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Vote	Score: 5.5
Nominated by:	Nikau (talk) 12:59, September 23, 2014 (UTC)
For: 7.5	SNF Since we're dead apparently. --Nikau (talk) 12:59, September 23, 2014 (UTC) For. Who is dead? You are dead? I am not dead. Anton (talk) 17:23, September 23, 2014 (UTC) For. Hell yeah! -- Sir Xam Ralco the Mediocre 21:20, September 23, 2014 (UTC) For. Sir ScottPat (converse) VFH UnS NotM WotM WotY 18:04, September 25, 2014 (UTC) For. 180.181.225.13 10:06, September 26, 2014 (UTC) This is actually pretty good. I like the concept of taking the word 'antibiotic' and interpreting it as referring to artificially intelligent beings who are anti-life. ❦ Llwy-ar-lawr • talk • contribs • 02:30 27 September 2014 For. Brilliant Sir DJ ~ Irreverent 11:33, October 4, 2014 (UTC) For: Loved the literal denotation. TheCan (talk) 02:25, November 10, 2014 (UTC)
Against: 2	Against. The racist crap kills it for me. Snarglefoop (talk) 16:39, October 10, 2014 (UTC) Against. Alienonolympus (talk) 08:03, November 8, 2014 (UTC)
Comments:	If the external links are such a problem, I don't think the article would suffer too much if they were removed. I didn't click on a single one and I still enjoyed it. ❦ Llwy-ar-lawr • talk • contribs • 02:30 27 September 2014 This refers to my complaint to author and his vulgar response that I had a duty to understand what he was getting at. Indeed, an unexplained bulleted list of seven numbers, which do nothing unless you click on them, adds no humor to the page, and suggests that the reader has a comparable duty to get himself sufficiently informed to appreciate the page. In fact, the author ought to bring the humor to the reader. By the way, I have read the entire Intro again and it is still not clear that an alternate voice is the basis of the "humor." Spıke Ѧ 02:44 27-Sep-14 Well, since you seem to be one of the newer additions to the site in relative terms, people have been using links like that in select articles for a long time: see Gay Pubs. You remain the only one on either site to ever find it necessary to tell me (very rudely I might add) how unfunny my work was on my talk page. If you feel the need to pointedly tell established members "I don't like this" and call it an "opinion essay" (what?) without constructive criticism, then you probably need to look at yourself good and close. Which was quite a disappointment because I remember you being a promising new writer from the same way back when Gay Pubs came from. --Nikau (talk) 07:29, September 27, 2014 (UTC) I am not against references, even when they are simply external links. In my opinion, the writer is not asking the reader to get informed before reading his article, but rather saying: "Here is my joke! Now, if you want to know more on the topic, here is a link that can help you." Anton (talk) 10:45, September 27, 2014 (UTC) What's with the jibes against Jews? They have nothing to do with the content of the article. The first two illustrations and the closing tag seem totally out of place and are only funny if you happen to hate Jews. And just in case you missed them there's a reference to swastikas thrown into the caption on the punch card, to call your attention to it. Snarglefoop (talk) 16:36, October 10, 2014 (UTC) Now hold on just one cotton-picking minute. As per Snarglefoop above, what's with the anti-Semitic stuff? Something smells mighty funny here. ❦ Llwy-ar-lawr • talk • contribs • 16:38 10 October 2014 Comment. The joke is that the antibiotic stuff is a parody of antisemitism. the whole thing is poking fun at the stupidity of Antisemitism. You're supposed to think of computers starting a stupid and pointless movement against humans, like the stupid and pointless movement against jews. Nikau (talk) 11:31, October 11, 2014 (UTC) To quote the article itself: Fortunately, because it was simple like most bigots, ENIAC had to be totally rewired to shout an individual epithet. It's a parody, and it even links to a definition of antisemitism to explain that. --Nikau (talk) 11:42, October 11, 2014 (UTC) I believe you about the intent but it just doesn't work for me. The effect is too similar to too many other "humor" articles which have random bits of antisemitism thrown in to spice them up or something. Snarglefoop (talk) 14:16, October 11, 2014 (UTC) Comment. It's a sensitive subject, but I don't see racism there. The swastika reference makes it clear the author wants to parody the nazist régime and the last sentence (now changed) - "At least, they are not Jews, I guess" - was too obviously racist to actually be racist. What I am saying is very subjective, however. Anton (talk) 12:38, October 11, 2014 (UTC) Shrug. I'll rewrite out the jokes about antisemitism it if it goes QFA. --Nikau (talk) 05:26, November 11, 2014 (UTC) Nikau's explanation was sufficient to induce me to reinstate my vote. Thanks. ❦ Llwy-ar-lawr • talk • contribs • 19:26 11 October 2014 Comment. It's a bit too racist for my taste Alienonolympus (talk) 05:24, November 9, 2014 (UTC)

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