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Where all the cool guys hang out
Welcome to Da Basement! This is a messageboard for coordinating and discussing administrative tasks on the Homestar Runner Wiki. Although it is aimed mostly at sysops, any user is welcome to leave a message or join the discussion here.
Current | Archive 1 (1-10) | Archive 2 (11-20)
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Archive 9 (83-102)


Contents

Collaborative Community Projects

There are a ton of things to do on HRWiki, but efforts are so scattered that they never get done. That's why Im'a thinking we need to hold occasional week-long collaborative community projects. Keeping in mind that HRWiki:Projects is rarely used anymore, we could set up a template at the top of HRWiki:The Stick and, if applicable, templates on articles that are the focus of the project. In fact, I'm dreaming up some templates right now. I can think of a number of Doings that need Doyng. Er... stuff like:

  • Making image pages more descriptive and less "funny." Wikify them as well.
  • Cleaning up articles that need cleaning. Particularly Peasant's Quest.
  • Giving Sightings and all its subpages the attention they so desperately need.
  • Working on NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005 and other public appearances, preferably one by one.
  • Organize and clean up Strong Sad's Lament.
  • Organize and clean up Stinkoman 20X6 (perhaps once the finished game has been released).
  • Standardize, Consolidate, and all around clean up Items.
  • Clean up Characters, make more 'visually pleasing'.
  • Organize and clean up HRWiki:Da Basement. (Okay, I'm only half joking. This page is a mess. — It's dot com)
  • Organize and clean up HRWiki:Projects. Perhaps everything that has been completed or abandoned can be archived or the words "This has been refactored" used in place of much of the text on that page. —THE PAPER PREEEOW

Any other pages that need a makeover? How do you all like the idea? I'll come out with some beta templates here sometime. But I'm in no hurry right now. —BazookaJoe 03:04, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I think it's a great idea! I always hate those edit wars on what some IP number thinks would be a funnier caption to a picture than another IP number. If you look at the talk page of NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005, you'll see that there is a large file out there with the whole event caught on tape. Someone needs to break it into smaller files and upload them somewhere so everyone could transcribe them. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 04:00, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Well I've already got the video on my computer (took around a month to download it), and I've been meaning to get around to finishing the transcription, especially since it's one of the most important to transcribe, since many likely will never get the video. If you're gonna assign sections of the video, count me in. I did a bit of work on sightings, but yea, it does need page to page attention. Also SSL could probably do with an overhaul not unlike Peasants Quest, due to it's recent revival. It could do with some fancy templates or something to make each entry stand more seperate. Then there's Items. So far random items that have been thought of have been added, in no particualar order or anything. We need some kinda item standard, as to what qualifies, (my vote is if it's a set of something, like radios, or if it's been interacted with more than twice or thrice, and it's not just part of the background, then it should be added). And following the standards, get the whole page totally caught up. Also some item groups, such as food, could probably be condenced into two or three encompasing pages, not unlike Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters. Which brings me to the Characters page. That too is far too long and disorganized, some well placed columns and tables would probably improve it considerably. There's probably more stuff around here that's been bugging me, but I'm sure It'll come to me later. I took the liberty of adding highlights from my rant to your list, and brilliant idea BzJ. Whew, glad I got that off my chest. Thunderbird 05:50, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)
First thing first:
  • I cleaned up Peasant's Quest Responses a bit, so it is easier to find the responses and write new ones. every response in the main article need to be verified and moved.
  • About the NY talk: I don't have the file and I don't know how to break it down to smaller files. I was just suggesting an idea. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 11:00, 3 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Well, it appears the image descriptions have been largely worked on by E.L. Cool and Homestar Coder. Unless I'm wrong, Characters has been made more visually pleasing. I don't think I could make a template that will be applicable to every project, due to the variety of projects we have here. I would like to put up a message at the top of HRWiki:The Stick that has this message below. If someone could put that in a nice-looking box that draws attention, or tweak the message, please do.

Just finnished the captions on all the images linked from the characters page. I consider it done, at least until the a new character pops up. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 17:35, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
This week's collaborative community project is to clean up Peasant's Quest. You can help!

And this will go at the top of Peasant's Quest:

Peasant's Quest is the focus of this week's collaborative community project. You can help clean up this article, and discuss any changes on the talk page.

I would like to do this at the start of the week after server migration has been completed, which could be next Monday.
BazookaJoe 20:40, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)

How do these look?
This week's collaborative community project is to clean up the article [[{{{1}}}]]. You can help!
{{PAGENAME}} is the focus of this week's collaborative community project. You can help clean up this article, and discuss any changes on the talk page.
Just a rough draft I threw up. Maybe an image? —FireBird|Talk 21:16, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Let's try this image:

{very large version of the image below removed}

Is this good? It might be a little big... --minibaseball.png Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 01:26, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Lemme resize it... - Joshua
{{PAGENAME}} is the focus of this week's collaborative community project. You can help clean up this article, and discuss any changes on the talk page.

Yeah, that looks better.--minibaseball.png Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 01:32, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)

The color doesn't quite match. Other than that, I like it. - Joshua
Eh. I don't like the whole PBTC Poopsmith. Maybe just a regular Poopsmith? —FireBird|Talk 02:40, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I don't know... the Poopsmith isn't exactly "clean." Plus he's already being used. I would like an image there, it'll make it look Homestar Runner-y. I'm just not sure what of. - Joshua
I agree with Joshua. (Also, I removed the very large version of the image above.) — It's dot com 03:17, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Homestar with the Yella Paint, maybe? small_logo.pngUsername-talk 03:15, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)
What about this?:
{{PAGENAME}} is the focus of this week's collaborative community project. You can help clean up this article, and discuss any changes on the talk page.

