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| FurWissen2 |
 Wed 28th January 2009, 8:09am
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The Simple Wikipedia is about 50 times smaller than English Wikipedia, but the unprofessional behavior of the editors, the policies, and the way the policies are enforced are idiotic. Most editors there are Western European kids who have nothing to do. The Wikipedia lovers abound there, people who are extremely opposed to changes in Wikipedia, administrators who are hasty to use the tools when not completely informed about a situation, and people who are just immature.
The people there worship Wikipedia. Most of them hardly ever question policy, they instead blindly follow it as if it's dogma. The ones that frequently appear demonstrate their lack of seriousness and consideration for the real-life consequences of Wikipedia, by treating a collaborative website of its nature as a game, competitions like the WikiCup being obsessed over. Also see how the Simple Wikipedians are objecting so highly to flagged revisions, though they seem to provide no rational argument against it. They all just act like a bunch of inconsiderate children that have been indoctrinated into Wikipedia at a young age. I have nothing against children, though they should learn about the consequences of allowing Wikipedia biographies to remain so unmonitored, with such a small amount of regulation before they go spouting "All for the Wiki" propaganda. I was browsing the Christopher Columbus article and I saw something about him reaching Pelham, New York instead of India (when he actually came to a Bahamian island). It was there for three months. What if that was a biography being vandalized with plausible, but false, information? I will continue... |
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| Kennedy |
Thu 5th February 2009, 3:34pm
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I love this website! Always good for a laugh. Always good for reading a well formed debate. Although I must say I am impressed you can read Simple.Wikipedia from all the way up there on your high horses. Whats the weather like up there?
People in chocolate teapots shouldn't look gift horses on the hot tin roof... Try sorting out worse problems at en.wiki before criticising our project. |
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| Bottled_Spider |
 Thu 5th February 2009, 5:48pm
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QUOTE(Kennedy @ Thu 5th February 2009, 3:34pm)  Although I must say I am impressed you can read Simple.Wikipedia from all the way up there on your high horses. People in chocolate teapots shouldn't look gift horses on the hot tin roof... No no no, K-boy. No. That's two horse-references in as many sentences. You just didn't think this through properly, did you? QUOTE Try sorting out worse problems at en.wiki before criticising our project. Erm ......... hello? Earth calling Kennedy! Come in, please! |
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| Milton Roe |
Thu 5th February 2009, 6:15pm
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 Known alias of J. Random Troll Group: Regulars Posts: 10,209 Joined: Thu 28th Feb 2008, 1:03am Member No.: 5,156 WP user page - talk check - contribs |
QUOTE(Bottled_Spider @ Thu 5th February 2009, 10:48am) QUOTE(Kennedy @ Thu 5th February 2009, 3:34pm) Although I must say I am impressed you can read Simple.Wikipedia from all the way up there on your high horses. People in chocolate teapots shouldn't look gift horses on the hot tin roof... No no no, K-boy. No. That's two horse-references in as many sentences. You just didn't think this through properly, did you? Agreed. K has exceed the permitted equine-metaphor-per-byte limit, and thus has too much horsepower. In order not to put this cart before his horse, he needs to stop bridling, take the bit, and changes horses in the middle of his stream to get back in the saddle. See WP:OVERLINK and WP:OVERHORSE. |
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| Eva Destruction |
Thu 5th February 2009, 7:26pm
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QUOTE(Milton Roe @ Thu 5th February 2009, 6:15pm) QUOTE(Bottled_Spider @ Thu 5th February 2009, 10:48am) QUOTE(Kennedy @ Thu 5th February 2009, 3:34pm) Although I must say I am impressed you can read Simple.Wikipedia from all the way up there on your high horses. People in chocolate teapots shouldn't look gift horses on the hot tin roof... No no no, K-boy. No. That's two horse-references in as many sentences. You just didn't think this through properly, did you? Agreed. K has exceed the permitted equine-metaphor-per-byte limit, and thus has too much horsepower. In order not to put this cart before his horse, he needs to stop bridling, take the bit, and changes horses in the middle of his stream to get back in the saddle. See WP:OVERLINK and WP:OVERHORSE. Please stop flogging this dead horse. I don't mean to nag, but it makes you look an ass. (I hope that's clear. I don't want to shout myself hoarse.) |
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FürWissen2 Simple English Wikipedia Wed 28th January 2009, 8:09am
FürWissen2 Another large problem is hypersensitivity. The mai... Wed 28th January 2009, 8:30am FürWissen2 Wikipedia gets youths engaged in the unethical pro... Wed 28th January 2009, 9:20am Moulton I enjoyed your analysis, most of which is spot on ... Wed 28th January 2009, 11:49am
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I enjoyed your analysis, most of which is spot on... Thu 29th January 2009, 11:33am Giggy Incidentally, the discussion on Simple linked to h... Wed 28th January 2009, 1:13pm The Wales Hunter I agree with most of what has been said above, alt... Wed 28th January 2009, 1:23pm dtobias
The Wikipedia lovers abound there
I don't s... Wed 28th January 2009, 1:43pm LaraLove
The Simple Wikipedia is about 50 times smaller th... Wed 28th January 2009, 2:05pm Giggy
I consider Simple to be comparable to New South W... Wed 28th January 2009, 2:20pm The Wales Hunter Against my better judgement I took a peek over the... Wed 28th January 2009, 2:28pm LaraLove
notice how many are banned from EN!
