Wikipedia talk:Wikifun
Task 2
Task 2 is worded confusingly. It mentions the "Latin alphabet" and then mentions the "system of writing" not the "letters". Doesn't "alphabet" constitute a set of "letters"? Wouldn't "system of writing" imply the "Latin language"? Jeff schiller 21:55, 2004 Oct 7 (UTC)
sorry i'll work on changing that. however the answer is in wikipedia somewhere.--Larsie 22:49, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
ok i've changed it and people should be able to find the answer by going to the latin page and looking around... try some links on that page too--Larsie 15:18, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
i do realize that the second task may be difficult but rest assured the answer is in wikipedia, and does NOT happen to relate to any middle-earth language as the base for most of Tolkeins fictional languages were Welsh and Finnish.--Larsie 18:16, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
New Tasks
Can anyone put a task/question up here? dpen2000 10:01, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)
no, the winner of each round will be able to assist in the next round--Larsie 16:23, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)
WTF?
So, I completed Task 1 and my answer was deleted. Why is that? How is one supposed to know that a task is completed? RickK 18:57, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC)
sorry about that Rickk. make sure you read the instructions above the tasks carefully. next time when you want to post an answer post it where says to in the instructions paragraph. (i meant to send a message to you but forgot). --Larsie 19:34, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Ideas
Please place any ideas you have here
Task 2 (Round 2) removed
I don't like the removal of task 2 just because it was posted by someone else than Larsie or Ravn. Rmhermen's question wasn't bad at all, and the answer wasn't that easy to find. This is a Wiki after all, so you'll have to deal gracefully with some third party posting questions. If you don't want that, move this "Wikifun" thing to your own user space: there, you can enforce such rules. But here, in general Wikipedia: space, you really should be a bit more open-minded. Lupo 06:39, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- I understand that, and that's why I left Rmhermen's question there at first. However, open posting of tasks could spoil some of the fun in wikifun. On the one hand, it will become difficult to keep a slower pace in posting new tasks with everyone participating. On the other hand it is an extra incentive to win the round, at least for the average wikinerd ;) I am not against the idea of an open game, but I think it collides with the ten-task round-based concept. Ravn 08:46, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- I don't quite see why it would spoil the fun - I had fun trying to find the answer to both questions :-) Lupo 09:04, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- There will be more to come ;-) The point is, when we had posted ten tasks at a time, you'd have had your fun answering the ten, but other people in different time zones would be left with no chance. That's why Larsie had the intention to control the posting interval. Ravn 10:36, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
the main goal of wikifun is for a person to try and get as many correct answers as possible so that they win the chance to be able to post the tasks for the next round. if one wants to post tasks freely they have to win the chance. so therefor it is not only as controlled as you may think. ravn will have to give up his so called 'control' to the winner of the round, and then if he wants it back, he must win again. in that regard technically anyone does have the ability to post tasks. --Larsie 21:43, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Round 2
Erm—is anybody else participating in this contest? I feel lonely... :-/ Maybe you should have advertised it more widely, e.g. on Wikipedia:Recentchanges. Something to consider for the next time. Lupo 16:14, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Rearanged answer section to prevent accidentally seeing previous answers
I moved the answer's to separate sub pages so that I could change the "answer this question" links below the tasks to bring up "comment" type edit boxes on for each task, so tasks can be answered without seeing other answers. It also has the helpful benefit of requireing two clicks from Wikifun to reach anctual answers, rather than one. Hope you like it. JesseW 07:51, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I do. Ravn 10:10, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Round 5
Hi, I think Lupo is still away or something, could some kind soul, who has free time start round 5 of wikifun, it's long overdue... meanwhile, we could try to archive round 4. thanks loads! - fiveless 15:47, Feb 6, 2005 (UTC)
King Williams College Quiz
Just for those who are interested, the answers to the King William's College Quiz are released, in case you didn't know yet. [1]
Wikipedia:Wikifun/Template
A template has been created to make the rounds for the game. Please remember to use {{subst:Wikipedia:Wikifun/Template|num=#ofround}} instead of just {{Wikipedia:Wikifun/Template}}. -- AllyUnion (talk) 18:24, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- I changed it so the links to answers point to the corresponding section, like ...Wikifun/Answers/Round X/Question Y. Grue 20:04, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- PAGENAME = Wikifun when you use the template on Wikifun/Round_X. Plus, I've noticed that related changes doesn't work when you subpage the pages several levels deep. When I used it as Wikifun/Round X/Question Y, it was a lot easier and it showed up in the Related changes. Wikifun/Answers/Round X/Question Y is unusually complex. For your round, all the pages went to Wikifun/Round X/Answers/Round X/Question Y. I reverted your changes because of that. -- AllyUnion (talk) 11:24, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Wikifun/Round 6/Answers/Round 6/Question 11 for example. I don't know how my subpage include worked differently, but when you archive the round, the page is different. -- AllyUnion (talk) 11:32, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Now I see Round 5 links to Wikifun/Round 5/Answers/ and Round 6 links to Wikifun/Answers/Round 6/. Very interesting... That probably confused me. And I didn't realize Wikifun/Round X is inserted in the main page as template. Grue 12:13, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The problem is that links in Wikipedia:Wikifun and Wikipedia:Wikifun/Round X point to different places, because PAGENAME is different. I suggest dropping these fancy schmancy variables and make all links fixed, it's not like this template would be used in other languages Wikipedias. Grue 14:22, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Wikifun Watchlist
Round 8: we have a tie
Now that my twenty questions have been answered, there's a three-way tie:
- Alphax - 6 points
- Thejesterx - 6 points
- FreplySpang - 6 points
How are we going to solve this? Would you three accept a joint victory? Or do you want to fight on, with a tie breaker question? I don't have one yet, but I'm willing to write one. Eugene van der Pijll 17:13, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
- A joint victory is fine with me. Thanks, Eugene, for an excellent round of Wikifun! FreplySpang (talk) 19:44, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
- I'm happy with a joint victory, unless Alphax really wants a tie-breaker. And yeah, great job Eugene, thanks for putting in the effort to provide us all with some quality entertainment (not to mention education ;) ). -- Thejesterx 03:35, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
- I too am happy with a joint victory. Thanks for writing such interesting questions! -- Alphax τεχ 06:54, 14 May 2005 (UTC)