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Jaco Pastorius

2009-09-27T15:23:09Z

Jdelong11:

'''John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III''' (December 1, 1951–September 21, 1987) was an [[American]] [[jazz]] musician and composer famous for his abilities on the electric bass guitar. He was known for using a fretless bass and incorporating a style that included natural and artificial harmonics, chords, notes in the higher register, and a strong sense of playing in the "groove." He is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential electric bassist of all time.

From 1976 to 1982, he was a member of the jazz fusion band [[Weather Report]] (though he only played two tracks on their 1976 album "Black Market"). During this period, he also collaborated with artists such as Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, and Al Di Meola. His 1976 self-titled debut album is often praised as a landmark album for the bass guitar, with "[[Donna Lee]]", "Continuum", and "[[Portrait of Tracy]]" being stand-out tracks.

"Portrait of Tracy", arguably his most famous composition, is frequently labeled as a bass standard. The piece consists almost entirely of artificial harmonics, giving it an ambient and relaxing tone not commonly heard on the bass.

In the early 1980s, Jaco's health began to deteriorate, and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He also began to abuse alcohol, which led to a sharp change in his personality. On September 11, 1987, while trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, he got into an altercation with bouncer Luc Havan that quickly turned violent. Jaco was hospitalized with severe brain damage, and fell into a coma. After spending ten days on life support, he died on September 21 after developing a brain hemorrhage.

Jaco's debut album earned two Grammy nominations. In 1988, he was became only the fourth bassist to be inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, joining Milt Hinton, Charles Mingus, and Ray Brown. He is the only electric bassist to be so honored.

[[Category:Bass Players]]

Conservapedia:Contact Us

2009-09-27T15:20:12Z

Jdelong11:

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but... I am a student in public high school, and am taking AP Biology. I have just learned that Evolution is an entire '''chapter'''''' in the course. Would it be moral for me to learn evolution without believeing it just to pass the test? Or should I drop the course? (This would be very time consuming and difficult)- David
::better learn the material. College consists of a lot of required courses you have to take but don't have to believe. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 01:05, 27 September 2009 (EDT)

:::All the examples of such requirements consist of learning and reciting anti-Christian beliefs. I'm not aware of any colleges or AP tests that require learning a Christian belief to obtain basic credits.

:::Try homeschooling David, or try a college that does not require recitation of evolutionary beliefs.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 01:12, 27 September 2009 (EDT)

== Unable to edit? ==

I would like to post the following to the Jesse Helms article after "Foreign Policy" but am locked out. I don't know why. {{unsigned|BertSchlossberg}}
: Editing is often turned off overnight (U.S. time), which may have been your problem, although that means that you shouldn't have been able to post here, so unless it was turned back on in the meantime, I can't explain it. Would you like to try it again? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:47, 19 December 2007 (EST)

:: Right. The [[Jesse Helms]] entry is not locked.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 09:06, 19 December 2007 (EST)

==When only part of an article is accepted==
I recently posted an entry, [[F-105 Thunderchief]], and included a references section and a category, but in the final article, neither section shows up, although they are clearly present when the "Edit" button is clicked. Just now, this happened again with another entry I tried to make. What gives? Does the site only accept so much information in a new entry? --[[User:Frey|Frey]] 17:58, 27 February 2008 (EST)
:You had a bad <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tag which I have fixed. [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 18:02, 27 February 2008 (EST)
::I did? Oopsie. And thanks.--[[User:Frey|Frey]] 18:09, 27 February 2008 (EST)

==KAL 007 article on Main page==
I would like to propose having the article [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] as a featured article on the Main page. Thanks.[[User:BertSchlossberg|BertSchlossberg]] 15:32, 1 March 2008 (EST)
(finally got it right!)

: I'd like to review it in detail and hear what others think about it. On its surface, without yet studying it, it appears to be a major work. Congratulations!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)
:: There's a [[Conservapedia:Featured articles|page]] for listing proposed featured articles. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 17:52, 1 March 2008 (EST)

==To Kill The Child/Leaving Beirut==

I just wrote an exteremly long and extensive artical about these two songs. Then, when I went to save the page, it said that it did not save it because there was a quote in their to explain about the song that contained a profanity. What gives? I thought that this website was supposed to educate people, yet people cannot be educated if they cannot know what the artical is talking about and what the proof is. {{unsigned|Std}}
: We have a profanity filter for good reason, but sometimes exceptions need to be made. You haven't supplied enough information for us to judge if this warrants an exception. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 22:47, 10 April 2008 (EDT)

What exactly are the exeptions that would get me the warrent?

How do you upload an image?

{{unsigned|Std}}
:You have to ask an administrator. There was a problem with people uploading obscene materials. [[User:HenryS|HenryS]] 00:42, 11 April 2008 (EDT)
: An exception would be warranted if, for example, the word caught by the filter was not objectionable in the context. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 02:57, 11 April 2008 (EDT)

Can anyone do an article on Cong. Larry McDonald, a passenger aboard KAL 007?[[User:BertSchlossberg|BertSchlossberg]] 07:01, 8 May 2008 (EDT)

==Proposal==
I wrote some time ago about making plans to build Conservapedia into a force to be reckoned with. This site has the potential to become a powerful tool, but still has a ways to go, I think. As an example, I just did a search on [http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NDZiMjkwMDczZWI5ODdjOWYxZTIzZGIyNzEyMjE0ODI= ACORN], a group funded by leftist billionaire [[George Soros]] that is becoming a very serious threat to the integrity of local elections. All I found was a one-line page about the oak tree. Of course the solution to this is to simply create the page myself. But I don't think this solves the larger issue; to my knowledge, there isn't a program of incentives inviting conservatives to contribute high-quality information and research articles on our opposition. How do we do this?

For one, I take it that Conservapedia gets some heavy traffic. Heavy traffic = $$$ in potential advertising revenue. Use that money to attract the right people to help build Conservapedia into a powerhouse of information. This could include rewards for college students, or hired admins (background checked with references and resume, of course). Perhaps contact county or state Republican/conservative groups, show what you've done, and propose a team effort to get more people to contribute articles to the web site.

