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Thanks! I am constantly learning (partly by participating) and I try to stick with WP intent, purpose, and common sense. Further, I am reading your references. Thanks Again! Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 10:51, 18 March 2010 (UTC) Sometimes, I need to read the WP guidelines over-and-over. Hope you don't mind if I create my own creative punctuation and grammar .!. I try to be more-formal in Articles than in Talk.

Thanks for visiting my TALK page — Charles Edwin Shipp[edit]

Thanks for the visit .!. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 20:32, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

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Your signature[edit]

Hi- would you mind removing the line break and horizontal rule from your signature? They kind of break page flow. See also, Wikipedia:Signatures#Appearance and color. Thanks! --King Öomie 17:04, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

King Oomie, Thanks for the suggestion, I see your point.
It is not in my signature block—I add the bars after commenting to break the flow,
and I put in line-breaks to prevent line-wrapping when not wanted.
Bottom line: TNKS! I'm taking your suggestion, and will also be reading and learning
since I am on the board of the wiki for http://www.sascommunity.org/wiki/Main_Page
Thanks Again, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:34, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Rush[edit]

I undid your edit to Rush Limbaugh, while it probably true, without a source it could be seen as negative/derogatory information, thus a violation of BLP. If you can provide a source, then we can definitely use it.---Balloonman NO! I'm Spartacus! 17:05, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

[Thanks! With effort, I've found two good references, very insightful and instructive.] Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 23:21, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
No problem. As it was written, it could have been perceived as a negative comment, "he was too lazy and didn't want to put forth the effort"... so while I knew it was probably a true statement, we needed a source for it. BLP is one of those touchy subjects around here due to some dubious work in the past.---Balloonman NO! I'm Spartacus! 23:52, 10 March 2010 (UTC)


Global warming controversy[edit]

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The above is a templated message. Please accept it as a routine friendly notice, not as a claim that there is any problem with your edits. Thank you. - 2/0 (cont.) 14:21, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

For those who read this automated note to me who are interested:
There was a sentence: world-consensus is that climate change is a serious problem.
To this I added a note that Germany is now 58% changing their view (with ref.)[1]
"The case for anthropogenic (man-made) global warming (AGW) eroded significantly after the leak of IPCC eMails."
This was immediately removed, "This is just one nation", someone said.
(OK, I'll ref more nations later, and on the proper WP page.)
Or better still, I'll just wait for the obvious to set in.
Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 16:03, 2 April 2010 (UTC) PS: I'll be more careful in reading header notes for guidance.
God has a sense of humor with freezing, ice-storm winters. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 03:03, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

For those with further interest, you will of course have noticed that those that leaked the first thousands of cover-up eMails, (hacked by Russians to protect their oil price interests) held back 5,000 eMail notes which are now released just before another Global Warming international conference. .!. .!. .!. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 12:00, 4 December 2011 (UTC) . . . But who will notice; who will care ? ? [This last sentence is the SUBJECT-line of the update.]

There has not been 'warming' for 15 years—news today from England. Picture of 'ice fairs' when the Thames River froze over. Here is the link with the picture. It's a great and interesting picture that should be included on the 'Global Warming, controversy' WP page.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2093264/Forget-global-warming--Cycle-25-need-worry-NASA-scientists-right-Thames-freezing-again.html

I want to add a comment to my own TALK page here about AGW/manmadeClimateChange/Global Warming, since scientist wanting to prove ice was/is melting in Antarctica went on a ship only to get stuck in the ice. Of 41 media reports, only one reported they were Global Warming scientists, and the other 40 reported they were tourists (reports Glenn Beck). My point is this: It has been 15 years since Earth has been cooling, not warming; and I want to see promises of 1 degree warming in 100 years and the water rising here in California, so I can sit on the beach and sun myself sipping lemonade. Rush Limbaugh said it was ironic that the scientists had a ChiCom ice-breaker ship sail to the rescue only to be also frozen and stuck in the ice. The best rescuers in the world, the U.S. Military had to rescue them. He says that Liberals in media must be perplexed: do they support Obama in supporting Communism or do they continue to hate our Military. P.S. I hope I am able to talk to myself here without being reverted .!. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 02:09, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Headline: THE REAL TEMPERATURE RECORD

Very interesting! Here is the start: JOHN HINDERAKER, "As we have written a number of times, one of the basic problems in assessing the credibility of the catastrophic anthropogenic global warming theory is that it has been difficult, if not impossible, to obtain raw temperature data for scientific analysis. The agencies responsible for publishing temperature data, not just in the U.S. but around the world, are committed to the global warming scare, which is the source of their » ..." Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 11:48, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Headline: MIT Professor Urging Climate Change Activists To ‘Slow Down’

MIT Professor Richard Lindzen is a leading international expert on climate change. “The changes that have occurred due to global warning are too small to account for,” he told WBZ-TV. It has nothing to do with global warming, it has to do with where we live. ... It’s the politicians and the green movement that like to portray catastrophe." — FYI, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 15:49, 15 January 2014 (UTC) Still waiting for Earth to stop cooling in this 20-yr cycle.

Here it is, four years after the first addition to this section. Current headlines from The Drudge Report include:

  • Dubai to build climate-controlled 'city'...
  • BBC admonished for giving climate 'deniers' equal air time...
  • Computer models confounded as Antarctic sea ice hits new record high...
  • Government Data Show USA in Decade-Long Cooling...
  • UN 'global warming' predictions subject of ridicule because of stunning failure...
  • WIRE: 'Misconceptions' helped kill Australian carbon tax...

So there you go. Yet, Leftists in politics, media, and the world continue to double-down.[2] -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 21:34, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Drudge Report links to three interesting articles today (1) Coldest winter in a century in some NZ cities; (2)Coldest Antarctic ever; and (3) Algore leads the Warmers!

  • Brisbane hits coldest temperature in 103 years [3]
  • Coldest Antarctic June Ever Recorded [4]
  • Al Gore: climate change is the 'biggest crisis our civilisation faces' [5] That's the BBC.

Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 13:04, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

"Autumnlike Chill Sets More Records in Central US, South" FYI, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 13:08, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

http://www.infowars.com/global-warming-advocates-plan-march-amid-record-cold-temperatures/ FYI, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 17:37, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

Today, I read the reader comments [6] in a Newsmax article and if you want to get a chuckle from the consensus of common sense among normal citizens, you will be rewarded with insights! -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 11:21, 16 September 2014 (UTC) "Satellite images show that almost 12.5 million square miles of sea ice surrounds the continent. That's the largest amount since records have been kept in the early 1970s. "That is roughly double the size of the Antarctic continent and about three times the size of Australia," Jan Lieser of the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre told ABC. The discovery was made late last week."

October 2014 Headline: The Global Warming Statistical Meltdown

QUOTE: "Mounting evidence suggests that basic assumptions about climate change are mistaken: The numbers don’t add up. By JUDITH CURRY: At the recent United Nations Climate Summit, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that “Without significant cuts in emissions by all countries, and in key sectors, the window of opportunity to stay within less than 2 degrees [of warming] will soon close forever." [The columnist then says, "That window may be staying open longer than predicted."] -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 15:10, 10 October 2014 (UTC) -- PS: FYI for future editing.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/John-Casey-climate-change-fraud/2014/12/17/id/613663/?ns_mail_uid=265264&ns_mail_job=1600200_12182014&s=al&dkt_nbr=w6yyklxr

/Dr Casey expects a 30yr cooling cycle! -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 21:32, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

This is rich! Does God have a sense-of-humor? Our Father and His Son, Jesus Christ (Jehovah,Creator) let their children here on Earth have their free agency. Some Progressive-Liberal-bleeding-hearts think they do themselves good by their lying deceit "for the good of all" in a Communistic manner, but ... // The headline of the DrudgeReport today links (with a picture of massive snow) to a UK Telegraph article by Christopher Booker. (I'll watch his page.) As my own joke, I'll only edit here on my personal page.
[1] |title=The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever |publisher=UK Telegraph |date=February 8, 2015}}</

Having lived in Boston for two winters, these 50 photos brought back memories. Nothing this severe, however. http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2015/01/27/massive-snowstorm-hits-northeast/Wc4dHUyw3eo8PvXfdF1sWJ/story.html

A lot of Freezing world news this week; 2nd massive storm hits USA east coast, while we have balmy weather here in Southern California. "We Feel Your Pain!" But don't move here, please. I've reached my five free views of articles, so won't read further in: Niagara freezes: Iconic falls turn to ice as temperatures drop to -25C in northern America – and they're set to dip further to 20-year low!", from UK Telegraph. Niagara freezes (pictures in UK Telegraph) .!. ED: Consensus is "We're COLD!"

