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List of Oklahoma birds

This list follows much of the same format as List of North American birds, is well illustrated, and is referenced. Self-nomination. Dsmdgold July 2, 2005 15:46 (UTC)

Full Support Oppose: 1) MoS does not recommend having the headings wikified. 2) I'm not familiar with our feathered friends, could a little info be added under each heading? 3) Are there any other references that can be added? (not a major objection). I'll support if these are taken care of. =Nichalp «Talk»=
- 1)Corrected. 2)I need more guidance, what sort of info would be useful? There is a link to each family's article at the start of each section. 3)I've added a link to the online list maintained by the Oklahoma Bird Records Commitee. The date guide, though, is the definitive source, any other source would be derivitive of it. Dsmdgold July 2, 2005 19:49 (UTC)
  - A little info. I've not heard of Grebes, Frigatebirds etc. A small one line info would be good. A small picture in each section would be more descriptive too. =Nichalp «Talk»= July 3, 2005 06:04 (UTC)
    - Good work so far. =Nichalp «Talk»= July 4, 2005 19:13 (UTC)
      - Thank you, this is a busy week for me, so it will take a few days to get all of the sections done. It looks like all but three or four sections will have pictures. Dsmdgold July 5, 2005 04:45 (UTC)
      - Ok all of the families have description of them, and all but 8 have an image. For three of those 8 (Frigatebirds, Parrots, and Silky-flycatchers), I chose not to put a picture up because I feel that a picture gives such prominence to the bird that birds that are accidental, hypothetical, or extinct, should not have pictures, and these families only have those types of species on the list. For the other five there are either no pictures available on Wikipedia, or there are no suitable pictures available. Dsmdgold 17:22, July 10, 2005 (UTC)
        Great list! My full support to this. Thanks for taking care of my objections. =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:03, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
Support - Beautiful List -- Ian ≡ talk 09:38, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
Support - Excellent work. OpenToppedBus - My Talk 09:57, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
Support, well done and beautifully illustrated. Phoenix2 16:46, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

