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Talk:2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Unknown Seeding in 3rd Round ?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.144.230.248 (talk) 20:21, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
¿¿ Aheyfromhome (talk) 07:57, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Early morning prank phone calls

... from Wikipedia talk:Contact us:

I have no idea if I reporting my problem at the right site....but this is concerning the early morning phone calls about Sandra Day O'Conner. This moring at 12:45 AM the first one came telling me about O'Conner, then if that wasn't enough the second call came at 1:45 AM I guess in case I fell asleep again, same message. Now, I am 80 years old, and phone calls at time of morning can never be good, as far as I am concerned, maybe it was a mistake on the recorder, i don't know, but whatever it was I certainly hope it does not happen again. thank you. <name redacted>, 10/25/10 Carson City, NV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.40.179.224 (talk) 19:35, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

It's not the right place. But I'll notify our retired supreme court justice call center. Thanks. --Bsherr (talk) 19:40, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

...see Sandra Day O'Connor

Picture

This article needs many! JimRaynor 15:12, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Settle down there James. --Lord Voldemort 13:17, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Don't get out of character. JimRaynor 16:50, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Keeping you under control is all part of my evil plan. --Lord Voldemort 19:06, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
You should have apparated a nuclear bomb into the ministry of magic and then set it off. JimRaynor 19:11, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Well the reason I didn't was because... well, I never... well, I should have gotten... well, well, shut up. That simply would not have been evil enough. --Lord Voldemort 19:43, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I'll help you out here LV. There are two reasons he couldn't have done this. First, wizards don't use Muggle technology. Therefore, a nuke is out from the start. Second, Hogwarts was described (in one of the books) as a non-apparation zone. If these can be set up, surely the Ministry of Magic has one (or at least now that they're openly at war with He Who Has a Silly Name.
*giggle!* --^pirate 16:19, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
yeah, but that's the thing, with a nuke you don't need to be inside. Hell, you don't even need to be close. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.108.149.251 (talk) 22:54, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

older comments (from Talk:Nashua, New Hampshire)

FYI: BAE is all-caps in BAE Systems. BAe with a small "e" was (is?) the acronym of British Aerospace, which created BAE Systems when it subsumed Marconi Electronics Systems.

It is correct in the article. (There was a lot of discussion about this somewhere a while back; I thought it was on this Talk page, but I guess not). - DavidWBrooks 12:12, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
Whoops ... I just responded to my own, undated comment from a year ago! - DavidWBrooks 12:13, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
That's a clear sign of something, but I'm not sure quite what. :-)
Atlant 22:02, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

m:Automatic edit war squashing#Drawbacks

by 81.56.72.4

"Reduces the opportunity for users of operating systems that spontaneously combust every now and then, people behind shaky Internet access or living in the Third World and therefore subject to frequent power outages to actually make nontrivial contributions."

Note:Click hyperlicks to find lol.

Disappeared? (from Talk:George Mallory)

He's listed in the "disappeared person" category, but his body has been found. He can hardly be said to have "disappeared."

Well, for 75 years it was true to say that he had disappeared. The fact that his body finally turned up in 1999 doesn't alter that. I don't think there's anything wrong with saying that a person had disappeared and was finally discovered after being missing for X years. JackofOz 03:48, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Maybe we need a "formerly disappeared" category? --Mr. Vernon 15:45, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Maybe we have different ideas about what the word "disappear" means. Scenario: I walk out my front door, having told my partner that I'm just going to buy the newspaper and will be back in 15 minutes. But after 5 hours I still haven't returned. He phones a few friends, drives down to the shop, calls the police .... After a week I still haven't returned, and there have been no sightings of me. I have disappeared. That's what disappear means. Then one day I turn up, with some sort of weird explanation about where I was. It's still true that I had disappeared for over a week. I didn't cease to have disappeared, and I didn't "formerly disappear". I did disappear, that's one event. Then, I turned up; that's a separate event. Mallory did disappear for 75 years, and the finding of his body doesn't retrospectively change that. JackofOz 02:02, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
That would greatly expand the number of people in that category... you'd have to add Agatha Christie, for instance. A brief glance at the others in the category indicates that it includes those who have vanished but the bodies have not been found. --Mr. Vernon 02:58, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
If the category needs expanding, so be it. Although, I think that most people who disappear do so forever, so the number of names of those who turned up again would not be large. (In fact I was going to mention the Agatha Christie case in my post above, but I got distracted while writing it.) Cheers. JackofOz 06:09, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
How about a "and found" subcategory? :) You're right though, the number of people who turn up later would be rare - I would suspect most would be crime victims or explorers of sorts (like Mallory, Earhart, etc.) In any case, let someone else solve this problem, that's what the editors are for. --Mr. Vernon 08:25, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

I rm'd the cat listing, following the apparent intent of the category, "missing, remains not found." Gwen Gale 22:49, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Fondant icing

The photo is too clever

It looks so much like a real sewing kit, that, well, where's the cake? I recommend replacement. ←BenB4 02:26, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

 Done ←BenB4 06:01, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

The spelling could get even better

I would like to suggest the alternate spelling "fondon". Not only is it sheerly brilliant, but it simply rolls off the keyboard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.197.129.249 (talk) 20:44, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

The alternate spelling is too clever

Indeed. It reads so much like a real spelling, that, well, where's the fake? I recommend implementation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.197.129.249 (talk) 20:44, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Talk:James K. Polk

Notability questionable

How is he notable? 11th President? Not first or tenth of 50th, but 11th? I don't think he's even on any bills. I move for deletion, or at least merge with other presidential articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.6.1.24 (talk) 06:49, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Queen Elizabeth II High School

Protection

Why is this page protected if it is a major stub and needs expanding? 217.28.3.143 (talk) 19:01, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

This page is semi-protected until July 23, 2012 because anonymous editors have been vandalizing it. If you wish to modify this page, you must create an account and reach autoconfirmed status (at least four days old and ten edits) before you can edit semi-protected pages. Otherwise you can make an edit request by placing {{edit protected}} and describing the change you wish to be made. benzband (talk) 19:14, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

I looked at the history and I can see that now, I didn't check before sorry. But yes protection was definitely the best option to stop the vandalism. 217.28.3.143 (talk) 19:17, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

I suspect these were students from the school, given the nature of the edits (, , etc). benzband (talk) 19:21, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Talk:2012 Summer Olympics

Suggested change to the section on Medals

The line "Each gold medal is made up of 92.5 percent silver and 1.34 percent gold, with the remainder copper." probably needs changed to "Each gold medal is made up of 92.5 percent gold and 1.34 percent silver, with the remainder copper." I could be wrong, but I assume that Gold medal contains mostly GOLD... 148.134.37.3 (talk) 20:59, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

A bit more research on these interwebs has revealed that the gold medals are only gold plated, thus my mis-informed comment above. I'd therefore suggest instead that the section be clarified to state that the gold metals are only gold plated silver. 148.134.37.3 (talk) 21:08, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
They are basically just plated in gold, according to the sources. Silver is cheaper, and cheaper is very, very good when you're talking about hundreds of medals. If they were 92% gold, LOCOG wouldn't have been able to afford George Lazenby, let alone Daniel Craig. I'll wait for others to chime in on whether or not the prose should be adjusted. Evanh2008 (talk|contribs) 21:11, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Not sure it's necessary to say they're plated, I understand the confusion though so if a credible source can be found to support it then I wouldn't argue its inclusion. H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 15:28, 2 August 2012 (UTC)


Talk:List of iCarly characters

Spencers Sexuality?

first off, why would something like this come to question in the first place in regards to a childrens television show, and second of all, having watched the show i have seen him with women various times. in the episode where carly takes an art class he makes out with the teacher. i think thats proof enough. i just wanna know why the article implies that he is not homosexual, but ASEXUAL. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.154.149.11 (talk) 19:47, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