In short, there's a million ways that this project can grow, and it is more important to me that the conservative cause succeeds than to keep these ideas to myself. My hope is that someone reading this will take hold of them... [[User:Alexander|Alexander]] 17:35, 29 May 2008 (EDT)

My IP address at home appears to have been blocked. Could someone please unblock me? [[User:FOIA|FOIA]] 15:16, 27 June 2008 (EDT)

==Bobby R. Himes==
I have a photo for the new article [[Bobby R. Himes]]. Can I get permission to upload it?[[User: Bhathorn|Bhathorn]] 18:24, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
: If the picture is on-line (and available for Conservapedia to use, of course), post the address here or click [[Special:Emailuser/Philip_J._Rayment|here]] to e-mail me the link and I can upload it to Conservapedia for you. If it's on your computer, e-mail me via that link anyway and I will reply with my e-mail address for you to e-mail me the picture, so I can then upload it. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 23:59, 29 August 2008 (EDT)

==Banning policy?==
Hello, I represent a website interested in your work. However recently a member of ours, JMcClane used your website and edited a page on Obama because it stated he was a Muslim, which it has been proven he isn't, he has been banned for 5 years, care to comment? It was a JPatt who did the banning, would he like to comment too?
:JMcClane removed a large amount of material in that article and replaced it with this:
::''"Obama is regularly mistaken as Islamic due to his second name, in fact he is not Muslim though stands for equality between religions. He is in fact Christian, though rumours were spread by Conservative spin Doctors hoping to turn the public against him."''
:And who is JMcClane to you? Care to comment on that? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 14:16, 12 October 2008 (EDT)

:Beyond the fact that you didn't answer my question mate, we're part of the same website who are interested in the current election in America, you might have heard of it. He became involved in this site and this happened, so I reiterate, gonna answer the question properly?
::I did answer your question, "mate", and you're not going to act like you run ''this place''; you will answer mine now. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 14:33, 12 October 2008 (EDT)

:As I said, we're part of the same website. I'm sorry about the mate comments, I'm just friendly like that. You've said you banned him cause of the edit, but isn't it kind of harsh as it is proven he's not Muslim so the entire article was pointless. That's all I'd like to know. And 5 years does seem steep.

Which website do you represent? Why are you interested in Conservapedia? Our banning policy is carefully calibrated and appropriate to the demands of the various situations. And sign your posts with four tildes, please; we are not interested in anonymous 'contributions'. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 17:10, 17 October 2008 (EDT)

==Google misdirection==
In Google Search, the entry for ""Alger Hiss - Conservapedia" was changed today from "http://www.conservapedia.com/Alger_Hiss" to misdirect to the nonexistent Web page "http://www.conservativeencyclopedia.com/wiki/Alger_Hiss." Is there a way to ask Google to restore the correct link? [[User:FOIA|FOIA]] 13:19, 4 February 2009 (EST)

*Thanks for noticing and reporting this, FOIA, but nothing needs to be done. When we had the hard drive failure, and temporarily re-directed, the search engine bots picked that up. Now that things are restored, the bots will report back to all the search engines, and in due time will be directing properly. The Google (and all other engines) are smart enough to compare and repair. Or so they say. Administrator Conservative might have more insight into this, and I have linked him to this page. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:23, 4 February 2009 (EST)
** For what its worth, Google is pretty much 100% automated. They almost never manually intervene in their search results, and that's generally due to a court or otherwise governmental order. [[User:ArthurA|ArthurA]] 14:38, 4 February 2009 (EST)
*** You mean that they generally ''only'' intervene due to court or governmental orders, correct? [[User:Npov2|Npov2]] 00:56, 24 April 2009 (EDT)

== Copyright? ==
I'd like to comment that [[:File:Kathleen Sebelius.jpg]] should probably be tagged as “fair use” rather than as “public domain.” Also, I think the description of the {{tl|commons}} template, both in [[Help:List of Templates]] and in the template body itself, is slightly misleading: items in Wikimedia Commons are not necessarily in the public domain. Thank you. [[User:Npov2|Npov2]] 00:56, 24 April 2009 (EDT)

== In the News ==
I'm not sure how to submit suggestions, so I'll post this here: Timothy Larsen, "[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124355313058264477.html Look Who's a Believer Now]," ''The Wall Street Journal'', May 29, 2009, p. W13. [[User:FOIA|FOIA]] 10:40, 1 June 2009 (EDT)

== Google Gadget? ==
I understand that [[google]] has problems, but has there ever been thought to developing a "Google Gadget" with a conservapedia news feed?[[User:Mrguido45|Mrguido45]] 20:59, 9 June 2009 (EDT)

== Evolution Feature on the Main Page ==
The section of the main page devoted to the Evolution article states that, "In 2006, the prestigious science journal Science reported concerning the United States: "The percentage of people in the country who accept the idea of evolution has declined from 45 in 1985 to 40 in 2005. Meanwhile the fraction of Americans unsure about evolution has soared from 7 per cent in 1985 to 21 per cent last year." The study was conducted with 2000 Americans (approximately), selected by pseudo-random digit dialing over the telephone. the study found that the portion of people unsure about evolution has increased in a statistically significant manner. The second finding of the study was that the proportion of people who believe in evolution and creationism have not changed in any statistically significant way (i.e.: That the p-value of the 1985 and 2005 data sets is greater than 0.05 - simply put, that there is not enough detectable difference between the respondents in 1985 and 2005 to make any kind of statement about it). Essentially, the study cited on the main page didn't actually prove that the public belief in evolution is declining. I would request a change to that article to remove the irrelevant citation about a decrease in evolutionary thinking among Americans. [[User: Praboud|Praboud]] 19:52, 15 June 2009 (EDT)

== Referred to as a Methodist ==

Hi, I am not sure if this is the right location to ask this, but at the bottom of my user page there is a category section that says "Category: Methodist Conservapedians". I didn't place that there and it isn't available for editing out when I look at the editable content for my user page. I only bring this up because I am not a Methodist and I do not wish to mislead anyone into thinking I am. I do not know who added me to this category or why, or somehow if I accidentally did this myself. If possible, may I be added to the "Agnostic conservapedians" category instead? Thank you. -- [[User:BMcP|BMcP]] 8:42, 20 June 2009 [EDT]

:It appears to be because of your userbox "This user believes in the United States Constitution." When I tried putting it on my user page, the Methodist category automatically appeared there as well. --[[User:OscarJ|OscarJ]] 09:02, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

::Fixed. --[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 11:20, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

== I might be wrong... ==

But I do see quite a bit of bias on Conservapedia. If this is supposed to be "The Trustworthy Encyclopedia" then shouldn't bias be removed? I think that some of the articles are great and others are blatantly biased based upon the authors moral views. I know that some of the topics go against the beliefs of the people who run this site but it isn't a great way to run things. Tolerance of others and their beliefs, no matter what we think of them, is what Conservapedia should be about. Just my opinion and nothing more.

:Just your '''unsupported''' opinion and nothing more, you might have said.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:35, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

::I could have, but I figured that people would pick that up from "'''I might be wrong...'''". I never had any beliefs that my opinions were supported here, as I had to make an effort to "vocalize" them. Generally people on and off of the internet don't support my opinions.

