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Curiosity may have killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.

Not sure about the last link. Any thoughts are welcome, as always. —La Pianista ♫ ♪ 21:24, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  Declined - withdrawn\FUI. Simply south (talk) 22:00, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

→ Where men are the most sure and arrogant, they are commonly the most mistaken, and have there given reins to passion, without that proper deliberation and suspense, which can alone secure them from the grossest absurdities.

Any link improvement is welcomed. —La Pianista ♫ ♪ 23:14, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.

I've thought this quote was funny. I tried to make the message of the quote more positive with the linking, though. The original message was that there are no stupid questions, just stupid people for asking those questions. I wanted to make it say that there are no stupid questions, just stupid people who criticize them (biting).  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 00:38, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

*Support: I like it (^___^)! Anyway, I think that it has little chance of being approved. How about using WP:Q→Wikipedia:Trolling? –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:49, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Hold on...I thought "Noob" was the term used to describe those who bite newbies! I would never say that newbies are stupid! How about this: "There are no stupid questions, just stupid people."  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 17:23, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of ;edit 1. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

There are no stupid questions.

Edit 1 - It's a little bland in this form, but I think it sends a good message and reminds everyone of an important resource, without calling anyone stupid. It would be good for a slow news day. Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:37, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per weak consensus. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

→ Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

I was about to use this in special nominations, but realized this can be used any day of the week. This is Romans 13:10. --I dream of horses (T) @ 04:10, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

→ It may be glorious to write
Thoughts that shall glad the two or three
High souls, like those far stars that come in sight
Once in a century.

James Russell Lowell (1819–1891), "Incident in a Railroad Car", Miscellaneous Poems (1843). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:55, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per weak consensus. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

→ It may be glorious to write
Thoughts that shall glad the two or three
High souls, like those far stars that come in sight
Once in a century.

Edit 1: 2nd interpretation. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:55, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (too few opinions) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:58, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of original. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

→ acta non verba
("actions, not words")

Motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:55, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (too few opinions) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:58, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 1. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

→ acta non verba
("actions, not words")

Edit 1 Better? —La Pianista ♫ ♪ 21:17, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

→ I didn't put my name in that cup...I don't want eternal glory. I just want to be...

I was watching the Goblet of Fire movie a few days ago and I thought that it could be an interesting motto about WP:RFA, feel free to tweak as is needed being that this is my first motto submission ;). All the Best, Mifter (talk) 17:05, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 1. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

→ I didn't put my name in that cup...I don't want eternal glory. I just want to be...

Edit 1 per Artichoke-Boy 18:29, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

→ As living jewels dropped unstained from heaven

Robert Pollok (c. 1798–1827), The Course of Time, Book V (1827) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:55, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 19, 2009 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:25, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

→ Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
("For the greater glory of God")

Motto of the Society of Jesus. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:55, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (per WP:Snow) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:21, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Ad malorem Del gloriam

Edit 1 per I dream of horses ~ A "redo" of the above. We are editing Wikipedia for the glory of Wikipedia itself. I dream of horses (T) @ 00:26, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

  • To BOTH versions: Hmmm....this is a tricky one. I’m all for the message of working together towards a greater purpose (Wikipedia), but this will undoubtedly strike a bad note with those who don’t believe in God or a god. I also think that many will interpret this as saying that Wikipedia is a god, which may also strike a bad note with the God-believers. Sorry, but I’m going to have to say oppose.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 16:57, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (per WP:Snow) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:21, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

→ ad astra per aspera
("to the stars through difficulty")

Virgil (70 BCE–19 BCE), sic itur ad astra ("thus you shall go to the stars") Aeneid book IX, line 641, and opta ardua pennis astra sequi ("they choose hardship that follow the stars on wings") Aeneid book XII, lines 892–893. Many Latin sayings use the expression Ad astra ("to the stars"): per ardua ad astra ("through struggles to the stars"), Royal Air Force's motto; ad astra per aspera ("to the stars through difficulties"), Kansas' motto; per aspera ad astra ("through adversity to the stars") or ("a rough road leads to the stars"), which is on the memorial plaque for the astronauts of Apollo 1; Sic itur ad astra ("thus one goes to the stars"); Ad astra per alia porci ("to the stars on the wings of a pig"), Motto on John Steinbeck's personal stamp; per herbam ad astra ("from grass to the stars"). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:32, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 18, 2009 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:55, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

