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[edit] Contribution

Special:Contributions/169.232.119.242 --169.232.119.242 (talk) 07:40, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] February 2008

Hi, the recent edit you made to Sweden has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. —αἰτίας •discussion• 23:12, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] True Cross

Read the article! Just a couple of paragraphs further down, it tells you exactly which Christians do or don't accept the "tradition" of the True Cross. It is correct to say that it is a tradition. It is not correct to say that it is a Christian belief, because many Christians don't believe it.

If one writes that something is a "tradition", then it means, straight away, that only some people follow it. Santa Claus is a tradition. Facing Mecca for prayer is a tradition. Wearing a blue garter on your wedding day is a tradition. Throwing coins in the Trevi Fountain is a tradition. They don't have to be your traditions, but they are all traditions.

What you are suggesting is "simplistic". In other words, you are making one simple rule for all Christians. You want to say "Christians believe this...." But it isn't that simple. Christians do not believe the same way about everything. There are some beliefs, the most important ones, that all Chritians believe, (otherwise, they are not Christians). But very particular beliefs, like whether a little splinter of wood really came from the cross of Jesus is not something that every single Christian in the world believes, so it is a big mistake to lump them all together in the first sentence.

What is more, the beliefs of every religious group have to be written about with respect. It is not the part of Wikipedia to judge whether beliefs are right or wrong. Regardless of what an editor may think about a particular set of beliefs, it is OK to say what people believe in. Amandajm (talk) 05:46, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Edit summaries

Hi there, thanks for your good edits, however, could I ask you to leave out the word "fucking" in your summaries? Some people may be offended by that word, it doesn't really need to be there, and people might get the impression you're insulting them. Thanks, and happy editing! --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 23:20, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I have a problem with your edit summaries too. This revision that you made is quite good, but your edit summary "Yes! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHh" doesn't quite fit what you did, so I got suspicious and now lost valuable time in my RC patrol. Please, make edit summaries that reflect what you did, like "fix links" or something like that. Thanks! —Signed by KoЯnfan71 My Talk Sign Here! 00:57, 16 March 2008 (UTC)