Welcome[edit]

You're welcome for the assistance. I didn't see your note on the article's talk page, but the reference addition generated the error tag which drew me to the page. Should you run into reference problems in the future, feel free to drop a note on my talk page and I'll have a look. Cheers. Akerans (talk) 17:57, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi Charles. A request for your input[edit]

Your recent edit corrected my false notion that the Salt Lake Tribune was owned by the Mormon church. There is another Mormon-related matter that I really think your expertise could help and that is that the MOS page about how to term the LDS on Wikipedia. The most pertinent section is here. The issue is to what degree the terms "Mormon church" and "LDS church" relate specifically to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in specific, and to what kind of sourcing should be used to document this. Thanks, if you find time and the interest to look into the matter and offer your opinion or commentary.--Hodgson-Burnett's Secret Garden (talk) 22:47, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Dr. Garden, Sorry for the delay in answering; I was in an edit-war a year ago and lost, hence diminished-dedication. Let me give your question some reflection. I have my own opinions, inspiration from my wife, and I have links to LDS public relations at the highest levels if I choose to ask. I realize that backup links are very important. This I understand. Thanks for asking; I hope I do not disappoint you. Will try my best. Sincerely, CES
Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 03:00, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

There is a student/advisor effort at BYU to improve the Wikipedia article on the LDS Church. I'll try to have them contact you. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 03:43, 28 March 2011 (UTC) There is also this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Latter_Day_Saint_movement/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_work_group Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 09:48, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

I see that we have both commented in the talk section of

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Latter_Day_Saint_movement/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_work_group#One_voice_could_make_a_huuuuge_difference Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 15:10, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

I'm in London and not active on Wikipedia for a short while. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 20:06, 18 April 2011 (UTC) I have been thinking of the discussion at hand.

This is a test to see if things point properly[edit]

Broadcast stations in North America generally use call letters in the international series. There are some common conventions followed in each country. In the United States, the first letter generally is K for stations west of the Mississippi River and W for those east of the Mississippi; all new call signs have been 4-character since 1922, though there are historical 3-character calls still in use, such as WOR New York City, WBZ Boston, WRC Washington DC, WSB Atlanta, WSM Nashville, WMC Memphis, WGN Chicago, KLZ Denver, KSL Salt Lake City, KEX Portland, OR, KFI Los Angeles and KGU Hawaii.[2]

tia, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 23:43, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
REgarding : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_in_the_United_States

Another test: Rose Parade[3]

Another test: (See if dateref is a keyword or not) : An internationally renowned physician, Dr. Carson has authored over 100 neurosurgical publications, along with three best-selling books, and has been awarded 38 honorary doctorate degrees and dozens of national merit citations.[4]

Norway Victims[edit]

An editor has nominated the article for deletion, you can have your say at :

Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Norway_2011_Attack_Victims

Maybe you know of other editors who could input.

--Hemshaw (talk) 03:05, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

San Pedro zip codes[edit]

I came across your old postings to Talk:Los Angeles#Missing zip code. If you can figure out the range of zip codes that are missing you can add them to the infobx yourself.   Will Beback  talk  21:44, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for encouragement. I'll work on it (1) the complete/correct list, with zips in L.A. plus zips partially in L.A.; (2) learning how to get the box revised; and (3) suggesting a different format and abbreviated information. Thanks Again .!. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:56, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

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This bot-note left me pondering, "What did I do?" . . . Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:58, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Let's have a 'section' for testing (I put something in and see if it works) .!.[edit]

Mars500 (as not needing the few other Article/page names, like 'Mars_500_Project', etc.)

How to make columns of information[edit]

Honestly, this is all we need:

January 3

January 10

January 21

January 31

February 4

February 4–11

February 7

February 28

March 3

March 6 (Super Tuesday)

March 6-10

March 10

March 13

March 17

March 18

March 20

March 24

April 3

April 24

May 8

May 15

May 22

June 5

June 14-16

June 26

July 14

  • Nebraska (binding) caucus

Date to be determined

  • Guam, 9 delegates
  • Northern Mariana Islands

This lists the: Date, State, Type, Delegate count (things you all want)

Proposed merge involving Republican Primary articles.[edit]

Information.svg An article that you have been involved in editing, Republican Party presidential candidates, 2012, has been proposed for a merge with Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Jack Bornholm (talk) 16:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for notifying me—I voted 'oppose' like you did, and will add a longer comment later. How long is the discussion? Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 19:00, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
I'll read it over again over the weekend. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 04:50, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

MMFA[edit]

Noticed your post here [7]. If you wouldn't mind posting it here it would be appreciated. There's a larger audience there. – Lionel (talk) 03:02, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip/invitation/opportunity. Here is my first post there: Hear, here! A lot to talk about (and Incubator should hatch brilliance). —— Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 03:39, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
I really enjoyed learning and reading The_Conservatism_Portal. —— Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 03:50, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

FYI, MMFA = 'Media Matters for America' {must be a play on words, because it is really 'Drive-by-Media Lies material Against America'}. They are evil! They lie! And they have ties to the Obama White House whitehouse: [8] — FYI, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 10:07, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

 ;-) – Lionel (talk) 10:30, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the 'wink' — we are reminded of Sean Hannity's book, Deliver Us From Evil (book title from the Lord's Prayer — Bible, New Testament). Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 16:01, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject invitation[edit]

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You are invited to join Wikipedia: WikiProject United States presidential elections because of your outstanding contributions to articles related to this WikiProject.-JayJasper (talk) 05:48, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank You, Jay Jasper Esq, for noticing and for the compliment. Yes, I would like to join the conversation. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 15:26, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for joining the project. Welcome aboard, and keep up the good editing work!--JayJasper (talk) 20:13, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Linking inside the article title[edit]

Hi, I reverted your good-faith edit linking "Texas" in the the bolded title at Texas Republican primary, 2012. Under WP:CONTEXTLINK, "Do not place a link within the bolded title, even if that seems to provide a graceful way to link to an appropriate context-setting topic."

I see you've made a number of similar edits on other articles. Please consider going back and undoing those. Thanks. TJRC (talk) 22:54, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 22:56, 22 March 2012 (UTC) . . . Yes check.svg Done
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Jack Bornholm (talk) 13:18, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Having lost the edit-war (the Rush Limbaugh "Jargon" page in Wikipedia has been deleted), ... I have moved on .!.[edit]

Under discussion [was] the WP page, Jargon_of_the_Rush_Limbaugh_Show .
To help out, I have completed my personal review of jargon-term relevance.

There are 29 jargon-terms that should be archived for history preservation;
Keep 73: 30 in high-interest category; 15 at level 4; 17 at level 3; 11 at level 2,1.

Jargon of The Rush Limbaugh Show
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [on this date: 1-15-2010, Friday]

  • Delete -2: . Loser, the [this was minor]
  • Delete -2: . Garbage Network, The [not often mentioned]
  • Delete -1: . Benedict Arnold [way-old news]
  • Delete +2: . K.O.O.K.S. [When mentioned, he doesn’t abbreviate]

An IMPORTANCE RATING, 5=Highest Importance down to 1=Lowest.

5=Highest Importance (next) : (30 jargon-terms in this category)
Limbaugh Doctrine; 35 Undeniable Truths of Life; State-Run Media (or State-Controlled Media); Stack of Stuff; Senator Dick Turban; Senator "Chuck-U" Schumer; Seminar caller; Rio Linda; Queen Bee Nancy; Operation Chaos; Ninth Circus Court of Appeals; NAA-L-CP; Mind-Numbed Robot; Michelle (My Belle); Lindsey Grahamnesty; Leaky Leahy a/k/a Senator Depends; Feminazi; Environmentalist wacko; Excellence in Broadcasting (EIB); EIB Southern Command; EIB Climatologist; Drive-by media; Dittoheads; Dingy Harry; Club Gitmo; Caller abortion; Barack Hussein Obama (Mmm mmm mmm!); Banking Queen; Algore; "Sheets" Byrd.

