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Just tell me how could we protect better the Mormon articles? --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 12:31, 1 July 2008 (EDT)
 
  
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:What do you mean by "protect better" Joaquín? This is a wiki and we try to avoid protecting the articles. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 13:23, 1 July 2008 (EDT)
 
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: OK, I will do my best to patroll them. At present I am out of home. Just keep doing your wonderfull work. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 13:31, 1 July 2008 (EDT)
 
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::Joaquín, Thanks for Patrolling the articles and dealing with JimmyP. As I mentioned on the church talk page, he needs to explain in detail why he has a problem with that link. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 13:27, 23 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:: I am out of town. I will be back untill August 6th. Thanks for your help. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 14:16, 30 July 2008 (EDT)
 
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::: Good to hear from you Joaquín. I hope you have a great vacation! --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 17:26, 30 July 2008 (EDT)
 
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Hi DeanS, what a great article 'Breaking Speaker Pelosi's News Blackout'. I love the strategy, proud of my GOP 'ers, it is so patriotic!--[[User:Jpatt|jp]] 00:50, 5 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Thanks Jpatt! Now if only President Bush would make Congress come back in session to deal with this issue. They don't deserve a five-week vacation. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 02:11, 5 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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== Thanks, Bro! ==
 
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I thought your guys are gonna ignore me again, but Nah, I got wrong ideas. Thank you, May the Lord bless you! [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Mainpageright&oldid=497248] I wish I was brave enough to do that! But only I'm  could is to support them to do so, "sigh".--[[User:TagoPagdaluhong|TagoPagdaluhong]] 11:36, 8 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Your welcome Tago. I think the pic is a nice addition as well. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 11:39, 8 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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::I must say, that picture is much better view then the source had.--[[User:TagoPagdaluhong|TagoPagdaluhong]] 11:50, 8 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::I agree. I followed the pic to its source and was rewarded with this version. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 11:58, 8 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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== Conservapedia:Featured articles. ==
 
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Your opinion is needed in: [[Holy Days]], [[Architecture]], [[Great Flood]] and [[Deconstruction]].
 
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--[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 13:39, 19 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Done. Thanks for the reminder. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 14:03, 19 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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:: Thank you! --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 15:24, 19 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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Thanks for the welcome! This website is actually a god-send, a perfect oppurtunity to actually make use of my summer holidays. Hey by the way, I was wondering what CP's policy on science articles are, as this will probably be the aspect I'll be contributing to quite a lot. Thanks again- [[User:Jl2000|Jl2000]]
 
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:Just start editing and you'll find out soon enough ;-) --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 15:21, 8 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:I researched this person's edits and found much of the material to be false.  There was also information on that other site which made it very clear that he was just another of their parodists. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 15:58, 8 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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::Interesting. They're supposed to be on a boycott of CP right now. ;-) --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:29, 8 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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Hi, Dean. I like your [[:Image:Beijing arrests.jpg]] but I couldn't edit the caption. Can you crop the image and put the caption in the image link? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 09:30, 9 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Hi Ed. How about this cropped image? The caption is in the image info. [[:Image:Beijing arrests2.jpg]] --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 13:24, 9 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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== Thanks and a request or two. ==
 
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Thanks for pointing me at that list of admins. Two things - [[Conservapedia:User rights]] is full of broken links but is locked - can you or someone else fix these? Also can you unlock [[Rape]] for me as well - the current wording includes the phrase "seducing a child" - as seduction as a concept can suggest an element of consent I'd like to rephrase the article. Thanks in advance. [[User:DefenderofTrue|DefenderofTrue]] 21:39, 14 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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Just curious - why the "No article prescreening" policy, and why delete what I thought were constructive comments, instead of responding to them on the page? --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 20:44, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:The reason there will be no article pre-screening by you (or other liberals) is because myself or another admin will be prescreening the articles.
 
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:I deleted your comments because those project pages are only for project members, and I'm not going to have nonmembers influencing the project. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 20:58, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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::Okay, all that makes sense, but if you read my post, I wasn't suggesting that I pre-screen, because I know non-conservatives like me aren't welcome on the sub-project.  I had the sense that there was no pre-screening by anyone, and your edit-comment seemed to bear that out.  Thanks for clarifying.
 
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::Also, can I ask a blunt but serious question?  Do you ever find that the labels of "liberal" and "conservative" are taken wayyy too seriously here, resulting in an all-or-none, black-and-white division between the two perspectives?  I never post here to make trouble, only to offer a viewpoint that's usually more nuanced than the black-hat/white-hat exchanges that often take place.  I hate labels myself, because in my case I'm libertarian on most social issues, conservative on fiscal ones, and still trying to figure out the spiritual - "Unitarian/Universalist" is probably closer than "Agnostic", but neither one is a strong enough fit to apply to myself. 
 
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::So if you want to create sub-projects for the true-believers only, go for it.  I've just observed that while this is Conservapedia and not Neutralapedia, the "feel" of the place has become more polarized and combative, with less tolerance for dissent or even respectful disagreement, and a corresponding drop in the number and quality of contributors. 
 
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::As I said though, good luck with the news project, and I'll post my comments on the Main:Talk page.  --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 21:17, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::Dinsdale, You said, "I wasn't suggesting that I pre-screen". What is this? [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Wikiproject:News&diff=prev&oldid=502069 "... I'd be glad to participate in article screening..."]
 
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:::No, I don't find the labels are taken ''too'' seriously here. I have a problem with liberals and their way of thinking. Liberal viewpoints are wrong.
 
