This page is for meta-discussion of my talk page.
I would like to applaud CoM for opening up discussion of the discussion. Perhaps an announcement could be made so folks will come here to discuss the merits or punishability of, for instance, correcting grammar on comments on his talk page about comments on other talk pages. And then we can all pile on! Drmies ( talk) 04:02, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Drmies suggested that a rhetorical question-asking editor save electrons by not asking such questions. However:
wouldn't it be reasonable to ask Drmies not to waste electrons by responding to rhetorical questions? Bongo matic 04:15, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Why does typing less save electrons? Isn't there some law about the conservation of matter? Are electrons matter? And are we really talking about electrons or electricity? If it's electricity, does typing things use electricity? Maybe the discussion should be about saving bandwith or server space? But then it has nothing to with Earth Day. Or does it? Am I posting these questions in the right place or should this be discussed on the regular talk page? ChildofMidnight ( talk) 17:55, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
This is complete inappropriate use of ChildofMidnight's talk page; questions regarding CoM's talk page should be addressed on the talk page's talk page, not on the talk page. In answer to the question, I think one day in Dr. Mies' lasts approximately a fortnight.-- kelapstick ( talk) 23:38, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Consider
this diff. Is the first edit kosher? And once "day" is changed to "month," could one (someone else than the original author) remove the comment since it no longer applies, perhaps with one of those cool Done marks in the edit summary? (After all, it's an assignment of sorts that I was specifically asked to ponder.) Do templates work in an edit summary? And the edit to CoM's comment, should I have brought it up here for consensus, or should one ask a friendly administrator to intervene? That would take some of the fun out of it, especially if in some alternate reality CoM were the administrator one asks for approval of this particular edit. I think we need a talk page for edit summaries (I mean a separate talk page for every single edit summary), just to stay on the safe side.
Which reminds me, I believe we should be able to edit edit summaries--I've found, more than once, that I made a typo in an edit summary. Let's start by enabling each registered user in good standing to be allowed to edit their own edit summaries, with an edit summary czar who can oversee the process and has the power to intervene and edit anyone's edit summary, perhaps on special request after due notification on an administrator's message board--or in a secret courtroom somewhere in the basement. Thoughts?
Steamed clams to go with those thoughts, anyone?
Drmies (
talk)
05:13, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
(comment boldly refactored by CoM to...)
Is it okay that I changed "day" to "month"? Also, I think we need a talk page for edit summaries and to be able to go back and edit edit summaries. Thoughts?
Drmies (
talk)
05:13, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps it is actually at User talk talk:ChildofMidnight. Thoughts? Bongo matic 03:55, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Listen, I've noticed a tendency on CoM's talk page to discuss "serious stuff." What's up with that? What happened to discussion of things that invited pictures and such? What is this world coming to? Why do people even make Corn tortillas? I am not a happy camper today. Drmies ( talk) 18:36, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
I noticed that corn tortillas, at least the preshaped crispy ones, from taco nights of the past are almost all gone these days. Now it's all about soft flour tortillas. Si se puede. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 20:54, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Well, here it is, in the appropriate place: I think that new signature will do wonders and enhance the spirit of the talk page we love so much. Drmies ( talk) 03:46, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
I was sad to see that section be deleted from CoM's talk page, just after I found a gem on a certain Canadian's talk page: "you surely do not intend to shadow darkness on the Wikipedia." Well, I guess the old days are gone. Drmies ( talk) 14:48, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi all,
I just wondered abouut your opinions on the post I made here. Did I put a suitably humorous spin on things? Do you think it will get a positive response? Bigger digger ( talk) 10:19, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
This page is for meta-discussion of my talk page.
I would like to applaud CoM for opening up discussion of the discussion. Perhaps an announcement could be made so folks will come here to discuss the merits or punishability of, for instance, correcting grammar on comments on his talk page about comments on other talk pages. And then we can all pile on! Drmies ( talk) 04:02, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Drmies suggested that a rhetorical question-asking editor save electrons by not asking such questions. However:
wouldn't it be reasonable to ask Drmies not to waste electrons by responding to rhetorical questions? Bongo matic 04:15, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Why does typing less save electrons? Isn't there some law about the conservation of matter? Are electrons matter? And are we really talking about electrons or electricity? If it's electricity, does typing things use electricity? Maybe the discussion should be about saving bandwith or server space? But then it has nothing to with Earth Day. Or does it? Am I posting these questions in the right place or should this be discussed on the regular talk page? ChildofMidnight ( talk) 17:55, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
This is complete inappropriate use of ChildofMidnight's talk page; questions regarding CoM's talk page should be addressed on the talk page's talk page, not on the talk page. In answer to the question, I think one day in Dr. Mies' lasts approximately a fortnight.-- kelapstick ( talk) 23:38, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Consider
this diff. Is the first edit kosher? And once "day" is changed to "month," could one (someone else than the original author) remove the comment since it no longer applies, perhaps with one of those cool Done marks in the edit summary? (After all, it's an assignment of sorts that I was specifically asked to ponder.) Do templates work in an edit summary? And the edit to CoM's comment, should I have brought it up here for consensus, or should one ask a friendly administrator to intervene? That would take some of the fun out of it, especially if in some alternate reality CoM were the administrator one asks for approval of this particular edit. I think we need a talk page for edit summaries (I mean a separate talk page for every single edit summary), just to stay on the safe side.
Which reminds me, I believe we should be able to edit edit summaries--I've found, more than once, that I made a typo in an edit summary. Let's start by enabling each registered user in good standing to be allowed to edit their own edit summaries, with an edit summary czar who can oversee the process and has the power to intervene and edit anyone's edit summary, perhaps on special request after due notification on an administrator's message board--or in a secret courtroom somewhere in the basement. Thoughts?
Steamed clams to go with those thoughts, anyone?
Drmies (
talk)
05:13, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
(comment boldly refactored by CoM to...)
Is it okay that I changed "day" to "month"? Also, I think we need a talk page for edit summaries and to be able to go back and edit edit summaries. Thoughts?
Drmies (
talk)
05:13, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps it is actually at User talk talk:ChildofMidnight. Thoughts? Bongo matic 03:55, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Listen, I've noticed a tendency on CoM's talk page to discuss "serious stuff." What's up with that? What happened to discussion of things that invited pictures and such? What is this world coming to? Why do people even make Corn tortillas? I am not a happy camper today. Drmies ( talk) 18:36, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
I noticed that corn tortillas, at least the preshaped crispy ones, from taco nights of the past are almost all gone these days. Now it's all about soft flour tortillas. Si se puede. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 20:54, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Well, here it is, in the appropriate place: I think that new signature will do wonders and enhance the spirit of the talk page we love so much. Drmies ( talk) 03:46, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
I was sad to see that section be deleted from CoM's talk page, just after I found a gem on a certain Canadian's talk page: "you surely do not intend to shadow darkness on the Wikipedia." Well, I guess the old days are gone. Drmies ( talk) 14:48, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi all,
I just wondered abouut your opinions on the post I made here. Did I put a suitably humorous spin on things? Do you think it will get a positive response? Bigger digger ( talk) 10:19, 22 May 2009 (UTC)