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Super Sam — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:06:07 GMT

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Super Sam — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:52:30 GMT

Super Sam: /* Nice job sam */ lol

<div style="text-align:center;border: 1px solid gray;background: #EEE;padding: 10px; margin: 2em 10px">This is the user talk page of a user who is primarily over at the Fanstuff. There is a much more frequently checked version of this user talk page [[HRFWiki:User talk:Super_Sam|over there]].</div>

== No IP Redirect ==

Please stop making your IP Number's "User Page," even if it is just a redirect to your own user page. IP users cannot have user pages, ''even if'' they happen to be real users. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:09, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

==That Clamburger sounds a-prettypretty good==
Your [[User:Clamburger|Clamburger]] is indeed a "crazy bot." I left a highly impressed [[User talk:Clamburger#Welcome!|welcome message]], thinking we had a new record for most-instantly-prolifically-helpful new member! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:15, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:Unforunately, this bot is unauthorized and, as such, has a preset block rule. Good job, but this just isn't allowed. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:51, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== sorry, I couldn't resist... ==

"Now, so I can earn -1 points, I shall delete it without going through STUFF. Because STUFF is long and difficult."

''In my best simpson's voice''
That was the worst edit summary ever. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:59, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Well, better you then some admin with no sense of humour. Now, you shall never mention this again. Ever. Plever. Jever, etc... - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 14:03, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== Trivia Time ==

Can you put the trivia bot back up? and everything says to type <tt>!trivia</tt> but it doesn't work. {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 22:38, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
:I point you to [[HRFWiki:User_talk:Super_Sam/All_Talk#TriviaBurger|this talk section]]! - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 04:04, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

== Wiki User Wiki ==

Why did you delete it? {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 05:28, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

== Nice job sam ==

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>NICE JOB SAM</div>
DEAR SUPER SAM, 
SMOOTH, JUST SMOOTH SAM. BECAUSE OF YOUR "SMOOTH TALK" IT'S DOT COM RUINED THE FUN AND CLOSED THE FANSTUFF WIKI. NOW YOU RUINED THE MOST POPULAR PAGE ON THE HRWIKI. THANKS ALOT SAM
 
 
PGJ1997
</blockquote>
Number A, you don't have to shout. Do you know how many Internet etiquette laws you're breaking by typing in all caps like that? Well, you're breaking one: Don't type in all caps. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:08, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
::Was that a reference to [[sugarbob]]? -pgj1997 {{unsigned|174.98.100.252|01:57, 21 June 2010}}
:::Yes. {{User:RickTommy/sig}} 06:53, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
"Smooth" is my middle name. Also I have no idea who you are. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:52, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

User talk:Heimstern Läufer

Super Sam — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:37:18 GMT

Super Sam: so sad

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== Fourth Wall Breaks? ==

Hey Heimstern, I was just looking around the [[:Category:Articles_needing_cleanup|list of articles that need cleaning-up]] and I noticed that [[Fourth Wall Breaks]] is on there. When you look at its [[Talk:Fourth_Wall_Breaks|talk page]], it says that it's a featured article. Just curious, but why is it a featured article if it's marked for cleanup? -[[User:The Vector Kid|TVK]] 06:17, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
:Well, the problems that need cleanup may have developed after the article was featured, or it may simply be that we noticed problems that we didn't notice at the time of the feature. Note that we aren't quite as strict about the quality of our featured articles as Wikipedia is, also. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:39, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
::Gotcha. I'm just used to 'kipedia I guess, but thanks for the update!

== Sandbox thing ==

How do I at least get the CODE for my sandbox thing back after that guy got rid of it? Can you please help me? {{User:Acam30/sig}} 04:46, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
:You can find in [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=581704 this] revision. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:47, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
::Yes, thank you. I figured it out. {{User:Acam30/sig}} 04:48, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
:::Incidentally, Heimstern's post there points out a useful feature. Namely, you don't have to keep reverting the sandbox to any particular revision (and getting worked up in the process) in order for GreenHelmet to see it. Just use the permanent link. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:52, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

== I should have known... ==

H*Bad was banned here, too. *wry smile* -- Alex H.
:Yes, that's true. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:01, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

== German ==

Marshie is saying "You can't destroy me!". I believe it's from the sbmail candy bar. {{User:Ivoj Nob/sig}} 18:49, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
:Yes. Though that quote had already been translated previously. Still, good work. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:00, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
I speak German. What's that little German contest you got on your userpage? With the language I'm not the best at it, but I could probably live fine in Germany. Es war eine gute Idee sein, daß Homestar Runner in Deutsch als Ihren Benutzernamen. Danke! {{User:Mas12806/sig}} 03:46, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
:I haven't done the German contest in a while. It was basically something where people guess what lines from toons I've written in German. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:37, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
:Oh I see. Thanks. Also Sie nicht tun ein jederzeit schnell wieder? {{User:Mas12806/sig}} 22:55, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

== Complaint from Homsarstrongbad150 ==

i already told you peoples why i edited my page is because i thought i never got a reply that mike sent and he was clearly online because i saw him edit a page. most people check their e-mail daily. technically, you're not it's dot com, so you weren't asked to not block me, but i had a good reason this time. on top of that, it ''is'' my page, so why should i not be able to edit it. someone get Q over here. he'll agree that thinking the email was missing somewhere in the internet is a good enough reason to post there. and it is MY page. i should be able to use it. get Q over here. he'll agree. we're buds. he's on my [[User:Homsarstrongbad150#cool users list|cool users list]]. y'know what? i'm going to get Q, and i'm going to see what joeyday thinks of you. yeah, that's right. i'm going to the top, asking the big man. this was one edit, do you get it? i think i never got the reply to my email, so i asked, and now i can't use my own talk page for 2 days. so i did try not to post there. i had a legit reason to this time. that was a good question.

"thanks a lot", says {{User:Homsarstrongbad150/sig}} 03:11, 19 October 2008 (UTC) sarcastically and angrily
:I know perfectly well that you've told us why you edited your talk page. Your reason was not acceptable. The fact that you are having email problems or that Michael did not reply as quickly as you thought he should have does not mean we have to let you use HRWiki as a messaging service. As for your assertion that it's '''your''' talk page, you are entirely mistaken. Your talk page does '''not''' belong to you, it belongs to the entire wiki, and therefore it's subject to all the wiki's guidelines and policies. Your use of your talkpage is a privilege, and, since you abused that privilege, it was revoked. Call for Qermaq, JoeyDay, Tom, whoever to look over my edits and admin actions as much as you want; I believe they stand on their own and that most users will completely understand. You, by contrast, have taken actions that have gotten you blocked for a week. And did you notice that '''no one''' is defending you? That should cause you to think that just maybe '''you''' might be in the wrong, and not me, Phlip, Dot com and others who've warned and taken administrative action against you. Please realize also that if you return to this behaviour after your block is over, you can expect to be blocked again for longer (possibly indefinitely). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:24, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
::Hate to break it to you, Homsarstrongbad150, but Heimi is 100% in the good here. You were not requested to avoid chat on your user talk if it was convenient - you were told absolutely that a consequence was awaiting further misuse of the talk, and when that happened you got that consequence. There's really no wiggle room here. Specific behavior was expected of you, and you didn't demonstrate it. Hopefully in the next days you can cool off a little and come back prepared to follow the standards, policies and guidelines we all share here in order to make it pleasant for all the users. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:34, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

== Just wondering... ==

Is referring to someone "n00b" considered flaming? I've been careful to restrain myself, but I was just curious. Something tells me it's not a good idea. {{User:That Guy Over There/sig}} 04:27, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
:I was just going down my user talk page recently and discovered that I left this question unanswered. Sorry about that, I forgot; didn't mean to ignore you or anything. Anyway, I'm not sure "n00b" is always flaming, but it's pretty much never a nice word, so I would advise against using it. "Newbie" can be a nice alternative sometimes, incidentally. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 11:13, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
::I actually prefer avoiding calling attention to it altogether - just say "I know this is new for you" or "It's clear you are like me when I first edited a wiki" or something. Particularly with a 'newbie', one should avoid language that might exclude and might telegraph their possible inferiority. They probably feel like an outsider, and the goal is to make them feel like they are welcome to edit as much as any insider. The language we use should reflect that. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 13:09, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
:::Just for clarification, I have never referred to anyone as "n00b" on the wiki. I'm a good boy. {{User:That Guy Over There/sig}} 15:33, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

== Heimy vs. Heimi? ==

I never knew it was "Heimi" instead of "Heimy"? Weird. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:24, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
:YES IT IS HEIMI. NO IT IS NOT HEIMY. THANK YOU. xD I prefer to call him Heimi. {{User:Acam30/sig}} 04:22, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
::Umm, yay shouting? And the reason it's "Heimi" is that it's a German name, and therefore follows the German practice of having "i" instead of "y" (which is largely a foreign character in that language). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:35, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
:::Mkay. That's all I wanted to hear. Thank you. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:06, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

== Signature Phase ==

*Me again, Heimstern! And since I'm at your talk page, I was kind of wondering about replacing my old user shortcut with a signature just to make it look cöoler. Sorry about the "ö" in cooler. So until then, keep up the good work. -[[User:Umlaut76|Umläut76]] 14:01, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
::You could check [[Help:Signature]]; that would probably have more info than I could give you. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 08:40, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
:::Ökäy. - [[User:Umlaut76|Umläut76]]

== User Subpages ==

We should at least be able to make user subpages like fake tv shows or fake tracks, and stuff. Opinion? {{User:Sylar/sig}} 03:13, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
:No thanks; just wait for the Fanstuff to be back. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:34, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

== Monobook ==

I am having trouble changing the logo on my monobook. {{User:Sylar/sig}} 07:36, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
:I'm afraid I don't really know much about that. There's something about it [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ/9#Personal_Logo_Change|here]], if that helps. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:54, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

==German Contest==

Are you going to be doing another German Contest, I can speak quite a bit of German, for example:

Hallo! Ich heisse Alex! Ich habe am 24 Februar Geburtstag. Ich komme aus Newcastle Upon Tyne. Ich spiele fussball, weil es prima findet, aber ich spiele Schlagzeug, das ist fantastich! Ich habe keine Haustiere, aber ich hatte gern einen hund.

I couldn't get umlauts and please forgive me if my spelling sucks.

({{User:ALJ123456/sig}} 17:02, 9 December 2008 (UTC))
:It's not too bad, really! Viel Spaß beim Wikiing! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:10, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

== Hallo! ==

HI! Thanks for being so welcoming! I showed the translation of the names to my friend who is also taking german, and likes HR, and she wants to know if there is a transaltion for Sterrance? Thanks!
-Stark Traurig
:I don't think there would be, no. It seems like it's basically just a proper name that wouldn't be translatable (like Bubs). Incidentally, instead of typing out your username, you can write four tildes (like this: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) and it'll add your name and a link to your userpage. Hope that helps! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:29, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
::-Thanks [[User:Stark Traurig|Stark Traurig]] 18:53, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

== What the... ==

Why did you revert [[:Image:Hremail.PNG|this image?]] I liked the newer version a lot better. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 01:24, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
:I reverted it because you shouldn't have overwritten an existing image with a completely different image, since some people may still want to use the old image. If you want to use the new image, upload it under a completely separate filename. Notice also that Bad Bad Guy is currently using that image on his userpage. By re-uploading that image, you effectively changed his userpage, which I don't think I need to tell you isn't acceptable. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:28, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

== Accel=sockkie ==

Sylar admitted it on IRC that Accel is a fake. So there. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 05:57, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
:Please see my comments on your talk. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:01, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

== double post ==

Sorry about that, not sure how it happened. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 05:38, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
:Usually when that happens, it means you hit save a couple times and thus the system registered your post twice. It's especially common if the page takes a long time to load after hitting save: you're like "what's taking so long?" and you hit save again, but actually it already got it the first time, and hitting save again causes a double post. I dunno if that's what happened here. In any case, it's no big deal, as it was easy to revert to one post. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:41, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

== Thanks! ==
Hey thanks for blocking that Ren Guy. Me and MichealXX2 kept reverting his vandalism till a sysop like you came! Thanks again!-{{User:Record307/sig}} 01:47, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
:No problem. This sort of thing happens sometime (like that one time in '06 when Lapper and I kept reverting an annoying vandal all night after all the sysops went to bed). Keep it up. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:02, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

== Thinking of yooou... ==

Today I saw some kid wearing a sweatshirt that said "HEMI". Like the car or whuteva. And unconciously I think my mind said "HEIMI!!!" really loud and with extra exclamation points. LOL, i felt I just had to share that. xD {{User:Acam30/sig}} 03:46, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
:Huzzah! (Sorry for the delay; was on vacation last weekend and then forgot about this message until now.) {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 10:41, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

== An extremely important issue ==

Is this [http://wuw.clamburger.org/wiki/Dinoshaur%27s_Revenge legitimate German]?

I have no way to tell because I am German-illiterate but you are my German go-to guy okay - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:46, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
:Not sure what this is I'm reading, but to provide a brief analysis: Of course, the ending line and stage direction, being written in English, are not legitimate German. I suspect (would hope!) you already knew this. The opening line, SB's line and The Cheat's line are legitimate German, except the word "basebell", which is neither a legitmate German nor English word, so far as I'm aware. I find Homestar's line very curious. In and of itself, it doesn't make a grammatical or logical sentence, but leave out that "Hallo" at the beginning and throw in a couple umlauts and some better capitalization, and you've got the title of a duet from Mozart's [[Wikipedia:The Magic Flute|The Magic Flute]], "Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen". How that fits the context of the rest of this work is beyond me. So, there you go. I guess the answer to your original question is "kind of". {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:12, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

== Sandbox deletion ==

When you deleted the Sandbox, you basically erased eleven thousand edits that I can't get back - I timeout before the undelete page loads. Would have been better just to edit the Sandbox to no longer be a redirect. Too late now (hopefully Dot com can fix it?), but just a heads-up for next time. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:11, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
:The deletion was accidental because Phlip and I attempted to revert a move at the same time: the result being that he moved it, and then I accidentally deleted it to make way for a move (an incorrect move, since it had already been made). And yes, we can't do anything about it for now, though I imagine DC should be able to. Incidentally, I've just had an idea that might be appropriate to stop this from happening again. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:15, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
:: Oooohhhhh... my apologies. I didn't read far enough into Recentchanges to fully comprehend what happened. Sorry for making it sound like you did something wrong. But, yeah, turning off moving was a good plan... shame it didn't happen sooner. --{{User:Jay/sig}}
:::Never seemed necessary until this evening, did it? That's always the way; no one realizes what preventative measures they need until the thing that needs preventing occurs. No problem about misreading the situation, by the way; it was rather confusing. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:24, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
:::: I'm concerned. Are the edits salvagable? --[[User:Jellote|Jellote wuz here]] 02:42, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
:::::Let's wait for DC. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:43, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
:::::: Who are they? The guys who run Wikia software? Or DC as in Washington? I know you mentioned them, but I want to be clear.--[[User:Jellote|Jellote wuz here]] 02:47, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
:::::::He means Its dot com. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.138.49|132.183.138.49]] 02:49, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
:::::::: Okay, thanks. I always abbreviated his name as IDC. Then again, that is internet slang for "I don't care" and then all the stuff gets confused as if he doesn't care and then <big>-Okay, bye</big>--[[User:Jellote|Jellote wuz here]] 02:55, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

== Re:Forum ==

Yeah, well, I was just really angry that day and I didn't really mean any of that stuff I posted. This probably won't get me unbanned. But, I'm sorry. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 01:37, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

== DELETION!!!!! ==

HOW DO I DELETE A PAGE!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![[User:Espemon333|-Espe Pwnage]]
:Only sysops can delete pages. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:53, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
::Man, I really wanted to help with that vandal![[User:Espemon333|-Espe Pwnage]]
:::Well, if there are no sysops around, you can use <nowiki>{{delete|Vandalism}}</nowiki> to tag the page. But if there's already a sysop dealing with it, it's not necessary. Also, it's not a good idea to shout and yell when we have vandals around; seeing people react that way may actually make them want to troll even more. If a sysop's around, they'll get to cleaning it up whether you shout or not. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:02, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
::::On a related note, I do hope that you sysops have a way of deleting/surpressing the edits made tonight, since I ''really'' don't want to have those show up in the histories... ick. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 06:04, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::I'll mention it to DC; he can do that sort of thing. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:05, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

== uploads ==

Hey, first of all, thanks for the comment on my talk page. Nice to hear from some old friends. Second, due to my hiatus, I've forgotten how to upload pictures. Can you please give me a refresher course? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 17:54, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
:I may not be the best person to ask that question, since I don't do much with images. Assuming you're using the default skin, the upload file button should be in the toolbox on the left. If you need more help than that, you can ask and I'll get someone to answer your question. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:20, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
::you should ask [[User:The Chort|The Chort]]. he seems to know a lot about it whenever i upload a picture. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 04:25, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

== Question about my banning? ==

It is a perma ban, right?

Just wanting to clarify. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 04:40, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
:Mm-hmm. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:44, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
::That's bullcrap. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 07:28, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Opinion noted. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:52, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
::::What is with you trying to suck the fun out of anything? I (unfortunately) requested /b/ to eliminate you. However, I don't think the post went through. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 08:37, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::From what I've seen, your definition of "fun" seems to be "posting hostile comments". In other words, trolling. Under that definition, I'll gladly suck the fun out of anything. Though before you continue to accuse me or try to get me "eliminated", I remind you that it was not I who banned you from the forum; indeed, it was done before I even saw the topic you made about me. In fact, the admin who banned you was ready to do so when you sent me that hostile PM on 31 July, about a week before your actual banning. He only didn't do so because I asked him not ban you. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 08:48, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::Yes, I know that you didn't ban me. It's just that since I do not know who banned me. (Nor do I want to know). But the point is, my definition of "fun" is Pokemon and Mario and Kirby and random animated gifs and torturing Sims in The Sims 2 and 3. Does that make me a bad person? Plus, I only "trolled", quotes due to the fact that I believe calling someone a moron isn't trolling someone as they've said it in Homestar cartons, why not here? Like three times. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 10:09, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Is there a reason we're having this conversation? You haven't asked me to do anything, nor have you brought any substantial discussion of my actions (only a vague reference to my "sucking the fun out of" things). If there's something you want to ask me to do or an action of mine you want to intelligently discuss, please do so. If not, I can't see that there's anything more for us to talk about. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 10:44, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::Yes, there is. From what you said, the admin who banned me wanted to do so due to the hostile PM I sent you. If I recall, the only hostile part of the PM was "Freaking Nazis". Now, that may seem hostile, but as any intelligent person may say (not saying you aren't) when someone is angry, they do things they regret. Like hitting a woman or starting a fight or saying n____. Also, I have received several PMs since I was banned, and since I'm banned I can't read them. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 10:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::You still haven't told me what you want me to do, if anything. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 10:40, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::I just want to be unbanned to read the PMs. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 11:06, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::: From what I understand, you called him, or at least someone, a Naiz. If that was because he speaks German, that's actually just as, if not more offensive as the other N word. You are basically putting him down in a way that is frowned upon in most civilized conversation. Nazis were not good people, to say the very very very {goes on for ten minutes} least. To call someone that, even as a joke, is unnaceptable in my opinion. Just wanted to clear that up. This isn't up to me, but I just wanted to say what you did was wrong. I'll leave this to the people who have the happy power to ban people. L%C3%A4ufer, this is up to you. Do your worst. --[[User:Jellote|Jellote wuz here]] 12:57, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::I was calling him a Nazi because he was trying to make the forums a serious place of discussion where you aren't allowed to really do anything fun on the forums. Just have serious discussion. Which, works for some forums. Forums for a web cartoon it doesn't. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 13:06, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::At this point, we're not willing to unban you, sorry. I understand that people do in fact do things in anger that they later regret, such as your sending me that hostile PM, but that doesn't change the fact that people have to live with the consequences of those actions. Furthermore, it was not one offence but several that got you banned: your calling another user a moron and your hostile reply when I told you not to, the "Freaking Nazis" message and your "Go Funk yourself" thread (which, may I point out, you continued to post in after Homestone Wrecker pointed out that it was going to get you into trouble). Lose your temper once, that might be a minor thing; lose it repeatedly, that's different. The fact that you've continued to be hostile in this very thread on my talk hasn't helped your case either. In short, no, we're not unbanning you at this time. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 13:43, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::That may be, but as you yourself may be presently aware of, I screwed up my grammar in the last sentence. But, as you may know, if my memory serves me right, I made the Nazi comment in the same PM. Now, most, if not all forums, would do it in this order. Calling someone a moron. Warning in a post. Insulting someone in a PM, simply asking what was wrong and why I did it. Telling someone to go Funk Themselves, a warning, and depending on the severity, a temporary banning of up to a month or so. All aside, I just want to read the freaking PMs. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 13:55, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::::What other forums would do is immaterial. We are bound by no forum's convention save our own, and if we're a bit less tolerant of misbehaviour than some others, that is no one's business but our own. As for the PMs, you should have thought of that before you behaved in such a way as to get banned. If you know who sent them to you, have them resend them using another mode of communication. If not, sorry, you're out of luck. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:00, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::::I didn't want to do this. I have ordered /b/ to place a DoS attack on the forums. Targeted only at you. They may or may not comply with it and effect anyone. I'm sorry. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 14:08, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Threatening a denial of service attack goes beyond a mere dispute between us. If you threaten the whole site, you are not welcome here, so I've blocked your account indefinitely. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:37, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::: A DoS? Heimstern, you are eligible to call the cops on this guy! He's threatened to hack you and the site! Don't let his threats go unchecked! This guy could crash the site. Could he actually do this? Can we stop him? --[[User:Jellote|Jellote wuz here]] 15:26, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::I doubt he'll actually follow through. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 15:34, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::Man Heimstern, this guy really has something against you! I mean, look at [http://strongbadiathefree.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f2/we-must-get-rid-of-the-heimstern-guy-t50.htm this] and [http://strongbadiathefree.forumotion.com/off-topic-f11/a-discussion-that-was-way-off-topic-and-was-moved-t33.htm this.] (note. On those, ugozima is "Jigglypuff") {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 18:43, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::::Denial of Service?{{User:Espemon333/sig}} 22:24, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::::Espemon, see [[Wikipedia:Denial-of-service attack|the Wikipedia article]] on this subject. Jellote, I'm fairly sure we're not calling the cops on an empty threat like Ugozima's. Everyone: This thread doesn't need to continue. It's over now. Ugozima is no longer welcome here, and I really don't especially care what he says about me on other forums. Let's end this discussion now. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:03, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

== Drama on IRC - I need an adult ==

Could you please ban the user Jicem from the #hrwiki-fanstuff channel? He's been really annoying to all of us for months now and we'd just like a bit of peace. Here's a sample:

<Jicem> Until the Industrial Revolution, it wasn't easy to pick all that cotton and those crops

<Jicem> They needed help

He is talking about slavery. He's also been constantly ranting and raving about his extremely conservative agenda, even after we've requested him to stop. I know you don't have ops on that channel, but could you put in a word for us with the higher ups? That'd be swell. -- {{User:NachoMan/sig}} 19:44, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
:Um, NachoMan, I know I didn't look good when I started out, but if you read all the logs, you know that I was giving a reasonable opinion. Plus, no one ever told me to stop, they just flamed and threatened me. {{User:HRjcm/sig}} 00:35, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
::First, for the record, I've spoken to NachoMan on IRC about this matter, and I believe that I've done everything I can on the matter. Secondly, as a general and purely advisory remark, I'd suggest we all be more sensitive about what we say '''and''' that we all do everything we can not to be easily offended. That's about all I have now. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:23, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

== Oops! ==

Can you rename [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Espemon333/Nomination&rcid=637512 this.] I forgot to add the [User:] in front of it. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 00:34, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
:Please see my comment on your talk. In this case, it's not an issue because that page isn't allowed, anyway. In the future, if you need to rename a page, you can use the "move" tab at the talk of the page. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:41, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
::::Ok. As long as the contest stays. Get it gone, {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 00:44, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

== Comment ==

That comment that you reverted was a big embarrassment for me. I don't want to show those people who read through talk page archives, and I don't want to look at it every time I look at that archive. --{{User:Fangoriously/SIGGY HERE!}} 01:15, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
:Then I suggest contacting the user who owns that talk page in private and asking him to remove it himself. And besides. How often do people read old talk page archives? {{User:Elcool/sig}} 05:40, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
::What Elcool said, pretty much. It's not something for you to remove once it's been answered and even archived; instead, it needs to be the person who "owns" the archive. I don't think it should be that big an embarrassment; we all make mistakes from time to time, and most people who read it (which, as Elcool observes, is likely very few people, anyway) will likely chalk it up as a newbie error. And we've all made those. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:29, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

== Heim (~dac0358e@wikipedia/Heimstern) Quit (K-Lined) ==

come back Heim, we miss you already - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:37, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

User talk:It's dot com

Super Sam — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:16:49 GMT

Super Sam: /* Thanks for the purge! */ riveting tale, chap (also accuracy)

{{User talk:It's dot com/teasers}}
= <div style="background:#BE0023; color:#fff; width:98%; padding-bottom:0.3em; padding-top:0.3em; padding-left:2%"> Trogdor! </div> =
== 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. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 20:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|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. {{User:Super Turtle/sig}} 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. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 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.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
:::::Admit it, you kinda love it when I call you Dotty. ;) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
::::::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)
:::::::"Yeah, you're probably right." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== 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:Sam the Man/sig}} 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. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 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. {{User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!/sig}} 05:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Thanks for stopping by, you guys. Thanks for breaking my cow lamp. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== imagemap ==

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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:29, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

== 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. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:14, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
::Jolly good. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 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? {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 19:03, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
::::Bureaucrats can, yes. See [[HRWiki:Changing username]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
:::::Thank you for the help, my good man. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 23:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

== 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

== 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, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 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. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 22:47, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
::Yep, I concur with Phlip's suggestion. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
:::Alrighty, thanks for that. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 14:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:35, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

== 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. --[[User:O98-111-114-113|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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:33, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
::Thank you for the name change! --{{User:Blow Up the Ocean/sig}} 21:27, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

==STUFF Decommissioned?==
[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)
: [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)
::I gotta start paying more attention to important things like that... --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 20:42, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

== Fanstuff wiki ==
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)
:The address is [[HRFWiki:|fanstuff.hrwiki.org]], same as it's ever been. — [[User:It's dot com|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. {{User:The thing/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|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. {{User:The thing/sig}} 21:27, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
:::Deal. Before I do it, I'll be sure to ask you if it's okay. — [[User:It's dot com|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? - {{User:Super Sonic X/Sig}} 00:56, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
:Sending the email is enough. I'll change usernames based on that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:13, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
So when will the new wiki be up?--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 18:54, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

When will the updates bar be back? -[[User:TheStick|TheStick]]

Could you put the MediaWiki software on the fanstuff wiki and remove the signup page? {{User:Dagoth/sig}}

Hey, Dot com, it has been like 3 weeks now. What gives? -[[User:AlmsforthePudgy|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.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 13:05, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Okay, so, how long has it been now? A month? Two? {{User:The thing/sig}} 01:31, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Two and a half X_X {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 18:37, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
:I've lost hope. {{User:The thing/sig}} 21:37, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
::Keep hope alive. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:13, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

==Name Change==
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}}

==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 [[HRWiki:Changing Username|better ways]]. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 14:17, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

== 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. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 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. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 00:49, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

== Change Username ==

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)
:Please, Dot Com? I'm desperate.. Please... {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:14, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
::Please? I'm sorry for bothering you... {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:33, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
::::How do you know that? I haven't ever actually ''changed'' my user name... {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:39, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::Of course you have. [[Special:Contributions/Miketigershark|This]] is you. — [[User:It's dot com|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. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:46, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Hey, Dot Com, keep up the good work ;) {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 02:07, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

== 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.--{{User:Kirbychu HR'D/sig}} 02:23, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
:Why don't you email me your specific request and we'll go from there. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:37, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
::K.--{{User:Kirbychu HR'D/sig}} 02:53, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
:::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)
::::I did get your email. I haven't forgotten this request, and it's on the to-do list. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:09, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

== Where's the forum? ==

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

== Fanstuff wiki ==

Would you happen to know when the purge will be over? Just wonder. '''[[User:Gavino/redirect|¡Él]][[User talk:Gavino|Gavino!]]''' 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 [[HRFWiki:|fanstuff.hrwiki.org]], I'd say sometime before or after TBC release Stinkoman Level 10. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:25, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
::Alright, seriously, what's taking so dang long? {{User:The thing/sig}} 18:05, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
:::This has been explained in other places. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:07, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

== 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? --{{User:The 386/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:12, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

== Transcribing Permission ==

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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:19, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
::OK, thanks. {{User:HRjcm/sig}} 22:34, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
== Personal image templates ==
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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

== Sig ==

Do you want a sig? If so, what do you want on it? {{User:Sylar/sig}} 03:23, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
:I already have one. It's right here: [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
::I mean like colored and stuff. The sig templates. {{User:Sylar/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|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? {{User:HRjcm/sig}} 18:42, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

== Winter Background ==

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

== 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. {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:45, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
::I removed your logo and images. {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 01:22, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
:::I'm still seeing the logo there. Yes, i cleared my cache. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:48, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
::::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)
:::::Your logo and images are gone for reals this time. {{User:Dagoth/sig}} 23:00, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

== 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. {{User:Red And Black/siggy}} 18:58, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

From my old fanstuff talk page:
<blockquote>
[http://www.mariowiki.com/Special:Recentchanges 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. --{{User:TheDenzel/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
</blockquote>
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. — [[User:It's dot com|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. {{User:Red And Black/siggy}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:03, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:::However, it can help if they are about to troll. {{User:Red And Black/siggy}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

== 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: [http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/439/] -MarkN
:It's actually on the SBCG4AP page, under Promotional Media. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 23:43, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

== Thanks! ==

Thank you for deleting my fair-use-defying MacOrWinFinal.png image, Dot Com! — {{User:Fotoshop/sig}} 18:31, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
:No probalo. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:34, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

== 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 [[Template talk:commentary|crazy before]] proving their point. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 06:12, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
::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
:::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)
::::Oh, okay. I was wondering how to do that. Let's try it now. [[User:MarioMaster2008|MarioMaster2008]] 17:48, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

== History category ==

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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:21, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

== Sandbox user subpages ==
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)
:See [[HRWiki talk:User space#Sandboxes?]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:35, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

== 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! {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 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 "<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)
::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)
:::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)
::::[[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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

== Blanking the sandbox ==
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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.--[[User:Record307|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 {{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. — [[User:It's dot com|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!---[[User:Record307|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: <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)

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

== Forum account disabled ==

Why can't I log on? --{{User:Blow Up the Ocean/sig}} 15:57, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
:I deactivated your account at the request of a lot of people. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:05, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

== 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.

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|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). — [[User:It's dot com|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.

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 12:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

== MediaWiki 1.14 ==

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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

== 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. --[[User:DorianGray|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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:46, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

== 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.

== Invisible arms ==

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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|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. --{{User:The 386/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:37, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

== When will the fanstuff wiki be back? ==
Hey Dot Com, when will the fanstuff wiki be back? {{User:Raiku/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

== 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. {{User:Coach z's cool/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
::Oh, yeah. I forgot to do about that. I changed it. {{User:Coach z's cool/sig}} 14:33, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

== Name change three ==

<blockquote class="lappy email" style="width:90%;font-family:Verdana,Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">
<div>subject: name change</div>
Dear Mr. Com,
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.
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). 
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. 
I'm only a teenager, and I actually think this wiki has what it takes to teach me some respect and responsibility. 
Sincerely, {{User:Jagger88/sig}} 09:19, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
</blockquote>
:This doesn't belong on my talk page. Please refer to [[HRWiki:Changing username]] for replies. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:33, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

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Thank you. {{User:Open Source Greg/sig}} 06:59, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

== 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.--{{User:Kirbychu HR'D/sig}} 02:50, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
:Yup, exactly 199 days ago. I put it on my to-do list. It's still there. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:08, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
::That's one big to-do list.--{{User:Kirbychu HR'D/sig}} 03:12, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

== 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]] [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)

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

== 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! {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}} 23:53, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

== You're now my friend. ==

Any fan of Seinfeld is my friend. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 06:36, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

== 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. {{User:BubbleRevolution/sig}} 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. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 01:17, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

== 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? --[[User:Kevin danko|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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:38, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

== Threats ==

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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:34, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
::OK. Don't let Heimstern know I posted this. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 23:06, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
:::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)

== 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" {{User:The thing/sig}} 01:15, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
:What is wrong with fanstuff? Totally outta the loop, {{User:Espemon333/sig}}

== My Weight in Pencil Shavings ==

How much does a page on the wiki usually cost? {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:53, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
::The reason we are having the fundraiser... the pages cost money... right..? {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 23:34, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
:::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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:48, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

== A Probably <s>Bad</s> 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. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:35, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

== MythBusters ==

I love MythBusters. :D --[[User:Ms. 1-Up Pie|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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:52, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

== Brown and gray balloons ==

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3275461929_ae4815786d.jpg

—[[User:BazookaJoe|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! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:10, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
::Happy birthday, DC. My you never get ink poisoning. {{User:Elcool/sig}} 07:02, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
:::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)

==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]]

== 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. [[User:McArbys|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!* --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:25, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

== 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.--{{User:Record307/sig}} 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). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:35, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
::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)
:::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)
::::Alright, that's cool. Thanks!--{{User:Record307/sig}} 03:44, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

== 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:04, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

== 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. -[[User:20eric06|20eric06]] 02:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
:While we're on the subject, and, trying not to sound idiotic, I ask, what exactly ''is'' a "purge", and why did we have to do it? [[User:StrongAwesome74|Strong]][[User talk:StrongAwesome74|Awesome]][[Image:StrongBad 3D variation.PNG|20px]] 02:35, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
::Basically, the Homestar Runner Fanstuff Wiki (there's a link to the left, on External Links) had enough low-quality fanstuff that the bureaucrats decided it needed to be "purged". They listed some good fanstuffs to be saved, Dot Com backupped those and closed down the wiki, during which time many complained for not having "a place to hang out". Other things happened while that, but that's another story. -[[User:20eric06|20eric06]] 02:42, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
:::I see. Thank you, Eric. [[User:StrongAwesome74|Strong]][[User talk:StrongAwesome74|Awesome]][[Image:StrongBad 3D variation.PNG|20px]] 02:53, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Just piggy-backing on this section to inform you of a new post in the super secret sysop discussion re: the purge - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:16, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

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Super Sam — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:46:52 GMT

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Super Sam — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:42:40 GMT

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== Wilde Coincidence? ==

Your name is a reference to ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', is it not? And furthermore, does that indicate that you identify with the character Dorian Gray, or are you just a fan of the book/movie/story/author? If you are referencing the novel, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. I'm a big Oscar Wilde fan myself, and I wrote an essay on ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' for Philosophy class, back in June. -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 07:47, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Actually, I've been trying to find the novel to read. I only know about Dorian Gray from the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film. I like reading the background of such things, which is why I want the novel. I haven't yet had an oppurtunity to get to the library yet, and it's never in at the bookstore...
::EDIT: I got my mum to check the book out for me instead. All is well. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Sorry for the edit ==

Ya sorry, that was pretty stupid of me, I just wanted to see if anyone would notice and change it. I promise nothing of the sort will happen again.
:That's quite all right. No lasting harm done, and it was all taken care of quickly. Thanks for apologising, though. I hope you enjoy the rest of your time here. ^-^ --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Moved examples into list ==

I hope it's okay, but on [[Talk:Ice Cream]] I went ahead and moved your examples into the list itself and put a note on it so others will edit it as they see fit. If you want, repost with your opinion on whether it should be a running gag. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Yes, of course it's fine. Anything for the good of the wiki, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== England ==

Have a good trip! Never mind the bullocks! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:30, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:England, huh? That's quite the trip you're taking. Hope it's a good one. We'll try to keep the wiki afloat during your absence, but it will be tough. Have a good time. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:30, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Away Message Song ==

I'll be away in England for the next three weeks, y'all. Sorry. To make up for my not being here to help the Wiki, I offer you this away message song. Yes, it's the same 'Believe It Or Not' song that Homestar and George Costanza have sung to before. 

''Believe it or not, ''
''I'm away from the comp, ''
''So leave a message just for me. ''
''I must be out, or I'd IM you back. ''
''Where could I be? ''
''Believe it or not, you're alone! ''

Please, hold your applause. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:Well, Seany-sama, how was England? If you're from Pennsylvania, how come you spell favorite "favourite"? I'm from Texas, one of your other favou—I mean, favorite places. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:28, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::I spell everything the English way coz, well, coz I'm so hung up on England. Originally, though, it was a side effect from visiting Neopets and it's just stuck with me. And all those other reasons about it actually being the real and correct spelling and all. And as for England itself... Well, to tell the truth, it's not so different from here, except for the television programmes, when you get right down to it. But, despite being faintly similar, it was a total blast.
:::Did you go to the tower, or the abbey, or the palace? Did you ride the Eye? The last time I was there, I got to drive a car by myself through the cities and highways of Scotland. ''That'' was fun, and not just a little weird being on the wrong side of the road. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::::Me, I didn't really do much of anything a normal tourist does. I went up to stay with my friend, who I met a couple years ago online. We've been planning this forever. I stayed at her house up in Nottingham, so most of the sights I saw were generally A) really cool and loud, 2) around the general Nottingham area, and D) more "fun" than "historic" or "tourist-y". My mum and sister did the whole bus-tour thing throughout England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and even nipped down to France for a day, though. But I was more content to stay with my best friend than go sightseeing.

==Sound Effects==
I think it's great you're spearheading this project. Look at the formatting changes I just made (putting each table cell on a new line and a space after the align=center part). I think that makes the code easier to read. Also, be sure to link every instance in the last column. A user shouldn't have to search up and down the list for a link. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:31, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:All right. Thanks for the advice (and the help). And I just like making lists. I have tons of similar lists on my computer (none are H*R related, though). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Secret==

Yes, it does. I was wondering if someone would see that. you win. --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 20:41, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Synonyms ==

Um, have you been known to collect synonyms? I saw that in your entry. --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:31, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:For some things. Synonyms are useful if you write a lot. That way, you don't come off as boring by repeating yourself. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

So, we all know that. But do you REALLY do that for a livin'? --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:33, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Currently, I don't do ''anything'' for a living. I do it as more of a hobby. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Hobbies ==

I see. Why is that your hobby? --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:36, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:I think 'coz I'm weird like that' works best here. Anyway, I have a lot of hobbies, some of which I take more seriously. Some, like my synonym collections, are just for fun. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

I think you're right. If you want, you can tell me about synonyms in my talk page. --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:39, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Well, aside from all those ones for regurgitation, I only collect synonyms for 'crazy'. You can see them all [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/16326646/ here]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

I remember learning that in school. But don't you want to tell me about it in my talk page? --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:57, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Well, I figure we're already here... Would you like me to move the discussion, then? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Uh, no. Just leave it here. --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 01:05, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:All right then. Maybe we can continue some other time on your page. But for now, I'm gonna go... [[Place]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Okay then. I'll try to log on tomorrow. But till then, I'm outta here! --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 01:13, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Note ==

You asked for a note encouraging you to do that work on the Videlectrix games. I have left such a note [[Talk:50K_Racewalker#New_Racewalker_Image|here]]. See also the bit about the music. Thanks for being willing to do this. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:05, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:Willing, yes... Unfortunately, by the time I got here, it seems someone already added all the music links (although I was able to make a few minor corrections). As to the other bit... D'you want me to just include a new "Official Videlectrix Description" section in each game, or what? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 16:55, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::Oh, whatever you think is best. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:26, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:::Looks like someone beat me to the punch there, too. I did get to do some minor formatting, though... Ah, well. Next time, I won't get 12 hours sleep before starting a project. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thank You ==

Thanks, Dorian. I didn't even notice it happened. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:11, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:You're welcome. Any time. Just remember: CONSTANT VIGILANCE. (And if you know that quote, you get a cookie.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Yeah! Thanks, dude. First time someone trolled my page :) {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:21, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:First time someone trolled my page too. But then, I was reverting all his edits, so it was to be expected. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I know that quote. Its from Harry Potter book 4, from Mad-Eye Moody. (Cookie please?) {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:30, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::<nowiki>*</nowiki>gives Bubsty a cookie* Right in one. =) Noice work, Clanky. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Bottommost vote ==

Hey Dorian. This is a reminder that only your bottommost accept vote counts in STUFF. The one from the upper voting section has been removed. Please review this and make any changes if necessary. Thanks. (And thanks for voting for my revision. :) ) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:02, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
:Oh, okay. I didn't know that. First time voting for a revision... Keep it the way it is, with the vote at the revised version. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::As it turns out, I was persuaded that the revision was wrong, so I split the second half of it into its own item. You should review it an make a new vote accordingly. Sorry for all the confusion. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:49, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
:::Oy. Complication upon complication, eh? And it seems such a simple fact... So, in essence, I voted the same way you did for both facts. Thanks for the heads-up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Yeah, how did it become such a mess? ;) One last thing (and I'm really not trying to bother you with all this)... Would you like to fix your vote in the [[HRWiki:STUFF/Archive/Strong_Bad_is_a_Bad_Guy#Good_Ol.27_Uncle_Sam|archive]]? If so, then please do so. Just put a note in the edit summary to see your talk page. Or I could fix it for you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::Yes, please fix it for me. No one will question it if it comes from you, I've noticed. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::I swear this is the last time I'll post on this subject on your talk page. After studying the evidence a little closer, it seems the ''drawing'' of Uncle Sam didn't come about until the 1830s. So I changed my vote to the revision. (Not that you have to vote the same way I do, but since we've been through it together ''this'' far, I thought it would only be polite for me to let you know I'd switched again. But I'm ''not'' switching ''any more''... I hope.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Thanks. I didn't realize that. [[User:Shnizzedy|Johnny Baby]] 15:47, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== Hmm.. I thought I checked that ==

Must not have notice he was already blocked. (I really did check—honest!) {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:49, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
:Oh, I believe you. Sometimes it's easy to glance over a name. I've done that sort of thing many times in my day. Nice catch anyway, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==I wouldn't put ''anything'' in that yellow man's mouth!==
Yes, your memory of a decision not to transliterate The Cheat Talk is correct: see [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Standardize "The Cheat Noises"]]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 21:33, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
:Ah, thanks... I can never find that when I want it. And I wonder if that urban legend about a dog's mouth being cleaner than our own even applies to yellow ones. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Defender of the Wiki==
[[Image:defender of the wiki.jpg|thumb|Handcrafted by Fell Blacksmiths]]DorianGray was one of several users assiduously reverting the tsunami of edits of an IP-shifting troll-bot the night of November 11th 2005. For your heroism, this [[HRWiki:Barnstars|barnstar]] seems a small token. And your new Viking name will be DorianGray TrollBane. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 08:00, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

:Many congraturations!!! (Hey Wilbur, mind if I eat the last one?) {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 16:30, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
::Woo! Thanks, guys. Glad to help out. I just did what anyone with the best interest of the wiki at heart would do. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::P.S. Yeah, Bubsty, go ahead. I was just gonna put it at the end of my new card game anyway.

== Yeah...sorry about that. ==

About the Star Wars intro on [[haircut]], I was really tired when I heard that. The "Da Da Da Dear" sounded like the opening notes of the Star Wars main theme to me, at the time. Now it just sounds...not like that.

Anyway, sorry.
-{{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}}
:No problem. I can see how one might think that, but it's really kind of... not that. No need to be sorry. That's the way the wiki works, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Oh, come on. A Holiday Greeting most likely to be reverted? It doesn't sound like Chriiiii(st) to you? Listen to it one more time just to make sure. If you don't hear it though, I understand. Or did you revert it because you thought I was being in appropriate? Either way, I understand.

Sorry again.
-{{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}}
:::Yeah, I'm thinkin' more of who it would offend rather than what it sounds like. The page has a history of that revert, and I was just following what [[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] put last time I remember it being reverted (right down to the edit comment). Maybe we could take it to the talk page. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::Understandable, but we didn't write/say/direct this. I thought we were here to report and act as a reference. I know it will offend a few people, but we're just supposed to state the facts, aren't we? Maybe it deserves a vote.

::::-{{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}}

==quote?==
:As you might have noticed, I have a new quote thingy on my user page. Do you have a quote you can/want to use? Just keep it under PG-13. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 19:02, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
::You came to the right guy, then. ^-^ I have a lot of quotes I use all the time... Let's see... How about this one: "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow." --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::That is the first time I hear that saying in English. It's far more common in Hebrew. ("Al tidkh'e lemakhar ma she'ata yakhol lidkhot lemakhrataim") {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:39, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Really? That's neat... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Thanks. I'm usin that. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:23, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
==award'd==
:So... for being a cool person, (and for being the first person to notice my guestbook), you get the '''thank you award'''.
:Thanks! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:29, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
[[Image:Thankyouposter.PNG|thumb|The thank you award presented to '''DorianGray''']]
::Thank ''you'', and you're welcome. ^-^ And a very merry Decemberween to you too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::Sorry, to keep posting, but I have one more thing. After counting every single e-mail password reminder I got, (which took a long time), I found out that I got 4992 password reminders. Maybe next time Dorian... {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:45, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Aw, man. Although I hope there ''isn't'' a next time... Ah, well. I'll go change mine to second place. Or "one of the most". Or something like that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==New Format==
Hey DorianGrey. I was wondering, did you bring up your new format unto Standards? Try to clear it up with them before you implement new formats. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:03, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
:Well, actually... It was discussed a lot under one of the Running Gags (I forget which), and was then applied to several other pages. I just was bored and thus decided to take the next step. If I was out of order, sorry. It was discussed with users I respect a lot, so I figured it wasn't too bad. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::If you discussed it, it isn't out of order. Most people didn't like italics, though. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:13, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Well, we liked italics better than the <nowiki></nowiki> tags, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Awww, that's the sweetest guestbook signature! ==

Thanks! :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:53, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:Any time. Coz it's true. If I had a list of favourite users, you'd be on it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Really? How come? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:58, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::I think it has to do with how you always get those OGGs for the debated wordstyles. That's pretty awesome. I mean, if I could do that, I'd be all the time making my own QOTWs. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Check out [http://www.goldwave.com Goldwave] (if you're a Windows user). It's what I use - all you gotta be able to do is record from your "What U Hear" or "Wave Out Mix" on your soundcard's mixer. STill, thanks. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:02, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::Wow, that seems complicated. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::It's a relatively simple and yet full-featured sound editor - personally, I think it's just as good as a more expensive package like Sound Forge. Give it a try. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:16, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::All right, but what do I click on? Is it free? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::On the main page, click on "Goldwave 5.12 is Available", then in the Download Links section, click on one of the links to download the program. It's shareware, and it will start prompting you to register it after a month (I think). It's something like $40 to register (or at least it was when I registered it, which was some time back). {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::Ooy. I dun care for shareware... Not if it's gonna prompt me for cash. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::If you can't afford the money-cost variety, might I recommend [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity]. Or even if you can! This is the best of both worlds: it's free, and it's really high-quality non-crap. I mean, the digital music labs at both Eastman School of Music and UNC have it on their computers. Plus it's open source so it's good karma. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:46, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::::Actually, I already have Audacity. Smileyface pointed me in such a direction, when the .OGGs were being added to [[Sound Effects|my pride and joy]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Nonsense con Carne ==

Hey man! what's up? I didn't even realize [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Stux&diff=215077&oldid=215069 until now] I had [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Stux&diff=210301&oldid=210298 blatantly] ... um borrowed, your [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Stux&diff=208684&oldid=208666 nonsense incarnate line]. My my, no wonder I was coming up with such "great ideas". --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:33, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
:Great minds think alike? Or it could simply be that "nonsense incarnate" is simply such a great description of everyone's favourite blue midget Homestar. I, in turn, can say I got it from his [[Homsar|character page]]'s opening lines.
:To be honest, I hadn't even noticed. But thanks for giving credit to me anyways. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==theres water on mars!==
:I just saw this: [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Water_on_mars.jpg PROOF] THAT THERES WATER ON MARS! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:07, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::Yeah, there is. =3 Mars has polar ice caps. *checked the link before you even sent it* ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Aw crap. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:10, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::...Bubsty. For one; what is the point of this outburst? And two; plenty of people have known for as long as '''I''' can remember that there ''is'' water on the moon. Except that it's frozen. So... Ice. There is icecaps on Mars indeed. {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 05:11, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::You guys don't get it. look at the picture. it's a joke.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 05:15, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::... {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 05:18, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::''{Edit conflict}'' Yup. Made me smile. Though it might have been more effective if they had used LIFE cereal, or the board game, and said "Life on Mars." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:19, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::'''edit conflict x3''' yeah, its just a joke homestramy. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:21, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::I got it. I just commented with "...", because I couldn't believe how spaced of me to not realise that I shouldn't stick my nose into ''everything''. :) {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 05:29, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::I stick my nose into everything... ''see!'' Okay, I gotta go study for my test tommorrow. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:50, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

== How could I forget? ==

In answer to your question of how I could forget to link Dot com's name correctly: actually, I forget that sort of thing all the time. I can be pretty absent-minded, especially when I'm thinking about otheer things, like a project that I'm working on. So, thanks for catching that one for me! I probably wouldn't have for quite some time. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:13, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
:No problem. Maybe I'll watch it particularly, just in case it happens again. Or maybe he should just have a main namespace redirect. I mean, he's cool enough. ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thanks! ==

Thank you for reverting the Peasant's quest page. I was trying to revert it, but my mom was yelling at me to get off so I didn't have a chance.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 19:59, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:No problem. I would've reverted it earlier, but wanted to see if anyone else would get to it first. All about teamwork, isn't it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Ayuh.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 21:12, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

==Trollage==

Wow. First troll in a while. What a waste of one of the few chances to troll nowadays. The least he could have done is waited until the dark of night, and then moved a million pages here there and everywhere... In any case, thanks for the revert. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:18, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
:That's what I'm here for... And it was a pretty sad attempt, truth be told. If I was a troll--which I am not, never was, never will be--I'd make something special of it, since the chance is rare, like you said. (Hopefully, we're not giving anyone any ideas. Although, my talk page and user page are rarely looked at, so there should be no problem.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Oh, and just for the record, we actually had a similar incident of vandalism only about a week ago, when someone decided to blank portions of [[Homestar Runner]] (a similarly feeble effort, quickly reverted). So it actually hasn't been all that long. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:30, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Haha, yea, I saw that one. I think it was Jay that got him. But the block log has been pretty sparce as of late, there's only been like a dozen blocks (3 or 4 because of trolls) since NSMC. I feel kinda special to have been able to block one of the few trolls in the past while. And yeah DorianGray, you gotta watch for 'em. Take it from someone who once was one - Trolls are a sly bunch. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:34, 19 December 2005 (UTC) DorianGray's mother was a hampster, and his father smelled of elderberries!
::::Oh, yeah... That one totally slipped my mind. Shows how pathetic it truly was, yeah? And not all are such a sly bunch, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] (I use the word "yeah?" too much, don't I?)
:::::Actully, it was PFloyedPotter who did the blanking, and *ahem* ''I'' reverted it. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:57, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Funny, that's not quite how I remember it... nor how the history of that page remembers it... {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:59, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Oh. *turns red* Then it was me who put him on the offenders list. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:57, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

== thanks ==
:Thanks for putting me on your fav users list. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:46, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
::^-^ Any time. But ''shh''! It's a secret! =P --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Ditto. :D {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:55, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
::::SHH! How do you people keep finding this? =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::I was seeing how you made the unnofficial QOTW, and saw it. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 02:50, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Peekin' at the secret inner workings of my page, eh? =3 Well, that's why I have it. Speaking of my QOTW, I should make some more of those... I only have enough to last 'til, like, February. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::I'd like to take credit for having found the list minutes after it was created. Not exactly hard, though, since I ''was'' patrolling the recent changes at the time. But I decided not to mention it, since you said it was a secret. I guess not no more! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:59, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::And I thanked you for it on the IRC chnnel, so that counts too. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:29, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

==Reverts==
I would like to help out the site. Can you tell me how a revert works? [[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]]
:Sure I can! When a page has been trolled or had a bad edit made, the simplest way to change it back is to revert it. Each page has a history of every edit made to it, see. Up at the top, you'll notice a little tab marked "history" (it's the fourth from the left, usually). Click on that and it'll bring up a page of all the edits made to that page, most recent ones on the top. Find the version you want to change it back to and click the date for that version. This will bring that version up in the window for editing. Just type "reverted" or "rv" (or "rv/v" for vandalism) ito the edit summary box beneath it and hit "save page". And that will correct the whole page! I hope that helps. If not, check out the [[Help:Contents|Help pages]] for more information. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Danke ==

Thanks for reverting my user page from that vandal. That's a first for me, getting vandalised. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:19, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I certainly wasn't going to just leave it, yeah? Oddly, I've reverted several people's first trollings. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Sure, I knew you wouldn't just leave it, but I thought I'd still thank you. I suppose with my revert-happy trigger finger I'm probably getting vandals mad at me by now and it was sure someone would come after me. Great way to celebrate the new year, don't you think? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:14, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Happens all the time. If you check the Contribs of trolls who vandalise userpages, I bet most will have another edit that was reverted by the same person whose page they ruined. I know this coz it's happened to me several times. It's nice to get back in the trenches again, though, isn't it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::That's what I'd always thought about that (I remember one vandal who wrote an obscene message about Thesmokingmonkey after he made a revert). Which I find interesting, since I'd never reverted anything by this guy. He seems to have been nothing but a troublemaker: he just want after me and [[User:Has Matt?|Has Matt?]] for no obvious reason. But I had always figured it would happen someday. And yes, it's good to be back in the trenches. I love reverting crappy edits again! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:33, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

== Happy New Year! ==

I know it's a little late, I just wanted to wish you a happy new year, and may you finally beat Stinkoam 20X6! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:20, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Thankies. And I'm getting pretty good at the -0 levels... I can get to somewhere 'round the middle of -0.2 (I think that's the one). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Happy also late new year! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:28, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And the same to you, my friend! ^-^ --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
Happy very, very, very, very, very, very, very, etc. with the verys, late New Year.{{User:LePorello/sig}} 02:15, 10 January 2006 (UTC) P. S. I'll help you with Stinkoman 20X6 if you need it. I'm just a click (cool click sound) away. (Though I'm not on the Wiki as often as I would like. Booooooo.)
::Ten days. That's ''very'' very. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 02:19, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Better late than never I always say. =D And my main problem with Stinkoman (aside from how small the life bar is, but that can't be helped) is that I have a slow response time. It's like, "Hey, that thing shot me. I'd better move in case it does it again." --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Drawing of Darth Katana X ==

Yo, Dorian. I was wondering if you would draw a picture of Darth Katana X for my profile. I see by your guestbook entry and your deletion of AbdiViklas' note on John Reuben that you've seen my profile. You can read up on my Sith Apprentice there, if you haven't already.

He looks like Inuyasha dressed like Darth Vader, but he's only wearing Vader's headgear. And he has a big, glowing Katana Sword. So, would you mind drawing that? Because that'd totally rock - thanks one million! {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:I'd be totally willing to give it a try, although I can't promise top quality. But I shall still try! DorianGray never backs down from a challenge, believe it! I'll get on that first chance I have. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Awesome! Thank you! Supashi-bo! {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:And now it is complete. You can see the pic on DeviantART, complete with my comments, [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27817918/ here]. If you want to direct link to it, it's also on [http://photobucket.com/albums/v203/andsean/?action=view&current=DarthKatanaX.jpg PhotoBucket]. Feel free to copy and resize as you see fit. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

That is so cool! Thanks so much for taking the time to draw my character. I'm-a post that on my user page. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:Oh, any time. Glad to to it. Also glad you like it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== You've won the Platypus Award!==
Yay! You've won the Platypus award! Congradgulationsingtonish! This award is really for you're help with my userpage, finding most of the Homsar quotes. Enjoy![[Image:platypusaward.jpg]]
:Ooh, many ''mahalos''. I was glad to do it. And if you need any help again in the future, don't hesitate to give me a ring. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Ha ha ha! ==

Your Quote of the Week with Homestar saying he doesn't wear Marzipan's skirts anymore was hilarious! Keep it up, man! [[User:Nintendostar_Runner|Nintendostar_Runner]]
:Yeah, I liked that one. I should get to work collecting more. I only have enough to last for February... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== lol ==
:I burst out laughing when I saw [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk%3Ainterview&diff=244754&oldid=244747 this]. It's just funny to think of someone gnawing their leg off all the time. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 20:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
::You'd probably run out of legs awfully quickly, too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Vandals ==

Yes, um, the Welcoming page said to welcome people no matter what. (Trust me, it's there). But, um, sorry 'bout that. I'll stop for the day. (or week, if needed) [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry]] 02:07, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:Hmm. Maybe we need to change that...? I'll bring it up at the next board meeting. =P --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:K [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry]] 03:26, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::Anyways, good luck. It's at least a good thing that you read the policies and stuff. I'm sure you'll do [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8|HG HJHG HAAAALL right]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I learn'd a new word! WoW. Cool. Also, I made another poll. [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry]] 01:07, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== MLS QOD ==

Hey DG, how'd you get the Old-School Homestar for your newest quote? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 14:39, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:I actually took a screen shot from... [[personal favorites|personal favourites]], I think. I cropped out everything but his head, and rotated, resized, and/or flipped it 'til it was layered perfectly over a normal Quote of the Week box with the current Homestar in it. And there it was: one old-school Homestar quote. However, since my editing software is now kaput, I can't do any more specialised quotes like that. Ah, well. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::What do you mean kaput? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:36, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:::It won't load anymore. Click it, nothing happens. Also, since all PNGs are saved to open directly from that program, now if you wish to open a PNG, you have to right click and find "Open With..." and open it with something like Picture and Fax Viewer or Paint. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Verboten ==

Re: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki_talk:A_History&curid=15714&diff=255319&oldid=255315 this edit]: Or, to put it another way, "If she could have done one thing to make absolutely sure that every single person in this school will read your interview, it was banning it!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:02, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, quite... =3 That one never occurs to me 'til later, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== You won! ==

Combolations on winning the Object of the Week! You get these fine leather jackets. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 23:01, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, awesome. My very own these jackets. ''Mahalo.'' --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Oops ==

Well, good grief. Many apologies, DorianGray. How foolish of me; I really have no idea how that happened. Man, I need to take a wiki-vacation or something. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:29, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. It was easily fixed, although I admit I did have a sudden heart palpatation when I saw it on Recent Changes. It's easy to get confused when the RC is all clogged like that. Keep on doin' your thing, man. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Thanks for understanding. My heart, too, had a bit of a shaking when I realized what I had done. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:35, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Wait, what did he do? Just wondering why you guys are having heart palpatations. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:49, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
:::He accidentally blocked me for a few seconds during a big flood of vandalism. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Clarifying edit summary ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:InterruptorJones&curid=714&diff=265592&oldid=265588] That's the user list from the 'Tavi Wiki. I guess Jones copied that here in case old.hrwiki.org ever goes off line. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:43, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
:Ahh... I figured it was something like that. Thanks for clearing that up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Parody wiki ==

Go [http://hrwooky.wikicities.com/ here] I'll make u a sysop --{{User:The thing/sig}} 19:44, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
:No thanks, for the same reasons as [[User talk:E.L. Cool#Parody wiki|E.L. Cool]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Userboxes (and more!) ==
Yeah, DG. I ''saw'' what you did with the userbox that ''I'' added. It's OK; I found it prooty humorous. And I remember you being blocked on the 9th. I actually saw the unblockage first, and I thought, "Huh? How'd Dorian get blocked?" [[suntan|HEE HO HEE!]] Oh, and is it OK if I use your "tomorrow" quote on my page. Keep up the good work! {{User:LePorello/sig}} 16:57, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
:A) Glad you don't mind. It was a little long, and it's actually how I feel. o_o I'm gonna be twenty in 5 months exactly, and I feel ancient. 
:2) Yeah, the block was pretty freaky. I had a premonition I'd end up on that list somehow, but I don't do anything bad. So that's that, then. 
:D) Sure it's fine. =3 I love that quote. It's the procrastinator's creed. 
:Keep on tranglin'. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Weird ==
You know, just now you reverted 3 pages that I was also reverting. Weird huh? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 20:45, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yep, that happens when two good users are fightin' an annoyance together. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah. Hi-five, man. ''(loud clap)''{{User:LePorello/sig}} 20:49, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== HELP!!! ==

SOMEBODY MESSED UP TAMPO'S WELCOME MESSAGE HE SENT ME!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED???????????????? --Not a Robot
:It was a persistent vandal around here by the name of Dr. Who. Don't worry, I fixed it. It's very hard to do permanent damage around here, especially with such vigilant users. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Hacking ==

I think someone hacked onto my compy. [[User:Some stupid idiot]] somehow came up on my watchlist, but I didn't even know it existed! Please tell me it's a problem with Mediawiki. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 20:56, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:Do you watch [[User:FireBird]]? Someone tried to move FireBird's page to that name, which is probably why it came up in your watchlist. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Oh, wait, I DID put his talk page under my watchlist because I was waiting fo a reply. Thanks! {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 21:00, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::No problem. Glad to alleviate your fears. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Thank You Again==

Thanks for rv-ing the vandalism to my userpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:52, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome. Glad to do it. =) I mean, not, like, glad to see vandalism. Like, glad to help out the wiki any way possible. You know. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah, I know what you meant. It's kinda ironic, really, that Dr. Who vandalized ''my'' userpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:54, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Ironic in what way? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Ironic that he would vandalize a former vandal's userpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:58, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ah, yes. Who knows, though, maybe you'll get to revert him. Then he'll be ''reverted'' by a former vandal, and that's almost poetic, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Then he'll revert TARDIS, the next vandal to come along. :=) {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:03, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::And so on, until it makes a cycle, and Willy on Wheels and NSMC are simultaneously reverting each other. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Then it turns out that Willy on Wheels was Jimbo Wales all along, and NSMC was JoeyDay all along, LOL. {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:22, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::*Gasp* WHAT?! Oh, scandalous Nah, I'm just kidding. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:36, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I've always wondered if Willy was Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who left the project and turned against the idea of such a site. {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:40, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Sorry for hijacking your talkpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:40, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::No, I don't mind. It's very quiet tonight. This helps. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Oh, well if it helps, this is another false alarm. {{User:Granola/sig}} 05:41, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

== Pizza ==

Did you eat pizza? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
:Not today, but I've been thinking about it an awful lot. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Why? ==

Why did you remove my picture from the halloweener page? You gotta give me some credit. I'm a full wiki member, and I don't deserve to have my image deleted. Also, if you think it's ugly, keep it to yourself. Sorry, but I don't find this very respectful.
[[User:Chess Cheese|Chess Cheese]]
:It's not relevant because tons of people do fanart of all sorts of toons all the time. That doesn't make it necessary to mention in an encyclopedic knowledge-base. It's nothing against you. Anyone's would be deleted. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Well, this is a big slap in the face to art.
[[User:Chess Cheese|Chess Cheese]]
:Sorry, but that's how things are. Maybe you should check out our [[HRFWiki:Main Page|Fanstuff Wiki]]...? That's the creative companion to this wiki. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Squeaketycoo==
On the other hand, can we hold up just a sec on the unsqueaking? I think there ''are'' a few times when it's okay. After all, Strong Bad does call "a little yellow squeaky thing". Specifically, if he makes a ''single'' noise, like "Meh!", that isn't exactly a scream, then I think that could best be called a squeak. It's more wieldy than '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a The Cheat noise}''. Also [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=The_Best_Decemberween_Ever&curid=1024&diff=297773&oldid=297028&rcid=244845 this] seems like a good candidate for squeaking: the intent is to say he "sings along," but what the Cheat does can't really be called singing. About the best thing it can be called, then, is squeaking. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:23, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
:Well, there's pretty much nothing left to correct anyways, so I can definitely hold up for a while. =3 Fix whatever you like; I guess there ARE some times when it's okay, like you said. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Cool. I think I'll just revert a few on the basis of wieldiness. For the record, the [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Standardize "The Cheat Noises"|original crusade]] was to correct instances where people had tried to transliterate The Cheat noises into our alphabet. If you see any of that still around, a small train needs to be dropped. At least a caboose. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:28, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I always look out for those. I think that's actually referred to a few entries earlier up my talk page. Along with putting words in his mouth. Always watch out for those, I do... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
==Hi, Dorian!==
Hi Dorian, I saw you wondered about my name. Well--in short--I made it up. It's basically the name I use everywhere, unless it's more formal (in which case I use the long form, Katori), or in the rare case where there's something better (like Coach Z on BHZ's forum ;)). I made it up a few years ago. Occassionally I use it in stories as well. :) Nice to meet you!! --[[User:Kato|Kato]]
:Likewise. =) I have a character named Kato, who's one of my most popular creations, is why I asked. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Awsomeness! ==

You like the same shows and games I like! =D (i.e. Kingdom Hearts, Drawn Together, Seinfeld, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Paper Mario Thousand-Year Door, the list goes on and on!) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:58, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:Cool-cool. =) Those are all among my favourites. Nice to meet another fan, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah, I'm a PM:TTYD fan, too. Oh, and I consider it your fault that I'm now addicted to El Goonish Shive. =P - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::Hehehe. I do what I can. And you're not the first to express a similar sentiment to me. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Countervandalism ==

[[Image:colonelhomestar.PNG|thumb|Prepare to feel the fluoride sting of the DorianGray!]]
Hey Dorian:

I wanted to let you know that you are one of the best countervandals I've ever known. Before I was a sysop, I remember how often the two of us were working together to stop a persistent vandal. Since I became a sysop, I find myself blocking vandals after being alerted by your reverts.

You've already received the Defender of the Wiki barnstar for revering NSMC, but I felt it was time for you to get a little more recognition: not for one act of countervandalism, but for a long history of defending this wiki. I'm leaving you this image to let you know you'll always be a colonel in the Homestarmy in my mind. Keep up the good fight, man. Constant vigilance! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:10, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
:And the same to you. =) I'm happy to help any way I can, and will continue to do so as long as I can. ^-^ Thanks very much for the recognition. It makes me feel special. I'm glad to be part of such a dedicated wiki, and to know such dedicated users. May you continue to great things too. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== You Following Me? ==

i was reading over my talk in random things, and ive gotten a lot of responses from you. thanks! now i know that other people patrol the recent changes pages:)-{{User:Homsar7/sig}}
:Oh, yeah. Lots of people do. That's pretty much how I spend my day. Checkin' the recent changes for stuffs. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Hawaii==
Since you wanted to know about Hawaii so bad I am making a Hawaiian Journal On my Talk page and Day 1 is up.{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 23:08, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
:Cool. I'll definitely have to take a look. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
== Once again...==
Like the other countless vandalism reverts you've done, someone has to thank you. So I will. :) Seriously, you astound me with your amazing abilities to represent the wiki like you do. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:52, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:^-^ I jus' do what anyone with the best interest of the wiki at heart would do. *sweatdrop* An' I did mess up a little towards the end there, if you check the move log. Shh! Is a secret. o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::LOL. Heimstern, we've got a possible vandal, and he doesn't seem stable...</useless gossip> — {{User: Seriously/sig}}
:::Nah, I jus' misread the move log entry and thought he'd moved my page, so I hit the revert. Then realised that was the entry for [[privileges]] I'd just done. So I had to re-revert it. Happens to the best of us sometimes... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Heh. I saw that error during that mess. Wasn't going to bring it up, but since you did... Well, you might be interested in [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fhqwhgads&diff=prev&oldid=282268 this edit]. Heh. I was a little new to the rollback button at the time. :-) {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:04, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Y'know, that reminds me of something Has Matt? and some others did a while ago in the sandbox...gimme a sec to find it, it's really funny. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=251699 Here] it is. It includes sysops reverting vandalism fighters, Kilroy sailign the ocean blue, and much, much more! :P — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:10, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Hehehe, I remember that... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==[[Homestar Singing]]==

Thanks for the help with the formatting and writing style on that page. - [[User:Totoro|Totoro]] 19:44, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, any time. I love to help out where I can. And it's a neat page, too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Copyright category ==

Hey Dorian. It looks like you found a good category for that category. Just so you know, those templates are some advance work I'm doing in preparation for our switch to MediaWiki 1.6. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:07, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I wasn't planning to tag anything with them. Although, I do have a question. Is there anything you'd tag [[:Image:Darkfire Taimatsu.PNG|my personal image]] with? It's art a friend of mine drew, so it really doesn't fit anything that ''I'' know of... Also [[:Image:DarthDrawing.jpg|the one]] I drew for Darth Katana X. Anything you'd class those under? I've been wondering for a while now... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I think the path of least resistance would be to slap a {{tl|permission}} tag on 'em. I should point out that there are others with way more experience than I when it comes to image copyright tags, so you might could get a better answer. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:20, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::I'll put that on 'em, then, unless/until someone else finds something better. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Well, unless your friend specifically agrees to release the rights to the picture, {{tl|permission}} is the most appropriate template. There's basically 3 types of image tag: 1) The owner says we can use it ({{tl|permission}}) II) The owner says anyone can use it ({{tl|gfdl}}, the Creative Commons licenses, etc) C) The owner hasn't said we can use it, but we're using it anyway under Fair Use ({{tl|web-screenshot}} et al) (plus the tags that say "we really shouldn't be using this", like {{tl|no license}}). This image is clearly under group 1, (unless your friend wants to move it into II). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:36, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::I can ask her. Right now, even. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::She says she'd prefer it left as {{tl|permission}}. So that's all good then. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Sorry ==
I don't think I said this or not, but you know when I created those sockpuppets on here? Well if you do then I am sorry for trying to trick people into thinking that I wasn't making them. Do you forgive me?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 21:00, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:Apology accepted. =) The important thing is that you learned from your mistake, right? Not gonna do it again, yeah? =) That's what really matters. We can be quite forgiving 'round here, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Unless your name has NSMC or ON WHEELS in it. And yes I did learn my lesson.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 21:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::That's true. We don't have much forgiveness for those guys. They don't learn, or try to reform. Unlike you, eh? Good luck to you, and all your wiki...ing. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Wiki ==
How do you say Wiki?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 21:56, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:Some say "wick-ey", some say "wee-kee". I say the former. (See [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] at Wikipedia.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:59, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::Me personally? I say it "wee-kee". It's from the Hawaiian ''wikiwiki'', which means "quick" (refers to how easy it is to edit on here). So I use the pronounciation that's directly from the Hawaiian root, mostly due to my slight obsession with Hawaii. However, for some reason, I pronounce "Wikipedia" as "wick-i-pee-dee-a". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I say it the same way. Which is why I was wondering. Thanks again.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 22:03, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Any time. Always glad to help, if I can. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::"Wee-kee-pedia" is really hard to say... {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::I've always thought wick-ey has a nice ring to it. --[[User:Garfunkel|<TT>Garfunkel</TT>]] 22:09, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Due to a certain locational obsession ''I'' have, I've occasionally pronounced it "vee-kee". :-) But not usually. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:38, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Here's a fascinating piece of trivia for you: [[Mike]] pronounces it "wick-ey" (cf. [[animal]] DVD [[animal#Commentary Transcript|commentary]]). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:18, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::That is neat. =) Cool to know, as I have no DVD access myself. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::Aw Hebrew don't have a letter for the W sound, some of my friends say it like Viki. I usually switch back and forth from W to V, depends who I'm talking to. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:27, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Then there's always the less common "Why-Kai" (Sounds like [[Wikipedia:Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi]]). Though I don't usually use it, it still sounds pretty cool. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:51, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::That, of course, leads to the question "Why not [[Wikipedia:Kai Hiwatari|Kai]]?" (Feel free to choose any other Kai you like, too.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Senior Prom, I Am The Walrus edit==
Oh, sorry. I thought my computer messed up, so I added it again. And by the way, iTunes Listed the song 'I Am the Walrus' under styx. Check if you have it.
:Sorry, I don't. Maybe they remade it...? (*should look that up*) But it was originally performed by The Beatles. No harm done, though. Catch you later. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Have a look at [[Wikipedia:I Am The Walrus#Cultural references]], in particular the "cover versions" bit. I'm guessing the version on iTunes is the Styx cover, rather than the Beatles original. If I remember correctly, there was issues between the [[Wikipedia:Apple Computer|Apple]] that owns iTunes and the [[Wikipedia:Apple Records|Apple]] that owns the Beatles songs... so for a long time there were no Beatles songs on iTunes... I dunno if it was ever resolved. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:37, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Cool... Thanks for the info. That's neat. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== um... ==

hello, i was wondering...as i was reading your page, you spelled "favorite" as favourite". i have a question.

are you english and if so did you enjoy sb_email 22? -{{User:Homsar7/sig}}
:Nope, I'm not English, but one of my best friends is. I just picked it up both from her and an obession with Neopets. =3 And I still find sb_email 22 funny, if short. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Homsar's Speech ==

Hey Dorian. :) Just wanted to thank you for the <s>flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital</s> help on my Homsar's Speech project! Seems like we're almost done, and so far I've only found two, maybe three things he's ever said that are genuine word salads. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:17, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, any time. It was fun, as Homsar is quite th' character... And now I have, like, most of his line memorised, I think. I really like seeing the analyses of each line... He's more coherent than I originally thought. o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Sure seems to be. I think this project conclusively proves that Homsar is actually pretty "with it" - just random in the way he communicates with others. Once the project is done, I'm wondering if we should make this an actual article that we can then point to from the main Homsar article or its Talk page... or otherwise include the analysis on the Talk page, or something. It's useful data that can help to define and refute the "word salad" assertion on both Homsar's page and the Wikipedia page. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I really like it... Quite an interesting article. Sheds new light on a beloved wacky character. And Homsar is now reminding me of a character of my own, who also speaks in an unusual way (example: she uses the word "circle" instead of "family"). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thanks for the Memo ==
Yeah, I'm sorry about he mishap. Yes, it was me who was editing my page. I'm sorry for the confusion, and I've set it to auto log-in from now on so it does not happen again.
Thanks again, [[User:Omegalord|Omegalord]]
:No problem. I have mine set like that myself. Hope we didn't set you back too much with our reverts. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Dinosaurs and Genus ==

A "genus" is one single level up from "species", so saying that dinosaurs are their own genus is not only not true (there is more than one genus of Dinosaur - quite a few, in fact!) but also not relevant - They are part of the [[Wikipedia:Sauropsid|Sauropsid]] class, which is the class containing all reptiles (it also happens to include birds.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:I always get those rotten kingdom, order, phylum, species things mixed up... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Recent Valiant Efforts==

I'd give you a defender sword, but I see you already have one. In any case, that was some first class reverting. Sorry there were no sysops on hand at the time to drop the hammer. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:20, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
:It was kinda fun. I haven't done high-class reverting like that in a long time. Thankies. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Sysop ==

Hey Dorian. It is my pleasure to announce that you have been given [[HRWiki:Administrators|sysop]] privileges and responsibilities. If you have any questions, never hesitate to ask. May you always use your powers for good and for awesome. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:...I think I have stumbled into another dimension. It is a dimension of sight, and of sound. I think I have entered... The Twilight Zone. o_O I do believe freaking out is in order. Then denial, then pleased acceptance. ^-^ Seany will attempt to uphold the honour bestowed upon him.
:Y'know, I think I had something planned out I was gonna say, but now I've forgotten. Ah, well. Mindless meanderings will have to do. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Congratulations Sean! You made your first edit one day before me, did you know that? Looking at your user page and contributions you made many fine edits, and usful pages, too! You are a great user and you deserve your sysophood. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I bring you good tidings, and may you continue to flummox those more trollish than you stop --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:26, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Congraturation on becoming a sysop! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! --{{User:Y2K/sig}} 10:36, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::And on behalf of the sysop team, I would like to present DorianGray with his very own SysopNightStick. Congrats, Meep. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 12:13, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::Glad I didn't miss this by too much. I'm at my aunt and uncle's house and they only have dial-up, so I've been a bit scarce at the wiki lately. Well, I've been wondering for awhile when this was coming. ;-) Clearly my position as the new sysop with the most block log entries is in danger. I've no doubt you'll be ready to give those vandals some serious p0wnage. Now more than ever before, "Constant vigilance!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:42, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Didn't I say that you will be made sysop? Oh yeah I did. Heh, I guess I can pick the winners. Anyways, congradulations.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 11:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Congratulations Dorian. Sorry I haven't been around as much as I used to, or I would have noticed the promotion alot sooner. In any case, here's a belated congratulations upon your sysophood. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:58, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Dorian, After the long time I was gone, I am honored to serve<s>r</s> under you. (Explodes in Bows) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 03:13, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

== Trying to make this Userbox work ==
Hi there, I was just wondering if you could help me (or know who could). I made a new userbox for my userpage which uses a random Homsar quote. I tried to add it to the Userbox page and it won't work because of the template inside a template format, the homsarquote template I mean. It works ON my user page and outside of the <userboxsampes> tag, just not inside of it. Any idea how to make that work?
--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 21:05, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
:Hmm, I dunno much myself, but I'll certainly ask around. I know a few people who might be able to help, maybe. I's not much good with coding and stuff myself. *sweatdrop* Let you know once they get on, or something. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Have a look at this example in the sandbox [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=376677].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:20, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Thanks Loafing, but I think you misunderstand the problem. It will work inside that. Look at my userpage and you will see what I made. It's making it work inside the <userboxsample> tag on the Userbox page. The page with the preview and code next to it? It won't work in there for some reason.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 21:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh, I see now. That looks like a bug in userboxsamples. [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] would be the guy to fix that.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Anybody out there know if this Homsar Quote thing will work on the Userbox page? .... anybody--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Great minds ==

Would you believe that I was attempting to add that "See also" thing at the same time as you and got Edit Conflict'd? And I believe it was last seen in [[big white face]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:52, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
:Wow, great minds ''do'' have similar thought processes, or however the saying goes. =3 big white face seems right, but I may have been thinking of another (can't remember where, though. I think it was a game, maybe). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Oops... ==

Sorry. I was the one who made that "Kick The Cheat" edit on the "Twin Characters" section. Thanks for correcting me! (I completely forgot about artistic licence)! Just wanted to let you know I appreciate the help, and I'll consider that factor next time!... 4kai2lyn6...
:No problem. That edit, and many similar ones, all used to be there until very recently, when we started to rethink the page. Sometimes it's just hard to tell. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Quotes==

Everything I've ever read or seen said that even if only one word of a quote was being used that punctuation should be in the quote. So before I go and change how I edit and grade such things, can you show me where you found the rule you're using? - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 18:39, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
:[[HRWiki:Manual of Style]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Got it. Not sure if I agree with it, but will abide while here. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 18:48, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
:::No problem. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thank you! ==

Thanks for the fixes! My first STUFF contrib. ;) [[User:Jedi liz|Jedi liz]] 05:39, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. For a first-time STUFFer, you did very well. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::w00t! and look, they're voting for me! ha. that's what happens when you delete MY contribution to hrwiki. Kay-POW! [[User:Jedi liz|Jedi liz]] 14:15, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Hehehe, you must have some very convincing arguments. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Huh?==
You said "This really can't be proven, seems speculative, not the full H'ween toon, and it's a real shirt." about my edit. Can you explain further? I thnk TBC put that there for people to ponder it? Can you please put it back? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:It's speculation to assume TBC put it there for people to ponder, because we don't know what they were thinking. We run a knowledge base, based in fact, not assumption. It was not the full, official Halloween toon for that year, and they probably didn't use Homestar's costume for spoiler reasons. To round it out, Homestar's shirt is a real shirt, generally used by people too lazy to wear a real costume (like people who answer the door for trick-or-treaters, for example). Those are the reasons I took it out. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Help out ==
*Hey, I'm thinking about creating a new page, but I don't know what to call it and I don't know all of its info. The page will be about interuppted names Strong Bad usually starts sounding out before getting interrupted by someone. Such as in [[bottom 10]]: He says, "and the number one spot in my bottom 10 is... Th--" and then gets interrupted. Please help out. I am sending this to all sysops. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Reverts==
Ah, good to see someone noticed. I highly suggest protecting pages that transclude onto the main page. I don't suppose you all like pseudo-vandals who test security, but consider this a security wake up call, for lack of a better word. [[User:74.224.137.55|74.224.137.55]] 01:54, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

==STUFF talk==
About Hrjogger's vote, I assumed he wanted to vote in the ''only valid'' voting revision, since he put his vote on the old one, even though the new one has been made. Does ths make sense? {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:Just because a revision has been made doesn't make the original vote not valid. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It doesn't? Then which revision gets the final verdict? Both of them can't. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::I'd guess whichever has a better accept-to-decline ratio (if it gets accepted). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Okay, thanks for telling me. Now I know better. :-) {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

== DorianGray: ==

No need to be a jerk, dude. "Ugh?" "Not at all aesthetically pleasing?" Give me a break. That's an exaggeration -- especially since it's a matter of your personal taste -- and regardless of your preferences, the harsh words are completely unnecessary.

I guess you don't want people to constructively contribute if you're going to behave like that.
:No offense meant. It's just that strong stylistic changes like this should be brought before the community and discussed beforehand, before any changes go into effect. Mebbe I was a little harsh, but it really does look bad. It doesn't fit at all. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==STUFF==

Yeah, got that. As soon as you pointed it out in the edit summ back there, I checked the rules. Thanks. [[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 18:15, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
:No problem. In fact, if you look quite a ways up 'round about section 13 (heh. Section 13... Fun. =3 ), I had the same problem myself, eons ago. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:30, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

== KHI ==

Are you on KHI too? There is a Dorian Gray there too. Just curious. [[User:Toasty!|Toasty!]] 20:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Nope. What's KHI? =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Forum on Kingdom Hearts. Its pretty big.

forums.khinsider.com [[User:Toasty!|Toasty!]] 20:49, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Nope. HRWiki and related sites (i.e. HRWiki forum and that ol' fanstuff place) is the only place I've ever used the name "DorianGray". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:51, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

OK then, just makin sure. :D [[User:Toasty!|Toasty!]] 20:53, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Yep. So don't go botherin' this person with fond wiki reminisces, coz I'm sure they won't know what on earth you're talking about. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:58, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

== Secret Eating ==

Hahahahaha — that's been one of my favorite quotes for a long time. Excellent choice =4 {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:All my quotes are excellent choices. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::It is! =2 {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:41, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Mine are way better. =1 — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 18:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::::But do yours have a spiffy table and an XML-edited picture? I think not. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Actually, you are all wrong. Sir. Loafing The Great has the greatest quotes. =-1 --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 19:00, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::Oh, he doesn't have what I have either. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:01, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::You missed one. And so did the Ancient Egyptians, Babylonians and maybe even the Phoenecians, but not the Greeks. Definitely not the Greeks. =[[Wikipedia:0 (number)#History|0]] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Ow. More than I wanted to read. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

== Sorry about that crap on the grinch ==
My cousin added that he is Nine and likes Homestar but adds stupid stuff that are very unlikely so dont Blame me (75.8.34.131 is out)

:Don't worry, he's [[Talk:retirement#Slink?|not the only one]] who saw a reference there. And we also appreciate him trying to make a contribution to the article. He has done nothing wrong :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, ditto. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Podstar fix ==

Hey Dorian,

I just wanted to let you know that the podstar links need to be {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=technology&diff=420751&oldid=420622 piped}} instead of spaced, otherwise the link will be broken! I'd fix all occurrences myself, but I have this big project to turn in for tommorrow, and I can't procrastinate any more than I have! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:13, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, right. My computer really effed up while doing that one, so I probably overlooked it in that case. Most of the time, I'm pretty sure I fixed it to be piped... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:40, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::Oh! I see... sorry about that, nevermind then, I guess it was just a fluke that I happen to check out the one link that wasn't piped! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:41, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, I'm glad you did, coz it probably would've gone unnoticed for days, weeks on end otherwise. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:45, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::::NP! Any time! And it's good to be lucky sometimes. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 08:34, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

== quite certain he says "oh my lan" ==

Considering that Renold says before hand: "Get your hands off those floppy disks and fiscal reports" it would suggest he says oh my lan. oh my land isn't even a saying.

For the sake of argument, I recorded the part he said and played it over, there is no audio wave that suggests him saying "d" after lan.

http://fileupload.ning.com/mov/3771583
:"Oh my land" still makes more sense than "LAN", but whatever. I don't feel strongly enough about it to argue. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:44, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

== No longer newest ==

You were only the newest sysop for at most 59 seconds. [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=] {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 03:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:Hmm. I always felt he was before me anyway... Not even in [[HRWiki:A History]], even though I thought I put him first...
:Maybe, since it occurred during the same minute, we're BOTH the newest sysop simultaneously. A shared title. And thus my statement remains valid.
:I was never one to be perfectly accurate anyway. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:43, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

== "Spin and say" ==

I don't understand why the name was changed, nor why we can acknowledge the fact that it was changed. Can you tell me exactly why we can't acknowledge this fact? Was there a copyright issue? If so, we can just mention that the TBC got a (really out of place) C&D letter. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 20:08, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:When the time is right, perhaps. But that time is not right now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Why can't we know? We have the fact that 1800-555-SBSINGS used to be 1800-BAD-SONG. Why can't we know this one? --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 21:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't think that one was as big a deal as this. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:31, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::I still think we have the right to know what happened. I can't just pretend something I know happened didn't. All you need to do is tell me exactly what happened, and I'll shut up about this. You can email me the answer privately if you'd like, I just am that curious. Thanks a lot in advance. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 22:07, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==About the Unnoficial Quote of the Week thing==
I was wondering...could I use it in my userpage? Thanks in advance! -[[User:Zephiel|Zephiel]] 30 March 2007
:Oh, sure. 'Course you can. 'S long as you aren't stealing my quotes. =3 There's millions of quotes! Think of your own! *holds his selfishly* But I digress.
:Sure you can use it. You don't even need to credit me or anything (after all, it's just a table and a picture--which are mine!). If you'd like to know how to do some XML editing of your own, [[User:Venusy|Venusy]] has a [[User:Venusy/weeklies.xml editing|tutorial]] on it--that's how I learned, even. In addition, if you'd like to use certain images of mine from ''past'' quotes, maybe we can arrange that... But making your own is half the fun! =)
:I forget what I was saying, but you can make your own quotes, certainly. Feel free to even steal my section header name. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:31, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

== Don't go! ==

You can't leave! Stay here or else I'll be really sad. And then angry. Grr. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 09:01, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:I'm totally staying here. I'm just devoting my userpage to being a Bonus Stage mini-shrine from now on. I could find some other site, I suppose, but wiki code is the only code I understand. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 09:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
::Don't change it! Change it back or else I'll be really sad! And then angry! Grr! If you are pulling a prank, I'm totally oblivious to it! Fooled, you might say! But don't tell ''me'' that. Now I've just confused mehself. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 09:17, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:::So, yeah, whatever happened ''TO'' the BS Wiki??? Died just like the toon? Ran outta money? Did anyone back it up? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 05:01, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
::::There's a big long tale about it, that I don't even really know anymore... I think Matt Wilson himself asked Steve to shut it down, and he complied. Which sucks. D= --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:03, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::They lost their funding or public interest waned or something distracted them... Man what WAS it? What could possibly have distracted them from humbera hum... [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 05:06, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::Nice. :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:08, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

== Coppyright? ==

Could I please copy the quote of the week style thing? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:Sure thing. =) I'll say the same to you as I did [[#About the Unnoficial Quote of the Week thing|two sections up]]. Wow, my quotes are popular all of a sudden... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:19, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

== thanks re:office ==

thanks dorian, I'm new to hrwiki and I guess I thought my comment wasn't added, so I tried to add it again today without double checking. Thanks for explaining how to link wikipedia too! Man, you guys are really fast with fixing stuff on this site!
:Yeah. Things move [[boring (really)|a mile a minute 'round here]]. There's always somebody watching. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:04, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Removing my post ==

Thanks for removing my post for no reason except that you thought I should "take it to the forum". Tape Leg's wiki page has a note saying that some think it's the worst episode. I mentioned that perhaps "Rough Copy" was, which would carry a similar note if their was a concensus. You had no reason to remove my post, but hey - if you want to be a jerk about a Homestar Runner wiki '''TALK''' page, that's your problem. -- Someguyerson
:Such information does belong on the forum, not on the wiki. And please don't be rude to other editors. Thanks.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:49, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

:Hey there. DorianGray was acting perfectly within [[HRWiki:Talk page etiquette#Talk post content|policy]]. Comments on talk pages concerning personal opinions of the toons are routinely removed for exactly the reason Dorian provided — they don't concern the content of the article. Now, [[tape leg]] is an exception, because the issue is actually addressed by Strong Bad. So, I understand why you consider your talk page post to be legitimate, but DorianGray actually did the right thing.

:Regardless, your personal attacks of DorianGray were completely uncalled for. If you disagree with a user's actions, it is simple to say so in a civil way without insulting them. Please refrain from doing this in the future to avoid having your editing privileges restricted. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:49, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
::Additionally, the comments on [[Talk:tape-leg]] were made several years ago, before policy was more strictly enforced. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:28, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

== ;-) ==

Thanks! {{User:Lazylaces/sig}} 18:56, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, sure. I got tons of rhythym. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

== 76.5.105.107 ==

I don't give orders but please block 76.5.105.107. He is disrupting the wiki and will not stop no matter what anybody says. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:21, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
:Sam, you're really not in any position to tell a sysop who should or shouldn't be blocked. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
::I believe he has been blocked at the fanstuff (in an action that I wholly do not approve of). See [[HRFWiki:User talk:76.5.105.107]] for more details. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 22:28, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
:::O.K, he's blocked. Sorry this comment was here. Forget everything I said. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:35, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
::::The Mu, if you have an issue with a sysop action taken at Fanstuff, please take that up at Fanstuff with the sysop in question. Bringing it up here is pointless. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:38, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

==Discussion Topic==
Sorry for putting the new discussion topic at the top. I'm kinda new to this so thank you for telling me about the + tab. I didn't know what it was there for. Hey how do you do the thing where it puts your name on there and what time you did it? Dangeresque, too?
:A lot of people don't know about it, actually... And to sign your name with a timestamp, just type four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). A-like so. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:10, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

== How do I... ==

How do I save a file in Weeklies.xml and qod.swf? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:If you read carefully Dorian's [[User_talk:Sam_the_Man#Unofficial_Quote_of_the_Week|note]] you'll see that he gave you a link to a very detailed [[User:Venusy/weeklies.xml editing|tutorial]] explaining how to do that step by step. I sugges that you carefully read that first before posting any more questions regarding the process. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 12:43, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
:I read it. How do I download those things? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
::Where it says "View the Flash file for the current quote" on the Quote of the Week page, and so on, right-click and choose "Save target as...". Then save them to the appropriate place. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:19, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

==Pokémon Help==
=== Eggs ===

Hello buddy! Is it possible in FireRed/LeafGreen to hatch more than one egg? I already hatched one egg from the day-care on Four Island, but I can't hatch anymore from there. Is there any other way to hatch an egg? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}03:17, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, sure. There's tons of compatible eggs. You just have to leave two Pokémon of the same Egg group at the day care. (Ditto is a good way to get around this.) And then wait until an Egg appears. Is that helpful, or do you need more info? Have any other breeding questions? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:50, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::Well, uhh... I knew about the Ditto thing where you put a pokemon with Ditto at the day care and you get an egg with the pokemon you put with ditto, but can you do it again? I want an egg with another Zapdos. {{User:Zapdos/sig}}19:34, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::That's the problem, then. You can hatch as many eggs as you want, but the one-of-a-kind Pokémon like Zapdos, Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Celebi, etc. can't be bred at all. [[User:76.5.105.107|76.5.105.107]] 19:40, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Oh, Zapdos can't breed. It's in the No Eggs group. Generally, all legendary Pokémon, all baby Pokémon (Pichu, Magby, Elekid, and so on), and a few others (Unown, Nidoran (F), and Nidorina) can't breed. They're too special. If you want another Zapdos, you'll have to trade it from another game. Sorry. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:42, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::::But can you get more than one egg from the day care? If yes, how? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}19:57, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::They'll give you eggs your Pokémon produce whenever they produce them. Just leave two compatible Pokémon, and go off and do something else. Come back in a while, and maybe they've produced an egg. If you leave Ditto and another breedable Pokémon, you're guaranteed to get an egg sooner or later. You just have to go somewhere else and walk around a bit. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:00, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

=== Unowns ===

Hi, do you know anything about the Unown pokemon in the Tanoby Ruins? Before the chambers had '''nothing''' at all in them, no pokemon, nothing. Then I found the Tanoby key, activated it and there were unown pokemon in the chambers! Each unown is exactly the same, except for the body shape, and at the front of one chamber, a guy says a mystic pokemon lives in the chamber. Some of my friends say all the unowns are the shape of each letter of the alphabet and if you catch all of them to create the alphabet, the mystic pokemon will appear in the chamber(s). Do you know anything about the mystic pokemon, the unowns or the chambers? If so, please tell me, thanks. {{User:Zapdos/sig}}19:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
:The mystic Pokémon the guy is referring to is probably the Unown themselves. Unown are pretty fascinating. They do match up to the alphabet: one Unown for each of the 26 letters, as well as one each for ? and !. I haven't yet been able to find Unown ? or ! in Tanoby (they're really rare). The only thing you get for collecting all 28 Unown is the satisfaction of knowing you have them all, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
::Do you know anything about the legendary dogs? Because I heard after defeating the elite four (I defeated it 3 times), outside of Cerulean cave a legendary dog will appear and the type will depend on which starter pokemon you picked. I picked Squirtle so my dog should be the thunder dog. Do you know anything about it? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}19:48, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes, that's true. Depending on your starter, one of the Legendary Beasts will appear in Kanto: Raikou for Squirtle, Entei for Bulbasaur, and Suicune for Charmander. They're extremely hard to catch, though. They move around between routes, so you have to use your Pokédex to track them down (only once you find it in the first place, though). Then, if you're lucky enough to be in the same place at the same time, you'll encounter it randomly in the tall grass. It runs at the start of the battle, so putting it to sleep or using Mean Look will help keep it there long enough to wear it down and catch it. If you do manage to catch it, it's a very powerful Pokémon, so treat it well. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:59, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, I found the Raikou last night looking for meowths and I found it and it fled. I looked in the pokedex to find where it was, I ran into it, had my wobbuffet first with the shadow tag ability. The Raikou couldn't escape because of shadow tag, but it used roar and escaped. Then because it was very late, I turned it off and then today when I played it, I went to Raikou's pokedex entry to find it's location and it said "area unknown". Do you know how I'm supposed to confront it again and if yes, how do I catch it if it either runs away or uses roar? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}15:58, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::Hmm. Dunno why it's not appearing in the Pokédex locator. Catching one of the beasts is usually mostly luck, and a big pain in the rear. I saved my Master Ball for Entei just coz I hate catching the roaming Pokémon. I could do a li'l research, see if there's anything that has, like, both Suction Cups and Mean Look (Ingrain and Spider Web?) or something. I don't know many counters for Roar... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:05, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

=== eevee ===

Hi, do you know how to get Eevee? I heard you get it in the Celadon Mansion, but how do you get it? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}23:21, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
:You just go around the back of the building. There's a back entrance that leads to a room on the roof. Eevee is up there. You probably need to have only 5 Pokémon in your party, too, so you have room to take it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 23:26, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
::Heh, want to know something funny? I got to Celadon a really long time ago and got Eevee a long time ago, so today I looked everywhere and I was just confused, and I looked in the PC and I found the Eevee! Funny, eh? Oh and you said Entei, so you probably picked Mr. Venus. I don't really like Venusy, I don't think it's very good. I like Blasty the best, which is why I picked it. {{User:Zapdos/sig}}02:52, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:::I picked Bulbasaur because, way back in Blue version, Bulbasaur was my first Pokémon. I wanted to carry the tradition.
:::Neat how you found th' Eevee. I love a good story like that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 02:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::::I The reason I picked Squirtle is because I tried all the starters and thought Squirtle was the best. Also because everybody picks Charizard, so if they breed their Charizard, they would maybe trade me something for their Charmander. One of my friends who picked Bulbasaur traded for one of my Squirtle's so he could easily take out his rival's Charmy. {{User:Zapdos/sig}}14:04, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Oh, yeah, I hope in Diamond you didn't pick Turtwig. It sucks. I picked Piplup because it's best and Infernape is so-so. {{User:Johnny Ohm/sig}}23:07, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::I picked Turtwig in Diamond because it was the least ugly of all the starters. And Torterra is pretty beastly, actually. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:42, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::Wha?!?! You picked Turtwig? Least ugly? I actually think Turtwig is the most ugly. Heh. Well, at least Torterra doesn't suck like Venusaur. I always pick water types except in Emerald because it is the only Pokemon in Gen. III that knows Leaf Blade. I bet if we battled, my Empoleon would whip your Torterra because it is Jolly so I'd go first and use Ice Beam which does 4x damage! Muohahaha!!!!! But my friend who always picks grass types, his best attack is Razor Leaf even with his lv. 100 Venusaur! {{User:Johnny Ohm/sig}} 22:15, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::Razor Leaf is actually a pretty decent move. Nice damage level, good hit percentage, lots of HP, and the possibility of a critical hit. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:20, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::Naw, Razor Leaf sucks. 55 power. The only good thing is it has a high chance of doing a critical hit. It's not even 100% accurate. Well, 95 is still good accuracy, but Razor Leaf sucks.
:::::::55 is actually pretty decent for a mid-level attack with no drawbacks. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:27, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::::55 actually isn't good. Flamethrower or Thunderbolt is 100% accurate, 95 power and has no recoil and can burn or paralyze, so Razor Leaf... is no good. {{User:Johnny Ohm/sig}} 22:32, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::Oh, you like stories, don't you? Well, this might make you laugh. You can only get one Master Ball in the game right? Well, you want to save it for the legendary dog, but it's okay if you use it on Articuno or MewTwo or maybe Zapdos or Moltres. Well, my friend really wanted Articuno because he didn't save infront of the other legendary birds. So he took out Zapdos and Moltres, so Articuno was the only one left. That bird is so hard to catch, so if you don't have like a million ultra balls, chances are you won't catch it, so I used my master ball on it. Well, my friend used his master ball on a level 14 Onix then released his Onix. Then he found Articuno and it escaped all of his balls, s he kept on resetting and he did that about 20 times and finally gave up. This was about a month ago, and the Articuno is still standing there, so I can't wait for the Mewtwo! {{User:Zapdos/sig}}14:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::::::Heh. Your friend has some bad luck. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:32, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, yeah, he caught Mewtwo and when he was trying, when he threw a ball, he went on his hands and knees and was dragging his knees across the carpet going "PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE CATCH!!!" and actually started crying, everyone there thought he was just weird so we laughed, and when he caught Mewtwo, he screamed "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". So, yeah, it was hard for him without da Master Ball. But we all thought that was very weird how he cried. {{User:Johnny Ohm/sig}}23:07, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Heh. I am amused. Lucky him, though. Non-Master Ball catches can be terrible. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:42, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

==Homestar Runner Fanstuff Wiki is Down==

Check the main page talk dude. --The fanstuff user known as Sterrence88
:Dot com is already on it. Please don't spam talk pages, Sterrence. Also, IRC is more effective for these messages.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::Sorry. I just thought a admin can help me. I have never used the IRC before. Sorry everyone!! --Sterrence88.
:::No probalo :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:00, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Pokemon==

I checked the Link you gave me, I realized I was thinking of a different Pokemon show. You can keep the Cheatball as it is if you want. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:35, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
:No problem. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:37, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Invitation ==

Greetings User DORIAN!If you've kept up with current events,I am releasing a story on a wedsite,and putting the link on my user page.On my talk page,there is going to be a party held in honor of said event.I hope you can make it to the talk page party.The party will starty at 8:00 PM EST Friday night.It will last an hour,at which the talk page will return to normal.Hope to see you there!

{{User:Chaosvii7/sig}} 02:32, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

== Image ==
Hi Dorian! I was wondering...how did you manage to use my image and remove the arrow so quickly? It appears to be the same frame, but you might have just replaced it with a new one and kept the name.
Also, you might want to archive some of this page, it's a bit long. Stay Cool.--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 06:57, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
:A long talk page is the coolest. =3
:I'm just quite quick. It also helps that it was early in the toon. One thing to note: don't crop a picture for a toon's main image. Use the whole spread. (Although you ''should'' crop out the black borders.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 07:01, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

== Forgot ==

Hey Dorian, I forgot how to make a new user page. How? --[[User:Homsar Lover|Homsar Lover]]
:To get a userpage, first you need to [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:33, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
::I think this ''is'' actually Homsar Lover. I think I remember seeing a conversation about him forgetting his password or something. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:35, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
:::[[User talk:Trey56#DaaAAAaaaAaAAaaaa|Here it is]]. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:37, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
::::The created userpage did not have an actual user account attached to it, though (and I didn't know this user existed), so I treated it as a new person. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:49, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

== Yay! ==
You won Cool Person of the Day! [[User:Numa Numa|Numa Numa]]
:Just of the day? Is that all? =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:33, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Yay again? ==
Apparently, since nobody that I find cool is online, I choose the one that made the last edit. Your person of the day again! [[User:Numa Numa|Numa Numa]]
:Wow, you're a two-fer, whilst I go unnoticed. I cower appropriately. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:46, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

== U.S. grammar for U.S. toon ==

Regarding [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=original&curid=37326&diff=496589&oldid=496587 this] edit: where are our standards listed, and why should they be diffrent from proper U.S. grammar? It is based on a U.S. toon, after all.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 22:22, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:See [[HRWiki:Manual of Style#Quotation marks]]. Not every editor agrees with this, by the way, but it's the standard we've settled on so that our articles are consistent. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:31, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

== See you soon ==

Have a great time with your friend. We'll miss you here, and will look forward to seeing you back soon. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:13, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Ugh.... ==

Looks like were the only ones editing.... What do you wanna do... [[User:King of wikis|King of wikis]]
:It usually slows down at night... But just you wait 'til tomorrow (perhaps). When a new toon or email is released, there's often an explosion of edits. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

==Peasants==
It seems kinda arrogant, since you just fixed it, but would you mind if I re-did the [[Peasants]] page? It's kinda disorganized. --[[User:Healthy Sam|Healthy Sam]] 03:15, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
:Well, sure. That's the thing about a wiki, yeah? Anyone can edit a page whenever they like, and someone else can then fix it. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:46, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

== Deleted comment? ==

I didn't actually delete your talk page comment (on 3 Times). I mean, according to the edit log I did, but your comment was not there when I made my comment, and I didn't get an edit conflict at all. Wiki bug? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:42, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
:Hmm, it's possible... I've seen it happen before. Odd, though... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:43, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

==Recent IP Block==
I am sorry my older bro hates homestarrunner and he found out I was on this site so he started messing it up [[User:The-homsarrunner]]
:Not a problem. As long as you remember to sign out, he won't be able to do anything for a while. And if he does it again, we'll block him again. It's that easy. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:56, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

==Wikipedia troublemaker?==
[[User:Ih8jeffogustafson]] just created an account here. A user with the same log in is [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Ih8jeffogustafson banned on Wikipedia] for sockpuppetry. Could you check this out? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 06:25, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
:At once. Could even be banned right now for the username. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:28, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

== Teh Great Cornoilio ==

Let me guess, B&B is not allowed? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 21:05, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
:It's more than that, and I really don't want to explain it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:08, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
::I don't want to know either. You should really think about archiving. 91 kilobytes is more then my brain can handle! {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 21:11, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
:::No way. A long talk page is the coolest. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:13, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

== Answer ==

Hi, DG. Thanks for both answers. [[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 22:05, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
:You're quite welcome. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:08, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

== {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:DorianGray&diff=526168&oldid=524040 I can see your quote from here!}} ==

That's some great quoting, Original Dorian! {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 02:21, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
:Oh... I should eat a thank you... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:42, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

==Keeping the Vandals from the gates==

Thanks Dorian for quick revert on my very first [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Wbwolf&curid=35441&diff=529689&oldid=527571 user page vandalism]. That must mean I'm an fixture around here! or at least a drip. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 17:02, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
:You're quite welcome. I noticed especially the sudden disappearance of about 5000 bits of data. Big red flag, that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:38, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

== Thanks for keeping an eye on all of us. ==

It's good to know that any edit made can be corrected from any oversight I make. [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]] 21:12, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
:That's what we're here for, yeah? Help each other out to make a great H*R resource. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:20, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

== Pokemon Club ==

Hey, I noticed that you like the video games of Pokemon. I have a club called Homestar-emon, and if you want to join, please tell me on my talk page. Oh, and you don't have to like the anime to join. Just anykind of Pokemon! [[User:Hooray4homestar|Hooray4homestar]] 01:58, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
:Clubs aren't really my thing. Thanks for thinking of me, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 02:00, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
::Okay. I get it. Just informing you about it! [[User:Hooray4homestar|Hooray4homestar]] 03:04, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

==QOTW==
Can I use the Quote of the week box?Yes,No?Ok I'll copy it anyway hope you don't really mind.
{{User:Coach B/sig}}02:58, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
:Nah, I don't mind at all. 'S long as you aren't using my images, yeah? ^-^ But I think you mean the table, yeah? I borrowed that from another user myself, so if it's fine for me to use, it's fine for you too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

== [[User:Googlefart| I really don't want to say the name of this user]] ==

Is "Googlefart" an appropriate username? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 11:59, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
:I'm unsure. We ''do'' have users with "Poop" in their name, but that is (sort of) H*R-related. I'm willing to wait to see what they do, if any, before making a decision. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:36, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

== Unofficial QotW ==

I clicked "Hear it!" but I can't hear it! ;_; -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 04:54, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
:Yep, it's just an image. I don't have any magical skills to do things like "record sounds from other people's cartoons" or "put sounds on the internet". You can't expect quality, after all. It's un[[licensed]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:57, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

== Thanks, man. ==

Hey, you put the licence plate on [[:Image:shadow and maria.jpg|80px|this picture.]] Thank you, I'd forgotten to put it on.
:No prob, bob. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:29, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Uh, if it isn't too much trouble could you put on [[:Image:cuteshojo.jpg|this one]] too?
:Done. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:54, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
::Woah, you rock! {{User:Haldo/sig}}
:::Metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:19, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

== Clamburger Approved ==

I do, good sir, approve of your following activities:
* Making the [[HRFWiki:Reviews:The Nerd Patrol|best review]] ever
* Utilising my [[HRFWiki:User_talk:Super_Sam/Wikihood|parody fanstuff]] in your Quote of the Weeks
* Mysteriously showing up in [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRFWiki_talk:Userboxes&diff=prev&oldid=519512 random onversations] before disappearing without a trace
* [[HRFWiki:Image:Metroid_Tattoo.PNG|Knowledge Base fanstuff?!]]
* Generally just [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=409521 helpin'] [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRFWiki:Sandbox&diff=prev&oldid=280428 out]
* Having undoubtedly crazy MSN conversations with Shady Scythe that end up in his [http://z13.invisionfree.com/Fanstuff/index.php?showuser=99 cool quotes sig]

I therefore declare you "Clamburger Approved" for your notable presence around the Fanstuff, even though you've made less than 100 edits there ever. :-)

You're always awesome, 
{{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 
08:02, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
:The best part, though, is I usually only end up there while bored. Except when handlin' vandals. That's usually more of being called. Most of the rest of that is just from a chance visit while bored. =3
:You're perhaps also awesome,
:--[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 08:19, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

== Signature? ==

Just wondering, would you like a signature? I can make you one if you like. Just tell me what you'd like in it. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:Nah, I'm good. I'm a plain text man, I am, I am. If I ever completely reverse my personality and change my mind, I'll give you a ring, though, eh? =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:14, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

== Your Edit ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Weekly_Fanstuff&curid=950&diff=551029&oldid=550983 This] is dismissive and rude, and while I can't say I never did it, when I have others expected better. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:18, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
:It's an issue with me. Maybe I'll just ignore that section from now on, as long as it stays capitalised. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:20, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
::If my arguments are compelling, that may not be the case. Really try to state a case, so I an understand the opposition please. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:23, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

== My colon ==

It was unwilling. Thanks. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:41, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:What are friends for? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 00:59, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Gary, it's me Brian. Please unblock my [[Special:Contributions/Brian Barbera|old account]]. --[[User:School of Rock|School]] 16:13, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

== it's not my fault ==

for some reason it just didn't work and also I was trying to get someone's attention, no one ever responds to me, I get lonely on this wiki, can you imagine how that feels? [[User:Hamsarguy3|Hamsarguy3]] 19:52, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

see? you're doing it right now [[User:Hamsarguy3|Hamsarguy3]] 19:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
:Regardless, it is never okay to vandalise, no matter what the reason is. Try leaving a politely-worded message on the talk page next time. It's a popular article; I guarantee that someone will take notice of it.
:The wiki is also not an instantaneous messager service. Sometimes it takes a while for people to respond. Patience is a virtue, and good things come to those who wait. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:58, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

== hey ==

Can you upload an image for me. I will send you a link to the image later. it is for my "The Kitchen of The Brothers Strong" article.

Thanks

--[[User:TrogddorX|TrogddorX]] 02:35, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
:Sure. I c'n do dat. Though all you'd have to do is wait about a day for your account to be confirmed, and then you could do it yourself. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 02:36, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

== Possible vandal report. ==

Ok, for a while, I'd suspected that "MichaelXX2" is actually the same "MikeTigershark" that was banned twice already given the similar nature of his confusing and often irrelevant edits, and one of his [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=senior_prom&curid=23493&diff=561466&oldid=561465 recent edits] where he links to a nonexistant "facebook.com" page seems to confirm that, as his second "sockpuppet" account [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=The_Homestar_Runner_Gets_Something_Stuck_In_His_Craw&diff=prev&oldid=557392 did the same thing]. I suspect the admins have already figured this, but I thought I'd give you a heads up, anyhow. (Seeing as you're the last admin to have reverted one of his edits...) -{{User:YK/sig}} 03:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks for letting me know. I'll pass on your message to someone who can check it out more thoroughly than I. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:28, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

== Article Cleanup ==

Dear DorianGray (or whoever you are): 
 
As you know from IRC (which was hilarious yesterday, since I discovered my penchant for setting people on fire ^_~), we need more people for Article Cleanup. I saw you fixing [[theme park]] awhile ago and figured you might like to help Slipknot and me out. You certainly don't have to, but you'd be doing the wiki a great service and making me happier if you did. Please send your reply in a self-addressed, stamped envelope with chocolate in it to: 
 
-{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 
<nowiki>#hrwiki</nowiki>

:Actually, I just happened to randomly stumble across that one... They just jumped out at me. Maybe I'll stumble around some other featured articles too, though, and hope something else jumps out. =3
:Oh, and here: [[Image:ChocoIndiana.png|100px]] Your payment. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:21, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
::Yays. Slipknot and I are chipping away at that list, but it's always great to have another user on the job, especially one who's a sysop. ^_~ -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 20:43, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

== Sysop: Part II ==

Hello, I noticed you are a sysop user. How do I become one too? [[User:MichaelXX2|MichaelXX2]]
:The [[HRWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin or sysop?|FAQ]] has some information that might be helpful for you. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:59, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

== Bracket racket ==

Thanks, man. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
:No prob, Bob. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:01, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

== peacey p /y'all ==

Sorry, I just rewatched it and saw that it was spelled that way,
but you got there before I could undo it.
I really hate that misspelling but I guess it should match the toon.
:Personally, I agree with you, but I think the written work should come before personal preference (otherwise I'd go around changing all Strong Bad's old "woah"s and "alright"s =3 ). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:13, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
I don't mind "woah" because it is a reasonable phonetic version of how some people say it (can't remember if Strong Bad does though). Totally with you on "alright." I hate that one too. But I agree with you that the wiki should match the toon. --[[Special:Contributions/24.124.71.66|24.124.71.66]] 13:32, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

== Catch-22 ? ==

<div id="shortcut" style="border: 1px dashed blue; margin: 0em 1em 0em 1em; text-align: center; padding:5px; float: right; clear: both;">
''This page has been vandalised 29 times''.</div>
What do you do if someone vandalizes your user page by changing that to a '30'? {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 00:30, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
:I usually revert, and then update it at another time with a different edit (usually when updating my Quote of the Week). I don't give it its own edit, however. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 00:33, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

==Sig==
Hey, DorianGray! It's your turn! 'Bout time you got a sig, and I've got yours all ready for you:
:••''[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]'' http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1883/chibipinkpg3.png
What do you think? I even linked it! =] {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:31, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
:I think I'll wait until the beginning of April to switch to it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:40, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

whoa gary it's stylin --[[Special:Contributions/86.12.232.113|86.12.232.113]] 22:34, 13 July 2008 (UTC) (woop woop)
:Dorian, totally you! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:35, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
::I agree heartily with DeFender1031. wewp wewp --[[Special:Contributions/86.12.232.113|86.12.232.113]] 22:40, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

== Happy Impday! ==
[[Image:Jack Hamma.PNG|thumb|I BROUGHT YOU A CAKE!]]
Cause some trouble! Lounge in a punch bowl! Eat some pudding! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:55, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
:I brought you a cake! (See right.) Happy day! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

::For today only, I also hate your sister. Enjoy. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
:::祝你生日快乐。 {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
::::Happy birthday, Dorian! Now get back to lurking on IRC. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:15, 23 July 2008 (UTC) PS Why do I see boxes, Heimi?
:::::יום הולדת שמח! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:12, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
::::::I'd tell you happy birthday in Spanish, but it just wouldn't look as cool. So I won't. =] {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 20:55, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/images/7/78/Burninate_Thine_Eyes%21.gif 
Nothing says extremely-late-happy-birthday like a present with somebody else's name on it! - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:15, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

User talk:DorianGray

Super Sam — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:15:05 GMT

Super Sam: /* Happy Impday! */ happy barfday

== Welcome to The Homestar Runner Wiki! ==

Hello, and welcome to [[HRWiki:About|The Homestar Runner Wiki]]! This is the best place, as you've probably noticed, to learn about anything and everything [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]. There are a couple of things you should read up on before you really start jumping in and editing -

*Take a look at the [[HRWiki:Standards|Wiki Standards]] to see how things work around here.
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*If you're still confused, check out the [[HRWiki:Introduction|Introduction]] page.

If you have any questions, ask them up in the [[Help:Contents|HelpDesk]] or ask [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]], or any other of the [[Special:Listadmins|sysops or admins]] ('sysop' is just a special term for someone who watches over the wiki and has a few more rights than other users). I'm sure you'll catch on quickly, and all of the users are very nice here. Feel free to delete this message when you're done reading it, and I hope you stick around and join our team. Have fun! {{User:Pertmywert/sig}}, [[HRWiki:Welcoming committee|The Homestar Runner Wiki Welcoming Committee]]

== Wilde Coincidence? ==

Your name is a reference to ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', is it not? And furthermore, does that indicate that you identify with the character Dorian Gray, or are you just a fan of the book/movie/story/author? If you are referencing the novel, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. I'm a big Oscar Wilde fan myself, and I wrote an essay on ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' for Philosophy class, back in June. -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 07:47, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Actually, I've been trying to find the novel to read. I only know about Dorian Gray from the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film. I like reading the background of such things, which is why I want the novel. I haven't yet had an oppurtunity to get to the library yet, and it's never in at the bookstore...
::EDIT: I got my mum to check the book out for me instead. All is well. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Sorry for the edit ==

Ya sorry, that was pretty stupid of me, I just wanted to see if anyone would notice and change it. I promise nothing of the sort will happen again.
:That's quite all right. No lasting harm done, and it was all taken care of quickly. Thanks for apologising, though. I hope you enjoy the rest of your time here. ^-^ --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Moved examples into list ==

I hope it's okay, but on [[Talk:Ice Cream]] I went ahead and moved your examples into the list itself and put a note on it so others will edit it as they see fit. If you want, repost with your opinion on whether it should be a running gag. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Yes, of course it's fine. Anything for the good of the wiki, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== England ==

Have a good trip! Never mind the bullocks! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:30, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:England, huh? That's quite the trip you're taking. Hope it's a good one. We'll try to keep the wiki afloat during your absence, but it will be tough. Have a good time. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:30, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Away Message Song ==

I'll be away in England for the next three weeks, y'all. Sorry. To make up for my not being here to help the Wiki, I offer you this away message song. Yes, it's the same 'Believe It Or Not' song that Homestar and George Costanza have sung to before. 

''Believe it or not, ''
''I'm away from the comp, ''
''So leave a message just for me. ''
''I must be out, or I'd IM you back. ''
''Where could I be? ''
''Believe it or not, you're alone! ''

Please, hold your applause. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:Well, Seany-sama, how was England? If you're from Pennsylvania, how come you spell favorite "favourite"? I'm from Texas, one of your other favou—I mean, favorite places. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:28, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::I spell everything the English way coz, well, coz I'm so hung up on England. Originally, though, it was a side effect from visiting Neopets and it's just stuck with me. And all those other reasons about it actually being the real and correct spelling and all. And as for England itself... Well, to tell the truth, it's not so different from here, except for the television programmes, when you get right down to it. But, despite being faintly similar, it was a total blast.
:::Did you go to the tower, or the abbey, or the palace? Did you ride the Eye? The last time I was there, I got to drive a car by myself through the cities and highways of Scotland. ''That'' was fun, and not just a little weird being on the wrong side of the road. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::::Me, I didn't really do much of anything a normal tourist does. I went up to stay with my friend, who I met a couple years ago online. We've been planning this forever. I stayed at her house up in Nottingham, so most of the sights I saw were generally A) really cool and loud, 2) around the general Nottingham area, and D) more "fun" than "historic" or "tourist-y". My mum and sister did the whole bus-tour thing throughout England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and even nipped down to France for a day, though. But I was more content to stay with my best friend than go sightseeing.

==Sound Effects==
I think it's great you're spearheading this project. Look at the formatting changes I just made (putting each table cell on a new line and a space after the align=center part). I think that makes the code easier to read. Also, be sure to link every instance in the last column. A user shouldn't have to search up and down the list for a link. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:31, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:All right. Thanks for the advice (and the help). And I just like making lists. I have tons of similar lists on my computer (none are H*R related, though). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Secret==

Yes, it does. I was wondering if someone would see that. you win. --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 20:41, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Synonyms ==

Um, have you been known to collect synonyms? I saw that in your entry. --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:31, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:For some things. Synonyms are useful if you write a lot. That way, you don't come off as boring by repeating yourself. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

So, we all know that. But do you REALLY do that for a livin'? --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:33, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Currently, I don't do ''anything'' for a living. I do it as more of a hobby. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Hobbies ==

I see. Why is that your hobby? --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:36, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:I think 'coz I'm weird like that' works best here. Anyway, I have a lot of hobbies, some of which I take more seriously. Some, like my synonym collections, are just for fun. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

I think you're right. If you want, you can tell me about synonyms in my talk page. --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:39, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Well, aside from all those ones for regurgitation, I only collect synonyms for 'crazy'. You can see them all [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/16326646/ here]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

I remember learning that in school. But don't you want to tell me about it in my talk page? --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:57, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Well, I figure we're already here... Would you like me to move the discussion, then? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Uh, no. Just leave it here. --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 01:05, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:All right then. Maybe we can continue some other time on your page. But for now, I'm gonna go... [[Place]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Okay then. I'll try to log on tomorrow. But till then, I'm outta here! --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 01:13, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Note ==

You asked for a note encouraging you to do that work on the Videlectrix games. I have left such a note [[Talk:50K_Racewalker#New_Racewalker_Image|here]]. See also the bit about the music. Thanks for being willing to do this. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:05, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:Willing, yes... Unfortunately, by the time I got here, it seems someone already added all the music links (although I was able to make a few minor corrections). As to the other bit... D'you want me to just include a new "Official Videlectrix Description" section in each game, or what? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 16:55, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::Oh, whatever you think is best. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:26, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:::Looks like someone beat me to the punch there, too. I did get to do some minor formatting, though... Ah, well. Next time, I won't get 12 hours sleep before starting a project. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thank You ==

Thanks, Dorian. I didn't even notice it happened. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:11, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:You're welcome. Any time. Just remember: CONSTANT VIGILANCE. (And if you know that quote, you get a cookie.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Yeah! Thanks, dude. First time someone trolled my page :) {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:21, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:First time someone trolled my page too. But then, I was reverting all his edits, so it was to be expected. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I know that quote. Its from Harry Potter book 4, from Mad-Eye Moody. (Cookie please?) {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:30, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::<nowiki>*</nowiki>gives Bubsty a cookie* Right in one. =) Noice work, Clanky. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Bottommost vote ==

Hey Dorian. This is a reminder that only your bottommost accept vote counts in STUFF. The one from the upper voting section has been removed. Please review this and make any changes if necessary. Thanks. (And thanks for voting for my revision. :) ) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:02, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
:Oh, okay. I didn't know that. First time voting for a revision... Keep it the way it is, with the vote at the revised version. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::As it turns out, I was persuaded that the revision was wrong, so I split the second half of it into its own item. You should review it an make a new vote accordingly. Sorry for all the confusion. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:49, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
:::Oy. Complication upon complication, eh? And it seems such a simple fact... So, in essence, I voted the same way you did for both facts. Thanks for the heads-up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Yeah, how did it become such a mess? ;) One last thing (and I'm really not trying to bother you with all this)... Would you like to fix your vote in the [[HRWiki:STUFF/Archive/Strong_Bad_is_a_Bad_Guy#Good_Ol.27_Uncle_Sam|archive]]? If so, then please do so. Just put a note in the edit summary to see your talk page. Or I could fix it for you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::Yes, please fix it for me. No one will question it if it comes from you, I've noticed. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::I swear this is the last time I'll post on this subject on your talk page. After studying the evidence a little closer, it seems the ''drawing'' of Uncle Sam didn't come about until the 1830s. So I changed my vote to the revision. (Not that you have to vote the same way I do, but since we've been through it together ''this'' far, I thought it would only be polite for me to let you know I'd switched again. But I'm ''not'' switching ''any more''... I hope.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Thanks. I didn't realize that. [[User:Shnizzedy|Johnny Baby]] 15:47, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== Hmm.. I thought I checked that ==

Must not have notice he was already blocked. (I really did check—honest!) {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:49, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
:Oh, I believe you. Sometimes it's easy to glance over a name. I've done that sort of thing many times in my day. Nice catch anyway, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==I wouldn't put ''anything'' in that yellow man's mouth!==
Yes, your memory of a decision not to transliterate The Cheat Talk is correct: see [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Standardize "The Cheat Noises"]]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 21:33, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
:Ah, thanks... I can never find that when I want it. And I wonder if that urban legend about a dog's mouth being cleaner than our own even applies to yellow ones. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Defender of the Wiki==
[[Image:defender of the wiki.jpg|thumb|Handcrafted by Fell Blacksmiths]]DorianGray was one of several users assiduously reverting the tsunami of edits of an IP-shifting troll-bot the night of November 11th 2005. For your heroism, this [[HRWiki:Barnstars|barnstar]] seems a small token. And your new Viking name will be DorianGray TrollBane. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 08:00, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

:Many congraturations!!! (Hey Wilbur, mind if I eat the last one?) {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 16:30, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
::Woo! Thanks, guys. Glad to help out. I just did what anyone with the best interest of the wiki at heart would do. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::P.S. Yeah, Bubsty, go ahead. I was just gonna put it at the end of my new card game anyway.

== Yeah...sorry about that. ==

About the Star Wars intro on [[haircut]], I was really tired when I heard that. The "Da Da Da Dear" sounded like the opening notes of the Star Wars main theme to me, at the time. Now it just sounds...not like that.

Anyway, sorry.
-{{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}}
:No problem. I can see how one might think that, but it's really kind of... not that. No need to be sorry. That's the way the wiki works, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Oh, come on. A Holiday Greeting most likely to be reverted? It doesn't sound like Chriiiii(st) to you? Listen to it one more time just to make sure. If you don't hear it though, I understand. Or did you revert it because you thought I was being in appropriate? Either way, I understand.

Sorry again.
-{{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}}
:::Yeah, I'm thinkin' more of who it would offend rather than what it sounds like. The page has a history of that revert, and I was just following what [[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] put last time I remember it being reverted (right down to the edit comment). Maybe we could take it to the talk page. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::Understandable, but we didn't write/say/direct this. I thought we were here to report and act as a reference. I know it will offend a few people, but we're just supposed to state the facts, aren't we? Maybe it deserves a vote.

::::-{{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}}

==quote?==
:As you might have noticed, I have a new quote thingy on my user page. Do you have a quote you can/want to use? Just keep it under PG-13. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 19:02, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
::You came to the right guy, then. ^-^ I have a lot of quotes I use all the time... Let's see... How about this one: "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow." --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::That is the first time I hear that saying in English. It's far more common in Hebrew. ("Al tidkh'e lemakhar ma she'ata yakhol lidkhot lemakhrataim") {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:39, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Really? That's neat... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Thanks. I'm usin that. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:23, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
==award'd==
:So... for being a cool person, (and for being the first person to notice my guestbook), you get the '''thank you award'''.
:Thanks! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:29, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
[[Image:Thankyouposter.PNG|thumb|The thank you award presented to '''DorianGray''']]
::Thank ''you'', and you're welcome. ^-^ And a very merry Decemberween to you too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::Sorry, to keep posting, but I have one more thing. After counting every single e-mail password reminder I got, (which took a long time), I found out that I got 4992 password reminders. Maybe next time Dorian... {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:45, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Aw, man. Although I hope there ''isn't'' a next time... Ah, well. I'll go change mine to second place. Or "one of the most". Or something like that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==New Format==
Hey DorianGrey. I was wondering, did you bring up your new format unto Standards? Try to clear it up with them before you implement new formats. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:03, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
:Well, actually... It was discussed a lot under one of the Running Gags (I forget which), and was then applied to several other pages. I just was bored and thus decided to take the next step. If I was out of order, sorry. It was discussed with users I respect a lot, so I figured it wasn't too bad. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::If you discussed it, it isn't out of order. Most people didn't like italics, though. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:13, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Well, we liked italics better than the <nowiki></nowiki> tags, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Awww, that's the sweetest guestbook signature! ==

Thanks! :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:53, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:Any time. Coz it's true. If I had a list of favourite users, you'd be on it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Really? How come? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:58, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::I think it has to do with how you always get those OGGs for the debated wordstyles. That's pretty awesome. I mean, if I could do that, I'd be all the time making my own QOTWs. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Check out [http://www.goldwave.com Goldwave] (if you're a Windows user). It's what I use - all you gotta be able to do is record from your "What U Hear" or "Wave Out Mix" on your soundcard's mixer. STill, thanks. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:02, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::Wow, that seems complicated. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::It's a relatively simple and yet full-featured sound editor - personally, I think it's just as good as a more expensive package like Sound Forge. Give it a try. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:16, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::All right, but what do I click on? Is it free? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::On the main page, click on "Goldwave 5.12 is Available", then in the Download Links section, click on one of the links to download the program. It's shareware, and it will start prompting you to register it after a month (I think). It's something like $40 to register (or at least it was when I registered it, which was some time back). {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::Ooy. I dun care for shareware... Not if it's gonna prompt me for cash. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::If you can't afford the money-cost variety, might I recommend [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity]. Or even if you can! This is the best of both worlds: it's free, and it's really high-quality non-crap. I mean, the digital music labs at both Eastman School of Music and UNC have it on their computers. Plus it's open source so it's good karma. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:46, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::::Actually, I already have Audacity. Smileyface pointed me in such a direction, when the .OGGs were being added to [[Sound Effects|my pride and joy]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Nonsense con Carne ==

Hey man! what's up? I didn't even realize [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Stux&diff=215077&oldid=215069 until now] I had [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Stux&diff=210301&oldid=210298 blatantly] ... um borrowed, your [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Stux&diff=208684&oldid=208666 nonsense incarnate line]. My my, no wonder I was coming up with such "great ideas". --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:33, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
:Great minds think alike? Or it could simply be that "nonsense incarnate" is simply such a great description of everyone's favourite blue midget Homestar. I, in turn, can say I got it from his [[Homsar|character page]]'s opening lines.
:To be honest, I hadn't even noticed. But thanks for giving credit to me anyways. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==theres water on mars!==
:I just saw this: [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Water_on_mars.jpg PROOF] THAT THERES WATER ON MARS! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:07, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::Yeah, there is. =3 Mars has polar ice caps. *checked the link before you even sent it* ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Aw crap. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:10, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::...Bubsty. For one; what is the point of this outburst? And two; plenty of people have known for as long as '''I''' can remember that there ''is'' water on the moon. Except that it's frozen. So... Ice. There is icecaps on Mars indeed. {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 05:11, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::You guys don't get it. look at the picture. it's a joke.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 05:15, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::... {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 05:18, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::''{Edit conflict}'' Yup. Made me smile. Though it might have been more effective if they had used LIFE cereal, or the board game, and said "Life on Mars." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:19, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::'''edit conflict x3''' yeah, its just a joke homestramy. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:21, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::I got it. I just commented with "...", because I couldn't believe how spaced of me to not realise that I shouldn't stick my nose into ''everything''. :) {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 05:29, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::I stick my nose into everything... ''see!'' Okay, I gotta go study for my test tommorrow. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:50, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

== How could I forget? ==

In answer to your question of how I could forget to link Dot com's name correctly: actually, I forget that sort of thing all the time. I can be pretty absent-minded, especially when I'm thinking about otheer things, like a project that I'm working on. So, thanks for catching that one for me! I probably wouldn't have for quite some time. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:13, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
:No problem. Maybe I'll watch it particularly, just in case it happens again. Or maybe he should just have a main namespace redirect. I mean, he's cool enough. ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thanks! ==

Thank you for reverting the Peasant's quest page. I was trying to revert it, but my mom was yelling at me to get off so I didn't have a chance.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 19:59, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:No problem. I would've reverted it earlier, but wanted to see if anyone else would get to it first. All about teamwork, isn't it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Ayuh.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 21:12, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

==Trollage==

Wow. First troll in a while. What a waste of one of the few chances to troll nowadays. The least he could have done is waited until the dark of night, and then moved a million pages here there and everywhere... In any case, thanks for the revert. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:18, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
:That's what I'm here for... And it was a pretty sad attempt, truth be told. If I was a troll--which I am not, never was, never will be--I'd make something special of it, since the chance is rare, like you said. (Hopefully, we're not giving anyone any ideas. Although, my talk page and user page are rarely looked at, so there should be no problem.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Oh, and just for the record, we actually had a similar incident of vandalism only about a week ago, when someone decided to blank portions of [[Homestar Runner]] (a similarly feeble effort, quickly reverted). So it actually hasn't been all that long. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:30, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Haha, yea, I saw that one. I think it was Jay that got him. But the block log has been pretty sparce as of late, there's only been like a dozen blocks (3 or 4 because of trolls) since NSMC. I feel kinda special to have been able to block one of the few trolls in the past while. And yeah DorianGray, you gotta watch for 'em. Take it from someone who once was one - Trolls are a sly bunch. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:34, 19 December 2005 (UTC) DorianGray's mother was a hampster, and his father smelled of elderberries!
::::Oh, yeah... That one totally slipped my mind. Shows how pathetic it truly was, yeah? And not all are such a sly bunch, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] (I use the word "yeah?" too much, don't I?)
:::::Actully, it was PFloyedPotter who did the blanking, and *ahem* ''I'' reverted it. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:57, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Funny, that's not quite how I remember it... nor how the history of that page remembers it... {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:59, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Oh. *turns red* Then it was me who put him on the offenders list. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:57, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

== thanks ==
:Thanks for putting me on your fav users list. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:46, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
::^-^ Any time. But ''shh''! It's a secret! =P --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Ditto. :D {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:55, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
::::SHH! How do you people keep finding this? =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::I was seeing how you made the unnofficial QOTW, and saw it. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 02:50, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Peekin' at the secret inner workings of my page, eh? =3 Well, that's why I have it. Speaking of my QOTW, I should make some more of those... I only have enough to last 'til, like, February. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::I'd like to take credit for having found the list minutes after it was created. Not exactly hard, though, since I ''was'' patrolling the recent changes at the time. But I decided not to mention it, since you said it was a secret. I guess not no more! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:59, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::And I thanked you for it on the IRC chnnel, so that counts too. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:29, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

==Reverts==
I would like to help out the site. Can you tell me how a revert works? [[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]]
:Sure I can! When a page has been trolled or had a bad edit made, the simplest way to change it back is to revert it. Each page has a history of every edit made to it, see. Up at the top, you'll notice a little tab marked "history" (it's the fourth from the left, usually). Click on that and it'll bring up a page of all the edits made to that page, most recent ones on the top. Find the version you want to change it back to and click the date for that version. This will bring that version up in the window for editing. Just type "reverted" or "rv" (or "rv/v" for vandalism) ito the edit summary box beneath it and hit "save page". And that will correct the whole page! I hope that helps. If not, check out the [[Help:Contents|Help pages]] for more information. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Danke ==

Thanks for reverting my user page from that vandal. That's a first for me, getting vandalised. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:19, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I certainly wasn't going to just leave it, yeah? Oddly, I've reverted several people's first trollings. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Sure, I knew you wouldn't just leave it, but I thought I'd still thank you. I suppose with my revert-happy trigger finger I'm probably getting vandals mad at me by now and it was sure someone would come after me. Great way to celebrate the new year, don't you think? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:14, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Happens all the time. If you check the Contribs of trolls who vandalise userpages, I bet most will have another edit that was reverted by the same person whose page they ruined. I know this coz it's happened to me several times. It's nice to get back in the trenches again, though, isn't it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::That's what I'd always thought about that (I remember one vandal who wrote an obscene message about Thesmokingmonkey after he made a revert). Which I find interesting, since I'd never reverted anything by this guy. He seems to have been nothing but a troublemaker: he just want after me and [[User:Has Matt?|Has Matt?]] for no obvious reason. But I had always figured it would happen someday. And yes, it's good to be back in the trenches. I love reverting crappy edits again! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:33, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

== Happy New Year! ==

I know it's a little late, I just wanted to wish you a happy new year, and may you finally beat Stinkoam 20X6! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:20, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Thankies. And I'm getting pretty good at the -0 levels... I can get to somewhere 'round the middle of -0.2 (I think that's the one). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Happy also late new year! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:28, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And the same to you, my friend! ^-^ --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
Happy very, very, very, very, very, very, very, etc. with the verys, late New Year.{{User:LePorello/sig}} 02:15, 10 January 2006 (UTC) P. S. I'll help you with Stinkoman 20X6 if you need it. I'm just a click (cool click sound) away. (Though I'm not on the Wiki as often as I would like. Booooooo.)
::Ten days. That's ''very'' very. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 02:19, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Better late than never I always say. =D And my main problem with Stinkoman (aside from how small the life bar is, but that can't be helped) is that I have a slow response time. It's like, "Hey, that thing shot me. I'd better move in case it does it again." --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Drawing of Darth Katana X ==

Yo, Dorian. I was wondering if you would draw a picture of Darth Katana X for my profile. I see by your guestbook entry and your deletion of AbdiViklas' note on John Reuben that you've seen my profile. You can read up on my Sith Apprentice there, if you haven't already.

He looks like Inuyasha dressed like Darth Vader, but he's only wearing Vader's headgear. And he has a big, glowing Katana Sword. So, would you mind drawing that? Because that'd totally rock - thanks one million! {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:I'd be totally willing to give it a try, although I can't promise top quality. But I shall still try! DorianGray never backs down from a challenge, believe it! I'll get on that first chance I have. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Awesome! Thank you! Supashi-bo! {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:And now it is complete. You can see the pic on DeviantART, complete with my comments, [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27817918/ here]. If you want to direct link to it, it's also on [http://photobucket.com/albums/v203/andsean/?action=view&current=DarthKatanaX.jpg PhotoBucket]. Feel free to copy and resize as you see fit. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

That is so cool! Thanks so much for taking the time to draw my character. I'm-a post that on my user page. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:Oh, any time. Glad to to it. Also glad you like it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== You've won the Platypus Award!==
Yay! You've won the Platypus award! Congradgulationsingtonish! This award is really for you're help with my userpage, finding most of the Homsar quotes. Enjoy![[Image:platypusaward.jpg]]
:Ooh, many ''mahalos''. I was glad to do it. And if you need any help again in the future, don't hesitate to give me a ring. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Ha ha ha! ==

Your Quote of the Week with Homestar saying he doesn't wear Marzipan's skirts anymore was hilarious! Keep it up, man! [[User:Nintendostar_Runner|Nintendostar_Runner]]
:Yeah, I liked that one. I should get to work collecting more. I only have enough to last for February... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== lol ==
:I burst out laughing when I saw [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk%3Ainterview&diff=244754&oldid=244747 this]. It's just funny to think of someone gnawing their leg off all the time. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 20:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
::You'd probably run out of legs awfully quickly, too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Vandals ==

Yes, um, the Welcoming page said to welcome people no matter what. (Trust me, it's there). But, um, sorry 'bout that. I'll stop for the day. (or week, if needed) [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry]] 02:07, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:Hmm. Maybe we need to change that...? I'll bring it up at the next board meeting. =P --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:K [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry]] 03:26, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::Anyways, good luck. It's at least a good thing that you read the policies and stuff. I'm sure you'll do [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8|HG HJHG HAAAALL right]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I learn'd a new word! WoW. Cool. Also, I made another poll. [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry]] 01:07, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== MLS QOD ==

Hey DG, how'd you get the Old-School Homestar for your newest quote? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 14:39, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:I actually took a screen shot from... [[personal favorites|personal favourites]], I think. I cropped out everything but his head, and rotated, resized, and/or flipped it 'til it was layered perfectly over a normal Quote of the Week box with the current Homestar in it. And there it was: one old-school Homestar quote. However, since my editing software is now kaput, I can't do any more specialised quotes like that. Ah, well. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::What do you mean kaput? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:36, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:::It won't load anymore. Click it, nothing happens. Also, since all PNGs are saved to open directly from that program, now if you wish to open a PNG, you have to right click and find "Open With..." and open it with something like Picture and Fax Viewer or Paint. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Verboten ==

Re: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki_talk:A_History&curid=15714&diff=255319&oldid=255315 this edit]: Or, to put it another way, "If she could have done one thing to make absolutely sure that every single person in this school will read your interview, it was banning it!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:02, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, quite... =3 That one never occurs to me 'til later, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== You won! ==

Combolations on winning the Object of the Week! You get these fine leather jackets. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 23:01, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, awesome. My very own these jackets. ''Mahalo.'' --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Oops ==

Well, good grief. Many apologies, DorianGray. How foolish of me; I really have no idea how that happened. Man, I need to take a wiki-vacation or something. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:29, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. It was easily fixed, although I admit I did have a sudden heart palpatation when I saw it on Recent Changes. It's easy to get confused when the RC is all clogged like that. Keep on doin' your thing, man. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Thanks for understanding. My heart, too, had a bit of a shaking when I realized what I had done. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:35, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Wait, what did he do? Just wondering why you guys are having heart palpatations. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:49, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
:::He accidentally blocked me for a few seconds during a big flood of vandalism. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Clarifying edit summary ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:InterruptorJones&curid=714&diff=265592&oldid=265588] That's the user list from the 'Tavi Wiki. I guess Jones copied that here in case old.hrwiki.org ever goes off line. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:43, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
:Ahh... I figured it was something like that. Thanks for clearing that up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Parody wiki ==

Go [http://hrwooky.wikicities.com/ here] I'll make u a sysop --{{User:The thing/sig}} 19:44, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
:No thanks, for the same reasons as [[User talk:E.L. Cool#Parody wiki|E.L. Cool]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Userboxes (and more!) ==
Yeah, DG. I ''saw'' what you did with the userbox that ''I'' added. It's OK; I found it prooty humorous. And I remember you being blocked on the 9th. I actually saw the unblockage first, and I thought, "Huh? How'd Dorian get blocked?" [[suntan|HEE HO HEE!]] Oh, and is it OK if I use your "tomorrow" quote on my page. Keep up the good work! {{User:LePorello/sig}} 16:57, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
:A) Glad you don't mind. It was a little long, and it's actually how I feel. o_o I'm gonna be twenty in 5 months exactly, and I feel ancient. 
:2) Yeah, the block was pretty freaky. I had a premonition I'd end up on that list somehow, but I don't do anything bad. So that's that, then. 
:D) Sure it's fine. =3 I love that quote. It's the procrastinator's creed. 
:Keep on tranglin'. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Weird ==
You know, just now you reverted 3 pages that I was also reverting. Weird huh? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 20:45, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yep, that happens when two good users are fightin' an annoyance together. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah. Hi-five, man. ''(loud clap)''{{User:LePorello/sig}} 20:49, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== HELP!!! ==

SOMEBODY MESSED UP TAMPO'S WELCOME MESSAGE HE SENT ME!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED???????????????? --Not a Robot
:It was a persistent vandal around here by the name of Dr. Who. Don't worry, I fixed it. It's very hard to do permanent damage around here, especially with such vigilant users. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Hacking ==

I think someone hacked onto my compy. [[User:Some stupid idiot]] somehow came up on my watchlist, but I didn't even know it existed! Please tell me it's a problem with Mediawiki. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 20:56, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:Do you watch [[User:FireBird]]? Someone tried to move FireBird's page to that name, which is probably why it came up in your watchlist. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Oh, wait, I DID put his talk page under my watchlist because I was waiting fo a reply. Thanks! {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 21:00, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::No problem. Glad to alleviate your fears. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Thank You Again==

Thanks for rv-ing the vandalism to my userpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:52, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome. Glad to do it. =) I mean, not, like, glad to see vandalism. Like, glad to help out the wiki any way possible. You know. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah, I know what you meant. It's kinda ironic, really, that Dr. Who vandalized ''my'' userpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:54, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Ironic in what way? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Ironic that he would vandalize a former vandal's userpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:58, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ah, yes. Who knows, though, maybe you'll get to revert him. Then he'll be ''reverted'' by a former vandal, and that's almost poetic, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Then he'll revert TARDIS, the next vandal to come along. :=) {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:03, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::And so on, until it makes a cycle, and Willy on Wheels and NSMC are simultaneously reverting each other. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Then it turns out that Willy on Wheels was Jimbo Wales all along, and NSMC was JoeyDay all along, LOL. {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:22, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::*Gasp* WHAT?! Oh, scandalous Nah, I'm just kidding. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:36, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I've always wondered if Willy was Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who left the project and turned against the idea of such a site. {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:40, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Sorry for hijacking your talkpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:40, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::No, I don't mind. It's very quiet tonight. This helps. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Oh, well if it helps, this is another false alarm. {{User:Granola/sig}} 05:41, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

== Pizza ==

Did you eat pizza? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
:Not today, but I've been thinking about it an awful lot. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Why? ==

Why did you remove my picture from the halloweener page? You gotta give me some credit. I'm a full wiki member, and I don't deserve to have my image deleted. Also, if you think it's ugly, keep it to yourself. Sorry, but I don't find this very respectful.
[[User:Chess Cheese|Chess Cheese]]
:It's not relevant because tons of people do fanart of all sorts of toons all the time. That doesn't make it necessary to mention in an encyclopedic knowledge-base. It's nothing against you. Anyone's would be deleted. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Well, this is a big slap in the face to art.
[[User:Chess Cheese|Chess Cheese]]
:Sorry, but that's how things are. Maybe you should check out our [[HRFWiki:Main Page|Fanstuff Wiki]]...? That's the creative companion to this wiki. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Squeaketycoo==
On the other hand, can we hold up just a sec on the unsqueaking? I think there ''are'' a few times when it's okay. After all, Strong Bad does call "a little yellow squeaky thing". Specifically, if he makes a ''single'' noise, like "Meh!", that isn't exactly a scream, then I think that could best be called a squeak. It's more wieldy than '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a The Cheat noise}''. Also [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=The_Best_Decemberween_Ever&curid=1024&diff=297773&oldid=297028&rcid=244845 this] seems like a good candidate for squeaking: the intent is to say he "sings along," but what the Cheat does can't really be called singing. About the best thing it can be called, then, is squeaking. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:23, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
:Well, there's pretty much nothing left to correct anyways, so I can definitely hold up for a while. =3 Fix whatever you like; I guess there ARE some times when it's okay, like you said. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Cool. I think I'll just revert a few on the basis of wieldiness. For the record, the [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Standardize "The Cheat Noises"|original crusade]] was to correct instances where people had tried to transliterate The Cheat noises into our alphabet. If you see any of that still around, a small train needs to be dropped. At least a caboose. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:28, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I always look out for those. I think that's actually referred to a few entries earlier up my talk page. Along with putting words in his mouth. Always watch out for those, I do... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
==Hi, Dorian!==
Hi Dorian, I saw you wondered about my name. Well--in short--I made it up. It's basically the name I use everywhere, unless it's more formal (in which case I use the long form, Katori), or in the rare case where there's something better (like Coach Z on BHZ's forum ;)). I made it up a few years ago. Occassionally I use it in stories as well. :) Nice to meet you!! --[[User:Kato|Kato]]
:Likewise. =) I have a character named Kato, who's one of my most popular creations, is why I asked. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Awsomeness! ==

You like the same shows and games I like! =D (i.e. Kingdom Hearts, Drawn Together, Seinfeld, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Paper Mario Thousand-Year Door, the list goes on and on!) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:58, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:Cool-cool. =) Those are all among my favourites. Nice to meet another fan, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah, I'm a PM:TTYD fan, too. Oh, and I consider it your fault that I'm now addicted to El Goonish Shive. =P - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::Hehehe. I do what I can. And you're not the first to express a similar sentiment to me. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Countervandalism ==

[[Image:colonelhomestar.PNG|thumb|Prepare to feel the fluoride sting of the DorianGray!]]
Hey Dorian:

I wanted to let you know that you are one of the best countervandals I've ever known. Before I was a sysop, I remember how often the two of us were working together to stop a persistent vandal. Since I became a sysop, I find myself blocking vandals after being alerted by your reverts.

You've already received the Defender of the Wiki barnstar for revering NSMC, but I felt it was time for you to get a little more recognition: not for one act of countervandalism, but for a long history of defending this wiki. I'm leaving you this image to let you know you'll always be a colonel in the Homestarmy in my mind. Keep up the good fight, man. Constant vigilance! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:10, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
:And the same to you. =) I'm happy to help any way I can, and will continue to do so as long as I can. ^-^ Thanks very much for the recognition. It makes me feel special. I'm glad to be part of such a dedicated wiki, and to know such dedicated users. May you continue to great things too. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== You Following Me? ==

i was reading over my talk in random things, and ive gotten a lot of responses from you. thanks! now i know that other people patrol the recent changes pages:)-{{User:Homsar7/sig}}
:Oh, yeah. Lots of people do. That's pretty much how I spend my day. Checkin' the recent changes for stuffs. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Hawaii==
Since you wanted to know about Hawaii so bad I am making a Hawaiian Journal On my Talk page and Day 1 is up.{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 23:08, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
:Cool. I'll definitely have to take a look. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
== Once again...==
Like the other countless vandalism reverts you've done, someone has to thank you. So I will. :) Seriously, you astound me with your amazing abilities to represent the wiki like you do. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:52, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:^-^ I jus' do what anyone with the best interest of the wiki at heart would do. *sweatdrop* An' I did mess up a little towards the end there, if you check the move log. Shh! Is a secret. o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::LOL. Heimstern, we've got a possible vandal, and he doesn't seem stable...</useless gossip> — {{User: Seriously/sig}}
:::Nah, I jus' misread the move log entry and thought he'd moved my page, so I hit the revert. Then realised that was the entry for [[privileges]] I'd just done. So I had to re-revert it. Happens to the best of us sometimes... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Heh. I saw that error during that mess. Wasn't going to bring it up, but since you did... Well, you might be interested in [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fhqwhgads&diff=prev&oldid=282268 this edit]. Heh. I was a little new to the rollback button at the time. :-) {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:04, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Y'know, that reminds me of something Has Matt? and some others did a while ago in the sandbox...gimme a sec to find it, it's really funny. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=251699 Here] it is. It includes sysops reverting vandalism fighters, Kilroy sailign the ocean blue, and much, much more! :P — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:10, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Hehehe, I remember that... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==[[Homestar Singing]]==

Thanks for the help with the formatting and writing style on that page. - [[User:Totoro|Totoro]] 19:44, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, any time. I love to help out where I can. And it's a neat page, too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Copyright category ==

Hey Dorian. It looks like you found a good category for that category. Just so you know, those templates are some advance work I'm doing in preparation for our switch to MediaWiki 1.6. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:07, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I wasn't planning to tag anything with them. Although, I do have a question. Is there anything you'd tag [[:Image:Darkfire Taimatsu.PNG|my personal image]] with? It's art a friend of mine drew, so it really doesn't fit anything that ''I'' know of... Also [[:Image:DarthDrawing.jpg|the one]] I drew for Darth Katana X. Anything you'd class those under? I've been wondering for a while now... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I think the path of least resistance would be to slap a {{tl|permission}} tag on 'em. I should point out that there are others with way more experience than I when it comes to image copyright tags, so you might could get a better answer. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:20, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::I'll put that on 'em, then, unless/until someone else finds something better. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Well, unless your friend specifically agrees to release the rights to the picture, {{tl|permission}} is the most appropriate template. There's basically 3 types of image tag: 1) The owner says we can use it ({{tl|permission}}) II) The owner says anyone can use it ({{tl|gfdl}}, the Creative Commons licenses, etc) C) The owner hasn't said we can use it, but we're using it anyway under Fair Use ({{tl|web-screenshot}} et al) (plus the tags that say "we really shouldn't be using this", like {{tl|no license}}). This image is clearly under group 1, (unless your friend wants to move it into II). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:36, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::I can ask her. Right now, even. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::She says she'd prefer it left as {{tl|permission}}. So that's all good then. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Sorry ==
I don't think I said this or not, but you know when I created those sockpuppets on here? Well if you do then I am sorry for trying to trick people into thinking that I wasn't making them. Do you forgive me?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 21:00, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:Apology accepted. =) The important thing is that you learned from your mistake, right? Not gonna do it again, yeah? =) That's what really matters. We can be quite forgiving 'round here, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Unless your name has NSMC or ON WHEELS in it. And yes I did learn my lesson.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 21:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::That's true. We don't have much forgiveness for those guys. They don't learn, or try to reform. Unlike you, eh? Good luck to you, and all your wiki...ing. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Wiki ==
How do you say Wiki?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 21:56, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:Some say "wick-ey", some say "wee-kee". I say the former. (See [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] at Wikipedia.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:59, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::Me personally? I say it "wee-kee". It's from the Hawaiian ''wikiwiki'', which means "quick" (refers to how easy it is to edit on here). So I use the pronounciation that's directly from the Hawaiian root, mostly due to my slight obsession with Hawaii. However, for some reason, I pronounce "Wikipedia" as "wick-i-pee-dee-a". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I say it the same way. Which is why I was wondering. Thanks again.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 22:03, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Any time. Always glad to help, if I can. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::"Wee-kee-pedia" is really hard to say... {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::I've always thought wick-ey has a nice ring to it. --[[User:Garfunkel|<TT>Garfunkel</TT>]] 22:09, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Due to a certain locational obsession ''I'' have, I've occasionally pronounced it "vee-kee". :-) But not usually. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:38, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Here's a fascinating piece of trivia for you: [[Mike]] pronounces it "wick-ey" (cf. [[animal]] DVD [[animal#Commentary Transcript|commentary]]). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:18, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::That is neat. =) Cool to know, as I have no DVD access myself. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::Aw Hebrew don't have a letter for the W sound, some of my friends say it like Viki. I usually switch back and forth from W to V, depends who I'm talking to. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:27, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Then there's always the less common "Why-Kai" (Sounds like [[Wikipedia:Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi]]). Though I don't usually use it, it still sounds pretty cool. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:51, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::That, of course, leads to the question "Why not [[Wikipedia:Kai Hiwatari|Kai]]?" (Feel free to choose any other Kai you like, too.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Senior Prom, I Am The Walrus edit==
Oh, sorry. I thought my computer messed up, so I added it again. And by the way, iTunes Listed the song 'I Am the Walrus' under styx. Check if you have it.
:Sorry, I don't. Maybe they remade it...? (*should look that up*) But it was originally performed by The Beatles. No harm done, though. Catch you later. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Have a look at [[Wikipedia:I Am The Walrus#Cultural references]], in particular the "cover versions" bit. I'm guessing the version on iTunes is the Styx cover, rather than the Beatles original. If I remember correctly, there was issues between the [[Wikipedia:Apple Computer|Apple]] that owns iTunes and the [[Wikipedia:Apple Records|Apple]] that owns the Beatles songs... so for a long time there were no Beatles songs on iTunes... I dunno if it was ever resolved. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:37, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Cool... Thanks for the info. That's neat. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== um... ==

hello, i was wondering...as i was reading your page, you spelled "favorite" as favourite". i have a question.

are you english and if so did you enjoy sb_email 22? -{{User:Homsar7/sig}}
:Nope, I'm not English, but one of my best friends is. I just picked it up both from her and an obession with Neopets. =3 And I still find sb_email 22 funny, if short. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Homsar's Speech ==

Hey Dorian. :) Just wanted to thank you for the <s>flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital</s> help on my Homsar's Speech project! Seems like we're almost done, and so far I've only found two, maybe three things he's ever said that are genuine word salads. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:17, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, any time. It was fun, as Homsar is quite th' character... And now I have, like, most of his line memorised, I think. I really like seeing the analyses of each line... He's more coherent than I originally thought. o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Sure seems to be. I think this project conclusively proves that Homsar is actually pretty "with it" - just random in the way he communicates with others. Once the project is done, I'm wondering if we should make this an actual article that we can then point to from the main Homsar article or its Talk page... or otherwise include the analysis on the Talk page, or something. It's useful data that can help to define and refute the "word salad" assertion on both Homsar's page and the Wikipedia page. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I really like it... Quite an interesting article. Sheds new light on a beloved wacky character. And Homsar is now reminding me of a character of my own, who also speaks in an unusual way (example: she uses the word "circle" instead of "family"). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thanks for the Memo ==
Yeah, I'm sorry about he mishap. Yes, it was me who was editing my page. I'm sorry for the confusion, and I've set it to auto log-in from now on so it does not happen again.
Thanks again, [[User:Omegalord|Omegalord]]
:No problem. I have mine set like that myself. Hope we didn't set you back too much with our reverts. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Dinosaurs and Genus ==

A "genus" is one single level up from "species", so saying that dinosaurs are their own genus is not only not true (there is more than one genus of Dinosaur - quite a few, in fact!) but also not relevant - They are part of the [[Wikipedia:Sauropsid|Sauropsid]] class, which is the class containing all reptiles (it also happens to include birds.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:I always get those rotten kingdom, order, phylum, species things mixed up... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Recent Valiant Efforts==

I'd give you a defender sword, but I see you already have one. In any case, that was some first class reverting. Sorry there were no sysops on hand at the time to drop the hammer. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:20, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
:It was kinda fun. I haven't done high-class reverting like that in a long time. Thankies. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Sysop ==

Hey Dorian. It is my pleasure to announce that you have been given [[HRWiki:Administrators|sysop]] privileges and responsibilities. If you have any questions, never hesitate to ask. May you always use your powers for good and for awesome. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:...I think I have stumbled into another dimension. It is a dimension of sight, and of sound. I think I have entered... The Twilight Zone. o_O I do believe freaking out is in order. Then denial, then pleased acceptance. ^-^ Seany will attempt to uphold the honour bestowed upon him.
:Y'know, I think I had something planned out I was gonna say, but now I've forgotten. Ah, well. Mindless meanderings will have to do. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Congratulations Sean! You made your first edit one day before me, did you know that? Looking at your user page and contributions you made many fine edits, and usful pages, too! You are a great user and you deserve your sysophood. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I bring you good tidings, and may you continue to flummox those more trollish than you stop --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:26, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Congraturation on becoming a sysop! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! --{{User:Y2K/sig}} 10:36, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::And on behalf of the sysop team, I would like to present DorianGray with his very own SysopNightStick. Congrats, Meep. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 12:13, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::Glad I didn't miss this by too much. I'm at my aunt and uncle's house and they only have dial-up, so I've been a bit scarce at the wiki lately. Well, I've been wondering for awhile when this was coming. ;-) Clearly my position as the new sysop with the most block log entries is in danger. I've no doubt you'll be ready to give those vandals some serious p0wnage. Now more than ever before, "Constant vigilance!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:42, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Didn't I say that you will be made sysop? Oh yeah I did. Heh, I guess I can pick the winners. Anyways, congradulations.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 11:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Congratulations Dorian. Sorry I haven't been around as much as I used to, or I would have noticed the promotion alot sooner. In any case, here's a belated congratulations upon your sysophood. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:58, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Dorian, After the long time I was gone, I am honored to serve<s>r</s> under you. (Explodes in Bows) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 03:13, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

== Trying to make this Userbox work ==
Hi there, I was just wondering if you could help me (or know who could). I made a new userbox for my userpage which uses a random Homsar quote. I tried to add it to the Userbox page and it won't work because of the template inside a template format, the homsarquote template I mean. It works ON my user page and outside of the <userboxsampes> tag, just not inside of it. Any idea how to make that work?
--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 21:05, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
:Hmm, I dunno much myself, but I'll certainly ask around. I know a few people who might be able to help, maybe. I's not much good with coding and stuff myself. *sweatdrop* Let you know once they get on, or something. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Have a look at this example in the sandbox [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=376677].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:20, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Thanks Loafing, but I think you misunderstand the problem. It will work inside that. Look at my userpage and you will see what I made. It's making it work inside the <userboxsample> tag on the Userbox page. The page with the preview and code next to it? It won't work in there for some reason.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 21:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh, I see now. That looks like a bug in userboxsamples. [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] would be the guy to fix that.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Anybody out there know if this Homsar Quote thing will work on the Userbox page? .... anybody--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Great minds ==

Would you believe that I was attempting to add that "See also" thing at the same time as you and got Edit Conflict'd? And I believe it was last seen in [[big white face]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:52, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
:Wow, great minds ''do'' have similar thought processes, or however the saying goes. =3 big white face seems right, but I may have been thinking of another (can't remember where, though. I think it was a game, maybe). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Oops... ==

Sorry. I was the one who made that "Kick The Cheat" edit on the "Twin Characters" section. Thanks for correcting me! (I completely forgot about artistic licence)! Just wanted to let you know I appreciate the help, and I'll consider that factor next time!... 4kai2lyn6...
:No problem. That edit, and many similar ones, all used to be there until very recently, when we started to rethink the page. Sometimes it's just hard to tell. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Quotes==

Everything I've ever read or seen said that even if only one word of a quote was being used that punctuation should be in the quote. So before I go and change how I edit and grade such things, can you show me where you found the rule you're using? - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 18:39, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
:[[HRWiki:Manual of Style]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Got it. Not sure if I agree with it, but will abide while here. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 18:48, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
:::No problem. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thank you! ==

Thanks for the fixes! My first STUFF contrib. ;) [[User:Jedi liz|Jedi liz]] 05:39, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. For a first-time STUFFer, you did very well. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::w00t! and look, they're voting for me! ha. that's what happens when you delete MY contribution to hrwiki. Kay-POW! [[User:Jedi liz|Jedi liz]] 14:15, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Hehehe, you must have some very convincing arguments. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Huh?==
You said "This really can't be proven, seems speculative, not the full H'ween toon, and it's a real shirt." about my edit. Can you explain further? I thnk TBC put that there for people to ponder it? Can you please put it back? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:It's speculation to assume TBC put it there for people to ponder, because we don't know what they were thinking. We run a knowledge base, based in fact, not assumption. It was not the full, official Halloween toon for that year, and they probably didn't use Homestar's costume for spoiler reasons. To round it out, Homestar's shirt is a real shirt, generally used by people too lazy to wear a real costume (like people who answer the door for trick-or-treaters, for example). Those are the reasons I took it out. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Help out ==
*Hey, I'm thinking about creating a new page, but I don't know what to call it and I don't know all of its info. The page will be about interuppted names Strong Bad usually starts sounding out before getting interrupted by someone. Such as in [[bottom 10]]: He says, "and the number one spot in my bottom 10 is... Th--" and then gets interrupted. Please help out. I am sending this to all sysops. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Reverts==
Ah, good to see someone noticed. I highly suggest protecting pages that transclude onto the main page. I don't suppose you all like pseudo-vandals who test security, but consider this a security wake up call, for lack of a better word. [[User:74.224.137.55|74.224.137.55]] 01:54, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

==STUFF talk==
About Hrjogger's vote, I assumed he wanted to vote in the ''only valid'' voting revision, since he put his vote on the old one, even though the new one has been made. Does ths make sense? {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:Just because a revision has been made doesn't make the original vote not valid. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It doesn't? Then which revision gets the final verdict? Both of them can't. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::I'd guess whichever has a better accept-to-decline ratio (if it gets accepted). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Okay, thanks for telling me. Now I know better. :-) {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

== DorianGray: ==

No need to be a jerk, dude. "Ugh?" "Not at all aesthetically pleasing?" Give me a break. That's an exaggeration -- especially since it's a matter of your personal taste -- and regardless of your preferences, the harsh words are completely unnecessary.

