User talk:AKjeldsen

Allright, kids. To be stopping messing up my talk page, please. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 14:49, 24 March 2008 (EDT)

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Despite having had Sysopship thrust upon me against my express wishes, I hereby pledge to do a moderately acceptable job, as it would appear that I have little say in the matter anyway. Also, since I, apparently unlike some of my more touchy-feely colleagues, consider Sysops appointed representatives of the RationalWiki community as a whole, I furthermore pledge that if you impugn my motives without warrant, or challenge my "AUTHORATIE", and by extention that of the community as such, I both can and will ban you so hard that the relativistic effects will be sufficient to kick you into next week. Goatspeed!

Water, trade union, physics

I lol'd. XD --מְתֻרְגְּמָן ^{שְׁלֹום}

Trade unions have their own physics? Awesome! -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 13:15, 31 January 2008 (EST)

Indeed they do, although they mostly work through inertia. ;-) --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 13:20, 31 January 2008 (EST)

As long as you're up...

Hows about debatin' here? -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 08:51, 1 February 2008 (EST)

IRC

Care to join our little party? --Linus^{(plot evil tech)} 13:36, 9 February 2008 (EST)

Ungodly hours of the night

So, what are you doing up? -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 04:54, 12 February 2008 (EST)

It's 11 AM Central European Time here, and I'm at work. ;-) So what are you doing up? --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 04:59, 12 February 2008 (EST)

It's 2:00 in the morning where I am! Which makes your hours more godly than mine, I guess. :-) -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 05:04, 12 February 2008 (EST)

Not much, TBH. When I don't have to be at work, I usually sleep until 10-11 AM. Makes for some interesting sleep patterns. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 05:10, 12 February 2008 (EST)

TBH? -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 05:14, 12 February 2008 (EST)

"To be honest". --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 05:16, 12 February 2008 (EST)

Ah. I thought you were trying to deceive me with your fearsome acronymz. -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 05:23, 12 February 2008 (EST)

Of course I were. As a liberal, deceit forms the very basis of my existence. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 05:52, 12 February 2008 (EST)

Good that you admit to yourself that you are a liberal, but I am sure you are in atheist denial. Editor at CP^{Bring TK back} 06:03, 12 February 2008 (EST)

Probably. However, if I admit to myself that I am in atheist denial, am I still in atheist denial? And if I then think I'm no longer in atheist denial, wouldn't that mean that I am in fact in atheist denial? This seems to be an inescapable Circle of Doom.^TM --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 06:40, 12 February 2008 (EST)

You reason too much. You should just accept your faith in the Lord, as Saint Augustine did. I wholeheartedly suggest you to read the comprehensive Theology section of the article on him. Editor at CP^{Bring TK back} 06:53, 12 February 2008 (EST)

That was very enlightening. They obviously mean to say that Augustine's theology is so sublime that it's impossible to explain in writing. A very good point. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 07:15, 12 February 2008 (EST)

Pissing on Susan

That was not only not nice, it was way out of line.

I ask you: who does more for this site, our friend and immense contributor Susan, or some bored random teenage wiki wanderer named Kip the Dip? Think about that for a bit, please. human 04:46, 18 February 2008 (EST)

Everyone has calmed down

And most, at least our transatlantic neighbours, are peacefully sleeping. Really, the only way to go back to normality is for everybody to get unblocked and go on. Besides, some discussion on the role of RW, on its rules and on its sysops can only be beneficial, right? Editor at RW^{was rooting for HD DVD} 07:12, 18 February 2008 (EST)

Thus, please unblock yourself and return to CP. I can say that I have learnt more from you than any other RW contributor (flattering, isn't it?). Editor at RW^{was rooting for HD DVD} 07:14, 18 February 2008 (EST)

Pretty bold claim

Yeah, I kinda helped myself to that one. I could spam you to death with relevant cites, but every's still a very big word. Pith ahead of precision, as it were. In other news, I'd like to say sorry again for taking this unnecessary dig a while back. Not proud. Have some dancing bananas, fella:

--Robledo 16:24, 18 February 2008 (EST)

Dancing bananas! All is forgiven! (If there was really anyhting to forgive, I don't really remember with all this other stuff.) --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 16:32, 18 February 2008 (EST)

Kierkegaard

I was surprised your user page link went to WP and not our (your) article. In other news, while digging out some of my old philosophy of language books, I encountered a copy of A Short Life of Kierkgaard (which I always thought was a rather morbid title) and thought maybe I would try to fill out the "life" section beyond "He lived. He died." I found it odd, while skimming, to note that several of his siblings were also named Soren... human 18:49, 20 February 2008 (EST)

