Long-winded explanations for deletion look bad....

November 12, 2004 10:18 PM

The long-winded explanations for deletion in these three threads look bad in Firefox 1.0 and the latest MSIE.
posted by graventy to Bugs at 10:18 PM (27 comments total)

However, keep them coming. Deleted threads are awesome. And reasons for deletion? Awesomer.
posted by graventy at 10:18 PM on November 12, 2004

In Camino also look like poo do they. -- yoda
posted by dobbs at 10:33 PM on November 12, 2004

In Safari, too. Try display: block.
(And thanks, Matt.)
posted by brownpau at 10:45 PM on November 12, 2004

I think "sucks" would have sufficed. But this is good too.
posted by PrinceValium at 10:49 PM on November 12, 2004

Yeah, that's all bojangled.
posted by The God Complex at 4:07 AM on November 13, 2004

as an admirer of the late bill robinson i take exception to your negatory use of the word bojangle.
posted by t r a c y at 5:25 AM on November 13, 2004

Smokey Robinson is dead?
posted by Grangousier at 5:53 AM on November 13, 2004

(actually, no, but his website is terrible)
posted by Grangousier at 5:55 AM on November 13, 2004

bill "bojangles" robinson
posted by t r a c y at 6:38 AM on November 13, 2004

Actually, PrinceValium, I think "sucks" would not have sufficed, although the threads in question do, in fact, suck. Matt's explanation of his deletion of sucky political threads is an important step in getting some post-election balance back.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 6:39 AM on November 13, 2004

"Bojangled" is an Americanism, t r a c y - it's kind of like saying "it was all Burger Kinged up" - it refers to the American restaurant chain of Bojangles restaurants, and their poor service/crappy food. Here's another site that makes mention of "getting bojangled" - look for the reference to Bojangles Restaurant towards the bottom. We just love turning nouns into verbs in this country.

For all I know, the restaurant's name may have originally been inspired by the Bill Robinson's nickname, or indirectly, by the song "Mr. Bojangles", but I wonder how many even make that connection. For what it's worth, I do.
posted by iconomy at 7:34 AM on November 13, 2004

Bojangled" is an Americanism

A regionalism, surely. I've lived in various parts of the country and never heard of either the expression or the restaurant chain.
posted by rushmc at 9:00 AM on November 13, 2004

Nor have I, although I now plan to start using that expression, which I find delightful.
posted by jonson at 10:18 AM on November 13, 2004

Not nit not, nit no not, nit nit folly bololy
Burly bunch the water mole
Heli plop and finger hole
Not a-was it bundy, see?
For jangle and bojangle
Trip trip pipipipi tip-pit landerim
posted by kenko at 10:48 AM on November 13, 2004

Bojangled is an Americanism

I've only read it here. I've always thought it was an American version of the Scottish/Irish term banjaxed [cite: 1, 2]. You have to admit, the resemblance is striking.
posted by jessamyn at 11:26 AM on November 13, 2004

I've never heard the term used outside the song before.
posted by bingo at 11:34 AM on November 13, 2004

I'd just like to point out how much I love the expression "jingle jangle". you guys do have a wonderful language, really.

I mean, the jingle jangle morning's coolness factor is just so very had to beat
posted by matteo at 12:43 PM on November 13, 2004

I live in Canada, so it's not the restaurant chain (although that adds another layer of depth to it). I use it because A) it sounds hilarious, and B) it was the name of that stupid dog on SNL when Will Ferrell did that skit with Molly Shannon. In the future, think of it in that manner, rather than as some veiled insult at a black shuffle and tapper from the late nineteenth century.
posted by The God Complex at 1:14 PM on November 13, 2004

I've only read it here. I've always thought it was an American version of the Scottish/Irish term banjaxed [cite: 1, 2]. You have to admit, the resemblance is striking.

Wow. Thanks. Banjanxed just got added to the mix.
posted by The God Complex at 1:16 PM on November 13, 2004

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

One of the greatest BAD band names of all time.

The "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" album opened up an appreciation for traditional Country/Folk/Bluegrass for me (and made my later employment at an automated Nashville/Pop Country radio station that much more intolerable).

But "Mr. Bojangles"? A Red-Alert Antibiotic-Resistant Grade XXX Earworm.

"He grabbed his pants for a better stance and he jumped so high..."

"The dog up and died...
He up and died...
After twenty years he still grieves..."

I'm Bojangled.
posted by wendell at 1:47 PM on November 13, 2004

In the future, think of it in that manner, rather than as some veiled insult at a black shuffle and tapper from the late nineteenth century.

you know i was only goofing around, right...? i mean i used the word "negatory" - one cannot be taken seriously when using it 8-)
posted by t r a c y at 2:44 PM on November 13, 2004

Yes, I'm aware that you were just trying to bojangle me. I think it's weak sauce.
posted by The God Complex at 3:02 PM on November 13, 2004

Early twentieth century, thank you.
posted by Sidhedevil at 5:49 PM on November 13, 2004

Also, I vote for deleting every thread that links only to a goddamned wiki. I have never, ever looked anything up on a wiki without finding at least one error in the entry.

The problem with most wikis is that Sturgeon's Law and Bayer's Corollary apply. At least in an actual encyclopedia, compiled by paid professionals, there is some attempt by experienced, paid editors to check whether or not entries are correct.



Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything is crap.
Bayer's Corollary: Sturgeon was an optimist.
posted by Sidhedevil at 6:17 PM on November 13, 2004

You do know that you are often able to _change_ the errors in a wiki, right sidhedevil? They're neat that way.
posted by Space Coyote at 6:57 PM on November 13, 2004

Yes. Wrapped deletion reasons look like crap.

Never heard of "bojangled" but it sounds like a Flandersism cobbled together by someone too squeamish to say "fucked."
posted by majick at 11:49 AM on November 14, 2004

SC, why should I bother? Someone will just come along and change it back to the wrong information, anyway (yes, I've had this experience).

Seeing as I can actually earn money (and have done so) for writing reference books, why should I spend my hard-earned time doing so for free, when I could be ranting here instead?
posted by Sidhedevil at 5:21 PM on November 14, 2004