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Concerns about NPOV of Mormonism-related articles
editI understand your concern about NPOV in regards to Mormonism related articles. I noticed that you put this point on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement page. If you would like to have some further discussion about this issue, I would suggest that you add a comment to the talk page of that Wikiproject. It is fairly active and specific concerns certainly would be addressed.
From my own experience, I find that many of the denominations and religious movements that stem from the philosophies of Joseph Smith, Jr. (of Palmyra, New York) are quite well represented within the Wikipedia editor culture, and most of those who have been long time contributors on the more popular articles (like First Vision, Joseph Smith, Jr., Book of Mormon, and other similar articles) actually go out of their way and even perhaps go too far in minimizing the significance of the church headquartered in Salt Lake City.
In other articles that have not received nearly as much review, I would agree that there is a tendency of some more bias that the LDS Church == Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement as a whole. Most of that is very much unintentional, as many of the writers may only be familiar with the LDS Church and its teachings, and be using as primary sources information which is also written from a similar point of view. In this case assume good faith and know that this is a wiki... you can help to improve this by adding your own voice and helping to balance this website out. Nobody has a monopoly on what is correct, and a diversity of voices is encouraged here on Wikipedia.
I hope that you can join us on this project and help us out. If you continue to participate with the editing and development of Wikipedia, I think you, too, will discover the great diversity of the participants as well. This is an exciting project (I've been with it actually before Wikipedia itself was started... back in the Nupedia days) and I am looking forward to seeing your contributions on many other articles. --Robert Horning (talk) 00:01, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Whose Responsible This
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A tag has been placed on Whose Responsible This requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Joe Chill (talk) 23:18, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
Whose Responsible This
editA discussion over whether or not to delete the article, Whose Responsible This is taking place here. Your input would be appreciated. Thanks. Friginator (talk) 19:11, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
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