Wikipedia:Trading card game/Action plan/Phase 2:Cards/Individual card proposals

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Contents 1 Approved finalized cards 2 Illustrated cards for approval 2.1 Anonymous 2.1.1 Comments 2.1.2 Quote suggestions 2.2 Rollback (50 cJ) 2.2.1 Comments 2.2.2 Quote suggestions 2.3 Registered (10) 2.3.1 Quote suggestions 2.3.2 Comments 2.4 Bureaucrat (200 cJ) 2.4.1 Quote suggestions 2.4.2 Comments 2.5 Administrator (100 cJ) 2.5.1 Quote suggestions 2.5.2 Comments 2.6 Thank You! 2.6.1 Quote suggestions 2.6.2 Comments 3 Approved cards for illustration 3.1 Auto-confirmed (25 cJ) 3.1.1 Quote suggestions 3.2 Jimbo! (300 cJ) 3.2.1 Quote suggestions 3.3 WikiOtter 3.3.1 Quote suggestions 3.3.2 Comments 3.4 Unexpected Turnout 3.4.1 Quote suggestions 3.4.2 Comments 3.5 Bot Approvals Group 3.5.1 Quote suggestions 3.5.2 Comments 3.6 Lamest Edit War 3.6.1 Quote suggestions 3.6.2 Comments 3.7 Teh 3.7.1 Quote suggestions 3.7.2 Comments 3.8 WikiDragon 3.8.1 Quote suggestions 3.8.2 Comments 3.9 Delete the Main Page 3.9.1 Quote suggestions 3.9.2 Comments 3.10 WikiImp 3.10.1 Quote suggestions 3.10.2 Comments 3.11 WikiPlatpyus 3.11.1 Quote suggestions 3.11.2 Comments 3.12 Friend of a gay 3.12.1 Quote suggestions 3.12.2 Comments 3.13 Village Stocks 3.13.1 Quote suggestions 3.13.2 Comments 3.14 Server overload 3.14.1 Quote suggestions 3.14.2 Comments 3.15 Only Martians should edit 3.15.1 Quote suggestions 3.15.2 Comments 3.16 Poem by a Wikipedian 3.16.1 Quote suggestions 3.16.2 Comments 3.17 Mozart 3.17.1 Comments 4 Rejected cards 5 Cards for approval 5.1 Bill the Troll 5.1.1 Comments 5.2 Link rot 5.2.1 Comments 5.3 Sally the Troll 5.3.1 Comments 5.4 Ricardo the Troll 5.4.1 Comments 5.5 Marvin the Troll 5.5.1 Comments 5.6 Glitched Bot 5.6.1 Comments 5.7 Noob 5.7.1 Comments 5.8 Temptation 5.8.1 Comments 5.9 Obligatory cheese donation 5.9.1 Comments 5.10 CoD:BO 5.10.1 Comments 5.11 Robert Abbott (game designer) 5.11.1 Comments 5.12 Trouted! 5.12.1 Comments 5.13 Psychedelic frogfish 5.13.1 Comments 5.14 Zobel network 5.14.1 Comments 5.15 Popularity 5.15.1 Comments 5.16 Seduced By the Dark Side 5.16.1 Comments 5.17 Ban 5.17.1 Comments 5.18 A list of some possible bad article candidates 5.18.1 Ideas 5.18.1.1 Current candidates for speedy deletion 5.18.1.2 Random, vandal-ish sounding strings of words 5.18.2 Comments 5.19 Mars 5.19.1 Comments 5.20 Melville the troll 5.20.1 Comments 5.21 Rodriguez Alfonzo Jalapeno Terre Peeetre le Gorgo CXXXVIII, the troll who always signs his posts, even in article namespace, causing server overload-- 5.21.1 Comments 5.22 False reference 5.22.1 Comments 5.23 False edit 5.23.1 Comments 5.24 Big sig 5.24.1 Comments 5.25 Practical Joke 5.25.1 Comments 5.26 Glitched archive bot 5.26.1 Comments

[edit] Approved finalized cards

[edit] Illustrated cards for approval

ONLY place illustrations here if the card text has already been reviewed below.

[edit] Anonymous

You may edit unprotected articles, revert individual levels of vandalism, and report.

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[edit] Comments

While uploading this image, it occurred to me that I probably shouldn't upload the images of the cards to Wikimedia, since they're not exactly free for business use-- they're being copyrighted by the Department of Fun. We should probably set up a Wikia website for this project where we can upload images we wish to copyright. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 04:47, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Yay! I like it. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:51, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Should we use WP:IP, or Wikipedia:IP? Also-- check my comment above yours... Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:01, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

I am currently setting up a wiki where we'll be able to upload, approve, and maintain card images without having to release the rights to the images. Having them uploaded here implies anyone may do what they like with them, including selling them. I'll post a link and move the images there shortly. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 08:07, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Done. No need to also move the discussion unless someone insists. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:18, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Back to the conversation, I think this card is fine. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 16:33, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

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You have new messages.
    — What every Wikipedian loves finding upon arriving at Wikipedia the first day of his new job, prior to logging in.

Some folks might not get the joke, so if someone's got a better one, I'd like to hear it. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:11, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't know; having a joke that some might not get makes the whole thing even more fun. :) I like it. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:03, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Haha, there's a dark side to you :) Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 02:53, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Rollback (50 cJ)

You may rollback vandalism.

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Now that we've finally picked a layout, we can actually focus on what ought to go on this card... Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 04:56, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

I like it. I think that quote works; I can't see how someone would object to it. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:44, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Wait! I think that, instead of using full WP-space page names, we should use a shortcut, such as the one for the IP card, WP:IP. Just to save room if there is one with a big name, and to keep it uniform. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:49, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Which you can do when you add in the text-change. I wish that I could be more helpful with designing cards, but I'm awful at that kind of stuff. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 07:03, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

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[edit] Registered (10)

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All users of Wikipedia must make a small donation of 10 Kg of Cheddar Cheese. -- AGK (talk · contribs)

The above quote was actually part of the "rules" at Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome to Wikipedia/Policies and Guidelines from February 2007 to April 2009, when the welcoming committee finally noticed it and removed it. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:43, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I like it. Does the person who said that actually exist? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:47, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Oh, hello! You're fast! Yup...they've got contributions. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:48, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

No they don't. Blank contributions page. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:50, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Ah, good catch. Let me find the real name... And I'm gonna propose this cheddar cheese rule as a bad policy, too... can't resist this one. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:52, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Go for it. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:57, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Fixed. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:59, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

I like it. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:38, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Bureaucrat (200 cJ)

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StewardBot: Barras changed user rights for Tiptoety from sysop to sysop, bureaucrat with the following comment: per [[Meta:Requests for bureaucratship/Tiptoety]] and [[WM:B]]
Tiptoety: Oh.
Tiptoety: That was fast.
Pathoschild: We can do it more slowly, if you'd like.

