Hi! I have reverted your (repeated) addition of the remark about the translation of χάραγμα. Not only was it formulated in a manner inconsistent with WP:NPOV, but I also could not find any support for the claim in that lexicon. The website you provided was unhelpful (well, blatantly wrong and non-notable, actually). Please read WP:NPOV, WP:V and WP:EL for more information. —xyzzyn09:24, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That you know, or believe to know, something does not justify inclusion here. Restating your theory does not constitute an improvement. As for the reference I gave, please read it yourself before (falsely) asserting I had not read it.
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
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Liddell and Scott state:
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A. any mark engraved, imprinted, or branded, […] ἔχειν τὸ χ. τοῦ θηρίου Apoc.16.2 , cf. 13.16;
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Liddell and Scott then give another translation, as ‘money’, as follows:
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2. stamped money, coin, AP5.29 (Antip.Thess.), POxy.144.6 (vi A. D.).
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Feel free to look for the manuscript to which they refer by yourself. That website only gives its title as ‘P.Oxy. 1.32. Latin letter to a tribunus militum’; how you conclude from this that this translation could be better applied to the verse in question than the one explicitly given in the same entry is obscure to me.
Regardless, unless you can find a reliable source that has published your theory, it has no place in an encyclopedia, including this one. By the way, please do read the policies which I pointed out above.
You don't get it, look at the CONTEXT: "No one buys or sells (BUYS OR SELLS) without the MONEY of the beast on/in mind or hand." Liddell and Scott are telling the context of the words or the places they appear in documents under translations throughout the ages.
Antipater Thessalonicensis wrote at the same time as the Revelation was composed (66 AD) and POxy.144.6 was written in the Fourth Century AC, which means that the greek word χάραγμα meant MONEY at the time Revelations was written.
Liddel-Scott are only documenting how the word had meaning at the times specified. As you know, words change meanings over time. χάραγμα meant MONEY at the time the "revelation" was written.
The bible "scholars" mistranslated the word χάραγμα like they do with the Aramaic word Mammon,which is only translated correctly in the New Oxford English Bible. (Or "Logos" is NOT translated as Logic in John 1:1.)
Jesus-Christ (if he existed) said, "You can't serve God & MONEY [mammon is an Aramaic word for money] ... but the Pharisees, who loved money (philarguron) heard all this and scoffed." Like you're scoffing too. (See Luke 16.)
Jesus also told his disciples, like the Buddha did, to not carry and gold, silver, script or brass in their purse.
Jesus also said, "Who's picture is on the $$$?" Caesar's!
Also, xyzzy_n, I am NOT skilled at formatting html.
You allow the Jehovah's Witnesses and several others to voice their opinion you should NOT censor mine just because I am self-published.
Please don't censor my opinion: look at the context. χάραγμα was known as money when Revelation was written. (2. stamped money, coin, AP5.29 (Antip.Thess.) <-- Antip.Thess. lived at the time the Revelation was written.
Peace, Love & Truth,
Raquel
I don’t need to ‘get it’ or ‘look at the CONTEXT’; my earlier comment on your theory was a matter of courtesy, not related to the article (and I will not spend any more time on the theory than absolutely necessary). It is policy on Wikipedia to present topics on which there is no definitive point of view (i. e. just about everything outside of science) by presenting the points of view proportionally to their support. This means that the JWs’ position gets a mention, because they are a fairly large and reasonably well known group and some opinions of people who are not by themselves known are mentioned because they seem to be supported by reasonably notable organisations, while your view, which is your research, published on your homepage, fails the reliability check and stays out of the article.
For your information, I neither allow nor censor anything; however, I do try to ensure that articles which I edit comply with Wikipedia’s policies on content. Currently, I neither see any way to have your view in the article without it breaching policy nor any need to tolerate such a breach.
Please read WP:NOT and find a more worthwhile way to contribute to Wikipedia (or promote your theory elsewhere; apparently you have already discovered Usenet, which, I think, is far better suited for your purposes). —xyzzyn22:32, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No, xyzzy_n, you DO need to look at the context and the definition of chargma. I may not have a following like the Jehovah's Witnesses do but I'm right and you ARE a Pharissitical censor of the truth!
I'll bet you hide your theory in the page somewhere. Like, why do these people get their theory in and not me? Who the hell are they?!
Keith Krell interprets the mark as a requirement for all commerce to mean that the mark might actually be an object with the function of a credit card.[13]
Steven D. Miller proposes that the mark of the beast may refer to a social security number or card.[14]
Terry Watkins supposes the mark to be a microchip or barcode in or on the human body.[15]
What good are their references? My reference comes from the Unabridged Greek-English Lexicon by Lidell and Scott!
Money of the beast makes sense to me mate. Best bet is getting in touch with biblical scholars, theologians, and classicists and seeing if you can get an article published in an academic journal on the subject. Then, reference that article on Wikipedia, and go over the heads of the snotty people on this website. 109.151.23.46 (talk) 02:28, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You don't care about Truth, like a Pharisee you crucify the Logos-Logic of God!
The Liddell & Scott Lexicon is a dictionary, which tells the context of words. Nearly all bibles translate χάραγμα as "Mark" 'cause they don't know any better (they had abridged dictionaries or they didn't have a good Lexicon), they're ignorant or afraid of the truth! Raquel Baranow (talk) 04:51, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Money of the beast makes sense to me mate. Best bet is getting in touch with biblical scholars, theologians, and classicists and seeing if you can get an article published in an academic journal on the subject. Then, reference that article on Wikipedia, and go over the heads of the snotty people on this website. 109.151.23.46 (talk) 02:31, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
New Section
Context & Definition of Xαραγμα / "'Mark' of Commerce" = MONEY
I'm planning to provide an opening paragraph to this section to give the full definition of Xαραγμα with all it's meanings (see link to unabridged Greek Lexicon, above). I'll include the context ("buy and sell") as well as references to Jesus. (1) Telling his disciples to carry money (MT 10:9), (2) Jesus upsetting the tables of the moneychangers (JN 2:14), (3) Jesus outside the temple-treasury talking about how difficult it is for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God (MK 12:41), (4) Jesus saying, "You can't serve God and money" (NEV) . . . "but the Pharisees, who loved money heard all this and scoffed" (LK 16), (5) Jesus and the poll-tax/Tribute money, "Whose picture is on the money?" (Caesar's) (MT 22:19) (MT 17:24) Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:29, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hey: Apologies, on looking back into this, I do see some seriously problematic edits from you... but they're from 2005, hardly worth a concern now. I've reviewed all your edits from this year and it seems to me that your edits from this period are okay. So I'm going to unblock you to file your username change request. But it is worth reminding you that despite your own personal observations, Wikipedia article content must be based on reliable sources and presented in proportion to their prominence. Mangojuicetalk18:25, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):
Unblocking administrator: Please check for active autoblocks on this user after accepting the unblock request.
Thanks, Mangojuice! . . . I just submitted a new username and, yes, the REAL problems I had were waaay back in 2005. If any administrator wants to edit my page to remove any of the above related to this block it would be appreciated. Raquel Baranow (talk) 19:34, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. You may remove remove the block notices yourself since you are unblocked. Currently the duplicate template causes this page to be in Requests for unblock and should be removed. Thanks.—Sandahl (talk) 21:52, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I had some concerns with the amount of information you were displaying on your userpage. It's generally not safe to publish that much personally-identifiable information online. I've removed it and asked for it to be deleted permanently. I hope you don't take offence; I'm just concerned about safety. //roux08:03, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Who did U ask to have it removed permanently? (Are U talking behind my back?) I don't mind . . . thx 4 being concerned but I am a public figure . . . very popular where I live. Raquel Baranow (talk) 17:19, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The "edit comments made by other users" Roux is referring to is me italicizing some of their 14 March comment, above, which appears to be re-written now. Whatever. Raquel Baranow (talk) 20:39, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I rewrote it back to the way I originally wrote it. There's no 'whatever' about this, it's really simple: do not edit comments made by others except very basic housekeeping (indenting if they forgot to), or removing egregious personal attacks if they won't do so themselves. I hope that is clear. //roux21:47, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, okay, I get it, whatever, lol but don't forget, U started this discussion by removing personal material from MY UserPage. Thx, I learned my lesson! :) Raquel Baranow (talk) 23:51, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That's not a reliable source. Wikipedia is not a chatroom for discussing fringe ideas. If something hasn't been reported about in reliable sources, it is not relevant to Wikipedia. JehochmanTalk17:49, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The article is about a "fringe" idea. The source I quoted is relevent to the article about Controlled Demolition. The NIST investigation is "propaganda," the NIST conclusions are the Government's POV. I, and MANY other people believe the government is covering up the truth! Raquel Baranow (talk) 18:33, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you can review and abide by those policies you are welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. If you reject those policies, then Wikipedia is not an appropriate venue for your contributions.
It's up to you to chose whether to abide by our goals and core values. We are not the thing you seem to think we should be in this case - we're an encyclopedia, not those other things. If you can contribute under our policy to the encyclopedia then please do. If not, please don't force us to block you from editing permanently. Just walk away from participation here with no hard feelings.
All I'm trying to do is improve articles here that appear to be one-sided and untrue. I'm discussing them on Talk Pages. It's NOT just my opinion that the Government isn't a reliable source when they have an interest in covering-up their mis-deeds. Why can't U ppl here at Wiki discuss things civily without censorship or banning?! I'm kinda new here.
U keep saying "reliable source" but that is a very subjective term: Government is NOT always a "reliable source."
If U guys leave me alone and didn't erase stuff I write, like at the Talk Page for Controlled Demolition at the WTC, everything would be alright. I reworded the stuff someone erased and included MANY references . . . U or someone else can sort them out as "reliable" or not . . . I was merely suggesting that the Government's explaination of the tiny debris pile and several inches of toxic dust throughout Manhattan is rediculous! A more likely explaination is a Thermobaric bomb. If U Google, "Thermobaric" + "wtc" U will see many "reliable sources."
You need to find a reliable source (published, peer reviewed, etc) that states that someone has looked at Thermobarics in detail and feels that they explain the WTC collapses.
One website out there saying so, if that website isn't run by someone with demolitions or explosives or forensic engineering background, is not good enough. The website you described is not.
Just because some person out there mentioned Thermobarics and the WTC collapses does not mean that it's sufficiently well documented to appear in Wikipedia. There have been single websites that claimed that UFOs caused the collapses - that there was a coverup of a hidden earthquake fault that caused the collapses - that there was a nuclear bomb stored in the WTC basement that caused the collapse. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 00:15, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, George, I get it . . . but it's obvious to anyone with an open mind that there were bombs in the WTCs. Look at the tiny debris pile at ground zero: what happened to the two 100-story WTCs? Answer: they were pulverized by bombs, hence the huge cloud of dust that left several inches of pulverized concrete, aesbestos and glass all over lower Manhattan. There is NO explaination for it on WIKI or in "reliable sources" that pass Ur test (but they do mine . . . how else can U explain it). What I wrote on the talk-page should remain until someone does write a "reliable source." There's ample evidence that many ppl have lung infections/disease now (I think there's a Wiki article on the respritory problems rescue workers are suffering now). We owe it to these ppl to explain why they are suffering! Just leave what I wrote there in the talk-page for other reasearchers to add to. What pissed me off is that someone erased what I wrote . . . I re-wrote it better and it should stay for the record . . . I have looked through the archives BEFORE I wrote my original piece. Others have mentioned "mini-Nukes" (in the archives), the current, best explaination is Thermobaric Bombs, which are not radioactive. Let's just leave it at that! Peace & Love. Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:44, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You may misunderstand the purposes of article talk pages. They are not there to put forward ideas or arguments about the subject of the talk page, but to discuss sources, formatting, whatever about the article page. You will often find where talk pages have been used as a soapbox for people's ideas, but that is definitely not their purpose and such edits may and often are removed. That's why someone removed it. Otherwise our talk pages could end up as a haven for just any idea and for arguments, just like any web forum and they are not web forums. dougweller (talk) 18:48, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I thought the purpose of the Discussion Pages was to improve the article. If the article does not explain or answer the topic the topic should be revised, especially if it is outdated. Raquel Baranow (talk) 19:45, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(outdenting again for ease of typing)
Raquel - talking about the underlying facts... Take a look at Gravitational potential energy#Gravitational potential energy. A kilogram of material 415 meters above the ground has 4,070 joules of energy. A ton of material has aout 4.1 megajoules of energy - about the energy in a kilogram of TNT (4.2 Mj), which is enough to break a ton of concrete and steel into a bunch of small chunks of metal and a lot of concrete dust and small chunks.
The collapses didn't smash the buildings into tiny short stacks of material. You're forgetting the WTC basements. There was 60 feet of space under the plaza level, between bedrock and the plaza. The debris piles were about 70 feet tall on the average - sticking up a bit above ground level, but mostly compacted in the former basement spaces. That roughly 20:1 compaction lines up well with the former empty space fraction of the buildings - once collapsed, most of the air space between floors went away, but that's about it.
Looking at the video, piles of wreckage, etc - they clearly weren't blown up by bombs. All the videos clearly show vertical or near vertical collapse of all the debris, other than small puffs of air and debris out the sides as floors were collapsed together. If there had been enough bombs to do serious damage, you'd have seen much more fragmentation and windows shattering out all sides. Thermobarics don't neatly sever structural columns - they overpressure a whole volume, blowing out windows, floors, ceilings. Windows would have been shattered outwards at very high velocity, you'd have seen visible shockwaves coming out the windows, etc.
The points at which the collapse started clearly were within the floors which were on fire from the aircraft strikes. You can't use a thermobaric or FAE explosive in a room or space that's on fire - the fire will simply ignite or burn the explosive during the dispersal process, taking away the dispersed detonation behavior. You get a big puff of fire, not a detonation.
Even if the building had been completely wired up for a controlled demolition, assuming someone had planned that from the beginning, any explosive material available (and any reasonable wires for detonators for it) would have ignited and burned away from the surrounding fire. One could hypothesize that someone wired the building for demolitions and then exploded other parts of it - but the collapse behavior clearly was the blocks of the buildings above the fire zone falling down into the structure below them, indicating that whatever happened started right where the fires were hottest. There was far more energy and momentum in the falling structure than was needed to shatter and collapse the rest of the structure, at that point.
