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==Technical help==
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{{User talk:It's dot com/teasers}}
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===How to add images===
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Here's a quick rundown of how to add images:
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== Block'd? ==
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#If you haven't already, read the [[HRWiki:Image_use_policy|image use policy]]. Note that the PNG format is preferred.
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Hey, I was just wondering why you blocked the anonny 68.39.230.211, when he'd only made three edits? Yes, he plugged the Sandbox with nonsensical links, but couldn't you have talked to him and asked him to stop it? I'm not sure if you did talk to him or not. If you didn't though, then 1 week was probably a little harsh. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 20:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
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#Over in the toolbox on the left, click [[Special:Upload|Upload file]].
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:Meh, maybe you're right. I was going primarily from {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&diff=prev&oldid=568565 this edit}}, and I thought that the anonny had been reverted three times and was being persistent with adding those links. I'll unblock for now. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:44, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
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#(A) Browse to the file on your computer.<br>(B) Write a brief description in the summary area.<br>(C) Click the copyright checkbox.<br>(D) Click "Upload file".
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::Whoops! Sorry if there was a misunderstanding. I was just fooling around and deleting some spam from the sandbox. The anonny wasn't spamming any other pages than the sandbox. {{User:Super Turtle/sig}} 21:51, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
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#Place code on your page in the following format, usually at the very top of the page (although you can place it in other places):<br><code><nowiki>[[Image:IMAGE NAME|thumb and/or POSITION|SIZE|CAPTION]]</nowiki></code>
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:::No need to fear, Turtle, you acted correctly. Dotty just got a little carried away&mdash;which he ''rarely'' does, I might add, he does a bang-up job here and I'm personally proud of what he's accomplished&mdash;and made a premature judgement in absence of the facts. He fixed it, and all is well now, all is safe and sound. Sleep peacefully. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:10, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
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::::Dotty? Augh! Bleh! Ewww! Grugh! ''{suddenly sotto voce}'' No. Thanks as always to Qermaq for putting a bow on what was pretty much already wrapped up. ;) (Although I ''would'' recommend in the future not yelling in summaries if one is not trying to attract attention. But yeah, no big deal now.) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
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:::::Admit it, you kinda love it when I call you Dotty. ;) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
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::::::Personally, I think Dot Com should be quoting [[Wikipedia:Yakko, Wakko and Dot|Dot Warner]] right about now: "Call me, Dotty and you die." {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:30, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
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:::::::"Yeah, you're probably right." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
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::::::::As long as this thread has gone completely off topic, I think I should mention that I always choose the names Yakko, Wakko, and Dot for the computer players when playing Hearts. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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To make an [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Gallery|image gallery]], use the wollowing format:
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== Joshua ==
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:<nowiki></gallery></nowiki></code>
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Start each picture on a new line. You can use links and full wiki markup in the captions.
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Click on these links here for a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial|tutorial]] and more [[MetaWikipedia:Help:Images and other uploaded files|technical info]] and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax|syntax info]]. HRWiki policy allows [[HRWiki:User_page#What can_I_have_on_my_user_page?|one uploaded image]] per user with no questions asked. For an example, I placed the following code at the top of your page: <code><nowiki>[[Image:cheatgold.PNG|thumb|300px|I've got a gold tooth. Wanna see it? Tough!]]</nowiki></code><br>That's all. Have fun! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:33, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
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Okay, I know you have a fanstuff talk page. But this is serious. Joshua, the sysop, did something like blackmail. Now the forum is messed up and Super Sam blocked him. Can you please fix this mess? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 14:47, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
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:Thanx a bunch for telling me how to add images and adding an image and all that crap. Love your page. [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]]
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:I do believe that what is occurring is simply playful banter which Sam here has taken a bit too seriously. Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 05:37, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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::Anytime, my friend. It's my pleasure. And thanks for your comments about my page. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:56, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
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::Edit conflict: Lies. All lies! Clearly I'm the only one who knows how it all went down. Joshua randomly bans Super Sam on the forum and then Super Sam screws around with the forum skin for revenge. Also I think Supra tried to block Joshua on the wiki but Joshua just unblocked himself. Just a spot of fun, no need to get all grumpy about it. I think it's pretty dang hilarious the way it's going down. {{User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!/sig}} 05:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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:::Thanks for stopping by, you guys. Thanks for breaking my cow lamp. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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== imagemap ==
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===How to revert a page===
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*YO! I do like what you did to my gallery, but I'd like to revert it for the time being. I do want to change it to your suggestion in the future, though. But, um, how do you revert? [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 02:56, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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:It was more complicated than normal to revert your page since you had already made changes to it. Here are some basic instructions on how to revert:
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<div style="margin-left:2em;padding:6px;border:1px dashed #666;background:#F5F5F5">
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Whoa, {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Peasant%27s_Quest_Walkthrough&curid=3090&diff=570451&oldid=568760 this}} is pretty awesome... great jorb! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:13, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
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:'''To completely revert a page to a previous version:'''
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:Thanks! I installed the feature back during the last upgrade (because the fanstuff kept pestering me to) but hadn't found a good use for it here at the knowledge base until now. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:29, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
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#View the history of the page in question.
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#Click on the time and date of the version to which you want to revert; this will bring up the page as it was.
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#Click "edit" at the top of the old version; it will warn you that you're editing an out-of-date version.
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#Type a comment in the summary, usually something like "reverted edit of so-and-so; changed to last version by what's her face".
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== If you notice anything strange... ==
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:'''To revert a page and keep some changes at the same time:'''
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#View the history of the page in question.
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#Determine what changes have been made since the version to which you want to revert.
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#Copy the affected section to the clipboard. If there is more than one section, it may be necessary to do a normal revert (see above) and then make the changes again one at a time in later edits.
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#In the page history, click on the time and date of the version to which you want to revert; this will bring up the page as it was.
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#Click "edit" at the top of the old version; it will warn you that you're editing an out-of-date version.
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#From the clipboard, paste in the new changes over the appropriate old section.
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#Type a comment in the summary.
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#Click "Show preview" to ensure that you pasted the new changes in correctly.
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:In the section way above, I've included the syntax for the image gallery for whenever you want to go back to that. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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This may just be me being paranoid, but I just thought I'd let you know that MySpace told me I got phished and... I kinda had this thing going where I used the same password for everything... including my email, in which I saved an email to myself detailing how to log in to my account on this website...
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::Thanx. One more helpful thing you can either
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So, if anybody does anything funny under my account, I just thought I should let someone with special authorities and privileges and whatnot know about it (although I have since changed my password). I might start a new account just in case, but I'm not sure yet how that'll work out.
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::A. Strong Mad Bath
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Anyway... now you know. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 18:10, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
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::B. Crisper Drawer
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:Don't start a new account. Changing your password should be adequate. By the way, to add a section to a talk page, just click the little plus (+) next to the edit button. It will give you a place to enter the thread header and format it automatically. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:14, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
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::C. Be Cheatachu72's homeslice
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::Jolly good. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 18:18, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
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::[[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 03:17, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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:::Just the same, I think I'd like my username changed. (I've been thinking of ditching LuxAcerbus for a while now.) Sysops can do that, right? {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 19:03, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
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::::Bureaucrats can, yes. See [[HRWiki:Changing username]]. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
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:::::Thank you for the help, my good man. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 23:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
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:::I'll take (C). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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== Forum Redirect ==
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Since the HRWiki forum is down, alot of the regular users have taken refuge to http://www.inversetiger.com/forum/ .  However, pretty much the only way for people on the forum to communicate to each other now is by email.  Since barely anyone shows their email address, the last resort option is to communicate by editing your sig.  Even then, most people don't go looking through a locked forum looking at people's sigs(which is where I found the link).  The result: Only the regular users found link.  So, I figured that it would be best if you posted some sort of link on the front page of the Wiki or something so people can find it.
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=== Where to link characters ===
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== Fanstuff Purge: Wiki User Emails ==
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I had a question. On the page for [[monster truck]], should "The Sad kids" and "The King of town" in the transcript be changed to include links to thier respective pages? FYI, the sentence that would be changed is "{The Sad Kids and the King of Town appear on screen respectively crossed out}". &mdash;[[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]]
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:No. Characters are never linked in the transcript. Instead, they are listed at the top of the page in the order in which they appear. Also, whenever you post something on a talk page, type four tildes after it, like this: "<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>". That will automatically sign your name and put a timestamp after it. It looks like this: &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:06, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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There are currently a few Wiki User Emails on the list of fanstuffs to be saved, and it's been decided that this would be a great chance to get them over to the Wiki User Wiki. My question is whether it would be easier to use whatever fancy method you're using to transfer them across or whether it would be easier to just do it manually.<br/ >
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Cheers, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 19:39, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
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:I don't know if this is the specific fancy way that DC's going to use, but if you want to transfer stuff, then the easy way is to go to [[HRFWiki:Special:Export]], and put in all the page-names (one per line), and mash go. That'll give you an XML file that you can feed into Special:Import on WUW (you'll need to be sysop to use Special:Import, but Special:Export can usually be run by anyone). As well as being able to copy lots of pages in one hit, you can also (if you want) include each page's history, and all the templates they use. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 22:47, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
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::Yep, I concur with Phlip's suggestion. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
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:::Alrighty, thanks for that. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 14:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
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::Thanks! [[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]] 01:08, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== Thank you ==
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:::No probalo! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:09, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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Looking at [[Talk:Main_Page#Read-Only_Forum|this]], it appears a lot of the forum users have been giving you grief over the locked forum. I just would like to pause for a moment and say thank you. You have dealt with this matter professionally, and I would like to say that in your shoes, I would have done the same thing. Thank you for managing this problem well. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 01:22, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
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:Thanks for your comments. It remains to be seen whether splitting off the off-topic discussion from the H*R threads will be a good thing, but I'm hoping for the best. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:35, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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== Greetings!! ==
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=== How to make the vertical line to appear ===
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How do you make this vertical line appear? | It's used in a lot of links in the wiki, [[Strong Bad Email|like this]], but if I want to use the line, I always have to copy it from somewhere else. Can you press certain keys to make it appear? [[User:The Chort|The Chort]] 14:11, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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:It should be on your keyboard. Mine's above the enter key. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 14:30, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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Hi.  I'm having trouble on my userpage. I have three images.  I'd like to have one image (Homsar) in the center between the other two of the Cheat Commando's.  How can I do this?  See my userpage in my signature.  --[[User:O98-111-114-113|98.111.114.133]] 17:51, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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:Check out our various local help pages and the user's guide (see the sidebar under navigation and external links). Hope that helps. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:33, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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::Thank you for the name change!  --{{User:Blow Up the Ocean/sig}} 21:27, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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Hmm...let's see: | Hey, it worked! Thank you! You're my new best friend at this wiki! [[User:The Chort|The Chort]] 14:33, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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==STUFF Decommissioned?==
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[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:It%27s_dot_com&curid=5477&diff=581940&oldid=581729 When did this happen?] --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 20:31, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/HRWiki_talk:STUFF#Decommission We've been talking about it for the last coupla months.] --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:40, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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::I gotta start paying more attention to important things like that... --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 20:42, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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:No probalo... {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 14:34, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 
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::I'm glad I could bring you two closer together. I have nothing useful to say here, but since this is my talk page, I feel compelled to comment. The character The Chort is speaking of is called the [[Wikipedia:vertical bar|vertical bar]], or pipe. It is used in wiki markup to create [[Wikipedia:Piped_link|piped links]], [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table tables], and other things. As Amanda (H*C) said, the key is usually located at the extreme right of the keyboard, just above the Enter (return) key, grouped with the [[Wikipedia:backslash|backslash]]. On some keyboard configurations, the key is on the top row, just to the left of the Backspace (in this case the Enter key is about double its customary size and the Backspace is about half its normal size). To type a vertical bar, you must hold the Shift key. Well, I hope you enjoyed my short essay. I now return you to the wiki. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:46, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Fanstuff wiki ==
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Look, for some reson, my computer doesn't show the link. so can you help me out? [[Special:Contributions/68.74.220.137|68.74.220.137]] 10:25, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
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:The address is [[HRFWiki:|fanstuff.hrwiki.org]], same as it's ever been. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:10, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
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Ummm... there's no more bar there. it completed. But nothing happened. It's just... the signup screen.<br>
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Also, I sent the email, but I didn't get a reply. {{User:The thing/sig}} 12:52, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
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:Actually, you sent two emails. I only said you'd get a reply if it was necessary, and in your case it's not. The status bars only indicate that a certain step is done out of many. You'll know that the wiki is back up when it looks like a MediaWiki wiki. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:46, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
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::Okay, also, can you not do the purge in the next 3 hours? I have to go somewhere. {{User:The thing/sig}} 21:27, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
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:::Deal. Before I do it, I'll be sure to ask you if it's okay. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:30, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
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==STUFF reform==
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I already sent you my email.  Should I post my new username on [[HRWiki:Changing username]], or just wait? - {{User:Super Sonic X/Sig}} 00:56, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
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=== The note ===
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:Sending the email is enough. I'll change usernames based on that. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:13, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
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So when will the new wiki be up?--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 18:54, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
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Here's the note you requested.  [[HRWiki:IRC_channel]]?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]]  -[[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:30, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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When will the updates bar be back? -[[User:TheStick|TheStick]]
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Okay, I for the instructions, I have this:
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Could you put the MediaWiki software on the fanstuff wiki and remove the signup page? {{User:Dagoth/sig}}
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:''{Tom's code moved here: [[User:It's dot com/instructions code]]}''
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Hey, Dot com, it has been like 3 weeks now. What gives? -[[User:AlmsforthePudgy|AlmsforthePudgy]] 19:44, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
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You need to fix up Section II, since I have no idea what's going on there.  (And quite possibily sections I and III as well.)  You also might want to check out some of the bulleted points in the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion#Things_to_consider|things to consider]] section for when you write up the instructions. Well, good luck.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]]  --  [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:58, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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:Seriously, you guys. Stop pestering Dot com. He's doing his best, and he's working very hard for you. Yes, for '''you'''. Give him some credit. It's dot com is spending hours and hours (literally) of his spare time fixing the fanstuff wiki for you, and the last thing he needs (I'm sure of it) is someone poking him with a stick continuously, asking if he's done yet. So sit back and relax, give him some space, and when he's finally done, thank him very much for it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 13:05, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
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=== STUFF help ===
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Okay, so, how long has it been now? A month? Two? {{User:The thing/sig}} 01:31, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
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I would be glad to help you out Dot Com.  I'm bored and I'm really digging what you are doing here. Keep up the good work. -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]]
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Two and a half X_X {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 18:37, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
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:I've lost hope. {{User:The thing/sig}} 21:37, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
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::Keep hope alive. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:13, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
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:On an aside note, when the time comes will you need help turning all of the current STUFF'd facts to your format? If so lemmie know and I can help you out. When do you think the big change might occur? -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]]
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==Name Change==
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Could you change my user name to Raiku? Its going to be my last username ever. I am going to keep it. {{User:Raiku/sig}}
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::I'm shooting for the middle of this week. Maybe there won't be a new toon this week. That would help. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:34, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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==Name Change, Too==
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I meant to name myself hremail24, not Hremail 22. Can you fix this malfunction, private?
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Looks like you're about ready to make this happen.  I would also be willing to help you and Tony with the big change, if you so desire. You know, taking what's currently in STUFF and putting it on the new page.  There's a lot of them thereJust let me know.  --[[User:Some HSR themed username|Some HSR themed username]] 03:12, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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:You know, this is kind of like calling up a librarian at home asking them to renew a book for youThere are [[HRWiki:Changing Username|better ways]]. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 14:17, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
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:I welcome any help I can get. I don't know the best way to go about it. I figure we'll have to temporarily close the STUFF page so that people aren't trying to edit it while we're converting it. Also, I want to open the format up for others to test. I'm trying to get that done tonight. I think the format is really easy to use, but I ''made'' it, so there could be problems I'm not seeing. I'll leave you a note on your talk page when I have more to report, which shouldn't be too long from now. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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== Ops in #hrwiki-fanstuff ==
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:: In case you didn't notice, I've discovered what is causing the problem in STUFF. Not external links in and of themselves (notice that "The Legend of Credits" has an external link.) It's the fact that there was an equal sign in one of the links. Try plugging a random equal sign into any fact (link or no) and see what happens. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:59, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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I hate to whine and complain like this, but please give someone ops in #hrwiki-fanstuff. It is impossible to control the channel. It doesn't have to be a fanstuff sysop, just someone easily accessible. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 17:42, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
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:Hey man, we seem to have a few trolls in #hrwiki-fanstuff, Tom's not responding, you're not on, and we really need ops, so whenever you see this, please give someone ops. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 00:49, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
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If you're looking for a response as to the new STUFF's simplicity, I would say it is pretty easy if you follow the directions.  I do have a suggestion, though.  For the how to revise page you have the entire template out for cutting and pasting, but the initial template setup has the optional things on parts of it.  It might make it easier to take the optional notes and the false user votes off of that template so it's easy to cut and paste the entire thing.  That's what I think anyway.  Other than that, I think the new system is great.  --[[User:Some HSR themed username|Some HSR themed username]] 19:27, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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== Change Username ==
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I went ahead an implemented everything, including Protecting all the templates and DELETING!! all the test pages I could think of. If there are others I missed, feel free to TBD them. I ended up erasing a lot of old Verdicted facts on the old STUFF page - dig through the history if you really feel you need them. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:42, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Uh, Dot Com, some people [[HRWiki:Changing username|here]] have been hanging for months with no one changing their user name. Could you get those people up to date for me? {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 18:33, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
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:Please, Dot Com? I'm desperate.. Please... {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:14, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
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::Please? I'm sorry for bothering you... {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:23, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
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:::Holy crap, dude. Why are you editing my talk page over and over? See Green Helmet's remarks a couple of threads up. Besides, you're already on (at least) your second username. I'm not really planning on changing it. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:33, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
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::::How do you know that? I haven't ever actually ''changed'' my user name... {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:39, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
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:::::Of course you have. [[Special:Contributions/Miketigershark|This]] is you. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:41, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
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::::::I'm sorry. Very sorry. I admit it, MichaelXX2 is a sockpuppet. But when I signed up, I took a vow to change my ways about vandalism. I haven't done any vandalism for months, and I'm sorry for bothering you. I won't ever change my username again, please bail me out this one time... I will fully understand if you don't want to though. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:46, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
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:::::::Hey, Dot Com, keep up the good work ;) {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 02:07, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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===New STUFF Verdicts===
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== Can you do me a fanstuff-related favor? ==
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The new STUFF looks prooty good! One little quibble: it appears that the original posting dates were not included when the open STUFFs were ported. My real question is: how should a VERDICT'D STUFF look? -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 13:12, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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I need some files from the old HRFWiki, and I was wondering if you might be able to get them. It's okay if you can't do this, or don't want to, though, it would just make some things easier if you would.--{{User:Kirbychu HR'D/sig}} 02:23, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
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:Why don't you email me your specific request and we'll go from there. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:37, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
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::K.--{{User:Kirbychu HR'D/sig}} 02:53, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
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:::Did you ever get my email? I really want my files.--[[Special:Contributions/24.34.11.239|24.34.11.239]] 18:37, 24 December 2008 (UTC)(Kirbychu)
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::::I did get your email. I haven't forgotten this request, and it's on the to-do list. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:09, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
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: The date thing was my fault. Anyway, I guess that a VERDICT should be another template or two, and should be put in place of the arguments and votes. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:02, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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== Where's the forum? ==
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:: I fixed the dates. For verdicts, we can either move the items to the talk pages (like we do now), or they could be moved to a different subpage, like '''HRWIKI:STUFF Archive/pagename''', for example. If we use an archive subpage, we should put a reference link on the talk page with the fact in question and the verdict.<div style="text-indent:2em">As items close, they should definitely be ''moved'' somewhere. Otherwise, if down the line someone STUFFs something new from a page, all the old, closed facts will still be there. Once a template subpage is empty (all the facts have closed), the template subpage should be deleted. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)</div>
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What happened to the forum? What's wrong with the forum? Answer me on my talk page. [[User:RocketMasterZ|RocketMasterZ]] 17:14, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
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:It's down right now. It will be back rrll rrll soon. I answered here. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:22, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
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::Do you mean it this time? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 02:00, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
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:::Well, I'll give you one thing. You're definitely consistent. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:27, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
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== Fanstuff wiki ==
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=== <3 ===
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Would you happen to know when the purge will be over? Just wonder. '''[[User:Gavino/redirect|<span style="color:red">¡Él</span>]][[User talk:Gavino|<span style="color:green">Gavino!</span>]]''' 01:01, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
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:Oh, I ''do'' wonder, let me tell you. If I had to guess based on the (depending on your point of view) clever or smart-aleck front page currently at [[HRFWiki:|fanstuff.hrwiki.org]], I'd say sometime before or after TBC release Stinkoman Level 10. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:25, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
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::Alright, seriously, what's taking so dang long? {{User:The thing/sig}} 18:05, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
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:::This has been explained in other places. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:07, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
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My ace in the hole. You rock. Good prize. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:15, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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== thanks man. ==
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:Well, thank you! <small>(But what specifically are you referring to? And what does "less than three" mean in this context?)</small> &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:18, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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::Haha, "less than three" in this context means, "Yay! Heart!" This is just a random compliment for you. You know, because you're always cool. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:25, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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:::Of course! Now I see. (I'm not a big emoticon user myself, so you'll have to forgive my ignorance here.) And thanks for the encouraging words! Great jaerb on the [[Biz Cas Fri 1]] transcript. It's always fun to help on those (especially since I rarely get the chance to do one &mdash; they're always done so quickly after a toon is released). Keep up the good troll fightin' recent patrollin' wiki gnomin' work! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:38, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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I already congraturated you once, but way to go, again, STUFF guru! -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:45, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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:As always, you are welcome. Just curious, what made you think to say that this time? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:46, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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::Well, I was sitting in Recent Changes... and just looking at the two jillion STUFF edits you make every two jillion seconds. That's very cool. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:48, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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::: Ha ha, it feels like that sometimes. The way I look at it, since I stirred up the waters by coming up with the format, I have an obligation to keep it as well-oiled as possible, and so I do a lot of maintenance on items, even if I don't actually participate in every vote. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:52, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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::::And well-oiled it is. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:57, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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=== STUFF query ===
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What was that crap-for-brains doing? Being a freakin' vandal and everything? I owe it all to ya for helping my user page stay cool. Did you block him? --{{User:The 386/sig}} 20:06, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
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Hey It's dot com, I just noticed that one of bottom 10's [[HRWiki:STUFF/Archive/bottom_10#Is_the_ride_broken.3F|STUFF entries]] is not ever going to succeed due to the author's mistake.  (The Knott's Berry Farm one)  It is not true, and will not get a single acceptance vote.  I just thought it might be best to close that one now and save everybody time. On that note, I have also noticed that you are the only one who ever closes STUFFed facts, and was wondering if you wanted a hand with that.  I am willing to help you out if you want me to.  <br>Forever Young, {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 20:17, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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:No prob, Bob. That guy shows up from time to time to do what he did. It doesn't usually take long to clean up. Yes, I did block him. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:12, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
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:To tell the truth, I don't mind doing it at all; it's fun. But others are of course welcome to do it (this is a wiki, after all); and certainly you should at least know ''how''. (It's not difficult, but it ''is'' involved. The instructions are [[HRWiki:STUFF/Verdict|here]].) I dunno, like I've said to BazookaJoe, since I made up the format, I feel responsible for making sure all the gears mesh and turn like they're supposed to. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:49, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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:P.S. I took care of that item like you suggested.
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=== Anonymous STUFFing ===
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== Transcribing Permission ==
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Okay, it's one thing to say that Anonnies can't VOTE in STUFF facts. It's another entirely to say that they can't CREATE facts; I'd taken it for granted that they could. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:18, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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Sorry to interrupt, but I was just wondering if I could transcribe the toons at the [[wikia:c:weeblsstuff|Weeblpedia]] similar to the way we transcribe toons here. {{User:HRjcm/sig}} 02:56, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
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:The rules state: "You may only edit arguments while logged in." I would think that extends to creating items. If a user cares enough about an item, he can log in to create it. If an item truly is important, a logged-in user has probably already made it anyway. As for this particular item, it was such a stretch that it would have been deleted outright from the page. If you truly feel, however, that it needs to go through the process, resubmit it anew (but I've got a thousand dollars I would bet as to how the verdict will end up). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:26, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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:Uh, yes? I don't really have any jurisdiction to give you permission. Our style is nothing special, and I suppose it could be used for any number of things. It may or may not be relevant, but some authors of works of fiction don't like their works being transcribed, so watch out for that. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:19, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
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:: Well, I don't disagree that it was a waste of space. I was more thinking about future reference&mdash;if someone actually adds a fact worth STUFFing. I suppose the only safeguards we had specified for unlogged users were votes and editing pre-existing arguments (it doesn't specifically say that unlogged users can't add facts or arguments) so I wanted clarification. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:44, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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::OK, thanks. {{User:HRjcm/sig}} 22:34, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
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:::I'll admit, I threw it out on a technicality. A technicality I would probably overlook if it had ''any'' merit at all. The last couple of days it seems like people are abusing the STUFF page, STUFFing the most trivial bits of nothing. I was trying to make an example of something that clearly deserved to get the ax, to try and nip this in the bud. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:52, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== Personal image templates ==
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:::: Fair enough. For example, I completely deleted a false "Fact" yesterday (regarding The Cheat's bendable arms never appearing before outside of Cheat Commandos, in spite of the fact that they'd been seen in [[caper]] and [[virus]]), so imagine my surprise today to find that it had been re-added (albeit prematurely Verdicted). Was it the same guy? How could multiple people make that mistake? And, as a result of your previous comments, I modified the "Add a toon/Add an item/Revise an item" instructions; now, all three say that you must be logged in. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:56, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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It's Dot Com, Your the [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|admin]] I trust the most, and the only one I know actually. [[Template_talk:personal-image-abandoned|This page]] is in desperate need of an admin to look over the new suggested designs of the personal image templates, and to add to the talk page if you agree that we should/can change the personal image templates to the HR related ones, or not. Please do look into this. Thanks! {{User:Mas12806/sig}} 17:07, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
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::::: "Early," not "premature." When several users find multiple instances that directly contradict an item, it is patently false and therefore not worth our time. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:59, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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:That discussion is over two years old. As I said when it was current, I don't think we should change the templates, especially given I'm the one who made the versions we're using now. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
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:::::: Er, maybe my wording was a bit confusing, but I already knew that. I tend to refer to facts as "prematurely closed" when they're closed early no matter what the reason&mdash;even if I was the one who did it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:03, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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::::::: Ah, I see. I took it in the sense of "before it should have been", but "before normal" works too. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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==Thundercolor==
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== Sig ==
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Hey Dot com. I noticed you gave me a color pointer on my talk page, which I'm greatful for. But what I didn't get was your pick? Which is your favorite? Thanks, ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|<font color=gold>?</font>]][[User:Thunderbird L17|<font color=gold>Thunderbird</font>]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|<font color=gold>?</font>]]</tt>'' 03:42, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
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:My favorite is the one that's the easiest to read: #CD9B1D &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|<font color=#CD9B1D>It's dot com</font>]]
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::Oh, my bad. You were there. Sorry 'bout that. I think it was because of the two different styles of sig, or something. I dunno. I need more sleep... ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|<font color=gold>?</font>]][[User:Thunderbird L17|<font color=gold>Thunderbird</font>]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|<font color=gold>?</font>]]</tt>'' 14:43, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
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Do you want a sig? If so, what do you want on it? {{User:Sylar/sig}} 03:23, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
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:I already have one. It's right here: [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
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::I mean like colored and stuff. The sig templates. {{User:Sylar/sig}} 03:37, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
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:::I know what you meant. I've been here nearly four years. If I wanted a fancy signature, I'd probably have one by now. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
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::::And, I know this topic is a month old, but it may be one of the best signatures on the wiki. I mean, it did start the &mdash craze. Did it? {{User:HRjcm/sig}} 18:42, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
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:::No probalo. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:45, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
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== Winter Background ==
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== WikiTroll ==
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Could you please add <pre> body {
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</pre> to MediaWiki:Monobook.css? Thanks. {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 06:25, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
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:Oh right. I had a nagging feeling I had forgotten something. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
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Hey, It's dot com. Just letting you know that you don't have to add to WikiTroll if the user has already been blocked. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:27, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== HRFWiki:Template:Main Page/Fanstuff ==
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:Well, I started adding him, and then I got called away from my computer, and by the time I got back you had already blocked him. I ''did'' notice this, but since it's such a hassle to add somebody to the table (what with making a list of all their evil edits and whatnot) and since I had already gone to the trouble, I just hit "Save page" anyway. Plus, I figured if he did it again, there would already be a record there. (And yes, I know there's the blocked log.) So that's why. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:45, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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What did that template look like? I created a temporary HRFWiki and need the Main Page/Fanstuff template to look like it did at the real HRFWiki. The URL for the temporary HRFWiki is http://homestar.referata.com. I also need a dump of all the templates and MediaWiki messages for it. {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 00:19, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
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:I'm not going to provide that, sorry. You need to use a different logo and stop hotlinking our images. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:45, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
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::I removed your logo and images. {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 01:22, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
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:::I'm still seeing the logo there. Yes, i cleared my cache. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:48, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
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::::Well, it was gone, but it looks like it's back. -[[Special:Contributions/128.103.10.17|128.103.10.17]] 15:14, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
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:::::Your logo and images are gone for reals this time. {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 23:00, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
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::Oh, I see. Sorry to bug you then. :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:50, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== Who's online ==
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:::No probalo. Besides, I like getting comments. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:56, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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You guys need "WhosOnline", a special that can tell you whos online and what they are looking at. Can be used to quickly see when there is going to be spam. {{User:Red And Black/siggy}} 18:58, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
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::::Okay! Bother bother bother bother bother bother bother! [http://www.potterpuppetpals.com] {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:25, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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From my old fanstuff talk page:
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[http://www.mariowiki.com/Special:Recentchanges Check this out]
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:::::Whoa, ''weeeeird''. Funny, though. I especially liked the part where they busted out their M-16s to dispatch [[Wikipedia:Lord Voldemort|You-Know-Who]]. At Barnes & Noble, you can reserve a place in line, which I did, and I'm in the first group, so I will be one of the first thirty to get a book tonight at midnight. My [[Special:Contributions/It's dot com|contribs]] may be way down for a couple of days. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:17, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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It's the recent changes page of The Mario Wiki. I made an account there, and I realized on the recent changes page, there's a little section for who's currently logged in. I figured I'd ask you if we could possibly make this a feature here. It would make things alot easier when trying to contact users and such. --{{User:TheDenzel/sig}} 18:11, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
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:[...] This would indeed be interesting, but people shouldn't have their identities exposed just because they're browsing. Part of what a lot of people like about reading a wiki is that you're not publicly logged unless you edit. And there's the thing: one should be able to tell who's online well enough just by looking at the recent changes. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
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</blockquote>
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Or do you mean something that only sysops and/or developers could see? If so, we already have enough behind-the-scenes access to handle our relatively minor spam load. Thanks though. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:50, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
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:I mean that only registered users can see, and from my knowledge of it, noone EVER uses it but me, for some reason on the other wikis I go on. It would just help alot. {{User:Red And Black/siggy}} 19:55, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
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::Well, like I said last year, I don't think that information should be available to just anyone who happens to have an account. There's almost no reason (if any) to look over someone's shoulder if they're merely reading articles. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:03, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
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:::However, it can help if they are about to troll. {{User:Red And Black/siggy}} 20:04, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
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::::It would be nearly impossible to tell whether someone was about to vandalize based solely on what they're looking at. Even if it were possible, the vigilance required to make the extension effective would be prohibitively time-consuming. Considering the low volume of bad-faith edits we have to deal with and how easy it is to clean up pages after the fact, we simply don't have the need for an early-warning system. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
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::::::I'm getting mine tomorrow, via Amazon. And yes, I know weird links. Far too many weird links... ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:22, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== Hey, something to bring your attention to ==
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:::::::I'll miss you two while you are lost in that other realm of fantasy. Have fun reading, [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]]
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Adventure Classic Gaming recently had an interview with the Brothers Chaps and the designers of their episodic adventure game series at TellTale, not sure how you usually feature new content related to the brothers chaps but figured you might not have seen it yet, it isn't on the interviews page at least: [http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/439/] -MarkN
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:It's actually on the SBCG4AP page, under Promotional Media. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 23:43, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
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::::::::Hold down the fort for us, BazookaJoe. Actually, I know you will... You're, like, ''always'' here. You're doing an awesome job, man. (But seriously, don't forget to see what the sun looks like every now and then. ;) ) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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== Thanks! ==
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:::::::::I have been very bored this summer, and have had nothing to do but wiki. I'll be on a lot less once I start my job in a week or two. The Potter Puppet Pals are funny! &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:49, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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Thank you for deleting my fair-use-defying MacOrWinFinal.png image, Dot Com! &mdash; {{User:Fotoshop/sig}} 18:31, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
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[[Image:sbemail127.png|thumb|shiny things!]]
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:No probalo. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:34, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
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== Sensitive to Bees ==
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Thanks so much for agreeeing with my statements, It's dot com! I knew someone would believe me if I posted the edit there! The second video was just my proof to make sure there wouldn't be that much of a conflict, but if that's what made you believe me, I'm glad I made it! So thanks again!
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Um hi, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]], I would like to point you to the [[Store]] page where if you check out the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Store&action=history history] you will see that the user [[User:Hydro|Hydro]] has been trolling the page constantly.  I have not yet seen his name on the [[HRWiki:WikiTroll|Troll Page]]. Also, I like [[virus|linking]], and [[long_pants|shiny]] things!  --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:08, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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-MarioMaster2008
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:Hi Stux. If someone ever needs to be added to the troll list, then by all means do it. Don't even worry if you mess up the format... if you should encounter problems somebody will be along to fix it. I'll take a look at Hydro now. Thanks for bringing it to someone's (in this case, my) attention. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:12, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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P.S. Speaking of which, why did you think I went overboard trying to prove my point with the video?
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:I wouldn't say so. People have gone [[Template talk:commentary|crazy before]] proving their point. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 06:12, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
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::Maybe so, but if you look on the [[Talk:Sensitive To Bees|talk page]] for the article in question, you'll see that It's Dot Com himself said I surpassed him in levels of proving my point. -MarioMaster2008
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:::The above link to that template talk page has nothing to do with what I'm talking about. I'm referring to people posting evidence they gather to try and answer a question of fact regarding something in one of the toons. I'm not saying I don't go overboard (my illustrations on [[Talk:car#Homestar's spinning buzzer|Homestar's spinning buzzer]] are just the latest example), but I think making a whole YouTube video trumps anything I've done. So far. By the way, MarioMaster, to sign your name, just type four tildes, like this: <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>, and the system will automatically insert your name and a timestamp, like this: [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:10, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
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::::Oh, okay. I was wondering how to do that. Let's try it now. [[User:MarioMaster2008|MarioMaster2008]] 17:48, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
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My apologies for bugging you again.  I think i'm trying to upgrade my status from being Mr. Fix minor things to being Mr. Pain-in-the-behind Wannabe.  What am I talking about?  Basically, fact checking.  To what extent should we do fact checking.  I was checking [[Matt Chapman]]'s page [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman&action=history history] and noticed that the last [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman&diff=0&oldid=154227 change] added the misc fact: ''"*Can be seen as an audience member in one episode of '''[[IMDb:tt0163507|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'''"''  This is very general and my fingers are itching to revert it and leave a 'please provide evidence' note.  But I haven't. Perhaps out of pity. Suggestions? (Do you have a fact-checking or fact adding set of guidelines even for admins?) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 01:31, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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== History category ==
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:Well, I hate to interrupt somebody else's conversation, but I checked this myself. If you look at Matt's IMBD page, it lists him as an uncredited audience member near the bottom. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
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::I don't know about [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] cuz it's his message bored but I personally appreciate the interruption. Not to mention quick response!  Wow, amazing, I didn't think they'd credit such minor things, but they did! Thanks [[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]! (and thank you [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] for letting me use your Talk page!) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 01:43, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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==it's "Dot com"==
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Sorry, I didn't know we had a place to keep stuff around for historical reasons.  -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.138.37|132.183.138.37]] 21:51, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
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Hello. Thanks for letting me know about the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Talk:Strong_Bad_Email#Redirects discussion] regarding deleted redirects of the first two Strong Bad Emails. I was previously unaware of the accusations by Jay against me. By the way, may I call you IDC? It's an acronym of your username if you wouldn't mind me referring you by it. Thanks again. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 18:45, 19 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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:Yeah, if something was widely used in the past, but isn't anymore, then we put it in the [[:Category:HRWiki History|history category]] rather than delete it completely. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:21, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
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:I don't think he was accusing you, just perhaps mistaken. I alerted you to the discussion because I figured it pertained to you and therefore you could tell us why you thought it was better not to have the redirects. But if it wasn't you, then, obviously, you can't. Ah, well. I think the redirects are going to go forward (if E.L. Cool or others are still up to it). As for a short form of my user name, when people ask what it is, I say: it's [[User:It's dot com|Dot com]]. 19:26, 19 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== Sandbox user subpages ==
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Would it be possible for me to create a mini sand box as a sub page? {{User:Kid2255/sig}} 22:11, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
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:See [[HRWiki talk:User space#Sandboxes?]]. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:35, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
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== The single deuce...not really ==
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== Redirect pages ==
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About Autobiography and the whole single deuce thing, you were right. I froze the frame and the way SB's holding his hand corresponds to his chin. Good call! &mdash;[[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]]
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Hi there It's Dot Com, hope you don't mind me asking something.  I was trying to create a redirect from [[Coach Z's 110 percent]] to [[Coach Z's 110%]], but it doesn't work as an actual redirect.  How do you create a redirect page, and how is it different from a normal one?  Thanks! {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 01:02, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
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:Note, it won't act like a redirect in the preview, you have to save it. And the syntax is "<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Pagename]]</nowiki>". And this is probably the wrong place to ask this kind of question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:05, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
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::Oh, so that's what happened, I only saw it in the preview.  Sorry for bothering you, is there a better place for questions like that?  {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 01:08, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
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:::You can ask me on my talk page, i don't get annoyed by technical questions, but the best place is probably the talk for one of the help pages or something... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:11, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
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::::[[HRWiki talk:FAQ]] is actually the place we've set aside for questions. If a discussion needs to be on a more specific page, it can be referred to the other page from there. And it is true that a question on any central or highly visible public talk page will likely be answered. Similarly, while I'm not encouraging you to post on any one user's talk page, you could do worse than this one. It's watched by a good number of users, and I have a [[#The System Is Down|whole section]] of the page devoted to technical issues. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
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:Thanks. Yeah, I guess Strong Bad's way more fond of ''double'' deuce action. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:45, 23 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== Blanking the sandbox ==
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Hey, um, are you trying to make fun of me?
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That userbox, Um, NOT FREAKIN FUNNY!
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If you need to tell me something, tell me in my Talk page.--[[User:Record307|Record307]]
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:Strictly speaking, yes, I am making fun, but I'm not trying to be mean. I just think it's funny that you've blanked the sandbox {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?limit=50&title=Special%3AContributions&contribs=user&target=Record307&namespace=4&year=2009&month=1 once a day every day for the past 11 days}} (except the 9th (when you did it twice) and the 15th (which you missed)). I myself blank the sandbox on occasion, but not like clockwork. Generally speaking, having a blank or non-blank sandbox makes no difference, and so I find it interesting that you've kept it up. But I'm just teasing, not trying to be offensive. :) (By the way, if it's not obvious, the icon there is a blank sandbox.) Cheers. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:42, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
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==That one guy==
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Oh, sorry. Y'know what? I'm gonna use the userbox you made. Can you do me a favor? My userboxes scroll But they mess up my page. I want it to blend in with the pictures on my userpage. Can you do that for me? Thanks!---[[User:Record307|Record307]]
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:I adjusted the width of your email box. Did that fix what you were talking about? Oh, by the way, to sign your name, just type four tildes, like this: <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>, and the system will automatically insert your name and a timestamp, like this: [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:03, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
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Hey man, I put your link on my page. Change it if you don't like the way it's linked. Everything is up for discussion on my page, go ahead and talk all you want and encourage others to do so also. [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 02:58, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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Thanks so much! See ya round![[User:Record307|Record307]] 15:26, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
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:Thanks. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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Thanks for all your help, um... where can I talk with people again? -it's that annoying guy again!
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== Forum account disabled ==
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:Well, it's late. A lot of people are probably going to bed soon. Most people like to talk when something happens, like the release of a new toon. So check back on Monday. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:41, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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Why can't I log on?  --{{User:Blow Up the Ocean/sig}} 15:57, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
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:I deactivated your account at the request of a lot of people. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:05, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
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::Yeah, It is late, isn't it. I'm surprised you, BazukaJoe, and some other guy, are still awake... I'm too tired to spell rite.
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== Hey It's dot com, how's it hanging? ==
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Listen, In the morn' discuss the stuff I gots on me' page, if I'm around...n' stuff. [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 04:49, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)Thechamp
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I've been good, nearly done hiugh school,  which leaves me to my first question:
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:Sure. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:53, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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I'll be leaving Homestar Runner wiki, temporarily, for school reasons. Anyhow, can someone you tell me where i can find a banner template to place on my wikipage saying I'll be off wiki for a while?
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Hey! It's dot com, are you awake? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 15:16, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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Thanks a bunch.
