User talk:Argonaut322

December 2010
Welcome to Wikipedia. We welcome and appreciate your contributions, including your edits to Born again (Christianity), but we cannot accept original research. Original research also encompasses novel, unpublished syntheses of previously published material. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your information. Thank you. -- Joren (talk) 14:17, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi. I appreciate your work and your attention the great task of wikipedia.  It has really helped in incalculable ways.  I understand your position, but when something can only be reported upon as original research, there needs to be a forum for that.  How about a wikipaper so that we can have people report their experiences with the world?


 * Many, many thanks. And I understand why you deleted my comment.  You were right.


 * Brent DeBord


 * Hey Brent, thanks for replying. Actually, there are many such forums online, and you could also start your own wiki, e.g. http://www.wikia.com.  If memory serves, there are some evangelical Christian wikis out there as well as some fascinating apologetics forums (e.g. CARM).  I expect you could Google 'em, but if not, I could locate some for you.
 * As a side note, even though it is a personal experience, there is still information about it that *can* be sourced. An example would be a textbook on religion that describes the way a Christian perceives being born again.  Or perhaps a research journal with a study on how born-agains perceive their relationship with God.  Or a WP:Notable figure who claims to be born-again with a quote describing what it's like.
 * I've been meaning to search for such sources myself (my personal bookshelf hasn't been much help I'm afraid) to improve the article; it's somewhat lacking in its present form. Libraries are a wonderful place to start, especially libraries with journal access.  Or if you know someone in seminary, they might have some interesting resources too, such as a commentary, etc (if we could be sure it represents enough of Christianity as a whole to be useful)  If you're interested I'm sure we could use your help locating this kind of reference.  Anyway, thanks again for participating here.
 * -- Joren (talk) 21:31, 5 December 2010 (UTC)