4=Next highest importance : (15 jargon-terms in this category)
The four corners of deceit; The Forehead; Stuck on Stupid; Soup Line America; Racist, Sexist, Bigot, Homophobe; Larry King Alive; Greatest Football Team in the History of Civilization; David Rodham Gergen; Daficit; Cuber; Calypso Louie; Battered Liberal Syndrome; Assume Room Temperature; "Mario COO-mo"; "Dadelut dadelut dadelut!!!"

3=Middle importance : (17 jargon-terms in this category)
Zip, zero, nada; Uglo Americans; T.O.T.U.S.; Senator Helmet Head; Rasheed Limbaqi; My Adopted Hometown; Merchant Marine Organizers; It's Atlas Shrugged; Communist News Network; Clinton News Network; Chang Limbang; Ben Affliction; Barack Nifong [only half explained]; Baba Wawa; Ali Limbali

2=Next to lowest importance : (7 jargon-terms in this category)
White trash cake; Top ten female names; St. Louis Descratch; Punk, The; Mary "Cute Little Baby Fat" Landrieu; Bela Pelosi; Bank of Amigo

1=Somewhat important : (4 jargon-terms in this category)
Obama Daily Tracking Poll; Nostrilitis, Nostrildamus; Chopadickoffamy; Addadictomy

Jargon-terms that should be archived to
Jargon_of_the_Rush_Limbaugh_Show_Archive

  • Archive 5 Worst President in All of Our Lifetimes and Beyond
  • Archive 5 Oval Orifice
  • Archive 5 Long-haired, dope-smoking, maggot-infested, good time rock 'n roll plastic banana FM-types
  • Archive 5 Iraq Surrender Group
  • Archive 4 NAG (National Association of Gals)
  • Archive 4 H-bomb
  • Archive 4 Gorbasm
  • Archive 4 Golly Candidate, The
  • Archive 4 Frenchurian Candidate, The
  • Archive 4 Fort Worthless Jim
  • Archive 4 Disgronifier
  • Archive 4 "Osama" Obama
  • Archive 3 Young skulls full of mush
  • Archive 3 Testicle lockbox
  • Archive 3 Swimmer, The
  • Archive 3 Skulls full of mush
  • Archive 3 Nikita Dean
  • Archive 3 Ned Lament
  • Archive 3 Breck Girl [old news]
  • Archive 3 National Hemorrhoid, The
  • Archive 3 Jean-François Kerry
  • Archive 3 Iraqnophobia
  • Archive 3 George Lakoff (Rhymes With)
  • Archive 3 Epidemic Awards
  • Archive 2 New Fallujah
  • Archive 2 John McBrilliant
  • Archive 2 James Baker's Fruit Salad
  • Archive 2 Gorebasm (or Goregasm)
  • Archive 2 Eyeball News
  • Archive 2 Jello-O Molds

Summary:
Keep 73: 30 in high-interest category; 15 at level 4; 17 at level 3; 11 at level 2,1.
There are 29 jargon-terms that should be archived for "History preservation".

New Archive page should be Jargon_of_the_Rush_Limbaugh_Show_Archive

Every four years all terms should be purged and reevaluated for Archive, retention, or deletion. The time to do this is at each presidential election. I.e., start the jargon-term voting in November of leap years, finalize the next Jan. It can be noted that jargon terms and phrases are created nearly every week and we need not wait to add and delete as deemed appropriate; but archiving en masse should happen as just described.

Your comments and discussion  :: ______________________________________



New words and jargon phrases coined by Rush Limbaugh or callers to his radio show[edit]

Rush coins a new jargon-word once a week, at least. And he coins new jargon-phrases even more often. The question becomes, "Is it amusing, hilarious, witty and/or wise?" Also, "Is it note-worthy?" And, "Does it have a secondary source? Did someone else say he said it?" . . . Further, "Will it continue as important 'jargon' on the Rush Limbaugh Radio Show (and/or be picked up by Drive-by Media and/or other conservative talk-shows)?"

Each new jargon-term or jargon-phase cannot go into the Article, or it would grow too fast and too big. Wisdom and common-sense needs to be applied.

With these concepts in mind, I am starting this section in my personal WP page for terms (jargon words/phrases) to consider for inclusion in the Article. Feel free to visit here and comment, add, question and discuss. [I realize this list could go into "Talk" for 'Jargon_of_The_Rush_Limbaugh_Show', but this way is less formal and less distracting to major editors.]

"I know these Liberals better than they know themselves."
"I love to tweak Liberals in Drive-by Media."
"Ascendancy of Conservatism!"
"Talent on loan from God-d; you, also, have talent on loan."
"Brevity is the soul of wit."
With ad-breaks coming, both Rush and callers need to be succinct—it is wittier.
"Saying more in five seconds than {other talking-heads} say in a year."
There are many, many primary sources, over the 20 years.


["your addition here."]


["your comment here."]


["your addition here."]

Google Hits[edit]

Look at how people use our Jargon Article to find what they want via WP:
Results from a few examples of {exact-jargon-wording} in Google search:

  • Limbaugh Doctrine: (In 2,110 hits, Jargon_of_The_Rush_Limbaugh_Show is #1.)
  • 35 Undeniable Truths of Life: (#14 in 1,750 google-hits.)
  • Queen Bee Nancy: (#7 in 9,700 google-hits.)
  • Operation Chaos: (#1 in 45,100 google-hits.)
  • Ninth Circus Court of Appeals: (#32 in 1,500 google-hits.)
  • Lindsey Grahamnesty: (#100+ in 16,300 google-hits.)
  • Environmentalist wacko: (#16 in 24,000 google-hits.)
  • EIB Southern Command: (#1 in 18,400 google-hits.)
  • EIB Climatologist: (#4 in 550 google-hits.)
  • Drive-by media: (#13 in 872,000 google-hits.)
  • Dittoheads: (#1 in 67,700 google-hits.)
  • Algore: (#100+ in 241,000 google-hits.) (( Rush started the term 'ALgore'; others copied; not giving him credit!))
  • Sheets Byrd: (#100+ in 16,800 google-hits.)

The purpose in showing these example google-searches is to show how the terms have spread to other sources, originating from the jargon of the show. Most terms are coined by Rush Limbaugh, but some originate from callers or other broadcast media. It also shows the importance of these terms in understanding current politics and how Wikipedia can be used.

And here is one of my all-time favorites (finding a great, great secondary source) ::

"Four corners of deceit" (In 240,000 hits, Jargon_of_The_Rush_Limbaugh_Show is #18.)

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=117323

Ellis Washington in WorldNetDaily confirms and uses the Rush Limbaugh term for his article.

Keep in mind that Rush Limbaugh started this term and now a quarter of a million sources refer to those exact words. Further, realize that most of them are not worthy to be an acceptable secondary WP source.

Additional Aspects on Jargon-Article[edit]

Weekend Writing—developing. Feel free to comment now/here, or later.
First, let me say I am grateful for what I have learned from senior editors, Will Beback in particular.

Summary of Pros & Cons:[edit]

  • Cons:
    • 1) Not important.
    • 2) Not enough sourcing.
    • 3) Bad example to others.
    • 4) Could be reduced/merged.


  • Pros:
    • 1) Important to a group of us/readers/WP.
    • 2) Progress in sourcing continues.
    • 3) Good example of balancing good information.
    • 4) There is enough to keep separate; more to add.

Additional Considerations not yet discussed.[edit]

    • 1) Jargon article is more important to WP than Rush_Limbaugh page.
    • 2) Those not interested in developing Jargon-page could go elsewhere.
    • 3) Attract or repel new (Conservative) readers and potential editors?
    • 4) Why take diction from Minority and ignore attracting Majority?
    • 5) Example of what Rush said about Tiger Woods not endorsing Obama.
    • 6) Example of what Jimmy D. Wales really means about secondary sources.
    • 7) Is Rush’s jargon better jargon only if others copy him?
    • 8) What is the ideal criteria-set for inclusion? (Like a WillBeBack Q, FYI.)
    • 9) Whom do we serve? (WP, editors, readers.) How do we best serve?
    • 10) What is a good entry? “I know it when I see it and study it.”
    • 11) This is specific to one show and not radio/media in general.
    • 12) When a term spreads, that is an added bonus, not a requirement.

