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List of most overpopulated countries

Yes I agree with your comment on this talk page. I've noted my thoughts there SuzanneKn (talk) 16:59, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

International Agrarian Bureau

Thanks for this article! I was not aware of this group, but I am very glad to hear of it, and the Carlson book, as well. Cheers! ---RepublicanJacobite_{The'FortyFive'} 21:38, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I am interested in all of those "Third Way" paths, as well. The whole left-right divide has gotten old, useless, and dangerous. It is good to meet a fellow enthusiast. Let me know if I can ever be of assistance. Cheers! ---RepublicanJacobite_{The'FortyFive'} 15:37, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Merge

I just took care of the problem. Thanks.Redddogg (talk) 05:29, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of American Rescue Workers

A tag has been placed on American Rescue Workers requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

REPLY -

The idea of Wikipedia is excellent. The Internet should have a comprehensive encyclopedia of academic and pop culture topics.

It doesn’t work in the real world, unfortunately.

The most common complaint is that it is open to any one to make a contribution. However, since it is continually peer-reviewed this is not the problem that it may appear to be. Bad information is corrected and may indeed lead to a more informed article/essay after editing and discussion.

No, the real problem is the designation of a score or so “SuperEditors” who have the authority to delete or change an article although they, generally, lack any knowledge base from which to make such decisions.

My expertise lies in the history and operations of religious denominations and sects, and of comparable political parties and ideologies. I can tell anyone more than they want to know about Hardshell Baptists, or Free Will Baptists or Primitive Universalist Baptists and can equally account for the activities of Gold Democrats, Loco Focos, Hunkers or Mugwumps. Religious or political oddities are a specialty of mine.

With this background, I happened to note that while Wikipedia had articles on the Salvation Army and Volunteers of America, they lacked one on the third such church-based social welfare organization, American Rescue Workers. I, therefore, posted such an entry.

A “SuperEditor” speedily deleted it, he felt that it wasn’t important enough. The SuperEditor obviously didn’t know that the ARW was organized in 1884, that it operated many charitable programs, enlisted the assistance of thousands and served hundreds of thousands annually. Indeed, the “SuperEditor” didn’t bother to read my article. It was deleted, quite frankly, because the “SuperEditor” was woefully ignorant and unwilling to learn.

Interestingly, I also discovered that the Wikipedia “SuperEditors” approved of an article about a political organization that really doesn’t exist. Or rather to be precise, a “organization” which is the creation of one person operating out of his apartment. When informed that this organization probably doesn’t deserve its own entry due to lack of importance, the “SuperEditor” informed me that it must exist because it has a website! Anyone can have a website.

So an organization that serves several hundred thousand people a year out of six major headquarters with a 130 year history isn’t important enough for Wikipedia but one that has only one-member with his own website does.

Silly? Absurd?

I've replied to your comments at [[1]] Bluap (talk) 08:11, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

I addressed your comments at Wikipedia:Village_pump (policy)#SuperEditors should be required to know something, which should help resolve this problem. If you have further questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact me on my talk page and I will do my best to assist you. Regards SoWhy 08:58, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

SuperEditors should be required to know something

Your post has been moved to the Wikipedia:Village pump (policy), a more relevant forum. See Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#SuperEditors_should_be_required_to_know_something. Regards, --Cybercobra (talk) 07:27, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

American Rescue Workers

I have edited your deleted article a bit and moved it into main space. Thanks for contributing an article on an encyclopedic topic and for bringing attention to the article when it was deleted. Wikipedia now has an article on American Rescue Workers! --Kleopatra (talk) 17:46, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Drop me a line if there is a subsequent attempt to delete this article at Articles for Deletion, it seems to be a clearly encyclopedia-worthy topic and would appreciate the opportunity to state such a rationale, should it become necessary. Keep up the good work! Carrite (talk) 04:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

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Attorney General of Minnesota

I have updated the party affiliation for Harry H. Peterson from DFL to Farmer-Labor during his tenure as Attorney General. I was able to confirm this via the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.Blackforest92 (talk) 17:37, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

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