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Koala

2007-03-23T11:50:18Z

What:

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a tree-dwelling animal native to Australia, and the only known member of the family Phascolarctidae. This animal sleeps about 20 hours a day so it is rarely awake at all. It is in fact not a real bear, but a type of animal called a marsupial, which means it raises it's young in a pouch on its belly.

The Koala is found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula, and as far into the hinterland as there is enough rainfall to support suitable forests. The Koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopulated with Victorian stock. The Koala is not found in Tasmania or Western Australia

Torture

2007-03-23T11:48:07Z

What:

'''Torture''' is the use of pain to extract a confession. Nations in the [[Axis of Evil]] have been accused of using torture regularly. It was commonplace in the [[Middle Ages]] where many people such as [[witch]]es were tortured to extract confessions. These days it is banned by all civilized nations.

The US has been accused of using torture as interrogation method at Guantanamo.

Sweden

2007-03-22T12:50:59Z

What: /* Socialism */ rewriting and removing opinions and unreferenced stuff

Sweden is a small, family-oriented country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital city is [[Stockholm]], which is also the largest city. Sweden has got 9 million inhabitants. With an area of 450,000 square miles, Sweden is a big country in [[Western Europe]].

Sweden is a constitutional [[monarchy]] and a parliamentary [[democracy]]. The prime minister of Sweden is 41 year old Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderates. The Swedish parliament has 349 seats. [[Carl XVI]] is the current king.

== Swedish Viking History ==

In Sweden the [[Viking]] Age1 was getting under way by the 9th century, and vast repositories of Roman, Byzantine and Arab coins attest to the wealth and power Swedish Vikings accumulated over the next century. Vikings travelled mostly to the east, making their mark in Russia, as well as trading with (and pillaging) Byzantine territories. They also travelled west and there is considerable evidence2 of artefacts (coins, remnants of ) on the North American continent. Vikings pillaged villages all over Ireland, and are the antecedents of many living Irish men and women, such as the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey and his cousin Sile de Valera, pop stars Bob Geldof and Phil Lynott, and artist Charlie Whisker. Remnants of a small settlement (called Ektorp) exist on Newfoundland which include the remains of small dwellings, deteriorated furniture and cooking utensils.

Christianity only took root in the 11th century.

== Christianity in Sweden ==

80% of the inhabitants belong to the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] of Sweden named The Swedish Church (Svenska kyrkan in swedish). This church are very different to other churches because it has decided to marry [[homosexuality|homosexuals]]. This Church are not a [[conservative]] Church and does not protest against abortions, divorces, or anything else. About 5% of the Swedish population belongs to real, family-values Christian churches. Many Swedes are atheists.

Sweden got 18 weeks of free abortion and 4 weeks when the women need to have a special permission to be allowed to have an abortion. Right now the Swedish politicians are discussing if foreign womens should be allowed to have an (late) abortion in Sweden, and much suggests that the parliament will vote in favour for that proposition. In the 1960's the government decided to reduce the school education about [[Christianity]]. In 2000 the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] and the government was separated. Before that all children were born members of the church, except those whose parent took an active decision against it and both left the church. Even if a child were not christned he or she became a member for life, having to pay a small tax to the church.

== Socialism ==

Sweden has high taxes and strong trade unions. Even if Sweden has now got a new government instead of the old one, socialistic one, it's still a country where socialism is strong. Fredrik Reinfeldt says that he is not going to destroy the Swedish model - in fact he says he likes that model - he only wants to do some small changes. And despite that one of the parties in the government alliance is named "The Christian democrats", no decisions have been made to make christianity stronger in Sweden.

A few years ago a Swedish baptist priest Åke Green was found ''not'' guilty of hate speech when preaching the bibles words on homosexuality and strange enough the struggle for religious freedom by some radical [[Muslim]] groups has lead to an awakening in the Christian society.

Swedes are paying 35% in taxes (in average), a part of this money goes to contributions to unemployed people (4.8% of the swedish population are unemployed). In Sweden, everyone has the right to have a home, food, clothes, water. Swedes do also have equal rights to nursing and all schools (even the universitys) are free. Sweden is a country with a big immigration.

== Is Sweden a democracy?==
Krister Renard, a swedish author, schoolteacher and member in the swedish organisation "Word of Life"3 4, describes Sweden as a "totalitarian democracy". Sweden has fair elections.
Approximately 80% of the population between the ages of 18 and 65 are members in a trade union. If the government were to try to reduce unemployment and other welfare benefits, trade unions would possibly strike perhaps triggering an economic meltdown far beyond that of an ordinary recession.

==Some Notable Swedes==
* Alfred Nobel, instigator of the [[Nobel Prize]]
* Greta Garbo, actress
* ABBA
* Roxette
* Dag Hammaskjöld
* Anders Celsius
* Astrid Lindgren
* Carl von Linné
* Frederick Ljundberg
* Henrik Larsson
* Stellan Skarsgård
* Saint Bridgid
* Lars Magnus Ericsson
* Gustavus Adolphus (king, founder of Gothenburg etc, died 1632 in the Thirty Years War)
* Björn Borg, tennis player
* Olof Palme
* Ingemar Bergman

==References==
*[http://www.sweden.se SWEDEN.SE]
*[http://www.svenskakyrkan.se Svenska Kyrkan]
*http://www.lo.se
*http://www.moderaterna.se
*http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=913&a=324428
*http://www.gluefox.com
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/sweden.html History of Sweden]
*1 Forte, Angelo. Oram, Richard. Pedersen, Frederik. ''Viking Empires''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
*2 Hudson, Benjamin. ''Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in North America''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
*3 http://www.livetsord.se/default.aspx?idStructure=918
*4 http://perkornhall.se/LivetsOrd/index-eng.htm
[[Category:Countries]]

Sweden

2007-03-22T12:41:28Z

What: /* Is Sweden a democracy? */ Removed opinon

Sweden is a small, family-oriented country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital city is [[Stockholm]], which is also the largest city. Sweden has got 9 million inhabitants. With an area of 450,000 square miles, Sweden is a big country in [[Western Europe]].

Sweden is a constitutional [[monarchy]] and a parliamentary [[democracy]]. The prime minister of Sweden is 41 year old Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderates. The Swedish parliament has 349 seats. [[Carl XVI]] is the current king.

== Swedish Viking History ==

In Sweden the [[Viking]] Age1 was getting under way by the 9th century, and vast repositories of Roman, Byzantine and Arab coins attest to the wealth and power Swedish Vikings accumulated over the next century. Vikings travelled mostly to the east, making their mark in Russia, as well as trading with (and pillaging) Byzantine territories. They also travelled west and there is considerable evidence2 of artefacts (coins, remnants of ) on the North American continent. Vikings pillaged villages all over Ireland, and are the antecedents of many living Irish men and women, such as the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey and his cousin Sile de Valera, pop stars Bob Geldof and Phil Lynott, and artist Charlie Whisker. Remnants of a small settlement (called Ektorp) exist on Newfoundland which include the remains of small dwellings, deteriorated furniture and cooking utensils.

Christianity only took root in the 11th century.

== Christianity in Sweden ==

80% of the inhabitants belong to the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] of Sweden named The Swedish Church (Svenska kyrkan in swedish). This church are very different to other churches because it has decided to marry [[homosexuality|homosexuals]]. This Church are not a [[conservative]] Church and does not protest against abortions, divorces, or anything else. About 5% of the Swedish population belongs to real, family-values Christian churches. Many Swedes are atheists.

Sweden got 18 weeks of free abortion and 4 weeks when the women need to have a special permission to be allowed to have an abortion. Right now the Swedish politicians are discussing if foreign womens should be allowed to have an (late) abortion in Sweden, and much suggests that the parliament will vote in favour for that proposition. In the 1960's the government decided to reduce the school education about [[Christianity]]. In 2000 the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] and the government was separated. Before that all children were born members of the church, except those whose parent took an active decision against it and both left the church. Even if a child were not christned he or she became a member for life, having to pay a small tax to the church.

== Socialism ==

Sweden has high taxes and strong trade unions. Even if Sweden now got a new government instead of the old, socialistic, one, it's still a socialistic country and will be for a long time. Fredrik Reinfeldt says that he is not going to destroy the Swedish model - in fact he says he likes that model - he only wants to do some small changes. And despite that one of the parties in the government alliance is named "The Christian democrats", no decisions have been made to make christianity stronger in Sweden. There is, however, a few signs of light. a few years ago a Swedish baptist priest Åke Green was found ''not'' guilty of hate speech when preaching the bibles words on homosexuality and strange enough the struggle for religious freedom by some radical [[Muslim]] groups has lead to an awakening in the Christian society.

Swedes are paying 35% in taxes (in average), a great part of this money goes to contributions to unemployed people (4.8% of the swedish population are unemployed). In Sweden, everyone has the right to have a home, food, clothes, water. Swedes do also have equal rights to nursing and all schools (even the universitys) are free. Sweden is also a country with a big immigration.

== Is Sweden a democracy?==
Krister Renard, a swedish author, schoolteacher and member in the swedish organisation "Word of Life"3 4, describes Sweden as a "totalitarian democracy". Sweden has fair elections.
Approximately 80% of the population between the ages of 18 and 65 are members in a trade union. If the government were to try to reduce unemployment and other welfare benefits, trade unions would possibly strike perhaps triggering an economic meltdown far beyond that of an ordinary recession.

==Some Notable Swedes==
* Alfred Nobel, instigator of the [[Nobel Prize]]
* Greta Garbo, actress
* ABBA
* Roxette
* Dag Hammaskjöld
* Anders Celsius
* Astrid Lindgren
* Carl von Linné
* Frederick Ljundberg
* Henrik Larsson
* Stellan Skarsgård
* Saint Bridgid
* Lars Magnus Ericsson
* Gustavus Adolphus (king, founder of Gothenburg etc, died 1632 in the Thirty Years War)
* Björn Borg, tennis player
* Olof Palme
* Ingemar Bergman

==References==
*[http://www.sweden.se SWEDEN.SE]
*[http://www.svenskakyrkan.se Svenska Kyrkan]
*http://www.lo.se
*http://www.moderaterna.se
*http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=913&a=324428
*http://www.gluefox.com
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/sweden.html History of Sweden]
*1 Forte, Angelo. Oram, Richard. Pedersen, Frederik. ''Viking Empires''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
*2 Hudson, Benjamin. ''Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in North America''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
*3 http://www.livetsord.se/default.aspx?idStructure=918
*4 http://perkornhall.se/LivetsOrd/index-eng.htm
[[Category:Countries]]

Talk:Sweden

2007-03-22T12:29:20Z

What: /* Sweden IS not a democracy */

Why did you erase the information from MissisppiMud?

'Sweden is highly socialistic, and poorer than Mississippi. The suicide rate is extremely high. The citizens of Sweden must pay most of their income to the government.'

I think they are worth knowing.--[[User:Sherman|Sherman]] 09:05, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

No references to the poorer than Mississippi part. I don't think it's true. The same goes for the part about the suicide rate. Even though Sweden is far mote socialistic than the US there has been a change of direction in Swedish politics lately to a more rightwing government. /What

Suicide rates per 100 000 by country, year and sex
Year Male Female
01 18.9 8.1 (Sweden)
01 17.6 4.1 (US)

According to the WHO

== Yuck ==
This article looks like it was written by a semi-literate child copying from a pamphlet. It could use a very thorough re-write from an expert.
[[User:Palmd001|Palmd001]] 20:12, 18 March 2007 (EDT)

== Too much opinion and editorializing ==

I agree that this article is poorly written, but it appears to contain grammatical and syntactical errors related to English not being the writer's native language.

