User talk:Bibfile

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Clockwork Soul 09:38, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Ministerpräsident vote[edit]

Voting has started here. Kingjeff (talk) 03:12, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for telling me, but I don't think I will be taking part in the vote, as I have doubts that it will lead to a resolution as long as there are users who insist on their preferred term as the only correct one and that their sources are the only valid ones (and that last part is explicitely not meant to refer to only one particular user with one particular preference). Bibfile (talk) 09:28, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think it was clear that nobody was going to give up on their position. Kingjeff (talk) 14:03, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And that's why I think that it won't solve the problem. One person has made it amply clear that they are not going to accept anything other than Prime Minister, and I suspect that there would be at least one person who would have problems with anything other than Minister-President. As the vote is not binding, the situation will not have changed much afterwards.

Anyway, I've said that I could live with either of the three terms, as long as it's used consistently and sources for all options are considered properly, and that's another reason why I'm probably not going to vote. Bibfile (talk) 14:16, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If neither works, then what should be done? Kingjeff (talk) 14:21, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I really have no idea, but with one person more or less declaring that everyone not agreeing with them is not worthy editing an encyclopedia, I doubt that they will accept the outcome of a vote if it doesn't go their way. Bibfile (talk) 14:31, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

From what I've seen, Josh Gorand is the most likely to protest. I don't see any of the other user involved going to protest the final result. Kingjeff (talk) 14:40, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I was trying not to name names ;). But there was somebody on the Minister-President side as well who gave the impression of being convinced to have found the only reliable source. I hope that they at least take part in the vote. If they don't, it will be an indication that they are not prepared to accept the result. I, for my part, am prepared to uphold the result of the vote, whichever way it goes, but I'm not looking forward to an edit war, which I fear will happen. Bibfile (talk) 14:54, 6 July 2010(UTC)

Well, I've decided to vote after all.Bibfile (talk) 15:39, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is about picking the best name as opposed to saying the others are absolutely wrong. Kingjeff (talk) 16:39, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I fear that it won't have much of an effect as long as there is at least one person who seems to be utterly convinced that they've found the only possible solution and is gving the impression that they're not going to accept an outcome that is going against their preference. And I think that is currently the case. Bibfile (talk) 15:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't be too concerned about the 1 person who is utterly convinced that they've found the only possible solution and is gving the impression that they're not going to accept an outcome that is going against their preference. Kingjeff (talk) 16:18, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Second round of voting has started. Kingjeff (talk) 14:00, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The only name on that template in the President of the United States is "President of the United States of America". Why is a misleading template involved in the discussion about the proper name Ministerpräsident? Kingjeff (talk) 17:59, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Because CGN2010 seems to have wanted to give a demonstration how it would look like if templates gave any number of possible titles and used the POTUS, a different political office, as an example. The demonstration is beside the point, as there was never any suggestion to do so, and pretty nonsensical. I don't think that box is particularly relevant to the discussion, but not bad faith as such, as he has tried to explain his point and has not claimed that it is the template actually used for the President of the United States. The inclusion of "Queen Mum" as the French name of the President should make that clear. Bibfile (talk) 18:11, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think Boson's way of dealing with the infobox is probably the best in this situation. Bibfile (talk) 18:19, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]