(Whoops, can't have that. Fixed the link.) Yeah, but Kierkegaard's life was actually pretty short, and not that much fun while it lasted, I guess. As for the name thing, it was pretty common in 19th century Denmark that a family would have a small set of first names that got recycled frequently, both among siblings and between generations. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 19:01, 20 February 2008 (EST)

I think that the high point of his life was spending, in a weekend, a month's salary on cake.--מְתֻרְגְּמָן ^{שְׁלֹום}

It is with some shame that I must admit I have no idea what you're talking about, but I expect there's an amusing anecdote behind it? --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 19:31, 20 February 2008 (EST)

There is, our philosophy teacher was telling us about it. Apparently, in a fit of existentialism, or because he was hungry, he went to the local bakers, bought out their entire stock, and had the whole lot. --מְתֻרְגְּמָן ^{שְׁלֹום}

Well, I guess he must have decided he really wanted some cake. Let's just hope all that cake didn't cause him a sickness unto death, though. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:01, 20 February 2008 (EST)

Kasparov

Although you wrote it back in December, I didn't chance to see this until today... I find it fascinating. Could you write an article on this "new chronology"? I'm just itching to learn how the idea that all recorded history is only 1000 years long is reconciled with (e.g.) our fairly complete and detailed chronology of European monarchs back to the 10th CE century and earlier. I guess it wasn't until around the 12th century in Europe that people really started putting the minutia to paper (vellum?) but that hardly seems like an excuse... --Jeєv☭s^{Your signature gave me epilepsy...} 19:57, 20 February 2008 (EST)

I'm sort-of planning to do that, but I'd have to read the books first, and I'm not entirely sure if I can stomach that. Let's just say it's reconciled (in a manner of speaking) only through the most bizarre feats of artistic acrobacy you're ever likely to see. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:04, 20 February 2008 (EST)

AKjeldsen, why are you wasting your time with this? Its the stupidest theory out there. DoggedamesP 20:11, 20 February 2008 (EST)

True, but when a significant number of people, including a potential Russian presidential candidate, start subscribing to it, I think there's at least some reason to look into it. Besides, everybody needs a hobby. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:19, 20 February 2008 (EST)

And RA's is sockpuppeteering on RW. He is fairly good at it - for a psychosomatic, at least. human 00:24, 21 February 2008 (EST)

Touché

Heh! --Susan^Purrrrr 11:59, 21 February 2008 (EST)

Danish rubber goat??!?!?

Ain´t it a beauty?!

From Science Blogs Scandinavian archaeologist...-- -PalMD ^--Broccoli 09:03, 23 February 2008 (EST)

Indeed! Our gummigeder are widely sought after for their many, many qualities. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 09:23, 23 February 2008 (EST)

Alternative caption

How about "DM kitty sez Gary Gygax rolls critical failure on his armour throw and is killed by orcz"? --Jeєv☭s^{Your signature gave me epilepsy...} 12:12, 5 March 2008 (EST)

A little unconcise. Hmm... "RP kitteh: Fails save vs. sadness." --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 12:21, 5 March 2008 (EST)

On a related and slightly spammy note, please to be voting for my lolcat. It sucks so much less than the rest of the leader board :D --Jeєv☭s^{Your signature gave me epilepsy...} 12:28, 5 March 2008 (EST)

U can haz vote. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 12:34, 5 March 2008 (EST)

Huzzah, let a thousand lolcats bloom, chairman meiow! --Jeєv☭s^{Your signature gave me epilepsy...} 16:49, 5 March 2008 (EST)

Give me 30 euros

or I will unblock your cp account. TmtamesP 16:40, 8 March 2008 (EST)

Are you crazy? I don't even have 30 euros.

...

Ok, that was a lie. I do have 30 euros. But you can't have them. I don't negotiate with blackmailers. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 17:05, 8 March 2008 (EST)

Give me 12 million competition points

Or I'll fall through the bridge and then reverse in a tight circle until I reach light speed. --מְתֻרְגְּמָן ^{שְׁלֹום}

YOU'RE WINNER! Have your 12 million competition points. Don't spend them all at once. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 17:06, 8 March 2008 (EST)

The results are in!

