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Contents 1 Talk To Me 2 South American laissez-faire School Opens 3 Reflist Template 4 Image 5 500 Deniers 6 Eco-Vatican News? 7 Tacking A Lawsuit On The Door of The Church of Algore? 8 Global Warming=Starvation 9 Weigh In 10 State Pages 11 Vote Now For the 2007 Truthys 12 The Coming Wikipocalypse 13 Maintenance tags 14 Thanks 15 New Versions of Existing Pics 16 Libertarian 17 References to other internets tubes 18 Favor 19 Political Compass 20 Image 21 On behalf of the Wikiality.com 22 Windows v Linux 23 Thumbnail 24 And that brings us to tonight's Featured Word: Factoid 25 Call for Papers 26 Image Display Problems 27 Connedservapedia 28 Welcome Back! 29 Factoid 30 May I Ask... 30.1 Distinction Between Factoid/Truthyism 31 Maybe I'm Getting Old 32 Did You Know... 33 Images

[edit] Talk To Me

[edit] South American laissez-faire School Opens

I found an article I thought you might be interested in, and started a page for it: Francisco Marroquin University. The article is copy/pasted in the section called "notes"--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 17:17, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Holy batman! Bi 17:32, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

I hope that means you like it! I was just going to leave it open for anyone, but, if you're going to take it over make sure you put a UC tag on it.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 17:57, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, just leave it open. After all, it's always good to let the Invisible Hand work its magic... w00t! :) Bi 18:07, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reflist Template

Ooh! That looks so professional on your page!--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 16:55, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

(-: Thanks! Bi 16:58, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image

I posted this, you might be able to use it.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 09:19, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll see if I can find a good use for this image. :-B Bi 09:44, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 500 Deniers

I have heard of this. Allegedly, the liberal factonistas are going through the list and asking any of the (still living, non-weatherman) scientists if they know they are on the list and whether their opinions are reflected acurately.

As a result, the list has dwindled.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 08:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

I started this for you. Edit as you please.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 09:02, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Eco-Vatican News?

Vatican says pollution is also a sin!?--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 04:37, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

But... but CO₂ emissions are not pollution! "They call it pollution, we call it life"! :) Bi 06:38, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tacking A Lawsuit On The Door of The Church of Algore?

Weather Channel founder wants to sue Algore!

Thought you might find that interesting, perhaps even usable...--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 00:01, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Woot! Pretty much every previous lawsuit against the Great Worldwide Satanic Al Bore Gore Conspiracy has been a dud. Let's drink to the future success of this new lawsuit! :) Bi 11:50, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Global Warming=Starvation

I haven't been keeping up with your vast project, so I don't know if you've included this...but have you been keeping up with the newest "debate" that biofuels are causing poor nations to starve? ([1])--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 07:13, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Not really, but I did include a link to a scientific article saying that biofuels may not be that "green" after all, if one factors in the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by the biofuel production process. Thanks for the suggestion though! Bi 07:56, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Anyway, I'm currently keep tracking more of Kevin Grandia's reports on the Heartland Institute "scientific conference". :) Bi 08:05, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh lawdy! Just keep in mind some of those links may disappear, so you might want to find ones that are more permanent.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 08:15, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Oops... thanks for reminding me! Bi 08:54, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Weigh In

Do you think each issue should have it's own page?--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 07:29, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't know... the current page still looks quite manageable I guess. If I were to decide, I'd probably leave it as a single page until MediaWiki starts complaining about big edit boxes, then split it. :) Bi 08:40, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] State Pages

Hello. Thank you for reverting the vandalism from the past few days. However, we normally let people post whatever the hell they want on the state pages (except for vanity and real vandalism).

Primarily this is done because we don't live everywhere and cannot possibly know if any of what is being posted may actually be funny.

So, we just let people post on their home state/city (whatever) unless it is clearly unColbert content.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 21:56, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Roger. Bi 08:54, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vote Now For the 2007 Truthys

Voting is now open. Please visit the voting page--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 06:11, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Coming Wikipocalypse

The Last Days of the Countdown To The Wikipocalypse approach, Bi, and Wikiality.com hopes you will join us for this Rapturous event. By the Grace of the Holy Trinity (Wikiality, Truthiness, and Our Glorious Stephen), we pray that you won't be Left Behind.--thisniss 01:39, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maintenance tags

Please do not remove the "nocow" tag from Windows vs Linux until the problem is fixed.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 05:15, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

For every untruthy edit posted, admins add a tag so everyone can know how to fix the page(s). The Windows vs Linux page is not quite in "The Stephen Colbert Experience" due to excessive reverence for someone who isn't a Great American: Stephen, Jesus or George W. Bush. The new "nocow" tag is similar to other vanity-type tags which try to highjack precious pages on a Colbert-centric wiki for persons not Stephen (or Jesus or Dubya).

