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LORD FLUFFY[edit | edit source]

Hello, Ceridwyn. I was just wondering whether or not you'd like some help with your proofreading service. You might consider directing some articles to me- I'd be happy to assist you. --Lord Fluffy who rains fire from the heavens 20:30, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Certainly, more help is always appreciated, there is a dedicated voluntary team of people who help out with the Proofreading service here: User:Ceridwyn/Proofreading Service#The Comma Brigade :) Also we need more people adding articles to the service so we can clean up Uncyc! Just slap {{Proofreading}} on any articles you come across that could use a spring clean! Thanks muchly! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 10:04, 30 May 2007

Thanks[edit | edit source]

Thanks for the work done on EOAUE. However ae is a perfectly valid spelling of ..cyclopaedia. --Kelpan 07:15, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree, and I prefer it, however the article was inconsistent in its spelling, so I went with how Uncyc is spelt... no a :P And you're welcome! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 07:17, 07 May 2007

Appreciation[edit | edit source]

113-APTOPIX IRAN BRITAIN sff embedded prod affiliate 50.jpg Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered the capture and release of another British sailor crew to celebrate this user's voting actions!


Much appreciated --Sibley 12:11, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

No problems! Congrats on the feature! Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 12:53, 29 April 2007

THE PINK[edit | edit source]

CERIDWYN PINK BURNS MY EYES!!!!!! How do I stop it? -Han Solo (High Gen. Grue) Comlink Grueslayer

The solution is simple really. Just douse your computer thoroughly in water. This will stop the burning and soothe any chaffing. If symptoms persist, please bury your computer in soft peat for 3 months. Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 04:16, 03 May 2007
That or avoid anything you edit... -Han Solo (High Gen. Grue) Comlink Grueslayer
Either way I'm happy. Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 04:19, 03 May 2007

Userpage addition[edit | edit source]

Rich Sod Biscuits Should be added to my Projects section and Kralnor removed because I don't intend to post that article here. Its up on wowwiki.com which is more appropriate. Just if anyone feels the urge ^_~ Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 04:39, 03 May 2007

:-) --Wehpudicontok--Welcome to Vaporstory! 06:22, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Wow! Hi and thanks! I'm always astonished by the various ppl who see fit to edit my user page! Meanwhile I am still holding true to my VoNSE Thanks again! :) Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 06:32, 03 May 2007

Thanks![edit | edit source]

Haywain.jpg For voting for her article, The British Class System,
Sanns-sig.gif has awarded you:
A print of Constable's Haywain. Now your true class will be seen by all.


Aww wow! Thanks :D Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 08:19, 03 May 2007

Purple Spleen[edit | edit source]

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You are hereby awarded the

Purple Spleen

For heroic work in cleaning up the Uncyclopedia one article at a time.
~Electrified mocha chinchilla
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This ain't no barnstar or no sissy cookie, ya' hear? This is the real deal. A purple spleen for doing lots of work on the VFD and around Uncyclopedia, and for generally being awesome. Keep up the good work. --EMC [TALK] 00:00, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Awww wow, that is really really nice thanks! I don't really think I deserve it but thanks! I was just thinking earlier today how I'm least likely to ever get nommed or awarded anything for contributions around here because I do so little so this really means a lot! Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 12:04, 04 May 2007
Ah, your humility astonishes me. Maybe it's just because I have a big ego. Anyways, your contributions are something we need more of. Uncyclopedia has a lot of trash. And whether you realize it or not, the janitors around here are highly respected and appreciated. --EMC [TALK] 00:17, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Cheers![edit | edit source]

Dry Martini.png NeedABrain has awarded you a Dry Martini!
For voting on HowTo:Run Away From Fat Ladies

Everything goes easier after this.

-- herr doktor needsAV2 Rocket.gif [scream!] 03:19, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

How rude of me not to say thanks for this one! Sorry! Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 03:02, 05 May 2007
Don't worry, most people don't say anything. They just put the prize among 30 others at their awards page. -- herr doktor needsAV2 Rocket.gif [scream!] 03:04, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Well I certainly don't have 30 if you don't count Spang-generated awards, so I am always grateful and pleasantly surprised by each and every one. Even the one from Tom Mayfair insinuating that I should fellate him. Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 03:12, 05 May 2007
Don't you feel sometimes as the only XX-cromossomed person in a theather showing a Star Trek movie in a fanbase convention? -- herr doktor needsAV2 Rocket.gif [scream!] 03:23, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Not really. My friends are geeky boys. I spend all day at school in classrooms full of geeky boys, and I post on the interwebs with what I can only assume are geeky boys. I'm pretty much an honorary geeky boy. Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 03:33, 05 May 2007

Consume this cookie![edit | edit source]

Newcookie.gif Modusoperandi has awarded you a cookie!
Now go play in traffic.