Simple collapse explains the debris pile and dust just fine. See for example [2] - the total gravitational energy in the 600,000 tons of structure and fittings per building was about equal to about 280 tons of TNT (per tower). That's plenty enough to squash the debris and break it into little pieces, and compact what's left into the former basement spaces.
This is intrinsic to highrise buildings. You get the same short debris pile with actual controlled demolitions, if you look at them. They use careful precutting and a few tens of kilograms of explosive to bring down a building that weighs tens of thousands of tons - and it collapses into a small pile of debris.
Fire and local structural collapse explains WTC just fine. Any theory with explosives doesn't explain where the collapse started, because any explosives at the collapse points would have burned off in the fire. Thermobarics would be even more vulnerable to the heat and then burning / flame environment, and are even less credible than normal explosives. But the heat of the fire was 2-3 times hotter than the hottest temperature the most heat resistant explosives in the world can stand before they break down and burn away (most explosives burn just fine, without detonating, if you light them on fire or heat them enough in an oven).
I appreciate that you mean well with all this. But explosives really don't make any sense at all here. They aren't a better explanation. They're a worse explanation. Really much worse. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 21:12, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That article is well written but a debris pile from a controlled demolition and from a "pancake" collapse would be much different. One would expect that the roof of the WTC would be pretty much intact. I'm NOT an expert on 9/11, just a skeptic. We could move on to the Pentagon, WTC-7 or Pennsylvania crash-site for more but I won't . . . I'll wait for more experts to weigh in . . . I should be getting the latest book by David Ray Griffin soon.
Like I said before, I'm new here and looked at some articles where I am an expert (Kennedy assassinations, Holocaust logistics & forensics of the alleged murder weapon) and found some serious bias. I thought I could improve the articles but ended up in a lot of hot water. . . I'd like to just cool it for awhile and retain my ability to make innocuous suggestions for improvement! I need to focus on my health too . . . I suffered a heart attack five-days ago, am haveing trouble with my best friend of 15-years and plan on a vacation in a coupla weeks. :) Raquel Baranow (talk) 23:33, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have never seen any building collapse from beyond 3 stories that left an intact roof. I don't know why you'd think it would be - the WTC core and curtain wall collapsed at different rates, and the "roof" and floors all hung between them, so any differential would tear up each floor level and the roof as it went.
A pancake collapse typically refers to what happens when one or two floors out of several collapse, but there's structural integrity above and below the failure floor(s). The WTC had enough gravitational potential energy that it couldn't pancake - once it started falling, the ultimate total crunch at the bottom was unavoidable. There was far too much energy in the block of structure above the failure points to avoid doing anything but smash the bottom of the falling block and the top of the remaining structure very completely as the collapse progressed.
Physics really isn't gentle to tall things that stop being solid and rigid. Look at what happens when an avalanche starts on a mountainside. The WTC was a vertical avalanche, falling straight down through its own structure and pulverizing it as it went. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 00:05, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Just remembered that David Griffin wrote that if the building did collapse as alleged by the government, the impact would have ruptured the retaining wall holding back the Hudson river and would have flooded Manhattan and really caused a mess . . . I spent several minutes looking for that reference but couldn't find it. There's an archetect/engineer at our University and many others at AE911Truth.org that say the government's non-explaination is not any good. Raquel Baranow (talk) 01:41, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
WTC Twin Towers: EXPLOSIVE Evidence
· Nearly free-fall acceleration through path of greatest resistance
· Improbable symmetry of debris distribution
· Extremely rapid onset of destruction
· Over one hundred first responders reported explosions & flashes
· Multi-ton steel sections ejected laterally 600 ft at 50 mph
· Mid-air pulverization of 90,000 tons of concrete & metal decking
· Massive volume of expanding pyroclastic-like clouds
· 1200 foot diameter debris field: no “pancaked” floors found
· Isolated explosive ejections 20-40 stories below demolition front
· Total building destruction: dismemberment of steel frame
· Several tons of molten iron found under all three high-rises
· Evidence of thermite incendiaries found in steel & dust samples
· FEMA steel analysis: sulfidation, oxidation & intergranular melting
· No precedent for steel-framed high-rise collapse due to fire (WTC-7)
SOURCE: AE911Truth.orgRaquel Baranow (talk) 10:38, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Your discussion on AN/I is getting into some trouble where you don't understand our verifyability and reliable sources requirements. Your comments about orwellian ignorance of the truth need to be followed up on...
We don't care about "The Truth" not because we don't want to be accurate - on the contrary, we entirely do - but because we have no way of knowing what any contributor's actual experience, credentials, and validity are.
As I mentioned when I first started talking to you - people have claimed all sorts of crazy things including UFO attacks, earthquake faults, meteor strikes for the WTC collapses. We have no way of knowing if the person who writes "It was certainly a meteor impact, see the shockwave pattern and damage to surrounding buildings, the airburst pattern, etc" is a NASA meteor impact expert or a 13 year old kid who was watching the Armageddon movie and mistakes computer graphics for reality.
We have no way of knowing if "The Truth" that anyone claims has any validity to it.
What we do know, and can check on and confirm, is that Person X wrote thing Y in publication / book / newspaper / etc. Z. We can look at publication / book / newspaper Z and determine if they generally do fact-checking, scientific or engineering peer review, if it's a serious publication or a popular press, etc. We can also confirm things like "Publications A, B, C, D, E all carried articles saying that Y happened".
Websites are bad sources. They're bad sources because any person can put one up - there's no way to verify that they do fact checking, that they did any peer review, etc. There's no way to tell for sure who put it up, and what their real credentials and experience are. I could tell you here that I have been on a team that's imploded 20 buildings in controlled demolitions, and you have no reasonable way to confirm or refute that claim... (just to be clear - I have not actually done that... I have some experience with explosives, including both theory and practice, and an engineering degree, and I've looked at the analysies done for building collapses, terrorist bomb damage, structural engineering issues, etc. But I don't take buildings down for a living). I could say I was a university professor (I am not), etc.
We focus on reliable sources and verifyable sources because we don't have any idea who is putting information here, really, and we have no way to tell if someone claiming to know something really does. We can't tell if you're a qualified expert, or if I am. So we assume nobody is, and we insist that you do your homework and cite your references and sources for anything which seems questionable.
I don't believe any source is never going to be mistaken, or that any source could never be corrupted. But we judge the credibility of sources by how official they are - academic peer reviewed things are great, official reports by organizations are great, publications that include more references and which show their work and analysis and which are supported by other research are great.
Talking about fringe theories, there usually isn't much good coverage. But even with fringe theories, you find some people who have some credibility talking about things. There are some college professors and engineers associated with the 9/11 conspiracy groups. We can accurately report that those people have made statements or done analysies.
The problem with your thermobarics claims is that as far as I know, none of the experts in the 9/11 conspiracy crowd who know explosives have supported them. So it's not even reliably sourced or verifyable by standards *within the fringe group*...
That's the sort of support that ideas need to be included in Wikipedia. Even if the experts in the conspiracy stuff are way outside the mainstream, you need them to support the idea enough to justify including it here. So far as far as I can tell, none of them do. And from what I know on FAE / Thermobarics, there's not much chance that anyone would support it, given that it would be pretty much impossible to do that with those types of explosives, and it would have looked completely different if someone had tried.
So, please understand that it's important to find sources and references. If you can find some which are reasonably reliable in the context of the demolition conspiracy people, then please provide them. If there aren't any, you should consider why there aren't... perhaps it's because it's just an incorrect idea.
I suggested Thermobarics and found a few well-referenced articles with a Google search of Thermobaric & WTC . . . I was hopeing someone else would know better. Certainly NOT mini-Nukes as mentioned in the archive because there was no radioactivity. The articles I looked at mentioned other bombs but I thought Thermobarics were the most likely choice. Obviously some kind of bomb was used. There's waaaay too many holes in the official story. As I said before: The Pentagon, Pennsylvania, WTC-7, the skills of the alleged hijackers.
Look, I happen to be really sick now . . . this couldn't have come up at a worse time. If it wasn't for that vandal who erased what I wrote, this never would-have happened. Was that person justified in erasing what I wrote?!? Raquel Baranow (talk) 01:41, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The account is wasting other editors time and disrupting talk pages. I'd like to see if somebody else could intervene and explain how Wikipedia works before more time is wasted. Thank you. JehochmanTalk19:04, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
First, I don't need a soapbox for my ideas . . . I have a webpage and several Blogs for doing this. My purpose here at Wiki is to establish the truth. Seems everybody at Wiki thinks the Government is telling The Truth, lol, anyone who disagrees with the government's POV is considered a "soapboxer" or "conspiracy theorist."
I was told by an administrator that if I am an expert on a subject, I should say so. I'm an expert on the John F. Kennedy assassination and a skeptic of the Government in regards 9/11.
In the "Controlled Demolition" article's Talk Page I suggested opening up a new subject in the Article explaining why it appears that a bomb destoryed the entire two 100-story World Trade Centers, left a tiny debris pile at Ground Zero and a blanket of dust inches deep throughout New York City. The government's explaination is ridicuous. Governments do lie, U know! A bomb better explains what happened at the WTC's. I also mentioned that two references are needed for the most crucial paragraph in that article. I don't know how to add, "Citation Needed" to the one sentence and the other reference (#23) is a broken link. (Just noticed that someone fixed it but the link #23 does NOT cite a page explaining why there was such a tiny debris pile and blanket of dust throughout Manhattan . . . see the Talk-Page, cited herein.)
There are many other ppl besides myself who believe bombs destroyed the WTC: Google, Thermobaric + wtc. As I said above: The article on "Controlled Demolition at the WTC" is poorly referenced in a crucial paragraph and is one-sided.
How do we know the editors/censors of Wiki who are harassing me are not government agents bent on covering up the truth? Rather that allowing a discussion on a Talk Page, these ppl would censor and ban me. Raquel Baranow (talk) 20:11, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You have got to be joking. Wikipedia editors are government agents bent on covering up the truth? Please. Go read our policy on reliable sources (nothing claiming that 9/11 was a conspiracy fits), and WP:TRUTH. Better yet, go back to your blogs and/or Conservapedia. //roux20:15, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm a Canadian, and if I was government I'd be getting paid more. You are espousing a point of view that is definitely considered on the fringe side of things. You'd require extensive reliable sources to be able to include such material in the articles. You're not being censored, you're going over ground that's been covered many times on these articles, and being informed as to the guidelines that need to be met for such activities. Tony Fox(arf!)20:20, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Go look at reference #23 as a "reliable source" to explain the tiny debris pile and dust everywhere several inches thick. What page number in reference #23 explains this? Same to U about "Good Faith" editing!
Please don't poke fun at the user here. WP:BITE and WP:NPA apply here on ANI as much as anywhere else.
It's clear to me that Raquel is trying to do things which Wikipedia is not here for, including WP:SOAP etc. However, that needs to be politely communicated, and she needs to be given the opportunity to contribute in a positive manner. I left long message on her talk page. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 20:46, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I hafta go for about 72-hours. I also promise to be more careful in the Discussion Pages but please don't ban me or erase anything I've written! If U want me to erase or edit something, please discuss it on my Talk Page before erasing what I have written! Raquel Baranow (talk) 21:24, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I started out in 2005 an then quit and came back a coupla months ago. Why do U write "s/he" my name is Raquel.
This whole issue stems from a discussion-page about "Controlled Demolition" at the World Trade Center. The way the article is written, it is unsourced as to why there was such a tiny debris-pile and huge cloud of dust which settled over Manhattan several inches deep. The most logical explaination, which many other researchers are saying to explain that is Thermobaric Bombs were placed inside the WTCs, which complerely pulverized the two-100-story buildings. Google, Thermobaric + wtc. U guys are ganging up on me 'cause U don't wanna face reality or???? Raquel Baranow (talk) 15:41, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Raquel - This is not the location to argue about content or what "the most logical explanation is." As you may be aware, we care not for the "most logical explanation" or answers to questions like "why there was such a tiny debris pile?" Instead, we care to best reflect what a preponderance of reliable sources report, and have policies for dealing with fringe beliefs, a general disregard for the "Truth", and policies for editor conduct (of particular interest to you may be one on how to deal with disruption). You may think wikipedia's approach is wrong, or stupid, or something else. If so, you don't have to participate here. If you are going to participate here, you need to abide by the local rules and standards. If you stay and don't abide, there will be sanctions and that won't be censorship -- just as tossing a shirtless guy out of a private club (who insists ignoring the dress code is a form of free speech) isn't censorship either.Bali ultimate (talk) 15:56, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
let me add that wikipedia is intended (like any encyclopedia) to be unextraordinary, unrevelatory, and non-specultive: everything short of dull, pretty much. when and if the world gets to the place where you can suggest that the twin towers were destroyed by thermobaric bombs and most people will look at you and say "yeah... so what?" - then that information belongs on wikipedia. probably not before, though... --Ludwigs218:45, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sigh* I get the feeling that this isn't the last time we'll be dragged into this debate. But can someone please explain to me why, when there are myriad blogs and forums, do the fringe and conspiracy theorists have to come here? Why do they have to try and insert their unproven theories and 'evidence` into perfectly good articles? When, Raquel, are you and your compatriots going to realize that Wikipedia simply doesn't care, about your theories, or 'the truth'? If reliable, third party sources discover that it was a plot and it turns out that those bloody towers were thermobarically demolished, then I'll happily admit I was wrong; hell, I'll add the paragraphs and sources myself. Until then, you can politely take your huge cloud of dust and your tiny pile of debris, and shove them.
If U Google, Thermobaric + wtc, U will see many reliable sources for bomb in the WTC, which puverized everything and left a tiny debris pile. If U want I'll sort through them and tell U about the aurhors (some are University professors, some are Archetects & engineers, etc.) The Government's 9-11 report never examined or explained why there was such a small debris pile and so much dust everywhere but it seems obvious to anyone with an open mind that a bomb musta done it.
So what's the problem here? All I'm trying to do is add a topic catagory at the "Controlled Demolition" article at the WTC. I already showed that the critical paragraph at the article was unsourced and poorly sourced (i.e, first the link was broken and now it's linked to an 18MB PDF with no page reference.)
