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Talk:Gnosticism and the New Testament

Why I edited what I edited
Changed references to "the Mithras version" of "the mystery religions" to "the Mithraic Mysteries." The previous way was like refering to Judaism as "the Jewish version" of "the Abrahamic religions."

"No ancient gnostic text explicitly refers to an original document of sayings." - Citation tag removed, someone needs to find evidence that there is indeed a gnostic text explicitly refering to an original document of sayings.

"Gnostic scholars" -> "Scholars of Gnosticism" because the scholars are not necessarily religiously Gnostic, just folks that study Gnosticism.

Deleted the question and answer bit in "Sayings in Matthew and Luke attributed to Q" because there is better evidence that this was a rabbinical (or rather proto-rabbinical) practice.

Deleted the bit about the Q1, Q2, Q3. Those are far more concerned with the Q document, which has to do with Early Christianity in general. It would make as much sense if you read "Catholic" instead of "Gnostic."

In the Gospel of Mark section, Barabbas is refered to as "Jesus Barabbas" in some older manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark (he is just refered to as Barabbas in most translations done until the last century or so to avoid confusion) (see: http://sacred-texts.com/bib/cv/pch/pch37.htm, even though its theories are inaccurate it does point out that even Origen accepted that it said Jesus Barabbas). There is no evidence the Gnostics got anything out of the Barabbas bit, and Jesus was an extremely common name at the time. Also removed the part about "well there are miricles in it that don't fit in with Gnosticism so it shouldn't be interpreted as Gnostic" - the Gnostics were a later group that cherry picked, much like how many modern Christians cherry pick bits to support mass consumerism, salvation by works, exclusion of different people instead of charity, salvation by faith, and love thy neighbor -- they wouldn't care if there are bits that don't match up.

"For the gnostics in Mark, Jesus is often portrayed to refer" -> "For the Gnostics, Jesus in Mark is viewed as refering" - clarified and NPOV.

In the Gospel of John section, pretty much any Christian (Gnostic or otherwise) familiar with Greek philosophy views the Logos as the Logos and not as a three toed sloth (so I deleted the connection with Heraclitus, as the Stoics view was more comparable to his than Plato's). Also, the reverse psychology bit ("Many theologians therefore believe that John states positions in order to invert them and counter-assert one of the positions that later became orthodox") doesn't make sense. In the last paragraph, I deleted the first word ("Though") for grammatical reasons.

In the Pauline Epistles section, I deleted "(the Christian Saint Paul)" after Paul of Tarsus is mentioned. This part in particular gives me the feeling that much the article was written by someone (or some folks) without a whole lot about Christianity and Gnosticism and assumes that everyone else knows less (there's only so much you can simplify stuff before you become redundant). In the Terminology adopted by Paul section I deleted the first two sentences because Paul wrote before the Gnostics came about - the Gnostics would have adopted Pauline terminology for their purposes (just like many modern Christians take "saved by grace" to mean "saved by grace if you behave like I do") - and because the second sentence is just a justification for the first (plus, dexontextually is a made up word). Also got rid of overdone italization. In the Paul and the early church section, I deleted the part about the Book of Acts criticizing Paul. Its part of the justification for Matthias replacing Judas. Cherry picking, cherry picking, cherry picking. In Gnostic interpretations of Paul's teachings, I changed "The followers of Valentinius systematically" to "attempted to systematically," because their decoding of Paul's work is debatable. Ian.thomson (talk) 17:19, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Clement of Rome
Moved this here from the main article:
 * Clement of Rome, who lived at the end of the first century, and is considered by the early Christian church a saint, vigourously attacked Paul's teachings, going so far as to state that the vision Paul is alleged to have had, on the way to Damascus, originated from a demon. Clement was the 3rd/4th pope, and was strongly anti-gnostic, in his homilies even asserting his opinion that Paul is a dangerous heretic who should be expelled from the church. Other early christians, such as Justin Martyr, chose not to mention Paul at all.

Frankly, I think this paragraph is a bald-faced lie. Based on a conversation with CheeseDreams on my Talk page, this is probably based on the "Clementinian Homilies and Remembrances", documents that are generally dated to the late second or early third centuries and not genuinely authored by Clement of Rome. (See Clementine literature.) Further, they specifically tell about Peter debating Simon Magus, not Paul of Tarsus; to get them to attack Paul, one has to first figure out that "Simon" is a code word for "Paul." Wesley 06:20, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Cutting the haircut
I'm deleting the bit about Paul cutting his hair, as it seems highly unlikely that Jews were prohibited from cutting their hair outside of Jerusalem, and no background is given for this unlikely assertion.

Dispute: The oath of the Nazarite cannot so blithely be dismissed. It was of Torah (Pentetuch) derivation and makes no hard and fast rule regrading its completion. It merely says that a nazarite oath was associated with abstainence from alcohol and the cutting of hair. The oath very well could have included the place for the hair-cutting being in Jerusalem. Although we are not told, it has been suggested, considering the importance with which Paul considered the provision of alms for the Jerusalem church, that the oath was to safely deliver the money to the church in Jerusalem and only then to cut his hair.

Cutting the Lilith example
I removed the example because it appears that even pagans reject the connection between Lilith and the Isaiah passage. See http://www.lilitu.com/lilith/khephhist.html.

The word in the hebrew in the Isaiah passage is Lilitu. 16:01, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Merge with Paul and Gnosticism
These articles should be merged, as they both cover the same ground and duplicate a lot of material between them. Now let's see if I can do the tag right. Wesley 05:46, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Dispute: There seems to be no discussion of the timeline for this gnostic input.

As it is the actual documentary material is widely separated in time. The presumption that these were contemporaneous is bogus. Gnostic writting were only as early as the early 3rd century while the earliest actual canonical gospels are reliably dated to the early second century to perhaps as early as 90AD. Moreover, large portions of the gospels and the epistles are quoted in private letters in the early 2nd century.

The question is not then whether Paul borrowed from the Gnostics, which would be impossible, but rather whether they borrowed from him, which they admit.

Major Factual Errors
I came across this article on a POV scan... I'm not going to attempt to edit it b/c there are already people on both sides who've invested time and energy, but someone please do a fact check. For example:

 * Of the four gospels, the Gospel of Mark has often been connected with Gnosticism. Thus, it may not have been intended as historical material of Jesus, reducing its value as evidence for his existence. Furthermore, the other synoptic gospels (Matthew and Luke) are believed by many scholars to have been based on Mark. The Gospel of John is not generally viewed as Gnostic.

This passage has major fact problems. Matthew and Luke are considered to be descendants of Mark (and also Q), but John is by far the most Gnostic-leaning Gospel. "In the beginning there was the Word".... "the Word was made flesh".... "I am the truth, the way, the light" etc.... are all extremely Gnostic ideas. John likely emerged from Syria, which was a Gnostic-leaning region. Feco 19:57, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Certainly, the 19th Century neo-Gnostic churches deriving from Doinel considered the Gospel of John to be the most Gnostic-leaning, and extolled its virtues, some even going so far as to call it the "Gnostic Gospel." There appears to be no such consideration given to any of the Synoptic gospels.

This entire article is possibly the worst-written and most inaccurate piece I've seen on Wikipedia recently, and that's saying something. "Sentences" such as "Most scholars however have recently agreed that it was likely written sometime halfway into the 1st century." or "In which Charles Hill gives evidence that the Gospel of John was used between CE 90 and 130, the possible use of uniquely Johannine gospel material in several works which date from this period." are simply not English.

Moreover, claims such as that most scholars think that the Gospel of Thomas was written in the mid-first century, or that Arianism was a second-century sect (it was not a sect, and it was fourth-century) are ridiculous. I'm not even going to start on the stuff about the Logos and the opening of John's Gospel. The article was obviously written, or at least scrawled, by someone with very slight knowledge of the subject, and in my opinion is utterly beyond repair - someone vaguely competent should simply scrap it and start again. 90.197.127.247 (talk) 09:26, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

What are your sources?
This text has many incredible and outrageous statements. But the fact that there are no references to scholarly works at all makes it very difficult to begin to refute it. Did the information come out of a book or was it channelled by a psychic? If we knew this, it would be a lot easier to discuss it and go into the finer details. Now it just sits there. --BirgerLangkjer 21:51, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * This seems like original research/analysis. It does not read like a summary of the state of the field. There is an additional viewpoint problem. Is the subject how gnosticism viewed the New Testament, or is it how teh New Testament shows traces of Gnosticism? It seems to be leaning towards the second, which suggests that it might be merged into "History of Gnosticism".Mangoe 04:09, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

 * It seems like 'original research' (albeit, the worst I have seen on WP in a long time) sourced from some modern day wannabe Gnostic website and an anti-Christian Graeco-Roman myth site. Because of this, the arguments are utterly flawed, factually wrong in almost every regard and even absurd at the most basic of definitional levels. The definition of 'gnostic' is by no means consistent nor is it factually correct a lot of time. They seem to use it as a synonym for every source-theory. --Ari89 (talk) 11:11, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

In need of clarification and perhaps some further study
Firstly Gnosticism came in several different varieties (Sethian, Valentinian, Ophite, Syrian-Egyptian etc.), not all of them Judeo-Christian, and this page could use some clarification on which group of Gnostics believed what about the Gospels.

