User talk:Dragonnas
Talk to me baby. I want to know what you're thinkin'.
Saw your comments. That's a very good idea, and we could use you and other editors that are not pro-PRC censors on all the Tibet articles. Right now, they all look a lot like some kind of Xinhua special report. Best of luck and let me know if I can be of assistance. Alexwoods (talk) 19:52, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks so much! I'm trying to improve the quality of these particular articles so that hopefully there will be an end to the conflicting information and the "government" party line. It's not that I believe the chinese government is lying or untrustworthy, just that all content on Wikipedia must meet certain criteria such as verifiability and proper reference citations, and most chinese government statements on the subject of Tibet are provided without backup evidence or objective sources, and so should not be included. This makes most tibet-related articles seem POV biased, but the reality is that there are many claims being made by many different sources, with no information being offered to back them up. Anyway, thanks for the recognition. Dragonnas (talk) 21:50, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
- I think it's great that you and others are working hard to find information contrary to the "Party line", however, you must also realize that there's just a strong "Party line" as vocalized by the other side (e.g.: the Free Tibet camp). This fact is even more so when we are dealing with situations like this where there are strong feelings coming form both camps. I hope you can appreciate the fact that "both sides of the story", in this case, are both extremely important to include here, as Wikipedia should not take one side or another.Children of the dragon (talk) 20:19, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
- Fortunately for the Chinese govt, they have lots of money to pay people to go to places like wikipedia and represent the official viewpoint. And fortunately for Wikipedia, there's people like You around, CotD. Which means that you are free to contradict anything you feel is unsourced or untrue. And if you can find a good reference for it, then by all means it should be included! As of yet I see the voice of democracy underrepresented in asia-related articles, especially articles concerning Tibetan religious issues (as in issues that are unrelated to chinese administrative policies, yet seem to collect those opinions like dust on a CRT monitor). If you think it's not true, then remove it! What bothers me is when people remove well-sourced, encyclopedia content simply because they feel it shouldn't be said or talked about. Again, I'm looking at Tibet here. But what's a wiki without disagreements? Dragonnas (talk) 06:15, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
Oregon tax revolt
[edit]I'm wondering why you made this change to Oregon tax revolt. Measure 5 was a statewide ballot measure, and doesn't have anything to do with the federal government. I believe the original statement wasn't entirely correct either: funding was mostly by levy district, rather than counties, but I'll fix that after I understand what your change. —EncMstr (talk) 17:17, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
- By lightening the burden of school funding from the state economy, by default that burden shifts onto the next organization charged with funding schools. The federal government?
- I suggest reading Oregon Ballot Measure 5 (1990) to find similar statements not written by myself. I was collaborating the two articles to provide supporting, non-conflicted information.Dragonnas (talk) 17:21, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
Matthew 5
[edit]But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the thieves doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even the profane do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your Father is perfect.
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