I personally am always open to new ideas and theories, and if you post some links on my talk page, I'll certainly have a look with as open a mind as possible. Whether or not it's 'obvious' that your theory is correct is up for debate, but I'm afriad Wikipedia isn't the place for those debates. I must admit that I haven't had a chance to read through all of your edits, and all of the background material, so I can't make any judgements, but just looking at the link you provided above, it seems that you're trying to discuss a hypothesis, and provide evidence for your theory. Like I said before, this isn't the place for you to prove that your theory of events happened. Nor is it a place to discuss how the towers may have been destroyed. Wikipedia is here to document what mainstream media have reported about the event, and what has been reported about other theories. Whether the towers were destroyed by terrorists with a plane, someone with a thermobaric device or the Teletubbies with cuteness, is beside the point. This isn't the X-Files, and while 'the truth' may be out there we aren't here to report it before it can be suitably verified. Get your theory published and peer reviewed, and then we can talk.
Endorsing what Rodhullandemu said, I support the indefinite block of this user. Let's not waste any more time on someone whose definition of reliable sources is "uh, it turned up in Google". WilliamH (talk) 22:49, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
These are not zero-tolerance types of abuse. The actual edits so far don't even justify a brief block - warnings, explanations, yes. If they edit articles obstinately with these beliefs and don't get it after an extended period of time, that rises to the level of disruption. But they're not there right now.
The off-wiki website initially posted on this user's page is filled with unscholarly, antisemitic, holocaust-denying statements. This user wilfully chose to make the link to their website, which promotes racial hatred with offensive videos like this. What benefit can wikipedia possibly derive from the contributions of such individuals? Raquel Baranow's continued presence would presumably allow her to add to wikipedia her controversial views that gas chambers and Zyklon B were solely for defumigating louse-ridden clothes and that the Talmud is "junk". By previously posting this link to her hate website on her user page, Raquel Baranow would appear to have forfeited the right to edit wikipedia. Mathsci (talk) 06:53, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Georgewilliamherbert(talk·contribs·blocks·protections·deletions·page moves·rights·RfA) has been patiently trying to explain things to the user, which is what I hoped for when starting this thread. Unfortunately, the user is playing the "I can't hear you" game and is very likely to continue making contributions that are only disruptive and violating policies. As a result, I think it would be a good idea to place an indefinite block until such time as the user agrees to follow policy. We need to protect our volunteers from wasting time dealing with somebody who is obviously a deep believer in conspiracy and fringe theories, to the point that they will our behavioral and editorial norms to accomplish their agenda. Attempts to educate the user may continue, and the user could be unblocked if those attempts prove successful. JehochmanTalk08:48, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm NOT "playing the 'I can't hear U game" (see my Talk-page) . . . the problems I have is with Ur concept of "reliable sources" and with ppl erasing what I have written on Discussion pages, which I hoped would lead to an intelligent discussion rather than someone just erasing it hoping I would go away or get banned. Think of all the ppl suffering respritory diseases due to the explosions at the WTCs now (there is a wiki-article about respritory problems from rescue workers at the WTC) they deserve an explaination as to why they are suffering and dieing!
The only thing I linked to my website was the CIA Killed JFK Page where I have numerous pictures of the Three Tramps arrested after the Kennedy assassination. I suggested that the pics are worth 1000 words and should be posted on the article about the Three Tramps. I never posted a link to my Holocaust-page!
When the article in discussion (Controlled Demolition of the WTC) is a "fringe theory" U hafta rely on "Unreliable sources" to explain it. right? IMO: the person who erased what I wrote on the discussion page is the one who should be disciplined here, not me. What I wrote on the "Controlled Demolition" page should remain for further reference until there is a "reliable source" we can all agree on. Or, the article should include a section on the current theory of "Controlled Demolition," which is "Thermobaric Bombs." The archives, which I have read prior to writing on the discussion-page mention "mini-nukes" but that explaination is not the current theory, Thermobaric Bombs best explain the tiny debris pile at Ground Zero and several inches of pulverized concrete, etc. throughout lower Manhattan.
Sarcastic: Leave a comment on the Controlled Demolition Topic I started so that when I do find an article that may be "reliable" U can help me add a section to the "Controlled Demolition" Page about Thermobaric Bombs (I don't know html very well).
Mathsci is raising an issue that has been dealt with it is in the past and WTF, I use my website as a link on hundreds of blogs, etc. . . . this is the first place I have ever had a problem with it! . . . someone took the liberty of erasing the link to my website from MY Userpage (I read that U'r NOT supposed to edit other ppl's Userpages), both my address & website . . . I had no real objection. . . . The H-denial page is poorly written and biased . . . many other ppl have agreed. I am an expert on H-denial . . . so, is that a thought-crime worthy of banning me before I've done anything wrong!?
Agree with Jehochman. Georgewilliamherbert has done a sterling job in explaining, but there is only so far one can extend good faith. WilliamH (talk) 16:11, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My site explains what H-denial is as well as Global Warming, Exponential World Population Growth, Peak Oil, The Economics of the Current crisis ($531-Trillion, yes trillion in the Derivatives market), Eliminating Money, the 9/11 Fraud, etc. etc. (I don't believe in UFO's . . . I have a webpage on my website about the unlikely-hood of life anywhere else but Earth.) U ppl that mock me for my beliefs probably never read a good H-denial book or know what H-denial is.
So, this is MOB RULE! U guys should realize, "Democracy is one level above tyranny." -- Plato, Republic.
The only reason I used my website was it had ALL the pics of the alleged Tramps in one place. I put my website on my Usre-Page so others could know more about me . . . someone else removed it, I have no problem with that. I have NOT really caused any problems here except for those who don't wanna hear the other side . . . I have NOT repeated anything that has been said before. U guys are making a BIG deal outta nothing! It's like U wanna censor anything that U disagree with! U don't even wanna discuss it! No wonder Wiki has such a BAD reputation when U wanna refer to it for anything.
We are not interested in the content of your site; as the owner of that site, you have an obvious conflict of interest which precludes you using it as a source when editing. Your description of your site appears to be using this discussion as a forum to promote your political views, rather than addressing the Wikipedia policy issues at stake here. Discussions of history are not simply a matter of opinion; there is also a requirement for credible evidence. I may disagree with a theory, but if there's evidence to support it, and historians out there in the rest of the world use that evidence to back that theory, I can't argue that the theory shouldn't be represented on this site. However, if there isn't the evidence, or the theory has no credible advocates, then it doesn't get covered. And I really can't stress enough that you need to read and understand WP:TRUTH. This is not a site to publish new revelations or dramatic and controversial new theories. We proceed on a basis of consensus and verification, and if that means we lack novel interpretations of material, so be it.
As a courtesy to others, by the way, would you refrain from using shorthand like 'U', 'Wiki', and 'H-denial', please? Your views will be better regarded for being expressed clearly and in plain language. AlexTiefling (talk) 16:47, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
People here in this thread have mocked me and brought off-topic issues into this so I'm defending myself . . . this has turned into a pile-on of my beliefs rather than my editing technique. I pretty much "get it" of where ur comming from. My problem seems to be your definition of "reliable source." But when U write an article on a fringe theory (Holocaust Denial, Kennedy assassination conspiracy, Controlled Demolition of WTC) and you're NOT allowed to quote directly from the people who espouse these ideas because their ideas are "fringe," COI, SOAP, TRUTH etc. etc. you're left with nothing. The words you use are like Double-Think. U guys are sooooo wrapped up in Double Think, you can't see through it. It takes an outsider, like me to show how your words and techniques for editing promote one-sided explainations. I thought Discussion-pages were supposed to be used for improving an article! How have any of my discussions NOT sought in Good Faith to improve the articles in question?!
U guys have made ad-hominum attacks on me by refering to my videos (I'm not too photogenic). I am a very smart person. Soooo smart, I went from homelessness to millionaire.
The only reason we're here is because someone erased what I wrote on the Discussion Page for Controlled Demolition. IMO, that was sooooooo wrong! The people who died in that tragedy, the phony war in Iraq 9/11 caused and the people who are dieing from respritory problems deserve an explaination of what happened that day. Our government has NOT offered a plausable explaination for the tiny debris pile and toxic dust several inches deep. U faceless/nameless people attacking me should be ashamed of yourselves!
If you're that smart, would you like to acknowledge and act on my final comment relating to the use of language, please? You currently do yourself no favours. AlexTiefling (talk) 17:31, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
←Actually, Raquel, if you actually read the criticisms of your edits you'll see that what is being attacked is not your theory, nor you (with some exceptions on both counts, and GWH's comments on civility in this forum are well made). What is being debated is that there are no reliable sources, in WP terms, for what you are claiming. If you can come up with reliable, verifiable sources, please do so. You may feel that by definition "the Government" or "they" are in control of what we're terming "reliable sources". If so, then so be it. You may have a slightly wrong idea about what WP is. It is not a vehicle for the Truth. It is a tertiary encyclopædic source, reporting what has already been reported elsewhere. That is what it's for. That is why it is neither a vehicle for original research nor a platform to "give explainations to the people who died" (I suspect it would take more than WP to offer explanations to the dead anyway). Please read, rather than discounting as "attacks by faceless/nameless people" what has been said, read the pages you're being pointed to, such as WP:RS, WP:V, WP:NOT and WP:FRINGE (that last is not intended as an insult, please read it to discover why. TonywaltonTalk17:28, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, okay . . . I really appreciate you tolorating me this long. It has really opened my eyes . . . I have looked for books like, "Wikipedia for Dummies" and critical books about editorial process here. It sounds shocking that you admit you're not interested in Truth, etc. Sounds like Orwellian Double-Think and Thought Control to me. I thought the purpose of discussion pages was to improve the article. I see your points. I'll read all you have suggested and any books too. Thanks! :) Raquel Baranow (talk) 20:07, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Nope, WP isn't about the truth (or The Truth either, come to that. This may come as a shock, I agree. The applicable part of WP:V says very clearly "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth—that is, whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether we think it is true." There's even an essay on it, here. It's not that "we" (and I speak for myself, not the thousands of other editors) are not interested in "truth", just that that is not, basically, what WP is about. WP is about re-presenting and correlating pre-existing information. The standard (reached by consensus though this is ultimately not a democracy) is as stated here. Maybe you could try being part of the process of reaching consensus on occasion, rather than throwing around baseless accusations of editors being "faceless/nameless people". As for "the Government" remember that this is very much a global project; your "the Government" isn't my "the Government"; we get all sorts on here. This is taking up a lot of space here, please feel free to continue the discussion on my talkpage. TonywaltonTalk20:23, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Let's resolve this! I'm kinda new here . . . I had a heart attack five days ago, have a problem with my best friend of 15-years . . . I thought I could improve some articles which I'm an expert in or have some knowledge of and accidently got into hot water . . . I'd like to just cool it now . . . I plan to go on vacation in a coupla weeks. I'd like to retain my abality to comment on and edit innocuous articles. Thanks everyone! I copied this entire discussion to my talk-page for further reference. Raquel Baranow (talk) 23:50, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As a footnote, Raquel Baranow's personal views denying the holocaust [3] were spelled out in full on the talk pages of Holocaust denial. Calling editors disagreeing with her conspiracy theories "jerks" on her talk page [4] is also uncivil, illness or no. In spite of the efforts of Georgewilliamherbert and others, she has not yet twigged on to the fact that wikipedia is not a forum where she can write whatever she likes. Mathsci (talk) 08:02, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Those aren't my "personal views" on the Holocaust but the views of Holocaust Deniers . . . I can reference everything I said there to Holocaust Deniers mentioned in the article or primary sources (like the Military Tribunal evidence or other government documents). The article on Holocaust Denial is BIASED . . . many other people agree (see also the archives), the article does NOT tell you what Holocaust Denial is (many other people there agree). I said this in my comment there. I called the vandal, who erased what I wrote on the Controlled Demolition page a "jerk". IMO: a vandal = jerk. I'll revise what I wrote on my Talk-Page. Raquel Baranow (talk) 10:24, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
By uncritically repeating their claims (in your own words: some "witnesses" say the Zyklon was "swept out the doors" and dumped through holes in the ceiling, aerial reconnasiance photos, which contradict eyewitness testimony of smoke & flames belching from crematoria chimnies and shows no huge piles of coke necessary for mass cremation above those that died during typhus epidemics or other causes), you are giving the appearance of being in agreement with certain extreme holocaust deniers. The same goes for your videos. Perhaps you could tell us here in one sentence what you think holocaust denial is, since the lede of the article already seems to makes that quite clear. As far as I understand what you have written on the talk page, you are saying that it is an established fact that there was no systematic and deliberate mass extermination of Jews in concentration camps and that they in fact perished because of typhus. Please correct me if I have made an error. Mathsci (talk) 20:29, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm saying, I can reference the quote about Zyklon swept out the doors to the IMT-Trials documents; can reference aerial photos by US reconnasiance airplanes to an official government site or a CIA report I have in my files that states, "there is no evidence of pits, pyers or smoke and flames" as alledged by witnesses during the Hungarian evacuation where 10,000 people were allegedly exterminated/day . . . (this is in the CIA report I obtained/photocopied from the government documents section of our University library), a quote from Hermann Goering at the IMT-Trials about the necessity of crematoria to dispose of bodies due to typhus epidemics, etc..
If it was an "established fact" that there was no "systematic and deliberate mass extermination" then there would be plenty of "reliable sources." The paragraph I wrote on the talk page describes what Holocaust Denial is or what "Deniers" believe. That's what the (biased, redundant) article is supposed to be about. People have stated repeatedly in the talk pages (archive included) that the article does not articulate what it purports to explain, is biased & redundant of the Holocaust Denial criticism article.
Raquel, as has been explained to you repeatedly, Wikipedia is not the place for you to float your novel interpretations of history, whether they be on the Holocaust, the JFK assassination, or the World Trade Center attacks. You have a blog where you can do that and Usenet can still be found where it always was. I know you can't have forgotten this because you archived the whole WP:ANI discussion on your talk page [[5]]. I can't imagine that it isn't clear to you by now. You're not going to revise the generally accepted view of history on Wikipedia. That's not what an encyclopedia is for. --Steven J. Anderson (talk) 02:55, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ack! I'm very sorry to hear about that happening to you. Yes. Please don't stress out over this. Your health is important. Best wishes for a smooth recovery and long healthy life from here... Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 01:17, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, my parents left today after a short visit, I'm estranged from my best friend of 15 years over all the stress that let to the attack (I went to hospital) and I've been crying on and off all day. I just wanna be left alone for awhile and not hafta defend myself. Raquel Baranow (talk) 01:46, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you're feeling sick, I recommend that you take a few days off Wikipedia and then come back. Nobody is at their best participating in a place like this when they're not feeling well, and anything like a heart attack will certainly have its impact.
