User talk:Human

• The 2008 election night party is enshrined at this dump. Thank you all for popping in, it was a blast!
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• Somewhere around here I usually express my preference for avoiding table-tennis conversations. If I muck up your talk page, I'll stalk you until you reply there. If you defame my lovely estate of ones and zeros here, I'll add some random non sequitur to it here. Cheers! ħuman

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(sticky) Note to self for 10/21

Go here and check for 10/6 archive and get clip of my email being read. ħuman 23:39, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

I just listened and would like to congratulate you on your new found fame. Yorick^{Is Joe Biden Eva Braun?} 05:42, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, and thanks for the heads up! ħuman 05:45, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Too bad I didn't write it in a way that "expected" it to be read verbatim on the air, causing Malloy to stumble a bit due to the style. And, luckily, RW.org comes straight to RW.com! Can't believe I mucked that up. ħuman 23:40, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Nx for ogging it up for me! ħuman 00:34, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

(sticky) Comic Strip Presents

Classic! BTW, not sure if you saw the link I added for you. Crundy^{Talk nerdy to me} 15:46, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations

You have won the "RW's most prolific editor" award for 2009! Get a life!!1!11!!one!!

RationalwikiwikiUndergroundResistor (talk) 05:46, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Shit man! You beat me by 1 second! Aceⁱ⁹ 05:47, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! This is #49,887... ħuman 21:42, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Jesus Christ, Human, Jesus Christ... I remember you announcing number 40'000 a short while after I joined in April. Let us know when you get to 50k! SJ ^Debaser 21:43, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations. At least .0067% of the Internet is of your making. --^{Ask me about your mother} 21:45, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Wow, and I thought I spent too much time here. How the hell do you do it? Tetronian ^{you're clueless} 21:47, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

He's been here since the beginning. Kinda like the Oracle in the Matrix. SJ ^Debaser 21:49, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Ah, so Human is an all-knowing computer program? Now it makes sense. Tetronian ^{you're clueless} 21:50, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

I must have missed the Matrix film in which the Oracle knocks back a few cans and goes on a rampage. Now that'd be far better than any of the sequels they released. By the way, how do we see the stats for editing? I never managed to find that bit of RW. --^{Ask me about your mother} 21:55, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

For your own, click on "my preferences". ħuman 22:03, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Congrats! :-D I voted for you. lol. Question: how does one remove the "Merry Christmas" sign from the top of the "recent changes" page? Or is it still supposed to be there? I thought by now that it's a bit dated though.. I need to learn more wiki-stuff. Refugee^{talk page} 22:09, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

It's supposed to be there; It's one of the templates that appear on RC when there is a holiday. I'm not entirely sure why it still says Merry Christmas, though. Anyone know? Tetronian ^{you're clueless} 22:12, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

It's for the Orthodox Christmas. ħuman 22:23, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Ohhhhh. Duh, I should know that. Tetronian ^{you're clueless} 22:27, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Talk about yer gettin' old stuff - last month I turned fifty, and tonight I'll probably hit 50k edits to this fine-ass wiki...

You make that sound so dirty. Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 04:38, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the award friendly messenger! My abilities have been recognised. SJ ^Debaser 23:16, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

|F|U|X'|s vid

I have posted a link to our vid on my userpage under the "About My Band" section. Enjoy! AnarchoGoon ^{Swatting Assflys is how I earn my living} 05:32, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Cool, fun, thanks! Hey, you know how two more video links come up when a vid stops? I got one for the misfits, and this. Amusing. ħuman 21:42, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

That's our SuperJosh! Lord Goonie ^{Hooray! I'm helping!} 04:22, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Exemption

You have earned an exemption from open hostilities in the RW/MC War of attrition. This isn't because of any real service to reason, but because you have an open mind, intolerant of authoritarianism. More of these exemptions will be issued in the coming days to worthy RW members. MarcusCicero (talk) 21:01, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Ping-pong... Professor Moriarty 21:04, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

DFTT.. JeffD (talk) 21:06, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Signature

Hey, I've noticed lately that my signature isn't randomizing like it used to. Now, I just get the same note on every instance of the page when it loads... Did something change in the code that I don't know about? Thanks SirChuckB^{This country needs more Rutabegas} 21:25, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it did. To save on server resources, Nx made it so a template only gets parsed once per page load, and our sigs are of course templates. To beat that, you put a pipe at the end as if there is a parameter coming:

SirChuckB^{Boom Goes the Dynamite}

SirChuckB^{BATHE THE WHALES!!!!}

SirChuckB^{HITWIN FOR PRESIDENT!}

And it should work again. ħuman 21:31, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Hmmmm, or not... I wonder if the help file explains it? ħuman 21:32, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

"Note that if you use random, you will have to change "Signature" in your preferences to include a pipe (|) before the closing brackets, like this: {{User:Yourname/sig|}" Do what I showed above but do it in your prefs. ħuman 21:34, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Got it just before I came back to read your response. Thanks again. SirChuckB^{Whatever happened to Skip It?} 21:37, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Please change it back. Your sig now disables the parser cache on all pages that it appears on, slowing down the load. Professor Moriarty 21:44, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

No it doesn't. You're confusing two things:

a) When you call a template without parameters, its results gets cached, so all calls to the same template on a single page will be the same. This is an optimization in MediaWiki. If there are parameters, this optimization is disabled, hence why you need to add the pipe. You need to add the pipe at every level, though it's no longer necessary to use the double template trick, you can just remove SUBST: from the nickname box in your preferences.

b) random is cached, which means sigs will only change when you reparse a page.

