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| RDH(Ghost In The Machine) |
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And the admins broke Piggy's glasses...  Group: Regulars Posts: 613 Joined: From: Hell, Your Majesty... Member No.: 15,578  |
Since the old motto has become a tired and embarrassing joke, there was a recent discussion the teh Jimmy's talkpage about adopting a new one that better reflects the true nature of WP. The discussion was closed before it even really got off the ground. Which is a pity because Wikiland really does need a new motto.
My suggestion, which I found on a colleague's userpage, would be: Written by the unwell, read by the unwise. Any other suggestions? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/wink.gif) |
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| Jon Awbrey |
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Ï„á½° δΠμοι παθήματα μαθήματα γÎγονε Group: Moderators Posts: 6,783 Joined: From: Meat Puppet Nation Member No.: 5,619 |
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Wikipedia: almost but not entirely unlike an encyclopedia
Wikipedia: all the same letters and numbers, but without the cumbersome scholarship Wikipedia: Jimbo's big bag o' slander, typos, lies, and trivia! |
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| A Horse With No Name |
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I have as much free time as a Wikipedia admin! Group: Regulars Posts: 4,471 Joined: Member No.: 9,985 |
Wikipedia: It's like Alice in Wonderland, but not as entertaining. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ermm.gif)
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I have as much free time as a Wikipedia admin! Group: Regulars Posts: 4,400 Joined: Member No.: 4,212 |
Where is Victim of Censorship when you need him? How about
WIKEPEIDA: shit pile of filth WIKEPEIDA: evil, despicable Shitfarm, an offense to Human dignity, respect and knowledge This post has been edited by Peter Damian: |
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Senior Member Group: Contributors Posts: 331 Joined: Member No.: 5,813 |
"Wikipedia. The Choice of a Used Generation."
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I can't believe it's an encyclopedia!
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blah Group: Regulars Posts: 5,919 Joined: Member No.: 5,066 |
QUOTE(Rhindle @ Mon 25th January 2010, 10:20pm)  I can't believe it's an encyclopedia! ** WINNER ** You have just won.....A KICK IN THE FACE FROM A BLONDE MIDGET! CONGRATULATIONS! |
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| Rhindle |
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Senior Member Group: Contributors Posts: 327 Joined: Member No.: 6,834 |
QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Mon 25th January 2010, 10:18pm) QUOTE(Rhindle @ Mon 25th January 2010, 10:20pm) I can't believe it's an encyclopedia! ** WINNER ** You have just won.....A KICK IN THE FACE FROM A BLONDE MIDGET! CONGRATULATIONS! Thanks! That would have to be one agile midget though. |
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Not all thugs are Wikipediots, but all Wikipediots are thugs. Group: Contributors Posts: 1,166 Joined: From: The SOCK HOP Member No.: 9,640 |
QUOTE(Peter Damian @ Mon 25th January 2010, 8:46pm) Where is Victim of Censorship when you need him? How about WIKEPEIDA: shit pile of filth WIKEPEIDA: evil, despicable Shitfarm, an offense to Human dignity, respect and knowledge WIKEPEIDA: Cesspool of Lies and Jimbo's house of hate. |
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| Kwork |
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Senior Member Group: Special Contributors Posts: 405 Joined: Member No.: 16,782 |
To paraphrase an old bumper sticker from the Southern U.S.:
If Your Heart Ain't In Wiki Get Your Ass Out. |
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| Milton Roe |
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Known alias of J. Random Troll Group: Regulars Posts: 10,209 Joined: Member No.: 5,156 |
QUOTE(RDH(Ghost In The Machine) @ Mon 25th January 2010, 10:48am) Since the old motto has become a tired and embarrassing joke, there was a recent discussion the teh Jimmy's talkpage about adopting a new one that better reflects the true nature of WP. The discussion was closed before it even really got off the ground. Which is a pity because Wikiland really does need a new motto. My suggestion, which I found on a colleague's userpage, would be: Written by the unwell, read by the unwise. Any other suggestions? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/wink.gif) Wikipedia: Where else can you find encyclopia articles on quantum mechanics and relativity that anyone can edit? |
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| RDH(Ghost In The Machine) |
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And the admins broke Piggy's glasses... Group: Regulars Posts: 613 Joined: From: Hell, Your Majesty... Member No.: 15,578 |
Exxxcelent!
