User talk:Heimstern Läufer

From Homestar Runner Wiki

Archive Oct-Nov 2005

Contents 1 Hey there Heimstern Läufer 2 Cool name, two 3 Translation and question 4 Sig 5 Nuances 6 guten tag Heimstern Läufer ( is that how germans say hello?) 7 GAH!! 8 Haldo 9 Guten Tag Heimstern Läufer

Hey there Heimstern Läufer

how have you been, me i've being doing great, can i ask you something, do you know a wikipedian by the name of bubsty?

Ps: Which country are you from?

Nikolce Kocovski 06:36, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

I've been doing well, Nikolce, except that I have a lot of work to do for school. I do know Bubsty; we've talked a few times. As for my country, I'm from the USA (I live in California, as stated on my user page), even though my user name is German (I enjoy speaking German, so I gave myself a German username. If you want to know how I came up with it, that's on my user page too.) Glad to hear things are going well for you. Talk atcha later! Heimstern Läufer 06:44, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Cool name, two

You have a cool name as well! Also, I have a music degree, too - a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theory and Composition from Marshall University! --DeadGuyPerez 17:48, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

I've been meaning to respond for a while and have been too busy. Anyway, thanks for responding to my message. Part of the reason I think your name is cool is that I can get my whole family to crack up by doing an impression of Homestar prank calling Marzipan using that moniker. I still think it's one of the funniest messages she's ever gotten on her answering machine. Also, it's cool that we have more people with music degrees on the Wiki; I count four of us thus far (you, It's dot com, AbdiViklas and me). Talk atcha later! Heimstern Läufer 08:08, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Translation and question

Hey there, how have you been, can i ask you something, what does this mean Ich bin traurig, daß ich fliege.

and in your name when you finish a message what is that symble next to it, and how do you decorate your user name thing, you use and the end of a message?

Nikolce Kocovski 08:37, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, the German phrase means, "I'm sad that I'm flying", which, as you may recall, is a quote from Strong Sad from Main Page 15. Every couple of weeks or so, I put up a different H*R quote translated into German and see who can figure out what it says first.

The symbol is the sign that is used on the 101, the freeway (or motorway; I'm not sure with which word you're more familiar) that runs through my town. The white shield is the symbol for a US federal highway; the one that goes through Santa Barbara, where I live, is numbered 101. I include it in my signature because it's something that relates to where I live. I need to go to bed now (it's past midnight here in California); I'll answer your question about how to soup up your signature tomorrow. Heimstern Läufer 08:51, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

But I can do it today! Here are some basic steps for signature making. After you've done making a yourself one and still don't understand how to add an image, just ask around! — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 10:28, 6 December 2005 (UTC) (P.S.: Look at the other help pages for other information on how to edit the wiki better.)

Sig

Hmm... something seems wrong with your signature. It's putting the entire source code in every time you sign. — It's dot com 17:57, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Strange, everything appears normal on my computer. Is it showing up that way on my talk page when you view it, too? Because it looks just like a signature on my computer. I admit that I don't really understand how to make signatures work too well. So, I don't really know what's wrong, especially since I can't actually see the problem on my computer. Heimstern Läufer 22:49, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Well, it's correct in this thread. Did you recently switch from entering the whole code to a signature template? — It's dot com 23:12, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

OK, now that you put it that way, I understand what you mean. Yeah, there was a brief time in which I had copied the source code instead of just {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} or what ever it is. So it was putting in the whole source for a while. I just suck at understanding instructions on the Wiki for some reason, so it took me a while to figure out what I was doing. Heimstern Läufer 23:18, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

All right, then everything is fine. Nothing is ruined. Just wanted to make sure. :) — It's dot com 23:20, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Nuances

That fact isn't worth it. — It's dot com 05:55, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Umm, I kind of already did. Do as you will with it; I've been erring on the side of STUFFing rather than deleting because some people have objected to my deletions lately. Heimstern Läufer 05:57, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

When somebody adds things that are a real stretch out of the blue (by "out of the blue," I mean that the page has been dormant for a while), you don't have to STUFF it and decline it; it's okay to just delete it. If it's important enough, the original person will try to add it again or STUFF it him- or herself. — It's dot com 06:00, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

We'll see if the original user does feel like trying to put it back. Just out of curiosity, is there somewhere on the Wiki where that gives some basic guidelines about when to STUFF and when to delete? I was never able to find anything like that, and I could have really used one of those in my early days. If we don't, it might be helpful for other users. I realize some of it is just subjective, such as the question of when something counts as a big stretch (for example, I don't think I saw that last one as being quite as big a stretch as you did, which is probably why I STUFFed rather than deleting), and that can't be helped. Anyway, keep on tranglin'. Heimstern Läufer 06:08, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Have you ever made spaghetti? To tell if it's done, you throw it against the wall, and if it sticks, it's ready. Well, the process to determine which should be STUFF'd and which can be deleted outright is a lot like that. Seriously though, there's no set policy, because it's hard to write one that would adequately cover the subtleties. But I'll mention something that applies to this particular case: In a page as old as that, all the inside references have probably been thought of by somebody by now. It's just not that likely that we've all overlooked it for so long (not that it never happens, but it's quite rare). If it were legit, several people would have tried to add it when the page was new. So anyone trying to add a new inside reference now is probably going to have to stretch it to make it apply. And in cases like these, it's usually more expeditious to put the burden of adding the unlikely fact on the person in favor of it, rather than on those of us (yourself included) who would decline it. — It's dot com 06:21, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Not to worry, though. There is a system of check and balances. For example, that particualar page is on nearly a dozen users' watchlists. They should each routinely review the history and make sure nothing slips through the cracks, including this so-called fact. If one of them feels strongly enough about it to accept it, then he or she should STUFF it at that point. — It's dot com 06:32, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