If this site is going to be taken seriously, it cannot show such obvious bias, opinion and editorializing. If the articles just stick to facts, the people who use this site can draw their own conclusions. This article can discuss the state of religion and the general position of Swedes on social issues without commenting that these things are somehow "bad." The conservative reader can draw this conclusion on his or her own without being told this is how he or she is supposed to think.
--[[User:Vonratt|Vonratt]] 16:09, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

"however, most of the population have been taught in the state-administered schools that socialism is a superior economic system." Removed this sentence. It's just not true. Even if Sweden is a country where socialism is strong, this is not something thougth in school. Education in Sweden may be liberal, but it is not that biased. Christianity, for example, is still a part of the eduction, together with the other major religions of the world. Socialism is also taught, together with the other political systems. --[[User:What|What]]

== Sweden IS not a democracy ==
"What", just tell me: Are you living in Sweden? I'm living in Sweden and I'm studying in a swedish school 5 days/week, I know what I'm talking about.
The trade unions would'nt "possibly" strike, they would SURELY strike, because they are idiots and they are going to burn in hell forever!
How can you call a country were the trade union rules over everything, a democracy?!
/JohnG

I wrote nothing about trade unions and nothing about democracy. I simply didn't delete it, someone else wrote it. If you have reliable sources to back your claims with, then edit the article. [[User:What|What]] 08:29, 22 March 2007 (EDT)

Boot

2007-03-22T10:59:43Z

What: /* Types of Boots */

'''Boots''' are a type of footwear that completely cover the foot and extend to a varying degree up the leg.

==Types of Boots==

*Work boots - Tough working footwear that are usually made of leather, have a tough sole with a deep tread and often has a steel toe for extra protection.
*Cowboy Boots -
*Motorcycle Boots -
*Fashion Boots -
*Rubber Boots -
{{Stub}}

Sweden

2007-03-22T08:07:37Z

What: /* some notable swedes */

Sweden is a small, family-oriented country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital city is [[Stockholm]], which is also the largest city. Sweden has got 9 million inhabitants. With an area of 450,000 square miles, Sweden is a big country in [[Western Europe]].

Sweden is a constitutional [[monarchy]] and a parliamentary [[democracy]]. The prime minister of Sweden is 41 year old Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderates. The Swedish parliament has 349 seats. [[Carl XVI]] is the current king.

== Swedish Viking History ==

In Sweden the [[Viking]] Age1 was getting under way by the 9th century, and vast repositories of Roman, Byzantine and Arab coins attest to the wealth and power Swedish Vikings accumulated over the next century. Vikings travelled mostly to the east, making their mark in Russia, as well as trading with (and pillaging) Byzantine territories. They also travelled west and there is considerable evidence2 of artefacts (coins, remnants of ) on the North American continent. Vikings pillaged villages all over Ireland, and are the antecedents of many living Irish men and women, such as the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey and his cousin Sile de Valera, pop stars Bob Geldof and Phil Lynott, and artist Charlie Whisker. Remnants of a small settlement (called Ektorp) exist on Newfoundland which include the remains of small dwellings, deteriorated furniture and cooking utensils.

Christianity only took root in the 11th century.

== Christianity in Sweden ==

80% of the inhabitants belong to the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] of Sweden named The Swedish Church (Svenska kyrkan in swedish). This church are very different to other churches because it has decided to marry [[homosexuality|homosexuals]]. This Church are not a [[conservative]] Church and does not protest against abortions, divorces, or anything else. About 5% of the Swedish population belongs to real, family-values Christian churches). Many Swedes are atheists.

Sweden got 18 weeks of free abortion and 4 weeks when the women need to have a special permission to be allowed to have an abortion. Right now the Swedish politicians are discussing if foreign womens should be allowed to have an (late) abortion in Sweden, and much suggests that the parliament will vote in favour for that proposition. In the 1960's the government decided to reduce the school education about [[Christianity]]. In 2000 the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] and the government was separated. Before that all children were born members of the church, except those whose parent took an active decision against it and both left the church. Even if a child were not christned he or she became a member for life, having to pay a small tax to the church.

== Socialism ==

Sweden has high taxes and strong trade unions. Even if Sweden now got a new government instead of the old, socialistic, one, it's still a socialistic country and will be for a long time. Fredrik Reinfeldt says that he is not going to destroy the Swedish model - in fact he says he likes that model - he only wants to do some small changes. And despite that one of the parties in the government alliance is named "The Christian democrats", no decisions have been made to make christianity stronger in Sweden. There is, however, a few signs of light. a few years ago a Swedish baptist priest åke green was found ''not'' guilty of hate speech when preaching the bibles words on homosexuality. and strange enough the struggle for religious freedom by some radical [[Muslim]] groups has lead to an awakening in the Christian society.

Swedes are paying 35% in taxes (in average), a great part of this money goes to contributions to unemployed people (4.8% of the swedish population are unemployed). In Sweden, everyone has the right to have a home, food, clothes, water. Swedes do also have equal rights to nursing and all schools (even the universitys) are free. Sweden is also a country with a big immigration.

== Is Sweden a democracy?==
Krister Renard, a swedish author and schoolteacher, describes Sweden as a "totalitarian democracy". Sweden has fair elections.
Approximately 80% of the population between the ages of 18 and 65 are members in a trade union. If the government were to try to reduce unemployment and other welfare benefits, trade unions would possibly strike perhaps triggering an economic meltdown far beyond that of an ordinary recession.

A "totalitarian democracy" may be a good way to describe Sweden.

==some notable swedes==
* Alfred Nobel, instigator of the [[Nobel Prize]]
* Greta Garbo, actress
* ABBA
* Roxette
* Dag Hammaskjöld
* Anders Celsius
* Astrid Lindgren
* Carl von Linné
* Stellan Skarsgård
* Saint Bridgid
* Lars Magnus Ericsson

==References==
*[http://www.sweden.se SWEDEN.SE]
*[http://www.svenskakyrkan.se Svenska Kyrkan]
*http://www.lo.se
*http://www.moderaterna.se
*http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=913&a=324428
*http://www.gluefox.com
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/sweden.html History of Sweden]
*1 Forte, Angelo. Oram, Richard. Pedersen, Frederik. ''Viking Empires''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
*2 Hudson, Benjamin. ''Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in North America''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

[[Category:Countries]]

Sweden

2007-03-22T07:50:34Z

What: /* Socialism */

Sweden is a small, family-oriented country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital city is [[Stockholm]], which is also the largest city. Sweden has got 9 million inhabitants. With an area of 450,000 square miles, Sweden is a big country in [[Western Europe]].

Sweden is a constitutional [[monarchy]] and a parliamentary [[democracy]]. The prime minister of Sweden is 41 year old Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderates. The Swedish parliament has 349 seats. [[Carl XVI]] is the current king.

== Swedish Viking History ==

In Sweden the [[Viking]] Age1 was getting under way by the 9th century, and vast repositories of Roman, Byzantine and Arab coins attest to the wealth and power Swedish Vikings accumulated over the next century. Vikings travelled mostly to the east, making their mark in Russia, as well as trading with (and pillaging) Byzantine territories. They also travelled west and there is considerable evidence2 of artefacts (coins, remnants of ) on the North American continent. Vikings pillaged villages all over Ireland, and are the antecedents of many living Irish men and women, such as the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey and his cousin Sile de Valera, pop stars Bob Geldof and Phil Lynott, and artist Charlie Whisker. Remnants of a small settlement (called Ektorp) exist on Newfoundland which include the remains of small dwellings, deteriorated furniture and cooking utensils.

Christianity only took root in the 11th century.

== Christianity in Sweden ==

80% of the inhabitants belong to the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] of Sweden named The Swedish Church (Svenska kyrkan in swedish). This church are very different to other churches because it has decided to marry [[homosexuality|homosexuals]]. This Church are not a [[conservative]] Church and does not protest against abortions, divorces, or anything else. About 5% of the Swedish population belongs to real, family-values Christian churches). Many Swedes are atheists.

Sweden got 18 weeks of free abortion and 4 weeks when the women need to have a special permission to be allowed to have an abortion. Right now the Swedish politicians are discussing if foreign womens should be allowed to have an (late) abortion in Sweden, and much suggests that the parliament will vote in favour for that proposition. In the 1960's the government decided to reduce the school education about [[Christianity]]. In 2000 the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] and the government was separated. Before that all children were born members of the church, except those whose parent took an active decision against it and both left the church. Even if a child were not christned he or she became a member for life, having to pay a small tax to the church.

== Socialism ==

Sweden has high taxes and strong trade unions. Even if Sweden now got a new government instead of the old, socialistic, one, it's still a socialistic country and will be for a long time. Fredrik Reinfeldt says that he is not going to destroy the Swedish model - in fact he says he likes that model - he only wants to do some small changes. And despite that one of the parties in the government alliance is named "The Christian democrats", no decisions have been made to make christianity stronger in Sweden. There is, however, a few signs of light. a few years ago a Swedish baptist priest åke green was found ''not'' guilty of hate speech when preaching the bibles words on homosexuality. and strange enough the struggle for religious freedom by some radical [[Muslim]] groups has lead to an awakening in the Christian society.

Swedes are paying 35% in taxes (in average), a great part of this money goes to contributions to unemployed people (4.8% of the swedish population are unemployed). In Sweden, everyone has the right to have a home, food, clothes, water. Swedes do also have equal rights to nursing and all schools (even the universitys) are free. Sweden is also a country with a big immigration.

== Is Sweden a democracy?==
Krister Renard, a swedish author and schoolteacher, describes Sweden as a "totalitarian democracy". Sweden has fair elections.
Approximately 80% of the population between the ages of 18 and 65 are members in a trade union. If the government were to try to reduce unemployment and other welfare benefits, trade unions would possibly strike perhaps triggering an economic meltdown far beyond that of an ordinary recession.

A "totalitarian democracy" may be a good way to describe Sweden.

==some notable swedes==
* alfred nobel, instigator of the [[Nobel Prize]]
* greta garbo, actress
* ABBA
* Roxette
* Dag Hammaskjöld

==References==
*[http://www.sweden.se SWEDEN.SE]
*[http://www.svenskakyrkan.se Svenska Kyrkan]
*http://www.lo.se
*http://www.moderaterna.se
*http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=913&a=324428
*http://www.gluefox.com
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/sweden.html History of Sweden]
*1 Forte, Angelo. Oram, Richard. Pedersen, Frederik. ''Viking Empires''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
*2 Hudson, Benjamin. ''Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in North America''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

[[Category:Countries]]

Sweden

2007-03-22T07:43:43Z

What: /* Socialism */

Sweden is a small, family-oriented country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital city is [[Stockholm]], which is also the largest city. Sweden has got 9 million inhabitants. With an area of 450,000 square miles, Sweden is a big country in [[Western Europe]].

Sweden is a constitutional [[monarchy]] and a parliamentary [[democracy]]. The prime minister of Sweden is 41 year old Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderates. The Swedish parliament has 349 seats. [[Carl XVI]] is the current king.

== Swedish Viking History ==

In Sweden the [[Viking]] Age1 was getting under way by the 9th century, and vast repositories of Roman, Byzantine and Arab coins attest to the wealth and power Swedish Vikings accumulated over the next century. Vikings travelled mostly to the east, making their mark in Russia, as well as trading with (and pillaging) Byzantine territories. They also travelled west and there is considerable evidence2 of artefacts (coins, remnants of ) on the North American continent. Vikings pillaged villages all over Ireland, and are the antecedents of many living Irish men and women, such as the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey and his cousin Sile de Valera, pop stars Bob Geldof and Phil Lynott, and artist Charlie Whisker. Remnants of a small settlement (called Ektorp) exist on Newfoundland which include the remains of small dwellings, deteriorated furniture and cooking utensils.

Christianity only took root in the 11th century.

== Christianity in Sweden ==

80% of the inhabitants belong to the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] of Sweden named The Swedish Church (Svenska kyrkan in swedish). This church are very different to other churches because it has decided to marry [[homosexuality|homosexuals]]. This Church are not a [[conservative]] Church and does not protest against abortions, divorces, or anything else. About 5% of the Swedish population belongs to real, family-values Christian churches). Many Swedes are atheists.

Sweden got 18 weeks of free abortion and 4 weeks when the women need to have a special permission to be allowed to have an abortion. Right now the Swedish politicians are discussing if foreign womens should be allowed to have an (late) abortion in Sweden, and much suggests that the parliament will vote in favour for that proposition. In the 1960's the government decided to reduce the school education about [[Christianity]]. In 2000 the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] and the government was separated. Before that all children were born members of the church, except those whose parent took an active decision against it and both left the church. Even if a child were not christned he or she became a member for life, having to pay a small tax to the church.

== Socialism ==

Sweden has high taxes and strong trade unions. Even if Sweden now got a new government instead of the old, socialistic, one, it's still a socialistic country and will be for a long time. Fredrik Reinfeldt says that he is not going to destroy the Swedish model - in fact he says he likes that model - he only wants to do some small changes. And despite that one of the parties in the government alliance is named "The Christian democrats", no decisions have been made to make christianity stronger in Sweden. There is, however, a few signs of light. a few years ago a Swedish baptist priest åke green was found ''not'' guilty of hate speech when preaching the bibles words on homosexuality. and strange enough the struggle for religious freedom by some radical [[Muslim]] groups has lead to an awakening in the Christian society.

