User talk:Iduan

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(August 10th - August 31th) (September 5th - September 30th) (October 5th) (November 7th - November 29thth) (December 10th - December 15thth) Opinion Please don't take my opinion that redirects are highly over valued as an insult. Thanks for taking the time to formalize. StephenW 23:47, 6 January 2008 (EST) Rules So will you be creating rules for me as a judge as well or should I just sort-a figure problems, assign points, add up the team's points at the end of the day? Thanks! --~BCSTalk2ME 09:31, 10 January 2008 (EST) Based on what was said on contest three - I would think that all you would need to do is solve conflicts (making rulings if necessary) and make sure everyone is scoring in a tidy way (because if there is a conflict, and all people have is a bunch of random diffs, it'll be hard to deal with). I mean really you're a great enough editor that everyone trusts you to act when you see fit - and that's what I would encourage you to do--IDuan 15:30, 10 January 2008 (EST) Distorting Facts? As per this, the user only changes He to He/she and Christianity to religion. With respect to the first case, this is a question based around the Constitution, and given that the Constitution does not disallow female presidents then the possibility of such must be recognised, even if it hasn't yet happened. As for the second, the "separation of Church and state" is not limited to Christianity (it is used in many countries with respect to Islam and Hinduism) and although the question appears in an American Government Exam it is not worded to apply only to America, and hence the phrase "censor religion" is indeed more appropriate to "censor Christianity". So while the user should be encouraged to discuss his edits on the talk page before editing course content, they are by no means "distorting the truth" or a blockable offense as a result TheGuy 00:19, 12 January 2008 (EST) Just to clarify, the specific wording of the question is "Which of the following must be true about every President of the United States? ", not "Which of the following has been true about every President of the United States?" There is no implication of the past tense, so whether or not every President has been male is irrelevant, because the question is about the limitations imposed by the Constitution for all past, present and future Presidents, and there is nothing in it which says a female cannot be President. TheGuy 00:21, 12 January 2008 (EST) Thumb Thanks for adding the "thumb" attribute. I have had trouble remembering that it's needed if you want a caption to appear. --Ed Poor Talk 11:30, 12 January 2008 (EST) Oh no problem - yeah the thumb part can be difficult to remember--IDuan 11:35, 12 January 2008 (EST) Recruiting May I suggest asking any past contributors of note in prior contests to join the current one? The more people we have actively involved, the better -- especially for those who have shown a past interest. Learn together 14:25, 12 January 2008 (EST) Good idea LT! I just asked a few people--IDuan 15:48, 12 January 2008 (EST) Whom to pick next Give me advice on whom to pick next!--Aschlafly 18:38, 12 January 2008 (EST) Hmm, I would say that Learn Together and Sharon are the best people out there - if you can I would say snatch them up ASAP. If both of them are taken, GregLarson could be an interesting choice - he just came back recently so he might be looking to re-establish himself.--IDuan 18:44, 12 January 2008 (EST) Start Hate to sound pedantic, but 12am? Do you mean midnight Saturday, or 24 hours later midnight Sunday? 10px Fox (talk|contribs) 18:49, 12 January 2008 (EST) Uhmm... well, how bout this: in about three hours--IDuan 18:51, 12 January 2008 (EST) User:RingWraith Actually, I agree with your block as well - it was going from a little misunderstanding to a little ridiculous. Are you sure about increasing the block time though? I dunno, I thought one day would probably be enough for cooling off, and Aschlafly didn't seem too bothered by it... plus, RingWraith has made some decent contributions as well (for example, helping Karajou out with Lord of the Rings stuff). Ultimately I'll leave it to your judgement as well, but I guess I thought that just one day would be... nice, I suppose. :) Oh, and I almost forgot! Thanks for reminding/inviting me to the new Contest, I almost missed that. I wasn't a huge contributor last time but it was nice to be remembered, so I went and joined again. ^_^ Feebasfactor 20:50, 12 January 2008 (EST) I increased the block time primarily because I saw that he had already been blocked once for a parody, but also because at what he was saying month blocks are not uncommon, given that he was attacking another user. And besides, one more day will only calm him down more. Glad to have you aboard in the contest--IDuan 20:52, 12 January 2008 (EST) Fair enough; it's true that many blocks are much worse (just be careful about interpreting previous incidents though - I remember I was once blocked because I made a mistake editing and someone wrote "troll" in the reversion comment!) Feebasfactor 21:02, 12 January 2008 (EST) Awesome start!!! Awesome start!!!--Aschlafly 00:04, 13 January 2008 (EST) Let's leave it open to new contestants, right? Maybe a new star will enter on Monday or Tuesday even!--Aschlafly 11:10, 13 January 2008 (EST) Yeah that sounds great! Hey just out of curiosity - have there really been 90-some-odd Echews? They're causing me some frustration now as they keep popping up!--IDuan 11:11, 13 January 2008 (EST) Iduan,can you please give me a link to the page with the acceptable WantedPages? Thanks! Luke 13:11, 13 January 2008 (EST) Sure Luke! Conservapedia:Contest4/Wanted--IDuan 13:12, 13 January 2008 (EST) Template Yes, thanks. You should pick up a couple of points for that! :-) --Ed Poor Talk 16:35, 13 January 2008 (EST) Dear Iduan (I meant to submit this last night but editing was turned off....) Sorry, dude. I know exactly how you feel. After I was denied edit rights (despite having block rights and the backing of at least one other sysop) I was really mad as well. Then, while I was asked to make substantial contributions others were promoted without having made any edits, and I even noticed some with edit privileges who were blocked for being vandals (and still continue to have night edit rights, incidentally). I, too, love editing at Conservapedia but this was a harsh and undeserved slap in the face. Frankly, the only reason I didn't quit right then in there is because I still had three weeks left of winter break and editing CP was a great way to fill it... I hope you eventually decide to come back -- better yet, I hope you get your edit rights (and by virtue of your own merits, not based on which team you're on in the contest) and that you come back willingly. I'll miss you, and with you gone, I'll actually have to make sure I format all my refs correctly! HelpJazz 11:47, 14 January 2008 (EST) Hey, just wanted to offer my condolences as well. You were always a great editor (I can't imagine how much work you put into those templates) and you were also fair and cool all the time. I'm sorry that Conservapedia didn't work out for you. I suppose you could always look for another wiki to fill your time, but of course Conservapedia is unique and once you've poured so much effort and time into a project it's not the same... Here's still hoping you'll be invited back with all the rights you deserve. P.S. Good work organizing the latest contest, hope you at least get to leave on a good note. Feebasfactor 12:09, 14 January 2008 (EST) Thanks both of you - it's not so much as I'm mad as I'm just unbearably frustrated. But hey, I'm not leaving quite yet - I'm going to let the contest finish out (hey, if the team I'm on wins, I can leave on a high note I guess!)--IDuan 19:33, 14 January 2008 (EST) Cheers! Thanks for the help dude!