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→ Crisis = danger + opportunity

~AH1(TCU) 15:01, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm aware of that, but Al Gore basically popularized it. ~AH1(TCU) 23:32, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
Just in reply as some people may not understand it. Derild4921☼ 00:17, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/December 22, 2010 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:47, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

→ All you have to do is ask.

~AH1(TCU) 15:01, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:44, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

→ All you have to do is ask.

Edit 1, suggestion. ~AH1(TCU) 23:23, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/December 21, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:44, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

→ How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

This is basically telling you to go to WP:RD when you don't know how to go foward. SimonKSK 23:17, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

→ How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

Edit per Pjoef. SimonKSK 20:16, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved - Edit 1 for December 20, 2010. Unanimous support. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 17:01, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

→ I go out to work on Monday morning. Tuesday, I go off to honeymoon.
I'll be back again before it's time for sunny down. I'll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon.
Bicycling on every Wednesday evening! Thursday, I go waltzing to the zoo.
I come from a London town, I'm just an ordinary guy.
Fridays, I go painting in the louvre. I'm bound to be proposing on a Saturday night,
I'll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon!

Slightly modified lyrics from Queen's Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon. Can anyone think of any links for "honeymoon", "before it's time for sunny down" and "London town"? Anyway, I don't know about you guys, but I love it. :P SimonKSK 18:14, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved - Original for December 19, 2010. Consensus appears to be in favor; no actual opposes. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 16:54, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

→ It's a perfectly cromulent word.

Mrs Krabappel use of a neologism has surprisingly never been used on MOTD. Stephen! Coming... 14:34, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved - Original for December 17, 2010. Unanimous approval. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 23:44, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

→ And on this branch there was a twig,
The prettiest twig that you ever did see,
Well the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the tree,
And the tree on the root,
And the root in the hole,
And the hole in the ground,
And the green grass grew all around and around,
And the green grass grew all around.

How's this? Kayau Voting IS evil 02:06, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

*Strong support - I love it! --Smaug123 (talk) 07:45, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

→ And on this branch there was a twig,
The prettiest twig that you ever did see,
Well the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the tree,
And the tree on the root,
And the root in the hole,
And the hole in the ground,
And the green grass grew all around and around,
And the green grass grew all around.

Edit 1 per Hi878 (with Portal:Featured content insted of Wikipedia:Featured pictures for "tree"; Portal:Contents works fine too.) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 12:12, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ And on this branch there was a twig,
The prettiest twig that you ever did see,
Well the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the tree,
And the tree on the root,
And the root in the hole,
And the hole in the ground,
And the green grass grew all around and around,
And the green grass grew all around.

Heh... I meant P:FP, not WP:FP. Don't mind edits 1 or 2 though. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:44, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved - Edit 1 for December 16, 2010. Unanimous support for that one. The original had some problems, and Edit 2 appears to be the same as Edit 1. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 23:41, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Not trying is the same thing as failing.

~AH1(TCU) 17:40, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved - Original for December 15, 2010. Unanimous approval. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 23:39, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Every dog has his day

A book and a song to highlight us poor under appreciated admins (feel free to break into violin playing) do get appreciated by some! Stephen! Coming... 20:36, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened - Not enough discussion  ℳono  02:22, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
  Declined - No consensus. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 23:36, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia FTW!

~AH1(TCU) 17:40, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

  Rejected per consensus WikiCopterRadioChecklistFormerly AirplanePro 23:38, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Veni, vidi, veni. Et veni, et veni, et veni.

~AH1(TCU) 14:27, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Support - I don't really see what's wrong with it... Derild4921☼ 18:38, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
  Reopened - No consensus  1year  03:20, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Question I know I'm new to this area, but I must admit I am curious as to how 5 opposes compared with 2 supports counts as "No consensus"? Especially as the rather unfortunate double meaning could potentially land us in hot water with the community. (BTW - I oppose because of the afore mentioned double meaning) Stephen! Coming... 23:16, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per WP:FUI\WP:SNOW. Simply south (talk) 11:23, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

→ All you create, all you destroy, all that you do, all that you say, all that you eat and everyone you meet.
All that you slight and everyone you fight. All that is now, all that is gone, all that's to come and everything under the sun is in tune.