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Anyone know how long your supposed to cook beef stu? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 18:20, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 07:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
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:Wow, Nikolce, long time no hear from. We don't really have a template for that kind of thing, but you can make a banner by taking some code from one of our other templates and putting it on your page. Then you can update the message to suit whatever you need it to say. I'm curious how long a while is (your last edit was last April, which is what I'd consider a while). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 11:42, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
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Sorry about the edditing, I just neede to get your attention.
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Whoa, April, man school's been taking my time man. As well as school, sometimes my internets gets capped, meaning it becomes slow, and when it comes to wikis, they don;t load up.
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Can you tell me who usually goes on the forums? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 18:24, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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:Hundreds of people. Many of them are on this wiki. Many of them aren't. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 18:51, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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Thanks for the help again.
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How come no one is talking about my Idea that I had?  I thought it was good, does no one else think so? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 18:35, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 12:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
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:This isn't exactly the wiki where people care about story ideas. Fanstuff like that goes on the [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org Fanstuff wiki]. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 18:51, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== MediaWiki 1.14 ==
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==Baseball fan!==
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According to the Wikitech mailing list, MediaWiki 1.14 has been released ([http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2009-February/041636.html link]). Just notifying you. :) {{User:The Goblin/sig}} 20:03, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
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:Thanks. We're on the [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2009-February/000084.html MediaWiki announce list], so we already knew that. Based on something Tim said, we may have even been responsible for prodding them into releasing the final version after the release candidate. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
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Hey Dot com!  Are you a baseball fan?--[[User:bkmlb|bkmlb]]
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== Thanks for Your Assistance ==
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:I should probably add this to my user page sooner or later, but I'm a ''huge'' fan of baseball, and Major League Baseball in particular, and more specifically the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. I've got my trusty Rangers ballcap on right now, as always. I've been to several games this year and plan on more. I don't live in the Dallas&ndash;Fort Worth area, otherwise I would have season tickets at Ameriquest Field. I make up for it by keeping track of the team on TV, radio, and at mlb.com using Gameday, Gameday Audio, and MLB.TV. I mainly follow the AL (my second-favorite club is the Yankees), but I do like some NL teams: the Nationals, the Astros, the Mets, and (sorry) the Cubs, to name a few. Tonight, as it turns out, the Rangers topped the Orioles, 4&ndash;2, in Baltimore. Yay! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:32, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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Thanks for your assistance in the most recent vandal attack. Been a while since the last one, eh? Well, we all appreciate your ability to hide those edits from RC, as no one wants to read that. Also, good job getting the one everyone else overlooked--myself included. We really couldn't keep this place going without you. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
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:Hey, thanks for the thanks, and you're welcome! I'm glad I could chip in with those things that only developers can do. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:46, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
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Cool!  You're only the second user I've heard of that is a baseball fan (other than me, there are two I've heard of).  If you're not a ''huge'' cub fan then you won't bother me--and if you're not drunk, I'll be fine.--[[User:bkmlb|bkmlb]]
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== I'm confused... ==
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Hey Its Dot Com, can you tell me what happened to the fanstuff? I left a long time ago but when I tried to come back everything was different.
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:Not a huge Cub fan, but I do pull for them as the perennial underdogs, especially now that the Red Sox have won it all. Even being a Yankee fan, when Boston was able to overcome a 3&ndash;0 deficit, when in Game 4 all Rivera had to do was put out the side in the ninth... well, at that point I was pleased to see the BoSox finally rid themselves of that blasted curse! (I can't remember, who was it they beat in the World Series? ;) ) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:24, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== Invisible arms ==
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Yeah. I know, the Cardinals lost. I went to game four of the World Series,  I was sad *sniffle*.   I remember there were lots of Red Sox fans around us.  One guy was talking to his wife on the phone the whole time. When the Sox won, my dad asked this red sox fan next to us, "What will you do now? This is your whole Idenity." And the red sox fan said back, " What year is it 86 years from now?"
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When you said it was NOT better... I'm not gonna lie to you. It '''''IS''''' better. PLEASE, don't block me! --{{User:The 386/sig}} 00:29, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
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But the cubs haven't won the series since 1908!--[[User:bkmlb|bkmlb]]
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:Block you? You're wrong though. We consistently treat scenes as though the characters have normal arms and/or fingers (regardless of what's "really" the case) and are directly manipulating objects. In other words, we say that Homestar is picking up an object (and don't worry about how), not that it mysteriously starts floating. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:37, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
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::I just DON'T want my edits reverted. The INVISIBLE arms show that these objects float in mid-air. I don't mean to sound rude. --{{User:The 386/sig}} 00:31, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
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:::Sorry, but that's not our standard. We know that the objects appear to be floating, but that's not how we describe them. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:37, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
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== Fanstuff ==
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== When will the fanstuff wiki be back? ==
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Hey Dot Com, when will the fanstuff wiki be back? {{User:Raiku/sig}} 04:34, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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:Unfortunately, the fanstuff was a significant drain on our resources, and with funds being so tight we just can't justify it anymore. I'm afraid it will never be back. Sorry. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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Do you have an account on the HRFWiki to? -- [[User:Strong Lad|Strong]] [[User talk:Strong Lad|Lad]]
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== My new email address ==
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:Yes, I do, but I don't much use it. I reserved the same username as here on the knowledge base so that I'd have it if I ever wanted to comment on anything there, and also so no one could impersonate me (not like anybody ''would'', but you never know). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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I recently got a Gmail account. Now my new email address is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com. So, could you change my email address on the forum to that. PS:If anyone emails me, I will send Barney to attack you. {{User:Coach z's cool/sig}} 12:15, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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:I will only change your forum address to whatever's in your preferences here on the wiki, and the address above (at least, what it was before) isn't it. If you don't want people to email you, don't post it here. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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::Oh, yeah. I forgot to do about that. I changed it. {{User:Coach z's cool/sig}} 14:33, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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What is it? -- [[User:Strong Lad|Strong]] [[User talk:Strong Lad|Lad]]
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== Name change three ==
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:The same as here: [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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<blockquote class="lappy email" style="width:90%;font-family:Verdana,Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">
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<div>subject: name change</div>
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Dear Mr. Com,
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I understand that you must envisage me as a person who takes the Homestar Runner Wiki for granted, as I have created several different users.  I am writing here to plead my case to change my username.
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When I first created the account Jagger88, I looked at my talk page, and deleted the Welcome comment straight away.  I therefore did not look at any information I may have needed.  Therefore, I had no idea there was a way to change your username, and therefore created new users whenever I wanted to have a different username.  If you look at recent changes, you will see that I have not used Do-Nots, Open Source Greg, or the new paper rox since you gave me a warning (the user Hremails was my brothers before he got confused with all the computer language).<br>
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Please consider my application to change my name to TNDY, as I believe in recent times I have proved myself useful to this wiki. (I did like, the whole transcript for [[Pistols for Pandas]], discovered [[Career Day]], and the [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]], aswell as along the way improving my understanding of this wiki.<br>
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I'm only a teenager, and I actually think this wiki has what it takes to teach me some respect and responsibility.<br>
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Sincerely, {{User:Jagger88/sig}} 09:19, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
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</blockquote>
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:This doesn't belong on my talk page. Please refer to [[HRWiki:Changing username]] for replies. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:33, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
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== DVD ==
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Hey, how's your stuff for the DVD coming? Are you still working on [[Puppets on the Road]]? Oh, and are you doing [[Sample of Style Too]]? Because if not, I think I am going to take a stab at rewriting its transcript today. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:35, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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Thank you. {{User:Open Source Greg/sig}} 06:59, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
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:I see that the Sample of Style Too main part and outtakes are both just about done. I didn't read the transcript closely... you say you're going to ''rewrite'' it? I was working on Puppets on the Road, but I was wiped out last night and didn't finish it. I'd still like to complete POTR, but if somebody beats me to it, I won't be upset. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:38, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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::I wrote Sample of Style Too's transcript using snippets of [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005#Characer Animation Video|NYU Talk]]'s transcript. There were many differences between the two videos (see [[Talk:Sample of Style Too]]). I would love it if you could get Puppets on the Road up. It's funny and popular with fans and I'm sure they would love to read it. I don't mean to rush you, though. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:30, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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:::Nah, I just kinda got slammed with going out of town and then I actually had to go in to my job and do real work. Sometimes, I can goof off here, but not today. And tonight, I was in a softball game. And we won the game. And so we went and got real fruit smoothies. (Really.) I figured at some point someone would just go ahead and take POTR from me if I didn't get a chance to finish it. I'm not even at my home computer (where my DVD is and where I've done all the DVD stuff), or I'd do it now. So to sum up, if somebody else does it instead because I dragged my feet, that's cool; but otherwise, I can do it by later tomorrow. If ''you'' should do it, just drop me a note here so I won't worry. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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::::I ''did'' finally have a chance to do this, in case anybody wondered how that story ended. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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==No swearing, huh?==
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== Free Country Mountain Range files ==
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[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:record_book&oldid=120932 Talk:record book] Now, I'm trying real hard here to see what you're getting at, but I can't for the life of me spot ANY swearing in there. Care to point it out to me?
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:Look [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:record_book&diff=120932&oldid=120930 more closely]. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:21, 5 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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What r you speekin aboot?  Any who, Hay dot man? wana add your speechin to my talk payj? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 22:23, 5 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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Not to be naggy but I'm kinda wondering what's going on with ny Free Country Mountain Range files, because you said you'd put it on your to-do list about 5 months ago.--{{User:Kirbychu HR'D/sig}} 02:50, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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:Yup, exactly 199 days ago. I put it on my to-do list. It's still there. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:08, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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::That's one big to-do list.--{{User:Kirbychu HR'D/sig}} 03:12, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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== Sorry for the edit ==
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== What the pfargtl? ==
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Ya that was stupid of me, I just wanted to see if anyone would notice it and change it. I promise nothing of the sort will happen again. [[User:Sox101|Sox101]]
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This is the edit summary from Recent Changes for one of your recent edits:
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:Oh, we've got eyes in the back of our heads! Seriously, thanks for apologizing. I trust you'll be more careful in the future. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:42, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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(diff) (hist) . . Talk:Main Page‎; 15:51 . . (-673) . . It's dot com (Talk | contribs) (look at the date on that reply (it was a joke))
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==Speculation or no==
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But in the recent changes IRC it looked like:
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What was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=lady...ing&diff=123490&oldid=123488 this] for? It's not merely speculation; it's a likely reference. --[[User:195.92.67.69|195.92.67.69]] 16:52, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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:Really? When an item is phrased using words like "could be" and "whether she actually did is debatable," it sure sounds like speculation to me. And you're not considering the fact that Marzipan breaks up with Homestar 50% of the time on her [[Marzipan#Character_Video_Transcript|character video]]. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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<+HRWikiRC> [[Talk:Main Page]] [http://hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=648202&oldid=648199&rcid=607347] * It's dot com * (-673) feel free to discuss that somewhere else (off-site)
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::Gah. I hate this wiki. Well, maybe not wiki, more like you and BazookaJoe seemingly cutting every edit I make. In fact, I'm going to stop editing this thing and just watch the cartoons in peace. --[[User:195.92.67.69|195.92.67.69]] 17:02, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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The link provided by the RC bot goes to the same diff provided on the RC page. What the pfargtl is going on? --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 23:25, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
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:I have the ability to [[Special:Editeditsummary|edit edit summaries]]. Occasionally I think of something better to say. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:01, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
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:::I'm sorry you feel that way. If you truly believe I or we are acting unilaterally, I will cheerfully STUFF the item(s) in question for you. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Hello again ==
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==Thanks==
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Hey. First of all, I'm sorry for how conceited, passive-aggressive and rude I behaved here a few years ago. Secondly, the Wiki is in ship shape! I'm very impressed with the progress you guys have made while I was away. Great work! I'll be contributing regularly again, but this time without unfairly scrutinizing you or anyone else here. Carpe diem! {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}} 23:53, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
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===Thank you from pertmywert===
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Thankyou so much for all your help and ideas. I hope you can keep on being nice to me and I to you. Email me if you want. --<small>[[User:Pertmywert|Pertmywert]]</small>|<sub><big>[[User_Talk:Pertmywert|&#9829;]] </big></sub> 02:32, 10 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== You're now my friend. ==
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:Pertmywert, to answer the question you asked earlier, I think you're a fine user. You've made several good contributions recently, including some necessary reverts. Also, in all seriousness, I appreciate your willingness to welcome new users. I think your &#9829; is in the right place there. (Side note: there's a link in your welcome template that says "me" but actually points to JoeyDay. Perhaps change "me" to "JoeyDay".)<div style="text-indent:1.5em">Remember that not everybody stays at their computer every minute of every day, so sometimes patience is required when waiting for a response. And it's an unfortunate fact that many of the users go unnoticed who do a lot of little but important things. It's like an umpire in baseball, who nobody pays any attention to when everything is going fine, but people rant and shout when a call is blown.</div><div style="text-indent:1.5em">A couple of pointers: whenever you're describing your edits, try to avoid emotionally charged words like "useless", etc. It's sufficient just to say "reverted such-and-such to version by so-and-so". Even better, try to find the good parts of an edit see if you can reword them so they fit into the article. (See [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=lunch_special&curid=1117&diff=108570&oldid=108569&rcid=55453 this edit] for an example.)</div><div style="text-indent:1.5em">To sum up, keep up the good work learning, gaining experience, and making quality contributions.</div><div>Sincerely,<br />[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:20, 10 Jul 2005 (UTC)</div>
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Any fan of Seinfeld is my friend. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 06:36, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
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== Possible Trolls/Vandals ==
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==== User Award ====
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Hello, sorry if this is in the wrong place, I didn't know where to put it.
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Congrats
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On the recent changes page, there seems to be a large number of accounts being made. normally if it was 1 or 2 I wouldn't notice, but there's been 8 in the last 5 minutes. I think it might be a troll or vandal. {{User:BubbleRevolution/sig}} 01:11, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
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:Yes, this is the wrong place to put this, but these accounts are all being made by the same person, because they all are common names (all having something to do with the Eragon series, I have read the books), except maybe [[User:Sbe-Mail Checker Dan]], he's probably a coincidence. Also, you probably shouldn't use the word TROLL or VANDAL yet, since the user(s) haven't made any edits yet, and might not know about the sockpuppet rule. Can someone go talk to him/her? I'm not sure how to do this. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 01:17, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
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You have won the favourite use award for this week (or month)
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== Would like Autocolumn extension for my own wiki ==
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Here is your trophy
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Hello Homestar,  i would like to implement the Autocolumn and AutoPipe/AutoRedirect extensions on my own wiki, are these available? --[[User:Kevin danko|Kevin danko]] 16:09, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
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:Unfortunately, I've never released them. I'd like to someday, but they need to be cleaned up a bit first. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:38, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
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[[Image:fav user awards.PNG|thumb|none|100px]]
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== Threats ==
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*Thank you for your FUA on 03:31, 10 Jul 2005 (UTC). I appreciate that. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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I'm sorry if this offends anybody but there was a shocking post on [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Heimstern_L%C3%A4ufer#Question_about_my_banning.3F this thread]. Is the threat empty, like Hiemstern said? I just felt the need to bring that to your attention -I'd rather not post my username 22:08, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
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:Well, [[User:Espemon333|Espemon333]] ([[User talk:Espemon333|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Espemon333|contribs]]), I'm quite aware of that whole situation, and have been for a while. The other sysops/forum mods and I stay in touch pretty well. Thanks for the heads up, but you don't need to worry. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:34, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
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::OK. Don't let Heimstern know I posted this. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 23:06, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
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:::Actually, I already know. I see pretty much every edit on this wiki because I check [[Special:Recent changes|recent changes]] a lot. In fact, I think I saw this post before Dot com did. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 23:38, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
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== The Fanstuff Wiki! ==
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Hey, It's dot com, is there a page that has the previous winners of the "Fav. User Award"? --[[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]] 22:10, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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How long has it been now? If your not going to do anything with it, just delete it and it's all over with. It gets my hopes up every time I go there and while it's loading the title says "Main Page" {{User:The thing/sig}} 01:15, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
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:What is wrong with fanstuff? Totally outta the loop, {{User:Espemon333/sig}}
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:Do you mean the one I got from Pertmywert? If so, I dunno; that's his page. You might check the history  [[User:Pertmywert/fua|here]]. Or you could [[User_talk:Pertmywert|ask him]]. Hope that helps. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:19, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== My Weight in Pencil Shavings ==
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::Thank you. You are undoutably awesome. [[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]] 22:28, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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How much does a page on the wiki usually cost? {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 22:36, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
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:Um, I don't know what that means... And you still smell like pea soooup! By the way, the reason you triple post is that my page is long and so it takes a bit of time to load and you get impatient and hit "Save page" three times. Only hit it once. It heard you the first time. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:53, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
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=== Thanx from Strong Lad===
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::The reason we are having the fundraiser... the pages cost money... right..? {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 23:34, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
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:::In a sense, yes, I guess. The [[Wikipedia:Web page|pages]] are stored in a [[Wikipedia:Database|database]], which is located on a [[Wikipedia:Hard disk drive|hard drive]], which is part of a [[Wikipedia:Web server|server]], and it takes money for us to be [[Wikipedia:Web hosting service|hosted]] on that server. See our [[HRWiki:Donations|donations]] and [[Special:Ledger|ledger]] pages if you want specific information. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:48, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks for the help with my user page -- [[User:Strong Lad|Strong Lad]]
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== A Probably <s>Bad</s> Good Idea ==
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:No probalo. My pleasure. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:29, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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We all know about the decomisionning of STUFF, which I do support, but I reviewed your new version of the STUFF template and I loved it. I think we need to incorperate that template INTO the talk page. It looked great, and I liked how it condenses the entire discussion into the smallest portions. I really think we should get it into the talk page. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 03:09, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
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:The "new" version of the STUFF template is what we used for years, and what we decommissioned. We decided to stop using the STUFF format in favor of regular discussions. We don't have any plans to reincorporate it at this time. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:35, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
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=== Thank you from Rogue Leader===
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Thank you so moch for making the troll template. It is much easier to add trolls now. Thanks again!  {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}}
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:Copy, Rogue Leader! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:08, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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=== Thanx from Rebecca ===
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I also wanted to thank you! Thanx for helping me with some of the questions that I asked on my talk page! --{{User:RJMT/sig}} 05:42, 5 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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:Any time you need help, I'm happy to do so. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:08, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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For helping me with my sig and being nice to me, you get a trophy http://jrsice.com/images/trophy.jpg  <br>''sparkle sparkle''
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:You're certainly welcome. Gotta look out for a fellow baseball fan. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:08, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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''I present this Pizza Trophy to [[User:It's_dot_com|It's dot com]] for his outstanding work and attention to detail on countless articles.
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I've been meaning to award you for your tireless efforts here on the wiki. I saw the gift that bkmlb gave you and it reminded me what I had intended to award you. Hope you don't mind receiving two trophies in the same day! http://forum.hrwiki.org/images/smiles/emowink.gif {{User:The Paper/sig}} 05:52, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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I love MythBusters. :D --[[User:Ms. 1-Up Pie|Ms. 1-Up Pie]] 01:34, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
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:Hey, thanks for reading my user page! Or for spouting weird non sequiturs, whichever one fits. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:52, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
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:Thank you, The Paper! I appreciate it. Tireless efforts sure can be tiring sometimes, but it helps to have encouragement like that. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:00, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Brown and gray balloons ==
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::Concur'd! Those wiki projects you're all the time doing are hawt! &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:46, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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:::You know, I was thinking that you deserved a Pizza Trophy for the Stuff reform. Lo and behold, here it is. Good prize! :D {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 07:34, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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&mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 05:28, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
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:Thanks! I knew what that was going to be before I even opened my talk page, based solely on the edit summary. You know what's amazing? My brother made that exact sign and hung it behind my desk at work on Friday. It's still there right now! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:10, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
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::Happy birthday, DC. My you never get ink poisoning. {{User:Elcool/sig}} 07:02, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
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:::have a nice last 7 minutes of <s>decemberween</s> birthday, It's dot com. (or it might be more time than i think it is, depending on which time zone you're in) and may you have a wonderful year. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 03:53, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
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::::Thanks, Amanda. Have fun at Disney World! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:56, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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==Another Fanstuff Thing==
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I don't mean to kill the already several dead horses about this topic, but I don't think the sysops are going to fix the Fanstuff Wiki. I know you have a life, n'stuff, but we want some stuff done. I don't care if you do half a page a day. Any progress is good progress. And if your schedule doesn't allow for any Fan-Wiki work, then get people that will accualy work. The regular people word be WAY more willing, and more faster, to fix these unfinished pages. In short, I hope you take some time to work on the Fan-Wiki, get better workers, and always, ALWAYS edit blank pages. [[User:Anonomous]]
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:::::I'm sure I will! (I'm not actually leaving until tomorrow, but I thought I'd put the message up in case I forgot in the rush of packing & everything.) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:00, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Possible spammer ==
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Don't know if this is the right place to say this, please correct me if not. I have reason to believe that Drhuldaclark142 is a spammer, judging by the fact that this person has been here for a few days and that their only contribution is to their own userpage as a link to some sort of online store. [[User:McArbys|The McArby!]] 01:01, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
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"Homer no function beer well without." Thanks for fixing those things on the [[Linux Incompatibilities]] page. I think I need a nap or something. :3
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: You're right. We've been getting far too much spam lately; guess it's no surprise some would slip through the cracks. Spam... [[DELETED!!]] *bzzt!* --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:25, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
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:Glad to help. I know the feeling... "No TV and no beer make ''It's dot com'' something something." "Go crazy?" "Don't mind if I do!" Actually, it's more like no TV and no ''Dr Pepper'', in my case. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:16, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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Can you please block an IP for me? I know this IP. It's my evil friend. He found out I had a HRwiki and will stop at nothing to ruin it.--{{User:Record307/sig}} 03:27, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
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:Hi, Record. Has this IP actually vandalized? We don't block IPs preemptively usually (in fact, I'm not aware that we do so ever). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:35, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
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::Yes. Just today he blanked a section of my userpage. Check the history. "ZaneHiturugi" is his internet name.--{{User:Record307/sig}} 03:37, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
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:::I've given the IP a block warning; if he does it again, it'd be appropriate to block. For now, though, we'll probably just leave it as is. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:43, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
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::::Alright, that's cool. Thanks!--{{User:Record307/sig}} 03:44, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
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I was just wondering why you changed the <tt>&lt;br clear="all" /></tt> to <tt>&lt;br style="clear:both" /></tt> on [[Template:Strong Bad Email]].  Both are standards compliant ([http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A//www.hrwiki.org/index.php%3Ftitle%3DTemplate%3AStrong_Bad_Email%26oldid%3D128594], [http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A//www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Template%3AStrong_Bad_Email]) so I was just wondering what made you make the switch. It's not a problem or anything, I'm just curious.  Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]]  --  [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:36, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Why do you still do this? ==
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Why do you still do this? You're managing the same website you did three years ago, and still for no reason. You're thirty three years old! You don't think that maybe it's time to start a family? To take care of your wife or something? Take a page from me and stop going here. The "friends" you make won't miss you, they'll just drown their sorrows in computer code. Please, just stop this whole thing.
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:It's a hobby and I like it. In the last five (not three) years I've learned a lot of things about teamwork, management, critical thinking, and software development. Things I can carry over into my professional life. Plus it's fun, interesting, and challenging, I still think Homestar Runner is funny, and there's nothing what says you can't have a hobby and still pursue other things like work and family. By the way, if you're going to break your streak of not "going here" just to insult me, at least have the stones to sign your real name. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:04, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
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:Well, earlier this week I read [http://forums.devshed.com/t204843/s.html this]: "IE generally does not seem to appreciate using br as a clearing agent. Too, the clear attribute is deprecated in html4 in favor of the style property." Since I figured we also preferred styles, I changed it when I noticed it. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:47, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Thanks for the purge! ==
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::Okay, thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]]  -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:55, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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Hi Dot Com. I was just passing by to tell you that I, for one, am most delighted about how the purge took over 500 days. Without the purge, I'd still be dwelling on the Fanstuff Wiki with not much else to do, but since its absence, I've pursued other hobbies and personal projects, which most probably wouldn't have happened if the Fanstuff Wiki was still around. For example, since it went down with the purge, I've started to learn more about programming and website creation, not to mention polishing up my English skills and discovering my humble abilities as an amateur musician. That's really all I have to say. And again, thank you. <small>No this contains no sarcasm whatsoever.</small> -[[User:20eric06|20eric06]] 02:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
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If so, could you put away that robots.txt thing for a bit so I might be able to archive.org it for my old stuff, if possible? Just wondering.
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Hey, Its Martin F. lol Thanks for the inspiration. You and I both have a similar experience with being introduced wih Homestar. You do a great job editing. See you around the Wiki! --[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 03:02, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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:Thanks, Martin. See ya 'round! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:07, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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Hey, it's Don't say jorb 101 here. As you can see by the I.P. adress, I'm not logged in. It seems that no matter how many times I type in my password and username, I can't log in, and have somehow locked myself out of my account. Please help me! (oh, and my I.P. Is different because I'm using my iPod touch.) [[Special:Contributions/198.53.214.106|198.53.214.106]] 04:05, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
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:Nevermind, it works now:) [[User:Don&#39;t say jorb 101|&#123;&#123;User:Don&#39;t say jorb 101/sig}}]] 00:47, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
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'''''AWESOME''''' user page Dot com!  Where did you find that template thing?--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 14:51, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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:Thanks, BK! I spotted the code for the stuff at the top on a user page over at WikiCities, and then I just adapted it to my page. I also decided to update a few things, expand a few things, add some new sections, and make the format more readable. I'm glad you like it! I just changed it yesterday... what led you to notice it? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:40, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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Hey. Looking at the history of [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Mr._Arrow%27d_Homsar&action=history this guy], it seems him and [[User:Homsar Jean]] are one and the same. Since this is not a sockpuppet problem, what do you think should be done? {{User:Elcool/sig}} 04:20, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
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:Probably nothing. He seems to have made one account and used it only briefly before switching to a new one. Yes, it would be better to have asked for a name change instead, but what's done is done. Used to I might merge the accounts, but it's a bit of a hassle and I don't think I'll bother unless he specifically requests it. As long as he doesn't use both accounts, it's not a big deal. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:14, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
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::Ok. I just noticed because I went over the TBD and saw he tagged his own page for deletion. I just removed the template and left it blank. {{User:Elcool/sig}} 05:35, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
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I don't know.  I just look a recent changes alot and you're on there alot.--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 17:21, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Forum crashed ==
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You sir, are quite a genius. I was trying to figure out a good way of keeping the two [[Inside Jokes]] lists the same. Your solution for its sister page, [[Running Gags]], is perfect. Therefore I copied it on Inside Jokes. Thank you very much, and keep up the good work. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:28, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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I currently cannot use E-Mail, so I put it here. Thought you should look into it since you're an admin. {{User:That'sBupkis/sig}} 02:07, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
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:Thanks, TBird! Organizing Strong Bad Emails in different ways I can understand. But it just didn't make sense to have two lists with identical information organized the same way. We misinterpret "[[HRWiki:Once And Only Once|Once and Only Once]]" around here, but this was a clear case where it fit perfectly. Thanks for the compliment! And I will keep it up! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:07, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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:Thanks for the heads up. I think I've got it fixed. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:56, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
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::I know, it was kinda a tricky thing. I suggested just making [[:Category:Running Gags]] the whole page, but Tom said they weren't meant for that. I never thought of just making the page link to the list, instead of being the list. Thanks for thinking of it. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:17, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Could you help with my account? ==
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Hey, '''Dot com''', it's [[User:Thesmokingmonkey|The Smoking Monkey]]. As you seem both knowledgeable and up front about how things get done, I thought I'd come to you. Recently, I've been doing the whole recent change patrolling bit, and have come up with the following questions:
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Sorry to bug you! During the Fanstuff purge I asked to change my username from Chituze to Happy: now it says I've got the wrong password, and I don't receive the verification email. I'm absolutely positive I've been typing the password right, because I use the same one everywhere. Are you able to find my password for me, or maybe allocate happypants3@hotmail to the account? Thanks so much in advance!
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<br>Also I'm so scared about how professional your talk page is, I hope I've put this in the right place. - [[Special:Contributions/222.154.8.224|222.154.8.224]]
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:Well, that's a bit of bad luck, I'm afraid. The reason the password won't work is that someone else already has the name [[User:Happy|Happy]]. (The fanstuff and the knowledge base now share the same user list, and the Happy account was created here back in 2004.) You'll need to create a new account with a different name. You can choose Chituze or HappyPants or something else. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
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::OH, RIGHT. Dang, somehow that never crossed my mind. Now I feel bad because I've sent about 4 verification emails to them.
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::(Ack, what if during the purge I got an email about this, but it went to junk? Whoops, sorry, just thinking aloud here.) Thanks for your help! - [[Special:Contributions/222.154.16.62|222.154.16.62]]
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:Well, Smoking Monkey, anonymous users are more than welcome to contribute. I daresay ''everyone'' (with the exception of the handful of people who actually set up the wiki) started out as an anonymous user. They often have insight or experience that are invaluable to getting to the bottom of an article. The reason we keep such a close eye on people who aren't members is that it just happens that most of the edits that are redundant, obvious, or otherwise non-beneficial come from anonymous users. The vast majority of trolls are anonymous as well. So, to make a long story short, '''do not ''automatically'' revert anonymous edits.''' (Note: if we wanted, we could prevent anonymous editing with a simple setting; obviously, we have not chosen to do this.)
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Hey, man. I just went over the articles for cleanup and saw [[Scroll Button Songs]]. The article looked OK and I went over the last few talk page posts to see why it should be cleaned up. I saw no problem, and I was just about to remove the template, when I decided to dig in the history a little and came across [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Scroll_Button_Songs&diff=prev&oldid=645922 this edit] from almost exactly a year ago. That discussion started two and a half years ago, and the article has been in "cleanup" ever since. Is that REALLY such a big of an issue? I mean, it looks like some technical thing to fix that should not bother the casual reader. I didn't even notice the email list on the mirrors after I read the talk page. I just listened to the songs. What I'm suggesting is to remove the template and you'll just fix whatever you need to fix whenever you got the time, since the article itself is fine. {{User:Elcool/sig}} 06:41, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
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:I'm not sure why you're asking me. I already {{p|l={{fullurl:Scroll Button Songs|diff=559384&oldid=559344}} removed that cleanup template}} once, and I didn't make the edit you linked to. The same user who made that edit is the one who {{p|l={{fullurl:Scroll Button Songs|diff=624822&oldid=606972}} put the template back}}. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:33, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
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::Ah! I see I hadn't dug deep enough in the history... I contacted you because you're involved in that talk page discussion. Oh well. I agree with you - There shouldn't be a template there. I'm removing it. Thanks for sorting this up :). {{User:Elcool/sig}} 18:48, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
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:I hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask if you have further questions. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:02, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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{{User:RickTommy/sig}} 12:19, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
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:See my user page. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:34, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
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:::I just happened upon this discussion and figured I drop a word or two. My general rule of thumb is this: revert bad edits, keep good ones. Rewrite bad wording (there's *A LOT* of it). Have fun, be polite, but be bold! It's pretty simple, really! -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 17:06, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Deletion of 64.251.57.195's user-talk ==
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::::Thanks for the input! -- {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 17:13, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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Just wondering, can't you just discuss before going and removing something so suddenly? {{User:ColdReactive/sig}} 18:36, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
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:I had to remove it quickly before he saw it. Assuming the anonny was editing in good faith (and there's nothing to indicate he wasn't), then implying that he should be blocked was quite rude. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:44, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
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:::That's an excellent way to put it, Tom (I've always assumed your name is Tom... your user page has never said anything other than "Hello world!"). I'll probably steal your rule of thumb and not give you credit, just so you know. ;) To it I would add one thing: if you ever have legitimate doubt about whether an anonymous edit is good or bad, '''take the action that leads to ''more'' content.''' That is, if someone adds something but you're not sure, then just leave it. But if an anonny deletes something (especially something big) that you think has merit, put it back.
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:::There's ''always'' more than one logged-in user looking at these pages, so it all usually gets straightened out in the end. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:19, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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Hi, It's dot com. I need your help.. your the only one I really trust to have enough patients with me! Anydangways, could you help me figiure out how to make my signiture stand out? I notice that alot of people do that, but I have no clue how. [[User:Homestramy20|Homestramy20]] 06:45, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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seriously that's uncalled for -[[User:20eric06|20eric06]] 17:18, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
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:Uh, because it's closed now? I thought that would be obvious. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:47, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
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::it wasn't really, and there's still more people in there than on #hrwiki -[[User:20eric06|20eric06]] 18:50, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
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:::well, regularly. -[[User:20eric06|20eric06]] 18:51, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
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::::It's not like you can't still talk to each other. I didn't close the Internet, or even IRC. If you want to have your own channel, then make it, post the location on your forum, ''and then go there''. Anything with the "hrwiki" name on it means one of our admins has to keep an eye on it. We don't want to do that anymore. Closing <code>#hrwiki-fanstuff</code> solves the problem. It's win-win in the long run. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:11, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
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Oh, never mind. The Paper helped me {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 06:48, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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well, you caught my attention with the chat on Super Sam's talk on the fanstuff wiki, and i didn't get to put my idea in before you locked it out. i figure this is as relevant a topic as any.  if the sysops and moderators are the problem, why don't you get some new ones over there?  i don't think this is worth closing that wiki.  I'm sure there's a lot of people that would be capable enough to run that wiki that update frequently enough to care.  I'm not saying it's me, i haven't done anything on either for over a year besides now, but I'm sure there are people that care about the fanstuff wiki as much as you care about the knowledge base.  and i don't believe either site deserves to die just for lack of usage after the purge.  a lot of the users just said "screw it" after waiting so long for it to come back, it seems unfair to close it for good before there's time to get more people interested again. 
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:Glad you got that worked out. I made a couple of code tweaks for you so that the date would show up correctly on the same line as the sig. Wish I could've helped you more, but I've gotta sleep ''sometime''. ;) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:51, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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please try to respect my idea, {{User:Homsarstrongbad150/sig}} 20:59, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
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==[[:Template:sightingslist|New Template]]==
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== <s>Weclome</s> Welcome Committee ==
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Thanks Dot Com, that color looks good. I'm just wondering about the centering. On the Email template (the one I modeled this one after), it's much larger, and fills the whole screen from side to side. This one doesn't, so on larger displays, such as mine, it's shifted to the left. Any idea how to center it? (And for the sizing, it's small on the Strong Bad Emails to save space. I don't think it'd be too bad to have medium font on this template, for easier reading and clicking). {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:53, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)<br>
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I have a question, itsdotcom: If you are on the Welcome Committee, how do you track new users so you can introduce them with the [[User:First Time Here?|First Time Here]] template? -[[User:GChrome|El Trento]]
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'''EDIT:''' I think the centering thing could be something to do with 'width="100%"' {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:55, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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:The First Time Here? user is a bot that automatically puts links on new users' pages when they register. It's actually separate from the welcome committee. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:11, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
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:Er, I guess you haven't looked at the template again yet, because I already fixed the centering. All the other nav templates (SB email, answering machines, CD, DVD, etc.) use <nowiki><small></nowiki>, so I figured this one should, too. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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::Hmmm... For some reason it still seems askew on my browser. Oh well, I don't care much. Like so many things on a wiki, I'm sure it'll somehow get fixed later, by someone else. And sorry about the sizing thing, I guess I'm wrong on that. In any case, I'm going to bed. Here's hoping the trolls do too. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:08, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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== Go Rangers!!! ==
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:::Amen to that. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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== Character screenames ==
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That is all for now.  {{User:Ed smildE/signature}} 00:46, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
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:Too bad, Rangers.  At least they got farther then my yanks. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:35, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
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::I'm sad they didn't win it all, but I'm not really that disappointed. In fact, I'm very proud of how they did this season. Winning the pennant, especially when you never have before, is still a big deal. There are still two teams (Mariners and Expos/Nationals) that never have. The fact that the Rangers advanced to the World Series by completely taking apart the Yankees just made it all the sweeter. (Take that, Tom!) :) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:14, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
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Um, Mr. Dot com, sir.... I was just wondering if it was article-worthy to write about the AIM screenames of all the characters. Just a thought.... -- [[User:Alcnolien|Alcnolien]]
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== Fanstuff Subpages ==
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:Let's have a brainstorm. What ''are'' all the screen names used by the characters? Just curious. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:26, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Hey, is there any rule against transferring projects from the Fanstuff Wiki to a subpage of a Knowledge Base account?  Now that I actually have a Blu-Ray player, I'd like to revise [[HRFWiki:Everything Else Greatest Hits|Everything Else Greatest Hits]] to seem more like a Blu-Ray Disc (with picture-in-picture extras, etc). {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 03:27, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
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:Yes. On [[HRWiki:User space#What about user subpages?|HRWiki:User space]] under [[HRWiki:User space#What about user subpages?|What about user subpages?]], the second item under what is not allowed is "pieces of fanstuff". Feel free to transfer it to your own website, though. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:59, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
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:I know of hooray4dolphins for Marzipan (although it's debateable that Strong Bad was telling the truth), cheatachu72 for The Cheat, and depressio111117 for Strong Sad. There's also gr8lookinggrrl from i she be. Although, in my opinion, these aren't really worthy of an article. -- [[user:mibluvr13|<span style="color: #6600FF">mibluvr13</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:mibluvr13|<span style="color: #9999FF">dígame</span>]]</sup> 01:30, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== New Logo ==
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Did you make that? What a great idea! {{User:Homestar-Winner/sig}} 03:11, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
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:Actually, the idea came from the annony of [[{{#ifexist:HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 40|HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 40#Wiki image|Talk:Main Page#Wiki image}}|this Main Page discussion]], who was concerned about the bandwidth being [[isp|sucked up]] by that giant, 1 MB GIF. That is some epic decompiler work you did there, Dot Com! I've always wondered how you got Homestar in the logo like that, and I enjoy the little Easter Egg. The addition of Flash detection is also very nice. Except I'm not that big of a fan of the lost Decemberween colors, but it adds consistency and balances the page, in my opinion. Also, you might want to remove the special no-click treatment for the 'flakes. It's making my cursor spazz-out. Anyway, great work! Now everything is <small>tiny</small>. {{User:Soiled Bargains/sig}} 04:16, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
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::Well, to be fair, all he said was that we should make it into a SWF, which is an idea that I had years ago but had never taken the time to implement. So really he just nudged me into going ahead and doing it. Redrawing the logo GIF as a vector format, designing the snowflakes, coding their motion (notice that they never repeat), and adding hidden extras were all me. Anyways, thanks! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:17, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
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:Perhaps it could be noted in a specific spot on the character pages of those that are known, since we don't know them all. By the way, you don't have to call me sir. "Mr. Dot com" is fine. ;) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:29, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Aforementioned annony here, nice work on the swf! I'm a flash animator myself and I would have made it if you had said something "well why don't you make it yourself if you're so concerned" :P --[[Special:Contributions/184.56.45.155|184.56.45.155]] 06:51, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
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:Nah, it's cool. I enjoyed the practice, and given the various issues regarding SWFs and security, etc., it's the kind of project I'd prefer to do start to finish myself if at all possible. Glad you like it! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:28, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
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::It all turned out great, especially now that it has the Decemberween colors. Good job Dot Com for making it and 184.56.45.155 for getting Dot Com off his lazy bum. {{User:Homestar-Winner/sig}} 16:11, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
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::(For the record, not really, Dot Com.) {{User:Homestar-Winner/sig}} 20:40, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
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::: (Oh, I know.) :) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:03, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
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::::I'm really impressed!  Good job!  I love the dween logo and the new years one too.  I guess you're going to turn them all into SWF files now eh?  Like the idea of little easter eggs in the future like with the dween one haha.  Can't wait to see other holidays (especially Halloween) in the future.  Maybe for Halloween you could make it where clicking on Homestar would change his costume or something in the logo, that's a good idea.  I know Halloween is a long ways off though haha.{{User:Bleed0range/sig}}
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::Thank you, Mr. Dot com. I just felt it was noteworthy somewhere. --[[User:Alcnolien|Alcnolien]]
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=== HRWiki celebrates New Year's with a logo ===
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:::I was kidding about the mister part, too. You can call me Dot com if you want. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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(This was made on 1/1/11 so don't say "I don't see it")
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Hey, I just like to comment the new years logo. I like how after a few seconds Homestar blows a party blower and confetti falls. It really caught my eye. I thought I saw something on the logo other (of course other than Homestar blinking every 3 seconds) and I waited a few seconds and I saw Homestar blowin' a party blower and confetti falling from [[Hammerspace]]!. It's a great way to celebrate 2011! {{user:Pgj1997/sig}}
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:That ''is'' a nice easter egg. {{User:Soiled Bargains/sig}} 04:13, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
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::I don't think either of you have found the ''real'' Easter egg yet. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
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:::Oh gosh, I just found the ACTUAL easter egg.--{{User:Record307/sig}} 05:13, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
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::::Ahhh I see, your supposed to click on it, then Homestar will say  "Happy New Year" then he'll blow a party blower while confetti falls from [[Hammerspace]] I see now. [[User:Pgj1997|Pgj1997]]
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:::::Right now it looks like it toggles between homestar, marzipan, and strong bad wearing winter hats or earmuffs. <!--that's the obvious.--> eventually, homestar turns into a [[Special:Random]] type link. but i can't figure out if there's a set number of clicks for that to happen. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 01:53, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
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::::::The logo has been changed back to the [[not]] New Year's version yesterday, you know. {{User:Soiled Bargains/sig}} 03:02, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
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:::::::...yes, i am well aware of that. there was a small piece that i omitted from the previous post b/c i thought it was overkill, but it looks like i had to invisicomment it back in. i was asking about the random page thing - if that was an intentional Easter egg. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 03:10, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
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::::::::Yes, that is an intentional Easter egg. The trigger is not the number of clicks, but it ''is'' something specific. You can guess again or if you want I'll just tell you. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:15, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
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:::::::::I don't think intentional was the right word; i figured it was intentional. anyway, before i guess again, am i correct in saying that it's homestar every time? it certainly seems to be {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 03:34, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
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::::::::::Nope. In fact, you don't even have to click in the area where the characters are. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
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:::::::::::DC, could you maybe give me a link to the New Year's logo? Pretty please? It seems I missed seeing that one. {{User:Homestar-Winner/sig}} 03:41, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
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''See [[Special:Logos]].'' &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:54, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
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:Hey, thanks. :) {{User:Homestar-Winner/sig}} 03:51, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
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::You know, maybe you could make a couple of Special pages where admins can change and users can view the logos used here. SWF, GIF, and all that, and all that. {{User:Soiled Bargains/sig}} 03:58, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
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:::I'm not going to add anything to the page right away, but I changed the name of the special page to a more generic name in case we want to do so later on. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:05, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
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::::If anyone's still wondering, it's the snowflakes that send you to random pages. Right? {{User:StrongAwesome74/sig}} 01:34, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
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:::::Ding! Not last place. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:03, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
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::::::is it okay if the logo that showed up last friday is included in the [[Special:Logos]] page? {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 17:58, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
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:::::::It will be, sooner or later. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:20, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
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==Free Country USA==
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Y'ello, Dot Com, I was wondering, in the vague interest of another wiki I contribute to, how and where you added the animated logo, both in its current swf form, and its previous form. (Though I can't help but wonder if I shouldn't already have figured that one out myself... *sigh* Oh well...)<!--
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'''It's dot com''', it's your friendly neighborhood '''Smoking Monkey''' again. I just wanted to comment on the [[Free Country, USA]] thing earlier today, because I've made you my unofficial HRWiki mentor and seek your advice from time to time on Wiki matters.
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Unrelated comment: Holy crap it's been a while since I dropped in...-->  --[[User:Neumannz|Neumannz]] 02:24, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
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:We're using the [[Wikipedia:SWFObject|SWFObject]] method of adding SWF files to pages, which seems to work well across many browsers while also being compatible with devices with no Flash support. It requires placing <code>swfobject.js</code> on your server in addition to your SWF logo. (Note: we're using [http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/ version 1.5], but later versions have been released.) The following quick and dirty edit of <code>MonoBook.php</code> will do the trick (be sure to adjust the paths to point to the correct files). The next time we upgrade MediaWiki, I'll probably fancy it up a little, but for now it's fine. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:45, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
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<pre>--- MonoBook.php[orig (MW 1.15)]
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<?php                  } ?>
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In any case, what caught my attention was an anonymous user dumped, say, 50% more info on the Free Country article. I've noticed over the weeks that 90% of anonymous edits tend to be speculation, stating the obvious, or just plain wrong. Let's say the other 9% are helpful typo, spelling and grammar corrections. It's that 1% that leads to doubt. This guy/gal radically expanded a decent article, but I couldn't tel whether the expansion was worthy or not. I know I was previously advised to err on the side of expanded content, but I've seen even registered users get slammed for adding little bits of info to articles. This guy/gal added a lot, and when I first saw it, I balked. It seemed like speculation, so I reverted.
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== Special:Scramble ==
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OK. Also, since I already made this one section on your user talkpage, I might as well ask another question that came to mind. The MediaWiki extension that makes a new special page, which can allow someone to view a scrambled version of a specified page, is that available on request? Or is it already in the MediaWiki get extensions list? [[User:LikeLakers2|LikeLakers2]] 23:08, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
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:No, it's not available anywhere. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:30, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
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Then '''Mr. Bojangles''' re-reverted. I looked at it a second time - this time I saw disconnected thoughts that added only confusion - so I reverted ''again''.
 
