Talk:List of articles about Mormonism
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Purpose of article
Not all of these articles are about mormonism, such as the years. they mention Mormonism.. this article should be renamed (moved). Noldoaran 01:12, Dec 5, 2003 (UTC)
- perhaps a sub-page or sub-section with a heading: "Articles that Mention Mormonism"? The page has already been re-named since it's inception once, but I think a better name would be "List of Articles that reference Mormonism." Similar pages are in the works for Catholicism and Orthodoxy, etc. Visorstuff 16:32, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Desciptions not requests
I appreciate the work done on this article. However, I have a few pointers to mention that could help prevent it from winding up on Votes for Deletion.
The intro of this article needs to be changed. It should ONLY describe the purpose and lay out of this article. It should NOT make requests of users.
Furthermore, quick work needs to be done refining the list. It is lengthy and unruly. Too many things listed don't belong here. Categories within the article need to be laid out more specifically. Kingturtle 01:13, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Sounds good. Feedback is good, and I've only started with the refining of the lists and categories. This has taken a lot of time - perhaps I posted the page prematurely. Visorstuff 16:32, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- I commend the workers on this article. In a month and a half it has really taken shape. Kingturtle 21:54, 25 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Miscellany Pages
such sub-pages should not be listed in an article. I've placed them here to preserve them. Kingturtle 01:16, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Wikipedia topics
Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (aircraft), Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Mormon), Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Mormonism), Wikipedia:Arab-Israeli conflict editing project/Pages related to Israel or Palestine, Wikipedia:Naming conventions, Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names), Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Mormon), Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Mormonism), Wikipedia:Orphan talk pages, Wikipedia:Reference Desk archive 1, Wikipedia:Six degrees of Wikipedia, Wikipedia:Vandalism in progress, Wikipedia:Village pump, Wikipedia:Wikipedia commentary/Folklore, Myth, and Religion,
Talk Pages
Talk:Abstract Zionism, Talk:Adamic language, Talk:Book of Mormon, Talk:Christianity and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Talk:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (archive), Talk:Creationism/Archive 4, Talk:Evolution/Misc, Talk:God, Talk:God/archive 1, Talk:Hell, Talk:Images of Rachel Corrie, Talk:Jehovah's Witnesses/archive 2, Talk:Linguistics, Talk:Melchizedek Priesthood, Talk:Mormon, Talk:Mormon (Mormon's record), Talk:Mormonism, Talk:Oxymoron, Talk:Polytheism, Talk:Priesthood (LDS)/archive 1, Talk:Saint, Talk:The problem of evil/Archive 1,
Users
User talk:Frecklefoot, User talk:Mkweise, User talk:Netesq, User talk:Peter Chamberlain, User talk:Quintessent, User talk:Rob Hooft/page4, User talk:The Anome, User talk:Zandperl/archive, User talk:Zulugrid, User talk:Zundark, User:Anthere/Soupente, User:BoNoMoJo, User:Daniel Quinlan/redirects6h, User:David Merrill, User:Dori/Queries, User:Eloquence/Watchlist, User:Frecklefoot, User:Hank Ramsey, User:Maveric149, User:Quintessent, User:Stokerm, User:Visorstuff, User:Wik/Articles, User:Zulugrid,
- I think the lists can be helpful - any other thoughts? I agree with the removal of talk pages and users. Visorstuff 16:32, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Page History
Comments on overall feedback thus far: I've spent a considerable amount of time compiling pages that deal with various religious organizations, (Mormonism, Scientology, Catholicism, Orthodoxy, etc., to make it easier for those who have specific interest in these subjects to find and edit them, helping the Wikipedia community as a whole. However, I also don't want this to be controversial, as it is solely a tool since the search feature is pretty flimsy though Google (see Wikipedia:Village pump). My academic interests is in religions (more specifically studies in American religion), and I would like to see a better way to track these religions. Maybe I should delete myself and add to a subpage of my own page? However, I'd like the page to stay as it's own. Please let me know what you all think. It's not as easy as it seems to compile such a list. Visorstuff 16:32, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)~
- Done with major clean up Visorstuff 00:47, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)
I made some significant (provisional) changes. In particular, as per its title, I think this article needs to reflect Mormonism in general, and not just the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Second, I rearranged the outline a bit. The way that articles on Mormonism have been progressing, some parts of the outline have been overfilled, and some of the articles seemed out of place. I'm still not sure the way I arranged things is the best way, but I think it's a little better. Please take a look and see if the new organization makes sense. (No articles have been deleted.) COGDEN 08:39, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Can't add Nibley!
I've tried half a dozen times now and I can't add Hugh Nibley to the list...Wikipedia keeps giving me a "search error"! Can someone else add him, please. —B|Talk 01:46, May 19, 2004 (UTC)
Incorporation into the new Wikipedia categorization system
The information on this page should probably be incorporated into the new Wikipedia categorization system. I'm going to try to use a Mormonism categorization system that roughly follows the outline of this page. COGDEN 19:22, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Notable Latter Day Saints Category
I'm very pleased that COGDEN seperated "Notable people in Latter Day Saint history" from "Notable Latter Day Saints". I'll certainly be much less hesitent to add people to this list now.
However, I'd like to get some consensus about what the criteria for being "Notable people in Latter Day Saint history" ought to be. I think that the distinction should be marked on whether their primary contributions were related to the LDS faith or not, not necessarily how significant they were to Mormonism. Thus, Leonard J. Arrington belongs firmly in LDS history while Jewel should be moved even though she and several others on the list are not exactly Mormon. Some cases are more difficult (for example, Mark Hoffman--probably history), but most notable Mormons should be easy to seperate based on this criteria. CHL 22:21, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- That was what I was thinking as well. People would be in the Category:Notable people in Later Day Saint history if their notability was primarily related to LDS history or their connection to Mormonism, as opposed to people whose primary notability is independent of their connection to Mormonism. COGDEN 18:47, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- I really don't think Jewel is LDS. She's stated that she and her father used to attend the LDS church (and one can assume he was a member), but stopped attending shortly before she turned eight, when her father was excommunicated (for adultry or fornication, but that is OT). Since they stopped attending before she turned eight, one can assume she was never baptized and, therefore, not even a formal member. I think it'd be great if she were LDS, but she's not and certainly doesn't seem to lead an LDS lifestyle.
- As for who should be on the list, people like Orson Scott Card should be on the list. Even though he would be famous even if he weren't LDS, he is a strong member of the Church and sometimes even an outspoken apologist. So, even though he is not known because he is Mormon, he is known as being Mormon. I hope that was clear. :-S — Frecklefoot | Talk 21:41, Sep 8, 2004 (UTC)