Thoughts? SimonKSK 17:09, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

War isn't about who's right, but about who's left

Well, this is my first attempt... hoe I've done this right! I first saw this in a Mad magazine about 20 years ago, attributed to Alfred E Neuman. I've taken the original meaning of the quote, and reversed the meanings of "left" and "right". Stephen! Coming... 21:31, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Actually, this motto hasn't been used before. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 22:35, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:50, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per weak consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ My roots lie not in any Earthly nation's soil.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 22:34, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 2. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ My roots lie not in any Earthly nation's soil.

Edit 1 I just know that Simon is going to grill at me for this. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 18:31, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 2. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ My roots lie not in any Earthly nation's soil.

Edit 2 per Pjoef (I can't believe I didn't think of that before!) Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 18:02, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (ALL VERSIONS; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:29, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Cast the die.

Pun of the latin phrase Alea iacta est (the die is cast), said at the Crossing of the Rubicon, when Suetonius entered Italy in defiance and began a long civil war, a point of no return. Quinxorin (talk) 22:02, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favoue of edit 1'. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Cast the die.

Edit 1 This seems to work. Did I get the → right? ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 22:10, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (BOTH VERSIONS; no consensus; Original: 1 in support and 4 opposed; Edit 1: 4 in support and 2 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:25, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Support Edit 1 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:25, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.

I can't believe that nobdy thought of this before... And what's more, that I didn't think of this before D-Day. :) --~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 21:32, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 3 Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.

Edit 1 - I know it doesn't work well but I'm trying to juggle around with the idea, if anyone can work out a way to make this work try using these links: WP:NCH and WP:HELP. WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 18:00, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 3 Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.

Edit 2 ~ Is this any better than before? ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 21:47, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 3 Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.

Edit 3 ~ Kayau Voting IS evil 11:46, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (ALL VERSIONS no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:19, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved edit 3 per weak consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

A Camel is a Horse designed by committee.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 16:22, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - Consensus to reject in favor of another edit. ℳono  21:14, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

A Camel is a Horse designed by committee.

Edit 1 ~ Maybe this works better? ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 21:13, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 2. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

A Camel is a Horse designed by committee.

Edit 2 does this make more sense? Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 16:27, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (ALL VERSIONS; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:14, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

*Support Edit 2. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:14, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours.

~AH1(TCU) 00:22, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

→ Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours.

Edit 1 ~ And here they are. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 05:00, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (BOTH VERSIONS; no consensus;) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:12, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Memento mori
("Remember your mortality")

No comment, it speaks for itself! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:06, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per weak consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ The opposite of love, I have found, is not hate, but indifference.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 20:07, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ The opposite of love, I have found, is not hate, but indifference.

Edit 1 ~ Per Pjoef. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 04:41, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (BOTH VERSIONS; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:44, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 20:03, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Edit 1 per khfan93. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 15:42, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Edit 2 also per khfan93. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 15:42, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (ALL VERSIONS; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:37, 10 August 2010 (UTC)   Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Hey jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better.

Simple links, I know. Suggestions would be very welcome. SimonKSK 18:53, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 1' Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better.

Edit 1, suggestion. ~AH1(TCU) 01:55, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per weak consensus. Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better.

Edit 2, suggestion. ~AH1(TCU) 01:55, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 1' Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better.

Edit 3, suggestion. ~AH1(TCU) 01:55, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 1' Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better.

Edit 4 ~ I have, in my opinion, improved on Edit 2. The last link makes a bit more sense now, I think. I also changed the first. Hopefully, you will all like this one. :) Inflating my ego, and all that. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 04:36, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (ALL VERSIONS; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:36, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 1' Simply south (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Toto, I've (got) a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.

Dorothy Gale portrayed by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939) directed by Victor Fleming, Mervyn LeRoy, Richard Thorpe, and King Vidor; written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf, and L. Frank Baum; starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick; music composed by Herbert Stothart, Harold Arlen, and E. Y. Harburg; cinematography by Harold Rosson; editing by Blanche Sewell. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

