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John Derbyshire, an Uncommon card
John Derbyshire is an American journalist and political commentator.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 24,000
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
John Derbyshire quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Derbyshire card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Since 2012 he has written for white ______ website VDARE.
Answer
nationalist. Since 2012 he has written for white nationalist website VDARE. From the John Derbyshire article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was one of the last paleoconservatives at the National Review, until he was fired in ____ for writing an article for Taki's Magazine that was widely described as racist.
Answer
2010s. He was one of the last paleoconservatives at the National Review, until he was fired in 2012 for writing an article for Taki's Magazine that was widely described as racist. From the John Derbyshire article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was one of the last paleoconservatives at the National Review, until he was fired in 2012 for writing an article for Taki's Magazine that was widely described as racist.
- Since 2012 he has written for white nationalist website VDARE.
- In the article that caused his firing, Derbyshire suggested that white and East Asian parents should talk to their children about the threats posed to their safety by black people.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Derbyshire article was read about 24,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get John Derbyshire
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Derbyshire (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Derbyshire or an associate, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
