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The Cheatbot: autoreplace: Not the 100th Email!!! → Sbemail 100 fakeout

The Cheatbot — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:41:07 GMT

autoreplace: Not the 100th Email!!! → Sbemail 100 fakeout

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	:In our role as stewards and documenterarians, it is not our place to interpret, it's our place to document what is. In this case, what is is that they called this sbemail 200 and it is. No further discussion is really needed. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:13, 26 September 2008 (UTC)		:In our role as stewards and documenterarians, it is not our place to interpret, it's our place to document what is. In this case, what is is that they called this sbemail 200 and it is. No further discussion is really needed. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:13, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
	::Anyways, Strong Bad ''does'' check an email in this sbemail. Sure, it wasn't written to him, but it was obviously written to his email address. Heck, that's probably one of the reasons TBC chose this email to feature.		::Anyways, Strong Bad ''does'' check an email in this sbemail. Sure, it wasn't written to him, but it was obviously written to his email address. Heck, that's probably one of the reasons TBC chose this email to feature.
-	::As for Loafing and Qermaq: We can't report what we don't know for sure. I wouldn't say this is ''officially'' an email until sbemail201 comes out (or it is otherwise referenced on the site as an email). Just because it has sbemail in the url doesn't make it one. [[~~Not the 100th Email!!!~~\|sbemail100]] anyone? {{User:Trlkly/sig}} 22:39, 1 October 2008 (UTC)	+	::As for Loafing and Qermaq: We can't report what we don't know for sure. I wouldn't say this is ''officially'' an email until sbemail201 comes out (or it is otherwise referenced on the site as an email). Just because it has sbemail in the url doesn't make it one. [[Sbemail 100 fakeout\|sbemail100]] anyone? {{User:Trlkly/sig}} 22:39, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
	:::True, but Not the 100th Email wasn't in the list at the end of this email, and it didn't appear on the list of Emails on the Compy, and it wasn't listed as "sbemail 100!" on the main page. This got (the equivalent of) all of those. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:44, 1 October 2008 (UTC)		:::True, but Not the 100th Email wasn't in the list at the end of this email, and it didn't appear on the list of Emails on the Compy, and it wasn't listed as "sbemail 100!" on the main page. This got (the equivalent of) all of those. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:44, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
	::::Yeah. I missed all of that. Wow. Thanks for such a courteous reply. {{User:Trlkly/sig}} 00:57, 4 October 2008 (UTC)		::::Yeah. I missed all of that. Wow. Thanks for such a courteous reply. {{User:Trlkly/sig}} 00:57, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

The Cheatbot: autoreplace: Page Load Error → Sbemail 200 Fakeout

The Cheatbot — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:53:54 GMT

autoreplace: Page Load Error → Sbemail 200 Fakeout

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	Check it out! Not sure where it should be mentioned, hidden pages I bet. - {{User:Wecannotbesaved/sig}} 00:42, 24 September 2008 (UTC)		Check it out! Not sure where it should be mentioned, hidden pages I bet. - {{User:Wecannotbesaved/sig}} 00:42, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
-	:It's mentioned here: [[Page Load Error]]. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 00:51, 24 September 2008 (UTC)	+	:It's mentioned here: [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout\|Page Load Error]]. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 00:51, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

	== Limozeen's Congratulations ==		== Limozeen's Congratulations ==

Lira: undo revision 795296;

Lira — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 07:28:03 GMT

undo revision 795296;

