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In need of your library

Hello!
You seem to have access to many books about Christianity. Do you happen to have the first edition (2001) of George Chryssides' Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements?
For context for my request, you can have a look a the thread I created at: Wikipedia:Help desk#Potential citogenesis incident - what to do? Veverve (talk) 00:20, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
Nevermind, someone has given me a way to consult the book. Veverve (talk) 18:50, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

AfD for King's Family of Churches

Hello. Due to your intervention at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/King's Family of Churches, I inform you I have opened an AfD for this article at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/King's Family of Churches (2nd nomination). Veverve (talk) 19:51, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

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Hello StAnselm: Thanks for catching my error. Heartmusic678 (talk) 15:36, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

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Roger Copeland

Hello, I notice that you recently declined the WP:BLPPROD for Roger Copeland on the grounds that there is one reference. Does a dead link count, though? Nangaf (talk) 16:15, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Yes, it does: WP:BLPPROD is very strict that any source counts. After all, the dead link could be archived. But looking at Copeland on Google Scholar, it appears that he would be notable under WP:PROF anyway. StAnselm (talk) 16:20, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

I am not persuaded by his Google scholar profile, personally. An archived link would be fine. Nangaf (talk) 20:34, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

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Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:47, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

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Dorcas

How do I fix that? If I did it wrong, I can't figure out what the correct method is. Argles Barkley (talk) 15:50, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Well, I think you should have started a discussion via WP:RM. StAnselm (talk) 15:51, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

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NSPORTS

Hi, I noticed that you used "passes NCRIC" as a reason to keep at several recent AfDs. Are you aware that meeting NCRIC is no longer sufficient to establish notability (it merely states that significant coverage is likely to exist) and NSPORTS requires at least one SIGCOV source in the article? Would you consider changing your !votes at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sarah Forbes (cricketer) (2nd nomination) and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shabana Kausar (2nd nomination) now that you know this? –dlthewave ☎ 04:59, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

About the Miraculous catch of fish Wikipedia edit

Hi! I noticed that my edit in the Wikipedia page: Miraculous catch of fish was removed. I would like to say that more than 70% of the world is believers in God, as am I. Contributors on Wikipedia are doing so because they are passionate about different subjects and they are passionate about spreading the truth and knowledge. Now that I am aware that there is such a non-profit organization that can scientifically decode the Bible, I feel that I have a moral obligation to do as much as I can as a Wikipedia editor to let the world know about it. I discussed  the matter with others and I also think that Wikipedia should not stop us to be passionate about subjects, because actually we are in a way volunteers for Wikipedia. Please reverse my edit or please advice how may I change the language and yet continue to help this non-profit organization in their research. I invested 15 hours this week to study their page and their researches. Rest assure that I am not an employee of this non-profit organization. Mr.Durnbey (talk) 20:28, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your post. Yes, you are now a Wikipedia volunteer! But we would need what we call a secondary source: a news article or book written by someone else explaining the approach. When I do a search for code2GOD or "Jesus 153 fish mystery" I don't get much: there is this Universe News Network article, but that is not a reliable source by Wikipedia standards. StAnselm (talk) 20:52, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply@StAnselm. I encountered this non-profit organization that is actually using the original Bible written in Hebrew to scientifically decode the Bible or in other words to give us a proof for the existence of God. I do believe in God, but I am not a fanatic, but when I encountered that organization it opened my eyes and as a volunteer in Wikipedia, I also want to help that non-profit, because they've been around for 3 years and they are not known on the web. I joined Wikipedia trying to help the world with more knowledge and to recognize the truth, because in the end we all fight for it. The fact is that the code2GOD non-profit organization actually decoded the original Bible. They have something more powerful than ever, they hold the truth! How can we rely on someone's translations, where actually they didn't even understand Hebrew? But in history we showed that we rely on a "thousand-times" repeated researches and after 2000 years we are not sure that they are true!? Right? I believe that the code2GOD has the answer for all of our questions and I am not just impressed by their work, but I really do believe that they hold the truth and they are focused on spreading it all over the world. They are a young organization and I think they should have their place on Wikipedia. As I stated before, 90% of the writings are from past researches and we can't really hold to their scientific approach. As in the Wikipedia page: Miraculous catch of fish, there is a paragraph that states: "The precision of the number of fish as 153 has long been considered, and various writers have argued that the number 153 has some deeper significance, with many conflicting theories having been offered (see the discussion on the number 153 in the Bible). For instance, Augustine of Hippo argued that the significance lay in the fact that 153 is the sum of the first 17 integers (i.e. 153 is the 17th triangular number), with 17 representing the combination of divine grace (the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit) and law (the Ten Commandments)."

