Philo Sofee wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:52 pm
Man, I had no idea Wikipedia has been THAT busy putting it all together on the problems of the facsimiles! Holy toledo, is that you doing all that Shulem??? I am amazed the Mormons have let that stand unchanged. Don't they also get to edit? I have never known how that works anyway. If anyone can edit, then others can just come in and delete and add what they want. How is that helpful? Are there controls to Wikipedia?
Oh my heavens, ha ha, no, it's not me doing all that wonderful work!
It is well, Philo Sofee. Now that the articles are written, organized, and on full display, with amazing pictures therein, and provided with all kinds of information,
it is glorious and beautiful.
Indeed, anyone can get a fabulous education by perusing those articles and RFM should utilize them for future podcasts he might like to do on the Book of Abraham. I don't know who edits and maintains them or anything about that. I have to think it's done in a manner where scholarship and accountability is maintained to some degree. There are eyes on the system and there are powers that be that keep track of all that stuff, but don't ask me because I haven't a clue.
I will take some credit for contributing to the cause over the years and using my means and influence to move the message forward and highlight these matters in such a manner as expressed in these amazing articles. My energy and contributions (along with others including you) have provided influence and inspiration but other than that, I can't take credit.
With that said, however, I do take credit for discovering the hacked out snout in the lead plate of Facsimile No. 3, and for challenging the false notion that the actual printing plates were made of wood, thus the misnomer of "woodcuts" has been corrected due to my efforts in carefully examining the plates at the Joseph Smith Papers website and questioning everything while thinking outside the box. And hey, you were there too cheering me on while that happened. I appreciate that. And what's really cool, we both know where the discovery was made, right here, on Mormon Discussions!!