Perhaps a tad long. From m:BASH. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:16, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I ROFL'd! We might be able to shorten it as such:

Tiptoety: Oh. That was fast.
Pathoschild: We can do it more slowly, if you'd like.
    — On Tiptoety's inheritance of bureaucrat rights.

Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 04:44, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't know; the first line gives it context. I'd say try to keep the first line, but if it can't fit when you make the card, then get rid of it. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:00, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Oops, missed the last bit. It's good. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:21, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

I fixed your typo, by the way. Nobody can spell "bureaucrat" right. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 14:27, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Heh, it's probably misspelled throughout the rules, too. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:15, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

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Good card design; I think that it works. Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 17:42, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Administrator (100 cJ)

You may block vandals and bots, delete articles, and prevent articles and vandals. Image

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If it was not for hundreds of Sysops, and other frequent contributors, who are here voluntarily and are not bound by any force other than something useful to do on the web in spare time, Wikipedia would whittle away to a junk site at the whims of vandals.
    — User:Kin Khan/The Movement

An alternative:

Sceptre's law: only admins and vandals ever use policy.
    — User:Raul654/Raul's laws

Hopefully you'll like one of these. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:04, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Heh, great quotes there. I like the first one better, so long as it fits. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:13, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Picture won't load on this computer; will take a look and comment when I get one that works. :) Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 17:43, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Hmmmm....I've been having problems loading images from the website as well. Must be a glitch in Wikia's servers. You might try viewing it again later. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:43, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

It worked; I like it. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:53, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

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The text describing the privileges of the access levels is so long the picture is being reduced to a space about a half-inch tall. I'm proposing we shorten the privilege description by leaving out inherited privileges. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:44, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I agree. For each new user level, have the description contain something like "in addition to all previous privileges". Also, are we making it mandatory that you go to each access level, or can people skip? I keep forgetting. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:47, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't remember off the top of my head...you might find it in the rules. If not, it needs decided. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:03, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Thank You!

• Name of card: Thank you
• Class: Instant
• Text: A user thanks you for your edits! Draw 2 cards. You may not play this card unless you have already made 1 edit.
• User access level: Any.
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 09:47, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

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Thankyou. Say it. It's easy. Say it first thing.
    — Wikipedia:Thank you

What do you think? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:20, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Uh......to be honest, it does nothing for me. Let's keep scraping for this one. :( Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 02:55, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

In the Real World, simple words such as please and thankyou go a long way towards facilitating calm, reasoned and respectful discussion. The same is true on-line. It only takes a few seconds, and it is worth it. So, say thankyou. (You can even say it twice.)
    — Wikipedia:Thank you

Better? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:55, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Heh, we'll see how well it fits on a card...and then I'll let you know! Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:11, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

You can shorten it if needs be. I keep forgetting about the length issue. :P ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:12, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

The special text takes up four lines, and the quote takes up nine, leaving no room for a picture. I'll just use the initial suggestion instead. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 04:41, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

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Comments from the card's original proposal
I like it! Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 14:07, 29 October 2010 (UTC) As do I. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 16:31, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I'm not sure what to think of the "Must have made 3 edits" bit. Souldn't that be gotten rid of? You don't need to get an article up to C- or B-class for someone to thank you. Perhaps it should just be changed to after one edit as a registered user? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 17:07, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

I'll second that. Let's lower it to 1 edit. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:29, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for approving this card! Now draw some cards!CanvasHat 21:59, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

It has been thus amended. Also, should it be amended so that anyone can play it? Anons can be thanked, as much as many might think not. :P ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:49, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Hat-- we're still choosing the card design, but once it's finalized, I'll begin work on the cards in this section.

Hi-- I'll second that as well. IP with 1 edit is all it should take. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:39, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Amended. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:36, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I like the picture. Good job. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:53, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:12, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Approved cards for illustration

DO NOT illustrate any card not in this category! Wording may be altered as the game and card design continue to take shape.

When suggesting a quote, please LINK TO the actual quote and post the quote and its quotee as well.

[edit] Auto-confirmed (25 cJ)

You may create and edit unprotected and protected articles and policies.

[edit] Quote suggestions

[edit] Jimbo! (300 cJ)

You may delete and prevent Wikipedia cards.

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Here's a few:

• "I love you, man!"
• "We're going to see your face a lot this donating season."
  • or, "Everyone will know your face come this donating season. Lucky."
• "All hail Jimbo Wales, leader of the free (as in, open source) world."
• "Welcome to Jimbo, the founder that anyone can edit."

Just suggestions. Don't yell at me if they seem anti-Wikipedian, I was just trying to be funny —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 01:41, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

I asked on his talk page a while ago if there was one he prefers; I'll go dig that up and propose it. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 01:44, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Found it.

Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing.
    — Jimbo Wales

He said that he would like this one, and it is pretty good, so I think that we should use this one. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 01:48, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

I like it! —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 04:20, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

WIP for review: image —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 09:39, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry you think they all look squished, I don't know exactly what to do about that. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 23:48, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

It's fine; Bob might have a solution when he reappears. Other than the squishedness, the cards are all fine. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:50, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] WikiOtter

• Name of card: WikiOtter
• Class: Userbox
• Text: For each round, automatically revert the first vandalism that occurs on your turn at no cost.
• Required user access level: Registered.
• Proposed by: Canvashat (talk) 13:47, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

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Comments from the card's original proposal

