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== Tolkienion Maps ==

Hey there Cush! I didn't know you were the owner of Tolkienion, I love that site, been going to it since the early days and have been working on getting that #1 spot on your links page for years :) All this talk about maps has got me thinking about uploading my maps I have offline to Tolkien Gateway, I know there are some in there that are yours from Tolkienion and I wanted to ask for permission from you first. Keep up the great work! --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 17:17, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

== Rohl ==

[[Image:Chart 00001275.png|thumb|right|20th Dynasty of Egypt with 3 distinct lines]]I have a question about Rohl's chronology (and yours I think). I see you divided the 20th Dynasty into three parts and overlapped them. It is a very interesting approach. Where can I find evidence for and against such approach? Is there any evidence that would not allow  you to do this? Thanks and I'll be looking forward to your answer. AG  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/69.86.202.27|69.86.202.27]] ([[User talk:69.86.202.27|talk]]) 19:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Because there are three distinct lines within the 20th Dynasty (see image). [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 17:44, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Why did you take the chart off the Rohl page?  Are you amending it?
[[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 20:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
:I have downloaded the ''New Chronology (2005).xls'' from the Yahoo group and I have entered its data into my Local NC manager. Now I have to structure it so I can produce [http://www.history-book.net/charts/nc_2005_raw.png a new overview]. I will also have to update my database, which will take quite some effort... [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 21:45, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

== NC manager ==

Cush, I am mightily impressed with your NC software.  Is there any way you would share this wonderful tool?  I have no programming capability and a million dates and names scattered throughout a bunch of notebooks.  What do you think of the ''Lords of Avaris''?  I haven't read it yet.
[[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 17:49, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
:Well, do you support the New Chronology as proposed by Rohl? That would be a requirement. And then I'd have to think about giving you access to my database (the software connects to a server).
:As for the ''Lords of Avaris'', I am still struggling with the complexity of interconnections that Rohl shows to exist. I am re-reading it at the moment to extract usable dates out of it.
:Is there a way to send a personal message on wikiedia?
: [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 18:38, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

::Yes, ever since I saw his <i>Pharaoh's and Kings</i> TV special when I was about 16.  I have tweaked the years up and down because I have a different Exodus date, but all the synchronisms are the same.  I haven't begun ''Lords of Avaris'' yet, and my contributions to the Yahoo! Group have been less than sparse since I started work on my PhD, but I am still a Rohlian at heart.  
::Is the NC manager a standalone piece of software?  
::I don't know about the personal messaging, if I had to guess I would say no.
::[[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 23:06, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

:::The NC manager (which is a .NET application) is not really a standalone software. It requires a database on a (web-)server and a php script that will relay the data (since my provider does not host a .NET framework yet). But if you'd install e.g. xampp on your machine it'll work. I could also write an aspx page to replace the php on a local machine, but that would require IIS to be on your machine (comes with the windows setup). On the other hand I could of course let you use my database, so everything is stored in one place ;-) It would be best if you sent me an e-mail. Just use "E-mail this user" link on my user page.
::: [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 05:06, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


OK, y'all, I have implemented an offline-version of the NC manager. Who wants it?? [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 20:10, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

:Thanks again, it works great so far.  It is a helpful tool for people making chronologies and working with the New Chronology. [[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 04:25, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

::No bugs found yet? :-) I think I will implement a few new ways to export data, maybe to Excel or so. [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 05:42, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm still enjoying the NC Manager - capital work!  I just began reading ''The Lords of Avaris'', it seems there are a million more dates to look into! [[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 18:24, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

== Sandbox ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=Rktect Rktect stuff]

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== Akhenaten and Palestine ==

"No he didn't!" (Sorry, getting into kid-talk mode there :). What's your source for saying he did? [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 09:45, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

:I can track down a book source, but have you ever read the [[Amarna letters]] PiCo? [[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 23:21, 24 September 2008 (UTC) -- Here: {{cite book | last = Elwell | first = Walter | title = Tyndale Bible Dictionary | publisher = Tyndale House Publishers | location = Wheaton | year = 2001 | page= 409 | isbn = 0842370897 }} - I added the citation to the Exodus page. [[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 23:31, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

== Chronology at the Crossroads ==

Cush,

Do you own a copy of Bernard Newgrosh's ''Chronology at the Crossroads: The Late Bronze Age in Western Asia''?  If you don't, I can make a pdf copy of its chapter 18, entitled "A Chronicle of the New Chronology," which give a nice list of events, synchronisms, and dates between 1182 and 870, and post it on the forum.

