User talk:Spiritdejoie

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TheRingess (talk) 21:01, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:WilliamThetford.jpg

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File permission problem with File:Bill-Thetford.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Bill-Thetford.jpg, which you've sourced to http://www.carolhowe.com/meetcarol.htm. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.

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A Course in Miracles - Original Edition

I did some copy editing to the article. I also removed the infobox as it was done in html. Copy how A Course in Miracles did the infobox. Template:Infobox book contains all the parameters and information about them. Bgwhite (talk) 07:58, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you that this pre-publication-draft-edition of ACIM that you are promoting here as the "Original Edition" deserves to be noted in Wikipedia somewhere. Still, the implied claim that it is somehow more 'original' than the FIP edition (as implied by the title you ascribe to it), despite the fact that neither Schucman nor Thetford ever authorized its publication, seems to me to be quite confusing, especially when considering the fact that it was not published until decades after FIP's 1st edition. Your apparent intention of rewriting the history of ACIM by creating an essentially duplicate article also seems to me to be somewhat confusing, and possibly a pov-fork article.

In Wikipedia, it is generally not permitted to express alternative views to an existing article by creating a new unique article. Such alternative views are generally first hashed out in an existing article. I'm not certain if the information that is helpful which has been provided in this article might not best be condensed into a paragraph or so in the main article, or not. Also, if you might be Mr. Whitmore, or working for him to promote this book, such promotional activities by publishers are generally somewhat frowned upon in Wikipedia. Scott P. (talk) 08:53, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What is needed here is material that is properly sourced, i.e. that is verifiably from reliable, independent sources that are cited with each claim. Thus it is fine to say 'John Doe said that ACIM was abc'.<ref>Doe, John. A Critique of ACIM. Phillips and Davidson, 2003. Page 123.</ref> but totally unacceptable to say 'ACIM is abc' without supporting evidence. I hope this helps - evidence is what is missing here. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:47, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For a constructive start at A Course in Miracles to what I hope will be a long and productive editing career. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:04, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for the STAR! What a great gift to start the New Year! Spiritdejoie (talk) 14:29, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the ACIM talk page before claiming that the copyright was entirely overturned

Please discuss on the article's talk-page, your references to your statement that the copyright was entirely overturned before making such a claim. The article's talk page is at ACIM article Talk page. Thanks, Scott P. (talk) 16:46, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Two little pointers

Hi Spiritdejoie,

I do thank you for patiently bearing with the "Wikipedia process", which I know can sometimes be a little frustrating, at least for me it is. Unfortunately, I am afraid that the "Wikipedia process" may work to weed out the "good editors" and leave those of us who are the "persistent crotchety old cusses" to do the work here! At any rate, I have two small suggestions for you here:

Whenever you edit a Talk Page, it's good that you put the four tildes after each comment, at the end of the actual text you have inserted into the talk page, but you don't have to put the four tildes at the ends of your "edit summaries", that you put into the edit summary boxes beneath the main editing window. When editing an actual Article Page, you don't have to use the tildes at all, as your name will automatically be entered by the Wikipedia software where it is needed.
Also, if you would like to have your name show up like most other editors in blue, instead of red, you are most welcome to click on an instance of your your red-name-link and create a sort of an "about-me" User-Page. Once you have created your User-Page, your name will then be displayed in blue instead of red. Editors are welcome to put as much or as little about themselves as a they might want on their User-Pages. If you even only put the word "hi" on your User Page, then your name will be shown in blue from that day forward. For a sample of what a User Page might look like, you could try clicking on my username.

Looking forward to working with you in the years ahead.

Scott P. (talk) 20:23, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Much appreciated. I love learning new things! In fact, I welcome problems. I always learn so much from each glitch. Spiritdejoie (talk) 17:38, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A little hot cocoa for you

	A Cup of Well Deserved Hot Chocolate For You
	For a very constructive start at A Course in Miracles to what I too hope will be a long and productive editing career. Scott P. (talk) 20:42, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Granting permission to use an image

Hi Spiritdejoie, I've replied on my talk page. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:11, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I stand corrected

Hi Spiritdejoie,

I stand corrected regarding the Ur-text. After reading only Ken's page, it sounded as if what happened back then might still be considered illegal activity, but, due to the fact that the material was ultimately ruled as copyright-free, obviously, in retrospect, the folks who copied the Library of Congress copy of the Urtext (the EA folks) ultimately weren't breaking the law, so the whole point about how the Urtext got copied becomes rather moot. My guess is that Ken was probably about as good at copyright law as he most likely was at plumbing and home repairs (i.e. a total clutz!). He probably wrote that webpage only because that was the best understanding of it that he had, and not with any ill intentions.

Thanks,

Scott P. (talk) 01:53, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]