Talk:Blue Letter Bible

message: I wrote the intial contribution to this article, and am trying to figure out if it can be de-prodded and salvaged.  I welcome any thoughts or advice! Thanks.--Frank Rabinovitch 18:31, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

message: I will be adding links, documentation, info about the BLB Institute, the BLB CD, and the parent Ministry Sowing Circle later today.  Cleaning up the bad format, and shortening the listing (I think).
A link I'm considering adding:
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2004/330/754/2004-330754078-01e86fe5-F.pdf
for Sowing Circle financials
--Frank Rabinovitch 19:40, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  edits for later today under consideration 

message: I have removed the prod entitled "Fails WP:WEB".  --Frank Rabinovitch 07:30, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  prod sticker removal 

message: This is a question I posed to User talk:Akradecki, an editor on this article
Thanks for your edits on Blue letter bible.  My sign stood out like a sore thumb, even to a novice like me, but I didn't have the courage to remove it - thought I had to sign it!  Could I ask advice on two questions please: 
* seems like there is a needless Level 2 headline at the top of the BLB article (the one that reads 'The Blue Letter Bible').  It forces the contents box up higher than what I've seen on other articles. Should I get rid of it?  Or if you agree, feel free of course....  Being a novice, I'm not very bold yet.. 
* When I link to the article, the link only works as 'Blue letter bible', not 'Blue Letter Bible'.  Is some kind of alias or referral necessary, or what should I do? Should I rename the article with capitals? 
Thanks again, Frank.
--Frank Rabinovitch 00:19, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  BLB question on Top headline, and on Capitals - Please add input 

message: One of the reviews of BLB documented in the article is only available on the internet as an MP3 file, and it is behind a shopping cart with a price of $2.99.  I'm wondering if this violates any Wikipedia rules, and it also seems a little cheesy to me, (and I added the link!).  Should I provide a transcription of the interview?  Its about 250 words.  I'd have to solicit permission...
Any advice from the Wiki With It out there?--Frank Rabinovitch 11:18, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Concern about link to MP3 file 

message: I believe that I have run afoul of Wikipedia:External links during a previous edit.  This guideline states, in part:
:For policy or technical reasons, editors are restricted from linking to the following:
:: 1. A website that you own, maintain or are acting as an agent for; even if the guidelines otherwise imply that it should be linked to. This is in line with the conflict of interests guidelines. If it is a relevant and informative link that should otherwise be included, mention it on the talk page and let neutral and independent Wikipedia editors decide whether to add it.
As previously disclosed on my user page (my user name is 'Frank at blb'), and to the Admin who welcomed me to my first venture in editing (this article), I am a developer of the Blue Letter Bible.  As such, the guidelines states that I should not create links to those sites, and so I am deleting them now.  Below, is what I have deleted, placed below for the purpose of discussion.
 
--- Begin container preserving the External Links  
*Sowing Circle 
**Form 990-PF Financial Statement
*The Blue Letter Bible Institute
*The Blue Letter Bible
--- End container preserving the External Links  
If any neutral and independent editor comes along, please consider adding them back, as I believe they are helpful to the quality of the article. 
--Frank Rabinovitch 09:37, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing External Links 

message: Concerning linking guidelines at Wikipedia:External links, where it states (in part):
: Links normally to be avoided
:: 9. Links to blogs, except those written by a recognized authority.
The link in question in the BLB article is under the review section:
--- Begin container preserving the link to blog
* The Blue Letter Bible by Rubén Gómez, webmaster, Bible Software Review
--- End container preserving the link to blog
My rationale for including the link to the blog is as follows:
#  The website itself seems to be a well-known reviewer of software, with over 300 external links.
#  The blog linked to is the only blog on the website, and has a single author.  This is not a situation where there are multiple bloggers over whom the webmaster has little/no editorial control.
#  The blog writer is the webmaster, Rubén Gómez
#  Rubén Gómez is also the registered owner of bsreview.org (internic.net)
#  The blog writer's blog is already linked to on Wikipedia, at New English Translation, Oct '05. This reasoning is unsure, as it might rub up against the description of Wikipedia policy "it tolerates things it does not condone" found in WP:POINT
#  The author Rubén Gómez may be notable
#* Interview with CMUG (Christian Macintosh Users Group) here
Please provide input if you disagree, so that we might reach a consensus.
--Frank Rabinovitch 06:13, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Concern about linking to a blog 

message: I added an example of BLB search tools in practice, from the list of 1,250+ websites using these tools.  I removed the direct link to BLB search tools, as it becomes redundant. --Frank Rabinovitch 02:18, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  BLB Search Tools 

message: Could somebody explain the significance of the name?  Anything I write about the name would be sheer speculation. jonathon 23:00, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That is a difficult question. The only 3 data points I am aware of in Scripture are that 1- the believers in Acts gathered on the first day of the week, Sunday instead of the Sabbath, 2- the 4th commandment is the only one not repeated by Christ and the Apostles, and 3- Paul discusses our freedom to respect or not respect certain holy days. Even so, I feel that some recognition of the Sabbath is commendable, if not commanded. For more thorough discussion, I recommend John R. Rice's book, "Sunday or Sabbath." 24.56.73.226 (talk) 00:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

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