Wikipedia talk:Department of Fun/Archive 3

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The DOF is proud to celebrate the decennial anniversary

We're offering a coupon for a free promo card for the trading card game we've been working so hard to develop over the past few years. We anticipate a release within the next few years. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 04:01, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

It should be noted that this coupon is only to be printed out by those holding events for the anniversary, to be distributed at said events. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:14, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Well, I won't be attending events this year...maybe at 15 years. Unfortunately, I don't have the facility needed to host an event for the handful that might live in my metro-- I've never once met anyone from Evansville who edits Wikipedia. So, since I'm not attending, I see no reason to keep people from obtaining it. The coupon will only be available until the 17th (to allow for the 15th to end in Hawaii), and then it will be deleted. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:26, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

You make a very good point, and I can't believe that I didn't think of it. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:46, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

You nearly denied yourself a promo card, didn't you? Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:18, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Heh. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:49, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Of course you know that "decennial anniversary" is a pleonasm. —Tamfang (talk) 01:15, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Shhh! I wanted to see if he would notice (not really; I didn't notice either). ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 01:29, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

A Dobos torte for you!

Could you please turn this into a new food wikilove template? I have no idea how to do that. Enjoy!

Template:Dobos Torte is the beginning. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:34, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

FYI, In some parts of the world, this is colloquially known as "Seven layer cake" 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:33, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

I have made a few additions and added it to Template:Food Wikilove templates, but please change anything i did you don't see fit. benzband (talk) 14:51, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedians who edit Wikipedia at AfD

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  Category:Wikipedians who edit Wikipedia is at AfD

  . Djembayz (talk) 20:54, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Essay announcement

The Wikiderata. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 19:32, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Wiki money

I propose we have wikimoney, a money awarded to users who complete an offering from account holders in wikibank for tasks specified by the offering. Yutah Andrei Marzan Ogawa (talk) 06:46, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Have you seen Wikipedia:WikiMoney? -- œ^™ 10:43, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

When?

When will you get the Wikipedia trading card game active again? I'm really looking forward to it.Vinethemonkey (talk) 05:33, 18 April 2014 (UTC)Vinethemonkey

Proposed addition to "Avoiding personal attacks"

There is a proposal to add a short paragraph to the "Avoiding personal attacks" section of the No personal attacks policy page. The discussion is Proposed addition to "Avoiding personal attacks". Your participation is welcome. Lightbreather (talk) 01:23, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Will check it out. ReginaldTQ (talk) 01:38, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Questions about the Project and How to Get Involved

Hi all, I'd like to do what I can to help convince the community that we don't always have to take ourselves so seriously. I have a few questions that I hope someone here can help me answer:

• What stuff is the project currently working on, and what do you do to get the attention of all editors, old and new, casual and committed, etc.?
• Have you thought about doing a newsletter with links to some of the content you already have? Have you thought of using a regular publication as a vessel to motivate and deliver new content?
• How is this project managed and efforts coordinated?
• How is this project related to other initiatives on the lighter side of the movement? What groups are most active nowadays?
• How can I get involved?

Thanks much for the help. I'm very much looking forward to a change of pace contribution-wise. -wʃʃʍ- 11:41, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

I am going to think about this and try to answer more thoughtfully, but first want to thank you for reaching out. One of the appeals of editing for me is the feel of community. It would be cool to collaborate more! ReginaldTQ (talk) 18:46, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

What the project is about??Bhootrina (talk) 15:15, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

"Template:Humor icon"

I've a suggestion I've built up as DRAFT:Template:Humor icon for an additional comment marker; Pls leave opinions at draft talk:Template:Humor icon -- 65.94.43.89 (talk) 13:45, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

So...