For offering to be Uncyc's proofreader on the forums. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 00:38, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Awww! Yay! I think thats my first cookie! /beams with delight! Thank you MO!! Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 12:39, 05 May 2007
It's fresh too. All moist and gooey. I'd give you some milk too, but I left that template on the counter and now it's all sour. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 00:41, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
So thats where the milk got to! Um, thanks? I don't think I want to know why the biscuit is gooey... /backs away slowly. Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 12:46, 05 May 2007
It's warm from the oven. Duh. I don't know what you're...oh. Blech. <oldman>You kids these days and your imaginations. Back in my day, when a stranger gave us a cookie, we took that cookie and we ate it. Then we went for a ride in his car. Sure, most of us are missing now, but we were happy, damnit.</oldman> --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 00:50, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
And then you had to walk to the coal mine, uphill both ways in snow with no shoes and all you got to eat was a handful of hot gravel before you were beaten to sleep with a broken bottle by your parents AND you had to pay them for the privilege? Amiright? Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 12:58, 05 May 2007
Tarnation! Hot gravel was fer the rich folk. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 01:02, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
/giggle. I don't know when I last heard someone say "Tarnation!" But it was surely too long ago! Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 01:04, 05 May 2007

Well Said,[edit | edit source]

“No sympathy for the vic though. Lvl 15 is too low for Stranglethorn Vale. But thats probably just the "haxx" talking.”

Wow, now theres someone who really got the article. haha I didn't even think about that honestly when I wrote it though, at first it was a non-descript locale but STV was best for the vietnam comparison. In short, thanks for the vote.

Newcookie.gif User:Leatherboundbooks has awarded you a cookie!
Now go play in traffic.

LeatherboundbooksTalkContributions 01:21, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Well, I put it down to playing WoW obsessively for more than 2 yrs. Just quit recently. And you are welcome, I got a good chuckle out of it! Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 01:27, 05 May 2007


No need to excuse[edit | edit source]

I never seek unanimity. This is not just futile, but also can drive you crazy. See, I've expanded that article following ModusOperandi critique. The catchy thing on that particular article is that you will find it far funnier if you are concerned about some excesses of racial activism. In other words, if you think that overtly political black activists - the kind that demand a revolting (or plainly criminal) attitude from black people - can be a real pain. Then reading things as Magneto's defeat due a liberal discourse would surely light a far brighter spark. -- herr doktor needsAV2 Rocket.gif [scream!] 02:21, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Of course, I just apologise because I feel mean voting against things! But not mean enough to vote for if they don't tickle my funny bone enough. Part of why I apologised is that I knew you had discussed this a lot with MO to work on the article (remember I hijacked the conversation somewhat? >.> ) so felt extra bad still giving it a thumbs down.
I understand the reasoning, however my thinking on articles here is that they need to be accessible to a wide section of the audience, not just situational. I've been told twice so far today that "If you understood, you'd find it funnier I promise!" which is all well and good but this isnt JokesForPeopleWhoAllUnderstandPedia :P~
I decided against publishing my one and only article I ever wrote here because it didn't suit the audience and instead put it on wowwiki.com (Exhibit A) Personally I think its a riot and never fails to induce tears of laughter in me but I know that not everyone appreciates WoW humour here. (Probably just as well or I'd be a worse article whore than anyone else here.)
Not saying that your article isn't good or doesn't belong here, just that the line of reasoning "you'd find it funny IF you happened to <insert condition here>" doesn't wash with me :P
My comments on the voting page stand as for my suggestions!Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 02:32, 05 May 2007
Well, by the 15 votes, I can say it's not a soooo limited audience, hehehe. Yes, I will be a little disapointed if it fails, but whatever, this is not a contest and if it was I would be among the less qualified racers. It's a fact that we do have some common grounds over here, as never giving a fuck about political correctness - no one felt shocked from my Fat Ladies entry, for instance - but taste is taste and there are lots of featured stuff that didn't tickle me even a little bit. Not being stuck up, it was my 4th featuring - some of them required a little specific knowledge, as this one, which can not make any sense if you are not a sci-fi initiate. -- herr doktor needsAV2 Rocket.gif [scream!] 02:43, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Yes and probably the so far unanimous votes for it made me not vote against also. Hence abstain. It didn't work for me, but thats ok. As you say, you can't please everyone and there is no accounting for taste. My benchmark for my argument is John Caldwell Calhoun of whom I'd never heard, but nonetheless had me in hysterics. Thats what I look for in articles. Is it funny despite me not having heard of the original item before? This may be a difficult and for some, unattainable quality. I sure as hell don't know how to do it, so I applaud those who do! Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 02:49, 05 May 2007
I have a policy regarding VFH. I just vote against something that upsets me so much that I think it would be a shame for us seeing it on front page. Elseways, I either vote for or abstain. So there's nothing wrong in abstaining, but it's up to you to decide. -- herr doktor needsAV2 Rocket.gif [scream!] 02:54, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Theres very little on VFH that bothers me. I vote with a pretty high quality standard in mind, I don't pass those gold stars out will-he, nil-he. Against = Doesn't meet my standard. For = Does. Abstain = Can't decide either way. So at least you got an abstain ;P Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 02:56, 05 May 2007
On second thought, maybe this is more a question of political opinion than previous knowledge. This is not an accusation, just a perception. -- herr doktor needsAV2 Rocket.gif [scream!] 03:26, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Could be. I miss a lot of the political jokes. I'm not very interested in world politics and no-one writes joke articles about NZ politics :P Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 03:35, 05 May 2007

Hey There[edit | edit source]

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Now go play in traffic.

