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Ho Yeow Sun

You will find extensive discussion of the pastor-or-not issue at Talk:Ho Yeow Sun. In summary, she was described as a pastor by the church previously and this is recorded in print, but the church now claims that the title was "purely honorific". I've added a sentence that notes both, with references; you'll also note that the "personal communication" in question is quoted in full on Talk (I've added the relevant sections to the ref) and you've welcome to mail CHC to ask if they've changed their mind again... Jpatokal (talk) 05:18, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

And re: Music Director, Ho Yeow Sun resigned that position in 2003, while your quote is from 2006. Jpatokal (talk) 05:22, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

David Yem has been music director since at least 1998/99. You do not understand the nature of a worship pastor. The role does not contradict the communications from either her or the church. A worship pastor is not an ordained pastor, but neither are they a music director --TheThankful (talk) 17:28, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

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Warning

W:DNTTR. You are changing content in the lede of Europe in a way which does not reflect the main part of of the article in particular the history section. You are in an inexperienced editor who is adding unsourced statements to the lede which constitute original research. You will be reported at if you continue. I will now add a new sourced sentence which properly reflects the sources and not your own synthesis. If you continue reverting you could be blocked. Mathsci (talk) 04:37, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

I have provided a reference. It's widely known, hardly "original research". Read up son. --TheThankful (talk) 04:50, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Please don't call other wikipedians "son". You removed the reference to Lewis & Wigen which says that "Ancient Greece is often (but by no means always) regarded as the birthplace of Western Culture" (page 226). That is not an acceptable method of editing. The lede is a summary of what is in the article. I helped rewrite the history section with User:Hemlock Martinis using multiple sources. Any way your own method of arguing on the talk page without providing proper sources is in an unacceptable way to proceed. Your hasty shotgun type of editing and bullying is equally unacceptable. Mathsci (talk) 05:05, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Son, you're the one who threatened me with blocks and the like. If there's been any bullying it's from your end. You need to do some more research if you honestly believe Western Civilization began in Greece, and no a quick Google is not "research". The Origins of Western Civilisation were up and away in the middle east well before Greeks settled into cities. Read up the reference I provided.--TheThankful (talk) 05:10, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

WP:ANI

You have been reported at WP:ANI for breaking the three revert rule, for bullying and for removing a sourced statement from the lede of Europe. Mathsci (talk) 04:59, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Blocked 24 hours

For edit warring on Europe, after being notified of the three revert rule and the ANI thread. The edit that broke 3RR. Even if you honestly believe your content changes are 100% justified -- talk them out. The distinctions and rules on edit warring are probably our most "bright line" rules, like an electric fence which no one may cross. The only exemptions are if you are removing violations of the WP:BLP or WP:COPYVIO policies from pages (not just articles) and even then, you may be called to justify those edits later. Edit warring is pretty much one of our #1 things to avoid, in the future. rootology/equality 05:21, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

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