Swedes are paying 35% in taxes (in average), a great part of this money goes to contributions to unemployed people (4.8% of the swedish population are unemployed). In Sweden, everyone has the right to have a home, food, clothes, water. Swedes do also have equal rights to nursing and all schools (even the universitys) are free. Sweden is also a country with a very big immigration - much bigger than, for example, Norway, Denmark and Finland.

== Is Sweden a democracy?==
Krister Renard, a swedish author and schoolteacher, describes Sweden as a "totalitarian democracy". Sweden has fair elections.
Approximately 80% of the population between the ages of 18 and 65 are members in a trade union. If the government were to try to reduce unemployment and other welfare benefits, trade unions would possibly strike perhaps triggering an economic meltdown far beyond that of an ordinary recession.

A "totalitarian democracy" may be a good way to describe Sweden.

==some notable swedes==
* alfred nobel, instigator of the [[Nobel Prize]]
* greta garbo, actress
* ABBA
* Roxette
* Dag Hammaskjöld

==References==
*[http://www.sweden.se SWEDEN.SE]
*[http://www.svenskakyrkan.se Svenska Kyrkan]
*http://www.lo.se
*http://www.moderaterna.se
*http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=913&a=324428
*http://www.gluefox.com
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/sweden.html History of Sweden]
*1 Forte, Angelo. Oram, Richard. Pedersen, Frederik. ''Viking Empires''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
*2 Hudson, Benjamin. ''Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in North America''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

[[Category:Countries]]

User talk:What

2007-03-22T07:41:22Z

What: /* Sweden */

==Sweden==

Thank you for your much-needed clean-up of the Sweden article. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 03:37, 22 March 2007 (EDT)

No problem. It was terrible. ----[[User:What|What]]

Talk:Sweden

2007-03-22T07:39:07Z

What:

Sweden

2007-03-22T07:34:06Z

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Sweden is a small, family-oriented country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital city is [[Stockholm]], which is also the largest city. Sweden has got 9 million inhabitants. With an area of 450,000 square miles, Sweden is a big country in [[Western Europe]].

Sweden is a constitutional [[monarchy]] and a parliamentary [[democracy]]. The prime minister of Sweden is 41 year old Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderates. The Swedish parliament has 349 seats. [[Carl XVI]] is the current king.

== Swedish Viking History ==

In Sweden the [[Viking]] Age1 was getting under way by the 9th century, and vast repositories of Roman, Byzantine and Arab coins attest to the wealth and power Swedish Vikings accumulated over the next century. Vikings travelled mostly to the east, making their mark in Russia, as well as trading with (and pillaging) Byzantine territories. They also travelled west and there is considerable evidence2 of artefacts (coins, remnants of ) on the North American continent. Vikings pillaged villages all over Ireland, and are the antecedents of many living Irish men and women, such as the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey and his cousin Sile de Valera, pop stars Bob Geldof and Phil Lynott, and artist Charlie Whisker. Remnants of a small settlement (called Ektorp) exist on Newfoundland which include the remains of small dwellings, deteriorated furniture and cooking utensils.

Christianity only took root in the 11th century.

== Christianity in Sweden ==

80% of the inhabitants belong to the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] of Sweden named The Swedish Church (Svenska kyrkan in swedish). This church are very different to other churches because it has decided to marry [[homosexuality|homosexuals]]. This Church are not a [[conservative]] Church and does not protest against abortions, divorces, or anything else. About 5% of the Swedish population belongs to real, family-values Christian churches). Many Swedes are atheists.

Sweden got 18 weeks of free abortion and 4 weeks when the women need to have a special permission to be allowed to have an abortion. Right now the Swedish politicians are discussing if foreign womens should be allowed to have an (late) abortion in Sweden, and much suggests that the parliament will vote in favour for that proposition. In the 1960's the government decided to reduce the school education about [[Christianity]]. In 2000 the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] and the government was separated. Before that all children were born members of the church, except those whose parent took an active decision against it and both left the church. Even if a child were not christned he or she became a member for life, having to pay a small tax to the church.

== Socialism ==

Sweden has high taxes and strong trade unions. Even if Sweden now got a new government instead of the old, socialistic, one, it's still a socialistic country and will be for a long time. Fredrik Reinfeldt says that he is not going to destroy the Swedish model - in fact he says he likes that model - he only wants to do some small changes. And despite that one of the parties in the government alliance is named "The Christian democrats", no decisions have been made to make christianity stronger in Sweden. There is, however, a few signs of light. a few years ago a Swedish baptist priest åke green was found ''not'' guilty of hate speech when preaching the bibles words on homosexuality. and strange enough the struggle for religious freedom by some radical [[Muslim]] groups has lead to an awakening in the Christian society..still, all Christians should pray for a revival in this country.

Swedes are paying 35% in taxes (in average), a great part of this money goes to contributions to unemployed people (4.8% of the swedish population are unemployed). In Sweden, everyone has rights to have a home, food, clothes, water. Swedes to also have rights to nursing, all schools (even the universitys) are free and Sweden is also a country with a very big immigration - much bigger than, for example, Norway, Denmarc and Finland.

== Is Sweden a democracy?==
Krister Renard, a swedish author and schoolteacher, describes Sweden as a "totalitarian democracy". Sweden has fair elections.
Approximately 80% of the population between the ages of 18 and 65 are members in a trade union. If the government were to try to reduce unemployment and other welfare benefits, trade unions would possibly strike perhaps triggering an economic meltdown far beyond that of an ordinary recession.

A "totalitarian democracy" may be a good way to describe Sweden.

==some notable swedes==
* alfred nobel, instigator of the [[Nobel Prize]]
* greta garbo, actress
* ABBA
* Roxette
* Dag Hammaskjöld

==References==
*[http://www.sweden.se SWEDEN.SE]
*[http://www.svenskakyrkan.se Svenska Kyrkan]
*http://www.lo.se
*http://www.moderaterna.se
*http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=913&a=324428
*http://www.gluefox.com
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/sweden.html History of Sweden]
*1 Forte, Angelo. Oram, Richard. Pedersen, Frederik. ''Viking Empires''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
*2 Hudson, Benjamin. ''Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in North America''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

[[Category:Countries]]

Talk:Natural disaster

2007-03-21T15:33:04Z

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WOW. Um, I know we got a bias an all, but I think this is a bit much. I don't think God slings tornadoes around when he gets peeved.--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 11:26, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
:Not sure how you could know that, but okay. If everything is from God, how can it be a "Natural" disaster. As a young Christian, taking the language back is very important to me. [[User:Flippin|Flippin]] 11:29, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
::Glad that you agree. Christian language is important.--[[User:Sherman|Sherman]] 11:31, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
:::Christian language is important, but understanding actual scientific causation is probably more important to your ultimate educational goals :-/ -[[User:AmesG|AmesG]] 11:32, 21 March 2007 (EDT)

If God exists, wouldn't it be God's work that defines natural? Wouldn't everything God does be natural? [[User:What|What]]

Talk:Divorce

2007-03-21T15:28:54Z

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==Biblical view==
I don't understand the position in the "Biblical view" section. Is it really claiming that '''divorce''' is adultery and thus a sin, or that sex/marriage '''after''' divorce is adultery, that the divorce didn't change anything, and that therefore the divorced couple are still married in the eyes of God? --[[User:Scott|Scott]] 03:57, 20 March 2007 (EDT)
:I am not gonna touch this with 10 foot pole. However, what is the Church's view? often the Church's view and the Bible's view don't quite synch up. I'd be more inclined to take the Church's stance over the Bible's, as it's probably more up to date.--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 03:58, 20 March 2007 (EDT)
:: Up to date? Its holy writ. Nothing short of the second coming is going to change the instructions in the bible. If the Church, an instutition of Man, says something that contradicts the divine authority of the earthly incarnation of God Himself... then the church must be wrong, and that is that. The bible forbids all divorce with one possible narrow exception, and claiming otherwise does not change that. - BornAgainBrit
:::No offense, but if the bible is that clear cut, then why do we still have the Church? Why bother going to church if I can just get the information out of my Bible? The Bible was written by men, and it portrays the cultural biases of those men. Don't get me wrong, it is probably the best moral guidelines ever created and has laid the foundations for Western Society. However, it is not infallible. This is why I have a problem with non-nondenominational churches and biblical fundamentalism. To believe the Bible is the book of the Teachings of Jesus is fine, to believe it is a wonderful guideline for how to live one's life is fine. To suggest that everything written in it is divine truth without any bias interjected by those who wrote it is gullibility. To believe that path will only lead you to become a evil hate monger like Fred Phelps.--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 00:06, 21 March 2007 (EDT)

Wouldn't than be rather depandant on which church we're talking about? [[User:What|What]]
: The Church (with a capital "C") almost always refers to the Roman Catholic Church. [[User:ColinR|ColinR]] 04:10, 20 March 2007 (EDT)

Well, I thought conservatives where mainly Protestants... [[User:What|What]]

:::?????? !!!!!! I'm sure that will come as surprise to a ''lot'' of Roman Catholics. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 19:01, 20 March 2007 (EDT)

Well, mainly was a strong word, wasn't actually what I meant, but I reda somewhere that in 2000 63 % of the votes for Bush was protestant and 26 % of them catholic. If that is in anyway representative, wouldn't it be wrong to use the view of the catholic church as a norm in this case? [[User:What|What]]

:Fine, but nobody has answered the question: Is that section of this article claiming that the Bible says that '''divorce''' is a sin of adultery, or that sex after divorce is still adultery, the same as it was before the divorce? The section quotes an unspecified translation of the Bible, and does not cite any church teaching or Bible commentary for its opinions. --[[User:Scott|Scott]] 18:01, 20 March 2007 (EDT)

Talk:E-Sword

2007-03-20T11:46:55Z

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I no absolutely nothing about this program, but somehow I doubt that it's 18 terrabytes since that would make it impossible for almost everyone to store it, since a normal harddrive is maybe 120 megabytes or less.... [[User: What|What]]

Talk:E-Sword

2007-03-20T11:46:38Z

What: New page: I no absolutely nothing about this program, but somehow I doubt that it's 18 terrabytes since that would make it impossible for almost everyone to store it, since a normal harddrive is may...

Talk:Divorce

2007-03-20T08:39:18Z

What: /* Biblical view */

Talk:Divorce

2007-03-20T08:01:58Z

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Talk:Women

2007-03-15T19:00:06Z

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I'm not going into the Biblical issues here; that's for more scholarly folk than myself. However: "''Also not explicitly stated in the Bible, it is obvious that,''" does that work? At what level of opinion and/or writer's logic does CP draw the line? [[User:Aziraphale|Aziraphale]] 03:25, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

:: NO, this does not work. The logic in that is completely flawed.
::Also, if Eve was created from Adam's rib, wouldn't she be his sister? They are of the same flesh and blood...
::-- [[user:Orly|Orly]] 10:24 14 March 2007 (CET)

If god does not approve of menstruation, why did "he" design women that way?

-- [[user:Orly|Orly]] 15:42 14 March 2007 (CET)

:Free advice for you to use, or not, as yous see fit: the reason religious debates are never resolved is simple (imo): people are trying to understand why a possibly omnipotent / omniscient being does what it does. We have no frame of reference for this, so we're stuck making all kinds of assumptions. Simple answer to any "why" question is, unfortunately, "why not?" Or "because." Or "it will all make sense 1,000 years from now, we simply lack perspective." Which doesn't mean those arguments are right, but what are you going to do?

:My advice: read, study, pray if you like. But you probably won't get an answer you like, and (conversely) you not getting an answer you like doesn't prove anything.

:[[User:Aziraphale|Aziraphale]] 13:32, 14 March 2007 (EDT) , going back to technical edits where the Chicago Manual can be proved far more easily ;)

This is really a terrible article! Some facts maybe? /What

Atheism

2007-03-15T16:38:55Z

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Atheism is disbelief in, or denial of, the existence of a [[God|god]] or gods, or any supernatural entity.

