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::::Yeah, this page is essentially our own log that we're keeping for ourselves (in fact, it could probably be reorganized a bit to be more explicitly that). While I wouldn't rule out its ''ever'' being moved to the mainspace, I don't think it currently merits full article status. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:51, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
::::Yeah, this page is essentially our own log that we're keeping for ourselves (in fact, it could probably be reorganized a bit to be more explicitly that). While I wouldn't rule out its ''ever'' being moved to the mainspace, I don't think it currently merits full article status. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:51, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
:::::[[flashback|Oh, now I understand.]] Thanks! I never realized that this page wasn't supposed to be an actual article. You had me confused for a few years there... this page should really have a notice or something at the top that says "This is not supposed to be an actual wiki article, just a guide for our users" or something similar. Otherwise it could easily be mistaken as a real article (in the HRWiki namespace for no reason), as I thought it was. Anyway, my opinion hasn't really changed— I still think we should make a real page about the hiatus ''at some point'', just not in its current condition. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 20:44, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
:::::[[flashback|Oh, now I understand.]] Thanks! I never realized that this page wasn't supposed to be an actual article. You had me confused for a few years there... this page should really have a notice or something at the top that says "This is not supposed to be an actual wiki article, just a guide for our users" or something similar. Otherwise it could easily be mistaken as a real article (in the HRWiki namespace for no reason), as I thought it was. Anyway, my opinion hasn't really changed— I still think we should make a real page about the hiatus ''at some point'', just not in its current condition. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 20:44, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
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::::::What does this page need before it gets made into an official article? It seems all right to me. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 01:12, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

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Delete?

I continue to believe that this does not deserve an article. First of all, the Strong Bad Email hiatus section is already covered on Strong Bad Email, and that's where it belongs, not here. As for the current complete hiatus, I don't think there's enough to say. All there is is "the site has been on hiatus since November 2009, with a brief return for April Fool's Day 2010." That's pretty much what it says now, and that's pretty much all the potential it has. If the hiatus ever ends, then it might have a spot on Acknowledged Update Delays, but for now, it does not merit coverage. Delete. Heimstern Läufer 06:09, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I have to agree with Heimstern here, with same reasons. So, delete as well. ColdReactive 07:05, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
I think it's an interesting article. It does not just cover the Strong bad Email hiatus. I think we should keep as of now. MeltingObject 07:05, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
My comment didn't only address the Sbemail hiatus, either. Heimstern Läufer 14:30, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
For right now, I would agree that this article doesn't have much information on it. However, the Acknowledge Update Delays page has no information on the current break whatsoever, and Strong Bad Emails only says "They again went on hiatus in October of 2009 and have been since then." I feel that a not insignificant amount of people would come to the wiki to find out about the recent shortage of toons. If we put a few more facts about current projects we know TBC are working on, like Poker Night at the Inventory, I think this might merit its own page, and possibly a main page link as well (to cut down on people posting "Is HR coming back or not?" on talk pages everywhere). Keep. Itama 06:04, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
I will repeat what I said at Talk:Main Page#Hiatus page. AUD and this page are entirely different things. The purpose of AUD is to cover instances when, inside of a cartoon, TBC indicate that they know about a delay. This page is, or at least I believe it is, intended to provide fans with information about the delay between major updates. This page could easily be in the HRWiki namespace, and be more aimed at giving users information about the wiki's communication with TBC. I don't think the article as it exists now is up to our standards, but it deserves to exist. --Mario2.PNG Super Martyo boing! 06:23, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
An HRWiki-space page on this is totally fine by me. The problem I have is with us writing an mainspace article that's not about content but rather some attempt to explain a lack of content. We don't really know why the hiatus exists; explaining it with things like Poker Night and the Jim Henson movie are actually speculatory (TBC didn't completely stop making cartoons during SBCG4AP, for example). If we want a page to tell confused fans "Here's what we know about what's going on...", I believe the HRWiki space is the proper place for that. Heimstern Läufer 06:29, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
I think from my perspective it could do with a bit more information, but it sums up the hiatuses okay and I think most of us are satisfied. In all honesty I do think there should be a page about the hiatuses and this one is adequate as of now. If there is any information left out that you think is necessary then add it.MeltingObject 18:06, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Is that addressed at me? If so, I think you've missed my point. I'm not interested in adding information to this article; I believe none of this information is needed in this article, and hence the article itself is not needed. Heimstern Läufer 23:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm fine with moving it to the project namespace, although it would need a more specific title than just "Hiatus[es]". — It's dot com 23:47, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