Nothing will change or be damaged if you just take a few days or a week off to recover.
Okay, I'm back. It was a drug-induced (Methamphetamine) heart attack (severe flutter), it was my first/last time . . . I was recovering from Coke addiction, which was causing heart problems, when some guy offered it to me. I'm also friends again with the friend (not the one who gave it to me). I wanna quit smoking cigs. Two years ago I used to run 4-miles/day and could run half-marathons up a nearby mountain. Raquel Baranow (talk) 10:11, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A picture is worth 1000 words. I have some pics comparing Hunt, Sturgis, Holt & Harrelson to the Three Tramps as well as my conclusion and info that two of the Tramps were indeed Hunt & Sturgis, HERE. The Rockefeller Commission never published any pics of Hunt, Sturgis & the Tramps. The HSCA Commission used lousy pics of Hunt & Sturgis to compare to the Tramps. Show the pics, let ppl judge for themselves. Raquel Baranow (talk) 21:29, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
1. According to the arrest report the tramps were: Harold Doyle, John F. Gedney, and Gus W. Abrams.
2. Doyle and Gedney were interviewed extensively in the early 1990's, as was Abrams' sister.
Yes I have read the article and looked at the supporting evidence, check out my webpage link, above (scroll down the the FBI interviews and the part about the LaFontains's book). The FBI interviews of Doyle, Gedney & Abrams as well as the police interviews of the Three Tramps (where they were about to give parafin tests) as well as the reaction of the Tramps when they were arrested (one of the officers said they were cursing so "I jacked a shell into my shotgun" . . .) and the timing and place (flatcar vs gondola) of all the arrests shows that Gedney, Abrams and Doyle were not the ones seen crossing Dealy plaza. Plus, I saw a pic of DOYLE (revised name, was "Gedney?") who does not look like one of the Tramps. Do U think the FBI is sooo stupid to give parafin tests to three obvious tramps (Gedney, Abrams & Doyle)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raquel Baranow (talk • contribs) 10:38, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
From your web page: Critics say the "Tramps" have been identified as DOYLE, ABRAMS and GEDNEY but provide no pictures.
From your comment above: I saw a pic of Gedney? who does not look like one of the Tramps.
Can you explain this incongruity please? Pictures of Doyle and Abrams are also widely available. Again, explain please?
So if I understand your conclusions correctly:
The "tramps" in the infamous photos really are Hunt, Sturgis and Harrelson, who were picked up by police in Dealey Plaza.
Separately, Doyle, Gedney and Abrams, three actual tramps who look a lot like Hunt, Sturgis and Harrelson were also picked up.
Not only does the Tramp photo not look like DOYLE to me, when the LaFontains showed the pic of the Dealy Plaza Tramp to DOYLE's relatives & friends, they said it was not DOYLE. If pics of all SIX Tramps are available they should all be shown and compared here! (I'm not sure if it was DOYLE . . . I'd hafta get LaFontain's book again to see 4 sure but a pic in "Coup d'Etat in America," which I have on my bookshelf makes me think it's DOYLE.)
What is so tired and pathetic about these people not accepting that the three tramps were in fact simply that - three tramps - is what they are asking us to accept here. Namely that the "old" tramp, is in fact Hunt who, in 1963, would have been YOUNGER (born 1918) than the man he supposedly conspired to kill (Kennedy was born 1917). One look at that photo would tell any reasonable person that these are different people. Of course, we aren't dealing with reasonable people here... Canada Jack (talk) 21:02, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
According to Dr. Snow at the HSCA, "earlier pics of Hunt indicate that he had plastic surgery to bring his ears back closer together" (paraphrased?). Again, lets show the ALL the pics, let us decide (we're not blind) or do we hafta take Dr. Snow's and the HSCA's words for it as if governments -- especially U$A, don't lie, commit coup d'etats, force confessions or cover up and crucify truth? Raquel Baranow (talk) 23:44, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Again, how do you expect us to believe that that old tramp who looks like he was old enough to be Kennedy's father, was in fact Mr. Hunt who was younger than Kennedy? We don't have to take anyone's "word" for it - the answer is rather obvious, Raquel: The man was not Hunt.Canada Jack (talk) 23:55, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That's Ur opinion or POV that the "old tramp looks like he was old enough to be Kennedy's father." Hunt was an admitted master of disguise. (Citation needed but I could find it if U don't believe me.) Again: Show the pics so we can see 4 ourselves!—Preceding unsigned comment added by Raquel Baranow (talk • contribs) 00:10, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Let me get this straight. You claim that that photo is of Mr. Hunt. I say that Hunt was younger than Kennedy, yet the man you claim to be him appears to be old enough to be his father. So you call that "POV" and say Hunt was "an admitted master of disguise." Well, if that is so, then how can one possibly hope to identify such a "master of disguise"??? Seems to be quite the fall-back. I suppose if he looked like Michael Jordan and was 6 foot 10, then you'd say that "master of disguise" was at it again! The conspiracy theorists might be taken a bit more seriously if they weren't so silly. But that's my POV. Canada Jack (talk) 01:01, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hunt is listed on his resume as being 5'8". A photo-analysis in the book "Coup d'Etat in America" shows this to be true. A similar comparison of the Sturgis Tramp confirms the two heights (ibid.) . . . there's also TWO independent forensic scientists who identify the third Tramp as being "Dan Carswell" (ibid.). Raquel Baranow (talk) 01:17, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Raquel, this is unfair. Either you are posting here because you are serious about improving this article on wikipedia, or you are not serious, and have some other motive (like you enjoying toying with people while you plug your web site). If you are serious, then you have a responsibility to answer other peoples' questions about your claims.
Again, are you or are you not suggesting that two different groups of similar-looking men, the first being Doyle, Abrams and Gedney, and the second being Hunt, Sturgis and Harrelson were both arrested on the day in question? I don't see how else you can reach the conclusions you have reached. Joegoodfriend (talk) 02:24, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, six ppl (actually more) were arrested that day taking for granted Gedney, Doyle & Abrams were NOT contrived by the CIA to explain who the Tramps were. I'm serious: CIA killed JFK! I'm an expert on this . . . been arrested and interrogated by the Secret Service under very strange circumstances . . . asked all kinds of weird questions in jail . . . offered drugs by said Secret Service agents in jail, etc. I'm NOT making this up and I'm NOT mentally ill, lol! I'm a very smart/wise person! :) Raquel Baranow (talk) 02:39, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well, you certainly seem sincere, I'll give you that. I'm afraid I'm out of my depth here. You were offered drugs by the Secret Service? Um, wow, thanks for sharing. Joegoodfriend (talk) 01:45, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Here's a really good book in PDF form U can read for free online by Jurgen Graf, who is also mentioned as a "Denier" in the article. I'd like to see this book added to the article under his name. I have never seen it refuted . . . his arguement seems pretty solid. I also hafta agree, I was stunned by the bias in this article . . . a person who wants to know what "Holocaust Denial" is won't find the answer here. Raquel Baranow (talk) 21:52, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A person who wants to know what Holocaust denial is should read the first sentence in the article:
"Holocaust denial is the claim that the genocide of Jews during World War II — usually referred to as the Holocaust — did not occur in the manner or to the extent described by current scholarship."
There's also the logistics & forensics of the alleged murder weapon, cremating or disposing of the dead (up to 10,000/day at Auschwitz during the Hungarian evacuation), the necessary amount of fuel to cremate corpses (every crematory manufacturer says how many kilocalories their retort consumes/hour . . . where are the requisitions for this amount of fuel?), the necessary amount of time to cremate a body (is it 20 minutes, as alleged or an hour, which is more realistic), the type of gas allegedly used (Hydrogen Cyanide ZyklonB louse disinfestant at Auschwitz; diesel exhaust at Treblinka), the practicality or possibility of useing louse disinfestant or diesel exhaust (i.e., diesel exhaust does not have toxic amounts of carbon monoxide; some "witnesses" say the Zyklon was "swept out the doors" and dumped through holes in the ceiling), aerial reconnasiance photos, which contradict eyewitness testimony of smoke & flames belching from crematoria chimnies and shows no huge piles of coke necessary for mass cremation above those that died during typhus epidemics or other causes; tortured confessors, malicious and absurd "eyewitnesses" (the reliability of witnesses or confessions and hearsay); the reliability, translation and context of the evidence/documents; demographics (were 6,000,000 killed?), the practicality or possibility of cremating bodies in pits, the lack of evidence that any pits were dug (can't see 'em in the aerial reconnasiance photos) . . . etc. This is what H-denial is.Raquel Baranow (talk) 01:30, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This article does not exist as a forum for Holocaust deniers to promulgate their lies. It exists to explain what Holocaust denial is, what its proponents claim, and how mainstream historians respond to their claims. It does that. If you are interested in the history of the Holocaust (and the ample, convincing, overwhelmingly accepted evidence for it) I suggest you start by reading Holocaust and going from there. If you are interested in using this talk page to deny the Holocaust - as your reply to me seems to indicate - then I suggest you save your breath. - EronTalk01:53, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That's Ur POV that it's an "extremist organization," WilliamH. (Aren't Zionists and fundamentalist Christians "extremists" too?) IMO, VHO critically examines the sources mainstream historians, like Hilberg use . . . I have read both Hilberg (the 19-pages & footnotes on the logistics & forensics of the alleged murder weapon and disposal of the dead, entitled, "Killing Center Operations," in his book, "The Destruction of the European Jews") & Graf, as well as many other primary sources (such as the International Military Tribunal documents and science behind asphyxiation by diesel exhaust), Shermer's, Lipstadt's, Evan's, Butz's books (mentioned in the article), etc. and consider myself an expert in H-denial. I'm willing to reference all of my statements to primary sources and to the "denier's" works -- many of which are available on-line in PDF-form for free and should be referenced and linked in the current article, under, "References: By Holocaust deniers". Have U or Eron read any of the denier's books? As it stands, this article, is redundant to the Criticism of Holocaust denial article and doesn't answer the question: What is Holocaust denial? Raquel Baranow (talk) 18:08, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"Holocaust denial is the claim that the genocide of Jews during World War II — usually referred to as the Holocaust — did not occur in the manner or to the extent described by current scholarship."
This article describes in general terms what Holocaust deniers claim, outlines mainstream historical response, and describes the development of Holocaust denial from WWII to the present.
You seem to be suggesting that this article should detail the specific claims of Holocaust deniers - that it should lay out their case for claiming the Holocaust did not take place. That is not going to happen. The claims of Holocaust deniers do not meet Wikipedia criteria for verifiability and the use of reliable sources. Holocaust denial is academically dishonest and disreputable pseudo-history. Wikipedia should not be used to put forward its thoroughly discredited claims.
According to the 2004 report by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Verfassungsschutzbericht, VHO is indeed an extremist organization.
Incidentally, I did read Butz's book about what he maintains is the hoax of the 20th century, though I must have missed the bit where he explains how the alleged hoaxers and forgers managed to forge the entire workings of the German government for around 4 - 5 years, to quote The Holocaust History Project, who also point the myriad of non-existant individuals one of VHO's closest assosciates Germar Rudolf uses. To say the least, that falls far short of WP:RS, and Wikipedia will not present fringe theories as fact. WilliamH (talk) 20:20, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Lol, Citing a German government document stating that VHO is "extremist" is like stating that the US Government's conclusion that 9/11 was NOT a controlled demolition after the airplanes struck or the Warren Report that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman. This discussion is a classic case of how brainwashing, Thought Control & propaganda works! Raquel Baranow (talk) 12:55, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Remove the biased introduction from the article. The article should present a neutral discussion of the controversy stating the arguments and counter-arguments and citing appropriate sources. With statements like "The methodologies of Holocaust deniers are criticized as based on a predetermined conclusion that ignores extensive historical evidence to the contrary" is judgemental and not appropriate for a encylopedia. I am changing it again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.103.45.129 (talk) 03:37, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No. The purpose of this article is to explain what Holocaust denial is. It does that. This article is not here to present "arguments and counter-arguments" in favour of whether or not the Holocaust occurred. Holocaust denial is a fringe theory that is rejected by all mainstream historians. It is a referenced and verifiable fact that "the methodologies of Holocaust deniers are criticized as based on a predetermined conclusion that ignores extensive historical evidence to the contrary." That is one of the fundamental criticisms of Holocaust denial - that it starts from the premise that the Holocaust did not occur, and then seeks out evidence to support that premise. Evidence that does not support the premise is rejected, ignored, or distorted. It's just bad historical practice. - EronTalk04:23, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
People who read this article will learn that "Holocaust denial is the claim that the genocide of Jews during World War II... did not occur in the manner or to the extent described by current scholarship." They will learn that Holocasut deniers believe that the Nazi government did not have a policy of targeting Jews for extermination; that between five and seven million Jews were not systematically killed; and that genocide was not carried out at extermination camps. They will learn this in the first two paragraphs. That is the point of view of Holocaust deniers, and it is presented here.
Furthermore the article contains no less than six links to denialist websites. Which is more than enough for any person who wants to know what deniers believe to do so. There is therefore no need to make this article becoming one more platform for denialist garbage. --Lebob-BE (talk) 17:02, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Is there a mechanism to review this article as biased, redundant (of the Criticism of Holocaust denial article) & NOT answering the question: What is Holocaust denial?
There are a number of dispute resolution systems available in Wikipedia. For this sort of content dispute, there are a few options you could use. One suggestion is to take it up at a subject-specific WikiProject talk page. This page is within the scope of both WikiProject Jewish history and WikiProject Alternative Views so you could raise it there. Another option is to take it to the Neutrality noticeboard. You could start a request for comments, though that is usually used for editor conduct rather than article issues.
