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Motto of the Day

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Nominations (New mottos go here) In review + Specials + Decisions

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Archives
  1. 25 May 2006 — 19 Dec 2006
  2. 20 Dec 2006 — 31 Dec 2006
  3. 01 Jan 2007 —

Before doing anything, read through the list of scheduled mottos and its archives to avoid submitting an identical motto. Your motto should also meet the criteria listed below.

Motto criteria

Your motto should:

  • Reflect the community or purpose of Misplaced Pages.
  • Be short; it's a motto, not an essay.
  • Be funny or serious; but nevertheless, interesting.
  • Be powerful; it should provoke a reaction or draw attention, not just another "blah blah blah".

Your motto should not:

  • Be offensive or inflamatory.
  • Be too obscure (so no little-known Yoda quotes).

Tip: avoid rarely used words that not everyone will understand. Remember, a lot of non-English speakers read Misplaced Pages.

Nomination procedure

To nominate a motto for review, simply add it at the top of the In review section using this code: 

=== Example motto ===
Origin of the motto and your comments. ~~~~
*<First comment goes here>
**<Any replies get indented again>
  • Anyone can vote for approval. Simply vote Support or Oppose ('''Support''' or '''Oppose'''), and, if possible, leave a reason. Remember to always sign your posts on discussion pages.
  • Please note that this page uses the bulleted voting style, the same as on Featured picture candidates.
  • If you find a motto that is the same or similar to a previously nominated motto, please leave a comment on the new nomination that links to the old nomination, so that others will be able to compare the two.
  • After 14 days, it’s decision time—the motto will be moved to the top of the Awaiting decision section. Anyone uninvolved in the discussion is welcome to judge the consensus to either accept or reject a motto. See below for the procedure on how to do this.

Closing procedure

To close a nomination, choose from mottos in the Awaiting decision section. If consensus favors Support of the motto, add '''Approved'''. (reason) ~~~~ to the bottom of the discussion (without the bullet). If vice versa, add '''Rejected'''. (reason) ~~~~. Then, move the entire discussion to the Decisions to be acted on section. If the margin of votes is too close to determine consensus, or if there aren't enough votes, move it to the top of the In review section, and mark at the bottom of the discussion, '''Reopened'''. (reason) ~~~~.

To archive a nomination, first make sure that a decision has been made based on consensus. Cut and paste the entire discussion to the top of the latest archive (currently /Archive 3). Then, if the motto was approved, add it to the bottom of the appropriate section of the approved page. Be especially careful to check for any alternative versions (edits) in the discussion. If consensus favors an alternative version, add it to the list instead of the original nomination.

April Fools' Day

The motto for April 1, 2007 will be chosen from the mottos nominated in this section. Please do not move these nominations to the "Awaiting decision" section. Instead, reject and archive mottos with few support votes when it is apparent that consensus favors other mottos. After Saturday, February 24, 2007, one motto will be chosen from consensus. Therefore, it is in your interest to express which motto you think is the best, to ease the closer's job.

Misplaced Pages:Motto of the day/April 1, 2007

It's a coding trick. Wodup 04:30, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

#REDIRECT Special:Mypage

However, make it a real redirect. --The preceding comment was signed by User:Sp3000 (talk•contribs) 21:52, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Fake talk page notification

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See the message at the top of this page. Someone might be able to suggest some slight CSS tweaks. —Dgies 04:56, 8 February 2007 (UTC)


In review

Note: If you are adding nominations for specific dates, holidays or other special reasons please add to the Specials section and NOT HERE.
Also, please check the archives in case the motto has been submitted and subsequently approved before. If this is the case try to think up another motto instead. Please check Misplaced Pages:Motto of the day/Nominations.
Otherwise feel free to add your suggestion, express your opinion on a nomination or create an edited version of a nomination by using these formats: 

===] ] with words/phrases linked to the ].===
Origin of the motto and your comments. ~~~~
*'''Support''' your reason... (optional). ~~~~
*'''Oppose''' your reason.... ~~~~
*'''Weak support'''/'''oppose''' your reason.... ~~~~
*''Comment''/''Note'': your comment/note.... ~~~~
*'''Speedy close''' your reason.... ~~~~
====] ] ].====
'''Edit n''' reason for edit, what was changed, etc.. ~~~~

"If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

It's an African proverb that doesn't just have to mean travel. In Misplaced Pages, if you are removing a red link, that does not need any help (hopefully). But, if you are creating an article, then get some people on board. /Pongy 🍉 23:13, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."

