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In review

Defend our turf after suitable diplomacy with the enemy

Bucause reformed vandals are better than blocked ones.--Thanks, Ainlina(box)? 07:48, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support, why not? :) —T-borg (T | C) 08:10, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When in doubt, throw it out there

Reflects Wikipedia's open philosophy/be bold. Based on the recycling-related motto "When in doubt, throw it out." CapitalSasha ~ talk 05:36, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: I'm not sure if people won't get the wrong impression by seeing "throw it out" and associating it with deleting articles, as opposed to being bold. —T-borg (T | C) 18:32, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, I like the sentiment, but please see edit 1 below. Hersfold non-admin(t/a/c) 04:16, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When in doubt, throw it out there

Edit 1 - When in doubt, throw it out to an open discussion to form a consensus (part of which involves being bold, but this is a bit more broad). After all, that's how things get done around here, right? Hersfold non-admin(t/a/c) 04:16, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Step by step. Hand in hand.

Paul, in Saudi (talk) 16:38, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: kinda unclear relation to Wikipedia. —T-borg (T | C) 18:32, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Support, I get it. Wikipedia is a cooperative project. Progress gets made in steps (WP:BOLD), but things actually get done by working with others hand in hand (WP:CON). Maybe adding those links would help, but this is good as is, I think. Hersfold non-admin(t/a/c) 04:18, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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→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]

  • Oppose I hated that movie, but more importantly, I don't remember any of those words coming out of the mouth of a beached whale (trust me, when a beached whales talk, I remember what they say). 75.66.58.122 (talk) 21:20, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support- nice links! --EinsteiNewton 23:30, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That's the version I found on all of the lyric sites I checked. strdst_grl (call me Stardust) 10:58, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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→ 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]

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→ 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]
  • Support. I love Daft Punk, and this does kind of capture the spirit. Master Runner (Talk/Contribs) 02:11, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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

  • Support- the links are great, although admittedly the 'faster' link doesn't really match. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Einsteinewton (talk • contribs) 23:32, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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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]
  • Weak Support I know where thi song came from. Although I suggest adding a link or two.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ wikify) 01:45, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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→ Edit, edit, to the limit, limit

Edit 1, suggestion. --EinsteiNewton 17:07, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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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]

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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]
  • Somewhat weak support - Somewhat (perhaps I should somewhat stop using somewhat) agreed with Scoutersig, but in some cases, it's true. Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 04:49, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I am very certain this motto has been done before. Simply south (talk) 23:19, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • information Note: A very similar version was used on July 28, 2006, but that does not prevent this from being used. Especially since this is different (last one was "Wikipedia: Because one man's "cruft" is another man's treasure") Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:57, 12 August 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]

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Support if not previously used.--88wolfmaster (talk) 21:29, 13 August 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]

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  • information Note: has not been used before. Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:57, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support if not previously used.--88wolfmaster (talk) 21:28, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't be a drunk. Instead, take a nice long nap

Clearly means that if you are a Wikipediholic, take a Wikibreak. -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 18:52, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but I still feel that it would imply that Wikipedia doesn't want helpful contributors, but rather wants people to go on a WikiBreak. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 13:14, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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

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

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  • Note that this is likely Approved, we just have to decide what set of links we're using. Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:57, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Good good edit, day day up.

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

  • Oppose What? Gibberish--Jac16888 (talk) 01:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment— Hmm, appears to be some form of Chinglish, as shown in the arrow link. Seems kinda stereotypical. I'd say oppose. Mizu onna sango15/水女珊瑚15 02:22, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment: "Good good study, day day up" is a quite famous Chinglish saying. It's the literal translation of the Chinese sentence for "Study hard and improve every day." --EinsteiNewton 23:31, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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→ Good good edit, day day up.

Edit 1, suggestion. --EinsteiNewton 17:10, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Slump? I ain't in no slump! I just ain't hitting.

How many Yogi Berra quotes do we have now? The GA link isn't really good, it was the best I could come up with... Soxred 93 02:40, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Pay attention to your teacher and learn all you can

It just explains you should always listen to your adopter and keep learning from them. I'm just not sure where the link should lead to clarify "teacher". I'm also thinking in adding "teacher/coach" in if necessary to also mention admin coaching. Regards, RyRy5 (talk ♠ copy-edit) 23:04, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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I contain multitudes

I contradict myself? Paul, in Saudi (talk) 15:44, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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A B C! Easy as 1 2 3!

