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Warrington Wolves

The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league.

Warrington Wolves are the only British based club to have played every season in the top flight. They have won the League Championship three times and the Challenge Cup nine times.

The clubs traditional home colours are white primrose and blue and have local rivalries with Widnes, St Helens and Wigan.

Early years: 1876–1895
Although the official foundation date for the club is given as 1876, rugby football was certainly played in the town before that date and there was an earlier club bearing the name of Warrington Football Club. Under the heading 'Outdoor Sports – Football' the Widnes Guardian of 25 January 1873 reports on a recent game between Warrington and Wigan at the unnamed ground of the former. On 6 December 1873 that same newspaper carried details of a match involving Warrington and Zingari (probably a Withington, Manchester club of that name) and in subsequent weeks there were matches with Sale and Free Wanderers. This club folded after its ground was lost to development work.

Warrington Zingari Football Club was formed in 1876 by seven young local men. Zingari is the Italian word for gypsies and was commonly adopted by clubs that lacked a permanent base. The team initially played on a field in the Howley Wharf area. Warrington Zingari's first recorded game was an away game against Penketh on 28 October 1876, resulting in a defeat by a goal to nil. When the earlier Warrington club folded, Warrington Zingari decided to take the vacant Warrington Football Club name for the start of the 1877–8 season.

Over the next seven years, Warrington Zingari would have five new homes – off Sankey Street at two different sites, off Wilderspool Causeway at two different sites and Slutchers Lane. Amalgamations followed with Padgate Excelsior in 1881 and Warrington Wanderers in 1884 but the team retained the name Warrington.

Both the Lancashire and Cheshire Rugby Unions suspended all their competitions in the 1880s, clubs such as Warrington, St Helens, Widnes, Wigan and Runcorn that wanted to play in cup competitions formed a West Lancashire and Border Towns Union which ran a league competition until 1895 and competitions for a few years after 1895. In 1886, Warrington won their first silverware, the West Lancashire and Border Towns Trophy. Whilst Warrington were founder members of the West Lancashire League in 1889, they decided not to play in the competition in the 1890-1 and 1891–2 seasons, but became inaugural members of the Lancashire Club Championship First Class Competition in 1892–3.

On 28 August 1895, the committee decided to join with 21 other clubs throughout Lancashire and Yorkshire to form a new 'Northern Union' and resigned from the RFU.

Northern Union to the First World War: 1895–1918
The new competition drew the top teams from Yorkshire and Lancashire led to a rise in the standard of opponents. Warrington defeated Hunslet 5–4 in their opening match but this was followed by four successive defeats. In a tough first season, Warrington finished 13th out of 22.

After only a single season of the cross-county competition, the Northern Union was boosted by a number of clubs defecting from the RFU. The Northern Union reverted to two county based leagues, and Warrington took part in the Lancashire Senior Competition, but could only manage a mid-table finish. The Wire fared better in the new Northern Union Challenge Cup and made it to the semi-final against eventual winners Batley before bowing out.

In 1898, Warrington moved to their Wilderspool Stadium home. A 10-year lease was agreed with Greenall Whitley for land on the east side of their existing ground, a pitch previously used by Latchford Rovers Rugby Club.

In 1900–01, Warrington reached the final of the Challenge Cup, facing Batley. A crowd of 29,000 turned out at Leeds to see Warrington battle hard but be beaten by two tries to nil. Warrington also appeared in the renamed South West Lancashire Cup against Leigh two days later. The strenuous game against Batley took its toll on the Warrington players and the match ended in a 0–0 draw, the replay never took place as Warrington were unable to raise a team and so forfeited the trophy.

Warrington's first trophy in the new era followed the next season when the Wire picked up the South West Lancashire League when a play-off was required to beat Widnes after the teams finished level on points.

The 1901–2 season saw the reestablishment of a cross-county league, Warrington were one of the 14 teams that were to form the Northern Rugby Football League.

In 1903–04, Warrington defeated Bradford Northern in a semi-final replay to earn a place in the final of the Challenge Cup. Warrington put up a fine performance against Halifax but lost 8–3. After two Challenge Cup final defeats, Warrington finally succeeded in bringing home the cup in 1904–05, Warrington beat Hull Kingston Rovers 6–0 in front of a crowd of 19,638. A highest to date league finish of fifth was achieved in the same season.

Warrington's second Challenge Cup victory came two years later in 1907, when Warrington beat Oldham 17–3. A Lancashire Cup final defeat to Broughton Rangers occurred in the same season.

In 1908, 14 November the first touring Australian rugby league team visited Warrington. The Kangaroos embarked upon a massive six months tour of Britain taking in 45 matches. Their timing was not good as the north of England was hit by strikes in the cotton mills, which badly affected attendances as fans could not afford to watch the pioneering Aussies. On Saturday 14 November 1908 Warrington played the Kangaroos. Warrington won the match 10–3, with Jackie Fish the hero scoring one try and Ike Taylor the other, Fish and George Dickenson kicked a goal each. A crowd of 5,000 watched the match at Wilderspool. The Warrington team that day was Jimmy Tilley, Jack Fish, George Dickenson, Ike Taylor, Lewis Treharne, Ernest Brooks, John Jenkins, William Dowell, Alfred Boardman, Billy O'Neill, George Thomas, Peter Boardman, and John Willie Chester. The Australians came back to Wilderspool for "revenge" later in the tour but tries from Jack Fish, and John Jenkins earned the 'Wirepullers' an 8–8 draw. Two members of the Kangaroo squad, Dan Frawley and Larry O'Malley later signed for Warrington and played the next season at Wilderspool. Warrington have the best record of any club side against the touring Kangaroos with eight wins, one draw, and seven defeats from sixteen matches.

In 1913, Warrington reached their fifth Challenge Cup Final, with wins over Keighley, Hull Kingston Rovers, Salford and Dewsbury. The final was lost 9–5 to the mighty Huddersfield "Team of all the Talents". Warrington scored first through a try by Bradshaw converted by Jolley and gave a wonderful display in what was considered to be the best Cup Final of the pre-war era. A disappointing league season had seen Warrington finish 18th, their lowest pre Great War. So the Challenge Cup performances were a tremendous achievement.

Warrington purchased Wilderspool in 1914 with the freehold being held in trust for club members. At first, the beginning of the First World War did not impact rugby league competitions, as authorities decided to continue with normal fixtures, in part due to the mistaken belief that the war would be short.

Competitive fixtures were suspended for the 1915–16 season and Warrington did not play any friendly matches due to difficulty raising a team. Wire recommenced playing in 1916 following the introduction of conscription which meant that they would not be accused of keeping men from volunteering for the First World War.

The inter war years: 1918–1939
After the war ended, Warrington took part in the hastily arranged Lancashire League played during 1918–9. In the Lancashire League, a runners-up spot was achieved in 1920–1.

After a bad start to the 1921–22 season, Warrington won 12 out of 13 matches. This included an 8–5 victory over the visiting Australasian team of the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. Warrington beat St. Helens Recs and Leigh to reach the final of the Lancashire Cup. Wire beat Oldham 7–5, despite playing with only 12 men for most of the match after centre Collins sustained a broken collar bone.

After finish in a record low position of 20th in 1923–4, the club improved to ninth the following season, before finishing second, and securing a first ever top four play-off, in 1925–6. Swinton were beaten in the semi-final, but the final against Wigan ended in disappointment.

After a bad start to the 1927–28 season and a poor previous season, culminating in an all-time low in 1928 when the club suffered its then record defeat 68–14 at Hunslet, Warrington notched up victories over Hull Kingston Rovers, Huddersfield and finally Leeds in the semi-final of the Challenge Cup. The final against Swinton was played at Central Park, Wigan, with an estimated 12,000 travelling from the town to watch the match. Warrington were beaten 5–3, but a contentious decision could have cost the Wire the match. The Kangaroos visited Wilderspool again in 1929, Wire were without five regular players either playing for Lancashire or injured. Despite this, Warrington beat the tourists 17–8.

In 1932–33, the Lancashire Cup was won by beating St Helens in a close fought match, the final result being 10–9 to Warrington. St. Helens Recs. and Wigan were disposed of on the way to that particular victory. As well as doing well in the league the team had reached the Challenge Cup final for the seventh time. This was the first time Warrington played at Wembley. The Wire lost 21–17 to Huddersfield. In the 1933–34 season, Warrington played Australia and for once were beaten. Warrington also had the honour of playing the first rugby league match against a French side, captained by Jean Galia. In a season of firsts a match was played in Dublin to introduce the game to Ireland. A good crowd saw Wigan beat Warrington by 32–19.

