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The Brothers Chaps have publicly acknowledged many Homestar Runner fansites, including the Homestar Runner Wiki. They've been known to drop by when fansites are celebrating anniversaries or other special occasions, and their messages are generally very positive and appreciative. This article provides a listing of known public acknowledgments of fansites by The Brothers Chaps and other contributors.

Homestar Runner Wiki Acknowledgments

Numerous @StrongBadActual Tweets have mentioned the Wiki:
- On November 19, 2020, Strong Bad linked to the Game Sightings page in response to a Tweet about an Assassin's Creed Valhalla Easter egg.
- On April 6, 2020, Strong Bad challenged followers to an Easter egg hunt, but set the difficulty level to "no hrwiki!".
- On March 14, 2020, Strong Bad linked to the wiki's Pie article in honor of Pi Day.
- On November 28, 2019, Strong Bad said he couldn't find a Thanksgiving-themed song on the wiki when asked about it. The song turned out to be a Quote of the Week from 2002, and was added to the wiki two days later.
- On September 4, 2019, Strong Bad was reminded by the wiki that the Store once sold "My Baby Got Stole By A Bear Holding A Shark" and Teen Girl Squad hoodies before. His reply linked to the wiki.
- On March 31, 2019, Strong Bad said that the wiki would be a great source of transcripts when asked for a good transcript source to use in a discount neural network. Subsequent response Tweets mentioned the wiki again.
- On November 18, 2016, Strong Bad clarified the spelling of Sharpdene's name with draft notes of Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 when a fan asked about it after reading the wiki's transcript for Later That Night....
In Fan Costumes 2016, Strong Bad says that, because he had to consult the wiki to figure out that a person is dressed as Anonymous Contributor, the costume was too obscure.
In the description of 2011 Calendar at the Store, it says "no more having to consult the Homestar Wiki", referring to the release dates of the Strong Bad Emails.
The Brothers Chaps linked to the Wiki's page for the Stinkomanual on their blog.

Support Your Local Wiki!

On October 8, 2009, a Main Page Message was added asking people to support the Wiki's 2009 Fall Fundraising Drive.
- The text reads:

Support Your Local Wiki!

HRwiki.org is a fan-run wiki that is wonderfully terrifying in its exhaustiveness. It's not officially affiliated with us and no one gets any money from it, but they do have to pay for their own server. Check it out and help keep the HRWiki awesome!

DONATE
NOW!

"Without the Wiki, we wouldn't be able to remember which cartoon The Cheat was holding a spoon in!"

— The Bros. Chaps

Note: Also listed on this page.

In the DVD commentary for love poems, it is suggested that the email be categorized as a "Not Quite Teen Girl Squad", based on the Teen Girl Squad cutaway scene (in reference to the Not Quite Strong Bad Emails category). The fun fact categories are also parodied, suggesting that Homestar's hair tucking into his sweater is "a goof, and a glitch, and a reference, and a real-world reference, and an inside reference".
The DVD commentary for rated talks about how the Wiki unscrambled the image on the TV.
In the DVD commentary for pizza joint, Mike Chapman mentions learning about hammerspace from the Wiki. Matt pokes fun at the Disconnected Telephones page.
In the DVD commentary for mini-golf, Matt mentions learning the concept of the ouroboros from the Wiki, and Mike talks about searching for The Cheat's arms.
The DVD commentary for rough copy suggests that the appearance of the barbed wire costumes' negative space was listed as a goof on the Wiki (it was not). They claim it to be a stylistic choice. They also jokingly suggest that most of their goofs are a "laziness choice".
"The Homestar Wiki" is thanked in the credits for all of the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People games.
One of the mother-approved synonyms for "butt" in environment is "bwathom", the spelling that the Wiki used for a made-up pronunciation of the word in isp.
For over a year, the Wiki incorrectly reported that Mike did the voice of Mr. Bland. This was corrected after Matt revealed that this was a mistake during the hidden creators' commentary of Strongest Man in the World on the DVD Everything Else, Volume 3.
The Quote of the Weeks released on October 25, 2007, and September 22, 2005 were originally identical. However, the 2007 quote was changed within hours of being added to the site. The quote that it was changed to was suggested in the edit summary of the edit adding the previous quote to the HRWiki article.
During the Late Nite JengaJam Interview, Matt mentioned the Wiki when talking about letting the fans run their own community (rather than hosting their own message board).
In the first commentary for road trip, Karen Wagner thanked the Wiki for helping them keep their facts straight.
In the DVD commentary for the email boring (really), Matt Chapman said that the phrase Be's should have an entry on the Homestar Wiki. (It did.)
At the Georgia Tech talk, Matt talked briefly about the Wiki during the presentation.
Karen Wagner sent a donation to the Wiki during the 2007 Spring Fundraising Drive along with a sticky note.

