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Encyclopedia

2012-01-17T00:16:53Z

KaseyF:

An '''encyclopedia''' or, '''encyclopaedia''' is a reference book or resource giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject. [[Encyclopedia Britannica]] is one of the most famous paper encyclopedias.[[Wikipedia]] and [[Conservapedia]] are both virtual encyclopedias based on [[wiki]] software.

The word 'encyclopedia' comes from the [[Greek]] phrase meaning 'all around education', the circle of arts and sciences considered by the Greeks as essential to a liberal education, but their emphasis was on the spoken word and it was left to the Romans to record their knowledge in readable form.

French philosopher [[Perre Bayle]] intoduced the concept of a nonpartisan reference book in the 1690s.

A famous encyclopedia, the [[Encyclopédie]] was published in France between 1751 and 1772, and edited by [[Denis Diderot]] and [[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]].

[[Conservapedia]] is most definitely not an encyclopedia, but rather a tool for a few extreme fundamentalists to spout their nonsensical neocon ramblings (assisted by a wide array of parodists and vandals.) What encyclopedic content it does have leaves much to be desired.

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[[Category:Encyclopedias]]

Encyclopedia

2012-01-17T00:15:24Z

KaseyF:

An '''encyclopedia''' or, '''encyclopaedia''' is a reference book or resource giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject. [[Encyclopedia Britannica]] is one of the most famous paper encyclopedias.[[Wikipedia]] and [[Conservapedia]] are both virtual encyclopedias based on [[wiki]] software.

The word 'encyclopedia' comes from the [[Greek]] phrase meaning 'all around education', the circle of arts and sciences considered by the Greeks as essential to a liberal education, but their emphasis was on the spoken word and it was left to the Romans to record their knowledge in readable form.

French philosopher [[Perre Bayle]] intoduced the concept of a nonpartisan reference book in the 1690s.

A famous encyclopedia, the [[Encyclopédie]] was published in France between 1751 and 1772, and edited by [[Denis Diderot]] and [[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]].

Conservapedia is most definitely not an encyclopedia, but rather a tool for a few extreme fundamentalists to spout their nonsensical neocon ramblings. What encyclopedic content it does have leaves much to be desired.

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[[Category:Encyclopedias]]

National Hockey League

2012-01-14T03:30:37Z

KaseyF: /* Southeast Division */

The '''National Hockey League''' ('''NHL''') is a professional [[hockey]] with teams across [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]. Comprised of 30 teams, divided into 2 Conferences and six Divisions each of 5 teams, the NHL teams play for the Championship: the [[Stanley Cup]]. The teams play 82 game seasons, and the top 16 teams (3 top teams from each division plus the next 5 teams from the Conference) from the Regular Season advance to a playoff phase where a best of seven series are played between the seeded teams.
 Canadian and American players make up the majority of the players in the NHL, however many skilled players have been brought into the league from [[Europe]], making it a premier place for playing hockey. The large number of Canadian players and the large support for the sport of hockey make the NHL a popular draw in Canada, with playoff hockey actually drawing more viewers in Canada than in the United States.

== List of Teams ==

=== Eastern Conference ===

===== Atlantic Division =====
*[[New Jersey Devils]]
*[[New York Islanders]]
*[[New York Rangers]]
*[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
*[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]

===== Northeast Division =====
*[[Boston Bruins]]
*[[Buffalo Sabres]]
*[[Montreal Canadiens]]
*[[Ottawa Senators]]
*[[Maple_Leafs|Toronto Maple Leafs]]

===== Southeast Division =====
*[[Carolina Hurricanes]]
*[[Florida Panthers]]
*[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
*[[Washington Capitals]]
*[[Winnipeg Jets]]

=== Western Conference ===

===== Central Division =====
*[[Chicago Blackhawks]]
*[[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
*[[Detroit Red Wings]]
*[[Nashville Predators]]
*[[St. Louis Blues]]

===== Northwest Division =====
*[[Calgary Flames]]
*[[Colorado Avalanche]]
*[[Edmonton Oilers]]
*[[Minnesota Wild]]
*[[Vancouver Canucks]]

===== Pacific Division =====
*[[Anaheim Ducks]]
*[[Dallas Stars]]
*[[Los Angeles Kings]]
*[[Phoenix Coyotes]]
*[[San Jose Sharks]]

[[Category:Sports leagues]]
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Winnipeg Jets

2012-01-14T03:30:02Z

KaseyF: Created page with "The '''Winnipeg Jets''' are a hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ..."

The '''Winnipeg Jets''' are a hockey team based in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ([[NHL]]). They were formerly the Atlanta Thrashers, but moved to Winnipeg after the 2010-11 season. The team adopted the Jets name as an homage to Winnipeg's earlier NHL franchise, which relocated to Arizona to become the [[Phoenix Coyotes]].

