| The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand or rewrite the article to establish its notability. The best way to address this concern is to reference published, third-party sources about the subject. If notability cannot be established, the article is more likely to be considered for deletion, per Wikipedia:Guide to deletion.
This article has been tagged since October 2007. | | | The creator of or main contributor to this page may have a conflict of interest with the subject of this article.
Due to issues of maintaining neutrality and avoiding promotional articles, Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines strongly advise that editors do not directly edit articles on topics where they have a close personal or business connection. If this applies to your edits, you are advised to collaborate with independent editors via the article's talk page. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ...
Shortcut: WP:NPOV Wikipedia policy is that all articles should be written from a neutral point of view. ...
| "QDB" redirects here. QDB may also refer to Q Code .
The front page of bash.org Bash.org is a web site that hosts a popular database of quotations. While the site's official name is QDB, or Quote Database, it is usually referred to by its domain name (bash.org), or simply as "bash". The site collects, stores and presents humorous quotes garnered mostly from Internet Relay Chat, though some entries from instant messaging and spoken quotations also appear in the database. After being approved, these entries can be voted on and displayed according to different sorting methods. The Q code is a standardized collection of three-letter message encodings, all starting with the letter Q, initially developed for commercial radiotelegraph communication, and later adopted by other radio services, especially amateur radio. ...
Download high resolution version (833x600, 28 KB)Screenshot of the bash. ...
Download high resolution version (833x600, 28 KB)Screenshot of the bash. ...
A website, Web site or WWW site (often shortened to just site) is a collection of webpages, that is, HTML/XHTML documents accessible via HTTP on the Internet; all publicly accessible websites in existence comprise the World Wide Web. ...
This article is about computing. ...
For the Wikipedia quotation templates, see Category:Quotation templates. ...
The term domain name has multiple related meanings: A name that identifies a computer or computers on the internet. ...
“IRC†redirects here. ...
// Instant messaging (IM) is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. ...
Voting is a method of decision making wherein a group such as a meeting or an electorate attempts to gauge its opinion—usually as a final step following discussions or debates. ...
The topic of the database's quotes is largely "nerd humor", and the comedy value of the database is enhanced if the reader is computer literate. There are several references to mathematics and science subjects as well. For other uses, see Nerd (disambiguation). ...
Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Site details
Quotes are submitted to bash.org through a web form, where they are then put into a moderation queue. After being reviewed by a moderator, quotes are either accepted or removed from the queue by the moderator. The latter is often referred to as killing the quote. Criteria for acceptance are stated to be funniness, reasonable length and proper formatting, such as the removal of timestamps unless required for context. Each quote is assigned a unique identifier and, once approved, can be displayed in a number of ways. The latest fifty approved quotes are shown on a page, but users can also view quotes randomly or sorted by score. There is also a "browse" option which enables users to go through every quote in the database, and a search page. Look up Moderation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A queue (pronounced /kuË/) is a particular kind of collection in which the entities in the collection are kept in order and the principal (or only) operations on the collection are the addition of entities to the rear terminal position and removal of entities from the front terminal position. ...
Look up format in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Timestamp can refer to a time code or to a digitally signed timestamp whose signer vouches for the existence of the signed document or content at the time given as part of the digital signature. ...
Searching is the act of trying to find something or someone. ...
An approved quote is also subject to user approval. Bash.org uses a simple voting system in which users select a plus for a positive vote or a minus for negative vote. Quotes that are recycled, highly racist or offensive, or simply not funny often find themselves with low or even negative ratings. Voting is a method of decision making wherein a group such as a meeting or an electorate attempts to gauge its opinion—usually as a final step following discussions or debates. ...
Bash.org has also hosted other community-based activities, such as two Counter-Strike game servers, a Trade Wars server, streaming radio,[1] video on demand services,[2] and a messy desk contest. These activities are targeted towards the site's large computer-savvy gaming demographic. A community is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. ...
Counter-Strike (CS) is a popular team-based mod of Valves first-person shooter (FPS) Half-Life. ...
Trade Wars is the title, with some slight alteration in spelling and capitalization, of a series of computer games dating back to the early days of personal computing. ...
Web radio (or Internet radio) is a broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ...
Video on demand (VOD) systems allow users to select and watch video and clip content over a network as part of an interactive television system. ...
History
Before "bash.org" The original implementation of the QDB was quickly trolled with useless quotes and spam, so a moderation system was developed to prevent abuse. The project was handed over to the users Guilty, Madog and Amanda on August 1, 2002. Shortly thereafter Madog was removed from the project and users Blaxthos and Guilty assumed control. The project was officially moved to bash.org, and the site's popularity continued to increase. Another fork of the original QDB[3] can be found at qdb.us. A Do not feed the troll image In Internet terminology, a troll is someone who comes into an established community such as an online discussion forum, and posts inflammatory, rude, repetitive or offensive messages designed intentionally to annoy or antagonize the existing members or disrupt the flow of discussion, including...
is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Also see: 2002 (number). ...
In software engineering, a project fork or branch happens when a developer (or a group of them) takes a copy of source code from one software package and starts to independently develop a new package. ...
Growing pains On September 15, 2003, the bash.org managers posted a request for donation of hardware, including RAM and a new processor for a second server. Several benefactors donated the necessary hardware, with the Webrax company providing hosting. is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Donation is a gift to a fund or cause, typically for charitable reasons. ...
For other uses, see Hardware (disambiguation). ...
RAM redirects here. ...
“CPU†redirects here. ...
In information technology, a server is an application or device that performs services for connected clients as part of a client-server architecture. ...
Meanwhile, tension grew between bash.org's moderators and management, mostly due to requests for changes in the site's code not being addressed in a timely manner. Several of the moderators went on strike during July 2004. The striking moderators posted an open letter of complaint to the management of bash.org. In response, bash.org's management terminated relations with the striking moderators.[4][5]
References - ^ bash.org (2004). bash.org homepage.
- ^ bash.org (2005). bash.org homepage.
- ^ QDB FAQ. Retrieved on October 5, 2007.
- ^ Gordon Reynolds (2004). Bash.org Status. It's the Doc!. Retrieved on December 5, 2005.
- ^ ragnarok (2004). Bash.org Moderators Strike Over Lack Of Improvements. IRC 101. Retrieved on December 6, 2005.
External links |
Feeds |
Contact