[[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 23:27, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

:I would indeed appreciate it very much, if you could make such a pdf for me. :-) [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 01:50, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

::I added the pdf to your History-Book.net New Chronology forum, under Mesopotamian Chronology, in the Assyrian Chronology thread.  I hope you find it informative. [[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 02:48, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

== Helpful site ==

I figured that this could be helpful to you: http://daahl.ucsd.edu/DAAHL/
[[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 20:17, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks. I will look into that. Seems interesting at a first glance. [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 22:27, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

For your recent reversion at  Pi-hahiroth‎.  I think we have a recurring problem, have you seen [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Passage_of_the_Red_Sea&diff=261332008&oldid=261319427]? 17:24, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[[User:Dougweller|dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]])
:This is the the same stuff that is edited every now and then into the "[[Stations list|Stations list of the Exodus]]" article. I am not sure there is a need for a Pi-hahiroth article in the first place. [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 18:33, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

== Ubaid ==

Yeh, I updated the Ubaid Period article to include the actual site (archaeology etc) and
some misc updates, and coords. Seemed mostly ready to add to COTANE.[[User:Ploversegg|Ploversegg]] ([[User talk:Ploversegg|talk]]) 04:46, 15 April 2009 (UTC)ploversegg
:I have adjusted the coordinates somewhat. [http://maps.google.com/maps?spn=0.3,0.3&ll=30.972336944588,46.030579869707&t=k&q=30.972336944588,46.030579869707(Tell%20al-Ubaid) I suppose this is the right spot]?
I used http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/usace/ and entry off
http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/iraq05a.html
which were about the same. [[User:Ploversegg|Ploversegg]] ([[User talk:Ploversegg|talk]]) 19:38, 15 April 2009 (UTC)ploversegg
:The latter of your websites has [http://maps.google.com/maps?spn=0.3,0.3&ll=30.955608920,46.046645324&t=k&q=30.955608920,46.046645324(Tell%20al-Ubaid) 30.955608920,46.046645324] for Ubaid. However there is nothing visible at the surface. And it's almost 2 km from the location I gave. So which one is right? [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 05:11, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

== Some links ==

You might be interested in this site - it's a blog (very academic and respectable) with lots of links to online resources. Haven't found anything in it about biblical chronology yet :) [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 09:06, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

:Which site? [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 12:03, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

::Sorry - [http://paleojudaica.bravehost.com/bloglinks.html#texts]. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 00:01, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

:::That is a lot of religiously motivated material. I do not trust religious people when it comes to archaeological and historical accuracy simply because of their obvious conflict of interests. Especially I do not trust Jews, because people who fabricate deities have no trouble fabricating history as well. Jewish records of the Exodus or of the glorious kings and judges are just not sound. I wouldn't trust or even ask the Vatican or Evangelicals about the historicity of Jesus either... [[User:Cush|Cush]] ([[User talk:Cush#top|talk]]) 16:52, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

::::The site is academic, not religious. "PaleoJudaica.com is an experiment that aims to chronicle and comment on current developments (mainly as recorded in Internet sources) in the academic field of ancient Judaism and its historical and literary context." People with a religious slant would call it atheistic. It's run by Jim Davila, Reader in Early Jewish Studies at St Andrews University, Scotland - quite respectable in terms of his competence to pick what's relevant and interesting in the field. The link I put above is to various sources Davila has found online. His actual blog is [http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/ here]. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 07:49, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

:::::What in the world distinguishes Jews from Christians, Hindus, etc when it comes to 'fabricating' gods? It's just part of human nature in any case. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 10:00, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

== New Chronology page ==

Hey Cush.  I just wanted to drop by and say that you've acquitted yourself very well in the "battle royal" over the [[New Chronology (Rohl)]] page.  I particularly like your image, "File:NC Egyptian chronology comparison.png," though I'd like to recommend that you tell us who the "Shaw" of the conventional chronology and what work you got it from.  You could put it in the caption or on the image description page.  Otherwise, kudos.