==Roster==
===Goalkeepers===
*1 Johan Hedberg
*32 [[Kari Lehtonen]]

===Defensemen===
*4 Zach Bogosian
*39 Tobias Enstrom
*2 Garnet Exelby
*6 Ron Hainsey
*51 Scott Lehman
*7 Nathan Oystrick
*48 Boris Valabik

===Forwards===
*20 Colby Armstrong
*36 Eric Boulton
*42 Joseph Crabb
*17 [[Ilya Kovalchuk]]
*13 Vyacheslav Kozlov
*10 Bryan Little
*11 Eric Perrin
*47 Rich Peverley
*19 Marty Reasoner
*23 Jim Slater
*27 Chris Thorburn
*12 Todd White
*14 Jason Williams

== Team's Official Website ==

*[http://jets.nhl.com Official Team Website]

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[[Category:Manitoba]]

Talk:Westboro Baptist Church

2012-01-14T03:24:03Z

KaseyF:

{{Wikiproject Religion}}

I don't think that the Westboro Baptist Church qualifies as a liberal activist group especially since they oppose evolution, abortion, and the homosexual agenda, three things that liberals push for heavily. --[[User:Konservativekanadian|Konservativekanadian]] 12:37, 28 October 2007 (EDT)

Phelps wouldn't be that bad if he only protesting homosexuality, its his disrespect of American troops that makes me mad. --[[User:Konservativekanadian|Konservativekanadian]] 12:38, 28 October 2007 (EDT)
:Of course the WBC isn't a liberal group. They are living proof that anything, even religious conservatism, can be taken to the most extreme, and out of its original context. [[User:Bruce1|Bruce1]] 21:19, 31 October 2007 (EDT)
::So why are they still called liberal activists and why is the page locked? [[User:Alexjohnc3|Alexjohnc3]] 11:56, 4 November 2007 (EST)

Of course they're liberal. They hate America. They say "God Hates America". Who cares if they also say that God hates fags? Who cares if they're also doing God's work by picketing fag churches? Hatred of America is liberal, period. The admins were right to lock the page. You seem to forget that children are reading this site, and they might be confused if we give then too much conflicting information. MissAmerica 11:00, 24 November 2007 (EST)

Osama bin Laden also hates America. Does that make him liberal? Do you even know what liberal means?
:This is an encylopedia, remember? [[liberal]] [[User:NewCrusader|NewCrusader]] 14:58, 12 November 2008 (EST)
--[[User:Incide|Incide]] 19:12, 12 December 2007 (EST)
:Possibly; [[bin Laden]] leads a national liberation movement against [[West]]ern oppression, [[imperialism]], and the [[Church]]. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 16:12, 14 December 2007 (EST)

Are you a parodist? This is a second prime example of it at any rate. I've studied Fred Phelps in great detail sir - no other conclusion can be brought out of this article other than that you are writing parody articles. [[User:ModerateCatholic|ModerateCatholic]] 16:52, 14 December 2007 (EST)
:*''I've studied Fred Phelps in great detail sir ...''
::*I see. Hmmm. I do not doubt you, sir, for an instant. Now, why are you directing personal comments at me, then, and not discussing the issue? [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 17:45, 14 December 2007 (EST)
You may have studied his inflammatory comments or read an anti-Christian slanted expose or three, but you haven't pointed out a single specific inaccuracy in the article. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 17:48, 14 December 2007 (EST)
:'''[[bin Laden]] leads a national liberation movement against [[West]]ern oppression, [[imperialism]], and the [[Church]].'''

:I was responding to that (He is implying that Phelps is a Liberal there, and in the Phelps article he is called a 'Leftist Liberal Democrat'. Doesn't take a genius to work out that that is plain false. [[User:ModerateCatholic|ModerateCatholic]] 20:07, 14 December 2007 (EST)
::It's not false, how could it be? I mean it says "The Trustworthy Encyclopedia" and it has an AMERICAN flag right there at the top-left hand side of the page. Are you anti-America or something?! (Just kidding, by the way. I know that sometimes you can't tell if these type of people are kidding or not so I thought I should note that.) [[User:Alexjohnc3|Alexjohnc3]] 18:29, 15 December 2007 (EST)

I'm conservative but even I can admit that this group is neither liberal nor conservative. It is just simply a hate group --[[User:StephenHarper|StephenHarper]] 20:33, 16 December 2007 (EST)

Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church are not liberal by any stretch of the imagination. --[[User:Richardhead|Richardhead]] 17:40, 20 December 2007 (EST)

:I took out the part that it is a liberal group because there is absolutly no basis for that argument at all. Please tell me if there is. Thanks. [[User:Rocky|Rocky]]

:PS. I also added in some parody groups of this hate group. [[User:Rocky|Rocky]]

::Folks,
::I know there are likely going to be some who will immediately want to revert Rocky's changes, but I respectfully suggest that there might be some merit here. If Conservapedia wants to grow and become generally accepted, it needs to build a solid foundation. Lumping someone like Phelps in with tree-huggers and misguided college students serves no real useful purpose, and provides ammunition for those who claim that conservatives use "liberal" to mean "Anyone we dislike."

