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	I have lost my faith that the majority of Misplaced Pages editors have any real interest in developing the world's most comprehensive, unbiased, accessible source of factual information. I think a minority share these goals, and the great mass of editors are here to amuse themselves by dunking other users and marshaling their toy armies. I confess I've amused myself in that way, too, and my usefulness as a contributor of content has fallen to zero. I would not mind any of this if some of the hierarchy took the time to slap the shit out of those of us who are really here for nothing else but pointless door games.

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	This project resembles a ] more than a place where work is done. If I want to play games, I can go buy a PlayStation; if I want to play with hyperactive kids online, I can reinstall StarCraft. I don't really have the time for any of these amusements.

			'''''Read before you write or be thought a fool. '''''
	I have email, and if there's any question in your mind whether you will get past my exceedingly robust SPAM protection, please put "Misplaced Pages" in the Subject: header. I invite anyone to write me who wishes to show that there is any longer a community here worth preserving. — ]]] 11:19, 2005 Apr 7 (UTC)
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	Hi there. ] was deleted as per consensus at ]. I noticed on an arbitration page that it was used as evidence. I therefore moved it to your user: namespace (you said that you would happily move it, so I figured it would be okay). If you have any problems with this, I apologize for touching your user page, and I'll move it to my own user subpage and delete it from yours. Thanks for your time. -]\|] 01:03, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
	:I did it with ] too. Again, feel free to move it to my own user subpage if you don't want it there. -]\|] 11:46, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

			= What, no ]? =
	::I promised to move or delete all those '''silly''' templates myself after the prescribed time had elapsed; ''I'm sorry'' I failed to do so after I huffed off. You did exactly right. — ]]] 02:23, 2005 Apr 10 (UTC)

			: '''2021 Jul 29'''
	==Moving your "how to make complex illustrations" guide==

			I was listening to ] and felt like reading up. No ]. An extensive ] 74-18, including a little ''Bud Spangler'' but no ]. Redlink to ] in first line.
	Hi, I do really like your how-to guide, but I also do think that there's a plausible case to be made that it belongs in e.g. Wikibooks. Mind, I'm not saying I think I've ''concluded'' that it's more appropriate there than in Misplaced Pages:, it might well be better suited where it is. However, I don't think it's a slam-dunk that it ought to stay there. So I don't think Netoholic's out to harass you - he just has strong ideas on how things ought to be organized, and acts of them. Anyway, do chill out, and take a Wikibreak if the Wikistress is getting to you. This project is supposed to be fun, not aggravation... ] ] 20:16, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

			Not going to be a fool, not telling you who ] is. But why no ]?
	:Link here: ]
	:I agree this belongs in wikibooks. There are other guides already, though. ] Maybe they should all go there and we can link to a book instead of the guides. - ] 20:46, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)

			Okay, it could be argued, ]'s discography ''is'' ]. A million guys, better than me, all known for their work. But there is no ].
	::1. The tutorial with the absurdly long name is not my personal property, and '''if''' anybody can figure out how to move the entire project interwiki without damage, perhaps he should do so. It's a ''much more'' complex proposition than it appears at first blush. I suggest the bold knight think of a better name ''first''.

			* Why?
	::2. Netoholic ''is'' out to harass me, personally; anyone who he identifies as his "enemy", specifically; and this project as a whole, in general. He spawns imitators of his style, hiding in the gray area of barely acceptable, constantly confrontational manipulation. If I saw him in my neighborhood on the street, I swear police presence would be required. I don't know whether they would haul him off, me, or both -- but we would simply not exist together, not on the same block, not on the same cellblock. We all have strong opinions about how things should be done; people like him, who get their rocks off imposing their will on others, should be '''eliminated'''.

			So I asked, "What, no ]?" This talk was deleted within 24 hours... because there is no ]. Did some digging: ] has been deleted. ] was deleted... years ago... the ''last'' time ] was deleted.
	::3. This project should not be "fun" for anyone. It should not be '''hell''' either, but it should be taken seriously, as a '''holy mission''' to uphold a standard of truth -- factual reportage -- and a collegial community in which such can be generated. Too many users think this is a playground. Adults doing serious work need a sense of humor, but not to go so far as to saw the legs off chairs.

