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[edit] What's in a name?

Actually, why is it called Wingdings? Thanks, --Abdull 09:35, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

Maybe because "WinDings" might be confused with "windings"? AnonMoos 23:32, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
"Windows Graphics Design Interface" can be abbreviated to "wingdi"... maybe they just added "ngs"? --Surturz 06:09, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 9/11 'Conspiracy'

There were 2 planes that hit the two towers of the WTC. (therefore, 2Q)
Stick to the NYC instead of NY (is the omission in later readings intentional?)
And why is the sequence of 'the skull' (N), and the 'Star of David' (C) interpreted as 'Death to Jews', it should read as 'Death' and then 'the Jews'.
Therefore, I suggest the reading, 2Q33NYC. (which may be interpreted as meaning something like, by 2033, through a series of events which started with the 2 planes hitting the Twin Towers on the 9/11, there will be 'death' (a war), and then will come (reign?) the Jews, and the mission will be accomplished (thumbs up!).
--Cretanforever 19:57, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Still another possible interpretation is to use the sequence MQ33NYC. There, MQ33 is a version of the IBM WebSphere software, and 'M' (in capital) in Wingdings is nothing other than a bomb. Perhaps, they did it using a computer program. Rest of the sequence would be the same. Regards. --Cretanforever 22:07, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm sure that Nostradamus would be proud, but I doubt that it has any place on the article page... AnonMoos 16:04, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

u Realy blieave this ? read this :

American Airlines Flight 11 was the first flight hijacked in the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was an American Airlines flight aboard a Boeing 767-223ER aircraft, registration number N334AA,[1] which regularly flew from Logan International Airport in East Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport. On September 11, 2001, the aircraft on this route was hijacked, and was crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City at 8:46 a.m. Out of all the planes hijacked that day Flight 11 contained the most passengers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.191.122.15 (talk) 14:04, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Odd Wingding symbol

What does the Wingding symbol for \ mean? -- 17:58, 10 December 2006) 69.212.20.48

It's the Hindu Aum symbol,.. AnonMoos

[edit] Windows Vista

This article indicatates that the font will not be included in Windows Vista. As of build 5536 (Pre-RC1), it is still included as is Wingdings 2 and 3. The font is included in windows vista.


TReKiE 07:07, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "the terrorist attacks were not specifically directed at Jews"

Actually they were. KSM stated repeatedly that his attacks were in protest of US-Israeli relations. They were directed at Jews, but not specifically perpetrated against Jews. -68.253.137.137

Actually, Osama bin Laden himself barely cares about Israel at all (you'd think it should be a burning issue with him, but the facts reveal that it isn't). AnonMoos 13:06, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] USA

Has anyone noticed what wingdings looks like when you type USA? It's a cross, a black drop and a hand with the victory sign. It's a conspiracy. Alx xlA 04:23, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Conservapedia

This is worrying – it seems Conservapedia has copy-pasted a huge portion from this article into their own version.... Rubberkeith 23:07, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Actually, as long as they comply with GFDL terms, it's not a problem... AnonMoos 01:02, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] how to edit Wingdings in wiki?

How to use Wingdings font in my MediaWiki? (not necessarily Wikipedia). Using <font> just does not work: ³³. Thx, --Sohale 15:03, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

For Wikipedia, it's very possible that the people who set policies on such things deliberately don't want it to work (since the font is a non-free font). For the general WikiMedia software, you should ask on a forum devoted to the software. AnonMoos 01:06, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "NYC" (former pointless and meaningless header title was "Haha!")

I love the blatant OR in the conspiracies section. Removed. - ElbridgeGerry t c block 20:59, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

There are many references in the External links section (if you had bothered to look at them), and the "NYC" thing was extremely widely covered in the U.S. media at the time... AnonMoos 21:26, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

I really don't understand what the antipathy to including the "NYC" thing is, since it received VERY BROAD media coverage, and is about the only way that the majority of non-type-nerds would have ever heard of Wingdings. It's not some random piece of trivia. AnonMoos 21:33, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

It is a random piece of trivia (or little better: a best it deserves a fleeting mention of maybe a few sentences). I gave what I felt was an entirely reasonable suggestion on your talk page; however, I see that you have chosen not to further discussion and simply to return the section. That's fine, and I don't intend to revert it (because frankly I'd really rather not appear on WP:LAME), but I would like to record my stance on the section here for the sake of any community discussion which might arise. Angus Lepper(T, C, D) 22:00, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
Whatever, dude -- I reverted BEFORE you put anything on my talk page, and I'm perfectly willing to discuss this matter here or anywhere, but I don't hang out on Wikipedia monitoring my Watchlist continuously 24 hours a day. Meanwhile, it would be nice if you would acknowledge a few basic simple facts which seem to elude you, such as that the "NYC" affair occurred in 1992 (almost ten years before 9/11), and that the "NYC" flap of 1992 is the only way that that a large number of non-font-geeks would have ever heard about the font in the first place. The cause of the most widespread media coverage which "Wingdings" has ever achieved cannot be merely a minor trivia item. AnonMoos 08:58, 11 June 2007 (UTC)