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TBC appearance
TBC will be making an appearance at MIT this weekend at an event called "ROFLcon." Dunno if their portion is suitable to be documented or transcripted or whatever, but I thought I'd make people aware. -DAGRON 21:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the tip! As it turns out, we've already got one of our top men working on it round-the-clock. His train leaves for Boston within the hour. — It's dot com 21:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
16-Bit Color and the movies/toons
I noticed that no matter if you have 16-bit or 32-bit color, the homestarrunner.com toons/movies seem to have the same color scheme (IE: No dithering occurs.) Also, recently, the lappy-era toons... you can see the boundaries of the "reflection of light" on the top and left reflections of the lappy screens. A month or two ago, these boundaries were not visible; but now they seem to appear even for 32-bit color. 
ColdReactive
Eric Conveys an Emotion Videlectrix
Eric Conveys an Emotion gets an interview at Videlectrix?! --AlmsforthePudgy 18:51, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
- Cool stuff! I added a link to it on Videlectrix.
Trey56 21:42, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
The old stuffs
Aren't sysops supposed get the old qow,wf, and sketchbook off the main page after the new ones come in? 
Meme3
01:14, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- OK, done. However, you don't have to be a sysop to do that... the whatsnew template can be edited by anyone with an account. --phlip TC 01:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- Anyone with an old account. No newbies. --
Super Martyo boing! 23:36, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
- But you aren't a newbie, Meme. Homestar-Winner (talk) 23:46, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
- Anyone with an old account. No newbies. --
Picture
What's this picture: 
TheThingé 01:41, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- It's a picture of Homestar and Strong Bad, in the field, with the H*R logo. (Did I win?) --phlip TC 01:50, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- Actually, I think it was on the podstar page once. JCM 01:59, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yes phlip. You won. But, why is it on the podstar site, Hrjcm? TheThingé 02:07, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- I forgot. JCM 02:23, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- See this image. TBC used the image on iTunes when you were able to download podcasts from it. Homestar-Winner (talk) 02:27, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- Well, that's unfair. I don't remember seeing Podcast in 2006, I just remembered seeing a picture like that before. JCM 02:42, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- It's also used as the album art for the podcast, as defined in the podcast.xml file:
<itunes:image href="http://podstar.homestarrunner.com/hrpodcast_pic.jpg" />. Depending on your podcatcher software/portable media device, you might see it there as well (for example, I can see it on my Zune's menu when I select the podcast, unsure if it's the same with iPods). --
ENUSY 
09:48, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- It's also used as the album art for the podcast, as defined in the podcast.xml file:
- Well, that's unfair. I don't remember seeing Podcast in 2006, I just remembered seeing a picture like that before. JCM 02:42, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- See this image. TBC used the image on iTunes when you were able to download podcasts from it. Homestar-Winner (talk) 02:27, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- I forgot. JCM 02:23, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yes phlip. You won. But, why is it on the podstar site, Hrjcm? TheThingé 02:07, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- Actually, I think it was on the podstar page once. JCM 01:59, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
What HAppened Today?
SeRIOUSLY WHAT MAINTENACNCE was GOinG DOwN??? Physicsguymonsterman 23:12, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
- The maintenance wasn't going down, the wiki was going down while it was going through server maintenance. And now it's all over (except for the thumbnail problem). Homestar-Winner (talk) 23:26, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
- So what was wrong or changed that made the wiki need maintenance? -Brightstar Shiner 23:29, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
- Which is what I think Mr. Monsterman was trying to say. -- Super Martyo boing! 23:34, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
- Which is what I think Mr. Monsterman was trying to say. --
- So what was wrong or changed that made the wiki need maintenance? -Brightstar Shiner 23:29, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
PNG uploads don't appear to be working, either. I've got Weekly Fanstuff and Sketchbook images to upload, but it ain't workin'... "The file is corrupt or has an incorrect extension. Please check the file and upload again." 
