User:JoeyDay/talk archive 1-20

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Contents 1 Fanstuff 2 Firefox 3 A better way 4 Respond 5 Thanks! 6 Riddle 7 Banned Words 8 STUFF and Fun Facts 9 Silhouettes 10 Thanks!

Fanstuff

I'd like a promise to agree to let me bring back the fanstuff. It doesn't make the wiki complete without it.--No Loafing 16:32, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)

Let me mull this over with the other admins. There are a lot of options on the table. One option we don't want to entertain is to have fanstuff in the mix with the rest of the wiki. We'd like the wiki to be simply a knowledge-base of actual Homestar Runner knowledge. We've tossed around the idea of having a second wiki for fanstuff. Until we decide something, the best thing you can do is get a free site from Geocities, Tripod, or Angelfire and post a link to it from your User space. — Joey (talk·edits) 16:57, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)

Just let me put HRWiki:Fanstuff on the main page. Too late. Now I did it. Do not say this is trolling.--No Loafing 18:39, 30 Sep 2004 (MST)

Firefox

I agree with you all the way with Firefox. Once I tried it, I never use Internet Explorer anymore. It's great. Thanks for leading me to Firefox. -- FireBird

You're very welcome, FireBird. I'm just glad to see another internet user happy with his browsing experience. — Joey (talk·edits) 09:47, 6 Oct 2004 (MST)

Come to think of it, im happy too.--24.117.185.111 13:52, 24 Oct 2004 (MST) (PS subpages work on mediawiki)

We are aware that subpages work (and have been since installing MediaWiki). A mutual decision was made by the admins to disallow them. If you have questions, feel free to send me an email. — Joey (talk·edits) 10:40, 25 Oct 2004 (MST)

I too have switched to Firefox after coming here, and couldn't be happier. Thanks. --Thunderbird 20:03, 16 Nov 2004 (MST)

I hate to be a disagreer, but unfortuntely I hated Firefox. The browser was much more complicated to use, and many images, graphics and other features were blocked. I prefer IE.-- _{Posted by:} -erson ^Talk 00:54, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

A better way

I've noticed y'all linking to other Mediawiki links by using URL's. But you don't need to do that. Do this instead: [[Wiki's name | That wiki's article]] Do that instead of using the URL link next time! - No Loafing (PS i didnt link my name because those buttons aren't up. Could you put them back?) (PPS I am still on the wiki by surprise)

Thanks for the tip. That's a good idea. I'm not sure why no one noticed that yet. And thanks for hanging out on the wiki. I'm not sure why the buttons weren't displaying for you. They are still up. I never use the button though. You can insert the signature by tying four tilde's (~) in a row. — Joey (talk·edits) 11:25, 12 Oct 2004 (MST)

Respond

I understand. I wasn't offended. I didn't know at first, and you are correct. I was one of the users on the old wiki. Thanks for reminding me. Happy 17:47, 19 Nov 2004 (EST)

Thanks!

I just wanted to say thanks for noticing that I'm new to the wiki. I've contributed quite a bit, and I'm glad to see people here are so friendly. --oddtodd 22:22, 19 Nov 2004 (MST)

We really are glad to have you aboard. Looks like you've already offered some great ideas for our wiki moving forward with standards, etc. Keep up the good work! — Joey (talk·edits) 13:18, 20 Nov 2004 (MST)

Riddle

Here's a riddle for ya: Q. What has homestar runner information, a connection with the fans, immediate updates, and a democratic style?

A. This wiki

Banned Words

I was wondering... Have you ever tried to edit the PHP code on this site to check for certain words and not allow a change if those words are found? I think this type of code could really help the mods. -Your Fuzzy God

STUFF and Fun Facts

As you may have read I have an issue with the STUFF page. I am very glad someone has spearheaded an attempt to control the "fun fact" problem, but I still think that the voting and discussion for disputed Fun Facts should be made on the article's talk page and not on the STUFF page.

If a controversial article like Wikipedia:History of Israel can exist on the Wikipedia by using the Talk page and without resorting to a common page voting system, I think the Homestar Wiki article virus can too.

Now that we have people's attention with the STUFF page I suggest that we move content discussion back to the Talk pages where they belong.

I have created a preliminary template:disputed

It reads as follows:This article contains Disputed Fun Facts — Please see the talk page

This could be used to let contributors know that there is a dispute, and to direct them to the talk page. The Disputed Fun Facts link should go to a page with the info that furrykef wrote on what is and is-not a good fun fact.

People were not using the talk pages effectively in the past, which is a failure of us the users, not of the talk pages.

Silhouettes

I know this has been mentioned on the Main Page talk, but I just wanted to say the silhouettes of the characters look really good on the Main Page. --oddtodd 14:43, 1 Dec 2004 (MST)

• Second. They are a nice addition to the wiki - really cool. So cool, you don't even know [that they are] cool. Good jorb. --The Paper

Thanks!

Thanks for the welcome. One of these days I plan to really boost my involvement here. Until then - great site. --Frog 12:50, 21 Dec 2004 (MST)