Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/Archive 2

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To add a motto for review simply add your motto to the bottom of the page in this fashion:

===Wikipedia:Example motto===
Origin and/or comments of/on your motto --~~~~

Anyone can vote for approval, simply vote Support or Oppose and if possible leave a reason why, decisions will be made after 7 days and they will be moved to either the Approved or Rejected subpages. The Overseer will make final determinations.
Only the overseers (they know who they are...) are permitted to post Approved or Rejected, for technical reasons. Please use Support or Oppose instead. Previous Nominations

In review

Finally, an encyclopedia where you can find stuff out of alphabetical order!

Being smart is hip again!

We fight for NPOV, we fight for truth, this is the Wikipedia revolution!

Oh, by the gods, no. SoaP 18:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

To wiki, or not to wiki. That's an easy question!

Wikipedia - Abandon all hope, ye who enter here (Dante Alighieri)

Limitless knowledge at the click of a mouse.

Free beer: Gratis. Free speech: Libre. Free encyclopedia: Both.

  1. Support. Confusing Manifestation 02:35, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
  2. WTF? Okay, sure! SoaP 18:50, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Wiki is not the answer. Wiki is the question. Yes is the answer.

  • Wiki is not the answer. Wiki is the question. Yes is the answer. -Gray Porpoise 00:37, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Accept, but I think the original was a bit dirty (but you'd never recognize it otherwise, and we're not censored).

KittyWikipedia: The Communist Free Encyclopedia ON WHEELS!

KittyWikipedia: The Communist Free Encyclopedia ON WHEELS! -Gray Porpoise 13:08, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Meh! Yay! SoaP 18:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
Support I laughed! Scienceman123 talk 02:38, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Put the Wiki in the Pedia and add more info to "Morning"

  • Put the Wiki in the Pedia and add more info to "Morning" --Kitia

Wanted: Willy on Wheels. 6,897,348 Articles Not Vandalised Reward

  • Wanted: Willy on Wheels. 6,897,348 Articles Not Vandalised Reward --Kitia

Wikipedia: Your source for everything except The weather in London.

Wikipedia:Where Geeks Rule

  • Wikipedia:Where Geeks Rule --Kitia

Quid est veritas?

Wikipedia: Over 500 articles on an obscure Japanese cartoon series

Oppsose 24.238.135.215 01:11, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Wiki + Pedia = Crazy delicious

If you think Wikipedia is a French beer, you might be a redneck.

If you think Wikipedia is a French beer, you might be a redneck. Maybe not this exactly, but something using the "you might be a redneck" theme. --kralahome 19:04, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

United we stand, against all odds we fight on! Join us in victory!

United we stand, against all odds we fight on! Join us in victory!--T-borg 20:14, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

48,126,245 Big Brothers are watching you!

({{NUMBEROFUSERS}} [[Big Brother]]s are [[WP:RV|watching]] you!) →bjornthegreat t| c 14:51, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

  1. LOL! YAY! SoaP 18:53, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
Yes, quite amusing. Support. --Gray Porpoise 16:52, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

To be Archived

Is that a suggestion or a real header?--HereToHelp 02:15, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually that was a header, but it can be a suggestion Geo. 21:07, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

You have new articles...

You have new articles (last vandal).

Howzat? —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 10:05, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Support I don't know why, but I like it. Tennis Dynamite 01:12, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

You will never misspell "disambiguation" again

You will never misspell "disambiguation" again - An uncommon word, common here.--HereToHelp 02:15, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia? Yes Please!

Wikipedia? Yes Please! Freshprince 17:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Too bad it does not rhyme

This was on the approved, awaiting scheduling page. Thought it was pretty odd, and funny. David P. A. Hunter, esq. III Let us to it, Pell-Mell 23:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

All bow to the power of Jimbo

All bow to the power of Jimbo - comments on your motto - Geo. 02:28, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Eat Wikipedia, Sleep Wikipedia, Edit Wikipedia

Eat Wikipedia, Sleep Wikipedia, Edit Wikipedia Dev920 01:08, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

All your edits are belong to us!

All your edits are belong to us!Dev920 01:08, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Please, think of the kittens. Edit Wikipedia instead.

Please, think of the kittens. Edit Wikipedia instead.Dev920 01:08, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

  1. OMG!SPORT! SoaP 18:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:The only hobby you have to take a break from (no, really)

Wikipedia:The only hobby you have to take a break from (no, really)Dev920 01:08, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

This userbox is a frequent contributorion to Motto of the day.

This userbox is a frequent contributorion to Motto of the day.

-Gray Porpoise 10:55, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Many wikis, one Wikipedia

===All your edits are belong to us!=== All your edits are belong to us! -Taken from here, a reference to All your base are belong to us. -Gray Porpoise 01:10, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Um, great motto, only one problem... Dev920 01:12, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Whoops! --Gray Porpoise 01:15, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia: No sense of humor

Jimbo is not a whale - but these are!