Anders it is! Congratulations! TmtamesP 14:27, 11 March 2008 (EDT)

Bah, third party deceit! The result is clearly a tie between no less than five different possibilities. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 15:02, 11 March 2008 (EDT)

Hoi

Fijne Verjaardag! Goedenamiddag! Prettig met u kennis te maken. Ik heet TmtamesP. Ik heb hulp nodig. Waar is het toilet, alstublieft? Dat is jammer. Smakelijk eten. Dank u. Hartelijk dank. Tot ziens! TmtamesP 15:44, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

Let's guess who discovered Google Translate. -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 16:40, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

Ja, graag gedaan. You know, mijnheer, it seems like you have moved yourself into a bit of a paradox here. On the one hand you claim I'm Dutch. But on the other, you claim that my name is "Anders". "Anders", however, is to the best of my knowledge not a Dutch name. I look forward to seeing you resolve this, and in the meantime I declare you SCHOOLED and EPIC PHAIL! Een prettige dag verder! --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 16:46, 13 March 2008 (EDT) _{I prefer Babelfish myself. Because of nostalgia.}

Nonsense. The whole point is that the Dutch and the Danes are the same people, both descendants of wooden shoes. So, I believe, I have schooled you! TmtamesP 16:52, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

Nonsense yourself. It is well-known that Danes originally came into being out of nothing, perfectly formed in both mind and body, while the probably Dutch crawled out from a hole in the ground somewhere near Apeldoorn. In any case, we're nothing alike. It is obvious that there is a significant missing link somewhere in this alleged "evolution from wooden shoes" hypothesis of yours. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 17:02, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

Bah. Take your pseudoscientific theories elsewhere, this is a rationalist wiki. TmtamesP 17:06, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

What? Why is it you wooden shoe evolutionists always refuse to enter into a serious discussion with us? It's because you're afraid that you'll be mercilessly schooled by our superior facts and discussion abilities, isn't it? I'm right, am I not? --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 17:26, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

It all just goes back to your irrational claims of the big proto-Dane in the sky. I am too dignified to debate with someone who believes something so terribly and horrendously stupid. You're worthless. You disgust me. You make me sick. You are ugly. TmtamesP 17:54, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

Bah. Your unwillingness to accept the facts as they are just highlights the rank and demeaning materialist nature of your so-called wooden shoe "science". Even renowned international wooden shoe expert Adriaaaaaan van zo dem 's Hergezogenboschnach-Gloijterdjijk agreed when he said that "It ... is ... quite ... obvious ... that ... Danes ... could ... never ... have ... evolved ... from ... wooden shoes." (Some minor irrelevant parts removed.) --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 18:19, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

Why am I even debating with you? You espouse the anti-clog movement, which is sadly so prevalent in Northern Europe. When you stop to think about it, you are really nothing more that a fascist. TmtamesP 18:25, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

Please. Any right-thinking person can tell that it is actually you and your clogs-wearing cohorts who use your superior position in society to oppress and silence those who try to bring uncomfortable facts to the light of day. Teach the controversy, that's all we demand! --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 19:53, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

Wah, wah, wah! I'm such an oppressed little DEC! Teach the controversy? Are you crazy! "The Big JuJu-Dane in the sky" does not belong in the classroom! TmtamesP 19:58, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

query

Ever been to the Faroe Islands? TmtamesP 20:12, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

No, I haven't. But a lot of my tax money goes there! --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:17, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Well, go. Now. TmtamesP 20:23, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Now? But it's the middle of the night here. And why? --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:32, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Shut up. Don't ask questions. Just go! Now! TmtamesP 20:35, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Paraphrasing slightly from Mt 24:16-18, 'then let those who are in Denmark flee to the Faroe Islands. Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak.' --מְתֻרְגְּמָן ^{שְׁלֹום}

I'm pretty sure anyone going to the Faeroes are going to need cloaks. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:39, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

There's no time! Damnit Chloe ... --מְתֻרְגְּמָן ^{שְׁלֹום}

You did not just quote 24 on me, did you? >_< --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:43, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Sorry, I can't really be arsed to do that. If you send me $1000 for a ticket, I might reconsider, though. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:38, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Then you will surely die dine. On Norwegian cuisine. TmtamesP 20:42, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

I remain unconcerned. Lutefisk is a controlled substance around here and the rest of their food is quite acceptable. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:43, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Did I say Norwegian? I meant German. Or if you happen to like that also, then French. No one likes French food. TmtamesP 20:49, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

