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User talk:AddisonDM

2009-04-09T08:27:57Z

Foxtrot:

{{Welcome}}
Hey!! Welcome to Conservapedia. [[User:BethanyS|~Beth]][[User talk:BethanyS|Talk2'''ME''']] 13:40, 15 October 2008 (EDT)

== Edits to [[1984]] ==

Thanks for your superb edits to 1984. You might be interested in this discussion we've had about Orwell:[[Mystery:Did George Orwell Become a Conservative?]]--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 16:45, 29 October 2008 (EDT)

Hey, thanks! I added a new section also, called Governmental Structure. I also revamped the plot a bit.

== The Message ==

I really enjoyed your new entry [[The Message]] and your quote from Psalm 23!--[[User:Aschlafly|aschlafly]] 20:40, 20 December 2008 (EST)

Hey thanks! You gave me the idea to create articles about Bibles. I'd even like to make a table of all the translations and put it at the bottom of the pages, you know.

: I bet there's more good stuff to find in Bible translations, and it's extremely educational to study these issues. I find it fascinating.--[[User:Aschlafly|aschlafly]] 22:19, 20 December 2008 (EST)

== Second model answer ==

I just added a second model answer from your homework. Well done!--[[User:Aschlafly|aschlafly]] 11:16, 21 December 2008 (EST)

Thanks so much! Hey, I did a real good job! :)

== Block reversed ==

I'm surprised that you were able even to edit my talk page. In any event, the block has been removed.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 23:04, 29 December 2008 (EST)

Thanks. Interestingly, it disappeared a few minutes later so that in fact I have been editing all day. Who knows. But thanks. [[User:AddisonDM]] 29 December 2008

== Please feel free to create a [[Creation]] article and then put the pics you wanted in the article. ==

Please feel free to create a [[Creation]] article and then put the pics you wanted in the article. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 21:06, 31 December 2008 (EST)

== Congratulations! ==

Congratulations on your promotion to Sysop (Admin) status! This gives you many new privileges. Well deserved!--[[User:Aschlafly|aschlafly]] 23:45, 31 December 2008 (EST)

Wow! That is honoring. Haha now I can edit at night! Thanks so much. Happy New Year all! [[User:AddisonDM]] 1 January 2009

: Very well deserved indeed!--[[User:Aschlafly|aschlafly]] 00:54, 1 January 2009 (EST)
Congrats Addison. I hope we can work together on the news project, etc. this year. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:21, 1 January 2009 (EST)
::and many congratulations (and happy new year!) from me too. I look forward to working even closer with you this year.--[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 06:27, 1 January 2009 (EST)

:::: Congratulations! --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 09:08, 1 January 2009 (EST)

::::: You did good kid, go team and Happy New Year. --Jpatt 23:02, 1 January 2009 (EST)

Thank you all so much. Happy and BLESSED New Year. [[User:AddisonDM]] 1 January 2009

Congratulations on your promotion! --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 13:16, 4 January 2009 (EST)

==Move requests==

Thank you for taking care of all these move requests. Some of them had been bugging me for quite some time, but unfortunately there was nothing I could do about them. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 12:06, 3 January 2009 (EST)

Thanks! [[User:AddisonDM]] 3 January 2009

== Some help? ==

Would you like some help with all those moves? Problem is I can not remember where to find the list of pages! --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 13:13, 3 January 2009 (EST)

You made a good decision on using "Debate" for debates, Addison, rather than putting them in the "Conservapedia" namespace.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 14:19, 3 January 2009 (EST)

Thanks.

Terrific cleaning up with your deletions!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:11, 3 January 2009 (EST)

Thank you!

:Thanks for the [[Edmund Ironside]] fix. I had asked for that to be done months ago but was ignored. [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 15:56, 3 January 2009 (EST)
::I think I have finished the debates clean up. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 04:29, 4 January 2009 (EST)

== Please block ==

I see that you are an administrator. Could you please block [[User:NumaL]], he is making a mess. [[User:Kuyper|Daniel_Kuyper]] 11:46, 4 January 2009 (EST)

==Oklahoma City Thunder==
Thanks for moving that page! [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|Hello!]] 12:19, 4 January 2009 (EST)

== Essay:Examples of Moronic Vandalism by the "tolerant" ==

Addison, I'm sorry, but I had to delete your essay for inappropriate content. Even though you substituted symbols for the vowels, it was still inappropriate. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 18:48, 4 January 2009 (EST)

Alright. That will stand unless and until Andy himself agrees. In fact, he likes it. I am going to ask him what he thinks. As he says, he has the last word.

== Could you re-name an article??? ==

Hello AddisonDM!!! I was wondering if you could change the title of the [[Why do people choose homosexuality?]] article to "Mystery:Why do people choose homosexuality?". It is in the category mystery but is not titled like the others (i.e. does not have "Mystery" on the beginning of the title). If you could fix that I would appreciate that very much. Hope you had a merry Christmas and a happy new year!!! --[[User:AmeliaJ|AmeliaJ]] 17:56, 5 January 2009 (EST)

Your welcome!!! --[[User:AmeliaJ|AmeliaJ]] 18:05, 5 January 2009 (EST)
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==Urgent==
Please see Michaelds' edits and do whatever necessary [[User:Bradlaugh|Bradlaugh]] 18:07, 5 January 2009 (EST)

I believe he is already gone.

== Templates ==

Addison, all templates are to be locked, sysop only, all the time. No exceptions. Per Andy. Thanks! --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Administrator[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 02:07, 6 January 2009 (EST)

:This wasn't acknowledged....did you see it? --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Administrator[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:18, 6 January 2009 (EST)

== Hans Christian Andersen ==

Hi, I noticed you added an edit to the page [[Hans Christian Anderson]]. I added a merge template to this page back in September 2008, noting that the name of the article is '''mis-spelled''' and should be [[Hans Christian Andersen]] for which we also have a page. Somehow the suggestion to merge must have been overlooked, and edits continued to be made to the page with the incorrect name. Now that you are a Sysop, I think you should be able to correct the name of the page, otherwise I would urge you to merge the two pages, and not to keep the page that is mis-spelled. Thanks! [[User:Taj|Taj]] 19:27, 6 January 2009 (EST)
:That was fast - you must have fixed this 30 seconds before I hit save on this edit, lol. Thanks! [[User:Taj|Taj]] 19:30, 6 January 2009 (EST)

:Hi AddmisonDM,

:It's best to just redirect the pages instead of deleting them first. That way it saves a step and also saves the history.

:Thanks

:[[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 12:55, 7 January 2009 (EST)

== Answer to question Re. Favicon ==

Addison, I just created a "mini-logo" (referred to as a favicon). Thanks for the suggestion! [[User:CPWebmaster|CPWebmaster]] 22:44, 7 January 2009 (EST)

==HEYYYYYYYY==
How's your studying going??!!!! Got any tips to give me?? ;-P JK... [[User:BethanyS|~Beth]][[User talk:BethanyS|Talk2'''ME''']] 18:54, 8 January 2009 (EST)

== Requests for adminship ==

The 'Conservapedia : Requests for Adminship' page is on the wanted page list even though you deleted it, should i recreate it, or should i leave the space empty?---- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:PhilipV|PhilipV]][[User talk:PhilipV|'' I Support our Troops!'']] 21:08, 9 January 2009 (EST)

== Christmas Campaign ==
Thank you for participating in the Christmas Campaign. Here is the Campaign medal. God bless, [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 01:54, 10 January 2009 (EST)

Thank you!

== FYI, Oxford ==

Oxford’s IP range is: 129.67.0.0 - 129.67.255.255 and isn’t involved in any range blocks. This is just another example of the liberal trolls and vandals ''at certain sites'' use of the "big lie technique", which they spam out to everyone with block rights, to raise a false flag issue. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 18:04, 12 January 2009 (EST)

== Template:Liberalism ==

Addison, please stop adding articles to the template. It appears like a navigation template, but it was for information, and just a few pertinent articles were intended to be on it, to help our users understand what it means to be a liberal, is all. Thanks! --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 21:29, 12 January 2009 (EST)

==Template categorization==
There seems to be a problem with your recent categorizing of templates. All pages that use the templates that you categorized are now in [[:Category:Navigation box]]. I hope this doesn't cause much extra work for you, but I had to let you know. [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|Hello!]] 20:04, 14 January 2009 (EST)

== Edit disputes with senior administrators...... ==

Please work it out via email, but refrain from adding back in liberal bias, or removing parts added by other senior administrators, per the article talk page. Thanks. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 22:33, 17 January 2009 (EST)

==Move of GSP==
I had noticed that you removed my move request for Georges St. Pierre. The current article title is misspelled. Could you please look into that? The current article title is [[Georges St-Pierre]]. Thanks! [[User:JY23|JY23]] 15:42, 18 January 2009 (EST)

== Essay:Greatest achievements of human history ==

You do realise that this was copied from a site whose name must not be mentioned, and that is why it was deleted? [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 18:31, 18 January 2009 (EST)
:Normally it is good form to reply on the same page as where a comment was made to avoid what is known as "ping-ponging". Conversations get very difficult to follow otherwise. Also please note that my user page is currently locked and so I cannot reply on it. Thanks. [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 18:37, 18 January 2009 (EST)
::Sorry. I didn't know it was locked! Anyway, I will remember your advice, and I deleted the article. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 18:39, 18 January 2009 (EST)

Record shows Philip Rayment unlocked that page at 15:03, 17 January 2009. Yesterday, in other words. I had locked it a week ago when the user said he would be away "on an extended wiki vacation". --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 20:59, 18 January 2009 (EST)

== World History edit ==

[[MediaWiki:Sidebar|Here.]]

==BethanyS Contribs==
Here are my major contributions:

#[[Emiliano Zapato]]
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I think that's it!! Have fun!! [[User:BethanyS|~Beth]][[User talk:BethanyS|Talk2'''ME''']] 15:11, 12 February 2009 (EST)

==Factual Edit Reverted==
If you could, please explain why you reverted my edit to the [[Theory of Gravity]]. As you can tell, I'm new here and still feeling my way around. Thank you, [[User:SteveMH|SteveMH]] 18:46, 12 February 2009 (EST)

== Admin list? ==

Link? --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 19:05, 13 February 2009 (EST)

http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:ListUsers/Siteadmin

==Pictures==
Hi, how do I get a picture for the Ingrid Newkirk article? Thanks --[[User:BobBobBob|BobBobBob]] 12:45, 16 February 2009 (EST)

== [[:Category:Navigation box]] ==

Hey Addison! So just so you know, I took a look at the problem you and Wesley mentioned on TK's page. I've found that that the problem is a lack of <nowiki><noinclude></noinclude></nowiki> tags around the category. Noinclude tags say that when this template is shown on another page, ignore the stuff inside these tags. [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Delete&diff=610341&oldid=251227 Here] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:The_Beatles&diff=610353&oldid=251013 here] you added the category to templates. On face-value that's fine, but the problem is you didn't put noinclude tags around the category, so that category showed up on every page that had either of those templates on it. (Also note that [[Template:Delete]] is not a navbox - navboxes are for the purpose of navigating the wiki ... going from one article to another; Template:Delete is more of a notice box, if you will). I'll try to find some more templates with the problem and fix them up. Just so you know - that's a very easy mistake to make, so definitely don't worry about it.--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]] 17:32, 16 February 2009 (EST)

:Thank you! That was an annoying problem! [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 20:51, 16 February 2009 (EST)

== Conservapedia ==

Article [[Conservapedia]] is a good idea. It is also a success in views. I agree that Philip deserves to be there as well as [[User:TerryH|TerryH]], [[User:Karajou|Karajou]], [[User:Conservative|Conservative]], [[User:CPWebmaster|CPWebmaster]], [[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]], [[User:JessicaT|JessicaT]] and [[User:Learn together|Learn together]]. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 10:24, 21 February 2009 (EST)

:Thanks! Will do. BTW, Conservative is already there. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 13:08, 21 February 2009 (EST)

:: [[User:AlanE]] has done an excellent work also in music. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 17:28, 21 February 2009 (EST)

:::Thanks. I'll look into his contribs. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 17:29, 21 February 2009 (EST)

Hello my fellow freshman sysop, HelpJazz was not a vandal. He was in fact a moderate and through no fault of his own, was the target of a parodist plot by a vandal website. Subsequently, he left us for them and made negative comments about CP. This resulted in banishment. If he decided otherwise, he would most likely be invited back.--[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 22:49, 22 February 2009 (EST)

*The negative comments were being made well before Jazz was removed from this site. That is a documented fact. In fact to call them "negative comments" is a [[deceit]] as they were most vile and base. While one or two editors here, who later admitted to being parodists were hostile to him, the fact he was not trusted much, from the beginning, is also a documented fact. HelpJazz was rewarded at a well-known vandal site by being made an Administrator there. Mr. Schlafly, as well as the majority of senior administrators, have made it very clear that that he isn't welcome back. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 02:33, 23 February 2009 (EST)

== These were apparently overlooked for deletion ==

[[Conservapedia:Which Christian denomination is the most true to the central teachings of Christianity]]

[[Conservapedia:If Jesus was alive to day, where on the political spectrum would he fall]]

[[Conservapedia:Could God create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it]]

[[Conservapedia:How can we protect Conservapedia by distinguishing real conservative encyclopedia articles from satires written by liberals]]

Creator of said pages is a long ago blocked vandal. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 20:25, 23 February 2009 (EST)

:Thanks, I'll check them out. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 20:29, 23 February 2009 (EST)

==Paris image cats==

Addison, I just created [[:Category:Paris]] and there's a bunch of images that should be categorized in it, but they are protected. Can you put them there?

*[[:Image:Tour_-_Eiffel.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Notre Dame.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Obelisk Luxor Paris Concorde.jpg]]
*[[:Image:La Madeleine.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Pantheon Paris.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Louvre by night.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Paris-13eme - panorama banlieues.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Paris Opera.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Sacre Coeur.jpg]]
- [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 17:02, 25 February 2009 (EST)

:Sure! Thanks. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 17:03, 25 February 2009 (EST)

::Thanks! -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 03:08, 26 February 2009 (EST)

==A tip for you==
When you welcome new users, on the template, you can add "|sig=" and then the four tildes (like this: <nowiki>{{Welcome|sig=~~~~}}</nowiki>). It prevents one having to make an extra edit. Hope this helps, [[User:JY23|JY23]] 20:54, 27 February 2009 (EST)

:Thanks! That works better. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 20:55, 27 February 2009 (EST)
::You're welcome. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 20:58, 27 February 2009 (EST)

== Page Count ==

I'm not sure why Conservative would delete the page in the first place, but I'll look into fixing it. What was the count before the deletion? Thanks! [[User:CPWebmaster|CPWebmaster]][[User_talk:CPWebmaster|Talk]] 23:15, 3 March 2009 (EST)

:500,000. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 14:34, 4 March 2009 (EST)

== Protecting images ==

I appreciate all the cool images you've been uploading and inserting in our articles. Since it's our policy to protect all images, I have been doing this for you. I think it's time for you to start protecting the images you upload. Usually we upload a pic, and then protect it before doing another upload. Or you can use the upload log to do them all at once when you're done uploading. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 20:39, 10 March 2009 (EDT)

:Certainly, and thanks for doing it in the past. I had not been aware of this policy but I will definitely follow it in the future. Thanks. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 20:41, 10 March 2009 (EDT)

==Unlock a template==
I can see you are busy, but can you unlock <nowiki>{{NewEnglandPatriots}}</nowiki> for me? I've got some transactions to update. Thanks a lot! [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|Hello!]] 15:10, 14 March 2009 (EDT)
:Oh, and could you unlock <nowiki>{{MiamiDolphins}}</nowiki>? That roster is seriously out of date. Thanks, --[[User:JY23|JY23]] 18:11, 14 March 2009 (EDT)

== Spell Checking ==

Good spell checkers are an add-on for both Internet Explorer and Firefox Browsers, that do exactly that, and of course recommended by both browsers, and safe. Just FYI. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 22:20, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

:Thanks, I'll look into that. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 22:21, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

::Cool....we have a bit about that [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Manual_of_Style#Check_Spelling HERE.] --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 22:31, 20 March 2009 (EDT)
==images==
Nice job on the portraits of famous people! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 22:41, 1 April 2009 (EDT)

:Thanks! I'm going to be doing more in the next few days too. I want all categories to have images in them, and most articles to have images too. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 22:42, 1 April 2009 (EDT)

==Essay==
I think [[Essay:The_Coming_Fifth_Great_Awakening_in_America]] should be nominated for Article for the Week. --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 23:29, 3 April 2009 (EDT)

:Thanks! Not sure how that works. Want to look into it for me :). Seriously, that's really great! I'll look into it. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 23:31, 3 April 2009 (EDT)
::Hey, I had a look at the essay and it's very good and should be more prominent. I voted on it at the featured articles page, and while it may not be the vote you wanted, I hope my explanation makes my reasoning clear. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 06:57, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
:::Way to go kid, looks good in the mainspace.--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 22:52, 8 April 2009 (EDT)

::::Thanks so much all you guys on the committee, and Jpatt too. Whenever I congratualted someone on getting Feautured Article, I though "It'd be cool to get that myself..." Thanks! [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 23:14, 8 April 2009 (EDT)

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Netherlands

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The '''Netherlands''' (Dutch: ''Nederland'') is a country in the [[European Union]] in northwestern Europe, north of Belgium and France. It is a part of [[the Kingdom of the Netherlands]] (''Koninkrijk der Nederlanden''). It is bordered by [[Belgium]] and [[Germany]], and has a total population of 16,5 million (2007). Its system of government is [[constitutional monarchy]]. The country is often referred to as "Holland", this was originally the name of two densely populated provinces of the country (North-Holland and South-Holland), the cities of [[Amsterdam]], [[Rotterdam]] and [[The Hague]] all lie in these provinces that have always been the most influential regions in the Netherlands. The language is [[Dutch]] and the people are referred to in English as Dutchmen or the Dutch.

The major ethnic groups in the Netherlands are [[Dutch]] 94%, Surinamese 2%, Asians 2% and others 2%.
==Dike system==
The term "Netherlands" means "low country," and it is a very low-lying country. About a quarter of the land area, containing more than half of the population, is actually below sea level, and would flood if the sea were not held back by a system of [[dike]]s. The Dutch have a saying that "God created the earth, but the Dutch made Holland".

A major breach of the dikes occurred in 1953, killing 1800 people.
To avoid a repeat of the disaster the Dutch began construction of the "Delta Project" to protect the country from future inundations. Begun in 1953 and completed in 2002 the Delta Project is considered a modern wonder of civil engineering. After [[Hurricane Katrina]], a delegation of American engineers was invited by the Dutch government to see how the project works and how its technology can be applied in the United States for low-lying cities like [[New Orleans]].
==Major cities==
[[Amsterdam]], named for the Amstel river, is the largest city, and the capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is ringed by an extensive system of concentric canals. The seat of government, however, is located for historical reasons in [[The Hague]] (''Den Haag'' or '' 's Gravenhage'' in Dutch. ).

[[Eindhoven]] is the location of the giant electronics corporation, Philips (full name: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.), with annual revenue equivalent to about $40 billion. (The U.S. corporation [[General Electric]] has revenues of about $150 billion, but much of it is from non-electronics businesses). The Eindhoven area is known for its high concetration of high-tech industires, which include ASML, the world primary producer of lithography system for the production of semiconductors, and ''Océ'', a leading producer of printers and copiers.

[[Groningen]] is home to many branches of ''KPN'', the former state company of Post, Telegraphy and Telephony. It had its headquarters in Groningen when it was still state run, and move to [[The Hague]] since. ''KPN'' stands for ''Koninklijke PTT Nederland'', or ''Royal PTT Netherlands''. Groningen is also home to ''Gasunie'' (Gasunion), a public-private partnership that exploits the natural gas reseves in the province of Groningen and the adjoint [[North Sea]].
==Business==
The Netherlands is the home of the Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell, whose full name is ''Royal Dutch Shell'' or ''Koninklijke Nederlandse Shell''. Other well known Dutch or partly Dutch multinationals are ''Unilever'', a company owning many household brands, ''ING Group'', a banking group, ''Ahold'', an international chain of supermarkets, ''Reed Elsevier'', a publishing house, ''Nielsen Company'', owner of the [[Yellow Pages]], and ''Randstad Holding'', a company providing ''human resource services''. The famous ''Dutch East India Company'', known in Dutch as ''Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie'' or VOC, which dominated trade in with South-East Asia in the 17th century, is regarded as the first multinational in history.
==Customs==
The Netherlands has long been famous for its production of flowers, and also for a related economic event, the "tulip mania" of 1636-1637. A classic example of a "bubble," [[tulip]]s were traded on stock exchanges, and bid up to fantastic prices by people who understood that the prices were crazy but hoped to sell at a profit to even crazier investors. Many people mortgaged their homes for a single tulip bulb and in one case an entire brewery was exchanged for a few bulbs. As with all bubbles, when bidding began to lag people tried to sell and the bubble burst with disastrous consequences. Since then the Dutch have been renowned for their carefulness with money and have established a significant presence in the banking and financial sectors.

===Drug policies===
The Netherlands is noted for its low-crime rate (although comparable to other western European nations) and [[libertarian]] legislation. Examples are licensed prostitution in designated areas of major cities, such as Amsterdam's Red Light District, the legal soft [[drugs]] sold in the country's many coffee shops, [[abortion]] rights, [[same-sex marriage]]s and [[euthanasia]].

Consuming and carrying (for personal use only) the "soft drugs" ([[marijuana]], [[hashish]] and [[hallucinogenic mushrooms]]) were made legal in the Netherlands in 1976 in a final attempt to stop drug-related crime in the 1970s. Soft drugs can be legally purchased by individuals over 18 in the famed (licensed) coffee shops, that do sell coffee as well, but are prohibited from serving alcohol.
The Dutch policy regarding soft drugs (and previously prostitution) is called "gedoogbeleid" (condonement policy). This means that although certain behavior is officially prohibited by law, a condonement clause prevents law enforcement agencies from persecuting this behavior. This clause is, legally speaking, not a law and can be reverted much easier than a regular law.

The main reason for this policy is to try to split the market for "soft drugs" from the one for "hard drugs", this to avoid that users "upgrade" from soft to "hard drugs" (the latter are still illegal). So in short, the law tries to prevent citizen's exposure to hard drugs by providing a legal context in which to purchase cannabis. The policy also allows the police to focus on the war on hard drugs and criminal trade, and avoid the exhaustive bureaucratic costs associated with low-profile possession busts. In fact, most major cities in the world have similar non-prosecution policies, but the Dutch one is the only nationwide one.

Growing marijuana and hashish for commercial purposes is still officially illegal (it is legal to own up to four plants per household), causing coffee shop owners to rely on illegal homegrown products. Only two state run companies are exempted from this rule in order to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes. Leftist movements have stated that the government should make its mind up: "either make growing marijuana and hashish legal, or ban soft drugs altogether".

The legal status of soft drugs has had no significant adverse effects on Dutch society. This is probably due to the fact that it has become a more or less socially accepted drug like alcohol and tobacco, removing the need for dealers and effectively terminating cannabis' status as an anti-establishment symbol, and in effect diminishing its' popularity somewhat amongst youth.

==Queen's Day==

April 30th is known as Queen's Day (''Koninginnedag'') - the national holiday to mark the official birthday of the monarch. This is actually the birthday of former Queen Juliana (Queen Beatrix's mother) but has been kept as the official holiday because of the better weather (Queen Beatrix's actual birthday is 31 January). Queen's Day is the one day of the year when ordinary Netherlanders are permitted to sell goods on the streets without a license. Consequently the whole country is turned into a gigantic flea market (garage sale). The primary effect of this is that people buy goods they do not want or need, solely in order to sell them the following year. In an act of patriotism, most of the populace wear orange colored clothing (the national color) to identify with the Royal House Of Orange-Nassau.