Some Atheists are tied with [[Secular Humanism]]. Popularly-known Atheists include [[Stephen Hawking]], [[Stephen Jay Gould]], [[Carl Sagan]], [[Richard Dawkins]], [[Douglas Adams]], [[William Borden]] and [[Sam Harris]].

== Atheist morality ==

Many atheists base their [[moral code]] upon [[emotion]], [[experience]] and empirically derived ethics, such as those promoted by secular humanism. Atheists hold that neither the [[Bible]], nor the [[Koran]], nor the [[Torah]], nor any religious text can be our only source of morality. This claim is made as all religious texts contain, and often ascribe to God, extremely immoral acts such as the Israelites driving out heathen nations from Canaan (i.e. [[ethnic cleansing]]), the stoning of homosexuals and adulterers to death, and the institution of slavery.

Atheists often subscribe to the secular humanist idea that it is far more ethical to do what is right because you believe that it is right, rather than because you fear divine punishment or desire divine reward. One example is illustrated in the following quote from [[Albert Einstein]]:

:“A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death”.

A modern example is the absurdity with which we view Islamic suicide bombers acting on a desire for 72 virgins in the afterlife. Atheism condemns this desire, along with other religious desires for exclusive reward (and the punishment of others) such as are found in all religious texts.

== Origins ==

It is difficult to trace the origins of atheism as a result of the incomplete historic record. It is known that ancient Greece produced a theory of materialism as early as the 5th century BC. The materialist world view was essentially mathematical and had no room for gods{{fact}}.

The writer of the Book of Psalms knew of atheists and atheism and registered disapproval in Psalm 14: "The Fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." The book of Psalms precedes the 5th century BC by hundreds of years.

== The Problem of Evil==

A central argument against religious belief in all powerful entities ('gods') is the problem of evil. First identified by the philosopher and materialist Epicurus (341-270 BCE), this problem points out the difficulty created by the mere existence of evil:

:Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
:Is he able, but not willing? then he is malevolent.
:Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
:Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

A number of responses to this logical paradox have been put forth including those which assert human ignorance as the culprit, the concept of free will and the specific writings in some faiths which discuss the co-existence of good and evil (such as the book of Job in the Christian and Jewish faiths).[http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/evil-log.htm]

== Atheism and Agnosticism ==

Atheism and agnosticism are logically distinct concepts. Whilst atheist reject the existence of a god or gods, agnostics do not do so. [[Richard Dawkins]] has contrasted the two positions as follows:

:“There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can’t prove that there aren’t any, so shouldn’t we be agnostic with respect to fairies?”.

An agnostic is on the fence regarding the truth value of certain unverifiable claims. It can be said that an agnostic thinks that there's about a 50-50 chance of a claim being true. For example, if you asked me if it's going to rain in a week, I'd say I was agnostic. I just don't know, but it's definitely likely and possible. It's rained before and it will probably rain again. I've observed it many times so it's a reasonable conclusion that it ''may'' rain next week.

If a claim is arbitrary and has no method of verification, we must be atheistic about it. Anyone can be creative and invent some sort of imaginary circumstance. It doesn't make it true; it just makes it creative. This is excellent for the arts, a field in which subjective flights of fancy are valued and no objective verification is required for a claim to be valuable. If there are fairies at the bottom of the well, a Flying Spaghetti monster, supernatural gods that act as proxies for our human weaknesses, and other creative phenomena, we cannot take them seriously as actually having independent existence. What stops anyone from inventing a religion then which makes that person the center of the universe? How can his be disproved? If that person is emphatic enough, his creativity can morph into dogma due to psychosocial processes that have been observed throughout the history of mass belief. Scientology and Mormonism are only recent examples of this.

For example, even people who ascribe to a religious belief that is premised on faith in facts or events that they have no specific experience with are atheists regarding ''other'' religions. They regard the tenets of other religions as if they were arbitrary heresay that could only be believed by a gullible fool. The irony here is striking.

A full on atheist evaluates an individual claims on its face. If it seems arbitrary, then he/she is an atheist about it. If it's likely, but not easily verified, then he/she's agnostic. And if it's based on something that resonates with common sense or has been consistently true in the past, then he/she has ''faith'' that it'll probably be true in the future.

==References==

<references/>

[[Category:Religion]]

Google

2007-03-15T16:24:51Z

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'''Google''' is a popular search engine that directs traffic on the Internet.

Google has been accused of [[liberal]] bias; for several years, it allowed [[hacker]]s to associate the phrase "miserable failure" with [[George W. Bush]]<ref>[http://boingboing.net/2007/01/26/bush_no_longer_miser.html]</ref>, and it consistently includes links to [[Wikipedia]], whose editors are six times more liberal than the general public, on its first page of results. A reason for this is believed to be that the algorithm of google sort hits after popularity. The more people click a hit, the higher it is rated.

Google owns [[YouTube]], the home made [[video clip]] site. [[Viacom]] are suing YouTube, and thus Google, for a reported $1 billion, arguing that the economic model of YouTube is based on copyright infringement[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6446193.stm].

European Union

2007-03-15T15:30:33Z

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The European Union is a legal and economic union of 27 European countries. It began with in 1992 with the [[Maastricht Treaty]]. It is governed by a common legal system and many of its member states use a common [[currency]], the [[euro]]. [[The United Kingdom]], [[Denmark]], [[Sweden]] and several Eastern block countries such as [[Poland]] do not use the [[euro]].

There are three official candidates being considered for membership, [[Turkey]], [[Croatia]] and [[The Republic of Macedonia]]. Typically a country that is considered will have to make some economic or social changes to bring it in line with other member states.

Here is a map of the European Union as of January 2007, including countries seeking to join:

[[Image:European_Union.jpg]]

Talk:French fries

2007-03-15T14:38:41Z

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Any chance of citations with that order of Fries dbpsmith? ;) --[[User:AustinM|AustinM]] 13:29, 11 March 2007 (EDT)
:[[Goats]] got it. Good going! You do ''know'' that the "french" in culinary terms does not refer to the country of France but is only a to denote a food (typically a vegetable) that has been fried to the point of carmelization?[[User:Cracker|Cracker]][[UserTalk:Cracker|talk]] 01:27, 12 March 2007 (EDT)
::Well, the French Wikipedia thinks that the phrase "French fries" might come from Ireland, where, it says, to "french" something means simply to '''cut''' it:
:::En effet, le verbe "to french" signifie "couper" en irlandais. Il s'agit donc de "pommes de terre coupées".[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frite]

==False Statement?==
AustinM, what part of [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=French_fries&diff=31671&oldid=27716 this] was a "false statement"? They ''are'' called "frites" (short for "pommes frites", which in turn is short for "pommes de terres frites" - fried potatoes) in other languages. The Belgian origin is apparently a somewhat complex issue, but I wouldn't simply call it false, either. --[[User:Sid 3050|Sid 3050]] 11:44, 13 March 2007 (EDT)
:I got a little confused. In (half of) Belgium they speak French, so its not true to say they are called frites in other languages (although in German they are allso called pomme frites). HAving done some reading you are righ in saying the french consider them belgian. ANyway you can put it back if you can find the right citations.--[[User:AustinM|AustinM]] 08:30, 15 March 2007 (EDT)

They are called "pommes frites" in Swedish.--[[User:What|What]]

Talk:Greece

2007-03-15T10:32:46Z

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Was there something wrong with [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/greekeros.html this source]?
[[User:JC|JC]] 10:26, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

: It's a lot of speculation, citing obscure names and sources, by a graduate student. It doesn't deserve to be the bulk of an entry about Greece. Maybe when the entry on Greece addresses far more significant aspects of its culture, then this could be a footnote near the end. It should not be the sum and substance, as there is no evidence that it was all that significant.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:30, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

::Fair enough. Not being up to the high standard of [[homeschooling|homeschooler]] contributions it just lowers the tone of things.
::[[User:JC|JC]] 10:36, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

:::Let's see what they say at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/homosexuality/]. So whatever you make of it, the facts are there. I'm not going to re-edit this article since I got a warning for that.--[[User:Sherman|Sherman]] 10:39, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

::::That source is just the kind of [[liberal]]-bias Conservapedia is trying to avoid.
::::[[User:JC|JC]] 10:44, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

:::::So the conclusion could be: It's not proven that ancient greek scholars used gay practices, and it could even be a myth set free by the liberals in order to promote and glorify homosexuality?--[[User:Sherman|Sherman]] 10:49, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

:::"Conservapedia is an online resource and meeting place where we give full credit to Christianity and America. Conservapedia is student-friendly." [http://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page].
:::Articles about or containing anything to do with [[sex]] are anti-Christian, Un-American and definitely not student-freindly. We do not want our children to know about such [[evil]] things. That's why Corservapedia was set up.
:::[[User:JC|JC]] 06:22, 15 March 2007 (EDT)

Ignorance is a blessing? "Articles about or containing anything to do with [[sex]] are anti-Christian, Un-American and definitely not student-freindly. We do not want our children to know about such [[evil]] things." I can see why one wants to protect children from certain things but this is just going to far. Children and youths ain't stupid. Trying to hide everything about sex will just make it interesting. Young people are curious, try to show what you think is the right side of things, don't pretend it's not there! .--[[User:What|What]]

Bias

2007-03-15T09:18:27Z

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Bias is a [[DC]] voltage level added to an [[AC]] signal which is to be amplified. This is done to put the AC signal within the amplifying transistors linear operating area.

AC

2007-03-15T09:17:48Z

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AC stands for Alternating Current. An AC signal has a non-zero frequenzy.

DC

2007-03-15T09:16:54Z

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DC stands for Direct Current. A DC signal has a zero-frequenzy.

Bias

2007-03-15T09:14:53Z

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Bias is a DC voltage level added to an AC signal which is to be amplified. This is done to put the AC signal within the amplifying transistors linear operating area.

Massachusetts liberal

2007-03-15T08:54:54Z

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A [[Liberal]] from [[Massachusetts]], in many ways the most liberal state in the United States. It is the only state where it is a crime, with a mandatory prison sentence of at least one year, for transporting a lawfully owned gun for a lawful purpose in an automobile without a special permit. Out-of-state drivers traveling to hunting or gun competitions in the Northeast have to choose between going hours out of their way to avoid Massachusetts, or spending hours attempting to obtain a permit.

Massachusetts is also the only state that has same-sex marriage. Two of the most liberal senators in the entire [[U.S. Senate]], [[Teddy Kennedy]] and [[John Kerry]], represent Massachusetts. {{fact}}

[[John Kerry]] lost by millions of votes nationwide in the 2004 election against [[George W. Bush]], yet Kerry won Massachusetts by a margin of about 62-38%.{{fact}}

[[Category:Politics]]

Talk:Sweden

2007-03-14T13:21:51Z

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Talk:Sweden

2007-03-14T13:20:22Z

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Talk:Sweden

2007-03-14T13:11:47Z

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Sweden

2007-03-14T11:59:15Z

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Sweden is a country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital city is Stockholm, which is also the lagest city. Sweden has got 9 million inhabitants. With an area of 450,000 square kilometers Sweden is the third largest country in Western Europe.

Sweden is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The prime minister of Sweden is 41 year old Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderates. The Swedish parliament has 349 seats.

80 % of the inhabitants belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden.

==References==
http://www.sweden.se

Scouting

2007-03-14T10:46:18Z

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The scout movement was foundend by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, known as B-P, in 1907. The first scout camp was held at Brownsea island in 1907.

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

2007-03-14T10:41:54Z

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WAGGGS stands for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. It is a worldwide organistation for girls scouts and girl guides in 144 countries. WAGGGS has 10 millions members.

==References==
www.wagggs.org

World Organization of the Scout Movement

2007-03-14T10:35:45Z

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WOSM stands for World Organisation of the Scout Movement. WOSM is a worldwide organisation consisting of local [[scout]]groups in 155 countries. WOSM has got 28 millions members, both female and male.

==References==
www.scout.org

NOFX

2007-03-14T10:13:25Z

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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = [[Image:NOFX_logo.png|100px]]
| Img =
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| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]| Genre = [[Skate punk]] [[Pop punk]] [[Melodic hardcore]]
| Years_active = 1983–Present
| Label = [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]], [[Fat Wreck Chords]]
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/ Official website]
| Current_members = [[Fat Mike]] [[El Hefe]] [[Eric Melvin]] [[Erik Sandin]]
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'''NOFX''' is a [[christian]] [[skate punk]] band from the [[Bay Area]], [[California]], [[United States]], formed in 1983.