I know women are all dainty and drink trendy stuff like alcopops, but it's the thought that counts right? plus you're obviously Spang's wikiGirlfriend, so I couldn't not imbibe you with some form of alcohol :P -- Prof. Olipro Icons-flag-gb.png KUN (W)Anchor Op Bur. (Harass) 02:30, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Heh um thanks! But seriously, enough with the cracks about Spang :P Everyone knows I'm really estalking MO these days. Spang is so last month. I'm married! Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 02:34, 05 May 2007
So? :P -- Prof. Olipro Icons-flag-gb.png KUN (W)Anchor Op Bur. (Harass) 02:37, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Well it just doesn't look good :P Anyway I know you're only kidding around! Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 02:41, 05 May 2007
Aww, of course, I'm sure you're a good girl... anyway, I best get back to deleting the cruft *zips up fly* :P -- Prof. Olipro Icons-flag-gb.png KUN (W)Anchor Op Bur. (Harass) 02:46, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Lol. And for the record, I prefer beer to girly fizzy RTDs. However I'm learning to enjoy wine more, as I think its time I become more sophisticated. *Belch* Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 02:51, 05 May 2007
Let me guess? a fine red shiraz perhaps? -- Prof. Olipro Icons-flag-gb.png KUN (W)Anchor Op Bur. (Harass) 02:57, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Umm no, actually I don't like most reds. I have a very, shall we say, "common" palate. I like my wines, sweet and white. Riesling generally. Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 02:59, 05 May 2007

And now, time for some whoring...[edit | edit source]

User:Ceridwyn/Proofreading Service

Please use and abuse it! I'm bored!!!

That is all. Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 03:58, 05 May 2007

Just thought I'd let you know that you have new messages.
Also, you're whoring your page on your own user talk page? I think modusoperandi still has a lot to teach you in the ways of the article whoring! :) Spang talk 03:03, 06 May 2007
*cough*, speaking of whoring...the most bestest page ever!. There. You do it like that. Just...Boom! Then when the user is stunned you take their house keys, raid their fridge and totally leave the milk out on the counter. Oh, also you'd probably link something other than a random page. I'm a recovering whore, and try to avoid it whenever possible. Like...Boom!. See? It's all in the delivery, baby. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 16:09, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Heh well when I posted that, it was in the midst of a fairly active time on my talk page. There was Herr, Oli both posting here, and I'd already whored it on the forums, can't hurt. Also its a veiled hint to those kind souls who update my user page to pop it in my projects section :P And thanks for the tips MO! Since when did my talk page get so popular? Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 08:30, 06 May 2007
Currently, I'm leaning toward Commander Yum-Yum.
I saw the MOsignal. The others saw "whoring" in the edit summary. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 20:37, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Wow, I have tasted my own medicine and it is bitter! Who's estalking who now? :P and lol@MOsignal. Can I be CatMOwoman?Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 08:39, 06 May 2007
Sure. You can also be Commissioner Gordon if you want. Desk job, sure, but it comes with a title. Commissioner, I think. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 20:43, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Hmm dilemmas. CatMOwoman gets a whip and a leather suit, but Comissioner MOGordon gets the desk and the big red phone... I'll have to think on it. I don't think I can committ to both right now. Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 09:19, 06 May 2007
Take your time. I'm still debating whether to have my secret identity be Bruce Wayne, playboy billionaire, or Commander Yum-Yum of the Space Patrol, NASA astronaut and male exotic dancer. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 21:23, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Bruce Wayne is way over done. Commander Yum-Yum however doesn't sound all that secret. Bruce's ability to fly under the radar is his nonchalant playboy apathy. Commander Yum-Yum sounds like a superhero in and of himself. Perhaps something a bit more low-key? Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 09:34, 06 May 2007

Well...I was considering Floyd the barber from the Andy Griffith show. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 21:38, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, I'm going to have to plead NZ ignorance on that one. Never seen it. Ceridwyntalk contribs arc2.0 09:43, 06 May 2007
It was a show. On the "television". Or "magic box". <emoticon of evil grin. Evil!> Floyd was a barber. A weird barber. Cut hair for a living. From the era where TV was b&w, and the people on it were mostly of the latter. You didn't miss much. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 01:10, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Oh I see. Thanks for the catch-up :P ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 05:32, 07 May 2007

This should give you an idea of its down-home, folksy charm. Plus it had Don Knots, and a very young Ron Howard (although not a 'chop of Ron Howard. He was, like, this big at the time <emoticon of me indicating that Ron Howard was a little kid on the show>). The show did have a simple charm. Of course, if you tell others that I said this I'll deny it. I've spent too long cultivating my public image of a quite mad, curmugeonly coot to have it ruined by the truth. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 05:46, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Ugh looks awful boring! You sure do have some complicated emoticons installed :P
Don't worry, your secret is safe with me!
Ew I see why you put colons in those image links! Eeeep! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 05:58, 07 May 2007

UnNews:E. coli strikes again; United States declares war[edit | edit source]

Made some edits based on your suggestion(s). Check it out! --EMC [TALK] 20:50, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Looks fab! I upped my vote to Strong For :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 05:59, 07 May 2007

cookie[edit | edit source]

Newcookie.gif Trar has awarded you a cookie!
Now go play in traffic.