As to the authors actual knowledge of the subject I have some qualms. Clearly the author has done quite a bit of research on the subject but apparently without an understanding of what is “Gnostic” and what is just Hellenistic/Roman period mystic speculation. ALL of the author’s comments on Galatians fall into this category.

Further the author’s understanding of Gnosticism itself is rather shaky. For instance the author says: "Gnostics also referred to the demiurge as the mediator between God..."

This is not true. The problem with it lies not in the concepts so much as a lack of nuanced understanding. The author of this sentence is referring to the enthronement of Sabaoth in which Sabaoth who (in this tradition but not in others) is the SON of the demiurge (Yaltabaoth). For further information on this particular tradition see: Fallon, Francis T., The Enthronement of Sabaoth: Jewish Elements in Gnostic Creation Myths. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1978. Nag Hammadi Studies, v. 10. ISBN 9-00405-683-1

The confusion of the author is understandable as in OTHER Gnostic traditions the demiurge is referred to as Sabaoth. Unfortunately such a mistake, one of many in this article, shows that the author is not as well versed in this subject as one might wish. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.20.128.184 (talk • contribs).

Bogus Greek
Charisma DOES NOT derive from Makar in Greek!!! It would be best if all the bogus Greek nonsense were ripped out of this article... AnonMoos 20:01, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

No Mention of Thomas!
How can a discussion of gnosticism be considered complete, even by the layperson, with nary a a mention of the Secret Gospel of Thomas? Honestly... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.112.40.147 (talk • contribs).

 * This article does not attempt to discuss gnosticism in general, just the relationship between gnosticism and the New Testament. The Gospel of Thomas isn't part of the New Testament, so it isn't mentioned here and shouldn't be. It is mentioned among other gnostic texts in the main Gnosticism article. Wesley 06:34, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Additional problems with this article
Over half of this page is devoted to finding short phrases in the New Testament that have some connection with Gnosticism, either because the New Testament uses a term that Gnosticism also uses, or because some later author found a similarity between some New Testament theme and some Gnostic theme.

I think this is silly. Why not have an article on themes that appear both in Shintoism and Marxism? I'm sure there are many.

I suspect that the real reason the original author wrote this page is because they cared about the following interesting subject: When there are similarities between early orthodox Christianity (including the New Testament) and Gnosticism, how is this to be explained? There are several common explanations:

 * 1) The earliest Christianity was gnostic Christianity; orthodoxy started later as a deviation.
 * 2) The earliest Christianity was orthodox Christianity; Gnosticism started later as a deviation.
 * 3) The earliest Christianity was a diverse group with parts that looked like orthodoxy and parts that looked like gnosticism; eventually they split apart.
 * 4) The earliest Christianity didn't look much like orthodoxy or gnosticism; these both developed later.
 * 5) Gnosticism was a separate movement, originally unrelated to Christianity -- other than having some thematic elements in common with each other and with many other religions.  Gnostic Christianity was created when some Gnostics chose to "Christianize" some of their writings.

(Of course there are other possibilities.) The Holy Blood Holy Grail types seem to believe # 1 or # 3, even though virtually no reputable scholars would claim this. Even the Jesus Seminar folks are asserting 4, if you read them carefully, even though the back covers of their books like to suggest that they are asserting 3.

This article does not put its statements in the context of these views. I suspect that the goal of this article is to defend thesis 3, but it never says so. Therefore the article (even if it contained no errors) lacks a thesis. I'm not saying that a Wikipedia article is supposed to argue for a controversial point, but it is supposed to have a point. Without that, this article is no more interesting than a list of words that appear in both King Lear and Moby Dick.

Of course, this author sometimes adds things that are completely off-topic. For example, As for himself, in 1 Corinthians, Paul considers he is a Steward of the mysteries of God, which was also the technical term for a priest in the Egyptian version of the mystery religions where the central figure is the god Serapis. Even if this is true (and without sources, who knows?), it has nothing to do with Gnosticism (which was not an Egyptian mystery religion). Lawrence King 08:14, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Keep or cut?
After reading all the criticisms of the article on this page, and then looking through the article again, I have to wonder how much of this article is worth keeping at all? Should the whole thing be submitted to Votes for Deletion? Wesley 06:44, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

 * I think that's probably a good idea. The subject of "how is Gnosticism connected to early Christianity" is one that hundreds, if not thousands, of reputable scholars have written books and articles about.  If Wikipedia is to be taken seriously, an article about this subject must be a summary of the major views and trends in this scholarship.

 * Sure, there is room, in the "external links" section, to link to some iconoclast who wants to argue that "Everything that the Pope and Pat Robertson and the Jesus Seminar and the New Age movement are saying is a lie, let me tell you the truth!" But when the entire article is written from one person's point of view, this isn't an encyclopedia anymore. Lawrence King 08:06, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Paul's View on Sexuality
"Paul also appears to many scholars to exhibit a strong distate for sexuality of any kind, supporting the principle of celibacy, which gnostics interpreted as due to the idea of the world as evil, though non-gnostics took it to be merely a rigid and strict adherence to the Old Testament."

A strong distaste for sexuality in general? No. A strong distaste for sexuality outside of the sacred confines of marriage? Yes.

Paul did advocate celibacy for those with the self-constraint to follow such a life. However, he clearly indicated that if your yearnings are too strong, you should marry so that you can satisfy your sexual appetite in a way that is not sinful. That's hardly a strong distaste for sexuality, I think.

A simple reading of Paul's epistles shows that he did not have some grudge against marriage or sex in general, on principle. Such an assertion, as made here, should really be stricken from the page all together. But from the looks of things, not much else about the article itself is right and it will be cut eventually, anyway. - Posted on 13:20 5 February 2006, by 24.30.12.237

 Right on

i wholeheartedly agree with you on this. the claims that paul's texts on sexuality express hatred for sexuality stem from nothing more than the narrow, ignorant, pseudo intellectual, one-track minded, presumptuous, phobic and biased views from the traditionally prejudiced attitude against christian ideals. such asinine conclusions come from the same ilk of thought that give birth to such theories as "Paul's attitude to sexuality, his companionship with Timothy, and his statement that the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak has lead some commentators, including the Foundry Methodist Church [...] to argue that Paul was a self-hating homosexual." simple minds unfortunately abound in the world, spewing conclusions such as this. these brilliant minds should not even be allowed to debate as their drivel is prejudicial to everyone and we can start with the geniuses of the Foundry Methodist Church.

Lusitano Transmontano 02:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Regardless of your personal opinion, the fact that a noteable group, such as the church used by an American President (/former president), holds an opinion is important enough for it to be mentioned. Wikipedia isn't a debate or a place to assert truths and present evidence, but an encyclopedia. The viewpoints of certain groups may be narrow minded, phobic, ignorant, and prejudiced, but the Southern Baptists, and Conservative Protestants, should be afforded the right to be represented as noteably as their opponents are. It doesn't matter if the viewpoint is morally abhorrant, it is still a noteable viewpoint held by noteable people, and should be mentioned in any self-respecting encyclopedia.

For example, the NAMBLA article contains viewpoints that support NAMBLA as well as those that attack it. NPOV requires that we represent noteable viewpoints fairly, no matter how much of an abomination we ourselves personally feel that those views are. Clinkophonist 20:53, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * There are two ideas here. The first is Paul's attitude about sexuality: any discussion of this needs to include 1 Corinthians, where he makes a number of pronouncements on adultery, homosexuality, prostitution & all of the other forms he knew about. (By this, I doubt his silence should be understood that he condoned, for example, bestiality.) My understanding of what he writes at 9:4 is that he, at best, tolerated even the idea of marriage; from what he writes elsewhere, it is clear that he'd prefer that all good Christians be celibate. The second idea is that the Gnostics had a monopoly on the practice of celibacy -- which is wrong. Peter Brown, The Making of Late Antiquity points out that there were a number of schools of thought that promoted celibacy that had nothing to do with either Gnosticism or Christianity. If we include this line of argument that Paul was gnostic, we should also include these other facts. BTW, a number of authorities read First Corinthians as a criticism of a gnostic circle who have gained influence in the Corinth church ( my source: Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament, pp.526ff.) -- llywrch 20:19, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

All Gnostics...
were Christian, as per 2nd line? News to me. Can someone cite before I change?--Mrdarcey 04:35, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

weasel words
sections Sayings in Matthew and Luke attributed to Q

"The Gospel of Thomas is generally regarded to be a gnostic work, and hence the sayings found in both Thomas and Q, i.e. in both Thomas and Matthew or in both Thomas and Luke."