Well, in the dance episode, he finds himself in a dress surrounded by cute boys and says, "I don't know what's going on... but I think I like it!" Then later in the episode where Neville steals their website, Carly asks Spencer what dress size he wears and he immediately responds with a 10. Both of these imply he's at least a crossdresser, if not a homosexual (the first reference). Also there have been a few, "iffy," remarks from him. Like, in the episode where the iCarly gang is taking care of chicks, and Spencer finds one in his shower, he says, "Good thing I found out [it was a chick and not soap] before I-" it's possible he was going to do something homosexual with it. And lastly, in the episode you already mentioned, when Carly's going to the art classes, when she first is going to ask Spencer for art lessons, she sits down and says, "Hey, can I ask you something?" and Spencer responds with, "You didn't go into my room did you?" nervously. This implies there's something in his room he doesn't want her to see, which is probably sexual, and could be homosexual. I do admit he's been with many females and there's no doubt he's attracted to them; but he is at least a crossdresser, and possibly bisexual. Definitely not asexual though.209.173.122.191 (talk) 23:32, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
first of all, the dancing thing was becasue it was the same thing carly dreamt when she was sitting there. and you dont always have control over what you do in a dream. the chick comment was probally meaning he was going to start scrubbing himself, which deffinatally wouldnt be good for a chick. the room comment, well i know numerous people who are territorial about there room(me amognst them) and its fairly common. plus he might have had somthing sexual in a non homo way which he still wouldnt want carly seeing. anyway, theres tons of times you see him dating, kissing, or making out with women. youve fund only 3 things that could point towards homosexualiy and only the last thing is somwhat realistic. 69.115.204.217 (talk) 21:59, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
I believe that Spencer is bisexual because of the dancing scene and the awards show with the swimsuit models. He still often makes out with girls and other things.Naomim10 (talk) 20:30, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
Ok, I'm a guy from iCarly wiki, and we're just reminding you people that iCarly is a comedy show! It's full of Innuendo: there was controversy regarding Freddie's apartment. So Spencer isn't Gay, he's Not Straight, he's fictional. He doesn't exist in real life. --Edward Rankin (talk) 23:54, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Description of WP:AN

Most of those seemed to be proposals about opening it to registered accounts which is much less restrictive than my idea. If it is technically possible to create the restriction I stated, I'd consider opening a discussion at WP:AN. Ryan Vesey 23:49, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Quite agree, they do. Thank you, Ryan, for your helpful advice, as ever. Having just taken a quick look over at WP:AN, I see that it seems to resemble a bizarre cross between an out-take episode of Upstairs Downstairs and the latest shouting match from EastEnders. I think I'd be happier locking myself in the cellar for a while longer, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:52, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Tusko

LSD

LSD links here for an Elephant suspected to have died of an LSD overdose in an experiment. But that Elephant is not listed ...

Why did anyone administer LSD to an elephant? -ErinHowarth (talk) 18:34, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
It was the 60s. --87.82.207.195 (talk) 12:16, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Larry Ellison

Pompous

From the article: " Louis Ellison was a pompous government employee who had made a small fortune in Chicago real estate, only to lose it during the Great Depression.[6]" That doesn't sound very NPOV.

I removed it. Perhaps (I get that impression) this is based on something Ellison said personally, then we can quote him (or write "Ellison describes...)if we wan´t it in. He´s not a WP:RS on whether his stepdad was pompous. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:26, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Frédéric Chopin

It seems a bit ridiculous that a guy with a French name and French nationality would be listed as "Polish" without qualificagtion. Personally I have no dog in this fight, but I do believe that you're trying to pull the wool over the reader's eyes by denying that someone called "Frédéric Chopin" is in any sense French. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.222.192.243 (talk) 23:54, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

That's resolvable: call him "Fryderyk", as he was baptized in Poland. As for the French surname, what are all those Americans doing with English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Indian, Chinese, Egyptian, Haitian, etc., names? Nihil novi (talk) 04:59, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
Except for the small detail that he wrote his own name in French, not Polish. But, if you so insist, change his name to "Fryderyk" then. And change his surname to "Szopen" while you're at it. And are you sure Wojciech Żywny wasn't Polish? You should look into that. Certainly Marie Curie was Polish...
Nihil novi, would you care to explain to me why you have edited three articles so that the Marie Curie, born in Poland but moved to France as a young age is listed as "French-Polish"; Wojciech Żywny, born in Czech but moved to Poland at a young age, is listed as "Czech-born Polish"; and Frédéric Chopin here is listed solely as "Polish"? 178.222.192.243 (talk) 19:52, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

User talk:2Awwsome

Speedy deletion nomination of Talk:UFO Moviez

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If you don't get why this is here, look at both the section heading and the name of the user posting.

User talk: Jimbo Wales

I wanted personally to let you know Jimbo, how gratifying it was to receive your kind note of support and encouragement. Coming as it did from someone all too familiar with just how taxing a campaign can be, it meant all the more to me.

I have taken the liberty of sharing your kind words with the other members of our fund-raising committee--the real movers and shakers in this enormous effort. Your words were visibly heartening to them. They, as much as I, deeply appreciate your endorsement and promise of future assistance.

Please accept my sincere thanks. I look forward to future collaboration. I look forward to meeting you again at the Wikimedia Annual Dinner next weekend. --Civivlaospei (talk) 20:09, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

I must confess to being somewhat confused.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 21:05, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
Me too. If there's a dinner. I want an invite. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:13, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 February 4#Spontaneous Hummingbird Combustion

I have heard it claimed that if a human's metabolic rate was somehow increased to match that of a hummingbird, the human would burst into flames. Is this true, and if so, how was it calculated? And for that matter, what prevents hummingbirds from spontaneously combusting if their metabolism is as high as this claim implies? 75.4.22.29 (talk) 15:19, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

What you've stated is a common misconception. Hummingbirds are bursting into flame all the time. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:20, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

[...] What do you mean? African or European Hummingbirds? It's a question of weight ratios. really all it means is that we'd have enough muscles and energy to flap hard enough to fly and use the air as coolant. Probably be very fast swimmers too. --DHeyward (talk) 18:32, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

DHeyward, the issue is that the hummingbirds don't combust when they carry a coconut together on a line. Nyttend (talk) 18:31, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
We had a cold snap the other night. The only birds that weren't flash-freezing in mid-flight were the local hummingbirds. New York One news was advising people who found sparrows and other songbirds frozen in mid-air to scoop them up with a fishing net, and microwave them on low for five minutes or so, depending on the make and wattage. μηδείς (talk) 18:44, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
"And as I fricaseed him, he gave out a yell: 'Oy! Willow! Titwillow! Willow!'" --Allan Sherman ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:53, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Talk:Sexuality in ancient Rome

This page is showing up on Special:Longpages. It currently has about 197 kB of readable prose, which is twice the 100K limit recommended by Wikipedia:Article size and according to that page would take about 2 hours for the typical person to actually read. Some details definitely need to be moved into subarticles.