The Brothers Chaps' friend, Craig Zobel, who has done work on HomestarRunner.com, registered on the HRWiki Forum on January 15, 2007. He made a thread regarding his film "Great World of Sound".
In the DVD commentary for In Search of the Yello Dello Old Version, Matt Chapman (jokingly) claims that South Park ripped off the joke about Pitfall! from the cartoon. Peter Olsen replies with "put it on the Wiki".
In the DVD commentary for Bug In Mouth Disease, Mike Chapman mentions that there was a misspelling on one of Bubs's business cards that was pointed out by the Wiki. The word in question was "paranormal", which was misspelled as "paranaormal".
In the DVD commentary for Homestarloween Party, Mike Chapman briefly mentions that the Visor Robot was never officially named, but that they began calling it "Visor Robot" after the Wiki informally gave it that name.
At the Flashforward conference, Matt talked briefly about the Wiki during the presentation.
On November 18, 2005, Matt Chapman sent a personal letter to former Homestar Runner Wiki proprietor Joey Day, enclosed with the following note and several pages of sketches.

H*RWiki people!!
Thanks for putting
together such an awesome
Homestar resource & fan
community!! We couldn't
find which SBEmail had
The Cheat's angry eyes in it
without you guys! Here's
my "notes" from Jury
Duty!! - Matt C

In the DVD commentary for Strong Bad Sings, Matt Chapman wonders if the Fat Bluebird has a page on the Wiki. (It didn't, at the time.)
On Halloween 2005, Mibluvr13 put together a virtual birthday card for Matt Chapman's 29th birthday with the signatures from various Wiki and forum users. (View forum thread) Matt Chapman received the card and emailed her the following reply.

Thanks Chrissy and the rest of you! You guys rule. That card is awesome. And so is the Wiki and all the hard work you folks put into it. We use it all the time when we can't remember stuff from our cartoons.

High fives all the times,
Matt

Front

Inside

Jonathan Howe, The Brothers Chaps' chief programmer, suggested to Bobby Blackwolf to post his interview on the Wiki. Bobby followed his advice as an anonymous contributor.
In the DVD commentary for the email animal, Mike Chapman states that they made a goof regarding segmented/compound eyes, and that they discovered their mistake by reading the Wiki.

Acknowledgments of Other Fansites

Burning Horizon Forum

Matt Chapman posted a little message on the forum's one year anniversary, along with a sound clip featuring a small conversation between Strong Bad and Coach Z.

Happy anniversary to each and all of ya'lls. You got a great little fansite here. High fives to everybody. Here's a treat from Strong Bad and Coach Z that'll be up for a little while.

www.videlectrix.com/bhz.mp3

Has Fun,
Matt C

Message transcript:

STRONG BAD: Happy anniversary, Buhoouhzzz.

COACH Z: Don't ya mean B.H.Z.? I tell ya, I got a case of the B.H.Z. once. You don't wanna see the needle they gotta use to a-norc-ulate ya for that one!

STRONG BAD: Ew.

Listen to the message (mirror)

Fun Facts

Strong Bad's pronunciation of "BHZ" is most likely the inspiration for the word "behoozits" in Accent, which is likewise said in a conversation between Strong Bad and Coach Z.

the-coolest-stuff-ever.com

When the site was originally launched in 2003, Matt and Mike Chapman sent its owner the following message:

Message transcript:

STRONG BAD: Welcome to the-coolest-stuff-ever.com. Finally, a website worthy of all of my awesome-memenemenity.

