Template talk:NextPrim

You do realize that some of those will not even matter? (I speak specifically of the one in KY.) Researcher 06:07, 8 January 2008 (EST)

I'm just having fun with templates. Geez. Sterile^{minichatroomthingy} 10:49, 8 January 2008 (EST)

Sorry. Personal pet peeve of a Kentuckian. (Overall, I rather like the idea.) Researcher 12:28, 8 January 2008 (EST)

Hey, how about adding the word "rigged" to every entry? It could say "The next rigged U.S. election event is..." which would be easy to do. Asking before doing... human 08:03, 15 January 2008 (EST)

I just did it; it's easy enough to revert if someone wants to. Other wording could be "The media will annoint a new frontrunner in the..." Sterile^{minichatroomthingy} 11:30, 15 January 2008 (EST)

Cool, thanks. It doesn't appear in many places anyway. And the way these things work, there's always someone who thinks things were rigged. Usually, a lot of people! human 11:43, 15 January 2008 (EST)

Hahahahah, @ Researcher, first comment. Whodathunkit would have gone all the way to the end "mattering"? ħuman 14:18, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

Long term

When this is all over, please don't delete (or empty) this template, for those of us who know it exists, it's an awesome resource for building such date-driven "banners". ħuman 14:18, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

Should we create a "keep" template to put on the pages of templates that are no longer used, but could be helpful for the reasons you suggested? Thunderkatz^Ho! 14:50, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

Sure, why not? It could even generate a category of "obsolete but useful templates" or some such. Good idea. ħuman 15:00, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

Ur... It's not actually obsolete yet... Sterile^snore! 16:19, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

Err... right. I'm a little overeager to try out my template. Though I highly doubt that anything radical is going to happen at the convention, or that Obama will somehow still lose to Hilary. Thunderkatz^Ho! 16:32, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

How about the "new" template says something like "please don't delete when no longer needed because this is a good example of how to do something"? Waiting for obsolescence creates a race between a potential deleter and a templater, while adding it at any time ensures preservation. ħuman 17:43, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

Dem Convention

It's not a primary or election or caucus or anything, why is it on the template? Lyra § talk 14:59, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

Because it makes total sense to add the conventions and election day to the list of the "next rigged events in the 2008 US Presidential election"? Also, the conventions are "elections" - they are where the delegates elect the nominee, officially. ħuman 15:01, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

Sorry, I was being Americo-centric. :P In America we only use the word election to describe a democratic (lowercase d) process, not smoke-filled rooms. Lyra § talk 15:04, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

(I thought it was funny...) Sterile^snore! 15:07, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

It is "rigged," by definition, as it is controlled by various superdelegates. This is not part of a democratic process, so is it an election? Lyra § talk 15:09, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

The conventions are where the delegates, super and normal, vote for the party's nominee. That is an election. It is only appears to be controlled by the supers this time because it is so close, they are the tie-breakers. Anyway - it is where the party gathers and elects its nominee, based on quite a bit of input from all the party members (and others...) who voted in the primaries or caucused. The whole primary system was built to lessen the "smoke filled room" aspect of how nominees used to be selected. And as an aftermath of this season, let's hope one thing the D. party does is do away with the superdelegates. ħuman 16:00, 6 June 2008 (EDT)

PS, perhaps we could change the ElectDays thing to say "The next rigged event in the 2008 US P E is"...? And, by the way, Lyra, the caucuses weren't "elections" either, but they are all listed. ħuman 16:01, 6 June 2008 (EDT)