I'm agnostic as to how this is done, but it seems like content is spread out among multiple sections and could be more easily moved or condensed if it were collected. I think the split between male and female sexuality is probably not helpful in this regard, and the article could be restructured along other lines. For example, I think we could collect all the law-related content and spin off "Sexuality and law in ancient Rome". All primary coverage of homosexuality and gender identity could be consolidated into a single shorter section, since we already have Homosexuality in ancient Rome. I think we could also spin off something like "Sexuality and art in ancient Rome", collecting content from several sections. For example, the long section "Breasts" has a lot of prose about artistic representations and cultural significance of breasts, which are not all that interesting to those that don't care about artsy things. -- Beland (talk) 20:49, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Habeo Belandum pro viro, quod viri celeriter finiunt, cum feminae numquam defatigant. --80.187.110.67 (talk) 16:40, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
@80.187.110.67: I'm sorry, you'll have to speak English. -- Beland (talk) 22:05, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
It was a mildly naughty joke in reference to your initial post and our article topic. "I hold Beland to be a man, as men finish quickly, while women never tire." Ah well...might still be enough for an entry over at Wikipedia:Talk page highlights. Though I was originally hoping for a reply of "Ridevi." ("LOL!") --80.187.110.67 (talk) 07:05, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Talk:Catmando

I enjoyed this article, but can you really call a cat a politician since he's unlikely to have any awareness at all of what his role entails? It raises some interesting (as well as potentially libelous, if comparisons with human politicians are made) questions. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meltingpot (talk • contribs) 11:46, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Meltingpot (talk) 11:59, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

We should not discriminate. A cat can be just as much as a politician as any other being. It would not be libellous to compare a politician to another, and this cat is a politician. Jorgesca (talk) 19:34, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Sorry but I disagree. A cat can't take an active part in the political process, which is what a being has to do in order to be a politician. The only thing he could do (and then not reliably) is walk through the doors to one or other of the "Yes" or "No" lobbies whan a vote is called. Even then he'd be uniquely susceptible to bribes (since all you'd have to do to get his vote is put a plate of fish in one of the lobbies). So no, I don't think a cat can realistically be called a politician.

BTW, there's no picture for him above the article. Has it been taken down now?

Meltingpot (talk) 11:52, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Talk:List of federal political sex scandals

Cleanup

I just finished going through this article and fixing some of the links and formatting. I only really made a dent in what needs to be done, so I also left a tag at the top of the page. I think the article should probably be split into two parts because of how long its bound to become. Maybe it should be turned into a table as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by *Kat* (talk • contribs) 17:30, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Relevancy?

As long as infidelity keeps making headlines and as long as people feel they have to resign because of one and as long as someone keeps making family values, or traditional values or total honesty a campaign issue, I quess someone will have to keep track of them and keep them in perspective. Remember, Bill Clinton came within 10 votes of being impeached over a blowjob. This list shows that many of his most ardent accusers were guilty of the same thing AND lying about it. That alone is enough reason for this article to exist. But you're absolutely right. We should have bigger issues to deal with than this. Richrakh (talk) 06:26, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Rickrakh, do you understand the difference between a blowjob and perjury? because if you don't i'm not sure you should be editing this article. 24.111.218.90 (talk) 00:11, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

And do you know the difference between stating an opinion and being a jackass? Because if you don't, you definately shouldn't be editing anything.Richrakh (talk) 04:20, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Franz Schubert

Nothing at all about his social life or sex life? Did he have kids? Was he gay?

Mysterious total absence of info about his personal life other than his early life and education. HandsomeMrToad (talk) 09:40, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard

!!!!!!!

I'm trying to make an article for Billie Eilish's intro "!!!!!!!" because it charted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 79 but says only administrators can edit. What can be done about this? DarklyShadows (talk)

The article Billie Eilish is semi-protected but I'm not sure if this is what you mean. Which article do you want to edit?--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 05:56, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
I assume it's !!!!!!!, which is covered by the title blacklist. I've redirected it to When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go. Have at it. -- zzuuzz (talk) 06:37, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Thanks, "!!!!!!!" is the opening track of the album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? "!!!!!!!", is a short intro in which Eilish slurps saliva from her Invisalign aligners and announces that "this is the album," before she and her brother descend into laughter. You learn something new every day.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 06:47, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
If I ever become a famous singer, I'm going to make a song titled "music'); DROP TABLE ALBUMS;--". creffett (talk) 13:37, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm going to call my album Special:UserLogout just to annoy every webdev in the world. ‑ Iridescent 14:26, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
I already created an album, and named it <!--, but no one can find it to listen to it. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:29, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Gives new meaning to a "hidden track" creffett (talk) 14:41, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
You all are a bunch of nerds. Natureium (talk) 14:47, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Creffett, Ah, little Bobby Tables. Guy (help!) 14:34, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
"Talking Seattle Grunge Blues" redux.— Diannaa (talk) 21:21, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Paper Mario: The Origami King

A couple of goodies picked up when having a "discussion" on PMTOK's genre. It is pretty big, I know. But cut me slack; the discussion was 70,000 bytes large, essays were sent back and forth. Here's a couple of direct quotes I found were goodies. – Le Panini

-A cut response when someone tried to join the discussion-

"You weren't even part of this discussion until the last couple of days! The consensus on this page was established LONG before you ever got here! Also, it's not my "personal opinion" when it's 100% FACT! Nintendo has misworded the games for years- that's a fact! The games are still RPGs- that's also a fact!"

-When asked about reliable sources and original research-

"I am strictly a facts-based person, meaning that I only ever go by information if it's 100% facts! That means that what I say CANNOT be considered "original research", because "original research" is NOT based on facts, whereas what I share is!"..."I don't spew lies and nonsense like the vast majority of so-called "gaming journalists" do- oh no! I only share the facts! There's a difference there- a HUGE one!"

"I am 100% fact based, which means that I acnnot BE wrong, as I only go by the honest facts! I do research into these things on my own- legitimate research mind you- NOT original research! Why you continue to refuse to accept that 99.9% of reviewers are entirely paid off to lie about these things is beyond me!"

-When evidence was suggested that the creator of the game (Kensuke Tanabe) calls the game action adventure-

"You're believing Kensuke Tanabe- a person whom I've already said cannot be taken seriously whatsoever! If you had done the proper research- like I have- you would know that Tanabe misunderstood...(a long paragraph why he's an idiot)

"I'm "dismissing" Tanabe because he's an idiot! He doesn't know a damn thing about RPGs in general, and neither do you!"..." I gave you factual proof that Tanabe is NOT to be trusted whatsoever, yet you continue to refuse to accept it out of the fact that your ego prevents you from accepting that you and the vast majority of other people are 100% wrong on everything regarding Paper Mario! The Paper Mario fanbase hates Tanabe and they know damn well that he is an incapable producer who should've moved on years ago."

-When asked to stop-

"Yeah- reverting my edits just because I'm right and you don't like that! Figures! It seems like you DON'T want Wikipedia to become a legitimately reliable source, because reverting the edits of the person who actually knows these things is just making you look even worse than you already are! How would you feel if I went onto every page you've ever edited and undid all of YOUR hard work? Huh? Of course, I'd never do such a thing, as I'm not a dick, but the question/point still remains! I'm sure you'd feel pretty pissed off, wouldn't you? Yep- I figured as much! For that reason, you shouldn't be reverting the edits of the expert in this department! Use your brain from now on, man! Come on now! Don't let your closed-mindedness/ego get in the way of accepting the truth! That wouldn't be good at all!"

-The result-

"Go archive it already. This whole debacle is just embarassing to read."

Talk:Great tit/Archive 1#Birds?