Woah. That sounds like a power card. I think it would work best as a WP-class card, considering good user cards have been omitted from the game as they subliminally encourage sockpuppeting. We'd need to loosen the special text ability quite significantly. Vandals coming into play are the only real way to slow a player down. Also, I'd think a WikiOtter on your side would tackle vandalism rather than pre-blacklisting notorious usernames. Perhaps "for each round, automatically revert the first vandalism that occurs on your turn at no cost". Also...this makes me wonder if we ought to adopt a cJ price for WP-class cards...I like the idea of it. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 15:22, 25 October 2010 (UTC) No! Centijimbos should not be used as money! I am absolutely opposed to that idea; unless you think that it is necessary for the games survival, I think that we should just keep it with the user rights (and not used as money...). Didn't we agree on this already? :) ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 04:18, 26 October 2010 (UTC) Nope, but I agree now ;) Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 05:28, 26 October 2010 (UTC) <wipes forehead> ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 05:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC) Thanks, for the feedback, maybe card onnly works for one turn?--CanvasHat 23:31, 26 October 2010 (UTC) or oon one article?--CanvasHat 23:36, 26 October 2010 (UTC) to Bob, when you put it like that(cJ price for WP-class cards)... Is there a wp:wikibribery page?--CanvasHat 23:39, 26 October 2010 (UTC) Lol...since the link is red, I'll say no, there's not. :) And sure, a WikiOtter sounds like a good concept for a single-use Edit-class or Instant-class card, though I still don't think a WikiOtter would be blacklisting unregistered usernames. Lol, I really feel like the bad guy today... Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 01:38, 27 October 2010 (UTC) I like your idea for the card effect, Bob. CanvasHat 09:15, 29 October 2010 (UTC) Glad you like it. So the new version of this proposal would be a Wikipedia-class card (a card put into play and altering the game until it is discarded). As a Wikipedia-class card, it would require registered user privileges to play. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 14:06, 29 October 2010 (UTC) I have amended the proposal. I prefer it that way as well.Also, I think that it works better as a User-class card; it isn't a policy, but a user can become a WikiOtter. It seems like it would make more sense to have things like this be additions to your user cards, along with user rights. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 16:55, 29 October 2010 (UTC) Ah, a userbox. Love it. I think we never agreed formally on userbox-class cards, which would function similar to user upgrades, but I'm in full support of them. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 19:27, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Unexpected Turnout

• Name of card: Unexpected Turnout
• Class: Vandalism
• Text: Do not draw cards next round.
• User access level: N/A
• Proposed by: --CanvasHat 10:37, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

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A quote from the page: "The preview button stands as a bastion of hope for the meticulous editor." —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 22:44, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

This one made me laugh. :) I think it's great. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:30, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

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Comments from the card's original proposal

That sounds like a single-use card, so it would work best as a "vandalism" class card. Heh, a card like this might be a good way to promote previewing before saving! Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 14:14, 29 October 2010 (UTC) Seems good to me Bob's suggestion also seems to be good. Also, Canvas, it would be helpful if you used the links for proposals above; it will make it a lot easier for everyone. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 16:33, 29 October 2010 (UTC) It has been tweakd as Bob has suggested. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 17:03, 29 October 2010 (UTC) I was thinking of some sort of Michael Crichton-type out-of-control bot, but that works too.CanvasHat 21:36, 30 October 2010 (UTC) What do you mean by a "Michael Crichton" - type out-of-control? Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 23:59, 31 October 2010 (UTC) Click hereor hereor, to an extent, here--CanvasHat 13:25, 1 November 2010 (UTC) Well, I'm familiar with Jurassic Park; could you elaborate on how that would apply here? Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 16:24, 1 November 2010 (UTC) It was a good idea for a bot but it malfunctioned. ( that would be a better name)--CanvasHat 11:54, 2 November 2010 (UTC) Ah! I gotcha now. So you meant to propose a bot with a glitch in the code. That'd make a great proposal. In fact, both ideas are great, so you ought to propose the "Glitched Bot", too. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 20:43, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Bot Approvals Group

• Name of card: Bot Approvals Group
• Class: User upgrade
• Text: Can prevent a bot from coming in to play.
• Required user access level: Autoconfirmed.
• Proposed by: ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 17:08, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

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"The Bot Approvals Group approves or denies requests for approval for bots." The only difference is the removal of the word "which," for grammatical reasons. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 22:38, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

I would like it if we could find something funny, but this one is great. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:30, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Does it always have to be a quote? Apples to Apples uses one about 50% of the time, but only when it's funny. And I can't seem to find anything good! —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 01:53, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

I would prefer a quote, but that's just me. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:26, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, an alternative (but still not funny) quote could be, "The Bot Approvals Group supervises and approves all bot-related activity." from WP:BOTPOL. I just can't find anything good. But this is Wikipedia, we can make a quote if we really need to. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 06:08, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

The original quote is fine; I'm happy with either one. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 20:42, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

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Comments from the card's original proposal

BIG SUPPORT :) Solves the amendment problem, I think. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 19:39, 29 October 2010 (UTC) I think it would be good to use its full name, because I saw BAG, and I didn't know what that stood for.--CanvasHat 21:40, 30 October 2010 (UTC) I'll second that. I'd never heard of WP:BAG myself. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 00:00, 1 November 2010 (UTC) If you don't know what BAG is, you obviously haven't paid much attention to anything... But I forget. I spend tons of time just starting with some random thing that I find, and seeing what stories they lead to; I come to BAG often in these wanderings. I have amended it. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 03:28, 1 November 2010 (UTC) Well, when I see BAG, I think BAG--CanvasHat 13:31, 1 November 2010 (UTC) And when I see BAG, I think BAG. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 16:25, 1 November 2010 (UTC) Well, fine then. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 00:04, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Lamest Edit War

• Name of card: Lamest Edit War
• Class: Vandalism
• Text: Make an article go back to start-class (and try to be more mature next time; ( btw Dilophosaurus does have a "ph".)
• User access level: ANY
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 21:51, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

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Try to be mor mature next time; Dilophosaurus does have a ph and doesn't need to link to itself or
Try to be more mature next time; Dilophosaurus doesn't spit poison,and Jurassic Park isn't a very good source
--CanvasHat 11:34, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Possibly, although I would love a better one. Is there a source for this? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 19:59, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

The top of my head, so I guess that would make that me? And Dilophosaurus never had a LEW, it's just fun to say.--CanvasHat 17:22, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

I think that we should try to use things that are actually quotes from somewhere, like all of the other quote ideas for other cards. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:33, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

An actual quote: "Occasionally, even experienced Wikipedians lose their heads and devote every waking moment to edit warring over the most trivial thing." Is it too long? —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 22:34, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

I think that it is fantastic, as long as it fits. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:29, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