We have always tried to discourage using this wiki for personal information or content that is not truthy.

I am not trying to prevent you from posting, but I don't want what happened with Libertarian to happen again: no one gave you any feedback until after you put so much work on the page. I would rather discuss a problem page than not.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 05:40, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Just wanted to thank you for your vigilance in vandal watching while all the admins were away. For your good citizenship, you have earned the title of "Truthiness Protector" (and a promotion, while I was there). Wear it proudly! Long may the truthiness wave.--thisniss 12:16, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the title! :) Bi 17:31, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Versions of Existing Pics

Please make sure that when you upload a new version of an already existing pic, to give it a new name, so as not to "freak out" the existing pic. I uploaded your cropped version of AngelinaJolieLaraCroft.jpg and called it AngelinaJolieLaraCroftCropped.jpg.

Also, when you crop pictures such as Miss Jolie's leave a little extra room in the image above the head and in the general direction that your subject is facing. Otherwise it makes the subject seem "squished"--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 15:50, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Libertarian

Hey, I hope you don't mind, but I suddenly felt an intense desire to push the "hot, sweaty, naked" up a bit in your article. Personally, I feel this is a minor adjustment that makes the piece funnier, but that could be more a reflection of my perversion than any true sense of wit. What I'm saying is, boobs. No, seriously. But if you feel that these adjustments have made the piece too stupid or clunky, you should remove them. I am sleep-deprived and goofy, and the "schoolgirls" pic got me distracted. ;) --thisniss 13:26, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Libertarian will be featured on the front page on Thursday 4/19. We're going to try giving features at least a week on the front page. Go here if you'd like to weight in on our featured article process. Keep it Truthy! --MC Esteban™ 13:36, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

thisniss: w00t! I made some changes, I really liked the part about chicks getting hot and sweaty with their guns. There are lots of pictures of those, of course, but if we bring them in we'll have to censor them, and that'll be uncool.

MC Esteban: All Hail Capitalism! Bi 18:29, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References to other internets tubes

Thank you.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 06:37, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Favor

Can you do me a favor and check out Template:BlankCD it's not working out right (see: Cover Albums) Thanks.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 05:18, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Tweaked it a bit... it looks OK now (to me). Bi 08:16, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

It's perfect, thank you!--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 18:49, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

No problem. :) But do let me (us?) know your thoughts on the "Political Compass" proposal below... thanks! Bi 18:57, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Political Compass

Okay, I really just came over to leave my silly comment below, but I've been looking at your Political Compass and it's blowing my mind. We've got to figure out a way to get this interactive. The Knight Watch, MC Esteban™, and I were just talking last night about wanting to have surveys and such on the Main Page. I feel this could be a very truthy addition to our general humanity-serving, world-saving mission here at the Wikiality.com. Americans need to know that they are not Godless Bears (and Godless Bears need to know that they are very bad). So I'm going to propose to the other admins that we figure out a way to use your chart as the basis of our first "survey," if that is okay with you. You seem to know a good bit about the wiki code - would you want to help with this project, if it becomes a project? We would need to develop a set of questions that generated a person's location on your political compass, but figuring that out is step two after deciding whether you (and those other folks) want to do this. What do you thi feel? --thisniss 18:20, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

One preliminary idea would be to make some sort of Navigational map. Users could click on the one they are, and leave notes and a sig on the corresponding page. Just an idea... it would require some coding (which I could do) and a lot of pages. --MC Esteban™ 19:21, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Thisniss: That'll be cool -- I'm in! :) But I wonder what's the extent of coding allowed on Wikia.com -- can one create a questionnaire such that the answers are sent to a soothsayer for interpretation?

I imagine MC Esteban's plain old map should be easier to do (using composite images -- which won't exactly work on this CSS-incapable, JavaScript-incapable browser I'm using, but who cares). Bi 20:22, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Soothsayer? I was imagining bones.--thisniss 20:24, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't want to barge into last-night's pillow talk, but I'm thinking some kind of Cartesian coordinate system (X,Y) could pinpoint a location on the politcal compass. If 0,0 is the point dead center of the compass, and each of the four corners is a value of 100,100 Note: positive (+) values are right and up, negative (-) values are left and down (seems very natural), we could identify anything on the compass. So for example, Marxist = -70,40. So if I wanted to talk about Jerry Brown (-70,-50) I'd have a location on the compass. After producing a bit of a cheat sheet, people's political heroes (which we have assigned values to in advance) could be part of the poll questions. Other keywords could also have their compass coordinates mapped depending on the survey content. Then it would be easy to locate someone's place on the compass by calculating the average of the responses based on the coordinates represented by their answers. Or we could do something completely different. --Alethic Logic 21:18, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, what I don't know is whether Wikia.com (oh which this wiki is hosted) will allow one to run a program to do the averaging in the first place... Bi 08:31, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