[[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 02:19, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

:Hey, thanks for the identification of Shaw above.  You probably noticed I fixed up the image's page.  Also, so you know, I merged [[David Rohl - geographical theories]] into the [[New Chronology (Rohl)]] article, as I think there was a consensus that the page wasn't notable enough or necessary (see: [[Talk:David Rohl - geographical theories]]). [[User:Tuckerresearch|TuckerResearch]] ([[User talk:Tuckerresearch|talk]]) 03:55, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

== Yahweh ==

Cush, if I can tear you away from your exchange with Seeker, I really would like your views on what we can do to reduce the amount of space taken up in [[Yahweh]] by huge slabs of quotation, and to re-focus that section more on the nature of Yahweh as depicted in the various books. (And frankly, I don't think that discussion with Seeker is ever going to be fruitful). [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 02:13, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

: In fact I fail to understand what these quotes do to illustrate the character of the biblical deity. There should be descriptive text instead to explain what the quotes imply. Just quoting the bible without giving interpretation by a reliable secondary source is OR and should be tagged with the religious-text-as-primary-source tag. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;">CUSH</span>]] 02:28, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

::Thanks. I'd be grateful if you'd put that on the [[Yahweh]] talk-page. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 03:07, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

== POV Yahweh Vocalization Side-note ==

Hello Cush. Just replied to your latest reply to me in the Talk:Yahweh page, and I wanted to add a personal side-note to that. I don't think we actually disagree on what I was saying, I may just not be explaining my thought clearly enough. I have generally noted that you and PiCo are — ''for the most part'' — on the same page as I am on cleaning up the Y article.

Now that we have finally removed the behemoth sections about the vocalization that use to be in the article, I want to be vigilant about making sure all that does not creep back in. ''That'' discussion should, instead, go to the Tetra"n article, and that any discussion about the vocalization that remains within the Y article be kept to a absolute minimum (only present where really necessary, not going into much detail about it) and that it be neutral about that discussion (if people want to know more about it, they can go to the Tetra"n article for it).

That's a basic summary, and I get the feeling that you agree with these thoughts. &mdash; <small>[[User:Imeriki al-Shimoni|al-Shimoni]]  ([[User talk:Imeriki al-Shimoni|talk]])</small> 10:39, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

== [[Bible]] ==

Regarding [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Bible&curid=3390&diff=357034778&oldid=357034379 this edit], I am reading the sentence you've tagged as unreferenced, and it doesn't seem to make much sense to me, or at the very least it is out of context. In other words, the lack of a reference is not the real problem with this statement. Would you object to having it removed altogether? --<span style="background:#CC1010;color:#FFA0A0">'''&nbsp;Blanchardb'''&nbsp;</span>-<small><sup><span style="color:#A62428">[[User:Blanchardb|Me]]•[[User Talk:Blanchardb|MyEars]]•[[Special:Contributions/Blanchardb|MyMouth]]</span></sup></small>- timed 01:39, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
:I would rather see who exactly makes the interpretations that the biblical books create a story arc, and on what grounds such interpretation are made. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">· CUSH ·</span>]] 10:55, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
::"most [[Christian denomination]]s teach that the Bible itself has an overarching message." So they do: they say that the narrative arc begins with the Creation, moves on to God's election of Israel as his Chosen People and to whom he promises the Messiah, that Israel then sins and that God instead sends his son (the Messiah) to the whole world instead of just the Jews. This is pretty basic to Christian theology, surely? (You don't have to believe it, just note it in the article). [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 02:33, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
:::I know that. However, there are warring interpretations of such an arc, especially between Judaism and Christianity. So it is of importance who claims what and on what grounds. And not just vaguely, but who exactly claims what and based on what biblical passages. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">· CUSH ·</span>]] 06:30, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

