User talk:Davemcl
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[edit] Categories
Hi, Dave. I noticed that you have added Category:Calvinism to various articles, but in some cases, I think this categorization is mistaken according to the guideline found at WP:SUBCAT because usually articles should not be a member of a cat and its subcat. For instance, you added Category:Calvinism to George Whitefield, but he was already a member of Category:Reformed theologians which is a subcat of of Category:Calvinism. I would argue he does not merit an exception to the general rule ("not a member of a cat and its subcat") because, while he certainly was an important Calvinist, he was not so important in the history of Calvinism (like, say, John Calvin or Theodore Beza are). Likewise the Presbyterian Church in America is a member of Category:Presbyterianism in the United States, so it shouldn't also be a member of the parent Category:Calvinism. --Flex 13:18, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Please don't add copyrighted text to Wikipedia
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We appreciate your creation of the article, North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council, but we cannot accept copyrighted text borrowed from other web sites or printed material. Please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for more information on this topic, or generally, Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. Please do not remove the copyright violation notice placed in the article or repost the suspected infringing text. However, if you would like to rewrite the article in your own words, follow the link in the posted notice to create a temporary subpage. If your new article is appropriate, and not a further copyright violation, the reviewing administrator will move that new article into place once the copyright status of the original has been resolved. Happy editing! Blueboy96 06:40, 21 August 2006 (UTC)