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Special nominations

→ Remember, remember the fifth of november,
Gunpowder treason and plot,
Was Guy Fawkes a devil, the Stuarts all saints?
Are we glad that we stopped them... or not?

Kayau Odyssey HUCK FINN to the lighthouse 03:05, 12 February 2010 (UTC)/

  Declined - in favour of Edit 1, with 2 for and 1 against. --Smaug123 (talk) 18:55, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Remember, remember the fifth of november,
Gunpowder treason and plot,
Was Guy Fawkes a devil, the Stuarts all saints?
Are we glad that we stopped them... or not?

Edit 1 - 'Stuart' comes from 'Stewart' which comes from 'Steward'. Kayau Voting IS evil 13:14, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

  Approved - per WP:SNOW (never have I seen a better example!), with 9 (inc. me) for and 0 against, for November 5. --Smaug123 (talk) 18:57, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Standard nominations

→ The journey of one thousand miles begins with a single step.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 21:59, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Then I withdraw my nomination. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 22:45, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
  Thrown out - Nominator withdrew; it was used before, with 0 for and 3 against. --~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 22:57, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

How's this? Lots of room for link improvement though. {{Sonia|ping|enlist}} 03:22, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - in favour of Edit 1, with 1 for and 2 against. --Smaug123 (talk) 13:11, 30 June 2010 (UTC)


→ Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

How about this? ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 03:56, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved - per consensus, and a particularly good real-life example of how MOTD makes a difference, with 5 for and 0 against, for August 21. --Smaug123 (talk) 13:10, 30 June 2010 (UTC)


→ Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 22:19, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 19, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:23, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Love truth, but pardon error.

Basically, it means that we should support good references, but don't ashame those whose refs aren't as good as others. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 22:19, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 18, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:20, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

To 3RR is human, to unblock divine.

OK, I just came up with this pun, and thought it was too good not to list. Perhaps a bit too 'inside baseball' to work as a motto though. Robofish (talk) 12:27, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 17, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:17, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Listen, kid, we're all in it together.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 16:12, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:14, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Listen, kid, we're all in it together.

Edit one per pjoef. This version has my support. Kayau Voting IS evil 10:49, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

[[Image:Symbol recycling vote.svg|20px]] Reopened per lack of consensus. Smaug123 (talk) 08:49, 25 June 2010 (UTC) (IMHO there is consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:14, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 16, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:14, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Mmmmm... tastes like strawberries and cream

An old advert. I wonder if i should link it to Storck but it is talking specifically about campino. Simply south (talk) 15:35, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 15, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:08, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Invicta

Motto of the county of Kent, England. Invicta means undefeated or unconquered. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:41, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:04, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Roma invicta

Edit 1 ~ original version used until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:41, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 14, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:04, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ You are not forgotten.

A special tribute to the missing wikipedians that helped make wikipedia what it is today. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 17:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 13, 2010 (per consensus; 9 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:58, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ You are not forgotten.

Because missing WPdians probably left voluntarily. Kayau Voting IS evil 00:10, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:58, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ I know not the real appearance of Mount Lu;
All I value is the yuanfen that brought me to this mountain.

No prize for guessing which poem this came from. SS, I mean Sonia, have you got a better translation please? Thanks Kayau Voting IS evil 00:35, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 12, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:53, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Faintly as tolls the evening chime,
Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time,
Soon as the woods on shore look dim,
We'll sing at Saint Ann's our parting hymn;
Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast,
The rapids are near and the daylight's past!

Thomas Moore (1779–1852), "A Canadian Boat Song" (1804) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:36, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 11, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:49, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Faintly as tolls the evening chime,
Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time,
Soon as the woods on shore look dim,
We'll sing at Saint Ann's our parting hymn

Snip/Edit A1. The original is a little TL;DR for my liking &#0149;martyx&#0149; tkctgy 11:44, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:49, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast,
The rapids are near and the daylight's past!

Snip/Edit B1. The original is a little TL;DR for my liking &#0149;martyx&#0149; tkctgy 11:38, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:49, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

→ You know, you haven't stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle.