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:::I find very little of the "respectful disagreement" from liberals; mostly I see great examples of [[Liberal Style]], vandalism, parody, troublemaking, obscenity, etc.
 
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:::Your comments here are respectful; therefore I have responded in kind. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 21:39, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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::::Thanks for the courteous response.  As for my statement on volunteering, the ''complete'' statement was "I'd be glad to participate in article screening <b>but I don't qualify to be on this sub-project.</b>"  Hey, I'd love night-editing rights, too, but I'm about as qualified to get that, too ;-) --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 22:05, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::::LOL --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 22:21, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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==Didn't mean to step on toes==
 
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I'm just a huge fan of Cherone's and his ability to not alienate people when discussing Christianity and why abortion is wrong.  So, I'd rather stick his "line in the sand" in there, if you don't mind.  He has stated that anyone who really wants to be taken seriously in this debate at least needs to recognize that a woman has a right to live, if / when a baby directly threatens that.  It's a position, being a woman wanting children, I happen to share.  :-)  If you really think it's liberal bias, let me know or a third party know, and we can "let the majority vote" (as it were).--[[User:MHayes|MHayes]] 22:43, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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: Btw, I DO mind. There is NO majority vote when an administrator removes liberal bias. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 22:59, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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::I guess I don't understand what "liberal bias" is in this case, then.  Are you asserting that Cherone is a liberal?  I really have no idea his political preference, just what he has said about abortion.  --[[User:MHayes|MHayes]] 23:01, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::No, I'm not saying that Cherone is a liberal. See my comments at [[Talk:Extreme]] --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 23:16, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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DeanS, Wikinews, my spelling error on the Ayers story. Unrepentent should be unrepentant.-- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 10:31, 21 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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Could you add int link for Stephanie Tubbs Jones? Tanks in advance!--[[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 12:43, 21 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Thanks Jp. This mistake has been [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Mainpageright&curid=66589&diff=502572&oldid=502384 corrected].
 
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:The wikilink was added [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Mainpageright&curid=66589&diff=502578&oldid=502572 here]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 12:53, 21 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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For stepping in. Whoever that person was, he was doing bad things to my blood pressure :) --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]]<sup>[[User talk:JessicaT]]</sup> 10:07, 22 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:You're welcome Jessica. He was an imposter and was dealt with accordingly. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 10:10, 22 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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I got really annoyed... --[[User:DiEb|DiEb]] 10:32, 22 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:No wonder you were annoyed. I'm sorry this happened to you. We have enemies of this site, and they don't care who gets hurt or how much damage/disruption they cause. This incident reminds me of homicide bombers. All they care about is themselves and how much damage they can cause.
 
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:Be on the alert for imposters. You can check their contributions like [http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/JasonH this]. JasonH's contribs started today. Also JasonH created his account [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&user=JasonH today]. Since we know [http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/Jinxmchue the real Jinxmchue] has been editing for a while, that would also be a clue that JasonH was an imposter. Finally, he used this obvious deceitful <nowiki>[[User:JasonH|Jinxmchue]]</nowiki> [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:DiEb&diff=prev&oldid=503259 signature.] --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 10:59, 22 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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I appreciate being restored given that my comments aren't mainstream here, and I appreciate the benefit of the doubt. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 19:52, 22 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Phillip explained why I was wrong, and I wanted to fix my mistake. Even though I don't agree with your views, I won't block you for expressing them. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 19:58, 22 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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Mr. DeanS,
 
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Why exactly do you think I'm a liberal? I've tried to make it clear that I am anything but.
 
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:Joseph, I don't think you're a liberal. I thought I explained the reason clearly in the email. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 00:36, 23 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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I see you have had great success with wanted pages via Wikinews. Since you have run out of new topics, I thought to suggest adding some words from [[Special:Wantedpages]]. Just to keep the pac motivated.-- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 15:43, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Jp, even though that is an interesting suggestion, I prefer to link to items on the news section; since this is a news project. If you want to suggest items, look at the news articles and see where the wikilinks are missing. Sometimes it's because the poster didn't bother to use existing wikilinks; other times it's because the article hasn't been created yet. It's quite challenging to go through the news articles and find these wikilinks. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:14, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:: No problem. Before I submit a news item, I wikilink almost every word then use the preview to see which is or isn't listed. If you like, I can immediately add words that don't appear to the wanted section. -- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 16:45, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::That would be great! If you could add missing wikilinks for the other suggestions, that would be even better. ;-) --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:51, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Jp, I have reconsidered your idea to use the Conservapedia wanted articles. Just using the news wikilinks was okay, but including the general wanted articles is even better. Plus these articles also add to their count. If you want to add articles, add them to the bottom of the [[Wikiproject:News/Wanted_page#Conservapedia_wanted_articles|Conservapedia wanted articles]] section. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 09:53, 15 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:: Response to 'add missing wikilinks for the other suggestions', I would but do not have access to mainpage:right. -- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 12:25, 16 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::What I mean is that you can add the missing wikilinks ''before'' the suggestion is posted.
 
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:::Thanks for continuing to add new wanted articles.
 
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:::What do you think about the section on revising the news postings? --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 12:32, 16 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::::I am fine with adding wikilinks before postings, even if they do not get posted.
 
