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==Early life==
Vernon Elvis Presley (April 10, 1916- June 26, 1979) was the father of Elvis Presley. He was born in Fulton, Mississippi. He was born to Jesse D. McClowell Presley and Minnie Mae Hood. He married Gladys Presley (born Gladys Love Smith; April 25, 1912- August 14, 1958) on June 17, 1933 in Verona, Mississippi. Presley was born in a two-room house without running water or electricity in East Tupelo, [[Mississippi]] to Gladys Love and Vernon Presley. Presley's identical twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley, was stillborn 35 minutes before him. Presley's mother Gladys almost died from the birth and both were taken to the hospital. The Presley family lived in near-poverty during the early years of Presley's life. They were on [[welfare]] and got help from their neighbors. Vernon supported the family by working different odd jobs. Despite living in poverty, Presley benefited from a closely knit family. On May 25, 1938 Vernon was sentenced for three years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary for check [[forgery]]. During the brief time Vernon spent in prison, Gladys and Presley had to temporarily live with Gladys' in-laws next door. Vernon was released on February 6, 1939 on account of good behavior.

Presley received a [[guitar]] for his eleventh birthday. The store owner said he wanted a [[rifle]]. Some other variants of the story claim he wanted a bicycle, though accounts from those who knew Presley during his earlier life say that what he wanted was most likely the rifle. However, Gladys did not want her son to have one and he eventually settled on the guitar. He would often sing in school for his classes, and they were pleased with him.<ref name="official%2520bio">[http://www.elvis.com/about-the-king/biography_.aspx Elvis biography]</ref><ref>[http://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/elvis_presley_1935_1953.html Biography of Presley's Early Life]</ref>

The Presley family moved to [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]] on November 6, 1948, where a thirteen-year-old Presley was influenced by the gospel music of an Assembly of God [[Pentecostal]] church. He was also influenced by country, pop and the African American music he heard on the streets of Memphis. On September 20, 1949, the Presley family moved to a building complex in Memphis. He was exposed to a great deal of music and was in a band with four other boys. Vernon, Gladys, and the teenage Presley worked various jobs to support the family. However, the family stayed closely knit. After graduating from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis in 1953, Presley worked at Crown Electric as a truck driver to pay for recording sessions at Sun Records.<ref name="official%2520bio"/> Sun Records, under the control of Sam Phillips, asked Presley who he sounds like and when he said "I don't sound like nobody," he was allowed to record music for his mother.

==Career==
Presley's professional career carried him from his first single in 1954 to his death in 1977, spanning twenty-three years. He influenced the musical world immensely during this time creating basically what modern pop music is today. He also delved into acting during his career though his records and concerts were the most influential most prominent and longest part of his career. From a poor boy in a small town to international icon to one of the most legendary and influential persons to ever live, Presley had a huge impact in the relatively short career he had breaking barriers in music and culture from youth rebellion to becoming one of the standards in Las Vegas and beyond. Many people have heard more than one song by Presley, and he remains one of the most admired and celebrated musicians of all time with '''''numerous''''' prominent musicians citing him as an influence.
===Early career===
After graduating from high school, Presley paid to record two songs meant to be a birthday gift to his mother. The songs “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” would be his first steps toward becoming what many say was the greatest entertainer of the century and “the King of Rock n’ Roll.”

In 1954 Sun Records released “That’s All Right,” a 45 rpm record with the B-side “Blue Moon of Kentucky.” Within a few days it was a hit when Memphis radio station WHBQ began programming the record and Presley began a regular touring schedule outside of the Memphis area. His second single, “Good Rockin' Tonight,” with “I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine” was released in September, 1954 and a month later Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the “[[Louisiana]] Hayride”, a country music radio show, in Shreveport to the delight of a large audience. He was signed to a one-year contract with the Hayride for a weekly performance.

Elvis Presley moved from Sun Records to RCA by suggestion of his manager Colonel Tom Parker, who officially became Presley's manager after his contract with former manager Bob Neal expired on March 26, 1956. RCA paid $35,000 to Sun and $5,000 to Presley, a sum unheard of at that time. A few months later in 1956 his first single on the RCA label “Heartbreak Hotel,” topped the charts at #1.

Elvis Presley had a physical style in his concerts that was considered by many to be suggestive and scandalous. He gyrated his body with the music, in a way that would be considered tame by contemporary standards, but was unheard-of at the time. He was sometimes given the name "Elvis the Pelvis" for this, and was sometimes shown in television concerts only from the waist up.
====Ed Sullivan Shows====
Presley first appeared on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' on September 9, 1956, despite Sullivan personally vowing he would never have Presley on the show. Sullivan entered Presley after rival Steve Allen received a jump in ratings due to Presley's appearance on his show. His second appearance on the Sullivan show was on October 28, 1956. That appearance included Elvis performed "Don't Be Cruel", and "Love Me Tender", as well as a four-minute version of "Hound Dog". As Sullivan stood behind Presley during the show, addressing the audience, Presley began shaking his legs, eliciting an uproar from the audience. As Sullivan stood his head, Presley became motionless. After Presley was leaving the stage, Sullivan said "I can’t figure this darn thing out. You know. He just does this [Sullivan shakes his legs] and everybody yells." The third and final show was on January 6, 1957. This show sparked controversy, as Presley was shot only from the waist up. It was seen as censoring his hip gyrations. Presley responded by wiggling his finger and causing an uproar in the audience.

===Music===
A multiple [[Grammy]] award winner, in his first dozen years Presley had 100 hits on the Billboard charts and was the most famous entertainer in the world. Presley's first released single was "That's All Right" under the Sun label. It was after Colonel Parker transferred Presley to RCA that he would record his first number-one hit, "Heartbreak Hotel". The song was Presley's first #1 hit, released in 1956. It was the first single Presley recorded for RCA. it was a multiplatinum single for Presley. [[Stan Freberg]] parodied the song, making fun of the use of the [[echo chamber]] in the original song as well as Presley's hip gyrations, with the singer ripping his jeans for the third time that day and drowning in background music.

His early music was mainly rock, such as his hit singles "Blue Suede Shoes," "Hound Dog", "Don't Be Cruel", and "All Shook Up". He also recorded gospel songs, such as "Peace in the Valley", which Presley said was one of his mother's favorite songs. During his Hollywood career, the main music Presley produced were movie soundtracks. After his career in film, Presley recorded a slew of new material at various studios. Included in these sessions were several gospel albums including ''His Hand in Mine'' (1960). He later had a studio built in his home that was called the Jungle Room.

Presley was in second place as a top-earning, deceased celebrity (after [[Michael Jackson]]), earning approximately $55 million per year. Most of this income is derived from admissions to Graceland, licensing and merchandising. A ''Cirque du Soleil'' show in Las Vegas that is based on his music also contributes. Sales of music and movies also contributed significantly.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2011/10/25/the-top-earning-dead-celebrities/ The Top-Earning Dead Celebrities] Pomerantz, Dorothy, forbes.com, October 25, 2011, retrieved May 31, 2012.</ref>

===Films===
*See also: filmography at the end of the article, separate articles on films
Presley starred in thirty-three enormously profitable films, most of which were lighthearted comedic musicals. His first film, ''Love Me Tender'', a western, was released in 1957, in which Presley plays Clint Reno, the youngest of the four Reno brothers. He takes care of the house while his older brothers go to fight for the Confederates in the [[American Civil War]]. His film ''Loving You'' was released soon after. In the movie, Presley plays Deke Rivers, a delivery man. The film originally had three working titles; ''Lonesome Cowboy'', ''Something for the Girls'', and ''Running Wild'', but it was titled ''Loving You'' to match the title song.

He then starred in ''Jailhouse Rock'', playing an anti-hero character. ''Jailhouse Rock'' was Elvis Presley's third movie and arguably his most controversial. In this film, Presley played a convict named Vince Everett. It peaked at number 3 on Variety box office chart. The film was number 14 in the Box Office charts for that year, grossing over $4 million. For a while, Presley was one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors. He starred in ''King Creole'', for which he deferred his Army service to star in. After his service, he starred in ''G.I. Blues'' He was cast in light, clean-cut roles during the 1960s, and Presley was not happy about it, since he aspired to be a serious actor. These feature films were generally poorly received by critics, often for "them all being the same", but still sold extremely well, and were popular with fans. ''Charro'' was an exception, as it did not feature music other than a title song. After his final feature film in 1969, the only Presley films released were concert documentaries, such as ''Elvis:That's the Way it Is''.

While Presley's films were poorly received by critics at the time the movies were released, they are generally positively received with modern critics.

Presley started work on two karate films, ''The New Gladiator'' (1974) and ''Billy Easter'' (1977). The former starred Presley and other fighters training and then competing in tournaments around the world. The latter involves an ex-CIA agent who then owns a karate school getting revenge on drug dealers for the murder of his best friend. Neither of these karate films were finished in their entirety or released.

===Concert Performances===
[[File:Elvis Presley 1970.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Presley in 1970]]
During his career, Presley performed many concerts. Many of these concerts were sold out and fans waited for days in line just to buy tickets. His first concerts were performed in the late 1950s, and these were the most provocative of Presley's concerts. His other major concert era came after his career in film which was from the late 1960s to Presley's death in 1977. He performed in [[Las Vegas]] and did a road tour for those who could not make it out to Vegas unlike many performers at the time who would have been content in their shows and dressing room in Las Vegas.
====Early Concerts====
Presley started touring in the 1950s and he caused controversy over his hip gyrations and music. The older generation thought his style was vulgar. As a result, Presley's performances on television were often shot from the waist up so it would not offend anyone. Many of Presley's fans were young women, and they would often scream incessantly at his concerts, a practice which has since become commonplace during concerts of male heartthrobs. His style of dancing came from nervousness of dancing in front of women.<ref>[http://www.moviesmusicgamesandmore.com/elvis-presley-biography.html The Life of Elvis Presley]</ref> Presley was panned by critics at his first performance in Las Vegas in the 1950s for his "vulgar" performance, but was well received later on and is now culturally associated with Las Vegas.