It leaves about 3 lines for the text, so we'd probably have to shorten one or the other. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 05:45, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

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Comments from the card's original proposal
Seems fine to me. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 03:42, 31 October 2010 (UTC) I lol'd and support. Great idea. I'd like to propose the additional text "May not be reverted or rolled back" if y'all like that, seeing as how that would violate the 3-revert policy. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 00:03, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Teh

• Name of card: Teh
• Class: Vandalism
• Text: None.
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 15:57, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

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Comments from the card's original proposal

So I take it that you mean that an article would be lowered a level? If I have interpreted it correctly, then I like it. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 18:26, 31 October 2010 (UTC) I like teh idea, but I think "Teh" might be a more appropriate name-- "tyop" doesn't come across to me as an obvious typo-- rather, it reminds me of "sysop" and I had to wonder if that was some access level I was unaware of. "Teh" is an easily recognizable typo, I think (correct me if I'm wrong), and teh most common one, too. Also...remember a vandalism doesn't need to have a special text on it-- it's an edit that can be reverted (and a typo is something simple enough that a simple quick reversion or edit will fix, so I don't think it makes sense to bump it down a whole class. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 00:06, 1 November 2010 (UTC) True. I agree with that now. I propose that we never have text for vandalism cards (which would mean that you should take "Text" out of the preload... Actually, never mind; that's where someone could write something clever). ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 02:32, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] WikiDragon

• Name of card: WikiDragon
• Class: Userbox
• Text: If you advance any article three or more ranks in a single turn, advance it another rank at no cost
• Required user access level: Registered
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)}

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Comments from the card's original proposal
I think that for all Fauna, you should need to be registered. Other than that, I like it. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 02:37, 1 November 2010 (UTC) Sounds reasonable. Amended. :) Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 02:54, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Delete the Main Page

• Name of card: Delete the Main Page
• Class: Discord
• Text: The main page was accidentally deleted. Remove administrator access from all adminstrators for one round.
• Protected: N/A
• Proposed by: ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

WIP for review: image —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 09:21, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Quote suggestions

One admin was discussing the deletion of the main page in IRC and asked if the technical ability to delete pages with over 5000 revisions, like the main page, had ever been re-enabled.
    — Wikipedia:Don't delete the main page

Or, we could go for the whole thing:

One admin was discussing the deletion of the main page in IRC and asked if the technical ability to delete pages with over 5000 revisions, like the main page, had ever been re-enabled. Another admin (jokingly) commented that he had tested it and found that the main page still couldn't be deleted. The first admin thought he would test it for himself. The main page got deleted.
    — Wikipedia:Don't delete the main page

I think one of those would be good, if we could fit one. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:08, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Heh, I was thinking something shorter...is there anything along the lines of "Whoops!" or "Now I know testing the limits isn't always a good idea"? Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:13, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Actually...see the text on the prehistoric proposals page...there's a link around here somewhere that points to rejected proposals, and there's a card illustration there that has a quote on it... Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:15, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that intelligent and otherwise sensible editors and administrators occasionally engage in acts of extreme stupidity.
    — Wikipedia:Village Stocks

That one? :) A bit long, but I like it. Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 17:39, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Yeah...too long. See my comment below for the same quote. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:30, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

What about the following quote? Bananaclasic (talk) 21:11, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

There are jokes, and then there are real mess-ups.

--Wikipedia:DDMP

Short, sweet, and to the point Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:39, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Seems good. No objections here. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:04, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Comments from the card's original proposal

This one would not apply if you are above administrator; only if administrator is the highest level you have. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 02:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC) Woot, but I'd apply it to all sysops. Beaurocrats can be corrupt, too, and they should be punished likewise. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 02:56, 1 November 2010 (UTC) So would we just lower everyone to Rollback that is past it? Actually, I like that. Should Jimbo be exempt? By the way, there is already a design that was proposed for this; it uses the wrong style, but I'm sure you could use the actual picture. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 03:00, 1 November 2010 (UTC) Right, thanks for that reminder (actually, I made all those pop-style proposals ) Also-- let's think about this now... if Jimbo deleted the main page, would he get sent to the Village Stocks? Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 03:24, 1 November 2010 (UTC) Well, I was thinking that he should keep his vandal-blocking abilities and whatnot, since he has the founder permission. But I wouldn't object to a Jimbo being lowered too. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 03:26, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] WikiImp

• Name of card: WikiImp
• Class: Vandal
• Text: As long as the WikiImp is in play, each player must begin his turn by sacrificing an edit to help clean up the list of chores the WikiImp has conveniently left for all to see. This sacrifice cannot be counted toward anything.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:31, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Quote suggestions

[edit] Comments

Comments from the card's original proposal
YES! I can see that we are going to have lots of fun with the WikiFauna. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 03:35, 1 November 2010 (UTC) But of course! I've been trying to think of a good one for WP:BEARDMUSTGO, too. You think that'd be a userbox? Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 04:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] WikiPlatpyus

• Name of card: WikiPlatypus
• Class: Userbox
• Text: Draw until you have seven cards at the beginning of each turn, instead of six.
• Required user access level: Registered
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 13:33, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Quote suggestions

[edit] Comments

Comments from the card's original proposal
Sounds good to me. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 16:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC) Tweaked wording a bit; otherwise, I like it. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 00:09, 2 November 2010 (UTC) Still sounds good. :) Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 02:58, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Friend of a gay

• Name of card: Friend of a gay
• Class: Vandal
• Text: Causes one vandalism on each player's turn.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:40, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
• Note: This card would HAVE to include a witty quote that explains the joke... something along the lines of "Insertions like "CHRIS IS A HOMO" make up one of the largest percentages of vandalism. If we fail to include a quote that adequately explains the joke, it'll look discriminatory.

WIP for review: image —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 08:21, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Quote suggestions

The last and most active group of vandals is, unfortunately, overly proud friends and acquaintances of gays and lesbians.

CanvasHat 21:51, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Comments from the card's original proposal
Hah! I hadn't seen that page before. I love it. But yes, a quote that explains it would be a good thing. We'll need to pay special attention to that one. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 00:13, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

To be honest, I hate the card. Mainly, it's for three reasons: First, the picture is too big. It squishes everything down to the bottom. Second, I don't really like the picture; it doesn't seem as though it would work very well for this card. Third, the article title at the bottom needs to be a shortcut; that's what we are using, not full page titles. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 21:00, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Village Stocks

• Name of card: Village Stocks
• Class: Discord
• Text: The player who drew this card must disregard any of his own privileges above autoconfirmed for a full round.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:44, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Quote suggestions

It may be just a tad long, but what about:

It is a truth universally acknowledged that intelligent and otherwise sensible editors and administrators occasionally engage in acts of extreme stupidity.

