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Grow your own clique

Can I, please, can I, can I, can I, pleeeeeeease? --Famously Sharp (talk) 19:23, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

I'm afraid you can't, because I misspoke to Giano when (disgruntledly) I happened to mention Arbitrator Iridescent's tarring of us as a clique here (and a "sleuthing" Malleus-hostile clique at that): I should have quoted it as the "Giano and Bishonen's clique", not "the Bishonen and Giano clique." As much as my version, with my name more prominently placed, is naturally the one with "a certain ring to it", I'm afraid you must strive to forget it, as it's incorrect. Anyway, you know we all bow down to you as Founding Member of the Bishzilla Harem Clique. Bishonen | talk 20:15, 27 June 2011 (UTC).

So who exactly belongs in this clique anyway? I assume Iridescent includes yours truly and Rexx in that clique, but can 4 people actually be called a clique? Perhaps Iri is including all of the Bish-socks and Baby Tex in there somewhere? Tex (talk) 13:01, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

• An what pray, young man, leads you to beleive that you have been accepted into this very influential group of thinkers and intellectuals such as myself? I have perused all these "leaks" on WR and am surprised not to find any mention of me, especially after I have had to strenously rebuff several of them for making propositions of an extremelt disageable nature, just the sort of salacious gossip that would tittilate those on WR - a poor, weak, defencelss woman (like myself) fighting for her honour and modesty, yet not one mention. Lady Catherine Rollbacker-de Burgh (the Late) (talk) 13:47, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

• Ah, My Lady, my humble apologies. I can't believe I overlooked the Late Great One. I would never deem myself worthy to be included in your company without your permission. Now excuse me as I grovel at your feet. Tex (talk) 14:02, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

But... but ... but ... what of us poor meager peons who simply want to improve our writing skills? Is there nowhere we can turn for leadership? — Ched :  ?  14:05, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

• The clique is becoming more famous still. From here :

"Yes, I think you are right that there will be *relatively* little drama if we forcibly removed him. He's not in the middle of a Giano/Bishonen intrigue, and would be hard pressed to frame this as ArbCom 2009 incompetence." It seems that we are not just a clique, but we "intrigue" too. How i wish that we had known of our magical powers over the Arbcom. However, for poor old David Garard (of whom they are talking) it looksmore like a case of the spooky curse . Do you remember when he checkused me for the first time, way back in 2004 or was it 05 - if only people listened to me more, we coul dall be saved such a lot of fuss. Giacomo (talk) 08:23, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Can Gooch be part of "intrigue"? Me likey intrigue! Goochy 18:47, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Hmm. Intrigue rights need to be earned! Little Gooch will be most welcome intriguer after another 10,000 edits. Bishonen | talk 19:39, 30 June 2011 (UTC).

A promise

I will never accuse your sockpuppets of actually being sockpuppets. They scare me. I had nightmares last night, dreaming of being eaten buy pigzilla, godzilla and bishzilla. I want my dreams to only include Megan Fox or Kirsten Dunst. OrangeMarlin 22:36, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Little Kirstenzilla? Granted as soon as asked! Go ahead and dream! little ankle biter 23:04, 27 June 2011 (UTC).

Per Request

Most happy to deliver. .... OUCH! Something bit my ankle Hi there Ms. Bishonen. :D — Ched :  ?  23:40, 27 June 2011 (UTC) <Ched runs off to find band-aids>

(e/c) But who has bitten one of them..?... oh. I spoke without thinking there, sorry. Darwinbish! It's past your bedtime! Off you go! No, you may not bring a cupcake. Just brush your sharp little teeth! Bishonen | talk 23:52, 27 June 2011 (UTC).

PS ... sorry for the missing bite in the one .. but I simply can't resist chocolate. :) — Ched :  ?  23:42, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Good heavens, it wasn't Darwinbish after all? Well I never! And you, young man, brush your teeth and go to bed! Bishonen | talk 23:52, 27 June 2011 (UTC).

young man? ... WOOOO HOOOOO .... you just made my night. Haven't been called that in <cough, cough> years. :) — Ched :  ?  00:46, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I thought that would tickle your fancy. It's not as if I don't remember the trike you made for your grandson! Not that any of that prevents me from being old enough to be your grandmother, what with having written Jane Eyre and all. Goodnight, mr Thackery, best regards to your good lady the Madwoman in the Attic ! Bishonen | talk 02:33, 28 June 2011 (UTC).