--minibaseball.png Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 23:57, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Hmm. This still doesn't say "clean up" to me. The first image was on the right track... except that it was PBTC, and the Poopsmith. I think we should keep ponderng this. — It's dot com 03:30, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Ooh! What about Strong Bad and/or The Cheat cleaning up Strongbadia from other days? — It's dot com 03:32, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Oddly, I was just thinking that. That, or the Blue Laser Minion scrubbing the wall with the Grout Clean'r. Great minds think alike? --DorianGray

{moved my template ideas further down ↓ beyond the colors discussion}

Here's something I don't understand: Why don't the colors match? I used the same number for the background color in both places, but what is being returned is not the same as what I uploaded. Phlip changed it to what I thought it should be, which makes me think it might be an IE/Firefox thing, but why should that matter? I'm not sure what color to make it. I even tried a Web-safe color, with the same results. All I know is that it looks right on my monitor with this edit. — It's dot com 05:16, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Hmm, the image background is (for the "other days" one) being rendered as #F8D8A3 in Fx but #F7D399 in IE (according to a screenshot and the eyedropper tool in The GIMP)... this merits some investigation... phlip TC 07:09, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
It should be #F8D8A3, because that's what I built it as. I don't get why it would be different. Isn't the server providing the same image to both browsers? — It's dot com 07:17, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Every graphics tool I opened the image in (I tried The GIMP, PSP5 and MSPaint) said the image's background was #F8D8A3, but IE still renders it as #F7D399 even on its own... It's not the server's fault, this is with a local copy of the image. I know IE has problems with some other parts of PNGs (like alpha) but this is still weird, and seems unrelated... I'll try making a new PNG with a websafe colour background, say #FC9 maybe. phlip TC 07:18, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Hmm, This PNG works in IE and Fx for me. I couldn't seem to recreate the problem your PNG was having though... what program did you use to make it? Is there a possibility that it made a faulty PNG that only IE was having troubles with? BTW: the various things that happened on the image pages was me uploading the file and forgetting to purge the cache, so I saw the old image stretched to the new resolution... was not pretty and I thought I'd messed up the upload. phlip TC 07:56, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Umm, is there any particular reason why you reverted my images back to your broken-in-IE-for-no-readily-explainable-reason ones? I mean sure, you can do what you like, it is a wiki after all, and I'm no sysop, I'm just curious as to why... phlip TC 17:46, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Patience, phlip. I think I has the solution. — It's dot com 17:52, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Okay, Photoshop was the problem. Apparently it was attaching extra info to the file. I removed it, and now everything should look fine at #F8D8A3. — It's dot com 18:06, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Glad you could figure it out - looks good to me phlip TC 18:10, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Templates:

Okay, check this out:

This week's collaborative community project is to clean up the article [[{{{1}}}]]. You can help!


{{PAGENAME}} is the focus of this week's collaborative community project. You can help clean up this article. See the talk page for where to begin or to discuss major changes.

It's dot com 04:20, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)

That's flippin' sweet. small_logo.pngUsername-talk 04:23, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
It is rather good. Sorry, I've been a bit out of this whole 'community project' idea dicussions. I get that we'll have the template on the to be cleaned page, but will there be a central hub from which to choose what to work on, and how? In which case, is that gonna be here, or a new 'HRWiki:' page? I do like the general idea though. EDIT: Just re-reading the discussion, and it seems that HRWiki:The Stick is the place to set it up. In which case I think that page could also use a bit of work, maybe get rid of some older, less used specialty pages, make sure we've got all our specialty pages under control and everything, make it a bit more user-friendly and organized, probably introduce HRWiki:Featured Article Selection to some organized list, if it isn't already there, ect. Thunderbird 05:01, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Well, I suppose first we should concentrate on everything on the list at the top of this section. That'll take us about a couple of months. When we get close to finishing that, we can figure out where to go from there. — It's dot com 05:09, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Looks great! Let's put these up this weekend, and clean PQ up like the business! And a reminder, don't bite the people who want to help pitch in. —BazookaJoe 02:04, 16 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Templates created! See {{communitycleanup}} and {{cleanuplink}}. — It's dot com 02:33, 16 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Should we put this, or something like it, on the main page?--minibaseball.png Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 02:53, 16 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I'm all for that idea. Very nice designs, Dot Com, by the way. — Lapper (talk) 1:53, 17 Sep 2005 (CST)

Ok, do you think Items can be crossed out of the list? every image linked is captioned properly and the page itself is set up a-preaty good. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 16:39, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I think it can. The only thing I would like to have on there is a picture of the grumblecake form the video on the DVD. But that's only minor.--minibaseball.png Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 19:59, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Check Talk:Interviews and Public Appearances for a list of things that need to happen there to finish off the page. Thunderbird 23:41, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)

First One Down

So, how do we think we did on the first cleanup? What can be improved upon for next time? — It's dot com 17:07, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Willy On Wheels Strikes Again

I don't think that he is going to come back. I think that he knows that this is a lot smaller than Wikipedia, and will move to a different wiki. -- Rogue Leader

Looks like that's not the case. Just thought I'd meantion to whoever didn't know, he just struck again, moved a bunch of pages, and was valiantly thwarted by Kilroy. Isn't there anything more we can do that will be a bit longer lasting than a few days? Thunderbird 22:29, 3 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Kilroy did the blocking, but don't forget Some HSR themed username. He moved the pages back to where they belong so fast that I couldn't even help him. — It's dot com 22:40, 3 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I have added User:Be's careful to Wikipedia:Vandalism in progress/Willy on Wheels. See the inter-wiki section. He not only vandalizes WP and Wikitionary, but WP in other languages, and other wikis like ours. —BazookaJoe 01:00, 4 Sep 2005 (UTC)

