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"Somebody thinks something is wrong with this page"

Thank You! This is awesome, best Wiki laugh I've had all year, please hang onto that attitude. Dougmcdonell (talk) 00:03, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! I stole it from somewhere but I cannot remember where. Have a nice day, (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 00:15, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

((( )))

I’m surprised to find another echoer around here! — (((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 05:29, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

Aren't you even more surprised to find a potato who edits Misplaced Pages? (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 04:56, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

I just figure that whenever someone says that they need more eyes on a particular article they are calling for your assistance... --Guy Macon (talk) 12:56, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

I always keep my eyes peeled! (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 22:38, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

That's why you are such a good spec *cough* tater. --Guy Macon (talk) 13:22, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

One sad day The Quixotic Potato was injured while showing off for a sweet potato. I took him to the emergency room, and after a long wait, the doctor finally came out to talk to me. He told me "I have good news and bad news. The good news is that your buddy is going to pull through. The bad news is that he's going to be a vegetable for the rest of his life". --Guy Macon (talk) 13:34, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

@Guy Macon: You can't argue with a potato, atheists! (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 22:06, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Help request

Hi! I have been asked to write up an editorial for The Signpost. It is at User:Guy Macon/Draft of Signpost Editorial. If you have time, could you give it a quick look and correct any glaring errors you spot? Thanks! --Guy Macon (talk) 04:04, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

@Guy Macon: It may be possible to find a more elegant solution for the sentence about the chessboard problem. I prefer using parentheses inside a sentence (like this). (This looks weird.) (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 04:56, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

It may be a good idea to mention the discrepancy between the fundraising goal for December 2014 (20 million USD) and the amount that was actually raised (30.6 million USD). (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 05:03, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Great comments. I have copied the above to User talk:Guy Macon/Draft of Signpost Editorial and will respond there. Let me know if you object and I will undo it. --Guy Macon (talk) 12:58, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

You can use my comments/edits as if they're public domain. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 22:39, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Thankyou for helping

Thankyou for taking up the work to improve Misplaced Pages by ridding it of articles on non-notable beauty pageant contestants. This is difficult work, especially since it will at times lead to attacks from a group of people who defend these articles against normal standards of notability. Keep up the good work.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:11, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. I think WP:GNG is a good idea, even though it means that some of my favorite artists are considered non-notable. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 22:00, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

L.S. inc

here:.............................. TAKE THAT! (p.s. i couldn't find a potatoL.S. inc. (talk) 20:04, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Try this, its full of beautiful potatoes! (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 22:00, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Quixotic Potato,thanks. L.S. inc. (talk) 22:55, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	you're a hard worker on Misplaced Pages and I appreciate it. L.S. inc. (talk) 22:59, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. I believe I am rather lazy. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 00:00, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Oppose?

Please, when you comment in an RfA, say so in the edit summary, - I thought until looking that you opposed ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:33, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Haha, no, I was among the first few who supported. I even dared making a silly joke about Samtar's vote!. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 18:38, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

Yes, I saw, but those not looking closer may thing you opposed if you don't say something like "cmt" or "reply" in the edit summary. I had no time to look at the candidate but will, and probably support as well. Did you know that I passed your quote collection to someone who needs one per day? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

I rarely find editsummaries useful, and I rarely use them. I love reading (my father has more books than my local library) and I am extremely curious so I never think: "Reading that editsummary saved me some time, now I won't have to read the actual edit". I hope they enjoy the quotes! Of course I do not agree with every quote (let alone every author of those quotes), but I found the quotes interesting and I hope others do too. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 23:48, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

When I look at my watchlist for a day, I get about thousand entries. I skim by edit summary. - Yes, "they" enjoy and quote from there ;) (I passed the permanent link when they were not visible here, and "they" also enjoyed their return!) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:59, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Woah. My watchlist contains 93 pages, and I think it is quite long. See singular they and Third-person_pronoun#German. Quote: "German is special as it uses the feminine form sie both for basically all plurals, and for polite address Sie ("you" sing./plur.).".(((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 20:15, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Stephen Miller

Reverted the Stephen Miller page alters the tone back to biased. It should be neutral in Tone. Whether or not the National Policy council is anti-Semitic and white supremacist is obvious when you click that link. Thunderclap Thunderclap (talk) 02:09, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

You've been reverted by someone else. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 22:02, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

An ANI against me

There was an ANI recently opened against me for contributing to AfDs. I am trying not to over react, but it is frustrating so I feel a need to mention it somewhere.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:59, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Well, this is a good place to vent. I've been offwiki for a while. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 22:00, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Ralph Yirikian

"Can someone please fix the article Ralph Yirikian? Please ping me when responding."

If everyone who reads that request deletes a couple of blatantly promotional sentences, there'll soon be nothing left. I've done my bit. Maproom (talk) 21:05, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! Misplaced Pages is not a good place to promote companies. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 21:14, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

I like what you wrote on Jimbo's talkpage...

... about countering systemic bias. Not ready to join the conversation myself yet, but what you wrote was good. ☆ Bri (talk) 02:56, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 09:50, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Whisperback

Hello. You have a new message at Kudpung's talk page. 10:19, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Whisperback

Hello. You have a new message at Kudpung's talk page. 10:52, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

RfA

User report

Hey I want to report the user ( ZxxZxxZ ).