—Wikipedia:village_stocks

Is there a guideline as to how long quotes can be yet? Bananaclasic (talk) 21:51, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

If you can't say it in one breath out loud comfortably, it might be too long. The quote should, in general, be approximately 20 gross words (4-letter words) or less. This takes up about 3 lines on the card. The quotee takes up a fourth line. The quote listed above takes up 6 lines alone, plus a seventh for the quotee, so it might be pushing it. The special text takes up three lines. In all, this leaves a very small strip of space for the image. We'd better find a shorter quote. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:27, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

I would agree with Bob, after thinking about it. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:04, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

How about "Even the most sensible administrators engage in acts of extreme stupidity." —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse ([[User talk:Nicky

Nouse|talk]] • contribs) 06:37, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

I would rather not modify the quote, because then it is no longer a quote. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:53, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

This is from the paragraph below: "The village stocks have been built to identify the wiki-idiots in our midst." —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 22:31, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

That seems good. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:28, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

[reset indent] WIP for review: image —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 07:42, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

I am sorry, but everything sems too squished. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 21:01, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Comments from the card's original proposal
I was going to nominate a VS one... Oh well. :) ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 00:14, 2 November 2010 (UTC) I'd like to hear your idea, anyway. Fire at will... Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 02:34, 2 November 2010 (UTC) I had the some idea. :) ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 20:18, 3 November 2010 (UTC) Great minds... Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 02:10, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Server overload

• Name of card: Server overload
• Class: Discord
• Text: All players must discard three cards immediately.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)}

[edit] Quote suggestions

How about "Someone must've deleted the sandboox again." It's a joke from the Village Stocks. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 06:42, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

I would prefer it if we found an actual quote from somewhere, but this would work if we can't. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:53, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Okay, how about "Scientizzle succeeded in locking the servers for half an hour on 16 January 2008, by deleting the sandbox."? The only difference is replacing "who" with "Scientizzle". —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 22:29, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

That's good, I think. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:28, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

WIP for review: image —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 07:31, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Everything seems to be too squished. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 21:02, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Comments from the card's original proposal
Sounds fine. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 00:15, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Only Martians should edit

• Name of card: Only Martians should edit
• Class: Wikipedia (bad)
• Text: No article dealing with a subject native to Earth may be created or edited.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 04:24, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Quote suggestions

"All involved parties should be banned from editing, and leave the work to uninvolved "Martian" editors" —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 07:14, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

I like it. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 21:02, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Comments from the card's original proposal
Wow... Yes. I think that this one will put smiles on people's faces. :) ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 20:01, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Poem by a Wikipedian

• Name of card: Poem by a Wikipedian
• Class: Article (bad)
• Text: None.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 04:28, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Quote suggestions

[edit] Comments

Comments from the card's original proposal

Explain. I don't get how it would be an article card. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 20:02, 5 November 2010 (UTC) A bad article can have many different forms...this particular bad article is not an encyclopedic article, but rather, a poem a Wikipedian has decided to share by creating a page with nothing on it except the poem. It's a less common sort of vandalism, but I've seen it done before. It's always heart-wrenching to kill it because you know they put extra work into it. If you have a look at the linked policy, WP:POETRYISALWAYSWRONG, it explains why poetry should not be put into the main space. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 07:58, 6 November 2010 (UTC) So which -space would this go into? Otherwise, I like it, now that you have explained it. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 14:28, 6 November 2010 (UTC) Bad articles get played in the mainspace just like good ones. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 03:14, 7 November 2010 (UTC) Maybe we should change that class to "Page (bad)"? Because this wouldn't be an article, being in the project-space. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 00:07, 8 November 2010 (UTC) I don't think we're seeing eye-to-eye here. Ideally, no article is a poem, and no project is, either. The idea here is this: Imagine that some n00b has decided to exercise his ability to create a new article that consists solely of the poem he wrote about whatever, and has saved it into the main space where articles go. This is the sort of page that meets WP:CFD, which is why it would be considered bad. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 04:36, 8 November 2010 (UTC) I totally misinterpreted four words that were in your original repsonse, which screwed up everything that I have said since then. :) You are correct, my good sir, and I support this nomination. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 05:38, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Mozart

• Name of card: Mozart
• Class: Article (good)
• Text: Musical composer, Wikipedia's first featured article
• Protected: YES
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 03:34, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Support Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Oh, definitely. The first FA definitely has to be included. Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 17:40, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

How's this? image —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 07:12, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I summarized the page instead of using the text. Sorry. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 18:29, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Again, everything seems too squished. Also, there needs to be something between the picture and caption and the page link. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 21:05, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Rejected cards

Wikipedia:Trading card game/Action plan/Phase 2:Cards/Individual card proposals/Rejected#Card ideas

[edit] Cards for approval

Place all new suggestions in this section. Keep in mind that incomplete suggestions will require more work before they can be approved, though the members of this project are willing to help complete a suggestion if needed. Make sure your proposal stays inline with the Ruleset!

To create a new proposal, select from one of the card classes below:

Good cards:

• User
• Userbox
• Edit
• Wikipedia (good)
• Instant
• Bot (good)

Bad cards:

• Article (bad)
• Vandalism
• Discord
• Wikipedia (bad)
• Bot (bad)
• Vandal

Good articles:

• Propose an article card for the good deck (please verify it's been featured at least once!)

Needed articles
We need a couple of featured articles related to:

• astronomy
• cheese
• famous (non-political) people
• famous politicians

Additionally, regular contributors to this phase (we know who you are, and you do, too) are entitled to nominate one good article of their choice, regardless of its quality. The only requirement is that it is in the main article space.