In 1956, Presley made his network television debut with the first of his six appearances on ''Stage Show'', a weekly variety program hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. On ''The Milton Berle Show'', he performed "Hound Dog" and the performance was considered very provocative for the time.

====1968 Comeback Special====
Presley stopped touring while he was in Hollywood until 1968, when his special ''Elvis'' or also called the '''68 Comeback'' on NBC. The network originally wanted it to be a soft Christmas special with Presley in a tuxedo, but Presley did a rock performance in leather. He saw this as his comeback from his films to live performing. He performed many of his previous hits, and had a gospel section of the performance which included the famous song "If I Can Dream". The concert was later sold on VHS and DVD by Elvis Presley Enterprises.

Colonel Parker originally wanted the show to be a Christmas performance with little more than Presley performing Christmas carols. He believed that this could be a television version of the Christmas show Presley performed the year before. However, producer Steve Binder felt that this would not be best for the singer since they wanted to reestablish his reputation with this concert after he made many films and recordings of varying quality.

The concert consisted of an informal jam session with Presley performing in front of a small audience consisting of friends and family members. He performed hits such as "Heartbreak Hotel", "Jailhouse Rock", and "Don't Be Cruel".

The band that performed was:
*Elvis Presley: vocals, guitars
*D. J. Fontana: drumming, using a guitar case
*Alan Fortas: guitar back-slapping, occasional vocals
*Charlie Hodge: acoustic guitar, occasional vocals
*Lance LeGault: guitar back-slapping, tambourine
*Scotty Moore: guitars

====1970s Live Concerts====
After two more feature films, ''The Trouble With Girls'' and ''Change of Habit'', the only other films Presley starred in were concert documentaries. In 1969, he performed a series of concerts at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. Between 1969 and 1976, Presley performed in Vegas at locations such as the Hilton Hotel, as well as a road tour. Despite deteriorating health, Presley performed over a thousand sold-out concerts during the 1970s. He performed some of his early hits, as well as new hits and cover versions of songs by artists such as [[The Beatles]], the Righteous Brothers, and [[Chuck Berry]]. He was accompanied by gospel quartets, an orchestra, and other band members. He was notorious for wearing various extravagant jumpsuits during these concerts and for passing out scarves that typically contained his perspiration from dancing on stage to (usually) female fans. He occasionally gave extravagant rings to audience members.

These concerts contained backing by several gospel bands including the Jordanaires, the Imperials and the all female group the Sweet Inspirations as well as a full orchestra and members of Presley's original band. During this time he balanced between breaks, recording for albums, and touring.
====Aloha from Hawaii====
[[File:ElvisPresleyAlohafromHawaii.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Presley at the Aloha from Hawaii concert]]
''Aloha from Hawaii'' was a concert performed by Presley that was originally broadcasted live via satellite on January 14, 1973. The amount of people who viewed the concert is debatable. Several sources, including [[Elvis Presley Enterprises]], say that over a billion people watched the concert worldwide, and it is the most watched broadcast starring an individual entertainer. Some other sources claim that this figure was created by [[Colonel Tom Parker]], and that only several hundred million viewed the concert. The concert was shot at the Honolulu International Center (HIC) in Honolulu, Hawaii. The concert did not air in the United States until April 4, 1973 (the same day as the Super Bowl). This was the most expensive entertainment show at that time, costing over $2.5 million.

The concert featured an array of Presley's early and recent hits, including "Hound Dog", "Steamroller Blues", "See See Rider", "Early Morning Rain", "Burning Love", "Blue Suede Shoes", "A Big Hunk o' Love", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "It's Over", "Welcome to my World", "I'll Remember You" and "What Now My Love", and "Suspicious Minds", as well as covers of songs including [[Chuck Berry]]'s "Johnny B. Goode" and [[The Beatles]]' "Something".

Presley was accompanied by:
*James Burton (lead guitar)
*Charlie Hodge (acoustic guitar/vocals)
*Glen Hardin (piano/keyboards)
*Ronnie Tutt (drums)
*John Wilkinson (rhythm guitar)
*Jerry Scheff (bass)
*J.D. Sumner & the Stamps Quartet (vocals)
*Kathy Westmoreland (vocals)
*The Sweet Inspirations (vocals)
*Joe Guercio & his Orchestra

=====History=====
Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, decided that he was going to air a live concert via satellite since it was impossible for Presley to tour in every major city. It was inspired by a visit to China on July 8, 1972 made by then-President [[Richard Nixon]]. Parker initially wanted the concert to take place in late 1972, but was changed to 1973 since MGM was releasing its ''Elvis on Tour'' concert documentary. On September 4, 1972, Parker held a conference announcing the Presley concert would air on January 14 the next year. The show aided the Kui Lee Cancer Fund.

Presley arrived in Hawaii on January 9, 1973, having lost twenty-five pounds for the show, to begin rehearsing.

=====Concert=====
The concert was performed on January 14, 1973. Presley was wearing an eagle jumpsuit designed by Bill Belew. The show was directed by Marty Pasetta. He performed hits such as "See See Rider", "Steamroller Blues", "Hound Dog", I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", and "Can't Help Falling in Love". After the concert ended, Presley performed five songs including "Hawaiian Wedding Song" and "Early Morning Rain" that would be included in the American broadcast.

====Elvis Lives Concerts====
After Presley's death, concerts were put together using past live performances of Presley's, and his original band played live on stage with Presley's concert footage on a large screen via computer technology. Everything from the performances but Presley's voice is edited out, and gives the simulation of a real concert. Many sold-out concerts were performed across the world. Presley could not perform in many different countries due to his manager, Colonel Tom Parker's immigration status.

The tours started in 1997, and has been extremely popular throughout the world. A concert was conceived on August 16, 1997 (twenty years after Presley's death) after EPE was experimenting with Presley recordings and discovered through multitracking how to remove virtually all background music except Presley's voice, and it featured Presley's original 1970s back-up band (TCB Band), his back-up singers (The Stamps Quartet, The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations and Millie Kirkham) and was performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.

In 2007, a DVD of the twenty-fifth anniversary concert was sold.

==Personal life==
===Army service===
At the age of eighteen, like all young American men, on January 19, 1953, Presley registered for the Selective Service system. At the time, there was a draft and all young men in good health were to be able to serve two years in the military, and then spend four years in the reserves. Presley, after signing up, became the sensation he was. Then Presley received a draft notice, No. 40-86-35-16 on December 20, 1957, but sought deferment to finish his film ''King Creole''. Presley went to the Memphis Draft Board on March 24, 1958 to be processed into the Army. He then spent 10 weeks in advanced tank training in Fort Hood, Texas. Presley returned soon after to see his mother, Gladys, who was gravely ill. She died on August 14, 1958. Presley served for two years and was assigned as an M48 Patton tank crewman to Company A, 1st Medium Tank Battalion, 32nd Armor Regiment of the 3rd Armored Division. He was stationed at Ray Barracks in Friedberg, Germany.

Presley's conscription inspired the musical [[Bye Bye Birdie]].<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19756/m1/</ref>

===Martial Arts===
It was while stationed in Germany that Presley first developed his lifelong interest in martial arts. He was a student of Hank Slemansky, a German Chito Ryu master, and became a black belt upon returning to the United States in 1960. His [[gospel music|gospel]] album "His Hand in Mine," released in 1961, features Presley on the cover, sitting at the piano wearing a black belt pin. He earned black belts from several famous instructors.<ref>http://www.tracyskarate.com/Stories/was_elvis_really_a_black_belt.htm</ref>

He later came under the tutelage of Kendo master Ed Parker, who said that Presley was an excellent martial artist and actually knew the contents of the IKKA manual for Kendo better than he did. Presley was able to achieve a 6th degree black belt in Kendo by 1973.

Elvis Presley is credited with popularizing martial arts in the United States through the use of exciting fight sequences in his movies, for which he did not use a stuntman. In 1960, while filming the film ''G.I. Blues'', he accidentally injured his hand with enough force to cause it to swell up noticeably. He finished the filming regardless, and was known among other martial artists for his high tolerance for physical punishment.<ref>http://members.tripod.com/beyondthereef__1/tigerman.html</ref>

Some of Presley's jumpsuits in the 1970s were based on karate outfits, and allowed him to perform karate-style moves on stage.

===Marriage===
Presley married [[Priscilla Presley|Priscilla Beaulieu]], who was fourteen years old when they met in 1959, ten years younger than Presley, on May 1, 1967. Presley met her while he was in the Army, stationed in Germany. Both of them wanted children. [[Lisa Marie Presley]], Elvis' only and Priscilla's first child, was born on February 1, 1968. During the marriage, Elvis had many affairs. Priscilla tried to repair the marriage, but she was largely unsuccessful. The marriage ended on October 9, 1973 and affected Presley for the rest of his life; this was evidenced by the fact that many of Presley's recordings later in his career were about lost love.<ref>[http://www.fingerprintsofelvis.co.uk/Elvis_and_Marriage.html Elvis and Marriage]</ref> An entire album, ''From Elvis Presley Boulevard Memphis, Tennessee'' released in 1976, was virtually made up entirely of lost love songs.