I fixed your sig by adding a pipe in User:SirChuckB/sig -- Nx / talk 22:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Oh ok, I see the what the problem is... So now all my signatures will be randomized, but the ones I signed before changing it are gonna stay the same. Is that right? SirChuckB^{BATHE THE WHALES!!!!} 22:20, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Nx: when I reloaded the page, some of the sigs changed, but that was probably just the cache being purged intermittently. Professor Moriarty 22:25, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

If you didn't have the pipe in preferences, then those will be the same because of the optimization.

BTW, now you can see why template signatures are bad: editing the signature of a prominent member slows down the wiki significantly. -- Nx / talk 22:27, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I understand now. I've got it, thanks. That's also why I try to avoid changing anything about my signature. SirChuckB^{One of those deceitful Liberals Schlafly warned you about} 22:30, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

EC) I just have several sigs that I can pick at will depending on what I last had with my toast. ^{I have just eaten} _& stilton^talk 22:32, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Where the fuck is Human?

Your presence is requested here. Fucker. Aceⁱ⁹ 04:15, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Requested? No, required is more like it! The Spikey Punk ^{I'm punking my punk!} 04:16, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

50,000 edits = short circuit. Needs a new spark plug. Sterile syringe 04:22, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

That's right.... Have you reached that number yet? Lord Goonie ^{Hooray! I'm helping!} 04:24, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Dear God no. I'm just a wee bit over 4,000. At this rate, I should be at 50,000 in ... (carry the two) ... 30-ish years. Sterile syringe 04:56, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I am hitting 2 years at RW and am just over 5000. Aceⁱ⁹ 04:57, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I go through phases of interest and phases of disinterest. Just my style, I guess. Sterile syringe 05:09, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Let's see. I have 1750ish edits, and I arrived about a year and a bit. That make 1500 edits per year, so I will hit 50k in... 33 years. Ouch. --User:Theautocrat/Sig 05:37, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

MC template

I only used it once my lord ;( . Unless you mean the DFTT pic, which I just like, and as I said MC is pathetic haha, even though I'm a total newbler here. JeffD (talk) 04:20, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Wow, even the newbs think MC is pathetic. That's great! Lord Goonie ^{Hooray! I'm helping!} 04:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm more concerned that the newbs thing Human should be addressed "my lord". Although if you assume that's intentionally sarcastic, it's equally reassuring. ^moral 04:24, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Well, Human does have around 50,000 edits here. What a fucking loser! The Goonie 1 ^{What's this button do? Uh oh....} 04:25, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Good point that man well made. ^moral 05:11, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I approve of this title. --Tom Moore^{fiat justitia} 06:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Oh geez... ħuman 19:59, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

You asked for it, haha! Tetronian ^{you're clueless} 20:02, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Fucked up shit

Sometimes we are all so trivial, arguing about stuff that really doesn't matter, and then the shit hits the fan and real life intrudes. RA's parents are getting divorced, and he come here to look for some support, direction, love, even. Then fucking Goonie's sister gets raped and he has the stones to tell us what he's going through, and, again, look for a little support, direction, etc. It makes little edit wars, article deletions, etc. seem so meaningless when people in our community are dealing with seriously painful shit. I have no idea why I posted this... ħuman 01:48, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

I know the feeling. Little bickerings about little matters mean nothing in the face of real life situations. I am glad that the our little community is tight enough for the most part that we can look to each other for guidance or a willing ear to listen, so to speak. Aboriginal Noise ^{with 4 M's and a silent Q} 01:54, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

I agree, it gives us a sense of perspective. Our wiki-troubles look patently absurd compared to our real-life ones. But - and maybe this is not the place for this odd brainwave - I wonder if, as future generations become more accustomed to the internet and online communities, internet troubles will seem as real as, well, real ones. Tetronian ^{you're clueless} 03:24, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

We may argue about bullshit with each other and tempers can flare but there isn't one person here that I wouldn't step up and help in any way I could if they were in a pinch. Aceⁱ⁹ 03:28, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Cue unholy shitstorm

I don't care that you sysopped TK, but a lot of other people do. You ready for the fallout? Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 10:46, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

So...where was the discussion where you got consensus for this little stunt? You can imagine, I'm less than thrilled about it. --Kels (talk) 00:44, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

What's he going to do besides start a block war here and there and be obnoxious? I doubt he will do any damage. Of course, I said that about MC too... Tetronian ^{you're clueless} 00:45, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I was wondering that myself. Aceⁱ⁹ 00:47, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

