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1 How do I upload a song?
2 Icon
3 Imageshack
4 Easter egg image
5 Sig image bug
6 unknown cartoon
7 Websites
8 Recent Changes
9 Song is wrong
10 I can't edit while i am logged on
11 peasant quest
12 Why am i blocked
13 Problems in IE7b2
14 help
15 DVD Easter eggs
16 DVD Commentaries
17 How do I add an avatar?
18 How do you capture a image from homestar runner
19 Messages
20 Edit conflicts
21 sig
22 Can I delete myself from H*R Wiki?
23 Upload songs
24 monobook.js
25 Help?
26 Boldness
27 DVD Menu easter eggs
28 Purge tab
29 IP Address
30 Libs
31 New Messages
32 Where did Peasant's Quest debut?
33 Submission Deleted
34 Change Username?
35 Sign Up trouble
36 Userpage Weirdness
37 Link Oddity
38 Logo Error
39 Can't switch skin
40 Alignment
41 Big Space
42 Page Updates
43 Sound
44 How do I become an admin
45 Can't See Images

How do I upload a song?

I have a wav & mp3 of the Stinko Man K 20X6 theme and I want to poast it, so..... how do I?

Do I need to have on the net somwhere already or can I just upload it from my CPU?

You can't. DISCLAIMER: Only registered users who are logged on can upload files. However, I have a pretty good feeling that those particular files would just be deleted as

1. Files of type ".wav" are HUGE. I've been able to reduce a 3.15 MB wav to 444KB by converting it to a 256 kbps mp3. Wavs have to be around four times that bit rate before they are really even listenable. Bear in mind that I have some pretty low standards as to what constitutes "listenable." Even mp3s are still kind of bulky when compared with OGGs.
2. You'd be stepping on TBC's toes with regards to copyright and whatnot because, somebody correct me if I'm mistaken, but that's already available to download at http://www.videlectrix.com.

Sorry to crush your hopes and dreams — User:ACupOfCoffee @ 07:45, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Well I am a registered user.

The theme I have is the one that they put lyrics to in Japanese Cartoon; "Challang and fighting and fighting and challange toniiiight...."

But I have one question; What the crap is an ".ogg" file and how do you make one?

I'm sorry, but I've never been down wit' ogg. So please fill me in. — OX (Talk | contribs) 16:35, 25 January 2006 (left unsigned)

OGG is like MP3, only that it's open source. That is, anybody can make a program that makes OGG's. There are several programs that encode OGG, some easier to use than others, but I can't think of any right now. Again if you're considering uploading the entire song please be aware of the points made above. --Stux 16:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

NOTICE! I just found a way to make Windows Media Player play .ogg files. http://www.illiminable.com/ogg/ You'll still need to associate .ogg files with WMP but it's great. The program that I normally use to open internet media is now .ogg-capable! - Qermaq - (^T/C) 03:30, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Oh, see here for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_help_(Ogg) - Qermaq - (^T/C)

03:31, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Icon

Is there a way to remove an icon next to a link outside HRWiki? Tampo (^T/C)

Are you refering to the little images that show up on Firefox for links to homestarrunner.com, yahoo.com, videlectrix.com, and thorax.corp? Or are you refering to the little arrows that show up to the right of links? Because if you want to get rid of the arrow for a link like this, use this code:

[www.something.com link here]

To make it look like this. Hope that helps. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 00:31, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

I want to get rid of all the icons including the H*R and the Videlectrix ones.

Tampo (^T/C)

14:04, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

There's probably a way to do it in your personal Monobook.css file. I'll have a look on Meta-Wiki and see if there's a way to get rid of all icons next to links. --

ENUSY 14:14, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
EDIT: I'm not sure if this will get rid of the H*R links, but it'll get rid of the external link icon at least.

/* Get rid of the stupid arrow after external links (only for http for the time being) */

bodyContent a[href ^="http://"] {

   background:inherit !important;
   padding-right:inherit !important;
   padding-left:inherit !important;

}Just paste that code into your monobook.css, which I've linked above. For specific sites, just enter the www part of the URL after a[href ^="http://.

