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*'''Oppose''' Absolutely meaningless--[[User:Jac16888|Jac16888]] ([[User talk:Jac16888|talk]]) 09:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' Absolutely meaningless--[[User:Jac16888|Jac16888]] ([[User talk:Jac16888|talk]]) 09:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
*'''Weak Support''' I hate that song (apparently Jac hasn't heard it) but nice idea. [[Special:Contributions/75.66.58.122|75.66.58.122]] ([[User talk:75.66.58.122|talk]]) 21:17, 30 April 2008 (UTC)


=== We are Wikipedia. Prepare to be Assimilated. ===
=== We are Wikipedia. Prepare to be Assimilated. ===

Revision as of 21:17, 30 April 2008


In review

Wikipedia:How to edit a page

Research done by Cambridge University. It's intersting.    Juthani1    01:18, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: moved to top of page; by the way, did you mean for it to point to "How to edit a page"? —T-borg (T | C) 01:25, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
seen that before, but don't really see the relevance, so oppose--Jac16888 (talk) 01:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

~AH1(TCU) 00:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→Good good edit, day day up.

~AH1(TCU) 00:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's your right to write "your right" right, right? You're right!

~AH1(TCU) 00:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]


→ Through the fire and the flames we carry on!

Listening to the song, I thought this would make a great motto. STORMTRACKER 94 Go Irish! 23:44, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support cool--Jac16888 (talk) 01:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose I like the idea, but I (and probably multiple others) have listened to that song one too many times. It's like getting carpal tunnel in both my arms again (if you get what I mean). 75.66.58.122 (talk) 21:14, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What goes around, comes around.

The motto simply says "what goes around, comes around," in other words with the links, "If you vandalize too much, you will be blocked" It may convince users to stop vandalizing, or they will face the consequences of being blocked. RyRy5 (talk) 23:45, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I think that's been a motto before....if it hasn't, then I Support. Joelster (talk) 00:18, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I checked, and I don't think it has been.--RyRy5 (talk) 00:30, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. It might be an EUI, one time there were like 8 different edits nominated at the same time, anybody remember? ~AH1(TCU) 00:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep.

Based on Robert Frost's poem, one of my personal favorites. I would have replaced WP:PROJECT with WP:TSQUAD, but I was afraid that would be too exclusive. bibliomaniac15 05:03, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support, I like it. —T-borg (T | C) 18:15, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Teenagers scare the living shit out of me...

Lyrics from the linked song. I was tempted to just link the word teenagers to admin and leave it at that (admins scare me to death would be the message). 75.66.58.122 (talk) 12:22, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

oppose gives the wrong idea about what admins are(by the way, i fixed the arrow)--Jac16888 (talk) 12:34, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Huge Oppose - Wrong. Joelster (talk) 22:04, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose, good idea but people will object.. sorry. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 19:19, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. May be offensive, sorry. ~AH1(TCU) 00:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All you need is a Sharpie to get high.

Now, I realize that it was proven that you can't actually get completely high from sniffing/snorting a Sharpie, but this is definitely better than saying All you need is a syringe full of heroine to get high. flaminglawyerc 12:04, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

oppose. no way, gives completely the wrong idea--Jac16888 (talk) 12:22, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Well known saying that I like. Would be appreciated if someone could find a link to FA improvers or something. Thanks. Me what do u want? Your Hancock Please 01:34, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose as it makes "deletionists" sound like bad people. —ScouterSig 15:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Is it in you?

I'm not sure if it's alreay been done, but worth a review anyways. The Chronic 23:13, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support. It's funny. —ScouterSig 15:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Good motto, hopefully hasn't been used before. ~AH1(TCU) 00:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender

From the famous Winston Churchill speech. I know it's a long one but that's about the smallest I could condense it to. I was wondering what a good link for 'surrender' would be. Joelster (talk) 22:31, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support - Great! (the length's just fine.) The Chronic 23:17, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose for length. It's good, but I think it's too long. —ScouterSig 15:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Being an idolizer of Churchill's speeches, how can I not? Very witty links Cheers! Cam (Chat) 05:35, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Hey: surrender could be a link to some page on Uncyclopedia. Even the main page would do. flaminglawyerc 04:55, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender

Edit 1. Added WP:WINF as a link to "never surrender". Joelster (talk) 22:14, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Everything worth doing is worth doing well

I added this before, but it's completely disappeared from this page and it isn't anywhere else in the project, even page histories. Does anyone know what mught have happened? If not, leave it and I'll start the procedure again. strdst_grl (call me Stardust) 11:49, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose, way too cliche--Jac16888 (talk) 16:59, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as long as it hasn't been done before. —ScouterSig 15:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A Editor's a Editor, no matter how small.