"the other being a (now lost) collection of logia" There is no mention of this document historically."

"Of the four canonical gospels, the elements associated with Q show the clearest connection to Gnosticism." Gnosticism states the the universe, material or nature world was created by a fallen god the demiurge who is also treated as the devil or evil. How can this be the same as theology as the new testament.

"Elsewhere Paul refers to a god of this passing age, which non-gnostics interpret as referring to the devil, but gnostics considered (particularly since it clearly states god rather than some lesser creature) this to be a reference to the demiurge."

"It has been suggested by scholars from high reputation, such as Hyam Maccoby and Elaine Pagels - Professor of Religion at Princeton"

"However, over two thirds of scholars consider the pastoral epistles to be forgeries, and a clear (but smaller) majority consider the second epistle to the Thessalonians to also be forged, along with the epistles to the Ephesians, and to the Colossians."

"Amongst biblical scholars, the prevailing view is that Acts favours the Jewish Christian Jerusalem Church, in conflict with a Gentile Christian Paul, though advocates of the idea that Paul is gnostic often argue that it was Paul's gnosticism that Acts was criticising." LoveMonkey 05:36, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Cathars
The Cathars and Albigensians may have had some superficial similarities to the Gnostics of the first 3 centuries... but they were absolutely not a continuation of the Gnostic schools. The Gnostic schools were quite thoroughly exterminated by the Catholics once they had the force of arms after the Empire adopted Christianity. That first paragraph needs rephrasing, either to remove the mention of Cathars and Albigensians, or to clarify the fact that they are a separate religious movement which may be describable as gnosticism (lower case G) but not Gnosticism (capital G). I don't know if we should include the Cathars and Albigensians here, or create a separate article on the New Testament as used by medieval heterodoxies. If nothing else, the Cathars and Albigensians HAD a New Testament to use. The Gnostics existed before the formation of the canon, so at the time both heterodox and proto-orthodoxy had rather a large body of separate texts to read from. Even some of the proto-orthodox churches would've had a different "bible" than what a modern Christian would recognize as the New Testament. Murple 20:52, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Neoplatonicism and Gnostisicism
http://jdt.unl.edu/lavalpap.htm#Heading16

Thanks LoveMonkey 12:27, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Latest LoveMonkey edit
LoveMonkey added Though no gnostic text refers to any original document of exclusive sayings resembling Q. Examples of quotes attributed to Jesus like between "Gnostics believe that many of the sayings written in Matthew and Luke and attributed to Q have a distinctly koan-like obscurity, [*] for example Luke 17:33...[$] and Luke 13:30..." (the asterisk represents the placement of the text on the last revert, the dollar sign represents the initial placement).

Both of LoveMonkey's sentences are fragments (not even complete sentences). Perviously, the purpose of the two quoted Luke passages was to show "koan-like" sayings. LoveMonkey's changes make them no longer examples of koan-like saying, but instead simply quotes attributed to Jesus. Furthermore, there is no reason to add the POV commentary of the first sentence. There is NO source for this information. I'm going to remove the second fragment because it changes the meaning of the paragraph with no explanation or source. The first fragment I am going to edit it so it is a complete sentence and move it to the previous paragraph and fact tag it. Please assume good faith and don't accuse other editors of 'censuring' [sic].-Andrew c 14:35, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

POV as a policy does not mean to state the obvious. So tell me what nag hammadi text mentions a "sayings of Christ" gospel or letter or whatever. But I can source the comment you re-entered and the comment you removed. You should be careful about stating that there is NO source or sources to those edits. Just like you stating that none of Porphyry's works have survived. You don't know what you are talking about. And if you at least don't have even a basic understanding of the subject please reframe from making general statements about the subject- Saccas and Porphyry included. So now tell me if the nag hammandi mentions a sayings gospel maybe one lost or something. If it doesn't then how could such a belief be validated as held by the group in question? Well you know the answer it can't. Speculation and conjecture are just guessing and guessing is not history. LoveMonkey 18:38, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I'd ask you to please calm down, assume good faith, and refrain from personal attacks on me. When I said there was no source, what I was saying is that you did not provide a citation when you added content. This is a requirement for all new content per our attribution policy. While there may be a source out there that says these things, what matters on wikipedia is if that source is reliable, and if that source is cited. You did not cite a source. That is what was meant when I said There is NO source for this information. (i.e. there was no source provided for this information). Also, you should be more careful when inserting content. Make sure to check your spelling and grammar and make sure you are using complete sentences. If you would like help with copy editing your contribution, feel free to bring things to talk before inserting sloppy content into the article space. Finally, I do not know why you are trying to make this personal and bringing up things from another article 2 months ago (and when I said we don't have any original writings of Porphyry it was implied that I was referring to the writings that allegedly mentioned Ammonius.) Please focus on the article at hand. Thanks for your consideration.-Andrew c 22:23, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

NPOV and Accuracy Concerns
The section on the Gospel of John amounts to a theological argument, not a description. It contains pervasive bias and several errors.
 * 1) That fact that Arianism existed/exists, and that Arianism and trinitarianism diverged well after the Gospel of John was considered canonical (and parts appear in Arian texts, e.g. the Codex Argenteus and the Skeireins), demonstrates that it is at most non-obviously at variance with Arianism, if at variance at all.
 * 2) The Arian controversy began in the 4th century. Arianism and trinitarianism had not diverged before the 4th century, so both claimed to be the defense of the original Christian tradition. Jacob Haller 02:54, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) The whole section requires the author to "refute" Arius centuries beforehand, it requires nobody to notice the "obvious" for centuries in the meantime, etc. Jacob Haller 20:07, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

language used for new testament
Is it really correct to talk about text as if it's a quote from Paul? For example, the article has things like: Paul states: "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared...." What is the earliest available text? What language was it really written in? Once that can be determined, a true translation can be made. These things should really be sourced correctly. Does a word of mouth/passed on translation fall under like WP:V? Jeff Carr (talk) 01:20, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, what an article!
I don't know where to begin, but I'm not going to elevate this article to the sky. It's written like fantasy: f.ex. the recurring "gnostic scholars" who? And "gnostics think" who? First question:
 * Q1: what is a gnostic? A1: a member of any one of a number of disparate religions, the Manichaeans, the Cerinthians, the Basilideans, the Antiquity Christian sect of Valentinians, or the modern Ecclesia Gnosticans, who are some kind of odd Christians deeming from their Gnostic Catechism (search for "trinity").
 * Q2: what is a gnostic scholar? A2: it is a hypothetical theologican who has some degree in theology and is a gnostic him/her-self, a gnostic scholar is not any scholar that have written on gnosticism, that is a religion scholar specialized on gnosticism,
 * (I found one real gnostic scholar and that's Dr. Stephan Hoeller of Ecclesia Gnostica, he's a gnostic and a doctor)

the relation of New Testament towards gnosticism is not a topic to be proved in a wikipedia article, but we may refer to external scholars that claim this to be the case, f.ex. Pagels, but then the article should be oriented towards different theories connecting or contrasting New Testament towards the relevant gnosticism mentioned in the theory in question. I would wager the theories connecting this way or contrasting that way are varying greatly. It is not a good idea organizing the main structure of the article along the different gospels, unless they're mentioned under a specific theory. If the current structure remains, the whole article tends towards a whole bunch of WP:OR, and that ... (dramaturgical pause) ... is VERY-VERY Evil!! ... said: Rursus (bork²) 21:00, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

"Puffeth"??
"Puffeth" means what? Sorry for my "auld English" not being that good. Rursus dixit. ( m bork3 !) 13:51, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

 * According to Wiktionary.org, "to puff" is "To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance." I assume that it meant the same in old English. The word is used in the King James Version.SDLarsen (talk) 05:03, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Why is the "Ethics" section (under "The Pauline Epistles" section) even there?
There is no mention of gnosticism in that section. So how can it be relevant to the article?

The same can be asked of the subsection entitled "Paul and Hellenic influence." If that subsection is useful as an introduction to the following subsections, it should be "promoted" by one level of subsections. That is to say, it should be at the same level as "The Pauline Epistles."SDLarsen (talk) 05:03, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

1 Timothy 6:20
Seeing as this verse is quoted in the Greek title of Against Heresies, I would say that it strongly deserves to be included in this article. More broadly, the rest of the epistle also contains alleged references to Gnosticism, and reference should be made to the fact that various Gnostic sects rejected its canonicity. 96.52.193.71 (talk) 18:31, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
 * On what grounds and in what context? Ian.thomson (talk) 18:33, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Merged
I've merged the relevant parts of this article (that is, the parts sourced by secondary sources) into Gnosticism; too little substance here too keep it as a separate article. Joshua Jonathan  -  Let's talk!   07:24, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

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A producer can also hire a writer to create a work. This could be defined as a Work for hire. If the work is a work for hire, the copyright of the material would be given to the producer of the show, not the writer. Whether or not a work is a work for hire is defined in the contract.

