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Fair Warning (Connelly novel)

Fair Warning is a 2020 thriller written by American author Michael Connelly. It is the third novel featuring Jack McEvoy, a Los Angeles investigative reporter for the consumer watchdog news service Fair Warning, as well as former FBI agent Rachel Walling. The novel is a sequel to the events in Connelly's 2009 book The Scarecrow. Themes explored in the book include the decline of investigative journalism and the print-newspaper, the rise of fake news, the misogynistic incel movement, and the dangers of trafficking in DNA sequence data by an industry having no government oversight or regulations.

The story is told in first-person narrative from the perspective of McEvoy, however, it occasionally swaps to third-person when following antagonists Marshall Hammond and The Shrike. Two chapters are stylized as news articles.

McEvoy's employer and its editor Myron Levin are both based on the real-life news service FairWarning with Myron Levin as its editor. FairWarning dissolved in February 2021.

Plot summary
A drunk woman drives home with an unknown man. They go up to her apartment and have sex, before he puts her in a headlock and squeezes her neck. As she begins to lose consciousness, he tells her people call him "The Shrike".

Upon arriving at his apartment in the following days, reporter Jack McEvoy, now writing for the consumer watchdog news service Fair Warning out of Los Angeles, is stopped by two L.A.P.D. detectives. They inform him that a woman he had a one-night stand with several months ago, Tina Portrero, was found dead in her shower, and that she had suffered atlanto-occipital-dislocation in what they believe was staged to look like an accident. The detectives leave after interrogating Jack and taking a DNA sample.

Reflecting on his history with Tina, Jack decides to investigate further. He leaves a post in a forum for coroners asking for any examples of recent AOD deaths. He looks into the few examples he finds and discovers that all of them submitted samples of their DNA to an ancestry website called GT23. Unsure of where to look next, Jack reconnects with former FBI agent Rachel Walling. She suggests the possibility of sex addiction being a common trait in the victims and joins Jack on the investigation.

Jack finds out that GT23 has a history of selling DNA samples to a company called Orange Nano and prepares an interview a board member of the company, William Orton, a former professor who was accused of raping one of his students until the DNA left on her body came up with no match. Before he can leave, he is arrested outside of his apartment by the detectives for obstruction.

A lab technician named Marshall Hammond works in a laboratory. He receives a text and finds Jack's name in the police system. Concerned, he and his partner Roger Vogel watch Jack in court until he is freed and returns to his investigation. Jack takes a fellow writer at Fair Warning, Emily Atwater, onto the case. She finds Marshall Hammond's side DNA analysis business and informs Jack that he exclusively buys female DNA from Orange Nano. In the morning, a masked man breaks into Hammond's home and steals multiple profiles of women with the DRD4 gene. When Hammond returns home, the intruder introduces himself as The Shrike. He questions him on his operation, and then twists his neck until it breaks, similar to how a shrike executes its prey, before staging it as a suicide.

Jack goes straight to Hammond's house with Rachel to find him hanging. Before calling the police, they print copies of the women's profiles and conceal it in Jack's car. With their editor Myron Levin, Jack and Emily deduce that Hammond was running an illicit website where he sold the information of women with the DRD4 gene to incels who intended to take advantage of them, and that a user on the site, The Shrike, was instead murdering them. They begin the search for Hammond's partner and share some of their findings with the FBI.

The Shrike murders a man after falsely identifying him as Vogel, breaking his neck and throwing him off a parking garage. After receiving Vogel's identity from the FBI, Emily, Rachel, and Jack go to meet him at work. Vogel admits that he knows how to find The Shrike, but is abruptly run over in the road and killed by The Shrike himself, who escapes before the FBI can interfere. He later destroys all evidence and escapes Los Angeles.

Months later, the case has been made public and the staff of Fair Warning have published novels and hosted podcasts on the case. When Jack meets Rachel in a bar, she points out that a man in the corner has been staring at her all night. They report this to the FBI and send them a picture. They concoct a plan to bait the man out and trap him. They block the man in his car and shoot him after he pulls out a gun. He is only suspected of being a supporter of The Shrike looking to kill Rachel.

After another few months, as Jack is leaving a podcast recording, he nearly gets into a car accident and feels movement in the back of his car. Realizing that The Shrike is in his car, he texts Rachel to warn her. They set up a plan for him to drive off a highway and into a trap so that they can capture The Shrike, though, on his way there, he is caught in a traffic jam. When The Shrike reveals himself, he steps on the gas and veers down the shoulder and around the traffic. The Shrike wraps his arm around Jack's neck. Knowing that he will kill more innocents if he escapes, Jack swerves, flipping the car at a high speed. As it tumbles several times, The Shrike is thrown from the window and is crushed under the car. As bystanders rush to the crash, an injured Jack observes the scene. He later learns that The Shrike was never able to be identified.

After Jack recovers, he visits Rachel at her place of work and proposes that she joins him on investigating crimes themselves, as he is disappointed with a lack of justice and can no longer simply report on them. She accepts.

Reception
Barry Forshaw wrote in the Financial Times, "Connelly is an astute commentator on American society, notably the prevalence of fake news filtering from the highest political echelons down to every stratum of society." Critic Marilyn Stasio wrote in The New York Times, "Connelly is in terrific form here, applying genre conventions to the real-life dangers inherent in the commercial marketing of genetics research." Sandra Dallas wrote in the Denver Post that the novel "sheds light on the murky billion-dollar world of DNA testing.... [which has] little in the way of oversight or enforcement. Labs are licensed but essentially operate on their own. All that makes the subject ripe for a good mystery. And Michael Connelly is just the guy to write it."

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Hello! My name is Yaser Salim Al-Nabriss, I am a Palestinian paramedical student at Al-Azhar University-Gaza(Faculty of Applied Medical seinces, I am intersited in Hematology, and Molecular Biology, I wish to enjoy you site.

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Nina Moore Jamieson

Nina 'Pat' Moore Jamieson (29 April 1885 – 6 November 1932), was an Irish born Canadian teacher, journalist, poet and lecturer.

Life
She was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1885. Her parents William Francis Moore and Georgette Robinson were Canadian and took her back to Canada. She grew up in Cookstown and Dundas, Ontario. Jamieson attended Hamilton (Ontario) Model School and got training in domestic science. She became a teacher, following in her father's line of work. But she worked for several years before getting her qualifications from the Winnipeg Normal school. She was known as Pat to her family and friends. On 23 October 1907 Jamieson married farmer Norman Jamieson and they had four children. She worked for the Ontario Department of Agriculture. Jamieson spent time lecturing to Women's Institutes and the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire.

During the First World War, encouraged by her mother and husband, Jamieson began to send her work to The Mail and Empire. She was soon a regular journalist working on a column for them. She also contributed to Business Woman, Family Herald, Montreal Weekly Star, Ontario Farmer and Toronto Star Weekly. She managed to publish two volumes of verses and sketches, one before she died, one was arranged by family and friends after her death. Her final book, The Golden Shackle was never published. Jamieson died of breast cancer in 1932. She is buried at St. George Cemetery in Ontario.

In 2006 her life was turned into a one-woman play created by Joann MacLachlan, performed by Maja Bannerman and premiered in the Cobblestone Play Festival in Paris, Ontario.

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Talk:Venus In Situ Atmospheric and Geochemical Explorer

How will it cope with conditions
It is planned to drill, and then study the samples. How does the design (of drill, and sample movement mechanism) cope with the temperature ? What tempertature and pressure will the instruments and electronics be at ? Is it powered solely by batteries ? - Rod57 (talk) 08:31, 8 June 2021 (UTC)


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Talk:Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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I don't have the time to edit this at the moment, and might get back to it, but I have to say this article has serious style issues. These style issues are compounded and intertwined with an obvious lack of NPOV; the article reads like a combination of sensational magazine write-up and outright brochure. I recommend that the article be branded with style improvement and/or NPOV tags. Dawson 08:51, 30 January 2007 (UTC)dawson
 * Good lord, yes. What on earth is a "full-immersion 'you-are-there'" display? I have no earthly idea. I suspect from the photos the writer means this is a "diorama". If so, why not just say "diorama". This isn't a travel brochure. I've made the appropriate edit. I honestly had no idea what the editor was talking about with the flowery language. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:41, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, this article still looks just terrible - advertising, POV, etc. I'll do some editing in a bit, but if anybody wants to join in, just let me know.  Smallbones (talk) 16:09, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Triva
I am not good at editing, but here's some trivia I got from some people working there...

In the theater scene, John Wilkes Booth is show opening the door with his right hand, and his left hand in his jacket, ready to pull out his gun. However, JWB is really right handed. The museum directors just wanted it that way because the look flowed really well. (<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:15, 13 April 2008 (UTC))

Poem about Gettysburg titled "HIS TURN" in honor of Sesquicenntenial Year
"HIS TURN" On the nineteenth of November in eighteen sixty-three, a lenghty speech just ended, and the crowd stirred restlessly.

As he sat on the podium that dedication day, he checked his notes to verify those words he'd chose to say.

