User:Hydnjo/ww

Wikipedia widow
A Wikipedia widow [WP:WID] is the spouse of a Wikipedian who has neglected his or her spousal duties in some significant way thus causing the spouse to feel widowed in a metaphorical sense. The Wikipedian in no way intended for this to happen but it just crept up and took over. There is a probably branch of behavioral science about to emerge to address all of this but it does not yet appear in the scientific literature. hydnjo talk 02:42, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Some of the more obvious symptoms of this condition are: Please add your observations quickly before this article goes to Archive Heaven ;-) hydnjo talk 04:30, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Staying up later than usual at night at the computer.
 * 2) A check of yesterday's history shows an inordinate amount of WP activity.
 * 3) A glazed appearance during the evening when you ask a typical question.
 * 4) An unusual number of questions on obscure subjects coming from the spouse.
 * 5) An unusual intolerance to your inability to answer obscure questions.
 * 6) Frequent references to other Wikipedians by their nicknames.
 * 7) An absurd adherence to one side or another at WP:AFD.
 * 8) Dinner preparation shifts from the Wikipedian to the widow.
 * 9) Curt responses to attempts at romantic conversation.
 * 10) Would rather watch Wikipedia IRC than watch the s.o. strip
 * 11) ... What significant other?
 * 12) Realizing you never liked them anyway.
 * 13) Familiarity with the middle names of far too many famous people.