User talk:80.11.247.9

Kolob and External links
Adama, Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your note. I too am a member of the LDS Church, and I'm pleased to meet a French LDS member here. In regards to your "external link" at Kolob, I and (it appears) several other editors involved in the LDS project here, have removed the link several times. From my perspective, the issue is Wikipedia's policy on no original research and the need to strive for accuracy. My brief review of your site revealed many interesting ideas, but those ideas seem to be largely original to you. Congratulations on your insight and creativity. However, a practical definition of a blog is a site where an individual, his friends and associates can produce material for discussion, education and enlightenment. It is a place where ideas can be formulated and research presented. So, it is my opinion, that while sourced material may be presented and discussed, the conclusions on your link would fall under the category of independant research. As LDS editors here, we try and present information that is as accurate, informative and reliable as we can, and all material must be varifiable from more than one source. Alas, that means we are not free to be very creative. Below, please find material from Wikipedia's major policy page for your reference.

Source: Five pillars
 * #[[Image:BluColumn.jpg|35px|left]] Wikipedia is an encyclopedia incorporating elements of general encyclopedias, specialized encyclopedias, and almanacs. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. It is not a collection of source documents or trivia, a dictionary, a soapbox, a newspaper, vanity publisher, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, or a web directory. It is also not the place to insert your own opinions, experiences, or arguments &mdash; all editors must follow our no original research policy and strive for accuracy.

Please don't feel discouraged about your site and the Kolob article. The talk pages on each article are appropriate venues to present ideas you and your peers have discussed on your personal site, along with the sources of some of your information. After discussion, it is possible that some of your material could make it into the Kolob article or related articles. Best wishes. WBardwin 07:30, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

See also:
 * Latter Day Saint movement
 * WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement

Wikipedia access
In response to your note, -- it's not an American Wikipedia, it's an English speaking Wikipedia. We have registered users from most English speaking countries (Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Phillipines, Tonga, etc.), and registered users from other countries who want to contribute to English speaking articles. There are Wikipedias in a number of languages, although I have never looked to see if there is one in French. Some of the users here, including returned LDS missionaries, sign on to other Wikipedias so that they can maintain their skills in a foreign language. So, registering here as a user might be good English practice for you, and signing on to the French Wikipedia (if one exists) might be good for the growth of that encyclopedia. Or, as most talented Europeans do, you might already have another language you would like to explore. All Wikipedia access is free and easy to do. So think about it. Best...... WBardwin 05:47, 7 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Ah, here is the link to the French Wikipedia!   WBardwin 05:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)