As was I. If TK, why not MC? TheoryOfPractice (talk) 00:48, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Both de-sysoped for now. Aceⁱ⁹ 00:49, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Good move, Ace. Tetronian ^{you're clueless} 00:50, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Just wanting to prevent some kind of bitch session wherein everyone argues with each other. Aceⁱ⁹ 00:52, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Ace is my brother from another mother, but I gotta disagree on this one. TK being a sysop here is made of win. He'll never be able to credibly claim we "oversighted" things against our own community standards, as he commonly does. Think this one through. 00:53, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Its been done Nutty. No matter what he will still lie even if he is a sysop. Aceⁱ⁹ 00:56, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Look, I'm all for respecting other people and treating them as equals, but that doesn't mean I invite every Tom, Dick and Terry into my house and treat him like family. The guy is poison, and we gain nothing but grief by treating him like the good guy he has proven himself not to be. TheoryOfPractice (talk) 00:58, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

And who cares if "He can never credibly claimed..." because he never credibly claimed before and will never credibly claim anything ever again. Aceⁱ⁹ 01:00, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Given this guy's got a history of contacting people directly and making threats outside of CP and RW, as well as personally suffering a good deal of personal insult from him, I'd say he's a damn sight worse than MC. I say give them both the same treatment. --Kels (talk) 01:02, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure I get this. How is making him a sysop or not change his bullying? He goes berserk with the blocks and he gets promoted. If he's harassing people in private, perhaps sysoping him with flush him in to the open...δ_ij$^{i.broke.it.}$ 01:08, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

It has been done before with less than pleasent results. TK is a horrible person with not one good feature. Aceⁱ⁹ 01:09, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

He probably isn't "mostly harmless." Corry (talk) 01:12, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

"TK is a horrible person" Well, duh. But we don't have to be in response. I thought most of us here weren't Christians...or don't care enough about religion to buy in all that revenge crap. δ_ij$^{i.broke.it.}$ 01:15, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but you are dead wrong about TK. Aceⁱ⁹ 01:16, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

This was not a wise thing to do, and can bring no good but much mischief. I am glad it is undone.--Tom Moore^{fiat justitia} 01:17, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure how I'm dead wrong about him...I agreed with you!! δ_ij$^{i.broke.it.}$ 01:20, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

What I mean is that not sysopping TK doesn't make us horrible people. TK has made a lot of personal trouble for people and having him here is not wise. He is not to be trusted. Aceⁱ⁹ 01:27, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

This would be good reading material for anybody wanting a background on TK past the last few WIGOs. Corry (talk) 01:34, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Ace, my point was that sysoping him might force him in to the open. Obviously the man child is a complete asshole, but short of permabanning him again (from what it appears, would be a total shitshow), what are you going to do to prevent him from trying to make alliances in private? You say sysoping him a a shit idea, but I'm looking at the status quo and thinking it'd be tough to get much worst than this.

Can anyone explain what exactly he did to "bring down" RW 1.0? I've been following this site for a long time now and still have yet to figure it out. Did he go nuts with a baseball bat or something? δ_ij$^{i.broke.it.}$ 02:24, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

There is more information here.--Bob^{It's cold!} 07:36, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm so bored with your whiny crap. TK hasn't been naughty on here for like a fucking year. Get over yourselves. So you hate him, so do I, who cares? ħuman 07:59, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

The problem is that TK is not "mostly harmless".--Bob^{It's cold!} 18:12, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

TK's demotion

Irrational Numbers has rights that are currently only available to crats. - π 08:00, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Oops, sorry I thought that was like being a mushroom I will undo immediately thanks ħuman 08:02, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

No, it was just that I wanted about 4 rights more than an autoconfirmed user, one was the crat right to edit the interface. - π 08:05, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

(EC)Let's make that page a little more explanatory, as in, what porn the user can access given the rights? Otherwise, all except sysop and crat look like joke groups to most of us? ħuman 08:06, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Why don't you go fuck yourself Huw?

Go start HuwWiki? Aceⁱ⁹ 09:05, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I mean you're a nice guy and all but you can be a pissy little bitch that takes only his own his opinion as read. Aceⁱ⁹ 09:08, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I made you a present

Hope you like it. --Kels (talk) 19:29, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Hehe, that's cute... Did you add it over at Forum:Making Karajou funny? ħuman 22:21, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

TK as a sysop

Please promote him back to a regular user. It is not wise to make him a sysop.--Tom Moore^{fiat justitia} 10:49, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

What difference does it make? Please tell me one "bad edit" (ie not "mostly harmless") he has mad, say, in the last year? ħuman 10:55, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

I can't provide an example. He has been behaving. But I feel that his past actions, and his current actions on Conservapedia, mean that he shouldn't be a sysop here. I think most everyone else agrees. I don't think it's very fair for you to decide that you are right and everyone else is wrong, even if you are very very sure you are right. Please promote him, rather than deciding that the discussion is done and you are just going to do what you want.--Tom Moore^{fiat justitia} 11:05, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

How about we include the slap in the face this is to people who have had legitimate problems with him? --Kels (talk) 11:15, 14 January 2010 (UTC)