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PC World H*R mention

Congrats! SBemails have been mentioned as a "Vodcast" worth your time in the September 2006 PC World, on page 108! Here is the exact context.

• Strong Bad Email: Funny animated answers to mail. [homestarrunner.com]

Hope this sparks some interest. --66.82.9.80 12:46, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

• I have uploaded a scan of mine from that exact PCW page.

and another one!

And I was just reading that issue! (Admittedly, while on the wiki.) How did I miss that? Thanks 66.82.9.80 and On2see! — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 03:49, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Sad to say, I am on2see. (both 66.82.9.80 and on2see are same). As copied from a conversation I had with AbdiViklas on his talk page:

Thanks AbdiViklas! (just so you know, I was the one who created the real-world references for DVD version on garage sale, but if you look in recent changes it shows an IP) I realized you left me a welcome message on my talk page (I am on2see, I can't get Firefox to remember wiki cookies (any help appreciated)) Thanks again! On2see

• Glad you got a username! Now then—you mean you're having a problem staying logged in because Firefox won't use the cookies? (And by the way, brownie points and good karma to ya for using Firefox!) For me, if I go to the Tools menu, then Options, then the Privacy tab, I find the controls for cookies. My settings are "allow sites to set cookies," "for the originating site only," and keep "til they expire," and it seems to work fine for me. —AbdiViklas 20:34, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Well, I changed my settings, but now on some pages it shows I am logged in (ex. on the page that shows right after I log in) and, well, sometimes not... (ex. right now as I am editing your talk page, it shows my ip address and also says create an account or log in... But thanks for the quick response! You're my favorite Wikipedian (really!) Thanks, on2see
    • Thanks! But what you're experiencing is still odd, and it would be nice to get it tracked down. One other thing: when I sign in, I usually select the "remember me" checkbox (since I'm using my own computer in my own apartment); if I hadn't, I'd need to sign in each time I re-open my browser. If you're using a private computer you might try that. Beyond that, you'll need the help of those who know more about these superboxes than I do, to figure out why your cookies are crumbling. —AbdiViklas 16:25, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Can you help? --66.82.9.82 17:23, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Great Look!

Hey Homestar Runner Fans!

I am the the governor, er, owner, Landlord, ect of Wiki Guitar. This site looks awesome and it has some great enhancements that I would love to see at Wiki Guitar. Yasee folks, I am a guitar player - so I don't know how to do all this fancy stuff. Look at my site, it is dull and boring! I also want to note that I am a college student with no money, which is why there are ads on my site.

Anyway, I'm reaching out to the Homestar Runner Wiki people to give me a lift! I could never figure out how to do background images(like what you have on the main page), and I do have a slight problem with spam. The letter verification thinger is awesome!

I also heard about this thing called 'bots'. I know nothing about them, but they sound helpful!

By the way, I am a Homestar Runner fan. I think Homestar Runner Wiki and WikiGuitar should be friends.

Well, to finish up, if theres anyone willing to give me a boost, I'll get you whatever you need to edit my site and fix it up. So shoot me an e-mail at Danielecook@gmail.com and let me know if you could help me with it, maybe I could help you out too...Webhosting, wiki, email, domain name registration, ect.

Hi there Daniel. Background images are a simple matter of CSS. Have a look at a CSS tutorial (their background page will get you started on the background image) and go nuts.

More information on the bot you speak of can be found at Meta:Using the python wikipediabot. You'll probably want to join their mailing list and ask further questions there.

As for being wiki friends, you're more than welcome to join and start contributing to our wiki. Take care. -- Tom 17:41, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey thats good stuff! I'll be looking into it. — Decstuff (Talk | contribs) 17:51, 12 August 2006 (UTC) (left unsigned)

Ough! I can't get this CSS stuff to work! Where is the CSS file that HRwiki is referring to in the directory? I can't figure out what file it is referencing to get those images...So which CSS file do I edit is what I'm asking.

Decstuff 01:18, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Since you're on MediaWiki version 1.6.3, you can either edit MediaWiki:Monobook.css or move some of that to MediaWiki:Common.css and edit that. I'd also recommend upgrading to at least the latest in the 1.6 line, as there have been four security/bug fix releases since 1.6.3, see mediawiki.org for details. You should also probably check out the MediaWiki documentation, as that will help you with using the software to its full potential. -- Tom 03:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Is Homestar Runner done?

It said in the 10th anniversery cartoon, 1996-2006. Does that mean www.homestarrunner.com is dead? - 65.6.33.213

I don't really think that The Brothers Chaps will stop now. Just wait 'till Monday. — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 18:58, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

No, Homestarrunner.com is not dead. It has just hit a major anniversary is all (but time may prove me wrong) - Raptor5ix- 19:03, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

They have to make money somehow. If they quit Homestar Runner, they will have to get real, boring desk jobs. :P —BazookaJoe 19:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

There's a quote from The Simpsons I like to use whenever this topic turns up. As Troy McClure said at the end of The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular [3F31]:

"Yes, the Simpsons have come a long way since an old drunk made humans out of his rabbit characters to pay off his gambling debts. Who knows what adventures they'll have between now and the time the show becomes unprofitable?"

See? Same logic applies here, except the bit about the gambling debts. Don't worry. – The Chort 21:07, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

That's just the normal way of displaying the years for such an anniversary. There is not even the slightst reason for any speculation here. Loafing 22:08, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Besides, surely the Chapman brothers would of released some kind of information regarding this topic. Or it would of leaked from another source. You jumped to conclusions I think.

Not everything is a reference

I would just like to throw this out there, in the hopes that a few people might see it and actually read it.

Not everything is a reference. Homestar Runner has been out there 10 years now, they've made probly hundreds of hours of animation/voices and stuff and you are very easily going to be able to find SOMETHING that SORTA sounds like just about every line in any new toon.

Secondarily to that, its a great big world out there and you're gonna be able to find something that sorta sounds like any line in a new toon. The thing that leaps to mind is the marshmallow slogan "made from the best stuff" and someone said that was like Snapple's slogan "The best stuff on earth is in here" What is that, two words? I dont want to sound angry on here cuz this isnt in direct response to anything.

I was a long time contributor to the wiki-ish thing they had for Futurama and i noticed that people were just DESPERATE to have ANYTHING in there that they contributed. Now that wiki put the contributor's name there, so i don't really see why people are so crazy to get something in here.

Anyway, take it easy, try to keep in mind that the goal here is to provide a recounting of the toon, not to have paralysis by analysis and scrutinize everything and link every word to wikipedia.

Thanks, JamesDean

James, I'm sure most people would agree with you when you say that not everything is a reference. In particular, we should assume that things that are wild stretches are not references. On the other hand, there are a great many things that are references, and, as long as we're making this wiki anyway, I think I'm going to go ahead and scrutinize each toon to find the legitimate ones. Also, I have not noticed an over abundance of Wikipedia links. If you have, perhaps you could say in particular where you've seen them. — It's dot com 23:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Attack of the Show Mentions Homestarrunner.com

Yesterday, on Attack of the Show, one of the MySpace girls had "raised by a cup of coffee" in their profile. On the air, somebody exclaimed:

Female Wrestler: Oh! I know where that's from! She stole it from Strong Bad...or...it wasn't Strong Bad that said it, I don't know who it was.

Kevin: Was it The Cheat? Nah, The Cheat just meeps.

Cool, huh? -AtionSong 16:48, 7 September 2006 (UTC)