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::::My pleasure to help CP
 
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::::Sounds interesting but I am not sure I understand. Do you mean, create a short essay/summary, then link back? -- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 12:39, 16 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::::Once you add the revised headline summary, I will replace my headline with your revised headline on the Main Page. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 12:46, 16 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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Hey DeanS, what is your policy if we created a news item that wasn't posted. But then the item was created and posted by a SysOp? Do I still get credit? --'''<font color="#6698FF">J</font><font color="#E41B17">p</font><font color="#F88017">a</font><font color="#347C17">t</font><font color="#A74AC7">t</font>'''<sup>[[User:Jpatt|  ]]</sup> 20:29, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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:I believe you should still get the credit. Add a comment below your suggestion and you will get the credit. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 21:45, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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Hi DeanS, no problem with wanted updates. I will continue to add some this week. My only thought is that contributors suggest news and doesn't make it to the frontpage. Tying their unpublished news posting to the amount of contributions to the wanted page, say 10 contributions gets an unpublished front page post? I take pride (I am sure others due too) in frontpage postings of a 4 million page view homepage. I don't know, just trying to brainstorm. --[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 16:07, 17 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:Do you have an example? --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:19, 17 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:: Yes, I just completed 15 wanted page listings and I really want to see the unpublished news suggestion 'Liberal Media on the Ropes.' You say, "It has been earned- ''published to homepage news section.''" Again, just throwing ideas around, if it makes sense, I don't know. If every news item I suggest ends up on the frontpage, then there isn't an incentive to complete wanted pages.--[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 16:35, 17 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:::Ok. Thanks for the example. I don't have a problem with that idea for some contributors (like yourself), but there are some liberal editors on this project that no matter how many wanted pages they contribute, their liberal news suggestion won't be posted. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:45, 17 December 2008 (EST)
 
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The main page has a news item that says: "According to RealClearPolitics, for the first time in the 2008 Presidential race, John McCain overtakes Barack Obama in the Electoral College poll 274 to 264." You may want to remove that from the main page since it is no longer accurate, and the link provided leads to a page showing Obama leading McCain 273 to 265 (that is what is how right now, anyway). [[User:KimEide|KimEide]] 13:54, 25 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Done. Thanks for the alert. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 14:22, 25 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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I disagree with your ban of Impm; there was no 'edit war' that could be perceived based on his recent (see five minutes ago) edits of the Barack Obama article. [[User:Jirby|Jirby]] 14:45, 25 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Jirby, MYOB or ''you'' will be blocked. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 14:50, 25 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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How many people have created accounts referencing me?  Quite a few, it seems.  At least 3, to my recollection, including today's "Lowjinx." [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 00:02, 27 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:They're obsessed alright; with you, all of the Conservapedia sysops and Conservapedia itself. They are also obsessed with vandalism, parody, deceit, and every other element of the [[Liberal Style]].
 
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:I prefer to call them "possessed". They are possessed of a lying and evil spirit. They're sowing wickedness, and will reap wickedness at the judgment day.
 
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::A little less [[Wikipedia:Avoid personal remarks|talk]], please. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 07:28, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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Dean, thank you for your longstanding, careful attention to the main page. No one keeps up with current events as well as you do.
 
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:You're welcome Ed. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 10:53, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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I wasn't sure if you saw my comments about the false statements in the headline about the Obama speech.  Do you consider the headline correct in it's current form?  --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 13:24, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Yes, I read your comments. I would like Chippeterson to respond to you and provide a link for reference. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 13:59, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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::Understandable, but here's a [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28text-obama.html link] to the transcript of the speech, which clearly shows the headline is false and misleading.  Chippeterson should respond, but only a sysop has the ability to edit news postings on the main page, and as the link shows, it's wrong.  --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 14:10, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
 
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Last phrase should read "Democratic Vice Presidential nominee", not "Democrat Vice Presidential nominee."  Thanks --[[User:Jareddr|Jareddr]] 12:40, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Fixed. Thanks for the correction. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 13:21, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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Thanks for that news, sad as it is.  An unsung hero and icon of American culture whose legacy will live forever in our hearts.  [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 00:24, 4 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Thanks Jinx. The article was submitted by Benp and I just posted it. Can you start an article for [[Bill Melendez]]? --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 00:29, 4 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::I'll have to see how soon I can get to it.  Going to bed now.  Have some yard work to do in the morning and work work from the afternoon through tomorrow morning. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 01:21, 4 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::No problem Jinx. Thanks for your contributions. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 01:31, 4 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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How does one become a sysop? I've only been here a few days. [[User:JY23|JY23]]
 
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:See [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Administrators Conservapedia:Administrators/Promotion]. Sysops are selected as needed from the best of the best contributors, there is no popularity contest to determine promotion. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 18:17, 4 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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Didn't know about the process ([http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Wikiproject%3ANews%2FWanted_page&diff=511110&oldid=511109])  Sorry, [[User:Nerd|Nerd]] 16:19, 5 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:That's fine. I usually just do it myself, and after you tried to do it, I realized I needed to write a process. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:32, 5 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::Cool.  [[User:Nerd|Nerd]] 16:37, 5 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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DeanS, could you upload these photo's for me for the [[John McCain]] and [[Joe Biden]] articles, thanks.
 
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http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/89ddfcef-3a43-49a6-99c4-b7f41986b56c_mn.jpeg
 
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http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/john-mccain-4.jpg [[User:Chippeterson|Chippeterson]] 8 September 2008
 
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:Here you go: [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Biden_on_Meet_the_Press.jpg Biden on Meet the Press] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:McCain_on_Meet_the_Press.jpg McCain on Meet the Press]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 23:32, 8 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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I appreciate it. [[User:Chippeterson|Chippeterson]]9 September 2008
 
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Also DeanS, there are some articles with no pictures at all and could really use them. I was hoping you could upload these.
 