Jimbo is not a whale - but these are! -Gray Porpoise 13:51, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Laptop... $100. Battery... $31. Encyclopedia... priceless.

Laptop... $100. Battery... $31. Encyclopedia... priceless. -Gray Porpoise 14:00, 26 August 2006 (UTC) 

Support YES! Tennis Dynamite 01:14, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

"Any site that's got a longer entry on Truthiness than on Lutherans has its priorities straight" - Stephen Colbert

"Any site that's got a longer entry on Truthiness than on Lutherans has its priorities straight" as quoted by Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report.--TBCTaLk?!? 18:33, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

We... want... your... brains!

We... want... your... brains! -Gray Porpoise 22:18, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

This collection of mottos is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This collection of mottos is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. - Recruitment tool. The "expanding it" part is a link to this page. -Gray Porpoise 22:38, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime.

Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime.  Jorcoga ETC. 08:28, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

We know you can edit it. It's meant to be like that.

We know you can edit it. It's meant to be like that. Confusing Manifestation 11:26, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Anyone can edit. It's not a bug, it's a feature!

Anyone can edit. It's not a bug, it's a feature! Confusing Manifestation 11:26, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Don't make me revert you.

Don't make me revert you. - A referance to Darth Vader's line Don't make me destroy you.. Too corny?T-borg 12:21, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Hasta la vista, vandals!

Hasta la vista, vandals!--T-borg 11:03, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Everything from an exclamation mark to some weird gothic letter

Everything from an exclamation mark to some weird gothic letter - a reference to what are currently the first and last pages in the list of Special:Allpages Confusing Manifestation 12:25, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

The keyboard is mightier than the pen and sword!

The keyboard is mightier than the pen and sword! -Gray Porpoise 00:37, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

CLICK HERE TO LEARN.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN. -Gray Porpoise 10:47, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Scientia est potentia (Knowledge is power).

Scientia est potentia (Knowledge is power). Confusing Manifestation 14:42, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Give me featured status, or give me death! --T-borg 15:35, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Support --Gray Porpoise 19:04, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Support, but should the death link perhaps point to AfD, not TfD? Confusing Manifestation 02:35, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I was a bit confused to which of the two should it link, so I suggest you chose the best and approve it, if the motto is good.T-borg 08:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

This one has weird wording

See number 9, here. David P. A. Hunter, esq. III Let us to it, Pell-Mell 08:33, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

A wiki is a horrible thing to waste.

A wiki is a horrible thing to waste. -T-borg 11:39, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia: No @#%$&*~@! censorship.

Wikipedia: No @#%$&*~@! censorship. -T-borg 11:44, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Lucky numbers: 42, 61,664,132, 6,897,348, [[Pokemon|Template:Pokenum]], 3.1415926535...

Lucky numbers: 42, 61,664,132, 6,897,348, [[Pokemon|Template:Pokenum]], 3.1415926535... - Based on those number sequences on papers in fortune cookies. -Gray Porpoise 20:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Just Edit.

Just edit. - As in, "Just Do It." -Gray Porpoise 02:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

The revert is the Wikipedian's best friend.

The revert is the Wikipedian's best friend.- As in The dog is man's best friend.T-borg 12:16, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

HA! HA! I'M EDITING WIKIPEDIA!!!

HA! HA!
I'M EDITING
WIKIPEDIA!!!

From the Fark Ha ha guy - Scienceman123 03:46, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia: it's wikid

"Wikipedia: it's wikid." A naff pun, but humourous nonetheless... Dev920 10:31, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

There is no cabal!

There is no cabal! Or is there....--TBCTaLk?!? 13:23, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Support. I don't know why this wasn't a motto a long time ago... --Gray Porpoise 16:50, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
Oppose. See Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal. Fools! David P. A. Hunter, esq. III Let us to it, Pell-Mell 11:25, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps if the link to Wikipedia:List of administrators was changed to a link to Wikipedia:Meditation Cabal, it would be better. --Gray Porpoise 19:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia: The most educational thing ever to rot your brain!

Wikipedia: The most educational thing ever to rot your brain! -Gray Porpoise 19:34, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

They never learn. So block 'em up, and throw away the log.

They never learn. So block 'em up, and throw away the log.- T-borg 19:45, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Socks are for feet, not hands.

Socks are for feet, not hands. -Gray Porpoise 20:03, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Never underestimate the power of a wiki.

Never underestimate the power of a wiki.- T-borg 21:56, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia: The World's largest play-grownd.

Wikipedia: The World's largest play-grownd.- T-borg 22:02, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I support the motto, but desire to know: Why is playground misspelled? --Gray Porpoise 16:49, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
Hey, no one's perfect. ;)T-borg 18:24, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
I understand. My original username had a misspelling, and my Spanish Wikipedia username still does! (Masopa Gris, when it should be Marsopa Gris) I just thought that there might be a specific reason. lol --Gray Porpoise 18:27, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Go RVing.