I guess you don't want people to constructively contribute if you're going to behave like that.
:No offense meant. It's just that strong stylistic changes like this should be brought before the community and discussed beforehand, before any changes go into effect. Mebbe I was a little harsh, but it really does look bad. It doesn't fit at all. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==STUFF==

Yeah, got that. As soon as you pointed it out in the edit summ back there, I checked the rules. Thanks. [[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 18:15, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
:No problem. In fact, if you look quite a ways up 'round about section 13 (heh. Section 13... Fun. =3 ), I had the same problem myself, eons ago. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:30, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

== KHI ==

Are you on KHI too? There is a Dorian Gray there too. Just curious. [[User:Toasty!|Toasty!]] 20:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Nope. What's KHI? =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Forum on Kingdom Hearts. Its pretty big.

forums.khinsider.com [[User:Toasty!|Toasty!]] 20:49, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Nope. HRWiki and related sites (i.e. HRWiki forum and that ol' fanstuff place) is the only place I've ever used the name "DorianGray". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:51, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

OK then, just makin sure. :D [[User:Toasty!|Toasty!]] 20:53, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Yep. So don't go botherin' this person with fond wiki reminisces, coz I'm sure they won't know what on earth you're talking about. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:58, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

== Secret Eating ==

Hahahahaha — that's been one of my favorite quotes for a long time. Excellent choice =4 {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:All my quotes are excellent choices. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::It is! =2 {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:41, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Mine are way better. =1 — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 18:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::::But do yours have a spiffy table and an XML-edited picture? I think not. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Actually, you are all wrong. Sir. Loafing The Great has the greatest quotes. =-1 --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 19:00, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::Oh, he doesn't have what I have either. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:01, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::You missed one. And so did the Ancient Egyptians, Babylonians and maybe even the Phoenecians, but not the Greeks. Definitely not the Greeks. =[[Wikipedia:0 (number)#History|0]] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Ow. More than I wanted to read. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

== Sorry about that crap on the grinch ==
My cousin added that he is Nine and likes Homestar but adds stupid stuff that are very unlikely so dont Blame me (75.8.34.131 is out)

:Don't worry, he's [[Talk:retirement#Slink?|not the only one]] who saw a reference there. And we also appreciate him trying to make a contribution to the article. He has done nothing wrong :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, ditto. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Podstar fix ==

Hey Dorian,

I just wanted to let you know that the podstar links need to be {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=technology&diff=420751&oldid=420622 piped}} instead of spaced, otherwise the link will be broken! I'd fix all occurrences myself, but I have this big project to turn in for tommorrow, and I can't procrastinate any more than I have! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:13, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, right. My computer really effed up while doing that one, so I probably overlooked it in that case. Most of the time, I'm pretty sure I fixed it to be piped... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:40, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::Oh! I see... sorry about that, nevermind then, I guess it was just a fluke that I happen to check out the one link that wasn't piped! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:41, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, I'm glad you did, coz it probably would've gone unnoticed for days, weeks on end otherwise. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:45, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::::NP! Any time! And it's good to be lucky sometimes. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 08:34, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

== quite certain he says "oh my lan" ==

Considering that Renold says before hand: "Get your hands off those floppy disks and fiscal reports" it would suggest he says oh my lan. oh my land isn't even a saying.

For the sake of argument, I recorded the part he said and played it over, there is no audio wave that suggests him saying "d" after lan.

http://fileupload.ning.com/mov/3771583
:"Oh my land" still makes more sense than "LAN", but whatever. I don't feel strongly enough about it to argue. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:44, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

== No longer newest ==

You were only the newest sysop for at most 59 seconds. [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=] {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 03:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:Hmm. I always felt he was before me anyway... Not even in [[HRWiki:A History]], even though I thought I put him first...
:Maybe, since it occurred during the same minute, we're BOTH the newest sysop simultaneously. A shared title. And thus my statement remains valid.
:I was never one to be perfectly accurate anyway. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:43, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

== "Spin and say" ==

I don't understand why the name was changed, nor why we can acknowledge the fact that it was changed. Can you tell me exactly why we can't acknowledge this fact? Was there a copyright issue? If so, we can just mention that the TBC got a (really out of place) C&D letter. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 20:08, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:When the time is right, perhaps. But that time is not right now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Why can't we know? We have the fact that 1800-555-SBSINGS used to be 1800-BAD-SONG. Why can't we know this one? --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 21:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't think that one was as big a deal as this. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:31, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::I still think we have the right to know what happened. I can't just pretend something I know happened didn't. All you need to do is tell me exactly what happened, and I'll shut up about this. You can email me the answer privately if you'd like, I just am that curious. Thanks a lot in advance. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 22:07, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==About the Unnoficial Quote of the Week thing==
I was wondering...could I use it in my userpage? Thanks in advance! -[[User:Zephiel|Zephiel]] 30 March 2007
:Oh, sure. 'Course you can. 'S long as you aren't stealing my quotes. =3 There's millions of quotes! Think of your own! *holds his selfishly* But I digress.
:Sure you can use it. You don't even need to credit me or anything (after all, it's just a table and a picture--which are mine!). If you'd like to know how to do some XML editing of your own, [[User:Venusy|Venusy]] has a [[User:Venusy/weeklies.xml editing|tutorial]] on it--that's how I learned, even. In addition, if you'd like to use certain images of mine from ''past'' quotes, maybe we can arrange that... But making your own is half the fun! =)
:I forget what I was saying, but you can make your own quotes, certainly. Feel free to even steal my section header name. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:31, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

== Don't go! ==

You can't leave! Stay here or else I'll be really sad. And then angry. Grr. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 09:01, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:I'm totally staying here. I'm just devoting my userpage to being a Bonus Stage mini-shrine from now on. I could find some other site, I suppose, but wiki code is the only code I understand. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 09:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
::Don't change it! Change it back or else I'll be really sad! And then angry! Grr! If you are pulling a prank, I'm totally oblivious to it! Fooled, you might say! But don't tell ''me'' that. Now I've just confused mehself. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 09:17, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:::So, yeah, whatever happened ''TO'' the BS Wiki??? Died just like the toon? Ran outta money? Did anyone back it up? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 05:01, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
::::There's a big long tale about it, that I don't even really know anymore... I think Matt Wilson himself asked Steve to shut it down, and he complied. Which sucks. D= --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:03, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::They lost their funding or public interest waned or something distracted them... Man what WAS it? What could possibly have distracted them from humbera hum... [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 05:06, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::Nice. :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:08, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

== Coppyright? ==

Could I please copy the quote of the week style thing? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:Sure thing. =) I'll say the same to you as I did [[#About the Unnoficial Quote of the Week thing|two sections up]]. Wow, my quotes are popular all of a sudden... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:19, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

== thanks re:office ==

thanks dorian, I'm new to hrwiki and I guess I thought my comment wasn't added, so I tried to add it again today without double checking. Thanks for explaining how to link wikipedia too! Man, you guys are really fast with fixing stuff on this site!
:Yeah. Things move [[boring (really)|a mile a minute 'round here]]. There's always somebody watching. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:04, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Removing my post ==

Thanks for removing my post for no reason except that you thought I should "take it to the forum". Tape Leg's wiki page has a note saying that some think it's the worst episode. I mentioned that perhaps "Rough Copy" was, which would carry a similar note if their was a concensus. You had no reason to remove my post, but hey - if you want to be a jerk about a Homestar Runner wiki '''TALK''' page, that's your problem. -- Someguyerson
:Such information does belong on the forum, not on the wiki. And please don't be rude to other editors. Thanks.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:49, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

:Hey there. DorianGray was acting perfectly within [[HRWiki:Talk page etiquette#Talk post content|policy]]. Comments on talk pages concerning personal opinions of the toons are routinely removed for exactly the reason Dorian provided — they don't concern the content of the article. Now, [[tape leg]] is an exception, because the issue is actually addressed by Strong Bad. So, I understand why you consider your talk page post to be legitimate, but DorianGray actually did the right thing.

:Regardless, your personal attacks of DorianGray were completely uncalled for. If you disagree with a user's actions, it is simple to say so in a civil way without insulting them. Please refrain from doing this in the future to avoid having your editing privileges restricted. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:49, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
::Additionally, the comments on [[Talk:tape-leg]] were made several years ago, before policy was more strictly enforced. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:28, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

== ;-) ==

Thanks! {{User:Lazylaces/sig}} 18:56, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, sure. I got tons of rhythym. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

== 76.5.105.107 ==

I don't give orders but please block 76.5.105.107. He is disrupting the wiki and will not stop no matter what anybody says. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:21, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
:Sam, you're really not in any position to tell a sysop who should or shouldn't be blocked. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
::I believe he has been blocked at the fanstuff (in an action that I wholly do not approve of). See [[HRFWiki:User talk:76.5.105.107]] for more details. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 22:28, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
:::O.K, he's blocked. Sorry this comment was here. Forget everything I said. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:35, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
::::The Mu, if you have an issue with a sysop action taken at Fanstuff, please take that up at Fanstuff with the sysop in question. Bringing it up here is pointless. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:38, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

==Discussion Topic==
Sorry for putting the new discussion topic at the top. I'm kinda new to this so thank you for telling me about the + tab. I didn't know what it was there for. Hey how do you do the thing where it puts your name on there and what time you did it? Dangeresque, too?
:A lot of people don't know about it, actually... And to sign your name with a timestamp, just type four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). A-like so. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:10, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

== How do I... ==

How do I save a file in Weeklies.xml and qod.swf? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:If you read carefully Dorian's [[User_talk:Sam_the_Man#Unofficial_Quote_of_the_Week|note]] you'll see that he gave you a link to a very detailed [[User:Venusy/weeklies.xml editing|tutorial]] explaining how to do that step by step. I sugges that you carefully read that first before posting any more questions regarding the process. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 12:43, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
:I read it. How do I download those things? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
::Where it says "View the Flash file for the current quote" on the Quote of the Week page, and so on, right-click and choose "Save target as...". Then save them to the appropriate place. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:19, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

==Pokémon Help==
=== Eggs ===

Hello buddy! Is it possible in FireRed/LeafGreen to hatch more than one egg? I already hatched one egg from the day-care on Four Island, but I can't hatch anymore from there. Is there any other way to hatch an egg? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}03:17, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, sure. There's tons of compatible eggs. You just have to leave two Pokémon of the same Egg group at the day care. (Ditto is a good way to get around this.) And then wait until an Egg appears. Is that helpful, or do you need more info? Have any other breeding questions? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:50, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::Well, uhh... I knew about the Ditto thing where you put a pokemon with Ditto at the day care and you get an egg with the pokemon you put with ditto, but can you do it again? I want an egg with another Zapdos. {{User:Zapdos/sig}}19:34, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::That's the problem, then. You can hatch as many eggs as you want, but the one-of-a-kind Pokémon like Zapdos, Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Celebi, etc. can't be bred at all. [[User:76.5.105.107|76.5.105.107]] 19:40, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Oh, Zapdos can't breed. It's in the No Eggs group. Generally, all legendary Pokémon, all baby Pokémon (Pichu, Magby, Elekid, and so on), and a few others (Unown, Nidoran (F), and Nidorina) can't breed. They're too special. If you want another Zapdos, you'll have to trade it from another game. Sorry. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:42, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::::But can you get more than one egg from the day care? If yes, how? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}19:57, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::They'll give you eggs your Pokémon produce whenever they produce them. Just leave two compatible Pokémon, and go off and do something else. Come back in a while, and maybe they've produced an egg. If you leave Ditto and another breedable Pokémon, you're guaranteed to get an egg sooner or later. You just have to go somewhere else and walk around a bit. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:00, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

=== Unowns ===

Hi, do you know anything about the Unown pokemon in the Tanoby Ruins? Before the chambers had '''nothing''' at all in them, no pokemon, nothing. Then I found the Tanoby key, activated it and there were unown pokemon in the chambers! Each unown is exactly the same, except for the body shape, and at the front of one chamber, a guy says a mystic pokemon lives in the chamber. Some of my friends say all the unowns are the shape of each letter of the alphabet and if you catch all of them to create the alphabet, the mystic pokemon will appear in the chamber(s). Do you know anything about the mystic pokemon, the unowns or the chambers? If so, please tell me, thanks. {{User:Zapdos/sig}}19:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
:The mystic Pokémon the guy is referring to is probably the Unown themselves. Unown are pretty fascinating. They do match up to the alphabet: one Unown for each of the 26 letters, as well as one each for ? and !. I haven't yet been able to find Unown ? or ! in Tanoby (they're really rare). The only thing you get for collecting all 28 Unown is the satisfaction of knowing you have them all, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
::Do you know anything about the legendary dogs? Because I heard after defeating the elite four (I defeated it 3 times), outside of Cerulean cave a legendary dog will appear and the type will depend on which starter pokemon you picked. I picked Squirtle so my dog should be the thunder dog. Do you know anything about it? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}19:48, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes, that's true. Depending on your starter, one of the Legendary Beasts will appear in Kanto: Raikou for Squirtle, Entei for Bulbasaur, and Suicune for Charmander. They're extremely hard to catch, though. They move around between routes, so you have to use your Pokédex to track them down (only once you find it in the first place, though). Then, if you're lucky enough to be in the same place at the same time, you'll encounter it randomly in the tall grass. It runs at the start of the battle, so putting it to sleep or using Mean Look will help keep it there long enough to wear it down and catch it. If you do manage to catch it, it's a very powerful Pokémon, so treat it well. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:59, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, I found the Raikou last night looking for meowths and I found it and it fled. I looked in the pokedex to find where it was, I ran into it, had my wobbuffet first with the shadow tag ability. The Raikou couldn't escape because of shadow tag, but it used roar and escaped. Then because it was very late, I turned it off and then today when I played it, I went to Raikou's pokedex entry to find it's location and it said "area unknown". Do you know how I'm supposed to confront it again and if yes, how do I catch it if it either runs away or uses roar? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}15:58, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::Hmm. Dunno why it's not appearing in the Pokédex locator. Catching one of the beasts is usually mostly luck, and a big pain in the rear. I saved my Master Ball for Entei just coz I hate catching the roaming Pokémon. I could do a li'l research, see if there's anything that has, like, both Suction Cups and Mean Look (Ingrain and Spider Web?) or something. I don't know many counters for Roar... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:05, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

=== eevee ===

Hi, do you know how to get Eevee? I heard you get it in the Celadon Mansion, but how do you get it? {{User:Zapdos/sig}}23:21, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
:You just go around the back of the building. There's a back entrance that leads to a room on the roof. Eevee is up there. You probably need to have only 5 Pokémon in your party, too, so you have room to take it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 23:26, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
::Heh, want to know something funny? I got to Celadon a really long time ago and got Eevee a long time ago, so today I looked everywhere and I was just confused, and I looked in the PC and I found the Eevee! Funny, eh? Oh and you said Entei, so you probably picked Mr. Venus. I don't really like Venusy, I don't think it's very good. I like Blasty the best, which is why I picked it. {{User:Zapdos/sig}}02:52, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:::I picked Bulbasaur because, way back in Blue version, Bulbasaur was my first Pokémon. I wanted to carry the tradition.
:::Neat how you found th' Eevee. I love a good story like that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 02:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::::I The reason I picked Squirtle is because I tried all the starters and thought Squirtle was the best. Also because everybody picks Charizard, so if they breed their Charizard, they would maybe trade me something for their Charmander. One of my friends who picked Bulbasaur traded for one of my Squirtle's so he could easily take out his rival's Charmy. {{User:Zapdos/sig}}14:04, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Oh, yeah, I hope in Diamond you didn't pick Turtwig. It sucks. I picked Piplup because it's best and Infernape is so-so. {{User:Johnny Ohm/sig}}23:07, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::I picked Turtwig in Diamond because it was the least ugly of all the starters. And Torterra is pretty beastly, actually. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:42, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::Wha?!?! You picked Turtwig? Least ugly? I actually think Turtwig is the most ugly. Heh. Well, at least Torterra doesn't suck like Venusaur. I always pick water types except in Emerald because it is the only Pokemon in Gen. III that knows Leaf Blade. I bet if we battled, my Empoleon would whip your Torterra because it is Jolly so I'd go first and use Ice Beam which does 4x damage! Muohahaha!!!!! But my friend who always picks grass types, his best attack is Razor Leaf even with his lv. 100 Venusaur! {{User:Johnny Ohm/sig}} 22:15, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::Razor Leaf is actually a pretty decent move. Nice damage level, good hit percentage, lots of HP, and the possibility of a critical hit. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:20, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::Naw, Razor Leaf sucks. 55 power. The only good thing is it has a high chance of doing a critical hit. It's not even 100% accurate. Well, 95 is still good accuracy, but Razor Leaf sucks.
:::::::55 is actually pretty decent for a mid-level attack with no drawbacks. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:27, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::::55 actually isn't good. Flamethrower or Thunderbolt is 100% accurate, 95 power and has no recoil and can burn or paralyze, so Razor Leaf... is no good. {{User:Johnny Ohm/sig}} 22:32, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::Oh, you like stories, don't you? Well, this might make you laugh. You can only get one Master Ball in the game right? Well, you want to save it for the legendary dog, but it's okay if you use it on Articuno or MewTwo or maybe Zapdos or Moltres. Well, my friend really wanted Articuno because he didn't save infront of the other legendary birds. So he took out Zapdos and Moltres, so Articuno was the only one left. That bird is so hard to catch, so if you don't have like a million ultra balls, chances are you won't catch it, so I used my master ball on it. Well, my friend used his master ball on a level 14 Onix then released his Onix. Then he found Articuno and it escaped all of his balls, s he kept on resetting and he did that about 20 times and finally gave up. This was about a month ago, and the Articuno is still standing there, so I can't wait for the Mewtwo! {{User:Zapdos/sig}}14:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::::::Heh. Your friend has some bad luck. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:32, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, yeah, he caught Mewtwo and when he was trying, when he threw a ball, he went on his hands and knees and was dragging his knees across the carpet going "PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE CATCH!!!" and actually started crying, everyone there thought he was just weird so we laughed, and when he caught Mewtwo, he screamed "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". So, yeah, it was hard for him without da Master Ball. But we all thought that was very weird how he cried. {{User:Johnny Ohm/sig}}23:07, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Heh. I am amused. Lucky him, though. Non-Master Ball catches can be terrible. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:42, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

==Homestar Runner Fanstuff Wiki is Down==

Check the main page talk dude. --The fanstuff user known as Sterrence88
:Dot com is already on it. Please don't spam talk pages, Sterrence. Also, IRC is more effective for these messages.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::Sorry. I just thought a admin can help me. I have never used the IRC before. Sorry everyone!! --Sterrence88.
:::No probalo :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:00, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Pokemon==

I checked the Link you gave me, I realized I was thinking of a different Pokemon show. You can keep the Cheatball as it is if you want. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:35, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
:No problem. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:37, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Invitation ==

Greetings User DORIAN!If you've kept up with current events,I am releasing a story on a wedsite,and putting the link on my user page.On my talk page,there is going to be a party held in honor of said event.I hope you can make it to the talk page party.The party will starty at 8:00 PM EST Friday night.It will last an hour,at which the talk page will return to normal.Hope to see you there!

{{User:Chaosvii7/sig}} 02:32, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

== Image ==
Hi Dorian! I was wondering...how did you manage to use my image and remove the arrow so quickly? It appears to be the same frame, but you might have just replaced it with a new one and kept the name.
Also, you might want to archive some of this page, it's a bit long. Stay Cool.--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 06:57, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
:A long talk page is the coolest. =3
:I'm just quite quick. It also helps that it was early in the toon. One thing to note: don't crop a picture for a toon's main image. Use the whole spread. (Although you ''should'' crop out the black borders.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 07:01, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

== Forgot ==

Hey Dorian, I forgot how to make a new user page. How? --[[User:Homsar Lover|Homsar Lover]]
:To get a userpage, first you need to [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:33, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
::I think this ''is'' actually Homsar Lover. I think I remember seeing a conversation about him forgetting his password or something. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:35, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
:::[[User talk:Trey56#DaaAAAaaaAaAAaaaa|Here it is]]. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:37, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
::::The created userpage did not have an actual user account attached to it, though (and I didn't know this user existed), so I treated it as a new person. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:49, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

== Yay! ==
You won Cool Person of the Day! [[User:Numa Numa|Numa Numa]]
:Just of the day? Is that all? =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:33, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Yay again? ==
Apparently, since nobody that I find cool is online, I choose the one that made the last edit. Your person of the day again! [[User:Numa Numa|Numa Numa]]
:Wow, you're a two-fer, whilst I go unnoticed. I cower appropriately. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:46, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

== U.S. grammar for U.S. toon ==

Regarding [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=original&curid=37326&diff=496589&oldid=496587 this] edit: where are our standards listed, and why should they be diffrent from proper U.S. grammar? It is based on a U.S. toon, after all.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 22:22, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:See [[HRWiki:Manual of Style#Quotation marks]]. Not every editor agrees with this, by the way, but it's the standard we've settled on so that our articles are consistent. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:31, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

== See you soon ==

Have a great time with your friend. We'll miss you here, and will look forward to seeing you back soon. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:13, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Ugh.... ==

Looks like were the only ones editing.... What do you wanna do... [[User:King of wikis|King of wikis]]
:It usually slows down at night... But just you wait 'til tomorrow (perhaps). When a new toon or email is released, there's often an explosion of edits. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

==Peasants==
It seems kinda arrogant, since you just fixed it, but would you mind if I re-did the [[Peasants]] page? It's kinda disorganized. --[[User:Healthy Sam|Healthy Sam]] 03:15, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
:Well, sure. That's the thing about a wiki, yeah? Anyone can edit a page whenever they like, and someone else can then fix it. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:46, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

== Deleted comment? ==

I didn't actually delete your talk page comment (on 3 Times). I mean, according to the edit log I did, but your comment was not there when I made my comment, and I didn't get an edit conflict at all. Wiki bug? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:42, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
:Hmm, it's possible... I've seen it happen before. Odd, though... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:43, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

==Recent IP Block==
I am sorry my older bro hates homestarrunner and he found out I was on this site so he started messing it up [[User:The-homsarrunner]]
:Not a problem. As long as you remember to sign out, he won't be able to do anything for a while. And if he does it again, we'll block him again. It's that easy. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:56, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

==Wikipedia troublemaker?==
[[User:Ih8jeffogustafson]] just created an account here. A user with the same log in is [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Ih8jeffogustafson banned on Wikipedia] for sockpuppetry. Could you check this out? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 06:25, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
:At once. Could even be banned right now for the username. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:28, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

== Teh Great Cornoilio ==

Let me guess, B&B is not allowed? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 21:05, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
:It's more than that, and I really don't want to explain it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:08, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
::I don't want to know either. You should really think about archiving. 91 kilobytes is more then my brain can handle! {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 21:11, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
:::No way. A long talk page is the coolest. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:13, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

== Answer ==

Hi, DG. Thanks for both answers. [[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 22:05, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
:You're quite welcome. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:08, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

== {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:DorianGray&diff=526168&oldid=524040 I can see your quote from here!}} ==

That's some great quoting, Original Dorian! {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 02:21, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
:Oh... I should eat a thank you... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:42, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

==Keeping the Vandals from the gates==

Thanks Dorian for quick revert on my very first [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Wbwolf&curid=35441&diff=529689&oldid=527571 user page vandalism]. That must mean I'm an fixture around here! or at least a drip. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 17:02, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
:You're quite welcome. I noticed especially the sudden disappearance of about 5000 bits of data. Big red flag, that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:38, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

== Thanks for keeping an eye on all of us. ==

It's good to know that any edit made can be corrected from any oversight I make. [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]] 21:12, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
:That's what we're here for, yeah? Help each other out to make a great H*R resource. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:20, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

== Pokemon Club ==

Hey, I noticed that you like the video games of Pokemon. I have a club called Homestar-emon, and if you want to join, please tell me on my talk page. Oh, and you don't have to like the anime to join. Just anykind of Pokemon! [[User:Hooray4homestar|Hooray4homestar]] 01:58, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
:Clubs aren't really my thing. Thanks for thinking of me, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 02:00, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
::Okay. I get it. Just informing you about it! [[User:Hooray4homestar|Hooray4homestar]] 03:04, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

==QOTW==
Can I use the Quote of the week box?Yes,No?Ok I'll copy it anyway hope you don't really mind.
{{User:Coach B/sig}}02:58, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
:Nah, I don't mind at all. 'S long as you aren't using my images, yeah? ^-^ But I think you mean the table, yeah? I borrowed that from another user myself, so if it's fine for me to use, it's fine for you too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

== [[User:Googlefart| I really don't want to say the name of this user]] ==

Is "Googlefart" an appropriate username? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 11:59, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
:I'm unsure. We ''do'' have users with "Poop" in their name, but that is (sort of) H*R-related. I'm willing to wait to see what they do, if any, before making a decision. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:36, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

== Unofficial QotW ==

I clicked "Hear it!" but I can't hear it! ;_; -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 04:54, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
:Yep, it's just an image. I don't have any magical skills to do things like "record sounds from other people's cartoons" or "put sounds on the internet". You can't expect quality, after all. It's un[[licensed]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:57, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

== Thanks, man. ==

Hey, you put the licence plate on [[:Image:shadow and maria.jpg|80px|this picture.]] Thank you, I'd forgotten to put it on.
:No prob, bob. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:29, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Uh, if it isn't too much trouble could you put on [[:Image:cuteshojo.jpg|this one]] too?
:Done. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:54, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
::Woah, you rock! {{User:Haldo/sig}}
:::Metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:19, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

== Clamburger Approved ==

I do, good sir, approve of your following activities:
* Making the [[HRFWiki:Reviews:The Nerd Patrol|best review]] ever
* Utilising my [[HRFWiki:User_talk:Super_Sam/Wikihood|parody fanstuff]] in your Quote of the Weeks
* Mysteriously showing up in [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRFWiki_talk:Userboxes&diff=prev&oldid=519512 random onversations] before disappearing without a trace
* [[HRFWiki:Image:Metroid_Tattoo.PNG|Knowledge Base fanstuff?!]]
* Generally just [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=409521 helpin'] [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRFWiki:Sandbox&diff=prev&oldid=280428 out]
* Having undoubtedly crazy MSN conversations with Shady Scythe that end up in his [http://z13.invisionfree.com/Fanstuff/index.php?showuser=99 cool quotes sig]

I therefore declare you "Clamburger Approved" for your notable presence around the Fanstuff, even though you've made less than 100 edits there ever. :-)

You're always awesome, 
{{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 
08:02, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
:The best part, though, is I usually only end up there while bored. Except when handlin' vandals. That's usually more of being called. Most of the rest of that is just from a chance visit while bored. =3
:You're perhaps also awesome,
:--[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 08:19, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

== Signature? ==

Just wondering, would you like a signature? I can make you one if you like. Just tell me what you'd like in it. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:Nah, I'm good. I'm a plain text man, I am, I am. If I ever completely reverse my personality and change my mind, I'll give you a ring, though, eh? =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:14, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

== Your Edit ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Weekly_Fanstuff&curid=950&diff=551029&oldid=550983 This] is dismissive and rude, and while I can't say I never did it, when I have others expected better. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:18, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
:It's an issue with me. Maybe I'll just ignore that section from now on, as long as it stays capitalised. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:20, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
::If my arguments are compelling, that may not be the case. Really try to state a case, so I an understand the opposition please. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:23, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

== My colon ==

It was unwilling. Thanks. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:41, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:What are friends for? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 00:59, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Gary, it's me Brian. Please unblock my [[Special:Contributions/Brian Barbera|old account]]. --[[User:School of Rock|School]] 16:13, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

== it's not my fault ==

for some reason it just didn't work and also I was trying to get someone's attention, no one ever responds to me, I get lonely on this wiki, can you imagine how that feels? [[User:Hamsarguy3|Hamsarguy3]] 19:52, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

see? you're doing it right now [[User:Hamsarguy3|Hamsarguy3]] 19:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
:Regardless, it is never okay to vandalise, no matter what the reason is. Try leaving a politely-worded message on the talk page next time. It's a popular article; I guarantee that someone will take notice of it.
:The wiki is also not an instantaneous messager service. Sometimes it takes a while for people to respond. Patience is a virtue, and good things come to those who wait. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:58, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

== hey ==

Can you upload an image for me. I will send you a link to the image later. it is for my "The Kitchen of The Brothers Strong" article.

Thanks

--[[User:TrogddorX|TrogddorX]] 02:35, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
:Sure. I c'n do dat. Though all you'd have to do is wait about a day for your account to be confirmed, and then you could do it yourself. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 02:36, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

== Possible vandal report. ==

Ok, for a while, I'd suspected that "MichaelXX2" is actually the same "MikeTigershark" that was banned twice already given the similar nature of his confusing and often irrelevant edits, and one of his [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=senior_prom&curid=23493&diff=561466&oldid=561465 recent edits] where he links to a nonexistant "facebook.com" page seems to confirm that, as his second "sockpuppet" account [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=The_Homestar_Runner_Gets_Something_Stuck_In_His_Craw&diff=prev&oldid=557392 did the same thing]. I suspect the admins have already figured this, but I thought I'd give you a heads up, anyhow. (Seeing as you're the last admin to have reverted one of his edits...) -{{User:YK/sig}} 03:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks for letting me know. I'll pass on your message to someone who can check it out more thoroughly than I. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:28, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

== Article Cleanup ==

Dear DorianGray (or whoever you are): 
 
As you know from IRC (which was hilarious yesterday, since I discovered my penchant for setting people on fire ^_~), we need more people for Article Cleanup. I saw you fixing [[theme park]] awhile ago and figured you might like to help Slipknot and me out. You certainly don't have to, but you'd be doing the wiki a great service and making me happier if you did. Please send your reply in a self-addressed, stamped envelope with chocolate in it to: 
 
-{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 
<nowiki>#hrwiki</nowiki>

:Actually, I just happened to randomly stumble across that one... They just jumped out at me. Maybe I'll stumble around some other featured articles too, though, and hope something else jumps out. =3
:Oh, and here: [[Image:ChocoIndiana.png|100px]] Your payment. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:21, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
::Yays. Slipknot and I are chipping away at that list, but it's always great to have another user on the job, especially one who's a sysop. ^_~ -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 20:43, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

== Sysop: Part II ==

Hello, I noticed you are a sysop user. How do I become one too? [[User:MichaelXX2|MichaelXX2]]
:The [[HRWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin or sysop?|FAQ]] has some information that might be helpful for you. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:59, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

== Bracket racket ==

Thanks, man. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
:No prob, Bob. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:01, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

== peacey p /y'all ==

Sorry, I just rewatched it and saw that it was spelled that way,
but you got there before I could undo it.
I really hate that misspelling but I guess it should match the toon.
:Personally, I agree with you, but I think the written work should come before personal preference (otherwise I'd go around changing all Strong Bad's old "woah"s and "alright"s =3 ). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:13, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
I don't mind "woah" because it is a reasonable phonetic version of how some people say it (can't remember if Strong Bad does though). Totally with you on "alright." I hate that one too. But I agree with you that the wiki should match the toon. --[[Special:Contributions/24.124.71.66|24.124.71.66]] 13:32, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

== Catch-22 ? ==

<div id="shortcut" style="border: 1px dashed blue; margin: 0em 1em 0em 1em; text-align: center; padding:5px; float: right; clear: both;">
''This page has been vandalised 29 times''.</div>
What do you do if someone vandalizes your user page by changing that to a '30'? {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 00:30, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
:I usually revert, and then update it at another time with a different edit (usually when updating my Quote of the Week). I don't give it its own edit, however. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 00:33, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

==Sig==
Hey, DorianGray! It's your turn! 'Bout time you got a sig, and I've got yours all ready for you:
:••''[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]'' http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1883/chibipinkpg3.png
What do you think? I even linked it! =] {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:31, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
:I think I'll wait until the beginning of April to switch to it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:40, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

whoa gary it's stylin --[[Special:Contributions/86.12.232.113|86.12.232.113]] 22:34, 13 July 2008 (UTC) (woop woop)
:Dorian, totally you! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:35, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
::I agree heartily with DeFender1031. wewp wewp --[[Special:Contributions/86.12.232.113|86.12.232.113]] 22:40, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

== Happy Impday! ==
[[Image:Jack Hamma.PNG|thumb|I BROUGHT YOU A CAKE!]]
Cause some trouble! Lounge in a punch bowl! Eat some pudding! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:55, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
:I brought you a cake! (See right.) Happy day! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

::For today only, I also hate your sister. Enjoy. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
:::祝你生日快乐。 {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
::::Happy birthday, Dorian! Now get back to lurking on IRC. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:15, 23 July 2008 (UTC) PS Why do I see boxes, Heimi?
:::::יום הולדת שמח! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:12, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
::::::I'd tell you happy birthday in Spanish, but it just wouldn't look as cool. So I won't. =] {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 20:55, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/images/7/78/Burninate_Thine_Eyes%21.gif
Nothing says extremely-late-happy-birthday like a present with somebody else's name on it! - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:15, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

User talk:It's dot com

Super Sam — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:53:52 GMT

Super Sam: /* Fanstuff Purge: Wiki User Emails */ Cheers

{{User talk:It's dot com/teasers}}
= <div style="background:#BE0023; color:#fff; width:98%; padding-bottom:0.3em; padding-top:0.3em; padding-left:2%"> Trogdor! </div> =
== 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. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 20:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|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. {{User:Super Turtle/sig}} 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. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 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.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
:::::Admit it, you kinda love it when I call you Dotty. ;) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
::::::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)
:::::::"Yeah, you're probably right." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== 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:Sam the Man/sig}} 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. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 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. {{User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!/sig}} 05:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Thanks for stopping by, you guys. Thanks for breaking my cow lamp. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== imagemap ==

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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:29, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

== 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. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:14, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
::Jolly good. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 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? {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 19:03, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
::::Bureaucrats can, yes. See [[HRWiki:Changing username]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
:::::Thank you for the help, my good man. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 23:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

== 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

== 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, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 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. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 22:47, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
::Yep, I concur with Phlip's suggestion. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
:::Alrighty, thanks for that. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 14:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

User talk:It's dot com

Super Sam — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:39:28 GMT

Super Sam: /**/Fanstuff Purge: Wiki User Emails

{{User talk:It's dot com/teasers}}
= <div style="background:#BE0023; color:#fff; width:98%; padding-bottom:0.3em; padding-top:0.3em; padding-left:2%"> Trogdor! </div> =
== 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. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 20:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|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. {{User:Super Turtle/sig}} 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. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 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.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
:::::Admit it, you kinda love it when I call you Dotty. ;) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
::::::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)
:::::::"Yeah, you're probably right." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== 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:Sam the Man/sig}} 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. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 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. {{User:Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?!/sig}} 05:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Thanks for stopping by, you guys. Thanks for breaking my cow lamp. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== imagemap ==

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)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:29, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

== 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. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:14, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
::Jolly good. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 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? {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 19:03, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
::::Bureaucrats can, yes. See [[HRWiki:Changing username]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
:::::Thank you for the help, my good man. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 23:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

== 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

== 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, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 19:39, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

User talk:It's dot com

Super Sam — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:37:13 GMT

Super Sam: /* Joshua */ Reply

{{User talk:It's dot com/teasers}}
= <div style="background:#BE0023; color:#fff; width:98%; padding-bottom:0.3em; padding-top:0.3em; padding-left:2%"> Trogdor! </div> =
== 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. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 20:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|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. {{User:Super Turtle/sig}} 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. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 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.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
:::::Admit it, you kinda love it when I call you Dotty. ;) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
::::::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)
:::::::"Yeah, you're probably right." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

== 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:Sam the Man/sig}} 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. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 05:37, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki talk:Ledger

Super Sam — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:11:39 GMT

Super Sam: /* Latest Donation */ Mark II

== Compensating for PayPal fees ==
I've made an executive decision to start deducting PayPal surcharges from transactions. I've been floating the wiki cents on the dollar from my own pocket in order to keep those surcharges transparent, but I just started thinking about the surcharges that will acrue on $1,000 worth of donations. I'm not sure I want to float the wiki that much. :) — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 12:00, 8 Mar 2005 (MST)

Okay, I just made the changes. I let everything slide prior to March 1, 2005, but from now on each donation posted on the ledger will reflect the 2.7% plus US$0.30 surcharge from PayPal. In case anyone is paying extremely close attention, there was one transaction that I had mistakenly dated March 8, 2005 that should've been dated March 7, 2005. I moved it and recalculated the running balance for each of those rows. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 12:24, 8 Mar 2005 (MST)

== New Ledger ==

The old ledger was getting a bit unweildy, so I'm now using Excel to manage things. I'm using the excellent [http://area23.brightbyte.de/csv2wp.php CSV to wiki table converter] (I've installed a tweaked [http://www.hrwiki.org/ledgerconverter.php ledger converter] on our server) to transfer my spreadsheet data to the wiki. I've also started attributing names to donations again. As this list starts to get too long, I'll probably archive it off onto other pages by year or by quarter. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 11:35, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Balanced the books... ==

I sat down today to balance my PayPal account and started noticing something funny. I kept coming up owing the wiki around $50, so I dug into the numbers a little deeper and made some updates.

I did find a few duped transactions on this ledger. When people pay with eChecks, PayPal puts the transaction on two lines — one for when the check arrives and again when the check clears — and in some cases those have been more than a week apart. I wasn't paying attention and had accidentally recorded a few of those as two separate donations.

I've also gone back through some of the earlier transactions and changed the amount to reflect PayPal fees. At one point I had decided to cover those fees myself, but I decided I don't want anything fudged on this ledger. Since I had already said I would eat those fees, I threw $12 back into the coffers to compensate.

Let me know if there are any questions. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 06:06, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== TBC's Donation ==
Do you plan on added The Brothers' Chaps $250 donation to this ledger, JoeyDay? Or are you not going to record that transation? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 21:44, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

:I'm still deciding. I'd rather not answer this here right now. I need to figure out if I can even deposit the check first. :) — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 22:47, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

::I see that you added it. (Do you still get to keep the check with the li'l SB and HR on it?) Anyway, it seems you forgot to link to [[Matt Chapman]]. (Unless that's intentional.) Just pointing that out... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 01:28, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

:::No, I don't get to keep the check. Yes, the non-linking was intentional. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 02:03, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

== Current balance ==

Out of date with the table. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 08:19, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

:Fixed. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:03, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

==$9.41==

I've noticed many donations ammount to $9.41, which is (my guess) $10.00 over PayPal, after their fees. Which got me thinking, what exactly would be the total USD donation that would need to be sent over PayPal to equal a $10.00 net donation result? (And perhaps also the gross ammount for a net of $20 or $25 and $50 increments). I think it'd be a useful bit of info for the page, but my calculating abilities are somewhat limited to figure the required ammount out. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 09:40, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
:I figured this out for $20 a couple of months ago, and applying the formula I worked out right afterward to simplify the calculation for any future donations gave me this: It would be $10.61. $20 is $20.91, $25 is $26.06, and $50 is $51.80. The basic formula to figure it out is <math>0.971x=y+.3</math> where x is what you give to PayPal and y is what's left after the fees. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 10:33, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
::Shouldn't it be <math>0.971\left(x+\mbox{arm and a leg}\right)=y+.3</math>? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 10:45, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, I wouldn't go ''that'' far. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 10:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
::::So, solving for ''x'', we get <math>x = \frac{y+0.3}{0.971}</math>. Plug in the amount you want to appear in the ledger as ''y'' and then do the arithmetic. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:37, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

== Table Background ==
Can somebody give the table a white background? My monobook puts all HRWiki pages in grey, and it looks weird now that the table's transparent. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 05:16, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

== Userpage links? ==

Hi, if we want to link our donation to our username, can we just go ahead and insert the link? I'm a bit wary about just jumping straight in, in case there's policies in place to prevent 'donation usurping' or other such unseemly activity. --[[User:Lor|Lor]] 11:10, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
:Hm, well, I just found the discussion on the 'Thank You' page for donators. I've put my request up there. --[[User:Lor|Lor]] 11:10, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

== Name > Username ==

I would no longer like my name tied to this wiki, and would like it to be changed to username only. Thanks. -[[User:Lunar Jesters|Jesty]][[User talk:Lunar Jesters|Talk]]

== Latest Donation ==
Doesn't look like my donation has gone through yet, but when it does, could it please be displayed as my name (Sam Horn) and linked to my [[HRFWiki:User:Super Sam|Fanstuff userpage]]? (The donation will go through as from "Vicki Horn".) - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 02:22, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

:Sorry it took me so long to notice this request and honor it. Your name is now fixed on the ledger. Cheers! — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 01:04, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

=== Mark II ===
The Ledger certainly is updated in practically real-time. Unsure if you add links / change names every so often, but if you don't, could I please get the request above repeated? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 12:11, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

== Current Balance ==

The ledger hasn't seem to be updated in awhile is there a current balance? --[[User:66.183.222.111|66.183.222.111]] 16:24, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

:I've just updated the ledger. I'm sorry it had been so long. We're working on a system that will keep the ledger up-to-date automagically. Cheers! — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 20:49, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

== New Special:Ledger ==

I've just enabled a new Special page I created, [[Special:Ledger]], and redirected the old [[HRWiki:Ledger]] page to it. This new ledger page pulls its information from a database application which can automatically capture and record PayPal donations. In other words, this ledger should keep itself up-to-date without any intervention by an administrator. I've entered all our transactions (going back to 2003) into the new system, but even up until a couple days ago I was still finding things I'd copied wrong. I think it's all correct now, but I'd appreciate having half a dozen people (or however many people are willing) check [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Ledger&oldid=540463 the old ledger] against [[Special:Ledger|the new one]] for accuracy and let me know any mistakes you find by placing a reply here. Thanks. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 21:48, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
:The new ledger looks great! Although I remember sending in $11.01 on November 1, 2005, but I do not see it on the newer version. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 17:45, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, I'm glad you caught that. I actually noticed that myself on one of my last passes through the data, but then neglected to follow-up and figure out what had gone wrong. I'm looking into it now, but I'm not finding a transaction when I search within an appropriate date range in PayPal. Could this have been a snail-mailed check? (I do see, however, that a couple people followed your lead in November 2006.) — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 20:20, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
::Well, I just went ahead and added that transaction to the ledger, solely because it was on the old ledger and is one I remember receiving because of the significance of the amount. However, I'd still like to dig up concrete proof that it happened just for my own sanity and proper bookkeeping, so let me know if you recall it being a check or a PayPal payment. Cheers! — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 21:20, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

User talk:It's dot com

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== Mean to young people? ==

You're my least favorite admin ever.
:Well, <s>''Bubsty''</s> (I was close. See below), one of the things you learn as an admin is that you can't please everybody all the time. I am, however, open to constructive criticism, so I'm a little disappointed that you didn't give me any more to go on than that one line. Or that you didn't at least sign your name. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:23, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
::What? Did Bubsty write that? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 20:37, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Indeed. ''EDIT: Actually, his sister said that it was she who wrote the comment.'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
::::Or perhaps somebody from his computer or something. He did [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Da_Basement&diff=prev&oldid=241561 refer to Bubsty in the third person]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did this person edit da Basement? Didn't you block him for 3 days, TBird? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:35, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes, he did, but I unblocked the IP, since the edit wasn't trolling or vandalism. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:38, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I see. And in response to Thunderbird's comment: I don't know that third person is really evidence it wasn't he; he could have been covering his tracks. What ''does'' baffle me, however, is that that IP wrote false information about Bubsty's guestbook being gone, when in fact Bubsty himself removed the deletion tag from his guestbook, something one would think Bubsty would know. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Haha, I just mentioned that point a minute ago. But on IRC- I didn't bother updating my theory here. Thanks for pointing that out. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::That was me! Not Erik! And he told me he left the wiki, so I thought he had deleted his guestbook too. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:03, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sigh*. So much for me leaving. Seems I have some explaining to do. Some things to clear this whole thing up:
::::::::::First off, I '''''DID NOT''''' write that comment above. I recently showed Sarah the comment you left on my user talk page a while ago telling me to stop using the list of users list to welcome people. Although I really didn't care that much about what you had written, she seemed to think of it as rude and insulting. I assume that comment was her "blowing off steam".
::::::::::It seems Dot Com thinks Thekillerdynamo is me. If you still have any questions about this whole thing, ''please'' tell me. I'll try to explain it.
::::::::::Finally, I'm really sorry (not to mentioned embarrased), that this whole thing happened. I'll '''try''' to have something like this ''never'' happen again. (Depends if a certain family member agrees).
::::::::::Sincerely,
::::::::::{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:22, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Well, as you can see below, all I knew for sure was that the edits were coming from your house. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
You do a lot on this wiki, but you're mean to the young people here. 10, 11, 12, and 13 year olds shouldn't have to act like a 28-year-old!
Can't you just be a ''bit'' nicer? I think more people would like you then.
Please; I'm not trolling - although I did blank your talk page. But that was so you would see this easier.
If you revert it (which I'm sure you will) can you at least think about being ''nicer''?
Once again, sorry for messing up your talk page. Just please read. Thanks! [[User:24.18.208.18|24.18.208.18]] 04:58, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:PS: I think you're still a good admin. Just show some commen sense. (Of course, I should talk; Look who's about to get themselves blocked!)
:PPS: Oh, and about my first edit on this page; I admit that was me. But that was back when I didn't know what a wiki was and didn't know who you were. You ''aren't'' my least favorite admin ever. In fact, you're one of my favs! If you want to block me for that, go ahead; I deserve it.
::Why don't you log in so we can discuss this. Talking through an IP address isn't the kind of conversation we should be having. I'm not going to block you. If I wanted to block you, I would have blocked your IP a long time ago. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Ok, I made a user. [[User:That One User|That One User]] 06:29, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't mean make a sockpuppet, I mean log in as yourself. You have obviously been around for a bit for you to hold the opinion you do, and, looking closely, you are either Bubsty or, at the very least, someone inside his house. So, c'mon now, Erik, Sarah, whoever... log in for real if you actually want to talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:05, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did you know? [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 00:49, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Hang on now, let me make sure I have this right... You're telling me that someone who has [[Special:Contributions/Thekillerdynamo|18 total contributions]] (as of this writing, none of which are in the article namespace) and to whom the only thing [[User talk:It's dot com/These Peoples Try to Fade Me#Hi_from_Thekillerdynamo|I've ever said]] is "Welcome to the wiki, Sarah! Ask your brother to show you how to sign your name," would suddenly and for no apparent reason get so annoyed with me as to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=240812&oldid=240757 put this] on my page? I'm sorry, but that just doesn't add up. Perhaps you could explain yourself a little... or come clean. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Seems odd right? Actully, I've just seen what you've said to other people (like the thing) and what you said to Bubsty that one time. That was why I said "you're my least favorite admin ever". When you said that thing about user welcoming... something like that. But I'm not mad anymore. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::: Oh, okay then. Please allow me to speak to your points: Occasionally messages must be posted that are stern because it's urgent that the message be understood. (In the case of the message I sent your brother, it was because of the fact that edit summaries can't be changed, and so we have to be careful what we put in them.) I do try, however, never to be insulting, and as I said way back when, I do apologize if he took it that way. Also, I have nothing against young users, and I will happily give assistance to anyone who needs it (just have a look around this talk page). It should be noted that several of our exceptional users, including a sysop, are quite young, relatively speaking. Even though actual age doesn't matter, I don't see anything wrong with expecting a certain level of maturity from our users, once they've had a chance to get the hang of things. The wiki, after all, is not a toy. I think BazookaJoe put it quite well in his message to The thing when he talked about what [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:The_thing&oldid=242251 the purpose] of this wiki is. All of this can only bring us to one conclusion: ...Strong Sad's [[caffeine#Transcript|adopted]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

== Well this is (not) nice... ==

I'd just like to bring this to your attention: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Homestar_Coder&diff=242152&oldid=242150]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I noticed that. I don't know what that guy's deal is. He is addressing Coder, so I'd prefer she be the one to respond to him. That edit could be called trolling (in the true sense of the word), but it's not vandalism. Until and unless he causes more, bigger trouble, I'ma stay out of it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:12, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::I was thinking it was more along the lines of harassment. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:43, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Still, if she wants to block him, she has the power. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. Very well I just thought I'd bring that up. Have a good night. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:55, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thanks for bringing it up. I'll be keeping an eye on that guy for sure. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:09, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::This guy has some kind of anger management problem, and I think not responding to him is the best course of action. I don't even know where he gets this stuff; I've never blocked him (although I did warn him that he might be blocked for mucking up the Sandbox), called him any names (especially not "incredibly gay" - all the people I've known who are actually incredibly gay are far more mature than that guy ;) ), or confused him with Willy on Wheels. If he wants to periodically upchuck on my talk page, whatever. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:14, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Apparantly this is all because of [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Character_Evolution&diff=next&oldid=175719 this revert]. I'm really confused as to how posting a few images constitutes two to three hours work as well as hating Homestar Coder for reverting it. Additionally, it didn't really fit; those images were all over the place. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 01:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I thought I [[User talk:Homestar Coder/MayAug2005#character evolution|explained reasonably]] that the pictures made the page cluttery; at the time, I was also trying to get that page deleted as I considered it redundant with [[:Category:Character Evolution]]. *shrug* {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== Whoa! ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=243608&oldid=242626 Wow.] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:02, 21 January 2006 (UTC) (And here I was trying to come up with some cool archive style for mine...)
:It's dot com has archived his talk page? Saddle up my flying pig; I'm goin' ice skating in hell! (But seriously—I'm digging the topical groupings.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 07:24, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow. I love that format! Keep on... making-great-stuff! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:33, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Quite impressive. Looks snazzy, and loads alot faster. Now we've just gotta convince [[User talk:Tom|Tom]]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:45, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::::This is the greatest thing ever. Would you mind terribly if I bit your style and did a similar thing? :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:35, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::With a comment like that, how could I possibly refuse? You are more than welcome to take my coolness and rework it to achieve your own brand of awesomeness. (Never mind all that GFDL nonsense.) :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:56, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::YAYZ. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== what happened ==

Hey it's dot com, what happened to your discussion page? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

:well, he archived it. this means that at the top, you can just go to the links and they will lead you to the headlines. pretty cool, huh?

::Yeah, I just couldn't take all the whining from all you guys anymore. ;) But I figured out a compromise between keeping all the talk on this page and moving it all to an archive, so I went with it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::i wasn't whining. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 00:39, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::::I know. But take a look through the archives and you'll find quite a few requests for me to do so, and there were innumerable chat conversations to that effect as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:17, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== i believe... ==
that you are an amazing user. you are just in everything you do. i think it is inspiring how much you care for the betterment of the wiki. you block only the most important users. you recently blocked someone i know. i just want you to know that you are doing the right thing. thank you.
:Is this from [[User:Thatkidyoualllove|Thatkidyoualllove]]? If so, why would you want me to block your brother? You guys must be like my brothers and I are. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::yeah, he hates my guts. and that's why he will never disobey me and come on a website too cool for him again. heheheh....{{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:05, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== I want to be a sysop ==

Do you no wen the next sysop election is gonna be? {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:Depends on several things. Why do you ask? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::I wanna be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:27, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Really? How come? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:29, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I want to be a sysop. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:31, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Right. You just said that. I'm asking why you want to be a sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:33, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Because I want to be able to: Block, Delete, Edit special pages... all the stuff sysops can do. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Why do you want to be able to do all those things? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:53, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I can't really explain it but I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, ''try'' to explain. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. Like people that should of been blocked pages that needed deletion plus I want to help the wiki as much as I can. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Who needs to be blocked? Which pages need deletion? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:12, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Well there gone now but there used to be some. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::What's gone? The people, or the pages? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::If there is a person abusing the Wiki, or a page that doesn't have any need, there are ways of alerting sysops even if you're not one (add abusers to [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]] and add the "tobedeleted" template to bad pages.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:19, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Both are gone but the main reason I want to be a sysop is so I can help the wiki as much a possible. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::It's admirable to want to help the wiki. We need as many people—sysops and users alike—who will do that.     Around here, we consider several factors when choosing whom to make sysops, and the most important consideration is trustworthiness. A close second is participation in the project. Rounding out the top six are the ability to deal with other users (especially in mediating disputes or deciding when to step in), technical know-how, the necessity for another position (that is, whether or not the wiki needs more sysops at any given time), and finally seniority. ([[bottom 10|Number seven]] on the top-six list is [[Senor Cardgage|senority]], which is the ability to make bad H*R-related jokes.)     With those things in mind, at this time I would not be comfortable with making you a sysop. Not long ago, you vandalized this wiki and less than a day ago you were blocked from the fanstuff wiki for persistent trolling. I think it will take a while for people to trust you again after that. Additionally, you currently don't meet the [[User_talk:It%27s_dot_com/Let%27s_Get_Started_on_Doing_All_Those_Awesome_Things_I_Suggested#How_to_become_a_sysop|participation requirements]]. That is, you really don't have that many edits in the main or talk namespace nor have you done a big project. I haven't seen how you handle stress or abuse from problematic users and I don't know the status of your technical know-how (again, because I don't have a large sample of edits from which to judge). Last (and this one matters the least to me but is nevertheless important) there's the question of seniority: In other words, even if all else were equal, quite a few deserving people have been here a lot longer than you, and would thus be ahead of you in line whenever we promote the next user(s).     Please don't think I'm trying to be overly discouraging, but your persistence in asking has made me want to be as unambiguous as possible. (By the way, asking for a position of power—no matter where you are (except maybe Wikipedia)—is a sure way to guarantee that the position will ''not'' be handed to you. Just so you know.) I encourage you to read the link above about the requirements and follow its advice. Over time, perhaps a long time, if you make good contributions and keep your nose clean, then you might be more seriously considered. Until then, keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:45, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::Darn --{{User:The thing/sig}} 19:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

To The Thing: Personally, I'd love to be able to do all those things as well, but being given a position of power doesn't come free - [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|You just gotta ''earn'' it!]] And to It's dot com: I found this whole conversation quite amusing. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:51, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps there should be a page devoting to answering the question "How do I become a sysop?" I see it asked a LOT. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:54, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Perhaps part of the FAQ? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:57, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I really liked your idea, KieferSkunk, and decided to '''be bold''' and add it myself. It's composed mainly from the large paragraph above, but also from the talk section it links to, and my personal knowledge. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::'''It's dot com:''' Yada yada yada sysop yada yada trust yada seniority yada yada yada edits yada yada yada long speech yada yada... 
:::'''The thing:''' Darn 
{{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:59, 24 January 2006 (UTC) P.S. No offense to either of you. I just found that funny.
::::One other thing, Thing: as I'm sure any of the sysops can tell you, it might not be as fun as it looks from the other side of the fence. It means a butteload of ''work'', and a commitment to a certain amount of involvement and responsibilities. It's like the Spiderman thing (you know, "With great power...). (Except it ''doesn't'' come with the ability to swing through Manhattan streets in spandex.) Also, about helping the wiki: yeah, deleting pages and blocking folks help, but it's really only a small percentage of the work that improves the wiki: the bulk of it is regular users editting and reviewing each other's edits. In other words, you ''already'' have the power for the single biggest part of wiki-helping that goes on. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:02, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::Nevermind I'm a sysop on [http://weirdal.wikicities.com/ My own wiki] now. But it would still be cool to be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 21:59, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

If I may throw in my own perspective on this, "with great power comes great responsibility." From what I've observed, being a sysop means making a lot of tough judgement calls, speaking nicely to people when you'd rather not, getting blamed for just about anything that goes wrong (real or perceived) and a lot of really hard work. Given all that, I'm not really clear on why someone would want that job so much, but I have nothing but admiration for the people who do it. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 01:37, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== i'm back ==
hey, it's dot com. i just got unblocked this morning. i want to say you did the right thing, and that now i will probably be spending less time on the wiki, so when i get blocked the next time it won't suck so bad. ah well. anyway, like i said, you did the completely right thing, and i hope you become an admin for what you did. thanks.
p.s. if i get blocked another time, please make it indefinite. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:02, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:um....[[User: Yeltensic]] just made a rude remark on the guestbook discussion page, and you should check it out. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:55, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I am aware of it and have posted comments. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::good. that was just plain crude. if he pulls some stunt like that again just because [[User: Darth Katana X|Darth Katana X]] told him to, i suggest you block him. look on yeltensic's talk page if you don't know what i am talking about. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 15:06, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Well I found out about the discussion from Darth, but I didn't "pull some stunt like that" because Darth told me to, he didn't tell me to do that. So leave Darth out of it, he didn't do anything (well maybe he did, but if so it was unrelated). [[User:Yeltensic|Yeltensic]] [[User talk:Yeltensic|Save the guestbooks]] 21:21, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I apoligize. I now understand. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 23:01, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== That image ==

Just so you know, the reason I restored that image for "[[It's like it was meant to be]]" is just because Homestar Coder and Abdi both expressed their support for it and I felt that the person who removed it was acting rather unilaterally. I don't mind its removal as much if there's actually someone else who agrees about removing it, though. Anyway, keep on tranglin'. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:17, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, and Thunderbird has added a different image. Maybe this one will work well? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:38, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::I don't have a super-strong opinion that page, but the first image just didn't seem to fit, in my opinion. I did have an idea, though (the Wagon Fulla Pancakes). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:18, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I'd say the same about not having a super-strong opinion; I just wanted to see things done fairly. (I try not to be too committed to my own ideas around the wiki. I find it only leads to disappointment when your edit gets reverted or your Fun Fact gets crushingly declined in STUFF. Not to mention you get along in the community better if you just go with the flow and be ready to get REVERT'd a few times, eh?) And yeah, I saw your new idea, and I think it's hilarious. "Rondelman, you crack me up! Crack! Me! Up! That's why you're my doge!" Anydangway, talk atcha later! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:30, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I added a link to the article cuz i wasn't sure at first which article you were talking about. I definitely like the new pic! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:21, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== CAPTCHA ==

I wanted to know what you did to get CAPTCHA up and running on 1.5.6. I stopped by the IRC channel & was told to ask you about it. :) On freenode, I am earthsound (registered user). Also, you can reach me at gmail.com (same user name).
Thanks!
:(He and I spoke via the chat channel, and the gist of the discussion was that I was not the author of the software, just an assistant implementor, and I directed him to the software author. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 25 January 2006 (UTC))

== The ongoing saga ==
um, someone left a message on my talk page stating that it was weird that trendy totebag did not sign on while i was blocked. i know i may be wrong, but i suspect the anonymous user was, well, you know enough to figure it out. the writing, the splling....it's all the same. you probably can't match the ip addresses, but i would like it if you did. or he just didn't leave a sig, and you can check the contribs. thank you. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 21:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Um, there's really no mystery, since he was logged in when he made that edit. I have taken care of it. *sigh* — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, you must be tired of our bickering. It seems i am stupid enough to not stop until i get blocked, so i guess i deserved to be. '''ah well.''' {{User:Seriously/sig}} 00:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I don't mean to rub it in, but EIGHT MINUTES?! Nice, real nice. Eight min. is all it takes to get blocked. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Has Matt? ON WHEELS! ==

Thanks for clearing up all those page moves on my user space. I seriously was actually ''laughing'' the whole time it was happening. I think my userpage had at least 12 "ON WHEELS!" in the page title. My first time being WoW'd. Ever. Well, anyway, thanks a lot! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 04:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:No probalo. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow! someone must really like you! Ooo! ooo! Here's an idea (stemming from our basement discussion that should really go there but i'm sure the discussion has been archived): use the Captcha (ok maybe it's not such as hot of an idea now that i see the page move history) for making moves for all users (since we move pages seldom). But i guess these moves ''were'' done manually! Interesting. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:21, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Actually, I believe the CAPTCHA image is used in move processes for all users. I had to use it. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:23, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh yeah! you're right! It is! I just saw it when i hit the move button in your pa— *points* LOOK! *Runs away* --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:41, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== .swf decompiler ==

Where did you find a .swf decompiler? Stuntman021

:I use [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash Decompiler] by Eltima. A free download is available (which is the version I have, and it meets my needs pretty well), and the full version looks to have a lot of features. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== G'bye ==
dot, I think I am going to take a break from the wiki. I just wanted you to answer a question of mine: do you ever feel like the wiki ends up affecting more than just the wiki aspect of your life? I mean, Ciberdude's got my IM screenname and my email address, and he won't stop from either. I know you can't help me with this, but I think I have to make myself a little more discreet the next time I come on here. That's why I'm taking a break. Just act like I'm gone for good, okay? I'll be back soon, just not for a while. Thanks for all the privelages. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:41, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, giving out personal info can be useful, but it can come back to haunt you sometimes. Take care, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::I will. And even if you lose your sysop privelages, block ciberdork while I am gone. I'll still edit anonymously. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:46, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Seriously, Seriously, you say the weirdest things. Talk atcha later. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:50, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Seriosuly, Seriously. I mean Seriously. What. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::So, i finally learned to block email addresses, and IM ones too. So.....I guess I'm on the wiki again, and once again I am wildly exaggerating like I always do. Ah well. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 22:04, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== What did you do ==
I would just like to make a counterpoint to hating guestbooks, even though the discussion is over. Have you ever thoguht how much sigs should be deleted? You must have, because if you are going to delete guestbooks like you did, the exact same reasons apply to sigs. People working on their sigs clutters up the recent changes, I know because I do it '''all the time'''. Sigs are not contributing to the wiki, just like you insist guestbooks don't. And finally, They give no proof that someone ever read your userpage, something that by the way is something that people either do or don't but that shouldn't matter to anyone else. I just think that What you and the admins did was entirely opinionated. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:45, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:No proof, eh? Well, I guess that someone could read a user page in a matter of seconds and then promptly sign a guestbook. Not all sigs clog recent changes, just yours. Sigs are a means of identifying a user, and thus serve a purpose. I am not meaning to reply for It's dot com, but I just wanted to say this. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 22:58, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::Also, I bet a lot of sig flooding could be stopped if people just used "Show Preview". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::: Sigs exist anyway; you edit them in your user preferences (which does not show up on Recentchanges). The custom, however, is to create a User/sig template and use ''that'' as your sig. The User/sig versions are used because:
:::# They're easier to edit.
:::# If you edit one, ''all'' of your signatures change. If you edit the sig in your preferences, only ''future'' signatures change.
::: What's more, custom sigs of any sort allow links to your Talk or Contributions page, and make it easier to tell who's who (if you see a light blue sig with a green "Talk" area, it's probably me. If you see a gold-colored sig with symbols on both sides, it's likely Thunderbird. etc.) I'd take that over not being able to tell if I've previously read a user page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:29, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And, by the way, it was not the admins' decision to remove them; they may have started the voting, but ''everyone with a user name'' could vote. I abstained voting entirely because I don't really care. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:32, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Got it. Reluctantly. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:16, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sorry ==

Sorry about re-making those User_talk:Drwho? pages. I wuz trying to mark them delete but you already deleted them. {{User:The thing/sig}} 23:47, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:That's okay. Just remember to wait a couple of minutes between postings if you think that might be happening. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:35, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Two Questions ==

Hey Dot com, what's up? I have 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? (This is indirectly related:) I was wondering if you could take a look at [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects|this]] issue. Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:34, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
:See [[#Super-plain_link]]. Note: old how-to questions from my talk page are filed under ''The System Is Down → Technical help''. On your second question, I'm not sure what you're asking. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
::For the first question, I looked briefly and couldn't find it (actually i scanned the page twice) but couldn't find it. I was scanning too quickly. As for the second issue, it turns out to be a firefox issue :(. Nerd42's sig goes beyond the table borders for some reason. I looked at the sig code and all the tags were closed off. I hope you have a copy of firefox to look at this cuz i'm not gonna provide a screenshot of it right away! ;) I gotta eat! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I'd post it in a more central place, like the FAQ talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Good idea! Just so you know, I found out another reason why you wouldn't be able to see it: resolution. The problem only happens when you wrap text a certain way. As a result, I have [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects#Strange|posted]] an [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects&oldid=255516#Timeline_project update] and a [[:Image:Nerd42sigProblem.png|screenshot]] of the problem, as well as an inquiry in the [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ#Sig_image_bug|FAQ talk page]]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:45, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== trolling ==

Just so I can learn the game a little more, how did you know that those last few blocks were Yeltensic, I looked in the user contribs and didn't see much. Teach me OB1, your my only hope :-P {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, often times he makes a remark that identifies him as, in fact, yeltensic. If he didn't do that, then I'll step aside and let dot comster answer this. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 17:22, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I just looked at the blcok log, and I have to admit I am confused. He must have matched the IP addresses. Also, there are two new users that are created. How do we know they're not yeltensic? {{User:Seriously/sig}}

:User:18593095NSMC90531234 wasn't trolling. I heard about the NSMC people but mabe this wasn't. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:03, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yes he was. I didn't say vandalism, I said trolling. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::How? {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::I agree with The thing on this one. Even though he might look like NSMC at first glance, take a look at the article on Uncyclopedia [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/HRWIKI about our wiki]. At the near bottom, it says "If you happen to be new, register with the username: 18593095NSMC90531234 - Trust me, it'll be fun." This is the ''exact same username''. It seems to me that this guy just didn't know anything about NSMC or this wiki and got Punk'd. He wasn't doing anything bad (yet), so why block him because of "trolling"? Although I would suggest that he get a better username. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:11, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::Yea. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:13, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::LLok at this '''North Shore Medical Center''' same first letters. {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::::I know exactly where he got the username, and it's the reason I knew what his intentions were. Trolling is the (usually intentional) provocation of a person or community with the aim of getting a negative reaction. Even if he just did it on a lark (which I doubt), he should know better than to blindly follow instructions he came across in a place like that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. i think i've been banned enough to know not to fight with him.— {{user:Ciberdude444/sig}} 22:57, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

:<s>I think your mom goes to college is not the person who sent this. But that's just me.</s> {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:24, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Troll==
Really bad troll attacking for 2 days at the fanstuff wiki, Joshua says he needs help. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

:What do you mean? I'm not sure that dot comster is a sysop there. If he is, please elaborate. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:15, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yeah, he is. [[HRFWiki:User:Riley|Riley]]

:::Seriously: This is the third time ''in a row'' you have replied to messages on my page that weren't addressed to you. And in two of the three times, your reply was either wrong or didn't give any useful information. Please let me have the opportunity to reply to my own messages. Thank you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::::Riley: What's this guy's deal? Is he Clan or someone who just doesn't like Clan? What course of action would you like me to take? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

It's dot com: Sorry. Just trying to be helpful. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:29, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

:Um, he stopped, joshua wanted me to tell you earlier. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

::I enabled some more security that should limit him to one new vandal account at a time, and I scrubbed out some of the filthier usernames. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:49, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks ==
Thanks for all the work with Babel! -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:06, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:12, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Babel ==

I understand why you think that the [[HRWiki:Babel|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. I understand that there would be a lot, but noinclude tags could be used to keep track of them. Source code is fine, but do you think that I could at least try with Templates, and if it gets too confusing switch back to source code? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:I think we should try with the source code first. It's not too hard to get the hang of. (Besides, it's just copy and paste for most people. ;) ) I don't have a problem with a generic template, but we don't need to create a whole slew of them for a non-mainspace thing such as this. Plus, this way, people won't be limited by just the ones in the templates (although we do ask that they be Homestar Runner (or wiki) related). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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 the warm welcome i had at the wiki compared to my brother's fued and destruction it was better not to connect me with him in any way. — {{user:Yourmomgoestocollege/sig}} 20:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recent block ==
Umm... are you sure that IP you blocked recently is the right guy? Because I checked his contribs and he hasn't done anything vaguely trollish. Except, maybe for editing Tampo's sig and page, but Tampo din't seem to mind, which leads me to believe he ''is'' Tampo. If he's not, he still seems like a fine user. Any reason why you blocked him? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:19, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as A fweakin' chair
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Reverted
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Christian
:Yep, I'm pretty sure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:24, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
You've blocked a troll with the same IP adress as [[User:Tampo|Tampo]]. He is blocked for no reason. [[User:Stongbah|Stongbah]]
:Yea! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:10, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
::The IP in question was not blocked for no reason. It was being used (as you can see above) to create multiple accounts in a short amount of time, which were then being used for vandalism. I will unblock the IP for now, but I'll be keeping an eye on it. P.S. The thing: Exactly what was the point of your post? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:29, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I have no idea just kinda wanted to be in the conversation. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:32, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

== Arrested Development-apalooza ==
I wanted to make sure you heard about this. Fox is airing the last four episodes back to back on Friday, starting at 8pm. From one fan to another, {{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 23:43, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, we've already got the party planned! :) It's going to be bittersweet. I don't know whether to hold out hope for Showtime or not. And I wonder how they'll tie up the loose ends while leaving the door open a crack in case they do change networks. Hmm. Thanks for posting! Talk atcha later, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:47, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Such a good show.....It pains me to see it go....{{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:59, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Admin sigs ==
Why do none of the admins excepy JoeyDay have customized their sigs? I'm thinking maybe you guys are too busy to do that stuff. Just wondering if you knew. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:Well, that's not quite true, unless you have a very narrow definition of admin. If by admin you mean someone on the [[Template:adminteam|Admin Team]], then [[User:Stu|Stu]] definitely has a [[User:Stu/sig|signature]]. If you mean people who are on the Admin Team and are currently active in the day-to-day maintenance of the site, then you're right, only Joey has really customized his signature. Of the six of us, however, only [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] has no customization to speak of. [[User:Tom|Tom]], [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]], and I all have subtle modifications from the standard. If, on the other hand, when you say admins you mean sysops, then there is quite a bit of customization. [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] and [[User:FireBird|FireBird]] have had special sigs for as long as I can remember, as have [[User:Jay|Jay]], [[User:Homestar Coder|Homestar Coder]], [[User:Kilroy|Kilroy]], and [[User:The Paper|The Paper]]. [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]]'s modification is a slight tweak, and [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] and [[User:Furrykef|Furrykef]] haven't been here in a while. Even [[User:GrapeNuts|GrapeNuts]] (a bot) has a [[User:GrapeNuts/sig|sig]]. As for the heart of your question: Why do Tom, [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]], and I have more or less "plain" signatures? Well, Tom's is like that because he's ornery about such things. BazookaJoe's and mine are like that because it just looks right. Since everyone else goes to such great lengths to customize their signatures, ''not'' doing so becomes a customization in itself. — [[User:It's dot com|''It's dot com'']] 23:30, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool font. I meant the admin team, without the sysops, By the way. Stu, well I've never actually seen him make an edit. Although I did hear that he was joey's friend. I just think that if you have a sig, you should make it have more convenience, like having a link to your talk page. Thnaks for the answer. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:35, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

:And Dot com has toyed with his signature in the past [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 8#Towards a more standards-compliant signature|once or twice]], a long while back. That special sig you just made looks pretty cool, if you ever did decide to change it for good. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:35, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::GrapeNuts has a sig? Dot com customizing his!? What is the world coming to!? ''This message is {{User:GrapeNuts/sig}} approved (not really, I just wanted an excuse to use his sig :).'' --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

:::Weird. And ''you'', thunderbird, had a blue sig. That scares me. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 05:10, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Um, I just wanted to know what subtle modifications you, Tom, and InterruptorJones have on your sig. Do you mean past versions? Also, what is DrHaggis's slight tweak? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:25, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tom has a nonbreaking space in front of his (and used to have an empty link). I have an em dash. Interruptor Jones has both of those and uses small tags. Dr Haggis's real username is Drhaggis. All of us put the modifications directly in the preferences box, instead of using a sig template. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::So you don't have to put an em dash alll the time? That's really cool. I think Ill do that. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. Also, you should think about Has Matt?'s page that includes homsar quotes that other people can edit. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:28, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:I can't realy think of many people who do translations. Even then, the translations themselves are direct quotes and the replies are occurring on the talk pages. The reason I had a problem with your activity is because not only were you inviting people to edit your user page, you were asking them to ''create new H*R-related content'' based on the toons, which is the very definition of fanstuff. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:38, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::Ah. I realize that my above comment was a little bit too harsh; I apologize for that. I try to stay nice with users, since most already have a reason to hate my guts (including you). So, yeah. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:42, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, okaaay.... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:43, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, DBK does, after the extremely insolent remark I made on his user page, And you have a reason because of [[User: Ciberdude444|Something I can't mention.]] Also, Firebird has an excuse because I was blocked by him for trolling, and Yeltensic has a reason (although he's not a user anymore) because I was one of the people who asked him to stop most. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::One of the coolest things in this wiki is that everybody generally treats each other with respect and with maturity. Most of the people I know here do their job (be it editing pages, commenting on behavior, or taking action nobody wants to have to take but that needs to be taken) and then move on if need be, and so we try not to harbor little things that may be divisive or in the long run inconsequential. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recap ==
Can I get a recap (no need to be brief, I have time) of the things that have happened here since the start of December? - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:''See [[Talk:Main Page#Recap|Talk:Main Page → Recap]]'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:36, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== guess what happened to me ==

Heloo there It's dot com, how are you, i've been doing great. About the heading, check out my talk page and user page, and you'll see what happened. Have you every got a similar award? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 07:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
:Cool, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:28, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, keep in mind, Nikolce, that the pizza trophy is superior to the Iron cup of <strike>beef</strike> brunswick stew. This means that that trophy is one of the greatest trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

wow, is there some sort of "lost of tropies or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:47, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:Yes. Check the [[Hrwiki: Barnstars|Barnstars]] page. There's a lot of trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:44, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

== Mirrors and Such ==
Hello, It's dot com. I'm now direction your admin-y attention to [[Talk:Scroll Button Songs#HRWiki Mirror|this little discussion]] in the far reaches of the knowledge base. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:00, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
:Tom currently handles all the mirror-type stuff. I would ask him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:20, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
::Okay... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:35, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes? ==

Hey there dotty, how are these last couple of days. can i ask you something, i've been looking at people user pages, and i've been finding these things called userboxes? what are they?

is there a list of them or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:36, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:I might be able to help here. A list is located at [[HRWiki:Userboxes]], as well as directions on how to add them to your page. Let me know if you need any help adding some, if you want to do so. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:37, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Thunderbird, let me say sorry, about this message. Its because i don't like to order people around, but my user page is a bit of a mess, actually its chaos, please help its urgent. thanks a bunch. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 08:06, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:Nikolce, if you say please, it's perfectly fine. Don't worry about politeness, because it seems you almost unconsciously type in polite ways. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

== Idea and it's potential ==
Hi. Nikolce Kocovski sent me something on my talk page. It's the newest headline, I think you should check it out. I want to see if you think either his idea or mine would be of any potential. Thanks. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:32, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== NSMC thing ==
What's the purpose of that page? Also, why'd you delete the talk page for it? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:45, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:Also, I'd like to congrat yoyu on the amazing amount of users you've managed to obtain. Truly amazing. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:48, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::"Amount of users"? What? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I mean the amount of sockpuppets that NSMC created. You just made a page listing all of the addresses. It looked cool. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:50, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. Well, for an explanation of the page, see the section in [[HRWiki:A_History#NSMC|A History]]. I deleted the talk page because it was a user talk page, and therefore comments on it weren't addressed to me but to the vandal. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:00, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I find this extremely interesting. Y'know, I was here when NSMC hit. I didn't know how revert it, though, so I just didn't go on the Cheat Commandos section. Of Cuorse, that wasn't enough. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:02, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== Paradoxes ==

So which came first? The [http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse/Please_leave_this_line_alone chicken], or the [[HRWiki:Introduction|egg]]? ref:[http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:21, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure ours was modeled after [[Wikipedia:Template:Please leave this line alone|this]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:25, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::I hate it when we're not original. :(. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:26, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Ahhhh .... hence the similarities. I *now* remember seeing that before a long long time ago, once you showed it to me, even though it looks exactly like the other one... :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:20, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool! Where did you find [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email&diff=269724&oldid=269553 this one]? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I wrote it myself. See the fourth userbox on my user page. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:49, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

==18,000 views==

Hey, you've got a cool userpage. I agree, Marzipan's answering machine is underrated. {{User:Granola/sig}} 05:02, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks, man. Welcome aboard! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:03, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::With over 18,000 views, it ''has'' to be good. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::18,000 views?? When did that happen?! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm not sure I trust those counters anyway... The one at the bottom of this talk page currently shows only about 800 views, but surely ''that'' can't be right. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:44, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've been having a similar situation on my user page. For some ''extremely'' odd reason, it says I have ''28,000'' page views. Seriously, I'm not that popular. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 19:09, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::You were talking to Dot com, not Seriously. {{User:Granola/sig}} 21:51, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, Granola. That's one of the worst jokes I've heard all day. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:55, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Of course, I, being a retard, do not understand that joke a bit. Also, dot com, you might as well delete that thing on the bottom I wrote, cause you asked the smoking monkey to delort it. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:58, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, you see, "Seriously" can mean both your username or "in a serious manner". Has Matt? meant that ''in reality'' he is not as popular as 28,000 page views would seem to indicate, but Granola took it to mean that he was addressing you directly. Hilarity ensued. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Or a total lack of hilarity, as it was a crappy joke. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:38, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Oh good, I knew you weren't that popular :P Maybe with all the code fiddling you do, you somehow reversed the number of talk page views with the number of userpage views or something. I've gotta say this has shattered my confidence in those little counter things, before I would have trusted those things with my life. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:24, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::And I jumped from 2500 to 6000 in less than 24 hours awhile ago. That can't be right, either. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::The number is so small because the counter was reset to zero when this page was moved back incorrectly from a vandal. It had to be deleted and recreated, and that's probably what caused the problem. And Heimstern, do you have your preferences set to hold page caches? If you do, that's probably what caused the view count to jump. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 06:30, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Aw, man! You're probably right, HSRusername. That really bums me out. I would reset my counter, except that I have no idea what to set it to. By the way, as far as I know, I've never messed with anything that would affect those numbers. Maybe they've gone up dramatically because an outside bot is gathering data or something (like for Google). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:34, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::At the very least, as of [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 16#6,000 views!|06:57, 7 December 2005 (UTC)]], you had over 6,000 talk page views, and just under 6,000 userpage views. I think it's safe to give yourself at least a 10,000 talk page view head start, as long as you give your userpage a 10,000 view handicap. That should get you somewhat back on track. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:38, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Well, I found an archive just before all the hubbub that put the count at 10,071. I added that to the 958 currently showing to get 11,029, and used that figure to reset my counter. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

==Autocolumn==

Btw, I wanted to say excellent work on the autocolunm feature. I was looking at the Strong Bad Email tables yesterday, thinking an autocolumn thing would be a nice feature, and lo and behold not two hours later it had been converted. Nice work. (I suppose for colunms such as the ones on my userpage though, it doesn't have any useful application, correct?) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I tried to use it for the ones in my page, but it just screwed things up. Although I did put it on [[The Field]] and [[Strong Badia]] and Has Matt? used it on [[Homestar Talker]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:47, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks! Yeah, when the columns are independent lists, they still have to be done the regular way. The autocolumns are for when you have one long list that just needs to be split up. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Very nice script, It's dot com. No more tiring counts of items-per-column to make sure each one is equal. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:23, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, what was the difference? I don't see anything new...at least I don't think...{{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:52, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== The Smoking Monkey's talk page ==
Why isn't what he did bad to you? Before you say no, let me explain. First of all, he embarassed me ''and'' The thing on his talk page '''on purpose''', second of all, he said apology's to dot com, which means he knew this would have a certain outcome to certain people like me, you (which for some reason you find fine), and the thing. This is a perfect example of premeditated malice. And third of all, would you like it if someone made fun of you on their talk page for everyone to see? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:24, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I have asked The Smoking Monkey to revert or remove the thread. If you find it insulting, then it is a personal attack, which we don't want. I assure you this was not The Smoking Monkey's intent, but that is beside the point. Let me take this opportunity, however, to suggest that learning to laugh at one's self is one of the most difficult yet rewarding things a person can do. In addition, I think you should ''stop'' apologizing and ''start'' adding more content to this site. Whenever I click on your contribs, I notice that over the last week your user talk contribs outnumber your main namespace contribs 7 to 1. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:07, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::yes. I understand. Also, I've been adding to the wooky (a major overhaul of the site just because I feel sorry for it), so I havn't had much of a chance. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== Finding vandalism ==

Hey, just wanted to flag a sysop. [[other days]] was mildly vandalized. I fixed it but figured you might want to know about it. Feel free to delete this from your talk if you want. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:22, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Simple nuisance vandalism can just be fixed and then ignored. The best way to let us know about more serious vandalism is to post it on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]]. Then we'll get it taken care of. Thanks for reverting that page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:41, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== The thing ==
Now that he's unblocked, I'm thinking you can put that template for his block reason on his talk page. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:32, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== Did I just miss that? ==

Did I miss something or is this just deja vu? I *just* noticed that the order of the "diff" and "hist" buttons are out of order from the other wiki's. In wikipedia, they are before the page title, here they are after the page title. How long has it been like that, and was that part of your recent tinkerings? Confused in Connecticut. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:07, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:You live in connecticut? Bodacious in Buffalo {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::I don't see what you're saying at all. Whistlin' in Washington, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:12, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You sure? On the Bonus Stage Wiki, they also go (diff)(hist), so... I dunno. Not Doing A Name Thingy Like The Rest Of You in Pennsylvania. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::I think what he meant, although I don't see it, is that he thinks that it was "{page title} (diff)(hist)" here. Lazing Around in Lynnwood, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:16, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Hm. Odd. I see it the other way around. I mean, the correct way. Maybe Stux's internet is just going spastic. Not telling anyone my location, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:20, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Maybe it's a certain bug in the mediawiki 1.5 software, there were many other ones. {{User: Seriously/sig}}
::::::OT: Jay? Lynn would wash? Silly in Sammamish, {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:23, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::How very Strong Bad-ish of you. :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Wait, did anyone else just realizing us having this discussion that is getting off-topic on another user's talk page that isn't even responding? Confused in Crapland, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:27, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yeah, I'm thinking it's either a bug in the software, or a bug in Stux's compy. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:30, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I doubt that it's a bug in my compy since my watchlist is getting the code from the server as it's all server-generated. I know I have the "enhanced" recent changes turned on (I turned it off for a moment and it indeed showed it the other way, with (diff)(hist) first. But this must've been deja vu, cuz of that. Cuz I've had it "enhanced" for the longest time. So I dunno. I probably need sleep. As for my domicile: I actually don't live in Connecticut, nor have I ever even been in the state (sadly). I just picked the two words cuz they made good alliteration! (And I was surprised to be able to spell the state's name right.) I didn't think people would assume I lived in Connecticut. In fact I am Mindless in Michigan. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:51, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Mindless south of Montreal, Bamboozled west of Boston, Really Confused north of Rio, Dazed east of Dallas. {{User:Granola/sig}} 19:14, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Vandalism ==
The thing has recently vandalized a wiki. Check Benol's talk page for info. I suggest you block him, as per your rule posted on the main page. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:53, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:Sorry I <big>LOVE</big> this wiki the trolling was my evil cousin! Plus it wasn't this wiki. I swear I'm crying right now. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:55, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::You should have thought about that '''BEFORE''' You trolled!!!--{{User:Benol/sig}} 16:58, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Please I'm really sorry! That was my evil cousin! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm crying harder than I ever have before! :'-( --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:01, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I'm sorry. Nothing we can do. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Please I '''LOVE''' this wiki! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::You probably won't be ''Permanently'' blocked.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:03, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I'm to sorry to even say it in words! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:05, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Look, you guys. I'm pretty sure all this trolling went on before Dot com posted that message on the Main Page talk. Besides, he's now trying ''extremely'' hard to clean up the mess he's made, so he obviously knows what he did is wrong. Therefore, will a block ''really'' do anything to help this situation? I think not. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 17:06, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Do u see how hard I'm trying to get rid of the vandalizm! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Ok guys, The thing has more than repented for that vandalism. Seriously, I suggest that you keep your nose out of matters that do not involve you. The thing is currently reverting the vandalism with extreme diligence, and this situation is misunderstood by both Benol and Seriously. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 01:39, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::It wasn't that I was not minding my own business, but I saw many changes to Benol's talk page on the recent changes and decided to see what was up about it. I only meant to help, and I'm sorry if I failed to do so. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 12:34, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I wasn't party to this at all, so I don't really know what happened in this particular case. But I will say this: I said once before that I thought the ops here were being too lenient on The Thing, as he's had a history of vandalism and trolling in the past, and everyone seems to be very quick to defend him. (Lots of "I'm sorry's" and "I won't do it again!'s".) I don't deny he's also made good edits here, but I have not seen discipline executed equally to him as has been to others who've done similar things, or less. That's kinda frustrating to see. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

You all need to complain to your teachers for not teaching you how to read. While you're at it, Seriously and The thing, go ahead and post a mailing address where I can send a bill to your parents for babysitting you. On the main page talk, I said that anyone caught vandalizing in our name would be dealt with. I have neither the time nor the resources to try and police other wikis. The message regarding other wikis means that if you vandalize Uncyclopedia, for example, ''in retaliation'' for something that happens here, then at that point you are speaking for ''all'' of us here, and I care very much that you don't do that. But random vandalism doesn't concern me. To The thing: I can't believe that you think vandalism is funny, especially given that you're an administrator at a wiki. To Seriously: you need to learn what is and what isn't important, and stop being such a tattletale. And stop speaking for me. In one place you say "No matter what, you must get blocked." You have neither the authority nor the experience to be making claims like that. To KieferSkunk: The thing didn't actually do anything (in this case) to harm our wiki or its good name, and therefore there are no grounds for blocking him. (And he ''has'' been blocked recently by BazookaJoe for spamming.) To anyone who needs to hear this: Stop vandalizing. Stop behaving so immaturely (and don't blame your actions on your age; I know several young good contributors). Wiki usage is not a right; it's a privilege. And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing. You've said you're sorry so much that the words have no meaning. Let your future actions be your apology. That's all for now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:In reply to your comment to me: I understand, and I'm not asking for him to be blocked in this case. I was making a more general comment about The Thing's history, seeing as how I have witnessed vandalism from him in the past and saw people, even sysops, defending him and going way out of their way to reason with him, rather than treating him as a vandal. I didn't understand it at the time, and I still don't, so I left my comments on the matter at "I think you're being too lenient with him". This was mainly just a follow-up on that, more to mention that I'm not surprised another "incident" has come up than anything else. That's all. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::Well, unless an account is being used for nothing but vandalism, then [[HRWiki:Blocking_Policy#Vandalism|reasoning should always be exhausted]] before blocking is implemented. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:53, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Just who do you think you are? ''Babysitting''? Y'know, it's not like I've ever done anything mean to you. Yes, I spoke for you. Just trying to help and to see it in the eyes of an admin. Yes, I've answered your talk page questions for you with crappy answers. Again, jsut trying to help. These things don't mean you have to insult me like that. Y'know, I've really never done anything bad to you on purpose. I always had great respect for you, and I've never purposely insulted you like you just did. You need to learn how a simple misinterpretation of a comment on the main page talk should'nt be an excuse for acting like that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:09, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::When I vandalized I thought you were suppose to vandalize there. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::To Seriously: As one who has been an admin several times in other places, one thing I can say with certainty is that many admins feel very put off and are easily annoyed by non-admins (and especially relatively new people) trying to speak for them. Dictating policy to other users on behalf of the admins is usually a no-no unless you are an admin or are trusted by the admins to do so. (Obviously, I can't speak for It's dot com, but if I were in his place dealing with this crap, that's how I'd feel.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::And if you haven't figured it out by now who I am, Seriously, then you've got deeper problems than I can fix in one afternoon. To The thing: whatever, man. To KieferSkunk: Hear, hear. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:23, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Okay. Here it goes, time for me to swallow my pride:

Look, Dot com, I just don't want to be treated like a baby. In my opinion, I think being a tattletale is the wrong was to think about it, I prefer "fighting trolls, and trying to help you with your rule". Yes, I was disrespectful to you. I just needed to prove my point and express my anger at you. Also, I know you are an admin. Maybe I ''was'' a bit overboard with you; that doesn't mean what I said was entirely wrong. I mean, I apologize, but it's not like I'll kiss your ring and beg for forgiveness. I've got to be a bit more defiant than that to ever prove my point. Just remember: I've always, ''always'' tried to help you, and I just found your comment a bit mean. Just forgive me, please, and let this whole thing disappear. Thanks a lot. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

:Seriously, have you been reading this thread and understanding it? It's dot com has stated just 8 posts up: "And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing." You are still relatively new to this wiki, and your experience has been limited to editing User and User talk pages. You said yourself you give "crappy answers" to questions that don't concern you. When I first joined, I watched conversations like this unfold and saw how responsible admins reacted. I didn't try to solve everybody's problems; I knew I didn't have the knowledge. Just keep to yourself for a while and maybe see what it's like to make some main namespace contrubutions. (That is the idea of a wiki, you know.) {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 00:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Check this out: ==

Ok, so check out the current [[:Category:To_be_deleted|delete category]]. See something strange? The "Timeline" article is listed under the U's! Even though the tobedeleted tag uses the <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> tag. Strange, no? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:51, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who ==

HOW DOES HE KEEP COMING BACK! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:Hey man, I want you to know that Dr. Who vandalized your talk page. Could you block his IP for me? --{{User:The 386/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::First of all, this is nothing to get excited about. He's a garden-variety vandal, nothing more, and he comes back because (a) he apparently doesn't have anything constructive to do and (b) he has access to a dynamic IP. Second, yes, I'm aware that he vandalized this page. Third, I already blocked him before you posted your message. Fourth, please list future vandals on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]], not this page. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:11, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Also, he never does much damage, besides vulgar content and stuff like that. What's weird, though, is how he always manages to come when there's no sysops around. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:03, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You know what I hate? When this guy writes vulgar edit summaries. For people who patrol recent changes, especially kids, we don't have to see that. Really. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Yea. I'm 10 he on my page said This user is fulla ****. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ugh. At least NSMC was was just racist. This guy swears like nobody's business. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:15, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::He can go to jail for this. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:17, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I doubt that severely... Though one can always wish... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:21, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::To this point: would it be possible to introduce a language filter? The rare times a swear is needed (an interview transcript, for example) a sysop can override. ?? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Probably impossible. That would interfere with this wiki, though, because the cartoon says crap all the time, among other things. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::We could allow the program to accept crap. Still, there are a lot of other issues... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:33, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::It's definitely possible, but currently it's not worth the effort it would take to install it. As for "crap", we just wouldn't put that word on the bad list. Finally, I would appreciate it if comments that aren't actually directed to me be posted in a more public place: [[Talk:Main Page]], [[HRWiki talk:FAQ]], or [[HRWiki:Da Basement]], to name a few. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:35, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::OK. Although I think that everyone comes to you because you are the central hub of the wiki, pretty much. Everyone comes to you in hardships, whcih if I were you, I would be honored with. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:38, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Oh, I know, and don't think I'm not honored, but I, like most people, don't like new-message false alarms, and would rather talk about projects I'm currently working on. Also, there are a lot of questions that anyone could more easily answer if they were just put in a more public place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:17, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Flashforward ==

I'm still at the conference, it was really great. IRC doesn't work on the terminals, but suffice it to say, I was here, got autographs, (not many questions) and it was really great. I'll try and get a writeup on Wednesday evening. --TBird

:That was not Tbird. Look [here]. The editor's IP starts with a 6. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 01:43, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thunderbird is not at home, so the IP address would be different. It could still be him, but I would like him to log in if possible. If he can't log in at the convention, he'll figure something out or log in when he gets home later tonight. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Too late. His IP's been blocked. He'll log in when he needs to, but I have one question: If he was TBird, why did he sign TBird instead of his IP (accidentally typed <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> without knowing he wasn't logged in) or with his sig (or siggie, I guess)? It doesn't seem right. I mean, if he can edit annonymously, he can edit logged on, and I think the first thing he'll ask if he can't log in is why he can't. Plus, he would know that an IP editing as a user would most likely be reverted. We could unblock the IP and see if TBird can log on now, I guess. Wouldn't hurt, but I still think it wasn't him. I dunno. Oh, also, if it was him, sorry, just don't want anybody impersonating you. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:50, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::We didn't block the IP. There are several reasons why he might not have been able to log in (if the computer he was using didn't accept cookies, for example). I think the edits by the IP match TBird's style, but I'm being cautious for now. I'm patient; if I have to I can wait for him to get home to confirm. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:01, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ye of little faith :-P You didn't recognize my unique writing style? I just didn't really feel like logging in for one or two edits. I probably should have, but meh. In any case, all I said was true, and more. I left a message on the IRC with Phlip, but it should still be there if you scroll up, to see a brief summary of the event. I'll get a writeup started tomorrow night. For now, I've gotta be up in five and a half hours for work, so I'm going to bed. '''EDIT:''' Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention on IRC. Let's just say I'll be kicking myself for months for not bringing my DS to Flashforward... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 09:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::I thought it was you (see above where I say it sounds like your style), but the info was too good, so I thought it was best to wait for confirmation. I guess you'll log in from now on. :-P Actually, the only reason I had any question was because the IP you were using came up as being based in ''Chicago'', which was pretty weird. I admit it would have been quite unlikely for someone to be imitating you, but we've been burned before. Anyways, great jaerb!!! Many combolations on your successful mission!! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:21, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Parse error! ==

In HomsarQuote.php. You sure are good at bringing the Wiki to its knees ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I always seem to forget semicolons at the end of lines. And it never fails that someone notices my mistakes, even when they're there for less than a minute. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ah, missing semicolons, the bane of a programmer's existence. (Unless you're coding in Lisp. Then it's missing parens.) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:39, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I used to do C++ so remember the semi-colon plight, now I do mostly webdesign and so am plagued to make sure I have the same number of <nowiki><div>'s and </div>'s</nowiki>. If I don't comment every single one I'm lost. My lastest creation is [http://www.odua.org this] It's mostly done although I can't seem to get things to line-up the way I want and no matter what changes that I make, it will only look right on one browser at a time! Grrrrr. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:01, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== You are s-smart ==

Brilliant random Homsar quote thingy!

You're pretty good at this, obviously. Take a look at [[Talk:Sound Effects#Ogg? why not mp3?|this discussion]] and my idea at the end - would this be something possible to improve usability? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you're gonna have to s-spell out what your idea is, because I'm not quite s-seeing it. S-sorry if that cancels out the s-smart. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:31, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::The ogg files. They confuse people, many players in use don't use them right out of then box. But Wikipedia has an interesting solution which we might be able to emulate. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:33, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I should have been more s-specific. What I meant was, when I went to the page about the s-symphony, I wasn't s-sure what their s-solution was. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::In the 1st paragraph, there's the Listen link (after the musical example) - there's a (listen (help·info)) thingy. The "Help" goes to instructions on how to get your player to play oggs. I mean, I was stymied by them until I was researchiong (on that page, actually) and stumbled upon that.

::::Of course, I don't know enough about Wiki to know a) if this can be done on our system, 2) how to do it even if it can be done, and III) if this sort of a thing would require "discussion" "someplace". SO that's why I ask you, Mr. S-smart. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:42, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::Just copy the source code of [[Wikipedia:Template:Audio]] to [[Template:Audio]] (or something like that), adjust the help link to the media help page on this Wiki, and it should work fine (apart from maybe the speaker icon). --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 20:46, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::It's that easy, eh? :\ Well, it'd take me a few days to figure all that out! (I spent a good part of today trying, haven't gotten far. Will keep trying.) But if someone who already has all that figured out wants to take up the cause, we could have better usability sooner. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:54, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Talk page rate ==
These days, I've been trying to make more main namespace contribs and less user talk page contribs. The question is, has my diet (sorta) done any good for me? Check my contribs. On a rate of 1 to 10, how much would you say I've improved? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 04:40, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:Er, maybe we should give it a little more time before making a 1 to 10 rating. I say that because in the last three days, you have made more user edits than and ''twice'' as many user talk edits as all your main, main talk, HRWiki, and HRWiki talk edits ''combined'' (not counting sandbox). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gulp. Back to work on the random refreshings. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:59, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I just did like fifteen. Sweet. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:11, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, you've been doin' a LOT of edits, Seriously. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 19:12, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Um, sorry about those things on tyhe videlectrix games. You're gonna be doing that for a long time. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:27, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Nah, you're fine. I've always been bugged by the word "exist" on those pages. How can we say that the games don't exist? I can see a screenshot right next to them! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:39, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, that's true. At least I added some good edits to my reh—zoom. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

==WikiTroll==

OK then, I'll stop, but why don't you want me editing that page? {{User:Granola/sig}} 02:56, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:Because it's fine the way it is, and you really don't need to be editing meta-information about yourself. Besides, as you said on the talk page, that record isn't even that important anyway. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:01, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Fair enough. I just wanted it to be accurate, even though it isn't necessary in the first place. {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:15, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

==Granola==

Why did you delete my old userpage? {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:06, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:That is not your user page. If you continue to claim that name, I will treat you as though it was still your username (i.e. I will go back to blocking you). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::OK...I just thought it would be useful to redirect it, so that people who went looking for it would come to the right place...<strike>can at least have the talkpage redirect? People have been known to still post on the old one, and I think it's useful to redirect that one, so that posts won't lie around unanswered for a long time.</strike> {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:12, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Never mind about the talkpage, I logged in as Yeltensic, went into my preferences, and enabled the notification e-mail in case the old talkpage is edited, so it's covered now. {{User:Granola/sig}} 08:19, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::You've said that I can't have "Yeltensic" as my sig, as I did for a while, or have "I'm Yelt" in parentheses; would it be OK if I included in my sig a link to my Wikipedia userpage, without the word "Yeltensic" visibly included, in this way: [[Wikipedia:User:Yeltensic42|With crap]], '''[[User:Granola|Granola]]''' '''([[User talk:Granola|T]]''' '''•''' '''[[Special:Contributions/Granola| C]])'''? I won't change it until you approve that suggestion (if you do). {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I see that you have a mention of it on your user page as well as a userbox linking to Wikipedia. Those are both fine with me. (By the way, just thought I'd point out that (H*R/wiki-related) userboxes are allowed here.) But I don't think it's appropriate for your sig at this time. You need to stop focusing on your old name and work on making a new, better name for yourself here. Crapfully crappy, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:07, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::That sounds reas-ON-able. I'm pretty attached to the name Yeltensic, since I've been using it for quite some time before HRWiki, but it ''is'' my fault that the name is tainted here. Oh well. {{User:Granola/sig}} 04:11, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

== Cheddarlebbon ==
I hate to butt in with that conversation, especially because I've been under fire for that recently, but I am sure that IP address is not him. Cheddarlebbon does not type in caps, for example. He also has several spelling errors in his sentences. I'm just putting this up, because I want to make sure he does not get the password. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for your concern. Don't worry though: Per our policy, I will not be resetting the account without some kind of proof. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:05, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
::<s>grood</s>Good. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

== My Userbox ==

Hey! Jerk! Why don't you stay offa my userpage and let me make my own userbox there! I didn't put it on the userbox list! It was isolated to my page! I really don't know what your deal is, but you need to get over it if it upset you that much. Maybe I should edit your page without asking you, huh? I think I can safely say that I was following the guidelines for my personal image. Now If you'll excuse me, I'm going to put it back up. No thank you very much, {{User:Republic of Stan/sig}}
:''This discussion was originally continued at <nowiki>[[</nowiki>User talk:Republic of Stan → Userboxes]]. I had originally suspected him of being a sockpuppet of Drwho?, and that turned out to be correct.''

== Most of it? ==

Query: Why do you only own "most of" the figurine set 1? Don't use that old excuse of "oh, my dog ate Marzipan!" :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:54, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:My friend gave me them for Christmas... except he apparently gave some of them to his brothers first. Hmm... Well, he did at least assure me that I got the best ones of the bunch. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:: Oookay. Which ones didn't you get? (Looks up at all fourteen Homestar Runner figures - from both sets - currently sitting above his computer.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:12, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::: Oh, I knew you would ask that, but I'm really comfy here on the couch right now. :) I know for sure I have Homestar and Strong Bad, and Pom Pom I think. I don't have The Cheat or the KOT. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:15, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::: KoT was the second set anyway. Sucks you wouldn't get The Cheat, though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Aren't you supposed to get those free when you buy stuff? Don't you have like every single DVD and CD ever. Like ever. Ok so at least all the H*R related ones...--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:25, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Well, I got these ''years'' ago, back when you didn't get them free with everything. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== Blocking durations ==

As a senior sysop and an admin here, if we are being trolled by someone, for how long he or she should be blocked. I know that known trolls like NSMC, Dr. Who and others are blocked forever, but what about small calibar trolls? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:53, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's pretty much a judgment call in almost all cases. For IP addresses, 1 to 3 days, depending on the severity of the vandalism. For ''really'' bad stuff, a week or so. If a vandal is obviously changing IPs within a narrow range, blocking the range X.X.X.0/24 (or 23) usually works. Users who make useful contributions should be reasoned with first if possible, not blocked. Accounts created for no purpose other than to vandalize should be blocked infinitely. Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:13, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thank you very much. It sure will help! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== New sysops ==

Was there a sysop nomination? If so, I'm surprised that Lapper wasn't one. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:34, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:''Anyone'' who had made any edit since around the beginning of February was considered. Of the ones we took, they were each chosen not only because they are deserving but also to fill certain niches. As we say, we will add new sysops as our circumstances warrant, and this time circumstances warranted the number and specific users that we took. I can name a half dozen other users who will someday make excellent sysops, and anyone who was not chosen this time should ''not'' read into it negatively in any way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::When I posted the above, I couldn't say what I can say now: We were still considering some people, and some people simply don't check their email often enough! (Or they don't make their primary email available to the wiki, which is pretty much the same thing.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey, It's dot com, I see you having a lot of new sysops. Does that mean there won't be any new sysops for a while? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:29, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, I believe the seven new sysops that we have just inducted are it for a while. We've always got our eyes open, though. Remember also that ''all'' users can be important users. I did some of my best stuff (including STUFF) before I was promoted. (It's kinda funny too... what a lot of people don't realize is that sysop = more headaches.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:48, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::So like how long? Because I signed on on Feb. 24th. {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:51, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:::It would be impossible to guess at this time, as there are just [[HRWiki:FAQ#How_do_I_become_an_admin_or_sysop.3F|too many factors]] that go into it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I missed something - is there a page that lists the new sysops? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:14, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

:[[Special:Listusers/sysop]] or [[HRWiki:A History#Later additions]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:16, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gotcha, thanks. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

== User groups ==
I have a question: I know what a sysop does, and I know what a beaurucrat does, but what do you get to do as a developer that nobody else can? I'm just wondering what it means it have the promotion. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:46, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
:For those of you following along at home, I was technically made a bureaucrat and a developer on the same day. The only reason I wasn't added to the developer group in the wiki software is because there's a subtle difference between being a developer and being in the developer group. At the time I was made a developer, the wiki developer group was inactive. Since then, we reenabled it, and when we did, I was put in the group, even though for practical purposes I was already in it. Make sense? Okay, now that we have that out of the way: Bureaucrats can assign and unassign users to groups (usually to make sysops), and can also rename users. People in the developer group can lock and unlock the database. That originally was the only function available, but since then I have extended it somewhat using my developer abilities. And here's the distinction: a developer has direct access to the server and database. They can see server logs, view raw database data, and modify system software (to improve upon it). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
::And is there anything special about Joey Day's "proprietor" group? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::No, it was created for purely narcissistic purposes (Joey's words, not mine). -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:42, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

:::: This is true. There is nothing special about the [[Special:Listusers/proprietor|proprietor]] user group. I'm not usually one to be so narcissistic, but I thought it made some sense, and I did it mostly because I could. We've never been able to create custom user groups before MediaWiki 1.5, or I might've created a proprietor group a long time ago. Actually, in a way this is the opposite of narcissistic, as it allows for the possibility of others having proprietorship at some time in the future, and adds a layer of abstraction between myself and the title of proprietor. In the past, we've always linked directly to my user page in places where we mention the proprietor, but we should change all those places to link to the proprietor list. I'll get right on that. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 23:26, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who Never Strikes Again ==

Ok. I've got to admit, somewhat grudgingly, that you caught me earlier. I AM in fact Dr. Who. But I really wasn't planning on using this account for vandalism. Yesterday after I attacked the fanstuff wiki I saw that I had hurt someone's feelings and I felt terrible when it put a personal face on what I'd done. I'm ready and willing to talk to you about why and how I did all of that trolling if you just give me this chance. Of course, I would understand if you banned me right away, but I'm asking you to give it a try. Sincerely, [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:I can't speak for all the other sysops, but I won't ban you if you're willing to talk civilly. The whole reason I posted on your talk page was to find out about you and talk to you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:33, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ok then, here goes. I believe the first trolling I ever did was under the name "you smell", where I added that phrase several times to the [[Characters]] page. I decided that it was funny that someone coming to learn would see that (yes, I know, very immature and stupid of me). That was the full extent that I knew of what I was doing. I later learned of the concept of wiki vandalism from Uncyclopedia. I have been using this wiki for years without knowing exactly how maintenance worked; when I did I became jealous of the sysops. I wished to make a name for myself here without doing years of work (rather like WoW, I was trying to gain infamy). My attacks became somewhat meaner as I went on, and I attacked users when I got tired of simply tampering with content. I started thinking of ways to justify it to myself, such as that injustice was being done to me over userboxes, or that my name alone had gotten me banned. I guess I saw it as a way to "break loose" because I am normally NOT a rude or confrontational person. I just stopped for two reasons: I was ashamed of myself, and I was inspired by the way [[User:Granola|Yeltensic]] had turned himself around. In any case, I am deeply sorry. The least I can do is tell you how I did the vandalism so that you can better protect against anything that might happen in the future.
::I used two dynamic IP's: Safari and AOL. Aol has a set of three or four dynamic IP's that change within a narrow range from page to page. Safari's IP changes once every day, but it usually retains the first two segments (75.123.12.32, 75.123.32.34.... and so on). I opened numerous windows at once and typed in my edits and (sigh) summeries. This way the vandalism was at a high speed. I hope at least me telling you this helps (or rather, that you won't need it). [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:::I am willing to give you a chance. Several of your latest incarnations have actually showed some promise, and I hope you can build on that. Once again, I can't speak for all users and sysops, but in general we're a pretty forgiving bunch. I caution you that you will have to prove yourself (assuming others also give you a chance), and our collective patience with you might not be what it would be for a normal new user.
:::Thanks for the technical info (although I did already know that, by the way; that's how I was able to post on your talk page before you'd even made any real edits). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC)


== Message from Nikolce Kocovski ==

Greetings Dotty, how are you. I havn't spoken with you in a while. how have you been these couple of weeks? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 11:32, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
:Uhh Dotty, where are you, are you busy or something? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::Hello, Nikolce. I'm fine, and I hope you're well. Yeah, life can be kind of hectic sometimes. But we gotta keep on tranglin'! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== SPONGE 001 ==

Who is your favorite H*R character?[[User:SPONGE 001|SPONGE 001]] 19:18, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

== Documentary ==
Thanks for that page move. As I saw the whole thing unfold on Recent changes, I thought "what the heck is he doing"? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:54, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. Hey, do me a favor: Instead of pressing [edit] over on the right to start a new topic, please press the [ + ] (plus) button at the top of the page (in between the main edit button and the history button). (Or, at the very least, please clear the old subheading from the edit summary.) Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:02, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

I always wondered what that button did. Cool, I'll try hard to remember to. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:09, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

== New special page ==

I've been seeing a lot of pages with the name Test being deleted, along with images. May I ask what going on? {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 03:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:We're testing something. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:26, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

::What I meant was what are you testing. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 11:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:::It's a special page that has to do with [[Special:Personalimages|image management]]. <s>It's not ready yet,</s> but when it is, it will be linked from an HRWiki page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:55, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
::::That's really, really cool. I've been waiting for something like that... A way to see who owns what image(s) quickly. This should certainly be helpful in managing 'em, eh? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Indeed. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

==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?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

:If the name of our [[HRWiki:Changing username|changing username]] page is any indication, I estimate it would be at [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki:Changing username|HRFWiki:Changing username]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 13:28, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

== IP Checking ==

There's been a fair amount of debate about accounts that seem to be all created by H*bad. Since we lack any ability to check for IP addresses, would you be able to see if the following accounts share the same IP?: [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad|H*bad]], [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad1|H*bad1]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar Runner|Darth Homestar Runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar runner|Darth Homestar runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Guyforerunner|Guyforerunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Godzillarunner|Godzillarunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Homestarrunner101|Homestarrunner101]], [[HRFWiki:User:Running along|Running along]]. Any info you could get would be much combobulated. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:They're the same (except I'm not sure about Guyforerunner). See also [[User_talk:Tom#Emergency|this discussion]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:41, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::What in the world. My friend created H*bad1 at my house. Thats why he has the same IP address as mine, I believe. He called me up and told me that you guys are like people who want to put salt in an open wound. Why you do this to him? I will keep on fighting this little thing about H*bad1. I explained all of this cwap at [[HRFWiki:My dark side|My dark side]]--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 05:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Um... yeah. Okay. First of all, don't let people make accounts using your computer, and if you do, have them choose a different name from you. (That still doesn't explain all the other names, by the way.) But I don't really want to get into it here, as it has been discussed on other pages, like you point out. Super Sam simply asked me whether the IPs matched and I answered him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:02, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Extensions ==

Cool, two headings in a row. Alrighty, I have two things to talk about. One - would you be able to post your source code for the extensions you wrote somewhere, such as [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mediawiki_Extensions here]? Two - do you know how to add a tab from within an extension? I figured out how to do it by editing SkinTemplate.php, but is there any way to have the same effect through an extension? (I'm trying to add a purge tab next to watch/unwatch). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 10:22, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:I do plan to publish the extensions I have written. They need a bit of polishing, standardizing, and commenting before I would post them in a public place, however. As for the tab thing, I'm guessing you want more of an add-on file rather than a patch in the original file? I'm not currently familiar enough with how the tabs are generated to be able to give you a good answer to that one, but I would be surprised if it could be done with a standalone extension. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 10:37, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty, thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 11:42, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Here's a little way to add a purge button using [[User:Super Sam/monobook.js|your monobook.js]] that I came up with and Dot com fixed to actually work properly:
<pre>//Add purge cache button
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 );</pre>
:::Let us know how that works. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr.... Who? ==

Who was Dr. Who? why did he/she get kicked off so many times? I am asking this because as I travel around this Wiki I saw alot about Dr. Who. Just curious, {{User:Grit7/sig}}
:See [[#Dr. Who Never Strikes Again]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

== Captcha on move page ==

I'd like to ask you a question, and if it's been asked before, I'm very sorry. I'd just like to ask what the purpose of applying a CAPTCHA to the Move Page over on the Fanstuff Wiki is. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:49, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's to prevent a bot from being able to move pages as vandalism, and to discourage human vandals from doing the same. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
::If that's the case, why isn't it the same here? If I recall correctly (which is unlikely), this knowledge base has had more page-move vandalism than the Fanstuff. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:01, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Er... It ''is'' the same here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. I must be out of date then. Never mind. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:14, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, it's not. Well, at least, it's not for me with my almighty sysoply privilages. Is it like that for ordinary users? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:20, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, it is. I had to use it until a couple weeks ago when I was sysopped. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:26, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh. Huh. I didn't even realize. That puts WoW in a whole new light of non-life. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:27, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== Grizzly Chomps ==

Hi It's dot com,

I had a question, and I'm not sure where else to put it. Can you explain why you didn't you think my "Grizzly chomps" fun fact in the Candy Product was a good one? I may be biased, but I think it applies pretty well. TBC have been known to reference old and obscure pop-culture items in the past, and I can't think of any other "pre-bitten" candy product sold in stores. I'd like to think they had this product in mind when they made the toon. You can even Google for it and read up on it.

Anyhow, I just wanted to know what my options were for debating this fact. Is this is something I could put in STUFF for debate? And if so, how?

The submission was:
*The "built-in bite" shape of SBLOUNSKCHED! may refer to Grizzly Chomps, a [[Wikipedia:Hostess|Hostess]]-brand treat introduced in 1992. The package included two chocolate cupcakes with a bite-mark shape cut out of them, and the package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."

:I removed it because the Grizzly Chomps are so old and obscure that any similarity to SBLOUNSKCHED is likely just a coincidence. None of the secondary details match, especially the reason for the bite. In the case of Grizzly Chomps, the bear helps you eat it for some reason, but Strong Bad calls the bite in his candy a security measure to deter others from eating it. I think that TBC independently thought it was funny to have a bite missing from the candy, and to suggest otherwise is too much speculation for my taste.
:    That said, I am more than willing to help you set up a STUFF item. The relevant instructions are at [[HRWiki:STUFF/Newfact]]. You need to start at "2. The STUFF subpage". Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::I went ahead and STUFF'd it for you. You can have the next one. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:48, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Thanks! I appreciate that. [[User:Compdude|Compdude]]

== Another recent block ==

Looking at the [[Special:Ipblocklist|Block list]], I saw that you banned User:Fire Man. Are you sure you've got the right guy? Looking at [[Special:Contributions/Fire Man|his contribs]] he only made one edit and it wasn't anything bad. He seems like a perfectly fine user. I think he's innocent so you should unblock him. Any reason why you blocked him in the first place? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 02:54, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
:You are correct about the number and type of contribs for that account. I am unblocking it on a provisional basis. I remind whoever needs to hear it that vandalism and flagrant abuse of the wiki's policies will not be tolerated. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:50, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== The Clamburger ==

Could you please mark [[HRFWiki:User:Clamburger|Clamburger]] as a bot on the fanstuff? It's really cluttering Recent Changes. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:Why are you asking ''me'' when [[User:Tom|Tom]] has [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 4#The Clamburger Bot|already given you an answer]] on this one? If you want to appeal, you'll have to take it up with him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:03, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Extensions ==

Can you please put the autocolumn and random Homsar quote extensions onto the Fanstuff? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 12:41, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
:Done. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Declaring War ==

Isn't there a rule against declaring war? Isn't that anti-Wiki? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:12, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:I don't think anyone's ever enumerated a list here that specifically included "do not declare war," but I can say for sure that it's a very [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=It%27s+dot+com&page=User%3AHeadbad+and+strongbody bad idea]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:20, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&curid=18299&diff=295049&oldid=295009&rcid=242036 Indeed]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:26, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::: *sigh* Yeah, that. If he keeps it confined to what he's already said, then I'm probably not going to worry about it too much (although I did have to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=295074&oldid=295057 remove some trolling] ''(for those just passing by, note the difference between trolling and vandalism)''), but if he actually moves the article against consensus or tries to escalate his "war" in any other way, there will be trains dropped. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm just glad I'm on your side. Trains are dangerous! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::See, that's the thing. I hate that sides even have to be taken. I had hoped when I made [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=293660&oldid=293654 this edit] that we could reach a suitable compromise (which seems to be fine with everyone except him). *sigh* again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Politics are inevitable. Take it from an old man. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Heh. If you're older than me, I'll be surprised. I tried to find it in your user space but came up empty. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Hmm... I've just been informed that you ''are'' in fact older than me. Huh. Now I'm just the ''third''-oldest user (that I know of). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:06, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::So who's the oldest (or 2nd oldest, if it's me)? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::[[User:Bill|Bill]] is in his early forties. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::That makes me #2, and you #3 AFAWK. Interesting. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I left a note on his talk page, and I think it knocked some sense into him. He's actually a good guy—assuming that he doesn't offend people so much anymore. Anyway, back to my wikivacation. Preeow. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

==[[HRFWiki:User:Stinkobad1|Stinkopuppet]]==
Super Sam was going to ask you this, but he says he did not have enough time. There is a user by the name of Stinkobad1 on the Fansguff Wiki. He requests an IP address check to make sure there is not another feud, and another reason to hate H*Bad. ;) Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:51, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
:Um, please? I know you're on, and it's urgent...:( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
::I think I'd like Super Sam to ask his own questions. If he doesn't have the time, then it must not be that urgent. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:28, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Hooray! It's me! Anyway, could you please crosscheck the IP addresses of Stinkobad1, H*bad, and while you're at it, The thing? Many thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::None of those users coincide. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Flagrant System Error ==
Your userpage is [[car|pimp-ed out]]! How'd you get it like that? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:22, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oops! You bwoke it! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::Now that it's all over, you can tell me how you did it! [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|Wheeeeeeee!]] - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 05:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, well, I put special clauses in the PHP code itself (that actually builds each page) that suppressed the header and footer and changed the background to blue and the text to white for any page called "[[User:It's dot com]]". Then I just changed the text to the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:It%27s_dot_com&oldid=299269 error message]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== My editing a-broke ==
Hey. This is Seriously. For somereason, my account can't edit. An internal error keeps happening. I'm seeing if I can use this to edit...The thing is, though, is that everyone else is still editing. It's getting strange. {{unsigned|Seriously}}
:What is the error? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'll look into it and try to fix the problem. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== 'Tavi monobook ==

Look, 'Tavi is somehow halting the appear of my monobook.css. Is there anyway to make it so that there are styled links to homestarrunner.com, and other sites? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:21, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Try editing [[Special:Mypage/tavistyle.css|the right page]]. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 04:24, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I wouldn't even bother doing that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:26, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Okay. I'll do it, and you won't. ;-> (Ima try!) {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, it's working, but, you may have another reason for telling me not to bother doing that. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:33, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::Who, me? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:46, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== what happen to your userpage ==

Hey dotty, last time i checked your userpage, there was the blue fragment erroe page, what happen? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:55, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 'twas an April Fool's joke. See [[#Flagrant System Error|Flagrant System Error]] above. (By the way, I'm really not very keen on "dotty", just so you know. See the top of my (working) user page.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
OOO i'm sorry, i'll just call youi dot com then, if you like?
:"It's dot com". Or "Dot com". Either one, really. They both fit. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:37, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks! ==

I just thought I'd thank you for unblocking me. Sorry about that joke, I guess I'm just ''way'' different than everyone else here. What I did was still kind of disruptive, though, sorry. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

==IP check==
Can you please do me a favor? I need you to check if Crusaders IP is 69.160.0.227. Please answer as soon as you can.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:15, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:Access to that information is restricted, and unfortunately it's above your paygrade. Sorry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:35, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
::I need to know, because I believe that he trolled the Funny Stuff in which he is on. Come to the [http://www.editthis.info/funny_wiki Funny Wiki] and tell me there please?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Theme song ==

There's some sort of unwritten rule that I live my life by: Every awesome person, by default, needs a theme song. Yes, you heard me right, a theme song. Why don't you try a song already titled after you: [http://www.msu.edu/~larowebr/Brent%20LaRowe%20-%20Dot%20Com.mp3 Dot Com]. (Just to note, we still need one for Abdi. ;)) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

==My bro==
Is it ok if my brother creates a user on here. This is so you guys don't think that I am creating sockpuppets. He is also wanting the User:lil H*bad.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:He should ''not'' have that name. Have him pick something original. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
::He said "The cheatman". Would that be fine? Just you know FYI.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:41, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes ==

Hey there Dot com, I just have a question about my [[User:DBK/userbox|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. Do you know what to do? {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:26, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:I tweaked it a bit, removing divs in certain spots and putting in some in other places. It was mostly trial and error, though. Maybe that will get you started. (I can't really say that all the scroll boxes make your page especially easy to read, but that's just my opinion.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:38, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I realized that, I was pretty much experimenting with that stuff before. I got rid of some and just kept scroll buttons on the lists in my page, like my favorite music and cool users. Any way I was just curious why it wasn't aligning to the right, and now I'll experiment more. Thanks! {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:::No probalo! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

== TaviStyle ==

Hello. Is there any way to put the TaviStyle skin as a choosable skin on the Fanstuff Wiki? Thank you. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 14:33, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
:Hello? --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 22:50, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'm not ignoring you. TaviStyle will be included when we upgrade to 1.6 soon. Until then, we've frozen changes to the software so that we have a correct frame of reference. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:52, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Oh, okay. Thank you. (I just wanted to know when it will be uploaded.) --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:14, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

::::Any chance we could get a version we could use on Wikipedia? Or one that I could at least install on the test Wiki I've got on my PC? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:35, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== Email ==
Hey Dot comster. Can you check this email I sent you real quick? Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:53, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:I saw that. Why don't you ask a fanstuffer to send that for you. Better yet, use the fanstuff's email features to send it to him. By the way, what happened to pressing the [+] button at the top for new topics? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:57, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, forgot about that. I'll try to be better (though it doesn't really matter anymore, I'm just here for the email). I tried emailing it to him, but he doesn't have an email address in his preferences. I'll copy the sent email and send it to someone. Sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:00, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, I can't. Since I did it from the wiki and not from Gmail, I can't cut and paste from any source. Looks like you're stuck with the burden. Once again, sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:01, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== <nowiki>[[Wikipedia: </nowiki> Extension]] ==

I'm not sure whether you made the extension that lets you link directly to Wikipedia articles using the <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Article]]</nowiki> syntax, but if you did, can you share it? I'd like to use it on my own wiki. If you didn't, do you happen to know who did or where it's available? Thanks. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 06:59, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

:That's a standard feature of every MediaWiki install. See [[Meta:Help:Interwiki linking]] for more information. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:47, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== Sockpuppet vandels ==

They might just have the same IP. Maybe not the same peson. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:08, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:There are only a few ways that could be true, The Thing, and that's been taken into account, I'm sure. With only a few exceptions, if it's the same IP it's the same user. That's just how they work. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== IP ==

Do you use a special page to find the IPs? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:57, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, I got special pages all right, The thing. 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. Left side: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAH! Right side... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::What do you use? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:53, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::I've got ones on this wiki. The fanstuff wiki. Even wikis we've just made up! How can I make these pages any cooler? Just ask for me, the guy that works here at the special page place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Question ==

If I wanted to program a WikiBot, would it be HAVE to be in PHP, Python, or MySQL? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 22:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I'm pretty sure the answer there is yes in most cases, it's moot if you want to use one here. Only developers can run Wikibots. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::While that's true, Kookykman, he might asking in general. Sorry, Bluebry. I'm not the one to ask about bots. You might try Joey, Tom, Phlip, or even others. I'm much more content to hack the software from the inside rather than use a bot from the outside. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::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, ie exactly as if you were editing it by hand, just automated. So any language that you can use to access the net you could theoretically use to write a bot. However since many languages have packages to simplify HTTP, these languages would be easier to use, and some languages (like Python) even have pre-built wikibot frameworks for you to work off. But this doesn't say you can't go and write your wikibot in pretty much any language – it's simply a matter of how hard it is to write. Python is a simple-to-learn language anyways. I doubt you would ever write a bot that used PHP, and rarely would you write one that used MySQL. And of course if you prefer to work with <code>socket</code> and <code>connect</code> in C, there's nothing stopping you from doing that either... it would just be extremely tedious to write. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 23:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Now, I'm still new to programing, but I heard C. Would C be anything like C++? And I don't want to hear anything about developer status either. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 23:52, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Dangeresque change ==

(First off I'm new here so I don't know if I'm doing this right. Just so you know)

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)"

Not notable? This is homestarwiki! You've got an entire page on the battle of strongbadia, despite the fact that it only applies to one email. And allow me to quote some other character pages...

Homestar: "Though he lacks a visible pair of arms, he is still able to function as though he has them, being able to carry and throw things and even type proficiently. It's generally accepted that either he does have arms, but for reasons that are never explained, they are invisible, or that he has limited telekinetic powers. "

Bubs: "His facial configuration is puzzling; in Pumpkin Carve-nival, he appears to have a safety pin stuck through his face above an internal ear."

Marsipan: "Like Homestar, Marzipan has no visible arms, though she is able to interact with the world as though she did, being able to pick up and move objects, and even play a guitar. It is generally accepted that either her arms are invisible, or that she has limited telekinetic powers."

Strong Bad:"He has boxing gloves for hands (that always have square window reflections on them, no matter where he is), and a lucha libre mask for a head [...] Strong Bad may also have a Homestar-like telekinesis"

Um...so yeah. I'm not mad or anything. I just wanted to point out that dangeresque's floating glasses can probably be considered significant if all this other stuff is on the site. (Hey, you could even tie it in with Strong Bad's rumored telekinesis, right?)

In conclusion, sorry this comment was so long. I guess I'll check back on this page later to see if you offer a counter-argument. Thanks for reading!

:First of all, let me say thank you for taking the time to write such a lengthy comment. Why not take a second and [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]? I agree with you that Dangeresque's glasses do not seem to have anything supporting them (although I suppose one could argue that they are held to his face by tension or even glue). My main problem with noting it on the Dangeresque page is that it really breaks up the flow of that sentence (which is based largely on the [[Dangeresque (theme)|Dangeresque theme]]). In addition, the information isn't really that central to the character; it's more like [[TBC]] just worked in the glasses as best they could given the features of Strong Bad's head. I'm not suggesting that we not note the information ''anywhere''. Perhaps you could put it in the list of [[Lack of Visible Arms#References to Other Apparently Invisible Body Parts|references to other apparently invisible body parts]]. Again, thanks for your note, and welcome to the wiki! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:07, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

== 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. That discussion was archived, so it should link to [[Talk:Strong Bad Email/Archive#New email format...]] instead. See ya! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

== I need some help ==

Hey there its dot com, how are you, how;s easter in america(if you celebrate it?)?

I need to ask you something, do you happen to know any Homestar runner wikipedias that are star wars fans?

by the way, happy easter

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:35, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

:A [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?ns2=1&ns3=1&search=star+wars&searchx=Search quick search] in the user and user talk namespaces turns up a number of users who may be fans of Star Wars. Hope this helps. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 02:05, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== Just a little hello ==

Hey there, It's dot com.
Homsarroks here. I just wanted to drop by and say hey and that you're cool.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:32, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Just out of curiosity, why did you revert my edits on the HR Wiki article on wikipedia? I tried to include the most important users on the wiki there (e.g. you, Tom, BazookaJoe, Some H*R Themed Username, etc.) and put accurate descriptions on what you did there. I'm not mad or anything, just a bit confused. Get back to me when you can. 

P.P.S. I left this message on your account on Wikipedia first, but I decided to put it on both your accounts so that you might get it sooner.

See yas!

:Actually, you didn't include BazookaJoe. I put him in shortly before removing the list. The reason I took it out is that it's so subjective. What makes a user notable? That list could have easily been four times as long. I decided that it would be better not to have it at all. As something of a compromise, I inserted a link that pointed to the list of sysops (even though I know that not all of the sysops are active). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I can understand that. THanks for the reply.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 22:07, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== We need the "Recent Changes" notice to be at the top of every page. ==

Yeah. Not everybody checks that. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:13, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:Why do you need a sitenotice? People who don't check the recent changes just won't find out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:16, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::So it's not really that big of a deal? --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:18, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Personally, I'd recommend putting the notice, or something like it, on the Main Page. This is big news, and there are a lot of fans who may not find out because they don't have accounts, don't check their user pages, Watchlist or Recent Changes, etc. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:22, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:48, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

:::::People who visit the wiki on such an informal basis as you describe are not likely to have the same feelings towards the situation as regular and power users like us. These types of users are the ones the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:recentchangesnotice&oldid=310518 current message] is directed towards. We've added it to the [[H*R.com updates 2006|historical record of events]], but we will not add it to the [[Template:whatsnew|current updates]] if [[The Brothers Chaps]] don't mention it on H*R.com. The general community can find out through the [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Don Chapman]] article, as well as various other mentions throughout several articles. Death is a touchy subject, especially when it effects our heroes. The Admins are treating this with the utmost discretion, please respect our decisions and the feelings of the Chapman family. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:58, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

== hAcKEr ==

Why did you write hAcKEr in binary in your User Box? Oh well... You don't have to answer. By the way, people say your cool. I guess I agree. [[User:Steve|Steve]] 22:01, 22 April 2006
:I wrote hAcKEr, eh Steve? Heh, that's been there for months, and to the best of my knowledge you're the first one to decode it. (If you're not the first to decode it, then you're certainly the first to say anything.) I write extensions and make changes to the [[MW:How does MediaWiki work?|MediaWiki]] software at the [[Wikipedia:Source code|source-code]] level, which is called [[Wikipedia:Hacker|hacking]]. I am a MediaWiki [[Meta:How to become a MediaWiki hacker|hacker]] for this wiki. Thanks for noticing and posting! Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:12, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

== Special Pages ==

Can only Sysops edit Special Pages? --{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 00:46, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

:Generally, pages listed as [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] are ones that are protected or generated by the wiki. As such, they are not editable by the common user, or by anyone. What makes a page uneditable to a common user like you or I is the protect template. See the image on the Main Page for an example, no edits can be made to it by someone lower than sysop. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:50, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::I understand, but how did someone add the template to recent changes? --01:06, 24 April 2006 (UTC){{User:Dacheatbot/sig}}
:::The text on most special pages (including the recent changes page) is handled by pages in the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=8 MediaWiki namespace]. And yes, only sysops can edit these pages. The text in the message at the top of the recent changes, watchlists, and login screen is sub-controlled by a template ({{tl|recentchangesnotice}}) that we placed on the relevant MediaWiki pages. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

==Appropriate Username==
I have a question about the user [[User:Old timey Strong Bad|Old timey Strong Bad]]. Is that username appropriate, because I think it isn't really due to the similarity to [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]. {{unsigned|Lopp3|21:35, 26 April 2006}}
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

==Username Change==
If at all possible, please get around to changing my username. I left two notes on the [[HRWiki:Changing username]] page, but I still haven't had my name changed after a few days. {{User:Lopp3/sig}} 14:32, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

:You left your first request for a username change at 00:11, 27 April 2006 (UTC), fourteen hours and twenty-one minutes before posting your note here. You left your second request for a username change at 12:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC), only twelve hours and sixteen minutes after your first request. It has not even been one day, let alone a "few days." Please be patient. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== 65.167.69.XX ==

Hey, I did a little investigation. This IP range is notorious. I found blocks on it back to November, and comments that it is probably WoW. I know we gotta be reluctant to block a range, but I wanted to call your attention to this particular case. Take a look at the Block Log for the last 6 months to see what I am saying. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 13:41, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

== Poughwhatsie? ==

Actually, that's what I thought when that addition showed up a few days ago. It seemed like ''completely'' random trivia until I looked down at the context; "Poughkeepsie" is the destination in Homestar's word problem about trains entering tunnels. I guess this addition was an attempt to explain its significance (otherwise, why should two guys in Atlanta choose it aside from the funny-sounding name?). But if it's reinstated, it would need some rewrite to explain that (so the reader doesn't have to do the same thing I did). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
:Meh, I don't see the point of including all that info, especially if there's any kind of link that can be clicked. It's barely mentioned in the toon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:13, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

== Patrolling ==

Perhaps you can clear something up for me? Are all users allowed/encouraged to patroll recent changes, or only those who have committed to the official "recent changes patrol"? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:It's not necessary to sign up (although it's nice to know who has committed to the work). I never patrol an edit unless I am pretty sure of (1) the overall content of the article, (2) the intent of the editor, and (3) whether or not the edit is good for the article. (Vandal edits still get marked as patrolled, but the article is immediately reverted. Likewise, edits that add incorrect information are either reverted or reworked as the situation warrants. By marking an edit as patrolled, I am saying either that an edit was good or that I'll fix it.) Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:16, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
::It does. Someday I may sign up for the patrol, but I think I want to observe for a while first. I'm still really new at determining the validity of edits, as my [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Template:STUFF/senior_prom| recent adventure]] with STUFF demonstrates. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
As you might have already noticed, I have finally joined up. However, patrolling has brought a new question: What standards do you use for the Talk pages? I assume they still need to be patrolled, but is that just to watch for cursing, flaming and the like? - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

== Even more recent block ==

I was wondering about the IP address you just blocked. I looked at his contributions, and his vandalism wasn't much. At least it didn't deserve a month-long block, in my opinion. So why did you blcok him for that long? Also, how did you know he was using the computer system at that school? Quizzical in someplace beginning with Q, — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:09, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
: 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. Rest assured that I know exactly what I'm doing and have discussed matters with other admins. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:49, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:: Sorry. I wasn't trying to question your authority. I know well enough through my experience here that you have some of the best judgment I've ever seen. I would never question your actions. If you took it seriously, I apologize. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== Recent change of the template that says "do not create this page"==
Absolutely brilliant. I had tried to edit the weather in london before, and it had the normal template. Now it's completely redone, including hatred by Strong Bad. Dot com, you truly do rock. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, now I get it. There's a template for each one. Both are really funny, actually. Great job. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:05, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

== Expanded basic cable ==

Hi. Master Chief has this friend and Masterchief always goes to his house. Yesterday i went to his house and When I went on this site, I saw that he had the same IP as me. So when Master Chief went to his friend's house he created sockpuppets and vandalized the wiki. Now he isn't Master Chief's friend anymore because they got into some fight. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:49, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::WHAT?!?! I didn't type that! It was probaly My brother or my cousin because I left myself logged on when I had to answer the phone. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 22:54, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Sure. Please see my above reply, and treble it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Is the rule about, "my (Some family member) did this" not allowed here as well.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 23:47, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::It isn't a rule per se, but without proof it is sure looked at with skepticism here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:15, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

==Checking IPs==
I know I can't check them on here, but I was wondering were you go to check who has what IP.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 21:33, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
:There are around half a dozen ways, none of which I'm going to elaborate on here. If you look through the MediaWiki documentation, it might give you some insights. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
::What is the link in the special pages that let me check Ip addresses. (The reason for my asking is because of my wiki.) The thing that I know that if I go there here, I will just get an error.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 16:00, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::If you installed your wiki yourself, then you already have the access necessary to check IPs. If it's a wiki-in-a-can, then it's likely that you don't have the extensions installed that you would need for that. Again, check your documentation. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:04, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

== Dot com & Tom ==

Do both of you guys live in New York, as both of you were at a Yankees game? [[User:72.150.230.125|72.150.230.125]] 01:40, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

:No, I'm from Texas (see my user page for more info). The cap I have on is the official hat of the [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=tex Texas Rangers Baseball Club]. I was in the Tri-State area for three games that particular week: starting with Mets–Phillies (in Philadelphia), then Yankees–A's ([[:Image:Dot com & Tom.jpg|pictured]]), and finishing with Rangers–Yankees (which I am pleased to report [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20060515&content_id=1455525&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away Texas won], 4–2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:50, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
::Wow, so you were right near me and I didn't know it. (I'm about 45 minutes or so west of Philly with good traffic.) You shoulda stopped by. ;)
::Also, I jus' have to say it, coz you know someone's thinking it: as one collective entity, you make It's Dot Tom. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You see, Dorian? That joke was already thought of on IRC. Why won't you log there some time? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:19, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you ==
Thank you very much. I don't appreciate being spoken about, especially when it was way back when. I've been thinking for a long time about how truly ungrateful he is, and it seems he's lost his privilege. Thanks so much. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:54, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:Do you think he'll go crazy like last time? Do you think he'll make tons of sockpuppets? Is he immature enought o retaliate like this every time he gets blocked? {shudders} — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Meh, I don't really care that much. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I don't think many people care at all. I suppose we can just revert it again and again. It's not even like he's doing much inconvenience. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:17, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==IP address change==
My Ip I think has changed. I need you to check my Ip address and tell me what it is. If I am right then my Ip address has changed for some reason.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:To check your IP, just log out. It will tell you your IP where your username usually is. If it doesn't show it there, then edit the sandbox and check the history. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:25, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Am I allowed to say what it is?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:29, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Um, if you want to. Some people try to protect that kind of info. (It won't be news to me, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Here is the difference, this is my now 68.184.181.214, and here is what it was, 66.169.190.116. What is up with that?-{{User:H*bad/sig}}
::::Those IPs are both used by the [[isp|ISP]] in your area. Speaking of, are you a Rangers, Mavs, or Cowboys fan? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Mavs fan. I also love the rangers. Do you happen live in the Dallas/ fort worth area?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:43, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::No, but I do live in Texas. (I did live in Mesquite and work in Plano for a summer, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Hey, maybe we will run into each other at like a mavs or rangers game. I'll hear your name and look over and see you. Wouldn't that be nice?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:59, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::That'd be cool. I'm planning on going to the one about a week from now (Sunday night). You can see what I look like (in a Rangers cap even) in the photo on my user page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:03, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:There is a major problem though, I kind of told my parents that I know everyone here from school, so I can't say hi to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::That's okay. Although I traditionally wear my Homestar running shirt to ballgames, so that other H*R fans can spot me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Although, I could make up a story that would make it ok for me to be talking to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==Idea'd==
I have thought of something, that I think that needs changing. I believe that the fanstuff wiki should be able to use the Tavi style for our skin. Can that be arranged?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:Well, is there a way to put it in a monobook? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::I was talking about a way to have it as a seperate option.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:37, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::I know. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:39, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::::See [[#TaviStyle|above]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:50, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Wait we haven't upgraded yet??--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

==User page==

Are we allowed to have Wikipedia links on our userpages? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:25, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, yes. Check [[User:DorianGray|my page for a lot of them]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::See also [[HRWiki:User space]] for restrictions and conditions. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:30, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::OK, thanks. I wasn't sure if maybe it causes a problem, like there being offensive content on Wikipedia articles (vandalism or not) that HRWiki can't do anything about. Well then, going to add my links... [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:34, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

== Contribs ==
Do you think you could add the 'ctrbs' extension to the Fanstuff Wiki's recent changes? It'd make my job there a little easier. Thanks in advance. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:That is standard in 1.6 (where it will be spelled 'contribs', incidentally). I recognize that it's taking us longer than we originally anticipated to make the upgrade. Don't give up hope of its happening, though. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:01, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
::You added it here... is it difficult to implement? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it involves making changes in about six spots of existing code. It's not just like adding an extension. If we don't upgrade real soon, then I'll see about making an exception to our lockout of changes to 1.5. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:48, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Troll sockpuppet==

Could you please not be so quick to assume that's what I am? Chris/Yeltensic/Granola has relatives just like everyone else. [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Should I..==

..remove the vandalism thing from Darth's userpage? Or should I wait for him to do that or what? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 23:02, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==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. Is there a broken link, or is the problem at my end? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 14:04, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:To clarify, the link found at [[H*R.com updates 2002#Tuesday, February 26, 2002]] for [[Where's The Cheat?]] doesn't work, but the one at [[Toons#Big Toons]] does? What's really odd is that the error you're receiving is [[MediaWiki:Nogomatch]], which I thought was only shown when there's no exact match for a search done with the "Go" button. Is that the message you're seeing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

::The closest I came to duplicating this problem is to type "Where's The Cheat" (without a question mark) in the search box. It also gives a similar error if you type "Where's The Cheat?" (with or without the question mark) in the URL. I'm going to make a redirect to fix those two things, but otherwise I can't recreate the problem as described. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:19, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

== When STUFF gets contradicted... ==

Hi, It's dot com. Here's a question that's been on my mind for a very, very long time (4 months):

What happens if we decline a STUFFed reference, thinking that it's unlikely, but then it turns out it was a reference after all? Say, for example, and I'm not saying that it is (even though I admit voting in favor), [[Happy Trogday]] WAS a homage to All Your Base, and that it is confirmed by TBC themselves on, say, the DVD commentary? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:Well, we just write a nice letter to TBC explaining how they must be mistaken. Once we vote here, that's the end of it. :) Actually, this has happened several times (none springs to mind right this second, but I'm sure someone will list an example here shortly). In cases like that, we simply overturn our vote and note that TBC said so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:33, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:: I haven't yet looked it up, but I believe that "Ryan S." from [[theme park]] was such an example. You're welcome. :D --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:::[[Talk:rampage#I.27m_on_a_Rainbow_.28originally_DECLINED.2C_now_ACCEPTED.29|Here]] is the one example of which I'm aware. And concerning AYB: Even though I voted to decline, I have always felt it was ''possible'' that fact was correct, and will not be surprised if we do have to un-decline it (nor will I be surprised if we don't). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:39, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

==Sockpuppetness==
I know sockpuppetry when I see it and I know that kk is a definate sockpuppet person. (I know how ironic) Anyways, I was wondering why it is that when someone creates an account on here, 2-3 others are created. So my question is, that do you beaucrats check every new user if they have another log in name?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 17:24, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. Nothing against you, but I don't like to post details of something like that. Nevertheless, it's probably not hard to infer certain things by posts I've made elsewhere. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:02, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thatkidsysop ==
Do you think you could make [[HRFWiki:User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] a sysop on the Fanstuff Wiki? There's been a concensus for him to be added to the team. (I actually posted this on the official forum's admin thread a little while ago, but it's been hours without a response and there's already a bit of excitement on the wiki.) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:22, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:No wait. Lets make a discussion about this.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:38, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
No problem. For some reason that forum wasn't showing as having new messages for me. I know what it's like to be offered a promotion and then have to wait and wait for it to go through (in my case, the whole wiki was locked down for the server move). So I will not tell you to keep your pants on, for real. ;) H*bad, this talk page is not the right venue for a discussion on the promotion. In fact, simply by Joshua's posting here I assume that all the necessary discussion has already taken place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:05, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, sorry. The reason was only because I was just wondering about it. Thats all.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

== For you and all the others... ==

For You, Tom, Thunderbird, Joey, Stu, Bazooka, Rogue Leader, Phlip, Heimstern, Abdi Viklas, Drhaggis, E. L. Cool, Firebird, Qermaq, Coder, Jones, Jay, Kilroy, Lapper, Username, Dorian, Paper, and all the others...
Hey, I just want to thank all of you for what you do for the Wiki. I used your page because you seem to be the only one logged on. [[User:65.6.55.229|65.6.55.229]] 20:17, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Hey, Anonymous, why don't you write a really nice thank-you note and then not attribute it to yourself. (Oh, kids can be so cruel. Just kidding.) Thanks, man! It's nice to be appreciated! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:26, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks from me, too! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:40, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Why thank you very much, it's always nice to hear that our work is appreciated. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks, man. That really makes a sysop feel good. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 03:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thenk you very much, Mister .229! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:46, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::Thanks! (And gee; if you know all of us well enough to abbreviate names, you really ought to think about getting one of your own!) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:29, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I'm very flattered. Thank you for your kind words, 65.6.55.229. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:52, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Note: DprianGray isn't a sysop. Just a note. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Neither is Qermaq, but there you go. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::Both DorianGray and Qermaq, if I may speak for the community, are quite respected users. They have the right to be named in that list of thanks. And after all, 65.6.55.229 never once said the word "sysop" in his note. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 00:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Okay, it seems I misunderstood. Since almost every user on that list was a sysop, I figured it was thanking the sysops only. >.> — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

== Magical Sysop Powers? ==

I've noticed that you and the other sysops around here are able to identify a user by their IP number. I have my own little personal wiki, running on the exact same version of MediaWiki as this one, of course without any changes made to this wiki after installation. As far as I can tell, I have no such all knowing, ip reading powers as the sysop of my wiki. Is this something you guys have edited the HRWiki to be able to do or am I completely missing a huge power of being a sysop? —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:I have already asked. They won't say.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::Eh, okay then. Another mystery of the HRWiki goes unsolved. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I think they want to do this to us.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:59, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::::The bureaucrats at this wiki have installed the position of "developer". On some wikis it is called checkuser. It allows users to check IP addresses of users in addition to the normal sysop powers. So yes, it's edited in. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:::::That's not quite right, but it's kind of close, so, yeah, let's go with that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== Paranormal Idol ==

Could you check the IPs of Paranormal Idol and HomeTron V20 on the fanstuff wiki? I think they might be the same person. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:Sorry, but a request for that info would have to come from a fanstuff sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
::Okay, could you please check the IPs of the following Fanstuff users: [[HRFWiki:User:HomeTron V20|HomeTron V20]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol|Paranormal Idol]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol2|Paranormal Idol2]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol3|Paranormal Idol3]] and [[HRFWiki:User:Ytmnd Boy|Ytmnd Boy]]. Here's the reason. (edited version of reasons written by Bub on [[HRFWiki:User talk:Joshua]].)
::HomeTron V20 was a player on an interactive game which Bub created. HomeTron apparently quit the wiki because his Fake Characters were getting deleted by Joshua (as per a different discussion). A couple of days later, a new user, Paranormal Idol joined the wiki. He then created two new accounts, Paranormal Idol2 and Paranormal Idol3, claiming that he lost the password to his original account. Paranormal Idol3 then joined the same interactive game. After playing it for a while and then dying (in the game), he left the wiki. A few minutes after this, Ytmnd Boy signed up and requested to be in Bub's interactive game using the same character as HomeTron V20. All of these users share the same style of grammar, spelling and the way they transcribe.
::In my opinion, this seems like valid grounds for an IP check. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:43, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Based on the IPs, they are the same user. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:22, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::A few minutes ago, I got the new messages flag, and an e-mail saying that my talk page had been created by you. Do you know why this has occurred? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes. I edited and saved your page without making any changes in order to force the system to send you that message but without creating a new version of your page. I hoped you would then guess that I had replied to you here, which you did, so it worked. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:29, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

==Help Another Wiki?==
Greetings from [[Wookieepedia:|Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki]]. :) I'm one of the administrators over there ([[Wookieepedia:User:Jaymach|Jaymach]], if you'd like to check) and I have been told by [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] that you may be able to help us with something we are attempting to implement over there. We're looking into possibly using your "Image Code" verification, but only want to use it for Page Moves rather than every Page Edit. Do you know if this is possible at all and, if it is, is there any chance you could inform us how to do so? Feel free to contact me on [[Wookieepedia:User_talk:Jaymach|my talk page]]. Many thanks. (I'd sign this, but it'd be from my anon IP so there seems little point)
:We are pleased to help you here, Andrew. Tom is sending you more info by email right now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== hello from Nikolce ==

Hi Its dot com, how have you been these last couple of uummm time?? Anyway how are you doing in school? By the way, are there any user that play warcraft 3 on battle net by any chance? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:58, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
: I've been doing well, Nikolce. I hope you're well as well. I don't currently go to school (I graduated from college six years ago). Sorry, but I'm not familiar with the game you mention. Keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

== Finals ==
Do you watch the Dallas Mavericks?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 14:26, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:I checked in on them four or five times yesterday [Game 1 of the NBA Finals, for those reading along] during the game, and I was happy they won. I'll probably see more of the later games in the series. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:12, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Also, their next game is Sunday, Sunday, Someday. Ok, bye.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:14, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Interwiki links ==
Hey It's dot com. I need some help with a link, it's [[Meta:Help:User style]]. It works here, but not on the Fanstuff User Preferences. Do you know why this is?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:30, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It should work now. (I updated and synchronized the knowledge base and fanstuff interwiki tables.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Ok, thanks. Now I can continue to make it more updated like.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:24, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== The latest most recent block ==
Why did you block Strong bad roks!, because it doesn't appear that he did anything wrong.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:57, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:No, but he was going to. Thanks for your concern. 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. Thanks again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:07, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Archives ==
Sorry if my last post was worded rude, mainly because I didn't word it very well. Anyways the reason I bring it up, is because anytime I post something on your talk page it takes forever for it to bring up your talk page.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 20:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's okay, but you should be aware that people generally already know when their talk page has gotten pretty long. Pestering them about it rarely does more than annoy them. If you look at the top of the page, you'll see that I've already archived once before. Maybe I will again someday. Who knows, maybe even soon. There are a lot of other projects I'm working on, however, that require more of my attention right now (like the long-overdue upgrade). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:53, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Master Chief's name ==

Hey, dot com. How did you know Master Chief's real name was Ryan? That is his real name. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:03, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:Well, Brendan, you'd be surprised what information is out there if you know where to dig. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:22, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::You mean on my talk page's history? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:28, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, there's that, but he created [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Log?user=!!!!_Ryan_ON_WHEELS! this account] as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, how'd you know my name? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Like you said. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:46, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::But you knew my name before I said On my talk page's history. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::That's true. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

== Upgrade to 1.6 at the fanstuff wiki ==
Hey, awesome job, you and Tom really work harder than most people notice. The log in page is the best part, though. however, do you think you'll be able to add the poopsmith border again? I'm just wondering if 1.6 can't do that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:54, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
:I love the RSS upgrade....But one question: Why did you upgrade the HRFWiki before the HRWiki? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 02:18, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
::We try to shake down any problems we're going to encounter there before we apply the upgrade here. Not all fanstuffers are happy with this arrangement, but it's the best we've got, as it allows us to identify problems using a database that already has an enormous amount of content. If it's any consolation to them, we did spend an extensive amout of time testing the new features before we committed them to the live wiki. As for the Poopsmith, I don't know when or whether we'll be seeing him again soon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:25, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

==Unblock==
Please unblocking 82.42.237.114 on a provisional basis. the vandals
are gone! [[User:Go-glow|Go-glow]] 13:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
:Forget it. I have records of at least a dozen vandal accounts from that address over the last six months, and the content of the vandalism is worse than most. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:34, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

== Hi ==

I was just lookin around on the wiki this morning and decided that I'd leave a brief hello message for you. 

Hi, It's Dot Com. 
I haven't really talked with you too much, so I felt like leaving you a message. What's up with you in real life lately? Anything cool happening that you'd like to talk about? Any interesting stories or other stuff? Are there any Wiki projects that need serious cleaning up or any pages that need creating? If so, I'd be glad to help with them. I don't really have too much wiki time any mroe, but I have a chance to be on this morning for a little while. I'd be glad to assist with any ongoing projects that are in need of serious help. If you get a chance, please reply on my talk page.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:27, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Could I add you to my friends list? I'd like to recognize you on my userpage for your remarkable work on this wiki over the time you've been here. Thanks for your time.

:Well, sure. You can't have too many friends. To answer your other questions: The Rangers are still doing well, and that makes me happy. I can't think of any projects off the top of my head, but I'm sure there's some good ideas over at [[HRWiki:The Stick]]. I also can't think of any pages that need to be created. I wish they would release the next toon so we can make a page for ''it''. (By the way, I replied here instead of your talk page because it's generally better to keep discussion in one place.) Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty then. ADD'D!!!!!--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 16:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki pages==
What exactly do MediaWiki pages do? I'm confuzzled...— {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:51, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
:See [[Meta:Help:MediaWiki namespace]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

== A troll's IP ==
Hey, Dot com. I found a trolls IP address, and I was wondering what I should do with it.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:06, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you should just hang on to it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:46, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, but he is a pain in the neck. I know him. He has trolled on the fanstuff before. And I just want to be done with him.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:50, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

== Deleting user names ==
Hey Dot com. I heard from some very reliable sources that you guys can delete user names.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:09, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:"Can" is such a big word. Of course I ''can'' delete usernames. I can delete the whole wiki. (Not that I'm going to.) As for whether I ''will'' delete usernames, the answer is no; in general our [[HRWiki:Privacy policy#Removal of user accounts|policy]] is not to do that. Who said otherwise? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:18, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::It just seems like its not a very good idea to keep a username on the list, like NSMC, some inappropriate usernames, Willy on wheels, etc. Well maybe not NSMC, for historical reasons. And I never said anyone said otherwise.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:23, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, can can also just change there username to something else. I'm not saying that he's going to. He ''might'' but I doubt it. --{{User:the thing/sig}} 14:27, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yes you did. You said, "I heard from some very reliable sources." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, well, I was on the mediawiki channel asking questions.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Yes, it is technically possible, and yes, in certain very unusual circumstances it has been done, but no, we don't do it otherwise. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Really? When was it done? Also, I found out mediawiki 1.7 will be coming out in July.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Great. I'd hate for them to actually use a version for a while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, they told me that its going to look much better than 1.6.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:53, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::In reply to the other question: It was used after NSMC's vandalism was cleaned up. All the individual accounts were deleted and consolidated into [[User:NSMC vandal|one account]]. - {{User:Bub/sig}}

== El Cid... lcid... Are Cid... rcid... ==

Hey! [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Cutepetsrus&diff=next&oldid=338955 What's] "rcid"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:58, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's the "Recent Changes ID". Each entry in the [[Meta:Recentchanges table|`recentchanges` table]] has a unique ID, which shows up in the URL when you click "diff" from [[Special:Recentchanges]] on an edit that hasn't been patrolled. The "rcid" part tells the system to display the "park as patrolled" link as you view the diff (even if the edit has [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=710&diff=338906&oldid=338904&rcid=287736 already been patrolled]), and so it's not necessary to be included in a link on a talk page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

== Rangers ==
Hey just in case you didn't get my memo, I am going to a rangers game on wednesday. I know your most likely going to erase this, but just so you know.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:37, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:That's cool. I am thinking about going on Tuesday for the Fourth and the fireworks, but I'll have to see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::I would figure thats when its going to be the most crowded.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:17, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::And I just got back. They won! Back to back homeruns. It was cool. Hey were you there? Or were you there at the July 4th game?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
::::No, I didn't get to go to that one. (That's too bad, 'cause I love patriotic-themed fireworks.) Glad your game was good, and hey, they're tied for first right now! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:30, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

== Bad wording... ==
Hey Dot com. I was wondering about your accually typing the word (A good way of saying it) whatsit on a page. I know you already know this, but there are little kids on here. Can you reword it, please?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:No, I'm not going to reword it. There is a difference between ''using'' a word and referring to a word ''as a word''. Assuming that the user doesn't already know what his name means, then there would be no way to explain to him what the problem is without resorting to pedantic euphemism or a click-through, both of which are unnecessary given that (1) we should be mature enough to calmly discuss any subject, (2) the whole name itself is already as offensive as or more offensive than its components, and (3) the likelihood that a random user will find that page is close to zero. If it makes you feel better, I'll put a language warning there. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, I was just making sure that everything is G or Pg rated here.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:19, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

== Marshie Face ==
[[Image:foodfaces.png|thumb|Both a little creepy]]
Okay, you win. I hadn't compared them side-by-side and was going solely by memory. They DO, after all, have a similar artistic style, even though I can now see that I was wrong in thinking they were the same. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:09, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:Cool. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

== Subst signatures ==

Hi, this is CapitalQ from TMBW.net. We just upgraded to MW 1.6 yesterday (only to see 1.7 stable released today, but that's another story), and after seeing that templates in signatures automatically turn into substrings, ACupOfCoffee pointed us [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki talk:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.6#Substituted Signatures of Death|here]], where you state "I have created a new variable that allows me to disable this so-called feature, which I now have done." If you could tell me exactly how you went about doing that, I'd be very greatful. Thanks. :) -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 02:47, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. I have replied on [[TMBW:User talk:CapitalQ#Subst'd sigs|your talk page]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:55, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks, all set up! You rock. -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 12:09, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== Homsar's Speech ==

DaAaaAAaaAaahhh! Hi, It's dot cayommm! It's KieferSkuunnk! I just wanted to thank you for the <s>flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital</s> help on my Homsar's Speech project! We're almost done now, but I still can't feel my leeeggs. Okay, bye-dee-bye! {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:Nowowowow, this is the thrill of a lifetime. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== /wiki/ redirect ==

I asked Interruptor Jones about this, and he told me to tell you, so... I think /wiki/ should redirect to /index.php/ because whenever I want to look something up in HRWiki by typing in the URL, I invariably end up typing "/wiki/" and getting the ol' 404. I'd just add <tt>Redirect permanent /wiki/ http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/</tt> somewhere in the .htaccess file, and it should work automatically. I think it'd be even better to do it the other way around and make "/wiki/" the canonical form and have index.php redirect to that instead, but not having used the MediaWiki software, I don't know the exact configuration options. Oh... and ever thought about moving some of the stuff on this huge talk page to an archive page? ;) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 16:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:Isn't typing the URL out a bit cumbersome? Why not create a [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html smart-keyword] instead? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:20, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

::It's the way I've always done it, and it doesn't feel so cumbersome after having done it a million times with Wikipedia. Other people might not be aware of smart keywords (I wasn't until just now). Besides, what's the harm in setting up a redirect? :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 21:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:::I'm not inclined to hack the wiki to aid one person's "way of always doing it". There are easier client-side options for what I percieve to be a client-side issue. Sorry. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

::::But is it just one person's way of always doing it, or are other people doing it, too? And I still don't see the harm in just adding a line to .htaccess; you wouldn't even have to restart the server or anything. - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 03:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::It's not that your request isn't easy to fulfill. I presented you with an alternative that would actually be quicker than if I made the change and you typed the entire URL. I don't see this as a problem with the wiki, I see it as an issue that is unique to a single user's behavior. Though I have to admit, I still might consider changing the <tt>index.php</tt> in the URL to <tt>wiki</tt> (making <tt>wiki</tt> the canonical form), but I'd want to go over the consequences of such a change with others first. (Note that this was [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 2#Mod rewrite to remove index.php from URLs|discussed once before]].) -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm unindenting so this doesn't get too wide... anyway, we still haven't even established that I'm the only one who types /wiki/ -- do you have error log statistics to back it up, maybe? I also think the redirect would be a good idea because it would be more consistent with other wikis (I believe most of the most popular MediaWiki sites use /wiki/); inconsistency is why I make this error in the first place. I could make further arguments, for example, that the URL is part of the user interface of a website, and any user interface should anticipate user error. (It's not uncommon for a text-based program to understand both "exit" and "quit", for example.) I could make an analogy with "typo redirects" on wikis. I know, it sounds silly to back up such a little thing like this with so much, but it just feels like a redirect is the Right Thing. (I guess becoming a webmaster is having this effect on me.) Well, I don't suppose there's any more I can say on this subject, so do what you're gonna do. :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 20:20, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== PHP upgrade ==

[[Special:Version]] still says that we're running PHP 4.4.2. Upgrade to PHP 5 unsccessful? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:Delayed. Turns out we need to upgrade [[Wikipedia:Red Hat Enterprise Linux|RHEL]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:Apache HTTP Server|Apache]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:PHP|PHP]] so that we can upgrade [[MW:|MediaWiki]]. We're going to try again over the weekend. (We ''did'' upgrade from 4.3.x to 4.4.2, for any of you keeping score at home.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
::Upgrading RHEL and Apache might not be necessary after all. We should have the CAPTCHA problem (which is really a missing libraries problem) fixed with the upgrade as well, which according to my information should be any time now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Special:Countedits ==
Could you please install the Count Edits extension on the Fanstuff? Many combolations, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:That function is a server-intensive function (which is why it's restricted to sysops on this wiki). Perhaps you could elaborate on why you need it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Honestly, we don't. I was simply interested (in counting edits). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I am looking for documentation and an implementation of Special:CountEdits. If you can help, please contact me at the e-mail address here: http://en.csharp-online.net/index.php?title=User:WikiSysop.