In many cases, the rights to any or all of these parts of a musical or play are distributed by various companies that monitor and represent the rights of the artists. Instead of dealing with the artist directly, these companies monitor the artists' rights.

Obtaining rights
There are a few companies that represent artists and their copyrights. These companies make sure that the original artist gets credit and payment for the use of his or her work. Here are a few examples:

ASCAP is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. They represent composers, songwriters, and lyricists. BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) also represent songwriters and composers. The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization represent the authors and rights holders of many theatrical productions.

Some of these companies do not license dramatic performances of works, and some do. A dramatic performance of a work can be anywhere from a performance of an entire dramatic work, such as a musical, or a concert of a few of an artist's songs. ASCAP does not license dramatic performances, but The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization does. An example of a non-dramatic work would be if a song from a musical were to be played on the radio.

Artist copyright
If the production is not a work for hire, many of the artists involved have copyrights once the production is complete. For example, the choreographer's work is copyrighted. According to the U.S. Copyright Office, in order for choreography to be protected under copyright, it needs to be "fixed in a tangible medium of expression from which the work can be performed." In a typical musical, this would make the choreographer's work copyrighted. This means that his or her copyrighted dance routine cannot be used again without his or her permission and payment.

While actors do not have copyright over the words they say or the moves they do, they do have the right to prohibit the recording or broadcasting of their performances. They also have the right to have their name associated with the part they played.

There is some controversy over whether or not a director has copyright over his or her directorial services in a play or musical. There has been no official decision on this matter.

Recent copyright issues
When obtaining rights to a play or musical, it is also a good idea to make sure the chain of title is intact. This means if the musical or play is based on a book, it is important that the rights to the book have been acquired before the musical or play can be produced on Broadway or in London.

In 2010, this became a problem in the Broadway production of the musical Fela!. Carlos Moore is said to be the only official biographer of Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The musical, first produced Off-Broadway, then on Broadway, and then in London, details Fela's life using many of his songs. Carlos Moore claimed that the producers of the musical used his biography but did not credit him or give him any compensation for the use of his copyrighted work. He filed a $5 million suit for his belief of infringement.

The producers of the production said that Carlos Moore knew about the show when it was Off-Broadway, and even participated in interviews about the show. They therefore did not understand his lawsuit years after he became knowledgeable about the show.

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Talk:Igloolik

Name
The name "Igloolik" means "there is an igloo here" in Inuktitut.

 * Igloo, or house? The article igloo clarifies that iglu is the Inuktitut word for house of any kind, not just a snow house. - Montréalais 06:23, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * The Qikiqtani Inuit Association Qikiqtani Inuit Association defines Iglooik as "Place of Iglus" CambridgeBayWeather 04:17, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I thought an iglu refers to a building of any type, not just houses ( sod / snow / modern ). To backup my statement, the goverment building of Igloolik is called "Tummivut Building" in english and "Tummivut Iglu" in Inuktitut.  I think "place of buildings" is probably a valid translation, but I am not a native speaker. BaShildy (talk) 07:53, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * If you go to Inuktitut Living Dictionary and search for "iglu" or "house" it confirms that you are correct. The Atlas of Canada in a short piece by Lydia Qaunaq indicates that it was named Igloolik in reference to the sod houses built there. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 10:59, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * So now the article has been changed, but instead of just saying iglu refers to a building of any type it says, "there is a house here" (from iglu meaning house or building, and referring to the sod houses - not snow igloos - that were originally in the area)"

 * Is that a mistake in reading the desired correction? 50.71.210.133 (talk) 17:29, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

I am unsure of the following paragraph:

''Non-indigenous establishments, such as RCMP stations, day schools, and clinics, were here before they came to be in surrounding communities. In addition to the Inuit, some First Nations also came to schools here.''

I lived in Igloolik for some 12 years and never came across any discussion that "First Nations" people ever came to schools there. As a matter of fact Catholic children were sent to the Chesterfield Inlet residential school.

I will check into this further by calling friends who have lived there all their lives and make the appropriate edit.

--stageleft 02:37, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I understand that the Inuit do not refer to themselves as "first nations" since their oral history records the people who lived there before them. 50.71.210.133 (talk) 17:29, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

The Syllabics given at the head of the article are for Nunavut, not Igloolik. Can someone please provide the correct version ? Thanks. FitzHugh 21:42, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Fixed it's ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:28, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Population
Should the statement: "The growth of the Iglulingmiut Population" be changed to "The population if Igloolik" as the population includes Qallunaats which may not be properly labeled as Iglulingmiut? I am not familiar with this term so I did not make the edit and am awaiting someone with a valid source to make a proper decision. BaShildy (talk) 13:22, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * It depends. Iglulingmiut could mean all people who live in Igloolik, in the same way that Nunavummiut means all people who live in Nunavut. However, it's an oddly constructed sentence. For example if refering to Liverpool it's unlikely that you would say "The growth of the Liverpudlian Population". CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 14:18, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Spelling
It seems Iglulik and Igloolik are interchangable, however Igloolik is still used for mail/cargo, and airports. Iglulik is the proper translation as their is no 'O' vowel in Inuktitut, A double vowel of oo (dot on top) is not only the incorrect vowel ( u ), becomes a dotted u which is not the same word. The mistranslation is still in proper use and remains the official english town name to my knowledge. The official inuktitut name of the town in the article ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ is correct as evidenced in my photographs of the town. Spelled out it translates to ᐃ (I ) ᒡ ( g) ᓗ (lu) ᓕ (li) ᒃ (k) or Iglulik :)  BaShildy (talk) 13:23, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Clothing
The picture of the clothing on this article shows traditional amautiit, but does not represent the day to day clothing worn in town. Most people wear jeans, boots, shirts, and coats made in the South. The main exception are women with infants which are common throughout the arctic. Should this be labeled differently to not misrepresent the current look of the town? BaShildy (talk) 23:50, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I never really thought about that but you're probably right. It might also be a good idea to mention that the amauti is not usually made of seal or caribou. Also the amauti is common from Gjoa Haven, Nunavut to the east, is seen sometimes in Cambridge Bay but west of here (including Kugluktuk, Nunavut it's pretty much unknown. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 04:10, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I have personally never seen a seal or caribou amauti but have seen dozens of ones made without hide. The article on amauti claims that they are also used in other arctic regions but they are not as prominent as Igloolik where it was rare not to see an infant without one!  Would the following be an improvement:  "Traditional amautiit made from seal (left) and caribou (right) are occasionally worn by infant mothers, although fabric versions are more common today" BaShildy (talk) 07:24, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * SOunds good to me. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 20:39, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Strange sentence
"It is now known as a city where many people died during the attack on the lighthouse." What does this mean, and can it be sourced? -- Spireguy (not logged in) 206.169.65.43 (talk) 19:31, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * That's been there since October 2007. Gone now. something lame from CBW 00:59, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

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Jean-Rémy Bessieux

Jean-Rémy Bessieux (24 December 1803 – 30 April 1876), also seen as Jean-Rémi or Jean René, was the founder of the Roman Catholic mission in Gabon and the first bishop to serve there.

Born in Vélieux in Montpellier, France, Bessieux had been a parish priest and seminary teacher when he entered the Holy Heart of Mary Congregation in August 1842. (The group had been founded to evangelize the black races, and would merge with the Holy Ghost Fathers in 1848.)

Travelling with Brother Grégoire Say, Bessieux arrived in Gabon September 1844, and settled at Okolo, a village in the Agekaza-Quaben clan's area, not far from the French fort. Bessieux learned Mpongwe, and published a grammar of it in 1847. He also established a school for boys, a church, and arranged the 1849 arrival of the Immaculate Conception Sisters of Castres.

Elevated to bishop in December 1848, his efforts in the 1850s to establish additional outposts in the Gabon Estuary were not successful. Even so, he continued in Gabon until his death in 1876, sometimes without official support, and with only occasional brief visits to Europe to recover his health. Gardinier observes that Bessieux's determination to stay in Gabon probably influenced the French government's decision to maintain their base.

Bessieux was remembered on the 100th anniversary of his death by a postage stamp of Gabon.

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Rod Gardner

Roderick F. Gardner (born October 26, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.

College career
Gardner played college football at Clemson University, where he started as a quarterback and safety on the practice squad (as a true freshman) before switching to wide receiver his sophomore year. He was selected as a second team All-ACC during his junior year after setting the school record for catches, yards, and receptions per game. His senior year, he not only made first team All-ACC, but was a first team All-American as well. In 2000, he was one of the ten finalists for the Biletnikoff Award after posting six touchdowns on 51 receptions and 956 yards.