  • Oppose - it does't make sense to me. I've also closed your italics in your comment, if you don't mind. Kayau Voting IS evil 06:57, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
    • Comment: Thanks for fixing it! Well, you know, this is from The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy and Toto are leaving/have left Kansas. So I thought to link it to Wikipedia's sister projects. This is something that happens to us all, for example in the See also or External links sections when you click on Wikiquote or Commons templates, and on the Wikipedia's sister projects section at the bottom of the main page here in the English Wikipedia. Who is not aware of that (IMHO) can feel like Dorothy. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:27, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
      • Reply - really, I'm not sure why anyone would be 'not aware' of that. :) Kayau Voting IS evil 09:28, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
        • Re-Reply: Wikipedia is ranked number seven in the Alexa list of the top 500 websites on the WWW (of course). Its audience is composed by users who browse from school and work. Visitors to Wikipedia spend approximately five minutes per visit to the site and one minute per pageview. About 49% of visits to Wikipedia are bounces (one pageview only), and about the 50% of site visits are from search engines.Wikipedia Audience and Search Analytics at Alexa Also, think of all the newbies. They are new to Wikipedia. Why they should know about the sister projects?
          P.S.: The first time I visited Commons, WikiNews, WikiQuote... I felt like Dorothy. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:41, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Weak support. Somewhat humourous, but doesn't say that much about the project. ~AH1(TCU) 00:35, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Weak Support - Per AH1. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 04:46, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Support - Actually, I really like this. I've recently become more involved in some of the sister projects and the way they all sort of link together is really neat to me. PrincessofLlyr royal court 17:28, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus; 3-4 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:51, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/December 7, 2010 (per consensus; 5-6 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:03, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

The king shouted, "Arise, ye warriors, and drive these fellows out of the woods!"

I made this up with anti-vandal links. It is kind of lame, though . AirplaneProRadioChecklistHi, there. 22:30, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/December 6, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:29, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Aw, come on. The 5th is my birthday! JUST ONE OFF!!! WikiCopterRadioChecklistFormerly AirplanePro 22:41, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Where do you want to edit today?

From a WP:ANI thread. Feel free to change the link, I couldn't think of a better one. (X! · talk)  · @095  ·  01:17, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 12:55, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Good artists copy; great artists steal.

--monosock 02:03, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per consensus. Simply south (talk) 23:46, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

→ A country that's divided surely will not stand.
My past erased, no more disgrace.
No more foolish naive stands.

Got to love Megadeth.--SimonKSK 17:02, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 1. Simply south (talk) 23:46, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

→ A country that's divided surely will not stand.
My past erased, no more disgrace.
No more foolish naive stands.

Edit 1 per Pjeof. SimonKSK 12:00, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved edit 1 per consensus. Simply south (talk) 23:46, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Serenity, Jollity, Humility

~AH1(TCU) 14:27, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved' - ' for December 3, 2010.  1year  03:22, 20 August 2010 (UTC)


→ In the beginning, men are always good-hearted.
Though their natures are the same, they are educated differently.
If they are not taught well, their natures will change.

A bit of Confucian wisdom. Feel free to tweak the links. And the translation. I'm not so sure about them. If you're a follower of Xun Zi, well, I beg your pardon! Kayau Voting IS evil 03:56, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/December 2, 2010 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:17, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ All in all, you're just another brick in the wall.

Bland? SimonKSK 01:09, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:15, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ All in all, you're just another brick in the wall.

Edit one per Simon. I support this one. Kayau Voting IS evil 14:16, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/December 1, 2010 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:15, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ No autograph, no comic book!

Taken from the movie. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 02:16, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:13, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ No autograph, no comic book!

Edit 1 per Pjoef. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 15:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:32, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Support Edit 1. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:32, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Support I like it! Stephen! Coming... 16:06, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 30, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:13, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Click. Boom. Amazing!

(MacWorld "Intel Inside" keynote address 2006) --drippingflame 17:17, 6 August 2010 (UTC) (user:mono)

  • Changed...

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:08, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Click. Boom. Amazing!

Edit 1 How about this (Although don't go for this if it means that my Italian Job quote won't get used!) Stephen! Coming... 22:23, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:08, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Click. Boom. Amazing!

Edit 2 ♠ I prefer this, slightly - from the tiny acorns of signing up... --Smaug123 (talk) 07:44, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved Edit 2 for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 29, 2010 (per consensus; 5-6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:08, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Give me alchemy, give me wizardry, give me sorcery, thermatology, electricity!
Magic if you please, master all of these, bring him to his knees!
I master five magics!

--SimonKSK 16:06, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favor of Edit 1. SimonKSK 16:00, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Give me alchemy, give me wizardry, give me sorcery, thermatology, electricity!
Magic if you please, master all of these, bring him to his knees!
I master five magics!