Thanks for your help. --- Editor C# Online.NET

== Ni hao! ==

Hey, Dot com, just wanted to say hello from China! Hope all's going well for you. Things have been crazy in China (in an awesome way), but I can't imagine I'll get much time to tell all you guys until I return to the USA... anyway, just wanted to give you a long-distance greeting. Zaijian! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:47, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:China man that's gotta be fun! Some day I hope to visit China. Just won't be any time soon. I do plan to go to Kansas City Missouri for a few days this summer! Hi Dot com! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:09, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
::Hey juys! Looking forward to your return! (Although, Heimstern, it's kinda like you never left. What an increasingly small world we live in.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I think I'm in a bit of an abnormal situation here, to be honest. I'm in about the nicest hotel in Shuangliu county and stuff like that. So in some ways, I have a lot of the conveniences of home. A lot of places in China aren't like that, or so I hear. But then again, China is growing like crazy in terms of technology and modernization. It seems like ''everyone'' here has a cell phone. Like, ''more'' oft than in the USA. I don't have time to say much more now, though. We'll talk more when I return. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:30, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Olsen Twin'd!! ==

How did you know that the pictures in Teen Girl Squad 11 came from that M magazine? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 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.  — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:29, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Nice. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:52, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


== Old main page style ==

Don't get me wrong, I love the new style, but there are still people complaining (well, on the forum). Is there a way to put that old style as one of the skins in the preferences? If it's too much work, it's fine with me, I like this style better, but some people don't. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}
:We're not going to create and maintain another skin just for that old style. There are instructions out there somewhere on customizing one's personal CSS to make the main page like the old style. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
::That works. I'll just tell people that. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}

== Quick reference guide ==
Ok, this has been bothering me for a while, why on the [[Template:stuffinstructions|STUFF instructions]] page is the words quick reference guide, in red?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:43, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:It's not red; it's kind of a goldish color. It's a different color so that it will stand out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::Really? It really looks bold red. Not even close to a goldish <s>colour</s>color. Weird.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it is a '''reddish-gold color,''' but not '''as red as a broken link.''' — '''[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]''' 03:32, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

== Guitar riff from "Personal favorites" ==

I noticed that the QotW page lacks the sound file for the "Wicked Guitar Solo". I have a copy of that file lurking here, though the file upload page seems to want images, so I figured I'd better not chance it. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

--Ian.

:Hi there Ian. Please email the file to [mailto:tom@hrwiki.org tom@hrwiki.org]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:38, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

== No fan of zeugma? ==

Aw, I loved [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Pi&curid=26404&diff=353018&oldid=353017&rcid=302440 that line]... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:33, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:I am a fan of zeugma, but not when it seems unintentional. My personal fave: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana" (Groucho Marx). Close runner-up: "You held your breath and the door for me" (Alanis Morissette). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

::Or the classic "If we do not hang together, we shall certainly hang separately." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:40, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

== 1 Username ==
Ok, I was looking through the system messages when one of them caught my eye, it said: "Sorry, you have already created $1 accounts. You can't make any more." is it possible to make the number a 1. So that there can't be anymore sockpuppets or something like that.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 05:41, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:Ok, I know that there is an option that will let you set the amount of accounts in one day, so why not have you and/or Tom turn on the option everyday?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:57, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::Because this isn't that important to me personally. If you think this is something the entire wiki should consider, then you should bring it up in Da Basement. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:16, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you from Super Martyo Brother ==

I'd like to thank you for: 
*Changing my username
*Putting up with my noobish comments on talk pages
*and for just being so awesome!
You really do deserve a pizza trophy! --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 05:12, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome, SMB! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:59, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

==Help, please?==

Sorry if I'm bothering you, but I'd like to patrol recent changes, and there's no one else to really ask. What do the red "!"s and "N"s mean? Sorry if I'm bothering you. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 20:55, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: "!" means the page has not yet been marked as patrolled. "N" means that the page was created with the edit in question (and, thus, there will be no "diff" available for that edit.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::Oh! Now I understand. Thanks. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 21:15, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you! ==
I wouldn't have lasted a week. Even though yes I am not on as much anymore because of band and whatnot, but still.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:No problem, just see that it doesn't happen again. If it does, I won't be able (which is to say, willing) to unblock the IP so quickly. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I was about to say, "wait your an admin!". I get it, don't worry he won't be getting on the wiki anymore. I locked the internet with a very special password, that even with your "great" detective like skills couldn't get. Unless of coarse you have 20 life times tucked away with you..... anyways, thanks again. And I do mean again. --{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I guess he won't be a problem for you guys anymore.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 21:41, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== 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?

Guess what: i recently had a maths and science test, and i got GOOD scores. 100% for science, and 107% for maths.

ps: i need to ask you something, you remember the time i asked you why you don't like the later seasons of simpsons, well on your userpage, it also says you don't like the later seasons of family guy either, whats the reason? Can i say , to me sometimes the ''recent'' episodes aren't the same as before. some of them use the same joke as before eg: marge and homer repeatetl arguing. Marge has changed alot, before she was a likeable character, now she seems.... different, do you get me?

Final note: What would be your favourite quotes of the simpsons, from the top of my head it's:

"And i say, a monkey ''can'' mown our lawn". Homer of the distance.
"I fell 8000 feet onto a pile of jagged rocks". Abe Simpson.
"(Austrian accent)Good-moring and welcome to advanced physics,1-0-1, i see alot of new faces, but as the old saying goes: "Out with the old, in with the Nuclues".(everyone laughs except homer). "Now let me just- whoops(drops notes). Homer stars laughing hard:"aha aha hah haha, a did you see that jerk, ah ah ah ha hah , AAAAAA he DROPED HE'S NOTES, AAAAAAA HAH HA H AH H aAAAAAAAAAA HA HA H A.

To me, this is one of my favourite episodes, mostly becasue i can make jokes to my brother about him being in University himself: "Have you spoken with your Austrian professor yet", and "Have you found your secret "Dungeons and Dragons lairr, thats has Nerds secretly studing and playing with characters at level 40" etc.

talk atch you later (sp)
[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

i forget to ask you so so, something serious: How do you make those things on wiki that link to other websiter, like insted of having this website in full writing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nf1VMk0o4Iw, you shorten it into a small thing, how's it done?

ps: at this video on youtube, go to the time 09:26, this is where the joke is where homer is laughing.

==Text could not be found==

On the [[Strong Badman]] page I got an error that says that the text could not be found, and I should report it to an administrator. Do you think it has anything to do with the recent maintnance? - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 00:12, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
:That page seems to be working fine to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:15, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
::If that happens again, you can fix it by purging the page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:47, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Question ==
Hey, IDC. I was wondering if you could let me know how you "hard-coded" the header for [[HRWiki:Sandbox]] to appear from [[MediaWiki:Sandbox]] all invisible-like. I just noticed it and I thought it was pretty nifty. --'''[[User:porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:porplemontage|talk]]'') 02:24, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
:I inserted some hooks into Article.php and wrote a hook function that draws on these [[Mediawiki:Sandbox|two]] [[Mediawiki:Introduction|pages]]. The procedure might change when we upgrade to 1.8. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:06, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
::Could you show me the code you used? --'''[[User:Porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:Porplemontage|talk]]'') 05:07, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

== Permanent Edit Removal ==
I remember how the last time the Fanstuff got attacked by a troll who placed highly unappropriate images on pages, you permanently deleted those versions of the pages from the database. You may want to do that again with edits by the troll [[HRFWiki:Special:Contributions/NKSCF|NKSCF]]. Most of the pages he put images on were deleted (not sure if you still want to delete them from the database), but there's one on Y2K's [[HRFWiki:User:Y2K|userpage]] that still remains. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:52, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
:You could just delete the page, and then restore all the edits except that one... it would still be in [[Special:Undelete]], but you don't need admin powers to do it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:59, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

== Update Icons ==

It's dot com, I noticed a bit of some messy whitespace on the edges of two of the Main Page update icons ([[Image:update-cs.png]] and [[Image:update-ps.png]]). They look fine when they're situated at the top of the Main Page, where the gradient is lighter, but as you add more saturation to the background, the white edges really start to come through. Take a look toward the bottom of the [[Main Page]] to see what I mean. Anyways, I went ahead and tried to clean them up for you a bit, but unfortunately I was unable to upload new versions, since they're both set as protected pages. (As an aside: why are they set as protected pages in the first place?) The versions I made might look rougher on a purely white backdrop, but I think they blend pretty nicely on the gradient background on the main page, comparatively speaking. So here they are, use them if you like:
* http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8674/updatepsqm5.png
* http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7750/updatecsej0.png
--{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 00:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
:The problem with the images you made is that they use an 8-bit transparency, which is currently not recognized by Internet Explorer. Enough of our readership still uses IE that we have to go with the older 1-bit transparency. Thanks for trying, though! The images are protected because they are on the main page, and otherwise it would very easy for someone to upload something very objectionable in their place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes and Homsar Quotes ==

Hi there its dot com!! Loafing redirected my problem to you. I made a Homsar random quote userbox (see my User Page - first on the userbox list) and was trying to add it to the Userbox page for the benefit of the Wiki. So everyone could see it and enjoy the bounty of it's... well whatever it is the same as I do. So I go to the Userbox page and try to add it in. Problem. It won't add into the <userboxsample> tag because of the homsarquote template. Of course, it works OUTSIDE of the tag, so it works on my page and everywhere else. I just can't make it display in the table on that page. Any way that can be fixed? Thanks a ton. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 08:43, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Yes. The braces around the homsarquote template have to be escaped inside the userboxsamples tags. View [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Userbox&diff=377189&oldid=376519 this edit] to see the method and the result. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::: Hey thanks. I thought the random homsar box would be a good idea. Heh, I like the change to "Words of wisdom" better than just Homsar Quote. Good call. lol.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 00:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== ParserFunctions ==

A little late on this, but I just noticed: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User%3AQermaq%2FWords_said_or_seen_once&diff=374614&oldid=374198 good work], and thanks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:No prob, Bob. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Happy X0th birthday, Dot com! ==

Happy birthday, to my twin sysop brother and world's youngest man! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:38, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
: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!" Eat a cake, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:52, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::Herzliche Glückswünschen zum Geburtstag! Have a great day, and may you never get the black lung. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Happy thirtieth email, Dot com! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Happy birthday, Dot com. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:51, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tanjyobi Omedeto, Dot com-san. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Wow... that's just a little bit less... than 32... I learned that in school! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Welcome to deadness. You'll see, it's not so bad after all ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yom huledet shloshim same'akh! It's dot old... Just kiddin'. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:13, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Happy B Day Dot Com. May you eat some cake :) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 23:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Oh, I missed your birthday, happy late birthday. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Dude, how did I miss this? Happy birthday....late... late birthday.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 23:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Happy birthday, Ben. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 01:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I'm also a little late in saying this, but happy birthday, Dot com. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 02:32, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Spits out coffee* Dot com's name is Ben??! Which is said in the first line of a page that I've read but I still didn't know??!?! {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Happy hundredth birthday, Strong Bad! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:27, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Hey, I didn't know it was your Bday... Happy uh... Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:30, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::Oh. I missed it. Still. Hope you HAD a happy Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:31, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::Wow, you and my sister have almost the same birthday. Difference of one day. ;) {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 05:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::::Ah, I missed it. Happy REALLY late birthday. [[User:Powered by The Kate|Powered by The Kate]]

== Error ==

Look at [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] - at this moment, it offers:

<blockquote>The database did not find the text of a page that it should have found, named "The House That Gave Sucky Treats". 
This is usually caused by following an outdated diff or history link to a page that has been deleted. 
If this is not the case, you may have found a bug in the software. Please report this to an administrator, making note of the URL.</blockquote>

This is abnormal, no? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:02, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
:I just purged it. Looks normal now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:05, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

== poll ==

Sorry it the poll is not quite what you were looking for. Let me know if I can help in any way. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Sure thing. As Loafing just pointed out, it's still early for a poll. I feel that there are more ideas and discussion to be had first. Also, I don't think we need to have all 21 or whatever the number is now be included in the eventual poll. Just the best finalists. By the way, I do agree that we need to start organizing the page, and possibly start a new page at, oh, say, [[HRWiki:Logo redesign 2006]] or something. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::If we are still that early I might make a few of my own then. I usually say that and get busy with the family but for something like this I might just carve out some weekend time. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:::also you might want to put a note after Lapper's comments so that others don't take their cue from him like I did. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:47, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Sticklyman = Poopsmith 20X6? ==

You mentioned in one of your edit summaries that you would divulge any evidence that Sticklyman is the Poopsmith's 20X6 counterpart, but I can't find your answer. Does the commentary of "Under Construction" shed any light on the subject? [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 20:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Alas, it does ''not'' seem like Sticklyman and the Poopsmith are related in any way. They mentioned a couple of other generic references (under-construction icons in general; fighting stick-men in animé), but no mention of everyone's second-favorite guy (he's No. 2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::That sucks. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 21:12, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Tampo ==

Can you please unblock [[User:Tampo|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. {{User:The thing/sig}} 00:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

:Tampo {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=Tampo isn't blocked}} and {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Tampo never was blocked}}. Why are you making such an odd request on behalf of a user that left on his own volition and hasn't been around in months? If he wanted to edit, he could quite literally just edit. Are you acting as his proxy by his request or is this your own doing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
::His IP address is blocked, at least that's what he told me. He can't edit. {{User:The thing/sig}} 15:41, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:::{{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=24.77.42.48 Oh yeah.}} We'll think about it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
::::Dot com can feel free to revert this if he wants, but let me mention this - in real life, sometimes you run out of chances. You show up to work late too many times, eventually you are not going to be welcome there, and no amount of pleading will help. When you hurt a friend enough times, it can happen that they will no longer be your friend, despite any of your attempts to make up for it. I think if a person violates a wiki's way of doing business often enough and persistently enough, it's not unfair to say "Sorry, you aren't welcome here" at some point. I'll leave it to others to determine whether Tampo's abuses of the wiki were "too much", but honestly, if the decision were left to me and me alone, there's be no way someone with an established history of abuse would be allowed back in. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
The thing, after reading [[wikipedia:User talk:Danny Fenton#Tampo|this discussion]], it appears that a) this is more your idea than Tampo's and b) that he did not at all say that he's sorry. Please do not contact vandals with the aim of bringing them back to the wiki and then lie to us about what they said.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:08, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:Hold on... he's not blocked from fanstuff!?!?!?!?!? {{User:The thing/sig}} 18:20, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
::So what? This is the knowledge base. Please stop posting on my page about this. I have said we will think about it and at present that is all we are planning to do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

==Inactive on Forum==
You're an admin here and on the forum, right? Well, I registered to the Forum a long time ago, and I've been inactive all this time cause I didn't know what it meant, and I deleted the confirmation email. Now that I finnaly know (thanks to Joshua on the Fanstuff), can you please do something about my inactive-ness on the Forum? I'd really like to be there, where it's really active on topics. {{User:Spyrox6/sig}}
:I went ahead and marked your account as active. Enjoy. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:15, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

== Knowledge Base - Fanstuff Redirects ==
Correct me if I'm wrong, but <s>are you asking for a challenge</s> I believe there's a column in the `interwiki` table named `iw_local` that allows redirects between local wikis. Could this be enabled for the Knowledge Base on the Fanstuff and vice versa? There are currently 18 such redirects currently on the Fanstuff and 3 on the Knowledge Base. It was prolly be more convenient if this was enabled. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:37, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
:You are correct; that does work. I will have to discuss whether we want to enable it. Some might appreciate the click-through as notice that they were leaving the knowledge base. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:19, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

::We've enabled this kind of redirect from Fanstuff to the Knowledge Base on a provisional basis. Let us know how it works. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

== do we see the similarities? ==

[[Image:Internetdotcom.PNG]] 
Your It's dot com, it's Internet dot com...you talked to Karen just last week...you think she put in a good word for you? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:54, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

==Sorry==
Note to self: "Keep your mouth closed more often Ilko." Sorry that I seem to be defeating myself (and the process to some extent) in the logo discussion. I keep telling myself to just sit back and be quiet and not keep reacting to things, but so far have been far too reactionary. Just wanted to appologize for being too. . .well too whatever you want to call it. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 00:42, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

== Move Page Modification ==
I was thinking that it would be convenient to have an option for sysops (and other people with the 'delete' permission) to have a checkbox when moving a page that would delete the redirect automatically without having to do it manually. So, I went and made some code changes to SpecialMovepage.php, and I have what I think is a working implementation of my idea.

All the technicalities out of the way, I'm asking if you could put this onto the Fanstuff. It would be of great convenience when reverting the page move trolls which are all too frequent now-a-days, and when fixing things such as Text Adventures subpages, which are a large problem. The code for 1.8.2 is [http://simpedia.5gigs.com/files/SpecialMovepage.txt here], and the system messages required are [http://simpedia.5gigs.com/files/RedirectDeletionMessages.xml here].

Could you please think about this and let me know? Thanks a plenty, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 16:04, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

:I believe there already is that function. I've done it a couple times this week. You have to press the move page button, and then another page will come up with the Delete & Move option. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:08, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

::That's a similar function - it deletes the page you're moving to, rather than the redirect it leaves. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:59, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

== A History - logo ==

Hey It's dot com, for {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:A_History&diff=next&oldid=395453 this edit}}, was this discussed on the wiki on IRC? Either way, I think it would be good nugget of history if we knew when the discussions began in their most primative forms. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:02, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

== duplicate accounts ==

Hey. I noticed that the user account [[Special:Contributions/Rico crazy?|Rico crazy?]] was created on 12/20/06 and [[Special:Contributions/Rico*crazy?|Rico*crazy?]] was creadted on 12/21/06. Is this the same person? If so, where do we state that people can only have one account? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:55, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
: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. It seems to me (without actually looking anything up) that accounts like those don't tend to have many contribs, so it's not worth bothering over. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:51, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

== And A Merry Decemberween to You As Well ==

'''It's''', it's good to hear from you. Wishing you and your fine group of admins the best and continuing success at running my favorite Homestar Runner resource. ''Huttah!'' — {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 00:15, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

== Transclusion templates ==

Hi Dot com,

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. A generic template wouldn't do that. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:14, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yes it will. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::'''EDC:''' Ohhh! nevermind I see it now! oops! Hey what about the {{tl|subtitlesLinks}} template, it doesn't seem to work. I was too slow to get to you first ;) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:17, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::Oh i see the language template, sneaky! I'm slow. And tired. Thanks for the fix! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:19, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
:::[edit conflict] The {{t|subtitlesLinks}} template (which could probaby use some non-transcluded documentation) adds links to the subtitles pages over underneath the external links (below the toolbox and search box) on the left side there. What seems to be the problem? It looks like it's working correctly to me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:22, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks for the info! Although I *just* saw the reply. (I'm rusty, I know.) I [[HRWiki_talk:Subtitles#Adding_Subtitles_section_and_other_Issues|figured out]] what was going on just as Loafing had left me a message. It's all good now! But yeah documentation and some "advertisement" would help. My eyes are trained to pretty much avoid looking at the left column unless there's something there I know I need. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:08, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::I added some documentation. As for the placement of the links, we felt that they should be easily accessible for those who know where to look and yet completely out of the way for those who are simply reading the article. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:11, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::::::Noticed the doc. Looks nice! As for the link placement... Ah! Makes sense! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

== New year? ==

Pushing the season, are we? Not a new year anywhere for at least 4 hours! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:02, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

== Logo redo ==

Hey, If you made the new logo on Flash, may I see the .fla file? Im makning a new logo for the Fanstuff (most likely only used for my monobook), but I cant just get it correct. {{User:X66x66/sig}}
:I didn't use Flash. The logo was made using a raster, rather than a vector, process. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
::Whats a raster? And if it isnt too much to ask, could you make a redone Fanstuff logo?--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 22:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
:::A raster image, also called a [[ahd:61/61/B0286185.html|bitmap]], is an image formed by a grid of pixels (rather than a mathematical formula). JPEGs, GIFs, PNGs, and TIFFs are all examples of raster formats. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:58, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
::::<s>Ooohh did you use Photoshop or one of those art programs and if you dont want to make a redone fanstuff logo, thats ok with me and I'll understand!{{User:X66x66/sig}}</s>
What program did you use?--{{User:X66x66/sig}}20:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
:Photoshop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:47, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
::Then how do you make it animated?--{{User:X66x66/sig}}20:55, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Using two frames in an animated GIF. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:57, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Thanks for the tips! {{User:X66x66/sig}} 20:58, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

== Sorry ==

I'm sorry Dot Com! I'll wait for a concensus. I was just doing what Qermaq suggested. Also, I thought I did address your points on the talk page, but I guess I didn't do a very good job of it. Okay, no more literary present edits! (Sorry again!) {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:50, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:There's really no need to apologize (especially not three times). As I write this, I have the last post in that thread, so I'm not sure where you addressed my points. The addition you made to the project page is not the way we currently write, and therefore we need to get a lot more input (and perhaps hash out the wording) on the talk page before any changes are made to the project page. (On the other hand, if all you want to do is enunciate what we already do, then that can be easily added—but we need to figure out what that is.) All in all, keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:01, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

== HRWiki Forum ==

I've tried to register on the forum two times, under NachoMan and NachoZ, and I never get the account activation email. Is it because I'm using an AOL email address or something else? -- [[User:NachoMan|NachoMan]] 19:59, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
:I don't know what the problem was, but I activated the NachoMan account. Cheers! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks a bunch! -- {{User:NachoMan/sig}} 20:42, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

== <s>My name change</s> ==
<s>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. It's not like I am leaving the wiki... not pulling a rainer... seriously... or whoever else. 
Cheers, 
--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 23:19, 31 January 2007 (UTC)</s>

==An Epic Apology==
*Dear It's dot com, in regards to my stupidity in creating a sockpuppet, I would like to say a few things for myself:
*Even though I lost a bet (an NFL Playoff bet), I still could've chosen not to be dishonest and jeopardized the Wiki. Sockpuppetry is a very treason-esque thing to do to a community, and I am truly sorry and embarrassed that I partook in such a sort of action. My reputation and my judgment from others is now set back to 0, and I must start over. I never should of started a fake account.
*Well, on the other hand, during my block, it was literally ''killing'' me, seeing all of the unwelcomed visitors, flash artifacts to be reverted, and the act of helping confused users... it all made me go crazy.
*I, also, starting now, will not edit namespace unless needed. I noticed on my contribs that is is getting monotonous that I am adding to my "edits" every twenty minutes or so. I'm just gonna leave it all alone. Who cares how much edits I have? Anyway, yes, I am going to edit articles for the majority from now on.
*I gravely hope you accept this apology, and I am now looking forward to a problem-free era here.

Sincerely,

{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

P.S. Did you receive my email?

:I'm not Dot Com, but I certainly forgive you for giving in to a stupid bet. Everybody makes mistakes and you don't have to kill yourself about just one, so you learned a valuable lesson from this experience and that is that sockpuppets are a very bad thing. I'd still like to see you around the wiki as much as I have before this ordeal and I hope you'll do just that. Regards, -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:51, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, yes. I plan to have a future here. I'll still be around often, but I'm not going to edit userspace often. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 19:03, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:::That's good. I only edit my userpage when information on it becomes outdated, so you might try that. I hope Dot Com shows up to see your apology relatively soon. I'm sure he'll forgive you as well. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 19:14, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Yeah, he's a nice guy. And smart. Definitely smart. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 19:19, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::I hope you can make good on your promise to stay out of the user space. I wish you well with that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

== Notice on [[Subtitles:sbemail/en]] ==

Your notice, though it would be useful, made the subtitles not work. I moved it to the talk page. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 15:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:It looks like it wasn't the note itself, but rather the comment under it, that was causing the trouble. Can you confirm? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::The subtitles viewers strip templates and <nowiki><pre></nowiki> tags from subtitles scripts. Everything else remains, and if something is left outside the <nowiki><xml></nowiki> element, the viewers won't be able to parse the script. It works now.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:32, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
:::A comment can go anywhere after the <code><?xml ?></code> line – it can be outside the <code><transcript></code> tags without any problems, but it is important that the <code><?xml ?></code> line is the first thing on the page after <code><pre></code> tags and templates are removed, or the parser will fail. Incidentally, the box at the top doesn't ''have'' to be a separate template in order to be stripped out... <code><nowiki><noinclude></noinclude></nowiki></code> also works. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:27, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, a template was where I was headed anyway, since it should also be used on the corresponding pages once the page gets translated. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:21, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

== Trendy Totebag's Nintendo Thing ==

Does that count as a guestbook? Sorry for signing it; I really didn't know. Also, you probably should've asked him before you deleted a whole section on his userpage. Even though it probably needs to go, he needs to delete it himself. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 03:43, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:Yes, it counts as a corollary to a guestbook. Just so you know, I did exactly what I should have done. According to our [[HRWiki:User space#Ownership and editing of pages in the user space|user space policy]], users, especially administrators, can edit another's user page "to bring it in line with policy," which is what I was doing. It is true that in most cases, a talk page note is preferred; however, the user in question is no longer active, and the mere fact that you signed the list showed that it needed to be removed. Talk atcha later. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::I'm sorry. If I see anymore guestbooks, I'll report them at Da Basement or something. I assume only admins/sysops are allowed to delete guestbooks, so I won't delete them myself. Anyways, see you later! -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 21:50, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

== Tsk, tsk, Dot com... ==

Hey Dot com, just wanted to let you know that your [[User:It's dot com/welcome|welcome template]] is not XHTML 1.0 Transitional {{pl|l=http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrwiki.org%2Findex.php%2FUser%3AIt%2527s_dot_com%2Fwelcome&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&verbose=1 compliant}}. I found out while validating {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk%3AStux&diff=429512&oldid=429508 my own page}} (that was the only correct way for me to fix it). Oh BTW, you might want to consider re-archiving {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/User_talk:It%27s_dot_com#Trogdor.21 your talk page}}! ;) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:26, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
:I'll get ''right'' on that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:58, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

== Profound Fanstuff Contributions ==
Hello Dot com. I just wanted to say that you did the best Poopsmith impression ever [[HRFWiki:Character Impressions#The Poopsmith Impressions|here]]! Oh, man. I never laughed so hard! Good day, and keep kickin' sockpuppet butt! ;-) --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 21:16, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks! For those who wonder, I really did record it myself. I even got it on the first take! (My impression of Pom Pom, which is also on that page, took several takes to get right.) Talk atcha later. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:02, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah I saw that. Keep on tranglin. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:23, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

==Redirects A-Plenty==
Hey Dot com, out of curiosity what are [[User:It's dot com/redirects|these]] [[User talk:It's dot com/redirects|pages]] for? If you're keeping track of all redirects, wouldn't a script do that? (Or doesn't Media Wiki already?) Also, unless it gets rv'd here's {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=SBLOUNSKCHED%21_Jingle&curid=32839&diff=430323&oldid=429198&rcid=382058 another one}} for ya (I dunno if you want anyone else to edit any of those pages). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:24, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
:It's some research I'm doing for a linking project I'm working on, which will be rolled out with the next upgrade. It's for a special class of redirects, not all of them. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:41, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

== Look! The Doc Agees With Me ==

You don't understand t5hat article, do you!!!!!!!!! It has all the features it should have!!!!! Very Angry, {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} P.S. Your off my cool peeps list.
:Dear Sam. When someone nominates an article for deletion, and the article describes something very small within the entire Homestar Runner body of work, then we have a discussion about whether to keep it. You, as the creator of the article, should not remove the TBD notice until some time has passed and several people have had a chance to weigh in. The fact that one other user agrees with you does not mean that there is a consensus for the article to stay. I personally don't have a strong opinion either way; I'm just trying to make sure we follow the correct procedure. Let me caution you against editing the wiki while you are angry, by the way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:04, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Main Page Redirection ==

Hello Mr. Its dot com[[Names_ending_in_-erson|erson]] If you don't know, I'm a new member here. I was wondering how to edit the main page of the wiki and make redirect pages. Both of them I've tried to do but couldnt figure out. I thoght you could tell me. -[[User:Homestar-winner|Homestar-winner]]
:Hello, Mr. Homestar-winner. Several things on the main page are locked to help prevent vandalism, but there are a couple of sections you can edit, most notably the [[Template:whatsnew|whatsnew]] page. ... Redirects are pages that have text in the following form at the top: "<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[page to redirect to]]</nowiki></code>", and are otherwise blank. See [[Meta:Help:Redirect]]. Cheers! Incidentally, 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]] 14:31, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks man, but I had gotten that far before (with the redirect page I mean). How do you automaticly make the page redirect such as with [[sbemail 1]] instead of the redirect page i tried to do: [[User:Homestar-Winner]]? [[User:Homestar-winner|Homestar-winner]] 16:46, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
:::The problem is that you had a space between the number sign and the word "REDIRECT". Incidentally, that redirect is unnecessary. I will be deleting it soon. If you would rather that your second name begin with a capital letter, say so [[HRWiki:Changing username|here]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:00, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Ok, I don't mind you deleting it. I was just trying it out. My name is fine like it is. [[User:Homestar-winner|Homestar-winner]] 17:04, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

== Plan G ==

If you don't want me to delete [[Email Intros]], please comment on [[Talk:Email Intros#Organize into a transcript|my suggestion]] on how to revise it. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 20:03, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
:There is no reason to delete or merge that article; it describes a specific, separate feature. On the other hand, if you can make it into a better article, then by all means do so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:15, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

== April fools ==

who was in charge of the main page and image code thing? Is there any other April fools stuff I missed? You should check out what I did. It took me almost all day yesterday.[[User:Homestar-winner]] 09:39, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

== More about sysops again ==

When is the 2007 sysop's nomination? And how can I be a sysop? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:See [[User talk:It's dot com/Let's Get Started on Doing All Those Awesome Things I Suggested#How to become a sysop|here]], [[User talk:It's dot com#I want to be a sysop|here]], [[User talk:It's dot com#New sysops|here]], and most importantly [[HRWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin or sysop?|here]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:15, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

== In the future... ==

Hey. In the future please don't edit my page even if it's something like that. Ohhhh, but thank you anyways. I've been wanting to ask you a question. Who do you like more, Mark Texaira or Hank Blalock (Yes it's a Rangers question). I'm a big baseball fan too. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:Sam, fixing technical issues on a userpage (including removing deleted images) is permitted and, indeed, is the right thing to do. So please don't give DC grief over it. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:58, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
::Teixeira. Although somebody once gave me a Blalock jersey, and I think he's cool too. I wore the jersey to Yankee Stadium last year the night the Rangers beat the Yankees in the opening game of their series there. Oh, and, in the future, please read [[:Category:HRWiki Policy|all of these]] (especially [[HRWiki:User space#Ownership and editing of pages in the user space|this part]]) before posting here again. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:50, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== MediaWiki 1.9 ==

You and [[User:Tom|Tom]] are doing an excellent jorb administrating, patching, updating, doctoring, and running our version of MediaWiki (and everything that goes along with it). Thank you so much for your hard work. ^_^{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:52, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
:Hey, thanks for saying that! And you're welcome. It really is my pleasure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:03, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
::It's likewise our pleasure to have someone as diligent and thorough as you running this process. You do so much to keep our wiki running both in technical sense and in a community sense. There's no one I'd rather have doing it. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:29, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Thanks guys. To echo Dot com, it's my pleasure as well. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:39, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

==Something's Fishy...==
Hello Dot Com. I have a question. I am aware that the wiki upgraded to 1.9 and something doesn't seem right. 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. It is funny, because they do not show up on my computer anymore. Is there a reason for this? Thanks. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:31, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
:See his last post in [[HRWiki:Main_Page_Talk_Archive_19#And_what.2C_pray_tell.2C__might_those_be.3F|this thread]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:34, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks Loaf. I haven't been here for a few days, so I kinda miss some conversations, if you know what I mean. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

== Welcoming Committee ==

What are those things that appear now when a new account is made? And does this mean we won't need a welcoming committee anymore? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 21:57, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
:See [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 6#Welcome Messages|this]] and then [[HRWiki:Da Basement#Automatic links for new users|this]]. The welcoming committee is just as important now as ever, perhaps more, since it requires a little more attentiveness and creativity to make a good welcome. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:04, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

== More unblock ==

Hi, dot com. Can you PLEASE unblock me?? I am sorry for vandalizing the wiki, and I promise I wont do it. again. You don't have to, but I'm only asking nicely. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 02:26, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
:You seem to be able to edit the wiki. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:38, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
::That's NOT what I meant. What I meant about unblocking me is unblocking my IP 24.77.42.48. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 22:23, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
:::I know what you meant. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:37, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
::::So,      '''DEAL''' or '''NO DEAL'''?
:::::I really can't stand that show. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:26, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::Sorry, I find that show kind of annoying too because people always say "DEAL or NO DEAL", I hear it every day. But I'm just asking if you can unblock my IP. I'm editing from a cousin's house. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 00:57, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::::I think we've made our position clear in the past. The fact is, we gave you plenty of chances and we're just not ready to give you another one yet. Sorry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:09, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::::And now with your {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:It%27s_dot_com&diff=470748&oldid=423770 continued commitment to vandalism}} (please don't try to deny it; I have the logs to prove it), I doubt if we will ever unblock your IP. I also blocked your username, since it's pretty clear that you have no intention of ever contributing positively here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:23, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

== Sorry about behaving-like-a-jerkism ==

Umm, hey. I didn't mean to be a jerk about [[Talk:Audio Quality|either]] of [[Talk:The Cheat's Privileges|these]]. And don't feel like I'm being predatory or anything, it happens all the time and I always want to give articles and stuff a chance. I know, it sucks to see your brain child get shot down. Maybe we can make it work. Anyway, I didn't mean to be nasty bow dat. {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:31, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

== replacement ==

Hey It's dot com. I was wondering, why did you [[User:It's dot com/replacement|make a subpage]] that is almost identicle to [[replacement]]? And is there any specific reason you chose that email? I'm not telling you to delete it though. I'm just curious. And by the way, I hope what I [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=466482 put in the Sandbox] the other day didn't affend you or anything. I just wanted to make up funny ideas for reasons someone would block someone else, and you're like the most important sysop here to me. Eat a Steak! {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:36, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
:That page is for testing a proposed infobox format, one that didn't quite catch on. Feel free to read its [[User talk:It's dot com/replacement|talk page]] for more information. I'm not sure why I picked [[replacement]] (maybe because the infobox would replace the current format? That's kind of a lame guess, but it's the best I've got). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

== a comment to it's dot com ==

hey it's dot com, you are awesome. that is all i have to say. [[User:74.245.20.195|74.245.20.195]] 04:03, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks, anonny! Every time that I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am. I mean, how awesome I ''aaaaaaaaaaaam...'' Out of curiosity, what prompted you to say so? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
::You are awesome for all you do for the wiki. [[User:74.245.20.195|74.245.20.195]] 22:59, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Now I'm curious, too! Good old Dot com really keeps the inner workings of the wiki going. But most of his awesomeness would not be visible to a "[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=445985 random IP editor]" as you once called yourself ;-) How did you notice? And have you thought about [[HRWiki:Why create an account?|creating an account]]?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:51, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I have been here for awhile, I just haven't thought about creating an account. I just see a lot of good things that It's dot com and some other editors do.

== Order! ==

I've been making a lot of revisions to the [[alternate universe]] article lately (as you've probably noticed, seein' as how you're a recent changes junkie, according to your user page), and I've noticed that the Fun Facts aren't in any apparent order. Maybe my subconscious just made this up to confuse me, but don't they go in order according to the portion of the email they refer to, from first to last? Also, I was wondering about the validity of the "Senor Cardgage's legs" goof (in the same email). I can clearly see his right leg past Keyboard Strong Bad, and I'm pretty sure the only reason his left leg isn't visible is because it's obscured by his glove. Perhaps it's a fixed goof...? {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 03:54, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
:In general, yes, fun facts are supposed to be presented in the order the things they refer to appear in the toon. This is just a guideline, though, so as long as it's kinda close, it doesn't have to be exact. In other words, it's not worth fixing unless it greatly improves the readability of the section. As for your specific comments regarding Senor, I'm not familiar with that. Perhaps try bringing it up on the talk page of the toon. Cheers! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:07, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks. I just thought that while I was asking about the page I'd see what you knew about it. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 04:42, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

== Randomizer ==

This conversation is copied from the IRC channel and edited to remove lines irrelevant to the point i'm bringing up:
<blockquote>
[2007-07-30 02:31:56] <DeFender1031> hmm.. hrwiki's page randomizer seems to be biased... 
[2007-07-30 02:32:15] <Bluebry> DeFender: a conservative or liberal bias? 
[2007-07-30 02:33:41] <DeFender1031> Bluebry, in other words, there are a lot of pages that i've gotten 10 times and there are a lot i've never gotten 
[2007-07-30 02:34:32] <Phlip> DeFender1031: You'd expect there to be a lot of pages you get 10 times, and some you've never gotten... if you get all of them the exactly same number of times, that would be an anomaly 
[2007-07-30 02:35:32] <DeFender1031> Phlip, but it should be close to the statistical mean, shouldn't it? 
[2007-07-30 02:37:26] <Phlip> hmm... it looks like the randomiser can be biased... 
[2007-07-30 02:37:37] <Phlip> to make it run fast 
[2007-07-30 02:38:38] <Phlip> each page has a random number assigned to it in the DB, which is changed every time the page is edited 
[2007-07-30 02:38:56] <Phlip> Special:Random picks a random number, and picks the page that has the closest number assigned to it 
[2007-07-30 02:39:33] <Phlip> so if the random numbers in the table aren't uniform, which they won't be, then the pages that're in the clumps will be chosen less often. 
[2007-07-30 02:40:26] <DeFender1031> well that's just stupid 
[2007-07-30 02:40:38] <Phlip> but it's much faster than any other method 
[2007-07-30 02:40:58] <DeFender1031> each one should have a number from when it's created, from 1 - 17XX and then the randomizer should pick like that 
[2007-07-30 02:41:12] <Phlip> when your site gets as many hits as WP, probably including a lot of bored users pounding the SP:R button, every speed increase helps 
[2007-07-30 02:41:27] <Phlip> DeFender1031: how would you handle page deletions? 
[2007-07-30 02:42:29] <DeFender1031> Phlip, very simple. when a page is deleted the last numbered page takes on that number instead, and the randomizer max goes down by 1 
[2007-07-30 02:45:15] <DeFender1031> Phlip, here's the thing. all pages get numbered. 1-1769 right? and the randomizer max gets set to 1769. then let's say #537 gets deleted, 1769 becomes 537, and the randmax becomes 1768 
[2007-07-30 02:45:28] <Phlip> hmm... that'd work 
[2007-07-30 02:46:14] <DeFender1031> Phlip, yeah it'd work, i've used that method many times in my own programs and it's the fastest method i've seen/tested. 
[2007-07-30 02:46:23] <Phlip> there'll be some extra SELECT MAX()s in various places... but I don't think they'd slow it down too much 
[2007-07-30 02:46:47] <DeFender1031> Phlip, so why this random value ridiculousness? 
</blockquote>
So now I ask you, why this random value ridiculousness? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 02:57, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:MediaWiki is a wonderful tool, but there are some screwy things about it, and it's not always geared toward smaller wikis. Feel free, however, to bring it up with the main MW developers and see if they'll change it. As for our wiki, the expense of hacking it from the default and maintaining it each time we upgrade outweighs the marginal benefit of doing so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:17, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
::Garr! Every time i suggest a useful improvement you shoot me down. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:22, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:::That's an unfair generalization. In this case, however, it's just too trivial an issue to worry with changing it on our wiki only. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:Here's my input. "Dice have no memory." Each roll of the dice is random; therefore, each outcome could be whatever. You could roll twenty 6's in a row. It's improbable, but it's certainly very possible. The question is, then, if changing the way the randomizer works would effect a real change? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
::It's not quite that simple. The way the pages are chosen makes it more likely that—at any one time—certain pages will be favored over others. Suppose we have six pages. Instead of being numbered 1 to 6, each time a page is edited it is assigned a random value between 0 and 1, which are not guaranteed to be uniformly distributed (let's say ours are .01, .40, .67, .68, .69, and .92). Each time a random page is loaded, it selects the lowest value higher than another random value. If it chose .25 as the value, the .40 page would be returned. Under this system, .40 is 39 times more likely than .01 to be returned, and .67 is 27 times more likely than either .68 or .69. On a very large wiki, like Wikipedia, you probably wouldn't notice this. On a smaller wiki, apparently it is noticeable. It's not a perfect system, but it gets the job done well enough not to worry over. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:::It's not "well enough". I sometimes do editing by clicking on random and reading the page to see what i can improve. It is annoying when the same page that i just read comes up 15 times without 75% of the other pages on the wiki coming up once. My system is just as fast and is even more efficient. And for the frequency that the wiki upgrades, i don't think it's that big of a deal. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:21, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
::::No, it does work well enough. I clicked on the random page button repeatedly, and it wasn't until the 49th click that I got a page that I'd seen before. Maybe the glitch happens enough to annoy someone looking for something to edit, but it's fine for someone looking for something to read, which is what the link was designed for. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:43, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::I had the chance to discuss this in depth with Phlip and Dot com, and what I learned is that the only way to make the results more balanced than they are now entails a lot more wear and tear on the server. Unfortunately, the way MW is set up this is the best they can do. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:06, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
::::::We didn't say it was the best we could do. There are ways to make the distribution even that wouldn't adversely affect the server, but doing so would require rewriting the code and maintaining it later. At this time, there's just no need to do something like that, because the function is already doing the basic job it was designed to do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:57, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

== Things to Do? ==

Hi again, Dot Com. I haven't been making many important edits to real pages (meaning not user talk pages) recently and I was wondering: Is there anything on the wiki that you or another sysop needs help with? I will try to help out with anything that I can. Sincerely, {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:33, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
:Well, there's not just a whole lot to do during the baby break. As always, however, you can head over to [[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]] for some ideas. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:43, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

== You are my parson of the week! ==
[[User:Kanjiro#Person of the week|Yep.]] --{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 18:09, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
:Hey, thanks! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

== 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. {{User:Homsar44withpie/sig}} 04:02, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
:I've activated your account. Use it in good health. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:01, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Yay! ==
You won Person of the Day! {{unsigned|Numa Numa|17:26, 24 August 2007 (UTC)}}
:Yay! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:01, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Autopipe/Autodirect ==

Hey, I was wondering if you'd mind sharing the Autopipe / Autodirect extension you wrote. I just started a MediaWiki wiki of my own, and I'd really like to be able to have page titles starting with lower-case letters without causing a bunch of broken links due to capitalization--the Autopipe / Autodirect extension would be perfect. FWIW, I'll mention on the wiki where I got the extension from...

(If you've seen the post on the forums about this...yeah, that was me; that was before I checked the Talk page of the Autopipe/Autodirect page (can't believe I hadn't thought to check that before) and saw that you wrote the extension, so I figured asking about it on your talk page might be more appropriate...) [[User:Alun Clewe|Alun Clewe]] 20:16, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
:Well, it's not an extension so much as a direct hack to quite a few of the core pages. Given that it's all about to change when we upgrade in a few weeks, I'm not sure I'm comfortable releasing it into the wild at this point. I'll let you know if there are any developments, though. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:01, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

::Hm, OK, I can't say I'm not a little disappointed, but I understand. If it ever does get to a point where you're comfortable releasing it, please let me know. Thanks. [[User:Alun Clewe|Alun Clewe]] 21:26, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Where would we have it? ==

Regarding [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&action=edit&section=new this] edit summary, where exactly would we have it? The first page that came to my mind was [[Talk:Swears]], because it has a language warning already, but if you can think of something better, or if you don't think we should have it (the vibe I got from the edit summary is that you agreed we needed to have it, but I'm not a psychology expert), tell me. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 03:45, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
:Patience. We already have something [[HRWiki talk:Swears|in the works]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:51, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

== Nice Jorb on the Stinko Comic Strip Image ==

I really liked your take on it, making it "informational" on how to create one. Very well done, showing off the features. I was thinking about doing that earlier, but I didn't have time. Still, very nice. Shows all the cool things you can do and different backgrounds that can be used.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 05:27, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

==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. I looked all over the Wiki for something to back this up, and the best I could find was [[HRWiki:Da_Basement/Archive_2#Problems]] to cover this issue. Is there a hard fast rule about this situation, or is it a judgement call by the sysops for each toon? Does this need to be documented somewhere? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 04:13, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
:To quote myself from [[Category talk:Pseudocharacters]], I guess it depends on whether each one is more ''pseudo'' or more ''character''. If a pseudocharacter behaves like a character (as, say, [[The Paper]] in [[the paper]]), then it should be listed in the cast just like any other character. Whenever it's just an object (as in almost all the other emails), it should not be in the cast. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Missy's B-day Card cont'd ([[User talk:Invisible Robot Fish#Missy's Card?|from here]]) ==

Hey Dot Com,

{{User:Invisible Robot Fish/sig}} suggested that I talk to a sysop if I want to get together a Birthday card for Missy. Since sysops only have access to TBC's mailing address, I figured I'd talk to you if I wanted to get involved. I just feel like I'm dead weight on the site right now, and really want to do something. {{User:Homestarmy Commando1/sig}} 23:05, 22 October 2007
:Before I talk about this idea specifically, let me suggest that if you're looking for something to do there are a lot of projects (see [[HRWiki:The Stick]]) that are more practical than this. As for a card for Missy (do we even know her birthday?), anything being sent on behalf of the wiki would have to go through an administrator (Joey, Tom, or me), not just a sysop. In other words, someone would have to send it to one of us and we'd then forward it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:14, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
''For more on this subject, see [[HRWiki:Da Basement#Birthday cards for TBC et al.]]''

== Happy birthday, dude ==

祝你生日快乐！ Well, it may be the twenty-fourth in my time zone, but as it's past midnight in yours, I'm going to jump the gun. Happy birthday to a superb administrator and a good friend. Do what you can to have some fun in today's days. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:56, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

:Oho! Happy X1st birthday! I went ahead and buried some of your number one jams in a time capsule, and I've instructed all the groupies to convert your royalties into $X0,000 World Series tickets right behind the Red Sox dugout. They should be arriving right about.... NOW. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:29, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

::Wear a bikini and have a time!{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:12, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

:::Party! Birthday party! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 11:31, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
::::[[The Best Decemberween Ever|Oh birhdayween, oh birthdayween]], you're 6 days before [[Holidays#Halloween (October 31st)|Halloween]]. With [[Special:Ipblocklist|vandals]] running for their lives, [[Strong Bad]] will give you a [[high five]].
::::Oh birhdayween, oh birthdayween, you're 6 days before Halloween. What the [[crap]] am I talking about? It's your birthday, so jump and shout!
::::Oh birhdayween, oh birthdayween, you're 6 days before Halloween. I've got all types of crazy crap, if you want i'll get you ''deep impact''.
::::Oh birhdayween, oh birthdayween, i think i drank too much [[Listerine]]. [[Seriously]]... I can't believe I wrote all that... Well, happy birthday, [[Broternal Order of Different Helmets|supreme overlord]]. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:05, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

:::::There are thirty-one days in the month of October! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:04, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

::::::Mazal-tov, man! I wish you the best and may the zombies have mercy on you. In 2046. On March 31st. At 2:03 pm. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}}

:::::::H.P. B.D.! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 18:30, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Thanks, every person! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

==Collectible Figurines==
I'm kind of curious about your userbox that says "This user owns ''most'' of Set 1 of the Collectible Figurines." Did you lose some? (Also, happy belated birthday). {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 03:20, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
:No, I never had all of them. See [[#Most of it?|this thread]] for more. (And thanks!) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
::Oops. Sorry. Should have probably scanned your talk page first. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 04:24, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Oh, it's no problem. With hundreds of threads to choose from, it's easy to miss. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
::::True. Here's to hoping TBC comes out with "Strong Bad Sings & Other Type Hits 2" so you can get a few more archives. (PS: If they actually do, here's to hoping that there are some [[sloshy]] songs on it). {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 04:58, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

== Turkish subtitles ==

Hello, do you remember me? Or an IP starts with 85? Don't remember? Then, look at subtitles requests and choose Turkish(TR) from the navigation menu? Yeah, I did what you say, and it passed some time, but I was looking continually the page whether a reply comes before you reply. And, that's your answer: I'm Turkish, and so, I can read and write Turkish subtitles. I know English, of course, but not all Turks. (Or some of them are know at least). Anyway, I want Turkish subtitles add to the list, and my goal is that HR cartoons have loved by Turkish kids, adults, and everyone. Is this wrong? Say if it is. Anymore, I already tested a SB Email cartoon. Look if you want. [http://subtitles.hrwiki.org/sbemail167/tr Here comes.] OK, I think it (my reply) is long enough. I talked you and if you want, you talk atcha later, too. Thanx. [[User:Homesturk|Homesturk]] 16:57, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
:Of course I remember you. Glad to see you created an account. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:05, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
::''This message copied to and further reply at [[HRWiki talk:Subtitles#Turkish (TR)]]''
OK, thanks, Dot Com! I'm subtitling the toons (only toon now) from now on. Even I wish to present my first subtitled cartoon to you. P.S:I'm working yet. Click [http://subtitles.hrwiki.org/sbemail167/tr me]! That cartoon also can accessible from the my message, above. [[User:Homesturk|Homes Turk]] 13:50, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
:You're welcome! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:12, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

==Sabotage?==
Hey It's dot com. As you may know, my password got changed recently not by me. Even my Fanstuff account was switched. Is there some way of tracking what IP or username requests password changes? I know I should not assume malice, but... I think someone did this to me on purpose. Thanks, --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 04:16, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
:Unfortunately, that information is not stored in the logs (and even if it were, server logs only last about a day). Sorry. The only way your password could be reset is if someone either knows your old password or if they have direct access to your email account. Hope that helps you narrow down who might have done it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:01, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
::It's alright. Thanks though. I just hope nobody does that again... --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 15:25, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

== Why no delete? ==

Why won't you delete my user and talk page? The reason I want them delete is because I don't want people looking at the history. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 21:25, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
:Preserving the history is the primary reason I don't want to delete your talk page. Why should the history be deleted? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:30, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
::I don't want people to view stuff like [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Trogga&oldid=92076 this] the wrong way. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:08, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
:::So, are you going to do it? Sorry if I'm bothering you, it's just that you haven't responded in two days.--[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 18:48, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
::::No, I'm not planning on deleting them. I still don't see a compelling reason. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:37, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::It's just that I had my user page at Wikipeda deleted. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:32, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

== [[User:No Cash Value]] ==

This is actually [[User:Cow Puncher|Cow Puncher]]. Could you talk to him about creating multiple accounts and spamming, he doesn't seem to listen to me. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 02:08, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
:(God, how long do I have to say this?) I have a chain of losing my password and not entering an email >:@

== modified SWF ==

How do you find out [that the SWF file {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=H%2AR.com_updates_2008&diff=prev&oldid=534542 was modified}} at a particular time]? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 21:51, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
:Various browsers, including Firefox, let you see properties of the current page or file, like the modified date (Tools → Page Info). You could also <code>wget</code> the file using a [[Wikipedia: shell (computing)| shell]] and look at its properties there. Probably lots of other ways too. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:46, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

== Question ==
Hey It's dot com! I'm back. Your Australia bud, back. :P
Anyways, I gots a question...
Why the heck, don't you make an archive of your talk? 245KBS LONG? It nearly freezes my browser! {{User:Pertmywert/sig}} 23:38, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
P.S. If someone has already asked you this in your talk page, I couldn't find it. (Adds to my point)

EDIT: MAN I FEEL STUPID! It's cause I'm Aussie right? Disregard that question. {{User:Pertmywert/sig}} 23:40, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

== You know you've made it ==

[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 15#ArticleViewHeader|when people on Wikipedia want to use a feature you've written]]. Comment over there? [[User:76.238.168.63|76.238.168.63]] 00:01, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

== [[Seriously]] ==

Your most recent edit on [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Seriously&diff=521418&oldid=520869 Seriously] reverted a lot more than just what your edit summary explained. Either you were editing a past version of the page and didn't notice all these changes, or you had a reason for removing all that other info and just didn't put it in your edit summary. In case the second case is true, I didn't do a (partial) revert. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:21, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
:Hmm, I guess I edited the wrong version in the history. It should be correct now. Thanks for pointing that out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:36, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

== 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. And it shows less unique letters than the more common use as it appears on [[name tags]]. Having given no reason for the revert, my immediate assumption is that you did it for selfish reasons. Here is my plea for you to listen to reason and allow the improvement. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 23:05, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
:Yes, I have a vested interest in one version over another, whereas I doubt you do. Since the font shown ''is'' Forte, then there's no real reason to change it from the image that it's been for nearly two years now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:23, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
::What does one do when there's an error for two years? Surely that's not a cogent reply. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:52, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
:::The apostrophe was discussed and settled on years ago. The image shows the font Forte just fine. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:56, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

== El Toolbaro ==

I have a question that involves my wiki and not HRWiki. See, I'm an admin on my wiki, [http://simpedia.scribblewiki.com/Main_Page The Simpedia]. I'm wondering, how do you change the toolbar? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 23:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
:I'm not sure whether you mean the toolbar in the edit window or the toolbox on the left side of every page. Either way, I don't know how to modify them off the top of my head and would have to research it to give you a good answer. I know that there are both JavaScript and PHP solutions to the problem; you might try searching [[mw:|MediaWiki's site]] or posting in a more public forum. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:02, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
::I'm talking about the one that lists Recent Changes and Main Page, but thanks for trying anyways. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 00:10, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
:::Just edit [[Mediawiki:Sidebar]]. [[User:InsanityBringer|InsanityBringer]] 00:27, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
::::I have Scribblewiki. Do you know how to edit that? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 00:30, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
:::::One good idea is to switch over to MediaWiki. It's a lot better. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:33, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
::::::That is actually mediawiki. What I said should work. [[User:InsanityBringer|InsanityBringer]] 00:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
:::::::As InsanityBringer said, [http://simpedia.scribblewiki.com/MediaWiki:Sidebar MediaWiki:Sidebar on your wiki] is the page you want to edit. For help see [[MW:Manual:Interface/Sidebar|MediaWiki's help page on the subject]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:56, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

== Fonts Move ==

Thanks for getting that move done. A strange thing is happening, though. It seems to have to do with my edit on 1/20/08 to the original [[Fonts]] article. I don't know how to explain it, other than to have you see what happens. Go [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fonts&diff=536631&oldid=535848 here] and click "Next diff" and take note of the difference in dates. Something equally odd happens by clicking "Next diff" from [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fonts&diff=next&oldid=536182 here]. I just ain't wiki-smart enough (or wiki-powerful enough) to know what's wrong (or to be able to fix it). {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 06:03, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
:No probalo. The issue you mention is a known bug that happens when histories are merged. It has to do with how the software decides what the "next" revision is. I thought deleting and restoring the whole page would fix it, but alas no. At least viewing the history is nice and clean. (Those diffs are what the history would look like if I hadn't adjusted the timestamps.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:20, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
::Got it. That also explains why selecting consecutively-listed radio buttons and then clicking the "Compare selected versions" button will sometimes produce a message saying "includes X intermediate revision(s)". {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 06:37, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

== Clamburger Approved ==

I do, good sir, approve of your following activities:
* Going out of your way to create [[HRFWiki:Special:Version|extensions]] and [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki talk:Blockquotes/Code|the like]]
* Creating [[HRFWiki:Image:hsrsp.png|highly questionable]] [[HRFWiki:Character_Impressions#Pom_Pom_Impressions|fanstuff]]
* Having a great [[HRFWiki:User_talk:It's_dot_com#Interwiki|sense of humour]] (and a great [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=time_capsule&diff=next&oldid=219507|sense of humor]])
* [[HRFWiki:User_talk:Shim-Sham-Sam/Archive_2#time_capsule|Stalking us]] (among other places)
* Putting up [[HRFWiki:User_talk:It's_dot_com#What.3F.21|with us]]
* Putting up with ''me'' (there are far too many pages to link to)

I therefore declare you "Clamburger Approved" for your great efforts at the Fanstuff, braving users that some people wouldn't touch with a ten-foot clown pole.
You're always awesome, 
{{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 
08:01, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

User talk:DorianGray

Super Sam — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:02:01 GMT

Super Sam: /**/Clamburger Approved

User talk:It's dot com

Super Sam — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:02:00 GMT

Super Sam: /**/Clamburger Approved

{{User talk:It's dot com/teasers}}
= <div style="background:#BE0023; color:#fff; width:98%; padding-bottom:0.3em; padding-top:0.3em; padding-left:2%"> Trogdor! </div> =

== Mean to young people? ==

You're my least favorite admin ever.
:Well, <s>''Bubsty''</s> (I was close. See below), one of the things you learn as an admin is that you can't please everybody all the time. I am, however, open to constructive criticism, so I'm a little disappointed that you didn't give me any more to go on than that one line. Or that you didn't at least sign your name. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:23, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
::What? Did Bubsty write that? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 20:37, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Indeed. ''EDIT: Actually, his sister said that it was she who wrote the comment.'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
::::Or perhaps somebody from his computer or something. He did [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Da_Basement&diff=prev&oldid=241561 refer to Bubsty in the third person]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did this person edit da Basement? Didn't you block him for 3 days, TBird? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:35, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes, he did, but I unblocked the IP, since the edit wasn't trolling or vandalism. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:38, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I see. And in response to Thunderbird's comment: I don't know that third person is really evidence it wasn't he; he could have been covering his tracks. What ''does'' baffle me, however, is that that IP wrote false information about Bubsty's guestbook being gone, when in fact Bubsty himself removed the deletion tag from his guestbook, something one would think Bubsty would know. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Haha, I just mentioned that point a minute ago. But on IRC- I didn't bother updating my theory here. Thanks for pointing that out. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::That was me! Not Erik! And he told me he left the wiki, so I thought he had deleted his guestbook too. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:03, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sigh*. So much for me leaving. Seems I have some explaining to do. Some things to clear this whole thing up:
::::::::::First off, I '''''DID NOT''''' write that comment above. I recently showed Sarah the comment you left on my user talk page a while ago telling me to stop using the list of users list to welcome people. Although I really didn't care that much about what you had written, she seemed to think of it as rude and insulting. I assume that comment was her "blowing off steam".
::::::::::It seems Dot Com thinks Thekillerdynamo is me. If you still have any questions about this whole thing, ''please'' tell me. I'll try to explain it.
::::::::::Finally, I'm really sorry (not to mentioned embarrased), that this whole thing happened. I'll '''try''' to have something like this ''never'' happen again. (Depends if a certain family member agrees).
::::::::::Sincerely,
::::::::::{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:22, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Well, as you can see below, all I knew for sure was that the edits were coming from your house. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
You do a lot on this wiki, but you're mean to the young people here. 10, 11, 12, and 13 year olds shouldn't have to act like a 28-year-old!
Can't you just be a ''bit'' nicer? I think more people would like you then.
Please; I'm not trolling - although I did blank your talk page. But that was so you would see this easier.
If you revert it (which I'm sure you will) can you at least think about being ''nicer''?
Once again, sorry for messing up your talk page. Just please read. Thanks! [[User:24.18.208.18|24.18.208.18]] 04:58, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:PS: I think you're still a good admin. Just show some commen sense. (Of course, I should talk; Look who's about to get themselves blocked!)
:PPS: Oh, and about my first edit on this page; I admit that was me. But that was back when I didn't know what a wiki was and didn't know who you were. You ''aren't'' my least favorite admin ever. In fact, you're one of my favs! If you want to block me for that, go ahead; I deserve it.
::Why don't you log in so we can discuss this. Talking through an IP address isn't the kind of conversation we should be having. I'm not going to block you. If I wanted to block you, I would have blocked your IP a long time ago. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Ok, I made a user. [[User:That One User|That One User]] 06:29, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't mean make a sockpuppet, I mean log in as yourself. You have obviously been around for a bit for you to hold the opinion you do, and, looking closely, you are either Bubsty or, at the very least, someone inside his house. So, c'mon now, Erik, Sarah, whoever... log in for real if you actually want to talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:05, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did you know? [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 00:49, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Hang on now, let me make sure I have this right... You're telling me that someone who has [[Special:Contributions/Thekillerdynamo|18 total contributions]] (as of this writing, none of which are in the article namespace) and to whom the only thing [[User talk:It's dot com/These Peoples Try to Fade Me#Hi_from_Thekillerdynamo|I've ever said]] is "Welcome to the wiki, Sarah! Ask your brother to show you how to sign your name," would suddenly and for no apparent reason get so annoyed with me as to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=240812&oldid=240757 put this] on my page? I'm sorry, but that just doesn't add up. Perhaps you could explain yourself a little... or come clean. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Seems odd right? Actully, I've just seen what you've said to other people (like the thing) and what you said to Bubsty that one time. That was why I said "you're my least favorite admin ever". When you said that thing about user welcoming... something like that. But I'm not mad anymore. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::: Oh, okay then. Please allow me to speak to your points: Occasionally messages must be posted that are stern because it's urgent that the message be understood. (In the case of the message I sent your brother, it was because of the fact that edit summaries can't be changed, and so we have to be careful what we put in them.) I do try, however, never to be insulting, and as I said way back when, I do apologize if he took it that way. Also, I have nothing against young users, and I will happily give assistance to anyone who needs it (just have a look around this talk page). It should be noted that several of our exceptional users, including a sysop, are quite young, relatively speaking. Even though actual age doesn't matter, I don't see anything wrong with expecting a certain level of maturity from our users, once they've had a chance to get the hang of things. The wiki, after all, is not a toy. I think BazookaJoe put it quite well in his message to The thing when he talked about what [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:The_thing&oldid=242251 the purpose] of this wiki is. All of this can only bring us to one conclusion: ...Strong Sad's [[caffeine#Transcript|adopted]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

== Well this is (not) nice... ==

I'd just like to bring this to your attention: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Homestar_Coder&diff=242152&oldid=242150]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I noticed that. I don't know what that guy's deal is. He is addressing Coder, so I'd prefer she be the one to respond to him. That edit could be called trolling (in the true sense of the word), but it's not vandalism. Until and unless he causes more, bigger trouble, I'ma stay out of it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:12, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::I was thinking it was more along the lines of harassment. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:43, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Still, if she wants to block him, she has the power. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. Very well I just thought I'd bring that up. Have a good night. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:55, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thanks for bringing it up. I'll be keeping an eye on that guy for sure. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:09, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::This guy has some kind of anger management problem, and I think not responding to him is the best course of action. I don't even know where he gets this stuff; I've never blocked him (although I did warn him that he might be blocked for mucking up the Sandbox), called him any names (especially not "incredibly gay" - all the people I've known who are actually incredibly gay are far more mature than that guy ;) ), or confused him with Willy on Wheels. If he wants to periodically upchuck on my talk page, whatever. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:14, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Apparantly this is all because of [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Character_Evolution&diff=next&oldid=175719 this revert]. I'm really confused as to how posting a few images constitutes two to three hours work as well as hating Homestar Coder for reverting it. Additionally, it didn't really fit; those images were all over the place. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 01:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I thought I [[User talk:Homestar Coder/MayAug2005#character evolution|explained reasonably]] that the pictures made the page cluttery; at the time, I was also trying to get that page deleted as I considered it redundant with [[:Category:Character Evolution]]. *shrug* {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== Whoa! ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=243608&oldid=242626 Wow.] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:02, 21 January 2006 (UTC) (And here I was trying to come up with some cool archive style for mine...)
:It's dot com has archived his talk page? Saddle up my flying pig; I'm goin' ice skating in hell! (But seriously—I'm digging the topical groupings.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 07:24, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow. I love that format! Keep on... making-great-stuff! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:33, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Quite impressive. Looks snazzy, and loads alot faster. Now we've just gotta convince [[User talk:Tom|Tom]]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:45, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::::This is the greatest thing ever. Would you mind terribly if I bit your style and did a similar thing? :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:35, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::With a comment like that, how could I possibly refuse? You are more than welcome to take my coolness and rework it to achieve your own brand of awesomeness. (Never mind all that GFDL nonsense.) :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:56, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::YAYZ. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== what happened ==

Hey it's dot com, what happened to your discussion page? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

:well, he archived it. this means that at the top, you can just go to the links and they will lead you to the headlines. pretty cool, huh?

::Yeah, I just couldn't take all the whining from all you guys anymore. ;) But I figured out a compromise between keeping all the talk on this page and moving it all to an archive, so I went with it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::i wasn't whining. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 00:39, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::::I know. But take a look through the archives and you'll find quite a few requests for me to do so, and there were innumerable chat conversations to that effect as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:17, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== i believe... ==
that you are an amazing user. you are just in everything you do. i think it is inspiring how much you care for the betterment of the wiki. you block only the most important users. you recently blocked someone i know. i just want you to know that you are doing the right thing. thank you.
:Is this from [[User:Thatkidyoualllove|Thatkidyoualllove]]? If so, why would you want me to block your brother? You guys must be like my brothers and I are. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::yeah, he hates my guts. and that's why he will never disobey me and come on a website too cool for him again. heheheh....{{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:05, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== I want to be a sysop ==

Do you no wen the next sysop election is gonna be? {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:Depends on several things. Why do you ask? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::I wanna be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:27, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Really? How come? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:29, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I want to be a sysop. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:31, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Right. You just said that. I'm asking why you want to be a sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:33, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Because I want to be able to: Block, Delete, Edit special pages... all the stuff sysops can do. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Why do you want to be able to do all those things? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:53, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I can't really explain it but I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, ''try'' to explain. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. Like people that should of been blocked pages that needed deletion plus I want to help the wiki as much as I can. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Who needs to be blocked? Which pages need deletion? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:12, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Well there gone now but there used to be some. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::What's gone? The people, or the pages? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::If there is a person abusing the Wiki, or a page that doesn't have any need, there are ways of alerting sysops even if you're not one (add abusers to [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]] and add the "tobedeleted" template to bad pages.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:19, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Both are gone but the main reason I want to be a sysop is so I can help the wiki as much a possible. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::It's admirable to want to help the wiki. We need as many people—sysops and users alike—who will do that.     Around here, we consider several factors when choosing whom to make sysops, and the most important consideration is trustworthiness. A close second is participation in the project. Rounding out the top six are the ability to deal with other users (especially in mediating disputes or deciding when to step in), technical know-how, the necessity for another position (that is, whether or not the wiki needs more sysops at any given time), and finally seniority. ([[bottom 10|Number seven]] on the top-six list is [[Senor Cardgage|senority]], which is the ability to make bad H*R-related jokes.)     With those things in mind, at this time I would not be comfortable with making you a sysop. Not long ago, you vandalized this wiki and less than a day ago you were blocked from the fanstuff wiki for persistent trolling. I think it will take a while for people to trust you again after that. Additionally, you currently don't meet the [[User_talk:It%27s_dot_com/Let%27s_Get_Started_on_Doing_All_Those_Awesome_Things_I_Suggested#How_to_become_a_sysop|participation requirements]]. That is, you really don't have that many edits in the main or talk namespace nor have you done a big project. I haven't seen how you handle stress or abuse from problematic users and I don't know the status of your technical know-how (again, because I don't have a large sample of edits from which to judge). Last (and this one matters the least to me but is nevertheless important) there's the question of seniority: In other words, even if all else were equal, quite a few deserving people have been here a lot longer than you, and would thus be ahead of you in line whenever we promote the next user(s).     Please don't think I'm trying to be overly discouraging, but your persistence in asking has made me want to be as unambiguous as possible. (By the way, asking for a position of power—no matter where you are (except maybe Wikipedia)—is a sure way to guarantee that the position will ''not'' be handed to you. Just so you know.) I encourage you to read the link above about the requirements and follow its advice. Over time, perhaps a long time, if you make good contributions and keep your nose clean, then you might be more seriously considered. Until then, keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:45, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::Darn --{{User:The thing/sig}} 19:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

To The Thing: Personally, I'd love to be able to do all those things as well, but being given a position of power doesn't come free - [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|You just gotta ''earn'' it!]] And to It's dot com: I found this whole conversation quite amusing. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:51, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps there should be a page devoting to answering the question "How do I become a sysop?" I see it asked a LOT. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:54, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Perhaps part of the FAQ? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:57, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I really liked your idea, KieferSkunk, and decided to '''be bold''' and add it myself. It's composed mainly from the large paragraph above, but also from the talk section it links to, and my personal knowledge. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::'''It's dot com:''' Yada yada yada sysop yada yada trust yada seniority yada yada yada edits yada yada yada long speech yada yada... 
:::'''The thing:''' Darn 
{{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:59, 24 January 2006 (UTC) P.S. No offense to either of you. I just found that funny.
::::One other thing, Thing: as I'm sure any of the sysops can tell you, it might not be as fun as it looks from the other side of the fence. It means a butteload of ''work'', and a commitment to a certain amount of involvement and responsibilities. It's like the Spiderman thing (you know, "With great power...). (Except it ''doesn't'' come with the ability to swing through Manhattan streets in spandex.) Also, about helping the wiki: yeah, deleting pages and blocking folks help, but it's really only a small percentage of the work that improves the wiki: the bulk of it is regular users editting and reviewing each other's edits. In other words, you ''already'' have the power for the single biggest part of wiki-helping that goes on. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:02, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::Nevermind I'm a sysop on [http://weirdal.wikicities.com/ My own wiki] now. But it would still be cool to be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 21:59, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

If I may throw in my own perspective on this, "with great power comes great responsibility." From what I've observed, being a sysop means making a lot of tough judgement calls, speaking nicely to people when you'd rather not, getting blamed for just about anything that goes wrong (real or perceived) and a lot of really hard work. Given all that, I'm not really clear on why someone would want that job so much, but I have nothing but admiration for the people who do it. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 01:37, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== i'm back ==
hey, it's dot com. i just got unblocked this morning. i want to say you did the right thing, and that now i will probably be spending less time on the wiki, so when i get blocked the next time it won't suck so bad. ah well. anyway, like i said, you did the completely right thing, and i hope you become an admin for what you did. thanks.
p.s. if i get blocked another time, please make it indefinite. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:02, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:um....[[User: Yeltensic]] just made a rude remark on the guestbook discussion page, and you should check it out. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:55, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I am aware of it and have posted comments. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::good. that was just plain crude. if he pulls some stunt like that again just because [[User: Darth Katana X|Darth Katana X]] told him to, i suggest you block him. look on yeltensic's talk page if you don't know what i am talking about. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 15:06, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Well I found out about the discussion from Darth, but I didn't "pull some stunt like that" because Darth told me to, he didn't tell me to do that. So leave Darth out of it, he didn't do anything (well maybe he did, but if so it was unrelated). [[User:Yeltensic|Yeltensic]] [[User talk:Yeltensic|Save the guestbooks]] 21:21, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I apoligize. I now understand. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 23:01, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== That image ==

Just so you know, the reason I restored that image for "[[It's like it was meant to be]]" is just because Homestar Coder and Abdi both expressed their support for it and I felt that the person who removed it was acting rather unilaterally. I don't mind its removal as much if there's actually someone else who agrees about removing it, though. Anyway, keep on tranglin'. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:17, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, and Thunderbird has added a different image. Maybe this one will work well? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:38, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::I don't have a super-strong opinion that page, but the first image just didn't seem to fit, in my opinion. I did have an idea, though (the Wagon Fulla Pancakes). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:18, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I'd say the same about not having a super-strong opinion; I just wanted to see things done fairly. (I try not to be too committed to my own ideas around the wiki. I find it only leads to disappointment when your edit gets reverted or your Fun Fact gets crushingly declined in STUFF. Not to mention you get along in the community better if you just go with the flow and be ready to get REVERT'd a few times, eh?) And yeah, I saw your new idea, and I think it's hilarious. "Rondelman, you crack me up! Crack! Me! Up! That's why you're my doge!" Anydangway, talk atcha later! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:30, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I added a link to the article cuz i wasn't sure at first which article you were talking about. I definitely like the new pic! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:21, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== CAPTCHA ==

I wanted to know what you did to get CAPTCHA up and running on 1.5.6. I stopped by the IRC channel & was told to ask you about it. :) On freenode, I am earthsound (registered user). Also, you can reach me at gmail.com (same user name).
Thanks!
:(He and I spoke via the chat channel, and the gist of the discussion was that I was not the author of the software, just an assistant implementor, and I directed him to the software author. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 25 January 2006 (UTC))

== The ongoing saga ==
um, someone left a message on my talk page stating that it was weird that trendy totebag did not sign on while i was blocked. i know i may be wrong, but i suspect the anonymous user was, well, you know enough to figure it out. the writing, the splling....it's all the same. you probably can't match the ip addresses, but i would like it if you did. or he just didn't leave a sig, and you can check the contribs. thank you. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 21:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Um, there's really no mystery, since he was logged in when he made that edit. I have taken care of it. *sigh* — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, you must be tired of our bickering. It seems i am stupid enough to not stop until i get blocked, so i guess i deserved to be. '''ah well.''' {{User:Seriously/sig}} 00:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I don't mean to rub it in, but EIGHT MINUTES?! Nice, real nice. Eight min. is all it takes to get blocked. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Has Matt? ON WHEELS! ==

Thanks for clearing up all those page moves on my user space. I seriously was actually ''laughing'' the whole time it was happening. I think my userpage had at least 12 "ON WHEELS!" in the page title. My first time being WoW'd. Ever. Well, anyway, thanks a lot! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 04:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:No probalo. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow! someone must really like you! Ooo! ooo! Here's an idea (stemming from our basement discussion that should really go there but i'm sure the discussion has been archived): use the Captcha (ok maybe it's not such as hot of an idea now that i see the page move history) for making moves for all users (since we move pages seldom). But i guess these moves ''were'' done manually! Interesting. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:21, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Actually, I believe the CAPTCHA image is used in move processes for all users. I had to use it. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:23, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh yeah! you're right! It is! I just saw it when i hit the move button in your pa— *points* LOOK! *Runs away* --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:41, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== .swf decompiler ==

Where did you find a .swf decompiler? Stuntman021

:I use [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash Decompiler] by Eltima. A free download is available (which is the version I have, and it meets my needs pretty well), and the full version looks to have a lot of features. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== G'bye ==
dot, I think I am going to take a break from the wiki. I just wanted you to answer a question of mine: do you ever feel like the wiki ends up affecting more than just the wiki aspect of your life? I mean, Ciberdude's got my IM screenname and my email address, and he won't stop from either. I know you can't help me with this, but I think I have to make myself a little more discreet the next time I come on here. That's why I'm taking a break. Just act like I'm gone for good, okay? I'll be back soon, just not for a while. Thanks for all the privelages. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:41, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, giving out personal info can be useful, but it can come back to haunt you sometimes. Take care, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::I will. And even if you lose your sysop privelages, block ciberdork while I am gone. I'll still edit anonymously. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:46, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Seriously, Seriously, you say the weirdest things. Talk atcha later. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:50, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Seriosuly, Seriously. I mean Seriously. What. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::So, i finally learned to block email addresses, and IM ones too. So.....I guess I'm on the wiki again, and once again I am wildly exaggerating like I always do. Ah well. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 22:04, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== What did you do ==
I would just like to make a counterpoint to hating guestbooks, even though the discussion is over. Have you ever thoguht how much sigs should be deleted? You must have, because if you are going to delete guestbooks like you did, the exact same reasons apply to sigs. People working on their sigs clutters up the recent changes, I know because I do it '''all the time'''. Sigs are not contributing to the wiki, just like you insist guestbooks don't. And finally, They give no proof that someone ever read your userpage, something that by the way is something that people either do or don't but that shouldn't matter to anyone else. I just think that What you and the admins did was entirely opinionated. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:45, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:No proof, eh? Well, I guess that someone could read a user page in a matter of seconds and then promptly sign a guestbook. Not all sigs clog recent changes, just yours. Sigs are a means of identifying a user, and thus serve a purpose. I am not meaning to reply for It's dot com, but I just wanted to say this. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 22:58, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::Also, I bet a lot of sig flooding could be stopped if people just used "Show Preview". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::: Sigs exist anyway; you edit them in your user preferences (which does not show up on Recentchanges). The custom, however, is to create a User/sig template and use ''that'' as your sig. The User/sig versions are used because:
:::# They're easier to edit.
:::# If you edit one, ''all'' of your signatures change. If you edit the sig in your preferences, only ''future'' signatures change.
::: What's more, custom sigs of any sort allow links to your Talk or Contributions page, and make it easier to tell who's who (if you see a light blue sig with a green "Talk" area, it's probably me. If you see a gold-colored sig with symbols on both sides, it's likely Thunderbird. etc.) I'd take that over not being able to tell if I've previously read a user page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:29, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And, by the way, it was not the admins' decision to remove them; they may have started the voting, but ''everyone with a user name'' could vote. I abstained voting entirely because I don't really care. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:32, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Got it. Reluctantly. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:16, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sorry ==

Sorry about re-making those User_talk:Drwho? pages. I wuz trying to mark them delete but you already deleted them. {{User:The thing/sig}} 23:47, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:That's okay. Just remember to wait a couple of minutes between postings if you think that might be happening. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:35, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Two Questions ==

Hey Dot com, what's up? I have 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? (This is indirectly related:) I was wondering if you could take a look at [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects|this]] issue. Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:34, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
:See [[#Super-plain_link]]. Note: old how-to questions from my talk page are filed under ''The System Is Down → Technical help''. On your second question, I'm not sure what you're asking. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
::For the first question, I looked briefly and couldn't find it (actually i scanned the page twice) but couldn't find it. I was scanning too quickly. As for the second issue, it turns out to be a firefox issue :(. Nerd42's sig goes beyond the table borders for some reason. I looked at the sig code and all the tags were closed off. I hope you have a copy of firefox to look at this cuz i'm not gonna provide a screenshot of it right away! ;) I gotta eat! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I'd post it in a more central place, like the FAQ talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Good idea! Just so you know, I found out another reason why you wouldn't be able to see it: resolution. The problem only happens when you wrap text a certain way. As a result, I have [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects#Strange|posted]] an [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects&oldid=255516#Timeline_project update] and a [[:Image:Nerd42sigProblem.png|screenshot]] of the problem, as well as an inquiry in the [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ#Sig_image_bug|FAQ talk page]]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:45, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== trolling ==

Just so I can learn the game a little more, how did you know that those last few blocks were Yeltensic, I looked in the user contribs and didn't see much. Teach me OB1, your my only hope :-P {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, often times he makes a remark that identifies him as, in fact, yeltensic. If he didn't do that, then I'll step aside and let dot comster answer this. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 17:22, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I just looked at the blcok log, and I have to admit I am confused. He must have matched the IP addresses. Also, there are two new users that are created. How do we know they're not yeltensic? {{User:Seriously/sig}}

:User:18593095NSMC90531234 wasn't trolling. I heard about the NSMC people but mabe this wasn't. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:03, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yes he was. I didn't say vandalism, I said trolling. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::How? {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::I agree with The thing on this one. Even though he might look like NSMC at first glance, take a look at the article on Uncyclopedia [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/HRWIKI about our wiki]. At the near bottom, it says "If you happen to be new, register with the username: 18593095NSMC90531234 - Trust me, it'll be fun." This is the ''exact same username''. It seems to me that this guy just didn't know anything about NSMC or this wiki and got Punk'd. He wasn't doing anything bad (yet), so why block him because of "trolling"? Although I would suggest that he get a better username. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:11, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::Yea. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:13, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::LLok at this '''North Shore Medical Center''' same first letters. {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::::I know exactly where he got the username, and it's the reason I knew what his intentions were. Trolling is the (usually intentional) provocation of a person or community with the aim of getting a negative reaction. Even if he just did it on a lark (which I doubt), he should know better than to blindly follow instructions he came across in a place like that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. i think i've been banned enough to know not to fight with him.— {{user:Ciberdude444/sig}} 22:57, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

:<s>I think your mom goes to college is not the person who sent this. But that's just me.</s> {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:24, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Troll==
Really bad troll attacking for 2 days at the fanstuff wiki, Joshua says he needs help. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

:What do you mean? I'm not sure that dot comster is a sysop there. If he is, please elaborate. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:15, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yeah, he is. [[HRFWiki:User:Riley|Riley]]

:::Seriously: This is the third time ''in a row'' you have replied to messages on my page that weren't addressed to you. And in two of the three times, your reply was either wrong or didn't give any useful information. Please let me have the opportunity to reply to my own messages. Thank you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::::Riley: What's this guy's deal? Is he Clan or someone who just doesn't like Clan? What course of action would you like me to take? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

It's dot com: Sorry. Just trying to be helpful. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:29, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

:Um, he stopped, joshua wanted me to tell you earlier. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

::I enabled some more security that should limit him to one new vandal account at a time, and I scrubbed out some of the filthier usernames. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:49, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks ==
Thanks for all the work with Babel! -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:06, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:12, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Babel ==

I understand why you think that the [[HRWiki:Babel|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. I understand that there would be a lot, but noinclude tags could be used to keep track of them. Source code is fine, but do you think that I could at least try with Templates, and if it gets too confusing switch back to source code? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:I think we should try with the source code first. It's not too hard to get the hang of. (Besides, it's just copy and paste for most people. ;) ) I don't have a problem with a generic template, but we don't need to create a whole slew of them for a non-mainspace thing such as this. Plus, this way, people won't be limited by just the ones in the templates (although we do ask that they be Homestar Runner (or wiki) related). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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 the warm welcome i had at the wiki compared to my brother's fued and destruction it was better not to connect me with him in any way. — {{user:Yourmomgoestocollege/sig}} 20:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recent block ==
Umm... are you sure that IP you blocked recently is the right guy? Because I checked his contribs and he hasn't done anything vaguely trollish. Except, maybe for editing Tampo's sig and page, but Tampo din't seem to mind, which leads me to believe he ''is'' Tampo. If he's not, he still seems like a fine user. Any reason why you blocked him? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:19, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as A fweakin' chair
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Reverted
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Christian
:Yep, I'm pretty sure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:24, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
You've blocked a troll with the same IP adress as [[User:Tampo|Tampo]]. He is blocked for no reason. [[User:Stongbah|Stongbah]]
:Yea! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:10, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
::The IP in question was not blocked for no reason. It was being used (as you can see above) to create multiple accounts in a short amount of time, which were then being used for vandalism. I will unblock the IP for now, but I'll be keeping an eye on it. P.S. The thing: Exactly what was the point of your post? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:29, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I have no idea just kinda wanted to be in the conversation. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:32, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

== Arrested Development-apalooza ==
I wanted to make sure you heard about this. Fox is airing the last four episodes back to back on Friday, starting at 8pm. From one fan to another, {{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 23:43, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, we've already got the party planned! :) It's going to be bittersweet. I don't know whether to hold out hope for Showtime or not. And I wonder how they'll tie up the loose ends while leaving the door open a crack in case they do change networks. Hmm. Thanks for posting! Talk atcha later, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:47, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Such a good show.....It pains me to see it go....{{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:59, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Admin sigs ==
Why do none of the admins excepy JoeyDay have customized their sigs? I'm thinking maybe you guys are too busy to do that stuff. Just wondering if you knew. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:Well, that's not quite true, unless you have a very narrow definition of admin. If by admin you mean someone on the [[Template:adminteam|Admin Team]], then [[User:Stu|Stu]] definitely has a [[User:Stu/sig|signature]]. If you mean people who are on the Admin Team and are currently active in the day-to-day maintenance of the site, then you're right, only Joey has really customized his signature. Of the six of us, however, only [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] has no customization to speak of. [[User:Tom|Tom]], [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]], and I all have subtle modifications from the standard. If, on the other hand, when you say admins you mean sysops, then there is quite a bit of customization. [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] and [[User:FireBird|FireBird]] have had special sigs for as long as I can remember, as have [[User:Jay|Jay]], [[User:Homestar Coder|Homestar Coder]], [[User:Kilroy|Kilroy]], and [[User:The Paper|The Paper]]. [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]]'s modification is a slight tweak, and [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] and [[User:Furrykef|Furrykef]] haven't been here in a while. Even [[User:GrapeNuts|GrapeNuts]] (a bot) has a [[User:GrapeNuts/sig|sig]]. As for the heart of your question: Why do Tom, [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]], and I have more or less "plain" signatures? Well, Tom's is like that because he's ornery about such things. BazookaJoe's and mine are like that because it just looks right. Since everyone else goes to such great lengths to customize their signatures, ''not'' doing so becomes a customization in itself. — [[User:It's dot com|''It's dot com'']] 23:30, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool font. I meant the admin team, without the sysops, By the way. Stu, well I've never actually seen him make an edit. Although I did hear that he was joey's friend. I just think that if you have a sig, you should make it have more convenience, like having a link to your talk page. Thnaks for the answer. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:35, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

:And Dot com has toyed with his signature in the past [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 8#Towards a more standards-compliant signature|once or twice]], a long while back. That special sig you just made looks pretty cool, if you ever did decide to change it for good. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:35, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::GrapeNuts has a sig? Dot com customizing his!? What is the world coming to!? ''This message is {{User:GrapeNuts/sig}} approved (not really, I just wanted an excuse to use his sig :).'' --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

:::Weird. And ''you'', thunderbird, had a blue sig. That scares me. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 05:10, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Um, I just wanted to know what subtle modifications you, Tom, and InterruptorJones have on your sig. Do you mean past versions? Also, what is DrHaggis's slight tweak? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:25, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tom has a nonbreaking space in front of his (and used to have an empty link). I have an em dash. Interruptor Jones has both of those and uses small tags. Dr Haggis's real username is Drhaggis. All of us put the modifications directly in the preferences box, instead of using a sig template. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::So you don't have to put an em dash alll the time? That's really cool. I think Ill do that. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. Also, you should think about Has Matt?'s page that includes homsar quotes that other people can edit. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:28, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:I can't realy think of many people who do translations. Even then, the translations themselves are direct quotes and the replies are occurring on the talk pages. The reason I had a problem with your activity is because not only were you inviting people to edit your user page, you were asking them to ''create new H*R-related content'' based on the toons, which is the very definition of fanstuff. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:38, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::Ah. I realize that my above comment was a little bit too harsh; I apologize for that. I try to stay nice with users, since most already have a reason to hate my guts (including you). So, yeah. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:42, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, okaaay.... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:43, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, DBK does, after the extremely insolent remark I made on his user page, And you have a reason because of [[User: Ciberdude444|Something I can't mention.]] Also, Firebird has an excuse because I was blocked by him for trolling, and Yeltensic has a reason (although he's not a user anymore) because I was one of the people who asked him to stop most. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::One of the coolest things in this wiki is that everybody generally treats each other with respect and with maturity. Most of the people I know here do their job (be it editing pages, commenting on behavior, or taking action nobody wants to have to take but that needs to be taken) and then move on if need be, and so we try not to harbor little things that may be divisive or in the long run inconsequential. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recap ==
Can I get a recap (no need to be brief, I have time) of the things that have happened here since the start of December? - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:''See [[Talk:Main Page#Recap|Talk:Main Page → Recap]]'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:36, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== guess what happened to me ==

Heloo there It's dot com, how are you, i've been doing great. About the heading, check out my talk page and user page, and you'll see what happened. Have you every got a similar award? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 07:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
:Cool, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:28, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, keep in mind, Nikolce, that the pizza trophy is superior to the Iron cup of <strike>beef</strike> brunswick stew. This means that that trophy is one of the greatest trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

wow, is there some sort of "lost of tropies or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:47, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:Yes. Check the [[Hrwiki: Barnstars|Barnstars]] page. There's a lot of trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:44, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

== Mirrors and Such ==
Hello, It's dot com. I'm now direction your admin-y attention to [[Talk:Scroll Button Songs#HRWiki Mirror|this little discussion]] in the far reaches of the knowledge base. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:00, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
:Tom currently handles all the mirror-type stuff. I would ask him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:20, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
::Okay... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:35, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes? ==

Hey there dotty, how are these last couple of days. can i ask you something, i've been looking at people user pages, and i've been finding these things called userboxes? what are they?

is there a list of them or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:36, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:I might be able to help here. A list is located at [[HRWiki:Userboxes]], as well as directions on how to add them to your page. Let me know if you need any help adding some, if you want to do so. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:37, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Thunderbird, let me say sorry, about this message. Its because i don't like to order people around, but my user page is a bit of a mess, actually its chaos, please help its urgent. thanks a bunch. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 08:06, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:Nikolce, if you say please, it's perfectly fine. Don't worry about politeness, because it seems you almost unconsciously type in polite ways. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

== Idea and it's potential ==
Hi. Nikolce Kocovski sent me something on my talk page. It's the newest headline, I think you should check it out. I want to see if you think either his idea or mine would be of any potential. Thanks. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:32, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== NSMC thing ==
What's the purpose of that page? Also, why'd you delete the talk page for it? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:45, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:Also, I'd like to congrat yoyu on the amazing amount of users you've managed to obtain. Truly amazing. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:48, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::"Amount of users"? What? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I mean the amount of sockpuppets that NSMC created. You just made a page listing all of the addresses. It looked cool. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:50, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. Well, for an explanation of the page, see the section in [[HRWiki:A_History#NSMC|A History]]. I deleted the talk page because it was a user talk page, and therefore comments on it weren't addressed to me but to the vandal. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:00, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I find this extremely interesting. Y'know, I was here when NSMC hit. I didn't know how revert it, though, so I just didn't go on the Cheat Commandos section. Of Cuorse, that wasn't enough. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:02, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== Paradoxes ==

So which came first? The [http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse/Please_leave_this_line_alone chicken], or the [[HRWiki:Introduction|egg]]? ref:[http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:21, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure ours was modeled after [[Wikipedia:Template:Please leave this line alone|this]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:25, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::I hate it when we're not original. :(. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:26, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Ahhhh .... hence the similarities. I *now* remember seeing that before a long long time ago, once you showed it to me, even though it looks exactly like the other one... :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:20, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool! Where did you find [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email&diff=269724&oldid=269553 this one]? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I wrote it myself. See the fourth userbox on my user page. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:49, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

==18,000 views==

Hey, you've got a cool userpage. I agree, Marzipan's answering machine is underrated. {{User:Granola/sig}} 05:02, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks, man. Welcome aboard! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:03, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::With over 18,000 views, it ''has'' to be good. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::18,000 views?? When did that happen?! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm not sure I trust those counters anyway... The one at the bottom of this talk page currently shows only about 800 views, but surely ''that'' can't be right. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:44, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've been having a similar situation on my user page. For some ''extremely'' odd reason, it says I have ''28,000'' page views. Seriously, I'm not that popular. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 19:09, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::You were talking to Dot com, not Seriously. {{User:Granola/sig}} 21:51, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, Granola. That's one of the worst jokes I've heard all day. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:55, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Of course, I, being a retard, do not understand that joke a bit. Also, dot com, you might as well delete that thing on the bottom I wrote, cause you asked the smoking monkey to delort it. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:58, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, you see, "Seriously" can mean both your username or "in a serious manner". Has Matt? meant that ''in reality'' he is not as popular as 28,000 page views would seem to indicate, but Granola took it to mean that he was addressing you directly. Hilarity ensued. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Or a total lack of hilarity, as it was a crappy joke. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:38, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Oh good, I knew you weren't that popular :P Maybe with all the code fiddling you do, you somehow reversed the number of talk page views with the number of userpage views or something. I've gotta say this has shattered my confidence in those little counter things, before I would have trusted those things with my life. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:24, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::And I jumped from 2500 to 6000 in less than 24 hours awhile ago. That can't be right, either. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::The number is so small because the counter was reset to zero when this page was moved back incorrectly from a vandal. It had to be deleted and recreated, and that's probably what caused the problem. And Heimstern, do you have your preferences set to hold page caches? If you do, that's probably what caused the view count to jump. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 06:30, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Aw, man! You're probably right, HSRusername. That really bums me out. I would reset my counter, except that I have no idea what to set it to. By the way, as far as I know, I've never messed with anything that would affect those numbers. Maybe they've gone up dramatically because an outside bot is gathering data or something (like for Google). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:34, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::At the very least, as of [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 16#6,000 views!|06:57, 7 December 2005 (UTC)]], you had over 6,000 talk page views, and just under 6,000 userpage views. I think it's safe to give yourself at least a 10,000 talk page view head start, as long as you give your userpage a 10,000 view handicap. That should get you somewhat back on track. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:38, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Well, I found an archive just before all the hubbub that put the count at 10,071. I added that to the 958 currently showing to get 11,029, and used that figure to reset my counter. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

==Autocolumn==

Btw, I wanted to say excellent work on the autocolunm feature. I was looking at the Strong Bad Email tables yesterday, thinking an autocolumn thing would be a nice feature, and lo and behold not two hours later it had been converted. Nice work. (I suppose for colunms such as the ones on my userpage though, it doesn't have any useful application, correct?) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I tried to use it for the ones in my page, but it just screwed things up. Although I did put it on [[The Field]] and [[Strong Badia]] and Has Matt? used it on [[Homestar Talker]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:47, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks! Yeah, when the columns are independent lists, they still have to be done the regular way. The autocolumns are for when you have one long list that just needs to be split up. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Very nice script, It's dot com. No more tiring counts of items-per-column to make sure each one is equal. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:23, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, what was the difference? I don't see anything new...at least I don't think...{{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:52, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== The Smoking Monkey's talk page ==
Why isn't what he did bad to you? Before you say no, let me explain. First of all, he embarassed me ''and'' The thing on his talk page '''on purpose''', second of all, he said apology's to dot com, which means he knew this would have a certain outcome to certain people like me, you (which for some reason you find fine), and the thing. This is a perfect example of premeditated malice. And third of all, would you like it if someone made fun of you on their talk page for everyone to see? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:24, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I have asked The Smoking Monkey to revert or remove the thread. If you find it insulting, then it is a personal attack, which we don't want. I assure you this was not The Smoking Monkey's intent, but that is beside the point. Let me take this opportunity, however, to suggest that learning to laugh at one's self is one of the most difficult yet rewarding things a person can do. In addition, I think you should ''stop'' apologizing and ''start'' adding more content to this site. Whenever I click on your contribs, I notice that over the last week your user talk contribs outnumber your main namespace contribs 7 to 1. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:07, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::yes. I understand. Also, I've been adding to the wooky (a major overhaul of the site just because I feel sorry for it), so I havn't had much of a chance. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== Finding vandalism ==

Hey, just wanted to flag a sysop. [[other days]] was mildly vandalized. I fixed it but figured you might want to know about it. Feel free to delete this from your talk if you want. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:22, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Simple nuisance vandalism can just be fixed and then ignored. The best way to let us know about more serious vandalism is to post it on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]]. Then we'll get it taken care of. Thanks for reverting that page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:41, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== The thing ==
Now that he's unblocked, I'm thinking you can put that template for his block reason on his talk page. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:32, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== Did I just miss that? ==

Did I miss something or is this just deja vu? I *just* noticed that the order of the "diff" and "hist" buttons are out of order from the other wiki's. In wikipedia, they are before the page title, here they are after the page title. How long has it been like that, and was that part of your recent tinkerings? Confused in Connecticut. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:07, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:You live in connecticut? Bodacious in Buffalo {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::I don't see what you're saying at all. Whistlin' in Washington, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:12, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You sure? On the Bonus Stage Wiki, they also go (diff)(hist), so... I dunno. Not Doing A Name Thingy Like The Rest Of You in Pennsylvania. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::I think what he meant, although I don't see it, is that he thinks that it was "{page title} (diff)(hist)" here. Lazing Around in Lynnwood, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:16, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Hm. Odd. I see it the other way around. I mean, the correct way. Maybe Stux's internet is just going spastic. Not telling anyone my location, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:20, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Maybe it's a certain bug in the mediawiki 1.5 software, there were many other ones. {{User: Seriously/sig}}
::::::OT: Jay? Lynn would wash? Silly in Sammamish, {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:23, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::How very Strong Bad-ish of you. :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Wait, did anyone else just realizing us having this discussion that is getting off-topic on another user's talk page that isn't even responding? Confused in Crapland, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:27, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yeah, I'm thinking it's either a bug in the software, or a bug in Stux's compy. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:30, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I doubt that it's a bug in my compy since my watchlist is getting the code from the server as it's all server-generated. I know I have the "enhanced" recent changes turned on (I turned it off for a moment and it indeed showed it the other way, with (diff)(hist) first. But this must've been deja vu, cuz of that. Cuz I've had it "enhanced" for the longest time. So I dunno. I probably need sleep. As for my domicile: I actually don't live in Connecticut, nor have I ever even been in the state (sadly). I just picked the two words cuz they made good alliteration! (And I was surprised to be able to spell the state's name right.) I didn't think people would assume I lived in Connecticut. In fact I am Mindless in Michigan. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:51, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Mindless south of Montreal, Bamboozled west of Boston, Really Confused north of Rio, Dazed east of Dallas. {{User:Granola/sig}} 19:14, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Vandalism ==
The thing has recently vandalized a wiki. Check Benol's talk page for info. I suggest you block him, as per your rule posted on the main page. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:53, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:Sorry I <big>LOVE</big> this wiki the trolling was my evil cousin! Plus it wasn't this wiki. I swear I'm crying right now. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:55, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::You should have thought about that '''BEFORE''' You trolled!!!--{{User:Benol/sig}} 16:58, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Please I'm really sorry! That was my evil cousin! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm crying harder than I ever have before! :'-( --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:01, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I'm sorry. Nothing we can do. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Please I '''LOVE''' this wiki! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::You probably won't be ''Permanently'' blocked.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:03, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I'm to sorry to even say it in words! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:05, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Look, you guys. I'm pretty sure all this trolling went on before Dot com posted that message on the Main Page talk. Besides, he's now trying ''extremely'' hard to clean up the mess he's made, so he obviously knows what he did is wrong. Therefore, will a block ''really'' do anything to help this situation? I think not. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 17:06, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Do u see how hard I'm trying to get rid of the vandalizm! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Ok guys, The thing has more than repented for that vandalism. Seriously, I suggest that you keep your nose out of matters that do not involve you. The thing is currently reverting the vandalism with extreme diligence, and this situation is misunderstood by both Benol and Seriously. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 01:39, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::It wasn't that I was not minding my own business, but I saw many changes to Benol's talk page on the recent changes and decided to see what was up about it. I only meant to help, and I'm sorry if I failed to do so. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 12:34, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I wasn't party to this at all, so I don't really know what happened in this particular case. But I will say this: I said once before that I thought the ops here were being too lenient on The Thing, as he's had a history of vandalism and trolling in the past, and everyone seems to be very quick to defend him. (Lots of "I'm sorry's" and "I won't do it again!'s".) I don't deny he's also made good edits here, but I have not seen discipline executed equally to him as has been to others who've done similar things, or less. That's kinda frustrating to see. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

You all need to complain to your teachers for not teaching you how to read. While you're at it, Seriously and The thing, go ahead and post a mailing address where I can send a bill to your parents for babysitting you. On the main page talk, I said that anyone caught vandalizing in our name would be dealt with. I have neither the time nor the resources to try and police other wikis. The message regarding other wikis means that if you vandalize Uncyclopedia, for example, ''in retaliation'' for something that happens here, then at that point you are speaking for ''all'' of us here, and I care very much that you don't do that. But random vandalism doesn't concern me. To The thing: I can't believe that you think vandalism is funny, especially given that you're an administrator at a wiki. To Seriously: you need to learn what is and what isn't important, and stop being such a tattletale. And stop speaking for me. In one place you say "No matter what, you must get blocked." You have neither the authority nor the experience to be making claims like that. To KieferSkunk: The thing didn't actually do anything (in this case) to harm our wiki or its good name, and therefore there are no grounds for blocking him. (And he ''has'' been blocked recently by BazookaJoe for spamming.) To anyone who needs to hear this: Stop vandalizing. Stop behaving so immaturely (and don't blame your actions on your age; I know several young good contributors). Wiki usage is not a right; it's a privilege. And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing. You've said you're sorry so much that the words have no meaning. Let your future actions be your apology. That's all for now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:In reply to your comment to me: I understand, and I'm not asking for him to be blocked in this case. I was making a more general comment about The Thing's history, seeing as how I have witnessed vandalism from him in the past and saw people, even sysops, defending him and going way out of their way to reason with him, rather than treating him as a vandal. I didn't understand it at the time, and I still don't, so I left my comments on the matter at "I think you're being too lenient with him". This was mainly just a follow-up on that, more to mention that I'm not surprised another "incident" has come up than anything else. That's all. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::Well, unless an account is being used for nothing but vandalism, then [[HRWiki:Blocking_Policy#Vandalism|reasoning should always be exhausted]] before blocking is implemented. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:53, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Just who do you think you are? ''Babysitting''? Y'know, it's not like I've ever done anything mean to you. Yes, I spoke for you. Just trying to help and to see it in the eyes of an admin. Yes, I've answered your talk page questions for you with crappy answers. Again, jsut trying to help. These things don't mean you have to insult me like that. Y'know, I've really never done anything bad to you on purpose. I always had great respect for you, and I've never purposely insulted you like you just did. You need to learn how a simple misinterpretation of a comment on the main page talk should'nt be an excuse for acting like that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:09, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::When I vandalized I thought you were suppose to vandalize there. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::To Seriously: As one who has been an admin several times in other places, one thing I can say with certainty is that many admins feel very put off and are easily annoyed by non-admins (and especially relatively new people) trying to speak for them. Dictating policy to other users on behalf of the admins is usually a no-no unless you are an admin or are trusted by the admins to do so. (Obviously, I can't speak for It's dot com, but if I were in his place dealing with this crap, that's how I'd feel.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::And if you haven't figured it out by now who I am, Seriously, then you've got deeper problems than I can fix in one afternoon. To The thing: whatever, man. To KieferSkunk: Hear, hear. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:23, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Okay. Here it goes, time for me to swallow my pride:

Look, Dot com, I just don't want to be treated like a baby. In my opinion, I think being a tattletale is the wrong was to think about it, I prefer "fighting trolls, and trying to help you with your rule". Yes, I was disrespectful to you. I just needed to prove my point and express my anger at you. Also, I know you are an admin. Maybe I ''was'' a bit overboard with you; that doesn't mean what I said was entirely wrong. I mean, I apologize, but it's not like I'll kiss your ring and beg for forgiveness. I've got to be a bit more defiant than that to ever prove my point. Just remember: I've always, ''always'' tried to help you, and I just found your comment a bit mean. Just forgive me, please, and let this whole thing disappear. Thanks a lot. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

:Seriously, have you been reading this thread and understanding it? It's dot com has stated just 8 posts up: "And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing." You are still relatively new to this wiki, and your experience has been limited to editing User and User talk pages. You said yourself you give "crappy answers" to questions that don't concern you. When I first joined, I watched conversations like this unfold and saw how responsible admins reacted. I didn't try to solve everybody's problems; I knew I didn't have the knowledge. Just keep to yourself for a while and maybe see what it's like to make some main namespace contrubutions. (That is the idea of a wiki, you know.) {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 00:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Check this out: ==

Ok, so check out the current [[:Category:To_be_deleted|delete category]]. See something strange? The "Timeline" article is listed under the U's! Even though the tobedeleted tag uses the <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> tag. Strange, no? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:51, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who ==

HOW DOES HE KEEP COMING BACK! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:Hey man, I want you to know that Dr. Who vandalized your talk page. Could you block his IP for me? --{{User:The 386/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::First of all, this is nothing to get excited about. He's a garden-variety vandal, nothing more, and he comes back because (a) he apparently doesn't have anything constructive to do and (b) he has access to a dynamic IP. Second, yes, I'm aware that he vandalized this page. Third, I already blocked him before you posted your message. Fourth, please list future vandals on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]], not this page. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:11, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Also, he never does much damage, besides vulgar content and stuff like that. What's weird, though, is how he always manages to come when there's no sysops around. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:03, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You know what I hate? When this guy writes vulgar edit summaries. For people who patrol recent changes, especially kids, we don't have to see that. Really. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Yea. I'm 10 he on my page said This user is fulla ****. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ugh. At least NSMC was was just racist. This guy swears like nobody's business. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:15, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::He can go to jail for this. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:17, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I doubt that severely... Though one can always wish... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:21, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::To this point: would it be possible to introduce a language filter? The rare times a swear is needed (an interview transcript, for example) a sysop can override. ?? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Probably impossible. That would interfere with this wiki, though, because the cartoon says crap all the time, among other things. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::We could allow the program to accept crap. Still, there are a lot of other issues... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:33, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::It's definitely possible, but currently it's not worth the effort it would take to install it. As for "crap", we just wouldn't put that word on the bad list. Finally, I would appreciate it if comments that aren't actually directed to me be posted in a more public place: [[Talk:Main Page]], [[HRWiki talk:FAQ]], or [[HRWiki:Da Basement]], to name a few. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:35, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::OK. Although I think that everyone comes to you because you are the central hub of the wiki, pretty much. Everyone comes to you in hardships, whcih if I were you, I would be honored with. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:38, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Oh, I know, and don't think I'm not honored, but I, like most people, don't like new-message false alarms, and would rather talk about projects I'm currently working on. Also, there are a lot of questions that anyone could more easily answer if they were just put in a more public place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:17, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Flashforward ==

I'm still at the conference, it was really great. IRC doesn't work on the terminals, but suffice it to say, I was here, got autographs, (not many questions) and it was really great. I'll try and get a writeup on Wednesday evening. --TBird

:That was not Tbird. Look [here]. The editor's IP starts with a 6. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 01:43, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thunderbird is not at home, so the IP address would be different. It could still be him, but I would like him to log in if possible. If he can't log in at the convention, he'll figure something out or log in when he gets home later tonight. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Too late. His IP's been blocked. He'll log in when he needs to, but I have one question: If he was TBird, why did he sign TBird instead of his IP (accidentally typed <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> without knowing he wasn't logged in) or with his sig (or siggie, I guess)? It doesn't seem right. I mean, if he can edit annonymously, he can edit logged on, and I think the first thing he'll ask if he can't log in is why he can't. Plus, he would know that an IP editing as a user would most likely be reverted. We could unblock the IP and see if TBird can log on now, I guess. Wouldn't hurt, but I still think it wasn't him. I dunno. Oh, also, if it was him, sorry, just don't want anybody impersonating you. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:50, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::We didn't block the IP. There are several reasons why he might not have been able to log in (if the computer he was using didn't accept cookies, for example). I think the edits by the IP match TBird's style, but I'm being cautious for now. I'm patient; if I have to I can wait for him to get home to confirm. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:01, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ye of little faith :-P You didn't recognize my unique writing style? I just didn't really feel like logging in for one or two edits. I probably should have, but meh. In any case, all I said was true, and more. I left a message on the IRC with Phlip, but it should still be there if you scroll up, to see a brief summary of the event. I'll get a writeup started tomorrow night. For now, I've gotta be up in five and a half hours for work, so I'm going to bed. '''EDIT:''' Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention on IRC. Let's just say I'll be kicking myself for months for not bringing my DS to Flashforward... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 09:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::I thought it was you (see above where I say it sounds like your style), but the info was too good, so I thought it was best to wait for confirmation. I guess you'll log in from now on. :-P Actually, the only reason I had any question was because the IP you were using came up as being based in ''Chicago'', which was pretty weird. I admit it would have been quite unlikely for someone to be imitating you, but we've been burned before. Anyways, great jaerb!!! Many combolations on your successful mission!! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:21, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Parse error! ==

In HomsarQuote.php. You sure are good at bringing the Wiki to its knees ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I always seem to forget semicolons at the end of lines. And it never fails that someone notices my mistakes, even when they're there for less than a minute. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ah, missing semicolons, the bane of a programmer's existence. (Unless you're coding in Lisp. Then it's missing parens.) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:39, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I used to do C++ so remember the semi-colon plight, now I do mostly webdesign and so am plagued to make sure I have the same number of <nowiki><div>'s and </div>'s</nowiki>. If I don't comment every single one I'm lost. My lastest creation is [http://www.odua.org this] It's mostly done although I can't seem to get things to line-up the way I want and no matter what changes that I make, it will only look right on one browser at a time! Grrrrr. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:01, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== You are s-smart ==

Brilliant random Homsar quote thingy!

You're pretty good at this, obviously. Take a look at [[Talk:Sound Effects#Ogg? why not mp3?|this discussion]] and my idea at the end - would this be something possible to improve usability? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you're gonna have to s-spell out what your idea is, because I'm not quite s-seeing it. S-sorry if that cancels out the s-smart. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:31, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::The ogg files. They confuse people, many players in use don't use them right out of then box. But Wikipedia has an interesting solution which we might be able to emulate. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:33, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I should have been more s-specific. What I meant was, when I went to the page about the s-symphony, I wasn't s-sure what their s-solution was. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::In the 1st paragraph, there's the Listen link (after the musical example) - there's a (listen (help·info)) thingy. The "Help" goes to instructions on how to get your player to play oggs. I mean, I was stymied by them until I was researchiong (on that page, actually) and stumbled upon that.

::::Of course, I don't know enough about Wiki to know a) if this can be done on our system, 2) how to do it even if it can be done, and III) if this sort of a thing would require "discussion" "someplace". SO that's why I ask you, Mr. S-smart. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:42, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::Just copy the source code of [[Wikipedia:Template:Audio]] to [[Template:Audio]] (or something like that), adjust the help link to the media help page on this Wiki, and it should work fine (apart from maybe the speaker icon). --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 20:46, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::It's that easy, eh? :\ Well, it'd take me a few days to figure all that out! (I spent a good part of today trying, haven't gotten far. Will keep trying.) But if someone who already has all that figured out wants to take up the cause, we could have better usability sooner. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:54, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Talk page rate ==
These days, I've been trying to make more main namespace contribs and less user talk page contribs. The question is, has my diet (sorta) done any good for me? Check my contribs. On a rate of 1 to 10, how much would you say I've improved? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 04:40, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:Er, maybe we should give it a little more time before making a 1 to 10 rating. I say that because in the last three days, you have made more user edits than and ''twice'' as many user talk edits as all your main, main talk, HRWiki, and HRWiki talk edits ''combined'' (not counting sandbox). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gulp. Back to work on the random refreshings. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:59, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I just did like fifteen. Sweet. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:11, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, you've been doin' a LOT of edits, Seriously. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 19:12, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Um, sorry about those things on tyhe videlectrix games. You're gonna be doing that for a long time. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:27, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Nah, you're fine. I've always been bugged by the word "exist" on those pages. How can we say that the games don't exist? I can see a screenshot right next to them! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:39, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, that's true. At least I added some good edits to my reh—zoom. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

==WikiTroll==

OK then, I'll stop, but why don't you want me editing that page? {{User:Granola/sig}} 02:56, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:Because it's fine the way it is, and you really don't need to be editing meta-information about yourself. Besides, as you said on the talk page, that record isn't even that important anyway. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:01, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Fair enough. I just wanted it to be accurate, even though it isn't necessary in the first place. {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:15, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

==Granola==

Why did you delete my old userpage? {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:06, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:That is not your user page. If you continue to claim that name, I will treat you as though it was still your username (i.e. I will go back to blocking you). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::OK...I just thought it would be useful to redirect it, so that people who went looking for it would come to the right place...<strike>can at least have the talkpage redirect? People have been known to still post on the old one, and I think it's useful to redirect that one, so that posts won't lie around unanswered for a long time.</strike> {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:12, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Never mind about the talkpage, I logged in as Yeltensic, went into my preferences, and enabled the notification e-mail in case the old talkpage is edited, so it's covered now. {{User:Granola/sig}} 08:19, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::You've said that I can't have "Yeltensic" as my sig, as I did for a while, or have "I'm Yelt" in parentheses; would it be OK if I included in my sig a link to my Wikipedia userpage, without the word "Yeltensic" visibly included, in this way: [[Wikipedia:User:Yeltensic42|With crap]], '''[[User:Granola|Granola]]''' '''([[User talk:Granola|T]]''' '''•''' '''[[Special:Contributions/Granola| C]])'''? I won't change it until you approve that suggestion (if you do). {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I see that you have a mention of it on your user page as well as a userbox linking to Wikipedia. Those are both fine with me. (By the way, just thought I'd point out that (H*R/wiki-related) userboxes are allowed here.) But I don't think it's appropriate for your sig at this time. You need to stop focusing on your old name and work on making a new, better name for yourself here. Crapfully crappy, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:07, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::That sounds reas-ON-able. I'm pretty attached to the name Yeltensic, since I've been using it for quite some time before HRWiki, but it ''is'' my fault that the name is tainted here. Oh well. {{User:Granola/sig}} 04:11, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

== Cheddarlebbon ==
I hate to butt in with that conversation, especially because I've been under fire for that recently, but I am sure that IP address is not him. Cheddarlebbon does not type in caps, for example. He also has several spelling errors in his sentences. I'm just putting this up, because I want to make sure he does not get the password. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for your concern. Don't worry though: Per our policy, I will not be resetting the account without some kind of proof. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:05, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
::<s>grood</s>Good. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

== My Userbox ==

Hey! Jerk! Why don't you stay offa my userpage and let me make my own userbox there! I didn't put it on the userbox list! It was isolated to my page! I really don't know what your deal is, but you need to get over it if it upset you that much. Maybe I should edit your page without asking you, huh? I think I can safely say that I was following the guidelines for my personal image. Now If you'll excuse me, I'm going to put it back up. No thank you very much, {{User:Republic of Stan/sig}}
:''This discussion was originally continued at <nowiki>[[</nowiki>User talk:Republic of Stan → Userboxes]]. I had originally suspected him of being a sockpuppet of Drwho?, and that turned out to be correct.''

== Most of it? ==

Query: Why do you only own "most of" the figurine set 1? Don't use that old excuse of "oh, my dog ate Marzipan!" :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:54, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:My friend gave me them for Christmas... except he apparently gave some of them to his brothers first. Hmm... Well, he did at least assure me that I got the best ones of the bunch. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:: Oookay. Which ones didn't you get? (Looks up at all fourteen Homestar Runner figures - from both sets - currently sitting above his computer.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:12, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::: Oh, I knew you would ask that, but I'm really comfy here on the couch right now. :) I know for sure I have Homestar and Strong Bad, and Pom Pom I think. I don't have The Cheat or the KOT. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:15, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::: KoT was the second set anyway. Sucks you wouldn't get The Cheat, though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Aren't you supposed to get those free when you buy stuff? Don't you have like every single DVD and CD ever. Like ever. Ok so at least all the H*R related ones...--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:25, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Well, I got these ''years'' ago, back when you didn't get them free with everything. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== Blocking durations ==

As a senior sysop and an admin here, if we are being trolled by someone, for how long he or she should be blocked. I know that known trolls like NSMC, Dr. Who and others are blocked forever, but what about small calibar trolls? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:53, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's pretty much a judgment call in almost all cases. For IP addresses, 1 to 3 days, depending on the severity of the vandalism. For ''really'' bad stuff, a week or so. If a vandal is obviously changing IPs within a narrow range, blocking the range X.X.X.0/24 (or 23) usually works. Users who make useful contributions should be reasoned with first if possible, not blocked. Accounts created for no purpose other than to vandalize should be blocked infinitely. Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:13, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thank you very much. It sure will help! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== New sysops ==

Was there a sysop nomination? If so, I'm surprised that Lapper wasn't one. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:34, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:''Anyone'' who had made any edit since around the beginning of February was considered. Of the ones we took, they were each chosen not only because they are deserving but also to fill certain niches. As we say, we will add new sysops as our circumstances warrant, and this time circumstances warranted the number and specific users that we took. I can name a half dozen other users who will someday make excellent sysops, and anyone who was not chosen this time should ''not'' read into it negatively in any way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::When I posted the above, I couldn't say what I can say now: We were still considering some people, and some people simply don't check their email often enough! (Or they don't make their primary email available to the wiki, which is pretty much the same thing.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey, It's dot com, I see you having a lot of new sysops. Does that mean there won't be any new sysops for a while? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:29, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, I believe the seven new sysops that we have just inducted are it for a while. We've always got our eyes open, though. Remember also that ''all'' users can be important users. I did some of my best stuff (including STUFF) before I was promoted. (It's kinda funny too... what a lot of people don't realize is that sysop = more headaches.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:48, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::So like how long? Because I signed on on Feb. 24th. {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:51, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:::It would be impossible to guess at this time, as there are just [[HRWiki:FAQ#How_do_I_become_an_admin_or_sysop.3F|too many factors]] that go into it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I missed something - is there a page that lists the new sysops? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:14, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

:[[Special:Listusers/sysop]] or [[HRWiki:A History#Later additions]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:16, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gotcha, thanks. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

== User groups ==
I have a question: I know what a sysop does, and I know what a beaurucrat does, but what do you get to do as a developer that nobody else can? I'm just wondering what it means it have the promotion. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:46, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
:For those of you following along at home, I was technically made a bureaucrat and a developer on the same day. The only reason I wasn't added to the developer group in the wiki software is because there's a subtle difference between being a developer and being in the developer group. At the time I was made a developer, the wiki developer group was inactive. Since then, we reenabled it, and when we did, I was put in the group, even though for practical purposes I was already in it. Make sense? Okay, now that we have that out of the way: Bureaucrats can assign and unassign users to groups (usually to make sysops), and can also rename users. People in the developer group can lock and unlock the database. That originally was the only function available, but since then I have extended it somewhat using my developer abilities. And here's the distinction: a developer has direct access to the server and database. They can see server logs, view raw database data, and modify system software (to improve upon it). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
::And is there anything special about Joey Day's "proprietor" group? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::No, it was created for purely narcissistic purposes (Joey's words, not mine). -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:42, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

:::: This is true. There is nothing special about the [[Special:Listusers/proprietor|proprietor]] user group. I'm not usually one to be so narcissistic, but I thought it made some sense, and I did it mostly because I could. We've never been able to create custom user groups before MediaWiki 1.5, or I might've created a proprietor group a long time ago. Actually, in a way this is the opposite of narcissistic, as it allows for the possibility of others having proprietorship at some time in the future, and adds a layer of abstraction between myself and the title of proprietor. In the past, we've always linked directly to my user page in places where we mention the proprietor, but we should change all those places to link to the proprietor list. I'll get right on that. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 23:26, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who Never Strikes Again ==

Ok. I've got to admit, somewhat grudgingly, that you caught me earlier. I AM in fact Dr. Who. But I really wasn't planning on using this account for vandalism. Yesterday after I attacked the fanstuff wiki I saw that I had hurt someone's feelings and I felt terrible when it put a personal face on what I'd done. I'm ready and willing to talk to you about why and how I did all of that trolling if you just give me this chance. Of course, I would understand if you banned me right away, but I'm asking you to give it a try. Sincerely, [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:I can't speak for all the other sysops, but I won't ban you if you're willing to talk civilly. The whole reason I posted on your talk page was to find out about you and talk to you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:33, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ok then, here goes. I believe the first trolling I ever did was under the name "you smell", where I added that phrase several times to the [[Characters]] page. I decided that it was funny that someone coming to learn would see that (yes, I know, very immature and stupid of me). That was the full extent that I knew of what I was doing. I later learned of the concept of wiki vandalism from Uncyclopedia. I have been using this wiki for years without knowing exactly how maintenance worked; when I did I became jealous of the sysops. I wished to make a name for myself here without doing years of work (rather like WoW, I was trying to gain infamy). My attacks became somewhat meaner as I went on, and I attacked users when I got tired of simply tampering with content. I started thinking of ways to justify it to myself, such as that injustice was being done to me over userboxes, or that my name alone had gotten me banned. I guess I saw it as a way to "break loose" because I am normally NOT a rude or confrontational person. I just stopped for two reasons: I was ashamed of myself, and I was inspired by the way [[User:Granola|Yeltensic]] had turned himself around. In any case, I am deeply sorry. The least I can do is tell you how I did the vandalism so that you can better protect against anything that might happen in the future.
::I used two dynamic IP's: Safari and AOL. Aol has a set of three or four dynamic IP's that change within a narrow range from page to page. Safari's IP changes once every day, but it usually retains the first two segments (75.123.12.32, 75.123.32.34.... and so on). I opened numerous windows at once and typed in my edits and (sigh) summeries. This way the vandalism was at a high speed. I hope at least me telling you this helps (or rather, that you won't need it). [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:::I am willing to give you a chance. Several of your latest incarnations have actually showed some promise, and I hope you can build on that. Once again, I can't speak for all users and sysops, but in general we're a pretty forgiving bunch. I caution you that you will have to prove yourself (assuming others also give you a chance), and our collective patience with you might not be what it would be for a normal new user.
:::Thanks for the technical info (although I did already know that, by the way; that's how I was able to post on your talk page before you'd even made any real edits). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC)


== Message from Nikolce Kocovski ==

Greetings Dotty, how are you. I havn't spoken with you in a while. how have you been these couple of weeks? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 11:32, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
:Uhh Dotty, where are you, are you busy or something? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::Hello, Nikolce. I'm fine, and I hope you're well. Yeah, life can be kind of hectic sometimes. But we gotta keep on tranglin'! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== SPONGE 001 ==

Who is your favorite H*R character?[[User:SPONGE 001|SPONGE 001]] 19:18, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

== Documentary ==
Thanks for that page move. As I saw the whole thing unfold on Recent changes, I thought "what the heck is he doing"? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:54, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. Hey, do me a favor: Instead of pressing [edit] over on the right to start a new topic, please press the [ + ] (plus) button at the top of the page (in between the main edit button and the history button). (Or, at the very least, please clear the old subheading from the edit summary.) Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:02, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

I always wondered what that button did. Cool, I'll try hard to remember to. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:09, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

== New special page ==

I've been seeing a lot of pages with the name Test being deleted, along with images. May I ask what going on? {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 03:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:We're testing something. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:26, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

::What I meant was what are you testing. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 11:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:::It's a special page that has to do with [[Special:Personalimages|image management]]. <s>It's not ready yet,</s> but when it is, it will be linked from an HRWiki page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:55, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
::::That's really, really cool. I've been waiting for something like that... A way to see who owns what image(s) quickly. This should certainly be helpful in managing 'em, eh? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Indeed. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

==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?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

:If the name of our [[HRWiki:Changing username|changing username]] page is any indication, I estimate it would be at [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki:Changing username|HRFWiki:Changing username]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 13:28, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

== IP Checking ==

There's been a fair amount of debate about accounts that seem to be all created by H*bad. Since we lack any ability to check for IP addresses, would you be able to see if the following accounts share the same IP?: [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad|H*bad]], [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad1|H*bad1]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar Runner|Darth Homestar Runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar runner|Darth Homestar runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Guyforerunner|Guyforerunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Godzillarunner|Godzillarunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Homestarrunner101|Homestarrunner101]], [[HRFWiki:User:Running along|Running along]]. Any info you could get would be much combobulated. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:They're the same (except I'm not sure about Guyforerunner). See also [[User_talk:Tom#Emergency|this discussion]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:41, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::What in the world. My friend created H*bad1 at my house. Thats why he has the same IP address as mine, I believe. He called me up and told me that you guys are like people who want to put salt in an open wound. Why you do this to him? I will keep on fighting this little thing about H*bad1. I explained all of this cwap at [[HRFWiki:My dark side|My dark side]]--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 05:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Um... yeah. Okay. First of all, don't let people make accounts using your computer, and if you do, have them choose a different name from you. (That still doesn't explain all the other names, by the way.) But I don't really want to get into it here, as it has been discussed on other pages, like you point out. Super Sam simply asked me whether the IPs matched and I answered him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:02, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Extensions ==

Cool, two headings in a row. Alrighty, I have two things to talk about. One - would you be able to post your source code for the extensions you wrote somewhere, such as [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mediawiki_Extensions here]? Two - do you know how to add a tab from within an extension? I figured out how to do it by editing SkinTemplate.php, but is there any way to have the same effect through an extension? (I'm trying to add a purge tab next to watch/unwatch). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 10:22, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:I do plan to publish the extensions I have written. They need a bit of polishing, standardizing, and commenting before I would post them in a public place, however. As for the tab thing, I'm guessing you want more of an add-on file rather than a patch in the original file? I'm not currently familiar enough with how the tabs are generated to be able to give you a good answer to that one, but I would be surprised if it could be done with a standalone extension. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 10:37, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty, thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 11:42, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Here's a little way to add a purge button using [[User:Super Sam/monobook.js|your monobook.js]] that I came up with and Dot com fixed to actually work properly:
<pre>//Add purge cache button
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 );</pre>
:::Let us know how that works. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr.... Who? ==

Who was Dr. Who? why did he/she get kicked off so many times? I am asking this because as I travel around this Wiki I saw alot about Dr. Who. Just curious, {{User:Grit7/sig}}
:See [[#Dr. Who Never Strikes Again]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

== Captcha on move page ==

I'd like to ask you a question, and if it's been asked before, I'm very sorry. I'd just like to ask what the purpose of applying a CAPTCHA to the Move Page over on the Fanstuff Wiki is. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:49, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's to prevent a bot from being able to move pages as vandalism, and to discourage human vandals from doing the same. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
::If that's the case, why isn't it the same here? If I recall correctly (which is unlikely), this knowledge base has had more page-move vandalism than the Fanstuff. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:01, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Er... It ''is'' the same here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. I must be out of date then. Never mind. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:14, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, it's not. Well, at least, it's not for me with my almighty sysoply privilages. Is it like that for ordinary users? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:20, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, it is. I had to use it until a couple weeks ago when I was sysopped. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:26, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh. Huh. I didn't even realize. That puts WoW in a whole new light of non-life. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:27, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== Grizzly Chomps ==

Hi It's dot com,

I had a question, and I'm not sure where else to put it. Can you explain why you didn't you think my "Grizzly chomps" fun fact in the Candy Product was a good one? I may be biased, but I think it applies pretty well. TBC have been known to reference old and obscure pop-culture items in the past, and I can't think of any other "pre-bitten" candy product sold in stores. I'd like to think they had this product in mind when they made the toon. You can even Google for it and read up on it.

Anyhow, I just wanted to know what my options were for debating this fact. Is this is something I could put in STUFF for debate? And if so, how?

The submission was:
*The "built-in bite" shape of SBLOUNSKCHED! may refer to Grizzly Chomps, a [[Wikipedia:Hostess|Hostess]]-brand treat introduced in 1992. The package included two chocolate cupcakes with a bite-mark shape cut out of them, and the package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."

:I removed it because the Grizzly Chomps are so old and obscure that any similarity to SBLOUNSKCHED is likely just a coincidence. None of the secondary details match, especially the reason for the bite. In the case of Grizzly Chomps, the bear helps you eat it for some reason, but Strong Bad calls the bite in his candy a security measure to deter others from eating it. I think that TBC independently thought it was funny to have a bite missing from the candy, and to suggest otherwise is too much speculation for my taste.
:    That said, I am more than willing to help you set up a STUFF item. The relevant instructions are at [[HRWiki:STUFF/Newfact]]. You need to start at "2. The STUFF subpage". Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::I went ahead and STUFF'd it for you. You can have the next one. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:48, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Thanks! I appreciate that. [[User:Compdude|Compdude]]

== Another recent block ==

Looking at the [[Special:Ipblocklist|Block list]], I saw that you banned User:Fire Man. Are you sure you've got the right guy? Looking at [[Special:Contributions/Fire Man|his contribs]] he only made one edit and it wasn't anything bad. He seems like a perfectly fine user. I think he's innocent so you should unblock him. Any reason why you blocked him in the first place? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 02:54, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
:You are correct about the number and type of contribs for that account. I am unblocking it on a provisional basis. I remind whoever needs to hear it that vandalism and flagrant abuse of the wiki's policies will not be tolerated. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:50, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== The Clamburger ==

Could you please mark [[HRFWiki:User:Clamburger|Clamburger]] as a bot on the fanstuff? It's really cluttering Recent Changes. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:Why are you asking ''me'' when [[User:Tom|Tom]] has [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 4#The Clamburger Bot|already given you an answer]] on this one? If you want to appeal, you'll have to take it up with him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:03, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Extensions ==

Can you please put the autocolumn and random Homsar quote extensions onto the Fanstuff? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 12:41, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
:Done. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Declaring War ==

Isn't there a rule against declaring war? Isn't that anti-Wiki? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:12, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:I don't think anyone's ever enumerated a list here that specifically included "do not declare war," but I can say for sure that it's a very [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=It%27s+dot+com&page=User%3AHeadbad+and+strongbody bad idea]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:20, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&curid=18299&diff=295049&oldid=295009&rcid=242036 Indeed]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:26, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::: *sigh* Yeah, that. If he keeps it confined to what he's already said, then I'm probably not going to worry about it too much (although I did have to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=295074&oldid=295057 remove some trolling] ''(for those just passing by, note the difference between trolling and vandalism)''), but if he actually moves the article against consensus or tries to escalate his "war" in any other way, there will be trains dropped. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm just glad I'm on your side. Trains are dangerous! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::See, that's the thing. I hate that sides even have to be taken. I had hoped when I made [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=293660&oldid=293654 this edit] that we could reach a suitable compromise (which seems to be fine with everyone except him). *sigh* again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Politics are inevitable. Take it from an old man. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Heh. If you're older than me, I'll be surprised. I tried to find it in your user space but came up empty. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Hmm... I've just been informed that you ''are'' in fact older than me. Huh. Now I'm just the ''third''-oldest user (that I know of). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:06, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::So who's the oldest (or 2nd oldest, if it's me)? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::[[User:Bill|Bill]] is in his early forties. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::That makes me #2, and you #3 AFAWK. Interesting. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I left a note on his talk page, and I think it knocked some sense into him. He's actually a good guy—assuming that he doesn't offend people so much anymore. Anyway, back to my wikivacation. Preeow. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

==[[HRFWiki:User:Stinkobad1|Stinkopuppet]]==
Super Sam was going to ask you this, but he says he did not have enough time. There is a user by the name of Stinkobad1 on the Fansguff Wiki. He requests an IP address check to make sure there is not another feud, and another reason to hate H*Bad. ;) Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:51, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
:Um, please? I know you're on, and it's urgent...:( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
::I think I'd like Super Sam to ask his own questions. If he doesn't have the time, then it must not be that urgent. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:28, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Hooray! It's me! Anyway, could you please crosscheck the IP addresses of Stinkobad1, H*bad, and while you're at it, The thing? Many thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::None of those users coincide. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Flagrant System Error ==
Your userpage is [[car|pimp-ed out]]! How'd you get it like that? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:22, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oops! You bwoke it! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::Now that it's all over, you can tell me how you did it! [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|Wheeeeeeee!]] - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 05:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, well, I put special clauses in the PHP code itself (that actually builds each page) that suppressed the header and footer and changed the background to blue and the text to white for any page called "[[User:It's dot com]]". Then I just changed the text to the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:It%27s_dot_com&oldid=299269 error message]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== My editing a-broke ==
Hey. This is Seriously. For somereason, my account can't edit. An internal error keeps happening. I'm seeing if I can use this to edit...The thing is, though, is that everyone else is still editing. It's getting strange. {{unsigned|Seriously}}
:What is the error? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'll look into it and try to fix the problem. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== 'Tavi monobook ==

Look, 'Tavi is somehow halting the appear of my monobook.css. Is there anyway to make it so that there are styled links to homestarrunner.com, and other sites? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:21, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Try editing [[Special:Mypage/tavistyle.css|the right page]]. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 04:24, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I wouldn't even bother doing that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:26, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Okay. I'll do it, and you won't. ;-> (Ima try!) {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, it's working, but, you may have another reason for telling me not to bother doing that. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:33, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::Who, me? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:46, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== what happen to your userpage ==

Hey dotty, last time i checked your userpage, there was the blue fragment erroe page, what happen? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:55, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 'twas an April Fool's joke. See [[#Flagrant System Error|Flagrant System Error]] above. (By the way, I'm really not very keen on "dotty", just so you know. See the top of my (working) user page.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
OOO i'm sorry, i'll just call youi dot com then, if you like?
:"It's dot com". Or "Dot com". Either one, really. They both fit. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:37, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks! ==

I just thought I'd thank you for unblocking me. Sorry about that joke, I guess I'm just ''way'' different than everyone else here. What I did was still kind of disruptive, though, sorry. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

==IP check==
Can you please do me a favor? I need you to check if Crusaders IP is 69.160.0.227. Please answer as soon as you can.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:15, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:Access to that information is restricted, and unfortunately it's above your paygrade. Sorry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:35, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
::I need to know, because I believe that he trolled the Funny Stuff in which he is on. Come to the [http://www.editthis.info/funny_wiki Funny Wiki] and tell me there please?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Theme song ==

There's some sort of unwritten rule that I live my life by: Every awesome person, by default, needs a theme song. Yes, you heard me right, a theme song. Why don't you try a song already titled after you: [http://www.msu.edu/~larowebr/Brent%20LaRowe%20-%20Dot%20Com.mp3 Dot Com]. (Just to note, we still need one for Abdi. ;)) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

==My bro==
Is it ok if my brother creates a user on here. This is so you guys don't think that I am creating sockpuppets. He is also wanting the User:lil H*bad.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:He should ''not'' have that name. Have him pick something original. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
::He said "The cheatman". Would that be fine? Just you know FYI.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:41, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes ==

Hey there Dot com, I just have a question about my [[User:DBK/userbox|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. Do you know what to do? {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:26, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:I tweaked it a bit, removing divs in certain spots and putting in some in other places. It was mostly trial and error, though. Maybe that will get you started. (I can't really say that all the scroll boxes make your page especially easy to read, but that's just my opinion.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:38, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I realized that, I was pretty much experimenting with that stuff before. I got rid of some and just kept scroll buttons on the lists in my page, like my favorite music and cool users. Any way I was just curious why it wasn't aligning to the right, and now I'll experiment more. Thanks! {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:::No probalo! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

== TaviStyle ==

Hello. Is there any way to put the TaviStyle skin as a choosable skin on the Fanstuff Wiki? Thank you. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 14:33, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
:Hello? --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 22:50, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'm not ignoring you. TaviStyle will be included when we upgrade to 1.6 soon. Until then, we've frozen changes to the software so that we have a correct frame of reference. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:52, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Oh, okay. Thank you. (I just wanted to know when it will be uploaded.) --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:14, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

::::Any chance we could get a version we could use on Wikipedia? Or one that I could at least install on the test Wiki I've got on my PC? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:35, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== Email ==
Hey Dot comster. Can you check this email I sent you real quick? Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:53, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:I saw that. Why don't you ask a fanstuffer to send that for you. Better yet, use the fanstuff's email features to send it to him. By the way, what happened to pressing the [+] button at the top for new topics? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:57, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, forgot about that. I'll try to be better (though it doesn't really matter anymore, I'm just here for the email). I tried emailing it to him, but he doesn't have an email address in his preferences. I'll copy the sent email and send it to someone. Sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:00, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, I can't. Since I did it from the wiki and not from Gmail, I can't cut and paste from any source. Looks like you're stuck with the burden. Once again, sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:01, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== <nowiki>[[Wikipedia: </nowiki> Extension]] ==

I'm not sure whether you made the extension that lets you link directly to Wikipedia articles using the <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Article]]</nowiki> syntax, but if you did, can you share it? I'd like to use it on my own wiki. If you didn't, do you happen to know who did or where it's available? Thanks. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 06:59, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

:That's a standard feature of every MediaWiki install. See [[Meta:Help:Interwiki linking]] for more information. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:47, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== Sockpuppet vandels ==

They might just have the same IP. Maybe not the same peson. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:08, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:There are only a few ways that could be true, The Thing, and that's been taken into account, I'm sure. With only a few exceptions, if it's the same IP it's the same user. That's just how they work. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== IP ==

Do you use a special page to find the IPs? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:57, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, I got special pages all right, The thing. 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. Left side: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAH! Right side... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::What do you use? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:53, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::I've got ones on this wiki. The fanstuff wiki. Even wikis we've just made up! How can I make these pages any cooler? Just ask for me, the guy that works here at the special page place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Question ==

If I wanted to program a WikiBot, would it be HAVE to be in PHP, Python, or MySQL? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 22:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I'm pretty sure the answer there is yes in most cases, it's moot if you want to use one here. Only developers can run Wikibots. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::While that's true, Kookykman, he might asking in general. Sorry, Bluebry. I'm not the one to ask about bots. You might try Joey, Tom, Phlip, or even others. I'm much more content to hack the software from the inside rather than use a bot from the outside. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::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, ie exactly as if you were editing it by hand, just automated. So any language that you can use to access the net you could theoretically use to write a bot. However since many languages have packages to simplify HTTP, these languages would be easier to use, and some languages (like Python) even have pre-built wikibot frameworks for you to work off. But this doesn't say you can't go and write your wikibot in pretty much any language – it's simply a matter of how hard it is to write. Python is a simple-to-learn language anyways. I doubt you would ever write a bot that used PHP, and rarely would you write one that used MySQL. And of course if you prefer to work with <code>socket</code> and <code>connect</code> in C, there's nothing stopping you from doing that either... it would just be extremely tedious to write. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 23:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Now, I'm still new to programing, but I heard C. Would C be anything like C++? And I don't want to hear anything about developer status either. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 23:52, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Dangeresque change ==

(First off I'm new here so I don't know if I'm doing this right. Just so you know)

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)"

Not notable? This is homestarwiki! You've got an entire page on the battle of strongbadia, despite the fact that it only applies to one email. And allow me to quote some other character pages...

Homestar: "Though he lacks a visible pair of arms, he is still able to function as though he has them, being able to carry and throw things and even type proficiently. It's generally accepted that either he does have arms, but for reasons that are never explained, they are invisible, or that he has limited telekinetic powers. "

Bubs: "His facial configuration is puzzling; in Pumpkin Carve-nival, he appears to have a safety pin stuck through his face above an internal ear."

Marsipan: "Like Homestar, Marzipan has no visible arms, though she is able to interact with the world as though she did, being able to pick up and move objects, and even play a guitar. It is generally accepted that either her arms are invisible, or that she has limited telekinetic powers."

Strong Bad:"He has boxing gloves for hands (that always have square window reflections on them, no matter where he is), and a lucha libre mask for a head [...] Strong Bad may also have a Homestar-like telekinesis"

Um...so yeah. I'm not mad or anything. I just wanted to point out that dangeresque's floating glasses can probably be considered significant if all this other stuff is on the site. (Hey, you could even tie it in with Strong Bad's rumored telekinesis, right?)

In conclusion, sorry this comment was so long. I guess I'll check back on this page later to see if you offer a counter-argument. Thanks for reading!

:First of all, let me say thank you for taking the time to write such a lengthy comment. Why not take a second and [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]? I agree with you that Dangeresque's glasses do not seem to have anything supporting them (although I suppose one could argue that they are held to his face by tension or even glue). My main problem with noting it on the Dangeresque page is that it really breaks up the flow of that sentence (which is based largely on the [[Dangeresque (theme)|Dangeresque theme]]). In addition, the information isn't really that central to the character; it's more like [[TBC]] just worked in the glasses as best they could given the features of Strong Bad's head. I'm not suggesting that we not note the information ''anywhere''. Perhaps you could put it in the list of [[Lack of Visible Arms#References to Other Apparently Invisible Body Parts|references to other apparently invisible body parts]]. Again, thanks for your note, and welcome to the wiki! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:07, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

== 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. That discussion was archived, so it should link to [[Talk:Strong Bad Email/Archive#New email format...]] instead. See ya! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

== I need some help ==

Hey there its dot com, how are you, how;s easter in america(if you celebrate it?)?

I need to ask you something, do you happen to know any Homestar runner wikipedias that are star wars fans?

by the way, happy easter

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:35, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

:A [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?ns2=1&ns3=1&search=star+wars&searchx=Search quick search] in the user and user talk namespaces turns up a number of users who may be fans of Star Wars. Hope this helps. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 02:05, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== Just a little hello ==

Hey there, It's dot com.
Homsarroks here. I just wanted to drop by and say hey and that you're cool.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:32, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Just out of curiosity, why did you revert my edits on the HR Wiki article on wikipedia? I tried to include the most important users on the wiki there (e.g. you, Tom, BazookaJoe, Some H*R Themed Username, etc.) and put accurate descriptions on what you did there. I'm not mad or anything, just a bit confused. Get back to me when you can. 

P.P.S. I left this message on your account on Wikipedia first, but I decided to put it on both your accounts so that you might get it sooner.

See yas!

:Actually, you didn't include BazookaJoe. I put him in shortly before removing the list. The reason I took it out is that it's so subjective. What makes a user notable? That list could have easily been four times as long. I decided that it would be better not to have it at all. As something of a compromise, I inserted a link that pointed to the list of sysops (even though I know that not all of the sysops are active). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I can understand that. THanks for the reply.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 22:07, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== We need the "Recent Changes" notice to be at the top of every page. ==

Yeah. Not everybody checks that. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:13, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:Why do you need a sitenotice? People who don't check the recent changes just won't find out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:16, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::So it's not really that big of a deal? --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:18, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Personally, I'd recommend putting the notice, or something like it, on the Main Page. This is big news, and there are a lot of fans who may not find out because they don't have accounts, don't check their user pages, Watchlist or Recent Changes, etc. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:22, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:48, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

:::::People who visit the wiki on such an informal basis as you describe are not likely to have the same feelings towards the situation as regular and power users like us. These types of users are the ones the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:recentchangesnotice&oldid=310518 current message] is directed towards. We've added it to the [[H*R.com updates 2006|historical record of events]], but we will not add it to the [[Template:whatsnew|current updates]] if [[The Brothers Chaps]] don't mention it on H*R.com. The general community can find out through the [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Don Chapman]] article, as well as various other mentions throughout several articles. Death is a touchy subject, especially when it effects our heroes. The Admins are treating this with the utmost discretion, please respect our decisions and the feelings of the Chapman family. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:58, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

== hAcKEr ==

Why did you write hAcKEr in binary in your User Box? Oh well... You don't have to answer. By the way, people say your cool. I guess I agree. [[User:Steve|Steve]] 22:01, 22 April 2006
:I wrote hAcKEr, eh Steve? Heh, that's been there for months, and to the best of my knowledge you're the first one to decode it. (If you're not the first to decode it, then you're certainly the first to say anything.) I write extensions and make changes to the [[MW:How does MediaWiki work?|MediaWiki]] software at the [[Wikipedia:Source code|source-code]] level, which is called [[Wikipedia:Hacker|hacking]]. I am a MediaWiki [[Meta:How to become a MediaWiki hacker|hacker]] for this wiki. Thanks for noticing and posting! Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:12, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

== Special Pages ==

Can only Sysops edit Special Pages? --{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 00:46, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

:Generally, pages listed as [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] are ones that are protected or generated by the wiki. As such, they are not editable by the common user, or by anyone. What makes a page uneditable to a common user like you or I is the protect template. See the image on the Main Page for an example, no edits can be made to it by someone lower than sysop. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:50, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::I understand, but how did someone add the template to recent changes? --01:06, 24 April 2006 (UTC){{User:Dacheatbot/sig}}
:::The text on most special pages (including the recent changes page) is handled by pages in the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=8 MediaWiki namespace]. And yes, only sysops can edit these pages. The text in the message at the top of the recent changes, watchlists, and login screen is sub-controlled by a template ({{tl|recentchangesnotice}}) that we placed on the relevant MediaWiki pages. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

==Appropriate Username==
I have a question about the user [[User:Old timey Strong Bad|Old timey Strong Bad]]. Is that username appropriate, because I think it isn't really due to the similarity to [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]. {{unsigned|Lopp3|21:35, 26 April 2006}}
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

==Username Change==
If at all possible, please get around to changing my username. I left two notes on the [[HRWiki:Changing username]] page, but I still haven't had my name changed after a few days. {{User:Lopp3/sig}} 14:32, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

:You left your first request for a username change at 00:11, 27 April 2006 (UTC), fourteen hours and twenty-one minutes before posting your note here. You left your second request for a username change at 12:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC), only twelve hours and sixteen minutes after your first request. It has not even been one day, let alone a "few days." Please be patient. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== 65.167.69.XX ==

Hey, I did a little investigation. This IP range is notorious. I found blocks on it back to November, and comments that it is probably WoW. I know we gotta be reluctant to block a range, but I wanted to call your attention to this particular case. Take a look at the Block Log for the last 6 months to see what I am saying. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 13:41, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

== Poughwhatsie? ==

Actually, that's what I thought when that addition showed up a few days ago. It seemed like ''completely'' random trivia until I looked down at the context; "Poughkeepsie" is the destination in Homestar's word problem about trains entering tunnels. I guess this addition was an attempt to explain its significance (otherwise, why should two guys in Atlanta choose it aside from the funny-sounding name?). But if it's reinstated, it would need some rewrite to explain that (so the reader doesn't have to do the same thing I did). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
:Meh, I don't see the point of including all that info, especially if there's any kind of link that can be clicked. It's barely mentioned in the toon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:13, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

== Patrolling ==

Perhaps you can clear something up for me? Are all users allowed/encouraged to patroll recent changes, or only those who have committed to the official "recent changes patrol"? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:It's not necessary to sign up (although it's nice to know who has committed to the work). I never patrol an edit unless I am pretty sure of (1) the overall content of the article, (2) the intent of the editor, and (3) whether or not the edit is good for the article. (Vandal edits still get marked as patrolled, but the article is immediately reverted. Likewise, edits that add incorrect information are either reverted or reworked as the situation warrants. By marking an edit as patrolled, I am saying either that an edit was good or that I'll fix it.) Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:16, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
::It does. Someday I may sign up for the patrol, but I think I want to observe for a while first. I'm still really new at determining the validity of edits, as my [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Template:STUFF/senior_prom| recent adventure]] with STUFF demonstrates. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
As you might have already noticed, I have finally joined up. However, patrolling has brought a new question: What standards do you use for the Talk pages? I assume they still need to be patrolled, but is that just to watch for cursing, flaming and the like? - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

== Even more recent block ==

I was wondering about the IP address you just blocked. I looked at his contributions, and his vandalism wasn't much. At least it didn't deserve a month-long block, in my opinion. So why did you blcok him for that long? Also, how did you know he was using the computer system at that school? Quizzical in someplace beginning with Q, — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:09, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
: 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. Rest assured that I know exactly what I'm doing and have discussed matters with other admins. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:49, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:: Sorry. I wasn't trying to question your authority. I know well enough through my experience here that you have some of the best judgment I've ever seen. I would never question your actions. If you took it seriously, I apologize. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== Recent change of the template that says "do not create this page"==
Absolutely brilliant. I had tried to edit the weather in london before, and it had the normal template. Now it's completely redone, including hatred by Strong Bad. Dot com, you truly do rock. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, now I get it. There's a template for each one. Both are really funny, actually. Great job. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:05, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

== Expanded basic cable ==

Hi. Master Chief has this friend and Masterchief always goes to his house. Yesterday i went to his house and When I went on this site, I saw that he had the same IP as me. So when Master Chief went to his friend's house he created sockpuppets and vandalized the wiki. Now he isn't Master Chief's friend anymore because they got into some fight. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:49, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::WHAT?!?! I didn't type that! It was probaly My brother or my cousin because I left myself logged on when I had to answer the phone. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 22:54, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Sure. Please see my above reply, and treble it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Is the rule about, "my (Some family member) did this" not allowed here as well.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 23:47, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::It isn't a rule per se, but without proof it is sure looked at with skepticism here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:15, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

==Checking IPs==
I know I can't check them on here, but I was wondering were you go to check who has what IP.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 21:33, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
:There are around half a dozen ways, none of which I'm going to elaborate on here. If you look through the MediaWiki documentation, it might give you some insights. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
::What is the link in the special pages that let me check Ip addresses. (The reason for my asking is because of my wiki.) The thing that I know that if I go there here, I will just get an error.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 16:00, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::If you installed your wiki yourself, then you already have the access necessary to check IPs. If it's a wiki-in-a-can, then it's likely that you don't have the extensions installed that you would need for that. Again, check your documentation. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:04, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

== Dot com & Tom ==

Do both of you guys live in New York, as both of you were at a Yankees game? [[User:72.150.230.125|72.150.230.125]] 01:40, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

:No, I'm from Texas (see my user page for more info). The cap I have on is the official hat of the [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=tex Texas Rangers Baseball Club]. I was in the Tri-State area for three games that particular week: starting with Mets–Phillies (in Philadelphia), then Yankees–A's ([[:Image:Dot com & Tom.jpg|pictured]]), and finishing with Rangers–Yankees (which I am pleased to report [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20060515&content_id=1455525&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away Texas won], 4–2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:50, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
::Wow, so you were right near me and I didn't know it. (I'm about 45 minutes or so west of Philly with good traffic.) You shoulda stopped by. ;)
::Also, I jus' have to say it, coz you know someone's thinking it: as one collective entity, you make It's Dot Tom. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You see, Dorian? That joke was already thought of on IRC. Why won't you log there some time? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:19, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you ==
Thank you very much. I don't appreciate being spoken about, especially when it was way back when. I've been thinking for a long time about how truly ungrateful he is, and it seems he's lost his privilege. Thanks so much. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:54, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:Do you think he'll go crazy like last time? Do you think he'll make tons of sockpuppets? Is he immature enought o retaliate like this every time he gets blocked? {shudders} — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Meh, I don't really care that much. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I don't think many people care at all. I suppose we can just revert it again and again. It's not even like he's doing much inconvenience. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:17, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==IP address change==
My Ip I think has changed. I need you to check my Ip address and tell me what it is. If I am right then my Ip address has changed for some reason.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:To check your IP, just log out. It will tell you your IP where your username usually is. If it doesn't show it there, then edit the sandbox and check the history. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:25, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Am I allowed to say what it is?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:29, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Um, if you want to. Some people try to protect that kind of info. (It won't be news to me, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Here is the difference, this is my now 68.184.181.214, and here is what it was, 66.169.190.116. What is up with that?-{{User:H*bad/sig}}
::::Those IPs are both used by the [[isp|ISP]] in your area. Speaking of, are you a Rangers, Mavs, or Cowboys fan? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Mavs fan. I also love the rangers. Do you happen live in the Dallas/ fort worth area?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:43, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::No, but I do live in Texas. (I did live in Mesquite and work in Plano for a summer, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Hey, maybe we will run into each other at like a mavs or rangers game. I'll hear your name and look over and see you. Wouldn't that be nice?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:59, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::That'd be cool. I'm planning on going to the one about a week from now (Sunday night). You can see what I look like (in a Rangers cap even) in the photo on my user page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:03, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:There is a major problem though, I kind of told my parents that I know everyone here from school, so I can't say hi to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::That's okay. Although I traditionally wear my Homestar running shirt to ballgames, so that other H*R fans can spot me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Although, I could make up a story that would make it ok for me to be talking to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==Idea'd==
I have thought of something, that I think that needs changing. I believe that the fanstuff wiki should be able to use the Tavi style for our skin. Can that be arranged?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:Well, is there a way to put it in a monobook? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::I was talking about a way to have it as a seperate option.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:37, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::I know. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:39, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::::See [[#TaviStyle|above]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:50, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Wait we haven't upgraded yet??--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

==User page==

Are we allowed to have Wikipedia links on our userpages? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:25, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, yes. Check [[User:DorianGray|my page for a lot of them]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::See also [[HRWiki:User space]] for restrictions and conditions. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:30, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::OK, thanks. I wasn't sure if maybe it causes a problem, like there being offensive content on Wikipedia articles (vandalism or not) that HRWiki can't do anything about. Well then, going to add my links... [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:34, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

== Contribs ==
Do you think you could add the 'ctrbs' extension to the Fanstuff Wiki's recent changes? It'd make my job there a little easier. Thanks in advance. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:That is standard in 1.6 (where it will be spelled 'contribs', incidentally). I recognize that it's taking us longer than we originally anticipated to make the upgrade. Don't give up hope of its happening, though. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:01, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
::You added it here... is it difficult to implement? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it involves making changes in about six spots of existing code. It's not just like adding an extension. If we don't upgrade real soon, then I'll see about making an exception to our lockout of changes to 1.5. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:48, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Troll sockpuppet==

Could you please not be so quick to assume that's what I am? Chris/Yeltensic/Granola has relatives just like everyone else. [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Should I..==

..remove the vandalism thing from Darth's userpage? Or should I wait for him to do that or what? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 23:02, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==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. Is there a broken link, or is the problem at my end? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 14:04, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:To clarify, the link found at [[H*R.com updates 2002#Tuesday, February 26, 2002]] for [[Where's The Cheat?]] doesn't work, but the one at [[Toons#Big Toons]] does? What's really odd is that the error you're receiving is [[MediaWiki:Nogomatch]], which I thought was only shown when there's no exact match for a search done with the "Go" button. Is that the message you're seeing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

::The closest I came to duplicating this problem is to type "Where's The Cheat" (without a question mark) in the search box. It also gives a similar error if you type "Where's The Cheat?" (with or without the question mark) in the URL. I'm going to make a redirect to fix those two things, but otherwise I can't recreate the problem as described. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:19, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

== When STUFF gets contradicted... ==

Hi, It's dot com. Here's a question that's been on my mind for a very, very long time (4 months):

What happens if we decline a STUFFed reference, thinking that it's unlikely, but then it turns out it was a reference after all? Say, for example, and I'm not saying that it is (even though I admit voting in favor), [[Happy Trogday]] WAS a homage to All Your Base, and that it is confirmed by TBC themselves on, say, the DVD commentary? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:Well, we just write a nice letter to TBC explaining how they must be mistaken. Once we vote here, that's the end of it. :) Actually, this has happened several times (none springs to mind right this second, but I'm sure someone will list an example here shortly). In cases like that, we simply overturn our vote and note that TBC said so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:33, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:: I haven't yet looked it up, but I believe that "Ryan S." from [[theme park]] was such an example. You're welcome. :D --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:::[[Talk:rampage#I.27m_on_a_Rainbow_.28originally_DECLINED.2C_now_ACCEPTED.29|Here]] is the one example of which I'm aware. And concerning AYB: Even though I voted to decline, I have always felt it was ''possible'' that fact was correct, and will not be surprised if we do have to un-decline it (nor will I be surprised if we don't). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:39, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

==Sockpuppetness==
I know sockpuppetry when I see it and I know that kk is a definate sockpuppet person. (I know how ironic) Anyways, I was wondering why it is that when someone creates an account on here, 2-3 others are created. So my question is, that do you beaucrats check every new user if they have another log in name?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 17:24, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. Nothing against you, but I don't like to post details of something like that. Nevertheless, it's probably not hard to infer certain things by posts I've made elsewhere. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:02, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thatkidsysop ==
Do you think you could make [[HRFWiki:User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] a sysop on the Fanstuff Wiki? There's been a concensus for him to be added to the team. (I actually posted this on the official forum's admin thread a little while ago, but it's been hours without a response and there's already a bit of excitement on the wiki.) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:22, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:No wait. Lets make a discussion about this.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:38, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
No problem. For some reason that forum wasn't showing as having new messages for me. I know what it's like to be offered a promotion and then have to wait and wait for it to go through (in my case, the whole wiki was locked down for the server move). So I will not tell you to keep your pants on, for real. ;) H*bad, this talk page is not the right venue for a discussion on the promotion. In fact, simply by Joshua's posting here I assume that all the necessary discussion has already taken place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:05, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, sorry. The reason was only because I was just wondering about it. Thats all.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

== For you and all the others... ==

For You, Tom, Thunderbird, Joey, Stu, Bazooka, Rogue Leader, Phlip, Heimstern, Abdi Viklas, Drhaggis, E. L. Cool, Firebird, Qermaq, Coder, Jones, Jay, Kilroy, Lapper, Username, Dorian, Paper, and all the others...
Hey, I just want to thank all of you for what you do for the Wiki. I used your page because you seem to be the only one logged on. [[User:65.6.55.229|65.6.55.229]] 20:17, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Hey, Anonymous, why don't you write a really nice thank-you note and then not attribute it to yourself. (Oh, kids can be so cruel. Just kidding.) Thanks, man! It's nice to be appreciated! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:26, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks from me, too! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:40, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Why thank you very much, it's always nice to hear that our work is appreciated. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks, man. That really makes a sysop feel good. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 03:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thenk you very much, Mister .229! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:46, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::Thanks! (And gee; if you know all of us well enough to abbreviate names, you really ought to think about getting one of your own!) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:29, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I'm very flattered. Thank you for your kind words, 65.6.55.229. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:52, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Note: DprianGray isn't a sysop. Just a note. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Neither is Qermaq, but there you go. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::Both DorianGray and Qermaq, if I may speak for the community, are quite respected users. They have the right to be named in that list of thanks. And after all, 65.6.55.229 never once said the word "sysop" in his note. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 00:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Okay, it seems I misunderstood. Since almost every user on that list was a sysop, I figured it was thanking the sysops only. >.> — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

== Magical Sysop Powers? ==

I've noticed that you and the other sysops around here are able to identify a user by their IP number. I have my own little personal wiki, running on the exact same version of MediaWiki as this one, of course without any changes made to this wiki after installation. As far as I can tell, I have no such all knowing, ip reading powers as the sysop of my wiki. Is this something you guys have edited the HRWiki to be able to do or am I completely missing a huge power of being a sysop? —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:I have already asked. They won't say.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::Eh, okay then. Another mystery of the HRWiki goes unsolved. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I think they want to do this to us.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:59, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::::The bureaucrats at this wiki have installed the position of "developer". On some wikis it is called checkuser. It allows users to check IP addresses of users in addition to the normal sysop powers. So yes, it's edited in. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:::::That's not quite right, but it's kind of close, so, yeah, let's go with that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== Paranormal Idol ==

Could you check the IPs of Paranormal Idol and HomeTron V20 on the fanstuff wiki? I think they might be the same person. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:Sorry, but a request for that info would have to come from a fanstuff sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
::Okay, could you please check the IPs of the following Fanstuff users: [[HRFWiki:User:HomeTron V20|HomeTron V20]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol|Paranormal Idol]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol2|Paranormal Idol2]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol3|Paranormal Idol3]] and [[HRFWiki:User:Ytmnd Boy|Ytmnd Boy]]. Here's the reason. (edited version of reasons written by Bub on [[HRFWiki:User talk:Joshua]].)
::HomeTron V20 was a player on an interactive game which Bub created. HomeTron apparently quit the wiki because his Fake Characters were getting deleted by Joshua (as per a different discussion). A couple of days later, a new user, Paranormal Idol joined the wiki. He then created two new accounts, Paranormal Idol2 and Paranormal Idol3, claiming that he lost the password to his original account. Paranormal Idol3 then joined the same interactive game. After playing it for a while and then dying (in the game), he left the wiki. A few minutes after this, Ytmnd Boy signed up and requested to be in Bub's interactive game using the same character as HomeTron V20. All of these users share the same style of grammar, spelling and the way they transcribe.
::In my opinion, this seems like valid grounds for an IP check. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:43, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Based on the IPs, they are the same user. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:22, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::A few minutes ago, I got the new messages flag, and an e-mail saying that my talk page had been created by you. Do you know why this has occurred? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes. I edited and saved your page without making any changes in order to force the system to send you that message but without creating a new version of your page. I hoped you would then guess that I had replied to you here, which you did, so it worked. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:29, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

==Help Another Wiki?==
Greetings from [[Wookieepedia:|Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki]]. :) I'm one of the administrators over there ([[Wookieepedia:User:Jaymach|Jaymach]], if you'd like to check) and I have been told by [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] that you may be able to help us with something we are attempting to implement over there. We're looking into possibly using your "Image Code" verification, but only want to use it for Page Moves rather than every Page Edit. Do you know if this is possible at all and, if it is, is there any chance you could inform us how to do so? Feel free to contact me on [[Wookieepedia:User_talk:Jaymach|my talk page]]. Many thanks. (I'd sign this, but it'd be from my anon IP so there seems little point)
:We are pleased to help you here, Andrew. Tom is sending you more info by email right now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== hello from Nikolce ==

Hi Its dot com, how have you been these last couple of uummm time?? Anyway how are you doing in school? By the way, are there any user that play warcraft 3 on battle net by any chance? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:58, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
: I've been doing well, Nikolce. I hope you're well as well. I don't currently go to school (I graduated from college six years ago). Sorry, but I'm not familiar with the game you mention. Keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

== Finals ==
Do you watch the Dallas Mavericks?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 14:26, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:I checked in on them four or five times yesterday [Game 1 of the NBA Finals, for those reading along] during the game, and I was happy they won. I'll probably see more of the later games in the series. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:12, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Also, their next game is Sunday, Sunday, Someday. Ok, bye.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:14, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Interwiki links ==
Hey It's dot com. I need some help with a link, it's [[Meta:Help:User style]]. It works here, but not on the Fanstuff User Preferences. Do you know why this is?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:30, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It should work now. (I updated and synchronized the knowledge base and fanstuff interwiki tables.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Ok, thanks. Now I can continue to make it more updated like.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:24, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== The latest most recent block ==
Why did you block Strong bad roks!, because it doesn't appear that he did anything wrong.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:57, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:No, but he was going to. Thanks for your concern. 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. Thanks again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:07, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Archives ==
Sorry if my last post was worded rude, mainly because I didn't word it very well. Anyways the reason I bring it up, is because anytime I post something on your talk page it takes forever for it to bring up your talk page.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 20:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's okay, but you should be aware that people generally already know when their talk page has gotten pretty long. Pestering them about it rarely does more than annoy them. If you look at the top of the page, you'll see that I've already archived once before. Maybe I will again someday. Who knows, maybe even soon. There are a lot of other projects I'm working on, however, that require more of my attention right now (like the long-overdue upgrade). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:53, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Master Chief's name ==

Hey, dot com. How did you know Master Chief's real name was Ryan? That is his real name. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:03, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:Well, Brendan, you'd be surprised what information is out there if you know where to dig. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:22, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::You mean on my talk page's history? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:28, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, there's that, but he created [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Log?user=!!!!_Ryan_ON_WHEELS! this account] as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, how'd you know my name? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Like you said. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:46, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::But you knew my name before I said On my talk page's history. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::That's true. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

== Upgrade to 1.6 at the fanstuff wiki ==
Hey, awesome job, you and Tom really work harder than most people notice. The log in page is the best part, though. however, do you think you'll be able to add the poopsmith border again? I'm just wondering if 1.6 can't do that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:54, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
:I love the RSS upgrade....But one question: Why did you upgrade the HRFWiki before the HRWiki? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 02:18, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
::We try to shake down any problems we're going to encounter there before we apply the upgrade here. Not all fanstuffers are happy with this arrangement, but it's the best we've got, as it allows us to identify problems using a database that already has an enormous amount of content. If it's any consolation to them, we did spend an extensive amout of time testing the new features before we committed them to the live wiki. As for the Poopsmith, I don't know when or whether we'll be seeing him again soon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:25, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

==Unblock==
Please unblocking 82.42.237.114 on a provisional basis. the vandals
are gone! [[User:Go-glow|Go-glow]] 13:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
:Forget it. I have records of at least a dozen vandal accounts from that address over the last six months, and the content of the vandalism is worse than most. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:34, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

== Hi ==

I was just lookin around on the wiki this morning and decided that I'd leave a brief hello message for you. 