The early bird catches the worm

Simply south (talk) 21:24, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, me too! Kayau David Copperfield MOBY DICK the great gatsby 14:04, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

*Support ~ good one ... I like it. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:12, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:48, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:49, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

The early bird catches the worm

Here is a less confusing alternative. edit 1 Simply south (talk) 14:53, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 17, 2009 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:49, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

→ ad captandum vulgus
("to win over the crowd")

To do something to appeal to the crowd/masses/common ppl/listeners/readers. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:55, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Added link to Wikipedia. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:36, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (per WP:Snow) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:15, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

He who speaks in anger makes his anger heard, but his words are forgotten.

A motto about edit warring/anger on wikipedia. Mifter (talk) 17:43, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 16, 2009 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:10, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

He who speaks in anger makes his anger heard, but his words are forgotten.

Edit 1 per Kayau and I dream of horses.

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:10, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

To make this work, just add water

--90.201.164.97 (talk) 22:07, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 1. Simply south (talk) 19:20, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

To make this work, just add water

Edit 1 Perhaps? —La Pianista ♫ ♪ 04:42, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per Walking in a Winter Wonderland. Simply south (talk) 19:20, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Seeing is believing

Simply south (talk) 20:57, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 14, 2009 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:48, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Don't rush towards the finish line,
Spend time with your fellow runners.

This one just sort of came to me.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 18:43, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 13, 2009 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:46, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

→ Autobots – transform and roll out.

From the words of the great Optimus Prime. I think that the links are pretty self explanatory. Certainly not the greatest motto in the world, but nothing wrong with the occasional simple pop culture reference. Nutiketaiel (talk) 13:56, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:32, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 12, 2009 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

→ The blue dye extracted from indigo is bluer than indigo

Chinese idiom. The story behind it is a teacher who has the courage to treat his former student as a teacher without feeling embarrassed, so adopters can actually learn from graduated adoptees. Kayau David Copperfield MOBY DICK the great gatsby 02:40, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 11, 2009 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

The only stupid question is the one that isn't asked

Read this in a book recently, can't remember which. The links are absolutely open for edits, I'm pretty tired right now and can't think of any that would fit. GrooveDog (talk) 04:12, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (not consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:27, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

→ You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.

A quote from the character Lan Mandragoran in the 9th book of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I thought this quote spoke better for itself without alot of links. After all, we don't always need to flood a quote with links to make it relate to Wikipedia. What I'm trying to get across with this quote is that, even when you don't know everything, you just have to recognize your ignorance and are bold in writing about what you do know. As I said, I think the quote largely speaks for itself without links. Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:39, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:17, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

→ You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.

Edit 1- I can't believe I forgot that there is a perfect link for "wisdom"- WP:WISDOM. Hope this works for you guys. Nutiketaiel (talk) 13:21, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 10, 2009 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:17, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

→ All things must pass

To remind people that FA status doesn't last forever Kayau David Copperfield MOBY DICK the great gatsby 13:58, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. Simply south (talk) 23:12, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

→ A beautiful battle is one you don't have to fight.

A quote from the character Mat Cauthon in the 11th book of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I'm a little concerned with referring to war as beautiful in any context, but I think the balance of the quote defuses any negative impression. Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:39, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Comment we have lots of supports. I think someone should mark this as approved. Kayau David Copperfield MOBY DICK the great gatsby 07:59, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 8, 2009 since nobody objects. Kayau David Copperfield MOBY DICK the great gatsby 14:26, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy

This one has been done befre with similar links (see Archive 7) but got rejected so here is a resubmission. Simply south (talk) 22:25, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW Simply south (talk) 22:22, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend.

