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Should the terms "wheelchair-bound" and "confined to a wheelchair" be deprecated for use in article prose? ᵹʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 12:43, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

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• No. This is instruction creep at best, and euphemistic at worst. "Wheelchair user" implies that the person in question actively wants to use the wheelchair (compare with "computer user", "forklift user"). If a disabled person cannot walk and must use a wheelchair, then that is what we should say. If somebody, for some reason, is using a wheelchair by choice, then this may be appropriate. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 16:37, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

  All wheelchair users are using a wheelchair by choice. Some may have limited other options to achieve mobility, but there are no wheelchair mandates currently in place. —valereee (talk) 17:34, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

  @Valereee: What about people who would prefer not to go anywhere in a wheelchair, but have no physical ability to assert their will in the matter, so some caretaker or family member puts them in one anyway and uses it to take them places against their will? It's an unpleasant reality, but is definitely a thing that happens. BD2412 T 05:24, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

  I believe the politically-correct term for that is "kidnapping". Levivich 05:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Change: "Far-right groups" to "Far-left groups". Nazism was a socialist theory. To use the term far-right is only a tool of the left wing to insult and slander conservatives and to change history and thus the future. RufusBlue (talk) 02:59, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. General Ization ^Talk 03:02, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

No, please don't, since such sources do not exist. I'm deleting this as non-sense. Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:03, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

@TheDragonFire300: Please don't close a thread on legal threats when there's been no discussion of whether anything needs to be done to the article. I've removed the content about alleged abuse per WP:BLPCRIME and WP:UNDUE. A lot of it was indeed sourced to tabloids, including red-tier RSP ones. (Lol1VNIO, please be more careful about what you restore. It included a WP:PAGESIX cite and a seriously negative claim about Cummings' ex-wife, sourced only to him.) Some of it can probably be restored, but best that be sorted out on talk. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 20:18, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

@Tamzin: I apologise. I usually stay away from threads like this but thought this was a one and done deal. (Still, it's better than waking up one morning and finding you've been blocked, as I dreamt of last night.) Regards, User:TheDragonFire300. (Contact me | Contributions). 00:26, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

@TheDragonFire300: I've had that one, and the one where I wake up desysopped, but the scariest Wikipedia dream I've ever had came when I was in the hospital recently, feverish and sleeping one hour out of every two. One night I awoke in a cold sweat, momentarily stuck in a reality where someone had casually tasked me with designing an edit filter to prevent caste-warring. The change in namespace balance from August to September is not a coincidence. /gen -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 00:51, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Considering the number of edit filter-related happy accidents we've had, that's not a dream I'd want to experience. The block rationale was quite weird too; somehow I'd been disruptive for a long time and even got some (sudden) warnings for it. Obviously if I were thinking straight I should've known. Regards, User:TheDragonFire300. (Contact me | Contributions). 02:11, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Smite with a +6 Sword of Crushing, and gain 400 experience points.--Doc^g 10:43, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Please make a saving throw vs. spam or take 3d6 typo damaeg. >Radiant< 11:07, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Damage by spam is countered when in possession of Manual of Style.--WaltCip 12:50, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, I wonder if the book is only truly effective against trolls or man-spiders when wielding the tools of the admin, or at least hopefully the periapt of etiquette of wiki : ) - jc37 10:48, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

(Per WP:AGF, I presume that all the attempts at humour here are all in good fun, and are no reflection upon the nominator.) - jc37 10:48, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

But of course. We're all gamer nerds, after all.--WaltCip 15:38, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

It's true. --SmokeyJoe 21:37, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Given that the bureaucrats have a split vote, how will the outcome be determined? WWGB (talk) 22:45, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

I believe at that point it's traditional to decide it via a game of chess against death. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:46, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

This gave me a really good laugh. Thank you, @ScottishFinnishRadish:! TheSandDoctor ^Talk 23:21, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

A little humor can go a long way in contentious situations. I'm glad I could give you a chuckle. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:28, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

@ScottishFinnishRadish

"decide it via a game of chess against death" ... Yes and since at least the 15th C.... oh and in Swedish, too, please. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 03:45, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

What split vote? Seven haven't even entered their declaration yet. Theoretically, the way all outcomes are decided; by working together and discussing to hopefully come to consensus, which often takes multiple iterations in any scenario. Not a vote is a page somewhere, right? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:51, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