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+===[[List of Oklahoma birds]]===
-{{for|the human rights organization|Amnesty International}}
-{{wiktionary}}
-'''Amnesty''' (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''amnestia'', oblivion) is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offense against it to the positions of innocent persons.  It includes more than [[pardon]], in as much as it obliterates all legal remembrance of the offense. The word has the same root as amnesia.
+This list follows much of the same format as [[List of North American birds]], is well illustrated, and is referenced. Self-nomination. [[User:Dsmdgold|Dsmdgold]] July 2, 2005 15:46 (UTC)
-Amnesties, which in the [[United Kingdom]], may be granted by the crown alone, or by an act of [[British Parliament|Parliament]], were formerly usual on coronations and similar occasions, but are chiefly exercised towards associations of political criminals, and are sometimes granted absolutely, though more frequently there are certain specified exceptions.  Thus, in the case of the earliest recorded amnesty, that of [[Thrasybulus]] at [[Athens]], the thirty tyrants and a few others were expressly excluded from its operation; and the amnesty proclaimed on the restoration of [[Charles II of England]] did not extend to those who had taken part in the execution of his father. Other famous amnesties include: [[Napoleon]]'s amnesty of [[March 13]], [[1815]] from which thirteen eminent persons, including [[Talleyrand]], were exempt; the [[Prussia]]n amnesty of [[August 10]], [[1840]]; the general amnesty proclaimed by the emperor [[Franz Josef I of Austria]] in 1857; the general amnesty granted by [[President of the United States]], [[Andrew Johnson]], after the [[American Civil War]] ([[1861]]-[[April 9]], [[1865]]), in 1868, and the French amnesty of 1905.  Amnesty in U.S. politics in 1872 meant restoring the right to vote and hold office to ex-Confederates, which was achieved by act of Congress.<ref>Robert W. Burg, "Amnesty, Civil Rights, and the Meaning of Liberal Republicanism, 1862-1872". ''American Nineteenth Century History'' 2003 4(3): 29-60.</ref>
+*<ins>'''Full Support'''</ins>  <del>'''Oppose''': 1) MoS does not recommend having the headings wikified. 2) I'm not familiar with our feathered friends, could a little info be added under each heading? 3) Are there any other references that can be added? (not a major objection). I'll support if these are taken care of.</del> [[User:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]]
-The last act of amnesty passed in [[Great Britain]] was that of 1747, which pardoned those who had taken part in the 1745 [[Jacobite Rising]].
+**1)Corrected. 2)I need more guidance, what sort of info would be useful?  There is a link to each family's article at the start of each section. 3)I've added a link to the online list maintained by the Oklahoma Bird Records Commitee. The date guide, though, is the definitive source, any other source would be derivitive of it. [[User:Dsmdgold|Dsmdgold]] July 2, 2005 19:49 (UTC)
+***A little info. I've not heard of [[Grebes]], [[Frigatebirds]] etc. A small one line info would be good. A small picture in each section would be more descriptive too. [[User:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] July 3, 2005 06:04 (UTC)
-==Purposes==
+****Good work so far. [[User:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] July 4, 2005 19:13 (UTC)
-An amnesty may be extended when the authority decides that bringing citizens into compliance with a law is more important than punishing them for past offenses. Amnesty is often used to get people to turn in contraband, as in the case of China's gun restrictions,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5151002.stm BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China sets gun amnesty deadline<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> or the Kansas City ban on pit bulls.<ref>[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/aug/13/pit_bull_amnesty_convinces_some_owners_abide_ban/ LJWorld.com / Pit bull amnesty convinces some owners to abide by ban<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+*****Thank you, this is a busy week for me, so it will take a few days to get all of the sections done. It looks like all but three or four sections will have pictures. [[User:Dsmdgold|Dsmdgold]] July 5, 2005 04:45 (UTC)
-Advantage of using amnesty may include avoiding expensive prosecutions (especially when massive numbers of violators are involved); prompting violators to come forward who might otherwise have eluded authorities; and promoting reconciliation between offenders and society. An example of the latter was the amnesty that was granted to conscientious objectors and [[draft dodger]]s in the wake of the [[Vietnam War]] in the 1970s, in an effort by President Carter to heal war wounds.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/vietnam/vietnam_1-21-77.html Online NewsHour: Remembering Vietnam: Carter's Pardon<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+*****Ok all of the families have description of them, and all but 8 have an image.  For three of those 8 (Frigatebirds, Parrots, and Silky-flycatchers), I chose not to put a picture up because I feel that a picture gives such prominence to the bird that birds that are accidental, hypothetical, or extinct, should not have pictures, and these families only have those types of species on the list.  For the other five there are either no pictures available on Wikipedia, or there are no suitable pictures available. [[User:Dsmdgold|Dsmdgold]] 17:22, July 10, 2005 (UTC)
+*******Great list! My full support to this. Thanks for taking care of my objections. [[User:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] 18:03, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
-==Controversy==
+*'''Support''' - Beautiful List -- [[User_talk:Ianbrown|Ian]] &equiv; [[User_talk:Ianbrown|talk]] 09:38, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
-Nonetheless, amnesty can also raise questions of justice. An example was the Ugandan government's offer to not prosecute alleged war criminal [[Joseph Kony]], in hopes that further bloodshed would be avoided.<ref>http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA471234&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf</ref> David Smock noted, "The downside of it is the impunity that it implies; that people can commit atrocities and say that they will only stop if they are given amnesty..."<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2006/08/mil-060801-voa20.htm Amnesty Offer for Ugandan Rebel Kony Raises Controversy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+*'''Support''' - Excellent work. [[User:OpenToppedBus|OpenToppedBus]] - [[User talk:OpenToppedBus|My Talk]] 09:57, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
+*'''Support''', well done and beautifully illustrated. [[User:Phoenix2|Phoenix]]'''[[User talk:Phoenix2|2]]''' 16:46, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
-A controversial issue in the United States is whether illegal immigrants should be granted some form of amnesty. It is proposed that immigrants be able to come forward and immediately receive probationary status.<ref>[http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/amnesty.html Immigration Amnesty<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This is criticized as being a reward for breaking the law.<ref>[http://www.theamericanresistance.com/issues/amnesty.html Amnesty for illegal aliens - THE AMERICAN RESISTANCE FOUNDATION<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
-== Related uses of the term ==
-* The term '''amnesty''' is also any initiative where individuals are encouraged to turn over illicit items to the authorities, on the understanding that they will not be prosecuted for having been in possession of those items. A common use of such amnesties, is to reduce the number of firearms or other weapons in circulation. Several public schools with a zero-tolerance policy on drugs or weapons have an "amnesty box" in which students may dispose of contraband objects brought to school without consequence.
-* '''Amnesty''' was used in South Africa, during the 1990s, as part of the '''TRC''' ([[Truth and Reconciliation]])
-* In the [[United States immigration debate]], allowing illegal immigrants to legally remain in the United States is often called amnesty. <ref>[http://www.afsc.org/immigrants-rights/policy/legalization-amnesty.htm Legalization or Amnesty? : Immigrants' Rights : AFSC<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Some observers contend that the word amnesty is improperly applied here.  One reason for this contention is that  the proposals under consideration include financial penalties for illegal immigrants.  Another reason is that the government's current practice is generally to deport but not to prosecute illegal immigrants.  Hence, there is no legal adjudication of guilt to be forgiven. <ref>[http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/007620.html#amnesty The president is a liar<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
-* Many libraries have an '''amnesty week''' where people can return late library books and they will not be charged a fine for having them out.
-* At the [[United States Military Academy]] and the [[United States Naval Academy]], any head of state visiting the academy may ask the Superintendent to grant amnesty to members of the Corps of Cadets with outstanding punishment tours, freeing the restricted cadets from further punishment tours.  In the past this was for all offenses, but in recent times only cadets with minor offenses (company board) are eligible for amnesty, while cadets with major offenses (regimental or higher board) are ineligible.
-== Improper uses of the term ==
-*Describing a change in a law which renders innocent actions which previously broke the law. For example, raising the speed limit from 55 to 70 is not "amnesty", even though those who have always gone 65 may now do so innocently. That is simply "changing the law", which is the job of lawmakers. Genuine amnesty is where a particular group of lawbreakers are pardoned for past violations which would otherwise be subject to prosecution.
-*Referring to imposed lesser sentences or punishments that are not "more than [[pardon]], inasmuch as it obliterates all legal remembrance of the offense" as amnesty.
-*Often wrongly or purposely used by politicians and/or journalists to denote cases of pardon where offenses are not stricken from the record and individuals proclaimed innocent.{{Fact|http://www.slate.com/id/2169321/|date=December 2007|date=July 2008}} Instead, those individuals receive some lesser reprimand or sentence in response to an admission of guilt. Otherwise defined as an act of [[wikt:leniency|leniency]] but not amnesty, per se..
-==See also==
-*[[Tax amnesty]]
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