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→I think the lead section should make it clear that Santa Claus does not exist.
:::There is a certain, little magic in the air at the sight of little kids getting up early on a Christmas morning, sneaking out of their bedrooms so mom and dad doesn't wake up, and seeing a pile of gifts under the tree meant for them...and they are thinking that a friendly jolly fat man did it all. Eventually as time goes by and the kids grow up, they in turn will have their own kids who will experience the same thing.
:::There is a certain, little magic in the air at the sight of little kids getting up early on a Christmas morning, sneaking out of their bedrooms so mom and dad doesn't wake up, and seeing a pile of gifts under the tree meant for them...and they are thinking that a friendly jolly fat man did it all. Eventually as time goes by and the kids grow up, they in turn will have their own kids who will experience the same thing.
:::You're missing the point here, Felix. We have little kids coming here. And these little kids have just one, and only one, childhood in their lives, and it has to be the best childhood, period. As an encyclopedia, yes, we have to present the facts, but we are not going to have a dumbed-down article with overkill on the use of the word "imaginary" within a summary that you think should be mandatory because Wikipedia does it. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 16:12, 21 July 2020 (EDT)
:::You're missing the point here, Felix. We have little kids coming here. And these little kids have just one, and only one, childhood in their lives, and it has to be the best childhood, period. As an encyclopedia, yes, we have to present the facts, but we are not going to have a dumbed-down article with overkill on the use of the word "imaginary" within a summary that you think should be mandatory because Wikipedia does it. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 16:12, 21 July 2020 (EDT)
::::Actually, Wikipedia doesn't really welcome my use of "imaginary" either. I am still discussing with the other editors (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Santa_Claus Talk:Santa_Claus]), which seem to mostly support the use of the word "legendary" or "folkloric" so far (although consensus hasn't been reached there yet). I thought maybe the people here at CP would think differently, since this wiki is written from a Christian and conservative point of view, and I would assume such people emphasize Jesus more than Santa Claus on Christmas. It's alright, though. I don't want to get too involved on issues here, as I primarily edit Wikipedia and prefer editing it to Conservapedia, but I sometimes contribute less controversial stuff I wrote on WP to here as well. <br /> Also (this is just my personal opinion, nothing to do with the editing), this website is pretty niche. I don't think a lot of little kids would come here, as Wikipedia is popular as a starting point for research in schools (though it is not a Reliable Source that can be cited) and is mentioned when kids first learn to use the Internet. Schools wouldn't recommend sites that explicitly mention that they are politically biased, such as Conservapedia. Or I'm curious: are there any schools that block Wikipedia and teach their students to use Conservapedia, or parents that do that?
When you made your first edits to this article, Felix, you had to insist three times within the first two paragraphs that Santa wasn't real, when a single use of the word "folklore" had already established that. Secondly, the sources you used describing the presents laid under the tree were all from liberal sources, two of which were completely negative, and one of which the reader cannot see unless he's got a subscription to the New York Times. So please explain why you feel those edits are so critical - your words - that they have to be here. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 16:14, 15 July 2020 (EDT)
When you made your first edits to this article, Felix, you had to insist three times within the first two paragraphs that Santa wasn't real, when a single use of the word "folklore" had already established that. Secondly, the sources you used describing the presents laid under the tree were all from liberal sources, two of which were completely negative, and one of which the reader cannot see unless he's got a subscription to the New York Times. So please explain why you feel those edits are so critical - your words - that they have to be here. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 16:14, 15 July 2020 (EDT)
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