Based on a quote from Walt Disney. Creating your first article can seem daunting at first, but overcoming that first hurdle is the first step for many of our editors in order for them to eventually become proficient contributors. Besides, we all dream of bringing an article to good status. --(Roundish ⋆t) 23:41, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

"Your legacy is all you will leave behind in this world. So why not leave behind a good one?"

Based on the thought that after you die you won't be able to leave behind anything in this world except for how people think of you. I think it's important to remember that our impressions on people is what will live on after us, so why not leave a good one? Our legacy is who we are after we leave this world. Natalius (talk) 10:01, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

"Believe you can and you are halfway there."

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt. In my opinion, this is representative of the 5th pillar (Misplaced Pages has no firm rules) because it encourages you to believe you can do something and do it. The 5th pillar also supports that. Many editors don't think they are capable of editing wikipedia. I was the same when I started. TigerScientist Chat > contribs 20:11, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

→ "Veni, vidi vikipedia. Erat in computum."

Based on the famous latin quote (Veni, vidi, vici — I came, I saw, I conquered). The variant means "I came, I saw wikipedia. It was on the computer.", which seems a fitting modern-day variant reflecting the omnipresence of Misplaced Pages on the world's screens. — WT79 12:44, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

“The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.”

― Karl Marx, in the book: Eleven Theses on Feuerbach These words are also inscribed upon his grave, also just because he was a communist, it doesn't rid the quote of its universality. Excutient 06:28, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

"It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill"

-Wilbur Wright said this, pertaining to how everyone needs to know something to succeed. WolfKanin (talk) 18:59, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Support Gog the Mild (talk) 16:00, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
Support Prairie Astronomer (talk) 21:55, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
Support - Flori4nK 10:54, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Faber est quisque Vicipaedia suae.

-'Each is the maker of their encyclopedia'. Adapted from a quote of Sallust in a speech to Caesar. JonsterMonster (talk) 05:06, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Support – nicely quirky. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:01, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
Support – nice adaption of quote. WT79 13:00, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
Support – there was a time when motto of the day was almost dead User:Pedant (talk) 05:54, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard, be evil

Unknown. Landryoliver (talk) 02:36, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Support - I love it! (I have tweaked it into sentence case.) Gog the Mild (talk) 16:03, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

"We do have a lot in common. The same Earth, the same air, the same sky. Maybe if we started looking at what's the same instead of what's different... well, who knows?"

-Meowth says this in Pokemon: The First Movie. Definitely words to live by. WikiSquirrel42 (talk) 00:59, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

If you can't create or help in an article, kick rocks!

This came into my mind when I was researching for my homework. I modified it to make it related to Misplaced Pages. Democratics (talk) 08:47, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

If questionable questions are not questioned, questioning will occur.

User:Nikolaiho20:10, 7 February 2016

→ Luke, Join the Dark Side. It's Really Really Cool!

Made me laugh the first time I heard this. TF 15:06, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Does anyone know of any shortcuts for the wikipediaholism page? TF 15:08, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
WP:WHT Eman235/talk 21:57, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

→ Luke, Join the Dark Side. It's Really Really Cool!

Edit 1: adds links TF 10:36, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

The Wiki is not the World.

By analogy with "the map is not the territory".

Almonaster (talk) 05:32, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Edit Misplaced Pages, edit the world!

BlAcKhAt9(9 (talk) 18:25, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

→ • Misplaced Pages pro omnibus, omnes pro Misplaced Pages • derived from Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno

Since there was no reaction to: Has this motto been suggested before? this might be a better place to ask Lotje (talk) 15:35, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

"i am manado, i was here from the beginning and now i will proclaim the end. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Okamialvis (talk • contribs) 19:04, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

→ • Just because something is funny, it doesn't mean that it it's not important.
• Just because something is important, it doesn't mean that it's not funny.
• One of the few things worth taking seriously is humor.

