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User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2026-01-27T18:27:02Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| So things look bad and your back's against the wall 
Your whole existence seems [__] hopeless 
You're feeling [__] as a dive bar bathroom stall 
Can't face the world sober and dopeless 
You've lost your way 
You think your life is wrecked 
Well, let me just say 
You're correct }}
{{notice2| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

I kind of forgot about this wiki, LOL.

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
| caption = heheheheh
| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
}}

{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Hello, I am a nerd who likes demons.
:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:I'm currently editing under the pseudonym Lyall Deere.

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

:Snorbbler jumpscare

{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = alastor jumpscare | info = [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|This user has a pet cannibal deer.]] | float = left}}

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2026-01-27T18:26:14Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| So things look bad and your back's against the wall
Your whole existence seems [__] hopeless
You're feeling [__] as a dive bar bathroom stall
Can't face the world sober and dopeless
You've lost your way
You think your life is wrecked
Well, let me just say
You're correct}}
{{notice2| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

I kind of forgot about this wiki, LOL.

{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = [[File:trollface120.png|trollface120.png|45px]] | info = [[User: Definitely Bill Cipher|This user is going to invade your dreams tonight.]] | float = right}}

:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
| caption = heheheheh
| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
}}

{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Hello, I am a nerd who likes demons.
:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:I'm currently editing under the pseudonym Lyall Deere.

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

:Snorbbler jumpscare

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User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2026-01-21T15:54:02Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* ... */

Speak through the interdimentional portal

[[User:DollarStoreBa'al/Mistakes|My mistakes]]

==General Chitchat and such==
Hey, as per your comment on [[Main Page#Create my user page]], I created your pages. Welcome to the wiki! Please always remember to sign your comments with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and ask in the [[explain xkcd:Community portal|Community portal]] if you don't know something. If you want, you can read the [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_upload_pictures_or_create_pages.3F|the Editor FAQ]]! Welcome. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:02, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 19:11, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:hi btw :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:11, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
::hello, how are you doing this fine morning, my dear fellow? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:03, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

==Hiyo==
:I'm trying to lurk less and be friendly so I just thought I'd ah drop in :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:53, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:: Bello. me editor guy who edit much. edit fun! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:::hahahahaha edit fun indeed. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:20, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
::::Question: How do you add those user boxes that you have on your page? Those would be nice to have. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:52, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::copy and paste this and remove the nowiki tag:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = alastor jumpscare | info = [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|This user has a pet cannibal deer.]] | float = left}}</nowiki> and replace it with what you desire, for example:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = ;) | info = [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|This user _____ ]] | float = left}}</nowiki>

[[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:50, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

::::::Dude thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 13:48, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::::You're very welcome dear. WEE WOO [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:18, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

==Wow==
Am I so cool that I got a mention on your user page just because I showed you how to make userboxes? I mean, if I am... thanks. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:44, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
:Yes. Yes you are. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:43, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::YAY TYSM i will get you free jambalaya for you immediately due to that (if you're into that) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

::: No need. Also, I see you're from Louisiana. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 03:44, 29 March 2025 (UTC)]]
::::Haha or maybe I just like jambalaya :). Also you are not 4029 hHHA [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:17, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

==The 5s and Es and Os==
Reply to this if you've figured out what the meaning of the thingy on my user page is.
:it's base 3 [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 09:07, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:: :O [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:31, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:: Nope! I'll give you a hint: talk to sam. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 14:33, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
https://voca.ro/1Akmh0zRqa8Q [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 16:02, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:uhhh...[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 20:41, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
::sorry, that's not it. Don't know what to say to that.[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:54, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

You have one week! Hint: beep boooop --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 16:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

:Morse code? [[User:BobcatInABox|BobcatInABox]] ([[User talk:BobcatInABox|talk]]) 19:33, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::Morse code of what? You are very, very close.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 20:47, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Time's up! If you put this into [https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html/] and click play, you get the intro to Bad Apple. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 14:44, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:It's better than [[2869: Puzzles]] [[User:BobcatInABox|BobcatInABox]] ([[User talk:BobcatInABox|talk]]) 11:11, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

== Want to do some repetitive work? ==

Hey dollar, I noticed you're very active here! I don't have a ton of time, but I recently overhauled the template {{tl|comic}} to add many new features. While we figure out [[Header text]], would you be interested in editing the contents of about 50 pages (the early xkcd comics) to make these new features work? It's a lot of repetitive work, you'd just need to make the same small edits on 50 pages. (If you're interested in why the OG comics were in a different order, see [[LiveJournal]]). Just let me know and I'll finish the documentation for the template! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:13, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:What exactly would I be doing to get these features to work? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

::If it isn't super-complex wikitext things I can totally help! --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]] 19:21, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Right so you'd just need to move things around and remove some useless code. This process adds a second white navigation bar at the bottom to browse the OG comics in the original order.
[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1:_Barrel_-_Part_1&diff=374851&oldid=373457 You can follow this example]. The steps are:

Start from [[4|comic number 4]]:
#Based on the short sentence written above the explanation, add "ognumber =", "ogprev =", and "ognext =" (so the navbar can work)
#Add "oglink =", and move ONLY the link from "before" to "oglink" (so from HTTPS://..... until the end of the link, move that to "oglink")
#Now, from the edit preview, copy the original title.
#Delete everything in "before =" now that you moved the link
#Add "ogtitle =" and paste the original title that you copied.
#Finally, in "titletext", add two couples of apostrophes (<nowiki>''</nowiki>) in these places: https://imgur.com/a/BewKKr1
#Now save the changes, and click the new white "Next >" button you just created to go to the next one!
And you're done! It's much simpler when you try it. Of course you don't have to do it, feel free to work on the header text! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 20:41, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

me am do. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)com/wiki/index.php/S--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)pecial:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 20:51, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:Oh and I added friendly errors for when you forget to add one of the "og" labels. Just note that if you don't provide "ognumber", the cool white navbar won't show up. Remember to always insert a pipe before a label, like this "'''|''' ognumber =". And once you get to comic 55 you're done! That's the last one --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 20:58, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I don't really understand where I'm supposed to put these. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 21:01, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Nevermind, I got this. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 21:05, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
:Erm nope the OGnumber, OGprev, and OGnext you should take from the first sentence above the explanation. For example [[24]] says it's sixth. Anyways, I found a pretty big bug in the template, so I guess we should stop until it's fixed. The Original title doesn't show up! Arghhh! I'll fix it.
:I'll let you know when you can continue. Thanks! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 21:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

alright, sounds good! Dang tho. Let me know and I'll get right back to it. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 13:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey, I, um, undid all your edits because they broke the template haha. I guess this was more complex that I thought! Don't worry, I'll finish them myself over time. I'm more experienced than I thought it seems! Thanks for trying to help anyways! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:52, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewing them, it seems you were not isolating the link correctly and leaving there some HTML elements that closed other open HTML elements that weren't finished! It did look, interesting, at least! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:55, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
:::So sorry about that, I noticed those random Html elements. Thought they were part of the bug. oops. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 22:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

::::No worries! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

==excuse me==

but it appears you have discovered that I was a spammer in a past account or maybe this account. who's to say anymore? anyway i'm trying to fix that hehe [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:02, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

==template==

What is a template? What’s a {{Trout}} and {{Whale}}?
 
If it looks weird, click edit [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 12:20, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

: I'm assuming you're asking what a template is and not about sea life. Templates are basically shortcuts that we use for commonly used things. For example, <nowiki>{{cn}}</nowiki> creates {{cn}}. You can create one pretty easily. I made those because they're commonly used on Wikipedia, and wanted to transfer them here. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:41, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

::how can I create one? [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 13:21, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:::Here's something that may be able to help: <nowiki>{{AprilFoolsHelp}}</nowiki> --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:43, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

::::thxxxxxxxxx [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 13:46, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:::::You are very welcome! I hope you are excited to start contributing to the wiki! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:46, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

::::::By the way, please don't be afraid to ask me any questions at all. If I can, I will help! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:48, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:::::::Thanks [[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]], which is <nowiki>{{Thx$store}}</nowiki> (if I can call you that)

==Template Tips==
Ok. Sorry, needed to get that out of my system. Thank you for the supplement. Truly. It's a good warning. Just please don't start randomly insulting people towards the end. This is a wiki. Speak the facts, and nothing more. In this case, the facts are:
*Templates are easy to create.
*It's useful to learn from other templates.
Those are the facts. Now, you're done. Don't go on to insult them about how they're too stupid to do something useful.
:No insult intended, no mention at all of stupidity, just the obvious eagerness. Tried only to give caution not to run before you've learnt how (and, ideally, where) to walk. All edits show up, to anyone looking. The initial query had not been answered, when I started the reply, and I had to hastily rewrite things to fit back in on the end.
:To the above, I'd add:
:*Know what purpose your template will have.
:That way you're less likely to create something that you later regret, give or take a rename/delete. (If you want anything totally deleted, it may take a long time, a meanwhile you can only edit it 'clear', but still findable and the history checkable.) Most templates are ''not'' there to add pictures of sealife, but to grease the wheels of common (or not so common) Explanation page scenarios. And we might even thank you for a good shortcut for something we maybe never realised was needed before.
:For a more technical 'manual', {{w|Help:A quick guide to templates}} might be a useful next read, and from there jump around into other Help: items. There's a lot you ''can'' do, though you certainly won't want to use it all right from the start. Take your time and know ''why'' you're doing something, as well as ''what'.
:Good luck for the future, I've probably said as much as you need me to say for now. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.246.73|82.132.246.73]] 17:39, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:While this is very useful, it would be nice if you posted this on [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!]]'s talk page. He's the one learning the ropes, and it would probably be very useful to him. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 17:47, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

==Requests/favors==
If you need anything done, reach out to me! I'll let you know what I can do to help you! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 19:49, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi [[User:DollarStoreBa'al | DollarStoreBa'al]], are you good enough to have the link to my user page? [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 01:57, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

:Done! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 15:56, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

==Hello again Darling :D==
I'm back after the summer hello sir O) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 13:59, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

:A fellow school-based follower of the truth, I see! Welcome back, and I wish thee well on your adventures. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 14:00, 26 August 2025 (UTC) P.S. I use monobook style now.

==Category thing==
Hey, can someone tell me why my talk page is on 'pages to delete?' {{unsigned|DollarStoreBa'al|18:08, 27 August 2025 (UTC)}}
:I have tracked it down to {{diff|383609|this edit}} by [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!]], where they used a (fairly useless and unnecessary) template (that they created themselves) called <nowiki>Template:Thx$store</nowiki> to thank you for helping to teach them the process of creating a new template. Since I marked that template for deletion, when the comment calls for the template, it also marks your talk page for deletion. I have changed it so that the template is replaced with the text that it would substitute in and your page is no longer marked for deletion. Also signed off your unsigned comment. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 18:30, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
::When someone says "I have tracked it down" you know they mean business. Thanks, that's quite reassuring. Another mystery IP (not sure if it's the same guy as today) did warn him not to make meaningless templates. Of course, I also made a meaningless template, so.... --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 18:33, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

== {{w|Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ltbdl}} ==

they think we're the same person, ha. [[user:lett‪herebedarklight|raeb]] 02:29, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

:I did not think this is what I would come back to. That's wild and hilarious.

:They are raeb

:And I am Dollar

:And we are not the same person

--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 13:42, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

::OMG THEY BANNED YOU WTF? I've pleaded your case, but idk if they'll respond. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 13:49, 3 September 2025 (UTC)
:::Okay, wait a second. A checkuser does checks on User IPs. If you were found guilty, that means that you were editing under the same IP as me. By any chance, do you go to school in Lincoln, NE? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 14:04, 3 September 2025 (UTC)
::::one, revert your case pleading, it's silly and won't help, and two, we're "very unlikely" to be the same person according to checkuser, don't panic. maybe link them here. (i don't go to school in lincoln.) [[user:lett‪herebedarklight|raeb]] 15:00, 3 September 2025 (UTC)
:::::Ok, now it's weird. I didn't know you couldn't have alt accounts, even if you explicitly stated that they were, indeed, alt accounts. Seems a bit strict if you ask me. Also, 1+1=Window, not Yes. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 22:53, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

==Can you please help me==
I helped you with the userboxes. Now I need your help. How do I get my sig to be something besides what it is now? [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:34, 9 September 2025 (UTC)
:Hi there, Tori here. If you want to change your signature, go to your preferences page on the top right of the website (it's next to your Talk page and Watchlist). Scroll down until you see the signatures section and change it. If you need help figuring out wikitext, feel free to shoot me a message on my [[user talk:42.book.addict|talk page]]! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 01:32, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

== Template:what if? chapters ==

Sorry, but what's the point of creating a template for what if chapters? What do you intend to use it for? '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:28, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
:I intended it as a workaround in order to edit two pages at once. (those being the blog page and the chapters page). I noticed there was a discrepancy between the tables on the two pages, and I created a workaround for it. Also, it's faster than copy-pasting, now that the load times are astronomical. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|converse]] 16:30, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
::Sounds good! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:40, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
Ok I'm sorry but I had to change it back. Here are a few drawbacks:
#Now people reading our summaries can't edit them directly.
#The history is gone. You should've moved the page, not copy and paste. Both for copyright attribution (see {{w|WP:CWW}}) and for maintenance, to see when and why something was added.
#Now we need to transclude the table on 1 more page (servers!), and the pages that were already transcluding the page (except [[what if? (blog)]]) now are transcluding both the page AND the template.
And most importantly: there wasn't any discrepancy between the pages that transcluded the pages, just as there is no discrepancy now. The table was the exact same.

Could you explain what discrepancy you saw? The code and text behind the original [[What If? Chapters]] page, the blog page, the new template you created, and any other pages transcluding [[What If? Chapters]] was truly identical (and still is, just with the added issues listed above.).

Also; templates are not supposed to be edited frequently. A template is created in order to save time writing the same code on dozens or hundreds of pages. The table both needs to be edited and is only transcluded on a few pages. These are the pages in which the page was transcluded: [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/What_If%3F_chapters&hidelinks=1&hideredirs=1] --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 10:04, 4 October 2025 (UTC)
:There were just some chapter summaries I saw that were different between the blog page and the chapters page. I'm not angry about this, thanks for bringing up the points which I am not advanced enough to see. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|converse]] 12:55, 6 October 2025 (UTC)
::Huh, that's odd. The only difference between the two is that the last header cell on the left becomes highlighted in yellow when transcluded. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 19:16, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

== Current signature. ==

I've noticed that your signature does <all the fancy stuff><NEWLINE><space><timestamp>. Might be a good idea to remove the <NEWLINE> before the (presumably auto-appended) <space><timestamp> as it currently puts your
timestamp like this.