I'm giving out cookies. Hope you appreciate it. --Trar (talk|contribs|grueslayer) Mchammer.gif 00:08, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

I certainly do! Though what did I do to deserve it? ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 12:09, 07 May 2007

Proofreading Service[edit | edit source]

Dost thou mind if I were to watch the proofreading service page and tag along? I've got a penchant for red ink. --Contestant buzzer.JPG Contestant CUN -- VFH NotM Buzz Ctrbs 22:58, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't mind whatsoever! T'would be lovely to have help! Feel free to double check what I do and make any changes/reverts you like! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 11:04, 07 May 2007

My UnNewsy thingy[edit | edit source]

Thanks again for the decommafication. I just thought I should point out (although I hope you already know), that a dig at "them" isn't necessarily a dig at you. Unless you want to live in a theocracy, think that the world is 6,000 years old (and think that everyone else should believe that it is) and believe that a talking snake literally tricked a man and his clone (who's a woman) into eating a fruit fifteen-hundred years before it rained for a really long time, etc. Then it is a dig at you. Actually, then a bunch of my stuff would be a dig at you. Hmmm. I'd love you either way. I'm cool like that. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 23:47, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Eeep! Aw hun, don't worry, I wasn't personally offended, I just wondered for a moment if I should in good conscience help make an article better that appeared to mock my beliefs. :P And yeah I actually do believe in Adam & Eve etc, but not that the world is only 6,000 years old! Thats a bit farfetched. However thats not to say that I don't find room for evolution theory in there as well. Personally I took it as a quite political piece aimed at Americans and therefore didn't really relate to it. Don't stress :P
Although these declarations of love do make me a tad uncomfortable! Hows a married woman supposed to reply? ^_^
I was trying to post this earlier but I ran out of internet credit! I hope you didn't worry that you'd offended me! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 12:59, 08 May 2007
I was a little worried. Not enough to stop writing about such things, that would be silly. And don't worry, it's only puppylove. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 04:05, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Aw you big silly you! I was just saying on IRC that *I* was worried because I'd made YOU worry! And don't worry, I wasn't re:love, I'm just never entirely sure how to reply to things like that! :P ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 04:08, 08 May 2007
Not everything I write on religion is like this. Okay, most of it is. Heck most of it is far darker, but when I first got here I played with the Original Jesus page, which used to be funny, if unfocussed. I'm not going to bother linking it; I got into a pissing contest with another user about the direction he was taking it (dumb and mean, two things I dislike, especially in combination with each other) and chose to walk away. He got banned. A bunch of times (the last, if I remember correctly, for getting into a revert war with Procopius on one of his pages while that page was on VFH. Jerk.). But I do go on... --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 05:04, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Any particular reason for the dark slant on religious topics? Just out of curiosity? ^_^ ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 06:17, 08 May 2007
I'm anti-authoritarian. I didn't start off that way, but the more I learn about people, the more I question people's motives when they say that I shouldn't question their motives. Nationalism/statism and religion seem to be two big centers for authoritarianism. US politics, at least for a while (where questioning the motives of the government was equated with treason), Pope Benedict (the inerrant word of God on Earth), Jerry Falwell (who says the stupidest, most vicious things. But it's okay, 'cause he works for Jesus...), many other religious leaders (some seem to enjoy whining about how oppressed western Christians are, essentially redefining "oppression" as "not getting everything you want". This means that my parents oppressed me every Christmas by not getting me that Transformer I wanted. Meanwhile Islamists say that I must respect their religion while they're torching a city because I'm not respecting it enough. That's not respect, that's submission), Shariah law (don't get me started on that one), etc. For me it all started with the finger-pointing at Iraq right after toppling the Taliban (when people who asked "Why Iraq?" were branded as unpatriotic), and the Danish cartoon "incident", which blew my mind (satire is blasphemy, and the punishment for blaspheming the prophet is death? WTF?). My consternation at the second one somehow ended up as the dryly funny Freedom of speech, which was probably the first page I wrote here that works. And keep it under your hat, as it's not due for release until June, but I think that this is funny, if a bit esoteric (Why June? I limit myself to one UnNews story a week, mostly to avoid clogging UnNews when the muse visits and partly so that I can tweak the page to perfection before it's released). There I whored. Twice. Now I'm gonna have to take a bath. Dang.
To sum up; God I don't mind, it's just some people that work for Him that I've got a beef with. Anytime someone says that they know what God wants or that questions are bad, my alarm bells start ringing. Lastly, I'm a little whore. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 07:01, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Well the freedom of speech thing I did find quite funny, especially Your so Vain (I bet you think this Psalm is about you) that cracked me up. Not so sure about the upcoming news bulletin though. Anyway, your summation makes sense, it can be really hard to figure out what He really does want (well, impossible on your own without a bit of a nudge in the right direction from Him IMO, at least in my experience anyway), but its a shame if people are getting in the way of that. Because really when you boil it down, it should just be about God and you. Thats my take on it anyway. Everything else kinda follows if you work on just that. And I don't think questions are EVER bad. ^_^ ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 08:07, 08 May 2007
You're one of the good ones, then. It's too bad that the jackasses get all the press. As for the UnNews story, sometimes I have an odd thought pop into my head (Like "According to the Bible there are a few people up there who still have their bodies. What's up with that?"), and have to write something to make it go away. Sometimes it works out better than others. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 08:32, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Well like I said, I think questions are good. As far as I know (and I'm by no means an expert on the subject) but there was at least one person other than Jesus who directly ascended to Heaven alive, and that was Elijah. From what I've read elsewhere those who die prior to the Rapture are "resting" and waiting. I took that to mean not in Heaven. So yeah, I guess its pretty quiet up there on the human front! Which I guess is backed up by visions of Heaven documented in the Bible, the visionee never sees bunches of people hanging around or dead relatives "Oh hi Grandpa, no no don't worry, I'm just visiting! Sorry, better pay attention to this, I gotta write it all down afterwards, I'll catch up with you later!"
I suspect the "jackasses" get the press because someone wants to do the best he can to show Christians up in the worst possible light... ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 09:31, 08 May 2007
Actually, boobs like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell look bad all on their own. Mostly they do it on channels that are controlled by people who agree with them. Heck, Pat does it on his own show on his own channel on his own broadcasting system...which wouldn't matter so much if it wasn't so popular. Both, incidentally, run their own universities as well, creating a closed loop (the biology/astronomy/history courses must be a breeze!). Meanwhile guys like Benny Hinn and the abhorent "gospel of prosperity" (God wants you to be rich. Send money) look bad in a whole different way. And it's all tax-free. *Sigh*. As I said, it's too bad the jackasses get all the press. I'd add something positive onto the end of this, but you're already here (<in-studio audience> "Awww."). --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 21:48, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Sorry I haven't replied yet, kinda heavy stuff to reply to whilst in class :P
I haven't heard of any of those people and they do indeed sound kinda dodgy but without really knowing about them I couldn't comment. :)
Heh you stole my reply! I was gonna "awwww" all over that last line! ^_^
I'm booooooored. Entertain me! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 03:39, 09 May 2007
Hey! No pressure! --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 03:44, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Was that "Hey! No pressure to reply quickly!" or "Hey! Don't pressure me to entertain you!" ? ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 03:46, 09 May 2007
It was a while ago.../me checks diary. Ah, the second one. Half of the reason I like Uncyc so much is that there's no pressure. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 03:50, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
A while ago? As in 6 minutes... ook :P Really? I feel pressure. Especially if I see that there are articles on VFD/VFH that I haven't voted on. Anyway, the plea for entertainment stands. ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 03:56, 09 May 2007