Where do I get started in browsing? What are some of the "bests" of the Department? Tharthandorf Aquanashi (talk) 00:38, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

BUMP. Also, how might I be able to contribute? Tharthandorf Aquanashi (talk) 19:21, 8 November 2014 (UTC) BUMP. Can anyone help me here? Tharthandorf Aquanashi (talk) 14:29, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Template talk:Nohumor

I added {{Department of Fun}} to this template's talk page on the bold assumption that it was a fun template. It and a companion template are up for deletion at Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2015_August_9#Template:Nohumor. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:44, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Nothing here is fun

You're all fired. ....SandwitchHawk.... (talk) 04:11, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiBible

If anyone wants to work on this, feel free. ThePlatypusofDoom (Talk) 00:22, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Joning

How do i join? Nyanyanyanyan (talk) 15:40, 5 August 2014 (UTC)Nyanyanyanyan

I want to join too Usename policies (talk) 04:07, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Wiki-Hell

Wikipedia:Wiki-Hell is in danger of being burned with fire! Please rescue it from this ironic fate! Siuenti (씨유엔티) 11:38, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

How to join?

How do I join? Is there a page to join (like WikiProject Children's Literature), or do I just put my username on the list of members? Orlando the Cat (talk) 02:08, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi yes that's all you need to do, add your sig to the members section (go to members, press "edit source", and follow the instructions). Other than that, keep a light heart, and perhaps contribute to pages in Category:Wikipedia humor. --Jules (Mrjulesd) 12:50, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

How to Join

Just add your name to the list by doing your signature SwaggerKing32 (talk) 03:52, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

I have an idea for a group

Can I create my own group of noobs that are learning? I hope that would be nice. How do I do it? GermanGamer77 21:17, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Help Wikify my new template

(Copy/pasted from Template talk:WikiLove templates)

I've just created {{Storm in a teacup}}. It's a bit rough and ready but you get the idea. Could somebody please help to Wikify it (adding documentation and wotnot) and add it to the appropriate category here or elsewhere. Feel free to make any alterations you think appropriate. Thanks in advance. nagualdesign 08:01, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

I managed to polish the template syntax, add documentation and add it to Template:WikiLove templates. nagualdesign 23:48, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

A page that might ought not be

I would like to call the attention of the Dept. of Fun to User:Wiki-Pharaoh/WikiEmperor. It currently exists, is categorized as Wikipedia fauna and Wikipedia humor, while remaining a subpage of a permanently blocked user. I'm having difficulty finding policy on what's proper content for humorous pages (not a surprise), but the page in question doesn't really seem to contribute to Wikipedia, and I believe it ought to be removed (or at least be removed from those categories). Mr.1032 (talk) 04:01, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

WikiBear Userbox Template

Just wondering if it would be possible to change the WikiBear template so that it says "user" instead of "member". User is a more commonly established naming feature. Anyone know how to do this? Reixus (talk) 08:07, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Dun-Duh-Done. Thanks for bringing it up. Mr.1032 (talk) 03:41, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

@Mr.1032: You're the boss :) Reixus (talk) 18:36, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Difference between this and WikiFun Police

^ What is it? 108.26.217.72 (talk) 20:52, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

WP:JOKE, WP:LOL, WP:HUMOUR and WP:HUMOR

These redirects, most of which currently point to Category:Wikipedia humour, have been nominated for retargetting at RFD. You are invited to the discussion at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 May 4#Wikipedia:JOKE. Thryduulf (talk) 14:17, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

A new newsletter directory is out!

A new Newsletter directory has been created to replace the old, out-of-date one. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like WikiSpecies), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the template's talk page and someone will add it for you.

– Sent on behalf of Headbomb. 03:11, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia Movies

Hi, I was asking, who selects the maker of the new Wikipedia Movie?--103.229.234.178 (talk) 19:47, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Can somebody please give me a link to the movies? Thanks! IHeartMath&#124Jason13579 (talk) 12:00, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool

Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:23, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

April Fools Day RFC

There is currently an ongoing RFC about keeping April Fools day activities from getting out-of-hand, with a particular focus on the so-called Great April Fools Day Edit War. If anyone has any thoughts or comments, they would be greatly appreciated. Spirit of Eagle (talk) 03:40, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Joining the DoF

Can someone enlighten me on how to join the DoF? I have lots of things I would like to help with. Thanks! Littlecat456 (talk) 10:42, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

Littlecat456, We don't really have much of a member list. I.e. I participate and i'm not in any list besides the Great April Fools Day Edit War Participant one. moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 13:48, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

Littlecat456: Click here and add your name. —pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 20:50, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Should not WP:APRIL and WP:AFMP be explicit adopted by WP:FUN

Should not WP:APRIL and WP:AFMP be explicit adopted by WP:FUN? I don't see explicit association, since the objectives are the same and the lines that separate WP:APRIL movement seems to be fit within our department.