Hi, It's Dot Com. 
I haven't really talked with you too much, so I felt like leaving you a message. What's up with you in real life lately? Anything cool happening that you'd like to talk about? Any interesting stories or other stuff? Are there any Wiki projects that need serious cleaning up or any pages that need creating? If so, I'd be glad to help with them. I don't really have too much wiki time any mroe, but I have a chance to be on this morning for a little while. I'd be glad to assist with any ongoing projects that are in need of serious help. If you get a chance, please reply on my talk page.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:27, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Could I add you to my friends list? I'd like to recognize you on my userpage for your remarkable work on this wiki over the time you've been here. Thanks for your time.

:Well, sure. You can't have too many friends. To answer your other questions: The Rangers are still doing well, and that makes me happy. I can't think of any projects off the top of my head, but I'm sure there's some good ideas over at [[HRWiki:The Stick]]. I also can't think of any pages that need to be created. I wish they would release the next toon so we can make a page for ''it''. (By the way, I replied here instead of your talk page because it's generally better to keep discussion in one place.) Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty then. ADD'D!!!!!--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 16:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki pages==
What exactly do MediaWiki pages do? I'm confuzzled...— {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:51, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
:See [[Meta:Help:MediaWiki namespace]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

== A troll's IP ==
Hey, Dot com. I found a trolls IP address, and I was wondering what I should do with it.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:06, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you should just hang on to it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:46, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, but he is a pain in the neck. I know him. He has trolled on the fanstuff before. And I just want to be done with him.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:50, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

== Deleting user names ==
Hey Dot com. I heard from some very reliable sources that you guys can delete user names.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:09, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:"Can" is such a big word. Of course I ''can'' delete usernames. I can delete the whole wiki. (Not that I'm going to.) As for whether I ''will'' delete usernames, the answer is no; in general our [[HRWiki:Privacy policy#Removal of user accounts|policy]] is not to do that. Who said otherwise? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:18, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::It just seems like its not a very good idea to keep a username on the list, like NSMC, some inappropriate usernames, Willy on wheels, etc. Well maybe not NSMC, for historical reasons. And I never said anyone said otherwise.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:23, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, can can also just change there username to something else. I'm not saying that he's going to. He ''might'' but I doubt it. --{{User:the thing/sig}} 14:27, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yes you did. You said, "I heard from some very reliable sources." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, well, I was on the mediawiki channel asking questions.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Yes, it is technically possible, and yes, in certain very unusual circumstances it has been done, but no, we don't do it otherwise. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Really? When was it done? Also, I found out mediawiki 1.7 will be coming out in July.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Great. I'd hate for them to actually use a version for a while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, they told me that its going to look much better than 1.6.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:53, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::In reply to the other question: It was used after NSMC's vandalism was cleaned up. All the individual accounts were deleted and consolidated into [[User:NSMC vandal|one account]]. - {{User:Bub/sig}}

== El Cid... lcid... Are Cid... rcid... ==

Hey! [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Cutepetsrus&diff=next&oldid=338955 What's] "rcid"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:58, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's the "Recent Changes ID". Each entry in the [[Meta:Recentchanges table|`recentchanges` table]] has a unique ID, which shows up in the URL when you click "diff" from [[Special:Recentchanges]] on an edit that hasn't been patrolled. The "rcid" part tells the system to display the "park as patrolled" link as you view the diff (even if the edit has [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=710&diff=338906&oldid=338904&rcid=287736 already been patrolled]), and so it's not necessary to be included in a link on a talk page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

== Rangers ==
Hey just in case you didn't get my memo, I am going to a rangers game on wednesday. I know your most likely going to erase this, but just so you know.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:37, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:That's cool. I am thinking about going on Tuesday for the Fourth and the fireworks, but I'll have to see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::I would figure thats when its going to be the most crowded.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:17, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::And I just got back. They won! Back to back homeruns. It was cool. Hey were you there? Or were you there at the July 4th game?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
::::No, I didn't get to go to that one. (That's too bad, 'cause I love patriotic-themed fireworks.) Glad your game was good, and hey, they're tied for first right now! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:30, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

== Bad wording... ==
Hey Dot com. I was wondering about your accually typing the word (A good way of saying it) whatsit on a page. I know you already know this, but there are little kids on here. Can you reword it, please?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:No, I'm not going to reword it. There is a difference between ''using'' a word and referring to a word ''as a word''. Assuming that the user doesn't already know what his name means, then there would be no way to explain to him what the problem is without resorting to pedantic euphemism or a click-through, both of which are unnecessary given that (1) we should be mature enough to calmly discuss any subject, (2) the whole name itself is already as offensive as or more offensive than its components, and (3) the likelihood that a random user will find that page is close to zero. If it makes you feel better, I'll put a language warning there. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, I was just making sure that everything is G or Pg rated here.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:19, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

== Marshie Face ==
[[Image:foodfaces.png|thumb|Both a little creepy]]
Okay, you win. I hadn't compared them side-by-side and was going solely by memory. They DO, after all, have a similar artistic style, even though I can now see that I was wrong in thinking they were the same. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:09, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:Cool. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

== Subst signatures ==

Hi, this is CapitalQ from TMBW.net. We just upgraded to MW 1.6 yesterday (only to see 1.7 stable released today, but that's another story), and after seeing that templates in signatures automatically turn into substrings, ACupOfCoffee pointed us [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki talk:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.6#Substituted Signatures of Death|here]], where you state "I have created a new variable that allows me to disable this so-called feature, which I now have done." If you could tell me exactly how you went about doing that, I'd be very greatful. Thanks. :) -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 02:47, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. I have replied on [[TMBW:User talk:CapitalQ#Subst'd sigs|your talk page]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:55, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks, all set up! You rock. -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 12:09, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== Homsar's Speech ==

DaAaaAAaaAaahhh! Hi, It's dot cayommm! It's KieferSkuunnk! I just wanted to thank you for the <s>flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital</s> help on my Homsar's Speech project! We're almost done now, but I still can't feel my leeeggs. Okay, bye-dee-bye! {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:Nowowowow, this is the thrill of a lifetime. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== /wiki/ redirect ==

I asked Interruptor Jones about this, and he told me to tell you, so... I think /wiki/ should redirect to /index.php/ because whenever I want to look something up in HRWiki by typing in the URL, I invariably end up typing "/wiki/" and getting the ol' 404. I'd just add <tt>Redirect permanent /wiki/ http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/</tt> somewhere in the .htaccess file, and it should work automatically. I think it'd be even better to do it the other way around and make "/wiki/" the canonical form and have index.php redirect to that instead, but not having used the MediaWiki software, I don't know the exact configuration options. Oh... and ever thought about moving some of the stuff on this huge talk page to an archive page? ;) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 16:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:Isn't typing the URL out a bit cumbersome? Why not create a [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html smart-keyword] instead? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:20, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

::It's the way I've always done it, and it doesn't feel so cumbersome after having done it a million times with Wikipedia. Other people might not be aware of smart keywords (I wasn't until just now). Besides, what's the harm in setting up a redirect? :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 21:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:::I'm not inclined to hack the wiki to aid one person's "way of always doing it". There are easier client-side options for what I percieve to be a client-side issue. Sorry. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

::::But is it just one person's way of always doing it, or are other people doing it, too? And I still don't see the harm in just adding a line to .htaccess; you wouldn't even have to restart the server or anything. - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 03:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::It's not that your request isn't easy to fulfill. I presented you with an alternative that would actually be quicker than if I made the change and you typed the entire URL. I don't see this as a problem with the wiki, I see it as an issue that is unique to a single user's behavior. Though I have to admit, I still might consider changing the <tt>index.php</tt> in the URL to <tt>wiki</tt> (making <tt>wiki</tt> the canonical form), but I'd want to go over the consequences of such a change with others first. (Note that this was [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 2#Mod rewrite to remove index.php from URLs|discussed once before]].) -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm unindenting so this doesn't get too wide... anyway, we still haven't even established that I'm the only one who types /wiki/ -- do you have error log statistics to back it up, maybe? I also think the redirect would be a good idea because it would be more consistent with other wikis (I believe most of the most popular MediaWiki sites use /wiki/); inconsistency is why I make this error in the first place. I could make further arguments, for example, that the URL is part of the user interface of a website, and any user interface should anticipate user error. (It's not uncommon for a text-based program to understand both "exit" and "quit", for example.) I could make an analogy with "typo redirects" on wikis. I know, it sounds silly to back up such a little thing like this with so much, but it just feels like a redirect is the Right Thing. (I guess becoming a webmaster is having this effect on me.) Well, I don't suppose there's any more I can say on this subject, so do what you're gonna do. :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 20:20, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== PHP upgrade ==

[[Special:Version]] still says that we're running PHP 4.4.2. Upgrade to PHP 5 unsccessful? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:Delayed. Turns out we need to upgrade [[Wikipedia:Red Hat Enterprise Linux|RHEL]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:Apache HTTP Server|Apache]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:PHP|PHP]] so that we can upgrade [[MW:|MediaWiki]]. We're going to try again over the weekend. (We ''did'' upgrade from 4.3.x to 4.4.2, for any of you keeping score at home.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
::Upgrading RHEL and Apache might not be necessary after all. We should have the CAPTCHA problem (which is really a missing libraries problem) fixed with the upgrade as well, which according to my information should be any time now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Special:Countedits ==
Could you please install the Count Edits extension on the Fanstuff? Many combolations, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:That function is a server-intensive function (which is why it's restricted to sysops on this wiki). Perhaps you could elaborate on why you need it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Honestly, we don't. I was simply interested (in counting edits). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I am looking for documentation and an implementation of Special:CountEdits. If you can help, please contact me at the e-mail address here: http://en.csharp-online.net/index.php?title=User:WikiSysop.

Thanks for your help. --- Editor C# Online.NET

== Ni hao! ==

Hey, Dot com, just wanted to say hello from China! Hope all's going well for you. Things have been crazy in China (in an awesome way), but I can't imagine I'll get much time to tell all you guys until I return to the USA... anyway, just wanted to give you a long-distance greeting. Zaijian! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:47, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:China man that's gotta be fun! Some day I hope to visit China. Just won't be any time soon. I do plan to go to Kansas City Missouri for a few days this summer! Hi Dot com! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:09, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
::Hey juys! Looking forward to your return! (Although, Heimstern, it's kinda like you never left. What an increasingly small world we live in.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I think I'm in a bit of an abnormal situation here, to be honest. I'm in about the nicest hotel in Shuangliu county and stuff like that. So in some ways, I have a lot of the conveniences of home. A lot of places in China aren't like that, or so I hear. But then again, China is growing like crazy in terms of technology and modernization. It seems like ''everyone'' here has a cell phone. Like, ''more'' oft than in the USA. I don't have time to say much more now, though. We'll talk more when I return. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:30, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Olsen Twin'd!! ==

How did you know that the pictures in Teen Girl Squad 11 came from that M magazine? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 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.  — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:29, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Nice. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:52, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


== Old main page style ==

Don't get me wrong, I love the new style, but there are still people complaining (well, on the forum). Is there a way to put that old style as one of the skins in the preferences? If it's too much work, it's fine with me, I like this style better, but some people don't. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}
:We're not going to create and maintain another skin just for that old style. There are instructions out there somewhere on customizing one's personal CSS to make the main page like the old style. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
::That works. I'll just tell people that. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}

== Quick reference guide ==
Ok, this has been bothering me for a while, why on the [[Template:stuffinstructions|STUFF instructions]] page is the words quick reference guide, in red?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:43, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:It's not red; it's kind of a goldish color. It's a different color so that it will stand out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::Really? It really looks bold red. Not even close to a goldish <s>colour</s>color. Weird.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it is a '''reddish-gold color,''' but not '''as red as a broken link.''' — '''[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]''' 03:32, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

== Guitar riff from "Personal favorites" ==

I noticed that the QotW page lacks the sound file for the "Wicked Guitar Solo". I have a copy of that file lurking here, though the file upload page seems to want images, so I figured I'd better not chance it. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

--Ian.

:Hi there Ian. Please email the file to [mailto:tom@hrwiki.org tom@hrwiki.org]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:38, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

== No fan of zeugma? ==

Aw, I loved [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Pi&curid=26404&diff=353018&oldid=353017&rcid=302440 that line]... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:33, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:I am a fan of zeugma, but not when it seems unintentional. My personal fave: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana" (Groucho Marx). Close runner-up: "You held your breath and the door for me" (Alanis Morissette). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

::Or the classic "If we do not hang together, we shall certainly hang separately." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:40, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

== 1 Username ==
Ok, I was looking through the system messages when one of them caught my eye, it said: "Sorry, you have already created $1 accounts. You can't make any more." is it possible to make the number a 1. So that there can't be anymore sockpuppets or something like that.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 05:41, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:Ok, I know that there is an option that will let you set the amount of accounts in one day, so why not have you and/or Tom turn on the option everyday?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:57, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::Because this isn't that important to me personally. If you think this is something the entire wiki should consider, then you should bring it up in Da Basement. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:16, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you from Super Martyo Brother ==

I'd like to thank you for: 
*Changing my username
*Putting up with my noobish comments on talk pages
*and for just being so awesome!
You really do deserve a pizza trophy! --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 05:12, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome, SMB! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:59, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

==Help, please?==

Sorry if I'm bothering you, but I'd like to patrol recent changes, and there's no one else to really ask. What do the red "!"s and "N"s mean? Sorry if I'm bothering you. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 20:55, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: "!" means the page has not yet been marked as patrolled. "N" means that the page was created with the edit in question (and, thus, there will be no "diff" available for that edit.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::Oh! Now I understand. Thanks. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 21:15, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you! ==
I wouldn't have lasted a week. Even though yes I am not on as much anymore because of band and whatnot, but still.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:No problem, just see that it doesn't happen again. If it does, I won't be able (which is to say, willing) to unblock the IP so quickly. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I was about to say, "wait your an admin!". I get it, don't worry he won't be getting on the wiki anymore. I locked the internet with a very special password, that even with your "great" detective like skills couldn't get. Unless of coarse you have 20 life times tucked away with you..... anyways, thanks again. And I do mean again. --{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I guess he won't be a problem for you guys anymore.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 21:41, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== 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?

Guess what: i recently had a maths and science test, and i got GOOD scores. 100% for science, and 107% for maths.

ps: i need to ask you something, you remember the time i asked you why you don't like the later seasons of simpsons, well on your userpage, it also says you don't like the later seasons of family guy either, whats the reason? Can i say , to me sometimes the ''recent'' episodes aren't the same as before. some of them use the same joke as before eg: marge and homer repeatetl arguing. Marge has changed alot, before she was a likeable character, now she seems.... different, do you get me?

Final note: What would be your favourite quotes of the simpsons, from the top of my head it's:

"And i say, a monkey ''can'' mown our lawn". Homer of the distance.
"I fell 8000 feet onto a pile of jagged rocks". Abe Simpson.
"(Austrian accent)Good-moring and welcome to advanced physics,1-0-1, i see alot of new faces, but as the old saying goes: "Out with the old, in with the Nuclues".(everyone laughs except homer). "Now let me just- whoops(drops notes). Homer stars laughing hard:"aha aha hah haha, a did you see that jerk, ah ah ah ha hah , AAAAAA he DROPED HE'S NOTES, AAAAAAA HAH HA H AH H aAAAAAAAAAA HA HA H A.

To me, this is one of my favourite episodes, mostly becasue i can make jokes to my brother about him being in University himself: "Have you spoken with your Austrian professor yet", and "Have you found your secret "Dungeons and Dragons lairr, thats has Nerds secretly studing and playing with characters at level 40" etc.

talk atch you later (sp)
[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

i forget to ask you so so, something serious: How do you make those things on wiki that link to other websiter, like insted of having this website in full writing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nf1VMk0o4Iw, you shorten it into a small thing, how's it done?

ps: at this video on youtube, go to the time 09:26, this is where the joke is where homer is laughing.

==Text could not be found==

On the [[Strong Badman]] page I got an error that says that the text could not be found, and I should report it to an administrator. Do you think it has anything to do with the recent maintnance? - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 00:12, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
:That page seems to be working fine to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:15, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
::If that happens again, you can fix it by purging the page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:47, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Question ==
Hey, IDC. I was wondering if you could let me know how you "hard-coded" the header for [[HRWiki:Sandbox]] to appear from [[MediaWiki:Sandbox]] all invisible-like. I just noticed it and I thought it was pretty nifty. --'''[[User:porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:porplemontage|talk]]'') 02:24, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
:I inserted some hooks into Article.php and wrote a hook function that draws on these [[Mediawiki:Sandbox|two]] [[Mediawiki:Introduction|pages]]. The procedure might change when we upgrade to 1.8. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:06, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
::Could you show me the code you used? --'''[[User:Porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:Porplemontage|talk]]'') 05:07, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

== Permanent Edit Removal ==
I remember how the last time the Fanstuff got attacked by a troll who placed highly unappropriate images on pages, you permanently deleted those versions of the pages from the database. You may want to do that again with edits by the troll [[HRFWiki:Special:Contributions/NKSCF|NKSCF]]. Most of the pages he put images on were deleted (not sure if you still want to delete them from the database), but there's one on Y2K's [[HRFWiki:User:Y2K|userpage]] that still remains. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:52, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
:You could just delete the page, and then restore all the edits except that one... it would still be in [[Special:Undelete]], but you don't need admin powers to do it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:59, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

== Update Icons ==

It's dot com, I noticed a bit of some messy whitespace on the edges of two of the Main Page update icons ([[Image:update-cs.png]] and [[Image:update-ps.png]]). They look fine when they're situated at the top of the Main Page, where the gradient is lighter, but as you add more saturation to the background, the white edges really start to come through. Take a look toward the bottom of the [[Main Page]] to see what I mean. Anyways, I went ahead and tried to clean them up for you a bit, but unfortunately I was unable to upload new versions, since they're both set as protected pages. (As an aside: why are they set as protected pages in the first place?) The versions I made might look rougher on a purely white backdrop, but I think they blend pretty nicely on the gradient background on the main page, comparatively speaking. So here they are, use them if you like:
* http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8674/updatepsqm5.png
* http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7750/updatecsej0.png
--{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 00:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
:The problem with the images you made is that they use an 8-bit transparency, which is currently not recognized by Internet Explorer. Enough of our readership still uses IE that we have to go with the older 1-bit transparency. Thanks for trying, though! The images are protected because they are on the main page, and otherwise it would very easy for someone to upload something very objectionable in their place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes and Homsar Quotes ==

Hi there its dot com!! Loafing redirected my problem to you. I made a Homsar random quote userbox (see my User Page - first on the userbox list) and was trying to add it to the Userbox page for the benefit of the Wiki. So everyone could see it and enjoy the bounty of it's... well whatever it is the same as I do. So I go to the Userbox page and try to add it in. Problem. It won't add into the <userboxsample> tag because of the homsarquote template. Of course, it works OUTSIDE of the tag, so it works on my page and everywhere else. I just can't make it display in the table on that page. Any way that can be fixed? Thanks a ton. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 08:43, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Yes. The braces around the homsarquote template have to be escaped inside the userboxsamples tags. View [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Userbox&diff=377189&oldid=376519 this edit] to see the method and the result. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::: Hey thanks. I thought the random homsar box would be a good idea. Heh, I like the change to "Words of wisdom" better than just Homsar Quote. Good call. lol.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 00:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== ParserFunctions ==

A little late on this, but I just noticed: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User%3AQermaq%2FWords_said_or_seen_once&diff=374614&oldid=374198 good work], and thanks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:No prob, Bob. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Happy X0th birthday, Dot com! ==

Happy birthday, to my twin sysop brother and world's youngest man! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:38, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
: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!" Eat a cake, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:52, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::Herzliche Glückswünschen zum Geburtstag! Have a great day, and may you never get the black lung. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Happy thirtieth email, Dot com! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Happy birthday, Dot com. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:51, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tanjyobi Omedeto, Dot com-san. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Wow... that's just a little bit less... than 32... I learned that in school! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Welcome to deadness. You'll see, it's not so bad after all ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yom huledet shloshim same'akh! It's dot old... Just kiddin'. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:13, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Happy B Day Dot Com. May you eat some cake :) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 23:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Oh, I missed your birthday, happy late birthday. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Dude, how did I miss this? Happy birthday....late... late birthday.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 23:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Happy birthday, Ben. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 01:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I'm also a little late in saying this, but happy birthday, Dot com. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 02:32, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Spits out coffee* Dot com's name is Ben??! Which is said in the first line of a page that I've read but I still didn't know??!?! {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Happy hundredth birthday, Strong Bad! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:27, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Hey, I didn't know it was your Bday... Happy uh... Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:30, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::Oh. I missed it. Still. Hope you HAD a happy Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:31, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::Wow, you and my sister have almost the same birthday. Difference of one day. ;) {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 05:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::::Ah, I missed it. Happy REALLY late birthday. [[User:Powered by The Kate|Powered by The Kate]]

== Error ==

Look at [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] - at this moment, it offers:

<blockquote>The database did not find the text of a page that it should have found, named "The House That Gave Sucky Treats". 
This is usually caused by following an outdated diff or history link to a page that has been deleted. 
If this is not the case, you may have found a bug in the software. Please report this to an administrator, making note of the URL.</blockquote>

This is abnormal, no? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:02, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
:I just purged it. Looks normal now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:05, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

== poll ==

Sorry it the poll is not quite what you were looking for. Let me know if I can help in any way. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Sure thing. As Loafing just pointed out, it's still early for a poll. I feel that there are more ideas and discussion to be had first. Also, I don't think we need to have all 21 or whatever the number is now be included in the eventual poll. Just the best finalists. By the way, I do agree that we need to start organizing the page, and possibly start a new page at, oh, say, [[HRWiki:Logo redesign 2006]] or something. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::If we are still that early I might make a few of my own then. I usually say that and get busy with the family but for something like this I might just carve out some weekend time. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:::also you might want to put a note after Lapper's comments so that others don't take their cue from him like I did. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:47, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Sticklyman = Poopsmith 20X6? ==

You mentioned in one of your edit summaries that you would divulge any evidence that Sticklyman is the Poopsmith's 20X6 counterpart, but I can't find your answer. Does the commentary of "Under Construction" shed any light on the subject? [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 20:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Alas, it does ''not'' seem like Sticklyman and the Poopsmith are related in any way. They mentioned a couple of other generic references (under-construction icons in general; fighting stick-men in animé), but no mention of everyone's second-favorite guy (he's No. 2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::That sucks. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 21:12, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Tampo ==

Can you please unblock [[User:Tampo|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. {{User:The thing/sig}} 00:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

:Tampo {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=Tampo isn't blocked}} and {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Tampo never was blocked}}. Why are you making such an odd request on behalf of a user that left on his own volition and hasn't been around in months? If he wanted to edit, he could quite literally just edit. Are you acting as his proxy by his request or is this your own doing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
::His IP address is blocked, at least that's what he told me. He can't edit. {{User:The thing/sig}} 15:41, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:::{{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=24.77.42.48 Oh yeah.}} We'll think about it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
::::Dot com can feel free to revert this if he wants, but let me mention this - in real life, sometimes you run out of chances. You show up to work late too many times, eventually you are not going to be welcome there, and no amount of pleading will help. When you hurt a friend enough times, it can happen that they will no longer be your friend, despite any of your attempts to make up for it. I think if a person violates a wiki's way of doing business often enough and persistently enough, it's not unfair to say "Sorry, you aren't welcome here" at some point. I'll leave it to others to determine whether Tampo's abuses of the wiki were "too much", but honestly, if the decision were left to me and me alone, there's be no way someone with an established history of abuse would be allowed back in. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
The thing, after reading [[wikipedia:User talk:Danny Fenton#Tampo|this discussion]], it appears that a) this is more your idea than Tampo's and b) that he did not at all say that he's sorry. Please do not contact vandals with the aim of bringing them back to the wiki and then lie to us about what they said.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:08, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:Hold on... he's not blocked from fanstuff!?!?!?!?!? {{User:The thing/sig}} 18:20, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
::So what? This is the knowledge base. Please stop posting on my page about this. I have said we will think about it and at present that is all we are planning to do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

==Inactive on Forum==
You're an admin here and on the forum, right? Well, I registered to the Forum a long time ago, and I've been inactive all this time cause I didn't know what it meant, and I deleted the confirmation email. Now that I finnaly know (thanks to Joshua on the Fanstuff), can you please do something about my inactive-ness on the Forum? I'd really like to be there, where it's really active on topics. {{User:Spyrox6/sig}}
:I went ahead and marked your account as active. Enjoy. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:15, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

== Knowledge Base - Fanstuff Redirects ==
Correct me if I'm wrong, but <s>are you asking for a challenge</s> I believe there's a column in the `interwiki` table named `iw_local` that allows redirects between local wikis. Could this be enabled for the Knowledge Base on the Fanstuff and vice versa? There are currently 18 such redirects currently on the Fanstuff and 3 on the Knowledge Base. It was prolly be more convenient if this was enabled. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:37, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
:You are correct; that does work. I will have to discuss whether we want to enable it. Some might appreciate the click-through as notice that they were leaving the knowledge base. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:19, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

::We've enabled this kind of redirect from Fanstuff to the Knowledge Base on a provisional basis. Let us know how it works. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

== do we see the similarities? ==

[[Image:Internetdotcom.PNG]] 
Your It's dot com, it's Internet dot com...you talked to Karen just last week...you think she put in a good word for you? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:54, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

==Sorry==
Note to self: "Keep your mouth closed more often Ilko." Sorry that I seem to be defeating myself (and the process to some extent) in the logo discussion. I keep telling myself to just sit back and be quiet and not keep reacting to things, but so far have been far too reactionary. Just wanted to appologize for being too. . .well too whatever you want to call it. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 00:42, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

== Move Page Modification ==
I was thinking that it would be convenient to have an option for sysops (and other people with the 'delete' permission) to have a checkbox when moving a page that would delete the redirect automatically without having to do it manually. So, I went and made some code changes to SpecialMovepage.php, and I have what I think is a working implementation of my idea.

All the technicalities out of the way, I'm asking if you could put this onto the Fanstuff. It would be of great convenience when reverting the page move trolls which are all too frequent now-a-days, and when fixing things such as Text Adventures subpages, which are a large problem. The code for 1.8.2 is [http://simpedia.5gigs.com/files/SpecialMovepage.txt here], and the system messages required are [http://simpedia.5gigs.com/files/RedirectDeletionMessages.xml here].

Could you please think about this and let me know? Thanks a plenty, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 16:04, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

:I believe there already is that function. I've done it a couple times this week. You have to press the move page button, and then another page will come up with the Delete & Move option. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:08, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

::That's a similar function - it deletes the page you're moving to, rather than the redirect it leaves. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:59, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

== A History - logo ==

Hey It's dot com, for {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:A_History&diff=next&oldid=395453 this edit}}, was this discussed on the wiki on IRC? Either way, I think it would be good nugget of history if we knew when the discussions began in their most primative forms. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:02, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

== duplicate accounts ==

Hey. I noticed that the user account [[Special:Contributions/Rico crazy?|Rico crazy?]] was created on 12/20/06 and [[Special:Contributions/Rico*crazy?|Rico*crazy?]] was creadted on 12/21/06. Is this the same person? If so, where do we state that people can only have one account? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:55, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
: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. It seems to me (without actually looking anything up) that accounts like those don't tend to have many contribs, so it's not worth bothering over. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:51, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

== And A Merry Decemberween to You As Well ==

'''It's''', it's good to hear from you. Wishing you and your fine group of admins the best and continuing success at running my favorite Homestar Runner resource. ''Huttah!'' — {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 00:15, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

== Transclusion templates ==

Hi Dot com,

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. A generic template wouldn't do that. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:14, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yes it will. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::'''EDC:''' Ohhh! nevermind I see it now! oops! Hey what about the {{tl|subtitlesLinks}} template, it doesn't seem to work. I was too slow to get to you first ;) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:17, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::Oh i see the language template, sneaky! I'm slow. And tired. Thanks for the fix! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:19, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
:::[edit conflict] The {{t|subtitlesLinks}} template (which could probaby use some non-transcluded documentation) adds links to the subtitles pages over underneath the external links (below the toolbox and search box) on the left side there. What seems to be the problem? It looks like it's working correctly to me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:22, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks for the info! Although I *just* saw the reply. (I'm rusty, I know.) I [[HRWiki_talk:Subtitles#Adding_Subtitles_section_and_other_Issues|figured out]] what was going on just as Loafing had left me a message. It's all good now! But yeah documentation and some "advertisement" would help. My eyes are trained to pretty much avoid looking at the left column unless there's something there I know I need. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:08, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::I added some documentation. As for the placement of the links, we felt that they should be easily accessible for those who know where to look and yet completely out of the way for those who are simply reading the article. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:11, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::::::Noticed the doc. Looks nice! As for the link placement... Ah! Makes sense! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

== New year? ==

Pushing the season, are we? Not a new year anywhere for at least 4 hours! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:02, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

== Logo redo ==

Hey, If you made the new logo on Flash, may I see the .fla file? Im makning a new logo for the Fanstuff (most likely only used for my monobook), but I cant just get it correct. {{User:X66x66/sig}}
:I didn't use Flash. The logo was made using a raster, rather than a vector, process. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
::Whats a raster? And if it isnt too much to ask, could you make a redone Fanstuff logo?--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 22:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
:::A raster image, also called a [[ahd:61/61/B0286185.html|bitmap]], is an image formed by a grid of pixels (rather than a mathematical formula). JPEGs, GIFs, PNGs, and TIFFs are all examples of raster formats. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:58, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
::::<s>Ooohh did you use Photoshop or one of those art programs and if you dont want to make a redone fanstuff logo, thats ok with me and I'll understand!{{User:X66x66/sig}}</s>
What program did you use?--{{User:X66x66/sig}}20:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
:Photoshop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:47, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
::Then how do you make it animated?--{{User:X66x66/sig}}20:55, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Using two frames in an animated GIF. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:57, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Thanks for the tips! {{User:X66x66/sig}} 20:58, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

== Sorry ==

I'm sorry Dot Com! I'll wait for a concensus. I was just doing what Qermaq suggested. Also, I thought I did address your points on the talk page, but I guess I didn't do a very good job of it. Okay, no more literary present edits! (Sorry again!) {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:50, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:There's really no need to apologize (especially not three times). As I write this, I have the last post in that thread, so I'm not sure where you addressed my points. The addition you made to the project page is not the way we currently write, and therefore we need to get a lot more input (and perhaps hash out the wording) on the talk page before any changes are made to the project page. (On the other hand, if all you want to do is enunciate what we already do, then that can be easily added—but we need to figure out what that is.) All in all, keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:01, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

== HRWiki Forum ==

I've tried to register on the forum two times, under NachoMan and NachoZ, and I never get the account activation email. Is it because I'm using an AOL email address or something else? -- [[User:NachoMan|NachoMan]] 19:59, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
:I don't know what the problem was, but I activated the NachoMan account. Cheers! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks a bunch! -- {{User:NachoMan/sig}} 20:42, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

== <s>My name change</s> ==
<s>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. It's not like I am leaving the wiki... not pulling a rainer... seriously... or whoever else. 
Cheers, 
--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 23:19, 31 January 2007 (UTC)</s>

==An Epic Apology==
*Dear It's dot com, in regards to my stupidity in creating a sockpuppet, I would like to say a few things for myself:
*Even though I lost a bet (an NFL Playoff bet), I still could've chosen not to be dishonest and jeopardized the Wiki. Sockpuppetry is a very treason-esque thing to do to a community, and I am truly sorry and embarrassed that I partook in such a sort of action. My reputation and my judgment from others is now set back to 0, and I must start over. I never should of started a fake account.
*Well, on the other hand, during my block, it was literally ''killing'' me, seeing all of the unwelcomed visitors, flash artifacts to be reverted, and the act of helping confused users... it all made me go crazy.
*I, also, starting now, will not edit namespace unless needed. I noticed on my contribs that is is getting monotonous that I am adding to my "edits" every twenty minutes or so. I'm just gonna leave it all alone. Who cares how much edits I have? Anyway, yes, I am going to edit articles for the majority from now on.
*I gravely hope you accept this apology, and I am now looking forward to a problem-free era here.

Sincerely,

{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

P.S. Did you receive my email?

:I'm not Dot Com, but I certainly forgive you for giving in to a stupid bet. Everybody makes mistakes and you don't have to kill yourself about just one, so you learned a valuable lesson from this experience and that is that sockpuppets are a very bad thing. I'd still like to see you around the wiki as much as I have before this ordeal and I hope you'll do just that. Regards, -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:51, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, yes. I plan to have a future here. I'll still be around often, but I'm not going to edit userspace often. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 19:03, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:::That's good. I only edit my userpage when information on it becomes outdated, so you might try that. I hope Dot Com shows up to see your apology relatively soon. I'm sure he'll forgive you as well. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 19:14, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Yeah, he's a nice guy. And smart. Definitely smart. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 19:19, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::I hope you can make good on your promise to stay out of the user space. I wish you well with that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

== Notice on [[Subtitles:sbemail/en]] ==

Your notice, though it would be useful, made the subtitles not work. I moved it to the talk page. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 15:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:It looks like it wasn't the note itself, but rather the comment under it, that was causing the trouble. Can you confirm? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::The subtitles viewers strip templates and <nowiki><pre></nowiki> tags from subtitles scripts. Everything else remains, and if something is left outside the <nowiki><xml></nowiki> element, the viewers won't be able to parse the script. It works now.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:32, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
:::A comment can go anywhere after the <code><?xml ?></code> line – it can be outside the <code><transcript></code> tags without any problems, but it is important that the <code><?xml ?></code> line is the first thing on the page after <code><pre></code> tags and templates are removed, or the parser will fail. Incidentally, the box at the top doesn't ''have'' to be a separate template in order to be stripped out... <code><nowiki><noinclude></noinclude></nowiki></code> also works. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:27, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, a template was where I was headed anyway, since it should also be used on the corresponding pages once the page gets translated. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:21, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

== Trendy Totebag's Nintendo Thing ==

Does that count as a guestbook? Sorry for signing it; I really didn't know. Also, you probably should've asked him before you deleted a whole section on his userpage. Even though it probably needs to go, he needs to delete it himself. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 03:43, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:Yes, it counts as a corollary to a guestbook. Just so you know, I did exactly what I should have done. According to our [[HRWiki:User space#Ownership and editing of pages in the user space|user space policy]], users, especially administrators, can edit another's user page "to bring it in line with policy," which is what I was doing. It is true that in most cases, a talk page note is preferred; however, the user in question is no longer active, and the mere fact that you signed the list showed that it needed to be removed. Talk atcha later. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::I'm sorry. If I see anymore guestbooks, I'll report them at Da Basement or something. I assume only admins/sysops are allowed to delete guestbooks, so I won't delete them myself. Anyways, see you later! -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 21:50, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

== Tsk, tsk, Dot com... ==

Hey Dot com, just wanted to let you know that your [[User:It's dot com/welcome|welcome template]] is not XHTML 1.0 Transitional {{pl|l=http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrwiki.org%2Findex.php%2FUser%3AIt%2527s_dot_com%2Fwelcome&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&verbose=1 compliant}}. I found out while validating {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk%3AStux&diff=429512&oldid=429508 my own page}} (that was the only correct way for me to fix it). Oh BTW, you might want to consider re-archiving {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/User_talk:It%27s_dot_com#Trogdor.21 your talk page}}! ;) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:26, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
:I'll get ''right'' on that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:58, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

== Profound Fanstuff Contributions ==
Hello Dot com. I just wanted to say that you did the best Poopsmith impression ever [[HRFWiki:Character Impressions#The Poopsmith Impressions|here]]! Oh, man. I never laughed so hard! Good day, and keep kickin' sockpuppet butt! ;-) --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 21:16, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks! For those who wonder, I really did record it myself. I even got it on the first take! (My impression of Pom Pom, which is also on that page, took several takes to get right.) Talk atcha later. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:02, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah I saw that. Keep on tranglin. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:23, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

==Redirects A-Plenty==
Hey Dot com, out of curiosity what are [[User:It's dot com/redirects|these]] [[User talk:It's dot com/redirects|pages]] for? If you're keeping track of all redirects, wouldn't a script do that? (Or doesn't Media Wiki already?) Also, unless it gets rv'd here's {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=SBLOUNSKCHED%21_Jingle&curid=32839&diff=430323&oldid=429198&rcid=382058 another one}} for ya (I dunno if you want anyone else to edit any of those pages). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:24, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
:It's some research I'm doing for a linking project I'm working on, which will be rolled out with the next upgrade. It's for a special class of redirects, not all of them. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:41, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

== Look! The Doc Agees With Me ==

You don't understand t5hat article, do you!!!!!!!!! It has all the features it should have!!!!! Very Angry, {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} P.S. Your off my cool peeps list.
:Dear Sam. When someone nominates an article for deletion, and the article describes something very small within the entire Homestar Runner body of work, then we have a discussion about whether to keep it. You, as the creator of the article, should not remove the TBD notice until some time has passed and several people have had a chance to weigh in. The fact that one other user agrees with you does not mean that there is a consensus for the article to stay. I personally don't have a strong opinion either way; I'm just trying to make sure we follow the correct procedure. Let me caution you against editing the wiki while you are angry, by the way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:04, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Main Page Redirection ==

Hello Mr. Its dot com[[Names_ending_in_-erson|erson]] If you don't know, I'm a new member here. I was wondering how to edit the main page of the wiki and make redirect pages. Both of them I've tried to do but couldnt figure out. I thoght you could tell me. -[[User:Homestar-winner|Homestar-winner]]
:Hello, Mr. Homestar-winner. Several things on the main page are locked to help prevent vandalism, but there are a couple of sections you can edit, most notably the [[Template:whatsnew|whatsnew]] page. ... Redirects are pages that have text in the following form at the top: "<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[page to redirect to]]</nowiki></code>", and are otherwise blank. See [[Meta:Help:Redirect]]. Cheers! Incidentally, 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]] 14:31, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks man, but I had gotten that far before (with the redirect page I mean). How do you automaticly make the page redirect such as with [[sbemail 1]] instead of the redirect page i tried to do: [[User:Homestar-Winner]]? [[User:Homestar-winner|Homestar-winner]] 16:46, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
:::The problem is that you had a space between the number sign and the word "REDIRECT". Incidentally, that redirect is unnecessary. I will be deleting it soon. If you would rather that your second name begin with a capital letter, say so [[HRWiki:Changing username|here]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:00, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Ok, I don't mind you deleting it. I was just trying it out. My name is fine like it is. [[User:Homestar-winner|Homestar-winner]] 17:04, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

== Plan G ==

If you don't want me to delete [[Email Intros]], please comment on [[Talk:Email Intros#Organize into a transcript|my suggestion]] on how to revise it. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 20:03, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
:There is no reason to delete or merge that article; it describes a specific, separate feature. On the other hand, if you can make it into a better article, then by all means do so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:15, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

== April fools ==

who was in charge of the main page and image code thing? Is there any other April fools stuff I missed? You should check out what I did. It took me almost all day yesterday.[[User:Homestar-winner]] 09:39, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

== More about sysops again ==

When is the 2007 sysop's nomination? And how can I be a sysop? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:See [[User talk:It's dot com/Let's Get Started on Doing All Those Awesome Things I Suggested#How to become a sysop|here]], [[User talk:It's dot com#I want to be a sysop|here]], [[User talk:It's dot com#New sysops|here]], and most importantly [[HRWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin or sysop?|here]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:15, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

== In the future... ==

Hey. In the future please don't edit my page even if it's something like that. Ohhhh, but thank you anyways. I've been wanting to ask you a question. Who do you like more, Mark Texaira or Hank Blalock (Yes it's a Rangers question). I'm a big baseball fan too. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:Sam, fixing technical issues on a userpage (including removing deleted images) is permitted and, indeed, is the right thing to do. So please don't give DC grief over it. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:58, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
::Teixeira. Although somebody once gave me a Blalock jersey, and I think he's cool too. I wore the jersey to Yankee Stadium last year the night the Rangers beat the Yankees in the opening game of their series there. Oh, and, in the future, please read [[:Category:HRWiki Policy|all of these]] (especially [[HRWiki:User space#Ownership and editing of pages in the user space|this part]]) before posting here again. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:50, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== MediaWiki 1.9 ==

You and [[User:Tom|Tom]] are doing an excellent jorb administrating, patching, updating, doctoring, and running our version of MediaWiki (and everything that goes along with it). Thank you so much for your hard work. ^_^{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:52, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
:Hey, thanks for saying that! And you're welcome. It really is my pleasure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:03, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
::It's likewise our pleasure to have someone as diligent and thorough as you running this process. You do so much to keep our wiki running both in technical sense and in a community sense. There's no one I'd rather have doing it. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:29, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Thanks guys. To echo Dot com, it's my pleasure as well. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:39, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

==Something's Fishy...==
Hello Dot Com. I have a question. I am aware that the wiki upgraded to 1.9 and something doesn't seem right. 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. It is funny, because they do not show up on my computer anymore. Is there a reason for this? Thanks. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:31, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
:See his last post in [[HRWiki:Main_Page_Talk_Archive_19#And_what.2C_pray_tell.2C__might_those_be.3F|this thread]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:34, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks Loaf. I haven't been here for a few days, so I kinda miss some conversations, if you know what I mean. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

== Welcoming Committee ==

What are those things that appear now when a new account is made? And does this mean we won't need a welcoming committee anymore? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 21:57, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
:See [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 6#Welcome Messages|this]] and then [[HRWiki:Da Basement#Automatic links for new users|this]]. The welcoming committee is just as important now as ever, perhaps more, since it requires a little more attentiveness and creativity to make a good welcome. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:04, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

== More unblock ==

Hi, dot com. Can you PLEASE unblock me?? I am sorry for vandalizing the wiki, and I promise I wont do it. again. You don't have to, but I'm only asking nicely. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 02:26, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
:You seem to be able to edit the wiki. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:38, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
::That's NOT what I meant. What I meant about unblocking me is unblocking my IP 24.77.42.48. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 22:23, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
:::I know what you meant. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:37, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
::::So,      '''DEAL''' or '''NO DEAL'''?
:::::I really can't stand that show. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:26, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::Sorry, I find that show kind of annoying too because people always say "DEAL or NO DEAL", I hear it every day. But I'm just asking if you can unblock my IP. I'm editing from a cousin's house. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 00:57, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::::I think we've made our position clear in the past. The fact is, we gave you plenty of chances and we're just not ready to give you another one yet. Sorry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:09, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::::And now with your {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:It%27s_dot_com&diff=470748&oldid=423770 continued commitment to vandalism}} (please don't try to deny it; I have the logs to prove it), I doubt if we will ever unblock your IP. I also blocked your username, since it's pretty clear that you have no intention of ever contributing positively here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:23, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

== Sorry about behaving-like-a-jerkism ==

Umm, hey. I didn't mean to be a jerk about [[Talk:Audio Quality|either]] of [[Talk:The Cheat's Privileges|these]]. And don't feel like I'm being predatory or anything, it happens all the time and I always want to give articles and stuff a chance. I know, it sucks to see your brain child get shot down. Maybe we can make it work. Anyway, I didn't mean to be nasty bow dat. {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:31, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

== replacement ==

Hey It's dot com. I was wondering, why did you [[User:It's dot com/replacement|make a subpage]] that is almost identicle to [[replacement]]? And is there any specific reason you chose that email? I'm not telling you to delete it though. I'm just curious. And by the way, I hope what I [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=466482 put in the Sandbox] the other day didn't affend you or anything. I just wanted to make up funny ideas for reasons someone would block someone else, and you're like the most important sysop here to me. Eat a Steak! {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:36, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
:That page is for testing a proposed infobox format, one that didn't quite catch on. Feel free to read its [[User talk:It's dot com/replacement|talk page]] for more information. I'm not sure why I picked [[replacement]] (maybe because the infobox would replace the current format? That's kind of a lame guess, but it's the best I've got). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

== a comment to it's dot com ==

hey it's dot com, you are awesome. that is all i have to say. [[User:74.245.20.195|74.245.20.195]] 04:03, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks, anonny! Every time that I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am. I mean, how awesome I ''aaaaaaaaaaaam...'' Out of curiosity, what prompted you to say so? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
::You are awesome for all you do for the wiki. [[User:74.245.20.195|74.245.20.195]] 22:59, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Now I'm curious, too! Good old Dot com really keeps the inner workings of the wiki going. But most of his awesomeness would not be visible to a "[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=445985 random IP editor]" as you once called yourself ;-) How did you notice? And have you thought about [[HRWiki:Why create an account?|creating an account]]?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:51, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I have been here for awhile, I just haven't thought about creating an account. I just see a lot of good things that It's dot com and some other editors do.

== Order! ==

I've been making a lot of revisions to the [[alternate universe]] article lately (as you've probably noticed, seein' as how you're a recent changes junkie, according to your user page), and I've noticed that the Fun Facts aren't in any apparent order. Maybe my subconscious just made this up to confuse me, but don't they go in order according to the portion of the email they refer to, from first to last? Also, I was wondering about the validity of the "Senor Cardgage's legs" goof (in the same email). I can clearly see his right leg past Keyboard Strong Bad, and I'm pretty sure the only reason his left leg isn't visible is because it's obscured by his glove. Perhaps it's a fixed goof...? {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 03:54, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
:In general, yes, fun facts are supposed to be presented in the order the things they refer to appear in the toon. This is just a guideline, though, so as long as it's kinda close, it doesn't have to be exact. In other words, it's not worth fixing unless it greatly improves the readability of the section. As for your specific comments regarding Senor, I'm not familiar with that. Perhaps try bringing it up on the talk page of the toon. Cheers! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:07, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks. I just thought that while I was asking about the page I'd see what you knew about it. {{User:Lux Acerbus/sig}} 04:42, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

== Randomizer ==

This conversation is copied from the IRC channel and edited to remove lines irrelevant to the point i'm bringing up:
<blockquote>
[2007-07-30 02:31:56] <DeFender1031> hmm.. hrwiki's page randomizer seems to be biased... 
[2007-07-30 02:32:15] <Bluebry> DeFender: a conservative or liberal bias? 
[2007-07-30 02:33:41] <DeFender1031> Bluebry, in other words, there are a lot of pages that i've gotten 10 times and there are a lot i've never gotten 
[2007-07-30 02:34:32] <Phlip> DeFender1031: You'd expect there to be a lot of pages you get 10 times, and some you've never gotten... if you get all of them the exactly same number of times, that would be an anomaly 
[2007-07-30 02:35:32] <DeFender1031> Phlip, but it should be close to the statistical mean, shouldn't it? 
[2007-07-30 02:37:26] <Phlip> hmm... it looks like the randomiser can be biased... 
[2007-07-30 02:37:37] <Phlip> to make it run fast 
[2007-07-30 02:38:38] <Phlip> each page has a random number assigned to it in the DB, which is changed every time the page is edited 
[2007-07-30 02:38:56] <Phlip> Special:Random picks a random number, and picks the page that has the closest number assigned to it 
[2007-07-30 02:39:33] <Phlip> so if the random numbers in the table aren't uniform, which they won't be, then the pages that're in the clumps will be chosen less often. 
[2007-07-30 02:40:26] <DeFender1031> well that's just stupid 
[2007-07-30 02:40:38] <Phlip> but it's much faster than any other method 
[2007-07-30 02:40:58] <DeFender1031> each one should have a number from when it's created, from 1 - 17XX and then the randomizer should pick like that 
[2007-07-30 02:41:12] <Phlip> when your site gets as many hits as WP, probably including a lot of bored users pounding the SP:R button, every speed increase helps 
[2007-07-30 02:41:27] <Phlip> DeFender1031: how would you handle page deletions? 
[2007-07-30 02:42:29] <DeFender1031> Phlip, very simple. when a page is deleted the last numbered page takes on that number instead, and the randomizer max goes down by 1 
[2007-07-30 02:45:15] <DeFender1031> Phlip, here's the thing. all pages get numbered. 1-1769 right? and the randomizer max gets set to 1769. then let's say #537 gets deleted, 1769 becomes 537, and the randmax becomes 1768 
[2007-07-30 02:45:28] <Phlip> hmm... that'd work 
[2007-07-30 02:46:14] <DeFender1031> Phlip, yeah it'd work, i've used that method many times in my own programs and it's the fastest method i've seen/tested. 
[2007-07-30 02:46:23] <Phlip> there'll be some extra SELECT MAX()s in various places... but I don't think they'd slow it down too much 
[2007-07-30 02:46:47] <DeFender1031> Phlip, so why this random value ridiculousness? 
</blockquote>
So now I ask you, why this random value ridiculousness? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 02:57, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:MediaWiki is a wonderful tool, but there are some screwy things about it, and it's not always geared toward smaller wikis. Feel free, however, to bring it up with the main MW developers and see if they'll change it. As for our wiki, the expense of hacking it from the default and maintaining it each time we upgrade outweighs the marginal benefit of doing so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:17, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
::Garr! Every time i suggest a useful improvement you shoot me down. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:22, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:::That's an unfair generalization. In this case, however, it's just too trivial an issue to worry with changing it on our wiki only. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:Here's my input. "Dice have no memory." Each roll of the dice is random; therefore, each outcome could be whatever. You could roll twenty 6's in a row. It's improbable, but it's certainly very possible. The question is, then, if changing the way the randomizer works would effect a real change? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
::It's not quite that simple. The way the pages are chosen makes it more likely that—at any one time—certain pages will be favored over others. Suppose we have six pages. Instead of being numbered 1 to 6, each time a page is edited it is assigned a random value between 0 and 1, which are not guaranteed to be uniformly distributed (let's say ours are .01, .40, .67, .68, .69, and .92). Each time a random page is loaded, it selects the lowest value higher than another random value. If it chose .25 as the value, the .40 page would be returned. Under this system, .40 is 39 times more likely than .01 to be returned, and .67 is 27 times more likely than either .68 or .69. On a very large wiki, like Wikipedia, you probably wouldn't notice this. On a smaller wiki, apparently it is noticeable. It's not a perfect system, but it gets the job done well enough not to worry over. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:::It's not "well enough". I sometimes do editing by clicking on random and reading the page to see what i can improve. It is annoying when the same page that i just read comes up 15 times without 75% of the other pages on the wiki coming up once. My system is just as fast and is even more efficient. And for the frequency that the wiki upgrades, i don't think it's that big of a deal. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:21, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
::::No, it does work well enough. I clicked on the random page button repeatedly, and it wasn't until the 49th click that I got a page that I'd seen before. Maybe the glitch happens enough to annoy someone looking for something to edit, but it's fine for someone looking for something to read, which is what the link was designed for. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:43, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::I had the chance to discuss this in depth with Phlip and Dot com, and what I learned is that the only way to make the results more balanced than they are now entails a lot more wear and tear on the server. Unfortunately, the way MW is set up this is the best they can do. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:06, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
::::::We didn't say it was the best we could do. There are ways to make the distribution even that wouldn't adversely affect the server, but doing so would require rewriting the code and maintaining it later. At this time, there's just no need to do something like that, because the function is already doing the basic job it was designed to do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:57, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

== Things to Do? ==

Hi again, Dot Com. I haven't been making many important edits to real pages (meaning not user talk pages) recently and I was wondering: Is there anything on the wiki that you or another sysop needs help with? I will try to help out with anything that I can. Sincerely, {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:33, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
:Well, there's not just a whole lot to do during the baby break. As always, however, you can head over to [[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]] for some ideas. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:43, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

== You are my parson of the week! ==
[[User:Kanjiro#Person of the week|Yep.]] --{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 18:09, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
:Hey, thanks! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

== 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. {{User:Homsar44withpie/sig}} 04:02, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
:I've activated your account. Use it in good health. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:01, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Yay! ==
You won Person of the Day! {{unsigned|Numa Numa|17:26, 24 August 2007 (UTC)}}
:Yay! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:01, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Autopipe/Autodirect ==

Hey, I was wondering if you'd mind sharing the Autopipe / Autodirect extension you wrote. I just started a MediaWiki wiki of my own, and I'd really like to be able to have page titles starting with lower-case letters without causing a bunch of broken links due to capitalization--the Autopipe / Autodirect extension would be perfect. FWIW, I'll mention on the wiki where I got the extension from...

(If you've seen the post on the forums about this...yeah, that was me; that was before I checked the Talk page of the Autopipe/Autodirect page (can't believe I hadn't thought to check that before) and saw that you wrote the extension, so I figured asking about it on your talk page might be more appropriate...) [[User:Alun Clewe|Alun Clewe]] 20:16, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
:Well, it's not an extension so much as a direct hack to quite a few of the core pages. Given that it's all about to change when we upgrade in a few weeks, I'm not sure I'm comfortable releasing it into the wild at this point. I'll let you know if there are any developments, though. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:01, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

::Hm, OK, I can't say I'm not a little disappointed, but I understand. If it ever does get to a point where you're comfortable releasing it, please let me know. Thanks. [[User:Alun Clewe|Alun Clewe]] 21:26, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Where would we have it? ==

Regarding [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&action=edit&section=new this] edit summary, where exactly would we have it? The first page that came to my mind was [[Talk:Swears]], because it has a language warning already, but if you can think of something better, or if you don't think we should have it (the vibe I got from the edit summary is that you agreed we needed to have it, but I'm not a psychology expert), tell me. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 03:45, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
:Patience. We already have something [[HRWiki talk:Swears|in the works]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:51, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

== Nice Jorb on the Stinko Comic Strip Image ==

I really liked your take on it, making it "informational" on how to create one. Very well done, showing off the features. I was thinking about doing that earlier, but I didn't have time. Still, very nice. Shows all the cool things you can do and different backgrounds that can be used.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 05:27, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

==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. I looked all over the Wiki for something to back this up, and the best I could find was [[HRWiki:Da_Basement/Archive_2#Problems]] to cover this issue. Is there a hard fast rule about this situation, or is it a judgement call by the sysops for each toon? Does this need to be documented somewhere? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 04:13, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
:To quote myself from [[Category talk:Pseudocharacters]], I guess it depends on whether each one is more ''pseudo'' or more ''character''. If a pseudocharacter behaves like a character (as, say, [[The Paper]] in [[the paper]]), then it should be listed in the cast just like any other character. Whenever it's just an object (as in almost all the other emails), it should not be in the cast. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Missy's B-day Card cont'd ([[User talk:Invisible Robot Fish#Missy's Card?|from here]]) ==

Hey Dot Com,

{{User:Invisible Robot Fish/sig}} suggested that I talk to a sysop if I want to get together a Birthday card for Missy. Since sysops only have access to TBC's mailing address, I figured I'd talk to you if I wanted to get involved. I just feel like I'm dead weight on the site right now, and really want to do something. {{User:Homestarmy Commando1/sig}} 23:05, 22 October 2007
:Before I talk about this idea specifically, let me suggest that if you're looking for something to do there are a lot of projects (see [[HRWiki:The Stick]]) that are more practical than this. As for a card for Missy (do we even know her birthday?), anything being sent on behalf of the wiki would have to go through an administrator (Joey, Tom, or me), not just a sysop. In other words, someone would have to send it to one of us and we'd then forward it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:14, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
''For more on this subject, see [[HRWiki:Da Basement#Birthday cards for TBC et al.]]''

== Happy birthday, dude ==

祝你生日快乐！ Well, it may be the twenty-fourth in my time zone, but as it's past midnight in yours, I'm going to jump the gun. Happy birthday to a superb administrator and a good friend. Do what you can to have some fun in today's days. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:56, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

:Oho! Happy X1st birthday! I went ahead and buried some of your number one jams in a time capsule, and I've instructed all the groupies to convert your royalties into $X0,000 World Series tickets right behind the Red Sox dugout. They should be arriving right about.... NOW. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:29, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

::Wear a bikini and have a time!{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:12, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

:::Party! Birthday party! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 11:31, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
::::[[The Best Decemberween Ever|Oh birhdayween, oh birthdayween]], you're 6 days before [[Holidays#Halloween (October 31st)|Halloween]]. With [[Special:Ipblocklist|vandals]] running for their lives, [[Strong Bad]] will give you a [[high five]].
::::Oh birhdayween, oh birthdayween, you're 6 days before Halloween. What the [[crap]] am I talking about? It's your birthday, so jump and shout!
::::Oh birhdayween, oh birthdayween, you're 6 days before Halloween. I've got all types of crazy crap, if you want i'll get you ''deep impact''.
::::Oh birhdayween, oh birthdayween, i think i drank too much [[Listerine]]. [[Seriously]]... I can't believe I wrote all that... Well, happy birthday, [[Broternal Order of Different Helmets|supreme overlord]]. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:05, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

:::::There are thirty-one days in the month of October! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:04, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

::::::Mazal-tov, man! I wish you the best and may the zombies have mercy on you. In 2046. On March 31st. At 2:03 pm. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}}

:::::::H.P. B.D.! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 18:30, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Thanks, every person! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

==Collectible Figurines==
I'm kind of curious about your userbox that says "This user owns ''most'' of Set 1 of the Collectible Figurines." Did you lose some? (Also, happy belated birthday). {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 03:20, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
:No, I never had all of them. See [[#Most of it?|this thread]] for more. (And thanks!) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
::Oops. Sorry. Should have probably scanned your talk page first. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 04:24, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Oh, it's no problem. With hundreds of threads to choose from, it's easy to miss. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
::::True. Here's to hoping TBC comes out with "Strong Bad Sings & Other Type Hits 2" so you can get a few more archives. (PS: If they actually do, here's to hoping that there are some [[sloshy]] songs on it). {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 04:58, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

== Turkish subtitles ==

Hello, do you remember me? Or an IP starts with 85? Don't remember? Then, look at subtitles requests and choose Turkish(TR) from the navigation menu? Yeah, I did what you say, and it passed some time, but I was looking continually the page whether a reply comes before you reply. And, that's your answer: I'm Turkish, and so, I can read and write Turkish subtitles. I know English, of course, but not all Turks. (Or some of them are know at least). Anyway, I want Turkish subtitles add to the list, and my goal is that HR cartoons have loved by Turkish kids, adults, and everyone. Is this wrong? Say if it is. Anymore, I already tested a SB Email cartoon. Look if you want. [http://subtitles.hrwiki.org/sbemail167/tr Here comes.] OK, I think it (my reply) is long enough. I talked you and if you want, you talk atcha later, too. Thanx. [[User:Homesturk|Homesturk]] 16:57, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
:Of course I remember you. Glad to see you created an account. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:05, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
::''This message copied to and further reply at [[HRWiki talk:Subtitles#Turkish (TR)]]''
OK, thanks, Dot Com! I'm subtitling the toons (only toon now) from now on. Even I wish to present my first subtitled cartoon to you. P.S:I'm working yet. Click [http://subtitles.hrwiki.org/sbemail167/tr me]! That cartoon also can accessible from the my message, above. [[User:Homesturk|Homes Turk]] 13:50, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
:You're welcome! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:12, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

==Sabotage?==
Hey It's dot com. As you may know, my password got changed recently not by me. Even my Fanstuff account was switched. Is there some way of tracking what IP or username requests password changes? I know I should not assume malice, but... I think someone did this to me on purpose. Thanks, --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 04:16, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
:Unfortunately, that information is not stored in the logs (and even if it were, server logs only last about a day). Sorry. The only way your password could be reset is if someone either knows your old password or if they have direct access to your email account. Hope that helps you narrow down who might have done it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:01, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
::It's alright. Thanks though. I just hope nobody does that again... --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 15:25, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

== Why no delete? ==

Why won't you delete my user and talk page? The reason I want them delete is because I don't want people looking at the history. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 21:25, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
:Preserving the history is the primary reason I don't want to delete your talk page. Why should the history be deleted? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:30, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
::I don't want people to view stuff like [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Trogga&oldid=92076 this] the wrong way. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:08, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
:::So, are you going to do it? Sorry if I'm bothering you, it's just that you haven't responded in two days.--[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 18:48, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
::::No, I'm not planning on deleting them. I still don't see a compelling reason. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:37, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::It's just that I had my user page at Wikipeda deleted. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:32, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

== [[User:No Cash Value]] ==

This is actually [[User:Cow Puncher|Cow Puncher]]. Could you talk to him about creating multiple accounts and spamming, he doesn't seem to listen to me. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 02:08, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
:(God, how long do I have to say this?) I have a chain of losing my password and not entering an email >:@

== modified SWF ==

How do you find out [that the SWF file {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=H%2AR.com_updates_2008&diff=prev&oldid=534542 was modified}} at a particular time]? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 21:51, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
:Various browsers, including Firefox, let you see properties of the current page or file, like the modified date (Tools → Page Info). You could also <code>wget</code> the file using a [[Wikipedia: shell (computing)| shell]] and look at its properties there. Probably lots of other ways too. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:46, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

== Question ==
Hey It's dot com! I'm back. Your Australia bud, back. :P
Anyways, I gots a question...
Why the heck, don't you make an archive of your talk? 245KBS LONG? It nearly freezes my browser! {{User:Pertmywert/sig}} 23:38, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
P.S. If someone has already asked you this in your talk page, I couldn't find it. (Adds to my point)

EDIT: MAN I FEEL STUPID! It's cause I'm Aussie right? Disregard that question. {{User:Pertmywert/sig}} 23:40, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

== You know you've made it ==

[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 15#ArticleViewHeader|when people on Wikipedia want to use a feature you've written]]. Comment over there? [[User:76.238.168.63|76.238.168.63]] 00:01, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

== [[Seriously]] ==

Your most recent edit on [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Seriously&diff=521418&oldid=520869 Seriously] reverted a lot more than just what your edit summary explained. Either you were editing a past version of the page and didn't notice all these changes, or you had a reason for removing all that other info and just didn't put it in your edit summary. In case the second case is true, I didn't do a (partial) revert. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:21, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
:Hmm, I guess I edited the wrong version in the history. It should be correct now. Thanks for pointing that out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:36, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

== 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. And it shows less unique letters than the more common use as it appears on [[name tags]]. Having given no reason for the revert, my immediate assumption is that you did it for selfish reasons. Here is my plea for you to listen to reason and allow the improvement. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 23:05, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
:Yes, I have a vested interest in one version over another, whereas I doubt you do. Since the font shown ''is'' Forte, then there's no real reason to change it from the image that it's been for nearly two years now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:23, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
::What does one do when there's an error for two years? Surely that's not a cogent reply. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:52, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
:::The apostrophe was discussed and settled on years ago. The image shows the font Forte just fine. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:56, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

== El Toolbaro ==

I have a question that involves my wiki and not HRWiki. See, I'm an admin on my wiki, [http://simpedia.scribblewiki.com/Main_Page The Simpedia]. I'm wondering, how do you change the toolbar? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 23:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
:I'm not sure whether you mean the toolbar in the edit window or the toolbox on the left side of every page. Either way, I don't know how to modify them off the top of my head and would have to research it to give you a good answer. I know that there are both JavaScript and PHP solutions to the problem; you might try searching [[mw:|MediaWiki's site]] or posting in a more public forum. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:02, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
::I'm talking about the one that lists Recent Changes and Main Page, but thanks for trying anyways. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 00:10, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
:::Just edit [[Mediawiki:Sidebar]]. [[User:InsanityBringer|InsanityBringer]] 00:27, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
::::I have Scribblewiki. Do you know how to edit that? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 00:30, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
:::::One good idea is to switch over to MediaWiki. It's a lot better. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:33, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
::::::That is actually mediawiki. What I said should work. [[User:InsanityBringer|InsanityBringer]] 00:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
:::::::As InsanityBringer said, [http://simpedia.scribblewiki.com/MediaWiki:Sidebar MediaWiki:Sidebar on your wiki] is the page you want to edit. For help see [[MW:Manual:Interface/Sidebar|MediaWiki's help page on the subject]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:56, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

== Fonts Move ==

Thanks for getting that move done. A strange thing is happening, though. It seems to have to do with my edit on 1/20/08 to the original [[Fonts]] article. I don't know how to explain it, other than to have you see what happens. Go [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fonts&diff=536631&oldid=535848 here] and click "Next diff" and take note of the difference in dates. Something equally odd happens by clicking "Next diff" from [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fonts&diff=next&oldid=536182 here]. I just ain't wiki-smart enough (or wiki-powerful enough) to know what's wrong (or to be able to fix it). {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 06:03, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
:No probalo. The issue you mention is a known bug that happens when histories are merged. It has to do with how the software decides what the "next" revision is. I thought deleting and restoring the whole page would fix it, but alas no. At least viewing the history is nice and clean. (Those diffs are what the history would look like if I hadn't adjusted the timestamps.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:20, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
::Got it. That also explains why selecting consecutively-listed radio buttons and then clicking the "Compare selected versions" button will sometimes produce a message saying "includes X intermediate revision(s)". {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 06:37, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

== Clamburger Approved ==

I do, good sir, approve of your following activities:
* Going out of your way to create [[HRFWiki:Special:Version|extensions]] and [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki talk:Blockquotes/Code|the like]]
* Creating [[HRFWiki:Image:hsrsp.png|highly questionable]] [[HRFWiki:Character_Impressions#Pom_Pom_Impressions|fanstuff]]
* Having a great [[HRFWiki:User_talk:It's_dot_com#Interwiki|sense of humour]] (and a great [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=time_capsule&diff=next&oldid=219507|sense of humor]])
* [[HRFWiki:User_talk:Shim-Sham-Sam/Archive_2#time_capsule|Stalking us]] (among other places)
* Putting up [[User_talk:It's_dot_com#What.3F.21|with us]]
* Putting up with ''me'' (there are far too many pages to link to)

I therefore declare you "Clamburger Approved" for your great efforts at the Fanstuff, braving users that some people wouldn't touch with a ten-foot clown pole.
You're always awesome, 
{{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 
08:01, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Strong Bad Email Statistics

Super Sam — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:13:15 GMT

Super Sam: /* "Substantiated Claims" */ Revival!

{{featuredarticle}}

==Comments on the Progress==

This page is coming together quite nicely - I like what [[User:DMurphy|DMurphy]] has created thus far - I think the "No Loafing Pie Chart" was a great choice - it adds a perfect amount of humor to this page. The descriptions of the interpretations of the data are thorough and that's grood, er..good for anyone interested in the interesting field of statistics. I just hope the average fans of Strong Bad Emails will be as enthusastic about the statistical information as those who have a subscription to [[Nerdular Nerdence]]! Nevertheless, I think '''everyone''' (ability in mathematics notwithstanding) can learn something from the data charts. I hope to see/make a pie chart soon! --[[User:The Paper|The Paper]] 01:49, 27 Mar 2005 (MST)

...Yep, I have no clue what you all are saying. --[[User:Color Printer|Color Printer]] 06:42, 27 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Database ==

Anyone wishing to help with this project that doesn't want to undertake the tedious task of data entry can request a database from [[user:The Paper|The Paper]] or me. The database is a very user-friendly excel file which has data on Time, Location, Name, and various other categories for each of the 126 emails. Just [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Emailuser&target=DMurphy e-mail me] and I'll be happy to send you a copy of the file. --[[User:DMurphy|DMurphy]] 15:45, 27 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Wow! ==

[[User:DMurphy|DMurphy]] and [[User:The Paper|The Paper]]- you guys did a great job on this! It really makes this wiki look smart. This rocks! →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'' 23:58, 27 Mar 2005 (MST)

This page is awesome and beautiful and beautifully awesome. [[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora Szalinski]] 11:56, 28 Mar 2005 (MST)

== My god... ==

You guys have WAY too much time on your hands.

Yep, they do. --[[User:Color Printer|Color Printer]] 10:56, 28 Mar 2005 (MST)

:Not really... any statistics major could put this together in 30 minutes or less. The hard part is data collection, which was already done before I got the idea to start this page. I know it looks like this would take days of work, but Excel makes the project easy to complete. Anyway, it's spring break for me, and I didn't have anything planned for the night I started this, so I decided to make a new page. --[[User:DMurphy|DMurphy]] 16:23, 29 Mar 2005 (MST)

==[[bottom 10]]==
Why do you say bottom 10 has 2 emails? The second one was just Fwd:'s and Re:'s.
:Still, after the joke, I think we were supposed to assume that an email eventually popped up. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:43, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Nominated for featured article ==

This article has been nominated for article of the week and I for one would like to see that happen — it's a really great article. One thing that needs to happen first, though, is it needs a good opening summary paragraph. I might try my hand at writing one, but it would probably sound better coming from someone who really understands all this statistical stuff. Maybe summarize why these charts where created and what we can learn from studying the emails this way. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 04:48, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:You know what? I realy like this page, so whan I'm back from school I'll try my hand at writing one. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:16, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::I'd go for it if a good paragraph was written for it. Joey: a better place to talk about this would be [[HRWiki:Featured Article Selection]]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:39, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::So? What do think? Is it good enough? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:17, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::I'm sure my English teacher would think this is great, E.L. --[[User:Ookelaylay|Ookelaylay]] 00:55, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::::Thanks! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:21, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::: E.L. Cool, that's a great intro paragraph. I'm glad to see this on the front page. Way to go! — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 00:38, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:::::Why, thank you! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 04:17, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Intro paragraph ==

I think the intro paragraph takes the purpose of the page in the wrong direction. It shouldn't be worded to sound like this is a place for making predictions, because that's not what I came to this page for. I came to look at the charts. (In other words, keep the focus in the past, and not the future.) —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 22:55, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:The only part that is about making predictions is "...or how the future emails will be". If you want to change go write ahead. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:16, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)
::I like what has been added to the opening paragraph. It reads much more smoother now and I think the users of the wiki will notice. Thanks for the active interest in keeping this article up-to-date and looking smart. I think DMurphy may have left the project, but we're certainly keeping his creation in tip-top shape. Much appreciated. =) {{User:The Paper/sig}} 00:51, 24 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Block Computer ==

Did you guys count the Block Computer from "Other Days"? Technically, that has 2 emails.--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 23:15, 29 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:We have rather "strict" (read arbitrary) guidelines meaning that first computer (or device) that Strong Bad uses in each particular email is the one we consider "used". In other words, we are aware of Block but we do not consider it one of the "others". {{User:The Paper/sig}} 05:39, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Time spent with... ==

Perhaps a new chart - time spent with each computer? Just a product of "Percentage of emails by computer era" and "Average length of emails by computer era".

Maybe even "Percentage of time Strong Bad spends physically in front of the computer," by email number or by era, but that would mean a lot of new data collection so probably not worth the effort. {{User:phlip/sig}} 04:16, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Scatterplots ==

I don't know about you, but on the next scatterplots, I would love to have Email titles with arrows pointing to all the outliers, above and below. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:28, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
:I will certainly take this into considering when/if I make a new scatterplot graph. Thanks for the helpful suggestion. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 03:45, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

== Back ==

Well, I stopped in to see how things are going today. I've been quite busy with school and other things, but I do have some time at the moment. I added a general statistics section. I'm also about to upload the Time Spent With Each Computer chart someone suggested. As far as adding arrows to the scatter plot goes, it's possible, but would require adding all the labels by hand. As there are about 15 outliers, not only would it be time consuming but it also might get a bit messy. Perhaps just a label for the outliers with the highest residual and lowest residual? Those would be Vacation and Colonization, respectively. --[[User:DMurphy|DMurphy]] 03:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

=="Unreliable" Date?==

I just deleted [[sb_email 22]] was released between Vacation Postcard #5 and invisibility. It's as "reliable" as any others from LiveJournals. Why was this in the "unreliable" section in the first place? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 02:00, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

== Updates ==

It would be nice if this page would be updated again. This of course, looks like a lot of work. It would be nice if there was a way to streamline this process and have some scripts that would automate the creation of some of the wiki text elements and charts (nothing too fancy) for inclusion into this page. My guess is that using Excel's string function capabilities would help. Anyway, speaking of excel, the link to the original .xls file is gone. It seems strongfans has reorganized its site but i have no idea where to even begin looking for this file. Does anyone have a copy? It would be nice if the excel file could be kept in the wiki vaults instead of offsite, since we depend on that data for this page so much. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:45, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
* I attempted to upload the file a while back, but the wiki doesn't allow it. I gave a copy to The Paper and InterruptorJones a while back, so they may have maintained the DB. Otherwise, I have a DB that's not updated (I think it goes through 125ish). It really doesn't take a lot to update the DB... the hard part is making all the pretty graphs and it's such a time-sensitive page that it's tough to keep it updated. I think it would be best to just wikify the data and put it on a separate page. No way I'm up for doing that though... heh. If you want to Wikify the graphics too, be my guest, but I have absolutely no idea how to do that. Email me at dolan.murphy@gmail.com for the db. -[[User:DMurphy|DMurphy]] 23:11, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
* Also, I'm not entirely familiar with Wiki scripting, but I'm not sure it would be able to, for example, calculate the least squares regression line or the rank of the length, so it may be best served in an excel file and it's just a matter of (a) figuring out how to host the file on the wiki or (b) finding a dedicated host that will update it after every e-mail, but who also knows how to calculate the LSRL equation (as explained in the article). I think this article could be a LOT better if we figure out how to open the database to the community. But, I know I'm tired of spending time updating graphs, so if there's someway to have wiki calculate the LinReg graphs and other things, please, be my guest. And if it's too much to update the LSRL every week, we could just base it on the first 100 data points... that should be accurate enough anyway. -[[User:DMurphy|DMurphy]] 23:30, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
*:Hi DMurphy! Again, thanks for the reply to my inquiry. I have emailed you about a copy the Excel file. As for wiki-fying some of the graphics: at the very least one of the graphics can be wikified: [[:Image:SBESTimeSpentChart.png|SBESTimeSpentChart.png]] doesn't need all that text on a picture, and can instead be turned into text for [[Strong_Bad_Email_Statistics#Total_Time_Spent_Using_Each_Computer|this]] section with the static graphics used in the original picture. That is probably the easy part. I seriously doubt that this wiki has dynamic code generation implemented for security reasons. My guess is that the best bet to do this is have a template of sorts which a local program (such as a Perl Script) can generate the appropriate wiki code that can be cut and pasted onto the real page. This would at least allow on-the-fly recreation for most of the data once a new email is released. The hard part is then making those graphs. However I do think that there are command-line programs that would let you make them, but they'd likely look different from the excel versions seen now. This would also flood the file history with new uploads (not necessarily a bad thing). It might be more feasable if this graph is updated every 1 or 2 months based on SBE frequency. Regardless, some local scripting would make the job a lot easier. Once I get the Excel files i'll play around with things and see what I can get. Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:21, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry for the late reply. I will get the excel database to you as quickly as possible. As for the link, I will try to get it working in the next day or so. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 21:39, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Ok cool! Let me know when it's ready. Also, have you got a chance to check out issues regarding my most [[User_talk:Stux#New_forum_account|recent problem]] with strongfans? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:20, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

== Excel file ==
The current link to the Excel file is broken. It would be nice if we could a) enable uploads for .xls files so anyone could update the Excel file and re-upload it at will, and b) include all charts (and necessary data) inside the Excel file, so the person updating the data can also update the charts on this page. I'm working on an improved Excel file, but will need some help with the fancier charts.

'''Edit:''' Boo on me for not reading the above discussion before posting this. Still, I'd like to know if anybody's interested in my suggestions. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 16:40, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
:The link should once again be operational. I am still not sure why the file was deleted from the server in the first place. It does need to be updated as the latest email to be recorded on the file is #127 ([[best thing]]). My apologies to Stux et al. who were interested in updating the file but due to my procrastination were unable. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 11:15, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

== Automation ==

It seems like all of these charts and graphs are produced by hand and then converted into PNGs. That seems like a really tedious process. Have you guys ever considered using some automated chart generator where you just have a stored set of data that is grabbed to dynamically generate charts and graphs? And based on a couple of Google searches, it seems like many different software packages to do this are available (and many are freeware). (Like [http://www.maani.us/xml_charts/index.php this one], for instance.) Just a thought. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 04:25, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

== Shim Sham? ==

Since [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=portrait&curid=15921&diff=317885&oldid=316905 another edit] brought up the topic of emails-answered-by-wiki-users, I checked the others. After a ''long'', long search, my research on [[time capsule]] led to [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Shim-Sham-Sam&diff=194425&oldid=194169 this] conversation, which seems to trump the "assume good faith" re-revert which led to its inclusion up to now. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:16, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
:Well, unfortunately, due to the mass amounts of people who have claimed to have had Strong Bad answer one of their e-mails, I don't think that assuming good faith is enough in this case or in any other Strong-Bad-answered-my-e-mail cases (not that I agree, I'm just stating the facts). I could be wrong, but judging by Dot com's edit on the link you provided, I don't think so. This post is far too negative. It needs a Homsar quote.
::'''DaAaAaAaAaA! {{homsarquote}} -''' {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 11:12, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

== Data as wiki table ==

Thanks to a tool I found on [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Tools/Editing_tools#mwpush]] I have a wiki-syntax table of the raw data. Is there any interest in having a page for it here? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:30, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

== Regular updating ==

Okay, I'll get right to the point: this page needs to be updated. Badly. It should also be updated every few emails, maybe every 10 or so. To do that, we would need a team of professionals to add to the Excel sheets and make new charts for each update. I have little to no experience in statistics, and will to what I can, but I ''will'' need help. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 16:13, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
:The spreadsheet's only three emails behind. The scatter plot goes with the spreadsheet, but yeah, the rest of the graphs could use some updating. Who's better than bad at graphic design? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 18:00, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Bad checking more than one email ==

''The following was copied from [[Talk:Strong Bad checking more than one email]] when it was decided to merge the content of that article with this one:''
===Merge===
<blockquote>This page is a more wordy duplicate of [[Strong Bad Email Statistics#Strong Bad Emails Featuring More Than One Email]]. It should be redirected and it's content merged. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:58, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
:This page should not be merged. We can just merge the [[Strong Bad Email Statistics#Strong Bad Emails Featuring More Than One Email]] onto this page. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
::Replace "checking" with "featuring" and capitalise all the words. We can provide a link to this article on Strong Bad Email Statistics. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:46, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I agree with Elcool: '''merge and redirect'''. {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 18:02, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
::::Knowing that we already have this info on the Statistics page, I have to agree with the '''merge'''. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 18:06, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::I agree with The Chort. Maybe have a short segment and one of those "Main article" things... --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 02:07, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::Agree con El Chorto and Super Martyo Hermano. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 02:11, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::::'''<s>Delete</s> Merge and redirect''' for the exact same reason I voted to delete that article about Hrwiki people who got their emails on Strong Bad Email: This info can already be found on Strong Bad Email Statistics. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:55, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I just updated that statisics section. Now it's even safer to redirect, imho. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 20:08, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::I vote for '''merge and redirect'''. {{unsigned|DNA Evidence|20:14, 23 May 2007 (UTC)}}
::::::::::'''Merge and redirect'''. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:03, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

yeah yah, totally, yah {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 02:30, 19 July 2007 (UTC)</blockquote>

== Wi2k Bug ==

Could someone present me with the evidence that Wi2k Bug wrote [[the paper]]? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 20:26, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

== "Substantiated Claims" ==

I'm assuming "substantiated claims" are those with enough evidence to make it more reasonable than not to assume the editor was the author of the email. It does not imply proof or certainty. Does anyone disagree with my take on this? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:22, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
:Just thought I'd revive this with something to add. I believe this section (and all remarks related to it in the individual email pages) should be deleted, as proof can be highly questionable and [http://clamburger.org/misc/web%20comics.png easy to fake] (not accusing anybody here, but it's possible). Also, having these people doesn't add to the encyclopedic content of the page and really just serves to give the users listed bragging rights. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 15:13, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

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HRWiki talk:Ledger

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Super Sam: Latest Donation

HRWiki talk:Subtitles

Super Sam — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 04:37:44 GMT

Super Sam: Replied to Bryanc

== From Da Basement ==
''Copied from [[HRWiki:Da_Basement#Subtitles]]:''
<blockquote>

Some of us have started working on subtitling Homestar Runner Flash cartoons to make them accessible to a wider audience. I would like to know what the HRWiki folks think about this. Should this be a part of the knowledge base wiki? Should it be separate? Would you help? The subtitles are based on the transcripts from the wiki, so there is a strong connection already. The [http://hstarsubs.awardspace.com/ subtitles project] is still beta, but it should work with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Most subtitles have been donated by Phlip from an older project, and I and Elcool have done the international ones. Check it out and let us know.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:00, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: I personally know one person who'd be interested in that... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:19, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::I strongly support having some way to intergrate the subtitles files into the wiki. As a non-native speaker sometimes I need to go over the wiki transcript just to see what a word or two means. This way , it's already inside the toon window itself. Also, we could open the door for people with hearing problems who still want experiance Homestar Runner like the rest of us. Some flash artists like Weeble from Weeble and Bob and the people behind Too Much Spare Time Animation have already added subtitles to some of their toons. So If TBC aren't going to do it themselvs, we are here for them. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 22:26, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: The .xml file for Exp Film's Commentary doesn't work. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::Cheers, fixed the link. Also, listening to the commentary is currently not possible anyway, because of Flash security measures :-/ And I forgot to upload the experiment film subs, will have to wait until I'm back home.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
:::We need this in the [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey script]], pronto. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 02:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I showed it to the person I previously alluded. The biggest reason I got into H*R in the first place was because it allowed me to share the gift of Homestar with this person, who cannot hear. She says she likes the subtitled stuff better than the Wiki. "But no offense." --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:09, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::Seriously, you just made my day :-D {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:27, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Deaf watchers, eh? I'd assume ''captions'', as opposed to ''subtitles'' would be more important then, yes? (For the uninitiated: subtitles transcribe the words, captions transcribe all the sound effects too.) {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Take 'em as they come. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:49, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:Okay, let's just say, hypothetically, I wanted to make one of these. How would I get the frame numbers to start/stop each line on? And how would I test it? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:06, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::We haven't quite worked out the standards for subtitles/captions yet, so the format may change a little. But if you want to try it now, then here's how you do it: You need Phlip's Firefox [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey script]]. This will give you a seek bar for Flash toons from Homestarrunner.com. It also displays the current frame number. Then you grab one of the XML files from the subtitle site, scoop it empty, and use it as a skeleton. You probably also want to copy the text of the transcript into this file and split it up into short sections or sentences that you want to display as one title. Then use the seekbar to find the first and last frame numbers for each of the sections. It gets easy after you've done it once or twice. And you get to know the toon pretty well. Also note that each character has his or her own colour code. I'll put a page online soon with some more detailed hints, and I'll come up with a way of testing the titles. — I'm still not sure where to put the page with instructions. Do people believe this should be an HRWiki project, or should it be separate? {{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Aside from the frame numbers, I'd pretty much figured that all out. I have the beginnings of a [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] .xml file, but without frame numbers. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Sound promising :-) I'll come up with a test page soon(ish). And you've heard that before, but... you should really be on IRC ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:36, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've never successfully managed to join IRC when a useful conversation is taking place. Plus, I have issues getting to it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:40, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Alright you guys, I finished the .XML file for Cool Tapes. [[User:The Mu/subtitleCoolThings|Ding!]] ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 03:04, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Is there a talk page specifically for this project? I thought of some things to discuss, but we'd flood Da Basement. I think there should be some sort of central Wiki page for this project, even if it's in a User space. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:38, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
: I'm not in the mood for IRC right now, but I figured I'd give an update. I have all of the text in my .xml file. I do not, however, have any frame numbers past the three Coach Z/Pom Pom scenarios. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:47, 26 August 2006 (UTC)<blockquote>
</blockquote>

== Uh oh. ==

Okay, I've got a serious problem with the [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] subtitiles.

The individual lines Homestar has at the end of the 'toon (A bottle of this, essence of that) are not stored through frame numbers. What's worse, I can't even say something like "A bottle of ''(something)'' water" or something like that, because different lines are different lengths, meaning I have to conform to whichever one is ''shortest'' or I get glitches. Thoughts?

The individual options work fine throughout the whole 'toon, and I suspect that the Homestar transformations work fine as well (though I haven't thoroughly tested.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:53, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

:Ergh, yeah, that's the biggest problem, that we can only subtitle stuff that actually correlates to frame numbers. If audio is triggered by ActionScript independently from graphics frames, we're doomed. The same goes for sequences that are loaded separately, such as the Experimental Film Commentary or the Very, Very Little Girl easter egg. I'll have a look at that, and I'll get back to you ASAP.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:00, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:: Okay, the problem wasn't what I thought it was, and all known kinks are worked out. [[HRWiki:Subtitles/en/halloween2005mx]]. And with that... good nighzzzzzz... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:37, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:: The updates caused some formatting issues I don't like. Most specifically, anything italicized becomes mashed together with the surrounding words like''this''appears. Plus, when Homestar is dancing and Bubs is saying "Stick and move, stick and move", I originally put them on separate lines - when they appear as they do now, they look as though they're being said in turn rather than at the same time. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:50, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::: Patience grasshopper, for the best things come to those who wait. By "best things" I mean "the Greasemonkey version of the subtitles" and by "wait" I mean "until you see that both of these come out correctly in that version" - "Stick and move" ''is'' on its own line, spaces around italics ''aren't'' destroyed, it actually pulls the XML stuff from the wiki itself, rather than this just being here for show, etc. I'm still working out some of the kinks (like it working perfectly for me, but failing silently without even an error message for someone else... yeah, that's just a kink), but expect at least a work in progress by tomorrow or the day after or so. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 18:48, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

== Now what? ==

Sbemail 6 is all good to go, but what now? THe page doesn't say. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:Didn't think anybody would come this far ;-) Put it on http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/HRWiki:Subtitles/en/sbemail6, and then I'll copy it over to the external site. :-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:19, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::All up and running :-) Is the Klingon version next? ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:41, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Ya, you just sit there and wait for that one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:50, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Feel free to add other languages to [[HRWiki:Subtitles/Characters]]... <code>xml:lang="x-klingon"</code>, I think is the right way... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:00, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, it seems Klingon is [http://www.iana.org/assignments/lang-tags/i-klingon registered with IANA], so the language code would be <code>xml:lang="i-klingon"</code>... it's even the example for <code>i-</code> language codes on [http://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/ this page]... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:20, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

== Non-Working Link ==

The link to the subtitle page doesn't work. Just so you know. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 14:53, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

:Sometimes Loafing's site is down. Wait a couple of minutes and it will be up and running. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:11, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::It's a free hosting site, so we get what we pay for. It will all be better for Firefox users once Phlip has incorporated the subtitles into his Greasemonkey script. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:38, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::At the meantime I added a mirror from my small wiki. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:59, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

== Emphasis ==
I'm having a problem with the emphasis codes. Whenever I add them, they italicize the text fine, but remove the spaces directly around the word. I tried <nowiki>, , and </nowiki> tags. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:00, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:Read my post [[#Uh oh.|above]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 19:09, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::One workaround is to use <nowiki>&amp;nbsp;</nowiki> to force a space. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:03, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== Namespace ==

It looks like there's gonna be a whole website's worth of these pages, so to keep them organized, I made the Subtitles namespace. I didn't move anything into the new namespace yet, first because I didn't know whether anything depended on the pages' being where they are now, and second because I can see arguments for the primary organization being by language (e.g. Subtitles:en/cheatar, Subtitles:en/ween03) or by toon name (e.g. Subtitles:chetar/de, Subtitles:chetar/en) and figured we should discuss it first. (By the way, true subpages are enabled for this namespace.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:42, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:Looking at this [[:Category:Subtitles]], I believe that it makes sense to organize it by toon name.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:26, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::Also, can I add, since we're moving stuff anyway... can we have the names match the filename of the .html file, rather than the .swf? It's easier to code, that way. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 09:43, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Fine with me. Then we need to put the swf filename back in the <transcript> tag for the external script. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I made subcategories for the various languages, since all the pages can be seen just by viewing the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&namespace=102 list of pages] in the namespace. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== New version ==

Go to [[HRWiki:Subtitles/Greasemonkey]] and install that... instructions are at the top. Be aware that this is just a beta... there's probably problems with it, and the (nonexistant) options interface isn't all that user-friendly. But it's there... now you can stop complaining about the old version not liking the formatting changes... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:Good Jorb! I strongly recommend that everybody installs the Greasemokey script, because it actually uses the up-to-date subtitles from the wiki. The script on the external site has been updated somewhat as well, to fix the bugs mentioned in the previous sections.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:04, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== Question about Strong Bad Emails ==

When Strong Bad reads his email and types on his computer, are subtitles necessary? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 14:28, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:Absolutely. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::Why? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 14:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Because he doesn't always say what's on the screen. Look at the helium email for example. There are a few subtle differences between what he types and what he says. Check it out. Also, I remember watching an early one on the other site with captions, but with no sound. The email text wasn't captioned. But a comment he made in the middle of reading was. Now, if i had never seen this one before, how would I know where that comment referred to? In fact, with no captioning, how would I even know Strong Bad was reading out loud? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:37, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::::And another reason I just thought of - the English ones are templates for the foreign language versions. So having that in there makes it easier for a translator to simply translate the text without having to find new frame anchors for the text. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== Sound Effect Standard ==

What sound effects should be noted, and how should they be noted? One example is The Paper. My opinion is to not indicate the sound, as it's really not meaningful to the storyline at all. Even in toons like [[little animal]] The Paper's noise isn't as meaningful as what it looks like. Also, are we using Geddup Noise for the chair? Will we change to Chairscoot somewhere around email 84? Finally, we clearly don't need to note EVERY sound effect. Just the ones that are part of the storytelling, I'd say. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:I disagree. We should assume anyone using the subtitles cannot hear anything at all (and not necessarily because they're deaf; perhaps they're at work and can't turn the sound up). We should therefore caption all sound effects (unless in a particular case doing so would interfere with the dialogue), especially ones like "Preeeow", which signify events in the email. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:01, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

::Assuming a person is deaf, then is there value in describing to them, for example, that the background noise sounds like a scratchy record? I think there's such a thing as too far here, and it's really easy to hit the point of so much caption that you can't keep up.
::Also, if you were blind, the sound "Preeow" would be important, but you know that the Preeow is happening even with the sound muted because you see it come down. We have to indicate a ringing phone because we sure can't see it ringing, but we can see The Paper come down, so what does the sfx "Preeow" add to the subtitling other than clutter? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:::As I said before, you don't have to assume someone is deaf. The sound could just be muted. Noting ''all'' sound effects are important, because the toon wouldn't be the same without them. And how do you know that a person who now is deaf doesn't know what a record scratch sounds like? As for clutter, the "preeow" is usually the only thing going on at that point. It would not be cluttered to include it. In fact, when you watch the toon without the sound, you don't assume that The Paper is making any noise just because you see it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:13, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

::::I totally agree. Sound effects are an important part of the cartoons, and we should include them in the subtitles. Also, anybody who really doesn't like them, can turn sound effects off when they use the Greasemonkey script.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:18, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

::::I also agree: I think providing details about sound effects is often very important for catching all of the humor in a toon. About the example about The Paper, I think it's clear that this is one of many running gags in the H*R universe that adds to the experience because of its frequent appearance. Including the sound effect is the only way that a deaf, etc. person can share in that. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:20, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::I agree with Qermaq. It would probably be better to show most, but not all sound effects. Otherwise, those who are deaf, or have his or her sound off, possibly missing important parts of the plot through clutter or the caption text moving too quickly. I don't think every sound effect is necessary when writing captions. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:22, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

::::::I like including the sound effects, I think it definetly adds to the experience. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::::I think many sound effects are notable, mind you. I guess I just question the semantic point of giving a sound effect for, say, The Paper when it conveys no meaning. In one transcript I did (anything) I didn't bother to note the scooting sound of the chair when Homestar sits, as it's meaningless (and it isn't a Geddup Noise, clearly!) - but when the sound effect is important to the plot, of course it should be noted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

== Welsh ==

I can make Welsh subtitles if anyone's interested. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 17:36, 28 August 2006 (UTC) P.S. The subtitles don't show on my computer because it rejects the "<nowiki> </nowiki>" in the code.
:Are you using Firefox? Did you install Phlip's scripts? And there should not be any <nowiki> </nowiki>'s in the transcripts, they should be <nowiki> </nowiki>'s. If one is wrong, add the slash to the XML and try again. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:46, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::I have Internet Explorer, and I've saved the All-in-One scripts. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 17:49, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::All-in-one works with IE? Really now? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::::It didn't, I was just telling you my situation. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 17:57, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ok, but the subtitles not showing, as you said above - on all of them? None work for you, when viewed in Firefox? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:06, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== Problems with IE ==

My computer screen currently reads:
<blockquote> The subtitles file has been found unsafe for the following reasons:
file contains tags in CDATA note 'br'x5
</blockquote>
anyone else have this problem? --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:32, 28 August 2006 (UTC)P.S. replace ' with < or > respectively.
Now it says it x40

:On what page do you get this error? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:37, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::I went to the BETA page and clicked 'watch' and the computer came up saying this. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:39, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Try the depressio watch link. I know there's no br's in that one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:44, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::::That works. Still, we need to fix the ones that say 'br'. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ok, here's the thing. If you run Phlip's scripts in Firefox, Firefox gets the transcript from the wiki. However, that old beta site runs off its own copies, and some of them are really old and not up to standards. If you could list the ones that are buggy, then Loafing could at some point fix the problem. And be sure, when using a line break in a transcript, to always use <nowiki> </nowiki>. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

After a check of the XML files for both depressio and 3 times halloween fun job (the one i tried earlier), I discovered that there are 'br /' in 3 times halloween fun job that the computer reads as just plain old 'br'. depressio doesn't have any 'br /' or 'br's. What '''I'''
think we should do is just get rid of the 'br /' and see how the subtitles run without them. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:59, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:You and me edited it at the same time. Weird.
:Anyway, I'll try to come up with a list. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:02, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::After testing for a while, i've noticed that all of the ones with the error/bug still work if you wait for a while. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:19, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Please don't spend too much time over this, it's already being fixed! The problem with the CDATAs will go away soon, as we don't use them anymore in the new format. I am currently moving all subs from the external server to the wiki, and within a day or so, the problem will have fixed itself. Also, Super Martyo, I'm curious which IE version you are using. That's a very interesting warning it spits out.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:21, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:Too late. I have a list sitting right next to me. I did learn something, though. Stand-up does '''not''' work. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::<blockquote>Also, Super Martyo, I'm curious which IE version you are using. That's a very interesting warning it spits out.</blockquote>
::I don't know what version i'm using. can someone tell me how to find out? --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:38, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Help -> About {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

::Gah, "stand-up" really doesn't work. I'll have to look into that after school. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:18, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:::: IE Version 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 01:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

== Adding Flash File ==

Ok, I know it's not "later" yet, but re: <code><nowiki><transcript xml:lang="en-us" file="flashfile.swf" width="550" height="400"></nowiki></code>, do we need to edit all the transcripts to add that now? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:21, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, please. The Greasemonkey script will work fine without them, but the external script needs them. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:31, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

== Links on individual pages ==

Should the only actual subtitle link be to an external site? Perhaps a link "Configure Mozilla Firefox to view this toon with subtitles" leading to Phlip's Greasemonkey All-in-one script should appear first, then the external link "View subtitles in Internet Explorer" later. And what about [http://www.opera.com Opera]? They have a healthy chunk of the market too. Does the external site work on Opera? If not, can it be configured to? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
:<strike>There are two subtitle links. One is to the external site that displays the subtitles under the Flash file, and the other one goes to the subtitle script in the Subtitles namespace. The subtitle script eventually leads to the page that tells people about the GM script. Yes, it's not that obvious. I could have the external script detect the browser and tell people that they should use the GM script, if they attempt to view the subtitles in Firefox. I'd prefer that to adding many how-to links on every toon page.</strike> As for Opera: yes, it does work. I've just tested it with Opera 9, and it works just fine.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:41, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
::There should now only be internal links to the subtitles scripts on each page. The template included in each subtitle script now provides a brief explanation of how to view the subtitles. It points to the GM script and also automatically links to the external viewer as an alternative.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:12, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

== Capitalization, punctuation, and spelling ==

We should standardize the capitalization and punctuation for the subtitles (like we do for the TGS transcripts). That is, we shouldn't use an emailer's bad capitalization and punctuation. And we should spell things exactly as Strong Bad (or whoever) ''pronounces'' them, not necessarily how they're typed. For example, on [[huttah!]], we wouldn't put "Lasko, Milwaukee, WI"; we should put "Lassss-kohhhh" (or similar), "Milwaukee, Wisacondasin". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:19, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

:Very yes.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:21, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

::I agree on both counts. I used "buh-heend" in [[Subtitles:sbemail88/en]], which I took right from the transcript where we describe how Strong Bad pronounces it. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:31, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Agree completely as well. (Well, except for how to spell Lasko, as that make makes it look like Strong Bad's spelling out the word. :P) We'll have to go through some of the already transcribed emails though, I think. {{unsigned|Joshua|22:00, 30 August 2006 (UTC)}}
::::Heh, that's funny: I noticed what you just said and fixed it above before I read your comment here. (For those reading along, I had originally put "L-A-S-K-O", which looks like "el ay ess kay oh".) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

== Loading subtitles... ==

I was watching a toon in German (what fun!) and it was weird to see "Loading subtitles..." in English. Can this be translated for the various languages? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'm sure it can. But where to stop? Should the menu options be internationalized as well? The error messages? The help pages that haven't been written yet? I think you do raise a valid point: If we make the Flash cartoons accessible for more people, what's they use if they don't understand the tools that are required to view the subtitles. On the other hand, this will make the whole system more complicated for us. We'd have another XML document that translates the user interface, similar to [[Subtitles:Characters]]. What do you think, Phlip?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:50, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::Where to stop indeed. Aside from the pure titillation value, we're doing this for accessibility, and accessibility should be the goal. There's not a job worth doing that's not worth doing right, and if we aim to make H*R accessible to people who cannot comprehend audible English speech, we must do the job right and see to it they actually can; otherwise, all our efforts are wasted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:53, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I agree in principle. But nothing in this world is perfect, and we have to compromise at some stage. In the end, it comes down to how much work we are able/willing to invest in this, and I would like to remind people that Phlip and I have to program every little change into the two subtitle viewers. So whoever demands new functionality is more than welcome to submit the suggestions as a Javascript sample ;-) But seriously, internalization of the two viewers is probably not that complicated, but will take some time to implement, since the code has to be changed wherever text is presented to the user. And as I said, we have to discuss the scope of internalization. Even if the two viewers are internationalized, how do people who don't understand English know about them? How do they know about H*R in the first place? I think for now, we are already doing a good job at making the cartoon available to an audience that have problems with spoken English, or understand some written English. We're still trying ot get kinks out of the system, and I think we should focus on making the basics work first — while looking ahead to complete world domination, of course ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:42, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Clarification: Yes, I think we should do that. Later on. Or sooner, with more developers involved. And we have to know what scope the project should have. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I thought about doing this, and decided against it. Some notes: currently, if subtitles are turned off, the script doesn't hit the wiki. At all. For anything. The languages list is only loaded when you turn the option on, the subtitles themselves obviously only load if it's turned on. Everything else is self-contained, to save on hits to the wiki. And then the question of i18n comes up. To put the translations on the wiki would mean that everyone hits the wiki when they're using the script, not just the people watching with subtitles (which I'm guessing is a smaller group). Yes, it's cached, but it would still mean an increase in usually-unneeded traffic. And the script would fail completely if the wiki was down (sure, it could degrade gracefully to English, but it would take time for it to do so, 'cause it would have to wait for timeouts from the wiki server). The alternative is to just include the translations in the GM file itself, which would solve all of that, but it would make it much harder to add new languages later (users would have to upgrade every time a new language was added). As for the slightly smaller scope of just translating the "Loading" message, there's the same issue... if the translations are in the script they're hard to add to, and if they're on the wiki... do you want a "Loading translations of "Loading subtitles" message..." message? Should it be translated? You see where I'm going with this... To have "Loading subtitles" appear only after it had loaded the translations would be weird (and potentially confusing, especially if the wiki was down), to have it say "Loading subtitles" in English and then change to the other language after the translations are loaded would be even weirder... I can't see a way for it to work cleanly. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::Just to note: I never intended this to be a "can you get this done by tomorrow?" kind of thing. Certainly the limitations of the code weight in here too. Still, this would not be a terribly bad future aspiration, y'know? Using this as a stepping-stone toward a later stand-alone caosed-captioning Flash player. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:02, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

== Translation of Proper Names ==

So, for the non-English subtitles, the general trend so far has been to translate proper names. This leads, for example, to a replacement of "Strong Bad" with "Stark Schlecht" for German subtitles and to a replacement of "Homestar" with "Étoile de Logis" for French subtitles. Should we be doing this, or should we leave the proper names as they are. For example, if my name happened to be "Hunter Smith" and a French newspaper was talking about me, they wouldn't change my name to "Forgeron de Chasseur". For a better comparison, the French don't translate [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse Mickey Mouse] or [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny Bugs Bunny].

So, maybe this doesn't matter much — and maybe we keep doing it the way we're doing it because it's fun to find amusing translations of names into other languages. After all, the likelihood that hordes of non-English speakers are going to suddenly begin appreciating Homestar Runner as a result of our efforts is scant. I just thought it would be good to get a firm decision on the table early on in the game.

Finally, to muddy the waters further, there are some proper names that probably ''should'' be translated no matter what. For example, from [[Where the Crap Are We?]], I think that "Senator Pencilface" should be translated as well as possible (something like "Le Sénateur Visagedecrayon" in French, for example). What do you all think? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:29, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

:Regular names, like "Larry Paloroncini" - no need to translate. This question was faced a long time ago in [http://higbee.cots.net/Holtej/klingon/faq.htm#2.3 another Internet-based project]. Descriptive names like "A Little Girl" should be translated, of course. Most names in H*R (including his own) fall into the vast grey area between. Some like Bubs and Marzipan should be no more than transliterated phonetically, if that. A name like Caleb Rentpayer could be left alone, or the last name could be translated to the local word for "rentpayer" if the result at least resembles a possible name, as in English. Then we get to Strong Bad whose name is both descriptive and simply nominative. But, it started out as descriptive. Comparing it to Mickey Mouse isn't apt: Mickey's name tells us no more than this is a mouse named Mickey, while "Strong Bad" conjures up important expositional imagery. When the meaning of the words in the name contribute to the viewer's interpretation of the character, whether literally, figuratively, ironically, or otherwise, the name probably should be fully translated. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:11, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

::I think those are some great guidelines. Am I right in interpreting, then, that you might translate "Runner" but not "Homestar"? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:28, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

:::This would mean that we'd get [[Wikipedia:Denglish|Denglish]] names such as "Homestar Laeufer", "Strong Schlecht", "Strong Traurig" etc. for the German translation. They do have a certain charme, and they are somewhat more compatible with the English versions. While combinations with English words work well in German — done right, it's even "cool" — I'm not sure if that's equally true for all languages. It might even be regarded as ridiculous. I suggest that the translators for each language decide on how they want to do it, based on the suggestions collected here. Then Trey can use names that he doesn't find ridiculous, Elcool can feel good about his Hebrew translations, and I can drive the protectors of the German language crazy with the latest Denglish creations ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

:Since you brought up the Mickey Mouse example, Trey: Most Disney names are actually partially translated into German. For example, Mickey is called "Micky Maus", while Scrooge McDuck is called "Dagobert Duck". Interestingly, "Goofy" is still called "Goofy", although most Germans don't know what it means. I still find it irritating when I read about Disney stuff on the web, because all the names are wrong! So yes, from my experience, I would prefer the main character names to not be translated. Here's an interesting link for [http://duckman.pettho.com/characters/scrooge.html Mr. McDuck's international pseudonyms].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:26, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

::Very interesting! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:28, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Just for the record, I don't translate proper names, but use a phonetic translation. I always hated how some Hebrew translators translated "lightsaber" to the actuall (two) words for light and saber. They even did it for "Skywalker". I told myself that if I ever started translating anything, I would not repeat that same mistake. So "Strong Bad" in Hebrew is still "Strong Bad" while "Little Girl" is "Yalda Ktana". Other names, like "Micky Mouse" are not translated here. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:46, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:Consider this: "Strong Bad" is more than a name, isn't it? It's the essential exposition of his character! He perceives himself to be strong and bad! So why not, in this one case, use the adjectives "strong" and "bad" as his name? There may be cases where in a particular language it would be awkward, but all languages have accomodations for awkward names, don't they?

:Homestar Runner is another, though let's examine it. Runner is obvious. Homestar is a combination: "home" refers not to a house, but to one's locality, and "star" not to a glactic fireball but to a hero or achiever. These names, if translated in that light, help to expose the character and set up the resulting humor.

:Now let's move to "Da Huuuudge". Can we translate this? Does "huuuuudge" means anything in English? As perhaps the longest-active English speaker involved in this wiki, I assure you it means nothing. I have heard theories about it meaning this of that, but "huuuuudge" means nothing. So what do we do? We transliterate. We achieve the word sound.

:Is the US President Bush known as El Presidenta Arbusto? No, his name is not translated. Neither should any characters, unless the meaning of the name really expresses the essense of the character. Which should be thought of as rare. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:18, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

::I kinda regret translating Homestar's name into Spanish, [[Subtitles_talk:Characters#Homestar_vs._Casaestrella|seeing that he still calls himself (or at least his website) "Homestar Runner" when speaking Spanish.]] On a related note, does anyone know why The Cheat remains The Cheat (sort of) in other languages? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 07:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Maybe most langauges don't have an exact equivilant for "The Cheat"? Swedish doesn't appear to. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 07:07, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

::::Well, as a native German speaker, I believe that the translation guidelines for each languages will be different. It's impossible to create universal guidelines. E.L.Cool for example transliterates and translates names into Hebrew, while I would not translate names into German. Even the ones that have a meaning, such as Strong Bad or Homestar Runner. This is because most Germans speak at least a little English, and virtually everybody will know what "bad", "sad", "home" "star" etc. means. It would also look very "uncool" to translate those names. In a quiet moment, I'll change the character names on our character list back into English. As for cases such as "Da Huuuuuudge", I would probably not transliterate, since I'm also not translating the other names. In short: Translating/transliterating names will have to be discussed separately for each language, and native speakers will know best how it's usually done in their language, and how it's best understood by other native speakers.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:21, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm not native, so I can hardly claim to have the authority Loafing has in German, but I can say I would do the exact same thing as he if I were translating into German. If I were translating into Chinese (which I'm not yet ready to do; maybe someday), it would be a very different story for a number of reasons (for example, Chinese characters can only produce a certain number of sounds, English is not as widespread among Chinese speakers, etc.). The point being that Loafing is right in suggesting that it the names really need to be decided on a language-by-language (maybe even name-by-name) basis. Ideally, we should have native speakers at least review our choices. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:28, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

What I'm gonna do for spanish subtitles (Native = Very Yes) is NOT TO CHANGE THE CHARACTER'S NAMES!!!!! I mean, it sounds truly foul to say Casaestrella Corredor. I mean, my skin goes all creepy just to say H*R's name that way. So, no. I wish to verify (And if usefull, change) all the subs in spanish and let the names be UN-literall-translated.

Some examples are: Homestar Runner, He is Homestar Runner, His name is Homestar Runner; The King Of Town, he is the King Of Town, his name is unknown (Though it might be King Of Town), his job is being the King Of Town. AHA! JOBS! If we're speaking of jobs, then translation = literal. So the KOT would be (Not Rey de (la) ciudad) "Rey Del Pueblo". Little Girl is the little girl (Niña Pequeña). Strong Bad is one of the Brothers Strong (Name Unchanged). Coach Z is a coach (I'm in a debate of puting either "Coach Z" or "Entrenador Z"). The Cheat is a Cheat (But his full name has the [[Integral Article|Integral Article]], so, no name-change). And so on...

What I'm saying, is that you can change the name if you're talkin' 'bout jobs, 'k? (Man, I should start calling 1-800-APOSTROHOLIC right now). {{User:Darkangel/sig}}16:25, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'd like to comment on this issue. First off, again welcome to the wiki [[User:Darkangel|Darkangel]] and [[User:Tehleet|Tehleet]]. Thanks for helping with the Spanish translations. I do not have a great deal of time to go over all the translations myself. However I would like to raise a few points. First, I agree with Darkangel, "Casaestrella Corredor" does sound pretty bad to a spanish speaker (you kinda get used to it), and I do beleive that at least in Spanish, we should keep all the character names in English. I believe most TV shows also do this (with some exceptions -- I think the Simpsons call Homer "Homero" do they not?) So the decision I guess is generally up to the translator, but since this is a group project consensus must be reached (in writing). Like I said, keeping the titles in English I think would be a better idea. For example, the KOT's current name "Rey de la cuidad" sounds more like "King of the City" rather than "King of Town", but "Rey del pueblo" isn't that much better since it can both mean KOT and "King of the people", the latter being the one most people would associate with first. I had considered that myself last week and for that reason left it alone in the [[Subtitles:Characters|character names]] page.
:Of course, doing so wouldn't just mean changing the aforementioned Character names list, but also the text of every spanish subtitle written. Which is why I haven't tried undergoing such a feat myself. So I think, like I said before, consensus needs to be raised on this issue, and I beleive that it should be done on a per-language basis. For some languages it may sound okay to translate names, for others it might not. Also, per-language editing guidelines might be useful, as some translations were left {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Subtitles:firsttime/es&curid=30081&diff=419228&oldid=419227&rcid=370539 with}} {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Subtitles:xmas04/es&curid=30139&diff=419220&oldid=419137&rcid=370531 some}} {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Subtitles:firsttime/es&diff=prev&oldid=419227 errors}} that can easily be avoided (and are time consuming to identify and fix). Some language guidelines might help (probably mostly written in English, as ironic as it may sound). It is possible other language translations might benefit from such guidelines as well. General translations can be easy, but proper translations that try their best to convey the right meaning can be a lot of work. I would like to try to reduce that work through collaboration. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:54, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::Are there any forums in Spanish (or any of our supported languages) about Homestar Runner where we could see how native speakers handle the names? My feeling is that proper names should be translated where it would give a better understanding of the character; using that standard, the King of Town's name ''should'' be translated, since ''Rey del Pueblo'' (or ''de la Ciudad'') gives useful information, and the character is referred to as the king of the town (whether or not it is a self-appointed title and whether he has any actual power are other matters not for discussion here). Furthermore, the Brothers Strong's, Homestar Runner's, Coach Z's, the Poopsmith's, and The Cheat's personalities are all derived from their names. It therefore does make sense to translate them, if a suitable translation can be agreed upon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I'm thinking about detranslating some of the Spanish names back into their official English versions, seeing that most of you seem to prefer them not translated. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 22:48, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Loading... Loading... ==

I've finished the subtitles for sbemails 52-57 and 60, but when I try to test any of them, it says "Loading". It never does load nor does it need to because I'm using the testing setting. I'm using the latest version of the Greasemonkey script. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 17:31, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:I seem to have this same problem all the time... (namely with [[virus]]'s transcript at the moment) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:13, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::Check to see if your XML is properly formed. Are all tags closed? Save the entire XML code (from the doctype to the closing root tag) as an XML file and open with a modern browser, it should either display the XML or point out an error. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:16, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::If there's an error in the XML file, it should tell you about it (if you're using the test area in the GM script). If it sits on "Loading" forever, it's either having trouble loading the [[Subtitles:Characters|Characters]] page, or there's a bug in the script. Go Tools→JavaScript Console, clear it and reload the H*R page. If anything appears in the console (other than "junk after document element" and a piece of rando.xml, which I know about) tell me about it - it means there's probably a bug in the script. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

== Quotes ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Subtitles:sbemail155/en&curid=27300&diff=362778&oldid=362766 What's wrong with using quotes when SB is reading an email?] --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 03:10, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:Nothing, as far as I know. It is a quote. What's the consensus on this as far as a standard? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC) ADD: Joshua reverted based on admin edit. First, I disagree. While It's Dot com is a cool guy, he's just a regular user outside of enforcing the consensus of the wiki. He erred, I believe, in reverting those quotes. Big deal. Let's decide now.
::It is better to use quotes, as this clearly shows that SB is reading an email instead of commenting on it. We should definitely use them.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:20, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:Normally I'd be fine with it, but on many occassions Strong Bad does not directly read the email as it's written. Sometimes he adds things in the email ([[isp|not even close]]), and sometimes he reads things differently than they're meant ([[senior prom|walrus association]]). Consistancy is key, and I don't think we should put quotes around them when Strong Bad doesn't directly quote them all the time. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:26, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::But the viewer needs know that SB reading an email, indirectly or not. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 03:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I would suppose the obvious counterargument is that they can tell because they see the email on the screen. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Why not just stick a "{reading}" sound effect at the beginning of it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Yes, I think (reading) is the best and most helpful solution. We should also use it if SB reads it the wrong way (as usual), because it describes best what he does. The mockery then becomes obvious if the reader compares it with the email from the Flash file.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:22, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::Number A, (reading) isn't a sound effect. :P Therefore I don't think it's very nessecary to be listed upon what is effectively written sound. I think it's pretty obvious to everyone that he's reading an email, as Qermaq pointed out. The "Dear Strong Bad" and name closing on most emails should give a clue to anyone who couldn't figure it out otherwise. Also, if we put (reading) down, it'd only make sense to put (writing) down as well. It'd get pretty messy. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 04:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::We don't just note sound effects. We also use ''(angrily)'' or ''(in a bad imitation of Marzipan)'' etc. I think it makes sense to note that SB is using his reading voice. He usually talks in a normal tone while writing his reply, so we don't need to use (writing). On the other hand, you are right about the danger of clutter, and these explicit mentions of moods or tones should be used only when it is important for the mood or understanding of the cartoon.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:36, 1 September 2006 (UTC) Clarification: Of course these ''modifiers'' should not be noted as <sfx> elements, but included in the actual lines.

== Ordering in Namespace Listing ==

What is the basis for the confused ordering in [[Special:Allpages/Subtitles:!]]? Should we also provide a category which would allow for more ordered ... ordering? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:31, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:Looks like plain ol' alphabetics to me. Reads in rows, starting with numbers, then capitals, then lowercase. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Can it be more obtuse, though? We have to read across the rows, not down the columns as one woul expect. And even if that were not an issue, it's going to be a rather complicated mess. Indexing will be needed. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:27, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::It could start at the bottom, or go right-to-left... Things are never so complicated that they can't be made worse. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::If you want a nicer list than that, simply use [[:Category:Subtitles]]. I also think that there is no real need to invest much time in creating an actually readable list of subtitles. A the rate that we're currently going, most cartoons will be subtitled soon, and eventually, these lists will only used by behind-the-scenes subber gnomes. We should simply link from each article directly to the relevant subtitels in the section ''See Also''. In fact, we should start doing this right now.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:21, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

== Frame count ==

Is there any way to see the frame count BESIDES using philp's Greasemonkey script or a flash decompiler? Portable Firefox isn't working for me...--[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 17:15, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

:I guess you could do a Google search for "flash seek bar"... ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 17:50, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
::My normal seek bar doesn't count frames... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:00, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
::Exactly, and I can't find another that shows it. --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 18:05, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
:::There's a JavaScript property for that actually, methinks. Ask Phlip about it. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 18:12, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

== 100! ==

We have '''one hundred''' English subtitles scripts! Well, O.K., some are still in progress as I write this, and then there are others, such as [[Subtitles:404error/en]], but still. Only ten days ago, we posted a little question if anybody would be interested in this. Wow, you guys and girls are fast! And for the records: we also have 1 Spanish, 3 French, 10 Hebrew, and 14 German subtitles scripts. You people rock! And there is still a long way to go to subtitle every cartoon, so "Rock, Rock On!" {{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:54, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
:For a currently less then complete "progress report", check out [[User:Super Sam/Subtitles|this thingy]]. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:00, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
::Why don't we move that thingy to [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Good idea.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

== Cleanup Templates ==

It seems many subtitle pages are being created with a cleanup template from the get-go. According to [[:Category:Articles needing cleanup]], "After adding this template to the beginning of the article, add a clear comment on the corresponding talk page indicating what you think should be done." But invariably, there are no comments whatsoever on the Talk page. This makes it unclear to anyone else what precisely needs the cleanup. It could be grammar, it could be framecounts, it could be a number of things, and it's a little unhelpful to expect someone to comb through it later to see what's needing cleanup. Can we all agree to take this extra step when using the template? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:43, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, but we don't need them on the subtitles page. I mean if it's just grammar, then they can fix it, right?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:57, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
::Well, if it just a grammatical error, then the person who noticed it clearly has some fluency in the language. It's possible, I suppose, that someone might know it's wrong but not know how to fix it. If a person is fluent enough to fix it, the template is misused in that case. Then again, it's possible the template's misused in the first example - normally we use the cleanup template on articles which are a pretty big mess. In these cases, the language might be poorly translated, but it's likely at least intelligeable to a speaker of that language even if it's laughable. So perhaps this is an inappropriate use of the template; but if it is an appropriate usage, then it's still important to post on the Talk as to why you've placed it there. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 15:06, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

==Problematic==
I encountered a problem while watching the english-subtitled [[different town]]. Despite the fact that their character names were all labeled correctly, subtitles for Homestar, Strong Mad, Strong Sad, and Coach Z all appeared white, as though they were labeled as "other". {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 23:42, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:This probably means that you have switched the colours off. In the settings of the All-In-One Greasemonkey script, there is an option "use colours" at the bottom. You need to check that. The name labels will disappear, and the colours will return.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:03, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

== Subtitle Template ==

I think a template should be made that tells if a toon/game/etc. has subtitles, and tells which languages it is availiable in. - {{User:Super Sonic X/Sig}} 23:07, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
:We're [[1 step ahead]] of you. Add <nowiki>{{subtitlesLinks|filename}}</nowiki> at the bottom of an article, and a list of available subtitles appears on the left hand menu column. Check the 1 step ahead article to see how it works.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:13, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

== Bravo ==

I've been third-party to this since it started, but I've been watching a few toons, and I really like what I see. As this project matures, I gotta say that this is definitely worthy of a Main Page service announcement and more to get the word out. Keep on building! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:37, 25 September 2006 (UTC) (PS: Can somebody add a sfx line to [[Subtitles:sickday/en]] for SB's prolonged groan before calling for The Paper? I thought it needed it, but I'm too lazy to do this myself. Thanks.)

==Volunteer?==
I think we should set up some method of volunteering to do certain subtitles, because too often have I begun work on a subtitle, only to realize that it's already finished by someone else! If we set up some kind of volunteer board/thingy, then everyone would know what subtitles are in-the-making, which ones are done, and which ones need to be finished. If we do get it up, I volunteer for [[rock opera]]. {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 23:54, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
:So like a pegboard? And we put our name in saying we got dibs on the toon? This would have the problem of being abused, you see. Consider the "in progress" template - people put it on and forget to take it off when they're done, while others freely edit even though it's there. I mean, so long as no one's paying attention to policy to begin with, what's the use of MORE red tape no one's going to pay attention to? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:06, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
:'''(Edit Conflict)''' The problem with those volunteer boards is that people often don't stick to their promises and block a task for everybody else. The way we've done it so far, is the same it's being done everywhere else on the wiki: If you start working on a subtitle script, you add the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> template at the top, and when you finish, you remove the template. That way, we make sure, that only one person is subtitling the same toon at a time. Please note that you should only have that template on the page while you are actually working on it. If you take a longer break or go to bed, you should remove it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:15, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

== 200! ==

Wheee! We've reached 200 English subtitles scripts :-) 211 even! If I have counted correctly, there are 125 toons left to be subtitled, 27 of which are sbemails. We also have got 44 French scripts now. Way to go! You girls and guys rock! Keep it coming :-D{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:38, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

== Broke? ==

For some reason I can't view the subtitles when they're supposedly on. What's wrong? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:21, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
:Works for me. Did you clear your cache? Which toon did you try to watch? What's the last error messages on the Javscript Console (in Ffx's Tools menu) after it fails?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
::I also can't see the subtitle button. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:41, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
::: No problems here. --[[User:68.201.124.72|68.201.124.72]] 01:48, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Try the following: 1) Tools - Manage User Scripts - Uninstall Homestar All-In-One. 2) Restart Firefox. 3) Go to [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey]] and reinstall the script. 4) Again, restart Firefox. 5) Check the Preferences. Be sure mission-critical things are checked, like "show seek bar", "shpw subtitles" etc. are checked. The only things I have unchecked are the full-screen option, upside-down, plain HTML, and test subtitles. If all that fails, leave a note on Phlip's Talk, he's sure to want to be aware of it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:25, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Yes, but don't forget to include the answers to my questions, or he's not going to be able to help you.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::To be more specific, go Tools→Javascript Console, and hit Clear. Then load up a page on Homestar Runner. If any error messages appear in the console, right-click→copy and paste them here. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:55, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Here's the error message I got:
<pre>Error: Node was not found
Source File:
Line: 387
Source Code:
387</pre>--[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 15:06, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

== Anyone else having a problem? ==

I can't get the subtitles to work again. Anybody else having the same problem? It says loading and then doesn't load them.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:49, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::I thought the characters page was messed up so I tried to fix it, if it is then I couldn't figure out what was wrong or maybe this is just me.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:55, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
I think the wiki went down briefly or something. It took a while to load for me, anyway. [[User:Shwoo|Shwoo]] 08:00, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, it works now. Oh well. I think it did need </speaker> in there that was missing. Don't know if that would make the entire thing go down.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 08:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, if the characters page is broken — for example because of a missing closing tag — then the subtitles won't display.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:23, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== Question about the translations ==

I'm not sure why I'm asking this since I don't speak another language well enough to translate the subtitles, but shouldn't written things be subtitled as well? Written things that aren't spoken, I mean. Because I noticed that the Spanish subtitles for The Cheat's character just say "The Cheat noises" in Spanish, and I don't think that's hugely informative.{{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:23, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:Good point. The Cheat's character page is a special case...{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:10, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

== XML feed tech question/proposal ==

From a content editors point of view, it would be convienent to omit the 'end' attribute on 'line' and allow such omission to indicate 'end = next.start'.

Looking at the userscript, it actually doesn't seem to complicate things too much. I think it can be taken care of in the transcriptLoaded() callback, while iterating over each line element, there is this existing code:

<pre>
// ignore lines with missing start/end values
// so you can add all the lines and not worry about timing them until later
if (!lines[i].getAttribute("start") || !lines[i].getAttribute("end"))
continue;
line.start = parseInt(lines[i].getAttribute("start"), 10);
line.end = parseInt(lines[i].getAttribute("end"), 10);
</pre>

I think the 'end' attribute can be optional — ''if and only if'' the very next line element has a satisfactory 'start' attribute — with something like:

<pre>
// ignore lines with missing start/end values
// so you can add all the lines and not worry about timing them until later
// allow undefined end values to look ahead to next siblings start value,
// if it exists
if (!lines[i].getAttribute("start"))
continue;
line.start = parseInt(lines[i].getAttribute("start"), 10);
if (!lines[i].getAttribute("end"))
if (i+1 < lines.length)
if (!lines[i+1].getAttribute("start"))
continue;
else
line.end = parseInt(lines[i+1].getAttribute("start"), 10);
else
continue;
else
line.end = parseInt(lines[i].getAttribute("end"), 10);
</pre>

End result, 'line.end' is sure to be defined (either explicitly as it is now, or inferred from the 'start' of the next line element), or the iteration continues (same as it did before).

I haven't tried this out yet (I will tomorrow). Wanted to throw the idea out while it was fresh in my mind though.
{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 10:33, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

:Dropping the end attribute where possible is a good idea. This should work especially well with Strong Bad's sbemail monologues. And it would force me to finally update the external viewer (which has been displaying subtitles differently from the official version for months now ;-). I'm not too sure about the possibility of having lines without a start attribute, though. We will at least have to display a warning that there are errors in the subtitles - which is basically what we do now. What do you think, Phlip?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:01, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

::Oh, I'm not suggesting no start attribute, I think that's a must. But yeah, for the end attr, in the limited editing I've done I typically want to leave the subtitle up until the next one, giving people ample reading time... unless there is a very long silence (not often), or if the silence is a notable part of the composition/comedic effect (important sometimes).

::Note that in my changes above - everything happens ''before'' any of the error detection is done.

::Aside: The above change (presuming it works), could even allow for end attributes along the lines of "-2" (e.g. "end" 2 frames before the next "start"). I've not really wanted that, but it could be handy for tweaking timings. Anyway, one step at a time =) {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 11:25, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

This seems to work ok hacked together for testing. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 01:25, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

== 300! ==

We're getting there! With over 300(!!) English subtitles scripts, we have so far subtitled 92% of all toons that can be subtitled. The gaps in the [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|list]] are closing, and only the [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List#Marzipan.27s_Answering_Machine|MAM]] toons seem to go slow. If we keep up the pace (Alas, Shwoo went back to school.), we should finish all toons before Decemberween. Good jorb, everybody!{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

:I'm going through MAM's and stubbing them. I was going to complete mam2, but it actually seems a lot easier to operate in "stub" mode and just make the transcripts XML'd! in one go, and then go back and break up the lines with timings in a second pass. Less switching mental gears.
:{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 11:38, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

:Actually, I stopped because exams are coming up. If there's any more subtitles left to do next week after exams finish, I'll do some more then. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 05:10, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

::Double-yay! :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:35, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

== External Viewer ==

I have finally updated the external viewer so that it can handle the "new" subtitles format (the one we've been working with for the last few months). Could you folks please try it out and see if you can spot any bugs? It would also be good to know which browsers work and which don't. Post your results here, and I'll see if I can fix those bugs ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:25, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

:Hey Loafing. I was checking out the updated external viewer, and the [http://hstarsubs.awardspace.com/subtitles.html?sbemail/en sbemail menu] doesn't load at all. :/ - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 14:52, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
::Hey The Joe, the transcript element in the subtitles did not have a file attribute. I fixed it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

:I could not make it work with Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3. Would be great if someone with an actual release version could try it out.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:08, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
::It won't work with Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7. <s>{{User:Y2K/sig}} 06:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)</s> {{unsigned|138.130.37.153|06:16, 14 February 2007}}
:::Hmm, is there a reason why you have such an old version?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:51, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
::::I was using my dad's computer. Once he downloaded Firefox, he never upgraded. --[[User:144.136.124.15|144.136.124.15]] 05:40, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

None of them seem to load in SeaMonkey. If it matters, I'm using the 1.5 nightlies in Debian. I'll reboot into Windows (where I've got the latest release installed — random web pages would crash the Linux release hard for me) and report back on working state in a bit. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 07:24, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
:That's a no-go on SeaMonkey 1.1.1 on Win XP Pro. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 07:39, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
::I guess it's for the same reason it's [[HRWiki_talk:Subtitles#doc.documentElement_has_no_properties|broken for Firefox 2]]. :-/ Hopefully, SeaMonkey will be fixed when I fix Ffx2. Whenever that will be.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:41, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

== Syncronisation ==

Could somebody else please look at the subtitles for [[The King of Town DVD Commentary]] and [[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]]? About half of the audio of both isn't synced to the video, and I didn't realise it would look different on different computers until just now. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:10, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
:They are fine for me. What seems to happen with these two is that each line (or each couple of lines) they say in the commentary is triggered at a set frame — which is the same for everybody on each computer. The last frame of each line will be different, but not by much, since the unsynched soundbytes are relatively short. So it seems you don't have to worry about those two, they are just fine :-) (yay!){{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:30, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

== Is the Progress Count Off? ==

Before I added the listing for [[what I want]], the total count of toons on the progress meter was 348. However, based on the [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|list]] of toons, I count 345 — 346 now that I added the newest sbemail. (I'm not counting things that could be subtitled but have no sound — there are six of those). I count 346 toons currently on the list, 22 of which do not exist yet, and there are none tagged stub at the moment. So anyway... what am I missing? (I didn't change the progress meter at all, since my count doesn't jive with what's already there.) {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 03:30, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:I might have miscounted the toons. Wouldn't be the first time. I'll recount when I'm back later tonight. Feel free to fix the meter whenever you spot errors.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:52, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::Actually... instead of counting what's on the [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|list]], I just looked at the count of existing english subtitles (based on the category page which for some reason I can't link to) — it's 327. That would make the total 349 (based on 22 on the list with non-existant pages). Does that mean there are 3 existing subtitle pages that do not appear on that [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|list]]? {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 03:58, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Yep. [[Subtitles:boredgames/en]], [[Subtitles:sbemail/en]] and [[Subtitles:tennis/en]] are (or, at least, were) all missing from the big list. Incidentally, you can link to a category by: <code>[[:Category:English Subtitles]]</code>, which comes out like [[:Category:English Subtitles|this]]. The extra colon tells MW not to handle the link specially (you can do the same thing to [[:Image:wiki.png|link to an image]] rather than including it in the page). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:21, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::::You're too fast for me. I had just now figured out which 3 were missing and was about to fix it. Well done. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 04:38, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

== 100% ==

All the subtitles have been done! This calls for a celebration. [http://www.hrwiki.org/images/0/0c/Suudsu.PNG Suudsu, anyone?] {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:09, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:Yay! We're at 100%. That's just amazing :-D Suudsus are on me! Good jorb, everybloody! Big kudos to the sub regulars like Mibluvr13, Shwoo, Bleedy, Bryanc etc. (sorry if I forgot your name, it's a huge project!) . I guess after our lavish party, we should think about cleaning up the subs and doing some quality control. But for now, I'll just run around with a huge smile on my face :-D (and now I'll do a little dance){{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:19, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::Now let's get this freakin' party started! With a little match, and a little fire... I'm on a subtitle high. Is that even healthy? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:50, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Yay! As someone who saw it grow from nothing (way back when it wasn't even on the Greasmonkey, Loafing hosted is all by himself and the only toon was Cheatar in English and German...) to this wiki-wide project. Wow! Well, I guess it's time to work on my Hebrew translating skills :) {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:05, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

== To Preeeeoow or not to Preeeeoow? ==

I've noticed that some subtitles have The Paper's sound effect subtitled, and some don't. I think one should be picked for consistancy. I vote for no sound effect. The Paper doesn't even sound like that. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 11:50, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

:"[[Preeeeow]]" is how TBC describe the sound, on several occasions.

:I think that it should be included. It is a hallmark of the sbemails and sometimes jokes are made based on it. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 16:31, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
::Every important sound effect should be included, and the paper's coming down is definitely important. You have to assume that the person using the subtitles has no sound at all. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:12, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
::I agree.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 18:47, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
:::I've argued this before. As It's dot com said, you have to assume the viewer has no ability to hear the audio. This does not mean we include every sound heard in the toon in the subtitles, however. Sound effects essential to the narrative should be included. Sound effects which are not needed to understand the toon should not be included. The sound of The Paper offers no particular information to the reader. Therefore I argue no sound effect. In addition, even if one felt the sound effect was an essential part of the toon, it is accompanied by a visual every time, and as such the sound effect becomes even more unnecessary as the visual part of The Paper serves the same function as the sound. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
::::I agree as well :-/{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:57, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
There are other sound-effects that are even more relevant to some storylines, and we should discuss them here as well. [[The Geddup Noise]] and the Chairscoot, for example. I don't believe that it's helpful to include The Geddup Noise in every subtitles script except maybe one or two. The sfx would clutter. Including "preeeow!" is usually easier because nothing else happens when the paper comes down. However, I believe that we should have a common standard for those sound effects. In the end, it will be more helpful to only include them in an email when they are relevant for the story. While this might be perceived as an inconsistency across the subtitles by some viewers, it will keep the subtitles generally clean and easier to read.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:57, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
:I disagree. So long as actual dialogue doesn't interfere, the geddup noise and the paper noise are important to be included every time they occur (I feel more strongly about the paper). There is usually no other noise surrounding them anyway. If we include them somethetimes but not other times, then I think it would be reasonable for someone who can't hear the toon to conclude that there is silence when it isn't noted, and giving them that impression is inaccurate and unfair. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:18, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
::If someone cannot hear the toon, then the absence of a sfx in the subtitles might very well leave the impression that there is no sound. Is it a mistaken impression? Well, of course. I ask, though, that we consider whether it is relevant. Although these subtitles are not solely for the hearing impaired, let's ask whether a hearing-impaired person is misled substantially by its exclusion. I would suggest that its inclusion is not quite "unfair", as the sfx of The Paper adds nothing of substance to the plot. Additionally, its absence allows the line preceding to remain onscreen longer, which is at times essential for readability. Finally, hearing-impaired people certainly are aware that some things make sounds that they not only cannot perceive but do not really need to perceive. If a hearing-impaired person learned from a friend that The Paper makes this weird sound that isn't noted in the transcript, my assumption would be that they would simply shrug and say, "That's interesting." I doubt they would feel cheated that we failed to spell out the onomatapoea of a sound they cannot hear anyway. In summary, there are no compelling reasons I can see to suggest we need to include it, and at least a few compelling reasons not to. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:34, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

:::How then, we were to not include The Paper's noise, would you explain to a deaf person the "preeeeow" in [[part-time job]] and the "PREEEOW!!" in [[lady fan]]? I found those jokes funny because I've heard the noise so many times. This is a very compelling reason to include these types of sound in every instance. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:03, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
::::To clarify, I never said anything about anyone being hearing-impaired. I said someone who can't hear the toon, which includes anyone who has the sound off for whatever reason. When I watch a toon that's been muted, it is a palpable omission if certain sound effects are left out, including the paper. In short, in the back of my mind part of me is wondering if it really was silent, even if I consciously know that the paper must have made a sound because it always does. It seems empty. For the same reason, we subtitle the spoken parts of the email text themselves, even though it would be possible to conclude simply from the fact that the text is on the screen that Strong Bad is probably reading it. The subtitles let me know for sure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:02, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::So let me ask: if left to you, what would be the way we would decide which sfx were subtitled and which were not? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:24, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

== External Viewer — New Version ==
I'm using Firefox 2.0.0.1 and the subtitles appear, but the Play/Pause buttons etc., don't. Or have you just removed those buttons? --<nowiki>{{User:Y2K/sig}}</nowiki> (forgetting to log in) {{unsigned|86.212.35.218|07:39, 24 December 2006 (UTC)}}

:I'm running the same Firefox version and everything works fine, including pause. (I never had a button marked "play" but perhaps you were speaking generically.) I suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the script. See if that solves the issue. Further questions on it should probably go to the [[User talk:Phlip/Greasemonkey|script's talk page]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:05, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
:That's perfectly fine, the external viewer does no longer have controls for the Flash file. They're gone for several reasons, and people who want nice controls and a seekbar should use the greasemonkey script that Qermaq pointed out :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:36, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
::You see, I was thinking you were referring to the Greasemonkey script, not the external viewer which I doubted anyone using Firefox would even bother with. As Loafing points out, any user who uses Firefox should definitely be running the Greasemonkey script. Users of other browsers should seriously consider installing Firefox even if it's solely for the purpose of viewing H*R toons with the Greasemonkey script. (I have at least 5 browsers installed, and used to have more.) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:56, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

== Answering Machine Ver. 5 ain't done yet! ==

How come nobody's filling in the frame numbers for the 5th version of Marzipan's Answering Machine? Just one more and the subtitle project will finally be complete! Stop slackin' and get it over with already. There's nothing to it, really. (10 December 2006)
:It's hard, it takes a long time... Actually, I was just logging on to do that now. Look at me, I'm working on Christmas Day! Everybody buy me stuff! Yeah, I'm joking. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 05:19, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
::You go, Shwoo! And as a reply to the anonny: If there's nothing to it, then do it yourself. The subtitles crew has done an amazing job, and nobody's in the position to call them lazy — especially an anonny who probably hasn't done any.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:45, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

== Adding Subtitles section and other Issues ==
I was going to play around with adding subtitle links to other sections after not finding any but it turns out that you already have a template meant for that, but it doesn't seem to be working!? [[Decemberween_Sweet_Cuppin%27_Cakes#External_Links|This section]] and apparently [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template%3AsubtitlesLinks other sections] too, but when I click on these pages the template does not even appear on the source wikicode. Anyway I'll look into that and see if the [[Template:subtitlesLinks|template]] can be fixed.

In another matter, I just finished [[Subtitles:dween cakes/es|fixing]] a Spanish translation made for the same aforementioned toon. The subtitles guidelines clearly state that native speakers (or near-native) should be the ones working on the translations, and we should find a way to stress that a little more. However, I really do appreciate having to make minor changes here and these instead of translating from scratch. To that end I want to create a [[:Category:Notice_Templates|notice]] for the subtitles that would tag a translation as "incomplete" or in need of verification. (I'll do that shortly.) My only concern is that the inclusion of the template would not allow the subtitling software read it (which I doubt since they all already have a [[Template:subtitles|template]] attached to them). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:21, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

'''Update:''' I have created the [[:Category:Subtitles in Need of Verification|following category]] along with the appropriate templates for tagging translations. The category description itself describes what they are for: there needs to be a way to identify which translations are accurate and which still need a little work. Translators that are not fluent in the translated language ''must'' place this template on the translation. That way little things (such as idioms) can be translated correctly by a native speaker. There should be a section in the main page that alludes to this. I guess I should add that shortly. To that end, I plan on adding the template to [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|all French and Spanish translations]] later in the day, so that, as they are verified, the template is removed from these and "marked off". I might also tag the German translations but I'm guessing E.L.Cool did the Hebrew ones and I know he is a native Hebrew speaker. That's all for now. Please tell me what you think! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:00, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

:Good work with the template! No need to tag the German translations, they were done or proofread by native speakers. About the {{t|subtitlesLinks}} confusion: The links to the subtitles aren't displayed at the bottom of the page, but on the left hand menu column of each article, under the "external links" box. And you will often not find {{t|subtitlesLinks}} included directly in an article. For example, it's included in {{t|sbenav}} etc. It's working just fine, no need to fix it ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Thanks for the reply! I was wondering what was going on! The code looked right. But I couldn't find the links anywhere, and i knew those had to be interwiki links but I could see the effect anywhere on the page! Like I [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&diff=398144&oldid=398143 said] in the sandbox, the links are rather inconspicuous if you don't know what you're looking for. It would be nice if there was some way to offer them more prominence or at least mention somehow their existence. Sneaky on the {{t|sbenav}} inclusion ;) I'm out of practice! And thank you on the template stuff, now i just gotta tag all spanish and french stuff. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Most (if not all) of the French subtitles were done or proofread by [[User:Meuhcoin|Meuhcoin]], who is French, just so you know. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:56, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

:::'''Edit conflict x2''' Okay I'm done for now. I added the template to all spanish translations (except the first one I proofread). I also noticed that almost all french Translations were created or proofread by [[User:Meuhcoin]]. It looks very much like he's a native French Speaker, and so I just made sure he had made edits to every single French Translation page out there (which he {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=Meuhcoin&namespace=102 did}}). Eventually I will go through the Spanish translations. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:00, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

:Oooh! That's great. Does that mean I can put the Swedish subtitles I translated up on the wiki? My Swedish isn't very good, but it was fun to translate. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:01, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
::I wouldn't think so, because you just said yourself that your Swedish isn't very good. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:03, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

::One of the big differences between the subtitles and everything else on the wiki is that the people who actually use them will not see {{t|stub}}, {{t|cleanup}}, {{t|fixtranslation}} or other templates. Potentially bad translations or messy subtitles scripts should therefore be avoided.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:04, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Oh, okay then. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

== Dutch (NL) subtitles ==

Would you please add NL to [[Subtitles:Languages]]? --[[User:Pdedecker|Pdedecker]] 11:18, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
:I just saw that NL has been added, thanks! --[[User:Pdedecker|Pdedecker]] 18:46, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Oh yes, I forgot to post in this thread. You're welcome! Cheers! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:21, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

== Uhh... ==

The External Viewer used to work a few days ago, but now it doesn't load anything. I haven't done anything to my computer...help! --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 12:08, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Same here. [[User:76.184.188.124|76.184.188.124]] 16:44, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

This happens to me too! GRRRR! I WANT FIREFOX INSTALLED HERE!!! --{{User:Darkangel/sig}} 21:45, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

== Translation Guidelines ==

<blockquote>Always start from the English subtitles. This saves a lot of time and work, because then, the frame numbers only have to be found once. Use the same <code>start</code> and <code>end</code> values for all languages.</blockquote>

Do we want to phrase it this way? I can imagine a scenario where this would lead to a poorer subtitling. First, if the English is not subtitled well, we're basically asking the translator to not improve it, which is, in a word, stupid. Second, there will be times when for the timing of a joke to work right, or for the reader to have sufficient time to read the subtitle, the <code>start</code> or <code>end</code> values may need to vary. Trouble is, I'm not sure how to word it. Thoughts welcome. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:00, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
:I'm not sure how to respond to question. I can give you a hazy answer, at best. Generally speaking, it is MUCH easier for a translator to take the original subtitles XML page and simply reword the idea being expressed by the text. As least for most romance languages word placement (in grammar) is similar enough that the right timing for an english translation will correlate with the right timing for an adequate translation. That is, when something is said in the english subtitles, the same thing should be said in the <insert favorite foreign language here> translation. Most english subtitles also go by transcript (I beleive) so if the English transcript is well-written, a skilled translator should not have much trouble conveying the same idea. What's left would be improper timing in the original english subtitle. If that is the case, those subtitles would need to be re-timed (or words re-split). Any re-timings can be fixed in other translations, while re-splits can be notified with a {{tl|fixtranslation}} tag, and a note in each translation's discussion. Again, as for timings/splits having to be different across translations I consider that to be an unlikely occurrence, and not necessarily a serious impact in translation quality. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:05, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
:I have also added a note suggesting that the translated toon be watched in order to make sure that the translation went ok. I figure if any inconsistencies arise they can be caught there and the translator can choose to change index times if need be. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:53, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

== RTL Necessary? ==
I guess this is more of a viewer implementation issue, but, according to the text:
<blockquote>*If your language is written from the right to the left, put <code>dir="rtl"</code> in the opening <code><transcript></code> tag.</blockquote>
Isn't the RTL property a language-dependent property? If so, shouldn't that be permanently set in the [[Subtitles:Languages]] file? That way:
*Translators that need RTL don't need to "remember to add it" every time a new toon is translated.
*Anyone feeling funny won't put "RTL" in some english toons.
I'm also sure no language has text that is RTL and non-RTL. The only time that I'd see RTL be changed is if non-RTL text is inlined with a translation (in a different language) of RTL text (or vice versa), something H*R I doubt will ever see. This would mean a per-line optional RTL field for the viewer. Anyway. I just wanted to put that suggestion up if it's feasible, that way the line I quoted can also be removed. (That would save E.L. Cool some trouble too ;) ) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:18, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

== doc.documentElement has no properties ==

That's what it says when I try to access the subtitles via the external viewer under the Error Console. [[User:76.184.199.4|76.184.199.4]] 23:33, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
:Which browser are you using? And which subtitles are you trying to see?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:34, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

::Firefox, and all of them. [[User:76.184.199.4|76.184.199.4]] 12:21, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Blast! You're right, it's broken :-/ It's past bed time for me, so it'll have to wait for now. Thanks for letting me know. In the meantime, you could go ahead and install the [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey script]] for your browser. It displays subtitles flawlessly and has lots of other cool features (like a seek bar and a fullscreen mode).{{User:Loafing/sig}} 12:28, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== More Visible? ==

Since the purported purpose of this project (nice alliteration) is to help those with difficulty understanding the toons, perhaps it would be better to make them more visible on the pages of individual toons, or perhaps put a link to subtitles on the main page of the wiki. I accidentally stumbled up subtitles the other day while going through the recent changes, and if I, an avid wiki user, didn't see them except by accident, they may be missing their intended audience. Just a suggestion, take it with as big a grain of salt as you need.{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 22:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
:I think that putting a link on the main page is an excellent idea. Where should it go? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:46, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
::Might I suggest a link under the "Browse the Knowledge Base" section, in the Miscellany subsection (if space allows)? Perhaps the title "Subtitled Toons" might be appropriate as well. Though a more prominent place might be more advisable. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:57, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

::I think this a great idea too. After looking through the various groupings of links on the main page, I didn't think it fit very well into any of the existing categories. So, maybe something separate, like including this somewhere on the main page:

:::''Want to enjoy Homestar Runner without sound? Check out our [[HRWiki:Subtitles|Subtitles project]].''

::That can probably be reworded better, though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:58, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

:::I was thinking about the same section as Stux. And if we're '''really bold''', we could add subtitles links to new toons in the whatsnew section... We could also announce the subtitles project on the main page like Trey suggested for a few weeks maybe? '''Important:''' let me fix the external viewer before we make it more public.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:02, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
::::Do you mean alongside the "watch" link, adding a "watch with subtitles" link? If so, I was thinking of suggesting the same thing but refrained. The external viewer definitely needs to have the improvements that have been made to the userscript pulled over before we point people to it.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 03:15, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::I don't think it's necessary to put a link to each individual subtitles page of all the toons listed on the main page (especially since we prefer that people use the GM script). If we make the link to the project prominent enough, that should be plenty for now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

== Incompatibility with Newer Firefox Versions ==

Not so much a problem with the Greasemonkey script as with Greasemonkey itself. Right now I'm running Minefield 3.0a4, and Greasemonkey doesn't seem to like any versions higher than 2. Is there any simple way to fix this without resorting to the whole "unpack, edit version, repack" thing, or ''is'' that the simple way? LEMME NOES. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:19, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
:I wasn't aware that GM even loads — I haven't tried Minefield yet. I assume you understand the implications of running alpha level software... one of them being can count on not everything working. (You can expect that from early ''betas'' even). Are you trying a similiarly bleeding-edge revision of GM? You could try using a copy direct from their development [http://svn.devjavu.com/greasemonkey/trunk/ source tree], might help.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 01:55, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
::The latest version still only works up to Firefox 2, but I tweaked the <tt>maxversion</tt> parameter and I'm good to go. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 04:37, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

HRWiki talk:Subtitles

Super Sam — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:19:18 GMT

Super Sam: /**/Incompatibility with Newer Firefox Versions

== From Da Basement ==
''Copied from [[HRWiki:Da_Basement#Subtitles]]:''
<blockquote>

Some of us have started working on subtitling Homestar Runner Flash cartoons to make them accessible to a wider audience. I would like to know what the HRWiki folks think about this. Should this be a part of the knowledge base wiki? Should it be separate? Would you help? The subtitles are based on the transcripts from the wiki, so there is a strong connection already. The [http://hstarsubs.awardspace.com/ subtitles project] is still beta, but it should work with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Most subtitles have been donated by Phlip from an older project, and I and Elcool have done the international ones. Check it out and let us know.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:00, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: I personally know one person who'd be interested in that... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:19, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::I strongly support having some way to intergrate the subtitles files into the wiki. As a non-native speaker sometimes I need to go over the wiki transcript just to see what a word or two means. This way , it's already inside the toon window itself. Also, we could open the door for people with hearing problems who still want experiance Homestar Runner like the rest of us. Some flash artists like Weeble from Weeble and Bob and the people behind Too Much Spare Time Animation have already added subtitles to some of their toons. So If TBC aren't going to do it themselvs, we are here for them. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 22:26, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: The .xml file for Exp Film's Commentary doesn't work. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::Cheers, fixed the link. Also, listening to the commentary is currently not possible anyway, because of Flash security measures :-/ And I forgot to upload the experiment film subs, will have to wait until I'm back home.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
:::We need this in the [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey script]], pronto. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 02:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I showed it to the person I previously alluded. The biggest reason I got into H*R in the first place was because it allowed me to share the gift of Homestar with this person, who cannot hear. She says she likes the subtitled stuff better than the Wiki. "But no offense." --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:09, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::Seriously, you just made my day :-D {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:27, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Deaf watchers, eh? I'd assume ''captions'', as opposed to ''subtitles'' would be more important then, yes? (For the uninitiated: subtitles transcribe the words, captions transcribe all the sound effects too.) {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Take 'em as they come. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:49, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:Okay, let's just say, hypothetically, I wanted to make one of these. How would I get the frame numbers to start/stop each line on? And how would I test it? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:06, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::We haven't quite worked out the standards for subtitles/captions yet, so the format may change a little. But if you want to try it now, then here's how you do it: You need Phlip's Firefox [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey script]]. This will give you a seek bar for Flash toons from Homestarrunner.com. It also displays the current frame number. Then you grab one of the XML files from the subtitle site, scoop it empty, and use it as a skeleton. You probably also want to copy the text of the transcript into this file and split it up into short sections or sentences that you want to display as one title. Then use the seekbar to find the first and last frame numbers for each of the sections. It gets easy after you've done it once or twice. And you get to know the toon pretty well. Also note that each character has his or her own colour code. I'll put a page online soon with some more detailed hints, and I'll come up with a way of testing the titles. — I'm still not sure where to put the page with instructions. Do people believe this should be an HRWiki project, or should it be separate? {{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Aside from the frame numbers, I'd pretty much figured that all out. I have the beginnings of a [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] .xml file, but without frame numbers. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Sound promising :-) I'll come up with a test page soon(ish). And you've heard that before, but... you should really be on IRC ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:36, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've never successfully managed to join IRC when a useful conversation is taking place. Plus, I have issues getting to it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:40, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Alright you guys, I finished the .XML file for Cool Tapes. [[User:The Mu/subtitleCoolThings|Ding!]] ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 03:04, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Is there a talk page specifically for this project? I thought of some things to discuss, but we'd flood Da Basement. I think there should be some sort of central Wiki page for this project, even if it's in a User space. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:38, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
: I'm not in the mood for IRC right now, but I figured I'd give an update. I have all of the text in my .xml file. I do not, however, have any frame numbers past the three Coach Z/Pom Pom scenarios. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:47, 26 August 2006 (UTC)<blockquote>
</blockquote>

== Uh oh. ==

Okay, I've got a serious problem with the [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] subtitiles.

The individual lines Homestar has at the end of the 'toon (A bottle of this, essence of that) are not stored through frame numbers. What's worse, I can't even say something like "A bottle of ''(something)'' water" or something like that, because different lines are different lengths, meaning I have to conform to whichever one is ''shortest'' or I get glitches. Thoughts?

