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Defender1031: /* Fictional vs. spin-off */ i started it

Defender1031 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:11:41 GMT

Fictional vs. spin-off: i started it

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	The word "fictional" is correct here; it should not be "spin-off characters". ''Within'' the Homestar Runner ''universe'', those characters are fictional. The article [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]] describes a quirk of the Homestar Runner ''body of work'', which is not synonymous with the universe. Thus, although Firebert and by extension the Cheat Commandos originated in [[caper]] from our perspective, from inside the universe they're not necessarily related. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 17:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)		The word "fictional" is correct here; it should not be "spin-off characters". ''Within'' the Homestar Runner ''universe'', those characters are fictional. The article [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]] describes a quirk of the Homestar Runner ''body of work'', which is not synonymous with the universe. Thus, although Firebert and by extension the Cheat Commandos originated in [[caper]] from our perspective, from inside the universe they're not necessarily related. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 17:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
	:I agree that between the two options, fictional is the more correct, though I hesitate to say that either is entirely accurate. Why not call a spade a spade and go with "Mentioned by '''sub-universe characters'''". (I also wonder if we shouldn't have either a category or a whole page devoted to the various sub-universes) {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:50, 23 January 2013 (UTC)		:I agree that between the two options, fictional is the more correct, though I hesitate to say that either is entirely accurate. Why not call a spade a spade and go with "Mentioned by '''sub-universe characters'''". (I also wonder if we shouldn't have either a category or a whole page devoted to the various sub-universes) {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:50, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
		+	::[[User:DeFender1031/Sub-universes\|Here's a start on that]] {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 09:11, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Defender1031: /* Fictional vs. spin-off */ forgot to bold the main part of my opinion.

Defender1031 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:50:58 GMT

Fictional vs. spin-off: forgot to bold the main part of my opinion.

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	The word "fictional" is correct here; it should not be "spin-off characters". ''Within'' the Homestar Runner ''universe'', those characters are fictional. The article [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]] describes a quirk of the Homestar Runner ''body of work'', which is not synonymous with the universe. Thus, although Firebert and by extension the Cheat Commandos originated in [[caper]] from our perspective, from inside the universe they're not necessarily related. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 17:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)		The word "fictional" is correct here; it should not be "spin-off characters". ''Within'' the Homestar Runner ''universe'', those characters are fictional. The article [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]] describes a quirk of the Homestar Runner ''body of work'', which is not synonymous with the universe. Thus, although Firebert and by extension the Cheat Commandos originated in [[caper]] from our perspective, from inside the universe they're not necessarily related. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 17:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
-	:I agree that between the two options, fictional is the more correct, though I hesitate to say that either is entirely accurate. Why not call a spade a spade and go with "Mentioned by sub-universe characters". (I also wonder if we shouldn't have either a category or a whole page devoted to the various sub-universes) {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:50, 23 January 2013 (UTC)	+	:I agree that between the two options, fictional is the more correct, though I hesitate to say that either is entirely accurate. Why not call a spade a spade and go with "Mentioned by '''sub-universe characters'''". (I also wonder if we shouldn't have either a category or a whole page devoted to the various sub-universes) {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:50, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Defender1031: /* Fictional vs. spin-off */ a third option

Defender1031 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:50:30 GMT

Fictional vs. spin-off: a third option

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	The word "fictional" is correct here; it should not be "spin-off characters". ''Within'' the Homestar Runner ''universe'', those characters are fictional. The article [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]] describes a quirk of the Homestar Runner ''body of work'', which is not synonymous with the universe. Thus, although Firebert and by extension the Cheat Commandos originated in [[caper]] from our perspective, from inside the universe they're not necessarily related. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 17:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)		The word "fictional" is correct here; it should not be "spin-off characters". ''Within'' the Homestar Runner ''universe'', those characters are fictional. The article [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]] describes a quirk of the Homestar Runner ''body of work'', which is not synonymous with the universe. Thus, although Firebert and by extension the Cheat Commandos originated in [[caper]] from our perspective, from inside the universe they're not necessarily related. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 17:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
		+	:I agree that between the two options, fictional is the more correct, though I hesitate to say that either is entirely accurate. Why not call a spade a spade and go with "Mentioned by sub-universe characters". (I also wonder if we shouldn't have either a category or a whole page devoted to the various sub-universes) {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:50, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

