Frequently Asked Questions (updated: Sept 10, 06)

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*Bandwidth and direct linking
1.What is stealing bandwidth? Why is it bad to direct link my pictures?

*Cast and crew members:
1. Do the cast and crew members appear here?
2. Is it true that a lot of the cast used to work on a different show together?
3. What are the cast's e-mail addresses?
4. Do some of the actors work on different shows now in the hiatus after the filming of season 3?
5. How old are the actors (in real life)? **revised**
6. Does Jim read fanfictions?

*The show itself
1. I thought there were 26 episodes in season two?
2. Does season one still air?
3. Are there Janitor's Secret Messages for season 1?
4. Any news for a DVD of the series?
5. Where is Strange Days (BHH) filmed?
6. If Fireworks is closing down, does that mean no more Black Hole High (/ a season 4) will be made? / When will the show reair?
7. Where can I find the lyrics to the Hemispheres song "Reflections"?
8. Where can I find an MP3 of the Hemispheres song "Reflections"?
9. Will Tyler be in season 4's Conclusions?
10. How old are Josie and Vaughn (and other characters)?
11. What relationships will be shown in Conclusions?
12. Where did the idea for the show come from?
13. Will season 4 air in internationally (outside North America)?
14. What is the significance of the radio broadcast at the end of Radio? What was the discovery? Who were the students?
15. Is the song from "Ecosystem" real?

*The Crew's Thoughts:
1. Are there really ghosts at Auchmar?
1. What is Jim's favorite couple?
2. Who is Jim's favorite character?
3. What is Jim's favorite quote?

Post 2:
*misc
1. Why does HailStorm say "Series" and MirrorCard say "Season?"
2. Why can't I use internet slang?
3. What is a stone?
4. What is a Surrogate Court (from "Brainwaves")?

*Forum operations
1. How do I increase my stars/ranking?
2. How do I change my forum time?
3. Some posts say they were posted by guests. Don't you have to be a member to post?
4. I've waited but my question has not been answered yet. Why not?
5. What is spam? / What is a double post?
6. What is excavation?
7. What is a caution/warning/suspension?
8. What is the warning level?

*ProBoards things
1. Why can't I type in languages other than English?
2. Can i join if I'm under 13 years of age?
3. Can I use this forum to download host/link downloads of the episodes?

*Pictures/avators
1. How do I post my images?
2. How do I resize my images?
3. How do I load an avator?

• Bandwidth and direct linking:
  
  • What is stealing bandwidth? Why is it bad to direct link my pictures?
    For the answer to this, please visit: altlab.com/hotlinking.html
    Some sites allow direct linking: www.uploadit.org, picture poster, photobucket. Geocities is not one of them.
    
  
  
• Cast and crew members:
  
  • Do the cast and crew members appear here?
    Yes, they do. They do not appear everyday and it should not be expected that they will answer all of the questions asked of them.
    
  • Is it true that a lot of the cast used to work on a different show together?
    Yes, a good number of the cast, crew, and guest stars used to work on other shows together.
    
  • What are the cast's e-mail addresses?
    Please do not start a new thread with a question relating on communicating with the cast until you have searched for a pre-existing thread. Most boards have one existing and, unless it doesn't, your new thread will be locked without response. Do not post a message saying that you know a cast member's address! If you say you know it, you must reveal it if and only if it is the cast member's public e-mail address. Your message will be deleted otherwise.
    
  • Do some of the actors work on different shows now in the hiatus after the filming of season 3?
    Yes, both Michael Seater (Lucas) and Shadia Simmons (Corrine) star on a show called "Life with Derek." Thread here. It ended 1st season production in December 2004. A second season has also been ordered.
    Also: Mitch, director of photography; Elizabeth Young, Production manager; Kevin May, Producer; as well as a vast range of others are working on a show called "Complete Freaks of nature" ("Naturally Sadie" in the United States) which recently wrapped up 1st season production in February.
    
