Editor Log: May 2002 (idea)

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:
    • Raft of the Medusa, by Lometa (May 29, 2002) - Minor HTML and spelling.
    • The Oath of the Horatii, by Lometa (May 29, 2002) - Minor HTML and spelling.
    • Pest House at Jaffa, by Lometa (May 29, 2002) - Minor HTML and spelling.
  • preliterate, by lazerus (May 31, 2002) - Hard links, formatting. Small, but OK writeup.
• Killed, with penalty
  • Berkshirehathaway, by hybridmachine (May 8, 2002) - For all the obvious reasons, but mostly Don't make shit up.
  • Berkshire Hathaway, by hybridmachine (May 8, 2002) - And doing it twice is no improvement.
  • hybridmachine, by hybridmachine (May 8, 2002) - Self-descriptive, self-aggrandising.
• 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.":
    • Several useful Latin phrases for students by Cliff Biffle (May 29, 2002)
    • Several useful Latin phrases for students by Tiefling (May 29, 2002)
    • Several useful Latin phrases for students by GangstaFeelsGood (May 29, 2002)
    • Several useful Latin phrases for students by Zeolite (May 29, 2002)
  • 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
  • The real reason pi was never calculated to a high precision in ancient times (May 8, 2002) - Interesting ruminations by a couple of our finest minds
  • Addressing others by their user names (May 31, 2002) - Ommm. Good stuff.
• Firmlinked
  • Dorpat with Tartu (May 17, 2002)
  • Primates with primate (May 25, 2002)
  • Venezia with Venice (May 29, 2002)
• Softlocked
  • the only offensive word left in the English language (May 11, 2002) - one word (well, four): GTKY.
  • jealousy (May 16, 2002) - ...and so is this.
  • Why the iMac design irritates me. (May 22, 2002) - ...another one.
  • The Everything People Registry : Denmark (May 23, 2002) - Softlocked in accordance with the consolidation-into-single-WU process.
  • euthanasia (May 24, 2002) - Born to be GTKY.