It is from Horton Hears a Who. I don't have any good links but i thought the principle was great. Æon 02:28, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • maybe support, perhaps links to "what adminship is not", the page about editing about as an Ip, and the one about being a regular editor--Jac16888 (talk) 09:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What about that i added a link? Æon 16:19, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support. Is there a way to get a second link in? —ScouterSig 15:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, but would prefer the inclusion of →. WODUP 22:59, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→Your Wiki is showing

~AH1(TCU) 17:30, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose Absolutely meaningless--Jac16888 (talk) 09:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Jac16888. Simply south (talk) 19:11, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support M3@N1NG L3$$ ?!?!? This would be a freaking awesome quote, because 1. anyone who edits wikipedia's personal life is pretty much meaningless (woot thats me), or 2. the content on wikipedia is meaningless. Reading that over, my comment sounds pretty stupid, but... oh well. Support. flaminglawyerc 04:59, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I like it; it seems fun to me. WODUP 23:00, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Edit, edit, to the limit, limit

~AH1(TCU) 17:30, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose Absolutely meaningless--Jac16888 (talk) 09:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Support I hate that song (apparently Jac hasn't heard it) but nice idea. 75.66.58.122 (talk) 21:17, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We are Wikipedia. Prepare to be Assimilated.

~AH1(TCU) 17:30, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose similar ones have been used far to many times, star trek quotes are too cliche--Jac16888 (talk) 09:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as duplicate, not as Star Trek. —ScouterSig 15:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Work it, make it, do it, makes us
Harder, better, faster, stronger.

Listened to "Stronger" on the radio for the nearly thousandth time (arrrg!) and thought up this. The Chronic 02:01, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose Why are you even listening to mainstream media? flaminglawyerc 11:18, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

The Chronic 00:26, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→You can't stop an avalanche as it races down the hill
You can try to stop the seasons, girl, but you know you never will

The first two lines of You Can't Stop the Beat from Hairspray. Strdst grl (talk) 13:47, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ I have a dream that you can edit!

It has probably been done before since it's from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech, but it's worth a shot. Mouse is back 03:59, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose as awkward looking/linking. —ScouterSig 15:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

France's official motto, having originated from the French Revolution. The links are changed to projectspace pages about some of Wikipedia's editing ideals. ♠TomasBat 21:28, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Madness? THIS IS WIKIPEDIA!!!

—T-borg (T | C) 20:47, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak Oppose - Seems to imply Wikipedia and everyone in it is mad. I wonder also whether it could be linked to Wikipedia:Wikiholic. Simply south (talk) 19:10, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Reminder to assume good faith, which too often can be overlooked. —ScouterSig 15:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • support nice. all i have to say is nice. flaminglawyerc 11:19, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Got milk?

I'm almost positive that this one has been done before but, nothing ventured nothing gained. Kimu 20:02, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is not what Wikipedia can do for you; it is what you can do for Wikipedia.

The orgin from this motto was, as you probably guessed, John Kennedy inagural speech. I hope this hasn't been used before; although it probably has been. Kimu 04:52, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ask not what Wikipedia can do for you; but what you can do for Wikipedia.

Edit 1. I listened to the speech and this was how he said it. Sorry for the mistake. Kimu 04:57, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose, links are rather uninspiring. That wikipeda link is really redundant. FusionMix 18:12, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - As much as the motto seems good, Wikipedia does as much to us (by giving us free content knowledge) as we do to Wikipedia (edit it). Sorry. The Chronic 01:48, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All roads lead to Rome

I sense this idea has been done before, so I apologise in advance if what I sense is true. ♠TomasBat 21:52, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support, don't know if its been done, but very clever. Why is the google link odd though? It might be better to change it to Search Engines--Jac16888 (talk) 22:07, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry, yes FYI (Frequently Used Idea). Simply south (talk) 01:31, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Here is the link. However, it was rejected so this could work. I am voting neutral. Simply south (talk) 20:21, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • Thanks for looking it up. And I must stay that it's a bit ironic that I voted oppose and now I'm re-nominating it :) ♠TomasBat 20:41, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All roads lead to Rome

Edit 1. Following suggestion from Jac16888 by changing link "roads" to Web search engine (Search Engines redirects there). ♠TomasBat 20:41, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support, still. This version is much better than the rejected one, it actually has meaning--Jac16888 (talk) 21:15, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Very funny, and so true.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

I just thought of this, and I think it's even better than my last nomination. I don't know if it's been used, although I couldn't find it. Juliancolton The storm still blows... 14:44, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You've gotta know when to hold 'em, and know when to fold 'em.