  • How old are the actors (in real life)?
    Since people do get older, I am putting the year of birth here. You can figure the age from there.
    Emma Isherwood: April 27, 1987
    Michael Seater: January 15, 1987
    Robert Clark:
    Shadia Simmons: June 28, 1986
    Noah Reid: May 1, 1987
    Jeff Douglas: June 8, 1971
    Tony Munch: December 4, 1965
    
  • Does Jim read fanfictions?
    No. He does not want them to influence the story.
    
  
  
• The Show itself:
  
  • I thought there were 26 episodes in season two?
    The 26 episodes you heard about was split up to make seasons two and three. This was actually done by the crew of BHH. "Stopwatch" was considered to be the last episode of season two.
    
  • Does season one still air?
    Season one airs on Discovery Kids (DCKids).
    
  • Are there Janitor's Secret Messages for season 1?
    There are only JSMs for season 2 and after.
    
  • Any news for a DVD of the series?
    Episodes 1-7 are to be released July 26, 2004 in the UK.
    Episodes 8-13 are to be released in a second volume in the UK.
    The current status of the two DVDs is unknown. To knowledge, no one who has ordered them has ever received them. They remain "out of production before release." Jim Rapsas reports that there are no plans for any DVD releases.
    
  • Where is Strange Days (BHH) filmed?
    At the the Auchmar Estate in Hamilton, in Canada.
    
  • If Fireworks is closing down, does that mean no more Black Hole High (/ a season 4) will be made? / When will the show reair?
    "CanWestGlobal (a company that owns a national tv network in canada, newspapers, radio stations etc - basically a big media company) has owned Fireworks since 1998... well they've gone and decided to get out of production and close down Fireworks" - info from Mitch.
    BHH will go back into production for 3 new episodes. They are expected to air early 2006. Most up -to-date information is posted in The Creator's Corner.
    
  • Where can I find the lyrics to the Hemispheres song "Reflections"?
    It is located in two places:
    SDaBHH board and Shadia Simmons board
    
  • Where can I find an MP3 of the Hemispheres song "Reflections"?
    Islander has very kindly volunteered his services as purveyor of MP3s (he also has 'Reflections Reversed' - the song played backwards with some dialogue also played backwards demonstrating the 'no way out' phenomenon). Please PM him if you would like one or both of these MP3s, making sure to include an e-mail address to which links to them can be sent. At the current time, Islander is not accepting any requests. When he continues to do so, you must be an active member to do this. By "active," you must have been registered on the forum for atleast a month and have atleast 25 non-spam posts. Spam posts are deleted by the moderators and will drop your post count by 10.
    PMing Islander without meeting these requirements will result in a warning and possible suspension, ban, or account deletion.
    
  • Will Tyler be in season 4's Conclusions?
    No. Jim Rapsas has reported that, while Tyler was in initial scripts, he will not make an appearance in Conclusions (season 4). This was because of time constraints.
    
  • How old are Josie and Vaughn (and other characters)?
    As stated in the show, Vaughn is born on June 17 (Brainwaves); Josie: July 28, 1988, in the altered timeline (Fate).
    For Josie and Vaughn:

    jrapsas said:

    Safe to say that Vaughn was born shortly before the accident at pearadyne and Josie must have been born sometime after.

    (The accident being October 4, 1987).
    
  • What relationships will be shown in Conclusions?
    Reported by Jim Rapsas, the Josie/Vaughn/Lucas triangle will be present, as well as Corrine/Marshall.
    
  • Where did the idea for the show come from?
    Reported by jim Rapsas:

    jrapsas said:

    How did I come up with the show? Well, long story short...I was unemployed and trying to make it as a writer, but failing miserably. I did this for a little over a year in which time I wrote a couple of screenplays, 2 spec scripts (scripts based on exisiting tv shows) and an idea for a tv show...Black Hole High. I created it for Discovery Kids because I heard they were looking for a science show and I thought it would be fun to have a show where the rules of science were turned upside down. I was very into Buffy and Harry Potter at the time, so I came up with the idea of a group of freinds who encounter these strange things and have to deal with them. That's where it started...the first character I came up with was Josie...the idea being that she was a new girl in this school where all the weird things happened and she gets sucked into it (no pun intended)...Actually, Discovery kids passed on it at first, then Fireworks got interested and when Discovery Kids got the NBC block (I was working for Discovery by this point) they wanted the show too.