			That previous ] was created, so says the deletionist, by someone banned from doing so. Don't know who.
	::— ]]] 02:23, 2005 Apr 10 (UTC)

			At this time my paranoia kicks in. The amazing thing is that a project founded on No Rules has evolved not merely into mediocrity, which was guaranteed; but into dystopian mediocrity... which perhaps was also. The wiki, paraded as the ultimate level playing field transparent in every direction, has become a hall of mirrors and black holes: Dr. Strangelove's Play House. A thin trail leads down to a windowless cinderblock room; a blurry photo, a yellowed, singed fragment of newspaper, the words scratched into the wall, scuffed over with a fist: ]!
	:::Holy mission?? Not everyone shares your viewpoint. - ] 03:53, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

			— ]]]] 13:47, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
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	::Forget TfD. Concentrate on the obliteration of my remarks from the Pump. Obviously, a user with extraordinary powers did this. If that does not upset you, I think it ought. — ]]] 03:45, 2005 Apr 10 (UTC)
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	:::I would be somewhat upset, but I don't ]. Evidence? - ] 03:50, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

	::::What evidence do you seek? I'm asserting systematic obliteration not only of my remarks, but of evidence I ever made them.

	::::Not to be paranoid, but are you truly on the side of Right in this? May I trust you with a pointer to the only scrap of evidence this Minitrue thug overlooked? I'm not insinuating; I'm asking you to declare your position, not in general, but in this specific case. Will you carry the banner? — ]]] 04:07, 2005 Apr 10 (UTC)

	:::::''Not'' to be paranoid?? The comment is right there on the village pump ], and no one is disappearing it. Why do you think someone is out to get you? As I said, I don't think it's possible to remove something from a page's history like that. Since the very incident is therefore unprovable either way, I don't know what to tell you...
	:::::I refuse to declare a Position. I'm not participating in any stupid wars. - ] 04:59, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

	:::::Is ] what you are looking for? No one's touched it. You just posted it on the talk page by accident. Relax, please. - ] 05:11, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

	No conspiracy theories about someone removing your TFD rant -- you simply posted . Would you mind perhaps removing your repeated insertions of this text from all those various talk pages, and post retractions? -- ] ] 04:18, 2005 Apr 10 (UTC)

	: I assert that my posting to VP-policy was entirely correct. I am still unable to find '''in that page's history''' the diff you cite. How was the diff itself removed from history? And who removed the comment itself, and to where? And who dares decide what is or is not appropriate in such a forum of last resort?

	: '''I retract nothing''', ''especially'' my characterization of ''you'', Netoholic, as an '''evil influence''' on this project. Feel free to get one of your big buddies to squash me; my participation here is essentially over. Enjoy your victory. — ]]] 04:29, 2005 Apr 10 (UTC)

	:: You accidently posted on "Misplaced Pages <u>'''talk'''</u>:Village pump (policy)". This history is . -- ] ] 04:41, 2005 Apr 10 (UTC)

	==Relax==
	I've got to warn you, Xiong, if you carry on like a loose cannon someone is going to end up requesting ] actions against you. You can't go around making ] accusations, refusing to apologise when it is demonstrated you are wrong; calling users "evil", messing with critical templates for bizarre reasons, posting long, duplicate rants on multiple pages, etc... I think you are getting worked up over very silly things. I suggest you take some time out and relax. Try browsing ], it's always good for some light relief. -- ] 05:03, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

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What, no Bud Spangler?

2021 Jul 29

I was listening to Bud Spangler and felt like reading up. No Bud Spangler. An extensive Bud Spangler discography 74-18, including a little Bud Spangler but no Bud Spangler. Redlink to Bud Spangler in first line.

Not going to be a fool, not telling you who Bud Spangler is. But why no Bud Spangler?

Okay, it could be argued, Bud Spangler's discography is Bud Spangler. A million guys, better than me, all known for their work. But there is no Bud Spangler.

Why?

So I asked, "What, no Bud Spangler?" This talk was deleted within 24 hours... because there is no Bud Spangler. Did some digging: Bud Spangler has been deleted. Bud Spangler was deleted... years ago... the last time Talk:Bud Spangler was deleted.

That previous Bud Spangler was created, so says the deletionist, by someone banned from doing so. Don't know who.

At this time my paranoia kicks in. The amazing thing is that a project founded on No Rules has evolved not merely into mediocrity, which was guaranteed; but into dystopian mediocrity... which perhaps was also. The wiki, paraded as the ultimate level playing field transparent in every direction, has become a hall of mirrors and black holes: Dr. Strangelove's Play House. A thin trail leads down to a windowless cinderblock room; a blurry photo, a yellowed, singed fragment of newspaper, the words scratched into the wall, scuffed over with a fist: Bud Spangler!

— Xiong 熊 talk * 13:47, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

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