Keep the ideas a coming crew, then we can have a poll to pick our new official, unofficial Wikimotto! (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/popcorn.gif) |
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| CharlotteWebb |
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Postmaster General Group: Regulars Posts: 2,740 Joined: Member No.: 1,727 |
QUOTE(Peter Damian @ Mon 25th January 2010, 8:46pm) Where is Victim of Censorship when you need him? How about WIKEPEIDA: shit pile of filth WIKEPEIDA: evil, despicable Shitfarm, an offense to Human dignity, respect and knowledge Rhindle did a mighty good Joe-job in this thread. |
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| RDH(Ghost In The Machine) |
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And the admins broke Piggy's glasses... Group: Regulars Posts: 613 Joined: From: Hell, Your Majesty... Member No.: 15,578 |
QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Tue 26th January 2010, 9:47pm) QUOTE(Peter Damian @ Mon 25th January 2010, 8:46pm) Where is Victim of Censorship when you need him? How about WIKEPEIDA: shit pile of filth WIKEPEIDA: evil, despicable Shitfarm, an offense to Human dignity, respect and knowledge Rhindle did a mighty good Joe-job in this thread. WIKIPEDIA MUST DIE A SLOW PAINFUL DEATH AND ANYONE WHO EDITS THERE IS A COMPLETE JACKASS AND SHOULD GO TO JAIL Is good, but I like his "I can't believe it's an encyclopedia!" better. Would you like to be 1/3 or the troika along with either Milton or Jonny (depending on who responds first) and myself that will choose the nominees for the poll? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/evilgrin.gif) |
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Can't actually moderate (or even post) Group: Moderators Posts: 11,816 Joined: From: Dreamland Member No.: 275 |
QUOTE(RDH(Ghost In The Machine) @ Tue 26th January 2010, 4:04pm) Is good, but I like his "I can't believe it's an encyclopedia!" better. Personally, I thought "the discussion was closed before it even really got off the ground" would make a good motto, given the current state of things over there. |
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| LessHorrid vanU |
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Devils Advocaat Group: Regulars Posts: 836 Joined: Member No.: 3,466 |
Wikipedia:Where Some Truths Are More Equal Than Others ?
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Can't actually moderate (or even post) Group: Moderators Posts: 11,816 Joined: From: Dreamland Member No.: 275 |
How about This must be where knowledge goes when it dies...?
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| Jon Awbrey |
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Ï„á½° δΠμοι παθήματα μαθήματα γÎγονε Group: Moderators Posts: 6,783 Joined: From: Meat Puppet Nation Member No.: 5,619 |
QUOTE(RDH(Ghost In The Machine) @ Tue 26th January 2010, 5:04pm) WIKIPEDIA MUST DIE A SLOW PAINFUL DEATH AND ANYONE WHO EDITS THERE IS A COMPLETE JACKASS AND SHOULD GO TO JAIL Is good, but I like his "I can't believe it's an encyclopedia!" better. Would you like to be 1/3 or the troika along with either Milton or Jonny (depending on who responds first) and myself that will choose the nominees for the poll? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/evilgrin.gif) Well, that's a bit derivative of the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® line, and even muffs the punch a bit — and I'm really still hoping the classic Lake of Shit shtick will eventually work up some Google cachet. Jon (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/tongue.gif) |
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| RDH(Ghost In The Machine) |
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And the admins broke Piggy's glasses... Group: Regulars Posts: 613 Joined: From: Hell, Your Majesty... Member No.: 15,578 |
QUOTE(Somey @ Tue 26th January 2010, 10:25pm) How about This must be where knowledge goes when it dies...? "So this is how knowledge dies...with thunderous applause.†QUOTE(Jon Awbrey @ Tue 26th January 2010, 10:30pm) QUOTE(RDH(Ghost In The Machine) @ Tue 26th January 2010, 5:04pm) WIKIPEDIA MUST DIE A SLOW PAINFUL DEATH AND ANYONE WHO EDITS THERE IS A COMPLETE JACKASS AND SHOULD GO TO JAIL Is good, but I like his "I can't believe it's an encyclopedia!" better. Would you like to be 1/3 or the troika along with either Milton or Jonny (depending on who responds first) and myself that will choose the nominees for the poll? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/evilgrin.gif) Well, that's a bit derivative of the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® line, and even muffs the punch a bit, and I was really hoping the classic Lake of Shit shtick would eventually work up some Google cachet. Jon (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/tongue.gif) Burning lake of shit...must be burning...makes for a nice hellish/toxic waste dump ambiance. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/nuke.gif) BTW, I'd be honored if you'd join lil ol moi as 2/3 of the judging troika. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/letsgetdrunk.gif) |