This guy has some serious problems. At least it isn't nearly as bad as Wikipedia. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 01:09, 4 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Dude! He's a wiki-vandalism-maniac! (Excuse the non-SySop-type person post please.) --Ookelaylay 22:21, 4 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Oh man. That guy is. . . well, persistent normally applies to diligent, good-natured people, but Willy is darn persistent on Wikipedia. Wow. — Lapper (talk) 1:51, 17 Sep 2005 (CST)
Ah peas! He's back, as Homestar walker! Didn't someone block the IP range last time this happened? --videlectrix.pngENUSY discussionitem_icon.gif user.gifmail_icon.gif, 17:34, 23 September 2005 (BST)
It's like playing pong...yeah, that address needs to be blocked. Now. THE SMOKING MONKEY16:36, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Wait, so he moved pages and now is removing his vandilisim? What the heck?--minibaseball.png Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 16:41, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Well, he's still moving stuff, so he's not repentant. It's an insincere apology, I think. Man, in the five minutes I go to put a pizza in the oven, look what happens. You'd think he'd tire of this by now. He's been doing it forever. What kinda pleasure does he get from it? --DorianGray
EDIT: Misread the recent changes. He did stop, but I still don't buy his story.
Dunno - I mean, if annoying people you don't know is how you get through the day, then that's what you do. It's curious, though - without the internet, what would this guy/girl do? Make prank phone calls? It almost makes me want to crack the old pscyh books and try to figure out what stage of mental development everything went wrong for this guy...almost. THE SMOKING MONKEY 16:51, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Or maybe he's just plain bored. (I'd like to think I have a bit of expertise in the matter, being WOW myself.) Homestar walker 16:54, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Maybe there's more than one or something? I mean, anyone could create a WOW style account and start moving pages. I could be a respected contributor or something. Homestar walker 16:49, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
But you're a page-move vandal. Were you planning on contributing? THE SMOKING MONKEY
Maybe, if I can find something to contribute. If not, I won't vandalize UNLESS I am blocked. Homestar walker 16:56, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
There's always something to contribute. Everyone has a specialty. Some people just help with smaller edits and things. You don't need to do something big to be respected. Take me for example. I was here for months before we found a use for my love of making lists. But page-moving's not a good way to get noticed. --DorianGray
I know, so I'm now trying to find an anon welcome template (see my contributions for my attempt at welcoming an anon.) Homestar walker 17:01, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Okay, Walker, it's like this: this is a community. Certain behaviors are expected from members of the community. A new member of the community might not initially realize what they are doing is not approved by the community until somebody tells them so. And, as a representative of the community, I'm telling you: you cannot come in here, vandalize half a dozen pages, repent, and then threaten to do it again if you are blocked. I'm sorry to say you will be blocked, because people are blocked for behavior nowhere near as bad as yours was. If you are truly sorry for what you've done, that's fine - but that still doesn't erase the fact that you kept at it for over five minutes. The sysops are not very forgiving of such willful and brazen behavior, and whether or not they forgive your behavior is entirely up to them.THE SMOKING MONKEY 17:08, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Uh-oh! Now I see a user called No wheels. Don't know if it's WOW, but this person blanked Gavin except for the words "No wheels". could somebody please check him/her out? Name sounds close, but I don't know just how comparatively close it is to all the other incarnations of WOW. ACupOfCoffee 06:31, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

According to the block log, he's got a ban of indefinite for been WoW. So presumably, yes, he is WoW. --videlectrix.pngENUSY discussionitem_icon.gif user.gifmail_icon.gif, 07:36, 28 September 2005 (BST)
Another Troll. His name's User:Hydro. He's blanked or vandalized at least 50 pages within the past half hour or so. Maybe a Wow? — Lapper (talk) 12:32, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Just a regular troll. Blanking's not Willy's MO. small_logo.pngUsername-talk 12:34, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Maybe so, but that doesn't make him any less annoying. He needs to be blocked. — Lapper (talk) 12:35, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Fanstuff in External Links

On Stinkoman 20X6, several users keep trying to add a fanstuff cheat version and custom levels alongside the official H*R links. I removed them and gave the following reason in this discussion:

We don't link to fanstuff because (1) as a knowledge base, we should only list official sources as external links, (2) we don't have any real info on fanstuff nor do we have any control of its content, and (3) if we allowed person A's fanstuff on this page, then we'd have to allow the fanstuff of persons B, C, D, E, and everyone else on all the other pages, and that is not the point of this wiki, nor should keeping up with and policing things like that be one of our chores.

Since the revert war is still going on, I thought we should discuss what our policy on fanstuff in the knowledge base is/should be. — It's dot com 16:46, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Well, we link to strongbad_email.exe's IMDB page in its external links. As long as its highly relevant to the page and interesting to check out, I think it should be in the external links. Now I'm a little so-so on the cheat version, as that's a single user's fanstuff, but custom levels are made by multiple users and could be very interesting for a person who might not find them otherwise. I vote they stay; at least the custom levels one. - Joshua 17:31, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)

IMDb is an international database. Athough not perfect, it is very well maintained, like Wikipedia. Both of these sites are widely considered to be excellent resources. Fanstuff, on the other hand, is not. — It's dot com 18:26, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I am very against to have a cheat version of the game in the external links. If people want to find the Cheat Version, they can go to Fanstuff themselves. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 18:39, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)

If we do link to the custom levels, then we should link to HRFWiki:Email Stuff from Strong Bad Email, HRFWiki:Video Games and HRFWiki:Interactive from Games, HRFWiki:Characters & Places from Characters and Places... and all the others that I don't know of since I don't usually frequent fanstuff. To me, these links are no less relevant than the custom levels are to the Stinkoman 20X6 article. phlip TC 19:01, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I have an idea—we could split external links into categories, like we do with fun facts. It should look something like this:

Official Forum Fanstuff Miscellany
What do you guys think? (trogga)
I think that's a creative solution, but I still don't think fanstuff belongs in the external links. We'd be opening the door to all the things Phlip mentioned in his post there above, and I don't think we should do that. — It's dot com 19:41, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I agree with It's dot com and Philip. There should never be any links to fanstuff in an article. -- Tom 00:42, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I may just be an echo at this point, but yea. I don't like fanstuff here either. Thunderbird 01:00, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)
If we shouldn't link to fanstuff, then why do we link to the forum in nearly every page? In my opinion, the forum is just as informing as fanstuff. (trogga)
I'd have no problem with removing the forum links, but I'd imagine others would have strong objections. -- Tom 18:55, 27 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Trogga makes a good point. I'll also remind people of what It's dot com said:
(1) as a knowledge base, we should only list official sources as external links
-- Super Sam 12:40, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I think the Stinkoman fanstuff links should exist because they are actually relevant to Stinkoman 20X6 directly and can aid in the whole Stinkoman 20X6 existance. Parodies such as Other Character Emails or Fake Character Blogs are not needed, as they are only loosely based on it. - Joshua 12:44, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I still think what Super Sam quoted me there as having said, and while I am mostly ambivalent about the forum, it wouldn't bother me if the practice of linking to it in articles is grandfathered in. That is, I'm not sure I would want to start linking to it if someone proposed it today, but since we have done it for a while now I don't mind continuing. That is also to say that since we don't currently include fanstuff, I still don't think we should begin. — It's dot com 14:07, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

We always had long lists for several pages, but now we use galleries. We always had a basic layout for the main page, but then JoeyDay spiced it up and made it look like Wikipedia. We always refered to Old-Timey as 1936, but then we switched. Your arguement right there doesn't really hold up well in my opinion. - Joshua 14:20, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I don't mind Trogga's suggestion of splitting them into 'Official' 'Forum' and 'Miscellany' or 'Other'. But if we add fanstuff, there's just too many links that could be put up. Strong Bad Email for instance, everybody from the Fanstuff wiki would be linking to their own Strong Bad email ideas. I don't mind the fanstuff wiki being there as a seperate entity, but linking all of the articles about TBC's hard work'd content to copies and knockoffs, it just doesn't quite sit right with me... Thunderbird 23:37, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

User:GrapeNuts sysop status?

