I had read that the 666 was on *The Queen's Tiara.
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--- Skyring <skyring(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/3/05, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)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.
--
Peter in Canberra
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