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	Is it possible Homestar was talking about internal power connectors? Four-pin is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molex_connector traditional connector]] used by disk drives (before SATA came along), and eight-pin is mainly used to provide supplimentary power to video cards. It's the only place I can think of where "four-pin" and "eight-pin" are real things. [[User:Octan\|Octan]] 21:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)		Is it possible Homestar was talking about internal power connectors? Four-pin is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molex_connector traditional connector]] used by disk drives (before SATA came along), and eight-pin is mainly used to provide supplimentary power to video cards. It's the only place I can think of where "four-pin" and "eight-pin" are real things. [[User:Octan\|Octan]] 21:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
	:Maybe, but he could also just be being homestar. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)		:Maybe, but he could also just be being homestar. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
-	::RJ14 phone cords are 4-pin and ethernet cables (~~[https://peigenesis.com~~ RJ45]) are 8-pin. Those are real things, and more likely to be thought of along with USB and firewire. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 09:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)	+	::RJ14 phone cords are 4-pin and ethernet cables (RJ45) are 8-pin. Those are real things, and more likely to be thought of along with USB and firewire. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 09:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
	:::Thinking it over, that probably should be in the fun facts somehow, instead of the garglemesh (or is it jargle?) that's there now. Meh. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)		:::Thinking it over, that probably should be in the fun facts somehow, instead of the garglemesh (or is it jargle?) that's there now. Meh. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
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	== You vs. Who==		== You vs. Who==

202.137.117.218: /* Four-pin? Eight-pin? */

202.137.117.218 — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 07:06:42 GMT

Four-pin? Eight-pin?

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	Is it possible Homestar was talking about internal power connectors? Four-pin is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molex_connector traditional connector]] used by disk drives (before SATA came along), and eight-pin is mainly used to provide supplimentary power to video cards. It's the only place I can think of where "four-pin" and "eight-pin" are real things. [[User:Octan\|Octan]] 21:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)		Is it possible Homestar was talking about internal power connectors? Four-pin is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molex_connector traditional connector]] used by disk drives (before SATA came along), and eight-pin is mainly used to provide supplimentary power to video cards. It's the only place I can think of where "four-pin" and "eight-pin" are real things. [[User:Octan\|Octan]] 21:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
	:Maybe, but he could also just be being homestar. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)		:Maybe, but he could also just be being homestar. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
-	::RJ14 phone cords are 4-pin and ethernet cables (RJ45) are 8-pin. Those are real things, and more likely to be thought of along with USB and firewire. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 09:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)	+	::RJ14 phone cords are 4-pin and ethernet cables ([https://peigenesis.com RJ45]) are 8-pin. Those are real things, and more likely to be thought of along with USB and firewire. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 09:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
	:::Thinking it over, that probably should be in the fun facts somehow, instead of the garglemesh (or is it jargle?) that's there now. Meh. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)		:::Thinking it over, that probably should be in the fun facts somehow, instead of the garglemesh (or is it jargle?) that's there now. Meh. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
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	== You vs. Who==		== You vs. Who==

The Knights Who Say Ni: rv

The Knights Who Say Ni — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 03:19:37 GMT

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	Is it possible Homestar was talking about internal power connectors? Four-pin is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molex_connector traditional connector]] used by disk drives (before SATA came along), and eight-pin is mainly used to provide supplimentary power to video cards. It's the only place I can think of where "four-pin" and "eight-pin" are real things. [[User:Octan\|Octan]] 21:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)		Is it possible Homestar was talking about internal power connectors? Four-pin is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molex_connector traditional connector]] used by disk drives (before SATA came along), and eight-pin is mainly used to provide supplimentary power to video cards. It's the only place I can think of where "four-pin" and "eight-pin" are real things. [[User:Octan\|Octan]] 21:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
	:Maybe, but he could also just be being homestar. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)		:Maybe, but he could also just be being homestar. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
-	::RJ14 phone cords are 4-pin and ethernet cables (~~[https://www.peigenesis.com/en/connectors/by-series-type/rj45-connectors.html~~ RJ45]) are 8-pin. Those are real things, and more likely to be thought of along with USB and firewire. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 09:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)	+	::RJ14 phone cords are 4-pin and ethernet cables (RJ45) are 8-pin. Those are real things, and more likely to be thought of along with USB and firewire. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 09:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
	:::Thinking it over, that probably should be in the fun facts somehow, instead of the garglemesh (or is it jargle?) that's there now. Meh. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)		:::Thinking it over, that probably should be in the fun facts somehow, instead of the garglemesh (or is it jargle?) that's there now. Meh. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
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	== You vs. Who==		== You vs. Who==

202.137.117.108: /* Four-pin? Eight-pin? */

202.137.117.108 — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 03:17:16 GMT

Four-pin? Eight-pin?