Hi guys, given the interesting request, I'd like to comment on something that's been on my mind for quite a while: although i find it neat to have link pictures next to H*R links etc., I find them more of a hassle than a benefit for various reasons:

IE users do not see the links, as such, IE and firefox users will see different versions of the pages and sometimes, these minute differences can and have caused display problems in tables and such that only firefox users can notice.
There are many times when the link picture itself does not render itself correctly (my guess is because it is used as part of the "background" property:
like I mentioned before it does not render well in tables, (they used to not have a clear background but that's been since fixed -- and example for firefox users can be found here),
and if you want, for some weird reason, to have really small links, (like this St u x), it won't render as you want it to,
and if, for some reason you wanted to plainlink the link it doesn't work: (at least not for me)Stux or Stux it looks messed up. (This is just an example that I came up with, it isn't anything I intend to use for my sig :-p ;) )

view from firefox

So, I am not suggesting that we get rid of this, I kinda liked the feature, but I'd really like it if:

*everybody* could see the feature, and more than that,
anyone could have an easy way of turning the feature off for a specific link without having to edit their monobook (if they really don't like it then they're welcomed to).
Moreover, if the picture was actually treated as a "character" instead of a background element, perhaps it might work better in tables and stuff.

Any thoughts, ideas, comments, techincal know-hows, opinions? --Stux 16:08, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

For the benefit of IE users everywhere, I have included a screenshot of the comment above so you may see what i'm talking about. --Stux 16:16, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Imageshack

How do I link to images on Imageshack? I'm having troubles. When I wanna link to an image on Imageshack, it comes out as a blue text link, not the picture. HOW IN THE HECK DO I DO THIS?? Whew. Homfrog 12:48, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

You need to type in the url of the image on your page without using [external brackets]. — Lapper (talk) 13:14, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Easter egg image

Can you put an image on a page and when someone clicks on it it will go somewhere (like an easter egg)? 404'd!! FILE NOT FOUND! 23:48, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

If your question is MAY you add an easter egg to your user page then I suggest you read HRWiki:User space. If you would like to know how to do it after you've read the aforementioned page, I suggest you read Help:Link. The Help button on the left is a great resource on how to do stuff. --Stux 00:33, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

This is a few days old, I know, but I just inadvertently found your answer. RJMT has one in her sig and a discussion about how to do it is on her talk page.

Sig image bug

I noticed a problem displaying a sig under certain conditions (namely 1280x768 but only b/c of the way the text wrapped at that resolution) and placed a note and screenshot here. If anybody know what's going on that'll be great! --Stux 14:42, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

It's not a bug. He's using non-breaking ( ) spaces. -- Tom 19:13, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Oh, I see what you mean, wouldn't then this be a Firefox rendering error? I guess I'm not quite clear what the   rendering rules are. If it's one chunk of text, then it should be wrapper properly, shouldn't it? --Stux 22:27, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

If rendered properly, non-breaking spaces should not break a line. From the looks of it, Firefox is correctly rendering them. -- Tom 22:35, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

I guess my question is: shouldn't the non-breaking space be treated as a regular letter, and so the whole chunk as a regular word? So normal word-wrapping rules should apply and as a result then entire chunk be wrapped to the next line? I did a thorough check and IE seems to do that (wrap the text properly) but not Firefox (firefox only wraps the word "Nerd42" and ignores the other chars when considering the wrap). --Stux 16:04, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

The raw HTML code output for his sig there is the following:

( --<span style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(80, 80, 80); border-right: 1px solid rgb(80, 80, 80); background: rgb(224, 224, 224) none repeat scroll 0%; color: rgb(80, 80, 80); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-weight: bold; font-variant: small-caps; font-size: 90%; line-height: 80%;" class="nounderlinelink"><a href="/index.php/User:Nerd42" title="User:Nerd42">NERD42 </a> <a href="mailto:nerd42@gmail.com" class="external text" title="mailto:nerd42@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">email</a> <a href="/index.php/User_talk:Nerd42" title="User talk:Nerd42">talk</a> <a href="http://bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/U203906" class="external text" title="http://bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/U203906" rel="nofollow"> h²g²</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nerd42" class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nerd42" rel="nofollow">pedia</a> <a href="http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/User:Nerd42" class="external text" title="http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/User:Nerd42" rel="nofollow">uncyc</a> 18:37, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Taking a closer look, I'm guessing it's the "style="white-space: nowrap" that's doing it then. -- Tom 01:04, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

I tried your suggestion as you can see here but instead it broke the sig, despite the   being a non-breaking space (it did this in both IE and netscape). Both browsers seem to be breaking this "non-breaking" space. It seems to me that the no-wrap then is being interpreted correctly by Firefox but not explorer. But my issue is now then why have a "non-breaking" space that will be broken? Ok I think i've been repetitive enough. :) --Stux 17:00, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

unknown cartoon

There's one old cartoon that features a skinny King of Town and an egg filled with chocolate. Does anybody know what I'm talking about and where it is?