The individual options work fine throughout the whole 'toon, and I suspect that the Homestar transformations work fine as well (though I haven't thoroughly tested.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:53, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

:Ergh, yeah, that's the biggest problem, that we can only subtitle stuff that actually correlates to frame numbers. If audio is triggered by ActionScript independently from graphics frames, we're doomed. The same goes for sequences that are loaded separately, such as the Experimental Film Commentary or the Very, Very Little Girl easter egg. I'll have a look at that, and I'll get back to you ASAP.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:00, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:: Okay, the problem wasn't what I thought it was, and all known kinks are worked out. [[HRWiki:Subtitles/en/halloween2005mx]]. And with that... good nighzzzzzz... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:37, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:: The updates caused some formatting issues I don't like. Most specifically, anything italicized becomes mashed together with the surrounding words like''this''appears. Plus, when Homestar is dancing and Bubs is saying "Stick and move, stick and move", I originally put them on separate lines - when they appear as they do now, they look as though they're being said in turn rather than at the same time. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:50, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::: Patience grasshopper, for the best things come to those who wait. By "best things" I mean "the Greasemonkey version of the subtitles" and by "wait" I mean "until you see that both of these come out correctly in that version" - "Stick and move" ''is'' on its own line, spaces around italics ''aren't'' destroyed, it actually pulls the XML stuff from the wiki itself, rather than this just being here for show, etc. I'm still working out some of the kinks (like it working perfectly for me, but failing silently without even an error message for someone else... yeah, that's just a kink), but expect at least a work in progress by tomorrow or the day after or so. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 18:48, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

== Now what? ==

Sbemail 6 is all good to go, but what now? THe page doesn't say. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:Didn't think anybody would come this far ;-) Put it on http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/HRWiki:Subtitles/en/sbemail6, and then I'll copy it over to the external site. :-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:19, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::All up and running :-) Is the Klingon version next? ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:41, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Ya, you just sit there and wait for that one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:50, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Feel free to add other languages to [[HRWiki:Subtitles/Characters]]... <code>xml:lang="x-klingon"</code>, I think is the right way... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:00, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, it seems Klingon is [http://www.iana.org/assignments/lang-tags/i-klingon registered with IANA], so the language code would be <code>xml:lang="i-klingon"</code>... it's even the example for <code>i-</code> language codes on [http://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/ this page]... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:20, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

== Non-Working Link ==

The link to the subtitle page doesn't work. Just so you know. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 14:53, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

:Sometimes Loafing's site is down. Wait a couple of minutes and it will be up and running. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:11, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::It's a free hosting site, so we get what we pay for. It will all be better for Firefox users once Phlip has incorporated the subtitles into his Greasemonkey script. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:38, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::At the meantime I added a mirror from my small wiki. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:59, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

== Emphasis ==
I'm having a problem with the emphasis codes. Whenever I add them, they italicize the text fine, but remove the spaces directly around the word. I tried <nowiki>, , and </nowiki> tags. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:00, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:Read my post [[#Uh oh.|above]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 19:09, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::One workaround is to use <nowiki>&amp;nbsp;</nowiki> to force a space. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:03, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== Namespace ==

It looks like there's gonna be a whole website's worth of these pages, so to keep them organized, I made the Subtitles namespace. I didn't move anything into the new namespace yet, first because I didn't know whether anything depended on the pages' being where they are now, and second because I can see arguments for the primary organization being by language (e.g. Subtitles:en/cheatar, Subtitles:en/ween03) or by toon name (e.g. Subtitles:chetar/de, Subtitles:chetar/en) and figured we should discuss it first. (By the way, true subpages are enabled for this namespace.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:42, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:Looking at this [[:Category:Subtitles]], I believe that it makes sense to organize it by toon name.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:26, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::Also, can I add, since we're moving stuff anyway... can we have the names match the filename of the .html file, rather than the .swf? It's easier to code, that way. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 09:43, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Fine with me. Then we need to put the swf filename back in the <transcript> tag for the external script. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I made subcategories for the various languages, since all the pages can be seen just by viewing the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&namespace=102 list of pages] in the namespace. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== New version ==

Go to [[HRWiki:Subtitles/Greasemonkey]] and install that... instructions are at the top. Be aware that this is just a beta... there's probably problems with it, and the (nonexistant) options interface isn't all that user-friendly. But it's there... now you can stop complaining about the old version not liking the formatting changes... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:Good Jorb! I strongly recommend that everybody installs the Greasemokey script, because it actually uses the up-to-date subtitles from the wiki. The script on the external site has been updated somewhat as well, to fix the bugs mentioned in the previous sections.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:04, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== Question about Strong Bad Emails ==

When Strong Bad reads his email and types on his computer, are subtitles necessary? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 14:28, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:Absolutely. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::Why? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 14:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Because he doesn't always say what's on the screen. Look at the helium email for example. There are a few subtle differences between what he types and what he says. Check it out. Also, I remember watching an early one on the other site with captions, but with no sound. The email text wasn't captioned. But a comment he made in the middle of reading was. Now, if i had never seen this one before, how would I know where that comment referred to? In fact, with no captioning, how would I even know Strong Bad was reading out loud? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:37, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::::And another reason I just thought of - the English ones are templates for the foreign language versions. So having that in there makes it easier for a translator to simply translate the text without having to find new frame anchors for the text. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== Sound Effect Standard ==

What sound effects should be noted, and how should they be noted? One example is The Paper. My opinion is to not indicate the sound, as it's really not meaningful to the storyline at all. Even in toons like [[little animal]] The Paper's noise isn't as meaningful as what it looks like. Also, are we using Geddup Noise for the chair? Will we change to Chairscoot somewhere around email 84? Finally, we clearly don't need to note EVERY sound effect. Just the ones that are part of the storytelling, I'd say. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:I disagree. We should assume anyone using the subtitles cannot hear anything at all (and not necessarily because they're deaf; perhaps they're at work and can't turn the sound up). We should therefore caption all sound effects (unless in a particular case doing so would interfere with the dialogue), especially ones like "Preeeow", which signify events in the email. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:01, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

::Assuming a person is deaf, then is there value in describing to them, for example, that the background noise sounds like a scratchy record? I think there's such a thing as too far here, and it's really easy to hit the point of so much caption that you can't keep up.
::Also, if you were blind, the sound "Preeow" would be important, but you know that the Preeow is happening even with the sound muted because you see it come down. We have to indicate a ringing phone because we sure can't see it ringing, but we can see The Paper come down, so what does the sfx "Preeow" add to the subtitling other than clutter? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:::As I said before, you don't have to assume someone is deaf. The sound could just be muted. Noting ''all'' sound effects are important, because the toon wouldn't be the same without them. And how do you know that a person who now is deaf doesn't know what a record scratch sounds like? As for clutter, the "preeow" is usually the only thing going on at that point. It would not be cluttered to include it. In fact, when you watch the toon without the sound, you don't assume that The Paper is making any noise just because you see it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:13, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

::::I totally agree. Sound effects are an important part of the cartoons, and we should include them in the subtitles. Also, anybody who really doesn't like them, can turn sound effects off when they use the Greasemonkey script.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:18, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

::::I also agree: I think providing details about sound effects is often very important for catching all of the humor in a toon. About the example about The Paper, I think it's clear that this is one of many running gags in the H*R universe that adds to the experience because of its frequent appearance. Including the sound effect is the only way that a deaf, etc. person can share in that. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:20, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::I agree with Qermaq. It would probably be better to show most, but not all sound effects. Otherwise, those who are deaf, or have his or her sound off, possibly missing important parts of the plot through clutter or the caption text moving too quickly. I don't think every sound effect is necessary when writing captions. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:22, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

::::::I like including the sound effects, I think it definetly adds to the experience. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::::I think many sound effects are notable, mind you. I guess I just question the semantic point of giving a sound effect for, say, The Paper when it conveys no meaning. In one transcript I did (anything) I didn't bother to note the scooting sound of the chair when Homestar sits, as it's meaningless (and it isn't a Geddup Noise, clearly!) - but when the sound effect is important to the plot, of course it should be noted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

== Welsh ==

I can make Welsh subtitles if anyone's interested. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 17:36, 28 August 2006 (UTC) P.S. The subtitles don't show on my computer because it rejects the "<nowiki> </nowiki>" in the code.
:Are you using Firefox? Did you install Phlip's scripts? And there should not be any <nowiki> </nowiki>'s in the transcripts, they should be <nowiki> </nowiki>'s. If one is wrong, add the slash to the XML and try again. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:46, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::I have Internet Explorer, and I've saved the All-in-One scripts. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 17:49, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::All-in-one works with IE? Really now? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::::It didn't, I was just telling you my situation. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 17:57, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ok, but the subtitles not showing, as you said above - on all of them? None work for you, when viewed in Firefox? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:06, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

== Problems with IE ==

My computer screen currently reads:
<blockquote> The subtitles file has been found unsafe for the following reasons:
file contains tags in CDATA note 'br'x5
</blockquote>
anyone else have this problem? --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:32, 28 August 2006 (UTC)P.S. replace ' with < or > respectively.
Now it says it x40

:On what page do you get this error? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:37, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::I went to the BETA page and clicked 'watch' and the computer came up saying this. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:39, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Try the depressio watch link. I know there's no br's in that one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:44, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::::That works. Still, we need to fix the ones that say 'br'. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ok, here's the thing. If you run Phlip's scripts in Firefox, Firefox gets the transcript from the wiki. However, that old beta site runs off its own copies, and some of them are really old and not up to standards. If you could list the ones that are buggy, then Loafing could at some point fix the problem. And be sure, when using a line break in a transcript, to always use <nowiki> </nowiki>. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

After a check of the XML files for both depressio and 3 times halloween fun job (the one i tried earlier), I discovered that there are 'br /' in 3 times halloween fun job that the computer reads as just plain old 'br'. depressio doesn't have any 'br /' or 'br's. What '''I'''
think we should do is just get rid of the 'br /' and see how the subtitles run without them. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:59, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:You and me edited it at the same time. Weird.
:Anyway, I'll try to come up with a list. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:02, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::After testing for a while, i've noticed that all of the ones with the error/bug still work if you wait for a while. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:19, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Please don't spend too much time over this, it's already being fixed! The problem with the CDATAs will go away soon, as we don't use them anymore in the new format. I am currently moving all subs from the external server to the wiki, and within a day or so, the problem will have fixed itself. Also, Super Martyo, I'm curious which IE version you are using. That's a very interesting warning it spits out.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:21, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:Too late. I have a list sitting right next to me. I did learn something, though. Stand-up does '''not''' work. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
::<blockquote>Also, Super Martyo, I'm curious which IE version you are using. That's a very interesting warning it spits out.</blockquote>
::I don't know what version i'm using. can someone tell me how to find out? --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:38, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Help -> About {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

::Gah, "stand-up" really doesn't work. I'll have to look into that after school. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:18, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:::: IE Version 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 01:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

== Adding Flash File ==

Ok, I know it's not "later" yet, but re: <code><nowiki><transcript xml:lang="en-us" file="flashfile.swf" width="550" height="400"></nowiki></code>, do we need to edit all the transcripts to add that now? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:21, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, please. The Greasemonkey script will work fine without them, but the external script needs them. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:31, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

== Links on individual pages ==

Should the only actual subtitle link be to an external site? Perhaps a link "Configure Mozilla Firefox to view this toon with subtitles" leading to Phlip's Greasemonkey All-in-one script should appear first, then the external link "View subtitles in Internet Explorer" later. And what about [http://www.opera.com Opera]? They have a healthy chunk of the market too. Does the external site work on Opera? If not, can it be configured to? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
:<strike>There are two subtitle links. One is to the external site that displays the subtitles under the Flash file, and the other one goes to the subtitle script in the Subtitles namespace. The subtitle script eventually leads to the page that tells people about the GM script. Yes, it's not that obvious. I could have the external script detect the browser and tell people that they should use the GM script, if they attempt to view the subtitles in Firefox. I'd prefer that to adding many how-to links on every toon page.</strike> As for Opera: yes, it does work. I've just tested it with Opera 9, and it works just fine.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:41, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
::There should now only be internal links to the subtitles scripts on each page. The template included in each subtitle script now provides a brief explanation of how to view the subtitles. It points to the GM script and also automatically links to the external viewer as an alternative.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:12, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

== Capitalization, punctuation, and spelling ==

We should standardize the capitalization and punctuation for the subtitles (like we do for the TGS transcripts). That is, we shouldn't use an emailer's bad capitalization and punctuation. And we should spell things exactly as Strong Bad (or whoever) ''pronounces'' them, not necessarily how they're typed. For example, on [[huttah!]], we wouldn't put "Lasko, Milwaukee, WI"; we should put "Lassss-kohhhh" (or similar), "Milwaukee, Wisacondasin". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:19, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

:Very yes.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:21, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

::I agree on both counts. I used "buh-heend" in [[Subtitles:sbemail88/en]], which I took right from the transcript where we describe how Strong Bad pronounces it. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:31, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Agree completely as well. (Well, except for how to spell Lasko, as that make makes it look like Strong Bad's spelling out the word. :P) We'll have to go through some of the already transcribed emails though, I think. {{unsigned|Joshua|22:00, 30 August 2006 (UTC)}}
::::Heh, that's funny: I noticed what you just said and fixed it above before I read your comment here. (For those reading along, I had originally put "L-A-S-K-O", which looks like "el ay ess kay oh".) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

== Loading subtitles... ==

I was watching a toon in German (what fun!) and it was weird to see "Loading subtitles..." in English. Can this be translated for the various languages? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'm sure it can. But where to stop? Should the menu options be internationalized as well? The error messages? The help pages that haven't been written yet? I think you do raise a valid point: If we make the Flash cartoons accessible for more people, what's they use if they don't understand the tools that are required to view the subtitles. On the other hand, this will make the whole system more complicated for us. We'd have another XML document that translates the user interface, similar to [[Subtitles:Characters]]. What do you think, Phlip?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:50, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::Where to stop indeed. Aside from the pure titillation value, we're doing this for accessibility, and accessibility should be the goal. There's not a job worth doing that's not worth doing right, and if we aim to make H*R accessible to people who cannot comprehend audible English speech, we must do the job right and see to it they actually can; otherwise, all our efforts are wasted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:53, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I agree in principle. But nothing in this world is perfect, and we have to compromise at some stage. In the end, it comes down to how much work we are able/willing to invest in this, and I would like to remind people that Phlip and I have to program every little change into the two subtitle viewers. So whoever demands new functionality is more than welcome to submit the suggestions as a Javascript sample ;-) But seriously, internalization of the two viewers is probably not that complicated, but will take some time to implement, since the code has to be changed wherever text is presented to the user. And as I said, we have to discuss the scope of internalization. Even if the two viewers are internationalized, how do people who don't understand English know about them? How do they know about H*R in the first place? I think for now, we are already doing a good job at making the cartoon available to an audience that have problems with spoken English, or understand some written English. We're still trying ot get kinks out of the system, and I think we should focus on making the basics work first — while looking ahead to complete world domination, of course ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:42, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Clarification: Yes, I think we should do that. Later on. Or sooner, with more developers involved. And we have to know what scope the project should have. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I thought about doing this, and decided against it. Some notes: currently, if subtitles are turned off, the script doesn't hit the wiki. At all. For anything. The languages list is only loaded when you turn the option on, the subtitles themselves obviously only load if it's turned on. Everything else is self-contained, to save on hits to the wiki. And then the question of i18n comes up. To put the translations on the wiki would mean that everyone hits the wiki when they're using the script, not just the people watching with subtitles (which I'm guessing is a smaller group). Yes, it's cached, but it would still mean an increase in usually-unneeded traffic. And the script would fail completely if the wiki was down (sure, it could degrade gracefully to English, but it would take time for it to do so, 'cause it would have to wait for timeouts from the wiki server). The alternative is to just include the translations in the GM file itself, which would solve all of that, but it would make it much harder to add new languages later (users would have to upgrade every time a new language was added). As for the slightly smaller scope of just translating the "Loading" message, there's the same issue... if the translations are in the script they're hard to add to, and if they're on the wiki... do you want a "Loading translations of "Loading subtitles" message..." message? Should it be translated? You see where I'm going with this... To have "Loading subtitles" appear only after it had loaded the translations would be weird (and potentially confusing, especially if the wiki was down), to have it say "Loading subtitles" in English and then change to the other language after the translations are loaded would be even weirder... I can't see a way for it to work cleanly. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::Just to note: I never intended this to be a "can you get this done by tomorrow?" kind of thing. Certainly the limitations of the code weight in here too. Still, this would not be a terribly bad future aspiration, y'know? Using this as a stepping-stone toward a later stand-alone caosed-captioning Flash player. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:02, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

== Translation of Proper Names ==

So, for the non-English subtitles, the general trend so far has been to translate proper names. This leads, for example, to a replacement of "Strong Bad" with "Stark Schlecht" for German subtitles and to a replacement of "Homestar" with "Étoile de Logis" for French subtitles. Should we be doing this, or should we leave the proper names as they are. For example, if my name happened to be "Hunter Smith" and a French newspaper was talking about me, they wouldn't change my name to "Forgeron de Chasseur". For a better comparison, the French don't translate [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse Mickey Mouse] or [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny Bugs Bunny].

So, maybe this doesn't matter much — and maybe we keep doing it the way we're doing it because it's fun to find amusing translations of names into other languages. After all, the likelihood that hordes of non-English speakers are going to suddenly begin appreciating Homestar Runner as a result of our efforts is scant. I just thought it would be good to get a firm decision on the table early on in the game.

Finally, to muddy the waters further, there are some proper names that probably ''should'' be translated no matter what. For example, from [[Where the Crap Are We?]], I think that "Senator Pencilface" should be translated as well as possible (something like "Le Sénateur Visagedecrayon" in French, for example). What do you all think? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:29, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

:Regular names, like "Larry Paloroncini" - no need to translate. This question was faced a long time ago in [http://higbee.cots.net/Holtej/klingon/faq.htm#2.3 another Internet-based project]. Descriptive names like "A Little Girl" should be translated, of course. Most names in H*R (including his own) fall into the vast grey area between. Some like Bubs and Marzipan should be no more than transliterated phonetically, if that. A name like Caleb Rentpayer could be left alone, or the last name could be translated to the local word for "rentpayer" if the result at least resembles a possible name, as in English. Then we get to Strong Bad whose name is both descriptive and simply nominative. But, it started out as descriptive. Comparing it to Mickey Mouse isn't apt: Mickey's name tells us no more than this is a mouse named Mickey, while "Strong Bad" conjures up important expositional imagery. When the meaning of the words in the name contribute to the viewer's interpretation of the character, whether literally, figuratively, ironically, or otherwise, the name probably should be fully translated. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:11, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

::I think those are some great guidelines. Am I right in interpreting, then, that you might translate "Runner" but not "Homestar"? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:28, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

:::This would mean that we'd get [[Wikipedia:Denglish|Denglish]] names such as "Homestar Laeufer", "Strong Schlecht", "Strong Traurig" etc. for the German translation. They do have a certain charme, and they are somewhat more compatible with the English versions. While combinations with English words work well in German — done right, it's even "cool" — I'm not sure if that's equally true for all languages. It might even be regarded as ridiculous. I suggest that the translators for each language decide on how they want to do it, based on the suggestions collected here. Then Trey can use names that he doesn't find ridiculous, Elcool can feel good about his Hebrew translations, and I can drive the protectors of the German language crazy with the latest Denglish creations ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

:Since you brought up the Mickey Mouse example, Trey: Most Disney names are actually partially translated into German. For example, Mickey is called "Micky Maus", while Scrooge McDuck is called "Dagobert Duck". Interestingly, "Goofy" is still called "Goofy", although most Germans don't know what it means. I still find it irritating when I read about Disney stuff on the web, because all the names are wrong! So yes, from my experience, I would prefer the main character names to not be translated. Here's an interesting link for [http://duckman.pettho.com/characters/scrooge.html Mr. McDuck's international pseudonyms].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:26, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

::Very interesting! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:28, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Just for the record, I don't translate proper names, but use a phonetic translation. I always hated how some Hebrew translators translated "lightsaber" to the actuall (two) words for light and saber. They even did it for "Skywalker". I told myself that if I ever started translating anything, I would not repeat that same mistake. So "Strong Bad" in Hebrew is still "Strong Bad" while "Little Girl" is "Yalda Ktana". Other names, like "Micky Mouse" are not translated here. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:46, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:Consider this: "Strong Bad" is more than a name, isn't it? It's the essential exposition of his character! He perceives himself to be strong and bad! So why not, in this one case, use the adjectives "strong" and "bad" as his name? There may be cases where in a particular language it would be awkward, but all languages have accomodations for awkward names, don't they?

:Homestar Runner is another, though let's examine it. Runner is obvious. Homestar is a combination: "home" refers not to a house, but to one's locality, and "star" not to a glactic fireball but to a hero or achiever. These names, if translated in that light, help to expose the character and set up the resulting humor.

:Now let's move to "Da Huuuudge". Can we translate this? Does "huuuuudge" means anything in English? As perhaps the longest-active English speaker involved in this wiki, I assure you it means nothing. I have heard theories about it meaning this of that, but "huuuuudge" means nothing. So what do we do? We transliterate. We achieve the word sound.

:Is the US President Bush known as El Presidenta Arbusto? No, his name is not translated. Neither should any characters, unless the meaning of the name really expresses the essense of the character. Which should be thought of as rare. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:18, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

::I kinda regret translating Homestar's name into Spanish, [[Subtitles_talk:Characters#Homestar_vs._Casaestrella|seeing that he still calls himself (or at least his website) "Homestar Runner" when speaking Spanish.]] On a related note, does anyone know why The Cheat remains The Cheat (sort of) in other languages? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 07:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Maybe most langauges don't have an exact equivilant for "The Cheat"? Swedish doesn't appear to. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 07:07, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

::::Well, as a native German speaker, I believe that the translation guidelines for each languages will be different. It's impossible to create universal guidelines. E.L.Cool for example transliterates and translates names into Hebrew, while I would not translate names into German. Even the ones that have a meaning, such as Strong Bad or Homestar Runner. This is because most Germans speak at least a little English, and virtually everybody will know what "bad", "sad", "home" "star" etc. means. It would also look very "uncool" to translate those names. In a quiet moment, I'll change the character names on our character list back into English. As for cases such as "Da Huuuuuudge", I would probably not transliterate, since I'm also not translating the other names. In short: Translating/transliterating names will have to be discussed separately for each language, and native speakers will know best how it's usually done in their language, and how it's best understood by other native speakers.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:21, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm not native, so I can hardly claim to have the authority Loafing has in German, but I can say I would do the exact same thing as he if I were translating into German. If I were translating into Chinese (which I'm not yet ready to do; maybe someday), it would be a very different story for a number of reasons (for example, Chinese characters can only produce a certain number of sounds, English is not as widespread among Chinese speakers, etc.). The point being that Loafing is right in suggesting that it the names really need to be decided on a language-by-language (maybe even name-by-name) basis. Ideally, we should have native speakers at least review our choices. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:28, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

What I'm gonna do for spanish subtitles (Native = Very Yes) is NOT TO CHANGE THE CHARACTER'S NAMES!!!!! I mean, it sounds truly foul to say Casaestrella Corredor. I mean, my skin goes all creepy just to say H*R's name that way. So, no. I wish to verify (And if usefull, change) all the subs in spanish and let the names be UN-literall-translated.

Some examples are: Homestar Runner, He is Homestar Runner, His name is Homestar Runner; The King Of Town, he is the King Of Town, his name is unknown (Though it might be King Of Town), his job is being the King Of Town. AHA! JOBS! If we're speaking of jobs, then translation = literal. So the KOT would be (Not Rey de (la) ciudad) "Rey Del Pueblo". Little Girl is the little girl (Niña Pequeña). Strong Bad is one of the Brothers Strong (Name Unchanged). Coach Z is a coach (I'm in a debate of puting either "Coach Z" or "Entrenador Z"). The Cheat is a Cheat (But his full name has the [[Integral Article|Integral Article]], so, no name-change). And so on...

What I'm saying, is that you can change the name if you're talkin' 'bout jobs, 'k? (Man, I should start calling 1-800-APOSTROHOLIC right now). {{User:Darkangel/sig}}16:25, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'd like to comment on this issue. First off, again welcome to the wiki [[User:Darkangel|Darkangel]] and [[User:Tehleet|Tehleet]]. Thanks for helping with the Spanish translations. I do not have a great deal of time to go over all the translations myself. However I would like to raise a few points. First, I agree with Darkangel, "Casaestrella Corredor" does sound pretty bad to a spanish speaker (you kinda get used to it), and I do beleive that at least in Spanish, we should keep all the character names in English. I believe most TV shows also do this (with some exceptions -- I think the Simpsons call Homer "Homero" do they not?) So the decision I guess is generally up to the translator, but since this is a group project consensus must be reached (in writing). Like I said, keeping the titles in English I think would be a better idea. For example, the KOT's current name "Rey de la cuidad" sounds more like "King of the City" rather than "King of Town", but "Rey del pueblo" isn't that much better since it can both mean KOT and "King of the people", the latter being the one most people would associate with first. I had considered that myself last week and for that reason left it alone in the [[Subtitles:Characters|character names]] page.
:Of course, doing so wouldn't just mean changing the aforementioned Character names list, but also the text of every spanish subtitle written. Which is why I haven't tried undergoing such a feat myself. So I think, like I said before, consensus needs to be raised on this issue, and I beleive that it should be done on a per-language basis. For some languages it may sound okay to translate names, for others it might not. Also, per-language editing guidelines might be useful, as some translations were left {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Subtitles:firsttime/es&curid=30081&diff=419228&oldid=419227&rcid=370539 with}} {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Subtitles:xmas04/es&curid=30139&diff=419220&oldid=419137&rcid=370531 some}} {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Subtitles:firsttime/es&diff=prev&oldid=419227 errors}} that can easily be avoided (and are time consuming to identify and fix). Some language guidelines might help (probably mostly written in English, as ironic as it may sound). It is possible other language translations might benefit from such guidelines as well. General translations can be easy, but proper translations that try their best to convey the right meaning can be a lot of work. I would like to try to reduce that work through collaboration. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:54, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::Are there any forums in Spanish (or any of our supported languages) about Homestar Runner where we could see how native speakers handle the names? My feeling is that proper names should be translated where it would give a better understanding of the character; using that standard, the King of Town's name ''should'' be translated, since ''Rey del Pueblo'' (or ''de la Ciudad'') gives useful information, and the character is referred to as the king of the town (whether or not it is a self-appointed title and whether he has any actual power are other matters not for discussion here). Furthermore, the Brothers Strong's, Homestar Runner's, Coach Z's, the Poopsmith's, and The Cheat's personalities are all derived from their names. It therefore does make sense to translate them, if a suitable translation can be agreed upon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I'm thinking about detranslating some of the Spanish names back into their official English versions, seeing that most of you seem to prefer them not translated. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 22:48, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Loading... Loading... ==

I've finished the subtitles for sbemails 52-57 and 60, but when I try to test any of them, it says "Loading". It never does load nor does it need to because I'm using the testing setting. I'm using the latest version of the Greasemonkey script. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 17:31, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:I seem to have this same problem all the time... (namely with [[virus]]'s transcript at the moment) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:13, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::Check to see if your XML is properly formed. Are all tags closed? Save the entire XML code (from the doctype to the closing root tag) as an XML file and open with a modern browser, it should either display the XML or point out an error. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:16, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::If there's an error in the XML file, it should tell you about it (if you're using the test area in the GM script). If it sits on "Loading" forever, it's either having trouble loading the [[Subtitles:Characters|Characters]] page, or there's a bug in the script. Go Tools→JavaScript Console, clear it and reload the H*R page. If anything appears in the console (other than "junk after document element" and a piece of rando.xml, which I know about) tell me about it - it means there's probably a bug in the script. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

== Quotes ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Subtitles:sbemail155/en&curid=27300&diff=362778&oldid=362766 What's wrong with using quotes when SB is reading an email?] --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 03:10, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:Nothing, as far as I know. It is a quote. What's the consensus on this as far as a standard? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC) ADD: Joshua reverted based on admin edit. First, I disagree. While It's Dot com is a cool guy, he's just a regular user outside of enforcing the consensus of the wiki. He erred, I believe, in reverting those quotes. Big deal. Let's decide now.
::It is better to use quotes, as this clearly shows that SB is reading an email instead of commenting on it. We should definitely use them.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:20, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:Normally I'd be fine with it, but on many occassions Strong Bad does not directly read the email as it's written. Sometimes he adds things in the email ([[isp|not even close]]), and sometimes he reads things differently than they're meant ([[senior prom|walrus association]]). Consistancy is key, and I don't think we should put quotes around them when Strong Bad doesn't directly quote them all the time. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:26, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::But the viewer needs know that SB reading an email, indirectly or not. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 03:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I would suppose the obvious counterargument is that they can tell because they see the email on the screen. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Why not just stick a "{reading}" sound effect at the beginning of it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Yes, I think (reading) is the best and most helpful solution. We should also use it if SB reads it the wrong way (as usual), because it describes best what he does. The mockery then becomes obvious if the reader compares it with the email from the Flash file.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:22, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::Number A, (reading) isn't a sound effect. :P Therefore I don't think it's very nessecary to be listed upon what is effectively written sound. I think it's pretty obvious to everyone that he's reading an email, as Qermaq pointed out. The "Dear Strong Bad" and name closing on most emails should give a clue to anyone who couldn't figure it out otherwise. Also, if we put (reading) down, it'd only make sense to put (writing) down as well. It'd get pretty messy. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 04:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::We don't just note sound effects. We also use ''(angrily)'' or ''(in a bad imitation of Marzipan)'' etc. I think it makes sense to note that SB is using his reading voice. He usually talks in a normal tone while writing his reply, so we don't need to use (writing). On the other hand, you are right about the danger of clutter, and these explicit mentions of moods or tones should be used only when it is important for the mood or understanding of the cartoon.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:36, 1 September 2006 (UTC) Clarification: Of course these ''modifiers'' should not be noted as <sfx> elements, but included in the actual lines.

== Ordering in Namespace Listing ==

What is the basis for the confused ordering in [[Special:Allpages/Subtitles:!]]? Should we also provide a category which would allow for more ordered ... ordering? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:31, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:Looks like plain ol' alphabetics to me. Reads in rows, starting with numbers, then capitals, then lowercase. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Can it be more obtuse, though? We have to read across the rows, not down the columns as one woul expect. And even if that were not an issue, it's going to be a rather complicated mess. Indexing will be needed. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:27, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::It could start at the bottom, or go right-to-left... Things are never so complicated that they can't be made worse. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::If you want a nicer list than that, simply use [[:Category:Subtitles]]. I also think that there is no real need to invest much time in creating an actually readable list of subtitles. A the rate that we're currently going, most cartoons will be subtitled soon, and eventually, these lists will only used by behind-the-scenes subber gnomes. We should simply link from each article directly to the relevant subtitels in the section ''See Also''. In fact, we should start doing this right now.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:21, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

== Frame count ==

Is there any way to see the frame count BESIDES using philp's Greasemonkey script or a flash decompiler? Portable Firefox isn't working for me...--[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 17:15, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

:I guess you could do a Google search for "flash seek bar"... ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 17:50, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
::My normal seek bar doesn't count frames... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:00, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
::Exactly, and I can't find another that shows it. --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 18:05, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
:::There's a JavaScript property for that actually, methinks. Ask Phlip about it. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 18:12, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

== 100! ==

We have '''one hundred''' English subtitles scripts! Well, O.K., some are still in progress as I write this, and then there are others, such as [[Subtitles:404error/en]], but still. Only ten days ago, we posted a little question if anybody would be interested in this. Wow, you guys and girls are fast! And for the records: we also have 1 Spanish, 3 French, 10 Hebrew, and 14 German subtitles scripts. You people rock! And there is still a long way to go to subtitle every cartoon, so "Rock, Rock On!" {{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:54, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
:For a currently less then complete "progress report", check out [[User:Super Sam/Subtitles|this thingy]]. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:00, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
::Why don't we move that thingy to [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Good idea.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

== Cleanup Templates ==

It seems many subtitle pages are being created with a cleanup template from the get-go. According to [[:Category:Articles needing cleanup]], "After adding this template to the beginning of the article, add a clear comment on the corresponding talk page indicating what you think should be done." But invariably, there are no comments whatsoever on the Talk page. This makes it unclear to anyone else what precisely needs the cleanup. It could be grammar, it could be framecounts, it could be a number of things, and it's a little unhelpful to expect someone to comb through it later to see what's needing cleanup. Can we all agree to take this extra step when using the template? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:43, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, but we don't need them on the subtitles page. I mean if it's just grammar, then they can fix it, right?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:57, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
::Well, if it just a grammatical error, then the person who noticed it clearly has some fluency in the language. It's possible, I suppose, that someone might know it's wrong but not know how to fix it. If a person is fluent enough to fix it, the template is misused in that case. Then again, it's possible the template's misused in the first example - normally we use the cleanup template on articles which are a pretty big mess. In these cases, the language might be poorly translated, but it's likely at least intelligeable to a speaker of that language even if it's laughable. So perhaps this is an inappropriate use of the template; but if it is an appropriate usage, then it's still important to post on the Talk as to why you've placed it there. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 15:06, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

==Problematic==
I encountered a problem while watching the english-subtitled [[different town]]. Despite the fact that their character names were all labeled correctly, subtitles for Homestar, Strong Mad, Strong Sad, and Coach Z all appeared white, as though they were labeled as "other". {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 23:42, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:This probably means that you have switched the colours off. In the settings of the All-In-One Greasemonkey script, there is an option "use colours" at the bottom. You need to check that. The name labels will disappear, and the colours will return.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:03, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

== Subtitle Template ==

I think a template should be made that tells if a toon/game/etc. has subtitles, and tells which languages it is availiable in. - {{User:Super Sonic X/Sig}} 23:07, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
:We're [[1 step ahead]] of you. Add <nowiki>{{subtitlesLinks|filename}}</nowiki> at the bottom of an article, and a list of available subtitles appears on the left hand menu column. Check the 1 step ahead article to see how it works.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:13, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

== Bravo ==

I've been third-party to this since it started, but I've been watching a few toons, and I really like what I see. As this project matures, I gotta say that this is definitely worthy of a Main Page service announcement and more to get the word out. Keep on building! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:37, 25 September 2006 (UTC) (PS: Can somebody add a sfx line to [[Subtitles:sickday/en]] for SB's prolonged groan before calling for The Paper? I thought it needed it, but I'm too lazy to do this myself. Thanks.)

==Volunteer?==
I think we should set up some method of volunteering to do certain subtitles, because too often have I begun work on a subtitle, only to realize that it's already finished by someone else! If we set up some kind of volunteer board/thingy, then everyone would know what subtitles are in-the-making, which ones are done, and which ones need to be finished. If we do get it up, I volunteer for [[rock opera]]. {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 23:54, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
:So like a pegboard? And we put our name in saying we got dibs on the toon? This would have the problem of being abused, you see. Consider the "in progress" template - people put it on and forget to take it off when they're done, while others freely edit even though it's there. I mean, so long as no one's paying attention to policy to begin with, what's the use of MORE red tape no one's going to pay attention to? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:06, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
:'''(Edit Conflict)''' The problem with those volunteer boards is that people often don't stick to their promises and block a task for everybody else. The way we've done it so far, is the same it's being done everywhere else on the wiki: If you start working on a subtitle script, you add the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> template at the top, and when you finish, you remove the template. That way, we make sure, that only one person is subtitling the same toon at a time. Please note that you should only have that template on the page while you are actually working on it. If you take a longer break or go to bed, you should remove it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:15, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

== 200! ==

Wheee! We've reached 200 English subtitles scripts :-) 211 even! If I have counted correctly, there are 125 toons left to be subtitled, 27 of which are sbemails. We also have got 44 French scripts now. Way to go! You girls and guys rock! Keep it coming :-D{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:38, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

== Broke? ==

For some reason I can't view the subtitles when they're supposedly on. What's wrong? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:21, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
:Works for me. Did you clear your cache? Which toon did you try to watch? What's the last error messages on the Javscript Console (in Ffx's Tools menu) after it fails?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
::I also can't see the subtitle button. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:41, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
::: No problems here. --[[User:68.201.124.72|68.201.124.72]] 01:48, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Try the following: 1) Tools - Manage User Scripts - Uninstall Homestar All-In-One. 2) Restart Firefox. 3) Go to [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey]] and reinstall the script. 4) Again, restart Firefox. 5) Check the Preferences. Be sure mission-critical things are checked, like "show seek bar", "shpw subtitles" etc. are checked. The only things I have unchecked are the full-screen option, upside-down, plain HTML, and test subtitles. If all that fails, leave a note on Phlip's Talk, he's sure to want to be aware of it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:25, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Yes, but don't forget to include the answers to my questions, or he's not going to be able to help you.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::To be more specific, go Tools→Javascript Console, and hit Clear. Then load up a page on Homestar Runner. If any error messages appear in the console, right-click→copy and paste them here. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:55, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Here's the error message I got:
<pre>Error: Node was not found
Source File:
Line: 387
Source Code:
387</pre>--[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 15:06, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

== Anyone else having a problem? ==

I can't get the subtitles to work again. Anybody else having the same problem? It says loading and then doesn't load them.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:49, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::I thought the characters page was messed up so I tried to fix it, if it is then I couldn't figure out what was wrong or maybe this is just me.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:55, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
I think the wiki went down briefly or something. It took a while to load for me, anyway. [[User:Shwoo|Shwoo]] 08:00, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, it works now. Oh well. I think it did need </speaker> in there that was missing. Don't know if that would make the entire thing go down.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 08:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, if the characters page is broken — for example because of a missing closing tag — then the subtitles won't display.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:23, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== Question about the translations ==

I'm not sure why I'm asking this since I don't speak another language well enough to translate the subtitles, but shouldn't written things be subtitled as well? Written things that aren't spoken, I mean. Because I noticed that the Spanish subtitles for The Cheat's character just say "The Cheat noises" in Spanish, and I don't think that's hugely informative.{{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:23, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:Good point. The Cheat's character page is a special case...{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:10, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

== XML feed tech question/proposal ==

From a content editors point of view, it would be convienent to omit the 'end' attribute on 'line' and allow such omission to indicate 'end = next.start'.

Looking at the userscript, it actually doesn't seem to complicate things too much. I think it can be taken care of in the transcriptLoaded() callback, while iterating over each line element, there is this existing code:

<pre>
// ignore lines with missing start/end values
// so you can add all the lines and not worry about timing them until later
if (!lines[i].getAttribute("start") || !lines[i].getAttribute("end"))
continue;
line.start = parseInt(lines[i].getAttribute("start"), 10);
line.end = parseInt(lines[i].getAttribute("end"), 10);
</pre>

I think the 'end' attribute can be optional — ''if and only if'' the very next line element has a satisfactory 'start' attribute — with something like:

<pre>
// ignore lines with missing start/end values
// so you can add all the lines and not worry about timing them until later
// allow undefined end values to look ahead to next siblings start value,
// if it exists
if (!lines[i].getAttribute("start"))
continue;
line.start = parseInt(lines[i].getAttribute("start"), 10);
if (!lines[i].getAttribute("end"))
if (i+1 < lines.length)
if (!lines[i+1].getAttribute("start"))
continue;
else
line.end = parseInt(lines[i+1].getAttribute("start"), 10);
else
continue;
else
line.end = parseInt(lines[i].getAttribute("end"), 10);
</pre>

End result, 'line.end' is sure to be defined (either explicitly as it is now, or inferred from the 'start' of the next line element), or the iteration continues (same as it did before).

I haven't tried this out yet (I will tomorrow). Wanted to throw the idea out while it was fresh in my mind though.
{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 10:33, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

:Dropping the end attribute where possible is a good idea. This should work especially well with Strong Bad's sbemail monologues. And it would force me to finally update the external viewer (which has been displaying subtitles differently from the official version for months now ;-). I'm not too sure about the possibility of having lines without a start attribute, though. We will at least have to display a warning that there are errors in the subtitles - which is basically what we do now. What do you think, Phlip?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:01, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

::Oh, I'm not suggesting no start attribute, I think that's a must. But yeah, for the end attr, in the limited editing I've done I typically want to leave the subtitle up until the next one, giving people ample reading time... unless there is a very long silence (not often), or if the silence is a notable part of the composition/comedic effect (important sometimes).

::Note that in my changes above - everything happens ''before'' any of the error detection is done.

::Aside: The above change (presuming it works), could even allow for end attributes along the lines of "-2" (e.g. "end" 2 frames before the next "start"). I've not really wanted that, but it could be handy for tweaking timings. Anyway, one step at a time =) {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 11:25, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

This seems to work ok hacked together for testing. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 01:25, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

== 300! ==

We're getting there! With over 300(!!) English subtitles scripts, we have so far subtitled 92% of all toons that can be subtitled. The gaps in the [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|list]] are closing, and only the [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List#Marzipan.27s_Answering_Machine|MAM]] toons seem to go slow. If we keep up the pace (Alas, Shwoo went back to school.), we should finish all toons before Decemberween. Good jorb, everybody!{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

:I'm going through MAM's and stubbing them. I was going to complete mam2, but it actually seems a lot easier to operate in "stub" mode and just make the transcripts XML'd! in one go, and then go back and break up the lines with timings in a second pass. Less switching mental gears.
:{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 11:38, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

:Actually, I stopped because exams are coming up. If there's any more subtitles left to do next week after exams finish, I'll do some more then. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 05:10, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

::Double-yay! :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:35, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

== External Viewer ==

I have finally updated the external viewer so that it can handle the "new" subtitles format (the one we've been working with for the last few months). Could you folks please try it out and see if you can spot any bugs? It would also be good to know which browsers work and which don't. Post your results here, and I'll see if I can fix those bugs ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:25, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

:Hey Loafing. I was checking out the updated external viewer, and the [http://hstarsubs.awardspace.com/subtitles.html?sbemail/en sbemail menu] doesn't load at all. :/ - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 14:52, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
::Hey The Joe, the transcript element in the subtitles did not have a file attribute. I fixed it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

:I could not make it work with Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3. Would be great if someone with an actual release version could try it out.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:08, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
::It won't work with Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7. <s>{{User:Y2K/sig}} 06:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)</s> {{unsigned|138.130.37.153|06:16, 14 February 2007}}
:::Hmm, is there a reason why you have such an old version?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:51, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
::::I was using my dad's computer. Once he downloaded Firefox, he never upgraded. --[[User:144.136.124.15|144.136.124.15]] 05:40, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

None of them seem to load in SeaMonkey. If it matters, I'm using the 1.5 nightlies in Debian. I'll reboot into Windows (where I've got the latest release installed — random web pages would crash the Linux release hard for me) and report back on working state in a bit. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 07:24, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
:That's a no-go on SeaMonkey 1.1.1 on Win XP Pro. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 07:39, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
::I guess it's for the same reason it's [[HRWiki_talk:Subtitles#doc.documentElement_has_no_properties|broken for Firefox 2]]. :-/ Hopefully, SeaMonkey will be fixed when I fix Ffx2. Whenever that will be.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:41, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

== Syncronisation ==

Could somebody else please look at the subtitles for [[The King of Town DVD Commentary]] and [[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]]? About half of the audio of both isn't synced to the video, and I didn't realise it would look different on different computers until just now. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:10, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
:They are fine for me. What seems to happen with these two is that each line (or each couple of lines) they say in the commentary is triggered at a set frame — which is the same for everybody on each computer. The last frame of each line will be different, but not by much, since the unsynched soundbytes are relatively short. So it seems you don't have to worry about those two, they are just fine :-) (yay!){{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:30, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

== Is the Progress Count Off? ==

Before I added the listing for [[what I want]], the total count of toons on the progress meter was 348. However, based on the [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|list]] of toons, I count 345 — 346 now that I added the newest sbemail. (I'm not counting things that could be subtitled but have no sound — there are six of those). I count 346 toons currently on the list, 22 of which do not exist yet, and there are none tagged stub at the moment. So anyway... what am I missing? (I didn't change the progress meter at all, since my count doesn't jive with what's already there.) {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 03:30, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:I might have miscounted the toons. Wouldn't be the first time. I'll recount when I'm back later tonight. Feel free to fix the meter whenever you spot errors.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:52, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::Actually... instead of counting what's on the [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|list]], I just looked at the count of existing english subtitles (based on the category page which for some reason I can't link to) — it's 327. That would make the total 349 (based on 22 on the list with non-existant pages). Does that mean there are 3 existing subtitle pages that do not appear on that [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|list]]? {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 03:58, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Yep. [[Subtitles:boredgames/en]], [[Subtitles:sbemail/en]] and [[Subtitles:tennis/en]] are (or, at least, were) all missing from the big list. Incidentally, you can link to a category by: <code>[[:Category:English Subtitles]]</code>, which comes out like [[:Category:English Subtitles|this]]. The extra colon tells MW not to handle the link specially (you can do the same thing to [[:Image:wiki.png|link to an image]] rather than including it in the page). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:21, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::::You're too fast for me. I had just now figured out which 3 were missing and was about to fix it. Well done. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 04:38, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

== 100% ==

All the subtitles have been done! This calls for a celebration. [http://www.hrwiki.org/images/0/0c/Suudsu.PNG Suudsu, anyone?] {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:09, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:Yay! We're at 100%. That's just amazing :-D Suudsus are on me! Good jorb, everybloody! Big kudos to the sub regulars like Mibluvr13, Shwoo, Bleedy, Bryanc etc. (sorry if I forgot your name, it's a huge project!) . I guess after our lavish party, we should think about cleaning up the subs and doing some quality control. But for now, I'll just run around with a huge smile on my face :-D (and now I'll do a little dance){{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:19, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::Now let's get this freakin' party started! With a little match, and a little fire... I'm on a subtitle high. Is that even healthy? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:50, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Yay! As someone who saw it grow from nothing (way back when it wasn't even on the Greasmonkey, Loafing hosted is all by himself and the only toon was Cheatar in English and German...) to this wiki-wide project. Wow! Well, I guess it's time to work on my Hebrew translating skills :) {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:05, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

== To Preeeeoow or not to Preeeeoow? ==

I've noticed that some subtitles have The Paper's sound effect subtitled, and some don't. I think one should be picked for consistancy. I vote for no sound effect. The Paper doesn't even sound like that. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 11:50, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

:"[[Preeeeow]]" is how TBC describe the sound, on several occasions.

:I think that it should be included. It is a hallmark of the sbemails and sometimes jokes are made based on it. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 16:31, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
::Every important sound effect should be included, and the paper's coming down is definitely important. You have to assume that the person using the subtitles has no sound at all. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:12, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
::I agree.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 18:47, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
:::I've argued this before. As It's dot com said, you have to assume the viewer has no ability to hear the audio. This does not mean we include every sound heard in the toon in the subtitles, however. Sound effects essential to the narrative should be included. Sound effects which are not needed to understand the toon should not be included. The sound of The Paper offers no particular information to the reader. Therefore I argue no sound effect. In addition, even if one felt the sound effect was an essential part of the toon, it is accompanied by a visual every time, and as such the sound effect becomes even more unnecessary as the visual part of The Paper serves the same function as the sound. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
::::I agree as well :-/{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:57, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
There are other sound-effects that are even more relevant to some storylines, and we should discuss them here as well. [[The Geddup Noise]] and the Chairscoot, for example. I don't believe that it's helpful to include The Geddup Noise in every subtitles script except maybe one or two. The sfx would clutter. Including "preeeow!" is usually easier because nothing else happens when the paper comes down. However, I believe that we should have a common standard for those sound effects. In the end, it will be more helpful to only include them in an email when they are relevant for the story. While this might be perceived as an inconsistency across the subtitles by some viewers, it will keep the subtitles generally clean and easier to read.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:57, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
:I disagree. So long as actual dialogue doesn't interfere, the geddup noise and the paper noise are important to be included every time they occur (I feel more strongly about the paper). There is usually no other noise surrounding them anyway. If we include them somethetimes but not other times, then I think it would be reasonable for someone who can't hear the toon to conclude that there is silence when it isn't noted, and giving them that impression is inaccurate and unfair. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:18, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
::If someone cannot hear the toon, then the absence of a sfx in the subtitles might very well leave the impression that there is no sound. Is it a mistaken impression? Well, of course. I ask, though, that we consider whether it is relevant. Although these subtitles are not solely for the hearing impaired, let's ask whether a hearing-impaired person is misled substantially by its exclusion. I would suggest that its inclusion is not quite "unfair", as the sfx of The Paper adds nothing of substance to the plot. Additionally, its absence allows the line preceding to remain onscreen longer, which is at times essential for readability. Finally, hearing-impaired people certainly are aware that some things make sounds that they not only cannot perceive but do not really need to perceive. If a hearing-impaired person learned from a friend that The Paper makes this weird sound that isn't noted in the transcript, my assumption would be that they would simply shrug and say, "That's interesting." I doubt they would feel cheated that we failed to spell out the onomatapoea of a sound they cannot hear anyway. In summary, there are no compelling reasons I can see to suggest we need to include it, and at least a few compelling reasons not to. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:34, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

:::How then, we were to not include The Paper's noise, would you explain to a deaf person the "preeeeow" in [[part-time job]] and the "PREEEOW!!" in [[lady fan]]? I found those jokes funny because I've heard the noise so many times. This is a very compelling reason to include these types of sound in every instance. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:03, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
::::To clarify, I never said anything about anyone being hearing-impaired. I said someone who can't hear the toon, which includes anyone who has the sound off for whatever reason. When I watch a toon that's been muted, it is a palpable omission if certain sound effects are left out, including the paper. In short, in the back of my mind part of me is wondering if it really was silent, even if I consciously know that the paper must have made a sound because it always does. It seems empty. For the same reason, we subtitle the spoken parts of the email text themselves, even though it would be possible to conclude simply from the fact that the text is on the screen that Strong Bad is probably reading it. The subtitles let me know for sure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:02, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::So let me ask: if left to you, what would be the way we would decide which sfx were subtitled and which were not? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:24, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

== External Viewer — New Version ==
I'm using Firefox 2.0.0.1 and the subtitles appear, but the Play/Pause buttons etc., don't. Or have you just removed those buttons? --<nowiki>{{User:Y2K/sig}}</nowiki> (forgetting to log in) {{unsigned|86.212.35.218|07:39, 24 December 2006 (UTC)}}

:I'm running the same Firefox version and everything works fine, including pause. (I never had a button marked "play" but perhaps you were speaking generically.) I suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the script. See if that solves the issue. Further questions on it should probably go to the [[User talk:Phlip/Greasemonkey|script's talk page]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:05, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
:That's perfectly fine, the external viewer does no longer have controls for the Flash file. They're gone for several reasons, and people who want nice controls and a seekbar should use the greasemonkey script that Qermaq pointed out :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:36, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
::You see, I was thinking you were referring to the Greasemonkey script, not the external viewer which I doubted anyone using Firefox would even bother with. As Loafing points out, any user who uses Firefox should definitely be running the Greasemonkey script. Users of other browsers should seriously consider installing Firefox even if it's solely for the purpose of viewing H*R toons with the Greasemonkey script. (I have at least 5 browsers installed, and used to have more.) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:56, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

== Answering Machine Ver. 5 ain't done yet! ==

How come nobody's filling in the frame numbers for the 5th version of Marzipan's Answering Machine? Just one more and the subtitle project will finally be complete! Stop slackin' and get it over with already. There's nothing to it, really. (10 December 2006)
:It's hard, it takes a long time... Actually, I was just logging on to do that now. Look at me, I'm working on Christmas Day! Everybody buy me stuff! Yeah, I'm joking. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 05:19, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
::You go, Shwoo! And as a reply to the anonny: If there's nothing to it, then do it yourself. The subtitles crew has done an amazing job, and nobody's in the position to call them lazy — especially an anonny who probably hasn't done any.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:45, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

== Adding Subtitles section and other Issues ==
I was going to play around with adding subtitle links to other sections after not finding any but it turns out that you already have a template meant for that, but it doesn't seem to be working!? [[Decemberween_Sweet_Cuppin%27_Cakes#External_Links|This section]] and apparently [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template%3AsubtitlesLinks other sections] too, but when I click on these pages the template does not even appear on the source wikicode. Anyway I'll look into that and see if the [[Template:subtitlesLinks|template]] can be fixed.

In another matter, I just finished [[Subtitles:dween cakes/es|fixing]] a Spanish translation made for the same aforementioned toon. The subtitles guidelines clearly state that native speakers (or near-native) should be the ones working on the translations, and we should find a way to stress that a little more. However, I really do appreciate having to make minor changes here and these instead of translating from scratch. To that end I want to create a [[:Category:Notice_Templates|notice]] for the subtitles that would tag a translation as "incomplete" or in need of verification. (I'll do that shortly.) My only concern is that the inclusion of the template would not allow the subtitling software read it (which I doubt since they all already have a [[Template:subtitles|template]] attached to them). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:21, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

'''Update:''' I have created the [[:Category:Subtitles in Need of Verification|following category]] along with the appropriate templates for tagging translations. The category description itself describes what they are for: there needs to be a way to identify which translations are accurate and which still need a little work. Translators that are not fluent in the translated language ''must'' place this template on the translation. That way little things (such as idioms) can be translated correctly by a native speaker. There should be a section in the main page that alludes to this. I guess I should add that shortly. To that end, I plan on adding the template to [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List|all French and Spanish translations]] later in the day, so that, as they are verified, the template is removed from these and "marked off". I might also tag the German translations but I'm guessing E.L.Cool did the Hebrew ones and I know he is a native Hebrew speaker. That's all for now. Please tell me what you think! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:00, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

:Good work with the template! No need to tag the German translations, they were done or proofread by native speakers. About the {{t|subtitlesLinks}} confusion: The links to the subtitles aren't displayed at the bottom of the page, but on the left hand menu column of each article, under the "external links" box. And you will often not find {{t|subtitlesLinks}} included directly in an article. For example, it's included in {{t|sbenav}} etc. It's working just fine, no need to fix it ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
::Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Thanks for the reply! I was wondering what was going on! The code looked right. But I couldn't find the links anywhere, and i knew those had to be interwiki links but I could see the effect anywhere on the page! Like I [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&diff=398144&oldid=398143 said] in the sandbox, the links are rather inconspicuous if you don't know what you're looking for. It would be nice if there was some way to offer them more prominence or at least mention somehow their existence. Sneaky on the {{t|sbenav}} inclusion ;) I'm out of practice! And thank you on the template stuff, now i just gotta tag all spanish and french stuff. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Most (if not all) of the French subtitles were done or proofread by [[User:Meuhcoin|Meuhcoin]], who is French, just so you know. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:56, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

:::'''Edit conflict x2''' Okay I'm done for now. I added the template to all spanish translations (except the first one I proofread). I also noticed that almost all french Translations were created or proofread by [[User:Meuhcoin]]. It looks very much like he's a native French Speaker, and so I just made sure he had made edits to every single French Translation page out there (which he {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=Meuhcoin&namespace=102 did}}). Eventually I will go through the Spanish translations. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:00, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

:Oooh! That's great. Does that mean I can put the Swedish subtitles I translated up on the wiki? My Swedish isn't very good, but it was fun to translate. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:01, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
::I wouldn't think so, because you just said yourself that your Swedish isn't very good. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:03, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

::One of the big differences between the subtitles and everything else on the wiki is that the people who actually use them will not see {{t|stub}}, {{t|cleanup}}, {{t|fixtranslation}} or other templates. Potentially bad translations or messy subtitles scripts should therefore be avoided.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:04, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Oh, okay then. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

== Dutch (NL) subtitles ==

Would you please add NL to [[Subtitles:Languages]]? --[[User:Pdedecker|Pdedecker]] 11:18, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
:I just saw that NL has been added, thanks! --[[User:Pdedecker|Pdedecker]] 18:46, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Oh yes, I forgot to post in this thread. You're welcome! Cheers! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:21, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

== Uhh... ==

The External Viewer used to work a few days ago, but now it doesn't load anything. I haven't done anything to my computer...help! --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 12:08, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Same here. [[User:76.184.188.124|76.184.188.124]] 16:44, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

This happens to me too! GRRRR! I WANT FIREFOX INSTALLED HERE!!! --{{User:Darkangel/sig}} 21:45, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

== Translation Guidelines ==

<blockquote>Always start from the English subtitles. This saves a lot of time and work, because then, the frame numbers only have to be found once. Use the same <code>start</code> and <code>end</code> values for all languages.</blockquote>

Do we want to phrase it this way? I can imagine a scenario where this would lead to a poorer subtitling. First, if the English is not subtitled well, we're basically asking the translator to not improve it, which is, in a word, stupid. Second, there will be times when for the timing of a joke to work right, or for the reader to have sufficient time to read the subtitle, the <code>start</code> or <code>end</code> values may need to vary. Trouble is, I'm not sure how to word it. Thoughts welcome. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:00, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
:I'm not sure how to respond to question. I can give you a hazy answer, at best. Generally speaking, it is MUCH easier for a translator to take the original subtitles XML page and simply reword the idea being expressed by the text. As least for most romance languages word placement (in grammar) is similar enough that the right timing for an english translation will correlate with the right timing for an adequate translation. That is, when something is said in the english subtitles, the same thing should be said in the <insert favorite foreign language here> translation. Most english subtitles also go by transcript (I beleive) so if the English transcript is well-written, a skilled translator should not have much trouble conveying the same idea. What's left would be improper timing in the original english subtitle. If that is the case, those subtitles would need to be re-timed (or words re-split). Any re-timings can be fixed in other translations, while re-splits can be notified with a {{tl|fixtranslation}} tag, and a note in each translation's discussion. Again, as for timings/splits having to be different across translations I consider that to be an unlikely occurrence, and not necessarily a serious impact in translation quality. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:05, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
:I have also added a note suggesting that the translated toon be watched in order to make sure that the translation went ok. I figure if any inconsistencies arise they can be caught there and the translator can choose to change index times if need be. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:53, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

== RTL Necessary? ==
I guess this is more of a viewer implementation issue, but, according to the text:
<blockquote>*If your language is written from the right to the left, put <code>dir="rtl"</code> in the opening <code><transcript></code> tag.</blockquote>
Isn't the RTL property a language-dependent property? If so, shouldn't that be permanently set in the [[Subtitles:Languages]] file? That way:
*Translators that need RTL don't need to "remember to add it" every time a new toon is translated.
*Anyone feeling funny won't put "RTL" in some english toons.
I'm also sure no language has text that is RTL and non-RTL. The only time that I'd see RTL be changed is if non-RTL text is inlined with a translation (in a different language) of RTL text (or vice versa), something H*R I doubt will ever see. This would mean a per-line optional RTL field for the viewer. Anyway. I just wanted to put that suggestion up if it's feasible, that way the line I quoted can also be removed. (That would save E.L. Cool some trouble too ;) ) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:18, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

== doc.documentElement has no properties ==

That's what it says when I try to access the subtitles via the external viewer under the Error Console. [[User:76.184.199.4|76.184.199.4]] 23:33, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
:Which browser are you using? And which subtitles are you trying to see?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:34, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

::Firefox, and all of them. [[User:76.184.199.4|76.184.199.4]] 12:21, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Blast! You're right, it's broken :-/ It's past bed time for me, so it'll have to wait for now. Thanks for letting me know. In the meantime, you could go ahead and install the [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey script]] for your browser. It displays subtitles flawlessly and has lots of other cool features (like a seek bar and a fullscreen mode).{{User:Loafing/sig}} 12:28, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== More Visible? ==

Since the purported purpose of this project (nice alliteration) is to help those with difficulty understanding the toons, perhaps it would be better to make them more visible on the pages of individual toons, or perhaps put a link to subtitles on the main page of the wiki. I accidentally stumbled up subtitles the other day while going through the recent changes, and if I, an avid wiki user, didn't see them except by accident, they may be missing their intended audience. Just a suggestion, take it with as big a grain of salt as you need.{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 22:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

== Incompatibility with Newer Firefox Versions ==

Not so much a problem with the Greasemonkey script as with Greasemonkey itself. Right now I'm running Minefield 3.0a4, and Greasemonkey doesn't seem to like any versions higher than 2. Is there any simple way to fix this without resorting to the whole "unpack, edit version, repack" thing, or ''is'' that the simple way? LEMME NOES. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:19, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Fonts

Super Sam — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:13:16 GMT

Super Sam: /* Blippo */ Decompiled

==To-do list==
Remove them from the list when you find them. Add more as appropriate.
*The [[Thnikkaman]]'s offscreen chorus
*[[Chinese Food Toons Menu]] header
*"The 4Tst Annual" on the leaf in [[Fall Float Parade]]
*The font on [[Strong Sad]]'s paste bottle in [[depressio]]
*"Secret Eating!!!" from [[Meet Marshie]]
*The "SB" part of the SBLOUNSKCHED! logo
*The font on the Block in [[other days]]

===Figured one out?===

:This one wasn't on the list. I believe part of the ketchup bottle at the very beginning of Summer Short Shorts is French Script MT. Probably not worth mentioning though; I however like taking screenshots of random things like this and implementing them on desktop backgrounds. I guess it's information though! ;-) -- {{User:Cinnabon37/sig}} 01:01, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

:I think the navbar is just Arial. That's what I'm using in the mirror stylesheets. See [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/jumpinjacks2.html jumpinjacks2.html] for an example.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:45, 7 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:I think the Thnikkaman's chorus might be Cooper Black? --[[User:71.244.185.34|71.244.185.34]] 00:40, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:I read the new additions after adding the font Alba to the list...which was on one of the books. Anyway the sample of Alba on the book is much better than the example I'd had, so I've changed the entry accordingly. One down, a...lot to go. -- [[User:Xyzzyka|Xyzzyka]] 18:06, 22 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:I think I've figured out the Stinko Man K 20X6 font. Playing Starcraft, one avid fan should realize that the font is Eurostar Black Extended. Am I right or am I right? -[[User:BurninatorBoombox&Markie|MK and/or BurnBox]] 00:23, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:EDIT: Okay, so I tried whatthefont.com, and I came down to these fonts:
*Microgramma EF Medium Extended
*Microgramma Medium Extend
*Aggie URW T Normal
*Microgramma D Medium Extended
*Eurostile T Regular Extended
-[[User:BurninatorBoombox&Markie|MK and/or BurnBox]] 00:33, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I think the credits from Japanese Cartoon is Times or Times New Roman--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 14:57, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I am certain the font for the chalk on the computer screen is either called Eraser or DS Eraser but I don't know which one is the official name. -[[User:Jenny|Jenny]] 05:14, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

I think Bubs's banner was just using the paintbrush tool. -[[User:FaceCrap|FaceCrap]] 01:24, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
:Which Banner? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:42, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

:Never mind. I was thinking of the 'Coach Z You Jerk' thing. Not the Happy Thanksgiving banner. Though the font looks familiar from the site... -[[User:FaceCrap|FaceCrap]] 13:37, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
::I think the font on the Cheat Commandos box is Weltron Urban. [[User:Whatever2965|Whatever2965]]

I'm pretty sure (though not positive) that the "idelectrix" part of Videlectrix is Square 721. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 23:48, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

=== Weclome Back Fonts ===
Here's some fonts in [[Weclome Back]] (there might be some more, but these are only the ones that aren't on my system):
*Abadi MT Condensed Extra Bold
*Andy - ''merch masala sign''
*Arial Narrow (variation in list) - ''text on tour map''
*AvantGarde Md BT
*Bauhaus Thin (variation in list) - ''"Mzp-440" on Marzipan's speaker thing''
*Cooper Black (already in list) - ''name of toon at start''
*MotterFemD
*OCRB (already in list)
*Script MT Bold (already in list) - ''"Marzipan" on Marzipan's speaker thing''
*TypewriterRough - ''font on timecard''

- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 11:18, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

==Main logo==

I'd like to know what the font on the main symbol is, the h and r on either side of the star? --[[User:Buz|Buz]]
:It looks alot like a modified [[:Image:Bauhaus 93.png|Bauhaus]] to me. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 04:59, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
::It is actually Bauhaus 93. ~PepperMinty

==Links==
This isn't linked to from anywhere, but it's useful information that I don't think is found anywhere else on the wiki, or perhaps I'm mistaken. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 18:51, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

:I have linked it a bit. I like fonts, and this makes a great page, and a great 1,000th article. Continue rocking on! [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]]

== VOY DOT LCD ==

Does anybody know where I can find this font? I've searched the internet for it for about a month now, but haven't found anything. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 18:59, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

:I know, there's no other web site that has it. I once tried to email TBC so they could send me a copy of the font, but no reply.

:: Please try again! I too am also desprate.

== Thousandth article ==
This is the HR Wiki's 1,000th article. Just letting everybody know.

:<s>Uh, no it's not. We already [[Talk:Game Sightings|determined]] [[Game Sightings]] was the 1,000th article. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 17:32, 17 May 2005 (UTC)</s>

:Wait, did a few pages get deleted somewhere? I just checked the [[Special:Newpages]] page and it looks like this really is the thousandth article. Wow! I feel strangely honored to have been a part of this. I never imagined we'd reach a thousand articles back when I started the wiki. Good jorb, everyone! — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 18:13, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

::No, I don't think it has anything to do with deleted pages. The number on the [[Main Page]] doesn't include pages marked as [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]], so as pages are marked and un-marked as stubs, the number changes accordingly. [[Game Sightings]] was the first page to be the 1,000th page. [[Fonts]] appears to be the 1,000th page right now, but if someone marked an article as a stub in a few minutes, the page created after [[Fonts]] (which right now is [[do over]]) would appear to be the 1,000th page.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:36, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

==Font Examples==

Would it be possible to write a little example of each font? I'm not much one for that sort of 'hacking, coding' type thing, so if anyone else wants to tackle it - provided it's possible to do so while still properly [[HRWiki:Validation committee|validated]] and whatnot, go right ahead. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:44, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

:I don't know where the "hacking, coding" comes in, but why not take a screenshot of each of the fonts as used on the site? — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 18:56, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

::Ah right, that could work. I just meant hacking and coding as in 'you can't just change the font on the wiki with a little dropdown bar', at least I don't think you can... I just think it would look cleaner than screenshots. But if it's not possible, I'll get on the screenshots. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 07:56, 21 May 2005 (UTC)

:::It's not possible. If you change the font of a bit of text on a web page, it only shows up in that font if the visitor has that font installed. Anyway, if you want it to look "cleaner", I just suggest that you make each screenshot the same dimensions. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 20:51, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

:I've now added previews. However they're not the same size, and they could be presented better. But, at least we have previews for now. {{User:Rainer/sig}} 11:59, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

::And now I've put it all in a table. {{User:Rainer/sig}} 02:31, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

I think the examples should look more like this:

[[Image:500px-Times New Roman sample.svg.png]]

--[[User:Trogga|TROGGA!]] 19:33, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

:Ugh! The old font samples were ''way'' superior. First, they didn't take up as much space. Second, they provided a better context for the fonts. If someone wants to see all the characters of a font, they should go to Wikipedia or [http://myfonts.com MyFonts.com]. Reverting... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:01, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:<strike>And on a side note, does it not ruin the entire point of the Quick Brown Fox if you Capitalize Every Single Word? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:05, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)</strike>

:: Which, as I can see, is not what happened in the last edit. My bad. I'm actually kinda siding with the big Quick Brown Fox blocks... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:07, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::We don't need to see every character, which only serves to stretch out the table so it doesn't fit on one or one and a half screens. What is better is to see how each font is used on the site in a representative screenshot. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:13, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::: I do see where you're coming from, and I don't care enough to argue the point. But I also see where Trogga and The Paper are coming from. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:16, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::::I think the "Quick brown fox" examples are too big. Having screenshots of the fonts in use on H*R.com is better because you can see where its used (even if they are all different sizes). {{User:Rainer/sig}} 07:55, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)

== External Links ==

Shouldn't there be a link to a spot to download the font? [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]]

:That would be ideal. However, before doing so make sure that the font is free. This will take some research because a lot of fonts that aren't meant to be free are available illegally on some free font sites, and linking to those is out of the question. In other words, just because a font is on some free font site doesn't mean that it's legal, so be very very careful. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 21:03, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

== Additional fonts used on main pages? ==

<s>I've found a few fonts that aren't on this page, but are used somewhere on the [[Homsar Main Page]]. I downloaded the .fla of the main page from one of the [[Links#Fan Sites|fansites]], but when I open it in Flash, it tells me that I do not have the following fonts installed: </s>
Bauhaus-Thin: The menu page buttons (i.e. Toons, Games, Characters, Downloads, Store, and Email). 
Comix Heavy: The little bit in the top right corner of [[HR:newbutton.swf|this]]. (The "LAST UPDATED ON" font.) 
Potrzebie: Already on the font page. 
Stencil BT: The font on the [[Heavy Lourde]]. 
<s>Anyone have any idea where these are used on that main page? --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 12:34, 29 May 2005 (BST)</s> 
EDIT: Nevermind, I found them, and where they go. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 07:40, 8 July 2005 (BST)

==Menu Font==
On Tangerine Dreams, the menu font is not quite the same the one on my Mac OS 9, it's slightly different from [http://www.coolstufffordudes.i8.com/os9menu.html this] one. Should I add that? --{{User:Darklinkskywalker/DLSsignature}} 18:08, 16 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:The picture included in the website you linked to appears to be broken. Do you have another example?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:30, 16 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::Notice that the article page has been corrected to read "versions '''7''' and before." Apple switched from Chicago to a font called Charcoal for Mac OS versions 8 and 9. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:52, 16 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Yes, Charcoal is one of my favortie fonts. --{{User:Darklinkskywalker/DLSsignature}} 16:03, 18 Jul 2005 (UTC)

You can also go [http://www.coolstufffordudes.i8.com/charcoal.html to this page] to see what it looks like. Or you can choose to download it from there aswell. --{{User:Darklinkskywalker/DLSsignature}} 16:16, 18 Jul 2005 (UTC)

My signature is now officially in [http://www.coolstufffordudes.i8.com/Charcoal.ttf CHARCOAL!!!] I aslo have [http://www.coolstufffodudes.i8.com/Chicago.ttf Chicago]. You can link the links to download the two fonts and comapre them if you don't already have them. --{{User:Darklinkskywalker/DLSsignature}} 23:39, 19 Jul 2005 (UTC)

== [[Pom Pilot]] Font (From [[the bird]]) ==

Which font is this? Is it already covered as one of the fonts, and if so, which one? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:33, 20 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:Wow, been a while since i been here, but yes, the font is called Trebuchet MS --TheDoggy

::I think he's talking about the font on the screen, and that is definitely ''not'' Trebuchet. The font on the screen is pixelated. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:42, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::Exactly. Just pointing out an unknown font. For whatever it's worth. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 22:48, 12 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Solved. Ladies and gentlemen, Sevenet. [[User:Xyzzyka|Xyzzyka]] 07:10, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

==Stub==
Why is this page a stub? It looks complete to me. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 15:50, 20 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Because there are a ''lot'' of fonts on the site that we haven't yet added to the table. Just off the top of my head, I can think of the "electricity"-style font used on Awexome Cross, fonts in old toons, and stuff on things like fliers. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:10, 20 Aug 2005 (UTC)

And don't forget about the Door on [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], or the [[HR:main_nav.swf|NavBar]], and [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]], or the ones on the buttons from [[Main Page 22]], and the [[TV Time Toons Menu]], and the "TeeBee" logo on the Homestar's TV, or the subtitles in [[The Isle of Pom]], and maybe even the Stinkoman K 20X6 logo, and "[[Thnikkaman]]'s offscreen chorus, ooh, and don't forget the Highlights FAQ... (man I could go on for ''days'' thinking about the numbers of fonts on the site) — {{User:Darklinkskywalker/DLSsignature}} 01:16, 24 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I have made the preceding thread into a to-do list at the top of this page.
:What about the words "How Come?" from Space Program? {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 00:35, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
::Why don't you put that in the to-do list at the top. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== Guys I need somehelp. ==

Alright!

What is the font size and color for the main,toons,games nav bar?

Thanks. -Teh C.

:Colour = #666666. I'm not sure about the size though. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 23:39, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
:P.S. (Out of curiousity, is this for the StrongBad Emails:Prev & Next extension?)
::Yes it is. Someone emailed me the font size

== Block lettering? (oh that was bad. :D) ==

OK, I've gone through [[other days]] looking for what font was used on SB's Block screen, and I've come up empty. I thought it might be Charybdis, which is very close, but not quite it. So I consulted WhatTheFont and got an even closer result, but the loop of the "P" is two "pixels" instead of three. So it's not that either. Any ideas?

Oh, btw, along the way I also added every other font used in that email so that's all taken care of. [[User:Octan|Octan]] 01:21, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

== Tangerine Dreams Font ==

What kind of font does The Cheat's computer, tangerine dreams use? I can't tell, 'cos it wasn't in any of the examples.--[[User:Gir007|Gir007]] 02:16, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
:From the [[Tangerine Dreams]] page:
:<blockquote>'''[[Fonts]]''': Menu - Chicago; Email client - Courier New.</blockquote>
:So there you go. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Online Identify tools ==

[http://www.identifont.com]
[http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/] [[User:JudgeDeadd|JudgeDeadd]] 14:38, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

== Andy Bold ==

It looks exactly like Akbar on my computer. {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 14:48, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

== WHy A Stub? ==
ISn't there enough info and pics on here to stop calling it a stub? Or am i wrong... what are the specifications to be a stub? {{User:IntelligentCorpse/sig}} 04:54, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
:A stub is a page that's incomplete. As there are probably still fonts we've not yet identified on the site, and more to come, this is a stub. And will remain so for a while. Like [[Sound Effects]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Table Separation ==
We either need to put all the seperate tables back into one big table (which I think would be best) or get the same column width for each table. Right now it looks messy and just plain couth. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 11:32, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
:I think the separation is good, but a standard format and width for each table would make the page look better. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:22, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

== Stop Sign Font? ==

What is the name of the font on the Stop Sign that says "STRONG BADIA"? Is is the font "Creepy" like in "The INSTRUC-TOR!"? Please let me know. --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 16:01, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, it's called "Drips". [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 17:42, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

== Stub conflict resolution ==

Couldn't we have a template similar to [[Wikipedia:Template:Dynamic list]]? This would clear up any confusions about the meaning of the word "stub", at the very least. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 22:52, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
:Someone always has a good idea, and it usually comes from Wikipedia to boot. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::That would definatly help, anyone want to make that template?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 23:02, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
:::No, that template wouldn't work here at all. The list of fonts used on the H*R website is finite and countable, and it would be possible for us to have every font listed here. Yes, every time they add a new toon, we'd have to see whether they use any new fonts, but once those are added then the list would be complete again. This article is incomplete because there are still fonts ''currently on'' the H*R website that are not listed here. Until that changes, this article is still a stub. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:15, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

== Blippo ==

I was looking at my flash archived fonts and my adobe reader fonts and i dont find anyting by the name of blippo? con someone please explain where i can get this. Instead of Blippo I found Bauhaus 93. Is that whay you guys are looking for or am I wrong? Please help. [[User:Jmoney|-Jmoney]] 15:56, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
::Yea..whats up? What happened to Bahaus 93? [[User:Strong Devon|Strong Devon]] 03:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
It used to say Bauhaus 93 here. I don't know when or why they changed it because it looks just like Bauhaus 93. Maybe they're the same font, or they changed the name of the font or something. {{User:Salty/sig}} 14:20, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
:[[User:ACupOfCoffee|ACupOfCoffee]] changed it [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fonts&diff=388167&oldid=387465 back in November]. Apparently, Blippo was the previous name of Bauhaus 93 and our policy is to use the earliest name of the font. I personally think that an exception should be made here. Bauhaus 93 is clearly the more well known name, even outside of the Homestarniverse and its fans. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 15:05, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
::I have several versions of both Bauhaus and Blippo on this machine, and they're very similar but slightly different from each other. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:59, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Hm, okay then. Which one is the font used on the site? —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 23:05, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Whenever I decompile a Flash file with Bauhaus, I always see Bauhaus 93 and never Blippo. (As in, it actually states the font is Bauhaus 93.) - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 04:13, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

== Messy Widths ==
Can someone standardize the width of each three sections throughout the page? It looks messy with each letter having differently sized boxes. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:26, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:Done. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:23, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

== Missing Font? ==

With regards to {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fonts&diff=437803&oldid=434211 this edit}}, the image in question was missing or never existed, and the reference is rather vague. Anybody know what happened to the image or if the entry was even valid in the first place? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:25, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

==Gaslight==

I would like to draw attention to the [[Fonts#Gaslight|gaslight]] [[:Image:GaslightFont.PNG|sample image]] which actually has two fonts and it is not clear which is which. My guess is that the top font is [[Fonts#Broadway|broadway]] and that the bottom sample is gaslight. If correct the description should reflect this information accordingly. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:15, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
:And they should be split up. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:31, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Drive-Thru

Super Sam — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:35:14 GMT

Super Sam: /* Distorted speaker */ What I hear

==Pretend Reference??==
Strong Bad ordering a "Chateau Pretend" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:François-René de Chateaubriand|François-René de Chateaubriand]], a French author/political figure from the 18-19th century. Strong bad uses the name in relation to food, and Chateaubriand was known for involvement in culinary arts.
:I think you're making the reference unnecessarily complicated. The way I see it, Chateau Pretend is a pretend wine. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 11:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Lies. All lies. Clearly I'm the only one who knows how it all went down. Cast your mind back to [[car]], when Homestar gave a shout-out to Lemon Pretend. Whilst we can safely assume that within the fictional universe of Free Country, USA, Lemon Pretend is a type of pie, a search on Google turns back no recipies or even references to the existence of a Lemon Pretend pie (outside of the Homestar Runner reference, of course). It is through this method that I have come to the conclusion that the reference here is not a Real-World one, but one of the Inside demographic, and, as such, refers to the [[Strong Bad Email]] that usually goes by the name of "car". Thank you for your time. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 12:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Name that Tune ==

Gah... The tune the whale plays is ''extraordinarily'' familiar. I just can't place it, for the life of me. It's very frustrating. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


:It sounds really familar to me to. It's really annoying. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It reminds me a LOT of the music from one of the towns in [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::I think I've got it! It's the first few notes of the music that plays in Koopa Village in the original [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario|Paper Mario]]! Nailed it! [[:Image:Crappy Speaker Song.ogg|Compare]] the [[:Image:Koopa Village.ogg|two]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:50, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Those two don't sound that similar to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:04, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::The key may be a bit off. The tune seems similar to me, though. I very may well be tone-deaf. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Here's another idea [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431666&oldid=431665 that was proposed]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>The tune that the drive-thru whale plays appears to be the first few notes from the theme song for the television show ''Night Court''.</blockquote>
After listening to [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7pod-uZH8s8 the theme frm Night Court], I think they're similar, but different. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it's from a game, possibly one on this site? (doubt it) - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Distorted speaker ==

The lines Strong Bad hears as "Sever your leg", I hear that the speaker is saying "Serve to your right", or something similar... and, {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431603&oldid=431600 like Shwoo}}, I hear "seventh window". The others I hear the same as SB, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm mishearing any or all of these... what do you think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I distinctly heard "seventh window" too, even before there was a transcript. I stand with "sever your leg", though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I can't really hear "serve to your right". There's no t sound. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's confirmed in the New Stuff section. The description is "Sever your leg, please, sir." --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Not really, the toon description there could be quoting SB, it was one of the funny lines in the toon after all... Oh well, ''{waits patiently for QotW}''. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I heard "serve to your right" the first time I watched it, but after listening it to a few more times, I hear "sever your leg". "Seventh window" is definetely correct. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

unnatural

Super Sam — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:48:59 GMT

Super Sam: Nope. He continues regardless!

{{sbenav|166|strong badathlon|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail166.png|thumb|"It's a giant Bubs from outer space!"]]

Bubs has grown to 100 feet tall! What are the other characters to do?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}} ([[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]]), {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Island]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]] (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' February 5, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:10

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' I am Strong Bad, and I am not making an "I approve this email" joke.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: storms</div>
Hey Strongbad, 
 
'Sup, man? So I was just wonderin', does Strong Badia ever have natural disasters, like hurricanes 'n stuff?
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad enunciates "'Sup, man", "wonderin'", and "'n stuff" and reads the lack of a name as "From, Nobody".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{dodges around}'' Hey! Whoa! Heh! Watch where you're flinging those apostrophes nobody. You could hurt somebody. You could hurt... yourself.

''{Strong Bad turns away from his Lappy as quiet music begins to play.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking as if in a public service announcement}'' Hi. I'm regular Strong Bad. If you or someone you love is an anonymous apostrophe flinger, please call our hot, free number. ''{waves his hand as 1-800-APOSTROHOLIC appears in yellow lettering}'' Or give them a charley horse right away.

''{Strong Bad turns back to his computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' As for H.R. Hurricanesnstuf, we've dealt with disasters, but mainly those of a decidedly UNnatural s-s-s-sort.

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat having a tea party in Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and that's when I tampered with the DNA evidence!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{The ground shakes as the table bounces and the dishes clatter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! ''{a second shake}'' What the—

''{Cut to a long shot as the ground bounces a third time.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-oh. The King of Town must be getting a mega-physical.

''{An enormous gray foot crashes down from the sky, destroying a section of the fence and sending everything flying.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' WHA!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{very startled The Cheat noises}''

''{Asian music plays as a pan upwards reveals the giant to be Bubs, dubbed "King Bubsgonzola Supreme".}''

'''SINGERS:''' King Bubsgonzola! King- King Bubsgonzola, Supreme!

'''BUBS:''' ''{roars}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{terrified, as the camera zooms in}'' It's a giant Bubs from outer space! ''{the camera jumps back and starts zooming in again}'' Or... mutated by radiation! ''{the camera jumps back and starts zooming in yet again}'' Or... from the depths of the ocean! ''{the camera jumps back and starts zooming in one more time}'' Or... flushed down the toilet!

''{Homestar appears a few feet from Bubs' giant foot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh my crap! Bubs turned us all into ants! That fortune cookie knew what he was talking about! C'mon, everyone. Let's go steal a slice of chocolate cake from that picnic table over there.

''{As Homestar is about to run, we wipe to a silhouette of Bubs as the background flashes orange with every crushing step as he stomps to The King of Towns castle. Asian music is heard. Bubs roars.}''

''{Cut to The King of Town sitting at a table with a few bites taken out of it as the ceiling of the castle begins to fall.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh! Whoo! What am I, getting my mega-physical?

''{Transition to Marzipan and Strong Sad at a "Free Art Classes for Losers" seminar. Marzipan has painted a picture of a big apple and a tree, while Strong Sad has painted a bar of gold with the word "Death" on it. Asian music and Bubs' footsteps can be heard in the background.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' See? The apple's not giant. It's just in the foreground.

''{Bubs' giant foot crashes away the sign and Strong Sad's painting as Strong Sad runs away screaming.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{roars}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unfazed}'' See? Bubs' foot isn't giant. It's just in the foreground.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at his computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Things were looking grim, so we called an emergency town meeting. We needed an organized forum for people to shout out their ideas all at the same time!

''{Cut to a slow pan of characters at a Town Meeting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think we should kill it! I think we should kill it!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' We must try and understand these creatures! We must try and understand these creatures!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{overlapping}'' ''{angry The Cheat noises}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{overlapping}'' I say we try to run the picket fence, at him. A box in one!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' It's just in the foreground! People, it's just in the foreground!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{inexplicably passing by again}'' ''{angry The Cheat noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{overlapping}'' We must protect the queen! I have six legs!

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastic}'' So of course, the nerdy scientist-type had it all figured out.

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing next to a chalkboard and a Boombox.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I knew we had to try and understand this poor creature. So I recorded his roars and played them back at high-speed. Listen to my extremely scientific findings! ''{presses play}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{from the tape, very slowly, almost incoherently}'' Don't eat my chicken wa!

''{Strong Sad presses fast-forward.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{slightly faster}'' Chicken wa!

''{Strong Sad presses fast-forward.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{slightly faster}'' Chicken wa!

''{Strong Sad presses fast-forward}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{in normal tone}'' Don't eat my chicken wings!

''{Strong Sad presses stop.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Something in Bubs' chicken wings must have caused him to mutate and he's been trying to warn us all alon—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Cut to the chase. How do we kill it?

'''STRONG SAD:''' We don't. I was able to mix-up an anti-chicken-wing... which is really just a bowl of Kashi. ''{he holds up said bowl}'' It's the culinary opposite of chicken wings.

''{Drums play during a pan to the chalkboard, then the chalkboard fades into reality as silhouettes of Coach Z with a catapult, The Cheat, Marzipan, Strong Bad, Strong Sad, and giant Bubs stand at the ready. Coach Z lets fly the catapult of Kashi. Bubs can be heard swallowing it.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{roars as he suddenly shrinks back to normal size}'' ...don't eat my chicken wings!

'''STRONG SAD:''' We know! The chicken wings will make us grow a hundred feet tall!

'''BUBS:''' No they won't!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then why didn't you want us to eat your chicken wings?

'''BUBS:''' 'Cause they mine! And they good!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Then how did you grow a hundred feet tall?

'''BUBS:''' Oh, that. Well, it's kind of embarrassing, but I accidentally flushed myself down the toilet while I was shaving.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You have to shave?

'''COACH Z:''' ''{leaning in}'' You have a terlet?!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{running up holding a bitten leaf above his head}'' C'mon, you guys! Let's all go jump in somebody's pants! Everybody, single file! ''{drops leaf and marches away}'' Hup-two-three-four!...

'''BUBS:''' Well, I better mosey on. ''{Fade cut through black to a beach that looks surprisingly like [[The Island]].}''

''{Asian music plays as Bubs walks out to sea.}''

'''SINGERS:''' King Bubsgonzola! King-King Bubsgonzola, Supreme!

''{A Japanese symbol in gold appears as the screen fades to black. Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{heartily}'' But Strong Badinians ''{he has some difficulty pronouncing this}'' are a strong people. We will recover. We will rebuild. We will reduce, reuse, recycle!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After a while, Strong Bad says the following.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We will be kind. We will rewind!

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Nohito.PNG|thumb|Huge in Japan]]
* Click on H.R. Hurricanesnstuff (prior to the cutaway to The Field) to see a variant of the Homestar Puppet resembling H.R. Pufnstuf.
* Click on Homestar's star after he mentions the fortune cookie to see what it said.
* At the end, click on "reduce" to see Strong Bad trying to flush himself down the toilet.
*:''{Strong Bad spins around in the toilet, grinning, while The Cheat watches. It stops}''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Try it again. I think I'm starting to mutate.
*:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Affirmative The Cheat noises}''
*:''{The Cheat flushes the toilet}''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Wheeeeee!
* At the end, click on "reuse" to see a poster of King Bubsgonzola Supreme.
* At the end, click on "recycle" to see Marzipan making Strong Bad recycle.
*:''{Marzipan and Strong Bad are standing in a field. A recyling box is next to Marzipan.}''
*:'''MARZIPAN:''' No, I heard you say it!
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Marzipan, I was just saying other things that start with R E.
*:'''MARZIPAN:''' I don't care. You said it. Now let me see your cans.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's breaking of the fourth wall is likely in reference to [[Wikipedia:very special episode|very special episodes]], wherein an actor from the TV show will speak directly to the audience at the end of the episode.
*"Bubsgonzola" is a [[Portmanteau|portmanteau]] of "Bubs" and [[Wikipedia:gorgonzola (cheese)|gorgonzola]].
*The idea of mutating after being flushed down a toilet is a reference to things mutating in sewers, a notion popularized by [[Wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]], the ''[[Wikipedia:Alligator (film)|Alligator]]'' films, and other creative works.
**Though not flushed down the toilet, the [[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] did live in the sewers (but mutated before living there).
*Coach Z suggests sports defensive plays, [[Wikipedia: Box and One| "box in one"]] and the picket fence. The picket fence is used in many different sports and denotes three or more people in a line defending.
*[[Wikipedia:Reduce, Reuse, Recycle|Reduce, Reuse, Recycle]] is a slogan used by conservationists to promote consumers to save resources.
*"We will be kind. We will rewind" is a reference to "Be kind, rewind", a slogan formerly used by video rental stores to remind the customer to rewind the [[Wikipedia:videotape|VHS tapes]] they rented prior to returning them.
*1-800-APOSTROHOLIC refers to addiction centers such as those that help people with [[Wikipedia: alcoholism|alcoholism]].
*"I am not making an "[[Wikipedia:I approve this message|I approve this email]]" joke" is a reference to American campaign ads as candidates are legally required to state their name and approval of the ad.
*Homestar's suggestion for everyone to "go jump in somebody's pants" is a reference to the expression "[[Wikipedia:Ants in the Pants|ants in the pants]]", used to describe someone who is restless or anxious.

===Trivia===
*On a standard telephone, 1-800-APOSTROHOLIC would be 1-800-276787646542. However, it is impossible to dial this number because it has too many digits.
*Bubs' roars are really him saying "Don't eat my chicken wings!" slowed by 200%.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#dune 2|dune 2]]".
*The Japanese symbol when Bubs walks into the water resembles "[[Image:edge.jp.png|20px|端]]", which can mean "end" (however, this character means the end of a physical object like a street, or an edge; end in the sense intended here should be "[[Image:end.jp.png|20px|終]]" or "[[Image:finish.jp.png|20px|完]]").
*The Japanese on the King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster reads "[[Image:concession.jp.png|82px|譲歩の人]]" ''Jōho no Hito'', roughly meaning "person of concession" (though the meaning of "concession" is not that of "Concession Stand", rather a synonym for "compromise"). A better translation would be "売店の人" ''Baiten no Hito''.
*The line "We will be kind. We will rewind." was added shortly after the email was released.
*When the email was first released, Marzipan's recycle bucket was empty. Cold Ones and Coldson Lite cans were later put inside it.
*Marzipan's recycling bin has a design on the side that consists of several arrows making a star shape. The universally recognized [[Wikipedia:Recycling symbol|recycling symbol]] commonly found on recycling bins has a similar design where three arrows form a [[Wikipedia:Möbius strip|Möbius strip]].

===Remarks===
*In the scene with everyone talking in the meeting, as the camera pans to the right, [[Twin Characters|two The Cheats]] are seen.
*When Strong Bad is doing the public service announcement he is [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaking the Fourth Wall]].
*The King of Town appears to be [[Eating Non-Food Items|eating his table]]. Similarly, the leaf that Homestar carries appears to have bite marks taken out of it.
*The "reduce" and "recycle" Easter eggs stated above do not work while Strong Bad is saying "We will be kind. We will rewind!". This is probably to make the Easter eggs jump back to the appropriate place when clicked.
*The music during the apostrophe public service announcement is taken from [[CGNU]].
*This is the first time we see Strong Bad's [[Toilets|toilet]].

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad's mouth doesn't move when he says "wheeeeee" in the easter egg.
*Before The Cheat reappears on the other side of the screen during the "Town Meeting", two pieces of The Cheat's arm can be seen on each side.
*After the apostroholic public service announcement, the words "could hurt...yourself" disappear off the screen; then "hurt...yourself" reappears, but the "could" is gone. As the screen pages down, the "c" in "could" can be seen briefly.
*In the scene where Strong Sad catapults Kashi into Bubs' mouth, Marzipan's dress has one medallion which is not shiny like the others.
*During Strong Bad's public service announcement, clicking on the Lappy's screen does not cause the normal rippling effect.

===Inside References===
*Marzipan mentioned DNA evidence being tampered with while at a tea party with [[Homsar]] in the previous email, [[strong badathlon]].
**The table and tea set from that scene are reused in a [[Wikipedia:Palette swap|palette swapped]] version for this email.
*The fortune cookie Easter egg is in the style of the [[Fortune Cookies|old game]] of the same name.
**It also reads "You are not as good as most people" before it is fully unfolded.
*[[Strong Sad]]'s patting his belly makes the same dodgeball noise it made in [[modeling]] and [[Cool Things]]
*The Easter egg also contains [[Strong Bad Smiling]].
*Homestar makes a reference to [[Pants|pants]].

===Real-World References===
*King Bubsgonzola Supreme is an obvious reference to [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] monsters such as [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]], [[Wikipedia:King Ghidorah|King Ghidorah]], and [[Wikipedia:Mothra|Mothra]]. The "King" in his name might allude to King Ghidorah or to [[Wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]].
** Furthermore, the methods that Strong Bad suggests how King Bubsgonzola Supreme got big are common plot devices in kaiju films.
** The scene in which King Bubsgonzola Supreme makes his entrance and the theme music plays as well as the end scene are references to [[Wikipedia:The_Godzilla_Power_Hour|The Godzilla Power Hour]].
*H.R. Hurricanesnstuff is a reference to [[Wikipedia:H.R._Pufnstuf|H.R. Pufnstuf]], an infamously surreal kids' show with a brightly colored dragon as the star which began running in 1969.
*[[Wikipedia:Kashi_Company|Kashi]] is a natural foods producer owned By Kellogg's, Inc. It is also the name used to market the company's proprietary combination of 7 whole grains and sesame which appears in the bowl.
*Strong Bad's line "Cut to the chase. How do we kill it?" is taken from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]''.
*The end where King Bubsgonzola walks out to sea is a homage to the end scene of [[Wikipedia:King Kong vs. Godzilla|King Kong vs. Godzilla]] where Kong swims out to sea.
**It might also be a homage to the end scene of [[wikipedia:Godzilla vs. Gigan|Godzilla vs. Gigan]], in which Godzilla and Anguirus swim back to Monster Island.
*The drumbeats occurring when Bubsgonzola arrives, and when Bubs is leaving in the final two scenes, are taken from Age of Empires II.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|166|10767}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

User talk:Tom

Super Sam — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:03:16 GMT

Super Sam: Blocking of Giskard

==Jones being funny==
Yarr!! - [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 23:05, 16 Jul 2004 (MST)

==Seethroo with some questions==
Heya, [[User:Tom|Tom]]. Do you ever check this thing?
What's goin' on with the Wiki? It seems to be going nuts. ~ [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]]

:Yes, I do. And yeah, it's under some strain right now. Crazy. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:51, 2 Aug 2004 (MST)

Cool, cool. I'm gonna be able to help move stuff tonight. [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]]

:Sweet. I appreciate it. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:41, 3 Aug 2004 (MST)

Hey, is there any particular reason I CANNOT get onto Recent Changes on the oldschool wiki? It's seriously gettin' on my nerves. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 14:03, 6 Aug 2004 (MST)

:I'm guessing it's just the mySQL overload we've been experiencing. Yeah, bummer. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:05, 6 Aug 2004 (MST)

Woah. I added a pantload...but there are still some organizational things that need to be hammered out...I guess check the comments I made in various places...I'm tired... -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 23:11, 6 Aug 2004 (MST)

HOLY CRAP! Who're all those people blocked from this wiki??? I didn't know you were doin' that much blocking already! - [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 15:34, 11 Aug 2004 (MST)

:Yeah, those are open proxies. You can see the note [[Template:BlockedProxy|here]] and Joey's and my discussion of the topic [[Template talk:BlockedProxy|here]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:47, 11 Aug 2004 (MST)

----

I wanted to do that for old times sake. Anyway, I kinda discovered something to make transferring things much easier. If you take the code from 'Tavi pages, put em in Word, and then do a ctrl-f, you can have it replace all the parentheses with brackets. Doing things that way, I can get all my links straightened out before I even put the text in MediaWiki. Just sharing... -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 15:44, 12 Aug 2004 (MST)

:Yeah, I do the same thing, except I use TextPad. It helps a bunch. Mostly. Just have to be a little careful. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:48, 12 Aug 2004 (MST)

::How're all my edits and transfers? Is there something wrong that I'm doing that I need to be aware of? (did I just say "doing"? -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 15:54, 12 Aug 2004 (MST)

:::You, my friend, are doing a great job. You're really keeping things moving along. Keep up the good work. I'm seriously thinking you are the man right about now. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:24, 12 Aug 2004 (MST)

==Note from Firebird==

Just wanted to say thanks for all the work put into the move. Great Job! -- [[User:FireBird|FireBird]]

:You're welcome. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:08, 20 Sep 2004 (MST)

== Redirects ==

Tom: I'm seeing some deletion of redirect pages on the deletion log. It looks like most of those pages will not be missed, but it does help to have some "common" misspelling articles redirect to the proper article. This is not for sloppy linking , as no pages SHOULD link to a redirect page. This is for people who come to the site, punch in a name into the search box and are taken to the correct page.

There is always some debate over what constitutes a common misspelling. I created a redirect from Whats her face to What's her face. This seems useful to me. Let me know what you think about this. [[User:Drhaggis|Drhaggis]] 15:42, 15 Sep 2004 (MST)

:I agree. The ones I've been trying to catch are old links that were not fixed correctly during the move. Things like "MainPage 10" that were used instead of "[[Main Page 10]]" becuase of CamelCase on 'Tavi. The person who created that redirect then went ahead and created one for "MainPage 11", even though nothing linked there. I don't see the need for 21 pages to be created like this. Another example is "sbemail1" and its companions. There isn't a need for that.

:Of course, you also have to remember that we turned on case-sensitivity. That means that "[[What's Her Face]]" and "What's her Face" are also two completely different pages. I'd rather that a link show up in red and someone pick up on their mistake right away then have them continue to make links to redirect pages. But I suppose it would be very hard to keep a lid on things like this once we get going. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:55, 15 Sep 2004 (MST)

::Oh, Contraire! I have often wanted to be able to quickly type "sbemailxx" into the search box to find something quickly. I agree that old camel case links should be removed, but I see nothing wrong with shortcut redirects for the lazy. (I was actually thinking of adding these the other day, then stumbled across this thread. Sorry I'm a little late joining the discussion.) :) {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 22:37, 25 Oct 2004 (MST)

:::I totally agree JoeyDay. I too have wished to quickly type the sbemailxx when I am watching a new toon instead of hving to search the Strong Bad Emails by Name page.--[[User:38.112.87.6|38.112.87.6]] 12:44, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

::::Uh, this conversation happened over six and a half months ago. Thanks for your input, but this really isn't relevant anymore.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:54, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

==Note from Jones==
''{copied and pasted from [[User:Tom]]}''

I'm just so sick of you being at the top of [[Special:Wantedpages]]. So there. Now you're unwanted. -- [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 07:49, 3 Sep 2004 (MST)

:Thanks Jones. I feel so loved. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:08, 20 Sep 2004 (MST)

==Notes from Maudi==
''{both were copied and pasted from [[User:Tom]]}''

Thank God that you made it, Tom! Thank God! -Maudi Algabban

:I agree! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:08, 20 Sep 2004 (MST)

Hey, Tom! Have you listened to "Dragostea din tei" with Haiducii or O-Zone? They're from Romania. -Maudi --[[User:193.150.221.247|193.150.221.247]] 16:28, 19 Sep 2004 (MST)

:Sorry, I have to admit that I still haven't. Have you made a userpage yet? Heh heh. But seriously, I know there's [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=193.150.221.247 some stuff] that needs to be attributed to you by being on your userpage. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:08, 20 Sep 2004 (MST)

== Note ==

Oh geez, man, it looks like I disambiguated a page you deleted. Took too long doing it, I guess. I'm really sorry about that. --[[User:TheNintenGenius|TheNintenGenius]] 19:40, 20 Sep 2004 (MST)

:No problem, I can just re-delete it. And I appreciate you leaving this note. It makes me feel good. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:41, 20 Sep 2004 (MST)

== Oh Man ==
''{In reply to a comment from [[User_talk:Thunderbird_L17]]}''

All that work... I'm really sorry. I was trying to figure out why all my pics looked slightly off. Oh well. I've switched over now. I just wish I hadn't deleted them as I went along... Oh well. I think I'm still doing ok for only being here about a week. Again, my apolagies. And they'll all be PNG from now on. Btw, if you could provide me with a list of the JPG pictures I uploaded, I could replace them in my spare time. Thanks.

-Thunderbird

:Hey, no problem. Here's a [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=Thunderbird_L17 good place] to get started. Then there's always the [[Special:Imagelist|Image List]]. I think that might work best. And I can come up with a better list if you need it. And I'm glad you can see the difference. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:03, 21 Sep 2004 (MST)

UPDATE:

Topic Complete.

All of my uploaded JPG files are now PNG. Took a bit of doing, but it's done.

== Sebastian Coe ==

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Coe 
''He first ran against Ovett in Prague in 1978 in an 800 meter race that neither won. The next year in Oslo, Norway, '''Coe set his first world records''' (in the 800-meter and '''mile races'''). One of the most famous races between Ovett and Coe was in the 1980 Olympic Games in the 1500-meters. Coe won in Olympic Record time.''

=== Further References ===
From http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/3257/coe.html 
''He beat Ovett's mile record, running it in 3 min 48.53 sec on August 19; only a week later '''Ovett set another mile record, which was then shattered by Coe''' with a 3 min 47.33 sec run on August 28.''

Here are some of his times in the mile: 
''mile <nowiki>3'48''95</nowiki> 1979 Wr (Oslo)'' 
''mile <nowiki>3'48''53</nowiki> 1981 Wr (Zurich)'' 
''mile <nowiki>3'47''33</nowiki> 1981 Wr (Bruxelles)'' 
Note: Wr stands for World Record.

One final reference: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/World%20record%20progression%20for%20the%20mile%20run 

And a quote from you; 
:''"Hmm. [Coe] didn't really run the mile. And he never had the world record."'' 
Could you please cite your references?? As far as I can tell, he not only ran the mile, he also held the world record on ''three'' seperate occasions.[[User:Hobophobic|<nowiki>~</nowiki>Hobo]]

::Um, my bad. But you did notice that I changed my edit after that edit you quoted me on, right? And that I was being particularly ambigious in my wording? Anyway, you are right. No hard feelings. Thank you. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:13, 22 Sep 2004 (MST)

:So, were you gonna change it back then? [[User:Hobophobic|<nowiki>~</nowiki>Hobo]]

::Done. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 09:13, 23 Sep 2004 (MST)
:Thanks [[User:Hobophobic|<nowiki>~</nowiki>Hobo]]

== Idea ==

How about desktop background downloads for the wiki? Anyone who wanted to create one could, then e-mail one of the admins the image. Then the admin, if approved, could upload it into the wiki images. It's just an idea, but I like the sound of it. I'd love to have an HRwiki background. -- [[User:FireBird|FireBird]]

:Hmm. I don't think so. The problem is this, the Wiki is just for information. If you want to make something on your own and then have it somewhere that you could link to from your userpage, that would be better. See, we kind of tread on this uneasy ground with copyrights and the like. Not only that, but there's also the content issue. I know a background that you would make would most likely be good and wholesome for the Wiki and for Homestar Runner, but I wouldn't want to encourage other not-as-good backgrounds to be made. You are always free to make your own backgrounds, keep them to yourself, use them on your computer, and do what ever you want with them.
:As of right now, I'll say this: I don't think you will ever have an official Homestar Runner Wiki background. But I'll ask around and see what I can do. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:43, 22 Sep 2004 (MST)

::That's fine with me. -- [[User:FireBird|FireBird]]

== Floppy Disks ==

Since you apparently look after the floppy disk section mostly, I figured you would be the best person to ask. How do you feel about a picture of the floppy disk container and it's label beside every listing of it in the inside jokes section? I would be happy to complete that undertaking if you approve. Also, is there anywhere else I could add some pictures? I'm finished the rejects section.

-Thunderbird_L17

:[http://old.hrwiki.org/index.php?page=Floppy+Disk+Container%2FStrongBadEmailDiskLabels Floppy Disk Container/StrongBadEmailDiskLabels]. Check it out. The problem is this: the Wiki is text-based, and information provided through text makes things much easier to search and quicker to load. I'm not really sure that having a screenshot of every different one is needed. Why would it need to be seen by the viewer? Could they simply watch the toon or email instead? One thing that really needs to be done regarding The Container is having the links to the page standardized. Every Fun Facts section on every email and toon that has The Container in it should link to the Floppy Disk Container page in a uniform way. You could get started on that, if you want. And then there's what the disks actually reference. There's a subpage of the Old Wiki page on that needs to be copied over and gone through with a fine-tooth comb.
:Regarding the images, you kind of need to convince me why they are actually needed. Thanks for asking though, this has really gotten me thinking. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:31, 22 Sep 2004 (MST)

Well since you already have the list of where the disk case occurs, it should be easy to find the toons to put the link in. I'll get on it later. As far as the floppy images go, I don't think they're NEEDED per-say, but I think it would be kinda cool. It lets people really VISUALIZE the floppys. They would be really small pics too, not full screen. But if you don't want them I won't put them there. As for other pics though, I have been kind of going through the sites putting pictures on everything, if you don't like any of them, feel free to take them off. I just think that any character, object, or place does need a picture to really visualize what the afforementioned thing is. Most of the pages I did only have one or two pics, with the exceptions of The [[King of Town's Castle]] place page, and the [[Tandy_400]] computer page. I kinda may have gone overboard on those ones. Look 'em over and decide. The [[Monkey_D]]'s page also have a few. If you don't like them you can fix them how you see fit. But the widescreen pic in [[Strong_Bad's_Basement]], I'm really proud of that pic. It took me awhile. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]] 22:24, 22 Sep 2004 (PST)

:Those four pages that you linked to are good. And that basement image is especially good. In some places, it borders on the line of being to much, but I think you played it well. They also could use some small tweaks, but that will all come in good time. As for The Floppies, I think you can make a seperate section on the page for the images and organize them in a table. I actually have all the images, and I can upload them later if you want to use them. (I use them for [http://members.lycos.co.uk/tfpreuss/avatar/avatar.php my avatar] on the forum.) What do you think of that? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 09:11, 23 Sep 2004 (MST)

Okay, it's up and running..ish. Access it from the regular floppy list. If you have the images, feel free to upload them. Any that you don't have, or don't feel like uploading, I can them. Just upload what you want, and I'll do the rest. Oh, and how do you feel about the naming of images in the Floppy_*name_of_e-mail*.PNG uniformity? You can name then however you want, but I think there should be some form of uniformity in naming the image files. Just tell me if this is okay, and if you're done uploading the images you want. Also, they should all be fullscreen screenshots, right?

[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]] 11:10, 27 Sep 2004 (PST)

Alrightie. Update on the floppy disk container. I've been slowly working away at the Floppy disk container with screenshots page, no help needed there, but as I do so I realized another thing missing from the floppy disk container section, and an actual USEFUL thing, is a breif description and history of the games listed on the floppy disk containers. So that being said, I'm also plugging away at that in my little corner of the floppy disk page. If you would like the commentaries on the main floppy disk page too, which I think would be useful, please let me know so that I can add them to both pages as I go along. No rush though, it'll probably be a few weeks before I'm finished researching them and all. Let me know if you think this would be an improvement to the floppy disk page though. Generally I don't ask permission for editing things, but since you're the senior and keeper of the floppy disk container, I thought it was only fair to ask you. So what are your thoughts?

[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]] 9:45, 6 Oct 2004 (PST)

:I do like the information on what the labels mean, and I wouldn't really call them commentaries. They are all pretty clear cut. Let's see how big they get and then play it from there. Keep them on that screenshot page for now, I don't want to violate [[HRWiki:Once And Only Once]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:44, 7 Oct 2004 (MST)

Hiho. I've run into a roadblock doing the pics. In the e-mail 'lackey', how did you read, let alone get a picture, of the CD case? It's off the screen! Please let me know, or if you have the pic, simply save it as Floppy_lackey.PNG . Please let me know either way whenever. Thanks.

-[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]] 10:37, 11 Oct 2004 (PST)

:I used a program called [http://www.flash-decompiler.com/ Flash Decompiler]. It's a free download, so you might want to give it a try. Though I wasn't able to export the actual image, I was able to read the text. But you might have better luck than I did.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:41, 11 Oct 2004 (MST)

Sorry, I don't like treating you like an FAQ, I just have ONE last question. (Probably)...
I have the program, but how do you get the file onto it? It seems like you can only decompile files on your harddrive. Is this so? If it is, how do you get a flash file (SB E-mail Lackey) onto your hard drive? If it isn't, how do you get it from the interent? Last question, probably. I promise. Likely.

-[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]] 7:33, 13 Oct 2004 (PST)

:Down the bottom of each toon's or email's page, there's a link for the flash file. Just right click and choose "Save Link As..." or your browser's equivalent.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:57, 14 Oct 2004 (MST)

Thanks, I got it. What do you think of my floppy for Lackey? It's the best I could do... Anyways, I wanted to ask you about the once and only once policy. Though I agree that it's a good policy, I think that the 'see above' thing destroys the look of the summaries, especially once they are all finished. Plus, 'Manhunter New York' appeared in an e-mail at the top, then a toon way at the bottom. So it would be kind of hard to just say 'see above'. Plus since the picture is repeated, why not the explanation? You are the moderater, and whatever you decide I'll abide by, but in this case, since it's only for about 4 floppies, a number that's not likely to be increased, could I just repeat the explanations?

-[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]] 6:28, 15 Oct 2004 (PST)

:You know, I do like the idea of having the information on both. Let's try using a tempate instead. Do you think that will work?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:33, 15 Oct 2004 (MST)

Template? I don't know much about website formating or whatnot. Basically everything I do on the Wiki I learn by looking at how somebody else wrote a code, and then copying that pattern. But if you think the template or whatever will work, go ahead. You were right about floating the pictures to the left, making it into tables, all that kind of thing. Just do what you want, and if I disagree I can always revert. But overall I'm happy with what you do. Does this mean that I can put the repeat explanations on the few pictures though, instead of 'see above'?

-[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]] 23:49, 15 Oct 2004 (PST)

:Okay, here's what I did. I created [[Template:tongue of the fatman]], [[Template:lode runner]], and [[Template:manhunter new york]]. Check out the page to see if you like it. Now, there's only one place you need to go in order to change the content that will show up for both floppies.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:41, 16 Oct 2004 (MST)

Okay, that works. I don't really plan on editing them much anyways anymore, once the summary is there. But it looks exactly the same, so it's fine. Btw, I fixed the out of place 3.5 inch disk summary, I found a place for it where it fits nicely. Now nothing has two explanations, and the 5.25 inch disks don't have the same summary twice. (See Second 5.25 Inch Disk Summmary)

-[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]] 9:09, 16 Oct 2004 (PST)

:Very good. Well done.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 09:10, 16 Oct 2004 (MST)

Hey, can you do the same to Cave Quest (100th e-mail) that you did to Shogun? I can't get it the right size without it pixelating...

-[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]] 18:33, 17 Oct 2004 (PST)

:Heh heh. I already did. You can revert back to my image from [[:Image:Floppy flashback.PNG|here]] if you like.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:42, 17 Oct 2004 (MST)

Hey Tom, I thought JPG format was to be used for videos and pictures, and PNG for all flash material. Plus I think the JPG looked clearer and brighter. If you really don't want it there, then I'll try another way, but I thought I read somewhere that JPG was preferable for pictures, just not for flash. Is the one JPG really that bad? Please clarify. Thanks.

[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 06:30, 25 Oct 2004 (MST)

:Ah ha. There's a little catch here though. We are talking about a screenshot of a movie or image, and not the actual image itself. Screenshots should always be PNGs. The only kinds of JPGs we should have are photos like [[:Image:TheBrothersChapsBandW.jpg]] or [[:Image:mattchapman.jpg]]. Perhaps an screenshot like [[:Image:puppetdween.png]] better illustrates what I'm trying to say.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:35, 25 Oct 2004 (MST)

Okay, I getcha. Then I guess I'll just put it back on the old PNG one for now. Thanks. I guess if anything, it adds diversity...

[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 19:08, 25 Oct 2004 (MST)

Alright, I think it's finally done. I have one more little task though that I can't complete on my own. The three templates, Template:manhunter_new_york , Template:lode_runner , and Template:tongue_of_the_fatman are now unneeded, and as such should be deleted, right? I can't figure out how to. If you know of a way, be my guest. Or should they just be left peacefully, until the end of time? -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 09:40, 1 Nov 2004 (MST)

Sorry, I was just going to get breakfast when I finished my summary, and when I finished it I realized there was a stored version that wasn't there when I started. I didn't have time to merge them so I just uploaded mine, and I was going to merge them when I got the chance, which is now. I did notice the picture though, and already put it up. Sorry about that, I don't want to offend anyone. I'm going to merge them right now. I just figured if I put mine in quickly yours is still stored as a past edit, so that way they're both there if needed. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 12:21, 15 Nov 2004 (MST)

Actually, I never thought about NPOV. While I was doing all this, I used reviews as sources, it's easier to just take the opinions of the writers and condence them. But I think that meathod has given the summaries a multi purpose, to now give you a bit of background about the game for curiosity's sake, but also as a type of mini review, for those who are deciding whether or not to find and play them. It gives the summaries a critical and reviewish type feel. Now to go back and do them all NPOV'D would take some doing, and in my opinion I don't think would be as enjoyable to read. What do you think?
'''Side Note:''' Since they replaced the 5.25's along with the Tandy, do you think they might replace the 2.5's with CD's along with the comp? '''UPDATE EDIT: No they didn't, but on [[Main Page 22]] it reveals [[The Cheat]]'s computer has them.''' I dunno, just a curious little observation.

--[[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 15:05, 15 Nov 2004 (MST)

I figured since I already started a conversation thread here, I'd ask this under the same topic. Do you have a DVD player built into your computer? Basically the reason is that I need the pics of the Floppy Disk Containers from the DVD Main Menus for the Floppy Disk Container page. If it's got Puppet Time Version, it stands to reason that DVD version would be acceptable as well. I do have the DVD set, but no way of getting screens. (Prefferably 150px or larger). Thanks in advance,
[[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 15:18, 7 Mar 2005 (MST)

:Okay. I do have a DVD player for my computer. But what screenshots do you need?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:10, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

The screens of the Floppy disk Containers on the Main Menus (the CG'd ones) from the DVDS. [[User:The Paper|The Paper]] did get them, but they decidedly leave something to be desired, and we're hoping you can do better. Hopefully Zoomed and what not. Also, the last Floppy Disk container couldn't be identified, it seems as though it's cut off by the camera. Check the [[Floppy Disk Container]], it's got the base of what I'm looking for there. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks alot. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 17:58, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

:Okay, I'll see what I can do.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:32, 10 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Return the fanstuff! ==
I'd like a promise to agree to let me bring back the fanstuff. It doesn't make the wiki complete without it.--[[User:No Loafing V2|No Loafing]] 16:34, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)

:Joey has already [[User_talk:JoeyDay|replied to this demand]]. Fanstuff is [[HRWiki:About|not approved]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:11, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)
then im leaving. GOOD BYE!--[[User:No Loafing V2|No Loafing, who will only be on the forum from now on.]] 04:57, 1 Oct 2004 (MST)

Wow. What a crybaby. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 14:43, 25 Oct 2004 (MST)

I second that. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 09:42, 1 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Rollbacks ==

Exactly how do you roll a page back to its previous version? I've attempted to do this in the past, and I still haven't figured out how. --[[User:TheNintenGenius|TheNintenGenius]] 19:28, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)

:A very good question. I just fixed up the instructions on the [[WikiTroll]] page yesterday. Check 'em out.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:32, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)

== First time Here? on Log in ==

Is there anyway to link to the [[Hrwiki:About|about]] page on a log in page? It seems that people don't read that page, and it might help new users who log in? Do you agree? -- [[User:FireBird|FireBird]]

:Hmm, that's a pretty good idea. I'll look into that. But what might even be better is if we had some sort of [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee|welcoming committee]]. Would you want to be in charge or something like that?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:55, 7 Oct 2004 (MST)

::I think it would be great if we had a welcoming committee (and I wouldn't mind being in charge). -- [[User:FireBird|FireBird]]

:::Fantastic, I'm happy to hear it. Just look over what Wikipedia does. We don't need all that stuff, but I'm sure you'll find a way to adapt it for us.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:50, 7 Oct 2004 (MST)

::::Should I make a page for our own little welcome committee? -- [[User:FireBird|FireBird]]

:::::Yeah, [[Hrwiki:Welcoming committee]] should work nicely. You're in charge, buddy.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:58, 7 Oct 2004 (MST)

== SB Email categories ==

I moved the [[:Category: Strong Bad Email]] as a sub-category of [[:Category: Strong Bad Filmography]]. All the emails were in both categories when technically all SB Emails are part of his filmography by default. It cleans up the Strong Bad filmography nicely and keeps the all the emails grouped together. There is only one email that SB is not in, but due to this arrangement will still be included in his filmography, but taking the IMDB as a guide, if someone guest hosts the "Late Show with David Letterman" it is called "Late Show Backstage", but it still shows up on Dave’s filmography. - [[User:Drhaggis|Drhaggis]] 09:01, 12 Oct 2004 (MST)

:Personally I don't think this really makes sense. An email that Strong Bad is not in should not be in his Filmography, despite what IMDb does. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]]

::I agree. -- [[User:FireBird|FireBird]]

:::I also found it a bit confusing. Strong Bad, Homestar, and Marzipan are in all of [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]s, but I don't think that should be a sub-category of any one of their filmographies. I think it would not be confusing to have every email be directly in Strong Bad's Filmography, except [[anything]], just how it was. It would also be less confusing for someone just looking at any email and thinking to themselves, "Oh, this one isn't listed in Strong Bad's Filmography", since it does not show up directly on the page as it is now with the subcategory. That's really what it comes down to, that [[:Category: Strong Bad Filmography]] does not show up on the emails. Oh, and the "anything" thing too.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 11:56, 12 Oct 2004 (MST)

:::Funny, the IMDB is a suitable guide to determine the precedent for a voice over. To me the Filmography categories are proving to be more trouble then they are worth and a misapplication of the original intent of the category structure. I understand wanting an automatically generated list for the 12 main characters that show up in everything, but it seems from all the other character pages that the Wiki users are more than capable of manually tracking the appearances of even the most obscure psudo-characters.

The stucture:
<pre>Character->Filmography->Strong Bad Filmography->Strong Bad Email</pre>

:::makes a lot of sence to me. SB is in all but one email, which can be explained by a note. If having 100+ emails cluttering the SB filmography and being unnessicarily duplicated in the email list and in the email category doesnt bother you, then it wont bother me.

:::I guess I should get going on [[:Category: Biscuit Dough Hands Man Filmography]] while I'm at it. - [[User:Drhaggis|Drhaggis]] 12:15, 12 Oct 2004 (MST)

::::Your presentation just now does make a bit of sense. I'll have to see what others think. Though on that other issue, as I understood it, the filmography categories were never supposed to be extended beyond the 12 main characters. Somewhere along the line, this was not explained well enough and the whole thing took off. I think there's over fifty filmographies now. I'd be happy to draw a line somewhere. ([[:Category:The_Alien_Guy_Filmography]]?)[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:24, 12 Oct 2004 (MST)

== Thank you!!!!!!!1111oneone ==

Thank You x 1 Billion [[User:Hobophobic|<nowiki>~</nowiki>Hobo]]

:Hey, no problem.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:07, 15 Oct 2004 (MST)

== Help Page ==

I'm confused on where to post questions in the [[Help:Contents|help]] section. Do we post it on the FAQ Discussion page or somewhere on the Main Page of the help section? -- [[User:FireBird|FireBird]]

:The [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ|discussion page of the FAQ]]. Discussion and "talking" should never really be on a page. The headings on the [[Help:Contents|help]] page were set up by me back in late July and we never really fleshed them out. I'll fix it now. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:20, 19 Oct 2004 (MST)

No Problem. And Thanks. -- [[USer:FireBird|FireBird]]

==Notes from The Mysterious Stranger==
Hello, Tommy-boy. I'm back, and in buisiness.
-- [[User:Mysterious-Stranger|Mysterious-Stranger]]

==Subpages==
If there are subpages, we should use them. Anybody agree? (You have too or else, TOM!)--[[User:No Loafing|No Loafing]] 05:31, 25 Oct 2004 (MST)

No. -- [[User:FireBird|FireBird]]

:Subpages are useful, but only for the right kinds of stuff, like adding an archive to a cluttered talk page, or some ''temporary'' user space separate from the rest of your user space for, say, a rewrite of a page. - [[User:furrykef|[[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]])]] 09:56, 21 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Who's In Charge Of The Main Page Anyways? ==

Hiho. I'm not getting much of a response on the [[Talk:Main Page|Main Talk Page]], so I figured I'd go straight to the source, assuming that the source(s) are moderators. Anyways, here's my question. Who's in charge of the Main Page, not so much the look of it, I don't really care about that, but moreso the organization of the links to pages. Now I'm no moderator, but I was curious as to why the links are organized the way they are. Why are Inside Jokes part of Wiki Stuff, Yet Songs part of Knowledge Base? I've been thinking about the layout, and I belive I've figued out a good way of sortage, and am hoping for either a yes or a no. Either one, as long as I can maybe get some kind of explanation as to why they're sorted the way they are, should the answer be a no. Anyhoo, without further ado, I give you my sorting idea...

Basically it consists of the Knowledge Base containing ONLY the things listed on the H*R main page(s), and putting everything left over into Wiki Stuff. It would look something like this, and would have the added bonus of evening the two sections out, leaving External Links on the bottom...

(The Knowledge Base Stuff)

* [[Toons]]
** [[Strong Bad Email]]
** [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]
** [[Teen Girl Squad]]
** [[Powered By The Cheat]]
** [[Puppet Stuff]]
** [[Holiday Toons]]
* [[Games]]
* [[Characters]]
* [[Downloads]]
* [[Store]]
* [[Email]]
* [[Legal]]
* [[Main Pages]]
** [[Weekly Fanstuff]]
** [[Quote of the Week]]
** [[Sketchbook]]
* [[Museum]]
* [[Secret Pages]]

Then this to the right of it: (Perhaps the first part even in an additional section?)

* [[Places]]
* [[Items]]
* [[Songs]]
* Quotes
* [[Glossary]]
* [[Inside Jokes]]
* "Rejects"
(Perhaps another section here?)
* [[Special:Listusers|List of registered wiki users]]
* [[Links]]
* [[Sightings]]
* [[HRWiki:Standards|Standards]]
* [[HRWiki:Ledger|Ledger]]
* [[HRWiki:Projects|Projects]]
* [[HRWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]]
* [[WikiTroll]]
* [[HRWiki:Welcoming committee|Welcoming committee]]

Then the external links in another catergory. Is there any problem with this layout? The idea behind it is that the first section are your main ingrediants, and the second one is things that you can make out of them. I just belive that things such as Rejects and Inside Jokes should be in the same catergory as things such as songs and items. Any answer to this would be much appreciated, and then I'll shut up about it. Thanks alot Tom. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 02:33, 20 Nov 2004 (MST)

:I'm not really sure. Your line of thinking makes sense, however I'm thinking it is our system of classification that really seems to be the issue. Inside Jokes? Rejects? What the heck are those really? Things need to be clearly defined and a system needs to be implimentated to classify things.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 13:57, 21 Nov 2004 (MST)

Hmmm... Thats a good point. Okay, well at least keep my organizational idea in mind as you go about implementing the changes. And with that, I withdraw from the Main Page arguments and leave it in the rest of the Wiki's capable hands. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 16:29, 21 Nov 2004 (MST)

== STUFF and Fun Facts ==

As you may have read I have an issue with the [[HRWiki:STUFF|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 [[HRWiki:STUFF|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:{{disputed}}

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 [[User:furrykef |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.

-[[User:Drhaggis|[[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]]]] 16:35, 26 Nov 2004 (MST)

:I completely agree that talk pages are not effectively used by our users. I did read your comment on the talk page and did like some parts of it.

:You mentioned there that the popularity of the "Stuff" page is typical of a sloppy discussion forum and not an article based reference guide. I indeed was amazed at all the users who were very interested in voting. It appears that a quick vote and comment is much easier than proposing fixes and improvements.

:You also presented the idea that this problem inherent mostly because the Homestar Runner Universe is finite. I completely agree. I also believe this is why some users, instead of improving on articles that already exist, create very small articles for very fringe elements of said universe. While I don't think that the Stool article may be one of these, I'm not entirely interested in proposing other examples at this time.

:While this may not be the time or place to discuss your other comment on that talk page about proper classification, I believe it would be important to address that issue with whichever system is accepted for the dealing with fun facts.

:As [[User:furrykef|Kef]] noted in his reply to your comment, the STUFF process was loosely based on Wikipedia's Votes for Deletion process. I do like Wikipedia's VfD process and have participated in it in the past, but as you may notice we don't have a system like this for dealing with the deletion of pages because we are so small. It works for Wikipedia but would simply would not work for us.

:Throughout my travels around Wikipedia, I have seen several pages with notices like the one on the [[Wikipedia:History of Israel]] page. While I don't believe the scale of discussions here will every reach such a level as that, I am willing to investigate the possibility of using such a system.

:If we were to adopt your proposal, I would want some sort of centrally located instruction page. As you mention, this could contain some of Kef's rules from the STUFF page. I'd also want it to list all the pages that are currently going through the process.

:Of course, your proposal is in direct conflict with the current STUFF system, which the users seems to have latched on to. I like your proposal, but I'm interested in hearing how you would implement it given the current circumstances.

:Thank you for being bold enough to propose an alternative.

:[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:13, 26 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Image Use Policy ==

Hi, I was just wondering about the special page "[[Special:Image_use_policy|Image Use Policy]]", accessable from the [[Special:Upload|Upload Page]]. It doesn't seem to have anything on it. Is there any way to fix that? [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 18:35, 7 Dec 2004 (MST)

:Good find. I've changed the link so that it goes to [[HRWiki:Image use policy]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 09:58, 8 Dec 2004 (MST)

::Thanks, I'll get to work on that a bit later. Maybe cut and paste something from Wikipedia and go from there. In other news, were you aware that somebody turned the [[Floppy Disk Container]] into a redirect? Is this allowed? Do you condone this? If so, I'm sorry that I kind of hijacked your pride and joy and turned it into my own. I'll make it up to you, somehow... [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 01:25, 14 Dec 2004 (MST)

:::I did notice that redirect and decided to not do anything about it. And the only thing we have now regarding images is what is in the [[HRWiki:Standards#Screenshot|screenshot section]] on the Standards page.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 11:15, 14 Dec 2004 (MST)

i dont no how to bring a pickchur to my payj. how do yoou do it?

:What?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:28, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::[[User:Son Goku|Son Goku]] needs help putting up a ''picture'' on his user ''page''. ([http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Image:w12_DragonballZ100.jpg This picture that he uploaded]) --[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:46, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yeah sorry about that. You see, he doesn't really know how to spell
very good.
[[User:Balmung of Azure Sky|Lord Balmung of the Azure Sky]] 3:47 PM

:Uh, right.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:15, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

==Things Noticed Page==
I didn't know there was a fansite wiki, but thanks for telling me! Sorry if I was being to rude about things noticed... -- [[User:Guy27|Guy27]] 12:02, 20 Dec 2004 (MST)

==Poor Images==
''[In reply to a comment on [[User_talk:Fhqwhgadshgnsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf#Poor_images|User_talk:Fhqwhgadshgnsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf]]]''

Yeah, hi. You asked how I made those pictures? Well, I have a screenshot program that only makes Jpegs (which I later save as PNG's), so you can see why the quality would be poor. 'Cause, you know, Jpegs are poor quality. Oh, and I like how you are constanly using [http://www.wikipedia.org WikiPedia] links.
---[[User:Fhqwhgadshgnsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf|Fhqwhgadshgnsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf]] 22:58, 23 Dec 2004 (MST)

:Yeah, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] links are great. I'm curious as to what "screenshot program" you use. What operating system are you running? I know Windows captures raw image files to the clipboard with a simple push of the "print screen" key. These can be used in any image editing program, like the [[Wikipedia:Free software|free]] [http://www.gimp.org/ the GIMP]. They turn out much better than [[:Image:Kobe 1-4.png|other]] [[:Image:Kobe 2-4.png|images]] [[:Image:Kobe 2-4.png|you uploaded]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:52, 24 Dec 2004 (MST)
:''[Cross posted at [[User_talk:Fhqwhgadshgnsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf#Poor_images|User_talk:Fhqwhgadshgnsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf]] at 17:54, 24 Dec 2004 (MST)]''

I use this thing called [http://www.screenshot-utility.com/ Screenshot Utility] as my, quote unquote, "screenshot program", if that's what you call those things. But anyway, I'm trying to download a new [http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9220 "program of shots of screens"], but the downloading bar's been stuck at 77% for like, 10 minutes, so, I dunno.

==About blocking==

Hello, Tom! I don't mean to interfere with anything, but I noticed that you blocked 24.1.84.103 for defacing the Main Page when it looks like s/he was restoring it from another troll (and then it was trolled again by that "logan" kid).

Anyway, I really admire the work you've been doing on this Wiki. Gweat job...I mean, gweat job...I mean, gweat job. --[[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] 20:41, 27 Dec 2004 (MST)

:Yeah man, that's my bad. Thanks. It's been fixed.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:48, 27 Dec 2004 (MST)

==Re: Rejects cat==

Just got your message. The reason I started the "project" is because, from my view, the Rejected Characters should be flagged not only from the Rejects page, but from their article itself. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 21:26, 28 Dec 2004 (EST)

:Your concern is understandable, but the whole "rejects" thing really isn't to Drhaggis and my liking. However I'm mostly at a loss at how to classify these things, but I'll ask Drhaggis, as putting things into categories is his speciality.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:33, 28 Dec 2004 (MST)

:I think the "Rejects" page should be deleted. If we as a community have deemed a character or item "article worthy" we simply create the article and categorize it accordingly. I think "Rejects" are a hold over from the old Wiki that is not served by the capabilities of the new Wiki. There are few truly "Rejected" things; [[Dijjery-Doo]] for example was rejected by [[TBC]], but he has still popped up in [[for kids]].
: The Characters/Items/Places categories are a bit big, and can be grouped into sub categories. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 12:51, 29 Dec 2004 (MST)

::Okay, sounds reasonable enough to me. However, how do you think we can go about this with minimal damage to the egos of those responsible for said Rejects? And I sure don't want anything to get lost.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 13:14, 29 Dec 2004 (MST)

:I think we just need to delete the "Rejects" list. All the things that were previously deamed to be rejected already have articles so no data is lost, just the well done "...are a waste of time" banners on the page. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 13:23, 29 Dec 2004 (MST)

::Whoa! Those things really ''are'' all categorizied. Okay, the page has been deleted, and all article links to it have been removed.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 13:36, 29 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Rejected Halloween Costumes Task ==

Hi Tom! Thunderbird here again, with a special task for a few of my fellow users. On the [[Sketchbook]] page, in the [[Sketchbook#In The Museum|Museum]] section of that page, the last picture is a bunch of rejected halloween costume ideas. The caption gives the challenge '10 bucks to anyone who can identify them all'. So what I propose is to identify them all. I've already set up a basic 'top left to bottom right' type list under the 'Description' section, with the two most obvious costumes in it. But can we get the other costumes, and win ourselves $10? Any costumes you know would be a help. Thanks. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 02:14, 2 Jan 2005 (MST)

:Update: The good Doctor Haggis was far faster with that task than I could have ever expected. All the costumes are done with the exception of one: The full body [[Marzipan]]. Many think that she is in fact Belle from Beauty & the Beast, but we're not quite sure about that. What are your thoughts? Any better ideas as to who this mystery Marzipans could be, or even just your opinion as to weather or not she's Belle? [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 12:11, 2 Jan 2005 (MST)

== Stu... ==

Any idea where [[User:Stu|Stu]] has been? →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

:Yeah, I do. But you can ask him yourself. His email address is in his profile on the forum, or you could use the [[Special:Emailuser/Stu|MediaWiki user email thing]] if you have it set up correctly.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:52, 2 Jan 2005 (MST)

::Okay. →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

== SsSp ==

I'd say [[SsSp]] passed the test. :-) --[[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] 23:36, 4 Jan 2005 (MST)

:Indeed. Hmm...[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 11:21, 6 Jan 2005 (MST)

== Glitch Template ==

Sorry about that! I was just experemeting w/ overflows, and It turned out that FF coulndent handle it. I didnt know how to deleat it! Firefox crashed while atempting to view it. Also, why dont they have protection on user pages? Couldend a WikiTroll Distroy sombodys page? How do i set <nowiki>→[[User:firefocman|''<tt>[[User:firefoxman|FireFox Man]]</tt>'']]</nowiki> As my siggi?
Thanks,
→[[User:firefocman|''<tt>[[User:firefoxman|FireFox Man]]</tt>'']]

:The Wiki can be edited by any person, but defacement never lasts. And here are [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Preferences#Your_nickname the instructions] to change your signature.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 09:31, 10 Jan 2005 (MST)

== Sysop ==

How does one become a Sysop? It would be nice to be able to ban some Trolls. *chuckles* -[[User:firefoxman|Ω Lucas]] 15:23, 14 Jan 2005 (MST)

:Certainly not by asking. Teh lame, don't you think? Also, please try to use the "Show preview" button before the "Save page" button.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:18, 14 Jan 2005 (MST)

== My Work... Deleted!? ==

i noticed that you deleted my work on the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] page.. jw why...
-- Always cheating, never speaking, [[User:The Cheat|The Cheat]]

:[[HRWiki:Once And Only Once]]. Also, we simply don't list parts of things on the main page for something. For example, we don't list every time [[Strong Bad]] has said the word "crap" or made fun of [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] on the [[Strong Bad Email]] page.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 13:24, 16 Jan 2005 (MST)

== Wikipedia ==

I hope the contacts that didn't happen over on Wikipedia were going to be good ones. Sometimes I worry that a fan is going to leave me messages about how I'm destroying the articles by removing "important information" about every Homsar Halloween Easter egg or some such. -- [[User:Cyrius|Cyrius]]

== Giving props ==

Tom, you're my hero. -- [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] 15:37, 19 Jan 2005 (MST)

:Sweet. Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:43, 20 Jan 2005 (MST)

::I second that. You're everyone's hero. →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

:::Yay for TOM!!! ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 00:42, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

I don't know why we're cheering, but I'm good for it. '''HOORAY FOR BOX!''' I mean Tom. Hooray for ''Tom.'' [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]]

== Re: huttah! ==

You're right but wrong. You were correct that there was no evidence of a camera in The Cheat's room. However, my comment on the non-revert was due to the fact that the writer essentially plugged a personal comment into the middle of the transcript (which is NOT acceptable); upon seeing that, I admit that I barely read it. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 15:31, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)

:Understood. And you are right. I did not revert back to the writer's version, and did remove the commentary-like style. Thanks Jay.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:30, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)

== Admin nomination ==

I'm not sure what ratio of administrators to users you are planning on maintaining, but I think [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] would make an excellent admin. Consider this a formal nomination. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 23:15, 26 Jan 2005 (MST)

:Cool, I'll take this into consideration with the other admins. I'll keep you posted[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:57, 28 Jan 2005 (MST)

== Back In The Lab Again ==

How have you been? I have been busy as crap recently. Whats happened with the wiki recently? --[[User:DeLoreanz1|DeLoreanz1]] 14:06, 8 Feb 2005 (MST)

:I'm good, thanks for asking. As for recent things on the Wiki, I suppose the best place to look would be [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]]. We pretty much just keep doing our thing.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:11, 8 Feb 2005 (MST)

Good. I've been playing Yahoo Pool, watching James Bond, and messing with my electronics. --[[User:DeLoreanz1|DeLoreanz1]] 14:23, 8 Feb 2005 (MST)

== Coach Z's Team ==

Can you tell me why [[Coach Z's Team]] was deleted? If we don't need it, why bother having an article for [[On Point Kings]]? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 11:20, 13 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Beats me. Of course, the text
::''Coach Z's Team is a team coached by Coach Z, consisting of Homestar Runner and co. It's unknown what sport they play, while played on an football field, it also involves basketball hoops and a baseball being kicked around.''
:is hardly article worthy. So pretty much we know that Coach Z's team is coached by Coach Z and is a team. Was it ever even mentioned in a toon?
:Additionally, if you don't think [[On Point Kings]] is worth the article, you are welcome to bring it up on the respective talk page.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:03, 13 Feb 2005 (MST)

"text is hardly article worthy"?? I stubed the freakin' page. As being mentioned in a toon, the [[Yearbook Character Page]] is the only reference I could find. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 12:35, 14 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Okay. So you think the page was worth the article?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:47, 16 Feb 2005 (MST)

Yes. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 12:22, 17 Feb 2005 (MST)

:I don't. It doesn't provide any information that one couldn't figure out by just watching [[A Jorb Well Done]]. →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

Yet [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace USA]] doesn't provide any information that one couldn't figure out by just watching [[theme park]]. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 09:50, 19 Feb 2005 (MST)

This was marked and deleted again. Tell you what Trogga, the day we know what sport they play, we will keep the article ;) [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 22:11, 10 Apr 2005 (MDT)

== Rock Opera Context Note ==

Tom,

Hello. I hope your day is well.

I disagree with your moving the work left to do on the rock opera context page to the discussion page, for the simple reason that NOBODY will see it there. If it can't be on the main page, then it should be deleted altogether, as it is serving no purpose.

The point of putting up the note was to aid people in knowing which words were still missing and at the same time encourage those die-hard troupers out there to help complete the page (kind of like a game). You know who I'm talking about: that special someone who is gonna figure out exactly which "I" was used from "lackey".

Therefore, I believe the note should be reinstated at the head of the main page. Besides, it's only temporary... just till we get this thing done.

Kind regards, 
[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 10:58, 23 Feb 2005 (MST)

:I understand and appreciate your concern. However, articles are designed to be read as articles and nothing else. There should never be notes or instructions left for future editors. This is mentioned explicitly in the [[HRWiki:Standards#Don't use conversational style|don't use conversational style]] section of the [[HRWiki:Standards|wiki standards]]. Wiki users, especially the die-hard troupers you mention, know to look at Talk pages. That's what they are for.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 11:05, 23 Feb 2005 (MST)

I see your point. I still don't completely like it, but at least I agree with you now. This particular page is close to my heart because I'm the one who set it up and got the ball rolling on filling in the words (although, I'll admit that ''someone'' would have done it eventually). It also happens to be the very first page I've created for the Wiki. I'm so pleased that the community has deemed the page useful and that they're helping to finish it with such vigor. I watch excitedly as each new entry is filled in. (I would do more research myself, but I've got this stupid ''job'' thing where I have to be if I want money. You probably know how that goes.)

Cheers, 
[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 11:49, 23 Feb 2005 (MST)

:No problem. I'll remove the note again. I'd also like to bring to your attention the [[HRWiki:Projects]] page. That might be a better spot for you to put a note.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 13:10, 23 Feb 2005 (MST)

==[[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender]] Tables?==

I've put tables up on the A's and B's section of [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender]]. What do you think of this? Do you think it's better? Any suggestions as to how the tables should be better? Should I leave it as 'N/A', ''N/A'', 'None', or just leave it blank or something? Any input or blessing would be much appreciated. I'm just gonna leave it there until I get some kinda direction from a higher power (I.E., Mod). Thanks.
[[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 00:59, 26 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Looks like you got a good respose on [[Talk:Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender#Tables|the talk page for the article]]. Looks good.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:26, 27 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Yea, [[User:Jay|Jay]] was a big help. Thanks anyways.
[[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 00:15, 28 Feb 2005 (MST)

==We Need A Mod==

On the H*R updates page, (the main one), I think the disclaimer at the top needs rewording a bit since we now have the navigation box. But it's a protected page. So we can't change it. Can you? It doesn't really need any of those links anymore, since they're all in the box. Thanks.

[[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 00:15, 28 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Done.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:54, 28 Feb 2005 (MST)

== NYU Video ==

I know I probably shouldn't put this on your wiki, but on your website, the link to the NYU video is dead or something. Do you have any advice on how to open it? I was there, but I'd love to see it again! And this way, I won't have to stand outside in the cold for 2 hours holding a yellow sign to get tickets again.

:I just wanted to '''thank you''' for making the video available to us fans! Using your generous torrent and 80 percent of your AVI file, I have put up a [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|preliminary transcript]]. It barely scratches the surface, but it's a start. To the person above (who didn't sign his or her post), check out Tom's instructions [[Talk:NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|here]]. Thanks again, Tom. I really loved what I've seen of your footage of the performance and autograph signing. I hope the screenshots I took do it justice! --[[User:The Paper|The Paper]] 13:27, 18 Mar 2005 (MST)

::Issac: I think The Paper answered your question, those instructions should be what you need.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:35, 19 Mar 2005 (MST)

::The Paper: Hey, the pleasure is all mine. The transcript looks pretty good. I also want to compliment you on your screenshots. How did you manage to get [[:Image:TBC at NYU intro.jpg|this one here]] to look so good on that second try?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:35, 19 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Removing Fun fact ==

I just removed a funfact in [[long pants]] on the basis of it being a repeat apprearance, and already mentioned in the transcript. Why did you re- add it?--[[User:-erson|-erson]] 14:38, 3 Apr 2005 (MDT)

:It was a long standing rule not link to articles in a transcript. I see this is not the case in this instance, as [[BMW Lighter]] is linked to from the transcript. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I've reverted my revert.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:43, 3 Apr 2005 (MDT)

:Similar occurences appear on other pages where the lighter is used. Would you like me to remove those fun facts too?--[[User:-erson|-erson]] 14:47, 3 Apr 2005 (MDT)

::I suppose as long as there is a link somewhere in the article there isn't any harm. But make sure the fun facts don't afford any additional information before you remove them. If it's just "The BMW Lighter is in this toon", then it would seem to be alright to remove it.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:52, 3 Apr 2005 (MDT)

==Redirectetiquette?==

Okay, I changed the links from Sketchbook to [[Museum Sketchbook]], and moved the page there. But I can't seem to move [[Weekly Sketchbook]] to Sketchbook. Is that because it's got the redirect there, in which case do I need to first wipe the Sketchbook page clean, and then move the page there? ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'' 17:54, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)

:I'll be interested to see Tom's reply, because I'm pretty sure you can't have both an article and a redirect with the same name. But I also have a question for both of you: Shouldn't the museum sketchbook article be called <nowiki>[[Sketchbook (museum)]]</nowiki>, instead of <nowiki>[[Museum Sketchbook]]</nowiki>? After all, the tab on the file folder just reads "Sketchbook". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:07, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)

::Dang, not again. I just don't know. I think it's pretty safe to say that the weekly should just be 'Sketchbook', but yea, the Museum one is kinda 'sketchy', (slight pun intended). Well it's up to you guys, as long as the weekly one gets the 'main title'. ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'' 19:53, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)

:::Fixed. See [[Museum Sketchbook]] and [[Sketchbook]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:18, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Edit Conflict Solution? ==

If we delete all pages that have an edit conflict, and then put them back with the same title and content, do you think that might get rid of this Edit Conflict problem? --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 07:54, 9 Apr 2005 (MDT)

:That was one thing I tried, but it didn't work. It doesn't matter now, as it is now fixed by another solution.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:19, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Inappropiate Context? ==
My friend wants to know if [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Other_Character_Email_Strong_Mad/30&oldid=13978 this other character email] on the Fanbase is legal, or if it he would get in trouble if he makes it public. Can you help? -- [[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 09:08, 10 Apr 2005 (MDT)

==Oh No! [[User:Tom|Tommy's]] Stuck In The Well!==

Well seriously, where else could [[User:Tom|he]] be? [[User:Tom|He]] hasn't been around since the third! Hey [[User:Tom|Tom]], [[User:Tom|your]] questions are stacking up! Hurry up and get out, [[User:Thunderbird L17|w]][[User:FireBird|e]] need [[User:Tom|your]] guidance and wisdom beyond [[User:Tom|your]] years! ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'' 09:59, 10 Apr 2005 (MDT)

== Unnamed Characters ==

Yo, I have something to ask you, Why don't you have a Category for unnamed characters? I was planing on doing some pages for a few people In the background of marshmallows last stand, and they wouldn't have a category!

:I'm thinking there isn't one because we don't need one. And it's not like I'm the one who comes up with these things anyway. It's a wiki. If there's a need for something, anyone can create it following the [[HRWiki:Standards|standards]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:54, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Question ==

Hi Tom:

First, thanks for hrwiki, it rules and I visit at least weekly. If you browse to [http://jfwiki.org my new wiki] you'll see that I've stolen (respectfully appropriated?) some of your excellent help text and another thing or two. Wikisource comments give you props.

But there's something else I want to learn from you: how do you make fundraising or sysop announcements appear across the whole wiki?

Bowing humbly, [[User:spblat|spblat]] 20:42, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Never mind. MediaWiki:Sitenotice [[User:spblat|spblat]] 23:17, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::Yup, you got it.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:01, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Email ==

Whoa! Yes, yes I most assuradly do. Only every two or three days though, and my junk folder even less, due to the unholy ammount of spam I am bombarded with. But I just sifted through, and found it. I also added you to safe list, so all future emails from yourself will be replied to much faster. Come to think of it, I'm gonna go and add all sysop addresses to my safe list. ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'' 01:11, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Cool.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:15, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

==Sysop Question==

Hey Tom, I have a question about the new Sysop abilities. Just how do I do the Recentchanges Patrol ability? And what exactly would I be viewing? Aren't edits instantanious? So how do I view them ahead of time? Thanks Tom. ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'' 03:24, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:When you view edits via the RecentChanges page by clicking on the "diff" link, you now have the option to "[Mark as patrolled]". This removes the red exclamation point on the RecentChanges list, alerting other sysops that you've checked out that edit so they don't have to.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:49, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::Sweet, That's useful. I was wondering what those red marks were for. Okay, thanks. ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'' 04:06, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::Actually, you can mark a change as patrolled if you are or aren't a sysop. At least, I could. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

::::Hey, you're right. The requirement is simply that you are a logged in user.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:25, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::::Oh. Well then... Coun't a troll mark his own change as 'patrolled'? Or are trolls generally just accepted to not be that smart, or have that long of an attention span? ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 23:28, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::::::Generally, trolls != smart. But yes, any logged in user could mark any edit as patrolled. Though it's likely that the kind of people that deface articles are not the kind of people who know about the patrolled edit feature.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:45, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Format Help ==

(copying what's on my Talk page) Hi there -erson. I've deleted your "formathelp" Template and Category. If something is formatted incorrectly, just fix it. Notes for future editors like that should not appear in articles, as per the [[HRWiki:Standards|Wiki standards]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:53, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:I realise that, however it is I that do not know advanced formating, d would like to keep this notes inthe pages I am planning to make. And shouldnt that *this page requires clanup and revision* template be deleted too as it would be a note to future editors?-- <tt>Posted by: [[User:-erson|-erson]] [[User talk:-erson|Talk]]</tt> 18:43, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::[[Help:Editing]] contains all the advanced formatting you should need to make a page. You can also use the [[HRWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]] for practice and ask questions and request help from other users (I'd be happy to assist). The Cleanup template isn't really a note to future editors so much as a notice that a page needs work done on it. So there's really no need for the "formathelp" template. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 23:13, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::What she said.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:56, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

==MATT?!?!?!==

Oh come on, couldn't you guess I was gonna do that next? I just did a save, and realized that THE EXACT CHANGES were already made. Seriously, what a pointless five minutes. Oh well. You wanna do the final clean up/formatting? ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'' 23:26, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:You actually went through and changed them all by hand? Man, that's rough. I just popped the text into TextPad and did a "find and replace all". It's all yours now, help yourself.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:35, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Ah, cut and paste. I thought of the 'find and replace all', but since it isn't in the Wiki I didn't think of it. I just cut and pasted 'att', and then just pointed and Ctr+V'd. But your meathod will be WAY better in the future, thanks. Learn something new everyday I guess... ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'' 23:39, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::Indeed.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:43, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Personal CSS ==

Is it possible to change the size of the logo in one's personal "monobook.css"? →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

:Not really. You could hide half of it (or as much as you want) with something like <tt>#p-logo{height:155px;width:6em;overflow:hidden;}</tt>, but I don't think that's what you are looking for. There might be some other solution, but I really can't think of anything right now off of the top of my head.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:49, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

== Attention... ==

Tom, have you noticed the conversation going on at [[HRWiki talk:Introduction 2]] yet? I've proposed combining pages 2 and 3 into a single page and posted a [[User:JoeyDay/Introduction 2 mock-up|mock-up]] on my user page. Let me know what you think. — http://joeyday.com/images/wikisig.gif '''[[User:JoeyDay|Joey]]''' ([[User talk:JoeyDay|talk]]·[[Special:Contributions/JoeyDay|edits]]) 19:03, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

== Personalized Signatures ==

Since many folks nowadays seem to be personalizing their sigs, I was just wondering: Is sig help covered in an 'HRWiki:' page? If not, should one be made? ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 18:42, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

:[[HRWiki:User preferences help#Your nickname]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:31, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

::Thanks. I added a paragraph about changing the signature color, check it out and make changes if you want. I don't think I really explained it perfectly... ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 21:42, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

:::I honestly don't think it is necessary. It's something people learn over time. Customizing one's signature shouldn't be that important. And if I may ask, why are you linking to december.com there? Wouldn't the relavent [[Wikipedia:Web colors|Wikipedia article on web colors]] be better?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:51, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

::::I fixed the paragraph about signature color so it is valid XHTML 1.0 Strict (just doing my duty as a member of the [[HRWiki:Validation committee|validation committee]]). I also linked to the suggested wikipedia article. — http://joeyday.com/images/wikisig.gif '''[[User:JoeyDay|Joey]]''' ([[User talk:JoeyDay|talk]]·[[Special:Contributions/JoeyDay|edits]]) 00:27, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

:::Oh there it is. I figured there was some kinda wikipedia article on the subject, but I couldn't find it. That was just the site I used, but yea, the wikipedia one is far better. And I know it's not necessary, but I couldn't figure it out, so likely people that come along later won't be able to either. This way they can just turn to the help section, and it's all right there along with a Wikipedia color scheme. Thanks guys. ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 07:11, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

==Trogga==

[[User:FireBird|We]] have a problem with Trogga. He's been making alot of edits that boarder on Trolling. Just look at his [[User talk:Trogga|talk page]] and you'll [[Special:Contributions/Trogga|see what we mean]]. Make no mistake about it, he does make good edits too, but a large chunk of them are mass deletions of text. So what should we do? Is another big deletion grounds for blocking? Or should we continue to follow him around undoing his... overzealousness? ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 01:22, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

:I know Joey has threatened to block him before. I know he makes some good edits, so just be careful we don't lose a good editor. If you feel he should be blocked, just make sure you give him fair warning (which I guess you have already) and keep it short (24h).[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 13:01, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

==Copywritten Reply==

[[Talk:Tastes Like Chicken Interview|Check it out]]. Ask and thou shalth recieve. He said to let him know either way, so should I just email back, thank him for his offer, and accept it? (I'm also gonna get to all the other interviews over the next couple days, start writing some letters...) ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 05:38, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

:Hey, something is better than nothing. Yeah, you should email him back and kindly accept with our gratitude. Just make sure you include all your emails back and forth on the discussion page. Good work![[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:42, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

::Do you have time for a legal question? I was just seeing the R!OT news radio page, that one apparently didn't even come with a website or transcript. Does that fall under 'fair use'? Same question with Wired News Radio. ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 22:16, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

:::For the [[R!OT Radio Interview 1]], the best I could find was a [http://tvulive.com/contact.htm contact form]. I think we are okay with the transcript there, but we could still ask for information regarding the broadcast.
:::The [[Wired News Radio Interview]] has "© Copyright 2005, Lycos, Inc. All Rights Reserved." at the bottom. There's also a "Reprints" link at the top, that leads to [http://www.rsicopyright.com/ics/prc_main/select_usertype.html?prc=3.6289.4462850 a walkthrough] of copyright stuff. You'd want to choose the "All Other Licensing Requests" option there, and fill out that form.
:::Hope that helps.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:48, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

::::Thanks man, that's perfect. One more legal question: Wonkavision. Is that fair use? Seems like reprinting stuff in a magazine that's still for sale wouldn't fall under that, but am I wrong? ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 07:06, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

:::::Yeah, regarding the [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview]], I'm thinking that we can't reproduce it for the reasons you mention, but there's no harm in [http://www.wonkavisionmagazine.com/contact.html asking]. I'd also guess the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/homestar_runner/899307.html copy that exists elsewhere] doesn't have permission to be there.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:07, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

:::Okay, well thanks for all that info, I'll just keep trying to work out all the legal bugs on that page then. Thanks. ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 19:11, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

==pre==

Is there a way to make this formatting have a 'cascading' type result fitting the window, as is usually the case? All I ever get, save manually seperating the paragraph into managable lines, is having the paragraph extend endlessly to the right... ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 05:00, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

:Yeah, what you experience is exactly what the <tt><pre></tt> tag is [http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/text.html#h-9.3.4 supposed to do]. Sorry.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:39, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

::Oh okay. But we're still supposed to use this when showing some kind of printed message, such as an email, correct? Because that's what I've been doing with the permission emails for reprintage on the talk pages. ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 17:22, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

:::When quoting an email, you should use <code>blockquote</code> instead of <code>pre</code>. We should set up a style so that blockquoted text has a distinct look. Perhaps a bar down the left hand side like you get when replying to an email in Outlook. I've actually been wanting to get away from <code>pre</code> for some time now. I've proposed a change to Strong Bad Emails on the [[Talk:Strong Bad Email#New email format...|Strong Bad Email talk page]]. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 18:17, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

==SPACL?==

Have you seen [[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]] lately, namely this '[[HRWiki:STUFF'd Project Activities Control League|SPACL]]' thing? Is this sanctioned at all? It doesn't really seem to fit into the wiki as a 'NPOV' type place at ALL. [[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]], a user who's only been around a few months, and whom I've never even HEARD OF, has seemed to claim ownership of it as well, which really isn't a Wiki thing to do. I mean, not even Joeyday does much without a joint decision. I don't want to delete it or anything in case it is sanctioned, but I really think this needs a total overhaul at least, if not total deletion. Can't this thing just be covered under the [[HRWiki:Select The Usable Fun Facts|STUFF]] page, or it's talk page? This is really starting to turn this Wiki into the direction of the Fanstuff one, something I really wouldn't want to see... ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 19:20, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

:Eep. I don't that's what Joey had in mind, and it looks like he is taking care of it on the [[HRWiki talk:STUFF'd Project Activities Control League|talk page]] over there. Thanks for the heads up Thunderbird.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 13:33, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

==STUFF reform==
Hey, Tom. I've got a page I'd like you to check out. [[User:It's dot com/STUFF reform]]. It took me a long time to create it, and I would value your input. (You can use the talk page there.) Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:01, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

:Sorry, but [[HRWiki talk:Select The Usable Fun Facts#I don't think we need STUFF anymore|I don't think we need STUFF anymore]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:46, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
== Importante!! Importante!! ==
OK TOM! I give up! Everybody's been flicking my ear about some typa spyware or something on my computer that ''I've'' personally never seen a lick of. If what you say is true, do you, or anyone else, know how to '''DELETED''' the ware?
Your whatever,
[[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]]
P.S. Everyone's been saying that it mangles pages. So sorry for mangling any pages.

:Who has been bothering you about this? Everybody? What ''I'' say is true? What are you talking about?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:01, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

::I can't edit my user page and alot of other stuff because whenever I click "edit", The screen says "USER IS BLOCKED. YOU HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY TOM. HE SAYS THAT YOU HAVE SPYWARE THAT MANGLES PAGES. PLEASE CONTACT TOM." or something like that. So its been mostly you, but once in a blue moon, it pops from someone like Jay or someone else popular or important *sob*. [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]]

:::Not exactly that. We don't use all capital letters in any of our site notices. It sounds like you are seeing the [[MediaWiki:Blockedtext|blocked notice]]. You see that part there that says "Your IP address is [your IP address here]. Please include this address in any queries you make." Yeah, I need your IP address to fix the problem. Or at least determine what's going on.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:17, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

::::He had a different complaint about some "dollar" deal that happened a while back... I think his IP address might be ever-shifting, but since I don't know what his IP address is... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:22, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

Okay now. Just before I tell you my IP address, how do you find out your IP address (sorry, I've only been on HRWiki for 2 months or so, and I'm still trying to adapt and learn all thems weird whatsamajiggies you's abeen saying (like ''IP Address'')).

:There are multiple ways to go about it. One easy way would just be to log out and look at the upper-right corner of any page here on the Wiki, and it will tell you. Or you could go through your computer's settings. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:39, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

::It should be a seven or eight digit number or so, seperated by two periods. E.g: 43.202.18 or something. and Jay's right, the best way to find it is just sign out, and look on the top right of the wiki, or even just after signing out, leave a comment here that includes: <nowiki> ~~~~ </nowiki>, Which is four little wavy signs that will be on the top left of your keyboard. (Likely 'Shift' + The top left button below esc). Are those instructions any better? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:50, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

:::Actually it will be four numbers of up to three digits each - anything from 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255. But I'm a Comp Sci major who studied IP addresses as part of one of my classes last semester. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:21, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

::::Jay and Thunderbird: IP addresses consist of 32 bits. A single bit is a one or a zero. IPv4 addresses are commonly expressed as a dotted quad, four octets (8 bits) separated by periods. Read [[Wikipedia:IP address|IP address]] for more information.
::::Cheatachu72: Try [http://www.ipchicken.com/ ipchicken.com].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:29, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

:::::Uh, yes, I know. I was just trying to explain what it would look like. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:46, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

::::::I didn't. Very... Interesting. Thanks guys. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} (Check Out My New And Improved Userpage! Comment On How To Make It Better!)

:::::::Sorry Jay, I didn't mean to imply that you didn't know. I just like putting the info out there. Oh, and I missed your last comment there. Whoops.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:06, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

== Banned? ==

Wow, Tom, you really were my favorite moderator right up until there. Why did you ban me? Do you not like me? Is ramrod the only person who fits your standards, and JelloB?--[[User:Homsar999|Homsar999]][[User_talk:Homsar999|ß]] 22:22, 23 May 2005 (CDT)

== 70.92.150.43 ==

This guy is making quite a mess today. Can you ban him? -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 15:46, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

:Done.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:48, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

::Thanks! But why only 72 hours? This is the 2nd time he's done this. If this isn't grounds for a permanent ban, I don't know what is! -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 15:51, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

:::Quite sadly, there's no such thing as a permanent ban. We can ban a particular IP address indefinitely, but ISPs assign users new IP addreses frequently, especially on dial-up. Banning any IP indefinitely is just as likely to block out legitimate users who inherit the blocked IP sometime down the road as it is to keep the troll from coming back. This is why we rarely use indefinite blocks. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 17:42, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

:I agree that guy's done too much damage. We've spent half an hour cleaning up after him. [[User:The_Pardack|The Pardack]]

== Yep, it's me ==

Is Tom the head of this place? I just became a user, and I want to put this right. PUT WAGON FULLA PANCAKES IN THE RIGHT PLACE. Really, i'm not stopping until it's done, make it a character, do you see a label on the Wagon Fulla Pancakes that makes him eatable? I don't. Please fix this, I don't know this formatting hullabaloo, but you sure do, so could you help me here? P.S. How do I make links from stuff? -Dinoshaur

:Excuse me? I don't understand.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:52, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Here's a question ==
On the new main page, do you know where the List of registered users is? [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 17:52, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

:Nowhere. Try [[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:54, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

== [[Mellow Mushroom]] ==

Tom, how do you [[Talk:Main_Page#More_interwiki_links.3F|know]] TBC only did the animation on MM? --[[User:Trogga|TROGGA!]] 19:23, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

:They certainly don't make pizzas or own any part of the Mellow Mushroom company. They were hired to do the website. And if my memory serves me correctly, I think Matt did some radio commercials for them too. Why do you ask?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:30, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I know they only did the website, but why do you say the toons aren't written by TBC? --[[User:Trogga|TROGGA!]] 00:06, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The toon that is on the site is pathetic. I hold TBC in too high a regard to say that they wrote it. -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 00:15, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Trogga: Were the toons written by The Brothers Chaps?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:12, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Maybe. Why don't you ask [mailto:jeff@mellowmushroom.com this guy]? --[[User:Trogga|TROGGA!]] 23:07, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Have you asked him already? Why don't you?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:30, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

==Mustachioed Homestar==
Why not have a separate page for this guy, at least temporarily? There are two Homstars visible which TBC made sure were different. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 21:31, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:From what I can tell, there is an article currently at [[Mustachioed Homestar Runner]]. Perhaps a better place to voice your concerns would be the [[Talk:Mustachioed Homestar Runner|respective talk page]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:58, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Banned? ==

Have you gone mad? [[User:Homsar999|Homsar999]] 23:18, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:No.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:52, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::If you haven't, then why did you ban me from the IRC chat this time? Was it for inactivity? [[User:Homsar999|Homsar999]] 03:06, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::No, you were not banned because of inactivity. You were banned because you annoy me.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:12, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::And how do I annoy you? [[User:Homsar999|Homsar999]] 23:23, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::::Seriously, man, this has gone on way too long. Please unban me. I don't even know why I annoy you. [[User:Homsar999|Homsar999]] 04:04, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::::=Man, you threaten me for banishment, and you kick people off for annoying you! I'm going to report your threat to a more respected adminestrator and have you kicked off, You make me sick! In the past you have been helpful, what kind of twisted guy are you?=

==Balding Man's Living Room==

Why was that page baleeted? I thought it would be useful to create, but I guess not. Any reason why? [[User:Homsar999|Homsar999]] 05:04, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

You'll probably want to delete the corresponding screenshot with the page; without the page it's useless. I'll go ahead and tack a tobedeleted on the screenshot. [[User:Crystallina|Crystallina]] 05:07, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Homsar999: I didn't delete the page. You can check the [[Special:Log/delete|deletion log]] to see that [[User:FireBird|FireBird]] did. [[User:Trogga|Trogga]] marked it for deletion, probably because all it contained was "Balding Man's Living Room is where Balding Man lives. It is first seen in Senorial Day. We have yet to see the rest of his house." All I did was remove the links to the page from the rest of the Wiki.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:48, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::If it's because of content, then [[Ted Kotsaftis]] might as well be deleted and un-linked, as well. [[User:Homsar999|Homsar999]] 03:15, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::As I mentioned earlier, I did not delete the page. Please take this up with [[User:FireBird|FireBird]] and [[User:Trogga|Trogga]]. The [[Ted Kotsaftis]] article is a stub with plenty of room to expand. Ted has worked on graphic design for [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ted+Kotsaftis&filter=0 several other projects]. The room the Balding Man was in doesn't have the same potential. Why do you think this article would be useful?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:30, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== More Fanstuff Sysops ==
Do you think you and the other big admins could get a fanstuff sysop nomination going for the Fanstuff Wiki? There are only two active sysops there as of right now, and they get overwhelmed occassionally. For example, someone made a page that insulted a user and had profanity in the page title alone. Although several users find about it quickly and marked if for deletion, it stayed around for about two weeks before one of the sysops found it. It took even longer for the creator of the page to be banned. So... yeah, many users think more sysops are needed. Thanks for considering this, '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]'''''.

:Okay. Consider it done.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:15, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm a sysop! Hooray! Um, am I going to be the only new sysop, or am I supposed to set up a nominations page? -- '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]''''' 22:59, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:You're it. Good luck.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:02, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No nominations? Okay. -- '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]''''' 12:08, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Sig ==
What does <code><nowiki>[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]]</nowiki></code> do in your signature? I've wondered for a while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:57, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:I've had that there since the very beginning, when we starting using MediaWiki back in 1.3 beta. When I leave a comment, it allows me to put my four tildes right after the period. I could figure out how to do it differently with the new features in 1.4, but I'm kind of used to it.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:57, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

==Deleters==
How do you become someone who deletes useless articles? And what's a "Sysop"?

: You sorta answered your own question - sysops are the people who delete articles, as well as block abusive users. JoeyDay and Tom select the sysops, but the last time they did, all but one of the new sysops were nominated on a special page by regular users. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:06, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm not asking you, Jay. And even though you responded, you didn't answer the question! I was talking to Tom!

:Umm, yes he did answer both of your questions. The first one is answered by ''"JoeyDay and Tom select the sysops"'', and the second question with ''"sysops are the people who delete articles, as well as block abusive users"''. '''Anyone''' can answer a question set on a talk page, even if they were not the intended reciever of that comment. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 22:29, 10 June 2005 (BST)

:: It's a Wiki -- anyone can respond on any talk page. And Jay's answer is correct. To continue the answer, however, the way you get nominated / chosen for a sysop is by making significant, useful edits (like undertaking large formatting projects) and showing good judgement in both your own edits and in dealing with other wiki-users. Reverting from trolls is also a good thing to do. It only happens when the existing admins are looking for new ones, which I'm guessing won't be for quite some time. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 21:33, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Speak in English Homestar Coder!

:What part didn't you understand? <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 21:39, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

All of it!

:Very sorry, but I think the problem is on your end, not mine. Maybe Babelfish would be of assistance? <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 21:42, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::That's the same thing you said when I told you all the reasons I wasn't keeping your "Message Board" page. With all due respect, is ''your'' first language English? I understood Aurora just fine. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:43, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::Aurora, Venusy, and Jay are right. Sanjuro, I don't know exactly what you didn't understand about what Aurora said, but I just got and replied to your email. If there is anything you need further clarification on, do not hesitate to ask.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:45, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Tom, what is wrong with me making a Message Board like the ones on AOL, where other members can feel free to post friendly messages with other members?

And Jay, how long did it take you to realize that it was I, Sanjuro/Balmung, whom was posting these messages?

: I knew it from the start - I've been following this discussion from [[Special:Recentchanges]], where it puts your user name or IP address next to every edit you make. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:00, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:: In addition, your name is listed in the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Tom&action=history page history] of this page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:02, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::Sanjuro, this is the Homestar Runner Wiki, a collaborative knowledge-base dedicated to collecting and organizing as much information as possible about [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]]. This is not a place for you to have a personal message board. This is not AOL. This is not your website.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:03, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I hate you Jay. So don't talk to me![[User:Sanjuro|Tim-E- Dee]] 22:05, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Look out Sanjuro, here comes the [[Heavy Lourde]]! -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 22:07, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Sanjuro, please do not edit or remove other people's comments.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:13, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Tom, Tomstiff's comment isn't reasonable and is offensive.

:Sigh. Y'all have shown remarkable patience. I'd have put the hammer down on this ... ''person'' ... long ago! My compliments! -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 22:18, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I am sick and tired of you Tomstiff.

:So telling Jay you hate him and demanding that people "Speak English!" isn't offensive? <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 22:23, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Sanjuro, I'd like to question your partiality in evaluating tomstiff's comment, when only two minutes before you expressed on this very page your hatred for another user. Wasn't your comment offensive?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:24, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::Sanjuro, my comment earlier was in no way an attempt to be offensive! It was merely an amusing way to warn you that expressing hatred towards another member of this community usually brings about a ban. If I offended you in any way, please, ''please'' forgive me! I remain, as ever, your wiki friend -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 22:28, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Don't talk to me like that Tom. I can, and will, track you down.