Why is this article about birds? Is this an elaborate joke? 24.62.5.69 (talk) 07:03, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

No joke, tits are birds. See Tit (bird). I think the the usage referring to breasts came from Teat. -- Ϫ 00:05, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
I used to work with boobies, and that never stopped being funny. Until they tried to peck, they have bills like steak knives. I still have scars from handling young boobies. Sabine's Sunbird talk 05:10, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
handling young boobies - the images that conjures up! 06:03, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Wikipe-tan/Archive 4#I am not a fan

I think this article was misleading in saying that I "recognized" Wikipe-tan. My removal of the sexualized version from commons was in no way an endorsement of the standard versions. I don't like Wikipe-tan and never have. I recognize that some people do, and I'm not particularly agitated about it, but my name should not be invoked in a way that might lead some to believe that I approve. Thanks!--Jimbo Wales (talk) 11:33, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Our new goal is to draw an anime Jimbo Wales and add it to his userpage. Shii (tock) 12:09, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
So... why not become a fan? --Sigmundur (talk) 12:23, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

"Our new goal is to draw an anime Jimbo Wales and add it to his userpage. Shii (tock) 12:09, 7 February 2011 (UTC)" Fascinating! Pandelver (talk) 20:58, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1081#User, and talkpage redirect to mainspace

I just realised that a three year old editor with more than 10k edits hard-redirected their userpage, and talkpage to two different articles in mainspace. I went through their few previous edits. It is not clearly visible if they were having issues on wikipedia, neither there were any signs of retirement. Is it possible that the account has been compromised? —usernamekiran (talk) (guestbook) 14:54, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

What is a three-year-old doing editing Wikipedia anyway? EEng 16:04, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
@EEng: I think what they meant was that they have been editing for 3 years, not that they're only 3 years old. ― Blaze The WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 16:30, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for clearing that up. EEng 16:36, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
@EEng: For future reference, it's quite unlikely that three-year-olds are editing Wikipedia in a way that involves proper redirect syntax (although, doubtless, some of them do possess the ability to read and even to type on a keyboard). Hopefully this is a helpful rule of thumb for the future, by which you might avoid instances of confusion such as this. jp×g 19:20, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
On reflection I think a three-year-old can't do redirects but probably can participate in AfDs. Another good job would be turning down protected-page edit requests, since on those all you have to do is say "Please get consensus first" over and over and over. EEng 20:35, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1102#Absolutely Certainly

Yes, I blocked Absolutely Certainly for a month but that does not mean that I believe that the Ark of the Covenant actually existed. I do not know one way or another, but I do know tendentious editing when I see it. Even the username is an indication of a dogmatic approach that may well be incompatible with a collabortative editing project. Time will tell. Cullen328 (talk) 01:25, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

I agree, that's why I came here. - FlightTime (open channel) 01:30, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
It definitely exists, I saw it in a documentary. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:34, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
As have I, featuring noted expert Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.! Dumuzid (talk) 01:40, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
Please, not the place for this discussion. - FlightTime (open channel) 01:46, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
You're right, it belongs in a museum. - Aoidh (talk) 02:12, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 134#Is the British tabloid newspaper "The Sun" a reliable source?

  • Absolutely not. If I had a choice between trusting a compulsive liar locked in a straitjacket in a padded cell scrawling his inane ramblings about how the lizard people secretly run the world through an extensive mind control programme on the wall of said cell with his own faeces and trusting what is written in The Sun, I'd flip a coin because they truly are about equivalent in reliability. It's about as far away from a reliable source as you can possibly get. It's a tabloid rag filled with sensationalistic bullshit and made-up nonsense. It has about as justifiable role in an encyclopedia as Jimmy Savile does in the dormitory of a girl's boarding school. —Tom Morris (talk) 18:44, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
I'll put you down for a "maybe." Zad68 18:49, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 170#Fringe, Anti-fringe, and Turning Wikipedia's Values Upside-down

There are minority views mentioned on Wikipedia that I believe are due, and it is frustrating to see other editors misuse policy to exclude their mention or diminish their importance. I perceive this to be a an important problem to fix. That said, there is a bigger problem: proponents of unambiguously fringe views are successfully promoting them all over the encyclopedia. I would strongly oppose any policy changes that help solve the first problem by weakening the tools needed to solve the second. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 15:35, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

That said, there is a bigger problem: proponents of unambiguously fringe views are successfully promoting them all over the encyclopedia. Is there really, Firefangledfeathers? I do humbly beg your pardon in pointing this out, but that sounds like a classic "bogeyman" type argument that has been used in the past over nonexistant/greatly exaggerated witches, communists, etc. I will grant you that that WAS once the case here, ~15 years ago; and there are still the junk/spam/promo articles that get published and not deleted, because nobody even sees them in the first place. But I wouldn't call that "successful" if no one even sees it. Nor would I call it a huge problem, just a very aggravating annoyance. But any mainstream, high traffic topic area nowadays, fringe material is just about never successfully added. 2600:1702:4960:1DE0:D54B:F70E:14CC:5F15 (talk) 02:06, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
I am both a greatly exaggerated witch and a greatly exaggerated communist, and if you persist in argument-by-comparison-to-historical-travesty I'll hex you and collectivize your capital. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 02:47, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

User talk:Ulises Heureaux#You are a hero

Someone had to call it like it is and you did. Thank you for exposing wikipedia for the fraud that it is. (Die Snack 2.0 (talk) 12:43, 27 July 2010 (UTC))

The hell?-169.139.219.254 (talk) 12:00, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

User talk:MjolnirPants#Indef block

So can we unblock Pants as "time served"? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 00:10, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

It's a self-requested block, not under a cloud. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:18, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia: where 33% of posts to talk pages are attempts at humor, 33% are reactions to those posts which take them seriously, and 33% are explanations that the first post was a joke. (The remaining 1% is someone telling someone else to "fuck off") --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:38, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
I took Ritchie seriously. Woops, and sorry! --Tryptofish (talk) 21:40, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Too late. Fuck off. --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:42, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Floq you. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:48, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
It was just a joke! --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:49, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date. You have shown interest in humor on Wikipedia, broadly construed. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 21:55, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Fuck you, too. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:57, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
I think he was joking... ––FormalDude talk 21:59, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Are you kidding me? --Tryptofish (talk) 22:06, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
As it's clear that all of your POVs are bleeding into your editing on the topic of what edits comprise Wikipedia, may I remind you that the birthday in the article on obscure celebrity is obviously incorrect, and the caste I am part of is most definitely considered brahmin.[1] Lastly, the article on obviously kooky conspiracy theory is full of lies, that's right I said LIES and I have a bitchute video to prove it. I demand you rectify this or I will refer you to the local prosecutor. Previously unsigned comment was posted by User:Some mobile IP you'll probably never see again. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:07, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Yes! Finally someone I agree with! Oh, and what's wrong with being a Nazi? (I put that last part in just for MPants.) --Tryptofish (talk) 23:23, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Woah let's not throw around the real n word like that! I'm actually a part of fringe white nationalist group that uses Roman symbols, but I ain't no socialist! ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:27, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

References

  1. ↑ a mirror of a 1998 geocities site

User talk:Drmies/Archive 27#The consistent sockpuppet of the Masturbation and Non-penetrative sex articles

Hey, I see that you protected the page User:Lost on belmont. Just letting you know that it's probably best to protect Talk:Masturbation and Talk:Non-penetrative sex as well, since that IP keeps coming back and Lost on belmont keeps requesting that each IP the user appears under be blocked. Not to mention...IPs don't stay blocked long unless they are proxies. 107.22.97.105 (talk) 23:54, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

  • Right. I am going to keep my eye on it. I want to hold off protecting those talk pages for a bit, but I did ask an expert about a range block. Thanks for letting me know. Drmies (talk) 00:49, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
    • I'd also keep an eye on Coitus interruptus and Onan as well. Those are his other two favorites. Lost on Belmont (talk) 02:33, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
      • Well, that's just great. We got spermophagia under control, now this. I wish these sperm slickers and handjobbers would get a blog, together. Drmies (talk) 02:53, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
        • (talk page stalker)This above remark deserves a barnstar by itself. ;) Calabe1992 02:59, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
          • Am I correct in reading that Drmies is going to watch masturbation and non-penetrave sex?--kelapstick(bainuu) 03:27, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
            • Kelapstick, if you look at my log, you'll see that my finger is on the block button. Watch it now. No, you are not correct--I'm watching Fiddler on the Roof, and everyone is fully dressed. "I am the man in the house! I am the head of the family!" Drmies (talk) 03:29, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