===Gun Collection===
Presley was a lifelong collector of firearms, including a silver-plated Colt 45 which he presented to President Nixon. At the time of his death, he had a collection of 37 handguns, an unknown number of rifles and at least one machine gun. One of his handguns, a Walter PPK he gave to actor Jack Lord, fetched $28,800 at auction.<ref>http://www.elvispresleynews.com/ElvisGuns.html</ref>

In 2007, an unidentified thief stole a 9mm Smith and Wesson from a Graceland display case during an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of his death. The thief apparently abandoned the gun in a toilet, where it was found by a janitor and soon after returned to police.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6956224.stm</ref>

Presley was known to shoot guns at televisions if they displayed something he did not like.
===Religion===
Presley came from a Christian background; he had a superficially religious family and they attended First Assembly of God Church in East Tupelo, Mississippi, and then First Assembly of God in Memphis after the family moved. During his career, he was accompanied by several different gospel groups including The Jordanaires, The Stamps, and The Imperials. He recorded several gospel albums beginning with ''His Hand in Mine''. After concerts, Presley would often perform gospel music all night with some of his band members and friends. It is unknown whether Presley was a devout Christian.<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/people/pp/Elvis_Presley.html Elvis religion]</ref><ref>[http://www.cbn.com/blogs/scottross/121207elvis.aspx]</ref>

Rev. [[Sun Myung Moon]] considered making a movie of Presley's life, also considering the life of Jesus as a topic but made "[[Incheon!]]" instead.<ref>http://movies.tvguide.com/inchon/review/102041</ref> After his death, a copy of Moon's ''[[Divine Principle]]'' was found on a Graceland bookshelf.

===Death===
Elvis Presley died at the age of 42 in his home in Memphis on August 16, 1977. The cause of death was believed to be cardiac arrest related to overuse and overdoses of prescription drugs such as codeine, Valium, morphine, and Demorol, combined with poor eating habits.

He was scheduled to fly to Portland, [[Maine]] that night, do a show the next day, and finish his tour. During the early morning of the 16th, Presley was taking care of last minute details. He went to his suite at 7 AM and died of heart failure. Within hours, the news was being announced on the radio, and grief struck the nation. Callers would even ask jockeys to tell their stories about Presley.<ref>[http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/biography/the_death_of_elvis_presley_august_16_1977.shtml Elvis death]</ref>

==Legacy==
*''Main Article: [[Legacy of Elvis Presley]]''
*''See also: [[Elvis Presley phenomenon]]''
[[File:YoungElvisPresley.jpg|thumb|right|110px|A young Presley]]
Presley has had a great effect on music; this includes a satellite radio station dedicated to playing his songs, his home is a historic landmark which attracts many visitors from across the world, and many entertainers make a living impersonating him. Presley also makes the most money of any deceased performer aside from Michael Jackson. The Ronnie McDowell song "The King is Gone" released after Presley's death showcased McDowell's great ability as an Elvis impersonator while recollecting his childhood memories of listening to Presley's songs as a kid and mourning over Presley's death.

Presley brought the soul music of African Americans performing on the streets of Memphis to a new, much larger audience through his early recordings, such as his cover of Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right."
===Elvis Presley Enterprises===
[[Elvis Presley Enterprises]] (EPE) originally founded by former manager Neal in 1954, created Graceland as a tourist attraction, secured copyrights for Presley's image and intellectual property. They have become the official organization to sell Presley merchandise. Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley are involved with and solely owned the company, until CKX Inc. acquired an 85% stake with Lisa Marie with a 15% stake.

EPE is responsible for all legally produced Presley merchandise such as music, movies, costumes, action figures, hot sauces, and any other piece of Presley memorabilia.<ref name="graceland%252Ecom">https://www.graceland.com/about/</ref>

===Graceland===
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Graceland is the former residence of Presley and is where he is buried, after being moved from Forest Hill Cemetery at 1661 Elvis Presley Blvd due to an unsuccessful break-in by graverobbers. It is a large white-columned mansion located on 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis about nine miles away from Downtown Memphis and less than four miles north of the Mississippi border. The Elvis Presley estate earns over $40 million and draws over 600,000 tourists yearly, a record for a deceased entertainer. Graceland Mansion, his home while alive, and his burial place, is designated as a National Historic Landmark. Graceland garners many tourists, and is second only to the [[White House]] in number of tourists visiting a private residence. Tourists are invited to see much of the house and the meditation garden where the family is buried, but the upstairs is reserved for Presley's family.<ref name="graceland%252Ecom"/>
After Presley died, his father Vernon was responsible for the house. When he died in 1979, Priscilla took over. A CEO, Jack Soden, was responsible for making Graceland a moneymaker, since Priscilla could not afford the upkeep of the house, which was over $500,000 a year.

===Elvis Impersonators===
[[File:Elvis impersonators.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Some people show tribute toward Presley by imitating his voice, looks, or both. Some entertainers are professional Elvis Tribute Artists, who perform concerts in Las Vegas or elsewhere emulating Presley.]]

Presley's legacy is such that many entertainers have made careers emulating him in voice, looks, or both. They are called Elvis Tribute Artists, or informally as Elvis impersonators. Professional Elvis impersonators highlight in Las Vegas and other areas across the United States and around the world.

Elvis impersonators are in great demand due to the iconic status of Presley, and many of these tribute acts exist. The first recorded Elvis impersonator was Jim Smith in 1956, shortly after Presley began to rise in popularity. Smith looked like and imitated Presley, but was just pretending since he could neither sing nor play the guitar. The first influential Elvis impersonator was Phil Ochs in 1970. Andy Kaufman was a significant Elvis impersonator in the mid 1970s and Presley himself said Kaufman was his favorite. While Presley was alive, impersonators largely competed in talent shows. It was after Presley's death the art grew into the industry it is today. Elvis impersonators range from professional performers to people who do it as a hobby to people who do it as part of a comedy act. There is also an Elvis Tribute Artist contest sponsored by Elvis Presley Enterprises.

In addition to Las Vegas, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee is a popular spot for Elvis impersonators.

[[Doug Church]] is considered to be the Elvis impersonator with the closest voice to Presley's. He recorded an album of cover songs that caused some to believe Presley was still alive since those songs were recorded originally after Presley's death.

An Elvis impersonator (Joseph Hall) did well on ''America's Got Talent'' in 2008.

[[Jimmy "Orion" Ellis]]' natural voice sounded almost exactly like Presley's which was a double edged sword for him, which resulted in his rise to fame, and ridicule as if he were imitating Presley, hence his song "I'm Not Trying To Be Like Elvis". He also covered several songs of Presley's in addition to his original music.

===Sirius-XM Elvis Radio===
With the launch of satellite radio, a channel dedicated entirely to the works of Elvis Presley was created. The 24 hour station plays his studio recordings, live performances (nights are often dedicated to playing a Presley concert in its entirety), lost and rare studio sessions and interviews with many of Presley's former friends, acquaintances and bandmates. The station is located in Memphis across the Graceland estate. The Elvis Quiz Show is periodically hosted on the network, where fans can answer questions about Presley and his work to earn prizes. The station dedicates Sunday mornings to Presley's gospel recordings.

===Conspiracies about Presley faking his death===
Immediately after his death, people have speculated that Presley faked his death.<ref>https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/34149020/is-the-king-back-conspiracy-theorists-claim-elvis-is-alive-visiting-graceland/#page1</ref><ref>http://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/celebrity/long-live-the-king-conspiracy-theorists-say-theyve-proof-elvis-still-alive-and-visited-graceland-on-82nd-birthday/ar-AAlVJ1K?li=AA59yp</ref> ''National Enquirer'' published an article claiming the photo of Presley in his casket was actually taken of a double of his body.<ref>http://wafflesatnoon.com/is-the-elvis-dead-body-photo-a-hoax</ref> A claim to justify this belief is that Presley faked his death being tired of fame. There have also been claims of people seeing Presley, but these were most likely Elvis impersonators. While these claims are pure speculation and do not have validity, they are prominent in American popular culture.

However, a considerable amount of people believe that Presley did not die in 1977. They believe that he went into hiding and is still alive today. People have even made claims that they have seen Presley after his death.

Even though there is almost no probability of Presley being alive, it would not be an impossibility; Presley would be 82 years old as of January, 2017.

Some people who believe these conspiracies believe them because Presley had his middle name changed from Aron to Aaron.

==Factoids==
*Presley's favorite sandwich was peanut butter and banana. He often deep fried the sandwiches and sometimes added bacon to them. He also enjoyed hamburgers and jelly donuts.
*He would buy cars for family, friends, and even complete strangers.
*He would rent out amusement parks and other establishments, or at least go after hours, because he did not want to run into a huge swarm of fans.
*Presley recorded a song called "Miracle of the [[Rosary]], despite having no known [[Roman Catholic]] background; the song thanks God for the Rosary and then proceeds into a [[Hail Mary]]. (Ave Maria)
*Presley has sold over a billion records globally.
*Presley only performed in three cities outside the U.S., which are [[Ottawa]], [[Vancouver]] and [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]. This is because of the influence of Col. Parker, despite overwhelming fan demand Presley to perform internationally.
*Presley purchased Graceland for $102,500 (equivalent to about $891,000 in 2017) in 1957 at age 22.
*Presley's natural hair color was a sandy blonde; he dyed it black.
*Presley was six foot even in height and wore a size eleven shoe
*Presley in live performances of "Are Tou Lonesome Tonight?" sang a changed lyric of "Do you look at your bald head and wish you had hair?" instead of the original "you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?" presumably for comedic effect.
*Despite getting a few songwriting credits, Presley never wrote one of the many songs he recorded.