It's dot com: /**/Fictional vs. spin-off

It's dot com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:30:15 GMT

: Fictional vs. spin-off

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	:Did this page every get made? Cuz I can't find it. {{User:Trlkly/sig}} 04:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)		:Did this page every get made? Cuz I can't find it. {{User:Trlkly/sig}} 04:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
	::Your question tells me that you didn't even try to search, cause if you had looked for [[Generic Announcers]], you would have been taken directly there. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 10:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)		::Your question tells me that you didn't even try to search, cause if you had looked for [[Generic Announcers]], you would have been taken directly there. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 10:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
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		+	== Fictional vs. spin-off ==
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		+	:'''Mentioned by fictional characters within the Homestar Runner universe'''
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		+	The word "fictional" is correct here; it should not be "spin-off characters". ''Within'' the Homestar Runner ''universe'', those characters are fictional. The article [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]] describes a quirk of the Homestar Runner ''body of work'', which is not synonymous with the universe. Thus, although Firebert and by extension the Cheat Commandos originated in [[caper]] from our perspective, from inside the universe they're not necessarily related. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 17:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Defender1031: /* Generic Announcers */ reply

Defender1031 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:22:38 GMT

Generic Announcers: reply

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	:Did this page every get made? Cuz I can't find it. {{User:Trlkly/sig}} 04:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)		:Did this page every get made? Cuz I can't find it. {{User:Trlkly/sig}} 04:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
		+	::Your question tells me that you didn't even try to search, cause if you had looked for [[Generic Announcers]], you would have been taken directly there. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 10:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Trlkly: /* Generic Announcers */

Trlkly — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:32:53 GMT

Generic Announcers

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	:::Terrific! And yes, I will make sure I treat the Strong Bad Emails with lowercase form. When you say, "you shouldn't that cliché for the opening," you probably want the opening rephrased as "In the Homestar Runner universe..." By the way, I started this subheader anonymously before I made a reply to myself. I know it's odd, but I'll be careful next time. --[[User:Charlie Jr.\|Charlie Jr.]] 14:58, 25 October 2007 (UTC)		:::Terrific! And yes, I will make sure I treat the Strong Bad Emails with lowercase form. When you say, "you shouldn't that cliché for the opening," you probably want the opening rephrased as "In the Homestar Runner universe..." By the way, I started this subheader anonymously before I made a reply to myself. I know it's odd, but I'll be careful next time. --[[User:Charlie Jr.\|Charlie Jr.]] 14:58, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
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		+	:Did this page every get made? Cuz I can't find it. {{User:Trlkly/sig}} 04:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Charlie Jr.: /* Generic Announcers */

Charlie Jr. — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:58:12 GMT

Generic Announcers

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	::You're talking about the guy(s) who read all the fine print and such? Sure, why not? (Incidentally, please note that we treat the lowercase form of Strong Bad Emails as the canonical spelling, and you shouldn't [[HRW:OA\|that cliché]] for the opening. Otherwise, it looks good so far!) — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 00:14, 20 October 2007 (UTC)		::You're talking about the guy(s) who read all the fine print and such? Sure, why not? (Incidentally, please note that we treat the lowercase form of Strong Bad Emails as the canonical spelling, and you shouldn't [[HRW:OA\|that cliché]] for the opening. Otherwise, it looks good so far!) — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 00:14, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
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		+	:::Terrific! And yes, I will make sure I treat the Strong Bad Emails with lowercase form. When you say, "you shouldn't that cliché for the opening," you probably want the opening rephrased as "In the Homestar Runner universe..." By the way, I started this subheader anonymously before I made a reply to myself. I know it's odd, but I'll be careful next time. --[[User:Charlie Jr.\|Charlie Jr.]] 14:58, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