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Then '''you''' reverted my change, and I looked at it a third time. This time, I saw neither speculation nor confused thinking - only prose that needed refining.
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== Image ==
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I admit I've been in a bad mood recently, and have been, er, draconian in my enforcement of what I perceive is appropriate for the Wiki. I admit I was wrong reverting this article across the board.
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what do u mean upload this as a different file http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/File:coachz1936.png
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: What he means to say, Marzifan, is to create another, seperate picture instead of overwriting an existing one. --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] [[User talk:Jellote|wuz]] [[Special:Contributions/Jellote|here]] 11:03, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
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Hopefully I made it up by actually adding to and trying to improve on the additions of the anonymous (and British) user - I got a little too caught up in making sure others play by the rules...
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== Fanstuff Wiki 2 ==
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Faithfully patrolling the Wiki, {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 00:26, 6 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Is it OK to make a "Fanstuff Wiki 2" and post about it on my userpage? --{{User:Fangoriously/SIGGY HERE!}} 15:31, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
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:Your characterization of anonymous edits is probably dead-on accurate (except when pages are first being created, which isn't that often, relatively speaking). If someone has something important to add, they usually take the step of registering first. Most of my edits were relatively minor until I registered. In fact, it was when I was trying to add something more substantial that I was encouraged to join.
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:As long as you don't rip off any of our designs or imply that you're in any way affiliated with us, I don't care what you do. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:57, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
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:I appreciate that you consider me something of a mentor, and I take seriously my responsibility to you and others I help. I carefully consider any advice I give, and it is always my hope that each user's experience here is improved by my input. This can't always be the case when someone disagrees with me, but in cases like that I try to be as diplomatic as possible. As far as anonymous users go, I try to incorporate any part of their contributions that I can&mdash;anything&mdash;so that they will feel important and be comfortable enough to finally become full contributing members.
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Hey can we have the OT boards on the wiki forum and the Fanstuff wiki opened again please and thank you very much sir!!!!!! [[User:The Noid|The Noid]] 06:02, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
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:In ''this'' specific case, you may notice that I didn't do a straight revert, but rather cleaned it up a bit before adding it back.
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== My username ==
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:If there's anything else I can help you with, you know I will. Besides, we 28-year-olds have to stick together. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:42, 6 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Dear It's Dot Com
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::I see you're taking your critical, incisive eye to my runway pet project ([[Free Country, USA]])- and it's about time. Of all the times I've proof-read, and internally debated the structure and the "facts" of the article, I knew that others would need to parse and improve on my own thoughts. And, speaking of my own thoughts, all I have to thank for my (irrational?) devotion to this article is some anonymous British kid I tried to censor.
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Hey man, It is me, long time no see.  
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::In any case, I think most of it holds up well.
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Hey listen, I was hoping you could assist me, see, I wish to change my username. When i originally made my username, I guess I was naive then, but with the times as they are, I wish to change my HRWiki username, please help me.
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::I really need to sleep,
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Cheers
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[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 02:10, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
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:Why do you want to change your username, and what do you want to change it to? If it's because you used your real name, I really wouldn't worry about it unless you have some specific, concrete reason, mainly because now that your name is already in the history of pages, it's not like it's just going to disappear. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:17, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
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::{{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 02:49, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Scramble extension ==
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:::Sleep well, Dave. Irrational devotion to articles, by the way, can strangely be a good thing, and is therefore completely welcome around here. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:19, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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I know I've asked before about the extensions, but I was just wondering: would you be happy with releasing the Scramble extension you made to the public? [[User:LikeLakers2|LikeLakers2]] 03:36, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
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''(For more on specific parts of the above article, see [[Talk:Free Country, USA]].)''
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== Tentative request ==
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==Offline==
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Hello, It's dot com! I'd like to apologize in advance for bringing this issue up again, but I have a request regarding the old Fanstuff Wiki files. I hope this doesn't already deter you, I intend to be respectful and cooperative. The old Fanstuff wiki holds a good deal of nostalgia for me, as well as for a few of my friends. The "purged" fanstuff wiki retains some of this nostalgia (thanks for continuing to host that, by the way!) but much of the community discussion and silliness is contained only on the old files. If you even still have the pre-"purge" fanstuff wiki files, then I would be delighted to take them off your hands.
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Hey It's dot com! I was wondering what you did with the 2005 updates page?  Was it a ploy to annoy the troll? {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 02:08, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:Hey Rogue. That troll is not a person; rather, it is some kind of bot that searches for the different sections on the page and adds links under each one. My reasoning was that if I removed all the sections, it would have nothing to do, and would quit. In the meantime, I put up a notice so that any regular user who was looking at the page would be aware of what was going on. I don't know whether my actions actually did anything, or whether it was just coincidence that the attack stopped (almost) at that point. Only further research will tell. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:14, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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'''Note that I don't intend to start up the H*R Fanstuff Wiki again!''' First because you've expressed that you wish our community distanced from yours, and second because the original Fanstuff Wiki community has since dispersed anyway. I understand that any attempt to resurrect the site would be ill-advised, so I will not do that. I merely intend to sift through old pages which were lost in the purge, for historical and entertainment purposes. I may host it as a private archive on my own website, but if this would bother you then I will not do so. The HRFWiki harbored a lot of my creative efforts in my early teenage years, and I would just like to reflect on that community's golden years. I hope you understand.
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::Another positive consequence: it may help the bot move on to less-visible pages. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:32, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:::It just happened again, and this time I think blanking the page actually did some good. The bot made one more attempt after I blanked it, but then it moved on. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:27, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Man, you're the man! ==
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Apologies again for the bothering, especially as it seems you've already suffered a great deal of passive-aggressive remarks on the Fanstuff Wiki issues. I apologize for anything I did personally in that way. I don't intend to push the issue but it would mean a great deal to me if you would do this for me. Thank you!
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How can you not be a sysop? You are one great user. When I read others' talk pages, you are alweys there to halp and give advise. Your edits and comments are alweys constructive and truthful. Your are the awesomest thing ever. Would you write a song about me? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:23, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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{{User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!/sig}} 21:02, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
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:Sorry for not replying sooner (and I don't mean because the database was locked), but things were already in the works (see the thread two down from here), just not yet official. It's been a while since I wrote a song (I've written a few, but it was always for a class), but maybe I'll see what I can do. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:18, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:I understand your reservations in responding to such a request. A simple "no" will suffice if that's how you feel. I won't bother you again. {{User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!/sig}} 09:19, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
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::Apologies for the late reply. I've repeatedly stated that those files should be considered gone, sorry. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:16, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
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:::Oh yes, I remember that policy now. Well, in my view, such a policy is not really necessary any longer, as the reasons and needs to keep these files from the community have since become more or less unnecessary, mainly as the community is practically gone, as is the tension and problems surrounding what originally spurred the purge to happen. I also understand your hesitancy in providing the archive to any old user, so perhaps it's worth noting that I also spent a bit of time acting as a sysop in this community, and in this position I did my best to mitigate conflict and tension, and to keep users abiding by the standards. I understand that you never had much high esteem for the fanstuff portion of this wiki, and probably rightfully so. But it all meant a lot to me, perhaps as much as Homestar Runner itself! It fostered a lot of goofy discussion and fledgling creative efforts, at least it did in its earlier years, much of which did not survive to the archive which is hosted now.
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:::Sorry, I guess I'm rambling again! Really I just mean to ask that you'd please reconsider your policy, now that the nasty politics surrounding Fanstuff Wiki issues have dissipated! Speaking for myself, transferring ownership of these forgotten archives to a humble old, reminiscing sysop doesn't seem particularly problematic, and I hope that you can see things this way too. It would really mean a lot to me if you could do this favor for me!
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:::Also I understand that further discussion in a public medium may not be especially desirable to you. If you would prefer to discuss this via e-mail you can contact me at pullskip@gmail.com. Also, if there is someone else who would be better for me to talk to at this point, let me know. {{User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!/sig}} 08:28, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
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::::Oh, and if feel that you can only offer parts of the files, or can only offer them under my abiding certain conditions, please say so. I also hope I don't sound rude at this point! And I hope it doesn't sound like I'm arguing, or trying to make you upset. I would just be very, very happy if I could revisit a tiny part of my childhood. {{User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!/sig}} 08:40, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
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== How old are you??? ==
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== Мојот страница ==
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Well. How old are you??? (Pertmywert)
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Зошто бил мојот страница обратна? Зборуваме јас „Хитлер бил добро“. {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 03:11, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
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:Twenty-eight. Almost twenty-nine as of this writing. Why? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:15, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:Seguramente no me necesitas explicar por qué estas cosas no eran apropiados. Nuestras pautas para el contenido no han ido a ninguna parte. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:50, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
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::Just Wondering. {{User:Pertmywert/sig}}
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== Sysop ==
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== Slow loading and Forum registration, ==
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Just letting you know, you have been given [[HRWiki:Administrators|sysop]] privileges.  If you have any questions, never hesitate to ask.  Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]]  --  [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:28, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Hello "Dot com"
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:To JoeyDay, Tom, and all of you who have supported this, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I promise to fight for truth, justice, and the wiki way, and to always use my powers for good, and for awesome. Sincerely, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] &mdash; 17:23, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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::Congrats, Dot com, and thank you for all the work you put into this wiki. Whether it be STUFF, troll fighting, public relations, revising, rewriting, copyediting, collaborating, you always do a top-notch job. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 17:49, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:::Dot com! Conga rats, yo. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 19:01, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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::::Please forgive me for the delay in these combolations.  This is an honor you've deserved for quite some time now, glad to see you can finally block all of those trolls that irk us so. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 03:45, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:::::Here here, congrats! You've finally been endowed with the tools you so desperately deserved. (I was on the chat channel when JoeyDay first awarded them their powers, but it doesn't hurt to congratulate twice) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:56, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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::::::'''Combolations, Valerie'''! You'll no doubt do an outstanding job as sysop! {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 11:24, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:::::::Jay here. I see from the Recent Changes page that the two of you were named sysops at the Homestar Runner Wiki. Way to go! Join the elite ranks! I was actually thinking a while back that you two would make [good sysops], though I played no part in the actual decision. I'd congratulate you on the Wiki itself, but, well... ''(from [[User:Jay|Jay]] via email at 09:35, 10 Sep 2005 (UTC), sent while the wiki was locked)''
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:::::::: To note, the above was also sent to BazookaJoe (who was named a sysop at the same time). I wasn't really expecting it to appear on this Wiki... But you guys both help out a lot around here, from refining STUFF to troll-fighting to whatever, so I do stand by what I said. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:29, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:::::::::Bricka bracker firecracker sis boom bah! Dot com dot com rah rah rah! {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:51, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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::::::::::I'm a little late to the party, but I still wanted to congratulate you on the recently-acquired sysop privileges... Ahem, "pri-vah-lah-gez". http://forum.hrwiki.org/images/smiles/sbgif.gif Mazal tov! {{User:The Paper/sig}} 23:58, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:::::::::::Congrats!!!{{User:Pertmywert/sig}} 04:04, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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::::::::::::Way 2 go!!! You da bomb! {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 02:40, 20 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Once again, thanks to everyone who has left a note here! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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== Fanstuff Wiki ==
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I like to report a server problem or some kind, it's loading the pages slowly, I'm not joking, its true!
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Thank you for telling me. Man, I feel stupid right now... --[[User:thatkidsam|thatkidsam]] 19:23, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Also I can't seem to register at the forums, I'm stuck at the Terms page.
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:Don't feel dumb. Stuff like that happens to all of us. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:34, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Pronounced with an "RWiki" ==
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== This place is a ghost town ==
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This is a bit trivial, but an interesting fact. As you know, I'm all hung up on England, and even spent three weeks there. In response to your question 'wouldn't it be pronounced aitch-are-wiki?', the answer is 'no'. Not in England. Just the same way they pronounce the letter Z as 'zed', they also put an H sound in front of H, making it 'haitch' or something thereof. I'm not sure if this is of significance, but it's an interesting fun-fact nonetheless. I think so, anyway. But since the Wiki (and H*R itself) are American-based, your 'an HRWiki namespace' would technically be correct. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
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But I need something that only you can get. I posted a Homestar fanfiction on a subpage a few years ago, and you deleted it, which I'm completely fine with. However, I think I accidentally deleted the fanfic from my fanfiction.net account, so if it won't cause you much trouble, could you go through my deleted contributions and send it to me through e-mail? It would be very much appreciated,
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:What do I think of the English, huh? Oh, I'll tell you what I think of the English! ''{the rest of this post has been BANNED IN THE U.K.}'' &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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-{{User:JCM/sig}} 02:10, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
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== About my username ==
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Dear It's dot com
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== Blockquote ==
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It's me again, I know I come on rarely but its mostly because of well, work.
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How do you make that "blockquote" (i'm not sure what it is called but thats what it said in editing) where it shows what Strong Bad wrote on his computer on the transcripts? Is there a way to do it in HTML or just plain text? I'm just curious, because I think it will be so cool if I write my internet blogs like that.
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Anyway, I was hoping you could help change my user name, or at least direct me to the page where it can be changed?
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Thanks again and again. You are the one user that I always go to for help! THANKS!--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 19:22, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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I realize that my user name will be in the history pages of whatever articles I edited, but people outside this wiki will not be bothered to look past the user page.
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:Sorry for the delay in responding. I might suggest that you would get a faster reply by posting questions to the [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ|FAQ talk page]]. Anyway, it's possible to recreate the blockquote style outside the wiki, but you need to know some CSS and where to find it. First of all, the HTML (<nowiki><blockquote> ...blah blah <br/> ... </blockquote></nowiki>) is the same as the code you get when you press "edit", so you could just copy one of those to practice. What you need then is the various definitions for "email" found in [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css]] (and possibly other CSS files... check the source code of a wiki page to see what they are). Also, you would need the image of Strong Bad's face copied and saved to your server. It sounds kinda coplicated, but I hope this helps. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:55, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Help would be appreciated.
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== WOW ==
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[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 00:50, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
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Hey, '''Ben.''' I know you probably noticed, but we had a WOW-style vandal before (Homestar walker). But he...apologized? He seems a tad confused. &mdash; {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 18:01, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:Why do you want to change your username? What would you change it to? We usually don't change usernames of users who have established themselves, which you have. If it's a privacy thing, changing your username wouldn't help anyway, because every time you've signed your name it's there in the text of the page. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:59, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
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:Hey, '''Dave.''' I did notice. In fact, I deleted all the bogus redirects I could find. I think I got them all. As for blocking him, I wasn't sure whether to do it. If blocking would lead to more vandalism but ''not'' blocking wouldn't, then I'm willing to leave well enough alone. I was actually seeking advice from Joey and/or Tom, but neither of them seems to be online right at the moment. Obviously, if Willy or whoever this gets so much as a toe out of line again, he'll get the indefinite block. What do you think? I haven't been able to get in touch with any of the other sysops, either, so he could yet be blocked by one of them and this discussion would be moot. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:12, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== One Two, One Two ==
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::'Tis rather curious. I can't help but feel we're being blackmailed by the devil. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:15, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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I just have a quick question since you were experimenting on something and gave the One Two, One Two article some time on the front page.  Would we need to tag it as a featured article now or just wait until it's officially nominated and granted FA by wiki consensus? &mdash; [[User:Ngamer01|Ngamer01]] 16:48, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
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:A side note, it wasn't an experiment. It was one, two, one, two day (12/12/12). {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:50, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
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::D'oh.  Had a [[4 branches|2+2=22 moment]].  Anyways the question still stands.  Does it still need to be marked as featured?  I figured I should just ask first rather than going ahead and then getting rv'd for it. &mdash; [[User:Ngamer01|Ngamer01]] 16:54, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
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:::I agree with stux's suggestion [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=HRWiki:Featured_articles&diff=733796&oldid=733749&rcid=696326 here]. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:02, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
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::::I don't mind its being listed in the big list, but I don't consider it a real featured article. It was just a little joke (that I didn't even come up with myself). I didn't even bother to do a full writeup, because that wasn't the joke. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:21, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
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:::Hmmm...since it was my first WOW-battling incident, I was bit hot afterwards, ''especially'' when he came out and said "sorry" and then "if you try to block me, I'll just do it again." It all seemed typically sophmoric to me - clearly he was having fun moving the same four pages over and over and over again, but then he lost interest and indicated he wanted to contribute. Essentially, he was malicious, but only so long as it saved him from being bored.
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== IMDb ==
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:::Your point is well-taken, though: if we can't actually block him because of the AOL loop-hole, then I guess it shouldn't be a problem if he continues behaving like a normal user. I'm not big on holding grudges, and if '''Venusy''' and '''bkmlb''' (the other two users caught up in the battle against him) don't have a problem with him staying on, then I don't have a problem.
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All of H*R Wiki's links to IMDb are currently broken due to changes in IMDb's film URLs. --[[User:JohnnyLurg|JohnnyLurg]] 02:54, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
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:::That is, until he gets bored again! {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 10:56, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC) (Incidentally, the idea of a smoking monkey on wheels is pretty funny in and of itself)
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== Change forum email ==
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::::As long as he doesn't do it again, I don't have a problem. And you're right, the concept of a smoking monkey on wheels is pretty funny. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 12:12, 24 September 2005 (BST)
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I would like the email address associated with my forum account (also called Dagoth) to be changed to [address removed]. Can you do that? [[User:Dagoth|Dagoth]] 02:01, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
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::::'''EDIT:''' I shouldn't have used MS Paint to do [http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b354/Venusy/smokingmonkeyonwheels.png this] in 5 minutes.
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:Actually, ''you'' can: Log in to the forum, and then go to '''User Control Panel''' → '''Profile''' → '''Edit account settings''' → '''Email address''' (if you're logged in to the forum, {{p|l=http://forum.hrwiki.org/ucp.php?i=profile&mode=reg_details this link}} should take you straight there). Enter your new address in the both that field and the confirmation field. Then enter your password at the bottom and press submit. You're done! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:15, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
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:::::Dude, that's hilarious! I wonder what kind of mileage he gets? {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}}11:35, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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::the problem is I dont remember my password and the email account associated with the account is closed. [[User:Dagoth|Dagoth]] 16:11, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
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:::Oh, well why didn't you say so. All right, I've looked into it and am reasonably satisfied that you created both accounts, so, done. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:43, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
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== sysops ==
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== Your comment on my talk page about my so-called "prank" ==
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I was wondering, how do you become a sysops?
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Why, pray tell, would you "rather not block" me? {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 10:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
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-lil stiny
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:I'd rather not block ''any'' user. It is a last resort. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:44, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
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:I have actually written on this subject on several other pages. Below is a copy of [[User_talk:Homestar_Coder/MayAug2005#I_have_a_big_query.|this discussion]]. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:19, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Space or no after em dashes ==
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"You don't need 'em after ''em'' dashes". That's some funny stuff, man! I looked it up and I confused hyphens with the spacing rules for ellipses. I'm going to edit some of my edits now... {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 02:17, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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So would [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=army&curid=813&diff=735216&oldid=733847&rcid=697772 this edit] be valid? {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 02:42, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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: I'd say yes. By the way, I wish I could tell you that was an intentional pun, but it wasn't. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:47, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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:: Comedic gold, nonetheless. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 02:57, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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Would I space after &mdashes? Are they the equivalent of em dashes, or are they different somehow (like en dashes and hyphens)? {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 03:17, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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:Are you asking if there's a difference between <code>&amp;mdash;</code> and <code>—</code> in the code? No, with regard to the page output, there's not. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:55, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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::I'm not sure how to (or it's not in my privileges), but would you change the Strong Bad email running gags category into the proper capitalization (Strong Bad Email Running Gags?) And a hefty request- I'm currently trying to change <code>&amp;mdash;</code> and <code>—</code> into —, for overall consistency now that we support it- could you add that to The Cheat Bot's functions? {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:37, 19 March 2013 (UTC) AND WHY DID THE FONT CHANGE?
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:::Wait, don't do that. See [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Raw characters vs HTML entities|HRWiki talk:Standards → Raw characters vs HTML entities]] (skip to "Now, I will make one exception to this... and that's dashes" for the relevant part). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:04, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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::Broncotroll - The font changed because you accidentally broke the code tags. It has since been fixed. Be sure that for every <nowiki><tag> you have, to close it with a </tag> with a slash in front.</nowiki> {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 17:10, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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::: Thanks, are you speaking of the edit conflict that deleted some other thing I wrote (or... meant to write... I swear... dreamed of writing?). I love to see the wiki running at this speed, too! As for new user A: was that meant to mean me and if so B: I found hr in early 2004, I didn't join the wiki until 2 years ago (or become active until a few weeks ago) for reasons I will at some point describe on my user page... some time. Basically, I only considered joining after the hiatus to keep morale up. But here's the thing I think I meant to write: Aaaah- so should I replace — with mdash or just leave everything? Also, there are lots of instances of using em dashes on the wiki where en dashes should be used... should I fix those? If so, should I use (en dash I'm to lazy to copy and paste) or ndash? {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 17:24, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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:::: You should just leave them. As far as the reader is concerned, there is no difference between <code>&amp;mdash;</code> and an actual em dash in the code. For that reason alone it's typically not worth the edit to change them. All it's doing is adding another revision to the database with no real gain. On top of all that, as mentioned on the standards talk page, we have reasons for preferring entities over raw characters when it comes to dashes. It's not a big deal with the ones you already changed, but I wouldn't change any more. Where are em dashes being used where en dashes should be? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:11, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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::::: Ex: for dates on the [[Strong Bad Email]] page, "Lappy Era: 26 — some other year", I replaced them with en's (not in raw though) in [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email&curid=732&diff=735237&oldid=734947&rcid=697793 this edit]. <br> {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 18:18, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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:::::: I changed them back, even though the en dashes are technically correct. With the spaces on either side of the dashes, I think the en dashes looked too wimpy compared to the em dashes. By the way, I think you might have your terminology backwards: A dash by itself in the code—like this—is what we mean when we say raw. An HTML entity (like <code>&amp;mdash;</code>) is not raw. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:36, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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::::::: Do you mean too wimpy in general or just for important headings like in that page (you didn't change the DVD release info 1&ndash;200 into em). I wouldn't say I had my terminology backwards, as that would imply that I know what I'm talking about- I kinda just winged it when I saw you using the terms. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 18:42, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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:::::::: For multiple-word headings with lots of white space. I didn't change the one I didn't change because the en dash is appropriate there. It's in running text, it connects just two things, and there are no spaces. By the way, the appearance of your signature in this thread is a good example of why we discourage non-white backgrounds. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:57, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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<blockquote><small>Hey AtHC, How do people become Administrators? I've been thinking about that... -Kinsey
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==April Fools'==
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There have been some dumb pranks in the past but this is the worst. I am personally offended by this April Fools' prank. I might just report this wiki to International Wiki Headquarters and have them ban this wiki from the web. It will take me days to recover from this "prank." I mean COME ON! I am organizing a full out wiki boycott TODAY! From today on NO MORE editing from ANYONE! If you don't put these links back to normal I will PERSONALLY make sure no one will ever see this website again! This is a DISGRACE! My god! How could you do something this disgusting!? Changing links... just wow. This is the worst thing to happen since... since... I don't even know. This is a big deal. {{User:The thing/sig}} 00:59, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
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:Good one. ''Almost'' as funny as your old Thingy videos. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:04, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
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::I wouldn't call it offensive—just annoying and inefficient. None of the site actually changed, the links are the same and everything, he's just using this weird magic to randomly redirect links. And they're relevant— edit goes to edit, talk goes to talk, pictures go to other pictures. The good news is I lost my pitiful reliance to hyperlinks—I typed in the URL for editing this talk page from scratch! Can you imagine the state of this wiki, though, if the site ''had'' updated? Now that... would be unpleasant. Look, the guy wrote the flipping binary for the site layout, he can mess with people if he wants to. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 01:13, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
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:::I doubt he meant it sincerely (I'm 70% sure). I was actually hoping that the site would update, because the chaos would have been amazing. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:18, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
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::::Hey, my old Thingy videos were comedic genius. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnU8m_VyLE8 You just don't see stuff like this anymore!] {{User:The thing/sig}} 01:19, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
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:::::Alright, now I'm confused. ''Were'' you joking? {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 01:29, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
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::::::Joking? On April Fools' Day? Of course not!  {{User:The thing/sig}} 01:40, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
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:::::::That's embarrassing. Hey, sarcasm is hard on the internet. Roll my eyes. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 01:42, 2 April 2013 (UTC) AND I NOTICED IT WAS A JOKE EARLIER BUT YOU HAD A CONFLICTING EDIT! GAHH! THERE WAS ALWAYS AN ELEVATOR!
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:I don't want to presume to speak for Aurora, but I've written at length about this very subject on [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Balmung_of_Azure_Sky&oldid=96317#Welcome this page], if that helps. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:42, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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== New Account... ==
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:::''Here is the relevant text from that page:''<blockquote>Becoming an admin, as they're also called, is a good goal to have, but it doesn't happen overnight. Basically, you start out at the bottom of the totem pole, and work your way up. Over time, people will begin to notice your edits; you'll want to make good ones. If you do, gradually a sense of trust will develop between you and the wiki community. In the meantime, fight [[HRWiki:WikiTroll|trolls]], add good [[stuff|fun facts]], [[Special:Recentchanges|monitor]] pages for bad edits, help out with the maintenance of the site, learn the ins and outs of the software. Undertake a worthwhile project (but ... it's best to get approval before doing so). Then, sometime in the future, the current admins will open the floor for nominations for new sysops, at which time another user can throw your name in the ring. Then, we'll all vote on you. They probably won't nominate new admins for a while, and when they do, maybe you'll be nominated, maybe not. Either way, keep on keepin' on making good edits and building up that trust. It's just that simple!</blockquote>
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It's Dot Com, My name is Jeff Daniels, I am looking to create a new account, Broncotroll suggested I see you. I have been active in the wiki as 65.33.23*.*. I would like to bypass the whole email thing, as my parents are VERY strict about what emails I send to who, and they don't like me sending emails to strangers (accept maybe Strong Bad). I have/had a Wikipedia account (Jdaniels15), and my edits are usually limited to typos and misspellings (which thrive in WP). I do not like the visual word varification picture things. Sometimes you can hardly recognize the letters, and when you can they are often the letters that have identical capital and lower-case forms (I.E.: V, C, X, S, O, W, Z). It usually takes me 5-6 tries just to get one right. I also have a khwiki.net account, username Jdaniels15, though my handle is ToaJuaraevo01. This is strictly for simplicirty, as ALL of my accounts have the Jdaniels15 username, with 1 of 3 parsswords for each one. For obvious reasons none of them will be revearled, 'cause, hey, ya never know who's whartchin'. Thank you for your time, [[Special:Contributions/65.33.237.1|65.33.237.1]] 14:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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::I'm glad you posted that, It's dot com, because it's a good explanation! Definately monitor for edits, learn to recognize good and poor edits, and always be diplomatic in discussions. Undertaking worthwhile projects (with wiki-approval first) is a great way to contribute and be noticed. To all of this, I would add that you should think about why you want to become an administrator. If you want to be an administrator to have more power, that's the wrong reason. It's about responsibility, not power, and it sometimes involves doing unpleasant things. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:46, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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P.S. I am 22, and, being both in collage, and emotionally challenged (hence my rather lingual post on the "500 The Cheats" page), I live with my Grandparents. (It's a LONG story, so please do NOT ask... It would be like asking Homsar to speak proper English). Again, Thanks
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:Okay, I've created [[User:Jdaniels15]], but you'll have to tell us your email address (or send an email to admin@hrwiki.org) in order to get the password. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:10, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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teehee, the entire time I was reading this I'm picturing It's dot com sitting at his compy/lappy dictating this message in the best strong bad impression he can make. The question was very similar to several of the sbemails and the answer was just as good except it didn't make fun of lil stiny (I'm not saying he should have, but that was the only difference) [[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]]
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::[Redacted]. thanks Jdaniels15/ToaJuaraevo01/[[Special:Contributions/65.33.237.1|65.33.237.1]] 16:24, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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:No, I wouldn't make fun here. I just have already thought long about this question and felt that the previous discussion (especially including the reply by Homestar Coder) covered the subject well. Thus, it was practical to copy and paste. :) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:34, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:::Okay, check your email. You should have received a temporary password. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:47, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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:You may have noticed that my WP account is retired. The reason for this is that I noticed that there have been very few talk page edits/others as of late. In fact, most of the articles that I have seen have not had a single talk page edit since 2009-2011. Plus, there are many other wikis I can go to. So I cleared my watchlist, put up a retirement banner, and left. [[Special:Contributions/65.33.237.1|65.33.237.1]] 18:11, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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::I, uh, had actually not noticed that. Were you able to change your password and log in? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:26, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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This is TheUserFormarlyknownas65.33.237.1 (AKA Jdaniels15). Thanks for helping with my new account! Excuse me while I take my coat of and get comfy...{{User:Jdaniels15/sig1}} 12:09, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
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:You're welcome. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:40, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
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==Super-plain link==
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== Baleeted nonsense ==
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Is there any way to link something, but keep it just a regular black color, without underlining or anything? perhaps some kind of color tags or a 'no underline' tag before and after? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 19:42, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Hello, dot-o com-o! Anyways, I was wandering, could you send me some sort of link or snapshot of the this is real joke page so I may scribe it onto the [[Hrwiki:April Fools' Jokes and other Baleeted Nonsense|April Fools' page]]? {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 22:36, 12 April 2013 (UTC) (and I know my signature is bothersome, but once I get an NES emulator for my computer I can take accurate LoZ screenshots so it will look so cool, you won' even know its highly discouraged!)
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:Sure. One of the words in this sentence [[Blue Laser minion|<span style="color:black;text-decoration:none;">is</span>]] a link to a page. If you wanted to be really sneaky, I think you could even force it not to show the "hand pointing" cursor that is usually displayed when you're over a link. Out of curiosity, what makes you ask? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:58, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:Nah. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
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::... Can I still add it in? I think it was interesting, and there are several related things on the page. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 23:49, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
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:::I don't think that's necessary. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:23, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
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::Hmmm... The link is still underlined. And It's not that I want it sneaky, I still want the hand to pop up. I just want uniformity. Is there any way to get rid of the underline? Then I'll let you know why. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 20:04, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Dear Tube Socks, ==
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:::I will have to do more research. I don't know why the text-decoration property isn't being correctly displayed by your browser. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:28, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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It's me again. I hope you had a good year. Free of athletes' feet and toe jam. :)
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== block ==
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If you don't remember me, I'm the user [[User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!|Shadow Scythe]], although you can just call me Nigel. I'm glad to see the Homestar Runner Wiki is still up and being actively edited! I'll always have fond memories of both the website and its userbase. The website may be dead, but the community lives on! :)
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what does it take to bann someone? [[User:Lil Stiny|Lil Stiny]] 02:39, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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The reason I'm writing is because I'm interested in hosting a mirror of the Fanstuff Wiki. I realize that at this point it's no longer linked to on the site, and it's been closed to new edits for nearly three years now. Further, I read on the Donations page that it costs around $50 per month to host this website, and I imagine that a significant portion of that comes from hosting the archived Fanstuff. Myself, I wouldn't mind hosting it, mostly because of its sentimental value to me. However, I also intend to keep an offline copy, with which I'll conduct some research on how a small fanbase changes over time as its userbase grows, shrinks, and ages.
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:That depends. Why do you ask? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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::i just fixed some vandalism and i was wondering [[User:Lil Stiny|Lil Stiny]] 02:42, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:::Ah, I see. Well, here is our official [[HRWiki:Blocking Policy|blocking policy]]. Whenever you notice vandalism, leave a note on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]]. Try to follow the format as best you can, but don't worry if you don't get it quite right (someone will fix it for you). The sysops check that page and block vandals and trolls listed there. Hope that helps. Oh, and I went ahead and took care of the guy you mentioned. Thanks for looking out for the wiki! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:55, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Senor Cardgage Mortgage ==
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I understand that you're busy with other administrative duties, and certainly other duties in life; as such, I'm prepared to offer you monetary compensation for your time and services, either directly donated to the Wiki, or given to you, whatever you feel is appropriate. I'm prepared to offer $25 immediately but I'm willing to negotiate, if you think it will take a lot of time on your part. If you would rather communicate by e-mail, at pullskip (at) gmail (dot) com! Thank you for your consideration!
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I checked those two Fast Forwards for you. They were indeed factual. However, they still don't qualify as Fun Facts in my book. The "Fun" part is seriously lacking on those two, in my opinion. [[User:ACupOfCoffee|ACupOfCoffee]] 21:18, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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[[User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!|Nigel]]
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:Right. It wasn't that I thought that they were untrue, just that they didn't really qualify as references. Thanks for checking on that. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Pasta Salad a go-go ==
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:Only three years? I would have thought it was more than that. The fanstuff archive is fine where it is. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:50, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
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::I would have thought it was longer too! But [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=history these edits] seem to indicate it was closed back in June 2010.
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::Anyways, if you're still OK with hosting the Fanstuff for the time being, then that's great! I suppose I was just worried that it might someday disappear if, for instance, it was taking up too much space or was costing a lot to host or something like that, so I figured I might as well offer to mirror it if you didn't want to host it yourself. If that's ever the case in the future, let me know. :)
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::Though, even if you don't need it mirrored at this point, would it be possible for me to get a copy of the content, just in case? For that matter, what about the purged content? (If you even still have it.) I understand you had reservations about keeping that offline in the past, although now I'd imagine they'd be obsolete. But I digress.
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::In any case, thanks for getting back to me, and keep on tranglin'! &mdash; [[User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!|Nigel]] 06:11, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
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Hey, Ben. Thanks for, um, clarifying the tone of my voice for the whole Pasta Salad talk Page boondoggle. It's easy for me to forget no one around here (short of you) really has any idea who I am. Life's kinda throwing me a curveball right now, and as an artist, I tend to get irrational about my work (even if it's three sentences about Gron Mad eating elbow macaroni). I wasn't trying to be a jerk. Anyway, thanks as always for the classic Dot com level-headedness. &mdash; {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 22:28, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Wassup ==
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:Well, Dave, I just knew you wouldn't make an article&mdash;on whatever subject&mdash;without a positive reason, and certainly not to make a point. As far as I can tell, that's not your style. And I felt I needed to step up and say so, so I did. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:36, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Geddup Noise ==
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Have you seen the new episodes of Arrested Development on Netflix? I remember you being a big fan. {{User:JCM/sig}} 19:45, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
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It's dot com, it's getting pretty ugly over here at [[geddup noise]]. There is a constant revert/add between whether the KOT says Booo or Dooo. Maybe someone should add a footnote about the transcript, like in [[boring (really)]]. &mdash; {{User:Lapper/sig}} 01:36, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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I wasn't sure where to ask this, but you seem to know alot. So what exactly is this archives.org that people keep retrieving treasures from? How does it really work, and would you be able to provide me with an answer to my question on [[Talk:some kinda robot]]? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:50, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:I'm not really all that familiar with that, TBird. You might try the FAQ talk. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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== Greetings ==
== Greetings ==
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Hey there It's dot com, i got your message from my talk page thanks for the greeting.
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I miss chatting with you. It's been YEARS. Wish I would go back to 2010 when there was still hope. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 20:14, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
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I'm new to Homestar runner wiki, but i'm also a member of Wikipedia it self, so i know about this (~) to write my name, and how to upload images ETC.
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== Recent vandals? ==
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Here's the thing. I went to check recent changes (like most do) and I saw one lone anonnym'n making a ton of pointless pages. Though yes, it does says you deleted them, so I bet you noticed, but do you have any clue what's going on? He was dang stubborn, so I have a small worry on this. And if you didn't delete those pages, I will freak out more then Marzipan encountering the Cheat with Terminal 7 Brain Cnacer with Rank tooty-two billion rabies. --[[User:Camwoodstock|Camwoodstock]] 16:39, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
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:I think maybe you should keep your pants on. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:05, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
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::[[Sbemail 100 fakeout|...What pants? Hmmmm...]] But really, in all seriousness, I feel paranoid when some vandal is that presistant. It just never ceases to spook me. Nothing is scarier. [[Seriously]]. Not even that bad creepypasta. In fact, those are lame, but that's another story. I am just paranoid, so feel free to leave a talk page message if you have any updates. --[[User:Camwoodstock|Camwoodstock]] 19:08, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
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:::That vandal was nothing. A mere fly to be swatted. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:22, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
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#How did you find me so quickly?
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== way2spooky4homestar ==
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I like this cool Halloween design for the wiki, yo. --[[User:Camwoodstock|Camwoodstock]] 21:31, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
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[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:05, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== I'm leaving ==
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:Well, Nikolce...
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I have made the decision to leave the HRWiki. Would you be able to please delete all my subpages and all but the most recent revisions of my userpage, my sig page and my talk page? I want ALL of it gone. [[User:Dagoth|Dagoth]] 11:01, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
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:#I saw you create your user page in the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]].
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:Fine. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:55, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
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:#Ben.
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:#Read all about me on my [[User:It's dot com|user page]].
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:#I edit Wikipedia as an anonymous user from time to time, but I'm not a member.
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:Again, welcome to the wiki! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:11, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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by the way it's dot com, when you reply, reply the message to my talk page, it's just easier to know i have s new message, but thats if you want to. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 04:45, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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== Happy late new year ==
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:Actually, Nikolce, I'm a big believer in keeping threads in one place. But you're welcome to add me to your [[Special:Watchlist|watchlist]] if you want, at least until you get a reply. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:07, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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And did you get what you wanted for Decemberween? One last thing, though, am I the only one other then the wiki members here that noticed the store update? [[User:Camwoodstock|Camwoodstock]] 16:38, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
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:I did. As for the store update, I didn't take a poll (of everyone in the world). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:14, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