User:Oshwah/TalkPageArchives/2022-05#UTRS appeal #58740

Can you help this poor, lost soul? Best, --Deepfriedokra (talk) 15:51, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi Deepfriedokra! I apologize for the extreme delay responding to your request here. I've been... quite busy lately with work and... being an adult... You know, those... "fun" responsibilities that everyone's always talking about... ;-) I just checked the UTRS appeal, and it looks like it's since been denied. Again, I'm sorry for being so late to the party. However, if you run into any more UTRS appeals that you think could use my guidance in order to steer it toward a right and proper closure, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'll be more than happy to take the wheel and do what's needed in order to help. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:46, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
no porblem. we all have lies --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
LIVES. we have LIVES --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

User talk:Koyaanis Qatsi/ban

Let's ban KQ because he's stubborn and sometimes terse or even rude. Also, he makes a lot of mistakes when he edits after a night out drinking, and so occasionally spams Recent Changes correcting his own mistakes. We'll show him! Koyaanis Qatsi 04:24 29 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Careful, KQ, admit to drinking and you'll piss off the temperance movement! --Dante Alighieri 05:23 29 Jun 2003 (UTC)
"Long-time party activist Earl F. Dodge has run as the Prohibition Party's presidential nominee in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, and again in 2004. Dodge received just 208 votes in 2000 -- the party's worst electoral showing ever."
*smirk* Hephaestos
Isn't the temperance movement pissed already (not, of course, in the British sense)? I suppose next they turn green and smash poker games and pool halls?  ;-) Koyaanis Qatsi

I have an idea. Let's start a whole new wikipedia with all the banned good people. We'll do great I am sure. I have a couple of other names to suggest as well. Elk.

Wikipedia talk:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive 16#Indefinite c-ban for User:Sandbox for user warnings

User:Sandbox for user warnings has been an editor since 2008 and I can without a doubt say they're one of the most disruptive editors I have ever encountered. Merely looking at their talk page shows nearly 10,000 warnings for disruptive behaviour and not a single response from them to any of those warnings addressing the behaviour leading to them. I have never seen an editor stoop to this level of WP:IDHT before. They should know better, given they've been blocked several times before to the point they're a WP:UNBLOCKABLE.
I think it's time that we as a community finally say that we've had enough and ban this person for refusal to get the WP:POINT. Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply) 14:27, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Poll

  • Strong Neutral I don't really have much of an opinion on what I just said. Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply) 14:27, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Biographies of living persons/Archive 5#Users who don't want their biographies here

note: this entire thread was this heated.

Ahem. If a person does not want their bio printed at all, then whatever you do to it, and no matter how you mess with it, you cannot be acting with the highest standards of love and respect for the dignity of others. In that case, these standards ("verifiable" writing, and love) are simply incompatable, even if you wish otherwise. At best, you may simply be an enabler or co-violator, who acts to mitigate the invasion of privacy, by acting to decrease the outrage. But that doesn't count if you give your assent to the whole process. Giving a drink in a torture chamber doesn't make you a saint if you assent to torture chambers. Being kind to a person in prison doesn't count if you assent to the imprisonment of a person who doesn't deserve to be there at all. If you've got two burglars in a house arguing over whether or not to steal just cash, but not an antique ring which might cause the owner some extra anguish, and one burglar starts talking about "standards of love and respect for the dignity of others," then you know somebody is mightily confused. People who care about love and respect for others don't violate their houses AT ALL. Nada. They don't engage in legalistic niceties about what's kosher to steal and what isn't. I hope that's enough metaphors for the day and that the point comes across. SBHarris 20:17, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I think you mean it's more like HITLER - David Gerard 12:54, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, the point seems to come across -- we should forget about being an encyclopedia, since an encyclopedia is really, really similar to a torture chamber, and repurpose ourselves as a press release service, since "the highest standards of love and respect for the dignity of others" means saying whatever they want us to say (even if what they want us to say is something akin to "each and every one of my alleged victims is a publicity-seeking liar", which does not show much love and respect for said victims who are now being publicly accused of wrongdoing.) -- Antaeus Feldspar 15:41, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
This is indeed a fascinating exchange. On one side we see a person with a vision in which human diginity plays an important role (and that IMO, is the reason why may of us dedicate so many hours of our time, effort, and yes, love) and on the other side a person that views this project as a torture chamber, as if that was a 'good thing. I am very glad that the latter is not the modus operandi of this project, and that the vision of the founder is one that appreciates human dignity and respect, while maintaining the core of our mission to create a free source of human knowledge. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 17:24, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
That does sound like a fascinating exchange, Jossi. Can you tell me where on this page you'd find that exchange? I've looked all over for it, and I can't find a single exchange where anyone expresses the view you attribute to "the other side". Can you please tell me where I would find this fascinating exchange? -- Antaeus Feldspar 18:13, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Sorry Antaeus, but your logic, argumentation style, sarcasm, etc, escapes me completely. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 04:28, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
That's the understatement of the year, if you somehow read "we should forget about being an encyclopedia, since an encyclopedia is really, really similar to a torture chamber", with or without irony, as "on the other side a person ... views this project as a torture chamber, as if that was a good thing." I mean, really. Even if you manage to miss the irony, it doesn't come out as support for torture chambers or anything like them, and I surely would like to know how you came out with such a complete misreading. -- Antaeus Feldspar 01:55, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Incel/Archive 10#This is very degrading and demeaning towards straight white men

The rise in suicide of young men often straight and white is rising. And derogatory terms like this are used to put down young white men who cant get girlfriends or sex. The article never talks about the derogatory use of the word and how it basically says that men who cant get sex or girlfriends are basically bad and should be ashamed of themselves. Lefty feminists who are misandristic use terms like this to put down and belittle men and its just sickening and not on. 77.99.182.75 (talk) 20:59, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Are you just here to complain, or do you have suggestions for improvement, grounded in reliable sources? This is not a forum for discussion of the article topic, it's for discussing improvements to the article.
The population of men who don't get laid is vast, and the term "incel" covers a narrow segment of that. You've heard the joke about the difference between a priest and a man who's been married 10 years? The priest is celibate voluntarily. ~Anachronist (talk) 21:07, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Oh no, whatever will they do?! PRAXIDICAE🌈 21:07, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Not helping, Praxidicae; in fact, very nearly as WP:NOTHERE as the ip's own comments. If you're going to respond to such a rant at all, please keep the criticism on point to policy, as Anachronist and Zaathras have done, rather than engaging in a snarky colour commentary that accomplishes nothing but to potential inflame the discussion further. SnowRise let's rap 00:49, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
Could we see a citation that supports this assertion? Zaathras (talk) 22:55, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
IP 77-75, My fellow editors have already addressed the practical shortcomings with your post in terms of accomplishing any practical changes to the article: 1) you have not made clear suggestions based on reliable sources as to what specifically has changed, 2) you have not provided a cogent description (let alone also supported it with support) to support your implication in the section header that the article denigrates "straight white men", 3) your comments veer into polemic screed in places, completely uncoupled from any discussion taking place in reliable sources and apparently reflecting your belief that the term is first and foremost a slur by "lefty feminists" rather than a descriptive one embraced by discrete communities themselves, and otherwise used by social commentators and researchers, which is how the WP:WEIGHT of sources tells us to approach the topic.
And on a side note--and this is neither here nor there for any content purposes, but as a strictly educational matter--I thought you might like to know that, while it is true that suicide rates among white males have risen slightly in recent time (relative to other major demographic cross-referenced populations) this actually trends these values towards parity with most other demographics, rather than away from them. In other words, the rates of suicide in this class (as a relative value of overall suicide numbers) have raised very, very marginally to be a little bit closer to the (still significantly higher or much higher) rates in almost every other broad class of demographic population. Again, not terribly relevant to any determination I can see here, but still useful for perspective, since this detail seems to be of such concern to you. SnowRise let's rap 00:49, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Editors' pronouns

Mistergendering

I'm guessing the most common form of misgendering is (ironically enough) what might be called mistergendering i.e. assuming the person is male. Perhaps that can be recognized in the essay somehow. EEng 01:16, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

I do mention that, at the end of the second paragraph, and allude to it again at the start of § Why does it matter? Perhaps I'll make the second reference explicit rather than implicit, as one point I am trying to hit home here is that trans people didn't invent the concept of wanting to be called a specific pronoun. -- Tamzin (she/they) | o toki tawa mi. 01:58, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
Right, but you don't use the term mistergendering™ which I invented and demand you work in somehow. EEng 03:42, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Missing advice

[...]