Talking about flashback? — Lapper (talk) 05:55, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

If you're looking for toons, they're pretty much all here, from Strong Bad Emails to Store Thank You Messages, to all the DVD stuff, and everything in between. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 07:08, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Websites

Is it allowed to post your own websites?

On your userpage, yes. I have a link to my DA account and my impcyclopedia on mine. --DorianGray

See HRWiki:User space for more information. -- Tom 00:59, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Recent Changes

I found that the ! means "not yet patrolled", m means "minor edit" and n means "new page". But what does a boldface entry in Recent Changes or my Watch List mean? Qermaq 21:31, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Bold on recent changes means the edited page is on your watchlist. Bold on your watchlist means you have not seen the changes that edit caused.

Username -talk 21:34, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

I see. Sometimes, though, they stay bold in the watchlist after I look. I'll have to see if I can figure that out. Thanks. Qermaq 21:52, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

That would be if they were changed again in some way after you looked at them, or if you only click the "diff" button. You have to actually view the normal page, without showing changes at the top, for the Bold to go away. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 21:54, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

I just figured that out as you posted this, actually. Thanks! Qermaq 21:57, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

No problem. Let us know if you have any other questions. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 22:00, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Song is wrong

I know that in the lyrics for experimental film the word is not infinity is eternity so i changed it to what it is supposed to be, but every time i change it, it changes back to infinity why is that?

Well, all the lyrics sites (including This Might Be a Wiki, the official They Might Be Giants wiki) say "infinity", and it sure sounds like infinity to me. — Has Matt? (talk) 03:47, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Going back to the experimental film thing I have listen closely to the song a lot of times and i can tell that it say eternity, maybe if you listen with your ears you can tell that it says eternity not infinity please change.

The Google search for "infinity" yields ~1900 hits; the Google search for "eternity" yields ~ 30 hits. Search "Experimental Film" on iTunes, preview the song from The Spine Hits the Road to hear an alternative variation, with a clearer sound of "infinity". —BazookaJoe 03:56, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Going back to the experimental film thing I have listen closely to the song a lot of times and i can tell that it say eternity, maybe if you listen with your ears you can tell that it says eternity not infinity please change.

I listened to the iTunes Song 15 times and I heard "infinity" every time.--

Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 04:00, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

While it's no proof, a Google Fight suggests "infinity" is far more universally heard. Qermaq 04:07, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

And, sorry for all the time you will now waste on Google Fight.

Look, in this kind of situation you are going to have to admit you are wrong. /saying rude and smart-alecky things like maybe you should listen with your ears is not a good way to do that. Seriously ^(Talk) 04:10, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Was that in reply to me?? Qermaq 04:23, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

No. —BazookaJoe 04:24, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

I can't edit while i am logged on

When i am logged on and i click edit it says error what is wrong?

What does the error message say exactly? —BazookaJoe 23:46, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Wait a minute, you just edited while logged on. Do you mean you can't edit your user page while logged in? —BazookaJoe 23:47, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

this is what it says sometimes when i click it.

C:/Documents and settings/owner/local settings/temporary internet files/Content.1E5/0L0JB1U/index[2].php

Application not found

What are you clicking? —BazookaJoe 23:51, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

I am clicking edit and it pops up that message.

You are clicking the edit button on what page? You can obviously edit this one. —BazookaJoe 23:54, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

I am clicking it on my my user page.

Um, by looking at the history and Recent Changes, you are logged on editing this page, H*bad. Bluebry 23:58, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

never mind i figured it out.