Which is ''probably'' not what you'd intended. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.245.74|82.132.245.74]] 20:47, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
:......Nope, didn't intend that. I'll see if I can fix it. (not signing this because... well, you know) --DSB {{unsigned|DollarStoreBa'al|21:12, 4 November 2025 (UTC)}}
::I've found the issue. I was trying to make my signature in times new roman using [[Template:TNR]]. This template uses div for it's styling. For some reason, it's inserting <nowiki></div></nowiki> between the signature and timestamp rather than after. Is there a way to get the <nowiki></div></nowiki> to go after the timestamp rather than before (which is what I was intending)? Thanks! --DSB {{unsigned|DollarStoreBa'al|21:18, 4 November 2025 (UTC)}}
:::Standard advice is to not use div-tags in your custom .sig, for exactly this reason. You should be able to do the same (except for the undesired newline-forcing) with span-tagging where you invoked div-tags.
:::The way it rendered (must basically have been subst:ed between what you used and how it renders), I didn't know you'd used the TNR template. If that's for character-length reasons then a "TNRspan" template (or something ''not'' four characters longer, if you're extremely tight for space) would have to be used.
:::Or change the TNR so <code><nowiki>{{TNR|span=yes}}</nowiki></code> will specially 'return' you your no-Div version (that's the nice-looking version; you could also have it do something like responding to <code><nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki></code> being "s" or "1", if you can only afford to extend by two extra characters). That makes the one template dual-use, instead of making another template.
:::TIMTOWTDI. But you'll know what you want to do, I can only give vague pointers. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.245.74|82.132.245.74]] 22:22, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Weird. I changed the TNR template to <nowiki></nowiki> instead of <nowiki><div></nowiki>, but upon testing it's still doing that weird newline thing. {{unsigned|DollarStoreBa'al|14:11, 5 November 2025 (UTC)}}
:::::Finally fixed. I can't get the timestamp to also be TNR, but at least it doesn't auto-newline. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 14:15, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
::::::That looks not too bad, though the timestamp is sans-serif again. Though ''might' in part be browser-dependant as to how it looks (mine may react only to the 'serif' and not the full 'Times New Roman', giving a TNR''-like'' serif-font that works good adjacent to the non-specific choice of sans-serif font. Also, at first glance, there's a mystery as to why the timestamp is '''''BOLD+ITALIC''' (or maybe STRONG+EMPHASIS, for the pedants).
::::::The structure is probably as follows, rewritten just for visual representation/explanation. Formatting that you do is in ()s, my explanatory notes are in ** and * pairs:
**start of 'fixed text' signature insertion**
(SPANopen style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16px;")
--
(BOLD+ITALICstart)
(LINKpage)User:DollarStoreBa'al
(LINKtext)
(SPANopen style="color:#E3C6BE")
DollarStoreBa'al
(SPANclose, i.e. end:style="color:#E3C6BE")
(LINKclose)
(SUPERSCRIPTopen)
(LINKpage)User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al
(LINKtext)
(SPANopen style="color:#CC9A8B")
Converse
(SPANclose, i.e. end:style="color:#CC9A8B")
(LINKclose)
(SUPERSCRIPTclose)
*expected to be an /implied/ (BOLD+ITALICSclose), here*
*check HTML source for why not?*
(SPANclose, i.e. end: style="font-family: Times New Roman...etc")
**end of 'fixed text' signature insertion**
**start of 'timestamp' signature insertion**
*BOLD+ITALICS is still active?*
*but all /other/ formats ended by the most recent (SPANclose)*
14:15, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
**end of 'timestamp' signature insertion**
::::::Without looking at exactly what you're doing behind the scenes, I'm not ''entirely'' sure, but I think the {{template|TNR}} includes a close-Span tag, preventing that from 'rolling on' into the timestamp bit.
::::::Exactly how the '''''BOLD+ITALIC''''' rolls on, I don't know without checking the HTML source. Might be an intentional function of the wikimarkup-to-HTML conversion that 'remembers' that formatting and reapplies it as necessary, at least until a 'forced' end-of-scope (end of a Div or P tag, a Br/Hr monotag, new ordered/unordered list item (or changing the list-level), table cell/row transitions, and then there's the next (same/different) ":"-prepended indented follow-up lines and (of course) double-newlines) to force even no-prefix lines into paragraph-breaks. All of these (and other less obvious wikimarkup scenarios) probably translate to a hard /div closure in the HTML.
::::::Does {{template|TNR}} currently close its own Span? Does removing that Span-end let it 'roll on' over the timestamp? If you do that, does the insert-signature process close off all remaining Spans ''after'' the timestamp? (Normally, a signature is followed by a newline+newline or at least a newline+:nextlinehasindents, but if you add a P.S. comment after a timestamp that benefits from an unclosed formatting rlling through, does anything add a closure to stop it rolling through onto the P.S...? Can't test this, myself, directly, but it'd be interesting to find out!)
::::::Note that I don't know if you intended TNR to be used anywhere else. But by changing it from Div-based to Span-based it changes how it looks if I "{{TNR|use it here}}", and if you then make it so that it open-Spans but never close-Spans then it would change the appearance of this paragraph even further.
::::::...ouch. Actually, I had assumed it would currently (as 'span-only', opening and closing) not linefeed, browserside, but currently it adds a forced break, and doesn't even have any way of knowing how many indents (if any) to add before the continuation text.
::::::Though if nobody else is using it for ''anything else'', it shouldn't matter. Just pointing out that (''if they are'') changes you make to fine-tune your signature ''could'' have collateral effects for other people who use TNR when it does one thing but then find that it's doing another thing.
::::::Creating a template 'just for your own use' is Ok-ish, but you might just want to note its purpose and (current) peculiarities in case someone thinks that it's intended for a more general purpose, and in a more logical manner than you've had to make it 'work' just for you.
::::::It's also known for templates to contain imbalanced markup, with either how it is used or the presence of a second 'closing' template (see {{template|cot}} and {{template|cob}}, that mark the 't'op and 'b'ottom of a 'co'llapsable area) making the final result properly balanced in the end. But mostly you'd expect internal closure of anything the template started, whether Spanny or Divvy in nature, or justify it and make it obvious without digging through the actual template-code itself.
::::::But I don't know how useful all of this is, to you or those coming along afterwards (before or after further template tweaks, etc). I'm just trying to pass on everything I think could be helpful, knowing that a lot of it could be 'beyond helpful', i.e. actually quite irrelevent. If not incomprehsible. (If not wrong, given I can't even test many assumptions, directly!) But here it is, anyway. HTH, HAND. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.244.89|82.132.244.89]] 16:24, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::::I'm using the TNR template because it looks cool, but it also does have a purpose. It's used in early Taglines and header texts. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 16:53, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Having tried many things, I've found that including the TNR template at all is messing up the timestamp. I'll see if there's another way to include the template without that, but idk if there is a way. In the meantime, here's my new Sig: --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 17:25, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

:{{outdent|:::::}}
:((I researched,cchecked and wrote the following followup whilst you were replying, just aboce. You've answered some of my points, plus seem happy with as it is now, but still posting it given the thought I put into it... ;) Not that I actually think that it's necessary as helpful as I might have hoped it to be, in the end! Absolutely no reply expected, if you're happy to say nothing more.))
:Ok, actually looked at the HTML source, now, neutering the 'raw' markup, whitespacing it and adding **commentary**:
**start signature, fixed text**
**default formatting**
<nowiki><</nowiki>span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16px;">
**formatting is now TNR**
--
<nowiki><</nowiki>b>
**formatting is TNR+Bold**
<nowiki><</nowiki>i>
**formatting is TNR+Bold+Italics**
<nowiki><</nowiki>a href="/wiki/index.php/User:DollarStoreBa%27al" title="User:DollarStoreBa'al">
**formatting is TNR+B+I and a link..**
<nowiki><</nowiki>span style="color:#E3C6BE">
**...which is coloured**
DollarStoreBa'al
<nowiki><</nowiki>/span>
**back to TNR+B+I link, no colour**
<nowiki><</nowiki>/a>
**back to TNR+B+I, no link
<nowiki><</nowiki>sup>
**TNR+B+I+Superscript**
<nowiki><</nowiki>a class="mw-selflink selflink">
**TNR+B++Sup and a link (to this page, in this specific instance)**
<nowiki><</nowiki>span style="color:#CC9A8B">
**TNR+B+I+Sup link is coloured**
Converse
<nowiki><</nowiki>/span>
**TNR+B+I+Sup link, no colour**
<nowiki><</nowiki>/a>
**TNR+B+I+Sup, no link**
<nowiki><</nowiki>/sup>
**TNR+B+I, normal-script again**
<nowiki><</nowiki>/span>
**this should have removed TNR, *and* the 'inner' B+I too...**
** (Although this is not what you wanted, it's what you should get!) **
**...but apparently we're now just with B+I**
** (This might be my own browser's interpretation, not everyone's.) **
**this is the inbuilt transition between fixed-sig and time-sig**
**a space is here, then...**
14:15, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
<nowiki><</nowiki>/i> ** (Your signature markup does not ask for this!) **
**just Boldness left**
<nowiki><</nowiki>/b> ** (Your signature markup does not ask for this!) **
**neutral format again**
**end of signature**
:What goes with the "TNR+B+I" going to "B+I", I don't know. Unless they've changed the HTML spec regarding this in the last decade or three.
:The wiki-server back end was smart enough to add the close-Italics and close-Bold, at the end of the signature (''perhaps'', knowing that these were imminent a 'smart' error-checking by the browser's HTML-renderer let their formats persist, when otherwise they would not have? ...odd, but possible). Possibly it would have also closed the TNR-span, after the B-closure,cif not already asked to do so by the end of the TNR-template?
:...so...
:#First 'fix', remove the <code><nowiki><</nowiki>/span></code> from TNR. See how that affects any newly applied signatures (it won't change old ones).
:#Also see how/if it changes the indent-loss above my "...ouch" line, above.
:#''Also'' also chase down if TNR gets used ''anywhere else'' in this wiki, at the moment, and check that you've not broken anything else that other people might have used it for.
:If the first fix works and the third thing isn't a problem (ignore the second issue, I'm happy for it to change), then you're sorted. Otherwise (no fix, or even further broken in ways that aren't any good for anyone) reverse the change to where it works best for everyone and accept it not working precisely how you think you want it.
:If it fixes, as suggested, I'd also be interested how signing with <code><nowiki>~~~~ and more text</nowiki></code> works. (i.e. does it TNR the "and more text"?) Not that it's important, just my own curiosity.
:And think about a more advanced explanation on TNR's page, if it's going to be 'an odd template' in any way, like being Span-opener without being a Span-closer.
:That's all. Over to you, nothing more I can do (I could change TNR's code, but not then test it with your signature), but ''maybe'' I've done enough to help. Without too much confusion. I'll let you sort the rest out on your own, unless there's anything specific that arises to follow-up with. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.246.131|82.132.246.131]] 17:45, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
::tbh I'm good. Besides, I have no clue how to convert that raw HTML into usable wikitext (idk how to code, planning to learn someday). Either way, works fine. Also, you commentary has made me realize how complex my sig actually is. Times New Roman+Bold+Italics, which is a link which is colored. {{unsigned|DollarStoreBa'al|19:21, 5 November 2025 (UTC)}} 

Ummm... Do you know that your current signature is sort of 'unmunged'? As in, you're making the markup show by 'escaping' the markup characters entirely so they don't (properly) act as markup, but as literal text. (You had it working ok(ish), not sure when it went wrong, without scrolling through your Talk contributions.) [[Special:Contributions/82.132.236.186|82.132.236.186]] 17:34, 22 November 2025 (UTC)
:Addendum - had a deeper look, it was broken for 14:00, 20 November 2025, for [[Talk:3170: Service Outage]], but had worked until 20:27, 19 November 2025, for [[Talk:3168: Beam Dump]]. Whatever you did to your profile, between those two times, maybe undo it? Wasn't caused by any public page edit (like the TNR-template), nor can I think of how you'd break that without being obvious. Anyway, FYI.
:(My guess is that you copied it out to somewhere, to edit, that thing auto-obfuscated the markup for its own visual reasons, then the copy back was done of the 'ruined' markup version. I haven't gone through it with a toothcomb, to see what your intended hanges may have been. And maybe you even intended ''this''... Until I read a page 'normally', not just zourcewise, I hadn't spotted that your long signature-markup was now so... 'literal'. And can't imagine it should be. ) 17:57, 22 November 2025 (UTC)
::I may or may not have INTENTIONALLY unchecked 'treat above as wikitext', simply to confuse people :) --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 00:08, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:::"Complicated signatures contain a lot of code ("markup") that is revealed in the edit window, and can take up unnecessary amounts of narrative space, which can make both reading and editing harder." -{{w|WP:SIG#Guidelines and policies|WP:SIG}} '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 02:10, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Your signature literally has more characters than mine. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 02:24, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::Does it matter? Your un-wikitexted signature takes up far more characters than 255 (498 to be precise). It's also a pain in the ass to read and is bound to confuse anybody who sees it. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 02:48, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

== {{w|WP:REDIRECT}} ==
As per {{w|WP:REDIRECT#Purposes of redirects|Wikipedia policy}}, redirects are only to be made for typos that are "likely misspellings (for example, Condoleeza Rice redirects to Condoleezza Rice). Note: this criterion typically does not apply to redirects from typos in the template namespace; consensus is that such typos, unless they are very common, should remain as red links until they are fixed." '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 03:19, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
:Ahhhhhhh. Alright, noted. {{unsigned|DollarStoreBa'al|14:17, 11 November 2025 (UTC)}}
::GOD DAMMIT!!!! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 19:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Easily done. Don't worry. I nearly intervened myself, but thought you might fix it yourself soon enough.
:::it also makes me wonder if you have any opinions about [[explain xkcd:Community portal/Proposals#Additional templates to complement 'unsigned' ones|this recent idea]] that you reminded me of, if you/42 would consider it useful in such situations. It's not had any other input beyond the fellow anonIP originator, but (wordiness/edit-errors aside) I like what was said. It's a pity that nobody's even said they don't like it. Or don't understand it. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.246.151|82.132.246.151]] 20:14, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
::::I did skim through it a bit the other day when it was posted, but it was so dense that I probably only remember/understand 50% of it. The IP editor made some pretty good points, but it's not like I'm very good at making templates either. Maybe [[User:FaviFake]] or [[User:Lettherebedarklight]] can do something about it. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 20:34, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::I'm not actually too sure about this. How would be let newer users (who may not know about the template) to retrosign? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 20:37, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
::::::Well, those who don't know how to (or that they have to) sign probably aren't the target audience. ;) There are plenty of templates that even I probably wouldn't remember until I went looking for what's there, or found out about by someone else using it. (It's how I know about {{template|outdent}}, for example.)
::::::But the principle's simple enough. Duplicate the unsigned templates as retrosigned ones, and remove the nagging bit. Favi or Darklight could do it simply enough, if they think there's reason to. I could do it, except for the little matter of not being allowed to. Also, I'm not the one trying to sell the idea, just seemed an apt de-stresing comment for the circumstance we had. (Nice though this conversation is, it really needs the propsal(s) to be replied to, if anything.) I'm just hoping you feel calmer, now, Ba'al... :p [[Special:Contributions/82.132.245.237|82.132.245.237]] 03:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
{{outdent|::::::}}
Wait was that proposal written by you, IP? The format seemed AI-generated but i really did not read it for more than 10 seconds. [[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:38, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
:Having read it..... yeah, that's about as far from AI generated as you can get. I've seen IP use that format in the past, and the content is very explainxkcd-term heavy. I don't think AI would be able to generate the words 'unsigned templates as retrosigned'. Nobody except us understands what that means. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 18:52, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
::Not me-IP (the IP in the above bit), but probably one of the other long-standing-if-occasional-IPs that there must be.
::Also very much me-''like'', so the linguistic flourishes mesh well with what I understand/might write myself.
::In lieu of them saying anything more, themselves, I've already decided to do my bit to try to 'translate' the core idea to Muggle-speak. If I'm able to bridge the gap without being wrong about either/both! [[Special:Contributions/82.132.244.30|82.132.244.30]] 19:25, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
==3==
vv4dh<iwumbd i7rig s9 vddr aowe

BAABBABBABABABABAABBABABBAABAABABBBAABAABAAAAABBABABBABABBAAAABAAABBABABBAAAABAABABBBAABAABAAAAABBABABBABABBAAAABAABAABABABAAABBABBABBBAABAABAAAAABBABABABBABAAAABBAABAABB BAAABAABABABBABBAABBBAAAAAAAAAABABAABABAAAABAAAAAAABBBA

