HRWiki:Often appears in the Homestar Runner universe

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"Often appears in the Homestar Runner universe" appears too often on the Homestar Runner Wiki. In far too many cases, the entire introduction consists of some variant of this vanilla phrase plus maybe one more sentence. Thus, we have scores of articles that are essentially nothing but lists. While it's important for us to be as comprehensive as possible with regard to our subject matter, surely these articles could be improved first by removing this tired phrase and its ilk and second by expanding the introductions into something more meaningful. This project page is being set up to determine whether we as a wiki feel that this is enough of a problem to take action on, and, if so, how best to go about it. Please comment on the talk page if you have an opinion or some suggestions.

The following list was compiled after a brief search and should not be taken as being complete:

• Bees often appear in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Big Knives are one of the oldest recurring items in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Brains have often appeared or have been mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Butter is a food that has been mentioned many times in the Homestar Runner universe, in differing contexts.
• Plenty of cars have been found or, at the very least, mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Cinnamon appears several times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Characters in the Homestar Runner universe often make unlikely concoctions of food items.
• Many contests have been held in the Homestar Runner universe, almost exclusively in Free Country, USA.
• Cross-dressing ... has occurred many times in the Homestar Runner universe...
• Poor English is often deliberately used in the Homestar Runner universe...
• The name Dennis is a commonly used name in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Diapers are frequently mentioned and seen in the Homestar Runner universe...
• Characters in the Homestar Runner universe often eat non-food items or are implied to have done so...
• Eggs seem to be an inside joke in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Fire sometimes appears in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Ham is a food item often seen in the Homestar Runner universe.
• In the Homestar Runner universe, characters often walk in on conversations, interrupting them.
• Lemke is a word that appears in the Homestar Runner universe now and again.
• Lions are one of the few real animals that are constantly mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe.
• In the Homestar Runner universe, many minor foods periodically appear.
• Occasionally, "Hello, my name is ____" name tags can be seen in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Nondescript Nouns [have] occurred numerous times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• A few onomatopoeic words have been coined in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Pants are a frequently-referenced clothing item in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Peas seem to be a prominent vegetable in the Homestar Runner universe and show up in a multitude of places and circumstances.
• In the Homestar Runner universe, there are numerous periodicals available to the interested reader.
• Pi (π) shows up frequently in the Homestar Runner universe, often in a variety of unlikely places.
• Pie appears quite often and is sometimes placed in odd contexts in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Pizza shows up a lot in the Homestar Runner universe.
• There are many places in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Portmanteaus are sometimes used in the Homestar Runner universe, often accidentally.
• There are various sea creatures found in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Some Type of Online Auction is ... occasionally used to sell items in the Homestar Runner universe.
• [Sticky Notes] make frequent appearances in the Homestar Runner universe.
• There have been numerous references to The Beatles in the Homestar Runner universe.
• "Thyme" is a word that often replaces the word "time" in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Toilets are an item that have frequently appeared in the Homestar Runner universe, in many differing shapes and forms.
• TV Shows are ubiquitous in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Martin Van Buren ... has appeared several times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• Voip is a common onomatopoeia in the Homestar Runner universe.