Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/In review

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In review

Note: If you are adding nominations for specific dates, holidays or other special reasons please add to the Specials section and NOT HERE. Also, please check the archives in case the motto has been submitted and subsequently approved before. If this is the case try to think up another motto instead. Please check Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations. Otherwise feel free to add your suggestion below.

→ Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.

--Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 02:56, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - both are too pessimistic. Kayau Voting IS evil 07:44, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - per Kayau MMS2013 13:05, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - It's okay, but I have a better idea, but I can't find the page I am looking for yet. I'll nominate one when I find it. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:53, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.

Edit 1 - A little less pessimistic. - RichardOwen97 talk 14:48, 22 January, 2011 (UTC)

Comment How Ice is related to FA? --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 23:17, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose - ~~Wikipedia cannot end in featuredness.~~ Kayau Voting IS evil 01:18, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I see about the article bit. However, an article does not 'end' being an FA. Kayau Voting IS evil 10:40, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - FA is a good thing, last time I checked. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:53, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - World is linked to article. And why can't ice be linked to a good thing? If both were linked to bad things, then every time people are going to oppose because it is too pessimistic. RichardOwen97 talk 10:16, 23 January, 2011 (UTC)
Oppose - Per Kayau MMS2013 02:23, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Shake n bake

--Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 02:51, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - I don't see how the links fit. MMS2013 13:02, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I see what you're getting at, but I don't quite like it. I have a suggestion. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:41, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Shake n bake

Do any of you realize how long it has been since I actually nominated a motto or edit of a motto? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:41, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support Nice and simple. Copyright may be an issue ;) RichardOwen97 talk 14:54, 23 January, 2011 (UTC)

Think outside the box

I came across this trying to find a link for the tongue-twister one below. .....htuos ylpmiS 23:35, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Support - MMS2013 13:03, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - September 15, 2007. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:39, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ This is the right time,
Once in a lifetime

.....htuos ylpmiS 19:43, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Nothing wrong with it, although I do want to say that WP:BOLD is rather overused. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:35, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

--Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 12:47, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Oppose - I'm not a fan of reusing mottoes. MMS2013 13:08, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Was there a previous motto? --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 13:09, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reply - Yes, it was used in 2008. Kayau Voting IS evil 13:16, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Used before. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:35, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The sixth Sheikh's sixth sheep's sick

Simply south..... 11:42, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - I don't get the connection between the motto and the link. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:05, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Hi878. Kayau Voting IS evil 10:14, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The sixth Sheikh's sixth sheep's sick

The one above i was meaning don't take thing's too seriously at times but I guess it was too obscure. This one should be a little better. Toungue twister 1:0 Understanding Simply south..... 10:37, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - I still don't think that people will get the connection. I think it is more of a quote problem than a linking problem. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:30, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I think it's just that people are bragging about the obscurity of this tongue twister so much, it's not really obscure any more. Kayau Voting IS evil 01:20, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The more times you ask for it, the less chance you have of getting it.

Useful saying in life, could be useful on Wikipedia, edit wars maybe? RCSprinter123 (talk) 18:12, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please add links to project-spaces and add the person who says it "Name of person who said it|→" in "[[ ]]" before it. RichardOwen97 talk 19:19, 18 January, 2011 (UTC)

Oppose this edit per Richard. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:29, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I agree with everyone above, but I do think that this would make a great motto with links. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:04, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your actions shape who you are

New motto --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 18:16, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - not sure about the second link... Kayau Voting IS evil 10:32, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I agree with Kayau, but I am going to be more assertive. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:04, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

One good turn deserves another

Simply south..... 09:49, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Question - how is WP:BOLD related to the motto? Kayau Voting IS evil 10:27, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- You can feel proud you made that first step? And how comes you voting would be classed as evil? Simply south..... 14:55, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Er.. I don't think pride is the message behind the proverb. Voting is evil? I've been using the sig for quite a while... Kayau Voting IS evil 15:12, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - I know but it could be interpreted as that every time you vote in particular, it is considered evil. Do i need a fish again? Simply south..... 15:27, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - What? I don't see how those relate. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:03, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

One good turn deserves another

edit 1. Slightly better? Simply south..... 15:27, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support (both versions) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:20, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - this one. I don't think ~~this~~ (the other) one is nearly clear enough. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 14:02, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Youare meaning the other version is not as clear? Simply south..... 10:38, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Sorry, my bad. Yes, I meant I like this one but I didn't think the other one was clear enough. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 16:00, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Seems fine, since you are encouraged to review someone after requesting a review. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:03, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - The message and motto fit very well. MMS2013 13:07, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.