Grood. Sorry I got into this, but uh, yeah. Bluebry 00:00, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Cool. Please don't delete the "song is wrong" content on this page. —BazookaJoe 00:12, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Me? 'cause I didn't. Bluebry 00:47, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

peasant quest

How do you talk to the naked guy in the tree

You can read Naked Ned or Peasant's Quest Responses. —BazookaJoe 04:01, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Why am i blocked

I did nothing wrong yet i am blocked why. Can someone help me.--H*bad 04:53, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

You can't be blocked; if you were, you couldn't have posted this message. What is it that happens when you try to edit a page? Heimstern Läufer

05:06, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, maybe your browser/compy's messed up. Bluebry 05:07, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Well i can't edit in the fanstuff.hrwiki.org area.--H*bad 05:18, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

never mind.--H*bad 22:40, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Problems in IE7b2

The wiki logo does not appear at all on this wiki when viewed using the latest beta release (2) of Internet Explorer 7. Here's a screenshot if you don't believe me. This issue has a simple workaround posted on Sourceforge: IE7 PNG Fix I believe the only thing necessary to fix this bug is to change one line of code that starts with:

<!--[if IE]>

to instead begin with:

<!--[if lt IE 7]>

It's probably not worth making a change like this until IE7 is officially released. Keep in mind that it's still in beta, and they're still trying to work out all the remaining bugs. —

KieferSkunk (talk) — 20:57, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, this change will happen with the next MediaWiki upgrade, as that code diff indicates. Thanks for the heads up. -- Tom 22:00, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

help

Guyforerunner is some how using my IP adress and might reck havic again he is the same person as Darth Homestar runner and Darth Homestar Runner, If you block him, it will block me because he has the same IP address as me help.--H*bad 04:20, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

He is on the Fanstuff.hrwiki place.--H*bad 04:21, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

DVD Easter eggs

How in the world do you get to the easter eggs on the DVD?!?!? Tampo (^T/C) 15:30, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Tampo. That's... Quite the sig. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 15:41, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

I changed it for the cool person of the month.

Tampo (^T/C)

15:46, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Now can someone please tell me how you get to the Easter eggs???

Tampo (^T/C)

15:52, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

To which Easter Eggs do you refer? Anything at the end of a Strong Bad Email is found by moving the cursor to a hidden Strong Bad face. At the end of 'toons, move the cursor to the H*R logo. --Jay (Talk) 16:11, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

I want to know about the easter eggs on the DVD.

Tampo (^T/C)

19:31, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Uh... that's kinda vague... --Jay (Talk) 01:31, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Just uhhhh... Start clicking up and down until it highlights something secret. --TheThin gé 23:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

DVD Commentaries

Does anyone know exactly the process to change the Audio Language on my DVD player to hear the hidden commentraries on the DVD e-mails?

On your remote, there should be a button that will change the language. My button is labled "Audio". Try putting a toon on that you know has a commentary, and try the most logical buttons first. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 23:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

How do I add an avatar?

Is there a way to add an avatar beside any of my posts?

Depends on what you mean. You can upload 2 personal images to use on your user page. And you can also have a very small image to include in your sig. See HRWiki:User space. Oh, and sign your posts! - Qermaq - (^T/C)

23:56, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Also, if you are asking about the forum, you should ask here. And by the way, in order to sign your posts, sign with four tildes, like ~~~~. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 00:03, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

How do you capture a image from homestar runner

Can someone help me with this? Oh, ya, I have an eMac. So....... --Dacheatbot · Communicate 01:27, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Screenshot. -- Tom 01:38, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Messages

I just received a message, But how do I send one back to respond?? — Antispam (Talk | contribs) 22:37, 9 March 2006 (UTC) (left unsigned)

Well, just edit the page and start typing like you did this one, except press "edit" instead of the plus symbol. — It's dot com 22:40, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

P.S. It's only necessary to hit "Save page" once, even if the system seems slow. (Oh, the irony.)

EDIT CONFLICT: Click on [edit] and Write a response.

