thank you for attempting to define me.
Conservatives by no stretch of the imagination are interested in maintaining the status quo. Conservatives by nature are interested in reverting to more traditional values, most of which are long gone.
The conservative philosophy is far more in depth than your simple definition because it is subject to a variety of things like present day circumstances, wars, conflicts, domestic issues, etc.
But to be conservative is to prefer traditional, if you are looking for a happy meal definition. Newer, young conservatives are taking 'conservative' approaches to present day issues hoping for tradional approaches to new age problems.