::That being said, facts are facts. Phelps is/was a Democrat; that is a matter of record, as is his support for Gore; those things cannot be disputed or spun, and certainly merit coverage.

::On the other hand, the parody groups don't seem significant, and I don't see why they should be covered. I'll let veteran editors have first crack before I make any changes.
::--[[User:Benp|Benp]] 18:03, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

I just added in the parody groups simply to show people that these people are not that tough. If you don't make fun of someone, they will allways find a way to justify their hate. However, if you make fun of them, they will have no defense because they will look like idiots. However, I apprechiate the fact that you stuck up for my edits. Thank you. --[[User:Rocky|Rocky]]

== Fred Phelps ==

Why was the tie-in to Fred Phelps removed? [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 05:01, 18 May 2008 (EDT)

It was removed because I could not find any sources. If you can find some, you can put it back in. --[[User:Rocky|Rocky]]

:Rocky please use any search engine with 'Fred Phelps, Westboro Baptist Church'. It's not exactly hidden. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 13:11, 18 May 2008 (EDT)

==Motto==

I don't restore the motto because I like it, but rather because we conservatives need to show that it is homosexual practices we hate, not homosexual people. God loves the sinner, but hates the sin. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 15:01, 12 November 2008 (EST)
: I don't know how the offending word is understood by Americans, but personally I don't have a problem with quoting it. But I can't see your point that having it there shows how God loves the sinner and hates the sin. And you haven't addressed NewCrusader's reason for deleting it. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 00:18, 13 November 2008 (EST)

Please help me explain how WBC's hatred of homosexuals contrasts with the standard Christian ethic which directs us to love all people (even if they sin) while at the same time condemning the sins those same people commit. You might express it in terms of justice and injustice. Is it the Bible or Shakespeare who said God sends rain and sunshine on both the just and the unjust? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 11:40, 13 November 2008 (EST)

That's the Bible.

The real difference Between WBC's view and Christianity as defined in the Bible is that God hate all sin, not just Homosexuality. They have taken this one issue and made a doctrine out of it. The Bible says that you will go to hell for any sin if you don't repent, not just the "really bad ones" like homosexuality. --[[User:ChrisS|Chris]]

==Photo==

Why does this page have a photo of Fred Phelps with Al Gore? In all likelihood, the photo was taken during Phelps' earlier career as a civil-rights attorney. It's incredibly unlikely that Gore would willingly align with a group such as this one- after all, doing so would be an act of career-suicide. --[[User:KaseyF|KaseyF]]

Exclamation mark

2012-01-12T04:31:20Z

KaseyF:

An '''exclamation mark''' or '''exclamation point''' ('''!''') is used at the end of a [[sentence]] to express surprise, [[disgusting|disgust]], admiration, etc., or to add emphasis to a command. In formal writing, however, it is rarely used.

In [[C]] and similar computer programming languages, it is used to represent "logical not" and in a pair with an equals sign (=) to represent ''is not equal to'', e.g. {{tt|1=if (a != b)}} means ''if a is not equal to b''.<ref>[http://cermics.enpc.fr/~ts/C/CONCEPT/expressions.html C Operators/Expressions].</ref>

In mathematics, the exclamation mark is typically used to represent the [[factorial]] of a whole number, n, as n!. For example, 5! can be read as "5 factorial", which means 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1.

==Additional Reading==

* Truss, Lynne. ''Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation''. 2003, Gotham Books.

==External Links==
*[http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/exclamationpoint.html National Punctuation Day - The Exclamation Point],nationalpunctuationday.com

== Reference ==
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Tampa Bay Rays

2012-01-11T18:07:11Z

KaseyF:

{{MLBTeam
|name=Tampa Bay Rays
|logo=
|text=#092c5c
|background=#8fbce6
|location=Tampa Bay, Florida
|year=1998
|colors=Navy blue, Carolina blue, white, gold
|mascot=Raymond
|champs=0
|website=http://devilrays.mlb.com/
}}
[[Image:TropGround.jpg|right|280px]]
The ''' Tampa Bay Rays ''' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team in the [[American League]] East Division. They are located in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]]. The Rays play at Tropicana Field. The Rays dropped the word "Devil" from their name prior to the 2008 season. The team was in the 2008 [[World Series]], losing to the [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]] 4 games to 1.

'''First Game:''' March 31, 1998 vs. Detroit Tigers at Tropicana Field, 6-11.