Those not involved with selling their surplus belongings celebrate the national holiday at outdoors parties in the cities or with fine weather, spend the free day on a terrace of a pub, or cycle in the national ''Fietsen op Dijken '' tour around the nation's dikes.

==Anne Frank==
[[Anne Frank]] was a famous Jewish girl who hid from Nazis in the house of friends in Amsterdam. She wrote a diary which was later published and became a best seller. Her family left Germany in 1933 because of the Nazis, but the Nazis caught up with her and sent her to Belsen death camp where she died before end of war in 1945. Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam is now a popular tourist attraction.

==Society==

[[Same sex marriage]] has been recognized by the Dutch government since 2001.<ref>[http://marriage.about.com/cs/samesexmarriage/a/samesex.htm About.com]</ref> Furthermore, legal [[prostitution]], [[euthanasia]], [[abortion]] and its drug policy (see above) make The Netherlands the most liberal country in the world by most standards. Religion was once the dominant factor in Dutch society and politics, but since the 1970s plays a secondary role in society, with only 25% of the population being [[Protestant]] and just over 30% are [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]]. There is, however, a rising [[Muslim]] population which has caused social strains.

==History==
* see [[History of the Netherlands]]

== See also ==

*[[Gallery of Flemish and Dutch painting]]
*[[Flemish School of Painting]]

==Bibliography==
===Guides===
* DK. ''Amsterdam'' (2008) [http://www.amazon.com/Amsterdam-EYEWITNESS-TRAVEL-GUIDE-Publishing/dp/075662441X/ref=pd_bbs_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209443999&sr=8-9 excerpt and text search]
* DK. ''Netherlands'' (2008) [http://www.amazon.com/Holland-Eyewitness-Travel-Guides-Ewart/dp/0789493055/ref=pd_bbs_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209443999&sr=8-8 excerpt and text search]
* ''Lonely Planet the Netherlands'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Netherlands-Travel-Guides/dp/1741042992/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209443999&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* ''Michelin the Green Guide Netherlands'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Michelin-Green-Guide-Netherlands-Guides/dp/2067123319/ref=pd_bbs_sr_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209443999&sr=8-10 excerpt and text search]
===Current conditions===
* Delsen, Lei. ''Exit Polder Model? Socioeconomic Changes in the Netherlands'' (2002) [http://www.questia.com/read/113099417?title=Exit%20Polder%20Model%3f%20%20Socioeconomic%20Changes%20in%20the%20Netherlands online edition]
* Mathijs, Ernest, ed. ''The Cinema of the Low Countries.'' (2004). 268 pp.
* Vuijsje, Herman. ''The Politically Correct Netherlands: Since the 1960s.'' (2000). 244 pp.
* White, Colin, et al. ''The Undutchables: An Observation of the Netherlands, Its Culture And Its Inhabitants'' (2005)
===History surveys===
* Arblaster, Paul. ''A History of the Low Countries.'' (2006). 298 pp.
* Blom, J. C. H. and E. Lamberts, eds. ''History of the Low Countries'' (2006) 504pp [http://www.amazon.com/History-Low-Countries-J-Blom/dp/1845452720/ref=pd_bbs_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209443552&sr=8-8 excerpt and text search]; also [http://www.questia.com/read/1379132?title=History%20of%20the%20Low%20Countries complete edition online]
* Hooker, Mark T. ''The History of Holland'' (1999) 264pp [http://www.amazon.com/History-Holland-Greenwood-Histories-Nations/dp/0313306583/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209805742&sr=1-17 excerpt and text search]
* Israel, Jonathan. ''The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall, 1477-1806'' (1995) a major synthesis; [http://www.questia.com/read/91981119?title=The%20Dutch%20Republic%3a%20Its%20Rise%2c%20Greatness%2c%20and%20Fall%2c%201477-1806 complete online edition]; also [http://www.amazon.com/Dutch-Republic-Greatness-1477-1806-History/dp/0198207344/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209443552&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
* Kossmann, E. H. ''The Low Countries 1780-1940'' (1978)
* van Oostrom, Frits, and Hubert Slings. ''A Key to Dutch History'' (2007)
* Pirenne, Henri. ''Belgian Democracy, Its Early History'' (1910, 1915) 250 pp. history of towns in the Low Countries [http://www.questia.com/read/1276323?title=Belgian%20Democracy%2c%20Its%20Early%20History online free]
* Rietbergen, P.J.A.N. ''A Short History of the Netherlands. From Prehistory to the Present Day''. 5th ed. Amersfoort: Bekking, 2002. ISBN 9061094402
* Vlekke, Bernard H. M. ''Evolution of the Dutch Nation'' (1945) 382 pp. [http://www.questia.com/read/82243176?title=Evolution%20of%20the%20Dutch%20Nation online edition]

==Online resources==
* [http://www.iisg.nl/ International Institute of Social History (IISH)]
* [http://www.minbuza.nl/history/en/home History of the Netherlands, introduction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
* [http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/lowcountries/dutchrevolt.html Dutch revolt: maps]

==References==
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Warren G. Harding

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'''Warren G. (Gamaliel) Harding''' (November 2, 1865 - August 2, 1923) was the 29th [[President of the United States of America]], elected in a [[Republican Party|Republican]] landslide in 1920 and serving from 1921 until his sudden death in 1923. After the [[First World War]]. His conservative presidency was marked as a "return to normalcy", with an end to strikes and race riots, broad-scale prosperity, and peace abroad. He looked like a president, and was highly popular; after his deaths any number of scandals were blamed on him, by Democrats and by his Republican successor [[Calvin Coolidge]], so that his reputation among both conservative and liberal scholars is near the bottom.

==Career==
Harding's undeviating Republicanism and vibrant speaking voice, plus his willingness to let the machine bosses set policies, led him far in Ohio politics. He served in the state Senate and as Lieutenant Governor, and unsuccessfully ran for Governor. He delivered the nominating address for President [[William Howard Taft|Taft]] at the 1912 Republican Convention. In 1914 he was elected to the U.S. Senate. An Ohio admirer, Harry Daugherty, began to promote Harding for the 1920 Republican nomination because, he later explained, "He looked like a President." <ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/wh29.html</ref>

==1920 Election==
Harding won a sweeping landslide victory over fellow Ohioan James Cox (with [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] as the defeated nominee for Vice President). Harding succeeded by promising to end the highly emotional debates of the Wilson years, and promising realism instead of idealism in foreign policy. Irish Catholics, angry at Wilson for not promoting the independence of Ireland as he had promised, were in control of the Democratic party in most large cities. They sat out the election allowing the GOP sweep all the major cities.

Morello (2001) shows that advertising genius [[Albert Lasker]] sold candidate Harding to the American people by using new advertising strategies and techniques, borrowed from business and from the wartime bond campaigns. Lasker used the three pillars of consumer advertising: "reason why" selling, which compared products directly--aided especially by Harding's photogenic image; testimonial advertising, using endorsements by famous people; and "preemptive advertising," which rushed to claim common characteristics as unique features of the advertised commodity. Lasker used new technology such as movies. He adjusted the front porch campaign style used by [[William McKinley]] in 1896 to shield his weak candidate from uncontrolled public scrutiny. Lasker launched a sharp, relentlessly negative campaign against the policy failures of incumbent Democrat [[Woodrow Wilson]]. The result, Morello concludes, was a triumph of modern advertising technique which propelled the Republicans back into the White House and furthered the commodification of candidates in modern electoral contests.

==Presidency==
=== Key Accomplishments ===
*Eliminated wartime controls
*Slashed taxes
*Established a Federal budget system,
*Restored the high protective tariff
*Imposed tight limitations upon immigration
*Ended the Depression of 1921
*Launched the Roaring Twenties
*Fought the KKK.

=== Immigration Control ===

Mr. Harding signed into law the [[Emergency Quota Act]]<ref>http://tucnak.fsv.cuni.cz/~calda/Documents/1920s/QuotaAct1918.html</ref> which sought to control immigration following [[World War I]] and preserve the distinctive American culture by ensuring the majority of immigrants came from the historically compatible cultures of Northern Europe. This law aimed to bring wages of hard working Americans under control by limiting immigration to 3% of the 1910 census. It was followed on by a similar act in 1924, after Mr. Harding's death.<ref>http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/faculty/hodgson/Courses/so11/Race/quota_acts.htm</ref>

=== Justice ===

Harding pardoned the [[socialist]] [[Eugene Debs]] who was imprisoned in 1918 for inciting resistance to the draft during World War I. Despite their political differences, Harding was cordial to him and met with him in the [[White House]], "I have heard so damned much about you, Mr Debs, that I am very glad to meet you personally."<ref>http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vodebs.htm</ref>

Harding defined the [[Supreme Court]] for two decades, appointing four solidly conservative justices. Harding's appointments included former President [[William Howard Taft]] to be Chief Justice (1921), [[George Sutherland]] (1922), [[Pierce Butler]] (1923) and [[Edward Terry Sanford]] (1923). Two of these justices (Taft and Sanford) served until 1930. The other two (Sutherland and Butler) served until the late 1930s and stood up to the liberal policies of President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]].

In selecting Pierce for the bench, Harding broke with tradition by picking a conservative Democrat even though Harding was a Republican.

Harding sought to calm race relations during the 1921 [[Tulsa Race Riot]]. <ref>see [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3812/is_199911/ai_n8854233 online]</ref>

=== Economics ===
Harding cut federal spending, lowered taxes, and began paying off the wartime national debt. He restored prosperity by 1921, opening a decade of rapid growth known as the ''Roaring 20s''.

Harding created the Bureau of the Budget to allow the White House to monitor all federal spending. Shortly after taking office, Harding also successfully passed promotion of US Agriculture, repeal of the wartime "excess profits" tax and reduction of rail rates.

Rader (1971) challenges the view that the tax policies of Harding's Treasury Secretary [[Andrew Mellon]], reversed the progressive policies of the Wilson years and allowed the wealthy to become wealthier. A congressional coalition of Democrats and insurgent Republicans shared responsibilities with Mellon for the tax legislation of that period, which was written by civil servants in the Treasury. The new rates were very low for most people, and yet were high enough to retire the war debt and generate a budget surplus. The net effect of this legislation, Rader argues, was to "impose more progressivity on the federal income tax structure than has existed in any other peace-time period of American history."

Winters (1990) examines Harding's farm policies and those of Henry Cantwell Wallace, the Secretary of Agriculture (1921-24). Wallace's handling of the postwar collapse of land values and the weakening of the farm economy was inconsistent and largely ineffective because of conflicting views of the value of agriculture in society. On one hand, he saw farming as a business that needed to improve its efficiency; on the other hand, he saw farmers as "yeoman," a special group, embodying republican virtues of independence, which deserved to be subsidized. Programs based on one view often negated those based on the other. Hoover meanwhile argued that the long-term solution lay in modernizing agricultural machinery, seeds, animal breeding and, especially, business practices.
===Foreign and military affairs===
Grant (1995) shows that during World War I the U.S. loaned ove $4 billion to Britain. This British war debt was not part of the agenda of the Paris Peace Conference or the 1921 settlement of the Reparation Commission. In response to an appeal by President Harding in his 1921 state of the union address, Congress passed the World War Foreign Debt Commission Act in 1922. The commission was mandated to determine each European nation's debt and negotiate payment over a period up to 25 years. In 1923 the British government agreed to pay $4.6 billion, with an initial payment of $4.1 million, the remainder to be paid over 62 years at 3% interest for the first ten years, 3.5% thereafter. Britain was able to pay because it received large war repoarations annually from Germany. Germany in turn borrowed the money from the U.S. During the [[Great Depression]] President [[Herbert Hoover]] suspended all payyments, and they were never resumed.

Irwin (2003) shows that the Harding Navy department oversaw or initiated the development of fleets of aircraft carriers, the strengthening of submarine forces and naval aviation, and the Marine Corps' adoption of amphibious assault strategies, all of which contributed significantly to US naval success in World War II.

=== Labor and economic issues ===
Labor unions were very weak in the Harding years. Under [[Andrew mellon]] the Treasuty systematically reduced federal income taxes, which had soared during the war, and sumultaneously paid off most of the wartime debt. Harding today has come under criticism by both liberal economists and free trade advocates for [[protectionist]] policies--high tariffs.

==Scandals==
=== Teapot Dome Scandal===
Harding appointed a close friend anddrinking partner Senator Albert B. Fall of New Mexico as his Secretary of the Interior. Fall had charge of valuable oil lands known as "Teapot Dome" that were for the long-term use of the Navy. Fall secretly leased oil rights to an old friend, who paid bribes to Fall of over $400,000. The scandal was discovered after Harding's death by Harding's enemies in Congress in late 1923. Fall had entangled other businessmen and politicians into his wrongdoing which lead to other indictments of both Democrats and Republicans and continued into the Coolidge administration. Harding did not know about these dealings until shortly before his death.
===Interpretation===
Fine (1990) explains why Harding's reputation took a nose dive, as the new president Calvin Coolidge blamed the troubles of the day on his dead predecessor. "Reputational entrepreneurs" attempt to control the memory of historical figures through motivation, narrative facility, and institutional placement, says Fine. Men remembered as great heroes or great vilains or evil are explained by the Durkheimian theory of consensus and cohesion, but this does not explain the memory of the "incompetent" like Harding. Reputational politics is an arena in which forces compete to control memory. Reputations are grounded in a social construction of character, subsequently generalized to policy and the character of the society. In the case of Harding, the president rated lowest by historians and the public, political opponents set the agenda, while potential supporters did not defend him, given their political interests, structural positions, and a lack of credible narrative.
== Strange Death ==
Harding appeared to be in good health until his collapse and death. The surprise soon gave rise to a savage case of character assassination by insinuations of murder, all thoroughly unfounded. <ref>Ferrell, Robert H. (1996), The Strange Deaths of President Harding, University of Missouri Press p.31</ref>

Shaken by the talk of corruption among the friends he had appointed to office, he began a tour on June 20, 1923 of the West and Alaska. Although suffering from high blood pressure and an enlarged heart, he seemed to enjoy himself and the food -- especially the seafood in Alaska. On his return journey, he became ill with food poisoning. The Presidential train rushed to [[San Francisco]], where his condition worsened. He developed [[pneumonia]], and complicated by his heart ailment, died suddenly on August 23, he suffered a [[heart attack]] in the evening, while his wife was reading to him. He died quietly and instantaneously.

After Harding’s death, the reputation of his administration was ruined by revelations of scandal, primarily the Teapot Dome scandal and a scandal in the [[Veteran’s Administration]] which was particularly distasteful in that post World War I period. The scandals were pushed forward by congressional hearings, but were greeted by the public with what historian Frederick Lewis Allen concedes was brief resentment at both scandals and scandalmongers, followed by apathy.<ref>see [http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/ALLEN/ch6.html Allen, ''Only Yesterday'']</ref>

In 1926, author [[Samuel Hopkins Adams]] published the novel “Revelry”, with characters which appeared to be thinly disguised members of the Harding administration. The president in the novel, “Willis Markham” poisons himself by accident, but does not take an available antidote, because he realizes that his death “will wipe out the whole score” of soon to be revealed scandals involving oil and the Veteran’s Administration. The novel was later dramatized .<ref>Ferrell, ''The Strange Deaths of President Harding,'' p.33</ref>.

In 1928, Nan Britton published a book entitled "The President's Daughter" claiming that she and Harding had been lovers and had conceived a child in 1919. According to her, the affair continued for six years, and the lovers' meeting-places included a coat closet in the executive offices of the White House. Historians generally agree she was indeed his lover.

In 1930, Gaston B. Means, who served briefly as an FBI agent during the Harding administration, published ''The Strange Death of President Harding, by Gaston B. Means as told to May Dixon Thacker'', in which he alleged that Mrs. Harding murdered her husband out of jealousy of Ms. Britton, and out of fear of the soon to be revealed Teapot Dome and Veteran’s Administration scandals. Means, who had a long criminal record, provided no evidence and historians dismiss his outlandish claims.

No evidence has ever been found to suggest that Harding had been poisoned by anyone, let alone his wife. The suggestion that she had a motivation to kill the president because of Florence Harding’s jealousy over an affair with Nan Britton makes little sense since she had long known her husband was a womanizer. The suggestion that she would murder the President to somehow deflect scandals that would be met by public apathy is similarly unlikely. Yet despite the source of these charges, their utter lack of factual support, and the unlikeliness of the alleged motives of the First Lady, Frederick Lewis Allen repeated these charges in his very successful book ''Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s'' in 1931. Coming as it did in the deepest part of the [[Great Depression]], Allen’s book, which depicted all of the Republican presidents of the 1920s as bumbling incompetents, was eagerly accepted by a public looking for someone to blame.

== Trivia ==
* Out of all of the Presidents of the U.S. he had the largest feet.
* He was the first president to visit Alaska.
* He was the first President to speak on the radio and the first to have a radio in the White House.
* Harding, [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Barack Obama]] are the only three sitting United States Senators elected to the Presidency.

==Bibliography==
* Anthony, Carl S. ''Florence Harding: The First Lady, the Jazz Age, and the Death of America's Most Scandalous President.'' (1998)
* Downes Randolph C. ''The Rise of Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1865-1920.'' (1970), standard biograpohy to 1920
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* Murray, Robert K. ''The Harding Era 1921-1923: Warren G. Harding and his Administration.'' (1969), the standard academic study; by a conservative historian
* Payne, Phillip. "Instant History and the Legacy of Scandal: the Tangled Memory of Warren G. Harding, Richard Nixon, and William Jefferson Clinton." ''Prospects'' 2003 28: 597-625. Issn: 0361-2333
* Rader, Benjamin G. "Federal Taxation in the 1920s: a Re-examination." ''Historian'' 1971 33(3): 415-435. Issn: 0018-2370
* Russell, Francis. ''The Shadow of Blooming Grove'' , 1968. biography
* Sinclair, Andrew. ''The Available Man: The Life behind the Masks of Warren Gamaliel Harding'' (1965) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=8550753 online full-scale biography]
* Winters, Donald L. "Ambiguity and Agricultural Policy: Henry Cantwell Wallace as Secretary of Agriculture." ''Agricultural History'' 1990 64(2): 191-198. Issn: 0002-1482
===Primary sources===
* Warren G. Harding, ''Our Common Country: Mutual Good Will in America.'' 2003; essays written in late 1920; [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=109794562 online edition]

==References==
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[[Category:1920s]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Corruption]]

Mandarin Chinese

2009-04-08T14:19:08Z

Foxtrot: sp

'''Mandarin Chinese''' is the [[official language]] of [[China]] and [[Taiwan]] and is one of the four official languages of [[Singapore]]. It is widely spoken in [[Malaysia]] and other parts of [[Southeast Asia]]. Mandarin Chinese has different official names in China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

In China, Mandarin Chinese is officially known as Putonghua ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 普通話; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 普通话; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Pǔtōnghuà).

In Taiwan, it is officially known as Guoyu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 國語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 国语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Guóyǔ).

In Singapore, it is officially known as Huayu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 華語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 华语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Huáyǔ).

[[Category:Sino-Tibetan languages]]
[[Category:China]]
[[Category:Taiwan]]

Mandarin Chinese

2009-04-08T14:18:14Z

Foxtrot: Undo revision 650231 by AlbertDannis (Talk) Chinese is spoken in Vietnam too.

'''Mandarin Chinese''' is the [[official language]] of [[China]] and [[Taiwan]] and is one of the four official languages of [[Singapore]]. It is widely spoken in [[Malaysia]] and other parts of [[South East Asia]]. Mandarin Chinese has different official names in China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

In China, Mandarin Chinese is officially known as Putonghua ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 普通話; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 普通话; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Pǔtōnghuà).

In Taiwan, it is officially known as Guoyu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 國語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 国语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Guóyǔ).

In Singapore, it is officially known as Huayu ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 華語; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 华语; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Huáyǔ).

[[Category:Sino-Tibetan languages]]
[[Category:China]]
[[Category:Taiwan]]

User talk:AlbertDannis

2009-04-08T14:14:23Z

Foxtrot: cantonese

==[[Cantonese]]==
You changed the text to say that Cantonese is not a dialect of Chinese. You were implying that the previous version said that it was. It did not. It said clearly that it was a different language. You are mixing concepts. French and Spanish are not dialects of Latin, but they do come from that language historically. Please learn the linguistic difference between [[dialect]] and historical origins before pushing your POV. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 10:14, 8 April 2009 (EDT)

Cantonese

2009-04-08T14:10:06Z

Foxtrot: rvv this has been reverted many times before

'''Cantonese''' is the de facto [[official language]] of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] and is also the lingua franca of Guangdong Province. It is a separate Chinese language from [[Mandarin]], the official language of [[China]], differing not only [[phonology|phonologically]], but also [[grammar|grammatically]] and in [[vocabulary]].

Cantonese preserved many features found in Ancient Chinese that are lost in [[Mandarin]]. It kept many of Ancient Chinese's final [[consonant|consonants]] (i.e. "m", "n", "ng", "p", "t", and "k") and has at least six tones, compared to Mandarin's two final consonants (i.e. "n" and "ng") and Mandarin's four tones. Cantonese also has fewer initial consonants but it also has about twice as many distinctively different syllables compared to Mandarin. Therefore, colloquial Cantonese words tend to be more monosyllabic compared to Mandarin, whose words tend to be more polysyllabic, because Cantonese does not differentiate as many homonyms.

[[Category:Sino-Tibetan languages]]
[[Category:China]]

User talk:AddisonDM

2009-04-08T10:57:42Z

Foxtrot: /* Essay */

Conservapedia:Featured articles

2009-04-08T10:52:01Z

Foxtrot: /* Past articles */ figured out why they weren't displaying

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'''Featured articles'''



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<div style="border:red solid 1px; padding:0.5em; margin:0 0 .5em .5em; float:right">
<center><big>'''Committee members'''</big></center>
* [[user:DeanS|DeanS]]
* [[user:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]]
* [[user:Geo.plrd|Geo.plrd]]
* [[user:Joaquín Martínez‎|Joaquín Martínez‎]]
* [[user:JessicaT|KotomiT]]
* [[user:Learn together|Learn together]]
* [[User:TK|TK]]
</div>
The '''Featured articles''' are posted on the [[Main Page]] each week.

Articles may be submitted to the list of featured articles by listing them on the talk page. Please add them to the end of the list.

Articles will normally be featured in the order listed, but the order may be changed by the committee in some cases.

** '''Articles listed here will be considered for featuring and ''voted on by the committee members''. Editors may offer their own comments (on the talk page) and are welcome to help improve the listed articles!'''
 
{{Clear}}
== Past articles ==

[[Featured articles. Past articles.]] '''2007/08'''

{{fa|Sculpture|hide=yes|
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 07:00, 9 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. Nice one! --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Edgar Allan Poe| }}

::because of his 200 years anniversary.