The highlight of the 1935–36 season was a place in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley. Barrow were beaten in the first round, the second round was drawn away at Halifax with Warrington winning the replay at Wilderspool 18–15. Wigan were then beaten 5–2 to set up a semi-final against Salford at Wigan. Warrington was short of regular players and were thought to stand little chance, but as ever in they rose to the occasion to gain victory. Fifteen special trains were laid on as the town made its way to London for the final, however Leeds ran out 18–2 winners.

Chris Brockbank became Wire's first team manager in 1936. In the 1937–38 season, Oldham and Widnes were both knocked out by Warrington as they headed for another Lancashire Cup victory, this time 8–5 over Barrow.

During World War II, it was difficult to play matches and therefore pay the bills. To help out the club committee decided that a Limited Company of 10,000 £1 shares was to be created. The Warrington Football Club Limited was born. Warrington dropped out of the wartime Lancashire league in 1941–42 due to Wilderspool Stadium being requisitioned by the United States Air Force for storage, and did not return to league competition until 1945–46.

Post Second World War, the Bevan era: 1945–1962
The early post-war years saw a boom in rugby league in general, and the glory years of the Warrington club. An Australian winger named Brian Bevan made his debut for Warrington in 1945. He would be Warrington's top try scorer in all but one season until his retirement in 1962 with a total of 740 tries in 620 games for Warrington. The Wire won all the code's major honours during his period at the club.

Warrington got off to a bad start to the 1947–8 season but the club signed new forwards Harold Palin, Bill Darbyshire and Bill Riley. Warrington then went two months without defeat. The club also signed centres Albert Pimblett and Bryn Knowelden. With these new signings, Warrington went undefeated in 20 games from December 1947 to April 1948, won the Lancashire League and gained a place in the championship top four play-off. The club's first championship win came that season. Warrington defeated Huddersfield in the league semi-final. The final, against Bradford Northern, was staged at Maine Road and Warrington took the trophy by a margin of 17–5.

Warrington won the 1948–9 Lancashire League after 19 straight wins at the start of the season. The record attendance at Wilderspool was set on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington play Wigan. They reached the 1948–9 Lancashire Cup final but Wigan beat them to take the trophy. In the league Warrington lost only five matches all season. Huddersfield exacted one of Wire's few defeats in the play-off final as Wire missed out on back-to-back championships by just one point, 13–12.

Wire paid a then record fee of £4,600 for Ally Naughton from Widnes. Naughton would play a major part in a good cup run took the Wire to the 1950 Challenge Cup final. This time they were to play local rivals Widnes. They led 14-nil at half-time, eventually taking the trophy by 19-nil. This was Wire's first Challenge Cup triumph at Wembley.

The 1950–1 season saw Warrington finish the year as Lancashire League winners, Lancashire Cup runners-up and championship runners-up. Warrington lost the Lancashire Cup final to Wigan 28–5 at Swinton in front of a record 42,541 supporters. Warrington paid their third visit in four years to Maine Road to face Workington in the championship final. Despite leading 8–3 at half-time, Wire went down to a 26–11 defeat. In 1951 Ces Mountford was appointed coach with a ten-year contract after Chris Brockbank ended 15 years at the helm to take up a hotel business in Blackpool.

The pinnacle of Warrington's achievements was reached in 1953–4. Consistent league form secured the Lancashire League, and saw a second-placed finish in the championship and qualified for the top four play-off. St. Helens came to Wilderspool and were well beaten 11–5. They despatched Leeds in the Challenge Cup to get to their second final of the season, they were to play Halifax in both games. The intense Wembley final ended in a draw, two goals a piece. The replay was held at Odsal, Bradford and a record 102,569 paid to see Warrington defeat Halifax 8–4. Thousands more got in for free and estimates of the total crowd were in the region of 120–130,000. The week after the two teams met again in the championship final at Maine Road. Warrington secured another victory by four goals to Halifax's two goals and a try. The club had done the league and cup double as well as the Lancashire Cup.

Wire secured the league championship for the second successive season in 1954-5 They beat Halifax in the semi-final on the way to the final against Oldham at Maine Road. For the second consecutive season Warrington took the honours, the final score was 7–3. Warrington won the Lancashire League as well to make it ten pieces of silverware in eight years. That championship success was the last to date for Wire.

The 1955–56 season saw a tournament titled the ITV Floodlit Competition. Eight clubs participated in a series of games played at football grounds in the London area, with Warrington eventually running out 43–18 victors over Leigh at Loftus Road. Warrington made it to the 1956 championship final held at Maine Road but lost to Workington Town.

Wire's run of success came to a sudden stop in 1956–7. It was a transformation period for Warrington with many big name players top names ending their Wire careers. Ces Mountford used a total of 40 players during the campaign, the highest since World War Two and a figure that was not beaten until 1976–7. Unsurprisingly, Wire finished only tenth in the league. Attendances were down on previous seasons and on 19 January 1957, Warrington launched a lottery, which played an important part in the club's finances in future seasons.

In the 1959–60 season, they won the Lancashire Cup for the first time in 22 years, playing all their games away from home. St. Helens were the final hurdle but the Wire managed a 5–4 win at Central Park. This ended a period of four seasons without silverware.

In 1961, Warrington reached the championship final held at Odsal, but Leeds had total control over the match and ran out 25–10. This also turned out to be the last match for long serving coach Ces Mountford.

Ernie Ashcroft took over as coach for the 1961–62 season. Easter Monday 1962 saw Brian Bevan's last match for Warrington, a 29–17 defeat of Leigh.

1962–1971
There was a split into two divisions in 1962–3 with Warrington gaining sixth spot in the top flight.

During the early part of the 1965–66 season floodlights were installed and a friendly match against Wigan was arranged. They were officially switched on for the match on Tuesday 28 September, Wigan winning the match. Warrington's home game against Widnes became the first rugby league match to be broadcast on BBC albeit only to the south of England. The final of the Lancashire Cup was reached by gaining a 21–10 victory over Oldham in the semi-final. The final against Rochdale Hornets, at Knowsley Road, was won 16–5. It was Ashcroft's only trophy in his time as Wire coach.

Success was proving difficult for Warrington. Attendances had dwindled, costs were rising and the club were having financial difficulties. Wire appointed a new coach Jackie Fleming in 1967 who won the Lancashire League (1967-8) then Joe Egan in 1969.

After a disastrous start to the 1970–71 season, coach Joe Egan decided to stand down. He was replaced by Peter Harvey. The change made little difference as the club won only 11 out of 24 matches. The club also had debts of around £33,000. The club was saved by a take-over bid from new chairman Ossie Davies and as part of the rescue package on 20 May 1971, Alex Murphy was appointed the new player-coach of the club.

Alex Murphy era: 1971–1978
After crashing out of the Lancashire Cup and the Floodlit Trophy in 1971–2, the team created a club record eight successive defeats. Warrington improved for the Challenge Cup; reaching the semi-finals, only missing out on a Wembley trip after losing a tense replay against St Helens. Murphy had brought renewed optimism to Wilderspool and average attendances went up by more than a thousand.

Success came in 1972–3. Warrington lost only one of their opening 22 games and ended the season with the League Leader's Trophy.

Next season, 1973-4 was arguably Warrington's most successful for 20 years. The Captain Morgan Trophy competition was run for the first and only time and Wire clinched it with a 4–0 defeat of Featherstone. Warrington followed that up with a 27–16 defeat of Rochdale Hornets in the John Player final and then Murphy's men beat Featherstone for the second time that season in a cup final 24–9 win the Challenge Cup. The icing on the cake was the top eight play-off trophy, secured after a 13-12 success over St. Helens for a four-cup haul.

In 1974-5 Wire returned to Wembley for the Challenge Cup final only to have their celebrations spoiled by Widnes while they also had to settle for runners-up in the Floodlit Trophy.

In contrast to recent seasons, nothing went right for Warrington in 1975–76. They finished tenth in the league and crashed out of the Lancashire Cup and the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competitions in the opening round. Challenge Cup hopes ended in the third round at home to Widnes but they were lucky not to have been knocked out in the first round by amateurs Leigh Miners at Wilderspool. Warrington struggled to a 16-12 success.

There was no silverware again in 1976-7 but Warrington finished fifth in the league. They crashed out of the Premiership play-offs at the first hurdle, but yet appeared in the final, after Hull Kingston Rovers fielded an ineligible player and the match was awarded to Warrington. Wire won through to the final but lost to St Helens at Swinton 32–20.

In 1977–8, Murphy's reign came to an end despite winning the John Player Trophy 9–4 against Widnes at Knowsley Road, St Helens. Poor league form had left Wire dangerously close to the drop at one point and that meant Murphy lost many friends on the terraces.

Late 1970s to mid-1990s
In 1978, Warrington appointed Billy Benyon as Alex Murphy's successor. A solid year-round performance saw Warrington finish second in the league, losing only 8 matches all year. A major highlight of the season was the controversial 15–12 victory over the Ashes-winning 1978 Kangaroo tourists. For the second year running the club reached the John Player Trophy final, but were unable to repeat the previous year's victory, the match going to Widnes by 16–4.

