HymnWiki talk:Needed

I mentioned HymnWiki.org in an announcement on the website of the Hymn Society in the US & Canada: Two New Websites; I mentioned HymnWiki first, but used the one link allowed to toot the horn of my own "My Wish Hymnal" blog. (The Hymn Society's message boards do not allow live links. I find them horribly user-unfriendly, but the webmaster says it's necessary to cut down on spam...) In any case, this is not a heavily read site, but will probably eventually lead to at least a few interested visitors. --Haruo 00:22, 1 August 2007 (MDT)

Thanks! I've actually communicated with them through email before (they're planning to mention HymnWiki.org in their next newsletter or some such). How did you come across them? Are you a member? I just took a look at your post. Hmm, the LDS-based thing strikes me as a little odd, so I added some clarification in a post of my own. I hope you don't mind. Thanks for all your help! Veramet 13:32, 1 August 2007 (MDT)

Aargh! I meant to say official—not officially—in that Hymn Society post. :) They need an edit feature, or something. Veramet 13:41, 1 August 2007 (MDT)

Yeah, they do. As I said, "horribly user-unfriendly". But their heart's in the right place. I am a member when I can afford to be (it's $65 a year, which is pretty steep, but the magazine is worth it!), at the moment I'm overdue to pay dues. Sorry if I made it sound like HymnWiki was "officially LDS" or something. I didn't mean that, but rather that from a glance at the Main Page or at the Compilations it immediately becomes clear that there is a very strong emphasis (at least in what is on the wiki to date) on LDS materials. Same with the More Good Foundation, the foundation may not be "official" in the way the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is, but when I read a foundation's website and it says "The More Good Foundation helps persons of other faiths find information about the Mormon church on the Internet. Those who want doctrine and official teachings can go straight to The Church. But as church members we believe we can and should share our beliefs online. The Web can be a powerful tool for teaching the truths of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations" I immediately say "Mormon"; it's really hard not to. As for you personally, I don't even know if you're a member of the LDS Church—but I would certainly be very surprised to learn that you were not! I don't mind at all your clarifying as you did at the Hymn Society. I probably should have separated the two topics (HymnWiki.org and "My Wish Hymnal"), but it was a sort of spur-of-the-moment thing and I didn't plan it (or its wording) very carefully. And it's true, the lack of an edit capability there is really unhelpful. --Haruo 00:50, 2 August 2007 (MDT)