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http://www.fantasycongress.com/public/img/senators/graham_lindsey_SC.jpg [[User:Chippeterson|Chippeterson]] 9 September 2008
 
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:Here you go: [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Colin_Powell.jpg Colin Powell], [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:TimKaine.jpg Tim Kaine], [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Ray_Nagin.jpg Ray Nagin] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Lindsey_Graham.jpg Lindsey Graham]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 02:52, 10 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Chippeterson, I deleted the Ray Nagin photo from Conservapedia and reverted the article because it could have been an AP photo and we're not allowed to use AP photos. The cbc.ca site uses a lot of AP photos and I wasn't able to determine if this was an AP photo. I don't mind uploading pics for you, I just need you to double-check the source and ensure they're non-AP photos before I can upload in the future. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 13:42, 10 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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I'll be more careful from now on DeanS. How about this one of Nagin from answers.com. http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/7/74/225px-Nagin2June2006.jpg [[User:Chippeterson|Chippeterson]] 10 September 2008
 
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:Chippeterson, thanks for understanding. Here's the pic for [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Ray_Nagin2.jpg Ray Nagin]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 18:28, 10 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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==Betty Ford==
 
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I just wrote an article on [[Betty Ford]] and it could use her picture. Could you upload this. Thanks. http://z.about.com/d/womenshistory/1/7/q/A/betty_ford.jpg
 
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:Here you go: [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Betty_Ford.JPG Betty Ford]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 22:07, 10 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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DeanS, i think somebody left the spicket on. Can you close new user signup til daylight hours? Thanks -- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 01:16, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:I noticed that too and already took care of it. Thanks for the reminder. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 01:25, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::Yesterday it was turned off around 2. I thought it was just later now than it used to be. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 01:33, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::It varies. I'm not going to go into details, but you can email Andy if you have further questions. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 01:36, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::::Naw, I understand. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 01:37, 11 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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== "Debate about news articles is not allowed on this project." ==
 
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This makes absolutely no sense. Somebody suggests a news item on [[Wikiproject:News/Suggestions]], but comments about these ''suggestions'' have to be posted on [[Talk:Main Page]] ''before the suggestions are posted on the main page''? Talk about convoluted! Nobody would know what I'm objecting against, so I would have to preface it with "Somebody suggested a news item on this and that page, and I'll now comment on it here". But I can see that my objection had zero impact either way, so posting it again in the "proper" place won't do a thing, will it? McCain is excused for not knowing how to send a mail because he can't use a keyboard (sorta kinda). Right. --[[User:DirkB|DirkB]] 16:28, 13 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:DirkB, although it doesn't make sense to you, there is a reason for this rule. I want that page to contain suggestions only. I don't want liberals debating about the suggestions. From what I've seen on the Talk:Main Page, liberals like to discuss some of the articles, other editors reply, and this goes back and forth. I don't care whether you or other liberals agree with the suggested article. You can have these endless discussions on the Talk:Main Page after it's posted, not on the suggestions page. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:45, 13 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::I don't think he liked your reply... [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 16:52, 13 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::Too bad. I'm not here to please the liberals.
 
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:::Good block, btw. You better get ready to defend the permablock from Philip, etc. ;-) --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:57, 13 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::::<sigh> [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 16:59, 13 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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== {{User|DRamon}} ==
 
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Do you think he should be unblocked?  Perhaps I was a little harsh, seeing as he has been creating content.  I took a look at his edits after he edited another user's userpage, though the user has now reverted back to Ramon's version.  Earlier this issue was brought up in Schlafly's talkpage.  I mainly blocked him for this [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Islam&diff=prev&oldid=517564].  The parodists have been having fun with that list.  Also he had been warned before. Take a look at his edits, is he a parodist? Do you think unblock? [[User:HenryS|HenryS]] 01:37, 17 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:I do think DRamon should be unblocked and I don't see him as a parodist. If you want to warn him for editing someones user page that would be appropriate. Thanks for asking. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 01:46, 17 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::Thanks Henry. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 02:04, 17 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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== Inappropriate user name ==
 
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A new user has joined with the user name : Tony Blair. could you please look into it?--[[User:Carolyn|Carolyn]] 09:05, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:He's a vandal and has already been blocked. Thanks for the alert. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 09:07, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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== Satan... Carrot Top... ==
 
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You have to at least admit that was pretty funny.  It's rare that the vandals and parodists are actually funny instead of stupid. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 15:09, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:That's why I changed the block comment. ;-) --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 15:27, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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==Wiki support==
 
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DeanS, as a member of Wikiproject: News, I feel you have spoiled me with attentiveness and clear direction. As a member of Wikiproject: Religion, I have no such contact, no direction, no replies. It is frustrating but I can live with that. I wanted to pick your brains about site structure that I have unable to find in the help section. Category's seem to have boundaries. A rule of thumb, no more than three, correct? Multiple category's on similar topics not looked upon as correct? e.g. Catholic Church and Christianity. Sub-categories have more precedent than category tagging? -- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 15:33, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Thanks for the compliment, Jp. I don't have the same passion for categories and I defer an answer to those who have more interest. I would suggest you start a Wikiproject:Categories and go from there. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 15:58, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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==Fred1776==
 
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Was it really necessary to revert that last edit by Fred1776?  It was on a talk page, and was not rude in anyway.  Robust, certainly, but neither rude nor insulting.  "Liberalist version whatever"'s edits were vandalism: this was an opinion.  It's one I happen to share and I am sure that many on this site share.  Surely Aschlafly is not such a tender soul that he needs protecting from this.  It might make unpleasant reading, but it's surely nicer and more decently put than a "mild" rebuke from Bugler  --[[User:Toffeeman|Toffeeman]] 16:55, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Lecturing the site owner is not appropriate, period. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 18:54, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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== Something's not right with that mainpage edit ==
 
