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Gospel of Mark

I really hope this doesn't discourage you from contributing to wikipedia, but I want to explain why I have moved your addition to Gospel of Mark to the talk page. On wikipedia, all content needs to be verifiable. We do this by attributing content to reliable sources. There were a lot of claims and things presented as facts that simply were not backed up by sources. If we say "scholars think X" then we must cite what scholars we are talking about. Also, wikipedia is not a primary source. And since it is an encyclopedia, we try to present concise, overview articles on topics. I do not believe copying verbatim large amount of scripture is appropriate here on wikipedia. I hope you understand. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. If you believe the content you added to the article is still valid, I suggest that you work on making it more concise, and work on adding sources to the material before adding back to the live article. If you need help with any of that, I'd be glad to try and assist where I can. Good luck.-Andrew c ^[talk] 17:14, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

I strongly urge you to read, if you haven't already, the links in the welcome message, and familiarize yourself with wikipedia. Also I suggest reading WP:BRD. It is fine to make bold edits. But if an editor in good faith reverts a bold edit, it is NEVER appropriate to re-insert the controversial content. What is appropriate is to go to the talk page and work things out. Wikipedia is a community, and it works best with editors work together (even if they have differing opinions). I'm sure we can reach an agreement on the talk page, but undoing another's edit, and thereby attempting to force new content into an article against without consensus is a form of disruptive editing. Edit warring is never ok. Thanks for your consideration.-Andrew c ^[talk] 19:03, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Extensive use of literary allusion

You added a section on the use of literary allusion to the Gospel of Mark which may contain content lacking references to verifiable sources. Please respond to the requests for sources by adding them or indicating more clearly how the content is derived from the reference you supplied by using page numbers. Thank you. --Ovadyah (talk) 16:56, 23 May 2009 (UTC)