Washington Redskins
Gardner was chosen by the Washington Redskins with the 15th overall selection in the first-round draft pick of the 2001 NFL draft. During his rookie year, he was selected as NFC Offensive Player of the Week after a 208-yard, one touchdown performance against the Carolina Panthers. His history at quarterback would lead the Redskins to utilize him on trick plays during games; during the 2003 NFL season he was 2-for-3 for 46 yards and two passing touchdowns (to Chad Morton and Trung Canidate).

Carolina Panthers
After four seasons in Washington, he was traded to the Carolina Panthers during the 2005 offseason for a sixth-round pick in the 2006 NFL draft. He spent most of the season fourth on the Panthers' depth chart, behind Steve Smith, Keary Colbert, and Ricky Proehl.

Green Bay Packers
Gardner was waived by the Panthers on December 16, 2005, and he was then signed by the Green Bay Packers on December 19, 2005. He re-signed with Green Bay on March 21, 2006. On September 2, 2006, Gardner was waived by the Packers.

Kansas City Chiefs
In September 2006, he signed a three-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2006 with the Chiefs, he only had 2 receptions for 17 yards. He was released before the 2007 season.

Personal life
Gardner competed on the thirty-sixth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race with his wife Leticia, finishing in third place.

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Saya Takagi

Saya Takagi (高樹 沙耶). She is a Japanese actress turned activist for the legalization of cannabis in Japan.

Biography
Saya Takagi started smoking cannabis when she was 17. In 1994, she became famous with her the role of Kashiwagi Reiko in the Japanese drama film Okane ga Nai.

In 2012, after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Saya Takagi decided to abandon the world of entertainment to become more involved in environmental activism, and adopted a self-sufficient lifestyle.

In 2016, Saya Takagi, then manager for the Cannabis Inspection Committee, ran for an Upper House seat with the New Renaissance Party, with medical cannabis as one of her platforms.

In October 2016, she was arrested at her guesthouse in Okinawa for possession of 55 grammes (2 oz) of cannabis, and in April 2017 was sentenced to a one-year suspended prison sentence, after having spent six months in jail.

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Dutchman

Dutchman may refer to:

 * a member of the Dutch people

Arts and entertainment

 * Dutchman (play), by Amiri Baraka, 1964
 * Dutchman (film), a 1967 British drama film
 * "The Dutchman", a 1968 song covered by various artists
 * "The Dutchman", a character in the 1949 film Malaya
 * "The Dutchman", or Jan Strook, a character in the 2016 film Criminal (2016 film)

People with the nickname

 * Harry Fritz (baseball) (1890-1974), American Major League Baseball player
 * Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), American gangster
 * Norm Van Brocklin (1926–1983), American football player and coach

Places

 * Dutchman, West Virginia, U.S.
 * Dutchman Peak, Oregon, U.S.

Other uses

 * Dutchman (repair), a matching piece of good material used to replace a damaged area

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Thaw (weather)

Thaw is the period when the snow and ice melt, at the end of the winter, in cold climates.

January thaw
January thaw is a term applied to a thaw or rise in temperature in mid-winter found in mid-latitude North America.

Sinusoidal estimates of expected temperatures, for northern locales, usually place the lowest temperatures around January 23 and the highest around July 24, and provide fairly accurate estimates of temperature expectations. Actual average temperatures in North America usually significantly differ twice over the course of the year

 * Mid-autumn temperatures tend to be warmer than predicted by the sinusoidal model, creating the impression of extended summer warmth known as Indian summer.
 * For five days around January 25, temperatures are usually significantly warmer than predicted by the sinusoidal estimate, and also warmer than neighboring temperatures on both sides.

During this "thaw" period, usually lasting for about a week, temperatures are generally about 6 °C (10 °F) above normal. This varies from year to year, and temperatures fluctuate enough that such a rise in late-January temperature would be unremarkable; what is remarkable (and unexplained) is the tendency for such rises to occur more commonly in late January than in mid-January or early February, which sinusoidal estimates have to be slightly warmer.

In some regions (such as northern Canada) this phenomenon will not be manifest as a "thaw" in the technical sense, since temperatures will remain below freezing.

The January thaw is believed to be a weather singularity. A possible physical mechanism for such phenomena was offered in the 1950s by E.G. Bowen: he suggested that some "calendaricities" (as he called them) might be explicable in terms of meteoric particles from cometary orbits acting as ice nuclei in terrestrial clouds; his theory then received some support from several sources. However, Bowen's ideas later fell out of favour with the development of atmospheric dynamic modelling techniques, although one of his rainfall peaks does seem to correspond with the date of the January thaw.

Data analysis has not found statistically significant support for the supposed January thaw. The authors of this study state that "the effects of sampling in finite climate records are wholly adequate to account for the existence of January thaw 'features' in northeastern U.S. temperature data."

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Singularity (climate)

A singularity is a weather phenomenon likely to occur with reasonable regularity around a specific approximate calendar date, outside of more general seasonal weather patterns (e.g., that May Day is usually warmer than New Year's Day in northern locales). The existence of singularities is disputed, some considering them due to seeing patterns in noise and statistical artifacts from small samples.

In North America, the most significant purported singularities are January thaw (warmer weather around January 25) and Indian summer (warmer weather in mid-autumn).

More fanciful ones include the British tradition that rain on St. Swithun's Day (15 July) will be followed by forty days and nights of rain, and similar folk beliefs around groundhog day.

Studies
Although folk tales such as St Swithun's Day generally have little credibility, some of these events have a more solid basis. Early scientific investigation involved the creation of calendars of singularities based on temperature and rainfall anomalies. Later and more successful work by Hubert Lamb of the Climatic Research Unit was based on air circulation patterns. Lamb's work analysed daily frequency of airflow categories between 1898 and 1947. Similar work was carried out by Flohn and Hess in central Europe based on analysis of air flows from 1881 to 1947.

A 1955 study by Liverpool Observatory and Tidal Institute analysed maximum daily temperatures at a single location from 1900 to 1953. This found problems when attempting to demonstrate the statistical significance of apparent temperature anomalies.

In the 1950s, E.G. Bowen suggested that some rainfall calendaricities might be explicable in terms of meteoric particles from cometary orbits acting as ice nuclei in terrestrial clouds;  his theory received support from a number of sources. However, such work has now fallen out of favour due to modern dynamic modelling techniques, although articles are still being written reflecting an interest in the topic.

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Hoo Peninsula
I'm adding to this article, which I think you may have started, and just wanted to ask a few things about it (sorry if I'm wrong...).

I've started a separate article for Cooling, Kent (before working out who to contact), as it was such a large section in Hoo. Plan is to keep brief descrip in Hoo, with x-ref to main Cooling article. Hope this OK with you.

Kingsnorth power station (Isle of Grain): are you sure about the dates of 1948 and 1953 for building and start-up? I have a CEGB visitor's guide to Kingsnorth which gives 1963 and 1967.

The original text seems to give the B2003 as the road to Cliffe, thru Cliffe Woods. Unless it's changed recently, shouldn't that be the B2000?

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Railcars (band)

Railcars is an American, San Francisco-based shitgaze project of Aria C Jalali. For the project's initial release, Jalali teamed up with Xiu Xiu front man Jamie Stewart to produce his follow up EP "Cities vs Submarines" in 2008 (released on Gold Robot Records). Jalali has said he will not be teaming with Stewart again to produce his next album, Cathedral With No Eyes, due to logistical reasons, namely Stewart's move to North Carolina. Railcars' music is described as having "pastel-coloured vocals suitably warped, but with a low-cut frenetic backdrop surrounding them."

Releases

 * 2011: Hounds of Love (Kate Bush cover album) (Crash Symbols, Amdiscs)
 * 2011: "Said Sister" 7" Vinyl (Gold Robot Records)
 * 2010: remixes (digital, s/r)
 * 2009: Cathedral With No Eyes 12" Vinyl (Stumparumper)
 * 2009: Live @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Cassette (Room Tapes)
 * 2008: "Cities vs. Submarines" 7" Vinyl (Gold Robot Records)

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Talk:Amiga Power

Additional links
This section has been partly compiled from talk pages and moved here.

'''Hurrah! Someone''' who knows useful contemporary information about AP!

--Spottedowl 10:09, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

'''Egad! Thank''' you, yes, here are some other links to Amiga Power but on the Interweb.

Dave Green and Tim Norris have homepages. Bootleg Amiga Power by Adam Keyte and AP4 by Ben Hall are both tributes while my old site An Archive Of An Excellent Magazine and Amiga Power are archives and Cody printed issue 64's top 100 here.

More? My little tribute on H2G2, Garath Knight's here, John Burns' less complimentary one here and the legendary Matt "Flossie" Sullivan's here.

Additionally, Matthew Squires and Paul Mellerick have sadly passed away.

--Tom Camfield 09:11, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hmm, it's just occurred to me that I should have used your talk page rather than your user page. Tsk, eh?

