi Donald, a single colon ":" indents a paragraph. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 01:41, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Fannie Bolton

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et al. and others

Since most citations with long lists of authors use the term et al., I don't think that it matters much to change it to and others. It probably makes it a bit more accessible to non-medical readers. I wouldn't make the same changes within the citations themselves, because it would take forever to hit every medical article! OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 22:04, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

OK, no worries. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 00:50, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Weimar College

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