I thought about what Kayau said, and I realize that I just added a bunch of random links to an awesome quote. So, I changed the links, and I hope it's better. Oh, and Kayau, thermatology is "the branch of therapeutics concerned with the application of heat." SimonKSK 20:53, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 28, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:03, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

The More, The Better!

By AirplanePro –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:23, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:00, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

The More, The Better!

Edit 1 per WVRMAD –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:21, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:44, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved Edit 1 for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 27, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 13:00, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Learn of the little nautilus to sail,
Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744), An Essay on Man, "Epistle III" (1734) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:37, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 26, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 12:55, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

Dr. Hannibal Lecter portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lamb directed by Jonathan Demme; written by Ted Tally, Thomas Harris; starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine; music composed by Howard Shore; cinematography by Tak Fujimoto; editing by Craig McKay. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:37, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 25, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 12:50, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Two mice fell into a bucket of cream. The first mouse gave up, and soon drowned. The second mouse ran so hard he eventually churned that cream into butter. I am that second mouse.

~AH1(TCU) 17:40, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. SimonKSK 15:05, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.

Quote by Rod Serling about advertising. So I think it is kinda appropriate for me to advertise a discussion here ;-) Stephen! Coming... 16:01, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Question Um... I have no idea how old you are (and I am not going to ask... that would be rude), but as random has taken on a new meaning to the youngsters of this world (which I still don't understand, as I am in my thirties) would you mind clarifying what you mean? Sorry to be a pain! Stephen! Coming... 16:14, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Answer - Well as in random I mean it's an odd linking with linkspam because while it's true that it would be hard to make a FA with spam it's not that common a thing. Bit hard to explain it so hopefully the explanation isn't very confusing ;) Derild4921☼ 16:21, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Gotcha. I thought Linkspam was appropriate, as some people can litter articles with these. Maybe instead of FA, we could use GA? Or even Wikipedia? BTW, in an attempt to self-teach, I have discovered that the "yoof" meaning of random is synonymous with a non sequitor. Stephen! Coming... 16:29, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per WP:SNOW and consensus. SimonKSK 15:01, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.

Edit 1 As original, but with GA instead of FA. Stephen! Coming... 16:29, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - no consensus. SimonKSK 15:01, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.

Edit 2 As original, but with Wikipedia instead of FA. Stephen! Coming... 16:29, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined no consensus. SimonKSK 15:01, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

See a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck

Handy little saying. I wonder if WP:WIKILOVE would make for a good final link? Or has anyone else got any better suggestions? Or maybe just leave it unlinked. Stephen! Coming... 12:01, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

See a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck

Edit 1 Encouraging stronger assistance! (Still not sure about a link for Good Luck) Stephen! Coming... 12:01, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of original. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ We're all one, and life flows on within you and without you.

--SimonKSK 23:06, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 1. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ We're all one, and life flows on within you and without you.

Edit 1 per sonia (fantastic link, BTW) SimonKSK 14:23, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved edit 1 per consensus. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Video-games are bad for you? That's what they said about Rock 'N' Roll.

I wanted to use this quote for a long time. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 00:06, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per consensus. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Video-games are bad for you? That's what they said about Rock 'N' Roll.

Edit 1 but I prefer the original. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 01:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per consensus. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Video-games are bad for you? That's what they said about Rock 'N' Roll.

Edit 2 (I'm open to suggestions). Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 21:33, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined per consensus. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Do not call the tortoise unworthy because she is not something else.

It basically means "don't attack newbies if they mess up a newbie experiment". Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 00:29, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

→ Do not call the tortoise unworthy because she is not something else.

Edit 1- I got rid of the last link altogether. How does it hold up? Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 04:47, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

→ Do not call the tortoise unworthy because she is not something else.

Edit 2 how's this? Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 05:48, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened All- no consensus Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 04:58, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined all - no consensus. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Pedro, good music is the property of the entire universe.

I'm not linking to WB or COM because those AGF pages are still drafts. In WN they don't AGF, but AGI instead, which is a different thing. I'm not linking to meta, per WP:COI - I wrote that one myself :). Kayau Voting IS evil 14:56, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Idle Hands are the Devil's playthings.

I'm actually suprised that this saying hasn't been used before. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 21:44, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 2. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Idle Hands are the Devil's playthings.

Edit 1 In case the original doesn't work. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 21:44, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of edit 2. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Idle hands are the Devil's playthings.