We still have 6 'crats, beyond myself that still have to comment, so I'd say lets see where the cards land. That will likely create a consensus. -- Amanda (she/her) 22:54, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

And if not, I'm practicing my openings. Do you think death knows fool's mate? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:55, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

In the typical trope death either has chess skills equivalent to a grandmaster or cheats. Or both. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 23:25, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Well crap. Maybe I can challenge death to an animal husbandry contest. Certainly I have the advantage there. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:26, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

The reason Death likes to play chess is that it knows what I just wrote and wants to fight on its terms to give a only faux chance to the challenger. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 23:34, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

I watched a documentary once where he played battleship. I'm pretty sure it's an rs. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:39, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Sometimes the only winning move is to Melvin Death. Sideswipe9th (talk) 03:26, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

He has only one piece, it looks like a knight but is Death riding Binky. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested ∆transmissions∆ °co-ords° 23:27, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

... but even with only one piece it could still put up quite a fight. And, to transpose the analogy back to Wikipedia, a game requiring near-perfection to win is unideal because we would never have been here if the candidate were near-perfect. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 23:34, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Right now I'm banking on "barely acceptable." ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:38, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Presumably, if the vote was split, the outcome would be no consensus to promote, unless the closing crat found that some crat rationales had more weight in policy than the others.Jackattack1597 (talk) 23:37, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Escalate up the chain, and get a founder involved. Word up. In related news, it always amazes me how much energy is spent on these crat chat talk pages. Steel1943 (talk) 00:09, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

He's INVOLVED, we talked about wordle once. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:11, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Aww you cool like that. Probably have him saved in your favorites on your phone too. You da MVP. Steel1943 (talk) 00:13, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Nothing that fancy, it was on his talk page. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:14, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

I tried using "JIMBO" on Wordle once, but the bugger claimed it was an invalid word. NYTime's loss. Steel1943 (talk) 00:15, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

How long has it been since Jimbo was involved in the RfA process? Sideswipe9th (talk) 00:11, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Has Jimbo ever been involved in the RfA process? The last time he had anything to do with promoting an admin was probably when he used to just do it himself.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 14:37, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Literally yes, as he closed Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jasonr (reconfirmation). Other than that, sort of; the initial version of RFA, when it was created in 2003, said If there is general agreement that someone who requests adminship should be given it, then a developer will make it so. Jimbo Wales was what was then known as a developer at the time (the modern terminology for the role is "system administrator"), but there were several others and it appears Eloquence was the most active at the time. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 15:01, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Straight walk off, old school rules. 'crat walks, SFR duplicates then elaborates. Sideswipe9th (talk) 00:14, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

That's no good, I'm not an ambiturner. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:15, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

WHAT IS THIS???? A SCHOOL FOR ANTS!?!?!? Steel1943 (talk) 00:16, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Then your only other choice is a dance off. But I warn you, your opponent will be Kevin Bacon. Sideswipe9th (talk) 00:19, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

I am in a Probability Theory class.. and today was like the 3rd day of class. We were talking about Venn Diagrams, and I swear I heard the professor say

"Those are venn diagrams and I encourage you to use them when you think about sex"

So I'm sitting in class, trying to figure out how Venn Diagrams can be applied to sex before I come to the realization that he said "SETS", not sex. Oh well, so much for math being frightfully interesting.

where is Turkey Afhi86d3 b (talk) 00:18, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Possibly in the freezer, given the proximity to Thanksgiving. If you're on about the country, you can read the article here. In future please ask at the Ref desk, as the Teahouse is generally for questions about editing Wikipedia. Zindor (talk) 00:32, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

If your buying turkey for Thanksgiving, here's a pro tip! Wait until after thanksgiving to buy it, and then it'll be on sale. Le Panini (^{Talk to}_me?) 02:48, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

If you are buying your turkey in Turkey, you should research the applicable regulations on importation of agricultural products, as well as any quarantine rules, (unless you are planning to feast in Turkey). Robert McClenon (talk) 04:34, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

But don't eat Turkey Tayac, the herb doctor. He's a human, and also dead, so it wont be yummy. Moral of our story, eat turkey, in Turkey if you want to. Don't eat turkey, however. And know the economy of turkey before you eat the turkey in Turkey. I like turkey. Le Panini (^{Talk to}_me?) 12:48, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

I try to skip the turkey, and go for extra stuffing, then take the fast route to pie.Coryphantha Talk 00:31, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

