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:::"Robert Murphy" would be fine. If it's a historical document, I don't want my silly internet handle used! --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 23:43, 4 October 2008 (PDT)
== News namespace ==
I know we've got quite a lot of namespaces already. All the same, I'm wondering if another one might be a good idea. If you look at the [[News]] ([[WikiChristian:Current events]]) page there are links to news articles (like in wikinews.org), for example [[Episcopal Bishop Robinson not invited to the 2008 Lambeth Conference (May 24, 2006)]]. These news articles I think should be in their own namespace rather than the main namespace. What do you think about a "News" namespace? --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 10:26, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
: Are these stories just copies of the news, or might they get commented on in the ___ (G.G.) style? You want people to stumble (Special:Random) across them, right? There are less than a handful right now? I'm happy to do whatever you say, but you maybe could wait to see if this will be a large number of pages first ... ? Don't discount the use of [[Special:Prefixindex]] and formatting all the pages to News:____, without the creation of a namespace. --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 22:29, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
== Clean-up Project ==
Hi Robert. I see you're going great guns on [[ReformedWord]]! Are you learning Latin as you go or have you already studied it? Just a quick note to let you know about a new page I've created [[WikiChristian:Clean-up]]. Is there anything else that you think needs cleaning up on WikiChristian? --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 12:07, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
: An easy way to see what's still using the old format is to see what still links to Template:web_verse, i.e. [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Web_verse]]. Beyond that, I just need to figure out who to move pages! --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 22:37, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
: <small>I forgot to reply to your other stuff</small> I am learning Latin and Hebrew as I go.
== A few Bible chapters and verses missing ==
I have noticed that a very small number of Bible chapters and verses do not seem to have been uploaded. I will let you know about them as I come across them. Here is one: [[Romans 14:24]]. --[[User:Cleaner|Cleaner]] 13:21, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
: I don't know of any other gaps, but that one at least is the WEB's fault. They go with a different verse numbering for parts of Romans from anyone else, based off of problems they find in the Greek text. I would just created/fix any problems you find because there's no systemic way to fix them. --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 22:39, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
== A smaller wiki ==
I note that your bot deleted a load of pages, taking this Wiki off the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_wikis list of largest wikis]. You might be interested to know that WikiChristian's article on Wikipedia is now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/WikiChristian_(3rd_nomination) likely to be deleted] as a result. - [[User:Ghoti|Ghoti]] 21:20, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
: It was an uphill battle to keep LyricWiki, with it 700,000 pages, thousands of edits per days by hundreds of users. The English Wikipedia a sinkhole of people who use '''notability''' as a hammer to crush whatever doesn't meet their liking, or simply as an exercise is wielding smash-power. If we had users to call upon, I could see mounting a campaign to keep the page (showing that the pages aren't gone, simply moved) but without legions to enlist, I'm afraid we'd lose. The other languages of Wikipedia aren't so heavy-handed. I'm real sorry to see that page go, but I don't know how we could stop it. Sorry :-( --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 22:49, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
:: Yep. That's life unfortunately. I agree - it does seem that Wikipedia does seem to have so many users who do want to crush whatever they don't like. Oh well, if it goes, it goes. That won't stop this site from being a useful and good site. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 23:13, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
::: Thanks for that nice dose of good attitude. I'm way too bitter and chalked full of hate at Wikipedia for a Christian! --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 23:24, 8 October 2008 (PDT)
== WikiChristian:Bible page ==
Hi Robert. I've written a short summary on the [[WikiChristian:Bible]] page. If you get time, would you like to look it over and correct / add as you see fit. Thanks. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 13:40, 15 October 2008 (PDT)
== EBD deleting ==