Famous war poem--Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 04:35, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support - it's OK except that vandals aren't necessary 'enemies'. I also tweaked the formatting Kayau Voting IS evil 10:25, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:22, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support - MMS2013 14:14, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very good. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:02, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Famous quote --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 17:12, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I'm surprised it has never been used before. I also tweaked the motto's formatting a bit. Anywawys, what is the message you're bringing across? Kayau Voting IS evil 02:03, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

reBenefits of editing Wikipedia or becoming a WikipedianTyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 04:29, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Question - So why WP:RESEARCH? Kayau Voting IS evil 10:26, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Because that;s the only page I found when searching benefits of Wikipedia --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 14:21, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:24, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I don't like the second link at all, and the first is only acceptable. However, by all means, try as hard as you can with this one! This would be fantastic with good linking. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:01, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Edit 2 --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 12:55, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Very good job. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:35, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Do a good turn daily

This seems nice --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 17:05, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support - Kayau Voting IS evil 02:07, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:25, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Short and sweet. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:00, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 17:05, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ How many more people have to be killed or hurt before a number 8 signal is necessary?

WP:PEND is controversial, so did not use. Kayau HAPI B-DAY WP 10:16, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support - A good motto but I'm not 100% sure about semi-protection, you didn't link Pending Changes because it's controversial - but semi-protection is exactly what it is meant to stop. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 15:48, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply - yes, but a straw poll showed that a third of Wikipedians didn't like the system so I don't want to be accused of canvassing through the MOTD. Kayau Voting IS evil 01:58, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment what is a number 8 signal? Is it Typhoon_signal_No._8#Current_system? --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 17:16, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Reply - yes. Kayau Voting IS evil 01:58, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support + Answer to "How many more...: The higher the percentage of vandal edits, the greater the need for protection (6–50%). + Q/Suggestion: Wouldn't it be better to replace the first link, WP:ARTICLE, with, for example, Help:Page history (shortcuts: WP:PAGE or HELP:PH) or with something related to number of edits of a page, editing, and etcetera? –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:00, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I like it the way it is, actually. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:59, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ For the people, of the people, by the people

This seems grand --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Show another 17:44, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - no link for the last bit. WP:Readers first may be appropriate for the first. Kayau HAPI B-DAY WP 10:13, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - per Kayau, doesn't make sense without a last link. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 15:49, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I think that a third link is rather necessary, although I will say that this is the only one of these that isn't confusing. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:58, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Used before MMS2013 13:13, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ For the people, of the people, by the people

Edit 1 RichardOwen97 talk I'M 14 TOMORROW 15:02, 16 January, 2011 (UTC)

Weak oppose - I'm not too sure about the second link. I think there's a better link for the third, which is about the fact the WP is built by Wikipedians, but I've forgotten the name of the page. Kayau Voting IS evil
~~Oppose~~ - the more I think about the second link the more confused I get, ~~can someone please explain~~? WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 15:53, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong oppose - mottos shouldn't need to be explained. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 17:02, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I do not like the second link. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:57, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Used before MMS2013 13:12, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ For the people, of the people, by the people

Edit 2 --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 16:51, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

~~Weak support~~ - this version is the best, but is still quite complicated. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 18:26, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Weak oppose - it makes sense but I suppose it is too complicated. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 19:56, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Too complicated. WVRMad, just because it is the best out of all of them, doesn't mean that it needs to be supported. If you think it is too complicated, oppose! ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:57, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Used before MMS2013 13:11, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ For the people, of the people, by the people

Edit 3 --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 17:08, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - last link doesn't make sense, the link is talking about people who don't edit. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 18:16, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Readers aren't the ones who write Wikipedia, for the most part. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:56, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Used before MMS2013 13:10, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

Suggestion --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Show another 17:39, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - already in special nominations. Kayau HAPI B-DAY WP 10:13, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know that :D --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 16:57, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Obvious reasons (nominated elsewhere...). ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:54, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - per above. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 19:53, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ To be or not to be?