Would anyone object if I gave GrapeNuts sysop status? I'd like him to be able to do find and replace even on protected pages. Since he's really just an extension of me, he's already a sysop in a way. What do you think? — wikisig.gif Joey (talk·edits) 00:09, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)

That's a pretty interesting idea, Joey. What kind of work could he do to benift the wiki as a sysop that he couldn't do as a member? — Lapper (talk) 08:56, 18 Sep 2005 (CST)
Well, as I said, he'd be able to do search and replace (and other edits) on pages that are protected. He really wouldn't benefit from any other sysop privileges. IP blocking and other such privileges can't really be automated, to my knowledge. — wikisig.gif Joey (talk·edits) 19:44, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)
It depends - how much control do you have over the bot when its running? Do you say "do this stuff" and it goes and does it, or does it give you a list of "here are all the changes I'm about to make" and let you say yes or no? I'm just thinking about what kind of havoc it could possibly wreck if there was a typo in its instructions... like if it decided to do a global search and replace of the letter "e" or something... Sure, everything on a wiki can be reverted, but if the bot has sysop powers then some potential mistakes would be harder to fix... Though I'm just playing Devil's Advocate here - I don't forsee any major problems if the bot does become a sysop. phlip TC 14:56, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Phlip, the MediaWiki software already addresses your concern to an extent. Check out GrapeNuts' contribs, and you'll see there are [rollback] buttons next to every edit. Those handy rollback buttons only show up for users who have bot status. What this means is that it's super easy to rollback GrapeNuts' edits if I he starts going haywire. As for your question about how much control I have, it depends. Most commands can be automated (and throttled so he only performs an edit every so many seconds or minutes), but some require human interaction. On sensitive projects I'll probably be using him manually. For projects I'm 99% sure he can't screw up, I'll let him go by himself. The three projects he's already completed were done in automatic mode, and he completed them quite successfully. As I said above, the only real benefit to giving him sysop status would be so he can edit protected pages. An extremely small percentage of our pages are protected, so it's not that big a deal for me to just keep track of them and make those changes manually myself. But since I already have sysop status, it seems like it would make sense to just give GrapeNuts sysop status as well just to save me the extra step of having to manually alter the protected pages. — wikisig.gif Joey (talk·edits) 19:44, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Note however that those [rollback] buttons actually appear because you (JoeyDay) are a sysop, not because GrapeNuts is a bot. (They also only appear for sysops because GrapeNuts made the last edit to each of those pages.) Try viewing the same page when logged out. -- Tom 20:58, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)
It's completely escaped me now where I read it, but I was under the impression that this was a universal thing. I see now I was wrong. I have repeatedly demonstrated my sheer lack of familiarity with many new MediaWiki features of late. Please forgive me. Edit: And then I went and posted this without signing back in. I'm losing my mind. — wikisig.gif Joey (talk·edits) 22:39, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Mod rewrite to remove index.php from URLs

How long has it been since anyone's looked into this? I can't remember why we couldn't do this when we first installed, but is it possible this might work better now since we've been through several MediaWiki upgrades? Would it hurt anything to try setting this up again? — wikisig.gif Joey (talk·edits) 00:44, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I think to do this the wiki may have to be in a subfolder, but I'm very sure the redirect does. Not sure for sure, though. My wiki is in the /wiki folder and the rewrite is the /w folder. Howto If you do it you might want to make sure Wikipedia picks up on the change for their inter-wiki links. --AndrewNeo 20:44, 21 Sep 2005 (UTC)
And there's the catch. How many people are linking to us externally, and how would it disrupt them and our reputation if we make the change? Unless there's some compelling reason to alter it, I think we should leave well enough alone. — It's dot com 20:47, 21 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Well, you could always make index.php Apache-redirect to the proper page (HTTP 301 Moved Perminantly if possible), so old links still work, and /w/ so it's shorter and looks nicer for users. --AndrewNeo 20:53, 21 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I don't mind the status quo. -- Tom 21:09, 21 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Maybe I'm the only person who thinks this, but I'm used to the "index.php". This might not make sense, but without it, it might make the URL too short. -- Super Sam 08:03, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Easter Egg Inconsistancy

I just noticed something: we aren't consistant in the format we use to transcribe easter eggs. The most popular version can be seen here, but other versions can be seen here and here. Should we fix it? - Joshua (Note: The examples have since then been redone.)

Sounds like a worthy project to me. I prefer what you call the "most popular version" above. This should be added to the easter egg section of the standards page, too. — wikisig.gif Joey (talk·edits) 17:19, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
We also need to face the fact that the Chapos call stuff after the Paper "waiting eggs." I'd like to know why we don't list them as Easter eggs. — It's dot com 17:23, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
IMO I think they should be classified as easter eggs too. They're still secretive - people in a rush could easily miss them. - Joshua
People like that do miss them. I have friends who are only casual H*R fans (hard to believe such a thing exists), and whenever I show them an email with a waiting egg, at the end when they start to walk off or close the window, I have to say, "Hang on! There's more." — It's dot com 17:43, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
We used to put "waiting eggs" in Easter Eggs, but eventually they were moved to the transcript. Why? I'm not totally sure, but if I had to venture a guess, it's because the amount of time you have to wait for "waiting eggs" is kinda arbitrary, and it's a lot less in earlier emails (like 3 wishes.) I think it's a stretch to call the extra monologue in 3 wishes an "Easter Egg," but where should the line be drawn? Anyway, how we look at this one affects how we look at Strong Bad's comment after The Paper comes down in bottom 10. --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 17:49, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I used to be in the "stuff after the Paper is not an egg" camp. For a long time I was. But the more I think about bottom 10, the more I think that it, ironically, has one egg. The fact the TBC call them waiting eggs kinda clinched it for me. As for the whether the end of 3 wishes is in this category, I'd agree with you that no, it's not. A good rule of thumb would be that you have to have time to realize the email is over and try to close the window. If I had to put a number to it, I'd say about 5 seconds, although I don't know how that fits the emails we have. I guess a more accurate rule of thumb would be the same standard as what a Supreme Court justice said (about something more infamous): that is, I'll know a waiting egg when I see it. — It's dot com 01:14, 20 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I think waiting eggs read better if they're transcribed in the Transcript rather than the Easter Eggs section - the pages seem to flow better that way. However I believe they should still be considered as Easter eggs for the purposes of Fun Facts, like the one in bottom 10. I think the definition should be that if it looks like the end of the toon/email (ie The Paper comes down, if it comes down in that email, the back link comes up if there is one, everyone stops moving, etc) and then after that something happens, that would be a waiting egg. Even 3 wishes would be included here. phlip TC 04:35, 20 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Something that just occurred to me on this topic: DVDs. The "waiting eggs" are not hidden in the least on the DVDs, as you are pretty clearly shown when the 'toon ends. (Yes, I do realize that extra scenes in the middle of 'toons are always put into the DVDs without having to access them specially, but the "waiting eggs" are always found after the main action is over regardless of the medium used, while the mid-toon scenes are presented differently on the DVDs than the website.) --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 04:24, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
An extreme example in the other direction can be found on the Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon. - Joshua