As it is clearly stated that various writers have argued about the number 153 that has a deeper significance, but without any explanation. code2GOD gives a detailed explanation of what the actual 153 number means in the Bible. My point is, that readers want proof, and again we all want to discover the truth. We have this non-profit organization that can teach us about the real meaning of the Bible.

How can I improve the paragraph in order for you to accept it on Wikipedia? I think that you've understand my point of talking about real research and decoding that can help the Wikipedia community and every reader in this world to understand the real meaning of the Bible. Waiting for your kind reply! Thanks! Mr.Durnbey (talk) 16:41, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

So now we have (probably) another conflicting theory, which I have to say you don't explain very articulately. Being a non-profit gives no special status, & we would need to have references for widespread acceptance by specialist scholars independent of this organization. Johnbod (talk) 16:54, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

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Discussion at Talk:Subroto Das § Post playing career and spelling of first name

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Hi StAnselm. Would you mind taking a look at this? It might a case like Mamata Kanojia where the individual was also know under a different name. FWIW, I asked about it at WT:IN#Subroto Das, but have yet to get a response. -- Marchjuly (talk) 20:20, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

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July 2022

I noticed that you're continuing to cite NSPORTS sport-specific criteria as a reason to keep an article, even when no significant coverage can be found such as here or citing seemingly random achievements unsupported by and guideline such as here. Please make sure that your !votes are compliant with our policies and guidelines and bear in mind that at least one SIGCOV source must be included in the article for sportspeople. –dlthewave ☎ 12:33, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

No, per WP:NEXIST, sources do not need to be in the article. StAnselm (talk) 15:21, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

But they do need to exist. –dlthewave ☎ 15:38, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

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I think it had been more than eight years since I was reported at ANI. StAnselm (talk) 23:09, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

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Allegory of Hispania

Hi again! I write you because I think it would be better to rename this article. I think Hispania (allegory) or Hispania (personification) would be better as all the articles about allegories don't use to be written as f.e. Allegory of Germania but as Germania (personification). Are you agree? Who could rename the article? Thank you Wyatt Abernathy (talk) 21:21, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

 Done Thanks for your hard work. StAnselm (talk) 21:32, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

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I noticed that some of your AfD comments are still citing reasons that don't follow our policies and guidelines, particularly NSPORTS. Recently you've argued that only one SIGCOV source is required to meet NSPORTS [1] (not true, at least one source must be present in the article); that articles without SIGCOV should be kept to counter systemic bias [2]; that "The minimalist view is that for certain sportspeople one source with significant coverage in the article + routine, statistical coverage can be a proxy for GNG." [3] (I've never heard that one before, is it written down somewhere?); that a player should not be deleted because they had a "lengthy career" [4]; and that players who are just starting out should be kept because they're likely to receive more coverage in the future [5] (CRYSTALBALL violation). Given your promise at ANI to follow our guidelines, this really isn't acceptable. Please be sure that the subject truly meets our notability requirements before !voting to keep. –dlthewave ☎ 02:26, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

In fact, only one of those comments were part of a keep !vote, and !voting per IAR is always acceptable. StAnselm (talk) 02:34, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

And there was me just about to come here and thank you for continuing to contribute to AfD - it's so easy to give it up as a waste of time and effort. We don't always agree on them, but I appreciate that you take the time and effort to consider each one and to look for sources. In particular, the addition of the sources from CI at Mukesh Sahni was really helpful. Blue Square Thing (talk) 09:28, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Anglican Province/Diocese of Lagos

Talk:Anglican Diocese of Lagos DBD 18:58, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Three days since you reverted calling for discussion, and you have made contributions during those days. Please would you come by the talk page above? DBD 09:30, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

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Blake Alma (numismatist)

