User talk:69.81.168.188

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I came across your contributions at the Mahdi page; I don't have enough expertise to comment there, but your edits to Gog and Magog are — and I'm sorry to be so frank — not up to par. You might want to read WP:NPOV to see the point of view from which Wikipedia articles should be written, and WP:CITE for how to cite sources.

I'm certain that your knowledge will be helpful to Wikipedia, but you will find that many people against your edits (and reverting them, as I have) when you seem to be writing from a specific point of view and don't cite sources. Particularly for articles associated with religion, it's important to maintain a basis of secondary sources; you can read why at WP:IS, WP:ISNOT, and WP:NOR.

Again: welcome to Wikipedia, and good luck! --Mgreenbe 11:55, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm reverting your edits to Gog and Magog again; I've reverted other unsourced edits you've made as well. "According to Wikipedia resources" is not a valid citation. More importantly, the section on Gog and Magog in the Bible is not a place for speculation; it is a place for
  1. Citing relevant portions of the bible, and
  2. Citing secondary sources relevant to those portions.
Your claim that "Gog, Gomer, Tubal, Mesheck and the house of Togarmah" are identified with the sons of Japheth is unsourced. Please do not add it back in without a verifiable, credible secondary source.
I took out your specific mention of Ashkenazi Jews living in Israel as sons of Japheth. This, according to the Bible, is inaccurate, as all of the Jews are sons of Abraham, who is a descendant of Shem.
I clarified your citation of Jordanes. It is a helpful and interesting addition, thank you for finding the source! --Mgreenbe 14:02, 10 December 2005 (UTC)