== Current Roster==
<nowiki>*Not on active roster</nowiki> 
<nowiki>**Not on 40 man roster</nowiki>
===Pitchers===
*50 - Grant Balfour
*36 - Randy Choate
*31 - Lance Cormier
*40 - Wade Davis
*54 - Mike Ekstrom
*22 - Matt Garza
*58 - Jeremy Hellickson
*39 - J.P. Howell
*57 - Jake McGee
*34 - Jeff Niemann
*14 - David Price
*33 - James Shields
*21 - Andy Sonnanstine
*29 - Rafael Soriano
*59 - Dale Thayer
*35 - Dan Wheeler

===Catchers===
*28 - John Jaso
*41 - Jose Lobaton
*30 - Dioner Navarro
*10 - Kelly Shoppach

===Infielders===
*16 - Willy Aybar
*8 - Jason Bartlett
*15 - Reid Brignac
*3 - Evan Longoria
*23 - Carlos Pena
*1 - Sean Rodriguez
*18 - Ben Zobrist

===Outfielders===
*5 - Pat Burrell
*13 - Carl Crawford
*27 - Desmond Jennings
*20 - Matt Joyce
*19 - Gabe Kapler
*38 - Fernando Perez
*11 - Justin Ruggiano
*2 - B.J. Upton

==Minor League Affiliates==
The minor league affiliates of the Rays are:
*AAA - Durham Bulls
*AA - Montgomery Biscuits
*A Adv. - Vero Beach Devil Rays
*A - Columbus Catfish
*SS - Hudson Valley Renegades
==See also==
*[[Boston Red Sox]]
*[[New York Yankees]]

== External links ==
*[http://rays.mlb.com/ Official Team Website]
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=tam ESPN - Team News]

==Notes==
<references/>

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Major League Baseball

2012-01-11T18:06:45Z

KaseyF: they're not the Devil Rays anymore, and haven't been for 5 years

'''Major League Baseball''' is an organization that operates two leagues, the [[American League|American]] and the [[National League]], and has existed since 1903. It is comprised of 30 teams; 16 teams in the National League, and 14 Teams in the American League. The Major League baseball season runs from [[March]] or [[April]] until [[September]] or [[October]], and consists of 162 games (or 163 in the event of a tiebreaker). Spring training comes before the main season, usually in [[February]]. The playoffs follow the regular season, culminating in the [[World Series]] in [[October]]. The only difference between the play of the two leagues is that American League teams are permitted to allow a [[designated hitter]] to bat in place of the pitcher.

==The Leagues<ref>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp</ref>==
{| border=1 style="Background:none" align='center'
|valign="top"|
{|style="Background:none" cellpadding=10
!colspan="3" style="font-variant:small caps"|American League
|-
! East Division !! Central Division !! West Division
|-
|colspan=3|<hr/>
|-
| [[Baltimore Orioles]] || [[Chicago White Sox]] || [[Texas Rangers]]
|-
| [[Boston Red Sox]] || [[Cleveland Indians]] || [[Los Angeles Angels]]
|-
| [[New York Yankees]] || [[Detroit Tigers]] || [[Oakland Athletics]]
|-
| [[Tampa Bay Rays]] || [[Kansas City Royals]] || [[Seattle Mariners]]
|-
| [[Toronto Blue Jays]] || [[Minnesota Twins]]||
|}
|
{|style="Background:none" cellpadding=10
!colspan="3" style="font-variant:small caps"|National League
|-
! East Division !! Central Division !! West Division
|-
|colspan=3|<hr/>
|-
| [[Atlanta Braves]] || [[Chicago Cubs]] || [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]
|-
| [[Florida Marlins]] || [[Cincinnati Reds]] || [[Colorado Rockies]]
|-
| [[New York Mets]] || [[Houston Astros]] || [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|-
| [[Philadelphia Phillies]] || [[Milwaukee Brewers]] || [[San Diego Padres]]
|-
| [[Washington Nationals]] || [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] || [[San Francisco Giants]]
|-
| ||[[Saint Louis Cardinals]] ||
|}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
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ConservaMath Medal

2012-01-11T17:55:49Z

KaseyF:

The '''ConservaMath Medal''' is the merit-based alternative to the [[Fields Medal]], with winners announced at the same time so that real achievement is recognized.

Deserving recipients should have solved a real, longstanding problem, rather than solving an invented problem.

== Nominees Based on Merit ==

Ben Green apparently earned this award four years ago when it was given for an achievement he helped obtain, but giving the [[Fields Medal]] to him now might dim the star of [[Obama]]-supporter Terence Tao, making Tao less effective politically.

== Likely Winners Based on Politics ==

This award has never actually been given, leading one to believe that it is simply one of Andrew Schlafly's "pet projects" that he lost interest in 5 seconds later. In other words, just another day here at Conservapedia.

The award was proposed in August of 2009, in response to a woman being nominated for the Fields Medal. Ironically, said woman did not win said medal.

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