From Mick Goodrick's book The Advancing Guitarist, where he sets you up for some examples of "the effective use of space" in music, and presents you with a nearly blank page.

It's a useful reminder not to take yourself too seriously, and that humorous essays do have a use. Eman235/talk 14:08, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

→ Yet I'll not shed her blood;
Nor soar that whiter skin of hers than snow,
And smooth as monumental alabaster.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Othello (1565), Act V, Scene II. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 15:34, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

→ Kid — the next time I say, 'Let's go someplace like Bolivia', let's go someplace like Bolivia.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:27, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

→ Thou who hast
The fatal gift of beauty.

Lord George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824), Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1818), Canto IV. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:02, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

→ Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter the four million year old black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a total mystery.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:56, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

→ A rosebud set with little wilful thorns.
And sweet as English air could make her, she.

Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892), The Princess: Prologue (1847). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:34, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

→ They're not gonna catch us. We're on a mission from God.

The Blues Brothers (1978). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:17, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

→ Her beauty hangs upon the cheek of night
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene V (1597). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:10, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

→ It's a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It's a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known.

A Tale of Two Cities (1935), based upon Charles Dickens' 1859 historical novel. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:07, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

→ Old as I am, for ladies' love unfit,
The power of beauty I remember yet.

John Dryden (1631–1700), Fables, Ancient and Modern (1700), "Cymon and Iphigenia (From Boccace)". –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:38, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

→ — "I'm in love with you." — "Snap out of it!"

Moonstruck (1987). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:38, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

→ Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), As You Like It, Act I, Scene III (1623). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:26, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Yup, definitely like this one, despite my mild contempt for anything Shakespearean. Ghinga7 (talk) 18:28, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

→ Well, if you get a good break, you'll be out of Tehachapi in 20 years and you can come back to me then. I hope they don't hang you, precious, by that sweet neck... Yes, angel, I'm gonna send you over. The chances are you'll get off with life. That means if you're a good girl, you'll be out in 20 years. I'll be waiting for you. If they hang you, I'll always remember you.

The Maltese Falcon (1931). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:26, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

→ And she is fair, and fairer than that word.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), The Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene I (1623). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:20, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

→ I'm such a fool, such an old fool. These are only tears of gratitude — an old maid's gratitude for the crumbs offered...You see, no one ever called me darling before.

Now, Voyager (1942). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:11, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

→ Is she not passing fair?

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene IV (1623). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:24, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

→ I didn't recognize you. You should lay off those candy bars...You're a mess, honey.

Touch of Evil (1958). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:17, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

→ Non sum qualis eram
("I am not what I was")

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 BC), Carmina 4/1:3. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:11, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

→ Never be it said
That Fate itself could awe the soul of Richard.
Hence, babbling dreams; you threaten here in vain;
Conscience, avaunt, Richard's himself again!
Hark! the shrill trumpet sounds. To horse! away!
My soul's in arms, and eager for the fray.

Colley Cibber (1671–1757), Shakespeare's Richard III (Altered), Act V, Scene III.

  • Oppose. Too much Shakespearean babble over a single link about edit warring. These are usually much shorter and are able to compact more informative useful links into a smaller structure. Huggums537 (talk) 21:35, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

→ No patty fingers, if you please. The proprieties at all times.

The Quiet Man (1952). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:57, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

→ Non qui parum habet, set qui plus cupit, pauper est
("It is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is the pauper")

Seneca the Younger, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium, 2:6. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:27, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

→ Non qui parum habet, set qui plus cupit, pauper est
("It is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is the pauper")

Edit 1 with a different set of links. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:27, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

→ We must have bloody noses and cracked crowns,
And pass them current too. God's me, my horse!

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Henry IV, Part 1 (1598), act 2, scene 3. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:07, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

→ Frau Bleucher.