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It looks like you posted the same story twice, though I see what you meant to do. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 19:28, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:I thought about taking off the second link, but I wanted to provide twice as much fun for the liberals. I'm going to change it now. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 19:32, 19 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:: Just wanted to point out mispelling of 'organization' in the human rights watch story. I don't know if we should be promoting HRW. I believe their foundations are the monitoring|promotion of homosexual rights.-- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 11:55, 20 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::Misspelling corrected. Btw, ''misspelling'' has two s's. I don't believe we're promoting HRW, just that we agree with them in this instance. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 12:09, 20 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::::As you can tell, my grammar and spelling needs much improvement. The news headline: Could the he U.S. mortgage, needs a fix'n. -- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 14:15, 20 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::::Fixed. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 14:25, 20 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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Jpatt, I think you may be confusing HRW with HRC (Human Rights Campaign), which *is* an organization based on the promotion of homosexual rights. It's easy to get the two confused, which was probably the intent when they came up with the name for HRC. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 14:44, 21 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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==Another brainless attempt to hack my account==
 
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This time from IP 24.21.149.251. Could you do me a favour and give them a daisycutter? Thanks, [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 05:32, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Done. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 08:30, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::Thanks, Dean [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 08:36, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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== ChristMaster2000 ==
 
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A user called Christmaster2000 keeps writing 'McCain = The end of the world' at the top of pages. Can you stop him?--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 09:41, 26 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Where? I don't see the changes? --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 12:15, 26 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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::There was one on [[Athletics]], which I've reverted, plus a few others. Actually he seems to have been blocked already - I thought he was active because his change was still on the Athletics page.
 
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== Thanks for unblocking me ==
 
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Thank you.  [[User:Sideways|Sideways]] 09:36, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Your welcome. Philip convinced me to undo your block. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 09:49, 28 September 2008 (EDT)
 
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Since you're a regular who archives the main page, can you do so sometime soon? [[User:Jallen|Jallen]] 03:48, 6 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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:Done. Btw, Conservative took [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Mainpageright&diff=prev&oldid=529716 my] [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Main_Page/Previous_Conservapedia_Breaking_News&diff=next&oldid=530094 archive] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Mainpageright&diff=next&oldid=530125 restored] it to the Main page when he added the ''Evolutionary Racism of Hitler and Darwin'' section to the bottom of [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template%3AMainpageleft&diff=530432&oldid=529771 Mainpageleft]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 08:11, 6 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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Since the claims made on the mainpage In the News headline were [http://www.obamacrimes.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-main/27-alert-contrary-to-internet-rumor-there-has-not-yet-been-a-court-ruling-on-obama-dnc-motion-to-dismiss shown to be false] four days before the headline was posted on Conservapedia, will you please remove the entry?--[[User:Brossa|Brossa]] 16:30, 8 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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Shouldn't the second presidential debate be discussed in the news section? [[User:Corry|Corry]] 23:16, 8 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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==Family Values==
 
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I made a grammar burp. No such thing as won't. Also, count me in on the previous news project.--'''<font color="#6698FF">J</font><font color="#E41B17">p</font><font color="#F88017">a</font><font color="#347C17">t</font><font color="#A74AC7">t</font>'''<sup>[[User:Jpatt|  ]]</sup> 10:55, 11 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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Dean, let's permanently block everyone registered between 11:30 and noon.  I think they're fake.  Thanks.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 12:03, 11 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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Definetely, your idea is a must. Though, explain to me about '''Suggestions for new Previous Breaking News summaries.''' Is this the same as Rewrite current headlines?--'''<font color="#6698FF">J</font><font color="#E41B17">p</font><font color="#F88017">a</font><font color="#347C17">t</font><font color="#A74AC7">t</font>'''<sup>[[User:Jpatt|  ]]</sup> 18:11, 11 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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:No, it's not the same. Rewriting the current headlines is for someone that wants to improve headlines on the current Main page. The ''Suggestions for new Previous Breaking News summaries'', is like the other Previous Breaking news, but the page hasn't been created yet. I want us to create those pages and link them to our Conservapedia articles and incorporate their content into the corresponding articles. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 19:21, 11 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::Once additions are made, move the listing to this new section: [[Wikiproject:News/Previous_Breaking_News#Completed_updates_to_September_2008|Completed updates to September 2008]]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 00:42, 12 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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::: The sheer size is overwhelming. We need an army of helpers.--'''<font color="#6698FF">J</font><font color="#E41B17">p</font><font color="#F88017">a</font><font color="#347C17">t</font><font color="#A74AC7">t</font>'''<sup>[[User:Jpatt|  ]]</sup> 00:34, 13 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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::::I totally agree. Since this is a long term project, I'm hoping we can make progress while recruiting others to join our efforts. I would like to have a competition similar to the other subprojects - Wanted pages and News suggestions. Any ideas? --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 00:42, 13 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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::::::Interesting idea. Let's say you picked the ACLU subject. Then someone else picked Barack Obama. How would the competition work? --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 01:19, 13 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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I just want to say that I think this is a bad idea. I realize Jpatt worked very hard on the recent additions to [[ACLU]] and I commend him for that, but I don't think the additions help the article. Since news headlines, by their nature, aren't broadly descriptive, they don't fit well in most articles. They end up being made into lists, which I don't think satisfy the "conscise" requirement of the commandments. Additionally, most of the sources for the news article are blogs or internet news sites which generally aren't up to the standards needed for regular articles. Maybe there will be times when a news headline or two is relevant to an article, but I think wholesale moving of headlines is not appropriate. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 18:58, 13 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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:I am just following orders for the Wikinews/subproject. I will wait for DeanS to rule before adding any more.--'''<font color="#6698FF">J</font><font color="#E41B17">p</font><font color="#F88017">a</font><font color="#347C17">t</font><font color="#A74AC7">t</font>'''<sup>[[User:Jpatt|  ]]</sup> 23:02, 13 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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:In summary, I think we need to be careful how we use these news items. If done in the proper way, these links can provide valuable reference material for our articles. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 01:32, 14 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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Hello Dean. As a Mormon, I feel you should know that User Conservative has been promoting the blogs of a man named Mariano Grinbank who writes such blogs as [[Atheism is Dead]], [[Richard Dawkins : Scientist or Activist?]], [[Atheism Dissected]] and others (I say “promoting” because these blogs would not warrant encyclopedia entries on their own; they are hosted by popular free blog sites and have little traffic). There is nothing wrong with this, however the same Mariano is a dedicated anti-Mormon who writes a blog [http://www.lifeanddoctrinemormonism.blogspot.com/ attacking Mormonism], calling it “offensive religion”, and saying “Mormonism has sought to discredit Christianity”, and “everything that Mormonism does, everything it teaches, everything it stands for is an offense against Christianity.” I don’t think this is the sort of character Conservapedia should be promoting. [[User:SamJ|SamJ]] 09:28, 27 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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:::Your objection is noted. I hope you will make some positive contributions to Conservapedia. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 09:57, 27 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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According to [[Conservapedia:Guidelines]] I am in control of my own talk page.  I have no intention of getting embroiled in an edit war here, but why is this not being respected?  [[User:Corry|Corry]] 18:18, 29 October 2008 (EDT)
 