In all truthiness, if we can't figure out a way to give a "real" (pfft) correlation between answers and compass placement, I would recommend working toward a solution that randomly assigns people positions. Could we do something like Lou Dobbs Tie? People might try answering the questions several different ways to get different "positions" before they figured out that they were being randomly assigned... I'm not sure that this is a good solution, but I believe it is possible (and truthy). Does this ruin it, though? Would people be disappointed with a "random" assignment? --thisniss 13:13, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Should be possible. But I'd like to know what WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer feels about this whole thing. :) Bi 15:00, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, I just figured that it's surprisingly simple to do a Choose Your Own Adventure sort of questionnaire. Here is one I just did on my wiki — and by the way, I'm using this as an opportunity to pimp my new fledgling wiki. :-B Bi 15:30, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Good. Then we should get on it! And even though your test told me I was Hitler, I left you a present, of sorts. (When I answered less honestly, your test told me I was an Honest Honestarian. hehe). --thisniss 16:27, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

w00t, thanks! :) In that case, I should try writing something about Occam's Razor here too... Bi 16:35, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Wow, lots of work there...don't know if it applies to Our Glorious Stephen since his world is black and white (possibly less since "distinction" is not his thing nor does he see color). Perhaps Wikiality.com's version would use smaller words and be based on Thisniss' new category organization.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 16:50, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

What exactly is this new category categorization? I've heard about it, but I don't know what it is. Bi 19:12, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Long ago, when we first started this memorial to all things Stephen, we had no categories, and then I came along and started to make a few, others made some more, but it was without sense. Thisniss has bravely stepped in to whip it into an obedient wiki. She is still working on it, and when it is done, she will let us know!--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 19:19, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image

I followed the link you gave me, but it was already a red link (no image). I'm going to assume that this: Image:Conservapedia-No-Bi-cropped.png is the one you meant, because I do see an IP addy in there. So this will probably be a red link by the time you see it, because I'm going to delete the image (and I see a note that you uploaded something else later anyway). Let me know if there's another one or if I accidentally killed the wrong one (I can always re-animate it. It might run berserk through our pages, feeding on human brains, but we took that risk in the first place by making an entry on Conservapedia). P.S. I finally got an account yesterday. (must repress ^evil^ thoughts) --thisniss 13:01, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, that's the image, and sorry for the wrong link. Thanks! Bi 14:46, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

No problem. To make up for it, I thought I would use your IP address to create many sock-puppet accounts at the wikip*dia, through whom I plan to amass riches such as have not been seen since the time of the Conquistadors. (I'm really hoping all of these things are possible, because I haven't actually tried any of them yet.) --thisniss 18:20, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

That's the hard part. :-B Bi 20:22, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] On behalf of the Wikiality.com

I would like to honor you for honoring us for honoring you. Indisputably well-deserved all around, I believe. All hail truthiness, Our Glorious Stephen, and you!--thisniss 12:17, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! In return, I feel honoured to be able to honour you for honouring us for... argh, forget it. All hail truthiness! Bi 15:06, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Windows v Linux

The nerds make that page on every wiki.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 06:51, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Well, I realized. If I may say so myself, I'm using Linux even as I type this. But it's still too facty. Everyone knows that Linux is a piece of communist software; I'm only using it because the government took away my money which I could use for buying the big spiffy IBM AIX OS. Bi 06:59, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thumbnail

Which picture is screwy, what is it doing, and what do you want it to do?--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 17:05, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

The reality tree on Conservapedia.com -- it was showing the old thumbnail even though I uploaded a new version of the reality tree and then did the ?action=purge thing. I think User:El Payo sort of worked around it by changing the thumbnail size, but I'm still wondering if there's a way to actually purge the old thumbnails. Bi 17:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I don't know the difference between the old thumbnail and the new one...but it probably just a cache problem, no worries...sometimes it takes the wiki a while to purge itself sometimes...--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 18:19, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Forgive me if I'm being totally ignorant here, but is it possible to just upload it as a different filename, i.e. Reality-tree2.gif? We can delete the old version for you. --MC Esteban 18:22, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer: the new thumbnail has "Citizendium" added to it.

MC Esteban: it should be possible to do that, but it does seem a bit stupid... Bi 06:28, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough, it is pretty stupid. That's what I always do because the updating of the file is a pain in the ass. --MC Esteban 16:49, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

...oh well. Bi 16:52, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] And that brings us to tonight's Featured Word: Factoid

Your article Factoid was made a Wikiality.com Featured Word on 03/15/07 and is now displayed in a place of honor on the Main Page. In addition, you have been awarded a new userbox on your userpage. Keep it truthy, citizen! --MC Esteban 05:11, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Gratias tibi agimus! Bi 12:09, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! Today Factoid, tomorrow Latin??? Keep fighting for the truth, my crazy-moon-language-loving brother!--thisniss 12:21, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Aye! Let us together fight for injustice! Bi 12:39, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Call for Papers

I have added you call for papers to the Wikiality.com Study Group Research Study Group page, at the bottom, under "Outside Projects"

I added some links to help people get the "facts" straight.