Comparison of size/balance[edit]

  • Pages in Rush_Limbaugh [ 18 ] // The Show [ 11 ] // Jargon [ 20 ]
  • Ref. . . in Rush Limbaugh [ 146 ] // The Show [ 24 ] // Jargon [ 188 ].
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A barnstar for you![edit]

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Congratulations, Charles Edwin Shipp, you've recently made your 1,000th edit to articles on English Wikipedia!

Thank you for improving and expanding articles on U.S. politics, and for all your contributions to the encyclopedia. Keep up the great work! Maryana (WMF) (talk) 21:15, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank You, for the star; . . . I'm doing a lot on the main article for the 2012 Republican race: Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_2012 ... Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 21:43, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Again; I am now at 3,666 edits; encouragement goes a long way. — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 12:28, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
And approaching 5,000 edits. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:53, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
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I give you this barnstar for your tireless work on keeping the external links section in Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_2012 up-to-date.
Truely worthy of this Barnstar that are given for minor edits often-overlooked, but essential. Jack Bornholm (talk) 10:18, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Spanx Article[edit]

You might want to see my feedback on the Spanx article on WP, I found an article about the founder of the company. Not trying to stir up any pot but wonder if any information from a talk show would fit in about SPANX in general. JasonHockeyGuy (talk) 05:36, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll take a look and then I'll search RushLimbaugh.com to see. "Now, the Blakely story is a great story. I think it is. Very American. She invents a product. People wanted to buy it. There were no government handouts or no slush funds. There were no subsidies. Hillary actually could learn a lot from Sara Blakely." Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:28, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Mitt Romney[edit]

There is currently a straw poll taking place here. Your input would be appreciated. — GabeMc (talk) 06:12, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

McGabe, Thanks for the invitation to vote on the haircutting incident. I vote 'OK' if the word 'crying' is taken out. Just delete one word which implies the blond hippie from California was a sniveling baby. His family says the account is not accurate. Thanks for asking, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 12:31, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your input, I have now removed the word "crying" from the proposed text for the reasons you stated. — GabeMc (talk) 22:12, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Wow! Thank You (from many). I was not totally expecting that, but appreciate it beyond belief. Thanks Again, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 00:34, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

JMP COI[edit]

Hi Charles. I have a financial COI with SAS Institute in that I'm working with them to improve articles they have a connection with following COI best practices. My approach to COI is that I offer contributed content, request factual corrections or discuss controversial issues in the same manner public relations professional do with news media, while respecting Wikipedia's autonomy by not directly editing articles I have a COI with as a rule of thumb.

I wanted to introduce myself, because I saw that you were the primary contributor to the JMP (statistical software) page. I'm working on some improvements like a version history, images, etc. for the JMP and John Sall pages and was wondering if you were interested in collaborating later on when I have drafts to share.

There's no obligation, but I try to seek out topic experts where I can, who are best equipped to evaluate neutrality at-a-glance due to their intimate familiarity with the topic. I also posted some suggested improvements on the SAS Institute Talk page that were previously reviewed by AlphaQuadrant, but he recently went on a Wiki-break just a few weeks or so before we were ready for a merge request. User:King4057 (EthicalWiki) 11:14, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I want to participate. Others on the sasCommunity.org Advisory Board include Don Henderson and [9] Howard Scheier who has worked on the SAS page in WP. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:28, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
I think you are too conservative; thanks for the links on COI — You are able to edit if you want to; just don't create new articles or be out of order — Reading the last paragraph in TALK of your second WP internal link shows I am correct (I believe), imho,Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:32, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
You are correct. I avoid direct edits voluntarily as a conservative approach. Adding this image to the article would be considered a "non-controversial edit" and is universally allowed. On the other hand, even taking out the BI section in the draft SAS Institute page because I plan to implement market share numbers on the SAS (software) page would be open to critical interpretation. So I like to avoid ethical ambiguity or the possible appearance of impropriety by operating primarily through community collaboration. On that note, no editor is obligated to collaborate with me or edit on my behalf, so I merely ask humbly if editors are interested in working together out of their natural interest in the subject and in contributing to Wikipedia. User:King4057 (EthicalWiki) 21:26, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Do you know their usernames on Wikipedia? We could always use more eyes and there are at least 5 or 6 SAS/JMP related articles, so I might wear you out if it's only us two. Face-smile.svg User:King4057 (EthicalWiki) 21:37, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Could you send KirkLafler@cs.com an invitation? He has his own Wikipedia page and has presented about 700 SAS papers, plus workshops and training sessions. He and I co-author a lot and I mentioned your draft page project to him. We are both very pleased with the update directions and I noted it is a major project, like creating an eBook. TNKS, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 21:46, 26 July 2012 (UTC) Cf: Kirk_paul_lafler — PS: We have high interest in 'social/business media' and have current presentations on these subjects. (ALso, I know others to contact.)
Ok, I pinged him. I'm also close to done with a draft John Sall article. I'm hoping to get an image and we're still stamping out a couple tweaks, but I would welcome your feedback and/or edits. I would ask not moving it into article-space yet, so I can keep editing it in the draft space, but I should be wrapped up on it soon. User:King4057 (EthicalWiki) 00:10, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Request for your participation[edit]

As a frequent editor of U.S. election-related articles, your participation in this discussion would be helpful and appreciated.--JayJasper (talk) 05:19, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the invite, Jay. I always respect your insights and WP editing. I'll have some time this evening, watching London 2012. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:16, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

SAS Institute article proposed edit[edit]

User:COIDave has proposed a major rewrite of SAS Institute, proposing the draft at User:Analytics447/DRAFTSASInstitute. You commented positively on this at User talk:Analytics447/DRAFTSASInstitute. However I am not clear if you feel that this draft, as it now stands, is ready to replace the existing article in toto. Your views would be welcome, at my talk page or perhaps better at Talk:SAS Institute#Request edit, or of course, here. Thank you. DES (talk) 05:46, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll take a look at the major rewrite (with gratitude). Been busy preparing papers, posters, and a coder's corner 10-minute presentation for annual regional conferences, [10] Western States and [11] Midwest Regional, in particular. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:11, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Charles. This is me - you'll have to forgive the username confusion. I made some changes to make my username anonymous (discussed here).
I wanted to let you know we also proposed a revised version on the Talk page of the John Sall article. I noticed you were the primary contributor to that article as well and would love any feedback. COIDave (talk) 16:27, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. I'll find some time after I get over to Minnesota MN to teach a JMP class at MWSUG. In regards to my editing SAS/JMP articles in Wikipedia, I am a fan and jump in when I see a void; it is great to see word-smithing of missing information at your professional level—truly a welcome change that will benefit to all WP readers. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 09:40, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Awesome! I always tell people that companies that are "good" are easy to do Wiki-consulting for, because a "neutral" article reflects positively on them. The struggle on Wikipedia is that only a customer or subject-matter expert can easily determine if an article offered by a COI is a reasonably fair portrayal of the subject.
Whenever you do get a chance, the request edit instructions may be useful. I've contributed heavily to the request edit templates and instructions myself. You can add an "A" "G" "P" or "D" (Implemented, approved, partial or declined) to the request edit, as well as make any changes boldly as you see fit. COIDave (talk) 17:34, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi Charles. I asked for help in the IRC channel on the SAS and John Sall articles. They suggested if I have waited a reasonable amount of time, I should go ahead and make the edits. I wanted to make sure you felt ok about them first. COIDave (talk) 19:34, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle[edit]

Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited
Seattle Public Library
  • Date Saturday, December 8, 2012
  • Time 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Location Seattle Public Library Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104
  • Event An editathon on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand.
  • Hashtag #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki.
  • Registration http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com or use on-wiki regsistration.

Yours, Maximilianklein (talk) 04:01, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Bush[edit]

I've removed your commentary on the Gulf War and 9/11 from Talk:George W. Bush as a violation of WP:NOTFORUM. Please confine your comments to article improvement. Acroterion (talk) 16:10, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

[Reply] As Liberals who are Wikipedia editors attack a good USA president, they reveal more about themselves than past-president George W. Bush, a good man. Here is what I wrote that was removed from "Alleged War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity" [George W. Bush].

