Wikipedia—Faithful and Discreet Slave

by AuldSoul 14 Replies latest jw friends

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  Legolas

  So do you know them or can anybody submit things?
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  AuldSoul

  Anyone can submit things, but there are pretty stringent rules regarding maintaining Neutral Point of View, following Style Guides, refraining from posting Original Research (encyclopedias aren't supposed to be primary or secondary sources, they are supposed to reference primary and secondary sources).

  They plead with everyone to research the issue THOROUGHLY before making edits or adding content, and there is a rule that any editor can remove unsourced statements at any time. As a matter of etiquette, discussing an edit and your reasons on the article's "Discussion" page (they call it a talk page) is considered very good form—but not absolutely required.

  It is best to leave personal feelings behind when stepping into the edit box, though. Hope that helps .

  AuldSoul
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  greendawn

  So what's the trick? It is easier for the R&F to believe that the FDS is made up of 8000 people (rather than 10) who give the spiritual food in due time, so the GB benefit from that as the naive think that everyone contributes.
  
  Then in practice they ignore everyone else and control everything by themselves: you need to be a shareholder or appointed by them to really be a FDS in the WTS. It's all down to having capital to invest in the corporation to gain the right to have a say in its operations, it's down to mammonas and not any annointing by the Holy Spirit.
  
  Russell who had put most of the money in the business had a 57% stake and could be president for life. He also decided that only North Americans can be shareholders in this printing company.
  
  Why does the WTS has to carry on lying about this to be a real FDS in the org you need to have capital not Holy Spirit.
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  AuldSoul

  Shareholders don't decide much either, greendawn. It is almost entirely in the control of the GB.

  AuldSoul
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  greendawn

  Auld soul do we know who these share holders are, and why they don't have any authority to decide? In the past there were threads speculating that the WTS makes handsome profits each year and that the share holders receive them.
  
  Nonetheless my point is that you need to have capital investment in this organisation (or be approved by someone who does)to have the right for a say on dogmatic and administration issues, and not an annointing by the Spirit.
  
  It's been like that since Russell's days ie this org operates like a private company and not god's religion open to all god inspired persons.