Young Frankenstein (1974). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:57, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

→ Non possunt primi esse omnes omni in tempore
("Not everyone can occupy the first rank forever")

Decimus Laberius (c. 105 – 43 BC). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:30, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

→ Fight, gentlemen of England! fight, bold yeomen!
Draw, archers, draw your arrows to the head!
Spur your proud horses hard, and ride in blood;
Amaze the welkin with your broken staves!

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Richard III, act V, scene VIII. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:16, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

→ Did you ever reach a point in your life, where you say to yourself: 'This is the best I'm ever going to look, the best I'm ever going to feel, the best I'm ever going to do', and it ain't that great?

City Slickers (1991). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:58, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

→ Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.

Vanilla Sky (2001) DrkBlueXG (talk) 20:49, 19 February 2016 (UTC)


"When the plumbing gets tough, the tough get plumbing!" -Salvador Drainato Long John Spaghetti, Meme Lord 02:13, 29 January 2019 (UTC) (Added by Long John Spaghetti) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Long John Spaghetti (talk • contribs)

"Live a life that you think someday you will be proud of. If you think you don't, have the courage to start all over again." -benjamin button — Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.121.187.253 (talk) 05:58, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

"The day's young but I'm not." -Hey breej Hey breej (talk) 20:00, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

"In a week, I will be donating $1,000,000 to a recipient determined by the word count of the Misplaced Pages article about this event. If it's even, the money goes to pro-choice activists. If it's odd, pro-life." - 'Ridge 22:32, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Awaiting decision

The following preview has been approved for all audiences.

From the disclaimer before each movie trailer. And yes, I did press the preview button before saving this. bibliomaniac15 01:16, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

--May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg 08:48, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I pity the fool who vandalizes Misplaced Pages!

Form Mr. T's famous catchphrase. Does this sound too uncivil? Eh... --Tohru Honda13 05:26, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to the Wiki Age

Might have been done before/lame. Tell me if you think so too. --The preceding comment was signed by User:Sp3000 (talk•contribs) 05:04, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Around here, geeks run things.

Similar to the one below. Open for comments! | AndonicO 23:50, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages: where nerds fit in.

Similar to the one above. Open for comments! | AndonicO 23:50, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Wait, I can't buy that yet. I've got to check Misplaced Pages first!

-AstroHurricane001 23:04, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Help! Call the police! Someone violated 3RR!

-AstroHurricane001 23:04, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages ≠ the world...yet.

-AstroHurricane001 23:04, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

I can see your house from here.

Can I see your house from here? FisherQueen (Talk) 19:35, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

This is an encyclopaedia, not a tourist brochure

Or This is an encylopaedia, not a dictionary. This was applied before to people, but not objects. Simply south 11:38, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages is where it's at

AxG (First edit day today) (sign here) 00:14, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

I thought it sounds good. --The preceding comment was signed by User:Sp3000 (talk•contribs) 23:21, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Knowledge is infinite, Misplaced Pages is not.

I just thought of it AstroHurricane001 00:42, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

  • That was the best link I could find that said Misplaced Pages is not a collection of all the knowledge (including the small things) in the world. --Tewy 00:58, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

To complete Misplaced Pages is to complete human knowledge.

Just thought of it. AstroHurricane001 00:42, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment: Thanks for the support. I never realized it was such a great motto. According to some sources, however, they say that Misplaced Pages will never be completed, maybe because to complete knowledge would require nearly an infinite amount of info, although verifible, notable, and credible info may not number to infinity. AstroHurricane001 00:36, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

The starting source of Misplaced Pages shall never run out of ideas.

Just thought of it. AstroHurricane001 00:42, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Another motto in development

"Vandalize us once Shame on you, Vandalize us twice ______" with the blank being along the lines of block/ban. Any suggestions/changes? 1 day to go...! User:Sp3000 06:54, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment. The original saying is Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. (from Wikiquote). Since I can't see how it would be "shame on us" :-), my suggestion (stolen from October 25) is "Vandalize us once, shame on you. Vandalize us twice, shame on...wait, you can't vandalize when you're blocked."

been done before :-( --The preceding comment was signed by User:Sp3000 (talk•contribs) 23:43, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

You can do it when you Misplaced Pages it

Probably dull. Taken from B&Q. I was wrong down there. Is it possible to replace "do it" ith something else that rhymes, if possible? Simply south 11:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Think inside the box.

