CF wiki encyclopedia--write or edit articles

[bethdinsmore]

If you want to see more of your beliefs represented in the new CF wiki (encyclopedia), then I recommend that you look to the far right of the Devo heading, and click on wiki, or click here wiki. CF is endeavoring to have fair and unbiased articles, but it's up to us to provide them.

(When we are entering a POV, we need to label it Conservative POV or Southern Baptist POV, for example.)

Any Christian may have input. Just follow the rules listed there. Besides prayer, for other input ideas, see posts 16 and 17 that follow.

Happy writing. :thumbsup:
Aloha in Jesus

[ZiSunka]

I guess I'm a little afraid the wiki entries will be used against us by the groups here at CF that are constantly challenging our beliefs and doctrines. :(

[bethdinsmore]

People might want to look at the articles (and the article history) before they decide if they want to post there. For example, mine on soteriology or tradition are examples of articles that include POV, or that give cross references to POV such as the article on Conservative Christianity.

And some of your articles would probably not include POV, but would just be things you find yourself repeating over and over in threads. That could be a great time saver for you.

I admire the Catholics for the job they are doing in there. No reason the rest of us should lag behind.

I have gotten some indirect flak in there from opposing views, some of it warranted. It simply helps me to improve the article.

On the other hand, I'm not trying to talk anyone into anything that God wouldn't want them to do. After all, our gifts vary. :)

[mesue]

I guess I'm a little afraid the wiki entries will be used against us by the groups here at CF that are constantly challenging our beliefs and doctrines. :(
Me too. One can't really speak freely here and I don't feel I could stand up for God without getting banned. If I had money, I'd form a freely speaking forums with which to fellowship with other Christians.

[ZiSunka]

I hear you. We just had that whole fiasco in the Lent thread. We only wanted to discuss what lent means to us, then we had that bombardment from the other denom forum, demanding that we listen to them about what they believe. I've just seen things get out of control, and if we post B/A doctrine in the wiki, it'll just get editted and distorted by one of the wiki editors from one of those other forums. :(

[JesusFreakWithAGuitar]

Actually, I posted the history of the Southern Baptist Church and no one has touched, I didn't even get a reply. :thumbsup: If that helps any... ;)

[bethdinsmore]

I believe the only problems I'm having in there are with liberals (especially one) deleting or sometimes editing my conservative posts. :doh: So I just go back in and restore the articles, and label my POV. They have the right, as they should, to insert their POV in my article, as long as they label it.

I don't think most people are having this much trouble--my problems are nearly all coming from one person. CF sent me an apology, and has been helping me restore my posts. I don't feel the apology was necessary, as this sort of problem is typical for any new work.

It gets tiring, but I'm contending for the faith. :clap: I just think of all the people who will be looking at those articles in the future (after all, we're supposed to be the largest Christian forum on the Web).

Articles on something that has no POVs, such as Church history dates, will probably have few if any problems. And they are important too. (But this doesn't seem to be how the Lord is leading me.)

I know this may sound discouraging to many of you, but I'm hoping the Lord will call some of you to help, if you're not already in there. :help:

And we could sure use your prayers.
Aloha in Jesus

[JPPT1974]

Well at least it was nice for them to apologize though
In which I thought was again nice for them
At least you got that from them and now you can just move on from there and here!:sorry:

[bethdinsmore]

My point in here may have not been clear. I was trying to encourage people to post in wiki, not to complain about how I was treated. I have just continued in this thread in order to respond to the posts in here, in the hopes of encouraging some to join wiki. I don't feel I really have anything to complain about. As I said before, I think the problems have, in the long run, improved my articles.

[Flynmonkie]

Beth :wave: I plan to start posting, but I am in class and it seems to be taking most of my time. I am really excited about it. It just seems other things have come up that are keeping me preoccupied from sincere focus right now.:sigh:

[bethdinsmore]

That's so encouraging. It must be true with a lot of people. I am home all day,so I have time to burn (well, not quite) ;)

[DeaconDean]

I created a Wiki on Mormonism and it was gobbled up and incorporated into another. All I posted was doctrines and teachings of the LDS.

[Flynmonkie]

You know what would be nice? To be able to click on the wiki articles one has posted and taken to them.

I haven't even had a chance to look around yet. I feel awful! I plan to post on things I know, not necessarily the Baptist faith per se. So we really need those whom are skilled to get moving on that!

[Joykins]

I've been really enjoying working on the wikis.

I guess I'm a little afraid the wiki entries will be used against us by the groups here at CF that are constantly challenging our beliefs and doctrines. :(

If we leave the wikis to other groups, they will (even with the best intentions) write stuff about our beliefs that isn't quite accurate because they don't understand them well enough.

I had to fix the rapture wiki "stub" which was at the time one nearly completely inaccurate sentence.

All you have to do is remember that if there is something controversial, all sides' opinions should be clearly labeled and presented.

So you could say something like "Baptists believe X about Lent, but other groups believe Y and Z" and leave it at that, it would most likely stay in the wiki. Of course, other people can add more information and that's fine too.

[mesue]

I've been really enjoying working on the wikis.



If we leave the wikis to other groups, they will (even with the best intentions) write stuff about our beliefs that isn't quite accurate because they don't understand them well enough.

I had to fix the rapture wiki "stub" which was at the time one nearly completely inaccurate sentence.

All you have to do is remember that if there is something controversial, all sides' opinions should be clearly labeled and presented.

So you could say something like "Baptists believe X about Lent, but other groups believe Y and Z" and leave it at that, it would most likely stay in the wiki. Of course, other people can add more information and that's fine too.
:scratch:

[bethdinsmore]

RATING AN ARTICLE

A different way that people can have input in wiki is to read an article and rate it. If you don't know how (like me till yesterday), here's the process:
Above the article you read is a button to "rate this article". When clicked, it will reveal the categories to choose from.

[bethdinsmore]

ADDING VERSES TO ARTICLES

This is another way to help. For example, a few people have greatly improved my article Eternal security by adding more verses.

[mesue]

ADDING VERSES TO ARTICLES

This is another way to help. For example, a few people have greatly improved my article Eternal security by adding more verses.
Some people feel the verses should be left out and do hack jobs.

[bethdinsmore]

CHANGING ARTICLES

Yes, I've had it happen to me. I just put them back in. Sometimes I add things before the Scriptures in the article, such as "Scriptures that Conservative Christians use to elaborate on this point". Then they are deleted less often. An example is tradition. If you look at the history of the article, you can see there are a lot of revisions. (My only input was the title and the info in point #1).

I am checking my articles less and less often, and eventually I'll probably only check them once a month. I can always restore them back to my post.

Did you all ever hear that old song, "What have they done to my song, Ma"? I, and a bunch of others, know how the songwriter felt. ;)

[bethdinsmore]

ENCOURAGEMENT


I imagine everyone in this thread is "contending for the faith" in one area or another, depending on where God guides them. Here are a couple of verses from a devotional today that really encouraged me, so I wanted to pass them on to hopefully encourage you as well:
II Ki 6:15-17
15 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked.
16 "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
17 And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
(NIV)

[bethdinsmore]

I created a Wiki on Mormonism and it was gobbled up and incorporated into another. All I posted was doctrines and teachings of the LDS.
Deacon Dean, you caused me to make a great discovery! There was no wiki article on cults, so I just added one. Maybe you'd like to post something there. Cults