Wire celebrated their centenary in 1979 owing to an erroneous belief that the club had been founded in 1879 rather than 1876.

The 1980–1 season brought the Lancashire Cup and the John Player Trophy. After consistently good performances in the league, they were league championship runners-up. They also won the 1985 Premiership Trophy final against Halifax. Warrington also made it to the 1986–87 John Player Special Trophy held at Burnden Park but were beaten 4-18 by Wigan.

Warrington had another new coach in 1982, their former Challenge Cup medal winner Kevin Ashcroft. Benyon was later to win an unfair dismissal case against Warrington. Ashcroft steered Warrington to Lancashire Cup glory in his first full season, a year marred by the Wilderspool fire which wiped out the complete main stand.

Warrington and Ashcroft parted company in May 1984, despite Ashcroft still having two years on his contract. Reg Bowden, Wire's third new coach in six years, took over. Bowden's two-year spell as coach was notable for some of his signings, most notably a world record fee for Great Britain and Widnes scrum half Andy Gregory, rather than success on the field. The new signings didn't bring success, and Bowden resigned and assistant coach Tony Barrow took over as caretaker coach in March 1986.

Success soon followed. A home win against Widnes and away to Wigan put Wire in the final of the Premiership Trophy against champions Halifax at Elland Road. Wire ran out 38–10 winners. In 1986–7, Wire finished third place in the league and runners-up in the John Player Trophy and in the revamped Premiership Trophy.

Australian Brian Johnson was appointed the club's head coach and manager in 1988. Warrington won the Lancashire Cup final a year later in 1989. In 1990 Warrington made it to the final of the Challenge Cup at Wembley Stadium and faced arch rivals Wigan. Warrington lost 34–16 and this is the last appearance in the Challenge Cup final before their success in 2009.

Warrington won the Regal Trophy in 1991 beating Bradford Northern 12–2 at Headingley, Leeds. In June 1993 due to financial pressures, Warrington listed 13 players for a total of £340k when they refused lower contract payments. Warrington made it to the final of the Regal Trophy in 1994 but lost 40–10 to Wigan at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, they also came close to winning the championship finishing third on points difference behind Wigan and Bradford. The following season, Warrington made the Regal Trophy final once more, again losing to Wigan.

With the advent of Super League, several mergers between clubs were proposed. Warrington were scheduled to merge with Widnes to form Cheshire who would compete in Super League. This brought an outcry from both sets of fans, and Warrington were awarded a place in the Super League as an unmerged side.

The need to switch to summer, led to a truncated 1995–6 season which ran from August–January, with October reserved for the World Cup. Despite Warrington's mediocre league form, they found themselves in the semi-final of the Regal Trophy at St Helens. This ended in an 80–0 defeat which brought about the departure of coach Brian Johnson, and a run of seven defeats.

Super league era: 1996–2002
In 1996, the first tier of British rugby league clubs played the inaugural Super League season and changed from a winter to a summer season. Warrington added "Wolves" to their name for the start of the 1997 season; wolf symbols had started to appear on Warrington shirts in the early nineties, and a wolf featured in the middle of the town's coat of arms. To mark this change Warrington produced a new logo.

John Dorahy took over as coach and the new era started optimistically. Their first Super League game was a 22–18 win at Leeds and Wolves finished fifth place in the inaugural Super League. This was as good as it got for Wolves a long time, Warrington became a ‘selling club’, first losing Iestyn Harris to Leeds, then Paul Sculthorpe to Saint Helens. Dorahy resigned in March 1997, before the end of the season with Warrington sitting on the bottom of the Super League ladder. In 1997, Darryl van der Velde took over as head coach. Plans to move from Wilderspool Stadium were announced with Burtonwood the likely site. The former brewery on Winwick Road was chosen to be the new home for Warrington and Tesco were also to develop on the land with their first ever supermarket in the town. A lengthy planning process finally ended with permission finally given for a 14,206 capacity stadium and supermarket to be built. The capacity was reduced to 13,500 on safety grounds after the first match.

Wilderspool stadium was sold to the local council for £1 million in 1998 but despite this Wolves finish the season in financial trouble with massive debts.

In 2000, retired Australian captain and scrum-half, Allan Langer came out of retirement to play in Super League for Warrington Wolves. He captained the side and took them to within one match of the Challenge Cup final in 2000.

Steve Anderson succeeded van der Velde in August 2001, he was replaced by his assistant David Plange mid-season following a run of 11 defeats which threatened Warrington's record of continuous top level rugby. Paul Cullen was appointed head coach in 2002, becoming the third coach of the season. Cullen not only achieved survival but also led Wolves to a first ever play-off appearance since the reintroduction of this format in 1998.

Move to Halliwell Jones Stadium: 2004–2009
Warrington's first season in the Halliwell Jones Stadium saw slight underachievement on the pitch reflected in their finishing position of eighth in Super League, though they did make the Challenge Cup semi-finals. However, they recorded a significant increase in their average attendances and midway through the season the club was purchased by events promoter Simon Moran. Moran immediately released fresh investment into the club, enabling coach Paul Cullen to sign Great Britain centre Martin Gleeson for a club record fee reported in the region of £200,000 as well as New Zealand internationals Henry Fa'afili and Logan Swann.

Their best season in Super League has been the 2005 season (Super League X), where they finished in 4th place and earned a home tie in the playoffs. Australian Andrew Johns played 3 games for the club when his Australian club Newcastle concluded their season. He is rumoured to have been paid around £40,000 (A$100,000) per match for the Wire. The signing caused controversy for a number of reasons: if the Wire had made the Super League Grand Final, it would have clashed with the Kangaroos Tri-Nations test against New Zealand in Sydney, Australia; also, many people questioned why Warrington were allowed to bring in a player in time for the Super League play-offs after he had finished playing a full season in Australia. The signing and subsequent confusion over the rules led other Super League clubs to follow the example set by the Wire and signed their own Antipodean players on short-term contracts.

On 22 September 2006, Warrington beat Leeds 18–17 at Headingley to progress to the second round of the Super League play-offs. This was the first time during the Super League era that the Wire had progressed past the first round of the play-offs. However, they were unable to progress any further as they were beaten 40–24 by Bradford Bulls at Odsal Stadium.

For the 2007 season, Warrington signed current Great Britain international Adrian Morley on a four-year deal from the Sydney Roosters NRL club, Paul Johnson, another Great Britain international, from Bradford Northern on a three-year deal and New Zealand international back rower or centre Vinnie Anderson, 27, on a three-year deal from St Helens, paying a £50k transfer fee. Warrington finished the 2007 season seventh in the table, which was seen as a disaster for the club following the impressive signings made during the close season. Finishing 7th resulted in Warrington missing out on the end of season playoffs for the first time in three years with local rivals Wigan pipping the Wire on the last weekend of the season.

On 27 May 2008, Paul Cullen resigned from the coaching role at the club following a run of only one victory in seven league fixtures. James Lowes was appointed as the new head coach of the club and given a contract until the end of the 2010 season. The club went on to finish the season in sixth position in the table and securing a play-off tie away to Catalans Dragons. The Wolves lost 46–8 ending what was another season to forget for the club.

Tony Smith era: 2009–2017
On 5 March, after losing all three of their opening games to the Super League XIV season, Warrington removed James Lowes from the position of head coach, and replaced him with then-England coach, Tony Smith who was also given the role of director of rugby.

On 30 May 2009, Warrington reached the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, beating Hull Kingston Rovers 24–25 via a drop goal from Lee Briers in golden point extra time to earn a place in the last four. The semi-final draw pitted the Wire against Wigan. On 8 August 2009, Warrington beat Wigan to reach Wembley for the first time in 19 years and despite only averaging crowds of 8,000 in recent seasons (2009 average attendance 8,155) they sold just over 34,500 tickets for the Challenge Cup final. Wolves faced the Huddersfield Giants in the final at Wembley Stadium in front of a 76,560 crowd. Warrington scored first after a charge down with Richie Mathers going over the line under the sticks. Warrington eventually won the game 25–16 with Michael Monaghan winning the Lance Todd Trophy for the man-of-the-match performance. Warrington returned home from Wembley with the cup and was greeted by more than 100,000 fans who had been starved of success for 35 years. This was their first Challenge Cup win since 1974, and the team arrived home on an open top bus, and paraded the trophy round the town before heading to the town hall. Warrington finished the 2009 season in lowly 10th place missing out on the play-offs yet again. After the final game of the season Chairman Lord Doug Hoyle announced that he would be stepping down from the post and leaving the Wolves.