:::What I meant was that you made a claim of bias without providing any examples to support your claim.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:02, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

::::Ah. [[http://www.conservapedia.com/Che_Guevara]] "Ernesto "Che" Guevara" "became a cultural icon for" "'''dumb white teenagers'''." [[http://www.conservapedia.com/Communism]] "Communism is an atheistic political system" Although extremely hilarious, I think that those articles are somewhat biased and detract from Conservapedia's accountability. I have not seen Wikipedia style hijackings yet though.

==Tau ceti to Tau Ceti==

I created an article called [[Tau ceti]], but it should be Tau Ceti, is there anyway the name can be reset as the latter? Thank you. -- [[User:BMcP|BMcP]] 16:00, 24 June 2009 [EDT]

:Yes, there [[Tau Ceti|'''is''']]. --[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 16:17, 24 June 2009 (EDT)

:: Thanks! -- [[User:BMcP|BMcP]] 16:22, 24 June 2009 [EDT]

==Alger Hiss==
I just tried to link to The Encyclopedia of Ukraine at and got this message:

::Spam protection filter

::The page you wanted to save was blocked by the spam filter. This is probably caused by a link to a blacklisted external site.

The spam filter apparently mistook part of the URL for an obscenity.

Is there any way to fix this? Thanks![[User:FOIA|FOIA]] 21:40, 3 July 2009 (EDT)

*You can give the URL without making it a link, so that people can copy and paste the link into their own browser, but I am not inclined to unblock any part of that corner of the world, for pretty obvious reasons. --[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 21:44, 3 July 2009 (EDT)

==Kapteyn's star to Kapteyn's Star==

The article I created called [[Kapteyn's star]] was created with a lower case s for star, it should be upper case, could someone with the rights change the title to Kapteyn's Star? Thank you. -- [[User:BMcP|BMcP]] 15:00, 8 July 2009 [EDT]

== Double Redirects ==
All three of the current [[Special:doubleredirects|double redirects]] are protected. Could a Sysop fix them, please? Thanks. ~ ''[[User:Mdotley|Webster]]'' ([[User talk:Mdotley|talk]]) 22:18, 17 September 2009 (EDT)

=I'm having a bit of trouble with some linking=

I'm trying to get the "Weather Report" and "Return to Forever" articles to link to jazz fusion. Instead, it's linking me to another jazz fusion article that I accidentally created and was recently deleted. Any help is much appreciated. [[User:Jdelong11|Jdelong11]]

Conservapedia:Contact Us

2009-09-27T15:19:51Z

Jdelong11:

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but... I am a student in public high school, and am taking AP Biology. I have just learned that Evolution is an entire '''chapter'''''' in the course. Would it be moral for me to learn evolution without believeing it just to pass the test? Or should I drop the course? (This would be very time consuming and difficult)- David
::better learn the material. College consists of a lot of required courses you have to take but don't have to believe. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 01:05, 27 September 2009 (EDT)

:::All the examples of such requirements consist of learning and reciting anti-Christian beliefs. I'm not aware of any colleges or AP tests that require learning a Christian belief to obtain basic credits.

:::Try homeschooling David, or try a college that does not require recitation of evolutionary beliefs.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 01:12, 27 September 2009 (EDT)

== Unable to edit? ==

I would like to post the following to the Jesse Helms article after "Foreign Policy" but am locked out. I don't know why. {{unsigned|BertSchlossberg}}
: Editing is often turned off overnight (U.S. time), which may have been your problem, although that means that you shouldn't have been able to post here, so unless it was turned back on in the meantime, I can't explain it. Would you like to try it again? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:47, 19 December 2007 (EST)

:: Right. The [[Jesse Helms]] entry is not locked.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 09:06, 19 December 2007 (EST)

==When only part of an article is accepted==
I recently posted an entry, [[F-105 Thunderchief]], and included a references section and a category, but in the final article, neither section shows up, although they are clearly present when the "Edit" button is clicked. Just now, this happened again with another entry I tried to make. What gives? Does the site only accept so much information in a new entry? --[[User:Frey|Frey]] 17:58, 27 February 2008 (EST)
:You had a bad <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tag which I have fixed. [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 18:02, 27 February 2008 (EST)
::I did? Oopsie. And thanks.--[[User:Frey|Frey]] 18:09, 27 February 2008 (EST)

==KAL 007 article on Main page==
I would like to propose having the article [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] as a featured article on the Main page. Thanks.[[User:BertSchlossberg|BertSchlossberg]] 15:32, 1 March 2008 (EST)
(finally got it right!)

: I'd like to review it in detail and hear what others think about it. On its surface, without yet studying it, it appears to be a major work. Congratulations!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)
:: There's a [[Conservapedia:Featured articles|page]] for listing proposed featured articles. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 17:52, 1 March 2008 (EST)

==To Kill The Child/Leaving Beirut==

I just wrote an exteremly long and extensive artical about these two songs. Then, when I went to save the page, it said that it did not save it because there was a quote in their to explain about the song that contained a profanity. What gives? I thought that this website was supposed to educate people, yet people cannot be educated if they cannot know what the artical is talking about and what the proof is. {{unsigned|Std}}
: We have a profanity filter for good reason, but sometimes exceptions need to be made. You haven't supplied enough information for us to judge if this warrants an exception. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 22:47, 10 April 2008 (EDT)

What exactly are the exeptions that would get me the warrent?

How do you upload an image?

{{unsigned|Std}}
:You have to ask an administrator. There was a problem with people uploading obscene materials. [[User:HenryS|HenryS]] 00:42, 11 April 2008 (EDT)
: An exception would be warranted if, for example, the word caught by the filter was not objectionable in the context. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 02:57, 11 April 2008 (EDT)

Can anyone do an article on Cong. Larry McDonald, a passenger aboard KAL 007?[[User:BertSchlossberg|BertSchlossberg]] 07:01, 8 May 2008 (EDT)

==Proposal==
I wrote some time ago about making plans to build Conservapedia into a force to be reckoned with. This site has the potential to become a powerful tool, but still has a ways to go, I think. As an example, I just did a search on [http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NDZiMjkwMDczZWI5ODdjOWYxZTIzZGIyNzEyMjE0ODI= ACORN], a group funded by leftist billionaire [[George Soros]] that is becoming a very serious threat to the integrity of local elections. All I found was a one-line page about the oak tree. Of course the solution to this is to simply create the page myself. But I don't think this solves the larger issue; to my knowledge, there isn't a program of incentives inviting conservatives to contribute high-quality information and research articles on our opposition. How do we do this?

For one, I take it that Conservapedia gets some heavy traffic. Heavy traffic = $$$ in potential advertising revenue. Use that money to attract the right people to help build Conservapedia into a powerhouse of information. This could include rewards for college students, or hired admins (background checked with references and resume, of course). Perhaps contact county or state Republican/conservative groups, show what you've done, and propose a team effort to get more people to contribute articles to the web site.

