Forum:Thanks, Anonymous IP Person!

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So, I used to think IP edits were all crappy nonsense and probably by people who are Pro-ED. Well, now I know that's not true one person can be a non-asshat.

Go to Harper Lee and view History. Now compare the IP edit with the previous version.

In my opinion, what they wrote was much funnier than what I had...so it really threw me off. O.o

(For the record, I don't really hate TKAM...and I do not think it is "gay and stupid".) Heck no techno 20:27, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, although most IP's are a lower form of life than n00bs, some actually evolve enough to not be parasitic. -- Kip > Talk • Works • • 20:35, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

MadMax was an IP for the longest time before finally registering, and he was so useful they actually nommed him for sysop as an IP. Useful IPs DO exist.--<<>> 03:50, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Heck no techno doesn't count. He's a n00btard. --SPY Administrator (Complain|I rock|In memoriam) HMRFRA WH 04:55, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Um, restrain your n00b-biting tendencies thar, mate. It'll shrink your testicles if your not careful. Also, "Heck no techno doesn't count" for what? Tax returns? --The Acceptable  Cainad  (Fnord) 05:29, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Exactly. --SPY Administrator (Complain|I rock|In memoriam) HMRFRA WH 21:01, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Heck no Techno is a she, you idiot. (BOOM HEADSHOT) --Lt. High Gen. Grue The Few The Proud, The Marines 06:08, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Aren't we all? I, for one, am a pretty girl. Also, it puts the lotion on its skin. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 09:38, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Bollocks, there are no women on the internet, only cross-dressers. ~ 14:40, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

And? Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 16:59, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Damn. You got me there. ~ 20:55, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I am a girl, and a DAMN PRETTY ONE IF YOU ASK ANYONE Heck no techno 03:45, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

If you are indeed a girl, that you must explain to me, once and for all, what's the difference between cobalt blue and midnight blue! </muhahahahaha> ~ 07:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Cobalt blue is a more mid-royal blue whereas midnight blue is nearly black. Duh :P ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 08:45, 18 November 2007

I concede my defeat /me bows my head in shame ~ 08:52, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh here she comes

Watch out boy shell chew you up

Oh here Ceridwyn comes

She's a maneater

Oh here she comes

Watch out boy she'll chew you up

Oh here Ceridwyn comes

She's a maneater! (apologies to Hall. Not Oates, though. Damn him, his mean keytar solos, and his sexy, sexy moustache!) Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 09:01, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

And there was me trying to fit those lyrics to the Nelly Furtado song. *hangs head in shame* • Spang • ☃ • talk • 01:04, 19 Nov 2007

Ceridwyn exists? I thought she disspaeared after the barge exploded! :p --Lt. High Gen. Grue The Few The Proud, The Marines 17:27, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

On IP edits

I guess IP edits, like new ideas are often rubbish, but we have to put up with em, else we will end up being a website... MrN  Fork you! 16:32, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

On your sig

Are you trying to impersonate Mhaille? Unsolicited conversation Extravagant beauty PEEING 16:47, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, stop that impersonatin'! Modusoperandi  (talk to me) 16:56, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Not trying to impersonate, but I did copy my sig from him, which he knows due to the fact that I told him. Is there a problem? MrN  Fork you! 16:59, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

IPs ARE...

NOT PEOPLE! THEY ARE NUMBERS AND DOTS. THEY HAVE NO RIGHTS PERIOD! - Admiral Enzo Aquarius-Dial the Gate 16:53, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

We are all zeros and ones on the interweb. Also, kill all humans. Wups, ignore that last part...at least until 2017. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 17:09, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

I once met a two on the net, but I think he was outcast because none considered he had anything worthwhile to contribute... MrN  Fork you! 17:21, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

I went out with a 7 once. That is, until I found out that he 8 9. That's a deal breaker for me. Heck no techno 00:34, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I guess there is no chance of a big 1 getting anywhere with you then. Maybe I should have kept track of that 2 better... MrN  Fork you! 00:38, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Have only been here less than 2 weeks, but it looks to me like it's a good thing we let people create articles and edit them with IP's... It makes finding the mess they make easier. If we stopped IPs from editing, and forced em into making accounts would it not be harder to find the mess? Just the 0.5 pence of a Noob. MrN  Fork you! 01:12, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Damnit! *sigh* We do not want to block IP edits. We want to block them from creating pages. The difficulty of spotting potentially crappy pages would be far outweighed by the massive (we think) decrease in the number of pages created each day. Besides, I think the Newpages patrollers check user-created pages, too. Unsolicited conversation Extravagant beauty PEEING 03:21, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

On the (extremely rare) instances when I check Newpages, I just open up tabs and look at every page, except for the ones that have already been ICU'd or QVFD'd. - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 03:49, Nov 19

I think I hear what your saying, but my reasoning is thus: If a vandal comes to the uncylopedia they are going to do some vandal stuff whatever happens, it's just a matter of what they do... I guess some vandals will be put off altogether by having to create a login, but a lot will not. If a Vandal does not have to create a login to create a page about "How gay my friend is" is that not easier to find than if they create a login, and then go to some gay related page and make a minor change somewhere on it which might not get noticed so easily? Does it not make sense to let the IPs make the "My gay friend page" it's a lot easier to find and fix than if they mod a page, and the mod is not noticed. I think so anyway, should we not make it as easy as possible for the vandal to get their "vandal kicks" from the new page as possible? But like I said, I'm new here (10 days) and I guess this has all been discussed before. I'm interested in the issue though, so if anyone could point me to a previous discussion on the topic I would be very grateful. MrN  Fork you! 03:56, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Actually, that's a pretty good point. The question is, would the vandal create the account, or would they hit randompage and edit? If only we knew a vandal and could trick them into making a page about one of us on wikipedia. They would find out that they couldn't do it, so would they register and create a page or not wait and edit an existing one? Anyone have any asshat friends who konw nothing about the internet? - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 04:11, Nov 19

I'm not sure what they would do, I guess some would edit a random page, and some would create a new one. Surely it's best to at least give the vandal a chance to "give themselves away" as easily as possible by creating the new page? I for one think the new page option seems more fun to the average run of the mill 12 year old vandal. But, hea I'm not one (he says nipping off to www.change_my_ip_loads_of_times.com) MrN  Fork you! 04:23, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

It is indeed a good point. Can I suggest you don't take the discussion too much further though - you're likely to get the people who voted for the IP restriction talking about it again, when really the matter is closed and should be laid to rest. If you want to read the saga though, the recent discussion and voting was at Forum:Remove IPs Newpages Privilege. We haven't had to vote or have major discussion on this in a long time: usually we just say a resounding NO when somebody suggests it. -- (but) Untrue  Whhhy?Whut?How? *Back from the dead* 09:35, 19 November 2007 (UTC)