[WikiEN-l] Re: Example vs. Original research

[steve v]

I had read that the 666 was on *The Queen's Tiara. 

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--- Skyring <skyring at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/3/05, Jimmy Wales <jwales at 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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