I saw Tewy's nomination and thought of this. It links to the Misplaced Pages Sandbox. Wodup 00:23, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

0 to 60 (reverts) in less than 30 minutes!

SD31415 (SIGN HERE) 12:55, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Vandalize is not an option.

--Smcafirst or Nick • Sign Here • Chit-Chat • Contribs at 21:17, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Have a break, Have a Wikibreak

A variation on the KitKat adverts. Simply south 14:23, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

A picture is worth a thousand words

Alternate A picture is worth 1,000 words
To bring attention to the wonderful work done over there! SkierRMH 09:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Every day and in every way, we're getting better and better.

I found this in a movie, The Pink Panther Strikes Again. I don't think this needs any links, self-explanatory I think. --Tohru Honda 03:17, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

It can get pretty hot when one doesn't keep their cool.

--May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg 19:54, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Tell the Wikitruth!

Yes! 82.2.139.21 12:52, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

It's wikipedia.org, not wikipedia.com.

Emphasizing that we are a non-profit organization, and not a for-profit company. Yuser31415 23:46, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I get by with a little help from my friends.

Uh, it's The Beatles. Duh. Anyway, I like where the links go, but if you feel differently, feel free to suggest alternatives. I'm also not sure whether or not I like the period at the end. -- Kicking222 22:37, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

The place to go, for what you need to know.

Based on Sky Travel's slogan 'The place to go, before you go'. If anyone else could think of some different links, that would be nice. AxG (sign here) 21:22, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

We sense you, Vandals.

--May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg 10:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Blast! I can't believe I did it again! Plus I have a spellchecker! Oh, well, the motto, it basically states that we can neutralise vandalism on the spot. --May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg 14:34, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages: Land of the free, home of the brave.

Taken from the Pledge of Allegiance Star Spangled Banner. Referring to Be bold when editing Misplaced Pages. Thoughts? Tohru Honda 05:24, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages, the ink saving encyclopedia

No ink to run out of. AxG (sign here) 04:48, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

We are watching you

Or it might be better as We are watching you\you. Or is this variety a bit complicated? Simply south 20:13, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages a weekly CD containing 1 article per week.

Just like them magazines where you get a book/part etc. AxG (sign here) 21:27, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

It's a job

Simply south 15:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC) (I might be watching Teen Titans too much)

  • Support as "It's a job ... that we enjoy!" Yuser31415 21:14, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Support I like the original. Good. Why1991 04:30, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose It's just not creative enough. Unless it's a reference or something I don't get. --Goodface87

Hey vandals! Try getting to the articles through 48,463,546 users!

Will they? I think not! RyGuy 14:50, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

48,463,546 people working overtime... and unpaid.

It's a 💕. AxG (sign here) 17:23, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

A do it yourself encyclopedia.

Everyone knows about DIY. AxG (sign here) 17:23, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Where are your two cents?

See also: My two cents (idiom). Although this motto can be linked to a lot of pages in Misplaced Pages, I think this one encourages RFA participation. SD31415 · SIGN HERE 00:48, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Think outside the box.

A little bit of awareness. --Tewy 03:27, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Wait, wait. We're not here to start WW III.

Hope this sums up 3RR and the admin equivalent, the wheel war. Yuser31415 06:35, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

An operator will be with you shortly.

Pointing to the wonderfully useful immediate help "desk" SkierRMH 08:34, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh yeah? Well my encyclopedia could beat-up your encyclopedia.

Derived from "Oh yeah? Well my dad could beat-up your dad." DannyQuack 17:51, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

It is always ironic when a Wikipedian misspells "encyclopidic."

--Tewy 00:32, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

Right from Rule of Three (Wiccan)SkierRMH 08:33, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Veni, vidi, vici.