:Heh heh. I'm laughing at your petty threat. You better watch out, because in the past we've blocked people for threating others and making personal attacks. Consider this a formal warning.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:30, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Tomstiff, I found NOTHING amusing WHAT-SO-EVER about that comment of yours.[[User:Sanjuro|Tim-E- Dee]] 22:34, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Ooh, but ''I'' do. This is better than television. Somebody make the popcorn! Seriously, though—and I mean this with all friendliness possible—you're playing with fire here. I'm just a user, so I'm not warning you, just giving advice. Be careful. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:38, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Look, Sanjuro, you could be a great, useful Wiki-member, or you could bash, insult and threaten other members. The first would be nice, and the second will just get you banned and mocked. As Captain Planet would say, the choice is yours! (Wow, Tom, your talk page is too long, Clanky!) <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 22:43, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::OK, why is my sig appearing in a "pre" box? <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 22:45, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::It sure is Aurora. I feel so loved. Oh, and it's the space after the newline.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:46, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::Maybe you should make a talk archive like some other users do. Oh, and thanks for fixing my sig ineptness. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 22:48, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::::No way. A long talk page is the coolest. And no problem, 'twas a common hard-to-spot mistake.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:51, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::::As long as we're all here, Tom, what did you mean yesterday when you said to hold off on the STUFF stuff? And I'm still curious about my question in the section right above this one. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

Sanjuro is obviously upset that his work, although not useful, was unceremoniously trashed. He is expressing his anger in the wrong way, in my opinion, but it's at least understandable. I think he put <code><nowiki>{{tobedeleted}}</nowiki></code> on his user page in haste. Did it have to be deleted right away? If not, is there an undelete feature? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:54, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Oh, sure, it's easy to undelete. The entire old history has been saved. I wouldn't have done it if that were not the case (mostly because I have a feeling he thinks that those comments are gone forever). <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 22:57, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Yes, that's right. If necessary, a sysop can restore any version of any deleted page at any time. Only image deletion is permanent. However, the user in question's work on the aforementioned page was not unceremoniously trashed. It did not belong anywhere in the context of this project and was dealt with accordingly.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:59, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Oh, and It's dot com: Would you care to join me in the [[HRWiki:IRC channel|IRC channel]] to discuss the matter of STUFF? If not, I can reply here.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:01, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::I know it was dealt with accordingly, but ''to him'' his hard work was suddenly gone. I'm not defending the page, or even the user, I'm just saying we should let him cool down before granting his request to delete his user page altogether. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:04, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::IRC, eh, Tom? I saw one o' thems once. I'll head on over there now. Aurora, are you coming? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

This website is SO AWESOME! But I think that you guys shouldtake it easy on Sanjuro. By the sound of things (from which I read) all of your comments just made him more frustrated. Watch what you type to this member, cause it just might make him even MORE frustrated.
And Aurora, Captain Planet says "The power is yours", not "The choice is yours". No offense though.

:Ah, I had a feeling I would botch that quote, hehehe. Well, my point still stands. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 23:35, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Botch? What does that mean Aurora?

:Botch = to make a mistake or ruin something. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 23:45, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

So what happened here with Sanjuro? And... Where is he?

Okay. Who is this [[User:Balmung of Azure Sky]] member?[[User:Sanjuro|Tim-E- Dee]] 23:52, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Is anyone out there?

That depends on your definition of "is"

:I'm really sorry, but just ''reading'' through all this made me tired. I think everyone involved needed to have a rest. --[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:01, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Okay you. Where's Tom and Aurora? Tell me NOW! Cause I aient playing no games, I mean bussiness!

I'm sorry. Your request cannot be answered at this time. Please try again later, or leave a message after the tone.

Tom, Aurora? How DARE you ignore The GREAT Sanjuro?

:They aren't online right now. Calm down. Fix some hot cocoa and take some deep breaths. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 00:36, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Actually, I am online. Hot cocoa does sound good though. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 00:45, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::Well ''now'' you are. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 00:47, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::Chocolate? where? -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 00:50, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Mmmm... Hot cocoa. I haven't had some of that stuff in a LLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGG time!

Aurora? Are you still on?

== Deletion on my account please! It's too raw! ==

Yo Tom! What's up? I need you to do me a little favour. My accounts Sanjuro and Balmung? Yeah. Can you delete them? Thanks [[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro/Balmung]] 02:42, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC) P.S. [[User:Balmung]] not to be confused with [[User:Balmung of Azure Sky]]

:Tim, after reviewing the database, I can clearly see that you currently you have three accounts:
:#[[User:Balmung]] (user_id 788)
:#[[User:Sanjuro]] (user_id 789)
:#[[User:Balmung of Azure Sky]] (user_id 2001)
:The use of [[Wikipedia:Internet sock puppet|sock puppet]] accounts is highly discouraged. However, I will not delete any of these accounts, since an accurate article edit history record must be maintained. As I'm sure you can see, the user page for the first two accounts has already been deleted per your previous request. If you would like to put any other pages up for deletion, use the <nowiki>{{tobedeleted}}</nowiki> template tag.
:I recommend that you use one and only one of those accounts from this point forward.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:32, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Sanjuro...are you also [[User:Son Goku]]? If so please don't aquire any more accounts...that aint cool man. -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 19:01, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Me? Son Goku? (L'sOL!) No way! That's my younger brother! We only have one computer that WE can use so if I'm to show him something, I have to Log Off so he can Log On!
[[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro/Balmung]] 19:10, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hmm i ''guess'' that proves me wrong. I just thought it was odd that your little brother would sign on, create a user page then within a few seconds you correct him online...but then again i'm weird.

What do you mean Tony Stony?

Its none of my business is what I mean...I just thought it weird. Btw it is possible to sign your posts with 4 tildes. Comme ca: [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 19:25, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yeah! It looks like you're doing like in your posts! You see: ~3x Is your siggy. and ~4x Is your siggy with time of posting. A like so.
[[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro/Balmung]] 3x...
[[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro/Balmung]] 19:48, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC) 4x!
So much for "Three times is a charm" huh?
[[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro/Balmung]] 19:48, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

And five displays just the date. Learn something new everyday... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} And just the date: 01:42, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== STUFF stuff ==
Afternoon, Tom. I've been busy all morning closing out old STUFF discussions. I have a little ways to go, though. Also, I wonder if we could speak more about how the page should be redesigned before anything major is done to it. Put a note on my [[User_talk:It's dot com|talk page]] and I'll meet you in the IRC. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:35, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Sure.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:27, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm back, as promised. Are you around? I'm monitoring the IRC. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:32, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Hey Tom. I am making good progress:
:*[[HRWiki:stuff test1|A mock-up article]]
:*[[Template:STUFF/stuff test1|The resulting STUFF subpage]]
:*[[HRWiki:Select_The_Usable_Fun_Facts/stuff_test3|The index (which will become the STUFF main page)]]
:*Plus all the templates so far

:Yet to do:
:*Organize/polish the instructions
:*Create the templates for closed facts
:*Have other users test the ease of use
:*Convert current items to new format

:The hardest part isn't figuring out how this will work. The hardest part isn't even figuring out how to streamline the process to minimize keystrokes and errors. No, the hardest part is figuring out how to explain it so that novices can understand.

:I was hoping to go live today, but I see that ''that's'' not going to happen. Now I'm hoping to go live by midweek. (Right this second, however, I'm hoping to go get some good sleep.) Let me know how you think it's going. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:07, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Update: Getting very close now. I've just about nailed it all down. That's enough for tonight... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:16, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::You seem like you've got everything under control. If you need me for anything specific, let me know. Good work.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:13, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The main format is ready to go live. We are in the [[HRWiki:stuff test index|public testing stage]] now. Once we work out any bugs, all that will remain will be to convert the existing facts to the new format. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:35, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Seriously. ==

Unban me from the IRC chat. --[[User:Homsar999|Homsar999]][[User_talk:Homsar999|ß]] 00:05, 21 Jun 2005 (CDT)

== Admin Nomination ==

I'm sure we're not looking for any new sysops after this thing in April, but I think [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] would be a great sysop. He seems to be working harder around here than any of us sysops anyways, and he always seems to have good judgement. I'd love to have him on the team. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:47, 10 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:I can't remember the specific instance, but in the last day or so I've thought to myself, "Isn't BazookaJoe an admin?", so whatever was going on at the time must have been good. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:17, 10 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::I always forget that he ''isn't'' an admin, because he uses the same "reverted from (whoever) to last version from (whoever)" message. I guess he types it in manually... {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 00:29, 11 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::True, but he has only been around for a little over two months. There are some users that have been around significantly longer that I think are also deserving of sysopness. I do like the guy, and would be happy if he became a sysop, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Admins leave it a few months yet before opening another Nomination Window. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:46, 18 Jul 2005 (UTC)

== Question ==

On the picture of you are you the one on the left or right I'm guessing you're on the right because the left one looks not happy, but it doesn't look like matt because of the hair.

:I'm in the Duck Shirt and jacket. [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] (not [[Matt Chapman|Matt]]) is in the red shirt with the scarf.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:37, 13 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::And it isn't that Mike is unhappy... He apparently just takes [[User:DaChazman|bad pictures]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:16, 13 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for answering my question guys, and uh that link to bad pictures looks like Matt is wearing that same shirt as the picture on this page.

:Yeah, they were taken less than five minutes apart at the [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|NYU Talk on Mar 1, 2005]]. In fact, you can actually see a bit of my head in the background of DaChazman's photo.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:57, 14 Jul 2005 (UTC)

== Forum namespace ==

How come there's not a convenient external namespace for the forum? You know, so that <nowiki>[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=XXXX] could be replaced with [[Forum:XXXX]]</nowiki>, or something similar. How's our bandwidth lookin'? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:04, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:That's not a bad idea, I'll look into that. Though you should probably remind me after next Monday. Our bandwidth is still looking, but I think we are down to the final hours here.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:04, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::Will do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

:::Here is the reminder you requested. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:17, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::Done. Example: <nowiki>[[Forum:15|thread 15]]</nowiki> becomes [[Forum:15|thread 15]]. Oh, and just so I remember for next time, they are interwiki links, not namespaces.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:52, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== On the wiki ==

I'm working on the transcripts as fast as I can... what, do you think I eat, sleep, and breathe Homestar Runner... don't answer that. ;) Seriously, we're working on them. But having Mike mention that he read something on our wiki has got to be the ultimate prize for us. It's like, poring over all the crazy details that we do has, in a small but significant way, paid off. I think we should permit ourselves in this case to announce it in big, bold letters. Or at least in italics. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:12, 28 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:What?!?! Where 'bouts was this? First I've heard of it. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 03:17, 13 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::The [[animal]] commentary. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 03:19, 13 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::Yup.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:20, 13 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::Wow, awsome! Kudos to [[Special:Contributions/66.120.157.219|66.120.157.219]], the one who originally left the Compound Eyes fun fact. He never really made all that many edits, but who would have guessed it was one of the most important edits of all... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:06, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Goofs vs. Typos ==

"Goofs" are mistakes TBC make; for the purposes of our discussion, ''Strong Sad'' made these mistakes. We don't note mistakes Strong Bad makes in his emails as Goofs; rather, we note them in the Remarks. Since there were enough of Strong Sad's mistakes for a whole section, I changed it to "Typos". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:07, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:I'm not really the guy who would know the difference. I only made that change for two reasons:
:#"Typos" isn't one of the ways we categorize Fun Facts. [[HRWiki:Standards#Fun Facts|Goofs is]].
:#The Francis Scott Key fact is a Goof. I knew it wasn't a typo, so I changed the header to Goofs for lack of a better choice for that particular grouping.
:That being said, the Key fact is probably the only one of the four that are currently under that header that really is a Goof. The typos by Strong Sad should probably be moved to another section. Maybe Remarks?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:35, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Goofs may be our standard category, but we are flexible enough to accomodate a special category on a toon-by-toon basis. For example, [[50_emails#Homestar.27s_attempts_at_DELETED|Homestar's attempts at Deleted]]. I think these should be grouped together since there are several of them. How about "Strong Sad's Goofs", or "Strong Sad's Mistakes", or something similar? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::I think we should ask [[User:Jay|Jay]]. He's the Keeper-Tracker.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:59, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::I think I'll just copy the discussion from 22:42 on up over to the article's talk page. Then, everyone can have a say. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:08, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::::Sounds good to me.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:10, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

''(see [[Talk:Strong Sad's Lament#Goofs vs. Typos|Talk:Strong Sad's Lament]] for more)''

== You are appreciated ==

I was looking over your talk page, and it's been way too long since someone wrote to tell you thanks for all the work and maintenance you put into the site. Thank you! I was propted to tell you this today when I saw that, simply by my uploading an image, you created a new template to replace the makeshift GFDL blurb I had on the image; created a new category for other existing, similar images; and then sought out those five other images that should be in the category and added the template there as well—all within the blink of an eye! I would hope that we all make the wiki experience a little better for those around us, and I must say you certainly do that. And then some. Sincerely, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

:Hey, you're welcome. It's my pleasure.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:33, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Defacement? ==

What, did you think I made up that picture of the Trogdor beanie? I'm not that skilled with Photoshop. Check the Store before you assume defacement. ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:59, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Yeah. I tried to fix it but you beat me to it. Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:00, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::No probalo. I thought it was defacement too but decided to check the Store on a whim, and lo and behold... {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:02, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Patrolled Fanstuff ==
Hey, can you edit ''LocalSettings.php'' section of the fanstuff to get rid of those red "patrolled" explanation points in the recent changes there? We really don't need or want them. - '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]'''''

:Before I do anything, I'd like to see the discussion that took place when deciding this. Where is it?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:20, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Oh, well that's a problem. It was on a poll on the second Fanstuff Forum, which is offline for an indefinite amount of time. (it seems that its host quit) I'll create a new poll if you want me to, but I don't think that's nessecary. But if you go there and look at the recent changes, you'll see red exclamation points as far as the eye can see. We don't use them. - '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]'''''

:Done.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:52, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Vugarity==
I went on the all user list page and I noticed that there were alot of vulgar term and slang. Can you clear this up Sincerly former user vile.exe

:Yeah, I'm going to have to do that. Note to self: do that soon.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:20, 24 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==I'm back==
I former vandel[I was the guy who defiled trogdor and charectars a couple monthes ago thanks for unblocking me I have changed my ways don't ban me I am a good guy I swear] current editor and megaman fan [[User:Vile.exe]] have returned.Drop me a line on my talk page for proof.

:Okay.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:07, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Banned. Again. Again. ==

OK, Tom, ''please'' tell me why I am banned this time. Are you having a bad day? --[[User:Homsar999|HomsarAnnoyed]]

== Fanstuff ==

'Scuse me, but I can't get into the Fanstuff wiki. It just shows 404'd every time. What's up with that? It was working a few seconds ago... --[[User:Dinoshaur|Dinoshaur]] 18:31, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Whoops. On it.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:34, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Fixed. [[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:46, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Fanstuff wiki ==

Can you please, PLEASE, unlock the Fanstuff wiki? [[User:H*R 700|H*R 700]]

:If you bothered to check, you'd see it has already been unlocked.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:23, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, thank you. [[User:H*R 700|H*R 700]]

== FINALLY!! ==
TOM! TOM! It's over! I can edit stuff! You can remove the notice! [[User:Seek Bar|Seek Bar]]

:Did you read the notice? Have [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sitenotice&oldid=143018 a look].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:30, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)

==Favourite User Award Winner==

Congrats [[User:Tom|Tom]]

''You have won the favourite user award for this week.''

'''Here is your trophy'''

[[Image:fav user awards.PNG]]

From your ''HRwiki'' friend,{{User:Pertmywert/sig}}

''If you would like to view the older winners please go'' [[User:Pertmywert/fuawinners|''here'']]''.''

== Personal JavaScript ==

I got a little curious and decided to check out your user JavaScript. What exactly does it do? I tried copying it into my own personal JS, but I didn't see any changes in the preview. --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] [[Special:Emailuser/Pidgeot|(e)]] 21:30, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:It duplicates the links for the tabs at the top of every page on the bottom. I think you might have to have accompanying personal CSS to style it. That should be in my user CSS somewhere.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:38, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::Judging by your CSS, it seems that way, so that would explain why I didn't see any change - thanks. --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] [[Special:Emailuser/Pidgeot|(e)]] 22:02, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:::No problem.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:03, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)

==HI!!!==
i love u
-fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf

:Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:54, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::Ooooh, quite the pairing. A 35 letter name with a 3 letter name. I can see sparks flying already. Or is that just my avian thunder...?

== A thankyou ==

Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2. Thanks for sorting out an embarrassing mix-up with "hide patrolled edits", and not noticing someone else had already reverted the vandalism I was trying to revert. Still trying to get the hang of this Wiki thing ;)
--[[User:Tigz|Tigz]] 22:38, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:No problem.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:12, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

==Note from Thechamp==

Hello, Tom. My name is The champ, please forgive my past Trolling for it was my brother who commited the crime. I left the states for a month or so during this period and had no access to a comp. where I was staying in Canada. I rebuked my brother for his crimes and hope that you may forgive him, I am sory.

Sincerely,
[[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 22:10, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Okay.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:10, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::Yeah, I am sory, again. He didn't mean any harm by talkin to the trolls, he hates it when people start skrewin with thing that people work hard on. -[[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 01:30, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

==Help, Please==
How do I add pictures to articles? -[[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 13:09, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:See [[Help:Editing#Images]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:19, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== I found a troll! ==
66.82.9.39 is the IP address. It was a troll in the fanstuff wiki. Battle of Homestar High. [[User:Seek Bar|DonZabu]]

:Which of [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&hideminor=0&namespace=&target=66.82.9.39&limit=100&offset=0 their edits] are you talking about?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:16, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== It was a joke, not a defacing ==

dude?

:Thechamp, I'm assuming you are referring to my recent deletion of a discussion page (Talk:No Loafing Sign) you started that simply contained "You heard um, No loafing!". Your edit was defacement. Discussion pages exist to discuss articles and their content, not for you to attempt to make jokes or be funny. As such, taking into consideration your previous behavior on the Wiki, especially your edits in the past day and your failure to heed my three direct warnings, you have been blocked from editing for ten days.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:13, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Bannination ==
OK, can I please be unbanned from the HRWiki chat? --[[User:Homsar999|Homsar]]

== Apology ==

Hello. I am very sorry for what happened a year ago. You might not remember. But, I ruined the Commentary Transcript for Experimental Film. I just want to say that I am sorry. I used to be known as [[User:210.49.167.191|210.49.167.191]]. -[[User:mitchell00|Mitchell00]] 07:21, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Okay.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:59, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

==Update Marker==
Hey Tom! I was just wondering what that Update Marker is for. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 17:20, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:It's a new feature in [[HRWiki:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.5|MediaWiki 1.5]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:29, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

::Thanks. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 17:30, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== delete Bkmlb ==

Hi Tom! It's kind of annoying to have a period at the end of my name, so could you please delete [[User:Bkmlb]]? If I remember correctly, I think he was a troll impersonator.--{{User:Bkmlb./sig}} 17:26, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

:Done.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:30, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
::Thank you, very much.--{{User:Bkmlb./sig}} 17:31, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

== How do you... ==

How do you get on to the old wiki? {{User:H*R 700/sig}}

:What information do you need from it?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:24, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, I just wanted to check it out, if thats alright with you and JoeyDay. {{User:H*R 700/sig}} Not logged in.

:The old Wiki is not easily available. What information do you need from it?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:42, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, okay. I don't have to go there. I just wanted to see the users, and all that stuff. But, anyways, us at the fanstuff wiki want 1 of our 4 Admins, to be come a Burecrate. Most people think Rainer's the best choice. Tom, can you make one of our Admins, a Burecrate? {{User:H*R 700/sig}}

:No, not at this time.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:45, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Alright. [[User:216.55.218.23|216.55.218.23]]
:Eh, don't listen to him. :P We were just considering it; many people haven't even voiced their opinion yet. (And honestly, I never expected you to do it anyway.) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 12:59, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

== Changing Names ==

Hey, I know I bug you alot, but there always a reason. Anyways, can you make a changing names page one the Fanstuff Wiki? I want to change my name, really badly. {{User:H*R 700/sig}}

:There already is one. See [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki:Changing username]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:47, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

== Commend...a..tion? ==

I have to say that you are the man, and I would like to commend you for making your edits and changing everyone's usernames. You rock, man. --[[User:Daunrealist|daunrealist]] 19:16, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

:Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:35, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

::I'm just wondering, when do you think the next Admin nomination will be? I was thinking of nominating someone (not me), but is it annually, biannually, or what? --[[User:Daunrealist|daunrealist]] 21:06, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

:::When it's necessary.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:09, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

::::Cool. --[[User:Daunrealist|daunrealist]] 02:06, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

== April Fools Name Change ==

I know it's a while off, but I just thought I'd ask know. Would I be allowed to have my username changed for April Fools, and then have it changed back the next day? -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:48, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

:No.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 13:35, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

==What the?==
Why'd you block [[User:68.39.179.135]]? He wasn't trolling. He was just behaving a little newbish. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 22:10, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

:Because of the edits he made on [[Image talk:homestarquiz.PNG]], [[Talk:Tee Bee]], and [[Image talk:stinkogamethumb.png]]. And did I say anywhere that he was trolling?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:13, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

::That seems harsh for someone who seemed to be trying to contribute honestly. Maybe a warning about what sort of behavior is okay would have been better? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:17, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

:::Unblocked. Feel free to warn.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:20, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

On the other hand, is 24 hours enough for someone who is being disruptive and should know better? ([[User:Billy Bob Bob|Billy Bob Bob]]) I was gonna block him till the weekend before Coder beat me to it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

:Cool, thanks Tom. If you want to up that ban, Ben, then that's fine with me. I just usually do 24 hours for a first offender. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:26, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

::Then I'll leave it like it is. But if he yells and makes personal attacks again... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:28, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

== Invitations ==
So, what's up with these invitations-to-anonny's-to-create-accounts dealies? I love the idea; is the concept to extend indiscriminately to all except trolls, or to use in those "Whoa—that was a beneficial edit! Why is this guy an IP?" situations? I ask because [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=24.30.124.162 24.30.124.162] seems to be rather articulate and wikiliterate. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:39, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

:In this case, it was mostly the latter. Though I have to admit, it's not [[User talk:65.25.31.135|the]] [[User talk:69.139.163.12|first]] [[User talk:204.117.94.78|time]] I've done it.
:The person you mention there, if I'm not mistaken, is [[Wikipedia:User:Metaeducation]]. They actually caused a tiny ruckus on Wikipedia back in May 2005 that involved a HRWiki template thing. See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/Deleted/May 2005#Template:Hrwiki]] and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/Not deleted/June 2005#Template:Memoryalpha]] for some details. (And I wish we could still get at the conversation found at [[Wikipedia:Special:Undelete/Template talk:Hrwiki|Template talk:Hrwiki]] where Joey and I questioned the template, but we can't.)[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:59, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
::Holy cow. So does the fact that the template doesn't exist mean it ''was'' deleted? And are we a sister wiki? Meanwhile, is inviting anonnys strictly a sysop thing, or can anyone? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 07:17, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

:::Yes, the Hrwiki template was deleted, the link is for the discussion that occured prior to its deletion. The Memoryalpha one was not, that is the discussion that occured prior to the decision to keep. We are not a sister wiki to Wikipedia. We have nothing to do with the [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia|Wikimedia Foundation]] or any of its projects. Our Wiki runs on the same software, [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], but that's pretty much where it ends. As for inviting, it's a wiki, I encourage you to '''be bold'''.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:47, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

== 64.9.51.190 ==

Hey, Tom. I was just wondering why you ended up blocking IP 64.9.51.190. I looked at what happened, and it turns out that his addition to [[H*R.com updates]] was correct. There is a new quote, fan stuff, and sketch book. You probably found or saw something that I didn't, so you probably have a very legitement reason. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:49, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

:Fixed already. Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:50, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

::I kept reverting his work 'cause in my eyes I didn't think that we'd need that on there. Plus he kept on changing it. -- [[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro/Balmung]]

:::But that page is our listing of all Homestar Runner updates, why wouldn't what he added belong there?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:23, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

== I can't find the IRC chat... ==

Where's it at?
[[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro/Balmung]]

:Please see [[HRWiki:IRC channel]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:24, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
::Thanks man. -- [[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro/Balmung]]

==Emails==
just wondering, what were the context of the emails that RHRN sent you? {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:52, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

:Nah, it's not worth it.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:57, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Something tells me that I should be thanking you for that. A lot. Thanks anyway. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:59, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

== unlocking uploading ==

Okay Tom, here's my problem. I am a bureaucrat at the [http://ebwiki.spoonybard.com/index.php?title=Main_Page Eskimo Bob Wiki] and we just moved to new software. The uploading is locked. How do I unlock it?--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 12:46, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

:Yeah, we need to know soon. Theres alot of blank images, and we REALLY need to fix that. {{User:H*R 700/sig}}

::Who upgraded the software? Did they reconfigure LocalSettings.php correctly? And the directions for enabling uploads can [[MetaWikipedia:LocalSettings.php#Image_Uploads|found in the User's Guide]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:43, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

:::Pertmywert owns the wiki. He upgraded it. So, does that mean you'll have to ask him about it? {{User:H*R 700/sig}}

::::If Pertmywert is the only one with access to the files on the server, then yes. He needs to modify one line of his LocalSettings.php file to allow uploads. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 17:19, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

:::::Okay. I'll alert him ASAP. {{User:H*R 700/sig}}

::::::Also note that the upgrade instructions exist as [http://ebwiki.spoonybard.com/UPGRADE part of the archive that Pertmywert uploaded].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:36, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

== Bureaucrat rights ==

Hello Tom! It's me again, the guy who always bugs you for help. I need to know all about Bureaucrat rights. Since, I am a Bureaucrat at [[User:Pertmywert|Pertmywert's]] [http://ebwiki.spoonybard.com/index.php?title=Main_Page Eskimo Bob Wiki]... {{User:H*R 700/sig}}

:Please read [[MetaWikiPedia:Setting user rights in MediaWiki#bureaucrat|the documentation]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:52, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

Okay. So, I can't unlock/lock the Database? {{User:H*R 700/sig}}

:Did you read the page? [[MetaWikiPedia:Setting user rights in MediaWiki#developer|Try reading it again]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:00, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

Oh, thanks for showing me that, Tom. I'll remember that. By the way, I know you a Developer and all that, but you should archive this. {{User:H*R 700/sig}}

:Thanks for your consideration. I'll keep your suggestion in mind.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:11, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

== Um... ==

Why am I banned from #hrwiki? Was I trolling or something? --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 16:52, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

:What's your IRC username? What's your IP address? What did you do to get banned from the channel? Are you sure you're banned, or are you just getting errors when you try to connect?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:18, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

:I usually go by thatkidsa [sic]. My IP is 72.145.188.197. I only went on there twice, and the only thing I might have done that angered people is... Having little knowledge of the IRC code 'n such. And I'm pretty sure I'm banned... --Thatkidsam (NLI) 21:03, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

<blockquote>#hrwiki You're banned from that channel</blockquote>

::Okay, you should be good now. There was a fairly broad ban in there that you got caught up in.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:02, 6 November 2005 (UTC).

== Question about the bad_image_list problem ==

I'm a contributor over on another wiki and I was wondering how you solved the problem discussed on [[HRWiki_talk:Upgrade_to_MediaWiki_1.5#Database error]]. It's happening on ours and Google, the MediaWiki site, and the MW Bugzilla haven't yielded any info. But, it Google did link to that talk page. Any info you can provide will help. Thanks. --[[User:68.142.13.101|68.142.13.101]] 03:50, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

:Hi there. Drop me an email at [mailto:tom@hrwiki.org tom@hrwiki.org] and I'll give you all of the details.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:14, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

== Fanstuff ==
Can you, um, temporarily lockdown the Fanstuff WIki? Quick? The apocalypse is happening... or at least the same problem that struck this place a few days back. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 02:46, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, because the fanstuff is about to be virtually DESTROYED!! - {{Stinkoman K/Sig}} 02:55, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

Dangit! I thought nobody was there so I trolled the mainpage under the name of Michely00 for some reason. So ban me when ever you get this problem sorted out. Please. {{User:Bassium!/sig} P.S. If I am banned I will reside at the Porple Montage wiki.

:New-user registration and anonymous editing have been disabled. Please leave your pants in the on and upright position. Thank you.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:07, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

Why come? Too many WikiTrolls? o.o; [[User: Kiwi|I don't get it]]

:More information is available on the [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki:Big Old Tree/NSMC Troll: Anyone can help!|fanstuff wiki]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:32, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
Can you... um... help again? The trolls attacking with the 3000+ accounts he had created. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 02:03, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
:Yeahhhhhh, sorry to bug you again, but we really need it. I say kill them at the source. {{User:H*R 700/sig}} 02:20, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

::I've got my best men working on it 'round the clock.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:10, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
:Who keeps on allowing new user registration on the Fanstuff Wiki?! He keeps on allowing the NSMC bot to attack again and again!! Ugh, it's so annoying... it should be in lockdown until you find out how to stop him for good. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 13:10, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
::Yeah, seriously. I wish there was something that would appear in the Recent Changes that would tell us if something like this was enebled or disabled. But, whatever. It's up to you guys. Oh, and also, why is there a User Creation Log? {{User:H*R 700/sig}} 13:31, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

:::The User Creation Log is useful for tracking if a bot or other vandal creates multiple accounts. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

:::But it gets annoying during very large troll attacks such as this. Man, I wish more sysops were on! --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 13:48, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

:::I just wish there were more sysops! {{User:H*R 700/sig}} 18:18, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

::::Joshua: I keep allowing new-user registration and anonymous edits on the fanstuff wiki. With your proposed solution, how am I supposed to know if something is stopping the vandal "for good" if registration is still locked down?
::::H*R 700: Check the sitenotice that appears on every single page of the wiki. It will let you know if new-user registration and anonymous editing are disabled.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:08, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
:::::I understand, but the Fanstuff Wiki is tiring of being this wiki's guinea pig. I understand that this wiki is more important than it, but this is the FOURTH consecutive attack, the second of which is due to being tested upon. More and more troll accounts are being created, and then there's all the troll edits, which bots can't seem to revert. Here there are hundreds of active users to revert problems, but in the fanstuff wiki the number's closer to forty. Several users are becoming dishearted even to the point of leaving because of having to revert pages again and again and again due to all these attacks. Is there any other way? I'm not sure if the Fanstuff Wiki can survive many more attacks. :/ - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 22:48, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

::::::What would you like me to do? What's your solution? I have absolutely no problem at all taking the fanstuff wiki offline completely. Would that be acceptable?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:00, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

::I wouldn't normaly say this, but if that's what you have to do, do it soon. I can't stand anymore of this crap. {{User:H*R 700/sig}} 23:13, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

:::Temporarily or forever? And what would that solve? (And taking it off forever is not acceptable - too many users love the Fanstuff Wiki.) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 23:14, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

It would probably only be temporay (Er, however you spell it). Okay, I have a dumb idea; How about if we get some kind og supream hacker to hack the NSMC bot and shut it down or something? Trust me, we may not know how to do it, but if we got a supream hacker, then we'll be going somewhere. {{User:H*R 700/sig}} 23:17, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
::Here's the problem: when you test it, he usually attacks when no bureaucrats are online to stop him. So here's an idea: when you want to test something, enable new users and stuff for a little bit and then DUPLICATE the effects of the troll (without all the damage) and see what happens. When your done and you have your results, disable the new users again. That way the Fanstuff Wiki won't be prone with no bureaucrats online. Um... only if you can duplicate his attacks, that is. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 23:18, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

:Er, I didn't understand that. {{User:H*R 700/sig}} 23:19, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Wait a minute, it appears Tom has a souloution. Check the Wiki. {{User:H*R 700/sig}} 23:24, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

What does "trusted" mean as a user group?--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 23:35, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
:It probably means you'll be safe when Tom obliberates (or just blocks :P) the non-trusted. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 23:39, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
::...or they could be getting temporary sysop powers... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 23:42, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
:::All editing was suspended below the sysop level. To enable other users to revert, the "trusted" group was created until all the vandal usernames have been blocked. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:47, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Hi, I'm user homestarmy from the fanstuff, and I'd like to be added to the trusted group to help revert pages! Thanks - [[HRFWIKI:User:Homestarmy|Homestarmy]]
:Done. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

===Status report===
*All malicious usernames from yesterday have been blocked infinitely.
*Logged-in editing by general users has been restored.
— [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 12:59, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

:Okay then, so...now that we have it temporarily on lockdown, when will people able to create new accounts again? Because I really wanted to create and fanstuff account, but I can't. {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 19:51, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

::New accounts will be enabled as soon as possible.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:29, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

== NYU Talk ==

Hey since you were there do you know where I can find a copy of the NYU Talk? I really wished it could see it. [[User:NOT Billy Bob Bob|NOT Billy Bob Bob]] 20:44, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

:See the [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005]] article. The entire presentation is transcribed there.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:13, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

==Hola==
I figured that it would be cool to say hi to you since you're the big administrator of the site, so I guess that I just did.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 22:29, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

:Hi.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:11, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

==Query==

I have a question: Why is new user registration and anonymous editing still disabled? I think that the NSMC troll is pretty much in the past.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 19:46, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

:New-user registration, anonymous editing, and all MediaWiki email features have been temporarily disabled because of a vandal. Why do you think that the vandalism is "in the past"? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:09, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

::I just thought that the NSMC troll would have gotten the message and backed down. That's all. I was also thinking that since there are new people discovering this site every day it would be good for them to be able to contribute and have their say on things.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 22:52, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

:::Okay. Thank you for your concern. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:40, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

==kinda weird...==
I was wondering, why do you sign your posts with: <nowiki>[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]]</nowiki>? can't you just sign it as <nowiki>[[User:Tom|Tom]]</nowiki>? {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:51, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

:See [[#Sig]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:09, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
::Ah, I see. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:32, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

== Just a thought ==

<s>Do you ever scan around on user pages to say hi to people or are your duties mainly keeping the site on track and awesome?--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 17:43, 16 December 2005 (UTC)</s>

:No. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:57, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

== Just a thought ==

<s>Do you ever scan around on user pages to say hi to people or are your duties mainly keeping the site on track and awesome? I'm asking because I have never seen your sig on anybody's guestbooks.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 17:44, 16 December 2005 (UTC)</s>

:No. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:57, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

::Sorry. Posting error. See below. {{unsigned|Homsarroks|18:00, 16 December 2005 (UTC)}}

== Just a thought ==

Do you ever scan around on user pages to say hi to people or are your duties mainly keeping the site on track and awesome? I'm asking because I have never seen your sig on anybody's guestbook. Also, did you start this wiki or are you just a major contributer?--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 17:44, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

:No. And no. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:57, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

== HRWiki Tour ==
This has been suggested elsewhere, but so far has been ignored by anyone in power. I asked JoeyDay, but he then decided to take a vacation. Then It's Dot Com, but he ignored it. So, let's see if someone will listen to the suggestion here.

A few people think that the [[HRWiki:Tour]], which currently has no solid page linking to it, should be the third tab in [[HRWiki:Introduction]]. Do you agree? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 16:53, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

:I didn't ignore it. In fact, I already replied at the only place there should be a discussion: namely, the [[HRWiki_talk:Tour#Location|tour talk page]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:53, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

::I didn't ignore it either. I've been following the progress of the discussion, and didn't feel I needed to comment. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:00, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

== E-mail Features ==
Annony editing and new account creation are up, but what about the e-mail features? They still don't appear to be working. Is this intentional, or an oversight? -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 10:58, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:It's Dot Com says that they aren't quite ready yet. They'll be working with a Catchpa system soon. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 13:11, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

==IRC==

I have a quick question, would you be able to come to the IRC channel for a second? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 20:51, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

:Sure. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:55, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

== Appreciation ==

Hey Tom! I just wanted to tell you that I appreciate what you and the other sysops do for the wiki. I know if it was not for you guys, thw Wiki would not be what it is now. I just want to say thank you! [[User:70.153.100.100|70.153.100.100]] 21:07, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

:You're very welcome. It's my pleasure. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:32, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

== Wikipedia ==

Hey Tom it's me. I haven't been on for a while so I'm sorta lost. Where's the Wikipedia at? I need to look up that "F-Zero's 'All your Base Are Belong to Us'" thing again.
~~{{unsigned|Sanjuro|23:58, 1 January 2006 (UTC)}}

:[http://en.wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:04, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks pal. And Happy New Year! [[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro/Balmung]]

== I think you may have accidentally gotten rid of the updates ==

Hey Tom it's I. A while ago I posted the new updates, and now they aren't there anymore, and it said you blocked me. --[[User:216.120.190.119|216.120.190.119]]

:Care to explain how "URI changed (may take a while for browser to detect DNS settings)." works? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:09, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

::I dunno, I heard it on TV I think. [[User:216.120.190.119|216.120.190.119]]

:::Thanks, that clears that up. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:11, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

::::Good, I was hoping that would clear things up, now everything's fine, right? Thank me later. --[[User:216.120.190.119|216.120.190.119]]

:::::No, that cleared up for me the fact that you were actually defacing the page. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:28, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==Guestbook==
Make a Guestbook.{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:46, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

<pre>
==Guestbook==

If you go on this page sign here


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:The thing, this is spam. Do not do it again. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:01, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

::OK{{User:The thing/sig}}14:50, 7 January 2006 (UTC)~

==Apologizing==

Hi there, Tom. I replied to your message about my edit summary, but you didn't reply back. So I decided to reply here. I just want to apologize for the language. And sorry it took a while to reply to you. I had an emergency that kept me from replying. I just want you to know that it won't happen again. Anyway, sorry about it. [[User:Happy|Happy]] 21:58, 6 January 2006 (EST)

:Okay. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:02, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

== Username redirect ==

Hi Tom, while JoeyDay is out, I'm asking you this: Can I have a userpage redirect to mine? I was thinking about [[User:Elcool]], because my freinds sometimes look for me on the wiki, not by my correct name. Some other users could use a redirect with common misspellings. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 13:23, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
:It's not unheard of... [[User:Thunderbird]] redirects to [[User:Thunderbird L17]]'s page, although I dunno if he got permission for that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::E.L. Cool, this leads to an interesting line of thought. We could take this in two directions:
::#We do not allow users to have redirects from common misspellings etc. to their correct username. We never have allowed someone to have "two" userspaces, and this would go along with that semi-policy. Then, someone comes along and registers [[User:Elcool]] and starts making edits. Someone like [[User:It's dot com]] or myself would then approach this user and ask that they choose a new name, since the one they chose is too close to the existing user [[User:E.L. Cool]]. (This comes to mind because it happened [[User talk:It's dot org|quite recently]].) Then I suppose we'd block the [[User:Elcool]] account so it wouldn't happen again. At that point, if you came and asked if you could have that page redirect to your own, I don't think I'd be able to say "no".
::#We do allow users to have redirects from common misspellings etc. to their correct username. We'd probably want to set up a process for this, however, because if people just started doing this willy-nilly, we might get people registering for usernames that were already redirects. We'd want to make sure what ever names were redirected where blocked as well.
::I also don't think I'd want this to become a normal thing, where everyone and their grandmother goes and thinks of all the possible permutations of their username and then goes and makes dozens of redirects. I don't think it's altogether too common that this kind of thing would happen.
::DorianGray, the redirect you bring up has a different intent associated with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Thunderbird&action=history its history], and at this point is an exception.
::So at this point, hold off on doing anything for a while. I'm going to want to get Ben's input on how we should handle it, but as of right now, it looks like it could happen. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:05, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, sure. I wasn't even thinking of making it informal. Just make it like the Username Change page where people will ask before they do something. And ok, I'll hold. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:17, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
::::(comment only): I think Thunderbird registered the name [[User:Thunderbird|Thunderbird]] before he did that. [[User:Ed smildE|Ed smilde]]/[[User talk:Ed smildE|talk]]
:::::I have pondered similar issues to this one in the past. I am open to the idea, although I agree that to just turn everybody loose would not be the best course to take. For one thing, I don't like having user pages that don't correspond to a username in the database. I would like to consider how the problem might be solved elegantly (along the lines of a Special page or something) versus creating and blocking usernames that will never be used. Let me think on it and I'll tell you what I come up with. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:04, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

== Robots.txt ==
You seem to be the senior sysop around here (I think), so while JoeyDay isn't here, I'll ask you instead.

The Robots.txt file at http://hrwiki.org/robots.txt has this:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /index.php/HRWiki:Sandbox
...which disallows just the Sandbox. However, the Robots.txt file at http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/robots.txt has this:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
...which disallows everything. Why is this? Can you change it? -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:11, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

:It's like that because we (The Admins) do not want the fanstuff wiki indexed by anything. And sorry, but no we aren't going to change it. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:32, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
::Why don't the admins want it indexed? -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 12:43, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

:::The primary reason is so that it doesn't show up in search engines. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:12, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

::::...and why don't the admins want it showing up in search engines? -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 16:13, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::Because it isn't built on strictly canon material. In other words, the knowledge base documents and adheres as closely as possible to the cartoons and concepts found on H*R.com as written by TBC, whereas any fanstuff is by definition made up by somebody other than TBC. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:20, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::What does that have to with the Fanstuff showing up in search engines? -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 17:15, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::[[User:It's dot com]] is correct, but the reasoning behind our decision was slightly different. The fanstuff wiki was only created to appease a small minority that wanted fanstuff brought back after we decided not to bring it back when we moved to MediaWiki. The Admins didn't want the fanstuff wiki, but relented due to what I can only call persistent whining. One of the conditions of our creating fanstuff was to make sure that search engines did not index it. This was for two reasons:
:::::::#We are very protective of the HRWiki name. We do not administer fanstuff closely enough to control the quality of the content.
:::::::#And as It's dot com mentioned, we don't want anyone searching for actual Homestar Runner knowledge to be confused with what they find there.
::::::: -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:20, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Bot-assisted stuff ==

Would you be able to change all links from [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items]] to [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items]]? When I moved the page, there were a lot of double redirects left behind. -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 12:07, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:Hmm, looks like you took care of it. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:41, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== NSMC Accounts ==

Could you please clear out the NSMC accounts at the Fanstuff? -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 04:10, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

:We can't. Doing that would leave holes in the edit histories, among other things. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:21, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

:<s>Could you at least clear them from [[HRFWiki:Special:Listusers|Special:Listusers]]? -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 14:54, 11 January 2006 (UTC)</s>
::I don't think that's possible. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:01, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Umm... ignore that. My bad. -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 15:04, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sorry ==

Sorry for hurting your feelings, man. I just couldn't tell that the censored version was on the page, and Marth 99 said it wasn't - though he could've been commenting on a point where the suggestive one was the article's image. I didn't mean to offend you, I just treat everyone like that. Oh, and sorry I threw that first cake at Strong Sad. Peace.

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{{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

== Strongbadia -> Strong Badia ==

Could your bot thingy please change instances of "Strongbadia" to "Strong Badia"? -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:43, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

:Bot requests should be made on the bot's [[User talk:GrapeNuts|talk page]]. But now that I check, it looks like the request [[User talk:GrapeNuts#Strongbadia --.3E Strong Badia|has already been made]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:32, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

== ____you should archive this page because it takes forever to scroll down the whole way ==
____long pages should be archived

____this page takes a really long time to scroll down

____it takes a long time to scroll down this page

____this page is very long

____this page should be archived because it is long

____this page also takes a long time to scroll down because it is very long

____you should archive this page

____archiving pages make pages shorter

____if you archive this page it will be shorter

____if you archive this page it will take less time to scroll down.

____it has come to my attention that this page should be archived.

--17:04, 17 January 2006 (UTC)17:04, 17 January 2006 (UTC)17:04, 17 January 2006
(UTC)[[User:216.120.190.165|216.120.190.165]] 17:04, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

:I'm a bit confused here. Is this some kind of code? I think I understand your message, but I'm curious why you typed it like this. Could you please explain? Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:29, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

________This is some kind of code.

________I am a native speaker of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English English], so I may be new to this wiki language.

________I also speak jbrrsh, but wikipedia doesn't have an article on it.

________I can speak jbrrsh if you want me to.

________Do you want me to speak jbrrsh?

________Eikn kcayce eiyuu ouan't maee tdoo cepeeke ein jbrrsh, ehjerre izzthuh kuweschun ein jbrrsh.

________dyouu eiyuu ouan't maee tdoo cepeeke ein jbrrsh.

________eiyuu kcann annscir tvhis kuweschun ein ieetvhur aynglisch owr jbrrsh.

________I typed it this way because I am a native speaker of English but I can speak in jbrrsh too.

________For more information on English, you can go to the wikipedia article at [[Wikipedia:English]]

____________For information or if you need help on the information for archiving information then you can contact me or someone who's an administrator here (I don't know who they are).

:First of all, Tom ''is'' an administrator here, and I'm sure he's fully aware of how he could archive his user page. It's not lack of knowledge; it's just a personal decision on his part, which he's free to make since his [[HRWiki:User space|user space]] belongs to him. Second, if you just learned how to use the Home and End keys you probably wouldn't find this so inconvenient. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 16:59, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow! Home and end keys! I never actually never thought of using those, they were always just the keys in the middle of the "seldom used" block of keys. I suppose you learn something new everyday. Thanks for the tip. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:43, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::thunderbird, you seem to benefit from, well.....everything. it's kind of strange. [[User:Thatkidyoualllove|Thatkidyoualllove]] 15:03, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== Whoa! ==

Kewl you were one of the first people on the wiki! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:21, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

:Yes. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Software Related Stuff ==
Two things:
#Do you know how the New Messages bug was solved? I'm having the same problem on a wiki I own.
#I had a discussion on #mediawiki with [[Wikipedia:User:Robchurch|Robchurch]] about deleting users. Here's the main part of the conversation:
<blockquote>
<Super_Sam> If you have database access to a wiki, it is possible to delete usernames? 
<robchurch> In theory. 
<robchurch> You can delete users without too many repurcussions. 
<Super_Sam> What about gaps in the history? 
<robchurch> Well, the users will still be credited for the edits. 
<Super_Sam> So, under history it'll show the user, but the user won't actually exist.
</blockquote>
I proceeded to test it out on my wiki (which also uses MediaWiki 1.5). By deleting the user from the "user" table, the user was effectively deleted (couldn't log in and no longer in the list of users), while edits by that user remained in history (including block logs). However, the user remained in [[Special:Ipblocklist]] until they were also deleted from the "ipblock" table. This method should also work for the NSMC accounts.

{{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:51, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

:Hey Super Sam. Yeah, I would like to clean all that garbage out. I'm going to do a couple of other maintenance things before I delete all the usernames. I hope to be able to get to it in the next couple of days. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:06, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::{{done}} Fanstuff is done. See [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Listusers&limit=700&offset=0 this] and [[HRFWiki:Special:Ipblocklist|this]].
::{{todo}} Knowledge base is next. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:02, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

== Is this your job? ==

Hey Tom, I hope I'm not being nosy but, is what you do on the Wiki your job? Is this how you make your living. Well, I asked because I here you contribute to this Wiki a lot. Thanks! [[User:68.155.22.62|68.155.22.62]] 01:55, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, man, wouldn't ''that'' be nice! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:20, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::That would be a great job, but no. Any money that comes to the wiki through [[HRWiki:Donations|donations]] goes directly to keeping this site online. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:23, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:Using someone else's copyrighted work to earn money without permission is a big legal ''no''. Nice thought, though. XD - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 02:52, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== Inquiry ==

Hey Tom, how are you? Would you happen to know anything about [[Category talk:Character Evolution|this]] apparent bug? Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:22, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

:I'm good, thanks. And it looks like Ben has taken care of your issue there. Nicely done. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:28, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

== Wow. Archiving assistance needed immediately. ==
I know you can do whatever you want with your talk page, but I suggest you archive it. All the other sysops have done it, and they look great. I know people have been bugging you about this, but I ''really'' suggest it. People would love it. Thanks. {{User:Seriously/sig}}

:Thanks for your consideration. I'll keep your suggestion in mind. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:29, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

== Just a heads up ==
Um, a while ago a user named ohW .rD (Dr. who as a different user) started vandalizing a lot of pages. Not a ''single'' sysop was there. Me and [[User: The thing|The thing]] fought it off, but I don't believe it ever got blocked. Can you block him permanently to make sure this doesn't happen again? Thnaks. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:43, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
:Thank you for being vigilant while the wiki was under attack. You join the ranks of a long line of members (including myself) who have had the (mis)fortune to encounter a vandal in the early hours of the day or night when no sysop was around. Keep on tranglin'! Incidentally, feel free to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&page=User%3AOhW+.rD check the block log] before posting. Cheers! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
::Aw, thank you, comster. That's probably the first time I've been complimented on something page-related and not user-related. Just a sign that I only hang around this place for the cool users.....{{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:02, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

== Archive ==

WHOA! Make a talk archive! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:45, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

:See the discussion two headlines above. Also, tom has been pestered with these comments more than Strong Bad has been asked how do you type with boxing gloves on. It's up to him, so in the meantime I'm thinkin' we should just stop pestering him. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:51, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

::Arise, my minions! We must poke Tom until he archives! *poke* *poke* *poke* *poke* *poke* - {{User:Joshua/sig}}

:::pokepokepoke...{{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:16, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

::::Pokemon {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:17, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::Okay, stop. Tom doesn't need to be harasssed like this. Either he will archive or he won't, but your poking him will not have the effect you desire. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:19, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

::::::Aw......{{User: Seriously/sig}}

:::::::LET'S POKE USER:IT'S DOT COM WHOS WITH ME! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 00:21, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

::::::::No way, that's going overboard. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:25, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::But I will poke Tom! *poke* *poke* *poke* For all you people who think this talk page is large, [[HRFWiki:User:Super Sam/Joshua Talk|prepare to use several gigabytes of bandwidth]]. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 00:25, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::WHOA! That is not a small number! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:56, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::Jeez, guys. My poking was a joke. Why'd you go ruin it by taking it seriously? -_- (Feel free to stare at all of my awesome talk page, though.) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 01:28, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::::Thank you all for your consideration. I'll keep your suggestion in mind. Also, I suggest that in the future when someone tells you to stop harassing another user that you actually stop harassing them. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:31, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

== Mirror ==
Hello Tom. [[Talk:Scroll Button Songs#HRWiki Mirror|This discussion]] could use your admin attention. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:39, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

:Noted. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:56, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== Help-Policy ==

Hey Tom, I wanted to ask you about [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Category:HRWiki_Policy&diff=266540&oldid=246251 this edit]. The reason I had made the [[:Category:HRWiki_Policy|Policy category]] a subcategory of the [[:Category:Help|help category]] was that I wanted users who were browsing the Help category to be able to see the Policy category and browse its contents right away. I reasoned that having the Policy Category have greater visibility would be preferable (even if no one reads anything really). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:09, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:The [[:Category:HRWiki_Policy|Policy category]] is a subcategory of the [[:Category:HRWiki Maintenance|HRWiki Maintenance category]]. The [[:Category:Help|Help category]] is also a subcategory of the HRWiki Maintenance category. The Help category shouldn't be a subcategory of a subcategory that's in the same category as it (the Help category) is in. In other words, we want HRWiki Maintenance --> Policy and HRWiki Maintenance --> Help and not HRWiki Maintenance --> Help and HRWiki Maintenance --> Policy --> Help. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:02, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

::My original idea was that the Policy Category be a subcategory of Help, not the other way around. So we'd have RWiki Maintenance --> Policy and HRWiki Maintenance --> Help --> Policy, so that anyone browsing help can see policy and (hopefully) decide to browse through it as well. But it's really not that an important of a detail. Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:13, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== Mirror: ==

Remember how you asked me on IRC to list all the files we mirror from other sites? Well, [[User:E.L. Cool/mirrorlist|it's done]]. I also took the time to change all the local mirror links to the one with the Mirror: prefix. The QotW page almost took me 20 minutes! But that's not important. Everything for the wiki. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:01, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== Howdy, Tom ==

Long time no see.

This wiki sure has gotten pop-you-lar.

-[[User:Jweb Guru|Jweb Guru]] 15:36, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

:Yeah, no. Is it? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:15, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

== Range blocks ==
Just wondering: I'm a sysop at the wooky, and I'm wobndering how to block an IP range, just for future reference. Can you tell me? Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}}
:See [[Metawikipedia:Range blocks|this page]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:42, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Changing usernames ==

If your a sysop how do you change user names? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:48, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:(You mean bureaucrat.) Go to [[Special:Renameuser]] and fill out the form there. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:53, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
::What about in a wikicity? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:56, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:::You need [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renameuser this extension] to be able to change user's usernames. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 22:03, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
::::How do you get it? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:14, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Well, since Wikicities' usernames are global (they aren't specific to one wiki), whoever wants to have his or her name changed would likely have to go through the central Wikicity. [http://wikicities.com/wiki/Special:Renameuser Special:Renameuser] doesn't seem to exist there, so I'm not sure what to tell you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:21, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

::::::Try their [http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/Special:Contact contact form]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:00, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

==Emergency==
Hello my name is H*bad and I have a complaint to make, I have been blocked again most likely because of the same person I don't know but I am innocent. No one else is replying to what I have been saying. Can you please unblock me because I haven't done a thing wrong. I am blocked on the fanstuff wiki. And I could swear upon anything at all that I am not doing anything wrong.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 17:21, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:Ps you may have to unblock the people who are doing that horrible joke of having the same user accounts as the NSMC bots but only for a little second and that may unblock me becaue they have been using my IP address somehow.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 17:24, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

::Yeah, it looks like you have been autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by a blocked username. The block expires 16:12, 5 March 2006 (UTC). If you'd like to edit before then, contact a fanstuff sysop.
::Also, something peculiar to note is that your IP is shared by [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad|H*bad]], [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad1|H*Bad1]], [[HRFWiki:User:Godzillarunner|Godzillarunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar runner|Darth Homestar runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:1041327735NSMC87789216|1041327735NSMC87789216]], [[HRFWiki:User:1376523585NSMC822710324|1376523585NSMC822710324]], and [[HRFWiki:User:1376523585NSMC822710325|1376523585NSMC822710325]] on the fanstuff wiki, as well as [[User:01857184578NSMC19576857318597|01857184578NSMC19576857318597]] and [[User:Godzillarunner|Godzillarunner]] here on the Knowledge Base. Can you explain this? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:17, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::NSMC!? Are you serious? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:00, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

::::Seriously, do you have anything constructive to contribute to this conversation? If not, please stay out of it. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:05, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::I can explain a few of them like H*bad1, I logged on to him because my friend asked me to so I could take care of the whole "he is my sock puppet", which he is not (long story I will explain later if you want). For Darth Homestar runner I found out what his password was and I guess it showed my IP as his which reminds me to tell him to change his pass. any ways, Godzillarunner I made him, which I do admit that I made him, but for a good reason, I forgot my password and thought thats ok I will just make a new user account, a few hours later I remembered what my password was. You can delete Godzillarunner if you want. Like I said it is a long story. Plus to make sure that you know I have no reason to do something stupid like troll or whatever.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:49, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::You still haven't explained why or how NSMC-style usernames were created with your IP, one of which was even used for vandalism. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:12, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::First off I didn't even know that one of them was used for vandalism. Second off (someone hates me, which is also a long story), I am not that type of person. I am an upright person, but you know what if you want to pin this sort of thing on me then fine, but just so you know I didn't do anything wrong.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 23:18, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

::::::::Could you please explain how the NSMC-style usernames were created with your IP? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:23, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::I wish I could but I don't know much about computer programing stuff, I am only 15.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 23:25, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::What is the verdict, am I guilty of making the NSMCs and Darth Homestar runner or are you going with the truth and saying not guilty (This is manly so people will leave me alone on whether or not I can be trusted, which I hope I can be trusted by you and all the other sysop/Admins).--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 14:38, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::Could you please explain how the NSMC-style usernames were created with your IP? It doesn't require any computer programming knowledge to create a wiki account, nor to explain how wiki accounts were created with your IP. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:00, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::::I would if I could but I can't. I would tell you if I knew, but right now isn't fair, because right now I am getting punished for something that I wasn't even doing. The thing is that I was going to work to try and be a nominee for being a sysop but now I guess I will never be one.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:28, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::::How are you still being punished? The block on the fanstuff wiki expired over three hours ago. How are you not able to tell me how your computer was used to create those accounts? Are you not the only person who has access to the computer that has knowledge of NSMC-style account names? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:36, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::::::Well people just will not leave me alone any more. I have no more computers that can log onto the internet. O of course I just figured it out. I will call my suspect and he shall most likely answer my question with a No, because of that he can't lie very well I will be able to know whether or not he is the culprit.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:21, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::The culprit is... H*bad1, he was the only one it could be. One day he came over and I showed him this site. He created a new user on my computer. In fact he came over a few more times in which he most likely then created the NSMC accounts that I think are stupid. Man I am good. When I called him just now instead of denying that he didn't create them he said that he did, like I said he can't lie so I could tell that he meant it.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:29, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::::::::20:21 comment: Won't leave you alone? You are the one pressing the matter on ''my'' talk page. If you are the only one with knowledge of NSMC-style accounts and access to the computer that created those accounts, I fail to see how you weren't the one who created them. But it doesn't matter anyway. You are free to drop the whole issue and go quietly about your business editing the fanstuff wiki as H*bad. If you want the issue dropped, simply do not reply to this message.
::::::::::::::::20:29 comment:Mmm hmm. Great. Now we can all go about our business. Feel free to never bring this issue up again, here or elsewhere. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:36, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::O sorry, I will never bring that thing {as I call it} again.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:39, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:Sorry for this, but I have to say this to you. I am very sorry for wasting your time and other users time on this subject. If I could go back in time I would. So sorry again.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 21:25, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

::Well, I suggest you get crackin' on your [[Wikipedia:Time travel|time machine]]. Let me know if it goes well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:30, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

:::I am trying to, but unfortunatly I can't work out the bug were only half of me timetravels.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 21:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

::::H*bad, weird. I could have thought I remember you saying you were never going to bring this up again. Dude, it's okay. Just let's all just go about doing our thing. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== We need help! ==

Please block Homestar Swimmer when you get the chance! [[User:Beat|Beat]] 16:23, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:I found him to be Dr. Who. --{{User:The 386/sig}} 16:26, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

::In the future, please use the [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]] page to report vandals. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:20, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Sorry Tom, that was my first experience with a troll. Please accept my apology. [[User:Beat|Beat]] 00:08, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

::::There's no need to apologize. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:42, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

== Great jorb ==
I've noticed just how many quality edits, reverts, and deleting you done today. This is one of the few times when I get to see just how great a person you are. Keep up the wonderful work, you're what keeps this wiki running. Thank you. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:42, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:Duly noted. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:57, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

::Sweet. Except I'm wondering what duly means. I'm pretty sure (or maybe I'm just hoping) that it means "to you too", but I'm not sure. Can you explain? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:59, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Try a dictionary. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:01, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

::::Dictionary.com says it means "at the same time". So...You thought you were awesome at the same time? Uh, weird. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:03, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::What dictionary.com entry are you looking at? The [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=duly three definitions that I see listed] don't include that. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

::::::I figured that "at the proper time" would be what "at the same time" in your comment. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:09, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::Honestly, it just depends on what you interpreted the word as. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:11, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

::::::::20:09 comment: Quotation marks are used to enclose direct quotations. If you are changing something from the source you are using, don't use quotation marks.
::::::::20:11 comment: It means "properly," okay? Now please, leave me alone. Drop it. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:15, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

== Images ==
Hey! I be Seriously, ack for a limited time only! I'm on the wooky, and I was wondering what the difference between images were. For example, what does PNG mean what does JPG mean? What's the difference between them? We don't really have an image policy yet, and I would like to create one. If you don't feel like answering all of these questions, is there some page that does? Thanks a lot. {{unsigned|Seriously|00:31, 23 March 2006 (UTC)}}

:[[User_talk:Thunderbird_L17/Archive_1#PNG_vs.JPG|Try this]]. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:48, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
::There's also all kinds of links with info at [[Wikipedia:Image format]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:51, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Thank you guys, so, so much. There is a crapload of info I can learn there. I'll read up on it. Wow, I can't believe I forgot to sign! — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 11:52, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

== Whenever I get on... ==

Oi Tom. Whenever I log on, I never tend to see any of the Admins/Moderators on. It's pretty weird. I still remember when I was new to this place, there were Admins and Mods on all the time! But I rarely see any of them anymore.
[[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro]] 01:07, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

:We have lots of [[Special:Listusers/sysop|syops]] on at all times of the day. Unless you refer to the [http://forum.hrwiki.org/ forum], where we have probably slightly less (but still plenty of) moderators on at various times. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:18, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

::Yay. Another forum to join. I hope I can make time to post there often.
Just out of curiosity; have I ever told you how many forum websites I've
joined have asked me if I wanted to become a mod? Really just one. But
they kind of deleted my account... *cries*.
[[User:Sanjuro|Sanjuro]] 02:28, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

== Sorry (2) ==

Was just trying to fix dead links. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:45, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

:There's no reason to do that, really. Leaving "red links" in context is often helpful. Not to mention that editing other users' comments is often frowned upon and can at times change the intent of a message. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:49, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

::Well I'd hardly think turning a dead link into plain text would change a message, but I appreciate your advice. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:53, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Yeah, it's probably not that big a deal and I'm taking it too seriously. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:01, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you for explaining the target links. ==

I didn't know that you could use the id attribute with target links.
There seems to be a bug in my web browser that is preventing it from rendering the target links on that page. It renders most target links correctly; it worked with the test page I made in the sandbox.
I kept editing the T-shirt page because thought that it must have been something wrong with with the code, but it appears the only problem was in my browser. I just checked the T-shirt page in Firefox and the target links work just fine in it.
Sorry for editing that page so much.
Thanks again,
[[User:Jecowa|Jecowa]] 07:54, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

:Sure, no problem. What browser was/is giving you the trouble? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:01, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
::Safari 2.0.3 (the latest version at the time of writing). I've sent in a bug report with a link to "http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Store_T-Shirts#tshirt_bear-shark". Hopefully they'll get that fixed soon. [[User:Jecowa|Jecowa]] 09:08, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

== wikkitikkitavi ==
So I find out we're regrading the software yesterday. I was really excited to actually see everything in lockdown. But I was even ''more'' excited to see pages in 'tavi. I thought you guys were redirecting us to Ye Olde Wiki for the time being because it was a major regrade. '''But I edited'''. In 'tavi. It was truly amazing. I thought it would not be permanent. But now we're here. How long will this be? Will we ever return to the land of recent changes and move logs? ''Ever?'' I hope we do. I'm just amazed to witness such an event. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 14:11, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, by the way, why didn't we have to make such a big move like last time? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:23, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

::Relax, Seriously, we're still in the land of [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]] and [[Special:Log/move|move logs]]. 'Tavi has these features, too. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 20:33, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

== Scroll Button Mirror ==
Hey, remember that modern scroll button song that we didn't have a mirror of? Well it turns out my friend [[User:Super Sam|Super Sam]] had to copy on his computer. [http://simpedia.5gigs.com/supersam/sbemailmenurandom.swf Here's a mirror] for you to upload onto the wiki's server. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:50, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
:Done. Thanks one million. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:14, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

==Left==
Hi I left you something on the Fanstuff wiki. Go to my user page there.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:12, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== Halloween Costumes ==

Check the date on [http://community.livejournal.com/homestar_runner/2003/11/03/ this]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 06:52, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

:It's kind of a tricky situation, technically it was released twice. It's somewhat explained [[Talk:H*R.com updates 2003#Fan Costume Commentary|here]]. The entries are all clarified now. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:56, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

::Qermaq, that's the old version that was eleven separate HTML pages (see [http://old.hrwiki.org/index.php?page=Secret+Pages%2FCostumesTranscript]). Please see [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fan_Costume_Commentary&diff=305416&oldid=305307 my changes] to the [[Fan Costume Commentary]] article for further clarification of [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=H%2AR.com_updates_2004&diff=prev&oldid=305417 my revert] of [[H*R.com updates 2004]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:01, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

== Can you Explain? ==

I'm still wondering on why you blocked Darth Kantana X. Can you fill in a little? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 02:54, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
:Darth Katana X continuously made derogatory comments toward the wiki on several discussion pages, even after being warned by Tom to stop. If you need some examples, look at [[Special:Contributions/Darth Katana X|his contributions]]. They shouldn't be hard to find. :-S - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:11, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
And I'm not entire sure if this'd interest you Tom, but Darth Katana X has made something of a [[HRFWiki:User talk:Darth Katana X#Blockage at the knowledge base|retaliation]] on the Fanstuff Wiki. ...and then I kind of told him my feelings on the matter, but anyway... uh, yeah... just keeping you informed. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:16, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
:I'll simply say that Tom's actions here were, in my opinion, entirely merited and totally in the best interest of the HRWiki. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:19, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::Ditto. I, like Qermaq and Joshua, have kindly (for the most part) explained to him your meaning. He ahs realized, but it's tough for him. Being blocked for a month when you are as committed to the wiki as much as he is is practically unbearable. Believe me, I know. But he's learning, and that's good. Although eventually Super Sam, to stop the fighting, threatened to protect the page. Once again, keeping you informed. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:06, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

== RE:Disrespect ==

I wasn't trying to be meen. I was just puting him on my userpage. In memeory of him. Sorry if that was wrong to do. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:31, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

:I didn't say it was mean. I said it was disrespectful. Either way, like It's dot com said, even if common sense didn't tell you that it was completely inappropriate, the fact that a sysop removed it should have given you an idea. You are treading on very thin ice and your disregard for several other policies of our community has all of us keeping a very close watch on your edits. Be careful, and I'd advise you that in the future, if you have even the slightest doubt about an edit you are planning on making, you bring it to the talk page first. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:22, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

== Timestamp ==

How do you get your timestamp to appear in your time zone? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 17:41, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

:You can't fix timestamps. You can only make the time displayed on recent changes in your local time by setting it in your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]]. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 18:48, 22 April 2006 (BST)
::Look at your own timestamp {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 17:49, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, I entered that one manually. You can't customise the timestamp created with <nowiki>~~~~ or ~~~~~</nowiki> though. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 17:52, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Dacheatbot: We actually don't want people to use their own time zone in timestamps on talk pages (or STUFF or wherever), as this is quite confusing. Having everyone use the UTC standard gives us an absolute time to refer to, and only requires one conversion (that is, you just have to know what your time is relative to UTC, not how your time zone matches to some unfamiliar abbreviation). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:29, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've been using a UTC clock script in my monobook.js to make timestamp comparisons more convenient. You can get the script at [[Help:UTC clock]]. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 18:18, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::That doesn't work for me. Maybe it's my browser, I have Safari.{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 01:00, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

:::::::What timezone are you in? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:19, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Pacific. But the clock doesn't even appear and now my customized user bar won't work.{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 04:37, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::Try this: take every UTC time you see and then subtract seven hours in your head to get the time in your time zone. And when [[Wikipedia:Daylight saving time|daylight saving time]] ends later in the year, just remember to switch to subtracting eight hours. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:45, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I still don't get why the clock won't work{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 15:01, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Works now{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 03:40, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

== So, what — just specify a different category? ==

<blockquote>That was just the best one available, if there is a more appropriate one feel free to switch it out. Ideally I think there should be a video screenshot super category, and have tv, film, vodcast etc subcats, but I am not personally very active in category space. - cohesion 08:11, 28 April 2006 (UTC)</blockquote>

So, what — just specify a different category in the template? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 16:32, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

:See, my issue with that tag is that it was created to be a very general umbrella that fit over a whole bunch of stuff. We know exactly where each one of our screenshots are coming from, namely homestarrunner.com, an Internet site. We don't have all that other stuff to worry about here. The same arguement can be applied to {{tl|character-artwork}}, sure, the images are character-artwork, but they aren't from a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film, they're from homestarrunner.com. I don't think continuing to use {{tl|web-screenshot}} is a problem. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:40, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
::All righty then. I'll go undo the ones I already did. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:33, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

== Homsar: banned on IRC ==
Hi, Tom. Nice to see you. Sorry to bother you, but I was wondering about Homsar999. He says that he was banned from the IRC channel. He says he was banned because he impersonated Lunar Jesters as a joke. He also says, however, that you and JoeyDay think he impersonated many more people. I usually would have no reason to not trust you and Joey, but Homsar999 has always been nice to me, and he seems to have a good sense of judgment. If you can, can you please elaborate on the situation so I won't have to keep choosing sides between my friends? Thanks a lot. Sincerely, — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:30, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, he is banned from the IRC channel. No, he wasn't banned just for impersonating Lunar Jesters. Yes, Joey Day and I know that he impersonated many more users. I don't really care if he has been nice to you or not, and I certainly don't care about your character assessment of him.. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:33, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

::That's fine with me. I just wanted to know the info so he'll stop drilling all this stuff into my head about you and JoeyDay being evil and such. I'm really glad that you managed to shed a bit of light on the situation. Thanks so much. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:41, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

:::In your first post you stated that "he seems to have a good sense of judgment." Here you just stated that he drills stuff into your head about myself and Joey being evil. So despite his constant insistence that the two of us are evil, you think he has a good sense of judgement? So you think his assessment that Joey and I are evil is correct? If you don't like us or this website, please feel free to leave. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:22, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

::::I didn't say that I hated the website, and that I thought he was correct. He just seemed like a nice guy. It was only ''after'' you had first replied that I told him about your comment, and it was ''only then'' that he called you guys evil. I listened to you and JoeyDay, thus, he went kinda crazy. Now that you've cleared things up, you've also cleared up the fact that he does not have a good sense ogf judgment. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:38, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

:::::I did not say that you said that you hated the website. I merely drew logical conclusions based on the information available to me. I knew that you stated that you trusted his judgement and I knew you stated that he insisted that Joey and I were evil. You did not tell me the sequence of events until just now. Also, you led me to believe that he had told you on more than one occasion that Joey and I were evil because you used the word "drilling" which in the way you used it means something done repeatedly over a period of time. I implore you from this moment forward to ''always think before you type'' and to not leave out such important information. Do not exclude facts that are relevant to the topic at hand. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:54, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

== Pic on Userpage ==

If the above topic is finished, I would like to ask, which person are you, the one with the orange top or black sweater? {{User:Count X/sig}}

:See [[:Image:Mike Chapman and Tom Preuss.jpg]]. Why do you ask? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:04, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

:: Seem a little curious. {{User:Count X/sig}} 11:56, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

:::What? Do you mean that I seem a little curious? Or that you are just curious? Or that the image is curious? I know that you are curious because you asked the question. I am curious about why you are curious. The picture isn't curious, it's a picture. I'll ask again: Why did you ask which person I was in the picture? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:48, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

:::: Buh? '''I''' was curious. Your question is probably answered!!! {{User:Count X/sig}}

:::::Thanks for clearing that up. I wasn't aware that I needed to make the jump from the "Seem a little curious." that you said to the "I was curious." that you meant. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:14, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

== Pic stuff ==

Thanks for updating the picture there. I should learn some wiki code.--{{User:Finest1/sig}} 20:26, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

:You're welcome. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:32, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

== More work needs to be done ==

Hey Tom, this Wiki is awesome, but their is still a lot that needs to be done. I think you know what I mean. [[User:72.150.230.125|72.150.230.125]] 01:30, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

:Thanks. And yeah, the project is always ongoing. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:13, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

== My sig ==

Hey Tom I was wondering about something. Why did you remove <nowiki><div class="usermessage"></nowiki> from [[User talk:H*bad/sig|here]]?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 17:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

:I did that while I was attempting to fix the problem at [[User talk:HickleSwoo]], where AbdiViklas had used the section edit link to add a note for HickleSwoo, but Abdi was really editing your welcome message (which should really be moved to [[User:H*bad/welcome]], instead of being at [[User_talk:H*bad/sig]]). The first thing I did was remove the usermessage div, since it was making Abdi's note bold and orange as well. I didn't add it back because the usermessage class was designed with one purpose in mind and using it for other things makes them look poor, there's much too orange. Also, I ended up fixing the problem by substituting the template, which you should do from now on by typing <nowiki>{{subst:User:H*bad/welcome}}</nowiki>. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:55, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::Ok, thanks Tom.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 14:04, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

==Help Another Wiki?==
Greetings from [http://starwars.wikia.com Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki]. :) I'm one of the administrators over there ([http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/User:Jaymach Jaymach], if you'd like to check) and I have been told by [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] that you may be able to help us with something we are attempting to implement over there. We're looking into possibly using your "Image Code" verification, but only want to use it for Page Moves rather than every Page Edit. Do you know if this is possible at all and, if it is, is there any chance you could inform us how to do so? Feel free to contact me on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Jaymach my talk page]. Many thanks. (I'd sign this, but it'd be from my anon IP so there seems little point)

:Hi there Jaymach. I just sent you an email with the details. Oh, and I'm [[Wookieepedia:User:Tom]], by the way. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:09, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== You have '''no''' new messages! Ever! ==
Hey, Tom! Nice to see you asgain. I'm having some glitchtastic problems at the fanstuff wiki with the "you have new messages" thing. Every time I log in, it says I have new messages. The link is to user talk: Seriously, not Special: Mytalk, so it's definitely not a prank. When I go to my talk page via the link, there's nothing new. I even checked the page history, and its last edit was be me. It's always on the main page, so I viewed the source and it didn't have <tt><nowiki><div class="usermessage">You have new messages</div> </nowiki></tt>, so I can't see how it could be a prank. Therefore, it must be some kind of glitch. Can you help me out with it, if possible? Thanks a bunch. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:05, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

:The message can only be cleared by going to either [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php/User_talk:Seriously] or [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Seriously] while you are logged in. Is that what you are doing when you are attempting to clear the message? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:20, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
::Hey, sorry for the late reply. Yeah, that's what I've been doing. Every time I do it, it stops. But the weird part is why it said I had new messages in the furst place, because I didn't. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:42, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== JoeyDay's talk page ==
Tom, that wasn't me. I have been in the bathroom for a while.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 21:59, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:H*Bad, if you mess up, then at least have the stones to admit it, apologize, and move on. Don't insult us by lying. We've heard that one before. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:03, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::Look Dot_com, I don't know what to say. I know I can't prove it, but you know my brother. I have been in the bathroom. I haven't lied for a long time.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 22:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::Assuming you are telling the truth: you are responsible for what happens during your login session. I might advise you to log out the next time you need to use the facilities. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:08, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Ok, I am sorry, I forgot to log out. I forgot that I had the stay logged in thing on.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 22:11, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

== Donation ==

I'm donating $20 anyway, via paypal - My paypal account is smartflier or gilpenchina. As the leader in the wiki world, we want to be a supporter and enabler, even of those who don't want to host with us. So it's more a pay-it-forward sort of thing...

[http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Gil Gil]

:Thanks Gil. Take care. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:08, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

== Pelican Info ==

I have some info on the person creating the Pelican S***s.

I've heard of him before on the original wikipedia. He was putting Pelican S*** on many articles. I hope this information helps.

[[User:King Cheesia|King Cheesia]]

:Yes, see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Long term abuse/Mr. Pelican Shit]] for more information. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:45, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

== I left you... ==

...a message on your fanstuff talk page. --{{User:X-Spider2/X-Sigger2}} 04:39, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

:Yup. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:14, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

== WikiTroll ==
Hey Tom, I want to understand something here. Why did you revert me? This [[HRWiki:WikiTroll Archive|page]] exists.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 00:40, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:I didn't say the archive didn't exist. The message reads "It is no longer necessary to list vandals on this page" you added "This is the page: HRWiki:WikiTroll Archive" to that. [[HRWiki:WikiTroll Archive]] is not the page for listing vandals. There no longer is a page for listing vandals. It's been linked to on the talk page, that's enough. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:44, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
::Thank you for clearing that up for me.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 00:48, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== User wanted pages ==
Hey Tom, I have been thinking of ways to get the user pages off of the wanted pages. So I thought about putting a template on all of them. I am sure that a bot can do that right?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 02:24, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

:There's no need to remove user pages from the list of wanted pages. Also, not only has this been turned down by the community before (someone back in March 2005 created a "Template:Blank user page" that included a "Category:User pages without content"), but it would mean that someone would be editing someone else's user page, which is frowned upon. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:59, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

== My Monobook.js ==
Hey Tom, I was wondering if you knew what would be wrong with [[User:H*Bad/monobook.js|my monobook.js]]. I can't seem to get it to work.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:50, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

:I have no idea what is wrong with it. Perhaps you could elaborate on what you mean by "wrong"? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:52, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
::Its not showing up and I have cleared by cache a lot of times.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:53, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

:::What's not showing up? What are you trying to do? Did you get this code from somewhere else? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:55, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
::::1. The names under the tools box. 2. Make it faster for me to alert the admins in case of a troll. 3. I took all of it off of the fanstuff Wiki.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:57, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::Is it from a particluar page on the fanstuff wiki? Perhaps you could provide a link to where you got it from? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:01, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

::::::It came from my monobook.js on the wiki. Here is the link: [[HRFWiki:User:H*Bad/monobook.js|my HRFWiki monobook]]. The only difference is, just some links and the names changed.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:04, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::::And have you tried comparing the fanstuff version (that works) to the knowledge base (that currently doesn't work)? Of those things that you mentioned that are different, is anything out of place or formatted incorrectly? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:08, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

::::::::It doesn't appear so. I did forget another difference, but thats only the words in the /* */. But just in case I will look again.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:10, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

By the way, please don't post on my talk page when there's a vandal. Posts like that are obsolete almost the minute you put them there. If I'm online, I either already know or can be reached in other ways. I would wager the other users in that list would feel the same way (especially Joey, who has entrusted the vast majority of vandal hunting to a very competent and numerous group of sysops). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:14, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, please don't post on my talk page when there's a vandal either, for the same reasons. And to find your problem, it might help if you copied the text from here and pasted it over your fanstuff code and used the "Show changes" button. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:16, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

::<s>Ok, I will change it from your names. And I will try copying it.</s> Instead I will just get rid of it. I just thought of it, what would be the point of alerting a sysop, when they may not even be on, plus the fact of what It's dot com said.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:19, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

:::Okay. But for future reference, in order to fix your problem, make sure you're typing everything exactly how it would appear in a URL. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:37, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

== Naughty ==

Hey Tom, I cursed in a [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_11&diff=346678&oldid=346677 summary]], and have been told that some users might find it offensive. I certainly don't want to offend anybody. Would you be able to remove that naughty word from the summary? I'd really appreciate that :-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:20, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

:Yeah, don't stress about it. It's okay. I'm not going to remove it or change it, just try to keep it in check in the future. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:23, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

::Cheers, I will. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:25, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

==Fanstuff IRC==

Why on Earth did you kick me out? I wasn't even doing anything. --Yeltensic

:You've been banned from the HRWiki related IRC channels. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:21, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

::Ah. I was under the impression that I'd been banned only from the main channel, since that was the only one where my IP was blocked. Not to mention it was the only one where I listed things, and when you kicked me out of the fanstuff IRC (which I had never even been to), I was, as you saw, not listing things. -- Yeltensic

== Mediawiki ==

Hey tom,
Sorry to bother - I saw you wanted me to upgrade my wiki. I tried, but I couldn't get it to work. I'm a guitar player first...just remember that.

I'll look into that CSS thing again, I'd really like to get that rockin - but when I update mediawiki can I just save the database, delete the site - and reinstall it or what? {{unsigned|Decstuff|13:44, 20 August 2006 (UTC)}}

:Instructions for upgrading are in [http://www.wikiguitar.net/UPGRADE your upgrade file]. Again, you should read the [[MetaWikiPedia:Help:Contents|MediaWiki documentation]] to better understand the software, for instance the page on [[MetaWikiPedia:Help:upgrading MediaWiki|Upgrading MediaWiki]] could be of some help. If you have further questions, it might be best to take them right to the [http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l mediawiki-l] mailing list. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:58, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

== Recover forum account ==

My account at the forum is inactive. I think I registered a long time ago but never actually posted there. (only here on the wiki) So now, I can't post on the forum at all, and can't recover my password or re-register with the same email address or anything. My username there is "Nerd42" and my email is nerd42@gmail.com - if you could pass that along to whoever is in charge there or whatever to help me get this fixed so I can post there, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you! --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 20:05, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
:I have marked your account as active. Enjoy! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:22, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
::Hey cool! :) [[Forumpost:471280|Evidently, it worked.]] --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 21:50, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

== Oh!!! Sorry! ==

Oh! I'm sorry Tom! I didn't know about that protocol! Sorry about all those pointless Beatles links!!! (Oops!) [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 17:43, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

:There's no need to apologize. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:48, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

== Latest NES Ending ==

Hey great work [[User talk:Trey56#20 December 2006|here]] — I'm impressed at how fast you identified a pretty obscure game. How did you find it? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:35, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

:Hidden camera in your house. But seriously, something like:
:#Figure out what the text said ("Bravo, Captain! You obviously didn't take history in school: you managed to defeat the north in 9 months. Long live Dixie!")
:#No luck Googleing variants of that text.
:#Searched for something like [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22Civil+War%22+NES "Civil War" NES], possibly trying a few variants.
:#Saw [[Wikipedia:North and South (computer game)|North and South]] in the results and remembered it. Still wanted a visual confirmation though.
:#Did more searching and found [http://www.discountgames.org/NES%20Nintendo%20Web/NES%20Images/North%20&%20South%20NES%20SS12.png this image] and [http://artofwar.free.fr/images_site/jeux/nes/north%20and%20south/North%20&%20South%20(E)%20%5B!%5D-12.png this image], which were close enough to visual confirmation.
:After that, just the typical looking around for Civil War stuff around here. Thanks again for the greatest trivia game on the wiki! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:30, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::No problem, it's a lot of fun on my end too — by the way, the first image up there is from a very reputable seller on eBay — one of the few Power Sellers of NES games I've had good experiences with! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:06, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

== Blocking of Giskard ==
Recently, Giskard contacted me saying that he was blocked when H*Bad was and that nobody, specifically you, was listening. Could I have some clarifications on this before I jump to any conclusions? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 05:03, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

User talk:It's dot com

Super Sam — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:59:17 GMT

Super Sam: Replied to BazookaJoe

{{User talk:It's dot com/teasers}}
= <div style="background:#BE0023; color:#fff; width:98%; padding-bottom:0.3em; padding-top:0.3em; padding-left:2%"> Trogdor! </div> =

== Mean to young people? ==

You're my least favorite admin ever.
:Well, <s>''Bubsty''</s> (I was close. See below), one of the things you learn as an admin is that you can't please everybody all the time. I am, however, open to constructive criticism, so I'm a little disappointed that you didn't give me any more to go on than that one line. Or that you didn't at least sign your name. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:23, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
::What? Did Bubsty write that? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 20:37, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Indeed. ''EDIT: Actually, his sister said that it was she who wrote the comment.'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
::::Or perhaps somebody from his computer or something. He did [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Da_Basement&diff=prev&oldid=241561 refer to Bubsty in the third person]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did this person edit da Basement? Didn't you block him for 3 days, TBird? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:35, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes, he did, but I unblocked the IP, since the edit wasn't trolling or vandalism. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:38, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I see. And in response to Thunderbird's comment: I don't know that third person is really evidence it wasn't he; he could have been covering his tracks. What ''does'' baffle me, however, is that that IP wrote false information about Bubsty's guestbook being gone, when in fact Bubsty himself removed the deletion tag from his guestbook, something one would think Bubsty would know. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Haha, I just mentioned that point a minute ago. But on IRC- I didn't bother updating my theory here. Thanks for pointing that out. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::That was me! Not Erik! And he told me he left the wiki, so I thought he had deleted his guestbook too. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:03, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sigh*. So much for me leaving. Seems I have some explaining to do. Some things to clear this whole thing up:
::::::::::First off, I '''''DID NOT''''' write that comment above. I recently showed Sarah the comment you left on my user talk page a while ago telling me to stop using the list of users list to welcome people. Although I really didn't care that much about what you had written, she seemed to think of it as rude and insulting. I assume that comment was her "blowing off steam".
::::::::::It seems Dot Com thinks Thekillerdynamo is me. If you still have any questions about this whole thing, ''please'' tell me. I'll try to explain it.
::::::::::Finally, I'm really sorry (not to mentioned embarrased), that this whole thing happened. I'll '''try''' to have something like this ''never'' happen again. (Depends if a certain family member agrees).
::::::::::Sincerely,
::::::::::{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:22, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Well, as you can see below, all I knew for sure was that the edits were coming from your house. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
You do a lot on this wiki, but you're mean to the young people here. 10, 11, 12, and 13 year olds shouldn't have to act like a 28-year-old!
Can't you just be a ''bit'' nicer? I think more people would like you then.
Please; I'm not trolling - although I did blank your talk page. But that was so you would see this easier.
If you revert it (which I'm sure you will) can you at least think about being ''nicer''?
Once again, sorry for messing up your talk page. Just please read. Thanks! [[User:24.18.208.18|24.18.208.18]] 04:58, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:PS: I think you're still a good admin. Just show some commen sense. (Of course, I should talk; Look who's about to get themselves blocked!)
:PPS: Oh, and about my first edit on this page; I admit that was me. But that was back when I didn't know what a wiki was and didn't know who you were. You ''aren't'' my least favorite admin ever. In fact, you're one of my favs! If you want to block me for that, go ahead; I deserve it.
::Why don't you log in so we can discuss this. Talking through an IP address isn't the kind of conversation we should be having. I'm not going to block you. If I wanted to block you, I would have blocked your IP a long time ago. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Ok, I made a user. [[User:That One User|That One User]] 06:29, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't mean make a sockpuppet, I mean log in as yourself. You have obviously been around for a bit for you to hold the opinion you do, and, looking closely, you are either Bubsty or, at the very least, someone inside his house. So, c'mon now, Erik, Sarah, whoever... log in for real if you actually want to talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:05, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did you know? [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 00:49, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Hang on now, let me make sure I have this right... You're telling me that someone who has [[Special:Contributions/Thekillerdynamo|18 total contributions]] (as of this writing, none of which are in the article namespace) and to whom the only thing [[User talk:It's dot com/These Peoples Try to Fade Me#Hi_from_Thekillerdynamo|I've ever said]] is "Welcome to the wiki, Sarah! Ask your brother to show you how to sign your name," would suddenly and for no apparent reason get so annoyed with me as to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=240812&oldid=240757 put this] on my page? I'm sorry, but that just doesn't add up. Perhaps you could explain yourself a little... or come clean. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Seems odd right? Actully, I've just seen what you've said to other people (like the thing) and what you said to Bubsty that one time. That was why I said "you're my least favorite admin ever". When you said that thing about user welcoming... something like that. But I'm not mad anymore. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::: Oh, okay then. Please allow me to speak to your points: Occasionally messages must be posted that are stern because it's urgent that the message be understood. (In the case of the message I sent your brother, it was because of the fact that edit summaries can't be changed, and so we have to be careful what we put in them.) I do try, however, never to be insulting, and as I said way back when, I do apologize if he took it that way. Also, I have nothing against young users, and I will happily give assistance to anyone who needs it (just have a look around this talk page). It should be noted that several of our exceptional users, including a sysop, are quite young, relatively speaking. Even though actual age doesn't matter, I don't see anything wrong with expecting a certain level of maturity from our users, once they've had a chance to get the hang of things. The wiki, after all, is not a toy. I think BazookaJoe put it quite well in his message to The thing when he talked about what [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:The_thing&oldid=242251 the purpose] of this wiki is. All of this can only bring us to one conclusion: ...Strong Sad's [[caffeine#Transcript|adopted]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

== Well this is (not) nice... ==

I'd just like to bring this to your attention: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Homestar_Coder&diff=242152&oldid=242150]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I noticed that. I don't know what that guy's deal is. He is addressing Coder, so I'd prefer she be the one to respond to him. That edit could be called trolling (in the true sense of the word), but it's not vandalism. Until and unless he causes more, bigger trouble, I'ma stay out of it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:12, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::I was thinking it was more along the lines of harassment. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:43, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Still, if she wants to block him, she has the power. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. Very well I just thought I'd bring that up. Have a good night. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:55, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thanks for bringing it up. I'll be keeping an eye on that guy for sure. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:09, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::This guy has some kind of anger management problem, and I think not responding to him is the best course of action. I don't even know where he gets this stuff; I've never blocked him (although I did warn him that he might be blocked for mucking up the Sandbox), called him any names (especially not "incredibly gay" - all the people I've known who are actually incredibly gay are far more mature than that guy ;) ), or confused him with Willy on Wheels. If he wants to periodically upchuck on my talk page, whatever. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:14, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Apparantly this is all because of [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Character_Evolution&diff=next&oldid=175719 this revert]. I'm really confused as to how posting a few images constitutes two to three hours work as well as hating Homestar Coder for reverting it. Additionally, it didn't really fit; those images were all over the place. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 01:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I thought I [[User talk:Homestar Coder/MayAug2005#character evolution|explained reasonably]] that the pictures made the page cluttery; at the time, I was also trying to get that page deleted as I considered it redundant with [[:Category:Character Evolution]]. *shrug* {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== Whoa! ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=243608&oldid=242626 Wow.] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:02, 21 January 2006 (UTC) (And here I was trying to come up with some cool archive style for mine...)
:It's dot com has archived his talk page? Saddle up my flying pig; I'm goin' ice skating in hell! (But seriously—I'm digging the topical groupings.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 07:24, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow. I love that format! Keep on... making-great-stuff! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:33, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Quite impressive. Looks snazzy, and loads alot faster. Now we've just gotta convince [[User talk:Tom|Tom]]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:45, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::::This is the greatest thing ever. Would you mind terribly if I bit your style and did a similar thing? :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:35, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::With a comment like that, how could I possibly refuse? You are more than welcome to take my coolness and rework it to achieve your own brand of awesomeness. (Never mind all that GFDL nonsense.) :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:56, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::YAYZ. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== what happened ==

Hey it's dot com, what happened to your discussion page? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

:well, he archived it. this means that at the top, you can just go to the links and they will lead you to the headlines. pretty cool, huh?

::Yeah, I just couldn't take all the whining from all you guys anymore. ;) But I figured out a compromise between keeping all the talk on this page and moving it all to an archive, so I went with it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::i wasn't whining. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 00:39, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::::I know. But take a look through the archives and you'll find quite a few requests for me to do so, and there were innumerable chat conversations to that effect as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:17, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== i believe... ==
that you are an amazing user. you are just in everything you do. i think it is inspiring how much you care for the betterment of the wiki. you block only the most important users. you recently blocked someone i know. i just want you to know that you are doing the right thing. thank you.
:Is this from [[User:Thatkidyoualllove|Thatkidyoualllove]]? If so, why would you want me to block your brother? You guys must be like my brothers and I are. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::yeah, he hates my guts. and that's why he will never disobey me and come on a website too cool for him again. heheheh....{{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:05, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== I want to be a sysop ==

Do you no wen the next sysop election is gonna be? {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:Depends on several things. Why do you ask? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::I wanna be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:27, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Really? How come? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:29, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I want to be a sysop. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:31, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Right. You just said that. I'm asking why you want to be a sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:33, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Because I want to be able to: Block, Delete, Edit special pages... all the stuff sysops can do. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Why do you want to be able to do all those things? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:53, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I can't really explain it but I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, ''try'' to explain. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. Like people that should of been blocked pages that needed deletion plus I want to help the wiki as much as I can. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Who needs to be blocked? Which pages need deletion? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:12, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Well there gone now but there used to be some. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::What's gone? The people, or the pages? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::If there is a person abusing the Wiki, or a page that doesn't have any need, there are ways of alerting sysops even if you're not one (add abusers to [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]] and add the "tobedeleted" template to bad pages.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:19, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Both are gone but the main reason I want to be a sysop is so I can help the wiki as much a possible. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::It's admirable to want to help the wiki. We need as many people—sysops and users alike—who will do that.     Around here, we consider several factors when choosing whom to make sysops, and the most important consideration is trustworthiness. A close second is participation in the project. Rounding out the top six are the ability to deal with other users (especially in mediating disputes or deciding when to step in), technical know-how, the necessity for another position (that is, whether or not the wiki needs more sysops at any given time), and finally seniority. ([[bottom 10|Number seven]] on the top-six list is [[Senor Cardgage|senority]], which is the ability to make bad H*R-related jokes.)     With those things in mind, at this time I would not be comfortable with making you a sysop. Not long ago, you vandalized this wiki and less than a day ago you were blocked from the fanstuff wiki for persistent trolling. I think it will take a while for people to trust you again after that. Additionally, you currently don't meet the [[User_talk:It%27s_dot_com/Let%27s_Get_Started_on_Doing_All_Those_Awesome_Things_I_Suggested#How_to_become_a_sysop|participation requirements]]. That is, you really don't have that many edits in the main or talk namespace nor have you done a big project. I haven't seen how you handle stress or abuse from problematic users and I don't know the status of your technical know-how (again, because I don't have a large sample of edits from which to judge). Last (and this one matters the least to me but is nevertheless important) there's the question of seniority: In other words, even if all else were equal, quite a few deserving people have been here a lot longer than you, and would thus be ahead of you in line whenever we promote the next user(s).     Please don't think I'm trying to be overly discouraging, but your persistence in asking has made me want to be as unambiguous as possible. (By the way, asking for a position of power—no matter where you are (except maybe Wikipedia)—is a sure way to guarantee that the position will ''not'' be handed to you. Just so you know.) I encourage you to read the link above about the requirements and follow its advice. Over time, perhaps a long time, if you make good contributions and keep your nose clean, then you might be more seriously considered. Until then, keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:45, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::Darn --{{User:The thing/sig}} 19:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

To The Thing: Personally, I'd love to be able to do all those things as well, but being given a position of power doesn't come free - [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|You just gotta ''earn'' it!]] And to It's dot com: I found this whole conversation quite amusing. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:51, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps there should be a page devoting to answering the question "How do I become a sysop?" I see it asked a LOT. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:54, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Perhaps part of the FAQ? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:57, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I really liked your idea, KieferSkunk, and decided to '''be bold''' and add it myself. It's composed mainly from the large paragraph above, but also from the talk section it links to, and my personal knowledge. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::'''It's dot com:''' Yada yada yada sysop yada yada trust yada seniority yada yada yada edits yada yada yada long speech yada yada... 
:::'''The thing:''' Darn 
{{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:59, 24 January 2006 (UTC) P.S. No offense to either of you. I just found that funny.
::::One other thing, Thing: as I'm sure any of the sysops can tell you, it might not be as fun as it looks from the other side of the fence. It means a butteload of ''work'', and a commitment to a certain amount of involvement and responsibilities. It's like the Spiderman thing (you know, "With great power...). (Except it ''doesn't'' come with the ability to swing through Manhattan streets in spandex.) Also, about helping the wiki: yeah, deleting pages and blocking folks help, but it's really only a small percentage of the work that improves the wiki: the bulk of it is regular users editting and reviewing each other's edits. In other words, you ''already'' have the power for the single biggest part of wiki-helping that goes on. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:02, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::Nevermind I'm a sysop on [http://weirdal.wikicities.com/ My own wiki] now. But it would still be cool to be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 21:59, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

If I may throw in my own perspective on this, "with great power comes great responsibility." From what I've observed, being a sysop means making a lot of tough judgement calls, speaking nicely to people when you'd rather not, getting blamed for just about anything that goes wrong (real or perceived) and a lot of really hard work. Given all that, I'm not really clear on why someone would want that job so much, but I have nothing but admiration for the people who do it. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 01:37, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== i'm back ==
hey, it's dot com. i just got unblocked this morning. i want to say you did the right thing, and that now i will probably be spending less time on the wiki, so when i get blocked the next time it won't suck so bad. ah well. anyway, like i said, you did the completely right thing, and i hope you become an admin for what you did. thanks.
p.s. if i get blocked another time, please make it indefinite. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:02, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:um....[[User: Yeltensic]] just made a rude remark on the guestbook discussion page, and you should check it out. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:55, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I am aware of it and have posted comments. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::good. that was just plain crude. if he pulls some stunt like that again just because [[User: Darth Katana X|Darth Katana X]] told him to, i suggest you block him. look on yeltensic's talk page if you don't know what i am talking about. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 15:06, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Well I found out about the discussion from Darth, but I didn't "pull some stunt like that" because Darth told me to, he didn't tell me to do that. So leave Darth out of it, he didn't do anything (well maybe he did, but if so it was unrelated). [[User:Yeltensic|Yeltensic]] [[User talk:Yeltensic|Save the guestbooks]] 21:21, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I apoligize. I now understand. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 23:01, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== That image ==

Just so you know, the reason I restored that image for "[[It's like it was meant to be]]" is just because Homestar Coder and Abdi both expressed their support for it and I felt that the person who removed it was acting rather unilaterally. I don't mind its removal as much if there's actually someone else who agrees about removing it, though. Anyway, keep on tranglin'. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:17, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, and Thunderbird has added a different image. Maybe this one will work well? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:38, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::I don't have a super-strong opinion that page, but the first image just didn't seem to fit, in my opinion. I did have an idea, though (the Wagon Fulla Pancakes). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:18, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I'd say the same about not having a super-strong opinion; I just wanted to see things done fairly. (I try not to be too committed to my own ideas around the wiki. I find it only leads to disappointment when your edit gets reverted or your Fun Fact gets crushingly declined in STUFF. Not to mention you get along in the community better if you just go with the flow and be ready to get REVERT'd a few times, eh?) And yeah, I saw your new idea, and I think it's hilarious. "Rondelman, you crack me up! Crack! Me! Up! That's why you're my doge!" Anydangway, talk atcha later! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:30, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I added a link to the article cuz i wasn't sure at first which article you were talking about. I definitely like the new pic! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:21, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== CAPTCHA ==

I wanted to know what you did to get CAPTCHA up and running on 1.5.6. I stopped by the IRC channel & was told to ask you about it. :) On freenode, I am earthsound (registered user). Also, you can reach me at gmail.com (same user name).
Thanks!
:(He and I spoke via the chat channel, and the gist of the discussion was that I was not the author of the software, just an assistant implementor, and I directed him to the software author. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 25 January 2006 (UTC))

== The ongoing saga ==
um, someone left a message on my talk page stating that it was weird that trendy totebag did not sign on while i was blocked. i know i may be wrong, but i suspect the anonymous user was, well, you know enough to figure it out. the writing, the splling....it's all the same. you probably can't match the ip addresses, but i would like it if you did. or he just didn't leave a sig, and you can check the contribs. thank you. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 21:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Um, there's really no mystery, since he was logged in when he made that edit. I have taken care of it. *sigh* — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, you must be tired of our bickering. It seems i am stupid enough to not stop until i get blocked, so i guess i deserved to be. '''ah well.''' {{User:Seriously/sig}} 00:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I don't mean to rub it in, but EIGHT MINUTES?! Nice, real nice. Eight min. is all it takes to get blocked. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Has Matt? ON WHEELS! ==

Thanks for clearing up all those page moves on my user space. I seriously was actually ''laughing'' the whole time it was happening. I think my userpage had at least 12 "ON WHEELS!" in the page title. My first time being WoW'd. Ever. Well, anyway, thanks a lot! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 04:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:No probalo. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow! someone must really like you! Ooo! ooo! Here's an idea (stemming from our basement discussion that should really go there but i'm sure the discussion has been archived): use the Captcha (ok maybe it's not such as hot of an idea now that i see the page move history) for making moves for all users (since we move pages seldom). But i guess these moves ''were'' done manually! Interesting. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:21, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Actually, I believe the CAPTCHA image is used in move processes for all users. I had to use it. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:23, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh yeah! you're right! It is! I just saw it when i hit the move button in your pa— *points* LOOK! *Runs away* --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:41, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== .swf decompiler ==

Where did you find a .swf decompiler? Stuntman021

:I use [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash Decompiler] by Eltima. A free download is available (which is the version I have, and it meets my needs pretty well), and the full version looks to have a lot of features. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== G'bye ==
dot, I think I am going to take a break from the wiki. I just wanted you to answer a question of mine: do you ever feel like the wiki ends up affecting more than just the wiki aspect of your life? I mean, Ciberdude's got my IM screenname and my email address, and he won't stop from either. I know you can't help me with this, but I think I have to make myself a little more discreet the next time I come on here. That's why I'm taking a break. Just act like I'm gone for good, okay? I'll be back soon, just not for a while. Thanks for all the privelages. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:41, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, giving out personal info can be useful, but it can come back to haunt you sometimes. Take care, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::I will. And even if you lose your sysop privelages, block ciberdork while I am gone. I'll still edit anonymously. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:46, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Seriously, Seriously, you say the weirdest things. Talk atcha later. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:50, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Seriosuly, Seriously. I mean Seriously. What. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::So, i finally learned to block email addresses, and IM ones too. So.....I guess I'm on the wiki again, and once again I am wildly exaggerating like I always do. Ah well. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 22:04, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== What did you do ==
I would just like to make a counterpoint to hating guestbooks, even though the discussion is over. Have you ever thoguht how much sigs should be deleted? You must have, because if you are going to delete guestbooks like you did, the exact same reasons apply to sigs. People working on their sigs clutters up the recent changes, I know because I do it '''all the time'''. Sigs are not contributing to the wiki, just like you insist guestbooks don't. And finally, They give no proof that someone ever read your userpage, something that by the way is something that people either do or don't but that shouldn't matter to anyone else. I just think that What you and the admins did was entirely opinionated. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:45, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:No proof, eh? Well, I guess that someone could read a user page in a matter of seconds and then promptly sign a guestbook. Not all sigs clog recent changes, just yours. Sigs are a means of identifying a user, and thus serve a purpose. I am not meaning to reply for It's dot com, but I just wanted to say this. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 22:58, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::Also, I bet a lot of sig flooding could be stopped if people just used "Show Preview". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::: Sigs exist anyway; you edit them in your user preferences (which does not show up on Recentchanges). The custom, however, is to create a User/sig template and use ''that'' as your sig. The User/sig versions are used because:
:::# They're easier to edit.
:::# If you edit one, ''all'' of your signatures change. If you edit the sig in your preferences, only ''future'' signatures change.
::: What's more, custom sigs of any sort allow links to your Talk or Contributions page, and make it easier to tell who's who (if you see a light blue sig with a green "Talk" area, it's probably me. If you see a gold-colored sig with symbols on both sides, it's likely Thunderbird. etc.) I'd take that over not being able to tell if I've previously read a user page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:29, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And, by the way, it was not the admins' decision to remove them; they may have started the voting, but ''everyone with a user name'' could vote. I abstained voting entirely because I don't really care. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:32, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Got it. Reluctantly. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:16, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sorry ==

Sorry about re-making those User_talk:Drwho? pages. I wuz trying to mark them delete but you already deleted them. {{User:The thing/sig}} 23:47, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:That's okay. Just remember to wait a couple of minutes between postings if you think that might be happening. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:35, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Two Questions ==

Hey Dot com, what's up? I have 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? (This is indirectly related:) I was wondering if you could take a look at [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects|this]] issue. Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:34, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
:See [[#Super-plain_link]]. Note: old how-to questions from my talk page are filed under ''The System Is Down → Technical help''. On your second question, I'm not sure what you're asking. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
::For the first question, I looked briefly and couldn't find it (actually i scanned the page twice) but couldn't find it. I was scanning too quickly. As for the second issue, it turns out to be a firefox issue :(. Nerd42's sig goes beyond the table borders for some reason. I looked at the sig code and all the tags were closed off. I hope you have a copy of firefox to look at this cuz i'm not gonna provide a screenshot of it right away! ;) I gotta eat! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I'd post it in a more central place, like the FAQ talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Good idea! Just so you know, I found out another reason why you wouldn't be able to see it: resolution. The problem only happens when you wrap text a certain way. As a result, I have [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects#Strange|posted]] an [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects&oldid=255516#Timeline_project update] and a [[:Image:Nerd42sigProblem.png|screenshot]] of the problem, as well as an inquiry in the [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ#Sig_image_bug|FAQ talk page]]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:45, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== trolling ==

Just so I can learn the game a little more, how did you know that those last few blocks were Yeltensic, I looked in the user contribs and didn't see much. Teach me OB1, your my only hope :-P {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, often times he makes a remark that identifies him as, in fact, yeltensic. If he didn't do that, then I'll step aside and let dot comster answer this. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 17:22, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I just looked at the blcok log, and I have to admit I am confused. He must have matched the IP addresses. Also, there are two new users that are created. How do we know they're not yeltensic? {{User:Seriously/sig}}

:User:18593095NSMC90531234 wasn't trolling. I heard about the NSMC people but mabe this wasn't. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:03, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yes he was. I didn't say vandalism, I said trolling. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::How? {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::I agree with The thing on this one. Even though he might look like NSMC at first glance, take a look at the article on Uncyclopedia [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/HRWIKI about our wiki]. At the near bottom, it says "If you happen to be new, register with the username: 18593095NSMC90531234 - Trust me, it'll be fun." This is the ''exact same username''. It seems to me that this guy just didn't know anything about NSMC or this wiki and got Punk'd. He wasn't doing anything bad (yet), so why block him because of "trolling"? Although I would suggest that he get a better username. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:11, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::Yea. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:13, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::LLok at this '''North Shore Medical Center''' same first letters. {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::::I know exactly where he got the username, and it's the reason I knew what his intentions were. Trolling is the (usually intentional) provocation of a person or community with the aim of getting a negative reaction. Even if he just did it on a lark (which I doubt), he should know better than to blindly follow instructions he came across in a place like that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. i think i've been banned enough to know not to fight with him.— {{user:Ciberdude444/sig}} 22:57, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

:<s>I think your mom goes to college is not the person who sent this. But that's just me.</s> {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:24, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Troll==
Really bad troll attacking for 2 days at the fanstuff wiki, Joshua says he needs help. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

:What do you mean? I'm not sure that dot comster is a sysop there. If he is, please elaborate. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:15, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yeah, he is. [[HRFWiki:User:Riley|Riley]]

:::Seriously: This is the third time ''in a row'' you have replied to messages on my page that weren't addressed to you. And in two of the three times, your reply was either wrong or didn't give any useful information. Please let me have the opportunity to reply to my own messages. Thank you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::::Riley: What's this guy's deal? Is he Clan or someone who just doesn't like Clan? What course of action would you like me to take? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

It's dot com: Sorry. Just trying to be helpful. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:29, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

:Um, he stopped, joshua wanted me to tell you earlier. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

::I enabled some more security that should limit him to one new vandal account at a time, and I scrubbed out some of the filthier usernames. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:49, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks ==
Thanks for all the work with Babel! -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:06, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:12, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Babel ==

I understand why you think that the [[HRWiki:Babel|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. I understand that there would be a lot, but noinclude tags could be used to keep track of them. Source code is fine, but do you think that I could at least try with Templates, and if it gets too confusing switch back to source code? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:I think we should try with the source code first. It's not too hard to get the hang of. (Besides, it's just copy and paste for most people. ;) ) I don't have a problem with a generic template, but we don't need to create a whole slew of them for a non-mainspace thing such as this. Plus, this way, people won't be limited by just the ones in the templates (although we do ask that they be Homestar Runner (or wiki) related). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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 the warm welcome i had at the wiki compared to my brother's fued and destruction it was better not to connect me with him in any way. — {{user:Yourmomgoestocollege/sig}} 20:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recent block ==
Umm... are you sure that IP you blocked recently is the right guy? Because I checked his contribs and he hasn't done anything vaguely trollish. Except, maybe for editing Tampo's sig and page, but Tampo din't seem to mind, which leads me to believe he ''is'' Tampo. If he's not, he still seems like a fine user. Any reason why you blocked him? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:19, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as A fweakin' chair
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Reverted
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Christian
:Yep, I'm pretty sure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:24, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
You've blocked a troll with the same IP adress as [[User:Tampo|Tampo]]. He is blocked for no reason. [[User:Stongbah|Stongbah]]
:Yea! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:10, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
::The IP in question was not blocked for no reason. It was being used (as you can see above) to create multiple accounts in a short amount of time, which were then being used for vandalism. I will unblock the IP for now, but I'll be keeping an eye on it. P.S. The thing: Exactly what was the point of your post? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:29, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I have no idea just kinda wanted to be in the conversation. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:32, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

== Arrested Development-apalooza ==
I wanted to make sure you heard about this. Fox is airing the last four episodes back to back on Friday, starting at 8pm. From one fan to another, {{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 23:43, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, we've already got the party planned! :) It's going to be bittersweet. I don't know whether to hold out hope for Showtime or not. And I wonder how they'll tie up the loose ends while leaving the door open a crack in case they do change networks. Hmm. Thanks for posting! Talk atcha later, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:47, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Such a good show.....It pains me to see it go....{{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:59, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Admin sigs ==
Why do none of the admins excepy JoeyDay have customized their sigs? I'm thinking maybe you guys are too busy to do that stuff. Just wondering if you knew. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:Well, that's not quite true, unless you have a very narrow definition of admin. If by admin you mean someone on the [[Template:adminteam|Admin Team]], then [[User:Stu|Stu]] definitely has a [[User:Stu/sig|signature]]. If you mean people who are on the Admin Team and are currently active in the day-to-day maintenance of the site, then you're right, only Joey has really customized his signature. Of the six of us, however, only [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] has no customization to speak of. [[User:Tom|Tom]], [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]], and I all have subtle modifications from the standard. If, on the other hand, when you say admins you mean sysops, then there is quite a bit of customization. [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] and [[User:FireBird|FireBird]] have had special sigs for as long as I can remember, as have [[User:Jay|Jay]], [[User:Homestar Coder|Homestar Coder]], [[User:Kilroy|Kilroy]], and [[User:The Paper|The Paper]]. [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]]'s modification is a slight tweak, and [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] and [[User:Furrykef|Furrykef]] haven't been here in a while. Even [[User:GrapeNuts|GrapeNuts]] (a bot) has a [[User:GrapeNuts/sig|sig]]. As for the heart of your question: Why do Tom, [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]], and I have more or less "plain" signatures? Well, Tom's is like that because he's ornery about such things. BazookaJoe's and mine are like that because it just looks right. Since everyone else goes to such great lengths to customize their signatures, ''not'' doing so becomes a customization in itself. — [[User:It's dot com|''It's dot com'']] 23:30, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool font. I meant the admin team, without the sysops, By the way. Stu, well I've never actually seen him make an edit. Although I did hear that he was joey's friend. I just think that if you have a sig, you should make it have more convenience, like having a link to your talk page. Thnaks for the answer. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:35, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

:And Dot com has toyed with his signature in the past [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 8#Towards a more standards-compliant signature|once or twice]], a long while back. That special sig you just made looks pretty cool, if you ever did decide to change it for good. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:35, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::GrapeNuts has a sig? Dot com customizing his!? What is the world coming to!? ''This message is {{User:GrapeNuts/sig}} approved (not really, I just wanted an excuse to use his sig :).'' --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

:::Weird. And ''you'', thunderbird, had a blue sig. That scares me. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 05:10, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Um, I just wanted to know what subtle modifications you, Tom, and InterruptorJones have on your sig. Do you mean past versions? Also, what is DrHaggis's slight tweak? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:25, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tom has a nonbreaking space in front of his (and used to have an empty link). I have an em dash. Interruptor Jones has both of those and uses small tags. Dr Haggis's real username is Drhaggis. All of us put the modifications directly in the preferences box, instead of using a sig template. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::So you don't have to put an em dash alll the time? That's really cool. I think Ill do that. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. Also, you should think about Has Matt?'s page that includes homsar quotes that other people can edit. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:28, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:I can't realy think of many people who do translations. Even then, the translations themselves are direct quotes and the replies are occurring on the talk pages. The reason I had a problem with your activity is because not only were you inviting people to edit your user page, you were asking them to ''create new H*R-related content'' based on the toons, which is the very definition of fanstuff. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:38, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::Ah. I realize that my above comment was a little bit too harsh; I apologize for that. I try to stay nice with users, since most already have a reason to hate my guts (including you). So, yeah. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:42, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, okaaay.... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:43, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, DBK does, after the extremely insolent remark I made on his user page, And you have a reason because of [[User: Ciberdude444|Something I can't mention.]] Also, Firebird has an excuse because I was blocked by him for trolling, and Yeltensic has a reason (although he's not a user anymore) because I was one of the people who asked him to stop most. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::One of the coolest things in this wiki is that everybody generally treats each other with respect and with maturity. Most of the people I know here do their job (be it editing pages, commenting on behavior, or taking action nobody wants to have to take but that needs to be taken) and then move on if need be, and so we try not to harbor little things that may be divisive or in the long run inconsequential. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recap ==
Can I get a recap (no need to be brief, I have time) of the things that have happened here since the start of December? - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:''See [[Talk:Main Page#Recap|Talk:Main Page → Recap]]'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:36, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== guess what happened to me ==

Heloo there It's dot com, how are you, i've been doing great. About the heading, check out my talk page and user page, and you'll see what happened. Have you every got a similar award? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 07:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
:Cool, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:28, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, keep in mind, Nikolce, that the pizza trophy is superior to the Iron cup of <strike>beef</strike> brunswick stew. This means that that trophy is one of the greatest trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

wow, is there some sort of "lost of tropies or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:47, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:Yes. Check the [[Hrwiki: Barnstars|Barnstars]] page. There's a lot of trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:44, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

== Mirrors and Such ==
Hello, It's dot com. I'm now direction your admin-y attention to [[Talk:Scroll Button Songs#HRWiki Mirror|this little discussion]] in the far reaches of the knowledge base. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:00, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
:Tom currently handles all the mirror-type stuff. I would ask him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:20, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
::Okay... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:35, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes? ==

Hey there dotty, how are these last couple of days. can i ask you something, i've been looking at people user pages, and i've been finding these things called userboxes? what are they?

is there a list of them or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:36, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:I might be able to help here. A list is located at [[HRWiki:Userboxes]], as well as directions on how to add them to your page. Let me know if you need any help adding some, if you want to do so. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:37, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Thunderbird, let me say sorry, about this message. Its because i don't like to order people around, but my user page is a bit of a mess, actually its chaos, please help its urgent. thanks a bunch. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 08:06, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:Nikolce, if you say please, it's perfectly fine. Don't worry about politeness, because it seems you almost unconsciously type in polite ways. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

== Idea and it's potential ==
Hi. Nikolce Kocovski sent me something on my talk page. It's the newest headline, I think you should check it out. I want to see if you think either his idea or mine would be of any potential. Thanks. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:32, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== NSMC thing ==
What's the purpose of that page? Also, why'd you delete the talk page for it? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:45, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:Also, I'd like to congrat yoyu on the amazing amount of users you've managed to obtain. Truly amazing. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:48, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::"Amount of users"? What? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I mean the amount of sockpuppets that NSMC created. You just made a page listing all of the addresses. It looked cool. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:50, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. Well, for an explanation of the page, see the section in [[HRWiki:A_History#NSMC|A History]]. I deleted the talk page because it was a user talk page, and therefore comments on it weren't addressed to me but to the vandal. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:00, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I find this extremely interesting. Y'know, I was here when NSMC hit. I didn't know how revert it, though, so I just didn't go on the Cheat Commandos section. Of Cuorse, that wasn't enough. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:02, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== Paradoxes ==

So which came first? The [http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse/Please_leave_this_line_alone chicken], or the [[HRWiki:Introduction|egg]]? ref:[http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:21, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure ours was modeled after [[Wikipedia:Template:Please leave this line alone|this]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:25, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::I hate it when we're not original. :(. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:26, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Ahhhh .... hence the similarities. I *now* remember seeing that before a long long time ago, once you showed it to me, even though it looks exactly like the other one... :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:20, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool! Where did you find [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email&diff=269724&oldid=269553 this one]? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I wrote it myself. See the fourth userbox on my user page. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:49, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

==18,000 views==

Hey, you've got a cool userpage. I agree, Marzipan's answering machine is underrated. {{User:Granola/sig}} 05:02, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks, man. Welcome aboard! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:03, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::With over 18,000 views, it ''has'' to be good. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::18,000 views?? When did that happen?! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm not sure I trust those counters anyway... The one at the bottom of this talk page currently shows only about 800 views, but surely ''that'' can't be right. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:44, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've been having a similar situation on my user page. For some ''extremely'' odd reason, it says I have ''28,000'' page views. Seriously, I'm not that popular. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 19:09, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::You were talking to Dot com, not Seriously. {{User:Granola/sig}} 21:51, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, Granola. That's one of the worst jokes I've heard all day. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:55, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Of course, I, being a retard, do not understand that joke a bit. Also, dot com, you might as well delete that thing on the bottom I wrote, cause you asked the smoking monkey to delort it. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:58, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, you see, "Seriously" can mean both your username or "in a serious manner". Has Matt? meant that ''in reality'' he is not as popular as 28,000 page views would seem to indicate, but Granola took it to mean that he was addressing you directly. Hilarity ensued. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Or a total lack of hilarity, as it was a crappy joke. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:38, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Oh good, I knew you weren't that popular :P Maybe with all the code fiddling you do, you somehow reversed the number of talk page views with the number of userpage views or something. I've gotta say this has shattered my confidence in those little counter things, before I would have trusted those things with my life. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:24, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::And I jumped from 2500 to 6000 in less than 24 hours awhile ago. That can't be right, either. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::The number is so small because the counter was reset to zero when this page was moved back incorrectly from a vandal. It had to be deleted and recreated, and that's probably what caused the problem. And Heimstern, do you have your preferences set to hold page caches? If you do, that's probably what caused the view count to jump. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 06:30, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Aw, man! You're probably right, HSRusername. That really bums me out. I would reset my counter, except that I have no idea what to set it to. By the way, as far as I know, I've never messed with anything that would affect those numbers. Maybe they've gone up dramatically because an outside bot is gathering data or something (like for Google). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:34, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::At the very least, as of [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 16#6,000 views!|06:57, 7 December 2005 (UTC)]], you had over 6,000 talk page views, and just under 6,000 userpage views. I think it's safe to give yourself at least a 10,000 talk page view head start, as long as you give your userpage a 10,000 view handicap. That should get you somewhat back on track. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:38, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Well, I found an archive just before all the hubbub that put the count at 10,071. I added that to the 958 currently showing to get 11,029, and used that figure to reset my counter. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

==Autocolumn==

Btw, I wanted to say excellent work on the autocolunm feature. I was looking at the Strong Bad Email tables yesterday, thinking an autocolumn thing would be a nice feature, and lo and behold not two hours later it had been converted. Nice work. (I suppose for colunms such as the ones on my userpage though, it doesn't have any useful application, correct?) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I tried to use it for the ones in my page, but it just screwed things up. Although I did put it on [[The Field]] and [[Strong Badia]] and Has Matt? used it on [[Homestar Talker]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:47, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks! Yeah, when the columns are independent lists, they still have to be done the regular way. The autocolumns are for when you have one long list that just needs to be split up. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Very nice script, It's dot com. No more tiring counts of items-per-column to make sure each one is equal. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:23, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, what was the difference? I don't see anything new...at least I don't think...{{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:52, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== The Smoking Monkey's talk page ==
Why isn't what he did bad to you? Before you say no, let me explain. First of all, he embarassed me ''and'' The thing on his talk page '''on purpose''', second of all, he said apology's to dot com, which means he knew this would have a certain outcome to certain people like me, you (which for some reason you find fine), and the thing. This is a perfect example of premeditated malice. And third of all, would you like it if someone made fun of you on their talk page for everyone to see? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:24, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I have asked The Smoking Monkey to revert or remove the thread. If you find it insulting, then it is a personal attack, which we don't want. I assure you this was not The Smoking Monkey's intent, but that is beside the point. Let me take this opportunity, however, to suggest that learning to laugh at one's self is one of the most difficult yet rewarding things a person can do. In addition, I think you should ''stop'' apologizing and ''start'' adding more content to this site. Whenever I click on your contribs, I notice that over the last week your user talk contribs outnumber your main namespace contribs 7 to 1. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:07, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::yes. I understand. Also, I've been adding to the wooky (a major overhaul of the site just because I feel sorry for it), so I havn't had much of a chance. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== Finding vandalism ==

Hey, just wanted to flag a sysop. [[other days]] was mildly vandalized. I fixed it but figured you might want to know about it. Feel free to delete this from your talk if you want. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:22, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Simple nuisance vandalism can just be fixed and then ignored. The best way to let us know about more serious vandalism is to post it on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]]. Then we'll get it taken care of. Thanks for reverting that page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:41, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== The thing ==
Now that he's unblocked, I'm thinking you can put that template for his block reason on his talk page. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:32, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== Did I just miss that? ==

Did I miss something or is this just deja vu? I *just* noticed that the order of the "diff" and "hist" buttons are out of order from the other wiki's. In wikipedia, they are before the page title, here they are after the page title. How long has it been like that, and was that part of your recent tinkerings? Confused in Connecticut. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:07, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:You live in connecticut? Bodacious in Buffalo {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::I don't see what you're saying at all. Whistlin' in Washington, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:12, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You sure? On the Bonus Stage Wiki, they also go (diff)(hist), so... I dunno. Not Doing A Name Thingy Like The Rest Of You in Pennsylvania. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::I think what he meant, although I don't see it, is that he thinks that it was "{page title} (diff)(hist)" here. Lazing Around in Lynnwood, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:16, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Hm. Odd. I see it the other way around. I mean, the correct way. Maybe Stux's internet is just going spastic. Not telling anyone my location, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:20, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Maybe it's a certain bug in the mediawiki 1.5 software, there were many other ones. {{User: Seriously/sig}}
::::::OT: Jay? Lynn would wash? Silly in Sammamish, {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:23, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::How very Strong Bad-ish of you. :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Wait, did anyone else just realizing us having this discussion that is getting off-topic on another user's talk page that isn't even responding? Confused in Crapland, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:27, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yeah, I'm thinking it's either a bug in the software, or a bug in Stux's compy. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:30, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I doubt that it's a bug in my compy since my watchlist is getting the code from the server as it's all server-generated. I know I have the "enhanced" recent changes turned on (I turned it off for a moment and it indeed showed it the other way, with (diff)(hist) first. But this must've been deja vu, cuz of that. Cuz I've had it "enhanced" for the longest time. So I dunno. I probably need sleep. As for my domicile: I actually don't live in Connecticut, nor have I ever even been in the state (sadly). I just picked the two words cuz they made good alliteration! (And I was surprised to be able to spell the state's name right.) I didn't think people would assume I lived in Connecticut. In fact I am Mindless in Michigan. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:51, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Mindless south of Montreal, Bamboozled west of Boston, Really Confused north of Rio, Dazed east of Dallas. {{User:Granola/sig}} 19:14, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Vandalism ==
The thing has recently vandalized a wiki. Check Benol's talk page for info. I suggest you block him, as per your rule posted on the main page. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:53, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:Sorry I <big>LOVE</big> this wiki the trolling was my evil cousin! Plus it wasn't this wiki. I swear I'm crying right now. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:55, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::You should have thought about that '''BEFORE''' You trolled!!!--{{User:Benol/sig}} 16:58, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Please I'm really sorry! That was my evil cousin! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm crying harder than I ever have before! :'-( --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:01, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I'm sorry. Nothing we can do. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Please I '''LOVE''' this wiki! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::You probably won't be ''Permanently'' blocked.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:03, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I'm to sorry to even say it in words! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:05, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Look, you guys. I'm pretty sure all this trolling went on before Dot com posted that message on the Main Page talk. Besides, he's now trying ''extremely'' hard to clean up the mess he's made, so he obviously knows what he did is wrong. Therefore, will a block ''really'' do anything to help this situation? I think not. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 17:06, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Do u see how hard I'm trying to get rid of the vandalizm! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Ok guys, The thing has more than repented for that vandalism. Seriously, I suggest that you keep your nose out of matters that do not involve you. The thing is currently reverting the vandalism with extreme diligence, and this situation is misunderstood by both Benol and Seriously. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 01:39, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::It wasn't that I was not minding my own business, but I saw many changes to Benol's talk page on the recent changes and decided to see what was up about it. I only meant to help, and I'm sorry if I failed to do so. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 12:34, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I wasn't party to this at all, so I don't really know what happened in this particular case. But I will say this: I said once before that I thought the ops here were being too lenient on The Thing, as he's had a history of vandalism and trolling in the past, and everyone seems to be very quick to defend him. (Lots of "I'm sorry's" and "I won't do it again!'s".) I don't deny he's also made good edits here, but I have not seen discipline executed equally to him as has been to others who've done similar things, or less. That's kinda frustrating to see. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

You all need to complain to your teachers for not teaching you how to read. While you're at it, Seriously and The thing, go ahead and post a mailing address where I can send a bill to your parents for babysitting you. On the main page talk, I said that anyone caught vandalizing in our name would be dealt with. I have neither the time nor the resources to try and police other wikis. The message regarding other wikis means that if you vandalize Uncyclopedia, for example, ''in retaliation'' for something that happens here, then at that point you are speaking for ''all'' of us here, and I care very much that you don't do that. But random vandalism doesn't concern me. To The thing: I can't believe that you think vandalism is funny, especially given that you're an administrator at a wiki. To Seriously: you need to learn what is and what isn't important, and stop being such a tattletale. And stop speaking for me. In one place you say "No matter what, you must get blocked." You have neither the authority nor the experience to be making claims like that. To KieferSkunk: The thing didn't actually do anything (in this case) to harm our wiki or its good name, and therefore there are no grounds for blocking him. (And he ''has'' been blocked recently by BazookaJoe for spamming.) To anyone who needs to hear this: Stop vandalizing. Stop behaving so immaturely (and don't blame your actions on your age; I know several young good contributors). Wiki usage is not a right; it's a privilege. And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing. You've said you're sorry so much that the words have no meaning. Let your future actions be your apology. That's all for now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:In reply to your comment to me: I understand, and I'm not asking for him to be blocked in this case. I was making a more general comment about The Thing's history, seeing as how I have witnessed vandalism from him in the past and saw people, even sysops, defending him and going way out of their way to reason with him, rather than treating him as a vandal. I didn't understand it at the time, and I still don't, so I left my comments on the matter at "I think you're being too lenient with him". This was mainly just a follow-up on that, more to mention that I'm not surprised another "incident" has come up than anything else. That's all. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::Well, unless an account is being used for nothing but vandalism, then [[HRWiki:Blocking_Policy#Vandalism|reasoning should always be exhausted]] before blocking is implemented. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:53, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Just who do you think you are? ''Babysitting''? Y'know, it's not like I've ever done anything mean to you. Yes, I spoke for you. Just trying to help and to see it in the eyes of an admin. Yes, I've answered your talk page questions for you with crappy answers. Again, jsut trying to help. These things don't mean you have to insult me like that. Y'know, I've really never done anything bad to you on purpose. I always had great respect for you, and I've never purposely insulted you like you just did. You need to learn how a simple misinterpretation of a comment on the main page talk should'nt be an excuse for acting like that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:09, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::When I vandalized I thought you were suppose to vandalize there. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::To Seriously: As one who has been an admin several times in other places, one thing I can say with certainty is that many admins feel very put off and are easily annoyed by non-admins (and especially relatively new people) trying to speak for them. Dictating policy to other users on behalf of the admins is usually a no-no unless you are an admin or are trusted by the admins to do so. (Obviously, I can't speak for It's dot com, but if I were in his place dealing with this crap, that's how I'd feel.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::And if you haven't figured it out by now who I am, Seriously, then you've got deeper problems than I can fix in one afternoon. To The thing: whatever, man. To KieferSkunk: Hear, hear. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:23, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Okay. Here it goes, time for me to swallow my pride:

Look, Dot com, I just don't want to be treated like a baby. In my opinion, I think being a tattletale is the wrong was to think about it, I prefer "fighting trolls, and trying to help you with your rule". Yes, I was disrespectful to you. I just needed to prove my point and express my anger at you. Also, I know you are an admin. Maybe I ''was'' a bit overboard with you; that doesn't mean what I said was entirely wrong. I mean, I apologize, but it's not like I'll kiss your ring and beg for forgiveness. I've got to be a bit more defiant than that to ever prove my point. Just remember: I've always, ''always'' tried to help you, and I just found your comment a bit mean. Just forgive me, please, and let this whole thing disappear. Thanks a lot. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

:Seriously, have you been reading this thread and understanding it? It's dot com has stated just 8 posts up: "And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing." You are still relatively new to this wiki, and your experience has been limited to editing User and User talk pages. You said yourself you give "crappy answers" to questions that don't concern you. When I first joined, I watched conversations like this unfold and saw how responsible admins reacted. I didn't try to solve everybody's problems; I knew I didn't have the knowledge. Just keep to yourself for a while and maybe see what it's like to make some main namespace contrubutions. (That is the idea of a wiki, you know.) {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 00:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Check this out: ==

Ok, so check out the current [[:Category:To_be_deleted|delete category]]. See something strange? The "Timeline" article is listed under the U's! Even though the tobedeleted tag uses the <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> tag. Strange, no? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:51, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who ==

HOW DOES HE KEEP COMING BACK! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:Hey man, I want you to know that Dr. Who vandalized your talk page. Could you block his IP for me? --{{User:The 386/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::First of all, this is nothing to get excited about. He's a garden-variety vandal, nothing more, and he comes back because (a) he apparently doesn't have anything constructive to do and (b) he has access to a dynamic IP. Second, yes, I'm aware that he vandalized this page. Third, I already blocked him before you posted your message. Fourth, please list future vandals on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]], not this page. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:11, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Also, he never does much damage, besides vulgar content and stuff like that. What's weird, though, is how he always manages to come when there's no sysops around. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:03, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You know what I hate? When this guy writes vulgar edit summaries. For people who patrol recent changes, especially kids, we don't have to see that. Really. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Yea. I'm 10 he on my page said This user is fulla ****. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ugh. At least NSMC was was just racist. This guy swears like nobody's business. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:15, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::He can go to jail for this. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:17, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I doubt that severely... Though one can always wish... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:21, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::To this point: would it be possible to introduce a language filter? The rare times a swear is needed (an interview transcript, for example) a sysop can override. ?? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Probably impossible. That would interfere with this wiki, though, because the cartoon says crap all the time, among other things. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::We could allow the program to accept crap. Still, there are a lot of other issues... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:33, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::It's definitely possible, but currently it's not worth the effort it would take to install it. As for "crap", we just wouldn't put that word on the bad list. Finally, I would appreciate it if comments that aren't actually directed to me be posted in a more public place: [[Talk:Main Page]], [[HRWiki talk:FAQ]], or [[HRWiki:Da Basement]], to name a few. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:35, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::OK. Although I think that everyone comes to you because you are the central hub of the wiki, pretty much. Everyone comes to you in hardships, whcih if I were you, I would be honored with. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:38, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Oh, I know, and don't think I'm not honored, but I, like most people, don't like new-message false alarms, and would rather talk about projects I'm currently working on. Also, there are a lot of questions that anyone could more easily answer if they were just put in a more public place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:17, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Flashforward ==

I'm still at the conference, it was really great. IRC doesn't work on the terminals, but suffice it to say, I was here, got autographs, (not many questions) and it was really great. I'll try and get a writeup on Wednesday evening. --TBird

:That was not Tbird. Look [here]. The editor's IP starts with a 6. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 01:43, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thunderbird is not at home, so the IP address would be different. It could still be him, but I would like him to log in if possible. If he can't log in at the convention, he'll figure something out or log in when he gets home later tonight. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Too late. His IP's been blocked. He'll log in when he needs to, but I have one question: If he was TBird, why did he sign TBird instead of his IP (accidentally typed <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> without knowing he wasn't logged in) or with his sig (or siggie, I guess)? It doesn't seem right. I mean, if he can edit annonymously, he can edit logged on, and I think the first thing he'll ask if he can't log in is why he can't. Plus, he would know that an IP editing as a user would most likely be reverted. We could unblock the IP and see if TBird can log on now, I guess. Wouldn't hurt, but I still think it wasn't him. I dunno. Oh, also, if it was him, sorry, just don't want anybody impersonating you. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:50, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::We didn't block the IP. There are several reasons why he might not have been able to log in (if the computer he was using didn't accept cookies, for example). I think the edits by the IP match TBird's style, but I'm being cautious for now. I'm patient; if I have to I can wait for him to get home to confirm. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:01, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ye of little faith :-P You didn't recognize my unique writing style? I just didn't really feel like logging in for one or two edits. I probably should have, but meh. In any case, all I said was true, and more. I left a message on the IRC with Phlip, but it should still be there if you scroll up, to see a brief summary of the event. I'll get a writeup started tomorrow night. For now, I've gotta be up in five and a half hours for work, so I'm going to bed. '''EDIT:''' Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention on IRC. Let's just say I'll be kicking myself for months for not bringing my DS to Flashforward... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 09:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::I thought it was you (see above where I say it sounds like your style), but the info was too good, so I thought it was best to wait for confirmation. I guess you'll log in from now on. :-P Actually, the only reason I had any question was because the IP you were using came up as being based in ''Chicago'', which was pretty weird. I admit it would have been quite unlikely for someone to be imitating you, but we've been burned before. Anyways, great jaerb!!! Many combolations on your successful mission!! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:21, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Parse error! ==

In HomsarQuote.php. You sure are good at bringing the Wiki to its knees ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I always seem to forget semicolons at the end of lines. And it never fails that someone notices my mistakes, even when they're there for less than a minute. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ah, missing semicolons, the bane of a programmer's existence. (Unless you're coding in Lisp. Then it's missing parens.) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:39, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I used to do C++ so remember the semi-colon plight, now I do mostly webdesign and so am plagued to make sure I have the same number of <nowiki><div>'s and </div>'s</nowiki>. If I don't comment every single one I'm lost. My lastest creation is [http://www.odua.org this] It's mostly done although I can't seem to get things to line-up the way I want and no matter what changes that I make, it will only look right on one browser at a time! Grrrrr. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:01, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== You are s-smart ==

Brilliant random Homsar quote thingy!

You're pretty good at this, obviously. Take a look at [[Talk:Sound Effects#Ogg? why not mp3?|this discussion]] and my idea at the end - would this be something possible to improve usability? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you're gonna have to s-spell out what your idea is, because I'm not quite s-seeing it. S-sorry if that cancels out the s-smart. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:31, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::The ogg files. They confuse people, many players in use don't use them right out of then box. But Wikipedia has an interesting solution which we might be able to emulate. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:33, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I should have been more s-specific. What I meant was, when I went to the page about the s-symphony, I wasn't s-sure what their s-solution was. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::In the 1st paragraph, there's the Listen link (after the musical example) - there's a (listen (help·info)) thingy. The "Help" goes to instructions on how to get your player to play oggs. I mean, I was stymied by them until I was researchiong (on that page, actually) and stumbled upon that.

::::Of course, I don't know enough about Wiki to know a) if this can be done on our system, 2) how to do it even if it can be done, and III) if this sort of a thing would require "discussion" "someplace". SO that's why I ask you, Mr. S-smart. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:42, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::Just copy the source code of [[Wikipedia:Template:Audio]] to [[Template:Audio]] (or something like that), adjust the help link to the media help page on this Wiki, and it should work fine (apart from maybe the speaker icon). --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 20:46, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::It's that easy, eh? :\ Well, it'd take me a few days to figure all that out! (I spent a good part of today trying, haven't gotten far. Will keep trying.) But if someone who already has all that figured out wants to take up the cause, we could have better usability sooner. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:54, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Talk page rate ==
These days, I've been trying to make more main namespace contribs and less user talk page contribs. The question is, has my diet (sorta) done any good for me? Check my contribs. On a rate of 1 to 10, how much would you say I've improved? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 04:40, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:Er, maybe we should give it a little more time before making a 1 to 10 rating. I say that because in the last three days, you have made more user edits than and ''twice'' as many user talk edits as all your main, main talk, HRWiki, and HRWiki talk edits ''combined'' (not counting sandbox). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gulp. Back to work on the random refreshings. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:59, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I just did like fifteen. Sweet. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:11, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, you've been doin' a LOT of edits, Seriously. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 19:12, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Um, sorry about those things on tyhe videlectrix games. You're gonna be doing that for a long time. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:27, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Nah, you're fine. I've always been bugged by the word "exist" on those pages. How can we say that the games don't exist? I can see a screenshot right next to them! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:39, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, that's true. At least I added some good edits to my reh—zoom. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

==WikiTroll==

OK then, I'll stop, but why don't you want me editing that page? {{User:Granola/sig}} 02:56, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:Because it's fine the way it is, and you really don't need to be editing meta-information about yourself. Besides, as you said on the talk page, that record isn't even that important anyway. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:01, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Fair enough. I just wanted it to be accurate, even though it isn't necessary in the first place. {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:15, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

==Granola==

Why did you delete my old userpage? {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:06, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:That is not your user page. If you continue to claim that name, I will treat you as though it was still your username (i.e. I will go back to blocking you). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::OK...I just thought it would be useful to redirect it, so that people who went looking for it would come to the right place...<strike>can at least have the talkpage redirect? People have been known to still post on the old one, and I think it's useful to redirect that one, so that posts won't lie around unanswered for a long time.</strike> {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:12, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Never mind about the talkpage, I logged in as Yeltensic, went into my preferences, and enabled the notification e-mail in case the old talkpage is edited, so it's covered now. {{User:Granola/sig}} 08:19, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::You've said that I can't have "Yeltensic" as my sig, as I did for a while, or have "I'm Yelt" in parentheses; would it be OK if I included in my sig a link to my Wikipedia userpage, without the word "Yeltensic" visibly included, in this way: [[Wikipedia:User:Yeltensic42|With crap]], '''[[User:Granola|Granola]]''' '''([[User talk:Granola|T]]''' '''•''' '''[[Special:Contributions/Granola| C]])'''? I won't change it until you approve that suggestion (if you do). {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I see that you have a mention of it on your user page as well as a userbox linking to Wikipedia. Those are both fine with me. (By the way, just thought I'd point out that (H*R/wiki-related) userboxes are allowed here.) But I don't think it's appropriate for your sig at this time. You need to stop focusing on your old name and work on making a new, better name for yourself here. Crapfully crappy, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:07, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::That sounds reas-ON-able. I'm pretty attached to the name Yeltensic, since I've been using it for quite some time before HRWiki, but it ''is'' my fault that the name is tainted here. Oh well. {{User:Granola/sig}} 04:11, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

== Cheddarlebbon ==
I hate to butt in with that conversation, especially because I've been under fire for that recently, but I am sure that IP address is not him. Cheddarlebbon does not type in caps, for example. He also has several spelling errors in his sentences. I'm just putting this up, because I want to make sure he does not get the password. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for your concern. Don't worry though: Per our policy, I will not be resetting the account without some kind of proof. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:05, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
::<s>grood</s>Good. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

== My Userbox ==

Hey! Jerk! Why don't you stay offa my userpage and let me make my own userbox there! I didn't put it on the userbox list! It was isolated to my page! I really don't know what your deal is, but you need to get over it if it upset you that much. Maybe I should edit your page without asking you, huh? I think I can safely say that I was following the guidelines for my personal image. Now If you'll excuse me, I'm going to put it back up. No thank you very much, {{User:Republic of Stan/sig}}
:''This discussion was originally continued at <nowiki>[[</nowiki>User talk:Republic of Stan → Userboxes]]. I had originally suspected him of being a sockpuppet of Drwho?, and that turned out to be correct.''

== Most of it? ==

Query: Why do you only own "most of" the figurine set 1? Don't use that old excuse of "oh, my dog ate Marzipan!" :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:54, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:My friend gave me them for Christmas... except he apparently gave some of them to his brothers first. Hmm... Well, he did at least assure me that I got the best ones of the bunch. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:: Oookay. Which ones didn't you get? (Looks up at all fourteen Homestar Runner figures - from both sets - currently sitting above his computer.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:12, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::: Oh, I knew you would ask that, but I'm really comfy here on the couch right now. :) I know for sure I have Homestar and Strong Bad, and Pom Pom I think. I don't have The Cheat or the KOT. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:15, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::: KoT was the second set anyway. Sucks you wouldn't get The Cheat, though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Aren't you supposed to get those free when you buy stuff? Don't you have like every single DVD and CD ever. Like ever. Ok so at least all the H*R related ones...--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:25, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Well, I got these ''years'' ago, back when you didn't get them free with everything. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== Blocking durations ==

As a senior sysop and an admin here, if we are being trolled by someone, for how long he or she should be blocked. I know that known trolls like NSMC, Dr. Who and others are blocked forever, but what about small calibar trolls? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:53, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's pretty much a judgment call in almost all cases. For IP addresses, 1 to 3 days, depending on the severity of the vandalism. For ''really'' bad stuff, a week or so. If a vandal is obviously changing IPs within a narrow range, blocking the range X.X.X.0/24 (or 23) usually works. Users who make useful contributions should be reasoned with first if possible, not blocked. Accounts created for no purpose other than to vandalize should be blocked infinitely. Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:13, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thank you very much. It sure will help! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== New sysops ==

Was there a sysop nomination? If so, I'm surprised that Lapper wasn't one. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:34, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:''Anyone'' who had made any edit since around the beginning of February was considered. Of the ones we took, they were each chosen not only because they are deserving but also to fill certain niches. As we say, we will add new sysops as our circumstances warrant, and this time circumstances warranted the number and specific users that we took. I can name a half dozen other users who will someday make excellent sysops, and anyone who was not chosen this time should ''not'' read into it negatively in any way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::When I posted the above, I couldn't say what I can say now: We were still considering some people, and some people simply don't check their email often enough! (Or they don't make their primary email available to the wiki, which is pretty much the same thing.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey, It's dot com, I see you having a lot of new sysops. Does that mean there won't be any new sysops for a while? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:29, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, I believe the seven new sysops that we have just inducted are it for a while. We've always got our eyes open, though. Remember also that ''all'' users can be important users. I did some of my best stuff (including STUFF) before I was promoted. (It's kinda funny too... what a lot of people don't realize is that sysop = more headaches.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:48, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::So like how long? Because I signed on on Feb. 24th. {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:51, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:::It would be impossible to guess at this time, as there are just [[HRWiki:FAQ#How_do_I_become_an_admin_or_sysop.3F|too many factors]] that go into it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I missed something - is there a page that lists the new sysops? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:14, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

:[[Special:Listusers/sysop]] or [[HRWiki:A History#Later additions]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:16, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gotcha, thanks. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

== User groups ==
I have a question: I know what a sysop does, and I know what a beaurucrat does, but what do you get to do as a developer that nobody else can? I'm just wondering what it means it have the promotion. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:46, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
:For those of you following along at home, I was technically made a bureaucrat and a developer on the same day. The only reason I wasn't added to the developer group in the wiki software is because there's a subtle difference between being a developer and being in the developer group. At the time I was made a developer, the wiki developer group was inactive. Since then, we reenabled it, and when we did, I was put in the group, even though for practical purposes I was already in it. Make sense? Okay, now that we have that out of the way: Bureaucrats can assign and unassign users to groups (usually to make sysops), and can also rename users. People in the developer group can lock and unlock the database. That originally was the only function available, but since then I have extended it somewhat using my developer abilities. And here's the distinction: a developer has direct access to the server and database. They can see server logs, view raw database data, and modify system software (to improve upon it). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
::And is there anything special about Joey Day's "proprietor" group? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::No, it was created for purely narcissistic purposes (Joey's words, not mine). -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:42, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

:::: This is true. There is nothing special about the [[Special:Listusers/proprietor|proprietor]] user group. I'm not usually one to be so narcissistic, but I thought it made some sense, and I did it mostly because I could. We've never been able to create custom user groups before MediaWiki 1.5, or I might've created a proprietor group a long time ago. Actually, in a way this is the opposite of narcissistic, as it allows for the possibility of others having proprietorship at some time in the future, and adds a layer of abstraction between myself and the title of proprietor. In the past, we've always linked directly to my user page in places where we mention the proprietor, but we should change all those places to link to the proprietor list. I'll get right on that. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 23:26, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who Never Strikes Again ==

Ok. I've got to admit, somewhat grudgingly, that you caught me earlier. I AM in fact Dr. Who. But I really wasn't planning on using this account for vandalism. Yesterday after I attacked the fanstuff wiki I saw that I had hurt someone's feelings and I felt terrible when it put a personal face on what I'd done. I'm ready and willing to talk to you about why and how I did all of that trolling if you just give me this chance. Of course, I would understand if you banned me right away, but I'm asking you to give it a try. Sincerely, [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:I can't speak for all the other sysops, but I won't ban you if you're willing to talk civilly. The whole reason I posted on your talk page was to find out about you and talk to you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:33, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ok then, here goes. I believe the first trolling I ever did was under the name "you smell", where I added that phrase several times to the [[Characters]] page. I decided that it was funny that someone coming to learn would see that (yes, I know, very immature and stupid of me). That was the full extent that I knew of what I was doing. I later learned of the concept of wiki vandalism from Uncyclopedia. I have been using this wiki for years without knowing exactly how maintenance worked; when I did I became jealous of the sysops. I wished to make a name for myself here without doing years of work (rather like WoW, I was trying to gain infamy). My attacks became somewhat meaner as I went on, and I attacked users when I got tired of simply tampering with content. I started thinking of ways to justify it to myself, such as that injustice was being done to me over userboxes, or that my name alone had gotten me banned. I guess I saw it as a way to "break loose" because I am normally NOT a rude or confrontational person. I just stopped for two reasons: I was ashamed of myself, and I was inspired by the way [[User:Granola|Yeltensic]] had turned himself around. In any case, I am deeply sorry. The least I can do is tell you how I did the vandalism so that you can better protect against anything that might happen in the future.
::I used two dynamic IP's: Safari and AOL. Aol has a set of three or four dynamic IP's that change within a narrow range from page to page. Safari's IP changes once every day, but it usually retains the first two segments (75.123.12.32, 75.123.32.34.... and so on). I opened numerous windows at once and typed in my edits and (sigh) summeries. This way the vandalism was at a high speed. I hope at least me telling you this helps (or rather, that you won't need it). [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:::I am willing to give you a chance. Several of your latest incarnations have actually showed some promise, and I hope you can build on that. Once again, I can't speak for all users and sysops, but in general we're a pretty forgiving bunch. I caution you that you will have to prove yourself (assuming others also give you a chance), and our collective patience with you might not be what it would be for a normal new user.
:::Thanks for the technical info (although I did already know that, by the way; that's how I was able to post on your talk page before you'd even made any real edits). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC)


== Message from Nikolce Kocovski ==

Greetings Dotty, how are you. I havn't spoken with you in a while. how have you been these couple of weeks? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 11:32, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
:Uhh Dotty, where are you, are you busy or something? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::Hello, Nikolce. I'm fine, and I hope you're well. Yeah, life can be kind of hectic sometimes. But we gotta keep on tranglin'! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== SPONGE 001 ==

Who is your favorite H*R character?[[User:SPONGE 001|SPONGE 001]] 19:18, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

== Documentary ==
Thanks for that page move. As I saw the whole thing unfold on Recent changes, I thought "what the heck is he doing"? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:54, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. Hey, do me a favor: Instead of pressing [edit] over on the right to start a new topic, please press the [ + ] (plus) button at the top of the page (in between the main edit button and the history button). (Or, at the very least, please clear the old subheading from the edit summary.) Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:02, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

I always wondered what that button did. Cool, I'll try hard to remember to. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:09, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

== New special page ==

I've been seeing a lot of pages with the name Test being deleted, along with images. May I ask what going on? {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 03:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:We're testing something. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:26, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

::What I meant was what are you testing. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 11:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:::It's a special page that has to do with [[Special:Personalimages|image management]]. <s>It's not ready yet,</s> but when it is, it will be linked from an HRWiki page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:55, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
::::That's really, really cool. I've been waiting for something like that... A way to see who owns what image(s) quickly. This should certainly be helpful in managing 'em, eh? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Indeed. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

==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?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

:If the name of our [[HRWiki:Changing username|changing username]] page is any indication, I estimate it would be at [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki:Changing username|HRFWiki:Changing username]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 13:28, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

== IP Checking ==

There's been a fair amount of debate about accounts that seem to be all created by H*bad. Since we lack any ability to check for IP addresses, would you be able to see if the following accounts share the same IP?: [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad|H*bad]], [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad1|H*bad1]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar Runner|Darth Homestar Runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar runner|Darth Homestar runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Guyforerunner|Guyforerunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Godzillarunner|Godzillarunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Homestarrunner101|Homestarrunner101]], [[HRFWiki:User:Running along|Running along]]. Any info you could get would be much combobulated. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:They're the same (except I'm not sure about Guyforerunner). See also [[User_talk:Tom#Emergency|this discussion]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:41, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::What in the world. My friend created H*bad1 at my house. Thats why he has the same IP address as mine, I believe. He called me up and told me that you guys are like people who want to put salt in an open wound. Why you do this to him? I will keep on fighting this little thing about H*bad1. I explained all of this cwap at [[HRFWiki:My dark side|My dark side]]--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 05:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Um... yeah. Okay. First of all, don't let people make accounts using your computer, and if you do, have them choose a different name from you. (That still doesn't explain all the other names, by the way.) But I don't really want to get into it here, as it has been discussed on other pages, like you point out. Super Sam simply asked me whether the IPs matched and I answered him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:02, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Extensions ==

Cool, two headings in a row. Alrighty, I have two things to talk about. One - would you be able to post your source code for the extensions you wrote somewhere, such as [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mediawiki_Extensions here]? Two - do you know how to add a tab from within an extension? I figured out how to do it by editing SkinTemplate.php, but is there any way to have the same effect through an extension? (I'm trying to add a purge tab next to watch/unwatch). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 10:22, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:I do plan to publish the extensions I have written. They need a bit of polishing, standardizing, and commenting before I would post them in a public place, however. As for the tab thing, I'm guessing you want more of an add-on file rather than a patch in the original file? I'm not currently familiar enough with how the tabs are generated to be able to give you a good answer to that one, but I would be surprised if it could be done with a standalone extension. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 10:37, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty, thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 11:42, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Here's a little way to add a purge button using [[User:Super Sam/monobook.js|your monobook.js]] that I came up with and Dot com fixed to actually work properly:
<pre>//Add purge cache button
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 );</pre>
:::Let us know how that works. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr.... Who? ==

Who was Dr. Who? why did he/she get kicked off so many times? I am asking this because as I travel around this Wiki I saw alot about Dr. Who. Just curious, {{User:Grit7/sig}}
:See [[#Dr. Who Never Strikes Again]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

== Captcha on move page ==

I'd like to ask you a question, and if it's been asked before, I'm very sorry. I'd just like to ask what the purpose of applying a CAPTCHA to the Move Page over on the Fanstuff Wiki is. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:49, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's to prevent a bot from being able to move pages as vandalism, and to discourage human vandals from doing the same. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
::If that's the case, why isn't it the same here? If I recall correctly (which is unlikely), this knowledge base has had more page-move vandalism than the Fanstuff. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:01, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Er... It ''is'' the same here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. I must be out of date then. Never mind. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:14, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, it's not. Well, at least, it's not for me with my almighty sysoply privilages. Is it like that for ordinary users? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:20, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, it is. I had to use it until a couple weeks ago when I was sysopped. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:26, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh. Huh. I didn't even realize. That puts WoW in a whole new light of non-life. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:27, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== Grizzly Chomps ==

Hi It's dot com,

I had a question, and I'm not sure where else to put it. Can you explain why you didn't you think my "Grizzly chomps" fun fact in the Candy Product was a good one? I may be biased, but I think it applies pretty well. TBC have been known to reference old and obscure pop-culture items in the past, and I can't think of any other "pre-bitten" candy product sold in stores. I'd like to think they had this product in mind when they made the toon. You can even Google for it and read up on it.

Anyhow, I just wanted to know what my options were for debating this fact. Is this is something I could put in STUFF for debate? And if so, how?

The submission was:
*The "built-in bite" shape of SBLOUNSKCHED! may refer to Grizzly Chomps, a [[Wikipedia:Hostess|Hostess]]-brand treat introduced in 1992. The package included two chocolate cupcakes with a bite-mark shape cut out of them, and the package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."

:I removed it because the Grizzly Chomps are so old and obscure that any similarity to SBLOUNSKCHED is likely just a coincidence. None of the secondary details match, especially the reason for the bite. In the case of Grizzly Chomps, the bear helps you eat it for some reason, but Strong Bad calls the bite in his candy a security measure to deter others from eating it. I think that TBC independently thought it was funny to have a bite missing from the candy, and to suggest otherwise is too much speculation for my taste.
:    That said, I am more than willing to help you set up a STUFF item. The relevant instructions are at [[HRWiki:STUFF/Newfact]]. You need to start at "2. The STUFF subpage". Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::I went ahead and STUFF'd it for you. You can have the next one. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:48, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Thanks! I appreciate that. [[User:Compdude|Compdude]]

== Another recent block ==

Looking at the [[Special:Ipblocklist|Block list]], I saw that you banned User:Fire Man. Are you sure you've got the right guy? Looking at [[Special:Contributions/Fire Man|his contribs]] he only made one edit and it wasn't anything bad. He seems like a perfectly fine user. I think he's innocent so you should unblock him. Any reason why you blocked him in the first place? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 02:54, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
:You are correct about the number and type of contribs for that account. I am unblocking it on a provisional basis. I remind whoever needs to hear it that vandalism and flagrant abuse of the wiki's policies will not be tolerated. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:50, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== The Clamburger ==

Could you please mark [[HRFWiki:User:Clamburger|Clamburger]] as a bot on the fanstuff? It's really cluttering Recent Changes. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:Why are you asking ''me'' when [[User:Tom|Tom]] has [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 4#The Clamburger Bot|already given you an answer]] on this one? If you want to appeal, you'll have to take it up with him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:03, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Extensions ==

Can you please put the autocolumn and random Homsar quote extensions onto the Fanstuff? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 12:41, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
:Done. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Declaring War ==

Isn't there a rule against declaring war? Isn't that anti-Wiki? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:12, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:I don't think anyone's ever enumerated a list here that specifically included "do not declare war," but I can say for sure that it's a very [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=It%27s+dot+com&page=User%3AHeadbad+and+strongbody bad idea]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:20, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&curid=18299&diff=295049&oldid=295009&rcid=242036 Indeed]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:26, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::: *sigh* Yeah, that. If he keeps it confined to what he's already said, then I'm probably not going to worry about it too much (although I did have to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=295074&oldid=295057 remove some trolling] ''(for those just passing by, note the difference between trolling and vandalism)''), but if he actually moves the article against consensus or tries to escalate his "war" in any other way, there will be trains dropped. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm just glad I'm on your side. Trains are dangerous! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::See, that's the thing. I hate that sides even have to be taken. I had hoped when I made [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=293660&oldid=293654 this edit] that we could reach a suitable compromise (which seems to be fine with everyone except him). *sigh* again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Politics are inevitable. Take it from an old man. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Heh. If you're older than me, I'll be surprised. I tried to find it in your user space but came up empty. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Hmm... I've just been informed that you ''are'' in fact older than me. Huh. Now I'm just the ''third''-oldest user (that I know of). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:06, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::So who's the oldest (or 2nd oldest, if it's me)? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::[[User:Bill|Bill]] is in his early forties. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::That makes me #2, and you #3 AFAWK. Interesting. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I left a note on his talk page, and I think it knocked some sense into him. He's actually a good guy—assuming that he doesn't offend people so much anymore. Anyway, back to my wikivacation. Preeow. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

==[[HRFWiki:User:Stinkobad1|Stinkopuppet]]==
Super Sam was going to ask you this, but he says he did not have enough time. There is a user by the name of Stinkobad1 on the Fansguff Wiki. He requests an IP address check to make sure there is not another feud, and another reason to hate H*Bad. ;) Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:51, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
:Um, please? I know you're on, and it's urgent...:( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
::I think I'd like Super Sam to ask his own questions. If he doesn't have the time, then it must not be that urgent. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:28, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Hooray! It's me! Anyway, could you please crosscheck the IP addresses of Stinkobad1, H*bad, and while you're at it, The thing? Many thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::None of those users coincide. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Flagrant System Error ==
Your userpage is [[car|pimp-ed out]]! How'd you get it like that? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:22, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oops! You bwoke it! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::Now that it's all over, you can tell me how you did it! [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|Wheeeeeeee!]] - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 05:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, well, I put special clauses in the PHP code itself (that actually builds each page) that suppressed the header and footer and changed the background to blue and the text to white for any page called "[[User:It's dot com]]". Then I just changed the text to the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:It%27s_dot_com&oldid=299269 error message]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== My editing a-broke ==
Hey. This is Seriously. For somereason, my account can't edit. An internal error keeps happening. I'm seeing if I can use this to edit...The thing is, though, is that everyone else is still editing. It's getting strange. {{unsigned|Seriously}}
:What is the error? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'll look into it and try to fix the problem. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== 'Tavi monobook ==

Look, 'Tavi is somehow halting the appear of my monobook.css. Is there anyway to make it so that there are styled links to homestarrunner.com, and other sites? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:21, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Try editing [[Special:Mypage/tavistyle.css|the right page]]. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 04:24, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I wouldn't even bother doing that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:26, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Okay. I'll do it, and you won't. ;-> (Ima try!) {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, it's working, but, you may have another reason for telling me not to bother doing that. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:33, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::Who, me? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:46, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== what happen to your userpage ==

Hey dotty, last time i checked your userpage, there was the blue fragment erroe page, what happen? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:55, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 'twas an April Fool's joke. See [[#Flagrant System Error|Flagrant System Error]] above. (By the way, I'm really not very keen on "dotty", just so you know. See the top of my (working) user page.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
OOO i'm sorry, i'll just call youi dot com then, if you like?
:"It's dot com". Or "Dot com". Either one, really. They both fit. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:37, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks! ==

I just thought I'd thank you for unblocking me. Sorry about that joke, I guess I'm just ''way'' different than everyone else here. What I did was still kind of disruptive, though, sorry. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

==IP check==
Can you please do me a favor? I need you to check if Crusaders IP is 69.160.0.227. Please answer as soon as you can.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:15, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:Access to that information is restricted, and unfortunately it's above your paygrade. Sorry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:35, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
::I need to know, because I believe that he trolled the Funny Stuff in which he is on. Come to the [http://www.editthis.info/funny_wiki Funny Wiki] and tell me there please?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Theme song ==

There's some sort of unwritten rule that I live my life by: Every awesome person, by default, needs a theme song. Yes, you heard me right, a theme song. Why don't you try a song already titled after you: [http://www.msu.edu/~larowebr/Brent%20LaRowe%20-%20Dot%20Com.mp3 Dot Com]. (Just to note, we still need one for Abdi. ;)) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

==My bro==
Is it ok if my brother creates a user on here. This is so you guys don't think that I am creating sockpuppets. He is also wanting the User:lil H*bad.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:He should ''not'' have that name. Have him pick something original. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
::He said "The cheatman". Would that be fine? Just you know FYI.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:41, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes ==

Hey there Dot com, I just have a question about my [[User:DBK/userbox|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. Do you know what to do? {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:26, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:I tweaked it a bit, removing divs in certain spots and putting in some in other places. It was mostly trial and error, though. Maybe that will get you started. (I can't really say that all the scroll boxes make your page especially easy to read, but that's just my opinion.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:38, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I realized that, I was pretty much experimenting with that stuff before. I got rid of some and just kept scroll buttons on the lists in my page, like my favorite music and cool users. Any way I was just curious why it wasn't aligning to the right, and now I'll experiment more. Thanks! {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:::No probalo! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

== TaviStyle ==

Hello. Is there any way to put the TaviStyle skin as a choosable skin on the Fanstuff Wiki? Thank you. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 14:33, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
:Hello? --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 22:50, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'm not ignoring you. TaviStyle will be included when we upgrade to 1.6 soon. Until then, we've frozen changes to the software so that we have a correct frame of reference. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:52, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Oh, okay. Thank you. (I just wanted to know when it will be uploaded.) --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:14, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

::::Any chance we could get a version we could use on Wikipedia? Or one that I could at least install on the test Wiki I've got on my PC? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:35, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== Email ==
Hey Dot comster. Can you check this email I sent you real quick? Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:53, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:I saw that. Why don't you ask a fanstuffer to send that for you. Better yet, use the fanstuff's email features to send it to him. By the way, what happened to pressing the [+] button at the top for new topics? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:57, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, forgot about that. I'll try to be better (though it doesn't really matter anymore, I'm just here for the email). I tried emailing it to him, but he doesn't have an email address in his preferences. I'll copy the sent email and send it to someone. Sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:00, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, I can't. Since I did it from the wiki and not from Gmail, I can't cut and paste from any source. Looks like you're stuck with the burden. Once again, sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:01, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== <nowiki>[[Wikipedia: </nowiki> Extension]] ==

I'm not sure whether you made the extension that lets you link directly to Wikipedia articles using the <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Article]]</nowiki> syntax, but if you did, can you share it? I'd like to use it on my own wiki. If you didn't, do you happen to know who did or where it's available? Thanks. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 06:59, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

:That's a standard feature of every MediaWiki install. See [[Meta:Help:Interwiki linking]] for more information. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:47, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== Sockpuppet vandels ==

They might just have the same IP. Maybe not the same peson. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:08, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:There are only a few ways that could be true, The Thing, and that's been taken into account, I'm sure. With only a few exceptions, if it's the same IP it's the same user. That's just how they work. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== IP ==

Do you use a special page to find the IPs? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:57, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, I got special pages all right, The thing. 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. Left side: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAH! Right side... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::What do you use? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:53, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::I've got ones on this wiki. The fanstuff wiki. Even wikis we've just made up! How can I make these pages any cooler? Just ask for me, the guy that works here at the special page place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Question ==

If I wanted to program a WikiBot, would it be HAVE to be in PHP, Python, or MySQL? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 22:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I'm pretty sure the answer there is yes in most cases, it's moot if you want to use one here. Only developers can run Wikibots. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::While that's true, Kookykman, he might asking in general. Sorry, Bluebry. I'm not the one to ask about bots. You might try Joey, Tom, Phlip, or even others. I'm much more content to hack the software from the inside rather than use a bot from the outside. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::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, ie exactly as if you were editing it by hand, just automated. So any language that you can use to access the net you could theoretically use to write a bot. However since many languages have packages to simplify HTTP, these languages would be easier to use, and some languages (like Python) even have pre-built wikibot frameworks for you to work off. But this doesn't say you can't go and write your wikibot in pretty much any language – it's simply a matter of how hard it is to write. Python is a simple-to-learn language anyways. I doubt you would ever write a bot that used PHP, and rarely would you write one that used MySQL. And of course if you prefer to work with <code>socket</code> and <code>connect</code> in C, there's nothing stopping you from doing that either... it would just be extremely tedious to write. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 23:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Now, I'm still new to programing, but I heard C. Would C be anything like C++? And I don't want to hear anything about developer status either. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 23:52, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Dangeresque change ==

(First off I'm new here so I don't know if I'm doing this right. Just so you know)

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)"

Not notable? This is homestarwiki! You've got an entire page on the battle of strongbadia, despite the fact that it only applies to one email. And allow me to quote some other character pages...