    
    
  • Will season 4 air in internationally (outside North America)?
    Jetix reports that they will air Conclusions around October 2006.
    Jim Rapsas is currently working on getting information about international air dates but has been unable to get a reliable date.
    
  • What is the significance of the radio broadcast at the end of Radio? What was the discovery? Who were the students?
    There is no significance to this plotline. The 5 members that the broadcast refers to could be ANY 5 members, no one is specifically mentioned by name. It could also be at any point in time; the broadcast could refer to 10 years after the Science Club that we know.
    What also needs to be understood is that the future was changed many times after this possible future was revealed. Because of that, it may no longer be an event which occurs.
    Overall, the plot is a dead end. There is no significance to the radio broadcast.
    
  • Is the song from "Ecosystem" real?
    We do not know if the song is real or made by the crew. Please, don't ask again. We'll change the answer here when we find out.
    
  
  
• The Crew's Thoughts:
  • General:
    1. Are there really ghosts at Auchmar?
    While most of the crew do not report much supernatural activity, Lawrence Bayne (Victor Pearson) informs us, after spending time at Auchmar, he has seen ghosts lurking around.
    
  • Jim Rapsas:
    1. What is Jim's favorite couple?
    Josie/Lucas
    2. Who is Jim's favorite character?
    Josie2
    3. What is Jim's favorite quote?
    Jim likes a particular quote from Conclusions, said by Professor Z: "It's ironic that we have to go through the worst of times in order to bring out the best in ourselves. But if we didn't have fear, we wouldn't need courage..."
  
  

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• Misc:
  
  • Why does HailStorm say "Series" and MirrorCard say "Season?"
    In the UK (and other places), a "series" is the individual season of a show. North America, a "series" is defined as the entire show. HailStorm, what do you call an entire show? [usually a show, program or series (all of these can be plural or singular so look out for the context.
    
  • Why can't I use internet slang?
    You can use internet slang. It is highly discouraged, however, that you use too much of it. The occasional once or twice in a post is alright but when your post is heavy on the internet slang, it is very annoying to read (or may not be legible at all). If it can't be read, it would qualify as spam. It is also hard to read for those who don't speak English as their primary language.
    MirrorCard's mini-rant here.
    
  • What is a stone?
    A stone is a unit of weight measurement. 1 stone = 14 pounds.
    
  • What is a Surrogate Court (from "Brainwaves")?
    A Surrogate Court's jurisdiction is over inhereted properties. A thread HERE should answer the question about "Brainwaves".
    
  
  
• Forum Operations:
  
  • How do I increase my stars/ranking?
    The ranking is based on the number of posts you have:
    New member = same 0-49
    Junior member = same 50-99
    Full member = same 100-249
    Senior member = same 250-499
    God = 500+
    Please try to keep posts meaningful or if it isn't avoidable, please include more than a simple smiley or "lol."
    
  • How do I change my forum time?
    Not easily j/k. You may want a calculator ready for this one if you are changing the minutes. Please visit our thread here or Proboards's here.
    
  • Some posts say they were posted by guests. Don't you have to be a member to post?
    A long time ago, guests were allowed to post. Now, if a post says it was posted by a guest, it is because the member's account was deleted (either of his or her own choice or by the moderator). All posts made by members are changed to the group "guest" when the account is deleted.
    
  • I've waited but my question has not been answered yet. Why not?
    While we (mods and members) try to post responses in a timely mannor, this is not a chat room. Do not expect to see a reply to your question or your thread for about a day. After that, it is safe to say that no one has seen it and you may bump (post in a thread to bring it to the top) it to try to bring it to notice.
    If no one knows, usually someone will post that we don't know the answer to it.
    
  • What is spam? / What is a double post?
    A spam post is meaningless a meaningless post. Think "stuff, not fluff" or "show, don't tell."
    A double post is where you create back to back posts within 24 hours of each other which is not necessary since you can modify your post.
    please read HERE
    Warnings for spam and double posts include a post count reduction of 10 and an increase of the warning bar, if the moderator believes it is necessary.
    