Well, it's not entertaining but...Pat Roberston is the guy who advocated "...taking out..." Hugo Chavez on his show. Also, he looks like Yoda. Jerry Falwell thinks the purple Teletubby is a homosexual, and Benny Hinn is a faith healer. All are millionaires (Pat's personal worth is half a billion dollars), and the first two regularly talk with the President of the USA. Pat and Jerry, unfortunately, command the loyalty of a sizeable minority of the USA who think that they speak for God (Falwell alone has enough followers to potentially tilt any election in favour of his choice, at least in the South and Midwest). People like them are the reason why most of my satire isn't funny. Luckily I sometimes speak in a silly voice and write a silly page around it, or being here would be no fun at all. I like both kinds of pages in there own way, but the creation of the first kind is like pulling teeth. I once reread most of the Book of Joshua for a page and researched Sharia Law for another...both proved to be far worse than I thought. It exorcises my demons, I think (taking the piss out of things does that). Plus Pat looks like Yoda. Oh! And Jerry looks like Jabba the Hut. See? Everything is better when it somehow relates to my childhood. There, not entertaining at all. Moo ha-ha! /me rubs goatee. --Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 04:17, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Ooo! You want entertaining? I found out today that I've been driving around for about a month with no insurance. I was lucky to get away without a tow and a fine. I used to be smart. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 20:02, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Insurance is compulsory??? As for the wall of text above, it was vaguely entertaining I suppose, it stopped me intentionally harming myself to get out of accounting class, so thats something I guess :P ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 10:20, 09 May 2007
Yes, to drive without insurance is essentially, um, a good way to be permanently broke if you happen to run over a guy. I was going to rib you about that whole "enjoying proofreading" thing by telling you to get a fun hobby on the side, like accounting. If I had sails, you'd have just taken the wind out of them. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 01:24, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
This isn't a hobby? Anyway, aside from uncyc, blogging and generally whoring forums, well theres always lolcats! XD Damn I love lolcats. In fact, lolcats allow me to combine 2 of my most favourite activities; whoring forums and...lolcats.
Did I mention lolcats? ^_^ I'd link you my photobucket but Olipro and Rcmurphy taught me a valuable lesson the other day about doing that. :( ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 01:41, 10 May 2007
Um, yeah. Good luck with that. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 01:52, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Aww I lubs dunecat XD You should see my forums, its just cats cats cats! Actually we could prolly do with moar people on there tho. Currently we have a membership of 3. :( ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 01:55, 10 May 2007
I like that particular pic only because it's an adorable Dune reference. Cat people, meanwhile, freak me out. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 02:01, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Cat people or lolcat people? I'm not a "cat person" per se. I have a cat, but I'm not one of those crazy oldschool cat ladies. I just think cat pictures with captions on them are the funniest thing ever. ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 02:03, 10 May 2007
Again, good luck with that. Write Lolcat, maybe? Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 02:18, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Why is everyone so obsessed with me writing something? I wrote the thing I came here to write, and for the moment, I'm done. Plenty of people write plenty of crap here everyday, I do my part by voting to reduce it. I don't have anything to add to it at this point in time. Except perhaps HowTo: Feng Shui your computer but I honestly can't be arsed yet.
Speaking of which have you even read User:Ceridwyn/Kralnor before encouraging me to write MORE??~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 02:23, 10 May 2007
We at Uncyc encourage Uncycians to write because it's a wiki. One that anyone can edit. As for Kralnor, it's so far outside my knowledge base that it's all Greek to me. Greek, incidentally, is also well outside my knowledge base. My only input is: why is it still under your userpage? Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 02:36, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Sure but someone needs to focus on cleaning up rather than making more?
Its still under my userpage because everyone I've shown it to said the same thing you just did. I would like to think that the humour can be seen despite not knowing what its about, in fact I would like to think that by reading it one would understand, or perhaps following some of the links, but yeah, noone does. Alas, Kralnor lies unloved in my userpages. ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 02:39, 10 May 2007

