QUOTE(Somey @ Sun 13th December 2009, 11:26pm)
So... Ottava seems to be claiming that
this is "goodbye," in which he lists all of his many featured articles and so on on his
user page.
If it helps keep Ottava out of Wikiland for good, and hopefully the interwebs in general, then I'd just like to point out that his stellar contributions to Wikipedia will be shining examples to the rest of us for years, even decades to come, showing the true potential that can be reached when extraordinary talent is combined with true, selfless dedication to an ideal. I think I can speak for all of us when I state (categorically, of course) that without Ottava, Wikipedia will be an empty, cold dark place, completely lacking in moral, ethical, or editorial standards (though admittedly, that's been the case all along). Ottava was truly the wind beneath our wings, the cream in our coffee, the codpiece in our rubber Batman suit. He will be missed, for as long as he's gone, which I expect will be about 3 days.
Anyway, I guess it's back to watching old Morrissey videos on YouTube! (IMG:
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What's funny is the comments on the Proposed Decision talk page with people exclaiming "But if OR is banned for a year, that means he'll eventually come back
in a year. What are we going to do
when that happens? Panic! Panic!"
So, don't feel bad, Ottava. Even while banned or in self-imposed exile, people will still feel your presence. When an IP corrects a Catholic-related article, the Persian Empire, the Lucy Poems, or any 18th-century British Literature article, they will speak in hushed but fearful whispers "Is that just someone helping out... or... OTTAVA RIMA! (IMG:
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