A little verse

Humour

A little verse

Two rhymes in jest.

The Co-Founder's Lament

There once was a learnèd philosopher,
Who was hired as Nupedia's first officer,
But over the years,
His hopes turned to fears,
"Expert must never lag amateur!"

But now the co-founder's lament,
Has hardened his heart to cement,
He publishes jeers,
He sees puppeteers,
"It's biased one hundred percent!"

Quatrain for An IP With Only One Edit

Out from the vast eternal Web they stretched a helping hand,
As ants with grains of sand help build beyond their own short span,
Just like a relay runner passing on the track baton,
Ten dot three dot two dot one writes "This should be 'an', not 'and' :-)"

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Thank you for reminding us of the value of an IP with only one edit. Wikipedia attracts so many anonymous editors that one minor edit each adds up to a major improvement. The reward of seeing a change go live instantly (which few other sites offer) drives many IPs to make hundreds of edits, and significant numbers to register and make thousands of contributions year after year. I took that journey; perhaps you did too. The world needs an encyclopedia anyone can edit. Certes (talk) 00:37, 26 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree 100%, very well-said! Ganesha811 (talk) 04:59, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
As a former IP editor (who technically did have an account all along but chose to not use it till recently), I completely agree with the second poem. I have also noticed that while most editors treat IPs with the same level of respect, there are a few who seem to be more impolite towards IPs, so I suppose we still need to drum the "IPs can also be good editors" idea into some editors' heads. As for the one on Sanger, was it really necessary? I don't see any good in poking fun at him (not saying that the poem should be redacted, I just don't see why a poem poking fun at someone who hates Wikipedia is completely okay). Tube·of·Light 13:12, 26 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Those who do hardcore anti-vandalism work often have a more jaded view of IPs, understandably, but we all started somewhere! As to Sanger, I think a little poking fun is harmless, if not strictly necessary. The poem doesn't say anything about him he hasn't said himself, after all. Ganesha811 (talk) 04:59, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Tube of Light: I would argue that the limerick (...that's a limerick, right? Or, two of them?) isn't really poking fun at Sanger at all. Rather, it's mocking Sanger's hatred of Wikipedia, specifically and exclusively. Which in my view makes it, as they say in the land of Oz, "fair dinkum." It's only a personal attack inasmuch as his opposition to the project seems like it's weirdly personal. -- FeRDNYC (talk) 06:22, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Liked both poems. -Nizil (talk) 05:27, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The quatrain made me laugh and laugh again as it sank in. My family looked at me puzzled, so I read it for them. They looked at me puzzled again. -Jeff the quiet (talk) 18:42, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Jeff the quiet, Nizil Shah, thank you both! Ganesha811 (talk) 21:10, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Who knew I needed WikiPoetry! This is most lovely CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 21:47, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Great poems. I read "The Co-Founder's Lament" more or less on the tune of the "Ragnar the Red" song. Veverve (talk) 11:10, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
A fun way to end the issue. Thanks for writing these :) - Whisperjanes (talk) 15:57, 1 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- CaptainEek, Veverve, Whisperjanes, thank you all! Ganesha811 (talk) 04:28, 2 August 2021 (UTC)**[reply]
i dont like the the first one nudepedia sounds odd

@Smallbones: the lack of self-awareness is precious. As you yourself said, It's about how right-wing media covers how Wikipedia deals with the right-wing news coverage. You seem to not be aware of your own bias in your own words. You say "we cover right-wing media badly" yet you somehow fail to admit that makes you de facto a left-wing media extension. If all the activists on the left would understand that the exact same standards are NOT applied on the left and on the right BECAUSE of your own implicit biases, then there might be some ground to collaborate and agree on. Yet all the leftwing wikiactivists don't understand their own biases, and eve try to drive centrists out of this website. Good job with this liftwing machine, keep mocking those who are on the other side of the isle. 82.137.47.215 (talk) 09:45, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
See User:EEng#Museum_of_Well_Said. E Eng 10:24, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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