≈ Chamal talk 13:02, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 6, 2009 (per "legendary" consensus (^___^) ... I'm sorry, but it is summer and we are running dry, so I take the decision to approve some mottos with few supports and without oppositions.) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it,
If folly grow romantic. I must paint it.

Alexander Pope (1688–1744), Moral Essays, Epistle II (To a Lady), "Of the Characters of Women" (1735). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:41, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:39, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 5, 2009 (per bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:39, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

→ acta est fabula plaudite
("The play has been performed; applaud!")

Probably Augustus' last words. Applied by Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) to the third movement of his String Quartet No. 2. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:41, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:39, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 4, 2009 (per bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:37, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Abstruse and mystic thought you must express
With painful care, but seeming easiness;
For truth shines brightest thro' the plainest dress.

Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon (ca. 1630–1685), Essay on Translated Verse (1684) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 3, 2009 (per very-very bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:32, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

→ We are one people.

Has been awhile since I've submitted one. BW21.--BlackWatch21 01:05, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 2, 2009 (per very-very bland consensus... we need more upcoming mottos) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:28, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

→ How may days' walk?
Oh, about two years.

No comments :( ≈ Chamal talk 12:07, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  • Support - I have mixed feelings about this one, but I ultimately came down on the "support" side. My concerns revolve around the second link- I think it may be discouraging to link article development to "about two years," especially since an article can become a FA alot faster than that. However, on further consideration, I remembered that the encyclopedia is never finished and that article development is an ongoing process; in that context, the linking made alot more sense, and seemed less discouraging. Nutiketaiel (talk) 14:22, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Support ~ I think it should work. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:13, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 1, 2009 (per very bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:20, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

→ None but an author knows an author's cares,
Or Fancy's fondness for the child she bears.

William Cowper (1731–1800), The Progress of Error, Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. (1782). Umm, I think there could be a better set of links. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:42, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:55, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 31, 2009 (per bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:18, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Accipe Hoc
("Take this")

Motto of 848 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy. It could be also linked to WP:ADOPT. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:42, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:55, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:08, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

'They did what?'........ 'No, stay calm. This may be a better solution.'

This motto is how to stay cool and not start anything. Noneofyour (talk) 15:20, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:53, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:07, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

In a war, he who laughs last...laughs best?

I wanted to incorporate the idea of WikiViolence in here somewhere. Hopefully I did it okay.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 01:14, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

  • Weak Oppose - I see what you were going for, especially using the elipses and the question mark, but I think the meaning of this one is too easy to misunderstand or misconstrue. Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:21, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:46, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:06, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

→ abusus non tollit usum
("misuse does not remove use")

Paracelsus (1493–1541), speaking about drugs. Abuse does not justify denial of use, or, the possibility of misuse does not preclude right use. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened (no complete consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:53, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 30, 2009 (per very bland consensus but we are running dry) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:04, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?

The line Steve Jobs used to lure John Sculley as Apple's CEO, according to Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple, by John Sculley and John Byrne Monkey Fox Contributes! . 04:03, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. Simply south (talk) 10:50, 26 July 2009 (UTC) (should have been yesterday :o)

→ A man who trusts everyone is a fool, and a man who trusts no one is a fool.

A quote from the character Lews Therin Telamon (well, he's sort of a character) in the 9th book of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. In the first link, we remind everyone that vandalism does exist and will always exist, so we must be watchful for it. In the second link, we remind everyone that just because there is vandalism doesn't mean you can start assuming that everyone is editing in bad faith. Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 28, 2009 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Papa's got a brand new bag

Simply south (talk) 21:03, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 27, 2009 (consensus reached) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:34, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Never reveal your sources!

I thought i would try reverse Psychology. Or could someone think of a better link? Simply south (talk) 17:11, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:20, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Always reveal your sources!