OptimisticFool 00:04, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
- The maintenance was for the time it took to transfer the wiki to a new server... details are behind that link. Thumbnails are broken because the new server currently doesn't have ImageMagick installed... that'll be sorted out as soon as possible. The PNG upload issue I'm not sure about, but I'm looking into it right now (well, technically, right now I'm typing a post on this talk page, but as soon as I'm done with that, I'll go check out what the deal is with the uploads). --phlip TC 09:28, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm having problems with moving articles. The codes don't show up. Bad Bad Guy 23:48, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
- Fixed. — It's dot com 20:46, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Uploading Images
When I try to upload a PNG image now, I get this message: The file is corrupt or has an incorrect extension. Please check the file and upload again. After I check the file, I'm still not allowed to upload it. What should I do? Bad Bad Guy 02:06, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Check the post above...its something to do with the server move. DevonM(talk·cont-ribs) 02:14, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Template
Here is a template for pages that have been protected due to disputes:
{{dprotected}}
- Please use the "+" button on the top of the screen next time you want to start a new conversation. We're forbidden from creating new headers underneath an existing Talk Page conversation, and the summary made it look like you were replying to my post. Bad Bad Guy 23:23, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
- As I said here: Hmm... I don't think we have ever protected a page because of a content dispute, and I don't see it happening any time soon... do we really need this template? --phlip TC 11:02, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
- No. No we don't. I say it shall be
Del Taco'dDELETED!!!! (The template, not the discussion.) DrPepper42 00:59, 14 May 2008 (UTC)- Discuss further on the template's talk page. Bad Bad Guy 01:16, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
- No. No we don't. I say it shall be
Phishing filter problems
My computer's virus protection system's phishing filter blocked this website. I had to turn it off! What the heck is going on here? Please provide some awnsers here. DrPepper42 00:54, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
- Update here, the fanstuff isn't blocked, only the actual wiki. What the crap is going on here? DrPepper42 01:01, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
- You caught us. The wiki is an elaborate scheme to get your login information for eBay, PayPal, Amazon.com and anything else we can get our hands on! Mwa ha ha!
OptimisticFool 01:06, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
- What phishing filter are you using? Probably the best thing to do is to go to their website, and see if you can find a link to report a false positive... failing that, an email address that you can send something to to say "Hey, your filter blocked this site, but it's totally legit!"... Best I can guess is that a lot of these phishing filters are based on user submissions... so they get plenty of false positives from people who think it'd be funny to click the "report this site" button on random sites. Then again, we do link to very convincing clones of both Amazon and eBay (twice, even)... --phlip TC 10:17, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
- Wait, nevermind. The problem is over. I turned it back on, and it didn't block the site. It's all good. DrPepper42 20:58, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
- What phishing filter are you using? Probably the best thing to do is to go to their website, and see if you can find a link to report a false positive... failing that, an email address that you can send something to to say "Hey, your filter blocked this site, but it's totally legit!"... Best I can guess is that a lot of these phishing filters are based on user submissions... so they get plenty of false positives from people who think it'd be funny to click the "report this site" button on random sites. Then again, we do link to very convincing clones of both Amazon and eBay (twice, even)... --phlip TC 10:17, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
- You caught us. The wiki is an elaborate scheme to get your login information for eBay, PayPal, Amazon.com and anything else we can get our hands on! Mwa ha ha!
Writing Transcripts
I figured this would be the best place to put this kind of question, so here goes: "How should a long-time user of this wiki go about writing a transcript or two when she isn't allowed to stay up late on Sunday nights?" I've done a lot on the HRWiki, particularly since I came back, but haven't reverted vandalism (I try, but sometimes I can't tell what to revert) or written the transcript for an email or toon. I'd like to do that, but I don't really know how we determine who's going to write the thing and what templates and such we use. Also, most of this is done in the middle of the night when I should be asleep. I'd be willing to get up and help with it, and with Monday fast approaching, that would be a nice time to try. I just want to try something new. Thanks, -Brightstar Shiner 20:14, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- On my user page there's a section on documenting a new toon. Might be interesting to you. As far as who does the transcript, someone just puts the section in progress template up and starts it. I don't think there's ever any formal "claim" on a transcript, just whichever user wants to and is available. - Qermaq - (T/C)
20:29, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- I had already read that part of your user page, but thanks for pointing it out to me again. I'm going to go experiment in the Sandbox now to hone my transcripting skillz (with a "z"). See you later and thanks again. -Brightstar Shiner 20:55, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- Aww... I just spent about ten minutes searching for the supposed template used to make the outline for a sbemail, but I can't find it. I thought I saw it mentioned somewhere, and it would save a great deal of time and energy if and when I get to write a transcript. Does anyone know what this template is called or where it is? -Brightstar Shiner 21:15, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- On Talk:Strong Bad Email there is a checklist with everything that needs to be done when a new one comes. Including the {{newsbemail}} template. — Elcool (talk)(contribs) 21:29, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks a bunch. I knew I had seen it somewhere. -Brightstar Shiner 21:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- Transcript some DVD commentary. Lots of that to be done. =] OptimisticFool 21:54, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- Transcript some DVD commentary. Lots of that to be done. =]
- Okay, thanks a bunch. I knew I had seen it somewhere. -Brightstar Shiner 21:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- On Talk:Strong Bad Email there is a checklist with everything that needs to be done when a new one comes. Including the {{newsbemail}} template. — Elcool (talk)(contribs) 21:29, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- Aww... I just spent about ten minutes searching for the supposed template used to make the outline for a sbemail, but I can't find it. I thought I saw it mentioned somewhere, and it would save a great deal of time and energy if and when I get to write a transcript. Does anyone know what this template is called or where it is? -Brightstar Shiner 21:15, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- I had already read that part of your user page, but thanks for pointing it out to me again. I'm going to go experiment in the Sandbox now to hone my transcripting skillz (with a "z"). See you later and thanks again. -Brightstar Shiner 20:55, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
I really like your homestar head costume
What was the exact time the little picture in the address bar changed? I like how it makes our site more distinguishable from the official site when I have multiple tabs. Bad Bad Guy 04:48, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
- You mean the favicon. Currently it alternates every hour on the hour while we try out some new styles. — It's dot com 04:55, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Regarding the YouTube tag:
Is there any reason for forcing it to be the high-quality version? I mean, if you just link to the video by itself, then the user's YouTube settings/connection speed will define whether the video is HQ or not, but forcing it to HQ could be a bad idea for people with slow connections/connection problems. --ENUSY 10:27, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
- So true, so true. But, I can't do crap about that. It's not a problem for me though, I've got a High Definition laptop display and really fast internet. But I still use the normal versions of videos. DrPepper42 00:11, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Whoooaaa...