USETHEVISIONFROMYOURCHILDSEYE {{unsigned ip|204.137.100.1|08:19, 13 November 2025 (UTC)}}
:Oh, hello there! what do you have for us today, codeman? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 14:22, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
::Starting from scratch, and dismissing (for the moment) the possibility of it being the 'cluetext' as a rotating key, the first looks polymorphic, in some manner, as the obvious repeat-letters that the known plaintext will have aren't all repeated in the ciphertext (and repeats in the ciphertext aren't matches in the known plaintext. It's also ''perhaps'' not subject to the main fatal flaw in Enigma (''other'' than the "the message-senders use predictable original plaintext" thing) that means that a character never maps to itself, as there are indeed (at least) two same->SAME mappings.
::Though given it is mapped to a changed-case (compared to what we expect from code#1) and includes alphabetic-to-punctuation-via-numeric transitions, my first assessment is that (with the exception of spaces being preserved/specially treated, as per usual) it also maps between A-Z input and a wider output.
::The most obvious idea is an XOR-based progression (prior code/plain character v.s. each subsequent one), but if done straight from ASCII codes that's going to give you far more weirdness than lower-cass-plus-occasional-punctuation. Which suggests perhaps a more proprietry enumeration/de-enumeration (it's not a shifted-6-bit output, so I won't try a shifted 5-bit input).
::...back to the cluetext. It's not the same-length as the ciphered phrase (if it had, I'd have assumed it was concocted as the "one time pad"), either with or without counting the spaces. But ''perhaps'' it's a Playfair cipher (less obvious than "PASSWORDPASWORDPASSWORD...", when analysing for patterns), but I haven't got time to check that properly, right now, and I still think there's a non-linear (but trivial) relationship. Perhaps simpler than what I've already thought of.
::The 'As and Bs' I haven't yet really looked into, beyond ruling out that it's a direct binary expansion (at least in 8-bits, 28 characters of that, and one spare bit, ignoring the space, or 32x 7-bits plus 1). It seems to be 225 A+Bs (3x3x5x5; so 3x75, 5x45, 9x25 and 15x15 (square, which ''might' be significant) are the main splits), if I'm not barking up the wrong tree. But I have other things to do right now, so the next flash of inspiration will have to wait. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.231.193|82.132.231.193]] 18:03, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
:::"Agreed. Let's reset. The previous codes both started with 'Transmission X of four'. This looks similar, so it's safe to assume that 'ds4cdebsjbsx u;g6w hf whyb' equals 'transmission three of four'. This is actually very good for us, because we can map each number to their translated version:
*d=t
*s=r
*4=a
*c=n
*d=s (perhaps a mistake)
*e=m
*b=i
*j=s (wait...)
*b=s???????????????? 
Cool, that didn't work at all. It's probably double-encoded, or it's using a very strong code (maybe a vigenere?). Whatever it is, substitution doesn't work on it. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 19:05, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
::That was my first-g [[Special:Contributions/82.132.245.151|82.132.245.151]] 21:40, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

The Bs and As appear to be either a bacon Cipher (UO LUM E ZERO ONE ONE ZERO ONE TWO ZERO MINUS FOUR ALL CAP) or a Caesar Cipher, though if it's the latter it would need to be double-encoded like last time, because the most coherent option it's giving me is POOP POP POP OP OP OP OOP POP OPPO OP OOP OP P POOP OOP OO OO OPPO POP POP OPPO OO OP OO OPPO POP POO OOP OOP OP P POOP OOP OO OO OPPO POP POP OPPO OO OP OOP OOP OP OP OO OPPO P POP P POOP OOP OO OO OPPO POP OPPO POO OOP POOP OOP P POO OP OOP OP OPPO P POOP P POO OO OO OO OOP OP OOP OP OO OOP OO OO OO OP P PO. Something tells me they weren't trying to make potty jokes.
:::Based on the fact that we're on this specific wiki, I'll assume that it's the first one for now. It's referencing Volume 0 (I think I know where they got the idea for this). The rest of the numbers are now 110120-4. I'll go check the page. 18:52, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Page 110120 has this poem on it, in the 'cypher' section:
THE START OF THE TENTH-FAVORITE WORD USED BY BENDER 
THE TOON THAT WENT SOUTH WHILE COMMANDED BY ENDER 
THE NUMBER OF LIGHTS THAT PICARD SAID WERE ON 
AND THE CLASS OF THE PLANET WHERE KIRK SHOUTED "KHAAAN!" 
THE RINGS FOR THE MEN MINUS RINGS FOR THE ELVES 
AND THE PRODUCT MOD 10 OF A FIVESOME OF TWELVES 
THE END OF A CODE NES GAMERS KNOW 
AND THE BASE USED TO MODEL HOW QUICKLY THINGS GROW 
WHEN THEY'RE XOR'D TOGETHER THE CHECKSUM IS "E" 
WHICH WILL TELL YOU YOU'VE GOT THE PENULTIMATE KEY 
::::...This is the penultimate key, if there are four messages. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 19:05, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::I've not had any further time to look at this, but:
:::::*If I were devising an actually useful secret code, the first one (which is clearly a character-to-character mapping, though not a static one) would involve a little more trickery than an 'unsalted' progression, and the second (clearly a bitwise represenation) should probably be repackaged back into a full 'alphanumeric' token set (e.g. base64 or UUEncoded 'text friendly' outputs, but perhaps rotated a bit to disguise the tell-tale signs of that kind of output.
:::::**In fact, I might have used Gray-Code tables, even a mini form of a LZW-ish token-stream compression algorithm, to further thwart analysis by making it not even a consistent change in entropy from original character to the resulting output string. With such a single short 'message', it probably could have defied any realistic form of frequency-analysis, or at least made for hypothetically 'sensible' alternative decodings emerge from parts of the data, when choosing the 'right' wrong decoding methods.
:::::*However, bear in mind that (though with greater challenges, from the #1 code to #2, so presumably even more for #3) these are codes that are ''supposed to be cracked''. Well, maybe #4 (or even the final set of 4x4 characters that's ultimately puzzle #5) will be 'fiendish'-level, but #3 shouldn't be more than 'devilishly difficult' to work out.
:::::*I didn't know "Bacon Cipher", by that name, but it looks like you've got that worked out by (assisted) brute force. I might have tripped up over the U+V and I+J equivalences, initially, but the composer has clearly used the 'classical' version in a straight manner.
:::::*Taking that as done, though, we're left with the backforming of the TRANSMISSION message, if only so we know what (different) apparent nonsense the "x@hc" should become. Where I'd focus, is on what caused "ISSI" to be "bsjb". Why, three characters later, has the encoding ended up on the same output char (could suggest a three-character Playfair key), yet the 'S' characters, positioned "S..SS" became "d..sj" (so ''not'' a 3-char key). Positioning the 'clue phrase' against the characters gives "V..I" against the "I..I"->"b..b", so it's not being the same by dint of coincidentally similar transformations from the keyphrase.
:::::But that's still an analysis that I'm doing with the presumption of it being deliberately somewhat obscure (having somehow 'discovered' part of the encoding secret). It's probably only going to be more hidden in plain sight, as part of the 'game', but still helps to know how you'd approach a more deliberately obscure method of coding. Hence how I broke the semaphor one ...well, mostly... without realising that it actually was semaphor. (If you hadn't have settled the Bacon Code solution, I might have tried looking at it being morse-based, with ambiguous character/word boundaries.)
:::::Anyway, when I pop back here and find that you/someone else has fully solved it, I'll probably kick myself for entirely missing the most obvious answer. Also I can't seem get "CE4Q60AE" (or alternatives/variations that I've tried) to give me a checksum of "E" (or 0xE?). So, if that's actually important, I might have something else wrong. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.245.151|82.132.245.151]] 21:40, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
::::::YOUARERIGHT {{unsigned ip|204.137.100.1|14:03, 14 November 2025 (UTC)}}
:::::::About what? What are we right about? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 14:04, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

== User rights ==

I noticed you created my [[User:GreyFox|user page]] but did not create my talk page or give me the rights to do so myself. Why is this the case? [[User:GreyFox|GreyFox]] ([[User talk:GreyFox|talk]]) 17:25, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
:OMG so sorry. Fully forgor. Should be fixed now. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 02:25, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edits ==

Just FYI, you can mark in preferences under the editing tab for all edits to be marked as minor so that we don't clog up the Recent Changes page so much, as people can click "Hide minor edits". '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 21:30, 2 December 2025 (UTC)
;...whoops. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 21:30, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

== /WORKPAGE ==

Wow. While doing maintenance work, I found your workpage. I've always known it existed, but just brushed it off and let you work alone. I don't know how much it means to you, but I'm really proud and happy of how far you've come. In just a couple months you've been able to make a pretty sizable impact here. By the way, I love the work you've been doing on there. Please keep it up! <3 '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 10:40, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
:It means a lot to me. Thanks for the encouragement! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 14:00, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

== Have another look at the Disappearing Sunday Update images ==

*[[:File:Disappearing Sunday Update with number 2185.png]] - has a browser address bar
*[[:File:Archive with Disappearing Sunday Update.png]] - Thumbnail History versions had an address bar, and it *used* to have the 'disappeared comic', perhaps least useful of the three, as it currently is, being the only one of the three not currently linked-to. Might be worth trying to find out what Kynde was trying to do, there.
*[[:File:Archive with Disappearing Sunday Update and date.png]] - was marked for deletion, as "identical", but it wasn't, had a hover-text date on it. Don't know if that's still useful (not being used as a linked image?), but I wouldn't make that my first deletion, especially as it's a linked-to page.
...needs double-checking, really, to make sure that things that aren't totally useless are not thrown out just because they look useless at a glance. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.239.140|82.132.239.140]] 18:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:Good catch, and now fixed. Thanks for letting me know! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 18:59, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== exp template thing? ==

Please could you have a look at [[Template talk:explain]]? [[Special:Contributions/78.144.255.82|78.144.255.82]] 19:40, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

...also, why exactly did you think [[Template:exp]] was needed? Looks like it once existed but was actually removed because (except for some other relic uses, that also seemingly aren't used) it serves no actual purpose. [[Special:Contributions/78.144.255.82|78.144.255.82]] 19:57, 10 December 2025 (UTC)
:Yeahh... delete. My brain sharted in public. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 20:11, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

==Hi==
I have not been on this wiki in a while, I just wanted to say hi XD [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 18:18, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
:''I've been expecting you...'' --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 21:28, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

==...==

:I come back to this wiki to assure y'all I haven't quit, and I check on you, and THERE'S A GIANT NOTICE WITH HAMILTON LYRICS ON IT. I mean, it is "The Story of Tonight", granted, W song, but what in the world have you been up to... [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]])
::A reminder to myself. Keeps the depression from setting in. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]]''''' 17:27, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
:::No but that's actually so sweet 🥹 [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:54, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2026-01-20T16:59:32Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2026-01-20T16:57:43Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice2| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

I kind of forgot about this wiki, LOL.

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
| caption = heheheheh
| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
}}

{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Hello, I am a nerd who likes demons.
:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:I'm currently editing under the pseudonym Lyall Deere.

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

:Snorbbler jumpscare

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User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-12-15T18:18:02Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

User talk:42.book.addict

2025-09-19T20:24:30Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

<center>'''Archive 1'''</center>
<center>[[File:archive.png]]</center>
<center>For old and irrelevant messages, see my [[User talk:42.book.addict/archive|archive!]]</center>

== introductions ==
Just replying to your message (also dw no big deal for bothering me)
You click on your username and there should be an edit box. --[[User:1234231587678|1234231587678]] ([[User talk:1234231587678|talk]]) 04:58, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
:it says that i dont have permission to create the page…
:There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, or search the related logs, but you do not have permission to create this page. it says [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 19:33, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

I think you might have to wait some time (like a timer) until you can edit your own page... I think I only got to edit my page after 1 month of creating my account.--[[User:1234231587678|1234231587678]] ([[User talk:1234231587678|talk]]) 21:31, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
:ok, thx [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 21:52, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

My guess on where you live is somewhere in the GMT zone, so United Kingdom.--[[User:1234231587678|1234231587678]] ([[User talk:1234231587678|talk]]) 03:43, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
:nope, im a california girl :) ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 05:04, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

lol you never know with utc times --[[User:1234231587678|1234231587678]] ([[User talk:1234231587678|talk]]) 16:52, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

== Depends what you wanted to do... ==

Is the following what you intended? 
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{{clear}}...or is even the [[]] part not what you want?{{clear}}
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{{clear}}As brief a guide as I can manage:
*URL links use []. Although literal https://www.google.com will self-link without ''any'' wikimarkup, you probably don't want it to look like that most of the time.
** Just give the URL, as in <code><nowiki>[https://www.google.com]</nowiki></code>, to get a [https://www.google.com] (i.e. a reference number), not the best way to do it. It can be organised better with a 'References' section, but we don't do that here (they do on wikipedia, but usually with other bits to it.
** Better to give the URL and the text to use (after a space, a character that never appears raw in any proper URL). This can be <code><nowiki>[https://www.google.com Check It Out On Google!]</nowiki></code> or even <code><nowiki>[https://www.google.com https://www.microsoft.com (only kidding!)]</nowiki></code>, to give [https://www.google.com Check It Out On Google!] or [https://www.google.com https://www.microsoft.com (only kidding!)]... But perhaps best not to do the latter too much (I really didn't want to post that without the "(only kidding!)" part, in fact.)
*Internalised wikilinks use the [[]]s.
**Anything that can be found under the title, e.g. "2: Petit Trees (sketch)" (or, because of redirections, "2" and "Petit Trees (sketch)" go to the same spot, so <code><nowiki>[[2]], [[Petit Trees (sketch)]] and [[2: Petit Trees (sketch)]]</nowiki></code> gives you the literal links [[2]], [[Petit Trees (sketch)]] and [[2: Petit Trees (sketch)]]
**Or use <code><nowiki>[[2: Petit Trees (sketch)|that comic with the little trees]]</nowiki></code>, additional text separated by the 'pipe' symbol (i.e. "|"), to link to [[2: Petit Trees (sketch)|that comic with the little trees]]
**You can also link across to articles on other 'wikimedia family' sites, but I'm not going to try to summarise that, as the primary reason to do that is to go to an actual Wikipedia article, and there's a template set up to do that ''very'' nicely, already (and also a few other places, like Wiktionary, and some not-really-wikis with a similar philosphy like TVTropes). If in doubt, do it as a URL link ''or'' find a place where someone else has clearly markuped a link to the same site as you want to link to.
*So, anyway, Wikilink templates use the {{template|w}}-template, with one or two paramaters (pipe-separated). (It shortcuts the thing you'd maybe use [[]]s for
**Using <code><nowiki>{{w|article}}</nowiki></code> gives you a link to "{{w|Article}}" (it capitalises the first character, even if you don't)
**Using <code><nowiki>{{w|article|with alternate text}}</nowiki></code> gives you a link there but "{{w|article|with alternate text}}"
**If the article name has whitespace (or other 'URL-unfriendly' characters) in it, those characters in the URL (which you wouldn't want to use) will be rendered as something URL-friendly. The URL for "Whitespace (programming language)", for example, is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language) but you wouldn't normally use that so literally in any case, and definitely not when you can significanty shorten it with the {{template|w}} notation.
***What you can do is (without 'alternate link text') render it as <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace_(programming_language)}}</nowiki></code> - i.e. {{w|Whitespace_(programming_language)}} - but that's not nice to see 'rendered raw' when you ''want'' the spaces. You could give it alternate text via <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace_(programming_language)|Whitespace (programming language)}}</nowiki></code> to give {{w|Whitespace_(programming_language)|Whitespace (programming language)}} ...but that's wasteful and unnecessary.
***Instead, just do <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace (programming language)}}</nowiki></code> (that's the literal copy of the article's own page title, from the rendered page) - and shows as {{w|Whitespace (programming language)}} - which is good. Although <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace (programming language)|the programming language called Whitespace}}</nowiki></code> might be the best way to seemlessly link to {{w|Whitespace (programming language)|the programming language called Whitespace}} ...depends what you want to appear there.
***And you can link to header anchors pretty much ''like'' the URL of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language)#History by using <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace (programming language)#History|the history of Whitespace}}</nowiki></code> to have you show {{w|Whitespace (programming language)#History|the history of Whitespace}} or whatever else you might want to use.
**Also, for the use of a link which is singular but which you would like to include as the plural (usually the "...s" or "...es" version), you could use article-name first parameter and ''pluralised'' article name as second, but instead of <code><nowiki>{{w|Plural|Plurals}}</nowiki></code>, for a link to the {{w|Plural|Plurals}}, you can save yourself a lot of effort by doing <code><nowiki>{{w|Plural}}s</nowiki></code> to also give you a linke to {{w|Plural}}s. Magic, eh? And it also works with <code><nowiki>{{w|Ox}}en</nowiki></code> to link the different standard plural of {{w|Ox}}en to the article for "Ox" (better than linking to the word for {{w|Oxen}}, which ends up redirecting to {{w|Ox}} anyway).
...so, anyway, that's the basics. And a few not-so-basics. So if the solutions to your tagging issue aren't already solved (or even if they are!), you might have enough info here to kludge it into whatever form of infobox info text you ''really'' wanted to use. Ok? Probably far too much info for you to absorb in one go, but covers loads of interesting possibilities. About the only thing you don't want to do is wikilink straight to the word "trans", at that'll be a disambiguation page. And there's also no way (or reason?) to use the terms "trans man"/"trans woman" as the pluralised "trans men"/"trans women" versions via the "directly add the plural suffix" thing, of course. :P Anyway, FYI. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.217|162.158.38.217]] 20:40, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
::oh my god thank you so much [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 19:38, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back, Tori! ==

How's life? [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 18:47, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
:Eh, it’s fine. I just came back from New York on a ''very'' stressful flight-missed the original one, did my Language Arts homework on the flight, and came back to California at 2 am. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:26, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

== Comics with inverted brightness. ==

At the most arbitrary, I'd suggest that, just maybe, ''panes'' with inverted brightness fulfil the category requirements, or perhaps a bit of white text because it happens to be written on a more shaded bit of background, but I'm unsure that the {{diff|358698|lavatory signs}} strictly invoke inverted brightness (if real signs exist that are light-on-dark, which at least some of them are, this makes it an ''un''inverted depiction of one of them), and I'm unhappy with your (presumed) linking of this category for a {{diff|358691|tree silhouette}} (it shows the perfectly cromulant situation of bright sky behind a relatively dark tree, again not inverted, merely drawn for contrast).