Rufus T. Firefly (portrayed by Groucho Marx). Duck Soup (directed by Leo McCarey; written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin; starring Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Raquel Torres, Edgar Kennedy; music composed by Bert Kalmer andHarry Ruby; cinematography by Henry Sharp; edited by LeRoy Stone; 1939). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:41, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favor of Edit 1) ~NerdyScienceDude (✉ • ✐) 14:32, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

→ You know, you haven't stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle.

Edit 1 with Wikipedia:The Last Word instead of Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:41, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved - Per WP:SNOW, with 6 (inc. mine) for and 0 against, for August 10. --Smaug123 (talk) 09:05, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

→ The man that blushes is not quite a brute.

Edward Young (1681–1765), The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, Night VII (1742) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:08, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ The man that blushes is not quite a brute.

Edit 1 with WP:NICE instead of WP:LOVE. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:08, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened BOTH VERSIONS (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:54, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

  • Oppose (both versions) Quote is great but the links don't work for me. Plus I'm still rubbish and can't think of anything else! :\ &#0149;martyx&#0149; tkctgy 10:53, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
  Thrown out Not a chance. All opposes., with 0 for and 6 against. --—mono 04:34, 27 June 2010 (UTC)


→ One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.

Ernesto "Che" Guevara as quoted in Essential Care: An Ethics of Human Nature (2008) by Leonardo Boff, p. 82 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:41, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 9, 2010 per WP:SNOW Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 19:20, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Elementary, my dear Watson.

Sherlock Holmes (portrayed by Basil Rathbone). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (directed by Alfred L. Werker; written by Arthur Conan Doyle (novel), William Gillette (play), Edwin Blum and William Drake (screenplay); starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, George Zucco, Alan Marshal; music composed and directed by Robert Russell Bennett; 1939). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:36, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 8, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:07, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

→ An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous

&#0149;martyx&#0149; tkctgy 11:26, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:03, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

→ An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous

Edit 1 as per pjoef.

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:03, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

→ An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous

Edit 2 changed end link to WP:CREATE.

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 7, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:03, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Why did you shoo that child? He may be poor, but like us, he is a human being.

This is better as the original is in vernacular Chinese. :) Kayau Voting IS evil 02:07, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:59, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Why did you shoo that child? He may be poor, but like us, he is a human being.

Edit 1 It incorperates Kayau's ideas with some new links. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 04:59, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:59, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Why did you shoo that child? He may be poor, but like us, he is a human being.

Edit 2 My own idea. --I dream of horses (T) @ 06:11, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 6, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:59, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

What if there was only one person? Yet, what if there were 1 trillion people?

Again, I created this motto, emphasizing what is needed for good article length, not cramming so much info that could be notable enough for its own article into one article, yet not making one article for every single detail. Belugaboy Talk to Me!  Y 23:39, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:56, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

What if there was only one person? Yet, what if there were 12 million people?

Edit 1. I'm having 'motto block' today :\ Something along the lines of if everyone read rather than edited then Wikipedia wouldn't be as good as it is &#0149;martyx&#0149; tkctgy 11:14, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 5, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:56, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

→ No more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero.

I like the message it sends. Hi878 (talk) 03:17, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 4, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:43, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

→ De oppresso libre
("To free from oppression")

Motto of the United States Army Special Forces. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:36, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ De oppresso libre
("To free from oppression")

Edit one Linking to a more active page. --I dream of horses (T) @ 05:07, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

→ De oppresso libre
("To free from oppression")

Completely different take. How's this? {{Sonia|ping|enlist}} 06:20, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved edit 2 per consensus, for 3rd August. Smaug123 (talk) 21:14, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

You wouldn't vandalize a house, would you vandalize an article?

Based off of the "You wouldn't steal a car" PSAs. --67.180.161.183(talk)00:35, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favor of Edit 1) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 02:30, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

You wouldn't vandalize a house, would you vandalize an article?

Edit 1 ~ using Wikipedia:The motivation of a vandal and Wikipedia:Go ahead, vandalize. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened all - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 20:22, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per weak consenus; 4 in support and 1 oppose Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 02:30, 21 June 2010 (UTC)


→ I consider myself a citizen of the world.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 23:30, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus (8 supports, no opposes) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 20:54, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia: Our bots are smarter than most vandals.

