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| I'd appreciate it if you were more careful with edit summaries. A recent edit summary of yours to ] made it sound as you though were an admin asking others to limit links in the Conservative section to 3. First of all, I don't believe you are an admin (unless I missed something completely). Second of all, admins aren't anybody special -- we just handle extra tasks. We certainly shouldn't ever, as a principle of ], throw our weight around by saying "I, as an admin, tell you to do this" -- that wouldn't be right. And if you're saying that, whether or not you're an admin, you're giving the impression to others that admins can do this: not good. I'm assuming you just misspoke, but I really hope you'll try to avoid this in the future. It reflects badly on the work we do here when we mislead others, especially when we mislead them about our personal rights and powers. Thanks, ] 20:38, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC) | I'd appreciate it if you were more careful with edit summaries. A recent edit summary of yours to ] made it sound as you though were an admin asking others to limit links in the Conservative section to 3. First of all, I don't believe you are an admin (unless I missed something completely). Second of all, admins aren't anybody special -- we just handle extra tasks. We certainly shouldn't ever, as a principle of ], throw our weight around by saying "I, as an admin, tell you to do this" -- that wouldn't be right. And if you're saying that, whether or not you're an admin, you're giving the impression to others that admins can do this: not good. I'm assuming you just misspoke, but I really hope you'll try to avoid this in the future. It reflects badly on the work we do here when we mislead others, especially when we mislead them about our personal rights and powers. Thanks, ] 20:38, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC) | ||
| :I've looked at things a little more -- it appears you were following Raul's request. Don't worry too much about it, but (for the reasons above) please do avoid it in the future! Thanks. :-) ] 20:41, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC) | |||
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Ok, thank you. I am reading thru the "guidelines". Thanks for your feed-back. User:IZAK
Hi IZAK. Can I just check that you know how to do a redirect? It's just that I've corrected a couple that you've created. To create a redirect, type #REDIRECT ] with no return. -- Graham :) | Talk 22:58, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)
IZAK, I moved your Mormon Israelites section to the Mormonism article. Thanks a bunch for the contribution! Tom (hawstom) 21:59, 13 Apr 2004 (UTC)
IZAK, I am told this contribution of yours needs to go in the Mormonism and Judaism article, but I am too lazy to put it there myself. Would it be too much of an imposition to ask you to do it? Tom (hawstom) 04:59, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Mormon Israelites
Some branches of Mormonism, as well as other modern religions, maintain that their members are Israelites. Most prominently the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) holds that those who are baptized by a Latter-day Saint (LDS) Priesthood authority become an Israelite and thereby become one of God's chosen people by covenanting with God in baptism. By being confirmed as a member of the LDS Church and given the "gift" of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands, a member is said to become an "adopted" Israelite, whether or not there are biological relations to ancient Israelites.
One popular doctrine in Mormonism is that ten lost tribes of Israel exist in the form of their Gentile descendents, and in the future they will gather in the Americas and establish a new Zion. The tenth Article of Faith of the LDS Church states, "We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes". The LDS Church maintains that this is actually occuring in the current day, as people are converted. This is discussed in more detail in the article on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. See also Mormonism and Judaism.
Did so as you requested. IZAK
Yet again I am finding myself clearing up all your redirects after you. Have you actually read the message I left for you above? -- Graham :) | Talk 03:18, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Dear Graham, Thanks for the good work. Sorry, I do seem to have overlooked the finer points of the "redirects"! Thanks for bringinging this to my attention. IZAK
Hi IZAK,
I'd appreciate it if you were more careful with edit summaries. A recent edit summary of yours to Jew made it sound as you though were an admin asking others to limit links in the Conservative section to 3. First of all, I don't believe you are an admin (unless I missed something completely). Second of all, admins aren't anybody special -- we just handle extra tasks. We certainly shouldn't ever, as a principle of Wikiquette, throw our weight around by saying "I, as an admin, tell you to do this" -- that wouldn't be right. And if you're saying that, whether or not you're an admin, you're giving the impression to others that admins can do this: not good. I'm assuming you just misspoke, but I really hope you'll try to avoid this in the future. It reflects badly on the work we do here when we mislead others, especially when we mislead them about our personal rights and powers. Thanks, Jwrosenzweig 20:38, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- I've looked at things a little more -- it appears you were following Raul's request. Don't worry too much about it, but (for the reasons above) please do avoid it in the future! Thanks. :-) Jwrosenzweig 20:41, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)