An interesting example is something like [[811: Starlight]]. The stars (white spots on floodfilled black background) really shouldn't be considered inverted (black stars on white sky would be inverted; it's only that the category specifically mentions night ''and'' space scenes makes it valid from that perspective), but the text and stickfigures/etc ''are'' definitely inverted (all due to the background they're on).

It's just my opinion, but I don't think that any patch of black-floodfill (especially in just a fraction of a pane or two, within an otherwise normal multi-pane comic) around a white detail is automatically ripe for marking as inverted. I'll reluctantly accept "night sky" or "space" (but only with stars... no "entirely featureless black, through a window/porthole") as cause for being classed as Inverted, due to the category explanation. But feel that the true "inversion" is where there is [[566: Matrix Revisited|pane inversion]] which results in white text and/or (character) stickfigures upon black background as a definite contrast to 'normality'. Before you go too far with HotCatting some things that I'd feel compelled to revert (as I'm very tempted with the tree silhouette, and almost certain I should with the Gents-signs, for example...). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.119|141.101.98.119]] 19:12, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

==Hey again, I know we have some bad blood but...==
Hey 42, it's Z1m. I know we haven't seen each other in a while (who am I kidding, it's a wiki; I meant talked) Can you do the little welcome thing so I can edit my talk page? Thanks! [[User:Maybe Bill Cipher|An anonymous Gravity Falls expert]] ([[User talk:Maybe Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:26, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:Why can’t you use your old account? '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 21:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::I forgot my pass :skull: [[User:Maybe Bill Cipher|An anonymous Gravity Falls expert]] ([[User talk:Maybe Bill Cipher|talk]]) 22:33, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::SMH. Done. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:37, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Thanks! [[User:Maybe Bill Cipher|An anonymous Gravity Falls expert]] ([[User talk:Maybe Bill Cipher|talk]]) 22:42, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

==I FORGOT MY PASS AGAIN ASDFGHJK<SAHFJEWIUBEIUWDBHIVHJ==
Help :( [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|Help I'm not OK]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 18:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:''sigh'' '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 19:41, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:I KNOW I'M A DINGUS DON'T LOOK AT ME LEAV EME TO MY BASIC YELLOW DORITO SHAME [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|Do not click on this link if you wish to keep your soul]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]])

==Hi (3==
Sorry if I'm bothering you too much, just wanted to say hi. {{unsigned|Definitely Bill Cipher|15:19, 17 December 2024 (UTC)}}
:Please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:05, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
::Sorry [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|A dream demon]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:10, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
:::It’s fine, as long as you remember. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 20:51, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
::::So, uh... do you wanna take this to my talk page and we can talk or... [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|A dream demon]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 21:18, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

==Congrats==
:I checked and you're the contributor today that has made the most edits. I'm on the leaderboard too, but not in the top three *0(*. Anyway, I just wanted to congratulate you. Talk to me anytime! [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:52, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
::Ok, that’s nice. I’ve stopped viewing Contribution Scores as a measurement of my editing ability-it only measures how many points and how many pages I have edited, not the quality of my edits or how much of an impact they have on the wiki. A bot can spam and get onto the All-Time Top 50 Leaderboard, but that's not reflective of its helpfulness (none). '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:49, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I remain free from all such objectivity by staying firmly off the list. I ''could'' flatter myself that I deserve a place, for all my (useful?) work over the last 10+ years, but... no definitive tallying and I don't even fool myself that this statement can be believed. Which is liberating. No temptation to "edit for editing's sake", and remaining blissfully unaware how much time I must have spent not doing ''other'' important things. But that's just me (assuming you accept my account), and please don't consider this as downplaying the known-and-named contributors (current and past) who have made a more attributable contribution. Horses for courses. You (both) be you, and who knows where any of us might be in another ten years; hopefully managing to create a net positive outcome for the world, as the only thing that ''anybody'' should aspire to.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.43.182|172.69.43.182]] 17:18, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Bluey news just dropped. ==

https://youtu.be/ititZcuih8E?si=_9ceRfwc52qfa5Tu [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 20:23, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:NOOOO '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 21:25, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
::wait, what?--[[User:Bb777|me, hi]] ([[User talk:Bb777|talk]]) 16:53, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

== Deleting User Talk Pages ==
I noticed that you added some user talk pages into the pages to be deleted category. Even if they are an IP address and only have one comment, they still probably shouldn't be deleted. I only noticed because you had marked my talk page. [[User:Firestar233|guess who]] ([[User talk:Firestar233|if you want to]] | [[Special:Contributions/Firestar233|what i have done]]) 09:19, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
:As I commented over on your page (sorry, didn't spot this, yet), I think that it's perfectly legitimate to correct (by ''requesting'' deletion) the creation of IP-based User and User Talk namespace pages. The intended source/target can never make any proper use of them, and they are instead left open to disproportionately high chance of ''improper'' use.
:IPs ''may'' have been more reliably associated with particular login-less users (such as myself) in the earliest days of the site, but it's not just the current proxy-provider that makes it likely that anyone coming here is effectively randomised. A 2015-era commentator almost certainly doesn't have the exact same IP ''from their ISP'' (which is Cloudflared away, anyway), unless they've taken great trouble to maintain statically upon it, and that's presuming that they haven't switched providers and/or routing hardware in the last decade, to further muddle it up.
:So far, I haven't seen any communications to a User Talk:<IP> page that deserves preserving (and User:<IP> stuff tends to be worse, thankfully rarer), but if a named user (who may or may not be currently active, or have had their own Talk page) contributes anything 'untrivial' then you could perhaps copy it to their own (newly created, if necessary?) user-page, or to whatever article Talk page it's identifiably about. Admonations not to delete Incomplete-templates and nice messages of agreement about some Conan-related link-finding are not al all that level of preservable conversation (well, not even a dialogue, as they weren't even acknowledged!), as 'recent' examples.
:Anyway, marking for deletion still requires that someone ''actually'' deletes them. Currently, '42' can't do that. (They're clearly eager to be helpful, but not yet admin-material.) Realistically, it will need someone else to actually do that bit. And I think the current 'someone else' concerned isn't overly eager to delete things not related to more current unwanted contributions. I'd have done a bit more cleaning up, myself, but by deliberately having kept out of consideration for such responsibiity, it's not something I should actively complain about. ;) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.186|141.101.98.186]] 13:00, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

==Hiiiii==
:Heya, 42! Just wanted to check in because I left for winter break and I thought 'I wonder how she's doing?'
:If I'm being annoying, you can just say so and I'll leave you alone.
:Anyway, I'm gonna go comic hop. Talk to me anytime! [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|Come and talk!]]) 15:15, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
::I’m fine. I went skiing in {{w|Heavenly Mountain Resort|Tahoe}} 5 days during winter break and also went to {{w|Point Reyes Station}}. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:50, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Cool, if you wanna talk I'm here (3 [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

== I heard about the wildfires. ==

Are you safe? Are you alright? [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 08:43, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
:That’s SoCal, not the Bay Area, so I’m all good. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 10:10, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

== Any luck with Jeff? ==

It’s been a while since you’ve put up the “banner” on your page. Has he responded yet? [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 22:23, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
:Nope. I’ve emailed Davidy22 and he responded, but he doesn’t have server access. I tried on Gmail, Reddit, X, asked @ActuallyBerg from [[explain xkcd#History|the old forum]] who’s apparently a friend with Jeff on both X and Bluesky. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:25, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
::Damn… that’s slightly (very) worrying. Good job for trying tho [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 22:57, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Yeah…I’m just going to keep on trying, seeing if I can solve some of the problems remotely. Not too sure what much I can do about the ‘crat situation though. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:59, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
::::Well good luck [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 23:07, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

== {{w|WP:REMOVED}} ==
kindly stop adding it back. thank you. [[user talk:lett‪herebedarklight|youtu.be/miLcaqq2Zpk]] 15:53, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
:very well. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:05, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
::ok, that's the limit. {{w|WP:NOBAN|don't post on my talk page again.}} if you wish to fiddle with minutae, go to wikipedia, where that sort of thing is appreciated. i'll also note that no one else has complained about my signature, only you. [[user talk:lett‪herebedarklight|youtu.be/miLcaqq2Zpk]] 10:13, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
:::touche. to be honest, grabbing at your throat for a simple signature issue got a bit boring after a couple days. have a nice day! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 11:28, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

== Talk Page added to "pages to delete ==
Hey, I noticed you added my talk page to the "pages to delete" category. Why? I don't really want my talk page deleted. Qoiuoiuoiu (talk) 16:29, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry, changed it. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 17:58, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
::If you want my advice (no reason you do...), do a little more checking of the page history. ''And'' that of the partner page (compare User: <-> User Talk), where it exists. You might find a few of the ones that you marked for deleting weren't created, unused and abandoned, but actually 'in use' (even if not directly).
::You're eager, and I still completely support IP-related pages being marked for deletion (remembering that you don't have the power to ''actually'' delete them... which is probably a relief to a small handful of actal users, like the above), but maybe dial it back a bit so that you don't make a few more taggings that need to be reverted... Build up a personal 'hitlist', maybe, but do more poking around and keep it down to a handful of the 'best' candidaates that you find, not a couple of a dozen in quick order, which I think you did yesterday.... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.25|162.158.74.25]]
:::I did check the Page history of [[User talk:Qoiuoiuoiu]] though, and saw that it was created by [[User:While False]]. I also checked the User Page, and saw that it was edited slightly to change While False’s announcement. Because the entire purpose of [[User talk:Qoiuoiuoiu]] was to presumably reduce red links, I tagged [[:Category:Pages to delete]]. Checking page history and user pages honestly doesn’t take that much time, and I checked them for every single page (I think). Upon [[User:Qoiuoiuoiu|Qoiuoiuoiu’s]] complaint, I removed the Category and added a comment so that the talk page has a purpose. I believe that I was in the right to tag them in this case, and that is my decision. Although I do like the idea of the “hitlist”, and will create one. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 19:46, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

== Bluey ==

I can't believe you watch a ''children's'' show like Bluey. You should watch an ''adult'' show, like my personal favourite, {{w|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic}} ;). [[User:Beanie|Beanie]] [[User talk:Beanie|talk]] 19:38, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
:[https://gamejolt.com/games/sonic/783884 nah I'm sending you to the green hills for that one buddy] /j [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 20:39, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
:LMFAOOO '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:38, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

== "Shared named" comics... ==

Not too sure about the shared-name status for "Advent Calendar", "Advent Calendar Advent Calendar" and "Advent" (more clear if there was "Advent Calendars", the AVAV ''might'' be deemed a copy (literally!) of AV, but it'd be a stretch to link the A to the AV and thus also the AVAV), but you can't really put just one comic in the Shared Name category, can you? If you're happy for it, then do it for all of them. And, when you do, might be a good idea to put the markup comment after the category membership tag with an explanation of which one(s) you're linking it with, to avoid random editors getting the wrong idea (or ''no'' idea) on spotting it... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.33.252|162.158.33.252]] 00:26, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

== Why do you have a hitlist? ==

Please don't put me on there 😭😭😭 [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 13:53, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
:It’s for user pages/talk pages to delete. It’s fine, you’re fine, everybody’s fine (except for me i have a flu) '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 23:59, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
::Ykkkkkk, I bet Jeff’s heir would be easier to contact… Just saying…… [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 17:01, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
:::which would be the next ‘crat with server control, someone who doesn’t exist yet since Jeff still needs to promote them. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 23:17, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
:::: dammit [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 15:53, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

==We're cooked==
You-know-who became president on MLK Day. We're so cooked, 42. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:23, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
:as a Brit I too am concerned [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 14:36, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Yeh i'm scared [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:21, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
:::yayyyyy politics [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:38, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

== Different name in ContributionScores? ==

Hi 42

I just realized that in the [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:ContributionScores ContributionScores] you are listed as Victoria. How come you manage to have two different names on this wiki? Is that some error? It is confusing at least.

Keep up the good work --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:20, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
:I noticed that too! What's your secret?--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:06, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
::haha, there’s no secret. my name’s victoria, but i also go by tori. that’s why if you look up at old messages, some people refer to me as victoria or tori. if you want to keep on calling me 42, or 42.book.addict, that’s completely fine! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:05, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
:::Yeah I guess what i was asking is how you managed to change your name on the leaderboard! I can't figure it out haha. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:11, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
::::oh, that’s easy-you just change it in your preferences. find the real name box, and input whatever you want. some people might find it confusing, and you might need to explain to people the difference, like this converstaion right now. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 17:18, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
:::::Oh, cool! Thanks. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:53, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

:Well if it is a part of the wiki I guess it is fine. But I think it is a bit confusing that we cannot see the user name of the person on the leaderboard. So it would be great if the name in the leader-board could also change to 42. But I guess that is not possible? As you know I'm made an admin, but also I have way to little knowledge of programming and wiki etc. And full time job, other hobbies and two kids, one of which seems to be older than 42. So it is not your age, but 42 comes from your love of Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy? (Big fan me-self). Impressive the amount of work you have put into the wiki in such a short time. I have been a member since October 2013. I still remember [[Talk:30: Donner|my first comment]] on explain, actually made it before I signed up and then added my signature after signing up a few days later ;-) Back then I used much more time on explain. Had actually not intended to become admin. But second time I was asked, and with no active admins I accepted. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:39, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
::Oh, nice! Never knew that you were a parent. i ''could'' remove the Victoria from the leaderboard by blanking my real name in preferences, but honestly, I’d rather not. There are tons of other people with a situation like this, and I don’t think that it’ll cause much confusion. I’m always happy to explain why it’s listed as Victoria or not! (BTW, Victoria is literally on my User Page) '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:20, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
:::Well we usually do not now much about each other and I had not read your user page before I found out you where also Victoria. Not sure what you mean by Victoria being on you user page. I searched on it and found no hit for Victoria... But no big problem. Just a bit confusing. Just stay on the leaderboard. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 08:26, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
::::weird...i could've sworn that i added it to my user page. i'll add it now to try to reduce confusion in the future. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 17:09, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

== You into Friday Night Funkin? ==

tldr it's a silly Newgrounds-inspired rhythm game with literally hundreds if not thousands of mods. you should get into it if you're not already

[[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 11:19, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
:moved this to the bottom so you'd be more likely to see this haha [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 11:03, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::no-i don’t play rhythm games. moved it back up for chronological order. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:34, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

== Contacting Randall ==

Hey Victoria! Sorry to hear about your mental health issues, I hope you're getting better.