"What's New?" Image Float

I've noticed that on the main page, the Strong Bad background image is constantly being partially obscured by the image of the most recent update. The Article of the Week is of course fine, since the image is on the left, and Homestar on the right. Would it look any better if Strong Bad were to be on the left side of the box (either horizontally flipped or not), or if the image were to be moved to the left? I think SB on the left might look a bit better. Thunderbird 04:59, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I actually never noticed that! I think that it looks better with the images in the same position, but I guess if I had to make a choice I would say Strong Bad should get moved to the left side of the box, but I don't really like that idea. There's probably another way to not have the image covering Strong Bad's head. «Rob» 05:02, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Perhaps the float could be moved up to the top of the box? Maybe add another template, say {{whatsnewimage}} and put it just before the ==What's New== header, put the float in that? Shouldn't obscure as much of SB's head that way, and would probably look better anyway. phlip TC 05:24, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Mmm... That might work. Moving the image higher... I would like either Joey's or Tom's opinion though as well, I wouldn't want to drastically change the main page without the okay of one of our resident Beaooooooracats. Thunderbird 18:14, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
One thing to be aware of is how the main page looks at different resolutions. If you resize your browser window to simulate a narrower resolution like 800x600, for example, Homestar will be obscured by the featured article image and Strong Bad will be well below the what's new image. I'm assuming you're using a larger resolution like 1024x768 or 1280x1024. In those resolutions, Homestar appears well to the right of the featured article image and Strong Bad is obscured by the what's new image. There's really no way to keep them both from being obscured on one resolution or the other, but if there's enough community support for this I wouldn't mind flipping the Strong Bad image and placing it in the left side of the what's new box. — wikisig.gif Joey (talk·edits) 18:26, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Yea, I do have a pretty large screen/resolution. I personally at least wouldn't mind seeing what Strong Bad looks like on the left side of the box. I think that would fix most instances of the image taking over. Anybody else have an opinion? Thunderbird 18:52, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I don't want to flip Strong Bad. I don't think it'd look too good with him facing a different direction from Homestar. Maybe move him, but not flip him. - Joshua
I think it would be ok to give SB the ol' flipperooski. I don't know where you could move him to anyway. small_logo.pngUsername-talk 19:08, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
No, I don't think we'd be flipping him. Just moving him from the right side of the blue box, to the left side. Any objections to this? Thunderbird 19:30, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Either one, really, they both fit! small_logo.pngUsername-talk 19:31, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I tested switching it using my personal CSS. My opinion: it looked okay. I mean, good but not grood. But don't take my word for it. To see it yourself, edit this page: "User:(yourusername)/monobook.css" and put the following code in it:

.MainPageWikiStuffBox {
  background: url(/stylesheets/monobook/strongbad-background.gif);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: bottom left;
}

After you save it, be sure to do a hard-refresh to see the results. — It's dot com 19:52, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Hmmm... I don't follow exactly what address that is. I just got our 404'd. what's the full address? Thunderbird 00:58, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)
It's different for everybody. In my case, it's User:It's dot com/monobook.css. In yours, it's User:Thunderbird L17/monobook.css. The reason your link is red (at the time of this writing, at least) is because you've never customized your file. — It's dot com 01:35, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)
When I tried it, all I got at the main page is a blue box.--minibaseball.png Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 01:38, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Homestarrunner.net

Does this mean we're going to move to that domain, just redirect it here, give it to TBC in exchange for interviews now and then, or bury it under the tree out back? Are the admins open to suggestions from the sysops and affiliates? Thunderbird 23:40, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I think the best idea is moving the forum there. That was it's true purpose. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 23:41, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Right now there's no plan, but Joey's thinking about reinstating the forum that was there and getting rid of the forum we have now. I'm pretty sure he's open to suggestions though. small_logo.pngUsername-talk 23:42, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I like the idea of bartering with TBCs... Free Playsets and toys for all!  :) Thunderbird 05:28, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Daily Features

I already brought this up at HRWiki:Featured Article Selection, but I figured since it's a pretty big decision I'd ask it here too. Are there any objections to my turning the article of the week into the article of the day, come January 2006? I think I'd be able to handle it, at least for about half a year or so, but what I'm wondering is if an article of the day for that long of a time straight is wanted, or if an article of the week is generally prefered. I'd like to get an early decision on it, so that if we decide yes, I can get started on it within the next week or two. That way when January finally does roll around, I'll hopefully already be, and be able to keep, at least a month or so ahead. Thunderbird 03:36, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Article of the day is sweet, but not every day. there are some people who don't visit the site every day. Once in a while, it's ok. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 03:41, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
We can't pander to everybody. Every day is great, especially if you're doing a known series, like TGS or something. EDIT: Wait, I don't understand what you mean when you say not every day but once in a while it's okay. — It's dot com 03:45, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
He means daily for a few weeks, then weekly for a few months. Back and forth. I think. What I'm proposing though, is at least six months, to run through all the Strong Bad Emails plus related articles. I'd really like to hear alot of feedback though before I start anything. Thunderbird 03:59, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Go for it. small_logo.pngUsername-talk 04:01, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Well, gosh darnit, that sounds like a swell idea. (...Gee, '50s TV much?) I like it. Featuring all the emails in rapid succession sounds like a great idea to me. Wikipedia does it; why can't we? On a somewhat related note, I do visit every day. I dunno what that has to do with it, but it's true. I've always wanted a way to see quick and concise descriptions of the emails in rapid succession. Go for it. I'm behind you. --DorianGray
I don't think we have nearly enough featured articles to pull this off. As it is, some maybe-not-so-super-fantastic articles have been featured. What we really need is a good system for the nomination and selection of articles. Some hammered out criteria would be good as well. Wikipedia is a machine when it comes to their whole process, mostly because of User:Raul654. -- Tom 04:40, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Also, if you overuse featured articles, this template would get awkward. - Joshua
Hmm... Well I suppose the biggest question, is what can really be featured? With Wikipedia, if it's not long, it doesn't get featured. But around here, we have plenty of featurable articles that simply don't have alot of content. I think Tom's on to something. We need a way better system than what we have now.
Also, I've been thinking. And it was perhaps a bit bold to suggest daily features indefinently. Although if we're gonna run through all the Strong Bad Emails, then it's gonna take close to four months at least. So I'm thinking it probably is better to keep it weekly, with no more than two or three weeks of daily features at a time. We could run through all the Strong Bad Emails slowly, perhaps one week (7 emails) out of every month or something? At that rate, it would take likely two years or so. So what about featuring major articles weekly, and the smaller ones that are less-than feature material could still be featured in blocks of 7 now and then. One block that I've been thinking of is:

