User talk:Samoojas

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If at anytime you need help, you can just edit this page with {{helpme}} below. Alternatively, you can ask me directly on my talk page or see Wikipedia:Help. Again, Welcome! -Tommy! [message] 20:57, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just curious[edit]

Where did you find that external link? -Tommy! [message] 20:59, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am a scientist who is interested in outreach and I have been in contact with David P. Stern, who has made some education web sites about Space and Earth's magnetosphere. I thought to add links to his site on appropriate pages. Let me know if you have suggestions how to avoid inappropriate linking... Thanks for the welcome!

Nope, sounds fine.. doesn't seem to violate wp:elno. Thanks and you're welcome -Tommy! [message] 11:49, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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LDS criticism[edit]

All criticisms listed in said article are legitimate, and several of them are sourced. Your attempt to rid SimWP of Mormon criticisms could be construed as POV pushing Purple backpack89 15:36, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have not tried to remove valid criticism, only word it neutrally and remove inflamatory and incinuatory remarks --Samoojas (talk) 09:22, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Jordan Lead[edit]

Ignoring the fact that the Daily Mail often pushes fringe and isn't a reliable source for archaeology, can you find this alleged study? No one ever links to it, searched don't show it up, the usual reliable archaeology news sites don't have it, etc. The Elkingtons are amateurs, and the Daily Mail mention of Schonfield - what's that about? He died decades ago. Doug Weller talk 17:01, 18 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

yes, thanks. This is the study:

http://www.surrey.ac.uk/mediacentre/press/2016/jordan-lead-codices-not-modern-forgeries Samoojas (talk) 17:34, 18 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That's pretty funny. Dated on the 6th, after the tabloids reported it. Interesting but we don't use press releases either. It's also a pretty odd press release. You'd expect just a statement of fact reporting their study, but the press release is clearly pushing a pov, making statements such as a quote saying unnamed studies have proven whatever, using Matthew Hood extensively and ridiculously trying to make him impressive with "Matthew Hood, BEng, MSc, CEng, FRINA, MAPM, CDipAF, MIET, RCNC, Ministry of Defence employee for over 20 years and Deputy Project Manager for the Future Royal Yacht" - really, how does all of this make him an expert on the codices? He co-wrote a book by the Elkingtons[1] - and note they couldn't find a proper publisher. The comments here on Sarah Book Publishing don't suggest they meet our criteria at WP:RS. Doug Weller talk 18:00, 18 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, meant to put this at the article talk page, sorry. Doug Weller talk 18:05, 18 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]