It IS about Saddam Hussein and here is why: He illegally started the first Gulf War and was prevented from taking over Kuwait by USA. Ten years later, Jihadists murdered 3,000 in NYC WTC on 9/11. This was an act of war from radical Jihad, trying to draw their perceived enemy, 'the big satan' into war so they could see the Twelfth Imam come out of the well. It was not their first attack against America, as you must know. Attacked in war on their homeland, America did not enter the war immediately, but sought cooperation of 30 other nations. The will of the American people was to enter this war and was about to, but Democrats wanted another debate and vote so they could jump on board. It was a longer-term strategic decision by intelligence to take down Saddam Hussein who was murdering his citizens and strike at Jihad in their territory rather than wait for them to attack our homeland again. Where is the crime in this? The crime would have been to allow Saddam Hussein to continue his madness. George Bush lead America (after careful prayer and guidance from the Catholic Church, the LDS Church, and others.) Millions of lives were saved, In Iraq, In America, Kuwait, to prevent the expansion of Jihad against non-Sharia nations. The only basis in logic to say that USA (Bush) acted illegally would be to say we should have waited for the United Nations to take action. No, the only war criminals are the Jihadists! Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 16:05, 4 December 2012 (UTC) PS: Review Timeline_of_the_Gulf_War.

I've found that it's generally more productive to discuss this sort of issue in terms of Wikipedia policy, rather than trying to figure out where other editors are coming from: it avoids a lot of finger-pointing and off-topic diversions. Everybody's entitled to their opinion, but steady reference to WP policy keeps the talkpage from turning into a debating forum and keeps political arguments at bay. Acroterion (talk) 16:42, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

JMP[edit]

Hi Charles. I proposed a re-write of the JMP article on the Talk page and wanted to invite you to comment, make sure we haven't removed valuable information you contributed in the original, or make other improvements. My conflict of interest is less relevant here, because our proposed is less promotional than the current, but it may also help to have someone with domain expertise if someone doubts the credibility of niche sources like James Taylor.

Your thoughts are welcome, though if you don't have time, that's ok too! Cheers! CorporateM (Talk) 14:42, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

'C.M.', I'll be pleased to take a look. Dr Sall and I go way back and received my first training in a Los Angeles class taught by Dr Goodnight, John Sall, and Kathy Council in 1982. Great times! I'm mentioned in the first edition of the first JMP manual, and presented the first paper on what I called the SDE, Standard Deviation Ellipse. [12] Also, as it is "The International Year of Statistics", I'm thinking of editing the Wikipedia page on 'Statistics' and relating WP articles.

Here is something I wrote this morning for the daily note I send out:

[ED: 2013 is “The International Year of Statistics” (as a science)] … “The growing importance of statistical analysis is set to be a theme of next year, too, with more than 150 professional organizations worldwide, including the American Statistical Association, designating 2013 as the International Year of Statistics.” … http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578206201895302728.html?mod=WSJ_hp_editorsPicks_3

ED: I’m on the advisory board of sasCommunity.org and edit in Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistics See also SAS.com and JMP.com ,
This includes statistical graphics, predictive models, and reporting stats. Some coin the term ‘Big Data’ and count on statistics to see meaning.

ED: I have a very special interest in ‘statistical graphics’ and ‘ellipses’ ! http://www.google.com/search?q=statistical+graphics&hl=en&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=JZPhUMaBH4nS2QXkmYGIBw&ved=0CFIQsAQ&biw=1130&bih=790

You bet! SAS/JMP told me you were involved in the SAS customer Wiki community and an expert on all things SAS/JMP. I think if I understand things correctly (I could be wrong) they do not participate on that Wiki.
Having a topic-expert involved is a huge asset on Wikipedia. Subject experts know what a fair article looks like, what sources are good for the topic at-hand, and so on. I actually noticed your name listed as an author on one of the conference papers I cited to fill out JMP's version history.
Anyways, a second draft is now posted on the Talk page incorporating the feedback we got and you're welcome to comment and/or boldly merge to article-space if you feel it's an improvement over the current. CorporateM (Talk) 14:21, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
I'll take a look. My reputation exceeds my expertise, but I'm a fairly good writer, with effort. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 15:33, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


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  2. ^ Thomas H. White. "Mystique of the Three-Letter Callsigns". Retrieved 2011-7-15.  Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ^ "The Pasadena Tournament of Roses". Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Retrieved 2011-12-25. 
  4. ^ "Bio, Dr Benjamin Carson". John Hopkins University/Hospital.  Unknown parameter |refdate= ignored (help)

External links[edit]

LDS April Conference, world broadcast, April 2-3, 2016 (Sat/Sun, 10am/2pm MT)[edit]

April Conference, opening session, April 2nd (Saturday 10am-noon, Mountain Time)[edit]

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf conducted, noting that President Monson presides.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang “Come, Ye Child of the Lord” followed by Invocation
Choir: “I Feel My Savior’s Love”

President Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor in the Presidency
His anointed prophets and apostles speak as if it were the Lord
1. With technology, Christ’s disciples meet together: the Lord is in our midst. 2. “Seek me diligently, and you shall find me” so draw near to the Lord. 3. In troubled times, seek guidance, comfort, and the promptings of the Holy Ghost. 4. Hear and read His conference talks and choose to pray with full purpose of heart. 5. D.C. 50: Preach the Word of Truth, by the Spirit; receiveth and know. Think of the Choir. ‘’’6. President Thomas S. Monson is the prophet for the whole world.’’’ Appreciate the conference sessions today and tomorrow.

Mary Durham, Primary
Prepare our Children for life
1. The Gospel and the Holy Ghost lightens the load and prepares us in all ways. 2. At age eight, they receive baptism and the Gift of the Holy Ghost. 3. Children have a natural ability to be good, and to do good. Christ spoke to them. 4. Eli taught young Samuel to hear the Lord’s voice, later a still-small voice. We can prepare our children for their difficulties, successes, and destinies.

Donald Hallstrom, Seventy
Sons and Daughters of Heavenly Parents
1. The Plan of Salvation included the atonement of Jesus Christ. 2. “I Am a Child of God” is known and loved; do we really appreciate this? 3. Suffering can bless us if we grow; our hardships have eternal benefits. Have the better. 4. The Ebola virus killed 5,000 in Africa, not easy for the Saints to gather, scriptures memorized. 5. Elder Bednar spoke after they sang “How Firm a Foundation” including verses 1,2,3,7. 6. The saints in Monrovia, Liberia, knew it! Never forsake!

Choir and Congregation: “Secret Prayer”

Gary Stevenson, Seventy
Priesthood authority and priesthood keys
1. Without the KEYS the engine is ready to go, but the doors will not open. Potential wasted. 2. Priesthood authority and priesthood keys help bring us back to Heavenly Father. 3. Moses, Elias, and Elijah brought their keys, seven years after John the Baptist, PeterJmsJn. 4. Priesthood keys direct the priesthood authority on the Earth, delegated to mortals. 5. Prepare for missionary service, joining 75,000. Do Temple work. Provo City Temple is 150th. Go forward with faith, in the Abrahamic Covenant. See “Strength of Youth”.

Kevin Duncan, Seventy
We can forgive, and we can be free
1. Apply the healing ointment of the Savior’s Atonement. 2. God will provide the Judgment, for us, we avoid judging. We are all growing at different levels. 3. Heavenly Father and Christ see the potential of all of us, regardless of the past. See depth. 4. To forgive is not to condone. See the broad perspective. Look for the good. God sees all. 5. Opportunities to listen can lift politics and understanding. Win or lose, live with Grace. We all need Grace, Mercy, and Forgiveness. Heavenly Father will forgive you accordingly.

Stephen Snow, Seventy
Worship through Hymns, and Be Humble
1. The first LDS Hymnal had only the text-words, compiled by Emma Smith, a very small book. 2. “Be Thou Humble” is a good example. Be kind and nurture youth. Teach service, and find joy. 3. Unnecessary pride can harm family relationships. “I’m sorry; I’m very proud of you!” 4. Cars can be dangerous; accidents can require years of recovery, after therapy. Be humble. 5. Alma: “Blessed are they that are humble and are not compelled to be humble.” Pray always. 6. “I Need Thee Every Hour” is a favorite of authority meetings in the Temple, (Pres.Kimball) We can all strive for humility in our lives to become better fathers, mothers, sons and daughters.

