Talk:Strong Bad Email - Revision history

Stux: abstract items common w/ toons to separate template

Stux — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:04:58 GMT

abstract items common w/ toons to separate template

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	**Create the redirects <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail###]]</tt>, <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail ###]]</tt>, and <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Strong Bad Email ###]]</tt> for the new article.		**Create the redirects <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail###]]</tt>, <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail ###]]</tt>, and <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Strong Bad Email ###]]</tt> for the new article.
	*Update the appropriate templates:		*Update the appropriate templates:
-	**~~[[Template:~~sbenav-lookup]]	+	**{{t\|sbenav-lookup}}
-	**~~[[Template:~~Strong Bad Email]]	+	**{{t\|Strong Bad Email}}
-	**~~[[Template:~~recenttoons]]	+	**{{t\|recenttoons}}
-	**~~[[Template:~~whatsnew]]	+	**{{t\|whatsnew}}
-	<!--[[HRWiki:Subtitles/Data#Strong Bad Emails]]-->	+
		+	<!--* [[HRWiki:Subtitles/Data#Strong Bad Emails]]-->
	*Link to the new email on the following list articles:		*Link to the new email on the following list articles:
	**[[All Toons]]		**[[All Toons]]
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	**[[Strong Bad Email Menu]]		**[[Strong Bad Email Menu]]
	*[[HR.com updates {{CURRENTYEAR}}]]		*[[HR.com updates {{CURRENTYEAR}}]]
-	*Update the relevant articles collected in ~~[[Template:~~StrongBadEmailInfo]], particularly under the "Emails by" subsection.	+
		+	*Update the relevant articles collected in {{t\|StrongBadEmailInfo}}, particularly under the "Emails by" subsection.
	<!--*Link the email page to the forum and vice versa, if necessary.-->		<!--*Link the email page to the forum and vice versa, if necessary.-->
-	*Update the [[Index Page Messages]] and [[Main Page Messages]], if applicable:	+	{{common toon checklist items\|type=email}}
-	**Check "[[Index Page Messages#The Latest Styles\|The Latest Styles]]" on [[hr:\|the index page]].	+
-	**Check the "[[Main Page Messages#Current Messages\|latest toon]]" bubble on a [[hr:main\|main page]].	+
-	*Check if the email has been cross-posted to or promoted on social media pages, and update their respective articles accordingly. Note that updates to these may not be immediate or concurrent.	+
-	**[[homestarrunnerdotcom]] {{p\|l=~~http://www.youtube.com/user/homestarrunnerdotcom YouTube channel}}~~	+
-	***Note the description and any variations under a "YouTube Version" subhead in the email~~'s article.~~	+
-	***Update [[Fake YouTube End Screens]] if necessary.	+
-	**[[@StrongBadActual]] {{p\|l=http://www.x.com/strongbadactual Twitter account}}	+
-	**[[@strongbadactual (Instagram)\|@strongbadactual]] {{p\|l=http://www.instagram.com/strongbadactual Instagram account}}	+
-	**[[@strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social]] {{p\|l=https://bsky.app/profile/strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social Bluesky account}}	+
	*Check your work using [[Special:Sbemailcheck]].		*Check your work using [[Special:Sbemailcheck]].
	\|}<br/>		\|}<br/>

The Knights Who Say Ni: removing the oldest entry is not imperative

The Knights Who Say Ni — Sun, 04 May 2025 04:31:03 GMT

removing the oldest entry is not imperative

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	**[[Template:Strong Bad Email]]		**[[Template:Strong Bad Email]]
	**[[Template:recenttoons]]		**[[Template:recenttoons]]
-	**[[Template:whatsnew]]~~, removing the oldest entry.~~	+	**[[Template:whatsnew]]
	<!--[[HRWiki:Subtitles/Data#Strong Bad Emails]]-->		<!--[[HRWiki:Subtitles/Data#Strong Bad Emails]]-->
	*Link to the new email on the following list articles:		*Link to the new email on the following list articles:

Bleu Ninja: Update checklist (in the manner of Talk:Toons). Commenting out forum stuff.

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 02 May 2025 22:08:33 GMT

Update checklist (in the manner of Talk:Toons). Commenting out forum stuff.