Here's some good news: I tried contacting Randall to ask him when he replaced comic [[36: Scientists]], and he replied! It's weird that Randall is easier to reach than the owner of this wiki... You can read the conversation and a summary of what happened [[User:FaviFake|on my user page]]. Among other things, he gave me the official release date, April 28th, and, after I asked, he told me he might reply to more simple questions! If you have some technical or administrative questions, I could ask them directly to him. If you're curious, there are more details about this [[User:FaviFake|here]]. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:32, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

==oof==
:I'm so sorry, 42. I go to therapy and picked up a couple things, so if you need me, I'm here. You can leave a message on my talk page anytime and we can yap about whatever. Hang in there 0) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:35, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

== Uncooperating User ==

Hi 42 
You originally wrote regarding [[User talk:Lettherebedarklight]] here: [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Admin_requests#Uncooperating_User|Uncooperating User]] 
I warned him not to change his signature to a link and also not deleting his talk page. But he has not complied. But now I saw your comment on his user page, after I rolled back his latest deletion... Regarding wiki policy. And since I do not go much into this I need some help here. I do not have time to read up on this. I'm just so unlucky as to be the only admin still active here... Not by my own wish. Maybe FaviFake should also say something here? --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 06:39, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
:I believe this is what's happening: 42 originally noticed the user's signature, which is clearly a violation of the Wikipedia policy, and you warned them. They didn't cooperate, and then you warned them again, but this time you also told them to not blank their talk page (and to not redirect it), which wasn't among the things 42 pointed out. Because of this, she mentioned they're allowed to blank their talk page and redirect it to their user page, but not to have a signature that looks like an external link. And now, as you can see in [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:FaviFake&diff=367780&oldid=367750 this edit of theirs], they have done both things. The signature is not allowed, but blanking their page is. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 16:56, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
::But if they blanck their talk page, then I cannot discuss the issues that are in violation of with their signature. So how can this be an acceptable conduct. Maybe blanking their user page but not the talk page...? As far as I can see his signature link still go to his user talk page, and not to the rickroll link, you have to copy paste that to get rolled... But if it is a problem, should I then block him for being uncooperative? --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 11:52, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
:::I don't know, 42 pointed it out because she was confused by the link. i'm not really an expert in Wikipedia policy either. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:22, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

== Formatting ==

Just wondering why you're using awkward formatting on your user page when you could easier use:
*Foo
*Bar
**Baz subthing
**Bat subthing
*Flibble
...etc? No need for BRs and NBSPs. Can be combined with colon-leveling (though can also replace it). Swap *s for #s to get (nested) numbered lists, or *# for indented numbers with #* continuing the numbers around sub-bullets (starts to get complicated, but it's an option) if you decided you need to. Maybe it's a choice you're making, but FYI if you haven't already picked up the bullet-point syntax in all your time here. 
Anyway, just perhaps whilst you're active again. No problem if you don't make use of this information now/ever. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.178.133|172.71.178.133]] 07:56, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:I never knew that-thank you! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 15:55, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

== so why do you wanna to delete [[user talk:物灵]]? ==

he and i were both from another website. i chose to chat with him here because i don't want Zhou Chenxiao to revert my edit. why you want to delete? [[User:Translated ORK|Translated ORK]] ([[User talk:Translated ORK|talk]]) 09:56, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:I will say this, here, in case you don't get to read my other note. This is not a refugee camp for conversations displaced from elsewhere. There's not even any chat goin on because it's all just you. (If there's another site where ''he'' is one-sidedly 'replying' to ''you'' , then I bet that place is equally bemused and unamused.)
:I can't speak for 42, but I'm not surprised someone else here wants to do that.
:Elsewhere you talk of Free Speech, but I think you might be confused. As well as the ''{{w|Gratis versus libre}}'' issue, this extends to what is written below any submission you are making: "Please note that all contributions to explain xkcd may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors." Consensus may decide that the point you make is not worth the having been made. (Later, consensus may also decide that a removal/re-edit is bad and ''restore'' it, but that is a community issue to resolve.)
:This is as close to democracy as we can get (but, unlike the ''original'' democracy, we also let women and all kinds of other people 'vote'! ;) ), with shades of anarchy and the only totalitarian elements being when certain pages are locked-down/deleted by a designated admin who is probably acting upon community feeling (or on behalf of it, seeing where it is heading). It's a system that works (mostly hands-off). And you still can't falsely shout "Fire!" in a crowded theater without push-back. Does that make sense? (@UT, also @42...) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.26.36|172.71.26.36]] 10:50, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::Seconded. I explicitly said in my edit summary that I deleted the content for being off-topic. Thanks to the IP for responding for me! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 15:20, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Thirded. (Is that a word?) --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 06:26, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

==Welcome Back!==
I'm unsure as to whether we've met. I think we were editing at the same time for a period. Anyways, hello Tori (if I may call you that). Welcome back to the wiki! :) --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 14:14, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
:hi, thanks so much for the welcome! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 03:59, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
::Please see my user page.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 16:42, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for your apology. And it's no big deal with my time-bio's boring anyways lol '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:43, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

==Mark April Fool's Sandbox for deletion?==
[[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!/Sandbox]] should be marked for deletion, I feel. It has been removed from his watchlist and provides nothing useful to the wiki. [[Special:Contributions/204.137.100.1|204.137.100.1]] 15:04, 28 August 2025 (UTC)
:Deleted by --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 19:20, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

== From /sig Talk Page (adminship) ==

Just so you know, 42, you'd make a great admin. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 18:18, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

==An odd question for someone who would know the answer==

Would it be allowed if you created a template for your sig (e.g. 42sig/DSBSig?) Could be useful for those with long usernames. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 15:59, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
:why would you need a template? <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> works just fine... '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:17, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
::Well, it would allow for more characters. This is why I ask, as both you and I have had issues setting up signatures due to long usernames. Setting your signature up as <nowiki>{{SigTemplateName}}</nowiki> in preferences would have it automatically display your signature when typing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 16:20, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
:::More characters ''would'' be nice, but creating a bunch of templates only available for use for a single person would be less than ideal. What if we had a template called "sig", and inside was wikitext encoded so that when we called <nowiki>{{sig|User:XYZ}}</nowiki>; it could paste in the custom signature for XYZ? This is a pretty interesting idea-I'll reach out on the proposals portal and ask FaviFake to see if there's support for this. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:32, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
::::That.... That could work! Great idea! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 16:34, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
:::::A bonus of that is that it's basically a sig museum, where you can browse other people's sigs and get inspired by them. There is the downside of people being able to edit other's sigs tho. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 16:37, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
::::::The idea of a sig museum is actually super cool-we could also add interesting signatures that were used by other users before to put on showcase. We could also make it so that only autoconfirmed users can edit it (and there's enough active users that any vandalism would probably be reverted quickly enough). '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:43, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Honestly, forgot about that. I wonder what they say. FaviFake hasn't been active in a bit, so maybe we could reach out to kynde? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 17:17, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
::::::::It's probably fine. Contribution history says that it's only been a week-he very well may be on vacation or too busy to work. Give it some time. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 18:16, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::I know, it's just weird. I've almost never seen FaviFake not edit for more than a day. {{unsigned|DollarStoreBa'al|19:14, 29 August 2025 (UTC)}}
::::::::::hi im back. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 14:26, 31 August 2025 (UTC)
::::::::::Go check the proposals board! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 19:16, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
:I have seen you proposal and I must say I really hope you are not planning on making this your signature fro now on 42!
:<nowiki>42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]</nowiki>
:It is very confusing for the next editor, and I just tried to comment on your proposal when you posted it and could not understand what I was seeing in the editor (as I got there first because of edit conflict). Please stop using this as your signature! --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 19:22, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
::Got it. I'll change it and see if I can find another solution. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 19:33, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I personally think we should move forward with the template idea. That way, the wikitext would show <nowiki>{{sig|UserXYZ}}</nowiki> instead of the full wikitext. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 19:42, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
::::Also, I created a pride sig that is almost 1400 characters long.... yeah we need a way to not show the full wikitext. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 19:44, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
::::Sorry for the late reply. I think that we should '''''not''''' go ahead with the template idea. It's unnecessary and will clog up the server, both in readability and server load. Please look at my response in the proposals board. Thanks! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 19:06, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

== "fact" template (un)tagging. ==

The <nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki> template was (it was deleted? I missed that!) redirected to the <nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki> template. I think maybe replacing the "fact" with "Citation needed" might have been a better change than nowiki-ing the now-broken tags, in the cases you did that.

And then there were all the demonstrative examples (two or three in things I historically wrote, I notice, in various Talk: pages... under a historical range of IPs). Assuming you really want to edit other people's signed Talk contributions at all (not generally done, though I'm ambivalent about you 'tidying up' things where I only included "fact" as then-current, alongside the other examples), it would seem to be no more work to just refactor the phrasings to no longer have that in the list of (say) {{template|citation needed}}, {{template|Citation Needed}}, {{template|cn}}, etc, to no great loss of meaning.

But I appreciate you probably took some time to hunt down all <nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki> examples (and at least one <nowiki>{{template|fact}}</nowiki>, I think). Plus the Fact/CN set of tags ''are'' sometimes overused, IMO, so a few less versions (put almost everywhere that anyone vaguely thought amusing) is certainly gratifying from ''that'' perspective. ;) [[Special:Contributions/82.132.245.43|82.132.245.43]] 22:55, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

==It's alright :)==
None taken :) I myself know I am prone to that sort of thing. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|converse]] 19:18, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
:sorry, what? '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 19:57, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Second item on the hitlist. Sorry about the confusion. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|converse]] 19:59, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
:::Ah, I see. It's no problem! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 20:02, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

==So, about that wikitext signature...==
:Yeah... I wanna make it red and yellow with (talk) replaced by (yap here) and it's in Comic Sans... if you could help me out please. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 20:24, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-09-09T19:34:31Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

Speak through the interdimentional portal

==General Chitchat and such==
Hey, as per your comment on [[Main Page#Create my user page]], I created your pages. Welcome to the wiki! Please always remember to sign your comments with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and ask in the [[explain xkcd:Community portal|Community portal]] if you don't know something. If you want, you can read the [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_upload_pictures_or_create_pages.3F|the Editor FAQ]]! Welcome. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:02, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 19:11, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:hi btw :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:11, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
::hello, how are you doing this fine morning, my dear fellow? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:03, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

==Hiyo==
:I'm trying to lurk less and be friendly so I just thought I'd ah drop in :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:53, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:: Bello. me editor guy who edit much. edit fun! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:::hahahahaha edit fun indeed. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:20, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
::::Question: How do you add those user boxes that you have on your page? Those would be nice to have. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:52, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::copy and paste this and remove the nowiki tag:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = alastor jumpscare | info = [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|This user has a pet cannibal deer.]] | float = left}}</nowiki> and replace it with what you desire, for example:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = ;) | info = [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|This user _____ ]] | float = left}}</nowiki>

[[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:50, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

::::::Dude thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 13:48, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::::You're very welcome dear. WEE WOO [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:18, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

==Wow==
Am I so cool that I got a mention on your user page just because I showed you how to make userboxes? I mean, if I am... thanks. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:44, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
:Yes. Yes you are. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:43, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::YAY TYSM i will get you free jambalaya for you immediately due to that (if you're into that) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

::: No need. Also, I see you're from Louisiana. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 03:44, 29 March 2025 (UTC)]]
::::Haha or maybe I just like jambalaya :). Also you are not 4029 hHHA [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:17, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

==The 5s and Es and Os==
Reply to this if you've figured out what the meaning of the thingy on my user page is.
:it's base 3 [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 09:07, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:: :O [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:31, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:: Nope! I'll give you a hint: talk to sam. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 14:33, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
https://voca.ro/1Akmh0zRqa8Q [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 16:02, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:uhhh...[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 20:41, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
::sorry, that's not it. Don't know what to say to that.[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:54, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

You have one week! Hint: beep boooop --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 16:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

:Morse code? [[User:BobcatInABox|BobcatInABox]] ([[User talk:BobcatInABox|talk]]) 19:33, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::Morse code of what? You are very, very close.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 20:47, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Time's up! If you put this into [https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html/] and click play, you get the intro to Bad Apple. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 14:44, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:It's better than [[2869: Puzzles]] [[User:BobcatInABox|BobcatInABox]] ([[User talk:BobcatInABox|talk]]) 11:11, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

== Want to do some repetitive work? ==

Hey dollar, I noticed you're very active here! I don't have a ton of time, but I recently overhauled the template {{tl|comic}} to add many new features. While we figure out [[Header text]], would you be interested in editing the contents of about 50 pages (the early xkcd comics) to make these new features work? It's a lot of repetitive work, you'd just need to make the same small edits on 50 pages. (If you're interested in why the OG comics were in a different order, see [[LiveJournal]]). Just let me know and I'll finish the documentation for the template! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:13, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:What exactly would I be doing to get these features to work? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

::If it isn't super-complex wikitext things I can totally help! --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]] 19:21, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Right so you'd just need to move things around and remove some useless code. This process adds a second white navigation bar at the bottom to browse the OG comics in the original order.
[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1:_Barrel_-_Part_1&diff=374851&oldid=373457 You can follow this example]. The steps are:

Start from [[4|comic number 4]]:
#Based on the short sentence written above the explanation, add "ognumber =", "ogprev =", and "ognext =" (so the navbar can work)
#Add "oglink =", and move ONLY the link from "before" to "oglink" (so from HTTPS://..... until the end of the link, move that to "oglink")
#Now, from the edit preview, copy the original title.
#Delete everything in "before =" now that you moved the link
#Add "ogtitle =" and paste the original title that you copied.
#Finally, in "titletext", add two couples of apostrophes (<nowiki>''</nowiki>) in these places: https://imgur.com/a/BewKKr1
#Now save the changes, and click the new white "Next >" button you just created to go to the next one!
And you're done! It's much simpler when you try it. Of course you don't have to do it, feel free to work on the header text! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 20:41, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

me am do. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)com/wiki/index.php/S--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)pecial:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 20:51, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:Oh and I added friendly errors for when you forget to add one of the "og" labels. Just note that if you don't provide "ognumber", the cool white navbar won't show up. Remember to always insert a pipe before a label, like this "'''|''' ognumber =". And once you get to comic 55 you're done! That's the last one --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 20:58, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I don't really understand where I'm supposed to put these. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 21:01, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Nevermind, I got this. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 21:05, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
:Erm nope the OGnumber, OGprev, and OGnext you should take from the first sentence above the explanation. For example [[24]] says it's sixth. Anyways, I found a pretty big bug in the template, so I guess we should stop until it's fixed. The Original title doesn't show up! Arghhh! I'll fix it.
:I'll let you know when you can continue. Thanks! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 21:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

alright, sounds good! Dang tho. Let me know and I'll get right back to it. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 13:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey, I, um, undid all your edits because they broke the template haha. I guess this was more complex that I thought! Don't worry, I'll finish them myself over time. I'm more experienced than I thought it seems! Thanks for trying to help anyways! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:52, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewing them, it seems you were not isolating the link correctly and leaving there some HTML elements that closed other open HTML elements that weren't finished! It did look, interesting, at least! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:55, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
:::So sorry about that, I noticed those random Html elements. Thought they were part of the bug. oops. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 22:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

::::No worries! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

==The mistake==
===Kynde's talk page===
You might want to expedite the actual deletion of [[User:User:User:User:User:User/Mr. Beast is trying to aquire my bones]] (and its User Talk counterpart). I believe the editor concerned was sleep-deprived (but wouldn't put it past being instead a chemical imbalance of some legal ''or'' illegal kind). I'd have added the Pages To Delete category, but there's already a few of those hanging around unfulfilled... [[Special:Contributions/82.132.246.176|82.132.246.176]] 17:02, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

::Ok man, I created that page because I wanted somewhere that would
*Be private (which it is. It's impossible to create the account User:User:User:User:User. I checked.)
*Affect Nobody (which it shouldn't. The only person it's affecting is you.)

