Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations

• Reflect the community or purpose of Wikipedia.
• Be short; it's a motto, not an essay.
• Be funny or serious; but nevertheless, interesting.
• Be powerful; it should provoke a reaction or draw attention, not just another "blah blah".

• Be similar to another approved motto.
• Be offensive or inflammatory.
• Be too obscure (so no little-known Yoda quotes, please).
• Contain redundant links (e.g. We want you! …to join Wikipedia., where the meaning is clear without the links).

Tip: avoid rarely used words that not everyone will understand. Remember, a lot of non-English speakers read Wikipedia.

To nominate a motto for review, simply add it at the top of the In review section using this format:

Origin of the motto and your comments. ~~~~

• First comment goes here. ~~~~
• :Any replies get indented again. ~~~~

Edit 1. Reason for edit, what was changed, etc. ~~~~

• Anyone can comment on a nomination. Simply type Support or Oppose (Support or Oppose), and, if possible, leave a reason. Remember to always sign your posts on discussion pages. However, it is generally frowned upon if you vote twice in one motto so please stick to one, although multiple comments are allowed.
• Please do not support yourself.
• Please note that this page uses the bulleted !voting style, the same as on Featured picture candidates (see below).
• If you find a motto that is the same or similar to a previously nominated motto, please leave a comment on the new nomination that links to the old nomination, so that others will be able to compare the two.
• Simple spelling mistakes or punctuation errors may be corrected without creating a new edit; just be sure to leave a comment explaining exactly what you have changed. If you have an idea that might improve a motto by rewording, changing the links, etc., nest a new heading (see the above example) under the motto.
• After 14 days, it’s decision time—the motto should be moved to the top of the decision section. Anyone in the discussion is welcome to judge the consensus to either accept, reject, or reopen a motto. See below for the procedure on how to do this. Also please note that determining consensus should not be just based on counting votes.

Remember, new nominations for mottos go AT THE TOP of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations/In_review&action=edit In review] section

Sometimes you may think of an idea and then find it has already been suggested a while ago. It is possible to reuse a motto that has been suggested in the past. However, there are some provisos:

• If the motto has been declined in the past nomination, this means it can be reused at any time.
• If the motto has been approved in the past nomination, so long as a year has passed since its nomination and it also has different links it can be reused.
• If a motto has been nominated and approved many times in the past it should be added to WP:Motto of the day/Nominations/Frequently used ideas. These mottoes are generally frowned upon unless a long time has passed.

Please check the archives and search for your motto or variation to check its status before nominating

• Write Support, if you approve of the nomination. A reason is optional.
• Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the nomination. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the nomination.
• You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
• To change your opinion, strike it out (with ...) rather than removing it.
• If you think a nominated motto obviously fails the general criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.

:Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.

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