Thank for your help with this article. I could use further help with this page as it is nominated for deletion. much appreciated. Blake Alma (numismatist) Coincollector4ever (talk) 21:18, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Casting your vote on the Articles for deletion page would go a long way. Thank you! Coincollector4ever (talk) 22:48, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

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I was clearly off here. Have withdrawn my nomination. FYI in case you're not watching the AfD. Apologies Star Mississippi 17:01, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Well, there certainly wasn't much in the article, to be honest. But thanks anyway. StAnselm (talk) 17:08, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

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Good morning/afternoon/evening! (Choose the one that best fits your time zone.) Curious about why you reverted the redirect at this article. I merged what I thought was the pertinent information. You are welcome, of course, to add more of it to the target if you think I didn't transfer enough. Joyous! | Talk 17:26, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

I would have thought at a minimum, the references would have been included. Interestingly, the target has an expand tag dating back to 2008. StAnselm (talk) 17:36, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

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Did you really want to revert that? WP:TPO is a guideline, WP:NOTSOAPBOX is a policy. And I'm pretty sure "The bible is quite clear on the subject of homosexuality, and only those who wish to ignore the clearly stated truth of scripture would conclude otherwise" is violating the latter. Black Kite (talk) 23:08, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Well, I'm not happy with User:tgeorgescu's behavior here: he has reverted talk page comments from several months ago, and somehow already ended up at WP:AE. Ronar~enwiki's comments did make some reference to NPOV and are probably no more soapboxy than tgeorgescu's. Continuing to remove them looks like goading to me. StAnselm (talk) 23:13, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

I agree that tgeorgescu could have went about it in a better manner. However if we’re going to argue from WP:TPO, Ronar~enwiki’s comments fall under the prohibited material criteria. I have not heard of any time limit, especially when it comes to removing prohibited material. Judging by the history of the article’s talk page, Ronar~enwiki was not in the middle of a discussion either. They simply barged in on discussions which were a few and even several years old. Judging by their conduct, they don’t appear to be here to build an encyclopedia. StephenMacky1 (talk) 01:13, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

And what's with "I have served you with WP:GOODBIAS upon your talk page"?

No idea. But I'm really not happy with stuff like "homosexuality as an act or tendency one indulges in is an abomination", so I am minded to remove it again. I think Ronar~enwiki is suffering from a WP:CIR problem, to be honest. Black Kite (talk) 23:34, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Obviously, any wikipedia editor is free to believe that homosexuality is an abomination, and here on WP we take no official position on that belief. It's somewhat relevant for Bible + homosexuality articles, but it's only the Old Testament that says this, not the New Testament. StAnselm (talk) 23:38, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, but he's presenting it as a fact, not an opinion ("Those who hate God will try any kind of nonsense to deny the truth"). Conflating "what the Bible says" and "what I believe God says" is simply WP:OR even before you get into the religious aspect. And yes, I was going to say that it's only Leviticus that says that, so it's irrelevant for this talkpage anyway. Black Kite (talk) 23:50, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Except that Wikipedia:No original research explicitly does not apply to talk pages. And if we removed every talk page comment that confused facts and opinions we'd have to do an awful lot of culling. StAnselm (talk) 01:40, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

@Black Kite: The problem is that the editor used Wikipedia as a pulpit. And I don't know all the rules, but quickly get the point when told. tgeorgescu (talk) 02:22, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

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Who's the second Jonathan in Samuel 2 then? The only other one on the disambiguation page is a Jonathan in the Book of Judges, Iskandar323 (talk) 17:24, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

The son of Abiathar and companion of Ahimaaz in 2 Samuel 17.[6] I think he probably does deserve his own article. Note that Jonathan son of Saul dies at the end of 1 Samuel, so "1 Samuel" is a reasonable disambiguator, even though there is a song about him in 2 Samuel 1. StAnselm (talk) 17:32, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

 Done Jonathan (son of Abiathar). StAnselm (talk) 18:18, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

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I’m just asking you this because you’re the last person who edited the page Ordinary Girl (Hannah Montana song). I was wondering should we change the cover art to the more official, seemingly correct one? This artwork was actually released on an official cd single release and matches the artwork of the second single I'm Still Good, https://www.amazon.com/Hannah-Montana-Ordinary-Girl-2-Track-S/dp/B0043T50G8, https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B004F78X76. It makes it seem like the regular artwork was just a placeholder or that the single release was a promo single? What do you think? Would this artwork represent the song better? 47.223.46.42 (talk) 05:11, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Hmm. I tried to fix it but it didn't seem to work... StAnselm (talk) 17:21, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

