User talk:JoeyDay

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Fanstuff

I'd like a promise to agree to let me bring back the fanstuff. It doesn't make the wiki complete without it.--No Loafing 16:32, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)

Let me mull this over with the other admins. There are a lot of options on the table. One option we don't want to entertain is to have fanstuff in the mix with the rest of the wiki. We'd like the wiki to be simply a knowledge-base of actual Homestar Runner knowledge. We've tossed around the idea of having a second wiki for fanstuff. Until we decide something, the best thing you can do is get a free site from Geocities, Tripod, or Angelfire and post a link to it from your User space. --JoeyDay 16:57, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)

Just let me put HRWiki:Fanstuff on the main page. Too late. Now I did it. Do not say this is trolling.--No Loafing 18:39, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)

Firefox

I agree with you all the way with Firefox. Once I tried it, I never use Internet Explorer anymore. It's great. Thanks for leading me to Firefox. -- FireBird

You're very welcome, FireBird. I'm just glad to see another internet user happy with his browsing experience. --JoeyDay 09:47, 6 Oct 2004 (MST)

Come to think of it, im happy too.--24.117.185.111 13:52, 24 Oct 2004 (MST) (PS subpages work on mediawiki)

We are aware that subpages work (and have been since installing MediaWiki). A mutual decision was made by the admins to disallow them. If you have questions, feel free to send me an email. --JoeyDay 10:40, 25 Oct 2004 (MST)

I too have switched to Firefox after coming here, and couldn't be happier. Thanks. --Thunderbird 20:03, 16 Nov 2004 (MST)

I hate to be a disagreer, but unfortuntely I hated Firefox. The browser was much more complicated to use, and many images, graphics and other features were blocked. I prefer IE.-- _{Posted by:} -erson ^Talk 00:54, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

A better way

I've noticed y'all linking to other Mediawiki links by using URL's. But you don't need to do that. Do this instead: [[Wiki's name | That wiki's article]] Do that instead of using the URL link next time! - No Loafing (PS i didnt link my name because those buttons aren't up. Could you put them back?) (PPS I am still on the wiki by surprise)

Thanks for the tip. That's a good idea. I'm not sure why no one noticed that yet. And thanks for hanging out on the wiki. I'm not sure why the buttons weren't displaying for you. They are still up. I never use the button though. You can insert the signature by tying four tilde's (~) in a row. --JoeyDay 11:25, 12 Oct 2004 (MST)

Respond

I understand. I wasn't offended. I didn't know at first, and you are correct. I was one of the users on the old wiki. Thanks for reminding me. Happy 17:47, 19 Nov 2004 (EST)

Thanks!

I just wanted to say thanks for noticing that I'm new to the wiki. I've contributed quite a bit, and I'm glad to see people here are so friendly. --oddtodd 22:22, 19 Nov 2004 (MST)

We really are glad to have you aboard. Looks like you've already offered some great ideas for our wiki moving forward with standards, etc. Keep up the good work! --JoeyDay 13:18, 20 Nov 2004 (MST)

Riddle

Here's a riddle for ya: Q. What has homestar runner information, a connection with the fans, immediate updates, and a democratic style?

A. This wiki

Banned Words

I was wondering... Have you ever tried to edit the PHP code on this site to check for certain words and not allow a change if those words are found? I think this type of code could really help the mods. -Your Fuzzy God

STUFF and Fun Facts

As you may have read I have an issue with the STUFF page. I am very glad someone has spearheaded an attempt to control the "fun fact" problem, but I still think that the voting and discussion for disputed Fun Facts should be made on the article's talk page and not on the STUFF page.

If a controversial article like Wikipedia:History of Israel can exist on the Wikipedia by using the Talk page and without resorting to a common page voting system, I think the Homestar Wiki article virus can too.

Now that we have people's attention with the STUFF page I suggest that we move content discussion back to the Talk pages where they belong.

I have created a preliminary template:disputed

It reads as follows:This article contains Disputed Fun Facts — Please see the talk page

This could be used to let contributors know that there is a dispute, and to direct them to the talk page. The Disputed Fun Facts link should go to a page with the info that furrykef wrote on what is and is-not a good fun fact.

People were not using the talk pages effectively in the past, which is a failure of us the users, not of the talk pages.

Silhouettes

I know this has been mentioned on the Main Page talk, but I just wanted to say the silhouettes of the characters look really good on the Main Page. --oddtodd 14:43, 1 Dec 2004 (MST)

• Second. They are a nice addition to the wiki - really cool. So cool, you don't even know [that they are] cool. Good jorb. --The Paper

Thanks!

Thanks for the welcome. One of these days I plan to really boost my involvement here. Until then - great site. --Frog 12:50, 21 Dec 2004 (MST)

Oldschool Wiki

You need to reopen the Old, Tavi wiki. I'm trying to transfer something.--69.92.100.220 14:05, 22 Jan 2005 (MST) (This is No Loafing)

old.hrwiki.org is still open. You many encounter problems because it still runs Tavi. I'm sure you remember how that used to stress the poor database when it ran the site. -- Tom 14:25, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)

"Warning: mysql_connect(): Lost connection to MySQL server during query in /home/hrwiki/public_html/old/lib/db.php on line 17
Error connecting to database." Er...