==Quotes==
"Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine."

"A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts."

"Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity."

"I don't do any vulgar movements."

"I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to."

"I don't think I'm bad for people. If I did think I was bad for people, I would go back to driving a truck, and I really mean this."

"I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story."

"I never expected to be anybody important."

"I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were."

"I think I have something tonight that's not quite correct for evening wear. Blue suede shoes."

"I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way round somewhere along the line."

"I've never written a song in my life. It's all a big hoax."

"I'm no hillbilly singer"

"Man, that record came out and was real big in Memphis. They started playing it, and it got real big. Don't know why-the lyrics had no meaning"

"Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it."

"Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over"

"The Army teaches boys to think like men."

"The Lord can give, and the Lord can take away. I might be herding sheep next year."

"Until we meet again, may God bless you as he has blessed me."

"When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis."

"When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream."

==Discography==
===Albums===
*''Elvis Presley'' (1956)
*''Elvis'' (1956)
*''Loving You'' (1957)
*''Elvis' Christmas Album'' (1957)
*''Elvis' Golden Records'' (1958)
*''King Creole'' (1958)
*''For LP Fans Only'' (1959)
*''A Date with Elvis'' (1959)
*''50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong'' (1959)
*''Elvis Is Back!'' (1960)
*''G.I. Blues'' (1960)
*''His Hand in Mine'' (1960)
*''Something for Everybody'' (1961)
*''Blue Hawaii'' (1961)
*''Pot Luck'' (1962)
*''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' (1962)
*''It Happened at the World's Fair'' (1963)
*''Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 3'' (1963)
*''Fun in Acapulco'' (1963)
*''Kissin' Cousins'' (1964)
*''Roustabout'' (1964)
*''Girl Happy'' (1965)
*''Elvis for Everyone!‎'' (1965)
*''Harum Scarum'' (1965)
*''Frankie and Johnny'' (1966)
*''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'' (1966)
*''|Spinout'' (1966)
*''How Great Thou Art'' (1967)
*''Double Trouble'' (1967)
*''Clambake'' (1967)
*''Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 4'' (1968)
*''Speedway'' (1968)
*''Elvis Sings Flaming Star'' (1968)
*''Elvis'' (1968)
*''From Elvis in Memphis'' (1969)
*''From Memphis to Vegas - From Vegas to Memphis'' (1969)
*''Let's Be Friends'' (1970)
*''On Stage'' (1970)
*''Almost in Love‎]'' (1970)
*''That's the Way It Is'' (1970)
*''Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)'' (1971)
*''You'll Never Walk Alone'' (1971)
*''Love Letters from Elvis‎'' (1971)
*''C'mon Everybody'' (1971)
*''The Other Sides: Worldwide Gold Award Hits, Vol. 2'' (1971)
*''I Got Lucky'' (1971)
*''Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas'' (1971)
*''Elvis Now'' (1972)
*''He Touched Me'' (1972)
*''Elvis Sings Hits from His Movies, Volume 1'' (1972)
*''Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden‎'' (1972)
*''Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2'' (1972)
*''Separate Ways'' (1973)
*''Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite'' (1973)
*''Elvis'' (1973)
*''Raised on Rock'' (1973)
*''Elvis: A Legendary Performer, Volume 1'' (1974)
*''Good Times'' (1974)
*''Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis'' (1974)
*''Promised Land'' (1975)
*''Today'' (1975)
*''Elvis: A Legendary Performer, Volume 2'' (1976)
*''The Sun Sessions'' (1976)
*''From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee'' (1976)
*''Welcome to My World'' (1977)
*''Moody Blue'' (1977)
*''Elvis in Concert'' (1977)
===Top 40 Hits<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/elvis/epchart.htm</ref>===
{| class="wikitable sortaable collapsible" border="1"
|+ Elvis Presley's Top 40 Hits
|-
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Year
|- ||-
| "Heartbreak Hotel" || 1 || 1956 || "Kissin' Cousins" || 12 || 1964
|- ||-
| "I Was the One" || 19 || 1956 || "It Hurts Me" || 29 || 1964
|- ||-
| "Blue Suede Shoes" || 20 || 1956 || "Kiss Me Quick" || 34 || 1964
|- ||-
| "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" || 1 || 1956 || "What'd I Say" || 21 || 1964
|- ||-
| "My Baby Left Me" || 31 || 1956 || "Viva Las Vegas" || 29 || 1964
|- ||-
| "Don't Be Cruel" || 1 || 1956 || "Such a Night" || 16 || 1964
|- ||-
| "Hound Dog" || 1 || 1956 || "Ask Me" || 12 || 1964
|- ||-
| "Love Me Tender" || 1 || 1956 || "Ain't That Loving You Baby" || 16 || 1964
|- ||-
| "Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)" || 20 || 1956 || "Do the Clam" || 21 || 1965
|- ||-
| "Love Me" || 2 || 1956 || "Crying in the Chapel" || 3 || 1965
|- ||-
| "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" || 19 || 1956 || "(Such an) Easy Question" || 11 || 1965
|- ||-
| "Poor Boy" || 24 || 1957 || "I'm Yours" || 11 || 1965
|- ||-
| "Too Much" || 1 || 1957 || "Puppet on a String" || 14 || 1965
|- ||-
| "Playing for Keeps" || 21 || 1957 || "Tell Me Why" || 33 || 1966
|- ||-
| "All Shook Up" || 1 || 1957 || "Frankie and Johnny" || 25 || 1966
|- ||-
| "(There'll be) Peace in the Valley (for Me)" || 25 || 1957 || "Love Letters" || 19 || 1966
|- ||-
| "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" || 1 || 1957 || "Spinout" || 40 || 1966
|- ||-
| "Loving You" || 20 || 1957 || "Indescribably Blue" || 33 || 1967
|- ||-
| "Jailhouse Rock" || 1 || 1957 || "Big Boss Man" || 38 || 1967
|- ||-
| "Treat Me Nice" || 18 || 1957 || "U.S. Male" || 28 || 1968
|- ||-
| "Don't" || 1 || 1958 || "If I Can Dream" || 12 || 1968
|- ||-
| "I Beg of You" || 8 || 1958 || "Memories" || 35 || 1969
|- ||-
| "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" || 2 || 1958 || "In the Ghetto" || 3 || 1969
|- ||-
| "Doncha' Think It's Time" || 15 || 1958 || "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" || 35 || 1969
|- ||-
| "Hard Headed Woman" || 1 || 1958 || "Suspicious Minds" || 1 || 1969
|- ||-
| "Don't Ask Me Why" || 25 || 1958 || "Don't Cry Daddy" || 6 || 1969
|- ||-
| "One Night" || 4 || 1958 || "Rubberneckin' " || || 1969
|- ||-
| "I Got Stung" || 8 || 1958 || "Kentucky Rain" || 16 || 1970
|- ||-
| "(Now and Then There's) a Fool Such as I" || 2 || 1959 || "The Wonder of You" || 9 || 1970
|- ||-
| "I Need Your Love Tonight" || 4 || 1959 || "Mama Liked the Roses" || || 1970
|- ||-
| "A Big Hunk o' Love" || 1 || 1959 || "I've Lost You" || 32 || 1970
|- ||-
| "My Wish Came True" || 12 || 1959 || "The Next Step Is Love" || 32 || 1970
|- ||-
| "Stuck on You" || 1 || 1960 || "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" || 11 || 1970
|- ||-
| "Fame and Fortune" || 17 || 1960 || "Patch It Up" || || 1970
|- ||-
| "It's Now or Never" || 1 || 1960 || "I Really Don't Want to Know" || 21 || 1971
|- ||-
| "A Mess of Blues" || 32 || 1960 || "There Goes My Everything" || 21 || 1971
|- ||-
| "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" || 1 || 1960 || "Where Did They Go, Lord" || 33 || 1971
|- ||-
| "I Gotta Know" || 20 || 1960 || "Rags to Riches" || 33 || 1971
|- ||-
| "Surrender" || 1 || 1961 || "I'm Leavin'" || 36 || 1971
|- ||-
| "Lonely Man" || 32 || 1961 || "Until It's Time for You to Go" || 40 || 1972
|- ||-
| "Flaming Star" || 14 || 1961 || "Burning Love" || 2 || 1972
|- ||-
| "I Feel So Bad" || 5 || 1961 || "Separate Ways" || 20 || 1972
|- ||-
| "Wild in the Country" || 26 || 1961 || "Steamroller Blues" || 17 || 1973
|- ||-
| "Little Sister" || 5 || 1961 || "Fool" || || 1973
|- ||-
| "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" || 4 || 1961 || "I've Got a Thing About You Baby" || 39 || 1974
|- ||-
| "Can't Help Falling in Love" || 2 || 1961 || "Take Good Care of Her" || || 1974
|- ||-
| "Rock-a-Hula Baby" || 23 || 1961 || "If You Talk in Your Sleep" || 17 || 1974
|- ||-
| "Good Luck Charm" || 1 || 1962 || "Promised Land" || 14 || 1974
|- ||-
| "Anything That's Part of You" || 31 || 1962 || "My Boy" || 20 || 1975
|- ||-
| "Follow That Dream" || 15 || 1962 || "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" || 35 || 1975
|- ||-
| "She's Not You" || 5 || 1962 || "Hurt" || 28 || 1976
|- ||-
| "King of the Whole Wide World" || 30 || 1962 || "For the Heart" || || 1976
|- ||-
| "Return to Sender" || 2 || 1962 || "Moody Blue" || 31 || 1977
|- ||-
| "One Broken Heart for Sale" || 11 || 1963 || "She Thinks I Still Care" || || 1977
|- ||-
| "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" || 3 || 1963 || "Way Down" || 18 || 1977
|- ||-
| "Bossa Nova Baby" || 8 || 1963 || "My Way" || 22 || 1977
|- ||-
| "Witchcraft" || 32 || 1963 || "Guitar Man" || 28 || 1981
|}