So any suggestions about what to do with the Strong Bad Emails? Should we feature them slowly, or not at all? Thunderbird 21:51, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Well, what deserves to be featured? According to the template, a featured article "has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Homestar Runner community." If an article does not fit that criteria, it shouldn't be featured. It's just that simple. - Joshua 22:54, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
The verbiage on the template was, I believe, borrowed from somewhere, probably Wikipedia. Perhaps it could be adjusted. — It's dot com 23:26, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, it was probably copied from Wikipedia. But for a featured article, I think I would want it to match that criteria. - Joshua
But this isn't wikipedia. We don't have near as many articles as them. We don't have near 1/7th as many as them either, to compansate for articles of the day and week. For the record, we have about 1/691st as many articles as Wikipedia. So I think it's safe for us to not compare ourselves to them. And I don't know if we need to feature only long, complex pages. A page like.. G for example. It's somewhat short, but that's still the kinda thing I wouldn't mind seeing featured. Little known pages. Interesting pages. Well researched pages. I really don't think a size limit for featurable pages is realistic, not for our little wiki anyways. Thunderbird 07:52, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Oh, and as for the featured article template, I think I has the solution! Two templates perhaps, one for articles featured weekly, and one for articles featured daily. Then the more impressive pages we feature weekly, and on occasion when we do daily features blocks, we can feature smaller, less impressive, though still interesting pages. Perhaps something along those lines? Thunderbird 07:59, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I'm not even sure if we need the template for daily ones. I mean, then it would appearing everywhere. - Joshua 11:55, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
The question is: what are we using the featured articles for? To point out really well written articles (like Wikipedia) or to draw attention to less-seen pages? Based on past choices, I'm thinking it might be the latter, or a mixture of the two - in which case the template doesn't really apply anyway. If it's the former then there's probably simply not enough articles on the wiki to keep it daily for very long before you simply run out of articles that are up to scratch, and start lowering the standards just to keep it going... phlip TC 13:20, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

D-Word

Do we allow the d-word on talk pages? Because I thought the general rule here was that if its allowed on H*R, it's allowed here, and vice versa. And it really isn't on H*R. But searching for it on talk pages brings up 5 hits. So... do we censor them or do we just let people use that word? (Note that it does offend some people.) - Joshua 16:07, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Just take it out. Period. If it is offensive to anyone, I believe that it should be taken out. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 22:58, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Just censor it. – Pertmywert (Talk·Edits) 22:59, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
I think we do a remarkable job keeping things clean around here. If you can only find five instances of this, then we are doing pretty well. While it is neither encouraged nor accepted to use a word such as that, I think the maturity of our users is high enough to leave those instances intact, as well as the replies left for those users to watch their language. In my mind it kind of serves as a warning to others as well. -- Tom 23:20, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Note also that one of those five is in a discussion of what counts as profanity, being discussed as a word, not used meaningfully. (Although the person also claims it can be found on HR, which I'm pretty sure is... um... Baloney Sandwiches. --[[User:notstrongorbad|notstrongorbad]] 18:49, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Well, it was used on the site a long time ago, but has since then been taken off. (See the second games menu's old page title) - Joshua

Problems

First Problem

Due to HIS recent behavior in Sick Day, coupled with Matt and Mike Chapman's discussion on the animal DVD commentary, I move that we move The Paper to characters. It's high time. Anybody opposed? Thunderbird 23:53, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I'm fine with it! I was just thinking about that when I watched it.--minibaseball.png Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 23:56, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)
You mean he's not already a character? Wow. He totally should be. I'd be totally into a move. --DorianGray
Yeah! He deserves it a lot. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 23:59, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)
He's a PseudoCharacter. - Joshua 00:01, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Yes. He's probably a PseudoCharacter. But that aside, do you still think he warrants transfer from Miscellaneous items to Characters? —THE PAPER PREEEOW 00:30, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Yes, I think he should. At least, if Frank Bennedetto and the Stop Sign have spots there, "he" deserves one too. - Joshua 00:32, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Great. Now comes the tricky part: should we change all the pronouns (i.e., "it" --> "he") on "his" article or would that be superfluous? —THE PAPER PREEEOW 00:37, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Whoa. Sounds like a heck of a project. Maybe Grape Nuts could handle it. — Lapper (talk) 01:06, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I think leaving it as "it" is fine. — It's dot com 04:56, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Agreed. «Rob» 07:29, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Second Problem

Okay, I made 'Psudocharactes' section in Characters, moved serveral characters that didn't belong in other sections first, ect. But I in turn dug up a second problem that I took the first step in merging, namely Storybook Characters with the section of the same name on the Characters page. It's essentially the same page twice, I figure it'd be best to just delete the page and move all links to Characters#Storybook Characters. Thunderbird 12:36, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Third Problem

Oh, and a third problem too. Just when does a character appear in a toon? Should Sample of Style Too, among others, have filmography catagory additions for such characters as Marshie, when he appeared only as a hand puppet being waved around by Matt? Some goes for The Cheat and Sample of Style, ect. Thunderbird 12:44, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Fourth Problem