The following users are entitled to a tribute article card for their significant contributions to the project:

user	cont. phases	tribute card
Antony-22 (talk · contribs)	1	—
Bob the Wikipedian (talk · contribs)	0-2	Psychedelic frogfish
Canvashat (talk · contribs)	0-2	Call of Duty: Black Ops
Certes (talk · contribs)	1	Zobel network
Equazcion (talk · contribs)	0	—
Hi878 (talk · contribs)	1-2	Robert Abbott (game designer)
Jéské Couriano (talk · contribs)	0	—
Jon513 (talk · contribs)	1	—
Lithoderm (talk · contribs)	1	—
MithrandirAgain (talk · contribs)	0-1	—
Pretzels (talk · contribs)	0	—
RatonBat (talk · contribs)	0-2	—
TomasBat (talk · contribs)	0-1	—
Nicky Nouse (talk · contribs)	2	Mars

[edit] Bill the Troll

• Name of card: Bill the Troll
• Class: Vandal
• Text: While in play, this troll causes one vandalism at the beginning of each player's turn.
• Variations: This card would be available in at least two versions, with some trolls causing two vandalisms per turn instead of one. Other possible variations might be one vandalism per every other player's turn, etc. This would be a "standard" vandal.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:34, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Sounds good. Mix all of those ideas into a proposal, and I'll comment on them. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:11, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Can do. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:01, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Link rot

• Name of card: Link rot
• Class: Vandalism
• Text: None
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)}

[edit] Comments

No text? What happens, then? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:15, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Just a vandalism counter. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 02:35, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Maybe the text should be "+1 vandalism counter"
　—Preceding signed comment by Nicky Nouse (talk) 03:41, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Sally the Troll

• Name of card: Sally the Troll
• Class: Vandal
• Text: While in play, this troll causes two bad cards to be turned over at the beginning of each player's turn.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)}

[edit] Comments

Yep. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:01, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Ricardo the Troll

• Name of card: Ricardo the Troll
• Class: Vandal
• Text: This particularly difficult troll requires double the sacrifice to report or block that a normal vandal would.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)}

[edit] Comments

Yep again. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:01, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Marvin the Troll

• Name of card: Troll
• Class: Vandal
• Text: While in play, this troll causes one bad card to be turned over for every article in play relating to a famous person.
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)}

[edit] Comments

And again. These all seem fine to me. Maybe you could try changing the names up a bit, though? Nothing too fancy; just so that people can tell the difference without reading through the entire card. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:02, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Hmmmm. Nothing's jumping out at me at the moment. They'd have a different illustration, for sure, though. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:16, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Maybe just troll alpha, troll bravo, troll charlie

--CanvasHat 11:15, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Bill the Troll, Sally the Troll, Ricardo the Troll.... Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:21, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

...and Rodriguez Alfonzo Jalapeno Terre Peeetre le Gorgo CXXXVIII, the troll who always signs his posts, even in aricle namespace, causing server overload--CanvasHat 11:32, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Haha, propose it! (and might I suggest... DCCCLXXXVIII? Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:43, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

but 'tis too long?(oh,im so depressed)--CanvasHat 11:59, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Heh, yeah I guess it is. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:25, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

[reset indent] What about one that specifically attacks politicians? It would be similar, but not identical. So its name would be along the lines of Melvin, Melman, Marty, something that sounds similar. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 01:32, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Good IDEA! Done.--CanvasHat 12:52, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Glitched Bot

• Name of card: Glitched Bot
• Text: For each bot in play, including vandalbots, add one vandalism.
• Class: Vandalbot
• Proposed by: --CanvasHat 13:31, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

We need to come up with a link for this one. Also, this seems unrealistic; bots can't really control other bots. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 20:20, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Added a link. I agree, the bot shouldn't be controlling other bots. It would make more sense for this card to do something produce one bad article per each player's turn. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 04:50, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Maybe it could start archiving random pages :)
　—Preceding signed comment by NICKY NOUSE (talk) 22:43, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

I'll make a card out of that.

[edit] Noob

• Name of card: Noob
• Class: Article (bad)
• Text: Effect:Every time this creature edits an article, it gets a vandalism message on its talk page.
• Proposed by: GreatOrangePumpkin (talk · contribs)

[edit] Comments

A few problems...what you've described sounds like a vandal, not an article. Also, we don't have talk pages in the game. Perhaps a better text instruction might read "Vandalizes one article per turn per player. Vandalism requires a player's attention to correct, so it would certainly keep players busy as long as it's in play. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:24, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Calling a Noob a vandal would be bad. I think we would need something better. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 20:03, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I think you're confusing noob with newbie. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:55, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Wiktionary gives this definition for noob: (Internet slang, pejorative) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things. Take a look at the first four words after the parenthesis. Interesting argument you have, my good sir. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 14:31, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

The term "noob" likely originates from deliberately annoying leetspeakers falsely claiming to be new and ignorant of a game or forum's rules, saying things like "sry 1mma n00b d0n+ n0 da r00lz h33r", where "n00b" was intended to look like "newb". Folks eventually started referring to these leetspeakers as "n00bz" or "noobs", and today the term generally applies to anyone who appears to be deliberately annoying online or ingame. The game Runescape is the only exception I know of for the commonly accepted definition of "noob"-- in Runescape, "noob" is actually just a random insult people feel obligated to shout to any passers-by, and they don't even know the meaning of the word. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:13, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Still, the majority of people will probably interpret it incorrectly; I most certainly did, so perhaps it would be better to change it. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 00:09, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

I think we so make an Edit war over the definition of n00b/noob/newb/newbie/OMG 707A1 31337 H4XX0R ROFL UBERPWNER/Person who is new to Wikipedia/ Person who is deliberately annoying/Vandal!/Troll!/HAHA 707A1 PWN/Let's just forget it.../NO!...*and so on... card

Heh, I lol'd. No, let's not start an edit war...although I am tempted now to go edit wiktionary:noob.... Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:15, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

(forget all the colons) Well, a noob isnt quite anything else... quote should be: It lives!