==Filmography<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/elvis/epfilms.htm Filmography]</ref>==
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Movie title
! scope="col" | Year released
! scope="col" | Movie title
! scope="col" | Year released
|-
| ''Love Me Tender'' || 1956 || ''Girl Happy'' || 1965
|-
| ''Loving You'' || 1957 || ''Tickle Me'' || 1965
|-
| ''Jailhouse Rock'' || 1957 || ''Harum Scarum'' || 1965
|-
| ''King Creole'' || 1958 || ''Frankie and Johnny'' || 1966
|-
| ''G.I. Blues'' || 1960 || ''Paradise Hawaiian Style'' || 1966
|-
| ''Flaming Star'' || 1960 || ''Spinout'' || 1966
|-
| ''Wild in the Country'' || 1961 || ''Easy Come, Easy Go'' || 1967
|-
| ''Blue Hawaii'' || 1961 || ''Double Trouble'' || 1967
|-
| ''Follow That Dream'' || 1962 || ''Clambake'' || 1967
|-
| ''Kid Galahad'' || 1962 || ''Stay Away, Joe'' || 1968
|-
| ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' || 1962 || ''Speedway'' || 1968
|-
| ''It Happened at the World's Fair'' || 1963 || ''Live a Little, Love a Little'' || 1968
|-
| ''Fun in Acapulco'' || 1963 || ''Charro!'' || 1969
|-
| ''Kissin' Cousins'' || 1964 || ''The Trouble with Girls'' || 1969
|-
| ''Viva Las Vegas'' || 1964 || ''Change of Habit'' || 1969
|-
| ''Roustabout'' || 1964|| ''Elvis – That's the Way It Is'' || 1970
|}

==Awards and honors==
Presley had over thirty number one hits; he has more number one hits than any solo artist other than [[George Strait]].<ref>http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/music/george-strait-leads-group-with-most-no-1-hits/2122276</ref>
===Grammys===
Presley was nominated for fourteen Grammys and won three.<ref>[http://www4.sul.com.br/epkingd/awards.htm Elvis' Grammys]</ref>
====Won====
*1967: Best Sacred Performance for "How Great Thou Art"
*1972: Best Inspirational Performance for ''He Touched Me''
*1974: Best Inspirational Performance for "How Great Thou Art" (from ''Elvis: As Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis'')
====Nominated====
*1959: Record of the Year for "A Fool Such As I"
*1959: Best Performance by a "Top 40" artist for "A Big Hunk O'Love"
*1959: Best Rhythm and Blues Performance for "A Big Hunk O'Love"
*1960: Record of the Year for "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
*1960: Best Male Vocal Performance for "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
*1960: Best Performance by a Pop Singles Artist for "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
*1960: Best Soundtrack Album for ''G.I. Blues''
*1960: Best Male Vocal Performance for "G.I. Blues"
*1967: Best Soundtrack Anthem for ''Blue Hawaii''
*1968: Best Sacred Performance for "You'll Never Walk Alone" (from ''How Great Thou Art'')
*1978: Best Country Vocal Performance for "Softly As I Leave You"

===Hall of fame inductions===
Presley has been inducted into different music halls of fame:
*1986: The [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]
*1998: The Country Music Hall of Fame
*2001: The [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]]
*2007: The Hit Parade Hall of Fame

== References ==
<references/>

== See also ==
*[[Rock music]]
*[[Country music]]
*[[Gospel music]]
*[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.elvis.com Elvis.com-Official Website of Elvis Presley]
*[http://www.elvis.com/elvisology/bio/elvis_overview.asp Biography]
*[http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/biography/elvis_presley_biography.shtml Comprehensive history of Elvis Presley's dynamic life]
*[http://www.shopelvis.com/default.aspx ShopElvis]
*[http://www.azlyrics.com/e/elvis.html Elvis Presley lyrics]
*[http://www.elvis.com/about-the-king/biography_.aspx Elvis.com biography]
*[http://www.sergent.com.au/elvis/menu.html Complete discography]
*[http://elvis.wikia.com Elvis Wiki]
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User:Anglican

2017-07-04T14:21:24Z

RanaldB: Sad case- James Wilson

I'm a stupid autistic beta male who wants to bang Taylor Swift all day!

User:SamHB

2017-07-04T14:19:38Z

RanaldB: Sad case- James Wilson

Archives: [[User:SamHB/Archive 2|2]] [[User:SamHB/Archive 3|3]] [[User:SamHB/Archive 4|4]]

 
<center>NO-CLAPTRAP ZONE</center>

<center>THIS USER HAS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR NONSENSE </center>

I also have zero tolerance for
*Idiotic behavior.
*Sycophancy. I note in particular those people that try to take Andy's side in controversies over relativity, but run away when asked questions that require actual understanding of the subject. It's really very transparent. I've developed good "spider sense" on this issue. More on this topic below.
*Childish behavior. Children should be seen and not <s>heard</s> given block authority.

So here are some essays that eschew claptrap:

*[[Essay:Rebuttal to Counterexamples to Relativity]]
*[[Essay:Rebuttal to Attempts to prove E=mc²]]
*[[Essay:Rebuttal to Logical Flaws in E%3Dmc²]]
*[[Essay:Rebuttal to Biblical scientific foreknowledge]]
*[[Essay:Rebuttal to the "Calming the Storm" essay]]
*[[Essay:Rebuttal to Counterexamples to an Old Earth]]
*[[Essay:Commentary on Conservapedia's article on the second law of thermodynamics]]

<center>'''Anyone who wants to contact me may do so at sam4557@gmail.com.'''</center>

At present, I make edits to those things that I believe I can improve (mostly [[science]] and [[math]]) and stay away from those things that are utterly hopeless (like [[evolution]], [[creationism]], and why year 20XX is going to be the worst year ever for evolution or [[atheism]] or whatever.) I also (believe it or not, and some people don't) try to encourage well-intentioned new users, and try to make this a more orderly and friendly place. I also engage in a lot of good-natured banter with Cons. I also occasionally find myself amused by the way [[User:VargasMilan|some users]] seem to [[User_talk:SamHB#Apology|stalk]] [http://www.conservapedia.com/Talk:Main_Page&diff=1110822&oldid=1110821 me].

I am seriously "behind the curve" on the latest high-tech gadgetry. I do not own any kind of smartphone, Android, or other similar teenagers' playthings. I own a laptop computer (several of them in fact) and am quite literate about actual computer science. I do not have "FIOS" or any similar things; just plain cable internet. I do not use things like Skype or Instant Messaging (or Tinder, or Facebook, or SnapChat, or Pinterest, or Twitter ..., though I have, under duress, used IM at work. However, I am capable of high-bandwidth communication with people through email, using attachments when the information transfer quantity requires it. People desiring to contact me are strongly encouraged to use the email account given above.

In addition to the email above, I have accounts, all under the same name (SamHB) at Wikipedia, Wikiversity, <s>Ameriwiki (I am an administrator)</s>, and that other place that rhymes with "national picky".

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There is a section about the Daily Beast article on my [[User_talk:SamHB|talk page]]. It was originally on mainpage talk, and seems to have disappeared.
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A few words about vandalism and parody in science and math articles. There's a lot of it. I have reverted a lot of it. Just in the last few weeks I cleaned up some parody in the articles on Calcium and on Gabriel's horn. (Well, in the latter case I just pointed it out.) ''Both parodists' accounts are still active.''

Furthermore, I would like to point out that there is a lot more parody in math and science articles. It's just too much for one person to fix.

 

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I and my traitor buddy User:Anglican want to bang Taylor Swift all day while we watch Obummer videos!

==People who write about relativity but don't know what they are talking about==
I occasionally run into people wishing to weigh in on relativity, opposing it. This of course sets off my sycophancy alarm. They seem to be agreeing with Andy with very little understanding of the topic. When asked for an explanation, they typically run away. To be clear, Andy is the only person I know of that can communicate relativity denial with any degree of effectiveness or erudition; all others that I have seen are either sycophants, vandals, or just plain troublemakers. (Though I'm openminded enough to allow that another articulate relativity denier could show up in the future.)

Arguments for or against relativity are conducted at a rather sophisticated level here at Conservapedia. The topic is not for amateurs.

Here is my homework assignment for people wishing to join the anti-relativity bandwagon. Read the following articles:
*[[Theory of relativity]]
*[[Talk:Theory of relativity]]
*[[General theory of relativity]]
*[[E=mc²]]
*[[Talk:E=mc²]]
*[[Talk:E=mc²/Archive 1]]
*[[Talk:E=mc²/Archive 2]]
*[[Counterexamples to Relativity]]
*[[Talk:Counterexamples to Relativity]]
*[[Talk:Counterexamples to Relativity/archive2]]
*[[Essay:Rebuttal to Counterexamples to Relativity]]
*[[Talk:Essay:Rebuttal to Counterexamples to Relativity]]
*[[Attempts to prove E=mc²]]
*[[Talk:Attempts to prove E=mc²]]
*[[Essay:Rebuttal to Attempts to prove E=mc²]]
*[[Logical Flaws in E=mc²]]
*[[Talk:Logical Flaws in E=mc²]]   This one is particularly recommended for showing what happens when someone gets involved in the topic while being totally out of his depth.
*[[Essay:Rebuttal to Logical Flaws in E=mc²]]
*[[User talk:Aschlafly/Archive56]]
*[[User talk:Aschlafly/Archive59]]
*[[User talk:Aschlafly/Archive60]]
*[[Community Portal/Archive 1]]
*[[Cockcroft and Walton Experiment]]
*[[Talk:Cockcroft and Walton Experiment]]
*[[Nuclear transmutation]]
*[[Quantitative Analysis of Alpha Decay]]
*[[Talk:Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness]]
*[[Debate:What is the exponent of r in Newtonian gravity?]]
*[http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Special_relativity/space,_time,_and_the_Lorentz_transform Lecture 1 from Wikiversity]
*[http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Special_relativity/momentum Lecture 2 from Wikiversity]
*[http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Special_relativity/energy Lecture 3 from Wikiversity]
*[http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Special_relativity/E_%3D_mc%C2%B2 Lecture 4 from Wikiversity]
*[http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Special_relativity/spacetime_diagrams_and_vectors Lecture 5 from Wikiversity]

==I would really love to see [[User:Conservative]] slowly and painfully burn==
his opponents in a debate.

