User talk:Peter bergquist

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"A QUESTION CAN HAVE A MILLION ANSWERS, BUT AN ANSWER IS WORTH ONLY ONE" --Existential Thinker 02:41, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Welcome to Mytalk page

Here are some of my favorite quotes:

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. --Buddha

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. --Richard Armour

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. --Aristotle

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. --John Stuart Mill

A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it. --Frank Lloyd Wright

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue --Senator Barry Goldwater

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote! --Benjamin Franklin

Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those others that have been tried from time to time. --Winston Churchill

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. --Abraham Lincoln

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. --Thomas Paine

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. --George Washington

Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels. --Samuel Johnson

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. --Bertrand Russell

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it --George Bernard Shaw

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? --Pablo Casals

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched. --Guy de Maupassant

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. --Confucius

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking. --George S. Patton

How does Wkipedia administrate blatant eracism? It is happening quite frequently on the Iraq war Talk page. Please help put an end to disrespectful editing and deleting so that others can express free speech without censorship.

This is a bit beyond the scope of 'helpme', which is intended to help people with issues more related to direct editing of the encyclopedia, and not so much for dispute resolution. Please have a look at Wikipedia:Resolving disputes for the process to go through should you find yourself in a content dispute. -Dawson 19:43, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome

Hello, Peter bergquist! Welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Wikipedia Boot Camp, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on talk pages and vote pages using four tildes, like this ~~~~. When you save the page, the tildes will expand into your name and the date. You should always sign talk pages, but not articles. If you have any questions, please see the help pages, add a question to the village pump, or ask me on my talk page. Once again, welcome! AnnH ♫ 01:48, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

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If you want some POV on the Iraq War from a soldier who served there, come to my talk page. Also, it's generally considered bad form not to sign your own signature on a talk page: it makes it hard for people to send you messages. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 03:40, 26 March 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Reply to your post on the Iraq War talk page.

As I posted on the Iraq War talk page in the topic above where you posted, I am generally very biased in favor of the United States because I am generally proud of what it has done in the world compared to other nations. That being said, I always enjoy hearing about and learning from different points of view and yours was very interesting. In addition to responding below, I will check out the links you posted. I look forward to hearing your reply.  :-)

1) Regarding your question as to why, if we are truly fighting a war on terrorism, are we only fighting in Iraq I would respond a few ways:

a) A minor point, but we are fighting in Afghanistan as well.

b) While the U.S. would like to see all terrorism wiped off the face on the planet, there is a limit to what even a hyperpower can do with its resources. But if you mean to imply that the U.S. should intervene in more countries and remove other dictators who violate the human rights of their people, I've been in favor of that for some time. I think its a disgrace that Castro is still in power a couple of hundred miles from where I live. If the UN assisted in that kind of thing it would at least have some respect from me.

c) While I agree that there are now more terrorists in Iraq than before the war, I say, "good!". The U.S.' number one goal is to prevent more terrorist acts in the U.S. It makes perfect sense to create a "front" in the war that gets terrorists to fight there instead of in the U.S. While its terrible to have any American troops die, I'd rather see terrorists attacking our armed, equipped, and trained troops than our citizens at home.

2) I agree that there no connection between 9/11 and Hussein, other than his probably chuckling when he heard about it. But Hussein hated the U.S. and I think it was only a matter of time before he found some way to help Bin Laden. That old saying "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" would have found its way to his decision making.

3) America certainly is not perfect and has done some things I'm not proud of but can you elaborate on the "cruel and deceitful history of killing", etc. ?

By the way...I am familiar with and utilize frequently many of the quotes on your user page. Lawyer2b 08:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Your question

I would like to know how I apply for Administrative positions on Wikipedia and how to start a Wikipedia project.

Hello Peter. Let me address your questions seperately:
  • How to become an administrator. This page will tell you about how editors are promoted to adminship by community consensus. Many editors have standards against which they measure candidates. If you think you would make a good Admin, you can nominate yourself, but i would recommend viewing the nominations of others first, to get an idea whether you are likely to have success or not at this time.
  • Regarding how to start a project. Well, first of all you need to think of an appropriate topic, then visit Wikipedia:WikiProject and follow the suggestions there! Hope that helps, please feel free to ask again if you have further questions, either below or on my talk page. Rockpocket 05:42, 22 June 2006 (UTC)