Anachronist, if you are a cisgender male, you probably have little experience with being regularly misgendered on Wikipedia or more generally online. I cannot tell you how many times someone from a culture where the username "valereee" isn't a clear indicator of gender refers to me as he or even "sir" -- clearly trying to be ultra-respectful and polite in the customs of their own culture. They just assume everyone on wikipedia, and especially anyone who is an admin, is male. I usually try to let it go, but it does get a bit old even for me. I don't have the experience to be able to know what it would feel like if it were happening intentionally, but people who do have that experience tell me it is often deeply upsetting, and not just because it's rude but also because IRL it can signal actual physical danger. When someone reasonable who has more experience than I have in a situation tells me something about that situation, my default setting is to believe them. —valereee (talk) 17:48, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
So you're tired of being mistergendered. EEng 19:41, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
You are just determined to get that word into this essay. —valereee (talk) 19:48, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
You have to admit it's delish. How often do the gods of humor offer up such an opportunity? EEng 22:34, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
In case you need to do any more stipulating.
Stipulated. —valereee (talk) 23:11, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

m:Talk:Friends of gays should not be allowed to edit articles#TEST

Pardon me while I practice typing here using my gay friend's enormous penis.

Why the hell are you doing that?
Because I want to see if it will work.

Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 1161#Would anyone like to professionally create an article for the Kingdom of Heaven?

Hi. I would like to ask anyone at the Teahouse if they would like to create a professional page on Wikipedia that includes the facts, the details, the historical information, and the verifiable proof thats undeniable, that also includes subheadings, images, dates, and photos, and website link refernces for The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth including: helping the world to be informed about the house so that they may all come to know, and learn, to assist the LORD and his anointed Son and Bride, to make this professional page able to be searched on Wikipedia with its own page to add to Wikipedias content and help Wikipedia build a historical Encyclopedia to the truth of The Kingdom of Heaven. Please reply if you are interested in helping us to the Glory of God!

We also do not mind offering you creit for this assistance. Thank you Kindly. Beautiful The Kingdom of Heaven (talk) 17:23, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

No, this is an encyclopedia, not a repository for fiction. PRAXIDICAE🌈 17:25, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
@Beautiful The Kingdom of Heaven, welcome to the Teahouse. The purpose of Wikipedia is to summarize what reliable, independent, secondary sources have published about notable topics. Based on what you've tried to contribute so far, it does not appear that your mission is in line with Wikipedia's mission. Also, be aware that there are many dishonest people who offer to write Wikipedia articles in exchange for money, with the end result of your money disappearing and no article appearing - or appearing and being quickly deleted.
You will need to explain your relationship, if any, to user:TheKingdomofHeavenonEarth. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 17:32, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Now Firstly, could you let me know , Where is Wikipedia based in what nation and under what law?
and then ill answer youre question. Do you understand I have rights under the Consitution of the United States of America to the freedom of speech , the freedom to exercise these rights, and the freedom information, as to which this information is historical. The son of man is historical information in which you cannnot dispute under any article. You allowed the kingdom of heaven articles on other articles without any problems. What kind of encyclopedia is Wikipedia building when it refuses to let me under my amnedment rights under the consitution to speak freely? And can you please offer a link as to Wikipedias mission statement. you sir, have imposed or seemingly impose rudely, your opinions not based off of any history onto me, And by what authority or right do you have to ask personal information about my poersonal life? you have overstepped the bounds of my freedom, my rights, and violation should be onto your sight, i take it you hold youre own beliefs, and i do not ask your business. you called this "fiction" that is youre personal opinion infriging my rights as to which I broke no rule of law. And ahow come there are all these articles on what you call "fiction", even though our article has nothing to do with fiction but non fiction. By what authority do you think you have to impede, impose, invade, intrude, interrogate, like an inquisition to my personal life and relationships. Be advised you broke my amendment rights as to which I will fully use by my God given rights under the constitution to enforce by law any violation of my freedom, liberty, and rights under the constitution of the heavenly government which has full jurisdiction over the earth and every nation within it which falls in the territory of the heavens within the Kingdom of Heaven of the creator! You better believe it! becuase its not fiction and were not here to play games with those who are enemies against and who also commit treason against us. Beautiful The Kingdom of Heaven (talk) 17:55, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Your website and made up "kingdom" that you posted on your other account are not notable, and no there won't be an article. PRAXIDICAE🌈 17:56, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Please see WP:NOLEGALTHREATS. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 17:59, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
He's going to complain to sky daddy. We're all doomed. PRAXIDICAE🌈 18:02, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Now blocked. 97.126.103.107 (talk) 19:51, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
We have an article Kingdom of heaven (Gospel of Matthew), which does what an encyclopaedia article should do, and summarises what reliable sources say about the subject. But please see WP:NOT#Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion ColinFine (talk) 17:39, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
OK, a few declarations here
  • I am a believing, church-going Catholic (can't quite bring myself to say "good" Catholic), so of course, I believe in God, and in Heaven and Hell. Nevertheless
  • The original poster clearly has some issues and problems with perspective, but beyond wasting a bit of time for a few people, he's quite harmless (and now blocked, anyway). That said,
  • @User:Praxidicae, your attitude and comments are unnecessary and uncalled for, and quite frankly label you as rather like the Original Poster. You don't believe in God; that's your own choice/problem. But it's totally irrelevant to the question of whether any article is appropriate to Wikipedia or not. Uporządnicki (talk) 21:14, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
The OP is a blocked editor who is trying to spam his wannabe cult. I don't think someone who threatens editors with eternal damnation and "reporting to authorities" is high on the list of people that we need to pacify. But do go on. My belief or non-belief has nothing to do with anything. Unless, of course you think that this Kingdom of God on Earth, which is what they were trying to spam is anything but fiction. It literally features marvel superheroes. PRAXIDICAE🌈 21:16, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Frankly, the fact he invoked freedom of speech strikes me as incredibly suspect. If your most compelling argument in favour of your faith is that it is literally not illegal to express, that should be a massive red flag to any potential proselytes that something is wrong. That isn't an argument of spirituality in the slightest. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 21:51, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
If THOC isn't a sendup of Western religion-cum-hucksterism, I'll eat my keyboard.--Quisqualis (talk) 04:44, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
I learned some new words today... PRAXIDICAE🌈 10:00, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Having read all this, now my brain hurts. The most useful part was the mention that Beautiful is now indefinitely blocked. David notMD (talk) 22:17, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 1161#cake recipe

hello will you please be kind to help supply me with a delicious recipe for a vanilla cake recipe thank you -tim Tim W. Jacobson (talk) 23:22, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Ask at the Reference desks. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 23:23, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
@Tim W. Jacobson Welcome to the Teahouse. Better still, why not just use a search engine and do your own research? I use that technique for a lot of my cooking, and would never consider asking Wikipedian's for a recipe. Good luck and good cooking! Nick Moyes (talk) 01:23, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
@Tim W. Jacobson Hello, and welcome to the Teahouse! This is a place for new Wikipedia editors to ask questions about editing. Your question made me smile, but it does not fit here. I wish you good luck on your quest for a recipe, though!
Asparagusus (interaction) 13:34, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
I don't know, cake would go well with the tea around here! Polyamorph (talk) 16:14, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