In short, there's a million ways that this project can grow, and it is more important to me that the conservative cause succeeds than to keep these ideas to myself. My hope is that someone reading this will take hold of them... [[User:Alexander|Alexander]] 17:35, 29 May 2008 (EDT)

My IP address at home appears to have been blocked. Could someone please unblock me? [[User:FOIA|FOIA]] 15:16, 27 June 2008 (EDT)

==Bobby R. Himes==
I have a photo for the new article [[Bobby R. Himes]]. Can I get permission to upload it?[[User: Bhathorn|Bhathorn]] 18:24, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
: If the picture is on-line (and available for Conservapedia to use, of course), post the address here or click [[Special:Emailuser/Philip_J._Rayment|here]] to e-mail me the link and I can upload it to Conservapedia for you. If it's on your computer, e-mail me via that link anyway and I will reply with my e-mail address for you to e-mail me the picture, so I can then upload it. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 23:59, 29 August 2008 (EDT)

==Banning policy?==
Hello, I represent a website interested in your work. However recently a member of ours, JMcClane used your website and edited a page on Obama because it stated he was a Muslim, which it has been proven he isn't, he has been banned for 5 years, care to comment? It was a JPatt who did the banning, would he like to comment too?
:JMcClane removed a large amount of material in that article and replaced it with this:
::''"Obama is regularly mistaken as Islamic due to his second name, in fact he is not Muslim though stands for equality between religions. He is in fact Christian, though rumours were spread by Conservative spin Doctors hoping to turn the public against him."''
:And who is JMcClane to you? Care to comment on that? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 14:16, 12 October 2008 (EDT)

:Beyond the fact that you didn't answer my question mate, we're part of the same website who are interested in the current election in America, you might have heard of it. He became involved in this site and this happened, so I reiterate, gonna answer the question properly?
::I did answer your question, "mate", and you're not going to act like you run ''this place''; you will answer mine now. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 14:33, 12 October 2008 (EDT)

:As I said, we're part of the same website. I'm sorry about the mate comments, I'm just friendly like that. You've said you banned him cause of the edit, but isn't it kind of harsh as it is proven he's not Muslim so the entire article was pointless. That's all I'd like to know. And 5 years does seem steep.

Which website do you represent? Why are you interested in Conservapedia? Our banning policy is carefully calibrated and appropriate to the demands of the various situations. And sign your posts with four tildes, please; we are not interested in anonymous 'contributions'. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 17:10, 17 October 2008 (EDT)

==Google misdirection==
In Google Search, the entry for ""Alger Hiss - Conservapedia" was changed today from "http://www.conservapedia.com/Alger_Hiss" to misdirect to the nonexistent Web page "http://www.conservativeencyclopedia.com/wiki/Alger_Hiss." Is there a way to ask Google to restore the correct link? [[User:FOIA|FOIA]] 13:19, 4 February 2009 (EST)

*Thanks for noticing and reporting this, FOIA, but nothing needs to be done. When we had the hard drive failure, and temporarily re-directed, the search engine bots picked that up. Now that things are restored, the bots will report back to all the search engines, and in due time will be directing properly. The Google (and all other engines) are smart enough to compare and repair. Or so they say. Administrator Conservative might have more insight into this, and I have linked him to this page. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 14:23, 4 February 2009 (EST)
** For what its worth, Google is pretty much 100% automated. They almost never manually intervene in their search results, and that's generally due to a court or otherwise governmental order. [[User:ArthurA|ArthurA]] 14:38, 4 February 2009 (EST)
*** You mean that they generally ''only'' intervene due to court or governmental orders, correct? [[User:Npov2|Npov2]] 00:56, 24 April 2009 (EDT)

== Copyright? ==
I'd like to comment that [[:File:Kathleen Sebelius.jpg]] should probably be tagged as “fair use” rather than as “public domain.” Also, I think the description of the {{tl|commons}} template, both in [[Help:List of Templates]] and in the template body itself, is slightly misleading: items in Wikimedia Commons are not necessarily in the public domain. Thank you. [[User:Npov2|Npov2]] 00:56, 24 April 2009 (EDT)

== In the News ==
I'm not sure how to submit suggestions, so I'll post this here: Timothy Larsen, "[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124355313058264477.html Look Who's a Believer Now]," ''The Wall Street Journal'', May 29, 2009, p. W13. [[User:FOIA|FOIA]] 10:40, 1 June 2009 (EDT)

== Google Gadget? ==
I understand that [[google]] has problems, but has there ever been thought to developing a "Google Gadget" with a conservapedia news feed?[[User:Mrguido45|Mrguido45]] 20:59, 9 June 2009 (EDT)

== Evolution Feature on the Main Page ==
The section of the main page devoted to the Evolution article states that, "In 2006, the prestigious science journal Science reported concerning the United States: "The percentage of people in the country who accept the idea of evolution has declined from 45 in 1985 to 40 in 2005. Meanwhile the fraction of Americans unsure about evolution has soared from 7 per cent in 1985 to 21 per cent last year." The study was conducted with 2000 Americans (approximately), selected by pseudo-random digit dialing over the telephone. the study found that the portion of people unsure about evolution has increased in a statistically significant manner. The second finding of the study was that the proportion of people who believe in evolution and creationism have not changed in any statistically significant way (i.e.: That the p-value of the 1985 and 2005 data sets is greater than 0.05 - simply put, that there is not enough detectable difference between the respondents in 1985 and 2005 to make any kind of statement about it). Essentially, the study cited on the main page didn't actually prove that the public belief in evolution is declining. I would request a change to that article to remove the irrelevant citation about a decrease in evolutionary thinking among Americans. [[User: Praboud|Praboud]] 19:52, 15 June 2009 (EDT)

== Referred to as a Methodist ==

Hi, I am not sure if this is the right location to ask this, but at the bottom of my user page there is a category section that says "Category: Methodist Conservapedians". I didn't place that there and it isn't available for editing out when I look at the editable content for my user page. I only bring this up because I am not a Methodist and I do not wish to mislead anyone into thinking I am. I do not know who added me to this category or why, or somehow if I accidentally did this myself. If possible, may I be added to the "Agnostic conservapedians" category instead? Thank you. -- [[User:BMcP|BMcP]] 8:42, 20 June 2009 [EDT]

:It appears to be because of your userbox "This user believes in the United States Constitution." When I tried putting it on my user page, the Methodist category automatically appeared there as well. --[[User:OscarJ|OscarJ]] 09:02, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

::Fixed. --[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 11:20, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

== I might be wrong... ==

But I do see quite a bit of bias on Conservapedia. If this is supposed to be "The Trustworthy Encyclopedia" then shouldn't bias be removed? I think that some of the articles are great and others are blatantly biased based upon the authors moral views. I know that some of the topics go against the beliefs of the people who run this site but it isn't a great way to run things. Tolerance of others and their beliefs, no matter what we think of them, is what Conservapedia should be about. Just my opinion and nothing more.