  • What is excavation?
    Excavation is when you post unnecessary, not needed comments in an old thread. While the adding of useful, up-to-date, or otherwise meaningful content is acceptable in reviving a thread, other lesser content is not. Basically, if you're going to excavate a thread, what you have to say should be really good. Ask yourself the question "is what I'm about to post useful?" If no, then it is excavation and you will get a warning for it.
    "Old" is defined as when the last post of the thread has been more than about 5 months ago.
    Warnings for excavation posts include a post count reduction of 10 and an increase of the warning bar, if the moderator believes it is necessary.
    
  • What is a caution/warning/suspension?
    A caution is a light reminder of something that is usually unintentional but we'd like to make sure you know to not do it again. These include, but are not limited to, excavation and double-posting. You will usually be PMed a notice that you are being cautioned and why.
    A warning is normally applied after a caution when the action is done intentionally. A notice will be placed under your username, with the reason and expiration date, and you will also usually be notified by PM that you are being warned and why. Post count reduction and a warning level will be set, if the moderator believes it is appropriate, are also associated with a warning.
    A suspension is normally given after cautions and warnings have been ineffective. If the action is bad enough, immediate suspension will be done. A notice will be placed under your username stating the reason and expiration date so others know you will be returning, and a warning level will be set. If the suspension is violated, a temporary ban will also be applied.
    
  • What is the warning level?
    The warning level appears as a bar, replacing the stars under the username, showing a warning level. It can be decreased over time and/or with good behavior.
  
  
• Proboards things (like procedures and things higher than us) and bugs in the system:
  
  • Why can't I type in languages other than English?
    It is a policy of ProBoards. The company is based in California of the United States of America. In California, there is a law that if you accept any other language that isn't English, you must accept them all. ProBoards members clearly can't accept them all because we can't understand all the languages of the members on ProBoards. It is also because ProBoards admin must be able to monitor all messages. Therefore, ProBoards official rule stands as English only (a dialect of English is still English). This includes PMs! not just posts.
    
  • Can i join if I'm under 13 years of age?
    The official answer is no. ProBoards does not allow members under the age of 13 because of possible content that may not be appropriate for them. It is a safety issue. It is also because of a law (the COPPA law) that went into affect in the United States. Anyone under the age of 13 will be deleted from ProBoards' system via the age field in the user profile (or by a moderator)
    
  • Can I use this forum to download host/link downloads of the episodes?
    You cannot use any ProBoards forums to host/link copyrighted materials for download without the creator's permission.
    

    captkozmo said:

    You cannot place a link to download any type of copyrighted material without the creator's permission or a Public Broadcasting License on any site at ProBoards
    
    Kapt`'-

    
    
  
  
• Pictures/avators:
  
  • How do I post my images?
    First you need to find an image-host that will let you direct link images. (geocities will not work for this) Once you have registered, upload your images (using help and support at that site if you need it - but it's pretty simple). Then you get the URL of the image by either copying the URL presented to you (it will most likely be above or below your image and be labeled as the image URL) or right-clicking the image, selecting properties and copying the URL from that.
    You then need to paste the URL between IMG tags like so: [IMG]http://imageurl.jpeg[/IMG] And that's it. If you want to put your image in your signiature (please no larger than 250 pixels in height and 500 in width) then the process is the same only putting the information into your signiature on your profile-editing page.
    
  • How do I resize my images?
    Within the usual IMG tags, add values for width and height (width coming before height thus: [img width=300 height=200 src="http://imageURL.jpeg"]If you would like to make sure that your image isn't squished then I would reccomend using an image/paint program to re-size it first, save that and re-upload. Or you could use the program to gather how your image will look when resized on the board.
    
  • How do I load an avator?
    Should you choose to set a custom avatar, you can do so by uploading the image you want to an image host (see above) and getting the image URL. Paste that into the box in your profile-editing page that says "I have my own pic" and check the little box next to it. Define the size of your image in pixels (eg. 80X80) in the boxes underneath. Please make sure that your chosen avatar is no larger than 100X100 pixels.