Go RVing. -Gray Porpoise 16:47, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Power to the 'pedia!

Power to the 'pedia! -Gray Porpoise 19:03, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

We're keepers of the peace, not soldiers.

We're keepers of the peace, not soldiers.-- Mace Windu's line from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Like it? T-borg 19:37, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Impossible to see the future is.

Impossible to see the future is.-- One of Yoda's lines; couldn't think up off what to link future with, if linked a all. T-borg 19:43, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

We do not advocate kitten huffing.

We do not advocate kitten huffing. - Or, if you don't like that, another option could be "Hugging, not huffing." (That's a parody of the phrase, "Hugs, not drugs.") --Gray Porpoise 10:50, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Our rollback was not used in the Cold War, but it does fight communism!

Our rollback was not used in the Cold War, but it does fight communism! -Gray Porpoise 19:09, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Robot: Automated motto generation

Robot: Automated motto generation -Gray Porpoise 20:11, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Make love, not war!

Make love, not war!-- Sound familiar? :) May the Edit be with you. T-borg (drop me a line) 08:48, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Those vandals need to learn that we're a lot faster than they are.

Those vandals need to learn that we're a lot faster than they are.- May the Edit be with you. T-borg (drop me a line) 21:47, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

We're not politically correct - just neutral.

We're not politically correct - just neutral. -Gray Porpoise 02:51, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

You don't want to vandalize pages. You want to be a helpful contributor, and promote articles to featured status.- May the Edit be with you. T-borg (drop me a line) 12:27, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

NPOV - Never Post Obvious Vandalism.

NPOV - Never Post Obvious Vandalism.- May the Edit be with you. T-borg (drop me a line) 17:28, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Tabled for discussion

(Mottos here are to be discussed by the Overseers.)

A reference to Henry V (play)

Improving world, one article at a time

  • Improving world, one article at a time. -- Ben 02:00, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

In Soviet Russia, Wikipedia edits you!


Recently Closed-Awaiting list placement

Why not?

Better and better, little by little

Wikipædia is not Anglo-centric!

Wikipedia: where every word starts with wiki

Move over Britannica!

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So big, only Chuck Norris can read it all.

It's not that our scope is too broad; theirs is too shallow. Every good encylopedia includes exploding whales!

An army of nerds doing you homework for you, for free

Never floccinaucinihilipilificate the value of nerdyness

So the article's unencyclopediac. So?

Vandal tested, Jimbo approved.

Vandal tested, Jimbo approved.--Zxcvbnm 22:35, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Where geeks come to educate the world.

Wikipedia:Where geeks come to educate the world. Self-insulting and funny at the same time! --kralahome 01:34, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia: If you were an encyclopedia, it'd edit you.

....(Complain)(Let us to it pell-mell) 06:36, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

We will edit you.

We will edit you. —xyzzyn 22:06, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Wanted;Your mottos

Wanted;Your mottos -- Recruitment tool Geo. 17:16, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Your mottos here

Your mottos here -- Recruitment tool Geo. 17:16, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia best served verified.

Knowledge, Please

Knowledge, Please ....(Complain)(Let us to it pell-mell) 06:35, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Know that thal evil shal be reverted, o, vile vandals

Wikipedia: It shouldn't work, but it does

Hey Mr. DJ, Wiki...Wiki...


You will be assimilated

Wikipedia - aka STI@home (Search for Terrestrial Intelligence). Use your brain's spare capacity to help the search

Better than school

Wikipedia: Leave no article behind

It's a Wiki, Wiki World


When All Else Fails, Assume Good Faith!

When All Else Fails, Assume Good Faith! To help spread good faith and partnership among fellow wikipedians. --kralahome 20:13, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I know France much better than French people

  • Sad Reject Geo. 00:28, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia: Where else can you find both Nest box AND James C. Katz? Not Brittanica, that's for sure

God Save the Jimbo!

REDIRECT Wikipedia ON WHEELS!


We're not after glory! We're after knowledge. And, gentlemen, we mean to have it.

That's funny. But don't link the damn thing.

  • We're not after glory! We're after knowledge. And, gentlemen, we mean to have it.

That's how it should be. (a reference to "I'm not after glory! I'm after Spartacus. And gentlemen, I mean to have him.") ....(Complain)(Let us to it pell-mell) 07:06, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

The world's first electronic brain.

More accurate than a sniper.

Wikipedia: If ya can't revert it, we'll use the cat-o-nine-tails, or in extreme circumstances, the Scourge!

Wikipedia: Anyone who thinks otherwise is not a Wikipedian

The revolution will be edited mercilessly

"The revolution will be edited mercilessly." See editing page. :D Dev920 10:32, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

To be archived

Frankly, my TfD, I don't give a damn. But others do.

  • Approved Geo. 21:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Moved to Approved Geo. 21:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

The article, Percival; you must... revert it, that it be correct!
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