And finally, a fourth problem. Matt and Mike Chapman don't have character filmography catagories. Should they? If so, when should it be added? Just when they appear as themselves, in such toons as Sample of Style and the like, or in such things as other days, in the battle axe lessons poster? I'm inclined to suggest the former. Thunderbird 12:43, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Template Overload

the Stinkoman 20X6 game has its own template, and much more recently Old-Timey got its own template thanks to bkmlb, which is looking good... shouldn't the 20X6 world (not the game) have its own Navigation Template as well? I think it's big enough it deserves one. --Stux 04:00, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I think we may be going overboard with the templates. Some of them are too big (this one would be), and when pages have two templates it looks odd. That's what I think anyway. small_logo.pngUsername-talk 04:05, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I agree with HSRUsername, we have some templates that are flat out useless in my view. 20X6 would be to big, like Old-Timey is. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 04:07, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Heh, you think pages get big with all the templates, check out some of the longer Wikipedia ones, like some politicians. -- Tom 04:16, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I don't know if this is the right place for my comment, or if a more central location would be better, but I think we're going a little overboard on nav templates here. For example, the only common thing about the Shorts is that TBC call them all that. I think we should consider removing some of the new templates from pages that don't really need them. — It's dot com 06:21, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I not... not, not... not! not! not! not second that. You do like me! Eh, I find them rather helpful when I want to randomly jump around or see what's related. Sometimes it can help when you're looking for a certain something related to so-and-so, but don't know what that first thing is ... called? I dunno. But yeah moderation is not, not... er I mean definitely a good thing. --Stux 18:46, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I'm not sure I'm reading your comments correctly, but if I am, then you're right: I don't not dislike not you. Seriously, I think you're doing a good job around here. These templates, however, do need to be examined more closely, and we need some more feedback. — It's dot com 19:26, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Gah! The templates! They're- they're attacking! O_O It's the gallery thing all over again. The way I see it: Use them where it's logical, such as SBemails and Stinkoman 20X6, but don't use them just to use them, like Shorts and Old-Timey. - Joshua 19:29, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I think that templates should be used for things like games, where we would have to list them at the bottom of the page. Like at Stinkoman 20X6, we would be listing all of the related articles at the bottom of the page is it wasn't for the template. We don't say
See Also:
Short
Short
On another short, do we? Rogue Leader / (my talk) 19:34, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I personally don't like the sudden onslaught of templates either... I think we're kinda pushing it a bit. Some things make good logical sense to group together, like Joshua said. Others... I don't think so. It seems we ARE using some, just coz we can. There are already lists for some of these things, too. Shorts, for example, are all already listed on the Toons page. Seems to me like the templates are really just trying to do the job that the categories already do... I just think they're getting a little clunky is all. Un...settling. --DorianGray
2 cents: We are going overboard with the templates. I don't mind the SBEmail, PQ, Stinkoman 20X6 (game), and Sightings templates; but things like CC, Old-Timey, and 20X6 are best left to the Categories. —BazookaJoe 19:43, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Ok, I will let you in on a little secret page of mine (one of two that i keep) with all those teplates. Just make a list of which one are fine and which need to hit the road. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 20:13, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I don't mind templates all over the place, but can we at least keep them one color? They look so inconsistent in green, orange, purple, etc. They should all be the same blue as the Strong Bad Emails one. That's just my 2 cents. — wikisig.gif Joey (talk·edits) 19:44, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I'm with Joey. There's been a recent influx, but I don't think they're a bad thing. As long as they're peacefully at the bottom, they don't affect scrolling or anything, and are a handy navigation tool. I wouldn't mind keeping them all. The colors could be uniformed, but I don't have much of an opinion on that. I'd be fine just leaving them be. Thunderbird 19:55, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Template Voting

Due to the large number of templates, we are voting to see which we should keep and which should go. Voting will be closed on October 15.


Joshua - Okay, going through your list from top to bottom, here's my opinion:
  • Strong Bad Email #1 - Delete These things don't really go together too well. They just aren't related closely enough. I.E, I don't really see Floppy Disc Container relating to SBEmails by Length enough to share a template. I know they were grouped together before, but then it was under "Additional Information," not "Strong Bad Emails." Am I making sense here?
  • Peasants Quest - Keep It has a purpose. Although I'm not sure if the "Scalding Lake" link is nessecary.
  • Teen Girl Squad - Partial Delete At least the Characters part. The Issue section is actually okay.
  • Limozeen - Delete Not needed at all.
  • Sightings - Keep Useful.
  • Cheat Commandos - Delete Pushing the limits here...
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Keep A-okay. Although I don't like how the 12.2 hangs out like that.
  • Main Characters - Delete I know this one's been around a while, but I don't think we really need it.
  • Toons & Shorts - Delete For reasons stated above
  • Videlectrix Games - Keep I actually like this one. Many of these games are little known and closely connected.
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Keep Very useful.
  • Main Pages - Neutral I don't know about this one. It's sort of like Shorts and Toons, but I like it for some reason.
  • Old Timey - Delete No. Just, no.
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Keep Probably the best template out there.

It's dot com 20:43, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC):
  • Strong Bad Email #1 - Keep. The different ways of organizing the information should be interlinked.
  • Peasants Quest - Keep.
  • Teen Girl Squad - Keep.
  • Limozeen - Neutral.
  • Sightings - Keep.
  • Cheat Commandos - Prune severely. Maybe just the characters...
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Keep.
  • Main Characters - Keep. It's been around for a while with no complaints till now.
  • Toons - Delete. These technically are unrelated to each other.
  • Shorts - Delete. Same as above.
  • Videlectrix Games - Neutral.
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Keep.
  • Main Pages - Keep.
  • Old Timey - Delete or severely prune. Again, maybe just the characters, or something...
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Keep. Good ol' sbemails.