The original lineup included [[singer]]/[[bassist]] ''[[Fat Mike]]'' (Mike Burkett), [[drummer]] [[Erik Sandin]], and [[guitarist]] [[Eric Melvin]]. Since 1991 (and after several line-up changes) [[El Hefe]] (real name Aaron Abeyta) has played second guitar and [[trumpet]]. The band's sound is diverse, utilizing elements of [[skate punk]], [[hardcore punk]], [[ska]], and other music genres. Their lyrics generally [[satire|satirize]] issues such as [[politics]], [[society]], various [[subculture]]s, [[racism]], the [[music industry]], and [[religion]], often using a large amount of [[comedy]].

NOFX has released 10 studio full lengths, over 20 EPs, and many 7" singles. The group has sold over 6 million records worldwide, and are one of the most successful independent bands of all time <ref>http://fatwreck.com/band/index/6</ref>.

Their name is derived from the [[Boston]] [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] band [[Negative FX]] <ref>http://www.nofx.org/qa/qa_read.php3?page=1</ref>. [[Fat Mike]] and other band members are admitted fans of [[Straight Edge]] bands like [[Minor Threat]], and some members of NOFX have experimented with the Straight Edge ethos<ref>http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com</ref>.

==Career==
NOFX's first recording was a demo from 1983, produced by [[Germs (band)|Germs]] drummer Don Bolles, which did not sell any copies. They released their self-titled debut EP ''[[NOFX (EP)|NOFX]]'' on [[Mystic Records]] in 1985, which was later re-released in 1992 as part of the ''[[Maximum Rocknroll (album)|Maximum RocknRoll]]'' CD. For a year, [[Erik Sandin]] left the band and was replaced by Scott Sellers, then Scott Aldahl. Dave Allen was in the band for about four months, until he died in a car accident. In 1986, the band released "So What if We're on Mystic!", Dave Casillas joined the band on second guitar in 1987 and was featured on the EP ''[[The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This!]]'', attacking the [[PMRC]]'s call for censorship of music. The original cover was an edited S&M photo, but the re-released version was changed to a photo of [[Eric Melvin]].
[[Image:HOFXyellowsplatter3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|NOFX 1995 release [[HOFX]] pressed on splatter colored vinyl.]]
Dave then left the band and was replaced by [[Steve Kidwiller]] (AKA ''Steve the Caucasian''). They recorded ''[[Liberal Animation]]'' in 1988 (before Dave was replaced by Steve) with [[Brett Gurewitz]] of [[Bad Religion]]. Although the title and some lyrics mocked vegetarianism and animal rights, [http://www.nofx.org/oldint/flipside97.html Fat Mike says that he became a vegetarian, after he wrote the Liberal Animation album]. The album was re-released in 1991 on Gurewitz's label [[Epitaph Records]]. NOFX had signed to Epitaph by 1989, releasing their second album ''[[S&M Airlines]]''. 1990 saw the release of ''[[Ribbed]]''. By 1991, there had been a lot of changes to the band lineup. However, the original three members had reunited and Aaron Abeyta (aka [[El Hefe]]) joined to round out the group. ''[[White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean]]'' was released in 1992, which originally had the title ''White Trash, Two Kikes, and a Spic.'' The original title was changed because Eric Melvin's grandmother was upset about the racial epithets<ref>http://www.nofx.org/oldint/flipside97.html</ref>.

It was not until the 1994 release of ''[[Punk in Drublic]]'' that the band had a commercial breakthrough, with the album going [[Gold album|gold]]. In the same year, [[pop punk]] entered the mainstream with the success of [[The Offspring]]'s ''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]'' and [[Green Day]]'s ''[[Dookie]]''. In 1999, the band released ''[[The Decline]],'' a fiery and pessimistic social commentary. Having a duration of 18 minutes and 23 seconds, it is nearly the longest punk song to date — second only to "[[Yes Sir, I Will]]" by [[Crass]], which spans more than 22 minutes.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

In 2003, NOFX released ''[[War on Errorism]]'', an album of political songs. It became the start of their anti-[[George W. Bush]] campaign, and a rallying point for [[leftist]] punks. Fat Mike organized the website Punkvoter.com, compiled two chart-topping ''[[Rock Against Bush]]'' CDs, and kicked off a [[Rock Against Bush]] United States tour. The band has released many EPs (i.e. ''[[Fuck the Kids]]'', ''[[The Longest Line]]'') on Fat Mike's own label [[Fat Wreck Chords]]. In February 2005, they launched the NOFX [[7" of the Month Club]], a subscription-based service which saw the release of one new EP almost monthly, from February 2005 to March 2006 (a total of 12 releases). The cover art for these EPs were chosen from fan-submitted entries. The first 3000 subscribers to the club received all of their records on colored vinyl. [[Fat Wreck Chords]] later released full sets of the EPs.

On March 14, 2006, an EP entitled Never Trust a Hippy was released. The EP was followed on April 18 by the [[album]] ''[[Wolves in Wolves' Clothing]]''. On September 12, 2006, the video game [[EA Sports]] [[NHL 07|NHL07]] was released, featuring ''Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' on its soundtrack produced by Jesse "the chode" Bourke.

In 2007, the band recorded two nights of recent shows in [[San Francisco, California]] for an upcoming live album.

==Relationship with the media==
Since 1994, they have consented to very few interviews, and have made only a few music videos. Fat Mike did an interview for [[Guitar World]] in 2003, giving his opinions on the [[pop punk]] bands rising at the time. Fat Mike was interviewed by [[Australia]]n radio station [[Triple J]] in 2004, and in February 2007 by [[Triple J]] hosts, [[Jay_and_the_doctor|Jay and the Doctor]], who have also performed shows with NOFX, with their band, [[Frenzal_Rhomb|Frenzal Rhomb]]. An extensive, nearly 20-page interview was done for a 2003 issue of AMP Magazine. Fat Mike did an interview with the punk magazine Big Cheese, discussing S&M, his wife, pop punk bands and NOFX's music. He was also interviewed in the November 2006 issue of Thrasher Skateboard Magazine. The band also has denied permission to allow their music videos to be played on MTV.

The credits on the album [[Heavy Petting Zoo]] calls on MTV, along with major labels, to quit harassing them and playing their music.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===

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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-

|[[Image:Liberal_Animation.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1988, re-released in 1991
|''[[Liberal Animation]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_S&M_Airlines.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1989
|''[[S&M Airlines]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-Ribbed.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1991
|''[[Ribbed]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_White_Trash,_Two_Heebs_and_a_Bean.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-Punk_in_Drublic.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1994
|''[[Punk in Drublic]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|12 (Heatseekers)
|Gold
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_HeavyPettingZoo.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1996
|''[[Heavy Petting Zoo]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|63 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:So_Long_and_Thanks_for_All_the_Shoes.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1997
|''[[So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|79 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:Pumpupthevaluum.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2000
|''[[Pump up the Valuum]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|61 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_War_On_Errorism.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2003
|''[[The War on Errorism]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|44 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_WolvesInWolvesClothing.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2006
|''[[Wolves in Wolves' Clothing]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|46 (Billboard 200)
|
|}

===Live albums===
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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:IHeardTheySuckLive_albumcover.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1995
|''[[I Heard They Suck Live!!]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|198 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:nocover.png|50px|]]
|TBD 2007
|''[[TBD]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|
|
|}

===EPs===
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|-
|
Album Cover
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-NOFX1985.gif|center|50px|]]
|1985
|''[[NOFX (EP)]]''
|[[Mystic Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-NOFX-SoWhatIfWe'reOnMystic.gif|center|50px|]]
|1986
|''[[So What If We're on Mystic!]]''
|[[Mystic Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-TheP.M.R.C.CanSuckonThis.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1987, re-released in 1990
|''[[The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This!]]''
|[[Colosal Wassail]] Re-released on [[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_TheLongestLine.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[The Longest Line]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Liza_and_Louise.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[Liza and Louise]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Don't_Call_Me_White.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1994
|''[[Don't Call Me White]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Leave_it_Alone.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1995
|''[[Leave it Alone (EP)]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_HOFX.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1995
|''[[HOFX]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Fuck_the_kids.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1996
|''[[Fuck the Kids]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_All_of_Me.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1996
|''[[All of Me (NOFX)|All of Me]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Timmy_the_Turtle.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1999
|''[[Timmy the Turtle]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Louise_and_Liza.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1999
|''[[Louise and Liza]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:TheDecline_albumcover.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1999
|''[[The Decline]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|#200
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Pods_and_Gods.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2000
|''[[Pods and Gods]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Bottles_to_the_Ground.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2000
|''[[Bottles to the Ground]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Fat_Club_7.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2001
|''[[Fat Club 7]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFXSurfer.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2001
|''[[Surfer (NOFX)|Surfer]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-RegainingUnconsciousness.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2003
|''[[Regaining Unconsciousness]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|187 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_13_Stiches.gif|center|50px|]]
|2003
|''[[13 Stitches]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_7"_of_the_Month_Club_Main_Logo.gif|center|50px|]]
|2005-2006
|''[[7" of the Month Club]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Never_Trust_a_Hippy.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2006
|''[[Never Trust a Hippy]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|186 (Billboard 200)
|
|}

===Splits===
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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Drowning_Roses_Split.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1988
|''[[Drowning Roses/NOFX Split]]''
|[[X-Mist Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:BYO_Split_Series_3.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2002
|''[[BYO Split Series, Vol. 3]]''
|[[BYO Records]]
|n/a
|
|}

===Compilations===
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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Maximum_Rocknroll.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[Maximum Rocknroll (album)|Maximum Rocknroll]]''
|[[Mystic Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_45_or_46_songs_(album_cover).jpg|center|50px|]]
|2002
|''[[45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_The_Greatest_Songs_Ever_Written_(By_Us!).JPG|center|50px|]]
|2004
|''[[The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us!)]]''
|[[Epitaph Records]]
|n/a
|
|}

===Videos===
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|-
|'''Video Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Ten_Years_of_Fuckin'_Up.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1994
|''[[Ten Years of Fuckin' Up]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|}

==Trivia==
* In [[The Simpsons]] episode "[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]", when [[Groundskeeper Willie]] enters [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]'s name on the wall of lost children, two names in particular stand out, Fat Mike and El Hefe.

* NOFX have long derided rural or politically conservative metropolitan areas as backward, racist and closed-minded. The [[California]] city of [[Bakersfield]] seems to embody all the (traditional) values that the band loves to hate. Bakersfield is mentioned in the songs "Leaving Jesusland" and "Instant Crassic" (both from the ''Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' album), each time in quite negative contexts.

* While sharing a festival bill in Hawaii with [[Riot Grrrl]] band [[Bikini Kill]], Fat Mike dedicated the song "Liza and Louise" to the glaringly feminist Seattle group.<ref>http://www.nofxwiki.net/1999/interviews/bikini.html</ref>.("Liza and Louise" recounts a comical lesbian romance.) NOFX recorded a song called "Kill Rock Stars" (from the album ''So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes'') which admonished Bikini Kill singer [[Kathleen Hanna]] that "you can't change the world by hating men". ([[Kill Rock Stars]] is the name of Hanna's record label.)

* "El Hefe" sounds similar to "El Jefe" (which translates to "The Boss" in Spanish).

* ''[[The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy]]/[[Dirk Gently]]'' author [[Douglas Adams]] published an installment of the ''Hitchiker's..'' series called ''[[So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish]]'' in [[1984]]. NOFX's [[1997]] release ''So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes'' bears a very similar title. "So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes" also refers to both the large numbers of shoes thrown at the band during concerts and the band's reciept of numerous free endorsment shoes recieved from big brand companies.

* NOFX appears on the character Kong's shirt in [[Ultimate Spider-man]] #14.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/ NOFX Official Website]
*[http://www.nofxwiki.net NOFX Wiki]
*[http://www.nofxfans.com/ NOFXFans.com // Great Band! Great Fans!]
*[http://www.nofxonline.com NOFX Online Website]
*[http://www.cimeviola.com/nofx/nofx_home.htm NOFX unofficial Website] (Italian)
*[http://www.nofx.de NOFX Fanpage] (German)
*[http://www.warpedtour.net/banddetail.asp?bandID=174 Warped Tour 2006- NOFX]
*[http://www.punkgigs.com/NOFX NOFX Gigs and tours]
*[http://www.nofx.friko.pl/ NOFX Polish Website]
*[http://www.exclaim.ca/index.asp?layid=22&csid1=5033 NOFX year-by-year history]
*[http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/flipsidenofx.html Flipside Interview] - NOFX interview from 1997
*[http://www.transformonline.com/music/features/004453.php Transform Online interview] - interview from 2005

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| Origin = [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]| Genre = [[Skate punk]] [[Pop punk]] [[Melodic hardcore]]
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'''NOFX''' is a [[christian]] [[skate punk]] band from the [[Bay Area]], [[California]], [[United States]], formed in 1983.