:Just your '''unsupported''' opinion and nothing more, you might have said.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:35, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

::I could have, but I figured that people would pick that up from "'''I might be wrong...'''". I never had any beliefs that my opinions were supported here, as I had to make an effort to "vocalize" them. Generally people on and off of the internet don't support my opinions.

:::What I meant was that you made a claim of bias without providing any examples to support your claim.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:02, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

::::Ah. [[http://www.conservapedia.com/Che_Guevara]] "Ernesto "Che" Guevara" "became a cultural icon for" "'''dumb white teenagers'''." [[http://www.conservapedia.com/Communism]] "Communism is an atheistic political system" Although extremely hilarious, I think that those articles are somewhat biased and detract from Conservapedia's accountability. I have not seen Wikipedia style hijackings yet though.

==Tau ceti to Tau Ceti==

I created an article called [[Tau ceti]], but it should be Tau Ceti, is there anyway the name can be reset as the latter? Thank you. -- [[User:BMcP|BMcP]] 16:00, 24 June 2009 [EDT]

:Yes, there [[Tau Ceti|'''is''']]. --[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 16:17, 24 June 2009 (EDT)

:: Thanks! -- [[User:BMcP|BMcP]] 16:22, 24 June 2009 [EDT]

==Alger Hiss==
I just tried to link to The Encyclopedia of Ukraine at and got this message:

::Spam protection filter

::The page you wanted to save was blocked by the spam filter. This is probably caused by a link to a blacklisted external site.

The spam filter apparently mistook part of the URL for an obscenity.

Is there any way to fix this? Thanks![[User:FOIA|FOIA]] 21:40, 3 July 2009 (EDT)

*You can give the URL without making it a link, so that people can copy and paste the link into their own browser, but I am not inclined to unblock any part of that corner of the world, for pretty obvious reasons. --[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 21:44, 3 July 2009 (EDT)

==Kapteyn's star to Kapteyn's Star==

The article I created called [[Kapteyn's star]] was created with a lower case s for star, it should be upper case, could someone with the rights change the title to Kapteyn's Star? Thank you. -- [[User:BMcP|BMcP]] 15:00, 8 July 2009 [EDT]

== Double Redirects ==
All three of the current [[Special:doubleredirects|double redirects]] are protected. Could a Sysop fix them, please? Thanks. ~ ''[[User:Mdotley|Webster]]'' ([[User talk:Mdotley|talk]]) 22:18, 17 September 2009 (EDT)

=I'm having a bit of trouble with some linking==

I'm trying to get the "Weather Report" and "Return to Forever" articles to link to jazz fusion. Instead, it's linking me to another jazz fusion article that I accidentally created and was recently deleted. Any help is much appreciated. [[User:Jdelong11|Jdelong11]]

User talk:Jdelong11

2009-09-27T15:17:40Z

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Jaco Pastorius

2009-09-27T02:45:57Z

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'''John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III''' (December 1, 1951–September 21, 1987) was an [[American]] [[jazz]] musician and composer famous for his abilities on the electric bass guitar. He was known for using a fretless bass and incorporating a style that included natural and artificial harmonics, chords, notes in the higher register, and a strong sense of playing in the "groove." He is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential electric bassist of all time.

From 1976 to 1982, he was a member of the jazz fusion band [[Weather Report]] (though he only played two tracks on their 1976 album "Black Market"). During this period, he also collaborated with artists such as Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, and Al Di Meola. His 1976 self-titled debut album is often praised as a landmark album for the bass guitar, with "Donna Lee", "Continuum", and "Portrait of Tracy" being stand-out tracks.

"Portrait of Tracy", arguably his most famous composition, is frequently labeled as a bass standard. The piece consists almost entirely of artificial harmonics, giving it an ambient and relaxing tone not commonly heard on the bass.

In the early 1980s, Jaco's health began to deteriorate, and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He also began to abuse alcohol, which led to a sharp change in his personality. On September 11, 1987, while trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, he got into an altercation with bouncer Luc Havan that quickly turned violent. Jaco was hospitalized with severe brain damage, and fell into a coma. After spending ten days on life support, he died on September 21 after developing a brain hemorrhage.

Jaco's debut album earned two Grammy nominations. In 1988, he was became only the fourth bassist to be inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, joining Milt Hinton, Charles Mingus, and Ray Brown. He is the only electric bassist to be so honored.

[[Category:Bass Players]]

Jaco Pastorius

2009-09-27T02:43:11Z

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'''John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III''' (December 1, 1951–September 21, 1987) was an [[American]] [[jazz]] musician and composer famous for his abilities on the electric bass guitar. He was known for using a fretless bass and incorporating a style that included natural and artificial harmonics, chords, notes in the higher register, and a strong sense of playing in the "groove." He is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential electric bassist of all time.

From 1976 to 1982, he was a member of the jazz fusion band [[Weather Report]] (though he only played two tracks on their 1976 album "Black Market"). During this period, he also collaborated with artists such as Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, and Al Di Meola. His 1976 self-titled debut album is often praised as a landmark album for the bass guitar, with "Donna Lee", "Continuum", and "Portrait of Tracy" being stand-out tracks.

"Portrait of Tracy", arguably his most famous composition, is frequently labeled as a bass standard. The song consists almost entirely of artificial harmonics, giving it an ambient and relaxing tone not commonly heard on the bass.

In the early 1980s, Jaco's health began to deteriorate, and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He also began to abuse alcohol, which led to a sharp change in his personality. On September 11, 1987, while trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, he got into an altercation with bouncer Luc Havan that quickly turned violent. Jaco was hospitalized with severe brain damage, and fell into a coma. After spending ten days on life support, he died on September 21 after developing a brain hemorrhage.

Jaco's debut album earned two Grammy nominations. In 1988, he was became only the fourth bassist to be inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, joining Milt Hinton, Charles Mingus, and Ray Brown. He is the only electric bassist to be so honored.

[[Category:Bass Players]]

Return to Forever

2009-09-27T02:42:28Z

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'''Return to Forever''' was an influential [[jazz fusion]] band formed and led by keyboardist Chick Corea. Throughout its existence, a great number of important musicians played in the group, including Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, and Earl Klugh.