--DorianGray:
  • Strong Bad Email #1 - Neutral.
  • Peasants Quest - Keep.
  • Teen Girl Squad - Partial Delete. Just the episodes.
  • Limozeen - Delete.
  • Sightings - Keep.
  • Cheat Commandos - Delete.
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Keep.
  • Main Characters - Keep.
  • Toons - Delete. They're unrelated and can all be found at the big Toons page.
  • Shorts - Delete. See previous answer.
  • Videlectrix Games - Keep. Some of these are obscure...
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Keep.
  • Main Pages - Keep.
  • Old Timey - Delete. This is just too big and clunky.
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Keep. This is pretty important.
On a side note, is there a better place for this? Maybe in Da Basement? This is getting to be pretty big, especially if everyone wants a vote. --DorianGray
It will probably need to be moved and eventually archived. But, on the other hand, this page is relatively empty other than this discussion. — It's dot com 21:00, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Elcool (talk)(contribs) 21:19, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)

  • Strong Bad Info: See this talk. Keep
  • Peasants Quest - Keep
  • Teen Girl Squad - Keep
  • Limozeen - Keep. If not all, then leave just the charactes.
  • Sightings - Keep
  • Cheat Commandos - Keep. If not all, then leave just the charactes.
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Keep
  • Main Characters - Keep. Used it several times. Very important.
  • Toons - Delete.. We have the Toons page.
  • Shorts - Delete. Same.
  • Videlectrix Games - Keep
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Keep
  • Main Pages - Keep
  • Old Timey - Keep, but just the charactes. Too long!
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Meh.. I mean Keep!
  • In short: leave episodes and characters, take out the toons.

small_logo.pngUsername-talk 01:45, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC) This looks like fun!

  • Strong Bad Email #1 - Keep
  • Peasants Quest - Keep.
  • Teen Girl Squad - Keep.
  • Limozeen - Delete. Use the category
  • Sightings - Keep.
  • Cheat Commandos - Delete. Use the category
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Keep.
  • Main Characters - Neutral. Small, not really used
  • Toons - Delete. Use the category
  • Shorts - Delete. Use the category
  • Videlectrix Games - Neutral.
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Keep.
  • Main Pages - Keep.
  • Old Timey - Delete. Use the category.
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Keep

Rogue Leader / (my talk) 01:56, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC) Awesome. It's old stuff all over again.

  • Strong Bad Email #1 - Keep I like it.
  • Peasant's Quest - Small pruning Take out Scalding lake, and I like it.
  • Teen Girl Squad Keep - Not to big. Only 4-5 characters
  • Limozeen Delete - Same reason as HSR Themed Username
  • Sightings Keep - A good, solid template
  • Cheat Commandos Severe Delete - Hate it. Use the category
  • Marzipans Answering Machine Keep - Different from shorts because of common theme
  • Main Characters Neutral - A little small, but nice idea
  • Toons - Severe Delete Use the cat.
  • Shorts - Severe Decline Same as Toons
  • Videlectrix Games - Keep Maybe expand it to include all the games, but I like it.
  • Stinkoman 20X6 Keep - A nice, solid template.
  • Main Pages Keep - Good template
  • Old Timey Ultra Delort - To huge, toons don't have a common theme
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Keep I was wrong, this is a template.

--Stux 03:12, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

 shamlessly adapted from: Elcool (talk)(contribs) 21:19, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)'
  • Strong Bad Info: Keep!!!
  • Peasants Quest - Keep
  • Teen Girl Squad - Keep
  • Limozeen - Keep. At least leave members and (some?) songs.
  • Sightings - Keep
  • Cheat Commandos - Keep. At the very least leave the characters.
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Keep but make it prettier.
  • Main Characters - Keep. Yeah this one should be kept.
  • Toons - Delort.
  • Shorts - Delort. BUT if we delete these two, how are we linking back to the "Toons" Page? Maybe make both into a single link to that page?
  • Videlectrix Games - Keep Definitely keep.
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Need to Keep
  • Main Pages - Keep Definitely keep.
  • Old Timey - Needs some serious Cleaning! Shorten.
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Perhaps in the near future we may have to break it up? into say:
| < emails 1-75 | email 76 | email 77 | ... | email 99 | email 100 | emails 101-136 > |
Where emails 76..100 would be replaced by the real names.
I dunno. As big a monster as the sbemail template is, I kinda like it intact. — It's dot com 03:25, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, but what about when we get to like email #1000!? ;) --Stux 11:46, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Lapper (talk) 17:48, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

  • Strong Bad Email #1 - Keep It's cool. Bulky, but cool.
  • Peasants Quest - Keep
  • Teen Girl Squad - Keep I like this one.
  • Limozeen - Keep Not sure what purpose this serves…
  • Sightings - Delete The pages are cluttery, anyway.
  • Cheat Commandos - Delete This stuff should probably fall under toons and/or characters
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Delete This thing is almost never updated anyway.
  • Main Characters - Keep Gotta keep this one.
  • Toons & Shorts - Keep Love those toons.
  • Videlectrix Games - Delete We really don't need to know about all these. There's only, like, 5 games that work.
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Delete Really don't need this.
  • Main Pages - Delete Nope.
  • Old Timey - Delete Big, gray, no point.
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Keep It's spunky. I like it.

BazookaJoe 18:39, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

  • Strong Bad Email #1 - Keep.
  • Peasants Quest - Keep.
  • Teen Girl Squad - Keep.
  • Limozeen - Delete. Use the category.
  • Sightings - Keep.
  • Cheat Commandos - Delete. Use the category.
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Keep.
  • Main Characters - Keep.
  • Toons - Delete. Use the category.
  • Shorts - Delete. Use the category.
  • Videlectrix Games - Delete. Use the category.
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Keep.
  • Main Pages - Keep.
  • Old Timey - Delete. Use the category.
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Keep

Thunderbird 19:55, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

  • Strong Bad Email #1 - Keep.
  • Peasants Quest - Keep.
  • Teen Girl Squad - Keep.
  • Limozeen - Keep.
  • Sightings - Keep.
  • Cheat Commandos - Keep.
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Keep.
  • Main Characters - Keep.
  • Toons - Keep.
  • Shorts - Keep.
  • Videlectrix Games - Keep.
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Keep.
  • Main Pages - Keep.
  • Old Timey - Keep.
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Keep

--User:acekirby13/sig 20:07, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

  • Strong Bad Email #1 - Keep.
  • Peasants Quest - Keep.
  • Teen Girl Squad - Keep.
  • Limozeen - Neutral.
  • Sightings - Keep.
  • Cheat Commandos - Keep.
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine - Keep.
  • Main Characters - Keep.
  • Toons - Keep.
  • Shorts - Keep.
  • Videlectrix Games - Keep.
  • Stinkoman 20X6 - Keep.
  • Main Pages - Keep.
  • Old Timey - Clean it up.
  • Strong Bad Emails #2 - Keep.
  • To be direct, they're all useful in some way or another.
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