Edit 2 fixes the capitalization, incorporates both above mottos, and should be less complicated not having all those links in one word. PrincessofLlyr royal court 22:46, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved edit 2 - per consensus. Difficultly north (SS talk) 10:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"

Probably Michael Caine's most famous line, as spake in The Italian Job. Because of the (mild nowadays) profanity, I don't expect this will get passed, but it still made me chuckle when I thought of the idea, and I hope it does the same for you! Stephen! Coming... 21:25, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved - original for November 18, 2010.  ℳono  00:42, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"

Edit 1 How about this one then? (Not that I'm expecting either to make it!) Stephen! Coming... 09:15, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Weak Support - Works, but the first link doesn't fit that well with the quote. Derild4921☼ 16:22, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Comment I thought it might tell a little tale - a new admin learning how to delete (hence the link to New Admin School/Deleting), and ended up making a bit of a mess. I see what you mean with the link not working quite right though. I think that is more down to directly linking to the page rather than going through the shortcut first. Viewing through pop ups don't help either. I'll try againStephen! Coming... 16:32, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - in favor of original  ℳono  00:16, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"

Edit 2 Better than edit 1, I hope (But I still prefer the original!) Stephen! Coming... 16:49, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

So is that a vote of support for the original? ;-) Stephen! Coming... 22:17, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
  Declined -  ℳono  00:16, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Yes, it's true.

On the plans for Apple Computer, Inc. to begin using Intel processors in its Macintosh computers during 2006 and 2007. About twenty two minutes into his address. Rumors of such plans had existed for years, but had been growing more credible and prolific for about a week before his announcement. --monosock 02:17, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 17, 2010 per WP:SNOW WikiCopterRadioChecklistFormerly AirplanePro 17:57, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.

There has to be some kind of better linking for this one, but I really really like the quote. Maybe if the second link is kept, the first can go to scripts, user rights, or something like that? sonia♫ 06:48, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 16, 2010 WP:SNOW WikiCopterRadioChecklistFormerly AirplanePro 16:55, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

→ And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

This was a pain in the ass to link. SimonKSK 14:43, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

→ And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

In case the first one doesn't go well. SimonKSK 21:55, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

→ And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

Edit 2 Just my interpretation of the motto. Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 22:33, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

→ And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

Edit 3 How's this? Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 03:00, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (ALL VERSIONS; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:47, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined all, user withdrew nomination. SimonKSK 01:36, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

→You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us and the world will be as one.

Another version of this was used back in 2008, but it was only the first links that were the same. SimonKSK 12:43, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

  Rejected - Already used  ℳono  07:06, 12 August 2010 (UTC)


→ Put a tiger in your tank.

Exxon mobil slogan from years ago, idea is putting a "tiger" (user script (like twinkle)) in your "tank" (vector.js). --monosock 02:23, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Strong Support looks great, so do the links WikiCopterRadioChecklistFormerly AirplanePro 23:14, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 15, 2010 per WP:SNOW WikiCopterRadioChecklistFormerly AirplanePro 22:16, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Audentes fortuna iuvat
("Fortune favors the bold")

Audentes fortuna iuvat is a Latin phrase which means "fortune favors the bold". Slon02 (talk) 18:48, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved' - ' for November 14, 2010.  ℳono  04:52, 11 August 2010 (UTC)


→ Strength through discipline, Strength through community, Strength through action.

Read this book in high school. sonia♫ 06:27, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus. SimonKSK 01:17, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!

A bit bland? Kayau Voting IS evil 02:54, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:49, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - Mostly opposes  ℳono  21:11, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

When in a hole, stop digging

I'm not sure about the origin of this phrase, but it was something that I have heard time and time again. Here, I've taken it to show that if you have put yourself in a corner by arguing something unreasonable, you should just stop. By a nice piece of serendipity, the humour essays on the topics are both about horses. Stephen! Coming... 22:16, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 11, 2010 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:06, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ He who lives by the sword will surely also die.

It's from the same song as the motto I made below. --SimonKSK 16:51, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 10, 2010 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:04, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

How's this? sonia♫ 04:22, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 9, 2010 (per WP:SNOW) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:02, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ "Scooby Doo, Where are you?"

One of Shaggy's most famous lines, coupled with a question I frequently get asked on my talk page! Stephen! Coming... 17:29, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:59, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Scooby Doo, Where are you?

