@the_imperator: I like to believe that Q can "shut off" his omniscience if he wishes, in order to make his life more bearable. It wouldn't be any fun (at least in my limited understanding) if I knew absolutely everything that would happen to me in my future.
Actually, Q addresses this in the non-canon Star Trek Borg computer game, in which Q masquerades as part of the crew. I don't recall its name at present. Q tells the crew (after revealing himself to be a Q) that he isn't bound by time---implying that his knowledge has no bounds---but then states that he can choose to be in time, if he wishes, implying that he may choose to hide knowledge from himself.
And yes, I realize that it's non-canon, but still, it's a possible explanation.
Here's the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLVHlXM7PKE
Begin at 53:00.
And yes, it's again true that Q was never shown dealing with super-powerful beings in Star Trek (a majorly bad decision by the writers, in my opinion). We saw him mess with the Calamarain (a fairly powerful energy being), and he wasn't intimidated at all by the Borg. But he never toyed with a being on par with the Living Tribunal, or Mr. Mxy, or the Spectre, etc. If he had done that, then nobody would doubt Q's power, but just claiming to be omnipotent doesn't convince anyone. Q very well (and likely is) the strongest being, by far, in the Star Trek universe, and is therefore functionally omnipotent (just as Mario with the star is essentially "omnipotent" in his own universe), but that doesn't mean that Q would be essentially omnipotent in other realities, such as the DC universe. Regardless, as an avid Trek fan, I stand by my belief that Q is essentially omnipotent, limited only when dealing with members of his own kind (therefore not truly omnipotent). Could I be wrong? Of course. But until there's a canon episode or movie in which a member of the Q loses to a certain individual, I stand by my belief. Q may not have the feats of the Living Tribunal or certain Dr. Who characters, but this doesn't necessarily mean he'd lose to them.
End of lecture.
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