Thx Eron, I'll think about it . . . I'm kinda new to Wiki, don't know html very well or the Rules & procedures . . . very interesting Talk pages (archive too) . . . I read about half the archive so far. Anyone studying Wiki as a project or process -- to write a book about it -- should study this article . . . it's articles like this that give Wiki a bad name. Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:26, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Happy to do what I can. There have been many editors interested in the political aspects of the trans pages, but I have long thought it a shame that far fewer contribute to pages that readers might derive practical benefit from. — James Cantor (talk) 17:29, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I am sorry, but you seem to have ignored warnings and advice concerning standards for editing Wikipedia. Please see this discussion and let your peers know if you are willing to refrain from introducing original research and unreliable information into article talk pages. Perfection is not required, but you do need to show a willingness to learn and follow community standards. Thank you. JehochmanTalk19:03, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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See this diff. The editor was previously warned and has received extensive counseling here. They refuse to understand that Wikipedia is not for publishing original research and promoting conspiracy theories. JehochmanTalk21:01, 4 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, well, this is obviously fringe theory soapboxing, but do you think a topic ban is warranted unless she edits the actual articles in the same vein? Sandstein 13:27, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'd give her credit for using the talk page instead of editing the article. Claiming that she is using Wikipedia for promoting conspiracy theories is avoiding the fact that two of the five points in that diff are valid and could/should be addressed. If they actually have valid points these editors should be dealt with civily instead of requesting a ban just because they believe in conspiracies. Wayne (talk) 17:18, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"I DIDNT HEAR THAT" on talk pages can be just as disruptive, i.e. wasteful of editors's time, as edits to articles. This editor should perhaps receive one more very explicit warning, but then imho a ban would be appropriate. Looie496 (talk) 18:32, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Turning a talk page into a conspiracy theory chatroom is very disruptive. It wastes time of other contributors and disrupts the formation of consensus. Warnings and extensive counseling have been given. Unless the user provides a reason why things might be different, a ban is needed. I'll ask her to comment here.JehochmanTalk19:00, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The article is biased and doesn't represent facts because U say the facts come from unreliable sorces. AE911Truth.org (Archetects & Engineers for 911 Truth) is not mentioned at all. We have a profesor at our university who is an archetect of heavy construction (bridges and more), who holds meetings a few times a year to discuss how the structure of the Twin Towers and WTC7 could never have fallen like that. If more archetects saw these videos (IMO, "Zeitgist" is propaganda) and read David Ray Griffin's books, they would join too. Popular Mechanics & Skeptic magazine aren't really reliable peer-reviewed journals (I've subscribed to Skeptic since the beginning and met/spoke to Michael Shermer several times, telling him he's not skeptical enough, etc. . . I inspired him to do the Holocaust issue but he ignored the forensics and logistics of the alleged murder weapon.) Griffin did a through debunking of the Popular Mechanics article/book. Popular Mechanics is like the Reader's Digest for mechanics. Do U consider Reader's Digest a reliable source or a place to pitch propaganda to the masses? I have nothing more to say on the article unless I find some more bias in it. I'd like to change the header to the topic I started to add, "Biased article" to see if other's agree. The article reads like a handout from the CIA or something that would appear in Reader's Digest. U wanna ban me 'cause U don't wanna have to deal with the elephant in the room, which is the pulverized dust several inches deep throughout Manhattan, the tiny debris pile, big, heavy beams hurled 600 yards, destruction of evidence at the crime scene, reliable witnesses/victims of explosions and molten metal in the basement. Could also be that if an Archetect/Engineer comes out agains't the Government's conspiracy theory, they would not get a government job. Like I said, I have nothing more to say there. If I do start another topic it will be after I look through the archives to see how many other people think the article is biased. I do promise to be very careful if I do post anything more there. I also want to watch the page to see how U handle other dissentors of the Official Conspiracy Theory. If Ur just gonna delete what they write on talk-pages like U did to me. It's only a matter of time before some prominant, retired archetect or a better, more informed dissentor comes along to challenge this article. There's no doubt in my mind thermobaric bombs brought down the WTCs. The two videos at the bottom of my webpage should be mentioned too. Raquel Baranow (talk) 20:40, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Those edits to "Mammon" have been removed and I'm discussing it on the talk page. I made a mistake, the pic-link is not necessary. It's like a catch 22: U can't discuss improving an article about conspiracy theory at WTC without details about what the actual conspiracy theory is because none of the conspiracy theories (except the Government's) come from reliable sources? David Ray Griffin is reliable. Everything he writes is sourced. U guys have knee-jerk reactions to "conspiracy theory"? Are U not open-minded that U could be wrong? I'll change, I'm learning, some editors are more tolorant that U guys. I made some legitimate points in the talk-page at controlled demolition. The article is biased it doesn't tell the whole theory plus there are lotsa weasel words like saying "all mainstream engineers" agree with the government. I'm sure U've made mistakes here too when U first started out. I only recently got interested in editing Wikipedia . . . just so happens most of my interests are controversial, radical, revolutionary, anti-status quo. Some people, including my two brother-in-laws are really smart (and so am I) but when I mention a conspiracy theory, they immediately scoff. As if governments don't lie!? I won't refer to my website in any articles I edit. I did so here cause it is easier than citing the two videos directly. I know the URL to my website without looking whereas if I cited the two videos directly I'd hafta click through a bunch of stuff, open a bunch of windows, copy and paste. I promise to be very careful discussing conspiracy theory on controled demolition. Raquel Baranow (talk) 23:41, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I was involved in the original AN/I report on this editor, and Georgewilliamherbert and I, together with other editors, tried to explain WP policies on reliable sources, POV-pushing, WP:SOAP, verifiability (including Wikipedia:Verifiability,_not_truth and so on. Following some comments about "being a new editor" and "learning", with other comments verging on the uncivil about "faceless and nameless editors" censoring "the truth" on Wikipedia Raquel withdrew for a short period, citing ill-health and commenting "let's resolve this". She returned very shortly afterwards and commenced the same POV-pushing on talkpages rather than on articles. She seems unable or unwilling to accept WP policies either primarily in terms of verifiability and reliability of sources or secondarily in terms of collegial editing. She appears unable to accept that WP is not there as a platform for her to air her views irrespective of policy. I support a topic ban as proposed. TonywaltonTalk23:45, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm done commenting on the controlled demolition page. I learned my lesson interfering there but it is a biased article. Tony we just have a different idea of what the page should be about. I thought readers could try to improve articles. That's what I sincerely wanted to do but can't 'cause U say David Ray Griffen, AE911Truth.org, 911Reports.com, or this video about explosives (with plenty of credible references) are not reliable sources or worth mention. The video has had over 10,000,000 viewes on YouTube. It's a question of who is telling the truth. We know governments lie, especially U$A, we've assassinated heads of state all over the world, including a coup d'etat in Dallas, 11/22/63. I'll look through all the archives for a thread about bias in the article. If I find anything significant showing readers think the article is bias, then maybe I'll raise the issue for a consenses, major re-write? If U'r going to say, "That won't happen," (even if consensus says the article is biased), please explain why? Raquel Baranow (talk) 02:22, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Forget topic ban, propose complete ban. It takes absolutely no virtue of the imagination to work out once 9/11 related articles are off limits to Raquel, she will put her attention elsewhere - most probably on Holocaust and Holocaust denial related discussions, and with regards to this page, it cannot be argued that such anticipation is without basis. WilliamH (talk) 02:08, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not here to cause trouble, play around, or get attention but to try and improve articles. We just have a disagreement William as to what is the verifiable, logical truth. U guys really scare me! Raquel Baranow (talk) 02:47, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Raquel, all this fuss is really not necessary. You just need to understand that Wikipedia is different from other websites. What gets published here is used by kids to do their homework. We need to be careful to report verifiable facts. We do not publish stuff in the first instance, even if it is correct and accurate. Our job is to compile what's said elsewhere in reliable sources and summarize it. If you think the "standard" view of the world is a load of garbage (it might be!), you should write about it on your own blog. Wikipedia is the wrong place to bring non-mainstream views to light. If you say try to work within these boundaries, people would help you. If you go outside the fence, then the gate will be shut behind you. JehochmanTalk04:29, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Peace & Love, Jehochman! This is a study in propaganda. I honestly believed I was improving the article! I just remembered there was a Jewish-American guy, a lawyer, who was going to be an official UN liason to Israel who believed the goverment was behind 9/11 or covered up the truth. (The UN removed him.) More & more people are comming out against the goverment's conspiracy theory, Rosie O'donnel was kicked off the View, there's an actor on the TV show "Rescue Me" who doesn't believe the goverment. This fuss isn't necessary! I learned my lesson!!!! That video with over 10-million views about explosives in the WTC should be mentioned in the article. We should start a list of 9/11 dissentors who do not believe the govrment's conspiracy theory. I'm new here, I naively jumped into an article that has catastrophic consequences for people who have faith in the goverment. I don't have any faith in our government or the world leaders, who have jets & yahats to escape to South America or their 1000-acre ranches when the sh*t hits the fan. They know Geometric World Population growth, Peak-Oil and Global Warming will mean catastrophy. IMO: they're panning bacteriological warfare to trim the population down or they're going to allow civilization to collapse so we'll have a manageable world population. Moslems are demographically taking over the Middle East and are infiltrating Europe. Bill Clinton said recently that demographics is Israel's #1 problem. Both my grandfathers were University science professors, my sisters have PhDs, I'm not stupid. I've met a lot of nice people here. I'm learning. Peace & Love! :) Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:00, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the article isn't neutral, it's biased, the editors there are intolorant, they accept NO dissent or contrary views and they're ganging up on me. I'll impose a ban on myself. I'll cool-it. I learned my lesson! I really, honestly thought I was offering evidence to improve the article or at least show what the conspiracy theorists believe. What I wrote on the talk-page should NOT be erased as my previous comments there were (maybe I wrote it badly but I re-wrote it). Peace & Love guys but more and more mainstream people are comming out against the government's conspiracy theory. 9/11 is the JFK conspiracy of our day. In this past month or two that I began monitoring articles here I've really learned a lot and made some nice friends. We just have a disagreement on what "Reliable Sources" are. I don't believe many of the sources in the Controled Demolition article are reliable. They rely on ONE person as an expert and ignore others, they consider "Popular Mechanics" & "Skeptic" Magazine as, "mainstream, peer-reviewed" journals. I subscribed to Skeptic since the beginning, met Michael Shermer twice, had letters published there and inspired Shermer to write the Holocaust issue (but he didn't evaluate the hard, forensic evidence). I learned my lesson, no ban is necessary, I'll impose it myself!!!! Peace & Love! :) Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:25, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
User said, Moslems are demographically taking over the Middle East and are infiltrating Europe.[7] I think we have, despite possibly good intentions, a user who's goals conflict too much with Wikipedia. JehochmanTalk13:28, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have many good friends in Europe who are saying that (on my flickr site) and I tell them their attitude is the same as Hitler's toward Jews. Bill Clinton recently said that demographics is Israel's #1 problem. I'm just repeating facts. People in Europe are opposed to this infiltration as people in the U$A are opposed to infiltration by illegal immigrants. Ur making me look like a bigot! I'm the most open-minded tolorant person U can imagine . . . I have dated people of all nationalities, religions. Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:39, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I get the NYT delivered every day . . . there was an article several months ago about people leaving Holland because of the infiltration. My flickr friendshate Hitler but are acting toward the Moslums just like the Nazis in regards to the Jewish problem in Europe throughout the 19th & 20th Centuries. Raquel Baranow (talk) 15:21, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).
Here we go again with an unnecessary block by intolorant people. I was sincerely trying to improve the article (on the Talk-Page) at Controlled Demolition at the WTC, got ganged up on again. This is sooo Orwellian. The 9/11 fraud is much bigger that the JFK conspiracy . . . much easier to prove, more witnesses, more people affected (respritory disease) bigger elephant in the room (small debris pile, inches of pulverized dust throughout Manhattan, numerous witnesses and victims of bombs, no evidence of airplanes in Pennsylvania or the Pentagon, etc. etc. many prominant people questioning the government's conspiracy theory. The censors at the CD-Page are very intolorant, rigid, inflexible as to the sources they consider "reliable." They have erased what I wrote on the Talk-Page there but I re-wrote and rephrased it. (Lets see how long the above-link I provided works or if what I wrote will be archived.) The person who blocked me says he's NOT opposed to unblocking me as long as I'm topic-banned from commenting on 9/11. Makes U wonder why this 9/11 Topic is so sensitive that it requires special attention. Makes U wonder who these people really are and what they're afraid of?! Raquel Baranow (talk) 15:07, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Okay, the comments by Raquel Baranow (talk · contribs) on this page have convinced me that her approach to editing Wikipedia is fundamentally incompatible with our goals and principles, and I have blocked her indefinitely. I do not object to an unblock by any administrator who disagrees, although I strongly recommend that, if unblocked, she is made subject to a 9/11 topic ban for which we have clear consensus here. Sandstein 14:05, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Endorse this block. However, if another administrator unblocks her, I propose that the subject ban is extended to Holocaust and Holocaust denial related articles. Enough time has already been spent patiently articulating to Raquel why her propositions are inappropriate, and I don't see why any more volunteer time should be wasted. WilliamH (talk) 15:31, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Definitely no objection to keeping her blocked until a topic ban is formulated. It doesn't look likely that this editor will ever do much that isn't counter-productive if allowed to edit these articles freely. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 15:38, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
No problem with the block, especially as the editor posted a (declined) unblock request that essentially repeats various 9/11 allegations and accuses other editors of covering things up.--Hut 8.5 17:21, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Entirely reasonable block. MastCell Talk 18:13, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Unprotected per email request from Raquel Baranow to allow a block appeal
Unprotected. Please note that since you have an external link to this page from www.666ismoney.com you should take care what's put on this talkpage, both for your own and WP's sake. TonywaltonTalk11:01, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not familiar enough with this case to act on the unblock request. However, from what I've seen, it looks as if you could use a ban from pretty much any controversial, fringe, or conspiracy page if you are eventually unblocked. Fringe soapboxing is not welcome here. —Travistalk17:52, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).
