Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Approved/Archive 4

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	Motto of the Day
	Approved Overseer Desk Discussion Rejected Schedule Nominations

This is a list of approved mottos. An attempt has been made to classify them by topic/theme. A scheduled date is provided next to the motto. Such mottos are bolded. Mottos marked reserve are not to be used until there are no new mottos.

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Contents 1 Somewhat based on official motto 2 Rather serious 3 Rather funny 4 To be sorted

[edit] Somewhat based on official motto

[edit] Rather serious

[edit] Rather funny

1. A million monkeys, a million typewriters... and still no Shakespeare. - July 13, 2006
2. A million monkeys, a million typewriters, a million cattle prods, and no bananas! - September 2, 2006
3. The revolution will not be televised, but it will be downloaded. - September 3, 2006
4. The revolution will not be televised; it will be wikified. - May 30, 2006
5. Just do it! Do it again! One more time! - September 4, 2006
6. Thou Shalt Not Sign Thy Work -August 18,2006
7. What do you mean: 'There's no "you" in encyclopaedia? - September 5, 2006
8. Encyclopedia, of 'U', for 'U', by 'U'. - June 19, 2006
9. (Reverted edits by 192.168.0.1 to last version by 127.0.0.1) - June 3, 2006
10. Insert, pervert, revert - August 16,2006
11. The greatest ever encycl... rv POV - July 23, 2006
12. Wikipedia: so I can just edit this and it shows up? - May 27, 2006
13. In the future: all books will have an edit button - May 26, 2006
14. So fix it! - September 6, 2006
15. Don't bitch; fix! - September 18, 2006
16. {{sofixit}} - June 15, 2006
17. Where you can actually fix the typos instead of complaining to webmaster. - July 6, 2006
18. Be bold. Behold! - June 7, 2006
19. Don't Panic! - June 14, 2006
20. Brought to you by the letters 'W' and 'P' and the number 42. - September 7, 2006
21. 42. - July 30, 2006
22. Mostly harmless - August 17,2006
23. So you've been chucked out of the library for scribbling in the books, welcome. - June 8, 2006
24. Arguably correct. - June 17, 2006
25. All the encyclopedia you can eat... and regurgitate. - August 19, 2006
26. The compendium of netters' knowledge - September 8, 2006
27. The collective knowledge of the world and then some - June 29, 2006
28. This motto is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy. - June 20, 2006
29. This encyclopedia is a stub. You can help by expanding it. - June 18, 2006
30. To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this encyclopedia may require cleanup. - August 29, 2006
31. This encyclopedia is in need of attention from an expert. - August 24, 2006
32. _{(Redirected from free online encyclopedia)} - August 26, 2006
33. The neutrality of this motto is disputed. - August 13, 2006
34. This list of mottos is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. - September 9, 2006
35. This site is under construction and you can help! - August 28, 2006
36. Ever striving for...a half decent motto - June 10, 2006
37. Everything you didn't know you didn't know - June 24, 2006
38. Wikipedia: What your paper encyclopedia doesn't have. - August 23, 2006
39. All your knowledge are belong to us! - June 11, 2006
40. Wikipedia taking over the web one article at a time - July 4, 2006
41. Taking over the web one edit at a time - June 22, 2006
42. Made in Jimmy ® - August 20, 2006
43. Jimbo wants YOU... to join the Wiki-army! - August 31, 2006
44. We make the internet not suck. - August 22, 2006
45. The Crazy Kingdom of Jimmy Wales - June 1, 2006
46. Because read-only is for the birds - July 1, 2006
47. Memo: Buy more witty Wikipedia mottos - July 2, 2006
48. An edit a day keeps the vandals away - July 8, 2006
49. Save paper. Waste electricity. - July 9, 2006
50. Help wanted. Inquire within. - July 10, 2006
51. If you build it, they will come. - September 30, 2006
52. The free online encyclopedia ON WHEELS!!! - September 29, 2006
53. Good encyclopedia articles and other editable nonsense. - July 29, 2006
54. Your daily source for bad mottos and other deleted nonsense. - August 25, 2006
55. Surf's up! - September 28, 2006
56. Wikipedia: Necessity is the mother of intention... or a peer review - July 24, 2006
57. Thought you vandalized something? Oh no you didn't! - August 27, 2006
58. Encyclopedias are now fun - July 20, 2006
59. Read my lips: no new userboxes - September 26, 2006
60. Welcome to Wikipedia, may we take your knowledge?
61. How many Wikipedia editors does it take to change a lightbulb? One, but anyone can change it back. - September 20, 2006
62. The chief export of Wikipedia is knowledge. - July 18, 2006
63. Wikipedia: The in-flight magazine of the internet. - September 17, 2006
64. No animals were harmed in the making of this encyclopaedia. - July 26, 2006
65. Wikipedia: more matter with less art. - September 16, 2006
66. Wikipedia: the rest is silence. - July 14, 2006
67. I say, we will have no more fancruft: those that are written already, all but one, shall stay; the rest shall keep as they are. - July 19, 2006
68. We do the research so you don't have to - September 25, 2006
69. Wikipedia: Because one man's "cruft" is another man's treasure - July 28, 2006
70. Wikipedia: For when you absolutely, positively have to know about exploding animals overnight.
71. To edit... or not to edit. That is the question. - August 29, 2006
72. "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful encyclopedia." - September 23, 2006
73. "After all, tomorrow is another featured article candidate!" - July 27, 2006
74. "You expect me to edit?" "No Mr. Bond, I expect you to be reverted!" - September 22, 2006
75. Quiet, numbskulls, I'm editing! - October 11, 2006
76. Wikipedia: My anti-dumb - November 6, 2006
77. We are the knights who say Wii...ki! - July 11, 2006
78. One million articles, half a million stubs. - July 25, 2006
79. Wikipedia: Everyone's Edit War - October 23, 2006
80. Ignorance for no length. Edit wars must cease. Bravery is freedom. - September 15, 2006
81. "Master the way of the edit, you must. Begun, the Edit Wars have." -August 8, 2006
82. We will, We will, Inform you! - October 29, 2006
83. Wikipedia, the former home of Brian Peppers. - July 21, 2006
84. Wikipedia: If you vandalise it, it will vandalise you. - October 1, 2006
85. 100% consensus or your knowledge reverted. - October 3, 2006
86. Hallowed are the Wik-i - October 4, 2006
87. Wikipedia: If you were an encyclopaedia, it'd edit you - October 5, 2006
88. By definition, my POV is much more neutral than yours - October 6, 2006
89. All bow to the power of the wiki! - October 7, 2006
90. You couldn't pay me enough for doing this much work ... but I'll do it for free. - October 8, 2006
91. Frankly, my TfD, I don't give a damn. But others do. - October 9, 2006
92. "The article, Percival; you must... revert it, that it be correct!" Le Morte Dwiki. - October 10, 2006
93. IN CASE OF INFORMATION OVERLOAD, BREAK GLASS. - October 30, 2006
94. If you can "surf" the Web, Wikipedia is the Pacific Ocean. - October 31, 2006
95. Knowledge is Power; Take Some - November 7, 2006
96. "Paper? What's that?" - October 13, 2006.
97. ¡Hola da Αγγλικά Wikipedia! - October 15, 2006
98. "Wikipedia is cool!" "Yeah, yeah, paper encyclopedias suck!" - November 1, 2006
99. With great power comes great responsibility. - November 2, 2006
100. Everything I need to know I learned from Wikipedia. - November 3, 2006
101. Wikipedia is loaded with opinions, but most are neutral. - November 4, 2006
102. Do not taunt the Wikipedia Puzzle Ball! - November 5, 2006
103. \|/3 eakspay eei'ou weeerd languages doubleplusgoodwise. - November 6, 2006
104. You have new articles (last vandal).