TLDR: Title says it all. Eduemoni^↑talk↓ 22:12, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

• I've turned this into a Wikipedia:Request for Comment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.77.173.1 (talk) 23:08, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

  I've removed the RfC tag. There's already a very large RfC taking place at WP:FOOLS that addresses this and other questions. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 03:01, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/Wikipedia/Humour#Merger proposal 17 April 2020

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/Wikipedia/Humour#Merger proposal 17 April 2020. Soumyabrata ^{stay at home} _{wash your hands} ^{to protect from coronavirus} 13:29, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

"Spinning" globe at Portal:Current events

You're invited to join the discussion at Portal talk:Current events § Picture at Portal:Current events/News Browser. —⁠andrybak (talk) 21:47, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

i like the project

a really cool project that makes me laugh alot, i really liked it.[[1]]

Arandomitalo-japaneseamerican (talk) 20:24, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Seeking editors for experiment

The Department of Fun is looking for several volunteers to participate in a WMF-sanctioned study on edit warring. Your account must be autoconfirmed and you cannot have any topic restrictions. Volunteers will be instructed to perform eight specific reversions over a month-long period and will be entered into a drawing for a five-piece coaster set from the Wikipedia Store! For further details and to signify your interest, place this userbox on your user page, be sure you have enabled emails from other users, and await contact from a project liaison. gobonobo ^{+ c} 23:10, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Template:Humor

The main template for tagging, {{Humor}} is not adding pages to Category:Wikipedia humor for some reason. I can't seem to fix the problem. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 20:56, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Remove goats?

Hi DoF, there is a request to remove goats from the WikiLove gadget - if you have any opinion on this, please reply here: MediaWiki talk:WikiLove.js. Thank you, — xaosflux ^Talk 00:50, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Cleaning up some ableist language help?

LocalPunk (talk) 17:33, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

"Ableist" is defined as "discrimination of people with disabilities". Can you explain what discrimination is occurring due to the the language on this page? --RexxS (talk) 19:05, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

User:LocalPunk, please read WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. If you continue editing in a tendentious manner, you will be blocked from editing. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 21:09, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

DoF=Awesome!

I love that Wikipedia has an actual Department of Fun. I mean, how awesome is that?!?! I don't think I've ever seen a major organization have a department/division/whatever just for FUN! AidTheWiki (talk) 16:03, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

WP:TCG

There are 2 different types of WPTCG cards.🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 18:28, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

m:Wikicommunity

Please see also the proposed project m:Wikicommunity. Sarsaparilla (talk) 14:09, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Word association games deleted

Most of the word association games have been deleted without being tagged. Please see Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2010 October 25#Wikipedia:Sandbox/Word Association/Ultra Game and make any comments you wish there. Thryduulf (talk) 13:36, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Argh. Those games have been in existence for a long time and have been continually active. In the first place they should have been under DoF subpages, not /Sandbox... And another thing.. these pages fill a niche, they are a part of the Dept. of Fun, and the Dept. of Fun has a place on Wikipedia.. and I value the fact that Wikipedia has something for everybody.. and that people enjoy Wikipedia enough to have fun on it.. and create interesting link association activities that help them explore our wonderful site. These Word association games specifically are more for the readers anyway, not editors, so we shouldn't be complaining. They help readers find interesting articles to read, it's entertainment, part of the fun of Wikipedia.. Sure, let's be complete poopers and take that away from them. Editing Wikipedia is recreation.. It's meant to be fun.. Let's not get so presumptuous to think that has nothing to do with building an encyclopedia. Personally, I'm happy that we have such bright people as to want to play games on an encyclopedia rather than mindless shootemups! </end rant> -- œ^™ 01:54, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

I am in favor of moving the word association games here. Just wondering, how will people know they have been moved, though? — Michael J 03:10, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, because the old name will still redirect? -- œ^™ 13:43, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia talk:Sandbox/Word Association#Suggest move to DoF -- œ^™ 15:59, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

I must be a part of this

Nobodywastaken (talk) 17:32, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

SAME Sam.L (123e443) 123e443 (talk) 01:25, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia movies nominated for deletion

