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SCOTUS?

The article says:

It was brought before the Supreme Court of the United States in 2009 after being approved by the Oregon Supreme Court.

Is this true? None of the sources appear to say that SCOTUS has granted certiorari to hear this case. Gabbe (talk) 15:07, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

The source document from the National Catholic Register talks about the 6th Circuit Court to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is technically a lower branch of the U.S. Supreme Court. That is quite high up in the American legal system, it is very close to the final court. It would probably get to the Supreme Court if that given lower court were unable to resolve the dispute once and for all. ADM (talk) 18:11, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

There is a more recent source here from Beliefnet that openly declares that “the case has reached the US Supreme Court”. ADM (talk) 18:36, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

Paddle (spanking)

Hello, If you have time to take a look at Talk:Paddle_(spanking)#schools_.22Mainly_in_the_south.22_use_corporal_punishment I would be grateful to know what you make of it. I feel that I am being got at unfairly. -- Alarics (talk) 22:42, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Gabbe! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. Please note that all biographies of living persons must be sourced. If you were to add reliable, secondary sources to this article, it would greatly help us with the current 14 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

1. Évelyne Thomas - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

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Good catch on SOCE

I don't know my way around the medical end of this 'pedia well enough to have pointed to WP:MEDRS on the SOCE page, but it sure does apply well, and was a good effort putting that in. - Nat Gertler (talk) 15:18, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Makovsky's painting in the Rape article

Tjena Gabbe! (yeah, I'm Swedish too)

Would like to bring your attention to my new and improved post in talk:Rape. Since I felt it was all "plain to see", my previous post on the same topic was short and perhaps sloppy, sorry about that. But is it okay to feel a tiny bit hurt by your removal due to trolling? Jag har ju liksom ingen svans ;)

No seriously, no hard feelings, I'm very impressed by all the good work you done for Misplaced Pages.

Cheers!

Coolhearted (talk) 18:59, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Sorry for that, it did look like trollism at first glance. My humble apologies! Gabbe (talk) 19:17, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, it sure looked like trolltyg! I assumed way too much insight on that specific piece of artwork. So over and out, thanks for the help, and I hope to clash with you again some day ;) Coolhearted (talk) 20:40, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for rescuing my comment from oblivion on the Talk:Creationism page. I was a bit confused by the wiki markup for the archived discussion and ended up archiving my comment by mistake. Glad you caught that. Ori.livneh (talk) 09:39, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

I appriciate the vote of confidence for my suggestion in the Creation according to Genesis talk page. The horse has been beaten into a blood smear on the floor and any help to arrive at some semblance of consensus is very welcomed! Nefariousski (talk) 21:47, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Creation according to Genesis FAQ

If you're interested in helping me with the FAQ for this article I'm working off of the following test page Nefariousski (talk) 19:42, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Book of Genesis

Gabbe, thanks for your very constructive (and helpful) critique of my final proposal on the Creation fiasco. I would like to follow up on your suggestion of finding a way to incorporate the Pinnock quote. Am giving that much thought.

I was assiduously editing the lede in Book of Genesis when I checked history and you had just add "myth." I had already written "myth" into para. 2, so would you please see if this explanation meets your approval? IMO, the lede was fairly skimpy, so I added some of the kinds of material that often introduce a Book of the Bible. Thanks! ─AFAprof01 (talk) 01:36, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Edit source.

Hi there,

I was referred to your 'spanking' page due to the appearance of it being a fair and balanced treatise of the subject. The supposed 'research' conducted on Sweden's 'failed' ban on spanking is highly flawed and has never been deemed worthy of publication in a peer-reviewed journal. It's (internet) shelf-life stems mainly from pro-spanking conservative Christian web sites.

I'm afraid those 'Swedish crime stats' are also bogus. Did you chase that resource? (Because of Sweden's success in reducing rates of Child Abuse, we are now up to 23 countries that have followed Sweden's lead by instituting their own bans on spanking... with more in the process of following suit.)

Perhaps I can help edit this page to be more scientific friendly. I'll get back to you soon.

James C. Talbot, author of, "The Road To Positive Discipline: A Parent's Guide". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harmonyunltd (talk • contribs) 16:29, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

On Spanking

Nicely handled, Gabbe. I appreciate your efforts in producing a more representive picture of this ill-advised punitive practice.

James C. Talbot —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harmonyunltd (talk • contribs) 11:37, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

IP Soapboxing on Talk:Evolution

Hey Gabbe, Saw your comment here and just had a question. I normally remove comments such as that per WP:SOAP, is there some sort of policy about not removing anything from talk pages even if it's just an arbitrary pov rant? Nefariousski (talk) 21:42, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Your block of IP who vandalised Creationism

Just to say that I've tagged 78.108.45.1 (talk · contribs) as a school, I checked WHOIS and it came up as a school (sometimes you have to use RBL). I find it useful to check as it can help others and also, for me at least, influences how long I make the block. Dougweller (talk) 10:06, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Personal details at Talk:Rape

Hello, Gabbe. Was the comment by that IP so bad that it needed to be blocked out? Would you mind relaying to me what was stated? Flyer22 (talk) 22:59, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

As I stated on my talk page, thank you for informing me of the details. Flyer22 (talk) 23:21, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Our discussion about WP and the scientific method

Just wanted to know if you want to continue this discussion. If not, I'd appreciate a note. Regards, Paradoctor (talk) 13:09, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		Hi Gabriel, I only ever see very helpful edits from you around the project, so this is to let you know that your work is noticed and much appreciated. All the best, SlimVirgin 18:00, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

/* Genesis creation account */

Hello Gabbe. First, I was disturbed by the obnoxious vandalism to your User page. I'm really sorry—it was so offensive. What a crackpot.

I remain grateful for your recent mediating role in my difficulties with another user. Things have been better.

If I recall correctly, you once suggested that I might bring to the Genesis creation article lead some scholarly statements about the misunderstanding of Creation myth. I have posted quite a few on the Talk page over the last couple of weeks, and have more. I would appreciate your advice on how I might approach this. Thanks, ─AFA Prof01 (talk) 03:29, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Climatic Research Unit hacking incident

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