It's dot com: /* Generic Announcers */ reply

It's dot com — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:14:39 GMT

Generic Announcers: reply

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	:Does anyone else out there think it's a good idea? This fellow's waiting for a reply. --[[User:Charlie Jr.\|Charlie Jr.]] 15:02, 19 October 2007 (UTC)		:Does anyone else out there think it's a good idea? This fellow's waiting for a reply. --[[User:Charlie Jr.\|Charlie Jr.]] 15:02, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
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		+	::You're talking about the guy(s) who read all the fine print and such? Sure, why not? (Incidentally, please note that we treat the lowercase form of Strong Bad Emails as the canonical spelling, and you shouldn't [[HRW:OA\|that cliché]] for the opening. Otherwise, it looks good so far!) — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 00:14, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Charlie Jr.: /* Generic Announcers */ I agree. Don't you think I agree?

Charlie Jr. — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:02:57 GMT

Generic Announcers: I agree. Don't you think I agree?

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	Would that be the wrong thing to do? Because we never know if the next toon or sbemail will contain a voice from an unseen announcer. We could also add a "See Also" section on the bottom page for "Unseen Characters." --[[User:69.19.14.37\|69.19.14.37]] 20:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)		Would that be the wrong thing to do? Because we never know if the next toon or sbemail will contain a voice from an unseen announcer. We could also add a "See Also" section on the bottom page for "Unseen Characters." --[[User:69.19.14.37\|69.19.14.37]] 20:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
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		+	:Does anyone else out there think it's a good idea? This fellow's waiting for a reply. --[[User:Charlie Jr.\|Charlie Jr.]] 15:02, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

69.19.14.37: /**/Generic Announcers

69.19.14.37 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:47:53 GMT

: Generic Announcers

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	So, the words "unseen chorus" in the currently featured ''Thinkkaman'' article lead to this page, yet said chorus isn't mentioned. Should this be fixed?		So, the words "unseen chorus" in the currently featured ''Thinkkaman'' article lead to this page, yet said chorus isn't mentioned. Should this be fixed?
	01:54, 14 June 2007 (UTC)		01:54, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
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		+	== Generic Announcers ==
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		+	I was considering starting an article that mentions unseen announcers. It would start off like this:
		+	*"In the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work, '''generic announcers''' are often heard publicizing shows and advertisements, reading sentences out loud, and delivering speeches about specific topics. Compared to [[The Announcer]], their physical appearances are never seen."
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		+	I also gathered most of the appearances.
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		+	Toons, Shorts, and Holidays
		+	<table width="100%">
		+	<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
		+	*A Decemberween Pageant
		+	*Mr. Shmallow (toon)
		+	*Cheat Commandos (toon)
		+	*Senor Mortgage
		+	*Senorial Day
		+	*Commandos in the Classroom
		+	*Fall Float Parade
		+	*Blue Laserdisc Challenge
		+	*Date Nite
		+	*TGS Issue 13
		+	</autocolumn>
		+	</table>
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		+	Strong Bad Emails
		+	<table width="100%">
		+	<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
		+	*CGNU
		+	*Cheat Talk
		+	*Fingers
		+	*Mile
		+	*The Process
		+	*The Bet
		+	*Lackey
		+	*Pizzaz ''{sic}''
		+	*Family Resemblence ''{sic}''
		+	*Animal
		+	*Bottom 10
		+	*Geddup Noise
		+	*Space Program
		+	*Accent
		+	*Candy Product
		+	*Alternate Universe (for the "In a bulding" part)
		+	*Senior Prom
		+	*Theme Song
		+	*Cliffhangers
		+	*4 Branches
		+	*Strong Badathlon
		+	*The Movies
		+	*Underlings
		+	*Original
		+	*Web Comics
		+	*Business Trip
		+	</autocolumn>
		+	</table>
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		+	Would that be the wrong thing to do? Because we never know if the next toon or sbemail will contain a voice from an unseen announcer. We could also add a "See Also" section on the bottom page for "Unseen Characters." --[[User:69.19.14.37\|69.19.14.37]] 20:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)