Comments on: Egg raid on Wikipedia

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:38:21 +0000

Ah, you misunderstand: I changed it back to my original wording, and I did it because it was the right thing to do. I didn’t get rid of the line altogether, which I see someone’s done since.

The other guy’s wording was incorrect. A few of us actually had an argument elsewhere about whether it’s “for the Flintstone Flop” or “as the Flintstone Flop,” and it’s definitely “for,” as the lyrics themselves will prove.

Ah, well. We had a good run, guys. Now, let’s enjoy the holidays!

By: Not Michael Richards

Not Michael Richards — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:39:20 +0000

I was starting to like you until you said you changed it back. Pussy move. Holden Caulfield would definitely consider you a phony. Or write something like “I mean, not that there’s anything wrong with changing it back, I just think what you wrote was better. I get a bang out of stuff like that.”

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:31:16 +0000

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3233208

I can shoot you my account id if it won’t let you access it. Send me an email if that’s the case.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:21 +0000

Actually, you know what? Please do.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:12:39 +0000

There’s apparently a huge perpetual war going on at Wikipedia where you have a bunch of anime-obsessed nerds spending 20 hours a day guarding their articles like little fiefdoms and using the archaic bureaucracy of Wikipedia to keep them the way they are, even if they’re factually incorrect. It’s one of the reasons 40,000 editors quit just recently. There’s a great thread up about it on Something Awful forums that has actually done some good about changing one of them. Specifically the #crucifixion in art article which had a two-sentence mention of Jesus and then a full page about crucifixion in anime, replete with a picture of Sailor Mars being crucified. I’ll send you the link to the thread if you’re interested.