Article introductions, ~or~ just exactly how stupid are wikipedia admins Options

[TungstenCarbide]

What is so magical about the first sentence of articles that they must contain every spelling, pronunciation, translation, transliteration and etymology known? Why must it be there and no where else?

More specifically, why does everything in red have to be in the first sentance?

Kyrgyzstan (pronounced /ˈkɝːɡɪstæn/; KƏR-gis-tahn; Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан [qɯrʀɯzˈstɑn]; Russian: Киргизия [kirˈɡizija] or Киргизстан [ˈkirɡistan] or Кыргызстан [ˈkˠɨrɡˠɨzstan], variously transliterated, also Kirgizia or Kirghizia), officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a country in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, it is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. The ethnonym "Kyrgyz", after which the country is named, is thought to originally mean either "forty girls" or "forty tribes", presumably referring to the epic hero Manas who, as legend has it, unified forty tribes against the Mongols.[citation needed] According to popular interpretations, the 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan symbolizes the forty tribes of Manas.


See here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=269348830
there are even more hidious examples at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_tal...ages_in_opening and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_tal...ing_clusterfuck

I made some notes on my user page but it was spitefully deleted after I was banned. Is there an administrator without their head up their ass who can undelete my page? thanks.

This post has been edited by TungstenCarbide: Sat 14th March 2009, 3:57pm

[CharlotteWebb]

Kyrgyzstan (pronounced /ˈkɝːɡɪstæn/; KƏR-gis-tahn; Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан [qɯrʀɯzˈstɑn]; Russian: Киргизия [kirˈɡizija] or Киргизстан [ˈkirɡistan] or Кыргызстан [ˈkˠɨrɡˠɨzstan], variously transliterated, also Kirgizia or Kirghizia)

The weight of the latter names outside the [[Kyrgyz SSR]] page seems a little bit undue. Perhaps putting it in a footnote or an ==Exonyms for Kyrgyzstan== section would be the best compromise, or maybe a separate article—we have quite a few in [[Category:Country name etymology]].

...originally mean either "forty girls"...

Funny I thought the scripture said "seventy-two".

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is a plant in the family Fabaceae. It is commonly known as Maithray (Gujarati), Methi (Oriya, Bangla), Methi or Mithi (Hindi , Assamese, Nepali, Marathi मेथी, and Urdu ميتهي , from the Sanskrit मेथिका), Menthyada soppu (ಮೆಂತ್ಯ) (Kannada), Ventayam (வெந்தயம்) (Tamil), Menthulu(మెంతులు) (Telugu), Çemen (Turkish), Hilbeh (حلبة Arabic, חילבהHebrew), or ulluva (ഉലുവ Malayalam)، shambalîleh (شنبليله Persian). Fenugreek is used both as an herb (the leaves) and as a spice (the seed). It is cultivated worldwide as a semi-arid crop. It is frequently used in curry.

These definitely don't belong in the lead section, but that doesn't mean they don't belong somewhere. I don't know what else you may have said that was deleted, but the indefinite block seems harsh at first glance.

[TungstenCarbide]

I don't know what else you may have said that was deleted, but the indefinite block seems harsh at first glance.

I called Georgewilliamherbert a marshmallow stuffed lard ass and told him to stay the hell off my talk page. Something about that guy rubbed me the wrong way, like his mind was too empty to actually do any editing, so he just wanders around dredging people through the sewage of his lectures.

PS. there was nothing on my user page offensive - they just deleted it out of spite. Is there an admin around who can undelete it please?

This post has been edited by TungstenCarbide: Sat 14th March 2009, 5:38pm

[Noroton]

a marshmallow stuffed lard ass

I'd never heard of this particular perversion before, and I have to thank TungstenCarbide for stuffing my brain with visions of ... well, you know. Questions to which I'm not sure I want answers but for some reason (and let's not explore that) feel compelled to ask:

1. How does one actually stuff a lard ass with marshmallows?

(and if this has anything to do with it, really, I'd rather not know: http://www.marshmallowshooter.com/ )

2. Why would one do this thing?

3. Would a lard ass stuffed with marshmallows be considered a lardier lard ass than a lard ass not stuffed with marshmallows?

4. Would a regular ass stuffed with marshmallows thereby become a lard ass?

5. Is it more or less comfortable to sit when your ass is stuffed with marshmallows than when it isn't, whether or not it's lardy or relatively lard-free? I mean, having your colon filled up is generally uncomfortable, but they're marshmallows, so they should be pretty soft, right?

6. Do they say "lard arse" in the UK, or is that just too many "r"s for an "r"-challenged dialect to take on when dealing with emotionally startling rarified perversions? (Actually, I find 19,800 "lard arse" ghits, so I guess that answers the question.)

7. Are marshmallows that are used for stuffing right out of the bag or are they toasted?

8. Are there health risks involved in stuffing ones ass with marshmallows?

9. How many bags of marshmallows does it take before a lard ass is considered stuffed? Would that be any more or less than a regular ass?

10. Was this ever done at Guantanamo? If so, did it result in authorities recovering actual actionable information preventing a terrorist attack on our homeland?