Homestar: "Though he lacks a visible pair of arms, he is still able to function as though he has them, being able to carry and throw things and even type proficiently. It's generally accepted that either he does have arms, but for reasons that are never explained, they are invisible, or that he has limited telekinetic powers. "

Bubs: "His facial configuration is puzzling; in Pumpkin Carve-nival, he appears to have a safety pin stuck through his face above an internal ear."

Marsipan: "Like Homestar, Marzipan has no visible arms, though she is able to interact with the world as though she did, being able to pick up and move objects, and even play a guitar. It is generally accepted that either her arms are invisible, or that she has limited telekinetic powers."

Strong Bad:"He has boxing gloves for hands (that always have square window reflections on them, no matter where he is), and a lucha libre mask for a head [...] Strong Bad may also have a Homestar-like telekinesis"

Um...so yeah. I'm not mad or anything. I just wanted to point out that dangeresque's floating glasses can probably be considered significant if all this other stuff is on the site. (Hey, you could even tie it in with Strong Bad's rumored telekinesis, right?)

In conclusion, sorry this comment was so long. I guess I'll check back on this page later to see if you offer a counter-argument. Thanks for reading!

:First of all, let me say thank you for taking the time to write such a lengthy comment. Why not take a second and [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]? I agree with you that Dangeresque's glasses do not seem to have anything supporting them (although I suppose one could argue that they are held to his face by tension or even glue). My main problem with noting it on the Dangeresque page is that it really breaks up the flow of that sentence (which is based largely on the [[Dangeresque (theme)|Dangeresque theme]]). In addition, the information isn't really that central to the character; it's more like [[TBC]] just worked in the glasses as best they could given the features of Strong Bad's head. I'm not suggesting that we not note the information ''anywhere''. Perhaps you could put it in the list of [[Lack of Visible Arms#References to Other Apparently Invisible Body Parts|references to other apparently invisible body parts]]. Again, thanks for your note, and welcome to the wiki! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:07, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

== 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. That discussion was archived, so it should link to [[Talk:Strong Bad Email/Archive#New email format...]] instead. See ya! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

== I need some help ==

Hey there its dot com, how are you, how;s easter in america(if you celebrate it?)?

I need to ask you something, do you happen to know any Homestar runner wikipedias that are star wars fans?

by the way, happy easter

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:35, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

:A [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?ns2=1&ns3=1&search=star+wars&searchx=Search quick search] in the user and user talk namespaces turns up a number of users who may be fans of Star Wars. Hope this helps. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 02:05, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== Just a little hello ==

Hey there, It's dot com.
Homsarroks here. I just wanted to drop by and say hey and that you're cool.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:32, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Just out of curiosity, why did you revert my edits on the HR Wiki article on wikipedia? I tried to include the most important users on the wiki there (e.g. you, Tom, BazookaJoe, Some H*R Themed Username, etc.) and put accurate descriptions on what you did there. I'm not mad or anything, just a bit confused. Get back to me when you can. 

P.P.S. I left this message on your account on Wikipedia first, but I decided to put it on both your accounts so that you might get it sooner.

See yas!

:Actually, you didn't include BazookaJoe. I put him in shortly before removing the list. The reason I took it out is that it's so subjective. What makes a user notable? That list could have easily been four times as long. I decided that it would be better not to have it at all. As something of a compromise, I inserted a link that pointed to the list of sysops (even though I know that not all of the sysops are active). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I can understand that. THanks for the reply.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 22:07, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== We need the "Recent Changes" notice to be at the top of every page. ==

Yeah. Not everybody checks that. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:13, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:Why do you need a sitenotice? People who don't check the recent changes just won't find out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:16, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::So it's not really that big of a deal? --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:18, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Personally, I'd recommend putting the notice, or something like it, on the Main Page. This is big news, and there are a lot of fans who may not find out because they don't have accounts, don't check their user pages, Watchlist or Recent Changes, etc. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:22, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:48, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

:::::People who visit the wiki on such an informal basis as you describe are not likely to have the same feelings towards the situation as regular and power users like us. These types of users are the ones the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:recentchangesnotice&oldid=310518 current message] is directed towards. We've added it to the [[H*R.com updates 2006|historical record of events]], but we will not add it to the [[Template:whatsnew|current updates]] if [[The Brothers Chaps]] don't mention it on H*R.com. The general community can find out through the [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Don Chapman]] article, as well as various other mentions throughout several articles. Death is a touchy subject, especially when it effects our heroes. The Admins are treating this with the utmost discretion, please respect our decisions and the feelings of the Chapman family. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:58, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

== hAcKEr ==

Why did you write hAcKEr in binary in your User Box? Oh well... You don't have to answer. By the way, people say your cool. I guess I agree. [[User:Steve|Steve]] 22:01, 22 April 2006
:I wrote hAcKEr, eh Steve? Heh, that's been there for months, and to the best of my knowledge you're the first one to decode it. (If you're not the first to decode it, then you're certainly the first to say anything.) I write extensions and make changes to the [[MW:How does MediaWiki work?|MediaWiki]] software at the [[Wikipedia:Source code|source-code]] level, which is called [[Wikipedia:Hacker|hacking]]. I am a MediaWiki [[Meta:How to become a MediaWiki hacker|hacker]] for this wiki. Thanks for noticing and posting! Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:12, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

== Special Pages ==

Can only Sysops edit Special Pages? --{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 00:46, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

:Generally, pages listed as [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] are ones that are protected or generated by the wiki. As such, they are not editable by the common user, or by anyone. What makes a page uneditable to a common user like you or I is the protect template. See the image on the Main Page for an example, no edits can be made to it by someone lower than sysop. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:50, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::I understand, but how did someone add the template to recent changes? --01:06, 24 April 2006 (UTC){{User:Dacheatbot/sig}}
:::The text on most special pages (including the recent changes page) is handled by pages in the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=8 MediaWiki namespace]. And yes, only sysops can edit these pages. The text in the message at the top of the recent changes, watchlists, and login screen is sub-controlled by a template ({{tl|recentchangesnotice}}) that we placed on the relevant MediaWiki pages. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

==Appropriate Username==
I have a question about the user [[User:Old timey Strong Bad|Old timey Strong Bad]]. Is that username appropriate, because I think it isn't really due to the similarity to [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]. {{unsigned|Lopp3|21:35, 26 April 2006}}
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

==Username Change==
If at all possible, please get around to changing my username. I left two notes on the [[HRWiki:Changing username]] page, but I still haven't had my name changed after a few days. {{User:Lopp3/sig}} 14:32, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

:You left your first request for a username change at 00:11, 27 April 2006 (UTC), fourteen hours and twenty-one minutes before posting your note here. You left your second request for a username change at 12:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC), only twelve hours and sixteen minutes after your first request. It has not even been one day, let alone a "few days." Please be patient. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== 65.167.69.XX ==

Hey, I did a little investigation. This IP range is notorious. I found blocks on it back to November, and comments that it is probably WoW. I know we gotta be reluctant to block a range, but I wanted to call your attention to this particular case. Take a look at the Block Log for the last 6 months to see what I am saying. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 13:41, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

== Poughwhatsie? ==

Actually, that's what I thought when that addition showed up a few days ago. It seemed like ''completely'' random trivia until I looked down at the context; "Poughkeepsie" is the destination in Homestar's word problem about trains entering tunnels. I guess this addition was an attempt to explain its significance (otherwise, why should two guys in Atlanta choose it aside from the funny-sounding name?). But if it's reinstated, it would need some rewrite to explain that (so the reader doesn't have to do the same thing I did). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
:Meh, I don't see the point of including all that info, especially if there's any kind of link that can be clicked. It's barely mentioned in the toon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:13, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

== Patrolling ==

Perhaps you can clear something up for me? Are all users allowed/encouraged to patroll recent changes, or only those who have committed to the official "recent changes patrol"? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:It's not necessary to sign up (although it's nice to know who has committed to the work). I never patrol an edit unless I am pretty sure of (1) the overall content of the article, (2) the intent of the editor, and (3) whether or not the edit is good for the article. (Vandal edits still get marked as patrolled, but the article is immediately reverted. Likewise, edits that add incorrect information are either reverted or reworked as the situation warrants. By marking an edit as patrolled, I am saying either that an edit was good or that I'll fix it.) Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:16, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
::It does. Someday I may sign up for the patrol, but I think I want to observe for a while first. I'm still really new at determining the validity of edits, as my [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Template:STUFF/senior_prom| recent adventure]] with STUFF demonstrates. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
As you might have already noticed, I have finally joined up. However, patrolling has brought a new question: What standards do you use for the Talk pages? I assume they still need to be patrolled, but is that just to watch for cursing, flaming and the like? - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

== Even more recent block ==

I was wondering about the IP address you just blocked. I looked at his contributions, and his vandalism wasn't much. At least it didn't deserve a month-long block, in my opinion. So why did you blcok him for that long? Also, how did you know he was using the computer system at that school? Quizzical in someplace beginning with Q, — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:09, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
: 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. Rest assured that I know exactly what I'm doing and have discussed matters with other admins. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:49, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:: Sorry. I wasn't trying to question your authority. I know well enough through my experience here that you have some of the best judgment I've ever seen. I would never question your actions. If you took it seriously, I apologize. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== Recent change of the template that says "do not create this page"==
Absolutely brilliant. I had tried to edit the weather in london before, and it had the normal template. Now it's completely redone, including hatred by Strong Bad. Dot com, you truly do rock. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, now I get it. There's a template for each one. Both are really funny, actually. Great job. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:05, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

== Expanded basic cable ==

Hi. Master Chief has this friend and Masterchief always goes to his house. Yesterday i went to his house and When I went on this site, I saw that he had the same IP as me. So when Master Chief went to his friend's house he created sockpuppets and vandalized the wiki. Now he isn't Master Chief's friend anymore because they got into some fight. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:49, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::WHAT?!?! I didn't type that! It was probaly My brother or my cousin because I left myself logged on when I had to answer the phone. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 22:54, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Sure. Please see my above reply, and treble it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Is the rule about, "my (Some family member) did this" not allowed here as well.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 23:47, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::It isn't a rule per se, but without proof it is sure looked at with skepticism here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:15, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

==Checking IPs==
I know I can't check them on here, but I was wondering were you go to check who has what IP.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 21:33, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
:There are around half a dozen ways, none of which I'm going to elaborate on here. If you look through the MediaWiki documentation, it might give you some insights. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
::What is the link in the special pages that let me check Ip addresses. (The reason for my asking is because of my wiki.) The thing that I know that if I go there here, I will just get an error.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 16:00, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::If you installed your wiki yourself, then you already have the access necessary to check IPs. If it's a wiki-in-a-can, then it's likely that you don't have the extensions installed that you would need for that. Again, check your documentation. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:04, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

== Dot com & Tom ==

Do both of you guys live in New York, as both of you were at a Yankees game? [[User:72.150.230.125|72.150.230.125]] 01:40, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

:No, I'm from Texas (see my user page for more info). The cap I have on is the official hat of the [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=tex Texas Rangers Baseball Club]. I was in the Tri-State area for three games that particular week: starting with Mets–Phillies (in Philadelphia), then Yankees–A's ([[:Image:Dot com & Tom.jpg|pictured]]), and finishing with Rangers–Yankees (which I am pleased to report [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20060515&content_id=1455525&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away Texas won], 4–2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:50, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
::Wow, so you were right near me and I didn't know it. (I'm about 45 minutes or so west of Philly with good traffic.) You shoulda stopped by. ;)
::Also, I jus' have to say it, coz you know someone's thinking it: as one collective entity, you make It's Dot Tom. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You see, Dorian? That joke was already thought of on IRC. Why won't you log there some time? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:19, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you ==
Thank you very much. I don't appreciate being spoken about, especially when it was way back when. I've been thinking for a long time about how truly ungrateful he is, and it seems he's lost his privilege. Thanks so much. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:54, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:Do you think he'll go crazy like last time? Do you think he'll make tons of sockpuppets? Is he immature enought o retaliate like this every time he gets blocked? {shudders} — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Meh, I don't really care that much. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I don't think many people care at all. I suppose we can just revert it again and again. It's not even like he's doing much inconvenience. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:17, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==IP address change==
My Ip I think has changed. I need you to check my Ip address and tell me what it is. If I am right then my Ip address has changed for some reason.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:To check your IP, just log out. It will tell you your IP where your username usually is. If it doesn't show it there, then edit the sandbox and check the history. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:25, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Am I allowed to say what it is?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:29, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Um, if you want to. Some people try to protect that kind of info. (It won't be news to me, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Here is the difference, this is my now 68.184.181.214, and here is what it was, 66.169.190.116. What is up with that?-{{User:H*bad/sig}}
::::Those IPs are both used by the [[isp|ISP]] in your area. Speaking of, are you a Rangers, Mavs, or Cowboys fan? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Mavs fan. I also love the rangers. Do you happen live in the Dallas/ fort worth area?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:43, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::No, but I do live in Texas. (I did live in Mesquite and work in Plano for a summer, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Hey, maybe we will run into each other at like a mavs or rangers game. I'll hear your name and look over and see you. Wouldn't that be nice?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:59, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::That'd be cool. I'm planning on going to the one about a week from now (Sunday night). You can see what I look like (in a Rangers cap even) in the photo on my user page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:03, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:There is a major problem though, I kind of told my parents that I know everyone here from school, so I can't say hi to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::That's okay. Although I traditionally wear my Homestar running shirt to ballgames, so that other H*R fans can spot me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Although, I could make up a story that would make it ok for me to be talking to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==Idea'd==
I have thought of something, that I think that needs changing. I believe that the fanstuff wiki should be able to use the Tavi style for our skin. Can that be arranged?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:Well, is there a way to put it in a monobook? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::I was talking about a way to have it as a seperate option.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:37, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::I know. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:39, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::::See [[#TaviStyle|above]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:50, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Wait we haven't upgraded yet??--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

==User page==

Are we allowed to have Wikipedia links on our userpages? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:25, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, yes. Check [[User:DorianGray|my page for a lot of them]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::See also [[HRWiki:User space]] for restrictions and conditions. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:30, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::OK, thanks. I wasn't sure if maybe it causes a problem, like there being offensive content on Wikipedia articles (vandalism or not) that HRWiki can't do anything about. Well then, going to add my links... [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:34, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

== Contribs ==
Do you think you could add the 'ctrbs' extension to the Fanstuff Wiki's recent changes? It'd make my job there a little easier. Thanks in advance. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:That is standard in 1.6 (where it will be spelled 'contribs', incidentally). I recognize that it's taking us longer than we originally anticipated to make the upgrade. Don't give up hope of its happening, though. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:01, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
::You added it here... is it difficult to implement? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it involves making changes in about six spots of existing code. It's not just like adding an extension. If we don't upgrade real soon, then I'll see about making an exception to our lockout of changes to 1.5. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:48, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Troll sockpuppet==

Could you please not be so quick to assume that's what I am? Chris/Yeltensic/Granola has relatives just like everyone else. [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Should I..==

..remove the vandalism thing from Darth's userpage? Or should I wait for him to do that or what? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 23:02, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==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. Is there a broken link, or is the problem at my end? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 14:04, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:To clarify, the link found at [[H*R.com updates 2002#Tuesday, February 26, 2002]] for [[Where's The Cheat?]] doesn't work, but the one at [[Toons#Big Toons]] does? What's really odd is that the error you're receiving is [[MediaWiki:Nogomatch]], which I thought was only shown when there's no exact match for a search done with the "Go" button. Is that the message you're seeing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

::The closest I came to duplicating this problem is to type "Where's The Cheat" (without a question mark) in the search box. It also gives a similar error if you type "Where's The Cheat?" (with or without the question mark) in the URL. I'm going to make a redirect to fix those two things, but otherwise I can't recreate the problem as described. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:19, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

== When STUFF gets contradicted... ==

Hi, It's dot com. Here's a question that's been on my mind for a very, very long time (4 months):

What happens if we decline a STUFFed reference, thinking that it's unlikely, but then it turns out it was a reference after all? Say, for example, and I'm not saying that it is (even though I admit voting in favor), [[Happy Trogday]] WAS a homage to All Your Base, and that it is confirmed by TBC themselves on, say, the DVD commentary? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:Well, we just write a nice letter to TBC explaining how they must be mistaken. Once we vote here, that's the end of it. :) Actually, this has happened several times (none springs to mind right this second, but I'm sure someone will list an example here shortly). In cases like that, we simply overturn our vote and note that TBC said so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:33, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:: I haven't yet looked it up, but I believe that "Ryan S." from [[theme park]] was such an example. You're welcome. :D --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:::[[Talk:rampage#I.27m_on_a_Rainbow_.28originally_DECLINED.2C_now_ACCEPTED.29|Here]] is the one example of which I'm aware. And concerning AYB: Even though I voted to decline, I have always felt it was ''possible'' that fact was correct, and will not be surprised if we do have to un-decline it (nor will I be surprised if we don't). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:39, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

==Sockpuppetness==
I know sockpuppetry when I see it and I know that kk is a definate sockpuppet person. (I know how ironic) Anyways, I was wondering why it is that when someone creates an account on here, 2-3 others are created. So my question is, that do you beaucrats check every new user if they have another log in name?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 17:24, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. Nothing against you, but I don't like to post details of something like that. Nevertheless, it's probably not hard to infer certain things by posts I've made elsewhere. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:02, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thatkidsysop ==
Do you think you could make [[HRFWiki:User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] a sysop on the Fanstuff Wiki? There's been a concensus for him to be added to the team. (I actually posted this on the official forum's admin thread a little while ago, but it's been hours without a response and there's already a bit of excitement on the wiki.) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:22, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:No wait. Lets make a discussion about this.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:38, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
No problem. For some reason that forum wasn't showing as having new messages for me. I know what it's like to be offered a promotion and then have to wait and wait for it to go through (in my case, the whole wiki was locked down for the server move). So I will not tell you to keep your pants on, for real. ;) H*bad, this talk page is not the right venue for a discussion on the promotion. In fact, simply by Joshua's posting here I assume that all the necessary discussion has already taken place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:05, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, sorry. The reason was only because I was just wondering about it. Thats all.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

== For you and all the others... ==

For You, Tom, Thunderbird, Joey, Stu, Bazooka, Rogue Leader, Phlip, Heimstern, Abdi Viklas, Drhaggis, E. L. Cool, Firebird, Qermaq, Coder, Jones, Jay, Kilroy, Lapper, Username, Dorian, Paper, and all the others...
Hey, I just want to thank all of you for what you do for the Wiki. I used your page because you seem to be the only one logged on. [[User:65.6.55.229|65.6.55.229]] 20:17, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Hey, Anonymous, why don't you write a really nice thank-you note and then not attribute it to yourself. (Oh, kids can be so cruel. Just kidding.) Thanks, man! It's nice to be appreciated! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:26, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks from me, too! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:40, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Why thank you very much, it's always nice to hear that our work is appreciated. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks, man. That really makes a sysop feel good. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 03:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thenk you very much, Mister .229! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:46, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::Thanks! (And gee; if you know all of us well enough to abbreviate names, you really ought to think about getting one of your own!) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:29, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I'm very flattered. Thank you for your kind words, 65.6.55.229. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:52, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Note: DprianGray isn't a sysop. Just a note. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Neither is Qermaq, but there you go. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::Both DorianGray and Qermaq, if I may speak for the community, are quite respected users. They have the right to be named in that list of thanks. And after all, 65.6.55.229 never once said the word "sysop" in his note. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 00:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Okay, it seems I misunderstood. Since almost every user on that list was a sysop, I figured it was thanking the sysops only. >.> — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

== Magical Sysop Powers? ==

I've noticed that you and the other sysops around here are able to identify a user by their IP number. I have my own little personal wiki, running on the exact same version of MediaWiki as this one, of course without any changes made to this wiki after installation. As far as I can tell, I have no such all knowing, ip reading powers as the sysop of my wiki. Is this something you guys have edited the HRWiki to be able to do or am I completely missing a huge power of being a sysop? —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:I have already asked. They won't say.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::Eh, okay then. Another mystery of the HRWiki goes unsolved. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I think they want to do this to us.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:59, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::::The bureaucrats at this wiki have installed the position of "developer". On some wikis it is called checkuser. It allows users to check IP addresses of users in addition to the normal sysop powers. So yes, it's edited in. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:::::That's not quite right, but it's kind of close, so, yeah, let's go with that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== Paranormal Idol ==

Could you check the IPs of Paranormal Idol and HomeTron V20 on the fanstuff wiki? I think they might be the same person. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:Sorry, but a request for that info would have to come from a fanstuff sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
::Okay, could you please check the IPs of the following Fanstuff users: [[HRFWiki:User:HomeTron V20|HomeTron V20]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol|Paranormal Idol]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol2|Paranormal Idol2]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol3|Paranormal Idol3]] and [[HRFWiki:User:Ytmnd Boy|Ytmnd Boy]]. Here's the reason. (edited version of reasons written by Bub on [[HRFWiki:User talk:Joshua]].)
::HomeTron V20 was a player on an interactive game which Bub created. HomeTron apparently quit the wiki because his Fake Characters were getting deleted by Joshua (as per a different discussion). A couple of days later, a new user, Paranormal Idol joined the wiki. He then created two new accounts, Paranormal Idol2 and Paranormal Idol3, claiming that he lost the password to his original account. Paranormal Idol3 then joined the same interactive game. After playing it for a while and then dying (in the game), he left the wiki. A few minutes after this, Ytmnd Boy signed up and requested to be in Bub's interactive game using the same character as HomeTron V20. All of these users share the same style of grammar, spelling and the way they transcribe.
::In my opinion, this seems like valid grounds for an IP check. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:43, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Based on the IPs, they are the same user. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:22, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::A few minutes ago, I got the new messages flag, and an e-mail saying that my talk page had been created by you. Do you know why this has occurred? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes. I edited and saved your page without making any changes in order to force the system to send you that message but without creating a new version of your page. I hoped you would then guess that I had replied to you here, which you did, so it worked. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:29, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

==Help Another Wiki?==
Greetings from [[Wookieepedia:|Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki]]. :) I'm one of the administrators over there ([[Wookieepedia:User:Jaymach|Jaymach]], if you'd like to check) and I have been told by [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] that you may be able to help us with something we are attempting to implement over there. We're looking into possibly using your "Image Code" verification, but only want to use it for Page Moves rather than every Page Edit. Do you know if this is possible at all and, if it is, is there any chance you could inform us how to do so? Feel free to contact me on [[Wookieepedia:User_talk:Jaymach|my talk page]]. Many thanks. (I'd sign this, but it'd be from my anon IP so there seems little point)
:We are pleased to help you here, Andrew. Tom is sending you more info by email right now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== hello from Nikolce ==

Hi Its dot com, how have you been these last couple of uummm time?? Anyway how are you doing in school? By the way, are there any user that play warcraft 3 on battle net by any chance? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:58, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
: I've been doing well, Nikolce. I hope you're well as well. I don't currently go to school (I graduated from college six years ago). Sorry, but I'm not familiar with the game you mention. Keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

== Finals ==
Do you watch the Dallas Mavericks?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 14:26, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:I checked in on them four or five times yesterday [Game 1 of the NBA Finals, for those reading along] during the game, and I was happy they won. I'll probably see more of the later games in the series. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:12, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Also, their next game is Sunday, Sunday, Someday. Ok, bye.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:14, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Interwiki links ==
Hey It's dot com. I need some help with a link, it's [[Meta:Help:User style]]. It works here, but not on the Fanstuff User Preferences. Do you know why this is?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:30, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It should work now. (I updated and synchronized the knowledge base and fanstuff interwiki tables.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Ok, thanks. Now I can continue to make it more updated like.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:24, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== The latest most recent block ==
Why did you block Strong bad roks!, because it doesn't appear that he did anything wrong.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:57, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:No, but he was going to. Thanks for your concern. 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. Thanks again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:07, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Archives ==
Sorry if my last post was worded rude, mainly because I didn't word it very well. Anyways the reason I bring it up, is because anytime I post something on your talk page it takes forever for it to bring up your talk page.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 20:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's okay, but you should be aware that people generally already know when their talk page has gotten pretty long. Pestering them about it rarely does more than annoy them. If you look at the top of the page, you'll see that I've already archived once before. Maybe I will again someday. Who knows, maybe even soon. There are a lot of other projects I'm working on, however, that require more of my attention right now (like the long-overdue upgrade). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:53, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Master Chief's name ==

Hey, dot com. How did you know Master Chief's real name was Ryan? That is his real name. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:03, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:Well, Brendan, you'd be surprised what information is out there if you know where to dig. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:22, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::You mean on my talk page's history? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:28, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, there's that, but he created [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Log?user=!!!!_Ryan_ON_WHEELS! this account] as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, how'd you know my name? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Like you said. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:46, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::But you knew my name before I said On my talk page's history. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::That's true. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

== Upgrade to 1.6 at the fanstuff wiki ==
Hey, awesome job, you and Tom really work harder than most people notice. The log in page is the best part, though. however, do you think you'll be able to add the poopsmith border again? I'm just wondering if 1.6 can't do that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:54, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
:I love the RSS upgrade....But one question: Why did you upgrade the HRFWiki before the HRWiki? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 02:18, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
::We try to shake down any problems we're going to encounter there before we apply the upgrade here. Not all fanstuffers are happy with this arrangement, but it's the best we've got, as it allows us to identify problems using a database that already has an enormous amount of content. If it's any consolation to them, we did spend an extensive amout of time testing the new features before we committed them to the live wiki. As for the Poopsmith, I don't know when or whether we'll be seeing him again soon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:25, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

==Unblock==
Please unblocking 82.42.237.114 on a provisional basis. the vandals
are gone! [[User:Go-glow|Go-glow]] 13:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
:Forget it. I have records of at least a dozen vandal accounts from that address over the last six months, and the content of the vandalism is worse than most. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:34, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

== Hi ==

I was just lookin around on the wiki this morning and decided that I'd leave a brief hello message for you. 

Hi, It's Dot Com. 
I haven't really talked with you too much, so I felt like leaving you a message. What's up with you in real life lately? Anything cool happening that you'd like to talk about? Any interesting stories or other stuff? Are there any Wiki projects that need serious cleaning up or any pages that need creating? If so, I'd be glad to help with them. I don't really have too much wiki time any mroe, but I have a chance to be on this morning for a little while. I'd be glad to assist with any ongoing projects that are in need of serious help. If you get a chance, please reply on my talk page.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:27, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Could I add you to my friends list? I'd like to recognize you on my userpage for your remarkable work on this wiki over the time you've been here. Thanks for your time.

:Well, sure. You can't have too many friends. To answer your other questions: The Rangers are still doing well, and that makes me happy. I can't think of any projects off the top of my head, but I'm sure there's some good ideas over at [[HRWiki:The Stick]]. I also can't think of any pages that need to be created. I wish they would release the next toon so we can make a page for ''it''. (By the way, I replied here instead of your talk page because it's generally better to keep discussion in one place.) Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty then. ADD'D!!!!!--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 16:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki pages==
What exactly do MediaWiki pages do? I'm confuzzled...— {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:51, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
:See [[Meta:Help:MediaWiki namespace]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

== A troll's IP ==
Hey, Dot com. I found a trolls IP address, and I was wondering what I should do with it.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:06, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you should just hang on to it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:46, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, but he is a pain in the neck. I know him. He has trolled on the fanstuff before. And I just want to be done with him.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:50, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

== Deleting user names ==
Hey Dot com. I heard from some very reliable sources that you guys can delete user names.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:09, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:"Can" is such a big word. Of course I ''can'' delete usernames. I can delete the whole wiki. (Not that I'm going to.) As for whether I ''will'' delete usernames, the answer is no; in general our [[HRWiki:Privacy policy#Removal of user accounts|policy]] is not to do that. Who said otherwise? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:18, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::It just seems like its not a very good idea to keep a username on the list, like NSMC, some inappropriate usernames, Willy on wheels, etc. Well maybe not NSMC, for historical reasons. And I never said anyone said otherwise.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:23, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, can can also just change there username to something else. I'm not saying that he's going to. He ''might'' but I doubt it. --{{User:the thing/sig}} 14:27, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yes you did. You said, "I heard from some very reliable sources." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, well, I was on the mediawiki channel asking questions.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Yes, it is technically possible, and yes, in certain very unusual circumstances it has been done, but no, we don't do it otherwise. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Really? When was it done? Also, I found out mediawiki 1.7 will be coming out in July.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Great. I'd hate for them to actually use a version for a while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, they told me that its going to look much better than 1.6.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:53, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::In reply to the other question: It was used after NSMC's vandalism was cleaned up. All the individual accounts were deleted and consolidated into [[User:NSMC vandal|one account]]. - {{User:Bub/sig}}

== El Cid... lcid... Are Cid... rcid... ==

Hey! [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Cutepetsrus&diff=next&oldid=338955 What's] "rcid"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:58, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's the "Recent Changes ID". Each entry in the [[Meta:Recentchanges table|`recentchanges` table]] has a unique ID, which shows up in the URL when you click "diff" from [[Special:Recentchanges]] on an edit that hasn't been patrolled. The "rcid" part tells the system to display the "park as patrolled" link as you view the diff (even if the edit has [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=710&diff=338906&oldid=338904&rcid=287736 already been patrolled]), and so it's not necessary to be included in a link on a talk page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

== Rangers ==
Hey just in case you didn't get my memo, I am going to a rangers game on wednesday. I know your most likely going to erase this, but just so you know.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:37, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:That's cool. I am thinking about going on Tuesday for the Fourth and the fireworks, but I'll have to see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::I would figure thats when its going to be the most crowded.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:17, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::And I just got back. They won! Back to back homeruns. It was cool. Hey were you there? Or were you there at the July 4th game?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
::::No, I didn't get to go to that one. (That's too bad, 'cause I love patriotic-themed fireworks.) Glad your game was good, and hey, they're tied for first right now! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:30, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

== Bad wording... ==
Hey Dot com. I was wondering about your accually typing the word (A good way of saying it) whatsit on a page. I know you already know this, but there are little kids on here. Can you reword it, please?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:No, I'm not going to reword it. There is a difference between ''using'' a word and referring to a word ''as a word''. Assuming that the user doesn't already know what his name means, then there would be no way to explain to him what the problem is without resorting to pedantic euphemism or a click-through, both of which are unnecessary given that (1) we should be mature enough to calmly discuss any subject, (2) the whole name itself is already as offensive as or more offensive than its components, and (3) the likelihood that a random user will find that page is close to zero. If it makes you feel better, I'll put a language warning there. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, I was just making sure that everything is G or Pg rated here.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:19, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

== Marshie Face ==
[[Image:foodfaces.png|thumb|Both a little creepy]]
Okay, you win. I hadn't compared them side-by-side and was going solely by memory. They DO, after all, have a similar artistic style, even though I can now see that I was wrong in thinking they were the same. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:09, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:Cool. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

== Subst signatures ==

Hi, this is CapitalQ from TMBW.net. We just upgraded to MW 1.6 yesterday (only to see 1.7 stable released today, but that's another story), and after seeing that templates in signatures automatically turn into substrings, ACupOfCoffee pointed us [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki talk:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.6#Substituted Signatures of Death|here]], where you state "I have created a new variable that allows me to disable this so-called feature, which I now have done." If you could tell me exactly how you went about doing that, I'd be very greatful. Thanks. :) -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 02:47, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. I have replied on [[TMBW:User talk:CapitalQ#Subst'd sigs|your talk page]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:55, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks, all set up! You rock. -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 12:09, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== Homsar's Speech ==

DaAaaAAaaAaahhh! Hi, It's dot cayommm! It's KieferSkuunnk! I just wanted to thank you for the <s>flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital</s> help on my Homsar's Speech project! We're almost done now, but I still can't feel my leeeggs. Okay, bye-dee-bye! {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:Nowowowow, this is the thrill of a lifetime. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== /wiki/ redirect ==

I asked Interruptor Jones about this, and he told me to tell you, so... I think /wiki/ should redirect to /index.php/ because whenever I want to look something up in HRWiki by typing in the URL, I invariably end up typing "/wiki/" and getting the ol' 404. I'd just add <tt>Redirect permanent /wiki/ http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/</tt> somewhere in the .htaccess file, and it should work automatically. I think it'd be even better to do it the other way around and make "/wiki/" the canonical form and have index.php redirect to that instead, but not having used the MediaWiki software, I don't know the exact configuration options. Oh... and ever thought about moving some of the stuff on this huge talk page to an archive page? ;) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 16:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:Isn't typing the URL out a bit cumbersome? Why not create a [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html smart-keyword] instead? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:20, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

::It's the way I've always done it, and it doesn't feel so cumbersome after having done it a million times with Wikipedia. Other people might not be aware of smart keywords (I wasn't until just now). Besides, what's the harm in setting up a redirect? :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 21:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:::I'm not inclined to hack the wiki to aid one person's "way of always doing it". There are easier client-side options for what I percieve to be a client-side issue. Sorry. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

::::But is it just one person's way of always doing it, or are other people doing it, too? And I still don't see the harm in just adding a line to .htaccess; you wouldn't even have to restart the server or anything. - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 03:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::It's not that your request isn't easy to fulfill. I presented you with an alternative that would actually be quicker than if I made the change and you typed the entire URL. I don't see this as a problem with the wiki, I see it as an issue that is unique to a single user's behavior. Though I have to admit, I still might consider changing the <tt>index.php</tt> in the URL to <tt>wiki</tt> (making <tt>wiki</tt> the canonical form), but I'd want to go over the consequences of such a change with others first. (Note that this was [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 2#Mod rewrite to remove index.php from URLs|discussed once before]].) -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm unindenting so this doesn't get too wide... anyway, we still haven't even established that I'm the only one who types /wiki/ -- do you have error log statistics to back it up, maybe? I also think the redirect would be a good idea because it would be more consistent with other wikis (I believe most of the most popular MediaWiki sites use /wiki/); inconsistency is why I make this error in the first place. I could make further arguments, for example, that the URL is part of the user interface of a website, and any user interface should anticipate user error. (It's not uncommon for a text-based program to understand both "exit" and "quit", for example.) I could make an analogy with "typo redirects" on wikis. I know, it sounds silly to back up such a little thing like this with so much, but it just feels like a redirect is the Right Thing. (I guess becoming a webmaster is having this effect on me.) Well, I don't suppose there's any more I can say on this subject, so do what you're gonna do. :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 20:20, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== PHP upgrade ==

[[Special:Version]] still says that we're running PHP 4.4.2. Upgrade to PHP 5 unsccessful? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:Delayed. Turns out we need to upgrade [[Wikipedia:Red Hat Enterprise Linux|RHEL]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:Apache HTTP Server|Apache]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:PHP|PHP]] so that we can upgrade [[MW:|MediaWiki]]. We're going to try again over the weekend. (We ''did'' upgrade from 4.3.x to 4.4.2, for any of you keeping score at home.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
::Upgrading RHEL and Apache might not be necessary after all. We should have the CAPTCHA problem (which is really a missing libraries problem) fixed with the upgrade as well, which according to my information should be any time now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Special:Countedits ==
Could you please install the Count Edits extension on the Fanstuff? Many combolations, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:That function is a server-intensive function (which is why it's restricted to sysops on this wiki). Perhaps you could elaborate on why you need it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Honestly, we don't. I was simply interested (in counting edits). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I am looking for documentation and an implementation of Special:CountEdits. If you can help, please contact me at the e-mail address here: http://en.csharp-online.net/index.php?title=User:WikiSysop.

Thanks for your help. --- Editor C# Online.NET

== Ni hao! ==

Hey, Dot com, just wanted to say hello from China! Hope all's going well for you. Things have been crazy in China (in an awesome way), but I can't imagine I'll get much time to tell all you guys until I return to the USA... anyway, just wanted to give you a long-distance greeting. Zaijian! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:47, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:China man that's gotta be fun! Some day I hope to visit China. Just won't be any time soon. I do plan to go to Kansas City Missouri for a few days this summer! Hi Dot com! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:09, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
::Hey juys! Looking forward to your return! (Although, Heimstern, it's kinda like you never left. What an increasingly small world we live in.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I think I'm in a bit of an abnormal situation here, to be honest. I'm in about the nicest hotel in Shuangliu county and stuff like that. So in some ways, I have a lot of the conveniences of home. A lot of places in China aren't like that, or so I hear. But then again, China is growing like crazy in terms of technology and modernization. It seems like ''everyone'' here has a cell phone. Like, ''more'' oft than in the USA. I don't have time to say much more now, though. We'll talk more when I return. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:30, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Olsen Twin'd!! ==

How did you know that the pictures in Teen Girl Squad 11 came from that M magazine? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 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.  — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:29, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Nice. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:52, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


== Old main page style ==

Don't get me wrong, I love the new style, but there are still people complaining (well, on the forum). Is there a way to put that old style as one of the skins in the preferences? If it's too much work, it's fine with me, I like this style better, but some people don't. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}
:We're not going to create and maintain another skin just for that old style. There are instructions out there somewhere on customizing one's personal CSS to make the main page like the old style. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
::That works. I'll just tell people that. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}

== Quick reference guide ==
Ok, this has been bothering me for a while, why on the [[Template:stuffinstructions|STUFF instructions]] page is the words quick reference guide, in red?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:43, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:It's not red; it's kind of a goldish color. It's a different color so that it will stand out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::Really? It really looks bold red. Not even close to a goldish <s>colour</s>color. Weird.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it is a '''reddish-gold color,''' but not '''as red as a broken link.''' — '''[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]''' 03:32, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

== Guitar riff from "Personal favorites" ==

I noticed that the QotW page lacks the sound file for the "Wicked Guitar Solo". I have a copy of that file lurking here, though the file upload page seems to want images, so I figured I'd better not chance it. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

--Ian.

:Hi there Ian. Please email the file to [mailto:tom@hrwiki.org tom@hrwiki.org]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:38, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

== No fan of zeugma? ==

Aw, I loved [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Pi&curid=26404&diff=353018&oldid=353017&rcid=302440 that line]... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:33, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:I am a fan of zeugma, but not when it seems unintentional. My personal fave: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana" (Groucho Marx). Close runner-up: "You held your breath and the door for me" (Alanis Morissette). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

::Or the classic "If we do not hang together, we shall certainly hang separately." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:40, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

== 1 Username ==
Ok, I was looking through the system messages when one of them caught my eye, it said: "Sorry, you have already created $1 accounts. You can't make any more." is it possible to make the number a 1. So that there can't be anymore sockpuppets or something like that.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 05:41, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:Ok, I know that there is an option that will let you set the amount of accounts in one day, so why not have you and/or Tom turn on the option everyday?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:57, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::Because this isn't that important to me personally. If you think this is something the entire wiki should consider, then you should bring it up in Da Basement. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:16, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you from Super Martyo Brother ==

I'd like to thank you for: 
*Changing my username
*Putting up with my noobish comments on talk pages
*and for just being so awesome!
You really do deserve a pizza trophy! --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 05:12, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome, SMB! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:59, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

==Help, please?==

Sorry if I'm bothering you, but I'd like to patrol recent changes, and there's no one else to really ask. What do the red "!"s and "N"s mean? Sorry if I'm bothering you. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 20:55, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: "!" means the page has not yet been marked as patrolled. "N" means that the page was created with the edit in question (and, thus, there will be no "diff" available for that edit.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::Oh! Now I understand. Thanks. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 21:15, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you! ==
I wouldn't have lasted a week. Even though yes I am not on as much anymore because of band and whatnot, but still.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:No problem, just see that it doesn't happen again. If it does, I won't be able (which is to say, willing) to unblock the IP so quickly. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I was about to say, "wait your an admin!". I get it, don't worry he won't be getting on the wiki anymore. I locked the internet with a very special password, that even with your "great" detective like skills couldn't get. Unless of coarse you have 20 life times tucked away with you..... anyways, thanks again. And I do mean again. --{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I guess he won't be a problem for you guys anymore.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 21:41, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== 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?

Guess what: i recently had a maths and science test, and i got GOOD scores. 100% for science, and 107% for maths.

ps: i need to ask you something, you remember the time i asked you why you don't like the later seasons of simpsons, well on your userpage, it also says you don't like the later seasons of family guy either, whats the reason? Can i say , to me sometimes the ''recent'' episodes aren't the same as before. some of them use the same joke as before eg: marge and homer repeatetl arguing. Marge has changed alot, before she was a likeable character, now she seems.... different, do you get me?

Final note: What would be your favourite quotes of the simpsons, from the top of my head it's:

"And i say, a monkey ''can'' mown our lawn". Homer of the distance.
"I fell 8000 feet onto a pile of jagged rocks". Abe Simpson.
"(Austrian accent)Good-moring and welcome to advanced physics,1-0-1, i see alot of new faces, but as the old saying goes: "Out with the old, in with the Nuclues".(everyone laughs except homer). "Now let me just- whoops(drops notes). Homer stars laughing hard:"aha aha hah haha, a did you see that jerk, ah ah ah ha hah , AAAAAA he DROPED HE'S NOTES, AAAAAAA HAH HA H AH H aAAAAAAAAAA HA HA H A.

To me, this is one of my favourite episodes, mostly becasue i can make jokes to my brother about him being in University himself: "Have you spoken with your Austrian professor yet", and "Have you found your secret "Dungeons and Dragons lairr, thats has Nerds secretly studing and playing with characters at level 40" etc.

talk atch you later (sp)
[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

i forget to ask you so so, something serious: How do you make those things on wiki that link to other websiter, like insted of having this website in full writing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nf1VMk0o4Iw, you shorten it into a small thing, how's it done?

ps: at this video on youtube, go to the time 09:26, this is where the joke is where homer is laughing.

==Text could not be found==

On the [[Strong Badman]] page I got an error that says that the text could not be found, and I should report it to an administrator. Do you think it has anything to do with the recent maintnance? - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 00:12, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
:That page seems to be working fine to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:15, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
::If that happens again, you can fix it by purging the page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:47, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Question ==
Hey, IDC. I was wondering if you could let me know how you "hard-coded" the header for [[HRWiki:Sandbox]] to appear from [[MediaWiki:Sandbox]] all invisible-like. I just noticed it and I thought it was pretty nifty. --'''[[User:porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:porplemontage|talk]]'') 02:24, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
:I inserted some hooks into Article.php and wrote a hook function that draws on these [[Mediawiki:Sandbox|two]] [[Mediawiki:Introduction|pages]]. The procedure might change when we upgrade to 1.8. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:06, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
::Could you show me the code you used? --'''[[User:Porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:Porplemontage|talk]]'') 05:07, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

== Permanent Edit Removal ==
I remember how the last time the Fanstuff got attacked by a troll who placed highly unappropriate images on pages, you permanently deleted those versions of the pages from the database. You may want to do that again with edits by the troll [[HRFWiki:Special:Contributions/NKSCF|NKSCF]]. Most of the pages he put images on were deleted (not sure if you still want to delete them from the database), but there's one on Y2K's [[HRFWiki:User:Y2K|userpage]] that still remains. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:52, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
:You could just delete the page, and then restore all the edits except that one... it would still be in [[Special:Undelete]], but you don't need admin powers to do it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:59, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

== Update Icons ==

It's dot com, I noticed a bit of some messy whitespace on the edges of two of the Main Page update icons ([[Image:update-cs.png]] and [[Image:update-ps.png]]). They look fine when they're situated at the top of the Main Page, where the gradient is lighter, but as you add more saturation to the background, the white edges really start to come through. Take a look toward the bottom of the [[Main Page]] to see what I mean. Anyways, I went ahead and tried to clean them up for you a bit, but unfortunately I was unable to upload new versions, since they're both set as protected pages. (As an aside: why are they set as protected pages in the first place?) The versions I made might look rougher on a purely white backdrop, but I think they blend pretty nicely on the gradient background on the main page, comparatively speaking. So here they are, use them if you like:
* http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8674/updatepsqm5.png
* http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7750/updatecsej0.png
--{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 00:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
:The problem with the images you made is that they use an 8-bit transparency, which is currently not recognized by Internet Explorer. Enough of our readership still uses IE that we have to go with the older 1-bit transparency. Thanks for trying, though! The images are protected because they are on the main page, and otherwise it would very easy for someone to upload something very objectionable in their place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes and Homsar Quotes ==

Hi there its dot com!! Loafing redirected my problem to you. I made a Homsar random quote userbox (see my User Page - first on the userbox list) and was trying to add it to the Userbox page for the benefit of the Wiki. So everyone could see it and enjoy the bounty of it's... well whatever it is the same as I do. So I go to the Userbox page and try to add it in. Problem. It won't add into the <userboxsample> tag because of the homsarquote template. Of course, it works OUTSIDE of the tag, so it works on my page and everywhere else. I just can't make it display in the table on that page. Any way that can be fixed? Thanks a ton. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 08:43, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Yes. The braces around the homsarquote template have to be escaped inside the userboxsamples tags. View [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Userbox&diff=377189&oldid=376519 this edit] to see the method and the result. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::: Hey thanks. I thought the random homsar box would be a good idea. Heh, I like the change to "Words of wisdom" better than just Homsar Quote. Good call. lol.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 00:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== ParserFunctions ==

A little late on this, but I just noticed: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User%3AQermaq%2FWords_said_or_seen_once&diff=374614&oldid=374198 good work], and thanks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:No prob, Bob. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Happy X0th birthday, Dot com! ==

Happy birthday, to my twin sysop brother and world's youngest man! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:38, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
: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!" Eat a cake, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:52, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::Herzliche Glückswünschen zum Geburtstag! Have a great day, and may you never get the black lung. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Happy thirtieth email, Dot com! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Happy birthday, Dot com. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:51, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tanjyobi Omedeto, Dot com-san. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Wow... that's just a little bit less... than 32... I learned that in school! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Welcome to deadness. You'll see, it's not so bad after all ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yom huledet shloshim same'akh! It's dot old... Just kiddin'. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:13, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Happy B Day Dot Com. May you eat some cake :) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 23:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Oh, I missed your birthday, happy late birthday. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Dude, how did I miss this? Happy birthday....late... late birthday.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 23:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Happy birthday, Ben. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 01:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I'm also a little late in saying this, but happy birthday, Dot com. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 02:32, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Spits out coffee* Dot com's name is Ben??! Which is said in the first line of a page that I've read but I still didn't know??!?! {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Happy hundredth birthday, Strong Bad! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:27, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Hey, I didn't know it was your Bday... Happy uh... Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:30, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::Oh. I missed it. Still. Hope you HAD a happy Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:31, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::Wow, you and my sister have almost the same birthday. Difference of one day. ;) {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 05:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::::Ah, I missed it. Happy REALLY late birthday. [[User:Powered by The Kate|Powered by The Kate]]

== Error ==

Look at [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] - at this moment, it offers:

<blockquote>The database did not find the text of a page that it should have found, named "The House That Gave Sucky Treats". 
This is usually caused by following an outdated diff or history link to a page that has been deleted. 
If this is not the case, you may have found a bug in the software. Please report this to an administrator, making note of the URL.</blockquote>

This is abnormal, no? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:02, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
:I just purged it. Looks normal now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:05, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

== poll ==

Sorry it the poll is not quite what you were looking for. Let me know if I can help in any way. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Sure thing. As Loafing just pointed out, it's still early for a poll. I feel that there are more ideas and discussion to be had first. Also, I don't think we need to have all 21 or whatever the number is now be included in the eventual poll. Just the best finalists. By the way, I do agree that we need to start organizing the page, and possibly start a new page at, oh, say, [[HRWiki:Logo redesign 2006]] or something. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::If we are still that early I might make a few of my own then. I usually say that and get busy with the family but for something like this I might just carve out some weekend time. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:::also you might want to put a note after Lapper's comments so that others don't take their cue from him like I did. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:47, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Sticklyman = Poopsmith 20X6? ==

You mentioned in one of your edit summaries that you would divulge any evidence that Sticklyman is the Poopsmith's 20X6 counterpart, but I can't find your answer. Does the commentary of "Under Construction" shed any light on the subject? [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 20:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Alas, it does ''not'' seem like Sticklyman and the Poopsmith are related in any way. They mentioned a couple of other generic references (under-construction icons in general; fighting stick-men in animé), but no mention of everyone's second-favorite guy (he's No. 2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::That sucks. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 21:12, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Tampo ==

Can you please unblock [[User:Tampo|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. {{User:The thing/sig}} 00:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

:Tampo {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=Tampo isn't blocked}} and {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Tampo never was blocked}}. Why are you making such an odd request on behalf of a user that left on his own volition and hasn't been around in months? If he wanted to edit, he could quite literally just edit. Are you acting as his proxy by his request or is this your own doing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
::His IP address is blocked, at least that's what he told me. He can't edit. {{User:The thing/sig}} 15:41, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:::{{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=24.77.42.48 Oh yeah.}} We'll think about it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
::::Dot com can feel free to revert this if he wants, but let me mention this - in real life, sometimes you run out of chances. You show up to work late too many times, eventually you are not going to be welcome there, and no amount of pleading will help. When you hurt a friend enough times, it can happen that they will no longer be your friend, despite any of your attempts to make up for it. I think if a person violates a wiki's way of doing business often enough and persistently enough, it's not unfair to say "Sorry, you aren't welcome here" at some point. I'll leave it to others to determine whether Tampo's abuses of the wiki were "too much", but honestly, if the decision were left to me and me alone, there's be no way someone with an established history of abuse would be allowed back in. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
The thing, after reading [[wikipedia:User talk:Danny Fenton#Tampo|this discussion]], it appears that a) this is more your idea than Tampo's and b) that he did not at all say that he's sorry. Please do not contact vandals with the aim of bringing them back to the wiki and then lie to us about what they said.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:08, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:Hold on... he's not blocked from fanstuff!?!?!?!?!? {{User:The thing/sig}} 18:20, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
::So what? This is the knowledge base. Please stop posting on my page about this. I have said we will think about it and at present that is all we are planning to do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

==Inactive on Forum==
You're an admin here and on the forum, right? Well, I registered to the Forum a long time ago, and I've been inactive all this time cause I didn't know what it meant, and I deleted the confirmation email. Now that I finnaly know (thanks to Joshua on the Fanstuff), can you please do something about my inactive-ness on the Forum? I'd really like to be there, where it's really active on topics. {{User:Spyrox6/sig}}
:I went ahead and marked your account as active. Enjoy. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:15, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

== Knowledge Base - Fanstuff Redirects ==
Correct me if I'm wrong, but <s>are you asking for a challenge</s> I believe there's a column in the `interwiki` table named `iw_local` that allows redirects between local wikis. Could this be enabled for the Knowledge Base on the Fanstuff and vice versa? There are currently 18 such redirects currently on the Fanstuff and 3 on the Knowledge Base. It was prolly be more convenient if this was enabled. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:37, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
:You are correct; that does work. I will have to discuss whether we want to enable it. Some might appreciate the click-through as notice that they were leaving the knowledge base. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:19, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

::We've enabled this kind of redirect from Fanstuff to the Knowledge Base on a provisional basis. Let us know how it works. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

== do we see the similarities? ==

[[Image:Internetdotcom.PNG]] 
Your It's dot com, it's Internet dot com...you talked to Karen just last week...you think she put in a good word for you? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:54, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

==Sorry==
Note to self: "Keep your mouth closed more often Ilko." Sorry that I seem to be defeating myself (and the process to some extent) in the logo discussion. I keep telling myself to just sit back and be quiet and not keep reacting to things, but so far have been far too reactionary. Just wanted to appologize for being too. . .well too whatever you want to call it. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 00:42, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

== Move Page Modification ==
I was thinking that it would be convenient to have an option for sysops (and other people with the 'delete' permission) to have a checkbox when moving a page that would delete the redirect automatically without having to do it manually. So, I went and made some code changes to SpecialMovepage.php, and I have what I think is a working implementation of my idea.

All the technicalities out of the way, I'm asking if you could put this onto the Fanstuff. It would be of great convenience when reverting the page move trolls which are all too frequent now-a-days, and when fixing things such as Text Adventures subpages, which are a large problem. The code for 1.8.2 is [http://simpedia.5gigs.com/files/SpecialMovepage.txt here], and the system messages required are [http://simpedia.5gigs.com/files/RedirectDeletionMessages.xml here].

Could you please think about this and let me know? Thanks a plenty, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 16:04, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

:I believe there already is that function. I've done it a couple times this week. You have to press the move page button, and then another page will come up with the Delete & Move option. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:08, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

::That's a similar function - it deletes the page you're moving to, rather than the redirect it leaves. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:59, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

User talk:It's dot com

Super Sam — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:04:59 GMT

Super Sam: Move Page Modification

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== Mean to young people? ==

You're my least favorite admin ever.
:Well, <s>''Bubsty''</s> (I was close. See below), one of the things you learn as an admin is that you can't please everybody all the time. I am, however, open to constructive criticism, so I'm a little disappointed that you didn't give me any more to go on than that one line. Or that you didn't at least sign your name. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:23, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
::What? Did Bubsty write that? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 20:37, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Indeed. ''EDIT: Actually, his sister said that it was she who wrote the comment.'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
::::Or perhaps somebody from his computer or something. He did [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Da_Basement&diff=prev&oldid=241561 refer to Bubsty in the third person]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did this person edit da Basement? Didn't you block him for 3 days, TBird? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:35, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes, he did, but I unblocked the IP, since the edit wasn't trolling or vandalism. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:38, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I see. And in response to Thunderbird's comment: I don't know that third person is really evidence it wasn't he; he could have been covering his tracks. What ''does'' baffle me, however, is that that IP wrote false information about Bubsty's guestbook being gone, when in fact Bubsty himself removed the deletion tag from his guestbook, something one would think Bubsty would know. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Haha, I just mentioned that point a minute ago. But on IRC- I didn't bother updating my theory here. Thanks for pointing that out. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::That was me! Not Erik! And he told me he left the wiki, so I thought he had deleted his guestbook too. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:03, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sigh*. So much for me leaving. Seems I have some explaining to do. Some things to clear this whole thing up:
::::::::::First off, I '''''DID NOT''''' write that comment above. I recently showed Sarah the comment you left on my user talk page a while ago telling me to stop using the list of users list to welcome people. Although I really didn't care that much about what you had written, she seemed to think of it as rude and insulting. I assume that comment was her "blowing off steam".
::::::::::It seems Dot Com thinks Thekillerdynamo is me. If you still have any questions about this whole thing, ''please'' tell me. I'll try to explain it.
::::::::::Finally, I'm really sorry (not to mentioned embarrased), that this whole thing happened. I'll '''try''' to have something like this ''never'' happen again. (Depends if a certain family member agrees).
::::::::::Sincerely,
::::::::::{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:22, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Well, as you can see below, all I knew for sure was that the edits were coming from your house. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
You do a lot on this wiki, but you're mean to the young people here. 10, 11, 12, and 13 year olds shouldn't have to act like a 28-year-old!
Can't you just be a ''bit'' nicer? I think more people would like you then.
Please; I'm not trolling - although I did blank your talk page. But that was so you would see this easier.
If you revert it (which I'm sure you will) can you at least think about being ''nicer''?
Once again, sorry for messing up your talk page. Just please read. Thanks! [[User:24.18.208.18|24.18.208.18]] 04:58, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:PS: I think you're still a good admin. Just show some commen sense. (Of course, I should talk; Look who's about to get themselves blocked!)
:PPS: Oh, and about my first edit on this page; I admit that was me. But that was back when I didn't know what a wiki was and didn't know who you were. You ''aren't'' my least favorite admin ever. In fact, you're one of my favs! If you want to block me for that, go ahead; I deserve it.
::Why don't you log in so we can discuss this. Talking through an IP address isn't the kind of conversation we should be having. I'm not going to block you. If I wanted to block you, I would have blocked your IP a long time ago. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Ok, I made a user. [[User:That One User|That One User]] 06:29, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't mean make a sockpuppet, I mean log in as yourself. You have obviously been around for a bit for you to hold the opinion you do, and, looking closely, you are either Bubsty or, at the very least, someone inside his house. So, c'mon now, Erik, Sarah, whoever... log in for real if you actually want to talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:05, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did you know? [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 00:49, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Hang on now, let me make sure I have this right... You're telling me that someone who has [[Special:Contributions/Thekillerdynamo|18 total contributions]] (as of this writing, none of which are in the article namespace) and to whom the only thing [[User talk:It's dot com/These Peoples Try to Fade Me#Hi_from_Thekillerdynamo|I've ever said]] is "Welcome to the wiki, Sarah! Ask your brother to show you how to sign your name," would suddenly and for no apparent reason get so annoyed with me as to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=240812&oldid=240757 put this] on my page? I'm sorry, but that just doesn't add up. Perhaps you could explain yourself a little... or come clean. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Seems odd right? Actully, I've just seen what you've said to other people (like the thing) and what you said to Bubsty that one time. That was why I said "you're my least favorite admin ever". When you said that thing about user welcoming... something like that. But I'm not mad anymore. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::: Oh, okay then. Please allow me to speak to your points: Occasionally messages must be posted that are stern because it's urgent that the message be understood. (In the case of the message I sent your brother, it was because of the fact that edit summaries can't be changed, and so we have to be careful what we put in them.) I do try, however, never to be insulting, and as I said way back when, I do apologize if he took it that way. Also, I have nothing against young users, and I will happily give assistance to anyone who needs it (just have a look around this talk page). It should be noted that several of our exceptional users, including a sysop, are quite young, relatively speaking. Even though actual age doesn't matter, I don't see anything wrong with expecting a certain level of maturity from our users, once they've had a chance to get the hang of things. The wiki, after all, is not a toy. I think BazookaJoe put it quite well in his message to The thing when he talked about what [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:The_thing&oldid=242251 the purpose] of this wiki is. All of this can only bring us to one conclusion: ...Strong Sad's [[caffeine#Transcript|adopted]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

== Well this is (not) nice... ==

I'd just like to bring this to your attention: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Homestar_Coder&diff=242152&oldid=242150]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I noticed that. I don't know what that guy's deal is. He is addressing Coder, so I'd prefer she be the one to respond to him. That edit could be called trolling (in the true sense of the word), but it's not vandalism. Until and unless he causes more, bigger trouble, I'ma stay out of it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:12, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::I was thinking it was more along the lines of harassment. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:43, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Still, if she wants to block him, she has the power. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. Very well I just thought I'd bring that up. Have a good night. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:55, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thanks for bringing it up. I'll be keeping an eye on that guy for sure. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:09, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::This guy has some kind of anger management problem, and I think not responding to him is the best course of action. I don't even know where he gets this stuff; I've never blocked him (although I did warn him that he might be blocked for mucking up the Sandbox), called him any names (especially not "incredibly gay" - all the people I've known who are actually incredibly gay are far more mature than that guy ;) ), or confused him with Willy on Wheels. If he wants to periodically upchuck on my talk page, whatever. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:14, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Apparantly this is all because of [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Character_Evolution&diff=next&oldid=175719 this revert]. I'm really confused as to how posting a few images constitutes two to three hours work as well as hating Homestar Coder for reverting it. Additionally, it didn't really fit; those images were all over the place. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 01:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I thought I [[User talk:Homestar Coder/MayAug2005#character evolution|explained reasonably]] that the pictures made the page cluttery; at the time, I was also trying to get that page deleted as I considered it redundant with [[:Category:Character Evolution]]. *shrug* {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== Whoa! ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=243608&oldid=242626 Wow.] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:02, 21 January 2006 (UTC) (And here I was trying to come up with some cool archive style for mine...)
:It's dot com has archived his talk page? Saddle up my flying pig; I'm goin' ice skating in hell! (But seriously—I'm digging the topical groupings.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 07:24, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow. I love that format! Keep on... making-great-stuff! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:33, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Quite impressive. Looks snazzy, and loads alot faster. Now we've just gotta convince [[User talk:Tom|Tom]]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:45, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::::This is the greatest thing ever. Would you mind terribly if I bit your style and did a similar thing? :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:35, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::With a comment like that, how could I possibly refuse? You are more than welcome to take my coolness and rework it to achieve your own brand of awesomeness. (Never mind all that GFDL nonsense.) :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:56, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::YAYZ. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== what happened ==

Hey it's dot com, what happened to your discussion page? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

:well, he archived it. this means that at the top, you can just go to the links and they will lead you to the headlines. pretty cool, huh?

::Yeah, I just couldn't take all the whining from all you guys anymore. ;) But I figured out a compromise between keeping all the talk on this page and moving it all to an archive, so I went with it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::i wasn't whining. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 00:39, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::::I know. But take a look through the archives and you'll find quite a few requests for me to do so, and there were innumerable chat conversations to that effect as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:17, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== i believe... ==
that you are an amazing user. you are just in everything you do. i think it is inspiring how much you care for the betterment of the wiki. you block only the most important users. you recently blocked someone i know. i just want you to know that you are doing the right thing. thank you.
:Is this from [[User:Thatkidyoualllove|Thatkidyoualllove]]? If so, why would you want me to block your brother? You guys must be like my brothers and I are. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::yeah, he hates my guts. and that's why he will never disobey me and come on a website too cool for him again. heheheh....{{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:05, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== I want to be a sysop ==

Do you no wen the next sysop election is gonna be? {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:Depends on several things. Why do you ask? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::I wanna be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:27, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Really? How come? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:29, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I want to be a sysop. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:31, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Right. You just said that. I'm asking why you want to be a sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:33, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Because I want to be able to: Block, Delete, Edit special pages... all the stuff sysops can do. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Why do you want to be able to do all those things? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:53, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I can't really explain it but I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, ''try'' to explain. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. Like people that should of been blocked pages that needed deletion plus I want to help the wiki as much as I can. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Who needs to be blocked? Which pages need deletion? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:12, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Well there gone now but there used to be some. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::What's gone? The people, or the pages? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::If there is a person abusing the Wiki, or a page that doesn't have any need, there are ways of alerting sysops even if you're not one (add abusers to [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]] and add the "tobedeleted" template to bad pages.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:19, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Both are gone but the main reason I want to be a sysop is so I can help the wiki as much a possible. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::It's admirable to want to help the wiki. We need as many people—sysops and users alike—who will do that.     Around here, we consider several factors when choosing whom to make sysops, and the most important consideration is trustworthiness. A close second is participation in the project. Rounding out the top six are the ability to deal with other users (especially in mediating disputes or deciding when to step in), technical know-how, the necessity for another position (that is, whether or not the wiki needs more sysops at any given time), and finally seniority. ([[bottom 10|Number seven]] on the top-six list is [[Senor Cardgage|senority]], which is the ability to make bad H*R-related jokes.)     With those things in mind, at this time I would not be comfortable with making you a sysop. Not long ago, you vandalized this wiki and less than a day ago you were blocked from the fanstuff wiki for persistent trolling. I think it will take a while for people to trust you again after that. Additionally, you currently don't meet the [[User_talk:It%27s_dot_com/Let%27s_Get_Started_on_Doing_All_Those_Awesome_Things_I_Suggested#How_to_become_a_sysop|participation requirements]]. That is, you really don't have that many edits in the main or talk namespace nor have you done a big project. I haven't seen how you handle stress or abuse from problematic users and I don't know the status of your technical know-how (again, because I don't have a large sample of edits from which to judge). Last (and this one matters the least to me but is nevertheless important) there's the question of seniority: In other words, even if all else were equal, quite a few deserving people have been here a lot longer than you, and would thus be ahead of you in line whenever we promote the next user(s).     Please don't think I'm trying to be overly discouraging, but your persistence in asking has made me want to be as unambiguous as possible. (By the way, asking for a position of power—no matter where you are (except maybe Wikipedia)—is a sure way to guarantee that the position will ''not'' be handed to you. Just so you know.) I encourage you to read the link above about the requirements and follow its advice. Over time, perhaps a long time, if you make good contributions and keep your nose clean, then you might be more seriously considered. Until then, keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:45, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::Darn --{{User:The thing/sig}} 19:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

To The Thing: Personally, I'd love to be able to do all those things as well, but being given a position of power doesn't come free - [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|You just gotta ''earn'' it!]] And to It's dot com: I found this whole conversation quite amusing. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:51, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps there should be a page devoting to answering the question "How do I become a sysop?" I see it asked a LOT. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:54, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Perhaps part of the FAQ? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:57, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I really liked your idea, KieferSkunk, and decided to '''be bold''' and add it myself. It's composed mainly from the large paragraph above, but also from the talk section it links to, and my personal knowledge. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::'''It's dot com:''' Yada yada yada sysop yada yada trust yada seniority yada yada yada edits yada yada yada long speech yada yada... 
:::'''The thing:''' Darn 
{{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:59, 24 January 2006 (UTC) P.S. No offense to either of you. I just found that funny.
::::One other thing, Thing: as I'm sure any of the sysops can tell you, it might not be as fun as it looks from the other side of the fence. It means a butteload of ''work'', and a commitment to a certain amount of involvement and responsibilities. It's like the Spiderman thing (you know, "With great power...). (Except it ''doesn't'' come with the ability to swing through Manhattan streets in spandex.) Also, about helping the wiki: yeah, deleting pages and blocking folks help, but it's really only a small percentage of the work that improves the wiki: the bulk of it is regular users editting and reviewing each other's edits. In other words, you ''already'' have the power for the single biggest part of wiki-helping that goes on. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:02, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::Nevermind I'm a sysop on [http://weirdal.wikicities.com/ My own wiki] now. But it would still be cool to be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 21:59, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

If I may throw in my own perspective on this, "with great power comes great responsibility." From what I've observed, being a sysop means making a lot of tough judgement calls, speaking nicely to people when you'd rather not, getting blamed for just about anything that goes wrong (real or perceived) and a lot of really hard work. Given all that, I'm not really clear on why someone would want that job so much, but I have nothing but admiration for the people who do it. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 01:37, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== i'm back ==
hey, it's dot com. i just got unblocked this morning. i want to say you did the right thing, and that now i will probably be spending less time on the wiki, so when i get blocked the next time it won't suck so bad. ah well. anyway, like i said, you did the completely right thing, and i hope you become an admin for what you did. thanks.
p.s. if i get blocked another time, please make it indefinite. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:02, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:um....[[User: Yeltensic]] just made a rude remark on the guestbook discussion page, and you should check it out. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:55, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I am aware of it and have posted comments. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::good. that was just plain crude. if he pulls some stunt like that again just because [[User: Darth Katana X|Darth Katana X]] told him to, i suggest you block him. look on yeltensic's talk page if you don't know what i am talking about. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 15:06, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Well I found out about the discussion from Darth, but I didn't "pull some stunt like that" because Darth told me to, he didn't tell me to do that. So leave Darth out of it, he didn't do anything (well maybe he did, but if so it was unrelated). [[User:Yeltensic|Yeltensic]] [[User talk:Yeltensic|Save the guestbooks]] 21:21, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I apoligize. I now understand. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 23:01, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== That image ==

Just so you know, the reason I restored that image for "[[It's like it was meant to be]]" is just because Homestar Coder and Abdi both expressed their support for it and I felt that the person who removed it was acting rather unilaterally. I don't mind its removal as much if there's actually someone else who agrees about removing it, though. Anyway, keep on tranglin'. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:17, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, and Thunderbird has added a different image. Maybe this one will work well? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:38, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::I don't have a super-strong opinion that page, but the first image just didn't seem to fit, in my opinion. I did have an idea, though (the Wagon Fulla Pancakes). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:18, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I'd say the same about not having a super-strong opinion; I just wanted to see things done fairly. (I try not to be too committed to my own ideas around the wiki. I find it only leads to disappointment when your edit gets reverted or your Fun Fact gets crushingly declined in STUFF. Not to mention you get along in the community better if you just go with the flow and be ready to get REVERT'd a few times, eh?) And yeah, I saw your new idea, and I think it's hilarious. "Rondelman, you crack me up! Crack! Me! Up! That's why you're my doge!" Anydangway, talk atcha later! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:30, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I added a link to the article cuz i wasn't sure at first which article you were talking about. I definitely like the new pic! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:21, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== CAPTCHA ==

I wanted to know what you did to get CAPTCHA up and running on 1.5.6. I stopped by the IRC channel & was told to ask you about it. :) On freenode, I am earthsound (registered user). Also, you can reach me at gmail.com (same user name).
Thanks!
:(He and I spoke via the chat channel, and the gist of the discussion was that I was not the author of the software, just an assistant implementor, and I directed him to the software author. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 25 January 2006 (UTC))

== The ongoing saga ==
um, someone left a message on my talk page stating that it was weird that trendy totebag did not sign on while i was blocked. i know i may be wrong, but i suspect the anonymous user was, well, you know enough to figure it out. the writing, the splling....it's all the same. you probably can't match the ip addresses, but i would like it if you did. or he just didn't leave a sig, and you can check the contribs. thank you. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 21:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Um, there's really no mystery, since he was logged in when he made that edit. I have taken care of it. *sigh* — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, you must be tired of our bickering. It seems i am stupid enough to not stop until i get blocked, so i guess i deserved to be. '''ah well.''' {{User:Seriously/sig}} 00:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I don't mean to rub it in, but EIGHT MINUTES?! Nice, real nice. Eight min. is all it takes to get blocked. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Has Matt? ON WHEELS! ==

Thanks for clearing up all those page moves on my user space. I seriously was actually ''laughing'' the whole time it was happening. I think my userpage had at least 12 "ON WHEELS!" in the page title. My first time being WoW'd. Ever. Well, anyway, thanks a lot! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 04:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:No probalo. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow! someone must really like you! Ooo! ooo! Here's an idea (stemming from our basement discussion that should really go there but i'm sure the discussion has been archived): use the Captcha (ok maybe it's not such as hot of an idea now that i see the page move history) for making moves for all users (since we move pages seldom). But i guess these moves ''were'' done manually! Interesting. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:21, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Actually, I believe the CAPTCHA image is used in move processes for all users. I had to use it. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:23, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh yeah! you're right! It is! I just saw it when i hit the move button in your pa— *points* LOOK! *Runs away* --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:41, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== .swf decompiler ==

Where did you find a .swf decompiler? Stuntman021

:I use [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash Decompiler] by Eltima. A free download is available (which is the version I have, and it meets my needs pretty well), and the full version looks to have a lot of features. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== G'bye ==
dot, I think I am going to take a break from the wiki. I just wanted you to answer a question of mine: do you ever feel like the wiki ends up affecting more than just the wiki aspect of your life? I mean, Ciberdude's got my IM screenname and my email address, and he won't stop from either. I know you can't help me with this, but I think I have to make myself a little more discreet the next time I come on here. That's why I'm taking a break. Just act like I'm gone for good, okay? I'll be back soon, just not for a while. Thanks for all the privelages. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:41, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, giving out personal info can be useful, but it can come back to haunt you sometimes. Take care, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::I will. And even if you lose your sysop privelages, block ciberdork while I am gone. I'll still edit anonymously. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:46, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Seriously, Seriously, you say the weirdest things. Talk atcha later. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:50, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Seriosuly, Seriously. I mean Seriously. What. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::So, i finally learned to block email addresses, and IM ones too. So.....I guess I'm on the wiki again, and once again I am wildly exaggerating like I always do. Ah well. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 22:04, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== What did you do ==
I would just like to make a counterpoint to hating guestbooks, even though the discussion is over. Have you ever thoguht how much sigs should be deleted? You must have, because if you are going to delete guestbooks like you did, the exact same reasons apply to sigs. People working on their sigs clutters up the recent changes, I know because I do it '''all the time'''. Sigs are not contributing to the wiki, just like you insist guestbooks don't. And finally, They give no proof that someone ever read your userpage, something that by the way is something that people either do or don't but that shouldn't matter to anyone else. I just think that What you and the admins did was entirely opinionated. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:45, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:No proof, eh? Well, I guess that someone could read a user page in a matter of seconds and then promptly sign a guestbook. Not all sigs clog recent changes, just yours. Sigs are a means of identifying a user, and thus serve a purpose. I am not meaning to reply for It's dot com, but I just wanted to say this. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 22:58, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::Also, I bet a lot of sig flooding could be stopped if people just used "Show Preview". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::: Sigs exist anyway; you edit them in your user preferences (which does not show up on Recentchanges). The custom, however, is to create a User/sig template and use ''that'' as your sig. The User/sig versions are used because:
:::# They're easier to edit.
:::# If you edit one, ''all'' of your signatures change. If you edit the sig in your preferences, only ''future'' signatures change.
::: What's more, custom sigs of any sort allow links to your Talk or Contributions page, and make it easier to tell who's who (if you see a light blue sig with a green "Talk" area, it's probably me. If you see a gold-colored sig with symbols on both sides, it's likely Thunderbird. etc.) I'd take that over not being able to tell if I've previously read a user page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:29, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And, by the way, it was not the admins' decision to remove them; they may have started the voting, but ''everyone with a user name'' could vote. I abstained voting entirely because I don't really care. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:32, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Got it. Reluctantly. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:16, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sorry ==

Sorry about re-making those User_talk:Drwho? pages. I wuz trying to mark them delete but you already deleted them. {{User:The thing/sig}} 23:47, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:That's okay. Just remember to wait a couple of minutes between postings if you think that might be happening. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:35, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Two Questions ==

Hey Dot com, what's up? I have 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? (This is indirectly related:) I was wondering if you could take a look at [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects|this]] issue. Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:34, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
:See [[#Super-plain_link]]. Note: old how-to questions from my talk page are filed under ''The System Is Down → Technical help''. On your second question, I'm not sure what you're asking. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
::For the first question, I looked briefly and couldn't find it (actually i scanned the page twice) but couldn't find it. I was scanning too quickly. As for the second issue, it turns out to be a firefox issue :(. Nerd42's sig goes beyond the table borders for some reason. I looked at the sig code and all the tags were closed off. I hope you have a copy of firefox to look at this cuz i'm not gonna provide a screenshot of it right away! ;) I gotta eat! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I'd post it in a more central place, like the FAQ talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Good idea! Just so you know, I found out another reason why you wouldn't be able to see it: resolution. The problem only happens when you wrap text a certain way. As a result, I have [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects#Strange|posted]] an [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects&oldid=255516#Timeline_project update] and a [[:Image:Nerd42sigProblem.png|screenshot]] of the problem, as well as an inquiry in the [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ#Sig_image_bug|FAQ talk page]]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:45, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== trolling ==

Just so I can learn the game a little more, how did you know that those last few blocks were Yeltensic, I looked in the user contribs and didn't see much. Teach me OB1, your my only hope :-P {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, often times he makes a remark that identifies him as, in fact, yeltensic. If he didn't do that, then I'll step aside and let dot comster answer this. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 17:22, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I just looked at the blcok log, and I have to admit I am confused. He must have matched the IP addresses. Also, there are two new users that are created. How do we know they're not yeltensic? {{User:Seriously/sig}}

:User:18593095NSMC90531234 wasn't trolling. I heard about the NSMC people but mabe this wasn't. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:03, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yes he was. I didn't say vandalism, I said trolling. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::How? {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::I agree with The thing on this one. Even though he might look like NSMC at first glance, take a look at the article on Uncyclopedia [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/HRWIKI about our wiki]. At the near bottom, it says "If you happen to be new, register with the username: 18593095NSMC90531234 - Trust me, it'll be fun." This is the ''exact same username''. It seems to me that this guy just didn't know anything about NSMC or this wiki and got Punk'd. He wasn't doing anything bad (yet), so why block him because of "trolling"? Although I would suggest that he get a better username. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:11, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::Yea. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:13, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::LLok at this '''North Shore Medical Center''' same first letters. {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::::I know exactly where he got the username, and it's the reason I knew what his intentions were. Trolling is the (usually intentional) provocation of a person or community with the aim of getting a negative reaction. Even if he just did it on a lark (which I doubt), he should know better than to blindly follow instructions he came across in a place like that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. i think i've been banned enough to know not to fight with him.— {{user:Ciberdude444/sig}} 22:57, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

:<s>I think your mom goes to college is not the person who sent this. But that's just me.</s> {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:24, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Troll==
Really bad troll attacking for 2 days at the fanstuff wiki, Joshua says he needs help. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

:What do you mean? I'm not sure that dot comster is a sysop there. If he is, please elaborate. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:15, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yeah, he is. [[HRFWiki:User:Riley|Riley]]

:::Seriously: This is the third time ''in a row'' you have replied to messages on my page that weren't addressed to you. And in two of the three times, your reply was either wrong or didn't give any useful information. Please let me have the opportunity to reply to my own messages. Thank you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::::Riley: What's this guy's deal? Is he Clan or someone who just doesn't like Clan? What course of action would you like me to take? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

It's dot com: Sorry. Just trying to be helpful. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:29, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

:Um, he stopped, joshua wanted me to tell you earlier. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

::I enabled some more security that should limit him to one new vandal account at a time, and I scrubbed out some of the filthier usernames. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:49, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks ==
Thanks for all the work with Babel! -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:06, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:12, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Babel ==

I understand why you think that the [[HRWiki:Babel|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. I understand that there would be a lot, but noinclude tags could be used to keep track of them. Source code is fine, but do you think that I could at least try with Templates, and if it gets too confusing switch back to source code? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:I think we should try with the source code first. It's not too hard to get the hang of. (Besides, it's just copy and paste for most people. ;) ) I don't have a problem with a generic template, but we don't need to create a whole slew of them for a non-mainspace thing such as this. Plus, this way, people won't be limited by just the ones in the templates (although we do ask that they be Homestar Runner (or wiki) related). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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 the warm welcome i had at the wiki compared to my brother's fued and destruction it was better not to connect me with him in any way. — {{user:Yourmomgoestocollege/sig}} 20:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recent block ==
Umm... are you sure that IP you blocked recently is the right guy? Because I checked his contribs and he hasn't done anything vaguely trollish. Except, maybe for editing Tampo's sig and page, but Tampo din't seem to mind, which leads me to believe he ''is'' Tampo. If he's not, he still seems like a fine user. Any reason why you blocked him? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:19, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as A fweakin' chair
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Reverted
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Christian
:Yep, I'm pretty sure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:24, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
You've blocked a troll with the same IP adress as [[User:Tampo|Tampo]]. He is blocked for no reason. [[User:Stongbah|Stongbah]]
:Yea! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:10, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
::The IP in question was not blocked for no reason. It was being used (as you can see above) to create multiple accounts in a short amount of time, which were then being used for vandalism. I will unblock the IP for now, but I'll be keeping an eye on it. P.S. The thing: Exactly what was the point of your post? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:29, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I have no idea just kinda wanted to be in the conversation. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:32, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

== Arrested Development-apalooza ==
I wanted to make sure you heard about this. Fox is airing the last four episodes back to back on Friday, starting at 8pm. From one fan to another, {{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 23:43, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, we've already got the party planned! :) It's going to be bittersweet. I don't know whether to hold out hope for Showtime or not. And I wonder how they'll tie up the loose ends while leaving the door open a crack in case they do change networks. Hmm. Thanks for posting! Talk atcha later, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:47, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Such a good show.....It pains me to see it go....{{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:59, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Admin sigs ==
Why do none of the admins excepy JoeyDay have customized their sigs? I'm thinking maybe you guys are too busy to do that stuff. Just wondering if you knew. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:Well, that's not quite true, unless you have a very narrow definition of admin. If by admin you mean someone on the [[Template:adminteam|Admin Team]], then [[User:Stu|Stu]] definitely has a [[User:Stu/sig|signature]]. If you mean people who are on the Admin Team and are currently active in the day-to-day maintenance of the site, then you're right, only Joey has really customized his signature. Of the six of us, however, only [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] has no customization to speak of. [[User:Tom|Tom]], [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]], and I all have subtle modifications from the standard. If, on the other hand, when you say admins you mean sysops, then there is quite a bit of customization. [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] and [[User:FireBird|FireBird]] have had special sigs for as long as I can remember, as have [[User:Jay|Jay]], [[User:Homestar Coder|Homestar Coder]], [[User:Kilroy|Kilroy]], and [[User:The Paper|The Paper]]. [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]]'s modification is a slight tweak, and [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] and [[User:Furrykef|Furrykef]] haven't been here in a while. Even [[User:GrapeNuts|GrapeNuts]] (a bot) has a [[User:GrapeNuts/sig|sig]]. As for the heart of your question: Why do Tom, [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]], and I have more or less "plain" signatures? Well, Tom's is like that because he's ornery about such things. BazookaJoe's and mine are like that because it just looks right. Since everyone else goes to such great lengths to customize their signatures, ''not'' doing so becomes a customization in itself. — [[User:It's dot com|''It's dot com'']] 23:30, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool font. I meant the admin team, without the sysops, By the way. Stu, well I've never actually seen him make an edit. Although I did hear that he was joey's friend. I just think that if you have a sig, you should make it have more convenience, like having a link to your talk page. Thnaks for the answer. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:35, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

:And Dot com has toyed with his signature in the past [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 8#Towards a more standards-compliant signature|once or twice]], a long while back. That special sig you just made looks pretty cool, if you ever did decide to change it for good. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:35, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::GrapeNuts has a sig? Dot com customizing his!? What is the world coming to!? ''This message is {{User:GrapeNuts/sig}} approved (not really, I just wanted an excuse to use his sig :).'' --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

:::Weird. And ''you'', thunderbird, had a blue sig. That scares me. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 05:10, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Um, I just wanted to know what subtle modifications you, Tom, and InterruptorJones have on your sig. Do you mean past versions? Also, what is DrHaggis's slight tweak? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:25, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tom has a nonbreaking space in front of his (and used to have an empty link). I have an em dash. Interruptor Jones has both of those and uses small tags. Dr Haggis's real username is Drhaggis. All of us put the modifications directly in the preferences box, instead of using a sig template. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::So you don't have to put an em dash alll the time? That's really cool. I think Ill do that. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. Also, you should think about Has Matt?'s page that includes homsar quotes that other people can edit. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:28, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:I can't realy think of many people who do translations. Even then, the translations themselves are direct quotes and the replies are occurring on the talk pages. The reason I had a problem with your activity is because not only were you inviting people to edit your user page, you were asking them to ''create new H*R-related content'' based on the toons, which is the very definition of fanstuff. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:38, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::Ah. I realize that my above comment was a little bit too harsh; I apologize for that. I try to stay nice with users, since most already have a reason to hate my guts (including you). So, yeah. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:42, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, okaaay.... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:43, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, DBK does, after the extremely insolent remark I made on his user page, And you have a reason because of [[User: Ciberdude444|Something I can't mention.]] Also, Firebird has an excuse because I was blocked by him for trolling, and Yeltensic has a reason (although he's not a user anymore) because I was one of the people who asked him to stop most. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::One of the coolest things in this wiki is that everybody generally treats each other with respect and with maturity. Most of the people I know here do their job (be it editing pages, commenting on behavior, or taking action nobody wants to have to take but that needs to be taken) and then move on if need be, and so we try not to harbor little things that may be divisive or in the long run inconsequential. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recap ==
Can I get a recap (no need to be brief, I have time) of the things that have happened here since the start of December? - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:''See [[Talk:Main Page#Recap|Talk:Main Page → Recap]]'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:36, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== guess what happened to me ==

Heloo there It's dot com, how are you, i've been doing great. About the heading, check out my talk page and user page, and you'll see what happened. Have you every got a similar award? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 07:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
:Cool, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:28, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, keep in mind, Nikolce, that the pizza trophy is superior to the Iron cup of <strike>beef</strike> brunswick stew. This means that that trophy is one of the greatest trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

wow, is there some sort of "lost of tropies or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:47, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:Yes. Check the [[Hrwiki: Barnstars|Barnstars]] page. There's a lot of trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:44, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

== Mirrors and Such ==
Hello, It's dot com. I'm now direction your admin-y attention to [[Talk:Scroll Button Songs#HRWiki Mirror|this little discussion]] in the far reaches of the knowledge base. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:00, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
:Tom currently handles all the mirror-type stuff. I would ask him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:20, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
::Okay... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:35, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes? ==

Hey there dotty, how are these last couple of days. can i ask you something, i've been looking at people user pages, and i've been finding these things called userboxes? what are they?

is there a list of them or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:36, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:I might be able to help here. A list is located at [[HRWiki:Userboxes]], as well as directions on how to add them to your page. Let me know if you need any help adding some, if you want to do so. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:37, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Thunderbird, let me say sorry, about this message. Its because i don't like to order people around, but my user page is a bit of a mess, actually its chaos, please help its urgent. thanks a bunch. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 08:06, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:Nikolce, if you say please, it's perfectly fine. Don't worry about politeness, because it seems you almost unconsciously type in polite ways. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

== Idea and it's potential ==
Hi. Nikolce Kocovski sent me something on my talk page. It's the newest headline, I think you should check it out. I want to see if you think either his idea or mine would be of any potential. Thanks. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:32, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== NSMC thing ==
What's the purpose of that page? Also, why'd you delete the talk page for it? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:45, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:Also, I'd like to congrat yoyu on the amazing amount of users you've managed to obtain. Truly amazing. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:48, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::"Amount of users"? What? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I mean the amount of sockpuppets that NSMC created. You just made a page listing all of the addresses. It looked cool. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:50, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. Well, for an explanation of the page, see the section in [[HRWiki:A_History#NSMC|A History]]. I deleted the talk page because it was a user talk page, and therefore comments on it weren't addressed to me but to the vandal. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:00, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I find this extremely interesting. Y'know, I was here when NSMC hit. I didn't know how revert it, though, so I just didn't go on the Cheat Commandos section. Of Cuorse, that wasn't enough. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:02, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== Paradoxes ==

So which came first? The [http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse/Please_leave_this_line_alone chicken], or the [[HRWiki:Introduction|egg]]? ref:[http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:21, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure ours was modeled after [[Wikipedia:Template:Please leave this line alone|this]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:25, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::I hate it when we're not original. :(. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:26, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Ahhhh .... hence the similarities. I *now* remember seeing that before a long long time ago, once you showed it to me, even though it looks exactly like the other one... :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:20, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool! Where did you find [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email&diff=269724&oldid=269553 this one]? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I wrote it myself. See the fourth userbox on my user page. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:49, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

==18,000 views==

Hey, you've got a cool userpage. I agree, Marzipan's answering machine is underrated. {{User:Granola/sig}} 05:02, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks, man. Welcome aboard! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:03, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::With over 18,000 views, it ''has'' to be good. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::18,000 views?? When did that happen?! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm not sure I trust those counters anyway... The one at the bottom of this talk page currently shows only about 800 views, but surely ''that'' can't be right. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:44, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've been having a similar situation on my user page. For some ''extremely'' odd reason, it says I have ''28,000'' page views. Seriously, I'm not that popular. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 19:09, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::You were talking to Dot com, not Seriously. {{User:Granola/sig}} 21:51, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, Granola. That's one of the worst jokes I've heard all day. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:55, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Of course, I, being a retard, do not understand that joke a bit. Also, dot com, you might as well delete that thing on the bottom I wrote, cause you asked the smoking monkey to delort it. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:58, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, you see, "Seriously" can mean both your username or "in a serious manner". Has Matt? meant that ''in reality'' he is not as popular as 28,000 page views would seem to indicate, but Granola took it to mean that he was addressing you directly. Hilarity ensued. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Or a total lack of hilarity, as it was a crappy joke. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:38, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Oh good, I knew you weren't that popular :P Maybe with all the code fiddling you do, you somehow reversed the number of talk page views with the number of userpage views or something. I've gotta say this has shattered my confidence in those little counter things, before I would have trusted those things with my life. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:24, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::And I jumped from 2500 to 6000 in less than 24 hours awhile ago. That can't be right, either. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::The number is so small because the counter was reset to zero when this page was moved back incorrectly from a vandal. It had to be deleted and recreated, and that's probably what caused the problem. And Heimstern, do you have your preferences set to hold page caches? If you do, that's probably what caused the view count to jump. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 06:30, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Aw, man! You're probably right, HSRusername. That really bums me out. I would reset my counter, except that I have no idea what to set it to. By the way, as far as I know, I've never messed with anything that would affect those numbers. Maybe they've gone up dramatically because an outside bot is gathering data or something (like for Google). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:34, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::At the very least, as of [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 16#6,000 views!|06:57, 7 December 2005 (UTC)]], you had over 6,000 talk page views, and just under 6,000 userpage views. I think it's safe to give yourself at least a 10,000 talk page view head start, as long as you give your userpage a 10,000 view handicap. That should get you somewhat back on track. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:38, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Well, I found an archive just before all the hubbub that put the count at 10,071. I added that to the 958 currently showing to get 11,029, and used that figure to reset my counter. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

==Autocolumn==

Btw, I wanted to say excellent work on the autocolunm feature. I was looking at the Strong Bad Email tables yesterday, thinking an autocolumn thing would be a nice feature, and lo and behold not two hours later it had been converted. Nice work. (I suppose for colunms such as the ones on my userpage though, it doesn't have any useful application, correct?) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I tried to use it for the ones in my page, but it just screwed things up. Although I did put it on [[The Field]] and [[Strong Badia]] and Has Matt? used it on [[Homestar Talker]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:47, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks! Yeah, when the columns are independent lists, they still have to be done the regular way. The autocolumns are for when you have one long list that just needs to be split up. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Very nice script, It's dot com. No more tiring counts of items-per-column to make sure each one is equal. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:23, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, what was the difference? I don't see anything new...at least I don't think...{{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:52, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== The Smoking Monkey's talk page ==
Why isn't what he did bad to you? Before you say no, let me explain. First of all, he embarassed me ''and'' The thing on his talk page '''on purpose''', second of all, he said apology's to dot com, which means he knew this would have a certain outcome to certain people like me, you (which for some reason you find fine), and the thing. This is a perfect example of premeditated malice. And third of all, would you like it if someone made fun of you on their talk page for everyone to see? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:24, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I have asked The Smoking Monkey to revert or remove the thread. If you find it insulting, then it is a personal attack, which we don't want. I assure you this was not The Smoking Monkey's intent, but that is beside the point. Let me take this opportunity, however, to suggest that learning to laugh at one's self is one of the most difficult yet rewarding things a person can do. In addition, I think you should ''stop'' apologizing and ''start'' adding more content to this site. Whenever I click on your contribs, I notice that over the last week your user talk contribs outnumber your main namespace contribs 7 to 1. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:07, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::yes. I understand. Also, I've been adding to the wooky (a major overhaul of the site just because I feel sorry for it), so I havn't had much of a chance. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== Finding vandalism ==

Hey, just wanted to flag a sysop. [[other days]] was mildly vandalized. I fixed it but figured you might want to know about it. Feel free to delete this from your talk if you want. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:22, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Simple nuisance vandalism can just be fixed and then ignored. The best way to let us know about more serious vandalism is to post it on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]]. Then we'll get it taken care of. Thanks for reverting that page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:41, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== The thing ==
Now that he's unblocked, I'm thinking you can put that template for his block reason on his talk page. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:32, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== Did I just miss that? ==

Did I miss something or is this just deja vu? I *just* noticed that the order of the "diff" and "hist" buttons are out of order from the other wiki's. In wikipedia, they are before the page title, here they are after the page title. How long has it been like that, and was that part of your recent tinkerings? Confused in Connecticut. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:07, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:You live in connecticut? Bodacious in Buffalo {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::I don't see what you're saying at all. Whistlin' in Washington, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:12, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You sure? On the Bonus Stage Wiki, they also go (diff)(hist), so... I dunno. Not Doing A Name Thingy Like The Rest Of You in Pennsylvania. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::I think what he meant, although I don't see it, is that he thinks that it was "{page title} (diff)(hist)" here. Lazing Around in Lynnwood, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:16, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Hm. Odd. I see it the other way around. I mean, the correct way. Maybe Stux's internet is just going spastic. Not telling anyone my location, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:20, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Maybe it's a certain bug in the mediawiki 1.5 software, there were many other ones. {{User: Seriously/sig}}
::::::OT: Jay? Lynn would wash? Silly in Sammamish, {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:23, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::How very Strong Bad-ish of you. :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Wait, did anyone else just realizing us having this discussion that is getting off-topic on another user's talk page that isn't even responding? Confused in Crapland, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:27, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yeah, I'm thinking it's either a bug in the software, or a bug in Stux's compy. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:30, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I doubt that it's a bug in my compy since my watchlist is getting the code from the server as it's all server-generated. I know I have the "enhanced" recent changes turned on (I turned it off for a moment and it indeed showed it the other way, with (diff)(hist) first. But this must've been deja vu, cuz of that. Cuz I've had it "enhanced" for the longest time. So I dunno. I probably need sleep. As for my domicile: I actually don't live in Connecticut, nor have I ever even been in the state (sadly). I just picked the two words cuz they made good alliteration! (And I was surprised to be able to spell the state's name right.) I didn't think people would assume I lived in Connecticut. In fact I am Mindless in Michigan. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:51, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Mindless south of Montreal, Bamboozled west of Boston, Really Confused north of Rio, Dazed east of Dallas. {{User:Granola/sig}} 19:14, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Vandalism ==
The thing has recently vandalized a wiki. Check Benol's talk page for info. I suggest you block him, as per your rule posted on the main page. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:53, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:Sorry I <big>LOVE</big> this wiki the trolling was my evil cousin! Plus it wasn't this wiki. I swear I'm crying right now. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:55, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::You should have thought about that '''BEFORE''' You trolled!!!--{{User:Benol/sig}} 16:58, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Please I'm really sorry! That was my evil cousin! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm crying harder than I ever have before! :'-( --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:01, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I'm sorry. Nothing we can do. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Please I '''LOVE''' this wiki! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::You probably won't be ''Permanently'' blocked.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:03, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I'm to sorry to even say it in words! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:05, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Look, you guys. I'm pretty sure all this trolling went on before Dot com posted that message on the Main Page talk. Besides, he's now trying ''extremely'' hard to clean up the mess he's made, so he obviously knows what he did is wrong. Therefore, will a block ''really'' do anything to help this situation? I think not. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 17:06, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Do u see how hard I'm trying to get rid of the vandalizm! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Ok guys, The thing has more than repented for that vandalism. Seriously, I suggest that you keep your nose out of matters that do not involve you. The thing is currently reverting the vandalism with extreme diligence, and this situation is misunderstood by both Benol and Seriously. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 01:39, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::It wasn't that I was not minding my own business, but I saw many changes to Benol's talk page on the recent changes and decided to see what was up about it. I only meant to help, and I'm sorry if I failed to do so. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 12:34, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I wasn't party to this at all, so I don't really know what happened in this particular case. But I will say this: I said once before that I thought the ops here were being too lenient on The Thing, as he's had a history of vandalism and trolling in the past, and everyone seems to be very quick to defend him. (Lots of "I'm sorry's" and "I won't do it again!'s".) I don't deny he's also made good edits here, but I have not seen discipline executed equally to him as has been to others who've done similar things, or less. That's kinda frustrating to see. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

You all need to complain to your teachers for not teaching you how to read. While you're at it, Seriously and The thing, go ahead and post a mailing address where I can send a bill to your parents for babysitting you. On the main page talk, I said that anyone caught vandalizing in our name would be dealt with. I have neither the time nor the resources to try and police other wikis. The message regarding other wikis means that if you vandalize Uncyclopedia, for example, ''in retaliation'' for something that happens here, then at that point you are speaking for ''all'' of us here, and I care very much that you don't do that. But random vandalism doesn't concern me. To The thing: I can't believe that you think vandalism is funny, especially given that you're an administrator at a wiki. To Seriously: you need to learn what is and what isn't important, and stop being such a tattletale. And stop speaking for me. In one place you say "No matter what, you must get blocked." You have neither the authority nor the experience to be making claims like that. To KieferSkunk: The thing didn't actually do anything (in this case) to harm our wiki or its good name, and therefore there are no grounds for blocking him. (And he ''has'' been blocked recently by BazookaJoe for spamming.) To anyone who needs to hear this: Stop vandalizing. Stop behaving so immaturely (and don't blame your actions on your age; I know several young good contributors). Wiki usage is not a right; it's a privilege. And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing. You've said you're sorry so much that the words have no meaning. Let your future actions be your apology. That's all for now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:In reply to your comment to me: I understand, and I'm not asking for him to be blocked in this case. I was making a more general comment about The Thing's history, seeing as how I have witnessed vandalism from him in the past and saw people, even sysops, defending him and going way out of their way to reason with him, rather than treating him as a vandal. I didn't understand it at the time, and I still don't, so I left my comments on the matter at "I think you're being too lenient with him". This was mainly just a follow-up on that, more to mention that I'm not surprised another "incident" has come up than anything else. That's all. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::Well, unless an account is being used for nothing but vandalism, then [[HRWiki:Blocking_Policy#Vandalism|reasoning should always be exhausted]] before blocking is implemented. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:53, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Just who do you think you are? ''Babysitting''? Y'know, it's not like I've ever done anything mean to you. Yes, I spoke for you. Just trying to help and to see it in the eyes of an admin. Yes, I've answered your talk page questions for you with crappy answers. Again, jsut trying to help. These things don't mean you have to insult me like that. Y'know, I've really never done anything bad to you on purpose. I always had great respect for you, and I've never purposely insulted you like you just did. You need to learn how a simple misinterpretation of a comment on the main page talk should'nt be an excuse for acting like that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:09, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::When I vandalized I thought you were suppose to vandalize there. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::To Seriously: As one who has been an admin several times in other places, one thing I can say with certainty is that many admins feel very put off and are easily annoyed by non-admins (and especially relatively new people) trying to speak for them. Dictating policy to other users on behalf of the admins is usually a no-no unless you are an admin or are trusted by the admins to do so. (Obviously, I can't speak for It's dot com, but if I were in his place dealing with this crap, that's how I'd feel.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::And if you haven't figured it out by now who I am, Seriously, then you've got deeper problems than I can fix in one afternoon. To The thing: whatever, man. To KieferSkunk: Hear, hear. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:23, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Okay. Here it goes, time for me to swallow my pride:

Look, Dot com, I just don't want to be treated like a baby. In my opinion, I think being a tattletale is the wrong was to think about it, I prefer "fighting trolls, and trying to help you with your rule". Yes, I was disrespectful to you. I just needed to prove my point and express my anger at you. Also, I know you are an admin. Maybe I ''was'' a bit overboard with you; that doesn't mean what I said was entirely wrong. I mean, I apologize, but it's not like I'll kiss your ring and beg for forgiveness. I've got to be a bit more defiant than that to ever prove my point. Just remember: I've always, ''always'' tried to help you, and I just found your comment a bit mean. Just forgive me, please, and let this whole thing disappear. Thanks a lot. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

:Seriously, have you been reading this thread and understanding it? It's dot com has stated just 8 posts up: "And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing." You are still relatively new to this wiki, and your experience has been limited to editing User and User talk pages. You said yourself you give "crappy answers" to questions that don't concern you. When I first joined, I watched conversations like this unfold and saw how responsible admins reacted. I didn't try to solve everybody's problems; I knew I didn't have the knowledge. Just keep to yourself for a while and maybe see what it's like to make some main namespace contrubutions. (That is the idea of a wiki, you know.) {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 00:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Check this out: ==

Ok, so check out the current [[:Category:To_be_deleted|delete category]]. See something strange? The "Timeline" article is listed under the U's! Even though the tobedeleted tag uses the <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> tag. Strange, no? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:51, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who ==

HOW DOES HE KEEP COMING BACK! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:Hey man, I want you to know that Dr. Who vandalized your talk page. Could you block his IP for me? --{{User:The 386/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::First of all, this is nothing to get excited about. He's a garden-variety vandal, nothing more, and he comes back because (a) he apparently doesn't have anything constructive to do and (b) he has access to a dynamic IP. Second, yes, I'm aware that he vandalized this page. Third, I already blocked him before you posted your message. Fourth, please list future vandals on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]], not this page. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:11, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Also, he never does much damage, besides vulgar content and stuff like that. What's weird, though, is how he always manages to come when there's no sysops around. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:03, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You know what I hate? When this guy writes vulgar edit summaries. For people who patrol recent changes, especially kids, we don't have to see that. Really. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Yea. I'm 10 he on my page said This user is fulla ****. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ugh. At least NSMC was was just racist. This guy swears like nobody's business. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:15, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::He can go to jail for this. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:17, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I doubt that severely... Though one can always wish... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:21, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::To this point: would it be possible to introduce a language filter? The rare times a swear is needed (an interview transcript, for example) a sysop can override. ?? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Probably impossible. That would interfere with this wiki, though, because the cartoon says crap all the time, among other things. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::We could allow the program to accept crap. Still, there are a lot of other issues... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:33, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::It's definitely possible, but currently it's not worth the effort it would take to install it. As for "crap", we just wouldn't put that word on the bad list. Finally, I would appreciate it if comments that aren't actually directed to me be posted in a more public place: [[Talk:Main Page]], [[HRWiki talk:FAQ]], or [[HRWiki:Da Basement]], to name a few. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:35, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::OK. Although I think that everyone comes to you because you are the central hub of the wiki, pretty much. Everyone comes to you in hardships, whcih if I were you, I would be honored with. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:38, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Oh, I know, and don't think I'm not honored, but I, like most people, don't like new-message false alarms, and would rather talk about projects I'm currently working on. Also, there are a lot of questions that anyone could more easily answer if they were just put in a more public place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:17, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Flashforward ==

I'm still at the conference, it was really great. IRC doesn't work on the terminals, but suffice it to say, I was here, got autographs, (not many questions) and it was really great. I'll try and get a writeup on Wednesday evening. --TBird

:That was not Tbird. Look [here]. The editor's IP starts with a 6. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 01:43, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thunderbird is not at home, so the IP address would be different. It could still be him, but I would like him to log in if possible. If he can't log in at the convention, he'll figure something out or log in when he gets home later tonight. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Too late. His IP's been blocked. He'll log in when he needs to, but I have one question: If he was TBird, why did he sign TBird instead of his IP (accidentally typed <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> without knowing he wasn't logged in) or with his sig (or siggie, I guess)? It doesn't seem right. I mean, if he can edit annonymously, he can edit logged on, and I think the first thing he'll ask if he can't log in is why he can't. Plus, he would know that an IP editing as a user would most likely be reverted. We could unblock the IP and see if TBird can log on now, I guess. Wouldn't hurt, but I still think it wasn't him. I dunno. Oh, also, if it was him, sorry, just don't want anybody impersonating you. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:50, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::We didn't block the IP. There are several reasons why he might not have been able to log in (if the computer he was using didn't accept cookies, for example). I think the edits by the IP match TBird's style, but I'm being cautious for now. I'm patient; if I have to I can wait for him to get home to confirm. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:01, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ye of little faith :-P You didn't recognize my unique writing style? I just didn't really feel like logging in for one or two edits. I probably should have, but meh. In any case, all I said was true, and more. I left a message on the IRC with Phlip, but it should still be there if you scroll up, to see a brief summary of the event. I'll get a writeup started tomorrow night. For now, I've gotta be up in five and a half hours for work, so I'm going to bed. '''EDIT:''' Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention on IRC. Let's just say I'll be kicking myself for months for not bringing my DS to Flashforward... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 09:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::I thought it was you (see above where I say it sounds like your style), but the info was too good, so I thought it was best to wait for confirmation. I guess you'll log in from now on. :-P Actually, the only reason I had any question was because the IP you were using came up as being based in ''Chicago'', which was pretty weird. I admit it would have been quite unlikely for someone to be imitating you, but we've been burned before. Anyways, great jaerb!!! Many combolations on your successful mission!! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:21, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Parse error! ==

In HomsarQuote.php. You sure are good at bringing the Wiki to its knees ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I always seem to forget semicolons at the end of lines. And it never fails that someone notices my mistakes, even when they're there for less than a minute. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ah, missing semicolons, the bane of a programmer's existence. (Unless you're coding in Lisp. Then it's missing parens.) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:39, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I used to do C++ so remember the semi-colon plight, now I do mostly webdesign and so am plagued to make sure I have the same number of <nowiki><div>'s and </div>'s</nowiki>. If I don't comment every single one I'm lost. My lastest creation is [http://www.odua.org this] It's mostly done although I can't seem to get things to line-up the way I want and no matter what changes that I make, it will only look right on one browser at a time! Grrrrr. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:01, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== You are s-smart ==

Brilliant random Homsar quote thingy!

You're pretty good at this, obviously. Take a look at [[Talk:Sound Effects#Ogg? why not mp3?|this discussion]] and my idea at the end - would this be something possible to improve usability? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you're gonna have to s-spell out what your idea is, because I'm not quite s-seeing it. S-sorry if that cancels out the s-smart. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:31, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::The ogg files. They confuse people, many players in use don't use them right out of then box. But Wikipedia has an interesting solution which we might be able to emulate. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:33, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I should have been more s-specific. What I meant was, when I went to the page about the s-symphony, I wasn't s-sure what their s-solution was. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::In the 1st paragraph, there's the Listen link (after the musical example) - there's a (listen (help·info)) thingy. The "Help" goes to instructions on how to get your player to play oggs. I mean, I was stymied by them until I was researchiong (on that page, actually) and stumbled upon that.

::::Of course, I don't know enough about Wiki to know a) if this can be done on our system, 2) how to do it even if it can be done, and III) if this sort of a thing would require "discussion" "someplace". SO that's why I ask you, Mr. S-smart. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:42, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::Just copy the source code of [[Wikipedia:Template:Audio]] to [[Template:Audio]] (or something like that), adjust the help link to the media help page on this Wiki, and it should work fine (apart from maybe the speaker icon). --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 20:46, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::It's that easy, eh? :\ Well, it'd take me a few days to figure all that out! (I spent a good part of today trying, haven't gotten far. Will keep trying.) But if someone who already has all that figured out wants to take up the cause, we could have better usability sooner. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:54, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Talk page rate ==
These days, I've been trying to make more main namespace contribs and less user talk page contribs. The question is, has my diet (sorta) done any good for me? Check my contribs. On a rate of 1 to 10, how much would you say I've improved? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 04:40, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:Er, maybe we should give it a little more time before making a 1 to 10 rating. I say that because in the last three days, you have made more user edits than and ''twice'' as many user talk edits as all your main, main talk, HRWiki, and HRWiki talk edits ''combined'' (not counting sandbox). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gulp. Back to work on the random refreshings. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:59, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I just did like fifteen. Sweet. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:11, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, you've been doin' a LOT of edits, Seriously. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 19:12, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Um, sorry about those things on tyhe videlectrix games. You're gonna be doing that for a long time. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:27, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Nah, you're fine. I've always been bugged by the word "exist" on those pages. How can we say that the games don't exist? I can see a screenshot right next to them! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:39, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, that's true. At least I added some good edits to my reh—zoom. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

==WikiTroll==

OK then, I'll stop, but why don't you want me editing that page? {{User:Granola/sig}} 02:56, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:Because it's fine the way it is, and you really don't need to be editing meta-information about yourself. Besides, as you said on the talk page, that record isn't even that important anyway. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:01, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Fair enough. I just wanted it to be accurate, even though it isn't necessary in the first place. {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:15, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

==Granola==

Why did you delete my old userpage? {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:06, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:That is not your user page. If you continue to claim that name, I will treat you as though it was still your username (i.e. I will go back to blocking you). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::OK...I just thought it would be useful to redirect it, so that people who went looking for it would come to the right place...<strike>can at least have the talkpage redirect? People have been known to still post on the old one, and I think it's useful to redirect that one, so that posts won't lie around unanswered for a long time.</strike> {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:12, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Never mind about the talkpage, I logged in as Yeltensic, went into my preferences, and enabled the notification e-mail in case the old talkpage is edited, so it's covered now. {{User:Granola/sig}} 08:19, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::You've said that I can't have "Yeltensic" as my sig, as I did for a while, or have "I'm Yelt" in parentheses; would it be OK if I included in my sig a link to my Wikipedia userpage, without the word "Yeltensic" visibly included, in this way: [[Wikipedia:User:Yeltensic42|With crap]], '''[[User:Granola|Granola]]''' '''([[User talk:Granola|T]]''' '''•''' '''[[Special:Contributions/Granola| C]])'''? I won't change it until you approve that suggestion (if you do). {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I see that you have a mention of it on your user page as well as a userbox linking to Wikipedia. Those are both fine with me. (By the way, just thought I'd point out that (H*R/wiki-related) userboxes are allowed here.) But I don't think it's appropriate for your sig at this time. You need to stop focusing on your old name and work on making a new, better name for yourself here. Crapfully crappy, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:07, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::That sounds reas-ON-able. I'm pretty attached to the name Yeltensic, since I've been using it for quite some time before HRWiki, but it ''is'' my fault that the name is tainted here. Oh well. {{User:Granola/sig}} 04:11, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

== Cheddarlebbon ==
I hate to butt in with that conversation, especially because I've been under fire for that recently, but I am sure that IP address is not him. Cheddarlebbon does not type in caps, for example. He also has several spelling errors in his sentences. I'm just putting this up, because I want to make sure he does not get the password. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for your concern. Don't worry though: Per our policy, I will not be resetting the account without some kind of proof. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:05, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
::<s>grood</s>Good. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

== My Userbox ==

Hey! Jerk! Why don't you stay offa my userpage and let me make my own userbox there! I didn't put it on the userbox list! It was isolated to my page! I really don't know what your deal is, but you need to get over it if it upset you that much. Maybe I should edit your page without asking you, huh? I think I can safely say that I was following the guidelines for my personal image. Now If you'll excuse me, I'm going to put it back up. No thank you very much, {{User:Republic of Stan/sig}}
:''This discussion was originally continued at <nowiki>[[</nowiki>User talk:Republic of Stan → Userboxes]]. I had originally suspected him of being a sockpuppet of Drwho?, and that turned out to be correct.''

== Most of it? ==

Query: Why do you only own "most of" the figurine set 1? Don't use that old excuse of "oh, my dog ate Marzipan!" :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:54, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:My friend gave me them for Christmas... except he apparently gave some of them to his brothers first. Hmm... Well, he did at least assure me that I got the best ones of the bunch. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:: Oookay. Which ones didn't you get? (Looks up at all fourteen Homestar Runner figures - from both sets - currently sitting above his computer.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:12, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::: Oh, I knew you would ask that, but I'm really comfy here on the couch right now. :) I know for sure I have Homestar and Strong Bad, and Pom Pom I think. I don't have The Cheat or the KOT. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:15, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::: KoT was the second set anyway. Sucks you wouldn't get The Cheat, though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Aren't you supposed to get those free when you buy stuff? Don't you have like every single DVD and CD ever. Like ever. Ok so at least all the H*R related ones...--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:25, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Well, I got these ''years'' ago, back when you didn't get them free with everything. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== Blocking durations ==

As a senior sysop and an admin here, if we are being trolled by someone, for how long he or she should be blocked. I know that known trolls like NSMC, Dr. Who and others are blocked forever, but what about small calibar trolls? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:53, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's pretty much a judgment call in almost all cases. For IP addresses, 1 to 3 days, depending on the severity of the vandalism. For ''really'' bad stuff, a week or so. If a vandal is obviously changing IPs within a narrow range, blocking the range X.X.X.0/24 (or 23) usually works. Users who make useful contributions should be reasoned with first if possible, not blocked. Accounts created for no purpose other than to vandalize should be blocked infinitely. Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:13, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thank you very much. It sure will help! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== New sysops ==

Was there a sysop nomination? If so, I'm surprised that Lapper wasn't one. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:34, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:''Anyone'' who had made any edit since around the beginning of February was considered. Of the ones we took, they were each chosen not only because they are deserving but also to fill certain niches. As we say, we will add new sysops as our circumstances warrant, and this time circumstances warranted the number and specific users that we took. I can name a half dozen other users who will someday make excellent sysops, and anyone who was not chosen this time should ''not'' read into it negatively in any way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::When I posted the above, I couldn't say what I can say now: We were still considering some people, and some people simply don't check their email often enough! (Or they don't make their primary email available to the wiki, which is pretty much the same thing.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey, It's dot com, I see you having a lot of new sysops. Does that mean there won't be any new sysops for a while? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:29, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, I believe the seven new sysops that we have just inducted are it for a while. We've always got our eyes open, though. Remember also that ''all'' users can be important users. I did some of my best stuff (including STUFF) before I was promoted. (It's kinda funny too... what a lot of people don't realize is that sysop = more headaches.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:48, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::So like how long? Because I signed on on Feb. 24th. {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:51, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:::It would be impossible to guess at this time, as there are just [[HRWiki:FAQ#How_do_I_become_an_admin_or_sysop.3F|too many factors]] that go into it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I missed something - is there a page that lists the new sysops? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:14, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

:[[Special:Listusers/sysop]] or [[HRWiki:A History#Later additions]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:16, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gotcha, thanks. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

== User groups ==
I have a question: I know what a sysop does, and I know what a beaurucrat does, but what do you get to do as a developer that nobody else can? I'm just wondering what it means it have the promotion. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:46, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
:For those of you following along at home, I was technically made a bureaucrat and a developer on the same day. The only reason I wasn't added to the developer group in the wiki software is because there's a subtle difference between being a developer and being in the developer group. At the time I was made a developer, the wiki developer group was inactive. Since then, we reenabled it, and when we did, I was put in the group, even though for practical purposes I was already in it. Make sense? Okay, now that we have that out of the way: Bureaucrats can assign and unassign users to groups (usually to make sysops), and can also rename users. People in the developer group can lock and unlock the database. That originally was the only function available, but since then I have extended it somewhat using my developer abilities. And here's the distinction: a developer has direct access to the server and database. They can see server logs, view raw database data, and modify system software (to improve upon it). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
::And is there anything special about Joey Day's "proprietor" group? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::No, it was created for purely narcissistic purposes (Joey's words, not mine). -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:42, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

:::: This is true. There is nothing special about the [[Special:Listusers/proprietor|proprietor]] user group. I'm not usually one to be so narcissistic, but I thought it made some sense, and I did it mostly because I could. We've never been able to create custom user groups before MediaWiki 1.5, or I might've created a proprietor group a long time ago. Actually, in a way this is the opposite of narcissistic, as it allows for the possibility of others having proprietorship at some time in the future, and adds a layer of abstraction between myself and the title of proprietor. In the past, we've always linked directly to my user page in places where we mention the proprietor, but we should change all those places to link to the proprietor list. I'll get right on that. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 23:26, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who Never Strikes Again ==

Ok. I've got to admit, somewhat grudgingly, that you caught me earlier. I AM in fact Dr. Who. But I really wasn't planning on using this account for vandalism. Yesterday after I attacked the fanstuff wiki I saw that I had hurt someone's feelings and I felt terrible when it put a personal face on what I'd done. I'm ready and willing to talk to you about why and how I did all of that trolling if you just give me this chance. Of course, I would understand if you banned me right away, but I'm asking you to give it a try. Sincerely, [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:I can't speak for all the other sysops, but I won't ban you if you're willing to talk civilly. The whole reason I posted on your talk page was to find out about you and talk to you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:33, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ok then, here goes. I believe the first trolling I ever did was under the name "you smell", where I added that phrase several times to the [[Characters]] page. I decided that it was funny that someone coming to learn would see that (yes, I know, very immature and stupid of me). That was the full extent that I knew of what I was doing. I later learned of the concept of wiki vandalism from Uncyclopedia. I have been using this wiki for years without knowing exactly how maintenance worked; when I did I became jealous of the sysops. I wished to make a name for myself here without doing years of work (rather like WoW, I was trying to gain infamy). My attacks became somewhat meaner as I went on, and I attacked users when I got tired of simply tampering with content. I started thinking of ways to justify it to myself, such as that injustice was being done to me over userboxes, or that my name alone had gotten me banned. I guess I saw it as a way to "break loose" because I am normally NOT a rude or confrontational person. I just stopped for two reasons: I was ashamed of myself, and I was inspired by the way [[User:Granola|Yeltensic]] had turned himself around. In any case, I am deeply sorry. The least I can do is tell you how I did the vandalism so that you can better protect against anything that might happen in the future.
::I used two dynamic IP's: Safari and AOL. Aol has a set of three or four dynamic IP's that change within a narrow range from page to page. Safari's IP changes once every day, but it usually retains the first two segments (75.123.12.32, 75.123.32.34.... and so on). I opened numerous windows at once and typed in my edits and (sigh) summeries. This way the vandalism was at a high speed. I hope at least me telling you this helps (or rather, that you won't need it). [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:::I am willing to give you a chance. Several of your latest incarnations have actually showed some promise, and I hope you can build on that. Once again, I can't speak for all users and sysops, but in general we're a pretty forgiving bunch. I caution you that you will have to prove yourself (assuming others also give you a chance), and our collective patience with you might not be what it would be for a normal new user.
:::Thanks for the technical info (although I did already know that, by the way; that's how I was able to post on your talk page before you'd even made any real edits). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC)


== Message from Nikolce Kocovski ==

Greetings Dotty, how are you. I havn't spoken with you in a while. how have you been these couple of weeks? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 11:32, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
:Uhh Dotty, where are you, are you busy or something? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::Hello, Nikolce. I'm fine, and I hope you're well. Yeah, life can be kind of hectic sometimes. But we gotta keep on tranglin'! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== SPONGE 001 ==

Who is your favorite H*R character?[[User:SPONGE 001|SPONGE 001]] 19:18, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

== Documentary ==
Thanks for that page move. As I saw the whole thing unfold on Recent changes, I thought "what the heck is he doing"? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:54, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. Hey, do me a favor: Instead of pressing [edit] over on the right to start a new topic, please press the [ + ] (plus) button at the top of the page (in between the main edit button and the history button). (Or, at the very least, please clear the old subheading from the edit summary.) Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:02, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

I always wondered what that button did. Cool, I'll try hard to remember to. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:09, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

== New special page ==

I've been seeing a lot of pages with the name Test being deleted, along with images. May I ask what going on? {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 03:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:We're testing something. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:26, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

::What I meant was what are you testing. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 11:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:::It's a special page that has to do with [[Special:Personalimages|image management]]. <s>It's not ready yet,</s> but when it is, it will be linked from an HRWiki page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:55, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
::::That's really, really cool. I've been waiting for something like that... A way to see who owns what image(s) quickly. This should certainly be helpful in managing 'em, eh? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Indeed. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

==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?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

:If the name of our [[HRWiki:Changing username|changing username]] page is any indication, I estimate it would be at [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki:Changing username|HRFWiki:Changing username]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 13:28, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

== IP Checking ==

There's been a fair amount of debate about accounts that seem to be all created by H*bad. Since we lack any ability to check for IP addresses, would you be able to see if the following accounts share the same IP?: [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad|H*bad]], [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad1|H*bad1]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar Runner|Darth Homestar Runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar runner|Darth Homestar runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Guyforerunner|Guyforerunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Godzillarunner|Godzillarunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Homestarrunner101|Homestarrunner101]], [[HRFWiki:User:Running along|Running along]]. Any info you could get would be much combobulated. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:They're the same (except I'm not sure about Guyforerunner). See also [[User_talk:Tom#Emergency|this discussion]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:41, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::What in the world. My friend created H*bad1 at my house. Thats why he has the same IP address as mine, I believe. He called me up and told me that you guys are like people who want to put salt in an open wound. Why you do this to him? I will keep on fighting this little thing about H*bad1. I explained all of this cwap at [[HRFWiki:My dark side|My dark side]]--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 05:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Um... yeah. Okay. First of all, don't let people make accounts using your computer, and if you do, have them choose a different name from you. (That still doesn't explain all the other names, by the way.) But I don't really want to get into it here, as it has been discussed on other pages, like you point out. Super Sam simply asked me whether the IPs matched and I answered him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:02, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Extensions ==

Cool, two headings in a row. Alrighty, I have two things to talk about. One - would you be able to post your source code for the extensions you wrote somewhere, such as [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mediawiki_Extensions here]? Two - do you know how to add a tab from within an extension? I figured out how to do it by editing SkinTemplate.php, but is there any way to have the same effect through an extension? (I'm trying to add a purge tab next to watch/unwatch). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 10:22, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:I do plan to publish the extensions I have written. They need a bit of polishing, standardizing, and commenting before I would post them in a public place, however. As for the tab thing, I'm guessing you want more of an add-on file rather than a patch in the original file? I'm not currently familiar enough with how the tabs are generated to be able to give you a good answer to that one, but I would be surprised if it could be done with a standalone extension. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 10:37, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty, thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 11:42, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Here's a little way to add a purge button using [[User:Super Sam/monobook.js|your monobook.js]] that I came up with and Dot com fixed to actually work properly:
<pre>//Add purge cache button
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 );</pre>
:::Let us know how that works. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr.... Who? ==

Who was Dr. Who? why did he/she get kicked off so many times? I am asking this because as I travel around this Wiki I saw alot about Dr. Who. Just curious, {{User:Grit7/sig}}
:See [[#Dr. Who Never Strikes Again]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

== Captcha on move page ==

I'd like to ask you a question, and if it's been asked before, I'm very sorry. I'd just like to ask what the purpose of applying a CAPTCHA to the Move Page over on the Fanstuff Wiki is. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:49, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's to prevent a bot from being able to move pages as vandalism, and to discourage human vandals from doing the same. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
::If that's the case, why isn't it the same here? If I recall correctly (which is unlikely), this knowledge base has had more page-move vandalism than the Fanstuff. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:01, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Er... It ''is'' the same here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. I must be out of date then. Never mind. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:14, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, it's not. Well, at least, it's not for me with my almighty sysoply privilages. Is it like that for ordinary users? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:20, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, it is. I had to use it until a couple weeks ago when I was sysopped. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:26, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh. Huh. I didn't even realize. That puts WoW in a whole new light of non-life. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:27, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== Grizzly Chomps ==

Hi It's dot com,

I had a question, and I'm not sure where else to put it. Can you explain why you didn't you think my "Grizzly chomps" fun fact in the Candy Product was a good one? I may be biased, but I think it applies pretty well. TBC have been known to reference old and obscure pop-culture items in the past, and I can't think of any other "pre-bitten" candy product sold in stores. I'd like to think they had this product in mind when they made the toon. You can even Google for it and read up on it.

Anyhow, I just wanted to know what my options were for debating this fact. Is this is something I could put in STUFF for debate? And if so, how?

The submission was:
*The "built-in bite" shape of SBLOUNSKCHED! may refer to Grizzly Chomps, a [[Wikipedia:Hostess|Hostess]]-brand treat introduced in 1992. The package included two chocolate cupcakes with a bite-mark shape cut out of them, and the package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."

:I removed it because the Grizzly Chomps are so old and obscure that any similarity to SBLOUNSKCHED is likely just a coincidence. None of the secondary details match, especially the reason for the bite. In the case of Grizzly Chomps, the bear helps you eat it for some reason, but Strong Bad calls the bite in his candy a security measure to deter others from eating it. I think that TBC independently thought it was funny to have a bite missing from the candy, and to suggest otherwise is too much speculation for my taste.
:    That said, I am more than willing to help you set up a STUFF item. The relevant instructions are at [[HRWiki:STUFF/Newfact]]. You need to start at "2. The STUFF subpage". Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::I went ahead and STUFF'd it for you. You can have the next one. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:48, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Thanks! I appreciate that. [[User:Compdude|Compdude]]

== Another recent block ==

Looking at the [[Special:Ipblocklist|Block list]], I saw that you banned User:Fire Man. Are you sure you've got the right guy? Looking at [[Special:Contributions/Fire Man|his contribs]] he only made one edit and it wasn't anything bad. He seems like a perfectly fine user. I think he's innocent so you should unblock him. Any reason why you blocked him in the first place? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 02:54, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
:You are correct about the number and type of contribs for that account. I am unblocking it on a provisional basis. I remind whoever needs to hear it that vandalism and flagrant abuse of the wiki's policies will not be tolerated. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:50, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== The Clamburger ==

Could you please mark [[HRFWiki:User:Clamburger|Clamburger]] as a bot on the fanstuff? It's really cluttering Recent Changes. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:Why are you asking ''me'' when [[User:Tom|Tom]] has [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 4#The Clamburger Bot|already given you an answer]] on this one? If you want to appeal, you'll have to take it up with him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:03, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Extensions ==

Can you please put the autocolumn and random Homsar quote extensions onto the Fanstuff? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 12:41, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
:Done. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Declaring War ==

Isn't there a rule against declaring war? Isn't that anti-Wiki? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:12, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:I don't think anyone's ever enumerated a list here that specifically included "do not declare war," but I can say for sure that it's a very [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=It%27s+dot+com&page=User%3AHeadbad+and+strongbody bad idea]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:20, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&curid=18299&diff=295049&oldid=295009&rcid=242036 Indeed]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:26, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::: *sigh* Yeah, that. If he keeps it confined to what he's already said, then I'm probably not going to worry about it too much (although I did have to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=295074&oldid=295057 remove some trolling] ''(for those just passing by, note the difference between trolling and vandalism)''), but if he actually moves the article against consensus or tries to escalate his "war" in any other way, there will be trains dropped. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm just glad I'm on your side. Trains are dangerous! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::See, that's the thing. I hate that sides even have to be taken. I had hoped when I made [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=293660&oldid=293654 this edit] that we could reach a suitable compromise (which seems to be fine with everyone except him). *sigh* again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Politics are inevitable. Take it from an old man. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Heh. If you're older than me, I'll be surprised. I tried to find it in your user space but came up empty. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Hmm... I've just been informed that you ''are'' in fact older than me. Huh. Now I'm just the ''third''-oldest user (that I know of). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:06, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::So who's the oldest (or 2nd oldest, if it's me)? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::[[User:Bill|Bill]] is in his early forties. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::That makes me #2, and you #3 AFAWK. Interesting. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I left a note on his talk page, and I think it knocked some sense into him. He's actually a good guy—assuming that he doesn't offend people so much anymore. Anyway, back to my wikivacation. Preeow. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

==[[HRFWiki:User:Stinkobad1|Stinkopuppet]]==
Super Sam was going to ask you this, but he says he did not have enough time. There is a user by the name of Stinkobad1 on the Fansguff Wiki. He requests an IP address check to make sure there is not another feud, and another reason to hate H*Bad. ;) Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:51, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
:Um, please? I know you're on, and it's urgent...:( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
::I think I'd like Super Sam to ask his own questions. If he doesn't have the time, then it must not be that urgent. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:28, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Hooray! It's me! Anyway, could you please crosscheck the IP addresses of Stinkobad1, H*bad, and while you're at it, The thing? Many thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::None of those users coincide. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Flagrant System Error ==
Your userpage is [[car|pimp-ed out]]! How'd you get it like that? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:22, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oops! You bwoke it! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::Now that it's all over, you can tell me how you did it! [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|Wheeeeeeee!]] - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 05:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, well, I put special clauses in the PHP code itself (that actually builds each page) that suppressed the header and footer and changed the background to blue and the text to white for any page called "[[User:It's dot com]]". Then I just changed the text to the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:It%27s_dot_com&oldid=299269 error message]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== My editing a-broke ==
Hey. This is Seriously. For somereason, my account can't edit. An internal error keeps happening. I'm seeing if I can use this to edit...The thing is, though, is that everyone else is still editing. It's getting strange. {{unsigned|Seriously}}
:What is the error? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'll look into it and try to fix the problem. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== 'Tavi monobook ==

Look, 'Tavi is somehow halting the appear of my monobook.css. Is there anyway to make it so that there are styled links to homestarrunner.com, and other sites? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:21, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Try editing [[Special:Mypage/tavistyle.css|the right page]]. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 04:24, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I wouldn't even bother doing that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:26, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Okay. I'll do it, and you won't. ;-> (Ima try!) {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, it's working, but, you may have another reason for telling me not to bother doing that. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:33, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::Who, me? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:46, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== what happen to your userpage ==

Hey dotty, last time i checked your userpage, there was the blue fragment erroe page, what happen? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:55, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 'twas an April Fool's joke. See [[#Flagrant System Error|Flagrant System Error]] above. (By the way, I'm really not very keen on "dotty", just so you know. See the top of my (working) user page.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
OOO i'm sorry, i'll just call youi dot com then, if you like?
:"It's dot com". Or "Dot com". Either one, really. They both fit. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:37, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks! ==

I just thought I'd thank you for unblocking me. Sorry about that joke, I guess I'm just ''way'' different than everyone else here. What I did was still kind of disruptive, though, sorry. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

==IP check==
Can you please do me a favor? I need you to check if Crusaders IP is 69.160.0.227. Please answer as soon as you can.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:15, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:Access to that information is restricted, and unfortunately it's above your paygrade. Sorry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:35, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
::I need to know, because I believe that he trolled the Funny Stuff in which he is on. Come to the [http://www.editthis.info/funny_wiki Funny Wiki] and tell me there please?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Theme song ==

There's some sort of unwritten rule that I live my life by: Every awesome person, by default, needs a theme song. Yes, you heard me right, a theme song. Why don't you try a song already titled after you: [http://www.msu.edu/~larowebr/Brent%20LaRowe%20-%20Dot%20Com.mp3 Dot Com]. (Just to note, we still need one for Abdi. ;)) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

==My bro==
Is it ok if my brother creates a user on here. This is so you guys don't think that I am creating sockpuppets. He is also wanting the User:lil H*bad.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:He should ''not'' have that name. Have him pick something original. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
::He said "The cheatman". Would that be fine? Just you know FYI.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:41, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes ==

Hey there Dot com, I just have a question about my [[User:DBK/userbox|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. Do you know what to do? {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:26, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:I tweaked it a bit, removing divs in certain spots and putting in some in other places. It was mostly trial and error, though. Maybe that will get you started. (I can't really say that all the scroll boxes make your page especially easy to read, but that's just my opinion.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:38, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I realized that, I was pretty much experimenting with that stuff before. I got rid of some and just kept scroll buttons on the lists in my page, like my favorite music and cool users. Any way I was just curious why it wasn't aligning to the right, and now I'll experiment more. Thanks! {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:::No probalo! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

== TaviStyle ==

Hello. Is there any way to put the TaviStyle skin as a choosable skin on the Fanstuff Wiki? Thank you. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 14:33, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
:Hello? --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 22:50, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'm not ignoring you. TaviStyle will be included when we upgrade to 1.6 soon. Until then, we've frozen changes to the software so that we have a correct frame of reference. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:52, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Oh, okay. Thank you. (I just wanted to know when it will be uploaded.) --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:14, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

::::Any chance we could get a version we could use on Wikipedia? Or one that I could at least install on the test Wiki I've got on my PC? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:35, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== Email ==
Hey Dot comster. Can you check this email I sent you real quick? Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:53, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:I saw that. Why don't you ask a fanstuffer to send that for you. Better yet, use the fanstuff's email features to send it to him. By the way, what happened to pressing the [+] button at the top for new topics? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:57, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, forgot about that. I'll try to be better (though it doesn't really matter anymore, I'm just here for the email). I tried emailing it to him, but he doesn't have an email address in his preferences. I'll copy the sent email and send it to someone. Sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:00, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, I can't. Since I did it from the wiki and not from Gmail, I can't cut and paste from any source. Looks like you're stuck with the burden. Once again, sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:01, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== <nowiki>[[Wikipedia: </nowiki> Extension]] ==

I'm not sure whether you made the extension that lets you link directly to Wikipedia articles using the <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Article]]</nowiki> syntax, but if you did, can you share it? I'd like to use it on my own wiki. If you didn't, do you happen to know who did or where it's available? Thanks. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 06:59, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

:That's a standard feature of every MediaWiki install. See [[Meta:Help:Interwiki linking]] for more information. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:47, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== Sockpuppet vandels ==

They might just have the same IP. Maybe not the same peson. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:08, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:There are only a few ways that could be true, The Thing, and that's been taken into account, I'm sure. With only a few exceptions, if it's the same IP it's the same user. That's just how they work. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== IP ==

Do you use a special page to find the IPs? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:57, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, I got special pages all right, The thing. 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. Left side: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAH! Right side... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::What do you use? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:53, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::I've got ones on this wiki. The fanstuff wiki. Even wikis we've just made up! How can I make these pages any cooler? Just ask for me, the guy that works here at the special page place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Question ==

If I wanted to program a WikiBot, would it be HAVE to be in PHP, Python, or MySQL? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 22:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I'm pretty sure the answer there is yes in most cases, it's moot if you want to use one here. Only developers can run Wikibots. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::While that's true, Kookykman, he might asking in general. Sorry, Bluebry. I'm not the one to ask about bots. You might try Joey, Tom, Phlip, or even others. I'm much more content to hack the software from the inside rather than use a bot from the outside. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::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, ie exactly as if you were editing it by hand, just automated. So any language that you can use to access the net you could theoretically use to write a bot. However since many languages have packages to simplify HTTP, these languages would be easier to use, and some languages (like Python) even have pre-built wikibot frameworks for you to work off. But this doesn't say you can't go and write your wikibot in pretty much any language – it's simply a matter of how hard it is to write. Python is a simple-to-learn language anyways. I doubt you would ever write a bot that used PHP, and rarely would you write one that used MySQL. And of course if you prefer to work with <code>socket</code> and <code>connect</code> in C, there's nothing stopping you from doing that either... it would just be extremely tedious to write. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 23:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Now, I'm still new to programing, but I heard C. Would C be anything like C++? And I don't want to hear anything about developer status either. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 23:52, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Dangeresque change ==

(First off I'm new here so I don't know if I'm doing this right. Just so you know)

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)"

Not notable? This is homestarwiki! You've got an entire page on the battle of strongbadia, despite the fact that it only applies to one email. And allow me to quote some other character pages...

Homestar: "Though he lacks a visible pair of arms, he is still able to function as though he has them, being able to carry and throw things and even type proficiently. It's generally accepted that either he does have arms, but for reasons that are never explained, they are invisible, or that he has limited telekinetic powers. "

Bubs: "His facial configuration is puzzling; in Pumpkin Carve-nival, he appears to have a safety pin stuck through his face above an internal ear."

Marsipan: "Like Homestar, Marzipan has no visible arms, though she is able to interact with the world as though she did, being able to pick up and move objects, and even play a guitar. It is generally accepted that either her arms are invisible, or that she has limited telekinetic powers."

Strong Bad:"He has boxing gloves for hands (that always have square window reflections on them, no matter where he is), and a lucha libre mask for a head [...] Strong Bad may also have a Homestar-like telekinesis"

Um...so yeah. I'm not mad or anything. I just wanted to point out that dangeresque's floating glasses can probably be considered significant if all this other stuff is on the site. (Hey, you could even tie it in with Strong Bad's rumored telekinesis, right?)

In conclusion, sorry this comment was so long. I guess I'll check back on this page later to see if you offer a counter-argument. Thanks for reading!

:First of all, let me say thank you for taking the time to write such a lengthy comment. Why not take a second and [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]? I agree with you that Dangeresque's glasses do not seem to have anything supporting them (although I suppose one could argue that they are held to his face by tension or even glue). My main problem with noting it on the Dangeresque page is that it really breaks up the flow of that sentence (which is based largely on the [[Dangeresque (theme)|Dangeresque theme]]). In addition, the information isn't really that central to the character; it's more like [[TBC]] just worked in the glasses as best they could given the features of Strong Bad's head. I'm not suggesting that we not note the information ''anywhere''. Perhaps you could put it in the list of [[Lack of Visible Arms#References to Other Apparently Invisible Body Parts|references to other apparently invisible body parts]]. Again, thanks for your note, and welcome to the wiki! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:07, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

== 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. That discussion was archived, so it should link to [[Talk:Strong Bad Email/Archive#New email format...]] instead. See ya! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

== I need some help ==

Hey there its dot com, how are you, how;s easter in america(if you celebrate it?)?

I need to ask you something, do you happen to know any Homestar runner wikipedias that are star wars fans?

by the way, happy easter

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:35, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

:A [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?ns2=1&ns3=1&search=star+wars&searchx=Search quick search] in the user and user talk namespaces turns up a number of users who may be fans of Star Wars. Hope this helps. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 02:05, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== Just a little hello ==

Hey there, It's dot com.
Homsarroks here. I just wanted to drop by and say hey and that you're cool.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:32, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Just out of curiosity, why did you revert my edits on the HR Wiki article on wikipedia? I tried to include the most important users on the wiki there (e.g. you, Tom, BazookaJoe, Some H*R Themed Username, etc.) and put accurate descriptions on what you did there. I'm not mad or anything, just a bit confused. Get back to me when you can. 

P.P.S. I left this message on your account on Wikipedia first, but I decided to put it on both your accounts so that you might get it sooner.

See yas!

:Actually, you didn't include BazookaJoe. I put him in shortly before removing the list. The reason I took it out is that it's so subjective. What makes a user notable? That list could have easily been four times as long. I decided that it would be better not to have it at all. As something of a compromise, I inserted a link that pointed to the list of sysops (even though I know that not all of the sysops are active). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I can understand that. THanks for the reply.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 22:07, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== We need the "Recent Changes" notice to be at the top of every page. ==

Yeah. Not everybody checks that. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:13, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:Why do you need a sitenotice? People who don't check the recent changes just won't find out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:16, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::So it's not really that big of a deal? --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:18, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Personally, I'd recommend putting the notice, or something like it, on the Main Page. This is big news, and there are a lot of fans who may not find out because they don't have accounts, don't check their user pages, Watchlist or Recent Changes, etc. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:22, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:48, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

:::::People who visit the wiki on such an informal basis as you describe are not likely to have the same feelings towards the situation as regular and power users like us. These types of users are the ones the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:recentchangesnotice&oldid=310518 current message] is directed towards. We've added it to the [[H*R.com updates 2006|historical record of events]], but we will not add it to the [[Template:whatsnew|current updates]] if [[The Brothers Chaps]] don't mention it on H*R.com. The general community can find out through the [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Don Chapman]] article, as well as various other mentions throughout several articles. Death is a touchy subject, especially when it effects our heroes. The Admins are treating this with the utmost discretion, please respect our decisions and the feelings of the Chapman family. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:58, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

== hAcKEr ==

Why did you write hAcKEr in binary in your User Box? Oh well... You don't have to answer. By the way, people say your cool. I guess I agree. [[User:Steve|Steve]] 22:01, 22 April 2006
:I wrote hAcKEr, eh Steve? Heh, that's been there for months, and to the best of my knowledge you're the first one to decode it. (If you're not the first to decode it, then you're certainly the first to say anything.) I write extensions and make changes to the [[MW:How does MediaWiki work?|MediaWiki]] software at the [[Wikipedia:Source code|source-code]] level, which is called [[Wikipedia:Hacker|hacking]]. I am a MediaWiki [[Meta:How to become a MediaWiki hacker|hacker]] for this wiki. Thanks for noticing and posting! Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:12, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

== Special Pages ==

Can only Sysops edit Special Pages? --{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 00:46, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

:Generally, pages listed as [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] are ones that are protected or generated by the wiki. As such, they are not editable by the common user, or by anyone. What makes a page uneditable to a common user like you or I is the protect template. See the image on the Main Page for an example, no edits can be made to it by someone lower than sysop. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:50, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::I understand, but how did someone add the template to recent changes? --01:06, 24 April 2006 (UTC){{User:Dacheatbot/sig}}
:::The text on most special pages (including the recent changes page) is handled by pages in the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=8 MediaWiki namespace]. And yes, only sysops can edit these pages. The text in the message at the top of the recent changes, watchlists, and login screen is sub-controlled by a template ({{tl|recentchangesnotice}}) that we placed on the relevant MediaWiki pages. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

==Appropriate Username==
I have a question about the user [[User:Old timey Strong Bad|Old timey Strong Bad]]. Is that username appropriate, because I think it isn't really due to the similarity to [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]. {{unsigned|Lopp3|21:35, 26 April 2006}}
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

==Username Change==
If at all possible, please get around to changing my username. I left two notes on the [[HRWiki:Changing username]] page, but I still haven't had my name changed after a few days. {{User:Lopp3/sig}} 14:32, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

:You left your first request for a username change at 00:11, 27 April 2006 (UTC), fourteen hours and twenty-one minutes before posting your note here. You left your second request for a username change at 12:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC), only twelve hours and sixteen minutes after your first request. It has not even been one day, let alone a "few days." Please be patient. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== 65.167.69.XX ==

Hey, I did a little investigation. This IP range is notorious. I found blocks on it back to November, and comments that it is probably WoW. I know we gotta be reluctant to block a range, but I wanted to call your attention to this particular case. Take a look at the Block Log for the last 6 months to see what I am saying. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 13:41, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

== Poughwhatsie? ==

Actually, that's what I thought when that addition showed up a few days ago. It seemed like ''completely'' random trivia until I looked down at the context; "Poughkeepsie" is the destination in Homestar's word problem about trains entering tunnels. I guess this addition was an attempt to explain its significance (otherwise, why should two guys in Atlanta choose it aside from the funny-sounding name?). But if it's reinstated, it would need some rewrite to explain that (so the reader doesn't have to do the same thing I did). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
:Meh, I don't see the point of including all that info, especially if there's any kind of link that can be clicked. It's barely mentioned in the toon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:13, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

== Patrolling ==

Perhaps you can clear something up for me? Are all users allowed/encouraged to patroll recent changes, or only those who have committed to the official "recent changes patrol"? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:It's not necessary to sign up (although it's nice to know who has committed to the work). I never patrol an edit unless I am pretty sure of (1) the overall content of the article, (2) the intent of the editor, and (3) whether or not the edit is good for the article. (Vandal edits still get marked as patrolled, but the article is immediately reverted. Likewise, edits that add incorrect information are either reverted or reworked as the situation warrants. By marking an edit as patrolled, I am saying either that an edit was good or that I'll fix it.) Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:16, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
::It does. Someday I may sign up for the patrol, but I think I want to observe for a while first. I'm still really new at determining the validity of edits, as my [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Template:STUFF/senior_prom| recent adventure]] with STUFF demonstrates. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
As you might have already noticed, I have finally joined up. However, patrolling has brought a new question: What standards do you use for the Talk pages? I assume they still need to be patrolled, but is that just to watch for cursing, flaming and the like? - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

== Even more recent block ==

I was wondering about the IP address you just blocked. I looked at his contributions, and his vandalism wasn't much. At least it didn't deserve a month-long block, in my opinion. So why did you blcok him for that long? Also, how did you know he was using the computer system at that school? Quizzical in someplace beginning with Q, — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:09, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
: 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. Rest assured that I know exactly what I'm doing and have discussed matters with other admins. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:49, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:: Sorry. I wasn't trying to question your authority. I know well enough through my experience here that you have some of the best judgment I've ever seen. I would never question your actions. If you took it seriously, I apologize. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== Recent change of the template that says "do not create this page"==
Absolutely brilliant. I had tried to edit the weather in london before, and it had the normal template. Now it's completely redone, including hatred by Strong Bad. Dot com, you truly do rock. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, now I get it. There's a template for each one. Both are really funny, actually. Great job. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:05, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

== Expanded basic cable ==

Hi. Master Chief has this friend and Masterchief always goes to his house. Yesterday i went to his house and When I went on this site, I saw that he had the same IP as me. So when Master Chief went to his friend's house he created sockpuppets and vandalized the wiki. Now he isn't Master Chief's friend anymore because they got into some fight. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:49, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::WHAT?!?! I didn't type that! It was probaly My brother or my cousin because I left myself logged on when I had to answer the phone. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 22:54, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Sure. Please see my above reply, and treble it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Is the rule about, "my (Some family member) did this" not allowed here as well.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 23:47, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::It isn't a rule per se, but without proof it is sure looked at with skepticism here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:15, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

==Checking IPs==
I know I can't check them on here, but I was wondering were you go to check who has what IP.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 21:33, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
:There are around half a dozen ways, none of which I'm going to elaborate on here. If you look through the MediaWiki documentation, it might give you some insights. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
::What is the link in the special pages that let me check Ip addresses. (The reason for my asking is because of my wiki.) The thing that I know that if I go there here, I will just get an error.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 16:00, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::If you installed your wiki yourself, then you already have the access necessary to check IPs. If it's a wiki-in-a-can, then it's likely that you don't have the extensions installed that you would need for that. Again, check your documentation. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:04, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

== Dot com & Tom ==

Do both of you guys live in New York, as both of you were at a Yankees game? [[User:72.150.230.125|72.150.230.125]] 01:40, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

:No, I'm from Texas (see my user page for more info). The cap I have on is the official hat of the [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=tex Texas Rangers Baseball Club]. I was in the Tri-State area for three games that particular week: starting with Mets–Phillies (in Philadelphia), then Yankees–A's ([[:Image:Dot com & Tom.jpg|pictured]]), and finishing with Rangers–Yankees (which I am pleased to report [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20060515&content_id=1455525&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away Texas won], 4–2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:50, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
::Wow, so you were right near me and I didn't know it. (I'm about 45 minutes or so west of Philly with good traffic.) You shoulda stopped by. ;)
::Also, I jus' have to say it, coz you know someone's thinking it: as one collective entity, you make It's Dot Tom. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You see, Dorian? That joke was already thought of on IRC. Why won't you log there some time? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:19, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you ==
Thank you very much. I don't appreciate being spoken about, especially when it was way back when. I've been thinking for a long time about how truly ungrateful he is, and it seems he's lost his privilege. Thanks so much. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:54, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:Do you think he'll go crazy like last time? Do you think he'll make tons of sockpuppets? Is he immature enought o retaliate like this every time he gets blocked? {shudders} — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Meh, I don't really care that much. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I don't think many people care at all. I suppose we can just revert it again and again. It's not even like he's doing much inconvenience. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:17, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==IP address change==
My Ip I think has changed. I need you to check my Ip address and tell me what it is. If I am right then my Ip address has changed for some reason.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:To check your IP, just log out. It will tell you your IP where your username usually is. If it doesn't show it there, then edit the sandbox and check the history. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:25, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Am I allowed to say what it is?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:29, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Um, if you want to. Some people try to protect that kind of info. (It won't be news to me, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Here is the difference, this is my now 68.184.181.214, and here is what it was, 66.169.190.116. What is up with that?-{{User:H*bad/sig}}
::::Those IPs are both used by the [[isp|ISP]] in your area. Speaking of, are you a Rangers, Mavs, or Cowboys fan? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Mavs fan. I also love the rangers. Do you happen live in the Dallas/ fort worth area?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:43, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::No, but I do live in Texas. (I did live in Mesquite and work in Plano for a summer, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Hey, maybe we will run into each other at like a mavs or rangers game. I'll hear your name and look over and see you. Wouldn't that be nice?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:59, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::That'd be cool. I'm planning on going to the one about a week from now (Sunday night). You can see what I look like (in a Rangers cap even) in the photo on my user page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:03, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:There is a major problem though, I kind of told my parents that I know everyone here from school, so I can't say hi to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::That's okay. Although I traditionally wear my Homestar running shirt to ballgames, so that other H*R fans can spot me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Although, I could make up a story that would make it ok for me to be talking to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==Idea'd==
I have thought of something, that I think that needs changing. I believe that the fanstuff wiki should be able to use the Tavi style for our skin. Can that be arranged?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:Well, is there a way to put it in a monobook? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::I was talking about a way to have it as a seperate option.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:37, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::I know. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:39, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::::See [[#TaviStyle|above]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:50, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Wait we haven't upgraded yet??--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

==User page==

Are we allowed to have Wikipedia links on our userpages? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:25, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, yes. Check [[User:DorianGray|my page for a lot of them]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::See also [[HRWiki:User space]] for restrictions and conditions. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:30, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::OK, thanks. I wasn't sure if maybe it causes a problem, like there being offensive content on Wikipedia articles (vandalism or not) that HRWiki can't do anything about. Well then, going to add my links... [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:34, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

== Contribs ==
Do you think you could add the 'ctrbs' extension to the Fanstuff Wiki's recent changes? It'd make my job there a little easier. Thanks in advance. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:That is standard in 1.6 (where it will be spelled 'contribs', incidentally). I recognize that it's taking us longer than we originally anticipated to make the upgrade. Don't give up hope of its happening, though. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:01, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
::You added it here... is it difficult to implement? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it involves making changes in about six spots of existing code. It's not just like adding an extension. If we don't upgrade real soon, then I'll see about making an exception to our lockout of changes to 1.5. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:48, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Troll sockpuppet==

Could you please not be so quick to assume that's what I am? Chris/Yeltensic/Granola has relatives just like everyone else. [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Should I..==

..remove the vandalism thing from Darth's userpage? Or should I wait for him to do that or what? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 23:02, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==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. Is there a broken link, or is the problem at my end? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 14:04, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:To clarify, the link found at [[H*R.com updates 2002#Tuesday, February 26, 2002]] for [[Where's The Cheat?]] doesn't work, but the one at [[Toons#Big Toons]] does? What's really odd is that the error you're receiving is [[MediaWiki:Nogomatch]], which I thought was only shown when there's no exact match for a search done with the "Go" button. Is that the message you're seeing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

::The closest I came to duplicating this problem is to type "Where's The Cheat" (without a question mark) in the search box. It also gives a similar error if you type "Where's The Cheat?" (with or without the question mark) in the URL. I'm going to make a redirect to fix those two things, but otherwise I can't recreate the problem as described. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:19, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

== When STUFF gets contradicted... ==

Hi, It's dot com. Here's a question that's been on my mind for a very, very long time (4 months):

What happens if we decline a STUFFed reference, thinking that it's unlikely, but then it turns out it was a reference after all? Say, for example, and I'm not saying that it is (even though I admit voting in favor), [[Happy Trogday]] WAS a homage to All Your Base, and that it is confirmed by TBC themselves on, say, the DVD commentary? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:Well, we just write a nice letter to TBC explaining how they must be mistaken. Once we vote here, that's the end of it. :) Actually, this has happened several times (none springs to mind right this second, but I'm sure someone will list an example here shortly). In cases like that, we simply overturn our vote and note that TBC said so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:33, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:: I haven't yet looked it up, but I believe that "Ryan S." from [[theme park]] was such an example. You're welcome. :D --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:::[[Talk:rampage#I.27m_on_a_Rainbow_.28originally_DECLINED.2C_now_ACCEPTED.29|Here]] is the one example of which I'm aware. And concerning AYB: Even though I voted to decline, I have always felt it was ''possible'' that fact was correct, and will not be surprised if we do have to un-decline it (nor will I be surprised if we don't). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:39, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

==Sockpuppetness==
I know sockpuppetry when I see it and I know that kk is a definate sockpuppet person. (I know how ironic) Anyways, I was wondering why it is that when someone creates an account on here, 2-3 others are created. So my question is, that do you beaucrats check every new user if they have another log in name?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 17:24, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. Nothing against you, but I don't like to post details of something like that. Nevertheless, it's probably not hard to infer certain things by posts I've made elsewhere. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:02, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thatkidsysop ==
Do you think you could make [[HRFWiki:User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] a sysop on the Fanstuff Wiki? There's been a concensus for him to be added to the team. (I actually posted this on the official forum's admin thread a little while ago, but it's been hours without a response and there's already a bit of excitement on the wiki.) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:22, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:No wait. Lets make a discussion about this.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:38, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
No problem. For some reason that forum wasn't showing as having new messages for me. I know what it's like to be offered a promotion and then have to wait and wait for it to go through (in my case, the whole wiki was locked down for the server move). So I will not tell you to keep your pants on, for real. ;) H*bad, this talk page is not the right venue for a discussion on the promotion. In fact, simply by Joshua's posting here I assume that all the necessary discussion has already taken place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:05, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, sorry. The reason was only because I was just wondering about it. Thats all.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

== For you and all the others... ==

For You, Tom, Thunderbird, Joey, Stu, Bazooka, Rogue Leader, Phlip, Heimstern, Abdi Viklas, Drhaggis, E. L. Cool, Firebird, Qermaq, Coder, Jones, Jay, Kilroy, Lapper, Username, Dorian, Paper, and all the others...
Hey, I just want to thank all of you for what you do for the Wiki. I used your page because you seem to be the only one logged on. [[User:65.6.55.229|65.6.55.229]] 20:17, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Hey, Anonymous, why don't you write a really nice thank-you note and then not attribute it to yourself. (Oh, kids can be so cruel. Just kidding.) Thanks, man! It's nice to be appreciated! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:26, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks from me, too! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:40, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Why thank you very much, it's always nice to hear that our work is appreciated. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks, man. That really makes a sysop feel good. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 03:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thenk you very much, Mister .229! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:46, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::Thanks! (And gee; if you know all of us well enough to abbreviate names, you really ought to think about getting one of your own!) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:29, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I'm very flattered. Thank you for your kind words, 65.6.55.229. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:52, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Note: DprianGray isn't a sysop. Just a note. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Neither is Qermaq, but there you go. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::Both DorianGray and Qermaq, if I may speak for the community, are quite respected users. They have the right to be named in that list of thanks. And after all, 65.6.55.229 never once said the word "sysop" in his note. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 00:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Okay, it seems I misunderstood. Since almost every user on that list was a sysop, I figured it was thanking the sysops only. >.> — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

== Magical Sysop Powers? ==

I've noticed that you and the other sysops around here are able to identify a user by their IP number. I have my own little personal wiki, running on the exact same version of MediaWiki as this one, of course without any changes made to this wiki after installation. As far as I can tell, I have no such all knowing, ip reading powers as the sysop of my wiki. Is this something you guys have edited the HRWiki to be able to do or am I completely missing a huge power of being a sysop? —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:I have already asked. They won't say.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::Eh, okay then. Another mystery of the HRWiki goes unsolved. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I think they want to do this to us.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:59, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::::The bureaucrats at this wiki have installed the position of "developer". On some wikis it is called checkuser. It allows users to check IP addresses of users in addition to the normal sysop powers. So yes, it's edited in. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:::::That's not quite right, but it's kind of close, so, yeah, let's go with that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== Paranormal Idol ==

Could you check the IPs of Paranormal Idol and HomeTron V20 on the fanstuff wiki? I think they might be the same person. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:Sorry, but a request for that info would have to come from a fanstuff sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
::Okay, could you please check the IPs of the following Fanstuff users: [[HRFWiki:User:HomeTron V20|HomeTron V20]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol|Paranormal Idol]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol2|Paranormal Idol2]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol3|Paranormal Idol3]] and [[HRFWiki:User:Ytmnd Boy|Ytmnd Boy]]. Here's the reason. (edited version of reasons written by Bub on [[HRFWiki:User talk:Joshua]].)
::HomeTron V20 was a player on an interactive game which Bub created. HomeTron apparently quit the wiki because his Fake Characters were getting deleted by Joshua (as per a different discussion). A couple of days later, a new user, Paranormal Idol joined the wiki. He then created two new accounts, Paranormal Idol2 and Paranormal Idol3, claiming that he lost the password to his original account. Paranormal Idol3 then joined the same interactive game. After playing it for a while and then dying (in the game), he left the wiki. A few minutes after this, Ytmnd Boy signed up and requested to be in Bub's interactive game using the same character as HomeTron V20. All of these users share the same style of grammar, spelling and the way they transcribe.
::In my opinion, this seems like valid grounds for an IP check. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:43, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Based on the IPs, they are the same user. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:22, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::A few minutes ago, I got the new messages flag, and an e-mail saying that my talk page had been created by you. Do you know why this has occurred? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes. I edited and saved your page without making any changes in order to force the system to send you that message but without creating a new version of your page. I hoped you would then guess that I had replied to you here, which you did, so it worked. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:29, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

==Help Another Wiki?==
Greetings from [[Wookieepedia:|Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki]]. :) I'm one of the administrators over there ([[Wookieepedia:User:Jaymach|Jaymach]], if you'd like to check) and I have been told by [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] that you may be able to help us with something we are attempting to implement over there. We're looking into possibly using your "Image Code" verification, but only want to use it for Page Moves rather than every Page Edit. Do you know if this is possible at all and, if it is, is there any chance you could inform us how to do so? Feel free to contact me on [[Wookieepedia:User_talk:Jaymach|my talk page]]. Many thanks. (I'd sign this, but it'd be from my anon IP so there seems little point)
:We are pleased to help you here, Andrew. Tom is sending you more info by email right now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== hello from Nikolce ==

Hi Its dot com, how have you been these last couple of uummm time?? Anyway how are you doing in school? By the way, are there any user that play warcraft 3 on battle net by any chance? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:58, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
: I've been doing well, Nikolce. I hope you're well as well. I don't currently go to school (I graduated from college six years ago). Sorry, but I'm not familiar with the game you mention. Keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

== Finals ==
Do you watch the Dallas Mavericks?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 14:26, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:I checked in on them four or five times yesterday [Game 1 of the NBA Finals, for those reading along] during the game, and I was happy they won. I'll probably see more of the later games in the series. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:12, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Also, their next game is Sunday, Sunday, Someday. Ok, bye.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:14, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Interwiki links ==
Hey It's dot com. I need some help with a link, it's [[Meta:Help:User style]]. It works here, but not on the Fanstuff User Preferences. Do you know why this is?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:30, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It should work now. (I updated and synchronized the knowledge base and fanstuff interwiki tables.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Ok, thanks. Now I can continue to make it more updated like.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:24, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== The latest most recent block ==
Why did you block Strong bad roks!, because it doesn't appear that he did anything wrong.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:57, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:No, but he was going to. Thanks for your concern. 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. Thanks again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:07, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Archives ==
Sorry if my last post was worded rude, mainly because I didn't word it very well. Anyways the reason I bring it up, is because anytime I post something on your talk page it takes forever for it to bring up your talk page.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 20:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's okay, but you should be aware that people generally already know when their talk page has gotten pretty long. Pestering them about it rarely does more than annoy them. If you look at the top of the page, you'll see that I've already archived once before. Maybe I will again someday. Who knows, maybe even soon. There are a lot of other projects I'm working on, however, that require more of my attention right now (like the long-overdue upgrade). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:53, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Master Chief's name ==

Hey, dot com. How did you know Master Chief's real name was Ryan? That is his real name. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:03, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:Well, Brendan, you'd be surprised what information is out there if you know where to dig. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:22, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::You mean on my talk page's history? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:28, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, there's that, but he created [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Log?user=!!!!_Ryan_ON_WHEELS! this account] as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, how'd you know my name? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Like you said. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:46, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::But you knew my name before I said On my talk page's history. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::That's true. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

== Upgrade to 1.6 at the fanstuff wiki ==
Hey, awesome job, you and Tom really work harder than most people notice. The log in page is the best part, though. however, do you think you'll be able to add the poopsmith border again? I'm just wondering if 1.6 can't do that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:54, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
:I love the RSS upgrade....But one question: Why did you upgrade the HRFWiki before the HRWiki? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 02:18, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
::We try to shake down any problems we're going to encounter there before we apply the upgrade here. Not all fanstuffers are happy with this arrangement, but it's the best we've got, as it allows us to identify problems using a database that already has an enormous amount of content. If it's any consolation to them, we did spend an extensive amout of time testing the new features before we committed them to the live wiki. As for the Poopsmith, I don't know when or whether we'll be seeing him again soon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:25, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

==Unblock==
Please unblocking 82.42.237.114 on a provisional basis. the vandals
are gone! [[User:Go-glow|Go-glow]] 13:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
:Forget it. I have records of at least a dozen vandal accounts from that address over the last six months, and the content of the vandalism is worse than most. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:34, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

== Hi ==

I was just lookin around on the wiki this morning and decided that I'd leave a brief hello message for you. 