I'm pretty sure this hasn't already been used, and I really like it. Juliancolton The storm still blows... 02:25, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get.

Not sure if this has been done, but probably the best one I can think of. STORMTRACKER 94 Go Sox! 01:30, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak support, a little dull, but not bad. Fusionmix 15:31, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, too cliche, and doesn't really seem to mean anything--Jac16888 (talk) 13:03, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: It means that Wikipedia, like life, can have a bunch of strange things that you never thought would exist. To call from my personal experience here, who would have thought that a deletion debate on "Old Person Smell" would end in something other than "delete"? Hersfold (t/a/c) 02:00, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional support - Fix the link to Forrest Gump so that it doesn't redirect to a dab page. However, very good sentiment. Hersfold (t/a/c) 02:00, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Leave your soapbox in the speakers corner.

--KerotanLeave Me a Message Have a nice day :) 23:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I would support this if it said "in the speakers' corner" Thereen (talk) 01:27, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reopened, not enough discussion. MixItUp 22:58, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose. No big reason, I'm just not liking it. —ScouterSig 15:30, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When I write songs, The music comes first. Lyrics are second.

So I've heard many songwriters say this (eg. Julian Casablancas, Kurt Cobain), so I thought it would be good to say the "music" is citing sources and "lyrics" is the contents of the articles. So tell me what you think. Thanks! (SUDUSER)85 13:26, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support. I think this is great. We should cite before we worry about how it looks. —ScouterSig 15:46, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Do or die, you'll never make me...

I was listening to The Black Parade the other day, and suddenly this popped into my head. Originally, 'make me' was supposed to link to something about leaving WP permanently, but I could not find one aside from 'Right to leave', which really didn't get across the idea the way I wanted it to. If anybody has a better idea for a link besides WP:VAND, it's done so much. MixItUp 01:19, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose I don't like the final link. Not sure what else would be better, though. —ScouterSig 15:30, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Everything that is hard to attain is easily assailed by the generality of men.

From Ptolemy's first of the Tetrabiblos. From Wikiqoute. WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN round of applause 20:45, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Where amazing happens.

Based on the recently popularized NBA motto. The Chronic 02:47, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]


→ The best time to plant a tree was 8 years ago. The second best time is now.

Not found from Wikiquote but all I can remember that it is a chinese proverb. ~Iceshark7 (talk) 20:35, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment Kind of biting, isn't it? —ScouterSig 15:30, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Life is like a wiki; anyone can change it.

Uhm... not sure how I conceived of this one... --EinsteiNewton 19:36, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose. Good philosophy, but it doesn't have much to do with Wikipedia, other than the common knowledge that anyone* can edit. Basketball110 i'm not yik ginlyùn 04:05, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, sort of redundant. MixItUp 19:07, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]


→This is 10% luck, 20% skill,
15% concentrated power of will,
5% pleasure, 50% pain
and 100% reason to remember the name.

—T-borg (T | C) 13:49, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia: the quest for knowledge

Probably a little bland but worth a shot. (Maybe without the Wikipedia part?) Simply south (talk) 11:12, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support, 's not bland at all. :) —T-borg (T | C) 13:09, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose bit cheesy, and could do with some links.--Jac16888 (talk) 03:27, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Very weak support, yeah, but no. It doesn't really say much, but (don't get me wrong) it says something. Basketball110 i'm not yik ginlyùn 04:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Moderately weak support per above. Potential variation: "The quest for knowledge begins!" --UberScienceNerd Talk Contributions 23:08, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Works well, and works well without links. —ScouterSig 15:30, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia: the quest for knowledge begins!

Edit 1 per USN's suggestion. Simply south (talk) 19:13, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Everyone who isn't against you is for you

One of my loved quotes from the Good Book. I hope the links make sense. QAE 18:55, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support They work for me. Maybe make "Everyone" a link to WP:WELCOME? Hersfold (t/a/c) 05:32, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Who dares, wins

?--Jac16888 (talk) 00:26, 8 January 20*08 (UTC)

→ For a brighter take on your information

See Nightline. Basketball110 17:35, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment. This was originally going to be 'oppose', until I bothered to follow your handy little link there. While I do like it, I'm afraid that it may be too obscure for a lot of people to get unless the Nightline link was included, which would be impractical. MixItUp 19:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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