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I note you have done some oversight work at the Heiser article. I did a major edit today, restructuring and moving lead material into the main body, and otherwise seeking to make the article more encyclopedic (including noting the most material currently is from Heiser sources per se). Could you look in, and make any needed corrective edits, but also solidify the edit, before someone does a less than thoughtful twinkle-inspired reversion, just because I do not log? Merci. 2601:246:C700:F5:F1A0:5FAE:545B:F637 (talk) 21:20, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

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The single art is missing for this song

This is the official art online and on cds, it’s for I'm Still Good by Hannah Montana, can you upload the cover artwork? here’s what the image generally looks like online https://open.spotify.com/album/1y9UosW8KsJgIddyJ1ujFt

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Hello, ST.Anselm. I'm wondering if you are aware of the indefinite blocking of Elizium23 (User talk:Elizium23). Perhaps you could read the ANI discussion that led to that indefinite blocking and give me you observations about it. Regards. Goodtablemanners (talk) 21:25, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

I thought it was a bit trigger-happy on the part of the blocking admin, but I think these sort of blocks are designed to get the editor concerned to admit fault and apologize, which I don't think Elizium23 will do. StAnselm (talk) 21:39, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

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Hi there - you recently removed the list of names on the basis that it was unsourced. however, there was a footnote reference at the head of the table to this article which provides the relevant list of names. Could you either reconsider / revert the edit or provide a more detailed explanation of why you think the section should be removed, on the talk page? thanks! hamiltonstone (talk) 11:47, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

I'm happy to use the article, but it's quite old, and there were many names listed in that table that weren't in the SMH article. Which is why each entry needs to be sourced individually. StAnselm (talk) 13:42, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. I have redone the national MP table using only the names listed in Massola. Agree in future it will be good to have sources done line by line as new sources are introduced, but for now at least it is accurate. hamiltonstone (talk) 01:14, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

I don't understand what you're doing. Why haven't you cited line by line? It's clearly not just the names in Massola - you included Claire Chandler, who isn't mentioned there at all, and Gavin Pearce, who is only listed as being part of a "Veterans" group. I'm inclined just to revert altogether. StAnselm (talk) 03:09, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I do not understand what you are doing. The Massola article contains a table. It is headed "factions". It then has lists of names for each faction. Claire Chandler and Gavin Pearce are named in that list. I have checked the lists for a third time. Every name in the list in the WP article was in the Massola table. every name in the former MPs list in the WP article was in the Massola table except for two, Abbott and Abetz, who are named as faction figureheads in the article text: "For years its figureheads were Tony Abbott, Eric Abetz and Kevin Andrews." So I will revert the revert. Yes, it would be great to change it to line-by-line attribution. But given the citation given at the head of the article was correct at this time, surely the right approach is 1. improve it yourself if you wish and/or 2. raise it at the talk page. hamiltonstone (talk) 06:21, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

I'm so sorry. Yes, this was entirely my fault. I think the problem was that the text of the names didn't show up in the search page function, and I missed the table reading through the article. StAnselm (talk) 06:30, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

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Interestingly, I have created two articles since I reverted your edit at Paul Washer that used "serve" in this sense. I guess I find it to be a convenient word. It would appear to be meaning 1.4 of wikt:serve: "To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service." I take your point, but I think it would need a rather far-reaching RfC: the phrase "he served as" gets 125,000 hits on Wikipedia! StAnselm (talk) 19:27, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

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The cover of JEHM that you object to is not simply on Commons, but has a tag saying the copyright holder has released it under a creative commons licence. Your insistence that it is a copyright violation contradicts this. Are you saying that the tag is an error or a lie? -- Andreas Philopater (talk) 02:00, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes I am. The actual copyright is owned by Brill Publishers [7] There is no reason to think that is User:Entity1920. StAnselm (talk) 02:30, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

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Sorry, I edit-conflicted with you

