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Motto criteria

Your motto should:

  • Reflect the community or purpose of Wikipedia.
  • Be short; it's a motto, not an essay.
  • Be funny or serious; but nevertheless, interesting.
  • Be powerful; it should provoke a reaction or draw attention, not just another "blah blah".

Your motto should not:

  • Be similar to another approved motto.
  • Be offensive or inflammatory.
  • Be too obscure (so no little-known Yoda quotes, please).
  • Contain redundant links (e.g. We want you! …to join Wikipedia., where the meaning is clear without the links).

Tip: avoid rarely used words that not everyone will understand. Remember, a lot of non-English speakers read Wikipedia.

Nomination procedure

To nominate a motto for review, simply add it at the top of the In review section using this format: 

=== Example motto ===
Origin of the motto and your comments. ~~~~
* First comment goes here. ~~~~
** Any replies get indented again. ~~~~

==== Edit 1 of Example motto ====
'''Edit 1'''. Reason for edit, what was changed, etc. ~~~~
  • Anyone can vote for approval. Simply vote Support or Oppose ('''Support''' or '''Oppose'''), and, if possible, leave a reason. Remember to always sign your posts on discussion pages.
  • Please note that this page uses the bulleted voting style, the same as on Featured picture candidates.
  • If you find a motto that is the same or similar to a previously nominated motto, please leave a comment on the new nomination that links to the old nomination, so that others will be able to compare the two.
  • If you have an idea that might improve a motto by rewording, changing the links, etc., create an edit under a nested heading (see the above example). Simple spelling mistakes or punctuation errors may be corrected without creating a new edit; just be sure to leave a comment explaining exactly what you have changed.
  • After 21 days, it’s decision time—the motto should be moved to the top of the Awaiting decision section. Anyone uninvolved in the discussion is welcome to judge the consensus to either accept, reject, or reopen a motto. See below for the procedure on how to do this.

Remember, new nominations for mottos go AT THE TOP of the In review section

Special nominations

This section is used to group holiday, anniversary, or otherwise special mottos that should be displayed on a specific day. Please keep in mind that Wikipedia is an international community, and that your event may not be celebrated in every part of the world. As such, it is very important that your motto remain neutral, so as to not offend anyone. Don't forget to specify the day your motto should appear on. But most of all, be creative! Try adding a motto about an event that not everyone knows about, or a motto that gives a common event an interesting twist.



→ "We will rebuild. We're going to come out of this stronger than before...The skyline will be made whole again."

There's no such thing as ghosts

For Halloween, October 31st. strdst_grl (call me Stardust) 11:34, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia opens two doors one door leads to the editors, and one side leads to the vandals you can choose which door to close

--Spittlespat (talk) 23:24, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Not a big fan of this one, though I suppose it would be allright if we added some punctuation in there and tweaked a word or two. We'd have to pipe the links, too. As in, "Wikipedia opens two doors; one door leads to the editors, and one door leads to the vandals. You can choose which door to close." Maybe something like that? Additionally, why is this one listed under the "special" nominations? Nutiketaiel (talk) 11:39, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia, where the information is as abundant as the digits in pi.

For pi day, March 14th. Since pi has an infinite number of digits, the amount of information on wikipedia is infinite? (I know this may have been done, but was it done on pi day? And the only exception to this not being universal that I can think of is in places where the date is not written month/day/year, so I'm not that sure on this one) Redian (Talk) 22:20, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/March 14, 2009 Hersfold (t/a/c) 16:11, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More information than delivered in a speech or found on the Galapagos.

February 12, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. I'm not sure if the part about the speech is exactly universal though. (I figure if I just keep trying I'll roll out a good one eventually.) Redian (Talk) 22:37, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

no Declined by consensus. Hersfold (t/a/c) 16:12, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're not gonna believe this!

Next April Fool's Day, why not have a real motto to match the real (but unbelievable) Main Page? Confusing Manifestation 22:50, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 1, 2009 by unanimous support. Hersfold (t/a/c) 16:13, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Be of good cheer, for the Edit is always here.

