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"is an old project undergoing a revival initiative." It's been revived for at least a year now. How long will we keep it in the intro :D -- TheDJ ( talk • contribs • WikiProject Television) 06:56, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello, everyone!! I just wanted to verify that it is I, Steptrip, and the statement which I am about to say is 100% true. I am having my username changed to "Magnus animum", which is Latin for "Great mind." All further edits made under the latter username will still be me, just under a different pseudonym. I just wanted everyone to know so that they would not be wondering if I retired, if someone was trying to impersonate me, or something like that. Thanks, ~ Step trip (for now) 01:47, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
It's isn't wikifriendly but...:
'There's a reason I'm so apathetic, but I can't be bothered to tell you. ' HalfShadow 23:56, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
At Bibliomaniac15's RfA page, Kelly Martin is "neutral pending endorsement from a WikiProject," and since many of the contributors here are familiar with Bibliomaniac, I guess I should gain a rough consensus on whether or not this WikiProject should support him (to change Kelly's vote to support). On a related subject, his RfA is currently at 100% (due to the fact that neutral votes are not counted in the final tally). ~ Magnus animum ( aka Steptrip) 23:05, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, I just got so frustrated at seeing the Wikipedia and WP:EDIANS links that I just had to start this discussion. There are a bazillion (more like 15) mottoes on the In Review that have one of these links. Can we ban the use of them (unless of course the link truly adds on to the motto)?? *Cremepuff 222* 01:54, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Say, on the nominations page, the Awaiting Decision and the Decisions to be acted on are not used. Do we really need them? Nowadays, the results are posted directly under the votes.
Not only that, but most of the pages or instructions on this project are not used either. Take the Approved page as an example. Do we really use it?
Please correct me if I'm wrong. --PostScript ( info/ talk/ contribs) 23:03, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
.. the amount of Star Wars quotes is unbelievable... I mean there's a lot of film quotes, but Star Wars in particular... :P ≈ The Haunted Angel 20:26, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello, all! I've noticed that users seem to leave messages on this talk page, the nominations talk page, and the in review page; I think it would make more sense if we simply centralized all questions/suggestions/etc. on just one page (like this one). Would it be possibly to simply redirect the pages to here? Please let me know what you think. *Cremepuff 222* 20:58, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello, everyone. Is anyone opposed to closing mottoes before 14 days if the consensus obviously supports/opposes a motto? The size of the In Review section gets unbearibly large, so getting any mottoes out of there would help greatly. Also, isn't 14 days a bit long? How about a simple week? *Cremepuff 222* 01:48, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello. A few users have expressed negative views on this motto, and for good reason too. It's confusing, and I think it should be replaced with a different one. Anyone agree? *Cremepuff 222* 01:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
I've just seen the willy on wheels one - and I thought for a second that the person with this on their userpage was promoting vandalism. We also have a policy of denying recognition to vandals. I'd strongly suggest that this 'motto' is inappropriate. Secretlondon 22:21, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Please, I encourage everyone to look through the schedule page to find these "problem mottos" before they are transcluded as the motto of the day. That's partially what the page is there for. -- Tewy 23:04, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Great idea this Motto of the day project! I'm from the dutch Wiki, but I'm taking a long wikibreak from there. If I ever get back there I might try to get a similar project off the ground. Freestyle 10:57, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
The mottoes using {{Motd}}
are now aligned to the left. Is there a way to correct that?
Smokizzy (
talk)
14:29, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
{{Wikipedia:Motto of the day/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
, and apply their own formatting. For now, Smokizzy, you can add the tags, <div align="center"></div>
to the current, left aligned-template. --
Tewy
19:49, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
The "
Motd cquote" on my userpage still shows yesterday's motto, but it doesn't show that on the template page. Whats wrong?--
Sunny910910 (
talk|
Contributions)
00:54, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
There was no page created for August 31, so I tried to create a motto subpage but so far my changes have still left it as a red link. Also, it doesn't seem to pick up 8-31 on the schedule list either. I'm not to experienced with how you all format that list so anyone care to look? ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 00:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
I just took the MOTD off my user page. Far too many of the mottos are about vandalism. Mottos should be about building an encyclopedia. Stop feeding the trolls. — Randall Bart Talk 22:20, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
For the template-inspired mottos, that could appear in the future, I wanted to ask how are they going to be compatible with some of our MOTD templates, most notably I think with the userbox, and should we have special conditions for them because of that? — May the Edit be with you, always. ( T| C) 09:10, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Good idea, maybe it could be mentioned in the "Your motto should" section on the nominations page, that while template based mottos are allowed, one should be mindful of the MOTD templates. What do you think? — May the Edit be with you, always. ( T| C) 15:37, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Apparently someone completely forgot that October has 31 days, and not 30, so the motto template for today ended up as a red link. I've created the page with the usual emergency motto ("Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"), but if we've got something we can bump up the list, now might be a very good time to do it....