== Hello and "Grüeß di!" ==

I've found you as a new user in the Bavarian (Boarisch) Wikipedia. Do you have special interests there? Having been landed '''here''', I see that you consider yourself non-religious, what's your good right; but moreover you think that the world would be better without any religion. Also your good right - but don't you presume that this might influence your editing negatively? For instance, '''I''' am a Catholic; but see just my article on [[bar:Miguel Torga|Miguel Torga]], that agnostic Portuguese poet and writer (if you have any Bavarian, of course ;-) ). [[bar:Benutzer:Hellsepp|Hellsepp]] 10:08, 3 June 2010 (UTC)  <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Hellsepp|Hellsepp]] ([[User talk:Hellsepp|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Hellsepp|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Pi-Rameses, where it is==
On [[Crossing of the Red Sea]] (or whatever it's called), you were called out for making a correction on this point (this is your comment from the talk page): "The academic consensus about the location of biblical Ramses is Pi-Ramesses. That is not in the Wadi Tumilat." But you were right. I misinterpreted the source. My apologies, and I hope I now fixed it correctly. (By the way, it wasn't me who called you out on your correction, but I feel responsible since it was my error that was being defended so mistakenly).[[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 09:57, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

:No problem. Find more ancient locations at my [http://www.ancientlocations.net ancientlocations.net].
:Oh, it was user Weaponbb7 who likes to revert me everywhere he can just because he hates me for not following his religionist points of view. But he is only a poor uneducated bully. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&equiv;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&equiv;</span>]] 10:07, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

::I'm trying to say whatever it is my source (Tommy Thompson) is saying. If I've misinterpreted, please correct. But you'll need a source, Thompson or someone else. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 11:22, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

== [[Yahweh]] ==

The lead has now headed off into la-la-land. The article is not worth editing. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 03:23, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
:Well, this was bound to happen. The lead should be 5 or 6 lines at most, and yet comprehensively sum up the subject matter. There should be no collection of evidence for any particular position in the lead. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&equiv;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&equiv;</span>]] 04:48, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

== Gollum ==

Please feel free to contribute to discussion at [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Middle-earth#Names_and_titles|this talk page]] regarding etymology of names in Middle-earth articles. [[User:Carl Sixsmith|Carl Sixsmith]] ([[User talk:Carl Sixsmith|talk]]) 11:36, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

== Seeeker is at ANI ==

I took it to [[WP:ANI#User:Seeker02421 disruption at Yahweh]] earlier today.  [[User:ResidentAnthropologist|The Resident Anthropologist]] ([[User talk:ResidentAnthropologist|Talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/ResidentAnthropologist|contribs]]) 18:40, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
:Hmm, at ANI I read that warnings are proposed. However, this issue has been going on for at least '''two full years''' now. Seeker02421 comes up with his rubbish every few months, then he gets warned and sometimes banned for a few days. But he always comes back. I have conducted lengthy discussions with him (and with his previous account) but even after all this time the point of his argument still escaped me. His position seems to be that the identification of the biblical god depends on the usage of the "right" spelling. He seems to claim that if the name is different then another deity is meant.
:I think permanent ban would be the right procedure (there have been numerous "final" warnings already), but of course I am not an admin to suggest thus at ANI. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 19:20, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
::Cush you dont have to be an admin at to give opinions at ANI  [[User:ResidentAnthropologist|The Resident Anthropologist]] ([[User talk:ResidentAnthropologist|Talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/ResidentAnthropologist|contribs]]) 21:35, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
:::Oh? Very good... :-) [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 22:07, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
::::Cush you indicate a second account... This account has been registered awhile could you expand on this?  [[User:ResidentAnthropologist|The Resident Anthropologist]] ([[User talk:ResidentAnthropologist|Talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/ResidentAnthropologist|contribs]]) 22:47, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
:::::Sorry. I checked and I must admit I had this confused. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 23:38, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
::::::Well he is blocked until he agrees to play by our rules.... if he agrees the next infraction is probably a perma-block.  [[User:ResidentAnthropologist|The Resident Anthropologist]] <small>[[User_talk:ResidentAnthropologist|(talk)]]•([[Special:Contributions/ResidentAnthropologist|contribs]])</small> 20:43, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
::::::::And Seeker is back on Wiki confused to why (s)he has been blocked [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASeeker02421&action=historysubmit&diff=421374414&oldid=421306740 Blocked]  [[User:ResidentAnthropologist|The Resident Anthropologist]] <small>[[User_talk:ResidentAnthropologist|(talk)]]•([[Special:Contributions/ResidentAnthropologist|contribs]])</small> 20:51, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
:::::::::See, that's the other thing about Seeker: his edits always render a talk page illegible because he just can't use wiki syntax right. Personally I am through with the issue. I have no intention to go into discussions with Seeker any more because I have already wasted too much time to try to get some logic and some education into him. I only hope he leaves the [[Tetragrammaton]] article and related articles alone. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 21:35, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