Suggestion --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Show another 17:37, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per WP:MOTD/FUI. Kayau HAPI B-DAY WP 10:13, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Kayau. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 15:44, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Yep. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:54, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem

How's this? --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Today's motto...

→ We haven't stolen anything. But we did get one hell of a 'steal'.

Show another

17:28, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Weak oppose - So, if you don't report vandals, you're a vandal? Doesn't really make much sense... Kayau HAPI B-DAY WP 10:13, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - not all editors fight vandalism, many just concentrate on writing and creating articles. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 14:44, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - What the heck‽ That isn't even close to being true! ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:51, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem

Edit 1 --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 17:14, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose - some people just read WP and don't vandalise. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:00, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose - Wikipedia isn't here to be a reference tool, a place for people to learn and research - what's the point in just editing if you don't sit back and read it from time to time? WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 17:56, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - So everyone that doesn't edit Wikipedia is a vandal? Please explain your view on this one, as I don't understand how that could be anywhere near true. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:51, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Gotta catch 'em all!

This was approved several years ago with a link to WP:SOCK. Seeing as we are going by the new rules, it should be okay to nom this with diff links. Simply south (talk) and their tree 20:56, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:41, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I'm still opposing, partly because I still don't like reusing, but mainly because I despise that idiotic game-TV show/whatever. I don't want to subject people to that. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:37, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - reusing, and boring. But Hi878, I don't think your personal preference on the source of the quote is a good reason to oppose. :| Kayau Voting IS evil HI AGAIN 06:29, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
If not, I oppose because I hate reusing mottos. People can take whichever one they prefer. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:49, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - if it's from several years ago, most people aren't going to recognize it. Personally, I think it's funny, both the quote itself and the way it's linked. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 14:40, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - per Kayau, if we're reusing mottos, can't they at least be the really good ones? WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 18:03, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reopened No consensus. RichardOwen97 talk 12:15, 15 January, 2011 (UTC)

Btw, you reopened this a day earlier than was meant to. It is 14 days, not 13. Simply south..... 09:49, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, badly counted :P RichardOwen97 talk IT'S MY B-DAY TODAY! :D 16:37, 17 January, 2011 (UTC)

Happy Birthday to you. Simply south..... 17:33, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Richard!!! :D –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:44, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And here's one very late Happy Birthday from me! WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 18:03, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Gotta catch 'em all!

New suggestion --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Show another 17:34, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - For the exact same reasons as the original. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:49, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Only you can prevent reckless editing

Comes from smoky the bear famous quote, Only you can prevent forest fireTyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time!

Conditional Support - I'm not much in favor of editing the quote. I would support, however, if you used the quote's original form and linked "forest fires" to WP:Vandalism. An arrow link to this article would also be grand. (This is assuming the quote hasn't been used before). MMS2013 23:50, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I don't like that the quote was edited. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:48, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Only YOU can prevent forest fires.

Edit 1 - How's this?Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 00:53, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support - it's a bit boring, but will do. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:15, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - MMS2013 22:44, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support - a bit bland. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 14:42, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support (edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:46, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I'm not willing to support bland. Sorry, everyone. :) I don't think the links make much sense, actually. "Only YOU can [AGF] [Edit Wars]" is rather strange, if you take it with the page titles. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:48, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - A variant of this was used before on November 4 of 2007, as you can see here. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:53, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Only YOU can prevent forest fires.

Edit 2 --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 12:36, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - I think that people would think that the first comes after the second (usually) and would think that the linking was odd as a result. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:32, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Only YOU can prevent forest fires.

Edit 3 --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 12:47, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - It seems sort of redundant to have both of those links, in my mind. Look at the page titles. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:33, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Only YOU can prevent forest fires.