A cupcake for you!

New "Wiki-Love" thingy has cupcakes!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!! Goochy 18:49, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Ah.. excellent. Hans is very strict about permitting no Wikilove on his page, I find; I hope he doesn't starve to death for the sake of his principles. On my page, a reasonable amount of Wikilove is acceptable when (and only when) edible, and delicious-looking! Hmmm... it seems rather a long time since I was last RfC'd with cupcakes, doesn't it? Any ideas, little Gooch? It doesn't really matter how thin the RfC substance is; you may wish to consult User:FT2 for suggestions there. Bishonen | talk 19:39, 30 June 2011 (UTC).

Little Gooch like to RFC puny 'Shonen's puter! Puter close itself? Is possessed? Goochy 13:11, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Ya. Is embarrassing to admit, but puter is possessed by little hack hidden in its innards by family tech. This hack puts the puter to sleep at 2:15 AM, local time, every night and it's impossible to wake before 8 AM. The point of it is to make me sleep at least part of the night, by preventing me from hanging on the internet at all hours. It's what I have instead of willpower. It was done at my request, so please don't RfC... Bishonen | talk 14:49, 1 July 2011 (UTC).

ohhhh my ... a new RfC? ... OWW.... I can please to close another one? — Ched :  ?  13:34, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Tell me what you got and I'll think about it. Cupcakes? Pizza? Thai takeout? Sukiyaki? (Highly favoured, that. "Winter dish"? Rubbish, bring it on!) Bishonen | talk 14:49, 1 July 2011 (UTC).

I kind of lament that numba 4 got deleted. That was my alternate account's finest hour! I know that little HeimAway will never have the majesty Bishzilla and her ilk have, but really, did his triumphant delivery of cupcakes have to get flushed down the deleted archive toilet so unceremoniously? Heimstern Läufer (talk) 13:58, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Note however the offer on my userpage to undelete that RfC for anybody who's interested. I quite agree it's too fine a thing to be confined to little admins. And feel free to undelete any portion of it and place on own page to add majesty, little HeimAway! Bishonen | talk 14:49, 1 July 2011 (UTC).

On deleting the spinning Bishzilla :-(

Sigh. Things are changing too fast for me around here. File:Bishzilla spin.gif has been nominated at "Files for deletion" as "Orphaned, Low Quality, Unencyclopedic, no foreseeable use.". There is no alert about it on my page or on Bishzilla's page (what's that about?); though there is one on the page of Bunchograpes, the creator of the image, who has only very sporadically looked in since he left in 2007. :-( Bishonen | talk 14:20, 3 July 2011 (UTC).

Why not copy the image, use some drawing program to add a penis to it and re-upload it? Even if it is never, ever used in any way you will find that very many people will contest any attempt to delete it... LessHeard vanU (talk) 20:46, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Ya know, Mr. vanU, while your statement may be made in jest (or not?), it is sadly right on the money. Just turn it into porn and it will live on forever at Misplaced Pages! Long Live Porn! Tex (talk) 21:07, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Are you inferring that I was seriously suggesting that Her Bishoneniness might be given to adding drawings of willies on her menageries portraits? LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:35, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Easier said than done: the pic won't stay still long enough to draw the willie on it. --Famously Sharp (talk) 23:23, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Most of us fear Bishzilla enough already without adding to her psyche a load of gender confusion. The horror, the horror! She'd probably join Misplaced Pages Review and light their server on fire. Antandrus (talk) 00:18, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Dammit...I for one find the gif highly encyclopedic and have therefore added it to my now rarely visited...usertalk page. If the wrath of Bishzilla isn't enough to convince the weak minded the importance of retaining this gif, then wait till they get a load of me...--MONGO 04:06, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