I nominated the SPLC-designated groups category for deletion at CfD, without noticing that you had already tagged it for speedy deletion. I'm not sure how best to detangle things. Would you like me to withdraw my CfD nom? Cheers, gnu57 20:51, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

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Where are they? StAnselm (talk) 14:54, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

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Updating image on Wheels magazine page

Just a quick note that the image of the updated magazine title was taken down with the comment (Undid revision 1170612063 by Russell Bray's Ghost (talk) - please stop adding copyright violations)

How do we get the image up? We are the copyright holders. I oversaw the creation of the image as the editor of Wheels magazine in Australia, and we hold the rights to it and are happy for it to appear on Wikipedia. You are not going to be subject to a copyright violation. Is there a process that we need to follow inb order to expedite this?

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Hey there! Thank you for contributing to the G3 Ministries article with that version of the logo! ReformedMandalorian (talk) 17:58, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

No problem! It might be able to be added to Commons (as being below the "threshold of originality") but it is easier to upload it as a non-free image. StAnselm (talk) 18:01, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Yes, that makes sense!

Also, I also am the Founder of ReformedWiki(dot)org if you are interested in helping over there! ReformedMandalorian (talk) 18:13, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I know. ;) StAnselm (talk) 18:14, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

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Hello StAnselm,

Here information about the TUU (voorheen de TUK): https://www.rd.nl/artikel/1040536-prof-hans-burger-inaugureert-aan-theologe-universiteit-utrecht

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I notice that you created an article for Chile women's cricket team in Argentina in 2023–24 roughly 5-6 weeks after the event. I was going to propose deletion as we have generally been creating articles on bilateral series between low-ranking Associate ICC members, particularly where there is no local news coverage (hence why I didn't create this one at the time). However, I saw that it was set up by yourself, a respected editor in the field, and thought I would drop you a message instead. Is your logic for creating this one the fact that many records were set (and reported by the likes of Wisden, BBC etc), and do you feel that this is enough to make the series notable? There have been more significant series in terms of quality of teams that we have intentionally not covered with a standalone article (e.g. UAE-Namibia women). Cheers Bs1jac (talk) 14:02, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Yes, it was precisely that - the records set made the series notable IMO. I did get the 2023 Valletta Cup wrong, though. (My personal opinion is that these matches should never have been given T20I status.) Thanks for the message. StAnselm (talk) 17:27, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Great, that's fair enough. Personally delighted that T20 is being used as an inclusive format with all matches eligible to count, even though it does mess with the record books. I am now only creating associate series if they are part of the qualification pathway for a WC, a regional tournament, multi-sport event, involve a nation with ODI status, or is well-established in it's own right with plenty of coverage (e.g., the Kwibuka). Bs1jac (talk) 20:40, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Yes, that sounds like a good standard. Keep up the great work! StAnselm (talk) 21:04, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

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Covenant Classical Academy -closed?

You wrote an article on Covenant Classical Academy. It's a stub with two sentences. It appears the school may have closed. The website is dead. A site called "Private School Review" says it closed in 2022.[8] the last events listed on their Instagram site are from April 2023.[9] It's not listed on the ACCS directory anymore.[10] I doubt we can ever expand it. There wasn't much there to begin with What should we do about it? Change it to past tense? Delete the article? WestRiding24 (talk) 10:34, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm inclined to delete. If it was notable once, of course, then it's notable forever - but I don't think there ever was much on it. StAnselm (talk) 16:13, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

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Thanks. I'm conscious of the 1RR restriction, but I cannot see how the first edit you mention can be called a reversion (though the second one obviously is). StAnselm (talk) 00:21, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

It's a clear reversion of the term "inaccurately" that had been put into the article earlier today [13]. If you do not want to self-revert, then I will simply file the AE report. – notwally (talk) 00:24, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

I did not know the term "inaccurately" was an addition. StAnselm (talk) 00:33, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

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Unintended quote change

Thanks for catching my slip up at: List of Christian denominations by number of members. I did not mean to change a quote by inserting "Eastern" there. Obviously, I got "trigger"-happy when trying to make the adjustment elsewhere. Sorry about that. (The Independent v. Non-denominational conflation was a different editor's goof.) Anyway, good catch in both cases. 04:16, 3 November 2024 (UTC) AukusRuckus (talk) 04:16, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

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