The original lineup included [[singer]]/[[bassist]] ''[[Fat Mike]]'' (Mike Burkett), [[drummer]] [[Erik Sandin]], and [[guitarist]] [[Eric Melvin]]. Since 1991 (and after several line-up changes) [[El Hefe]] (real name Aaron Abeyta) has played second guitar and [[trumpet]]. The band's sound is diverse, utilizing elements of [[skate punk]], [[hardcore punk]], [[ska]], and other music genres. Their lyrics generally [[satire|satirize]] issues such as [[politics]], [[society]], various [[subculture]]s, [[racism]], the [[music industry]], and [[religion]], often using a large amount of [[comedy]].

NOFX has released 10 studio full lengths, over 20 EPs, and many 7" singles. The group has sold over 6 million records worldwide, and are one of the most successful independent bands of all time <ref>http://fatwreck.com/band/index/6</ref>.

Their name is derived from the [[Boston]] [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] band [[Negative FX]] <ref>http://www.nofx.org/qa/qa_read.php3?page=1</ref>. [[Fat Mike]] and other band members are admitted fans of [[Straight Edge]] bands like [[Minor Threat]], and some members of NOFX have experimented with the Straight Edge ethos<ref>http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com</ref>.

==Career==
NOFX's first recording was a demo from 1983, produced by [[Germs (band)|Germs]] drummer Don Bolles, which did not sell any copies. They released their self-titled debut EP ''[[NOFX (EP)|NOFX]]'' on [[Mystic Records]] in 1985, which was later re-released in 1992 as part of the ''[[Maximum Rocknroll (album)|Maximum RocknRoll]]'' CD. For a year, [[Erik Sandin]] left the band and was replaced by Scott Sellers, then Scott Aldahl. Dave Allen was in the band for about four months, until he died in a car accident. In 1986, the band released "So What if We're on Mystic!", Dave Casillas joined the band on second guitar in 1987 and was featured on the EP ''[[The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This!]]'', attacking the [[PMRC]]'s call for censorship of music. The original cover was an edited S&M photo, but the re-released version was changed to a photo of [[Eric Melvin]].
[[Image:HOFXyellowsplatter3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|NOFX 1995 release [[HOFX]] pressed on splatter colored vinyl.]]
Dave then left the band and was replaced by [[Steve Kidwiller]] (AKA ''Steve the Caucasian''). They recorded ''[[Liberal Animation]]'' in 1988 (before Dave was replaced by Steve) with [[Brett Gurewitz]] of [[Bad Religion]]. Although the title and some lyrics mocked vegetarianism and animal rights, [http://www.nofx.org/oldint/flipside97.html Fat Mike says that he became a vegetarian, after he wrote the Liberal Animation album]. The album was re-released in 1991 on Gurewitz's label [[Epitaph Records]]. NOFX had signed to Epitaph by 1989, releasing their second album ''[[S&M Airlines]]''. 1990 saw the release of ''[[Ribbed]]''. By 1991, there had been a lot of changes to the band lineup. However, the original three members had reunited and Aaron Abeyta (aka [[El Hefe]]) joined to round out the group. ''[[White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean]]'' was released in 1992, which originally had the title ''White Trash, Two Kikes, and a Spic.'' The original title was changed because Eric Melvin's grandmother was upset about the racial epithets<ref>http://www.nofx.org/oldint/flipside97.html</ref>.

It was not until the 1994 release of ''[[Punk in Drublic]]'' that the band had a commercial breakthrough, with the album going [[Gold album|gold]]. In the same year, [[pop punk]] entered the mainstream with the success of [[The Offspring]]'s ''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]'' and [[Green Day]]'s ''[[Dookie]]''. In 1999, the band released ''[[The Decline]],'' a fiery and pessimistic social commentary. Having a duration of 18 minutes and 23 seconds, it is nearly the longest punk song to date — second only to "[[Yes Sir, I Will]]" by [[Crass]], which spans more than 22 minutes.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

In 2003, NOFX released ''[[War on Errorism]]'', an album of political songs. It became the start of their anti-[[George W. Bush]] campaign, and a rallying point for [[leftist]] punks. Fat Mike organized the website Punkvoter.com, compiled two chart-topping ''[[Rock Against Bush]]'' CDs, and kicked off a [[Rock Against Bush]] United States tour. The band has released many EPs (i.e. ''[[Fuck the Kids]]'', ''[[The Longest Line]]'') on Fat Mike's own label [[Fat Wreck Chords]]. In February 2005, they launched the NOFX [[7" of the Month Club]], a subscription-based service which saw the release of one new EP almost monthly, from February 2005 to March 2006 (a total of 12 releases). The cover art for these EPs were chosen from fan-submitted entries. The first 3000 subscribers to the club received all of their records on colored vinyl. [[Fat Wreck Chords]] later released full sets of the EPs.

On March 14, 2006, an EP entitled Never Trust a Hippy was released. The EP was followed on April 18 by the [[album]] ''[[Wolves in Wolves' Clothing]]''. On September 12, 2006, the video game [[EA Sports]] [[NHL 07|NHL07]] was released, featuring ''Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' on its soundtrack produced by Jesse "the chode" Bourke.

In 2007, the band recorded two nights of recent shows in [[San Francisco, California]] for an upcoming live album.

==Relationship with the media==
Since 1994, they have consented to very few interviews, and have made only a few music videos. Fat Mike did an interview for [[Guitar World]] in 2003, giving his opinions on the [[pop punk]] bands rising at the time. Fat Mike was interviewed by [[Australia]]n radio station [[Triple J]] in 2004, and in February 2007 by [[Triple J]] hosts, [[Jay_and_the_doctor|Jay and the Doctor]], who have also performed shows with NOFX, with their band, [[Frenzal_Rhomb|Frenzal Rhomb]]. An extensive, nearly 20-page interview was done for a 2003 issue of AMP Magazine. Fat Mike did an interview with the punk magazine Big Cheese, discussing S&M, his wife, pop punk bands and NOFX's music. He was also interviewed in the November 2006 issue of Thrasher Skateboard Magazine. The band also has denied permission to allow their music videos to be played on MTV.

The credits on the album [[Heavy Petting Zoo]] calls on MTV, along with major labels, to quit harassing them and playing their music.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===

{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-

|[[Image:Liberal_Animation.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1988, re-released in 1991
|''[[Liberal Animation]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_S&M_Airlines.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1989
|''[[S&M Airlines]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-Ribbed.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1991
|''[[Ribbed]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_White_Trash,_Two_Heebs_and_a_Bean.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-Punk_in_Drublic.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1994
|''[[Punk in Drublic]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|12 (Heatseekers)
|Gold
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_HeavyPettingZoo.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1996
|''[[Heavy Petting Zoo]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|63 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:So_Long_and_Thanks_for_All_the_Shoes.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1997
|''[[So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|79 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:Pumpupthevaluum.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2000
|''[[Pump up the Valuum]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|61 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_War_On_Errorism.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2003
|''[[The War on Errorism]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|44 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_WolvesInWolvesClothing.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2006
|''[[Wolves in Wolves' Clothing]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|46 (Billboard 200)
|
|}

===Live albums===
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|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:IHeardTheySuckLive_albumcover.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1995
|''[[I Heard They Suck Live!!]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|198 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:nocover.png|50px|]]
|TBD 2007
|''[[TBD]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|
|
|}

===EPs===
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|-
|
Album Cover
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-NOFX1985.gif|center|50px|]]
|1985
|''[[NOFX (EP)]]''
|[[Mystic Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-NOFX-SoWhatIfWe'reOnMystic.gif|center|50px|]]
|1986
|''[[So What If We're on Mystic!]]''
|[[Mystic Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-TheP.M.R.C.CanSuckonThis.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1987, re-released in 1990
|''[[The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This!]]''
|[[Colosal Wassail]] Re-released on [[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_TheLongestLine.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[The Longest Line]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Liza_and_Louise.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[Liza and Louise]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Don't_Call_Me_White.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1994
|''[[Don't Call Me White]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Leave_it_Alone.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1995
|''[[Leave it Alone (EP)]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_HOFX.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1995
|''[[HOFX]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Fuck_the_kids.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1996
|''[[Fuck the Kids]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_All_of_Me.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1996
|''[[All of Me (NOFX)|All of Me]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Timmy_the_Turtle.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1999
|''[[Timmy the Turtle]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Louise_and_Liza.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1999
|''[[Louise and Liza]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:TheDecline_albumcover.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1999
|''[[The Decline]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|#200
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Pods_and_Gods.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2000
|''[[Pods and Gods]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Bottles_to_the_Ground.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2000
|''[[Bottles to the Ground]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Fat_Club_7.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2001
|''[[Fat Club 7]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFXSurfer.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2001
|''[[Surfer (NOFX)|Surfer]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-RegainingUnconsciousness.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2003
|''[[Regaining Unconsciousness]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|187 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_13_Stiches.gif|center|50px|]]
|2003
|''[[13 Stitches]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_7"_of_the_Month_Club_Main_Logo.gif|center|50px|]]
|2005-2006
|''[[7" of the Month Club]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Never_Trust_a_Hippy.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2006
|''[[Never Trust a Hippy]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|186 (Billboard 200)
|
|}

===Splits===
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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Drowning_Roses_Split.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1988
|''[[Drowning Roses/NOFX Split]]''
|[[X-Mist Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:BYO_Split_Series_3.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2002
|''[[BYO Split Series, Vol. 3]]''
|[[BYO Records]]
|n/a
|
|}

===Compilations===
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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Maximum_Rocknroll.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[Maximum Rocknroll (album)|Maximum Rocknroll]]''
|[[Mystic Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_45_or_46_songs_(album_cover).jpg|center|50px|]]
|2002
|''[[45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_The_Greatest_Songs_Ever_Written_(By_Us!).JPG|center|50px|]]
|2004
|''[[The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us!)]]''
|[[Epitaph Records]]
|n/a
|
|}

===Videos===
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|-
|'''Video Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Ten_Years_of_Fuckin'_Up.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1994
|''[[Ten Years of Fuckin' Up]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|}

==Trivia==
* In [[The Simpsons]] episode "[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]", when [[Groundskeeper Willie]] enters [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]'s name on the wall of lost children, two names in particular stand out, Fat Mike and El Hefe.

* NOFX have long derided rural or politically conservative metropolitan areas as backward, racist and closed-minded. The [[California]] city of [[Bakersfield]] seems to embody all the (traditional) values that the band loves to hate. Bakersfield is mentioned in the songs "Leaving Jesusland" and "Instant Crassic" (both from the ''Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' album), each time in quite negative contexts.

* While sharing a festival bill in Hawaii with [[Riot Grrrl]] band [[Bikini Kill]], Fat Mike dedicated the song "Liza and Louise" to the glaringly feminist Seattle group.<ref>http://www.nofxwiki.net/1999/interviews/bikini.html</ref>.("Liza and Louise" recounts a comical lesbian romance.) NOFX recorded a song called "Kill Rock Stars" (from the album ''So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes'') which admonished Bikini Kill singer [[Kathleen Hanna]] that "you can't change the world by hating men". ([[Kill Rock Stars]] is the name of Hanna's record label.)

* "El Hefe" sounds similar to "El Jefe" (which translates to "The Boss" in Spanish).

* ''[[the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]/[[Dirk Gently]]'' author [[Douglas Adams]] published an installment of the ''Hitchiker's..'' series called ''[[So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish]]'' in [[1984]]. NOFX's [[1997]] release ''So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes'' bears a very similar title. "So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes" also refers to both the large numbers of shoes thrown at the band during concerts and the band's reciept of numerous free endorsment shoes recieved from big brand companies.

