Summer Song

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About Jehovah's Witnesses

I can't understand what you said in this. You said:

This non-acceptance is mutual; quite a number of non-Jehovah's Witness Christians believe that it is the Jehovah's Witnesses who have departed from the truth.

Then what is the truth that you say? Trinity? Christian cross? Or others? Please explain. And if you think your belief is truth, I think you should prove from the Bible. Rantaro 07:58, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)

All religious people have departed from the truth.

Franz

Hi SS, just wanted to let you know that br franz did maintain that only anointed bros coulsd serve on the GB and after his death this changed. I did not feel it an impotant point to add, but at least you know the truth. george 22:37, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Reordering pages

Summer Song, please discuss page changes prior to actually implementing them. Thanks. Netkinetic 20:07, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Jehovah's Witnesses

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Creating Articles w/ Categories

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Kylie Tennant

Wy did you change the standard and Wiki-style presentation of dates (1912–1988) to the very non-standard and non-Wiki (b.1912 d.1988)? Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:38, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Help with Translation!?

Can you help translate this for me to swedish? Many thanks in advance!

For a small country, Albania is endowed with considerable resources. The southwestern part of the country is rich in petroleum and natural gas. The northeastern region has substantial reserves of metallic mineral deposits, including chromium, copper, and iron-nickel. Large deposits of lignite (soft coal) are found near Tiranë, and natural asphalt is mined near Selenicë.

Albania is also rich in rivers and streams with significant hydroelectric potential. These have been exploited quite effectively, making the country an energy exporter. A number of huge hydroelectric power plants have been built, mainly on the Drin River, and more than half of the country's arable land is irrigated, largely from the artificial reservoirs created upstream of the dams.

--Armour 14:01, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

Editing Jehovah's Witnesses articles

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• WP:NOR - no original research: your findings on Scripture have no place here
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• WP:AGF - assume good faith: even if an edit is wildly divergent from what you are accustomed to, are comfortable with, or want to see in a particular article, don't assume bad motives on the part of the editor. They could be inexperienced, or have access to information that you may very well have never seen before. This means giving the benefit of the doubt to the largest extent possible.
• WP:CIV - Civility - "We cannot always expect people to love, honor, obey, or even respect another. But we have every right to demand civility."
• WP:SOCK - No Sock puppets - do not use multiple accounts to bolster support for your edits, or to avoid personal attacks (see next point for how to deal with personal attacks)
• WP:NPA - No personal attacks: calling into question someone's character, intelligence, or integrity by means of insults or condescendingly toned jabs simply because you don't like their edit or their position is unacceptable. If you keep making negative comments on the editor and not the edits, you could be banned (see WP:BAN.)
• WP:VAND - Vandalism: what it is, what it is not, and how to deal with it.

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Please clarify

Your starting version [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Kimbangu&oldid=11098449} og Simon Kimbangu, as well as the latest one, which didn't differ that much, looks dangerously close to the Encyclopedia Britannica entry:

• http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9045460

Please clarify the sources for your edits.

Pjacobi 17:18, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

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Summer Song Edits

Hello Summer Song, I wanted to request that you, when editing the 'Governing Body' page, please read the paragraph and condense it to a 2-3 sentence summary or paraphrase instead of just deleting it. A case in point, you made a deletion of the 'Branch Committee' stating that it had nothing to do with the 'Governing Body' but yet, the 'Governing Body' appoints members for the 'Branch Committee' and provides direction and guidance for their roles. I think it would have been better to summarize that and maybe a sentence or two about the 'Branch Committee' to shorten or condense the information and possibly providing a link to the full explanation to the 'Branch Committee'. I'll await your reply before I proceed with this course of direction. Protector of the Truth 18:48, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Lactarius deliciosus

Hello- Did you translate this article from Norwegian? It's a good idea to mention at the bottom of the article if it is a translation, that way people who know the original language can use the original article to adjust the English. Takk! -Eric ^(talk) 16:09, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

editing JW articles

I have a letter from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses with their recommendations about editing Wikipedia articles about our faith. Please email me and I will send you a copy of the email I've sent to other JW Wikipedians. - CobaltBlueTony 18:13, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

• Did you read this message yet? - CobaltBlueTony 15:58, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Why did you move the "List of Jehovah's Witness Literature" article?

Why did you move the "List of Jehovah's Witness Literature" article? I think the title should retain "Jehovah's Witness" in it. Dtbrown 16:59, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Help Prevent Article Deletion: Religious Perspectives on Dinosaurs

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Thanks! Killdevil 03:58, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Faithful and Discreet Slave

I would recommend Insight on the Scriptures on the subject if you have access to one. I'm trying to avoid Wikipedia for now, fall term starts Monday for me. Duffer 20:26, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Recent Edit to Eschatology of JWs

Recently, you added this to the article:

However, that gives no reason to think that the organization supported any type of extreme behavior. The article was meant to encourage the members to live a simple life and preach the word, maybe spending their time as pioneers.

I'm not sure if I understand your edit. Are you saying the Organization in 1974 was not commending those who sold their homes in order to pioneer? I thought that was what the 1974 Kingdom Ministry was applauding. You also state that the Kingdom Ministry aticle "was meant to encourage the members to live a simple life and preach the word..." Isn't that reading into the article a motive? How do you know what that motive was? Shouldn't we just state what it says without interpretation? Dtbrown 04:51, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Marvin Shilmer

The purpose of your edit on my Talk Page is unclear. Are you disputing an edit I have made??--Jeffro77 07:52, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Deo Volente

I have done what you asked for Jehovah's Witnesses literature. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 03:35, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Merges

Hi. Yes, I agree with the article merges you suggested. I'm not doing a lot of editing for a few weeks on the JW articles because it's been getting frustrating, but I'll be around, and will be back more frequently in a while.--Jeffro77 (talk) 03:55, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

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AfD nomination of Jehovah's Witnesses and salvation

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HELP

Can you HELP me? Please watch this. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 07:29, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

SOS

Can you HELP me? Please watch this. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 01:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

This version in Indonesia Wikipedia is going to be deleted. Can you help me to SAY NO in its Talk in id.wiki? I don't know why they don't appreciate Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech. Thanks. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 07:37, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Kingdom Songs

I am overseas travelling and just saw your request for help regarding the 'Kingdom Songs' article. Though the content that was removed is okay, the reference provided is not. However, despite the objection made by the person who deleted it, I am quite sure that there is a supporting reference in JW literature, though I don't have the library CD with my overseas.--Jeffro77 (talk) 16:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

September 2008

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New policy on date links

I just reverted you on Lommedalen. There has apparently recently been a change of consensus when ot comes to wikilinking years and dates. You can see what the guidelines state at MOS:NUM. There is some discussion on it going on, but you will notice an ongoing effort of removing incidental links to dates and years. __meco (talk) 07:42, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Governing Body

Hi. You said: "The recent version claims that "the origin of the governing body is not clear", while the previous version clearly stated that the leadership of JW before the 70's was the board of the Watchtower Society." The thing is, both are true. The origins of the formal 'Governing Body' (a proper noun, a special term, and having theological significance, also note capitalisation) was only clearly established in the 70s, and is not strictly synonymous with the leadership (prior to its formal formation).--Jeffro77 (talk) 18:07, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Rømme

Hej, såg du plockade bort Rømme från Smetena. Finns det smetena i Norge?

Warrington (talk) 22:19, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Ikke Krotekaker heller?

Warrington (talk) 21:45, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Jehovah's Witnesses project

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AfD nomination of Ministerial Training School

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Advice on getting format consensus?

Care to give me some advice here? Cordially, SergeWoodzing (talk) 14:44, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

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