Because, let's face it, it's true. If a page gets vandalized, it's either caught outright by Cluebot or even the edit tag tells us it's probably vandalism. HalfShadow 23:27, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  • Conditional Support Only if my Dune quote below that has the same idea passes. Kayau's argument is that a lot of vandalism isn't caught, in that one, and the same argument would apply here, so... Both or none. ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 23:45, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
  • Well, I can only link one thing to a word, and Cluebot is the most commonly seen bot. There's certainly no reason multiple versions of the motto couldn't be created, each linking to a different bot. HalfShadow 16:22, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


  Approved per consensus (6 support, 1 weak oppose) for July 31 --Smaug123 (talk) 18:18, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Be a nice contributor, not a creepy vandal.

A revised name of the South Park episode "Make love, not Warcraft". A nice message against vandalism Aleksa Lukic (talk) 15:18, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined due to the lack of consensus. Also we should not alter quotes. Kayau Voting IS evil 14:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Make love, not Warcraft.

Edit 1 ~ with the original title and a different set of links. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:26, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - no consensus. Kayau Voting IS evil 14:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Make love, not Warcraft.

Edit 2 - more relevant to the "warcraft" aspect. {{Sonia|talk|simple}} 11:09, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened all due to lack of consensus. I dream of horses (T) @ 02:14, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined no consensus. Kayau Voting IS evil 14:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 15:59, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favor of Edit 1) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 23:06, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Edit 1 ~ Per above. ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 23:41, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 30, 2010 (per concenus: five supports and one oppose) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 23:06, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Edit 2 ~ Per above. ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 23:41, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favor of Edit 1) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 23:06, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Broadcast yourself

Simply south (talk) 20:22, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per WP:SNOW. I dream of horses (T) @ 05:04, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

→ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

Basically meaning we don't like vandals but any 'great' EDIAN could be commended (not just WP:ADMIN) &#0149;martyx&#0149; tkctgy 11:18, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

  • Neutral - to be honest, it's a bit strange... Kayau Voting IS evil 11:27, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
  • Oppose Hm, I think you're misunderstanding the meaning of the original quote slightly, unless I am. It's basically saying we punish the petty thieves for trivial crimes, but we honour the great thieves by appointing them to public office. The original quote was meant in a satirical way. And although I see how you read it (reading the phrase "great ones" as meaning, well, great ones, rather than meaning "great thieves"), I think it's probably a little risky to refer to editing as a great crime.   Kindest regards, SpitfireTally-ho! 11:51, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
  • Withdrawn I agree with Spitfire and it would seem I definitely need a grammar lesson :\ &#0149;martyx&#0149; tkctgy 12:30, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
  Rejected because it was withdrawn by the nominator. ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 01:35, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Try to negotiate in disputes, but make sure to enforce our policies during them. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 01:42, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favor of Edit 1) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 23:19, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Speak softly and carry a big stick.

I don't understand the DR bit, really. Kayau Voting IS evil 06:06, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 29, 2010 (per consenus; four in support and no opposes) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 23:19, 17 June 2010 (UTC)


→ If we have chosen the position in life in which we can most of all work for mankind, no burdens can bow us down, because they are sacrifices for the benefit of all.

Karl Heinrich Marx (1818–1883), Letter to His Father (1837) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:36, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. I dream of horses (T) @ 01:21, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

→ We've got movie sign!

Can someone please help with the links for this one? Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 01:35, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per consenus Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 17:52, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


→ If there is hope... it lies in the proles.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 16:03, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 27, 2010 (per WP:SNOW) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 17:48, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Starve a success, feed a frustration.

A quote that I just discovered on Bewitched. Not sure if this is the original place, but this is where I heard it. Oh, and what do you all think of my new signature? :) ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 03:40, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (nom withdrawn). Kayau Voting IS evil 10:29, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Trust makes our dreams come true.

From the famous 2012 constitutional package advert. Kayau Voting IS evil 06:03, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 26, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:00, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Liberté, égalité, fraternité
("Liberty, equality, brotherhood")

Liberté, égalité, fraternité  Chzz  ►  08:36, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 25, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:56, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ In varietate concordia
("United in Diversity")

Motto of the European Union translated into the 23 official languages, all having equal standing. The Latin version is used as a compromise. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:08, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 24, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:40, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ In varietate concordia
("United in Diversity")

Edit 1 with WP:WRITERS instead of WP:PEDIANS –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:08, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:40, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Open the pod bay doors, (please) HAL.