Change as you see fit.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 07:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Wow, many thanks! I've added a due date according to AEI's letter, and also updated my Call for Papers page accordingly. Bi 08:30, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image Display Problems

If a new version of an image is not seen, you are correct when you say "new versions of an image don't show up if a thumbnail of the right size has been previously cached". But the cause is not "wikiality.com's image updating mechanism" The problem is waht you said: the image is still in your cache. Just clear your cache by going to the file page and type in "?action=purge" after the url.

For example: if the image name is: "http://www.wikiality.com/Image:Reality-tree.gif", to clear the cache, you would change it to: "http://www.wikiality.com/Image:Reality-tree.gif?action=purge"

If you have any questions, drop me a note.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 19:21, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Got it. Thanks! Bi 16:37, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Connedservapedia

Beautiful family tree, not a monkey in it! Well done, citizen!--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 04:23, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Bi 04:24, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome Back!

I thought maybe you'd run off and joined the circus. And not in the good way.--thisniss 21:21, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, I do have other things to take care of outside of Wikiality... though I'll probably be dropping by from time to time. And I guess I missed the Featured Article nomination process, but well. Bi 08:59, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

"Outside of Wikiality?" Do you mean "the void?" I've heard rumors, of course, but...

Anyway, the Features nomination process is ongoing. I figured you were busy and hoped you would be back around at some point, so I didn't want to nominate your piece in your absence. It's good if you can vote for your own article, esp. since voting in general has been pretty sluggish of late. Since you were here last, there has also been planning for a new "Wikiality.com Featured Word" specifically to highlight shorter pieces, and I think Factoid would be a great candidate for that. I think you should nominate it - NOW! It's a lot simpler to get a piece "featured" this way, so I hope you will do this before you go back to "other things." (Other things... as if...) :)--thisniss 17:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

I can't edit the WFW talk page for some reason, unfortunately... Bi 03:26, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

What is the exact name of the page?--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 03:33, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Page was blocked (why, I don't know) but it is open now.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 03:44, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Done... thanks! Bi 03:48, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Factoid

Now that Factoid has spent its requisite week at Peer Review, are you considering nominating it for Featured Article voting? If you have any questions about the process, you can leave me a message here or at my talk page. --thisniss 20:39, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] May I Ask...

..what you're doing? Maybe I can help...--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 06:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

User:Bi/Lorem ipsum should give an idea... Bi 07:02, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I meant with the code, not the Latin--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 07:04, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, the Latin comes from the code... Bi 07:06, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Ugh, I'm going to have to read...--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 07:09, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Distinction Between Factoid/Truthyism

Very well done sir or madam.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 18:57, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maybe I'm Getting Old

But I don't understand your hypothetical page, Hypotheticopolis. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with Stephen, unless I am mistaken...--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 08:06, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I clarified it a bit. Bi 08:08, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

It still looks like it's a meme you (or someone) is hoping will catch on. Have you send it to integrityjustice.com yet???--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 09:23, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, not really (on both counts). I just liked the idea and thought it was pertinent. I won't mind if the page's renamed to something more nondescript, like just "Hypothetical" or "Suppose". Bi 09:41, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Send it to integrityjustice.com and see what happens.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 09:49, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

That's an idea... but I'm not too sure how to write the e-mail. Bi 09:54, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

I believe you have to make something up, post it on your page, then tell integrityjustice.com about the "scoop". Maybe you can do something about how bad the world has been with John Kerry/Al Gore as president in the hypothetical world? Proving both Stephen and The Greatest President Ever right afterall???--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 09:57, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Ah! Bi 09:58, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Get truthing, citizen!--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 10:09, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Wait, isn't there supposed to be a blog at that address? I don't see one... Bi 15:21, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Did You Know...

[edit] Images

Please make sure you post some kind of disclaimer when you upload images. It's a good idea, so no one gets into trouble.

Say something like: "For parody use only" (or simply use the {{fpuo}} template) and then include the url of the original image or the image(s) on which this image is based. If this is an original creation, you can also indicate that, and may want to use a Creative Commons or other attribution notice.

Ideally you should also include the copyright notice from the website where you "discovered" the image (cough, cough)...(You may also "edit" that information into the image's page at any time, even after you have uploaded it.)

For help with using images, please visit, the Beginners' Guide or the editing help page.

Also, if you do not have an image manipulation program, you can download one at this link.

It's free and it was designed by nerds specifically for use by other nerds on GNUs and related open source internets tubes, like Wikiality.com.

--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 18:16, 25 January 2007 (UTC)