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== Reynold ==
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== The Forum ==
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Alright, I have to ask. As my first bold attempt at helping keep the peace in this particular Wiki, I remove a Wikipedia reference to pizza. Why is a link to such a common food necessary? [[User:Come back, chocolates!|Come back, chocolates!]]
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Hey man. Douglas from the forum here. I've tried to get the admins' attention through there, but no dice. Listen, I'd love to have the chance to get in there and clean it up - I used to love posting there back when Off-Subject was open pre-2008. I check at least once a week to see if there's been any admin activity, but I don't really see any... since it looks like most of the administration there has given up on the place, would it be conceivable to give a regular user admin privileges? I'd be willing to take that on. I'd just really like to clean it up and see if I can breathe some sort of life back into the place. Let me know what you think. --Douglas
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:Where is the harm in including it? The article is interesting, and you might be surprised how much pizza differs in other countries from the U.S. version. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:52, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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:We've cleaned up most that we found. We've made ourselves a note to check on it a little more frequently. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:29, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
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::No harm per se, it was simply my motivation to prevent the building a precedent of Wiki-linking every common object, regardless of its history. But I digress. -[[User:Come back, chocolates!|Come back, chocolates!]]
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==Encountering trolls==
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== A History ==
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Hey It's dot com, I was looking at [[HRWiki:A History]] and noticed the content was a bit old and figured you'd be just the chap to update it with server moves and wiki versions and such. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 03:16, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
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Uh... I think i just found a troll. What do i do? --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:17, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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== How to request a username ==
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:First things first... what did you find? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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How do you request a username? [[Special:Contributions/107.77.68.28|107.77.68.28]] 23:43, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
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:*'''To register, choose a username and send it in an email to [mailto:admin@hrwiki.org admin@hrwiki.org]'''.
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:*Avoid usernames that are offensive, inflammatory, or confusing.
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:*Pick a readable name, not just a number.
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:*Avoid choosing a username that is identical to the name of a Homestar Runner character, toon, place, etc.
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:*Note that your choice may be rejected if it is too close to an existing user's username.
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::Oh wait, dorian gray deleted it, i think. It was on the user page [[User:Aussie Evil]]. --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:20, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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: Keep on tranglin'! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:00, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
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:::Oh good, thanks for blockin them. --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:25, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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Thanks![[User:Muppetgeek|Muppetgeek]] 22:52, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
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::::Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Below are some general suggestions for anyone who might be faced with this issue in the future. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:40, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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== Regarding gif thumbnails conversion ==
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'''If you find a troll, especially one in progress:'''
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Hey there wiki-admin-guy! I was reading up on some [[User_talk:Broncotroll#GIF_thumbnails|user talk pages]], and you stated that you manually fix thumbnails for .gifs that are used in articles. If you have the time, could you fix the thumbnail for [[:File:KeyboardStrongBadTweet.gif]] on [[@StrongBadActual]]? Thanks! - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 19:50, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
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:We'll get it fixed. Thanks. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:56, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
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::Fixed.&nbsp;-- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:45, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
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:It does, thanks!!!! --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:14, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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== It's dot shirt! ==
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==Edit comments==
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How sweet, they made you [[myshopify:collections/frontpage/products/its-dot-com-shirt|your own shirt]]! &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:55, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
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:Yeah, I saw. Let's just say I was super excited when I saw the announcement and extremely underwhelmed when I saw the product. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:09, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
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:Click "edit" at the right over there &rarr; . Then look just below the editing window. See where it says "Summary"? Type something in that box. That's how you leave an edit comment. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:47, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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::But an edit by Abdi? That's never underwhelming! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:15, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
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==Alphabetizing Categories and Catchin' Trolls==
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== HRFWiki Archive ==
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This seems like a good place to put stuff... I don't wanna clutter your talk by making new categories, that's why I keep piggybacking my messages. Ever thought of Archiving!? (gasp!) Hehe.  Anyway on to ''buisness'':
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*Ooooohhh! Right! So that's what it does. I thought it changed how the entry looked in the category list, and seeing no change, thought it did nothing.  I had to remove it cuz it was autolinking to PseudoCharacters edit page, and I am sure I had created the link after I made the page.  And I think I tried to purge... the hard way... Maybe?  Anyway thanks for the fix!
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:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If a comment really is a continuation of an earlier thread, then go ahead and piggyback, but if it's a new thought, then it's perfectly fine to (and I prefer that you would) start a new thread. :) I reorganize my talk page from time to time and it helps me keep everything straight. As for archiving, I'm probably gonna put it off for at least a little bit longer. Only recently has this page exploded to the point that archiving would be necessary. If you want to see a page really in need of being split, look at [[User talk:Tom|Tom's talk page]].
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:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sorry for removing him from the troll list, because I can tell you're proud of it and that your heart is in the right place. Don't worry... there'll be plenty others. ;) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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::Yeah.... I was proud of it. You're quite observant! :).  Bye troll edit :'( ... ;) To me they looked like random edits removing credible information. He was just over that side of the line (except for his first edit). Oh well. Next time! Catch ya later! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:36, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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:I apologize for any inconvenience, ISlayedTheKerrek. I will be happy to investigate your situation further, but I need some more information. What was the IP address that was blocked? When did you notice the problem? How do you connect to the Internet? I have reviewed the block log, and any blocks I have imposed for any real length are for what I consider serious infractions. There have been only three occasions when I have used the comment "repeat offender," only one of which was recent. In addition, the IPs fitting this description have had zero legitimate edits. Unfortunately, since this seems to be a recurring problem, it may not have a simple solution. There are some real jerks out there whose mission in life seems to be to spoil the fun for everybody else. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to sort this out. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:23, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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::My IP address, although I don't know EXACTLY which one it is offhand, is in the 205 range. Note this as well...I am not editing from my computer at this exact moment, as you again have blocked me because of the reason I stated before. I hope you can find a way to fix it soon, because this is now time number 5. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 18:28, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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:::KerekSlayerDude: You can check your IP by going to [http://www.ipchicken.com IP Chicken]. Let us know the exact IP that is blocked and we'll see if we can get the block removed. Thanks. &mdash; {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 18:54, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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::::Well, my current IP address according to IP Chicken is 152.163.101.7, which has changed in the last couple of days from the 205.whatever it was before. Right now, I'm able to edit from my computer, so all is good for now. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 14:51, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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:::::Thanks, Kerrek. If you have this problem in the future please let us know. Again, we're sorry about the inconvenience. We appreciate having you around and hate to see good productive members getting blocked an behalf of nasty trollers. &mdash; {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 16:18, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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::::::Actually, he ''slayed'' the Kerrek. ;) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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:::::::ISlayedTheKerrek, if you ever find yourself blocked from editing again, please simply email a sysop or [mailto:admin@hrwiki.org the Admins] a short note explaining the situation.  Make sure you include the IP address that appears on the blocked notice.  It is easy for a sysop to unblock you, you just need to supply us with the proper information and remain calm.  Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]]  --  [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:34, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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== ATTENTION: this is a joke, don't take it seriously ==
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I thought you of all people would know that it's against the rules to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sick_Day&curid=12730&diff=0&oldid=157606 tamper with other people's comments].  I'll let it slide this time, but try to be more careful in the future. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 15:46, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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:Well, at least I justified it by doing it for no good reason whatsoever. ;) ...Seriously (and I know you said don't take it seriously), you ''can'' fix others' formatting to a point, so long as you don't change the ''content'' of their comments. And, for purely aesthetic value, those color words really needed to be colorized. I would have gone with green for "greediest" (which of course is not a color word, just different from "greatest"), but it was already taken by "greenest." &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:35, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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::Yeah, I know... Just a little too bored this morning. I usually don't let it get the best of me, but what can I say. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 18:04, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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== IRC channel ==
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:I disagree. I for one believe the HRFWiki is one thing from the past that would best remain lost. Unhappy times... [[Special:Contributions/99.48.86.26|99.48.86.26]] 04:47, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
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:There was plenty of notice at the time. If you didn't back up your stuff then, sorry. We have no real plans to dig out the archive. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:20, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
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How ... do you join it? This little experience has made me like this wiki, more, and now I want to join the chat channel. HOW?!?! {{User:H*R 700/sig}}
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== SBCG4AP Tech Demo Mirror ==
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:There are several ways, but the easiest way is to go to [http://chat.hrwiki.org chat.hrwiki.org] and follow the instructions there. See also [[HRWiki:IRC channel]]. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:56, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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== Hi from H*L! ==
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Hey there .com! Since there is no official mirror of the SBCG4AP Tech Demo available on the internet (besides wayback machine) any more, would it be possible for an HRWiki mirror of the .swf? Thanks! - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 05:57, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
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Hallo! I was ''so'' glad that my new page was noticed by a Wiki legend like yourself... Anydangway, it's cool to be welcomed into the Wiki community. I seem to be gaining popularity among current and former music students. Keep on tranglin'. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 04:33, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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:Sorry for the late reply. I must have missed your comments. A ''legend''? Heh, I don't know about ''that'', but it's kind of you to say. And tranglin' is my middle name. Well, actually "dot" is, but if I ever changed my name, it might be to that. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's tranglin' com]] 23:33, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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== Help creating welcome template? ==
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I'm kinda embarrassing, since this is the sort of thing that seems like it ought to be easy to find an answer to&mdash;but it hasn't been. I want to start welcoming folks formally, and thought it would be nice to make an adapted welcome message of my own. I know doing this would involve creating a subpage in my userspace&mdash;but I have no idea how to go about that. Thanks! &mdash;[[User:notstrongorbad|notstrongorbad]] 05:32, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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:Oooo! May I? (answer this one?)  Making templates and new pages is really easy.  So I hope I can explain well.  First things first, new pages.  All you need to do to create a page is to go to it and start editing it. Make sure you save the page, so it actually writes something down to create the page!  Suppose you wanted to create a page called "strombalos" under your user space, then you'd go to [[User:notstrongorbad/strombalos]] (notice how it's in red now -- if you click on it now it'll take you straight to the edit page), and start adding information. It's that simple! You can even (from your user page) type the new URL yourself and start it that way.  As for templates:  all you need to do for the basic form is to put regular wiki code.  There is more on templates that you can learn [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template here], cuz they have neat stuff like variables and the like.  There is more general help [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Section here].  Now for your specific case, you want to make a welcome page for our guests.  I won't go into detail here, but you must use the template format in a special way.  Suppose you had a template [[User:notstrongorbad/welcome_template]] in that page. Then you inject the code: <code><nowiki>{{subst:User:notstrongorbad/welcome_template}}</nowiki></code> into the victims', er, guests page and hit submit.  It will inject the code and replace the contents of the template in his page. To practice, you can always use the [[HRWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]].  Good luck! I hope this helps. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:57, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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::And that's what I needed to know! DONK! Many thanks. &mdash;[[User:notstrongorbad|notstrongorbad]] 08:12, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)
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== Block ==
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The bottom of the login page still says "An e-mail address is optional: no confirmation is required." However, you are required to send an email to create an account. {{User:The thing/sig}} 04:46, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
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:Fair point. Fixed. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:00, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
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== Thanks! ==
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:Yes. You keep messing with [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]], and it's hard to tell whether you're doing so maliciously. I suggest not doing that. The time that I blocked you, I thought you were blanking the page; then I realized those had recently been moved to an archive. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:10, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
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Hey Dot com, just wanted to thank you for [http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:SRMX12&diff=prev&oldid=760370 helping me out there]. I'm still not quite sure how you diddat and how exactly it involved my userpage, but... keep working your sysop magic! <small>And I'll keep trying not to accidentally press enter on my stupid Kindle Fire keyboard...</small> {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 03:27, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
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:Hey, no probalo. Nah, your user page was just a convenient place to talk to you, since you seem to like having conversations in edit summaries. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:53, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
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== Hyphen?! ==
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== Homestar Wiki ==
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(in regards to Freshley's) I know it's an apostrophe; I have no idea what I was thinking when I made the edit. Just so you know that I'm not completely stupid. :-) The reason I reverted the edit, though, was even though it's correct, the display of the link is really funky, and for readability, it probably needs to be without the apostrophe, correct or not. [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 20:19, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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:I'm not sure what you mean by really funky. I just looked at it again, and it looks normal to me. Either way, it's correct with the apostrophe, so it probably needs to be with it, funky or not. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:22, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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::At least for me, the external link box doesn't show up, unlike next to Mrs. Freshley's and the like, so there's several spaces between the word Shaw's and the text that follows it (such as Shaw's____and then text). But yeah, it does need it. That's why I had added it in the first place, but then I figured that it wasn't in the word because the link looked weird, so I took it back out. So it turns out that an edit of mine that I reverted was reverted back. Or something. My head hurts. &mdash; [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 05:07, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
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== Sandbox Talk ==
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Thanks for making the Homestar Runner Wiki a happy place! Without Homestar Runner or the wiki, the internet would've sucked!! --[[Special:Contributions/195.194.74.65|195.194.74.65]] 10:57, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
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:Thanks, I try to do my part. There's a whole bunch of other people doing their part too. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:47, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
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Since talking through Sandbox edits can get old, I figure I'd at least close the conversation here! :) Anyway thanks for the help making the edit easier, even if I was done by that time. At least I have a better idea of how play around with this more efficiently! :D --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:35, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
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== Reopening the Fanstuff Wiki ==
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:Heh. Yeah, I was gonna follow along with what you were doing, but all that extra stuff kept getting in the way. Oh, well. Glad I could ''almost'' help. ;) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:46, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
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==Regarding the Article of the Day==
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So, when you're going to reopen the H*R Fanstuff Wiki, because the body of work is now active? --[[User:Averon25|Averon25]] 11:05, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
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:We have no immediate plans to reopen the fanstuff wiki. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:26, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
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Thanks for the image revert. I probably should have discussed the choice of image earlier, but hindsight is 50/50. I didn't exactly have my heart set on any one image, since the one I came up with originally was a different one altogether. I could see an edit war happening with this feature, what with like 50 images to choose from. I just wanted something easy to make out and understandable, that embodied the early Fanstuff, particularly drawings (since they don't usually feature those anymore). But the Matrix parody is a fun, clever, simple pic, and one that TBC also meantioned in the FAQ. Thanks for keeping watch. ;)  {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 03:15, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
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== Hey there ==
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:I've protected images on the main page before. Are we also supposed to protect featured ''articles'' as well? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:31, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
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::If it's changed again, we could just protect the article. I don't think usually, since alot of users link stuff, fix wording, ect. Perhaps something similar in the future might warrent a featured article overview protect. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 03:47, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
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== 2D Boombox ==
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So how long were you into Homestar Runner? What got you into it? Just wondering--[[Special:Contributions/90.197.11.150|90.197.11.150]] 22:07, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
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:The newest email was [[japanese cartoon]]. My brother left me a note to watch the [[First Time Here?]] toon. The rest is on my user page. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:38, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
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I just rewatch Sibbie.  It looks like the radio gets thinner which would make it a goof as it loses normal aspect ratio but I wouldn't care so much if this doesn't make it.  {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 18:34, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
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== Sysop ==
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Hey, It's dot com. Just wondering what's up with the E-mail this User feature. Whenever you press the link, it says that you need to log in or enter a valid email address in your preferences. Any ideas what's wrong? &mdash; {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:09, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
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:Have you entered a valid email address in your preferences?  Have you confirmed it?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]]  --  [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:19, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
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:[Edit Conflict] You need to validate your email address using the link in your prefs. Also, if the person you're trying to email hasn't enabled the feature, you won't be able to send one. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:20, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
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== Merry Birthday! ==
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[[Image:fanstuff cake.jpg|left|thumb|170px|the only birthday cake I could find on such a short notice!]]I assume that from your [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User%3AIt%27s_dot_com&diff=182812&oldid=181207 edit] that on this day October 25, 2X years ago you were born!? Well, a happy birthday cake to you too!  Congratulations!  Next year you'll have to tell me what the big 3X feels like cuz I'm not that far behind ... (ok I'm slightly less than halfway there)... Congratz! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:57, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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::Happy T!, I mean happy birthday. {clears throats and prepares to sing} "This is your birthday song, it isn't very long! Hey!" {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:04, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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Sweet, sweet Dot Com, Today is the day on your real (?) I.D.<br>
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Now, get upstairs—unh! And fix me some new pages! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:09, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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:Hehehe... Ah, you thought you could hide it from us with your ever-so-subtle edit coz you knew people'd make a big deal out of it, yeah? Lo, but we wiki users are too sharp for that. No edit escapes our eyes. Yea unto the dawning of a new era... or just another It's dot com birthday. Seriously, though. Happy birthday, and all that. Interesting... Next year, I'm assuming you'll be hitting 30. I'll be hitting 20 just before that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
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::DorianGray wrote - "Next year, I'm assuming you'll be hitting 30." Sarcastic reply - yep that usually comes after 29.
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::DorianGray wrote - "Lo, but we wiki users are too sharp for that." reply - no we just don't have a life, at least not one that others would understand.
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:: Again, Happy T! {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:30, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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Hey, thanks every peoples! ''(Longer reply to follow later.)'' &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:28, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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:Sweet, sweet Dot Com! Today is the day on your (real) ID! So get upstairs and make me some breakfast! ;) Seriously though, Happy Happy  Birthday! {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:37, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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::I love the Happy Birthday bandwagon!  Please allow me to hop on and do that thing where I tell you to have a good day and all that stuff. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 19:39, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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:::Happy sweet someteen bash, It's dot com. By the way, is it going to be [[Wikipedia:Nick at Night|Nick at Night]] themed again? &mdash; {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:04, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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::Happy hundredth birthday, Dot Com! [/cliche] Need I remind you that you were born just a few days before Matt Chapman? You're ''so'' lucky. Keep on keepin' on! &mdash;{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 20:05, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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Happy birthday!  :) {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 21:08, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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Happy B. Er... I mean, Happy Birthday! {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 21:12, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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[[User_talk:It's_dot_com/These_Peoples_Try_to_Fade_Me#I_want_to_be_a_sysop|Soooo]], how about that sysop election?  {{User:The thing/sig}} 17:20, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
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:We're not really in the market right now. We'll let you (and everyone) know if that changes. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:38, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
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:Happy birthday, Ben. &mdash; {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 21:36, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
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::Let me tell you something It's dot com. This really irks me. The thing has clearly desired to be a sysop for over ten years. He probably loves Homestar Runner and the Wiki more than most of the uers (and indirectly) the sysops on here. Just make an exception for him to be one please. He can do a lot of good for this site. Think of the others that were not given rights when this site was in its hey day. [[Special:Contributions/12.222.178.186|12.222.178.186]] 20:14, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
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:::What? No. No. No. I mean, no. Never. No. What? No. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
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Happy birthday, buddy. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:10, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
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== The Cheat ==
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:HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Er, Happy Birthday. {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 00:20, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
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Hey, It's dot com! I was wondering, where did you get your The Cheat plush toy? Did you get it from the old Homestar store? I want [[flashback|my very own-a The Cheat]]! --{{User:Mml554/sig}} 03:15, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
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:Yep, I got it from the official store when it was first made available. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:16, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
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:Happy very belated birthday its dot com! (Better late then never, I assume). {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:54, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
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== Moving Things ==
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::Many belated combolations, Valerie. I hope you gamble all my...particles. <font size=1>Man, so cool!</font> - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
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I'm curious how it's different to simply manually move the contents of a page vs. using the "move" tab. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:43, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
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:Moving the page using the tab preserves the page history. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:44, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
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== Cool Cool User ==
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== Marzipan’s Answering Machine Talk Page ==
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Hey man i'm just saying you deserved the User Award thingy you got and i've herd my brother has been a jerk to you so i'm just here to say that he's dumb your really cool. But was it you that deleated my goof on the DVD? If it was why did you do it? Well please respond to this Bye.
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Hello. I was not accusing you of anything. I was simply telling you what I know (and what I heard in the cartoon). I heard, just as you heard, no /p/ in what Homsar said. I heard "chintzy", not "chipsy". As I type this, "chipsy" has a red line under it (indicating misspellings [and because there is no such word as "chipsy"]). I '''hate''' edit wars. Anyway, I won't bother you. Take care. Again, I never meant to come across in an accusing (or, as you said, accusatory) way.[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 23:44, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
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:Wow this a random comment !?!? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:08, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
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::Yes and no. This user (wrongly) thinks that one of the shots that makes up the artwork in the interior of the Strong Bad Email DVD 4 is from [[dullard]], not [[other days]]. See [[Talk:strongbad email.exe Disc Four]] for more info. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:15, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
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:::And it wasn't I who removed that item in question, but <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=strongbad_email.exe_Disc_Four&diff=183033&oldid=183023 Homestar Coder]</span>. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:57, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
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== SIG 2 ==
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== D'screetret disappearance ==
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Hey do you know how to get thoese awsom Signatures that people have -- Billy Bob Bob
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:see the help section under Sig. that's where I learned. followed steps and you'll be all set {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:31, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
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Once upon a time about fifteen years ago, I was a [[hygiene|cruddy fifth-grader who has since grown up, gone to college and reinvented myself]]. While I currently prefer to operate anonymously, I have heard of a mythical wiki concept called the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing|courtesy vanish]]. While I'm not going to leave the wiki forever, I would like to ask if there's a way if my old, abandoned account can be erased discreetly without anyone recognizing me as the smelly loser I used to be. Then I can go back to being an [[Anonymous Contributor]]. -- [[Special:Contributions/99.48.86.26|99.48.86.26]] 18:53, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
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:I'm certainly willing to change your name and delete your user page(s) (you'd have to log in to request both of those), but if I were you I wouldn't worry about it, first because realistically nobody cares and second because those actions will show up in logs, and would just make you ''more'' visible due to the [[Wikipedia:Streisand effect|Streisand effect]]. Just go about your business and you'll be fine. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:11, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
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::Actually, start by typing four tildes (<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>). That should do you for now. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:55, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
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== Videlectrix Linx ==
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Hi. It seems that The Brothers Chaps have moved most of the [http://videlectrix.com videlectrix.com] pages to [http://homestarrunner.com/videlectrix homestarrunner.com/videlectrix]. Do you think you could change the [[videlectrix:]] interwiki link to the new URL? {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 03:47, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
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:Done. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:25, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
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== Happy New Year! ==
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:You just have to insert the name of the page into two bracets like this:<nowiki>[[</nowiki>pagename<nowiki>]]</nowiki> Then, hit showpreview and the link should appear red.  Click on it and edit away.--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 20:35, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
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Happy New Year, It's dot com! All the best to you. :)—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 13:49, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
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:Thanks, and to you! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:48, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
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Look, it's clear you don't support the Oz reference.  Let me at least put it where I intended it to be, and quit moving it.  It's about to die anyway, let it rest where it belongs. There is no need to reply. [[User:B|B]] 04:32, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
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Greetings, It's dot com. Two questions for you (one Homestar Runner-related, the other not): How can I delete my Homestar Runner Wiki account? Also, as you are from Texas, I just have to ask: Are you thrilled that the Houston Astros won the World Series?—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 14:31, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
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:Too late. It's dead. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:33, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
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:You cannot delete your account. Your account is intertwined with your edits, and your account can't simply be deleted without leaving holes in the database. I was happy for the Houston ''fans'', but apart from that, no, I wasn't thrilled at all that the Astros won. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:43, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
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::Well great, and now because of your tampering with it, we have an archive that carries your agenda rather than the question being discussed.  Hope you enjoyed the power trip. [[User:B|B]] 04:43, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
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::Okay, fair enough. I cannot delete my account. I never wanted to mess up the database. I just can't edit here anymore. I've had trouble on this site from some users (who shall rename nameless). Also, I've been busy and I've had more important things to deal with in life, such as laying two loved ones to rest. Cancer is a beast. I can only assume you are '''not''' an Astros fan. Regardless, I respect you, It's dot com. Hope all is going well for you. Take good care.[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 23:49, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
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:::Oh, spare me the theatrics. As explained on the page, the throwaway line in different down didn't even compare to the visuals New Boots provided. If anything, that's where the reference would be. But, like I said there, it's not a reference in the first place. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:50, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
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:::::Okay, play nice, guys. It's understandable you'd be frustrated, B, since I agree that different town should have been the only toon in discussion. But on the other hand, it stood even less chance than New Boots, so the change did you a favor of sorts. But either way, I find it's best to separate yourself from pages/edits you create; if they wind up going down, it's not a personal thing. (I say that, but yeah, I still find it hard.) &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:57, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
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::::::While that item was open, I thought about trying to tie the two pages in together, but after the voting got going, I realized it wasn't worth the effort. I maintain that if the reference were true, both toons would be independent references to the Oz episode, and New Boots&mdash;not different town&mdash;would have the strongest connection to it. Therefore, B, I resent your saying that I was going on a power trip, since I sincerely believe my actions to be in line with what was best for the wiki. Those who know me well know that I take great pains to ''avoid'' the mere hint of such a so-called trip. I do apologize, however, if my actions seemed in haste to you. That was not my intention. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:18, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
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Here's a puzzle for anybody concerned. It's about [[Inside Jokes]] and [[Running Gags]]. Try going to each page, and clicking on the 'List of ______'. It seems that the article Inside Jokes, which is also in the category, is listed under 'L', as it should be. However, Running Gags is listed under '*'. Anybody know why this would happen? Is this happening to everyone? I dunno, it just seems kinda weird. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:39, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
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:Someone put an asterisk in the link so that it would be listed first in the list. I made the other one match (although the dollar sign is coming before the asterisk, which probably should be fixed, but I'm not gonna do it now). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
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:Done. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:44, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
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::I won't do anything then -- I was about to make a similar change just now.  I was actually thinking of doing it the other way: using the alphabet entries, but of course this makes more sense. Anyway, here's Dot com's [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Inside_Jokes&diff=190040&oldid=162318 change] so you can see what he did. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 05:48, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
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:::Huh. Go figure. You learn something new every day, I guess (although that little nugget is pretty useless). Thanks. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:01, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
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::::Oh, of course. Fixing $11.01 turned out to be as easy as fixing Inside Jokes. Good work, Elad. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:04, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
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:::::Thanks. Just as I was going to reply my computer froze. Now I'm replying from school (See my IRC nick :P). {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:20, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
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== Manual of style! ==
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==Autopipe/Autoredirect code==
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I am one of the administrators of a mediawiki wiki [https://ukikipedia.net]. We would like to use your case insensitivity code detailed here [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/HRWiki:Autopipe/Autoredirect] for our wiki. Would you be so kind as to share it with us? [[Special:Contributions/68.63.220.186|68.63.220.186]] 01:13, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
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: I'd like to, but unfortunately it's not written for the latest (or even a recent) version of MediaWiki. Someday we'll update it. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:31, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
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:: Ah, I see. Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/68.63.220.186|68.63.220.186]] 01:53, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
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Dot com, If I were British, I'd nominate you for a knighthood. I love it! I'll have to see if there's anything I can contribute to the new Manual of Style (although it looks like you've covered it pretty well yourself). You are my doge! [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 23:43, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
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== Problem with signing up ==
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:I'm not British, either, so the most I can hope for is honorary membership in the [[Wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]]. That would still be pretty sweet, though. :) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:53, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
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::Ah yes, then you could be called "It's dot com, KBE" but not "Sir It's dot com". Just like Andre Previn. (Well, except he's called Andre Previn, KBE.) [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 08:21, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
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sorry, but i couldn't find a place to find this. but why haven't i got a account yet? it's been like, months! --[[Special:Contributions/173.23.239.99|173.23.239.99]] 23:50, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
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:I'm sorry you're having trouble. Let's get you fixed up. For us to make you an account, you need to choose a username and send it in an email to [mailto:admin@hrwiki.org admin@hrwiki.org]. If you've already done this and we lost it or didn't receive it, I apologize. You'll need to do it again. Hope that helps! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:20, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
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Okay, I got the forum email, then I sent out the email that I was supposed to send out, so now what do I do? I really want to join the forum. {{User:H*R 700/sig}}
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:Er, I'm not really that knowledgeable about the forum. I have an account there, but I've made like 5 posts in a year, and It's been a while since I activated the account. Perhaps you could post this in a more public place. Sorry. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
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:It's alright. I just post a a new subject on the Main Page talk. {{User:H*R 700/sig}}
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Hi, Dot com! We need the approval of a sysop to implement the proposed [[HRWiki:Main page redesign|main page redesign]]. So far all of the [[HRWiki:Main page redesign/Votes|votes]] have been unanimous (with at least 4 votes on each change). Should this design be used now, or should we spend more time getting consensus and/or further improving the page? I'd also like to ask if it would be possible to embed a [[@StrongBadActual]] Twitter timeline on the main page as discussed [[HRWiki:Da Basement#Embedded Twitter Timeline: can it work?|here]]. I've tried requesting sysops' input on various project pages, and I can't think of what else to do other than contacting a sysop directly. I apologize if this message comes across as annoying or demanding, I'm just not sure how else to get approval for this design. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 22:41, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
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== Questions about your work on parser and extension functions ==
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Hey Dot Com! What's up?  I'm leaving you a message cuz I was noticing [[Special:Contributions/Vile.exe|this user's contributions]] and they seemed strange... at best. His messages seemed almost nonsensical, and one of the most [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Jenny&diff=prev&oldid=194149 recent posts], seemed somewhat inappropriate to me.  And so, once again, I run to you for sound advice and a second opinion. Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:37, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
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Hi! I'm making a wiki of my own covering an incredibly prolific YouTuber who's made hundreds of videos over several years. I love the layout that HR wiki uses for navigation since it really allows for a user to see the evolution of someone's content. However, part of my wiki's job is to act as an archive, so it can get really messy really quickly when I have to reorder video navigation for one reason or another. I noticed this wiki uses a custom parser function and navigation template to help make managing navigation easier, so I was wondering if it would be possible for you to direct me to some good resources to try to figure out how to make my own?
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:I actually noticed that particular edit. It seems, strange, at best. At worst, it could be labeled as harassment. It was right to come to Dot Com. &mdash; {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:41, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
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My experience with code has mostly been limited to some work in Java, as well as PHP and a bit of Lua for my own wiki. I'm not super experienced when it comes to writing something custom, but I can usually figure something out when I'm determined enough and have the right resources at hand. I've been really struggling to figure out how to do this by myself, so any guidance you could provide would be wonderful. If you would like, I can give you my email so we can talk a bit further.
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::maybe he is related to Homesar (the character, if any user is name homesar, then I apologize) {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 21:43, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
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:::Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I discussed the matter with [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]], and we decided to block him for four days and revert the edit. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:00, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
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::::Devil's advocate here, but shouldn't that type of be a warning?  Say he's only 11 and just an annoying kid but given a warning would stop, but on the other hand, he comes back tomorrow and is blocked and therefore doesn't come back anymore. I think there should be some standard of the severity of punishment to refer to. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:04, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
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:::::Personal attacks are not tolerated. It's as simple as that. Joey briefly mentioned perhaps just giving a warning, but after looking at the contribs agreed that a temporary block was in order. We've dealt with this guy's strangeness before. Thanks for asking questions, though. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:11, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
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::::::Thank you for straightening this out. I am glad to know I wasn't the only one who felt the post was inappropriate.--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:17, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
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::::::::I don't know if this matters much, but the remarks that user made seem to stem from [[Talk:More_Fan_Costumes#Some_New_Hotness|this discussion]]. As you can see, AbdiViklas and I suggested that the discussion should stop, but some kept going on it. I wish there were a way to get people to stop doing this sort of thing. Not that it excuses the blocked user, though. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 08:29, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
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:::::::::Oh, I knew full well what he was referring to, which is why my actions were such that they were. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:22, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
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::::::::::Cool. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 06:56, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
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==The system is down, yo==
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Hey Dot com, you probably already know this/don't care, but earlier today the wiki wasent working at all. I'm no computer expert, but I ''do'' know that something was wrong with the wiki. Because all the pages on the wiki would refuse to load, but other sites loaded just fine. I was just wondering if this had anything to do with this site. Sorry for your time, {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:41, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
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: Hey, sure. Feel free to email dotcom@hrwiki.org. I'm pretty sure I know which navigation you're talking about, but go ahead and list an actual page. This being a holiday week I might not get to it right away, but I'm happy to help if I can. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:26, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
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:Well, I hear someone tried to cram-a-lam a Swiss Cake Roll into the disk drive. See [[Talk:Main_Page#What_Happened?]] for more information. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
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::Oh, my bad. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:48, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
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:::No probalo. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
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== Pledge Drive ==
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== Extension:Cite ==
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Hey ther It's dot com, how have you been i myself have been doing great. Let me ask you something, what happens if Homestar runner wiki doesn't get the 2005 Fall Pledge Drive money? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:53, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
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Would it be possible to implement [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite the MediaWiki "Cite" extension] on the HRWiki? Currently we can kludge a similar effect with a manual combination of [[Template:ref]] and [[Template:note]], but as of late I've been working on articles with well over a dozen footnotes and am finding this process to be frustratingly complicated compared to how simple and straightforward using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags with an automated [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Reflist reflist] is over on {{w|Main Page|the other wiki}}.
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:Hello, Nikolce. I'm just fine. Glad to hear you're doing well. I don't know the exact answer to your question. You should ask [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]]. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:04, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
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For instance, you can see on the [[Matt Chapman]] article that the footnotes are not in the correct numerical order. Though they initially were, I added additional citations to early paragraphs which resulted in large numbers preceding small ones; because the footnotes are manually numbered, to have the numbers increment correctly I would've had to go through the entire article and re-number every ref and note that follows it {{--}} a process that is not only onerous but introduces a lot of opportunities for error. Because "Cite" automates numbering, this issue can be completely avoided. Additionally, our current ref/note system does not indicate if a citation is being referenced multiple times (compare {{w|Homestar Runner#References|the lowercase letters for each time a reference is used on Wikipedia}}).
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Are you sure about [[Special:Contributions/24.151.40.232|24.151.40.232]]? Most of his/her edits seem inept, but not malicious. &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:45, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
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I know that since we're running on an older version of MediaWiki many extensions aren't compatible with the HRWiki. I'm no MW expert, but taking a quick glance at the history of Cite shows that some form of it has been existed since 2005 so there could be a version that's compatible with the HRWiki's 1.15 install. Thanks for your time! --{{User:Bleu Ninja/sig}} 19:59, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
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:Oops. I was blocking every IP in sight. I'll fix it. Thanks. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:47, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
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: I will be happy to look into this. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:51, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
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Ben - what in the name of crap happened with this NSMC trollbot thing? I haven't been here in a while, I come back, some robot has tried to ruin everything...it's some ''Matrix'' type lunacy here, except instead of Keanu Reeves trying to save Zion, it's some hacker trying to save his own sense of worth! Hope you guys can triumph over the (repetitive) forces of evil. &mdash; {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 02:48, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
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Was just watching [[Back to a Website]] and couldn't help thinking of you when Homestar kept saying "It's dot com!". Was also glad to see TBC included the apostrophe this time. Keep on tranglin'! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:37, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
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:Hello! What a coincidence, it made me think of me too! Funnily enough, I was thinking of ''you'' just last week (I wish I could remember the context). I hope you're doing well! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:07, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

