User talk:EricVonRoyer

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Eric,

I'm glad to help out. I was motivated by the fact that I wanted to know what all of the Words of the Day were on the TMS show, so I could submit my own. I didn't want to submit a repeat, and it wasn't inherently searchable, so I realized it was up to me. I'm glad this wiki got started!

Thanks for the fantastic template for TMS shows; I tried to adhere closely to it for episode 108. One issue that came up for wikifying episodes is sponsorship. I tend to avoid posting paid sponsorships from companies on principle. Should we just put them in?

Let me know what you think.

Phieferboy

Hi, Eric! Thanks for the kind words! I'm excited to help with this awesome wiki. You and the other contributors are doing an amazing job. I hope I can keep up with that standard! If there's anything specific you'd like me to tackle, just let me know. I love doing coding for the grids and sometimes tedious stuff like that. :) See you in the tadpool!

-Maeva/Caroline

Eric,

Thanks for the shout-out on TMS today! As you know, I've not been able to contribute much to TMS episodes of late, and I hope we can get some help to keep up!

You're doing fine work!

Phieferboy

Hi, Eric! I am indeed deep in the Tadpool. I would be happy to do the Tadpool Wiki page! :)

I'm interested in any ideas you have for filling in the TMS pages. It seems like a daunting task sometimes to do a whole episode. I'm willing to try whatever method you and Phieferboy suggest. I know that Larannis had volunteered a week or so ago to update the songs, but he's been offline for a while and I'm not sure what's up. We should try and decide something soon so that we aren't duplicating each other. If splitting segments doesn't work, we could always split up episodes. Let me know what you think!

Thanks so much for keeping me in the loop. I'm really enjoying working on the wiki (now that I've got my internet back after being out for a week!).

Caroline/Maeva