Here we go, entering my second calendar month as a CE. As promised, a few more ruminations on my editorial philosophy:
Editor cools are a strong statement. In my opinion, they should be used sparingly. Accordingly, I will use no more than three editor cools in a given calendar month. Treasure it if you get one.
Softlocking is something that I do reluctantly. Nevertheless, a number of nodes do show a tendency to degenerate into he-said-she-said arguments, or a series of me-too one-liners. I don't like GTKY any more than the next editor, and I'll softlock these.
Nose to the grindstone:
- Edited
- Fentanyl, by madvid (May 15, 2002) - Minor stuff: spelling, formatting, links.
- stabbed, by grundoon (May 15, 2002) - Fixed broken hard link in an otherwise topnotch WU.
- Coffee, by sloebertje (May 15, 2002) - Fixed broken HTML, added some links.
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, by amoebius (May 17, 2002) - Spelling, links.
- François Hotman, by pax_music (May 17, 2002) - Minor HTML.
- Stephen Smale, by pax_music (May 17, 2002) - Broken link.
- Druha Trava, by pax_music (May 17, 2002) - HTML, spelling.
- Je T'emmene au vent, by Helen4Morrissey (May 17, 2002) - Layout, spelling.
- drunks appreciate Flo, by RevPhil (May 17, 2002) - Layout, spelling, links. Compassionate editing of a potentially good WU by a new noder, to bring out the potential.
- Merhan Karimi Nasseri, by anyend (May 18, 2002) - Added many links to a well-written but poorly-linked WU.
- Anna Perenna, by LordOmar (May 29, 2002) - Added links, corrected grammar and spelling.
- Edited, then cooled, all three:
- preliterate, by lazerus (May 31, 2002) - Hard links, formatting. Small, but OK writeup.
- Killed, with penalty
- Killed, mercifully
- Semian Deacide, by cdotts (May 1, 2002) - I am too nice. This one didn't deserve mercy, but I was in a mellow mood.
- interrobang, by ohe (May 1, 2002) - Single-sentence WU, contributing nothing.
- stardate, by vpetersen (May 7, 2002) - Short WU, all opinions, no information contributed to the database. Zap.
- Y is a vowel, by Rubyflame (May 8, 2002) - Failed to make a cogent point, contributed no information to the database.
- Robert Burns, by BigCujo (May 11, 2002) - Superseded.
- bootleg, by CaptainSpam (May 11, 2002) - Superfluous - the same information is given in another WU.
- absolute magnitude, by LordBrawl (May 13, 2002) - Superseded.
- Killed during complete node audit - the following nodes, mostly attempted poetry or random pseudophilosophical ramblings, with few or no meaningful linkages, from a departed noder:
- michelle, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Therapy, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- sick, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- abstract, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Philosophical perspective, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Kya, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- continueK--, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- katherina, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Metaphysical perspective, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Fauve, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- stratagem, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- continueK-, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- treasure within a cave, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- sirin, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Elvira Madigan, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- the shade, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- hacker chic, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- hacker sartori++, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Czech, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Mesicku na nebi hlubokem, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- pity, pretty, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- superstrings, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Lord Kelvin, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Absolute Kelvin, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- everythingK, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- everythingKa, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- everythingKb, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- everythingKc, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- things may not be all that they're made to seem, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- counter-cultural epistemological theorists, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- morewl, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- waify lightness, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- lens of history, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- orpheus, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- poetic possibility, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- oh for a muse of fire, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- O for a Muse of fire, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Shakspeare, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Jewish princess, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- invisible lines, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- machine meditation, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- bric-a-brac, by bluerootz (May 13, 2002)
- Hispaniola, by Segnbora-t (May 13, 2002) - Superseded.
- Gustav Holst, by CymorC (May 15, 2002) - Superseded.
- The Unspeakable Vice of the Greeks, by Sylvar (May 15, 2002) - A humourous remark, contributing no information, that jarred with an otherwise serious node. Suggestion: that a different approach be tried.
- hereditary peer, by evilandi (May 15, 2002) - Opinionated. Badly argued. Lame. I could go on, but why bother? Nukebait.
- If you place the word "butt" in front of any sports team name, it becomes very amusing, by ApoxyButt (May 16, 2002) - Suggested to the user that he needed better material.
- Skopje, by Hanjo (May 16, 2002) - Superseded.
- Skopje, by smeouro (May 16, 2002) - Superseded.
- lawsuit, by auldtwa (May 17, 2002) - Uncontributory.
- Shmi Skywalker, by jkfghldagv (May 17, 2002) - Superseded.
- Shmi Skywalker, by phizn (May 17, 2002) - Superseded.
- fluffy chubby bunny, by wilsone8 (May 17, 2002) - Words cannot begin to express the essential uselessness of this WU.
- The Law of Fives, by Xeerjat (May 17, 2002) - Uncontributory.