{{fa|Hirohito|hide=yes|
:*Agree.[[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Talk]] 07:31, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|TK]] 06:02, 3 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 08:49, 17 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Tokyo Rose|hide=yes|
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 08:26, 2 December 2008 (EST)
:* Agree. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 19:59, 2 December 2008 (EST)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|TK]] 06:02, 3 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|United Methodist Church|hide=yes|
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:30, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. I'm impressed, this is a good article! [[User:JY23|JY23]] 19:00, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|The Divine Comedy|hide=yes|
:* Agree (I'm proposing it). Nicely illustrated and informative, and links to lots of other interesting pages about morality, literature, religion and mythology.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 07:48, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:32, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. A lot of work's been put into this baby, I can tell. A job well done, guys! [[User:JY23|JY23]] 19:00, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Strongly agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Global warming|hide=yes|
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 01:34, 17 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 08:49, 17 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:45, 13 February 2009 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Attack on Pearl Harbor|hide=yes|
:*Agree [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 13:01, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. Perhaps move this out of order, given this is anniversary day? --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:08, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 13:46, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. I concur with TK even though this article is public domain material from the U.S. government. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 16:09, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Neutral. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 20:26, 7 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Benjamin Franklin|hide=yes|
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:45, 13 February 2009 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 13:30, 8 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:26, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Financial Crisis of 2008|hide=yes|
:*Agree. Great analysis of the whole mess. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree, improved lots since December. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 08:10, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:18, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Isaac Newton|hide=yes|
:*Agree. Sizable article with detail about religious beliefs and scientific contributions. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:27, 1 March 2009 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:18, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

== Current article ==

{{fa|Eugene Delacroix|
:* Agree, I made it. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 09:22, 3 March 2009 (EST)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 08:10, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:18, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree tentatively, although would it be possible to expand more on the artist's life? --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 07:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

== Future articles ==

The following articles should be checked for any improvements that can be made before they are posted to the Main Page.

== Proposed for featuring ==

The following articles will probably be moved to the list above in the order listed if nobody has any objection or alternative suggestion.

'''New suggestions can be added at the ''end'' of this list.'''

{{fa|Prime number|
:* Agree. Probably the most exemplary article on how to pitch math at multiple levels of understanding. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:32, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 07:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:46, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Pat Tillman|
:* Agree. It would not be the lengthiest article but good nonetheless--[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 01:47, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. I like the idea of highlighting the "unsung" heroes. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 06:30, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 08:10, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:18, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Niccolò Machiavelli|
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 06:34, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 06:56, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Alger Hiss|
:* Agree. Resubmitting. Editor has put a tremendous amount of effort into this and has fixed the red-links, which led to its previous exclusion. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 04:40, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:46, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Arsenal F.C.|
:* Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 03:19, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Disagree. Too many redlinks. At least start stubs for the roster members. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Disagree. Before moving on to European Football, I think we should feature American Baseball, Football or Basketball. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Christian Cross|
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. Now that it has one of my favorite crosses. --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 06:43, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|St. Matthew Passion|
:* Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 08:11, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Essay:The Coming Fifth Great Awakening in America|
:* Disagree. (''It is a very good article, well written and reasoned. My primary concern, looking at it within the context of the featured article is that it is more of an "opinion piece" and I felt that on those grounds it did not really suit my criteria for a "featured article". Where I do think it could be used, would be under the mainpage's "Highlighted article", which would mean that not only could it be featured for longer, but would be more in line with the aims of that section.'')--[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 03:19, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. This is a superlative and positive-message essay. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Neutral. Like Jessica, I have mixed feelings. I think it's an interesting and well-argued premise and so I think it should be featured. However, I also feel featured articles should be mainspace and not essay space. Perhaps we could have a featured essay? Since there are fewer essays than articles, such a section would not have to be changed as frequently. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 06:47, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

==Past Nominations==
The following articles were proposed and determined not to be suitable for featuring. If the article has been improved to the point where it is of sufficient quality to be featured, move it back to Proposed for Featuring. Click the ''show'' link after each entry to see why it was rejected.

{{fa|Riemann integral|hide=yes|
:*Agree. A math article with detailed explanation and examples. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:27, 1 March 2009 (EST)
:*Disagree. It is certainly detailed, but seems to explain things at a fairly advanced level (but that is a non-math person speaking). Also, items that seem necessary for the proof (Square pyramidal numbers, etc) are redlinks. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 07:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:46, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Colorado Springs|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short; a good start but needs more info; too many red links. [[User:Taj|Taj]] 21:21, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:29, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 10:09, 12 September 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Johns Hopkins University|hide=true|
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Underdeveloped. [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 22:01, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
:*'''Disagree''' Unfortunately this article is far too short to feature at this time. [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 19:35, 1 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:29, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Amused To Death|hide=true|
:*Disagree. Unimportant topic and drug influenced album. This isn't Wikipedia. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 10:10, 12 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Poorly written, unimportant topic. Serious rewrite needed before featuring. [[User:JY23|#1denverfan]] 19:32, 24 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 19:49, 24 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree, per what #1denverfan said. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 06:13, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Battle of Gettysburg|hide=true|
:*Disagree; I do not feel that this article fully covers the battle, particularly the 20th Maine. [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 00:06, 14 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:08, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 00:16, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree; I do not think that public domain material from the U.S. government should be featured material (such as country articles, ship articles, etc) unless the article has been extensively re-worked by any of the editors to make it better. [[Mexico]] (see above) may fall into that category. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 01:06, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree, for the same reason as Karajou, and in fact we rejected this article once before for the same reason, so I'm moving it to the "Past nominations" section now. Now that we have that "Past nominations" sections, hopefully this won't happen again with this article.
}}
{{fa|Sausage|hide=true|
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:* Disagree. No references despite questionable statements and too many red links. I don't think the length is a problem. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]]
:*Disagree. Nothing against sausages, but hardly a front page Big Theme. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:00, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 20:09, 1 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. [[User:Joaquín Martínez]]
}}

{{fa|Deconstruction|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Unimportant topic of interest mostly to liberals. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Important topic, but not described correctly. Article contains at least one contradiction ("reader response" both wrong and right). --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 16:40, 2 July 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 09:14, 26 August 2008 (EDT) Fixed red links and improved. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 00:16, 3 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. I'm not qualified to judge it's accuracy, but it is too obscure and not written at a suitable level. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:24, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Not long enough, too many red links, not nearly enough images that explain the text, I just didn't understand what was going on in that article. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 21:31, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 14:01, 19 October 2008 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Holy Days|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:29, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
:* Agree, will be improved. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 09:21, 8 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree, too short, far too many red links [[User:JY23|JY23]] 18:31, 17 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Neutral. Would like to see what it looks like after more information added; it could be a good article. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 16:02, 8 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree for now. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 14:01, 19 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 21:44, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Liberty Bell|hide=yes|
:*Agree. [[User:Taj|Taj]] 22:36, 7 August 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Essential topic, but far too short. Anything about the history of the Bell that someone can put? [[User:JY23|JY23]] 21:37, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:22, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Vitamin C|hide=yes|
:*Agree. [[User:Taj|Taj]] 22:36, 7 August 2008 (EDT)
:*<s>Agree. Didn't realize I had to voice agreement when I added it to the list. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:08, 28 September 2008 (EDT)</s> Disagree. Now that the copywritten text has been removed this article is hardly as comprehensive. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 21:06, 24 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 21:44, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree-hardly a good theme and way too short. Far too many red links. [[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|talk]] 10:42, 23 October 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Operation Iraqi Freedom|hide=yes|
:*Agree. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:08, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. Good length, citations, and images. [[User:DuncanB|DuncanB]] 21:28, 2 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:22, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|TK]] 05:56, 3 December 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree
}}
{{fa|Alger Hiss|hide=yes|
:* Agree. Found very informative, anti-Communist topic, but far too many red links. [[User:JY23|#1denverfan]] 19:31, 24 September 2008 (EDT)
:* Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:* Disagree. A bit more work, will do it. --[[User:TK|TK]] 05:56, 3 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|Physics|hide=yes|
:* Agree. Haven't had a science article in a while and this one seems fairly well-developed. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:00, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:22, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree-- red links. [[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Talk]] 07:31, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. Too many red links for a featured article. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|Bible history|hide=yes|
:* Neutral. Fix the redlinks and it would be a good article, but the section lengths need some work. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 17:28, 16 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|Robert Heinlein|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. One section, no photos, unimportant topic. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 17:21, 7 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. ''Way'' too short; I agree with JY23.[[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Talk]] 07:31, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|KAL 007 Survivors and the Forced Labor Concentration Camps of the Russian Federation|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Reads like an essay, possibly should be moved to essay section. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 18:54, 12 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. I think this was on Main Page before. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree, of course. This was not on main page. This was - [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]]. I think the remark above about this reading like an essay may be right. I just don't know the exact line between "essay" and "article". Can there be a "featured essay" as a "featured article"
}}

{{fa|A-7 Corsair II|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Reads too much like a schematic. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:26, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Not a bad article per se, but not convinced it is worthy of front page. Maybe with an expansion of the history of the plane? --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 06:30, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:18, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

[[Category: Conservapedia Administration]]

Conservapedia:Featured articles

2009-04-08T10:47:05Z

Foxtrot: /* Proposed for featuring */ voting

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'''Featured articles'''



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<div style="border:red solid 1px; padding:0.5em; margin:0 0 .5em .5em; float:right">
<center><big>'''Committee members'''</big></center>
* [[user:DeanS|DeanS]]
* [[user:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]]
* [[user:Geo.plrd|Geo.plrd]]
* [[user:Joaquín Martínez‎|Joaquín Martínez‎]]
* [[user:JessicaT|KotomiT]]
* [[user:Learn together|Learn together]]
* [[User:TK|TK]]
</div>
The '''Featured articles''' are posted on the [[Main Page]] each week.

Articles may be submitted to the list of featured articles by listing them on the talk page. Please add them to the end of the list.

Articles will normally be featured in the order listed, but the order may be changed by the committee in some cases.

** '''Articles listed here will be considered for featuring and ''voted on by the committee members''. Editors may offer their own comments (on the talk page) and are welcome to help improve the listed articles!'''
 
{{Clear}}
== Past articles ==

[[Featured articles. Past articles.]] '''2007/08'''

{{fa|Sculpture|hide=yes
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 07:00, 9 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. Nice one! --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Edgar Allan Poe| }}

::because of his 200 years anniversary.

{{fa|Hirohito|hide=yes
:*Agree.[[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Talk]] 07:31, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|TK]] 06:02, 3 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 08:49, 17 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Tokyo Rose|hide=yes
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 08:26, 2 December 2008 (EST)
:* Agree. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 19:59, 2 December 2008 (EST)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|TK]] 06:02, 3 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|United Methodist Church|hide=yes
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:30, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. I'm impressed, this is a good article! [[User:JY23|JY23]] 19:00, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|The Divine Comedy|hide=yes
:* Agree (I'm proposing it). Nicely illustrated and informative, and links to lots of other interesting pages about morality, literature, religion and mythology.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 07:48, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:32, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. A lot of work's been put into this baby, I can tell. A job well done, guys! [[User:JY23|JY23]] 19:00, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Strongly agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Global warming|hide=yes
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 01:34, 17 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 08:49, 17 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:45, 13 February 2009 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Attack on Pearl Harbor|hide=yes
:*Agree [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 13:01, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. Perhaps move this out of order, given this is anniversary day? --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:08, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 13:46, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. I concur with TK even though this article is public domain material from the U.S. government. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 16:09, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Neutral. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 20:26, 7 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Benjamin Franklin|hide=yes
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:45, 13 February 2009 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 13:30, 8 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:26, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Financial Crisis of 2008|hide=yes
:*Agree. Great analysis of the whole mess. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree, improved lots since December. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 08:10, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:18, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Isaac Newton|hide=yes
:*Agree. Sizable article with detail about religious beliefs and scientific contributions. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:27, 1 March 2009 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:18, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

== Current article ==

{{fa|Eugene Delacroix|
:* Agree, I made it. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 09:22, 3 March 2009 (EST)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 08:10, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:18, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree tentatively, although would it be possible to expand more on the artist's life? --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 07:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

== Future articles ==

The following articles should be checked for any improvements that can be made before they are posted to the Main Page.

== Proposed for featuring ==

The following articles will probably be moved to the list above in the order listed if nobody has any objection or alternative suggestion.

'''New suggestions can be added at the ''end'' of this list.'''

{{fa|Prime number|
:* Agree. Probably the most exemplary article on how to pitch math at multiple levels of understanding. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:32, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 07:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:46, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Pat Tillman|
:* Agree. It would not be the lengthiest article but good nonetheless--[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 01:47, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. I like the idea of highlighting the "unsung" heroes. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 06:30, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 08:10, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:18, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Niccolò Machiavelli|
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 06:34, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 06:56, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Alger Hiss|
:* Agree. Resubmitting. Editor has put a tremendous amount of effort into this and has fixed the red-links, which led to its previous exclusion. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 04:40, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:46, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Arsenal F.C.|
:* Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 03:19, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Disagree. Too many redlinks. At least start stubs for the roster members. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Disagree. Before moving on to European Football, I think we should feature American Baseball, Football or Basketball. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Christian Cross|
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. Now that it has one of my favorite crosses. --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 06:43, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|St. Matthew Passion|
:* Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 08:11, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Essay:The Coming Fifth Great Awakening in America|
:* Disagree. (''It is a very good article, well written and reasoned. My primary concern, looking at it within the context of the featured article is that it is more of an "opinion piece" and I felt that on those grounds it did not really suit my criteria for a "featured article". Where I do think it could be used, would be under the mainpage's "Highlighted article", which would mean that not only could it be featured for longer, but would be more in line with the aims of that section.'')--[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 03:19, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. This is a superlative and positive-message essay. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Neutral. Like Jessica, I have mixed feelings. I think it's an interesting and well-argued premise and so I think it should be featured. However, I also feel featured articles should be mainspace and not essay space. Perhaps we could have a featured essay? Since there are fewer essays than articles, such a section would not have to be changed as frequently. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 06:47, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

==Past Nominations==
The following articles were proposed and determined not to be suitable for featuring. If the article has been improved to the point where it is of sufficient quality to be featured, move it back to Proposed for Featuring. Click the ''show'' link after each entry to see why it was rejected.

{{fa|Riemann integral|hide=yes|
:*Agree. A math article with detailed explanation and examples. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:27, 1 March 2009 (EST)
:*Disagree. It is certainly detailed, but seems to explain things at a fairly advanced level (but that is a non-math person speaking). Also, items that seem necessary for the proof (Square pyramidal numbers, etc) are redlinks. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 07:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:46, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Colorado Springs|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short; a good start but needs more info; too many red links. [[User:Taj|Taj]] 21:21, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:29, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 10:09, 12 September 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Johns Hopkins University|hide=true|
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Underdeveloped. [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 22:01, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
:*'''Disagree''' Unfortunately this article is far too short to feature at this time. [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 19:35, 1 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:29, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Amused To Death|hide=true|
:*Disagree. Unimportant topic and drug influenced album. This isn't Wikipedia. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 10:10, 12 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Poorly written, unimportant topic. Serious rewrite needed before featuring. [[User:JY23|#1denverfan]] 19:32, 24 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 19:49, 24 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree, per what #1denverfan said. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 06:13, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Battle of Gettysburg|hide=true|
:*Disagree; I do not feel that this article fully covers the battle, particularly the 20th Maine. [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 00:06, 14 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:08, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 00:16, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree; I do not think that public domain material from the U.S. government should be featured material (such as country articles, ship articles, etc) unless the article has been extensively re-worked by any of the editors to make it better. [[Mexico]] (see above) may fall into that category. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 01:06, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree, for the same reason as Karajou, and in fact we rejected this article once before for the same reason, so I'm moving it to the "Past nominations" section now. Now that we have that "Past nominations" sections, hopefully this won't happen again with this article.
}}
{{fa|Sausage|hide=true|
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:* Disagree. No references despite questionable statements and too many red links. I don't think the length is a problem. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]]
:*Disagree. Nothing against sausages, but hardly a front page Big Theme. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:00, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 20:09, 1 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. [[User:Joaquín Martínez]]
}}

{{fa|Deconstruction|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Unimportant topic of interest mostly to liberals. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Important topic, but not described correctly. Article contains at least one contradiction ("reader response" both wrong and right). --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 16:40, 2 July 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 09:14, 26 August 2008 (EDT) Fixed red links and improved. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 00:16, 3 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. I'm not qualified to judge it's accuracy, but it is too obscure and not written at a suitable level. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:24, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Not long enough, too many red links, not nearly enough images that explain the text, I just didn't understand what was going on in that article. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 21:31, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 14:01, 19 October 2008 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Holy Days|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:29, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
:* Agree, will be improved. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 09:21, 8 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree, too short, far too many red links [[User:JY23|JY23]] 18:31, 17 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Neutral. Would like to see what it looks like after more information added; it could be a good article. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 16:02, 8 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree for now. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 14:01, 19 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 21:44, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Liberty Bell|hide=yes|
:*Agree. [[User:Taj|Taj]] 22:36, 7 August 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Essential topic, but far too short. Anything about the history of the Bell that someone can put? [[User:JY23|JY23]] 21:37, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:22, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Vitamin C|hide=yes|
:*Agree. [[User:Taj|Taj]] 22:36, 7 August 2008 (EDT)
:*<s>Agree. Didn't realize I had to voice agreement when I added it to the list. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:08, 28 September 2008 (EDT)</s> Disagree. Now that the copywritten text has been removed this article is hardly as comprehensive. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 21:06, 24 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 21:44, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree-hardly a good theme and way too short. Far too many red links. [[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|talk]] 10:42, 23 October 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Operation Iraqi Freedom|hide=yes|
:*Agree. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:08, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. Good length, citations, and images. [[User:DuncanB|DuncanB]] 21:28, 2 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:22, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|TK]] 05:56, 3 December 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree
}}
{{fa|Alger Hiss|hide=yes|
:* Agree. Found very informative, anti-Communist topic, but far too many red links. [[User:JY23|#1denverfan]] 19:31, 24 September 2008 (EDT)
:* Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:* Disagree. A bit more work, will do it. --[[User:TK|TK]] 05:56, 3 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|Physics|hide=yes|
:* Agree. Haven't had a science article in a while and this one seems fairly well-developed. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:00, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:22, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree-- red links. [[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Talk]] 07:31, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. Too many red links for a featured article. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|Bible history|hide=yes|
:* Neutral. Fix the redlinks and it would be a good article, but the section lengths need some work. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 17:28, 16 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|Robert Heinlein|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. One section, no photos, unimportant topic. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 17:21, 7 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. ''Way'' too short; I agree with JY23.[[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Talk]] 07:31, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|KAL 007 Survivors and the Forced Labor Concentration Camps of the Russian Federation|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Reads like an essay, possibly should be moved to essay section. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 18:54, 12 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. I think this was on Main Page before. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree, of course. This was not on main page. This was - [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]]. I think the remark above about this reading like an essay may be right. I just don't know the exact line between "essay" and "article". Can there be a "featured essay" as a "featured article"
}}

{{fa|A-7 Corsair II|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Reads too much like a schematic. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:26, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Not a bad article per se, but not convinced it is worthy of front page. Maybe with an expansion of the history of the plane? --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 06:30, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:18, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

[[Category: Conservapedia Administration]]

Conservapedia:Featured articles

2009-04-08T10:43:38Z

Foxtrot: /* Proposed for featuring */ voting

<center>



'''Featured articles'''



</center>

<div style="border:red solid 1px; padding:0.5em; margin:0 0 .5em .5em; float:right">
<center><big>'''Committee members'''</big></center>
* [[user:DeanS|DeanS]]
* [[user:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]]
* [[user:Geo.plrd|Geo.plrd]]
* [[user:Joaquín Martínez‎|Joaquín Martínez‎]]
* [[user:JessicaT|KotomiT]]
* [[user:Learn together|Learn together]]
* [[User:TK|TK]]
</div>
The '''Featured articles''' are posted on the [[Main Page]] each week.

Articles may be submitted to the list of featured articles by listing them on the talk page. Please add them to the end of the list.

Articles will normally be featured in the order listed, but the order may be changed by the committee in some cases.

** '''Articles listed here will be considered for featuring and ''voted on by the committee members''. Editors may offer their own comments (on the talk page) and are welcome to help improve the listed articles!'''
 
{{Clear}}
== Past articles ==

[[Featured articles. Past articles.]] '''2007/08'''

{{fa|Sculpture|hide=yes
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 07:00, 9 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. Nice one! --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Edgar Allan Poe| }}

::because of his 200 years anniversary.

{{fa|Hirohito|hide=yes
:*Agree.[[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Talk]] 07:31, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|TK]] 06:02, 3 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 08:49, 17 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Tokyo Rose|hide=yes
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 08:26, 2 December 2008 (EST)
:* Agree. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 19:59, 2 December 2008 (EST)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|TK]] 06:02, 3 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|United Methodist Church|hide=yes
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:30, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. I'm impressed, this is a good article! [[User:JY23|JY23]] 19:00, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|The Divine Comedy|hide=yes
:* Agree (I'm proposing it). Nicely illustrated and informative, and links to lots of other interesting pages about morality, literature, religion and mythology.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 07:48, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:32, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. A lot of work's been put into this baby, I can tell. A job well done, guys! [[User:JY23|JY23]] 19:00, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Strongly agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Global warming|hide=yes
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 01:34, 17 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 08:49, 17 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:45, 13 February 2009 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Attack on Pearl Harbor|hide=yes
:*Agree [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 13:01, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. Perhaps move this out of order, given this is anniversary day? --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:08, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 13:46, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree. I concur with TK even though this article is public domain material from the U.S. government. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 16:09, 7 December 2008 (EST)
:*Neutral. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 20:26, 7 December 2008 (EST)
}}

{{fa|Benjamin Franklin|hide=yes
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:45, 13 February 2009 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 13:30, 8 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:26, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Financial Crisis of 2008|hide=yes
:*Agree. Great analysis of the whole mess. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 05:38, 6 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree, improved lots since December. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 08:10, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:18, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Isaac Newton|hide=yes
:*Agree. Sizable article with detail about religious beliefs and scientific contributions. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:27, 1 March 2009 (EST)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:18, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

== Current article ==

{{fa|Eugene Delacroix|
:* Agree, I made it. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 09:22, 3 March 2009 (EST)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 08:10, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:18, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree tentatively, although would it be possible to expand more on the artist's life? --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 07:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

== Future articles ==

The following articles should be checked for any improvements that can be made before they are posted to the Main Page.

== Proposed for featuring ==

The following articles will probably be moved to the list above in the order listed if nobody has any objection or alternative suggestion.

'''New suggestions can be added at the ''end'' of this list.'''

{{fa|Prime number|
:* Agree. Probably the most exemplary article on how to pitch math at multiple levels of understanding. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:32, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 07:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:46, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Pat Tillman|
:* Agree. It would not be the lengthiest article but good nonetheless--[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 01:47, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. I like the idea of highlighting the "unsung" heroes. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 06:30, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 08:10, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:18, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Niccolò Machiavelli|
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 06:34, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 06:56, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Alger Hiss|
:* Agree. Resubmitting. Editor has put a tremendous amount of effort into this and has fixed the red-links, which led to its previous exclusion. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 04:40, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:46, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Arsenal F.C.|
:* Agree. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 03:19, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Disagree. Too many redlinks. At least start stubs for the roster members. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Disagree. Before moving on to European Football, I think we should feature American Baseball, Football or Basketball. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Christian Cross|
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. Now that it has one of my favorite crosses. --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 06:43, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|St. Matthew Passion|
:* Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 08:11, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Essay:The Coming Fifth Great Awakening in America|
:* Disagree. (''It is a very good article, well written and reasoned. My primary concern, looking at it within the context of the featured article is that it is more of an "opinion piece" and I felt that on those grounds it did not really suit my criteria for a "featured article". Where I do think it could be used, would be under the mainpage's "Highlighted article", which would mean that not only could it be featured for longer, but would be more in line with the aims of that section.'')--[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 03:19, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:55, 7 April 2009 (EDT)
:* Agree. This is a superlative and positive-message essay. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

==Past Nominations==
The following articles were proposed and determined not to be suitable for featuring. If the article has been improved to the point where it is of sufficient quality to be featured, move it back to Proposed for Featuring. Click the ''show'' link after each entry to see why it was rejected.