Unfortunately, I'm not likely to see that, in view of his appalling lack of skill at convincing people that he is worth debating. Perhaps the most recent example is his page [[Essay: Debate challenge to new atheist Kyle Kulinski]]. Mr. Kulinski has made it very clear, in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39xlPMs3Obk this] video, that he will not debate anyone at Conservapedia, and has no respect for the way the admins marshall their arguments.

There are other instances of Cons backing out when people were willing to debate him (I was actually involved in one of these.) Perhaps the most famous case was one in which a person offered to donate 12,500 British pounds to a Christian charity, but Cons backed out. The web site on which this took place cannot be named here, but one can Google the exact phrase "actually laughable collections"

While Cons's debating and general rhetorical skill are appalling, there is one tactic that he is exceptionally good at—lifting quotes out of context. Probably the best example of this is the article [[Essay:_Atheist_PZ_Myers:_"I_despair_over_atheism_as_I_watch_it_burn...".]] This is, like so many of his other articles and essays, really just a collection of links to other of his articles. But it has an illustration showing a burning house, the same caption as the article itself: "Atheist PZ Myers: 'I despair over atheism as I watch it burn...'".

What's in that ellipsis? Well, there is an external reference to [http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/01/30/feminism-isnt-a-side-issue-it-is-a-central-issue-in-any-movement-with-a-pretense-to-rationalism/ this] article at PZ Myers' "Pharyngula" blog. The actual quote from that article was "I despair over atheism, as I watch it burn away allies and embrace the default attitude of patronizing bro-ness." It seems to be about feminism and PZ Myers' atheism. Or something. It's actually quite boring, like most of his writing, and I haven't read it.

But taking the phrase "watch it [atheism] burn away allies" and turning it into "watch it burn" is the most astonishing act of quoting out of context that I have ever seen.

== Reinhold Niebuhr Quote (well, paraphrase)==

{{cquote|God grant me the serenity to accept the things that are above the table of contents, the courage to change the things that are below it, and the wisdom to know the difference}}

What does that refer to? It refers to the fact that someone recently added some sycophantic rubbish to the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]] page. Fortunately, it was above the TOC, so I didn't have to move it. Unfortunately (fortunately, actually) AugustO is even less patient with nonsense than I am.

==Never asked God for forgiveness?==

{{Cquote|So help me understand why you thought God could use a man who’d said he’d never asked God for forgiveness, who serially committed adultery, who said he could grab women by the genitals, who cheated contractors and workers ... [who] didn’t even know how to say “Second Corinthians,” which he called “Two Corinthians,” and when asked for his favorite Bible verse struggled to name one until he landed on “an eye for an eye.” And you know what Jesus said about that one.|||Susan M. Shaw, Oregon State University}}

==Bible verse, Matthew 6:19-21==

{{cquote|Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.}}

==Bible verse, Matthew 25:34-36==

{{cquote|Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me, I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.}}

==Bible verse, Galatians 6:7==

{{cquote|Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.}}

==Bible verse, Matthew 23:12==

{{cquote|And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.}}

==Late August, 2016, Do ants harvest? Do snakes hear?==

I don't know. I have no expertise in this field.

==Early March, 2016, I get blocked, and then weird things happen==

I was blocked by my friend, after replacing an incredibly asinine page with a delete notice. The original block was for one week, extended an hour later to two weeks. The next day the same person, after apparently being [[taken to the woodshed]], unblocked me. (I nevertheless stayed away for three weeks.) This person then (perhaps after advice given in the woodshed) went to considerable lengths to inform me that the block had been lifted.

He left a note on my talk page:

:== I shortened your block. ==

:I shortened your block. You are now unblocked. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:53, 8 March 2016 (EST)

And he sent me an email, to my sam4557@gmail.com account (which he had never used before):
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:Delivered-To: sam4557@gmail.com
:Received: by ******** with HTTP; Tue, 8 Mar 2016 11:17:09 -0800 (PST)
:Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 14:17:09 -0500
:Subject: re: You have been unblocked at Conservapedia
:From: "********" <********>
:To: sam4557@gmail.com

:Dear Sam,

:I unblocked you at Conservapedia.

:Sincerely,

:User: Conservativie
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(He often types his own user name incorrectly.)

And another note on my talk page, to be sure I see it, in case I don't check the sam4557 mail very often:

:== I sent you an email and... ==

:SamHB,

:I sent you an email.

:Second, let me know when you get this message. {{unsigned|Conservative}}

To which I left this reply: (All this was taking place on my talk page at the time, later moved here to my user page.)

::See my user page. {{unsigned|SamHB}}

I no longer remember exactly what reply was referenced.

Then, a few weeks later, things got quite weird. He sent me 3 more emails:
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:Delivered-To: sam4557@gmail.com
:Received: by ******** with HTTP; Sat, 2 Apr 2016 15:07:44 -0700 (PDT)
:Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 18:07:44 -0400
:Subject: re: talk page post
:From: "********" <********>
:To: Sam Becker <sam4557@gmail.com>

:SamHB.

:Do you have Skype? If so, we can talk about the TAR matter.

:If you have a Skype account, what is your Skype name?

:Sincerely,

:User: Conservative
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:Delivered-To: sam4557@gmail.com
:Received: by ******** with HTTP; Sat, 2 Apr 2016 17:07:39 -0700 (PDT)
:Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 20:07:39 -0400
:Subject: Re: talk page post
:From: "********" <********>
:To: Sam Becker <sam4557@gmail.com>

:Sam,

:I was hoping that you would get the email soon given that I have some free time tonight.

:But since you didn't get the email soon, there is no need for the Skype call. I think the TAR matter will be settled via the talk pages.
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:Delivered-To: sam4557@gmail.com
:Received: by ******** with HTTP; Sat, 2 Apr 2016 19:12:47 -0700 (PDT)
:Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 22:12:47 -0400
:Subject: Re: talk page post
:From: "********" <********>
:To: Sam Becker <sam4557@gmail.com>

:I see you are active editing again.

:Do you have a Skype name you wish to share? I am free to Skype a bit tonight.
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and left another note on my talk page about this:
::I see you are editing again. Recheck your email. I sent you another email message. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 22:17, 2 April 2016 (EDT)

I indirectly replied to all this on this user page (search above for "behind the curve") stating that I do not use Skype. I never replied to any of this by email.

Then this appeared on my talk page:

:== The prank that never happened ==

:As you know, I/we recently invited you to Skype call about a matter.

:Second, I know you are skeptical that the User: Conservative account has been used by more than one editor (despite the evidence to the contrary. Evidence that a website which has devotees of CP noted).

[He really likes to misspell user names, by putting in a blank, perhaps to make them unclickable/unpasteable.]

:Well, the Skype call was going to employ voice changing software so the voice of User: Conservativetism would be many. With proper notice, the various editors of User: Conservatism could have spoken to you via a Skype group/conference call. :) [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 01:09, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

[And this time it's "User:Conservativetism".]

Wait! He was going to use some kind of "voice changing software" to rig up a Skype conference call with me in order to "prove" that he is multiple people?????? Really?
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:Hey, he asked me via talk page to e-mail him and then via e-mail to Skype him. What you suppose he's doing? He asked 1990'sguy the same thing, I believe.--[[User:Abcqwe|Nathan]] ([[User talk:Abcqwe|talk]]) 14:44, 4 June 2017 (EDT)

==Early December, 2015, On the Curious Matter of Sex With Horses==

I'm not an expert in poetry, atheist or otherwise, but I found [[Atheist poetry]], and its talk page, to be a welcome contrast from most of the topics Cons<ref>User Conservative, affectionately called "Cons"</ref> writes about. Cons got into a spirited discussion of the topic with [[User:JohnSelway]] and [[User:JohnZ]] on the [[Talk:Atheist poetry|talk page]]. So I congratulated him on his good taste in this matter, with a note on that talk page. But I also expressed disappointment that he had seemingly grown tired of the poetry topic, and had gone back to writing about bestiality.

At about that time, he went on an editing binge, making 43 edits on the subjects of "Atheism and bestiality" or horses, including the creation of the article [[Essay: I say NAAAAAY to atheism and evolutionism!]], complete with a picture of a horse, which clearly suggests a particular interest in the topic of sex with horses.

For some inexplicable reason, Cons moved my comment to the talk page for [[Atheism and bestiality]], and wrote a long reply about bestiality.