It just came to me when thinking about the three revert rule. HarrisonB - Talk 06:06, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak support. I get this feeling in my gut that restrains me from saying full support. Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 22:26, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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A B C! Easy as 1 2 3!

Edit 1 - Link to other XRR pages. Soxred 93 02:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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→ We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

~AH1(TCU) 19:37, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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I read. I observe. I edit.

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

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POP! goes Perfection!

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

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

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

  • Weak support. Good idea overall, but some links would be nice. ~AH1(TCU) 19:19, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support per above. --EinsteiNewton 21:39, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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I wikilove you. Don't you wikilove me?

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

  • Oppose Bland. (Besides, WikiLove is a noun, not a verb ;)) •97198 talk 05:11, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral Sounds kinda awkward. Perhaps cut "wikilove" to just "love"? Hersfold (t/a/c) 18:51, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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To be is to be perceived

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

  • Support. Good. —ScouterSig 21:11, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: "Perceived" was misspelled. I have altered the spelling in the heading. Bobo. 17:41, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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E=MC2

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

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Mr. Scott, raise shields and lock phasers on target!

Yes, I have been watching a bit too much Star Trek. --FastLizard4 (Talk•Links•Sign) 05:47, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose; too many Trekie mottos. (And I'm a Trekie.) —ScouterSig 21:11, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Besides, wouldn't he say that to Sulu instead? RedZionX 21:12, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Strong Support I like this one a lot, actually. Enigma message 04:40, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Probably the best encyclopedia in the world (rv poss. copyvio)

From the Carlsberg ad. EamonnPKeane 10:36, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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If ignorance isn't bliss...

•97198 talk 14:09, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak Support. Encourages newbies to get help, but I think might make some people to think that ignorance is bliss. ~AH1(TCU) 15:42, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral What... ? flaminglawyerc 11:30, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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→Wikipedia, Wikipedia, its a hell of a town. The pages are up and the vandals are down.

  • edit 1, suggestion. ~AH1(TCU) 15:42, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, just another vandalism-oriented one. MixItUp 01:33, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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A long life is not good enough, but a good life is long enough

Mentioned in Life is a Test. VoL†ro/\/Force 03:32, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Expresses that life's quality is not measured by length. VoL†ro/\/Force 03:32, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment, motto is very good indeed, it could be seen in the context of some articles, that have been on Wikipedia for a long time, yet in the end got deleted, and others, like the Virginia Tech massacre article, that in short time became model articles; main problem is lack of links. —May the Edit be with you, always. (T|C) 03:47, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I like the sense of it, but needs links for it to work. Phgao 02:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia, The gateway to knowledge.

Something I came up with. --Condalence] 08:13, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak support. Good idea overall, but the links are a bit redundant and a link from "gateway" would be good, and I fixed the spacing. ~AH1(TCU) 15:30, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia, the gateway to knowledge.

  • Edit 1 I linked this quote to wikipedia's search page to make it look like the gateway to knowledge. --Condalence] 00:38, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reformatted it a bit for you. Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:26, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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→ Never gonna let you up, never gonna put you down.

~AH1(TCU) 17:28, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support- a good idea. --EinsteiNewton 20:50, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Sounds like a classic song I might of heard, and it's pretty creative. YBK
  • Oppose. Doesn't even follow the original words. Goes against my purist mindset. bibliomaniac15 21:34, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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→ I wake up, I wake up with a smile on my face, 'cuz I'm gonna take the edits to Wikipedia's place.

~AH1(TCU) 17:28, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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He who must not be named does not exist.

~AH1(TCU) 17:28, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Actually, it hasn't been, that I can tell. Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:26, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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A picture is worth a thousand words, a citation is worth a thousand more.

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  • Neutral leaning to oppose- Been done before, but the citation part's a nice touch. --EinsteiNewton 00:41, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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→ 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]
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With a click or another, you will soon discover!