Choir: “The Lord My Pasture Will Prepare”

Dale Renlund, Apostle
Entitlement?
1. The greater the distance between $$-giver and receiver, the more entitlement is felt. 2. Nephi had desires to know the mysteries of God; wicked brothers murmured/whined. 3. “The Lord maketh no such thing known unto us. [Life is not fair].” They didn’t even ask! 4. Closeness to God is important; but even more important is direction. Turn around. Sacrament, “The Savior did this just for me.” Be close every day, with the covenant.

Choir: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
Benediction. Postlude music: “I Am a Child of God”

April Conference, Saturday afternoon session, April 2, 2016[edit]

President Eyring conducted, noting that president Monson is presiding.
BYU-Idaho choir sang “Sing Praise to Him” followed by Invocation.
President Uchtdorf presented the officers of the Church for sustaining.
Primary General Presidency and board were released; new Seventies sustained.
Joy Jones is the new Primary General President. Present Auxiliary officers sustained.
Church audit report (living in budget prepare for need; and Statistical Report: (on December 31, 2015) There are 3,174 stakes, 30,016 wards and branches; 418 missions 558 districts. 15,634,199 members (new children of record, 114,550; and 257,408 new converts baptized) 74,097 full-time missionaries and 31,799 service missionaries throughout the church. Temples in operation throughout the world: 150.
http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/2015-statistical-report-april-2016-general-conference

Choir: “Israel, Israel, God is Calling”

Ronald Rasband, Apostle
Sustain, Follow, Serve
1. We sustained prophets, seers, and revelators, and other officers and auxiliary leaders of the Church. 2. They are few in number but large in spirit in Pakistan. Also, youth world broadcast, 146 nations. 3. “Lead me, Guide me, Walk beside me” applies to whom? Home, ward, and gen,conf; HT/VT. 4. We choose to follow the Lord, even when the world chooses to go in a different direction. 5. Matt “Tossed with the winds” … Walking on the sea … “Be of good cheer.” Peter followed Jesus. Serve a mission; come home to church; serve at the Temple. We can all follow the admonition.

Neil Andersen, Apostle
Righteous Young Adults
1. We have diversity of children in the Church. “I’m so glad when Daddy comes home” is for all? 2. “Betty, your parents were not married in the temple, were they?” caused angst. Stayed away. 3. They have desires to one day entering the temple, House of the Lord, and having a family. 4. Open arms wider and welcome in with testimony. They can see in us the Light of Christ. 5. Denied permission to be baptized, teens bring sacrament bread and find FamilySearch names. 6. Visited Republic of Congo (pictures/stories: the children were invited and came running in.) Do everything we can to strengthen the love and testimony of children.

Choir/Congregation: “Now, Let of Rejoice”

Mervyn Arnold, Seventy
Rescue the Lost Sheep, including children and grandchildren
1. Visit more than just once a month. Consider also letters and eMail messages. You can do it. 2. Do not delay; Seek that which is lost; Never give up; Bring one soul unto Christ; Oldsters too. 3. Primary invites; YM/YW social media; The Lord has provided all the tools to bring friends. Jesus is a good shepherd and will help us as we go to the rescue.

Jairo Mazzagardi, Seventy
Prayer and Faith—Conversion and Gratitude
1. Baptized just before the Brazil, San Palo Temple dedication—a life transition. Wonderful moments. 2. Human labor and animal power only created the canal of 300 miles near Palmyra NY. 3. The Father’s voice was heard, “This is my beloved son, hear him” near the Hill Camorah. 4. To the tops of the mountains, all nations will flow in. Summation

David A. Bednar, Apostle
Stand Steadfast and Retain a Remission of Sins
1. Stand spotless before the Lord at the last day: be born again by the Spirit through ordinances. 2. Even the key of knowledge, by the ordinances administered by the higher priesthood. 3. Baptism, confirmation, and the sacrament are requisite to enter His Kingdom. Keep commandments. 4. Baptism of water is but half. Repentance and remission of sin precedes Holy Ghost sanctification. 5. Understand the connection between sowing and reaping // and between baptism and living. 6. The bread and water are both blessed and sanctified: an invitation to continual repentance. Baptism is a point of beginning on a journey—not the destination. Each ordinance elevates.

M. Russell Ballard, Apostle
Counsels and Parenting—The Family Council
1. We began in a Heavenly family council in heaven. Spend quality time, different than FHE activities. 2. Parents listen to each other and their children, there are four types, with no electronic devices. 3. Executive; Whole families (designated time); Personal interview (one on one, even traveling; 3b. Limited Family Council is with parents and a son or daughter for goals/objective for future. 4. Though we share DNA, we can be vastly different; we need special consideration, like health. 5. A family is much like a ward (bishop enlisting support); Power of Family Council put to work. 6. Everyone can adapt into a family council. Phone, Skype, or FaceTime. Make Sunday special. Couples, never retire without prayer. Internet penetrates our homes; nurture relationships.

Choir: “I’ll Go Where You Want Me To Go”
Benediction. Postlude music: “God Be With You”
Later, check www.DesNews.com and http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/ for write-up/pictures.
CHOICE QUOTES: QUOTES: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/key-quotes-from-the-spring-lds-general-conference/collection_c7851d0d-affc-5dd7-a259-2f5c3c07e8ac.html

April Conference, Sunday session, April 3rd (10am-noon, Mountain Time)[edit]

President Henry B. Eyring conducted, noting that President Monson presides. Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang “The Morning Breaks” followed by Invocation Choir: “You Can Make the Pathway Bright”

President Thomas S. Monson, Prophet, Seer, and Revelator Welcoming, Temple (4) announcement, Choices are doors of Heaven 1.See LDS.org for temple names: Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, and Zimbabwe. 2. Choices: “The doors of Heaven swing on small hinges (personal decisions).” 3. Small choices determine your destiny. Know where you want to go; CTR. Enjoy the conference and remember what you learn and feel. Share with others.

Choir: “Sunshine in Your Heart Today”

Bonnie Oscarson, Relief Society President
Eternal Families—Do you believe or not?
1. Her personal story of taking a child to SLC Children’s Hospital; Eternal families. 2. Comprehend God’s true church and gifts, including door to Eternal Life. 3. The New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage. 4. Received additional scriptures; Book of Mormon is 2nd witness of Christ. WE have knowledge of Christ/Atonement: do we believe? And have Hope?

Christopher Waddell {[(Sister Stansel’s son-in-law)]}
Sorrow Comes to All—Think of Jesus Christ
1. A young primary boy said, “Sometimes it is hard to just think about Jesus.” 2. Not every approaching storm will change course; find peace anyway. 3. Jesus Christ, “In me ye have peace.” Learn of me, Listen, Walk w/me. 4. Inconsolable mom, pain of young son passing, BIC, understands now w/grateful tears. 5. Go to the House of the Lord, Feel my Spirit, learn peace. 6. Book of Mormon, Tree of Life, mocking from prideful building: some are dissuaded and fall. 7. Others taste the fruit, then continue to partake of the fruit, and ignore the mockers. 8. Stand in holy places, not to be moved. “Keep the Commandments; in this there is peace!” 9. Apply healing power! Beyond believing, ACT!! Hymn: “Rejoice, the Lord is King!”

Todd Christopherson
Fathers—In the Divine Plan
1. There is a book by David Blankenhorn, Fatherless America, talks about problems in the world. 2. Fathers preside with love and support, equal partners with mothers. 3. Families are more than a social construct—they are ordained by a Father in Heaven. 4. With love, Heavenly Father gave us his Son, Jesus Christ. Teach children, reading scriptures. 5. To Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdrey: the cause of your afflictions is not teaching your children. 6. With the family, work, listen, play. As needed, use love in tender corrections. No quarrelling. 7. Bread-winning is a consecrated activity. Some can be the first proper father, for generations. Beyond electronics, interact and find joy in your children walking in righteousness. Think of others.

Choir: “Press Forward Saints”

Quinlin Cook
The Plan of Salvation rolls forth in our time, with TEMPLES
1. Temples have grown from 150 to 154 to next 177, elders were excited, jumping on beds. 2. See yourself in the Temple—a sacred and holy place and time. 3. OT Obadiah and NT 1st Peter talk about “Saviors on Mount Zion”. Ours is a blessed time in history. 4. DC 97:17 talks about “His Glory will rest upon the Temples.” Families organized only in Temples. 5. Consider the facing mirrors in the Temple sealing rooms, reminding of generations. 6. With temple work, never underestimate the assistance you receive in the Temple. 7. The Prophet laid the cornerstone even though the worst tornado in history came to Fiji Islands. 8. Honor the Savior by being seated in the Temple and then you claim the blessings.