• GRRRawRRRR ... who say delete little(?)/big(?)/younger(?) .. hummph .. think .... "born first" sister profile pic? ... Me have words at silly XfD. mother and father make Chedzilla to protect sister. Ms. Bishonen is ... Aunt? Hmmmm ... must work on sig. when time. And what is "clique" thingy? Is good or bad? And hello to all sharp teeth family. Chedzilla (talk) 17:57, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
  • "Giano and Bishonen clique" thingy is a quotation from, uh, an arbitrator whose e-mails were published on Misplaced Pages Review. The suggestion was that this clique might be expected to hunt down Malleus Fatuorum if he attempted to hide on wiki. Neither Giano nor I expected such an... assumption from that person. See Giano's comment here. Me Bishzilla's aunt? LOL. I think of little 'shonen more as the keeper and Bishzilla as the ... pet, I suppose. Large, independent-minded pet. We both appreciate little Chedzilla's words on FfD! Sharp teeth, hmm... maybe I send sharptoothed young Darwinbish there for further chilling effect on anybody minded to vote "delete"? Though it hardly seems necessary, as Bishzilla's fans have asserted themselves nobly! Hello there MONGO and Antandrus! Bishonen | talk 20:41, 4 July 2011 (UTC).
    • Yes, I did see that. I never did understand the mindset of someone who would do such a thing though. I had honestly considered closing as a "Snow Keep" .. but couldn't resist the urge to create(?) Chedzilla. Have actually wanted to do that for years, and it just seem like the perfect time. I was glad to see the FfD going the way it is. I tend to talk to you and your ... ummmm ... "pets(s)" much more than some of the others in your group(?). I wouldn't be shocked if I found that Giano wasn't even aware of me to be honest. (although if I ever do an article on any type of architecture, I'd be quick to introduce myself.) I have commented in a thread or two to the Late Lady Cathrine (sp?), and apologies if it's wrong. I have however worked with LessHeard vanU a few times on policy and guideline related things. Great guy. Perhaps it's my being on the wrong side of that big pond? ... :) Cheers and best Ms. Bishonen. — Ched :  ?  21:04, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

madness. Per Mongo, I added it to my user page as well. I suppose this makes us part of the evil-to-arb-giano-bishonen-clique? --Rocksanddirt (talk) 20:34, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Hmm. Evil clique represented by spinning monster? Why not. Though I always think Bishzilla Blink looks scarier. When she shows up, the little arbs scatter with screams of terror. Welcome to the fearless clique! Bishonen | talk 23:32, 5 July 2011 (UTC).

How is clique pronounced? Is it "click" or should it rhyme with Greek? I need to know, so I am certain to what I am not a member... LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:52, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

It's actually spelled Raymond Luxury-Yacht but pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove. Bishonen | talk 22:06, 9 July 2011 (UTC).

"Clique", Mr Les Heard, is pronounced to rhyme with the widow - not that you could possibly be expected to know that, and no you certainly are not a member, I have seen your comments about one of my dearest friends (no, not you Mrs Bishonen) an icon of our time elsewhere and was quite horrified. It's that's horrible, nasty little man, Ted Heath, who is to be blamed for our glorious nation's ills - Comon Market indeed! Foreigners everywhere cluttering up the underground and gates to Buckingham palace; I have even seen one of them in Harrods Food Hall - one wonders who won the war! Lady Catherine Rollbacker-de Burgh (the Late) (talk) 22:33, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Ah, so there is a Mr Bishonen... Might he be described as a member? LessHeard vanU (talk) 22:40, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

• Not at all! "Mrs" is an honorary title, denoting status and high breeding. Like myself and Mrs E Plonka, Mrs Bishonen is an ardent feminist and has no need of men and their evil desires, lusts and medlications. Lady Catherine Rollbacker-de Burgh (the Late) (talk) 22:46, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Ah, then the "high breeding" to which you refer must be the practice of promenading with ones nose in the air! LessHeard vanU (talk) 23:28, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

I don't boast a harem like Bishzilla either. I wonder if those guys of hers are in the clique? Some richly deserve to be, like Muzzy and the great T-Rex (if only he'd stop trying to escape! Quick, Bishzilla, stick Rex back in your pocket!) while others are more of just a pretty face. Zilla, you're a susceptible old dino, aren't you? Bishonen | talk 10:58, 10 July 2011 (UTC).

FACs

I think I may nominate "Exploding" for FA - do any of us know how to do it any more - I'm not going to bother with GA and all that silly business - what fo you think? Giacomo Returned 17:56, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Is it the one presently called "Destruction" bla bla? I'll take a look. Hey, at a glance I can see it needs a WP:LEDE! I think I know how to nom on FAC, at least I will know as soon as somebody explains how to handle the mysterious "archive" thing. I've sent out some feelers about that. Bishonen | talk 21:06, 8 July 2011 (UTC).

