Talk:Strong Bad Email

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Revision as of 14:38, 28 July 2004

Legend

Is the legend really needed anymore? It was put up so we would know what was transcribed and what wasn't, and that was way back in early March. Everything is done now. I think it kind of clutters the layout. -- Tom 12:01, 20 Jul 2004 (MST)

I kindof like being able to see what's there. Should we add an "F" code for Fun Facts? -- JoeyDay 12:02, 20 Jul 2004 (MST)

I don't like the "F" idea either. I guess I like the idea of a simple list. The table of contents in each email shows what's in it... But that's after you click on the individual email. Maybe we could use catagories? Each toon with an easter egg gets added to a catagory called "Easter Eggs". Then there would be a list of the toons that just have Easter Eggs... Hmm... Yeah, this is all so complicated. -- Tom 12:09, 20 Jul 2004 (MST)

How to Move an Email

This is mainly for my own benefit. I keep forgetting one or two of these steps. Hopefully, a checklist will be helpful.

Copying the email

1. Copy the summary page, the transcript page, and the easter eggs page.
2. Add "Screenshot" and "Transcript" headers, and change "Additional Information" to "External Links".
3. Change "See the email" to "watch {title}" in external links.
4. Convert links from (()) to [[]].
5. Don't forget CamelCase words that don't have partheses.
6. Update link destinations so they are compatible with new organization methods (e.g. sbemails that are sub-paged on the old wiki).
7. Add any appropriate category declarations to the bottom.
8. Update the transcript (might as well while you're at it) to the latest standard format.

Copying user comments

1. Copy the User Comments page (if one exists) to the discussion page for the email.
2. Convert links from (()) to [[]].
3. Don't forget CamelCase words that don't have parentheses. Add spaces where appropriate. (e.g. "StrongBadEmail" to "Strong Bad Email".)
4. Make sure usernames are in the correct form (i.e. User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay)

Discussion

Let me know if I'm missing something. -- JoeyDay 12:37, 27 Jul 2004 (MST)

Okay, I haven't been copying the User Comments. I think we might want to put them under a certain defined section heading in the "discission page" if we are going to copy them. I also haven't been converting usernames. (Actually, I don't think I've come across any...) I mean, we haven't heard from some of these people in a long time... Should we create pages for them? I don't really know how we are going to copy over the userspaces of people that aren't really that active. I mean, they are going to have to register, right? What if they choose "Joey Day" instead of "JoeyDay"? Redirects? Hmm... another thing. They sure better get their alises and "old usernames" straightened out before they come over here. I don't want them to abuse the redirects. I know it's a solution to the problem that they are all having, but I just don't like the quick fix. It makes it too easy for them to change their username. Bah.

I was thinking we should just copy the informational pages, then let them copy their own userspace and let them figure out how to fit them on one page. This is another good reason (when this happens) to lock the 'Tavi database and stick it somewhere so when somebody shows up in a month and a half, they can still go back and copy something.

Does any of this make sense? -- Tom 07:38, 28 Jul 2004 (MST)