User talk:Antandrus/observations on Wikipedia behavior: Difference between revisions

It seems to me that you have things pretty much spot-on here. Jkelly 23:20, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mind if I convert these from *'s to #'s? It'd be nice to be able to point at a particular behaviour. ~Kylu (u|t) 22:32, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

26 made me feel better. 27 made me laugh out loud! Nice collection of observations. Thanks for posting it! Katalaveno 19:29, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just read your addition to Durova's essay, and was wondering if you have a link to some WP page that deals with the widespread phenomenon of editing WP while drunk. Something along the lines of Lamest edit wars. Cheers. Hic!--Shtove 18:28, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I thought this deserves some better visibility, so gave it a shortcut... wherein I maintain your right to keep it within user namespace, so it can't be edited unmercifully. Kudos! Also added the essay tag so will categorize an be seen. Best regards // FrankB 17:24, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

are you perhaps related to this guy and this guy? This essay is one of the finest pieces of literature I've ever read! It should be required reading for every Wikipedian! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Smokizzy (talk • contribs).

Any chance of reducing the 50 to a top 10 or something? 50 is a lot! Stevage 07:14, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you like, I could put ten on a different page, or pick a "most important" ten. Fifty is a coincidence: I hadn't intended it to be exactly fifty, but just keep adding as I think of new things, and as it stands there are 50. I'm using La Rochefoucauld's Maxims as my model, more or less, and he has more than 500. Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 14:16, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, pick out some favourites and put them up the top or something. Interesting list anyway :) Stevage 05:10, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This was the wisest and most thoughtful thing I've read in a long time. delldot on a public computer talk 01:34, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Appreciate that. Four years of writing for the project, mixed with an obsessive fascination with what makes people tick. :) Antandrus (talk) 01:37, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

my hat goes off to you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thright (talk • contribs) 22:01, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with everything said on this page, except that you should list only 10. ;) · AndonicO ^Hail! 19:52, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks guys, both of you -- appreciate it. Ten?? LOL ... I'm way too prolix ... maybe ten groups, like "On Trolls", "On Vanity", "On Widgets" ... :) Antandrus (talk) 20:35, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great idea. How about this for "on admins": "Admins whose usernames begin with the first letter of the alphabet are generally better contributors, more civil, and—in some cases—more vain." Just omit the final part. ;) · AndonicO ^Hail! 20:37, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I left the Swedish Wikipedia as bitter as any one could. Now I've read this list of observations for several months -- it is the soul of Wikipedia! I wish I was a fraction as wise as you are.

Thanks for producing it!
/ Raven in Orbit (talk) 22:10, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So added.  :) --Elonka 07:58, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have put your #62 on my talk page, with accreditation, of course. ៛ Bielle (talk) 16:30, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! :) Antandrus (talk) 17:02, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A very important thing to remember indeed!81.172.7.7 (talk) 19:19, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. Wrote that as a reminder to myself. Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 21:02, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

... but I didn't like it. A lot of it sounds arrogant and prententious. Gandalf61 (talk) 22:16, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the encouragement! I needed some responses like yours to know I'm doing a good job. Have a nice day, Antandrus (talk) 00:31, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I happen to like it quite a bit, and don't find it prententious at all. :-) --CliffC (talk) 23:22, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

[1] dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 11:25, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I really enjoyed your list. I began to translate them to Hungarian here, starting with my favorite entries. I plan to continue the translation as time permits.

-- nyenyec ☎ 14:40, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! That's an honor.  :) Antandrus (talk) 14:54, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for writing this, nailed some of my observations spot-on as well. I'll watch to see if you add any more.... — Catherine\^talk 23:05, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]