Tampo (^T/C)

22:43, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Edit conflicts

Is there a way to turn off those edit conflicts?? They're very freakin' annoying. Tampo (^T/C) 22:46, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

No, there isn't. If a message is posted that covers what you were about to say, it's not necessary to post your message. Also, yelling isn't going to help anything. — Lapper (talk) 22:47, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Additionally, when the Edit Conflict function malfunctions or is altered, then many times a post will inadvertently revert a perfectly legitimate post. Remember, although most people don't on talk pages, you can edit ANY part of a page - so what happens if two people make different edits to the same portion of a page? --Jay (Talk) 22:50, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

sig

How come every time I indent (type a ":") before I leave a comment my sig goes onto a new line? Tampo (^T/C) 15:43, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

It's probably a simple text wrapping issue. If your signature is too long, it will break on the spaces onto a new line. It may also be a result of an unclosed tag in your signature. — Lapper (talk) 15:45, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Even if I type like 2 letters it still goes onto a new line. It started doing that in late February. But I'll check my sig for an unclosed tag.

Tampo (^T/C)

16:01, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

I've validated the HTML and CSS in your signature. It works correctly now. — Lapper (talk) 16:09, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks.

Tampo (^T/C)

16:15, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Can I delete myself from H*R Wiki?

I want to delete my user from here but don't know how. — Traveling Ham (Talk | contribs) 19:10, 10 March 2006 (UTC) (left unsigned)

See HRWiki:Privacy policy#Removal of user accounts. -- Tom 19:12, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

I suppose we could rename the account to something else. You would need to tell us on this page (which I see you have already edited, but not with a name-change request). — It's dot com 02:31, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Upload songs

How do I upload songs?--H*bad 07:11, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

You can't upload songs. It is possible to upload and use limited audio clips that meet several criteria, but this isn't very common. -- Tom 14:11, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

monobook.js

What does monobook.js do? — Seriously ^(Talk) 22:28, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

See Meta → Help:User style → Javascript. — It's dot com 22:38, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Help?

Can some one help me with my userpage? It's acting all weird. --Dacheatbot · Communicate 00:34, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

I found the problem - it's not closing the div's it's having them. Dacheatbot has been informed of this, but, there's something wrong with the divs. Bluebry 01:58, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey, [Dot com] fixed it! There was a table on his page? I never saw it. Bluebry 02:04, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Boldness

I'm looking for a good place to put this guideline: "Although we encourage you to be bold in making simple edits, doing so should not contradict established consensus. Additionally, the reason we encourage boldness is because it's fairly simple to revert a page to a previous state. For larger projects, therefore, the amount of boldness you display in making a change should be directly proportional to the ease of reverting that change. In other words, if it would take us a long time to undo what you've done, then you should start a discussion to see what the community thinks first." This isn't as catchy as the simple "be bold" slogan in the standard welcome message (and isn't really something new members need shoved in their faces), nor does it fit neatly here. But it should go somewhere. Ideas? — It's dot com 17:36, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I think the guideline sounds good, and I think the place for it is HRWiki:Standards, in the General section. -- Tom 22:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

DVD Menu easter eggs

How do you get to the menu easter eggs on the DVD? — IceMan (^T/C) 17:04, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

First off, nice signature Ice Man. I like it. I have heard it said that you need to hit a language button but my remote doesn't have one. I have never been able to get most of the commentaries to work, but my DVD player is really cheap.

I R F

17:08, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

For more information, try here. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 20:15, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Purge tab

How do you add a purge tab? Tampo (^T/C) 22:00, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

  function addPurgeButton()
   {
       var href = document.location.href;
       {    
           var historyHref = document.getElementById( "ca-history" ).firstChild.href;
           var div = document.getElementById( "p-cactions" );
           var ul = div.getElementsByTagName( "ul" )[0];
           var newLi = document.createElement( "li" );
           var newA = document.createElement( "a" );
           newA.setAttribute( "href" , historyHref.replace( "=history" , "=purge" ) );
           var text = document.createTextNode( "purge" );
           newA.appendChild( text );
           newLi.appendChild( newA );
           ul.appendChild( newLi );
       }
   }
  if ( window.addEventListener ) window.addEventListener( "load" , addPurgeButton , false );
  else if ( window.attachEvent ) window.attachEvent( "onload", addPurgeButton );

— Lapper (talk) 22:06, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

And what does it do? Bluebry 22:11, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

It doesn't do anything. I put it in my monobook.css and monobook.js and it did nothing.

Tampo (^T/C)

22:13, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

You're going to need it in your JS, and you need to clear your cache. — Lapper (talk) 22:15, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Does that mean I have to clear evrything in my preferences?