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Did you delete a message from the Teahouse? 100.11.127.115 (talk) 14:47, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

No, I certainly did not. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 14:50, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

OK, I will check. 100.11.127.115 (talk) 14:53, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

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It must be Bizarro Day on Wikipedia. I'm always the last to hear about these things. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 15:26, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

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Hi, you got new message(s) from the Wikipedia talk:User account security. 100.11.127.115 (talk) 18:39, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Oh, a sock. Never woulda guessed. 97.126.96.239 (talk) 19:19, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Hy, my needs this lead for their business purposes. I have a block of lead I need to to turn until TEL. Please post instructions or email me. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.174.124.110 (talk) 05:18, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

See the note at the top of this page "The Wikipedia help desk is a place where you can ask questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia". We have a Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science, which would be more suited to this sort of question, but from a brief look at one of the sources cited in our Tetraethyllead article, it doesn't look like the sort of process someone with 'a block of lead' and no apparent knowledge of chemistry should be attempting. Where are you proposing to get lead-sodium alloy from? Or ethyl bromide? Or pyridine? Do you own a temperature-controlled reaction vessel and reflux condenser? And do you have the necessary protective equipment to carry out the process without poisoning yourself? And what sort of 'business' requires the synthesis of the substance anyway? The only approved use for the substance is in aviation fuel, and for obvious reasons that isn't the type of business carried out by amateurs. AndyTheGrump (talk) 05:51, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Sheesh. My father-in-law mentioned to me that tetraethyl lead is one of the most toxic substances around. @AndyTheGrump, you gave a fascinating answer. Maybe the OP thinks he can increase the value of his block of lead... but not until he or she gets the reaction vessel and the reflux condenser (and maybe a flux capacitor too).

I am curious if there's a missing word in "my needs this lead". My friend, my business partner, my cellmate? The mind wobbles. David10244 (talk) 10:39, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

I would have gone with 'local dodgy gasoline distributor'. Apparently, despite the ban, there are still people who want to use the stuff. Unwise, even ignoring its environmental/toxic effects, since it ruins the catalytic converters found in modern vehicles. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:02, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Ah, good point. I think some old American muscle cars really prefer leaded fuel. David10244 (talk) 07:05, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

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Support acronyms and initialisms. 98.246.75.122 (talk) 05:35, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Support... What? There's no proposal here. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:40, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Support supporting when there is no proposal. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 20:55, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

 Oppose supporting supporting in general, although I  Support opposing supporting. — Qwerfjkltalk 21:00, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

It would be useful to have the IPA for 'Tits'. I'm guessing it's /ti/. Can you confirm this?

The name is Flemish. Yes, it's pronounced /ti/ despite the fact that several English and American mathematicians pronounce it 'teets'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.35.26.201 (talk) 12:23, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

No, in English it's like 'teets'; it's Flemish. Charles Matthews 06:09, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. Buster79 11:10, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't think Tits is Flemish, nor is his name Flemish?Evilbu 18:22, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

I am Flemish myself and must admit that I really don't know how one should pronouce this name (If you do it pruerly phonetically, it would sound exactly like you-know-which-parts of the female anatomy. But this is only if the name is indeed Flemish ...). I am actually surprised he is even Belgian. By the way, why does the bottom of the page say he is a French mathematician? (Wolfgang Alexander Moens) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.130.16.93 (talk) 15:03, 7 May 2007 (UTC).

He actually is French (since 1974), though he was born Belgian. Se his biography at the Abel prize site (link at the bottom of the main page). I added a comment to this effect, though probably not in the best place. Someone should rework and expand on this biography; I don't feel quite qualified for that kind of work myself. Hanche (talk) 15:17, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Belgium does not grant double nationalities. Tits became French in order to be professor at Collège de France (now, French citizenship is no more mandatory but it was then) and lost (some years later, when Belgian administration became aware of his new citizenship) his native citizenship. He deserves without a doubt both "French mathematician" and "Belgian mathematician" taggings, but strictly speaking is he no more Belgian. In French, his name is pronounced /tits/. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.77.141.2 (talk) 07:09, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

i like his last name.

