Misleading Main Page Messages - Revision history

162.206.19.132 at 20:26, 12 June 2026

2026-06-12T20:26:42Z

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	==Instances==		==Instances==
	*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} A "[[new toon soon]]" message was put up on May 2, 2006, despite the eventual update being a new [[Strong Bad Email]]. When the email came out the next day, the Main Page message changed to "king of town toon" in an effort to dupe viewers into thinking they would be watching a toon about [[the King of Town]].		*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} A "[[new toon soon]]" message was put up on May 2, 2006, despite the eventual update being a new [[Strong Bad Email]]. When the email came out the next day, the Main Page message changed to "king of town toon" in an effort to dupe viewers into thinking they would be watching a toon about [[the King of Town]].
-	*[[Sbemailiarized!]] {{--}} The ~~toon was~~ released under the message "new strong bad email", but scrolling over the message changed the text to "new strong bad email?" as a hint that something was off.	+	*[[Sbemailiarized!]]/[[April Fool 09]] {{--}} The toons were released under the message "new strong bad email", but scrolling over the message changed the text to "new strong bad email?" as a hint that something was off.
	*Email [[hremail 3184]] {{--}} A "new toon soon" message was put up on June 29, 2009, despite the eventual update being the first new Strong Bad Email in months. It was released under the message "new hremail!" because the opening of the email deceptively resembles that of a [[Hremail]].		*Email [[hremail 3184]] {{--}} A "new toon soon" message was put up on June 29, 2009, despite the eventual update being the first new Strong Bad Email in months. It was released under the message "new hremail!" because the opening of the email deceptively resembles that of a [[Hremail]].
	*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} The toon was released under the Main Page message "ween toon soon", despite being a full toon. This was to mislead viewers into believing they were just getting a [[Halloween teaser]].		*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} The toon was released under the Main Page message "ween toon soon", despite being a full toon. This was to mislead viewers into believing they were just getting a [[Halloween teaser]].

Bleu Ninja: Main Page template

2025-05-05T17:25:59Z

Main Page template

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[New Toon Soon]]		*[[New Toon Soon]]
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		+	{{Main Page}}
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	[[Category:Lists]]		[[Category:Lists]]

Bleu Ninja: add image

2022-06-06T16:49:17Z

add image

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	Sometimes, [[the Brothers Chaps]] use intentionally '''misleading [[Main Page messages]]''' in attempts to deceive viewers into thinking they will be getting a different type of toon than they really end up with.		Sometimes, [[the Brothers Chaps]] use intentionally '''misleading [[Main Page messages]]''' in attempts to deceive viewers into thinking they will be getting a different type of toon than they really end up with.

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[New Toon Soon]]		*[[New Toon Soon]]
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	[[Category:Lists]]		[[Category:Lists]]

The Cheatbot: update page name(s)

2021-02-04T04:04:39Z

update page name(s)

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	*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} A "[[new toon soon]]" message was put up on May 2, 2006, despite the eventual update being a new [[Strong Bad Email]]. When the email came out the next day, the Main Page message changed to "king of town toon" in an effort to dupe viewers into thinking they would be watching a toon about [[the King of Town]].		*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} A "[[new toon soon]]" message was put up on May 2, 2006, despite the eventual update being a new [[Strong Bad Email]]. When the email came out the next day, the Main Page message changed to "king of town toon" in an effort to dupe viewers into thinking they would be watching a toon about [[the King of Town]].
	*[[Sbemailiarized!]] {{--}} The toon was released under the message "new strong bad email", but scrolling over the message changed the text to "new strong bad email?" as a hint that something was off.		*[[Sbemailiarized!]] {{--}} The toon was released under the message "new strong bad email", but scrolling over the message changed the text to "new strong bad email?" as a hint that something was off.
-	*Email [[~~hremail3184~~]] {{--}} A "new toon soon" message was put up on June 29, 2009, despite the eventual update being the first new Strong Bad Email in months. It was released under the message "new hremail!" because the opening of the email deceptively resembles that of a [[Hremail]].	+	*Email [[hremail 3184]] {{--}} A "new toon soon" message was put up on June 29, 2009, despite the eventual update being the first new Strong Bad Email in months. It was released under the message "new hremail!" because the opening of the email deceptively resembles that of a [[Hremail]].
	*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} The toon was released under the Main Page message "ween toon soon", despite being a full toon. This was to mislead viewers into believing they were just getting a [[Halloween teaser]].		*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} The toon was released under the Main Page message "ween toon soon", despite being a full toon. This was to mislead viewers into believing they were just getting a [[Halloween teaser]].