11. Should diabetics be careful about stuffing marshmallows up their asses? If so, are there gluten-free alternative marshmallows safe for gluteus maximi?

12. Does the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man have a marshmallow-stuffed lard ass?

13. Does this work with Peeps? After all, it's about that time of year ...

[TungstenCarbide]

a marshmallow stuffed lard ass

I'd never heard of this particular perversion before, and I have to thank TungstenCarbide for stuffing my brain with visions of ... well, you know. Questions to which I'm not sure I want answers but for some reason (and let's not explore that) feel compelled to ask:

1. How does one actually stuff a lard ass with marshmallows?

(and if this has anything to do with it, really, I'd rather not know: http://www.marshmallowshooter.com/ )

2. Why would one do this thing?

3. Would a lard ass stuffed with marshmallows be considered a lardier lard ass than a lard ass not stuffed with marshmallows?

4. Would a regular ass stuffed with marshmallows thereby become a lard ass?

5. Is it more or less comfortable to sit when your ass is stuffed with marshmallows than when it isn't, whether or not it's lardy or relatively lard-free? I mean, having your colon filled up is generally uncomfortable, but they're marshmallows, so they should be pretty soft, right?

6. Do they say "lard arse" in the UK, or is that just too many "r"s for an "r"-challenged dialect to take on when dealing with emotionally startling rarified perversions? (Actually, I find 19,800 "lard arse" ghits, so I guess that answers the question.)

7. Are marshmallows that are used for stuffing right out of the bag or are they toasted?

8. Are there health risks involved in stuffing ones ass with marshmallows?

9. How many bags of marshmallows does it take before a lard ass is considered stuffed? Would that be any more or less than a regular ass?

10. Was this ever done at Guantanamo? If so, did it result in authorities recovering actual actionable information preventing a terrorist attack on our homeland?

11. Should diabetics be careful about stuffing marshmallows up their asses? If so, are there gluten-free alternative marshmallows safe for gluteus maximi?

12. Does the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man have a marshmallow-stuffed lard ass?

13. Does this work with Peeps? After all, it's about that time of year ...

Well, Noroton, I came here for a serious discussion, unlike you. But to clarify where my choice of words came from, and maybe 'choice' is the wrong word since they just kinda rolled without thought; the marshmallow I think reflects a general poofiness, touchy-feely quality and lack of substance in his post. And the lard-ass refers to the general lack of valuable work from this administrator, who appears to just sit around subjecting people to his blather.

Wikipedia obviously isn't the place for me, but for the love of god how hard is it to write clear and simple intros that draw a person into the article, instead headache inducing clusterfucks that chase them off?

[LessHorrid vanU]

a marshmallow stuffed lard ass

I'd never heard of this particular perversion before, and I have to thank TungstenCarbide for stuffing my brain with visions of ... well, you know. Questions to which I'm not sure I want answers but for some reason (and let's not explore that) feel compelled to ask:

1. How does one actually stuff a lard ass with marshmallows?

(and if this has anything to do with it, really, I'd rather not know: http://www.marshmallowshooter.com/ )

2. Why would one do this thing?

3. Would a lard ass stuffed with marshmallows be considered a lardier lard ass than a lard ass not stuffed with marshmallows?

4. Would a regular ass stuffed with marshmallows thereby become a lard ass?

5. Is it more or less comfortable to sit when your ass is stuffed with marshmallows than when it isn't, whether or not it's lardy or relatively lard-free? I mean, having your colon filled up is generally uncomfortable, but they're marshmallows, so they should be pretty soft, right?

6. Do they say "lard arse" in the UK, or is that just too many "r"s for an "r"-challenged dialect to take on when dealing with emotionally startling rarified perversions? (Actually, I find 19,800 "lard arse" ghits, so I guess that answers the question.)

7. Are marshmallows that are used for stuffing right out of the bag or are they toasted?

8. Are there health risks involved in stuffing ones ass with marshmallows?

9. How many bags of marshmallows does it take before a lard ass is considered stuffed? Would that be any more or less than a regular ass?

10. Was this ever done at Guantanamo? If so, did it result in authorities recovering actual actionable information preventing a terrorist attack on our homeland?

11. Should diabetics be careful about stuffing marshmallows up their asses? If so, are there gluten-free alternative marshmallows safe for gluteus maximi?

12. Does the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man have a marshmallow-stuffed lard ass?

13. Does this work with Peeps? After all, it's about that time of year ...

Well, Noroton, I came here for a serious discussion, unlike you. But to clarify where my choice of words came from, and maybe 'choice' is the wrong word since they just kinda rolled without thought; the marshmallow I think reflects a general poofiness, touchy-feely quality and lack of substance in his post. And the lard-ass refers to the general lack of valuable work from this administrator, who appears to just sit around subjecting people to his blather.

Wikipedia obviously isn't the place for me, but for the love of god how hard is it to write clear and simple intros that draw a person into the article, instead headache inducing clusterfucks that chase them off?

Ah, "poofiness"... An adjective by which homosexual orientation is given to mean being less worthy than heterosexual desires, that said poofs are to be despised and the label decreed to be offensive to those who are attracted to the opposite sex.

Thereby ensuring that I am not going to be bothered to spend any more time on it.