Mormon Church edits wikipedia

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Bond...James Bond wrote:
List of fictional British monarchs [cur] 41638877 /* [[King Ralph]] */


Alright I understand most of that stuff....but why would they be worried about making sure King Ralph is on a list of fictional British monarchs?


This is likely several individuals coming from one source IP, a common occurrence.

Dannyboy, can you explain why these people are using "sacred funds and computers" to mod pop culture references? Sounds like you need to send a memo to the COB and clamp down on this leisure editing.

Don't they have others lives to control instead of posting wiki edits?
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Maybe, we need to start a Wikipedia War. They change it.... we change it back. that aught to be fun.
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Bond...James Bond wrote:
List of fictional British monarchs [cur] 41638877 /* [[King Ralph]] */


Alright I understand most of that stuff....but why would they be worried about making sure King Ralph is on a list of fictional British monarchs?


So nobody will have temple work done for him.
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Lucretia MacEvil wrote:
Bond...James Bond wrote:
List of fictional British monarchs [cur] 41638877 /* [[King Ralph]] */


Alright I understand most of that stuff....but why would they be worried about making sure King Ralph is on a list of fictional British monarchs?


So nobody will have temple work done for him.


Yes, I can see where this might be fun. Make up a whole genealogical line for ..... say.... Disney characters. Or maybe Beldar and the coneheads family tree.... they're from France aren't they??
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Re: Mormon Church edits wikipedia

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Mercury wrote:http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/f.php?ip1=216.49.176.0-191.255&ip5=64.80.178.176-183&ip9=66.213.213.96-103
Mormon temple ceremonies, such as the prayer circle, once used the words "Pay Lay Ale" which the church believed were Adamic words meaning "Oh God, hear the words of my mouth." The untranslated words are no longer used in temple ceremonies and have been replaced by the English version.


The source of the edit came from an IP address assigned by ICANN to Mormoncorp.


I think the Anheuser-Busch corporation now has the rights to Pay Lay Ale.
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One can see LDS involment in much of the material. I notice that when citing sources for further reading the worst or lower standard writings of critics are cited.
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aussieguy55 wrote:One can see LDS involment in much of the material. I notice that when citing sources for further reading the worst or lower standard writings of critics are cited.


I once spent a few weeks editing wikipedia during my exit from Mormonism. There are pro Mormon editors on Wikipedia that do nothing but troll for information harmful to a Mormons testimony and segregate it off into its own compartmentalized section. The more I posted the more it seemed that pertinent information needed to get moved away from the articles I was editing. After a while it was like fighting with a bunch of teenagers ganging up on an adult. You just get tired of it and give up.
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aussieguy55 wrote:One can see LDS involment in much of the material. I notice that when citing sources for further reading the worst or lower standard writings of critics are cited.


Aussie guy I just noticed your tag line. Was that special just for me? :D
And to say something on topic.

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Re: Mormon Church edits wikipedia

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moksha wrote:
Mercury wrote:http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/f.php?ip1=216.49.176.0-191.255&ip5=64.80.178.176-183&ip9=66.213.213.96-103
Mormon temple ceremonies, such as the prayer circle, once used the words "Pay Lay Ale" which the church believed were Adamic words meaning "Oh God, hear the words of my mouth." The untranslated words are no longer used in temple ceremonies and have been replaced by the English version.


The source of the edit came from an IP address assigned by ICANN to Mormoncorp.


I think the Anheuser-Busch corporation now has the rights to Pay Lay Ale.


Oh, that's funny.... A micro-brewer in Utah could make a mint if they released a micro-brew with a picture of Adam and Eve hoisting a mug of it. I would buy a case of it just to have it my collection of unusual beers and ales.
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Re: Mormon Church edits wikipedia

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Mercury wrote:
harmony wrote:
Mercury wrote:http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/f.php?ip1=216.49.176.0-191.255&ip5=64.80.178.176-183&ip9=66.213.213.96-103

Looks like MormonCorp has been playing dirty in Wikipedia.

Possible SCMC activity? Possibly.


Nonsense, Mercury. We know from a trusted source that the church or its leaders have little if any contact with the internet. Your information is simply incorrect.


Why was the following deleted from Wikipedia?


*sigh* I never doubted it for a second. I was being facetious, Merc. And taking an obviously too-subtle dig at the 'trusted source'.
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