Difference between revisions of "User talk:Iduan"

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! --~BCS^Talk2ME 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)