User talk:Qermaq/Words said or seen once

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Do "rainbow" and "rainbows" count as different words, or just a variation of the same root? Which also brings me to my second question, why don't we link the words to the only toon they each appear in? EDIT: Ah, let others guess. My bad. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing the links somewhere, perhaps the talk page. It would be easier for other users to verify if they were used more than once or not. Thunderbird 22:30, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Question one - I'd allow them both. (Except "rainbow" appears in at least flashback and website.) Question two - it's pretty easy to do a search for the terms. I check 'em all anyway. Links wouldn't help show that a word appeared more than once anyway, it'd just show the one place the contributor found it. You'd still have to Search to verify. And of course every new toon that comes out means some might have to be deleted.... Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 22:39, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
Well I have added links. Let me know if I made any errors. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 23:36, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Games

"Creative" was removed on the grounds that it was in the Homestar Quiz and lady fan. Doesn't it say that words from games don't count? Has Matt? (talk) 01:01, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Should we consider the quiz a game? I guess it is, we'll add it back in! Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 01:06, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

potato

Had to remove potato. It's said twice in Halloween Fairstival and also seen in print in the bet. So it just fails the Honorary Mention test as well. :( Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 23:15, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

flock

"Flock" appears in halloweener and on the Yearbook Character Page (in The King of Town's bio). Should this count as two appearances, or should we discount the Yearbook Character Page? Thoughts, please. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 20:42, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I think it's up to you—it's your page! Trey56 21:13, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Well, that is true. Unless someone offers a compelling argument to the contrary, I'm gonna zap that one. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 21:27, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Hundredaire Socialite

Mwa ha haa! I got the 100th entry on the list! ph33r m3!!!1 *cough cough* Ugh, it hurts to talk to much "leet". --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 21:33, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

The Jay is a hundredaire! A parade for The Jay! Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 21:36, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations! *sigh* I was so close. Well, back to the drawing board; only 98 to go. Dang old flocks; I never got my tote bag. Trey56 22:03, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Idea

Why don't we have seperate sectons for every letter? It would make things a lot easier for the people who found new words, so they don't have to go through over 100 words just ot find one letter. So, what's your opinion on it? Sbmaniac 23:27, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Not a bad idea, but how would it really make it easier? You'd get big letters rather than have to look at the first letter of a word. I might try it, just to see what it looks like.... Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 02:52, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Sig

Why did you put Dacheatbot instead of My sig at User:Dacheatbot/sig? --Dacheatbot · Communicate 00:54, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

IIRC, you intended to post some words, but they never got in there for some reason. I saw that in your edit summary, and added them on your behalf. But I didn't know your sig offhand, and didn't have the time at the moment to go look for it, so I simply made it a link to you in order to attribute it somehow. Feel free to alter that attribution to be your sig. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 02:52, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Words said or seen again

If a word what was once said or seen only once suddenly gets said or seen again, does it just disappear from the list? If so, seems a shame, if the word was there for a while. — It's dot com 04:46, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I would say so. Well I guess that's just how the cookiee crumbles. Or at least the words.--H*Bad 04:52, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Funny you say that. Are crumble from record book and crumbles from radio the same word? —BazookaJoe 04:56, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
See the first topic. I'm allowing multiple forms of the word, at least for now. Amd, yes, if the coolest word on the list is in the next toon, bloop! Buh-bye now. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 10:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Why not have a "dropped from the list" section? --Stux 19:51, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
We can note it in Talk, how's that? Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 01:24, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
By that you mean a separate Section in Talk, or just an individual note for each removal? --Stux 21:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
what article is this section talking about? I R F 21:13, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Inflections

What's the policy with inflections? Oh brother. Why didn't I read first? Okay... I get it now... They are counted... Sorry... kai lyn 21:04, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Must be used as a real word

I disallowed "stampers" on the basis that it was used as an interjection which ignored its potential legitimate meaning of "those which stamp". Just posting this for future reference.

