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Welcome

I hope to be back a little more frequently now. Life's changed a bit...opened up a bit more time for such things. I imagine my editing will focus primarily on Pulitzer Prize-winning novels for the time being (I'm trying to read them in chronological order...we'll see how I do), so you're likeliest to see me there. It's nice to be back. Jwrosenzweig (talk) 07:31, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

It is great to see you showing up on my watch list - welcome back! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:28, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

I have done a lot at peer review for the past few years. I tend to alternate work on a FAs: either a creek or bridge on my own, then work with others (usually on state parks with my friend Dincher). This summer I have not gotten muc done toward FAs though - busy in real life and not as much time here. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 01:23, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey, an old hand returning to the wiki! :-) Much has changed. Nice to see you! --Kim Bruning (talk) 13:30, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Wow! Good to see your name pop up! Some of us are still around trying to build this thing ... never say quit ... :) All the best, Antandrus (talk) 05:31, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

I'll echo Antandrus: wow! Your thoughtful contributions made Wikipedia a better place; glad to see you return. Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 01:27, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of His Family

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Re: Pontius Pilate

Your comments are very interesting – thank you for all the effort you've put into following up the issue! I was rather surprised at the idea that anyone would have doubted Pilate's existence (even without the Caesarea inscription, he's as well documented as most Roman provincial governors), but I didn't want to rule out the possibility that someone might have been confused enough to deny his existence for polemical reasons. If Dr. Schirrmacher is confident this never happened, I'm happy to take that on his authority.

I wonder if the idea that "anti-Christian writers thought Pilate wasn't real" began as a misunderstanding. According to Albert Schweitzer (in The Quest of the Historical Jesus; p. 388 of the 2001 Fortress edition), Arthur Drews thought that the story of "Pilate" killing the son of God came from "astral mythology", the name being based on Latin pilum ("spear"), and that this mythical "Pilate" was then conflated with the governor mentioned by Josephus. It's conceivable that a critic would have cited Drews (or another similar author) as claiming that "Pilate was a myth", and the belief that people doubted the governor's existence could have begun that way. But this is just speculation on my part.

As for what should be added to the Pontius Pilate article, my opinion is that if a misconception hasn't been promoted by academics or others whose opinion on the topic is noteworthy, it's usually better to leave it unmentioned, especially if the article can show its falsity anyway. So we write "Dolphins are marine mammals...", not "Some people think that dolphins are fish, but in fact..." If the Pilate article had a more detailed "History of interpretation" section, I'd consider that as enough to show that Pilate's existence hadn't been in doubt.

As an alternative, I'd have no objection to a brief mention of the issue in the section about the Caesarea inscription; something like "Although there had been no doubt that Pilate had really governed Judaea,[footnote] the inscription resolved uncertainty about his title." However, if all we can cite is self-published websites and an email, it's likely to be removed as trivial and unverifiable. Does the German reference you mentioned correct the misconception that Pilate's existence was doubted, or does it promote it? If the former, we should be able to cite that as a source. Otherwise I'd say to leave it out of the article for now. Still, thank you for all your work, and it will be useful to have your information for the Talk page if other editors raise the question again. EALacey (talk) 20:23, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

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Ping

I have sent you an e-mail. --Tenmei (talk) 01:58, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings

	<font=3> Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the best in 2010! Yours, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 03:16, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Bureaucrat discussion for Juliancolton RfB

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Unreferenced BLPs

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Proposed deletion of Katherine Bond

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Mentorship

I write in part because of your comments in 2003 at meta:Wikipedia needs editors -- here. In the months since I created Teachable moment, the topic has taken on an unanticipated personal relevance. I wonder if you might consider joining other co-mentors in a mentorship committee for me?

Perhaps you might consider taking a look at an old edit at Wikipedia:Mentorship#Unintended consequences? In the search for a mentor deemed acceptable by ArbCom, I cite this as a plausible context for discussing what I have in mind.

Please contact me by e-mail or on my talk page. --Tenmei (talk) 01:58, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Michigan Star Clipper Dinner Train

I just went ahead and moved Michigan Star Clipper to Michigan Star Clipper Dinner Train, and redirected Michigan Star Clipper (Dinner Train) there as well. Thanks for noticing this potential fork. Regards, P. D. Cook ^{Talk to me!} 15:02, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

can you help me with an anon. racist

this is the ofending edit. I realize that when it comes to anonymous users there is very little one can do, nothing if it is an internet cafe. But I also know in some cases anon IP addresses can be traced to a private service or someone who controls access and can identify the offending individual and take appropriate action.

I have a pretty thick skin and don't care whether the offnsive talk is kept, struck out, or reverted. But I think this individual has exhausted his or her right to use our talk pages to offend. Are you able to find out if it IS possible to identify an actual individual and stop them?

Thanks, Slrubenstein | Talk 00:02, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

PS I suspect that this new user is the anonymous user who insulted me, above. Slrubenstein | Talk 17:32, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Forget about it Rlevse is helping out. By the way, several editors are putting the NPOV policy page through an overhaul. I think it is a major improvement but you may wish to check it out and comment. Slrubenstein | Talk 20:13, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Happy Birthday

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File:Kelljohn.jpg

I've nominated this image for deletion: not because there's anything wrong with it, but because a better version is available at File:KellsFol291vPortJohn.jpg. Nyttend (talk) 13:18, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

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