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→ A man learns to skate by staggering about and making a fool of himself; indeed, he progresses in all things by making a fool of himself.

Kayau Voting IS evil 13:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/May 5, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:10, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

→ A man learns to skate by staggering about and making a fool of himself; indeed, he progresses in all things by making a fool of himself.

Edit 1 ~ Kayau Voting IS evil 13:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:10, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

→ Love is a passion
Which kindles honor into noble acts.

John Dryden, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 392. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:34, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 19:03, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:55, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

→ Love is a passion
Which kindles honor into noble acts.

Edit 1 ~ I'm guessing an assumption would be an action. --I dream of horses (T) @ 02:57, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/May 4, 2010 (per consensus; 3++ in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:55, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

→ To heal divisions, to relieve the oppressed,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, blessed.

Homer translated by Alexander Pope, Odyssey, Book VII –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:45, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/May 3, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:50, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

→ While all are drunk, I am sober;
While all are contaminated, I alone am clear.

Kayau Voting IS evil 09:41, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no consensus; 3 in support and 3 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:40, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1; 2 in support and 3 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:42, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

→ While all are drunk, I am sober;
While all are contaminated, I alone am clear.

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/May 2, 2010 (per consensus and in emergency status; 3 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:42, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

→ I haven't finished yet, you crazy lamebrained pathetic dumb klutz fool!

This one is a bit childish, but more insult-ish than that ape thing. Kayau Voting IS evil 12:29, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:39, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:38, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
("With a sword, she seeks quiet peace under liberty")

On the Seal of Massachusetts. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:52, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (withdrawn) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:36, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

→ The swallow twitters about the eaves;
    Blithely she sings, and sweet and clear;
Around her climb the woodbine leaves
    In a golden atmosphere.

Celia Laighton Thaxter (1835–1894), "The Swallow" –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:41, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

→ The swallow twitters about the eaves;
    Blithely she sings, and sweet and clear;
Around her climb the woodbine leaves
    In a golden atmosphere.

Edit one - Kayau Voting IS evil 12:51, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

  • Support that is so weak, it is completely undetectable by current scientific instruments - It is an improvement over the original in that all the links make sense now, but it's still not a very good motto. It just feels like a random snatch of poetry (I would say bad poetry, but as I hate most poetry I feel I'm not really qualified to judge) that has been twisted and shoehorned to fit Wikipedia. Nutiketaiel (talk) 11:40, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 21:47, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:16, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Shut you goddammed stinkin' trap, you airheaded bloody moron!

Since it's no different, a random insult. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:20, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened - not enough discussion. Simply south (talk) 21:47, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (no consensus; 1 in support and 3 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:13, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Snap out of it!

Loretta Castorini (portrayed by Cher). Moonstruck (directed by Norman Jewison; written by John Patrick Shanley; starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello; music composed by Dick Hyman; cinematography by David Watkin; 1987). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:08, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/May 1, 2010 (per bland consensus and in emergency; 3 in support/weak support and 1 opposed "weakly") –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:07, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

The world makes its impact on Wikipedia, but Wikipedia also affects the world.

~AH1(TCU) 20:40, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 30, 2010 (per consensus; X in support and X opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:52, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Not for ourselves, but for the whole world

If you insist upon a link, you may link it to Liverpool, as it is that city's motto. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 05:01, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