It seemed like an all-year Christmasy-type motto, with elements of funnyness and seriousness. I don't quite know if it is as good as I think it is, though. Laleena 00:22, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for December 25th, 2008. Simply south (talk) 15:50, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]


In review

Note: If you are adding nominations for specific dates, holidays or other special reasons please add to the Specials section and NOT HERE.
Also, please check the archives in case the motto has been submitted and subsequently approved before. If this is the case try to think up another motto instead. Please check Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations.
Otherwise feel free to add your suggestion, express your opinion on a nomination or create an edited version of a nomination by using these formats: 

===[[wlink to the author/work or nearest article, if exists|→]] [[WP:MOTD|Motto]] with words/phrases linked to the [[WP:PRJ|Wikipedia namespace]].===
Origin of the motto and your comments. ~~~~

*'''Support''' your reason... (optional). ~~~~
*'''Oppose''' your reason.... ~~~~
*'''Weak support'''/'''oppose''' your reason.... ~~~~
*''Comment''/''Note'': your comment/note.... ~~~~
*'''Speedy close''' your reason.... ~~~~

====[[wlink to the author/work or nearest article, if exists|→]] [[WP:EDIT|Edited]] [[WP:MOTD|motto]].====
'''Edit n''' reason for edit, what was changed, etc.. ~~~~

"If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

It's an African proverb that doesn't just have to mean travel. In Wikipedia, if you are removing a red link, that does not need any help (hopefully). But, if you are creating an article, then get some people on board. Pingy/Pongy 🍉 23:13, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."

Based on a quote from Walt Disney. Creating your first article can seem daunting at first, but overcoming that first hurdle is the first step for many of our editors in order for them to eventually become proficient contributors. Besides, we all dream of bringing an article to good status. --(Roundish ⋆t) 23:41, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Your legacy is all you will leave behind in this world. So why not leave behind a good one?"

Based on the thought that after you die you won't be able to leave behind anything in this world except for how people think of you. I think it's important to remember that our impressions on people is what will live on after us, so why not leave a good one? Our legacy is who we are after we leave this world. Natalius (talk) 10:01, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Believe you can and you are halfway there."

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt. In my opinion, this is representative of the 5th pillar (Wikipedia has no firm rules) because it encourages you to believe you can do something and do it. The 5th pillar also supports that. Many editors don't think they are capable of editing wikipedia. I was the same when I started. TigerScientist Chat > contribs 20:11, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

→ "Veni, vidi vikipedia. Erat in computum."

Based on the famous latin quote (Veni, vidi, vici — I came, I saw, I conquered). The variant means "I came, I saw wikipedia. It was on the computer.", which seems a fitting modern-day variant reflecting the omnipresence of Wikipedia on the world's screens. — WT79 (speak to me | editing patterns | what I been doing) 12:44, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

“The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.”

― Karl Marx, in the book: Eleven Theses on Feuerbach These words are also inscribed upon his grave, also just because he was a communist, it doesn't rid the quote of its universality. ExcutientTalk 06:28, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill"

-Wilbur Wright said this, pertaining to how everyone needs to know something to succeed. WolfKanin (talk) 18:59, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Support Gog the Mild (talk) 16:00, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Prairie Astronomer (talk) 21:55, 11 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Flori4nK t • c 10:54, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Faber est quisque Vicipaedia suae.

-'Each is the maker of their encyclopedia'. Adapted from a quote of Sallust in a speech to Caesar. JonsterMonster (talk) 05:06, 20 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support – nicely quirky. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:01, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support – nice adaption of quote. WT79 (speak to me | editing patterns | what I been doing) 13:00, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support – there was a time when motto of the day was almost dead User:Pedant (talk) 05:54, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard, be evil

Unknown. Landryoliver (talk) 02:36, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I love it! (I have tweaked it into sentence case.) Gog the Mild (talk) 16:03, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"We do have a lot in common. The same Earth, the same air, the same sky. Maybe if we started looking at what's the same instead of what's different... well, who knows?"

-Meowth says this in Pokemon: The First Movie. Definitely words to live by. WikiSquirrel42 (talk) 00:59, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If you can't create or help in an article, kick rocks!

This came into my mind when I was researching for my homework. I modified it to make it related to Wikipedia. Democratics (talk) 08:47, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If questionable questions are not questioned, questioning will occur.

User:Nikolaiho20:10, 7 February 2016

→ Luke, Join the Dark Side. It's Really Really Cool!

Made me laugh the first time I heard this. TF { Contribs } 15:06, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone know of any shortcuts for the wikipediaholism page? TF { Contribs } 15:08, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
WP:WHT Eman235/talk 21:57, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Luke, Join the Dark Side. It's Really Really Cool!

Edit 1: adds links TF { Contribs } 10:36, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Wiki is not the World.

By analogy with "the map is not the territory".

Almonaster (talk) 05:32, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Wikipedia, edit the world!

