I was going to title this section "W"hat's "H"appenin'? - but figured I might have gotten into trouble! I'm trying to figure out what all the brou-ha-ha is about, but I'm not sure that I've traced the origin. Can you give me the 4-1-1, in a nutshell? Like you do me, I keep track of your fracases, as I know that where ever there's smoke eminating from the Illuminated Master's head, there's likely to be a Black Hole of Wiki importance. Have you considered that your user faux username, glorifying the actions of one of Wiki's most egregious recent trolls, might just be a tad counterproductive? Fairness And Accuracy For Jimmy Carter 07:17, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
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- Honestly, I don't really get it myself -- much ado about nothing. Basically, stuck my melon into the wrong bee-hole, and got stung by the bees, and bit by the bears! Crikey! And I thought the foil-folks were TRUE BELIEVERS. Pikers compared to the ARTICLE I SHALL NOT NAME. They watches us, Smeagle. Me, Alice, fell down the Rabbit Hole, and entered Wonderland. The subject was of Zero Import. You would have enjoyed my agony, Bro. I'll take your advice on the moniker -- twas sport anyway. Cheers. Morton DevonshireYo 22:01, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Robert Anton Wilson, one of the great writers and thinkers of the 20th century has passed on. His seminal work, The Illuminatus! Trilogy, and other writings, taught me not only to question almost everything, but to honor the power of, and sometimes even embrace the outlandishness of certain conspiracy theories, while not necessarily believing in them. After all -- how far apart in terms of probability, are the claims that aliens from the planet Xenu terrorized the earth, that the planes which hit the WTC were actually holograms, that George Bush and Queen Elizabeth are really Reptilian Humanoids, or that a man lived inside the stomach of a whale for 3 days and survived unscathed? Robert (RAW) was a libertarian, founder the Guns and Dope Party, The Pope of the Church of the SubGenius and Bishop of Discordianism. If you don't know his work, especially The Trilogy, you should. All Hail Eris! and fnord! - Fairness And Accuracy For Tom Delay 23:07, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm embarassed to tell you that I read my Bohunk sister's copy of Leviathan in the late '70s, but my head was so buried in Stranger in a Strange Land during that period that I couldn't begin to tell you what it was about. If you're interested in other works in this genre, a modern non-fiction example would be Astonish Yourself: 101 Experiments in the Philosophy of Everyday Life, which is quite fun (and a hell of a lot less serious), and my fictional favorite, Foucault's Pendulum (which you shouldn't tackle unless you want to lose about a week of your life). I was heavy into deconstructionism and its Discordian progeny at one time, but lost respect for it once I discovered that its adherants (and my profs) were guilty of the same kind of dichotomous judgmental tendencies as those they criticized -- that experience embedded in me for a lifetime a serious dose of skepticism for all such "universal theories" that seek to debunk rational analysis. The result being that my BS-meter goes off anytime somebody tries to tell me that they have a "grand explanation" for what is otherwise readily explicable. I'm guessing by your description that Wilson would lampoon both, and possibly, anybody who took Wilson too seriously. Morton DevonshireYo 00:36, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Could you take a look at 2001_anthrax_attacks? I've spotted a few tin-foil-hat-wearing investigators in the amateur journalist section. —Viriditas | Talk 11:46, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
They said it, not me.
Software guru Eric Raymond, whose work reportedly inspired Wales, recently told New Yorker writer Stacy Schiff that Wikipedia is a disaster "infested with moon bats."
Seattle Times: Business & Technology, January 15, 2007. Need I say more? Morton DevonshireYo 18:33, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Could this be you, dear reader? Morton DevonshireYo 18:38, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me - everyone knows there are no bats on the moon. ... Kafkaesque Seabhcan 19:25, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm glad you agree about Pat, Morty.