He wore black crepe around his hat in memory of his son. He thought of all the men who died and the battle that was won.

A whiff of death breezed through the air as he steppped up to speak. Would they pay heed to his words? Would his message be too weak?

His face was gaunt ,but he stood tall,and spoke with words sincere. They seemed impressed by what he said, he'd struck a chord so clear.

His somber tone provoked their thoughts with feelings so profound. They sensed this was a special time upon that plot of ground.

The crowd was hushed, made no response. He thought he'd failed that day. But truth be told he'd touched them all ,by what he had to say.

It only took two minutes time to give a speech so great. And history has proven, it was well worth the wait...........

I wrote this poem after reading about that day at Gettysburg. Lincoln sat for over two hours awaiting "HIS TURN" .He was still in mourning for his son Wille. The noxious odor floated thru the air and he must have wondered if any of the remaining crowd would pay much attention to his brief remarks. They obviously were impressed....submitted by John P. Mc Geehan--11121 Wisconsin CT 2D Orland Park, Ill 60467  —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:06, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

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2010s craziness
I'm adding a update tag to the article. Since 2017, a lot of stuff has happened, which not only should be in the article, but also modifies some of the existing claims in the article. Some of the to-do list: References (all recent, but some touch on earlier background about the Museum and Foundation):
 * There is an associated Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation (ALPLF), which has a separate board; this is not new and would not be particularly interesting, except that the Foundation funded much of the Museum and its holdings, and therefore had a significant effect on the Museum. Yet the Foundation and the Museum seem to have developed a dislike for each other, and each has had leadership issues related to at least one of the other items below. (The ALPLF is only mentioned in the article, unsourced, as "management", which I'm not sure is true.  The article section for the Museum administration itself isn't very clear either, except in that it's clearly outdated.  There should be some reliable source, not "partnership" marketing nonsense, about how the Foundation and the Museum are actually controlled.)
 * 1,500 items, including some of the museum's "crown jewels", are part of the Louise and Barry Taper Collection, which the Foundation bought for $23 million in 2007; the purchase was likely . One of those items, a stovepipe hat, was $6.5 million of the purchase.  The hat was already identified with Lincoln by the 1960s.  Fast forward: The hat's authenticity became doubtful publicly by the early 2010s, and by 2018 the Foundation was still in debt $8.8 million and said it might have to sell parts of the collection to raise money.  (The hat's "centerpiece" status is already implied in the article text, but none of the scandal around it.  For some reason, the Taper collection isn't yet mentioned at all.)
 * Before the physical museum was built, the ALPLM as a state bureau used to be called the Illinois State Historical Library and dates back to 1889. (The article text doesn't quite explain this.  The article Illinois Historic Preservation Division mentions it but without citations.  The OEIG report referenced below mentions the succession in footnote.)
 * In 2016, the governor at the time appointed Alan Lowe as the executive director of the Museum. When the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency was broken up in 2017, the Museum was spun off as a separate agency and legally had its own board of trustees, but nobody was appointed to the board, so Lowe was left alone with no oversight.  He forced the Museum's staff to ship the Gettysburg Address, likely the Museum's most valuable asset, to his pal Glenn Beck's office via FedEx in exchange for $50,000, so that Beck could have a "pop-up exhibit" at this own office for 3 days; Lowe also got to travel to the exhibit for free.  The new governor fired Lowe in 2019.  (None of this is in the article yet.)
 * --Closeapple (talk) 20:11, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , OK, but why tag? Why are you not being bold (see WP:BEBOLD)? Alanscottwalker (talk) 20:34, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Because most of the above points have significant details beyond what I put above, and I'm not sure when I'll have time to nail down the specific page citations for each fact, and word it neutrally. I thought about updating it today.  Everyone else is free to be bolder than I am so far.  Until then, it appears to be missing information, to the point of being outdated.  (The last real fact update I see is that, after the IHPA was broken up, someone removed the claim of the ALPLM being part of the IHPA.) --Closeapple (talk) 21:01, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
 * --Closeapple (talk) 20:11, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , OK, but why tag? Why are you not being bold (see WP:BEBOLD)? Alanscottwalker (talk) 20:34, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Because most of the above points have significant details beyond what I put above, and I'm not sure when I'll have time to nail down the specific page citations for each fact, and word it neutrally. I thought about updating it today.  Everyone else is free to be bolder than I am so far.  Until then, it appears to be missing information, to the point of being outdated.  (The last real fact update I see is that, after the IHPA was broken up, someone removed the claim of the ALPLM being part of the IHPA.) --Closeapple (talk) 21:01, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

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Will Claxton

Marvin Willis Claxton III (born September 14, 1981) is an American professional golfer.

Claxton was born and raised in Swainsboro, Georgia, where he helped the Swainsboro High School golf team win four consecutive regional championships during his time there. In his senior year of high school, he was named to the 1999 Polo Golf Junior All-America team. He went on to attend Auburn University and was a member of the Tigers' 2002 SEC Championship team. During his freshman year, he finished 4th in the SEC Tournament, and 3rd in 2003. Academically, he majored in Economics and graduated in 2005.

Claxton turned professional in 2005. He joined the Hooters Tour in 2005, and was a member until 2008. He was a member of the eGolf Professional Tour in 2009. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour from 2010 to 2011. In 2011, Claxton earned an invitation to the 2011 Transitions Championship, his first career PGA Tour start, where he made the cut and finished T-67 for the event.

In 2011, in his second attempt to earn a PGA Tour card through the Qualifying School, Claxton was in first place after the first four rounds of competition. He remained in the top-25 at the end of the week to earn his first PGA Tour card.

In 2012, his first year on the PGA Tour, Claxton played in 28 tour events, making the cut in 21, and had two top-10 finishes. He advanced to the FedEx Cup playoffs but missed the cut at The Barclays and failed to advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship. With a finish of 120 on the final 2012 PGA Tour money list, Claxton claimed a tour card for 2013.

In 2013, he made only 9 cuts in 24 events. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 22nd to retain his PGA Tour card for 2014.

In 2013–14, he only played 8 events, making 4 cuts, until he had to retire for the season due to surgery with his last event being the 2014 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am He has a twelve-event medical extension available upon his return. He returned in June 2018 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.

His highest finish to date is a T-5 at the 2012 True South Classic.

Claxton currently resides in Auburn, Alabama.

PGA Tour career summary
* As of the 2016–17 season.

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User:Nikki080

My name is Nikolay. Welcome to my Userpage!

About me
I edit on Wikipedia since 2016 (previously as Nikki070) and I am mainly active in the Bulgarian Wikipedia.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jefferson Silva

The result was Delete. --MelanieN (talk) 04:17, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Jefferson Silva

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Non-notable fighter. There's no evidence he meets any of the notability criteria for kickboxers or MMA fighters. The only reference is a link to his MMA record.Mdtemp (talk) 20:42, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete As per nominator.Peter Rehse (talk) 21:35, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
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Collateral Damage (album)

Collateral Damage is the debut studio album of Spahn Ranch, released on September 20, 1993 by Cleopatra Records. The album marked the debut of Athan Maroulis, who continued to serve as the band's main vocalist and lyricist for the remainder of their existence. Maroulis began writing for the album three weeks after joining Spahn Ranch and has said that he was primarily listening to drum and bass producer Klute during its recording sessions. Spahn Ranch toured the United States for the first time in promotion of Collateral Damage

Reception
Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting called Collateral Damage a "strident industrial soundtrack" and said "Spahn Ranch merely cuts through all pretense and serves up 10 tracks of pure vitriol" Keyboard commended the band's resistance to being pigeonholed. Critic Dave Thompson said "Ranch's industrial anguish and fury seethes with barely repressed emotion" and they "create a hard-hitting and provocative indictment of life's injustices, filled with anger, angst, and bleakness."

Option criticized the music for being recorded poorly and for being derivative of Ministry and Skinny Puppy. The critic concluded by noting "this is a band that hasn't found its voice yet; everything is cliché from the music to the unappetizing cadaver shot on the cover, which was obviously purloined from a medical textbook — talk about cheesy."

Personnel
Adapted from the Collateral Damage liner notes.

Spahn Ranch
 * Matt Green – sampler, keyboards, production, mixing
 * Athan Maroulis – lead vocals, mixing
 * Rob Morton – programming, sampler, loops, production, mixing

Production and design
 * Judson Leach – recording, mixing, editing, mastering and additional programming (4)
 * Christopher Payne – cover art, illustrations, design
 * Patty Whizenhunt – photography

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Seabee (disambiguation)

A Seabee is a member of the United States Navy construction battalions (CB).