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Contents

Navigation

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Secret Song

it's "Dot com"
A short form of my username. (more) (19 July 2005)
Baseball fan!
Hey Dot com! Are you a baseball fan? (more) (26 July 2005)
Fanstuff
Do you have an account on the HRFWiki too? (more) (27 July 2005)
User page
AWESOME user page Dot com! (more) (22 August 2005)
How old are you???
Well??? (more) (8 September 2005)
Arrested Development
(more)
This is not Homestar Related But...
THEY CANCELED ARRESTED DEVLOPMENT! (more) (16 November 2005)
Nothing's Concrete Yet
Sure it sounds grim, but no official announcement has been made yet. :) (more) (6 January 2006)
Arrested Development-apalooza
Fox is airing the last four episodes back to back on Friday, starting at 8pm. (more) (9 February 2006)
Time zone
I've noticed you going around asking for a general idea of where people live... (more) (27 November 2005)
Happy T
I love your Happy T user page! (more) (29 November 2005)
Whoa!
It's dot com has archived his talk page? Saddle up my flying pig; I'm goin' ice skating in hell! (more) (21 January 2006)
Most of it?
Why do you only own "most of" the figurine set 1? (more) (8 March 2006)
Favorite character
Who is your favorite H*R character? (more) (11 March 2006)
Broken link
Just letting you know, the link near the bottom of your page that is supposed to lead to the discussion concerning the email blockquote styles is broken. (more) (15 April 2006)
hAcKEr
Why did you write hAcKEr in binary in your User Box? (more) (22 April 2006)
Dot com & Tom
Do both of you guys live in New York, as both of you were at a Yankees game? (more) (19 May 2006)
Finals
Do you watch the Dallas Mavericks? (more) (9 June 2006)
Collectible Figurines
Did you lose some? (more) (27 October 2007)
Archive of your talk
Why the heck don't you make an archive of your talk? 245 KB LONG? It nearly freezes my browser! (more) (16 January 2008)

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Oh Yeah Yeah

Brilliance
You sir, are quite a genius. (more) (25 August 2005)
Man, you're the man!
How can you not be a sysop? (more) (8 September 2005)
Manual of style!
Dot com, If I were British, I'd nominate you for a knighthood. (more) (8 November 2005)
Mean to young people?
You're my least favorite admin ever. (more) (17 January 2006)
Profound Fanstuff Contributions
I just wanted to say that you did the best Poopsmith impression ever here! (more) (15 March 2007)
a comment to it's dot com
hey it's dot com, you are awesome. that is all i have to say. (more) (9 June 2007)
Awesome
You are awesome. Thank you for being awesome. (more) (6 April 2008)

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It's Like It Was Meant to Be

Merry Birthday!
I assume that from your edit that on this day October 25, 2X years ago, you were born!? (more) (25 October 2005)
Sysop
Just letting you know, you have been given sysop privileges. (more) (11 September 2005)
Admin Team
Congratulations, Dot com! I always knew you'd be on the admin team! (more) (21 November 2005)
Developer status
Actually nothing is different (in a philosophical sense) from before. (more) (27 December 2005)
Happy X0th birthday, Dot com!
Happy X0th! 86% of the way to being eligible to run for president — plus, you've already got a winning slogan: "Vote for Ben, He's dot gov!" (more) (25 October 2006)
Happy birthday, dude
Oho! Happy X1st birthday! (more) (25 October 2007)

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Everybody to the Limit

Thank you from pertmywert
Thank you so much for all your help and ideas. (more) (10 July 2005)
User Award
You have won the favourite use award for this week. Here is your trophy. (more) (10 July 2005)
Fav User Award Page?
Is there a page that has the previous winners of the "Fav. User Award"? (more) (27 July 2005)
Thanx from Strong Lad
Thanks for the help with my user page. (more) (26 July 2005)
Thank you from Rogue Leader
Thank you so moch for making the troll template. (more) (14 August 2005)
Thanx from Rebecca
Thanx for helping me with some of the questions that I asked on my talk page! (more) (5 August 2005)
Thank You from bkmlb
For helping me with my sig and being nice to me, you get a trophy (more) (14 August 2005)
You deserve a Pizza Trophy!
I present this Pizza Trophy to It's dot com for his outstanding work and attention to detail on countless articles. (more) (14 August 2005)
Thanks from Payphone Ed
Thanks for fixing those things on the Linux Incompatibilities page. (more) (14 August 2005)
Thanks For Your Help
The fanstuff wiki appreciates it :). (more) (17 November 2005)
Marzipan's Answering Machine X.0
Grunt Work Award. Thanks for all your help eliminating redirects! (more) (8 December 2005)
Curiously...Here's some mad props
Hey, just want to give you the credit for the quote that I...uh...borrowed/stole for one of my new pages. (more) (6 January 2006)
Has Matt? ON WHEELS!
Thanks for clearing up all those page moves on my user space. (more) (27 January 2006)
Thanks
Thanks for all the work with Babel! (more) (7 February 2006)
For you and all the others...
For You, Tom, Thunderbird, Joey, Stu, Bazooka, Rogue Leader, Phlip, Heimstern, AbdiViklas, Drhaggis, E.L. Cool, Firebird, Qermaq, Coder, Jones, Jay, Kilroy, Lapper, Username, Dorian, Paper, and all the others... (more) (26 May 2006)
Upgrade to 1.6 at the fanstuff wiki
Hey, awesome job, you and Tom really work harder than most people notice. (more) (14 June 2006)
Homsar's Speech
DaAaaAAaaAaahhh! I just wanted to thank you for the help on my Homsar's Speech project! (more) (8 July 2006)
Thank you from Super Martyo Brother
You really do deserve a pizza trophy! (more) (5 August 2006)
ParserFunctions
A little late on this, but I just noticed: good work, and thanks. (more) (23 October 2006)
MediaWiki 1.9
You and Tom are doing an excellent jorb administrating, patching, updating, doctoring, and running our version of MediaWiki. (more) (24 April 2007)
You are my parson of the week!
Yep. (more) (6 August 2007)
Yay!
You won Person of the Day! (more) (24 August 2007)
Clamburger Approved
I do, good sir, approve of your following activities. (more) (5 March 2008)
Excellence in Discussion. Awardee Primarius
It is my esteemed honor to award you with this, the first Medal for Excellence in Discussion! (more) (13 April 2008)

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These Peoples Try to Fade Me

Thundercolor
I noticed you gave me a color pointer on my talk page... (more) (16 May 2005)
That one guy
Hey man, I put your link on my page. Change it if you don't like the way it's linked. (more) (24 July 2005)
Martin F.
Thanks for the inspiration. You and I both have a similar experience with being introduced wih Homestar. (more) (21 August 2005)
Go Bearcats!
Are you from missouri or the area? The Bearcats aren't well known outside the area. (more) (23 August 2005)
Kels
(more)
Signature
Could you help me figure out how to make my signiture stand out? (more) (30 August 2005)
Thank you VERY MUCH
I want to say thank you for being concerned... (more) (17 November 2005)
Fanstuff Wiki
Thank you for telling me... (more) (11 September 2005 (UTC))
Pronounced with an "RWiki"
In response to your question "Wouldn't it be pronounced aitch-are-wiki?" (more) (14 September 2005)
Archives.org
So what exactly is this archives.org that people keep retrieving treasures from? (more) (29 September 2005)
From Nikolce Kocovski
(more)
Greetings
Hey there It's dot com, i got your message from my talk page thanks for the greeting. (more) (29 September 2005)
Pledge Drive
Let me ask you something, what happens if Homestar runner wiki doesn't get the 2005 Fall Pledge Drive money? (more) (13 November 2005)
Meaning
What does this mean: Thank you! The Homestar Runner Wiki raised over $980 in its 2005 Fall Pledge Drive... (more) (18 November 2005)
Hey there It's dot com
Nick here, how have you been, i've been doing great, can i ask you something... (more) (2 December 2005)
Something in common
i saw on your user page and we have something in common... (more) (9 December 2005)
Trolls?
i have a question for you, whats a troll? (more) (11 December 2005)
Chaps
Can i ask you something, do you think the brothers chaps are aware of Homestar runner wiki? (more) (19 December 2005)
Merry Christmas
I just wanted to say, merry christmas and a happy and safe holiday. thanks for all the kind messages you've been sending me. happy holiday. (more) (25 December 2005)
Happy New Year
Happy new year and all the best wishes, see you around. (more) (1 January 2006)
What do you like most about Homestar Runner?
Hey there it's dot com (can i call you dot com) how have you been, i've been doing great... (more) (3 January 2006)
i'm back!
i was on a 10 day holiday with my family to the gold coast. it was great. (more) (17 January 2006)
what happened
Hey it's dot com, what happened to your discussion page? (more) (22 January 2006)
guess what happened to me
Check out my talk page and user page, and you'll see what happened. (more) (15 February 2006)
Userboxes?
i've been looking at people user pages, and i've been finding these things called userboxes? what are they? (more) (18 February 2006)
Message from Nikolce Kocovski
I havn't spoken with you in a while. how have you been these couple of weeks? (more) (11 March 2006)
I need some help
Do you happen to know any Homestar runner wikipedias that are star wars fans? (more) (16 April 2006)
hello from Nikolce
By the way, are there any user that play warcraft 3 on battle net by any chance? (more) (9 June 2006)
long time no see
Hey there It's dot com, how have you been, havn't spoken in a long time, but now i can bacause its the school holidays for me. What's been happening with you? (more) (17 September 2006)
Alphabetizing Categories and Catchin' Trolls
Thanks for the fix! BTW check out my first troll person report! (more) (3 October 2005)
ATTENTION: this is a joke, don't take it seriously
I thought you of all people would know that it's against the rules to tamper with other people's comments. I'll let it slide this time, but try to be more careful in the future. (more) (5 October 2005)
Hi from H*L!
Hallo! I was so glad that my new page was noticed by a wiki legend like yourself... (more) (8 October 2005)
Sandbox Talk
Thanks for the help making the edit easier, even if I was done by that time. (more) (18 October 2005)
Cool Cool User
Hey man i'm just saying you deserved the User Award thingy you got and i've herd my brother has been a jerk to you so i'm just here to say... (more) (26 October 2005)
Forum
Okay, I got the forum email, then I sent out the email that I was supposed to send out... (more) (9 November 2005)
Greetings, carpet bagger!
I bid you greetings from the year 1938! STOP (more) (16 November 2005)
Hmm
Congratulations on your 100th topic? (more) (13 December 2005)
Hello from Homsarroks
I just wanted to say hello. I've seen your sig around a lot on the site and I thought that it would be cool to drop in and introduce myself. (more) (16 December 2005)
Playing horn
Hey Dot com, thought you'd be interested to hear that I've been playing my horn again over the weekend for the Christmas programs at my church. (more) (19 December 2005)
Hi from Thekillerdynamo
Yeah, I'm new to the wiki, and I by accident edited bkmlb's welcome thing... (more) (21 December 2005)
Cookies and uppercase usernames
I noticed in the recent changes page that you deleted my talk page... (more) (4 January 2006)
i believe...
Why would you want me to block your brother? (more) (23 January 2006)
I want to be a sysop
Do you no wen the next sysop election is gonna be? (more) (23 January 2006)
i'm back
i just got unblocked this morning. (more) (24 January 2006)
G'bye
I think I am going to take a break from the wiki. (more) (28 January 2006)
Admin sigs
Why do none of the admins except JoeyDay have customized sigs? (more) (14 February 2006)
Fanstuff on the knowledge base
By the way, you say I have to delete my caption contest, yet you don't seem to think about the amazing amount of people doing translations on their userpages. (more) (14 February 2006)
18,000 views
Hey, you've got a cool userpage. (more) (21 February 2006)
Talk page rate
On a rate of 1 to 10, how much would you say I've improved? (more) (4 March 2006)
Documentary
Thanks for that page move. (more) (12 March 2006)
H*bad
I would like to request to have my user name changed from H*bad to something else, at the fanstuff wiki, how do I do that? (more) (17 March 2006)
The Clamburger
Could you please mark Clamburger as a bot on the fanstuff? (more) (24 March 2006)
Thanks!
I just thought I'd thank you for unblocking me. (more) (2 April 2006)
IP check
Access to that information is restricted, and unfortunately it's above your paygrade. (more) (3 April 2006)
Theme song
Every awesome person, by default, needs a theme song. (more) (4 April 2006)
Email
Can you check this email I sent you real quick? (more) (9 April 2006)
Username Change
You left your second request for a username change only twelve hours and sixteen minutes after your first request. (more) (27 April 2006)
IP address change
I need you to check my IP address and tell me what it is. (more) (20 May 2006)
Archives
I've already archived before. Maybe I will again someday. (more) (9 June 2006)
Hi
I was just lookin around on the wiki this morning and decided that I'd leave a brief hello message for you. (more) (18 June 2006)
Rangers
Hey just in case you didn't get my memo, I am going to a Rangers game on Wednesday. (more) (2 July 2006)
Ni hao!
Hey, Dot com, just wanted to say hello from China! (more) (12 July 2006)
Thank you!
No problem, just see that it doesn't happen again. (more) (4 September 2006)
Inactive on Forum
Can you please do something about my inactive-ness on the Forum? (more) (5 December 2006)
do we see the similarities?
You're It's dot com, it's Internet dot com... (more) (11 December 2006)
Sorry
Sorry that I seem to be defeating myself (and the process to some extent) in the logo discussion. (more) (13 December 2006)
And A Merry Decemberween to You As Well
Wishing you and your fine group of admins the best and continuing success at running my favorite Homestar Runner resource. (more) (27 December 2006)
New year?
Not a new year anywhere for at least 4 hours! (more) (31 December 2006)
My name change
I don't mean to bug you... sorry if I am, no really sorry. Anyways, I think that it is time for my name to be changed. (more) (31 January 2007)
Tsk, tsk, Dot com...
Hey Dot com, just wanted to let you know that your welcome template is not XHTML 1.0 Transitional compliant. (more) (15 March 2007)
In the future...
Fixing technical issues on a userpage is permitted and, indeed, is the right thing to do. (more) (9 April 2007)
Sabotage?
Is there some way of tracking what IP or username requests password changes? (more) (15 December 2007)
Why no delete?
Why won't you delete my user and talk page? (more) (19 December 2007)

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Somebody Told Me (Now I Believe Them)