- From the article: Robertson's tome The New World Order was described as a 'catch all for conspiracy theories' by Christian academic Don Wilkey:
- "Pat Robertson’s work, NEW WORLD ORDER, is a catch all for conspiracy theories. It combines the paranoia of the Old Right with modern versions. A summary of Robertson’s book is found on page 177 in which Pat says a conspiracy has existed in the world working through Freemasonry and a secret Order of the Illuminati, a group combining Masons and Jewish Bankers." - Fairness And Accuracy For The Illuminati 20:59, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm glad to see he didn't blame the Moon's Bats. Those bats are blamed for too much these days. You could almost call it an anti-bat conspiracy, or anti-batism. Shameful. ... Kafkaesque Seabhcan 21:42, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- The moonbats would call that a 'false flag' operation designed to get them to lower their guard. All part of the all encompassing Operation Gladio. Gladio has only one less letter than Jimbo and they both end in 'o'. --Tbeatty 07:09, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Now there's a conspiracy theory! There you go, blaming bats for everything again. ... Kafkaesque Seabhcan 12:09, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your support Morton_devonshire, I have read those posts and now have a clearer understanding of just how much of a disruptive user User Talk:Travb is. I have also looked through a lot of his edits to other users talk pages and come across a whole lot of complaints of malicious editing and even one where he archived someones talk page. He keeps reverting my own talk page as well even after I cleaned it up as per directions from an Admin. It seems this user has a passion for Conspiracy, Government Control, Corporate Abuse and Coverups which would explain his zeal in promoting his Anti Firestone Propoganda. I dont have a problem with NPOV reporting of these incidents but I do take acception when it is written from a POV. Thanks once again for your support and I hope all goes well for you too. Mobile 01 02:17, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the signature tip, I like it. Actually I found out about the {{insert page name here}} trick from TravB's Talk page. I borrowed the code and then modified it to what I wanted. See he is usefull for something. Mobile 01Talk 03:12, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Aha, you're getting the color thing down too, I see. BTW, all of the html code for colors can be found at List of Crayola crayon colors. They all start with the # symbol. For example, Shocking Pink is #FF6FFF. I haven't tried using them in signatures, but I've used them to make nifty user boxes. Morton DevonshireYo 03:19, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the tips, I have learnt heaps just from your tips and seeing how you have done things. Never got into HTML as it's more my husbands thing. I really liked your calendar display so I borrowed it for my talk page too. Hope you don't mind. Is there any way to change the time zone though as I would like to display Australian Time instead. ? Mobile 01Talk
- Sorry, it's a UTC (i.e. Greenwich time) template, and not mine. I looked for others, but couldn't find any. All Wikipedia edits are time-stamped in UTC, so it's helpful to have it so you don't have to do the math from your own time zone. Morton DevonshireYo 02:43, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Maybe we should start a campaign to change the whole time stamp deal! Having it in Greenwich is clearly a POV attempt to glorify those socialist Euroweenies! Friggen Wiki Commies! Anybody with half a brain will agree that the time stamp should be based in the USA! I propose that it move with Dear Leader, so that when He's in DC it's there, and when He's in Crawford Texas, it's there! I will suggest this to Duncan Hunter, our next President, so he can get to work on it! I hope we have your support Morty! - Fairness And Accuracy For Randy 'Duke' Cunningham 07:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Duncan Hunter? I had a dream once that he was the antichrist. One step closer. Yeesch! Morton DevonshireYo 18:50, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Update - Just so you know, user Travb has now turned the Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Mobile 01 page into another attack on me, he has even responded to what you wrote citing that you didnt tell the whole story. Then he turns around at the end and says he will get a third party because I am attacking him and he only wants to compomise. Not looking for support on this, just thought I would tell you about it and maybe bring a smile to your face. Is this guy for real? Mobile 01Talk 15:07, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- He employs The Chewbacca Defense. If you need any help, feel free to e-mail me. Morton DevonshireYo 20:34, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Now I have a WP:NPA on my talk page from Travb, seems my comments on your talk page constitute a NPA violation. He seems to have deleted his user talk:travb/m page or had it deleted by an admin. I cant tell because there is no edit history. If you blank a user/? page does the history just vanish too, because I am confused as to why it no longer shows. Travb seems also to be working his way around wiki and deleting anything negative he has said about me. Most probably so as not to look hypocritical for his WP:NPA complaint of me. P.S. - I see you got dragged into his Bridgestone Employees debate as well. Hope your having a good day. Cheers from TLDU Mobile 01Talk 09:44, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- It's still there. The talk page for it has only one comment but the regular page was just blanked and has a historyTbeatty 10:49, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Working link to FBI public document. Talk page and article updated as well. Thanks! F.F.McGurk 07:41, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- F.F. McGurk, eh? Fifth of November, eh? I was a little slow on the uptick, but now it's coming together for me. This is a friendly reminder to remember our rules about such things. Morton DevonshireYo 18:35, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I see you're pining for some cruft-killing. Here's one for you. Morgellons. Is it a real disease or just Delusional_parasitosis? I saw a TV show on it, and the 'sufferers' who claimed that they had fibers growing out of their skin were loopier than a convention of Scientology-Practicing, LaRouche-Voting, 9/11 Truth (hologram theory) Researchers! Give it a go ! - Fairness And Accuracy For John Titor 11:12, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I saw you added two 9/11 pages to the skeptic watchlist. Strictly speaking, quackery deals with medical issues. Bubba73 (talk), 03:18, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Does that mean only the people involved should be identified with quackery? How about a Quackery template? --Tbeatty 03:34, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- What I'm saying is that people that are identified with quackery are normally in bogus medicine, not 9/11, etc. Bubba73 (talk), 05:16, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Why don't you call it "9/11 Bat-ery" ? ... Kafkaesque Seabhcan 11:08, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
User:I don't know why looks awful familiar. I smell Cplot, considering the link in the header. Tony Fox (arf!) 06:42, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I seem to be her "Special Friend". Morton DevonshireYo 06:48, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Congratulations on that! =P Tony Fox (arf!) 06:54, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- And her continued interest is proof, as Weregerbil would say, that I piss her off. For that, I am thankful. Morton DevonshireYo 06:56, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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