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JasonAller — 2009-11-09 19:43:28

reply to William. The Mojo Flow Studio also needs repairs

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	+ Maybe to the comment section of ["Welcome to the Wiki/Business Owner"]? --["Users/JasonAller"]

WilliamLewis — 2009-11-09 19:38:49

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	+ I was going to move these two questions elsewhere, but I couldn't figure out the best place to put the questions. The only reason why the questions haven't been moved already is inertia. --wl

JasonAller — 2009-11-09 19:34:53

Question about purpose of page

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	+ + [[Comments]] + + ''2009-11-09 18:33:51'' [[nbsp]] Is there any reason not to move off topic questions asked here to appropriate venues? At least one person has stumbled onto this page and mistaken it for a tech support page. --["Users/JasonAller"]

JabberWokky — 2009-07-16 15:42:11

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- Anybody can be the Davis Wiki Oracle. In fact, you can even answer a previously answered question again (heck, answer one you've already answered again). Much like the ["Mystery Picture"], there are no hard and fast rules, but here's a couple suggestions:	+ Anybody can be the '''Davis Wiki Oracle'''. In fact, you can even answer a previously answered question again (heck, answer one you've already answered again). Much like the ["Mystery Picture"], there are no hard and fast rules, but here's a couple suggestions:

JabberWokky — 2009-07-16 15:33:45

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	+ * Keep in mind that the Oracle's answers can be great ways to highlight odd little corners of Davis by linking to obscure entries all over the wiki. Or Davis in-jokes. This is the opposite of serious, it's suoires. + * You can also add commandments to the Oracle by editing ["Davis Wiki Oracle/Commands You"].

JabberWokky — 2009-07-16 15:29:21

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	+ + You can add the Oracle to your editor entry with {{{[[Include(Davis Wiki Oracle/Altar]]}}}, or stick it over to the right with {{{[[Include(Davis Wiki Oracle/Altar, right, 40%)]]}}}. +

JabberWokky — 2009-07-16 15:27:00

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	+ + + Anybody can be the Davis Wiki Oracle. In fact, you can even answer a previously answered question again (heck, answer one you've already answered again). Much like the ["Mystery Picture"], there are no hard and fast rules, but here's a couple suggestions: + + * When answering, format the question as a bullet, with a {{{[[br]]}}} and then your answer in italics. That way, it can feed to {{{[[RandomQuote(Davis Wiki Oracle)]]}}}. + * Stay in character! When you're answering a question, you are a great and powerful Oracle! Lots of self depreciating humor, requests for bribes, strange links that make bizarre logic... the Oracle is the impotent ruler of the universe! + + An Oracle is an old old old network tradition, predating the World Wide Web and much of the internet. It was invented in 1976 at Harvard... you can read a bit more about it at the [wiki:wikipedia:"Internet Oracle"] entry on Wikipedia.