  • I've linked it to wp:readers first, as the most appropriate link I could find- improve if necessary. I support this version. SS✞(Kay) 08:13, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Weak support - our readers are not the world. (And it looks like Paul hasn't quite understood how the MOTD works :(. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:26, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
    • While I do appreciate an attempt at snide comments, I would suppose from my years of contributing that the MOTD works just as, the contributors wish it to work. But I would very much value your explanation. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 09:56, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
      • Reply - look at WP:MOTD/N, for example. And look at all the archives. You will see that all the mottos are either linked to pages related to Wikipedia, or the word 'Wikipedia' (or any related terms) appear in the motto itself. Do any of the mottos show no relation to Wikipedia? I suppose not. Also, about the link. We don't link for the sake of linking; we link for the sake of introducing the links which may be useful to Wikipedians. Right? Linking relates something to Wikipedia. If you link to Liverpool, that's bad because aside from the fact that this is the motto of Liverpool, it has nothing to do with Liverpool, so an arrow link should be placed before it. At risk of creating a CoI, I recommend you to take a look at WP:MOTD/G first. Thanks, Kayau Voting IS evil 10:10, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
      • Double Reply Actually, no. In the long-ago time, there was no requirement to provide a proposed motto with a link. This is an innovation. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 10:45, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Support - WP:RF probably isn't the best link to establish relevance to Wikipedia, but I can't think of a better one off hand. The motto works, though. I like it. Incidentally, I took the liberty of adding a space between the arrow link and the motto itself. Nutiketaiel (talk) 11:20, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Support. Message shows that Wikipedia is global and should be readable. ~AH1(TCU) 20:24, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Support Maybe I missed something here, but right now, it seems to be working. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:05, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 29, 2010 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:50, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

→ A wretched soul, bruised with adversity.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), The Comedy of Errors, Act II, Scene I (1623) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:52, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 28, 2010 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:46, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Houston, we have a problem

Jim Lovell (portrayed by Tom Hanks). Apollo 13 (directed by Ron Howard; written by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger (Lost Moon); William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert (Screenplay); starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris; music composed by James Horner; cinematography by Dean Cundey; 1995). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 06:52, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 27, 2010 (per consensus; 3 in support and 1 neutral) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:44, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it's the courage to continue that counts.

~AH1(TCU) 01:10, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it's the courage to continue that counts.

Edit 1 ~ Kayau Voting IS evil 09:28, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 26, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

The original quote is about the democratic party, which is stuck in a kind of dilemma whether they should go to Beijing to compromise about the universal suffrage. If the do, Beijing and probably parties like the DAB will get mad; if they don't, parties like civil and LSD will get mad. Kayau Voting IS evil 13:22, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 25, 2010 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:38, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Alis grave nil
("Nothing is too heavy to those who have wings")

Motto of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro — PUC-RIO). I would liked to point to Wikipedia:Great editing in progress, but that page is inactive. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:08, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 24, 2010 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:35, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

God gave us mountains, but he also gave us each other.

I never much understood why a good motto needed to be linked to something. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 04:43, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

  • Strong oppose - not related to Wikipedia in any way. Mottos must be linked in order to relate it to Wikipedia UNLESS the word 'wikipedia' or related terms appear in the motto. Kayau Voting IS evil 05:05, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Suggestion: What about "God gave us mountains, but He also gave us each other."? –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:17, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Oppose - The relevance to Wikipedia is not clear. Also, who gives a damn if it's Christian? Espousing any religion is a problem in my book, and you can all keep your gods, but there's nothing wrong with mottos mentioning god. I would have a problem with this motto in its original form both because of its lack of clear relevance to Wikipedia and its supposition that the motto writer's god created both mountains and people (and, by implication, other things as well), which I find to be patent nonsense. However, the below mottos are clearly linked to Wikipedia and use "god" as an allegory for Wikipedia, which I am just fine with (a little poetic license never hurt anyone). Nutiketaiel (talk) 11:51, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:32, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

God gave us mountains, but he also gave us each other.

Edit 1 - per pjoef - Kayau Voting IS evil 10:09, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 23, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:32, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

God gave us mountains, but he also gave us each other.

Edit 2 - Kayau Voting IS evil 10:09, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:32, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Did you know
...that Beethoven's ninth symphony is written by Ludwig van Beethoven?

After all, it may be obvious, but it's still important. Kayau Voting IS evil 08:45, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:25, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Did you know
...that Beethoven's ninth symphony is written by Ludwig van Beethoven?

Edit 1 - per pjoef - Kayau Voting IS evil 10:07, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 22, 2010 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:25, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Constant dripping wears away the stone.

A Chinese idiom that seems to be imported into english. Kayau Voting IS evil 10:51, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 21, 2010 (per bland consensus, but there is not an approved motto for tomorrow, April 21; 3 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:19, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Constant dripping wears away the stone.