Tampo (^T/C)

22:23, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

No, that means you empty the contents of your brower's cache. — Lapper (talk) 22:24, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

How do I do that?

Tampo (^T/C)

22:33, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

It depends on your browser, but there are instructions on the top of your monobook.js or at the top of your preferences. --

ENUSY 22:38, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I cleared the cache, now, what does it do? I see no change. Bluebry 04:34, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

What are you guys' talking about? — IceMan (^T/C) 13:22, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey Who the crap Let Strong sad out? Anyway, it's about the purge button.

Tampo (^T/C)

13:24, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

IP Address

How do you know which IP Address creats users? Tampo (^T/C) 23:26, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Why don't you creat an alternate reality where you don't have to spell correctly and I talk like this? And your name is Watered Down. Well, Watered Down, due to the level of anonymity usually desired on a wiki (and especially at Wikipedia), the default installation of the MediaWiki software does not make it easy to match IPs with usernames at all. In fact, when you set it up, the system doesn't even record IPs with each edit. If you wanted to do what you're asking, you'd either have to hack or extend the software itself (as well as set various flags) or write a hook function that you then plugged into the software. (I myself have intended to write a nice, tidy hook function for use on our wiki, but writing functions takes time and I just haven't had the chance lately.) It is possible to examine the raw server log, but the file is so enormous (we get somewhere in the neighborhood of half a million file requests per day) that it's a real chore to try to search through it. In addition, searching through it is not something that can be done very quickly, and as a practical matter we would only ever want to do so if we thought something was really wrong. Why do you ask? — It's dot com 10:40, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

I just wanted to know. — Watered down 13:14, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Also because someone on the wikitroll talk page said a troll used their IP.

Tampo (^T/C)

23:34, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Libs

Are you allowed making libs for Apr. fools day? — IceMan (^T/C) 13:21, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't know. Anyway, Why did you ask? — Tampo

I wanted to make one for Apr. fools day. — IceMan (^T/C) 13:28, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

New Messages

Would it be possible to find the code for the new messages box and place it into a .css or .js monobook file? Bluebry 00:39, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't know about the monobook.js/css but I know the code for the new message bar.

<div class="usermessage">You have [[Special:Mytalk|new messages]].</div> Tampo (^T/C) 00:48, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Okay. It's just, I'd like the bar to appear when a page in my watchlist is edited. Bluebry 00:50, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Ohhh. No, you can't do that without hacking into the software itself (see the links two threads above). — It's dot com 00:56, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Crud. Thanks anyways. Bluebry 00:59, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Where did Peasant's Quest debut?

Was it in a Strong Bad email like Trogdor or did the game preview just appear in cartoon shorts? I know in "for kids" SB plays the game. I've searched the sight and I can't seem to find the answer. Does anyone know?

July '04, the Preview was on the main page, IIRC. - Qermaq - (^T/C)

22:52, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Certain elements of Peasants Quest had already been introduced before hand however, and were also present in TROGDOR!. Those include Trogdor, the Kerrek, and the Jhonka. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 23:52, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Submission Deleted

Haldo,

I'm relatively new here, and was discouraged to find out my subbmision to the new Strong Bad E-mail alternate universe had not only been deleted, but a request had been put up to not repost it. It's no big deal, but what are the restrictions on editing and adding. i.e. What's acceptable/what's not.

Bob the Builder guy

Some users (myself included) didn't belive that it was intended to be a reference. So we put it up to a vote, and the community decided that it was not a reference. The notice is to alert fellow editers as to the result of that vote. Thanks for contributing though, and we hope that you continue to do so. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 00:21, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Change Username?

I know that you can change a username, but how????????

Only ~~sysops/~~admins can. You can ~~tell~~ [ask] the ~~sysops/~~admins to change your name or [by] add[ing] it to HRWiki:Changing username. Remeber to sign your posts, Lopp3.