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	{{featuredarticle}}		{{featuredarticle}}
	{{talkchecklist\|Checklist for new Strong Bad Email:}}		{{talkchecklist\|Checklist for new Strong Bad Email:}}
-	*Create an article ~~with the title of~~ the new email (as listed on the [[HR:sbemails\|Strong Bad Email menu]]) with the content <tt><nowiki>{{subst:newsbemail\|###}}</nowiki></tt> ~~(substitute the new email number for~~ <~~tt>###</tt>).~~ If you already know the forum thread number, use <tt><nowiki>{{subst:newsbemail\|###\|#####}}</nowiki></tt>.	+	''Note: ''<tt>###</tt>'' is used to indicate the new email's number.''
-	*Update [[Template:sbenav-~~lookup]].~~	+	*Create an article for the new email. Use the title as listed on the [[HR:sbemails\|Strong Bad Email menu]], with the content <tt><nowiki>{{subst:newsbemail\|###}}</nowiki></tt>.<!-- If you already know the forum thread number, use <tt><nowiki>{{subst:newsbemail\|###\|#####}}</nowiki></tt>.-->
-	*~~Update main [[Strong Bad Email]] list, the [[Template:Strong Bad Email\|template list]], and the [[Strong Bad Email Menu\|menu list]].~~	+	**Create the redirects <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail###]]</tt>, <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail ###]]</tt>, and <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Strong Bad Email ###]]</tt> for the new article.
-	*On the ~~main [[Strong Bad Email]] page, update the total emails and various fun facts.~~	+	*Update the appropriate templates:
-	*Update each list in the Strong Bad Email [[Template:StrongBadEmailInfo\|navigation template]] (and verify in each page's history that the previous email's entries were updated as well).	+	**[[Template:sbenav-lookup]]
-	*Update [[Template:recenttoons]].	+	**[[Template:Strong Bad Email]]
-	*Link the email page to the forum and vice versa, if necessary.	+	**[[Template:recenttoons]]
-	*Redirect <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail###]]</tt>, <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail ###]]</tt>, and <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Strong Bad Email ###]]</tt> to the ~~current email~~.	+	**[[Template:whatsnew]], removing the oldest entry.
-	Update [[HRWiki:Subtitles/Data#Strong Bad Emails]], [[~~Template:whatsnew~~]], [[HR.com updates {{CURRENTYEAR}}]], [[Index Page Messages]], [[Main Page Messages]], [[~~Strong Bad Emails By Length~~]], [[~~All Toons~~]], and [[YouTube]] (if ~~applicable~~) ~~with an entry to the new toon~~.	+	<!--[[HRWiki:Subtitles/Data#Strong Bad Emails]]-->
		+	*Link to the new email on the following list articles:
		+	**[[All Toons]]
		+	**[[Strong Bad Email]] subsection [[Strong Bad Email#Strong Bad Emails\|"Strong Bad Emails"]]
		+	***Also update the total emails and relevant fun facts.
		+	**[[Strong Bad Email Menu]]
		+	*[[HR.com updates {{CURRENTYEAR}}]]
		+	*Update the relevant articles collected in [[Template:StrongBadEmailInfo]], particularly under the "Emails by" subsection.
		+	<!--*Link the email page to the forum and vice versa, if necessary.-->
		+	*Update the [[Index Page Messages]] and [[Main Page Messages]], if applicable:
		+	**Check "[[Index Page Messages#The Latest Styles\|The Latest Styles]]" on [[hr:\|the index page]].
		+	**Check the "[[Main Page Messages#Current Messages\|latest toon]]" bubble on a [[hr:main\|main page]].
		+	*Check if the email has been cross-posted to or promoted on social media pages, and update their respective articles accordingly. Note that updates to these may not be immediate or concurrent.
		+	**[[homestarrunnerdotcom]] {{p\|l=http://www.youtube.com/user/homestarrunnerdotcom YouTube channel}}
		+	***Note the description and any variations under a "YouTube Version" subhead in the email's article.
		+	***Update [[Fake YouTube End Screens]] if necessary.
		+	**[[@StrongBadActual]] {{p\|l=http://www.x.com/strongbadactual Twitter account}}
		+	**[[@strongbadactual (Instagram)\|@strongbadactual]] {{p\|l=http://www.instagram.com/strongbadactual Instagram account}}
		+	**[[@strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social]] {{p\|l=https://bsky.app/profile/strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social Bluesky account}}
	*Check your work using [[Special:Sbemailcheck]].		*Check your work using [[Special:Sbemailcheck]].
	\|}<br/>		\|}<br/>
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	== Lappier Era ==		== Lappier Era ==

Stux: archived old items

Stux — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:26:22 GMT

archived old items

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HoveringSombrero: /* sbemail templates */ png

