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Your block policy

I was just wondering; why are you blocking people with the reason that they don't give their name?

People can simply say whatever name they wanted and you wouldn't know if it is true or not. More importantly the account creation page states that submitting your name is optional Can please explain the reasoning behind your block policy?

ps: I'd appreciate you not blocking me merely for asking this question. I just ask out of curiosity  ;)

Thanks.

Philny 18:20, 4 January 2011 (EST)

Just as it is optional for first name last initial, the block policy is of the administrators discretion. It helps eliminate sock accounts used by [troll]]s and if the user is truly interested in contributing in good faith, they will recreate their username as commanded. Do users/trolls use fake names? absolutely. Are you really Phil? I chose not to recreate your account but I could be wrong about you. Time will tell. Hope this is a sufficient answer. Have a great day! --Jpatt 19:28, 4 January 2011 (EST)

Jpatt. In all honesty I don't see how your practice would help eliminate sock accounts. People can simply lie about who they are. Socks are best controlled through an IP range block if you asked me.

Lastly I would think that good faith would be assumed for new people until they explicitly become trolls/vandals. but hey that's just me.

I'm still trying to get rid of those liberal Wikipepdia ways. Philny 19:54, 4 January 2011 (EST)

Is it foolproof? No. They are not blocked from contributing just blocked from using that name. So it is of good faith on our part to allow them to recreate a username. I did not create the policy and I was subject to the same policy when I first joined. We'll banish someone when needed and we will ferret out those fake accounts over time. To obey an administrators request is the first step toward recognizing a good faith contributor.--Jpatt 20:18, 4 January 2011 (EST)

Hi. My former name was STramp, but you seem to have decided that that cannot be my real name. I'm not quite sure why?StevenTramp 21:23, 10 May 2011 (EDT)

Re:Welcome!

Thanks for the welcome! I'll be sure to read the Editor's Guide ;) --AznBurger 21:36, 19 January 2011 (EST)

Conservative 3737, "everything you say is conservative"

...but really not family-friendly. Thanks for heading him off! Martyp 16:32, 5 February 2011 (EST)

The IP is a school and he didn't actually cuss which would cross the line. I am willing to give a second chance if the rules are followed. BTW, I hope no hard feelings for targeting you in the past. Your edits were excellent.--Jpatt 16:38, 5 February 2011 (EST)

Life is too short for hard feelings. Good call on the "second chance" thing. Martyp 16:39, 5 February 2011 (EST)

Hello, there is a reason I don't use my real name

I'll write you an email about it if you like, I would have before but you locked the email so I could not. Account creation was also turned off, which makes recreating my account difficult. --AlaskanEconomy2 20:43, 8 February 2011 (EST)

I now feel pretty foolish not having checked this account before creating that one. Thanks/sorry. --AlaskanEconomy 20:52, 8 February 2011 (EST)

Thanks

Thanks for uploading that image yesterday. With regards to my username, I created it before there was any specific username policy on Conservapedia's Guidelines or Commandments page (even though I've only been contributing recently). If it is important that I have username that contains only my name/initials, I will change it. --Toadaron 17:40, 18 February 2011 (EST)

New conservative pages for 2011

I noticed you were laying down plans for pages to create. I think you might consider making a page on the pence amendment, the recent 240-185 house vote to amend Title X to remove the family planning grants from organizations that perform abortions (like planned parenthood). While I support the decision the issue is outside of my area of specialization and I am afraid of getting some important facts wrong. --AlaskanEconomy 20:43, 22 February 2011 (EST)

Maybe at some future point. It's too early to determine the outcome. You're welcome to start it.--Jpatt 20:45, 22 February 2011 (EST)

uploading images

How can I upload non-political, non-controversial images that I made myself to Conservapedia? I suppose you or the Conservapedia administration would like to preview images before uploading them? How do I show them for you to preview? HPadleckas 21:34, 28 February 2011 (EST)

Send to conservapedia@zoho.com--Jpatt 21:39, 28 February 2011 (EST)

Celebrity crime

Hi, Jpatt. I'm wondering how and when we should report (gloat over?) celebrity crime, like a female pop star arrested for being drunk in public, getting a speeding ticket, etc. Are we trying to prove that Hollywood produces (or encourages) self-indulgent behavior, or what? --Ed Poor ^Talk 13:53, 2 March 2011 (EST)