@Tim W. Jacobson Wikipedia uses an encyclopaedic style and promotional language is not permitted, so we cannot recommend a 'delicious' recipe, unless the recipe has been described as 'delicious' by a reliable secondary sauce. We can only provide a neutral and well-balanced cake. In assessing the cake, our sauces must have depth, and be independent of the original recipe. In general, baking is discouraged as we're not allowed to synthesise our own cake. Also, when it comes to the consumption, you will probably find that Original Research is an attractive proposition, but it too, is not allowed in Wikipedia. We cannot have our cake and write about it. I would also recommend that you look for cake recipes elsewhere because our article Cake is written in American English, and is therefore eaten on the wrong side of the road. 149.155.219.44 (talk) 16:10, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the laugh @149.155.219.44! That's a really good one, I'm bookmarking that for future reference :D --LordPeterII (talk) 21:09, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
What a sweet post. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 04:28, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes, quite delicious. Lectonar (talk) 12:42, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
While that was hilarious to read, it requires some familiarity with Wikipedia to understand, but the Teahouse is the page for newbies. I am making it all small to give a visual indication that this should not be taken as a serious answer to the question asked. TigraanClick here for my talk page ("private" contact) 09:04, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Talk:Breitbart News/Archive 9#Requested edit

This article doesn't sit well with me. Someone please completely rewrite it to comply with my vague opinion based on sources which may or may not exist. I can't be bothered with the details, but I will be happy to talk to your supervisor. GMGtalk 21:56, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Facepalm Facepalm Die Nazi scum! --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 22:03, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Proto 2#Neutral

  1. Referring to yourself as a bumbling dolt doesn't exactly instill me with the confidence to hand you the mop. Self deprecation is unbecoming. ... aa:talk 02:19, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
    Self-deprecation is the most importent trait that an admin has. An admin who thinks he can do no wrong and is infalliable is NOT the person we want holding the mop. -Mask 03:34, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
    I agree. Referring to oneself as a bumbling dolt is actually a bit of a plus, in my view (as long as one isn't actually a bumbling dolt). Note that this isn't an open invitation for future RFA candidates to refer to themselves as bumbling dolts. --Deathphoenix ʕ 14:43, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Archive 263#3 RFAs in process

It is worth noting that we will have had more RfAs by the end of this week in 2022 than we did for the entirety of 2021. I don't know if it was the pandemic, but we really had nothing last year (less than one a month on average) Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 11:11, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Also I expect next year to experience another increase based on the editors who joined during COVID-19 quarantine or became active in that timeframe (like me) and have gained experience in the project. To clarify: I'm not saying I'll run just that there's a cohort of editors I've seen learn alongside me who I expect will be good candidates a year from now. — Ixtal ( T / C ) ⁂ Join WP:FINANCE! 11:19, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
As an editor that got active during the pandemic and that is finally developing some clue, I agree with this statement :) –Novem Linguae (talk) 11:24, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
Forget it. Since you've showed an interest in being an administrator, you're obviously unqualified ;) --Hammersoft (talk) 13:27, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes, you need at least two or more years of saying "no way" like me and Hammersoft did :-) Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 13:38, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
Too true. If you're not dragged to the altar kicking and screaming, you're obviously incompetent. Anybody stupid enough to become an admin is too stupid to be an admin. :) --Hammersoft (talk) 13:40, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Special:PermanentLink/88588548#SaturnYoshi

note: due to the dismantling of esperanza, this has to be a permalink.

Has anyone seen SaturnYoshi around lately? ||||||||||||||||||||D•a•r•k•n•e•s•s•L•o•r•d•i•a•n•••C••• 21:21, 1 November 2006 (UTC)||||||||||||||||||||

He edited The Ouija Code. Good for him! --Monkey 13!!! 22:32, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Why do you look for him? Do you miss him? Do you have a desire for him?--Ed Trick? or Treat? 03:54, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
That's creepy... Where is everyone?--SUIT42 03:56, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
No one cares when I go away, it's all like: return my DVD or I'll take legal action ect. Dfrg.msc 1 . 2 . 3 06:08, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
You're scaring me, Ed. I'm STRAIGHT, for the last time. D•a•r•k•n•e•s•s•L•o•r•d•i•a•n•••C••• 20:06, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
Why does this keep happening?! Dfrg.msc 1 . 2 . 3 23:18, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Awwwww... How sweet that I have friends who care. Sorry I haven't been on as much. I've been working with no days off for like two weeks now. I'll try to be on more, but my job is wearing me out. Oh, and Ed, stop thinking impure thoughts. Even if I am desireable... -SaturnYoshi THE VOICES 08:47, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Why does this keep happening?! Dfrg.msc 1 . 2 . 3 10:24, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Why does what keep happening? -SaturnYoshi THE VOICES 17:14, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
What? Dfrg.msc 1 . 2 . 3 04:33, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
Wha-za-wha?--SUIT42 04:37, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
You seem "confused", Defrag. It'll be okay... -SaturnYoshi THE VOICES 07:57, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
Wh-za-wha-za-whaaaaaaa!? This is getting weird...--SUIT42 02:39, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I am so cold and lonely. Culverin? Talk 06:52, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1104#Sauce5544 refusing to source new content

The user Sauce5544 is currently engaged in a spree of additions to articles related to Egyptian modern history. Unfortunately, all of the material is unsourced, and, despite exhortation, the user seems to have their ears closed to the need to actually source the content they are adding. They've technically continued passed four warnings for the unsourced additions, but their behaviour is not typically vandalistic in nature, so advanced vetting and reporting is not really appropriate - and yet, an editor with absolutely zero interest in sourcing content is more of a hinderance than a help to the project. Iskandar323 (talk) 17:09, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Blocked to try to get their attention, as this is a mobile editor. valereee (talk) 17:45, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
So what were saying here is that their content...is unsauced? *sunglasses* GeneralNotability (talk) 18:20, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
groan valereee (talk) 19:03, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

User talk:Praxidicae/Archive 28#Your signature

Your signature misrepresents you and is misleading. Signatures should contain your username. Please fix it. FAdesdae378 (talk · contribs) 19:31, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

