User talk:Antandrus/observations on Wikipedia behavior

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Contents 1 Accuracy 2 Reference 3 Thanks 4 No angry mastodons 5 FYI 6 Hey, 7 Trim? 8 Wow 9 Excellent 10 This is the list! 11 Favorites 12 Thank you 13 Number 67 14 Sorry to disagree ... 15 Kudos 16 Partial Hungarian translation 17 Great stuff! 18 Complete French translation 19 Impressive 20 Too long? 21 Awestruck 22 This is a page!

[edit] Accuracy

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

[edit] Reference

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)

[edit] Thanks

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)

[edit] No angry mastodons

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)

[edit] FYI

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)

[edit] Hey,

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).

[edit] Trim?

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

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)

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

[edit] Wow

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)

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)

[edit] Excellent

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

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

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)

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)

[edit] This is the list!

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)

[edit] Favorites

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

[edit] Thank you

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

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

[edit] Number 67

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

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

[edit] Sorry to disagree ...

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

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)

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

[edit] Kudos

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

[edit] Partial Hungarian translation

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)

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

[edit] Great stuff!

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)

[edit] Complete French translation

I have translated the entirety of the page at [2]. I hope that this is OK with you. Congratulations on interesting cultural references and brilliant writing style. Rama (talk) 21:11, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Impressive

Hi. I've read your essay, and I find it one of the most interesting analysis on wikipedian's behaviour. Great job! Meodudlye (talk) 20:56, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! Appreciate that! La Rochefoucauld is actually better in the original French.  :) Antandrus (talk) 02:03, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Too long?

Don't you think? --Stephanwehner (talk) 03:16, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

It's a collection of observations, not an "essay" in the usual sense, so it is only limited by how many I will eventually have. Feel free to read, not read, jump around, ignore it entirely, or whatever you like. They're also in no order, except that I want the last one to be last. La Rochefoucauld, who gave me the idea, has somewhat over 500; I imagine some day I'll have around 100. Antandrus (talk) 16:47, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Awestruck

Is provision made anywhere to nominate you for canonisation as a Wikipedia saint? Koro Neil (talk) 13:01, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

There was. It seems like it got deleted. Moreschi (talk) (debate) 13:19, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] This is a page!

I appreciate it muy bueno! Expect me to analyze all >9,000 of your theses on my bliggy bluggy blergy blog. MessedRocker (talk) 00:06, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Do link it afterwards. :) · AndonicO ^Engage. 00:16, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm looking forward to it! I see from your user page (old versions, forgive me for digging, but being interested in other people I'm annoying that way) that we are in agreement about many things, e.g. non-vengeance. Human behavior is among the most interesting of all topics: have fun writing! Antandrus (talk) 02:01, 12 June 2008 (UTC)