Talk:Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet

message: For the record Clem (not "Clem the Demon") is neither evil nor particularly reptilian. Unfortunately, I've been rendered incapable of making any corrections to the page by the fact that I'm giggling too much ;) chocolateboy 21:36, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Clem

message: Ailurophagy, is this really a word? I searched for it on dictionary.com with no result and on google with results only pointing to this article! SD6-Agent 04:30, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: It's as much of a word as "coprophagy" (which Salvador Dali was once accused of), though I suspect (with apologies to any dung beatles reading this) that ailurophagy is an easier taste to acquire :-) chocolateboy 12:59, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
replies: text:  rimshot SD6-Agent 22:52, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Ailurophagy

message: In June of 2004 a similar statement linked Paul Martin with the production of child pornography. It was quickly withdrawn and, mysteriously, re-issued.
:Was he actually accused of being an e.r.k.e.o.p., or does this just refer to the garden-variety smear campaign? If the latter, I don't think it's quite relevant to this page. - Montréalais 03:34, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Deja Vu

message: Is this actually a serious article? Looks like a hoax to me. -
EliasAlucard|Talk 01:51, 21 May, 2005 (UTC)
:As a native Ontarian, I can assure you this is indeed true. - Lucky13pjn 01:29, May 21, 2005 (UTC)
:This actually happened, I hate to say. --Spinboy 01:30, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Joke?

message: Okay, now that's a joke. The article is way too short and way too silly (I don't care if it's true) to represent Wikipedia's best work. Most every day when I take a look at the day's featured article, I know it's ones like them that are the best arguments against the project's detractors. They would have a field day if we ever let "evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet" be a featured article. --BDD 23:21, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It isn't a candidate anymore; it got nominated back in March by GRider as a misguided exercise in making a point and was almost universally opposed. The discussion is essentially dead; I'm accordingly removing the FAC template from this page. Discussion archive is at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet. Bearcat 01:23, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Note, Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet was moved to Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet/archive1 and the original then deleted. 84user (talk) 06:48, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Featured Article Candidate?

message: I disagree with the removal of the Alf image, I think it's perfectly acceptable for it to be here, especially since there is reference made to Alf. -- Spinboy 18:13, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia:Fair use makes quite clear that fair use screenshots are only valid in articles that contain "critical commentary" on the television show in question. This article is not about Alf. - SimonP 18:37, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I know where I'm not wanted :p Alf melmac 20:35, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Alf image

message: : It is speculated that the original kitten-eater comment may have been written by fans of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which at one point featured a kitten-eating demon, a character by the name of Clem. (He played "kitten poker", in which kittens are used as chips, and was reputed to eat his winnings.)
"It is speculated"? Passive Tense Weasel Wordery. Who speculated? Was it a Wikipedian with too much time on her hands? Whole para is original research. My apologies to CanadianCaesar for not writing this quite fast enough to beat his reversion. --MyRedDice
*OK, my apologies as well, legit concern.  I'm now looking at referencing stuff and have restored the Buffy stuff with references to Washington Monthly and Crikey. CanadianCaesar 04:34, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  It is speculated 

message: I am of the opinion that the pejorative was "Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet" and that "(Sorry.)" in the original source text apologizes for that usage and as such ought to be removed from the introductory line, but I am aware other editors disagree with me so I wanted to explore the consensus on the issue.  Thoughts would be most welcome.
I have, however, removed the editors note in the source article.  It does not seem appropriate to place that there without there already being a consensus that "(Sorry)." ought to be included.
-SocratesJedi | Talk 17:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No way. The tone is pretty clear with or without "Sorry". "Sorry" may be a part of the original release, but so are a lot of other words that we don't quote. DJ Clayworth (talk) 19:29, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding "Sorry." 

message: I propose we drop that category, as something with 657 Google hits probably wouldn't qualify. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 05:03, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  As an Internet meme 

message: *Strongly oppose Has survived AfD, influenced an election; merging it with either Dalton McGuinty or the election article would be arbitrary and if merged to McGuinty it would be a POV redirect. CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 18:06, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge proposal

message: I'm wondering if maybe we ought to move or change the photo - it seems a bit harsh to have Mr. Dalton McGuinty's image on the top.  People (such as myself) who are unfamiliar with the article are confronted first by two things:
#A title which implies that someone is actually a reptilian kitten eater
#A photograph of someone.
This will lead to either assuming the entire article is a joke (I had to take several moments to really absorb the context) or assuming that the article is intended as a personal attack on the politician.  I am not recommending removal of the article or photo - I'm just suggesting we have a more appropriate photograph to describe the situation rather than the person. We can also link to the photo of Mr. McGuinty or include it later in the article. Nimur 17:03, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: IMO, that's a bit of an overreaction. The intro paragraph makes the context clear. I think the photo is fine. Shrug. —Lowellian (reply) 22:27, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move the photo? 

message: :Image:McGinty with kitten.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
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BetacommandBot (talk) 18:49, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:McGinty with kitten.gif

message: In the kuro5hin link, the words "kitten eater" are not hyphenated. Is this true to the original release, and if so shouldn't the article title reflect this? --00:30, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Now it doesn't correspond with the article title. --Ysangkok (talk) 22:10, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hyphen