{{fa|Riemann integral|hide=yes|
:*Agree. A math article with detailed explanation and examples. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:27, 1 March 2009 (EST)
:*Disagree. It is certainly detailed, but seems to explain things at a fairly advanced level (but that is a non-math person speaking). Also, items that seem necessary for the proof (Square pyramidal numbers, etc) are redlinks. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 07:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:46, 30 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:07, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Colorado Springs|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short; a good start but needs more info; too many red links. [[User:Taj|Taj]] 21:21, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:29, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 10:09, 12 September 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Johns Hopkins University|hide=true|
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Underdeveloped. [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 22:01, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
:*'''Disagree''' Unfortunately this article is far too short to feature at this time. [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 19:35, 1 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:29, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Amused To Death|hide=true|
:*Disagree. Unimportant topic and drug influenced album. This isn't Wikipedia. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 10:10, 12 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Poorly written, unimportant topic. Serious rewrite needed before featuring. [[User:JY23|#1denverfan]] 19:32, 24 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 19:49, 24 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree, per what #1denverfan said. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 06:13, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Battle of Gettysburg|hide=true|
:*Disagree; I do not feel that this article fully covers the battle, particularly the 20th Maine. [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 00:06, 14 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:08, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 00:16, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree; I do not think that public domain material from the U.S. government should be featured material (such as country articles, ship articles, etc) unless the article has been extensively re-worked by any of the editors to make it better. [[Mexico]] (see above) may fall into that category. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 01:06, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree, for the same reason as Karajou, and in fact we rejected this article once before for the same reason, so I'm moving it to the "Past nominations" section now. Now that we have that "Past nominations" sections, hopefully this won't happen again with this article.
}}
{{fa|Sausage|hide=true|
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:* Disagree. No references despite questionable statements and too many red links. I don't think the length is a problem. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]]
:*Disagree. Nothing against sausages, but hardly a front page Big Theme. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:00, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 20:09, 1 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. [[User:Joaquín Martínez]]
}}

{{fa|Deconstruction|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Unimportant topic of interest mostly to liberals. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Important topic, but not described correctly. Article contains at least one contradiction ("reader response" both wrong and right). --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 16:40, 2 July 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 09:14, 26 August 2008 (EDT) Fixed red links and improved. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 00:16, 3 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. I'm not qualified to judge it's accuracy, but it is too obscure and not written at a suitable level. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:24, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Not long enough, too many red links, not nearly enough images that explain the text, I just didn't understand what was going on in that article. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 21:31, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 14:01, 19 October 2008 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Holy Days|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Too short. Too many red links. [[User:TonyT|TonyT]] 12:40, 16 June 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Too short. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:29, 7 September 2008 (EDT)
:* Agree, will be improved. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 09:21, 8 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree, too short, far too many red links [[User:JY23|JY23]] 18:31, 17 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Neutral. Would like to see what it looks like after more information added; it could be a good article. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 16:02, 8 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree for now. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 14:01, 19 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 21:44, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
}}

{{fa|Liberty Bell|hide=yes|
:*Agree. [[User:Taj|Taj]] 22:36, 7 August 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Essential topic, but far too short. Anything about the history of the Bell that someone can put? [[User:JY23|JY23]] 21:37, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:22, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Vitamin C|hide=yes|
:*Agree. [[User:Taj|Taj]] 22:36, 7 August 2008 (EDT)
:*<s>Agree. Didn't realize I had to voice agreement when I added it to the list. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:08, 28 September 2008 (EDT)</s> Disagree. Now that the copywritten text has been removed this article is hardly as comprehensive. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 21:06, 24 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree [[User:Geo.plrd|Geoff Plourde]][[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]] 21:44, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree-hardly a good theme and way too short. Far too many red links. [[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|talk]] 10:42, 23 October 2008 (EDT)
}}
{{fa|Operation Iraqi Freedom|hide=yes|
:*Agree. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:08, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. Good length, citations, and images. [[User:DuncanB|DuncanB]] 21:28, 2 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:22, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Agree. --[[User:TK|TK]] 05:56, 3 December 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree
}}
{{fa|Alger Hiss|hide=yes|
:* Agree. Found very informative, anti-Communist topic, but far too many red links. [[User:JY23|#1denverfan]] 19:31, 24 September 2008 (EDT)
:* Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:* Disagree. A bit more work, will do it. --[[User:TK|TK]] 05:56, 3 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|Physics|hide=yes|
:* Agree. Haven't had a science article in a while and this one seems fairly well-developed. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:00, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:22, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:*Disagree-- red links. [[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Talk]] 07:31, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. Too many red links for a featured article. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|Bible history|hide=yes|
:* Neutral. Fix the redlinks and it would be a good article, but the section lengths need some work. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 17:28, 16 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|Robert Heinlein|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. One section, no photos, unimportant topic. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 17:21, 7 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. ''Way'' too short; I agree with JY23.[[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Talk]] 07:31, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
}}
{{fa|KAL 007 Survivors and the Forced Labor Concentration Camps of the Russian Federation|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Reads like an essay, possibly should be moved to essay section. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 18:54, 12 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:00, 28 November 2008 (EST)
:*Disagree. I think this was on Main Page before. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 13:34, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:*Agree, of course. This was not on main page. This was - [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]]. I think the remark above about this reading like an essay may be right. I just don't know the exact line between "essay" and "article". Can there be a "featured essay" as a "featured article"
}}

{{fa|A-7 Corsair II|hide=yes|
:*Disagree. Reads too much like a schematic. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:26, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. Not a bad article per se, but not convinced it is worthy of front page. Maybe with an expansion of the history of the plane? --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 06:30, 17 March 2009 (EDT)
:*Disagree. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:18, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
}}

[[Category: Conservapedia Administration]]

Crucifix

2009-04-08T10:41:55Z

Foxtrot: create to de-red a link

A '''crucifix''' is a [[cross]] with an image of [[Christ]] shown nailed.

==See also==
*[[Christian Cross]]
*[[Crucifixion]]

[[Category:Christianity]]

Christian Cross

2009-04-08T10:39:02Z

Foxtrot: added Maltese cross, link

'''[[Jesus Christ]]''' died on a '''Cross''' after suffering and giving up his spirit. The Cross of Christ, and the atonement He accomplished on it, is the very grounds that anyone who can be saved will be saved. The Cross is the best-known symbol of [[Christianity]]; since Clement of Alexandria "the Lord's sign". ''In the earliest Christian life, as can be seen from the metaphorical language of the primitive faithful, the cross was the symbol of the principal Christian virtue, i.e. mortification or victory over the passions, and suffering for Christ's sake and in union with Him '' [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04517a.htm]

The Sign of the Cross is a hand motion common in the religious devotions and worship services of [[Roman Catholic]], [[Anglican]], [[Orthodox]], and some [[Lutheran]] Christians. ''It is from this original Christian worship of the cross that arose the custom of making on one's forehead the sign of the cross. Tertullian says: "Frontem crucis signaculo terimus" (De Cor. mil. iii), i.e. "We Christians wear out our foreheads with the sign of the cross." The practice was so general about the year 200, according to the same writer, that the Christians of his time were wont to sign themselves with the cross before undertaking any action.'' [[Ibidem]]

Old Christian churches were usually built according to a cruciform plan.

<blockquote>
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me." Matthew 16:24 (NIV)
</blockquote>

<center>
<gallery>
Image:David Christ on the Cross.jpg|By [[Jacques Louis David]]
Image:PaulGauguinTheyellowChrist.jpg|By [[Paul Gauguin]]
Image:Dalí The Christ of St. John of the Cross.jpg|By [[Salvador Dali]]

</gallery>

"The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world."

 
[[Image:Zurbarán Cristo en la cruz.jpg]]

By [[Francisco de Zurbarán]]

</center>

It is believed in Christian traditions that in 326 Helena, the mother of Constantine, discovered the Saviour's Tomb and His Cross. ''Helena and Constantine erected a magnificent basilica over the Holy Sepulcher... The earliest reference to the True Cross is in the "Catecheses" of St. Cyril of Jerusalem written in the year 348, or at least twenty years after the supposed discovery.'' [[Ibidem]]

<blockquote>
The Roman [[Catholic]] depictions of the cross often reveal the body of Christ still on the cross. This is known as the crucifix and brings emphasis to the sacrifice and suffering of Christ. [[Protestant]] churches tend to portray the empty cross, emphasizing the [[Resurrection|resurrected]], risen Christ. [http://christianity.about.com/od/symbolspictures/ig/Christian-Symbols-Glossary/Christian-Cross.htm]
</blockquote>

<center>
<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Florentine_Cross.jpg|Florentine Cross
Image:Byzantin cross.jpg|Byzantin Cross.
Image:Russian Wall Cross.jpg|Russian Wall Cross
Image:Croix de Lorraine.png|Cross of Lorraine
Image:Latin Cross.png|Latin Cross
Image:Maltese cross.png|Maltese Cross
</gallery>

A [[crucifix]] is a cross with an image of Christ shown nailed.
</center>

== See also ==
[[Image:The Holy Sepulchre.jpg|thumb|The Holy Sepulcher.]]

*[[Sign of the Cross]]
*[[Rosary]]
*[[Maltese Cross]]
*[[Bible Art Gallery]]
*[[Crucifixion]]
*[[Holy Week]]

[[Image:Cross.JPG|thumb|left|Rosary]]
{{Clear}}

== External links ==
[[Image:Rembrandt Descent from the Cross.jpg|thumb|[[Rembrandt]], Descent from the Cross.]]
*[http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/symbols/cross.htm Christian Crosses]
*[http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/crosses/ The Cross, an emblem of Christianity]
*[http://www.catholicsun.org/2009/feb19/local/lent-advance.html LENT: Holy season focuses on fasting, penance.]
*[http://www.cresourcei.org/cyholyweek.html The Days of Holy Week]
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07435a.htm Holy Week] Catholic Encyclopedia.

[[Image:Greek cross.jpg|thumb|left|The Greek Cross is the most ancient cross.]]

 
<center>
[[Image:Buoninsegna Crucifixion.jpg|200px]]

'''Duccio di Buoninsegna''',

Crucifixion Scene from the Maestà Altarpiece.
</center>
[[Category:Christianity]]

Liberal desensitizing

2009-04-07T20:42:29Z

Foxtrot: +example

'''Liberal desensitizing''' is a [[liberal tactic|tactic]] used by [[liberal]]s to coerce acceptance of their policies from the general public. By repeated exposure, the public eventually becomes [[desensitize]]d to their natural opposition and begin seeing a fringe idea as "normal" or "conventional".

Examples:

* [[Sex in the media]]. The amount of [[sexual content]] on television and in the movies has increased significantly in past decades.

* [[Premartial sex]]. Teens having sex before [[marriage]] was rarely seen in movies or discussed in public, yet now liberals throw around high percentages for the number of teens that have sex before marraige--numbers that do not agree with unbiased studies.

* [[Pornography]]. Not only increased exposure to pornography through the internet, but also the idea that viewing pornography is commonplace (this is depicted in films and television).

* [[Homosexuality]]. Part of the [[homosexual agenda]] is to create a [[homosexual obsession]], making homosexuality appear to be a regular variation in human sexuality, rather than an abnormality. Desensitization has been a self-admitted tactic by the directors of the movements (see [[Homosexual_obsession#Strategy_behind_the_obsession|Strategy behind the obsession]]).

* [[War on Christmas]]. Getting people used to the removal of [[Christ]] and religious aspects from the religious holiday, [[Christmas]].

[[Category:Liberalism]]

Liberal tools

2009-04-07T20:35:16Z

Foxtrot: added see also

These are the tools used by [[liberals]], in a proposed order of priority:

#[[Deceit]] <ref>Michael Reagan, [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelReagan/2007/10/05/people_of_deceit People of Deceit], ''Townhall.com''.</ref>
#Interrupting speakers <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376402,00.html Protesters Interrupt Bush at Independence Day Ceremony for New Citizens], ''[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]'', July 04, 2008</ref> <ref>[http://www.nysun.com/new-york/at-columbia-students-attack-minuteman-founder/41020/ At Columbia, Students Attack Minuteman Founder], Eliana Johnson, ''The New York Sun", October 5, 2006</ref>
#Holding [[conservatives]] to a higher standard than they hold themselves.
#[[Bullying]].
#[[Censorship]].
#Capturing and misleading [[youth]].
#Sowing division among [[conservatives]], such as [[atheist]]s complaining that one particular prayer might offend someone of another religion.
#[[Liberal desensitizing|Desensitization]]. <ref>David Kupelian, [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49958 How Ohio State University is marketing evil] "Desensitization," these two gay marketing gurus tell us, consists of inundating the public in a "continuous flood of gay-related advertising, presented in the least offensive fashion possible. If straights can't shut off the shower, they may at least eventually get used to being wet."
"The main thing," they confide, "is to talk about gayness until the issue becomes thoroughly tiresome," adding: "[S]eek desensitization and nothing more. … If you can get [straights] to think [homosexuality] is just another thing – meriting no more than a shrug of the shoulders – then your battle for legal and social rights is virtually won." See [[homosexual obsession]].</ref>
#Jamming. <ref>David Kupelian, [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49958 How Ohio State University is marketing evil] "Jamming," explains marketing expert Paul E. Rondeau of Regent University, in his comprehensive study "Selling Homosexuality to America," "is psychological terrorism meant to silence expression of or even support for dissenting opinion." Radio counselor Dr. Laura Schlessinger experienced big-time jamming during the run-up to her planned television show. Outraged over a single comment critical of homosexuals she had made on her radio program, activists launched a massive intimidation campaign against the television program's advertisers. As a result, the new show was stillborn. </ref> <ref>Jennifer Harper [http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071004/NATION/110040047/1002 Liberals targeting radio hosts], ''The Washington Times", October 4, 2007.</ref>
#Conversion. <ref>David Kupelian, [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49958 How Ohio State University is marketing evil] "We mean conversion of the average American’s emotions, mind, and will, through a planned psychological attack, in the form of propaganda fed to the nation via the media. We mean "subverting" the mechanism of prejudice to our own ends – using the very processes that made America hate us to turn their hatred into warm regard – whether they like it or not."</ref>
#Undermining [[religion]].
#Mocking conservative [[science]].<ref>[http://www.nodnc.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=291 NODC]</ref>
#Portraying criminals and miscreants as being [[conservative]] when, in fact, they are not.
#Dismissing valid conservative criticism for no reason.
#Using the term "conservative" as a [[pejorative]].
#Insisting on "globalist" terms and phrasing to the detriment of [[American]] English and meanings. This is an anti-American effort to promote "one worldism."

==Examples==
*[[Liberals]] tried to interrupt [[Phyllis Schlafly]] from speaking when she was awarded an honorary degree at [[Washington University]].
*By not allowing prayer in [[public school]], liberals are undermining religion.
*[[Hollywood values]] capture youth and expose them to [[liberal values]].

Please add to the list or adjust priorities, or add examples (as references) to illustrate how these liberal tools are used.

==See Also==
*[[atheistic tools]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{liberalism}}
[[category:Liberalism]]

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These are the tools used by [[liberals]], in a proposed order of priority:

#[[Deceit]] <ref>Michael Reagan, [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelReagan/2007/10/05/people_of_deceit People of Deceit], ''Townhall.com''.</ref>
#Interrupting speakers <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376402,00.html Protesters Interrupt Bush at Independence Day Ceremony for New Citizens], ''[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]'', July 04, 2008</ref> <ref>[http://www.nysun.com/new-york/at-columbia-students-attack-minuteman-founder/41020/ At Columbia, Students Attack Minuteman Founder], Eliana Johnson, ''The New York Sun", October 5, 2006</ref>
#Holding [[conservatives]] to a higher standard than they hold themselves.
#[[Bullying]].
#[[Censorship]].
#Capturing and misleading [[youth]].
#Sowing division among [[conservatives]], such as [[atheist]]s complaining that one particular prayer might offend someone of another religion.
#[[Liberal desensitizing|Desensitization]]. <ref>David Kupelian, [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49958 How Ohio State University is marketing evil] "Desensitization," these two gay marketing gurus tell us, consists of inundating the public in a "continuous flood of gay-related advertising, presented in the least offensive fashion possible. If straights can't shut off the shower, they may at least eventually get used to being wet."
"The main thing," they confide, "is to talk about gayness until the issue becomes thoroughly tiresome," adding: "[S]eek desensitization and nothing more. … If you can get [straights] to think [homosexuality] is just another thing – meriting no more than a shrug of the shoulders – then your battle for legal and social rights is virtually won."</ref>
#Jamming. <ref>David Kupelian, [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49958 How Ohio State University is marketing evil] "Jamming," explains marketing expert Paul E. Rondeau of Regent University, in his comprehensive study "Selling Homosexuality to America," "is psychological terrorism meant to silence expression of or even support for dissenting opinion." Radio counselor Dr. Laura Schlessinger experienced big-time jamming during the run-up to her planned television show. Outraged over a single comment critical of homosexuals she had made on her radio program, activists launched a massive intimidation campaign against the television program's advertisers. As a result, the new show was stillborn. </ref> <ref>Jennifer Harper [http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071004/NATION/110040047/1002 Liberals targeting radio hosts], ''The Washington Times", October 4, 2007.</ref>
#Conversion. <ref>David Kupelian, [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49958 How Ohio State University is marketing evil] "We mean conversion of the average American’s emotions, mind, and will, through a planned psychological attack, in the form of propaganda fed to the nation via the media. We mean "subverting" the mechanism of prejudice to our own ends – using the very processes that made America hate us to turn their hatred into warm regard – whether they like it or not."</ref>
#Undermining [[religion]].
#Mocking conservative [[science]].<ref>[http://www.nodnc.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=291 NODC]</ref>
#Portraying criminals and miscreants as being [[conservative]] when, in fact, they are not.
#Dismissing valid conservative criticism for no reason.
#Using the term "conservative" as a [[pejorative]].
#Insisting on "globalist" terms and phrasing to the detriment of [[American]] English and meanings. This is an anti-American effort to promote "one worldism."

==Examples==
*[[Liberals]] tried to interrupt [[Phyllis Schlafly]] from speaking when she was awarded an honorary degree at [[Washington University]].
*By not allowing prayer in [[public school]], liberals are undermining religion.
*[[Hollywood values]] capture youth and expose them to [[liberal values]].

Please add to the list or adjust priorities, or add examples (as references) to illustrate how these liberal tools are used.

==See Also==
*[[atheistic tools]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{liberalism}}
[[category:Liberalism]]

Liberal desensitization

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Law of excluded middle

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User talk:RJJensen

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[[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 17:49, 4 September 2008 (EDT)

Thanks for your fascinating addition to [[Barack Obama]] re: financing. Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 18:26, 9 September 2008 (EDT)

== Welcome ==
Welcome indeed to CP! --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 19:18, 10 September 2008 (EDT)
::hey thanks! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 19:25, 10 September 2008 (EDT)

==China==
Chinese history would appear not to be your forte. How describing the fluctuating state of authority in the warlord period counts as 'red propaganda', I am at a loss to understand. Please don't cause damage to other Chinese history articles. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:03, 20 September 2008 (EDT)
:: Ah but I am fairly familiar with 20c Chinese history. the article was full of Red propaganda (not that particular example)--which is bad for a conservative encyclopedia. for examples:
#the very title, and many of the pinyin terms, are the ones created in the 1950s by Communists in Beijing, and not used at the time or by the anti-communists in Taiwan.
#" However, Chiang was aided by the 'Guangxi Clique' of nationally-minded warlords; and the northern progress of the expedition was aided by carefully-timed popular uprisings planned by the CCP against local warlords."
#" Chiang again turned on the communists in the 'Shanghai Coup'. Aided by the police of the International Settlement and the French Concession in the city, and by gunmen of the influential 'Green Gang' criminal network, Chiang's troops and police rounded up and executed hundred of communists and trade unionists"
# "that to build a strong China it was necessary to defeat communism first, to an increasing number of Chinese his attitude appeared capitulationist and unpatriotic."
[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 07:13, 20 September 2008 (EDT)

All those are established facts, however unpalatable some of them may be. At Conservapedia we deal in truth, not propaganda. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:16, 20 September 2008 (EDT)

In addition, it is a very bad idea to build up Chiang as a conservative ideal type. He was - to put it mildly - an unsavoury and unscrupulous thug, who was portrayed as a democratic leader in the west for the sake of wartime unity, and wwas later loyal to the US as he had no choice but to be so. He was the very opposite of loyal at other stages of his career: vide his flirtation with [[Nazism]], and his cavalier treatment of General Stilwell. In terms of opersonal morality, well.... suffice to say that his avowal of Christianity was purely opportunistic; he presided over a regime of brutality and corruption that alienated all potential allies; he was the sort of man who actually made Communism look like a desirable alternative. How bad do you have to be to do that? [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:22, 20 September 2008 (EDT)

::- ::No, you have to read some of the history. I actually worked through the books in the bibliography. For example, who cliams " to an increasing number of Chinese his attitude appeared capitulationist and unpatriotic." (answer: the far left). The story of the Nanchang uprising ("carefully-timed popular uprisings planned" is from Communist folklore as told to Edgar Snow in "Red Star over China", a notorous far-left book. As for Chiang's character, it is NOT white washed here. He was a rough character and I do not call him democratic. As for Stillwell, I think Chiang and Chennault were mostly right and Stillwell mostly wrong. (My articles on Stillwell and Chennault are coming soon--they are now both at Citizensium--take a look also atmy CBI article there. I have read the major studies for China in the 1940s.). Corruption--alas that is the history of China for the last 150 years, continuously (for example, don't feed your baby on Chinese formula--or feed your cat with their stuff. That is 2008 corrpution.
:::I too know a bit about that period - the Americans backed a loser in Chiang; and the real blame for the fall of China to communism lies with him - not with Service or Lattimore or any of the other John Birch Society bugaboos. Chiang was a late era warlord who used the KMT as a personal vehicle, and whose corruption and nepotism ruined the infant republic. There were better warlords for the west to have dealt with - Yan Xishan at least would have kept his hands out of the till - or Li Zongren. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:42, 20 September 2008 (EDT)
::::well everyone to his own warlord. Fact is Chiang came to power in 1920s and remained so to 1940 with zero American help. I think we agree the US policy to support China in order to defeat Japan was a fiasco (this was Stillwell's idea.) --More on this in my WW2 articles to come. I did not drop the conspiracy interpretation of the late 1940s which was in the article for a months or years.[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 07:46, 20 September 2008 (EDT)
:::::''well everyone to his own warlord'' hehe - I once attended a lecture by Jack Gray who was an ardent fan of Wu Peifu. I think his argument was that because he had no fixed territorial power base, this showed not that he had drawn the short straw geographically, but that it meant he was a truly 'national' leader rather than all those regionalist cliques, Zhang Zuolin in Manchuria, Feng in the north-west, etc. I thought it a dubious argument then and still do. But anyway... Chiang held power from the 20s to the 40s, but he certainly relied on Communist help both in 1925-27 (and he was plotted against as much as plotting, I have no doubt), and at the Xian incident. If the Young Marshal had had him put up against a wall, and seized power for himself, rather than bottling it.... [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:56, 20 September 2008 (EDT)
:::the happy fact (not yet in the article) is that he created a regime on Taiwan with far less corruption and it historically led to a pro-US nation with capitalism and democracy. As for Christianity, the issue was active persecution of the missionaries. Chiang's highly public conversion helped change the status of Christians and reduced the persecution they sufferedin 1930s. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 08:54, 20 September 2008 (EDT)

== Latino ==

Could we please talk about it before reverting? --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 21:32, 21 September 2008 (EDT)
::Yes indeed--I have explained my edits. I fixed a several little grammar issues, enlarged the map to make it legible, expanded the caption. We don't want to illustrate a U.S. article with a Mexican coach in Spain. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 21:35, 21 September 2008 (EDT)

::: The image shows a latino, beening in the US or not he is a latino; it is illustrating the very first part of the article. It also shows that not all latinos are illegals or land workers. This is enough to have a place there. The map is much better where it was before according to the subject. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 21:43, 21 September 2008 (EDT)
:::::get a better image. This person is a Mexican living in Spain. The map was to small to figure out. The article makes it very clear that only a minority of latinos are illegal[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 21:45, 21 September 2008 (EDT)

We use to lock the articles while in the Main Page. If you need to edit it, please let me know. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 07:00, 20 October 2008 (EDT)
::OK, no problem. I won't be working on it for a while. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 07:06, 20 October 2008 (EDT)

== Warning ==

Please be more accurate in your edit summaries of "minor" edits. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 02:18, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
::sorry about that. I tried to change categories (Bryan was never a jurist) and the result was a bizarre edit I did not intend. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 09:40, 22 October 2008 (EDT)

== Newton ==

Hi, your calculus section in the [[Isaac Newton]] article had some conceptual errors in it -- I've rewritten the mathematics of this section appropriately. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 04:17, 3 November 2008 (EST)
::very nice job--thanks! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 08:25, 3 November 2008 (EST)

==National Socialist German Workers Party==

Just to let you know, I'm not interested in getting into an edit war here, but the listing of the Allies led by the US, Russia and Britain is inaccurate. The term Allies (for WWII) applies to all the countries that opposed the Axis powers, and that list included 21 countries or blocs before the US joined in 1941. Obviously the effort of the Allies had to be co-ordinated in the years between 1939-41 so the question of who led the Allies during WWII is, at best, not something that can be easily dispensed with a single sentence. Furthermore, saying that Russia was an member of the Allies is inaccurate, it was the USSR which was a member of the Allies, of which Russia was a part (an equivalent example would be if the sentence had read that .....by the Allies, led by Texas, Russia and Britain).

