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Further to my response at my talk page I note that both Longhair and Brian have come to your page to welcome you. Both are great participants here and you have some fundamental links to get you started in terms of understanding. If you need more help please ask at any time.--VirtualSteve 07:31, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
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Bidgee (talk) 08:27, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
- You've asked for a discussion - please feel free to chip in with Bidgee at my talk page.--VirtualSteve 08:56, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
Warragul edit
Hey HiLo48, I took him off the list as he didn't see notable as only being a professor and it was unsourced. Feel free to add him back again though, try and find a reference and perhaps list what he has contributed to, i.e. research in a particular area. Cheers Slabba (talk) 08:48, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
David Hodgett
Well, the disambiguation page does say that "registrar" is a keeper of records, and that's about as much as I know. The page was created as part of a sweep to have articles for all current Australian politicians, and my source was the Victorian Parliament's member bio. It says that he worked as a registrar for various immigration authorities, and when I created the article I was unsure as to which would best suit, so I left it as the link to the disambig. I agree this isn't ideal, but it's the best I could come up with, not being overly familiar with immigration procedures. Frickeg (talk) 22:58, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
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Tony Abbott controversies section
As requested: Talk:Tony_Abbott#Proposal_to_remove_controversies_section --Surturz (talk) 09:23, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
Table in australia article...
You should really bring that up on the article talk page. thanks --Merbabu (talk) 11:30, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
Helpful hint
Hello HiLo, I see that you're concerned about the recent IP edit warring on Left-wing politics. Have you seen the warnings and notices for user talk pages? You can start with a level 1 template, assuming good faith, and work up from there. Hope this helps.--Pondle (talk) 13:25, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
FAR - BSA membership controversies
Boy Scouts of America membership controversies has been nom'd for FAR at: Misplaced Pages:Featured article review/Boy Scouts of America membership controversies/archive2 — Rlevse • Talk • 15:12, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Wow, talk about obfuscation!
Followup. When the BSA let the non-lawyers talk, things get a bit odd. For instance from the previous BSA president, Rick Cronk, in an interview in 2006
Question: Turning to God in the scout oath, does one have to believe in a Christian God to be a Boy Scout?
Answer: There must be hundreds of Gods out there. God in the oath refers to a supreme being of some sort – it's a moral or ethical or spiritual orientation. We don't care if it's Mohammad or Buddha or a rock in Japan. We ask the kids to take the Scout oath and what they do on their own time is up to them.
It is embarrassing that a president of a national youth organization with Muslim, Buddhists, etc. members isn't aware that considering Mohammad as God is blasphemous for Muslims, that Buddhists don't consider Buddha to be a supreme being nor is there a supreme being and followers of Shintoism don't consider a rock in Japan to be a supreme being. It is perhaps more understandable that he doesn't realize some Christian theologians would argue that God isn't a being supreme or otherwise (the word 'being' puts limits on God that shouldn't be there). --Erp (talk) 03:27, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
- We really don't want to know does fit; I will point out that the Girl Scouts of the USA are generally more accepting (and have been pilloried by some on the religious right wing for that). You might find the thread at http://www.escouts.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=12540 interesting. It mostly deals with the issues from the UK Scouting Association point of view (generally ok on gays, split on atheists). The BSA can be slow to change, it wasn't until 1974 that the last official vestige of racial discrimination was removed (Mormon run troops did not permit blacks to be senior patrol leaders). --Erp (talk) 04:17, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Images?
Hi, you wouldn't happen to have any images of the desalination plant or north-south pipeline? I read that you visited the site and thought you may have taken some photos. I'll probably be visiting one or both sites this year so I'll eventually grab some photos. Nick carson (talk) 02:17, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
- Cool, thanks. They have used that tactic before during rallies at the site, but I'm not sure if they use it when there are no planned rallies. Nick carson (talk) 02:38, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
The USA
In reply to: Why not THE USA? That's how I've always said it and written it. HiLo48 (talk) 23:00, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
I learned that in class (in France, even though I am an English native speaker) and remember losing points on a test because of that mistake. However, after quick research I cannot seem to find why that would not be acceptable. In fact, even on the USA Misplaced Pages page it-self, it is written twice times the USA. Therefore, I can only suppose I (and the teacher who taught me that) am (are) wrong. Sorry for the inconvenience. Have a good one! Xionbox (talk) 23:14, 3 January 2010 (UTC)