Edit 1 - per pjoef Kayau Voting IS evil 10:05, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:19, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

→ As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

~AH1(TCU) 01:10, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 19:05, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

→ The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Is this rather bland? Simply south (talk) 17:34, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 19, 2010 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:55, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Just a thought. I saw the connection between the quote and the policy on Meta, and thought it might may a good motto. Avicennasis @ 08:33, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 18, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:51, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.

I'll let you all figure out how that one connects. :) Hi878 (talk) 03:25, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:45, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

→ I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.

Edit 1 ~ Made the intent a tad more obvious, hopefully. Hi878 (talk) 04:13, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Note Discussion copied to the Special section for use on May 25, Towel Day. Add your comments there too, please. I left this here in case it isn't chosen for that day. Hi878 (talk) 17:44, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Reply I suppose it would have been good to say that, it is a quote from Douglas Adams. Don't remember when he said it, but I know that he did. Hi878 (talk) 04:02, 8 April 2010 (UTCo

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 17, 2010 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:45, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Toga! Toga!

John "Bluto" Blutarsky (portrayed by John Belushi). National Lampoon's Animal House (directed by John Landis; written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Chris Miller; starring John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Peter Riegert, Karen Allen, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Cesare Danova, Donald Sutherland; music composed by Elmer Bernstein; 1978). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:34, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:41, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

→ A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.

Proverbs 15:1, from the King James translation. I think the intended meaning is pretty self explanatory, and the links establish relevance to Wikipedia. Nutiketaiel (talk) 18:02, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 21:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Wikipedia is the best pedia.

68.82.197.202 (talk) 18:27, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened - too few opinions to reach consensus Kayau Voting IS evil 14:30, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 21:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Together, we shall fight drugs! Fight drugs! Fight drugs!

I know, the noms can't get any lamer :) Kayau Voting IS evil 12:07, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened - not enough opinions to reach consensus Kayau Voting IS evil 14:30, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 21:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Nice to eat you!

I know this is not what Foster meant, but what the heck. Kayau Voting IS evil 13:10, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened - too few opinions Kayau Voting IS evil 14:30, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 21:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

→ We've got nothing.
I don't like the sound of that.
We got nothin'!

Per User:Hmmwhatsthisdo at Wikipedia_talk:Motto_of_the_day#.27Emergency.27_mottos; I'm not putting it in the specials because, well the specials don't receive much attention. Kayau Voting IS evil 11:25, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 21:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

→ We've got nothing.
I don't like the sound of that.
We got nothin'!

Per Hmmwhatsisdo. Kayau Voting IS evil 13:23, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened ALL versions (no consensus) Kayau Voting IS evil 14:28, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 21:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Why?

Short & sweet TemariHyuga

recycle Reopened (no consensus; 1 in support, 2 weak supports, and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:22, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined - no consensus. Simply south (talk) 21:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Alterum non laedere
("To not wound another")

One of Justinian I's three basic legal precepts. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:34, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 15, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:48, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

New idea

No, this is not an April fool's day joke. I read on a Chinese book about a story where Chesterton and Shaw were teasing each other about their appearnaces. I think that would be an excellent link to WP:NPA. But anyone got the exact quote? Kayau Voting IS evil 09:46, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

  • Comment ~ I think it's in a couple of essays: Eugenics and Other Evils by G. K. Chesterton, and Chesterton on Shaw by George Bernard Shaw, both published in 1922. But, there are countless debates and remarks of the two writers. On Chesterton's article here on Wikipedia there is the following line: On another occasion he (Chesterton) remarked to his friend George Bernard Shaw, "To look at you, anyone would think there was a famine in England". Shaw retorted, "To look at you, anyone would think you caused it". I think that it's a bit too complicated to make it work. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:31, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

→ “To look at you, anyone would think there was a famine in England.”
→ “To look at you, anyone would think you caused it!”

Kayau Voting IS evil 09:31, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened - no consensus. Simply south (talk)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 14, 2010 (per consensus; 5 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:45, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Oh! My throat! Time for a nice cup of tea with a little honey.

The dog said this on yesterday's strip. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:41, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 13, 2010 (per consensus; 4 in support/weak support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:37, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Why don't you come up sometime and see me?