Et tu Brute?SkierRMH 08:33, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

"To be or not to be, that is the question".

Act III, scene I SkierRMH 08:12, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

"Badges? We ain't got no... stinking badges!"

Tribute to barnstars!SkierRMH 07:57, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Comment - links fixed. SkierRMH 03:04, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

It's a little thing called "Style". Look it up some time.

This is one of Bender's quotes from Futurama. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! User:Sp3000 03:15, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Comment - 'tis a bit esoteric; Bender is famous for his catchphrase "Bite my shiny metal ass!", which I'd love to see as a motto (Maybe on 4/1/07?), but think that would get shot down really quick!! ;o)SkierRMH 08:43, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Where you at?

Taken from the Boost Mobile commercial. It leads to Misplaced Pages:Department directory, as it seems to fit, in my opinion. This could help newbies, or help a user find a particular place in Misplaced Pages. I guess. Any suggestions where else it can be linked to? Thanks! --Tohru Honda13 02:08, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

When you're in Misplaced Pages, do as the Wikipedians do.

From "When you're in Rome, do as the Romans do." —sd31415 (sign here) 01:15, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

"In review"

I suppose this would be another bad idea Simply south 01:10, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Freedom is the right to do anything that the law permits

- Montesquieu, French Political Philospher — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.32.116.44 (talk • contribs)

Edit with style.

Linked to WP:STYLE, I think this motto sends a message to editors to edit by the Manual of Style. What do you think? —sd31415 (sign here) 12:39, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

--May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg 11:58, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Wiki would like to play.

Taken from Nintendo Wii; links to Misplaced Pages's introduction. —sd31415 (sign here) 22:02, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Knowing is half the battle

"Knowing is half the battle." This quote, linked to Knowledge, is taken from GI Joe. —ScouterSig 21:30, 27 December 2006 (UTC)


Think Different

This quote, linked to WP:NPOV, is taken from Apple Computer. —sd31415 (sign here) 20:47, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

KA CHOW!!

This quote, linked to Misplaced Pages:Autoblock, is taken from the 2006 animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Picture Cars. It compares the suddenness of the character saying this quote to the suddenness of an autoblock. —sd31415 (sign here) 15:07, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Knowledge is global, so share it.

Just rearanged the sentence I have on my Userpage. AxG (talk) 05:09, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

When it Rains, it Pours

Well here is another lame idea :D. — Arjun 05:09, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Shhh! We're sneaking up on the vandals. Got your guns?

How's it? All suggestions welcome. Yuser31415 04:08, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

This quote, linked to Misplaced Pages:Talk page guidelines#Central points and Misplaced Pages:Edit war, is taken from John F. Kennedy's address to Latin American diplomats at the White House on March 12, 1962. sign here * HAPPY HOLIDAYS! -- s d 3 1 4 1 5 03:30, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

motto in development

I don't know how to word it, but I was thinking of something that has to do with n00bs, and veteran players alike pwning monsters in this MMORPG... maybe something about NPCs, weapons, etc. --Gray PorpoiseYour wish is my command! 03:19, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Vandals, Beware the RAVEN

This originated from a list of "WP:" pages and I realised that RAV and N were all to do with vandalism patrolling. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! User:Sp3000 01:44, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

I Can't Believe It's Not U. N. I. V. E. R. S. A. L.!

This quote is derived from I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. A variation could be I Can't Believe It's Not The U. N. I. V. E. R. S. E.! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! User:Sp3000 01:44, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Great, ___, great. Always thinkin' with your edit count.

From Han Solo's "Great, Chewie, great. Always thinkin' with your stomach" in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. (I don't know what to place in between the "great"'s.) sign here * HAPPY HOLIDAYS! -- s d 3 1 4 1 5 15:43, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

E(rudition) = m(ultitude of users) * c(licks of the edit button)

Originally from Albert Einstein's famous equation, E=mc. sign here * HAPPY HOLIDAYS! -- s d 3 1 4 1 5 01:20, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Nothing not too obscure for Misplaced Pages.