* NOFX appears on the character Kong's shirt in [[Ultimate Spider-man]] #14.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/ NOFX Official Website]
*[http://www.nofxwiki.net NOFX Wiki]
*[http://www.nofxfans.com/ NOFXFans.com // Great Band! Great Fans!]
*[http://www.nofxonline.com NOFX Online Website]
*[http://www.cimeviola.com/nofx/nofx_home.htm NOFX unofficial Website] (Italian)
*[http://www.nofx.de NOFX Fanpage] (German)
*[http://www.warpedtour.net/banddetail.asp?bandID=174 Warped Tour 2006- NOFX]
*[http://www.punkgigs.com/NOFX NOFX Gigs and tours]
*[http://www.nofx.friko.pl/ NOFX Polish Website]
*[http://www.exclaim.ca/index.asp?layid=22&csid1=5033 NOFX year-by-year history]
*[http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/flipsidenofx.html Flipside Interview] - NOFX interview from 1997
*[http://www.transformonline.com/music/features/004453.php Transform Online interview] - interview from 2005

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| Origin = [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]| Genre = [[Skate punk]] [[Pop punk]] [[Melodic hardcore]]
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'''NOFX''' is a [[christian]] [[skate punk]] band from the [[Bay Area]], [[California]], [[United States]], formed in 1983.

The original lineup included [[singer]]/[[bassist]] ''[[Fat Mike]]'' (Mike Burkett), [[drummer]] [[Erik Sandin]], and [[guitarist]] [[Eric Melvin]]. Since 1991 (and after several line-up changes) [[El Hefe]] (real name Aaron Abeyta) has played second guitar and [[trumpet]]. The band's sound is diverse, utilizing elements of [[skate punk]], [[hardcore punk]], [[ska]], and other music genres. Their lyrics generally [[satire|satirize]] issues such as [[politics]], [[society]], various [[subculture]]s, [[racism]], the [[music industry]], and [[religion]], often using a large amount of [[comedy]].

NOFX has released 10 studio full lengths, over 20 EPs, and many 7" singles. The group has sold over 6 million records worldwide, and are one of the most successful independent bands of all time <ref>http://fatwreck.com/band/index/6</ref>.

Their name is derived from the [[Boston]] [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] band [[Negative FX]] <ref>http://www.nofx.org/qa/qa_read.php3?page=1</ref>. [[Fat Mike]] and other band members are admitted fans of [[Straight Edge]] bands like [[Minor Threat]], and some members of NOFX have experimented with the Straight Edge ethos<ref>http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com</ref>.

==Career==
NOFX's first recording was a demo from 1983, produced by [[Germs (band)|Germs]] drummer Don Bolles, which did not sell any copies. They released their self-titled debut EP ''[[NOFX (EP)|NOFX]]'' on [[Mystic Records]] in 1985, which was later re-released in 1992 as part of the ''[[Maximum Rocknroll (album)|Maximum RocknRoll]]'' CD. For a year, [[Erik Sandin]] left the band and was replaced by Scott Sellers, then Scott Aldahl. Dave Allen was in the band for about four months, until he died in a car accident. In 1986, the band released "So What if We're on Mystic!", Dave Casillas joined the band on second guitar in 1987 and was featured on the EP ''[[The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This!]]'', attacking the [[PMRC]]'s call for censorship of music. The original cover was an edited S&M photo, but the re-released version was changed to a photo of [[Eric Melvin]].
[[Image:HOFXyellowsplatter3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|NOFX 1995 release [[HOFX]] pressed on splatter colored vinyl.]]
Dave then left the band and was replaced by [[Steve Kidwiller]] (AKA ''Steve the Caucasian''). They recorded ''[[Liberal Animation]]'' in 1988 (before Dave was replaced by Steve) with [[Brett Gurewitz]] of [[Bad Religion]]. Although the title and some lyrics mocked vegetarianism and animal rights, [http://www.nofx.org/oldint/flipside97.html Fat Mike says that he became a vegetarian, after he wrote the Liberal Animation album]. The album was re-released in 1991 on Gurewitz's label [[Epitaph Records]]. NOFX had signed to Epitaph by 1989, releasing their second album ''[[S&M Airlines]]''. 1990 saw the release of ''[[Ribbed]]''. By 1991, there had been a lot of changes to the band lineup. However, the original three members had reunited and Aaron Abeyta (aka [[El Hefe]]) joined to round out the group. ''[[White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean]]'' was released in 1992, which originally had the title ''White Trash, Two Kikes, and a Spic.'' The original title was changed because Eric Melvin's grandmother was upset about the racial epithets<ref>http://www.nofx.org/oldint/flipside97.html</ref>.

It was not until the 1994 release of ''[[Punk in Drublic]]'' that the band had a commercial breakthrough, with the album going [[Gold album|gold]]. In the same year, [[pop punk]] entered the mainstream with the success of [[The Offspring]]'s ''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]'' and [[Green Day]]'s ''[[Dookie]]''. In 1999, the band released ''[[The Decline]],'' a fiery and pessimistic social commentary. Having a duration of 18 minutes and 23 seconds, it is nearly the longest punk song to date — second only to "[[Yes Sir, I Will]]" by [[Crass]], which spans more than 22 minutes.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

In 2003, NOFX released ''[[War on Errorism]]'', an album of political songs. It became the start of their anti-[[George W. Bush]] campaign, and a rallying point for [[leftist]] punks. Fat Mike organized the website Punkvoter.com, compiled two chart-topping ''[[Rock Against Bush]]'' CDs, and kicked off a [[Rock Against Bush]] United States tour. The band has released many EPs (i.e. ''[[Fuck the Kids]]'', ''[[The Longest Line]]'') on Fat Mike's own label [[Fat Wreck Chords]]. In February 2005, they launched the NOFX [[7" of the Month Club]], a subscription-based service which saw the release of one new EP almost monthly, from February 2005 to March 2006 (a total of 12 releases). The cover art for these EPs were chosen from fan-submitted entries. The first 3000 subscribers to the club received all of their records on colored vinyl. [[Fat Wreck Chords]] later released full sets of the EPs.

On March 14, 2006, an EP entitled Never Trust a Hippy was released. The EP was followed on April 18 by the [[album]] ''[[Wolves in Wolves' Clothing]]''. On September 12, 2006, the video game [[EA Sports]] [[NHL 07|NHL07]] was released, featuring ''Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' on its soundtrack produced by Jesse "the chode" Bourke.

In 2007, the band recorded two nights of recent shows in [[San Francisco, California]] for an upcoming live album.

==Relationship with the media==
Since 1994, they have consented to very few interviews, and have made only a few music videos. Fat Mike did an interview for [[Guitar World]] in 2003, giving his opinions on the [[pop punk]] bands rising at the time. Fat Mike was interviewed by [[Australia]]n radio station [[Triple J]] in 2004, and in February 2007 by [[Triple J]] hosts, [[Jay_and_the_doctor|Jay and the Doctor]], who have also performed shows with NOFX, with their band, [[Frenzal_Rhomb|Frenzal Rhomb]]. An extensive, nearly 20-page interview was done for a 2003 issue of AMP Magazine. Fat Mike did an interview with the punk magazine Big Cheese, discussing S&M, his wife, pop punk bands and NOFX's music. He was also interviewed in the November 2006 issue of Thrasher Skateboard Magazine. The band also has denied permission to allow their music videos to be played on MTV.

The credits on the album [[Heavy Petting Zoo]] calls on MTV, along with major labels, to quit harassing them and playing their music.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===

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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-

|[[Image:Liberal_Animation.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1988, re-released in 1991
|''[[Liberal Animation]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_S&M_Airlines.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1989
|''[[S&M Airlines]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-Ribbed.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1991
|''[[Ribbed]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_White_Trash,_Two_Heebs_and_a_Bean.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-Punk_in_Drublic.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1994
|''[[Punk in Drublic]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|12 (Heatseekers)
|Gold
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_HeavyPettingZoo.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1996
|''[[Heavy Petting Zoo]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|63 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:So_Long_and_Thanks_for_All_the_Shoes.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1997
|''[[So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|79 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:Pumpupthevaluum.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2000
|''[[Pump up the Valuum]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|61 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_War_On_Errorism.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2003
|''[[The War on Errorism]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|44 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_WolvesInWolvesClothing.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2006
|''[[Wolves in Wolves' Clothing]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|46 (Billboard 200)
|
|}

===Live albums===
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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:IHeardTheySuckLive_albumcover.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1995
|''[[I Heard They Suck Live!!]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|198 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:nocover.png|50px|]]
|TBD 2007
|''[[TBD]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|
|
|}

===EPs===
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|-
|
Album Cover
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-NOFX1985.gif|center|50px|]]
|1985
|''[[NOFX (EP)]]''
|[[Mystic Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-NOFX-SoWhatIfWe'reOnMystic.gif|center|50px|]]
|1986
|''[[So What If We're on Mystic!]]''
|[[Mystic Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-TheP.M.R.C.CanSuckonThis.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1987, re-released in 1990
|''[[The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This!]]''
|[[Colosal Wassail]] Re-released on [[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_TheLongestLine.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[The Longest Line]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Liza_and_Louise.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[Liza and Louise]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Don't_Call_Me_White.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1994
|''[[Don't Call Me White]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Leave_it_Alone.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1995
|''[[Leave it Alone (EP)]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_HOFX.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1995
|''[[HOFX]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Fuck_the_kids.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1996
|''[[Fuck the Kids]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_All_of_Me.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1996
|''[[All of Me (NOFX)|All of Me]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Timmy_the_Turtle.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1999
|''[[Timmy the Turtle]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Louise_and_Liza.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1999
|''[[Louise and Liza]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:TheDecline_albumcover.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1999
|''[[The Decline]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|#200
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Pods_and_Gods.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2000
|''[[Pods and Gods]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Bottles_to_the_Ground.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2000
|''[[Bottles to the Ground]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Fat_Club_7.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2001
|''[[Fat Club 7]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFXSurfer.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2001
|''[[Surfer (NOFX)|Surfer]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX-RegainingUnconsciousness.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2003
|''[[Regaining Unconsciousness]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|187 (Billboard 200)
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_13_Stiches.gif|center|50px|]]
|2003
|''[[13 Stitches]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_7"_of_the_Month_Club_Main_Logo.gif|center|50px|]]
|2005-2006
|''[[7" of the Month Club]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Never_Trust_a_Hippy.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2006
|''[[Never Trust a Hippy]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|186 (Billboard 200)
|
|}

===Splits===
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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''US Billboard Peak '''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:NOFX_Drowning_Roses_Split.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1988
|''[[Drowning Roses/NOFX Split]]''
|[[X-Mist Records]]
|n/a
|
|-
|[[Image:BYO_Split_Series_3.jpg|center|50px|]]
|2002
|''[[BYO Split Series, Vol. 3]]''
|[[BYO Records]]
|n/a
|
|}

===Compilations===
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|[[Image:NOFX_Maximum_Rocknroll.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1992
|''[[Maximum Rocknroll (album)|Maximum Rocknroll]]''
|[[Mystic Records]]
|n/a
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|[[Image:NOFX_-_45_or_46_songs_(album_cover).jpg|center|50px|]]
|2002
|''[[45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
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|-
|[[Image:NOFX_-_The_Greatest_Songs_Ever_Written_(By_Us!).JPG|center|50px|]]
|2004
|''[[The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us!)]]''
|[[Epitaph Records]]
|n/a
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===Videos===
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|[[Image:NOFX_Ten_Years_of_Fuckin'_Up.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1994
|''[[Ten Years of Fuckin' Up]]''
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|n/a
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==Trivia==
* In [[The Simpsons]] episode "[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]", when [[Groundskeeper Willie]] enters [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]'s name on the wall of lost children, two names in particular stand out, Fat Mike and El Hefe.

* NOFX have long derided rural or politically conservative metropolitan areas as backward, racist and closed-minded. The [[California]] city of [[Bakersfield]] seems to embody all the (traditional) values that the band loves to hate. Bakersfield is mentioned in the songs "Leaving Jesusland" and "Instant Crassic" (both from the ''Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' album), each time in quite negative contexts.

* While sharing a festival bill in Hawaii with [[Riot Grrrl]] band [[Bikini Kill]], Fat Mike dedicated the song "Liza and Louise" to the glaringly feminist Seattle group.<ref>http://www.nofxwiki.net/1999/interviews/bikini.html</ref>.("Liza and Louise" recounts a comical lesbian romance.) NOFX recorded a song called "Kill Rock Stars" (from the album ''So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes'') which admonished Bikini Kill singer [[Kathleen Hanna]] that "you can't change the world by hating men". ([[Kill Rock Stars]] is the name of Hanna's record label.)