Lady Lou (portrayed by Mae West). She Done Him Wrong (directed by Lowell Sherman; written by Mae West (play Diamond Lil), Harvey F. Thew, John Bright; starring Mae West, Cary Grant, Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery; music composed by John Leipold; cinematography by Charles Lang; 1933). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:41, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 12, 2010 (as an emergency motto; 3 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:29, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Rules can be bent!

Kayau Voting IS evil 13:38, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:25, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ "Rules can be bent!" "Not by me!"

Edit 1 ~ Kayau Voting IS evil 02:46, 17 February 2010 (UTC) Or

Approved (as an emergency motto; see below) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:25, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ "Rules can be bent!" "Not by me!"

Edit 2 ~ Kayau Voting IS evil 02:46, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:25, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened ALL versions (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:16, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Approved (EDIT 1 as an emergency motto) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 11, 2010 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:25, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!

George Taylor (portrayed by Charlton Heston). Planet of the Apes (directed by Franklin J. Schaffner; written by Pierre Boulle (novel), Michael Wilson and Rod Serling (screenplay); starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison; music composed by Jerry Goldsmith; cinematography by Leon Shamroy; 1968). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:56, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:18, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!

Edit 1 ~ Rather the opposite of original Kayau Voting IS evil 09:20, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened ALL versions (no consensus) Kayau Voting IS evil 14:23, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

Approved (Edit 1) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 10, 2010 (as an emergency motto per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:18, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Dum spiro spero
("While I breathe, I hope")

Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC), Letters to Atticus. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:33, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

→ Dum spiro spero
("While I breathe, I hope")

edit 1. Simply south (talk) 16:54, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

→ Dum spiro spero
("While I breathe, I hope")

A more literal take. edit 2. Simply south (talk) 20:22, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

→ Dum spiro spero
("While I breathe, I hope")

Edit 3 ~ Same as above but for articles. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:42, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

→ Dum spiro spero
("While I breathe, I hope")

Edit 4 ~ Not that it is a particularly wonderful one, but it's just worth a try. Kayau Voting IS evil 14:19, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

  • Weak Oppose - It seems to imply that editing is just a means to an end, that end being Adminship (which isn't exactly something to aspire to in the first place). Nutiketaiel (talk) 11:30, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

→ Dum spiro spero
("While I breathe, I hope")

Edit 5 ~ Kayau Voting IS evil 14:21, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

recycle Reopened all Dum spiro spero - no consensus. Smaug123 (talk) 18:59, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

→ Dum spiro spero
("While I breathe, I hope")

Edit 6 ~ Kayau Voting IS evil 13:23, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined ALL VERSIONS (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:14, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ How could this be?

"You Are Not Alone" single by Michael Jackson from the album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I; released August 15, 1995; written by R. Kelly. Better?TemariHyuga

recycle Reopened (no consensus; 1 in support, 3 weak-very weak supports and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:20, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 9, 2010 (per bland consensus; 2 in support, 2 weak-very weak supports and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:11, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.

Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky (1821–1881) translated by Constance Garnett (1861–1946), The Brothers Karamazov (1880) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:35, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

  • Err... this is a bit too simple, and we have too many love mottos so we probably don't have room for others... I say we save this one for an emergency. Kayau Voting IS evil 08:11, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
  • Oppose - First off, I disagree with you Kayau, in that I don't think we can have "too many" of one type of motto- if a motto is good enough, then we should take it. This one, however, seems to have little relevance to Wikipedia. Nutiketaiel (talk) 11:29, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:02, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.

Edit 1 ~ using WP:WAR as the hell. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:40, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/April 8, 2010 (per bland consensus, but we are running dry again; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:02, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

→ Perfect sincerity and transparency make a great part of beauty, as in dewdrops, lakes, and diamonds.

Journal of Henry David Thoreau. (Long time reader first time writer.) Just saw the motto was "for rent" and figured I would give a suggestion. It made sense when I linked it, but I am not sure now. Very open to suggestions! Avicennasis @ 09:35, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Approved per consensus. Simply south (talk) 16:03, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

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