Listen to the message (mirror)

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-[[The Brothers Chaps]] have publicly acknowledged many [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] [[Links#Fan_Sites|fansites]], including the Homestar Runner Wiki. They've been known to drop by when fansites are celebrating anniversaries or other special occasions, and their messages are generally very positive and appreciative. This article provides a listing of known public acknowledgments of fansites by The Brothers Chaps and other [[contributors]].
+[[The Brothers Chaps]] have '''publicly acknowledged many [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] [[Links#Fan_Sites|fansites]]''', including the Homestar Runner Wiki. They've been known to drop by when fansites are celebrating anniversaries or other special occasions, and their messages are generally very positive and appreciative. This article provides a listing of known public acknowledgments of fansites by The Brothers Chaps and other [[contributors]].
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 == Homestar Runner Wiki Acknowledgments ==
 <!--Please insert entries in chronological order, newest ones at the top.-->
-* {{postref|1329553035320766469|19|Nov|2020}} &mdash; Strong bad links to the [[Game Sightings]] page in response to a tweet about an [[Wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Assassin's Creed Valhalla]] Easter egg.
+*Numerous [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweets have mentioned the Wiki:
-*{{postref|1247147038023864320|6|Apr|2020}} &mdash; Strong Bad challenges followers to an easter egg hunt, but sets the difficulty level to "no hrwiki!".
+**On {{prs|1329553035320766469|19|Nov|2020|alt=November 19, 2020}}, [[Strong Bad]] linked to the [[Game Sightings]] page in response to a Tweet about an ''[[Wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Assassin's Creed Valhalla]]'' Easter egg.
-*{{postref|1238995467763146753|14|Mar|2020}} &mdash; Strong Bad links to the wiki's [[Pie]] article in honor of [[Pi|Pi Day]].
+**On {{prs|1247147038023864320|6|Apr|2020|alt=April 6, 2020}}, Strong Bad challenged followers to an Easter egg hunt, but set the difficulty level to "no hrwiki!".
-*{{postref|1200202883284848640|28|Nov|2019}} &mdash; Strong Bad says he can't find a Thanksgiving themed song on the wiki when he is asked about it.
+**On {{prs|1238995467763146753|14|Mar|2020|alt=March 14, 2020}}, Strong Bad linked to the wiki's [[Pie]] article in honor of [[Pi]] Day.
-*{{postref|1169254128524152833|4|Sep|2019}} &mdash; Strong Bad is reminded by the wiki that they once sold "[[Store_Hooded_Sweatshirts#hoodie_bear_shark|My Baby Got Stole By A Bear Holding A Shark]]" [[Teen Girl Squad|TGS]] hoodies before. His {{prs|1169255122167357442|4|Sep|2019|alt=reply}} links to the wiki again.
+**On {{prs|1200202883284848640|28|Nov|2019|alt=November 28, 2019}}, Strong Bad said he couldn't find a Thanksgiving-themed song on the wiki when asked about it. The song turned out to be a [[Quote of the Week#QW-turkey|Quote of the Week]] from 2002, and was added to the wiki two days later.
-*{{postref|1112323469369315328|31|Mar|2019}} &mdash; Strong Bad said that the wiki would be a great source of transcripts when asked for a good transcript source to use in a discount neural network.  {{prs|1112323706322411522|31|Mar|2019|alt=Subsequent}} {{prs|1112400923781926912|31|Mar|2019|alt=response}} {{prs|1112783038390439936|1|Apr|2019|alt=tweets}} mentioned the wiki again.
+**On {{prs|1169254128524152833|4|Sep|2019|alt=September 4, 2019}}, Strong Bad was reminded by the wiki that the [[Yahoo Store|Store]] once sold "[[Store Hooded Sweatshirts#hoodie bear shark|My Baby Got Stole By A Bear Holding A Shark]]" and [[Teen Girl Squad]] hoodies before. His {{prs|1169255122167357442|4|Sep|2019|alt=reply}} linked to the wiki.
-*{{postref|799698171857371136|18|Nov|2016}} &mdash; Strong Bad clarified the spelling of [[Sharpdene]] with draft notes of [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] when a fan asked about it after reading the wiki transcript for [[Later That Night...]].
+**On {{prs|1112323469369315328|31|Mar|2019|alt=March 31, 2019}}, Strong Bad said that the wiki would be a great source of transcripts when asked for a good transcript source to use in a [[Discount Strong Bad Emails|discount neural network]]. {{prs|1112323706322411522|31|Mar|2019|alt=Subsequent}} {{prs|1112400923781926912|31|Mar|2019|alt=response}} {{prs|1112783038390439936|1|Apr|2019|alt=Tweets}} mentioned the wiki again.
-*[[Fan Costumes 2016]] &mdash; Strong Bad says that, because he had to consult the wiki to figure out that the person is dressed as [[Anonymous Contributor]], the costume was too obscure.