It seems that every mathematician has a different way to say his last name. I spoke w/a professor at my university who has co-authored a couple of books with him, and he always pronounces his last name like the female part. I asked him if he was sure that that was correct (since I've heard it so often pronounced the other way) and he said no. I asked him how he could not know for sure, and he says that he always calls him "Jaques" ... well, I guess that works too. But, as long as he pronounces his last name that way I guess I will as well :). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.216.71.137 (talk) 06:44, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

This man could cure cancer, and all he will be remembered for is his name is Jacques Boobies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.150.54 (talk) 06:16, 2 March 2019 (UTC)

• Of course, if it was breast cancer he'd cured that would be quite apt. EEng 00:17, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm thinking of adopting this one as my new signature, tell me what you think:

15:21, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

First class. Well done. -Roxy the dog 15:56, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Well, it certainly has a gradient. Certes (talk) 16:29, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

That slope is divine, isn't it. Izno (talk) 18:02, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

It's fine, except for the part with blue text on a golden background; I would definitely lose that part. ;-) MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:36, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Strong oppose, but only because the reply tool doesn't work with it. Fix that and you're good. — MusikAnimal ^talk 20:25, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

@Mandarax and MusikAnimal: Thanks, I will take your comments into consideration. BD2412 T 16:07, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

I opened a discussion on the reply button gadget's creator talkpage regarding the reply button issue. Qwerty284651 (talk) 08:53, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

No. It uses a table, and tables are block elements, and I'm pretty sure that block elements are forbidden in sigs. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 19:48, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

It was a joke. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 20:04, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Woosh! Izno (talk) 20:16, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Also, tables are flat, not gradients. SpinningSpark 18:05, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

@BD2412:, I would keep the golden bg with the red text, because it has the best text to background color contrast of the 5 versions. I would make the text color in the last version for both '2' and 2nd '!' from black to white to increase visibility and also meet WCAG standards, if not AAA, then at least AA level. Or brighten up the bg color so it's more discernible. Qwerty284651 (talk) 07:29, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

@BD2412: Did you actually manage to save that as a preference, or did you just manually add it here, inserting the timestamp as ~~~~~? If the former, I think it’s a bug that the software allowed you to do so. (By the way, the reply tool is not the only issue with this signature – it also hides text above and below, which should be forbidden.) —Tacsipacsi (talk) 12:04, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

@Tacsipacsi: I have not saved this as a preference, as it is not nearly ostentatious enough to suit my tastes. BD2412 T 14:23, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

@Tacsipacsi, it could easily be used as a signature by creating it in a user subpage, then substituting that subpage. — Qwerfjkltalk 19:56, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Aside from the fact that it was a joke, transcluding templates in a signature should not be done to circumvent restrictions. In particular, limitations imposed by the MediaWiki software configuration should not be worked around, as various tools rely on those limitations being respected in order to recognize signatures. isaacl (talk) 22:57, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

[editor's note: the page is a user essay on not using adjectives in !votes.]

Oh but Devvv, it's funnnn. Like, I'm keeping so hard, my eyes are bleeding. How can you want to take that away from the children? We only get to be bright eyed Wikipedians once, before the cynicism sets in and rots through our carpal tunnel. — coelacan talk — 21:03, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

OMG I REALLY REALLY REALLY AGREE WITH THIS IT'S SO ANNOYING ISN'T IT? YEAH HAVE A GOOD DAY Majorly _{(o rly?)} 14:43, 10 March 2007 (UTC)c

[note: i'm assuming the dog photo being discussed here is from this section of the article]

This may sound stupid, but is there a way to crop the dog photo? The lady stretching the dogs skin looks happy, and even though I don't know the circumstances in which the picture was taken, it makes me sick. I cannot think of anyone being happy with someone (pet or person) having this awful disease. BluJay (talk) 02:27, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Hi, I have CEDS and I’m happy much of the time.2601:600:C580:9080:D4A5:83BD:D1F5:DD31 (talk) 12:42, 4 January 2020 (UTC)Floppybaby

I know virtually none of the people here know how to write a lead section, but even when we get one that's of a good length they seem to have a way of shrinking again shortly after. Take a look at the damn thing, it's four lines! Given the length of the article it should be about 3 paragraphs, but not piddly little one sentence non-paragraphs like that. Richard001 (talk) 00:32, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

I think it is difficult to write a good lead because it is a very specialized article.

