Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/August 11

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[edit] Spork?

Moved from Talk:Main Page. 20:38, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Why is the anniversay of the filing of the patent for a "spork" mentioned? Come on, this is an encyclopedia, I'm sure there are a ton of far more important anniversaries. Harley peters 17:43, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I guess it's been sporked. Cat-five 18:05, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

This sort of blatant pro-spork bias has been a part of Wikipedia for years, and I, for one, am tired of it. You never see us commemorate the anniversary of the knife, or chopsticks, or even salad tongs - always the spork. Is is any wonder that 100% of the people from non-spork-using countries despise us? We need an immediate ban on spork creation anniversaries for at least the next few months, even as long as a year if that's what it takes to counter Wikipedia's pervasive spork bias. --Gavia immer 18:59, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Back to being semi-serious I do not see how the spork patent filing is really a big enough deal to deserve a front page mention unless we're really that devoid of content that there's nothing else to fill that space. Cat-five 19:12, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I dont see how the spork is important enough to even have it mentioned in August 11's article. :/ Rafy 22:19, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree, this is fairly ridiculous. Front page of Wikipedia is not the place for whimsy based around inherently amusing hybrid cutlery. 89.100.128.72 22:48, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I personally believe the spork is one of the greatest inventions of mankind. (actually being semi-semi-serious here) ..... EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 07:06, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

I removed spork. Grouf^{(talk • contribs)} 16:29, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thermopylae

I'm removing the Battle of Thermopylae as the article doesn't give any sources indicating why we should believe the battle happened on this day. —Angr 12:34, 11 August 2007 (UTC)