Ahh Well

So I guess, Chai doesn't count. Well I'll find one some day.גשמלדרברגן 20:33, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, as I said in the summary (and am repeating here for easier future reference) the word "chai" isn't the whole word - it's "l'chaim". So technically it doesn't appear as "chai". Thanks for playing, though. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 20:36, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I notice that "prisoner" is still there, so some some day is TODAY גשמלדרברגן (Geshmalder) 22:35, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Changes

I just noticed that in the history, a bunch of random changes were attributed to me. While I did attempt to delete one contribution, as it was an honorable mention, I am pretty positive, I didn't do the other stuff. Any idea what happened? גשמלדרברגן (Geshmalder) 21:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

I don't know what to say, other than the wiki apparently recorded these changes through your account. I haven't looked through the History much, but I'm guessing either you forgot about them or someone else may be using your login. If you suspect the latter, I'd advise changing your password right away. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 22:46, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Geshmalder: How long ago was this? I saw one edit from you for "scalawag", and then three edits earlier on, one involving "chai". Are those the ones you're referring to? — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) — 00:14, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Smaller

My example of a commonplace word seen once had to go due to business trip. Like I said, no matter how cool, there it goes. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 01:18, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Scope

Do words in commentaries count? What about interviews? If a word is said in a toon that counts and a side-project (concerts, etc.) that doesn't, is the first one disqualified? Sorry, I just found a few in the commentaries that could count, but not sure if using commentary quotes fits the page.--Jellote wuz here 20:43, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

From the article's intro:
Only toons (big, shorts, SBEmails, Answering Machines, character pages, etc.) count, including the Easter eggs within the toon. Don't include the actual games, Videlectrix pages, Strong Sad's Lament, other webpages opened through Easter eggs, commentaries, etc.
— Defender1031*Talk 20:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Questions.

  1. If a word previously used once is re-used in rock opera, 160 Seconds, Email Intros, or something along those lines, does that count as two instances of the word?
  2. Do the three-letter words in boring (really) count as instances of those words? "jib" and "spy" were originally on the list, depsite the fact that they were both also used in b(r).
  3. Should we put a "search" function near each word to check that they really are used once? I had to manually search literally every word on the list on the day when I removed all the words that had been re-used.
  4. Is there a particular reason we sign each word we add?
  5. When "change-up" was originally added, it did not have the hyphen, but it was added just minutes later. Should it have the hyphen or not? With the hyphen, it looks like it's two words. Similar for "Jew's harp" - that's two words as one word.
  6. When The Knights Who Say Ni re-added a couple of words after my mass deletion, he questioned a couple of other words that I had removed in his edit summary. The first time "dons" is used is as a verb, but the second time it is used is as a noun - a proper noun. So does that count as two instances? And the second time "frustrating" is used is in "un-frustrating" - so does that count as two instances?

RickTommy (edits) 11:39, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

  1. Yes.
  2. Yes.
  3. No.
  4. Yes.
  5. Maybe.
  6. Yes and yes.
Additionally, you MAY be taking this just-for-fun page just a TEENSY bit too seriously. — Defender1031*Talk 16:00, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
4. What is the reason?
7. I know this is extremely unlikely to happen, especially given the site's current status, but what would we have to do with this list if every single word on it was re-used?
And how am I taking this page seriously? RickTommy (edits) 13:07, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
4. So we know who found it.
7. Absolutely nothing.
No number. Asking little nitty gritty questions about the nuances of a page is taking it seriously.
— Defender1031*Talk 13:56, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
If the word is pronounced one way and then quickly corrected by another character (as was the case in The House That Gave Sucky Tricks), is that one instance or two? The Knights Who Say Ni 07:49, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
The deuce. I hadn't been paying attention to how many times each word was said in the toon because I was pretty sure it would be only once, forgetting about Strong Sad's interruptions. I also encountered a word that was said twice in different toons, with different pronunciations and different definitions, so I didn't count it either. -- ■■   PURPLE  WRENCH   ■■ 14:24, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

SBCG4AP Words

Hey, should words seen/heard in SBCG4AP count? I've seen a few words on this list that also appear in an episode of the game (e.g. galvanized, bitter), and I want to know if they should be removed. And while I'm at it, does the "salty plum soda" thing count as an appearance of "salty"? Lira (talk) 11:43, 3 May 2016 (UTC) EDIT: After looking over the rest of the talk page a little bit, it looks as if SBCG4AP words shouldn't count. I'm still asking about the plum soda thing though.

I think SBCG4AP should count. It didn't exist when this page was created, so the rules didn't take it into account. SBCG4AP is much more like a series of interactive episodes than the games on the site. -166.137.252.90 13:03, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Jew's harp

Why is Jew's harp on this list? I would remove it, but since Qermaq added it himself and I can't find an explanation from him, I'm wondering if anyone else knows.

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