I'm really sorry I didn't get along with the editors at the 9/11 controlled demolition page. I sincerely thought I could improve the article with the latest and best information about the current thinking of those who beleive thermobaric bombs brought down the WTC. I realize now that this is probably the hottest topic on Wikipedia that has tremendous implications for all the school-children and people in New York City who experienced first-hand 9/11. The editors of that page are very strict, I jumped, naively into HOT water there. Others, at the Holocaust-page have been more sympathetic and tolorant, nevertheless, some want me topic-banned there too. I have many other innocuous interests that I'd like to contribute to. I have made a few contributions and have made several friends here (plus I donated some $$$ and will donate more). I only started editing here in the past two months. Several years ago I attempted to edit ONE page and was rude and immature. Now, I have a dialogue and consensus at that page for a re-write. I really like Wikipedia. I come from a family of educators. I look at the editors of Wikipedia as like the Guardians in Plato's Republic. The persons who blocked me have said they have no objection as long as I'm topic-banned from 9/11 & Holocaust articles. I have helped a little at the Holocaust page and believe I can work with them. I admit that the 9/11-pages are a third rail at the moment until more prominant people come out asking for another Official investigation. I sincerely appologize for any trouble I caused anyone and, I sincerely thought I was doing good. Please unblock me, I promise to tread very lightly if you only block me from the 9/11 articles. IMO: the 9/11 articles are soooo damaged they will require a major re-write. The Holocaust denier's page isn't nearly as bad and I think I can work with those editors. I'm going on vacation for a coupla weeks in a coupla days. Peace & Love! :) Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:50, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello again. In reviewing the situation, I think TravisTX has the right idea. You seem to be editing in regards to a lot of conspiracy theories / fringe theories, and repeatedly taking the wrong approach on those articles. What I feel comfortable offering is this. To be unblocked, you would agree to be topic banned from all 9/11-related pages for 1 year, and topic banned from all conspiracy theory / fringe theory-related editing until you have edited actively in other areas for 3 months. (This may mean it lasts longer than 3 months, if you take long breaks from editing.) I hope this solution will let you continue to contribute and learn the ropes of Wikipedia without causing further problems. What do you think? Mangojuicetalk18:02, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have a different idea. Let the user name two or three articles they would like to improve, copy sections of those articles here to this talk page, and then demonstrate what sort of improvements would be made. If there is a demonstrated ability to improve an article, then the user can be unblocked, subject to the topic bans you have suggested. JehochmanTalk18:06, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not going to ask for that myself, but Raquel, it might be a good idea since I may not be the one to ultimately review your block. But it would definitely be wise to be more specific about what kinds of editing you want to get involved in, other than fringe theories / conspiracy theories. Mangojuicetalk18:11, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(ec) Regarding Holocaust denial, there have been long-term statements by Raquel/Bruce on the website mentioned on AN/I. It seems highly unlikely that this user will change their tune. Wikipedia is not a social experiment. Their previous statements on wikipedia, now repeated in their unblock request, directly contradict their public support and active on-line promotion of holocaust denial literature, banned in several countries. Mathsci (talk) 18:41, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, this user has wasted a lot of good faith volunteer time. I think the indefinite block should remain in force until there is a clear commitment to stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. JehochmanTalk19:44, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As the blocking administrator, I note that this user appears to be the Raquel Baranow operating the website http://www.666ismoney.com (which links to this talk page). The content of that website strongly suggests that productive and neutral (or, indeed, sane) edits are not likely to be forthcoming from this editor if she is unblocked. I suggest that, if a reviewing administrator feels that an unblock might nonetheless be warranted, this should be discussed on an open forum such as WP:ANI. Sandstein 22:28, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I promise NOT to edit or discuss on Talk-Pages anything related to the Holocaust or 9/11, U won't even hafta topic-ban me, U have my word. I reached a consensus on the Number of the beast page to edit a paragraph, which was my main intent several years ago. I am essentially new here. I have made minor edits to articles on Nevada Prostitution and on Nadya Suleman Octuplets but the entire page has been redone (I have a topic there about her sanity). I made a mistake on the Mammon article that I'd like to correct. I'm a BIG fan of Natalie Dylan and would like to update that article when something new happens (I provided her MySpace link). I was working on contributing to the Amanita Muscaria article. I'd also like to add a list of famous people who have taken LSD and will discuss that. I'd also like to contribute to articles about Transsexualism. (I had a sex-change several years ago.) The TS pages were filled with weasel words and unverified content but a friend & I edited it out. I'm working with others on revising the virginity article (I was a 40-year-old virgin). I have a lot of info on breech birth I'd like to add (I was born breech). Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:58, 8 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
About your proposals:
Number of the beast: Considering the website that you operate, 666ismoney.com, I think that it would be best for you to stay away from that article
Natalie Dylan: MySpace links are not typically acceptable here
Transsexualism, Virginity, and Breech birth: WP:COI and WP:OR
With all due respect, a quick glance at your website leaves me with the conclusion that Wikipedia is not the place for you. In other words, thanks, but no thanks. —Travistalk15:18, 8 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The MySpace is like Natalie Dylan's website (I encouraged her to make a MySpace and I broke her MySpace cherry) . . . the author of the article fixed by submission 'cause I didn't know wiki-markup at the time. As for all the rest of Travis's comments: That's why Wikipedia is sooo absurd, an expert on a subject can't edit?!! I've been over this before, Travis, Ur wrong, experts can edit articles at Wikipedia. U can mock me and claim I'm not an expert or that I'm crazy but I'm not stupid (I'm a self-made millionaire and an expert on property tax liens). I wouldn't edit an article unless the source has been verified as "reliable" either through discussion on talk-pages or the source is obviously "reliable." Raquel Baranow (talk) 15:36, 8 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Please. I did not say that experts cannot edit articles in their field of expertise. If Stephen Hawking wanted to edit Theoretical physics, for example, that would be acceptable. However, being born breech, having a sex change, or being a 40 year-old virgin does not make one an expert on said subjects. However, to reiterate a previous point: The fringe rantings on your website have convinced me that your suitability as a neutral, unbiased editor is highly suspect. And that is the last I have to say about this user. —Travistalk16:16, 8 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Of course, if Stephen Hawking did want to edit Wikipedia, we would still expect him not to use Wikipedia as a platform to publish new original work. Anyway, Raquel: I think that many of the other users on here are against me but I still think that you may deserve another chance at editing. I would want you to agree to my topic ban (against *all* fringe theories / conspiracy theories... to be safe, stay away from all controversial areas), but I now believe it should be indefinite, given the other concerns raised here. Given your responses I think I would want you to remain blocked for another week or so, during which time you should read as much Wikipedia policy and do some observation. I'm saying this because if you come back and edit inappropriately in any similar way, or if you violate your ban, I think you are going to be blocked again and will probably not get any more chances, so it's in your interest to be cautious, and take some time to learn about Wikipedia without making further mistakes. Your personal web page concerns me greatly but I see potential value to the project if you can keep those interests to yourself and away from Wikipedia. Mangojuicetalk18:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think the minimum requirement of good faith on this user's part would be to remove the cuttings-and-pastings to her talk page here and the link to here from her website, which seems to describe her as some kind of martyr. At the moment she still does not seem to understand the purpose of this encyclopedia. I personally would not encourage an unblock based on her editing record. It is unlikely that, with her regular video-casts from Tucson, she will change her exhibitionist behaviour in any way whatsoever. At present she has not described one neutral subject area where she could contribute something positive to this encyclopedia. Please, Mangojuice, take a look at her website and compare it with the negative content of some of her previous edits: the correlation is overwhelming. Wikipedia is not a social experiment. Mathsci (talk) 18:39, 8 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'll remove the cuttings & pastings as well as the reference on my website if U unblock me. Already I noticed someone else on the Controlled demolition talk-page is trying to submit evidence of Thermite from a scientific journal and is having difficulty with the editors. Can U imagine if someone substituted "anecdotal evidence" for "eyewitness testimony" on the Holocaust page!? That's the way the Controlled demolition page reads today. I noticed someone removed the MySpace reference on Natalie Dylan's page. I'm watching about 65 Wiki-articles and have made many reverts of vandalism. I have many more subjects I'd like to watch and add to. I have over 1000 books in my library (mostly on the Holocaust and kennedy assassinations). I'm 53 years old. Since I was a Breech birth I have done a lot of research at the medical library (many years ago) . . . it's time to update my Breech Birth webpage. Being a virgin for over 40 years and having had many virgin GFs has given me a perspective on it -- another thing I'm doing research on. (I'm aware of "Original research".) Getting back to the Controlled demolition, how can an article that substitutes "anecdotal evidence" for "eyewitness testimony" be "reliable"?! A bigot is someone who is irrational & obstinant, that's what many people (including my smart brothers-in-law) are when it comes to "conspiracy theories." They have a knee-jerk rections. Hitler, in Chapter 10 of Mein Kampf said it well: "The broad masses more readily fall victims of the Big Lie than to a small one . . . they will continue to doubt and waiver thinking there must be some other explaination." I have lotsa really good, smart friends, several of them are/were politicians, scientists, educators. Yesterday I did my income tax . . . 23-pages, an adjusted gross income of $41k, yet I paid no federal taxes (I paid $22k in property taxes), I own my house free & clear. I've got enough $$$ to do whatever I want. I used to be homeless (by choice) and have been to Europe three times and Thailand twice. My friends call me a genius but I can't spell or type well. U guys at the Holocaust Denial & Controlled Demolition pages are being intolorant and double-minded about what U think are "reliable sources." The two articles are a joke! I was stunned when I read them. The Holocaust Denial talk-page and archives are filled with ppl who say the article is biased and doesn't explain what Holocaust denial is. I'm a different and unusual person (attributed to being a virgin so long and breech birth) . . . I'm always running into personality clashes and being called crazy. I made a mistake trying to add my 2-cents to two articles here. I'm not the first. The solution is NOT to ban/censor people who disagree but work with them. If U don't wanna work with me on those two pages, fine . . . someone else will come along and say the same things as I. I will continue to monitor those two pages . . . so far, I have enough material for a book about censorship, Orwellian thought-control & double-think at Wikipedia all archived on my computer. Do what U wish but if U unblock me . . . I'll probably be watching over 300 pages soon, the least I could do is revert vandalism. I was gonna leave on spring vacation today but the weekend in San Diego is rain so I'll leave Saturday or Sunday. "They" crucified Christ (the Logos, if he existed) for telling the truth . . . IMO, that's what U are doing to me by blocking me. Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:18, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(e/c) Sorry, but I don't think that Wikipedia is going to suffer from the loss of one conspiracy-mongering holocaust-denying 9/11 truther. —Travistalk14:17, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry Raquel, but this response from you does not encourage me that you would be willing to take my offered terms in good faith and revise your approach to Wikipedia. Even if you had, I would have had an uphill battle to convince other admins to allow me to give you that second chance. Now, I think that possibility is gone. I'm sorry it worked out this way, but Wikipedia and you are just not well suited for each other. Mangojuicetalk20:20, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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As you can see, when I first started out on Wikipedia, I ran into trouble editing controversial articles. I've been blocked for a couple of years but have been checking into Wikipedia daily, to keep informed about things that concern me. I learned a lot in the meantime about proper editing. I have no real intent to edit any articles but I may post information for edits on uncontroversial articles. The first edits I will do on my Talk page, I'd like to delete a few things I wrote about myself. At the time of my blocking I was very naive and unbalanced. In the past few years, pictures I've taken have been uploaded by other editors and used in two articles (that I know of), many other pics I've taken have been uploaded by others but not used. Thank You! (BTW: my User Page is still blocked, which is why I wrote this here.) User:Raquel Baranow (talk) 21:19, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've spoken to this user's blocking admin and have his permission to unblock. I've agreed to unblock on the condition that this user find a mentor. Is anyone willing to step up?--v/r - TP02:19, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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AndrewN, I didn't add the Help Template, TParis did, should I delete it? It may take time to find a mentor/adoptor, I don't mind waiting a few weeks, after that, I'll seek someone out. Raquel_Baranow (talk) 02:42, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I saw a few ppl 1, 2 I like who are adopting but am not allowed to edit their talk pages (I'm blocked from editing & sending users email) to request adoption/mentoring. Raquel_Baranow (talk) 19:56, 28 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Pages I'd like to edit other than my Talk Page:This picture is spamming the uploader's website, it has been flagged but nothing has been done, I'd like to replace the pic after deleting the website from the image. Raquel_Baranow (talk) 04:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to comment HERE regarding article name change, I made a few other comments on the talk page a few years ago.