Not having [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk%3AEpistle_to_the_Hebrews_%28Translated%29&action=historysubmit&diff=1183335&oldid=1183317 VargasMilan's vocabulary], I am at a loss for words to express how revolting I find that topic, and Cons's extensive writing about bestiality in general. Conservapedia was originally intended as a learning resource for home-school students, presumably in the junior high and high school age range. Everyone is encouraged to watch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvT5YuDovHI this video] to see Conservapedia's original mission, as explained by Andy Schlafly himself.

Now, to reply to Cons's remarks:

:>> SamHB, because you are an evolutionist and a defender of evolutionary pseudoscience ...
I prefer the term "one who accepts the overwhelming scientific evidence for evolution". And I don't recognize the term "evolutionary pseudoscience". Sorry.

:>> (along with holding to liberal theology which often tends to be anti-supernatural in character)
I believe I pointed out to you, at [[User talk:SamHB#Daily Beast evolution article]], the significance of a comma in distinguishing a "restrictive clause" from a "nonrestrictive clause". By not using a comma after "theology", you are saying that, of all liberal theologies, I hold to one of those that "often tends to be anti-supernatural in character". You're right; I do. But perhaps you meant to say that ''all'' liberal theologies often tend to be anti-supernatural in character. If that is what you meant, you should have used a comma.

:>> I can understand why the evolutionary belief and bestiality and Atheism and bestiality articles are upsetting to you
No, those articles don't upset me at all, except insofar as they make a mockery of Conservapedia's goals.

:>> especially since you cannot find a single factual error in these articles.
We've been through this before, relating to various other things you've written. Find a factual error? I can hardly find a coherent sentence!

==Mid-October, 2015, another vape-a-thon by Cons, over Pat Tillman==
Disclaimer: I am not familiar with the case of Pat Tillman, except that it was apparently a tragic friendly-fire battlefield death in Afghanistan. I have absolutely no information on whether he was an atheist, and apparently no one at Conservapedia does either.

But that didn't stop Cons from getting really worked up in a giant kerfuffle with some people (mostly user "Ebionite") over whether he was an atheist. Now Ebionite was obviously a troll, and a foul-mouthed one at that, and deserved to be blocked. But he really got Cons worked up. Cons vaped (oversighted, "burned the evidence") the discussion '''23 times in 51 minutes'''. I didn't save the stuff (I no longer log Cons's goings-on in detail) but the gist of the argument was the idea that Tillman could not have been an atheist because Cons knows that "No atheist would do [XYZ]." All this in spite of statements by ''people that knew Mr. Tillman personally.''

Sorry Cons, but whether someone is an atheist does not depend on, and is in fact totally unrelated to, '''what goes on inside YOUR head'''. And the fact that you say "there are no good reasons to be an atheist" does not mean that there are no atheists in the world. It just means that you have not thought this through. There are atheists in this world. I know a number of them.

==September 23, 2015, in which Cons leaves a note on my talk page about "User: Math" and then vapes it==
Oh, Cons! Bad, naughty Cons! You left a note for me, and then vaped it. (You did the same on VargasMilan's talk page, telling him that you had sent him an email.) In fact, you've been doing an enormous amount of vaping lately. One might wonder whether this is because you are starting to be embarrassed about how many tiny edits it takes for you to say something. As I believe I told you elsewhere, the fix for that is to compose what you want to say in an editor, think about it, polish it into the form you want, and ''then'' upload it. I believe you said at about the same time that you were going to vape ("oversight") things more, in order to keep the Recent Changes log from getting so cluttered. Well, I'm sure you've noticed that, with the new wiki software, acts of vaping are even ''more'' visible than they were before. It just makes the problem ''worse''. I'd suggest that you go back to just editing the way you used to. The bean-counters over at ritionalwaki will continue doing their thing, of course.

By the way, you shouldn't ever revert, much less vape, things on talk pages, ''especially'' users' talk pages. Talk pages should simply be archived. And I think that vaping another user's talk page is particularly rude. I wouldn't be surprised if VargasMilan was offended by what you did. (Actually, I would be surprised, since his notions of proper behavior seem to be different from mine.)

Now, getting to the issue at hand, you told me about a user called "User: Math". Complete with the space after the colon that you so charmingly like to put into these things. You apparently thought I would be interested in what such a person had to say, presumably because you know that I am interested in mathematics. A quick check (removing the space, of course) showed that there is no such user at Conservapedia. You gave a web URL. I went there, and, sure enough, there is a user called "Math". So I looked around at his profile and contributions. I found [http://forum.bible-discussion.com/entry.php?1620-Does-God-Exist-Atheism-vs-Theism-vs-Agnosticism this] and [http://forum.bible-discussion.com/member.php?9587-Math&s=932a57f409ec5e0414ca90f01b6e6fc0 this (his profile)] and [http://forum.bible-discussion.com/entry.php?1148-Homosexuality-and-the-Bible this]. When I got to the last one, I thought "Aha! I understand it now! '''This''' is why Cons is interested in this guy. Homosexuality and the Bible."

Unfortunately, I found no connection at all with mathematics in anything that I saw, though I admit I didn't look into every nook and cranny. You apparently thought I'd be interested in what someone with a screen name of "Math" would say. But no, I'm not interested in a fundamentalist crackpot who just happens to have chosen the name "Math" as his screen name on a crackpot backwater blog, and writes not about math but about homosexuality and the Bible.

Then you also indicated that this person might have something to teach me about the [[Generalized linear model]]. So I went and refreshed my memory about this. As I recall, you once tried to win an argument (Evolution, Atheism? Who cares?) with someone by telling him that he needed to know more about the generalized linear model. And yet your edits to that article were little more than links to the statsoft web site, and showed no actual knowledge of the topic. I called you out on this, and challenged you to a debate on the subject. I was actually quite specific in one of my challenges, suggesting that we could give each other some data sets to analyze. My intention was, of course, to find out whether you knew anything about the algorithm that begins with L-M. Fortunately for you, your bunny-hole was close by.

In any case, no, I don't think user "Math" at the bible discussion forum web site has anything to say to me on the subject of the generalized linear model. But my debate offer still stands. One thing you might do, short of a debate but still demonstrating some degree of mathematical erudition, would be to edit the Generalized linear model page and say, in your own words, what binomial distributions and Poisson distributions are.

==Early September, 2015, in which Cons exhibits his expertise in computer network behavior, gets shot down, and then claims he is right and asks me to apologize==

The exchange is [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk%3AMain_Page&action=historysubmit&diff=1170098&oldid=1169987 here].

Conservapedia's server experienced a serious storm of sporadic server outages. Cons weighed in with the advice "get a faster browser", and was totally shot down by knowledgeable people—AugustO, Bringreaganback, MelH, and myself. I explained in great detail why Cons's theories were incorrect. Cons thrashed around for a bit, and then cited an article in [https://askleo.com/whats_an_internal_server_error_and_how_do_i_fix_it/ the "askleo" web site]. He attempted to make that web site seem authoritative by citing its Alexa rank of about 25,000. This isn't necessary; any technically literate person can look at the web site and see for himself that Leo knows what he is talking about. Alexa ranks don't make a site more authoritative. And that's a good thing, because Conservapedia's rank is about 105,000. (By the way, ritionalwaki's rank is about 23,000, a little better than askleo.)

Leo says that he is very familiar with the error. In the article, he ''repeatedly'' says that it's a server error, not affected by anything the user might do. Finally, in the "some straws to grasp at" section, he mentions some things that a user might do, including trying a different (not faster; different) browser. But he makes clear that those are very far-fetched scenarios.
::::''In late January, Cons changed the phrase "including trying a different (not faster; different) browser", from the paragraph above, to use boldface and a large font, and gave the edit comment "VICTORY". I am baffled by this. The "askleo" site mentioned using a different browser, not a faster one; what Cons had suggested was a faster browser. He still seems confused about browser speed and server errors. Why he considers it a victory to call attention to this confusion by putting it in boldface and a large font is a mystery.''

So, no, Cons. There is no need for me to apologize.

Now one of the things that I pointed out in the exchange was that Cons was writing "word salad" (or should I say "file attribute salad") in what he wrote. The attribute specification that he gave, "-rwxr-", makes no sense, and does not appear in the page that he cites. I suggest that this "calls into question the veracity of Cons's internet research on other topics as well." The significance of this is that it shows that Cons ''can't even cut-and-paste accurately from another web page.'' He just makes things up. Why does that call his veracity on other topics into question? Because he writes very prolifically on a number of subjects (atheism, homosexuality, bestiality, Richard Dawkins, etc), pretending to back up what he is saying with references to things on the internet. I rarely look at the cited articles; I just take Cons's word for it that the person said that. And I'm not an expert on these topics (especially bestiality). I have to take the author's word for it. But if Cons just makes things up, I can't.

Postscript: In late September, Cons added a note to Talk:Main_Page, thanking Andy for fixing the sporadic outage problem, and pointing out that he no longer gets the errors. The rest of us had noticed that things were working normally weeks earlier. For some reason, Cons must have had second thoughts about his note, because he vaped it. In fact, he committed 8 acts of vaping of this page in late September, some of them probably to other people's edits; I didn't note them in time. One of the vapings was of a routine archiving.

PostPostscript: At 12:59, 26 September, Cons put the note thanking Andy back in again, this time on Andy's talk page.

==March, 2015, On the Curious Matter of Putting ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' in italics==

At 15:04, 28 March, [[User:ConsMovies]] made an edit to [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Movies&diff=prev&oldid=1142798 the "Greatest Conservative Movies" page] correcting the italicization of the title of ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', along with 3 other movies (''The Goonies'', ''God's Not Dead'', and ''Man of Steel''.) Cons blocked him 1 minute later. ConsMovies' edits in general were of a somewhat provocative and snarky nature, but movie titles are generally in italics on that page, and his edit was correct. Cons reverted the edit 3 minutes after that, so that those movie titles are no longer in italics.

