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:Fame – at least of a sort – at last! Obviously I'll be watching the page, it's my baby, but rather than wait for me to request semi-protection let me instead give any administrator the authority to semi-protect the page whenever they feel it necessary to do so. It was, after all, meant to be a bit of fun, not a stick to beat wikipedia with. --[[User:Malleus Fatuarum|Malleus Fatuorum]] ([[User talk:Malleus Fatuarum|talk]]) 23:32, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
:Fame – at least of a sort – at last! Obviously I'll be watching the page, it's my baby, but rather than wait for me to request semi-protection let me instead give any administrator the authority to semi-protect the page whenever they feel it necessary to do so. It was, after all, meant to be a bit of fun, not a stick to beat wikipedia with. --[[User:Malleus Fatuarum|Malleus Fatuorum]] ([[User talk:Malleus Fatuarum|talk]]) 23:32, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

== Ha ha, just serious ==

Fantastic, Malleus (& other contributors), I've spent half the evening chuckling at these. It's the closest thing to an 'insider's guide' I've seen yet ;) [[User:EyeSerene|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#4B0082">EyeSerene</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:EyeSerene|<span style="color:#6B8E23">talk</span>]]</sup> 20:13, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

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Would this make more sense in alphabetical order?

I tried that actually, but some of them play off each other, and only make sense for one to follow the other. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 19:16, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Also, I removed the signatures. Or should they all get them? Or none? I prefer none. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 19:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I prefer none, but thought Dekeppai (or however it's spelt) might object to my removing his.iridescent 19:22, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, we'll just hafta block Dekkapai then, won't we?  :-) Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 19:26, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Dekkappai laughs nervously but politely as he backs away from two armed Admins... Dekkappai (talk) 18:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, I'm absolutely crying at my desk right now, these are cracking me up in their truthiness...Iridescent, yours particularly rock. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 19:44, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

alphabetical order?

Casliber sorted the list, but now there are several unsorted entries, starting at Cool Down Blocks. Not sure if they're intentionally unsorted? dorftrottel (talk) 16:02, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not intentional as far as I'm concerned, I'd prefer alphabetical order. --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 17:35, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I've sorted it again. I also created a navigation box (instead of the vertical TOC) and level 3 headers for each letter. dorftrottel (talk) 17:54, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Nice work there. Reading it now. Enigma message 17:39, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Please feel free to make any additions. --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 17:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I don't understand the punative one. That's obviously not a word. Is that an inside joke? Enigma message 18:41, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yes - so many people misspell punitive as punative, and thus... Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood 21:51, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Heh, I had to look it up to be sure myself...Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 21:57, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Two more comments

AfD

A place to send an article created by an editor that you don't like.

so so true of late. So sad, but so true. Thanks for the chuckles. TravellingCarithe Busy Bee 20:13, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Brigg railway station

OK, I've read the Brigg railway station article and seen the rusty iron bridge pic; now I'm so depressed I've lost the desire to live!

It is served by three passenger trains (in each direction) on Saturdays only between Sheffield and Cleethorpes.

Whoopee, three trains in each direction no less, I can hardly contain my excitement! I imagine the "Kid in Africa" would think all his Christmases had come at once if the bridge was given a coat of paint and an extra train was put on every other Sunday. Ah well, off to write my will now, giving Iridescent a special mention. Cheers. --Red Sunset 21:39, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

News bulletin:

Although the National Rail Enquiries' station facilities site states that the station is closed Monday–Sunday (sic. – which means it's permanently closed!), you will all be relieved to know that despite there not being a nearby bus service, taxi rank, car or cycle hire facility, the car park is open 24 hours a day Monday–Friday. Therefore, should you find yourself in the unfortunate position of needing to catch a train on the only day that they pass through Brigg, namely Saturday, you will find the car park closed! You couldn't make this stuff up! --Red Sunset 22:41, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]


I know Iridiscent won't mind me saying this (I wouldn't say it otherwise, as he's an armed admin), but he is the uncrowned king of boring articles, of that there can be no doubt. Take a look at what he himself considers to be his crowning achievement, the A215 road. :-) --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 21:59, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I'll certainly do that, but I think I've had as much excitement as I can stand for one day so I'll steel myself for it tomorrow. I have to confess that I actually contributed to Mud and Shed, and very nearly to Skip (Oh the shame of it!) --Red Sunset 22:41, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Might want to see if you can to a little CE on Wet floor sign while you're at it, RS. Dekkappai (talk) 22:45, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You couldn't make it up. :lol: How on earth did you come across that? --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 22:48, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
What day wouldn't be brightened up by a glimpse of the Tottenham Hale Sludge Main?
Through a highly contentious AfD, Malleus... The original article was what I thought a very funny hoax. "It is believed that wet-floor signs were first used (albeit with far less beauty and style) at the dawn of the Floor Age. As soon as floors were introduced in Roman times, it is likely that they began getting wet–whether caused by water, vomit, urine, or any other liquid. It was only a matter of time before it was understood that a sign would prevent a pedestrian from slipping on the wet floor..." "Because the Germanic tribes to the North had not yet developed floors, they had little use for a sign that would declare a floor's wet state..." "...it has often been argued that the wet-floor sign was introduced to much of the world through the expansion of the British Empire from the 17th to the 20th Centuries. It is assumed that the wet-floor sign first reached the Americas on HMS Horatio Nelson Commodore in 1673." etc., etc., Dekkappai (talk) 23:07, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, I prefer that version to the current one. --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 23:11, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That's priceless! I've just got to look at that article too. Thank-you both so much for brightening my day! --Red Sunset 23:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

←Malleus, please - A215 road at least has some interesting facts on it. My personal champions at the moment are Pate Hole and The Mall Wood Green (which I very nearly managed to slip through the GA hoop, too). If anyone wants to join Risker and my long-term ambition to get Hypnodog onto the main page, do feel free.iridescent 00:19, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, all you people who are deriding Brigg railway station for only having three trains a week need to have a look at Manchester's greatest contributions to the rail network, Reddish South railway station and Denton railway station - served by a mighty one train a week in one direction only, which a week later comes back the other way, and the mighty Watford West railway station ("temporarily closed for repairs" since 1996).iridescent 00:19, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Quick heads up

Everyone's second-favourite BADSITE now includes a link here; expect some of the more dubious characters from Wikipedia's history to start "improving" this page.

Malleus, just to remind you that, while it can't be done until the page has been subject to "vandalism or disruption", a user page can be indefinitely semi-protected at the request of the page's owner...iridescent 23:07, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fame – at least of a sort – at last! Obviously I'll be watching the page, it's my baby, but rather than wait for me to request semi-protection let me instead give any administrator the authority to semi-protect the page whenever they feel it necessary to do so. It was, after all, meant to be a bit of fun, not a stick to beat wikipedia with. --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 23:32, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ha ha, just serious

Fantastic, Malleus (& other contributors), I've spent half the evening chuckling at these. It's the closest thing to an 'insider's guide' I've seen yet ;) EyeSerenetalk 20:13, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]