Personally, I don't have a litmus test for inclusion. I simply take celebrities, be it Democrat or Republican, and post their crimes. As role models, they need to be exposed as to why they make headlines. Their behavior is an example of who "not to follow". If you have suggestions, of course I would work with you. --Jpatt 15:04, 2 March 2011 (EST)

I had nothing in mind, just trying to stimulate thought here. Carry on, my good man! :-) --Ed Poor ^Talk 01:21, 5 March 2011 (EST)

Delete

Hey Jpatt - I manually copy-pasted move a page from Frankfurt school to Essay:Frankfurt school - but upon examining the content it appears that the original author - CharlieO - copy pasted that from another site. Could you delete both pages? Thanks!--IDuan 18:50, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

No problem. --Jpatt 18:57, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

Photo upload

Hi, I would like to upload a photo of myself, I don't have the rights, can you do it for me? Thanks.--SarahWollstone 20:35, 8 April 2011 (EDT) Yes, send to conservapedia@zoho.com --Jpatt 21:19, 8 April 2011 (EDT) Thanks. :)--SarahWollstone 21:23, 8 April 2011 (EDT)

I just sent it to you. :) --SarahWollstone 21:32, 8 April 2011 (EDT)

Done. [3]--Jpatt 21:41, 8 April 2011 (EDT)

Thank you. :)--SarahWollstone 21:44, 8 April 2011 (EDT)

I need you to check your email

K? DMorris 23:20, 27 April 2011 (EDT)

nice reversions!

You're fast, sir.--IDuan 19:50, 2 May 2011 (EDT)

Did you hear? I'm Quick Draw McGraw!--Jpatt 19:54, 2 May 2011 (EDT)

Thank you

Thank you for the helpful links and the welcome. I hope to become a valuable member of the community.

Editing the Wicca page

I would like to formally request that the "murders" section be removed for the reasons stated on the talk page.

This is not a place to smear other people or post inflammatory material. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by HarabecW (talk)

I digress, this is a place to educate others and to warn them to stay clear of witchcraft. Find another topic to edit. --Jpatt 22:30, 6 May 2011 (EDT)

I have looked at some of the disputed links, and while I don't know enough about the sources themselves to question their reliability, for most of the stories no causal relationship is established between the person's religious beliefs and their actions. One might just as well divide any story about crime between those where the perpetrator was male or female and argue that their gender was the causal factor. WilliamB1 22:41, 6 May 2011 (EDT)

A person's beliefs and their actions are always tied together whether you agree or not. If Wiccans start making the news for rape, I will start a new section. --Jpatt 23:10, 6 May 2011 (EDT)

Stubs

Do we use stub tags here on Conservapedia?-StevenTramp 23:46, 10 May 2011 (EDT)

It's not really recommended or necessary.--Jpatt 19:35, 11 May 2011 (EDT)

Mistake of an email

I sent you an email raising a question - having seen the new evidence you can safely ignore it - sorry for that!--IDuan 20:05, 12 May 2011 (EDT)

Ravens

I noticed you reverted changes made to the Tower of London article that mentioned the legend of the ravens. I know you banned the editor for vandalism, but in this case, the story is true. There is a legend telling that if the ravens at the Tower leave, it portends the downfall of both the Tower and the kingdom. I know it's trivia, but it's fun too and I'd love to see it added back into the article. Here's a link about the story. http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/stories/theravens.aspx SharonW 21:32, 12 May 2011 (EDT)

No problem. Go ahead and add it back.--Jpatt 21:38, 12 May 2011 (EDT)

Thanks! I'll add the reference too.SharonW 22:36, 12 May 2011 (EDT)

Religion headline

Hi - that's a great news story, but I wonder if I may suggest a small change to the wording? At present is says "study came up with similar findings" but no other findings are listed to be similar too; it's an out of context quote.

I'd suggest saying something like "Religion comes naturally, even instinctively, to human beings, says a 3-year, multi-million Pound survey conducted by Oxford University." Maybe even add that it is a liberal institution, that offered tenure to Richard Dawkins? TracyS 12:25, 13 May 2011 (EDT)