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I would like to edit a couple of mentor's talk pages (or send them an email) to ask them to mentor me but I am blocked from editing their talk pages or sending editors/mentors an email. Thx! Raquel_Baranow (talk) 22:05, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I will contact Adam and Lionelt on your behalf and ask them to comment here on whether or not they would be willing to mentor you. If there are any other mentors you would like to consider you for adoption, please post them here and I will alert them to your request. Yunshui雲水09:18, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thx, when I first started out on Wikipedia, I was naive about how things worked . . . I learned my lesson and will not attempt to edit or even comment on 911 or Holocaust topics . . . I'm also aware of all the rules about Truth, Verifiability, Reliable Sources, etc. My goal is to edit my talk page and make a few suggestions (on the Talk pages) for a few pages I'm interested in. In the years I have been blocked from editing I have been watching several pages daily and have NOT had many urges to edit or "Talk" about anything, I'd just like the freedom to do so. Seems like a Monitor (of my activity) would work rather than a Mentor -- I don't plan on doing any fancy editing like adding photos to articles -- I have a hard time with wiki-markup/text editing, even adding a reference is challenging for me. Thx again! Raquel_Baranow (talk) 13:18, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Adam, thanks for accepting me, I love the way you organized your talk page. I tried to comment on your Talk Page but I am still blocked from doing that. Before I do anything, I will read all your tutorials. Very busy now having just returned from a one-month vacation. Raquel_Baranow (talk) 16:04, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've unblocked your account now that you've found a mentor. Please understand that you may be re-blocked if mentoring is ineffective. Good luck!--v/r - TP18:22, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed you're having to remove your signatures from articles. Are you putting ~~~~ at the bottom of article pages, or are you clicking the "signature and timestamp" button (found between the italics and hyperlink button at the top of the editing window) when editing an article? Unless you're using some sort of plug-in to edit, those would be how your signature would get into articles. Ian.thomson (talk) 14:46, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thx Ian, I just put a message on my mentor's Talk page asking about this. I know there's a new edit page format that took place today, are we no longer required to sign when we edit??? I thought you were supposed to sign with the ~~~~ at the bottom of the text in the edit box. Raquel_Baranow (talk) 14:51, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No, signatures have always stayed out of articles, but have been used in talk pages and noticeboards. A good guideline is to make sure there aren't other signatures on the page as well. If there aren't any, don't sign unless the page name starts with "Talk:". Ian.thomson (talk) 15:13, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thx again . . . I wonder why I thought you were supposed to sign edit pages? I also asked my mentor if I was supposed to respond to comments on my Talk Page by others on my talk page or their's? Raquel_Baranow (talk) 15:23, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Where to respond honestly varies from user to user, and their mood. Unless they leave a note on their page saying where to respond, leaving a note on their page is not rude, but responding on your page instead is also considered efficient. Ian.thomson (talk) 15:27, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Please don't repeat the past. Disruptive comments like the one you made at that AfD make one wonder whether your supervised release from an indef block is justified. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 01:17, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Google search of "Palestinian incitement" (in quotes) returns about 44,100 results. If the article is deleted, where will "Palestinian incitement" be redirected? Not sure how I found the article. I think it's a good article ("a work of art") and complies with WP policies; I'll heed your "word to the wise" especially when the opposition on Wikipedia is 95% against me. See also this discussion regarding name change for the article.Raquel Baranow (talk) 04:17, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I can't quantify your opposition: I would guess that 95% doesn't know who you are, and (I intend no disrespect) that probably goes for most editors since there's so many. I'd never heard of Jesus Presley until tonight. It's possible that 95% of editors don't have much of a sense of humor, and wouldn't read "work of art" the way you intended, esp. since it's a heated discussion on a controversial topic, and honestly you didn't explain what "work of art" meant and why works of art (as opposed to articles about works of art, for instance) should have articles. Happy editing, Drmies (talk) 05:20, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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First, I wanted to explain on socialism and communism. You say that Khmer Rouge was communist, nowhere in the article does it stay it was socialist. It's completely right that Khmer Rouge was a communist party. But it's not called a communist regime. The article on communism defines communism as a classless, stateless and moneyless society. You agree that this is far from the Khmer Rouge's regime, don't you? The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is also a SOCIALIST state, desperat being ruled by the Vietnamese Communist Party. As was the Union of SOCIALIST Soviet Republics, despite being ruled by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Constitution of the Republic of Cuba also declares it a socialist state ruled by the Cuban Communist Party. These countries never considered themselves communist. They consider themselves socialist, with the plan of inventing communism one day. This kind of government is called Marxism-Leninism.
Also, I can't see any point with mentioning that it was "communist", other than to denigrate communism as an ideology (a violation of Wikipedia's strict NPOV policy). Vietnam was a socialist state ruled by the Vietnamese Communist Party, and Cambodia was a socialist state ruled by the communist FUNSK. Also, we can look at the "friends" and the "enemies" of the Khmer Rouge and PRK. Except China and Romania, hardly any socialist countries supported the Khmer Rouge. Aside from that, most of the Pol Pot's "friends" were Western countries, such as the United States and Great Britain. Even the Stalinist hardliner Enver Hoxha condemned Pol Pot and called him a fascist. The USSR and most socialist countries supported the PRK. The USSR was the only country in the Security Council to recognize the PRK. The US, UK, and China refused to recognize it, and instead continued to recognize a government-in-exile called the "Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea", led by Pol Pot. --Te og kaker (talk) 00:05, 30 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Te og kaker, socialism is an intermediate stage to communism: "A communist revolution is a proletarian revolution often, but not necessarily inspired by the ideas of Marxism that aims to replace capitalism with communism, typically with socialism as an intermediate stage. (see Communist revolution) See also, "The stage in Marxist-Leninist theory intermediate between capitalism and communism, in which collective ownership of the economy under the dictatorship of the proletariat has not yet been successfully achieved." Free DictionaryRaquel Baranow (talk) 14:59, 30 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your suggestion at talk global warming, I already tweaked ver 3 with markup text so that the phrasing uses the phrasing in the supporting quote. You like? NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 02:40, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much for investing energy and time contributing thoughts on efforts to draft a new first lead paragraph for Global warming. Please note I just posted ver 5 of my idea, and would welcome further pro/con criticism. I'm attempting to ping everyone who has taken time to speak up after past versions. If I overlooked anyone, please let me know. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 19:11, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
My primary reason for the edit you reverted there is that it was being added by a blocked editor, not particularly because of the content. It does seem better placed in a section other than "Changes in vegetation", though. — Arthur Rubin(talk)18:45, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It was actually a lesson to freshman high school boys/girls in how anyone can do anything on the internet and to not necessarily trust it. I was hoping it would last through the day tomorrow. It was benign and (imho) actually funny due to the penguin's actual range. But...
I guess not. Will you remove my future edits to the "South Sea" that say it is total BS? There is no such thing as an "ocean" which can be defined as a random area of water circumference around probably the largest land mass on our earth. And said water is contiguous with all other "actual" oceans and are merely a Southern extension of it? Are you some expert? Hmmm...
It is a historical term (which I respect) regarding ancient navigation. Otherwise it's... stupid to say.
Post that on the bs page under topic-category-subject-you-want
@Wikimatrix: I'm not very good at the tech aspects of Wikipedia either. I "watch" about 1000 articles I'm interested in and make small edits. Your edit was very curious. First, I did a Google search in quotes of "Penguin Sea" and then I searched Wikipedia for the term thinking maybe it was mentioned on one of the historical articles on the exploration of the area. After that, I wondered if you were a troublemaker so I checked your other edits, which looked good. I was really puzzled by your edit. If I don't zap it, someone else probably will. Anything that is not referenced will get zapped quick. One of the problems with Wikipedia is the requirement for "Reliable sources" which IMHO would exclude people like Galileo. Some of the worst articles on Wikipedia have to do with history ("victors write the history") and "conspiracies" -- look at my talk page for evidence of my naivete when I first started editing. Best Wishes! Raquel Baranow (talk) 16:24, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm trying to get the current version of "Cultural Marxism" a more neutral view point. I'm just going through right now and inviting people that might help. JobRot is doing the same, but only with people who are sympathetic to keeping the article in it's current non-neutral form. I don't know if inviting you/asking for help is not allowed, so if it is, feel free to delete. Thanks.Second Dark (talk) 02:46, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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I understand where you're coming from, but please bear in mind that BLP applies equally to talk pages as article space, and no matter how deserving you feel negative epithets are, you can't use them for living people on Wikipedia. --Dweller (talk) 15:16, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Dweller, epithet or opinion? I'm sure the targets think they're rational and I'm not the first to say they're not. Issue now has spread to feminists or as Limbaugh would say, "feminazis", see this Opinion in Sunday's New York Times: "What makes a woman?" with over 600-comments! Raquel Baranow (talk) 17:02, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Have you read the article? These comments were made in the context of the clock incident:[9]. As such, the addition is warranted as it provide the necessary context for our readers. - Cwobeel(talk)04:19, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I'm Orangemike. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Wikipedia:Fringe theories/Noticeboard seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. I also think you meant, "toe the line". One only "tows the line" in boating. --Orange Mike | Talk14:52, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Orangemike, I merely copied half a sentence someone else said in the incident directly above without attributing it. I assumed it was cliche. "And there are a lot of editors who interpret anything that doesn't tow the PC line as fringe. That said, I do think this is a pretty glaring case of POV pushing. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:49, 27 September 2015 (UTC)" Best Wishes! Raquel Baranow (talk) 21:28, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The only line that can be towed is one dangling off a boat. As far as toeing a line: your assertion is pretty clearly itself a non-neutral one, and one that doesn't match the actual practice here (unless you consider avoiding prejudice, gratuitous insult or sweeping generalizations about entire classes of human being to be somehow a violation of NPOV). --Orange Mike | Talk14:50, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
How amusing, Cwobeel. Much of your editing at the clock article has been quite disruptive since day one. Ignoring all of that (yes, I'm sure you feel you've had a good reason for being disruptive), you accuse someone who has made very few edits at and about the article disruptive? Ironic doesn't come close to describing such an accusation. Raquel's inclusion of the Reddit link was informative. She gave no commentary. There is no disruption by posting it and providing something informative. Raquel, I hope you don't cave and stop editing the article. Another perspective is sorely needed. -- WV ● ✉✓15:43, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I do. VQuakr The WP link you cited says "Items within quotations should not generally be linked; instead, consider placing the relevant links in the surrounding text or in the "See also" section of the article." (emphasis added) Placing it in the "See also" section might make a hasty editor, who doesn't see it in the text, delete it.Raquel Baranow (talk) 14:35, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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In doing an edit to Diesel exhaust, I inadvertently changed something you had done. If it is still necessary -- you labeled the edit, something to do with chaining location of references -- could I bother you to do it again? My apologies for the wasted effort, but I cannot tell if the edit is still important, after my edit. Cheers. Le Prof 73.210.154.39 (talk) 17:17, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Bull has done his usual very fast corrections to bare URLs, and so this is all the more impossible for me to do myself. Again, apologies, and please, do reintroduce your edit if it is still germane. Le Prof 73.210.154.39 (talk) 18:05, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't clear enough in my explanation; I'm sorry to have confused you. I didn't delete it because of a permissions problem with the photo: rather, the problem was with the content of the photo, a problem that would have qualified it for deletion even if you yourself had taken and freely-licensed the photo. Rather, the problem was that the photo is a derivative work of another copyrightable image, which itself isn't freely licensed — a major component was the sketch of a person, and the only way that this image could be acceptable is if the person responsible for drawing the sketch were to grant a free license for the sketch. Nyttend (talk) 19:10, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, thanks for explaining it Nyttend. Little things like this make me really sad and not want to edit here anymore. I think I'll take a break anyway, have lots of things to do. Raquel Baranow (talk) 19:13, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry that this makes it difficult for you; it's simply a legal issue, in that the person who drew the picture really would have the legal right to sue us (and in particular, to sue you, since you uploaded it here) for reproducing the image without permission. It's a matter of protecting the website (and protecting you) from justifiable real-life copyright claims. Nyttend (talk) 19:29, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Raquel--I'm about to close an ANI discussion and came across this edit, containing the phrase "...is merely summarizing facts, something I have not read in any newspaper article." That, it seems to me, is pretty explicitly an endorsement of original research. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 21:53, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thx Drmies, I have been looking at WP:Primary and secondary and have also found an article that may work to express the "balance" needed in the article on Clinton's emails. It says pretty-much what I wrote, summarizing the Primary source. I haven't been too active on WP lately because it literally makes me sick having to fight on controversial articles. WP:Primary says RS can summarize facts but not in this case. Best Wishes! Raquel Baranow (talk) 23:16, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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I have adjusted the x-axis label and the caption. I hope it is clearer now. I will leave the year zero on the left for now as this is the convention in the scientific literature (for now). Feel free to replace the old figure where you come across it. Thanks for the feedback! Fabrice.Lambert (talk) 20:29, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the content. Not because it's a BLP, but because it's an encyclopedia article: this isn't a reliable secondary source, but merely a court document, a kind of document upon which no professional encyclopedia would rely as a source. Being an encyclopedia, we have no business relying on primary sources in writing articles on any subject: we need to rely on scholarly publications and other solidly vetted sources, not often-wrong news reports and other things without extensive opportunity for review and for chronological separation from their subjects, in deciding whether an idea is (1) likely to be true, and (2) a matter of any long-term significance. Nyttend (talk) 03:14, 15 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. Regarding your comment on Tesla page. Here's what 19th century newspapers wrote. Maybe you will be interested.
"Findings by Mr. Tesla in the electronic field are the following: He had found a way (and that is his secret) by which the electric waves can multiply in one second to a huge, almost infinite number, which was not possible up to now. On that finding many other consequences rest upon. For example, that electric waves are, what we call heat, light, electricity, magnetism. In another words – light, magnetism, heat and electricity are nothing else than electric waves in higher or lower number, upon which they depend and differently affect the man (burn him, kill him, or do nothing to him). Mr. Tesla had proven that mathematically correct. He hopes that with his findings he will be able to conduct the electric current where he pleases without any conductors. With his finding he is making electric currents and giving them different directions, and in their middle point he levitates heavy objects without any material support, etc. Generally speaking, the finding by Mr. Tesla will have huge practical use, not counting that a whole shift in science was made by it."141.136.251.229 (talk) 21:03, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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Augustine was an amillennialist and his thought is more important than the recent protestant views which are based on false interpretations without any basis as the stupid idea that a RFID microchip implant is the mark. You should eliminate that kind of fundamentalist ideas unless you have a conflict of interest.
Agustine of Hippo by date has higher priority than all protestant ideas of the section "Mark of the Beast". There are thousands of ideas about the "mark" and I don't see how the XXI century ideas about the mark of the beast are more important and revelevant than the previous centuries ideas.
Hi @Rafaelosornio: I agree about the RFID but how good was Augustine's Greek dictionary? Modern scholars know 666 transliterates to Nero and xaragma means money, hence, no one buys or sells without the money of the beast. It's an amilennialist's interpretation of the "Mark" not an amilennialist interpretation, Augustine's view has nothing to do with amilennialism. If you look through the Talk page for the article you will see that I deleted a few paragraphs from the article about obscure monks sitting in their cells (their mom's basement) with their weird interpretations of the "Mark". Scholars are almost unanimous that 666 = Nero and are beginning to see that it's not the "Mark" of the beast but the money of the beast, the Greek word xaragma was mistranslated. Best Wishes! Raquel Baranow (talk) 18:05, 18 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I have removed your picture from Promotional United States fake currency as I feel it falls under WP:COI under "Do not edit Wikipedia in your own interests". The problem is that you created the drawing which is not mentioned anywhere in the article which also makes it decorative. I hope you don't take this the wrong way but images need to be notable for inclusion, not advertisement for your personal artwork. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 13:44, 4 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi Raquel, during discussions a few years ago about blocking and unblocking you, you undertook twice (8 April 2009 and 13 September 2012) not to edit or discuss Holocaust and 9/11 articles again. I don't know whether to interpret that as a voluntary topic ban or whether it became a condition of the unblock, but either way it seems to have been a topic ban. Has there been a discussion since then about lifting it for the Holocaust? SarahSV(talk)01:23, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It was voluntary because I didn’t know Wikipedia protocols for reliable sources, markup (I don’t remember how to “ping” you so I hope you see this comment), etc. As you can see, I had that RS problem with several other sensitive topics too. Raquel Baranow (talk) 04:42, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, thanks. The question is whether you're still willing to abide by it. If not, I'll have to start a discussion somewhere about having it imposed, and I'd prefer not to because of the time it takes. SarahSV(talk)04:48, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It is important to stress that there is an enormous difference between someone who maliciously denies the Holocaust happened and someone who is ignorant about it. 5% of poll respondents agreed with the statement ‘The Holocaust never really happened’ but this does not mean that 5% of the population actively and maliciously works to deny its occurrence.