Seabee, sea-bee or sea bee may also refer to:

 * Seabee (barge), a barge loading system
 * Sea Bee, a dissolved Hong Kong football team
 * Republic RC-3 Seabee, an amphibious sports aircraft
 * 2C-B, a psychedelic phenethylamine in the 2C class of hallucinogenics

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Balham and Tooting (UK Parliament constituency)

Balham and Tooting was a constituency in South London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries
The constituency, officially the Balham and Tooting Division of the Parliamentary Borough of Wandsworth, was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918. The 1918 Act had the principal aim of reducing the growing malapportionment due to electorate growth in geographical areas coupled with the subsidiary aim of realigning constituency boundaries so as to largely correspond with units of local government units (as created in 1889 and 1900). The new seat was one of five divisions of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth in the parliamentary County of London.

The seat had previously formed part of the single-member Wandsworth constituency, created in 1885.

The constituency was defined in terms of wards of the metropolitan borough as they existed in 1918: it comprised the entire Tooting ward and the part of the Balham ward which lay to the west and south of the centre of Balham Hill, Balham High Road, Ormeley Road, Cavendish Road and Emmanuel Road. The remainder of the Balham ward was in another of the Wandsworth divisions, Clapham.

The constituency was surrounded by Wandsworth Central to the north-west, Battersea South to the north, Clapham to the north-east, Streatham to the east and south-east, Mitcham to the south and Wimbledon to the west.

In the redistribution which took effect with the 1950 United Kingdom general election the Tooting ward and part of Balham ward were included in the redrawn Wandsworth Central seat. The rest of Balham ward remained in the Clapham constituency.


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26th Hussars

The 26th Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1941 to 1943.

The regiment was raised at Meerut in June 1941 from a cadre of personnel taken from the 14th/20th King's Hussars. It was assigned to the 2nd Indian Armoured Brigade and was later moved to the 255th Indian Armoured Brigade at Sialkot.

Its badge was based on the Prussian eagle borne by the 14th/20th (but with the orb and sceptre reversed) with the addition of the regimental number on a scroll underneath.

It was disbanded at Bolarum, near Secunderabad, in October 1943. Some of the personnel were transferred to the 3rd Carabiniers, but the majority joined the Chindits force under Orde Wingate.

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Song of Songs 3

Song of Songs 3 (abbreviated as Song 3) is the third chapter of the Song of Songs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book is one of the Five Megillot, a collection of short books, together with Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther, within the Ketuvim, the third and the last part of the Hebrew Bible. Jewish tradition views Solomon as the author of this book (although this is now largely disputed), and this attribution influences the acceptance of this book as a canonical text. This chapter contains a female song about her search for her lover at night and the poem describing King Solomon's procession.

Text
The original text is written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 11 verses.

Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Some fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls: 4Q106 (4QCanta); 30 BCE-30 CE; extant verses 3–5, 7–11), 4Q107 (4QCantb); 30 BCE-30 CE; extant verses 1–2, 5, 9–11), and 4Q108 (4QCantc); 30 BCE-30 CE; extant verses 7–8).

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; $$ \mathfrak{G}$$B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: $$ \mathfrak{G}$$S; 4th century), and Codex Alexandrinus (A; $$ \mathfrak{G}$$A; 5th century).

Structure
New King James Version (NKJV) groups this chapter into:
 * = A Troubled Night
 * = The Coming of Solomon

Female: Search and seizure (3:1-5)
The first part of this chapter is "a tightly constructed song" of the female protagonist, describing how she looks for her lover at night (or in a dream) in the city streets, until she finds him and brings him into her mother's house. The setting of this poem progresses from the woman's bed (verse 1) to the public areas of the city (verses 2-4b) and finally to the privacy of her mother's bedroom (verses 4c-5). It closes with the second appeal to the 'daughters of Jerusalem'.

Verse 1

 * On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves;
 * I sought him, but found him not.

"By night" (בלילות, ba- ) can be read as "nightly" or "night after night": the word "refers to more nights than one". The woman had expected her lover to return "before dawn"; Hudson Taylor notes that she might have regretted "lightly dismiss[ing] Him, with the thought: A little later I may enjoy His love ... Poor foolish bride!"

Verse 5

 * I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
 * By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
 * Do not stir up nor awaken love
 * Until it pleases.

The names of God are apparently substituted with similar sounding phrases depicting 'female gazelles' (צְבָא֔וֹת, ') for [God of] hosts (צבאות '), and 'does of the field'/'wild does/female deer' (אילות השדה,  ha-) for God Almighty (אל שדי,  ).
 * Cross references: Song of Songs 2:7; 8:4
 * "Charge" or "adjure"

Male: Marriage scene (3:6-11)
This section starts a poetic exposition of love and marriage which form the core of the book (Song 3:6-5:1). Hess applies these six verses to the man, whereas Fox prefers the daughter of Jerusalem as the speakers, and the New King James Version assigns them to "the Shulamite" (= the woman).

Solomon is the focus of this section, as his name is mentioned three times (verses 7, 9 and 11), and the suffix 'his' (-o) refers to him once in verse 7, another in verse 9 and four times in the second part of verse 11. The last word of this part is 'his heart' (libbo), referring directly to the essential aspect of King Solomon and the most relevant to the whole love poem. The mention of Solomon's mother in verse 11 is in line with the focus on mothers in the book, both the woman's (1:6; ; ; ) and the man's (8:5).

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User:Americanfreedom/Kraina Grzybow TV

Kraina Grzybów TV (English: Mushroom Land TV) is a YouTube channel created by Polish artist Wiktor Stribog mainly focused on a hauntological 5-part horror series entitled Poradnik Uśmiechu (English: Smile Guide). The channel was created on December 23, 2013 with the first episode of Smile Guide being uploaded the same day. Since then, the Smile Guide series has become very popular with each episode ranging from half a million to almost 3 million views each and the channel as a whole garnering over 96,400 subscribers as of September 23, 2019.

The Smile Guide series itself is presented as a children's instructional television series broadcast from the fictional titular Mushroom Land TV and hosted by a young girl named Agatha and her companion, a squirrel named Małgosia (English: Maggie). As the series progresses, more characters are introduced including the antagonistic Jeansman and Agatha's unnamed mother, whose appearances are presented as news interviews. Another component of the series is a mysterious place called Mushroom Land which, according to information provided by the series in the form of a fictional early 19th century poem, superficially resembles an easily accessible, inviting "sunny field" that upon entering causes the individual to experience "the weep and parting".

History
On December 23, 2013 a group ostensibly comprised of university students created a YouTube and Google+ page entitled KrainaGrzybowTV.

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Talk:Japanese/Grammar/Counters

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http://www.nnj.co.jp/P/002/

 It seems like a couple of points are missing.
 * That 一人 and 二人 are read differently should be indicated in the table itself, and not just in a comment in the beginning. There should be an indication that the counters -人, -日, (and others) are special in this regard.
 * That the pronunciation for the counter changes depending on how it sounds with the number, e.g. 三杯 is pronounced さんばい instead of さんはい. If there is no consistent rule, then there should be a way to indicate the exceptions in the table.  If there is a mostly consistent rule, then the exceptions should be noted.
 * There should some indication of which is preferred of し/よん　and しち/なな. Such as 四月 (しがつ, not よんがつ).  Similarly you don't say しにん for 四人 (よにん, よんにん).

 * Seems good points (BTW, we don't say よんにん for 四人, just よにん (or is it Hougen maybe?)) - Marsian / talk 09:11:35, 2005-08-25 (UTC)
 * I added some examples. - Marsian / talk 11:59:02, 2005-08-25 (UTC)

What does the "ゃ" mean in ちゃく (chaku)? - Sik0fewl 15:31, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * What do you mean? You probably know ちゃ is normally written as cha (Japanese/Kana Chart)... although I prefer to type "tya" for ちゃ ("cya" can also be used) - Marsian / talk 09:11:35, 2005-08-25 (UTC)

 * Hey, thanks for the reply, but (as you can see from the timestamp) that was and old comment when I first getting into Japanese and somehow I missed out on the y-group modifiers the first time around. – Sik0fewl 14:50, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * A-ha. I feel you've been an expert... You're an incredibly good Japanese larner then :) - Marsian / talk 05:07:13, 2005-08-26 (UTC)
 * Heh, I wouldn't say that. I usually need to make a lot of references when replying on the Talk pages to make sure I haven't made any mistakes :) – Sik0fewl 14:46, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

About example table
- Marsian / talk 11:59:02, 2005-08-25 (UTC)
 * 1) I removed 度 for Times (occurrences) for and replaed it by 回 / removed カロリー and replaced it by ジュール (you can revert if you want, but I recommend キロカロリー)
 * インチ, フィート, ポンド(mass), ガロン, マイル are rarely used in Japan (thus, in Japanese conversations). Are they needed? In fact, in aviation people use them. But other than the field... (ヤード is a bit popural 'cos it's used in golf)
 * 1) Added examples mainly just for 1, 2, and 10. Might seem ugly, or, might be inadequate (all the 1 - 10 is needed?)
 * 2) It's quite difficult task for me to determine whhter to use, じっこ or じゅっこ (or this kind of じっ/じゅっ problem)! See Japanese counter word for detail. For instance, in this page (ja), じゅっこ gets 115 votes while じっこ just garners 14 votes. This exmple shows what (at least younger generation) Japanese feel. Anyway, what I've selected were just by my feelings ;) I don't have any strong opinion on this issue. Please feel free to edit (you may want to set all for じっ or じゅっ, or...).
 * "じっ" is understandable, but don't sounds naturally. Most Japanese people pronounce "十" as "じゅっ" in the discussed cases. Though there is an exception in an antiquated noun: "十手(じって、じゅって)", there would be no exception in counters (in the standard). -- Tohru 05:53, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

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tarkkuus

Noun

 * 1) accuracy, precision
 * 2) exactness
 * 3)  specificity probability in a binary classification test of a true negative being correctly identified
 * 1) exactness
 * 2)  specificity probability in a binary classification test of a true negative being correctly identified

Usage notes
It is also possible to use for "precision", thus leaving  for "accuracy".