Thanks for those links. Stuff on AP seems somewhat sparse (or perhaps, as AP would want, SINISTERLY ABSENT), but it's always nice to come across it.

I wrote pretty much the entire Wikipedia article on AP, which I'm quite proud of even though it has been rightfully accused being too dry. I tried to write it in a very neutral, encyclopaedic manner, y'see. I recall someone in alt.fan.amiga-power trying to start a drive to improve it, but nothing seems to have come of that yet.

Shame to hear about those deaths. You don't think it can happen to a Mighty Being, do you? (Well, unless your magazine gets cancelled, thus causing you all to be brutally slain in the final issue, or something.)

--Spottedowl 11:54, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

We probably should be discussing AP in the AP discussion room, so other AP fans can gawp at our science. I may drop this over to there, or, I may be too lazy.

I added my links because of the alt.fan call and the knowledge that people just don't know what's out there. The links I uncovered take an awfully long time to find trawling through Google, using various staff members names and forms of AP, Amiga Power and amigapower. Not everyone will have the patience to do that.

AP stuff is sparse because J Nash and S Campbell made AP2, which covers almost everthing you'd ever want to know about AP in a much funnier way than any AP fan ever could. Therefore eliminating all need to make millions of smaller, poorer tributes to the Mighty. Which is great but also sad.

There are a few places where we can fill in the gaps, however. The foremost is the archive business, which, PeanutUK may be covering in the New Year with a 12 issue archive launch. Huzzah! Except, I'm not quite sure what the attitude of AP writers are, since Tim Norris was very much against it in 1999.

--Tom Camfield 06:33, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Oh Man this takes me back I remember scurrying over to my Tescos and buying the mag, staring at nothing but the front cover while it was on the till, then getting back home and ripping the coverdisks off, the selotape ripping the cover and then opening the little plastic baggies as fast as i could before ramming them into my Amiga 500. Good Times

You know there was stuff after the front cover, right? Spottedowl 16:00, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

More Additional Links
A little something about Amiga Power here, including reviews.

Purple Sensi has a few Amiga Power reviews for Sensible Software games.

Cam's Coala review is splashed across the middle of this page.

Reader Millington delivered to your door, sometimes without his permission: The GuardianThe Mail On SundayMore Mail On Sunday

--Tom Camfield 06:37, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)

It's a Skull
Valhalla In The Style Of... A Crap Dance Mix.

--Tom Camfield 06:37, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * The website where the MOD and MP3 files are supposed to be no longer exists. I have the MOD file on an old AP coverdisk and all that, but it's too much of a hassle to dig out my A4000. Does anyone have the MP3 file? 17:09, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Neil West, Rich Pelley & Gary Penn
Neil West's travel journal found.

Rich Pelley sighted, working for Loaded, at a GLC gig in April 2004. Also seen in NME, FHM and Nuts. Currently appears to be eating for science.

Gary Penn now writes a regular column for Edge, and may still be working for digital toy company Denki.

--Tom Camfield 08:13, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

F-Max
I remain convinced that F-Max is supposed to taste like fish. Both the original advertisements and the AP2 page about them give a very strong impression of that. Unless someone can give me a direct explanation to the contrary, I'm sticking with it. J I P | Talk 21:01, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Unless anyone can provide reliable references, I've removed most of that section as WP:Original research. Marasmusine (talk) 07:28, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Added a link to the fairly complete AMR
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Boundary Field

Boundary Field, also known as American League Park II and National Park, is a former baseball ground in Washington, D.C. located on the site currently occupied by Howard University Hospital; bounded approximately by Georgia Avenue, 5th Street, W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. It was just outside what was then the city limit of Washington, whose northern boundary was Boundary Street which was renamed Florida Avenue in 1890.

The First Team
The ground was home to the Washington Senators of the American Association in 1891 and then of the National League from 1892 to 1899 after the League absorbed the Association. The National League contracted after the 1899 season and the Senators folded. From 1891 to 1893, the field was also the venue for home games of the Georgetown football program.

The Second Team
The field was also the home of the American League's Washington Senators (also known as the Nationals) from 1904 through 1910. When the American League declared itself a major league in 1901 and began raiding National League rosters for talent, the NL decided to retain its lease on the Boundary Field property. This forced the American League's new reincarnation of the Senators to find an alternative home field, and they settled upon a field in Northeast DC with the prosaic name American League Park.

After peace was made between the two leagues in 1903, the Senators moved to the old Boundary Field location, which was subsequently also referred to as American League Park. (Today, the terms "American League Park I" and "American League Park II" are used to make the distinction). When the Senators were rebranded as the Nationals, the park was also referred to as National Park. The Senators/Nationals played there through the 1910 season. In 1909, the annual Congressional Baseball Game was begun, and was held at this venue and its successor for the next several decades.

On April 14, 1910, one of baseball's great traditions was born at National Park when President William Howard Taft threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The game involved the Washington Senators against the Philadelphia Athletics which the Senators won 3–0. The Senators' Manager, Jimmy McAleer came up with the idea and catcher Gabby Street was selected to catch the ball instead of star pitcher Walter Johnson after he declined the offer. however, at the last minute, President Taft threw it to Walter Johnson.

The Fire
The wooden stands were destroyed by fire on March 17, 1911. Around 11:30 in the morning, the fire started and spread rapidly due to a southwestern wind, threatening to destroy the nearby lumber yard owned by the Eisinger Brothers on 7th and W Street NW. It was detected when a bicycle police officer, T. F. Sweeney of the 8th precinct, James P. O'Dea, superintendent of the park and another man noticed a small curl of smoke coming from under the bleachers as they were standing at the main entrance. The police officer ran to the police telephone box located at 7th Street and Florida Ave NW. No. 7 Engine Company responded to the call while the superintendent attempted to put out the fire by hand, burning himself to the wrist. Upon arrival, it was determined that the fire was beyond the control of a single engine and reinforcement was called from another local police box.

The Fire Deputy Chief, G. J. Sullivan arrived at the scene in the chief's automobile. The nearby lumber yard had suffered significant damage in two previous fires, with the latest only four years prior and damaging the clubhouse and grandstand. Based on those facts and the height of the flames in the air, a general alarm was called. Two lines of hoses were laid through the main entrance but the fire spread in the opposite direction, sweeping around the north side of the grandstand. It reached the outfield bleachers and soon after, the old storehouses in the Freedman's Hospital and used by the lumber yard, causing $25,000 worth of damage. The Fire Department focused on saving the open bleachers on the south field and the main portion of the lumber yard by keeping the piles of lumber wet.

The Fire Chief, Frank J. Wagner, was on a business trip to New York City. He was on his way back to Washington, D.C., when the fire started. His train happened to pass in through the Eckington Yards only a few blocks from the fire and he could see the smoke and flames. He got in a car at Washington Union Station to arrive in time to take charge after his deputy had announced the fire was under control. The fire had attracted large crowds causing 7th, U and 9th Streets NW to be shut down to traffic. The reserves of almost every police precinct needed to be called in to contain the crowds.

Aftermath
The baseball field suffered $18,000 worth of damage in the half hour fire. The clubhouse in the northeast corner and a portion of the open bleachers in left-field were saved. A meeting of the directors of the club was held that afternoon to discuss the future of the field. The option to start the season on the old Union League grounds or have Boston or New York host the opening series of the games at their parks were considered.

Plans for an extension of the park had been started over a year before the fire. A site located at Florida Avenue and 7th Street NW had been purchased to build a structure similar to Shibe Park in Philadelphia or Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. However, it had been decided to postpone this project until the end of the season.

The structure was rebuilt in steel and concrete as the ballpark that later was known as Griffith Stadium. Exactly four weeks after the Washington fire, New York's Polo Grounds would also be destroyed by fire and rebuilt with steel and concrete, further accelerating the end of the era of wooden major league ballparks.

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Super Milk Chan

Super Milk Chan (スーパーミルクちゃん) is a Japanese anime television series directed by Hideyuki Tanaka (art director) and produced by Genco, Suplex, framegraphics and Geneon Entertainment for the 24-hour Japanese animation channel called Animax. The show pre-began as 14 eight-minute segment episodes which aired on Fuji Television's Flyer TV block from June 18, 1998 to September 24, 1998 from 24:45 to 24:55, with the animation being produced by Tokyo Kids. The full-length show, entitled OH! Super Milk Chan (ＯＨ！スーパーミルクチャン), ran for 12 twenty-four-minute episodes which was aired on the 24-hour Japanese music channel called Space Shower TV from January 27, 2000 to April 13, 2000 at 19:00 and then 18:00.

The North American DVD release by A.D. Vision features two different English-dubbed versions: a straight translation of the original Japanese version (which was aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block on November 7, 2004 with the original vintage episodes before making its official series premiere a week later) and an Americanized version with Western pop culture references and short live-action skits featuring ADV voice cast members.