Well, go for a play on the saying above with one of my own. Also, why does no one get that i was saying with the link in the version before this it is reverse psychology? Anyway, edit 1. Simply south (talk) 20:05, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

  • Weak Support ~ I prefer the reverse psychology version, because it was more intriguing. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:25, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Very Weak Support - We're not idiots, South. We all get that it was reverse psychology. You said it explicitely in your explanation of the quote, and two of us referenced in our opposition that we saw that it was reverse psychology. My concerns (I can't speak for the others, but their comments are up there so you might as well read them) were that users who are not yet familiar with Wikipedia's policies (which we, obviously, are) may have been confused by it. At best, they would have missed out on the subtext, and at worst they would have been confused about those policies. This motto obviously alleviates those concerns; it is just very dull. Save it for a slow news day. Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:03, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Oppose: Too bland for my liking. Chamal talk 12:07, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Support: Nothing wrong with it really, it brings up an important aspect of content building that we don't get many motto's about, SpitfireTally-ho! 12:12, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 26, 2009 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:20, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Love the sinner; Hate the sin.

First off, I do NOT want you to take this the wrong way. I do NOT, in all honesty, what this to be saying that you should love vandals. I'm simply trying to say, through this famous proverb, that you should treat vandals with the same respect and courtesy as regular wikipedians, and deal with the vandalism separately. I realize this motto might be a bit of a risk, but I'm going to take it.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 14:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

  • Weak Support - I see what you're going for with this. However, I don't think WP:Do not insult the vandals is the best link for "love the sinner." What do you think of linking to WP:REHAB instead? By working with troublesome users, they bring them around to constructive editing. That seems like a better way of expressing "love the sinner" in a Wikipedia context. Nutiketaiel (talk) 17:33, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:51, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Love the sinner; Hate the sin.

Edit 1 per Nutiketaiel.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 19:06, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 25, 2009 (consensus reached) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:50, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.

This is the main line in The Beatles song Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 20:23, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 24, 2009 (bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:47, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Independent minds make a strong community.

Noneofyour (talk) 17:46, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:41, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

As a military general, there are always troops to clean threats off the globe, but in wikipedia, we have to do it ourselves.

I just got bored and thought of this, Noneofyour (talk) 17:20, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened - no complete consensus. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 23, 2009 (per bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:39, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

The best edits aren't to the subjects of popularity, however big the edit is, the best edits are to the subject that needs it.

I didn't have much time to make it, so links are welcome. Noneofyour (talk) 11:55, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened - no complete consensus. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 22, 2009 (per bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:35, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Why did I write? what sin to me unknown
Dipped me in ink,—my parents', or my own!

Alexander Pope (1688–1744), Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot: Prologue to the Satires (1735). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:34, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened - no complete consensus. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 21, 2009 (per bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:31, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Wine, Women and Song

I think this is a good idea, sorry if it's been done. I also have some idea for alternate links if you think they need changing strdst_grl (call me Stardust) 13:23, 24 May 2009 (UTC).

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 20:43, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. please vote (for approval). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:04, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 20, 2009 (per bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:26, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Do your homework!

~AH1(TCU) 21:59, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened - no complete consensus. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:23, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Make Your Mark!

A motto on Wiki-signatures.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 20:00, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened - no complete consensus. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:21, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ May this new saxophone bring you years of—D'oh!

~AH1(TCU) 21:59, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

  • Oppose - As much as I enjoy Simpsons references, the links are non-sensical. Nutiketaiel (talk) 11:20, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
    • I think i do understand the links. Its saying if you vandalise Criticism of Wikipedia, you will be rollbacked, which 75% is true. But there does need to be new links. Simply south (talk) 09:09, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
      • Comment. Not exactly: it means that the vandal is saying, may this vandalism bring you years of criticism. However, the "D'oh" part means that this isn't going to happen, because it is easily reverted (in this case, rollbacked). The moral: don't vandalise; it will be more quickly reverted than one can imagine. ~AH1(TCU) 01:35, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened - no complete consensus. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:18, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ May this new saxophone bring you years of—D'oh!

