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Do you know why real people's names are stupid and not funny? --Gangstah fo shizzle • MUN • Talk • Contributions • Article • Forum 05:52, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Because it's called namedropping, and it sucks. Nobody cares about real people. It's much more fun to make up a fictitious person. – Sir Skullthumper, MD (criticize • writings • critchat) 05:54 Dec 29, 2007

MMMMHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! IT DOESNT SUXX0R!!! I AM ALLOWED TO POST REAL PEOPLES NAMES ON UNCYCLOPEDIA BECAUSE I AM TEH PWNZ0RZ!!!!! THEY CARE ABOUT PEOPLE!!! THEY CARE THEY CARE!!! --Gangstah fo shizzle • MUN • Talk • Contributions • Article • Forum 06:01, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Of course you're allowed. Just be aware that sticking a real person's name into an article won't make it funny, the funny has to come from... within you. Be one with the funny. Also, stop editing so rapidly, it causes these things called edit conflicts. And when one wants to just save the bloody page already, it's a bit like being constipated and not being able to... you know... go. – Sir Skullthumper, MD (criticize • writings • critchat) 06:06 Dec 29, 2007

YOU UNDERSTAND *-*-*-*-*-*-*? --Gangstah fo shizzle • MUN • Talk • Contributions • Article • Forum 06:09, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

(checks watch) Seems like that time of night that I'm out of patience. Somebody take over! – Sir Skullthumper, MD (criticize • writings • critchat) 06:10 Dec 29, 2007

If i put a real person's name into an article, it violates HTBFANJS --Gangstah fo shizzle • MUN • Talk • Contributions • Article • Forum 06:11, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Sometimes it does, other times not. In most of my UnNewses, I require numerous fake names, and I rather suck at making them up. Usually, I combine the fist and last names of 2 separate teachers to make a new name. I'm not writing about the teachers, though, so it's not vanity. - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 06:17, Dec 29

Okay. Let's take this step by step. HTBFANJS is a guideline. The idea is to avoid real people's names because of a phenomenon called namedropping, where people put in real names and think it's hilarious without actually adding, you know, a joke. See namedropping for an example. – Sir Skullthumper, MD (criticize • writings • critchat) 06:14 Dec 29, 2007

The page on namedropping doesnt exist. Please create the page. --Gangstah fo shizzle • MUN • Talk • Contributions • Article • Forum 06:14, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I just noticed that and was about to fix it when you had to rush in and edit conflict me. It used to exist, must have been deleted, sorry. – Sir Skullthumper, MD (criticize • writings • critchat) 06:15 Dec 29, 2007

Nope, there never was any page with that name. Care to play again? - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 06:18, Dec 29

I'm having no luck whatsoever tonight. I think I'm going to go to bed now. Sleepy sleepy. – Sir Skullthumper, MD (criticize • writings • critchat) 06:33 Dec 29, 2007

Joins the Doctor in his quest for snoozings. Let's cuddle. - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 06:53, Dec 29

I pwn names of people because i am teh naem pwnz0r. please let me --Gangstah fo shizzle • MUN • Talk • Contributions • Article • Forum 06:18, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

No. Make 'em up. -- 13:57, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Look, duckie, here's how it is: you can put Famous People's names in articles. You can put celebritie' names, authors's names, world-champion penis fishermen's names, notable figure skater's names, and politician's names in articles. However, if you put non-notable, private citizen's names in articles you are 1) violating their privacy; 2) cyberstalking; and 3) being a dickwad. You don't want to be a dickwad, do you? So don't do it. You may want to put your teacher's name in an article, or your mate's name, or your girlfriend's name. Don't do it; it is not funny and will get you banned and hated by everyone. Are we clear on this? Do we get the idea? Is the picture coming in? ----OEJ 21:59, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes? --Gangstah fo shizzle • MUN • Talk • Contributions • Article • Forum 01:12, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

"and will get you banned and hated by everyone"...that...hasn't happened already? Heck no techno | chitchat | stuff..

Why...by Jove, I do believe you're right! And his article got huffed, probably on QVFD although I am too lazy to check. Even over the Internets I can smell the teen angst boiling off him. It's worse than the burned-toast smell of AOL. God, aren't we cruel today? Surely we are damned to Hell. ----OEJ 17:40, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Right Blake C

My patience has just about ran out with you. It seemed that you were behaving yourself in your current username, but you're staring to annoy me again. Go back to behaving or be gone. ~ Mordillo where is my MOTHERFUCKER? 14:48, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah this guy is pretty annoying. It almost got to the point where I thought he was someone I knew (because of the username. See, my friend is what we call a "wannabe gangsta"), but I've never heard of him. I mean, he's had an account before and I'm only been here 3 months and he acts more nooby than I do. Heck no techno | chitchat | stuff..

PS- it's stupid. What on earth is the point...

I say you should challenge him to a brawl in the thunderdome. - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 03:24, Dec 30

/me shakes head. You and your Thunderdome... Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 07:22, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Way ahead of ya, Led. *gets out stripey glove with which to slap Gangsta* Heck no techno | chitchat | stuff..