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: makes more sense to me to start each entry with the toon, rather than the date

2021-01-26T04:40:02Z

makes more sense to me to start each entry with the toon, rather than the date

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-	Sometimes, [[~~The~~ Brothers Chaps]] use intentionally '''misleading [[Main Page messages]]''' in attempts to deceive viewers into thinking they will be getting a different type of toon than they really end up with.	+	Sometimes, [[the Brothers Chaps]] use intentionally '''misleading [[Main Page messages]]''' in attempts to deceive viewers into thinking they will be getting a different type of toon than they really end up with.

	==Instances==		==Instances==
-	*~~May 2~~-~~3, 2006 —~~ A "new toon soon" message was put up on May 2, despite the eventual update being a new [[Strong Bad Email]]. When ~~[[senior prom]]~~ came out the next day, the Main Page message changed to "king of town toon" in an effort to dupe viewers into thinking they would be watching a toon about [[~~The~~ King of Town]].	+	*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} A "[[new toon soon]]" message was put up on May 2, 2006, despite the eventual update being a new [[Strong Bad Email]]. When the email came out the next day, the Main Page message changed to "king of town toon" in an effort to dupe viewers into thinking they would be watching a toon about [[the King of Town]].
-	*~~March 30, 2009 —~~ [[Sbemailiarized!]] was released under the message "new strong bad email", but scrolling over the message changed the text to "new strong bad email?" as a hint that something was off.	+	*[[Sbemailiarized!]] {{--}} The toon was released under the message "new strong bad email", but scrolling over the message changed the text to "new strong bad email?" as a hint that something was off.
-	*~~June 29~~-~~30, 2009 —~~ A "new toon soon" message was put up on June 29, despite the eventual update being the first new Strong Bad Email in months. ~~[[hremail3184]]~~ was released under the message "new hremail!" because the opening of the email deceptively resembles that of a [[Hremail]].	+	*Email [[hremail3184]] {{--}} A "new toon soon" message was put up on June 29, 2009, despite the eventual update being the first new Strong Bad Email in months. It was released under the message "new hremail!" because the opening of the email deceptively resembles that of a [[Hremail]].
-	*~~October 29, 2020 —~~ [[Halloween ~~Hijinx~~]] was released under the Main Page message "ween toon soon", despite being a full toon. This is to mislead viewers into believing they ~~are~~ just getting a [[Halloween ~~Teasers\|~~teaser ~~video~~]].	+	*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} The toon was released under the Main Page message "ween toon soon", despite being a full toon. This was to mislead viewers into believing they were just getting a [[Halloween teaser]].

-	{{~~incomplete~~}}	+	==See Also==
		+	*[[New Toon Soon]]
		+	{{no-image}}
		+	[[Category:Lists]]

Homestar-Winner: I feel like this could be an interesting article. If the higher-ups decide to nix it, that's fine.

2020-11-19T06:29:00Z

I feel like this could be an interesting article. If the higher-ups decide to nix it, that's fine.

New page

Sometimes, [[The Brothers Chaps]] use intentionally '''misleading [[Main Page messages]]''' in attempts to deceive viewers into thinking they will be getting a different type of toon than they really end up with.

==Instances==
*May 2-3, 2006 — A "new toon soon" message was put up on May 2, despite the eventual update being a new [[Strong Bad Email]]. When [[senior prom]] came out the next day, the Main Page message changed to "king of town toon" in an effort to dupe viewers into thinking they would be watching a toon about [[The King of Town]].
*March 30, 2009 — [[Sbemailiarized!]] was released under the message "new strong bad email", but scrolling over the message changed the text to "new strong bad email?" as a hint that something was off.
*June 29-30, 2009 — A "new toon soon" message was put up on June 29, despite the eventual update being the first new Strong Bad Email in months. [[hremail3184]] was released under the message "new hremail!" because the opening of the email deceptively resembles that of a [[Hremail]].
*October 29, 2020 — [[Halloween Hijinx]] was released under the Main Page message "ween toon soon", despite being a full toon. This is to mislead viewers into believing they are just getting a [[Halloween Teasers|teaser video]].

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