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	Is it possible Homestar was talking about internal power connectors? Four-pin is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molex_connector traditional connector]] used by disk drives (before SATA came along), and eight-pin is mainly used to provide supplimentary power to video cards. It's the only place I can think of where "four-pin" and "eight-pin" are real things. [[User:Octan\|Octan]] 21:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)		Is it possible Homestar was talking about internal power connectors? Four-pin is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molex_connector traditional connector]] used by disk drives (before SATA came along), and eight-pin is mainly used to provide supplimentary power to video cards. It's the only place I can think of where "four-pin" and "eight-pin" are real things. [[User:Octan\|Octan]] 21:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
	:Maybe, but he could also just be being homestar. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)		:Maybe, but he could also just be being homestar. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
-	::RJ14 phone cords are 4-pin and ethernet cables (RJ45) are 8-pin. Those are real things, and more likely to be thought of along with USB and firewire. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 09:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)	+	::RJ14 phone cords are 4-pin and ethernet cables ([https://www.peigenesis.com/en/connectors/by-series-type/rj45-connectors.html RJ45]) are 8-pin. Those are real things, and more likely to be thought of along with USB and firewire. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 09:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
	:::Thinking it over, that probably should be in the fun facts somehow, instead of the garglemesh (or is it jargle?) that's there now. Meh. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)		:::Thinking it over, that probably should be in the fun facts somehow, instead of the garglemesh (or is it jargle?) that's there now. Meh. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
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	== You vs. Who==		== You vs. Who==

It's dot com: /* You vs. Who */ wow, "you", no question

It's dot com — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:06:23 GMT

You vs. Who: wow, "you", no question

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	::::Anyway, those are my points. Assess them as you will. --[[User:DorianGray\|DorianGray]] 14:00, 5 June 2011 (UTC)		::::Anyway, those are my points. Assess them as you will. --[[User:DorianGray\|DorianGray]] 14:00, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
	:::::The tone isn't right for an embarrassing time, as DG said. I agree that one could clearly hear a "Y" sound. I also hear how the intention was CLEARLY "who" and any misspoken consonant is merely a mistake. That said, I think that, much as I'd like it to be just "who", the logical thing to do is put a visible sic there like in [[imaginary]] by "Strong Bad and Scotty Titi". {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:02, 5 June 2011 (UTC)		:::::The tone isn't right for an embarrassing time, as DG said. I agree that one could clearly hear a "Y" sound. I also hear how the intention was CLEARLY "who" and any misspoken consonant is merely a mistake. That said, I think that, much as I'd like it to be just "who", the logical thing to do is put a visible sic there like in [[imaginary]] by "Strong Bad and Scotty Titi". {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:02, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
		+	::::::Before I saw this discussion, I had only seen the back-and-forth edits to the article. I listened to the toon, expecting the word to be muddy or ambiguous, but to my surprise it's very clearly... "you". No question in my mind. As far as the structure of the sentence, I'll agree that it makes ''less'' sense, but I won't go so far as to say it makes ''no'' sense. Regardless, the article needs to show what he says, which is "you". — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 15:06, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Defender1031: /* You vs. Who */ sadly, we must sic a literary modification on the page.

Defender1031 — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:02:21 GMT

You vs. Who: sadly, we must sic a literary modification on the page.

