I like Obi's idea of filling this with joke questions, but I'm tired and am having difficulty being funny right now. So I stole some joke questions from people who are funnier than me. Other joke questions, especially original ones, are welcome.
I'm not attached to the wording or order or anything in here. If you want to revise or add to anything on this list, just repost the relevant section. If you have a question you want answered, post it.
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How can I edit or delete my comics?
You can't.
Why can't I edit or delete my comics?
A lot of users have asked for this feature, but it's not likely to get implemented. Part of the reason is that people may already have voted for the comic as it stands.
As long as you look over your strip before you click the "Save" button, you shouldn't really need an Edit feature. There are three important things to remember that will save you a lot of grief:
1. A strip cannot be saved without a title. Always enter the title last, right before you're about to save it. This will help prevent you from accidentally saving strips before they're done.
2. HTML codes are not allowed in the text fields. The script will remove them before saving your comic. There is no way to get any special formatting in your dialogue/narration/title.
3. Text is limited to 200 characters per word bubble/thought bubble/narration box. If you think you're going over, count them.
How can I see my scores?
You can't.
Why can't I see my scores?
Apparently it encouraged cheating. Cheating used to be more of an issue in the olden days. Anyway, it doesn't matter that you can't see your scores, because, since people rarely vote anymore, your scores aren't going anywhere.
How does the scoring system work, anyway?
A newly created comic starts out with zero points. Whenever someone votes for it, it gains however many points they give it. You have to be logged in to vote. Trust us on that one. It used to be that you only got to vote on each comic once, but it looks like that's no longer the case.
How can I vote for a specific comic?
You can't. That would make it too easy to stuff the ballot.
How can I search for a specific comic?
Same way you search for a needle in a haystack. (I understand something like this may be in the works, though...?)
Why are those racist comics (and a few others) stuck at the bottom of the score list? Why do the ten highest-scoring and ten most popular comics not change?
The ten most popular comics don't change because people keep going to see them, thus making them more popular. The ten top scoring comics don't change because there are so many strips nowadays that none come up for voting often enough to get a sufficient number of points.
The few comics stuck at the bottom of the list are there because, once upon a time, the possible votes to award a comic went from -5 to +5 instead of 1 to 10. Apparently those strips were so massively unpopular that they still haven't been able to climb out of that hole.
Tell me more stories about the old days, grandpa!
(thanks to gabe_billings)
(I'm deferring this question to those more old-school than myself.)
What's the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
I don't know. Why not ask Jeeves?
How do I post a comic I've written on the message board? How do I use other message board coding?
The help page you see linked when you go to write a post tells you how to write most of the codes available. Two things it doesn't tell you:
- You can post a comic by using the code:
{comic}#{/comic}
...using square brackets instead of braces, and substituting the number of a comic for #. The number of a comic is at the end of its URL. For the comic http://www.stripcreator.com/view.php?ID=1, the number would be 1.
- You can create a link with meaningful text instead of a URL: just type
{url=http://your.address.here/}meaningful text{/url}
...again, of course, using square brackets instead of braces.
Why do I need a different login to post on the message board?
The message boards are for all of lowpass.net, not just the Strip Creator. The two systems were grown separately. That's just the way it is.
What's with the strips I see with "Comic Contest" in their titles?
Several of the regular users run and participate in a contest which is organized on the message board. The basic structure is:
- One person decides on a set of rules for the contest and posts it to a message board thread.
- Everyone who cares to enter has a few days to create a comic that conforms to these rules and post it in the thread.
- When time is up, the moderator decides which entry is funniest, and declares its author the winner.
- The winner has to set the rules and be the judge for the next contest.
Anyone is welcome to play. Check the message board to see what the rules are for the latest contest.
Why does everyone always insult wirthling?
He asked us to in Comic Contest #6, and we haven't stopped yet.
Who is the most prolific Strip Creator author?
gabe_billings. I don't even have to look to answer that one.
What's gabe_billing's dog's e-mail address?
murphy@woodenbadger.com. Send him mail. He could use some comforting.
Why am I so short?
Have you stood up?
I don't get all these strips about "all your base are belong to us" or "moh".
That's not a question.
Why are there so many strips about donkey sodomy?
Is that pink thing really a donkey?
Yes.
Who are all these recurring characters I see around here? Tobor? Dr. Pedantic? Captain Obvious?
They just sort of spring up as various authors needed them for various purposes. And they worked so well that we kept using them.
See Comic Contest #22 for one of the earliest collaborations of "one-note characters". Tobor gets his own thread. (Can anyone find Tobor's first appearance? I can't.)
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks'.
Can I submit my own art for the Strip Creator? How?
Take a look at the Art Submission Guidelines, but be warned that new art hasn't been added in months.
