http://72.14.177.54/speakeasy/?action=history&feed=atom&title=Evil_wizards 2026-09-30T21:09:28Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.15.1 http://72.14.177.54/speakeasy/?title=Evil_wizards&diff=1542&oldid=prev 2006-11-22T02:36:49Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 02:36, 22 November 2006</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>According to [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sainte</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Marthe</del>]], who first popularised the phrase, &quot;an evil wizard is a deus ex machina used to give any outrageous hypothetical or explain any highly unlikely action which could be theoretically possible due to the intervention of a mythical magician.&quot;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>According to [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sainte</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">marthe</ins>]], who first popularised the phrase, &quot;an evil wizard is a deus ex machina used to give any outrageous hypothetical or explain any highly unlikely action which could be theoretically possible due to the intervention of a mythical magician.&quot;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <!-- diff generator: internal 2026-09-30 21:09:28 --> </table>

68.149.162.146 http://72.14.177.54/speakeasy/?title=Evil_wizards&diff=1541&oldid=prev 2006-11-22T02:36:31Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 02:36, 22 November 2006</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>According to [[Sainte-Marthe]] , who first popularised the phrase, an evil wizard is a deus ex machina used to give any outrageous hypothetical or explain any highly unlikely action which could be theoretically possible due to the intervention of a mythical magician.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>According to [[Sainte-Marthe]], who first popularised the phrase, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;</ins>an evil wizard is a deus ex machina used to give any outrageous hypothetical or explain any highly unlikely action which could be theoretically possible due to the intervention of a mythical magician.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <!-- diff generator: internal 2026-09-30 21:09:28 --> </table>

68.149.162.146 http://72.14.177.54/speakeasy/?title=Evil_wizards&diff=1540&oldid=prev 2006-11-22T02:35:28Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 02:35, 22 November 2006</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">According to [[Sainte-Marthe]] , who first popularised the phrase, an evil wizard is a deus ex machina used to give any outrageous hypothetical or explain any highly unlikely action which could be theoretically possible due to the intervention of a mythical magician.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''Partial History:'''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''Partial History:'''</div></td></tr> <!-- diff generator: internal 2026-09-30 21:09:28 --> </table>

68.149.162.146 http://72.14.177.54/speakeasy/?title=Evil_wizards&diff=1538&oldid=prev 2006-11-22T00:59:51Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 00:59, 22 November 2006</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Partial History:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins>Partial History:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>An Evil Wizard smiley was proposed by [[Niccolo and Donkey]] [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=706&amp;hl=evil+wizard here] but one was never made.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>An Evil Wizard smiley was proposed by [[Niccolo and Donkey]] [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=706&amp;hl=evil+wizard here] but one was never made.</div></td></tr> <!-- diff generator: internal 2026-09-30 21:09:28 --> </table>

Niccolo and donkey http://72.14.177.54/speakeasy/?title=Evil_wizards&diff=1537&oldid=prev 2006-11-22T00:52:32Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 00:52, 22 November 2006</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>See [[emperor_palpatine]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>See [[emperor_palpatine]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Evil Wizards that teleport into another country is an example of &quot;out-of-the-box&quot; thinking on the part of emperor_palpatine, who also often uses computer strategy games in his analysis of world politics and warfare.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Evil Wizards that teleport into another country is an example of &quot;out-of-the-box&quot; thinking on the part of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>emperor_palpatine<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>, who also often uses computer strategy games in his analysis of world politics and warfare.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>While the origin of the idea (and the board it was first proposed on) is still under dispute, it first came to light on Speakeasy in [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=1979&amp;st=0 this thread] October 28th, 2005 at 2:06 pm.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>While the origin of the idea (and the board it was first proposed on) is still under dispute, it first came to light on Speakeasy in [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=1979&amp;st=0 this thread] October 28th, 2005 at 2:06 pm.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Partial History:</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">An Evil Wizard smiley was proposed by [[Niccolo and Donkey]] [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=706&amp;hl=evil+wizard here] but one was never made.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Passing mention made [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=4080&amp;hl=evil%20wizard&amp;st=15 here]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Columnist The War Nerd refers to the Evil Wizard [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=4080&amp;hl=evil%20wizard&amp;st=15 here]</ins></div></td></tr> <!-- diff generator: internal 2026-09-30 21:09:28 --> </table>

68.149.162.146 http://72.14.177.54/speakeasy/?title=Evil_wizards&diff=1531&oldid=prev 2006-11-22T00:34:54Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 00:34, 22 November 2006</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Evil Wizards that teleport into another country is an example of &quot;out-of-the-box&quot; thinking on the part of emperor_palpatine, who also often uses computer strategy games in his analysis of world politics and warfare.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Evil Wizards that teleport into another country is an example of &quot;out-of-the-box&quot; thinking on the part of emperor_palpatine, who also often uses computer strategy games in his analysis of world politics and warfare.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>While the origin of the idea<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del>and the board it was <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">firs </del>proposed on<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del>is still under dispute, it first came to light on Speakeasy in [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=1979&amp;st=0 this thread] October 28th, 2005 at 2:06 pm.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>While the origin of the idea <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(</ins>and the board it was <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">first </ins>proposed on<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">) </ins>is still under dispute, it first came to light on Speakeasy in [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=1979&amp;st=0 this thread] October 28th, 2005 at 2:06 pm.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</div></td></tr> <!-- diff generator: internal 2026-09-30 21:09:28 --> </table>

68.149.162.146 http://72.14.177.54/speakeasy/?title=Evil_wizards&diff=1530&oldid=prev 2006-11-22T00:34:01Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 00:34, 22 November 2006</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>See [[emperor_palpatine]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>See [[emperor_palpatine]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Evil Wizards that teleport into another country is an example of &quot;out-of-the-box&quot; thinking on the part of emperor_palpatine, who also often uses computer strategy games in his analysis of world politics and warfare.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">While the origin of the idea, and the board it was firs proposed on, is still under dispute, it first came to light on Speakeasy in [http://www.speakeasy.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=1979&amp;st=0 this thread] October 28th, 2005 at 2:06 pm.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ever since, the teleporting Evil Wizard theory has been mooted about by many members as an explanation for or potential solution to global problems.</ins></div></td></tr> <!-- diff generator: internal 2026-09-30 21:09:28 --> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 00:10, 22 November 2006</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>See [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Emperor Palpatine</del>]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>See [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">emperor_palpatine</ins>]]</div></td></tr> <!-- diff generator: internal 2026-09-30 21:09:28 --> </table>

68.149.162.146 http://72.14.177.54/speakeasy/?title=Evil_wizards&diff=1525&oldid=prev 2006-11-22T00:09:26Z

<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>See [[Emperor Palpatine]]</div>

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