David Bowman (portrayed by Keir Dullea). 2001: A Space Odyssey (directed by Stanley Kubrick; written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke; starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter; cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth; edited by Ray Lovejoy; 1969). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:08, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 23, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:37, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ How frugal is this Chariot
That bears a Human soul!

I suppose the linking could be better. CapitalSasha ~ talk 20:47, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:34, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ How frugal is this Chariot
That bears a Human soul!

Edit 1 ~ added links to the second part. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:36, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 22, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:34, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ It matters not where you live, or what rank of life you hold, the evil or the blessing will reach you all.

And some Paine for good measure. Hi878 (talk) 03:17, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:29, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ It matters not where you live, or what rank of life you hold, the evil or the blessing will reach you all.

Edit 1: emphasizes the point that admins don't have extra powers. —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 05:21, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:29, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ It matters not where you live, or what rank of life you hold, the evil or the blessing will reach you all.

Edit 2 ~ I think we can all agree on this one. Changed the second link to WP:UAL. ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 23:29, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 21, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:28, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Yes. While swords are clashing, I shall fence in rhyme, and improvise a poem, a ballade.

I'm feeling like a bit of Cyrano tonight. Translation is by Louis Untermeyer. The translation was comissioned for the Easton Press edition, and I'm pretty sure is only found there, so you all might not see this wording anywhere. Hi878 (talk) 03:17, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 20, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:24, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done.

A be bold quote. --I dream of horses (T) @ 00:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 19, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:21, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ My friends, the time for action is upon us.

And another be bold quote. --I dream of horses (T) @ 00:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 18, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:19, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 01:18, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favor of Edit 1) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 15:31, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Is this a bit extreme? --I dream of horses (T) @ 01:54, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Kayau Voting IS evil 14:43, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

→ My mama always said: "Life is (was) like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Forrest Gump (portrayed by Tom Hanks). Forrest Gump (directed by Robert Zemeckis; written by Eric Roth, Winston Groom(novel); narrated by Tom Hanks, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field; music composed and directed by Alan Silvestri; cinematography by Don Burgess; edited by Arthur Schmidt; 1994). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:31, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - should be added to FUI, and per consensus. Kayau Voting IS evil 04:42, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

→ It's always wrong to hate, but it's never wrong to love.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 02:50, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 14, 2010 (per consenus; 5 supports and no opposes) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 03:44, 13 June 2010 (UTC) originally approved by I dream of horses

→ It's always wrong to hate, but it's never wrong to love.

Edit 1 ~ WP:HATE Vs. WP:LOVE ~ –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:41, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (In favor of original) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 03:44, 13 June 2010 (UTC) originally declined by I dream of horses

→ It's always wrong to hate, but it's never wrong to love.

Edit 2 ~ WP:MASTODONS Vs. WP:BONAFIDE ~ –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:41, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (In favor of original) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 03:44, 13 June 2010 (UTC) originally declined by I dream of horses

→ Common Sense Is No Longer Common

Just something I've noticed throughout my life. Not to be insulting but Pondered
Mlpearc pull my chain 'Tribs 00:13, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (Author withdrew) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 03:40, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

Note, I am unsure how to format the origin for this; Oxford Dictionary of Quotes says "mid-19th century", and mentions early usage, "On ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des oeufs" (Robespierre / Napoleon), "We are walking upon eggs, and whether we tread East or tread West, the omelet wiil not be made without breaking of some" (T.P. Thompson, _Audi Alteram Partem_, 1859) and "My dear Miss Flora, you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs," I. (R.L. Stevenson, 1894). Best backlink I can think of is Proverb?  Chzz  ►  08:19, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
  Declined in favor of edit two. I dream of horses (T) @ 19:52, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

I think this provides more of a cautious statement. --I dream of horses (T) @ 00:45, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

  • Conditional Support This is the better of the two, I'll support this if mine fails.
  Declined in favor of edit two. I dream of horses (T) @ 19:52, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

The links seem to go together better with this one. ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 03:10, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. I dream of horses (T) @ 19:51, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

→ There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Shakey.  Chzz  ►  08:58, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per WP:SNOW. I dream of horses (T) @ 21:55, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Glue is for paper, not for skin, and don't put it in your soup.