Hersfold (
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01:20, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
Link to the motto page.
Hersfold (
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01:21, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
Here's a random idea I came up with while listing some mottos just now - MOTD is approaching it's three-year anniversary (March 30th, according to the page history - I'm ignoring the fact that the first motto wasn't posted until a year and a few days later), and we've had a large number of new, original mottos posted on a daily basis for well over a year. I know we have a stigma against frequently used ideas and mottos that have been used before, but perhaps now would be a good time to do a "Best of MOTD" thing. We could pick a handful of mottos (ideally 7, if we're doing a week) that are nominated and voted on by the project contributors as the best, and repost them starting on March 24, 2008 and ending on March 30, 2008 with the #1 motto. Would anyone be interested in such a thing? Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 05:19, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
This doesn't seem to be up to the usual MOTD standards of inspiring or enlightening. What's up? Benjiboi 19:38, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
The motto is only properly bolded on the first line. I have no idea how to fix it as the template confuses me. If anyone who knows their way around the template would fix it, that would be excellent. Merry Christmas! Thereen ( talk) 09:05, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
I really like today's motto. :-) -- Menti fisto 04:33, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Why was this chosen, We will remember " them." when its a dead link. Kinda against the point isn't it?-- Jac16888 ( talk) 00:11, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
Apparently we all forgot that 2008 was a leap year - there's no entry for it on the schedule, and sure enough, there was a nice big red link on my user page which I only just noticed. I threw in the top motto from the approved list just now - here it is below. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 03:38, 29 February 2008 (UTC) Wikipedia:Motto of the day/February 29, 2008
"What goes" up, must come down" ????????
Roxmysoxo:: Talk To Me 02:02, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Seems like a lot of the mottos lately have had something to do with blocking and/or vandalism. :) Enigmaman ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey all, I recently changed the logo on {{
User MOTD}}
and {{
User:DannyQuack/Userboxes/Motto}}
because there was a recent thread on ANI about limiting the use of the Wikipedia logo in userspace. If anyone feels like creating a cooler looking logo, go right ahead and add to those two templates! Cheers,
¤~Persian Poet Gal
(talk)
01:07, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
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"is an old project undergoing a revival initiative." It's been revived for at least a year now. How long will we keep it in the intro :D -- TheDJ ( talk • contribs • WikiProject Television) 06:56, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello, everyone!! I just wanted to verify that it is I, Steptrip, and the statement which I am about to say is 100% true. I am having my username changed to "Magnus animum", which is Latin for "Great mind." All further edits made under the latter username will still be me, just under a different pseudonym. I just wanted everyone to know so that they would not be wondering if I retired, if someone was trying to impersonate me, or something like that. Thanks, ~ Step trip (for now) 01:47, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
It's isn't wikifriendly but...:
'There's a reason I'm so apathetic, but I can't be bothered to tell you. ' HalfShadow 23:56, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
At Bibliomaniac15's RfA page, Kelly Martin is "neutral pending endorsement from a WikiProject," and since many of the contributors here are familiar with Bibliomaniac, I guess I should gain a rough consensus on whether or not this WikiProject should support him (to change Kelly's vote to support). On a related subject, his RfA is currently at 100% (due to the fact that neutral votes are not counted in the final tally). ~ Magnus animum ( aka Steptrip) 23:05, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, I just got so frustrated at seeing the Wikipedia and WP:EDIANS links that I just had to start this discussion. There are a bazillion (more like 15) mottoes on the In Review that have one of these links. Can we ban the use of them (unless of course the link truly adds on to the motto)?? *Cremepuff 222* 01:54, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Say, on the nominations page, the Awaiting Decision and the Decisions to be acted on are not used. Do we really need them? Nowadays, the results are posted directly under the votes.
Not only that, but most of the pages or instructions on this project are not used either. Take the Approved page as an example. Do we really use it?