No swearing, huh?
I can't for the life of me spot ANY swearing in there. (more) (5 August 2005)
Sorry for the edit
I just wanted to see if anyone would notice it and change it. (more) (9 August 2005)
Block
What does it take to ban someone? (more) (24 September 2005)
Geddup Noise
It's getting pretty ugly over here at geddup noise. (more) (28 September 2005)
Encountering trolls
I think I just found a troll. What do I do? (more) (1 October 2005)
Confounded
I'm leaving you a message cuz I was noticing this user's contributions and they seemed strange... at best. (more) (9 November 2005)
NSMC
What in the name of crap happened with this NSMC trollbot thing? (more) (15 November 2005)
More crappy stuff
I'd still like to bring this to your attention. The precedent I've seen is to delete the section entirely but I am not the experienced on in these matters. (more) (21 November 2005)
The M word
What's wrong with merde? Isn't it just "crap" in French? (more) (13 December 2005)
IP
I have a suspicion that Trendy Totebag and Seriously are acually one and the same. (more) (11 January 2006)
Seriously and I are not the Same person for goodness sakes!
This is getting ridiculous. (more) (15 January 2006)
help!
Dude, my user page has somehow been merged with Trendy Totebag's user page! (more) (15 January 2006)
Well this is (not) nice...
I don't know what that guy's deal is. (more) (19 January 2006)
The ongoing saga
*sigh* (more) (25 January 2006)
trolling
User:18593095NSMC90531234 wasn't trolling. (more) (3 February 2006)
seriosly
i dont think its fair to bann me every tiem I talk to seriously, he is a big user on the wiki and if i am to become a good contributor i will have to stop pretending he doesnt exist. (more) (5 February 2006)
Fanstuff Troll
Really bad troll attacking for 2 days at the fanstuff wiki. (more) (7 February 2006)
ciberdude444
im not ciberdude, hes my brother, my computer is auto loged on and he used it to post that talk, i didnt say anyhting cause of ... (more) (9 February 2006)
Recent block
Umm... are you sure that IP you blocked recently is the right guy? (more) (9 February 2006)
NSMC thing
What's the purpose of that page? (more) (20 February 2006)
The Smoking Monkey's talk page
Why isn't what he did bad to you? (more) (21 February 2006)
The thing
Now that he's unblocked, I'm thinking you can put that template for his block reason on his talk page. (more) (22 February 2006)
Vandalism
You all need to complain to your teachers for not teaching you how to read. While you're at it, go ahead and post a mailing address where I can send a bill to your parents for babysitting you. (more) (26 February 2006)
Dr. Who
HOW DOES HE KEEP COMING BACK! (more) (27 February 2006)
WikiTroll
Why don't you want me editing that page? (more) (5 March 2006)
Granola
Why did you delete my old userpage? (more) (5 March 2006)
Cheddarlebbon
I am sure that IP address is not him. (more) (6 March 2006)
My Userbox
Hey! Jerk! Why don't you stay offa my userpage and let me make my own userbox there! (more) (6 March 2006)
Dr. Who Never Strikes Again
I've got to admit, somewhat grudgingly, that you caught me earlier. (more) (11 March 2006)
Dr.... Who?
Who was Dr. Who? why did he/she get kicked off so many times? (more) (19 March 2006)
Another recent block
Looking at the Block list, I saw that you banned User:Fire Man. Are you sure you've got the right guy? (more) (23 March 2006)
Declaring War
Isn't there a rule against declaring war? (more) (27 March 2006)
My bro
Is it ok if my brother creates a user on here? (more) (4 April 2006)
Sockpuppet vandels
They might just have the same IP. Maybe not the same peson. (more) (11 April 2006)
IP
I'm like, Discount Special Pages Warehouse over here. Some of my special pages are of such significance that they can't be shown in anything but WIDESCREEEEEEEEEEEEN. (more) (11 April 2006)
Even more recent block
I understand that you want to feel like you're in the loop, but unfortunately you do not have the standing here to question my actions in this way. (more) (5 May 2006)
Expanded basic cable
Dude, you've fed us all so much crap over these last few months that I'm amazed that you think we're listening anymore. (more) (17 May 2006)
Reverting that vandal
Do you think he'll go crazy like last time? (more) (20 May 2006)
Troll sockpuppet
Could you please not be so quick to assume that's what I am? (more) (23 May 2006)
Should I...
...remove the vandalism thing from Darth's userpage? (more) (23 May 2006)
Sockpuppetness
You have already asked me questions like this two or three times on this page, but I'm still not going to give you a straight answer. (more) (25 May 2006)
The latest most recent block
Please look over my talk page here and find every thread with the words "recent block" in the title before posting another thread like this one. (more) (9 June 2006)
Master Chief's name
How did you know Master Chief's real name? (more) (13 June 2006)
Unblock
Forget it. (more) (17 June 2006)
A troll's IP
I found a trolls IP address, and I was wondering what I should do with it. (more) (26 June 2006)
Tampo
Can you please unblock Tampo? He's really sorry for...... whatever he did (if any) and I think he's done his time. You don't have to but I'm just asking nicely if you please would. And uh.... Mr. Peanut was a good boy. (more) (10 November 2006)
An Epic Apology
In regards to my stupidity in creating a sockpuppet, I would like to say a few things for myself. (more) (18 February 2007)
More unblock
Can you PLEASE unblock me?? I am sorry for vandalizing the wiki, and I promise I wont do it. again. (more) (19 May 2007)
User:No Cash Value
This is actually Cow Puncher. (more) (22 December 2007)
WHAT THE HECK!!!
WHAT THE HECK IT'S NOT LETING ME PUT ANY FREAKING USERBOXES ON MY PAGE IT KEEPS TELLING ME TO READ MY MAIL AND USE SHOW PREVIEW BUT I ALREADY READ MY FREAKING MAIL AND I'M USING SHOW PREVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (more) (20 April 2008)

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The System Is Down

Technical help
(more)
How to add images
(more)
How to revert a page
(more)
Where to link characters
(more)
How to make the vertical line to appear
(more)
Blockquote
How do you make that "blockquote" where it shows what Strong Bad wrote on his computer on the transcripts? (more)
Super-plain link
Is there any way to link something, but keep it just a regular black color, without underlining or anything? (more)
Edit comments
(more)
IRC channel
(more)
Help creating welcome template?
(more)
E-mail this User
(more)
Sig
Start by typing four tildes (~~~~). (more)
New Page
Hey do you know how to make a new article? (more)
Thermometer
How to get one of those mood thermometer things for a user page? (more)
Help me, It's dot com, you're my only hope
I recentley made a Homestar Runner cursor that I was going to use on my talk page, but I dont know where to upload it! (more) (17 November 2005)
Block user
How do you block someone? (more)
Lost password
See the little button on the bottom of the login page that says "Email new password"? (more)
Software glitches
(more)
A telegramophonic thank you!
It appears that I always have new electronic messages even though none are present in the actual talk area. STOP Can you perhaps suggest a remedy? STOP (more) (19 November 2005)
Tape-Leg Huh?
What's going on with Tape-Leg and Tape-Leg 2? (more) (10 December 2005)
IRC Error
I suddenly have an error with IRC. (more) (29 November 2005)
My Watchlist
I just noticed that for some reason I cannot add my talk page to my watchlist. (more) (29 November 2005)
Diff Problems
Is the MediaWiki edit conflict fix thingy actually being buggy? Seems to me like certain things got overwritten during the frenzy. (more) (5 December 2005)
Check this out:
Ok, so check out the current delete category. (more) (27 February 2006)
Parse error!
You sure are good at bringing the Wiki to its knees. (more) (1 March 2006)
Where's the page?
When I try to get into the "Where's the Cheat?" page from the H*R updates page, it says "no page with that title exists," but when I get into it from the "Toons" section, it works fine. (more) (24 May 2006)
Error
The database did not find the text of a page that it should have found. (more) (29 October 2006)
format"><br> format
I was just wondering why you changed the <br clear="all" /> to <br style="clear:both" />... (more) (17 August 2005)
Offline
I was wondering what you did with the 2005 updates page? Was it a ploy to annoy the troll? (more) (8 September 2005)
The system is down, yo
Earlier today the wiki wasent working at all. (more) (11 November 2005)
source code
Can you or someone else let the code be seen for Special:Statistics. (more) (15 November 2005)
Blanked out
What did you tried to do with this template? (more) (14 December 2005)
The weirdest thing
Here is something weird: Hide the TOC. (more) (26 December 2005)
Book sources
What is Special:Booksources? (more) (15 January 2006)
CAPTCHA
I wanted to know what you did to get CAPTCHA up and running on 1.5.6. (more) (25 January 2006)
.swf decompiler
Where did you find a .swf decompiler? (more) (28 January 2006)
Two Questions
First, where did you post that discussion where someone was asking how to do links that were not underlined and you tried an example which didn't quite work correctly? (more) (2 February 2006)
Mirrors and Such
A little discussion in the far reaches of the knowledge base. (more) (16 February 2006)
Did I just miss that?
I *just* noticed that the order of the "diff" and "hist" buttons are out of order. (more) (24 February 2006)
You are s-smart
Would this be something possible to improve usability? (more) (1 March 2006)
New special page
I've been seeing a lot of pages with the name Test being deleted, along with images. (more) (16 March 2006)
Flagrant System Error
Your userpage is pimp-ed out! How'd you get it like that? (more) (2 April 2006)
My editing a-broke
Hey. This is Seriously. For some reason, my account can't edit. An internal error keeps happening. (more) (2 April 2006)
'Tavi monobook
Look, 'Tavi is somehow halting the appearance of my monobook.css. (more) (2 April 2006)
what happen to your userpage
Last time i checked your userpage, there was the blue fragment error page, what happen? (more) (2 April 2006)
Userboxes
When I try to make it align to the left side, it only goes to the right. Then, when I put it in my about me section, it goes above my text so it looks weird. (more) (7 April 2006)
TaviStyle
Is there any way to put the TaviStyle skin as a choosable skin on the Fanstuff Wiki? (more) (8 April 2006)
[[Wikipedia: Extension]]
That's a standard feature of every MediaWiki install. (more) (9 April 2006)
WikiBot
Unless you have über-1337 haxx0r access like our friend It's dot com here, the only way you're going to be doing anything to the wiki is with normal page loads, i.e. exactly as if you were editing it by hand, just automated. (more) (11 April 2006)
Special Pages
How did someone add the template to recent changes? (more) (24 April 2006)
Checking IPs
There are around half a dozen ways, none of which I'm going to elaborate on here. (more) (18 May 2006)
Idea'd
I believe that the fanstuff wiki should be able to use the Tavi style for our skin. (more) (21 May 2006)
Contribs
Do you think you could add the 'ctrbs' extension to the Fanstuff Wiki's recent changes? (more) (23 May 2006)
Magical Sysop Powers?
I've noticed that you and the other sysops around here are able to identify a user by their IP number. (more) (3 June 2006)
Help Another Wiki?
We're looking into possibly using your "Image Code" verification. (more) (6 June 2006)
Interwiki links
I need some help with a link. It works here, but not on the Fanstuff User Preferences. (more) (9 June 2006)
MediaWiki pages
What exactly do MediaWiki pages do? (more) (21 June 2006)
Deleting user names
Of course I can delete usernames. I can delete the whole wiki. (Not that I'm going to.) (more) (27 June 2006)
El Cid... lcid... Are Cid... rcid...
Hey! What's "rcid"? (more) (30 June 2006)
Subst signatures
I have created a new variable that allows me to disable this so-called feature, which I now have done. (more) (8 July 2006)
/wiki/ redirect
I think /wiki/ should redirect to /index.php/. (more) (11 July 2006)
PHP upgrade
We're running PHP 4.4.2. Upgrade to PHP 5 unsccessful? (more) (12 July 2006)
Special:Countedits
Could you please install the Count Edits extension on the Fanstuff? (more) (12 July 2006)
Old main page style
Is there a way to put that old style as one of the skins in the preferences? (more) (20 July 2006)
Help, please?
I'd like to patrol recent changes. What do the red "!"s and "N"s mean? (more) (24 August 2006)
Text could not be found
If that happens again, you can fix it by purging the page. (more) (2 October 2006)
MediaWiki Question
I was wondering if you could let me know how you hard-coded the header for the Sandbox. (more) (7 October 2006)
Userboxes and Homsar Quotes
The braces around the homsarquote template have to be escaped inside the userboxsamples tags. (more) (23 October 2006)
Knowledge Base - Fanstuff Redirects
We've enabled this kind of redirect from Fanstuff to the Knowledge Base on a provisional basis. Let us know how it works. (more) (8 December 2006)
Move Page Modification
It would be convenient to have a checkbox when moving a page that would delete the redirect automatically without having to do it manually. (more) (18 December 2006)
Transclusion templates
The reason I had 4 different templates was in order to have a separate category for each language, thus making it easier for speakers of specific languages to know which pages need to be verified in their language as well. (more) (27 December 2006)
Notice on Subtitles:sbemail/en
Your notice, though it would be useful, made the subtitles not work. (more) (19 February 2007)
Redirects A-Plenty
Hey Dot com, out of curiosity what are these pages for? (more) (17 March 2007)
Main Page Redirection
I was wondering how to edit the main page of the wiki and make redirect pages. (more) (24 March 2007)
Something's Fishy...
In the Recent Changes, there used to be numbers by each change in the wiki showing how many bytes have been added/removed from the page. (more) (3 May 2007)
Randomizer
hmm.. hrwiki's page randomizer seems to be biased... (more) (30 July 2007)
Questions and waffles.
Why can't I get on the forums? I can't log in because I am inactive and I can't make a new account because my email adress is in use. (more) (22 August 2007)
Autopipe/Autodirect
I was wondering if you'd mind sharing the Autopipe / Autodirect extension you wrote. (more) (24 August 2007)
modified SWF
How do you find out that the SWF file was modified at a particular time? (more) (12 January 2008)
You know you've made it
You know you've made it when people on Wikipedia want to use a feature you've written. (more) (17 January 2008)
El Toolbaro
How do you change the sidebar? (more) (28 February 2008)
Fonts Move
Thanks for getting that move done. A strange thing is happening, though. (more) (5 March 2008)

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Let's Get Started on Doing All Those Awesome Things I Suggested

STUFF reform
(more)
The note
Here's the note you requested. (more) (11 June 2005)
STUFF help
I would be glad to help you out Dot com. (more) (14 June 2005)
New STUFF Verdicts
My real question is: how should a VERDICT'D STUFF look? (more) (17 June 2005)
<span id="<3"></span><3
My ace in the hole. You rock. Good prize. (more) (24 June 2005)
STUFF query
I just noticed that one of bottom 10's STUFF entries is not ever going to succeed due to the author's mistake. (more) (12 July 2005)
Anonymous STUFFing
The rules state: "You may only edit arguments while logged in." I would think that extends to creating items. (more) (26 July 2005)
STUFF instructions for newcomers
I plan to start working on some more detailed STUFF instructions soon to help newcomers know when to STUFF. (more) (12 December 2005)
Admin maintenance
(more)
IP block issues
Might I ask why you keep blocking my IP address every time, and also mark me as a "repeat offender?" (more) (5 October 2005)
Block and unblock
You blocked me then unblocked me. (more) (10 October 2005)
Does the box have a troll in it? Or maybe a troll?
Are you sure about 24.151.40.232? Most of his/her edits seem inept, but not malicious. (more) (13 November 2005)
Please add to trusted group
Hey Dot com, put me in the trusted group on the Fanstuff wiki. I'd like to start reverting some vandalised pages. (more) (24 November 2005)
About the trusted group
Exactly what things can a user in the trusted group do over a regular user? (more) (28 November 2005)
User accounts
Can sysops create new accounts during the block? (more) (2 December 2005)
New Fanstuff User
This user joined the Fanstuff Wiki Forum and requests an account on the locked down Fanstuff Wiki. Do you think you could set him/her up? (more) (10 December 2005)
Fanstuff E-mail
The fanstuff doesn't have e-mail features re-enabled — could you please re-enable them? (more) (2 January 2006)
Finding vandalism
Hey, just wanted to flag a sysop. other days was mildly vandalized. (more) (21 February 2006)
IP Checking
There's been a fair amount of debate about accounts that seem to be all created by H*bad. (more) (18 March 2006)
Fanstuff Extensions
Can you please put the autocolumn and random Homsar quote extensions onto the Fanstuff? (more) (26 March 2006)
Stinkopuppet
Could you please crosscheck the IP addresses of Stinkobad1, H*bad, and while you're at it, The thing? (more) (1 April 2006)
65.167.69.XX
This IP range is notorious. (more) (1 May 2006)
Paranormal Idol
Could you please check the IPs of the following Fanstuff users. (more) (6 June 2006)
Permanent Edit Removal
You may want to do that again with edits by the troll NKSCF. (more) (9 October 2006)
HRWiki Forum
I've tried to register on the forum two times and I never get the account activation email. (more) (17 January 2007)
Turkish subtitles
I want Turkish subtitles add to the list, and my goal is that HR cartoons have loved by Turkish kids, adults, and everyone. (more) (27 November 2007)
WikiTroll
Just letting you know that you don't have to add to WikiTroll if the user has already been blocked. (more) (15 July 2005)
The single deuce...not really
About autobiography and the whole single deuce thing, you were right. (more) (23 July 2005)
DVDs
(more)
strongbad_email.exe vol. 4
Hey, how's your stuff for the DVD coming? Are you still working on Puppets on the Road? (more) (2 August 2005)
Everything Else vol. 1
Do you already have it? I usually get H*R merchandise quickly — in fact, FedEx's website predicts its delivery today. (more) (16 November 2005)
Speculation or no
What was this for? It's not merely speculation; it's a likely reference. (more) (9 August 2005)
The Process
Recently, I've been doing the whole recent change patrolling bit, and have come up with the following questions... (more) (25 August 2005)
New Template
Thanks Dot com, that color looks good. I'm just wondering about the centering. (more) (31 August 2005 (UTC))
Character screenames
I was just wondering if it was article-worthy to write about the AIM screenames of all the characters. (more) (2 September 2005)
Free Country USA
I just wanted to comment on the Free Country, USA thing earlier today, because I've made you my unofficial HRWiki mentor and seek your advice from time to time on Wiki matters. (more) (6 September 2005)
WOW
I know you probably noticed, but we had a WOW-style vandal before. But he...apologized? (more) (23 September 2005)
How to become a sysop
I was wondering, how do you become a sysop? (more) (23 September 2005)
Senor Cardgage Mortgage
I checked those two Fast Forwards for you. They were indeed factual. (more) (25 September 2005)
Pasta Salad a go-go
Thanks for, um, clarifying the tone of my voice for the whole Pasta Salad talk Page boondoggle. (more) (25 September 2005)
Reynold
As my first bold attempt at helping keep the peace in this particular wiki, I remove a Wikipedia reference to pizza. Why is a link to such a common food necessary? (more) (29 September 2005)
Hyphen?!
In regards to Freshley's, I know it's an apostrophe; I have no idea what I was thinking when I made the edit. (more) (12 October 2005)
Regarding the Article of the Day
Thanks for the image revert. I probably should have discussed the choice of image earlier, but hindsight is 50/50. (more) (19 October 2005)
2D Boombox
I just rewatched sibbie. It looks like the radio gets thinner... (more) (20 October 2005)
Oz
Look, it's clear you don't support the Oz reference. Let me at least put it where I intended it to be, and quit moving it. (more) (1 November 2005)
Alphabetical order
Here's a puzzle for anybody concerned. It's about Inside Jokes and Running Gags. (more) (3 November 2005)
Absent minded does not begin to describe it...
Oh crap! Did I just do that!? Man I should know better! (more) (26 November 2005)
Copyrighted Images
Well, now that we're getting rid of all those images from the pages, they should be deleted, yes? (more) (28 November 2005)
Opinion
I'd like some input from others for the road to take with this, since it's a pretty big decision. (more) (28 November 2005)
Welcome templates
I'm just wondering why you edited a bunch of welcome templates like this. (more) (21 December 2005)
These Sad Hopeful Times
It is a time of desolation, chaos, and uncertaity. (more) (21 December 2005)
Awww, I liked it
I thought "templage" was cool. Definitely an above-average coinage. (more) (22 December 2005)
Reminder
Did you ever write yourself that note you mentioned here? (more) (31 December 2005)
Beating me to it
I just found it funny that you beat me to a change I was about to do a bit ago. (more) (31 December 2005)
sig help
Can my signature have Easter eggs in it? (more) (16 January 2006)
That image
Just so you know, the reason I restored that image is just because there was support expressed for it and I felt that the person who removed it was acting rather unilaterally. (more) (25 January 2006)
What did you do
I would just like to make a counterpoint to hating guestbooks, even though the discussion is over. (more) (29 January 2006)
Sorry
Sorry about re-making those User_talk:Drwho? pages. (more) (31 January 2006)
Babel
I understand why you think that the Babel towers will be better with the source code rather than the templates, but I really think that templates will make it a lot easier to use and more user friendly. (more) (7 February 2006)
Recap
Can I get a recap of the things that have happened here since the start of December? (more) (15 February 2006)
Idea and it's potential
Idea and it's potential (more) (19 February 2006)
Paradoxes
So which came first? The chicken, or the egg? (more) (20 February 2006)
Autocolumn
Btw, I wanted to say excellent work on the autocolunm feature. (more) (21 February 2006)
Flashforward
I'm still at the conference, it was really great. (more) (1 March 2006)
Blocking durations
If we are being trolled by someone, for how long he or she should be blocked? (more) (8 March 2006)
New sysops
Was there a sysop nomination? (more) (8 March 2006)
User groups
I know what a sysop does, and I know what a bureaucrat does, but what do you get to do as a developer that nobody else can? (more) (10 March 2006)
MediaWiki Extensions
Would you be able to post your source code for the extensions you wrote somewhere? (more) (18 March 2006)
Captcha on move page
What the purpose of applying a CAPTCHA to the Move Page? (more) (19 March 2006)
Grizzly Chomps
Can you explain why you didn't you think my "Grizzly chomps" fun fact in the Candy Product was a good one? (more) (22 March 2006)
Dangeresque change
I'm the guy that changed the Dangeresque character page to note that dangeresque's glasses somehow stay on his head despite his total lack of ears. You changed it back, saying "(that's true, but it's not really very notable)". (more) (13 April 2006)
Just a little hello
P.S. Just out of curiosity, why did you revert my edits on the HR Wiki article on wikipedia? (more) (16 April 2006)
We need the "Recent Changes" notice to be at the top of every page.
People who don't check the recent changes just won't find out. (more) (18 April 2006)
Appropriate Username
Our general prohibition against using the name of a character only seems to extend to the main characters. Secondary or variant characters are generally okay. (more) (26 April 2006)
Poughwhatsie?
"Poughkeepsie" is the destination in Homestar's word problem about trains entering tunnels. (more) (2 May 2006)
Patrolling
Are all users allowed/encouraged to patroll recent changes, or only those who have committed to the official "recent changes patrol"? (more) (5 May 2006)
Recent change of the template that says "do not create this page"
Now it's completely redone, including hatred by Strong Bad. (more) (6 May 2006)
User page
Are we allowed to have Wikipedia links on our userpages? (more) (22 May 2006)
When STUFF gets contradicted...
We just write a nice letter to TBC explaining how they must be mistaken. (more) (24 May 2006)
Thatkidsysop
Do you think you could make Thatkidsam a sysop on the Fanstuff Wiki? (more) (26 May 2006)
Bad wording...
I was wondering about your actually typing the word s––– on a page. (more) (2 July 2006)
Marshie Face
Okay, you win. I hadn't compared them side-by-side and was going solely by memory. (more) (5 July 2006)
Olsen Twin'd!!
I have to admit that I'm a big Mary-Kate and Ashley fan (Ash is my fave), and I've had a subscription to M since I was a twelve-years-old boy. (more) (19 July 2006)
Quick reference guide
Why on the STUFF instructions page are the words quick reference guide in red? (more) (24 July 2006)
Guitar riff from "Personal favorites"
I noticed that the QotW page lacks the sound file for the "Wicked Guitar Solo". (more) (3 August 2006)
No fan of zeugma?
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. (more) (5 August 2006)
1 Username
If you think this is something the entire wiki should consider, then you should bring it up in Da Basement. (more) (5 August 2006)
Update Icons
I noticed a bit of some messy whitespace on the edges of two of the Main Page update icons. (more) (19 October 2006)
poll
It's still early for a poll. (more) (2 November 2006)
Sticklyman = Poopsmith 20X6?
Does the commentary of "Under Construction" shed any light on the subject? (more) (2 November 2006)
A History - logo
Was this discussed on the wiki on IRC? (more) (19 December 2006)
duplicate accounts
On the one hand, duplicate accounts like that are not allowed, but on the other hand, we usually don't mess with trying to fix it unless there's some good reason. (more) (21 December 2006)
Logo redo
What program did you use? (more) (3 January 2007)
Sorry
I'm sorry Dot com! I'll wait for a consensus. (more) (9 January 2007)
Trendy Totebag's Nintendo Thing
Does that count as a guestbook? (more) (10 March 2007)
Look! The Doc Agees With Me
You don't understand t5hat article, do you!!!!!!!!! It has all the features it should have!!!!! (more) (19 March 2007)
Plan G
If you don't want me to delete Email Intros, please comment on my suggestion on how to revise it. (more) (27 March 2007)
April fools
who was in charge of the main page and image code thing? (more) (1 April 2007)
More about sysops again
See here, here, here, and most importantly here. (more) (5 April 2007)
Welcoming Committee
What are those things that appear now when a new account is made? (more) (9 May 2007)
Sorry about behaving-like-a-jerkism
Umm, hey. I didn't mean to be a jerk about either of these. (more) (30 May 2007)
replacement
I was wondering, why did you make a subpage that is almost identical to replacement? (more) (7 June 2007)
Order!
I've been making a lot of revisions to the alternate universe article lately, and I've noticed that the Fun Facts aren't in any apparent order. (more) (7 July 2007)
Things to Do?
I haven't been making many important edits to real pages recently and I was wondering: Is there anything on the wiki that you need help with? (more) (3 August 2007)
Where would we have it?
Patience. We already have something in the works. (more) (31 August 2007)
Nice Jorb on the Stinko Comic Strip Image
I really liked your take on it, making it "informational" on how to create one. (more) (10 October 2007)
Clarification on Pseudocharacters
My understanding was that pseudocharacters were never added to the cast lists, yet you readded Wagon Fulla Pancakes to montage with a note saying that when they act as a character they are in the cast list. (more) (18 October 2007)
Missy's B-day Card cont'd
I want to get together a Birthday card for Missy. (more) (22 October 2007)
Seriously
Your most recent edit on Seriously reverted a lot more than just what your edit summary explained. (more) (8 February 2008)
Forte font
I realize you had a certain motivation to revert Image:Forte.png to how it was... however, it is only used once in that way and it was even modified from how it was actually used by TBC. (more) (15 February 2008)
Duck Guardian and TROGDOR! Wii mirrors.
Could you upload and mirror those 2 Wii games? (more) (31 March 2008)
Favicon
During the logo discussion a year or so ago, the issue of changing the favicon came up. Since then, this has fallen into the shadows. (more) (5 May 2008)

[edit]
Trogdor!

[edit] Block'd?

Hey, I was just wondering why you blocked the anonny 68.39.230.211, when he'd only made three edits? Yes, he plugged the Sandbox with nonsensical links, but couldn't you have talked to him and asked him to stop it? I'm not sure if you did talk to him or not. If you didn't though, then 1 week was probably a little harsh. DevonM(talk·cont-ribs) 20:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Meh, maybe you're right. I was going primarily from this edit, and I thought that the anonny had been reverted three times and was being persistent with adding those links. I'll unblock for now. — It's dot com 20:44, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Whoops! Sorry if there was a misunderstanding. I was just fooling around and deleting some spam from the sandbox. The anonny wasn't spamming any other pages than the sandbox. Super Turtle Talk 21:51, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
No need to fear, Turtle, you acted correctly. Dotty just got a little carried away—which he rarely does, I might add, he does a bang-up job here and I'm personally proud of what he's accomplished—and made a premature judgement in absence of the facts. He fixed it, and all is well now, all is safe and sound. Sleep peacefully. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 02:10, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Dotty? Augh! Bleh! Ewww! Grugh! {suddenly sotto voce} No. Thanks as always to Qermaq for putting a bow on what was pretty much already wrapped up. ;) (Although I would recommend in the future not yelling in summaries if one is not trying to attract attention. But yeah, no big deal now.) — It's dot com 13:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Admit it, you kinda love it when I call you Dotty. ;) Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 23:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Personally, I think Dot Com should be quoting Dot Warner right about now: "Call me, Dotty and you die." wbwolf (t | ed) 00:30, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
"Yeah, you're probably right." Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 07:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
As long as this thread has gone completely off topic, I think I should mention that I always choose the names Yakko, Wakko, and Dot for the computer players when playing Hearts. — It's dot com 16:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Joshua

Okay, I know you have a fanstuff talk page. But this is serious. Joshua, the sysop, did something like blackmail. Now the forum is messed up and Super Sam blocked him. Can you please fix this mess? User talk:Sam the Man Sam the Man 14:47, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

I do believe that what is occurring is simply playful banter which Sam here has taken a bit too seriously. Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined. - Super Sam 05:37, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Edit conflict: Lies. All lies! Clearly I'm the only one who knows how it all went down. Joshua randomly bans Super Sam on the forum and then Super Sam screws around with the forum skin for revenge. Also I think Supra tried to block Joshua on the wiki but Joshua just unblocked himself. Just a spot of fun, no need to get all grumpy about it. I think it's pretty dang hilarious the way it's going down. --Shadow Scythe 05:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for stopping by, you guys. Thanks for breaking my cow lamp. — It's dot com 17:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] imagemap

Whoa, this is pretty awesome... great jorb! Trey56 13:13, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! I installed the feature back during the last upgrade (because the fanstuff kept pestering me to) but hadn't found a good use for it here at the knowledge base until now. — It's dot com 14:29, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] If you notice anything strange...

This may just be me being paranoid, but I just thought I'd let you know that MySpace told me I got phished and... I kinda had this thing going where I used the same password for everything... including my email, in which I saved an email to myself detailing how to log in to my account on this website...

So, if anybody does anything funny under my account, I just thought I should let someone with special authorities and privileges and whatnot know about it (although I have since changed my password). I might start a new account just in case, but I'm not sure yet how that'll work out.

Anyway... now you know. ~That Guy Over There (User talk:That Guy Over There) 18:10, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Don't start a new account. Changing your password should be adequate. By the way, to add a section to a talk page, just click the little plus (+) next to the edit button. It will give you a place to enter the thread header and format it automatically. — It's dot com 18:14, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Jolly good. ~That Guy Over There (User talk:That Guy Over There) 18:18, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Just the same, I think I'd like my username changed. (I've been thinking of ditching LuxAcerbus for a while now.) Sysops can do that, right? ~That Guy Over There (User talk:That Guy Over There) 19:03, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Bureaucrats can, yes. See HRWiki:Changing username. — It's dot com 19:15, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the help, my good man. ~That Guy Over There (User talk:That Guy Over There) 23:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Forum Redirect

Since the HRWiki forum is down, alot of the regular users have taken refuge to http://www.inversetiger.com/forum/ . However, pretty much the only way for people on the forum to communicate to each other now is by email. Since barely anyone shows their email address, the last resort option is to communicate by editing your sig. Even then, most people don't go looking through a locked forum looking at people's sigs(which is where I found the link). The result: Only the regular users found link. So, I figured that it would be best if you posted some sort of link on the front page of the Wiki or something so people can find it. -strongfan

[edit] Fanstuff Purge: Wiki User Emails

There are currently a few Wiki User Emails on the list of fanstuffs to be saved, and it's been decided that this would be a great chance to get them over to the Wiki User Wiki. My question is whether it would be easier to use whatever fancy method you're using to transfer them across or whether it would be easier to just do it manually.
Cheers, Super Sam 19:39, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't know if this is the specific fancy way that DC's going to use, but if you want to transfer stuff, then the easy way is to go to HRFWiki:Special:Export, and put in all the page-names (one per line), and mash go. That'll give you an XML file that you can feed into Special:Import on WUW (you'll need to be sysop to use Special:Import, but Special:Export can usually be run by anyone). As well as being able to copy lots of pages in one hit, you can also (if you want) include each page's history, and all the templates they use. --phlip TC 22:47, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Yep, I concur with Phlip's suggestion. — It's dot com 18:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Alrighty, thanks for that. - Super Sam 14:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Looking at this, it appears a lot of the forum users have been giving you grief over the locked forum. I just would like to pause for a moment and say thank you. You have dealt with this matter professionally, and I would like to say that in your shoes, I would have done the same thing. Thank you for managing this problem well. --Mario2.PNG Super Martyo boing! 01:22, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. It remains to be seen whether splitting off the off-topic discussion from the H*R threads will be a good thing, but I'm hoping for the best. — It's dot com 19:35, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings!!

Hi. I'm having trouble on my userpage. I have three images. I'd like to have one image (Homsar) in the center between the other two of the Cheat Commando's. How can I do this? See my userpage in my signature. --98.111.114.133 17:51, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Check out our various local help pages and the user's guide (see the sidebar under navigation and external links). Hope that helps. — It's dot com 19:33, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the name change! --Blow Up the Ocean 21:27, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] STUFF Decommissioned?

When did this happen? --TheYellowDart(t/c) 20:31, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

We've been talking about it for the last coupla months. --Jay (Gobble) 20:40, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
I gotta start paying more attention to important things like that... --TheYellowDart(t/c) 20:42, 12 August 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Fanstuff wiki

Look, for some reson, my computer doesn't show the link. so can you help me out? 68.74.220.137 10:25, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

The address is fanstuff.hrwiki.org, same as it's ever been. — It's dot com 14:10, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Ummm... there's no more bar there. it completed. But nothing happened. It's just... the signup screen.
Also, I sent the email, but I didn't get a reply. TheThin 12:52, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Actually, you sent two emails. I only said you'd get a reply if it was necessary, and in your case it's not. The status bars only indicate that a certain step is done out of many. You'll know that the wiki is back up when it looks like a MediaWiki wiki. — It's dot com 19:46, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Okay, also, can you not do the purge in the next 3 hours? I have to go somewhere. TheThin 21:27, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Deal. Before I do it, I'll be sure to ask you if it's okay. — It's dot com 21:30, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

I already sent you my email. Should I post my new username on HRWiki:Changing username, or just wait? - The good...X On Fire (SSX)...And the good again. 00:56, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Sending the email is enough. I'll change usernames based on that. — It's dot com 02:13, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

So when will the new wiki be up?--‪‪‪X66x6615px-X66x66.png 18:54, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

When will the updates bar be back? -TheStick

Could you put the MediaWiki software on the fanstuff wiki and remove the signup page? Dagoth

Hey, Dot com, it has been like 3 weeks now. What gives? -AlmsforthePudgy 19:44, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Seriously, you guys. Stop pestering Dot com. He's doing his best, and he's working very hard for you. Yes, for you. Give him some credit. It's dot com is spending hours and hours (literally) of his spare time fixing the fanstuff wiki for you, and the last thing he needs (I'm sure of it) is someone poking him with a stick continuously, asking if he's done yet. So sit back and relax, give him some space, and when he's finally done, thank him very much for it. Loafing 13:05, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Okay, so, how long has it been now? A month? Two? TheThin 01:31, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Two and a half X_X MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 18:37, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

I've lost hope. TheThin 21:37, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Keep hope alive. — It's dot com 22:13, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Name Change

Could you change my user name to Raiku? Its going to be my last username ever. I am going to keep it. Raiku

[edit] Name Change, Too

I meant to name myself hremail24, not Hremail 22. Can you fix this malfunction, private?

