Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Joshbuddy

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Is Isaac Asimov a superhero? If not, he should be. HawkerTyphoon 22:30, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I was wondering the same thing. — Jun. 19, '06 [22:32] <freak|talk>
He's my super-hero :) joshbuddytalk 22:33, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
I know this isn't a social meetingplace, but good luck with it. You are a fellow student, and you like Isaac Asimov. The only misgiving I have is your edit count and the like, but I have been hit by that hurdle in the past, and I won't hold it against you. Go to it, kitten. HawkerTyphoon 00:25, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

By the way, Isaac Asimov did write a short story where the main character is a bumbling buffoonish jock. I think I read about it in Isaac Asimov's autobiography, where he made the claim (like you did) that he had never written a story with stupid people, and one of his fans told him about that short story he'd written, and Isaac said, ohh yeah... Cyde↔Weys 19:33, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

"Who is your favorite superhero, comic-book or otherwise, and why?"

"Issac Asimov, because in his books, everyone is equally intelligent. "
Hum, I supose that means you have not read The Gods Themselves, my dear Josh... ;) Phædriel ♥ tell me - 09:38, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I gotta disagree with you there, Josh... For example, remember how in the Foundation series, the merchant traders of Terminus are constantly outwitting the idiotic people of other systems? In particular, I remember the guard to the nuclear plant, who is tricked by the holo-shield thing one of the traders gives him. Anyway, I'd have to say Asimov was not an egalitarian. Λυδαcιτγ 21:07, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Though its completely irrelevant, let me clarify this point just a bit more, because there seems to be some confusion around it. In Asimov's books, the conflict often took the form of my brain vs. yours, like in the Galactic Empire trilogy. Sure the side characters might have been dumb, but the main characters were always smart, and whoever was smartest won. I will recall the ending to the first Second Foundation book, with the Mule vs. the second foundationist. Now you see me.. joshbuddy, talk 21:17, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
OK, I understand you. You mean that the main characters all depend on intelligence - that intelligence is the basis of Asimov's plots. I agree, although I have to point out the disappointing exception in Forward the Foundation, where Hari Seldon (if I recall correctly) beats up some thugs with his Twisting (is that the name?) skills. But intelligence, cunning and quick thinking are certainly the predominant character traits in Asimov's classic works. Λυδαcιτγ 22:44, 20 June 2006 (UTC)