There are probably more links that are better that the ones I have put here. [[ axg ⁞⁞ talk ]] 12:17, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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The hitman, the target, the payment.

~ YBK 21:33, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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→ Come listen to my story about a man named Jed.

The first sentence in the song The Ballad of Jed Clampett, the theme song of the Beverly Hillbillies. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 20:43, 12 August 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]

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]

→ Where You'd Rather Be!

The motto for the Agua Caliente Casino. -- K. Annoyomous24 GO LAKERS! Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. 06:41, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ When you're here, you're Family

The slogan for Olive Garden. -- K. Annoyomous24 GO LAKERS! Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. 06:41, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support. Makes others feel welcome. ~AH1(TCU) 15:03, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You've Come a Long Way, Baby

The motto for Virginia Slims Women Cigarettes. Got it from here. -- K. Annoyomous24 GO LAKERS! Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. 06:41, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ I'm searching for great warriors, Yoda. Great warriors? War don't make one great.

This was from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. I got the motto from [User:Paulinho28|Paulinho28]]'s user page. -- K. Annoyomous24 GO LAKERS! Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. 06:23, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ Expect the unexpected.

The motto for Big Brother. -- K. Annoyomous24 GO LAKERS! Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. 00:25, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Always assume good faith, and make it easy for others to do the same.

Too often do discussions decay into shouting matches because an editor wants to believe that he's under attack. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 23:56, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support. That's good. WODUP 07:01, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Good idea. ~AH1(TCU) 15:10, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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

The origin 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]

If you want to make it historically accurate, shouldn't it be "Ask not what Wikipedia can do for you, but what you can do for Wikipedia" ? --Cryptic C62 · Talk 23:56, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Please note, original edit 1 was rejected. See here. Simply south (talk) 17:29, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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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]

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

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Comment support if roads changed to Search Engines like All roads lead to Rome --88wolfmaster (talk) 21:36, 13 August 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]

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

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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]
  • Support per Scoutersig. Inspiring. If if had a penny— no, a ha'penny— for every time I saw a [citation needed] tag... Mizu onna sango15/水女珊瑚15 23:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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

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  • Support. Encourages good practice in adding essential citations. ~AH1(TCU) 15:13, 11 August 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]

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

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→ 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]

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

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  • Support: I like this one, it's witty and it has a Forrest Gump theme which can't be bad. Deamon138 (talk) 00:39, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose: Generic, links could be a little more inventive. Right sort of area, though ≈ The Haunted Angel 01:22, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I think the links are perfect. "You never know what you're going to get" s exactly the point behind Special:Random. With that, Life would have to be Wikipedia, for this to work. Deamon138 (talk) 16:11, 8 August 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]

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A good beginning is half the battle.

Russian proverb. I've never written a featured article, but it seems to be that the best featured articles start with the best summaries. ArglebargleIV (talk) 02:52, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain

It was a quote from the movie The Dark Knight and was quoted by Harvey Dent. -- K. Annoyomous24 GO LAKERS! Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. 05:22, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment Change spelling of "villian" to "villain". A bit fatalistic. Thinking about whether or not I like it -- why not live and remain a hero? ArglebargleIV (talk) 02:52, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed the villain problem. At first, I thought it was clever but now, I really don't know what it means. I hope someone would figure it out. -- K. Annoyomous24 GO LAKERS! Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. 02:59, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It probably isn't much better, but I've got a mildly humorous edit 1 below. Hersfold (t/a/c) 15:58, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain

*whistles innocently* Hersfold (t/a/c) 15:58, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

→ This time, the mean girls get stung

The theme for the new TV series, Queen Bees. States that trolls and vandals get blocked. -- iMatthew T.C. 22:01, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support Gets the point across. Hersfold (t/a/c) 16:15, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. As per above. ~AH1(TCU) 15:16, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good things come in free packages

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 ;-) 127.0.0.1 Report | Evidence On :: 17:31, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak support Ok, but it lacks a certain pizazz. Hersfold (t/a/c) 16:16, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. WODUP 07:10, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Wikipedia, Where Truth meets Freedom

hey, i think this must be the official motto of wikipedia rather than 'any one can edit'
[+]►▌●√Ω ЯЯΛUNΛΣ● ▌ 05:23, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]



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