Edit 1 ~ It means the same without quotation marks; why don't we KISS? Kayau Voting IS evil 02:28, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 8, 2010 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:59, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Book 'em, Danno

I've searched the archives/past noms, and I can't believe that no one has suggested this catchphrase from Hawaii Five O! Stephen! Coming... 07:04, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 7, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:53, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Book 'em, Danno

Edit 1 An alternative, in case blocking is a bit too strong Stephen! Coming... 07:07, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:53, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Book 'em, Danno

Edit 2 ~ How about that? Kayau Voting IS evil 07:18, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:53, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ The lord knows I am not a cruel man.

Yet another one from Hitchhiker's.--Forty twoThanks for all the fish! 19:40, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

→ The lord knows I am not a cruel man.

Edit 1 ~ Yeah, the lord part was quite lame.--Forty twoThanks for all the fish! 21:34, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

→ The lord knows I am not a cruel man.

Edit 2 ~ Anyone else think that this is funny? ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 03:00, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened (ALL VERSIONS; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:05, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (ALL VERSIONS; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:44, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Nec Temere, Nec Timide
("Neither rashly nor timidly")

Motto of various institutions. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:16, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 6, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:43, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ I feel the need... ...the need for speed!

LT. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell portrayed by Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986) directed by Tony Scott; written by Ehud Yonay, Jim Cash, Jack Epps, Jr.; starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt; music composed by Harold Faltermeyer + F-14 Tomcat (^____^); cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball; editing by Chris Lebenzon and Billy Weber. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:16, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:35, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ I feel the need... ...the need for speed!

Edit 1 ~ Tweaked just a tad. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 23:12, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:35, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ I feel the need... ...the need for speed!

Edit 2 ~ How about this? Stephen! Coming... 11:43, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved [Edit 2] for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 4, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:35, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Dreams, books, are each a world; and books, we know,
Are a substantial world, both pure and good;
Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood,
Our pastime and our happiness will grow.

William Wordsworth (1770–1850), "Personal Talk" –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 3, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:08, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son.

Can a brain teaser pass for a quote? --Forty twoThanks for all the fish! 21:17, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 2, 2010 (per consensus; Note: I think there is no consensus for April Fool's Day, but I'm not sure...) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:27, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Magis
("The more")

A Jesuit phrase, which means "the more", taken from "ad majorem Dei gloriam ("for the greater glory of God"), referring to the philosophy of doing more. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:56, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened no consensus WikiCopterRadioChecklistFormerly AirplanePro 23:04, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Magis
("The more")

Edit 1 with Wikipedia:Be bold instead of Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:56, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

  Reopened - No consensus —mono 00:09, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 12, 2010 Two weak supports make one support versus no opposition. WikiCopterRadioChecklistFormerly AirplanePro 22:56, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Magis
("The more [the better!]")

Edit 2 Basically the same as the original, except 'with the better!' at the end. AirplaneProRadioChecklist 02:09, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined - Consensus to decline.  ℳono  06:12, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Never Be Rude to an Arab

Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 18:47, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

→ Never Be Rude to an Arab

Edit #1 for your kind consideration: IMHO The "Arab" is the newcomer since the song "dispenses valuable advice about not resorting to xenophobic insults".--Forty twoThanks for all the fish! 01:27, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined Edit 1 per consenus (2 supports;4 opposes) and   Approved original per consenus (5 supports;2 opposes). Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 18:53, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

→ You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

May get some people a little nervous, but I like it. Thoughts/ better links? sonia♫ 09:55, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus and WP:SNOW SimonKSK 18:19, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

→ I've been looking so long for you
Now you won't get away from my grasp.
You've been living so long in hiding
In hiding behind that false mask.

--SimonKSK 23:14, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 30, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:12, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?

Anyone thinks it's funny? Derild4921☼ 02:04, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 29, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:10, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club.

Erm...Forty twoThanks for all the fish! 14:23, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 28, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:05, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Jon... I don't want a big, strong man... I want you.

Kayau Voting IS evil 13:08, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 27, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:00, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Do You Know the Way to San José

I would have gone with Is this the way to Amarrillo, but that song title has been used for MOTD (for a different link, I hasten to add!) Stephen! Coming...

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 26, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:48, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I should do and, with the help of God, I will do.

I just thought a quote from Mr. Hale would be a good one. :) --~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 20:21, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 24, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:37, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I should do and, with the help of God, I will do.