Edit 4 --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 12:36, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Avoiding a list of arguments in edit wars prevents the edit wars themselves? Using the information on the first page would imply that you are already in one. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:35, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reckless editing can ruin reputations (or lives)

A play on a world war 2 slogan.Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 21:54, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Strong oppose - This seems to imply that if we get banned, we can't become a good editor of WP anymore, which is not true. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:17, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose - per Kayau. P.S. That's the second time I've spotted you forgetting to sign, you're getting slack! :D WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 18:07, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - What? No! Nothing moreto say than what others have said above. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:45, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Careless talk costs lives

How's this? Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 01:04, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Strong oppose - for the same reason with above. Also, vandalism usually result in blocks. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:17, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - per Kayau; it's not as bad as the original though - it's just too negative. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 18:09, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - What? No! Nothing moreto say than what others have said above. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:45, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Careless edits costs reputations

New suggestion --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 20:07, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - actually, vandalism has no effect on notability... Kayau Voting IS evil 09:32, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose - It doesn't make sense, did you mean Reliability of Wikipedia or something? WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 18:11, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - What? No! Nothing moreto say than what others have said above. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:45, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Think twice before clicking save

My own slogan.Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 21:54, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - No Project space links. RichardOwen97 talk 23:31, 14 January, 2011 (UTC)
Oppose - Per RichardOwen97 MMS2013 00:46, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - I don't think it's much meaning here. However, it's clearly self-referential so links are not really necessary here. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:18, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I know this isn't what the message of the motto is meant to be, but to me it seems the motto is implying don't make any mistakes... or else! - whereas I think that as long as an edit was done in good faith any errors can easily be corrected and the editor notified. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 14:30, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I was thinking of WP:VANDALISM and for WP:VANDALS to think twice before clicking save --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 16:55, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I know, it's just that some people could interpret it as I did at first. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 17:52, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Links, my dear sir. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:44, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the world one edit at a time!

It is a play on the phrase changing the world one (something) at a time. I have used it in my sig and in WikiProject Software I changed the phrase "edit" to byte. --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 21:32, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Something with the same idea has been used before, as you can see here, but this one is different enough that I am fine with it. There was also another nominatiom, but it was declined, so I am not bothering to link it. However, although I am fine with using this, I think that the link is boring, and will oppose until someone can come up with a better one. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:34, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - The present link is a bit too literal for my tastes. MMS2013 23:38, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - the motto itself it OK, but if you don't compare this one and the one used before carefully one might think it's a repetition. Kayau Voting IS evil 05:27, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - per above. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 14:38, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the world one edit at a time!

How this linking? --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 12:09, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:MOSLINK, please don't link 'world'. ;) Kayau Voting IS evil 12:35, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - apart from the link to 'world' (which as Kayau mentioned has to go per WP:MOSLINK) it's exactly the same as the original, just with capitalization on the 'edit'. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 14:41, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Don't like it at all. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:43, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the world one edit at a time!

Edit 2 --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) → Do a good turn daily 17:18, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Changing the [research] one edit at a time? No. I don't like it. In addition to that, the WP:EDIT link is still there... ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:44, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - per Hi878, link to WP:RESEARCH doesn't make sense. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 19:47, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ I would not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.

MMS2013 21:03, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Good message. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 01:26, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - excellent motto. Kayau Voting IS evil 07:15, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - short and sweet. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 13:57, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support ~ I like it too. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:53, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Best motto I've seen in my time here. RichardOwen97 talk 19:32, 20 January, 2011 (UTC)
I was about to comment on that being a bold statement, but then I checked and saw that you've only been here for eleven days. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:38, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Minds are conquered not by arms, but by love and magnamanity.

MMS2013 17:54, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Love is such a boring link... We need something new! Fresh! Exciting! :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 01:26, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - love is boring, but WP:OTHERUSERS is a great link and I don't think there's a link that is more appropriate than love. Let not this motto go to waste. Kayau Voting IS evil 07:19, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - wikilove is overused but I think the link for magnamanity is so good it makes up for it. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 13:56, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:57, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support and Comment - Nice motto. How about WP:CO for love if it's too boring and i believe the spelling is Magnanimity. RichardOwen97 talk 15:05, 23 January, 2011 (UTC)

→ To interpret laws is almost always to corrupt them.

MMS2013 23:45, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Seems fine. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:48, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support - ~~seems to imply that people always use policies to their advantage, unless I'm misinterpreting the motto.~~ Kayau Voting IS evil 00:39, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't quite think that is the message; I think it's something more like "Whenever one attempts to interpret a law, they usually get it wrong." ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:36, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - I shall keep my position but instead with pjoef's rationale. Kayau Voting IS evil 11:22, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: it's incomplete, without the first part ("Let all the laws be clear, uniform and precise. To interpret laws...") the meaning becomes ambiguous. Anyway, I think I'll support it (in any form). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:51, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - creative. I like Pjoef's earlier part of the quote too. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 15:15, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - this or the second version is fine (seeing as there isn't actually any difference). WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 13:40, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ To interpret laws is almost always to corrupt them.