I, like most everyone here, would like to know what is known about the reason(s) for the current hiatus. I have not learned anything from the current state of this article. User:StrongAwesome74/Hiatus has better content for folks wanting to learn something new about what has been going on while there have not been updates to the site, and if a goodly portion of it was incorporated here, I think we'd get a better quality discussion. Right now, it seems like opinions are limited to, "Delete" vs "this article has potential". I can understand why those of the former opinion do nothing to improve the article.. that makes sense.. but what I don't understand is why people of the latter opinion do nothing to improve the article to show us what its potential is. I'm on the fence; convince me and other fence riders with content, you supporters! =] OptimisticFool 00:11, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
I should clarify that I think the page should be moved and replaced with the "December 2009 to present" section of StrongAwesome's page. We really don't know much more than what's already stated in that section. We have given the Chaps several opportunities to tell us exactly what they're up to if they wanted, but so far they have declined to be specific at all. They've been rather cryptic (which is their right of course). I will say, however, that I get the distinct impression that we should not get our hopes up for a Halloween toon. — It's dot com 00:56, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

In terms of the article's deletion, I think it should stay. In terms of the content, it needs heavy revisions. doctorwho295 14 November 2010

I will change my vote to keep. See section four on this talk page. ColdReactive 15:10, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

I just took a look at this article for the first time in a while. My initial reaction is this: it needs to be written more formally and objectively, even if only by a little bit. The first thing that caught my eye was the caption for File:aquashot.png: "How 2011 can be summed up for Homestar Runner". That's uncalled for and it screams whiny to me. This article is too much like an in-depth play-by-play, and less of a concise summary that I think it should be. It focuses more on what hasn't or didn't happen, rather than what has. I don't mean to put a "positive twist" on this subject, that "what has happened" has to talk about the spans where we haven't had updates. This has to change, and I'll step up to the plate to make sure it happens, unless someone can convince me otherwise that it doesn't any any significant changes. Here's a few changes I already have in mind:

  • Change some grammar, phrasing, and wording to make it sound more professional and slightly more consistent.
  • As with StrongBad74's take on the page, move the length of update delays and their records to their own section.
  • For each year, note the dates for each appearance/site update.

Soiled Bargains (talk|ctrb) 18:47, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Keep. While this hiatus has scared off (sorry for the lack of a better term) many fans, it has become the most important point of discussion to those who are still fans. Even if this page should go, I think there should be, as mentioned above, a HRWIKI-namespace article on the hiatus. We do have HRWiki:Keep your pants on, which addresses when TBC didn't update at the usual time when they were active. I think that page should be rewritten to address this hiatus.
And just incase anyone's wondering: here are my explanations for two of my additions to this article:
You may notice that in "Minor hiatuses", there is a link to a discussion on this Wiki. I know we're not normally supposed to link to discussions in mainspace articles, but it made me laugh how there was so much drama about a hiatus that was short compared to this one.
And the part about the Brothers Chaps not forgetting about Strong Bad Email: I find it hypocritical when someone works on a project, abandons it without saying whether it's finished or not, then a while later, does something that shows they know full well they can continue. RickTommy (edits) 04:07, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

And still, over a year later, this page largely concerns speculation and possible, but not known, explanations for the hiatus. As HRWiki-space material, this is fine stuff, but it does not belong in the article space. Heimstern Läufer 23:59, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

What if we combine it with Homestar Runner (body of work)? That seems like a good fit. Tenerence Love  00:36, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
No. That's a horrible fit. That page is about the entire homestar runner content. This page is about lack of content. Please no. — Defender1031*Talk 08:03, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Do not delete! i need to know when homestar is off!
Keep I like this page and to super fans, this page is important to chronicles the departure from their hay-day. I R F 15:40, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

I would definitely like to keep this page, because I check it every now and then to see if there's any information about when/if the current hiatus might ever be over. I know that it's not often that we come across solid facts regarding this, but the things currently discussed in the article (or at least in the 2010-2012 section) are things that we do know for certain. There needs to be a place where this information can be presented to fans who are wondering where Homestar went. Plus, since the hiatus is kinda the main thing happening with the H*R site now, I'd say that makes this page very relevant and important.--.Johnny Jupiter! talk cont 07:46, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

This is Halloween, this is Halloween

May I request that the "No Halloween toon" thing not be added until Tuesday? When the website updated, it almost always updated on Monday. Thus, we're more likely to get a Halloween toon tomorrow than today, if you ask me. Keep on tranglin'. --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 20:06, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Sure. We will wait until then, just for you. Homestar-Winner (talk) 21:00, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

May 24?

This page says that the sbemail hiatus is still ongoing as of 5/24/11. That's TOMORROW. Just curious, but is this wiki entirely run on GMT/UTC? --Raddaluigi 00:35, 24 May 2011 (UTC) --SIDE NOTE: The bottom of the page says it was last modified in April. Weird.

