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Percy
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Message 4 of 13 (304706)
04-17-2006 8:20 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by DominionSeraph
04-17-2006 4:06 AM


Check the history - the thermodynamic garbage was added just a few weeks ago. The 10:18 30 March 2006 version doesn't have it, the next version does. It was added by someone named PiCo.
Even before PiCo's edits the article was somewhat of a mess. The section about Yockey seems spurious. "Primordial Soup" should not be a section title. The right approach is to rewrite the article with the scientific sections first, and a last section concerning weaknesses of the theory that can include creationist objections. Or some other similar organization. What's important is to lead with the scientific information by drawing upon all the significant previous versions and move the spurious creationist stuff to the end under its own heading.
I can see an edit ping-pong battle looming on the horizon.
--Percy
This message has been edited by Percy, Mon, 04-17-2006 08:21 AM

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Percy
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Message 5 of 13 (306998)
04-27-2006 10:12 AM


The creationist corruption of the Wikipedia abiogenesis article is still in place. Is no one working on fixing this?
--Percy

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Percy
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Message 8 of 13 (307066)
04-27-2006 1:24 PM
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04-27-2006 11:23 AM


Went to look at your changes and it looked kind of dramatic, so I looked at this history and there are six edits today. Primordial Soup section is gone completely, I see the thermo section is gone, but I don't have time to figure this out right now. I assume only two of the edits are yours?
The entire article needs a rewrite. Hope someone will take it on. Doesn't have to be an expert - anyone knowledgable should be able to draw upon the previous versions to do a fairly good job.
--Percy

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Percy
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Message 11 of 13 (307315)
04-28-2006 9:25 AM
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04-27-2006 9:30 PM


Okay, I propose that we try to get a handle on this.
First, did anyone here make the most recent changes. If so, let's begin coordinating future changes through this thread, including review of proposed changes.
Second, I think someone here should volunteer to take the lead in making the changes.
Third, we should try to make contact with any other person or persons who are simultaneously making changes so that we can agree on an outline of areas of responsibility even if we don't agree on content.
--Percy

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