BlAcKhAt9(9 (talk) 18:25, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ • Wikipedia pro omnibus, omnes pro Wikipedia • derived from Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno

Since there was no reaction to: Has this motto been suggested before? this might be a better place to ask Lotje (talk) 15:35, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"i am manado, i was here from the beginning and now i will proclaim the end. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Okamialvis (talk • contribs) 19:04, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ • Just because something is funny, it doesn't mean that it it's not important.
• Just because something is important, it doesn't mean that it's not funny.
• One of the few things worth taking seriously is humor.

From Mick Goodrick's book The Advancing Guitarist, where he sets you up for some examples of "the effective use of space" in music, and presents you with a nearly blank page.

It's a useful reminder not to take yourself too seriously, and that humorous essays do have a use. Eman235/talk 14:08, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Yet I'll not shed her blood;
Nor soar that whiter skin of hers than snow,
And smooth as monumental alabaster.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Othello (1565), Act V, Scene II. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 15:34, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Kid — the next time I say, 'Let's go someplace like Bolivia', let's go someplace like Bolivia.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:27, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Thou who hast
The fatal gift of beauty.

Lord George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824), Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1818), Canto IV. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:02, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter the four million year old black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a total mystery.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:56, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ A rosebud set with little wilful thorns.
And sweet as English air could make her, she.

Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892), The Princess: Prologue (1847). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:34, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ They're not gonna catch us. We're on a mission from God.

The Blues Brothers (1978). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:17, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Her beauty hangs upon the cheek of night
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene V (1597). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:10, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ It's a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It's a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known.

A Tale of Two Cities (1935), based upon Charles Dickens' 1859 historical novel. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:07, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Old as I am, for ladies' love unfit,
The power of beauty I remember yet.

John Dryden (1631–1700), Fables, Ancient and Modern (1700), "Cymon and Iphigenia (From Boccace)". –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:38, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ — "I'm in love with you." — "Snap out of it!"

Moonstruck (1987). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:38, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), As You Like It, Act I, Scene III (1623). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:26, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, definitely like this one, despite my mild contempt for anything Shakespearean. Ghinga7 (talk) 18:28, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

→ Well, if you get a good break, you'll be out of Tehachapi in 20 years and you can come back to me then. I hope they don't hang you, precious, by that sweet neck... Yes, angel, I'm gonna send you over. The chances are you'll get off with life. That means if you're a good girl, you'll be out in 20 years. I'll be waiting for you. If they hang you, I'll always remember you.

The Maltese Falcon (1931). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:26, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ And she is fair, and fairer than that word.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), The Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene I (1623). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:20, 3 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ I'm such a fool, such an old fool. These are only tears of gratitude — an old maid's gratitude for the crumbs offered...You see, no one ever called me darling before.

Now, Voyager (1942). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:11, 3 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Is she not passing fair?

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene IV (1623). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:24, 26 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ I didn't recognize you. You should lay off those candy bars...You're a mess, honey.

Touch of Evil (1958). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:17, 26 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Non sum qualis eram
("I am not what I was")

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 BC), Carmina 4/1:3. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:11, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Never be it said
That Fate itself could awe the soul of Richard.
Hence, babbling dreams; you threaten here in vain;
Conscience, avaunt, Richard's himself again!
Hark! the shrill trumpet sounds. To horse! away!
My soul's in arms, and eager for the fray.

Colley Cibber (1671–1757), Shakespeare's Richard III (Altered), Act V, Scene III.

  • Oppose. Too much Shakespearean babble over a single link about edit warring. These are usually much shorter and are able to compact more informative useful links into a smaller structure. Huggums537 (talk) 21:35, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

→ No patty fingers, if you please. The proprieties at all times.

The Quiet Man (1952). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:57, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Non qui parum habet, set qui plus cupit, pauper est
("It is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is the pauper")

Seneca the Younger, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium, 2:6. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:27, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Non qui parum habet, set qui plus cupit, pauper est
("It is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is the pauper")

Edit 1 with a different set of links. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:27, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ We must have bloody noses and cracked crowns,
And pass them current too. God's me, my horse!

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Henry IV, Part 1 (1598), act 2, scene 3. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:07, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Frau Bleucher.

Young Frankenstein (1974). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:57, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Non possunt primi esse omnes omni in tempore
("Not everyone can occupy the first rank forever")

Decimus Laberius (c. 105 – 43 BC). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:30, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Fight, gentlemen of England! fight, bold yeomen!
Draw, archers, draw your arrows to the head!
Spur your proud horses hard, and ride in blood;
Amaze the welkin with your broken staves!