Summary
The show centers on the activities of Milk, a young 5-year-old superheroine who may or may not actually have any powers and usually can do very little besides making popular culture references. Its American slogan, as a result, became "Wholesome? Probably not. Good for you? Definitely." She lives in a house on a suspended platform with her malfunctioning robotic maid Tetsuko and her drunken pet slug Hanage (nosehair). The show follows a fairly linear formula. In each episode, the President (of "Everything", according to his name) calls with a new mission; whether Milk actually takes the mission is not guaranteed. Regardless of whether or not she takes the mission, she always takes credit and celebrates her success by going out for "sushi (or something)." Likewise, there are a number of other constants that follow through the series, often under contrived circumstances.

Major characters

 * Milk (ミルク) / Milk-chan (ミルクチャン)
 * The title character of the show, Milk is an infantile little girl whose status as a superhero is questionable. She is often selfish, vain, short-tempered, and has a habit of drooling, but is not devoid of decent qualities. She harbors a love-hate relationship with the President and Tetsuko, alternating between tormenting them and getting along with them. Although she works officially for the President, she chooses on her own whether or not she wants to follow his orders. Coincidentally, her house is in the shape of a baby bottle and she still drinks powdered milk from a baby bottle on occasion.
 * The title character of the show, Milk is an infantile little girl whose status as a superhero is questionable. She is often selfish, vain, short-tempered, and has a habit of drooling, but is not devoid of decent qualities. She harbors a love-hate relationship with the President and Tetsuko, alternating between tormenting them and getting along with them. Although she works officially for the President, she chooses on her own whether or not she wants to follow his orders. Coincidentally, her house is in the shape of a baby bottle and she still drinks powdered milk from a baby bottle on occasion.

 * Tetsuko (テツコ)
 * An obsolete robot maid, Tetsuko was created at the King's Idea Laboratory in 1982. She lives with and works for Milk. Tetsuko is a more conservative character, the only occasional voice of reason on the show when she is questioning Milk's greedy, questionable, or random decisions. She yearns for a stable traditional family life, which the living organisms around her do not even consider. Milk often calls her a piece of junk and Tetsuko is torn between loving Dr. Eyepatch (who may or may not be her "daddy") and being disappointed in him when he insults her or offers to replace her. She has the ability to generate a fart ("Tetsuko's gas") that is lethal enough to even kill a raging bear. The only character that brings out Tetsuko's aggressive side is Robodog, whom she hates. They are in a constant conflict over Milk's affection, much to Milk's amusement.
 * An obsolete robot maid, Tetsuko was created at the King's Idea Laboratory in 1982. She lives with and works for Milk. Tetsuko is a more conservative character, the only occasional voice of reason on the show when she is questioning Milk's greedy, questionable, or random decisions. She yearns for a stable traditional family life, which the living organisms around her do not even consider. Milk often calls her a piece of junk and Tetsuko is torn between loving Dr. Eyepatch (who may or may not be her "daddy") and being disappointed in him when he insults her or offers to replace her. She has the ability to generate a fart ("Tetsuko's gas") that is lethal enough to even kill a raging bear. The only character that brings out Tetsuko's aggressive side is Robodog, whom she hates. They are in a constant conflict over Milk's affection, much to Milk's amusement.

 * Hanage (ハナゲ)
 * Hanage is Milk's green, middle-aged pet slug known as a "Hanage". He has a drinking problem and is incapable of speech, though he can understand multiple languages. When he does speak, it's usually to express his thoughts; often a maudlin soliloquy, that are referred to as "the voice of Hanage's heart." "Hanage" means "nose hair" in Japanese.
 * Hanage is Milk's green, middle-aged pet slug known as a "Hanage". He has a drinking problem and is incapable of speech, though he can understand multiple languages. When he does speak, it's usually to express his thoughts; often a maudlin soliloquy, that are referred to as "the voice of Hanage's heart." "Hanage" means "nose hair" in Japanese.

 * President (大統領)
 * The President is a stout bald man who apparently runs the country Milk lives in (referred to only as "our nation", a subtle reference to the Japanese habit of referring to their country as such instead of using the proper names "Nihon" or "Nippon"). No one knows how he achieved his office. He assigns missions to Milk, but whether she takes them or not is her prerogative. The President proves to be inept and incapable at fulfilling his job, at one point firing his country's best missile (The Punishment Missile) on his own country at his own conclusion that his citizens would try to put him in the Guillotine or the electric chair. He has short, round arms and he frequently pounds on his desk when talking on the phone. The President likes wine, women, and song but he usually enjoys cheap wine, loose women, and off-key karaoke. He also attracts flies and dearly loves his pet cat, Kanchi. His desk is decorated with a different anime or pop culture character figure on every episode.
 * The President is a stout bald man who apparently runs the country Milk lives in (referred to only as "our nation", a subtle reference to the Japanese habit of referring to their country as such instead of using the proper names "Nihon" or "Nippon"). No one knows how he achieved his office. He assigns missions to Milk, but whether she takes them or not is her prerogative. The President proves to be inept and incapable at fulfilling his job, at one point firing his country's best missile (The Punishment Missile) on his own country at his own conclusion that his citizens would try to put him in the Guillotine or the electric chair. He has short, round arms and he frequently pounds on his desk when talking on the phone. The President likes wine, women, and song but he usually enjoys cheap wine, loose women, and off-key karaoke. He also attracts flies and dearly loves his pet cat, Kanchi. His desk is decorated with a different anime or pop culture character figure on every episode.

 * Doctor Eyepatch (アイパッチ博士)
 * A mysterious blue humanoid with an eyepatch, a black cloak, and a robotic arm, Dr. Eyepatch runs the King's Idea Laboratory (王様のアイデア研究所). In each episode, he provides Milk with a new invention or gives information about topics of concern. Whether he created Tetsuko or not is never fully explained, but he always belittles her or offers to have her replaced. The eyepatch over Dr. Eyepatch's right eye changes its design every episode; sometimes it changes several times in the course of a single episode. He is seen only on a TV screen and he also once hosted the NG awards.
 * A mysterious blue humanoid with an eyepatch, a black cloak, and a robotic arm, Dr. Eyepatch runs the King's Idea Laboratory (王様のアイデア研究所). In each episode, he provides Milk with a new invention or gives information about topics of concern. Whether he created Tetsuko or not is never fully explained, but he always belittles her or offers to have her replaced. The eyepatch over Dr. Eyepatch's right eye changes its design every episode; sometimes it changes several times in the course of a single episode. He is seen only on a TV screen and he also once hosted the NG awards.

 * Landlord (大家)
 * A purple-haired and white-skinned humanoid dressed in blue clothes and with a head shaped like a daikon radish. He is Milk's landlord. As Milk is perpetually over six months behind on her rent, he continually tries to get payment from her. However, whenever he tries to get the rent, she does or says something that shocks or tricks him, causing him to run back across the ladder to his own home. He is also anxious, as he once thought he lost his "purse," but shortly finds it after making a racket over it. The landlord is gay and this was disclosed in the Japanese version of Episode 9, "Financial Decay Peninsula". His being gay is openly referred to in more than one episode.
 * A purple-haired and white-skinned humanoid dressed in blue clothes and with a head shaped like a daikon radish. He is Milk's landlord. As Milk is perpetually over six months behind on her rent, he continually tries to get payment from her. However, whenever he tries to get the rent, she does or says something that shocks or tricks him, causing him to run back across the ladder to his own home. He is also anxious, as he once thought he lost his "purse," but shortly finds it after making a racket over it. The landlord is gay and this was disclosed in the Japanese version of Episode 9, "Financial Decay Peninsula". His being gay is openly referred to in more than one episode.

 * The Ant Family (アリの一家)
 * A family of ants (a mother, a cuckolded father, and a baby larva) live underground near Milk's house. Their portion of the show chronicles their constant marital troubles. The family consists of Yoshiki Arita (蟻田 よしき), an overbearing, suspicious husband, Helen (ヘレン), an unfaithful wife, and Ario (アリ夫), their son. The family seems pretty neutral in the first three episodes, but things start to get tense afterwards. After noticing his wife's behavior and realizing that she is cheating, Yoshiki becomes more and more enraged, while Helen just denies it or changes the subject and talks to Ario. Eventually, Helen takes Ario and leaves. In the final episode of the show, Yoshiki writes a letter to his family and commits suicide.
 * A family of ants (a mother, a cuckolded father, and a baby larva) live underground near Milk's house. Their portion of the show chronicles their constant marital troubles. The family consists of Yoshiki Arita (蟻田 よしき), an overbearing, suspicious husband, Helen (ヘレン), an unfaithful wife, and Ario (アリ夫), their son. The family seems pretty neutral in the first three episodes, but things start to get tense afterwards. After noticing his wife's behavior and realizing that she is cheating, Yoshiki becomes more and more enraged, while Helen just denies it or changes the subject and talks to Ario. Eventually, Helen takes Ario and leaves. In the final episode of the show, Yoshiki writes a letter to his family and commits suicide.

