User:JoeyDay

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Joey Day

My current stress level: Just fine.

Welcome to the user page of Joey Day. Many people ask me if JoeyDay is some kind of codename or if it means something clever. Sometimes I wish I could say yes, but it’s actually my boring old real name, short for Joseph Nathan Day. Another common misconception is that I must be from Australia, as some have inferred from my kangaroo-crossing logo. The kangaroo connection actually stems from my first name, as joey is also the proper term for a baby marsupial.

About me

I am the proprietor of the Homestar Runner Wiki. I started the Wiki on October 7, 2003 and still technically own it, though I prefer to think of it as community property. I am not The Brothers Chaps, nor am I related to them in any way (yes, people have asked me this).

I don’t mind answering questions about the Wiki, but I get a little swamped sometimes. It’s best to direct support questions to the entire administrator team at support@hrwiki.org or post them at the FAQ talk page.

My Homestar Runner experience

I was introduced to Homestar Runner shortly after Strong Bad Email 51, “website”, was released (circa Nov. 18, 2002). Web-design has been one of my hobbies for a while and a friend of mine knew that toon would resonate with me. It’s still one of my favorite emails. Other favorites include “the basics”, “superhero name”, “guitar”, “techno”, “japanese cartoon”, “english paper”, “caffeine”, “different town”, “flashback”, “virus”, “do over”, “lady...ing”, “bedtime story”, “space program”, “technology”, “pop-up”, and “isp”.

I own the complete set of four Strong Bad Email DVDs, the Strong Bad Sings CD, a Trogdor polo, and a Stinkoman blue ringer tee. I’d really like a Kick the Cheat, but those suckers are expensive. The Everything Else DVDs and the Support the Municipality t-shirt are also on my wishlist.

Wiki stuff

PRO This user is the wiki proprietor.

ADM This user is a wiki admin.

SYS This user is a wiki sysop.

This user’s favorite character is The Poopsmith.

This user owns strongbad_email.exe Discs 1–3.

This user owns strongbad_email.exe Disc 4.

This user owns Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits.

This user owns a Trogdor polo shirt.

This user owns a Stinkoman blue ringer T-shirt.

Projects I’m working on

• Homestar Runner Network — I’ve had the domain for a while, but haven’t had the time to put something up yet.
• HRWiki:A History — I’m having fun contributing this. My todo list:

Evolution of the logo

Hosting timeline and server migrations

Write more about “The beginnings and early days”

Confirm the timeline for “Administration and Maintenance”

• TriviaTime — TriviaTime is a bot capable of hosting a trivia game in the #hrwiki-trivia channel. Help me come up with more questions!
• GrapeNuts — GrapeNuts is a python wikipedia bot capable of performing many automated tasks on the Homestar Runner Wiki. If you need help completing a task you think could be automated (like find and replace), let me know and I’ll be glad to lend his services.

Things I’m proud of

• Due to a glitch in the html file, I was able to transcribe “Fall Float Parade” (using the swf file) before it was properly available on the Homestar Runner website. It was my first transcription in a long time and it felt a-pretty-pretty good to be back in the trenches.
• I get my kicks pruning the Links page.
• My wedding video blooper reel is a music video for “Circles” from the Strong Bad Sings CD.
• My mobile phone ringtone is “The System Is Down” from the Strong Bad Sings CD, but when my wife calls me the ringtone is “Circles”.
• I’ve carved a Bubs pumpkin (2004), a The Cheat pumpkin (2005), and a Trogdor pumpkin (2006).
• On behalf of the wiki, I received a letter from Matt Chapman along with a small collection of original pencil sketches.

Committees I belong to

• Welcoming committee
• Validation committee

External links

• Joey Day : Syzygy — Blog about web-design, browser news, Christian theology and apologetics, and other hobbies.
• Joey Day : Documentation — Personal wiki for note-taking and thought collection.
• Joey Day : Experimentation — My own version of Google Labs (not much here, yet).