Wikipedia:Trading card game/Action plan/Phase 2:Cards/Approved/Delete the Main Page

Delete the Main Page

Name of card: Delete the Main Page
Class: Discord
Text: The main page was accidentally deleted. Remove administrator access from all adminstrators for one round.
Protected: N/A
Proposed by: ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Image comments

WIP for review: image —Preceding signed comment added by Nicky Nouse (talk • contribs • wikia) 09:21, 26 November 2010 (UTC

It's getting closer. However, if I were you, I would take a look at the cards that Bob has already proposed, and try to make them look like that, meaning use the same fonts, font sizes, etc. As I said, this one is getting closer; it doesn't look quite as squished. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 21:39, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I discovered many of these issues go away if you open up Inkscape, click File>>Open, and paste the image's URL into the filename field, then open that. Nicky's images actually aren't quite as bad as the MediaWiki rendering makes them look; let's not be so quick to turn them down in the future.

I'll get to work now on touching this one up. Nicky, keep 'em coming if you're enjoying doing it. Turns out your efforts are helping, after all! Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:38, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Finished. I added a background so the card wouldn't be bland. Also, Nicky, don't forget to credit the quotee. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 01:01, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

'Tis wonderful. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 05:48, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Quote suggestions

Extended content

One admin was discussing the deletion of the main page in IRC and asked if the technical ability to delete pages with over 5000 revisions, like the main page, had ever been re-enabled.
—Wikipedia:Don't delete the main page

Or, we could go for the whole thing:

One admin was discussing the deletion of the main page in IRC and asked if the technical ability to delete pages with over 5000 revisions, like the main page, had ever been re-enabled. Another admin (jokingly) commented that he had tested it and found that the main page still couldn't be deleted. The first admin thought he would test it for himself. The main page got deleted.
—Wikipedia:Don't delete the main page

I think one of those would be good, if we could fit one. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 06:08, 11 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, I was thinking something shorter...is there anything along the lines of "Whoops!" or "Now I know testing the limits isn't always a good idea"? Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:13, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually...see the text on the prehistoric proposals page...there's a link around here somewhere that points to rejected proposals, and there's a card illustration there that has a quote on it... Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:15, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that intelligent and otherwise sensible editors and administrators occasionally engage in acts of extreme stupidity.
—Wikipedia:Village Stocks

That one? :) A bit long, but I like it. Hi878 isn't home. ^{(Can I take a message?)} 17:39, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah...too long. See my comment below for the same quote. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:30, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What about the following quote? Bananaclasic (talk) 21:11, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There are jokes, and then there are real mess-ups.

--Wikipedia:DDMP

Short, sweet, and to the point

Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:39, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Seems good. No objections here. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:04, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Comments from the card's original proposal

This one would not apply if you are above administrator; only if administrator is the highest level you have. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 02:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Woot, but I'd apply it to all sysops. Beaurocrats can be corrupt, too, and they should be punished likewise. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 02:56, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So would we just lower everyone to Rollback that is past it? Actually, I like that. Should Jimbo be exempt? By the way, there is already a design that was proposed for this; it uses the wrong style, but I'm sure you could use the actual picture. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:00, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Right, thanks for that reminder (actually, I made all those pop-style proposals

) Also-- let's think about this now... if Jimbo deleted the main page, would he get sent to the Village Stocks? Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:24, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I was thinking that he should keep his vandal-blocking abilities and whatnot, since he has the founder permission. But I wouldn't object to a Jimbo being lowered too. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 03:26, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]