That's correct. Release dates of cartoons are UTC-5 (UTC-4 during DST) b/c that's what time zone TBC live in (which is rarely important, but it has had some significance). but otherwise, the dates are just like your timestamp. And about the last modified date: there is a CURRENTDATE template on the page to display whatever date the system thinks today is. The Knights Who Say Ni 01:14, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

New Page?

I think the 2010-2011 hiatus should get it's own page on the wiki. -- Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 14:42, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

I disagree, because the content for that hiatus is still too small, as evidence on this page. However, expansion is not required, as this page gets the job done. ColdReactive 15:05, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Uh...Article?

I really think that there should be a "2009-2011 hiatus" article. look at this! That would make a big article! -- Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 16:10, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

That's mostly fan speculation. No. — Defender1031*Talk 16:12, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
*facepalm* Okay. What about removing the quotes, and adding more detail? That just might make it more interesting! -- Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 16:15, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
How about adding whatever detail you're talking about to this page, of which what you're describing belongs as a section. Not as its own article. — Defender1031*Talk 16:18, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
*facepalm tree* Ok Fine. Hmmm...how about adding it to "Acknowledged Update Delays" or "Timeline of Homestar Runner"?-- Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 16:31, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Everything relevant to acknowledged update delays is already on that page, and there's already mention of it on timeline. Why are you trying so hard to find somewhere other than this page for the info? — Defender1031*Talk 16:43, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
*facepalm three* Fine. I'll stop now.--The Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 18:54, 19 December 2011 (UTC) (AKA Someone who's not Trogdor)

Rename?

I think there should be a title change on the 2011-2011 hiatus. it should be called "2011-2012 [The end of Homestar Runner?]" because many people speculate its Homestars end. Also, this isnt for just renaming one part, either. you can also suggest renaming another part. Just an idea.

Nope, some people think it's the end of Homestar Runner, but honestly I think they will make more cartoons someday. Now they have jobs and families to take care of. Tenerence Love  16:40, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Any claim that this is "the end of homestar runner" that doesn't come from TBC themselves is just speculation, and it doesn't matter how many people think it is or isn't the end. — Defender1031*Talk 16:43, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

What the deuce is happening?

I just checked the website, and it's down. Does this mean that everything's over? Is the hiatus now permanent? Someone please tell me what's up. --99.46.236.115 07:54, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Well, judging by [1], you may be right. It seems that this is the end for Homestar Runner. RickTommy (edits) 08:52, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
A website being down for a short while doesn't mean it'll be down forever. --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 10:38, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Could just be a hosting issue - the server is still responding to ping. --Ftr 10:42, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
See? She's back :D --Ftr 17:37, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
I noticed this was affecting the local subtitles viewer. Is that supposed to happen? it probably is The Knights Who Say Ni 18:11, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Cleanup on Aisle Hiatuses

I know this depends on whether if the article has consensus of being kept, but the article currently is a mess and contains digs to TBC for not updating H*R much in years too boot. The article is arranged half-haphazardly from minor site hiatuses, then to sbemail hiatuses, and then back to major site hiatuses since email videography. It would help if we organize the article to only log each break TBC took as it happened (along with a reason why if available) without resorting to subtle insults to TBC like "they skipped (insert event here)" — Ngamer01 19:59, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

I agree. Much of my problem with this page is that it seems to just be a soapbox for people to complain about the lack of new toons. I'd have to see the cleaned up product, but it's possible that if we stick to the basics, I won't mind the page so much (then again, I might still think it's a page about nothing.) — Defender1031*Talk 10:54, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
I've cleaned up the article (and to think I was the one who added most of those complaints). And by the way, DeFender, what do you mean by "a page about nothing"? RickTommy (edits) 13:47, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
I literally mean a page about nothing. It's a page about the fact that nothing has happened, and how long this nothing has been going on and whether the nothing is likely to end. See? Nothing. Either way, I mind it far less as a project page than as a mainspace page. — Defender1031*Talk 17:34, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
This wasn't the cleaning I had in mind when I first raised the issue. I've got some ideas, but I lack the time to make and test any of 'em in the sandbox. — Ngamer01 17:02, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Link to a discussion

As I've said in the main discussion on this talk page, I linked to a Wiki discussion in the article to illustrate a point (i.e. how a small hiatus caused a long discussion). But I'd still like to know if that link to that discussion is appropriate. RickTommy (edits) 04:36, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Given that we shouldn't really be documenting fan reaction at all, I'd imagine that that link would be removed in any serious cleanup anyway. — Defender1031*Talk 11:55, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
I also agree with keeping fan reaction separate, this article is already fully loaded with contempt towards TBC anyway. I did appreciate the link documenting the 2005 mini-hiatus for reference (as well as ironic value) but it could possibly be organized into a new external links section documenting discussion of respective hiatuses. We all wish the site were more active, or even just active, but it should be supported with objective facts about the site history. --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll 2:35, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Broken Links

The two twitter links for the latest hiatus are out of date/not working. Does anyone have a copy of the original posts or pictures?