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Richard III, act V, scene VIII. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:16, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Did you ever reach a point in your life, where you say to yourself: 'This is the best I'm ever going to look, the best I'm ever going to feel, the best I'm ever going to do', and it ain't that great?

City Slickers (1991). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:58, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

→ Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.

Vanilla Sky (2001) DrkBlueXG (talk) 20:49, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]


"When the plumbing gets tough, the tough get plumbing!" -Salvador Drainato Long John Spaghetti, Meme Lord 02:13, 29 January 2019 (UTC) (Added by Long John Spaghetti) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Long John Spaghetti (talk • contribs)

"Live a life that you think someday you will be proud of. If you think you don't, have the courage to start all over again." -benjamin button — Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.121.187.253 (talk) 05:58, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"The day's young but I'm not." -Hey breej Hey breej (talk) 20:00, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"In a week, I will be donating $1,000,000 to a recipient determined by the word count of the Wikipedia article about this event. If it's even, the money goes to pro-choice activists. If it's odd, pro-life." -[XKCD 545] 'Ridge(Conversation|Fascination|Imagination) 22:32, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Closing procedure

Choose a nomination to close

Choose from mottos in the In review section that are older than 14 days. Obvious results can be closed sooner if things are getting cluttered.

Determine consensus, if any

  1. Decide if the motto should be approved, rejected, or reopened. Keep in mind:
    a) Nominations may be approved only if consensus favors support of the motto.
    b) Nominations may be reopened only once and only if: they have not received enough votes to gain supporting consensus, but promise to if given a second chance.
    c) All other nominations should be rejected, including those that have not reached consensus.
  2. Try to keep closings as uncontroversial as possible. If in doubt, reopen.
  3. Do not approve similar versions of the same motto. If the nomination contains edits, only approve the version with the most support. Reject the others.
    • The exception to this is if an edit is significantly different from the others, and has gained enough support to be approved on its own.

Display the result

Once the result of the discussion has been determined, add one of the following to the bottom of the discussion (without the bullet):

  1. To approve: add :{{Approved}} for [[Wikipedia:Motto of the day/MONTH DAY, YEAR]] (optional comment) ~~~~
    If you are not certain what the next open date is, leave the link out and add the motto to the Approved list for future scheduling.
  2. To reject: add :{{Thrown out}} (reason) ~~~~
  3. To reopen: add {{subst:relist}}

Then, move the entire discussion to the Decisions (old discussions) section. From there it should be archived after a period of time. If you chose to reopen the motto, move it to the top of the In review section.

Example

Here is an example of what a reopened, then approved, nomination would look like: 

=== Example motto ===
* Votes and comments. ~~~~

{{subst:relist}} ~~~~

* Additional votes and comments. ~~~~

:{{Approved}} for [[Wikipedia:Motto of the day/February 31, 2012]]. Enough additional votes have been added to form a consensus. ~~~~

Decisions (old discussions)

→Things aren't always what they seem.

~AH1(TCU) 14:22, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 19, 2008 (Enough support; achieved consensus) H2H (talk) 11:11, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ That's what you get, when you let your heart win.

iMatthew (talk) 01:47, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ That's what you get, when you let your heart win.

Edit 1 Approved as per WP:SNOW for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 18, 2008 &#0149;xytram&#0149;tkcsgy 10:06, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(Procedural note: Original motto Rejected) Hersfold (t/a/c) 01:48, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ I kissed a girl, and they liked it.

iMatthew (talk) 01:47, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Changed to "and they liked it." iMatthew (talk) 10:02, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Approved as per WP:SNOW for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 17, 2008 &#0149;xytram&#0149;tkcsgy 10:03, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No matter how big you become, never forget the little guy.

A motto on how you should never forget you were once new. LAAFan 22:40, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 16, 2008 &#0149;xytram&#0149;tkcsgy 09:57, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game Activity

The meaning of this is explained by its links. Sorry if this is redundant to a previous motto or otherwise problematic; I have not participated in Motto of the Day for some time. UberScienceNerd Talk Contributions 21:51, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 15, 2008 &#0149;xytram&#0149;tkcsgy 09:55, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Why So Serious?