There goes another one of my embarassing secrets. Kayau Voting IS evil 07:52, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. I dream of horses (T) @ 18:07, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

→ You will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee!

Not really one of my best ones, but it has some potential. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 18:54, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per WP:SNOW. --I dream of horses (T) @ 00:58, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Have a nice day.

I checked this time and this phrase hasn't appeared. It just means try to be nice by at least tell them to have a nice day. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 02:36, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 13, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:37, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ But where am I? Be frank with me. Hide nothing. In what place, on what spot have I fallen from the sky?

Took me a while to figure out a link for the last part, but I think that they work. Hi878 (talk) 03:17, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 12, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:34, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Aromatic plants bestow
No spicy fragrance while they grow;
But crushed or trodden to the ground,
Diffuse their balmy sweets around.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774), The Captivity, An Oratorio, Act I –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:31, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 11, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:17, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ In hoc signo vinces
("with this as your standard you shall have victory")

Or "with this sign you will win." –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:31, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 10, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:15, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Love, then, hath every bliss in store;
'Tis friendship, and 'tis something more.
Each other every wish they give;
Not to know love is not to live.

John Gay (1685–1732), Fable LXIII: "PLUTUS, CUPID, AND TIME", Fables (1727) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:31, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 9, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:10, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Played by the gate at the foot of the garden,
My view stretches out from the fence to the wall,
No words could explain, no actions determine,
Just watching the trees and the leaves as they fall.

Joy Division (Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner) "THE ETERNAL", Closer (1979) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:31, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 8, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:06, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Do not betray, do not be excessive, do not kill a newborn child.

I really have some doubts with the links, but I hope they work. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 04:15, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:02, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Do not betray, do not be excessive, do not kill a newborn child.

Edit 1 ~ Relinked "kill" to "assume bad faith" and "excessive" to the "please be careful" section of bold. --I dream of horses (T) @ 03:40, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Support - I like this one. (liked the original too, but these links are better, IMO) PrincessofLlyr royal court 02:58, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 7, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:02, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.

I had a little bit of trouble getting a good link for "blame quietly". Hopefully, this will suffice. If not, I'm sure we can figure it out. --I dream of horses (T) @ 18:15, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 6, 2010 (per consensus; 3 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:59, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.

Edit 1 with an alternative set of links. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:45, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original; 3 in support and 2 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:59, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ What do you think I am, completely without any moral whatsits, what are they called, those moral things?

Kind of funny, in my opinion. Hi878 (talk) 19:42, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

  Rejected in favor of Edit 1. ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 03:44, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ What do you think I am, completely without any moral whatsits, what are they called, those moral things?

Edit 1 ~ How about this? Hi878 (talk) 17:53, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 5, 2010 per consensus (3 in favor, 0 against). ~~ Hi878 (Come yell at me!) 03:44, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Most joyful let the Poet be;
It is through him that all men see.

A general rallying quote. --I dream of horses (T) @ 06:54, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. I dream of horses (T) @ 02:20, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Most joyful let the Poet be;
It is through him that all men see.

Edit 1 ~ Per Sonia. --I dream of horses (T) @ 15:22, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favor of original. I dream of horses (T) @ 02:20, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Most joyful let the Poet be;
It is through him that all men see.

Edit 2 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:51, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favor of original. I dream of horses (T) @ 02:20, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Most joyful let the Poet be;
It is through him that all men see.

Edit 3 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:51, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favor of original. I dream of horses (T) @ 02:20, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Most joyful let the Poet be;
It is through him that all men see.

Edit 4 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:51, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favor of original. I dream of horses (T) @ 02:20, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

→ My pride fell with my fortunes.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), As You Like It, Act I, Scene II (1623) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:32, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened - not enough discussion. Simply south (talk) 22:20, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 3, 2010 (per consensus: 3 in favor, 0 against) Hi878 (talk) 03:46, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Your life is worth much more than gold.