Short is a relative term. It all depends on your POV. To a pygmy, this lead probably seems just about perfect. I think a better description of the lead is "scrimpy". It's a much more fun word and, as a bonus, how often are editors gonna be able to use the word "scrimpy". This gives a poor deprived word like "scrimpy" something to do. BTW...."piddly" should be "piddling", I think. But, I'm over 6 feet tall so I'm really not sure.--Buster7 (talk) 21:26, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

I just saw a thread go by on IRC, the gist of which was "How do I recover my wiki account if I lost my 2FA device and don't have backup codes?" I'll avoid the whole "should I use 2FA?" minefield, but I will remind people that if you are using 2FA, make sure you've got backup codes set up, you remember where you've stored them, and know how to use them.

It might be a good idea to burn one code practicing the procedure, so you're sure you know how it works. I just did exactly that. When your phone with your 2FA generator gets run over by a bus is not the time to discover you don't have a backup strategy. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:42, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

I tried that but the entire house caught fire, and it was only thanks to Hurricane Tufa that the conflagration was doused before my entire Tufanese doll collection was destroyed. Thank you HT! --Bbb23 (talk) 18:33, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Here's something that's just turned up in an SPI filing, ChatGPT generated AFD comments by spammers . You can see that most of the text has been generated by a LLM, and it's been customised by tweaking it to fit the article. The ChatGPT stuff is capitalised properly, the customised bits have every word capitalised (e.g. Recently Dr Bhaskar Sharma Appointed All India Secretary Medical Wing Of People's Forum Of India). 192.76.8.84 (talk) 19:36, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

ChatGPT being used to defend homeopathy? Merry fucking Christmas. XOR'easter (talk) 21:32, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

This was also likely happening with an LTA at AfDs and even GARs

This article is extensive in its coverage of such a rich topic as Ontario Highway 11. It addresses the main points of Ontario Highway 11 in a way that isn’t just understandable to a reader, but also relatable.
While Ontario Highway 11 is brimming with fascinating background trivia, the article does a great job staying focused on the topic of Ontario Highway 11 without going into unnecessary detail that isn’t directly related to Ontario Highway 11.
Neutral point of view without bias is maintained perfectly in this article, despite Ontario Highway 11 being such a contentious and controversial topic.
Images are truly beautiful and done with expert photographic skill. They definitely enhance the reader’s understanding of Ontario Highway 11. Without them, I wouldn’t have any idea what the highway looks like. But thanks to these wonderful images, I now understand that Ontario Highway 11 is a paved road that vehicles use to travel.

JoelleJay (talk) 22:32, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

That final flourish is just perfect. EEng 04:25, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

"In conclusion, Ontario Highway 11 is a road of contrasts. Or, as the natives call it, maize." XOR'easter (talk) 18:29, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Not new to this discussion, but tends to come out of this type when a relatively inactive admin takes an action that doesn't reflect current practices. I don't find the term as problematic as the content that tends to lead to the label. Disclosure, I am one. Star Mississippi 00:15, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Me too -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 00:18, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Nah, at one point in the past but not today. With 10-20k edits in the past 12 months, you are both too active to be "legacy admins". You're both now "veteran admins". Congratulations on your promotion! Levivich (talk) 00:27, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Thanks I needed that -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 01:03, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

and he did it without calling us old, my okra COI friend! Star Mississippi 01:51, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

DFO laughs, then weeps -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 01:55, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

My back already has that one covered. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 01:57, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia has existed for longer than I have – I'm 20. Deepfriedokra, The Wordsmith, and Star Mississippi, I apologize if this makes you feel old. I think you're all great. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:59, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Uh oh, grounds for an indef for taunting right there @Clovermoss :D Star Mississippi 01:09, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

"I'm bent and grey, and I've lost my way. All my tomorrows were yesterday." --Cat Ballou -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 01:55, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

nothing Le Panini [🥪] 22:14, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

• @Le Panini: Get back here. Why did you want to remove this barnstar? GamerPro64 01:12, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

  GamerPro64, Le Panini ^[🥪] 01:41, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

  I don't get you. GamerPro64 01:52, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

  GamerPro64, Neither do I. Le Panini ^[🥪] 23:43, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

The first sentence says "Birds Drones Aren't Real is a satirical conspiracy theory". Well the movement denies to be satirical, and they call this label "offensive". Should we keep the "satirical" word in the definition? The fact that some media and observers call it satirical does not make it satirical imho. Topjur01 (talk) 05:04, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