Edit 1 - Wanted to make the last link more clear. Opinions? MMS2013 17:43, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - 'Tis a link to the same page, my dear MMS2013. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 01:25, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I know, I just wanted to clarify that it went to BURO and not just WWIN. MMS2013 03:34, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
You already had it linking to a section of it, though. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:27, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I don't mind which version we use, maybe this one is slightly clearer... I often use popups to quickly work out what a motto is about. The version might make it slightly quicker for people using that tool to work out, but apart from that I don't really mind - it's only 1 link. WVRMad•Talk•Guestbook 13:49, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it.

I was looking at today's motto, and I suddenly thought of Twelfth Night, by Shakespeare. Remembering that this is part of a famous quote by the character Duke Orsino, I thought of various parts of Wikipedia that might connect to the words. This is my first nomination here, so I don't know if it's been used before or not. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 04:54, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I don't understand the 'excess' link. Could you please explain that a bit? Also, I think the WP link isn't really necessary. Kayau Voting IS evil HI AGAIN 10:21, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to find something that would reflect that Wikipedia's overall content and community is constantly growing, but I couldn't find any project pages describing this. Therefore, I decided to fall back on the Statistics page, until someone could suggest a better link. And maybe the Wikipedia link was a little too much excess; I've removed that. :) Thanks! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 22:21, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NOTDONE may be appropriate. Kayau Voting IS evil HI AGAIN 00:45, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 00:49, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

~~Support~~ Kayau Voting IS evil HI AGAIN 01:09, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral - food is used metaphorically here, so the wikiProject link is not the best, I'm afraid. Kayau Voting IS evil 10:52, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - The first two links don't strike me as particularly meaningful. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:31, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Can you suggest a better set of links? Wilhelmina Will (talk) 10:27, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I must agree with the others: I don't like the first few links. (Kind of rough for a first contributor to MOTD, sorry) I've been looking and can't find the links I would like, but something along the lines of "If music (research, reliable sources) be the food of love (knowledge)...." keep the last two links. Anyone know something that could be used for those? PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 20:00, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How is it now? I've changed the links based on Princess of Llyr's suggestion. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 10:31, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Next time, try to use different edits (more in WP:MOTD/G). If someone opposes your original and doesn't check back, they'd be opposing your new one... Support. Kayau Voting IS evil 11:24, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Almost. The love link still needs to be changed...maybe WP:NOTE? I'm almost support, except for that link. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 15:14, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Reliability redirects to a page about criticisms of Wikipedia. I would think that citing sources do not add to that. I still oppose. The love link should be changed as well. Making an edit in a sub-proposal is what you should do; take a look at others on this page to see what I mean. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 01:24, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

→ Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice.

→ Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice.

→ Shake n bake

→ Shake n bake

→ An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

The more times you ask for it, the less chance you have of getting it.

Your actions shape who you are

→ Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.

→ I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

→ I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

→ How many more people have to be killed or hurt before a number 8 signal is necessary?

→ For the people, of the people, by the people

→ For the people, of the people, by the people

→ For the people, of the people, by the people

→ For the people, of the people, by the people

→ Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

→ To be or not to be?

If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem

If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem

→ Gotta catch 'em all!

Only you can prevent reckless editing

→ Only YOU can prevent forest fires.

→ Only YOU can prevent forest fires.

→ Only YOU can prevent forest fires.

→ Only YOU can prevent forest fires.

Reckless editing can ruin reputations (or lives)

→ Careless talk costs lives

→ Careless edits costs reputations

Think twice before clicking save

Changing the world one edit at a time!

Changing the world one edit at a time!

Changing the world one edit at a time!

→ I would not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.

→ Minds are conquered not by arms, but by love and magnamanity.

→ To interpret laws is almost always to corrupt them.

→ To interpret laws is almost always to corrupt them.

→ If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it.

→ Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.

→ Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.

→ Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.

→ I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

→ I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.