President Uchtdorf
New Life from Ashes—Refugees
1. Haunting memories, coming from East Germany to West Germany, splitting up to come across. 2. Pictures before and after the bombing/rebuilding of Dresden Germany, for 70 yrs hopeless. 3. The Gospel joyous news is that you can be heir to Eternal Life (and Glory). 4. The Good Shephard sought the one lost sheep; we help; the one sheep can help also. 5. He knows when you are lost and He knows where you are. What matters is that you are His child. 6. Start with Hope, and then Belief will come. “The steps of Faith, we call Obedience.” 7. “There is nothing good, unless you do it.” Obedience gathers Light into our souls. Discover this! 8. Learn of the divine spirit matter that truly makes you. Destiny: turn to God and miracles happen. 9. His Plan is to rebuild us (like Dresden) into something even better.

Choir: “O Thou Rock of Our Salvation”

April Conference, Sunday afternoon, April 3rd (2:00-4:00pm, Mountain Time)[edit]

President Uchtdorf conducted, noting that President Monson presides. Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang “Praise to the Lord” followed by Invocation Choir: “Called By Thy Name”

Robert Hales
Holy Ghost: One in Purpose with the Father and the Son
1. The presence, gift of the Holy Ghost is different and above the Spirit of Christ. 2. The Holy Ghost teaches good, helps knowledge and guidance; brings to remembrance, sanctifies. 3. Righteousness allows us to avoid false prophets. Coed to false lover: “When I have same dream.” 4. James 1:5 Joseph Smith asked, after being prompted by the Holy Ghost. 5. This lead to the Book of Mormon, Priesthood and Church restoration, and Gospel restoration.

7. You, also, can follow the pattern to be led by the Holy Ghost; teach your children and others.

Gerrit Gong (Chinese-roots, a great, great talk)
Covenant to remember Him
1. How large is our mission? 3.6billion people, which is half of the world’s population. 2. “We’ll Sing All Hail to Jesus’ Name” Have confidence in His commandments. He remembers and honors those who keep his commandments. He honors the nations that honor Him. 3. Acknowledge His hand in all things. [Remember Isaac Newton praising the Creator.] 4. Remember, knowing that when He forgives us, guilt is swept away. 5. Life is not always as cruel as it might sometimes seem. Now is the time to ask forgiveness. 6. Pray with real intent—study the Book of Mormon. 7. Sabbath/Sacrament. 8. Amulek pray over. 7. Remember Him, as he always remembers us. There were nail prints, for remembrance. “They may forget, but I will not forget.”

Next is the talk/subject after which President Uchtdorf could barely speak: Patrick Kearon
60million Refugees—half are children
1. 1.25million are from the Middle East and Africa; many are well educated. We don’t have to look far. 2. Gov’t, religious, secular agencies (75 orgns in 17 countries) Not talking to policies! 3. “What if their story was my story?” Focus on the people, not the political policies. 4. The Savior, Jesus Christ, and his family were refugees fleeing to Egypt from Bethlehem. 5. Love as He loves; love your neighbor as yourself. 6. Administer to the poor and needy. 7. With resettlement, they need food, clothing, shelter, jobs, and help learning a new language. 8. They fled in terror from Turkey to Greece, and it even hard to imagine, unless seen. 9. Both in and out of the Church, Alma sent no one away. We should emulate. Take a stand against intolerance. [ED: and compare www.MuslimReformMovement.com]

Choir: “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah”

Dallin H. Oaks
Eternal Progress requires Opposition
1. We progress by choosing between alternate choices, good paths and [bad paths.] 2. The Savior’s suffering pays the price; we accept the gift when we repent and live the Gospel. 3. Agency, enticed by good or bad; consider the Garden of Eden and the choices there. 4. Opposition (and Agency) is central to the Plan. 5. 2/3 vs 1/3 who are unembodied spirits. 6. The Evil One actually facilitates the Father’s Plan. 7. Tree of Life is sweet; Tree of Good and Evil was bitter. 8. All are tested w/personal sin. Move on. 8. Hard challenges bring the refining fire. Endure! Be not at ease in Zion. 9. Especially in the Church there need be no ‘loyal opposition’. We have a true prophet. In the context of the Great Plan of Salvation, the gift from Father is the Atonement and Jesus Christ.

Kent Richards
We Need Temples—Power in Ordinances
1. Keys of the Holy Priesthood ordained the power of godliness manifest. Nephi saw our day. 2. Endowed with power of God descending. Feel blessings in our own lives—help ancestors. 3. Your family can schedule priority family time in the temple baptistry. Personal responsibility. 4. Patrons and workers, such steps and courage: as thought the whole world rests upon us. 5. Serving mornings, days, and evenings, there are worldwide 120,000 ordinance workers. 6. In addition to tried and true workers, younger men and women can also benefit in service. 7. These days, before going to the mission home, bless ancestors with research and ordinances. 8. What greater call than the eternal salvation of souls? Communion of angels given to you. 9. Priceless angels arranged in white—you are they. Thank You! They will greet you.

Paul Johnson
Healed and Whole in the Afterlife
1. Someday, realized. On Easter, we focus on the Resurrection. Immortal bodies. 2. With Christ’s resurrection, there is total victory over the grave. Hundreds saw Him. 3. The resurrected Jesus Christ also visited disciples in ancient America. Hundreds saw him. 4. Live for the happy day. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Jeffrey R. Holland
Conference conclusion ED: President Monson usually concludes, but instead has Elder Holland speak last. He does not disappoint, reminding us to remember inspired messages through coming days.
We want to hold fast—after heavenly moments, we return to the world. We have had ten hours of conference addresses. Moses came down the mountain from speaking with Jehovah to the Israelites and the golden calf, in the very hour. Jesus took Peter, James and John up the Mount of Transfiguration, and later was denied. Christ said to others, “O faithless generation: how long must I suffer you?” We can realize our limitations and buoy up. The great thing about God is we get credit for trying. “Those that seeketh so to do are also blessed.” The Lord blesses those who want to improve. The Savior is there to bless. Do not deny to others, judge righteously. Love God with all your heart, might, mind, and strength. Truth: God loves us with heart, mind, and strength. Christ is the foundation of daily life in the Gospel. With majestic devotion from Heaven, we can avoid obstacles. Why? Because He wants blessing to come to us, bringing improvements. Heaven is cheering you on. From the Old Testament, Joshua: “Sanctify yourselves. Tomorrow, God will do wonders among you.”

Visit https://www.lds.org/ for topics, speakers, talks of spring general conference.
Visit http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/ for current LDS news of interest.
Cf: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormonism-in-pictures-general-conference-spring-2016
For stats: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/2015-statistical-report-april-2016-general-conference

April 2016[edit]

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Thanks for the comment on my personal space. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) -- PS: So noted.

I'll work directly on Articles. And do less TALKing. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 11:07, 17 April 2016 (UTC) -- PS: Your critic is your best friend; I thought they were always improving WP, editors, articles.

Note to Senior Editors: I will be adding some carefully checked Twitter and Facebook links[edit]

I have some personal friends who each want these links added to their Wikipedia page. Further, there are important people using their Twitter accounts to great advantage. Some of them receive daily notes from me and I'll be checking to see if this is appropriate for them also, such as Hugh Hewitt, Bill Gertz, Cavuto, and Hannity. Plus Mark Levin. Taking the lead from Donald J. Trump, this is the furture and although guidelines from Wikipedia are good (to not duplicate if present in the article or via the person's main website) we need to keep up with modern times to be of best value to: (1) Wikipedia; (2) Readers; and (3) the person involved. We can discuss this further. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 00:17, 19 April 2016 (UTC) PS: I just added Twitter and Facebook links for my friend, Dr. Roy W. Spencer, Climatologist and Meteorologist.

NOTE: Here are the pertinent cautions I will be carefully researching, to avoid any problems:

  • Many of the accounts are either unofficial or links to community pages that have no verified connection to the article's subject.
  • Per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL - "More than one official link should be provided only when the additional links provide the reader with significant unique content and are not prominently linked from other official websites" - if the infobox has a link to the subject's official website and that website has links to Facebook/twitter/LinkedIn etc accounts then other links to a Facebook page or similar accounts are redundant and not needed.