It's funny, because it's grammatically correct in this context. --Gigacannon 04:50, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Comment: please add new suggestions to the top of the list. Thank you. --May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg 09:57, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment. That's grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be "Nothing isn't too obscure for Misplaced Pages."? --Tewy 20:22, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment: just avoid double negatives, they're not correct grammar, in English at least. --May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg 16:55, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment: Normally, 'Nothing not too obscure for wikipedia,' would be a double negative, meaning something along the lines of, 'Everything too obscure for wikipedia.' However in this case, nothing is not used as to mean an absence of things, but rather as a title of an article on the concept of nothingness. The motto is meant to read like an announcement, such as the header for an article in a magazine. However on reflection, I suppose, 'Nothing isn't too obscure for wikipedia,' might be better even if it loses a little punch. --Gigacannon 23:58, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

What part of wiki don't you understand?

— Arjun 17:14, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Calm down, its Misplaced Pages, I'm really a very good driver

Sorry for this, a take on the Esure adverts. However the "very good driver" should link to something. Not sure what.

Or maybe it could be reworded. The original known catchphrase is "Calm down dear, it's only a commercial. I'm really a very good driver", or "Calm down dear, its only a commercial".

Simply south 15:51, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

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. --Fsotrain 22:14, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Comment Well this idea has already been done but in reference to vandalism .Simply south 00:09, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Comment Kids come to wikipedia, I think the word Damn is too graphic for them. .somemoron

Comment 2 Support: Though i'm a kid and I can read / hear that word all I want, I can't repeat it, and I wouldn't want other kids to. RyGuy Sign Here! My Journal 15:54, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

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

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

Many will enter, few will win.

Other possibilities:

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

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)

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

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

  • I support but here is an alternate-

Many will enter, few will win.
or Many will enter, few will win.
--¿Why1991 03:19, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

    • First of all, could you decide which version you like best? The reason I moved the two discussions from the archives was so that a consensus could be reached. Next, I oppose your first version, because adminship is not a trophy. I also weak oppose your second version, just because I wouldn't call being a wikipediholic "winning". Sorry. --Tewy 20:03, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Just the FAQs, ma'am

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

*Oppose, as I would rather have actual facts—ScouterSig 16:20, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

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 "Misplaced Pages"

W= wonderous

I= Informative

K=

I=

P=

E= excellent

D=

I=

A= awesome/awe-inspiring

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

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

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

Decisions to be acted on

Hello, Goodbye

It may seem a little strange but I think it shows how quickly time flies/vandalism is reverted, etc. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! User:Sp3000 04:30, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Rejected per consensus. Wodup 09:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

This user vandalised Misplaced Pages is Willy ON WHEELS!

I'm not sure whether anything like this has been nominated before or whether this is alright but upon seeing #REDIRECT Misplaced Pages ON WHEELS! I thought this might be a bit of a laugh. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! User:Sp3000 03:51, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Rejected per consensus. Wodup 09:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Gotta catch 'em all!

This quote, linked to WP:SOCK, is taken from the original Pokemon series. An alternative is Gotta catch 'em all! (edit 1), which links to WP:VAND. sign here * HAPPY HOLIDAYS! -- s d 3 1 4 1 5 02:23, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Approved due to Unanimous Consensus. FTC; Geo. 21:44, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedian tested, doctor approved.

I saw this in a commercial. Kid tested, mother approved, or something like that. How is it? --Tohru Honda13 01:28, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Approved per consensus. Wodup 09:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Can you feel the love?

Inspired by holiday cheer. WODUP (talk * contribs * count * logs * email) 00:59, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Rejected. Only an oppose. Wodup 09:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikiing the way to a smarter tomorrow.

Link or not to wiki.  WODUP | talk  00:59, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Rejected. No votes, and I withdraw the nomination. Wodup 09:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Just do it.

Nike tagline. WODUP 00:59, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Approved per consensus. Wodup 09:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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 Honda13 07:11, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Approved per consensus. Wodup 09:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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

WODUP 06:42, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Rejected per consensus. Wodup 09:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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