Pwned by the WALRUS

A Humble Apology

Hello again, I am sorry for the arguement I caused in the main page, and now it seems I can no longer continue my proposition there. If I am no longer allowed to edit on the main page, then I am sorry for the offenses I committed.

I would like to re-orient the dialogue towards a more productive end, mainly a proposition for a conspiracy theory that I think is significant enough for a page all on it's own: the "Rothschild owned central banks conspiracy.

I apologise that I am being so repetitive, but I think this conspiracy theory is important due to it's frequency and place in the conspiracy theorist and all too often the anti-semitie's lexicon. As stated before I do not possess the personal ability to due this topic justice on my own, but I think this conspiracy must be totally critiqued for the aforementioned reasons. I hope this proposition goes somewhere.96.230.207.83 (talk) 20:23, 14 July 2021 (UTC)An Advocate

Don't worry about the argument, it's not your fault. As for not being able to edit the page, I take full responsibility for locking it due to a troll. ☭Comrade GC☭^{Ministry of Praise} 20:41, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

More my fault than yours. Both of yours. Never feel guilty for the actions of others. I just hope we didn't scare you away... CorruptUser 20:46, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Don't worry, you didn't scare me away. I just want to help RationalWiki, and I think debunking this theory will help improve the site. If you do not consider it significant enough to merit it's own page, that is fine, but I believe it does.

Thank you for your apologies.96.230.207.83 (talk) 20:57, 14 July 2021 (UTC)An Advocate

Feel free to make a user for yourself, so that as you contribute and it becomes clear you aren't completely insane, we can refer to you as something other than a Bunch'o'Numbers (BoN). CorruptUser 21:04, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

For the record I agree that the Rothschild conspiracy is big enough that we could probably improve what we have on it. Takes a good block of time, unfortunately, to do that, but I'll keep that in mind when I get a large enough chunk. PanGalacticGargleBlaster (talk) 21:14, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for your time, PanGalacticGargleBlaster.96.230.207.83 (talk) 21:18, 14 July 2021 (UTC)An Advocate

Citation styles?

If I'm citing a peer-reviewed study or journal article or whatnot, is there a preferred citation style? I prefer APA, but sometimes MLA is the first thing presented to me if I hit "cite this article" and my laziness takes over. Quantumgeek333 (talk) 01:08, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

I don't think there is a preference. If there were, it would be here. 𝒮𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓃𝑒 ^talk 01:11, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

No preference. The citation is what counts. However, using a consistent citation style (in your article or whatever) is more aesthetically pleasing. Leucippus^{Salva veritate} 01:22, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

The Boys from the County Hell!

If there was ever a song worthy of this godforsaken bar—this would be it. “Me daddy was a blue shirt and my mother a madam,

My brother earned his medals at Mai Lei in Vietnam”—this song is about a mean bastard. In any event, this a great song for a pub crawl. Leucippus^{Sapere aude} 21:23, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

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i saw the pogues on st patricks day one year with my flatmate and his mum. in shephards bush i thinkAMassiveGay (talk) 21:49, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Ohhh… I’m a tad bit envious. During their prime they put on one hell of a show. Shane MacGowan was, and is, a great story teller. Leucippus^{Sapere aude} 21:56, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Something to incorporate into the Saloon Bar’s welcome

I think this video, particularly from 0-0:49 seconds, captures the atmosphere of the joint:

There’s only so many times a straight man can walk past a bar, which has a sign that reads ‘beautiful naked women’, and then say “no not for me”. Leucippus^{Salva veritate} 19:44, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Article votes

Hello, total newb here. What is the purpose of up or down-voting on various articles? Should we vote on relevance for rational readers, whether it's well written, or something else? TIA! ^{— Unsigned, by: BenderRod / talk / contribs}

It's not completely clear, but from my experience, up voting is probably a combination of interesting, relevant news, good quality news, and probably good news. I suppose irrelevant news or indifference is "neutral". Downvotes are sometimes used for terrible news, but I've seen it for poor summaries as well as clickbait. --It's-a me, LeftyGreenMario! 23:34, 27 November 2021 (UTC)