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Goldsmith–Schiffman Field

Goldsmith–Schiffman Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Alabama. From 1934 through 2012, it was used mainly for middle school and high school football. It was also home to the Huntsville Rockets from 1962 through 1967 and the now-defunct Alabama Renegades of the National Women's Football Association.

History
On January 25, 1934, Oscar Goldsmith, Lawrence B. Goldsmith, Annie Schiffman Goldsmith, Robert L. Schiffman, and Elsie Strauss Schiffman gave the property to the city for an "athletic field or playground "for the enjoyment of the white students of the public schools." The Civil Works Administration provided $6,500 in materials and labor to construct the field, the first in Huntsville to accommodate night athletic games. The field was dedicated during the first night game on October 4, 1934, when 1,000 fans saw Coach Milton Frank's Huntsville High team defeat Gadsden High.

The racist language in the deed was ruled unenforceable and ignored as desegregation came to Huntsville City Schools.

The city moved activities to Louis Crews Stadium at Alabama A&M University in 2012, and because of disuse, heirs reclaimed title to the land. On September 5, 2014, after consulting with heirs "as far away as Scotland," Margaret Ann Goldsmith deeded the property to the city again, this time without restriction.

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Peace studies/Christian fundamentalism

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Introduction to the Topic
According to theologian Alister McGrath, ""Fundamentalism" arose as a religious reaction within American Protestant culture during the 1920s to the rise of a secular culture in society at large." It derived its name from a series of twelve books entitled "The Fundamentals", which set out a conservative Protestant perspective on cultural and theological developments at this time. The term originally and properly designates a movement within Protestant Christianity in the United States, especially from around 1920 to 1940, characterised by its determination to confront, at all times, the secular culture that surrounded it.

Learning Materials

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Reading List
Marsden, George. Fundamentalism and American Culture. 2nd edition. New York:Oxford       University Press, 2006. This is perhaps the single most important book on American Christian Fundamentalism.

Marsden, George. Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism. Grand Rapids,       Mich.: Eerdmans, 1991. These two movements have some things in common but are often wrongly lumped together in media accounts. This book helps to distinguish the two and surveys some issues related to science and politics. Assignment:  Write two definitions which distinguish the two movements.

Carpenter, Joel A. Revive Us Again: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism. New edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. This is an excellent book on fundamentalism, its organizations and personalities through 1950.

The Fundamentals: A Testimony to Truth. 12 volumes. Chicago: Testimony Publishing       Company, 1910-1915. Reprinted : Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1994 (4 vols.). These volumes are the basic documents of the Fundamentalist movement. They present the traditional orthodox Christian doctrinal positions and address various issues of apologetics and biblical studies. They were written by a variety of Christian authors.

Assignment: Browse through a set of The Fundamentals. Identify 10 issues of controversy that were being addressed. Why did the Fundamentalists believe these issues were important?

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Verb

 * 1)  To add new lines to.
 * 2)  To add a new lining to.

Noun

 * 1) A eutectic mixture of choline chloride and urea.

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User:SMARTGOLDCREEPER

So I, SMARTGOLDCREEPER, am a herl raising smartypants. I lurve simpsons, will probably make a few articles about that. :P

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Talk:Rastafari/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Freeknowledgecreator (talk · contribs) 01:24, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

I have read the article (and made a few minor edits, which I don't think disqualify me from doing a review). The article is generally very good, though there are a few passages where one can quibble with the writing, and a slightly different wording might be better.

The six good article criteria are,

1. That the article be well-written. As noted, I think the article meets this standard. I will note the minor respects in which it could be improved.

2. That the article be "Verifiable with no original research". On a first look through the article, this criterion also appears to be met. I have to note that I am not an expert on the subject, but looking at the sources, they do appear to be respectable academic sources (though this isn't absolutely essential, you could give me your own brief assessment of them). I suggest that the "further reading" section is perhaps too long and contains too many items. Most readers are not likely to want a list as long as this.
 * I can definitely see you point about being rid of the Further Reading section (as it is rather long), although I'm hoping to actually bring in some more material from it into the article over the next year or so, before taking the article to FAC. If you think it should really be taken out at this stage, I can do so, although I'd lean towards retaining it, at least for the time being. Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:58, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I was suggesting that it might be shortened somewhat, not totally removed. It certainly seems too long to me, but I leave it entirely up to you to decide what to do with it; I insist on nothing. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 00:07, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

3. That the article be "Broad in its coverage", which means that a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic, and b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail. The first part of that is not a problem; the article clearly does address the main aspects of the topic. However, the second part, b, is the main problem I see with passing the article. Rastafari is a very long article, and it is difficult not to suspect that it does at least sometimes go into unnecessary detail, necessitating at least some cutting back. From the work I have done on trying to write good articles, I completely understand how, when you get really interested in and passionate about working on a subject, you add more and more detail, because the subject is so absorbing. Sometimes one goes into overdrive and just adds too much. I will re-read the article and consider how it could be cut back; I definitely suggest that you also re-read the article, and also suggest some ways that it could be cut back.
 * You're right. There are definitely many parts of the article where it could be cut back. I'm giving it a go now but do let me know if there are any particular parts where you think I could go in with some more pruning. Midnightblueowl (talk) 15:07, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll get back to you soon on this. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 00:19, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

4. That the article be neutral. Yes, the article is neutral. Carefully, painstakingly, and obviously so.
 * Thank you for saying so! It's something that I try hard to ensure. Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:58, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

5. That the article "does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute". Well, there have been some recent reverts, but these appear to be nothing more than reversions of run of the mill vandalism.

6. That the article be "Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio". Yeah, the images look fine. I'll check the boring stuff like "media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content" soon.

Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 01:31, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

I'll add some other points that come to mind.

The lead states "Central is a monotheistic belief in a single God—referred to as Jah—who partially resides within each individual and who incarnated to Earth as Jesus Christ". This sounds slightly awkward; is "incarnated to Earth" really the best possible language? Some alternative phrasing should be possible; can you suggest one?
 * I've split the sentence in two and expanded the latter part somewhat: "Central is a monotheistic belief in a single God—referred to as Jah—who partially resides within each individual. Rastafari also maintains that Jah incarnated to Earth in human form as Jesus Christ." I've left "incarnated" in place, because I think that it probably is the best (and most accurate) term, but I'm certainly open to suggestions about alternatives. "Avatar" smacks too much of Hindu conceptions of theology in this context and just saying "born" on Earth I think misses the whole thrust of the idea being put forward, that of a god becoming human. Midnightblueowl (talk) 08:25, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
 * The problem isn't the term "incarnated" by itself, rather "incarnated to" as a phrase. For all I know, it may be the exact term preferred in scholarly sources, and I don't insist it be changed. Yet it reads somewhat oddly, and I've never encountered the specific expression "incarnated to" anywhere except in the lead of the Rastafari article. Instead of "incarnated to Earth in human form as Jesus Christ", I might have expected to find something like "appeared on Earth in human form as Jesus Christ". Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 10:56, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh, in that case I totally agree. "incarnated to" doesn't make particular sense. Instead I've gone with "Jah incarnated in human form". Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:32, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
 * That's fine and a definite improvement over what was there before. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 23:43, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Though the article probably needs to be cut back somewhat, sometimes there are places where more a little more information would help. For instance, the article states, "After Black Power declined following the deaths of Malcolm X, Michael X, and George Jackson, Rastafari filled the vacuum it left for many black youth". I realize that Malcolm X, Michael X, and George Jackson are all relatively well-known figures, but many readers nevertheless will not know who they are (and recall that Michael X and George Jackson are both less well-known than Malcolm X). Just a few added details, a word or two to give readers more context and describe who these people are, would help here.
 * I've changed the sentence to the following: "After Black Power declined following the deaths of prominent exponents such as Malcolm X, Michael X, and George Jackson,". Do you think that that does the trick or should I go into greater detail? Midnightblueowl (talk) 08:18, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, what I had in mind (and what I would have done if it were an article I had been working on) would have been to add a brief short description for each of the three figures, maybe "Muslim minister" in the case of Malcolm X, "civil rights activist" in the case of Michael X, and "author" in the case of George Jackson. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 10:59, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I think that that may be adding an unnecessary level of detail at this juncture, and it's difficult to divide these three in this way as there is some overlap in the descriptions. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:39, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Suit yourself. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 02:40, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

