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Deadlock Clock: Feb 18th 2012 at 11:59:00 PM
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#102: Feb 15th 2012 at 5:18:43 AM

[up] Cleaning up th examples is removing the Justifying Edits. Remember, What An Idiot is an Audience Reaction, it cannot be justified by someone else than the person having that reaction.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#103: Feb 15th 2012 at 11:30:11 AM

Alright, let's start. Remove everything which looks like a complaint fest or isn't a specific moment. Also, check for duplicates with Idiot Plot and Idiot Ball. If something is already there, we remove it from this page.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#104: Feb 18th 2012 at 1:49:48 AM

Should we add a "No Justifying Edits please, this is an Audience Reaction, it cannot be justified" disclaimer in commented-out form to the pages?

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#105: Feb 18th 2012 at 3:47:57 AM

Yea. Add that tag, please.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#106: Feb 18th 2012 at 4:14:53 AM

Added this tag:

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%%PUBLIC SERVICE REMINDER: This is an Audience Reaction
%%your "justifications", "however" or Natter don't matter on somebody's else's Audience Reaction
%%LEAVE THEM OFF, PLEASE
%%If something's blatantly wrong, just remove it
%%

edited 18th Feb '12 4:16:11 AM by SeptimusHeap

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#107: Feb 19th 2012 at 7:21:06 AM

Can this be considered closed now?

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#108: Feb 19th 2012 at 8:08:06 AM

Was the same action applied to all subpages?

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lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#109: Feb 19th 2012 at 8:10:20 AM

We're slow with this. I've been very slow because some entries need to be chopped off completely.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#110: Feb 19th 2012 at 8:13:34 AM

[up] If you are talking about the anti-Justifying Edit disclaimer, I didn't add it to the Live-Action TV page and its subpages because they were clean all the time before my cleanup. The other pages have got it.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#111: Feb 21st 2012 at 4:24:01 AM

Clock's out since three days. Is there still something to do, or can this be locked?

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
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3rd Feb '12 1:04:47 PM

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Currently, What An Idiot examples tend to read like Complaining About Idiot Balls You Dont Like. Moreover, the subpages are cluttered and filled with Justifying Edits. The following have been suggested as possible solutions:

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