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Line 1: − Not Science Fiction, just bad science. I removed the categorization as SF, because Velikovsky was serious about what he wrote. [[User:Canuck|Canuck]] 23:22, 10 November 2008 (EST)+ − :Agreed, his books may well be wrong, but they have never been place in the Science Fiction category, and they were never written as SF. --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 05:11, 3 February 2009 (EST) − Line 9:
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==Category:Jewish_People==
Richard, I'm wondering why you removed the "Jewish People" category from the article? --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 17:56, 3 February 2009 (EST)
Richard, I'm wondering why you removed the "Jewish People" category from the article? --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 17:56, 3 February 2009 (EST)
::his books sold to the science fiction audience-- his "belief" in them I think was part of his game. He was not important as a Jew and doesn't deserve that category, I think. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:45, 10 February 2009 (EST)
::his books sold to the science fiction audience-- his "belief" in them I think was part of his game. He was not important as a Jew and doesn't deserve that category, I think. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:45, 10 February 2009 (EST)
:::::Thanks for the reconsideration, I'll update the category. I wonder whether there should be different categories for (a) just being Jewish (b) playing a role in Jewish affairs? --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 13:25, 14 February 2009 (EST)
:::::Thanks for the reconsideration, I'll update the category. I wonder whether there should be different categories for (a) just being Jewish (b) playing a role in Jewish affairs? --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 13:25, 14 February 2009 (EST)
==Category:Authors==
I note that the category "[[:Category:Authors|authors]]" has been removed, and was wondering what the rationale for this is? After all, he was an author of 8 books, his first being a ''New York Times'' number one best seller for 9 weeks, and top ten best seller for 27 week, and initiating a "controversy" that lasted many years. ([http://www.velikovsky.info/Worlds_in_Collision_as_bestseller ref]) --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 13:25, 14 February 2009 (EST)
I note that the category "[[:Category:Authors|authors]]" has been removed, and was wondering what the rationale for this is? After all, he was an author of 8 books, his first being a ''New York Times'' number one best seller for 9 weeks, and top ten best seller for 27 week, and initiating a "controversy" that lasted many years. ([http://www.velikovsky.info/Worlds_in_Collision_as_bestseller ref]) --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 13:25, 14 February 2009 (EST)
:The categories, it seems to me, ought to lead readers to the most important articles about leading people students should know about. (A category with 10,000 names is no help at all) V doesn't make the cut as author, and just barely makes it as a Jewish leader, in my opinion.[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 00:06, 15 February 2009 (EST)
::Won't different students need to know about different authors? Someone who is investigating "catastrophism", "pseudoscience", "mythology", and perhaps other subjects, may find Velikovsky a relevant author? I'll see if I can get a second opinion on the general use of categories on conservapedia.com. It seems to me, that you're either an author, or you're not. --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 09:59, 15 February 2009 (EST)
==Category:science fiction==
Not Science Fiction, just bad science. I removed the categorization as SF, because Velikovsky was serious about what he wrote. [[User:Canuck|Canuck]] 23:22, 10 November 2008 (EST)
:Agreed, his books may well be wrong, but they have never been place in the Science Fiction category, and they were never written as SF. --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 05:11, 3 February 2009 (EST)
I also disagree with the "science fiction" category. The comment above that the books "sold to the science fiction audience" is not justification even if it's a fair assessment, which I doubt. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 02:40, 15 February 2009 (EST)
I also disagree with the "science fiction" category. The comment above that the books "sold to the science fiction audience" is not justification even if it's a fair assessment, which I doubt. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 02:40, 15 February 2009 (EST)
:I think there are two issues here (1) Was the book "sold to the science fiction audience" (2) Even if it was, is the science fiction category justified based on the ''audience''? After all, the book was read by numerous scientists that criticized it; do we add the "science/scientist" cagegory? --[[User:Eric2009|Eric2009]] 09:59, 15 February 2009 (EST)