A motto about Wikipedia humor. I got the line from the 2008 Batman film, "The Dark Knight". Artichoke-Boy (talk) 18:31, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 14, 2008 &#0149;xytram&#0149;tkcsgy 09:53, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is no such thing as a Civil War

I feel obligated to say that this was inspired by the book "Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp?" by Jon Agee. The book stated that the term CIVIL WAR was actually an oxymoron. The book doesn't have a Wikipedia article, though, so I couldn't arrow-link it. Artichoke-Boy (talk) 16:26, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 13, 2008 &#0149;xytram&#0149;tkcsgy 09:50, 10 September 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]

To be reopened - not enough discussion. Simply south (talk) 17:18, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:57, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support if not previously used.--88wolfmaster (talk) 21:29, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 12, 2008 &#0149;xytram&#0149;tkcsgy 09:43, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Hail Satanas We are the Black Legions

Sort of a reverse psychology one so we all behave to prove we aren't.:) Sticky Parkin 02:09, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rejected As this would come across the wrong way, it shouldn't be a Wikipedia Motto. iMatthew (talk) 19:57, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ With great power comes great responsibility.

I'm almost certain it's been done before, but I had a sudden epiphany after watching Spider-Man recently, and thought I'd give it a shot. --Mizu onna sango15/水女珊瑚15 05:29, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I like it, but it's a bit admin-specific. -- Escape Artist Swyer Talk to me The mess I've made 16:55, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
information Note: Was done on January 12, 2008. Does not necessarily prevent it from being used again, but historically it's never been done. Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:18, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:18, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Rejected Motto has been used before. iMatthew (talk) 19:45, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You deserve a break today...from Wikipedia

A slogan from McDonald's. -- K. Annoyomous24 GO LAKERS! Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. 06:41, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like you want someone to take a wikibreak and stop editing Wikipedia. Don't we want editors to edit Wikipedia? Thanks, RyRy (talk) 08:46, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Do you really want people to get addicted to Wikipedia? Also, it just says for "today". -- K. Annoyomous24 GO LAKERS! Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. 18:01, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
One editor can make a big difference to Wikipedia in one day. And since hundreds of users read the Motto of the Day, hundreds of users might leave Wikipedia for a day if this was to appear on Motto of the Day. That can be a big loss to Wikipedia. Do we really want that to happen? No, I don't think so, and I wouldn't want anything like this to happen at all. -- RyRy (talk) 03:51, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hersfold (t/a/c) 01:27, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose It's funny, but it does send the wrong message. Maybe it you reworded it so that Wikipedia WAS the break- from that individual's dreary work or whatever. Or maybe even a break from fast food? Nutiketaiel (talk) 11:58, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rejected It seems we have a consensus here saying that overall it is funny, but it send the wrong message. iMatthew (talk) 19:43, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Never pet a burning dog.

A good friend said it once, and I've been saying it ever since! Lazywolf (talk) 02:33, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rejected per WP:SNOW - sorry, mottos need to relate to Wikipedia in some way and this is highly inappropriate to begin with. I realize you are new here, but all the same, please consider what other people's reactions could be before you post something. Wikipedia is a high-traffic site and we get many visitors daily who may not know what we're about. Hersfold (t/a/c) 15:57, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Remember the Titans

I got this line from the name of a well-known sports movie, "Remember the Titans". This motto states that you should remember wikipedians for their contributions even if they have left us. It also derects you to the Deceased Wikipedians Memorial page. Artichoke-Boy (talk) 20:52, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How does this relate to Wikipedia? -- K. Annoyomous24 04:07, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Because the people listed at Deceased Wikipedians were Wikipedians...? Hersfold (t/a/c) 01:27, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 11, 2008 Hersfold (t/a/c) 23:56, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Many trolls live under bridges, but not everyone that lives under a bridge is a troll.

~AH1(TCU) 22:29, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 10, 2008 Hersfold (t/a/c) 23:54, 5 September 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]

To be reopened - not enough discussion. Simply south (talk) 17:18, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Support if not previously used.--88wolfmaster (talk) 21:28, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Makes it sound like blocks are punitive rather than preventive, which is what they are. Erik the Red 2 (AVE·CAESAR) 14:40, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

comment - Wow, I nominated this on April 20 and its still here! I have changed the link from WP:BLOCK --> WP:REVERT. Indeed, blocks are preventative, not intended to be used as punishment. Thanks, RyRy (talk) 03:31, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 9, 2008 - seems like it's coming across better with the new link. Hersfold (t/a/c) 23:50, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

POP! goes Perfection!

~AH1(TCU) 19:19, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 8, 2008 Hersfold (t/a/c) 23:44, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?

Paul, in Saudi (talk) 14:47, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?

Edit 1 Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 7, 2008. Hersfold (t/a/c) 23:34, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To be is to be perceived

~AH1(TCU) 01:42, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To be reopened - not enough discussion. Simply south (talk) 11:22, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 6, 2008 Hersfold (t/a/c) 23:30, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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