User talk:Lenoxus
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Hello, Lenoxus
THIS IS SERIOUS; READ IT.
Congratulations on joining ED! You probably fit into one of these categories:
- 1. New User
- Before making your first article look over ED:101. Try checking out random articles and fixing typos, grammar and/or bullshit where you find them before trying to make a new page. To start with, make multiple small edits to different articles until you have the hang of it. If you don't, it is unlikely that your article will survive for more than sixty seconds and you risk being molested by ED Sysops.
- If you don't know anything about wiki formatting and code, please read ED:BASIC and the Style Guide. Take your time and start slowly.
- 2. Mediawiki Migrant If you're an experienced wiki user (probably from a Wikipedia offshoot) who knows how to operate, please read ED:101 for offical policy and ED:MIGRANT for tips on assimilation and basic rules.
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--Sheneequa • Talk 12:28, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Welcome to the wacky world of ED bruv!
Hmmm...where to start?
Well...unlike TOW we let our users do they thang (for better or worse) and only revert etc if it's unfunny or poorly written. So if McDonalds has about 10 diffy POV's...that's ED; lollers. We are not NPOV since that's boring (amongst other things). Part of the beauty of ED is that it's like a particle collider of multiple POVs, humour, biases, butthurt etc etc. Sometimes it doesn't make for the best reading -and we try and fix that- but if it's lulz...that's what counts.
In short...it's a clusterfuck and semi-organised chaos since our SYSOPS are thinly stretched and can't possibly keep track of everything; but that's part of the lulz too.
For example, a recent n00b editor from Ye Olde Country came on ED and embarked upon a blanking campaign on anything remotely unflattering written about England. I banned him for being unfunny and getting it rong cos if he got it, (ED style), he'd have included some witty retorts and/or cleverly reworked that'offending' part to be lulzy.
Better yet: I'm an English, Mac elitist btard (just for starters) and if I got all butthurt over what other ED users have written about my shit, then ED would be the wrong place for me. Rather, I'll lol if it's lulzy dissing and go take it out on the 'enemy'...the US, Microsoft and 7chan.
Geddit (maybe I missed your point!)? Lemme know if you need any moar clarification; I'd be happy to help...especially since nobody ever really asked what you're asking.
Cheers...
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Fish and Mudkips 05:04, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
- "where to start?" is basically where my head's at too. I guess, to put it as simply as I possibly can, the way I see it, there's a basic contradiction in "spreading the lulz" and "documenting the lulz." If you're too entertaining, you're not informative enough, and vice versa; all jokes are, to some degree, in-jokes. If I don't know what lawyers are, the Devil's Dictionary probably won't help. So the best I can say is that I'll probably never understand how it all works; blame my OCD if you like. My orgies are less "clusterfucks" and more "regularly scheduled cocktail parties with some fucking involved." — Lenoxus 18:06, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
- Lollers...kk. You sound like an 'interesting' (and welcome) addition to the ED family; even for a TOW migrant (we have moar than a few). But -PROTIP- don't get too hung up on what ED is/isn't...it's many things to many people; and like the Universe, none of us -from Sysop to n00b- tuly understands how ED fully works...it just does (for the most part).
- Like Frankie said: "RELAX!". Do what you wanna do (within the general guidelines) and feel free to knowledge things up if that's your bag.
- Personally, I prefer IRL drama to LJ drama so a lot of my stuff is based on current events that are dramatic and lulz. And as such, I have to lay out actual facts to set the story up to fit within ED's purview...max lulz (see Lisa Nowak and Pillow Angel). Also see what I did with House (in progress) as an example of providing semi-accurate info on a TV show and starting a stub for the meme in one article.
- If that floats yer boat, maybe you should be on my LNN team where I would dispatch you to get on a lulzworthy IRL news story and document it (as lulzily as possible, natch). We also have informal YouTube 'specialists', DA liker/lurkers, 4chan 'tards, troll raid mavens etc etc. cos certain EDiots excell in those areas where others are like 'meh' about it.
- Also...I cordially invite you to moar chaos.
you are cordially invited to a most festive occassion remarking the reestablish
ment of chaos and absurdity. you must bring a helmet and fruit garment depicting
the corrosion of society as a whole, and the triumph of swine. you must request
forgiveness at one of our easy to locate confession boxes and recite joyfully a
bursting paragraph from a humble literary product of lol internets.
Get on irc fgt
It may help you in your quest for a 'feel' for the tone; prolly not tho -lulz- but it will give you a feel for your new mates...from the resident Punctuation Nazi, User:Blargh, to the brains-trust like User:ChairmanMeow, to the certifiable like weev.
--Fish and Mudkips 19:05, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Talk Page Replies
PROTIP: Answer EDiot comments on your talk on their Talk...that was if yo reple to me, I'll get the 'new message' alrert.
--Fish and Mudkips 19:07, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Welcome
- your User Page List of things is very funny - Peace & Luv Zenophile808 07:38, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
