Although I am semi-retired from editing, I do still look things up on Wikipedia so I still see messages to this page. RainbowofLight (talk) 18:57, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
I have semi-retired due to the nonsense of the date linking/delinking wars. Wikipedia is fundamentally broken. There will never be consensus (i.e. Wikipedia's definition of consensus, which is apparently that everyone agrees on everything**) on this issue and since Wikipedia is not a democracy where majority can rule, nothing will ever be resolved. RainbowOfLight Talk 03:20, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
- Quote: WP:Consensus has never meant majority rule; it means a statement which (almost) everyone can tolerate. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 17:18, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
- Quote: See voting is evil. See also WP:NOTDEMOCRACY. The results of polls where only a majority is defined (and not a consensus) should be the start of more discussion, not the end of it. —Locke Cole • t • c 05:58, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Quotes above from Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Date_delinking/Proposed_decision#Closing_statement_by_Colonies_Chris
May 22 2009
edit- Please come back if the dates case ends up in a vaguely sane way. Tony (talk) 04:30, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
the United States, etc
editIt has nothing to do with the ArbCom case and you are free to follow the style guide in this respect. Just don't do too much too fast, or mow through article in a way that appears to be consistent with a single-theme process. I certainly remove links to major anglophone countries, and "English" (language), and "Internet", and "horse", and other dictionary terms, unless in rare cases where they pass the relevance test. You're doing the project a good turn. Tony (talk) 04:47, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Pauley Perrette/The Ring
editOK, my goof. I did make that edit while barely awake. I shouldn't edit while half conscious. I will be more careful. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 21:26, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello
editWarm regards Little Professor (talk) 01:37, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
Disam
editNice catch! Thank you. Yeah I do several hundred disamms a day. Misclicks happen...that's all that was I think. --User:Woohookitty Diamming fool! 06:43, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
- Yep. :) But my goodness it makes disamming easier. :) One of the best simple tools I've found. --User:Woohookitty Diamming fool! 07:11, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
Happy Halloween!
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As Halloween is my favorite holiday, I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Halloween! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 16:35, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Happy Thanksgiving!
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I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 16:16, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
Vandalism issue
editIP 159.83.4.95 is from County Library of Los Angeles, Lakewood branch. I am not the person who has vandalized a school wikipedia entry but there's no knowing who really did it due to the vandalizer using a public library PC. --159.83.4.95 (talk) 21:10, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Merry Christmas
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To those who make Good Arguments, who are appreciative, or supportive. Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 18:04, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
Smile!
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Set Sail For The Seven Seas 346° 12' 15" NET 23:04, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. :) RainbowOfLight Talk 04:55, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
- No problem! :) Set Sail For The Seven Seas 266° 5' 15" NET 17:44, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
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Missing Wikipedians
editYou have been mentioned at Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians. Woodlot (talk) 09:35, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
-heh. I'm not missing, I just don't edit anymore. Too many hostile people. But it's nice that people are thinking of me. :) RainbowofLight (talk) 13:11, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
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