As a compromise I suggest: ......and was finally destroyed in [[World War II]] by the Allies, the major powers of which were the United States who led the Allied forces in Europe from 1941, the USSR (more commonly known as the Soviet Union) and Britain. [[User:Ieuan|Ieuan]] 22:03, 3/Nov/08 (GMT)
::the US joined the fighting in 1941 but had already been financing the war for both Britain and USSR, and was providing much of the munitions. Leadership also consists in setting strategy and policy which the US did--maybe 95% in the case of the war against Japan, 75% against Italy and say 40% in the case of Europe. As for the Soviets, they were Hitler's allies until June of 1941. You are right that USSR/Soviet is a better term than Russia. The debate should be on the article talk page, not here. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:42, 3 November 2008 (EST)

Copied the debate over to the talk page.

== ''Germania'' ==

I loved to read your article on the German Americans. Thanks for posting it! --[[User:BRichtigen|BRichtigen]] 15:49, 5 November 2008 (EST)
::hey thanks! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 15:53, 5 November 2008 (EST)

== Roosevelt ==

Why are you deleting sourced material from this article? Remember that the removal of relevant, sourced material from Conservapedia is considered vandalism. Please do not try to insert your own [[opinion]] into articles by censoring [[facts]]. --[[User:Wikinterpreter|Wikinterpreter]] 14:05, 6 November 2008 (EST)
::the article is supposed to be about FDR and introducing red herrings hurts students. CZ rules clearly state: "Please note that all contributions to Conservapedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here." [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 15:18, 6 November 2008 (EST)

==[[Holocaust]] article==
The additions you placed in there now make that article repetative; things are said twice. It needs to be fixed so it runs smoothly. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 13:57, 10 November 2008 (EST)
::you're right and I will try to smooth it out. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 13:59, 10 November 2008 (EST)

== Category Military history ==

Thank you for your work on the project. When we create categories we use capitalization so the category should be Military History. I would also recommend that if you do feel that category is important, that it covers a specifically defined area. Perhaps it should probably deal with overlying changes in tactics or doctrine that has guided military functioning that has had a profound impact. I would not use it for things like Wars or Battles which already have their own categories.

Thanks [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 17:32, 15 November 2008 (EST)
::thanks for the tip. I think the demand for article on military history is enormous--look at the very heavy emphasis at Borders and Barnes and Noble, for example. My college courses on military history attracted far more students than other history topics. Of course a specific topic may well overlap several categories. People will want to use our category pages as an index to what is available here. Discussions of tactics, strategy, technology and doctrine, for example, are often included in articles on specific wars. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:41, 15 November 2008 (EST)

== First Black President ==

Hello, please do not censor correct information in the [[First Black president]] article. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 10:49, 19 November 2008 (EST)
::what information was correct? it did not check out. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 12:04, 19 November 2008 (EST)

I notice you are a controversial editor who has never geneflected before Mr. Schlafly, and neither have you praised his wisdom and judgement in his fascinating revelation that Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim. Are you a Muslim sir? [[User:MarkBaley|MarkBaley]] 22:57, 20 November 2008 (EST)
::well actually more of a Catholic (a graduate of Notre Dame University class of 1962).[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 23:01, 20 November 2008 (EST)

Are you more like Barack Obama, a [[Liberal]] who lies about his religion, and then subverts the office of the United States, and then deceives the American people and then institutes an Islamic Caliphate, giving control of our nuclear arsenal to Iran and Bin Laden? If this is what you are, then we are better off without you. [[User:MarkBaley|MarkBaley]] 23:05, 20 November 2008 (EST)
::well no--but I was hoping Biden would be president--as a Catholic he will bring the Pope over to straighten us all aout. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 23:12, 20 November 2008 (EST)

I would rather the pope as my slavemaster than Bin Laden! Obama will, any day now I'm sure, give the nuclear launch codes to all of our enemies - Bin Laden, Iran, Satan, Green Goblin, France - and introduce an Islamic Caliphate to our great and glorious nation! Heel before the almighty Schlafly, only his logic and truth can save the world from the dark precipice it has gotten itself under! Only the bright and free can be saved! [[User:MarkBaley|MarkBaley]] 23:16, 20 November 2008 (EST)

==English and UK categories==

Question for you at [[Talk:William the Conqueror]] --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 08:26, 21 November 2008 (EST)

*Thanks for meeting me there, and now a question on ...

==World War II fatalities==

Thank for [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Japan&curid=11154&diff=564889&oldid=555832&rcid=615850 this addition]. I had simply assumed that every Japanes soldier who died in WWII was directly killed by the US and its allies. Except maybe an insignificant number of accidents - oh, and the suicidal heroics of the [[Kamikaze]].

If a soldier dies from starvation, I'd lay that death at the feet of the man who sent him out. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 10:01, 21 November 2008 (EST)
::I was also surprised at the numbers. I knew about the starvation on the isolated Pacific islands but was surprised at China numbers. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:10, 21 November 2008 (EST)

== Shays' Rebellion ==

I wander why the ''Block quote'' was deleted? --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 19:19, 25 November 2008 (EST)
::it was too vague and did not add information to what was already covered regarding the impact of Shays' on the government. It took a left-wing approach that did not help any. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 19:28, 25 November 2008 (EST)

== The so-called Progressive Era? ==

*Sorry for removing a category you only created today, but CP likes to not make stand-alone narrow cats. Somehow we need an over-arching category to easily facilitate searches, and not just one per person. It might be easier to discuss adding categories somewhere, rather than just doing it.....or at least leaving a trail of bread crumbs for the less historically blessed to follow! :-D --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 23:57, 30 November 2008 (EST)
::I agree. We need a page on CP where technical issues can be discussed and conventions established. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 07:14, 1 December 2008 (EST)

== Additional privileges ==

Congratulations, you've earned the additional privileges of 24-hour editing, uploading images, and blocking others. Well done!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 09:53, 1 December 2008 (EST)
::hey thanks--I appreciate that! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 10:55, 1 December 2008 (EST)
:::Congrats. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 16:01, 1 December 2008 (EST)
::::Congratulations from me too. Well deserved! [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 05:41, 2 December 2008 (EST)

==Oz pic==
Just uploaded it for the article: [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Woz_movie.jpg] [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 17:12, 4 December 2008 (EST)
::thanks--the visuals are great. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 03:21, 5 December 2008 (EST)

== [[Barry Goldwater]] ==

I see some recent stretching to include people like Goldwater as libertarians. You are too good a historian to muddle the waters with throw-away lines such as "many of his later views were libertarian". Yes? So? Many of his views would, today, be considered near leftist as well. ''Historians need to resist revisionism''. In his time, by his own definition, Goldwater rejected libertarianism, and self-branded himself a conservative. Goldwater did not believe in abortion as a substitute for abstaining or birth control, nor did he support "abortion on demand". Many views held by even Ted Kennedy could be considered "conservative", but that hardly gives license to brand him one, or make the statement "some of his views are conservative", that would be misleading, IMO. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 16:55, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:well I knew Goldater personally since 1958 and followed his career very closely. After 1980 or so he was libertarian on most social issues, while remaining conservative on defense and spending issues. In his heyday as a conservative leader (1960-64) he rarely mentioned social issues and they were seldom on the agenda. Here is what Bill Buckley said of Goldwater:
<blockquote>
''Conspicuous here was his defense of Supreme Court decisions involving abortion, gay rights, and the separation of church and state. Most followers of the senator were surprised, and abashed, especially at his defense of abortion.''[http://www.nationalreview.com/buckley/wfb200412101327.asp from National RreviewDec10, 2004]</blockquote>
[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:01, 5 December 2008 (EST)

::*Ditto for me. My family were neighbors at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach, CA, for several decades. But this is straw snatching, trying to paint the man as a libertarian, by a few high-profile pronouncements later in life, to somehow add cred to the libertarian cause. Find your own hero's, but kindly do not snatch our conservative ones! I do not disagree with showing, with cites, his later libertarian views (many of which I agreed with), but putting him, and others, with the help of another libertarian editor, into the libertarian category, and implying some "conversion" isn't being honest. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 17:19, 5 December 2008 (EST)
::Conversion? well, I think Barry was always a libertarian but only became outspoken about it in the 1980s when social issues got high on the political agenda. When he was a leader of the conservative movement (1958-64) he rarely mentioned social issues of any kind--he never mentioned abortion, for example. (he did mention gays in 1964 in the Walter Jenkins scandal--a top LBJ aide was arrested during the election campaign-- but did not condemn it.) His libertarianism after 1980 was not a "few" statements it was his high profile fight to get O'Connor on the Supreme Court. He was at that time a very powerful Senator and his views are quite important. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:42, 5 December 2008 (EST)

::*We mostly agree. Just please don't go adding him to the libertarian category, or make it seem he was not a conservative. We are obviously near-contemporary, and no doubt share the acquaintanceship/friendship of many, it seems. However to use your friendship and personal assumptions as to what he was, absent of his repudiating being a conservative, is wrong and purely anecdotal. That is my only objection. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 17:48, 5 December 2008 (EST)
:::I'm glad we agree. I was not the one who added the libertarian category. But he publicly announced his positions and angered a lot of Arizona conservatives by so doing. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:52, 5 December 2008 (EST)

:::::I well remember! We should have a libation one day and swap old stories. --[[User:TK|₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 17:58, 5 December 2008 (EST)
::::::I'll drink to that. I left Arizona this summer and we moved to Montana, but there's a bar and a casino on every corner here. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:01, 5 December 2008 (EST)

== [[French Revolution]] ==
Hey, I noticed you're doing a bit of work around this area, and as you seem to be the resident historian, I thought I'd volunteer my services here, so you're free to do other area's that need some touching up or expanding. If there's any articles or stubs in the French Revolution section that need to be fixed, just let me know. Thanks [[User:Bolly|Bolly]] 21:54, 8 December 2008 (EST)
::GREAT! we can use short articles on the major players and events. Suggestion use the facts from the online Columbia Encyclopedia at [http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=French+Revolution&x=0&y=0 Columbia Enyc srticles on French Rev.] -- it's very good. Be sure to summarize & rewrite the facts, not quote exactly. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 22:02, 8 December 2008 (EST)

:::OK I'll get right onto it. Thanks for the suggestion! [[User:Bolly|Bolly]] 22:05, 8 December 2008 (EST)

==Medieval Cats==
As the person who has probably edited more articles on medieval history in the last few months than all other editors put together (including six pages in the last hour or two, if I had been told that there was a new category for "Medieval history" I could have saved you a heckova lotta work.:) [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 16:56, 26 December 2008 (EST)
::you're doing a great job and I've been trying to clean up all sorts of categories. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 16:58, 26 December 2008 (EST)
:::But are there any others I should know about? You see, on the 22nd I changed the cats of about 2 dozen English/British history entries. This new one could have been done at the same time. (And - just to let ''you'' know: I am thinking of starting a cat (sub-cat, whatever) for the "Wars of the Roses"....)[[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 17:16, 26 December 2008 (EST)
::::what I did was go though all the articles in Category:European History and change the specific ones to specific countries, or eras. That cleans up European History and makes the other sub categories more useful. yes' War of Roses" car would be good idea [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:44, 26 December 2008 (EST)

== Invitation to join Wikiproject:News ==

RJJensen, since you have contributed a wanted page in the past, you are invited to [[Wikiproject:News#Members|sign up]] as a member of [[Wikiproject:News]]. <nowiki>[[Wikiproject:News/Guidelines|Review]]</nowiki> the Guidelines. Make your news suggestions <nowiki>[[Wikiproject:News/Suggestions|here]]</nowiki>. Add wanted pages [[Wikiproject:News/Wanted_page#Wanted_Pages_for_.22In_the_news.22_section_-_To_be_created|here]]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:04, 28 December 2008 (EST)
::thanks for the invite; i just signed up. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:07, 28 December 2008 (EST)

==Dutch History==
RJ (if I may call you that), I see that you have replaced the material on Dutch fascism in the 1930s. I'm pleased that this was done under a separate heading, but I am still concerned that this gives a misleading impression of Dutch politics at the time (an analogy might be an assessment of American politics in the 1930s which only mentioned Charles Coughlin and the German 'Bund'). Would it be possible for you to give an overview of mainstream Dutch politics at this time, as even the NSB was a fringe organisation. As it stands, the article presents the Netherlands as a quasi-fascist nation. As the grandson of a Dutch patriot active in the resistance in the war years, this is extremely hurtful. I also altered the reference to liberation by Canadian troops to one recognising the role of all the allied forces - including my father, in the British Army. Thank you. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 08:50, 31 December 2008 (EST)
::Thanks for the note. My intention all along is to emphasize the fascists were a fringe group. I'll rework it again to make that clear and give more emphasis to what the main parties were up to (following the Kossman book).[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 09:48, 31 December 2008 (EST)
:::Thank you very much. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 12:37, 31 December 2008 (EST)

== Happy New Year! ==

{{cquote|'''Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right!'''--Oprah Winfrey}}
--[[User:TK|'''₮K''']][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 23:24, 31 December 2008 (EST)

== Congratulations! ==

Congratulations on your promotion to Sysop (Admin) status! This gives you many new privileges. Well deserved!--[[User:Aschlafly|aschlafly]] 23:42, 31 December 2008 (EST)

:Indeed! --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 00:12, 1 January 2009 (EST)
Congrats RJJensen. I look forward to working with you this year. Now you can protect all the great images you upload. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:31, 1 January 2009 (EST)
::hey THANKS EVERYBODY--I promise that 2009 will be better than 2008. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 04:10, 1 January 2009 (EST)
:::Well done RJJensen, you have been a prodigious contributor here and the promotion is deserved. [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 05:47, 1 January 2009 (EST)
::::and many congratulations (and happy new year!) from me too. I look forward to working even closer with you this year. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 06:23, 1 January 2009 (EST)

::::: Congratulations! --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 09:05, 1 January 2009 (EST)

Congrats and Happy New year! [[User:AddisonDM]]

::::: Happy New Year!

:::::: Congratulations on your promotion! --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 13:13, 4 January 2009 (EST)

==Tuskegee==
They were real. Can I suggest an undelete minus the parody?--Jpatt 20:41, 5 January 2009 (EST)
::they were indeed real. They did not fight the Japanese. Booker T Washington died many years before. The article has to be redone from start, since all the "facts" in this version are now suspect. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 21:57, 5 January 2009 (EST)
::: Following Jpatt's suggestion, I wrote a new article. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 22:49, 5 January 2009 (EST)
::::Looks fantastic--Jpatt 23:13, 5 January 2009 (EST)
:::::thanks :) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 23:53, 5 January 2009 (EST)

==US Civil War==

Thanks for your massive additions (like [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_Civil_War_homefront&curid=84224&diff=603647&oldid=603640 this one]). How do you find the time to do so much writing? --
::hey THANKS. It's retirement --I used to spend all that good time in committees. Now I just write. :) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 10:55, 6 January 2009 (EST)

== Protecting images ==

I protected a number of images you uploaded (Image:Sherman2.jpg, Image:Weyrich.jpg, Image:1900HA.jpg, Image:~HANNA96.jpg). Please remember our policy of protecting all images. Thanks for your contributions to Conservpedia. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:42, 9 January 2009 (EST)
::thanks--I'll keep protecting them. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 03:19, 11 January 2009 (EST)

::: Thanks much for your insights. I've learned tremendously from them. However, as Dean says, it would be great if you could click "protect" at the bottom after you upload a new image, and then click on "Administrators Only" to give them the greatest protection. I just did that for your two most recent uploads. Thanks again.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:21, 12 January 2009 (EST)

== Third Party v Third Party System ==

Your opinion is sought! [http://www.conservapedia.com/Talk:Third_Party_System#Merge.3F] --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 23:01, 13 January 2009 (EST)

== Democratic Governors category ==
There is already a [[:Category:Democrat Governors]]. If you are planning a move from that category to the new one, then please disregard this message. Otherwise, I wanted to catch you before you got halfway through. [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|Hello!]] 20:15, 28 January 2009 (EST)
::OK --it was my mistake (I have been trying to repair lost edits from the last week). [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 00:56, 29 January 2009 (EST)
:::Yeah, me too. I lost about 300 edits, including the lists of governors you were kind enough to add bibliologs to. [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|Hello!]] 11:36, 29 January 2009 (EST)

== Blago ==

I understand what your thinking is, RJ, but in this case you are too idealogical, and giving the liberals far too much credit. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 23:52, 29 January 2009 (EST)
::when we make serious allegations they have to be based on serious evidence or we are guilty of bearing false witness. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 00:50, 30 January 2009 (EST)

:::No,we are using plain old conservative common sense, RJ. The legislature didn't have evidence of anything, and until the United States Attorney presents his case in a Federal Court, and a jury convicts him, the will of the people should never be overturned by some legislature, based solely upon some contrived "disability" of being unpopular, having low poll numbers. If you don't want to cooperate, and accept the ruling of a senior administrator, so be it. But Mr. Schlafly has made his position crystal clear on this. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 01:14, 30 January 2009 (EST)
::::The rule throughout American history is that the legislature can impeach the executive for any reason. Conviction for crime is not necessary. What is the "will of the people"? The Founding Fathers were pretty clear that the will of the people resided in the legislature. My discussion with Schlafly was on an different issue; it had to do with the powers of the state supreme court to intervene (that is a moot question since it did not intervene).

== Economic Recovery Advisory Board ==

Is this an article you want to tackle, or perhaps have research or ancillary information on? --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 03:51, 7 February 2009 (EST)

:good idea. I just wrote [[Economic Recovery Advisory Board]]. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 00:50, 13 February 2009 (EST)

::Super! And I was just being nice making sure you could log in, never thinking once about this article I knew was needed....;-) Glad it worked out. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 01:27, 13 February 2009 (EST)

==Velikovsky==
Richard, I left a question for you on the [[Talk:Immanuel_Velikovsky|Velikovsky talk page]], regarding category tags. --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 08:36, 10 February 2009 (EST)

:I left another comment regarding yours, on the [[Talk:Immanuel_Velikovsky|Velikovsky talk page]], --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 12:25, 14 February 2009 (EST)

== Your edits to [[Scopes trial]] ==

Dr. Jensen, your recent edits to the [[Scopes trial]] delete important information and introduce unjustified statements, like calling the [[atheist]] and stridently anti-Christian [[H.L. Mencken]] a "cultural conservative." We can discuss further on [[Talk:Scopes trial]] if you like.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 08:40, 14 February 2009 (EST)
::Mencken is one of the most famous names in the history of American conservatism. He ignored the religious questions and ridiculed the backwoods types. That's true and important to know. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 08:42, 14 February 2009 (EST)

::: Mencken was one of worst anti-Christian bigots ever. It's indisputable and completely distorted his reporting on the Scopes trial. And it wasn't just Christians whom Mencken was bigoted against.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:01, 14 February 2009 (EST)
:::: all true enough but he was a cultural conservative and strongly influenced libertarian thinking against government--and many people's ridicule of the South. Bryan of course was the leading big government liberal of the 1890-1930 era, which made him Mencken's target.[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 10:28, 14 February 2009 (EST)

This really should be discussed on the article's talk page, where I've just added my comments. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 02:15, 15 February 2009 (EST)

== Category: Naval Battles ==

I don't think that Horatio Nelson belongs in that category. He is an admiral, not a battle. [[User:DuncanB|Duncan]][[User talk:DuncanB|Channel 16]] 15:34, 16 February 2009 (EST)
::the article is what gets categorized, and the article talks about naval battles in an important way.[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 15:35, 16 February 2009 (EST)

I am trying to figure out why Trafalgar didn't make it into [[:Category:Naval Battles]], at least not when I click on it.. [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 16:36, 16 February 2009 (EST)
::well it certainly belongs! please add it. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 16:37, 16 February 2009 (EST)
:::What I was getting at was that although you had changed the cat to "Naval Battles", for some reason it wasn't showing up on the Cat. page. I deleted it on the Article then added it and it has now come up. A mystery. [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 16:49, 16 February 2009 (EST)
:;::good job! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:12, 16 February 2009 (EST)

==Vandalism patrol==

RJ, thanks for your recent efforts to block vandals and undo their damage. I don't know why some people enjoy messing up other people's work. Maybe they are intellectually lazy. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 18:16, 17 February 2009 (EST)
::well at least we attact a better class of vandals than Wikipedia! :) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:28, 17 February 2009 (EST)

:::LOL, I think. ;-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 11:09, 18 February 2009 (EST)

==Criminals and folk heroes==

What about that [[Che Guevera]] guy? Why is it that people who say they care about the poor and the oppressed lionize (idolize, idealize) murderers like Che? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 11:14, 18 February 2009 (EST)

== Cartoon ==

That pork factory thingy is a nice cartoon, but I'm not sure about the "fair use". Wouldn't "fair use" be if we put the image in an article ''about the cartoon itself'', or in an article about a controversy caused by the image?

From the copyright office's website:

<blockquote>
“quotation of excerpts in a review or criticism for purposes of illustration or comment; quotation of short passages in a scholarly or technical work, for illustration or clarification of the author's observations; use in a parody of some of the content of the work parodied; summary of an address or article, with brief quotations, in a news report; reproduction by a library of a portion of a work to replace part of a damaged copy; reproduction by a teacher or student of a small part of a work to illustrate a lesson; reproduction of a work in legislative or judicial proceedings or reports; incidental and fortuitous reproduction, in a newsreel or broadcast, of a work located in the scene of an event being reported.”
</blockquote>

I'm worried this might get the site into hot water.