== See [[WP:NPOVN]] where I've raised the Indus Valley edits ==

Thanks. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 11:34, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

== Deletion spree ==

Perhaps too much sugar in the cornflakes? [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 09:41, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
:What the heck are you doing? You'll get reverted anyways. Maybe deleting huge parts of articles isn't the most subtle way to remove dubious content. Especially when you seem to be rather coarse with your deletions.
:I do support your deletion of the biblical quotes section from the [[Yahweh]] article. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 09:48, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
::I was thinking of you when I did it :) [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 09:50, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
:::How so? [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 09:56, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
::::I mean I thought you'd approve. Wikipedia doesn't need editing, it needs clear-felling. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 10:17, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
:::::We've been [[User_talk:Cush#Yahweh|at the same point already]] in December of 2009... [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 10:23, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
::::::Ah yes. Well, I've made the Big Delete, and we'll see what happens. Seeker seems to have retired, but Corinne is still around. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 10:32, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
:::::::I have not yet encountered Corinne. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 10:42, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
::::::::Might be thinking the wrong nick. But there's one editor who's intent on keeping the anthology.[[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 10:53, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
:::::::::Ok, now I know... [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 06:41, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
==Usage of G-d==
Hi Cush, In the [[Tetragrammaton]] article in an edit summary you asked, "Substitution of HaShem or Adonai: can we get a source for the usage of "G-d" ?" - which questioned the word "some" in the article. I'm not sure there is a definitive source. There is a lot of variety in usage. For WP editors that have scruples about typing the word "God", there is a [[Template:G-d]] which may be either transcluded or substituted, which allows them to type "G-d" or "g-d", and "God" (always capitalized) appears in the article. (People who prefer not to capitalize the word "God" may use that template also.&nbsp;:)<br>There is a WP article subsection on [[G-d]] which you might look at too. See the Shaimos reference link there. I don't have a clue what "Shaimos" is all about.<br>HTH (Hope This Helps. :) &mdash;[[User:Telpardec|Telpardec]] ([[User talk:Telpardec|talk]]) 20:12, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
:Goodness me! I just read through the discussion about the G-d template. If I were compassionate I'd feel sorry for those ultraobservant Jews who think their god so small-minded...
:Anyways, I would be interested in actual numbers of who really uses ''g-d'' instead of ''god''. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#eeeedd;border:1px solid #ddddcc;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 21:09, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
::Well, whatever the number, it increased by plus two since we both used it too in these messages. Google for "G-d" was not very helpful, with most of the results being the two letters "GD", abbreviations for things like General Dynamics, Grateful Dead, even a "G-d Damn" in the mix. There were a couple of fairly well written pages explaining the term:<br>[http://www.jewfaq.org/name.htm Judaism 101 The Name of G-d]<br>[http://www.wisegeek.com/why-do-jews-write-g-d-instead-of-god.htm Why Do Jews Write "G-d" instead of "God"? (wisegeek.com)]<br>Other letters besides the hyphen are occasionally used, like the apostrophe, which is actually a valid substitute for the letter "o", in words like isn't, meaning "is not".<br>HTH (Hope This Helps. :) <span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Verdana;">[[User:Telpardec|—Telpardec]] [[User talk:Telpardec|<span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6;background:#090;border:3px double;">&nbsp;TALK&nbsp;</span>]]</span> 08:36, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
:::This practice always struck me as weird. Do Jews really think their deity not smart or lenient enough to know when ''God'' is abused ? And btw, since God is not a name, how does using the word infinge on {{bibleverse||Exodus|20:7|31}}? The deity's name is YHWH and it is transcribed in bible translations as {{Lord}}. So maybe Jews would write L-rd, but writing G-d is just nonsensical. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#ddddcc;border:1px solid #bbbb99;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 09:23, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