HoveringSombrero — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:28:43 GMT

sbemail templates: png

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	Essex, England.		Essex, England.
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>
-	What do you guys think? Cool idea? Stupid idea? I have made more templates over on my [[User:HoveringSombrero/Sandbox\|sandbox]]. - [[User:HoveringSombrero\|HoveringSombrero]] ([[User talk:HoveringSombrero\|talk]]) [[File:Shoulder shoomps.~~jpg~~\|23px]]	+	What do you guys think? Cool idea? Stupid idea? I have made more templates over on my [[User:HoveringSombrero/Sandbox\|sandbox]]. - [[User:HoveringSombrero\|HoveringSombrero]] ([[User talk:HoveringSombrero\|talk]]) [[File:Shoulder shoomps.png\|23px]]
	:In theory, the idea isn't bad: I've thought of making a template with all the block quotes. But making 200 different templates is too tedious and problematic to maintain. Better to have a single template that has all the quotes in one place, selectable by a switch statement. That way you can just programmatically pass the email number as a variable (for example <code><nowiki>{{sbemailTemplate\|165}}</nowiki></code>; name pending) and maintain the code in a single location. The downside would be that of performance as template limits might be reached if all 200 emails are included in a single page. Either way, most likely the already-created templates will be deleted. --[[User:Stux\|Stux]] 20:23, 7 January 2023 (UTC)		:In theory, the idea isn't bad: I've thought of making a template with all the block quotes. But making 200 different templates is too tedious and problematic to maintain. Better to have a single template that has all the quotes in one place, selectable by a switch statement. That way you can just programmatically pass the email number as a variable (for example <code><nowiki>{{sbemailTemplate\|165}}</nowiki></code>; name pending) and maintain the code in a single location. The downside would be that of performance as template limits might be reached if all 200 emails are included in a single page. Either way, most likely the already-created templates will be deleted. --[[User:Stux\|Stux]] 20:23, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
	<blockquote class="lappy email">		<blockquote class="lappy email">

It's dot com: extra word

It's dot com — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:31:48 GMT

extra word

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	-- [[Special:Contributions/68.37.43.131\|68.37.43.131]] 23:19, 7 January 2023 (UTC)</blockquote>		-- [[Special:Contributions/68.37.43.131\|68.37.43.131]] 23:19, 7 January 2023 (UTC)</blockquote>
	::I would only approve of this if they were combined into one template as Stux suggested, and even then I don't think it's necessary. Either way, I think the created templates should be deleted. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig}} 05:22, 8 January 2023 (UTC)		::I would only approve of this if they were combined into one template as Stux suggested, and even then I don't think it's necessary. Either way, I think the created templates should be deleted. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig}} 05:22, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
-	:::These templates don't do anything except move one instance of code off the page where it appears. I don't see any benefit to this. Templates are useful for formatting, which these don't help with, or repetition, which I'd do a different way if we really thought we needed ~~them~~. (Given that sbemails aren't updating, I also don't think we currently need any formatting templates.) — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 01:31, 9 January 2023 (UTC)	+	:::These templates don't do anything except move one instance of code off the page where it appears. I don't see any benefit to this. Templates are useful for formatting, which these don't help with, or repetition, which I'd do a different way if we really thought we needed. (Given that sbemails aren't updating, I also don't think we currently need any formatting templates.) — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 01:31, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

It's dot com: /* sbemail templates */ these don't do anything

It's dot com — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:31:15 GMT

sbemail templates: these don't do anything

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	-- [[Special:Contributions/68.37.43.131\|68.37.43.131]] 23:19, 7 January 2023 (UTC)</blockquote>		-- [[Special:Contributions/68.37.43.131\|68.37.43.131]] 23:19, 7 January 2023 (UTC)</blockquote>
	::I would only approve of this if they were combined into one template as Stux suggested, and even then I don't think it's necessary. Either way, I think the created templates should be deleted. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig}} 05:22, 8 January 2023 (UTC)		::I would only approve of this if they were combined into one template as Stux suggested, and even then I don't think it's necessary. Either way, I think the created templates should be deleted. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig}} 05:22, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
		+	:::These templates don't do anything except move one instance of code off the page where it appears. I don't see any benefit to this. Templates are useful for formatting, which these don't help with, or repetition, which I'd do a different way if we really thought we needed them. (Given that sbemails aren't updating, I also don't think we currently need any formatting templates.) — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 01:31, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