With WP:COMM in lieu of WP:5P. I remember that one of the mottos I nominated (it was before Hi878 came, so don't worry) was opposed by some because it uses WP:FIVE. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:32, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined in favour of the original –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:37, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Standing on the shoulders of giants.

Extract of a quote by Isaac Newton, where Wikipedia is supported by the five pillars. Stephen! Coming... 19:11, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Glad to be here... I discovered this area a few days ago, and it is a nice diversion to my normal Wiki-day of approving/declining CSDs. Stephen! Coming... 11:08, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 23, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:35, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever is left, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Quote from Sherlock Holmes. This was rejected in Archive 7, but they were for different links (all to do with blocking). Hopefully the above makes more sense: Once you've weeded out all the peacock terms, you may well have a stub. But if it is referenced, then it is probably notable. Stephen! Coming... 16:58, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:17, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever is left, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Edit 1 As above, but with Verify instead of Cite Stephen! Coming... 17:00, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 22, 2010 (per consensus; 6 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:17, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ They've been sent to Coventry

Sending someone to Coventry is a phrase used to describe the act of ostracising/ignoring someone. Stephen! Coming... 09:18, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:15, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ They've been sent to Coventry

Edit 1 As WP:TROLL is a soft redirect, I thought I would give the more direct link as an alternative. Stephen! Coming... 09:18, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 21, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:15, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ We are not amused.

Again, a bit bland... Kayau Voting IS evil 03:12, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 20, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:11, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful.

From the 'squeeze toy aliens' (see List of Toy Story characters). WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 09:00, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:09, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful.

Edit 1 ~ I enjoyed the movie too, but I think WP:USER is a bit unnecessary. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:21, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 19, 2010 (per consensus; 7 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:09, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth more than the evolution to a vegetarian diet.

Another quote from Einstein, I actually found it on Hi878's userpage. Derild4921☼ 14:20, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

  • Strong support - though perhaps I'm biased. :) I've heard of it before (not on Hi878's up though), and I've never thought of linking it like that. Kayau Voting IS evil 14:29, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Support - Why didn't I think of this? It's been sitting on my userpage all this time... ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 17:22, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Support - Great! WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 18:01, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
  • weak support - I disagree with the actual motto. SimonKSK 22:17, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
    • Reply - well, you are wrong, anyways. :) Kayau Voting IS evil 01:09, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
      • Reply - I'm not vegetarian but I still support it, (mainly because I can't help laughing at the though of a carnivorous diet of newbies)! WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 11:48, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
        • I just don't see how a vegetarian diet benefits the Earth. We're all animals too. Animals eat each other. It's no good trying to change what we are. SimonKSK 14:01, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
          • Sorry, Spitfire, I just can't resist.OK, here are some of the points about why Einstein's quote makes sense.
            • Humans did not start to eat meat until one of those Ice Ages. Our bodies (long guts, blunt teeth) are still designed to eat veggies. Please see T. Colin Campbell's studies for further information. Meat is one of the main causes of heart attack and a few types of cancer too.
            • The modern livestock industry is very wasteful. This is because the increasing population means mass and industrial production of meat, which is not only cruel to the animals and the environment, but wastes a lot of food as well. If meat is cut off for all people in the world, then nobody will starve. (It can still support the current population, though of course this might change in the future.) And guess what? Not enough food means W-A-R.
            • While carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas, it a) is less powerful than methane and laughing gas, which are mostly from the livestock industry and b) hangs around in our atmosphere for a very long time, so even if we stop emitting CO2 now, change won't come for years. Not to mention that the livestock industry of the twenty-first century produces a lot of water pollution AND wastes massive amounts of electricity. And if we don't protect the environment, you know what will happen: W-A-R.
            • I hope you understand what Einstein is trying to say now. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:07, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Support - simply because it made me smile! PrincessofLlyr royal court 19:02, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Support ~ it's more than passable. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:21, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 18, 2010 (per consensus; 7 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:02, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

It's been lying on my UP for some time. I finally have the pleasure of bringing it to the MOTD. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:03, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 17, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:59, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ For you, I wanna write the sickest rhyme of my life.

I'm iffy about this. The links are generic, so some suggestions would be very welcome. SimonKSK 21:42, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:51, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

→ For you, I wanna write the sickest rhyme of my life.

Edit 1. I liked the original but came up with this variation... seems a little more appropriate, but maybe not... --khfan93 (t) (c) 03:32, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 16, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:51, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

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