User talk:MichelleP12

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Neutral point of view
Our policy at WP:NPOV means in the case of Jansenism that Wikipedia itself doesn't call it a heresy but can represent the views of those that consider it to be a heresy. A lot of beliefs or theories have been considered to be heresies by other groups who oppose them, but whether or not something is a heresy depends upon your point of view. And we don't take sides. Doug Weller talk 18:56, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Ok. Cool. Thanx Doug! MichelleP12 (talk) 01:36, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

August 2022
Hi, I expect you have noticed that I have reverted some one your edits, mainly because they not comply with Wikipedia's Manual of Style, in particular the placement of punctuation in relation to quote marks (MOS:LOGICAL) and the capitalization of job titles (MOS:JOBTITLES). Feel free to discuss these.

I also noticed your edit summary: Although the Catholic Church does not typically describe itself as 'Roman', other denominations also describe themselves as 'Catholic', see Eastern Catholic Churches, Greek Catholic Church and Catholic Church (disambiguation). The Apostles' Creed is important in many Christian denominations; when an Episcopalian says "I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, [...]" they are probably not referring exclusively to the (Roman) Catholic Church. At least in the UK, some Catholic church websites use the term 'Roman Catholic'. I have not encountered "Roman Catholic Church" used as a slur, and sometimes it is needed for disambiguation. I don't object to the unqualified use of 'Catholic' where the meaning is clear, but please do not automatically delete 'Roman'. Regards, Verbcatcher (talk) 23:38, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
 * In part, corrected the slur nickname "Roman Catholic Church" to the correct name of The Church, "Catholic Church." I did not correct all instances, I am sure. I left the name of Chiniquy's book title alone, since it is a book title

Since it is proper grammar to always include punctuation such as periods, commas, colons, and semicolons within any quotes (single or double), why does Wikipedia not follow this? MichelleP12 (talk) 22:29, 21 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Please see Logical quotation on Wikipedia. Verbcatcher (talk) 00:34, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Can someone replace the photo of Dr. Abby Johnson on her wiki page with one that is current?
The photo of Dr. Abby Johnson is outdated. I do not know how to replace it with one from her website www.abbyj.com that is current (she lost quite a bit of weight, and I'd like to know what she did) MichelleP12 (talk) 04:53, 13 February 2024 (UTC)


 * The photo on her website is undoubtedly copyrighted, so we could not use it on Wikipedia -- see WP:CV. You also asked in your recent edit summary she has a Doctorate, so how do we reflect that in her name?  The answer to this question is "not at all": see MOS:PHD.  --JBL (talk) 00:50, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you!!! MichelleP12 (talk) 04:26, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome! Happy editing, JBL (talk) 17:10, 14 February 2024 (UTC)