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Jesusism edit

About that Jesusism article. Could you please add some sources or tell where you got your information? Please check out Wikipedia Policy on Verfiability for more guidelines about sourcing. I am adding an unreferenced tag to that article now. Also, on a Google search for Jesusism, I found ~500 sites. The top ~40 or so I looked at the summaries, and could find nothing substantiating what you wrote. Please add some references, and delete those tags when you're done. Copysan 01:18, 27 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

The Jesusism article is back. Since you have seen the AfD for it, and you know of previous concerns, an application of your knowledge to this article would probably allay another AfD. Copysan 23:31, 14 February 2006 (UTC)Reply
I have looked over the sourcing and added the appropriate tags. So far, the only paragraph to escape the {{fact}} tag is the paragraph noting the distinction between Jesus the man and Jesus the God. Please add references for the other paragraphs. Also, the link where I included the {{Verify credibility}} tag does not work. Please replace and delete tags as are neccessary. Thanks! Copysan 01:58, 18 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Proper way to contact somebody edit

Thanks for your reply in email, but the proper way to contact somebody is via their talk page. You go to the persons talk page, click edit, and add a new section and your message. Thanks Copysan 06:12, 15 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

AfD nomination of Jesusism edit

An editor has nominated Jesusism, an article on which you have worked or that you created, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also "What Wikipedia is not"). Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jesusism (2nd nomination) and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate. Thank you. . -- Pastordavid 19:26, 24 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (California) (November 17) edit

 
Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by MatthewVanitas was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved. MatthewVanitas (talk) 05:42, 17 November 2014 (UTC)Reply


 
Hello! Jag149, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! MatthewVanitas (talk) 05:42, 17 November 2014 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act has been accepted edit

 
Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia!

MatthewVanitas (talk) 08:05, 18 November 2014 (UTC)Reply