Once again: remember how poorly Tavi handled the database? Apparently you cause enough of a database load to throw errors. Just wait a while and they will go away. There's nothing we can do. That's why we changed the software to MediaWiki. And please remember to sign your comments correctly on talk pages by using the tilde shortcut. (~~~~) Thanks. -- Tom 21:41, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)

Thank You Page And Subsequent Donation Links Name

This may be kinda a sticky question, but is there any way I could be directly reffered to as Thunderbird on the Ledger, ect? I generally like to just have a certain annonymity on the internet, but the main reason is the Google search. I Googled myself today out of boredom, and the donations page came up first. This may sound kinda silly and childish, but I would rather that should anyone else google me, namely family or friends, they not find out that I donated such a large ammount to such a seemingly pointless cause. Probably just 'Leith' would also work, but Thunderbird is preffered. Would this be possible? Thanks, [[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]] 19:45, 21 Mar 2005 (MST)

I hope Joey doesn't mind me stepping in; I changed the name to just "Thunderbird", as Joey has previous expressed to the mods that he would list people under their real name unless they request otherwise. — InterruptorJones[[]] 20:48, 21 Mar 2005 (MST)

Thanks man. I hate to nitpick, but there's still a couple on the ledger page. Thanks, [[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]] 22:22, 21 Mar 2005 (MST)

Fixed. -- Tom 09:35, 22 Mar 2005 (MST)

Could my name (Kevin Graham) be changed to a link to my user page (The Paper) on the aforementioned pages (Ledger and Thank You page). I included my username and such request in the "comments" of the payment, but with as many donations as there were around the time I sent mine, I can see why Joey might have overlooked it. Much appreciated! --The Paper 14:25, 4 Apr 2005 (MDT)

Fun Fact Confirmation Committee (FFCC)

There are soo many incorrect fun facts out there that I think we need a committee divoted to removing said facts. Just by looking arround the random pages makes me want to hurl a brick through my screen. And, once these facts are removed someone just resertes them. Not only that, but people are removing fun facts that are perfectly acceptible. Its annoying! Even the Stuff page doesnt work well. Thus, I propose this committie to have power over what facts stay and what goes. They are given a protocol, and if a fact passes the protocol than committie confirms the fun fact (perhaps by typing confirmed and signing) and removing/stuffing fun fact (maybe put "rejected/stuffed by FFCC" in the comment section) so that way some one has a final word on these fun facts. What does everyone think? -- _{Posted by:} -erson ^Talk 18:16, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Well, first off I think you should sign your talk page posts. Second, don't you think this question would be more appropriately asked on the STUFF talk page? If you really want this to happen, Firebird, you need to rally community support. I can't and won't make any executive decisions about things like this. That said, I don't have a problem with a fun fact committee. In fact, I like the committee scheme because it helps people feel useful and needed in our community.

I have my own ideas about fixing fun facts, though, and I'm not sure a committee's going to do it. I've been a quiet advocate of STUFFing the STUFF page and moving fun fact discussions to the talk page for the appropriate articles. On the real crazy toons and emails, perhaps we could have a boilerplate that says something like "Please check the discussion page before adding or removing any fun facts." That's my two cents, and two cents is about all it's worth around here. —JoeyDay (Talk) 17:05, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Just popping in to say that Firebird did not write this, it was -erson. Aurora the Homestar Coder 18:13, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I did sign it, but it was removed... Or maybe I didn't? Oh I cant rmeember. Neway, its signed now. So sorry.-- _{Posted by:} -erson ^Talk 18:16, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Account Removal

Can I politely ask you to delete my H*RWiki Forum Account? (it's "BurninatorBoombox") I don't want to have two, and I really need to get more involved in the Wiki business. Thanks, MK and/or BurnBox 03:41, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

New Main Page Mockup

Wow. It's like... A mini-wikipedia! Well I sort of like it, but I do like having all the catergories right at a click, including the Wiki stuff, Inside Jokes, ect. Also Quote of the Week, Sketchbook, and Weekly fanstuff are kinda left out. I don't know, to tell you the truth. I do like the featured article idea, but how exactly would that work? Would we have to add the first paragraph or two by hand, or would it be automatic somehow? I like the H*R updates easily there, and a few fun facts would be kinda... well.. fun. Yea, I like it. My main concern is that we're loosing a bunch of the main page shortcuts to pages. Overall though, I think a change would be a good thing to look forward to. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 02:34, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm certainly not stubborn about the way the categories were done. Drhaggis has some better category schemes on his userpage. I'm certainly open to additional suggestions. —JoeyDay (Talk) 22:53, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Btw, what's with the article? Is it just jibberish, or is it a different language? And if so, why? Also, is there a future plan to replace current main page with said mockup? If so, at what time? Thanks. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 03:20, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Lorem ipsum. -- Tom 03:34, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

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