If you release it, at least other nerds will have a chance to read it. Remember, only other WOWites will bother searching for "Kralnor". Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 02:42, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

True I suppose. I just sort of hoped it might be as accessible as say Fisher Price: A Retrospective which is one of the major influences. Do you think Kralnor is worth releasing though? He is a major figure in WoW community lore, all you need to do is search the warlock forums for Kralnor and you'll get screeds and screeds... ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 02:45, 10 May 2007
You're asking the wrong guy...but I say, yes, release it. While it's under your userpage it's practically incommunicado. Pages want to come out and play. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 02:52, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Well ok...I've moved it out into the wide world. Fly my pretty, fly! I'm scared! Anyway incommunicado was fine because I'd decided no-one here would care about it. ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 02:58, 10 May 2007
You lack confidence, Grasshopper. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 03:04, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Not really so much that I lack it, I had tons of it, and I still do that its a great article. Personally it still cracks me up to read it. Its just that people here don't seem to appreciate it. Its ok, I still love you all! Well except Rcmurphy. He's an arc-wrecker! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 03:36, 10 May 2007
There are a bunch of pages here that are niche pages. If this wiki consisted only of pages that everyone understood, it would suck. I'm sure that someone, someday will appreciate your genius, you weirdo. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 03:44, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Hmm I suppose. I'd like appreciation :) That would be nice. And thanks for the compliment! ^_~ ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 04:18, 10 May 2007

Thanks![edit | edit source]

I know we got off on the wrong foot before, but as a token of gratitude for helping with Invasion of Uncyclopedia, I hereby present the tub of pink glitter glue. Also, I started a User Help area in Grue Army Home One, and tells n00bs to come here if they need help with spelling and grammar. Thanks!

Newcookie.gif User:High Gen. Grue has awarded you a cookie!
Now go play in traffic.

-Han Solo (High Gen. Grue) Comlink Grueslayer

Aww thanks :) I'm not quite finished with it, because the error in the campaign box is driving me nuts. And I appreciate the link! Thanks heaps! Truce? ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 04:27, 10 May 2007
Truce. -Han Solo (High Gen. Grue) Comlink Grueslayer
Yay! <3 ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 04:30, 10 May 2007
^_^ -Han Solo (High Gen. Grue) Comlink Grueslayer
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This user is part of The Proofreading Service.
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That is SO awesome dude! Wow!!! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 02:55, 11 May 2007

Updates on my userpage needed[edit | edit source]

  • While I love the pink and purple flashing sign to the Proofreading Service, it is a bit big!
  • Kralnor is now in the mainspace and should be listed somewhere
  • Tons of new awards to be added. The F@H one can be dropped as its pretty old now...
  • I don't get the mexican bit personally...
  • Perhaps the female userbox could be added if its not there already?
  • Likewise if there is a nice non-offensive Christian userbox that would be nice too.
  • Must must must have one of those {{User Proofreader}} boxes too!!!
  • Page wot I hav writ: HowTo:Feng Shui Your Computer(moved into mainspace now)

Things not to be touched ever:[edit | edit source]

  • The random colour ellipses.
  • The biography by Spang
  • The pink username at the top
  • My lovely userboxes
  • Any awards by Spang

I think that about covers it.

Big thanks to Spangles & High Gen for their edits, much appreciated! <3 ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 10:23, 11 May 2007

I could have sworn I wrote something here about this... Yeah, you're welcome, and there's a {{User Jesus approved}} userbox, but wasn't sure about it :) Spang talk 10:09, 12 May 2007
Yeah I'm not sure about the userbox :) Thanks though! Maybe I'll whip something up sometime. Thanks again! <3 ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 06:47, 14 May 2007

Feng Computer[edit | edit source]

A little something for your How To project...

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--Electrostatic 11:25, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Wow thanks! that is so awesome and I certainly wouldn't have had the patience to put that together! Love the description!! :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 10:15, 11 May 2007

Doug Memorial Cow Award[edit | edit source]

Blue cow.jpg Doug Memorial Cow Award
I hereby bestoweth on thee, the Doug Memorial Cow Award,
Blue Cow
for your ongoing uncyclopedianship.
Congradulations

this is the second most prestiegious Cow award. --The.original.joe.shmoe 18:03, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Gosh thanks! Is that even better than Spang's one? :D Yay for me! What did I do to earn it again? ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 10:16, 11 May 2007
Well, no. It's one level lower. You see, the Cow Awards go Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, and White. Spang Is a White Cow. But dont fret, You could get promoted to a white cow. And you earn it because you have good uncyclopedianship and a lot of people on your talk page. --The.original.joe.shmoe 17:47, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: Sorry :([edit | edit source]

Heh. Sure! I was thinking the same thing. I was gonna apologize to you on your talk page, but I unfortunately had to go before I could do so. So uh, sorry. --EMC [TALK] 16:13, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks III[edit | edit source]

For the pep talk on VFH, and also the advice. I suppose it was selfish of me to expect instant gratification (what am I, Paris Hilton?) I'm looking forward to being a part of the Proofreading Service (yay, grammar), and to know that you cared enough about an unknown semi-n00b (that is also somehow an experienced editor) to write me a somewhat fully-baked advice, that touched the warm fuzzy spot of my colon only rivaled by Tickle me Elmo's fur. And thus, here:

Newcookie.gif Somebody has awarded you a cookie!
Now go play in traffic.

