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• EdwardsBot (talk) 02:57, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Newtatis newtandum

Greetings good Sir! Fortunately many people now know (1) they can't trust anything they read on WPedia, and also (2) unless they're utter fools they must corroborate/cross-check whatever "information" they find here - particularly where political articles are concerned. (Several professor friends warn their students that WP articles should be regarded with circumspection, and the political articles extremely so; and one I know has already regaled her students with the fact that the Newt articles are now edited by proxies for Newt's campaign manager (without this breaking any rules! How cute is that!). There is already a small notice on the Newt talk page, which just might act as a caveat for anyone who troubles to read it, so I guess that'll have to do? As for anyone who reads the article but doesn't go to - or even know about - the talk page, well, they'll never know that Newt's campaign manager is editing it by proxy. (Unless it's brought to wider attention off-wiki.) So tough tits for them! Readers? Schmeaders! Writegeist (talk) 04:16, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

I don't know for sure but I guess that Jimbo depends on the ability of fellow editors to keep political articles fair and un-biased. Thats asking alot from amateur un-paid oppressed volunteers. At important articles there will always definitley be the core of opposing viewpoint or 'other Party' editors that will keep the train on track. But propoganda can be subtle and gradual with only a hint of its dishonesty. Paid operatives get paid to do a job. Wikipedia is the Worlds first choice for information gathering on every topic. What pays the mortgage, the tuition, the car payment, etc. Observance of WP rules? Or proving you can slip under the fence and get the job of directing communications done? Talk about poisoning the well. I'm not paid to be a watchdog, guarding the merchandise. So...the new rules are...just be upfront and open about who you are. "I'm a Martian. I'm paid to make sure that the Mars article always and forever will show Mars to be a wonderful place. I can't edit myself but I can get other people from other planets to edit for me. Its like they are my assistants but I dont have to pay them. Isn't Earth a wonderful place. Someone should write an article about it. Maybe when I'm off the clock. Nah! To busy looking for a new client."```Buster Seven Talk 07:08, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

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you are truly one of the most wonderful people I have ever met online. Please don't ever lose touch with me: Anonomous User

TY. Back at you. Whatever is going on will abate with time. I surmise you have run across abrasiveness and mis-understanding. If you go, they win! If you stay, your fellow editors win; one of their champions has decided to stay "on the pitch". What I said in my edit summary is very true...get some rest, have a hardy meal, do something fun w/ a friend and life goes on. You got mixed up in a dog fight and got bit and scratched. What did you expect? Life lesson #32...Never extend your hand to a pit bull. He may bite it off. ```Buster Seven Talk

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• "We need to preserve the absolute unpredictability and total unprobability of our connected minds.....We are all obsessed with the need to feed informtion in, as fast as we can, but we lack sensing mechanisms to get anything back."
• "....a system with multiple agents, dynamically interacting in multiple ways, following local rules and oblivious to any higher-level instructions."```Buster Seven Talk

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Hello. You have a new message at GoingBatty's talk page. GoingBatty (talk) 17:15, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Ask Jimbo

Thanks for your note. Since no policy other decisions are determined at user talk pages (except for unblock issues), I don't see how the prohibition on canvassing would apply.   Will Beback  talk  04:06, 7 February 2012 (UTC)