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Trogday!!

New toon up! Hoorah!

If I don't say this, someone else will. Sign you posts, man. Believe me, no one wants to build up a reputation as 71.115.222.77. Also, yes, we all feel that way too. --VolatileChemical 01:04, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Going away?

So many of the cool people are leaving! first, Homestramy20, then Bubsty, who's next? Thunderbird L17? Hiemstern Laufer? The Paper? Me??? I wonder if the wiki just has everything. Mabye it's complete.-- Benol, aka Coach B 15:29, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

No such thing, Benol. No such thing. -Walking Armless

are you sure???-- Benol, aka Coach B 16:14, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh, btw, I'm leaving and never coming back. Nice knowing you. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 17:51, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Wow, Thunderbird, you had me worried for a bit! And in case anyone's wondering, I have no plans of leaving the wiki. Oh, and my name is spelt "Heimstern Läufer", not "Hiemstern Laufer". The "i before e except after c" rule does not apply in German. Heimstern Läufer 17:58, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Don't criticise me because I'm too lazy to type the "ä"!-- Benol, aka Coach B 18:00, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Too lazy, eh? Somehow I'm not quite conviced I ought not to criticize. If you don't want to write the umlaut, one can at least add "e" after the vowel. "Laeufer" is more correct than "Laufer". Heimstern Läufer 18:04, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Or you could drop the "Läufer" altogether, and just call 'im Heimstern. Or, do as I do, and use copy-paste. --DorianGray

EDIT CONFLICT: Okay, okay. I would probably correct your Spanish mistakes, so it's settled. I know nothing about German, and you probably don't know Spanish.-- Benol, aka Coach B 18:08, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

I have a prediction: The next one to go will be E.L. Cool.-- Benol, aka Coach B 18:11, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

You're wrong. Depending on my access to the internet, it may be me. Although I'm coming back in February, more likely than not, and if I get internet access over the next week, I may come back tomorrow. --Jay (Talk) 18:13, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

<To Benol> Surely not! Why would we even want to predict such a dreadful thing?! <To Jay> That's rough. I've had internet troubles recently too. Heimstern Läufer 18:15, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

It's not internet troubles. It's me going out of town, and then moving. --Jay (Talk) 18:16, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

I'm just saying that he will be the 1st to lose intrest in H*R-- Benol, aka Coach B 18:17, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Come to think of it, I haven't seen The Paper around for a while... — Has Matt? (talk) 18:27, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

I saw The Paper just today. Tagged a couple of images. --DorianGray

E.L. Cool lose interest? Isn't he the one agitating to translate the entire H*R opus into Hebrew? Anyway, for the record, although I do anticipate being involved less than I am now at various points over the next semester (just as I did during finals of the past one), I don't really anticipate dropping out entirely anywhere in the foreseeable future. And the wiki will never be complete as long as TBC keep crankin' em out! —AbdiViklas 19:39, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

The sad thing of it is, I think they might be starting to get tired of it too. My bet it that the Strong Bad Emails stop at 150, to be replaced by something new. It's not my place to say, I know I'm being pessimistic, but I'm afraid the end may be in sight. -Walking Armless

Listen, Benol kid, I'm not leaving anytime soon, more then that I find in somewhat insolting to have been tagged by someone as "The first to leave". The fact that I edit in defferent hours then most of you and that I need to be less on the computer and more on my homework doesn't mean I'm leaving! — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 16:17, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Ok guys, this is starting to get a little old. Bad things happen in life: yes good users have to leave for one reason or another, the economy goes up and then down, your once spiffy video graphics card becomes obsolete. But that's life. Remember that good things happen too! New users come, new friends are made, the economy goes back up, and those spiffier new graphics cards become affordable! Like I said that's life. People always need rest. (And by that I refer not just to our old friends leaving, but TBC taking a break as well!). So people, please, stop speculating, and more importantly, stop being negative. This is a fun place to be as we are thoroughly documenting a fun site to see! We all get tired at times but I think there is no place for negativity and speculation on this wiki. That said, keep on tranglin'! Or something like that. --Stux 16:44, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Well put, Stux, well put. Yes, we know that everybody misses Bubsty and everybody wants him to come back. I know that I do. Hopefully, someday he will come back. But, as Stux said, that's life, and you're just going to have to move on. One of the most important things we learn in life to to take the good with the bad, and not to live in the past, but to hope and work for a better future. Good things will come eventually, as well as bad things. Sometimes we don't want to think about it, but at some point we all have to admit to ourselves: that's life. — Has Matt? (talk) 16:51, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, i'll tell you why i'm leaving; yeah, it does have to do with the fact that life is getting complicated, and every once in a while people need to pay attention to school, family matters... and what not. As Stux said, new users will come, and old users may go... and the sudden drop of users, if you have noticed, ae the younger, more productive ones that have to deal with school?