Return to Forever

2009-09-27T02:42:10Z

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'''Return to Forever''' was an influential [[jazz fusion]] band that was formed and led by keyboardist Chick Corea. Throughout its existence, a great number of important musicians played in the group, including Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, and Earl Klugh.

User talk:Jdelong11

2009-09-27T02:38:49Z

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{{welcome|sig=[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 16:47, 26 September 2009 (EDT)}}

Hi, nice work on the [[bass player]]s. Are they in [[:Category:Bass Players]]? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 19:02, 26 September 2009 (EDT)

Thank you. I'm new here, so I'm still trying to figure out how all of the editing works. I'll work on getting that straight. [[User:Jdelong11|Jdelong11]]

==I need some help with links==

I'm trying to get the "Weather Report" and "Return to Forever" articles to link to jazz fusion. Instead, it's linking me to another jazz fusion article that I accidentally created and was recently deleted. Any help is much appreciated. [[User:Jdelong11|Jdelong11]]

Return to Forever

2009-09-27T00:55:12Z

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'''Return to Forever''' were an influential [[jazz fusion]] that was formed and led by keyboardist Chick Corea. Throughout its existence, a great number of important musicians played in the group, including Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, and Earl Klugh.

Jazz Fusion

2009-09-27T00:54:16Z

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'''Jazz Fusion''' is a style of [[jazz]] that developed in the late and early seventies. It features instruments not typically heard in jazz, such as synthesizers and electric guitars and basses. It is often instrumental, and frequently incorporates improvisation, funk rhythms, complex time signatures, and elongated track lengths. Famous jazz fusion artists include [[Weather Report]], [[Return to Forever]], [[Herbie Hancock]], and John McLaughlin.

Return to Forever

2009-09-27T00:48:10Z

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'''Return to Forever''' were an influential jazz fusion that was formed and led by keyboardist Chick Corea. Throughout its existence, a great number of important musicians played in the group, including Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, and Earl Klugh.

Charlotte

2009-09-27T00:32:48Z

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'''Charlotte''' is the largest city in the state of [[North Carolina]] with a population of 687,456 <ref>http://www.city-data.com/city/Charlotte-North-Carolina.html</ref> in 2008. It is the 18th largest city in the [[United States]].

Charlotte was founded in 1755, and is nicknamed the "Queen City", a nickname name it shares with [[Buffalo, New York]] and [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], after the wife of [[King George III]]. This did not mean there was a love of empire in the city as during the [[Revolutionary War]], the British Army was driven out of Charlotte. The British General Cornwallis wrote of Charlotte "There's a rebel behind every bush, it's a veritable nest of hornets", leading the city's other nickname: The Hornets' Nest.

The Charlotte Hornets played in the [[NBA]] in the city from 1988 - 2004 until an unpopular owner drove the residents away from the team. The Hornets moved to [[New Orleans]] in 2002. Immediately afterwards Charlotte was granted another [[basketball]] franchise, the [[Charlotte Bobcats]].

The [[Carolina Panthers]] play professional football in the [[NFL]] at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.

The [[University of North Carolina]] at Charlotte is the largest university in the state system with 20,000 students. The private Presbyterian university Queens University of Charlotte is also located in the city.

Since 1995, Charlotte's mayor has been the [[Republican]] Pat McCrory.

==References==
<References/>

[[Category:United States Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:North Carolina]]

Charlotte

2009-09-27T00:31:24Z

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'''Charlotte''' is the largest city in the state of [[North Carolina]] with a population of 687,456 <ref>http://www.city-data.com/city/Charlotte-North-Carolina.html</ref> in 2008, making it the 18th largest city in the United States.

Charlotte was founded in 1755, and is nicknamed the "Queen City", a nickname name it shares with [[Buffalo, New York]] and [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], after the wife of [[King George III]]. This did not mean there was a love of empire in the city as during the [[Revolutionary War]], the British Army was driven out of Charlotte. The British General Cornwallis wrote of Charlotte "There's a rebel behind every bush, it's a veritable nest of hornets", leading the city's other nickname: The Hornets' Nest.

The Charlotte Hornets played in the [[NBA]] in the city from 1988 - 2004 until an unpopular owner drove the residents away from the team. The Hornets moved to [[New Orleans]] in 2002. Immediately afterwards Charlotte was granted another [[basketball]] franchise, the [[Charlotte Bobcats]].

The [[Carolina Panthers]] play professional football in the [[NFL]] at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.

The [[University of North Carolina]] at Charlotte is the largest university in the state system with 20,000 students. The private Presbyterian university Queens University of Charlotte is also located in the city.

Since 1995, Charlotte's mayor has been the [[Republican]] Pat McCrory.

==References==
<References/>

[[Category:United States Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:North Carolina]]

Bev Perdue

2009-09-27T00:26:25Z

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'''Bev Perdue''' is the current [[governor]] of [[North Carolina]]. She is a [[Democrat]], and was elected in 2008, replacing Mike Easley.

Bev Perdue

2009-09-27T00:26:15Z

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'''Bev Perdue''' is the current [[governor of]] [[North Carolina]]. She is a [[Democrat]], and was elected in 2008, replacing Mike Easley.

Elizabeth Dole

2009-09-27T00:23:37Z

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'''Elizabeth "Liddy" Dole''', born July 29, 1936 (age {{age|1936|7|29}}), is the wife of [[Bob Dole]], a [[Republican]] from [[Kansas]] and former candidate for President of the [[United States of America]]. She is currently a Senator from the state of [[North Carolina]]. Her [[maiden name]] was '''Hanford'''.

Following the retirement of Senator Jesse Helms, Elizabeth Dole ran for his seat and won. She served as Chairwoman of the Republican Senatorial Committee in the 2006 election cycle, but did not enjoy a level of success, as the Republicans lost six seats and became the minority party.
Dole attended [[Duke University]] and [[Harvard Law School]].

Dole, who will be up for re-election in 2008 surprised many with a strong showing for her fundraising in for the second quarter of 2007. Her popularity increased in North Carolina following her opposition to President Bush's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act.

Dole was defeated for re-election in 2008 by Democratic opponent [[Kay Hagan]].<ref>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/1875/4822/en/summary.html North Carolina election results]</ref>

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[[Category:Former United States Senators]]
[[Category:Republican Party]]
[[Category: 110th United States Congress]]

Kay Hagen

2009-09-27T00:23:15Z

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'''Kay Hagen''' is a [[Democrat]]ic junior [[United States Senator]] from [[North Carolina]]. She was elected in 2008, replacing [[Elizabeth Dole]].

