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RickJ
Jan 29, 2008, 11:48 AM
I've edited a few before but this one's the first I've ever created. Nothing fancy and pretty short... :
Ecumenical Apologetics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumenical_Apologetics)

I feel like a kid whose just solved Rubik's Cube. Woo Hoo :p

Choux
Jan 29, 2008, 11:55 AM
Excellent! Good going!

(Have Wondergirl give you editing tips regarding the punctuation for a more polished look.)

RickJ
Jan 29, 2008, 12:31 PM
Thanks. It's good to know who the expert is. Clearly mine is plain-jane :o

Wondergirl, if you see this feel free to edit the article... then I'll study the code to see what you did :)

Choux
Jan 29, 2008, 12:42 PM
Wondergirl is the best. I'll tell her.

RickJ
Jan 29, 2008, 12:48 PM
I wonder too if there is a wysiwyg editor that could be used. I do see mention of external editors but it's all french to me. I'll have to do some more reading.

RickJ
Jan 29, 2008, 01:15 PM
Well, I found the answer (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WYSIWYG_editor). It's no: "Presently there is no available 'ready-to-go' package for incorporating full WYSIWYG into the MediaWiki software."

magprob
Jan 29, 2008, 03:29 PM
Good job Rick. Well written.

J_9
Jan 29, 2008, 04:21 PM
Great Job Rick. I don't know how to edit WIKI, but I can tell you were the punctuation oopisies are, LOL

Congrats, does this mean you are officially published now?

friend4u178
Jan 29, 2008, 04:31 PM
Nice job Rick... I've never been able to do that Rubiks cube!!

RickJ
Jan 30, 2008, 06:08 AM
Haha, yes I'm published now :)

Now here's a funny story: I started using that term back in 1999-2000 thinking it had not been used before. My goal was to put a twist on the two ideas/movements of Apologetics and Ecumenism.

I really presumed that I just made it up, but later found that Fr. Benedict M. Ashley used it about the same time in his book.

About 5 years ago there were only about 20 search engine hits for the term... now there are over 1300 :)

... so maybe in a dictionary of the future it's definition will include "Coined by either Rick J or Fr. Fr. Benedict M. Ashley"

... so maybe Andy Warhol was right :p

... It will be interesting to see how, if and by whom the entry gets edited.

inthebox
Jan 30, 2008, 07:45 AM
Congrats, Rick. ;)

excon
Feb 3, 2008, 06:23 AM
Hello Rick:

Cool!

excon

Allheart
Feb 3, 2008, 06:28 AM
Wow Rick,

That is not only cool... but incredibly impressive.

Congratulations!

curlybenswife
Feb 3, 2008, 06:28 AM
Only uncle rick would be able to do something as cool as that love and hugs as ever xxxx