I think you could profitably remove the link to Pastafarianism from the "See also" section. It is a redirect to Flying Spaghetti Monster, an article about a joke-religion/religion parody with no substantive connection to Rastafari. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 01:56, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Agreed and removed. Midnightblueowl (talk) 08:18, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Part of the "Definition section reads, "Scholars of religion have categorised Rastafari as a new religious movement. The scholar of religion Leonard E. Barrett referred to it as a sect, and the anthropologist Sheila Kitzinger and the sociologist Ernest Cashmore as a cult, while scholar of religion Ennis B. Edmonds argued that it could best be understood as a revitalization movement." A little too much repetition of "scholar of religion" there and throughout that section; it gets grating. I would remove "scholar of religion" before the names Leonard E. Barrett, Ennis B. Edmonds, Maboula Soumahoro, Darren J. N. Middleton, and Midas H. Chawane, since context of the section as a whole makes it clear that's what they are; I'd also remove "scholar" from before the name "Katrin Hansing", for essentially the same reason.
 * I've taken these out, although it may be that in future (particularly at FAC), others ask me to add them back in as it leaves the professional credentials of the named individuals absent. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:44, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Put them back in if you like. I'm not trying to be dictatorial. It's just that in my view, the "Definition" section makes it clear that the people whose views are cited are scholars of religion by beginning with the words "Scholars of religion", making the repetition of "scholar of religion" every few sentences or so repetitive, grating, and unnecessary. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 23:40, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
 * They can stay out for now, I think. I agree with you that that paragraph flows better without the constant repetition of "scholar of religion". It's just that at previous FACs I have found some editors being pretty insistent that we have the 'job descriptions' in there. Midnightblueowl (talk) 17:57, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

Part of the "Definition" section reads, "In various countries, it has received legal recognition as a religion. Others have emphasised its political stance, particularly in support of African nationalism and Pan-Africanism, and thus seen it as a political movement, or as a "politico-religious" movement." That is a little unfortunate, since while the "others" presumably refers to other scholars of religion, the placement of the sentence beginning "Others" following that beginning "In various countries" might make it sound as though the "others" referred to other countries. I don't think readers would likely be confused, but some re-ordering or rewriting of text would make that passage read better. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:21, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
 * You're right, this could be improved by a rewording. I've given it a go; take a look and let me know what you think. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:48, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Your altered wording avoids the problem and is an improvement. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 02:54, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

The article is mostly clear and informative, but there are still cases one can point to where the meaning of a given statement isn't apparent. For example, in a statement like, "Due to the view that God exists within everyone, Rastas believe that all members of the religion are intrinsically connected, and thereby regard statements like "you and I" as being insignificant", it is not apparent what "statements like 'you and I'" means or what it means to deem them "insignificant". In the few cases like this where the meaning of something isn't apparent it should be removed if it cannot be explained in terms readers can find comprehensible. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:31, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I see your point about this particular sentence. I've decided to completely remove it rather than trying to reword it, as it is not essential. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:50, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Many thanks, Freeknowledgecreator! I appreciate you taking the time to read this article and offer your thoughts - I know that it's a fairly long read, but I hope that you found it interesting. I certainly think that it's a fascinating topic. Let me know if there were any other aspects of the article that you would like me to tackle. Midnightblueowl (talk) 17:57, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the ping. Don't worry, I'm not the kind of reviewer who will make you wait for weeks for a response. I'll have more to say soon. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 01:03, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

 * The lead states, " Scholars of religion and related fields have classified it as both a new religious movement and a social movement. " Entering into nit-picking territory, is that an ideal phrasing? I may be mistaken (don't hesitate to tell me if I am), but the grammar of the sentence seems to suggest that there are two different things ("scholars of religion" and "related fields") that have both classified Rastafarianism as "both a new religious movement and a social movement". A wording that was only slightly different would avoid this. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 02:47, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I could simply cut the reference to "social movement" here, if you think that would help? Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:44, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Not really. That wasn't what I was suggesting. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:49, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * How about "It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion"? Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:06, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, that will do. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 12:28, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll make the change. Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:09, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

 * The article states, "Rastas also typically express hostile attitudes to homosexuality, regarding homosexuals as evil and unnatural; this attitude derives from references to same-sex sexual activity in the Bible." The "hostile attitudes to homosexuality" part of that is linked to Homophobia. You may or may not agree, but the link could be viewed as tendentious. I am aware that "homophobia" is often used loosely as a term for any kind of disapproval of homosexuality. However, the term can also be taken, correctly or not, as referring to a specific kind of mental disorder, and its use in an article like this could be seen as equating religiously-based opposition to homosexuality with a mental disorder. I'll leave it to you to decide whether to keep the link or not, but I would probably remove it myself. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:06, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I can remove the Wikilink, that's not a problem. It's a shame we don't have an article on 'religious objections to homosexuality' or something more precise that could be used here. Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:47, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for doing so. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:50, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

 * The importance of some of the material on homosexuality might be challenged on WP:PROPORTION grounds. For example, "In the 1960s, the scholar Sheila Kitzinger suggested that this horror of homosexuality "may be an indication of a heterosexuality which is not markedly pronounced" among Jamaican practitioners", and, "The scholar of religion Fortune Sibanda suggested that there were likely homosexual Rastas who deliberately concealed their sexual orientation because of these attitudes". The former is one scholar's opinion and it may look gratuitous to include it. The importance of the latter is open to question since it is a near certainty that some members of conservative religious groups will not be openly homosexual because of attitudes to homosexuality within those groups. For example, it is almost certainly true that some Catholics conceal their sexual orientation because of Catholic teachings, but this isn't noted in the article Catholic Church, presumably because it is obvious enough not to need stating, and trivial in that sense, however important it may be in the lives of the individuals concerned. Likewise the Islam article does not note that some homosexual Muslims conceal their sexual orientation because of Islamic teachings, although that's almost certainly true as well. I don't insist that either of those sentences be removed, but consider it. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:22, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I think you're right here, there is too much of a focus on this particular issue. I've cut the Kitzinger quote as that is totally superfluous, really. I agree to some extent on the Sibanda point, but I also think that it works quite well in place. Thus I've only trimmed back the latter sentence so that it states: "Homosexual Rastas probably conceal their sexual orientation because of these attitudes". Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:02, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for trimming it. I won't insist you remove it completely, though I would be inclined to remove it myself. It is an example of a tendency to somewhat excessive detail in the article, something which I noted above at the start of the review (a point you haven't taken particularly seriously as yet). Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 12:10, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll have a re-read through the article now and see what could do with a trim. I'm sure I'll find some additional bits and pieces here and there. Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:11, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 22:04, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

 * "Nyabinghi Rastas refuse to make any compromise with Babylon, and are often critical of reggae musicians like Bob Marley whom they regard as having collaborated with the commercial music industry." Presumably a comma should follow "Marley"?
 * Added! Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:42, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

 * I'm not going to endlessly bog you down with minor points. The review may take a few more days. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:22, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

 * More soon. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 12:23, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

 * I've checked the images used in the article. There does not appear to be any copyright problem with any of them (the image captioned "A Rasta man with tuff dreads" states "The factual accuracy of this description or the file name is disputed"; this does not seem to be a copyright problem, however). Congratulations on producing such a well-illustrated article. More soon. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 23:51, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

 * I've looked through your changes to the article since the review began; they almost all look good, except in one case, you've changed a sentence to read, "Highlighting its political stance, particularly in support of African nationalism and Pan-Africanism, some have seen it as a political movement, or as a "politico-religious" movement". In this case, I would prefer "Emphasising" (which is closer to what was there before) rather than "Highlighting", as the meaning of that term would be slightly more difficult for readers to recognize. I will re-read the article as a whole soon and make some more comments. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 01:38, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree. "Emphasizing" would be better here. I'll make the change. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:07, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

 * One passage reads, "Many Rastas themselves, however, do not regard it as a religion, instead referring to it as a "way of life", or as a "spirituality". Midas H. Chawane nevertheless noted that it met many of the proposed definitions of religion". Should "proposed definitions of religion" read instead as "proposed definitions of a religion"? Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 10:35, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I think that either actually work here, but I'm happy to change it to "a religion". Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:29, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

 * The article seems to contain some unnecessary repetition. For instance, in the "Definitions" section, it states, "It is thus difficult to make broad generalisations about the movement without obscuring the complexities within it", while in a following section, "Beliefs", it states, "the sociologist of religion Peter B. Clarke stated that it was "extremely difficult to generalise" about Rastas and their beliefs". It wouldn't seem that the article needs both of those statements, which cover the same ground. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 10:39, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I've removed the second example and merged the references at the first instance. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:29, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

 * The article states, "According to the anthropologist Stephen D. Glazier, Rasta approaches to the Bible result in the religion being "highly Protestant in outlook"". This is potentially confusing. Rastafari isn't actually a branch of Protestantism. I would assume that what that statement means is that its outlook in some way resembles that of Protestantism, but that is an assumption I'm left having to make, because it's not 100% clear. So the statement could be reworded and clarified. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 10:44, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I've changed this sentence to the following: "According to the anthropologist Stephen D. Glazier, Rasta approaches to the Bible result in the religion adopting an "outlook" that is very similar to forms of Protestantism."