"Jamming"; Exodus (1977). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:55, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened - not enough discussion. Simply south (talk) 22:20, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 2, 2010 (per cconsensus: 4 in favor, 0 against) Hi878 (talk) 03:35, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Your life is worth much more than gold.

I'm not sure if it's any better, but it's worth a shot. Wikipedia is, after all, gold. --I dream of horses (T) @ 17:33, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Rejected (in favor of original) Hi878 (talk) 03:35, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

→ In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements, must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage.

Mao Zedong (1893–1976), Serve the People (September 8, 1944) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:50, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. I dream of horses (T) @ 03:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

→ In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements, must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage.

Edit 1 ~ per Sonia. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:25, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favor for original. I dream of horses (T) @ 03:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

→ All's well that ends well

Simply south (talk) 22:27, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. I dream of horses (T) @ 03:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

→ I'm gonna take this night and make it Evergreen.

Simply south (talk) 22:46, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. --I dream of horses (T) @ 05:32, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Don't you hear my call,
though you're many years away,
Don't you hear me calling you?

Anyone ever heard the song '39? --67.180.161.183(talk)03:02, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW. --I dream of horses (T) @ 05:32, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

"Why did they lock the room?"
"Too many people were going in and taking stuff."

If it were from a book, I would say what book it was from. But it's not from a book, is it? --67.180.161.183(talk)00:35, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW --I dream of horses (T) @ 05:32, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Make love, not war.

Suprisingly, this one hasn't been used yet. It's worth a shot. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 19:56, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (nominator withdrew) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 22:58, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Make love, not war.

Edit 1 ~ I like this link better. What do you all think? Hi878 (talk) 04:15, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (nominator withdrew) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 22:58, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

→ If you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew.

I'm thinking we could also use WP:Dispute resolution, WP:Discuss, don't vote or WP:3O. Or something else altogether. {{Sonia|talk|simple}} 21:44, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 26, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:02, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you;
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew.

Edit 1 How's this? {{Sonia|talk|simple}} 23:08, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:02, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Assurance is a jewel worth waiting for.

An inclusionist quote. --I dream of horses (T) @ 18:11, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 25, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:57, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ In critical moments, even the very powerful have need of the weakest.

A very nice, "we really ARE the same inside" quote. --I dream of horses (T) @ 18:07, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:55, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ In critical moments, even the very powerful have need of the weakest.

Edit 1 ~ I added WP:COOL for "In critical moments" –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:03, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 24, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:55, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I am what I am and I do what I do

Bland motto although i'm surprised it hasn't been used before. Simply south (talk) 22:09, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Whoops. Rereading it i just realised how and that was not my intention. I'll have another go. Simply south (talk) 17:48, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:51, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I am what I am and I do what I do.

Edit 1 ~ Here's a more politically correct version. Wikipedians edit pages. --I dream of horses (T) @ 16:59, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:51, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I am what I am and I do what I do

Edit 2 ~ I think the links are slightly better. Simply south (talk) 17:48, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 23, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:51, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ "Some factual information for you. Have you any idea how much damage that bulldozer would suffer if I just let it roll straight over you?"
"How much?" said Arthur.
"None at all," said Mr Prosser.

Another one. I like the message it gives. I can use people talking in a nomination, right? Hi878 (talk) 19:14, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 22, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:47, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ "Some factual information for you. Have you any idea how much damage that bulldozer would suffer if I just let it roll straight over you?"
"How much?" said Arthur.
"None at all," said Mr Prosser.

Edit 1 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:06, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:47, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ "Some factual information for you. Have you any idea how much damage that bulldozer would suffer if I just let it roll straight over you?"
"How much?" said Arthur.
"None at all," said Mr Prosser.

Edit 2 -- by another user; a mix of the two. --67.180.161.183(talk)03:09, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:47, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ A learning experience is one of those things that say, "You know that thing you just did? Don't do that."

This is a good one, too. Hi878 (talk) 18:50, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 21, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:44, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ A learning experience is one of those things that say, "You know that thing you just did? Don't do that."

Edit 1 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:15, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:44, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ The hotel shop only had two decent books, and I'd written both of them.

Took me a while to find a link that would work! Hi878 (talk) 18:50, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:41, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ The hotel shop only had two decent books, and I'd written both of them.

