User:Despayre/quotes

Quotes from Editors That Managed to Surprise Me

"Being nominated for a Nobel prize is not a meaningful achievement, and is a red-flag that an article is filled with overwrought puffery. It should not be included." [Name removed] (talk) 11:29, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

"I'd omit this on the grounds that it's meaningless puffery. Do you know what it takes to be "nominated for a Nobel"? One letter from any university professor, anywhere in the world. That's it. The letter doesn't even have to say anything other than your name. "I think Joe is a great guy, so you should give him a Nobel Prize" counts as a nomination. Buying a bottle of nasal decongestants at your local pharmacy requires more serious paperwork. People ought to be embarrassed to tout this as a claim to fame." [Name Removed] (talk) 15:43, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

(after being handed a 24 hr ban for 3RR): "The Administrators were [are] doing the equivalent of blaming a rape victim for the assault done to them. Today its administrators slapping the rapist on the back and telling him good job! Yes, the administrator twice didn't apply WP guidelines or acted incorrectly but he's to [be] applauded for it. When its all over with I am going to file a complaint against all administrator involved." [Name Removed] (talk) 02:35, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

(Referring to Daughtry): "I saw on the news that the only reason girls are in love with him is because his managers use chemistry to manipulate hormones in adolescent females and create songs that contain lyrics that stimulate certain parts of the brain to release other hormones where the end result is a feeling of being in love/romance. Basically he's a fake." [all embarassing data removed, cuz OMG, we have a winner here folks...]