== name-calling Jew ==

Knock it off, Cush. That post is unacceptable. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 08:49, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
:Lisa called me and another editor assholes. Because we were against her fundamentalist views expressed in articles. Remember? I am done talking to that woman. Lisa is the only editor I truly dislike and I cannot AGF in her case, because I have known her for far too long to be so naive. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#ddddcc;border:1px solid #bbbb99;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]]
::Sounds as though you've both been out of line - where did she do that? I note she's called you a Rohl Fanboy so I might have a word with her about that. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 10:35, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
:::Don't know. A year ago or so. She got blocked a couple of days for it. But her attitude has never changed. She is always the same Lisa Liel. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#ddddcc;border:1px solid #bbbb99;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 10:59, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
::::Ah, ok, she should have been blocked, glad she was. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 12:45, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
:::::Well, by now I am used to religionist editors who come and go. Only Lisa remains, but I am used to her manipulations as well. And to her personal attacks, however veiled they may be... ;-) [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#ddddcc;border:1px solid #bbbb99;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 13:28, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
::::The insults occurred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Lisa#Why_did_you_delete_.22Bible_Deaths_by_God.22.3F here] . [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#ddddcc;border:1px solid #bbbb99;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 21:57, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

== 'Overwhelming' ==

See [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pBSJNDndGjwC&q=highlands#v=snippet&q=highlands&f=false] and find page 31 (search for 'highlands'). Nothing there justifies overwhelming, the word should never have been there, it's an editor's interpretation. I'd remove it if it was about biblical evidence with the same wording in the source, so it should be removed here. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 19:35, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
:OK. You are right in saying that "overwhelmingly" is wrong. "only" would be more appropriate. ''The archaeological evidence points to an Israelite community arising peacefully and internally in the highlands of Canaan.'' That's right. Exclusively. There is no archaeological evidence for the biblical story. None. You win. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#ddddcc;border:1px solid #bbbb99;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 19:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

== Possibly unfree File:Bag end color2.jpeg ==
A file that you uploaded or altered, [[:File:Bag end color2.jpeg]], has been listed at [[Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files]] because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the [[:File:Bag end color2.jpeg|file description page]]. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at [[Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2012 January 14#File:Bag end color2.jpeg|the discussion]] if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. <!-- Template:Fdw-puf --> [[User:Stefan2|Stefan2]] ([[User talk:Stefan2|talk]]) 00:43, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

:The drawing without color is originally copyrighted by [[David Wyatt]]. I did the colorization (with the permission from David Wyatt) in 2003 for my now defunct website Tolkienion.com .
:I don't know what license to assign to this. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#ddddcc;border:1px solid #bbbb99;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 00:58, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
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== Jesus Christ ==

Do you care about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jesus#Changes_boldly_reverted this] discussion, which involves an edit that in part at least concerns an issue you raised?  If you are fine with the recent edit I won't keep arguing my point. [[User:Slrubenstein|Slrubenstein]]   |  [[User talk:Slrubenstein|Talk]] 18:52, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

== Your graphic ==

I just saw your graphic - I took the liberty of uploading it to [[Jews]]. [[User:Oncenawhile|Oncenawhile]] ([[User talk:Oncenawhile|talk]]) 22:04, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
:Why? [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#ddddcc;border:1px solid #bbbb99;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 22:19, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
::Because it clears up a point that many are confused about. [[User:Oncenawhile|Oncenawhile]] ([[User talk:Oncenawhile|talk]]) 08:44, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
:::It's already been removed. That was predictable. Jews on Wikipedia is a story of its own. [[User:Cush|<span style="padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;background-color:#ddddcc;border:1px solid #bbbb99;color:#880000;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Arial;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:0 0 7px #666666;">&#9798;&nbsp;CUSH&nbsp;&#9798;</span>]] 09:22, 16 March 2012 (UTC)