It's got a perfectly good lead, a little long perhpaps, but its a long page. No don't bother to nom it just yet, I just thinking about it - it was written with the intention of being a FA but then I went off FAs during its very long incubation - I shall think on it.Giacomo Returned 21:59, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

I think I will wait until late November, when I shall have time to devote myself fully to Misplaced Pages for a while, and give the project my undivided attention. Giacomo Returned 22:07, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Just add {{subst:FAC}} to the talk page, hit save, and then edit the red link. It will automatically assign an archive number (1 for the first FAC, 2 for the second, etc.). After you've initiated the FAC, don't forget to transclude the FAC page to WP:FAC. A few years ago, we went to an automatic archival system as that makes it easier for the bot to add FACs to articlehistory on the talk page ... older FACs have no archive number unless there were multiple FACs, but all new FACs are automatically assigned Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/articlename/archive1 for the first FAC. And yes, the rest of my life rocks :) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:32, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. E-mail coming. I'm beginning to think the "(substituting Number)" in the instructions is vandalism or something. An attempt to make me spin like Bishzilla, maybe. As for the attacks on your page, they're from an editor I've known for a long time, and I don't think she actually cares which of two versions of a template is better. In my experience her agenda is purely personal. Bishonen | talk 18:21, 9 July 2011 (UTC).

Adaptation of Bradspeak

Thanks for pointing out I kept the custom stub tag by accident. I'm so used to mentally reading the wiki-text of a common stub I totally missed it. I also expanded it just a touch. Thanks again. HominidMachinae (talk) 02:26, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Heh. I was a little embarrassed at having messed up the normal template. Sorry it tripped you up. Bishonen | talk 11:33, 13 July 2011 (UTC).

A kitten for you!

Wow, a Wikilove button. Here is some for you, dear Bish.

Lyncs (talk) 14:05, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Do you have a kitten for Bishzilla too, she's looking a bit hungry? I've been wondering what kind of reply (if any) you got to your request to arbcom. Any joy? Bishonen | talk 17:38, 14 July 2011 (UTC).

Nerds to the rescue! Bishzilla looking right in danger!

Zilla fans, help! So.. I've made a turned-around animated Bishzilla blink gif, because I needed one that looked to the right. And tried to upload it to en.wikipedia. The difficulties, and the scolding, and the unconcealed regret that it's not (yet) verboten to do so, that one has to endure when uploading to en.wikipedia has at last gotten too much for me, however, so I gave up and uploaded it to Commons with the help of something called the Upload Wizard or such-like — that, by contrast, was dead easy and much encouraged. Now then, if you go to File:Bishzilla blink right.gif you will be surprised to find yourself on a wikipedia page, not a Commons page, but.. but.. oh, it's so frightening! It's not a real wikipedia page — it's a wraith, a ghost of a page! It doesn't have the normal "edit this page" button at the top, but instead a "create this page". Which I tried to do (among other things, by typing {{keeplocal}} on it), but was I able to? Ha ha, no. Some clever nerd create it and keep it local, please? I do appreciate all the help with the triumphantly rescued Bishzilla spin. Sorry if I'm incoherent.. it's a bit traumatic to suddenly find oneself in the uncreated voids of wikipedia! Bishonen | talk 18:32, 14 July 2011 (UTC).

Here you go - Tex (talk) 18:49, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

And "Nerds"? Really? I resemble that remark! Tex (talk) 18:53, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Nikkimaria move from new name and make redirect..? Er.. is better? Looking-right 'zilla safe now? Pretty handsome! Little Tex, "nerd" is fine compliment! Zilla strive every day to become more nerdy! Nikkimaria nerd too? bishzilla _ROARR!! 19:07, 14 July 2011 (UTC).

• oooo, is much better. Thank you Nikkimaria! Did you have to be an admin to do that? I couldn't get it to create at that old name, so I had to upload it at a different name. Anyway, thanks! --Little Nerdy Tex 19:22, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

  Think so - wanted to "override shared repository" or something else that sounded vaguely technological. Anyways, since Nikkimaria hangs out on Misplaced Pages and refers to herself in the third person, she's most likely either a nerd...or a 'Zilla! Nikkizilla (*roars and adjusts taped glasses*) 19:32, 14 July 2011 (UTC)