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| − | Feel free to leave comments for me on the discussion page. Don't forget to sign and date your comments there. | + | Feel free to leave comments for me on the discussion page. Don't forget to sign and date your comments there. You can do that by typing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. |
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| + | ==Why I started this site== | ||
| + | There are several reasons that came together at once. | ||
| + | * [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] was an inspiration. When I first learned about Wikipedia I figured that a site where anyone can edit anything would lead to total chaos. But as I played around with WikipediaI found rather orderly encyclopedic articles. I was amazed at what Wikipedia had to offer. Over time though I quickly realized that though I was enamored with the concept of a Wiki, I wasn't very interested in the content Wikipedia provides--a bunch of encyclopedia articles. | ||
| + | * I thought a lot about (and read some about) the difference between blogs and wikis. The only blogs I read were LDS blogs. These were often interesting but often left me feeling dissatisfied. In response I wanted to create a LDS-focused wiki that is: | ||
| + | ** less focused on people's opinions | ||
| + | ** more focused on the gospel | ||
| + | ** more focused on creating something lasting | ||
| + | ** less a tool to aid in analyzing the Church (e.g. leadership, members, beliefs, politics, habits.) | ||
| + | ** more a tool to aid in understanding the scriptures | ||
| + | ** less introspective | ||
| + | ** less reflective | ||
| + | ** less controversial | ||
| + | ** less of what this page is all about | ||
| + | ** more of what [[1 Ne 11]] is all about | ||
| + | * I was heavily influence by my father's thought questions he sent out as part of preparation for teaching his sunday school class. (See below.) | ||
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| + | ==Special thank to my dad== | ||
| + | * For helping me put some initial content on this site | ||
| + | * For teaching me over the years to focus on what scripture says | ||
| + | * For doing a mountain of preparation for his Sunday School lessons. The thought questions he sent out on a weekly basis were the basis for making me think something like this could work. | ||
Revision as of 05:25, 3 March 2005
Feel free to leave comments for me on the discussion page. Don't forget to sign and date your comments there. You can do that by typing ~~~~.
Why I started this site
There are several reasons that came together at once.
- Wikipedia was an inspiration. When I first learned about Wikipedia I figured that a site where anyone can edit anything would lead to total chaos. But as I played around with WikipediaI found rather orderly encyclopedic articles. I was amazed at what Wikipedia had to offer. Over time though I quickly realized that though I was enamored with the concept of a Wiki, I wasn't very interested in the content Wikipedia provides--a bunch of encyclopedia articles.
- I thought a lot about (and read some about) the difference between blogs and wikis. The only blogs I read were LDS blogs. These were often interesting but often left me feeling dissatisfied. In response I wanted to create a LDS-focused wiki that is:
- less focused on people's opinions
- more focused on the gospel
- more focused on creating something lasting
- less a tool to aid in analyzing the Church (e.g. leadership, members, beliefs, politics, habits.)
- more a tool to aid in understanding the scriptures
- less introspective
- less reflective
- less controversial
- less of what this page is all about
- more of what 1 Ne 11 is all about
- I was heavily influence by my father's thought questions he sent out as part of preparation for teaching his sunday school class. (See below.)
Special thank to my dad
- For helping me put some initial content on this site
- For teaching me over the years to focus on what scripture says
- For doing a mountain of preparation for his Sunday School lessons. The thought questions he sent out on a weekly basis were the basis for making me think something like this could work.