 * The article states, "This attitude may be more pervasive among Rastas living in Africa itself, who are more familiar with the realities of the continent's political problems." This could be written a little more simply, for example as "This attitude may be more pervasive among Rastas living in Africa itself, who are more familiar with the continent's political problems". Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 10:47, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * That's a good idea. I'll make the change. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:07, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

 * The article states, "In Jamaica, Rastas do not typically vote"; syntactically, "In Jamaica, Rastas typically do not vote" would seem better. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 10:54, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Another good idea. Changed. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:07, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

 * The article states, "Some Rastas express the view that cannabis smoke serves as an incense that counteracts perceived immoral practices, such as same-sex sexual relations, in society". The "such as same-sex sexual relations" part is once again unnecessary detail on homosexuality. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 10:58, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * A fair point. I think that I selected that example because it was that which was explicitly given in the cited source, but it isn't intrinsic to the point being made, so it can go. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:07, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

 * More unnecessary repetition. In the "Music" section, the article states, "Its popularity led to the emergence of "pseudo-Rastafarians", individuals who adopted the cultural trappings of Rastafari—such as dreadlocks and cannabis use—without sharing the religion's beliefs. Many Rastas grew critical of reggae, believing that it had commercialised their religion", and under "International spread and decline: 1970–present", it states, "Reggae's popularity led to a growth in "pseudo-Rastafarians", individuals who listened to reggae and wore Rasta clothing but did not share its belief system. Many Rastas were angered by this, believing it commercialised their religion". This kind of repetition really needs to be removed, especially since the article is so long even without it. I would think the second of the two quoted passages could be cut. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:13, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I've removed it, although taken it from the "Music" section rather than the "History" section as I actually think it has greater pertinence in the latter given that the whole of the "pseudo-Rasta" thing is just as much about wearing dreadlocks and smoking marijuana as it is about listening to reggae. Midnightblueowl (talk) 15:17, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

 * Despite the article's great length, I'm not seeing a fundamental objection to passing it as a good article. But let's get these remaining issues dealt with first. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:19, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

 * Passed article. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 05:39, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

Principal article template
The Rastafari template is the principal template for the topic, but was removed from the top of the page after being placed there. It hasn't been on the page for awhile, although it creates a concise and cohesive map to the Wikipedia collection on the topic. As templates don't show up on mobile a non-flag first image (the flag image duplicates the template top-image) should be used while placing the template under it. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:33, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure that this (the GAN) is the best place to talk about the use of templates. Let's move it to the main Talk Page, if that's okay with you? Midnightblueowl (talk) 15:13, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

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User:Galdinger

Gabrielle Aldinger is a student at Arcadia University and is using the account to edit Wikipedia for an assignment in class CM213.

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DataPerfect/User Formulas

DataPerfect Formulas

Add months to a date value
Description

if day[P3F1] > day[last.day[(P3F1 + (P3F2 * (365 / 12)))]] then date[day[last.day[(P3F1 + (P3F2 * (365 / 12)))]]; month[(P3F1 + (P3F2 * (365 / 12)))]; year[(P3F1 + (P3F2 * (365 / 12)))]] else date[day[P3F1];((((month[P3F1] + P3F2) -1) // 12) + 1); (year[P3F1] + (P3F2 / 12))] endif

Notes about the formula

P3F1 = Original Date P3F2 = Month to Add

This formula equals day of month specified by # of months to add; however, if day of month is > destination month, then it is equal to the last day of the destination month.

You could also add an the actual number of months in replace of P3F2.

Calculate age to the month
Description

if month[today] > month[P#F#] then (year[today] - year[P#F#]) else ((year[today] - year[P#F#]) - 1) endif

Notes about the formula

P#F# = date field

Used to determine age to the month. With this formula, a person is not another year older until after the birthday month.

Calculate age to the year. (Estimated Calculation)
Description

((today - P#F#) / 365.25)

Notes about the formula

P#F# = Birthdate Field

Used to determine age to the year. Note: This formula may incorrectly state a person's age if the date is within a week of birthdate.

Calculate Exact Age to the day. (Most Accurate)
Description

if P#F# = 0 then 0 else month[today] cases case cv < month[P#F#] of year[today] - year[P#F#] - 1     endof case cv > month[P#F#] of year[today] - year[P#F#]         endof case cv = month[P#F#] of if  day[today] < day[P#F#] then year[today] - year[P#F#] - 1 else year[today] - year[P#F#] endif                              endof endcases endif

Notes about the formula

P#F# = Birthdate Field

Used to determine age to the year.

Convert date to numeric field (without dashes)
Description

convert["N999999"; cat.c[substring[apply.format["N9999";year[P#F#]];3;2]; apply.format["N99";month[P#F#]]; apply.format["N99";day[P#F#]]]]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = D99/99/9999 field.

This formula concatenates the year (only the last two digits), month, and day into a numeric (N999999) field with no dashes or hyphens. For example, 11/19/92 would appear as 921119.

Convert date to words and numbers
Description

cat.c[ day.of.week[P#F#] cases case cv = 1 of "Monday"   endof case cv = 2 of "Tuesday"  endof case cv = 3 of "Wednesday" endof case cv = 4 of "Thursday" endof case cv = 5 of "Friday"   endof case cv = 6 of "Saturday" endof case cv = 7 of "Sunday"   endof endcases; ", "; month[P#F#] cases case cv = 1 of "January"   endof case cv = 2 of "February"  endof case cv = 3 of "March"     endof case cv = 4 of "April"     endof case cv = 5 of "May"       endof case cv = 6 of "June"      endof case cv = 7 of "July"      endof case cv = 8 of "August"    endof case cv = 9 of "September" endof case cv = 10 of "October"  endof case cv = 11 of "November" endof case cv = 12 of "December" endof endcases;" " apply.format["GZ9";day[P#F#]]", "; apply.format["N9999";year[P#F#]]]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = date field.

This formula prints the date as month, day and year. For example, 11/19/92 would be printed as "November 19, 1992."

Convert day of week to wor
Description

day.of.week[P#F#] cases case cv = 1 of "Monday"   endof case cv = 2 of "Tuesday"  endof case cv = 3 of "Wednesday" endof case cv = 4 of "Thursday" endof case cv = 5 of "Friday"   endof case cv = 6 of "Saturday" endof case cv = 7 of "Sunday"   endof endcases

Notes about the formula

P#F# = date field.

This formula prints the day of the week as a word. For example, "November 19, 1992 - 1993.11.10 - would appear as "Thursday".

Convert month to string
Description

month[P#F#] cases case cv = 1 of "January"   endof case cv = 2 of "February"  endof case cv = 3 of "March"     endof case cv = 4 of "April"     endof case cv = 5 of "May"       endof case cv = 6 of "June"      endof case cv = 7 of "July"      endof case cv = 8 of "August"    endof case cv = 9 of "September" endof case cv = 10 of "October"  endof case cv = 11 of "November" endof case cv = 12 of "December" endof endcases

Notes about the formula

P#F# = date field.

This formula prints the date as month, day and year. For example, 11/19/92 would be printed as "November 19, 1992."

Convert string to date
Description

date[ if (convert["G9999";subfield[P#F#;' ';2]] > 31) then 1 else convert["G99";subfield[P#F#;' ';2]] endif; subfield[P#F#;' ';1] cases case cv = "January"  of  1 endof case cv = "February" of  2 endof case cv = "March"    of  3 endof case cv = "April"    of  4 endof case cv = "May"      of  5 endof case cv = "June"     of  6 endof case cv = "July"     of  7 endof case cv = "August"   of  8 endof case cv = "September" of 9 endof case cv = "October"  of 10 endof case cv = "November" of 11 endof case cv = "December" of 12 endof endcases; if convert["G9999";subfield[P#F#;' ';2]] > 31 then convert["G9999";subfield[P#F#;' ';2]] else convert["G9999";subfield[P#F#;' ';3]] endif]

Notes about the formula

Formula to convert date text to date. The formula will convert the date in an alpha field to a Julian date. A date entered in the alpha field such as : November 19, 1992 would appear in the date field as 11/19/1992. A subset of the month would also work, such as Nov 19, 1992. Optionally, the user may enter Nov 1992 and the formula will assume the first day of the month.

Extract last two digits from date field
Description

convert["N99";substring[apply.format["DYMD99/99/99";today];1;2]]

Notes about the formula

Use this formula on an N99 field to obtain the last two digits of the current year. To extract this from a date field, substitute the selected field for TODAY in the apply.format function.

Find leap year
Description

if (year[P1F1] // 4) = 0 then "Leap" else "not Leap" endif

Notes about the formula

P1F1 = Date field.