It's dot com: move discussion from other page

It's dot com — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:01:18 GMT

move discussion from other page

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	:I wouldn’t get my hopes up. I don’t think we’re gonna see it for quite a while. And is there any source for that date or are you just making it up? [[User:TheOneAndOnlyDanky\|TheOneAndOnlyDanky]] 18:27, 22 March 2022 (UTC)		:I wouldn’t get my hopes up. I don’t think we’re gonna see it for quite a while. And is there any source for that date or are you just making it up? [[User:TheOneAndOnlyDanky\|TheOneAndOnlyDanky]] 18:27, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
	::Mostly making it up, but hey, it might be out on either then OR april fools day, since they've been doing it every 4 years now. --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 11:18, 23 March 2022 (UTC)		::Mostly making it up, but hey, it might be out on either then OR april fools day, since they've been doing it every 4 years now. --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 11:18, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
		+
		+	== sbemail templates ==
		+
		+	I had an idea a while ago. What if instead of putting a whole blockquote thingy for an email, say [[strong badathlon]], instead we made a template for the email. I tried it out and it works.
		+
		+	The template could be:
		+	<nowiki>{{sbemail165}}</nowiki>
		+	and it would look like:
		+	<blockquote class="lappy email">
		+	<div>subject: the cheat</div>
		+	Strong bad,<br>
		+	For a long time i've been wondering.... How far can you<br>
		+	throw the cheat? If you don't want to do that, could you<br>
		+	beat the crud out of homestar for no reason?<br>
		+	<br>
		+	Lewis Rudkin<br>
		+	Essex, England.
		+	</blockquote>
		+	What do you guys think? Cool idea? Stupid idea? I have made more templates over on my [[User:HoveringSombrero/Sandbox\|sandbox]]. - [[User:HoveringSombrero\|HoveringSombrero]] ([[User talk:HoveringSombrero\|talk]]) [[File:Shoulder shoomps.jpg\|23px]]
		+	:In theory, the idea isn't bad: I've thought of making a template with all the block quotes. But making 200 different templates is too tedious and problematic to maintain. Better to have a single template that has all the quotes in one place, selectable by a switch statement. That way you can just programmatically pass the email number as a variable (for example <code><nowiki>{{sbemailTemplate\|165}}</nowiki></code>; name pending) and maintain the code in a single location. The downside would be that of performance as template limits might be reached if all 200 emails are included in a single page. Either way, most likely the already-created templates will be deleted. --[[User:Stux\|Stux]] 20:23, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
		+	<blockquote class="lappy email">
		+	Dear Homestar Runner Wiki,<br>
		+	<br>
		+	I was wondering why someone was creating hundreds of templates for individual emails that in practice, would only be used once. It seems more logical to have a
		+	single template with spaces that can be customized so it can be used many
		+	times in many different ways, when the needs arise.<br>
		+	<br>
		+	Also, a customizable template would also provide the opportunity for me to
		+	play around with it and write my own hilarious Strong Bad Emails whenever the
		+	mood strikes me.<br>
		+
		+	[[Crapfully yours\|With excrement]],<br>
		+
		+	-- [[Special:Contributions/68.37.43.131\|68.37.43.131]] 23:19, 7 January 2023 (UTC)</blockquote>
		+	::I would only approve of this if they were combined into one template as Stux suggested, and even then I don't think it's necessary. Either way, I think the created templates should be deleted. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig}} 05:22, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Jeffjman: /* Sbemail209 release date */~but still, it might be out on the day I said

Jeffjman — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:18:14 GMT

Sbemail209 release date: ~but still, it might be out on the day I said

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	March 25th, 2022 --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 17:13, 22 March 2022 (UTC)		March 25th, 2022 --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 17:13, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
	:I wouldn’t get my hopes up. I don’t think we’re gonna see it for quite a while. And is there any source for that date or are you just making it up? [[User:TheOneAndOnlyDanky\|TheOneAndOnlyDanky]] 18:27, 22 March 2022 (UTC)		:I wouldn’t get my hopes up. I don’t think we’re gonna see it for quite a while. And is there any source for that date or are you just making it up? [[User:TheOneAndOnlyDanky\|TheOneAndOnlyDanky]] 18:27, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
		+	::Mostly making it up, but hey, it might be out on either then OR april fools day, since they've been doing it every 4 years now. --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 11:18, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

TheOneAndOnlyDanky: /* Sbemail209 release date */ unlikely

TheOneAndOnlyDanky — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:27:37 GMT

Sbemail209 release date: unlikely

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	==Sbemail209 release date==		==Sbemail209 release date==
	March 25th, 2022 --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 17:13, 22 March 2022 (UTC)		March 25th, 2022 --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 17:13, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
		+	:I wouldn’t get my hopes up. I don’t think we’re gonna see it for quite a while. And is there any source for that date or are you just making it up? [[User:TheOneAndOnlyDanky\|TheOneAndOnlyDanky]] 18:27, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

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	March 25th, 2022 --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 17:13, 22 March 2022 (UTC)		March 25th, 2022 --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 17:13, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
	:I wouldn’t get my hopes up. I don’t think we’re gonna see it for quite a while. And is there any source for that date or are you just making it up? [[User:TheOneAndOnlyDanky\|TheOneAndOnlyDanky]] 18:27, 22 March 2022 (UTC)		:I wouldn’t get my hopes up. I don’t think we’re gonna see it for quite a while. And is there any source for that date or are you just making it up? [[User:TheOneAndOnlyDanky\|TheOneAndOnlyDanky]] 18:27, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
		+	::Mostly making it up, but hey, it might be out on either then OR april fools day, since they've been doing it every 4 years now. --[[User:Jeffjman\|J∃ffJ]][[User_talk:Jeffjman\|Man]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png\|23px]] 11:18, 23 March 2022 (UTC)