Sincerely,
[[User:EMaurice|EMaurice]] 11:24, 19 February 2009 (EST)
::no educational use has ever gotten into any legal hot water by using items like this that have been posted on the internet for free. CP uses the cartoon to comment upon a current news event, which is a legally protected form of fair use according to Congress. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 11:41, 19 February 2009 (EST)

:::I'm not sure that the fact that no-one has been prosecuted for it means it's legal. If we go down that road, we'll be just like the bums who get into debt and then ask the taxpayer to help them, claiming they didn't know what they were doing. And as for using the cartoon to comment, how is that under fair use? Fair use would be for commenting about the cartoon itself. Every big newspaper has a free online section. Would the Washington Post accept the Washington Times copying one of their cartoonists? Do you see what I mean? Thanks, [[User:EMaurice|EMaurice]] 11:46, 19 February 2009 (EST)
::::Congress says that fair use applies to nonprofit educational use, and the courts have always agreed. The Washington Times is a commercial operation and different rules apply to them. (The worst case scenario is that the copyright owner asks us to remove the cartoon, and we do so.) Conservatives need to uphold their legal and constutional rights or they lose them. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 12:37, 19 February 2009 (EST)

== Parodists ==
It would seem we have two users in need of a lengthy block, and you appear to be the only one present with block rights. See Ed Poor's talk page please! [[User:ETrundel|ETrundel]] 12:15, 21 February 2009 (EST)
::thanks for the heads-up. I'll be watching but so far I have not seen anthing more serious than a debate on chemistry. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 12:31, 21 February 2009 (EST)
:::The manganese edit was 100% wrong, so he's (KrisTree) a parodist. But everything which he's said about the other guy is actually pretty correct, and GFasten did indeed put up a stupid Bollywood video which was later reverted. [[User:ETrundel|ETrundel]] 12:34, 21 February 2009 (EST)
::::No the manganese edit was not 100% wrong (it is used in steel), and there is such a book as "Salters Chemistry". There may be errors but that is not the same as parody. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 12:37, 21 February 2009 (EST)

== The View From 1776...Tom Brewton ==

Presented for your inspection and consideration.....

* [http://www.thomasbrewton.com/index.php/weblog/the_limitations_of_econometric_computer_models/ The Limitations of Econometric Computer Models]

* [http://www.thomasbrewton.com/index.php/weblog/tooth_fairy_economics/ TOOTH FAIRY ECONOMICS]
--[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 06:42, 22 February 2009 (EST)
::Thanks-- I enjoyed reading that! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 08:51, 22 February 2009 (EST)

== Gibbs ==

Thank you, good Doctor! Whenever I read something where the basic, minimum essentials are missing, and people are already arguing over rather common political tricks, I see red. Thanks for jumping in, but let's not save the protagonists from having to do some due diligence as well, okay? --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 15:39, 3 March 2009 (EST)
::right! :) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 19:13, 3 March 2009 (EST)

== CENTRISTS CONCERNED ==

[http://www.thomasbrewton.com/index.php/weblog/centrists_concerned/] It’s noteworthy that political moderates who supported President Obama in the election are worried that they may have been misled, that traditionalists’ forebodings may have been on the mark. Amazing! ;-) --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 23:31, 6 March 2009 (EST)
::thanks for the tip. I don't see a connection between Obama and the Social Gospel Movement myself, and the Socialists of 1910 (who included just ONE Social Gospeller, an obscure professor at Vassar) wanted to destroy the banks, not subsidize them. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 23:35, 6 March 2009 (EST)
:::Email Tom...he's a nice chap. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 23:43, 6 March 2009 (EST)

==Pearl Harbor edit==
Had to revert your edit to Pearl Harbor. The Air Force did not exist until 1947; prior to that it was the U.S. Army Air Corps. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 21:02, 11 March 2009 (EDT)
::the name was changed in 1941 -- before Pearl Harbor--to US Army Air Forces. There was no longer an "Air Corps". [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 00:48, 12 March 2009 (EDT)

== Can you add Obama's ignorant, disgusting joke to the front page news? ==

Joke here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXcgpZwsBPY]. Obama apologist Olbermann's desperate plea to comedian Craig Furgeson(sp?) to find an excuse - any excuse - to allow Obama to get away with the joke here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD0EcujFSn8]. Note that Craig immediately recognizes the joke for what it is and doesn't give the kind of answer Olbermann was hoping for. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 12:15, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

:On the [[Jay Leno]] show, Obama quipped that his bowling score of 129 was "like the [[Special Olympics]] or something". My question was whether he was putting himself down (i.e., being humble) in an innocent, lighthearted way - or whether (as his detractors are eager to say) he was making a derogatory reference to handicapped people. [[Craig Ferguson]] grimaced and called the reference "a misstep". --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 12:43, 20 March 2009 (EDT)
:*I read later that he called up the Special Olympics and apologized - even before the show aired. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 23:22, 22 March 2009 (EDT)
:::That's called "damage control." [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 14:38, 23 March 2009 (EDT)

::::Beating him up for a slip like that is called A "[[personal attack]]". I would rather we contributors focus on principles and facts than on personalities. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 14:55, 23 March 2009 (EDT)

==Stimulus bill==

Thank you for continuing to work with me. My text moves are not to be taken as Editorial Prerogative. Feel free to reverse my edits when they don't make sense. What I want to do is collaborate, to work together to improve the article. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 17:53, 20 March 2009 (EDT)
::Ed--thanks for your stimulus to my thinking! :) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:54, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

:::LOL, there's a [[Volvo]] radio ad I've heard dozens of times which talks about "stimulating your stimulus". --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 17:58, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

==Featured article==
Congrats on getting a weekly featured article! The financial crisis.
[[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 11:22, 22 March 2009 (EDT)
::hey thanks! :) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 21:13, 22 March 2009 (EDT)

==A Glitch?==
This edit [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=John_Gresham_Machen&diff=644407&oldid=644405] looks like a glitch. --[[User:RickD|RickD]] 12:07, 25 March 2009 (EDT)
::yes my "oops" (I was trying to move the reflist). Thanks for the good work--Machen has never looked so good in the last 70 years. :) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 13:22, 25 March 2009 (EDT)

== World History Lectures ==

I really enjoy your contributions. In fact, reading them drove me to Conservapedia. Couldn't you do some fact-checking on the '''World History Lectures''' of Aschlafly? [[User:ClementB|Clement ♗]] 15:56, 26 March 2009 (EDT)
::thanks for the nice words. I'll keep my eyes open. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 16:03, 26 March 2009 (EDT)
:::Could you shed some light on [http://conservapedia.com/Talk:World_History_Lecture_Nine#Prussia_vs._Germany this discussion?] Thanks! [[User:ClementB|Clement ♗]] 12:13, 27 March 2009 (EDT)
:::I suggest the best approach is to propose an improved sentence for the text. think positive. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 12:21, 27 March 2009 (EDT)

==Thanks==
I see you've been doing some really good work this past week, and thanks! We need more editing like that. Great job. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 23:03, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
::HEY--thanks! :) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 23:04, 5 April 2009 (EDT)

==Attribution==
Please endeavor to give proper attribution for the articles you are taking from Citizendium. A copy of our license is available on the front page of the site. Thank you. [[User:Citizendium|Citizendium]] 15:47, 6 April 2009 (EDT)

==Historian?==

Are you really Richard Jensen? I read your midwest book when I was younger (If indeed you are) [[User:JamesFerguson|JamesFerguson]] 16:32, 6 April 2009 (EDT)
::yes. I wrote it when I was 24 years old. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 16:33, 6 April 2009 (EDT)

==Democrats and casual sex==

Jensen, I noticed that you deleted [[Democrats and casual sex|this article]], citing "inappropriate content". While I certainly find the actions of the Democrats to be inappropriate, I don't find the content of the article to be inappropriate. It was written without going into the lewd details of the online solicitations, but with enough evidence to incriminate the Democrats. Hard data doesn't lie: the Democratic convention had that spike in postings, while the RNC, which happened ''after'' and thus was under more scrutiny, did not have the spike in postings. It's a black and white testament to who actually lives family values, and therefore who has the family values in mind. Democrats may talk all they want about upholding morals, but their actions, ''especially'' those done in secret, tell a completely different story, one replete with [[duplicity]].

Furthermore, I'd argue precedent: this content has been listed in the articles on the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]] for some time. When I created the standalone article, I was pleasantly surprised to find the content had already been dutifully reported on CP. If you would, could you please restore the article? -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 16:00, 7 April 2009 (EDT)

Beer

2009-04-07T19:42:51Z

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[[Image:Duvel beer.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Belgian bottled beer]]'''Beer''' is an [[alcoholic drink]] produced through [[fermentation]] of [[sugar]]s derived primarily from [[malt|malted grains]]. The primary [[grain]] used is usually malted [[barley]], although some styles of beer use malted [[wheat]] or [[oats]] as the primary grain.

The four major ingredients of beer are [[water]], [[malt]], [[hops]] and [[yeast]]. The particular combination, amount and variety of each of these ingredients determine the final [[flavor]], alcoholic strength and style of the finished beer.

Although almost all modern beer styles use [[hops]], early European brewers originally added spices such as rosemary, coriander, ginger, anise seed, and juniper berries to their beers to impart more complex flavors. Hops are used primarily used today because the bitterness derived from the hops tend to counter-balance the sweetness derived from the malt, and provide a more balanced flavor. Hops may also be added to beer to impart a floral or spicy aroma and flavor. Another benefit early brewers found was that hops also tended to help preserve their beers longer than unhopped beers.

The earliest written records of hop cultivation come from 8th and 9th century A.D. from the Hallertau district in [[Germany]], now famous for their Hallertau Mittelfruh hop variety. The earliest actual brewing records explicitly noting the addition of hops come from 14th century Germany.

Although there are [[microorganisms]] that can spoil beer, such as [[lactobacillus]], there are no known human [[pathogens]] than can live in beer. This is commonly thought to be due to the alcohol in the beer, however it is actually due to the [[pH]]; typically in the range of 4.0 to 4.4. <ref>[http://www2.parc.com/emdl/members/apte/text.pdf Matadero Creek Brewery]</ref> <ref>[http://mi.water.usgs.gov/h2oqual/GWBactHOWeb.html U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey]</ref>

==Categories==
All beers fall in to two categories; Lagers and Ales. The only stylistic exceptions are "hybrid" beers, such as Cream Ales, Kolsch and California Common Beers (Steam Beers).

Lagers are cold [[fermentation|fermented]] with the [[Saccharomyces pastorianus]] variety of [[yeast]], typically between 46 and 56 F. Complete fermentation of lager beers takes from six weeks to nine months. This brewing technique originated in [[Germany]], where the word ‘lagern’ literally means "to store". Common styles of lager beer are Pilsner and Bock. Most beers brewed by the major American breweries are lagers.

Ales are fermented with the ‘S. cerevisiae’ variety of yeast, at temperatures higher than lagers, typically between 55 and 75 F. The higher fermentation temperature of ales tends to produce beers with a more complex, fruity [[flavor]], usually derived from [[ester|esters]] produced by the yeast during fermentation. Common varieties of ales include Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, Brown Ale, Stout and Porter.

==Styles==

===Ale===
Lambic is probably the oldest style of beer produced in the world today. A later style is that of ale. Ales are fermented using ''top-fermenting'' yeasts, yeasts which congregate at the top of the wort and tend to work best at higher temperatures than Lager yeasts. The top fermentation and warm fermentation temperatures add complex flavors to the beer. "Real Ale" is a term created by the Campaign for Real Ale, and refers to beers brewed by traditional methods, from traditional ingredients and, vitally, served from the vessel in which they have been conditioned. Real Ale has become a cult drink in the United Kingdom and affcionados happily descrive themselves as ''"Real Ale Snobs"'' (non-afficionados tend to use a less family-friendly subrique!).

===Lager===
Lager is a,comparitively, recent introduction. True lagers are brewed at cold temperatures, using bottom fermenting yeast and are then conditioned (or "lagered") for extented periods at very low temperatures. Whilst the ale process adds complexflavors to the beer the lager brewing and conditioning process tends to produce a clean, unified and crisp taste.

===Lambic===
Lambic is a sub style of sour ales which was originally produced by brewers around [[Brussels]] in the [[Senne Valley]]. Lambic comes in two forms, straight (unblended) Lambic and Fruit Lambic. Lambic beers use hops aged for three years to remove any bitterness, and are added primarily for their preservative effect. These beers are allowed to spontaneously ferment by a variety of wild micro-organisms. These micro-organisms include wild yeasts and bacteria such as pediococcus and lactobacillus. The bacteria produce acids during fermentation and are capable of fermenting more sugars that regular yeasts. This results in a beer that can be extremely dry and astonishingly tart.

Due to the specific flavors that the wild yeasts and micro-organisms in this region of the world produce in Lambic beer, production of this style has not spread to other regions like other beers styles of beer have. Versions of Lambics produced with pure cultures tend to lack the depth of flavor that the Belgian brewers are able to produce.

===Evolution of Styles===
Historically beer styles evolved regionally due to the ingredients that were available to the local brewers. For example, in Scotland hops did not grow well, and were expensive to import. So beers produced by Scottish brewers typically had very low level of bitterness and hop flavor, but well developed malt flavors.

==History==
The earliest known evidence of beer and brewing comes from [[Sumeria]] around 4,000 B.C. The evidence comes from clay tablets inscribed with the [[Hymn to Ninkasi]], the Sumerian's Goddess of brewing, where the hymn contains a rudimentary recipe for beer.

Most of the world's beer come from German brewers, who established breweries across Europe, North America, Australia and China.

[[Image:Beer1890.jpg|thumb|300px|U.S. brewery about 1880]]

==Well known brands==
* [[Heineken]]
* [[Budweiser]]
* [[Becks]]
* [[Corona]]
* [[Miller]]
* [[Steinlager]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External Links==
*[http://www.coopsmaps.com/beer/hops.html Coops Maps - A short history of hops]
*[http://www.alabev.com/history.htm A short history of beer]
*[http://www.brewery.org/library/ReinHeit.html English translation of the Reinheitsgebot]
*[http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.html Beer Judge Certification Program Style Guidelines]

[[Category:Alcoholic Beverages]]

Pork

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''For the political term, see [[pork-barrel legislation]]''

[[Image:Pork chop.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Uncooked pork chops]]
'''Pork''' is the name given to meat from a [[pig]] and is a commonly eaten [[meat]] throughout the world. It is sometimes known as the ''other white meat'', the main white meat being [[poultry]]. This was largely a marketing ploy during the 1980's; the USDA considers pork to be, in fact, a "red meat".<ref>[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Pork_from_Farm_to_Table/index.asp USDA: Safety of Fresh Pork...from Farm to Table]</ref>. Pork is eaten both as a cooked fresh meat (e.g. pork chops) or as a cured meat. Cured or processed meat products include ham, salami, gammon and bacon. The pig may be used in many different ways for fresh meat cuts, with the popularity of certain cuts depending on local preference. Most of the animal (colloquially "everything but the squeal") can be used to produce fresh meat. In the case of a suckling pig (piglet) the whole body can be spit roasted or oven roasted.

==Nutritional information==
As part of a healthy diet, pork provides:
*[[Protein]] necessary for growth and an important constituent of a balanced, healthy diet
*[[Minerals]], particularly iron and zinc.
*D and B [[vitamin]]s, including B12 which is not found in foods of plant origin.
*[[Thiamin]]
*Omega 3 fatty acids which are thought to protect against heart disease

The fat content of pork has decreased by over a third on average in the past 20 years, and fully trimmed pork contains as little as 4% fat, compared to 5% for [[beef]] and 8% for [[lamb]]. Over 40% of this fat is monounsaturated.

==Pork Cuts==
[[Image:Pork cuts.jpg|right|thumb|275px|American Pork Cuts]]
Terminology for different cuts of pork varies by country. The American naming system is:
:'''Head''' - Boiled to make brawn, stocks and [[soup]]s.
:'''Spare Rib Roast''' - Either boned out and rolled up as a roasting joint, or cured as bacon.
:'''Hand''' - Either cured on the bone to make a ham, or used in [[sausage]]s.
:'''Loin''' - This can be cured to give bacon or divided up into roasting joints and pork chops.
:'''Chump''' - Similar to loin, chump comes in the form of chops and steaks.
:'''Belly''' - Belly pork is used for steaks or diced as a frying meat. Belly pork may be rolled for roasting or cut for streaky bacon.
:'''Shoulder''' - The shoulder joint of pork can be bought as smaller cuts or as a whole roasting joint. It is also used for diced cubes to make [[casserole]]s as well as being minced and made into sausages.
:'''Legs/hams''' - Although any cut of pork can be cured, only the back leg is entitled to be called a ham. Ham is cured to preserve it either by dry curing with [[salt]] or wet-curing using brine (salt solution).
:'''Trotters''' - Both the front and hind trotters can be cooked and eaten or preserved by pickling.
:'''Pork ribs''' - Called spare ribs, these are taken from the pig's ribcage and include the surrounding meat.

==Bacon==
'''Bacon''' refers to those cuts of meat taken from the sides, belly or back which are cured or smoked. The main cuts of bacon are back bacon, streaky bacon and middle bacon. Bacon can be supplied as bacon chops, but more commonly is served as thinly-sliced 'rashers', cooked by grilling or frying and often eaten for [[breakfast]]. Bacon is also used as an ingredient in more elaborate dishes: boiled, with [[cabbage]], in [[Ireland]], or an ingredient in dishes such as [[Pasta]] Amatriciana in [[Italy]].

==Processed pork==
Pork is particularly common as an ingredient in [[sausage]]s. Ham, bacon and gammon are made by curing the meat with salt. Smoking the meat in a slow oven is another method of preservation. Ham and bacon are popular foods in the western world although non-western cultures also use preserved pork products. Salted pork or red roasted pork is used in [[Chinese]] cuisine.

Additionally, parts of the pig such as the knuckle and feet can be pickled and eaten. The skin and fat is often crisped up in an oven and eaten with a pork roast as "crackling" or as a savoury snack ([[pork scratchings]]). [[Black Pudding]] which is made from the blood, can also be made thus utilizing almost all of the animal.

Despite the name, [[hamburger]]s contain [[beef]], not pork as they are named after the German city of [[Hamburg]].

The canned meat, Spam, is made of pork.

==Religious beliefs==
Orthodox [[Jew]]s and [[Muslims]] consider pork to be an unclean meat that should not be eaten, as taught by Leviticus 11:2-8:
{{cquote|Of all land animals these are the ones you may eat: any animal that has hoofs you may eat, provided it is cloven-footed and chews the cud. But you shall not eat any of the following that only chew the cud or only have hoofs...the pig, which does indeed have hoofs and is cloven-footed, but does not chew the cud and is therefore unclean for you.}}

However, [[Christian]]s believe that they may eat any meat, as ''it is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth'' ({{Bible ref|book=Matthew|chap=15|verses=11}}).

==Slang==
In [[England]], a "pork pie" or "porkie" is slang for a [[deceit|lie]].

==External links==
*[http://www.cookitsimply.com/category-0020-0i5.html Pork Recipes] at Cook it Simply.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Non-Kosher Animals]]
[[Category:Meat]]

Professor Values

2009-04-07T19:38:27Z

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#REDIRECT [[professor values]]

Laplace

2009-03-30T13:31:18Z

Foxtrot: one quick edit to show I'm still alive :-)

#REDIRECT [[Pierre Simon Laplace]]

Category:Movies About Genocide

2009-03-21T00:21:43Z

Foxtrot: another cat

[[Category:Movies]]
[[Category:Genocide]]

Hotel Rwanda

2009-03-21T00:21:08Z

Foxtrot: cat

'''Hotel Rwanda''' (2004) was a dramatic treatment of the 1994 [[Rwanda]]n Massacre. It portrayed the indifference of the West and ineffectiveness of the [[United Nations]], in stark contrast to the humanity and heroism of the manager of a local luxury hotel.

[[Category:Movies About Genocide]]
[[Category:Rwanda]]

Talk:Ron Silver

2009-03-20T13:50:56Z

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==Blacklisted==

I think the comment that he felt blacklisted after his 2004 speech at the RNC could use a citation. Based solely on his IMDb page <ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798779/</ref>, it appears that he maintained the same amount of work before and after 2004 (roughly 4 projects per year). If he himself said he was blacklisted, then that sounds sufficient to me, however at the moment the evidence isn't presented in the article.
As a side note, this is my first attempt at ever editing a wiki, so my apologies for any formatting mistakes. Hopefully I will catch on quickly. [[User:PeterAS|PeterAS]] 23:02, 19 March 2009 (EDT)

*Welcome, Peter, and of course you are more than welcome to find the proper citation and add it. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 23:32, 19 March 2009 (EDT)

::Peter, a simple search for '"Ron Silver" blacklisted' turned up numerous results and I have included two now into the article. Perhaps, since you seem to know about blacklisting, you wouldn't mind creating the [[blacklist|article]]? Don't worry too much about [[wikify]]ing it-- just add content and we'll clean up the formatting until you learn.-[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 05:47, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

:::I did the same search before I posted my comment. I came across the Deadline Hollywood page, but I didn't realize that a Hollywood blog would be considered a reliable source, especially since the blog doesn't provide any sort of quote or corroborating evidence. The LATimes article you posted then contradicts the "blacklist" assertion with the statement that "In Hollywood, of course, it's slightly dangerous to veer off the approved ideological path, but Silver's liberal bona fides were unassailable, and he was able to cross party lines without much repercussion." As for creating the "blacklist" article, I never claimed to an expert on the subject, and it seems as if you think I was attacking you. I'm not. The claims of blacklisting just stuck out at me as Silver acquired his role on "The West Wing" (which I've heard had quite a liberal slant, although I never watched it myself) in 2006. In total, he had about the same amount of jobs in the 4 years after his speech at the RNC as he did in the 4 years before. Considering he was quite seriously ill the past two years, thus likely severely hampering his ability to work on a set, it seems as if his acting career wasn't harmed by his speech. Yet again, I'm completely open to the possibility that Silver was blacklisted. However, it doesn't seem like he ever made the assertion himself, and a quick overview of his career doesn't support the assertion. [[User:PeterAS|PeterAS]] 09:20, 20 March 2009 (EDT)
::::Peter, the two sources I posted are not contradictory. In the NYPost one, there is a quote (which I placed in the references) where Silver ''himself'' said in a radio interview that he felt he was being blacklisted. And Deadline Hollywood, while it may look like a blog, is written by a journalist who was a former contributor to a major newspaper before going freelance. She has many connections in the movie industry and has broken numerous stories before most newspapers get even a whiff of what's going on. These are both credible sources, both of which mention the well-known fact that Silver was blacklisted, something which the major liberal newspapers refuse to acknowledge due to their ties to liberal Hollywood.
::::Your counterargument seems to be counting the [[quantity]] not [[quality]] of his roles after 2004. Firstly, your oft-cited example of "The West Wing" is irrelevant -- according to IMDb<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798779/filmoseries#tt0200276</ref> he had been a regularly occurring character since 2001 and may have had a contract for regular appearances. Since 2004, he had a leading role in the no-name ''Red Mercury'' (2005), a supporting role in ''Find Me Guilty'' (2006), a role in the '''religious''' comedy ''The Ten'' (2007), a made-for-TV movie ''Xenophobia'' (2008), an unreleased 2008 production and four cameos on television programs. This list implies fairly clearly that he had to find roles through alternate avenues (the few conservatives working in Hollywood) or stoop to roles in B-movies and TV movies. This, in comparison to major Hollywood productions such as ''Ali'', ''Reversal of Fortune'' and the action flick ''Timecop''. All the evidence points to the fact that he was, sadly, blacklisted by those great "promoters" of equality, Hollywood. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 09:50, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