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:JulieMinkai/Planning for seventh Wikipedia movie. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 12:44, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Talk page stalker

Wikipedia:Talk page stalker is a decidedly un-fun name for a thing supposedly under the Department of Fun. "Stalker" has no positive connotations and some horrific negative ones. Can folks here embrace something else, like "Eavesdropper" or "Lookyloo" or anything else that doesn't connote harassing women or other harmful intent?--Mike Selinker (talk) 07:09, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Buttinski? Umarell? jp×g 21:55, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Humor/humour icon, humo(u)r comment

I noticed there's a {{humor note}}, but I didn't see a comment icon template. Is there such a thing?

{{icon|humour}} {{icon|humor}}

does not result in

Nor is there a {{humor comment}} {{humour comment}} akin to {{comment}} / {{afc comment}} / etc

It occurs to me this would be useful.

-- 65.92.246.142 (talk) 02:57, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

I've made a request at Template talk:Icon to add it to {{icon}} -- 65.92.246.142 (talk) 13:36, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Fun game

• User:MJL/Wikipedia YouTube video script

I have just launched a fun game that will last until next week. The premise is simple; you write whatever you want (subject to the posted terms), and I will make a YouTube video following whatever script the community has collectively written. If you want to play, please be sure to add your name to the CC-BY 3.0 declaration, though. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 17:11, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Troubling trend

I find the outcome of this TfD troubling. Humor is a tricky thing for Wikipedia to do responsibly. On the one hand, we need to be more aggressive about the potential of undisclosed satire to become misinformation. But on the other hand, we need to acknowledge that properly disclosed humor brings with it benefits for editor retention, and to resist the group of editors who appear determined to delete humor just because it's humor, even if it carries no actual potential for harm. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:01, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Discussion at Template talk:Humor § Another edit request

 You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:Humor § Another edit request. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:39, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

We need some additional voices to help determine consensus here; please stop by and share your view! {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 15:02, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

I hereby challenge the current leadership of the Wikipedia: Department of Fun

To whom it may concern:

I hereby challenge you for the leadership of the Wikipedia: Department of Fun.

I will adhere to whatever system of challenge you currently have in place, but if it is none, I challenge you to a fun-off.

I do not know the rules of the fun off but if pressed I shall indeed produce them.

This is not a hostile takeover. I want to increase the amount of fun in the Wikipedia: Department of Fun. I would also like you to be part of that increased fun.

I act because I must.

Humbly awaiting your reply,

Victor Varnado Future Leader of the Wikipedia: Department of Fun Co-Host of the WikiListen podcast VictorVarnado (talk) 16:48, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, but I would like to note that there is no such thing as "leader" of a WikiProject. I suggest that you take some time to read the WikiProject guidelines at Wikipedia:WikiProject. —ME_isSCAMMER (scam) 01:13, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

I have read the guidelines at your request. Although I would have enjoyed a more fun answer, your "good information" is also appreciated.

Since there is no leader or even an "elected collaborator" I shall seek to build fun projects that enhance the amount of fun the average Wikipedian encounters. It is a large project but as the Future Leader of the Wikipedia: Department of Fun I'm sure I can manage. VictorVarnado (talk) 11:46, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Although there is a danger that Wikipedians may encounter too much fun and then they don't help improve the encyclopedia. —ME_isSCAMMER (scam) 19:59, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Under my proposed reign, there will we suitable balance of fun. Suitability determined by each end user of the fun. VictorVarnado (talk) 15:26, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

What I mean is, you have only made one mainspace edit and already you are proposing to "take over" a WikiProject. It would be better if you were to at least go edit some articles, get a feel for how Wikipedia works, and then come back and pursue this if you wish to. —ME_isSCAMMER (scam) 20:57, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Your challenge is not funny enough. Try again. Maybe, try to establish your credentials by telling a funny relevant joke. SmokeyJoe (talk) 22:54, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes Legal Threats

In response to Wikipedia:Assume bad faith and Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, revert, revert, and given my semi-recent encounters with now-blocked peeps threatening to sue me, I propose we create Wikipedia:Yes legal threats. 'enough said ;) InvadingInvader (talk) 06:01, 5 September 2022 (UTC)