For the votes on Hodgepodge and HowTo:Beat the Odds, even though they were against, call me old-fashioned, I like to give recognition (a quarter cookie per against), and

Newcookie.gif User:Ljlego has awarded you a cookie!
Now go play in traffic.

For the above sob story.

Feel free to sell it to Lifetime.

Sincerely,Ljlego

Wow, I expected a bit of a flame tbh, so I'm very appreciative! I thought you had it out for me because of my against votes, and maybe I set the VFH standard pretty high for a For but I want to be honest with my votes. So I'm really glad to hear theres no hard feelings. If I can ever be of help, drop me a line here! :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 03:08, 16 May 2007
I will take you up on the offer should the need arise, rest assured. However, for now, just keep up the strict guidelines for your VFH votes. Otherwise, what would we have? Madness, and also bad stuff up front (which is not to say my stuff is bad, but it doesn't hit that spot of yours. What is the spot, anyway? I'm not sure if it's any more than a mythical construct used for the rationalization of your voting procedure. But I digress). Cheerio.-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 20:05, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Look, a question! It's really more etiquette-related, but is 1 month too soon to re-nom an article, when it's a self-nom? Feel free to say "Yes, it's immature and also stupid." I can deal. I've been called worse, incidentally by my teachers. Go figure...-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 22:25, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I would say if you have significantly improved the article in that time, then sure. If not, then it might be in your best interests to wait another month, then self nom it again in a while, just so that the regular voters get a wee break, then it will be new and refreshing to see it back again, like an old friend who you havent seen for a while!
Pick your time well, if there are lots of popular articles on VFH at the time, bide your time, wait til we have a lull, then yours is more likely to get the recognition it deserves! However, I wouldn't profess to be the expert on the field, I only dabble in VFH voting, my main focus is on VFD, so comparitively you're doing fantastic!
TOT but your teachers should never call you names, thats totally unprofessional and over the line. You should talk to your parents about that...
But no, its not immature nor stupid to believe in your work, I think your confidence is wonderful, I wish I was so confident about my writings. :) Keep it up! Just remember to balance it with humility when appropriate and you will do just fine here. Remember some of the more popular people around here are terrible whores when it comes to pushing their own work, and we love them for it :) *Cough*
You get involved, you ask intelligent and thoughtful questions, you contribute on the forums and vote on other peoples articles as well, I'd say you are settling in very well grasshopper! :D ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 10:38, 17 May 2007
A comment and a question: thank you. I was really only joking when I said my teachers called me names, except this one administrator, but he's a dick. I'm probably going to prank call him at the end of the school year, but I digress. The question is this: what does TOT mean?-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 23:36, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Well thats good then :D TOT = totally off topic in my world. Dunno if anyone else uses it :) Maybe I just go offtopic more than others :P ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 11:49, 17 May 2007
Ah, understood. Now I can feel smarter than my friends. Not that that's too hard, as one of them believes she's going to be with her 16-year-old boyfriend who proposed to her today forever, another believes that friends-with-benefits is a good idea, and another thinks that being intelligent is stupid. Granted, these aren't exactly my "friends," they're more like acquaintances, but still. Now I can feel smart. I have just come full circle.-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 00:06, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Uncyc has that effect on people, we all gained IQ points just by registering a username here! :P ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 01:18, 18 May 2007
I see. Well that's good, seeings as I were a thirty-won before I getted heer. I thank (pronounced "tuh-hank") you.-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 01:46, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Also, suggestion from one Uncyclopedian to another: archive your talk page. It's long.-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 03:01, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Thats why they have that nifty Table of Contents thingamy with all the whizbang link dohickers. Thanks, but I'll archive it when I feel like it. ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 03:51, 19 May 2007
Long? If you think that, you haven't seen the true meaning of "long talk page" yet! Spang talk 03:56, 19 May 2007
Thanks for the support Spangles <3 ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 04:07, 19 May 2007
Yay! Sorry about your comment, I didn't realise O_o It didn't even tell me there was an edit conflict! It does that sometimes. Spang talk 10:50, 19 May 2007
I wasn't complaining about the length for any other reason than that it takes longer than it should for my internet to load your talk page. I've noticed that a lot of the Populars around here have the same problem :)-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 17:53, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Generally I've found talk pages are long, and yes they can take a bit to load, such is life. without long talk pages many of the in-jokes and notorious flamewars would never have taken place and our lives would be much poorer for it. Also I certainly wouldn't consider myself one of the "Populars" as you put it. Its really not as cliquey as you make out.
Don't worry Spang, I forgive you! :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 08:43, 19 May 2007
Everything is cliquey, but you misunderstood. See, the smiley face was supposed to indicate facetiousness, which is to say that I really wasn't patronizing anything about Uncyclopedia or you or anything. I wouldn't want to change it.-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 23:59, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

:::I suppose I should change that heading now, it doesn't seem to be appropriate anymore for what it's become, but I have another question. What is the IRC channel for uncyclopedia? Is it #uncyclopedia?-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 01:06, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Never Mind-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 01:16, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Ninjastar![edit | edit source]

Thanks[edit | edit source]

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Weasel3689 would like to thank you for
Lord of the Flies.