* "El Hefe" sounds similar to "El Jefe" (which translates to "The Boss" in Spanish).

* ''[[the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]/[[Dirk Gently]]'' author [[Douglas Adams]] published an installment of the ''Hitchiker's..'' series called ''[[So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish]]'' in [[1984]]. NOFX's [[1997]] release ''So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes'' bears a very similar title. "So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes" also refers to both the large numbers of shoes thrown at the band during concerts and the band's reciept of numerous free endorsment shoes recieved from big brand companies.

* NOFX appears on the character Kong's shirt in [[Ultimate Spider-man]] #14.

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==External links==
*[http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/ NOFX Official Website]
*[http://www.nofxwiki.net NOFX Wiki]
*[http://www.nofxfans.com/ NOFXFans.com // Great Band! Great Fans!]
*[http://www.nofxonline.com NOFX Online Website]
*[http://www.cimeviola.com/nofx/nofx_home.htm NOFX unofficial Website] (Italian)
*[http://www.nofx.de NOFX Fanpage] (German)
*[http://www.warpedtour.net/banddetail.asp?bandID=174 Warped Tour 2006- NOFX]
*[http://www.punkgigs.com/NOFX NOFX Gigs and tours]
*[http://www.nofx.friko.pl/ NOFX Polish Website]
*[http://www.exclaim.ca/index.asp?layid=22&csid1=5033 NOFX year-by-year history]
*[http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/flipsidenofx.html Flipside Interview] - NOFX interview from 1997
*[http://www.transformonline.com/music/features/004453.php Transform Online interview] - interview from 2005

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Rock music

2007-03-14T09:53:54Z

What:

Rock music is a style of music that is characterised by a prominent [[drum]] beat and a relatively uncomplicated harmonic structure.

[[Elvis Presley]] was an early pioneer of Rock, as were the [[Beatles]], who, rather daringly for the time, pioneered the use of [[recreational drugs]] (in Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds) , reverse tape loops (in Tomorrow Never Knows), [[holding hands]] (in I Wanna Hold Your Hand) and [[somersaults]] (in Being For The Benefit of Mister Kite).

The 1968 [[Altamont Festival]], where some people died because of the [[Rolling Stones]], is considered [[proof]] of the dangers of Rock.

In the 1980s, rock was replaced by [[drum machines]].

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

2007-03-14T09:47:51Z

What: http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/bio.html

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by [[Douglas Adams]] started as a radio show on BBC in 1978 and has later been converted in to novels, a TV-show, movies, a record album and a computer game.

==References==

Douglas Adams

2007-03-14T09:44:10Z

What:

Douglas Adams was the author of [[The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy]], which went straigth to number one on the UK bestseller list. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was followed by The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life The Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks for all the Fish, and Mostly Harmless. He has also written two books about a figure caled Dirk Gently; Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul.

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge, UK, in March 1952 and diead of heart attack in May 2001.

During his life he won three Golden Pans and several other awards.

==References==
http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/bio.html

Douglas Adams

2007-03-14T09:39:40Z

What:

Douglas Adams was the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which went straigth to number one on the UK bestseller list. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was followed by The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life The Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks for all the Fish, and Mostly Harmless. He has also written two books about a figure caled Dirk Gently; Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul.

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge, UK, in March 1952 and diead of heart attack in May 2001.

During his life he won three Golden Pans and several other awards.

==References==
http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/bio.html

Massachusetts

2007-03-14T08:02:08Z

What:

'''Massachusetts''' is a state in the [[United States]] known for [[liberal]] politics, to the point that the term [[Massachusetts Liberal]] is in regular use by the media. Its senators are two of the most liberal men in the Senate: [[John Kerry]] (who unsuccessfully ran for [[President]] in 2004) and [[Ted Kennedy]]. Massachussetts is famous for its legalisation of [[same-sex marriage]].

Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies.

San Francisco

2007-03-14T07:58:30Z

What:

'''San Francisco''' is a city in [[California]], fameous for the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz island. San Francisco has about 800000 inhabitants.

San Francisco

2007-03-14T07:58:11Z

What:

'''San Francisco''' is a city in [[California]] fameous for the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz island. San Francisco has about 800000 inhabitants.

Debate:Does bias impair Wikipedia's reliability?

2007-03-13T09:19:19Z

What: /* Yes: */

?????

Could you please give me an example of their liberal bias? I use Wikipedia all the time and it's always a reliable and in-depth encyclopedia.

'''Reply: There are some examples for you [[Wikipedia|here]]. Have a great day!
--[[User:SharonS|SharonS]] 15:23, 27 December 2006 (EST)'''

==The Pot and the Kettle?==
I think a more valuable question to be asking here is: Should political philosophies and religious/spiritual beliefs have a place at all in deciding the content of what is supposed to ostensibly be a resource of pure knowledge? If some people here find it repugnant that Wikipedia allegedly is "liberally biased", then I find it equally repugnant that someone felt the need to create a version of it with a "conservative/Christian bias" -- especially when it openly bashes what it was created to oppose. Ideally, knowledge should be like energy (in the physics sense of the word): neither good nor bad in it's essence, it just exists.

If your political, philosophical, or religious/spiritual beliefs are driving what you're calling "knowledge" or "fact" instead of citeable and/or independantly verifiable sources, then perhaps it should be re-examined instead of posted in a tome labelled "knowledge" or "fact" -- or at the very least, have the decency to call it "belief" instead of "knowledge" or "fact". -- Duncan Blackthorne, 22 Feb 2007

--------I think that bias does at times impair Wikipedia's reliability. Truth be told I think that the same thing is beginning to occur on Conservapedia.

Don't get me wrong, I agree with most of the views expressed in the various entries I have seen on Conservapedia. But I think that Conservapedia has become a bit hypocritical. When I looked up 'homosexuality' it was necessary to dig through several paragraphs before I could find an adequate description of the term. What I did find however was lots of conservatively biased viewpoints on a subject which had not even been sufficiently explained.

This would be acceptable if this website portrayed itself as a place for people to simply come and state views. But considering that this is supposed to be an 'encyclopedia' many of the term definitions themselves belong in the 'debate topics' section due to their lack of information and tendency toward conservative bias.

I heard that this website was supposed to cut-down on the pointless paragraphs of garbage, and offer concise informative entries. Instead I found much of bias, which whether I agree with or not, does not belong in an encycolpedia.

For the most part I believe Conservapedia is still on the right track, and far more reliable than Wikipedia. If it simply changes its policy slightly to eliminate biased entries such as the one on homosexuality, and sticks to simply stating the facts then it will greatly increase its credablity. (Note that I would have stated a term on homosexuaity more like this: The tendency of a person towards the same sex... This does not say whether or not homsexuality is right or wrong, it merely states what it is...) JB--------

== Yes: ==

They censor non-Christian stuff. They're really, really biased. They only accept LIBERAL BIAS!

Please read this: [[Wikipedia]].

'''Question?'''
How do you define liberal bias

:*Liberal: "marked by generosity."
:*Bias: "a zero-frequency voltage combined with a signal to move the operating point to more linear response area."
:*Liberal bias = generously allowing everyone to output their signal without distortion. [[User:dpbsmith|I'd have to be crazy to sign this]] 11:36, 6 March 2007 (EST)

Yes bias creates a thought police mentality of patrolling articles and reverting changes of things the "thought police" do not agree with. For example, the Hugo Chavez article is patrolled by Pro-Chavez people, most of whom are administrators. Someone had added a quote with a link to a Youtube video of Chavez calling George W. Bush "El Diablo" and then wrote that since Chavez is supposed to be a Christian, than this name-calling was an unchristian thing to do. Despite the proper citation, and NPOV, the changes got reverted and the user was cussed out on their talk page by one of the article contributors. Later on it was added, but in a POV way that made Chavez look good and Bush look bad. There are many more examples of this. --[[User:Orion Blastar|Orion Blastar]] 23:27, 9 March 2007 (EST)

:It's a good thing we don't have [[User:Aschlafly|anything like that here]]. :)

== No. Not always: ==

Simply because they are liberally biased does not always effect their reliability.

For example: I want to know President Reagan dates. I go onto Wikipedia. They will tell me. They may also tell me he was a bad president. But simply because "they" tell me that he was a bad president does not mean they are unreliable and what they told me about his dates isn’t solid fact.

:Where does WIkipedia say that President Reagan was a bad president? The opening paragraphs of the article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan Ronald Reagan] say things like
::"He strongly opposed communism and socialism, and as president he pursued policies for fewer regulations, lower taxes, free trade agreements, and welfare cutbacks."
:and
::"His legacies include restoring America's strength and prosperity following a period of stagflation in the wake of the Watergate scandal and the withdrawal from Vietnam, reaffirming America's commitment to free market economics, large budget deficits, rejecting Détente and escalating the Cold War with the Soviet Union through a military build-up and a firm foreign policy of "peace through strength", and peacefully ending the Cold War with Mikhail Gorbachev, including a massive reduction in nuclear arms."
:and
::"In several recent ratings of American presidents, Ronald Reagan ranked high."
:::[[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 16:35, 24 January 2007 (EST)

Now, (still on Wikipedia) I want to know about Jesus. I look Him up in that little search engine, and what do I get? An article that gives every view point of Jesus that exists. If I wanted to know what Christians thought about Jesus I would go to a Christian web site. Why go to an encyclopedia to look for biased articles that exclude every one else's opinion just because it isn't your opinion? Because He’s controversial in today’s world.
Almost everyone has a blind side to controversial issues. This does not make Wikipedia bad, it merely shows that they are human.

In addition, (to the comment that Wikipedia censors Christian things) Conservepedia is biased against liberals and Islam. We probably censor things that we believe are wrong. Doesn't that affect our reliability?

I am not defending Wikipedia, I am just saying that it is often a reliable resource.

-this is fun!-
--[[User:Katja N|Katie]] 23:55, 17 January 2007 (EST)

Like any wiki will be when it is that big, wikipedia definately hase ''some'' unreliable content, yet wikipedia is still mostly reliable.

--[[User:BenjaminS|BenjaminS]] 23:02, 24 January 2007 (EST)

Just because they have terms on everything doesn't mean that they are unreliable. Infact I bet that people will be putting just as much stuff on Conservapedia soon.

----
WIkipedia has certain kinds of reliability problems, but they relate mostly to its being a Wiki that anybody can edit.

I don't think it has problems ''because'' of bias. In fact, I believe that in practice Wikipedia's "neutrality" policy usually results in articles that represent all points of view, at least in the sense of mentioning their existence and linking to other information.

For example, if someone goes to the article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution#Social_and_religious_controversies Evolution], they will see that it has section on "Social and religious controversies," which in turn links to a long article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation-evolution_controversy Creation-evolution controversy]. There is also a long article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution#Social_and_religious_controversies Creationism]. Wikipedia acknowledges the controversy, even in its main article on evolution, and doesn't try to hide it.

Of course, in a controversial article, people on both sides tend to think that their ''own'' side wasn't treated fairly.

Wikipedia should not be trusted uncritically. Neither should other encyclopedias. Wikipedia is sometimes ''better'' than other encyclopedias in showing the ''sources'' where it got its information. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 17:26, 26 January 2007 (EST)

I just checked wikipedia and it actually uses A.D. B.C., try looking up Mesopotamia or Rome, maybe others. I'm not trying to be aginst Conservapedia, I'm just being objective.

Double Edge

Wikipedia is a tool of the reality-based community! It should be avoided by all people of Faith. -Unscrewyourhead

Reality has a well-known liberal bias. If people want want to live in a fantasy world they will come and edit this site.

== Never, or at most rarely: ==

[[User:Phist|Phist]]
I think the base idea of Wikipedia is that everyone in the world is bias in some way and therefor wrong, so if you get them all together you'll make something that no one agrees with, but isn't far from the truth.

All jokes aside, the ideal of Wikipedia is to contain every fact in the world while having no real opinion about them. For those of us that choose to be extremely opinionated this dispassionate viewpoint can sometimes come across as a bias against whatever we believe. Because the fact of the matter is that Wikipedia believes nothing, it is essentially nihilistic insofar as it will(in theory at least) never say something is right or wrong, good or bad. It will state the facts and if such a conclusion exists at all, wikipedia lets the user make it.