I complained about this on Andy's talk page on March 12. There was a long discussion on this topic, as seen [http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:Aschlafly/Archive59#ConsMovies here].

An interesting (to me, at least, as a "Cons-watcher") thing to note about that discussion is that, from looking at the history log, Cons twice '''burned down (completely deleted) Andy Schlafly's talk page, and recreated it''', once at 23:21, 12 March, and once at 14:21, 13 March! He had apparently made some edits that he realized were inappropriate, and needed to cover his tracks. He has since then learned to use more sophisticated techniques to "vape" embarrassing material.

As of this writing, the errors in the 4 movie titles are still there!

:Breaking news: At 22:03, 7 February 2016, the page finally got fixed. Congratulations to [[User:Northwest]].

==A note on the second law of thermodynamics==

There seems to be a good deal of confusion and unclear writing in the article.

The subject of thermodynamics, including the second law, was well established during the 19th century, by such people as Carnot, Gibbs, Clausius, Clapeyron, Maxwell, Helmholtz, and Thompson (Lord Kelvin). This long predates the advent of quantum mechanics. The subject of statistical mechanics, and the "randomness" or "uncertainty" were well understood. It does not depend on the uncertainty (the "Heisenberg uncertainty principle") of quantum mechanics.

There are two generally recognized types of "perpetual motion machine." A "perpetual motion machine of the first kind", which is what people generally mean when they use this term, is one that violates conservation of energy. Since the first law of thermodynamics is just conservation of energy, such a machine would violate the first law.

Such a perpetual motion machine is generally taken to mean one that actively gives out nonzero energy (you can see ads for these things on the internet<ref>http://www.free-energy-info.co.uk/</ref><ref>http://www.fuellesspower.com/</ref><ref>http://www.magniwork.com/</ref>), rather than one that simply holds its own, even though a machine that holds its own, that is, never runs down, could obviously be considered a "perpetual motion machine."

Entities that hold their own and never run down actually do exist. Atoms are examples of them. The electrons orbiting the nucleus, if they are in their ground state, never stop. They never lose energy at all. (OK, the fact that they never lose energy depends on quantum mechanics, and I said above that quantum mechanics isn't involved, but the radiation from accelerating charges was unknown when thermodynamics was formulated.) Other things that never stop are quantum-mechanical harmonic oscillators, and gas molecules in their random motion. The latter was central to the kinetic theory that led to the development of thermodynamics. That is, the people developing thermodynamics were aware of the perpetual, never running down, nature of gas molecules. They postulated, correctly, that gas molecule collisions are perfectly elastic and never lose energy. They really are "perpetual motion machines."

The second law of thermodynamics relates to a more obscure fictional device, a "perpetual motion machine of the second kind." This would be something that violates the second law by causing heat to travel, without introduction of energy from an external source, from a colder body to a warmer one. In fact, it can be shown (and was shown in the 19th century), that any heat engine more efficient than that required by Carnot's law is impossible, because it would permit the construction of a machine that moved heat from a colder body to a warmer one.

From looking at the edit history of the article, there seems to be something of an edit war involving an insistence that the impossibility of a perpetual motion machine be described using the word "derail". This is an extremely unhelpful word, suggesting a similarity with a railroad train running off its tracks, and seems to be an attempt to evoke the commonsense notion of macroscopic mechanical devices wearing out due to friction. The second law is actually very clear in what it states and does not state. The article also muddies the thinking by including a folksy and cute, but woefully imprecise, layman's description by a famous science fiction author. While it is true that a person's room will tend to get messy if not attended to, and shuffling a deck of cards leads to more disorder, this is related to statistics, and involves an entropy change that is utterly minuscule compared with what goes on in thermodynamics. The "intelligent intervention" that the article describes (cleaning up the room, or sorting the cards) is statistically infeasible in the thermodynamics case. In fact, the scientists formulating the second law of thermodynamics considered this, in the form of a "Maxwell's demon", and showed that it was impossible.

The claim that the second law of thermodynamics disproves relativity or evolution is too preposterous to reply to.

When I get the time, I will probably write some articles on thermodynamics elsewhere on the internet.

==My Past Contributions==

I have contributed to the following articles. Some contributions were minor, but most were major, and many of these articles were created by me. Some got moved from my "sandbox" pages into article space by other people.

Algebra, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, exponent of "r" in Newtonian gravity, Calc3.1/2/3/4/5, tensor, wave equation, e (mathematics), vector, vector space, vector field, conservative vector field, irrotational vector field, Maxwell's equations, Hodge star, exterior derivative, Cramer's rule, Riemann integral, Green's theorem, dense subset, limit (mathematics), boolean algebra, mathematical paradoxes, function, complex analytic function, continuity, countable, group, real number, rational number, complex number, Cauchy sequence, Dedekind cut, bijection, injection, surjection, ham sandwich theorem, two-pancacke theorem, divergence, curl, cross product, dot product, infinity, functor, continuous function, Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem, principle of induction, general relativity, real analysis, Pierre Simon Laplace, diagonalization.

==My Future Plans==

This section . I may need to consult with some sysops on this. Fixing the [[Compass and straightedge]] article is an important item.

The comment above, about consulting with sysops, referred to the fact that I was blocked and reverted by Daniel Pulido after an earlier attempt to discuss math, so I wanted to contact him by email to get his approval. But he has himself been blocked, so maybe things are OK.

While there are a huge number of things that need in the mathematics area, I've picked out four that would be good to on. I want to collaborate on these with Ed Poor, who is the other math expert currently around, so I have placed and extensive discussion on [[User_talk:Ed_Poor|his talk page]], which see. I'm also going to bring this to the attention of [[User:JamesWilson]], who may be another up-and-coming math contributor.

*[[Compass and straightedge]]—This has been rescued from "parody hell", but it needs much more work to present the material in a way that is logical and understandable to the target audience.

*Elementary [[Algebra]]—This has been a topic of discussion between me and Ed for quite some time, generally centering on the question of "how do you explain to an elementary student what the question 'x+3 = 7' is really asking?"

*Peano axioms—The fundamental logical basis for all of arithmetic. I dimly recall a discussion between Ed and someone else on this topic; it didn't seem to get anywhere. It is an extremely fascinating topic for the target audience!

*[[Center]]—This has been a disaster for a long time. I really don't know how to write the "headline" sentence for this; that is, what's the first thing you say about what the "center" of a geometrical shape is? I solicit any insight that Ed (or anyone else) can provide.

==More thoughts on math==
Since there is a renewal of interest in writing mathematical articles, I'd like for people to feel free to use my [[User_talk:SamHB|talk page]] for discussion of math articles, if they so desire. I may be able to offer advice or guidance, or suggest fruitful topics.

People should also feel free to discuss math writing in general, including the topic that is near and dear to me—setting the right educational level for our expected audience. I only ask that:
*Do not tell me we need extremely advanced articles at the college level. See [[Talk:Algebra|here]] for the latest example of misguided advice along these lines. Just don't ask. I'm not interested.
*If criticizing my or anyone else's writing level or style, please provide a link to a sample of your own writing on the same or equivalent topic and at the same depth, so that we can see just what you have in mind.

==I see AlanS's talk page has finally been deleted==
He seems to have made his last contribution on December 26, 2008. He was blocked at 19:19 on December 31, two minutes after I was blocked for being a sock of him. I never knew who he was. Looking through his block log, he seems to have gotten into fights with sysops and admins to an astounding degree, suggesting that he was, at heart, just a troublemaker. He seems to have dabbled in "light science" topics, but our paths don't seem to have crossed.

==The Bugler/LowKey incident==

User "Bugler" was an extremely brutish user who climbed the status ladder at Conservapedia rather quickly, developing a reputation for blocking people and generally being destructive. He very nearly made it to "administrator", the rank currently held by only a few people—Andy, Ed Poor, Karajou, JPatt, Conservative, and a few other inactive people. At the end of the process, while being interviewed by Andy and asked his real name, he apparently said it was "Brian Ugler", thereby unmasking himself as a vandal and parodist of the worst kind. He was immediately banished, of course.

User "LowKey" was one of Bugler's frequent victims, and complained at length on his user page, before Bugler's fall. Lowkey's user page, as of 12 January, 2009, may be found [[User:SamHB/BuglerLowKey|here]]. I am saving it because it is in danger of being vaped.

==Helpful stuff==
===To mark a page for deletion===
Use <nowiki>{{Delete Notice}}</nowiki>
The explanation is not an argument; it is in the following text.

Or <nowiki>{{speedy}}</nowiki> to explicitly diss it for being "obvious vandalism, sarcastic mockery, or inappropriate".

Also <nowiki>{{db|whatever}}</nowiki>
The explanation is in the argument. This method seems less effective at being noticed.

===To make a nice quotation block===
{{cquote|blah blah}}

Indented quote, but without the big quote marks. (You can get pretty much the same thing with colon.)
<blockquote>blah blah</blockquote>

===To put in footnotes etc.===
See [[How to put links and footnotes into your articles]].

===To welcome a new user===
<nowiki>{{welcome|sig=SamHB}}</nowiki>

==References==
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User:RonaldB

2017-07-04T14:15:00Z

RanaldB: Sad case- James Wilson

''Note: this user will not respond to any messages on the Sabbath: Friday evening to Saturday evening US time.''

I am Ronald, current operator of this account and friend of the late George Fitzgerald, founder of now defunct site Ameriwiki.

George gave me permission to use this account at any time (I've previously contributed an article under this account while George was still alive) so I'm finally using it.
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Stupid Jew!