HowardTayler

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Howdy there...

Good to see you on Wiki. :-) I'm not sure what the policy is (if there is, in fact, a policy) on linking to an author's wiki-username in an article about there work, just FYI. - Aerobird ^{Target locked - Fox One!}

I’m not sure about policy, but linking from article space (the encyclopaedia itself) to user space (used for organisation, maintenance and communication) seems a bad idea. Howard Tayler exists and is a redirect to Schlock Mercenary, so I’ve added a box to Talk:Schlock Mercenary pointing here. —xyzzy_n 01:19, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

No problem. I do like people knowing who I am wherever I go, but using my real name here probably suffices. If they want to find me, they can find me.--HowardTayler 23:22, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

• I'll point out that a webcomic successful enough that it allows the creator to quit his day job and draw comics full-time is de facto notable; therefore, you have nothing to worry about re: the Schlock article being deleted. And yes, I'm the one who restored Evil Inc. DS 05:53, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, thanks for taking care of Evil Inc. I'm not worried about the Schlock entry, either, but that's because it doesn't generate any revenue or traffic for me, and I don't need the vanity coverage. The fact that a Google Search on my name, or the words "Schlock Mercenary" will return my stuff for the first ten pages or so means I've got all the vanity coverage I really need. :-)--HowardTayler 23:22, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Schlock Mercenary domain problems?

As of now I can't connect to http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ Will this day turn into the day you would have lost the Daily Grind http://www.crowncommission.com/dailygrind/ if you'd joined it?

Aaand, it's back. Less than 24 hours.