If the year is divisible by 400 (without a remainder) then the formula will return the word "Leap" meaning that it is a leap year; otherwise, the formula will return "not Leap" meaning that it is not a leap year.

Reverse date sort
Description

-today

Notes about the formula

The reverse date is used to sort records backwards so that the oldest date sorts to the bottom of a list and the most recent date sorts to the top. The formula is simply a minus sign (-) in front of a date field that has been selected in a formula. (Ie. -P1F1 if P1F1 is a date field.)

The reverse date can be useful for reports and for sorting records for display in a window. The field (format G-ZZZZ9) containing the formula is generally hidden so as to avoid end-user confusion. Do not forget the negative sign on the field format, or you will lose the inverse sort if you have to export and import records.

Example of nesting IF statements
Description

if P1F5 < 12 then "Good Morning" else if P1F5 >= 12 and P1F5 <= 17 then "Good Afternoon" else "Good Evening" endif endif

Notes about the formula

The IF statement assigns specific answers for specific conditions.

The Syntax: IF condition THEN expression [ELSE expression] ENDIF

Using the above syntax as an IF statement, any part of the formula within brackets [] is optional, A condition is a limited expression (in other words, it can only be an expression that produces either a true statement (1) or a false statement (0)).

The following rules apply to the IF statement: The condition must be true or false If the condition listed is 1 (true), then the expression following THEN is calculated by DataPerfect. If the condition is 0 (false), then the expression following ELSE is calculated. If there is not an ELSE, a new value is not returned.

P1F1 in the example above is a time field defined as TZ9:99. A data in a time field is stored in military time.

The statement above says, if the value in P1F1 is less than 12:00pm then insert the expression Good Morning. Otherwise if the value in P1F1 is greater than 12:00pm and less than 5:00pm (or in the range of these two times) then insert the expression of Good Afternoon. Otherwise if the value in the time field is less then 12:00pm then insert the expression "Good Morning"

Every IF statement must use ENDIF at the end of the formula. For every occurrence of an IF there must be a matching ENDIF and the end of the formula.

Extracting decimals.
Description

<##> // 1

Notes about the formula

<##> = a numeric value with a decimal.

This formula returns the decimal portion of the number. Example: If <##> contains the number 7.5476 the formula returns .5476.

Reverse digit orders.
Description

convert["N999"; cat.t[substring[apply.format["N999";P#F#];3;1]; substring[apply.format["N999";P#F#];2;1]; substring[apply.format["N999";P#F#];1;1]]]

Notes about the formula

P1F1 = N999 formatted field.

This formula reverses the order of data within a numeric field. Example: 201 becomes 102

Round up to the nearest nickel.
Description

round[P#F#+.02;.05]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = G or H formatted value.

Rounds field value up to the nearest nickel.

Example: 80.21 becomes 80.25, 80.26 becomes 80.30, 80.20 becomes 80.20.

Sum field value for records in a report.
Description

rv# + P#F#

Notes about the formula

P#F# = Field to be totaled. rv# = Report Variable wherein the formula is contained.

Report Variable # should be defined in the Report Body of the report. This variable will add the current value in rv# to the value in the field and store the results back into rv#. This is useful when a total of a field is needed for performing math functions in the Final Footer of the report.

Note: A couple of variations of this formula include the following:

rv# + 1  -- Counts the number of records in the report.

rv# = "Ü" -- Appends bars together. Using this in a sub-report or with a two-level footer can cause a bar-graph effect; just be careful to store a blank (" ") in the First Page Header (or Two-Level Header) to start the bar over again for the next sub-group.

Disjointed.
Description

if P#F# = "M" or P#F# = "F" then P#F# else " " endif

Or if you have more than two items on the list...

P#F# cases case cv = "Y" of "Y" endof case cv = "N" of "N" endof case cv = "U" of "U" endof default " " endcases

Notes about the formula

P#F# = the field with the formula.

Allows users to enter a limited range of data even when the range is not sequential. For example, in a gender field you only want an M or an F; but since M and F are not next to each other in the alphabet you cannot set a regular range check allowing only those two letters. This formula will allow only an M or F to be entered into the field. In the case statement you are allowing a "Y" for yes, an "N" for no, or a "U" for "Unknown." ::M can be added to the formula field's format to make entry of one of the choices mandatory.

Styles.
Description

P#F# cases case contains[cv;"group"]     of "group"     endof case contains[cv;"group/pip"] of "group/pip" endof case contains[cv;"group/wc"]  of "group/wc"  endof case contains[cv;"pip"]       of "pip"       endof case contains[cv;"wc"]        of "wc"        endof case contains[cv;"1"]         of "group"     endof case contains[cv;"2"]         of "group/pip" endof case contains[cv;"3"]         of "group/wc"  endof case contains[cv;"4"]         of "pip"       endof case contains[cv;"5"]         of "pip/wc"    endof case contains[cv;"6"]         of "wc"        endof case contains[cv;"g"]         of "group"     endof case contains[cv;"gp"]        of "group/pip" endof case contains[cv;"gw"]        of "group/wc"  endof case contains[cv;"p"]         of "pip"       endof case contains[cv;"pw"]        of "pip/wc"    endof case contains[cv;"w"]         of "wc"        endof endcases

Notes about the formula

This formula allows the user to enter the same data into a field using different symbols or abbreviations

Date and account number extractions.
Description

(P1F1 >= date[16;11;1992] and P1F1 <> date[20;11;1992]) and (convert["GZZZZZ9";P1F2] < 170000 or convert["GZZZZZ9";P1F2] > 180000) and convert["GZZZZZ9";P1F2] < 900000

Notes about the formula

P1F1 = Date Field P1F2 = Alpha Numeric Account Number

This formula extracts only those records which are dated 11/16/92 or later, except for those which are dated 11/20/92, and also have account numbers less than 170000 or greater than 180000, but less than 900000.

Find all records or specific records only.
Description

contains[P#F#;rv#]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = field to search. rv# = report variable prompted for.

Create a prompt for report variable that requests a value to search for or an asterisk (*) for all records. If a literal value is entered then DataPerfect will return all matching records, but if an asterisk is entered then all records will be printed.

Do not use a formula that reads P#F#=RV# instead of the contains function as DataPerfect will then look for an asterisk in the field contents. Using the contains[P#F#;rv#] tells the report to consider the asterisk a wildcard; and, therefore, to find all records.

Search for a wildcard character (* or ?).
Description

contains[P#F#;"|%$%*%"]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = Alphanumeric Field.

Searches for an "*" in the field.

Note: You can temporarily change the wildcard characters for contains functions. The pipe (|) indicates to DataPerfect that there will be a change. The next character represents the asterisk replacement and the third character represents the question mark replacement. In this example % = * and $ = ?.

Canadian postal codes.
Description

if P#F# = " " then " " else if (substring[P#F#;1;1] >= "A" and substring[P#F#;1;1] <= "Z") then if  (substring[P#F#;2;1] >= "0" and  substring[P#F#;2;1] <= "9") then if  (substring[P#F#;3;1] >= "A" and substring[P#F#;3;1] <= "Z") then if  (substring[P#F#;4;1] = " ") then if  (substring[P#F#;5;1] >= "0" and substring[P#F#;5;1] <= "9") then if  (substring[P#F#;6;1] >= "A"  and substring[P#F#;6;1] <= "Z") then if  (substring[P#F#;7;1] >= "0" and substring[P#F#;7;1] <= "9") then P#F# else " " endif else " " endif else " " endif else " " endif else " " endif else " " endif else " " endif endif

Notes about the formula

P#F# = Postal code field.

This formula is designed to check the data entered in a Canadian postal code field. It confirms that the correct sequence of characters is entered in the field. (For example, A#A #A# where A = an alpha character and # equals a numeric value. Notice that there is a space between the two sets of three characters.)

Capitalize first character of every word.
Description

Note: This result can now be simply accomplished by using the function icaps[P#F#]. It is included here for reference purposes.

cat.t[apply.format["U1";P#F#]; substring[P#F#;2;length[subfield[P#F#;" ";1]]];" "

apply.format["U1";subfield[P#F#;" ";2]]; substring[subfield[P#F#;" ";2];2;length[subfield[P#F#;" ";2]]];" "

apply.format["U1";subfield[P#F#;" ";3]]; substring[subfield[P#F#;" ";3];2;length[subfield[P#F#;" ";3]]];" "

apply.format["U1";subfield[P#F#;" ";4]]; substring[subfield[P#F#;" ";4];2;length[subfield[P#F#;" ";4]]];" "

apply.format["U1";subfield[P#F#;" ";5]]; substring[subfield[P#F#;" ";5];2;length[subfield[P#F#;" ";5]]]" ";

substring[P#F#;((length[subfield[P#F#;" ";1]] + length[subfield[P#F#;" ";2]] + length[subfield[P#F#;" ";3]] + length[subfield[P#F#;" ";4]] + length[subfield[P#F#;" ";5]]) + 5);40]]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = the field that the text string is in.