Kind of a mess

Some of the sections on this article are too cluttered. Each section is a single paragraph, even though they've got a lot of information and dates crammed in there. I went ahead and tried to fix the section for the current hiatus. I removed stuff that felt redundant, like repeatedly mentioning the site skipping holidays after saying it hasn't updated since 2010. I tried not to leave out any actual information, though.

Also, I'm not sure how I feel about the caption "How 2011 can be summed up for Homestar Runner". I don't know if it feels mean-spirited or just kind of pouty, but I figured I should bring it up here. We shouldn't gripe too much, because TBC are busy guys and we need to respect that. --63.246.240.133 23:06, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Still 2011-present?

I think that just the surprise appearance at W00tstock doesn't mark the end of the hiatus. It's been a few months; and it hasn't updated yet. --Camwoodstock 15:52, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Are you asking about the date phrasing? Where you see "2011 - 2013" in that header, it actually says "2011 - {{CURRENTYEAR}}" in the coding so that it doesn't have to be updated every year. The page says that no new material has been added to the site in that time. The Knights Who Say Ni 16:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Still TBD?

This page has had a discussion arguing its deletion since approximately 2010, along with the {{tbd}} template. Since the hiatus is much more pronounced now than it was back then, is there any reason not to have this page? It's a pretty significant thing that's happening in the site right now. MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 16:38, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

HRWiki:

Why is this page a "HRWiki:" page instead of just Hiatuses? -- Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 02:31, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Hello? Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 20:47, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
See #Delete?. Consensus was to move this to the project namespace as it's not really about H*R content, as are all articles in the main namespace, rather the lack thereof. — Defender1031*Talk 21:01, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
Yeah, but... this doesn't have anything to do with the wiki. This article is about a major event (and some minor ones) in Homestar Runner history, and I think it deserves an article (in the normal namespace). Just because it's about the lack of content, doesn't mean it shouldn't have an article. Anyways, that's just my opinion. Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 01:21, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
Take note of the date of the discussion. Back in 2010, the H*R hiatus was only starting and I guess everybody thought it was just going to be a phase for the site and it wouldn't literally go by for years without updates. - Catjaz63 01:49, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
That's why we should rename it now. Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 00:53, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
I see no reason to not have it in the main namespace. (I think that's what it's called.) What should we do? Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 23:21, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
Haldo? Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 06:43, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
You got your answer. It's still no, with no consensus to change the earlier decision. — Defender1031*Talk 20:21, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
I still don't understand why this is a HRWiki page. Unlike the rest of the pages in this namespace, this has nothing to do with the wiki. It's an extremely important event in Homestar Runner history. An event this important deserves to have a proper article. The fact that this page is about a lack of content doesn't change anything. Why does that make any difference anyway? This wiki isn't only about Homestar Runner content— it's about the entire body of work (which is currently on hiatus). And even if this wiki was only about content, that would only make a lack of content more notable. However, I am not saying this page is perfect. In fact, it could probably use a rewrite. But I definitely think it should be a namespace article (because, like I explained before, it's about the body of work instead of the wiki), and I can't think of any reason why it shouldn't be. If you still disagree, I'd appreciate you explaining why. In conclusion, I say move. Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 05:55, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
I have nothing to add besides I agree with Gfd. I think this means the majority consensus of this discussion is pro-moving it into normal namespace, therefore it warrants an actual discussion. TheThin 15:49, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
First of all, consensus is not majority. It is overwhelming agreement. You don't have that. I continue to oppose this article's presence in the mainspace as it does not concern actual content. Rather, it was created because wiki users wanted information about what was going on with H*R. That's why it's in the HRWiki space: it's a service to our users, not something article-worthy. Heimstern Läufer 00:33, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
Yeah, this page is essentially our own log that we're keeping for ourselves (in fact, it could probably be reorganized a bit to be more explicitly that). While I wouldn't rule out its ever being moved to the mainspace, I don't think it currently merits full article status. — It's dot com 00:51, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
Oh, now I understand. Thanks! I never realized that this page wasn't supposed to be an actual article. You had me confused for a few years there... this page should really have a notice or something at the top that says "This is not supposed to be an actual wiki article, just a guide for our users" or something similar. Otherwise it could easily be mistaken as a real article (in the HRWiki namespace for no reason), as I thought it was. Anyway, my opinion hasn't really changed— I still think we should make a real page about the hiatus at some point, just not in its current condition. Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 20:44, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
What does this page need before it gets made into an official article? It seems all right to me. Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 01:12, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
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