You've also [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Template:DGAF&diff=prev&oldid=385114 vandalized] [[Template:DGAF]], which I created, is inspired by 42.book.addict, and affects nobody but me. This makes me think that you're just looking through my contributions and immediately flagging things you frame as 'wrong'. This is not only incredibly creepy, but is also completely pointless. I'm a high school student on the internet. Also, I believe you're the same person who insulted me about DSBContribs, which I no longer use, and was fixed. Just stop and let me do my own thing. Amusedly and angrily, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 18:11, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
:Given other recent activity, it ''looked'' like another example of {{diff|385026|editing whilst insensible}} (together with statements about returning to school, put me in mind the situation of which the {{w|Eternal September}} was the next step). i.e. honest errors of judgement.
:To term the "UserUserUser..." space 'private' is erroneous. It can be seen by anyone. It can be ''edited'' by anyone. Though, by convention, only the User Talk should be edited by anyone other than the ultimate named User. Which you aren't, BTW... create for someone else, ''if you must'', if they're too new and unwilling to wait the trivial amount of time before they can. Creating the spaces for someone who didn't request help or ''doesn't even exist'' needs some form of justification that you're well short of.
:It affects everyone if random, meaningless and context-free pages are added to the wiki 'just for fun'. Data isn't free. Storage isn't limitless. Potentially obscuring real useful (on-topic) information with stupid semi-vandalism (that I didn't think you'd do intentionally, based upon prior behaviour), is not something I expected. But it looked like a momentary lapse that (being on the scene) I tried to helpfully deal with as much as I could. (If I'd have been an Admin, myself, I ''would'' have just deleted them. 'Luckily' for you, I have no interest in that amount of leverage, I'm sticking what anyone can do, perhaps the next person along would have reacted the same, or worse.)
:No, I'm not stalking you. All edits are visible, you made edits, I saw them. I remember DSBContribs (or similar, if it's what I think you mean), but didn't recall it was your work. And others, including a named user, 'insulted' you about that. Or, as I recall, questioned the reasoning behind it, and didn't get a sensible answer. So 0lease accept my apologies. It seems that you ''are'' the kind of person to create useless pages like these last few. If I had known that, I wouldn't have come here suggesting that they were in error, but come here to just draw Kynde's attention to them as effectively being vandalism.
:And, because your template page tried to link to a non-existing wiki page, I also just made it go somewhere that works. That was before reading here how this may well have been culpably intentional, so again was done out of more good faith helpfulness than it turns out I should have been employing.
:That's regardless of your age, BTW. Whether you're at "High School" in the US, at maybe 14-18+ years old, or a High School like I attended where I am (and many years ago), which was for 11-16+ then workplaces or college (then maybe uni) beckoned. You don't need to be older to be more sensible about these things, and you don't need to be young to act idiotically.
:And, lucky you, you get this shiny wiki (and everything else) to work with. I had no access to the Internet until I was 18 (though, at that time, the web itself hadn't been invented, let alone wikis), and of course made my own goofs (asked whether I needed to buy an estamp to send an email!).
:But let me not bore you. I'm not in control here, only a fellow traveller who would give advice and assistance to those who might need it, and cares perhaps more than you might 'give a fuck' about various corners of the online world, like this. Reasoning over, lecture finished, friendly advice concluded. I just shoved it all in one reply to save you the trouble of having to deal with an impatiently slow conversation. And to not keep 'pinging' Kynde's email notification more than necessary (sorry Kynde!)... [[Special:Contributions/82.132.247.23|82.132.247.23]] 20:47, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

::Do you wish to know something? I'm 14. User:User:User:User:User is (and I checked) completely impossible to create, as shown in this image: [[File:refutation.png]] But, if you wish, I shall make it a subpage of my own account.
::Yes, of course it's ''technically'' public, but unless people specifically search for that page (which is still a subpage, btw), it won't affect anybody. Also, I'd like to point out, everybody editing any page is the ''whole point'' of a wiki. Yes, storage isn't limitless. Very cool. At this point, that page is a drop in the ocean of data already contributed by all the rest of these pages (including the lecture you just added, which is ''more'' bytes than the pages I created).
::Thank you for that edit, by the way. When I previewed it, it showed that it did go to the correct page ({{w|Wikipedia:Don't-give-a-fuckism}}), so I published it that way. However, your edits make it seem like you're definitely stalking me. From what I've seen, all you've done is edit recent comic pages and berate me (and Kynde) about my mistakes.
::DSBContribs was my work. I did, however, provide a sensible reason as to why I created it. If you didn't see it, here it is:

::DSBContribs was created specifically for my signature. At the time I created this, I had no idea what subpages were and I was running out of characters on my signature. I created it because I thought it wouldn't be a hindrance to the wiki and it would save me precious characters on my signature.
::However, I do still apologize, even if the insulting on the template was a ''bit'' far and not in the least helpful. I will move Mr.Beast is trying to aquire my bones to a subpage of my own. I will fix that template (which was not useless) and subsequently delete the content from the three unnecessary redirects. I had no intention of vandalizing the wiki, as I've stated multiple times. No page I create is meant to be vandalism in any way, and I try to do my best to help the wiki be the best it can be. Sometimes it gets boring being 'sensible' all the time (especially in IB classes, where I regularly have 3+ hours of homework/night), and I wanted some sort of way to let all the wild shit that my ADHD makes out. That's what came out. Again, I truly apologize.

I bid thee well on wherever the journey of life may take thee, fellow traveler. May we see each other again, be it in life, in death, or in the cursed month of Jancember. Take Care.

Ba'al, teenage Soul-Eater, out.

:Wow that was a long read. I do give a f**k about not having such a template her so I deleted that instantly! I'm going to wait till you have moved relevant content of the user:user page somewhere with a more sensible name. ASnd no I do not think you should just write random gibberish on any pages here. And no I do not think we should have such a confusing page on here. So yes I will delete it eventually. If there is anything valuable on the page, make a different page, call it your sandbox or something, I don't know, but not something which is impossible for me or any one else to find out what it is supposed to be, like this many times user page. We have so many random users being created and many of them begin to spam us and has to be blocked. I do really not have the time to such a debate as the one here, so I hope you will do as I say and we can end this nicely. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:38, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

::Something you probably didn't see: The fact that I did move the page to a sandbox YESTERDAY. Good day, and make Jeff proud. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 15:42, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
:::No I did not see as I do not stalk anyone here: So I can then delete [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/User:DollarStoreBa%27al/Mr._Beast_is_trying_to_aquire_my_bones this page] now? And please try not to insult me with any mention of Jeff. He is no longer active and no one has any contact with him on these pages. I'm not happy about being the only active admin here, but you should reply decently! Thanks. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:45, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
::::Well, I never accused you of stalking (unless you were the IP in disguise), and I never meant to insult you with making Jeff proud. I like to imagine him as a father looking at his millionaire son with pride. If you wish to, delete the page. Go ahead, it won't affect anyone. Except me. And maybe mystery British(?) IP. This feud is over, and has been for hours. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 15:57, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
:::::DollarStoreBa'al, I would very strongly recommend you to relax a bit and stop being so attacking/condescending. A lot of your edits don't make sense and aren't helping or contributing towards the growth and improvement of this wiki, so of course other users will be confused and annoyed. Maybe take a break from editing for a bit and mull over your edits for a bit? '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:01, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

::::::You're right. 42. You're always right :) --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 16:07, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

:::::::I'm so sorry. You don't need to forgive me for this. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 16:26, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

===My talk page===

N 19:49 heADer TExt‎ (diff | hist) . . (+25)‎ . . DollarStoreBa'al (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Header text)
N 19:49 hEaDeR tEXt‎ (diff | hist) . . (+25)‎ . . DollarStoreBa'al (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Header text)
N 19:46 hEaDeR TeXt‎ (diff | hist) . . (+25)‎ . . DollarStoreBa'al (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Header text)
N 19:46 HEADER TEXT‎ (diff | hist) . . (+25)‎ . . DollarStoreBa'al (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Header text)
N 19:45 header Text‎ (diff | hist) . . (+25)‎ . . DollarStoreBa'al (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Header text)
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...now that I know you're doing stupid and unnecessary things deliberately, I won't try to provide help. And you, of course won't be taking my friendly advice, so I'll try not to disturb you further, if I can help it. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.244.82|82.132.244.82]] 20:57, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

:I KNEW YOU WERE STALKING MY EDITS! Now that you have discovered that I've done unnecessary edits (which are only affecting you), try zooming out a little. Specifically, to the 2,000 bytes I added to [[What if? Chapters]]. I didn't get almost 300 contribution score by doing meme edits all day. Besides, three of those are genuinely useful, and I'm not going to listen to a random IP with maybe 10 edits tops telling me how to edit a wiki. If you want to fix my work, go right ahead. That's what wikis are for. I invite you to fix everything. If you stop stalking my contributions page.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 23:07, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

::Also, I would like to point out that it's harder to get more unfriendly than making a template which only links to my user page insult me, thereby vandalizing my user page. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 23:11, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

::There was going to be no further reply, but you need to know these things:
::;I KNEW YOU WERE STALKING MY EDITS!
::Read what I said. All edits are visible. That's an extract from that list of all edits via the Recent Changes link. You are not being 'stalked'. Though, if I ''could'' easily do so, I'd now specifically hide all your edits and let absolutely ''anyone'' else work out what (if anything) to do in response.
::;Specifically, to the 2,000 bytes I added to [[What if? Chapters]].
::That looked good, as far as I saw it. Would you have me edit something that didn't need editing, just to congratulate you for a job adequately done? There was something I ''might'' have changed, but so trivial that I actively chose not to, and I am now thankful of that.
::;I didn't get almost 300 contribution score by doing meme edits all day.
::Good for you, if the contribution score means so much to you. Quality over quantity is better, and doesn't have a hand macro to show it. But you do you, if you're chasing the scoreboard rankings alone.
::;and I'm not going to listen to a random IP with maybe 10 edits tops telling me how to edit a wiki.
::As you point out, elsewhere, my IP ''will'' keep changing. (And I'm not the only person who may have appeared on any given IP.) I shudder to think how many edits I've made here, in reality, but shall I show you edits by various IPs across a decade or so and claim them as mine? No, because the merit (or otherwise) of one's latest contribution is all that matters. I'm usually happy to be an anon-IP, amongst other anon-IPs and named-users (both venerable and fleetingly transient alike).
::;If you stop stalking my contributions page.
::I can reassure you that I've probably never even looked at ''your'' specific contributions page, certainly not for a long time. I normally only ever check those to check whether "one-edit vandals" have perhaps made other edits that had temporarily slipped under the collective radar, but I don't think I had ever considered you as one of them, before, even back when you were new here. (How long is that? Six months. Two years? Maybe a bit longer?I could look it up easily by checking your contribs page, but I'm now firmly resolved to not do that, for your sake.)
::
::If any what I have written reads as less than polite, it's perhaps partly my exasperation leaking through. By the time I felt the need to add another word to "unnecessary", above, I can see that this had happened. For which I am sorry.
::But text-only communications, like this, also tend to be read in a way that the reader's mood dictates. And I think some of my more straightforward initial contributions got misread at your end, tinted with reflected emotion.
::And, please, let this be it. The world doesn't need to see this, nor does the server need it being added to, and of course there's no alternative backchannel to conduct a lengthy private conversation about it all. I shall read what you reply, just because it's hard to ''not'' read anything that isn't deleted/overwritten, but please no more needless creation of fake user pages (or, indeed, IP user pages). Unnecessary and as likely to be removed as anything else out there. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.244.228|82.132.244.228]] 05:07, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

It is probable that you didn't see the reply I gave you on Kynde's talk page. Here is that reply:

:Do you wish to know something? I'm 14. User:User:User:User:User is (and I checked) completely impossible to create, as shown in this image: [[File:refutation.png]] But, if you wish, I shall make it a subpage of my own account.
:Yes, of course it's technically public, but unless people specifically search for that page (which is still a subpage, btw), it won't affect anybody. Also, I'd like to point out, everybody editing any page is the whole point of a wiki. Yes, storage isn't limitless. Very cool. At this point, that page is a drop in the ocean of data already contributed by all the rest of these pages (including the lecture you just added, which is more bytes than the pages I created).
:Thank you for that edit, by the way. When I previewed it, it showed that it did go to the correct page (Wikipedia:Don't-give-a-fuckism), so I published it that way. However, your edits make it seem like you're definitely stalking me. From what I've seen, all you've done is edit recent comic pages and berate me (and Kynde) about my mistakes.
:DSBContribs was my work. I did, however, provide a sensible reason as to why I created it. If you didn't see it, here it is:

:DSBContribs was created specifically for my signature. At the time I created this, I had no idea what subpages were and I was running out of characters on my signature. I created it because I thought it wouldn't be a hindrance to the wiki and it would save me precious characters on my signature.
:However, I do still apologize, even if the insulting on the template was a bit far and not in the least helpful. I will move Mr.Beast is trying to aquire my bones to a subpage of my own. I will fix that template (which was not useless) and subsequently delete the content from the three unnecessary redirects. I had no intention of vandalizing the wiki, as I've stated multiple times. No page I create is meant to be vandalism in any way, and I try to do my best to help the wiki be the best it can be. Sometimes it gets boring being 'sensible' all the time (especially in IB classes, where I regularly have 3+ hours of homework/night), and I wanted some sort of way to let all the wild shit that my ADHD makes out. That's what came out. Again, I truly apologize. I hope this marks the end of this little spat we've had.
I bid thee well on wherever the journey of life may take thee, fellow traveler. May we see each other again, be it in life, in death, or in the cursed month of Jancember. Take Care.

Ba'al, teenage Soul-Eater, out.

:See my reply there: [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/User_talk:Kynde#On_Template:DGAF_and_User:User:User:User:User:User.2FMr._Beast_is_trying_to_aquire_my_bones Reply] --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:42, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

:: I just did, and I did just respond. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 15:43, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

==My Mistakes==
=== Your signature is in violation of {{w|WP:SIGAPP}} ===

Hey, I wanted to let you know that your current signature doesn't follow {{w|WP:SIGAPP}} (specifically the first bullet point). Kindly change it. Thanks. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 12:48, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Changed to 14pt. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 13:02, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

:Any height that's taller than the other text on the page disrupts the way that surrounding text displays. 14 px is no better. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 13:25, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

FINE --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 15:14, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

:That still disrupts the page flow... I think you signature is already more eye-catching than any other signature on this entire wiki, why do you want to increase its height too? --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:19, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
:: I thought the issue was the height? Doesn't the wiki use 12pt font, which that Sig is? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 15:27, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
:::I don't know, I just noticed that it does increase the space between two lines. It might be the superscript's fault then. Well, at least the current one is much better than before. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:49, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

=== Mass-deleting links ===

Hay, just letting you know that maybe you've misunderstood the "incomplete" notice. You shouldn't delete every link on the page ''until there are no links left'', but rather include these links, if they're helpful, directly into the explanation, as explained in [[explain xkcd:Editor FAQ#ref|the editor faq]]. Thanks! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:09, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

===Creating someone's User pages, without being asked===
In short, not worth the bother. You were helped, above, because you asked (and now, obviously, have become capable of doing the creation yourself, within a very short time). But this wiki is littered with "Welcome, I created your User pages for you" (including for IPs, which is particularly unuseful), where the user concerned has not then used them. However active an editor they are, if they don't know/care about them then it's effort done for nothing. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.130|172.70.86.130]] 08:50, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
:Yup, I also pointed it out. In case you missed my reply to your message, here's a copy:
:”It's relevant to note that we only create User pages when people explicitly ask for them. On the other hand, User talk pages are created if you want to talk to that specific member privately."--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:03, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry about that. Just trying to help! --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:34, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

=== NEWS ===

Hey uhhh does anyone know about [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/science/randall-munroe-xkcd-science-textbook.html this]? Should we make explanations for these?
--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 20:48, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Google's Ai says there are multiple exclusive comics for the textbook, but I've only been able to find Inside Body, shown here: [[File:Inside Body.jpg]]

:Just so you know, the standard method for announcing something, big or small, to the community is to create a post in te community portal. Just so you don't have to copy and paste every message and reach a wider audience. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:50, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

=== Why [...] is DSBContribs a thing? ===

Did you seriously have to create a page in the main namespace with the sole purpose of redirecting to your user contributions page?

Firstly, the main namespace is supposed to be on-topic. Why, you may ask? Because "DSBContribs" literally appears in the search results for "D" alongside "DSBSig/sandbox" (???), right between DNE (comic #259) and Danger Mnemonic (comic #2487).