+**On {{prs|799698171857371136|18|Nov|2016|alt=November 18, 2016}}, Strong Bad clarified the spelling of [[Sharpdene]]'s name with draft notes of [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] when a fan asked about it after reading the wiki's [[Later That Night...#Transcript|transcript for Later That Night...]].
-* In the description of [[2011 Calendar]] at the [[Store]], it says "no more having to consult the Homestar Wiki", referring to the release dates of the Strong Bad Emails.
+*In [[Fan Costumes 2016]], Strong Bad says that, because he had to consult the wiki to figure out that a person is dressed as [[Anonymous Contributor]], the costume was too obscure.
+* In the description of [[2011 Calendar]] at the Store, it says "no more having to consult the Homestar Wiki", referring to the release dates of the Strong Bad Emails.
+* The Brothers Chaps linked to the Wiki's page for the [[Stinkomanual]] on their [http://web.archive.org/web/20110708101341/http://www.brotherschaps.com/?page_id=46 blog].
 [[Image:SupportTheWiki.png|thumb|300px|Support Your Local Wiki!]]
 * <span id="supportWiki">On October 8, 2009, a [[Main Page Messages#supportWiki|Main Page Message]] was added asking people to support the Wiki's [[HRWiki:2009 Fall Fundraising Drive|2009 Fall Fundraising Drive]].</span>
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 :''Note: Also listed [[Main Page Pop-Ups#support the wiki|on this page]].''
-*On the DVD commentary for [[love poems]], it is suggested that the email be categorized as a "Not Quite Teen Girl Squad", based on the Teen Girl Squad cutaway scene (in reference to the [[:Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails|Not Quite Strong Bad Emails category]]). They also parody the fun fact categories, suggesting that Homestar's hair tucking into his sweater is "a goof, and a glitch, and a reference, and a real-world reference, and an inside reference".
+*In the DVD commentary for [[love poems]], it is suggested that the email be categorized as a "Not Quite Teen Girl Squad", based on the Teen Girl Squad cutaway scene (in reference to the [[:Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails|Not Quite Strong Bad Emails category]]). The fun fact categories are also parodied, suggesting that Homestar's hair tucking into his sweater is "a goof, and a glitch, and a reference, and a real-world reference, and an inside reference".
 *The DVD commentary for [[rated]] talks about how the Wiki unscrambled the image on the TV.
-*In the DVD commentary for [[pizza joint]], Mike mentions learning about [[hammerspace]] from the Wiki. Matt pokes fun at the [[Disconnected Telephones]] page.
+*In the DVD commentary for [[pizza joint]], [[Mike Chapman]] mentions learning about [[hammerspace]] from the Wiki. [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] pokes fun at the [[Disconnected Telephones]] page.
-*In the DVD commentary for [[mini-golf]], Matt mentions learning the concept of the [[wikipedia:ouroboros|ouroboros]] from the Wiki and Mike talks about searching for The Cheat's arms.
+*In the DVD commentary for [[mini-golf]], Matt mentions learning the concept of the [[wikipedia:ouroboros|ouroboros]] from the Wiki, and Mike talks about searching for The Cheat's arms.
 *The DVD commentary for [[rough copy]] suggests that the appearance of the barbed wire costumes' negative space was listed as a goof on the Wiki (it was not). They claim it to be a stylistic choice. They also jokingly suggest that most of their goofs are a "laziness choice".
 *"The Homestar Wiki" is thanked in the credits for all of the [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] games.
-*One of the mother-approved synonyms for "butt" in [[environment]] is "bwathom", the spelling that the Wiki used for a made-up pronounciation of the word in [[isp]].
+*One of the mother-approved synonyms for "butt" in [[environment]] is "bwathom", the spelling that the Wiki used for a made-up pronunciation of the word in [[isp]].
-*For over a year, the Wiki incorrectly reported that [[Mike Chapman]] did the voice of [[Mr. Bland]].  This was corrected after [[Matt Chapman]] revealed that this was a mistake during the [[Strongest Man in the World#Commentary Transcript|hidden creators' commentary]] of [[Strongest Man in the World]] on the DVD [[Everything Else, Volume 3]].
+*For over a year, the Wiki incorrectly reported that Mike did the voice of [[Mr. Bland]].  This was corrected after Matt revealed that this was a mistake during the [[Strongest Man in the World#Commentary Transcript|hidden creators' commentary]] of [[Strongest Man in the World]] on the DVD [[Everything Else, Volume 3]].
 *The [[Quote of the Week]]s released on October 25, 2007, and September 22, 2005 were originally identical. However, the 2007 quote was changed within hours of being added to the site. The quote that it was changed to was suggested in the edit summary of [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Quote_of_the_Week&diff=next&oldid=507707 the edit adding the previous quote to the HRWiki article].