On 8 August 2010, the Wolves emphatically beat Catalans Dragons 54–12 at the Halton Stadium, Widnes to reach the Challenge Cup Final for the second consecutive season. Warrington went on to win the final, defeating Leeds Rhinos 30–6. Once again over 35,000 Wolves supporters travelled down to Wembley Stadium to see the Wolves lift the trophy for the second successive time, this being the first time in the club's history this has been done. On the return to Warrington the following day over 100,000 people lined the streets of the town to welcome home the team and the trophy.

The 2010 Super League season saw the Wolves finish in 3rd place the club's highest ever finish in the Super League era. Warrington qualified for the end of season play-offs only to lose both fixtures to St. Helens and Huddersfield Giants. This meant that the Wolves had only won one of the club's six play-off fixtures to date.

The 2011 Super League season saw Wolves end their St. Helens hoodoo with victory in the away fixture which was played at the Halton Stadium, Widnes. The Wolves secured their double over the St. Helens with a 35–28 triumph over the rivals in the reverse fixture later in the season. 2011 saw the Wolves register impressive victories away to Leeds Rhinos (6–42), Bradford Bulls (14–58) and Salford City Reds (0–60). They also registered big scorelines at home to Harlequins RL (84–6), Bradford Bulls (64–6), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (66–12) and Castleford Tigers (62–0). On 20 August 2011, the Wolves beat Catalans Dragons 12–25 in Perpignan to register the club's 8th successive league victory for the first time in the Super League era. On 9 September 2011, the Wolves beat Hull F.C. to secure the League Leaders Shield for the first time. Warrington were beaten in the play-off semi-final by Leeds Rhinos who eventually went on to win the Grand Final beating St Helens at Old Trafford on 8 October.

Going into the 2012 Super League season the Warrington club announced that they had over 8,000 season tickets, which is a record for Warrington and a vast improvement on the crowds of just 3/4,000 in the Wilderspool days.

In 2012, the Wolves enjoyed another successful season in both the league and cup competitions. In the 2012 Challenge Cup the Wolves were crowned cup winners for the 3rd time in 4 years following a 35–18 victory over Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium. Over 35,000 Wolves supporters made the trip to see the side bring back the famous trophy. The Wolves also made it through to the Super League Grand Final and were backed by 40,000 fans at the theatre of dreams. The Wolves faced the Rhinos for the right to become champions but it was Leeds who held on to become back-to-back champions.

In 2013, Warrington finished Super League XVIII in second place with 41 points, only 1 point behind League Leaders Shield winners Huddersfield Giants. Warrington won their qualifying play-off against Leeds with the final score 40–20, Ben Westwood scored 4 tries. The result put Warrington through to the qualifying semi-final against Huddersfield, who were defeated 30–22. In the Grand Final Warrington Wolves faced Wigan Warriors and lost by 30–16.

In 2016, the club's 140th year, the club reached the Challenge Cup final losing 10–12 to Hull F.C. but the Wolves went on to win the League Leader Shield against Hull F.C. at the KCOM Stadium, bringing the first piece of silverware back to the Halliwell Jones Stadium since 2012, and bagging a home Semi-final tie against St. Helens. This was won, earning them the right to play in the Super League Grand Final against Wigan Warriors. Warrington fell to a 6–12 defeat, with Declan Patton scoring all the Wires' points, despite leading 6–2 at half-time.

The Wolves failed to make the Super 8s in 2017, finishing ninth in the regular season as they suffered from inconsistency. Warrington secured Super League status with seven wins out of seven. In the Challenge Cup, the Wolves fell at the quarter-final stage following a nervy 26–27 home defeat by the Wigan Warriors. In September 2017, the Wolves announced that head coach Tony Smith would leave his position at the club following nine successful years which has seen the Wolves compete in seven major finals, winning three Challenge Cups and two League Leaders Shields.

Steve Price: 2018–2021
In the Super League XXIII season, Warrington reached the 2018 Super League Grand Final against Wigan but lost the match 12–4 at Old Trafford. During the Super League XXIV season, Warrington reached the Challenge Cup final against St Helens and won the match 18–4 at Wembley Stadium. It was Warrington's first Challenge Cup triumph in seven years. Warrington finished the Super League XXIV season in 4th place on the table and qualified for the finals. Warrington's season was ended the following week when they lost 14–12 against Castleford in the elimination final.

In the 2020 Super League season, Warrington finished third on the table. However, they were eliminated from the first week of the playoffs losing to Hull F.C.

In the 2021 Super League season, Warrington finished in third place on the table. However, just like the 2020 season, the club were eliminated from week one of the playoffs losing to Hull Kingston Rovers 19–0. It was also the final game in charge for Steve Price, who left the club at the end of the season, being replaced by former Castleford boss Daryl Powell for the 2022 season.

Daryl Powell: 2022-2023
In the 2022 Super League season, Warrington endured a difficult campaign finishing 11th on the table with the club winning just nine games all year in the league.

At the start of the 2023 Super League season, Warrington recorded eight consecutive victories to sit top of the Super League table. However, from round 9 to round 20, the club only recorded four victories. After losing 42–6 to bottom placed Wakefield Trinity in round 20, Powell departed the club by mutual consent. Warrington had lost their final six games under Powell which saw them fall to sixth on the table. Warrington would eventually finish sixth on the table to qualify for the playoffs. Warrington would lose their elimination play off final against St Helens 16-8 which ended their season.

Sam Burgess: 2024
On 7 August 2023, Burgess signed a two-year contract to become Warrington's new head coach ahead of the 2024 Super League season. Under Burgess, Warrington started the season in good fashion and at the halfway point of the season were sitting fourth on the table. On 8 June 2024, Burgess coached Warrington in their 2024 Challenge Cup final defeat against Wigan.

1881–2003: Wilderspool
Warrington moved into the Wilderspool in 1881 and spent over 130 years there. In the late 1990s the club planned to move to a new stadium instead of redeveloping Wilderspool.

2004–present: Halliwell Jones Stadium
In 2004 Warrington moved into a new stadium 13,012 capacity stadium. The stadium was notable for bucking the common trend of modern stadia by including terracing areas rather than being an all-seater stadium. There were originally 4 stands in the stadium – the North Stand (reserved seating), the East Stand (originally unreserved seating but later became reserved seating), the South Stand (home terracing), and the West Stand (visitors' terracing and overflow of home terracing). It also has enormous pitch dimensions of 120 m x 74 m, as requested by Warrington's head coach of the time, Paul Cullen, due to his desire to play expansive rugby. In 2012 the stadium capacity was expanded to 15,200 by filling in two corners of the stands. In 2017 the stadium added two permanent big screens, one outside the north east corner for advertising, and one inside the south east corner to enhance gameday experience.

Rivalries

The Warrington Wolves have several rivalries, the fiercest of which is with the Widnes Vikings. Widnes were out of the top flight for a large period of the Super League era so the rivalry is not as fierce as it used to be. Games involving the Wigan Warriors have gained a rivalry due to the recent success of the Wolves and the Warriors and with both teams continuing to be among the Top-4 clubs in the Super League era.

Since the start of the Super League the fixtures against St Helens have become a fierce battle due to the St Helens holding a hoodoo over Warrington. From 1992 to 2010, Warrington only managed to beat Saints once (in 2001). However, in 2011 and 2012, the Wire managed to win three of six derbies, including a win in the 2012 playoff semi-final. Saints continued their dominance with a 22–10 victory the next year. In 2015, Warrington lost their first away match at Langtree Park to St Helens, as well as the Magic weekend fixture at St. James' Park, Newcastle 20–16, giving Warrington their first Magic loss to the Saints.

Other rivalries include the Salford Red Devils and the Leigh Centurions for geographical reasons.