I hope I didn't give the impression I'm concerned about the system; I stand by what I said a few days ago on the STUFF talk page that I think it's a good system. My interest was just in trying to make it more user-friendly, especially for newbies. I just remember often being unsure if I should delete or STUFF and wishing there were something that would give me some basic guidelines (not a hard-and-fast policy, mind you, but just guidelines, exactly like the kind you've just been giving me) to help me out. It was just a thought. Anyway, I know that the system is pretty solid (having participated in it myself a few times!) and have confidence in it. Thanks for your advice; it is much appreciated. Heimstern Läufer 06:41, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Another good tip-off that an edit is not worth the time it would take to mess with it is if it's from an anonymous contributor. Unfortunately, those are in short supply right now (we are very close to a solution on that, by the way), and the next best thing to an anonny is a red-link editor, which that guy was. — It's dot com 06:59, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

True dat. Oh, and thanks for the update about ending the lockdown. I've been wondering about that for quite some time. Heimstern Läufer 07:02, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

I don't want to barge in, but we do have some guidelines for STUFFing in the about page. — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs)

Glad you did barge in, Coolio. (Oh, and you forgot to sign.) Yes, I've seen those. What I was thinking about was having guidelines for when you see a Fun Fact you don't think is good: should you directly delete or STUFF? Basically the sort of things Dot com just wrote on my talk page. Also, I didn't mean to have it for me, since I think I understand pretty well now. I was just thinking for someone who's at the spot I was at a month and a half ago. But if no one else has suggested this idea yet, maybe it isn't that important. Heimstern Läufer 16:30, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

No no. By all means, feel free to write up some expanded guidelines for the newcomer. — It's dot com 16:34, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about that, I was in a rush. there was this whole other sentence I was going to write, but I guess you read my mind about some other guidlines :) — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 17:26, 7 December 2005 (UTC) « Look! I signed!

All right then, I'll see if I can get to writing those soon (read, "after finals are over"). Heimstern Läufer 20:50, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

guten tag Heimstern Läufer ( is that how germans say hello?)

Hello, there Heimstern Läufer, how have you been, i've been doing great, can i ask you some questions:

1.what have been up to recently?

2.have you ever had a bulling problem in school?

3.do you know a user by the name of elvis?

see you later

ps:how do you say goodbye in german? Nikolce Kocovski 11:15, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Hey, Nikolce. Things are going a lot better now. "Guten Tag" is one way to say hello in German, although "Hallo" is actually more common ("Guten Tag" is a bit more formal). The normal way to say goodbye in German is "Tschüs", unless you really want to be formal, in which case you say "Auf Wiedersehen". As for your questions: 1. As I guess you saw on my user page, I've been doing a lot of schoolwork. That's mostly over now. 2. No, I haven't. 3. I've seen Elvis's name around, but I've never really met him. Anyway, I need to go to bed pretty soon. I hope things are still going well for you. Heimstern Läufer 08:03, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

GAH!!

Are you ok? Judging by your stres thing you seem... very stressed. Hope things turn out better for you! — _talk Bubsty _edits 03:00, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

yeah man, i really hope you get better, sorry if i but in. when you feel better, you can answer my questions, okay.

Nikolce Kocovski 06:10, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, man... good luck with your Atonal Literature and German Analysis! I'm sure you'll do well. Gah!! Did I get that mixed up!? ;) --Stux 06:19, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Well, things are much less stressful now. Thanks for leaving me messages. Keep on tranglin'. Heimstern Läufer 08:09, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Haldo

I saw your sig around the site and I thought that I'd drop by to say hello.--ΨHomsarΨroksΨ 20:50, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Cool. I've seen your sig around a bit too. And your user name is absolutely correct, of course: Homsar does indeed rock. I hope all is going well for you. Keep on tranglin'. Heimstern Läufer 21:05, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Hey, thanks.ΨHomsarΨroksΨ 21:25, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Guten Tag Heimstern Läufer

Greeting there heimstern laufer(how do you add the double dots?) how have you been on this fine couple of days, i've been doing great. anyway onto business:

1.do you happen to know sir strong bad?

2.what was that test thing, that got you all stressed, also what year in high school are you?

3. whats your favourite character and reason?

Auf Wiedersehen Nikolce Kocovski 05:04, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

1. I've talked to Sir Strong Bad once; I don't really know him too well. But his page is one of the coolest user pages on the Wiki, in my opinion.

2. I had three papers to write for various seminars. Also, I'm not in high school but graduate school (I'm studying for a Ph.D.).

3. I don't think I could pick just one character. But I lean toward saying Homestar Runner himself just because of his brazen stupidity how funny he is as a result. Heimstern Läufer 05:08, 11 December 2005 (UTC)