The creator has explicitly said it was a "satirical joke I made up in 3 minutes with some friends". He considers it to be obvious if "people dig into the movement for even 5 or 10 minutes and actually watch our videos. We insert lots of jokes and winks to it as a joke". I'd recommend you watch the Vice video that interviewed the creator (where he breaks character) if you need a source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK1dXuMEpT0 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A601:A994:9500:9DB5:A7A8:1DE:57BA (talk) 13:36, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Topjur01, yes we should call it satirical. It doesn't matter what McIndoe, the zoomer activist Andy Kaufman, says about it at other times, we have solid sourcing for it.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 14:06, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

You're saying birds are real? Heretic. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:45, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

If I join the Association of Wikipedians Who Dislike Making Broad Judgements About the Worthiness of a General Category of Article, and Who Are In Favor of the Deletion of Some Particularly Bad Articles, but That Doesn't Mean They are Deletionists, do I have to resign from the Association of Apathetic Wikipedians? Dpbsmith 19:32, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Whatever. --Deathphoenix 18:50, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Yes you have @Dpbsmith: Azmi1995 15:31, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Is it okay to join for the sole reason of liking the acronym?--ViolinGirl 22:09, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

I don't see why not. Ashibaka 22:30, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

That's not an acronym. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 164.107.227.156 (talk • contribs) 14:43, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

...It's a space station... Sławomir Biały 00:21, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Nope, it's clearly a trilobite fossil. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 22:34, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Is it equal to 0.125 trilobyte fossils? -kgoodluck- (talk) 12:39, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Could all members of AWWDMBJAWGCAWAIFDSPBATDMTD please read the entry on uncertainty. Apollo999

How do you read a red link? Scientific Alan 00:32, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

"I've always said, there's nothing an agnostic can't do if he really doesn't know whether he believes in anything or not." cmadler 21:12, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

I heard you can get Chicago-style deep dish pizza even in Tucson! Is this true? If so, it probably should be added to the article. Bearerofthecup (talk) 18:07, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, at Rocco's and Zachary's. (Rocco's also has the best wings in town.)75.164.25.240 (talk) 02:18, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

This is an article on Tucson. Whether you can eat Chicago-style pizza or not in the city is irrelevant. This is Wikipedia, not Yelp. ICE77 (talk) 04:19, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Uf U start edutung artucles and puttung lots of mustakes un there on purpose and get banned from edutung artucles can u stull read wuwupedua? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.165.108.141 (talk) 02:58, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

This guy was probably lead here by xkcd.

And for the question, I am NOT answering. Clubjustin (talk) 12:18, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Love your neighbor613 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

So I've been dealing with someone who seems to push an anti-vaccine POV. I've been giving them rope, because it's likely that they've been misinformed themselves, but I noticed Drmies, who imposed a pblock on them earlier, has likely went to sleep by the time I suggested that he indefs the user (as I can't give rope forever). I'm not sure what to do, but the POV pushing is obvious, and the user who's being reported has repeatedly used the talk page of the article as a soapbox. There's also been an AIV report about them lingering, but I feel like it fits this venue better, as it's not obvious vandalism. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contribs)} 05:15, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

I would say to wait a bit before doing something, considering it's only been 3 hours since their block from Del Bigtree, however they clearly aren't here to contribute productively. On their talk page, they have accused Drmies of being a program, asked for the "actual administrator of Wikipedia", and asked if Drmies and CityOfSilver were one person using different usernames. Their comments on Talk:Del Bigtree aren't promising either. Some length of block is probably needed. JML1148 (talk | contribs) 06:41, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Drmies is a program. They got everything else wrong. Lourdes 12:22, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Damn you Lourdes; I told you that in confidence. Drmies (talk) 12:56, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

It's not like you were programmed to feel. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:03, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

I've got good news and I've got bad news. The good news is that I found a bunch of categories that were tracking deprecated template parameters but that weren't members of Category:Deprecated parameters. The bad news is the same.