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I apologize for using an inappropriate username.  I did not see a statement of Conservapedia's username policy on the account creation page.  May I suggest that you folks add one there?  It might prevent misunderstandings and hard feelings in the future.  —[[User:AshleyS|Asphalt P . Stanky]]
 
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Thanks for the quick revert. I was just about to ban and revert, but you beat me to it. We should write more about the similarities between LDS and UC. Tithing is 10-30%, isn't it? And our youth now do a 1 or 2 year mission before college. I call it learning from our elders. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 07:22, 14 November 2008 (EST)
 
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Can I contact off list about the LDS? Would you unlock you email for 5 minutes?--'''<font color="#6698FF">J</font><font color="#E41B17">p</font><font color="#F88017">a</font><font color="#347C17">t</font><font color="#A74AC7">t</font>'''<sup>[[User:Jpatt|  ]]</sup> 20:28, 18 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Yes, you may contact me offline. My email is unlocked. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 23:11, 18 November 2008 (EST)
 
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I am very very very sorry, for describing Mormons, as cultists. Please forgive me, I got very angry and stopped thinking--<span style="margin-top: -3px;">&nbsp;[[Image:50 star flag.png|12px]]</span><span style="position:relative; overflow:hidden; width:88px; height:15px; z-index:2;"> [[User:Deborah|Deborah]] [[Special:Contributions/Deborah|<font color="gray">(contributions)</font>]] [[User_talk:Deborah|<font color="darkslategray">(talk)</font>]]
 
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[[Special:Emailuser/Deborah | email me]]</span> 16:04, 19 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Forgiven.  I appreciate your contributions to Conservapedia and hope we can remain civil. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:51, 19 November 2008 (EST)
 
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== Great block ==
 
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Great block, Dean, on "JasonAllen".  I was going to use the term "liberal namecalling" for that block.  Your reason was charitably understated.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 20:27, 19 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Thanks. I realized that was the wrong block reason and i changed it. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 20:30, 19 November 2008 (EST)
 
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== News suggestions procedure ==
 
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Am I doing this right?  I realized a couple things while I was going through the process (admittedly, didn't read all the guidelines before I started), and hopefully I'm on the right track now.  I improved my entry to include appropriate links; one thing I think I did wrong was to add the pages to the wanted pages list before my suggestion made it to the front page, but they seem like pretty useful pages in general, so I'm leaving them up there for now - if I have time this weekend, I'll make those articles if somebody hasn't by then. [[User:Mikek|Mikek]] 10:47, 21 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:I will check your entries soon. Thanks for your contributions. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 11:09, 21 November 2008 (EST)
 
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== Dates ==
 
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Thank you for deleting and protecting those Date pages. You never know how parodists and vandals could use them for their evil goals! --[[User:Nasu|Nasu]] 12:39, 23 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Nice sarcasm Nasu. The date pages are being deleted since they are in violation of the [[Conservapedia:Manual_of_Style#Date_style|Manual of Style]]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 12:42, 23 November 2008 (EST)
 
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Thank you for the "nice", less for the "sarcasm". But thank you, I must remember not to wikilink to dates, as inviting as it may be. --[[User:Nasu|Nasu]] 12:47, 23 November 2008 (EST)
 
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Could someone enlighten me on what that means? I created a date article as to what happened on "Such-and-such a day in history". I'd like to know how that violated the Manual of Style. Thanks for understanding. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 15:56, 23 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Conservapedia's [[Manual of Style]] differs from several other prominent wikis. One of the ways it differs is that we do not have pages on specific dates (a list of important events that occured then). It would be wise to familiarize yourself with the MoS so we can avoid such encounters in the future. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 16:11, 23 November 2008 (EST)
 
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== News project and categories ==
 
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Would you mind if I categorized the subpages in [[Wikiproject:News]]? They are cluttering up the [http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:UncategorizedPages list of uncategorized pages], which makes it harder to spot new pages that need categorizing. Plus it will give you a page with handy links to all the pages in the project.
 