User specific stuff should really go as sub-pages of your user page, and nothing is stopping you from directly linking to your contribs page in your signature instead of using a pointless redirect.

As I've read more of your talk page I've realised you're [...] [[Special:Contributions/86.143.223.93|86.143.223.93]] 13:48, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

:Highly disagree on the tone but agree with the message. I redacted the message and scheduled both for deletion, use your user page for this. thanks! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 19:38, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

::Sorry about this. At the time, I did not know subpages even existed. Thank you random IP for the advice, even if slightly unhinged, and thank you FaviFake for getting to those deletions. I would have done those deletions eventually. I created DSBContribs to save characters on my signiature, assuming that the pages would not show up on the search (linking to special:contributions:DollarStoreBa'al is much longer than linking to DSBContribs). Evidently, I was wrong. I created DSBSIG/sandbox while trying to create a sandbox page and being stupid. That was me trying to work out the wikitext to create a signature. I have perfected my signature now, and these pages are no longer needed. The 'FINE' comment was meant to be a joke. Maybe that would have worked better with a rolling eyes emoji and an 'ugh'. I will be putting this into the 'my mistakes' section of my talk page as this was definitely a mistake. Thanks for bringing my attention to this! Gratefully yours, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 05:01, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

::: By the way, I looked at your little message Mr. IP man. First, I see where you're coming from. I am a little bit immature, this is true. However, this should probably come as an expectation with someone going into 9th grade. This has been acknowledged on my user page and my comment on 3123. Please do your research. Second, swears are fine for basically all purposes EXCEPT to insult people. The fact that you are willing to insult someone who you think is an 8-year-old shows how mature you truly are. Maybe you are the one who should, as you put it 'grow the fuck up'. Thank you, and have a good day. Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 05:01, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

:::: Hi, it's me (on a different IP because I'm at home now).
:::: I'm sorry for being so aggressive in my original comment, I thought you were a grown adult, not a teen. ("think is an 8-year old" is incorrect btw, I was saying you were "acting like an 8 year old", but that itself was too harsh).
:::: I made stupid mistakes too when I was around your age, and I should have assumed good faith rather than take such an aggressive tone.
:::: Sorry for that, and good luck with school! [[Special:Contributions/90.219.64.93|90.219.64.93]] 13:50, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

::::: I accept your apology with open arms. I truly hope we can work together to improve the wiki in the future. Best regards, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 19:11, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

=== Possessive and contracted "its"/"it's". ===

This also confused me, oh so many years ago. Then I was given a handy way of knowing ''which'' was the exception, which has served me well, and I've never had to second-guess myself. (Naturally, I've probably typoed/thinkoed it wrong, unconsciously... But since then I've never had a moment of doubt when I've deliberately kept myself/others correct.) Maybe it'll help you. - I tried to summarise it in the edit I made to the message concerned, but ''not enough space'' to do it justice...
#The possessive version is "its". It is one of a number of "irregular possessives", "his" instead of "him's"/, "hers" instead of "her's", "theirs" instead of "they's"/"them's".
#*Basically all the very common and basic pronoun-based possessives that (as I think of it, although not entirely correctly) were added to the language ''long before'' anybody actually tried to regularise the use of possessives, so just stuck that way. If it belongs to "him", "her", "me" "you", "us", "them" ''and'' "it", you're in the realms of using a completely irregular possessive, none of which use apostrophes.
#*''Personally'', I think that "one" (the equally 'basic', IMO, impersonal pronoun) should be included in that. Not for the likes of {{w|Ones' complement}} (that's belonging to (a number of) digit-ones), but in the "{{w|One (pronoun)|one}} is speaking sense. But (as noted in that last link), it isn't. So don't do that.
#This leaves the contractive version as the one that uses the apostrophe. With two interesting caveats:
#*There ''are'' irregular contractions. The word "forecastle" contracts to "fo'c'sle" or "fo'c's'le", which is a lot more overkill than other similarly complicated contractions. And "will not" becomes "won't" (or, some suggest, just "wont", though that's also a different word), despite not having the right set of letters in the right order to remain after (at least) the "not"->"n't" contraction.
#*In reporting speech, where someone says "it's just something I want to say", use it without fear. But, when writing, I find that (except for ''very'' casual use, essentially speaking in text ...or of course when tending to write in abbreviations/limited space) it's{{asic}} just much better to write "it is", in full. Can't(cannot) be written wrong, couldn't(/could not) be read wrong.
#Oh, and then theres "its'", the plural-(non-irregular-)possessive, which ''could'' be used in certain circumstances... "There are loads of ''its'' in this text, without apostrophes... please check that each ''its''' punctuation is correct!". But... not a common occurance. (Far less than "belonging to the word 'it'", the sole reason to use possessive "it's".) ;)

...TL;DR;, irregular possesive "its" because of all the other irregular possessive pronouns that have words of their own. And you might just find it easier to uncontract "it's", most of the time, ''especially'' if you're still not entirely sure about it. (Or, perhaps, you're happy to not let go of such a minor degree of gravitas, and it's not transcriped real-world enunciation, which might even feature such monstrosities as "couldn't've" as the contraction of "could not have"!)

Don't know if that helps, or is understandable, but there you are. Overexplained and overly rambling, as it is..! [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 21:51, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

:While you have way too much time on your hands, it'sn't (it is not) hard to understand, so thank you! As I said, it's basically my only grammatical flaw, so this helps tremendously. Damn my brain and its grammatical irregularities. Its a pleasure to talk with you! Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 00:40, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

::Definitely didn't just make a mistake on an it's. After reading a full page worth of why not to. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 00:44, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

==excuse me==

but it appears you have discovered that I was a spammer in a past account or maybe this account. who's to say anymore? anyway i'm trying to fix that hehe [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:02, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

==template==

What is a template? What’s a {{Trout}} and {{Whale}}?
 
If it looks weird, click edit [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 12:20, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

: I'm assuming you're asking what a template is and not about sea life. Templates are basically shortcuts that we use for commonly used things. For example, <nowiki>{{cn}}</nowiki> creates {{cn}}. You can create one pretty easily. I made those because they're commonly used on Wikipedia, and wanted to transfer them here. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:41, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

::how can I create one? [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 13:21, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:::Here's something that may be able to help: {{AprilFoolsHelp}} --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:43, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

::::thxxxxxxxxx [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 13:46, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:::::You are very welcome! I hope you are excited to start contributing to the wiki! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:46, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

::::::By the way, please don't be afraid to ask me any questions at all. If I can, I will help! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:48, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:::::::Thanks [[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]], which is <nowiki>{{Thx$store}}</nowiki> (if I can call you that)

==Template Tips==
Ok. Sorry, needed to get that out of my system. Thank you for the supplement. Truly. It's a good warning. Just please don't start randomly insulting people towards the end. This is a wiki. Speak the facts, and nothing more. In this case, the facts are:
*Templates are easy to create.
*It's useful to learn from other templates.
Those are the facts. Now, you're done. Don't go on to insult them about how they're too stupid to do something useful.
:No insult intended, no mention at all of stupidity, just the obvious eagerness. Tried only to give caution not to run before you've learnt how (and, ideally, where) to walk. All edits show up, to anyone looking. The initial query had not been answered, when I started the reply, and I had to hastily rewrite things to fit back in on the end.
:To the above, I'd add:
:*Know what purpose your template will have.
:That way you're less likely to create something that you later regret, give or take a rename/delete. (If you want anything totally deleted, it may take a long time, a meanwhile you can only edit it 'clear', but still findable and the history checkable.) Most templates are ''not'' there to add pictures of sealife, but to grease the wheels of common (or not so common) Explanation page scenarios. And we might even thank you for a good shortcut for something we maybe never realised was needed before.
:For a more technical 'manual', {{w|Help:A quick guide to templates}} might be a useful next read, and from there jump around into other Help: items. There's a lot you ''can'' do, though you certainly won't want to use it all right from the start. Take your time and know ''why'' you're doing something, as well as ''what'.
:Good luck for the future, I've probably said as much as you need me to say for now. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.246.73|82.132.246.73]] 17:39, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:While this is very useful, it would be nice if you posted this on [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!]]'s talk page. He's the one learning the ropes, and it would probably be very useful to him. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 17:47, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

==Requests/favors==
If you need anything done, reach out to me! I'll let you know what I can do to help you! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 19:49, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi [[User:DollarStoreBa'al | DollarStoreBa'al]], are you good enough to have the link to my user page? [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 01:57, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

:Done! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 15:56, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

==Hello again Darling :D==
I'm back after the summer hello sir O) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 13:59, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

:A fellow school-based follower of the truth, I see! Welcome back, and I wish thee well on your adventures. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 14:00, 26 August 2025 (UTC) P.S. I use monobook style now.

==Category thing==
Hey, can someone tell me why my talk page is on 'pages to delete?' {{unsigned|DollarStoreBa'al|18:08, 27 August 2025 (UTC)}}
:I have tracked it down to {{diff|383609|this edit}} by [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!]], where they used a (fairly useless and unnecessary) template (that they created themselves) called <nowiki>Template:Thx$store</nowiki> to thank you for helping to teach them the process of creating a new template. Since I marked that template for deletion, when the comment calls for the template, it also marks your talk page for deletion. I have changed it so that the template is replaced with the text that it would substitute in and your page is no longer marked for deletion. Also signed off your unsigned comment. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 18:30, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
::When someone says "I have tracked it down" you know they mean business. Thanks, that's quite reassuring. Another mystery IP (not sure if it's the same guy as today) did warn him not to make meaningless templates. Of course, I also made a meaningless template, so.... --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 18:33, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

== Do you not learn? ==

You say that you've learned from your mistakes, yet I don't see any changes. You say that you're an incoming 9th grader and that's somehow an excuse for your immaturity, but I'm also a 9th grader and can compose myself perfectly fine. You say that you won't do the same mistakes again, yet you still create useless pages. How many more are you going to create? I really don't want to be yelling at you like this, but I just don't think you'll be able to change without it. FYI, I've marked User:DSB and the /C pages for deletion. Grow up. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 21:41, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
:Look. You aren't a bad person. In fact, I wholeheartedly believe that your passion can turn into a positive thing for this wiki. The thing is, you have a tendency to try to fix things by doing even more things, often panicking and making the situation worse. I've already told you this before, but I'll reemphasize it for you. '''TAKE A BREAK.''' Go for some walks. Work on your homework. Talk to people. Hang out with some friends. Don't just spend all your time on here. Trust me, I made the same mistake before. I would recommend a couple days of rest. See how it feels! It might hurt in the beginning, but nobody NEEDS you on here so badly to work on things to the point of such fanatic editing. I don't think Kynde, FaviFake, or any of the other editors hate you, to be honest. We're all just annoyed that you seem to not listen to our advice and keep on making the same mistakes. It's fine to make mistakes-that's how we learn! But you need to stop worrying so much and just step away from the screen for a bit. (Also, I'd recommend talking to a friend or a trusted adult. Your /PRIVATE page seems to be filled with quite a bit of self-hatred. Don't listen to that voice in your head. She's a bitch and none of it is true. I've dealt with poor mental health too. In fact, that's one of the reasons why I had left for so long. You should try to get these feelings out in a healthy way, instead of taking it out yourself or spending all your time online. Nobody thinks you're stupid. You just need to learn how things are done around here. If that's on a steep learning curve, so be it. Just keep on pushing through, and listen to people more.) And finally, you ''can'' make subpages, but try to reduce the number that you have. Think to yourself before you make one: do I TRULY need this? Will it help me out positively in the long run? If not, just put it in another section of your userpage (or make a proper sandbox!). Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk, and I wish you all a good night. Tori, signing off. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 04:05, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

::Take a break / Hey, our kid is pretty great / Run away with us for the summer / Let's go upstate / Eliza, I've got so much on my plate / We can all go stay with my father

::There's a lake I know (I know) / In a nearby park (I'd love to go) / You and I can go when the night gets dark / '''I will try to get away'''

::Such a good song, Lin cooked with that one. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 13:03, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== are you ok? ==

do you need help? [[user:lett‪herebedarklight|raeb]] 06:11, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Would you prefer to get a Blog? ==

User pages are sufficient to give an idea of who you are, and User Talk ones for people to talk to you about your contributions/etc.

Maybe create sub-pages if you have a relevant site-related project and need 'a space' for them. Such as, as an off-the-wall example, "a list of all the instances of comics that have less than the average number of vowels in them". Perhaps in the hope that it'll be appreciated and made into a more regular page.

But from what I've seen of your 'contributions' this week, none of that applies. Drunk-typing? Well, ''probably'' not if you're still so far underage that you probably don't have decent access to anything stronger than wine-gums, but definitely you weren't in full control of your keyboard. We've other people on here, as young as you, and have had even younger ones. If we can actually believe what anybody reveals about theirselves. (I'm a 111-year old hobbit, by the way.) You've been one of the most immaturely-acting people here who haven't actually been '''obviously''' trying to vandalise this site, and I'm sure you've strained the patience of pretty much everyone.

But you're not the first to go a little wild, like this. And - dare I say it - some of those who went on to be mainstays of this site got over the novelty of "anyone can edit (almost) anything", and possibly a rush of teenage hormones messing up their judgement. May I suggest you ''take a deep breath'' and work out what it is that you're doing that is creating such friction and push-back? I've seen you being a reasonable contributor before, and it's not even been all bad over the last week or so.

And you may have personal life changes going on. Those hormones, issues at home/school/elsewhere, general worries about the state of the world that you're growing up into... maybe a combination of them, or some of these things even ''causing'' some of the others. It happens. You're not alone ...even if one of the key issues is actually in feeling alone! But this is not necessarily the place to try to reshape the world like this.

How about you stick a little more to just xkcd matters, for the time being. There are plenty of other ways, and places, to run through whatever it is that you might be going through, and it might be best to balance things a bit more 'worklike' here than too much 'at play', like it looks like you're doing at the moment. Rebalance back to 'just enough of each' later.

And if you ''do'' get somewhere to blog, you'll even have a lot more control. Create anything you want (more or less, within the T&Cs of the service), not worrying about other people editing it, and probably even later cleanly delete anything you no longer want (with no pesky Page History open for everyone to read). You could even put a link to your blog here in your User space, if you want to. At least the blog that you want to connect to yourself here. (You can have an xkcd-adjacent one, ''and'' one to cry out in anguish if you so wish. And a third to... well, you get the idea.) And the skills to maintain blog code is a bit more 'real-world' than the purely wiki-related markup you learn here, and you can still learn the wiki-markup in parallel with getting to grips with HTML or other popular {{w|Content management system}} markup, giving you a few more useful lifeskills that ''merely'' being eventually a master wiki-guru.

How does that sound? Please do stay, but please also consider if everything you're doing is strictly necessary. I see I'm not the only one driven to try to explain this to you. And for some reason I thought I might be able to quickly suggest a solution to this little quandry. (No, it hasn't actually been that quick, has it.) If you really don't like what I say here... delete it. And I'll say no more. Or just tell me to mind my own business. I've probably got some other things to do around here, if our other old-hand editors don't get there before me! [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 22:34, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

:I really should, shouldn't I... I'll try to find one. Yesterday and today have mainly been focused on What If? Chapters and a potential new project with Tori (Have you met her? She's lovely) about Sigs. Today has mainly been the latter, with a bit of the former, and some sig ideas I've been working on. I've been trying to stick to more useful matters. For example, /WORKPAGE currently contains drafts of some unfinished What If? Chapters I've been working on. So, I have been attempting to work on more xkcd-related matters. Is it ok if you could

:But, I shall heed your advice. I shall get a blog (not blood, autocorrect). Do you have any recommendations for where to start?

