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The Quote of the Day (QOTD) service is a member of the Internet protocol suite, defined in 1983 in RFC 865 by Jon Postel.As indicated there, the QOTD concept predated the specification, when QOTD was used by mainframe sysadmins to broadcast a daily quote on request by a user.
The Motto of the Day (MOTD) is a project dedicated to creating and displaying a daily unofficial Wikipedia motto included on various user pages. It is an effort to laugh a bit at ourselves, celebrate our achievements, and foster a sense of community. Mottos can be humorous or serious, but must reflect the community or purpose of Wikipedia.
Based on a quote from Walt Disney. Creating your first article can seem daunting at first, but overcoming that first hurdle is the first step for many of our editors in order for them to eventually become proficient contributors. Besides, we all dream of bringing an article to good status. --(Roundish ⋆ t) 23:41, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
The Motto of the Day is open to all editors to nominate and review mottos, but there is a set of rules that restrict the kind of motto that will be approved. This article discusses the entire process of nomination. Bear in mind that MOTD is not a bureaucracy, and if a rule stops you from contributing to the Motto of the day, then ignore it!
Rick Blaine is the character with the most quotes (four); Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz), Harry Callahan (Dirty Harry and Sudden Impact), James Bond (Dr. No and Goldfinger), Norma Desmond (Sunset Boulevard), Scarlett O'Hara (Gone with the Wind), and The Terminator (The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day) have two quotes each.
From the day after tomorrow's featured article SMS Niobe was a light cruiser of the Gazelle class , built for the Imperial German Navy . Launched in 1899, Niobe was armed with ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns and had a top speed of 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph).
Political quotes (1 C, 148 P) R. Quotations from radio (64 P) Redirects from quotations (4 C, 702 P) Quotations from religion (4 C, 25 P) S. Quotations from science ...
Wikiquote has been suggested as "a great starting point for a quotation search" with only quotes with sourced citations being available. It is also noted as a source from frequent misquotes and their possible origins. [12] [13] It can be used for analysis to produce claims such as "Albert Einstein is probably the most quoted figure of our time".