Hi Robert. Since there are over 3,000 EBD pages, I've figured out that it will take a long time to move them all. If you, me and KW all moved 10 a day, then in 100 days we'd have them all moved. I'm going to start with the letter M (for no particular reason - purely random) and work from there. If you like to join me and choose another letter, go for it. Thanks. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham]] 06:47, 17 October 2008 (PDT)
: Is it OK if I just use [[Special:Random]] for a few days at first? (I'm so lazy!) --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 22:48, 17 October 2008 (PDT)
:: No worries. It's kind of fun clicking on Random page isn't it! --[[User:Graham grove|Graham]] 22:57, 17 October 2008 (PDT)
== Greek stuff ==
Hi Robert. I can see your point in moving [[Koine Greek: Purpose]] to [[Greek:Purpose]]. It makes sense. For some reason that I can't quite understand though, I kind of like the Koine Greek lessons about nouns, verbs etc in the main name-space. Weird, hey... --[[User:Graham grove|Graham]] 13:11, 21 October 2008 (PDT)
: There's certainly no accounting for taste! ;-) I think that most speakers of English are so impoverished (compared to two generations ago) with regard to the basics of grammar that lessons in parts of speech, verb tenses and diagramming sentences are very needful, even on a Christian wiki. --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 13:14, 21 October 2008 (PDT)
== BotUm missed some pages ==
BotUm missed converting some pages to the new format. They can be found here [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Web_verse]], he also imported a non-existent book of the Bible Odes which has now been deleted. If you want to use content from other wikis you can find copyright templates here [[:Category:Copyright templates]]. Its OK with Graham. [[User:Kathleen.wright5|Kathleen.wright5]] 23:43, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
: Those "Extra" verses come from the fact that the WEB (the free, English Bible translation we uploaded) uses a bizarre mixture of Greek texts to come up with their verse numbers. Those verses can be deleted or whatever! Odes is a book in the Catholic/Greek Bible. I'm working on how to do their extra Bible books (called the Apocrypha) automatically. Thanks for making all the templates. --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 00:34, 22 October 2008 (PDT)
::The verses have now been deleted. [[User:Kathleen.wright5|Kathleen.wright5]] 00:04, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
== Howdy ==
Hi Robert. Just wanted to say a quick hi and see how life is going for you? --[[User:Graham grove|Graham]] 01:44, 2 November 2008 (PST)
: Hey. I'm good. I've been recruited to play classical guitar at church (we sing hymns, traditional piano/organ style) and it's taken a lot of time to practice. I went back to my old hospital, so I'll have lots more time to work on things. I've been working on getting the hebrew onto RW, 'cause it's nowhere else on the web. Election fever is big here in the States. How are you and all of down under? --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 01:50, 2 November 2008 (PST)
:: I'm fine too. Classical guitar! Wow! I play chords on the guitar, so I know how hard classical guitar is. It's kind of fun practicing though. Cool, I'm glad you'll have some time at your hospital. My college year is ending up in two weeks - a few more essays and exams and then I'll be more free too - still have hospital work and church work though, but both are only part time. I've noticed Hebrew is really getting going on RW. It's looking really good. You must be learning a lot. I always thought it looked like a hard language - I mean, no vowels and reading right to left! There was an interesting article on the BBC the other day about some really old (possibly) Hebrew writing being found - it was a pretty short article though. I bet election fever is big. Good luck to whichever man wins and may God use him for the betterment of your country and the world. I think almost all Australians are betting on an Obama win - most of us over here like the idea of a black man as president, plus the Iraq war, which our government supported, was very unpopular here. But I guess we'll just have to wait and see who wins. I'm sure they'll both do a good job though. The weather starting to warm up down this way. Life is generally pretty nice at the moment. Not much is really happening around this part of the world. My son turned 1 a couple months ago and he's now walking, running, falling and kicking balls - lots of fun and lots and lots of energy. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham]] 02:01, 2 November 2008 (PST)
::: Thanks for touching base. Does this mean you will join a practice somewhere? Hebrew is ''extremely'' hard (this from a man who went to high school in Korea, and had to learn the language). It's even worse to do it in mixed English, the left-to-right right-to-left mess is horrible. Obama's gonna make homosexuality and abortion 100 times more normal in America, though I like his oratory. Summer must be nice, it's all rain here in Seattle. My two year old and I answered the door for Halloween: it was fun. My four year old is Autistic and didn't get it. ... time to go find some EBD's! --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 02:14, 2 November 2008 (PST)
