User talk:Thwanap

Welcome!

Hello, Thwanap, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Ian.thomson (talk) 15:44, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
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 * "Truth" is not the criteria for inclusion, verifiability is.
 * We do not publish original thought nor original research. -- This includes exegesis or any other interpretting of the Bible.  We may be able to state that a notable theolgian or scholar held a relevant interpretation regarding a subject, but it is generally not a good idea to cite the Bible as a source since interpretation does become an issue.  This in particular is why I reverted your work at Fallen angel, since it took a unilateral interpretation when there are a variety of views on the subject, and the issue of fallen angels in the Bible is usually eisegesis (which, like exegesis, we cannot take but may only report that if notable individual held a relevant view).
 * Articles are to be written from a neutral point of view. Wikipedia is not concerned with facts or opinions, it just summarizes reliable sources.  Real scholarship actually does not say what understanding of the world is "true," but only with what there is evidence for.  In the case of science, this evidence must ultimately start with physical evidence.  In the case of religion, this means only reporting what has been written and not taking any stance on doctrine.
 * Reliable sources typically include: articles from magazines or newspapers (particularly scholarly journals), or books by recognized authors (basically, books by respected publishers). Online versions of these are usually accepted, provided they're held to the same standards.  User generated sources (like Wikipedia) are to be avoided.  Self-published sources should be avoided except for information by and about the subject that is not self-serving (for example, citing a company's website to establish something like year of establishment).

On a personal note, while I also accept the Bible to be true in some way, my beliefs are not objective, which is what this site aims for. You may want to look over some parts of this essay concerning how the Gospel and this site's NPOV policies interact. I hope you enjoy editing here. Ian.thomson (talk) 15:49, 21 July 2011 (UTC)