[edit] Temptation

• Name of card:Temptation
• Class: Wikipedia (bad)
• Text:Draw twice as many vandal cards each turn this card is in play.
• Protected: NO
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 14:52, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Good idea! Is there a similar essay/policy that doesn't use that controversial word "dick"? Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:17, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Wait, on second thought, that card could rapidly kill the game, so perhaps protection should be lifted. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:19, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. Unprotect, and I'll give my full support. And yes, a better essay title would be nice. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:46, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Since all of the "major" contributers(?)agree, Done(I still like WP:GIANTDICK better...)--CanvasHat 01:36, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Hmmmm....that link has more to do with ignorantly bad proposals. It'd make a good card topic, though....looks like there simply may not be a good alternate link for this card. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:40, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Obligatory cheese donation

• Name of card: Obligatory cheese donation
• Class: Wikipedia (bad)
• Text: As long as this card is in play, you may not create or improve any articles until you have either improved or created an article relating to cheese.
• Protected: YES
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:08, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
• Quote: All users of Wikipedia must make a small donation of 10 Kg of Cheddar Cheese. -- AGK

[edit] Comments

"... until you have either improved or created an article relating to cheese." Meaning the first time one of those happens after the policy is played? I don't like that; it would then be useless at that point. How about "Only articles relating to cheese may be created or improved as long as this card is in play."? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:11, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Hmmmm...perhaps this is a good one to sleep on. It's an awkward sort of policy with undesirable text, but not necessarily undesirable results...and that sort of card needs some more thought before we decide on a barely-related rule. No sense in rushing it. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:55, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I am fine with that. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:57, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] CoD:BO

• Name of card: Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Class: Article (good)
• Text: Video game article, Cold war article and Vietnam war article. Made by Treyarch. Famous (OPTIONAL)
• Protected: YES
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 01:18, 13 November 2010 (UTC) called it. This is my tribute.

[edit] Comments

Provided we get permission from the publishers (which they might actually say yes just because it's good product placement). They might require we pay them a certain amount for each card printed with the title on it, but if it is low enough that the card can be printed and still make profit, it sounds great. That reminds me of something... I'll post it shortly on the talk page. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:21, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

I've emailed Activision. I'll keep y'all posted. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:09, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Robert Abbott (game designer)

• Name of card: Robert Abbott (game designer)
• Class: Article (good)
• Text: Erm...
• Protected: No.
• Proposed by: Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 01:40, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Image

[edit] Comments

What text would go on article cards? I'm thinking of a short description of the article, plus categories. Does that seem fair? And then, obviously, we would use a picture from the article. Should we try to find a quote, as well? This would be my special one, by the way. Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 01:40, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Maybe Famous, or Not famous. Some vandals attak famous things...--CanvasHat 01:43, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps, but who are we to judge whether or not they/it are/is famous? Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 01:58, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Mmmm...yeah, famous/not famous is really quite ambiguous. Also, is this guy alive? Out of courtesy, we might ask him if he minds us putting him on one of the trading cards. He might even issue a license for us to use a good photo of him. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:26, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Image is ready. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:30, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

'Tis good, other than what I said elsewhere (which you will no doubt find sooner or later). ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:55, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Trouted!

• Name of card: Trouted!
• Class: Discord
• Text: You have been trouted! You may not make any more edits this turn.
• Proposed by: Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 17:46, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

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If you have a better idea for the text, I'm open to suggestions. Depressing that none of us thought of this; one of my non-Wikipedian friends suggested it. I am thouroughly ashamed. :P Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 17:46, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

One might say you've been slapped with a wet trout, then.... If only I had the time of day to propose all of them running through my head, lol. I like it...and approve. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:36, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Psychedelic frogfish

• Name of card: Psychedelic frogfish
• Class: Article (good)
• Text: N/A -- this is my tribute card I've selected.
• Protected: NO
• Proposed by: Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:06, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Image

Good. What more can I say? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:55, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

I think it's about time for this card to be moved up. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 16:10, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Zobel network

• Name of card: Zobel network
• Class: Article (good)
• Text: (Tribute card)
• Protected: No
• Proposed by: Certes (talk) 23:39, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Image that needs making into a card

The words aren't mine but I have happy memories of learning SVG by adding the diagrams. Please feel free to leave this one out: all I did was to propose a rule set that wasn't even collectable. Certes (talk) 23:39, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Ooooo...radio stuff? Cool suggestion! And proposing an entire ruleset was a major contribution, even if it wasn't ultimately adopted...it takes time to actually think out a cohesive set of rules, so (at least in my eyes) you've helped significantly. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:20, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I agree with Bob, it was still an important contribution. Also, the card seems fine to me. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:06, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Popularity

• Name of card: Popular Transclusion
• Class: Can't figure one, Edit is closest
• Text: A template you've written has been used in 100 articles, pick 3 cards from the good deck and select a favorite.
• Proposed by: Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • count • logs) 23 November 2010

[edit] Comments

I like it! Not to be picky, but an instruction to have the next player shuffle the other cards back into your deck couldn't hurt. Also, "draw" is a bit less confusing than "pick"...at first I thought you meant I actually choose any three cards, which didn't make sense since only one of them mattered. Welcome aboard the team, Nicky! Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:49, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

I agree with Bob; this seems like a very good idea for a card. However, I would think that just discarding the other two cards would be better than putting them back into the deck. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:07, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

I completely agree. Does anyone have any ideas for what category this would be?
　—Preceding signed comment by NICKY NOUSE (talk) 22:46, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

We need a link for this card. I totally forgot to tell you when I commented earlier. :) We are trying to have a project-space link for every card. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:27, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

WP:TRANS or Template:High-use. I don't know if you'd be willing to have a ns:template page, but it's appropriate. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 03:50, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Or maybe, Wikipedia:Database reports/Templates transcluded on the most pages. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 03:52, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

image —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 05:28, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Seduced By the Dark Side

• Name of card: Seduced By the Dark Side
• Class: Vandal/Edit
• Text: You have vandalized. You are banned for one turn, +1 vandalize for your opponent.
• Proposed by: Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • count • logs) 25 November, 2010

[edit] Comments

When you vandalize Wikipedia, no-one wins! —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 03:03, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Seems fine; we need a link for the title, though. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:26, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

(Wow, that was quick.) I don't know what it would be. Maybe WP:VAND? —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs) 03:46, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

That seems too simple, but I can't think of anything else. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 21:07, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Maybe it is a bit general, but it's the best we have for now. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 18:50, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Ban

• Name of card: Ban
• Class: Instant
• Text: Ban a vandal, discard his/her card when it is drawn. 1 use only. [in case that's not clear enough in the rules.]
• User access level: Admin+
• Proposed by: Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • count • logs) 26 November 2010

[edit] Comments

I'm not entirely sure I understand the card... If you save the card until a vandal is drawn, then it is not instant, so why have you listed it as "Instant"?

