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== In Review ==
== In Review ==

=== Ask not what Wikipedia can do for you, [[Wikipedia:Community Portal|Ask what you can do for Wikipedia]]. ===
From the legendary speech given by [[John Fitzgerald Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]]. What could we link for Ask not what Wikipedia can do for you? Thanks! [[User:Tohru Honda13|<span style="color:#90f">'''Tohru'''</span>]] [[User talk:Tohru Honda13|<span style="color:#f0f">'''Honda'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tohru Honda13|'''13''']]<sup>[[User:Tohru Honda13/Autograph Book|Sign here!]]</sup> 07:17, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

=== So easy, [[Wikipedia:Introduction|a caveman can do it]]!===
=== So easy, [[Wikipedia:Introduction|a caveman can do it]]!===
The cavemen from the Geico commercials! Oh, if there are any cavemen here, no offense. ;-)Seriously, I hope this doesn't offend anyone. [[User:Tohru Honda13|<span style="color:#90f">'''Tohru'''</span>]] [[User talk:Tohru Honda13|<span style="color:#f0f">'''Honda'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tohru Honda13|'''13''']]<sup>[[User:Tohru Honda13/Autograph Book|Sign here!]]</sup> 07:11, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
The cavemen from the Geico commercials! Oh, if there are any cavemen here, no offense. ;-)Seriously, I hope this doesn't offend anyone. [[User:Tohru Honda13|<span style="color:#90f">'''Tohru'''</span>]] [[User talk:Tohru Honda13|<span style="color:#f0f">'''Honda'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tohru Honda13|'''13''']]<sup>[[User:Tohru Honda13/Autograph Book|Sign here!]]</sup> 07:11, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

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  4. After 14 days, it's decision time - the mottos will be moved to the Awaiting Decision section, and the overseers will then move them to either the Approved or Rejected subpages.
  5. The overseers' decisions are final. If an overseer deems a motto inappropriate or against policy, their vote will override all other votes - the overseers have a veto. However, the overseers will tend to decide based on consensus.
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The time is: 22:57 on Tuesday, June 17 2025 (UTC).


In Review

Ask not what Wikipedia can do for you, Ask what you can do for Wikipedia.

From the legendary speech given by John F. Kennedy. What could we link for Ask not what Wikipedia can do for you? Thanks! Tohru Honda13Sign here! 07:17, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So easy, a caveman can do it!

The cavemen from the Geico commercials! Oh, if there are any cavemen here, no offense. ;-)Seriously, I hope this doesn't offend anyone. Tohru Honda13Sign here! 07:11, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think, I know.

Well, you know when someone asks you, "do you think____?" And then the person responds, "I don't think, I know." That's pretty much where I got it from. I thought the "I Know" link is pretty much a good link, since it fits into verifiability. Same goes for "I don't think"; We are not a crystal ball. --Tohru Honda13Sign here! 07:00, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Encyclopedia. Say it with me: en-cy-clo-pe-di-a. Now, go work on it.

Authored by user:android79 at 19:01, 10 January 2006 (UTC) on Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive63. Renata 04:17, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about making an article perfect. Just make it better.

Just something I found on User:Lmcelhiney... Made my day. Renata 04:13, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Damnit, Jim! I'm a Wikipedian, not a soothsayer.

Wiki-twist on the famous misquote of a Star Trek line. The name can be changed if desired. --Fsotrain09 22:14, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Well this idea has already been done but in reference to vandalism .Simply south 00:09, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays!

Or Happy holidays! --Tewy 21:47, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm...how about Happy Holidays. — Seadog_MS 22:28, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Haha, I support that too. (Must stay politically correct!) --Tewy 04:12, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If this gets approved, it will appear as the motto of the day sometime in February. Joiz A. Shmo 00:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Where you can find a well written, factually accurate, and neutral article on important real-world topics

I just think it's funny that Toilets in Japan is a featured article. The firt part comes from Wikipedia:What is a featured article? Joiz A. Shmo 15:38, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just saved a bunch of money on information by switching to Wikipedia!

Or "WIKIPEDIA: 15 minutes could save you 100% on information." --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 11:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Why not, "I just saved a bunch of money on paper by switching to Wikipedia" (with the right links, of course)? Tennis Dynamite 21:39, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Good idea. Any version is fine by me. --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 11:59, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Table figure out what it will say Geo. 01:30, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

(Continued from archived discussion here) --Tewy 03:47, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Many will enter, few will win.

Other possibilities:

--Tewy 20:46, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tabled-Approved What will it say Geo. 01:30, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
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TBH, we're desperate, few overseers are really active and this page is a mess: both get Rejected. Come back and try again if you must. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 17:06, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(I'm coming back to try these two again, at least to reach a consensus). --Tewy 03:47, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(Continued from archived discussion here) --Tewy 03:47, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Truth: the way it should be

This is intended to be ironic, in the Colbert Report wikiality sense.Spikebrennan 18:06, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just the FAQs, ma'am

takeoff on Joe Friday's famous line. Spikebrennan 18:06, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's 5 o'clock somewhere, but only twice a day in UTC.

WODUP 06:42, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The revolution will be wikified.

An adaptation of Gil Scott-Heron's song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". The revolution may not be televised, but it's definitely on Wikipedia. Gpollock 06:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A wonder to behold, every page solid gold

I was having a day where I was reading every single bit of a dvd case. It was Spiderman. And two reviews were on it. "A wonder to behold" "Pure spun gold". Thought it was funny.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Okellies (talk • contribs).

Send in the droids, and deploy turret emplacements!

This or maybe split it into two mottos: "Send in the droids!" and "Deploy turret emplacements!" --May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg (drop me a line) 20:55, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If it is split, I'd prefer the first one. What's a "turret emplacement?" -Fsotrain09 23:17, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Over our crashed servers!

Well, I couldn't have suggested "Over our dead bodies" now, could I? --May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg (drop me a line) 13:35, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If the knowledge is right, use it

I suppose a not very imaginative version of "if the shoe fits, wear it". Simply south 13:30, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

W,I,K,I,P,E,D,I,A,

It's not done yet but I was thinking we could do an A is for Apple kind of thing for the word "Wikipedia"

W= wonderous

I= Informative

K=

I=

P=

E= excellent

D=

I=

A= awesome/awe-inspiring

—¡Randfan! 00:45, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from the previous page at user request. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 09:57, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to revise it as needed (just say what you're doing!). --Tewy 00:45, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

One Article to rule them all, One Article to find them, One Article to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Derived from the inscription on the One Ring from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Dr. Cash 04:24, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Every page is sacred, Every edit's great. If a page is wasted, PROD gets quite irate.

...but with a <br> tag between each line, there being four. Like:
Every page is sacred,
Every edit's great.
If a page is wasted,
PROD gets quite irate.

This is derived from the lyrics of Monty Python's 'Every Sperm is Sacred' song, from The Meaning of Life. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 19:37, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just for reference, the real lyrics are here. If anyone wants to watch it, the original sketch is here on YouTube, and and identical clip on Google Video.

Awaiting Decision

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