No. PICKLEDICAE🥒 19:32, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
Please explain in more detail why your signature is valid. How many times have you changed your signature? FAdesdae378 (talk · contribs) 19:36, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
You're welcome to file a complaint at ANI then, and while you're at it, go warn every single editor here based on your interpretation of policy. Beyond that, I'm not going to continue this discussion with you. PICKLEDICAE🥒 19:39, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
@FAdesdae378: who appointed you the signature police ? Nick (talk) 19:41, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
@Nick I mean it's not like we just did this checks calendar in May 2021 at ANI. PICKLEDICAE🥒 19:44, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
I am not an administrator on Wikipedia. Please see Wikipedia:Signatures#Signature forgery. FAdesdae378 (talk · contribs) 19:46, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
It's not forgery, and you'd know that if you bothered to read what you just linked. But for clarity, please enlighten us all as to which part of signature forgery it is that you think I've violated, @FAdesdae378. PICKLEDICAE🥒 19:48, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
I have read carefully Wikipedia:Signatures. I understand that signatures are not required to display someone's username in its entirety. I hereby retract my complaint. FAdesdae378 (talk · contribs) 19:52, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
This still doesn't address your previous comment about signature forgery, @FAdesdae378. PICKLEDICAE🥒 19:54, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
@FAdesdae378: There's basically two outcomes right now and I think both are going to get you blocked. The first option is that you lack the necessary competence to be editing - obviously we can't have users going around accusing people of breaching guidelines and policies without reading or understanding those guidelines and policies, or you're deliberately trolling and being provocative. What game are you playing tonight, FAdesdae378 and how should I proceed, do you think. Maybe refer to the blocking policy in your answer (and hopefully you've read it, eh) Nick (talk) 20:04, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
I have read carefully Wikipedia:Blocking policy. I am here to improve the encyclopedia. I have the competence required to edit Wikipedia. I have retracted my complaints about signatures. I am neither trolling nor being provocative. I am not playing any games. It is just that I sometimes make mistakes. FAdesdae378 (talk · contribs) 20:17, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) It is common practice for a signature to resemble to some degree the username it represents (emphasis mine), per WP:CUSTOMSIG/P; 2021 RfC closure quote: there is a consensus that signatures are not required to display someone's username in its entirety, without changes. There is no requirement for a signature to be, or contain, an exact display of one's username; "Praxidicae" and "Pickledicae" absolutely do "to some degree" resemble one another. AddWittyNameHere 19:45, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
I can't think of a sig she's used that didn't have the suffix "dicae", which is what, half the syllables of her actual name? :-p Primefac (talk) 20:03, 24 August 2022 (UTC) (talk page stalker)
Yup. Same starting letter in this case, too, for additional resemblance bonus. :p AddWittyNameHere 02:48, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
  • In the old days, a bunch of people would have started a Pickle Cabal by now. --Picklebeam (talk) 20:10, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
    • There isn't? I thought we got together at our weekly game. PICKLEDICAE🥒 20:15, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
      • I don't know, Praxi. I think you're just causing trouble again. Drpickle. 20:19, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
        Well, I certainly wasn't nominated for my City's best troublemaker for my charm. PICKLEDICAE🥒 20:23, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
I have to assume that pickleball is the national sport of the pickle cabal. Be forewarned, however, your troublemaker status will extend to my neck of the woods if you try to play it here (Oh! the! humanity!). This is all a Very Big Deal around here. I pretty much live in The Shire. @Drmies: these are the issues you'd have to deal with if you ever make your way here. Is it worth the aggro?-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 16:17, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
  • Please page me if the pickle cabal is forming. I miss the cabal. An🐟re🥒 20:37, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
Is there room for more? --Dylpickle620 (he/him · talk · edits) 22:20, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
No. Farmer Pickle 2¢ 00:05, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Shame. Picklekingthree.00:40, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
I feel so left out. PickledNotability (brine) 00:45, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
@GeneralNotability: Nice. Now it seems like everyone's changing their signatures to have the word 'pickle' in it somewhere. Weeklyd3 (talk) 00:46, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
— TheresNoPickle (talk • she/her) 00:49, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
I have joined the bandwagon. Picklesandotherthings (talk) 01:00, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Is this where the cabalgang hangs out? —Thanks for the pickle! talk•contribs 01:08, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Yup! And don't worry, we have milk and cookies pickles for everyone! Pickleswipe (talk) 01:42, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
And a picklejar for your user page. Pickleswipe (talk) 01:52, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Pickleswipe, I don't know how to get that pickly box to display properly on my user page. Can you help? Drpickle 17:28, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia users, cucumbers, dill, water, white vinegar, kosher salt, spices, and a little bit of magic… — 3PPYB6 — HAS — BEEN PICKLED! — 02:31, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Don't forget the sugar! — 3PPYB6 — HAS — BEEN PICKLED! — 02:34, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
I turned myself into a pickle too. Funniest thing I've seen. Pickle Liliana (UwU) 02:44, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
No pickles (with the hamburger). And be sure it was made from real meat. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:52, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
YOU FORGOT THE PICKLES! — Pickled hawk 06:09, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
OK, it was funny to begin with but per WP:ADMINSAREHUMORLESSBUREAUCRATS, I'm going to start handing out WP:BLOCKs to editors who change their sigs to include "pickle" just so they can hang out here with the cool people. --Pickle58 talk 10:25, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
They'd be in a real pickle then... -- Pickled Frost talk 10:36, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Why am I now tempted to start editing the MediaWiki namespace to change every instance of the word "block" to "pickle"? The pickle button, the pickle log, etc. stpicklester (talk) 11:12, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
I'll prep a patch. Pickleddon Pickletalk 22:55, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Given that "pickle" is slang in the military for releasing a bomb from a plane (reference to the Norden bombsight's supposed ability to "drop a bomb in a pickle barrel"), I'm all for this. GeneralPickleability (what's your dill) 23:06, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
@Seddon and GeneralNotability: I would support that. I really want a mediawiki instance that is a clone of enwiki (or something like that) with this change and its logo being a pickle hehe. TheSandDoctor Talk 16:23, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
Stop icon
You have been pickle blocked from pickling for persistently encouraging pickle puns. This has been done to stop this silliness.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Pickle Brown\2¢
Seriously, Pickle Brown? What is your dill? GeneralNotability (talk) 13:54, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 The Pickle Barnstar

Hi Talk page highlights, you have been awarded the Pickle Barnstar for inspiring a revolution!

Picklezone (talk) 16:09, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

  • This discussion has given me so much joy. In honour of this event (and learning Ponyo is Canadian too!), you may get a custom signature for this occasion. ThePickleDoctor Talk 22:08, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
    Do pickle doctors rescue pickles from the abysses of the stomach? 🥒 EpicPickle (they/them | talk) 22:14, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
    Uhhh, I hope they would for me too? In any case they'd need long arms like Mr. Pickle. And maybe a ladder. Or three. No-one said it was easy being my vet. Pickled giraffe (brine at me · contribs) 23:38, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
    I want a pickle barnstar too! Oaktree b (talk) 00:55, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
    No pickles for you! PICKLEDICAE🥒 00:56, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Talk page highlights (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log) • SI)

Request reason:

I think unblocking PICKLEDICAE is the best coarse Stephanie921 (talk) 03:35, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Accept reason:

This user's unban request for eggalomania has been approved, as has their pickle puns, which have left me brining with joy StephanieBrine21 (talk) 03:35, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Hope this joke is okay. I thought it was fine since the nature makes it obvious I'm not an administrator but I'm sorry if it's not. I'll take it down if it is Stephanie921 (talk) 03:39, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
  • Someone please help, my signature has been pickled and I am unable to revert it. I was told to come here for help, so is this the right place to report vandal-like signature-pickling? ARandomPickle (talk • contribs) 14:45, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 18#Macintosh LC

Why was the Macintosh LC a significant product of technology in 1990? Please write up to 3000 words explaining your answer and submit your paper by 03/03/16 to Mr Turnbull's office. --Finderoomertæs (talk) 17:39, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Remember to provide references and sources. --Finderoomertæs (talk) 17:40, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
We can't tell if you're being facetious - but we will not do your homework. We will gladly volunteer our efforts to help you, though. Some of our reference desk researchers might even, you know, be good resources. Nimur (talk) 17:51, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
We have Macintosh LC, I think... --Stephan Schulz (talk) 22:44, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
I've finished and submitted the paper. The response I received from Turnbull's office was that they had no idea why I sent them a paper on the 1990's significance of the Macintosh LC but if I did it again Turnbull will ask Key to pull my pony tail. Not wanting that, I've deleted my paper. Nil Einne (talk) 18:05, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
I only read "I have a pony tail" - that's surprising new information! --Stephan Schulz (talk) 09:18, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
Our RD powers do enable us to identify the OP's Mr Turnbull - his office is number 3xxE. Not that we would reveal the value of "xx", of course. Tevildo (talk) 10:47, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-08-31/In focus

It's Userboxes, not "Userboxen", which is why the wikiproject is called WikiProject Userboxes, and the pages in WP space all use the word "userboxes". I will die on this hill. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 00:04, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

lol —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 00:20, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
Begun, the Clone Userboxen Wars has.</yoda> Sideswipe9th (talk) 01:24, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
I will join you. Goodness knows what madness lies further ahead, I shudder to think of possibly having to read about the heavyweight title match between two elite bexren. Two holdover exceptions and one poetic archaism are enough for me. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 03:15, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
Per User:Wugapodes#Wugapodes? What's that?, the correct plural is userboxapodes. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 18:32, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
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