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Man, I just got my larnin' for the day. When used around here, I had often assumed "meh" to reference Cheat-talk. Personally, I use it that way out loud on a regular basis (said in appropriate Cheat tones to express surprise, irritation, or apathy). But I remembered encountering other non-H*R friends using it, and wondered about the derivation. [http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/18815 This page] is full of people wondering the same thing; despite many appearances on the Simpsons, one of the earliest leads seems to point to a 1992 usenet posting. By far the most entertaining take on it was the [http://mehword.tripod.com/meh.htm Gospels of MEH], which may actually be the ultimate source, claiming to date back to 1987. In between the purple-and-pink frisbees and the gurus who eat the insides of peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches first, you actually do pick up something of the gestalt of the word. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:55, 6 May 2006 (UTC) | Man, I just got my larnin' for the day. When used around here, I had often assumed "meh" to reference Cheat-talk. Personally, I use it that way out loud on a regular basis (said in appropriate Cheat tones to express surprise, irritation, or apathy). But I remembered encountering other non-H*R friends using it, and wondered about the derivation. [http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/18815 This page] is full of people wondering the same thing; despite many appearances on the Simpsons, one of the earliest leads seems to point to a 1992 usenet posting. By far the most entertaining take on it was the [http://mehword.tripod.com/meh.htm Gospels of MEH], which may actually be the ultimate source, claiming to date back to 1987. In between the purple-and-pink frisbees and the gurus who eat the insides of peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches first, you actually do pick up something of the gestalt of the word. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:55, 6 May 2006 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Jay recently went through and changes "Also known as" to "Variations" in the Character pages. While I don't have an issue with it, it does lead to a question: do we have a formal definition of what is a variation? annickname? a costume? etc.? And should that def (or those defs) be listed here? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 11:19, 10 September 2006 (UTC) | ||
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Wiki terms, or HRWiki
Is this for all wiki terms, just us, or both?--
Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 03:14, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Both. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 03:15, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Okay.-- Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 03:15, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Defining
I am trying to define some of these but I cannot accurately define these. Can someone try to help with this? Rogue Leader / (my talk) 04:02, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- I'm trying too, but I have the same problem.-- Bkmlb(talk·contribs) 04:25, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- I have added 1/4-1/2 of the content. The rest I am having trouble with. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 04:36, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- We have to be EXTREMELY careful. I just got an edit conflict, and on this page it takes a long time to restore edits. Lets try to divide this among some people. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 04:45, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- I know. We were both trying to define the exact same thing, but you got there first. I'm also being a little careless in hopes of not getting an edit conflict.-- Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 04:46, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- I know. We were both trying to define the exact same thing, but you got there first. I'm also being a little careless in hopes of not getting an edit conflict.--
- We have to be EXTREMELY careful. I just got an edit conflict, and on this page it takes a long time to restore edits. Lets try to divide this among some people. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 04:45, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- I have added 1/4-1/2 of the content. The rest I am having trouble with. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 04:36, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Style
Make sure to keep it a down (lowercase) style unless it's a proper noun. And please keep definitions concise. — It's dot com 04:50, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Miss Nomer 2005
Why is troll "techinically a misnomer"? Does it just mean that they're not actually hairy green monsters, or is there something I'm not getting? —AbdiViklas 05:48, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- Although we do have some bona fide trolls, usually we should be using the broader term vandal. See Wikipedia:Internet troll. — It's dot com 05:55, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- Well a troll would be someone who makes big changes that hurt the wiki and a gnome is the opposite. They make small changes that help the wiki.-- Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 13:46, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- A troll is someone who edits and maks comments specifically to get us angry (usually trying to get us defensive) - these people get off of making others mad. A vandal on the other hand does it because it's destructive. Similar effects, but a different motivation. NSMC and WoW for example are vandals, but the people who edit with things like "you have no life" would be (unsuccessful) trolls. --phlip TC 14:55, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- A true troll is someone who, like Vizzini, goes about trying to start wars (flamewars in particular). It seems to me they'd be more successful on a forum than here. —AbdiViklas 15:02, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- Abdi, you have a truly dizzying intellect! ;) --Stux 06:44, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
- A true troll is someone who, like Vizzini, goes about trying to start wars (flamewars in particular). It seems to me they'd be more successful on a forum than here. —AbdiViklas 15:02, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- A troll is someone who edits and maks comments specifically to get us angry (usually trying to get us defensive) - these people get off of making others mad. A vandal on the other hand does it because it's destructive. Similar effects, but a different motivation. NSMC and WoW for example are vandals, but the people who edit with things like "you have no life" would be (unsuccessful) trolls. --phlip TC 14:55, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- Well a troll would be someone who makes big changes that hurt the wiki and a gnome is the opposite. They make small changes that help the wiki.--
Wow.. just wow,
(Not Willy on Wheels...) Last night (Or the night before) I told Dot Com and some other people about this idea that I have about this page. I go to sleep, wake up in the morning, and what is the first thing that I hear? Dot Com telling me about this new page! This is just, so.. Awesome. — Elcool (talk)(contribs) 16:32, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- Amazing how quickly things get done 'round here, ain't it? Our wiki is an amazing place. --DorianGray
Meh! Meh.
Man, I just got my larnin' for the day. When used around here, I had often assumed "meh" to reference Cheat-talk. Personally, I use it that way out loud on a regular basis (said in appropriate Cheat tones to express surprise, irritation, or apathy). But I remembered encountering other non-H*R friends using it, and wondered about the derivation. This page is full of people wondering the same thing; despite many appearances on the Simpsons, one of the earliest leads seems to point to a 1992 usenet posting. By far the most entertaining take on it was the Gospels of MEH, which may actually be the ultimate source, claiming to date back to 1987. In between the purple-and-pink frisbees and the gurus who eat the insides of peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches first, you actually do pick up something of the gestalt of the word. —AbdiViklas 02:55, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Character Variations
Jay recently went through and changes "Also known as" to "Variations" in the Character pages. While I don't have an issue with it, it does lead to a question: do we have a formal definition of what is a variation? annickname? a costume? etc.? And should that def (or those defs) be listed here? - Qermaq - (T/C) 
11:19, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