Hall of Fame inductees

 * Jack Fish 1898 to 1911
 * Ernest "Ernie" Brookes 1902 to 1920
 * George Thomas 1903 to 1914
 * Frank Shugars 1904 to 1912
 * James "Jim" Tranter 1911 to 1928
 * Arthur Skelhorne 1911 to 1925
 * William "Billy" Cunliffe 1914 to 1930
 * Joseph "Joe" "Jack" 'Cod' Miller 1926 to 1946
 * Thomas "Tommy" 'Tubby' Thompson 1927 to 1934
 * Billy Dingsdale 1928 to 1940
 * William "Bill" Shankland 1931 to 1938
 * John "Jack" Arkwright (Snr) 1934 to 1945
 * Harold Palin 1936 and 1947 to 1951
 * Albert Johnson 1939 to 1951
 * Gerry Helme 1945 to 1957
 * Brian Bevan 1945 to 1962
 * Robert "Bob" Ryan 1945 to 1958
 * James "Jim" Featherstone 1946 to 1953
 * Harry Bath 1948 to 1957
 * Albert Naughton 1949 to 1961
 * Eric Fraser 1951 to 1964
 * Laurence "Laurie" Gilfedder 1951 to 1963
 * James "Jim" Challinor 1952 to 1963
 * Raymond "Ray" Price 1953 to 1957
 * Bobby Greenhough 1957 to 1966
 * Alastair Brindle 1957 to 1969
 * William "Willie" Aspinall 1962 to 1971
 * Parry Gordon 1963 to 1981
 * Derek Whitehead 1969 to 1979
 * John Bevan 1973 to 1986
 * Dave Chisnall 1971 to 1975, 1981 to 1984
 * Kenneth "Ken" Kelly 1977 to 1987
 * Michael "Mike" Gregory 1982 to 1994

Leagues

 * First Division / Super League:
 * Winners (3): 1947–48, 1953–54, 1954–55
 * Runners up (12): 1925-26, 1934-35, 1936-37, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1960-61, 1978-79, 1980-81, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018
 * League Leader's Shield:
 * Winners (2): 2011, 2016
 * Runners up (2): 2012, 2013
 * Premiership:
 * Winners (2): 1973–74, 1985–86
 * Runners up (2): 1976-77, 1986-87

 * RFL Lancashire League:
 * Winners (8): 1937–38, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1967-68

Cups

 * Challenge Cup:
 * Winners (9): 1904–05, 1906–07, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1973–74, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2019
 * Runners up (11): 1900-01, 1903-04, 1912-13, 1927-28, 1932-33, 1935-36, 1974-75, 1989-90, 2016, 2018, 2024

 * League Cup:
 * Winners (4): 1973–74, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1990-91

 * Floodlit Trophy:
 * Winners (1): 1955-56

 * RFL Lancashire Cup:
 * Winners (9): 1921–22, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1989–90

Club records

 * Biggest win:
 * 112-0 v. Swinton Lions (at Halliwell Jones Stadium 20 May 2011)

 * Biggest defeat:
 * 0-80 v. St Helens (at Knowsley Road 4 January 1996)

 * Highest all-time attendance:
 * 34,304 v. Wigan (at Wilderspool 13 March 1948)

 * Highest Super League attendance:
 * 15,026 v. Wigan (at Halliwell Jones Stadium 14 April 2023)

Individual
Most Appearances - 620 Brian Bevan

Most Career Tries - 740 Brian Bevan

Longest Winning Streak - 21 (April 1948 - November 1948)

Longest Super League Winning Streak - 10 (June 2011 - September 2011); & (September 2015 - March 2016)
 * Most goals in a match:
 * 16:
 * Lee Briers v. Swinton Lions (at Halliwell Jones Stadium 20 May 2011)

 * Most tries in a match:
 * 7:
 * Brian Bevan v. Leigh (29 March 1949) & v.  Bramley (27 April 1953)

 * Most points in a match:
 * 44:
 * Lee Briers v. Swinton Lions (at Halliwell Jones Stadium 20 May 2011)

 * Most goals in a season:
 * 170:
 * Steve Hesford (1978-1979)

 * Most tries in a season:
 * 66:
 * Brian Bevan (1952-1953)

 * Most points in a season:
 * 363:
 * Harry Bath (1952-1953)

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Talk:Paul of Samosata

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The link to LUCIAN is in error, it takes you to Lucian the writer, not the Saint. I fixed that

This article doesn't tell us what the difference between Paul's out-of-date Christology and that which became orthodox was, just that he clung to an older one that was already out of fashion in Rome and Alexandria. Could someone post just what his Christology was and how it differed from what became orthodox? Rlquall, 18:25 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Fixed that and another problems with this article, which historically inaccurate and very POV. Str1977 11:19, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

I removed "fidelity to the Scriptures" from the passage about the Paulicians, because as it stands it is POV. If the editor who included it will specify what this "fidelity" was all about, it can be included, but to say their were persecuted for "fidelity to the scriptures" is

a) in this general sense incredible, since the Orthodox church was no less adhering to Scripture

b) pro-Paulician POV - it is their claim, that they are faithful to the scriptures, but if this would have been undisputed there would have been no persecution

c) they (probably) were persecuted for their teaching which they claimed to be found in Scripture. But that's not the same thing.

Str1977 09:28, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

''Is it true or false to say that the Paulicians would have disputed that the Orthodox church adhered to Scripture? Is not the Orthodox claim of their own fidelity just as potentially biased as that of the Paulicians? I say that the above comments are clearly biased and do not represent objective historical inquiry. The only unbiased comment that can be made is that the Paulicians and the Orthodox mutually asserted their own fidelity even as they mutually asserted the lack of same in the other. That the Orthodox apparently crushed the Paulicians does not, in ultimate reality, settle the truth or falsehood of either's claims.''

Both the nearly 400 years between the time of Paul of Samosata and that of the Paulicians, and the radical differences between the doctrines are generally understood as evidence that the Paulicians were NOT followers of Paul of Samosata. I have so far found no indication of dualism or Gnosticism on the part of Paul of Samosata. On the other hand, such claims in regards to the Paulicians are fairly common. It is possible that they were called Paulicians by their opponents in an attempt to link them with Paul of Samosata. On the other hand, according to the Wikipedia article on the Paulicians, the founder, 'as called upon to restore the pure Christianity of Paul', so the name may refer to Paul of Tarsus. --BobGriffin-Nukraya 01:39, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Accusations
Jacob Burckhardt seems to believe some of these accusations - See "the Age of Constantine the Great." (various editions so can't give page, but it's Chapter 5). Student7 17:20, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

removed uncited material
"whom he considered the most impartial among the Christians."

Editor Conjecture; it is more likely that he knew the Roman Pontiff ran the show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.127.172.64 (talk) 14:49, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

Do we really need Gibbon citations?
In my opinion Gibbon was just a man of lots of personal opinions, and so by citing him, we don't achieve WP:NPOV. Rursus dixit. ( m bork3 !) 20:45, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

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Timken OK Load

Timken OK Load is a standardized measurement that indicates the possible performance of extreme pressure (EP) additives in a lubricating grease or oil. The units of measurement are pounds-force or kilograms-force. This measurement is performed using a special test machine and standard block and ring test specimens.

The test machine is based on a machine manufactured by the Timken Company from 1935 to 1972, It is now an industry recognized standard test to compare extreme pressure resistance of greases and oils in a reproducible way.

It is not to be confused with some smaller lubricity testers that are also often erroneously called Timken: the confusion originates from a now obsolete Italian brand TIMPKEN.

The test machine consists of a standardized bearing race mounted on a tapered arbor rotating at high speed. The race is brought into contact with a square steel test block under a constant load. The contact area is flooded with the lubricant or grease being tested. The Timken OK Load is the highest standard load at which the spinning bearing race produces no scouring mark on the test block, but only a uniform wear scar.

Timken OK Loads are listed on grease and oil property charts and are part of many specifications. It was once generally assumed that the measure and the film strength of the lubricant were directly related. Today, the primary purpose of the test is to determine whether EP additives are present and functioning. A measure of 35 pounds (16 kilograms-force or 155 newtons) or more means that EP additives are present and working well.

The Timken OK Load test methods are ASTM D-2509 for greases and ASTM D-2782 for oils.

There are a few portable versions of smaller testers utilizing similar test methods for public demonstration or for product showcase.

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Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced the Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada on 19 March 2002, in the Speech from the Throne. On 19 April 2002, the appointment of Commissioners Vic Young, (Chair), Sister Elizabeth Davis and Judge James Igloliorte, were announced. The Commissioners formally assumed their duties on 3 June 2002 and filed its final report on 30 June 2003.

The mandate of the Royal Commission was to conduct a critical assessment of Newfoundland and Labrador’s strengths and weaknesses and to bring forward recommendations as to how they can renew and strengthen their place in Canada.


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This is Behnam Esfahbod.

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Find his photo gallery on commons:User:Behnam, his Wikimedia Commons user page.

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User talk:David Gerard/1.0

Article selection
Article selection should take into account the historical popularity of articles -- perhaps based on server logs. This needs to be done orthogonally to the rating system, since an article that is in fairly high demand might actually be pretty crappy. --Ilya 03:49, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * Oh, well spotted! Yep - David Gerard 19:24, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Would it be possible to find some schools in developing countries that do have internet access and track what articles their students access for a couple of months? We might even be able to identify gaps in content by looking at their failed searches.--Payo1 10:21, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Rating system and fact checking
Hi, can anyone explain to me, what the rating system is for? Is this just to have a preselection of articles? And another question: has the rating system anything to do with making Wikipedia reliable? By reliable I mean that we ensure that each sentence of an article has at least been checked twice for factual correctness. -- mkrohn 17:31, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * In the form it's been discussed, rather than a mark of factual verification, it seems more to be a system for seeing that articles aren't obviously crap or below suitable quality: "As I understand it, our central goal is to prevent someone from opening their WikiReader and seeing "GOATSE GOATSE ALL DAY LONG / GOATSE GOATSE THE GOATSE SONG". As a method of verifying spelling and structural quality---which, I think we can agree, is definitely needed---a trust metric would make the Wiki production-ready." (Article validation).