Tampo (^T/C)

19:29, 15 April 2006 (UTC) Post edited by ⇔Thunderbird⇔ on 19:41, 15 April 2006 (UTC) ;)

darn · · T ²|_Things

Sign Up trouble

Need help "signing up" for a project. I left a note on InterruptorJones's page, yet I havent gotten a response. · · T ²|_Things

If there's a project you see that you're interested in doing, just go for it... you don't need special permission to do so. --phlip ^T_C 19:55, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Userpage Weirdness

Have a look at this version of Venusy's userpage: [1] Where the <nowiki> and <pre> tags are used, it replaces it with UNIQ-whatever. The problem disappears when the userboxes are removed. Any idea what the problem is? - Super Sam 14:49, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Link Oddity

For some reason, the site tells me that I am forbidden from entering Russ T.. Know why/help? · · T ²|_Things 02:19, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

I think the dot at the end of the URL is causing the problem. Try this link instead. --

ENUSY 02:36, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Error 403. I think we need to move that page or something. Bluebry 02:38, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Russ_T. works. http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Russ_T. does not. Very odd. - Qermaq - (^T/C)

02:47, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Nor does http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=Russ+T.. Which was the next thing I tried. --DorianGray

We moved it, and now it works. Turns out that the "." character can't be used in a title. Speaking of that, please delete a page that I used to test this philosophy. It's called "Test Page." · · T ²|_Things 03:29, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

I attempted to move Test Page. to Lopp's user space, I encountered an eeror. I attempted to post in discussion that point, again was given an error. - Qermaq - (^T/C)

03:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

The "." character can be used (see Mr. Shmallow). It apparently just can't be used at the end of a title. --DorianGray

Fixed. Article moved back and notice removed. Thanks. -- Tom 03:39, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Good. · · T ²|_Things 03:40, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Logo Error

Perhaps as a byproduct of the discussion just above this one, the wiki's logo is messed up. Instead of the pic of Homestar, it just shows a smaller box that says "Visit hrwiki.org". It's very dull. Anyone else having this problem and/or know how to fix it? --DorianGray

I just noted that on Da Basement before seeing this. Yeah, I'm getting it too. --Jay (Talk) 04:13, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Should be fixed now with a hard refresh. Thanks. -- Tom 04:17, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Can't switch skin

My preferred skin accidentally got changed to Chick. The link to the 'skin preferences' page doesn't work, so I can't change it back. What should I do? · · T ²|_Things 21:28, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Try this link. --

ENUSY 21:35, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I just tried setting my skin to Chick, and was easily able to set it back to Monobook again, going through the prefs normally. Can you be a bit more specific about your problem? --phlip ^T_C 21:57, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

For some reason, the link to skins pref didn't do anything. The browser didn't even consider it a link. I've tried it on IE and AOL Explorer. · · T ²|_Things 22:08, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I guess you got it fixed then? It says monobook in the database. — It's dot com 04:11, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Alignment

How do I align a blockquote to the left? · · T ²|_Things 17:12, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Blockquote text is aligned to the left by default. Just use <blockquote>text</blockquote>. -- Tom 17:29, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Big Space

Why is there a big space between "My Password" and "???????"? Tampo (^T/C) 21:37, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Because you have it set up as a level 2 heading, using the ='s. Try ??????? to get:

???????

I tried it and there's still a big space.

Tampo (^T/C)

23:34, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Page Updates

Is it possible to have a page on the wiki that updates with a non-wiki page? i.e. I want to be able to have a feature on Google for a subpage of mine. —Einstein runner () 22:04, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

No. Also, remember that the wiki is not a web host. See HRWiki:User space for details. -- Tom 22:11, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Sound

Is there a way to upload audio to here?--H*bad 21:46, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Sure is. First, your file should be in .ogg format, and be sure it serves the project. Then, use the Upload File link to upload. - Qermaq - (^T/C)

21:59, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Sweet.--H*bad 22:01, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

How do I become an admin

How do I become an administrator? X-Spider2 10:17, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

See HRWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin or sysop? A good way to start is to try not to ask questions that are answered in the FAQ. -- Tom 10:24, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Can't See Images

For the past few days, I haven't been able to see any images/pictures on HRWiki. I can't even the HRWiki logo-thing with Homestar in the left corner. It's really annoying & I don't know if it's something wrong with my browser or if it's just the site. Help?

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 :See [[HRWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin or sysop?]]  A good way to start is to try not to ask questions that are answered in the FAQ.&nbsp;-- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:24, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
+== Can't See Images ==
+For the past few days, I haven't been able to see any images/pictures on HRWiki. I can't even the HRWiki logo-thing with Homestar in the left corner. It's really annoying & I don't know if it's something wrong with my browser or if it's just the site. Help?

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