I had read that the 666 was on *The Queen's Tiara.
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--- Skyring skyring@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/3/05, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
Skyring wrote:
The difference is that some people actively
argue that the earth is
not a sphere, whereas those who argue that Paris
is not the capital of
France so far have kept their activities secret.
If a fact is contentious, then it should be
backed up with a cite.
I can't agree with you that flat earthers
constitute a sufficiently
respectable or large position that we need to
treat the roundness of the
earth as the sort of fact that necessitates a
citation.
Why not? We put a bit of effort into debunking the Apollo hoax people, and they are equally round the bend wacko. There's a lot of material on wikipedia that is aimed at countering laughable notions. Take a look at Papal Tiara, for example - a featured article, apparently, yet it goes into some detail in countering the VFD claim
- namely that
there is an inscription on the Pope's crown which adds up to 666. This is just bizarre - there's no writing on the tiara and even if you could tot it up and get 666, then so bloody what?
It's not just a cite, either. This thing has its own article, complete with photographs and circles and arrows and notes on the back explaining what the circles and arrows mean. Perhaps rather than voicing opposition to a notional cite, you should look into what sort of rubbish is appearing on your own site.
If you want to appear consistent, that is.
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