That... Wed 28th January 2009, 5:28pm The Wales Hunter
notice how many are banned from EN!
That... Wed 28th January 2009, 5:36pm Kato
[quote name='LaraLove' post='153511' date='Wed 28... Wed 28th January 2009, 5:37pm The Wales Hunter Yes. But the difference, as I see it, is that whil... Wed 28th January 2009, 5:57pm Somey The thing about the Simple English Wikiipedia is t... Thu 29th January 2009, 5:26am Milton Roe
The thing about the Simple English Wikiipedia is ... Thu 29th January 2009, 5:50am michael Simple is so ridiculously bureaucratic, I can... Thu 29th January 2009, 6:16am FürWissen2 To The Wales Hunter: I am not completely against c... Thu 29th January 2009, 8:03am Giggy
Sorry, but no. I will tell you by e-mail, if you... Thu 29th January 2009, 11:33am LaraLove
Simple is so ridiculously bureaucratic, I can... Thu 29th January 2009, 1:19pm Jaranda Simple has so many issues, I agree with this post ... Thu 29th January 2009, 3:37pm Sylar
Simple has so many issues, I agree with this post... Thu 29th January 2009, 11:24pm The Wales Hunter Anybody checked in over there lately?
Lots of adm... Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:07am Milton Roe
Anybody checked in over there lately?
Lots of ad... Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:13am GlassBeadGame
...and there is a discussion about whether to cre... Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:13am tarantino
Edit: By my count, they have 11 active admin, one... Tue 3rd February 2009, 4:30am Bottled_Spider There's [url=http://simple.wikipedia.org/w/ind... Tue 3rd February 2009, 8:52am Wikileaker
Anybody checked in over there lately?
Lots of ad... Tue 3rd February 2009, 4:54am The Wales Hunter Using Basic English on Simple English? Whatever ne... Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:16am Razorflame Sorry, but I do not crave power and I am not a ... Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:58am Bottled_Spider Sorry, but I do not crave power
Of course. Ten fai... Tue 3rd February 2009, 9:18am Alex
[quote name='Razorflame' post='154283' date='Tue ... Tue 3rd February 2009, 1:31pm The Wales Hunter
This whole thread is hilarious. Why all the whin... Tue 3rd February 2009, 1:44pm Bottled_Spider [quote name='Bottled_Spider' post='154309' date='T... Tue 3rd February 2009, 4:07pm Razorflame
[quote name='Razorflame' post='154283' date='Tue... Wed 4th February 2009, 1:13am Eva Destruction
I'm not really taking anything that is said h... Wed 4th February 2009, 1:44am Milton Roe
I'm not really taking anything that is said ... Wed 4th February 2009, 1:58am GlassBeadGame
I'd like a simple argument, please
No you wo... Wed 4th February 2009, 2:06am Milton Roe
I'd like a simple argument, please
No you w... Wed 4th February 2009, 3:17am CrazyGameOfPoker
[quote name='Eva Destruction' post='154473' date=... Wed 4th February 2009, 5:07am Milton Roe
[quote name='Eva Destruction' post='154473' date... Wed 4th February 2009, 9:18am michael
"Bottled Spider" - how about you go bac... Wed 4th February 2009, 6:07am Bottled_Spider Wow, Majorly...... You are one of the few supporte... Wed 4th February 2009, 9:38am LaraLove
Let's be honest, here. The slimy little shit ... Wed 4th February 2009, 2:49pm Bottled_Spider [quote name='Bottled_Spider' post='154511' date='W... Wed 4th February 2009, 6:09pm Somey This whole thread is hilarious. Why all the whinin... Wed 4th February 2009, 8:05am Alex
[quote name='Alex' post='154330' date='Tue 3rd Fe... Wed 4th February 2009, 4:04pm dogbiscuit
I joined this forum during the Essjay controversy... Wed 4th February 2009, 4:28pm Eva Destruction
The problem with Simple is that nobody understand... Wed 4th February 2009, 5:17pm Milton Roe
For example, as I write this your main page inclu... Wed 4th February 2009, 6:53pm Lar