I'll leave it to more senior Wikipedia editors to keep the details modernized. We can discuss this later. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 01:04, 19 April 2016 (UTC) -- TIA.

PS: With the Wikipedia explanation on adding external links (mentioning three examples: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn) I am reminded that the more professionals among the famous and noteworthy (those who should be included in Wikipedia, many are) prefer LinkedIn and avoid Facebook. This is especially true of the older noteworthy professionals, unless they have a staff to create Tweets and Facebook entries. With that in mind, I'll be adding LinkedIn entries for my best friends who are notable in Wikipedia. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 12:56, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Please re-read WP:EL. And check into WP:COI before editing the articles about your friends. ElKevbo (talk) 21:20, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
THANKS! First, I really enjoyed your TALK page (referring to your website, with your interest in Technology in Education. My son went back to school and graduated from BYU today in education and will be teaching science/technology at the elementary school level. He is just hired as in a charter school directing home schooling, so it will cover a range of grades/ages. Also, my son-in-law was valadictorian at Utah State University and teaches middle school, got his master's and now also teaches teachers. They are both very strong in tech (including audiovisual in teaching.) I enjoyed reading your reflections on MOOC and I completed 'computer learning' from Stanford, the only MOOC I've taken. It was great for me (retired from Northrop in laser physics and programming.)

To your points: (2) Since I am retired, I have no real conflict of interest. One thing that would be very interesting to you, my son, and my son-in-law, would be the SAS Institute's "University Edition of SAS Software" which is free (to compete with the R language and python language.) I've been presenting at about half of the annual SAS&JMP conferences for years, years, and years, but I don't consider that a conflict of interest--rather, I am an observer and commenter for WP. I also 'watch' on some TALK pages for discussion, and corrections to Articles.

To your points: (2b) Actually, I probably over-stated that I have famous friends. I do have a famous relative: one of the first lady doctors west of the Mississippi was Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp. She was sponsored to learn medicine by Brigham Young and delivered thousands of babies in Utah, and taught about 500 woman to be midwives, including my grandmother. We can hardly even appreciate what our ancestors did for us and what they left us. I've contributed to her page, as have others. I'll be careful to make sure my edits (including external links) are appropriate, notable, and add to the article(s). To state again: I probably overstated that I have friends with Wikipedia article (my son says that perhaps I was 'name-dropping'.)

To your main point: (1) Appropriateness of social media links (item 10 on the list). The guidelines want any external link to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, to be official, current, important, and add to the article and not be in the body of the text, nor on an offical website linking to them. In addition, I would say to consider if the person or institution is trying to get the word out, such as BYUcougars, or Megyn Kelly, or a current presidential contender; secondly, if it is to the benefit of readers to have the link, and finally, if it is in the best interest of Wikipedia to have the link there. As it says at the top of the list of external links to not include, "Except for a link to an official page of the article's subject,[5] one should generally avoid providing external links to: ... [list of bad ideas]" I've bolded the word, generally, and in re-reading (as you suggested) I see that OFFICIAL SITES are given priority. Actually, these are the only ones I hope to include.

Also, in rereading the first set of guidelines as suggested, I've made a gramatical correction to the article:

  • "[srlink] will created either a wiklink or external link, depending on whether it is on a mirror of Wikipedia." to:
  • "[srlink] will create either a wiklink or external link, depending on whether it is on a mirror of Wikipedia."

Sorry to TALK so long, but this will be great for other senior editors like yourself, as we moderize docs. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 23:52, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Adding OFFICIAL Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn external references[edit]

From the official Wikipedia documentation on 'External links': Wikipedia:External_links

"Except for a link to an official page of the article's subject..."

Note that OFFICIAL Facebook and Twitter links are not part of the list of links to avoid. Of course there are other considerations in judging the importance to the article, but just the fact that it is a Twitter or Facebook link is not justification for automatic rejection by well-meaning editors. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 17:45, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Here is an example of the Twitter entry for Pope Francis. He wants to get the WORD out. Others do too.

" * [(Twitter|Pontifex)] (Official Twitter account)"   .......  [Where '{{' is in place of '[(' obviously.]

Politicians, Actors, Artists, and Organizations also want to get their message out. Readers appreciate OFFICIAL Twitter and Facebook pages of famous and valued people, universities, companies, and others in Wikipedia. I'll be working on the top one percent of the top ten percent and leave 99.9% to you'all others. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 18:04, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Please don't. This is an encyclopedia, not a public relations firm. We're not interested in helping anyone "get the word out." ElKevbo (talk) 20:09, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
You've ingnored my other main reasons for adding to major Wikipedia articles, like Pope Francis and his Twitter link. I'll keep in mind what you say, but ignoring Twitter and Facebook is to ignore the readers. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 20:16, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Editing News #2—2016[edit]

Editing News #2—2016 Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter

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Did you know?

It's quick and easy to insert a references list.

Screenshot showing a dropdown menu with many items

Place the cursor where you want to display the references list (usually at the bottom of the page). Open the "Insert" menu and click the "References list" icon (three books).

If you are using several groups of references, which is relatively rare, you will have the opportunity to specify the group. If you do that, then only the references that belong to the specified group will be displayed in this list of references.

Finally, click "Insert" in the dialog to insert the References list. This list will change as you add more footnotes to the page.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor team has fixed many bugs. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for Arabic and Indic scripts, and adapting the visual editor to the needs of the Wikivoyages and Wikisources.

Recent changes[edit]

The visual editor is now available to all users at most Wikivoyages. It was also enabled for all contributors at the French Wikinews.

The single edit tab feature combines the "Edit" and "Edit source" tabs into a single "Edit" tab. It has been deployed to several Wikipedias, including Hungarian, Polish, English and Japanese Wikipedias, as well as to all Wikivoyages. At these wikis, you can change your settings for this feature in the "Editing" tab of Special:Preferences. The team is now reviewing the feedback and considering ways to improve the design before rolling it out to more people.

Future changes[edit]

The "Save page" button will say "Publish page". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More information is available on Meta.

The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next few months. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including: Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Urdu, Persian, Bengali, Assamese, Aramaic and others.

The team is working with the volunteer developers who power Wikisource to provide the visual editor there, for opt-in testing right now and eventually for all users. (T138966)

The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. It will look like the visual editor, and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices around September 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list.

Let's work together[edit]

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Editing News #3—2016[edit]

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Did you know that you can easily re-arrange columns and rows in the visual editor?

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Select a cell in the column or row that you want to move. Click the arrow at the start of that row or column to open the dropdown menu (shown). Choose either "Move before" or "Move after" to move the column, or "Move above" or "Move below" to move the row.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has mainly worked on a new wikitext editor. They have also released some small features and the new map editing tool. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the list of work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, releasing the 2017 wikitext editor as a beta feature, and improving language support.

Recent changes[edit]

  • You can now set text as small or big.[13]
  • Invisible templates have been shown as a puzzle icon. Now, the name of the invisible template is displayed next to the puzzle icon.[14] A similar feature will display the first part of hidden HTML comments.[15]
  • Categories are displayed at the bottom of each page. If you click on the categories, the dialog for editing categories will open.[16]
  • At many wikis, you can now add maps to pages. Go to the Insert menu and choose the "Maps" item. The Discovery department are adding more features to this area, like geoshapes. You can read more on MediaWiki.org.[17]
  • The "Save" button now says "Save page" when you create a page, and "Save changes" when you change an existing page.[18] In the future, the "Save page" button will say "Publish page". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More information is available on Meta.
  • Image galleries now use a visual mode for editing. You can see thumbnails of the images, add new files, remove unwanted images, rearrange the images by dragging and dropping, and add captions for each image. Use the "Options" tab to set the gallery's display mode, image sizes, and add a title for the gallery.[19]

Future changes[edit]

The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining 10 "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next month. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including Thai, Burmese and Aramaic.

The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. The 2017 wikitext editor will look like the visual editor and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices in October 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list.

Let's work together[edit]

Do you teach new editors how to use the visual editor? Did you help set up the Citoid automatic reference feature for your wiki? Have you written or imported TemplateData for your most important citation templates? Would you be willing to help new editors and small communities with the visual editor? Please sign up for the new VisualEditor Community Taskforce.

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open![edit]

Scale of justice 2.svg Hello, Charles Edwin Shipp. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
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