:::: That'll be very sad if Obama does continue the normalization of abortion and homosexuality. Same thing is happening here, and also by leaders who consider themselves Christian. Sin seems to have dipped off the radar in many senses. But, luckily we're not ultimately called to fight culture that embraces sin; rather we're called to proclaim the good news and let God change the hearts of those who are seeking him. Or at least, that's how I see it. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham]] 03:41, 2 November 2008 (PST)
::::: Yeah, I don't read anything in the Bible about "winning the culture" for Christ, only to hold back sin as much as possible. In the main, I fear the trend, because it's never enough to simply ''allow'' sin: those who are doing it want praise and acclaim from men so they can feel OK about doing what they inwardly know to be wrong. Case in point, gay marriage proponents are never satisfied with merely making it the law of the land. In California, a physician lost his license because he "refused to provide medical treatment" to a lesbian. Since that is how the media is reporting it, you might think he didn't do CPR because the patient was gay; ''he asked not to do IV fertilization on religious grounds'', unaware that she was a lesbian merely thinking her to be unmarried. As an M.D. I'm sure you can appreciate that. I think our children are going to have a much easier time distinguishing between the "Christian Culture" of the West and real Christianity than even we do! --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 03:59, 2 November 2008 (PST)
:::::: That's a fascinating story. I can't believe a doctor got in trouble for that. Fortunately that would currently be impossible over here because doctors aren't under any obligation to be involved in any procedure or treatment that they consider immoral. Still, US states have a legal system based in English common law don't they? Thus if it's possible in California, then its' probably possible in South Australia I fear. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham]] 08:55, 2 November 2008 (PST)
::::::: [http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/News2?abbr=daily2_&page=NewsArticle&id=11463&security=1201&news_iv_ctrl=-1], [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,359041,00.html], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Coast_Women%27s_Care_Medical_Group_v._Superior_Court] '''North Coast Women's Care Medical Group vs. Superior Court''' is a case decided before the California Supreme Court on August 19, 2008, ruling that physicians must offer services to gays and lesbians despite religious objections
== Re:Impressive ==
It's my star sign Taurus the Bull, which means I stick with things to the end. [[User:Kathleen.wright5|Kathleen.wright5]] 23:32, 15 November 2008
==WikiChristian E-newsletter==
* Hi Robert: <br> I spoke with [[User:Prab|Prab]] over the phone about helping WikiChristian Admins and editors connect and share tips as they edit WikiChristian. We have decided to set up a listserv where Admins and editors can chare tips if they wish. <br> Here is a description: "WikiChristian is an e-newsletter connecting contributors, writers and administrators for WikiChristian the free encyclopedia and discussion forum of Biblical Christianity that anyone can contribute to." <br>If you would like to join our community of editors and content contributors and learn more about how to edit, <br>please sign up for our '''<big>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WikiChristian/join/ Yahoo! Group here]</big>'''.
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== Hello ==
Hey there. It is nice to meet you. I'm new here. What do you do on here for the most part?--[[User:God'sGirl94|God'sGirl94]] 14:48, 6 March 2009 (PST)
: Well, I'm kind of the nerd-guy! I made all the stuff you can type things like [[John 3:16]] or [[Genesis 1:1]] and see all the fancy Bible stuff. How 'about you? Do you attend a church anywhere? What are some important things for you about being a Christian? Is it hard to be a Christian on the Internet? --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 15:12, 6 March 2009 (PST)
==Romans 14 ==
It appears that BotUm missed out Romans 14 when updating all the Bible Chapters to the new template. Could you take a look at that please? - Probably take you and BotUm 1/10th the time it would take me. [[User:MatthewClarke|Matt]] 17:12, 4 September 2009 (PDT)
: Actually, my computer had died since I run the bot, so I don't have any of the old files. I could re-write the program, but I'm not near my computer at this time. If you haven't had a chance to fix this in three weeks, I can sure re-write it, but it will be that long! Sorry! --[[User:Aquatiki|Aquatiki]] 17:38, 4 September 2009 (PDT)