Well, those are my predicaments. Later. Homestramy20|^Talk 05:39, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Thats pretty much exactly the same reason I left. Slowly, this place was getting VERY overwelming. At recess I raced to the library, in hope of getting a computer, just so I could wiki. (Yup, I'm making "wiki" a verb). School is getting harder, piano lessons are getting harder, etc. I had to leave eventually. — _talk Bubsty _edits 05:51, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Whoa—as both a school and a music teacher, I'm quite impressed that you're prioritizing that way. Although it's the wiki's loss, I gotta say way to go. May you be rewarded with Mad Keyboard Skillz. —AbdiViklas 06:42, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

As the two of you both saw this discussion (and briefly joined in it), I'm not so sure y'all are really leaving per say, but rather going into what I like to call "lurker mode." Lurker mode is by no means a point of no return, so I know y'all'll be back eventually. Each of you, take as long a break as you need. (On Wikipedia they refer to this as "preventing burnout.") — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 00:59, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Speaking of which, I may as well say right now that I'm also going to be going into "Lurker mode" until the second week of February. I've got a big test coming up. (A "Provincial exam", similar to the SAT's of America, just more focused into a certain class, in this case English) This test can only be taken twice a year, with the next oppourtunity being early Febuary. But before I'm allowed to take it, I need to complete a certain ammount of work beforehand, namely reading an entire book, writing a buncha reports about it, and completing four smaller tests before hand. I was gonna go for the June chance, but now I've decided to just blitz it and get it done. So to make a long story short, I'm gonna be really busy for a few weeks. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 01:59, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Holy cow—that doesn't sound... pleasant. Good luck. And, uh... go back to Stuckeys. —AbdiViklas 16:51, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Spaced Invaders

this should be added to the games section. - Strongstar Badder

the-coolest-stuff-ever.com is a fansite, not an official part of H*R. — It's dot com 15:43, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

It is. Other wise, there wouldn't be this voice clip. - Strongstar Badder

Hmm... It appears more investigation is warranted... I know that the domain registration lapsed and then was renewed, and I suppose it could have been by TBC. On the other hand, the WHOIS record doesn't explicitly list Harmless Junk as the owner of that domain. Maybe TBC liked the site and gave them a sound clip. — It's dot com 16:04, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

The is precedent... like that other fansite that was celebrating its birthday or something, and they got an SB wav too! Let me see now where is that page... --Stux 16:21, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Here it is! If it's not part of Harmless junk, then the clip will have to go in this page. --Stux 16:23, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, trully, I'm the only one who knows the truth. A long time ago The-Coolest-Site-Ever was the biggest Strong Bad Email fansite, just under HSR.net fame and was handeled by just only one guy. The site had what we now call Fun Facts™, polls and other Strong Bad related content. Until it stoped updating. I don't know why it did, but several months later some other guy bought (or was given the domain to) the site and shaped it like the one from credit card, hance the "Under New Management!!" in the headline. For the wav file, as you can see on the link I provided, TBC liked the site so much they actually sent it the the owner. This should be noted on The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments. — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 16:48, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Featured Article Selection

I've noticed that the featured article selection is virtually unfindable, as it is unlinked to from the root of any related pages. Perhaps a link next to Nominate an article · More featured articles... would be appropriate? Or even something as simple as a link in the intro text of HRWiki:Featured articles? — Lapper (talk) 23:22, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

The reasoning behind that at the time of creation is that it would most likely be a target for vandalism if linked to from the main page (or it's talk page...), with all the links convienently laid out. We also wanted to keep edit wars down, with all the red links glowing there, I'm sure some users would have their own strong opinions abut what articles should be featured. Also because the actual selection is ultimately the job of sysops or other responsible users, nominations would probably suffice for those who want to voice their opinion. However, that was some time ago, and granted, none of these assumptions have ever actually been tested. I've gotta leave the last word up to the Admins, but I still think somewhat unlinked is the best way to go, and especially unlinked from the main page. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 00:50, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

just a thought, although just a thought is an understatement

i have been patrolling the recent changes, and i think we should do some changes. for example, i have noticed a lot of edits by great users that of course, have no reason to not be marked as patrolled. i am thinking that all sysops and admins should have their edits not appear on the page. i realize this might be interfering with the software, but just a thought. Seriously ^(Talk) 23:39, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

I don't think that's a good idea 1. Admins & sysops make mistakes and bad edits sometimes too. 2. I like to see when other sysops are discussing or editing something. Homestar Coder 23:42, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

i suppose....well, i think it was a good idea for the most part. Seriously ^(Talk) 23:53, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

oh, wait. i wasn't. wow, i suck. Seriously ^(Talk) 23:53, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

It's a good idea in some cases, such as the bots GrapeNuts and Valerie. Neither of their edits are shown on recent changes for that exact reason, it just cloggs recent changes up. But for admins and sysops, H*C's comments are spot on. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 00:49, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

holy edit conflicts batman!

Has anyone else noticed that edit conflicts now happen when anyone edits any section of a page that you are editing. This is getting to be a real nussance. I was adding a real-world refernce and I got a edit conflict because people were editing the transcript and inside references, besides having to copy the text, it took me 3 more times to finally get my fact up. I R F 14:08, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Yeah this is probably a result of fixing this bug. Though it doesn't say it was resolved. Maybe it's a feature you're able to turn off and it was turned off here? --Stux 14:51, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh and I might as well mention this bug I found a few days ago. --Stux 14:58, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

update!!!

um, there's a new update and i don't know how to add it. can someone help me???? Seriously ^(Talk) 20:19, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Okya, someone knows now. That's good. Seriously ^(Talk) 20:33, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Save the Guestbooks

If you want to save the guestbooks, follow this link, HRWiki:Save the Guestbooks List and add your name. Let's see how many names end up on it. Yeltensic Save the guestbooks 23:35, 26 January 2006 (UTC)