- children's tv, by beacon (May 18, 2002) - What an amazing waste of nodegel.
- How to Get Your Ass Kicked by Jackie Chan, by randombit (May 19, 2002) - Weak.
- Christiana, by yam (May 19, 2002) - "Christiania" is the correct spelling of both quondam Oslo and the "free city" within Copenhagen. Inappropriate to the node, but nuked without penalty.
- Christiana, by Pseudo_Intellectual (May 19, 2002) - ditto.
- Gabriel's Trumpet (idea) by nnooiissee (May 19, 2002) - Cut-and-paste. User warned not to do it again.
- Yeh Yeh (idea) by Devolver42 (May 22, 2002) - Noding for numbers.
- Bangs (idea) by Devolver42 (May 22, 2002) - ...and so is this.
- I've Got a Fang (idea) by Devolver42 (May 22, 2002) - ...and this.
- Hovering Sombrero (idea) by Devolver42 (May 22, 2002) - ...and this.
- Older (idea) by /dev/joe (May 22, 2002) - ...and this.
- Older (idea) by Devolver42 (May 22, 2002) - ...and this.
- Nuked during consolidation of The Everything People Registry:
- The Everything People Registry : Denmark, by rune (May 23, 2002)
- The Everything People Registry : Denmark, by nine9 (May 23, 2002)
- The Everything People Registry : Denmark, by Carthag (May 23, 2002)
- The Everything People Registry : Denmark, by jawz (May 23, 2002)
- The Everything People Registry : Denmark, by Marvinius (May 23, 2002)
- The Everything People Registry : Denmark, by Alchemy (May 23, 2002)
- The Silver Chair, by Sudderth (May 25, 2002) - Superseded.
- Don't Let Your Son Go Down On Me, by knifegirl (May 25, 2002) - Don't make shit up.
- ironically-challenged, by PaulM (May 26, 2002) - Uncontributory, opinionated, poorly (not at all) argued.
- Turtle, by Michaelangelo (May 26, 2002) - All things considered, a pretty useless WU.
- Cannes Film Festival, by NotBridgetJones (May 26, 2002) - Noder moved year-2002-specific information to Cannes Film Festival 2002, per my request.
- aunt Edna from Ramstein, by mawa (May 27, 2002) - Good grief...
- Logical Falacies, by TEHRoSS (May 29, 2002) - Incorrectly spelled node title. No hard links. Little merit as node, but user encouraged to repost it in edited form, under correct title.
- empathic intercourse, by abuddha (May 29, 2002) - I hope this node at least made sense to its author. It makes no sense to me. Say bye-bye.
- Removed following discussion among the editors as to appropriateness, with the message "All WUs in this node have been deleted. They are insufficiently original (all-quoted material) and *if* they belong anywhere, they belong in Latin for all occasions, Latin or in Latin phrases.":
- Last words with a Dragon, by Axelegend (May 30, 2002) - Homegrown fiction. Not very good (I'm being kind, here). No links. No white space. No value to the database.
- Ving Tchun, by adde (May 30, 2002) - Historically incorrect, un-hardlinked, poorly written. Bye-bye.
- Chinese National Anthem, by TheRunner (May 30, 2002) - This writeup contains no original information, only a somewhat vague question.
- Gong Li, by iwan_manjiak (May 30, 2002) - This is a thoroughly unambitious writeup.
- The Empire of Angor, by Taliseian (May 30, 2002) - Pointless homegrown RPG fluff. No links.
- The World of Lyrlusa, by Taliseian (May 30, 2002) - More of the same, albeit with links.
- one of them, by Taliseian (May 30, 2002) - Unambitious. All but useless.
- Islam, by DaMasta (May 30, 2002) - Unlinked. Not actually incorrect, but did a poor job of presenting its ideas. Suggested to the user that he /msg me to chat about this.
- Loneliness haiku, by deep thought (May 30, 2002) - Unlinked haiku. Killed, mercifully, with the message: "No, I don't think so / And, if you will stop to think / You will not, either".
- Praetorian guard, by gborman (May 30, 2002) - One-line reply to another writeup. We frown on that.
- pubic moustache, by icicle (May 31, 2002) - Pointless.
- jack-off cream, by Nihil (May 31, 2002) - Not really a worthwhile writeup.
- weird ass exam technique, by bdubeck (May 31, 2002) - ...and neither is this.
- c'est vrai, by Chocolatelove (May 31, 2002) - Erroneous. Suggested to the user that learning Latin might be a good idea.
- Paul Nervy Notes, by auday (May 31, 2002) - Crap.
- aphrasic, by lastnode (May 31, 2002) - Makes little or no sense.
- Ragman's coat, by archetype (May 31, 2002) - Pointless, offensive and just down-to-brass-tacks lame.
- Editor cooled
- Firmlinked
- Softlocked