 * That is, something to bring rubbish articles up to okay, rather than fact-checking verification. Though we would probably need that too ... perhaps a rating factor? - David Gerard 19:27, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

(and I should probably pepper that whole thing with references) - David Gerard 19:27, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Edit war hotspots
One possible way to deal with "edit war hotspots" might be to simply flag them as such at this point, & hand the task of dealing with them to an editor who will have the task of either selecting one version to appear in the print version, or finding a way to merge the 2 POVs.

Yes, this violates Jimbo's ideal of not forking the Print Wikipedia from the Net version, but no matter how we approach this the Print version will end up being technically a fork from the Net version -- it will be a collection of snapshots of articles that never appeared together at one time. However, it does keep the two arguably close in content & format. -- llywrch 19:56, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * Mmmm. Selection is going to be the most angstful part of the paper 1.0. People have been picturing this for years - I predict many will get SERIOUSLY pissed off, no matter what the decision - David Gerard 20:07, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * "Angstful" (if I understand the word correctly) would only describes part of it. If the idea of getting Wikipedia onto paper didn't have a deadline, we could allow the various factions to fight it out, & hopefully come to some kind of agreeement in the end; perhaps by using this deadline as a club, we might get the parties to come to an agreement -- or once they see what a 3rd party does, it may force them to a compromise after the fact.

 * In any case, I consider it would be a bad idea to allow the 1.0 miss its date with the printer because some hotheads still want to argue over some minor point in an article. -- llywrch 07:20, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * Oh, definitely. I mean having entire topic areas dropped from the final cut - David Gerard 09:22, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Africa
Are we talking about the English WP? If not, what will we do about the fact that most people in Africa do not speak English? Mark Richards 21:52, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * I'm quoting Jimbo's dream for it. There's a reference in the links - David Gerard 00:24, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * I like this idea, and I'm certain that while most don't speak english, we can help all those that can. Also, if we develop Wikipedia 1.0 generally enough, we'll create a model for how to bring any language wikipedia swiftly from wiki to print -- Wikipedia on paper shouln't be a one-time thing, and after this first big push to the printing, we should hopefully don't have to do the same work again next time. ✏ Sverdrup 14:18, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * Since this is more than anything else a technical and logistic problem, finding the solution on English WP will naturally extend to solutions for other languages. Note here that I am somewhat dissatisfied with the choice of the term 1.0.  We really shouldn't be pushing for any kind of "milestone" or "completion", but rather a means at any moment of doing "selections" at will.  Think accessibility, reliability, and reputation rather than completion. Tom Haws 16:36, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)

Good job, David
This is probably the best mission statement on Wikipedia 1.0. Sadly we are still doing this planning and not working according to the plan, but perhaps we can start working soon -- when Validation is here.

Some thoughts on the Validation, though: We should have flags not only for suitability and the current version's content, but also a flag to set for "Wee need this article in print", so that we have an indicator on lousy articles we need to improve. However, I don't think we should have too high hopes on validation; susning.nu had a rating system that didn't give too detailed info; fringed articles, satirical articles and such were give all the wrong ratings, etc. Now it seems validation will be a more serious approach, and better hidden from view for passers-by, making possible for more sincere ratings. ✏ Sverdrup 14:18, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Disregard the bad english above; I'm simply too stupid and tired to express myself clearly. I was saying: "good job, david" (I got that one right) and "Validation our way will probably work, but check for lousy articles that we need". ✏ Sverdrup 14:20, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Online Wikipedia > Printed version
The texts selected will need a different treatment for the printed version to ensure consistency of layout and appearance. How many many Editors have book editing experience? I do, as it is my day job, so volunteer myself to help, but how do we find out any others? Apwoolrich 14:28, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * As a follow up to the above we also need to be sure we can convert text existing in MediaWiki to a system a printer's typesetting gear can read. We (the publishing outfit I am involved with) insist on all texts being submitted in RTF format, which allows the author some control of the appearance of his work with Bolds, Italics etc, but which causes the page make-up program no grief. Texts submitted in MS Word come with bastard codes (automatic footnoting, bullet points etc) which foul up the page format when flowed in, and cause much work to remove the codes manually. This is a very important point and I urge conversations are begun with the MediaWiki boffins ASAP to make sure we have no problems later on. The other option would be to scan paper printouts into a PC for editing in RTF, which is not something to be recommended, since it is very time-consuming and effectively doubles the editing work Apwoolrich 16:26, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * It would almost certainly be something along the lines of wikitext->XML->TeX. You can be sure the resulting typography will be beautiful! Also, the publisher we were originally talking to is used to TeX - David Gerard 12:09, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I'm working with a non-profit foundation that intends to use Wikipedia as a starting point to publish its own "source book". This encyclopedia project is headed up by Dr. Frank Kaufmann (a director of IIFWP, see http://www.iifwp.org/about/directors.php)

I've discussed it a bit on the mailing list and will continue to do so. -- Uncle Ed (talk) 19:19, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

Interesting
Very interesting and well thought-out. I very much like the way you describe 0.7, 0.8 and 0.9 and how to get there — I think it's by far the most sensible way of actually ever reaching 1.0. I'm glad that you're also providing a filter to assess the effects of the demographics of our user base. — mark ✎ 22:53, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

Trust Metrics
lkcl29oct2005: http://advogato.org - expanded out and greatly improved, such that 1) it uses SQL 2) instead of the ford-fulkersson maxflow algorithm (a vertically-scanning algorithm) you use a horizontally-scanning algorithm, which is much better as it can be "stopped" and also it would lend itself better to making SQL queries:

example:

1) you let _anyone_ create "tags" on articles:

"i believe this article should be included on the DVD"; "i believe this article is 'GOOD'".

2) the SECOND tier is the "trust metric" one:

"i trust person X to make correct assessements about the        'GOOD'ness of articles";

"i trust person X regarding their opinions on what       should go on the DVD".

then, you do a database join of the "tagging" against the "trust metrics" to get a list of nodes that you need to analyse:

INSERT INTO initial_seeds username="admin1", specialisation="article is good"; INSERT INTO tags username="fred", opinion="good", article_name="bob the builder" INSERT INTO certs from_username="admin1", to_username="fred", specialisation="article is good"

SELECT tags.username, tags.opinion, tags.article_name, certs.from_username, certs.to_username, certs.level, initial_seeds.username, initial_seeds.specialisation FROM tags, certs WHERE tags.username = certs.to_username AND initial_seeds.username = certs.from_username AND initial_seeds.specialisation = certs.specialisation AND tags.article_name ="bob the builder";

that will get you a set of people connected to the "first level seeds". you then make a SECOND set of queries of the usernames that all those people are connected to (assuming you haven't already got their names in your list. yes, you could make a temporary table and make the query exclude anyone).

you repeat this process five to seven times, depending on how "deep" you want to go. eventually you will run out of people or you hit the 7th query.

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Talk:Emerald Buddha

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The Emerald Buddha belong to Thai or Lao?

 * Note that this is an encyclopedia, not the place to argue about to whom it belongs. The article mentions that it was in Laos for quite some time of its history, but also in Lannathai as well as finally in Bangkok. Thus both Laos and Thailand have reasons to claim ownership, but there is no point to do that here. We just report the facts. andy 18:30, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * Right to claim ownership? Then which country suppose to own the painting 'Monalisa'? Italy or France?? Can Italy then claim ownership over Da Vinci's painting which is displayed in Louvre Museum in Paris??

Even going further with this does it even really belong to Thailand or Laos. it seems Burma was where it was intende to go. Even Cambodia seems to have a higher claim on it than Thaland or Laos. You could put it at possession is proof of ownership at this point. Someday this little Buddha may one day find another home as history is now and tomorrow. There's no destination for buddhas only a journey as they say and one day all things turn to earth.61.19.68.30 (talk) 07:23, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Which is actually the Emerald Buddha?
Well this seems to appear more lanna style but which is which? http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u15/dougj/upload/41837087.CRW_9902merged.jpg http://misheli.image.pbase.com/u14/dougj/upload/41827923.CRW_9891merged.jpg or this http://www.panix.com/~clay/photo/Thailand/emerald-3.jpg CanCanDuo 22:20, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Is it really Jade?
I have encountered literature that have claimed the famous "Emerald Buddha" in Bangkok is carved out of green jasper, or even green agate. Everyone agrees it is not, in fact, an emerald. Having seen the beautiful object myself I am inclined to believe it is very fine Burmese Jadeite Jade because of the translucent to semi-transparent lustre and the saturated emerald green color. Can this be settled once and for all? Buddmar 01:47, 20 May 2007 (UTC)buddmar

 * If you ask the gem trading community in Bangkok the consensus is that it's jadeite. Mind you, not many people are willing to go on record to speculate that it's anything but the most divine emerald/jade --58.9.185.208 21:43, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Well this article contradicts itself claiming that it is Green Jasper in the first paragraph and Jadeite in the final paragraph. Perhaps both references should be moved to a new section which states it is not Emerald and discusses the controversy of the material it is made of. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.34.251.109 (talk) 13:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Missing place name?
In both the title and later in the text of the "Arrival inaccording the Royal Chronicles," a place name appears to be missing.-- Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 23:36, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

 * IP vandalism, reverted. On another note, however, Willuconquer's recent reorganisation contained "according the Cambodian Royal Chronicles" in the section heading, while there's no such mention of royal chronicles in the source. I also have to question whether lumping legend and history together was a good idea. --Paul_012 (talk) 10:44, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I looked for what I suspected was vandalism but maybe it was too late in the day.-- Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 22:25, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

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2000 Preston by-election

The 2000 Preston by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 23 November 2000, to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the House of Commons constituency of Preston in Lancashire.