You forget I'm a Euro-commie. It's in my contract that I have to like French food. Their lobbying activities were quite enthusiastic. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:51, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Swiss? TmtamesP 20:53, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Dont know, never been to Switzerland. I like chocolate, though. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:55, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Silly eu-er. You don't have to go to Switzerland to experience swiss cuisine. TmtamesP 20:56, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

We don't exactly have a Swiss restaurant on every street corner around here. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen a Swiss restaurant in my life. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:58, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

Cheese fondue, rosti, and, er, that's as much as I can think of. --מְתֻרְגְּמָן ^{שְׁלֹום}

I have at least 3 Swiss restaurants on every block here. What is it with Denmark? Why such ethnocentrism? TmtamesP 21:01, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

We are a sad, small, narrowminded country. It's because we lost a war 140 years ago. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 21:03, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

That's funny. So did the South. Is your nation full of ignorant hicks and anti-government militant groups, too? -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 23:18, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

RationalWikiWiki

FYI RationalWikiWiki has relocated to another site[1]. Hans Johnson as in "keep ya hans off my" ^{(cover your eyes!)} 21:11, 17 March 2008 (EDT)

?

Your recent vandalism spree at ratwikiwikiwiki was childish. Why must you try and censor that which you disagree with? Can't we have rational discourse? TmtamesP 17:07, 18 March 2008 (EDT)

Sorry. Wasn't me. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 17:40, 18 March 2008 (EDT)

However, if you make me a sysop, I'll be happy to help prevent and/or clean up after any such further attempts at vandalism. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 17:50, 18 March 2008 (EDT)

Okay. As soon as it lets me access the site again... User talk:TmtamesP|TmtamesP]] 17:52, 18 March 2008 (EDT)

Okay. Your in. TmtamesP 18:27, 18 March 2008 (EDT)

Thank you, #17... I mean, mr. Admin. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 18:39, 18 March 2008 (EDT)

Hello

Thank you for your welcome. Meursault2004 06:54, 21 March 2008 (EDT)

Danes

Look at the leaderboard for the World Golf Championships. The top ten currently includes two Danes. No doubt Soren Kjeldsen is one of your relatives. And look, ANDERS Hansen. Didn't you tell me Anders was not a Danish name? TmtamesP 19:29, 23 March 2008 (EDT)

No, I told you it wasn't a Dutch name. Also, I'm afraid I'm not related to that other mr. Kjeldsen, that being rather a common name around these parts. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 20:34, 23 March 2008 (EDT)

Don't make me dig up the diffs. TmtamesP 20:45, 23 March 2008 (EDT)

You have this unhealthy obsession with Danes, Bohdan. Are you coming on to AKjeldsen? -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 00:14, 24 March 2008 (EDT)

Allright, kids. To be stopping messing up my talk page, please. --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 14:49, 24 March 2008 (EDT)

You spelled alright wrong, unless you refer to the old German cars. TmtamesP 19:47, 25 March 2008 (EDT)

Noted. Thank you for your valuable contribution! --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 19:48, 25 March 2008 (EDT)

You're quite welcome. I try my hardest to make this a quality site. TmtamesP 19:51, 25 March 2008 (EDT)

He started it! :P -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 15:30, 24 March 2008 (EDT)

Constitutional Convention

...[Within any community] there is some group of users that cares more than average about the integrity and success of the group as a whole. And that becomes your core group... ... [in] all successful online communities..., a core group arises that cares about and gardens effectively. Gardens the environment, to keep it growing, to keep it healthy. —Clay Shirky[2]

Instead of waiting around for people to respond at talk:Community Standards, why don't we just invite those who, to reference the quote above, care more than average about the integrity and success of the group as a whole? Invite them directly into a work group, where we can work out a sort of constitution? At, say, RationalWiki:Constitutional Convention? -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 17:15, 28 March 2008 (EDT)

Aaagh! As usual, I latch onto something and want to go with it, generally farther than anyone else wants to. I already have the list of "core members" in my head, and a bunch of ideas for how to run the work group/convention. It's taking everything I have not to shout them out. Restraint, RA, restraint. Restrain thyself... -- Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 17:34, 28 March 2008 (EDT)

Like AK, I have tried to get some proper organisation here without success. However, this wiki does not run by itself, it has to be financed. While I give my monthly pi-pledge it would appear that most of the costs are born by TMToulouse, unfortunately we don't appear to have a detailed financial report but ultimately he has the ultimate control of the site. During previous discussions he has sided with the mobocracy approach. If anything is to be done it has to be with his blessing. Genghis ^Marauding 18:16, 28 March 2008 (EDT)