Just one article away from 2000! What do you think the 2000Template:th article will be? 124.181.14.142 02:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
- I hope it's one on Bubs's first wife. Some good potential there. Homestar-Winner (talk) 02:53, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
- It's here!!! MBD123 18:07, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
- And just what is the 2 thousandth ema-I mean page?
Meme3
20:46, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
- If subpages count, then I think it'd be User:Brightstar_Shiner/The_Sketchbook that right there. Since it was created the same day this discussion here started.
ColdReactive
- Yes, but that's not how the stats work... — Defender1031*Talk 01:59, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- No, they don't count. You can see from Special:Newpages that the 2000th page (at the current time of writing this) is More Like. It was previously Biggest Waste of X (the first page to reach 2000), until Blistergeist was turned into a redirect (redirects don't count as pages, so it was removed from the statistics count). --DorianGray 02:00, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- If subpages count, then I think it'd be User:Brightstar_Shiner/The_Sketchbook that right there. Since it was created the same day this discussion here started.
- And just what is the 2 thousandth ema-I mean page?
- It's here!!! MBD123 18:07, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Watchlist Emails
Why has the format for emails you get when a page you watched is edited changed? It looks like a WUW email...I liked the old style more! Can we change it back? Same goes for the Fanstuff Wiki. SuperfieldCreditUnion
- What's a WUW email, and can you give an example? I'm flummoxed here. - Qermaq - (T/C) 05:00, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- I guess by WUW he means the fanstuff's Wiki User Wiki. —Shwoo 06:29, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, I mean the Wiki User Wiki. Hold on, I'm at school, so I can't get an image quite yet. SuperfieldCreditUnion
- Here it is.
- Yeah, I mean the Wiki User Wiki. Hold on, I'm at school, so I can't get an image quite yet. SuperfieldCreditUnion
- I guess by WUW he means the fanstuff's Wiki User Wiki. —Shwoo 06:29, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
The old one (the one I like) is on the top, and the new one (the one I don't like) is on the bottom. Which would you rather get? SuperfieldCreditUnion
- I have to say, I like the one at the top better. ColdReactive
- No kidding, but I'd bet anything that the change is due to that server change. It happened just around then, about a week or so ago. SuperfieldCreditUnion
- The ugly messages are the MediaWiki default. The nice, formatted messages are generated by an extension I wrote. Yes, something broke during the server change, and I had to temporarily revert to the ugly default. With everything that's going on around here, I haven't had time to debug the extension, but I'm pretty sure I know where the problem is and how to fix it. Rest assured, the nice, formatted messages are next on my to-do list and will return soon. — It's dot com 05:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
- No kidding, but I'd bet anything that the change is due to that server change. It happened just around then, about a week or so ago. SuperfieldCreditUnion
new dev blog
check it out on the website
i'll take four!
does anyone remember a sbemail where homestar says i'll take four in response to bubs advertising something at his stand? --Acam30 21:08, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- Get your wireless extension cords. Three for three hundred! Lightweight, existent, and shockproof! — Elcool (talk)(contribs) 21:10, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
thanks a lot!
I broke it! lol
Sorry about that, but seriously, I hate validation. A whole mess of pages are now in speedy deletion because of my signature -Iyeru
- You hate it so much that you'd delete your signature over it? At any rate, I won't delete it because it appears on as many pages as it is. --Jay (Talk) 21:42, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- And if it's really such a problem for you, use the <noinclude> tag before nominating it for deletion again, please. --Jay (Talk) 21:43, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, I got it. -Iyeru
Wiki Logo
What is the URL for the wiki's logo image (you know, the one in the top left corner of every page)? Homestar-Winner (talk) 01:16, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- Here's an almost-final version on the wiki, and here's the actual one used. Trey56 02:11, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Don't be discouraged
Is there anything worth doing if one person gets an account solely to add 1 fact to 1 article, but the fact has to be reverted? I've already experienced that twice; once for Marzipan's Answering Machine 15.2 and once again for garage sale. Is it worth the effort to encourage these users to attempt other edits? 
BBG 04:07, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
- This was suggested once here, but it never really got implemented.-134.174.140.208 04:50, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