The vacancy was caused by the death on 2 September 2000 of Audrey Wise, the constituency's Labour Party MP.

The Labour vote share declined, but with the main beneficiaries being fringe parties, the Labour candidate Mark Hendrick held the seat comfortably.

Peter Garrett used the description "Preston Christian Alliance". David Braid used the description "Battle for Britain".

23 November 2000 was the last time three or more by-elections occurred on a single day until November 2012, when three by elections occurred on 15 November and three more on 29 November.

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User talk:Horsten

Will try to read any comments posted here and respond. For the impatient, see my user page for my email address.

Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Bevægelse
Well done on adding this article. It's long overdue and your work is excellent.

A big thanks again.

Keresaspa 15:27, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks, I'm glad you like it, this kind of feedback is always nice to get, especially from someone with a relevant background as I can see you have from your user page. TH 00:56, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

Danish Patronymic
Hi, can you please see the discussion at Patronymic? If you know the subject, can you please make corrections accordingly? Thanks.

(I'm sending this to several Danish speakers - whoever gets there first, wins :) )--Amir E. Aharoni 15:19, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

B.G. Edits Restored
Your edits have been restored on Head of state succession. Thanks for talking it out on the Talk Page. -Husnock 23:40, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

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That list
Thanks for notifying me. I think that the song list had to go. It is at first sight a good idea, until you actually think of how many songs don't have the title in the lyrics! --MacRusgail 19:34, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Hollywood Undead
Actually, most of their millions of hits in Google aren't real. There are only a few real hits. That huge number is because Myspace put them in Myspace ad rotation, and they seemed to be on millions of Myspace pages. --John Nagle 07:19, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Deletion
Thanks for contacting me regarding my page, which has been nominated for deletion. I can't seem to find your email address and am still trying to figure out how to work the wiki. I do admit openly that technically it is a vanity page, but since I am mentioned a few of times in Wikipedia I don't see why I can't provide accurate information on myself. I have tried to make the entry as factual and streamlined as possible. Please drop me a line at salafia-at-gmail.com Tuathal

Update on Alpha Roll article
Hey; I decided to add an accuracy dispute tag on the article you started Alpha roll. This is all based on footage I've seen on Cesar Millan. Please visit the discussion of that article, where I explain why I added the tag. Oh, and I also added some information to the article; "Recent video footage of behaviourists performing the Alpha roll has been shot and have proven the technique to not only be very effective, but also can be used in a safe manner, if done correctly. The evidence is scattered all over the National Geographic series, The Dog Whisperer, where dog behaviourist Cesar Millan personally rehabillitates problematic dogs, often aggressive ones, with obssesive behaviors. Much of the episodes show Cesar Millan performing this technique on dogs, often times when the dog has attacked or is about to attack another dog; although it is only used on very aggressive dogs as a punishment, Cesar uses it often in the show. It should be noted that the technique is safe only when performed correctly and at the right time. In one episode, Cesar Millan was able to have a dog from his own pack in his Dog Psychology Center perform the Alpha roll on itself voluntarilly, as a punishment. In this scenario, a member of his own pack attempted to attack another dog. As a punishment, Millan, without touching the dog, and standing over ten feet away, stared the dog down into submission; the dog performed the Alpha roll on itself as a punishment and a show of submission."

I was wondering what you feel about the updates? Have you seen this new series? You may consider revising the article. Thanks! 67.164.209.137 19:58, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

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Sorry I can't read Danish :-(
Are you sure it says Landis is sacked - none of the Google news results seem to report that yet although it seems extremely likely--A Y Arktos\talk 10:08, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

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Re: Pro-Life (Masters of Horror episode)
Yes, I did get the information from the IMDB, however I thought it was deemed acceptable as The Damned Thing, Family (Masters of Horror episode), and many more by different authors are from the IMDB. x holyrelic x Talk 01:24, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

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Please change it back
My google search of the Kherlanji Massacre yield 62,000 hits [].Please change it back.Nina Odell 02:10, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Done, apologies. See Talk:Kherlanji Massacre TH 12:45, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

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Muslim?
Is he a muslim?

Untitled
"In 2007 Gigi invented a new genre of music: the "Lento Violento"" This is just nonsense! The style developed for many years, beginning with Gigi's affinity for playing songs much slower than they were intended to be played. 89.49.150.125 (talk) 22:34, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

May I edit the discography? I did a site about Gigi D'Agostino and I know the official discograpgy of gigi dag... the discography on this page is incomplete.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.7.85.252 (talk) 20:52, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

He is not mentioned in most of the related pages, it would be good to be added, he is popular because of his songs.

Confidanza.com has gone!
waka waka I removed the broken links to confidanza.com --Legolas558 07:38, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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Update info
Where is he now? What has he been doing for so long since the last news?92.83.174.76 (talk) 17:57, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Discography
"Studio albums" section completely wrong... Could someone fix correctly? Thank You! SquareX (talk) 09:53, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

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Pensacola Christian College

Pensacola Christian College (PCC) is a private Independent Baptist college in Pensacola, Florida. Founded in 1974 by Arlin and Beka Horton, it has been accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools since 2013.

History
Arlin and Beka Horton graduated from Bob Jones University in 1951, and moved to Pensacola, Florida, in 1952 to found a Christian grade school. That school, Pensacola Christian Grade School, opened in 1954; it was later renamed Pensacola Christian Academy.

In 1974, the Hortons opened Pensacola Christian College to further their vision of "Education from a Christian Perspective." The college had 100 students its first year open, and was based in a single building, Ballard Hall.

Pensacola Theological Seminary, an extension of PCC's graduate school, was founded in 1998. Its avowed purpose is "to fill each student's mind and heart with what the Bible says."

In February 2012, Arlin Horton announced that he would be retiring from the ministry after the May 2012 school year. The school's board voted unanimously to install Troy Shoemaker, a PCC graduate, as president of the college. Shoemaker, a former administrator at Pensacola Christian Academy, completed his undergraduate education at PCC and holds a Doctor of Education degree from the institution as well as an education specialist degree from the University of West Florida. In July 2019, Shoemaker hired Jon Lands as the executive vice president. Lands completed his undergraduate education at PCC, graduating with a bachelor's degree in pastoral ministries. He also received his honorary doctorate from PCC in 2011.

A concert at the school on February 11, 2023, by the British a capella ensemble the King's Singers was cancelled with two hours' notice due to "concerns" about the "lifestyle" and sexual orientation of a member of the group. Pensacola Christian College's Articles of Faith classify homosexuality as a form of sexual immorality along with adultery, fornication, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography, citing passages in the Book of Matthew, the First Epistle to the Corinthians, and the Book of Hebrews.

Academics
PCC has nine academic divisions including Bible, business, education, engineering and computer science, humanities, natural sciences, nursing, performing arts, and visual arts. Graduate degrees are offered through the graduate school at PCC and through Pensacola Theological Seminary in the fields of Bible, business administration, communicative arts, divinity, education, ministry, music, and nursing.

The college markets its education programs as being specifically intended to prepare educators for employment at Christian schools rather than public schools, though graduates of the programs have been eligible to apply for public school teacher certification in Florida since 2000.

Because the college accepts a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative from the Bible and rejects evolution and other mainstream theories about the origins and age of Earth, students are taught young Earth creationism, and that God created the Earth in six literal 24-hour days. PCC's biology classes are based on creationism.

Accreditation
Since 2013, Pensacola Christian College has been accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), a religious national accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, to offer associates to doctorate degrees. However, Pensacola Christian College does not participate in any federal or state funded financial aid programs. In consequence, the college is exempt from federal guidelines concerning many forms of discrimination (e.g., Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972), investigations into accusations of sexual abuse, and sharing of information about crimes on campus (Clery Act).