Hi, It's Dot Com. 
I haven't really talked with you too much, so I felt like leaving you a message. What's up with you in real life lately? Anything cool happening that you'd like to talk about? Any interesting stories or other stuff? Are there any Wiki projects that need serious cleaning up or any pages that need creating? If so, I'd be glad to help with them. I don't really have too much wiki time any mroe, but I have a chance to be on this morning for a little while. I'd be glad to assist with any ongoing projects that are in need of serious help. If you get a chance, please reply on my talk page.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:27, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Could I add you to my friends list? I'd like to recognize you on my userpage for your remarkable work on this wiki over the time you've been here. Thanks for your time.

:Well, sure. You can't have too many friends. To answer your other questions: The Rangers are still doing well, and that makes me happy. I can't think of any projects off the top of my head, but I'm sure there's some good ideas over at [[HRWiki:The Stick]]. I also can't think of any pages that need to be created. I wish they would release the next toon so we can make a page for ''it''. (By the way, I replied here instead of your talk page because it's generally better to keep discussion in one place.) Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty then. ADD'D!!!!!--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 16:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki pages==
What exactly do MediaWiki pages do? I'm confuzzled...— {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:51, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
:See [[Meta:Help:MediaWiki namespace]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

== A troll's IP ==
Hey, Dot com. I found a trolls IP address, and I was wondering what I should do with it.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:06, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you should just hang on to it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:46, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, but he is a pain in the neck. I know him. He has trolled on the fanstuff before. And I just want to be done with him.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:50, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

== Deleting user names ==
Hey Dot com. I heard from some very reliable sources that you guys can delete user names.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:09, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:"Can" is such a big word. Of course I ''can'' delete usernames. I can delete the whole wiki. (Not that I'm going to.) As for whether I ''will'' delete usernames, the answer is no; in general our [[HRWiki:Privacy policy#Removal of user accounts|policy]] is not to do that. Who said otherwise? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:18, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::It just seems like its not a very good idea to keep a username on the list, like NSMC, some inappropriate usernames, Willy on wheels, etc. Well maybe not NSMC, for historical reasons. And I never said anyone said otherwise.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:23, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, can can also just change there username to something else. I'm not saying that he's going to. He ''might'' but I doubt it. --{{User:the thing/sig}} 14:27, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yes you did. You said, "I heard from some very reliable sources." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, well, I was on the mediawiki channel asking questions.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Yes, it is technically possible, and yes, in certain very unusual circumstances it has been done, but no, we don't do it otherwise. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Really? When was it done? Also, I found out mediawiki 1.7 will be coming out in July.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Great. I'd hate for them to actually use a version for a while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, they told me that its going to look much better than 1.6.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:53, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::In reply to the other question: It was used after NSMC's vandalism was cleaned up. All the individual accounts were deleted and consolidated into [[User:NSMC vandal|one account]]. - {{User:Bub/sig}}

== El Cid... lcid... Are Cid... rcid... ==

Hey! [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Cutepetsrus&diff=next&oldid=338955 What's] "rcid"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:58, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's the "Recent Changes ID". Each entry in the [[Meta:Recentchanges table|`recentchanges` table]] has a unique ID, which shows up in the URL when you click "diff" from [[Special:Recentchanges]] on an edit that hasn't been patrolled. The "rcid" part tells the system to display the "park as patrolled" link as you view the diff (even if the edit has [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=710&diff=338906&oldid=338904&rcid=287736 already been patrolled]), and so it's not necessary to be included in a link on a talk page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

== Rangers ==
Hey just in case you didn't get my memo, I am going to a rangers game on wednesday. I know your most likely going to erase this, but just so you know.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:37, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:That's cool. I am thinking about going on Tuesday for the Fourth and the fireworks, but I'll have to see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::I would figure thats when its going to be the most crowded.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:17, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::And I just got back. They won! Back to back homeruns. It was cool. Hey were you there? Or were you there at the July 4th game?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
::::No, I didn't get to go to that one. (That's too bad, 'cause I love patriotic-themed fireworks.) Glad your game was good, and hey, they're tied for first right now! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:30, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

== Bad wording... ==
Hey Dot com. I was wondering about your accually typing the word (A good way of saying it) whatsit on a page. I know you already know this, but there are little kids on here. Can you reword it, please?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:No, I'm not going to reword it. There is a difference between ''using'' a word and referring to a word ''as a word''. Assuming that the user doesn't already know what his name means, then there would be no way to explain to him what the problem is without resorting to pedantic euphemism or a click-through, both of which are unnecessary given that (1) we should be mature enough to calmly discuss any subject, (2) the whole name itself is already as offensive as or more offensive than its components, and (3) the likelihood that a random user will find that page is close to zero. If it makes you feel better, I'll put a language warning there. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, I was just making sure that everything is G or Pg rated here.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:19, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

== Marshie Face ==
[[Image:foodfaces.png|thumb|Both a little creepy]]
Okay, you win. I hadn't compared them side-by-side and was going solely by memory. They DO, after all, have a similar artistic style, even though I can now see that I was wrong in thinking they were the same. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:09, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:Cool. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

== Subst signatures ==

Hi, this is CapitalQ from TMBW.net. We just upgraded to MW 1.6 yesterday (only to see 1.7 stable released today, but that's another story), and after seeing that templates in signatures automatically turn into substrings, ACupOfCoffee pointed us [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki talk:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.6#Substituted Signatures of Death|here]], where you state "I have created a new variable that allows me to disable this so-called feature, which I now have done." If you could tell me exactly how you went about doing that, I'd be very greatful. Thanks. :) -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 02:47, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. I have replied on [[TMBW:User talk:CapitalQ#Subst'd sigs|your talk page]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:55, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks, all set up! You rock. -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 12:09, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== Homsar's Speech ==

DaAaaAAaaAaahhh! Hi, It's dot cayommm! It's KieferSkuunnk! I just wanted to thank you for the <s>flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital</s> help on my Homsar's Speech project! We're almost done now, but I still can't feel my leeeggs. Okay, bye-dee-bye! {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:Nowowowow, this is the thrill of a lifetime. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== /wiki/ redirect ==

I asked Interruptor Jones about this, and he told me to tell you, so... I think /wiki/ should redirect to /index.php/ because whenever I want to look something up in HRWiki by typing in the URL, I invariably end up typing "/wiki/" and getting the ol' 404. I'd just add <tt>Redirect permanent /wiki/ http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/</tt> somewhere in the .htaccess file, and it should work automatically. I think it'd be even better to do it the other way around and make "/wiki/" the canonical form and have index.php redirect to that instead, but not having used the MediaWiki software, I don't know the exact configuration options. Oh... and ever thought about moving some of the stuff on this huge talk page to an archive page? ;) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 16:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:Isn't typing the URL out a bit cumbersome? Why not create a [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html smart-keyword] instead? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:20, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

::It's the way I've always done it, and it doesn't feel so cumbersome after having done it a million times with Wikipedia. Other people might not be aware of smart keywords (I wasn't until just now). Besides, what's the harm in setting up a redirect? :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 21:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:::I'm not inclined to hack the wiki to aid one person's "way of always doing it". There are easier client-side options for what I percieve to be a client-side issue. Sorry. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

::::But is it just one person's way of always doing it, or are other people doing it, too? And I still don't see the harm in just adding a line to .htaccess; you wouldn't even have to restart the server or anything. - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 03:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::It's not that your request isn't easy to fulfill. I presented you with an alternative that would actually be quicker than if I made the change and you typed the entire URL. I don't see this as a problem with the wiki, I see it as an issue that is unique to a single user's behavior. Though I have to admit, I still might consider changing the <tt>index.php</tt> in the URL to <tt>wiki</tt> (making <tt>wiki</tt> the canonical form), but I'd want to go over the consequences of such a change with others first. (Note that this was [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 2#Mod rewrite to remove index.php from URLs|discussed once before]].) -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm unindenting so this doesn't get too wide... anyway, we still haven't even established that I'm the only one who types /wiki/ -- do you have error log statistics to back it up, maybe? I also think the redirect would be a good idea because it would be more consistent with other wikis (I believe most of the most popular MediaWiki sites use /wiki/); inconsistency is why I make this error in the first place. I could make further arguments, for example, that the URL is part of the user interface of a website, and any user interface should anticipate user error. (It's not uncommon for a text-based program to understand both "exit" and "quit", for example.) I could make an analogy with "typo redirects" on wikis. I know, it sounds silly to back up such a little thing like this with so much, but it just feels like a redirect is the Right Thing. (I guess becoming a webmaster is having this effect on me.) Well, I don't suppose there's any more I can say on this subject, so do what you're gonna do. :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 20:20, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== PHP upgrade ==

[[Special:Version]] still says that we're running PHP 4.4.2. Upgrade to PHP 5 unsccessful? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:Delayed. Turns out we need to upgrade [[Wikipedia:Red Hat Enterprise Linux|RHEL]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:Apache HTTP Server|Apache]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:PHP|PHP]] so that we can upgrade [[MW:|MediaWiki]]. We're going to try again over the weekend. (We ''did'' upgrade from 4.3.x to 4.4.2, for any of you keeping score at home.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
::Upgrading RHEL and Apache might not be necessary after all. We should have the CAPTCHA problem (which is really a missing libraries problem) fixed with the upgrade as well, which according to my information should be any time now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Special:Countedits ==
Could you please install the Count Edits extension on the Fanstuff? Many combolations, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:That function is a server-intensive function (which is why it's restricted to sysops on this wiki). Perhaps you could elaborate on why you need it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Honestly, we don't. I was simply interested (in counting edits). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I am looking for documentation and an implementation of Special:CountEdits. If you can help, please contact me at the e-mail address here: http://en.csharp-online.net/index.php?title=User:WikiSysop.

Thanks for your help. --- Editor C# Online.NET

== Ni hao! ==

Hey, Dot com, just wanted to say hello from China! Hope all's going well for you. Things have been crazy in China (in an awesome way), but I can't imagine I'll get much time to tell all you guys until I return to the USA... anyway, just wanted to give you a long-distance greeting. Zaijian! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:47, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:China man that's gotta be fun! Some day I hope to visit China. Just won't be any time soon. I do plan to go to Kansas City Missouri for a few days this summer! Hi Dot com! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:09, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
::Hey juys! Looking forward to your return! (Although, Heimstern, it's kinda like you never left. What an increasingly small world we live in.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I think I'm in a bit of an abnormal situation here, to be honest. I'm in about the nicest hotel in Shuangliu county and stuff like that. So in some ways, I have a lot of the conveniences of home. A lot of places in China aren't like that, or so I hear. But then again, China is growing like crazy in terms of technology and modernization. It seems like ''everyone'' here has a cell phone. Like, ''more'' oft than in the USA. I don't have time to say much more now, though. We'll talk more when I return. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:30, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Olsen Twin'd!! ==

How did you know that the pictures in Teen Girl Squad 11 came from that M magazine? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 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.  — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:29, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Nice. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:52, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


== Old main page style ==

Don't get me wrong, I love the new style, but there are still people complaining (well, on the forum). Is there a way to put that old style as one of the skins in the preferences? If it's too much work, it's fine with me, I like this style better, but some people don't. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}
:We're not going to create and maintain another skin just for that old style. There are instructions out there somewhere on customizing one's personal CSS to make the main page like the old style. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
::That works. I'll just tell people that. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}

== Quick reference guide ==
Ok, this has been bothering me for a while, why on the [[Template:stuffinstructions|STUFF instructions]] page is the words quick reference guide, in red?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:43, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:It's not red; it's kind of a goldish color. It's a different color so that it will stand out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::Really? It really looks bold red. Not even close to a goldish <s>colour</s>color. Weird.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it is a '''reddish-gold color,''' but not '''as red as a broken link.''' — '''[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]''' 03:32, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

== Guitar riff from "Personal favorites" ==

I noticed that the QotW page lacks the sound file for the "Wicked Guitar Solo". I have a copy of that file lurking here, though the file upload page seems to want images, so I figured I'd better not chance it. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

--Ian.

:Hi there Ian. Please email the file to [mailto:tom@hrwiki.org tom@hrwiki.org]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:38, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

== No fan of zeugma? ==

Aw, I loved [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Pi&curid=26404&diff=353018&oldid=353017&rcid=302440 that line]... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:33, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:I am a fan of zeugma, but not when it seems unintentional. My personal fave: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana" (Groucho Marx). Close runner-up: "You held your breath and the door for me" (Alanis Morissette). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

::Or the classic "If we do not hang together, we shall certainly hang separately." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:40, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

== 1 Username ==
Ok, I was looking through the system messages when one of them caught my eye, it said: "Sorry, you have already created $1 accounts. You can't make any more." is it possible to make the number a 1. So that there can't be anymore sockpuppets or something like that.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 05:41, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:Ok, I know that there is an option that will let you set the amount of accounts in one day, so why not have you and/or Tom turn on the option everyday?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:57, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::Because this isn't that important to me personally. If you think this is something the entire wiki should consider, then you should bring it up in Da Basement. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:16, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you from Super Martyo Brother ==

I'd like to thank you for: 
*Changing my username
*Putting up with my noobish comments on talk pages
*and for just being so awesome!
You really do deserve a pizza trophy! --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 05:12, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome, SMB! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:59, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

==Help, please?==

Sorry if I'm bothering you, but I'd like to patrol recent changes, and there's no one else to really ask. What do the red "!"s and "N"s mean? Sorry if I'm bothering you. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 20:55, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: "!" means the page has not yet been marked as patrolled. "N" means that the page was created with the edit in question (and, thus, there will be no "diff" available for that edit.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::Oh! Now I understand. Thanks. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 21:15, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you! ==
I wouldn't have lasted a week. Even though yes I am not on as much anymore because of band and whatnot, but still.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:No problem, just see that it doesn't happen again. If it does, I won't be able (which is to say, willing) to unblock the IP so quickly. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I was about to say, "wait your an admin!". I get it, don't worry he won't be getting on the wiki anymore. I locked the internet with a very special password, that even with your "great" detective like skills couldn't get. Unless of coarse you have 20 life times tucked away with you..... anyways, thanks again. And I do mean again. --{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I guess he won't be a problem for you guys anymore.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 21:41, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== 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?

Guess what: i recently had a maths and science test, and i got GOOD scores. 100% for science, and 107% for maths.

ps: i need to ask you something, you remember the time i asked you why you don't like the later seasons of simpsons, well on your userpage, it also says you don't like the later seasons of family guy either, whats the reason? Can i say , to me sometimes the ''recent'' episodes aren't the same as before. some of them use the same joke as before eg: marge and homer repeatetl arguing. Marge has changed alot, before she was a likeable character, now she seems.... different, do you get me?

Final note: What would be your favourite quotes of the simpsons, from the top of my head it's:

"And i say, a monkey ''can'' mown our lawn". Homer of the distance.
"I fell 8000 feet onto a pile of jagged rocks". Abe Simpson.
"(Austrian accent)Good-moring and welcome to advanced physics,1-0-1, i see alot of new faces, but as the old saying goes: "Out with the old, in with the Nuclues".(everyone laughs except homer). "Now let me just- whoops(drops notes). Homer stars laughing hard:"aha aha hah haha, a did you see that jerk, ah ah ah ha hah , AAAAAA he DROPED HE'S NOTES, AAAAAAA HAH HA H AH H aAAAAAAAAAA HA HA H A.

To me, this is one of my favourite episodes, mostly becasue i can make jokes to my brother about him being in University himself: "Have you spoken with your Austrian professor yet", and "Have you found your secret "Dungeons and Dragons lairr, thats has Nerds secretly studing and playing with characters at level 40" etc.

talk atch you later (sp)
[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

i forget to ask you so so, something serious: How do you make those things on wiki that link to other websiter, like insted of having this website in full writing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nf1VMk0o4Iw, you shorten it into a small thing, how's it done?

ps: at this video on youtube, go to the time 09:26, this is where the joke is where homer is laughing.

==Text could not be found==

On the [[Strong Badman]] page I got an error that says that the text could not be found, and I should report it to an administrator. Do you think it has anything to do with the recent maintnance? - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 00:12, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
:That page seems to be working fine to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:15, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
::If that happens again, you can fix it by purging the page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:47, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Question ==
Hey, IDC. I was wondering if you could let me know how you "hard-coded" the header for [[HRWiki:Sandbox]] to appear from [[MediaWiki:Sandbox]] all invisible-like. I just noticed it and I thought it was pretty nifty. --'''[[User:porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:porplemontage|talk]]'') 02:24, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
:I inserted some hooks into Article.php and wrote a hook function that draws on these [[Mediawiki:Sandbox|two]] [[Mediawiki:Introduction|pages]]. The procedure might change when we upgrade to 1.8. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:06, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
::Could you show me the code you used? --'''[[User:Porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:Porplemontage|talk]]'') 05:07, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

== Permanent Edit Removal ==
I remember how the last time the Fanstuff got attacked by a troll who placed highly unappropriate images on pages, you permanently deleted those versions of the pages from the database. You may want to do that again with edits by the troll [[HRFWiki:Special:Contributions/NKSCF|NKSCF]]. Most of the pages he put images on were deleted (not sure if you still want to delete them from the database), but there's one on Y2K's [[HRFWiki:User:Y2K|userpage]] that still remains. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:52, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
:You could just delete the page, and then restore all the edits except that one... it would still be in [[Special:Undelete]], but you don't need admin powers to do it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:59, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

== Update Icons ==

It's dot com, I noticed a bit of some messy whitespace on the edges of two of the Main Page update icons ([[Image:update-cs.png]] and [[Image:update-ps.png]]). They look fine when they're situated at the top of the Main Page, where the gradient is lighter, but as you add more saturation to the background, the white edges really start to come through. Take a look toward the bottom of the [[Main Page]] to see what I mean. Anyways, I went ahead and tried to clean them up for you a bit, but unfortunately I was unable to upload new versions, since they're both set as protected pages. (As an aside: why are they set as protected pages in the first place?) The versions I made might look rougher on a purely white backdrop, but I think they blend pretty nicely on the gradient background on the main page, comparatively speaking. So here they are, use them if you like:
* http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8674/updatepsqm5.png
* http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7750/updatecsej0.png
--{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 00:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
:The problem with the images you made is that they use an 8-bit transparency, which is currently not recognized by Internet Explorer. Enough of our readership still uses IE that we have to go with the older 1-bit transparency. Thanks for trying, though! The images are protected because they are on the main page, and otherwise it would very easy for someone to upload something very objectionable in their place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes and Homsar Quotes ==

Hi there its dot com!! Loafing redirected my problem to you. I made a Homsar random quote userbox (see my User Page - first on the userbox list) and was trying to add it to the Userbox page for the benefit of the Wiki. So everyone could see it and enjoy the bounty of it's... well whatever it is the same as I do. So I go to the Userbox page and try to add it in. Problem. It won't add into the <userboxsample> tag because of the homsarquote template. Of course, it works OUTSIDE of the tag, so it works on my page and everywhere else. I just can't make it display in the table on that page. Any way that can be fixed? Thanks a ton. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 08:43, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Yes. The braces around the homsarquote template have to be escaped inside the userboxsamples tags. View [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Userbox&diff=377189&oldid=376519 this edit] to see the method and the result. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::: Hey thanks. I thought the random homsar box would be a good idea. Heh, I like the change to "Words of wisdom" better than just Homsar Quote. Good call. lol.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 00:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== ParserFunctions ==

A little late on this, but I just noticed: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User%3AQermaq%2FWords_said_or_seen_once&diff=374614&oldid=374198 good work], and thanks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:No prob, Bob. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Happy X0th birthday, Dot com! ==

Happy birthday, to my twin sysop brother and world's youngest man! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:38, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
: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!" Eat a cake, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:52, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::Herzliche Glückswünschen zum Geburtstag! Have a great day, and may you never get the black lung. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Happy thirtieth email, Dot com! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Happy birthday, Dot com. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:51, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tanjyobi Omedeto, Dot com-san. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Wow... that's just a little bit less... than 32... I learned that in school! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Welcome to deadness. You'll see, it's not so bad after all ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yom huledet shloshim same'akh! It's dot old... Just kiddin'. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:13, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Happy B Day Dot Com. May you eat some cake :) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 23:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Oh, I missed your birthday, happy late birthday. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Dude, how did I miss this? Happy birthday....late... late birthday.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 23:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Happy birthday, Ben. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 01:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I'm also a little late in saying this, but happy birthday, Dot com. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 02:32, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Spits out coffee* Dot com's name is Ben??! Which is said in the first line of a page that I've read but I still didn't know??!?! {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Happy hundredth birthday, Strong Bad! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:27, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Hey, I didn't know it was your Bday... Happy uh... Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:30, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::Oh. I missed it. Still. Hope you HAD a happy Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:31, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::Wow, you and my sister have almost the same birthday. Difference of one day. ;) {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 05:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::::Ah, I missed it. Happy REALLY late birthday. [[User:Powered by The Kate|Powered by The Kate]]

== Error ==

Look at [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] - at this moment, it offers:

<blockquote>The database did not find the text of a page that it should have found, named "The House That Gave Sucky Treats". 
This is usually caused by following an outdated diff or history link to a page that has been deleted. 
If this is not the case, you may have found a bug in the software. Please report this to an administrator, making note of the URL.</blockquote>

This is abnormal, no? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:02, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
:I just purged it. Looks normal now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:05, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

== poll ==

Sorry it the poll is not quite what you were looking for. Let me know if I can help in any way. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Sure thing. As Loafing just pointed out, it's still early for a poll. I feel that there are more ideas and discussion to be had first. Also, I don't think we need to have all 21 or whatever the number is now be included in the eventual poll. Just the best finalists. By the way, I do agree that we need to start organizing the page, and possibly start a new page at, oh, say, [[HRWiki:Logo redesign 2006]] or something. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::If we are still that early I might make a few of my own then. I usually say that and get busy with the family but for something like this I might just carve out some weekend time. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:::also you might want to put a note after Lapper's comments so that others don't take their cue from him like I did. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:47, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Sticklyman = Poopsmith 20X6? ==

You mentioned in one of your edit summaries that you would divulge any evidence that Sticklyman is the Poopsmith's 20X6 counterpart, but I can't find your answer. Does the commentary of "Under Construction" shed any light on the subject? [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 20:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Alas, it does ''not'' seem like Sticklyman and the Poopsmith are related in any way. They mentioned a couple of other generic references (under-construction icons in general; fighting stick-men in animé), but no mention of everyone's second-favorite guy (he's No. 2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::That sucks. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 21:12, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Tampo ==

Can you please unblock [[User:Tampo|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. {{User:The thing/sig}} 00:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

:Tampo {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=Tampo isn't blocked}} and {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Tampo never was blocked}}. Why are you making such an odd request on behalf of a user that left on his own volition and hasn't been around in months? If he wanted to edit, he could quite literally just edit. Are you acting as his proxy by his request or is this your own doing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
::His IP address is blocked, at least that's what he told me. He can't edit. {{User:The thing/sig}} 15:41, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:::{{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=24.77.42.48 Oh yeah.}} We'll think about it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
::::Dot com can feel free to revert this if he wants, but let me mention this - in real life, sometimes you run out of chances. You show up to work late too many times, eventually you are not going to be welcome there, and no amount of pleading will help. When you hurt a friend enough times, it can happen that they will no longer be your friend, despite any of your attempts to make up for it. I think if a person violates a wiki's way of doing business often enough and persistently enough, it's not unfair to say "Sorry, you aren't welcome here" at some point. I'll leave it to others to determine whether Tampo's abuses of the wiki were "too much", but honestly, if the decision were left to me and me alone, there's be no way someone with an established history of abuse would be allowed back in. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
The thing, after reading [[wikipedia:User talk:Danny Fenton#Tampo|this discussion]], it appears that a) this is more your idea than Tampo's and b) that he did not at all say that he's sorry. Please do not contact vandals with the aim of bringing them back to the wiki and then lie to us about what they said.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:08, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:Hold on... he's not blocked from fanstuff!?!?!?!?!? {{User:The thing/sig}} 18:20, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
::So what? This is the knowledge base. Please stop posting on my page about this. I have said we will think about it and at present that is all we are planning to do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

==Inactive on Forum==
You're an admin here and on the forum, right? Well, I registered to the Forum a long time ago, and I've been inactive all this time cause I didn't know what it meant, and I deleted the confirmation email. Now that I finnaly know (thanks to Joshua on the Fanstuff), can you please do something about my inactive-ness on the Forum? I'd really like to be there, where it's really active on topics. {{User:Spyrox6/sig}}
:I went ahead and marked your account as active. Enjoy. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:15, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

== Knowledge Base - Fanstuff Redirects ==
Correct me if I'm wrong, but <s>are you asking for a challenge</s> I believe there's a column in the `interwiki` table named `iw_local` that allows redirects between local wikis. Could this be enabled for the Knowledge Base on the Fanstuff and vice versa? There are currently 18 such redirects currently on the Fanstuff and 3 on the Knowledge Base. It was prolly be more convenient if this was enabled. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:37, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
:You are correct; that does work. I will have to discuss whether we want to enable it. Some might appreciate the click-through as notice that they were leaving the knowledge base. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:19, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

::We've enabled this kind of redirect from Fanstuff to the Knowledge Base on a provisional basis. Let us know how it works. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

== do we see the similarities? ==

[[Image:Internetdotcom.PNG]] 
Your It's dot com, it's Internet dot com...you talked to Karen just last week...you think she put in a good word for you? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:54, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

==Sorry==
Note to self: "Keep your mouth closed more often Ilko." Sorry that I seem to be defeating myself (and the process to some extent) in the logo discussion. I keep telling myself to just sit back and be quiet and not keep reacting to things, but so far have been far too reactionary. Just wanted to appologize for being too. . .well too whatever you want to call it. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 00:42, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

== Move Page Modification ==
I was thinking that it would be convenient to have an option for sysops (and other people with the 'delete' permission) to have a checkbox when moving a page that would delete the redirect automatically without having to do it manually. So, I went and made some code changes to SpecialMovepage.php, and I have what I think is a working implementation of my idea.

All the technicalities out of the way, I'm asking if you could put this onto the Fanstuff. It would be of great convenience when reverting the page move trolls which are all too frequent now-a-days, and when fixing things such as Text Adventures subpages, which are a large problem. The code for 1.8.2 is [http://simpedia.5gigs.com/files/SpecialMovepage.txt here], and the system messages required are [http://simpedia.5gigs.com/files/RedirectDeletionMessages.xml here].

Could you please think about this and let me know? Thanks a plenty, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 16:04, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

User talk:It's dot com

Super Sam — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:37:45 GMT

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== Mean to young people? ==

You're my least favorite admin ever.
:Well, <s>''Bubsty''</s> (I was close. See below), one of the things you learn as an admin is that you can't please everybody all the time. I am, however, open to constructive criticism, so I'm a little disappointed that you didn't give me any more to go on than that one line. Or that you didn't at least sign your name. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:23, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
::What? Did Bubsty write that? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 20:37, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Indeed. ''EDIT: Actually, his sister said that it was she who wrote the comment.'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
::::Or perhaps somebody from his computer or something. He did [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Da_Basement&diff=prev&oldid=241561 refer to Bubsty in the third person]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did this person edit da Basement? Didn't you block him for 3 days, TBird? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:35, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes, he did, but I unblocked the IP, since the edit wasn't trolling or vandalism. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:38, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I see. And in response to Thunderbird's comment: I don't know that third person is really evidence it wasn't he; he could have been covering his tracks. What ''does'' baffle me, however, is that that IP wrote false information about Bubsty's guestbook being gone, when in fact Bubsty himself removed the deletion tag from his guestbook, something one would think Bubsty would know. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Haha, I just mentioned that point a minute ago. But on IRC- I didn't bother updating my theory here. Thanks for pointing that out. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::That was me! Not Erik! And he told me he left the wiki, so I thought he had deleted his guestbook too. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:03, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sigh*. So much for me leaving. Seems I have some explaining to do. Some things to clear this whole thing up:
::::::::::First off, I '''''DID NOT''''' write that comment above. I recently showed Sarah the comment you left on my user talk page a while ago telling me to stop using the list of users list to welcome people. Although I really didn't care that much about what you had written, she seemed to think of it as rude and insulting. I assume that comment was her "blowing off steam".
::::::::::It seems Dot Com thinks Thekillerdynamo is me. If you still have any questions about this whole thing, ''please'' tell me. I'll try to explain it.
::::::::::Finally, I'm really sorry (not to mentioned embarrased), that this whole thing happened. I'll '''try''' to have something like this ''never'' happen again. (Depends if a certain family member agrees).
::::::::::Sincerely,
::::::::::{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:22, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Well, as you can see below, all I knew for sure was that the edits were coming from your house. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
You do a lot on this wiki, but you're mean to the young people here. 10, 11, 12, and 13 year olds shouldn't have to act like a 28-year-old!
Can't you just be a ''bit'' nicer? I think more people would like you then.
Please; I'm not trolling - although I did blank your talk page. But that was so you would see this easier.
If you revert it (which I'm sure you will) can you at least think about being ''nicer''?
Once again, sorry for messing up your talk page. Just please read. Thanks! [[User:24.18.208.18|24.18.208.18]] 04:58, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:PS: I think you're still a good admin. Just show some commen sense. (Of course, I should talk; Look who's about to get themselves blocked!)
:PPS: Oh, and about my first edit on this page; I admit that was me. But that was back when I didn't know what a wiki was and didn't know who you were. You ''aren't'' my least favorite admin ever. In fact, you're one of my favs! If you want to block me for that, go ahead; I deserve it.
::Why don't you log in so we can discuss this. Talking through an IP address isn't the kind of conversation we should be having. I'm not going to block you. If I wanted to block you, I would have blocked your IP a long time ago. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Ok, I made a user. [[User:That One User|That One User]] 06:29, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't mean make a sockpuppet, I mean log in as yourself. You have obviously been around for a bit for you to hold the opinion you do, and, looking closely, you are either Bubsty or, at the very least, someone inside his house. So, c'mon now, Erik, Sarah, whoever... log in for real if you actually want to talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:05, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::How did you know? [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 00:49, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Hang on now, let me make sure I have this right... You're telling me that someone who has [[Special:Contributions/Thekillerdynamo|18 total contributions]] (as of this writing, none of which are in the article namespace) and to whom the only thing [[User talk:It's dot com/These Peoples Try to Fade Me#Hi_from_Thekillerdynamo|I've ever said]] is "Welcome to the wiki, Sarah! Ask your brother to show you how to sign your name," would suddenly and for no apparent reason get so annoyed with me as to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=240812&oldid=240757 put this] on my page? I'm sorry, but that just doesn't add up. Perhaps you could explain yourself a little... or come clean. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Seems odd right? Actully, I've just seen what you've said to other people (like the thing) and what you said to Bubsty that one time. That was why I said "you're my least favorite admin ever". When you said that thing about user welcoming... something like that. But I'm not mad anymore. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 04:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::: Oh, okay then. Please allow me to speak to your points: Occasionally messages must be posted that are stern because it's urgent that the message be understood. (In the case of the message I sent your brother, it was because of the fact that edit summaries can't be changed, and so we have to be careful what we put in them.) I do try, however, never to be insulting, and as I said way back when, I do apologize if he took it that way. Also, I have nothing against young users, and I will happily give assistance to anyone who needs it (just have a look around this talk page). It should be noted that several of our exceptional users, including a sysop, are quite young, relatively speaking. Even though actual age doesn't matter, I don't see anything wrong with expecting a certain level of maturity from our users, once they've had a chance to get the hang of things. The wiki, after all, is not a toy. I think BazookaJoe put it quite well in his message to The thing when he talked about what [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:The_thing&oldid=242251 the purpose] of this wiki is. All of this can only bring us to one conclusion: ...Strong Sad's [[caffeine#Transcript|adopted]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

== Well this is (not) nice... ==

I'd just like to bring this to your attention: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Homestar_Coder&diff=242152&oldid=242150]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I noticed that. I don't know what that guy's deal is. He is addressing Coder, so I'd prefer she be the one to respond to him. That edit could be called trolling (in the true sense of the word), but it's not vandalism. Until and unless he causes more, bigger trouble, I'ma stay out of it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:12, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::I was thinking it was more along the lines of harassment. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:43, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Still, if she wants to block him, she has the power. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. Very well I just thought I'd bring that up. Have a good night. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:55, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thanks for bringing it up. I'll be keeping an eye on that guy for sure. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:09, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::This guy has some kind of anger management problem, and I think not responding to him is the best course of action. I don't even know where he gets this stuff; I've never blocked him (although I did warn him that he might be blocked for mucking up the Sandbox), called him any names (especially not "incredibly gay" - all the people I've known who are actually incredibly gay are far more mature than that guy ;) ), or confused him with Willy on Wheels. If he wants to periodically upchuck on my talk page, whatever. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:14, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Apparantly this is all because of [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Character_Evolution&diff=next&oldid=175719 this revert]. I'm really confused as to how posting a few images constitutes two to three hours work as well as hating Homestar Coder for reverting it. Additionally, it didn't really fit; those images were all over the place. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 01:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I thought I [[User talk:Homestar Coder/MayAug2005#character evolution|explained reasonably]] that the pictures made the page cluttery; at the time, I was also trying to get that page deleted as I considered it redundant with [[:Category:Character Evolution]]. *shrug* {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== Whoa! ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:It%27s_dot_com&diff=243608&oldid=242626 Wow.] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:02, 21 January 2006 (UTC) (And here I was trying to come up with some cool archive style for mine...)
:It's dot com has archived his talk page? Saddle up my flying pig; I'm goin' ice skating in hell! (But seriously—I'm digging the topical groupings.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 07:24, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow. I love that format! Keep on... making-great-stuff! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:33, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Quite impressive. Looks snazzy, and loads alot faster. Now we've just gotta convince [[User talk:Tom|Tom]]... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:45, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
::::This is the greatest thing ever. Would you mind terribly if I bit your style and did a similar thing? :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:35, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::With a comment like that, how could I possibly refuse? You are more than welcome to take my coolness and rework it to achieve your own brand of awesomeness. (Never mind all that GFDL nonsense.) :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:56, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::YAYZ. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== what happened ==

Hey it's dot com, what happened to your discussion page? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

:well, he archived it. this means that at the top, you can just go to the links and they will lead you to the headlines. pretty cool, huh?

::Yeah, I just couldn't take all the whining from all you guys anymore. ;) But I figured out a compromise between keeping all the talk on this page and moving it all to an archive, so I went with it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::i wasn't whining. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 00:39, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::::I know. But take a look through the archives and you'll find quite a few requests for me to do so, and there were innumerable chat conversations to that effect as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:17, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== i believe... ==
that you are an amazing user. you are just in everything you do. i think it is inspiring how much you care for the betterment of the wiki. you block only the most important users. you recently blocked someone i know. i just want you to know that you are doing the right thing. thank you.
:Is this from [[User:Thatkidyoualllove|Thatkidyoualllove]]? If so, why would you want me to block your brother? You guys must be like my brothers and I are. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::yeah, he hates my guts. and that's why he will never disobey me and come on a website too cool for him again. heheheh....{{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:05, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== I want to be a sysop ==

Do you no wen the next sysop election is gonna be? {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:Depends on several things. Why do you ask? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::I wanna be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 16:27, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Really? How come? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:29, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I want to be a sysop. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:31, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Right. You just said that. I'm asking why you want to be a sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:33, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Because I want to be able to: Block, Delete, Edit special pages... all the stuff sysops can do. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Why do you want to be able to do all those things? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:53, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I can't really explain it but I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, ''try'' to explain. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I know stuff that should be done that no one has done. Like people that should of been blocked pages that needed deletion plus I want to help the wiki as much as I can. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Who needs to be blocked? Which pages need deletion? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:12, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Well there gone now but there used to be some. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::What's gone? The people, or the pages? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::If there is a person abusing the Wiki, or a page that doesn't have any need, there are ways of alerting sysops even if you're not one (add abusers to [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]] and add the "tobedeleted" template to bad pages.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:19, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Both are gone but the main reason I want to be a sysop is so I can help the wiki as much a possible. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::It's admirable to want to help the wiki. We need as many people—sysops and users alike—who will do that.     Around here, we consider several factors when choosing whom to make sysops, and the most important consideration is trustworthiness. A close second is participation in the project. Rounding out the top six are the ability to deal with other users (especially in mediating disputes or deciding when to step in), technical know-how, the necessity for another position (that is, whether or not the wiki needs more sysops at any given time), and finally seniority. ([[bottom 10|Number seven]] on the top-six list is [[Senor Cardgage|senority]], which is the ability to make bad H*R-related jokes.)     With those things in mind, at this time I would not be comfortable with making you a sysop. Not long ago, you vandalized this wiki and less than a day ago you were blocked from the fanstuff wiki for persistent trolling. I think it will take a while for people to trust you again after that. Additionally, you currently don't meet the [[User_talk:It%27s_dot_com/Let%27s_Get_Started_on_Doing_All_Those_Awesome_Things_I_Suggested#How_to_become_a_sysop|participation requirements]]. That is, you really don't have that many edits in the main or talk namespace nor have you done a big project. I haven't seen how you handle stress or abuse from problematic users and I don't know the status of your technical know-how (again, because I don't have a large sample of edits from which to judge). Last (and this one matters the least to me but is nevertheless important) there's the question of seniority: In other words, even if all else were equal, quite a few deserving people have been here a lot longer than you, and would thus be ahead of you in line whenever we promote the next user(s).     Please don't think I'm trying to be overly discouraging, but your persistence in asking has made me want to be as unambiguous as possible. (By the way, asking for a position of power—no matter where you are (except maybe Wikipedia)—is a sure way to guarantee that the position will ''not'' be handed to you. Just so you know.) I encourage you to read the link above about the requirements and follow its advice. Over time, perhaps a long time, if you make good contributions and keep your nose clean, then you might be more seriously considered. Until then, keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:45, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::Darn --{{User:The thing/sig}} 19:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

To The Thing: Personally, I'd love to be able to do all those things as well, but being given a position of power doesn't come free - [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|You just gotta ''earn'' it!]] And to It's dot com: I found this whole conversation quite amusing. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:51, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps there should be a page devoting to answering the question "How do I become a sysop?" I see it asked a LOT. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:54, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:Perhaps part of the FAQ? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:57, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I really liked your idea, KieferSkunk, and decided to '''be bold''' and add it myself. It's composed mainly from the large paragraph above, but also from the talk section it links to, and my personal knowledge. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::'''It's dot com:''' Yada yada yada sysop yada yada trust yada seniority yada yada yada edits yada yada yada long speech yada yada... 
:::'''The thing:''' Darn 
{{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:59, 24 January 2006 (UTC) P.S. No offense to either of you. I just found that funny.
::::One other thing, Thing: as I'm sure any of the sysops can tell you, it might not be as fun as it looks from the other side of the fence. It means a butteload of ''work'', and a commitment to a certain amount of involvement and responsibilities. It's like the Spiderman thing (you know, "With great power...). (Except it ''doesn't'' come with the ability to swing through Manhattan streets in spandex.) Also, about helping the wiki: yeah, deleting pages and blocking folks help, but it's really only a small percentage of the work that improves the wiki: the bulk of it is regular users editting and reviewing each other's edits. In other words, you ''already'' have the power for the single biggest part of wiki-helping that goes on. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:02, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::Nevermind I'm a sysop on [http://weirdal.wikicities.com/ My own wiki] now. But it would still be cool to be one. {{User:The thing/sig}} 21:59, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

If I may throw in my own perspective on this, "with great power comes great responsibility." From what I've observed, being a sysop means making a lot of tough judgement calls, speaking nicely to people when you'd rather not, getting blamed for just about anything that goes wrong (real or perceived) and a lot of really hard work. Given all that, I'm not really clear on why someone would want that job so much, but I have nothing but admiration for the people who do it. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 01:37, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== i'm back ==
hey, it's dot com. i just got unblocked this morning. i want to say you did the right thing, and that now i will probably be spending less time on the wiki, so when i get blocked the next time it won't suck so bad. ah well. anyway, like i said, you did the completely right thing, and i hope you become an admin for what you did. thanks.
p.s. if i get blocked another time, please make it indefinite. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:02, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:um....[[User: Yeltensic]] just made a rude remark on the guestbook discussion page, and you should check it out. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 14:55, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

::I am aware of it and have posted comments. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

:::good. that was just plain crude. if he pulls some stunt like that again just because [[User: Darth Katana X|Darth Katana X]] told him to, i suggest you block him. look on yeltensic's talk page if you don't know what i am talking about. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 15:06, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Well I found out about the discussion from Darth, but I didn't "pull some stunt like that" because Darth told me to, he didn't tell me to do that. So leave Darth out of it, he didn't do anything (well maybe he did, but if so it was unrelated). [[User:Yeltensic|Yeltensic]] [[User talk:Yeltensic|Save the guestbooks]] 21:21, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I apoligize. I now understand. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 23:01, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

== That image ==

Just so you know, the reason I restored that image for "[[It's like it was meant to be]]" is just because Homestar Coder and Abdi both expressed their support for it and I felt that the person who removed it was acting rather unilaterally. I don't mind its removal as much if there's actually someone else who agrees about removing it, though. Anyway, keep on tranglin'. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:17, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, and Thunderbird has added a different image. Maybe this one will work well? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:38, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::I don't have a super-strong opinion that page, but the first image just didn't seem to fit, in my opinion. I did have an idea, though (the Wagon Fulla Pancakes). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:18, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I'd say the same about not having a super-strong opinion; I just wanted to see things done fairly. (I try not to be too committed to my own ideas around the wiki. I find it only leads to disappointment when your edit gets reverted or your Fun Fact gets crushingly declined in STUFF. Not to mention you get along in the community better if you just go with the flow and be ready to get REVERT'd a few times, eh?) And yeah, I saw your new idea, and I think it's hilarious. "Rondelman, you crack me up! Crack! Me! Up! That's why you're my doge!" Anydangway, talk atcha later! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:30, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I added a link to the article cuz i wasn't sure at first which article you were talking about. I definitely like the new pic! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:21, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== CAPTCHA ==

I wanted to know what you did to get CAPTCHA up and running on 1.5.6. I stopped by the IRC channel & was told to ask you about it. :) On freenode, I am earthsound (registered user). Also, you can reach me at gmail.com (same user name).
Thanks!
:(He and I spoke via the chat channel, and the gist of the discussion was that I was not the author of the software, just an assistant implementor, and I directed him to the software author. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 25 January 2006 (UTC))

== The ongoing saga ==
um, someone left a message on my talk page stating that it was weird that trendy totebag did not sign on while i was blocked. i know i may be wrong, but i suspect the anonymous user was, well, you know enough to figure it out. the writing, the splling....it's all the same. you probably can't match the ip addresses, but i would like it if you did. or he just didn't leave a sig, and you can check the contribs. thank you. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 21:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Um, there's really no mystery, since he was logged in when he made that edit. I have taken care of it. *sigh* — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, you must be tired of our bickering. It seems i am stupid enough to not stop until i get blocked, so i guess i deserved to be. '''ah well.''' {{User:Seriously/sig}} 00:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I don't mean to rub it in, but EIGHT MINUTES?! Nice, real nice. Eight min. is all it takes to get blocked. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Has Matt? ON WHEELS! ==

Thanks for clearing up all those page moves on my user space. I seriously was actually ''laughing'' the whole time it was happening. I think my userpage had at least 12 "ON WHEELS!" in the page title. My first time being WoW'd. Ever. Well, anyway, thanks a lot! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 04:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:No probalo. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::Wow! someone must really like you! Ooo! ooo! Here's an idea (stemming from our basement discussion that should really go there but i'm sure the discussion has been archived): use the Captcha (ok maybe it's not such as hot of an idea now that i see the page move history) for making moves for all users (since we move pages seldom). But i guess these moves ''were'' done manually! Interesting. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:21, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Actually, I believe the CAPTCHA image is used in move processes for all users. I had to use it. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:23, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh yeah! you're right! It is! I just saw it when i hit the move button in your pa— *points* LOOK! *Runs away* --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:41, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== .swf decompiler ==

Where did you find a .swf decompiler? Stuntman021

:I use [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash Decompiler] by Eltima. A free download is available (which is the version I have, and it meets my needs pretty well), and the full version looks to have a lot of features. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== G'bye ==
dot, I think I am going to take a break from the wiki. I just wanted you to answer a question of mine: do you ever feel like the wiki ends up affecting more than just the wiki aspect of your life? I mean, Ciberdude's got my IM screenname and my email address, and he won't stop from either. I know you can't help me with this, but I think I have to make myself a little more discreet the next time I come on here. That's why I'm taking a break. Just act like I'm gone for good, okay? I'll be back soon, just not for a while. Thanks for all the privelages. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:41, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, giving out personal info can be useful, but it can come back to haunt you sometimes. Take care, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::I will. And even if you lose your sysop privelages, block ciberdork while I am gone. I'll still edit anonymously. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:46, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Seriously, Seriously, you say the weirdest things. Talk atcha later. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:50, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Seriosuly, Seriously. I mean Seriously. What. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 03:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::So, i finally learned to block email addresses, and IM ones too. So.....I guess I'm on the wiki again, and once again I am wildly exaggerating like I always do. Ah well. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 22:04, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== What did you do ==
I would just like to make a counterpoint to hating guestbooks, even though the discussion is over. Have you ever thoguht how much sigs should be deleted? You must have, because if you are going to delete guestbooks like you did, the exact same reasons apply to sigs. People working on their sigs clutters up the recent changes, I know because I do it '''all the time'''. Sigs are not contributing to the wiki, just like you insist guestbooks don't. And finally, They give no proof that someone ever read your userpage, something that by the way is something that people either do or don't but that shouldn't matter to anyone else. I just think that What you and the admins did was entirely opinionated. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:45, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:No proof, eh? Well, I guess that someone could read a user page in a matter of seconds and then promptly sign a guestbook. Not all sigs clog recent changes, just yours. Sigs are a means of identifying a user, and thus serve a purpose. I am not meaning to reply for It's dot com, but I just wanted to say this. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 22:58, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::Also, I bet a lot of sig flooding could be stopped if people just used "Show Preview". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::: Sigs exist anyway; you edit them in your user preferences (which does not show up on Recentchanges). The custom, however, is to create a User/sig template and use ''that'' as your sig. The User/sig versions are used because:
:::# They're easier to edit.
:::# If you edit one, ''all'' of your signatures change. If you edit the sig in your preferences, only ''future'' signatures change.
::: What's more, custom sigs of any sort allow links to your Talk or Contributions page, and make it easier to tell who's who (if you see a light blue sig with a green "Talk" area, it's probably me. If you see a gold-colored sig with symbols on both sides, it's likely Thunderbird. etc.) I'd take that over not being able to tell if I've previously read a user page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:29, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And, by the way, it was not the admins' decision to remove them; they may have started the voting, but ''everyone with a user name'' could vote. I abstained voting entirely because I don't really care. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:32, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Got it. Reluctantly. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:16, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sorry ==

Sorry about re-making those User_talk:Drwho? pages. I wuz trying to mark them delete but you already deleted them. {{User:The thing/sig}} 23:47, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:That's okay. Just remember to wait a couple of minutes between postings if you think that might be happening. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:35, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Two Questions ==

Hey Dot com, what's up? I have 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? (This is indirectly related:) I was wondering if you could take a look at [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects|this]] issue. Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:34, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
:See [[#Super-plain_link]]. Note: old how-to questions from my talk page are filed under ''The System Is Down → Technical help''. On your second question, I'm not sure what you're asking. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
::For the first question, I looked briefly and couldn't find it (actually i scanned the page twice) but couldn't find it. I was scanning too quickly. As for the second issue, it turns out to be a firefox issue :(. Nerd42's sig goes beyond the table borders for some reason. I looked at the sig code and all the tags were closed off. I hope you have a copy of firefox to look at this cuz i'm not gonna provide a screenshot of it right away! ;) I gotta eat! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I'd post it in a more central place, like the FAQ talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Good idea! Just so you know, I found out another reason why you wouldn't be able to see it: resolution. The problem only happens when you wrap text a certain way. As a result, I have [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects#Strange|posted]] an [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Projects&oldid=255516#Timeline_project update] and a [[:Image:Nerd42sigProblem.png|screenshot]] of the problem, as well as an inquiry in the [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ#Sig_image_bug|FAQ talk page]]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:45, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== trolling ==

Just so I can learn the game a little more, how did you know that those last few blocks were Yeltensic, I looked in the user contribs and didn't see much. Teach me OB1, your my only hope :-P {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, often times he makes a remark that identifies him as, in fact, yeltensic. If he didn't do that, then I'll step aside and let dot comster answer this. {{User:Seriously/sig}} 17:22, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I just looked at the blcok log, and I have to admit I am confused. He must have matched the IP addresses. Also, there are two new users that are created. How do we know they're not yeltensic? {{User:Seriously/sig}}

:User:18593095NSMC90531234 wasn't trolling. I heard about the NSMC people but mabe this wasn't. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:03, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yes he was. I didn't say vandalism, I said trolling. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::How? {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::I agree with The thing on this one. Even though he might look like NSMC at first glance, take a look at the article on Uncyclopedia [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/HRWIKI about our wiki]. At the near bottom, it says "If you happen to be new, register with the username: 18593095NSMC90531234 - Trust me, it'll be fun." This is the ''exact same username''. It seems to me that this guy just didn't know anything about NSMC or this wiki and got Punk'd. He wasn't doing anything bad (yet), so why block him because of "trolling"? Although I would suggest that he get a better username. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:11, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::Yea. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:13, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

:::::LLok at this '''North Shore Medical Center''' same first letters. {{User:The thing/sig}}

::::::I know exactly where he got the username, and it's the reason I knew what his intentions were. Trolling is the (usually intentional) provocation of a person or community with the aim of getting a negative reaction. Even if he just did it on a lark (which I doubt), he should know better than to blindly follow instructions he came across in a place like that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. i think i've been banned enough to know not to fight with him.— {{user:Ciberdude444/sig}} 22:57, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

:<s>I think your mom goes to college is not the person who sent this. But that's just me.</s> {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:24, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Troll==
Really bad troll attacking for 2 days at the fanstuff wiki, Joshua says he needs help. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

:What do you mean? I'm not sure that dot comster is a sysop there. If he is, please elaborate. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:15, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yeah, he is. [[HRFWiki:User:Riley|Riley]]

:::Seriously: This is the third time ''in a row'' you have replied to messages on my page that weren't addressed to you. And in two of the three times, your reply was either wrong or didn't give any useful information. Please let me have the opportunity to reply to my own messages. Thank you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

::::Riley: What's this guy's deal? Is he Clan or someone who just doesn't like Clan? What course of action would you like me to take? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

It's dot com: Sorry. Just trying to be helpful. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:29, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

:Um, he stopped, joshua wanted me to tell you earlier. [[User:Riley|Riley]]

::I enabled some more security that should limit him to one new vandal account at a time, and I scrubbed out some of the filthier usernames. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:49, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks ==
Thanks for all the work with Babel! -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:06, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:12, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== Babel ==

I understand why you think that the [[HRWiki:Babel|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. I understand that there would be a lot, but noinclude tags could be used to keep track of them. Source code is fine, but do you think that I could at least try with Templates, and if it gets too confusing switch back to source code? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 00:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:I think we should try with the source code first. It's not too hard to get the hang of. (Besides, it's just copy and paste for most people. ;) ) I don't have a problem with a generic template, but we don't need to create a whole slew of them for a non-mainspace thing such as this. Plus, this way, people won't be limited by just the ones in the templates (although we do ask that they be Homestar Runner (or wiki) related). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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 the warm welcome i had at the wiki compared to my brother's fued and destruction it was better not to connect me with him in any way. — {{user:Yourmomgoestocollege/sig}} 20:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recent block ==
Umm... are you sure that IP you blocked recently is the right guy? Because I checked his contribs and he hasn't done anything vaguely trollish. Except, maybe for editing Tampo's sig and page, but Tampo din't seem to mind, which leads me to believe he ''is'' Tampo. If he's not, he still seems like a fine user. Any reason why you blocked him? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:19, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as A fweakin' chair
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Reverted
:*24.77.42.48 has created an account as Christian
:Yep, I'm pretty sure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:24, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
You've blocked a troll with the same IP adress as [[User:Tampo|Tampo]]. He is blocked for no reason. [[User:Stongbah|Stongbah]]
:Yea! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:10, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
::The IP in question was not blocked for no reason. It was being used (as you can see above) to create multiple accounts in a short amount of time, which were then being used for vandalism. I will unblock the IP for now, but I'll be keeping an eye on it. P.S. The thing: Exactly what was the point of your post? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:29, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I have no idea just kinda wanted to be in the conversation. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:32, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

== Arrested Development-apalooza ==
I wanted to make sure you heard about this. Fox is airing the last four episodes back to back on Friday, starting at 8pm. From one fan to another, {{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 23:43, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, we've already got the party planned! :) It's going to be bittersweet. I don't know whether to hold out hope for Showtime or not. And I wonder how they'll tie up the loose ends while leaving the door open a crack in case they do change networks. Hmm. Thanks for posting! Talk atcha later, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:47, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Such a good show.....It pains me to see it go....{{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:59, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== Admin sigs ==
Why do none of the admins excepy JoeyDay have customized their sigs? I'm thinking maybe you guys are too busy to do that stuff. Just wondering if you knew. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:Well, that's not quite true, unless you have a very narrow definition of admin. If by admin you mean someone on the [[Template:adminteam|Admin Team]], then [[User:Stu|Stu]] definitely has a [[User:Stu/sig|signature]]. If you mean people who are on the Admin Team and are currently active in the day-to-day maintenance of the site, then you're right, only Joey has really customized his signature. Of the six of us, however, only [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] has no customization to speak of. [[User:Tom|Tom]], [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]], and I all have subtle modifications from the standard. If, on the other hand, when you say admins you mean sysops, then there is quite a bit of customization. [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] and [[User:FireBird|FireBird]] have had special sigs for as long as I can remember, as have [[User:Jay|Jay]], [[User:Homestar Coder|Homestar Coder]], [[User:Kilroy|Kilroy]], and [[User:The Paper|The Paper]]. [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]]'s modification is a slight tweak, and [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] and [[User:Furrykef|Furrykef]] haven't been here in a while. Even [[User:GrapeNuts|GrapeNuts]] (a bot) has a [[User:GrapeNuts/sig|sig]]. As for the heart of your question: Why do Tom, [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]], and I have more or less "plain" signatures? Well, Tom's is like that because he's ornery about such things. BazookaJoe's and mine are like that because it just looks right. Since everyone else goes to such great lengths to customize their signatures, ''not'' doing so becomes a customization in itself. — [[User:It's dot com|''It's dot com'']] 23:30, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool font. I meant the admin team, without the sysops, By the way. Stu, well I've never actually seen him make an edit. Although I did hear that he was joey's friend. I just think that if you have a sig, you should make it have more convenience, like having a link to your talk page. Thnaks for the answer. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:35, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

:And Dot com has toyed with his signature in the past [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 8#Towards a more standards-compliant signature|once or twice]], a long while back. That special sig you just made looks pretty cool, if you ever did decide to change it for good. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:35, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::GrapeNuts has a sig? Dot com customizing his!? What is the world coming to!? ''This message is {{User:GrapeNuts/sig}} approved (not really, I just wanted an excuse to use his sig :).'' --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

:::Weird. And ''you'', thunderbird, had a blue sig. That scares me. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 05:10, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Um, I just wanted to know what subtle modifications you, Tom, and InterruptorJones have on your sig. Do you mean past versions? Also, what is DrHaggis's slight tweak? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:25, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tom has a nonbreaking space in front of his (and used to have an empty link). I have an em dash. Interruptor Jones has both of those and uses small tags. Dr Haggis's real username is Drhaggis. All of us put the modifications directly in the preferences box, instead of using a sig template. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::So you don't have to put an em dash alll the time? That's really cool. I think Ill do that. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

== 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. Also, you should think about Has Matt?'s page that includes homsar quotes that other people can edit. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:28, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:I can't realy think of many people who do translations. Even then, the translations themselves are direct quotes and the replies are occurring on the talk pages. The reason I had a problem with your activity is because not only were you inviting people to edit your user page, you were asking them to ''create new H*R-related content'' based on the toons, which is the very definition of fanstuff. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:38, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::Ah. I realize that my above comment was a little bit too harsh; I apologize for that. I try to stay nice with users, since most already have a reason to hate my guts (including you). So, yeah. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:42, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, okaaay.... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:43, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, DBK does, after the extremely insolent remark I made on his user page, And you have a reason because of [[User: Ciberdude444|Something I can't mention.]] Also, Firebird has an excuse because I was blocked by him for trolling, and Yeltensic has a reason (although he's not a user anymore) because I was one of the people who asked him to stop most. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::One of the coolest things in this wiki is that everybody generally treats each other with respect and with maturity. Most of the people I know here do their job (be it editing pages, commenting on behavior, or taking action nobody wants to have to take but that needs to be taken) and then move on if need be, and so we try not to harbor little things that may be divisive or in the long run inconsequential. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 00:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== Recap ==
Can I get a recap (no need to be brief, I have time) of the things that have happened here since the start of December? - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:''See [[Talk:Main Page#Recap|Talk:Main Page → Recap]]'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:36, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== guess what happened to me ==

Heloo there It's dot com, how are you, i've been doing great. About the heading, check out my talk page and user page, and you'll see what happened. Have you every got a similar award? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 07:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
:Cool, man. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:28, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, keep in mind, Nikolce, that the pizza trophy is superior to the Iron cup of <strike>beef</strike> brunswick stew. This means that that trophy is one of the greatest trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

wow, is there some sort of "lost of tropies or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:47, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:Yes. Check the [[Hrwiki: Barnstars|Barnstars]] page. There's a lot of trophies you can get. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:44, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

== Mirrors and Such ==
Hello, It's dot com. I'm now direction your admin-y attention to [[Talk:Scroll Button Songs#HRWiki Mirror|this little discussion]] in the far reaches of the knowledge base. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:00, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
:Tom currently handles all the mirror-type stuff. I would ask him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:20, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
::Okay... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 15:35, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes? ==

Hey there dotty, how are these last couple of days. can i ask you something, i've been looking at people user pages, and i've been finding these things called userboxes? what are they?

is there a list of them or something?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:36, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:I might be able to help here. A list is located at [[HRWiki:Userboxes]], as well as directions on how to add them to your page. Let me know if you need any help adding some, if you want to do so. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:37, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Thunderbird, let me say sorry, about this message. Its because i don't like to order people around, but my user page is a bit of a mess, actually its chaos, please help its urgent. thanks a bunch. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 08:06, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:Nikolce, if you say please, it's perfectly fine. Don't worry about politeness, because it seems you almost unconsciously type in polite ways. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

== Idea and it's potential ==
Hi. Nikolce Kocovski sent me something on my talk page. It's the newest headline, I think you should check it out. I want to see if you think either his idea or mine would be of any potential. Thanks. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:32, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== NSMC thing ==
What's the purpose of that page? Also, why'd you delete the talk page for it? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:45, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:Also, I'd like to congrat yoyu on the amazing amount of users you've managed to obtain. Truly amazing. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:48, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::"Amount of users"? What? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::I mean the amount of sockpuppets that NSMC created. You just made a page listing all of the addresses. It looked cool. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:50, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. Well, for an explanation of the page, see the section in [[HRWiki:A_History#NSMC|A History]]. I deleted the talk page because it was a user talk page, and therefore comments on it weren't addressed to me but to the vandal. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:00, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I find this extremely interesting. Y'know, I was here when NSMC hit. I didn't know how revert it, though, so I just didn't go on the Cheat Commandos section. Of Cuorse, that wasn't enough. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:02, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== Paradoxes ==

So which came first? The [http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse/Please_leave_this_line_alone chicken], or the [[HRWiki:Introduction|egg]]? ref:[http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/User:Sannse] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:21, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure ours was modeled after [[Wikipedia:Template:Please leave this line alone|this]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:25, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::I hate it when we're not original. :(. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:26, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Ahhhh .... hence the similarities. I *now* remember seeing that before a long long time ago, once you showed it to me, even though it looks exactly like the other one... :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:20, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
Cool! Where did you find [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email&diff=269724&oldid=269553 this one]? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I wrote it myself. See the fourth userbox on my user page. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:49, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

==18,000 views==

Hey, you've got a cool userpage. I agree, Marzipan's answering machine is underrated. {{User:Granola/sig}} 05:02, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks, man. Welcome aboard! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:03, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::With over 18,000 views, it ''has'' to be good. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::18,000 views?? When did that happen?! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm not sure I trust those counters anyway... The one at the bottom of this talk page currently shows only about 800 views, but surely ''that'' can't be right. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:44, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've been having a similar situation on my user page. For some ''extremely'' odd reason, it says I have ''28,000'' page views. Seriously, I'm not that popular. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 19:09, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::You were talking to Dot com, not Seriously. {{User:Granola/sig}} 21:51, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, Granola. That's one of the worst jokes I've heard all day. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:55, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Of course, I, being a retard, do not understand that joke a bit. Also, dot com, you might as well delete that thing on the bottom I wrote, cause you asked the smoking monkey to delort it. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:58, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, you see, "Seriously" can mean both your username or "in a serious manner". Has Matt? meant that ''in reality'' he is not as popular as 28,000 page views would seem to indicate, but Granola took it to mean that he was addressing you directly. Hilarity ensued. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Or a total lack of hilarity, as it was a crappy joke. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:38, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Oh good, I knew you weren't that popular :P Maybe with all the code fiddling you do, you somehow reversed the number of talk page views with the number of userpage views or something. I've gotta say this has shattered my confidence in those little counter things, before I would have trusted those things with my life. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:24, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::And I jumped from 2500 to 6000 in less than 24 hours awhile ago. That can't be right, either. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::The number is so small because the counter was reset to zero when this page was moved back incorrectly from a vandal. It had to be deleted and recreated, and that's probably what caused the problem. And Heimstern, do you have your preferences set to hold page caches? If you do, that's probably what caused the view count to jump. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 06:30, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Aw, man! You're probably right, HSRusername. That really bums me out. I would reset my counter, except that I have no idea what to set it to. By the way, as far as I know, I've never messed with anything that would affect those numbers. Maybe they've gone up dramatically because an outside bot is gathering data or something (like for Google). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:34, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::At the very least, as of [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 16#6,000 views!|06:57, 7 December 2005 (UTC)]], you had over 6,000 talk page views, and just under 6,000 userpage views. I think it's safe to give yourself at least a 10,000 talk page view head start, as long as you give your userpage a 10,000 view handicap. That should get you somewhat back on track. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:38, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Well, I found an archive just before all the hubbub that put the count at 10,071. I added that to the 958 currently showing to get 11,029, and used that figure to reset my counter. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

==Autocolumn==

Btw, I wanted to say excellent work on the autocolunm feature. I was looking at the Strong Bad Email tables yesterday, thinking an autocolumn thing would be a nice feature, and lo and behold not two hours later it had been converted. Nice work. (I suppose for colunms such as the ones on my userpage though, it doesn't have any useful application, correct?) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I tried to use it for the ones in my page, but it just screwed things up. Although I did put it on [[The Field]] and [[Strong Badia]] and Has Matt? used it on [[Homestar Talker]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:47, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks! Yeah, when the columns are independent lists, they still have to be done the regular way. The autocolumns are for when you have one long list that just needs to be split up. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Very nice script, It's dot com. No more tiring counts of items-per-column to make sure each one is equal. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:23, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, what was the difference? I don't see anything new...at least I don't think...{{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:52, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== The Smoking Monkey's talk page ==
Why isn't what he did bad to you? Before you say no, let me explain. First of all, he embarassed me ''and'' The thing on his talk page '''on purpose''', second of all, he said apology's to dot com, which means he knew this would have a certain outcome to certain people like me, you (which for some reason you find fine), and the thing. This is a perfect example of premeditated malice. And third of all, would you like it if someone made fun of you on their talk page for everyone to see? {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:24, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:I have asked The Smoking Monkey to revert or remove the thread. If you find it insulting, then it is a personal attack, which we don't want. I assure you this was not The Smoking Monkey's intent, but that is beside the point. Let me take this opportunity, however, to suggest that learning to laugh at one's self is one of the most difficult yet rewarding things a person can do. In addition, I think you should ''stop'' apologizing and ''start'' adding more content to this site. Whenever I click on your contribs, I notice that over the last week your user talk contribs outnumber your main namespace contribs 7 to 1. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:07, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
::yes. I understand. Also, I've been adding to the wooky (a major overhaul of the site just because I feel sorry for it), so I havn't had much of a chance. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== Finding vandalism ==

Hey, just wanted to flag a sysop. [[other days]] was mildly vandalized. I fixed it but figured you might want to know about it. Feel free to delete this from your talk if you want. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:22, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
:Simple nuisance vandalism can just be fixed and then ignored. The best way to let us know about more serious vandalism is to post it on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]]. Then we'll get it taken care of. Thanks for reverting that page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:41, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== The thing ==
Now that he's unblocked, I'm thinking you can put that template for his block reason on his talk page. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:32, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== Did I just miss that? ==

Did I miss something or is this just deja vu? I *just* noticed that the order of the "diff" and "hist" buttons are out of order from the other wiki's. In wikipedia, they are before the page title, here they are after the page title. How long has it been like that, and was that part of your recent tinkerings? Confused in Connecticut. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:07, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:You live in connecticut? Bodacious in Buffalo {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:10, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::I don't see what you're saying at all. Whistlin' in Washington, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:12, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You sure? On the Bonus Stage Wiki, they also go (diff)(hist), so... I dunno. Not Doing A Name Thingy Like The Rest Of You in Pennsylvania. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::I think what he meant, although I don't see it, is that he thinks that it was "{page title} (diff)(hist)" here. Lazing Around in Lynnwood, {{User:Jay/sig}} 22:16, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Hm. Odd. I see it the other way around. I mean, the correct way. Maybe Stux's internet is just going spastic. Not telling anyone my location, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:20, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Maybe it's a certain bug in the mediawiki 1.5 software, there were many other ones. {{User: Seriously/sig}}
::::::OT: Jay? Lynn would wash? Silly in Sammamish, {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:23, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::How very Strong Bad-ish of you. :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Wait, did anyone else just realizing us having this discussion that is getting off-topic on another user's talk page that isn't even responding? Confused in Crapland, {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 22:27, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yeah, I'm thinking it's either a bug in the software, or a bug in Stux's compy. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:30, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I doubt that it's a bug in my compy since my watchlist is getting the code from the server as it's all server-generated. I know I have the "enhanced" recent changes turned on (I turned it off for a moment and it indeed showed it the other way, with (diff)(hist) first. But this must've been deja vu, cuz of that. Cuz I've had it "enhanced" for the longest time. So I dunno. I probably need sleep. As for my domicile: I actually don't live in Connecticut, nor have I ever even been in the state (sadly). I just picked the two words cuz they made good alliteration! (And I was surprised to be able to spell the state's name right.) I didn't think people would assume I lived in Connecticut. In fact I am Mindless in Michigan. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:51, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Mindless south of Montreal, Bamboozled west of Boston, Really Confused north of Rio, Dazed east of Dallas. {{User:Granola/sig}} 19:14, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Vandalism ==
The thing has recently vandalized a wiki. Check Benol's talk page for info. I suggest you block him, as per your rule posted on the main page. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 16:53, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:Sorry I <big>LOVE</big> this wiki the trolling was my evil cousin! Plus it wasn't this wiki. I swear I'm crying right now. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:55, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::You should have thought about that '''BEFORE''' You trolled!!!--{{User:Benol/sig}} 16:58, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Please I'm really sorry! That was my evil cousin! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:59, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm crying harder than I ever have before! :'-( --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:01, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::I'm sorry. Nothing we can do. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Please I '''LOVE''' this wiki! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::You probably won't be ''Permanently'' blocked.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:03, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I'm to sorry to even say it in words! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:05, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Look, you guys. I'm pretty sure all this trolling went on before Dot com posted that message on the Main Page talk. Besides, he's now trying ''extremely'' hard to clean up the mess he's made, so he obviously knows what he did is wrong. Therefore, will a block ''really'' do anything to help this situation? I think not. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 17:06, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Do u see how hard I'm trying to get rid of the vandalizm! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:07, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Ok guys, The thing has more than repented for that vandalism. Seriously, I suggest that you keep your nose out of matters that do not involve you. The thing is currently reverting the vandalism with extreme diligence, and this situation is misunderstood by both Benol and Seriously. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 01:39, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::It wasn't that I was not minding my own business, but I saw many changes to Benol's talk page on the recent changes and decided to see what was up about it. I only meant to help, and I'm sorry if I failed to do so. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 12:34, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I wasn't party to this at all, so I don't really know what happened in this particular case. But I will say this: I said once before that I thought the ops here were being too lenient on The Thing, as he's had a history of vandalism and trolling in the past, and everyone seems to be very quick to defend him. (Lots of "I'm sorry's" and "I won't do it again!'s".) I don't deny he's also made good edits here, but I have not seen discipline executed equally to him as has been to others who've done similar things, or less. That's kinda frustrating to see. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

You all need to complain to your teachers for not teaching you how to read. While you're at it, Seriously and The thing, go ahead and post a mailing address where I can send a bill to your parents for babysitting you. On the main page talk, I said that anyone caught vandalizing in our name would be dealt with. I have neither the time nor the resources to try and police other wikis. The message regarding other wikis means that if you vandalize Uncyclopedia, for example, ''in retaliation'' for something that happens here, then at that point you are speaking for ''all'' of us here, and I care very much that you don't do that. But random vandalism doesn't concern me. To The thing: I can't believe that you think vandalism is funny, especially given that you're an administrator at a wiki. To Seriously: you need to learn what is and what isn't important, and stop being such a tattletale. And stop speaking for me. In one place you say "No matter what, you must get blocked." You have neither the authority nor the experience to be making claims like that. To KieferSkunk: The thing didn't actually do anything (in this case) to harm our wiki or its good name, and therefore there are no grounds for blocking him. (And he ''has'' been blocked recently by BazookaJoe for spamming.) To anyone who needs to hear this: Stop vandalizing. Stop behaving so immaturely (and don't blame your actions on your age; I know several young good contributors). Wiki usage is not a right; it's a privilege. And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing. You've said you're sorry so much that the words have no meaning. Let your future actions be your apology. That's all for now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:In reply to your comment to me: I understand, and I'm not asking for him to be blocked in this case. I was making a more general comment about The Thing's history, seeing as how I have witnessed vandalism from him in the past and saw people, even sysops, defending him and going way out of their way to reason with him, rather than treating him as a vandal. I didn't understand it at the time, and I still don't, so I left my comments on the matter at "I think you're being too lenient with him". This was mainly just a follow-up on that, more to mention that I'm not surprised another "incident" has come up than anything else. That's all. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::Well, unless an account is being used for nothing but vandalism, then [[HRWiki:Blocking_Policy#Vandalism|reasoning should always be exhausted]] before blocking is implemented. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:53, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Just who do you think you are? ''Babysitting''? Y'know, it's not like I've ever done anything mean to you. Yes, I spoke for you. Just trying to help and to see it in the eyes of an admin. Yes, I've answered your talk page questions for you with crappy answers. Again, jsut trying to help. These things don't mean you have to insult me like that. Y'know, I've really never done anything bad to you on purpose. I always had great respect for you, and I've never purposely insulted you like you just did. You need to learn how a simple misinterpretation of a comment on the main page talk should'nt be an excuse for acting like that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:09, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::When I vandalized I thought you were suppose to vandalize there. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::To Seriously: As one who has been an admin several times in other places, one thing I can say with certainty is that many admins feel very put off and are easily annoyed by non-admins (and especially relatively new people) trying to speak for them. Dictating policy to other users on behalf of the admins is usually a no-no unless you are an admin or are trusted by the admins to do so. (Obviously, I can't speak for It's dot com, but if I were in his place dealing with this crap, that's how I'd feel.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::And if you haven't figured it out by now who I am, Seriously, then you've got deeper problems than I can fix in one afternoon. To The thing: whatever, man. To KieferSkunk: Hear, hear. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:23, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::Okay. Here it goes, time for me to swallow my pride:

Look, Dot com, I just don't want to be treated like a baby. In my opinion, I think being a tattletale is the wrong was to think about it, I prefer "fighting trolls, and trying to help you with your rule". Yes, I was disrespectful to you. I just needed to prove my point and express my anger at you. Also, I know you are an admin. Maybe I ''was'' a bit overboard with you; that doesn't mean what I said was entirely wrong. I mean, I apologize, but it's not like I'll kiss your ring and beg for forgiveness. I've got to be a bit more defiant than that to ever prove my point. Just remember: I've always, ''always'' tried to help you, and I just found your comment a bit mean. Just forgive me, please, and let this whole thing disappear. Thanks a lot. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

:Seriously, have you been reading this thread and understanding it? It's dot com has stated just 8 posts up: "And for goodness' sake, stop apologizing." You are still relatively new to this wiki, and your experience has been limited to editing User and User talk pages. You said yourself you give "crappy answers" to questions that don't concern you. When I first joined, I watched conversations like this unfold and saw how responsible admins reacted. I didn't try to solve everybody's problems; I knew I didn't have the knowledge. Just keep to yourself for a while and maybe see what it's like to make some main namespace contrubutions. (That is the idea of a wiki, you know.) {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 00:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Check this out: ==

Ok, so check out the current [[:Category:To_be_deleted|delete category]]. See something strange? The "Timeline" article is listed under the U's! Even though the tobedeleted tag uses the <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> tag. Strange, no? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:51, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who ==

HOW DOES HE KEEP COMING BACK! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:Hey man, I want you to know that Dr. Who vandalized your talk page. Could you block his IP for me? --{{User:The 386/sig}} 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
::First of all, this is nothing to get excited about. He's a garden-variety vandal, nothing more, and he comes back because (a) he apparently doesn't have anything constructive to do and (b) he has access to a dynamic IP. Second, yes, I'm aware that he vandalized this page. Third, I already blocked him before you posted your message. Fourth, please list future vandals on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]], not this page. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:11, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Also, he never does much damage, besides vulgar content and stuff like that. What's weird, though, is how he always manages to come when there's no sysops around. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:03, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::You know what I hate? When this guy writes vulgar edit summaries. For people who patrol recent changes, especially kids, we don't have to see that. Really. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::Yea. I'm 10 he on my page said This user is fulla ****. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ugh. At least NSMC was was just racist. This guy swears like nobody's business. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:15, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::He can go to jail for this. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 23:17, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I doubt that severely... Though one can always wish... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:21, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::To this point: would it be possible to introduce a language filter? The rare times a swear is needed (an interview transcript, for example) a sysop can override. ?? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Probably impossible. That would interfere with this wiki, though, because the cartoon says crap all the time, among other things. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::We could allow the program to accept crap. Still, there are a lot of other issues... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:33, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::It's definitely possible, but currently it's not worth the effort it would take to install it. As for "crap", we just wouldn't put that word on the bad list. Finally, I would appreciate it if comments that aren't actually directed to me be posted in a more public place: [[Talk:Main Page]], [[HRWiki talk:FAQ]], or [[HRWiki:Da Basement]], to name a few. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:35, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::OK. Although I think that everyone comes to you because you are the central hub of the wiki, pretty much. Everyone comes to you in hardships, whcih if I were you, I would be honored with. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:38, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Oh, I know, and don't think I'm not honored, but I, like most people, don't like new-message false alarms, and would rather talk about projects I'm currently working on. Also, there are a lot of questions that anyone could more easily answer if they were just put in a more public place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:17, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Flashforward ==

I'm still at the conference, it was really great. IRC doesn't work on the terminals, but suffice it to say, I was here, got autographs, (not many questions) and it was really great. I'll try and get a writeup on Wednesday evening. --TBird

:That was not Tbird. Look [here]. The editor's IP starts with a 6. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 01:43, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thunderbird is not at home, so the IP address would be different. It could still be him, but I would like him to log in if possible. If he can't log in at the convention, he'll figure something out or log in when he gets home later tonight. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Too late. His IP's been blocked. He'll log in when he needs to, but I have one question: If he was TBird, why did he sign TBird instead of his IP (accidentally typed <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> without knowing he wasn't logged in) or with his sig (or siggie, I guess)? It doesn't seem right. I mean, if he can edit annonymously, he can edit logged on, and I think the first thing he'll ask if he can't log in is why he can't. Plus, he would know that an IP editing as a user would most likely be reverted. We could unblock the IP and see if TBird can log on now, I guess. Wouldn't hurt, but I still think it wasn't him. I dunno. Oh, also, if it was him, sorry, just don't want anybody impersonating you. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:50, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::We didn't block the IP. There are several reasons why he might not have been able to log in (if the computer he was using didn't accept cookies, for example). I think the edits by the IP match TBird's style, but I'm being cautious for now. I'm patient; if I have to I can wait for him to get home to confirm. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:01, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ye of little faith :-P You didn't recognize my unique writing style? I just didn't really feel like logging in for one or two edits. I probably should have, but meh. In any case, all I said was true, and more. I left a message on the IRC with Phlip, but it should still be there if you scroll up, to see a brief summary of the event. I'll get a writeup started tomorrow night. For now, I've gotta be up in five and a half hours for work, so I'm going to bed. '''EDIT:''' Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention on IRC. Let's just say I'll be kicking myself for months for not bringing my DS to Flashforward... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 09:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::I thought it was you (see above where I say it sounds like your style), but the info was too good, so I thought it was best to wait for confirmation. I guess you'll log in from now on. :-P Actually, the only reason I had any question was because the IP you were using came up as being based in ''Chicago'', which was pretty weird. I admit it would have been quite unlikely for someone to be imitating you, but we've been burned before. Anyways, great jaerb!!! Many combolations on your successful mission!! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:21, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Parse error! ==

In HomsarQuote.php. You sure are good at bringing the Wiki to its knees ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I always seem to forget semicolons at the end of lines. And it never fails that someone notices my mistakes, even when they're there for less than a minute. :P — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ah, missing semicolons, the bane of a programmer's existence. (Unless you're coding in Lisp. Then it's missing parens.) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:39, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I used to do C++ so remember the semi-colon plight, now I do mostly webdesign and so am plagued to make sure I have the same number of <nowiki><div>'s and </div>'s</nowiki>. If I don't comment every single one I'm lost. My lastest creation is [http://www.odua.org this] It's mostly done although I can't seem to get things to line-up the way I want and no matter what changes that I make, it will only look right on one browser at a time! Grrrrr. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:01, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== You are s-smart ==

Brilliant random Homsar quote thingy!

You're pretty good at this, obviously. Take a look at [[Talk:Sound Effects#Ogg? why not mp3?|this discussion]] and my idea at the end - would this be something possible to improve usability? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you're gonna have to s-spell out what your idea is, because I'm not quite s-seeing it. S-sorry if that cancels out the s-smart. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:31, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::The ogg files. They confuse people, many players in use don't use them right out of then box. But Wikipedia has an interesting solution which we might be able to emulate. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:33, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I should have been more s-specific. What I meant was, when I went to the page about the s-symphony, I wasn't s-sure what their s-solution was. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::In the 1st paragraph, there's the Listen link (after the musical example) - there's a (listen (help·info)) thingy. The "Help" goes to instructions on how to get your player to play oggs. I mean, I was stymied by them until I was researchiong (on that page, actually) and stumbled upon that.

::::Of course, I don't know enough about Wiki to know a) if this can be done on our system, 2) how to do it even if it can be done, and III) if this sort of a thing would require "discussion" "someplace". SO that's why I ask you, Mr. S-smart. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:42, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::Just copy the source code of [[Wikipedia:Template:Audio]] to [[Template:Audio]] (or something like that), adjust the help link to the media help page on this Wiki, and it should work fine (apart from maybe the speaker icon). --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 20:46, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::It's that easy, eh? :\ Well, it'd take me a few days to figure all that out! (I spent a good part of today trying, haven't gotten far. Will keep trying.) But if someone who already has all that figured out wants to take up the cause, we could have better usability sooner. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:54, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Talk page rate ==
These days, I've been trying to make more main namespace contribs and less user talk page contribs. The question is, has my diet (sorta) done any good for me? Check my contribs. On a rate of 1 to 10, how much would you say I've improved? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 04:40, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:Er, maybe we should give it a little more time before making a 1 to 10 rating. I say that because in the last three days, you have made more user edits than and ''twice'' as many user talk edits as all your main, main talk, HRWiki, and HRWiki talk edits ''combined'' (not counting sandbox). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gulp. Back to work on the random refreshings. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 17:59, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I just did like fifteen. Sweet. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:11, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, you've been doin' a LOT of edits, Seriously. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 19:12, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Um, sorry about those things on tyhe videlectrix games. You're gonna be doing that for a long time. :( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:27, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Nah, you're fine. I've always been bugged by the word "exist" on those pages. How can we say that the games don't exist? I can see a screenshot right next to them! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:39, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, that's true. At least I added some good edits to my reh—zoom. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

==WikiTroll==

OK then, I'll stop, but why don't you want me editing that page? {{User:Granola/sig}} 02:56, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:Because it's fine the way it is, and you really don't need to be editing meta-information about yourself. Besides, as you said on the talk page, that record isn't even that important anyway. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:01, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Fair enough. I just wanted it to be accurate, even though it isn't necessary in the first place. {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:15, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

==Granola==

Why did you delete my old userpage? {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:06, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:That is not your user page. If you continue to claim that name, I will treat you as though it was still your username (i.e. I will go back to blocking you). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::OK...I just thought it would be useful to redirect it, so that people who went looking for it would come to the right place...<strike>can at least have the talkpage redirect? People have been known to still post on the old one, and I think it's useful to redirect that one, so that posts won't lie around unanswered for a long time.</strike> {{User:Granola/sig}} 07:12, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::Never mind about the talkpage, I logged in as Yeltensic, went into my preferences, and enabled the notification e-mail in case the old talkpage is edited, so it's covered now. {{User:Granola/sig}} 08:19, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::You've said that I can't have "Yeltensic" as my sig, as I did for a while, or have "I'm Yelt" in parentheses; would it be OK if I included in my sig a link to my Wikipedia userpage, without the word "Yeltensic" visibly included, in this way: [[Wikipedia:User:Yeltensic42|With crap]], '''[[User:Granola|Granola]]''' '''([[User talk:Granola|T]]''' '''•''' '''[[Special:Contributions/Granola| C]])'''? I won't change it until you approve that suggestion (if you do). {{User:Granola/sig}} 03:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I see that you have a mention of it on your user page as well as a userbox linking to Wikipedia. Those are both fine with me. (By the way, just thought I'd point out that (H*R/wiki-related) userboxes are allowed here.) But I don't think it's appropriate for your sig at this time. You need to stop focusing on your old name and work on making a new, better name for yourself here. Crapfully crappy, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:07, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::That sounds reas-ON-able. I'm pretty attached to the name Yeltensic, since I've been using it for quite some time before HRWiki, but it ''is'' my fault that the name is tainted here. Oh well. {{User:Granola/sig}} 04:11, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

== Cheddarlebbon ==
I hate to butt in with that conversation, especially because I've been under fire for that recently, but I am sure that IP address is not him. Cheddarlebbon does not type in caps, for example. He also has several spelling errors in his sentences. I'm just putting this up, because I want to make sure he does not get the password. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for your concern. Don't worry though: Per our policy, I will not be resetting the account without some kind of proof. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:05, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
::<s>grood</s>Good. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

== My Userbox ==

Hey! Jerk! Why don't you stay offa my userpage and let me make my own userbox there! I didn't put it on the userbox list! It was isolated to my page! I really don't know what your deal is, but you need to get over it if it upset you that much. Maybe I should edit your page without asking you, huh? I think I can safely say that I was following the guidelines for my personal image. Now If you'll excuse me, I'm going to put it back up. No thank you very much, {{User:Republic of Stan/sig}}
:''This discussion was originally continued at <nowiki>[[</nowiki>User talk:Republic of Stan → Userboxes]]. I had originally suspected him of being a sockpuppet of Drwho?, and that turned out to be correct.''

== Most of it? ==

Query: Why do you only own "most of" the figurine set 1? Don't use that old excuse of "oh, my dog ate Marzipan!" :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:54, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:My friend gave me them for Christmas... except he apparently gave some of them to his brothers first. Hmm... Well, he did at least assure me that I got the best ones of the bunch. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:10, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:: Oookay. Which ones didn't you get? (Looks up at all fourteen Homestar Runner figures - from both sets - currently sitting above his computer.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:12, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::: Oh, I knew you would ask that, but I'm really comfy here on the couch right now. :) I know for sure I have Homestar and Strong Bad, and Pom Pom I think. I don't have The Cheat or the KOT. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:15, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::: KoT was the second set anyway. Sucks you wouldn't get The Cheat, though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Aren't you supposed to get those free when you buy stuff? Don't you have like every single DVD and CD ever. Like ever. Ok so at least all the H*R related ones...--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:25, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Well, I got these ''years'' ago, back when you didn't get them free with everything. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== Blocking durations ==

As a senior sysop and an admin here, if we are being trolled by someone, for how long he or she should be blocked. I know that known trolls like NSMC, Dr. Who and others are blocked forever, but what about small calibar trolls? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:53, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's pretty much a judgment call in almost all cases. For IP addresses, 1 to 3 days, depending on the severity of the vandalism. For ''really'' bad stuff, a week or so. If a vandal is obviously changing IPs within a narrow range, blocking the range X.X.X.0/24 (or 23) usually works. Users who make useful contributions should be reasoned with first if possible, not blocked. Accounts created for no purpose other than to vandalize should be blocked infinitely. Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:13, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::Thank you very much. It sure will help! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

== New sysops ==

Was there a sysop nomination? If so, I'm surprised that Lapper wasn't one. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:34, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:''Anyone'' who had made any edit since around the beginning of February was considered. Of the ones we took, they were each chosen not only because they are deserving but also to fill certain niches. As we say, we will add new sysops as our circumstances warrant, and this time circumstances warranted the number and specific users that we took. I can name a half dozen other users who will someday make excellent sysops, and anyone who was not chosen this time should ''not'' read into it negatively in any way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::When I posted the above, I couldn't say what I can say now: We were still considering some people, and some people simply don't check their email often enough! (Or they don't make their primary email available to the wiki, which is pretty much the same thing.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey, It's dot com, I see you having a lot of new sysops. Does that mean there won't be any new sysops for a while? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:29, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, I believe the seven new sysops that we have just inducted are it for a while. We've always got our eyes open, though. Remember also that ''all'' users can be important users. I did some of my best stuff (including STUFF) before I was promoted. (It's kinda funny too... what a lot of people don't realize is that sysop = more headaches.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:48, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::So like how long? Because I signed on on Feb. 24th. {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:51, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
:::It would be impossible to guess at this time, as there are just [[HRWiki:FAQ#How_do_I_become_an_admin_or_sysop.3F|too many factors]] that go into it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I missed something - is there a page that lists the new sysops? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:14, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

:[[Special:Listusers/sysop]] or [[HRWiki:A History#Later additions]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:16, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
::Gotcha, thanks. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

== User groups ==
I have a question: I know what a sysop does, and I know what a beaurucrat does, but what do you get to do as a developer that nobody else can? I'm just wondering what it means it have the promotion. Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:46, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
:For those of you following along at home, I was technically made a bureaucrat and a developer on the same day. The only reason I wasn't added to the developer group in the wiki software is because there's a subtle difference between being a developer and being in the developer group. At the time I was made a developer, the wiki developer group was inactive. Since then, we reenabled it, and when we did, I was put in the group, even though for practical purposes I was already in it. Make sense? Okay, now that we have that out of the way: Bureaucrats can assign and unassign users to groups (usually to make sysops), and can also rename users. People in the developer group can lock and unlock the database. That originally was the only function available, but since then I have extended it somewhat using my developer abilities. And here's the distinction: a developer has direct access to the server and database. They can see server logs, view raw database data, and modify system software (to improve upon it). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
::And is there anything special about Joey Day's "proprietor" group? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::No, it was created for purely narcissistic purposes (Joey's words, not mine). -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:42, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

:::: This is true. There is nothing special about the [[Special:Listusers/proprietor|proprietor]] user group. I'm not usually one to be so narcissistic, but I thought it made some sense, and I did it mostly because I could. We've never been able to create custom user groups before MediaWiki 1.5, or I might've created a proprietor group a long time ago. Actually, in a way this is the opposite of narcissistic, as it allows for the possibility of others having proprietorship at some time in the future, and adds a layer of abstraction between myself and the title of proprietor. In the past, we've always linked directly to my user page in places where we mention the proprietor, but we should change all those places to link to the proprietor list. I'll get right on that. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 23:26, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr. Who Never Strikes Again ==

Ok. I've got to admit, somewhat grudgingly, that you caught me earlier. I AM in fact Dr. Who. But I really wasn't planning on using this account for vandalism. Yesterday after I attacked the fanstuff wiki I saw that I had hurt someone's feelings and I felt terrible when it put a personal face on what I'd done. I'm ready and willing to talk to you about why and how I did all of that trolling if you just give me this chance. Of course, I would understand if you banned me right away, but I'm asking you to give it a try. Sincerely, [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:I can't speak for all the other sysops, but I won't ban you if you're willing to talk civilly. The whole reason I posted on your talk page was to find out about you and talk to you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:33, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
::Ok then, here goes. I believe the first trolling I ever did was under the name "you smell", where I added that phrase several times to the [[Characters]] page. I decided that it was funny that someone coming to learn would see that (yes, I know, very immature and stupid of me). That was the full extent that I knew of what I was doing. I later learned of the concept of wiki vandalism from Uncyclopedia. I have been using this wiki for years without knowing exactly how maintenance worked; when I did I became jealous of the sysops. I wished to make a name for myself here without doing years of work (rather like WoW, I was trying to gain infamy). My attacks became somewhat meaner as I went on, and I attacked users when I got tired of simply tampering with content. I started thinking of ways to justify it to myself, such as that injustice was being done to me over userboxes, or that my name alone had gotten me banned. I guess I saw it as a way to "break loose" because I am normally NOT a rude or confrontational person. I just stopped for two reasons: I was ashamed of myself, and I was inspired by the way [[User:Granola|Yeltensic]] had turned himself around. In any case, I am deeply sorry. The least I can do is tell you how I did the vandalism so that you can better protect against anything that might happen in the future.
::I used two dynamic IP's: Safari and AOL. Aol has a set of three or four dynamic IP's that change within a narrow range from page to page. Safari's IP changes once every day, but it usually retains the first two segments (75.123.12.32, 75.123.32.34.... and so on). I opened numerous windows at once and typed in my edits and (sigh) summeries. This way the vandalism was at a high speed. I hope at least me telling you this helps (or rather, that you won't need it). [[User:Taco Salad of My Dreams|Taco Salad of My Dreams]]
:::I am willing to give you a chance. Several of your latest incarnations have actually showed some promise, and I hope you can build on that. Once again, I can't speak for all users and sysops, but in general we're a pretty forgiving bunch. I caution you that you will have to prove yourself (assuming others also give you a chance), and our collective patience with you might not be what it would be for a normal new user.
:::Thanks for the technical info (although I did already know that, by the way; that's how I was able to post on your talk page before you'd even made any real edits). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC)


== Message from Nikolce Kocovski ==

Greetings Dotty, how are you. I havn't spoken with you in a while. how have you been these couple of weeks? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 11:32, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
:Uhh Dotty, where are you, are you busy or something? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::Hello, Nikolce. I'm fine, and I hope you're well. Yeah, life can be kind of hectic sometimes. But we gotta keep on tranglin'! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== SPONGE 001 ==

Who is your favorite H*R character?[[User:SPONGE 001|SPONGE 001]] 19:18, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

== Documentary ==
Thanks for that page move. As I saw the whole thing unfold on Recent changes, I thought "what the heck is he doing"? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:54, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. Hey, do me a favor: Instead of pressing [edit] over on the right to start a new topic, please press the [ + ] (plus) button at the top of the page (in between the main edit button and the history button). (Or, at the very least, please clear the old subheading from the edit summary.) Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:02, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

I always wondered what that button did. Cool, I'll try hard to remember to. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 03:09, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

== New special page ==

I've been seeing a lot of pages with the name Test being deleted, along with images. May I ask what going on? {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 03:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:We're testing something. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:26, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

::What I meant was what are you testing. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 11:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

:::It's a special page that has to do with [[Special:Personalimages|image management]]. <s>It's not ready yet,</s> but when it is, it will be linked from an HRWiki page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:55, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
::::That's really, really cool. I've been waiting for something like that... A way to see who owns what image(s) quickly. This should certainly be helpful in managing 'em, eh? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Indeed. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

==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?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

:If the name of our [[HRWiki:Changing username|changing username]] page is any indication, I estimate it would be at [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki:Changing username|HRFWiki:Changing username]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 13:28, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

== IP Checking ==

There's been a fair amount of debate about accounts that seem to be all created by H*bad. Since we lack any ability to check for IP addresses, would you be able to see if the following accounts share the same IP?: [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad|H*bad]], [[HRFWiki:User:H*bad1|H*bad1]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar Runner|Darth Homestar Runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Darth Homestar runner|Darth Homestar runner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Guyforerunner|Guyforerunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Godzillarunner|Godzillarunner]], [[HRFWiki:User:Homestarrunner101|Homestarrunner101]], [[HRFWiki:User:Running along|Running along]]. Any info you could get would be much combobulated. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 01:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:They're the same (except I'm not sure about Guyforerunner). See also [[User_talk:Tom#Emergency|this discussion]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:41, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::What in the world. My friend created H*bad1 at my house. Thats why he has the same IP address as mine, I believe. He called me up and told me that you guys are like people who want to put salt in an open wound. Why you do this to him? I will keep on fighting this little thing about H*bad1. I explained all of this cwap at [[HRFWiki:My dark side|My dark side]]--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 05:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Um... yeah. Okay. First of all, don't let people make accounts using your computer, and if you do, have them choose a different name from you. (That still doesn't explain all the other names, by the way.) But I don't really want to get into it here, as it has been discussed on other pages, like you point out. Super Sam simply asked me whether the IPs matched and I answered him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:02, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Extensions ==

Cool, two headings in a row. Alrighty, I have two things to talk about. One - would you be able to post your source code for the extensions you wrote somewhere, such as [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mediawiki_Extensions here]? Two - do you know how to add a tab from within an extension? I figured out how to do it by editing SkinTemplate.php, but is there any way to have the same effect through an extension? (I'm trying to add a purge tab next to watch/unwatch). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 10:22, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:I do plan to publish the extensions I have written. They need a bit of polishing, standardizing, and commenting before I would post them in a public place, however. As for the tab thing, I'm guessing you want more of an add-on file rather than a patch in the original file? I'm not currently familiar enough with how the tabs are generated to be able to give you a good answer to that one, but I would be surprised if it could be done with a standalone extension. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 10:37, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty, thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 11:42, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Here's a little way to add a purge button using [[User:Super Sam/monobook.js|your monobook.js]] that I came up with and Dot com fixed to actually work properly:
<pre>//Add purge cache button
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 );</pre>
:::Let us know how that works. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== Dr.... Who? ==

Who was Dr. Who? why did he/she get kicked off so many times? I am asking this because as I travel around this Wiki I saw alot about Dr. Who. Just curious, {{User:Grit7/sig}}
:See [[#Dr. Who Never Strikes Again]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:37, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

== Captcha on move page ==

I'd like to ask you a question, and if it's been asked before, I'm very sorry. I'd just like to ask what the purpose of applying a CAPTCHA to the Move Page over on the Fanstuff Wiki is. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:49, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
:It's to prevent a bot from being able to move pages as vandalism, and to discourage human vandals from doing the same. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
::If that's the case, why isn't it the same here? If I recall correctly (which is unlikely), this knowledge base has had more page-move vandalism than the Fanstuff. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:01, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Er... It ''is'' the same here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh. I must be out of date then. Never mind. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 00:14, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, it's not. Well, at least, it's not for me with my almighty sysoply privilages. Is it like that for ordinary users? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:20, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, it is. I had to use it until a couple weeks ago when I was sysopped. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:26, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh. Huh. I didn't even realize. That puts WoW in a whole new light of non-life. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:27, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== Grizzly Chomps ==

Hi It's dot com,

I had a question, and I'm not sure where else to put it. Can you explain why you didn't you think my "Grizzly chomps" fun fact in the Candy Product was a good one? I may be biased, but I think it applies pretty well. TBC have been known to reference old and obscure pop-culture items in the past, and I can't think of any other "pre-bitten" candy product sold in stores. I'd like to think they had this product in mind when they made the toon. You can even Google for it and read up on it.

Anyhow, I just wanted to know what my options were for debating this fact. Is this is something I could put in STUFF for debate? And if so, how?

The submission was:
*The "built-in bite" shape of SBLOUNSKCHED! may refer to Grizzly Chomps, a [[Wikipedia:Hostess|Hostess]]-brand treat introduced in 1992. The package included two chocolate cupcakes with a bite-mark shape cut out of them, and the package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."

:I removed it because the Grizzly Chomps are so old and obscure that any similarity to SBLOUNSKCHED is likely just a coincidence. None of the secondary details match, especially the reason for the bite. In the case of Grizzly Chomps, the bear helps you eat it for some reason, but Strong Bad calls the bite in his candy a security measure to deter others from eating it. I think that TBC independently thought it was funny to have a bite missing from the candy, and to suggest otherwise is too much speculation for my taste.
:    That said, I am more than willing to help you set up a STUFF item. The relevant instructions are at [[HRWiki:STUFF/Newfact]]. You need to start at "2. The STUFF subpage". Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::I went ahead and STUFF'd it for you. You can have the next one. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:48, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Thanks! I appreciate that. [[User:Compdude|Compdude]]

== Another recent block ==

Looking at the [[Special:Ipblocklist|Block list]], I saw that you banned User:Fire Man. Are you sure you've got the right guy? Looking at [[Special:Contributions/Fire Man|his contribs]] he only made one edit and it wasn't anything bad. He seems like a perfectly fine user. I think he's innocent so you should unblock him. Any reason why you blocked him in the first place? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 02:54, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
:You are correct about the number and type of contribs for that account. I am unblocking it on a provisional basis. I remind whoever needs to hear it that vandalism and flagrant abuse of the wiki's policies will not be tolerated. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:50, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== The Clamburger ==

Could you please mark [[HRFWiki:User:Clamburger|Clamburger]] as a bot on the fanstuff? It's really cluttering Recent Changes. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:Why are you asking ''me'' when [[User:Tom|Tom]] has [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 4#The Clamburger Bot|already given you an answer]] on this one? If you want to appeal, you'll have to take it up with him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:03, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Extensions ==

Can you please put the autocolumn and random Homsar quote extensions onto the Fanstuff? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 12:41, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
:Done. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Declaring War ==

Isn't there a rule against declaring war? Isn't that anti-Wiki? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:12, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:I don't think anyone's ever enumerated a list here that specifically included "do not declare war," but I can say for sure that it's a very [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=It%27s+dot+com&page=User%3AHeadbad+and+strongbody bad idea]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:20, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&curid=18299&diff=295049&oldid=295009&rcid=242036 Indeed]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:26, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::: *sigh* Yeah, that. If he keeps it confined to what he's already said, then I'm probably not going to worry about it too much (although I did have to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=295074&oldid=295057 remove some trolling] ''(for those just passing by, note the difference between trolling and vandalism)''), but if he actually moves the article against consensus or tries to escalate his "war" in any other way, there will be trains dropped. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm just glad I'm on your side. Trains are dangerous! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::See, that's the thing. I hate that sides even have to be taken. I had hoped when I made [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Hyperactive_Strong_Sad&diff=293660&oldid=293654 this edit] that we could reach a suitable compromise (which seems to be fine with everyone except him). *sigh* again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Politics are inevitable. Take it from an old man. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Heh. If you're older than me, I'll be surprised. I tried to find it in your user space but came up empty. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Hmm... I've just been informed that you ''are'' in fact older than me. Huh. Now I'm just the ''third''-oldest user (that I know of). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 08:06, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::So who's the oldest (or 2nd oldest, if it's me)? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::[[User:Bill|Bill]] is in his early forties. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::That makes me #2, and you #3 AFAWK. Interesting. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:47, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I left a note on his talk page, and I think it knocked some sense into him. He's actually a good guy—assuming that he doesn't offend people so much anymore. Anyway, back to my wikivacation. Preeow. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

==[[HRFWiki:User:Stinkobad1|Stinkopuppet]]==
Super Sam was going to ask you this, but he says he did not have enough time. There is a user by the name of Stinkobad1 on the Fansguff Wiki. He requests an IP address check to make sure there is not another feud, and another reason to hate H*Bad. ;) Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 02:51, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
:Um, please? I know you're on, and it's urgent...:( — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:46, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
::I think I'd like Super Sam to ask his own questions. If he doesn't have the time, then it must not be that urgent. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:28, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Hooray! It's me! Anyway, could you please crosscheck the IP addresses of Stinkobad1, H*bad, and while you're at it, The thing? Many thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::None of those users coincide. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Flagrant System Error ==
Your userpage is [[car|pimp-ed out]]! How'd you get it like that? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 03:22, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oops! You bwoke it! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::Now that it's all over, you can tell me how you did it! [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|Wheeeeeeee!]] - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 05:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Er, well, I put special clauses in the PHP code itself (that actually builds each page) that suppressed the header and footer and changed the background to blue and the text to white for any page called "[[User:It's dot com]]". Then I just changed the text to the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:It%27s_dot_com&oldid=299269 error message]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== My editing a-broke ==
Hey. This is Seriously. For somereason, my account can't edit. An internal error keeps happening. I'm seeing if I can use this to edit...The thing is, though, is that everyone else is still editing. It's getting strange. {{unsigned|Seriously}}
:What is the error? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'll look into it and try to fix the problem. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== 'Tavi monobook ==

Look, 'Tavi is somehow halting the appear of my monobook.css. Is there anyway to make it so that there are styled links to homestarrunner.com, and other sites? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:21, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Try editing [[Special:Mypage/tavistyle.css|the right page]]. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 04:24, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::I wouldn't even bother doing that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:26, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Okay. I'll do it, and you won't. ;-> (Ima try!) {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, it's working, but, you may have another reason for telling me not to bother doing that. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:33, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::Who, me? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot net]] 04:46, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== what happen to your userpage ==

Hey dotty, last time i checked your userpage, there was the blue fragment erroe page, what happen? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:55, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 'twas an April Fool's joke. See [[#Flagrant System Error|Flagrant System Error]] above. (By the way, I'm really not very keen on "dotty", just so you know. See the top of my (working) user page.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
OOO i'm sorry, i'll just call youi dot com then, if you like?
:"It's dot com". Or "Dot com". Either one, really. They both fit. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:37, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks! ==

I just thought I'd thank you for unblocking me. Sorry about that joke, I guess I'm just ''way'' different than everyone else here. What I did was still kind of disruptive, though, sorry. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

==IP check==
Can you please do me a favor? I need you to check if Crusaders IP is 69.160.0.227. Please answer as soon as you can.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:15, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:Access to that information is restricted, and unfortunately it's above your paygrade. Sorry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:35, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
::I need to know, because I believe that he trolled the Funny Stuff in which he is on. Come to the [http://www.editthis.info/funny_wiki Funny Wiki] and tell me there please?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Theme song ==

There's some sort of unwritten rule that I live my life by: Every awesome person, by default, needs a theme song. Yes, you heard me right, a theme song. Why don't you try a song already titled after you: [http://www.msu.edu/~larowebr/Brent%20LaRowe%20-%20Dot%20Com.mp3 Dot Com]. (Just to note, we still need one for Abdi. ;)) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

==My bro==
Is it ok if my brother creates a user on here. This is so you guys don't think that I am creating sockpuppets. He is also wanting the User:lil H*bad.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:He should ''not'' have that name. Have him pick something original. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
::He said "The cheatman". Would that be fine? Just you know FYI.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:41, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes ==

Hey there Dot com, I just have a question about my [[User:DBK/userbox|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. Do you know what to do? {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:26, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:I tweaked it a bit, removing divs in certain spots and putting in some in other places. It was mostly trial and error, though. Maybe that will get you started. (I can't really say that all the scroll boxes make your page especially easy to read, but that's just my opinion.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:38, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I realized that, I was pretty much experimenting with that stuff before. I got rid of some and just kept scroll buttons on the lists in my page, like my favorite music and cool users. Any way I was just curious why it wasn't aligning to the right, and now I'll experiment more. Thanks! {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:::No probalo! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

== TaviStyle ==

Hello. Is there any way to put the TaviStyle skin as a choosable skin on the Fanstuff Wiki? Thank you. --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 14:33, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
:Hello? --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 22:50, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
::I'm not ignoring you. TaviStyle will be included when we upgrade to 1.6 soon. Until then, we've frozen changes to the software so that we have a correct frame of reference. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:52, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Oh, okay. Thank you. (I just wanted to know when it will be uploaded.) --[[User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] 23:14, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

::::Any chance we could get a version we could use on Wikipedia? Or one that I could at least install on the test Wiki I've got on my PC? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:35, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== Email ==
Hey Dot comster. Can you check this email I sent you real quick? Thanks. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:53, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:I saw that. Why don't you ask a fanstuffer to send that for you. Better yet, use the fanstuff's email features to send it to him. By the way, what happened to pressing the [+] button at the top for new topics? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:57, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, forgot about that. I'll try to be better (though it doesn't really matter anymore, I'm just here for the email). I tried emailing it to him, but he doesn't have an email address in his preferences. I'll copy the sent email and send it to someone. Sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:00, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Wait, I can't. Since I did it from the wiki and not from Gmail, I can't cut and paste from any source. Looks like you're stuck with the burden. Once again, sorry for all the trouble. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:01, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== <nowiki>[[Wikipedia: </nowiki> Extension]] ==

I'm not sure whether you made the extension that lets you link directly to Wikipedia articles using the <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Article]]</nowiki> syntax, but if you did, can you share it? I'd like to use it on my own wiki. If you didn't, do you happen to know who did or where it's available? Thanks. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 06:59, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

:That's a standard feature of every MediaWiki install. See [[Meta:Help:Interwiki linking]] for more information. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:47, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

== Sockpuppet vandels ==

They might just have the same IP. Maybe not the same peson. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:08, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:There are only a few ways that could be true, The Thing, and that's been taken into account, I'm sure. With only a few exceptions, if it's the same IP it's the same user. That's just how they work. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== IP ==

Do you use a special page to find the IPs? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:57, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, I got special pages all right, The thing. 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. Left side: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAH! Right side... — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::What do you use? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:53, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::I've got ones on this wiki. The fanstuff wiki. Even wikis we've just made up! How can I make these pages any cooler? Just ask for me, the guy that works here at the special page place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Question ==

If I wanted to program a WikiBot, would it be HAVE to be in PHP, Python, or MySQL? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 22:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I'm pretty sure the answer there is yes in most cases, it's moot if you want to use one here. Only developers can run Wikibots. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::While that's true, Kookykman, he might asking in general. Sorry, Bluebry. I'm not the one to ask about bots. You might try Joey, Tom, Phlip, or even others. I'm much more content to hack the software from the inside rather than use a bot from the outside. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:42, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:::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, ie exactly as if you were editing it by hand, just automated. So any language that you can use to access the net you could theoretically use to write a bot. However since many languages have packages to simplify HTTP, these languages would be easier to use, and some languages (like Python) even have pre-built wikibot frameworks for you to work off. But this doesn't say you can't go and write your wikibot in pretty much any language – it's simply a matter of how hard it is to write. Python is a simple-to-learn language anyways. I doubt you would ever write a bot that used PHP, and rarely would you write one that used MySQL. And of course if you prefer to work with <code>socket</code> and <code>connect</code> in C, there's nothing stopping you from doing that either... it would just be extremely tedious to write. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 23:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Now, I'm still new to programing, but I heard C. Would C be anything like C++? And I don't want to hear anything about developer status either. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 23:52, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

== Dangeresque change ==

(First off I'm new here so I don't know if I'm doing this right. Just so you know)

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)"

Not notable? This is homestarwiki! You've got an entire page on the battle of strongbadia, despite the fact that it only applies to one email. And allow me to quote some other character pages...

Homestar: "Though he lacks a visible pair of arms, he is still able to function as though he has them, being able to carry and throw things and even type proficiently. It's generally accepted that either he does have arms, but for reasons that are never explained, they are invisible, or that he has limited telekinetic powers. "

Bubs: "His facial configuration is puzzling; in Pumpkin Carve-nival, he appears to have a safety pin stuck through his face above an internal ear."

Marsipan: "Like Homestar, Marzipan has no visible arms, though she is able to interact with the world as though she did, being able to pick up and move objects, and even play a guitar. It is generally accepted that either her arms are invisible, or that she has limited telekinetic powers."

Strong Bad:"He has boxing gloves for hands (that always have square window reflections on them, no matter where he is), and a lucha libre mask for a head [...] Strong Bad may also have a Homestar-like telekinesis"

Um...so yeah. I'm not mad or anything. I just wanted to point out that dangeresque's floating glasses can probably be considered significant if all this other stuff is on the site. (Hey, you could even tie it in with Strong Bad's rumored telekinesis, right?)

In conclusion, sorry this comment was so long. I guess I'll check back on this page later to see if you offer a counter-argument. Thanks for reading!

:First of all, let me say thank you for taking the time to write such a lengthy comment. Why not take a second and [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]? I agree with you that Dangeresque's glasses do not seem to have anything supporting them (although I suppose one could argue that they are held to his face by tension or even glue). My main problem with noting it on the Dangeresque page is that it really breaks up the flow of that sentence (which is based largely on the [[Dangeresque (theme)|Dangeresque theme]]). In addition, the information isn't really that central to the character; it's more like [[TBC]] just worked in the glasses as best they could given the features of Strong Bad's head. I'm not suggesting that we not note the information ''anywhere''. Perhaps you could put it in the list of [[Lack of Visible Arms#References to Other Apparently Invisible Body Parts|references to other apparently invisible body parts]]. Again, thanks for your note, and welcome to the wiki! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:07, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

== 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. That discussion was archived, so it should link to [[Talk:Strong Bad Email/Archive#New email format...]] instead. See ya! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

== I need some help ==

Hey there its dot com, how are you, how;s easter in america(if you celebrate it?)?

I need to ask you something, do you happen to know any Homestar runner wikipedias that are star wars fans?

by the way, happy easter

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 01:35, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

:A [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?ns2=1&ns3=1&search=star+wars&searchx=Search quick search] in the user and user talk namespaces turns up a number of users who may be fans of Star Wars. Hope this helps. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 02:05, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== Just a little hello ==

Hey there, It's dot com.
Homsarroks here. I just wanted to drop by and say hey and that you're cool.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:32, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Just out of curiosity, why did you revert my edits on the HR Wiki article on wikipedia? I tried to include the most important users on the wiki there (e.g. you, Tom, BazookaJoe, Some H*R Themed Username, etc.) and put accurate descriptions on what you did there. I'm not mad or anything, just a bit confused. Get back to me when you can. 

P.P.S. I left this message on your account on Wikipedia first, but I decided to put it on both your accounts so that you might get it sooner.

See yas!

:Actually, you didn't include BazookaJoe. I put him in shortly before removing the list. The reason I took it out is that it's so subjective. What makes a user notable? That list could have easily been four times as long. I decided that it would be better not to have it at all. As something of a compromise, I inserted a link that pointed to the list of sysops (even though I know that not all of the sysops are active). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I can understand that. THanks for the reply.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 22:07, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== We need the "Recent Changes" notice to be at the top of every page. ==

Yeah. Not everybody checks that. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:13, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:Why do you need a sitenotice? People who don't check the recent changes just won't find out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:16, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::So it's not really that big of a deal? --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:18, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Personally, I'd recommend putting the notice, or something like it, on the Main Page. This is big news, and there are a lot of fans who may not find out because they don't have accounts, don't check their user pages, Watchlist or Recent Changes, etc. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:22, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 19:48, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

:::::People who visit the wiki on such an informal basis as you describe are not likely to have the same feelings towards the situation as regular and power users like us. These types of users are the ones the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:recentchangesnotice&oldid=310518 current message] is directed towards. We've added it to the [[H*R.com updates 2006|historical record of events]], but we will not add it to the [[Template:whatsnew|current updates]] if [[The Brothers Chaps]] don't mention it on H*R.com. The general community can find out through the [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Don Chapman]] article, as well as various other mentions throughout several articles. Death is a touchy subject, especially when it effects our heroes. The Admins are treating this with the utmost discretion, please respect our decisions and the feelings of the Chapman family. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:58, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

== hAcKEr ==

Why did you write hAcKEr in binary in your User Box? Oh well... You don't have to answer. By the way, people say your cool. I guess I agree. [[User:Steve|Steve]] 22:01, 22 April 2006
:I wrote hAcKEr, eh Steve? Heh, that's been there for months, and to the best of my knowledge you're the first one to decode it. (If you're not the first to decode it, then you're certainly the first to say anything.) I write extensions and make changes to the [[MW:How does MediaWiki work?|MediaWiki]] software at the [[Wikipedia:Source code|source-code]] level, which is called [[Wikipedia:Hacker|hacking]]. I am a MediaWiki [[Meta:How to become a MediaWiki hacker|hacker]] for this wiki. Thanks for noticing and posting! Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:12, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

== Special Pages ==

Can only Sysops edit Special Pages? --{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 00:46, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

:Generally, pages listed as [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] are ones that are protected or generated by the wiki. As such, they are not editable by the common user, or by anyone. What makes a page uneditable to a common user like you or I is the protect template. See the image on the Main Page for an example, no edits can be made to it by someone lower than sysop. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:50, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::I understand, but how did someone add the template to recent changes? --01:06, 24 April 2006 (UTC){{User:Dacheatbot/sig}}
:::The text on most special pages (including the recent changes page) is handled by pages in the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=8 MediaWiki namespace]. And yes, only sysops can edit these pages. The text in the message at the top of the recent changes, watchlists, and login screen is sub-controlled by a template ({{tl|recentchangesnotice}}) that we placed on the relevant MediaWiki pages. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

==Appropriate Username==
I have a question about the user [[User:Old timey Strong Bad|Old timey Strong Bad]]. Is that username appropriate, because I think it isn't really due to the similarity to [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]. {{unsigned|Lopp3|21:35, 26 April 2006}}
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

==Username Change==
If at all possible, please get around to changing my username. I left two notes on the [[HRWiki:Changing username]] page, but I still haven't had my name changed after a few days. {{User:Lopp3/sig}} 14:32, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

:You left your first request for a username change at 00:11, 27 April 2006 (UTC), fourteen hours and twenty-one minutes before posting your note here. You left your second request for a username change at 12:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC), only twelve hours and sixteen minutes after your first request. It has not even been one day, let alone a "few days." Please be patient. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== 65.167.69.XX ==

Hey, I did a little investigation. This IP range is notorious. I found blocks on it back to November, and comments that it is probably WoW. I know we gotta be reluctant to block a range, but I wanted to call your attention to this particular case. Take a look at the Block Log for the last 6 months to see what I am saying. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 13:41, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

== Poughwhatsie? ==

Actually, that's what I thought when that addition showed up a few days ago. It seemed like ''completely'' random trivia until I looked down at the context; "Poughkeepsie" is the destination in Homestar's word problem about trains entering tunnels. I guess this addition was an attempt to explain its significance (otherwise, why should two guys in Atlanta choose it aside from the funny-sounding name?). But if it's reinstated, it would need some rewrite to explain that (so the reader doesn't have to do the same thing I did). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
:Meh, I don't see the point of including all that info, especially if there's any kind of link that can be clicked. It's barely mentioned in the toon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:13, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

== Patrolling ==

Perhaps you can clear something up for me? Are all users allowed/encouraged to patroll recent changes, or only those who have committed to the official "recent changes patrol"? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:It's not necessary to sign up (although it's nice to know who has committed to the work). I never patrol an edit unless I am pretty sure of (1) the overall content of the article, (2) the intent of the editor, and (3) whether or not the edit is good for the article. (Vandal edits still get marked as patrolled, but the article is immediately reverted. Likewise, edits that add incorrect information are either reverted or reworked as the situation warrants. By marking an edit as patrolled, I am saying either that an edit was good or that I'll fix it.) Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:16, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
::It does. Someday I may sign up for the patrol, but I think I want to observe for a while first. I'm still really new at determining the validity of edits, as my [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Template:STUFF/senior_prom| recent adventure]] with STUFF demonstrates. [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
As you might have already noticed, I have finally joined up. However, patrolling has brought a new question: What standards do you use for the Talk pages? I assume they still need to be patrolled, but is that just to watch for cursing, flaming and the like? - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 03:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

== Even more recent block ==

I was wondering about the IP address you just blocked. I looked at his contributions, and his vandalism wasn't much. At least it didn't deserve a month-long block, in my opinion. So why did you blcok him for that long? Also, how did you know he was using the computer system at that school? Quizzical in someplace beginning with Q, — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:09, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
: 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. Rest assured that I know exactly what I'm doing and have discussed matters with other admins. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:49, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:: Sorry. I wasn't trying to question your authority. I know well enough through my experience here that you have some of the best judgment I've ever seen. I would never question your actions. If you took it seriously, I apologize. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 20:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

== Recent change of the template that says "do not create this page"==
Absolutely brilliant. I had tried to edit the weather in london before, and it had the normal template. Now it's completely redone, including hatred by Strong Bad. Dot com, you truly do rock. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:03, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, now I get it. There's a template for each one. Both are really funny, actually. Great job. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:05, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

== Expanded basic cable ==

Hi. Master Chief has this friend and Masterchief always goes to his house. Yesterday i went to his house and When I went on this site, I saw that he had the same IP as me. So when Master Chief went to his friend's house he created sockpuppets and vandalized the wiki. Now he isn't Master Chief's friend anymore because they got into some fight. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:49, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::WHAT?!?! I didn't type that! It was probaly My brother or my cousin because I left myself logged on when I had to answer the phone. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 22:54, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Sure. Please see my above reply, and treble it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Is the rule about, "my (Some family member) did this" not allowed here as well.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 23:47, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::It isn't a rule per se, but without proof it is sure looked at with skepticism here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:15, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

==Checking IPs==
I know I can't check them on here, but I was wondering were you go to check who has what IP.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 21:33, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
:There are around half a dozen ways, none of which I'm going to elaborate on here. If you look through the MediaWiki documentation, it might give you some insights. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
::What is the link in the special pages that let me check Ip addresses. (The reason for my asking is because of my wiki.) The thing that I know that if I go there here, I will just get an error.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 16:00, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::If you installed your wiki yourself, then you already have the access necessary to check IPs. If it's a wiki-in-a-can, then it's likely that you don't have the extensions installed that you would need for that. Again, check your documentation. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:04, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

== Dot com & Tom ==

Do both of you guys live in New York, as both of you were at a Yankees game? [[User:72.150.230.125|72.150.230.125]] 01:40, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

:No, I'm from Texas (see my user page for more info). The cap I have on is the official hat of the [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=tex Texas Rangers Baseball Club]. I was in the Tri-State area for three games that particular week: starting with Mets–Phillies (in Philadelphia), then Yankees–A's ([[:Image:Dot com & Tom.jpg|pictured]]), and finishing with Rangers–Yankees (which I am pleased to report [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20060515&content_id=1455525&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away Texas won], 4–2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:50, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
::Wow, so you were right near me and I didn't know it. (I'm about 45 minutes or so west of Philly with good traffic.) You shoulda stopped by. ;)
::Also, I jus' have to say it, coz you know someone's thinking it: as one collective entity, you make It's Dot Tom. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You see, Dorian? That joke was already thought of on IRC. Why won't you log there some time? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:19, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you ==
Thank you very much. I don't appreciate being spoken about, especially when it was way back when. I've been thinking for a long time about how truly ungrateful he is, and it seems he's lost his privilege. Thanks so much. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:54, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:Do you think he'll go crazy like last time? Do you think he'll make tons of sockpuppets? Is he immature enought o retaliate like this every time he gets blocked? {shudders} — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Meh, I don't really care that much. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:15, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I don't think many people care at all. I suppose we can just revert it again and again. It's not even like he's doing much inconvenience. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:17, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==IP address change==
My Ip I think has changed. I need you to check my Ip address and tell me what it is. If I am right then my Ip address has changed for some reason.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:To check your IP, just log out. It will tell you your IP where your username usually is. If it doesn't show it there, then edit the sandbox and check the history. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:25, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Am I allowed to say what it is?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:29, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::Um, if you want to. Some people try to protect that kind of info. (It won't be news to me, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Here is the difference, this is my now 68.184.181.214, and here is what it was, 66.169.190.116. What is up with that?-{{User:H*bad/sig}}
::::Those IPs are both used by the [[isp|ISP]] in your area. Speaking of, are you a Rangers, Mavs, or Cowboys fan? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:41, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Mavs fan. I also love the rangers. Do you happen live in the Dallas/ fort worth area?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:43, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::No, but I do live in Texas. (I did live in Mesquite and work in Plano for a summer, though.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Hey, maybe we will run into each other at like a mavs or rangers game. I'll hear your name and look over and see you. Wouldn't that be nice?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:59, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::That'd be cool. I'm planning on going to the one about a week from now (Sunday night). You can see what I look like (in a Rangers cap even) in the photo on my user page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:03, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:There is a major problem though, I kind of told my parents that I know everyone here from school, so I can't say hi to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:10, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
::That's okay. Although I traditionally wear my Homestar running shirt to ballgames, so that other H*R fans can spot me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:18, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Although, I could make up a story that would make it ok for me to be talking to you.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

==Idea'd==
I have thought of something, that I think that needs changing. I believe that the fanstuff wiki should be able to use the Tavi style for our skin. Can that be arranged?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:Well, is there a way to put it in a monobook? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::I was talking about a way to have it as a seperate option.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:37, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::I know. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:39, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::::See [[#TaviStyle|above]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:50, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Wait we haven't upgraded yet??--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 15:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

==User page==

Are we allowed to have Wikipedia links on our userpages? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:25, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, yes. Check [[User:DorianGray|my page for a lot of them]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::See also [[HRWiki:User space]] for restrictions and conditions. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:30, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::OK, thanks. I wasn't sure if maybe it causes a problem, like there being offensive content on Wikipedia articles (vandalism or not) that HRWiki can't do anything about. Well then, going to add my links... [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:34, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

== Contribs ==
Do you think you could add the 'ctrbs' extension to the Fanstuff Wiki's recent changes? It'd make my job there a little easier. Thanks in advance. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:That is standard in 1.6 (where it will be spelled 'contribs', incidentally). I recognize that it's taking us longer than we originally anticipated to make the upgrade. Don't give up hope of its happening, though. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:01, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
::You added it here... is it difficult to implement? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it involves making changes in about six spots of existing code. It's not just like adding an extension. If we don't upgrade real soon, then I'll see about making an exception to our lockout of changes to 1.5. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:48, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Troll sockpuppet==

Could you please not be so quick to assume that's what I am? Chris/Yeltensic/Granola has relatives just like everyone else. [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 18:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Should I..==

..remove the vandalism thing from Darth's userpage? Or should I wait for him to do that or what? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 23:02, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==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. Is there a broken link, or is the problem at my end? [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 14:04, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:To clarify, the link found at [[H*R.com updates 2002#Tuesday, February 26, 2002]] for [[Where's The Cheat?]] doesn't work, but the one at [[Toons#Big Toons]] does? What's really odd is that the error you're receiving is [[MediaWiki:Nogomatch]], which I thought was only shown when there's no exact match for a search done with the "Go" button. Is that the message you're seeing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

::The closest I came to duplicating this problem is to type "Where's The Cheat" (without a question mark) in the search box. It also gives a similar error if you type "Where's The Cheat?" (with or without the question mark) in the URL. I'm going to make a redirect to fix those two things, but otherwise I can't recreate the problem as described. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:19, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

== When STUFF gets contradicted... ==

Hi, It's dot com. Here's a question that's been on my mind for a very, very long time (4 months):

What happens if we decline a STUFFed reference, thinking that it's unlikely, but then it turns out it was a reference after all? Say, for example, and I'm not saying that it is (even though I admit voting in favor), [[Happy Trogday]] WAS a homage to All Your Base, and that it is confirmed by TBC themselves on, say, the DVD commentary? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:Well, we just write a nice letter to TBC explaining how they must be mistaken. Once we vote here, that's the end of it. :) Actually, this has happened several times (none springs to mind right this second, but I'm sure someone will list an example here shortly). In cases like that, we simply overturn our vote and note that TBC said so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:33, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:: I haven't yet looked it up, but I believe that "Ryan S." from [[theme park]] was such an example. You're welcome. :D --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:::[[Talk:rampage#I.27m_on_a_Rainbow_.28originally_DECLINED.2C_now_ACCEPTED.29|Here]] is the one example of which I'm aware. And concerning AYB: Even though I voted to decline, I have always felt it was ''possible'' that fact was correct, and will not be surprised if we do have to un-decline it (nor will I be surprised if we don't). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:39, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

==Sockpuppetness==
I know sockpuppetry when I see it and I know that kk is a definate sockpuppet person. (I know how ironic) Anyways, I was wondering why it is that when someone creates an account on here, 2-3 others are created. So my question is, that do you beaucrats check every new user if they have another log in name?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 17:24, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
: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. Nothing against you, but I don't like to post details of something like that. Nevertheless, it's probably not hard to infer certain things by posts I've made elsewhere. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:02, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

== Thatkidsysop ==
Do you think you could make [[HRFWiki:User:Thatkidsam|Thatkidsam]] a sysop on the Fanstuff Wiki? There's been a concensus for him to be added to the team. (I actually posted this on the official forum's admin thread a little while ago, but it's been hours without a response and there's already a bit of excitement on the wiki.) - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:22, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:No wait. Lets make a discussion about this.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 19:38, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
No problem. For some reason that forum wasn't showing as having new messages for me. I know what it's like to be offered a promotion and then have to wait and wait for it to go through (in my case, the whole wiki was locked down for the server move). So I will not tell you to keep your pants on, for real. ;) H*bad, this talk page is not the right venue for a discussion on the promotion. In fact, simply by Joshua's posting here I assume that all the necessary discussion has already taken place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:05, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, sorry. The reason was only because I was just wondering about it. Thats all.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 22:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

== For you and all the others... ==

For You, Tom, Thunderbird, Joey, Stu, Bazooka, Rogue Leader, Phlip, Heimstern, Abdi Viklas, Drhaggis, E. L. Cool, Firebird, Qermaq, Coder, Jones, Jay, Kilroy, Lapper, Username, Dorian, Paper, and all the others...
Hey, I just want to thank all of you for what you do for the Wiki. I used your page because you seem to be the only one logged on. [[User:65.6.55.229|65.6.55.229]] 20:17, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:Hey, Anonymous, why don't you write a really nice thank-you note and then not attribute it to yourself. (Oh, kids can be so cruel. Just kidding.) Thanks, man! It's nice to be appreciated! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:26, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks from me, too! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:40, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
:::Why thank you very much, it's always nice to hear that our work is appreciated. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks, man. That really makes a sysop feel good. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 03:52, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thenk you very much, Mister .229! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:46, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::Thanks! (And gee; if you know all of us well enough to abbreviate names, you really ought to think about getting one of your own!) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:29, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I'm very flattered. Thank you for your kind words, 65.6.55.229. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:52, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Note: DprianGray isn't a sysop. Just a note. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Neither is Qermaq, but there you go. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::Both DorianGray and Qermaq, if I may speak for the community, are quite respected users. They have the right to be named in that list of thanks. And after all, 65.6.55.229 never once said the word "sysop" in his note. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 00:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Okay, it seems I misunderstood. Since almost every user on that list was a sysop, I figured it was thanking the sysops only. >.> — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:44, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

== Magical Sysop Powers? ==

I've noticed that you and the other sysops around here are able to identify a user by their IP number. I have my own little personal wiki, running on the exact same version of MediaWiki as this one, of course without any changes made to this wiki after installation. As far as I can tell, I have no such all knowing, ip reading powers as the sysop of my wiki. Is this something you guys have edited the HRWiki to be able to do or am I completely missing a huge power of being a sysop? —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:I have already asked. They won't say.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::Eh, okay then. Another mystery of the HRWiki goes unsolved. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I think they want to do this to us.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 00:59, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::::The bureaucrats at this wiki have installed the position of "developer". On some wikis it is called checkuser. It allows users to check IP addresses of users in addition to the normal sysop powers. So yes, it's edited in. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:::::That's not quite right, but it's kind of close, so, yeah, let's go with that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== Paranormal Idol ==

Could you check the IPs of Paranormal Idol and HomeTron V20 on the fanstuff wiki? I think they might be the same person. - {{User:Bub/sig}}
:Sorry, but a request for that info would have to come from a fanstuff sysop. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
::Okay, could you please check the IPs of the following Fanstuff users: [[HRFWiki:User:HomeTron V20|HomeTron V20]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol|Paranormal Idol]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol2|Paranormal Idol2]], [[HRFWiki:User:Paranormal Idol3|Paranormal Idol3]] and [[HRFWiki:User:Ytmnd Boy|Ytmnd Boy]]. Here's the reason. (edited version of reasons written by Bub on [[HRFWiki:User talk:Joshua]].)
::HomeTron V20 was a player on an interactive game which Bub created. HomeTron apparently quit the wiki because his Fake Characters were getting deleted by Joshua (as per a different discussion). A couple of days later, a new user, Paranormal Idol joined the wiki. He then created two new accounts, Paranormal Idol2 and Paranormal Idol3, claiming that he lost the password to his original account. Paranormal Idol3 then joined the same interactive game. After playing it for a while and then dying (in the game), he left the wiki. A few minutes after this, Ytmnd Boy signed up and requested to be in Bub's interactive game using the same character as HomeTron V20. All of these users share the same style of grammar, spelling and the way they transcribe.
::In my opinion, this seems like valid grounds for an IP check. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:43, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Based on the IPs, they are the same user. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Thanks. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:22, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::A few minutes ago, I got the new messages flag, and an e-mail saying that my talk page had been created by you. Do you know why this has occurred? - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 07:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes. I edited and saved your page without making any changes in order to force the system to send you that message but without creating a new version of your page. I hoped you would then guess that I had replied to you here, which you did, so it worked. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:29, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

==Help Another Wiki?==
Greetings from [[Wookieepedia:|Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki]]. :) I'm one of the administrators over there ([[Wookieepedia:User:Jaymach|Jaymach]], if you'd like to check) and I have been told by [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] that you may be able to help us with something we are attempting to implement over there. We're looking into possibly using your "Image Code" verification, but only want to use it for Page Moves rather than every Page Edit. Do you know if this is possible at all and, if it is, is there any chance you could inform us how to do so? Feel free to contact me on [[Wookieepedia:User_talk:Jaymach|my talk page]]. Many thanks. (I'd sign this, but it'd be from my anon IP so there seems little point)
:We are pleased to help you here, Andrew. Tom is sending you more info by email right now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:59, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== hello from Nikolce ==

Hi Its dot com, how have you been these last couple of uummm time?? Anyway how are you doing in school? By the way, are there any user that play warcraft 3 on battle net by any chance? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:58, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
: I've been doing well, Nikolce. I hope you're well as well. I don't currently go to school (I graduated from college six years ago). Sorry, but I'm not familiar with the game you mention. Keep on tranglin'. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

== Finals ==
Do you watch the Dallas Mavericks?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 14:26, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:I checked in on them four or five times yesterday [Game 1 of the NBA Finals, for those reading along] during the game, and I was happy they won. I'll probably see more of the later games in the series. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:12, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Also, their next game is Sunday, Sunday, Someday. Ok, bye.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:14, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Interwiki links ==
Hey It's dot com. I need some help with a link, it's [[Meta:Help:User style]]. It works here, but not on the Fanstuff User Preferences. Do you know why this is?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 15:30, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It should work now. (I updated and synchronized the knowledge base and fanstuff interwiki tables.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::Ok, thanks. Now I can continue to make it more updated like.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:24, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== The latest most recent block ==
Why did you block Strong bad roks!, because it doesn't appear that he did anything wrong.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 19:57, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:No, but he was going to. Thanks for your concern. 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. Thanks again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:07, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Archives ==
Sorry if my last post was worded rude, mainly because I didn't word it very well. Anyways the reason I bring it up, is because anytime I post something on your talk page it takes forever for it to bring up your talk page.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 20:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's okay, but you should be aware that people generally already know when their talk page has gotten pretty long. Pestering them about it rarely does more than annoy them. If you look at the top of the page, you'll see that I've already archived once before. Maybe I will again someday. Who knows, maybe even soon. There are a lot of other projects I'm working on, however, that require more of my attention right now (like the long-overdue upgrade). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:53, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

== Master Chief's name ==

Hey, dot com. How did you know Master Chief's real name was Ryan? That is his real name. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:03, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:Well, Brendan, you'd be surprised what information is out there if you know where to dig. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:22, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::You mean on my talk page's history? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:28, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, there's that, but he created [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Log?user=!!!!_Ryan_ON_WHEELS! this account] as well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:37, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, how'd you know my name? {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Like you said. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:46, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::But you knew my name before I said On my talk page's history. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 21:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::That's true. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:24, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

== Upgrade to 1.6 at the fanstuff wiki ==
Hey, awesome job, you and Tom really work harder than most people notice. The log in page is the best part, though. however, do you think you'll be able to add the poopsmith border again? I'm just wondering if 1.6 can't do that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:54, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
:I love the RSS upgrade....But one question: Why did you upgrade the HRFWiki before the HRWiki? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 02:18, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
::We try to shake down any problems we're going to encounter there before we apply the upgrade here. Not all fanstuffers are happy with this arrangement, but it's the best we've got, as it allows us to identify problems using a database that already has an enormous amount of content. If it's any consolation to them, we did spend an extensive amout of time testing the new features before we committed them to the live wiki. As for the Poopsmith, I don't know when or whether we'll be seeing him again soon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:25, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

==Unblock==
Please unblocking 82.42.237.114 on a provisional basis. the vandals
are gone! [[User:Go-glow|Go-glow]] 13:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
:Forget it. I have records of at least a dozen vandal accounts from that address over the last six months, and the content of the vandalism is worse than most. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:34, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

== Hi ==

I was just lookin around on the wiki this morning and decided that I'd leave a brief hello message for you. 

Hi, It's Dot Com. 
I haven't really talked with you too much, so I felt like leaving you a message. What's up with you in real life lately? Anything cool happening that you'd like to talk about? Any interesting stories or other stuff? Are there any Wiki projects that need serious cleaning up or any pages that need creating? If so, I'd be glad to help with them. I don't really have too much wiki time any mroe, but I have a chance to be on this morning for a little while. I'd be glad to assist with any ongoing projects that are in need of serious help. If you get a chance, please reply on my talk page.

{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 13:27, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Could I add you to my friends list? I'd like to recognize you on my userpage for your remarkable work on this wiki over the time you've been here. Thanks for your time.

:Well, sure. You can't have too many friends. To answer your other questions: The Rangers are still doing well, and that makes me happy. I can't think of any projects off the top of my head, but I'm sure there's some good ideas over at [[HRWiki:The Stick]]. I also can't think of any pages that need to be created. I wish they would release the next toon so we can make a page for ''it''. (By the way, I replied here instead of your talk page because it's generally better to keep discussion in one place.) Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
::Alrighty then. ADD'D!!!!!--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 16:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki pages==
What exactly do MediaWiki pages do? I'm confuzzled...— {{User: Seriously/sig}} 18:51, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
:See [[Meta:Help:MediaWiki namespace]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

== A troll's IP ==
Hey, Dot com. I found a trolls IP address, and I was wondering what I should do with it.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:06, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
:I guess you should just hang on to it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:46, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, but he is a pain in the neck. I know him. He has trolled on the fanstuff before. And I just want to be done with him.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 15:50, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

== Deleting user names ==
Hey Dot com. I heard from some very reliable sources that you guys can delete user names.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:09, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:"Can" is such a big word. Of course I ''can'' delete usernames. I can delete the whole wiki. (Not that I'm going to.) As for whether I ''will'' delete usernames, the answer is no; in general our [[HRWiki:Privacy policy#Removal of user accounts|policy]] is not to do that. Who said otherwise? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:18, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::It just seems like its not a very good idea to keep a username on the list, like NSMC, some inappropriate usernames, Willy on wheels, etc. Well maybe not NSMC, for historical reasons. And I never said anyone said otherwise.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:23, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, can can also just change there username to something else. I'm not saying that he's going to. He ''might'' but I doubt it. --{{User:the thing/sig}} 14:27, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::Yes you did. You said, "I heard from some very reliable sources." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, well, I was on the mediawiki channel asking questions.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Yes, it is technically possible, and yes, in certain very unusual circumstances it has been done, but no, we don't do it otherwise. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Really? When was it done? Also, I found out mediawiki 1.7 will be coming out in July.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::Great. I'd hate for them to actually use a version for a while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, they told me that its going to look much better than 1.6.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 14:53, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::In reply to the other question: It was used after NSMC's vandalism was cleaned up. All the individual accounts were deleted and consolidated into [[User:NSMC vandal|one account]]. - {{User:Bub/sig}}

== El Cid... lcid... Are Cid... rcid... ==

Hey! [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Cutepetsrus&diff=next&oldid=338955 What's] "rcid"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:58, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
:It's the "Recent Changes ID". Each entry in the [[Meta:Recentchanges table|`recentchanges` table]] has a unique ID, which shows up in the URL when you click "diff" from [[Special:Recentchanges]] on an edit that hasn't been patrolled. The "rcid" part tells the system to display the "park as patrolled" link as you view the diff (even if the edit has [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=710&diff=338906&oldid=338904&rcid=287736 already been patrolled]), and so it's not necessary to be included in a link on a talk page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

== Rangers ==
Hey just in case you didn't get my memo, I am going to a rangers game on wednesday. I know your most likely going to erase this, but just so you know.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:37, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:That's cool. I am thinking about going on Tuesday for the Fourth and the fireworks, but I'll have to see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::I would figure thats when its going to be the most crowded.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:17, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::And I just got back. They won! Back to back homeruns. It was cool. Hey were you there? Or were you there at the July 4th game?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
::::No, I didn't get to go to that one. (That's too bad, 'cause I love patriotic-themed fireworks.) Glad your game was good, and hey, they're tied for first right now! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:30, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

== Bad wording... ==
Hey Dot com. I was wondering about your accually typing the word (A good way of saying it) whatsit on a page. I know you already know this, but there are little kids on here. Can you reword it, please?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
:No, I'm not going to reword it. There is a difference between ''using'' a word and referring to a word ''as a word''. Assuming that the user doesn't already know what his name means, then there would be no way to explain to him what the problem is without resorting to pedantic euphemism or a click-through, both of which are unnecessary given that (1) we should be mature enough to calmly discuss any subject, (2) the whole name itself is already as offensive as or more offensive than its components, and (3) the likelihood that a random user will find that page is close to zero. If it makes you feel better, I'll put a language warning there. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry, I was just making sure that everything is G or Pg rated here.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:19, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

== Marshie Face ==
[[Image:foodfaces.png|thumb|Both a little creepy]]
Okay, you win. I hadn't compared them side-by-side and was going solely by memory. They DO, after all, have a similar artistic style, even though I can now see that I was wrong in thinking they were the same. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:09, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:Cool. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:16, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

== Subst signatures ==

Hi, this is CapitalQ from TMBW.net. We just upgraded to MW 1.6 yesterday (only to see 1.7 stable released today, but that's another story), and after seeing that templates in signatures automatically turn into substrings, ACupOfCoffee pointed us [[HRFWiki:HRFWiki talk:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.6#Substituted Signatures of Death|here]], where you state "I have created a new variable that allows me to disable this so-called feature, which I now have done." If you could tell me exactly how you went about doing that, I'd be very greatful. Thanks. :) -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 02:47, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. I have replied on [[TMBW:User talk:CapitalQ#Subst'd sigs|your talk page]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:55, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks, all set up! You rock. -[[TMBW:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]] 12:09, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== Homsar's Speech ==

DaAaaAAaaAaahhh! Hi, It's dot cayommm! It's KieferSkuunnk! I just wanted to thank you for the <s>flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital</s> help on my Homsar's Speech project! We're almost done now, but I still can't feel my leeeggs. Okay, bye-dee-bye! {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:Nowowowow, this is the thrill of a lifetime. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== /wiki/ redirect ==

I asked Interruptor Jones about this, and he told me to tell you, so... I think /wiki/ should redirect to /index.php/ because whenever I want to look something up in HRWiki by typing in the URL, I invariably end up typing "/wiki/" and getting the ol' 404. I'd just add <tt>Redirect permanent /wiki/ http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/</tt> somewhere in the .htaccess file, and it should work automatically. I think it'd be even better to do it the other way around and make "/wiki/" the canonical form and have index.php redirect to that instead, but not having used the MediaWiki software, I don't know the exact configuration options. Oh... and ever thought about moving some of the stuff on this huge talk page to an archive page? ;) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 16:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:Isn't typing the URL out a bit cumbersome? Why not create a [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html smart-keyword] instead? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:20, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

::It's the way I've always done it, and it doesn't feel so cumbersome after having done it a million times with Wikipedia. Other people might not be aware of smart keywords (I wasn't until just now). Besides, what's the harm in setting up a redirect? :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 21:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:::I'm not inclined to hack the wiki to aid one person's "way of always doing it". There are easier client-side options for what I percieve to be a client-side issue. Sorry. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

::::But is it just one person's way of always doing it, or are other people doing it, too? And I still don't see the harm in just adding a line to .htaccess; you wouldn't even have to restart the server or anything. - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 03:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::It's not that your request isn't easy to fulfill. I presented you with an alternative that would actually be quicker than if I made the change and you typed the entire URL. I don't see this as a problem with the wiki, I see it as an issue that is unique to a single user's behavior. Though I have to admit, I still might consider changing the <tt>index.php</tt> in the URL to <tt>wiki</tt> (making <tt>wiki</tt> the canonical form), but I'd want to go over the consequences of such a change with others first. (Note that this was [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 2#Mod rewrite to remove index.php from URLs|discussed once before]].) -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm unindenting so this doesn't get too wide... anyway, we still haven't even established that I'm the only one who types /wiki/ -- do you have error log statistics to back it up, maybe? I also think the redirect would be a good idea because it would be more consistent with other wikis (I believe most of the most popular MediaWiki sites use /wiki/); inconsistency is why I make this error in the first place. I could make further arguments, for example, that the URL is part of the user interface of a website, and any user interface should anticipate user error. (It's not uncommon for a text-based program to understand both "exit" and "quit", for example.) I could make an analogy with "typo redirects" on wikis. I know, it sounds silly to back up such a little thing like this with so much, but it just feels like a redirect is the Right Thing. (I guess becoming a webmaster is having this effect on me.) Well, I don't suppose there's any more I can say on this subject, so do what you're gonna do. :) - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 20:20, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== PHP upgrade ==

[[Special:Version]] still says that we're running PHP 4.4.2. Upgrade to PHP 5 unsccessful? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:Delayed. Turns out we need to upgrade [[Wikipedia:Red Hat Enterprise Linux|RHEL]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:Apache HTTP Server|Apache]] so that we can upgrade [[Wikipedia:PHP|PHP]] so that we can upgrade [[MW:|MediaWiki]]. We're going to try again over the weekend. (We ''did'' upgrade from 4.3.x to 4.4.2, for any of you keeping score at home.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
::Upgrading RHEL and Apache might not be necessary after all. We should have the CAPTCHA problem (which is really a missing libraries problem) fixed with the upgrade as well, which according to my information should be any time now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Special:Countedits ==
Could you please install the Count Edits extension on the Fanstuff? Many combolations, {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:That function is a server-intensive function (which is why it's restricted to sysops on this wiki). Perhaps you could elaborate on why you need it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Honestly, we don't. I was simply interested (in counting edits). - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I see. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I am looking for documentation and an implementation of Special:CountEdits. If you can help, please contact me at the e-mail address here: http://en.csharp-online.net/index.php?title=User:WikiSysop.

Thanks for your help. --- Editor C# Online.NET

== Ni hao! ==

Hey, Dot com, just wanted to say hello from China! Hope all's going well for you. Things have been crazy in China (in an awesome way), but I can't imagine I'll get much time to tell all you guys until I return to the USA... anyway, just wanted to give you a long-distance greeting. Zaijian! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:47, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:China man that's gotta be fun! Some day I hope to visit China. Just won't be any time soon. I do plan to go to Kansas City Missouri for a few days this summer! Hi Dot com! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:09, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
::Hey juys! Looking forward to your return! (Although, Heimstern, it's kinda like you never left. What an increasingly small world we live in.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I think I'm in a bit of an abnormal situation here, to be honest. I'm in about the nicest hotel in Shuangliu county and stuff like that. So in some ways, I have a lot of the conveniences of home. A lot of places in China aren't like that, or so I hear. But then again, China is growing like crazy in terms of technology and modernization. It seems like ''everyone'' here has a cell phone. Like, ''more'' oft than in the USA. I don't have time to say much more now, though. We'll talk more when I return. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:30, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Olsen Twin'd!! ==

How did you know that the pictures in Teen Girl Squad 11 came from that M magazine? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:Well, 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.  — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:29, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Nice. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:52, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


== Old main page style ==

Don't get me wrong, I love the new style, but there are still people complaining (well, on the forum). Is there a way to put that old style as one of the skins in the preferences? If it's too much work, it's fine with me, I like this style better, but some people don't. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}
:We're not going to create and maintain another skin just for that old style. There are instructions out there somewhere on customizing one's personal CSS to make the main page like the old style. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
::That works. I'll just tell people that. {{User:Ed smildE/signature}}

== Quick reference guide ==
Ok, this has been bothering me for a while, why on the [[Template:stuffinstructions|STUFF instructions]] page is the words quick reference guide, in red?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:43, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:It's not red; it's kind of a goldish color. It's a different color so that it will stand out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::Really? It really looks bold red. Not even close to a goldish <s>colour</s>color. Weird.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it is a '''reddish-gold color,''' but not '''as red as a broken link.''' — '''[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]''' 03:32, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

== Guitar riff from "Personal favorites" ==

I noticed that the QotW page lacks the sound file for the "Wicked Guitar Solo". I have a copy of that file lurking here, though the file upload page seems to want images, so I figured I'd better not chance it. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

--Ian.

:Hi there Ian. Please email the file to [mailto:tom@hrwiki.org tom@hrwiki.org]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:38, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

== No fan of zeugma? ==

Aw, I loved [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Pi&curid=26404&diff=353018&oldid=353017&rcid=302440 that line]... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:33, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:I am a fan of zeugma, but not when it seems unintentional. My personal fave: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana" (Groucho Marx). Close runner-up: "You held your breath and the door for me" (Alanis Morissette). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

::Or the classic "If we do not hang together, we shall certainly hang separately." {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:40, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

== 1 Username ==
Ok, I was looking through the system messages when one of them caught my eye, it said: "Sorry, you have already created $1 accounts. You can't make any more." is it possible to make the number a 1. So that there can't be anymore sockpuppets or something like that.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 05:41, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:Ok, I know that there is an option that will let you set the amount of accounts in one day, so why not have you and/or Tom turn on the option everyday?--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:57, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::Because this isn't that important to me personally. If you think this is something the entire wiki should consider, then you should bring it up in Da Basement. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:16, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you from Super Martyo Brother ==

I'd like to thank you for: 
*Changing my username
*Putting up with my noobish comments on talk pages
*and for just being so awesome!
You really do deserve a pizza trophy! --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 05:12, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome, SMB! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:59, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

==Help, please?==

Sorry if I'm bothering you, but I'd like to patrol recent changes, and there's no one else to really ask. What do the red "!"s and "N"s mean? Sorry if I'm bothering you. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 20:55, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: "!" means the page has not yet been marked as patrolled. "N" means that the page was created with the edit in question (and, thus, there will be no "diff" available for that edit.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::Oh! Now I understand. Thanks. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 21:15, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you! ==
I wouldn't have lasted a week. Even though yes I am not on as much anymore because of band and whatnot, but still.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:No problem, just see that it doesn't happen again. If it does, I won't be able (which is to say, willing) to unblock the IP so quickly. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah I was about to say, "wait your an admin!". I get it, don't worry he won't be getting on the wiki anymore. I locked the internet with a very special password, that even with your "great" detective like skills couldn't get. Unless of coarse you have 20 life times tucked away with you..... anyways, thanks again. And I do mean again. --{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I guess he won't be a problem for you guys anymore.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 21:41, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== 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?

Guess what: i recently had a maths and science test, and i got GOOD scores. 100% for science, and 107% for maths.

ps: i need to ask you something, you remember the time i asked you why you don't like the later seasons of simpsons, well on your userpage, it also says you don't like the later seasons of family guy either, whats the reason? Can i say , to me sometimes the ''recent'' episodes aren't the same as before. some of them use the same joke as before eg: marge and homer repeatetl arguing. Marge has changed alot, before she was a likeable character, now she seems.... different, do you get me?

Final note: What would be your favourite quotes of the simpsons, from the top of my head it's:

"And i say, a monkey ''can'' mown our lawn". Homer of the distance.
"I fell 8000 feet onto a pile of jagged rocks". Abe Simpson.
"(Austrian accent)Good-moring and welcome to advanced physics,1-0-1, i see alot of new faces, but as the old saying goes: "Out with the old, in with the Nuclues".(everyone laughs except homer). "Now let me just- whoops(drops notes). Homer stars laughing hard:"aha aha hah haha, a did you see that jerk, ah ah ah ha hah , AAAAAA he DROPED HE'S NOTES, AAAAAAA HAH HA H AH H aAAAAAAAAAA HA HA H A.

To me, this is one of my favourite episodes, mostly becasue i can make jokes to my brother about him being in University himself: "Have you spoken with your Austrian professor yet", and "Have you found your secret "Dungeons and Dragons lairr, thats has Nerds secretly studing and playing with characters at level 40" etc.

talk atch you later (sp)
[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 05:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

i forget to ask you so so, something serious: How do you make those things on wiki that link to other websiter, like insted of having this website in full writing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nf1VMk0o4Iw, you shorten it into a small thing, how's it done?

ps: at this video on youtube, go to the time 09:26, this is where the joke is where homer is laughing.

==Text could not be found==

On the [[Strong Badman]] page I got an error that says that the text could not be found, and I should report it to an administrator. Do you think it has anything to do with the recent maintnance? - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 00:12, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
:That page seems to be working fine to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:15, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
::If that happens again, you can fix it by purging the page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:47, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== MediaWiki Question ==
Hey, IDC. I was wondering if you could let me know how you "hard-coded" the header for [[HRWiki:Sandbox]] to appear from [[MediaWiki:Sandbox]] all invisible-like. I just noticed it and I thought it was pretty nifty. --'''[[User:porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:porplemontage|talk]]'') 02:24, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
:I inserted some hooks into Article.php and wrote a hook function that draws on these [[Mediawiki:Sandbox|two]] [[Mediawiki:Introduction|pages]]. The procedure might change when we upgrade to 1.8. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:06, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
::Could you show me the code you used? --'''[[User:Porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:Porplemontage|talk]]'') 05:07, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

== Permanent Edit Removal ==
I remember how the last time the Fanstuff got attacked by a troll who placed highly unappropriate images on pages, you permanently deleted those versions of the pages from the database. You may want to do that again with edits by the troll [[HRFWiki:Special:Contributions/NKSCF|NKSCF]]. Most of the pages he put images on were deleted (not sure if you still want to delete them from the database), but there's one on Y2K's [[HRFWiki:User:Y2K|userpage]] that still remains. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:52, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
:You could just delete the page, and then restore all the edits except that one... it would still be in [[Special:Undelete]], but you don't need admin powers to do it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:59, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

== Update Icons ==

It's dot com, I noticed a bit of some messy whitespace on the edges of two of the Main Page update icons ([[Image:update-cs.png]] and [[Image:update-ps.png]]). They look fine when they're situated at the top of the Main Page, where the gradient is lighter, but as you add more saturation to the background, the white edges really start to come through. Take a look toward the bottom of the [[Main Page]] to see what I mean. Anyways, I went ahead and tried to clean them up for you a bit, but unfortunately I was unable to upload new versions, since they're both set as protected pages. (As an aside: why are they set as protected pages in the first place?) The versions I made might look rougher on a purely white backdrop, but I think they blend pretty nicely on the gradient background on the main page, comparatively speaking. So here they are, use them if you like:
* http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8674/updatepsqm5.png
* http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7750/updatecsej0.png
--{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 00:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
:The problem with the images you made is that they use an 8-bit transparency, which is currently not recognized by Internet Explorer. Enough of our readership still uses IE that we have to go with the older 1-bit transparency. Thanks for trying, though! The images are protected because they are on the main page, and otherwise it would very easy for someone to upload something very objectionable in their place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

== Userboxes and Homsar Quotes ==

Hi there its dot com!! Loafing redirected my problem to you. I made a Homsar random quote userbox (see my User Page - first on the userbox list) and was trying to add it to the Userbox page for the benefit of the Wiki. So everyone could see it and enjoy the bounty of it's... well whatever it is the same as I do. So I go to the Userbox page and try to add it in. Problem. It won't add into the <userboxsample> tag because of the homsarquote template. Of course, it works OUTSIDE of the tag, so it works on my page and everywhere else. I just can't make it display in the table on that page. Any way that can be fixed? Thanks a ton. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 08:43, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Yes. The braces around the homsarquote template have to be escaped inside the userboxsamples tags. View [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Userbox&diff=377189&oldid=376519 this edit] to see the method and the result. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::: Hey thanks. I thought the random homsar box would be a good idea. Heh, I like the change to "Words of wisdom" better than just Homsar Quote. Good call. lol.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 00:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== ParserFunctions ==

A little late on this, but I just noticed: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User%3AQermaq%2FWords_said_or_seen_once&diff=374614&oldid=374198 good work], and thanks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:No prob, Bob. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Happy X0th birthday, Dot com! ==

Happy birthday, to my twin sysop brother and world's youngest man! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:38, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
: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!" Eat a cake, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:52, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::Herzliche Glückswünschen zum Geburtstag! Have a great day, and may you never get the black lung. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Happy thirtieth email, Dot com! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Happy birthday, Dot com. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:51, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Tanjyobi Omedeto, Dot com-san. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Wow... that's just a little bit less... than 32... I learned that in school! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Welcome to deadness. You'll see, it's not so bad after all ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yom huledet shloshim same'akh! It's dot old... Just kiddin'. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:13, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Happy B Day Dot Com. May you eat some cake :) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 23:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Oh, I missed your birthday, happy late birthday. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Dude, how did I miss this? Happy birthday....late... late birthday.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 23:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Happy birthday, Ben. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 01:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I'm also a little late in saying this, but happy birthday, Dot com. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 02:32, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>Spits out coffee* Dot com's name is Ben??! Which is said in the first line of a page that I've read but I still didn't know??!?! {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Happy hundredth birthday, Strong Bad! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:27, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Hey, I didn't know it was your Bday... Happy uh... Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:30, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::Oh. I missed it. Still. Hope you HAD a happy Bday!!--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:31, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::Wow, you and my sister have almost the same birthday. Difference of one day. ;) {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 05:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::::Ah, I missed it. Happy REALLY late birthday. [[User:Powered by The Kate|Powered by The Kate]]

== Error ==

Look at [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] - at this moment, it offers:

<blockquote>The database did not find the text of a page that it should have found, named "The House That Gave Sucky Treats". 
This is usually caused by following an outdated diff or history link to a page that has been deleted. 
If this is not the case, you may have found a bug in the software. Please report this to an administrator, making note of the URL.</blockquote>

This is abnormal, no? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:02, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
:I just purged it. Looks normal now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:05, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

== poll ==

Sorry it the poll is not quite what you were looking for. Let me know if I can help in any way. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Sure thing. As Loafing just pointed out, it's still early for a poll. I feel that there are more ideas and discussion to be had first. Also, I don't think we need to have all 21 or whatever the number is now be included in the eventual poll. Just the best finalists. By the way, I do agree that we need to start organizing the page, and possibly start a new page at, oh, say, [[HRWiki:Logo redesign 2006]] or something. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::If we are still that early I might make a few of my own then. I usually say that and get busy with the family but for something like this I might just carve out some weekend time. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:::also you might want to put a note after Lapper's comments so that others don't take their cue from him like I did. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 20:47, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Sticklyman = Poopsmith 20X6? ==

You mentioned in one of your edit summaries that you would divulge any evidence that Sticklyman is the Poopsmith's 20X6 counterpart, but I can't find your answer. Does the commentary of "Under Construction" shed any light on the subject? [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 20:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
:Alas, it does ''not'' seem like Sticklyman and the Poopsmith are related in any way. They mentioned a couple of other generic references (under-construction icons in general; fighting stick-men in animé), but no mention of everyone's second-favorite guy (he's No. 2). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
::That sucks. [[User:Strong Sader|Strong Sader]] 21:12, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

== Tampo ==

Can you please unblock [[User:Tampo|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. {{User:The thing/sig}} 00:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

:Tampo {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=Tampo isn't blocked}} and {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Tampo never was blocked}}. Why are you making such an odd request on behalf of a user that left on his own volition and hasn't been around in months? If he wanted to edit, he could quite literally just edit. Are you acting as his proxy by his request or is this your own doing? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
::His IP address is blocked, at least that's what he told me. He can't edit. {{User:The thing/sig}} 15:41, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:::{{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&action=search&limit=&ip=24.77.42.48 Oh yeah.}} We'll think about it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
::::Dot com can feel free to revert this if he wants, but let me mention this - in real life, sometimes you run out of chances. You show up to work late too many times, eventually you are not going to be welcome there, and no amount of pleading will help. When you hurt a friend enough times, it can happen that they will no longer be your friend, despite any of your attempts to make up for it. I think if a person violates a wiki's way of doing business often enough and persistently enough, it's not unfair to say "Sorry, you aren't welcome here" at some point. I'll leave it to others to determine whether Tampo's abuses of the wiki were "too much", but honestly, if the decision were left to me and me alone, there's be no way someone with an established history of abuse would be allowed back in. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
The thing, after reading [[wikipedia:User talk:Danny Fenton#Tampo|this discussion]], it appears that a) this is more your idea than Tampo's and b) that he did not at all say that he's sorry. Please do not contact vandals with the aim of bringing them back to the wiki and then lie to us about what they said.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:08, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:Hold on... he's not blocked from fanstuff!?!?!?!?!? {{User:The thing/sig}} 18:20, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
::So what? This is the knowledge base. Please stop posting on my page about this. I have said we will think about it and at present that is all we are planning to do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

==Inactive on Forum==
You're an admin here and on the forum, right? Well, I registered to the Forum a long time ago, and I've been inactive all this time cause I didn't know what it meant, and I deleted the confirmation email. Now that I finnaly know (thanks to Joshua on the Fanstuff), can you please do something about my inactive-ness on the Forum? I'd really like to be there, where it's really active on topics. {{User:Spyrox6/sig}}
:I went ahead and marked your account as active. Enjoy. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:15, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

== Knowledge Base - Fanstuff Redirects ==
Correct me if I'm wrong, but <s>are you asking for a challenge</s> I believe there's a column in the `interwiki` table named `iw_local` that allows redirects between local wikis. Could this be enabled for the Knowledge Base on the Fanstuff and vice versa? There are currently 18 such redirects currently on the Fanstuff and 3 on the Knowledge Base. It was prolly be more convenient if this was enabled. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 06:37, 8 December 2006 (UTC)