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|headline=Wikiholism alert | |||
|content=<center>"My username is Chriswaterguy and I am a wikiholic.{{w|Wikipedia:Wikipediholic}}"</center> | |||
|<center>"My username is Chriswaterguy and I am a wikiholic.{{ | |||
*I cancelled my plans to live and work in China when I learnt they blocked Wikipedia. <br> | <div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; "> | ||
*I often read (non-fiction) books and mark things that I want to put into Wikipedia. <br> | * I cancelled my plans to live and work in China when I learnt they blocked Wikipedia. <br> | ||
*I'm a registered user of about | * I often read (non-fiction) books and mark things that I want to put into Wikipedia. <br> | ||
* I'm a registered user of about 15 wikis. | |||
Yes I'm an addict. No, it's not a problem. I'm going to take a break, just as soon as I finish editing this... | Yes I'm an addict. No, it's not a problem. I'm going to take a break, just as soon as I finish editing this... | ||
Maybe I need a 12 step program{{ | Maybe I need a 12 step program{{w|12 step program}}... | ||
# We admitted we were powerless{{ | # We admitted we were powerless{{w|Submissive (BDSM)}} over wiki-editing and our lives had become unmanageable. | ||
# Came to believe{{ | # Came to believe{{w|gullibility}} that a power greater than ourselves{{w|Flying Spaghetti Monster}} could restore us to sanity{{w|boredom}}. | ||
# Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him{{ | # Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him{{w|Thor}}/Her{{w|Laetitia Casta}}/It{{w|Flying Spaghetti Monster}}/Them.{{w|Lords of Kobol}} | ||
# When that failed, we took responsibility for our own actions. | # When that failed, we took responsibility for our own actions. | ||
# Admitted the {{ | # Admitted the {{w|obsessive compulsive disorder}}exact nature of our wrongs. | ||
# Left the computer occasionally, in order to meet attractive people and flirt with them. | # Left the computer occasionally, in order to meet attractive people and flirt with them. | ||
# Sought through prayer{{ | # Sought through prayer{{w|yoga}} and meditation{{w|meditation}} to improve our conscious contact {{w|recreational drugs}}with God as we understood Her,{{w|Durga}} praying only for {{w|delusion}}knowledge of Her will for us{{w|world domination}} and the power{{w|Popeye}} to carry that out. | ||
# Having had a spiritual awakening{{ | # Having had a spiritual awakening{{w|Yogic Enlightenment}} as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message{{w|Crusade}} to wikiholics.{{w|Übermensch}}<!--, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.--> | ||
# Realised the irony of creating this notice. | # Realised the irony of creating this notice. | ||
# Learnt to count. | # Learnt to count. | ||
<!--, as I haven't slowed down at all, apart from the occasional "No Wiki" day. | <!--, as I haven't slowed down at all, apart from the occasional "No Wiki" day. | ||
Once I have sorted my affairs in Sydney, closed down the Australian side of import business, packed my bags and flown to Indonesia, I will have less time constraints. I look forward to sitting in a net cafe and editing Wikipedia as much as I like without worrying about boring things like tax returns and clearance sales (anyone want to buy a soapstone elephant?). And when I'm not editing here, I'll be eating {{ | Once I have sorted my affairs in Sydney, closed down the Australian side of import business, packed my bags and flown to Indonesia, I will have less time constraints. I look forward to sitting in a net cafe and editing Wikipedia as much as I like without worrying about boring things like tax returns and clearance sales (anyone want to buy a soapstone elephant?). And when I'm not editing here, I'll be eating {{w|gudeg or {{w|nasi goreng, practising my {{w|Indonesian language}}Indonesian and {{w|Javanese language}}Javanese by flirting with the local women, and visiting development projects (including those connected with {{w|Engineers Without Borders).--> | ||
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