Talk:Garner Ted Armstrong

message: Howdy, Obbop here, sharing a wee bit of info  with the huddled masses yearning to be free. Garner Ted Armstrong wrote a book titled "The Real Jesus." I recommend it for anybody curious about the subject matter; and you don't have to be "religious" to enjoy the book. Not saying I agree or disagree with Armstong's writings. I do say it's a decent read and does add to one's knowledge base. Obbop told you this. 209.50.1.97 05:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
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message: In the following two paragraphs, found at the end of the section on Rader, it is unclear who "he" refers to:
:Meanwhile, in January 1976, he appeared on the television show Hee Haw. Some saw this as an increasing focus on secular pursuits.
:In 1977, he officiated at the wedding of his father to the former Ramona Martin. The two would separate in 1982, and divorce in 1984. Unfree (talk) 00:37, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Who's he?

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thread_title: File:The World Tomorrow host Garner Ted Armstrong.JPG Nominated for speedy Deletion

message: * The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Sunday, February 24, 1974 - Page 18
* The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Sunday, February 24, 1974 - Page 19
* The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Wednesday, February 27, 1974 - Page 40
* The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Thursday, February 28, 1974 - Page 44
*continues for months
Xb2u7Zjzc32 (talk) 03:34, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Scandals

message: Nary a mention of it in the article. The police sting video was acquired by revengeismydestiny.com and sold for years under the title "Garner Ted Armstrong Rubs Me the Wrong Way".
Some research and sourcing could make this a useful addition to the article. 86.176.175.184 (talk) 22:49, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Bobby_Fischer#Religious_affiliation mentions a scandal and links to this page, but I see nothing on the scandal in the article. 69.22.242.15 (talk) 12:28, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Massage scandal

message: Regarding this quote: the linked source is a wordpress blog, and the author appears to cite this Wikipedia entry as the ultimate source for the quote. I do find other sources that remark on Haggard's enjoying Armstrong, and it seems entirely plausible to think he might have said it, but basically all the results I can find for this quote point back to this Wikipedia page. Can anybody track this down? Nblund talk 02:11, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see that quote anywhere in this source. The only mention of Armstrong I can find is here:  Nblund talk 02:31, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

text: Anddddd we're back where we started. This says: "According the the Wikipedia article on Armstrong". This is circular sourcing. Nblund talk 02:50, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

text: The "trademark" comment was a joke. This is a WordPress website. It's a WP:SELFPUB source, and isn't reliable for much of anything. It actually appears to have copied much of this entry, or this entry was copied from it. Either way, this quote does not appear to be supported by any reliable source, and so it needs to be removed unless you can find something legitimate. Nblund talk 03:01, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: This is another personal page, and it appears to be a verbatim copy of the Merle Haggard entry. The New York Times would be an example of reliable source, but you haven't provided any of the information I would need to verify the quote. This obituary matches the date you've referenced. But the quote is not there.  This is also not going to work. I'm going to go ahead and remove this quote. If you want to add it back, please take a minute to read over the WP:RS guidelines, which goes over some of the requirements for reliable sourcing on Wikipedia, and then find a good source for the quote. Nblund talk 03:11, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

text: Do you want me to do a WP:Checkuser?  :) It appears that you are edit warring signed out. Doug Weller talk 11:37, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: And please don't copy my talk page posts here. Yes, I asked you io May if you had any relationship with the church after you suggested I had a bias. And you didn't answer. Would you like to now? My bias is against unreliable sources and pov editing. Doug Weller talk 11:43, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Just to clarify, the checkuser thing was a joke, I obviously wouldn't an no checkuser would. But you've admitted you are the IP. Doug Weller talk 11:54, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Didn't you say you'd been forced to use "many nicknames since 2007"? Nblund talk 12:58, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: That was poor editing making it hard to realise that it was all a quote from another blocked sockpuppet. However, we did get a clear promise from Expresscoffee that she would return, and she did. Doug Weller talk 16:57, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

text: First of all, we can use material that isn't online if it can be clearly verified. Secondly, you didn't see the venom from her that was revision/deleted, just the foolish accusations of sockpuppetry and her calling me an old fart. The deleted material was far worse and lies.  Haggard wrote an autobiography, do you have access to it? By the way she did come back using IP addresses after she was blocked. Doug Weller talk 16:56, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The story about Okee from Muskogee being partly inspired by an Armstrong sermon is verifiable. From my perspective: it seems kind of trivial for this entry, but it might be worth including for the entry for Okie from Muskogee (song). I haven't found sourcing to support the quote about Johnny Cash, or the claim that they were lifelong friends. Nblund talk 17:06, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Armstrong and Haggard 

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