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This is ironic, malicious garbage, overbearing, intimidating and sad because the Posobiec article is libelous, the article I posted was an example of the evidence, it was factual and referenced but obviously not a “reliable source”. The author was anonymous just like you. Attitudes like yours makes editing Wikipedia a hostile, toxic environment. Your template is WP:GAME, specifically WP:SANCTIONGAMING, very mean, sad :( Bye for now, taking a break from editing. Raquel Baranow (talk) 02:54, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia requires reliable sources, and your source doesn't fit that criteria. In addition, unfounded speculation over President Obama's parentage is irrelevant to that article because President Obama's natural-born citizenship is not dependent on who his parents were. --Weazie (talk) 19:04, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Right again, I knew Gilbert was a "conspiracy theorist" but I'm sure Gilbert disagrees. The WP:VIDEOREF was Gilbert interviewing Malik Obama. Gilbert is a very professional videographer and journalist, I'm sure he did not misquote Malik or edit the interview to make it look like Malik said something he didn't mean, out of context. It's not something I wanted to argue about so after Snooganssnoogans reverted the edit and I realized why, I looked for more substantial references and couldn't find any. Raquel Baranow (talk) 23:41, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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was this posted before or after I corrected your revert? 🤔
If I take you to AE or AN for the Holocaust revisionism and generally poor Holocaust editing, the rest of the bad editing, including the use of conspiracy theorists re: Obama, will be discussed too. At that point, I'm pretty sure you will be site-banned. So think on. If you want to continue editing, you need to change your approach radically. SarahSV(talk)21:07, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Still doesn’t explain what the abbreviation stands for. Bye, gonna take a loooong break from editing, so sad! I know I won’t be missed. Raquel Baranow (talk) 21:27, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Please unblock me with the Standard Offer. The mistake that let to this block was, before going to work, I stated my opinion on Jimbo’s talk page about the WP: NONAZIS essay. When I got back from work, a few editors blocked me without me being able to defend myself. I made a few very minor mistakes recently, please look at my talk page history regarding the recent mistakes I made. Please also note my contributions and uploads on Wikimedia this past year. My first edit when my editing privileges are restored will be adding a US Census graph I found to the article on Immigration to the United States. Raquel Baranow (talk) 02:53, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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For the standard offer, you need to convince people your previous behaviour won't reappear. Nothing here convinces me of that. I think there is a path for you to be unblocked, but you'll need to convince us of this. One possible way is to propose a WP:TOPICBAN. You are free to suggest other ways, though. Yamla (talk) 12:01, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Soapboxing on Jimbo’s talk page was wrong, “disruptive,” the OP was asking for Jimbo’s opinion, I should have posted my comment/ opinion on the WP:NONAZIS essay page. (Wonder what German WP thinks of the essay?) Live, learn, evolve. Please unblock me per the Standard Offer. I would like to make this world a better place by sharing knowledge. Raquel Baranow (talk) 05:07, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
In regards fringe topics, I am an expert. For many years I attended weekly meetings of the Saturday Morning Breakfast Club, which had far right wing, John Birch Society speakers and many fringe characters and politicians, even former Arizona Governor Evan Mecham. Ninety-five percent of the stuff I didn’t agree with, I was there for the entertainment and afterwards would go hiking. I also am a charter subscriber to Michael Shermer’sSkeptic Magazine. I met him several times including at a psychedelic drug conference in San Francisco where he was speaking, he had lunch with me and I ear-banged him about several conspiracies. As you can see, in the past 12-years, I hardly ever add content to conspiracy articles anymore, but if I do, I’m fully aware about reliable sources. Raquel Baranow (talk) 21:47, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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I have reviewed your contributions and your responses on this talk page. My conclusion is that you are a disruptive influence on the encyclopedia and have a tendency to demonstrate victim playing. This includes the numerous comments here that your block is "unfair", showing a lack of awareness of why the block was placed. The discussion below, where you seem to have a lack of awareness how posting something might be antisemetic, is extremely worrying and gives me no confidence you can edit in a constructive manner. Ritchie333(talk)(cont)15:48, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Ritchie333 declined my block even though I admitted that the poem I posted on Jimbo’s talk page was wrong, “disruptive”. He says I’m playing the victim because I thought the block was unfair. I struck those comments and previously admitted posting that shocking poem on Jimbo’s talk page was wrong. I hope an uninvolved* administrator unblocks me. Over many years, I have made many small contributions with photos and in the lede of the article on Communism, etc. Sometimes I do feel like a victim of cyber bullying on Wikipedia but understand that the “bullies” may be frustrated with having to deal with unruly vandals, like cops get frustrated with unruly criminals. This world needs radical lifestyle solutions or there will be mass death: peak oil and climate change. Another important graph I’m looking for shows how little progress we made toward renewable fuel. Raquel Baranow (talk) 04:42, 3 November 2021 (UTC) :* OFF WIKI CANVASSING After Ritchie333 refused to unblock me, he went to a private area on Wikipediocracy, a thread entitled “Raquel Indeffed,” to tell all his friends. (A link to a screenshot of the conversation is available.) This is typical cyber bullying behavior: “For example, 34 per cent of respondents in sub-Saharan Africa said they had been a victim of online bullying. Some 39 per cent said they knew about private online groups inside the school community where children share information about peers for the purpose of bullying.” Raquel Baranow (talk) 13:16, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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My block was very unfair.I posted a comment, my opinion on Jimmy Wales Talk page, went to work and then was blocked! I posted an award-winning Wikimedia picture on my user page because it was historical, immigration is an important subject to me, it changed American history. I was surprised to see it nominated for Wikimedia awards. I love voting for best photos, maps, etc. on Wikimedia, I voted on that picture, everyone in school should see it! I made many contributions to Wikipedia/Wikimedia that I am very proud of. Been too busy to formally appeal this decision and my reputation as a careful, long term editor. I also made a lot of friends and highly respect many editors here! Raquel Baranow (talk) 03:31, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Cullen, my block was extremely unfair, a blindside.I was being honest and sincere on Jimbo’s talk page. Please look at all my recent contributions, especially to Wikimedia. I promise to avoid posting on Jimbo’s talk page... something happened to him since I followed him for many years on Wikipedia, he’s not as friendly or open minded about certain subjects as he used to be. Several others on WP are notoriously mean (because they have to deal with a lot of vandalism), I’m always nice to them. Please Unblock. Raquel Baranow (talk) 02:00, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Please read the guide to appealing blocks, and read it very carefully. Use the template in the block notice to post your appeal, and another administrator will consider it. Standard practice is that uninvolved administrators evaluate block appeals, unless an obvious error took place, like accidentally blocking the wrong person. That's not the case here. If another administrator has any questions about my block, I will be happy to answer them. Cullen328Let's discuss it02:23, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The block log verifies that your current block was indefinite when I placed it. I used a templated block message that includes the word "temporarily". One minute later, I copyedited the block notice to change that to "indefinitely". My scrutiny of your behavior was over by then. Please follow the block appeal instructions in the notice above if you want to resume editing. Cullen328Let's discuss it05:58, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I know, but I can’t post them to articles on Wikipedia. Just remembered another favorite photography contribution: Black’s Beach. Really bad, sad things are happening to me now (possibly an excruciating courtroom battle) and I feel terrible. This makes me sad too. I was about to work with a really smart, nice man who lives in Jerusalem on the article Antonia Fortress, but then I got blocked. Best wishes, Cullen328, not sure when I’ll feel like battling on Wikipedia about my reputation. You (and a few other Administrators) have been very civil and kind regarding my experience on Wikipedia but some have been mean, creating a hostile work environment. I hate to waste your or anyone’s time. Raquel Baranow (talk) 19:13, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You posted an obviously antisemitic cartoon on your user page under the heading "A few favorite photos & graphs", with no context and no explanation, so yeah, regarding that as someone expressing a virulently antisemitic opinion is pretty normal. And after this comment, where you suggest that Nazism is just another political opinion, don't be surprised to find yourself under some scrutiny, or that no one finds it surprising you voted for the cartoon to be Picture of the Year.
But there are other problems: here you seem to come to the defense of a man who's made a career out of antisemitic comments, and yet you ask "well why don't they give us the antisemitic memes?". What you fail to understand is that Wikipedia is not an information dump where the reader should make up their own mind: the source cited for that statement about the memes is a reliable source, and that means we are under no obligation to cite or demand the primary evidence that the author of the article collected and the editors saw fit to print. That's the essence of what we do. And here you cite a fringe book, while adding "controversial", which can hardly be based on that very book--so you're editorializing. For an editor who's been here since 2005, that's really not easy to forgive.
I see no reason why this block should be lifted, and I doubt that an unblock request would be successful. What could be done, if Cullen328 agrees, is that you write up something and we post it on WP:AN for the community to decide, but most likely that will result in more criticism of a less diplomatic nature. Drmies (talk) 14:41, 22 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with the opinion expressed by Drmies. Appealing your block at AN is highly unlikely to be successful and would almost certainly result in intense scrutiny and harsh criticism. However, you have the right to appeal if you wish. Cullen328Let's discuss it15:44, 22 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Drmies: The cartoon is not "obviously" antisemetic, it could be Anti-Judaism or Anti religion; it's also anti-immigration and led to the Immigration Act of 1924, which "especially affected Italians, Greeks and Eastern European Jews, as well as Poles and other Slavs." If the cartoon was Anti-Masonry, would that score no opprobrium from you?
National Socialism (Nazi Party) is a Political Party. The Wikipedia article for General George S Patton says, "Patton attracted controversy and repeatedly compared Nazis to Democrats and Republicans." So should Germans who were National Socialists not edit Wikipedia? Please discuss here.
You're selectively quoting me, full quote, which I stand by is here, on Owen Benjamin's Talk Page: Not really fair in a BLP to say he has antisemitic conspiracy theories and memes without telling readers what those theories/ memes are. Even the sources cited don’t explain what those ideas are. The contested section in the article added examples and I was satisfied, my comment wasn't in vain.
My "editoralizing" should be "easy to forgive," there are two reliable sources that say the location of the Temples in Jerusalem is controversial. That WP article says it's "contentious": "The exact location of the Temple is a contentious issue, as questioning the exact placement of the Temple is often associated with Temple denial."
RS 1: Wailing at the wrong wall?Challenging accepted tradition, some researchers have proposed a controversial new perspective on Jerusalem’s ancient Temple Mount and the location of the temple.... Not without controversy, they have revolved their arguments around what they consider to be a misreading or dismissal of the literature by Josephus and others regarding the size and location of Fortress Antonia.
RS 2: Antonia: The Fortress Jerusalem Forgot: A controversial theory challenges long-held tradition and scholarship on the Fortress of Antonia, with game-changing implications for the location of the Jerusalem temple of biblical times.... Few modern scholars had a better hands-on knowledge of Temple Mount topography than Dr. Ernest L Martin, who first published his unorthodox and controversial findings on the location of the Solomonic and Herodian temples in 1998.
What I see are good reasons to revoke your talk page access. The stuff about the cartoon is completely spurious, ridiculous even, and you seem to use this talk page as a blog. Drmies (talk) 12:04, 6 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Yamla, a few of my recent mistakes were technical: on one of them I should have said in the edit summary that I copy/ pasted the references from another article. Before doing that, I did check the sources and one of the sources looked really good, the website was very well done. Another edit I got alerted to on my talk page required a hyperlink to an article I didn’t know existed until later. My original sins from way back was Original Research and Unreliable Sources; I understand those concepts completely. I’ll agree to not post on Jimbo’s talk page anymore. I will watch my Ps & Qs: Note that I contributed pictures to that article. Raquel Baranow (talk) 18:45, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
As I have reviewed one of your unblock requests, you don't have to convince me. However, I do not believe this will be sufficient. You are welcome to try. Specifically, you need to convince the reviewing admin that you will never again engage in disruptive editing, particularly on fringe soapboxing. It's not just a problem with a single talk page. Again, though, it's not me you have to convince. --Yamla (talk) 18:49, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Following the ANI discussion, you are now site-banned. There was no appeal term established in the discussion, but I doubt that any appeal earlier than 6 months from now would be taken seriously.--Ymblanter (talk) 17:03, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There’s nothing illegal, immoral or against Wikipedia policies in my sandbox. Everything there was for adding to articles that currently exist.
My Wikimedia and Wikipedia blocks are both huge misunderstandings, a hysterical rush to judgment. I was acting in good faith and am not a Nazi; I’m a Communist who believes in abolishing money. Nazis would have thrown me into concentration camps for other reasons too. Peace, love and saving the world is my goal.
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This is your only warning; if you violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy by inserting unsourced or poorly sourced defamatory content into an article or any other Wikipedia page again, as you did at Talk:Jack Posobiec, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Such claims as are contained in this edit are patently false and probably libelous. At the very least, they are a blatant violation of the BLP policy. Reinsert anything like it and I'll request you be sanctioned. This is not a platform for you to promote defamatory conspiracy theories. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 06:31, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
Goulds Wild Turkey with Snood
Lake Mead drying up, at Hoover Dam
Mizpah Hotel, Nevada
Calico Range, Black Rock Desert, Nevada
Blacks Beach, California
Art Deco Statue at Hoover Dam
Rose Chimera (genetics)
Emory Oak on a Hike, Tucson AZ
Transformoney Tree at Burning Man
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Nikola Tre Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Wound healing, injured myself on a hike
Amsterdam Prostitute Old Church
Topless Fairy Dancer at Burning Man 2007
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