About 30 hours ago I made my first changes in Wikipedia...and nobody has changed it back yet! I made a small change about the which of the twelve tribes native americans are "typically" or "sometimes"
I made this change because although Lehi came from the tribe of Manessah, Joseph Smith taught that Ishmael came from the tribe of Ephraim. Because most patriarchal blessings are private anyways, it didn't seem to make sense to say that Native Americans "typically" are from Manessah.
I use Wikipedia all the time and now that I know how easy it is to use, I want to edit more often. I read more about how it was started in a book called Wikinomics, and it is fascinating. Wikipedia is a powerful testament to me of the power of the masses, both to create and self-regulate.
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I was also pretty excited to find that my changes lasted the night. I wonder how long they'll last?
"Because most patriarchal blessings are private anyways, it didn't seem to make sense to say that Native Americans "typically" are from Manessah."
That's an interesting way of approaching the problem... going the "private" route. Even though I'm a huge champion of openness and transparency, there will always be some things that should just remain private.
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