Todd Volker

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Lincoln Bicentennial Bike Tour

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WP:ERA, article uses CE style, not AD

Per WP:ERA, where it says "Do not change from one style to another unless there is substantial reason for the change, and consensus for the change with other editors", do not change date styles as you did here and here on the Cahokia article. Thank you. Heiro 16:00, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

The original date style for that article was BC/AD. Your edits were not only okay, but necessary. The issue is now being debated on the talk page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cahokia it is also, and more importantly being debated on the dispute resolution boards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Cahokia.

A similar topic is being debated at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Native_Americans_in_the_United_States#Date_Style Primus128 (talk) 06:27, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Primus is using a statement that was removed fromm WP:ERA that sid the original style has priority. That was deliberately removed and if an article has been stable for some time then any change needs justification. Dougweller (talk) 06:56, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

February 2012

Please stop adding unreferenced or poorly referenced biographical content, especially if controversial to articles or any other Wikipedia page, as you did at Kathleen Sebelius. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 00:11, 9 February 2012 (UTC) This is untrue and an overstatement. People call themselves pro-life. No one made this up; this is the contemporary term for the group.

Cahokia DRN thread

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WP:ERA again

Per WP:ERA, where it says "Do not change from one style to another unless there is substantial reason for the change, and consensus for the change with other editors", do not change date styles as you did here and [1] on the Dickson Mounds article. Edit war over this and this account will get blocked. Heiro 17:37, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Order of the Arrow

Hi Todd Volker,

I undid the addition of your note to the citation in the article Order of the Arrow because your note describing the source did not match the contents of the source. If you would like to discuss this, please let me know. Perhaps we can use the talk page of the article. Dkreisst (talk) 23:59, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm confused what you're talking about. The OA criticism contained in the Indiana University student newspaper consisted of comments by a professor who---merely walking past an OA event---came to summary and incomplete, and incorrect, conclusions. In any court of law, this would have the status of hearsay. Was Brantmeier biased?

The radio show's contents were a confused mix of subjects, since it featured a number of people calling in, chipping in various feelings and confused views. Call in shows are like this. The predominant criticism was centered on the Koshare group, and I agree with this criticism. But the paintbrush tarred the OA, which is a different thing from the Koshares, although the talk show participants seemed to not recognize this.

So it goes. I would hope in Wikipedia land that there would be some critical assessment of critiques, as well as assertions.

Hi Todd Volker,

Your edit inserted into the reference for the radio program and solely about the radio program, so if you have a critical assessment of Brantmeier, I hope you bring it up. I suggest using the article talkpage.

I believe your statement that the radio program had a number of people calling in is incorrect. The closest thing that could be considered a call-in was the section titled "Firehouse Feedback". It is common for news programs on community radio stations to provide their listeners with an opportunity to speak out on political topics, similar to how newspapers provide the service of publishing letters to the editor. On the radio program, this section is clearly separated from the newscast, as it should be, by being described to the listener as being separate from the news. If you can provide an example of someone calling in during the program, please let me know.

As for the program being a mix of subjects, I suppose you could let the radio station know that you would prefer them to store their news items by subject instead of by day.

And, as I mentioned in my edit summary, there is no mention of Koshare in the newscast. If you have more information with a source, please bring it up. Dkreisst (talk) 08:08, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

I have removed your comment in this same article. You can contact Dkreisst by answering their comments right here; I'm sure they will come back to this page, or you can leave them a note on their talk page. Drmies (talk) 02:43, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Dkreisst: don't be harsh; I'm trying to clear up confusion and remedy an injustice. It's clear that Brantmeier didn't know much about the organization he so quickly can, nevertheless, criticize. I hope he reads this article! :) With respect to the radio show, one must listen to it: the speakers talk about a "museum" and all associated with it, the scouts doing shows and such: this is the Koshare group, not the OA, which HAS no museum and does NOT do dancing that interprets Native religious ideas or themes; the Koshare do (or did), and patted their conscience by styling it an "interpretation". So it's important to view these things clearly. I can appreciate someone who is sensitive to PC concerns wishing to offend no group, and jumping to the conclusion that the critics here are in the right. They are not.

It is worth pointing out to you that non-Natives ("white people") are often allowed to participate in dancing at pow wows. It's pretty standard. I feel it serves a good purpose; certainly the OA better acquaints its members with the checkered history of US-Native relations. I think Native criticism of non-Natives for participating is rare and unusual in the present day.