Remember:
Weasels Rule!
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Squeak! Weasel 3689PS3 and F@H Pwn! Viva Colombia! 06:03, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

You're very welcome! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 08:10, 18 May 2007

Poofraednig Sevric Shrit[edit | edit source]

I maed this:

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Put it on that PROOFRÆDING SERVICE PAGE and call it the Merchandise Page. --Sir General Minister G5 FIYC UPotM [Y] #21 F@H KUN 07:21, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Oh phew! I thought from the heading you were here to tell my my proofreading service was shit! :) Thanks so much, thats awesome! <3 I will indeed put it on the page! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 08:45, 20 May 2007

Splleing Carp, fixeding tahnks![edit | edit source]

I English speak no well, wanting you thanked for readingproofed shrit. You thanked lots!


In the name of Allah! Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

has awarded you a Nuclear missile
Now go and destroy the The Zionist Entity

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~Jewriken.GIF 09:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks but I'm not sure I deserve that one! What did I do exactly? :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 09:37, 20 May 2007

Ermmm....fixed my poor spelling at the above article. Click the headline :) ~Jewriken.GIF 09:41, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

I did? Oh well in that case about bloody time! thanks! Did I really? I can't see it in the history! I know I read it! Anyway thanks! :P ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 09:43, 20 May 2007

Thank You[edit | edit source]

Sorry I'm late here is your tea--SIR T H A T G U Y H U F F E D M E Snowman.png throw a snowball Snowman.png 10:56, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Hehe nice template! Thanks :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 10:22, 23 May 2007

It's no lolcats[edit | edit source]

But it's still adorable. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc!

Awww so cute!!! :) Thank you! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 08:10, 26 May 2007
Yes. Yes is it. Sickeningly so. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 08:22, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
Theres never such a thing as too many cute kittens! XD ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 08:28, 26 May 2007

Adopt-a-noob[edit | edit source]

Could someone please add this to my userpage? Ta! :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 02:30, 28 May 2007


Sure thing! And I've just realised that I've been terribly lax about replying to the arc. Trust me, I've not forgotten about it! Spang talk 02:39, 28 May 2007

Thats ok, I'm usually the slack one, I don't mind! and thanks! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 02:41, 28 May 2007

WHEE PAH![edit | edit source]

REO Speedwagon was kept! Comma Brigade's work has paid off. --Lt. High Gen. Grue The Few The Proud, The Marines 02:27, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Hooray!!! :D ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 03:02, 31 May 2007

Please add :)[edit | edit source]

OC! This user loves the Old Contents and wants it reinstated.


Ta! And no swappsies Spang! :P ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 09:20, 31 May 2007

You may say I'm a writer...but I'm not the only one[edit | edit source]

...you...left arrow...three me??! That's so sweet! Nothing more beautiful can be said in unicode. Enjoy some wine and crazy cheese for me & thanks for the vote!--Shandon 05:14, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Actually I less than three you! I hope thats better! Congratulations, well deserved! :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 11:37, 01 June 2007

Award for liking the old Contents[edit | edit source]

--General Insineratehymn 18:17, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Woohoo :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 09:14, 02 June 2007

Welcome template[edit | edit source]

Just a heads up, it's generally accepted that sluts welcomers {{subst:}} in their templates while welcoming, like this: {{subst:User:Ceridwyn/welcome}}. I don't know why (probably because the noobs wil know it's semi-automated), but everyone just...does. –—Hv (talk) 2/06 22:54

K, but what does it do? ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 11:08, 02 June 2007
Basically, it puts the full code into the talk page instead of just saying {{User:Ceridwyn/welcome}}. –—Hv (talk) 2/06 23:11
But you don't know why it should be done? Any hints on where I can look it up? I dislike doing things if I don't know why I have to do them :P ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 11:16, 02 June 2007
I believe UN:WC mentions the subst: thing. That's just what I got told. –—Hv (talk) 2/06 23:18
Thanks, I'll LOOK IT OVER. :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 11:23, 02 June 2007

Here comes the science: If a template uses section headers and isn't subst'ed, it becomes impossible to use the edit links on them to get to the right section (because when you edit section 1 on the template, say, it looks for the first section on the page, and it won't find the right one as it isn't on the page itself, it's in the template). It also makes any subsequent sections link to the wrong section to edit. This has been a public service announcement by your friendly neighbourhood Spang. Spang talk 04:08, 03 Jun 2007

Well whaddya know, that appears to have been fixed in this version of mediawiki. But the edit links on the templated sections now link to edit the template itself, which you maybe don't want. Spang talk 04:29, 03 Jun 2007
Ohhhhh I get it now! Thanks for clearing that up, where would we be without you Spang? :) I'll be subst'ing from now on :) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 11:23, 03 June 2007

Where Are My Manners?[edit | edit source]