Time to get angry. We've all read ChefElf's guide to Star Wars. We laughed a lot, but we learnt a lot too. (Hey! R2D2 *is* black in space!) Well, a Cabal of Fanboys on Wikipedia doesn't think ChefElf's article is worth mentioning. *They've* "never heard of it". "It only has 24 hits on Google". "It adds nothing new or significant".
Worse, they're the sort of snivelling, self-important twerps that makes everyone else hate Star Wars fans. Hell! For the first time in my life, I know what a jock feels like when he wants to punch out a nerd.
http://en.wikipedia....r_Wars_Web_Site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars
Surely ChefElf's articles deserve a mention? What do you think?
cheers
Toru-chan.
attached letter to ChefElf:
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Hi ChefElf,
This isn't just fan mail. You've been screwed, and I'm angry.
I read your list about a year ago and wet myself laughing. It was funny, but it was also accurate, thorough and spot on. You've done something pretty special in the anals of Star Wars I think.
Recently I thought it was worth adding a link to Wikipedia about you. I did. Just one line. And it was deleted! Turns out the Star Wars page is run by a cabal of fan boys of the sort of smug, self-importance that makes you want to turn into a jock and beat up nerds like them. I'd suggest you go to the page and read the talk (before they delete it), but, sheesh.
http://en.wikipedia....r_Wars_Web_Site
I think this is an injustice that needs to be corrected. They claim to have never heard of you, didn't think your web page contained anything new or significant, and that you only had 24 links in Google. Worse, they make *me* hate Star Wars fans!!!
But you have friends on ChefElf. We can turn this around. After all. You have Entertainment Weekly on your side!
cheers
Toru-chan
PS. I'll also post this on the BBS so others know the outrage
Attached: Wikipedia talk page where I tell them to frigging Grow Up!
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http://en.wikipedia....r_Wars_Web_Site
Nitpickers Guide to Star Wars Web Site
User "A Man In Black" reverted my edit where I added "Chef Elf's Nitpickers Guide to Star Wars - A controversial but amusing analysis of the Star Wars movies." User "A Man In Black" gave no reason for removing this, and has not contributed to this article before. The Chef Elf site is well known in the Star Wars community. He gives a very thorough analysis of every Star Wars movie, point-by-point and it's become a bible of sorts. I think it's an important contribution that Wiki should link to. Since "A Man In Black" seems to be a hit-and-run reverter and gave no reason, I would like to reinstate that link. Toru-chan 09:32, 23 January 2007 (UTC) I will now unrevert the change. I will edit the label to make its significance clear. Toru-chan 01:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
This site doesn't add anything particularly useful or interesting. Please keep in mind that Wikipedia is not Google/not a directory of all the sites related to a particular subject. --EEMeltonIV 05:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Am going to have to agree this isnt google the links that are there some questionable are there because they add to whats already said, they dont give "controversial but amusing analysis of the Star Wars movies". If you want to add that link add it to this site if its not already there http://dmoz.org/arts...ar_wars_movies/. Leapster 14:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
A Man in Black is a Wikipedia administrator - hardly a hit-and-run reverter, and has, in fact, contributed to this article before - many times, all before Toru-chan created an account less than two weeks ago. Also, as long-time Star Wars fan, and as a staff member at TheForce.Net, I've never heard of the site in question. Futhermore, a google search on Chefelf +nitpicker only brings back 24 or so unique returns, so it's obviously not *that* controversial, given the low number of mentions. I'm going to side with A Man in Black on this one. TheRealFennShysa 15:57, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Try searching under its better known but more contentious name: "Reasons to Hate Star Wars" and you'll get 1,580 Google hits. Did you really look at that article, or simply disagree with it? Listen to yourselves. You're carrying on like a bunch of petty tin gods. I watched the movie back in 1977 the same you did TheRealFennShya, but you've basically declared yourself A Greater Authority. As for your 'two weeks' jab, I'm not going to get into a peeing competition with you. I'll leave you to rule your little patch. EEMeltonIV: I understand the reasons you give, and note a similar 'comprehensive listing' entry was removed from the Links too. So long as the rules are consistently enforced, I'm cool with that. As for the rest of you: You're flaunting the rules and spirit of Wikipedia, and you need to Grow Up. Toru-chan 13:19, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
This post has been edited by Toru-chan: 25 January 2007 - 08:55 AM