-*During the [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007|Late Nite JengaJam Interview]], Matt mentions the Wiki when they talk about letting the fans run their own community (rather than hosting their own [[Strong Bad's Message Bored|message board]]).
+*During the [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007|Late Nite JengaJam Interview]], Matt mentioned the Wiki when talking about letting the fans run their own community (rather than hosting their own [[Strong Bad's Message Bored|message board]]).
 *In the first commentary for [[road trip]], [[Karen Wagner]] thanked the Wiki for helping them keep their facts straight.
 *In the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|DVD]] commentary for the email [[boring (really)]], Matt Chapman said that the phrase [[Be's]] should have an entry on the Homestar Wiki. (It did.)
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-*The Brothers Chaps' friend, [[Craig Zobel]], who has done work on HomestarRunner.com, [http://forum.hrwiki.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5035 registered] on the HRWiki Forum on January 15, 2007. He made a [[Forum:10623|thread]] regarding his film "Great World of Sound".
+*The Brothers Chaps' friend, [[Craig Zobel]], who has done work on [[HomestarRunner.com]], [http://forum.hrwiki.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5035 registered] on the HRWiki Forum on January 15, 2007. He made a [[Forum:10623|thread]] regarding his film "Great World of Sound".
 *In the [[Everything Else, Volume 2|DVD]] commentary for [[In Search of the Yello Dello Old Version]], Matt Chapman (jokingly) claims that [[Wikipedia:South Park|South Park]] ripped off the joke about [[Wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] from the cartoon. [[Y-O-U|Peter Olsen]] replies with "put it on the Wiki".
-*In the [[Everything Else, Volume 2|DVD]] commentary for [[Bug In Mouth Disease]], Mike Chapman mentions that there was a [[Bug In Mouth Disease#Goofs|misspelling]] on one of Bubs's business cards that was pointed out by the Wiki. The word in question was "paranormal", which was misspelled as "paranaormal".
+*In the DVD commentary for [[Bug In Mouth Disease]], Mike Chapman mentions that there was a [[Bug In Mouth Disease#Goofs|misspelling]] on one of Bubs's business cards that was pointed out by the Wiki. The word in question was "paranormal", which was misspelled as "paranaormal".
-*In the [[Everything Else, Volume 2|DVD]] commentary for [[Homestarloween Party]], Mike Chapman briefly mentions that the [[Visor Robot]] was never officially named, but that they began calling it "Visor Robot" after the Wiki informally gave it that name.
+*In the DVD commentary for [[Homestarloween Party]], Mike Chapman briefly mentions that the [[Visor Robot]] was never officially named, but that they began calling it "Visor Robot" after the Wiki informally gave it that name.
 * At the [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward conference]], Matt [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#The Homestar Runner Wiki|talked briefly]] about the Wiki during the presentation.
 * On November 18, 2005, Matt Chapman sent a personal letter to former Homestar Runner Wiki proprietor [[User:JoeyDay|Joey Day]], enclosed with the following note and several pages of sketches.
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 * [[Jonathan Howe]], The Brothers Chaps' chief programmer, suggested to Bobby Blackwolf to post his [[Bobby Blackwolf Interview - 5 Sep 2005|interview]] on the Wiki. Bobby followed his advice as an [[Special:Contributions/24.99.97.221|anonymous contributor]].
 * In the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|DVD]] commentary for the email [[animal]], Mike Chapman states that they made a [[animal#Goofs|goof]] regarding segmented/compound eyes, and that they discovered their mistake by reading the Wiki.
-* The Brothers Chaps link to the Wiki's page for the [[Stinkomanual]] on their [http://web.archive.org/web/20110708101341/http://www.brotherschaps.com/?page_id=46 blog].
 == Acknowledgments of Other Fansites ==
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 ====Fun Facts====
-*Strong Bad's pronounciation of "BHZ" is most likely the inspiration for the word "behoozits" in [[Accent]], which is likewise said in a conversation between Strong Bad and Coach Z.
+*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "BHZ" is most likely the inspiration for the word "behoozits" in [[Accent]], which is likewise said in a conversation between Strong Bad and Coach Z.
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