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	::::And no, for once, I will not take "It's Homestar, where does 'sense' enter into it?" as an excuse. =3 He's not being silly here, so it doesn't work. From a previous edit summary, "[[theme park\|hide and seek]]" and "[[dreamail\|white clowns]]" ''do'' make sense contextually, on the grounds of "Homestar is dumb, and repeating back something that he misheard" (or, metatextually, "for humour").		::::And no, for once, I will not take "It's Homestar, where does 'sense' enter into it?" as an excuse. =3 He's not being silly here, so it doesn't work. From a previous edit summary, "[[theme park\|hide and seek]]" and "[[dreamail\|white clowns]]" ''do'' make sense contextually, on the grounds of "Homestar is dumb, and repeating back something that he misheard" (or, metatextually, "for humour").
	::::Anyway, those are my points. Assess them as you will. --[[User:DorianGray\|DorianGray]] 14:00, 5 June 2011 (UTC)		::::Anyway, those are my points. Assess them as you will. --[[User:DorianGray\|DorianGray]] 14:00, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
		+	:::::The tone isn't right for an embarrassing time, as DG said. I agree that one could clearly hear a "Y" sound. I also hear how the intention was CLEARLY "who" and any misspoken consonant is merely a mistake. That said, I think that, much as I'd like it to be just "who", the logical thing to do is put a visible sic there like in [[imaginary]] by "Strong Bad and Scotty Titi". {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:02, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

DorianGray: /* You vs. Who */ Reply

DorianGray — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:00:15 GMT

You vs. Who: Reply

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	:::#Contextually, "And you can forget the time ..." can make sense, considering how [[long pants]] was an unpleasant email for Strong Bad. Maybe Homestar thought his actions were embarrassing as well.		:::#Contextually, "And you can forget the time ..." can make sense, considering how [[long pants]] was an unpleasant email for Strong Bad. Maybe Homestar thought his actions were embarrassing as well.
	:::{{User:Soiled Bargains/sig}} 13:47, 5 June 2011 (UTC)		:::{{User:Soiled Bargains/sig}} 13:47, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
		+	::::It still makes no sense contextually, as the tone of voice matches the sentence being "who", not "you". Additionally, what sense does "And you can forget this instance, which is why I'm bringing it up as a point of fact!" make in ''any'' context? The context is thus: here is a flashback I am presenting, who could forget that this happened?
		+	::::And no, for once, I will not take "It's Homestar, where does 'sense' enter into it?" as an excuse. =3 He's not being silly here, so it doesn't work. From a previous edit summary, "[[theme park\|hide and seek]]" and "[[dreamail\|white clowns]]" ''do'' make sense contextually, on the grounds of "Homestar is dumb, and repeating back something that he misheard" (or, metatextually, "for humour").
		+	::::Anyway, those are my points. Assess them as you will. --[[User:DorianGray\|DorianGray]] 14:00, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Soiled Bargains: /* You vs. Who */ Reply.

Soiled Bargains — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:47:57 GMT

You vs. Who: Reply.

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	:: I... huh. I actually hear "you" from a semi-close listen. But I also agree that it makes no contextual sense. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:30, 5 June 2011 (UTC)		:: I... huh. I actually hear "you" from a semi-close listen. But I also agree that it makes no contextual sense. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:30, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
	:: PS. But it's very likely that the rising music is making the (semi)consonant less distinct, so I'm not going to fight for "you" and I'm going to say right here that it's very likely that it is, in fact, "who". Just that I can see where Ni and Reactive are coming from. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:32, 5 June 2011 (UTC)		:: PS. But it's very likely that the rising music is making the (semi)consonant less distinct, so I'm not going to fight for "you" and I'm going to say right here that it's very likely that it is, in fact, "who". Just that I can see where Ni and Reactive are coming from. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:32, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
		+	:::Foolishly, I assumed no argument would arise, I thought the change to "you" was going to be unchallenged after the first few edits. Here are my arguments:
		+	:::#I listened to it on the site, on the DVD, and on YouTube, and I heard "you". Though I agree with Jay that the music might be getting in the way, tricking the listener's ears, I can't help but hear a strong "y".
		+	:::#Homestar's tone in the sentence didn't seem 100% inquisitive to me. I've heard him use that tone in things like DVD commentaries for humor.
		+	:::#Contextually, "And you can forget the time ..." can make sense, considering how [[long pants]] was an unpleasant email for Strong Bad. Maybe Homestar thought his actions were embarrassing as well.
		+	:::{{User:Soiled Bargains/sig}} 13:47, 5 June 2011 (UTC)