I saw some of his contributions and some suspicious things..

He removes things that offend his country ( iran ) and add lines that offend a country that is an enemy of his. From a qatari-owned news channel ( Knowing that qatar is an enemy of Saudi Arabia which means most likely it's fake news with the aim of offending Saudi Arabia) as his sources. For example https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Special:MobileDiff/794850202

Technical Peace (talk) 10:54, 17 August 2017 (UTC) Technical Peace (talk) 10:54, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

" And found suspicious things " even though it's obvious Technical Peace (talk) 10:55, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Hello @Technical Peace:!

This is not the correct place to report users. You can use WP:ANI for that. When you start a discussion about an editor on WP:ANI, you must notify them on their user talk page.

Have a nice day,

(((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 15:29, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Alright

Sorry for .. I couldn't find any page to report a user in since I'm a new Wikipedian. Thanks Technical Peace (talk) 21:10, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Thanks for the criticism you posted at Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/2017-08-05/Special report. I know from experience that a large number of Misplaced Pages readers and contributors agree with your sentiment, as do most people who hear about the project incidentally. I wanted to give you a heads up on another piece I submitted to The Signpost at User:Bluerasberry/signpost_draft. If you have further criticism, I would appreciate your posting it if/when the article comes out. Thanks for your thoughts and the conversation. Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:51, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. I have explained my position in the Signpost comment section a bit better and I've fixed a typo in the draft. I have watchlisted the draft. I may end up buying one of these things. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 22:24, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for the detailed answer to my question about changing the caption color on my website. I really appreciate it! OldTimeNESter (talk) 17:39, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! Feel free to ask follow-ups! (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 20:37, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi Quix, thank you for your comments at my RfA. Your support is much appreciated! ansh666 20:57, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for the kitten!

My talk page was lacking in cuteness :-) = paul2520 (talk) 14:44, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

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Housekeeping

Thank you for tidying up, the place looks much nicer now.

I found this fly on my windowsill and thought you might like to have it as a pet. →

I think they look after themselves, pretty much. nagualdesign 07:55, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! All the girlies say I'm pretty fly for a dark purple potato. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 21:18, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

Eloquently put

I'm glad you got there first at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiCV and put such a well crafted response. I know I would have been somewhat blunter in my comments coming to the same conclusion as you. Nthep (talk) 11:10, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. I try. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 12:01, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

A pie for you!

Sorry. I couldn't find a potato. But this pie will do. Just pretend it's a potato. Hastiness (talk) 19:41, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Lovely, thank you! Nom nom nom. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 20:45, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

A sweet potato pie could work. Now, the reason I'm asking about the parens is that I was thinking of doing likewise. My dilemma is that I also sympathize with the Palestinians to some extent, and I don't want to be seen as some kind of Israeli hard-liner. ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 13:23, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

I am both for and against both sides, depending on how you look at it. I am pro-peace. http://www.trbimg.com/img-589158a7/turbine/ct-jewish-muslim-fathers-viral-photo-met-20170131 (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 13:31, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

"The Inquisitive Potato" Award

	"The Inquisitive Potato"
	I award you the first Inquisitive Potato award. For your inquiring, curious, probing mind as you seek to make Misplaced Pages better and for the useless drama that seems to follow you around here as a result. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 13:43, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Oooh sexy! Thank you! Misplaced Pages is the perfect website for me because there are very few things I am not interested in. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 13:55, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

A Bottle from my Old Man

Here is a bottle of my fathers favorite drink,good American rye

Happy Holidays--Woogie10w (talk) 19:19, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Some thoughts on our interactions

TQP, you clearly have a larger problem with me than any specific content that exists or once existed in the Michael J. Saylor article. If you are determined to investigate on-wiki activities by myself and current or former colleagues, I suggest that you bring the discussion to a forum like AN/I or DRR; the Saylor discussion page is not the place for it. As you can see: I disclose my clients, use my real name, and don't edit client articles directly, so I'm clearly willing to have my work scrutinized by volunteer editors. However, I am not comfortable with any single person substituting their own judgment for the many editors who have collaborated with me or other members of my team previously.

Given the tone of your comments back to our very first interaction on my user talk page last week—when you asked me if I thought my work here is "illegal"—it appears you have made up your mind already. And if I read this comment correctly, it seems that you are also determined to review the entire history of my personal Misplaced Pages account, which dates back to 2006. This very serious and, if indeed this is your intention, it sounds to me like textbook wikihounding.

Please be reminded, my colleagues and I follow advice given by Jimmy Wales in 2012 that editors with a financial COI should stick to talk pages; while it never became actual policy, it has become the general operating consensus on Misplaced Pages ever since. Both AfC and the requested edit queue operate according to its basic principles. We do not edit Misplaced Pages articles directly, only one person is active on a given talk page at a time, and we most certainly do not share accounts. Knowing we will face community review, we only include material we believe is encyclopedic. Nevertheless, we are fully aware that editors may disagree with some suggestions, and we're responsive to constructive feedback. Importantly, there is no content on the Saylor article or any other where we have been involved which was not previously approved by a member of the Misplaced Pages community exercising their own judgment.

Finally, I am stepping away from Misplaced Pages for a short Christmas vacation, and I hope we can have a more agreeable conversation after that. Happy holidays to you. WWB Too (Talk · COI) 21:49, 21 December 2017 (UTC)