[edit] To be sorted

1. Once more, unto the edit, dear Wikipedians, once more, or close up the red link with our Admin dead!- November 12,2006
2. In Soviet Russia, Wikipedia edits you!- November 7,2006
3. Courage, Saint George; inspire us with the fire of dragons!- November 14, 2006
4. Weeeding out the rest always leaves the best.- November 15, 2006
5. Please do not neglect to read the Motto of the Day; it is considered vandalism. - November 8, 2006
6. You are innocent until proven guilty.-November 17, 2006
7. There never was a good war or a bad peace. - December 12, 2006
8. It is better to give than to receive. November 18, 2006
9. .etis rorrim a ton si aidepikiW- December 4, 2006
10. Wikipedia - where gnomes, faeries, dolphins, and encyclopedists war against vandals and trolls. - December 11, 2006
11. We are the champions, my friends, and we'll keep on fighting 'till the end...- November 11, 2006
12. It's 'Pedia. Wikipedia. - December 13, 2006
13. You're guaranteed to learn, or your money b- Wait, it's free.- December 4, 2006
14. Wikipedia: The reason the Web exists. - December 10, 2006
15. You can always scribble in an encyclopedia, but clicking on one is so much more fun.- November 20, 2006
16. Rock beats scissors. Paper beats rock. Wiki beats paper. - December 9, 2006
17. Finally, an encyclopedia where you can find stuff out of alphabetical order! - December 8, 2006
18. Being smart is hip again!- November 27, 2006
19. To wiki, or not to wiki. That's an easy question! - December 6, 2006
20. Wikipedia - Abandon all hope, ye who enter here (Dante Alighieri) - December 14, 2006
21. Limitless knowledge at the click of a mouse. - December 15, 2006
22. Free beer: Gratis. Free speech: Libre. Free encyclopedia: Both. - December 7, 2006
23. Wiki is not the answer. Wiki is the question. Yes is the answer.-December 1,2006
24. KittyWikipedia: The Communist Free Encyclopedia ON WHEELS! - December 16, 2006
25. Put the Wiki in the Pedia and add more info to "Morning" - December 17, 2006
26. The best -and worst- of what we all know. - December 18, 2006
27. The best of Web 2.0. - December 19, 2006
28. You can click the things you don't know.- November 24, 2006

-November 29,2006