Talk:Ron Silver

2009-03-20T13:50:26Z

Foxtrot: /* Blacklisted */ reply

==Blacklisted==

I think the comment that he felt blacklisted after his 2004 speech at the RNC could use a citation. Based solely on his IMDb page <ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798779/</ref>, it appears that he maintained the same amount of work before and after 2004 (roughly 4 projects per year). If he himself said he was blacklisted, then that sounds sufficient to me, however at the moment the evidence isn't presented in the article.
As a side note, this is my first attempt at ever editing a wiki, so my apologies for any formatting mistakes. Hopefully I will catch on quickly. [[User:PeterAS|PeterAS]] 23:02, 19 March 2009 (EDT)

*Welcome, Peter, and of course you are more than welcome to find the proper citation and add it. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 23:32, 19 March 2009 (EDT)

::Peter, a simple search for '"Ron Silver" blacklisted' turned up numerous results and I have included two now into the article. Perhaps, since you seem to know about blacklisting, you wouldn't mind creating the [[blacklist|article]]? Don't worry too much about [[wikify]]ing it-- just add content and we'll clean up the formatting until you learn.-[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 05:47, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

:::I did the same search before I posted my comment. I came across the Deadline Hollywood page, but I didn't realize that a Hollywood blog would be considered a reliable source, especially since the blog doesn't provide any sort of quote or corroborating evidence. The LATimes article you posted then contradicts the "blacklist" assertion with the statement that "In Hollywood, of course, it's slightly dangerous to veer off the approved ideological path, but Silver's liberal bona fides were unassailable, and he was able to cross party lines without much repercussion." As for creating the "blacklist" article, I never claimed to an expert on the subject, and it seems as if you think I was attacking you. I'm not. The claims of blacklisting just stuck out at me as Silver acquired his role on "The West Wing" (which I've heard had quite a liberal slant, although I never watched it myself) in 2006. In total, he had about the same amount of jobs in the 4 years after his speech at the RNC as he did in the 4 years before. Considering he was quite seriously ill the past two years, thus likely severely hampering his ability to work on a set, it seems as if his acting career wasn't harmed by his speech. Yet again, I'm completely open to the possibility that Silver was blacklisted. However, it doesn't seem like he ever made the assertion himself, and a quick overview of his career doesn't support the assertion. [[User:PeterAS|PeterAS]] 09:20, 20 March 2009 (EDT)
::::Peter, the two sources I posted are not contradictory. In the NYPost one, there is a quote (which I placed in the references) where Silver ''himself'' said in a radio interview that he felt he was being blacklisted. And Deadline Hollywood, while it may look like a blog, is written by a journalist who was a former contributor to a major newspaper before going freelance. She has many connections in the movie industry and has broken numerous stories before most newspapers get even a whiff of what's going on. These are both credible sources, both of which mention the well-known fact that Silver was blacklisted, something which the major liberal newspapers refuse to acknowledge due to their ties to liberal Hollywood.
:::::Your counterargument seems to be counting the [[quantity]] not [[quality]] of his roles after 2004. Firstly, your oft-cited example of "The West Wing" is irrelevant -- according to IMDb<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798779/filmoseries#tt0200276</ref> he had been a regularly occurring character since 2001 and may have had a contract for regular appearances. Since 2004, he had a leading role in the no-name ''Red Mercury'' (2005), a supporting role in ''Find Me Guilty'' (2006), a role in the '''religious''' comedy ''The Ten'' (2007), a made-for-TV movie ''Xenophobia'' (2008), an unreleased 2008 production and four cameos on television programs. This list implies fairly clearly that he had to find roles through alternate avenues (the few conservatives working in Hollywood) or stoop to roles in B-movies and TV movies. This, in comparison to major Hollywood productions such as ''Ali'', ''Reversal of Fortune'' and the action flick ''Timecop''. All the evidence points to the fact that he was, sadly, blacklisted by those great "promoters" of equality, Hollywood. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 09:50, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

Siberia

2009-03-20T10:05:59Z

Foxtrot: add 1908 explosion -- a great natural disaster

'''Siberia''' is the region of [[Russia]] east of the [[Ural Mountains]], south of the [[Arctic Ocean]], and stretching for thousands of miles east to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Major towns of Siberia include Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Novysibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.

== History ==

Historically Siberia was inhabited by nomadic tribes. Russian colonization was gradually accomplished by the creation of [[penal colony|penal colonies]], the establishment of military garrisons, and the arrival of [[Kozak]]s. Even since the construction of the [[Trans-Siberian Railroad]], the population of the region remains low.

In 1908, an [[asteroid]] exploded over the [[Tunguska]] region of Siberia,<ref>[http://www.psi.edu/projects/siberia/siberia.html 1908 Siberia Explosion]</ref> flattening trees and charring the earth for miles. Thankfully, the disaster occurred in a sparely populated region, so no one died. It was one of the most dangerous [[natural disaster]]s in recent times.

== Economy ==

Siberia is enormously rich in natural resources; [[oil]], [[diamond]]s, [[gold]] and many other metals.

== Landscape ==

From north to south, Siberia changes from [[tundra]] and [[permafrost]], to extensive swamps and immense, predominantly [[conifer]]ous forests. Siberia contains several of the worlds longest rivers - the Lena, the Ob', the Yenisey. There are [[glacier]]s and active [[volcano]]s on the [[Kamchatka]] peninsula. [[Lake Baikal]] is the worlds deepest lake.

== Nature ==

Siberian wildlife includes [[tiger]]s, [[reindeer]], black, brown and polar [[bear]]s, [[sable]]s, [[sea otter]]s and [[lemming]]s. The frozen corpses of [[mammoth]]s and woolly [[rhinoceros]]es have been found frozen in the Siberian Arctic. Huge numbers of [[fur seal]]s and [[walrus]]es live on the North Siberian Islands and in the [[Bering Sea]] and the [[extinction|extinct]] sirenian [[Steller's sea cow]] was found only here.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Russia]]

Talk:Ron Silver

2009-03-20T09:49:34Z

Foxtrot: expand

Talk:Ron Silver

2009-03-20T09:47:55Z

Foxtrot: reply to PeterAS

Ron Silver

2009-03-20T09:46:30Z

Foxtrot: cites for blacklisting

[[Image:Ron Silver 2.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ron Silver at the 2004 [[Republican National Convention]]]]

'''Ron Silver''' was an American [[actor]] of screen and stage and ardent political activist. Like many in [[Hollywood]], he had been deeply liberal for many years. But he shocked expectations in 2004 when he fully supported [[President George W. Bush]]'s reelection. His educated reexamination of his political positions was [[denigrate]]d by liberals who expected him to blindly follow the [[Hollywood values]] line. Silver complained of being [[blacklisted]]<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03172009/gossip/pagesix/career_suicide_159893.htm NYPost] "After I made that speech for President George W. Bush at the Republican Convention here in Manhattan [in 2004], Hollywood and Broadway dried up on me," Silver told radio station magnate William O'Shaughnessy last year when they saw each other at Le Cirque. "The phone stopped ringing . . . nada . . . not a thing."</ref><ref>[http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/rip-ron-silver/ DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com] "Silver accused liberal Hollywood of punishing him for his political about-face by withholding acting roles; whether true or not, the fact is Silver wasn't working as much in recent years."</ref> for his politics in the years that followed, citing his difficulty in obtaining film roles, despite Hollywood's ostensible willingness to employ hardworking individuals with acting chops. His film career may have faltered due to external forces, but he did not let them kill his political activism too. He remained politically active until his death. Silver succumbed to [[esophageal cancer]] on March 15, 2009.

{{cquote|'''I find it ironic that many human rights advocates and outspoken members of my own entertainment community are often on the front lines to protest repression ... but they are usually the first ones to oppose any use of force to take care of these horrors that they catalogue repeatedly. Under the unwavering leadership of President Bush, the cause of freedom and democracy is being advanced by the courageous men and women serving in our armed services. ''The president is doing exactly the right thing''.'''<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/rip-ron-silver.html] Speech at the 2004 [[Republican National Convention]]</ref>}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category: Political Activists]]

Siberia

2009-03-20T09:01:38Z

Foxtrot: uniformity to needed article, wikilink

'''Siberia''' is the region of [[Russia]] east of the [[Ural Mountains]], south of the [[Arctic Ocean]], and stretching for thousands of miles east to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Major towns of Siberia include Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Novysibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.

== History ==

Historically Siberia was inhabited by nomadic tribes. Russian colonization was gradually accomplished by the creation of [[penal colony|penal colonies]], the establishment of military garrisons, and the arrival of [[Kozak]]s. Even since the construction of the [[Trans-Siberian Railroad]], the population of the region remains low.

== Economy ==

Siberia is enormously rich in natural resources; [[oil]], [[diamond]]s, [[gold]] and many other metals.

== Landscape ==

From north to south, Siberia changes from [[tundra]] and [[permafrost]], to extensive swamps and immense, predominantly [[conifer]]ous forests. Siberia contains several of the worlds longest rivers - the Lena, the Ob', the Yenisey. There are [[glacier]]s and active [[volcano]]s on the [[Kamchatka]] peninsula. [[Lake Baikal]] is the worlds deepest lake.

== Nature ==

Siberian wildlife includes [[tiger]]s, [[reindeer]], black, brown and polar [[bear]]s, [[sable]]s, [[sea otter]]s and [[lemming]]s. The frozen corpses of [[mammoth]]s and woolly [[rhinoceros]]es have been found frozen in the Siberian Arctic. Huge numbers of [[fur seal]]s and [[walrus]]es live on the North Siberian Islands and in the [[Bering Sea]] and the [[extinction|extinct]] sirenian [[Steller's sea cow]] was found only here.

[[Category:Russia]]

Siberia

2009-03-20T08:59:22Z

Foxtrot: /* Nature */ fix link

'''Siberia''' is the region of [[Russia]] east of the [[Ural Mountains]], south of the [[Arctic Ocean]], and stretching for thousands of miles east to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Major towns of Siberia include Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Novysibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.

== History ==

Historically Siberia was inhabited by nomadic tribes. Russian colonization was gradually accomplished by the creation of [[penal colony|penal colonies]], the establishment of military garrisons, and the arrival of [[Kozak|Kozaks]]. Even since the construction of the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]], the population of the region remains low.

== Economy ==

Siberia is enormously rich in natural resources; [[oil]], [[diamond]]s, [[gold]] and many other metals.

== Landscape ==

From north to south, Siberia changes from [[tundra]] and [[permafrost]], to extensive swamps and immense, predominantly [[conifer]]ous forests. Siberia contains several of the worlds longest rivers - the Lena, the Ob', the Yenisey. There are [[glacier]]s and active [[volcano]]s on the [[Kamchatka]] peninsula. [[Lake Baikal]] is the worlds deepest lake.

== Nature ==

Siberian wildlife includes [[tiger]]s, [[reindeer]], black, brown and polar [[bear]]s, [[sable]]s, [[sea otter]]s and [[lemming]]s. The frozen corpses of [[mammoth]]s and woolly [[rhinoceros]]es have been found frozen in the Siberian Arctic. Huge numbers of [[fur seal]]s and [[walrus]]es live on the North Siberian Islands and in the [[Bering Sea]] and the [[extinction|extinct]] sirenian [[Steller's sea cow]] was found only here.

[[Category:Russia]]

Killer whale

2009-03-20T08:58:13Z

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#REDIRECT [[orca]]

Steller's sea cow

2009-03-20T08:57:55Z

Foxtrot: wikilink the intro

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'''Steller's sea cow''' (''Hydrodamalis gigas'') an extinct relative of [[dugong]]s and [[manatee]]s, was formerly an inhabitant of the coastlines of the [[Bering Sea]]. Discovered in 1741 during the explorations of the [[Russia]]n [[Vitus Bering]], Steller's sea cow has the dubious distinction of being hunted out of existence less than thirty years later, the fastest extinction of a large animal at the hands of man.

==Description==
Among the crew in Bering's mission was a German naturalist, [[Georg Wilhelm Steller]], and it is from his 1751 work ''De Bestiis Marinis'' that we have the only account of the sea cow and its habits from life. It was a large animal, approximately 26 feet long and weighing up to 4 tons. It was very dark, almost black, in color, and Steller described the inch-thick wrinkled skin as "more like the bark of an ancient oak than unto the skin of an ancient animal...black, mangy, wrinkled, rough, hard, and tough," apparently covered throughout with what he called a "hard cuticle." Body hair was limited to thick bristles which lined the mouth and smaller hairs on the stubby arms. The eyes were small and did not have functioning eyelids; rather, Steller noted, they were covered with a "cartilaginous crest" like the sea otter, which did the function of a nictating membrane. The ears were small holes in the sides of the head. The tail was whale-like, unlike the manatee with its rounded tail

Feeding consisted of hours spent on beds of seaweed, grazing rather like cattle for hours. They frequented river and stream outlets where they lived in herds, keeping the calves in the center as protection from possibly their only natural enemy, [[killer whale]]s.

==Extinction==
Steller stated that he was able to get near the animals enough to "stroke their backs with my hand...they were very voracious and eat incessantly, and because they are so greedy they keep their heads always under water, without regard to life and safety. Hence a man in a boat, or swimming naked, can move among them without danger and select at ease the one of the herd he desires to strike." In hunting from a boat they routinely went after the adults - the young were too vigorous - and the thrashing made by a harpooned sea cow caused the rest of the herd to try to render assistance. The meat was reported to be like beef in flavor after cooking.

After Steller had made his reports to the court of St. Petersburg in Russia, fur traders and explorers routinely stopped in many of the islands of the Bering Sea to collect sea cow meat as provisions. The animal, once extensive over the Bering sea area and the Kamchatka Peninsula, had its numbers severely depleted due to hunting by native peoples; it was a rare animal when Steller first described it. Twenty-seven years after its discovery the last ones were taken in the Commander Islands.

==Links==
*[http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libraryscience/17/ ''De Bestiis Marinis'' (''"Beasts of the Sea"'', 1751), by Georg Wilhelm Steller]

[[Category:Extinct Animals]]

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2009-03-20T00:14:29Z

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== Happy New Year, Dean! ==

{{cquote|'''Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right!'''--Oprah Winfrey}}
--[[User:TK|'''₮K''']][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 23:23, 31 December 2008 (EST)
:Thanks Terry. Happy New Year to you as well. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:04, 1 January 2009 (EST)

== Images ==

Dean, I saw you protected [[:Image:20080919-2 p091908jb-0025-1-515h.jpg]] (amongst others). Couldn't we have a a policy of having descriptive file names for images? That image name is not only too long but tells us nothing about the image. If I had been fortunate enough to have merited sysop rights then sorting out the image library would have been my first pet project. I can only hope that some keen adminstrator will try and clean it up. [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 10:54, 1 January 2009 (EST)
:I like your idea BrianCo. Why don't you propose your idea on Andy's talk page. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:57, 1 January 2009 (EST)

== upload file not working? ==

the "upload file" command says some sort of "internal error" do you know what's up? [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 03:01, 6 January 2009 (EST)

*Sit tight, the proper authorities have been notified. We regret any inconvenience. ;-) --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Administrator[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 03:07, 6 January 2009 (EST)
:Thanks Terry. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 03:09, 6 January 2009 (EST)

::It isn't me, Dean...I am running my new bot, ''Sheriff-bot''. TK will be back later. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Administrator[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 03:12, 6 January 2009 (EST)
:::Ok. You can tell me about this ''Sheriff-bot'' offline. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 03:15, 6 January 2009 (EST)

== Thank you! ==

for helping out with [[Fiji]]! --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''ohayougozaimasu'']] 08:50, 6 January 2009 (EST)
:You're welcome Kotomi. Thanks for your contributions to Conservpedia. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 09:25, 6 January 2009 (EST)

==Wikiproject:News Wanted Pages==
Let's add the medal people can earn on the page as incentive. Plus, I will attack some more of those words <s>tomorrow</s>Thursday to try and generate interest.--Jpatt 01:36, 7 January 2009 (EST)
:We could ask Rod Weathers to generate a medal like the others he made. I created a couple of articles tonight. It's good if we're leading the way in creating these articles. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:41, 7 January 2009 (EST)

Dean, thanks much for your tremendously insightful news posting a few minutes ago. It topped another day of insights on this site.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:31, 8 January 2009 (EST)
:Andy, that insightful post came from ''Jpatt'', one of our new admins. I just made a few small corrections to the news items. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 00:03, 9 January 2009 (EST)

== Please block ==

Please could you block the blasphemous vandal DanielP? Thanks--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 11:13, 9 January 2009 (EST)
:Done. Thanks for the alert. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:16, 9 January 2009 (EST)

::No problem - thanks for the swift response. I think AlbertW has reverted most of the vandalism.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 11:17, 9 January 2009 (EST)

== Great block ==

Great block, Dean. No one has to block all the sub-accounts that were just created. The vandal simply wasted his time. You've blocked his IP for those accounts also with your first block.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 11:51, 9 January 2009 (EST)
:Thanks Andy. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:53, 9 January 2009 (EST)
::I don't know that I agree, Andy. The accounts could be used by different IPs and I found that one of the [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=newusers&user=&page=User%3ATimL&year=&month=-1 socks], TimL, made an [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Gravitation&curid=8247&diff=606088&oldid=604847 edit] almost three hours after DavidJ's IP was blocked. He then got blocked by Dean. So I took the initiative now to block all those socks, just to be safe. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 11:52, 10 January 2009 (EST)

::: Thanks, Foxtrot!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 11:55, 10 January 2009 (EST)
Glad to be of service :-) -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 12:13, 10 January 2009 (EST)
== Governors ==
Thanks for adding on to Washington. Originally I was sticking with just the state governors and not the territorial ones, but I suppose more information is better! [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|Hello!]] 18:24, 10 January 2009 (EST)
:I first saw the list and noticed Gregoire wasn't on there. Then I saw the full list on the state website and decided to fill in the blanks. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 18:27, 10 January 2009 (EST)
::Looks like I found a severely dated source, huh? I'll check more carefully. Thanks again! [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|Hello!]] 18:31, 10 January 2009 (EST)

== Mainpage picture size, My apologies, no offense intended ==

DeanS,

I did not notice that you had reversed my edits as far as the picture sizes to the main page. I was somewhat tired when I was doing the editing. My apologies.

Secondly, I did not notice that the picture sizes I chose were making the right and left columns unequal in width. For various reasons, I do agree with you that right and left columns on the main page should be somewhat equal in width. Therefore, I made the pictures smaller. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 05:35, 11 January 2009 (EST)
:Thank you Conservative. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 06:28, 11 January 2009 (EST)

== With Apologies ==
Sorry about the atom article. The formatting seems weird, but I only made it worse. Sorry. I'm a wiki noob.--[[User:DReynolds|DReynolds]] 16:20, 13 January 2009 (EST)
:No problem. I recommend using the "Show preview" button before saving. ;-) --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 16:42, 13 January 2009 (EST)

==Plane crash story==
Sorry to bother with this, but could someone add a link on this news story to the pilot himself- [[Chesley Sullenberger]]. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 21:04, 15 January 2009 (EST)
:Done. Thanks for creating the article and the suggestion. Btw, as an admin, you can edit the Main page yourself if you want to. ;-) --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:29, 16 January 2009 (EST)
::I have been watching this story on our news-stations here. Amazing! Truly miraculous that the pilot bought it down safely and nobody died. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]][[User talk:JessicaT|''nandeyanen?'']] 10:36, 16 January 2009 (EST)
:::Exactly. Chesley Sullenberger is a true hero. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:42, 16 January 2009 (EST)

Thanks! The page is now at 90 views! Also,I know I can edit the main page, but I could not find where to edit the actual news stories. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 13:57, 16 January 2009 (EST)
:Try these new instructions: [[Wikiproject:News#Editing_the_.22In_the_News.22_section|Editing the "In the News" section]]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 14:38, 16 January 2009 (EST)

==Help==
A lot of my rosters got deleted and havn't been restored. Could I get some help or at very least an explanation? --[[User:JY23|JY23]] 11:41, 28 January 2009 (EST)
:In this [http://www.conservapedia.com/Talk:Main_Page#Do_I_have_to_rewrite_my_articles.3F section] of Main page talk, Andy explains the problem. If you can give me an example, I will see what I can do. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 12:00, 28 January 2009 (EST)
::Well, at [[User:JY23/Sports project|my sports project]], I was up to Malaga CF on the rosters. When I logged back on one day, it was stuck on Stoke City (in an entirely different league). [[User:JY23|JY23]] 14:24, 28 January 2009 (EST)

==Religion==
A big thank you for deleting that essay. It was horrible from start to finish.--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 01:27, 2 February 2009 (EST)
:You're welcome Jp. We don't need to accept every Essay on Conservapedia. This one was unacceptable. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 13:44, 2 February 2009 (EST)

==Algebra Terms==
Thanks for deleting the redundant category. It had been cluttering the math pages for a while now! -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 07:15, 5 February 2009 (EST)
:You're welcome. Something still doesn't seem right though. I'm wondering if we even need the [[Algebra terms]] page since the Algebra index is on each of the terms pages. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:24, 5 February 2009 (EST)
::Probably not. There's also a [[geometry terms]] page, which can equally be deleted since there's already a <s>[[:Category:Geometry Terms]]</s> [[:Category:Geometry terms]] which uses Geometry index (and doesn't follow the MoS for categories). Continuing this line of reasoning, are these sorts of indices much more useful than categories? They seem somewhat redundant. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 07:31, 5 February 2009 (EST)
:::I think the indices are better than a category of terms for each subject. If you look at Category:Navigation box, you will see there are many different indices, Template:Algebra Index, Template:American Index, Template:Ancient Index, etc. Some of them don't have a subject terms page; they just have individual terms pages (i.e. Ancient Terms, Chemistry Terms, etc.) We should have some further discussions on this subject. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 07:52, 5 February 2009 (EST)
::::I think my wording wasn't clear in it's implication, sorry. I definitely do like indices better than something like [[:Category:Algebra Terms]], but my question was whether we even needed the index if we have the [[:Category:Algebra]], which lists most/all of the terms anyway and has many more to boot. I would gladly keep discussing this with you, either here or by email. Just let me know. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 10:55, 8 February 2009 (EST)

== Featured article ==

Thank you Dean! Joaquin --[[User:JMR10|JMR10]] 13:15, 5 February 2009 (EST)
:You're welcome. Anytime ;-) --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 13:25, 5 February 2009 (EST)

==News link==
Dean, thanks for linking my [[Essay:Examples of Moronic Vandalism by the "tolerant"|Examples of Moronic Vandalism]] essay! That's cool. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 18:45, 7 February 2009 (EST)
:You're welcome Addison. I thought it went nicely with Mrs. Schlafly's article. Keep up the great work! --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 19:15, 7 February 2009 (EST)

::Thanks! Keep up your great work too! [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 21:10, 7 February 2009 (EST)

==Template==
Dean, I created a template for WikiProjectNews. I added it to the categories pages. I hope I didn't overstep your authority since you created the News Group. I can shorten, add/remove, and I welcome any changes. --[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 02:44, 8 February 2009 (EST)
:Thanks Jp. That template is a great idea. No, you didn't overstep your authority, because you're the co-project leader now. Project members need to get approval before doing things like this, but you or I can make improvements to this project as needed.

:I protected the template because it is policy to protect all templates. You will want to do this in the future.

:I added an "Archives" link and changed the "Previous Breaking News" to "Previous News by Subject".