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Thanks--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 09:30, 26 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:No, I don't mind. Thanks for your contributions on categorizing. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 10:34, 26 November 2008 (EST)
 
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::Done that. Hope the organization is to your liking. We're down to just 70 uncategorized pages now (some because they're protected, if you fancy helping out...)--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 13:48, 26 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:::The categorizing looks good. I will help out with the protected articles. Provide a link to the article with the requested category and I will make the changes. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 13:51, 26 November 2008 (EST)
 
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Here they are:
 
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*[[Adult stem cells]] - ''Genetics, Medicine''
 
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*[[American History Homework Five Answers - Student One]] - ''American History Homework Five Answers''
 
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*[[American History Homework One Answers - Student One]] - ''American History Homework One Answers''
 
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*[[American History Homework Six Answers - Student One]] - ''American History Homework Six Answers''
 
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*[[American History Homework Three Answers - Student One]] - ''American History Homework Three Answers''
 
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*[[American History Homework Two Answers - Student Two]] - ''American History Homework Two Answers''
 
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*[[Main Page]] - ''Conservapedia'' (or maybe leave uncategorized?)
 
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Obviously feel free to use different categories if you don't agree with my suggestions. Aschlafly has approved adding categories to the homework assignments. Thanks--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 07:03, 28 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Done. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 10:29, 28 November 2008 (EST)
 
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::That's brilliant - we're now down to just 35 uncategorized pages, which is amazing when you consider that a couple of weeks ago there were over 1000. [[User:WesleyS]] deserves a lot of the credit for that.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 10:32, 28 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:::I agree, that is amazing. When you get it down to zero (albeit temporarily), post a message on Aschlafly's talk page. I'm sure he'll appreciate that news. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 10:37, 28 November 2008 (EST)
 
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==[[LDS]] and the [[Trinity]]==
 
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UltimaHero made several good points about the difference between (1) LDS views on the [[Trinity]] and (2) Protestant views on it. The link which argues that your church is closer to Protestants than the latter realize has a needlessly irritating label. I suggest we incorporate UH's analysis into the article, along with Kelly Bingham's ideas. Then we can use the external link as a footnote. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 07:17, 27 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Ok, Ed. I think that's a compromise we can work with. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 10:12, 27 November 2008 (EST)
 
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== Great image ==
 
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Great image, Dean, for Thanksgiving!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 11:19, 27 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Thanks Andy. I found an appropriate place for it in the [[Thanksgiving]] article as well. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 11:24, 27 November 2008 (EST)
 
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Hey Dean, I made a goof on my George Washington Wikiproject:News suggestion. It should read "Read his proclamation" it currently reads "Read his proclaimation." Sorry, hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving. Peace --jpatt 23:14, 27 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Fixed. Thanks Jp. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 01:29, 28 November 2008 (EST)
 
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Hi Dean , I hope you can help me fix this , I was trying quotebox 2 but it didnt seem to work. I am asking you because you seemed active at the moment . Thanks [[User:Markr|Markr]] 14:06, 29 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:Do you have a wikilink for quotebox 2? I didn't find it using the search function. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 14:12, 29 November 2008 (EST)
 
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::[[Template:QuoteBox2]] it looked like the best option but came up as red link [[User:Markr|Markr]] 14:20, 29 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:::Perhaps BrianCo can fix this for you (since he created the template). Add a post to [[Template talk:QuoteBox2]]. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 14:28, 29 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:::: thanks , I have done so [[User:Markr|Markr]] 14:49, 29 November 2008 (EST)
 
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Hi Dean S, Thank you for always protecting my images, I appreciate it! [[User:Taj|Taj]] 14:08, 29 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:You're welcome Taj. Thanks for your contributions. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 14:10, 29 November 2008 (EST)
 
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Thanks for volunteering to leave out 'that link'. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 15:40, 30 November 2008 (EST)
 
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:You're welcome Ed. The discussion on the talk page helped change my mind about the link. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 15:43, 30 November 2008 (EST)
 
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::Now you're getting me all teary eyed. How I do miss the early days at Wikipedia! --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 15:51, 30 November 2008 (EST)
 
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TK has accepted to be part of the team for Featured articles, I am sure you will be glad to have him with us. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 21:16, 1 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:Great news Joaquín. I'm glad Terry has joined our team. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 23:33, 1 December 2008 (EST)
 
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Dean, I saw you protected [[:Image:Red_dot.gif]]. Do you think that you could leave it open for the time being as I am still experimenting with it. This also applies to [[:Image:Red pog.svg‎]] and [[:Image:Blank USA outline.svg‎]]. Thanks. --[[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 15:06, 3 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:Done. Please let me know when you are done editing them so I can reprotect them. I don't want them used as vandalism fodder. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 15:46, 3 December 2008 (EST)
 
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I was unaware that the B-1B Lancer article was previously featured. They removed the archives after Public Transportation was featured. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 13:56, 7 December 2008 (EST)
 
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Hello, can you please provide me with information on debates: whether I, as a normal user, can start one, and if yes how. Many thanks! [[User:DiegoC|DiegoC]] 15:23, 7 December 2008 (EST)
 
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Dean could you delete [[:Image:Blank USA outline.svg]] I couldn't get it to render properly so replaced it with a png. Also could you unprotect [[:template:Nb sl english premier]] it needs updating.  Thanks [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 18:54, 7 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:Done. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 18:58, 7 December 2008 (EST)
 