You know, this is kind of like calling up a librarian at home asking them to renew a book for you. There are better ways.  Green Helmet 14:17, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ops in #hrwiki-fanstuff

I hate to whine and complain like this, but please give someone ops in #hrwiki-fanstuff. It is impossible to control the channel. It doesn't have to be a fanstuff sysop, just someone easily accessible. Bluebry 17:42, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Hey man, we seem to have a few trolls in #hrwiki-fanstuff, Tom's not responding, you're not on, and we really need ops, so whenever you see this, please give someone ops. Bluebry 00:49, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Change Username

Uh, Dot Com, some people here have been hanging for months with no one changing their user name. Could you get those people up to date for me? MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 18:33, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Please, Dot Com? I'm desperate.. Please... MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 21:14, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Please? I'm sorry for bothering you... MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 21:23, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Holy crap, dude. Why are you editing my talk page over and over? See Green Helmet's remarks a couple of threads up. Besides, you're already on (at least) your second username. I'm not really planning on changing it. — It's dot com 21:33, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
How do you know that? I haven't ever actually changed my user name... MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 21:39, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Of course you have. This is you. — It's dot com 21:41, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry. Very sorry. I admit it, MichaelXX2 is a sockpuppet. But when I signed up, I took a vow to change my ways about vandalism. I haven't done any vandalism for months, and I'm sorry for bothering you. I won't ever change my username again, please bail me out this one time... I will fully understand if you don't want to though. MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 21:46, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey, Dot Com, keep up the good work ;) MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 02:07, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Can you do me a fanstuff-related favor?

I need some files from the old HRFWiki, and I was wondering if you might be able to get them. It's okay if you can't do this, or don't want to, though, it would just make some things easier if you would.--KirbychuHR'D 02:23, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Why don't you email me your specific request and we'll go from there. — It's dot com 02:37, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
K.--KirbychuHR'D 02:53, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Did you ever get my email? I really want my files.--24.34.11.239 18:37, 24 December 2008 (UTC)(Kirbychu)
I did get your email. I haven't forgotten this request, and it's on the to-do list. — It's dot com 02:09, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Where's the forum?

What happened to the forum? What's wrong with the forum? Answer me on my talk page. RocketMasterZ 17:14, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

It's down right now. It will be back rrll rrll soon. I answered here. — It's dot com 00:22, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
Do you mean it this time? BBG 02:00, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
Well, I'll give you one thing. You're definitely consistent. — It's dot com 02:27, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fanstuff wiki

Would you happen to know when the purge will be over? Just wonder. ¡ÉlGavino! 01:01, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I do wonder, let me tell you. If I had to guess based on the (depending on your point of view) clever or smart-aleck front page currently at fanstuff.hrwiki.org, I'd say sometime before or after TBC release Stinkoman Level 10. — It's dot com 01:25, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Alright, seriously, what's taking so dang long? TheThin 18:05, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
This has been explained in other places. — It's dot com 18:07, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] thanks man.

What was that crap-for-brains doing? Being a freakin' vandal and everything? I owe it all to ya for helping my user page stay cool. Did you block him? --The 386 My talk 20:06, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

No prob, Bob. That guy shows up from time to time to do what he did. It doesn't usually take long to clean up. Yes, I did block him. — It's dot com 20:12, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Transcribing Permission

Sorry to interrupt, but I was just wondering if I could transcribe the toons at the Weeblpedia similar to the way we transcribe toons here. JCM 02:56, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Uh, yes? I don't really have any jurisdiction to give you permission. Our style is nothing special, and I suppose it could be used for any number of things. It may or may not be relevant, but some authors of works of fiction don't like their works being transcribed, so watch out for that. — It's dot com 05:19, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
OK, thanks. JCM 22:34, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Personal image templates

It's Dot Com, Your the admin I trust the most, and the only one I know actually. This page is in desperate need of an admin to look over the new suggested designs of the personal image templates, and to add to the talk page if you agree that we should/can change the personal image templates to the HR related ones, or not. Please do look into this. Thanks! —Mas12806 (talk·contribs) 17:07, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

That discussion is over two years old. As I said when it was current, I don't think we should change the templates, especially given I'm the one who made the versions we're using now. — It's dot com 03:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sig

Do you want a sig? If so, what do you want on it? Raiku 03:23, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I already have one. It's right here: It's dot com 03:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
I mean like colored and stuff. The sig templates. Raiku 03:37, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
I know what you meant. I've been here nearly four years. If I wanted a fancy signature, I'd probably have one by now. — It's dot com 03:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
And, I know this topic is a month old, but it may be one of the best signatures on the wiki. I mean, it did start the &mdash craze. Did it? JCM 18:42, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Winter Background

Could you please add
 body {
    font-size: 10px;
    font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
    background: #EBEBEB url(skins/monobook/headbg-snow.png) 0 0 repeat-x;
 }
to MediaWiki:Monobook.css? Thanks. Dagoth 06:25, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Oh right. I had a nagging feeling I had forgotten something. — It's dot com 20:18, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] HRFWiki:Template:Main Page/Fanstuff

What did that template look like? I created a temporary HRFWiki and need the Main Page/Fanstuff template to look like it did at the real HRFWiki. The URL for the temporary HRFWiki is http://homestar.referata.com. I also need a dump of all the templates and MediaWiki messages for it. Dagoth 00:19, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm not going to provide that, sorry. You need to use a different logo and stop hotlinking our images. — It's dot com 00:45, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
I removed your logo and images. Dagoth 01:22, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
I'm still seeing the logo there. Yes, i cleared my cache. — Defender1031*Talk 14:48, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Well, it was gone, but it looks like it's back. -128.103.10.17 15:14, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Your logo and images are gone for reals this time. Dagoth 23:00, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Who's online

You guys need "WhosOnline", a special that can tell you whos online and what they are looking at. Can be used to quickly see when there is going to be spam. Elementio 18:58, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

From my old fanstuff talk page:

Check this out It's the recent changes page of The Mario Wiki. I made an account there, and I realized on the recent changes page, there's a little section for who's currently logged in. I figured I'd ask you if we could possibly make this a feature here. It would make things alot easier when trying to contact users and such. --TheDenzelTheDenzelsiglogo.gif 18:11, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
[...] This would indeed be interesting, but people shouldn't have their identities exposed just because they're browsing. Part of what a lot of people like about reading a wiki is that you're not publicly logged unless you edit. And there's the thing: one should be able to tell who's online well enough just by looking at the recent changes. — It's dot com 04:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Or do you mean something that only sysops and/or developers could see? If so, we already have enough behind-the-scenes access to handle our relatively minor spam load. Thanks though. — It's dot com 19:50, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

I mean that only registered users can see, and from my knowledge of it, noone EVER uses it but me, for some reason on the other wikis I go on. It would just help alot. Elementio 19:55, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Well, like I said last year, I don't think that information should be available to just anyone who happens to have an account. There's almost no reason (if any) to look over someone's shoulder if they're merely reading articles. — It's dot com 20:03, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
However, it can help if they are about to troll. Elementio 20:04, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
It would be nearly impossible to tell whether someone was about to vandalize based solely on what they're looking at. Even if it were possible, the vigilance required to make the extension effective would be prohibitively time-consuming. Considering the low volume of bad-faith edits we have to deal with and how easy it is to clean up pages after the fact, we simply don't have the need for an early-warning system. — It's dot com 20:18, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hey, something to bring your attention to

Adventure Classic Gaming recently had an interview with the Brothers Chaps and the designers of their episodic adventure game series at TellTale, not sure how you usually feature new content related to the brothers chaps but figured you might not have seen it yet, it isn't on the interviews page at least: [1] -MarkN

It's actually on the SBCG4AP page, under Promotional Media. DevonM(talk·cont-ribs) 23:43, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thank you for deleting my fair-use-defying MacOrWinFinal.png image, Dot Com! — fuchsiania 18:31, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

No probalo. — It's dot com 18:34, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sensitive to Bees

Thanks so much for agreeeing with my statements, It's dot com! I knew someone would believe me if I posted the edit there! The second video was just my proof to make sure there wouldn't be that much of a conflict, but if that's what made you believe me, I'm glad I made it! So thanks again!

-MarioMaster2008

P.S. Speaking of which, why did you think I went overboard trying to prove my point with the video?

I wouldn't say so. People have gone crazy before proving their point. MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 06:12, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Maybe so, but if you look on the talk page for the article in question, you'll see that It's Dot Com himself said I surpassed him in levels of proving my point. -MarioMaster2008
The above link to that template talk page has nothing to do with what I'm talking about. I'm referring to people posting evidence they gather to try and answer a question of fact regarding something in one of the toons. I'm not saying I don't go overboard (my illustrations on Homestar's spinning buzzer are just the latest example), but I think making a whole YouTube video trumps anything I've done. So far. By the way, MarioMaster, to sign your name, just type four tildes, like this: ~~~~, and the system will automatically insert your name and a timestamp, like this: It's dot com 16:10, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Oh, okay. I was wondering how to do that. Let's try it now. MarioMaster2008 17:48, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] History category

Sorry, I didn't know we had a place to keep stuff around for historical reasons. -132.183.138.37 21:51, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, if something was widely used in the past, but isn't anymore, then we put it in the history category rather than delete it completely. — It's dot com 23:21, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sandbox user subpages

Would it be possible for me to create a mini sand box as a sub page? Kid2255 Talk 22:11, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

See HRWiki talk:User space#Sandboxes?. — It's dot com 16:35, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect pages

Hi there It's Dot Com, hope you don't mind me asking something. I was trying to create a redirect from Coach Z's 110 percent to Coach Z's 110%, but it doesn't work as an actual redirect. How do you create a redirect page, and how is it different from a normal one? Thanks! —Guard Duck talk 01:02, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Note, it won't act like a redirect in the preview, you have to save it. And the syntax is "#REDIRECT [[Pagename]]". And this is probably the wrong place to ask this kind of question. — Defender1031*Talk 01:05, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
Oh, so that's what happened, I only saw it in the preview. Sorry for bothering you, is there a better place for questions like that? —Guard Duck talk 01:08, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
You can ask me on my talk page, i don't get annoyed by technical questions, but the best place is probably the talk for one of the help pages or something... — Defender1031*Talk 01:11, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
HRWiki talk:FAQ is actually the place we've set aside for questions. If a discussion needs to be on a more specific page, it can be referred to the other page from there. And it is true that a question on any central or highly visible public talk page will likely be answered. Similarly, while I'm not encouraging you to post on any one user's talk page, you could do worse than this one. It's watched by a good number of users, and I have a whole section of the page devoted to technical issues. — It's dot com 02:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Blanking the sandbox

 

Hey, um, are you trying to make fun of me? That userbox, Um, NOT FREAKIN FUNNY! If you need to tell me something, tell me in my Talk page.--Record307

Strictly speaking, yes, I am making fun, but I'm not trying to be mean. I just think it's funny that you've blanked the sandbox once a day every day for the past 11 days (except the 9th (when you did it twice) and the 15th (which you missed)). I myself blank the sandbox on occasion, but not like clockwork. Generally speaking, having a blank or non-blank sandbox makes no difference, and so I find it interesting that you've kept it up. But I'm just teasing, not trying to be offensive. :) (By the way, if it's not obvious, the icon there is a blank sandbox.) Cheers. — It's dot com 01:42, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. Y'know what? I'm gonna use the userbox you made. Can you do me a favor? My userboxes scroll But they mess up my page. I want it to blend in with the pictures on my userpage. Can you do that for me? Thanks!---Record307

I adjusted the width of your email box. Did that fix what you were talking about? Oh, by the way, to sign your name, just type four tildes, like this: ~~~~, and the system will automatically insert your name and a timestamp, like this: It's dot com 14:03, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks so much! See ya round!Record307 15:26, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Forum account disabled

Why can't I log on? --Blow Up the Ocean 15:57, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

I deactivated your account at the request of a lot of people. — It's dot com 16:05, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Hey It's dot com, how's it hanging?

I've been good, nearly done hiugh school, which leaves me to my first question:

I'll be leaving Homestar Runner wiki, temporarily, for school reasons. Anyhow, can someone you tell me where i can find a banner template to place on my wikipage saying I'll be off wiki for a while?

Thanks a bunch.

Nikolce Kocovski 07:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Wow, Nikolce, long time no hear from. We don't really have a template for that kind of thing, but you can make a banner by taking some code from one of our other templates and putting it on your page. Then you can update the message to suit whatever you need it to say. I'm curious how long a while is (your last edit was last April, which is what I'd consider a while). — It's dot com 11:42, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Whoa, April, man school's been taking my time man. As well as school, sometimes my internets gets capped, meaning it becomes slow, and when it comes to wikis, they don;t load up.

Thanks for the help again.

Nikolce Kocovski 12:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] MediaWiki 1.14

According to the Wikitech mailing list, MediaWiki 1.14 has been released (link). Just notifying you. :) The Goblin!! 20:03, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. We're on the MediaWiki announce list, so we already knew that. Based on something Tim said, we may have even been responsible for prodding them into releasing the final version after the release candidate. — It's dot com 20:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for Your Assistance

Thanks for your assistance in the most recent vandal attack. Been a while since the last one, eh? Well, we all appreciate your ability to hide those edits from RC, as no one wants to read that. Also, good job getting the one everyone else overlooked--myself included. We really couldn't keep this place going without you. --DorianGray 03:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the thanks, and you're welcome! I'm glad I could chip in with those things that only developers can do. — It's dot com 03:46, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] I'm confused...

Hey Its Dot Com, can you tell me what happened to the fanstuff? I left a long time ago but when I tried to come back everything was different.

[edit] Invisible arms

When you said it was NOT better... I'm not gonna lie to you. It IS better. PLEASE, don't block me! --The 386 My talk 00:29, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Block you? You're wrong though. We consistently treat scenes as though the characters have normal arms and/or fingers (regardless of what's "really" the case) and are directly manipulating objects. In other words, we say that Homestar is picking up an object (and don't worry about how), not that it mysteriously starts floating. — It's dot com 00:37, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
I just DON'T want my edits reverted. The INVISIBLE arms show that these objects float in mid-air. I don't mean to sound rude. --The 386 My talk 00:31, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, but that's not our standard. We know that the objects appear to be floating, but that's not how we describe them. — It's dot com 00:37, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] When will the fanstuff wiki be back?

Hey Dot Com, when will the fanstuff wiki be back? Raiku 04:34, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the fanstuff was a significant drain on our resources, and with funds being so tight we just can't justify it anymore. I'm afraid it will never be back. Sorry. — It's dot com 04:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] My new email address

I recently got a Gmail account. Now my new email address is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com. So, could you change my email address on the forum to that. PS:If anyone emails me, I will send Barney to attack you. Coach 's Cool! 12:15, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

I will only change your forum address to whatever's in your preferences here on the wiki, and the address above (at least, what it was before) isn't it. If you don't want people to email you, don't post it here. — It's dot com 14:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Oh, yeah. I forgot to do about that. I changed it. Coach 's Cool! 14:33, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Name change three

This doesn't belong on my talk page. Please refer to HRWiki:Changing username for replies. — It's dot com 14:33, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. OpenSourceGreg 06:59, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Free Country Mountain Range files

Not to be naggy but I'm kinda wondering what's going on with ny Free Country Mountain Range files, because you said you'd put it on your to-do list about 5 months ago.--KirbychuHR'D 02:50, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Yup, exactly 199 days ago. I put it on my to-do list. It's still there. — It's dot com 03:08, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
That's one big to-do list.--KirbychuHR'D 03:12, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] What the pfargtl?

This is the edit summary from Recent Changes for one of your recent edits:

(diff) (hist) . . Talk:Main Page‎; 15:51 . . (-673) . . It's dot com (Talk | contribs) (look at the date on that reply (it was a joke))

But in the recent changes IRC it looked like:

<+HRWikiRC> Talk:Main Page [2] * It's dot com * (-673) feel free to discuss that somewhere else (off-site)

The link provided by the RC bot goes to the same diff provided on the RC page. What the pfargtl is going on? --Mario2.PNG Super Martyo boing! 23:25, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

I have the ability to edit edit summaries. Occasionally I think of something better to say. — It's dot com 00:01, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Hello again

Hey. First of all, I'm sorry for how conceited, passive-aggressive and rude I behaved here a few years ago. Secondly, the Wiki is in ship shape! I'm very impressed with the progress you guys have made while I was away. Great work! I'll be contributing regularly again, but this time without unfairly scrutinizing you or anyone else here. Carpe diem! Darth Katana X (discussionitem_icon.gif user.gif mail_icon.gif) 23:53, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] You're now my friend.

Any fan of Seinfeld is my friend. Ugozima Talk to me 06:36, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Possible Trolls/Vandals

Hello, sorry if this is in the wrong place, I didn't know where to put it.

On the recent changes page, there seems to be a large number of accounts being made. normally if it was 1 or 2 I wouldn't notice, but there's been 8 in the last 5 minutes. I think it might be a troll or vandal. BubbleRevolution 01:11, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Yes, this is the wrong place to put this, but these accounts are all being made by the same person, because they all are common names (all having something to do with the Eragon series, I have read the books), except maybe User:Sbe-Mail Checker Dan, he's probably a coincidence. Also, you probably shouldn't use the word TROLL or VANDAL yet, since the user(s) haven't made any edits yet, and might not know about the sockpuppet rule. Can someone go talk to him/her? I'm not sure how to do this. free 01:17, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Would like Autocolumn extension for my own wiki

Hello Homestar, i would like to implement the Autocolumn and AutoPipe/AutoRedirect extensions on my own wiki, are these available? --Kevin danko 16:09, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I've never released them. I'd like to someday, but they need to be cleaned up a bit first. — It's dot com 16:38, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Threats

I'm sorry if this offends anybody but there was a shocking post on this thread. Is the threat empty, like Hiemstern said? I just felt the need to bring that to your attention -I'd rather not post my username 22:08, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, Espemon333 (Talk | contribs), I'm quite aware of that whole situation, and have been for a while. The other sysops/forum mods and I stay in touch pretty well. Thanks for the heads up, but you don't need to worry. — It's dot com 02:34, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
OK. Don't let Heimstern know I posted this. Espemon333 23:06, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Actually, I already know. I see pretty much every edit on this wiki because I check recent changes a lot. In fact, I think I saw this post before Dot com did. Heimstern Läufer 23:38, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] The Fanstuff Wiki!

How long has it been now? If your not going to do anything with it, just delete it and it's all over with. It gets my hopes up every time I go there and while it's loading the title says "Main Page" TheThin 01:15, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

What is wrong with fanstuff? Totally outta the loop, Espemon333

[edit] My Weight in Pencil Shavings

How much does a page on the wiki usually cost? Espemon333 22:36, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Um, I don't know what that means... And you still smell like pea soooup! By the way, the reason you triple post is that my page is long and so it takes a bit of time to load and you get impatient and hit "Save page" three times. Only hit it once. It heard you the first time. — It's dot com 22:53, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
The reason we are having the fundraiser... the pages cost money... right..? Espemon333 23:34, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
In a sense, yes, I guess. The pages are stored in a database, which is located on a hard drive, which is part of a server, and it takes money for us to be hosted on that server. See our donations and ledger pages if you want specific information. — It's dot com 23:48, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] A Probably Bad Good Idea

We all know about the decomisionning of STUFF, which I do support, but I reviewed your new version of the STUFF template and I loved it. I think we need to incorperate that template INTO the talk page. It looked great, and I liked how it condenses the entire discussion into the smallest portions. I really think we should get it into the talk page. Espemon333 03:09, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

The "new" version of the STUFF template is what we used for years, and what we decommissioned. We decided to stop using the STUFF format in favor of regular discussions. We don't have any plans to reincorporate it at this time. — It's dot com 03:35, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] MythBusters

I love MythBusters. :D --Ms. 1-Up Pie 01:34, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for reading my user page! Or for spouting weird non sequiturs, whichever one fits. — It's dot com 01:52, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Brown and gray balloons

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BazookaJoe 05:28, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! I knew what that was going to be before I even opened my talk page, based solely on the edit summary. You know what's amazing? My brother made that exact sign and hung it behind my desk at work on Friday. It's still there right now! — It's dot com 06:10, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
Happy birthday, DC. My you never get ink poisoning. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 07:02, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
have a nice last 7 minutes of decemberween birthday, It's dot com. (or it might be more time than i think it is, depending on which time zone you're in) and may you have a wonderful year. The Knights Who Say Ni 03:53, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Another Fanstuff Thing

I don't mean to kill the already several dead horses about this topic, but I don't think the sysops are going to fix the Fanstuff Wiki. I know you have a life, n'stuff, but we want some stuff done. I don't care if you do half a page a day. Any progress is good progress. And if your schedule doesn't allow for any Fan-Wiki work, then get people that will accualy work. The regular people word be WAY more willing, and more faster, to fix these unfinished pages. In short, I hope you take some time to work on the Fan-Wiki, get better workers, and always, ALWAYS edit blank pages. User:Anonomous

[edit] Possible spammer

Don't know if this is the right place to say this, please correct me if not. I have reason to believe that Drhuldaclark142 is a spammer, judging by the fact that this person has been here for a few days and that their only contribution is to their own userpage as a link to some sort of online store. The McArby! 01:01, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

You're right. We've been getting far too much spam lately; guess it's no surprise some would slip through the cracks. Spam... DELETED!! *bzzt!* --Jay (Gobble) 01:25, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Please block this IP

Can you please block an IP for me? I know this IP. It's my evil friend. He found out I had a HRwiki and will stop at nothing to ruin it.--Record307 Talk/Contribs 03:27, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi, Record. Has this IP actually vandalized? We don't block IPs preemptively usually (in fact, I'm not aware that we do so ever). Heimstern Läufer 03:35, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Yes. Just today he blanked a section of my userpage. Check the history. "ZaneHiturugi" is his internet name.--Record307 Talk/Contribs 03:37, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
I've given the IP a block warning; if he does it again, it'd be appropriate to block. For now, though, we'll probably just leave it as is. Heimstern Läufer 03:43, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Alright, that's cool. Thanks!--Record307 Talk/Contribs 03:44, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Why do you still do this?

Why do you still do this? You're managing the same website you did three years ago, and still for no reason. You're thirty three years old! You don't think that maybe it's time to start a family? To take care of your wife or something? Take a page from me and stop going here. The "friends" you make won't miss you, they'll just drown their sorrows in computer code. Please, just stop this whole thing.

It's a hobby and I like it. In the last five (not three) years I've learned a lot of things about teamwork, management, critical thinking, and software development. Things I can carry over into my professional life. Plus it's fun, interesting, and challenging, I still think Homestar Runner is funny, and there's nothing what says you can't have a hobby and still pursue other things like work and family. By the way, if you're going to break your streak of not "going here" just to insult me, at least have the stones to sign your real name. — It's dot com 21:04, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the purge!

Hi Dot Com. I was just passing by to tell you that I, for one, am most delighted about how the purge took over 500 days. Without the purge, I'd still be dwelling on the Fanstuff Wiki with not much else to do, but since its absence, I've pursued other hobbies and personal projects, which most probably wouldn't have happened if the Fanstuff Wiki was still around. For example, since it went down with the purge, I've started to learn more about programming and website creation, not to mention polishing up my English skills and discovering my humble abilities as an amateur musician. That's really all I have to say. And again, thank you. No this contains no sarcasm whatsoever. -20eric06 02:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] hey you admin that dumb fanstuff thing right

If so, could you put away that robots.txt thing for a bit so I might be able to archive.org it for my old stuff, if possible? Just wondering.

[edit] help

Hey, it's Don't say jorb 101 here. As you can see by the I.P. adress, I'm not logged in. It seems that no matter how many times I type in my password and username, I can't log in, and have somehow locked myself out of my account. Please help me! (oh, and my I.P. Is different because I'm using my iPod touch.) 198.53.214.106 04:05, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Nevermind, it works now:) {{User:Don't say jorb 101/sig}} 00:47, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Duplicate user problem

Hey. Looking at the history of this guy, it seems him and User:Homsar Jean are one and the same. Since this is not a sockpuppet problem, what do you think should be done? Elcool (talk)(contribs) 04:20, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Probably nothing. He seems to have made one account and used it only briefly before switching to a new one. Yes, it would be better to have asked for a name change instead, but what's done is done. Used to I might merge the accounts, but it's a bit of a hassle and I don't think I'll bother unless he specifically requests it. As long as he doesn't use both accounts, it's not a big deal. — It's dot com 05:14, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Ok. I just noticed because I went over the TBD and saw he tagged his own page for deletion. I just removed the template and left it blank. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 05:35, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Forum crashed

SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]

Table './[DB]/phpbb3_sessions' is marked as crashed and should be repaired [145]

I currently cannot use E-Mail, so I put it here. Thought you should look into it since you're an admin. That'sBupkis! 02:07, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. I think I've got it fixed. — It's dot com 04:56, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Could you help with my account?

Sorry to bug you! During the Fanstuff purge I asked to change my username from Chituze to Happy: now it says I've got the wrong password, and I don't receive the verification email. I'm absolutely positive I've been typing the password right, because I use the same one everywhere. Are you able to find my password for me, or maybe allocate happypants3@hotmail to the account? Thanks so much in advance!
Also I'm so scared about how professional your talk page is, I hope I've put this in the right place. - 222.154.8.224

Well, that's a bit of bad luck, I'm afraid. The reason the password won't work is that someone else already has the name Happy. (The fanstuff and the knowledge base now share the same user list, and the Happy account was created here back in 2004.) You'll need to create a new account with a different name. You can choose Chituze or HappyPants or something else. — It's dot com 15:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
OH, RIGHT. Dang, somehow that never crossed my mind. Now I feel bad because I've sent about 4 verification emails to them.
(Ack, what if during the purge I got an email about this, but it went to junk? Whoops, sorry, just thinking aloud here.) Thanks for your help! - 222.154.16.62

[edit] Regarding Mirror Glitch

Hey, man. I just went over the articles for cleanup and saw Scroll Button Songs. The article looked OK and I went over the last few talk page posts to see why it should be cleaned up. I saw no problem, and I was just about to remove the template, when I decided to dig in the history a little and came across this edit from almost exactly a year ago. That discussion started two and a half years ago, and the article has been in "cleanup" ever since. Is that REALLY such a big of an issue? I mean, it looks like some technical thing to fix that should not bother the casual reader. I didn't even notice the email list on the mirrors after I read the talk page. I just listened to the songs. What I'm suggesting is to remove the template and you'll just fix whatever you need to fix whenever you got the time, since the article itself is fine. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 06:41, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you're asking me. I already removed that cleanup template once, and I didn't make the edit you linked to. The same user who made that edit is the one who put the template back. — It's dot com 17:33, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Ah! I see I hadn't dug deep enough in the history... I contacted you because you're involved in that talk page discussion. Oh well. I agree with you - There shouldn't be a template there. I'm removing it. Thanks for sorting this up :). Elcool (talk)(contribs) 18:48, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Little questions

Hey, DC. I was wondering:

  1. When did you first use H*R?
  2. What sites, apart from the Wiki, the Wiki's forum, and the Fanstuff Wiki, are you a member on?
  3. What do you do for a living?

RickTommy (edits) 12:19, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

See my user page. — It's dot com 15:34, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of 64.251.57.195's user-talk

Just wondering, can't you just discuss before going and removing something so suddenly? ColdReactive 18:36, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

I had to remove it quickly before he saw it. Assuming the anonny was editing in good faith (and there's nothing to indicate he wasn't), then implying that he should be blocked was quite rude. — It's dot com 18:44, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

[edit] #hrwiki-fanstuff

why did you set +m on it

seriously that's uncalled for -20eric06 17:18, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Uh, because it's closed now? I thought that would be obvious. — It's dot com 18:47, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
it wasn't really, and there's still more people in there than on #hrwiki -20eric06 18:50, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
well, regularly. -20eric06 18:51, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
It's not like you can't still talk to each other. I didn't close the Internet, or even IRC. If you want to have your own channel, then make it, post the location on your forum, and then go there. Anything with the "hrwiki" name on it means one of our admins has to keep an eye on it. We don't want to do that anymore. Closing #hrwiki-fanstuff solves the problem. It's win-win in the long run. — It's dot com 19:11, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

well, you caught my attention with the chat on Super Sam's talk on the fanstuff wiki, and i didn't get to put my idea in before you locked it out. i figure this is as relevant a topic as any. if the sysops and moderators are the problem, why don't you get some new ones over there? i don't think this is worth closing that wiki. I'm sure there's a lot of people that would be capable enough to run that wiki that update frequently enough to care. I'm not saying it's me, i haven't done anything on either for over a year besides now, but I'm sure there are people that care about the fanstuff wiki as much as you care about the knowledge base. and i don't believe either site deserves to die just for lack of usage after the purge. a lot of the users just said "screw it" after waiting so long for it to come back, it seems unfair to close it for good before there's time to get more people interested again.

please try to respect my idea, HSB150Homsarstrongbad150Homestar Runner!! 20:59, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Weclome Welcome Committee

I have a question, itsdotcom: If you are on the Welcome Committee, how do you track new users so you can introduce them with the First Time Here template? -El Trento

The First Time Here? user is a bot that automatically puts links on new users' pages when they register. It's actually separate from the welcome committee. — It's dot com 02:11, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Go Rangers!!!

That is all for now. Ed lim smildE / talk 00:46, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Too bad, Rangers. At least they got farther then my yanks. I R F 19:35, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
I'm sad they didn't win it all, but I'm not really that disappointed. In fact, I'm very proud of how they did this season. Winning the pennant, especially when you never have before, is still a big deal. There are still two teams (Mariners and Expos/Nationals) that never have. The fact that the Rangers advanced to the World Series by completely taking apart the Yankees just made it all the sweeter. (Take that, Tom!) :) — It's dot com 20:14, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Fanstuff Subpages

Hey, is there any rule against transferring projects from the Fanstuff Wiki to a subpage of a Knowledge Base account? Now that I actually have a Blu-Ray player, I'd like to revise Everything Else Greatest Hits to seem more like a Blu-Ray Disc (with picture-in-picture extras, etc). BBG 03:27, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes. On HRWiki:User space under What about user subpages?, the second item under what is not allowed is "pieces of fanstuff". Feel free to transfer it to your own website, though. — It's dot com 03:59, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] New Logo

Did you make that? What a great idea! Homestar-Winner (talk) 03:11, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Actually, the idea came from the annony of this Main Page discussion, who was concerned about the bandwidth being sucked up by that giant, 1 MB GIF. That is some epic decompiler work you did there, Dot Com! I've always wondered how you got Homestar in the logo like that, and I enjoy the little Easter Egg. The addition of Flash detection is also very nice. Except I'm not that big of a fan of the lost Decemberween colors, but it adds consistency and balances the page, in my opinion. Also, you might want to remove the special no-click treatment for the 'flakes. It's making my cursor spazz-out. Anyway, great work! Now everything is tiny. Soiled Bargains (talk|ctrb) 04:16, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Well, to be fair, all he said was that we should make it into a SWF, which is an idea that I had years ago but had never taken the time to implement. So really he just nudged me into going ahead and doing it. Redrawing the logo GIF as a vector format, designing the snowflakes, coding their motion (notice that they never repeat), and adding hidden extras were all me. Anyways, thanks! — It's dot com 06:17, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Aforementioned annony here, nice work on the swf! I'm a flash animator myself and I would have made it if you had said something "well why don't you make it yourself if you're so concerned" :P --184.56.45.155 06:51, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Nah, it's cool. I enjoyed the practice, and given the various issues regarding SWFs and security, etc., it's the kind of project I'd prefer to do start to finish myself if at all possible. Glad you like it! — It's dot com 08:28, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
It all turned out great, especially now that it has the Decemberween colors. Good job Dot Com for making it and 184.56.45.155 for getting Dot Com off his lazy bum. Homestar-Winner (talk) 16:11, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
(For the record, not really, Dot Com.) Homestar-Winner (talk) 20:40, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
(Oh, I know.) :) — It's dot com 06:03, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
I'm really impressed! Good job! I love the dween logo and the new years one too. I guess you're going to turn them all into SWF files now eh? Like the idea of little easter eggs in the future like with the dween one haha. Can't wait to see other holidays (especially Halloween) in the future. Maybe for Halloween you could make it where clicking on Homestar would change his costume or something in the logo, that's a good idea. I know Halloween is a long ways off though haha.Image:Stinkwing.gif »Bleed0range«

[edit] HRWiki celebrates New Year's with a logo

(This was made on 1/1/11 so don't say "I don't see it") Hey, I just like to comment the new years logo. I like how after a few seconds Homestar blows a party blower and confetti falls. It really caught my eye. I thought I saw something on the logo other (of course other than Homestar blinking every 3 seconds) and I waited a few seconds and I saw Homestar blowin' a party blower and confetti falling from Hammerspace!. It's a great way to celebrate 2011! Pgj1997 (Talk page · things I've done)

That is a nice easter egg. Soiled Bargains (talk|ctrb) 04:13, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
I don't think either of you have found the real Easter egg yet. — It's dot com 05:04, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Oh gosh, I just found the ACTUAL easter egg.--Record307 Talk/Contribs 05:13, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Ahhh I see, your supposed to click on it, then Homestar will say "Happy New Year" then he'll blow a party blower while confetti falls from Hammerspace I see now. Pgj1997
Right now it looks like it toggles between homestar, marzipan, and strong bad wearing winter hats or earmuffs. eventually, homestar turns into a Special:Random type link. but i can't figure out if there's a set number of clicks for that to happen. The Knights Who Say Ni 01:53, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
The logo has been changed back to the not New Year's version yesterday, you know. Soiled Bargains (talk|ctrb) 03:02, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
...yes, i am well aware of that. there was a small piece that i omitted from the previous post b/c i thought it was overkill, but it looks like i had to invisicomment it back in. i was asking about the random page thing - if that was an intentional Easter egg. The Knights Who Say Ni 03:10, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
Yes, that is an intentional Easter egg. The trigger is not the number of clicks, but it is something specific. You can guess again or if you want I'll just tell you. — It's dot com 03:15, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
I don't think intentional was the right word; i figured it was intentional. anyway, before i guess again, am i correct in saying that it's homestar every time? it certainly seems to be The Knights Who Say Ni 03:34, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
Nope. In fact, you don't even have to click in the area where the characters are. — It's dot com 03:37, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
DC, could you maybe give me a link to the New Year's logo? Pretty please? It seems I missed seeing that one. Homestar-Winner (talk) 03:41, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

See Special:Logos.It's dot com 04:54, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Hey, thanks. :) Homestar-Winner (talk) 03:51, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
You know, maybe you could make a couple of Special pages where admins can change and users can view the logos used here. SWF, GIF, and all that, and all that. Soiled Bargains (talk|ctrb) 03:58, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
I'm not going to add anything to the page right away, but I changed the name of the special page to a more generic name in case we want to do so later on. — It's dot com 18:05, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
If anyone's still wondering, it's the snowflakes that send you to random pages. Right? StrongAwesome 01:34, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
Ding! Not last place. — It's dot com 02:03, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
is it okay if the logo that showed up last friday is included in the Special:Logos page? The Knights Who Say Ni 17:58, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
It will be, sooner or later. — It's dot com 20:20, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Y'ello, Dot Com, I was wondering, in the vague interest of another wiki I contribute to, how and where you added the animated logo, both in its current swf form, and its previous form. (Though I can't help but wonder if I shouldn't already have figured that one out myself... *sigh* Oh well...) --Neumannz 02:24, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

We're using the SWFObject method of adding SWF files to pages, which seems to work well across many browsers while also being compatible with devices with no Flash support. It requires placing swfobject.js on your server in addition to your SWF logo. (Note: we're using version 1.5, but later versions have been released.) The following quick and dirty edit of MonoBook.php will do the trick (be sure to adjust the paths to point to the correct files). The next time we upgrade MediaWiki, I'll probably fancy it up a little, but for now it's fine. — It's dot com 19:45, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
--- MonoBook.php[orig (MW 1.15)]
+++ MonoBook.php[new]
@@ -174,13 +174,22 @@ class MonoBookTemplate extends QuickTemp
 <?php                  } ?>
                        </ul>
                </div>
        </div>
        <div class="portlet" id="p-logo">
+               <script type="text/javascript" src="/path/to/swfobject.js"></script>
+
+               <div id="flashcontent">
                <a style="background-image: url(<?php $this->text('logopath') ?>);" <?php
                        ?>href="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($this->data['nav_urls']['mainpage']['href'])?>"<?php
                        echo $skin->tooltipAndAccesskey('p-logo') ?>></a>
+               </div>
+
+               <script type="text/javascript">
+                  var so = new SWFObject("/path/to/logo_name.swf", "logo_name", "150", "150", "8", "#ffffff");
+                  so.write("flashcontent");
+               </script>
        </div>
        <script type="<?php $this->text('jsmimetype') ?>"> if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); </script>
 <?php
                $sidebar = $this->data['sidebar'];
                if ( !isset( $sidebar['SEARCH'] ) ) $sidebar['SEARCH'] = true;

[edit] Special:Scramble

OK. Also, since I already made this one section on your user talkpage, I might as well ask another question that came to mind. The MediaWiki extension that makes a new special page, which can allow someone to view a scrambled version of a specified page, is that available on request? Or is it already in the MediaWiki get extensions list? LikeLakers2 23:08, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

No, it's not available anywhere. — It's dot com 23:30, 9 January 2011 (UTC)


[edit] Image

what do u mean upload this as a different file http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/File:coachz1936.png

What he means to say, Marzifan, is to create another, seperate picture instead of overwriting an existing one. --Jellote wuz here 11:03, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Fanstuff Wiki 2

Is it OK to make a "Fanstuff Wiki 2" and post about it on my userpage? --FangoriouslyFotoshopStar.png 15:31, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

As long as you don't rip off any of our designs or imply that you're in any way affiliated with us, I don't care what you do. — It's dot com 15:57, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Hey can we have the OT boards on the wiki forum and the Fanstuff wiki opened again please and thank you very much sir!!!!!! The Noid 06:02, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

[edit] My username

Dear It's Dot Com

Hey man, It is me, long time no see.