From 1974 until 2011, Pensacola Christian College did not seek accreditation. In numerous publications the school explained that it eschewed accreditation, indicating that an outside agency that did not share its religious and moral views might try to pressure the college to change or eliminate its beliefs.

The college changed course on November 9, 2011, when the administration informed its students that PCC had been awarded candidacy for accreditation, a pre-accreditation status, by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. In October 2013, PCC was officially accredited by TRACS.

The baccalaureate and master's degrees in nursing at Pensacola Christian College are also accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing, and the baccalaureate degree in engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Athletics
PCC participates in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) for intercollegiate sports. Sports include men's basketball and soccer and women's basketball and volleyball. The men's wrestling team won the NCCAA national championship in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998, the last year before the NCCAA discontinued the sport. The Men's Eagles Basketball games as well as the Lady Eagles basketball games are played in the arena level of the Sports Center. PCC also hosts a number of invitational high school sporting tournaments and camps.

In addition to intercollegiate athletics, PCC students are also afforded the opportunity to play intramural sports through their Collegians. Sports offered through collegians include soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball, and broom-hockey among others, and the Eagles have a cheerleading squad called the Blue Crew. Every fall Collegian Soccer culminates with the winners of the playoffs facing each other in the annual Turkey Bowl held over the Thanksgiving weekend. In the spring, students can play softball and basketball.

Recreation
The campus offers opportunities for individual or group recreation, such as the Arlin R. Horton Sports Center which originally opened in 1993. The sports center has facilities for ice skating, bowling, racquetball, miniature golf, table tennis, and weight lifting. In addition with an expansion completed in 2008 by Hewes & Company, LLC, it includes a surfing wave, water cannons, an inline skating track, a rooftop sun deck, a snack bar, escape room and climbing walls. The campus also has the John Ray Hall Field House in which students can play basketball, swim, work out in the weight room, and play tennis. For students willing to make the 30-minute drive, the West Campus has 24 Hobie catamarans with classes "offered in sailing, kayaking, swimming, and lifeguarding."

Rules and regulations
PCC policies govern many aspects of the students' lives, including dress, hairstyles, cleanliness of residence hall rooms, styles of music, borrowing, off-campus employment, and Internet access. For example, "All students are expected to dress modestly, in conservative fashions and . . . men are not to wear effeminate hairstyles or apparel."

PCC also prohibits physical contact and interaction between unwed members of the opposite sex. Mixed groups must obtain a "3+ Pass" to hang out off campus, however, men and women are not allowed to ride in the same vehicle to the destination without an approved chaperone. Students over the age of 23 are not required to have a chaperone on a date, but cannot go to a beach or a park after dark.

Most stairwells, elevators, and parking lots on campus are segregated by gender.

Other prohibited activities at PCC include "fornication, adultery, homosexual behavior, or any other sexual perversion. Also, any involvement in pornography or sexual communications, including verbal, written, or electronic." In addition, "most forms of dancing," profanity, hazing, discrimination, gambling, stealing and "witchcraft, séances, astrology, or any other satanic practices" are also banned. Students are also not allowed to use, possess, or "associate" with alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs. Policy violations also include visiting movie theaters, patronizing unauthorized area businesses, being off campus after hours, and being in a residence hall belonging to a member of the opposite sex.

Demerits and discipline
PCC has three levels of punishment; students can be given "infractions," "demerits," or be expelled. The school operates a "demerit" system where "demerits" are "recorded on a student's record for the purpose of limiting continued misconduct, given for continued neglect of responsibilities or for more serious offenses." Students may be given notices, charges, demerits, or be expelled. Students who have these demerits are subject to administrative review by the Student Court, during which demerits are assigned or canceled corresponding to the degree of the infraction or circumstantial conditions surrounding the incident in question."

In the past (at least until 2008), students who acquired a certain number of demerits in a semester were "campused," meaning they were not allowed to leave campus for a period of time. Students suspected of more serious violations could be subject to being "shadowed," where they were assigned to a Residence Assistant (a fellow student who was selected by PCC to provide leadership in the residence hall and to enforce college regulations). This included being required to attend the Residence Assistant's classes and moving to the Residence Assistant's room. While being shadowed the student was prohibited from speaking with any student other than with the Floor Leader who was shadowing them.

The rules and disciplinary policies at Pensacola Christian College have been the subject of criticism. In 1996 a PCC alumnus started an electronic newsletter entitled The Student Voice, which criticized PCC, particularly the school's rules and demerit system. It was originally published in a newsletter format distributed exclusively via e-mail, and it was later published at www.pensacolachristiancollege.com. Following numerous attempts by the college to have the website shut down through arbitration and lawsuits, the website's owners relinquished control of the domain to the college, who has redirected the domain to the main PCC website.

Students may also be written up for infractions such as but not limited to- frayed pants, going off campus with a person of the opposite sex, watching movies rated PG-13 or higher, and listening to "worldly music".

Faith and King-James-only debate
PCC rejects hyper-Calvinism, Modernism, Neo-orthodoxy, and the modern day charismatic movement and specifically states that "Pensacola Christian is not a part of the 'tongues movement' and does not allow students to participate in or promote any charismatic activities, nor do we permit students to promote hyper-Calvinism."

PCC also states the belief that the Textus Receptus is the superior Greek text of the Bible and upon this basis uses the King James Version of the Bible for all pulpit ministry and classroom Bible instruction.

The Campus Church
The Campus Church, an Independent Baptist church, meets in the 6200 seat, 314,000 Sq. Ft. Crowne Center on Pensacola Christian College's campus and has Sunday morning, evening and Wednesday evening services. The Campus Church is not a department of the college, but is a separate entity operating alongside the college.

Rejoice in the Lord
The Campus Church holds weekly services from the Crowne Center at Pensacola Christian College. The services are recorded and edited for the weekly television broadcast of Rejoice in the Lord. The programming of Rejoice in the Lord consists of musical numbers performed by the Rejoice Choir, various PCC musical ensemble groups, congregational singing recorded in the Campus Church and preaching by Pastor Jeff Redlin. The hour-long television program is broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern on Sundays on the Daystar Television Network.

WPCS
Pensacola Christian College owns radio station WPCS 89.5 FM, known on-air as Rejoice Radio. WPCS is the main station of the Rejoice Broadcasting Network (sometimes referred to as "RBN"). The content heard on Rejoice Radio consists primarily of inspirational music and syndicated Christian radio programming.

Abeka
Abeka, formerly known as A Beka Book, is a publisher affiliated with Pensacola Christian College that produces K–12 curriculum materials that are used by Protestant fundamentalist and other conservative Evangelical Christian schools, as well as non-fundamentalist Christian schools and homeschooling families around the world. It is named after Rebekah Horton, wife of college president Arlin Horton, both of whom founded both PCC and Abeka, administering them simultaneously. Abeka and BJU Press (formerly Bob Jones University Press) have been considered the two major publishers of Christian-based educational materials in America.

Abeka has been criticized for selling works that do not follow a scientific consensus regarding the origins of the universe, origins of life, and evolution. In Association of Christian Schools International et al. v. Roman Stearns et al., a judge upheld the University of California's rejection of Abeka publications for preparatory use because the books are "inconsistent with the viewpoints and knowledge generally accepted in the scientific community."

In 1996, state and federal agencies requested millions of dollars of unpaid taxes between 1988 and 1995 from A Beka Book, at the time a division of PCC. In a settlement without any admission of wrongdoing, Pensacola Christian College paid $44.5 million in federal taxes. The organization also voluntarily paid $3.5 million Florida state taxes in full even though it had received legislative relief from them and no longer bore any legal liability for them, to avoid any appearance of offense or subsidization by the state.

Chris-Tex
Chris-Tex is a public foundation based in Pensacola, Florida that was founded in 1998 made to function as the investment and endowment manager for Pensacola Christian College. For the fiscal year 2022, revenue was $61 million with assets reported of $1.36b.

Notable alumni

 * James Van Huss - State representative in House district 6 of Tennessee. Huss graduated from PCC with a degree in Computer Science in 2003.
 * Tom Vasel - Podcaster, designer, and reviewer of board games. Vasel graduated with a B.S. in Biblical Studies in 1999.
 * Maria Boren - Job candidate on the second season of NBC's reality TV show, The Apprentice in 2004. Boren graduated with a Bachelor's in Business, and a minor in Home Economics, in 1994.
 * Garrett Mason - Elected to the Maine Senate in November 2010; Maine state Senate majority leader. Mason graduated from PCC with a degree in Management in 2006.
 * Cathy McMorris Rodgers - Elected to United States House of Representatives from Washington state in November 2004. McMorris Rodgers graduated PCC with a degree in Pre-Law in 1990.
 * John Libka - Umpire for Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2017–present. Libka graduated PCC with a degree in History Education in 2009.

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