PS: later edit. I've told the story before ab... Wed 4th February 2009, 10:26pm Milton Roe
[quote name='Milton Roe' post='154563' date='Wed ... Wed 4th February 2009, 10:35pm Milton Roe
The second quote about programs is just as pithy.... Wed 4th February 2009, 10:54pm Lar
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Majorly has been granted checkuser (after a one d... Wed 4th February 2009, 5:30am A Horse With No Name
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Do Checkusers have that privledge across projects... Wed 4th February 2009, 3:33pm GlassBeadGame
Do Checkusers have that privledge across project... Wed 4th February 2009, 3:35pm Wikileaker
[quote name='Sarcasticidealist' post='154537' dat... Wed 4th February 2009, 3:46pm The Wales Hunter
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Do Checkusers have that privledge across projects... Wed 4th February 2009, 4:00pm Eva Destruction
I love this website! Always good for a laugh.... Thu 5th February 2009, 4:05pm Wikileaker
I love this website! Always good for a laugh.... Thu 5th February 2009, 4:19pm Eva Destruction
[quote name='Kennedy' post='154654' date='Thu 5th... Thu 5th February 2009, 4:35pm LaraLove
The "A young brain is good for the Wiki... Thu 5th February 2009, 5:38pm dogbiscuit
I love this website! Always good for a laugh.... Thu 5th February 2009, 4:22pm Milton Roe
[quote name='Bottled_Spider' post='154690' date=... Thu 5th February 2009, 8:06pm Bottled_Spider [quote name='Milton Roe' post='154693' date='Thu 5... Fri 6th February 2009, 11:33am The Wales Hunter On the subject at hand, the worst aspect is the Si... Thu 5th February 2009, 7:34pm Kennedy
[quote name='Kennedy' post='154654' date='Thu 5t... Fri 6th February 2009, 9:00am Wikileaker Look, we know you're trying to help Wikipedia.... Fri 6th February 2009, 9:20am Kennedy
Look, we know you're trying to help Wikipedia... Fri 6th February 2009, 9:34am Giggy
its not as bad as it seems.
Examples?
Also a no... Fri 6th February 2009, 10:18am Moulton All the world's a stage.
[quote name='Kennedy... Fri 6th February 2009, 12:04pm JoseClutch
[b][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_The_Worl... Fri 6th February 2009, 1:23pm Bottled_Spider [quote name='Moulton' post='154809' date='Fri 6th ... Fri 6th February 2009, 3:02pm UseOnceAndDestroy I am trying to help Wikipedia,
You seem to assume... Fri 6th February 2009, 9:45am Eva Destruction
[blah blah blah I don't agree with you, sewik... Fri 6th February 2009, 7:52pm dogbiscuit
England. (The last in particular is a fiasco on s... Fri 6th February 2009, 8:01pm carbuncle
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[quote name='Eva Destruction' post='154897' date=... Fri 6th February 2009, 8:31pm Kennedy
[quote name='Kennedy' post='154796' date='Fri 6th... Fri 6th February 2009, 9:09pm Kennedy
[quote name='Kennedy' post='154799' date='Fri 6th... Fri 6th February 2009, 10:22am dogbiscuit Try this, I learnt it at school:
His, hers, yours... Fri 6th February 2009, 10:44am Milton Roe
Try this, I learnt it at school:
His, hers, your... Fri 6th February 2009, 4:29pm Eva Destruction I'm particularly taken by "After this , t... Fri 6th February 2009, 8:35pm Bottled_Spider Oh, and just noticed "James left the country ... Fri 6th February 2009, 9:13pm Razorflame You guys obviously have nothing better to do than ... Fri 6th February 2009, 10:09pm Sarcasticidealist You guys obviously have nothing better to do than ... Fri 6th February 2009, 10:15pm Eva Destruction
[quote name='Razorflame' post='154912' date='Fri ... Fri 6th February 2009, 10:36pm Bottled_Spider .... then you wouldn't have the time that you ... Sat 7th February 2009, 12:43am |
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