Talk:Contest3

Breaking News

I agreed to participate in this contest provided the points scoring is amended to include Breaking News items and edits to associated articles. Several of us sysops modify the Breaking News on a daily basis and it's only fair to award points based on our contributions.

I propose this addition to the point system:

• Breaking News Item: 3 points

• Definition: A Breaking news item is placed on the Main page with wiki links to Conservapedia articles and a link to the external reference article.
• Exception: A non-administrator who submits an article to an administrator and the article is placed on the Main page will receive 1 point and the administrator will receive 2 points for adding the article and links. It is at the administrator's discretion whether to place the article on the Main page.
• Bonus: Adding a relevant photo will receive 2 points. Editing an associated article (wikilinked) will score points under the regular points system.

Example:
Lieberman Blasts Democrats Over Partisan-Driven Foreign Policy Fox News [1]
"Sen. Joe Lieberman painted a dim picture of his party, saying Democrats have given up their moral authority on foreign policy because they are more concerned with opposing Republicans than doing what is right."

This article was placed on the Breaking News section of the Main Page.
The wiki links to Conservapedia articles are: Lieberman, Democrats, etc.
The external link is http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,309620,00.html. --Crocoite 11:57, 9 November 2007 (EST)

Such a plan would require the unprotection of Template:Mainpageright for the duration of the contest, otherwise the contest would be biased towards the sysops. --_transResident Transfan^form!

The template will not be unprotected since that would leave it open to vandalism. There are sysops available on both teams so it would still be fair. --Crocoite 13:19, 9 November 2007 (EST)