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| Jon Awbrey |
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QUOTE(Somey @ Tue 26th January 2010, 5:15pm) QUOTE(RDH(Ghost In The Machine) @ Tue 26th January 2010, 4:04pm) Is good, but I like his "I can't believe it's an encyclopedia!" better. Personally, I thought "the discussion was closed before it even really got off the ground" would make a good motto, given the current state of things over there. It was necessary to destroy the knowledge in order to save it. Jon (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ph34r.gif) |
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| RDH(Ghost In The Machine) |
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And the admins broke Piggy's glasses... Group: Regulars Posts: 613 Joined: From: Hell, Your Majesty... Member No.: 15,578 |
QUOTE(Jon Awbrey @ Tue 26th January 2010, 10:42pm) QUOTE(Somey @ Tue 26th January 2010, 5:15pm) QUOTE(RDH(Ghost In The Machine) @ Tue 26th January 2010, 4:04pm) Is good, but I like his "I can't believe it's an encyclopedia!" better. Personally, I thought "the discussion was closed before it even really got off the ground" would make a good motto, given the current state of things over there. It was necessary to destroy the knowledge in order to save it. Jon (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/applause.gif) |
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| CharlotteWebb |
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Postmaster General Group: Regulars Posts: 2,740 Joined: Member No.: 1,727 |
Our Man in Rotterdam put it quite well:
QUOTE(Guido den Broeder @ Thu 6th August 2009, 12:37pm) Yes, but that won't help Wikipedia, which features the difference of all human knowledge rather than the sum. I figure this means on its best days a WP article will only reflect the portion [of human knowledge] which nobody powerful enough has an interest in vetoing. I figure by the end of the song, Leeroy "Free Encyclopedia" Brown will look like a jigsaw puzzle with most of the pieces defaced, inverted, redacted, cut in half, or painted out by request of EMI. That's what the broken globe logo is all about, right? This post has been edited by CharlotteWebb: |
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| RDH(Ghost In The Machine) |
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And the admins broke Piggy's glasses... Group: Regulars Posts: 613 Joined: From: Hell, Your Majesty... Member No.: 15,578 |
QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Tue 26th January 2010, 11:06pm) Our Man in Rotterdam put it quite well: QUOTE(Guido den Broeder @ Thu 6th August 2009, 12:37pm) Yes, but that won't help Wikipedia, which features the difference of all human knowledge rather than the sum. I figure this means on its best days a WP article will only reflect the portion [of human knowledge] which nobody powerful enough has an interest in vetoing. I figure by the end of the song, Leeroy "Free Encyclopedia" Brown will look like a jigsaw puzzle with most of the pieces defaced, inverted, redacted, cut in half, or painted out by request of EMI. That's what the broken globe logo is all about, right? "The difference of all human knowledge rather than the sum." Is hereby duly nominated. And I concur...before the end finally comes, many will just say FORK it... |
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It wasn't me who made honky-tonk angels Group: Regulars Posts: 2,128 Joined: Member No.: 8,272 |
A compendium of knowledge, or at least something that looks like a compendium of knowledge.
Or maybe better: "An encyclopedia, or whatever." |
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| Milton Roe |
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Known alias of J. Random Troll Group: Regulars Posts: 10,209 Joined: Member No.: 5,156 |
Wikipedia: Where something a big newspaper prints about your life is considered more reliable than what you yourself remember. Even if the newspaper got the "fact" from you in the first place, and
Wikipedia: Where scurrilously and anonymously attacking the academic credentials of an opponent's source is considered fair, but pointing out that your adolescent opponent himself has absolutely no idea what he's talking about, is considered bad faith. |
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| A Horse With No Name |
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I have as much free time as a Wikipedia admin! Group: Regulars Posts: 4,471 Joined: Member No.: 9,985 |
Wikipedia: Where the teenagers are hyperactive, the men are fat and the women are super sexy (except Risker, who looks like a homeless man in a wig).
