Forum:Healthy(ish) alternative to template:IPjoin

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Behold, folks, it's Template:IPjerk, or, seen in its true form:

Rhineheart disapproves.

You have a problem with authority, Mr. Anderson IP. You believe that you are special, that somehow the rules do not apply to you. Obviously you are mistaken. This website is one of the top wikis in the world because every single contributor understands that they are part of a whole. Thus, if a user has a problem, the wiki has a problem. The time has come to make a choice, Mr. IP. Either you choose to be funny and not stupid from this day forth, or you choose to find yourself another site. Do I make myself clear?

So whaddaya think? Template mainspace tonight, or tomorrow? - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 01:12, Apr 17

I vote tonight. --The Improver talk • contribs • 01:17, Apr 17 2008 (UTC)

It seems a little... threatening. Granted, this template would (hopefully) only be given to troublemakers (if they're not already banned), but I think that this will either scare them off or achieve nothing but recognition (or so they would think). Since everybody's afraid of scaring off the n00bs in this declining age, maybe a template that breaks the news (that they're an asshole) a bit more gently would be preferable? Also, (parentheses). Unsolicited conversation Extravagant beauty PEEING 01:18, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

I like it. Of course, I've always been a sucker for references from M.A.S.H. (the film, not the television series). As such, I think that it's a bad idea, what with the feeding the trolls, and all. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 04:01, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Don't think it's a good idea. It's one thing to encourage contributing ideas to register, sometimes they actually do. It's another talking with IP trolls, they don't listen, and we'll end up creating dozens of IP talk pages. ~ 06:20, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

For the record, I only created the thing and the forum as an excuse to quote the Matrix(yes, again). In about 20 minutes I'll have forgotten all about whatever it was that we were talking about just now. - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 10:43, Apr 17

Honestly mister balloonson, what would a forum do you any good if you can't form? ~ 17:33, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Yea, I'm missing something here. Are you saying we give this to the bad IP's? Why would we do that? I don't get it, we only want to encourage good IPs to join right? It's a borderline Pants on this one Mr Balloon Sir... MrN 19:09, Apr 17

Ok ok, that one's no good, but how about if I made it more like this:

"As you can see, we've had our eye on you for some time now, Mr. IP. It seems you have been living..two lives. In one life, you're Thomas A. IP, a simple student in a respectable high school....you have a social security number, your parents pay your taxes, and you...help your landlady carry out her garbage. The other life is lived in computers, where you go by the hacker alias '{{PAGNENAME}}', and are guilty of virtually every wiki-crime we have a law for. One of these lives has a future, Mr IP. One of them does not.

My colleagues believe that I am wasting my time with you, but I believe you wish to do the right thing. We're willing to wipe the slate clean, give you a fresh start, and all that we're asking in return is your cooperation in helping to make this wiki a better place."

How's that one? - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 21:36, Apr 17

What's that one from, Tootsie? Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 01:24, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Can't you see? It's from the Matrix obviously. --The Improver talk • contribs • 01:28, Apr 18 2008 (UTC)

Did you just quote from the Matrix musical? "Mis-ter Anders'n...can't you see? It's the May-trix...ob-vee-uslee!" Jazz hands! Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 01:58, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

DAMMIT! I knew I should've brought my top hat to Uncyclopedia today...grumblegrumble... - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 02:19, Apr 18

That sounds like it'd be the best musical since The Nazi Brothers.--<<>> 02:24, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Party on, dudes. Keanu Reeves (talk) 05:07, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

You skipped "Be excellent to each other." - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 09:53, Apr 18

Would it be more excellent with a link to the create account page? MrN 12:53, Apr 23

I for one like it. Twice nightly. But anyway, yeah, the template is good too. -- Sir Mhaille  (talk to me)