A gnome's work is never done.... – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:19, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Jonesey95 From 85 categories to 101, including one with 14,000??? #($(?@*$)%$* Magioladitis, I live closer to Jonesey, so I'll take care of this. My mother-in-law will be living in Oregon with somebody almost as evil as her. Bgwhite (talk) 07:36, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank God for the WikiGnomes (or is God also deprecated?)! Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 08:09, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Now all I need is my "This editor is almost as evil as Bgwhite's mother-in-law" userbox. – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:26, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Dealt with by the lovely User:Black Kite right after I posted this. -- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH) 10:40, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

I don't think it's appropriate to make comments about Black Kite's personal attractiveness. EEng

Would tho. — Trey Maturin™ 18:38, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

If you hear a strange noise, then I apologise. It's my mind, boggling. How are you using ChatGPT to "confirm information"?—S Marshall T/C 18:47, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

I used DALL-E to confirm for me that Godzilla argued a case before the United States Supreme Court. There's photographic evidence. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:50, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you User:ScottishFinnishRadish Lets.Custodio (talk) 18:58, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Amazing. 10/10. No notes. 2600:1700:87D3:3460:1D7A:2D19:7E12:D4A6 (talk) 20:38, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

• Delete because I'm listed on the page and I'm not confused. Newyorkbrad (talk) 18:55, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
  • Good point, Bradv. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 20:11, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
    • Thank you. – bradv🍁 23:53, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

why is Ezra Miller an actor when they don't define as male?

Because they act...Unbh (talk) 11:03, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

There are millions of games out there that rather deserve a Wikipedia entry. This article just seems to be more advertisement for a really crappy game with no gameplay value, but provocation instead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.253.186.62 (talk) 14:40, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Oh Shut Up! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.158.19.154 (talk) 12:28, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

ÖSS sucks, doesn't it?

Sure it does.

• Dersaneye gitmedim, bir dolu test kitabı da çözmedim. Düzenli çalışmak dersen hiç çalışmadım. Yine de Koç'a girdim. Parasını basıp okuma konusuna da değinilmeli burada. Benlen aynı puanı(2005'de 312) alan çoğu kişi Koç'a giremiyor çünkü Koç halka çok tuzlu(Senelik ücret 13,500 Dolar) geliyor. Saygılarımla, Deliogul 09:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations, but this is the English Wikipedia and you must write in English.

[lamejoke] Does this place ever freeze over? [/lamejoke] 67.162.10.70 (talk) 02:53, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

• Yes, it has, once in recorded history. On January 24, 2004, the water flow over the dam between Screams Ice Cream and the Dam Site Inn stopped flowing due to the flow being frozen. The "Hellions" (residents) consider that as the benchmark when "Hell Freezes Over".Bill S. (talk) 11:06, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

I better behave, I'd awfully hate to end up in the US when I die. Ha ha ha ha... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sioraf (talk • contribs) 21:53, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

<snip>

Our oldest son got into a relationship with a wonderful woman about nine years ago, and she has owned a successful small business in Grass Valley for 15 years. They lived in the Bay Area for a couple of years, then moved to Grass Valley, and our granddaughter was born here about six years ago. We decided to downsize and bought a new smaller home in Grass Valley, and finally sold our Napa Valley house two months ago. Today, we had a picnic with our son and granddaughter at a hilltop winery, and there was no sign of smoke. For now, that is. Cullen328 (talk) 04:10, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Well, that follows: a beautiful family is one of the few things that would get me out of Napa Valley if I had set down roots there. :) I'm very happy to hear of your family's recent growth and blessings: not withstanding the topic this thread began with, I hope you all have many, many long years of happiness ahead of you there! SnowRise ^{let's rap} 05:04, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

But what if it's an ugly family? Then you've got a problem. EEng 03:00, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

EEng, I am active on Facebook and post plenty of family photos there, under the name "Jim Heaphy". You can submit a friend request, and if I accept it, you can express your opinion of the beauty and ugliness of at least four generations of my family. For you, I might post photos of my grandparents for your unique critique of the fifth generation. My mother's father was born in 1881. Just ask. Cullen328 (talk) 06:13, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

I have my own mental images of editors I know and would prefer not to have those illusions pierced. 06:36, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

You, EEng, on the other hand, have a propensity to post "amusing" images hither and yon on Wikipedia. Plus, you have posted an image to my user page, where you certainly viewed a couple of images of my mug. Perhaps I should take up the hobby of posting images of various of my family members wherever you have told a "joke" on Wikipedia, asking your opinion as to whether or not the living person in question is "beautiful" or "ugly"? Is that the sort of game you wish to play? I warn you that I am the scion of a very attractive clan, with only a handful of exceptions. Cullen328 (talk) 06:55, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Er, um ... OK. EEng 06:58, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

I was told when I tried to save the article that only an admin could do this. A red screen popped up and said I can't save it because the article name had been flagged. Can you please look into this? Thank you for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GHD4Cali (talk • contribs) 04:28, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

@GHD4Cali: We need the name of the article to know what you're talking about. — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 04:54, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

@Coffee: User is referring to Ryan Hampton (addiction advocate). Stikkyy (talk) (contributions) 05:26, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Excuse me for all the jargon, GHD4Cali.