United States House of Representatives

2009-09-27T00:11:24Z

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[[Image:6535yttfr.png|right|thumb|Seal of the United States House of Representatives.]]
The '''House of Representatives''', often referred to as just "The House", is the lower chamber of [[Congress]] in which representatives of each state in the union gather. There are 435 voting members of the House, and each serves two year terms. Representatives can be re-elected an unlimited number of times, and indeed, most incumbents who seek re-election are continually successful. <ref>http://www.thirty-thousand.org/pages/QHA-08.htm</ref> Every state has at least one Representative, and are allocated more based on population. For example, [[California]] has 53 Representatives. The House of Representatives meets in the United States [[Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]

The House's presiding officer is a Representative from the party with the most members currently in the House, and is known as the [[Speaker of the House]]. The current Speaker of the House is [[Democrat]] [[Nancy Pelosi]], who is from [[California]]. The majority leader is [[Steny Hoyer]] and the minority leader is [[John Boehner]].

==Powers of the House==

The House has the power to [[impeach]] the [[president]] and other federal officials. The House is also responsible for dealing with revenue bills.<ref>US Government and Politics</ref>

==Current Composition==
*'''Democratic Party (Majority): 257 (+6)
*'''Republican Party (Minority): 178 (+0)
''Numbers in brackets are non-voting members from US territories such as the [[District of Columbia]] and [[Puerto Rico]].

==See also==
* [[Congress]]
* [[The Budget Process]]
* [[Glossary of Budget Terms]]

[[Image:HouseofRepresentatives.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Chamber of the United States House of Representatives.]]

==References==

<References/>

[[Category:United States Elected Officials]]
[[Category:United States House of Representatives]]

Sue Myrick

2009-09-27T00:08:36Z

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'''Sue Wilkins Myrick''' is a [[Republican]] congresswoman from [[North Carolina]]'s 9th Congressional district. She assumed office in 1995, replacing Alex McMillan.

Sue Myrick

2009-09-27T00:08:11Z

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'''Sue Wilkins Myrick''' is a [[Republican]] congresswoman from [[North Carolina's]] 9th Congressional district. She assumed office in 1995, replacing Alex McMillan.

Sue Myrick

2009-09-27T00:08:02Z

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''Sue Wilkins Myrick'' is a [[Republican]] congresswoman from [[North Carolina's]] 9th Congressional district. She assumed office in 1995, replacing Alex McMillan.

Improvisation

2009-09-27T00:00:01Z

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'''Improvisation''' ('''"improv"''') is a when a performer is "making it up he/she goes along".

In [[music]], improvisation is when one sings or plays music which is made up on the spot; it is neither memorized nor written down. Improvisation is often found in [[jazz]], [[blues]] and [[rock and roll]].

[[Actor]]s also sometimes improvise. Some [[comedy]] troupes base their entire act on improvising.

[[Category:Musical terms]]
[[Category:Theater]]

User talk:Jdelong11

2009-09-26T23:53:00Z

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2009-09-26T23:52:49Z

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Chuck Rainey

2009-09-26T23:50:59Z

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'''Charles "Chuck" Walter Rainey III''' (born June 17, 1940) is an American bass guitarist famous for his session work. He has played with numerous artists, including Steely Dan, Donald Byrd, and Ry Cooder. Chuck is known and praised for his style which focuses more on providing a groove and connection with the drummer instead of virtuosity.

[[Category: Bass Players]]

Chuck Rainey

2009-09-26T23:29:43Z

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Chuck Rainey

2009-09-26T23:28:53Z

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'''Charles "Chuck" Walter Rainey III''' (born June 17, 1940) is an American bass guitarist famous for his session work. He has played with numerous artists, including Steely Dan, Donald Byrd, and Ry Cooder. He is known and praised for his style which focuses more on providing a groove and connection with the drummer instead of virtuosity.

[[Category: Guitarists]]

Sid Vicious

2009-09-26T23:17:26Z

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'''Sid Vicious''' (real name '''John Simon Ritchie''', 10 May 1957 - 2 February 1979) was the bassist for infamous [[punk rock]] band [[The Sex Pistols]]. Notorious for his wild persona and "live fast, die young" attitude, he died of a heroin overdose on in February, 1979, while awaiting trial for his girlfriend's [[murder]]. His time in the Sex Pistols is documented in the popular 1986 film ''Sid and Nancy''.

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[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Bass Players]]

Frank Zappa

2009-09-26T23:16:44Z

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'''Frank Zappa''' (1940-1993) was an [[avant-garde]] [[rock]] musician, [[guitar]] player, and [[composer]]. His music spanned a wide range of genres, though he is perhaps best known for his distinctive guitar-driven jams. Social satire also played a central role in nearly all of his music.

A self described "practical conservative," Zappa was a libertarian politically and came close to running on the [[Libertarian Party]] ticket in the [[1988 Presidential Election]]. He was critical of anything he considered conformist, from [[organized religion]] to the [[hippie]] culture that was ascendant around the same time his music began to be. He is also notable for his staunch opposition to [[illegal drugs]], which he maintained throughout his life (though, being a libertarian, he still considered [[drug legalization]] a necessary policy).
== See also ==

* [[PMRC]]

== Links ==

* [http://www.zappa.com/ Official site]

[[Category:Musicians|Zappa, Frank]]
[[Category:Bass Players]]
[[Category:Guitarists]]

David Gilmour

2009-09-26T23:14:55Z

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'''David Gilmour''' is singer, guitarist, lyricist best known as part of the group [[Pink Floyd]].

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[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Bass Players]]
[[Category: Guitarists]]

Paul McCartney

2009-09-26T23:14:07Z

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'''Sir Paul McCartney''' (born 1942) is a British musician famous for being the [[bass]]ist and frequent lead singer for the [[Beatles]]. Along with [[John Lennon]], he was one half of the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team, which wrote much of the band's material. McCartney favored lighter, more pop-oriented songs than Lennon, which became much more apparent after April 1970 when the Beatles broke up and both began to record solo. McCartney soon formed a new band, [[Wings (band)]], and recorded many staples of AM [[radio]]. His song "Yesterday" had been covered by over 3,500 artists, making it the most covered song in music history.

He was knighted by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in 1997.

Paul was married for thirty years to Linda Eastman who played keyboards in Wings. Eastman died in 1998 after a three year battle with [[breast cancer]]. His second marriage to Heather Mills lasted for four years. He continues to tour and perform, and is [[Britain|Britain's]] highest-earning [[music]]ian today.

McCartney has been arrested twice for possession of [[marijuana]] and publicly called for its legalization.

[[Image:Paul McCartney.jpeg|300px]]

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[[Category:Musicians|Musicians]]
[[category:Beatles]]
[[Category:Bass Players]]

Victor Wooten

2009-09-26T23:13:55Z

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'''Victor Wooten''' is an American bassist and composer who is often praised for his advanced slap bass style. He has played with famous artists such as Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Steve Bailey, Dave Matthews, and Chick Corea. One of his most famous compositions is "Classical Thump", which is noted for its extreme difficulty. The piece consists largely of slap bass, and showcases his innovative "double-thumb" technique.