Edit 1 ~ How about this? I changed the one that was there, and added another. Hi878 (talk) 04:34, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 20, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:41, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ The hotel shop only had two decent books, and I'd written both of them.

Edit 2 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:20, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:41, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

When darkness lurks, use the right actions, not the wrong ones.

Noneofyour (talk) 23:28, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 19, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:39, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ They say: only the fittest of the fittest shall survive, stay alive!

"Could You Be Loved"; Uprising, (1979). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:55, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened - not enough discussion. Simply south (talk) 22:20, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 18, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:37, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

In the nine heavens are eight Paradises;
Where is the ninth one? In the human breast.
Only the blessed dwell in the Paradises,
But blessedness dwells in the human breast.

William Rounseville Alger (1822–1905), The Poetry of the Orient, "The Ninth Paradise" (1865) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:50, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  • Comment - (Yes, I'm back, but only for this comment. The WB enforcer isn't quite working on the new skin so, hehe.) Anyway, I am commenting here because I 'migrated', to use SS's words, to wikibooks, and there is no notability guideline there. Anything, no matter how trivial, can appear in Wikibooks. And I suppose the same goes for Wikisource, although I am not an editor there so I can't be sure. This make the motto a bit flawed. Kayau Voting IS evil 14:53, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
  • Strong Support I love that quote anyways, and the links fit it perfectly. I think we should let this go because, although the lniks might make it a bit untrue, I love the quote, and... Well, I think we should use it. Hi878 (talk) 18:55, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
  • Support – Like this quote; just please add the "→" link for this quote. —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 00:33, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
  • Support- This is fantastic. Absolutely. {{Sonia|talk|simple}} 05:09, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
  • 'Oppose If the links make it untrue, then we probably shouldn't use it. Also, it took me a bit to realize that "breast" probably meant "heart". --I dream of horses (T) @ 17:16, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
    • Yes, or the chest, the thorax, or most probably the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, containing the mammary glands that produce milk for the newborn babies. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:55, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 17, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:34, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Fluctuat nec mergitur
("It is tossed by the waves, but does not sink")

Motto of Paris, France, and it is also present in the city coat of arms. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:50, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 16, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:31, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Give, you gods,
Give to your boy, your Caesar,
The rattle of a globe to play withal,
This gewgaw world, and put him cheaply off;
I'll not be pleased with less than [Wikipedia].

John Dryden (1631–1700), All for Love, Act II, Scene II (1678) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:50, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:28, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Give, you gods,
Give to your boy, your Caesar,
The rattle of a globe to play withal,
This gewgaw world, and put him cheaply off;
I'll not be pleased with less than Cleopatra.

Edit 1 ~ featuring Cleopatra. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:58, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 15, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:28, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Fiat lux
("Let there be light")

Motto of many educational institutions and used in many works of art. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:50, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 14, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:21, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Fiat lux
("Let there be light")

I think this goes a little closer to "Let there be light". Wikipedia, I believe, has multiple "lights", not just newly created articles. --I dream of horses (T) @ 17:25, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:21, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Que Sera, Sera
("Whatever will be, will be")

From Que Sera, Sera a popular song. PrincessofLlyr royal court 02:16, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:12, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

Edit 1 ~ pointing to "The future of Wikipedia" on Media-Wiki. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:41, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:12, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

Edit 2 - focusing on vandalism rather than disruptive editing. PrincessofLlyr royal court 19:09, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 13, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:12, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ (Hey!) I'm walking here! I'm walking here!

Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo (portrayed by Dustin Hoffman). Midnight Cowboy (directed by John Schlesinger; written by Waldo Salt (screenplay), James Leo Herlihy (novel); starring Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles; music composed and directed by John Barry; cinematography by Adam Holender; edited by Hugh A. Robertson; 1969). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:40, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

  Rejected (In favor of Edit 1) Hi878 (talk) 00:06, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

→ (Hey!) I'm walking here! I'm walking here!

Edit 1 ~ While they were filming at 58th St and 6th Ave, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, a car drove into the scene and almost hit Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight. Dustin Hoffman ad-libbed the line and it stayed in the movie. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:40, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 12, 2010 (per consensus: 3 for, 0 against) Hi878 (talk) 00:06, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
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