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Not all thugs are Wikipediots, but all Wikipediots are thugs. Group: Contributors Posts: 1,166 Joined: From: The SOCK HOP Member No.: 9,640 |
QUOTE(Kwork @ Tue 26th January 2010, 7:26pm) To paraphrase an old bumper sticker from the Southern U.S.: If Your Heart Ain't In Wiki Get Your Ass Out. IN Chicago, to paraphrase an old saying, if you got a rabid dog threatening the neighborhood, you then shoot it and get rid of it. Wikipedia is a threat to value of accurate knowledge, to peoples lives and reputations, and steals peoples ideas and distorts and cheapens them for the benefit of a few leet (global trotting techno gladflys -JIMMY-SUZZIE and a cadre of other wikileet on staff.) |
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| RDH(Ghost In The Machine) |
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And the admins broke Piggy's glasses... Group: Regulars Posts: 613 Joined: From: Hell, Your Majesty... Member No.: 15,578 |
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QUOTE(Kwork @ Tue 26th January 2010, 11:26am) To paraphrase an old bumper sticker from the Southern U.S.: If Your Heart Ain't In Wiki Get Your Ass Out. "'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober.'" - G.K. Chesterton, "A Defence of Patriotism", 1901 |
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I am a millipede! I am amazing! Group: Members Posts: 3,839 Joined: From: The Moon Member No.: 982 |
QUOTE(gomi @ Wed 27th January 2010, 2:24am) QUOTE(Kwork @ Tue 26th January 2010, 11:26am) To paraphrase an old bumper sticker from the Southern U.S.: If Your Heart Ain't In Wiki Get Your Ass Out. "'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober.'" - G.K. Chesterton, "A Defence of Patriotism", 1901 "H'aint we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain't that a big enough majority in any town?" - Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1885 |
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Now censored by flckr.com and who else ... ??? Group: Regulars Posts: 1,693 Joined: Member No.: 9,267 |
"Wikipedia ... The Unqualified in Pursuit of the Unreferencable" -- with all respects to Oscar Wilde
Or perhaps ... "Wikipedia ... The Inept in Pursuit of the Unreadable" {{fact}}. All modifications on the theme welcomed. This post has been edited by Cock-up-over-conspiracy: |
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Known alias of J. Random Troll Group: Regulars Posts: 10,209 Joined: Member No.: 5,156 |
QUOTE(Cock-up-over-conspiracy @ Wed 27th January 2010, 2:01am) "Wikipedia ... The Unqualified in Pursuit of the Unreferencable" -- with all respects to Oscar Wilde Or perhaps ... "Wikipedia ... The Inept in Pursuit of the Unreadable" {{fact}}. All modifications on the theme welcomed. "Unept"? That's one of those words you dare not get wrong, like incompetant. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif) |
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Could you run through Verifiability not Truth once more? Group: Members Posts: 2,972 Joined: From: The Midlands Member No.: 4,015 |
Wikipedia: It looks so plausible.
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| A Horse With No Name |
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I have as much free time as a Wikipedia admin! Group: Regulars Posts: 4,471 Joined: Member No.: 9,985 |
Wikipedia - Larry Sanger's good idea, Jimmy Wales' meatgrinder! (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/hrmph.gif)
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Ï„á½° δΠμοι παθήματα μαθήματα γÎγονε Group: Moderators Posts: 6,783 Joined: From: Meat Puppet Nation Member No.: 5,619 |
Consensus Is Just Another Word For Nobody Left To Ban
An Oldie But A Goodie — Jon (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/banned.gif) |
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It wasn't me who made honky-tonk angels Group: Regulars Posts: 2,128 Joined: Member No.: 8,272 |
Wikipedia: [citations needed]
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| A Horse With No Name |
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I have as much free time as a Wikipedia admin! Group: Regulars Posts: 4,471 Joined: Member No.: 9,985 |
QUOTE(Jon Awbrey @ Wed 27th January 2010, 7:44am) Consensus Is Just Another Word For Nobody Left To Ban An Oldie But A Goodie — Jon (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/banned.gif) Good enough for me and Bobby McGee! (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/wink.gif) |
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Wikipedia: not yet owned by Google.
Wikipedia: You're either with us, or our enemy. Wikipedia: All the facts that print to fit. Wikipedia: You always have the right to fork off. |
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I have as much free time as a Wikipedia admin! Group: Regulars Posts: 4,471 Joined: Member No.: 9,985 |
Wikipedia: Can You Figure Out Which Admin is Really Greg Kohs?
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