User talk:IntrigueBlue/2008

False advertising
You made quite a bit of edits after you supposedly retired. --Pwnage8 (talk) 00:29, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * If you count occasional copy editing, I suppose you are right. To me, being active entails major or systematic edits and getting into arguments with people over fiddly little irrelevant phrases. I can stop altogether, if you prefer. ;)


 * (Um, and I swear it's a complete coincidence that I responded to this message half an hour after it was sent.) — INTRIGUE B LUE (talk|contribs) 01:07, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'd like it if you stayed. I generally don't like it when people leave Wikipedia. Copyediting counts. Everything you do counts. It's ok if you longer want to be on 24/7, but that doesn't mean you left for good. I mean.. that's what the template is for. --Pwnage8 (talk) 04:12, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, if you put it like that, I'll be sure to hang around. Joking. I'm using the template because I have been active in a couple of WikiProjects and on various pages in the past, and I want to make in abundantly clear that I'm no longer available for such things. I suppose it just boils down to: I'm going to fix minor errors if I come across them, but I'm not active in the community anymore. — INTRIGUE B LUE (talk|contribs) 06:19, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Try one of the Wikibreak templates then. --Pwnage8 (talk) 18:19, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Wow, you're actually serious, aren't you? "R E T I R E D": I am retired. "This user is no longer active on Wikipedia.": I am no longer active on Wikipedia. Don't you have anything better to do? — INTRIGUE B LUE (talk|contribs) 08:15, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

"Retired" and "no longer active" means you're no longer contributing. Note that even your replies to me on this page count as "contributions". The minor edits you've made since September are contributions. RickK is an example of someone who's actually retired. He hasn't done anything since 2005. --Pwnage8 (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for reminding me why, exactly, I stopped editing Wikipedia. To the best of my knowledge the use of this template is not policed, except perhaps by vigilantes such as yourself . Being that this is my user page, I believe I am justified in doing with it as I see fit. Can I archive this discussion or do you have anything useful to say? — INTRIGUE B LUE (talk|contribs) 23:02, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Why the personal attacks? I'm just saying that you're misusing the template. --Pwnage8 (talk) 23:52, 22 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Very well; point taken. Repeatedly. I will, however, continue to use the template as it expresses quite clearly my availability to and involvement in the community, and the likelihood of that changing in the foreseeable future.


 * However, the point about finding something better to do, while possibly construed as a personal attack, is nevertheless entirely true. Seriously, listen to yourself! I can't believe someone would get so bent out of shape over a template. Please, please, stop nitpicking others' user pages and get back to doing... whatever it is you like to do. Pwning, or something.


 * By the way, I've modified the indentation. This discussion has become a little long in the tooth for comfort. May I archive this discussion, already? I would like your permission as a personal courtesy, since I don't want to be seen to be prematurely foreclosing debate. Also as a courtesy, I have avoided pointing out your grammatical errors in the past.


 * I did not expect to be hassled for contributing. — INTRIGUE B LUE (talk|contribs) 07:33, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Grammatical errors? Be my guest. Look, I was very surprised to find that you were still editing, because I thought you weren't around anymore. All I'm saying is that you don't have to go to that extreme. Most people won't bug you if they realize you're on a wikibreak. The personal attack I was referring to is the "vigilante" comment. Who would've thought that I'd be hassled for just talking. I realize now why you don't want to collaborate with others. You are an exopedianist, and that's ok. You might want to use this template. ---Pwnage8 (talk) 16:51, 23 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Very well, comment withdrawn.


 * I don't feel that your "exopedianism" definition suits me. I am not particularly concerned with editing or contributing to Wikipedia in a material way at this point, but I will fix problems where I see them. I feel that the "RETIRED" template is the most appropriate to succinctly expressing my involvement in the site. A user box is just that, a small box on your profile, and does not attract the appropriate amount of attention.


 * What I tried to express earlier, but seem not to have done so sufficiently clearly, is that this is my user profile, and if I want to announce that I am the second coming of Jimbo Wales, that's my business. I can argue semantics with you all day long, but it ultimately boils down to "because I say so." — INTRIGUE B LUE (talk|contribs) 21:45, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

You're not retired if you're still contributing. Straight up. I'm not going to continue this discussion if you're not able to realize that. It's not that I'm giving up, I just don't care anymore. I made my point. This shouldn't have gone on as long as it did. But why did you have to come off so hostile? It's like "Wikibreak" is your trigger word or something. --Pwnage8 (talk) 23:14, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Removal from Darien Gap
Thanks for making this removal. It was certainly good you spotted that and removed it. tedder (talk) 01:23, 12 December 2008 (UTC)