Edit 1. I took the liberty of changing around a few links, and relinked the arrow to Lisa's Sax (more specific).  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 14:02, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

  • To me, this is told from the VANDAL'S point of view. I view it as the vandal talking to Wikipedia, saying that his vandalism will be with Wikipedia for years...right before having it rollbacked.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 20:14, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 19, 2009 (we are running dry) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:18, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

Written by strdst_grl (call me Stardust) 13:47, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Suggestion: We may use WP:ANI for closer. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:11, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:07, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

  Reopened - no complete consensus. Simply south (talk) 20:43, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

→ Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

Edit 1. per me and Nutiketaiel. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:14, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 18, 2009 (bland consensus, but we are running dry) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:07, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Wikipedia, the free, multilingual encyclopedia to which people of all ages and cultural and social backgrounds can contribute.

Another excerpt from the Wikipedia Wikipedia:About page. I know it is not a "motto" and I don't know if it's a good one, but here it is. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:00, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ Wikipedia, the free, multilingual encyclopedia to which people of all ages, cultures, and social backgrounds can contribute.

Edit 1. I just wanted to make this a little...easier to read. Without all those "and"s and such.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 20:18, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 17, 2009 (bland consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:00, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ abundans cautela non nocet
("abundant caution does no harm")

There is no wrong in abundant caution. So, when we are editing an article or discussing with other editors, abundans cautela non nocet! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:55, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:50, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ abundans cautela non nocet
("abundant caution does no harm")

Edit 1 per UberScienceNerd and Nutiketaiel. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:49, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:50, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

→ abundans cautela non nocet
("abundant caution does no harm")

Edit 2 per Nutiketaiel and my above. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:49, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 16, 2009 (we are running dry) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:50, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Edit mercilessly, critique mercifully.

Sometimes I say this on an article talk page when I do some sort of major edit while on random page patrol. I made it up myself, and the links represent the "gist" of what I'm saying (be bold in reversing my edits, but love me). --I dream of horses (talk) 00:40, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. Simply south (talk) 22:55, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

→ One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel all right.

I wanted to go for a positive and uplifting message here about the joys and love of working in Wikipedia. I've always thought these lyrics addressed the ideals of love and joy so nicely, so here they are.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 14:30, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

  • Support - Looks good to me. Nice, positive message. I love you guys. Nutiketaiel (talk) 17:30, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
  • Support yup, I agree with Nutiketaiel SpitfireTally-ho! 17:39, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
  • Strong Support!!! ~ ...There is one question. I'd really love to ask: is there a place for the hopeless sinner, who has hurt all mankind just to save his own beliefs? One Love! What about the one heart? One Heart! What about? Let's get together and feel all right as it was in the beginning; so shall it be in the end, All right!.... I'm a hugeeeee fan of Bob "Rasta" Marley! Awesome lines and good set of links. Well done! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:09, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 14, 2009 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:40, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

What You See Is What You Get

I was inspired and thought this would work. Then i discovered that i had proposed this 5 months ago, but with a different link. However, as it was rejected\declined, i thought i would try again. Simply south (talk) 21:07, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

  • Support. We don't get many mottos centered on the watchlist. I tried to do so once…but I don't believe it's going to make it (judging by how many "opposes" it got slapped with!). I'm thinking MAYBE a better linking option would be if you just link special: watchlist to "see," and link "get" to something else. I'm not sure what you'd link it to, though, so this is fine as is.  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 23:02, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
If i did WIAA like last time, but on the get only, I'm sure there would be many opposes as not all te pages are articles. This is an example. Simply south (talk) 14:13, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 13, 2009 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:37, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

→ The house is on fire!
No, mother. It's just the Northern Lights.

I'm not that happy with the links, but the idea is AGF before you jump to conclusions... or something like that. Chamal talk 02:19, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW Simply south (talk) 20:13, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

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