Coffee: regex SALT after a long PAID SPI - see the MWTitleblacklist. The SPI has been re-opened about o/p. AGF but also BEANS.--Shirt58 (talk) 05:28, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Roger that. — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 05:30, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

[editor's note: translated for your benefit.]

Is there a dark mode for Wikipedia? -- Quotengrote (T|C) 12:17, 28. Aug. 2017 (CEST)

Yup. <scnr> :D --Informationswiedergutmachung (talk) 12:24, 28. Aug. 2017 (CEST)

Sometimes I can't believe the crap I spend my time on. Oh well, beats workin'. - montréalais (talk) 06:41, 20 August 2002 (UTC)

Text from parallel article Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobwyllsantysiliogo-go-goch (now changed to a redirect); this would probably have been deleted as nonsense:

A small village on an island in the very North of Wales, the island is called Ynys Mon (Uh-niece Moan) and it might be hard for some of you to get your tounge around it but here it is for you...

LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYNDROBWYLLSANTYSILIOGO-GO-GOCH!

Have fun learning it!

Amazing what some people consider to constitute an encyclopaedia article. — Trilobite (Talk) 13:50, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

i talked to him once Soulware2 (talk) 20:54, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

This article is why we can't have nice things. 76.95.40.6 (talk) 13:53, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Amen to that! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.151.63.203 (talk) 03:15, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

I just cut massive amounts of non-notable junk from Tara Teng (she likes to visit the aquarium I learned) and AFD'd a local dance studio that performed somewhere the amazing Tara was at once, but there is way more to do. Legacypac (talk) 06:26, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Yes, but did you know she likes to go barefoot and wear dresses? And when she was in grade school she learned slavery was wrong. She's so amazing! Kelly ^hi! 10:55, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Yes, did you know that "as a child, she read about Amy Carmichael, who had sought to end the prostitution of children in India"? BEST. PERSON. EVER. epic genius (talk) 16:55, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

I was impressed that she speaks 4 languages until I checked the source and saw she speaks SOME Chinese and Malay, which is not surprising since her father immigrated from Singapore. What I can't figure out is why her parents don't have Wikipedia articles too, given they get mentioned so often in the sources and they bore this AMAZING young women. Legacypac (talk) 00:59, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

"One stranger asks a thought-provoking question..."

Clearly written by a person who's never been on the site! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.132.254.140 (talk) 05:33, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

• Pointless oppose so that people can have someone to badger. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:55, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

  Discussion is staying right here. You deserve the shame. Panini! • 🥪 21:20, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

  Tamzin already did this, you're late. casualdejekyll 21:32, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

  Badger! Badger! Badger! — KylieTastic (talk) 09:46, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

  Mushroom, Mushroom. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 10:09, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

  Snaaaaaaaaaaaaake! Snaaaaaaaaake! Ohhhhh, it's a snaaaaaake! casualdejekyll 19:18, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

  Since the original Badgers gif is under a fair use clause here on Wikipedia, pretend I put it in here. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 22:01, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

  You've gone and explained the reference! How are people supposed to be confused as to what we're talking about now? casualdejekyll 15:27, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

  Not to mention that the snake to mushroom ratio is totally wrong. RoySmith (talk) 02:04, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

  How dare you. Remagoxer (talk) 18:29, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

  Finally someone dares to stand out from the sheeples! dO yoUr oWN ReSEarcH !! /// DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:18, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

• (Dont actually) Oppose; this morning I stubbed my toe while reading the RFA, I cant in good faith support a user who doesn't advertise the risks of reading an RFA while walking. Googleguy007 (talk) 17:54, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

  Thank you for being so bold in the oppose. I was too afraid to do so. The silent majority is, surely, with us. SWinxy (talk) 18:15, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

  This needs to be handled immediately. I have started a discussion on ANI to have that pesky piece of furniture banned. Please lend your support. Panini! • 🥪 23:24, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

I was always under the impression that busses travelled in packs to avoid being eaten by busbears. mkehrt 15:22, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Pardon me while I jump off a bridge. – Levivich 22:38, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

??? -DePiep (talk) 22:56, 17 September 2019 (UTC)