Hey listen, I was hoping you could assist me, see, I wish to change my username. When i originally made my username, I guess I was naive then, but with the times as they are, I wish to change my HRWiki username, please help me.

Cheers Nikolce Kocovski 02:10, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Why do you want to change your username, and what do you want to change it to? If it's because you used your real name, I really wouldn't worry about it unless you have some specific, concrete reason, mainly because now that your name is already in the history of pages, it's not like it's just going to disappear. — It's dot com 04:17, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Scramble extension

I know I've asked before about the extensions, but I was just wondering: would you be happy with releasing the Scramble extension you made to the public? LikeLakers2 03:36, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Tentative request

Hello, It's dot com! I'd like to apologize in advance for bringing this issue up again, but I have a request regarding the old Fanstuff Wiki files. I hope this doesn't already deter you, I intend to be respectful and cooperative. The old Fanstuff wiki holds a good deal of nostalgia for me, as well as for a few of my friends. The "purged" fanstuff wiki retains some of this nostalgia (thanks for continuing to host that, by the way!) but much of the community discussion and silliness is contained only on the old files. If you even still have the pre-"purge" fanstuff wiki files, then I would be delighted to take them off your hands.

Note that I don't intend to start up the H*R Fanstuff Wiki again! First because you've expressed that you wish our community distanced from yours, and second because the original Fanstuff Wiki community has since dispersed anyway. I understand that any attempt to resurrect the site would be ill-advised, so I will not do that. I merely intend to sift through old pages which were lost in the purge, for historical and entertainment purposes. I may host it as a private archive on my own website, but if this would bother you then I will not do so. The HRFWiki harbored a lot of my creative efforts in my early teenage years, and I would just like to reflect on that community's golden years. I hope you understand.

Apologies again for the bothering, especially as it seems you've already suffered a great deal of passive-aggressive remarks on the Fanstuff Wiki issues. I apologize for anything I did personally in that way. I don't intend to push the issue but it would mean a great deal to me if you would do this for me. Thank you!

--Shadow Scythe 21:02, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

I understand your reservations in responding to such a request. A simple "no" will suffice if that's how you feel. I won't bother you again. --Shadow Scythe 09:19, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
Apologies for the late reply. I've repeatedly stated that those files should be considered gone, sorry. — It's dot com 03:16, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Oh yes, I remember that policy now. Well, in my view, such a policy is not really necessary any longer, as the reasons and needs to keep these files from the community have since become more or less unnecessary, mainly as the community is practically gone, as is the tension and problems surrounding what originally spurred the purge to happen. I also understand your hesitancy in providing the archive to any old user, so perhaps it's worth noting that I also spent a bit of time acting as a sysop in this community, and in this position I did my best to mitigate conflict and tension, and to keep users abiding by the standards. I understand that you never had much high esteem for the fanstuff portion of this wiki, and probably rightfully so. But it all meant a lot to me, perhaps as much as Homestar Runner itself! It fostered a lot of goofy discussion and fledgling creative efforts, at least it did in its earlier years, much of which did not survive to the archive which is hosted now.
Sorry, I guess I'm rambling again! Really I just mean to ask that you'd please reconsider your policy, now that the nasty politics surrounding Fanstuff Wiki issues have dissipated! Speaking for myself, transferring ownership of these forgotten archives to a humble old, reminiscing sysop doesn't seem particularly problematic, and I hope that you can see things this way too. It would really mean a lot to me if you could do this favor for me!
Also I understand that further discussion in a public medium may not be especially desirable to you. If you would prefer to discuss this via e-mail you can contact me at pullskip@gmail.com. Also, if there is someone else who would be better for me to talk to at this point, let me know. --Shadow Scythe 08:28, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
Oh, and if feel that you can only offer parts of the files, or can only offer them under my abiding certain conditions, please say so. I also hope I don't sound rude at this point! And I hope it doesn't sound like I'm arguing, or trying to make you upset. I would just be very, very happy if I could revisit a tiny part of my childhood. --Shadow Scythe 08:40, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Мојот страница

Зошто бил мојот страница обратна? Зборуваме јас „Хитлер бил добро“. Dagoth 03:11, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Seguramente no me necesitas explicar por qué estas cosas no eran apropiados. Nuestras pautas para el contenido no han ido a ninguna parte. — It's dot com 03:50, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Slow loading and Forum registration,

Hello "Dot com"

I like to report a server problem or some kind, it's loading the pages slowly, I'm not joking, its true!

Also I can't seem to register at the forums, I'm stuck at the Terms page.

[edit] This place is a ghost town

But I need something that only you can get. I posted a Homestar fanfiction on a subpage a few years ago, and you deleted it, which I'm completely fine with. However, I think I accidentally deleted the fanfic from my fanfiction.net account, so if it won't cause you much trouble, could you go through my deleted contributions and send it to me through e-mail? It would be very much appreciated, -JCM 02:10, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

[edit] About my username

Dear It's dot com

It's me again, I know I come on rarely but its mostly because of well, work.

Anyway, I was hoping you could help change my user name, or at least direct me to the page where it can be changed?

I realize that my user name will be in the history pages of whatever articles I edited, but people outside this wiki will not be bothered to look past the user page.

Help would be appreciated.

Nikolce Kocovski 00:50, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Why do you want to change your username? What would you change it to? We usually don't change usernames of users who have established themselves, which you have. If it's a privacy thing, changing your username wouldn't help anyway, because every time you've signed your name it's there in the text of the page. — It's dot com 18:59, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

[edit] One Two, One Two

I just have a quick question since you were experimenting on something and gave the One Two, One Two article some time on the front page. Would we need to tag it as a featured article now or just wait until it's officially nominated and granted FA by wiki consensus? — Ngamer01 16:48, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

A side note, it wasn't an experiment. It was one, two, one, two day (12/12/12). — Defender1031*Talk 16:50, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
D'oh. Had a 2+2=22 moment. Anyways the question still stands. Does it still need to be marked as featured? I figured I should just ask first rather than going ahead and then getting rv'd for it. — Ngamer01 16:54, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
I agree with stux's suggestion here. — Defender1031*Talk 17:02, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
I don't mind its being listed in the big list, but I don't consider it a real featured article. It was just a little joke (that I didn't even come up with myself). I didn't even bother to do a full writeup, because that wasn't the joke. — It's dot com 17:21, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

[edit] IMDb

All of H*R Wiki's links to IMDb are currently broken due to changes in IMDb's film URLs. --JohnnyLurg 02:54, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Change forum email

I would like the email address associated with my forum account (also called Dagoth) to be changed to [address removed]. Can you do that? Dagoth 02:01, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Actually, you can: Log in to the forum, and then go to User Control PanelProfileEdit account settingsEmail address (if you're logged in to the forum, this link should take you straight there). Enter your new address in the both that field and the confirmation field. Then enter your password at the bottom and press submit. You're done! — It's dot com 15:15, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
the problem is I dont remember my password and the email account associated with the account is closed. Dagoth 16:11, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Oh, well why didn't you say so. All right, I've looked into it and am reasonably satisfied that you created both accounts, so, done. — It's dot com 17:43, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Your comment on my talk page about my so-called "prank"

Why, pray tell, would you "rather not block" me? Dagoth 10:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

I'd rather not block any user. It is a last resort. — It's dot com 14:44, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Space or no after em dashes

"You don't need 'em after em dashes". That's some funny stuff, man! I looked it up and I confused hyphens with the spacing rules for ellipses. I'm going to edit some of my edits now... --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 02:17, 19 March 2013 (UTC) So would this edit be valid? --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 02:42, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

I'd say yes. By the way, I wish I could tell you that was an intentional pun, but it wasn't. — It's dot com 02:47, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Comedic gold, nonetheless. --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 02:57, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Would I space after &mdashes? Are they the equivalent of em dashes, or are they different somehow (like en dashes and hyphens)? --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 03:17, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Are you asking if there's a difference between &mdash; and in the code? No, with regard to the page output, there's not. — It's dot com 03:55, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
I'm not sure how to (or it's not in my privileges), but would you change the Strong Bad email running gags category into the proper capitalization (Strong Bad Email Running Gags?) And a hefty request- I'm currently trying to change &mdash; and into —, for overall consistency now that we support it- could you add that to The Cheat Bot's functions? --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 16:37, 19 March 2013 (UTC) AND WHY DID THE FONT CHANGE?
Wait, don't do that. See HRWiki talk:Standards → Raw characters vs HTML entities (skip to "Now, I will make one exception to this... and that's dashes" for the relevant part). — It's dot com 17:04, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Broncotroll - The font changed because you accidentally broke the code tags. It has since been fixed. Be sure that for every <tag> you have, to close it with a </tag> with a slash in front. The Knights Who Say Ni 17:10, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, are you speaking of the edit conflict that deleted some other thing I wrote (or... meant to write... I swear... dreamed of writing?). I love to see the wiki running at this speed, too! As for new user A: was that meant to mean me and if so B: I found hr in early 2004, I didn't join the wiki until 2 years ago (or become active until a few weeks ago) for reasons I will at some point describe on my user page... some time. Basically, I only considered joining after the hiatus to keep morale up. But here's the thing I think I meant to write: Aaaah- so should I replace — with mdash or just leave everything? Also, there are lots of instances of using em dashes on the wiki where en dashes should be used... should I fix those? If so, should I use (en dash I'm to lazy to copy and paste) or ndash? --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 17:24, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
You should just leave them. As far as the reader is concerned, there is no difference between &mdash; and an actual em dash in the code. For that reason alone it's typically not worth the edit to change them. All it's doing is adding another revision to the database with no real gain. On top of all that, as mentioned on the standards talk page, we have reasons for preferring entities over raw characters when it comes to dashes. It's not a big deal with the ones you already changed, but I wouldn't change any more. Where are em dashes being used where en dashes should be? — It's dot com 18:11, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Ex: for dates on the Strong Bad Email page, "Lappy Era: 26 — some other year", I replaced them with en's (not in raw though) in this edit.
--Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 18:18, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
I changed them back, even though the en dashes are technically correct. With the spaces on either side of the dashes, I think the en dashes looked too wimpy compared to the em dashes. By the way, I think you might have your terminology backwards: A dash by itself in the code—like this—is what we mean when we say raw. An HTML entity (like &mdash;) is not raw. — It's dot com 18:36, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Do you mean too wimpy in general or just for important headings like in that page (you didn't change the DVD release info 1–200 into em). I wouldn't say I had my terminology backwards, as that would imply that I know what I'm talking about- I kinda just winged it when I saw you using the terms. --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 18:42, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
For multiple-word headings with lots of white space. I didn't change the one I didn't change because the en dash is appropriate there. It's in running text, it connects just two things, and there are no spaces. By the way, the appearance of your signature in this thread is a good example of why we discourage non-white backgrounds. — It's dot com 18:57, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

[edit] April Fools'

There have been some dumb pranks in the past but this is the worst. I am personally offended by this April Fools' prank. I might just report this wiki to International Wiki Headquarters and have them ban this wiki from the web. It will take me days to recover from this "prank." I mean COME ON! I am organizing a full out wiki boycott TODAY! From today on NO MORE editing from ANYONE! If you don't put these links back to normal I will PERSONALLY make sure no one will ever see this website again! This is a DISGRACE! My god! How could you do something this disgusting!? Changing links... just wow. This is the worst thing to happen since... since... I don't even know. This is a big deal. TheThin 00:59, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Good one. Almost as funny as your old Thingy videos. — It's dot com 01:04, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
I wouldn't call it offensive—just annoying and inefficient. None of the site actually changed, the links are the same and everything, he's just using this weird magic to randomly redirect links. And they're relevant— edit goes to edit, talk goes to talk, pictures go to other pictures. The good news is I lost my pitiful reliance to hyperlinks—I typed in the URL for editing this talk page from scratch! Can you imagine the state of this wiki, though, if the site had updated? Now that... would be unpleasant. Look, the guy wrote the flipping binary for the site layout, he can mess with people if he wants to. --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 01:13, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
I doubt he meant it sincerely (I'm 70% sure). I was actually hoping that the site would update, because the chaos would have been amazing. — It's dot com 01:18, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Hey, my old Thingy videos were comedic genius. You just don't see stuff like this anymore! TheThin 01:19, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Alright, now I'm confused. Were you joking? --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 01:29, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Joking? On April Fools' Day? Of course not! TheThin 01:40, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
That's embarrassing. Hey, sarcasm is hard on the internet. Roll my eyes. --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 01:42, 2 April 2013 (UTC) AND I NOTICED IT WAS A JOKE EARLIER BUT YOU HAD A CONFLICTING EDIT! GAHH! THERE WAS ALWAYS AN ELEVATOR!

[edit] New Account...

It's Dot Com, My name is Jeff Daniels, I am looking to create a new account, Broncotroll suggested I see you. I have been active in the wiki as 65.33.23*.*. I would like to bypass the whole email thing, as my parents are VERY strict about what emails I send to who, and they don't like me sending emails to strangers (accept maybe Strong Bad). I have/had a Wikipedia account (Jdaniels15), and my edits are usually limited to typos and misspellings (which thrive in WP). I do not like the visual word varification picture things. Sometimes you can hardly recognize the letters, and when you can they are often the letters that have identical capital and lower-case forms (I.E.: V, C, X, S, O, W, Z). It usually takes me 5-6 tries just to get one right. I also have a khwiki.net account, username Jdaniels15, though my handle is ToaJuaraevo01. This is strictly for simplicirty, as ALL of my accounts have the Jdaniels15 username, with 1 of 3 parsswords for each one. For obvious reasons none of them will be revearled, 'cause, hey, ya never know who's whartchin'. Thank you for your time, 65.33.237.1 14:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

P.S. I am 22, and, being both in collage, and emotionally challenged (hence my rather lingual post on the "500 The Cheats" page), I live with my Grandparents. (It's a LONG story, so please do NOT ask... It would be like asking Homsar to speak proper English). Again, Thanks

Okay, I've created User:Jdaniels15, but you'll have to tell us your email address (or send an email to admin@hrwiki.org) in order to get the password. — It's dot com 15:10, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
[Redacted]. thanks Jdaniels15/ToaJuaraevo01/65.33.237.1 16:24, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Okay, check your email. You should have received a temporary password. — It's dot com 16:47, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
You may have noticed that my WP account is retired. The reason for this is that I noticed that there have been very few talk page edits/others as of late. In fact, most of the articles that I have seen have not had a single talk page edit since 2009-2011. Plus, there are many other wikis I can go to. So I cleared my watchlist, put up a retirement banner, and left. 65.33.237.1 18:11, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
I, uh, had actually not noticed that. Were you able to change your password and log in? — It's dot com 19:26, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

This is TheUserFormarlyknownas65.33.237.1 (AKA Jdaniels15). Thanks for helping with my new account! Excuse me while I take my coat of and get comfy...ToaJuaraevo01 File:Homsar-in-motion.gif 12:09, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome. — It's dot com 15:40, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Baleeted nonsense

Hello, dot-o com-o! Anyways, I was wandering, could you send me some sort of link or snapshot of the this is real joke page so I may scribe it onto the April Fools' page? --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 22:36, 12 April 2013 (UTC) (and I know my signature is bothersome, but once I get an NES emulator for my computer I can take accurate LoZ screenshots so it will look so cool, you won' even know its highly discouraged!)

Nah. — It's dot com 22:42, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
... Can I still add it in? I think it was interesting, and there are several related things on the page. --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 23:49, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
I don't think that's necessary. — It's dot com 17:23, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Dear Tube Socks,

It's me again. I hope you had a good year. Free of athletes' feet and toe jam. :)

If you don't remember me, I'm the user Shadow Scythe, although you can just call me Nigel. I'm glad to see the Homestar Runner Wiki is still up and being actively edited! I'll always have fond memories of both the website and its userbase. The website may be dead, but the community lives on! :)

The reason I'm writing is because I'm interested in hosting a mirror of the Fanstuff Wiki. I realize that at this point it's no longer linked to on the site, and it's been closed to new edits for nearly three years now. Further, I read on the Donations page that it costs around $50 per month to host this website, and I imagine that a significant portion of that comes from hosting the archived Fanstuff. Myself, I wouldn't mind hosting it, mostly because of its sentimental value to me. However, I also intend to keep an offline copy, with which I'll conduct some research on how a small fanbase changes over time as its userbase grows, shrinks, and ages.

I understand that you're busy with other administrative duties, and certainly other duties in life; as such, I'm prepared to offer you monetary compensation for your time and services, either directly donated to the Wiki, or given to you, whatever you feel is appropriate. I'm prepared to offer $25 immediately but I'm willing to negotiate, if you think it will take a lot of time on your part. If you would rather communicate by e-mail, at pullskip (at) gmail (dot) com! Thank you for your consideration!

Nigel

Only three years? I would have thought it was more than that. The fanstuff archive is fine where it is. — It's dot com 21:50, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
I would have thought it was longer too! But these edits seem to indicate it was closed back in June 2010.
Anyways, if you're still OK with hosting the Fanstuff for the time being, then that's great! I suppose I was just worried that it might someday disappear if, for instance, it was taking up too much space or was costing a lot to host or something like that, so I figured I might as well offer to mirror it if you didn't want to host it yourself. If that's ever the case in the future, let me know. :)
Though, even if you don't need it mirrored at this point, would it be possible for me to get a copy of the content, just in case? For that matter, what about the purged content? (If you even still have it.) I understand you had reservations about keeping that offline in the past, although now I'd imagine they'd be obsolete. But I digress.
In any case, thanks for getting back to me, and keep on tranglin'! — Nigel 06:11, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Wassup

Have you seen the new episodes of Arrested Development on Netflix? I remember you being a big fan. JCM 19:45, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings

I miss chatting with you. It's been YEARS. Wish I would go back to 2010 when there was still hope. —THE PAPER PREEEOW 20:14, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Recent vandals?

Here's the thing. I went to check recent changes (like most do) and I saw one lone anonnym'n making a ton of pointless pages. Though yes, it does says you deleted them, so I bet you noticed, but do you have any clue what's going on? He was dang stubborn, so I have a small worry on this. And if you didn't delete those pages, I will freak out more then Marzipan encountering the Cheat with Terminal 7 Brain Cnacer with Rank tooty-two billion rabies. --Camwoodstock 16:39, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

I think maybe you should keep your pants on. — It's dot com 17:05, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
...What pants? Hmmmm... But really, in all seriousness, I feel paranoid when some vandal is that presistant. It just never ceases to spook me. Nothing is scarier. Seriously. Not even that bad creepypasta. In fact, those are lame, but that's another story. I am just paranoid, so feel free to leave a talk page message if you have any updates. --Camwoodstock 19:08, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
That vandal was nothing. A mere fly to be swatted. — It's dot com 19:22, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

[edit] way2spooky4homestar

I like this cool Halloween design for the wiki, yo. --Camwoodstock 21:31, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

[edit] I'm leaving

I have made the decision to leave the HRWiki. Would you be able to please delete all my subpages and all but the most recent revisions of my userpage, my sig page and my talk page? I want ALL of it gone. Dagoth 11:01, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

Fine. — It's dot com 16:55, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Happy late new year

And did you get what you wanted for Decemberween? One last thing, though, am I the only one other then the wiki members here that noticed the store update? Camwoodstock 16:38, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

I did. As for the store update, I didn't take a poll (of everyone in the world). — It's dot com 18:14, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

[edit] The Forum

Hey man. Douglas from the forum here. I've tried to get the admins' attention through there, but no dice. Listen, I'd love to have the chance to get in there and clean it up - I used to love posting there back when Off-Subject was open pre-2008. I check at least once a week to see if there's been any admin activity, but I don't really see any... since it looks like most of the administration there has given up on the place, would it be conceivable to give a regular user admin privileges? I'd be willing to take that on. I'd just really like to clean it up and see if I can breathe some sort of life back into the place. Let me know what you think. --Douglas

We've cleaned up most that we found. We've made ourselves a note to check on it a little more frequently. — It's dot com 15:29, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

[edit] A History

Hey It's dot com, I was looking at HRWiki:A History and noticed the content was a bit old and figured you'd be just the chap to update it with server moves and wiki versions and such. I R F 03:16, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

[edit] How to request a username

How do you request a username? 107.77.68.28 23:43, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

  • To register, choose a username and send it in an email to admin@hrwiki.org.
  • Avoid usernames that are offensive, inflammatory, or confusing.
  • Pick a readable name, not just a number.
  • Avoid choosing a username that is identical to the name of a Homestar Runner character, toon, place, etc.
  • Note that your choice may be rejected if it is too close to an existing user's username.
Keep on tranglin'! — It's dot com 00:00, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks!Muppetgeek 22:52, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding gif thumbnails conversion

Hey there wiki-admin-guy! I was reading up on some user talk pages, and you stated that you manually fix thumbnails for .gifs that are used in articles. If you have the time, could you fix the thumbnail for File:KeyboardStrongBadTweet.gif on @StrongBadActual? Thanks! - Catjaz63 19:50, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

We'll get it fixed. Thanks. — It's dot com 19:56, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Fixed. -- Tom 00:45, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

[edit] It's dot shirt!

How sweet, they made you your own shirt! —AbdiViklas 15:55, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw. Let's just say I was super excited when I saw the announcement and extremely underwhelmed when I saw the product. — It's dot com 16:09, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
But an edit by Abdi? That's never underwhelming! Heimstern Läufer 00:15, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

[edit] HRFWiki Archive

how many dollarydoos would it take to get the pre-purge archive of the HRFWiki back

it would be pretty darn rootin' tootin' if we were able to access our stuff from the past, y'know?

as a sign of good will, i present to you a tune 68.148.129.142

I disagree. I for one believe the HRFWiki is one thing from the past that would best remain lost. Unhappy times... 99.48.86.26 04:47, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
There was plenty of notice at the time. If you didn't back up your stuff then, sorry. We have no real plans to dig out the archive. — It's dot com 19:20, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

[edit] SBCG4AP Tech Demo Mirror

Hey there .com! Since there is no official mirror of the SBCG4AP Tech Demo available on the internet (besides wayback machine) any more, would it be possible for an HRWiki mirror of the .swf? Thanks! - Catjaz63 05:57, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

[edit] Wiki Login Page

The bottom of the login page still says "An e-mail address is optional: no confirmation is required." However, you are required to send an email to create an account. TheThin 04:46, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Fair point. Fixed. — It's dot com 20:00, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Hey Dot com, just wanted to thank you for helping me out there. I'm still not quite sure how you diddat and how exactly it involved my userpage, but... keep working your sysop magic! And I'll keep trying not to accidentally press enter on my stupid Kindle Fire keyboard... Lira (talk) 03:27, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Hey, no probalo. Nah, your user page was just a convenient place to talk to you, since you seem to like having conversations in edit summaries. — It's dot com 05:53, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

[edit] Homestar Wiki

Thanks for making the Homestar Runner Wiki a happy place! Without Homestar Runner or the wiki, the internet would've sucked!! --195.194.74.65 10:57, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, I try to do my part. There's a whole bunch of other people doing their part too. — It's dot com 17:47, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

[edit] Reopening the Fanstuff Wiki

So, when you're going to reopen the H*R Fanstuff Wiki, because the body of work is now active? --Averon25 11:05, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

We have no immediate plans to reopen the fanstuff wiki. — It's dot com 16:26, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

[edit] Hey there

So how long were you into Homestar Runner? What got you into it? Just wondering--90.197.11.150 22:07, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

The newest email was japanese cartoon. My brother left me a note to watch the First Time Here? toon. The rest is on my user page. — It's dot com 00:38, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

[edit] Sysop

Soooo, how about that sysop election? TheThin 17:20, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

We're not really in the market right now. We'll let you (and everyone) know if that changes. — It's dot com 17:38, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
Let me tell you something It's dot com. This really irks me. The thing has clearly desired to be a sysop for over ten years. He probably loves Homestar Runner and the Wiki more than most of the uers (and indirectly) the sysops on here. Just make an exception for him to be one please. He can do a lot of good for this site. Think of the others that were not given rights when this site was in its hey day. 12.222.178.186 20:14, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
What? No. No. No. I mean, no. Never. No. What? No. — It's dot com 20:18, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

[edit] The Cheat

Hey, It's dot com! I was wondering, where did you get your The Cheat plush toy? Did you get it from the old Homestar store? I want my very own-a The Cheat! -- Mml554 talk 03:15, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Yep, I got it from the official store when it was first made available. — It's dot com 04:16, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

[edit] Moving Things

I'm curious how it's different to simply manually move the contents of a page vs. using the "move" tab. TheThin 22:43, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Moving the page using the tab preserves the page history. — It's dot com 22:44, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

[edit] Marzipan’s Answering Machine Talk Page

Hello. I was not accusing you of anything. I was simply telling you what I know (and what I heard in the cartoon). I heard, just as you heard, no /p/ in what Homsar said. I heard "chintzy", not "chipsy". As I type this, "chipsy" has a red line under it (indicating misspellings [and because there is no such word as "chipsy"]). I hate edit wars. Anyway, I won't bother you. Take care. Again, I never meant to come across in an accusing (or, as you said, accusatory) way.—Bde1982 23:44, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

[edit] D'screetret disappearance

Once upon a time about fifteen years ago, I was a cruddy fifth-grader who has since grown up, gone to college and reinvented myself. While I currently prefer to operate anonymously, I have heard of a mythical wiki concept called the courtesy vanish. While I'm not going to leave the wiki forever, I would like to ask if there's a way if my old, abandoned account can be erased discreetly without anyone recognizing me as the smelly loser I used to be. Then I can go back to being an Anonymous Contributor. -- 99.48.86.26 18:53, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

I'm certainly willing to change your name and delete your user page(s) (you'd have to log in to request both of those), but if I were you I wouldn't worry about it, first because realistically nobody cares and second because those actions will show up in logs, and would just make you more visible due to the Streisand effect. Just go about your business and you'll be fine. — It's dot com 21:11, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

[edit] Videlectrix Linx

Hi. It seems that The Brothers Chaps have moved most of the videlectrix.com pages to homestarrunner.com/videlectrix. Do you think you could change the videlectrix: interwiki link to the new URL? Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 03:47, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Done. — It's dot com 04:25, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

[edit] Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, It's dot com! All the best to you. :)—Bde1982 13:49, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, and to you! — It's dot com 17:48, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

[edit] Astros/Account Deletion

Greetings, It's dot com. Two questions for you (one Homestar Runner-related, the other not): How can I delete my Homestar Runner Wiki account? Also, as you are from Texas, I just have to ask: Are you thrilled that the Houston Astros won the World Series?—Bde1982 14:31, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

You cannot delete your account. Your account is intertwined with your edits, and your account can't simply be deleted without leaving holes in the database. I was happy for the Houston fans, but apart from that, no, I wasn't thrilled at all that the Astros won. — It's dot com 22:43, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Okay, fair enough. I cannot delete my account. I never wanted to mess up the database. I just can't edit here anymore. I've had trouble on this site from some users (who shall rename nameless). Also, I've been busy and I've had more important things to deal with in life, such as laying two loved ones to rest. Cancer is a beast. I can only assume you are not an Astros fan. Regardless, I respect you, It's dot com. Hope all is going well for you. Take good care.—Bde1982 23:49, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

[edit] Telltale links

Another interwiki link question. Telltale's site is now located at telltale.com rather than telltalegames.com. The latter redirects to the former, but it still might be nice to update our telltale: interwiki links to reflect the new address. Lira (talk) 01:36, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

Done. — It's dot com 15:44, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

[edit] Autopipe/Autoredirect code

I am one of the administrators of a mediawiki wiki [3]. We would like to use your case insensitivity code detailed here [4] for our wiki. Would you be so kind as to share it with us? 68.63.220.186 01:13, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

I'd like to, but unfortunately it's not written for the latest (or even a recent) version of MediaWiki. Someday we'll update it. — It's dot com 15:31, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
Ah, I see. Thank you. 68.63.220.186 01:53, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

[edit] Problem with signing up

sorry, but i couldn't find a place to find this. but why haven't i got a account yet? it's been like, months! --173.23.239.99 23:50, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

I'm sorry you're having trouble. Let's get you fixed up. For us to make you an account, you need to choose a username and send it in an email to admin@hrwiki.org. If you've already done this and we lost it or didn't receive it, I apologize. You'll need to do it again. Hope that helps! — It's dot com 02:20, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

[edit] Main page redesign

Hi, Dot com! We need the approval of a sysop to implement the proposed main page redesign. So far all of the votes have been unanimous (with at least 4 votes on each change). Should this design be used now, or should we spend more time getting consensus and/or further improving the page? I'd also like to ask if it would be possible to embed a @StrongBadActual Twitter timeline on the main page as discussed here. I've tried requesting sysops' input on various project pages, and I can't think of what else to do other than contacting a sysop directly. I apologize if this message comes across as annoying or demanding, I'm just not sure how else to get approval for this design. Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 22:41, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

[edit] Questions about your work on parser and extension functions

Hi! I'm making a wiki of my own covering an incredibly prolific YouTuber who's made hundreds of videos over several years. I love the layout that HR wiki uses for navigation since it really allows for a user to see the evolution of someone's content. However, part of my wiki's job is to act as an archive, so it can get really messy really quickly when I have to reorder video navigation for one reason or another. I noticed this wiki uses a custom parser function and navigation template to help make managing navigation easier, so I was wondering if it would be possible for you to direct me to some good resources to try to figure out how to make my own?

My experience with code has mostly been limited to some work in Java, as well as PHP and a bit of Lua for my own wiki. I'm not super experienced when it comes to writing something custom, but I can usually figure something out when I'm determined enough and have the right resources at hand. I've been really struggling to figure out how to do this by myself, so any guidance you could provide would be wonderful. If you would like, I can give you my email so we can talk a bit further.

Thanks!

Hey, sure. Feel free to email dotcom@hrwiki.org. I'm pretty sure I know which navigation you're talking about, but go ahead and list an actual page. This being a holiday week I might not get to it right away, but I'm happy to help if I can. — It's dot com 05:26, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

[edit] Extension:Cite

Would it be possible to implement the MediaWiki "Cite" extension on the HRWiki? Currently we can kludge a similar effect with a manual combination of Template:ref and Template:note, but as of late I've been working on articles with well over a dozen footnotes and am finding this process to be frustratingly complicated compared to how simple and straightforward using <ref> tags with an automated reflist is over on the other wiki.

For instance, you can see on the Matt Chapman article that the footnotes are not in the correct numerical order. Though they initially were, I added additional citations to early paragraphs which resulted in large numbers preceding small ones; because the footnotes are manually numbered, to have the numbers increment correctly I would've had to go through the entire article and re-number every ref and note that follows it — a process that is not only onerous but introduces a lot of opportunities for error. Because "Cite" automates numbering, this issue can be completely avoided. Additionally, our current ref/note system does not indicate if a citation is being referenced multiple times (compare the lowercase letters for each time a reference is used on Wikipedia).

I know that since we're running on an older version of MediaWiki many extensions aren't compatible with the HRWiki. I'm no MW expert, but taking a quick glance at the history of Cite shows that some form of it has been existed since 2005 so there could be a version that's compatible with the HRWiki's 1.15 install. Thanks for your time! -- Bleu Ninja 19:59, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

I will be happy to look into this. — It's dot com 20:51, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

[edit] Hey there

Was just watching Back to a Website and couldn't help thinking of you when Homestar kept saying "It's dot com!". Was also glad to see TBC included the apostrophe this time. Keep on tranglin'! Heimstern Läufer 03:37, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello! What a coincidence, it made me think of me too! Funnily enough, I was thinking of you just last week (I wish I could remember the context). I hope you're doing well! — It's dot com 01:07, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
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