This formula will uppercase the first character of every word for the first five words in a text string. After the fifth word it will append the remaining text back onto the end of the string. If you wish to increase the number of words that at capitalized then you will need to add another repetition of the "apply.format..." string. This needs to come before the final substring function set. The third argument of the subfield function needs to increase by one for each repetition. Also a change would need to be made to the last line of the above formula to read "+ #" where # equals the number of words that you are changing and "40" equals the field length.

Capitalize the first letter of a field.
Description

apply.format["U1";P#F#]substring[P#F#;2;29]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = A30 field

This formula changes the first letter to uppercase and then appends the rest of the field contents. The first letter, if it is not already uppercase, will not become uppercase until [Tab] is pressed to move off the current field (numbers will be unchanged). Arg3 in the substring code should be equal to one less than the field length.

Determine Country.
Description

if substring[P#F#;1;1] >= "A" and  substring[P#F#;1;1] <= "Z" then "Canada" else "USA" endif

Notes about the formula

P#F# = Alphanumeric field wherein a ZIP/postal code is stored. (A U10 works nicely.)

Determines if the first character of the code is an alpha character. If it is, then the country is Canada; otherwise it is USA.

Dot Leaders.
Description

cat.t[P#F#;if (length[P#F#] // 2) = 1 then " " else "." endif " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = As long as you want as long as there are more than enough dots concatenated onto the end that you don't run out when you print/display the contents of the field.

This formula concatenates the string in P#F# with a dot leader. If the contents of P#F# has an odd number of characters in it then there will be two spaces between the string and the dots, otherwise there will only be one space. (Note: This is accomplished by not putting a semicolon after the "endif" end before the dots.)

Extract from phone number field.
Description

substring[apply.format["N(999)999-9999";P#F#];2;3]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = Phone Number Field.

This formula converts a numeric field to text using apply.format and then extracts the area code only using the substring function.

Remove leading blanks from an alphanumeric field
Description

apply.format["A40;;B";P#F#]

Notes about the formula

P#F# = A40 field.

This formula is used in a report variable in the report body of a report. It is used to correct data that has been incorrectly entered by adding blanks to the beginning of a string. The formula simply takes the string in P1F1 and truncates and leading blanks. This report variable should then be stored back into the field from whence it came.

Calculate hour.
Description

now / 3600

Notes about the formula

Time fields are stored in seconds. To convert the value of a time to hours, divide the value by 3600 (the number of seconds in an hour).

Convert military to regular time (string format).
Description

P#F# cases case cv < 3600 of cat.t[apply.format["TZ9:99";(P#F#+43200)];"am"] endof case cv < 43200 of cat.t[apply.format["TZ9:99";P#F#];"am"] endof case cv < 46800 of cat.t[apply.format["TZ9:99";P#F#];"pm"] endof default cat.t[apply.format["TZ9:99";(P#F#-43200)];"pm"] endcases

Notes about the formula

This formula needs to be entered on an alphanumeric i.e. A7 field.

P#F# = Time Field (TZ9:99)

If the time field is zero it is 12:00am. (Time fields store their values as the total number of seconds since 12 midnight.) If the time entered is over 12:00 hours, it will subtract 12 hours from the time and add "pm" to the displayed time. (Eg. 13:00 is converted to 1:00pm, 14:00 is converted to 2:00pm, etc.)

Source notes
This wiki page ws generated from the DataPerfect FORMULA database. The formatting for the formula descriptions have been revised.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cyberia 2: Resurrection

The result was redirect to Cyberia (video game).  MBisanz  talk 02:26, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Cyberia 2: Resurrection

 * – ( View AfD View log  Stats )

Non-notable software, no independent sources, adequately covered at Cyberia (video game) WWGB (talk) 11:52, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. ʍaɦʋɛօtʍ (talk) 12:04, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. ʍaɦʋɛօtʍ (talk) 12:04, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

 * Merge as suggested by nom. I can find one review and GameRanking gives a few others that may be offline, but nowhere close to consider GNG being met at this time. There may be more in print (1995 and all that), but I agree that the section in the Cyberia (video game) is completely sufficient but we do want the redirect to that. --M ASEM  (t) 12:49, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect per nom and Masem as failing WP:GNG.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 13:16, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Merge/redirect This does not need an independent article, unfortunately it does not have the coverage to justify it. It remains, nevertheless, a valid section in an article and a valid search term. MartinJones (talk) 14:00, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect per ZXCVBNM. Videogameplayer99 (talk) 18:52, 24 September 2017 (UTC)


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User:JWSchmidt/Blog/15 January 2007

15 January 2007 Here are some comments on Reports/15 January 2007:

Openness
Cormaggio mentioned that Wikiversity has a quality of openness. I understand this to reflect a comparison between Wikipedia and Wikiversity. Wikipedia has a narrow mission (produce encyclopedia articles) while I view Wikiversity as a more open experiment aimed at trying to explore the full potential of wiki technology as a tool to support human learning. The human capacity to form large and complex social groups and for individuals to learn from participation in social groups defines us as a species. Cormaggio asked how can we act to ensure that the openness of Wikiversity isn’t lost or undermined. Wikiversity needs to remember the broad mission of the Wikimedia Foundation, working to make possible that every human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. From a biological perspective, we need to remember that humans are diverse. The human brain is a device that amplifies human behavioral diversity. To respect this diversity Wikiversity can "run small experiments, tests, see what works, what doesn't, and be prepared to be flexible and change, and not be too locked into stone about how things should work" (Jimmy Wales said this in a different context, but I think it applies to Wikiversity source).

What are blogs at Wikiversity for?
Wikipedia was designed to be all about the "content" ot "product" while minimizing the role of the contributors. Wikiversity was given a broader mandate: "..... the idea here is to also host learning communities, so people who are actually trying to learn, actually have a place to come and interact and help each other figure out how to learn things. We're also going to be hosting and fostering research into how these kinds of things can be used more effectively" (source).

Each Wikiversity participant can use blogs to describe their learning goals. Doing so can help individuals find other Wikiversity participants with similar interests. Personal blogs can be used to document the intellectual challenges being faced by Wikiversity participants. I like the idea of "writing across the curriculum". Learners should always be writing and blogs are a natural way for learners to order their own thoughts. Group blogs for collaborative projects should also play a role at Wikiversity. Due to the limited communications channels linking wiki participants, we will all benefit from opening as many communications channels as possible.

connected blogs. I previously placed a request for the developers to start to introduce MediaWiki tools that will make it possible to control individual page sections when transcluding page content from a source page to a target page. Until we have such tools, we can use cut-and-paste and use transclusion of pages with individual blog entries.

Wikiversity Reports
The path to Wikiversity Reports was by way of Wikiversity the Movie and Wikiversity shorts. There were two goals. I wanted to learn about video podcasting and I think it would be useful for Wikiversity to make use of multimedia techniques to facilitate learning. Cormaggio asked, "In making technologically advanced reports, are we excluding the technologically-not-so-advanced participants?." Even if someone has no interest in making or using multimedia they can still participate at Wikiversity Reports and Wikiversity the Movie. There is work in support of making video presentations that can be done just by editing wiki pages. If someone wanted to, the content of a video presentation could be "translated" into other formats such as text descriptions of the content.

Problematic content
Cormaggio asked, "what will/can be done if materials from, say, a Nazi-ist perspective are added to Wikiversity?" The Wikimedia Foundation traditionally hides behind the safety of the "Neutral Point of View" and "No Original Research" policies. If Wikiversity is to create a space for scholarly activty that exists beyond the confines of NPOV and NOR then we need some new protections. I think that we can make use of a policy for Scholarly ethics to help the Wikiversity community distinguish between desirable and undesirable content.

Community development
Cormaggio raised several questions about how best to develop the Wikiversity community. I think this basically means attracting more good editors. There are specific things we can do to support both new wiki editors and experienced editors. I previously put some ideas at Supporting Wikiversity participants.

I think it is worth keeping in mind that most wikis depend on self-motivated volunteer editors who edit because they enjoy doing so. For example, some of the Wikia websites such as the Star Wars wikia are powered by a large fan base for Star Wars. Most students in conventional schools do not associate learning with fun and they are trained that academic learning is something they are forced to do by others.

Those learners who are self-motivated generally do not want to "waste" their time on inefficient learning. Such well-motivated learners seek out the most efficient learning experiences. While the Wikiversity community is forming we are in a situation where it is highly unlikely for several people with the same interests to show up at the same time and develop a constructive collaboration. Editors are likely to stay a short time, confirm that they cannot establish constructive social interactions with like-minded learners and then move on.

Under such conditions, it can be important to attract visionary participants who recognize that even a successful wiki such as Wikipedia started out small and took several years to begin to develop robust collaborative "wikiprojects" for particular academic topics. A first step towards attracting the rare participants who can help get Wikiversity started is to make sure that Wikiversity is widely "advertised". We also need good "help" pages and tutorials to help people learn to be constructive wiki editors.

We also need to build links to Wikipedia so that academically-oriented editors at Wikiversity feel free to help edit at Wikiversity.

title: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/15 January 2007