Other characters

 * Haruo: A robot that Tetsuko has a crush on. He only appears in the 1998 series.

 * The Counterfeiter: A counterfeiter who (really) likes Belgian waffles. He makes counterfeit bills to buy a lot of them. In the Japanese version, the real currency has pictures of "Kin" while the counterfeit bills have pictures of "Gin" - a reference to the oldest-living twins. In the Americanized version, the bills are differentiated by pictures of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

 * The Colonel: Presumably from the Navy, he and his assistant try in vain to get in contact with The President in trying to stop the Punishment Missile, but to no avail; The President is on the phone with Milk and quickly forgot about said missile. Quickly becoming a nervous wreck, The Colonel tries to get help from Dr. Eyepatch, only for the doctor to be absolutely unhelpful.

 * Kyuu the Myna Bird: A bird that Tetsuko started keeping, but died the next week. It looks like a toucan. His favorite thing is "Chaushu" and his favorite kind of girl is bouncy. One episode later, he is revealed to have died right away, like most myna birds do.

 * Kanchi (カンチ)
 * A very cute cat wearing a red dress that runs away from the president finding him disgusting for being too clinging and Milk and the gang have to find her. She is found in a place called Meow Meow World. At first she refuses to return to the president and claims that she can get by with subsidized dating, but after Milk reads the president's letter, she is moved to tears and decides to return. She was first found by the president in a cardboard box on a rainy day.
 * A very cute cat wearing a red dress that runs away from the president finding him disgusting for being too clinging and Milk and the gang have to find her. She is found in a place called Meow Meow World. At first she refuses to return to the president and claims that she can get by with subsidized dating, but after Milk reads the president's letter, she is moved to tears and decides to return. She was first found by the president in a cardboard box on a rainy day.

 * Leonardo the Japanese Bear: A violent bear from an Osaka bear farm. He defeats Robo Willy, but gets knocked out by Tetsuko's gas attack.

 * Pastel Mr. Shin (パステルしんさん): A mentally disabled man dressed as a kindergarten student. He tries to get kids to play with him, but they can't because their parents said they couldn't. He gets shocked and throws a tantrum whenever they say he's not a kid. His name is a parody of Crayon Shin-chan.

 * Keizao Butae/Colonel Flanders: The factory manager of the Gentucky Pork Legs Factory, who resembles Colonel Sanders. While hitting on an employee, he accidentally presses the laser control button, shutting down the power of the Pork Gun which allows Tonkichi & Tononko to escape. Keizao then hires a hitman to take them out.

 * Barazou: A live-action cross-dressing man who appears frequently on the news. In the Americanized version, he is cut out and replaced by someone else.

 * Akiko Maitake (舞茸 秋子): Akiko is heard but never seen. She is seemingly a young Japanese girl who does video art. Her "art" is never much more than a pretentious monologue read by her as she takes a video of normal things happening in Japan. The videos are live action and cut randomly into the show in various episodes.

 * Tonkichi & Tonko / Palmer & Penny: Two pigs that are in love with each other. After escaping the Gentucky Pork Legs Factory, they defect to a country where people don't eat pork. As soon as they arrive, they are turned into pork legs by a hired hitman. Tonkichi may be a reference to the pig with the same name from the anime Hamtaro (though Hamtaro's English dub calls the pig Herbert)

King's Idea Laboratory Mechas

 * Robodog No. 1 (ロボドッグ犬1号)
 * A rude, incontinent robot that Dr. Eyepatch made to help on some of Milk's missions. Tetsuko and he are bitter rivals. Robodog winds up causing a lot of conflict and trouble on Milk's missions.
 * A rude, incontinent robot that Dr. Eyepatch made to help on some of Milk's missions. Tetsuko and he are bitter rivals. Robodog winds up causing a lot of conflict and trouble on Milk's missions.

 * Punishment Missile - A huge, red missile painted with a strange face that is fired at the selected target by the President in order to "punish" the target.
 * Submarine Milk 5 - A submarine that is used by Milk Chan to go underwater.
 * Rice Cake Maker No. 3 - A rice pounder that is toilet-like in shape. It pounds rice cakes over and over.
 * Dokochin 1 No. 4
 * Pork Gun No. 5/The Porkcinerator: A laser gun that is used to shoot pigs and sends their bodies into another dimension, except for their legs.
 * Mecha Elderly No. 7 ("Furby")/Geezerbot 1000: A robot that is designed to look like an old man. Fueled by ramen, he will suddenly become surly if he hasn't had any. He has no real function. This said to have debuted on The Tonight Show.
 * Bear Slayer Robo Willy No. 8/Willy the Bear Slaying Mecha - A robot designed to slay bears unconditionally. On the mission, after one year of searching the bear, Leonardo, he gets destroyed easily by Leonardo the Japanese Bear. His design vaguely resembles Jim Kelly's character in Enter the Dragon.
 * Magic Shiitake 1 No. 9/Magic Mushroom 5000: Magic Shiitake is a mushroom shaped device that warps time and space within a given radius so the user doesn't have to make an excuse to get out of whatever he doesn't want to do.

Theme songs
Original
 * Opening:
 * "Not Really Afraid of Wolves" (狼なんか怖くない)
 * Lyricist: Yu Aku / Composer: Takuro Yoshida / Singer: Haruka Nakamura

 * Ending:
 * "Hoodlum Highschool Rock'nRoll ~ President Version" (ツッパリＨｉｇｈｓｃｈｏｏｌ　Ｒｏｃｋ’ｎＲｏｌｌ～大統領編)
 * Lyricist: Yoshiyuki Tamiya / Composer: Yoshiyuki Tamiya / Performed by Yūichi Nagashima

Alternate
 * Opening:
 * "Disco Milk"

Milk's IT Revolution
A collection of flash shorts from the shockwave.jp website. This episode was only aired on Anime Network and was released on DVD in Japan. This collection includes shorts such as:
 * Everybody's a Picasso Here - A man by the name of Uotake Lupin the Third has been going around creating sculptures out of excrement and the President sends Milk to the care of the issue. The trio stops at King's Idea Laboratory, where they are given the Mecha No. 108 "Johnny" in order to construct a museum for Uotake Lupin to build his sculptures.
 * The Reform That Accompanies Milk's Pain - After seeing an advertisement about the latest King's Idea Laboratory Mecha No. 109 "Silicone Vision" (a mecha designed to detect if any person shown on television has had plastic surgery), Milk decides to purchase it. While enjoying their new device, the President informs Milk that a woman named Isabella Kaneko has taken her patron hostage and barricaded herself inside. While the report is shown on the news along with the woman's photo, the Silicone Vision detects that she has had plastic surgery done on her. Milk decides to report this information to the police, who in turn would use it to convince the woman to surrender.
 * Interactive According to Milk's Will - When an alien from Planet Kubota sends images of a man saying "I'm sorry, Dad" into peoples' heads, the President orders her to do something about it. The alien is arrested for his crimes. Later, while Milk and Tetsuko are eating sausages, the aliens decides to travel to earth, only to be arrested again.
 * Milk's Fight, Hoshino; Virtual Rain of Fists - While Milk and Tetsuko browse the internet and talk about pop culture, the President calls to report news about a watermelon thief.
 * Milk's Sense of Virtue as a Celebrity - The president calls to tell Milk that the sense of virtue in young women has been on the decline. To assist them on their mission, the gang head to the King's Idea Laboratory, where they are given Mecha No. 103 "Nadeshiko Panties", which are designed to stay attached onto underaged girls until they turn 18.
 * Milk's Sound of Rain is Lupin's Melody -

ADV Films story arcs
The multi-episode story arcs added to the Americanized English dub by ADV, involving the crew of said dub company in bizarre situations.

100% Whole
Marcy Bannor introduces the cast and crew of the Milk Chan dub; Tommy Drake dresses up in drag for a replaced scene.

Milk Shake
After a plasma TV is stolen from the break room, the ADV Films building has an automated lockdown drill. However, a blackout leaves everyone locked in separate rooms.

Cryin' Over Spilled Milk
Chris Borque loses the sound effects for Episode 8, leading the cast to perform them themselves. Meanwhile, Marcy is given Ecstasy instead of Aspirin.

Milk & Kookies
The ADV cast and crew go to an anime convention, where Ben Pronsky is stalked by a fan.

TV segments
These are the shows that Milk Chan and friends watch:
 * Tama & Chuutaro/Mousey and Kitty
 * Mr. Deserted Island/Deserted Island
 * The Four Tire Brothers
 * Pastel Mr. Shin/Colorful Mr. Shin
 * Police of the North Star/Fist of South Star
 * Hirosue's Rush Into Poor People's Dinner
 * Company NOW/Dollars & Cents NOW
 * Technology Today!

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