Please correct me if I'm wrong. --PostScript ( info/ talk/ contribs) 23:03, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
.. the amount of Star Wars quotes is unbelievable... I mean there's a lot of film quotes, but Star Wars in particular... :P ≈ The Haunted Angel 20:26, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello, all! I've noticed that users seem to leave messages on this talk page, the nominations talk page, and the in review page; I think it would make more sense if we simply centralized all questions/suggestions/etc. on just one page (like this one). Would it be possibly to simply redirect the pages to here? Please let me know what you think. *Cremepuff 222* 20:58, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello, everyone. Is anyone opposed to closing mottoes before 14 days if the consensus obviously supports/opposes a motto? The size of the In Review section gets unbearibly large, so getting any mottoes out of there would help greatly. Also, isn't 14 days a bit long? How about a simple week? *Cremepuff 222* 01:48, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello. A few users have expressed negative views on this motto, and for good reason too. It's confusing, and I think it should be replaced with a different one. Anyone agree? *Cremepuff 222* 01:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
I've just seen the willy on wheels one - and I thought for a second that the person with this on their userpage was promoting vandalism. We also have a policy of denying recognition to vandals. I'd strongly suggest that this 'motto' is inappropriate. Secretlondon 22:21, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Please, I encourage everyone to look through the schedule page to find these "problem mottos" before they are transcluded as the motto of the day. That's partially what the page is there for. -- Tewy 23:04, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Great idea this Motto of the day project! I'm from the dutch Wiki, but I'm taking a long wikibreak from there. If I ever get back there I might try to get a similar project off the ground. Freestyle 10:57, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
The mottoes using {{Motd}}
are now aligned to the left. Is there a way to correct that?
Smokizzy (
talk)
14:29, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
{{Wikipedia:Motto of the day/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
, and apply their own formatting. For now, Smokizzy, you can add the tags, <div align="center"></div>
to the current, left aligned-template. --
Tewy
19:49, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
The "
Motd cquote" on my userpage still shows yesterday's motto, but it doesn't show that on the template page. Whats wrong?--
Sunny910910 (
talk|
Contributions)
00:54, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
There was no page created for August 31, so I tried to create a motto subpage but so far my changes have still left it as a red link. Also, it doesn't seem to pick up 8-31 on the schedule list either. I'm not to experienced with how you all format that list so anyone care to look? ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 00:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
I just took the MOTD off my user page. Far too many of the mottos are about vandalism. Mottos should be about building an encyclopedia. Stop feeding the trolls. — Randall Bart Talk 22:20, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
For the template-inspired mottos, that could appear in the future, I wanted to ask how are they going to be compatible with some of our MOTD templates, most notably I think with the userbox, and should we have special conditions for them because of that? — May the Edit be with you, always. ( T| C) 09:10, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Good idea, maybe it could be mentioned in the "Your motto should" section on the nominations page, that while template based mottos are allowed, one should be mindful of the MOTD templates. What do you think? — May the Edit be with you, always. ( T| C) 15:37, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Apparently someone completely forgot that October has 31 days, and not 30, so the motto template for today ended up as a red link. I've created the page with the usual emergency motto ("Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"), but if we've got something we can bump up the list, now might be a very good time to do it....
Hersfold (
t/
a/
c)
01:20, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
Link to the motto page.
Hersfold (
t/
a/
c)
01:21, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
Here's a random idea I came up with while listing some mottos just now - MOTD is approaching it's three-year anniversary (March 30th, according to the page history - I'm ignoring the fact that the first motto wasn't posted until a year and a few days later), and we've had a large number of new, original mottos posted on a daily basis for well over a year. I know we have a stigma against frequently used ideas and mottos that have been used before, but perhaps now would be a good time to do a "Best of MOTD" thing. We could pick a handful of mottos (ideally 7, if we're doing a week) that are nominated and voted on by the project contributors as the best, and repost them starting on March 24, 2008 and ending on March 30, 2008 with the #1 motto. Would anyone be interested in such a thing? Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 05:19, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
This doesn't seem to be up to the usual MOTD standards of inspiring or enlightening. What's up? Benjiboi 19:38, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
The motto is only properly bolded on the first line. I have no idea how to fix it as the template confuses me. If anyone who knows their way around the template would fix it, that would be excellent. Merry Christmas! Thereen ( talk) 09:05, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
I really like today's motto. :-) -- Menti fisto 04:33, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Why was this chosen, We will remember " them." when its a dead link. Kinda against the point isn't it?-- Jac16888 ( talk) 00:11, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
Apparently we all forgot that 2008 was a leap year - there's no entry for it on the schedule, and sure enough, there was a nice big red link on my user page which I only just noticed. I threw in the top motto from the approved list just now - here it is below. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 03:38, 29 February 2008 (UTC) Wikipedia:Motto of the day/February 29, 2008
"What goes" up, must come down" ????????
Roxmysoxo:: Talk To Me 02:02, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Seems like a lot of the mottos lately have had something to do with blocking and/or vandalism. :) Enigmaman ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey all, I recently changed the logo on {{
User MOTD}}
and {{
User:DannyQuack/Userboxes/Motto}}
because there was a recent thread on ANI about limiting the use of the Wikipedia logo in userspace. If anyone feels like creating a cooler looking logo, go right ahead and add to those two templates! Cheers,
¤~Persian Poet Gal
(talk)
01:07, 30 April 2008 (UTC)