[[Category:Bass Players]]

Stuart Hamm

2009-09-26T23:13:47Z

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'''Stuart "Stu" Hamm''' (born February 8, 1960) is an influential bass guitarist famous for his session work and virtuosic style. He has played with many artists, including Frank Gambale, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai. His style consists of slap bass, chords, harmonics, and two-handed tapping.

[[Category:Bass Players]]

Jaco Pastorius

2009-09-26T23:13:37Z

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'''John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III''' (December 1, 1951–September 21, 1987) was an [[American]] [[jazz]] musician and composer famous for his abilities on the electric bass guitar. He was known for using a fretless bass and incorporating a style that included natural and artificial harmonics, chords, notes in the higher register, and a strong sense of playing in the "groove." He is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential electric bassist of all time.

From 1976 to 1982, he was a member of the jazz fusion band Weather Report (though he only played two tracks on their 1976 album "Black Market"). During this period, he also collaborated with artists such as Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, and Al Di Meola. His 1976 self-titled debut album is often praised as a landmark album for the bass guitar, with "Donna Lee", "Continuum", and "Portrait of Tracy" being stand-out tracks.

"Portrait of Tracy", arguably his most famous composition, is frequently labeled as a bass standard. The song consists almost entirely of artificial harmonics, giving it an ambient and relaxing tone not commonly heard on the bass.

In the early 1980s, Jaco's health began to deteriorate, and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He also began to abuse alcohol, which led to a sharp change in his personality. On September 11, 1987, while trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, he got into an altercation with bouncer Luc Havan that quickly turned violent. Jaco was hospitalized with severe brain damage, and fell into a coma. After spending ten days on life support, he died on September 21 after developing a brain hemorrhage.

Jaco's debut album earned two Grammy nominations. In 1988, he was became only the fourth bassist to be inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, joining Milt Hinton, Charles Mingus, and Ray Brown. He is the only electric bassist to be so honored.

[[Category:Bass Players]]

James Jamerson

2009-09-26T23:13:10Z

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'''James Lee Jamerson''' (January 29, 1936 - August 2, 1983) was an influential American bass guitarist. As a member of The Funk Brothers, he played on numerous Motown records throughout the 1960s and 70s. He remained largely uncredited for his early contributions, which was typical at the time for studio musicians. Jameson developed a unique up-front bass style consisting of syncopation and improvisation that was relatively unheard of at the time. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, though he gained little recognition in his lifetime.

Stand out tracks include "Darling Dear" by The Jackson 5, "What's Going On" by [[Marvin Gaye]], and "Bernadette" by Four Tops.

[[Category:Bass Players]]

Talk:James Jamerson

2009-09-26T23:10:57Z

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Book: ''Standing in the Shadows of Motown'' --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 18:59, 26 September 2009 (EDT)

I haven't read it, but being a bass player myself, I'll definitely have to check it out. --[[User:jdelong11 Poor|jdelong11]]

Talk:James Jamerson

2009-09-26T23:10:36Z

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2009-09-26T23:06:49Z

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Talk:Jaco Pastorius

2009-09-26T23:03:07Z

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==Does the last sentence sound awkward to anyone?==

I think it does, but I couldn't think of another way to word it. --[[User:Jdelong11|Jdelong11]]
:Looks fine to me. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 19:00, 26 September 2009 (EDT)

Wayne already went ahead and changed it around, but thanks for the feedback. --[[User:Jdelong11|Jdelong11]]

Jaco Pastorius

2009-09-26T22:59:07Z

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'''John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III''' (December 1, 1951–September 21, 1987) was an [[American]] [[jazz]] musician and composer famous for his abilities on the electric bass guitar. He was known for using a fretless bass and incorporating a style that included natural and artificial harmonics, chords, notes in the higher register, and a strong sense of playing in the "groove." He is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential electric bassist of all time.

From 1976 to 1982, he was a member of the jazz fusion band Weather Report (though he only played two tracks on their 1976 album "Black Market"). During this period, he also collaborated with artists such as Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, and Al Di Meola. His 1976 self-titled debut album is often praised as a landmark album for the bass guitar, with "Donna Lee", "Continuum", and "Portrait of Tracy" being stand-out tracks.

"Portrait of Tracy", arguably his most famous composition, is frequently labeled as a bass standard. The song consists almost entirely of artificial harmonics, giving it an ambient and relaxing tone not commonly heard on the bass.

In the early 1980s, Jaco's health began to deteriorate, and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He also began to abuse alcohol, which led to a sharp change in his personality. On September 11, 1987, while trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, he got into an altercation with bouncer Luc Havan that quickly turned violent. Jaco was hospitalized with severe brain damage, and fell into a coma. After spending ten days on life support, he died on September 21 after developing a brain hemorrhage.

Jaco's debut album earned two Grammy nominations. In 1988, he was became only the fourth bassist to be inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, joining Milt Hinton, Charles Mingus, and Ray Brown. He is the only electric bassist to be so honored.

James Jamerson

2009-09-26T22:49:59Z

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Stuart Hamm

2009-09-26T22:37:38Z

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2009-09-26T22:33:49Z

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==Does the last sentence sound awkward to anyone?==

I think it does, but I couldn't think of another way to word it. --[[User:Jdelong11|Jdelong11]]

Talk:Jaco Pastorius

2009-09-26T22:31:55Z

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==Does the last sentence sound awkward to anyone?==

I think it does, but I couldn't think of another way to word it.

Stuart Hamm

2009-09-26T22:21:11Z

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'''Stuart Hamm''' is an influential bass guitarist famous for his session work and virtuosic style. He has played with many artists, including Frank Gambale, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai. His style consists of slap bass, chords, harmonics, and two-handed tapping.

Take Five

2009-09-26T22:16:54Z

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'''Take Five''' is a famous [[jazz]] piece originally performed by the The Dave Brubeck Quartet. The composition was written by alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, and is notable for its unusual 5/4 time signature and memorable saxophone melody.

Take Five

2009-09-26T22:16:40Z

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'''Take Five''' is a famous [[jazz]] piece originally performed by the The Dave Brubeck Quartet. The composition was written by alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, and his notable for its unusual 5/4 time signature and memorable saxophone melody.

Take Five

2009-09-26T22:16:30Z

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'''Take Five'' is a famous [[jazz]] piece originally performed by the The Dave Brubeck Quartet. The composition was written by alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, and his notable for its unusual 5/4 time signature and memorable saxophone melody.

Victor Wooten

2009-09-26T22:12:08Z

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