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::Thanks, I also need [[:Template:Tnb sports league]] unprotecting, if you would be so kind.  [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 19:19, 7 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:::Done. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 19:22, 7 December 2008 (EST)
 
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::::Thanks. Please delete [[:Image:Soccerball.svg]] SVG rendering here is not very good. Also you may proect [[:Image:Soccerball.png]].  [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 19:55, 7 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:::::Done. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 20:11, 7 December 2008 (EST)
 
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Thank you for blocking the account you just blocked. I noticed it and guessed it would be safe to assume the worst about anyone going by that name.-[[User:AlexanderM|AlexanderM]] 16:52, 8 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:You are correct. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 16:56, 8 December 2008 (EST)
 
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== Wanted pages: "premarital sex" ==
 
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I had a question that needed resolution by an administrator. While going through the wanted pages, I stumbled upon "premarital sex," a page that has many links to it. When I tried to start a stub for the page, I noticed that it was "protected" from re-creation. I think that's a mistake. While Conservapedia should be family-friendly, a short article on premarital sex that goes into ''no more detail than needed'' could warn of the risks of this type of conduct, and provide links to abstinence only resources. Therefore, a short article could do more good than harm. If you would like to unprotect it, I could start it, and you could protect it after I was done to ensure that no vandals disturb its message.
 
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Alternately, if the page is truly meant to be left blank, please let me know and I'll go around the site removing any links to the term to get it off the wanted list.-[[User:AlexanderM|AlexanderM]] 12:35, 9 December 2008 (EST)
 
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[http://www.btplc.com/index.cfm BTplc.com]
 
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Yours [[User:BRichtigen|BRichtigen]] 15:28, 9 December 2008 (EST)
 
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== Locking ==
 
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Dean, not at all, my friend.  However it was kind of handy, the liberal trolls kind of announced themselves, making it easier and faster to block them!  I see you have the situation well in hand, blocking out the areas we don't have editors from, unless they are a troll, like everyone from the Southern Hemisphere, lol. ;-) --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]<sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]]</sup> 21:15, 9 December 2008 (EST)
 
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RightWingAndProud was told to recreate his/her account with an appropriate name after being banned as 420time. See [http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:RodWeathers#Another_recent_block this] '''[[user:FernoKlump|<font color="#000066" >FernoKlump</font>]]'''<sup>[[User:FernoKlump/petition|<font color="#bd2433" >Mr. Schlafly! Look at this petition!]]</font></sup> 20:10, 11 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:Go post this over on Andy's talk page because he just blocked RW&P and told him to use another name. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 20:15, 11 December 2008 (EST)
 
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==Protected images==
 
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Could you protect the MLS logos? Thanks. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 20:02, 12 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:I have been protecting whatever I see you upload. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 20:09, 12 December 2008 (EST)
 
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::Oh, OK. I just don't remember seeing the Chivas logo protected. Sorry to bother you. [[User:JY23|JY23]] 20:13, 12 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:::No problem. I regularly protect images uploaded by those without admin rights. If I miss any, another admin should fill in the gaps. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 20:17, 12 December 2008 (EST)
 
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== The Johanan Question ==
 
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erm... why does everyone seem to have some kinda grudge against the Johanan page? - i am wondering whether i should recreate the page, or just let it rest in peace (or pieces) [[User:PhilipV|PhilipV]]
 
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: I originally nominated it for deletion because it said that Johanan was a name, but gave no examples of anyone who was called it. If there's a famous Johanan (an Old Testament figure perhaps?), I'd suggest recreating it and making it about that person, rather than the name itself.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 09:04, 13 December 2008 (EST)
 
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::Thank you for responding CPalmer. CPalmer is correct. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 10:42, 13 December 2008 (EST)
 
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== Great job ==
 
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Getting all those disturbingly named accounts. Thanks!-[[User:AlexanderM|AlexanderM]] 22:07, 13 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:You're welcome. I don't know why they're even allowed to create names with "Christ" in them. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 01:34, 14 December 2008 (EST)
 
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I uploaded Science_Award.png, and wish to update it with a better version, but it's locked.  Can you unprotect it? [[User:RodWeathers|- Rod Weathers]] 18:05, 18 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:Done. I really like the look of your awards. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 18:09, 18 December 2008 (EST)
 
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Dean can you unlock the mineral template? I need to play around with it. [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 11:20, 22 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:Done. Thanks for trying to fix this problem. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 11:23, 22 December 2008 (EST)
 
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::OK I fixed it, you can delete the two other versions of the image and relock the template. [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 11:28, 22 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:::Done. Thanks for fixing the template. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 11:54, 22 December 2008 (EST)
 
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== Merry Christmas!! ==
 
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Merry Christmas!!----[[User:PhilipV|PhilipV]]<sup>[[User talk:PhilipV|'' I Support our Troops!'']]</sup> 07:05, 25 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:Thank you PhilipV. Merry Christmas to you as well. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 10:22, 25 December 2008 (EST)
 
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much appreciated! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 06:51, 27 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:You're welcome. Thanks for uploading all the illustrations to enhance our articles. It's nice to have your historian expertise on Conservapedia as well. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 11:49, 27 December 2008 (EST)
 
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== Happy New Year, Dean! ==
 
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{{cquote|'''Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right!'''<small>--Oprah Winfrey</small>}}
 
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--[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]<sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]]</sup> 23:23, 31 December 2008 (EST)
 
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:Thanks Terry. Happy New Year to you as well. --[[User:DeanS|DeanS<sup>talk</sup>]] 01:04, 1 January 2009 (EST)
 

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