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I've had to remove your article The Teaching of the rapture, which I have done by making it redirect to the existing article Rapture. This is because the article you wrote is not an encyclopedia article, but is a lecture. All Wikipedia articles must take the Wikipedia:Neutral point of view (which you should read), which means that all opinions must be decribed without favouring any of them.
You should also note that it is not proper to claim authorship of articles. Once you have contributed one, anyone on Wikipedia is free to edit it. You should not therefore attach your name to any particular version.
I hope this explains about how we do things here. I look forward to seeing more of your contributions. DJ Clayworth 21:06, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Vern
I got your email regarding your article about the Rapture. Hopefully the above explains everything you need to know. Leave a message by editing my talk page if you need any more help. DJ Clayworth 00:26, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
I also got your second email. If you look at the history of Rapture you will find that only thing I changed there was the link to The Teaching of the rapture, which was not longer needed after it was a redirect. DJ Clayworth 00:34, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Vern_B_Southern.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 18:03, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Sean.hoyland - talk 07:59, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as
The Teaching of the rapture, to Wikipedia, as doing so is not in accordance with our
policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read
Wikipedia:Your first article; you might also consider using the
Article Wizard. If you would like to experiment, please use the
sandbox. Thank you.
As was noted above, the text is not suitable as an article for any number of reasons (personal essay, lack of reliable sources, non-encyclopedic topic, duplication of a topic handled elsewhere). In spite of the guidance above, you attempted to recreate the article ( diff). I have reverted your change and restored that title as a redirect to the existing article on the Rapture. — C.Fred ( talk) 14:15, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Please stop your
disruptive editing. If you continue to
vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to
The Teaching of the rapture with
this edit, you may be
blocked from editing.
Topher385 (
talk)
14:22, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
A page you created, Opposition to the Rapture Theory, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, organisation, or web content, but does not indicate why its subject is important or significant.
You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.
Thank you. Topher385 ( talk) 14:28, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Okay, that's enough. Since being told at ANI not to recreate your article you've twice done so at The Teaching of the rapture. When those were removed you ignored additional warnings and created it again at Opposition to the Rapture Theory. You're well into disruptive territory so I'm removing your ability to edit Wikipedia. This time it's temporary, just for 48 hours, but please take this as your last chance. Further problematic editing when this block expires will lead to your editing privileges being permanently removed.
If you think I've been unfair you can request that another admin reviews your block by using the {{ unblock}} template (instructions at that link). You are still able to edit this talk page, but no others, for the duration of your block. EyeSerene talk 14:38, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles applies big time here. If you want to know why any admin would have removed the essay you posted:
Simply put, this is an encyclopedia, not a repository of sermons. It's not unfair, because we don't allow Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, or anyone else to post similar essays in article space. You may wish to examine this unofficial essay on how the Gospel and Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policies actually cooperate. Ian.thomson ( talk) 16:16, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Welcome!
Hello, Vbsouthern, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!
I've had to remove your article The Teaching of the rapture, which I have done by making it redirect to the existing article Rapture. This is because the article you wrote is not an encyclopedia article, but is a lecture. All Wikipedia articles must take the Wikipedia:Neutral point of view (which you should read), which means that all opinions must be decribed without favouring any of them.
You should also note that it is not proper to claim authorship of articles. Once you have contributed one, anyone on Wikipedia is free to edit it. You should not therefore attach your name to any particular version.
I hope this explains about how we do things here. I look forward to seeing more of your contributions. DJ Clayworth 21:06, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Vern
I got your email regarding your article about the Rapture. Hopefully the above explains everything you need to know. Leave a message by editing my talk page if you need any more help. DJ Clayworth 00:26, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
I also got your second email. If you look at the history of Rapture you will find that only thing I changed there was the link to The Teaching of the rapture, which was not longer needed after it was a redirect. DJ Clayworth 00:34, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Vern_B_Southern.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 18:03, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Sean.hoyland - talk 07:59, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as
The Teaching of the rapture, to Wikipedia, as doing so is not in accordance with our
policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read
Wikipedia:Your first article; you might also consider using the
Article Wizard. If you would like to experiment, please use the
sandbox. Thank you.
As was noted above, the text is not suitable as an article for any number of reasons (personal essay, lack of reliable sources, non-encyclopedic topic, duplication of a topic handled elsewhere). In spite of the guidance above, you attempted to recreate the article ( diff). I have reverted your change and restored that title as a redirect to the existing article on the Rapture. — C.Fred ( talk) 14:15, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Please stop your
disruptive editing. If you continue to
vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to
The Teaching of the rapture with
this edit, you may be
blocked from editing.
Topher385 (
talk)
14:22, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
A page you created, Opposition to the Rapture Theory, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, organisation, or web content, but does not indicate why its subject is important or significant.
You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.
Thank you. Topher385 ( talk) 14:28, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Okay, that's enough. Since being told at ANI not to recreate your article you've twice done so at The Teaching of the rapture. When those were removed you ignored additional warnings and created it again at Opposition to the Rapture Theory. You're well into disruptive territory so I'm removing your ability to edit Wikipedia. This time it's temporary, just for 48 hours, but please take this as your last chance. Further problematic editing when this block expires will lead to your editing privileges being permanently removed.
If you think I've been unfair you can request that another admin reviews your block by using the {{ unblock}} template (instructions at that link). You are still able to edit this talk page, but no others, for the duration of your block. EyeSerene talk 14:38, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles applies big time here. If you want to know why any admin would have removed the essay you posted:
Simply put, this is an encyclopedia, not a repository of sermons. It's not unfair, because we don't allow Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, or anyone else to post similar essays in article space. You may wish to examine this unofficial essay on how the Gospel and Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policies actually cooperate. Ian.thomson ( talk) 16:16, 10 August 2011 (UTC)