:I'm thinking about deleting the "Unpublished News" page and the link to "Unpublished News" because we probably won't post this news now that it's really outdated. What do you think? --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 06:16, 8 February 2009 (EST)

:Unpublished News could be deleted if you feel that way. Also, I was adding to the top of pages (see) --->
{| align=right border=3 cellspacing=0 style="border-width: 5px; border-color: #c0c0c0; background: #e0e0e0; margin: 2em;"
| style="text-align: center; padding: 10px 40px 10px 40px;" | [[Previous_Breaking_News/Dick_Cheney| Previous Breaking News: Dick Cheney]]
|}
:until I realized you had ==See also==. Should I continue or is it redundancy? Makes it more visible but waiting for your thoughts.--[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 14:45, 8 February 2009 (EST)
::Ok. I will delete the "Unpublished News" page and the template link.
::I think the border version is redundant with the "See Also" wikilink. I also tried to move the ACLU one below the main image but then it wouldn't go to the right even though it was below the image. I think the "See Also" wikilinks should be sufficient. We might want to consider a template in the future. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 16:31, 8 February 2009 (EST)

== Thanks! ==

Thanks for deleting all these silly Pokemon pages.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 14:34, 9 February 2009 (EST)
:You're welcome. Even though I used to enjoy watching the Pokemon cartoons, I don't think we need all these individual articles. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 14:37, 9 February 2009 (EST)

== Al Gore comic ==

Hi DeanS. I see that you uploaded the image http://conservapedia.com/Image:Al_and_GW.png. I would have serious reservations about a fair use justification for this image. It is clearly marked copyright. There does not seem to be any discussion or criticism of the image on the page. It serves to illustrate a point about Al Gore. Perhaps it would be worth emailing the copyright holder to ask his permission? His email is gsheffield--@--mediaresearch.org [[User:AndyJM|AndyJM]] 09:39, 11 February 2009 (EST)
:I sent an email to Greg per your suggestion. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:56, 11 February 2009 (EST)

== Hi ==

Thanks for the welcome message. This is my first time editing a wiki so please indulge my possibly stupid question; How do you upload images to a page as I have noticed a large hole in the UK related military area and am creating quite a few new pages it would be nice to have a few logos with them? Thanks JSmith2
:Due to the fact that only select users are allowed to upload, go to [[Conservapedia:Image upload requests]] and put your URLs of the images there. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 18:35, 11 February 2009 (EST)
::Thanks for the info JY23. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 18:38, 11 February 2009 (EST)

==News page==
Dean, the Lincoln speech link isn't working. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 12:46, 12 February 2009 (EST)
:I removed the post and link for now. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 13:31, 12 February 2009 (EST)

==Use of Categories==
Can you comment on the use of Categories, in relation to the discussion on [[Talk:Immanuel_Velikovsky|this talk page]]? --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 10:07, 15 February 2009 (EST)
*Eric, please don't go posting for Administrator opinions about categories. As you were previously told, and could plainly read, I am the Admin who has been asked to resolve these category disputes between editors. It might give others the wrong opinion of you if you run about soliciting others to weigh in, especially since Dr. Jensen is an Administrator. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 02:22, 16 February 2009 (EST)

==Evolution article==
It DID pass 500,000! Not sure if or how you want to update. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 20:00, 15 February 2009 (EST)
:Done. Thanks for the alert Addison. You know you can update that page, right? --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 20:07, 15 February 2009 (EST)

::I do. I'm not always sure how to update something though. I guess its usually only minor changes though. Thanks. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 20:25, 15 February 2009 (EST)

==Popular articles==
Not to be presumptuous but do you think the [[Conservapedia]] article (that I wrote) should be listed under the "Popular Articles at Conservapedia" feature on the main page? Since it is about us. I would do it myself but I don't know how to edit all those little features. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 21:31, 17 February 2009 (EST)
:Even though I do like your Conservapedia article, I believe with only over 1300 page views to date, it has a ways to go before making that list. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 01:46, 18 February 2009 (EST)

::Sure. I'll watch the page views. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 10:26, 18 February 2009 (EST)

== Vandal ==

I just reverted User: SenatorPatriot's vandalism of the Democratic Party page... Could you take a look at his other [http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/SenatorPatriot contributions] and see if it's worth a block? thank you [[User:StephenK|StephenK]] 17:49, 19 February 2009 (EST)

==Rent==

Dean, I had a suggestion for the news section, but I didn't see where to quickly submit it without signing up for the news project. It's about the musical ''[[Rent]]''. I've added the news item to that article, since it's an important example of liberal [[professor values]] pushing a [[homosexual agenda]] on unsuspecting high schoolers. I thought it should get more notice by the CP community. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 11:18, 25 February 2009 (EST)
:Submit your news suggestions on [[Talk:Main Page]]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:25, 25 February 2009 (EST)
::Done, thanks. I had thought that talk page was only for discussing posted news items, not for suggesting new ones. I'll keep my eye out for more news stories. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 03:33, 26 February 2009 (EST)

== Baroque ==

Good idea, Thanks. I will work on it. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 10:42, 26 February 2009 (EST)

==Obama Gun Ban==

Could you add this to the news:

:Attorney General [[Eric Holder]], who said that America is "a nation of cowards" <ref>http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/22/obama-eric-holder-racism-america-cowards-opinions-columnists_attorney_general.html</ref> told reporters that the Obama administration wants to revive Clinton's assault weapons ban. <ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=6960824&page=1</ref>
::Submit your news suggestions on [[Talk:Main Page]]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 10:06, 27 February 2009 (EST)

== Conservapedia:Featured articles ==

Dear friend. I think we should update the actual members of the team. Some seems to be not interested any more. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 16:25, 1 March 2009 (EST)
:I agree. I believe we should substitute Learn together with Ed Poor. I also suggest we lock the Featured articles page so we don't have voting by non-members of the committee. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 02:13, 2 March 2009 (EST)

== please check your email ==

Dear DeanS,

If you could be kind, I would appreciate it if you checked your email. I just sent you something. It is regarding a grassroots campaign involving conservapedia. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 16:00, 3 March 2009 (EST)
:Conservative, I have responded to your request. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 16:13, 3 March 2009 (EST)

== Venezuela ==
Thanks for fixing my misspellings on [[Socialism]]. Modern spell-checkers are slowly destroying my ability to actually spell. Cheers. [[User:Sjay|Sjay]] 08:21, 5 March 2009 (EST)
:You're welcome. The spellings were the least of the problems. I was shocked when I read the intro. I had to revert it back because of vandalism. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 08:25, 5 March 2009 (EST)

== Good block ==

Good block of Brendanw, Dean. Unfortunately, the quality of his postings was so poor that the account was worth blocking on that basis alone.
:Thanks Andy. Even though you reverted his post, I felt he deserved another dose of discipline. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 16:25, 8 March 2009 (EDT)

== I got your last email and please check your email in about a minute or less ==

I got your last email and please check your email in about a minute or less. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 17:04, 8 March 2009 (EDT)

==Anti-Catholic bill==
Dean, did you hear about bill 1098 in the Connecticut General Assembly? It tries to change the episcopal system used between bishops and parishes. It's getting a lot of backlash and might make a good news story. It was mentioned on Glenn Beck's show on Fox News. Here are a couple of links:
http://catholickey.blogspot.com/2009/03/trusteeism-bill-introduced-in.html
A news story- http://www.cfnews.org/BridgeportDiocese.htm
An official government page- http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=1098&which_year=2009 [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 19:17, 10 March 2009 (EDT)
:Update: The bill has been pulled, go [http://catholickey.blogspot.com/2009/03/catholic-sponsored-anti-catholic-bill.html here]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 20:32, 10 March 2009 (EDT)

==Reverts==
[http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=87913&diff=639650&oldid=639649 Thanks], Dean. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 21:40, 14 March 2009 (EDT)
:You're welcome Ed. Another troublemaker bites the dust. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 21:46, 14 March 2009 (EDT)

==Governors==
Hi--I was working on the [[Governors and Lt. Governors of the United States of America]], and I noticed that someone recently created a similar [http://www.conservapedia.com/State_Governors page] with pictures. I'm thinking the two could be combined (pictures on the second page moved to the first), but I don't know how to do that (I'm a wiki beginner). If you can show me how to do the first one as an example/guide, I can do the rest, I think.--[[User:KellyB|KellyB]] 13:26, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:Thanks for updating the table. To add the governer's pics, try [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Governors_and_Lt._Governors_of_the_United_States_of_America&curid=37052&diff=641362&oldid=641338 this]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 13:43, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
::Appreciate the help, thanks. I added a bunch, and I'm going to add more later (the site is giving me a lot of errors at the moment), but in the meantime: Is there a way to get the pictures to line up so they look better (right justify, or something)?--[[User:KellyB|KellyB]] 14:56, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:::Thanks for adding the images. That's interesting you added the desire for the pics to line up, because I was making that change ''before'' I saw your suggestion. I added an "Images" column to the table to make them line up. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 15:03, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
::::Thank you--looks much better. I'll start looking for images to complete the chart, and create articles where there are none.--[[User:KellyB|KellyB]] 15:13, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:::::Great. You can add the image upload requests [[Conservapedia:Image upload requests| here]]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 15:19, 18 March 2009 (EDT)

==Ron Silver==
No problem! Always glad to help. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 20:04, 19 March 2009 (EDT)
:Great. This was the idea I had in mind when I created the "[[Wikiproject:News/Wanted page|wanted pages]]" sub-project of the the news project. If you create any of those pages that link to the Main page news, I will link them to our news section. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 20:10, 19 March 2009 (EDT)
::After creating the article, I actually checked if it might've been there in the Wanted Pages list for the news, but it wasn't :-\. I'll take a look at the list again soon to see if I can write up some of the other wanted pages, but this one was more timely than the others. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 20:14, 19 March 2009 (EDT)

Pledge of allegiance

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Foxtrot: Redirecting to Pledge of Allegiance

#REDIRECT [[Pledge of Allegiance]]

User talk:DeanS

2009-03-20T00:04:43Z

Foxtrot: /* Ron Silver */ new section

Ron Silver

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Foxtrot: image

Ron Silver

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Foxtrot: references

'''Ron Silver''' was an American [[actor]] of screen and stage and ardent political activist. Like many in [[Hollywood]], he had been deeply liberal for many years. But he shocked expectations in 2004 when he fully supported [[President George W. Bush]]'s reelection. His educated reexamination of his political positions was [[denigrate]]d by liberals who expected him to blindly follow the [[Hollywood values]] line. Silver complained of being [[blacklisted]] for his politics in the years that followed, citing his difficulty in obtaining film roles, despite Hollywood's ostensible willingness to employ hardworking individuals with acting chops. His film career may have faltered due to external forces, but he did not let them kill his political activism too. Heremained politically active until his death. Silver succombed to [[esophagal cancer]] on March 15, 2009.

{{cquote|"I find it ironic that many human rights advocates and outspoken members of my own entertainment community are often on the front lines to protest repression ... but they are usually the first ones to oppose any use of force to take care of these horrors that they catalogue repeatedly. Under the unwavering leadership of President Bush, the cause of freedom and democracy is being advanced by the courageous men and women serving in our armed services. The president is doing exactly the right thing."<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/rip-ron-silver.html] Speech at the 2004 [[Republican National Convention]]</ref>}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Actors]]

Ron Silver

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Foxtrot: bio to honor this great actor

User talk:Jjameson

2009-03-19T23:23:41Z

Foxtrot: Undo revision 641875 by Foxtrot (Talk) oops, meant this for another user. sorry

Jjameson, I think you might be at the wrong wiki. First, we don't just add fact tags when we disagree. There is plenty of material on the subject atheism+communism plus evolution/ape to man. I suggest you source the information. What we've just discussed is quite commonly understood.--[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 21:17, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:I am adding fact tags to things that deserve a citation. Are you implying that the commonly held perception of Communism should be posted as fact, without a reputable citation? Communism is not inherently atheistic; it is only true that many communist leaders have been atheists.
::Well, I've added a "fact tag" for your statement; supply a reputable citation for it, please. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 23:24, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
:::[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/fca5.html Easy.] Now, unless this encyclopedia would rather be known for getting its facts plain wrong than for its usefulness, I'd suggest we ''stick to the facts'' rather than what common opinion may hold.
::::The link I added to your [[Communism]] fact tag is to a direct quote from the creator of communism himself; the link you added above is to an individual that did not push communism at all. Sticking to the facts also means you, and if you want to be part of "we" I suggest you start being more cooperative and less heavy-handed. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 19:18, 19 March 2009 (EDT)

User talk:Jjameson

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Foxtrot: warning, echoing Karajou's comment

Essay:Man is not the descendant of monkey

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Foxtrot: capitalize

'''Man is not the descendant of monkey''' is a [[true]] statement that [[liberal]] academia refuses to adhere to. They falsely prefer to interpret man through an [[evolution]] stage, [[beast]] to man. In addition, they wrongly assert [[biology]] as proof of 'Mankind from beast' nonsense. They cling to the [[dishonest]] notions developed by [[Charles Darwin]].

The [[Bible]] has great insight into who Man really is.

==Genesis KJV Bible==
Man is of [[God]], not of beast.

* So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. '''Genesis 1:27''' (God did not create monkey in his image)

* And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul. '''Genesis 2:7''' (There was nothingness and then God made Man from dust, not from beast)

* And out of the ground the [[LORD]] God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. '''Genesis 2:19''' (God formed every beast...and monkey.)

* And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him. '''Genesis 2:20''' (Man named every beast- including '[[Monkey]]'. No other previous historical connection existed)

* By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return. '''Genesis 3:19''' (Man's biological roots are dust, not ape, chimp, nor gorilla)

[[Category:evolution]]

Google

2009-03-19T23:15:58Z

Foxtrot: Undo revision 641856 by AParker3 (Talk) liberal fact-tagging -- the article explains well how they missed the mark

'''Google''' is a company whose primary business is [[Internet]]-based services, including an extremely popular [[search engine]].

Google is associated with [[liberal]] causes and has been criticized for catering to communist [[China]] in censoring information from the people as requested by dictators:<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4647398.stm</ref>

: Reporters Without Borders joined others in asking how Google could stand up for US users' freedoms while controlling what Chinese users can search for. Its previous search engine for China's fast-growing market was subject to government blocks. The new site - Google.cn - censors itself to satisfy Beijing. While cooperating with China's govenment, Google refuses to fulfill requests by the U.S. Department of Justice. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4630694.stm , BBC Google defies US over search data, January 20, 2006</ref> Google counsel Nicole Wong said "..we intend to resist their motion vigorously."

Google has also been accused of delisting [[conservative]] news sites from its search engine. As one of many examples, "In February 2005, [[Michelle Malkin]] wrote of the difficulties she was having becoming part of Google News."<ref>http://newsbusters.org/node/5477</ref>

Much of Google's business depends on pornography. For example, 25% of search engine requests are for pornography.<ref>http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/internet-pornography-statistics.html</ref>

In addition, although claiming to generally avoid getting involved in matters outside their field, Google officially supports the [[liberal]] and [[social libertarian]] cause of so-called "[[same sex marriage]]."<ref>http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/our-position-on-californias-no-on-8.html , Our position on California's No on 8 campaign</ref>

== Corporate Information ==

The CEO of Google since 2001 is [[Eric Schmidt]]. Google is headquartered in Mountain View, [[California]]. Google was founded on September 7th, 1998, by [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]]. Since then, it has grown to be the largest internet search engine in the world. According to Alexa Internet, over 25% of all Internet users visit Google monthly.<ref>[http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.google.com Alexa Traffic Results for Google]</ref> Google also owns [[YouTube]], the homemade [[video clip]] site. [[Viacom]] is suing YouTube, and thus Google, for a reported $1 billion, arguing that the economic model of YouTube is based on copyright infringement.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6446193.stm Viacom will sue YouTube for $1bn]</ref>

==History==
[[Image:Google2.gif|thumb|right|300px| Google's logo on [[Earth day]], April 22, 2007.]]
===Founding===
Google was originally a research project, started by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1996, when the two attended [[Stanford University]]. The two registered the domain name ''google.stanford.edu'', and the small search engine went online for the first time.<ref>[http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/history.html Corporate Information:Google Milestones]</ref> Google Code of Conduct "Don't be evil". On their investor relations website, it reads "It's built around the recognition that everything we do in connection with our work at Google will be, and should be, measured against the highest possible standards". <ref>[http://investor.google.com/conduct.html Google Code of Conduct]</ref> They are being held to that standard and they are missing the mark badly.

==Secular Progressive Culture==
Google's West Coast headquarters hires a majority of left-leaning personalities, explicitly in executive decision-making [http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html See Board]. Google supports causes that are a radical departure from [[Traditional America]], such as their public support of [[California]]'s ''no on [[Proposition 8]]''. Also in a subtle way, they are for politically correct global liberalism, championed by secular progressives. Their bright minds select certain ''days of importance'' for tribute, some are controversial, some are for lack of observance. As such, Merry Christmas is replaced by Happy Holidays. Even though, poll <ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1670824.htm Wish Me A Merry Christmas Campaign Crusades to Change Retail Culture] PRWeb, November 26, 2008</ref> after poll <ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/68_prefer_merry_christmas_to_happy_holidays 68% Prefer “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays”] Rasmussen, November 27, 2008</ref> after poll <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/20/poll.season/ Poll: More Americans prefer 'Merry Christmas' greeting] CNN, December 20, 2005</ref> shows the public prefers Merry Christmas. The problem may be that Google doesn't respect traditional [[Christian]] holidays, in favor of a culture-correct approach. Happy Holidays in several different languages is their point of view, rather than to offend others with their Christ worship. Google decided to name their Happy Holiday logo, cutely calling it Holiday Doodle. The birth of [[Jesus]] removed entirely from the season replaced by a doodle. [http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html#marissa Google VP Marrisa Mayer], doodle decider, owes America an answer or her excuse.

=== Google versus Conservatives ===
Many instances whereby [[information]] is comprised ideologically and displayed for the masses. Watchdog website NewsBusters.org published that Google had in fact labeled [[conservative]] [[American Spectator]] as "This site may harm your computer." <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/12/28/google-claims-american-spectator-site-may-harm-your-computer Google Claims Conservative Website ‘May Harm Your Computer’] December 28,2007</ref>

=== Google versus Anti- Obama Blogs ===
The question immediately raised, "Did Google Silence [[Barack Obama]] critics?" It turns out, no they did not. A group of separate blogs were targeted by their spam filter as a result of manipulating the 'flag' feature. This caused a temporary blockage for five days. Sites affected were Hillary supporters and all anti-Obama. They include http://bluelyon.blogspot.com, http://comealongway.blogspot.com, http://hillaryorbust.blogspot.com and http://mccaindemocrats.blogspot.com and their main associate JustSayNoDeal.com <ref>[http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/google-and-the-anti-obama-bloggers/ Google and the Anti-Obama Bloggers] NYTimes June 30, 2008</ref>

===Google Goes Public===
===Growth===
The year Google was created 1998, it had amassed 26 million unique URLs in their database. By 2000, Google had indexed more than 1 billion pages. As of July 2008, Google has indexed over 1 [[trillion]] pages. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9999814-93.html Google reveals scope of Web-crawling task] CNET News, July 25, 2008</ref>

===Purchase of Smaller Parties===

==Google bombing ==
Perhaps the most innovative contribution Google has made to internet searching is its '''PageRank''' algorithm. This system works by counting the number of sites that link to another site; the more links pointing to a page, the higher that page will be ranked. The engine also takes note of how often the page is updated. Due to this, [[Wikipedia]] is consistently ranked very highly by Google, due to its constant updating and heavy linkage. More recently, internet-savvy Googlers have discovered ways to game the system; creating massive numbers of pages with links pointing to one page to form what is known as a "Google Bomb". Some examples can be found below.<ref>[http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040614/news_mz1b14google.html Dropping 'Google-bombs']</ref>

*'''"Miserable Failure"''': For nearly two years, typing "miserable failure" (or even just "miserable", or "failure") and then clicking "I'm Feeling Lucky" in the Google search engine would return the [http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/biography.html White House Biography] of [[George W. Bush]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3298443.stm 'Miserable failure' links to Bush]</ref> This was orchestrated by [[Democratic]] Party supporters in late 2003,<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/01/26/BUG3M4GVDS1.DTL In October, Johnson, a Democrat, added the phrase "miserable failure" to his Web site, Old Fashioned Patriot. He then linked the site to the online White House biography of President Bush and asked others to follow his lead]</ref> as part of the 2004 Presidential election. However, at times, [[Conservative]] supporters were able to shift the phrase to [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Michael Moore]].
*''''"Great President"''': returns the [http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/biography.html White House Biography] of [[George W. Bush]].
*'''"Waffles"''': Also as part of the 2004 Presidential election, Conservative supporters managed to link the term "waffles" to the official website of [[John Kerry]].
*'''"French Military Victories"''': Hitting "I'm Feeling Lucky" for this term directs you to a fake Google page (in reality, it is an [[AlbinoBlackSheep]].com page, styled to look exactly like a Google page, [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/victories.html here]) giving no matches, and asking if you meant "French military defeats?".
*'''"Weapons of Mass Destruction"''' would bring up a similar page with the error message 'not found.'

On January 25, 2007, Google claimed to have modified their PageRank algorithm to lessen the likelihood of future Google bombs<ref>[http://boingboing.net/2007/01/26/bush_no_longer_miser.html Bush no longer "miserable failure": Google tackles googlebombs]</ref>

== Privacy Concerns==

Google has been criticized by privacy activists and others. Recently, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said, "We cannot even answer the most basic questions because we don’t know enough about you. That is the most important aspect of Google’s expansion." <ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c3e49548-088e-11dc-b11e-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=e8477cc4-c820-11db-b0dc-000b5df10621.html</ref> Google has attempted to "remedy" this situation by storing search information, in effect, keeping tabs on people for two years after they search. This has led Google critic Daniel Brandt to create "Scroogle.org", which runs Google searches that users conduct through his organization's personal servers to prevent Google from being able to connect any personal information to the searchers. <ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55935</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Information technology]]
[[Category:Websites]]

Talk:Boys Beware

2009-03-19T22:31:52Z

Foxtrot: misread who created it in Recent Changes

This movie is very telling. It's important to warn our young boys of the dangers that lurk, even though we'd rather not have to tell them about homosexuality at all. This film deals with the matter very tastefully, without getting into the lewd details involved, but instead instructing how to avoid the danger, in the same way you teach young children to not take candy from strangers. Based on the comments at the archive.org webpage, I can only imagine how strongly the liberal homosexual lobby wants to keep cautionary films like this out of the classroom, even though they're based on real cases! Thanks, RickD for creating the article. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:25, 19 March 2009 (EDT)

Category:Documentary Films

2009-03-19T22:29:53Z

Foxtrot: move proposed to match MoS, but I alternately like :category:Documentaries

{{move|:Category:Documentary Films}}

[[Category:Movies]]

Boys Beware

2009-03-19T22:28:32Z

Foxtrot: fix cat

'''Boys Beware''' is a 1961 [[documentary]] that warns teenage boys against the [[homosexual]]s who prey for them on playgrounds and ballfields. Such homosexuals are known as "chicken hawks" since they are sexual predators who strike the unsuspecting and swoop them away into a life of [[sin]]. The documentary was produced with the help of the [[Los Angeles]] [[police]] department, who used actual case files to construct the profiles of the [[pedophile]]s in the dramatizations.

{{cquote|Excerpt: "One never knows when a homosexual is about. He may appear normal and it may be too late when you discover he is mentally ill."}}

==External links==
*[http://www.archive.org/details/boys_beware Boys Beware] (MPEG4 Video)
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259898 IMDb]

[[Category:Homosexuality]]
[[Category:Sin]]
[[Category:Crime]]
[[Category:Documentary film]]