User talk:WikiWinters: Difference between revisions

Wikipedia is not all work and no play, and in fact play is a boon to work. You are just one of literally thousands of editors watching Talk:MOS, and (to be blunt) you're not one of those doing much of the editing or discussing, either. So let those who appreciate having the daily grind broken by a little fun have the benefit of that. If it doesn't amuse you, you don't have to laugh.

As a formality, such contributions are not, as you said in an edit summary, WP:VANDALISM. E Eng 14:37, 13 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@EEng: The problem wasn’t that the user who edited it was simply trying to lighten the mood with a humorous quote; rather, he originally included a copyrighted video which is not allowed on Wikipedia, and the quote was riddled with stylistic and grammatical errors. A more appropriate place for such a quote would be on the main page of MOS, not the talk page. WikiWinters (talk) 22:28, 13 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What are you talking about? (a) What some earlier post contained is irrelevant; (b) there are no "stylistic and grammatical errors"; (c) even if there were, it wouldn't matter -- it's a quotation; (d) WP_talk:MOS is the right location (not WP:MOS itself) because this is an inside-baseball reference to what goes on on the talk page, for the amusement of those who labor there.

Originally you said this was "blatant vandalism" [1], which shows you don't know what vandalism is, and now you're blathering about grammar and so on, so it would be appreciated if you could decide what your objection actually is -- preferably one that's applicable and coherent. Or you could just fucking let others who are doing the work have their fun -- see User:EEng#get_the_joke. I have very low tolerance for people who try to police others' commentary and interactions. (Paging Serial Number 54129.) E Eng 15:09, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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 As a formality, such contributions are not, as you said in an edit summary, [[WP:VANDALISM]]. [[User:EEng#s|<b style="color: red;">E</b>]][[User talk:EEng#s|<b style="color: blue;">Eng</b>]] 14:37, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 :{{ping|EEng#s}} The problem wasn’t that the user who edited it was simply trying to lighten the mood with a humorous quote; rather, he originally included a copyrighted video which is not allowed on Wikipedia, and the quote was riddled with stylistic and grammatical errors. A more appropriate place for such a quote would be on the main page of MOS, not the talk page. [[User:WikiWinters|WikiWinters]] ([[User talk:WikiWinters#top|talk]]) 22:28, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
+::What are you talking about? (a) What some earlier post contained is irrelevant; (b) there are no "stylistic and grammatical errors"; (c) even if there were, it wouldn't matter -- it's a quotation; (d) WP_talk:MOS is the right location (not WP:MOS itself) because this is an inside-baseball reference to what goes on on the talk page, for the amusement of those who labor there.
+::Originally you said this was "blatant vandalism" [https://en.wikipedia.org/?diff=prev&oldid=901450577], which shows you don't know what vandalism is, and now you're blathering about grammar and so on, so it would be appreciated if you could decide what your objection actually is -- preferably one that's applicable and coherent. Or you could just fucking let others who are doing the work have their fun -- see [[User:EEng#get_the_joke]]. I have very low tolerance for people who try to police others' commentary and interactions. (Paging {{U|Serial Number 54129}}.) [[User:EEng#s|<b style="color: red;">E</b>]][[User talk:EEng#s|<b style="color: blue;">Eng</b>]] 15:09, 14 June 2019 (UTC)