Did I misunderstand this quote? "Instant - special action cards that can be played at any time, designed to interrupt negative actions." —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 23:27, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

It was my understanding that "Instant" cards were to be played the moment they were drawn... The conversation that is undoubtedly about to take place should happen on the rules page, just so you know. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:52, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

I've created a place to discuss this here. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 01:15, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] A list of some possible bad article candidates

• Class: Article (bad)
• Protected: NO
• Proposed by: Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • count • logs) 26 November 2010

[edit] Ideas

[edit] Current candidates for speedy deletion

• Physco Kitty
• Forbidden Society

[edit] Random, vandal-ish sounding strings of words

• Im eidting for the ferst time!!!!!!!!!!!
• PURPLE HIPPOS
• :) LOL
• Macdonalds and why you should eat ther.
• 1000th visitor! Click here...

[edit] Comments

I am of the opinion that we should use actual vandalism pages that have been deleted, instead of making some up. For more ideas, we could use the pages at WP:DAFT. Perhaps we could link bad articles cards using the titles there to that page, like we do with other cards? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 21:14, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Sure. Maybe we should create a subpage specifically for DAFT candidates. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 02:08, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

See /DAFT —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 17:01, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Mars

• Name of card: Mars
• Class: Article (good)
• Text: I'm not entitled to a tribute card, so it would just be a summary of the page.
• Protected: NO
• Proposed by: Nicky Nouse (talk • message • contribs • global contribs • deleted contribs  • page moves  • user creation • block user  • block log • count • total • logs • summary • email | lu •  rfa  • rfb  • arb  • rfc  • lta  • checkuser  • spi  • socks | rfar • rfc • rfcu • ssp • search an, ani, cn, an3 | current rights • rights log (local) • rights log (global/meta) | rights • renames • bots • blocks • protects • deletions • rollback • admin • logs | UHx • UtHx • UtE) 27 November 2010

[edit] Comments

You wanted more astronomy cards, this is a FA-class astronomy-related article. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 02:43, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

At this point, I think that you would be entitled to a tribute card. :) I shall add your name to the list of people who get one. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:44, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Melville the troll

• Class: Vandal
• Text: While in play, this troll causes one bad card to be turned over for every article in play relating to a politician or politics in general.
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 12:57, 27 November 2010 (UTC) although it was Nicky's idea.

[edit] Comments

I think an explanation of how it would attack articles on politicians would be good. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 18:17, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Just like I proposed it, identical to Marvin but only for politicians. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 03:40, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Explain specificlly how it would work, if you don't mind. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:57, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I suppose it would be, "While in play, this troll causes one bad card to be turned over for every article in play relating to a politician or politics in general.." —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 04:08, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Alrighty; that works. I've edited the "Text" section to reflect that. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:10, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Rodriguez Alfonzo Jalapeno Terre Peeetre le Gorgo CXXXVIII, the troll who always signs his posts, even in article namespace, causing server overload--

• Name of card: Alphonso the Troll
• Class: Vandal
• Text:one page on video games have been vandalized, unless you really want to be vandalized.
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 13:04, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Ignore the sechead----CanvasHat 13:04, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

We might have to use an ellipses in the title for that one. In a real article, it rolls over, but I can't see how we'd represent that on a trading card. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 17:50, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

If we are to ignore the section head, why did you make it so long? Also, I think that having three video-game related articles be vandalized is a bit much, because there probably won't ever be that many video-game articles in play. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 18:18, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

I think we should use that as the title, if we can figure how to fit it. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 00:58, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

We can't, unless we change the format of all of the other cards. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 01:00, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't mean it like that, I just mean for this card. Changing the title doesn't seem like that big a deal. We should just ask CanvasHat to switch the name, and that will take care of the problem. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 01:14, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't think I understand what you said. What is it that you want done with this card? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 01:24, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I just mean, use that as the title for this card and don't worry about any hard-set policy, it's really not a big deal. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 03:39, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't like the idea of having one card with a gigantic title, so gigantic that we had to change the format for it. The only way I would support that is if it were freakishly-rare, or something like that, so that it becomes a "special" card in multiple ways, not just the format-changing one. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:57, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

┌───────────────────────┘

Special pages are hard to make, naturally special cards would be rare. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 04:01, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Maybe the link should be WP:UN. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 05:13, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Or we could do WP:UN and meta:TROLL, since they are both short. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:17, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Sure, why not? —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 05:18, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

umm... the name is Alphonso...--CanvasHat 13:04, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

and the name may encourage freakishly long sigs, or not signing your posts...--CanvasHat 13:10, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

see Big Sig, below--CanvasHat 13:19, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Maybe 'rodriguez alphonzo...' should be the quote text, I would vote for it. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 15:59, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] False reference

• Name of card: False reference
• Class: Discord/Vandalism/Edit (bad)
• Text: In one of your articles, you have used false data from another article. +1 vandalism.
• Proposed by: Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • count • logs) 27 November 2010

[edit] Comments

A simpler variation in proposal below.

I prefer the one below, but either works. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:58, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

The rules imply at least 170 cards, I think a few variations per card would be completely appropriate. I'm sorry if I sound a bit stressful, it's just my head. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 04:04, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] False edit

• Name of card: False edit
• Class: Discord/Vandalism/Edit (bad)
• Text: In one of your articles, you have added false data. +1 vandalism.
• Proposed by: Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • count • logs) 27 November 2010

[edit] Comments

Seems fine. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:58, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Big sig

• Name of card:Freakishly long sig
• Class: Discord
• Text:Rodriguez Alfonzo Jalapeno Terre Peeetre le Gorgo CXXXVIII, the troll who always signs his posts, even in article namespace, causing server overload has signed his posts. You can not play instant cards this turn.
• Proposed by: --CanvasHat 13:15, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

[edit] Practical Joke

• Name of card: Practical Joke
• Class: Vandalism
• Text:Show your hand to yourr opponent, who will choose an edit or instant card and discard it. Oh yeah, and you just lost the Game
• Proposed by: CanvasHat 13:30, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Heh heh. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 15:54, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

And the title's a fake link! That's great! —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 15:55, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Glitched archive bot

• Name of card: Glitched archive bot
• Class: Discord/VandalBot
• Text: An archiving bot has begun archiving random pages, +1 vandalism.
• Proposed by: Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • count • logs) 28 November 2010

[edit] Comments

Proposed form a comment on #Glitched Bot. I'll think about a link. —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 16:17, 28 November 2010 (UTC)