:One last thing: Could you show me one of the apparent 'drunk typing' incidents? I edit on my school Chromebook, so I wouldn't be surprised if the keyboard decided to be weird. Thank you for the advice! Once, again, I shall heed it. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 22:51, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

::Oh, and by the way, I will not delete this thread. Also, how do you access the internet in Valinor?
::'Drunkeness', or whatever it was, was very evident in something like {{diff|385245|here}}. More mundane 'misuse of the keyboard' issues are the times you add multiple linefeeds between very simple statements. You need to do two line-feeds to 'separate the paragraphs', any more than that is not normally visually necessary at all, and can ''look'' like you weren't even paying full attention at the time, however well-written the line-fragments between are. If it weren't for the fact that there were actual (sort-of-)discernable words in there, the 'drunk' one could also have perhaps been a "cat walked on my keyboard" issue. Were you and the cat ''both'' trying to use the keyboard? (Or one of you trying to walk on it, the other trying to type on it. One way round or the other?) I think it's that kind of thing that got people initially concerned about you. Help us to help you (to help yourself?), maybe. [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 02:10, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
:::i don't think the help is strictly necessary, but, as I said before, do you have any suggestions for places to make a blog? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 18:30, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I don't blog, so nothing from personal experience. I bet you could use some Google-Fu (or Bing-Fu, or DuckDuckGo-Fu, or AltaVista-Fu, or AskJeeves-Fu, or...) to find a few such solutions, then look at all their offerings (check their wikipedia pages..? and, yeah, add some Wiki-Fu to the previous list of ways in which to search) and decide which one works for you. Or which two or three, and try them out with either completely identical aims in mind or initially split up your interests (one's your sports-appreciation, another is about what your favourite TV is, a third being your humorous observations about things you see every day, ...), then you can keep running the one(s) that turn out to work for you.
::::You know what you currently want, better than me or aanyone. [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 23:50, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
:::::If you need a blog, and don't know what platforms to use, I'd recommend making a Google Site or Wordpress blog. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 19:10, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

== {{w|Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ltbdl}} ==

they think we're the same person, ha. [[user:lett‪herebedarklight|raeb]] 02:29, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

:I did not think this is what I would come back to. That's wild and hilarious.

:They are raeb

:And I am Dollar

:And we are not the same person

--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 13:42, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

::OMG THEY BANNED YOU WTF? I've pleaded your case, but idk if they'll respond. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 13:49, 3 September 2025 (UTC)
:::Okay, wait a second. A checkuser does checks on User IPs. If you were found guilty, that means that you were editing under the same IP as me. By any chance, do you go to school in Lincoln, NE? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 14:04, 3 September 2025 (UTC)
::::one, revert your case pleading, it's silly and won't help, and two, we're "very unlikely" to be the same person according to checkuser, don't panic. maybe link them here. (i don't go to school in lincoln.) [[user:lett‪herebedarklight|raeb]] 15:00, 3 September 2025 (UTC)
:::::Ok, now it's weird. I didn't know you couldn't have alt accounts, even if you explicitly stated that they were, indeed, alt accounts. Seems a bit strict if you ask me. Also, 1+1=Window, not Yes. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|'''''converse''''']] 22:53, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

==Can you please help me==
I helped you with the userboxes. Now I need your help. How do I get my sig to be something besides what it is now? [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:34, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-09-08T19:38:39Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice2| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
| caption = heheheheh
| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
}}

{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Hello, I am a nerd who likes demons.
:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:I'm currently editing under the pseudonym Lyall Deere.

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

:Snorbbler jumpscare

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User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-09-03T19:37:53Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* How do ya do? */

{{notice|Please do NOT swear on my talk page, I am using this at school and I don't wanna get blocked because you made a dumb mistake.}}
:Go ahead and talk about whatever. Be nice, though.

you're not very good at this, are you? [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 11:43, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
:Excuse you, sir. I'm VERY capable, so maybe you should just... I don't know. Go do something besides slam me. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|Do not click on this link if you wish to keep your soul]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:02, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Don't feel too bad [[936: Password Strength]] [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 23:09, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for the support! [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|A dream demon ⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:58, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

== Editing the User Page of others ==

According to {{w|WP:UOWN}}, you do not {{diff|359852|edit}} the user page of other users. Please don’t mess with user pages, as some of the “mistakes” you notice could be intentional. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 20:05, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
:They specifically said other users could fix the spelling errors. I don't want to argue about this, 42. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:33, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== New user pages. ==

Did you have a reason to create Mtcv's page with a Welcome tag? They've been around for longer than you (in your current incarnation), July '23 vs December '24. Suggests that they have never felt the need, and you don't seem to have anything you actually want to User Talk to them with... [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.187|172.70.85.187]] 16:13, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
:User pages should never be created by others (this is a lesson that I learned in my early days of my editing) unless the user explicitly says that they want it. I have added [[:Category:Pages to delete]] to [[User:Mtcv]] and [[User talk:Mtcv]] as a result of this. If they want to keep it, they can remove it themself. Also, they have been editing much longer than you have, from 2023. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 21:34, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
::I've actually started then. [[User:Z1mp0st0rz]] This was my old account. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:22, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Yes we are aware Doctor (super obscure show reference). However, you did start in April of 2024, not 2023. [[1712: Politifact|Sorry!]] :) [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 15:48, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
::::You may wanna be a little more careful with your references. I have no idea what you said just now 😆. Also I do agree with you on the ravenclaw thing it's blue and BRONZE and everyone knows that! I looked it up. [https://www.google.com/search?q=ravenclaw+colors&rlz=1CATAVM_enUS1134&oq=ravenclaw+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgCEAAYjwIyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiPAjIHCAIQABiPAtIBCDU1NjdqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on= Proof you are right] [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 16:08, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
::::: Doctor Who! I was refencing Doctor Who. Because he "reincarnates" into a diffent body after he dies. Also THANK YOU, it is 100% blue and bronze, the movies ruin EVERYTHING!! [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:32, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
::::::YASSSSSSS [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 17:48, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

== [[:Category:Comics featuring Definitely Bill Cipher]] ==

Ok, this is too far. I’ve marked the category for deletion, as this is obviously not related to explain xkcd or xkcd at all. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 17:41, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
:You can go ahead and do that, that was a joke and I don't care if you delete it. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:20, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
::Please make sure to avoid doing that on purpose in the future. Thanks. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 16:47, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
:::OK, then! [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:21, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

== Favorite Characters ==

No way, twinsies! [[User:Psychoticpotato|P?sych??otic?pot??at???o ]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato|talk]]) 22:17, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
:Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:20, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

== Unproductivity ==

You’ve done [[Special:Contributions/Definitely Bill Cipher|{{#cscore:Definitely Bill Cipher|changes}}]] edits here and all but 3 are related to comments (most of which don’t make sense) or user-page related edits, meaning that only about 2.2% of your contributions have actually gone towards explaining xkcd. Could you try to make more of an effort being more helpful towards this site? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.135.78|172.69.135.78]] 18:47, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
:Yeah, sure. I can try. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, and God bless :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:08, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

==How do ya do?==
This is meant to be a conversation starter, and definitely not a test of my new signature --'''''[[User:DSB|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User_talk:DSB|'''''converse''''']][[User:DSB/C|'''''my life choices''''']] 19:37, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
:Ha ha. wait please tell me how to do something besides (talk) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:37, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-08-26T13:59:40Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* Hello again Darling :D */

Hi! Talk here if you want, my life is ever-changing. swears are fine :)

{{Whale}}

==General Chitchat and such==
Hey, as per your comment on [[Main Page#Create my user page]], I created your pages. Welcome to the wiki! Please always remember to sign your comments with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and ask in the [[explain xkcd:Community portal|Community portal]] if you don't know something. If you want, you can read the [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_upload_pictures_or_create_pages.3F|the Editor FAQ]]! Welcome. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:02, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 19:11, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:hi btw :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:11, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
::hello, how are you doing this fine morning, my dear fellow? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:03, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

==Hiyo==
:I'm trying to lurk less and be friendly so I just thought I'd ah drop in :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:53, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:: Bello. me editor guy who edit much. edit fun! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:::hahahahaha edit fun indeed. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:20, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
::::Question: How do you add those user boxes that you have on your page? Those would be nice to have. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:52, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::copy and paste this and remove the nowiki tag:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = alastor jumpscare | info = [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|This user has a pet cannibal deer.]] | float = left}}</nowiki> and replace it with what you desire, for example:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = ;) | info = [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|This user _____ ]] | float = left}}</nowiki>

[[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:50, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

::::::Dude thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 13:48, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::::You're very welcome dear. WEE WOO [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:18, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

==Wow==
Am I so cool that I got a mention on your user page just because I showed you how to make userboxes? I mean, if I am... thanks. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:44, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
:Yes. Yes you are. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:43, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::YAY TYSM i will get you free jambalaya for you immediately due to that (if you're into that) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

::: No need. Also, I see you're from Louisiana. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 03:44, 29 March 2025 (UTC)]]
::::Haha or maybe I just like jambalaya :). Also you are not 4029 hHHA [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:17, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

==The 5s and Es and Os==
Reply to this if you've figured out what the meaning of the thingy on my user page is.
:it's base 3 [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 09:07, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:: :O [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:31, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:: Nope! I'll give you a hint: talk to sam. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 14:33, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
https://voca.ro/1Akmh0zRqa8Q [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 16:02, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:uhhh...[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 20:41, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
::sorry, that's not it. Don't know what to say to that.[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:54, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

You have one week! Hint: beep boooop --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 16:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

:Morse code? [[User:BobcatInABox|BobcatInABox]] ([[User talk:BobcatInABox|talk]]) 19:33, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::Morse code of what? You are very, very close.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 20:47, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Time's up! If you put this into [https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html/] and click play, you get the intro to Bad Apple. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 14:44, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:It's better than [[2869: Puzzles]] [[User:BobcatInABox|BobcatInABox]] ([[User talk:BobcatInABox|talk]]) 11:11, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

== Want to do some repetitive work? ==

Hey dollar, I noticed you're very active here! I don't have a ton of time, but I recently overhauled the template {{tl|comic}} to add many new features. While we figure out [[Header text]], would you be interested in editing the contents of about 50 pages (the early xkcd comics) to make these new features work? It's a lot of repetitive work, you'd just need to make the same small edits on 50 pages. (If you're interested in why the OG comics were in a different order, see [[LiveJournal]]). Just let me know and I'll finish the documentation for the template! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:13, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:What exactly would I be doing to get these features to work? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

::If it isn't super-complex wikitext things I can totally help! --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]] 19:21, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Right so you'd just need to move things around and remove some useless code. This process adds a second white navigation bar at the bottom to browse the OG comics in the original order.
[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1:_Barrel_-_Part_1&diff=374851&oldid=373457 You can follow this example]. The steps are:

Start from [[4|comic number 4]]:
#Based on the short sentence written above the explanation, add "ognumber =", "ogprev =", and "ognext =" (so the navbar can work)
#Add "oglink =", and move ONLY the link from "before" to "oglink" (so from HTTPS://..... until the end of the link, move that to "oglink")
#Now, from the edit preview, copy the original title.
#Delete everything in "before =" now that you moved the link
#Add "ogtitle =" and paste the original title that you copied.
#Finally, in "titletext", add two couples of apostrophes (<nowiki>''</nowiki>) in these places: https://imgur.com/a/BewKKr1
#Now save the changes, and click the new white "Next >" button you just created to go to the next one!
And you're done! It's much simpler when you try it. Of course you don't have to do it, feel free to work on the header text! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 20:41, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

me am do. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)com/wiki/index.php/S--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)pecial:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 20:51, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:Oh and I added friendly errors for when you forget to add one of the "og" labels. Just note that if you don't provide "ognumber", the cool white navbar won't show up. Remember to always insert a pipe before a label, like this "'''|''' ognumber =". And once you get to comic 55 you're done! That's the last one --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 20:58, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I don't really understand where I'm supposed to put these. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 21:01, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Nevermind, I got this. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 21:05, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
:Erm nope the OGnumber, OGprev, and OGnext you should take from the first sentence above the explanation. For example [[24]] says it's sixth. Anyways, I found a pretty big bug in the template, so I guess we should stop until it's fixed. The Original title doesn't show up! Arghhh! I'll fix it.
:I'll let you know when you can continue. Thanks! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 21:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

alright, sounds good! Dang tho. Let me know and I'll get right back to it. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 13:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey, I, um, undid all your edits because they broke the template haha. I guess this was more complex that I thought! Don't worry, I'll finish them myself over time. I'm more experienced than I thought it seems! Thanks for trying to help anyways! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:52, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewing them, it seems you were not isolating the link correctly and leaving there some HTML elements that closed other open HTML elements that weren't finished! It did look, interesting, at least! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:55, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
:::So sorry about that, I noticed those random Html elements. Thought they were part of the bug. oops. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 22:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

::::No worries! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

==My Mistakes==
=== Your signature is in violation of {{w|WP:SIGAPP}} ===

Hey, I wanted to let you know that your current signature doesn't follow {{w|WP:SIGAPP}} (specifically the first bullet point). Kindly change it. Thanks. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 12:48, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Changed to 14pt. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 13:02, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

:Any height that's taller than the other text on the page disrupts the way that surrounding text displays. 14 px is no better. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 13:25, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

FINE --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 15:14, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

:That still disrupts the page flow... I think you signature is already more eye-catching than any other signature on this entire wiki, why do you want to increase its height too? --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:19, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
:: I thought the issue was the height? Doesn't the wiki use 12pt font, which that Sig is? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 15:27, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
:::I don't know, I just noticed that it does increase the space between two lines. It might be the superscript's fault then. Well, at least the current one is much better than before. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:49, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

=== Mass-deleting links ===

Hay, just letting you know that maybe you've misunderstood the "incomplete" notice. You shouldn't delete every link on the page ''until there are no links left'', but rather include these links, if they're helpful, directly into the explanation, as explained in [[explain xkcd:Editor FAQ#ref|the editor faq]]. Thanks! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:09, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

===Creating someone's User pages, without being asked===
In short, not worth the bother. You were helped, above, because you asked (and now, obviously, have become capable of doing the creation yourself, within a very short time). But this wiki is littered with "Welcome, I created your User pages for you" (including for IPs, which is particularly unuseful), where the user concerned has not then used them. However active an editor they are, if they don't know/care about them then it's effort done for nothing. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.130|172.70.86.130]] 08:50, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
:Yup, I also pointed it out. In case you missed my reply to your message, here's a copy:
:”It's relevant to note that we only create User pages when people explicitly ask for them. On the other hand, User talk pages are created if you want to talk to that specific member privately."--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:03, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry about that. Just trying to help! --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:34, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

=== NEWS ===

Hey uhhh does anyone know about [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/science/randall-munroe-xkcd-science-textbook.html this]? Should we make explanations for these?
--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 20:48, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Google's Ai says there are multiple exclusive comics for the textbook, but I've only been able to find Inside Body, shown here: [[File:Inside Body.jpg]]

:Just so you know, the standard method for announcing something, big or small, to the community is to create a post in te community portal. Just so you don't have to copy and paste every message and reach a wider audience. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:50, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

=== Why [...] is DSBContribs a thing? ===

Did you seriously have to create a page in the main namespace with the sole purpose of redirecting to your user contributions page?

Firstly, the main namespace is supposed to be on-topic. Why, you may ask? Because "DSBContribs" literally appears in the search results for "D" alongside "DSBSig/sandbox" (???), right between DNE (comic #259) and Danger Mnemonic (comic #2487).

User specific stuff should really go as sub-pages of your user page, and nothing is stopping you from directly linking to your contribs page in your signature instead of using a pointless redirect.

As I've read more of your talk page I've realised you're [...] [[Special:Contributions/86.143.223.93|86.143.223.93]] 13:48, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

:Highly disagree on the tone but agree with the message. I redacted the message and scheduled both for deletion, use your user page for this. thanks! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 19:38, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

::Sorry about this. At the time, I did not know subpages even existed. Thank you random IP for the advice, even if slightly unhinged, and thank you FaviFake for getting to those deletions. I would have done those deletions eventually. I created DSBContribs to save characters on my signiature, assuming that the pages would not show up on the search (linking to special:contributions:DollarStoreBa'al is much longer than linking to DSBContribs). Evidently, I was wrong. I created DSBSIG/sandbox while trying to create a sandbox page and being stupid. That was me trying to work out the wikitext to create a signature. I have perfected my signature now, and these pages are no longer needed. The 'FINE' comment was meant to be a joke. Maybe that would have worked better with a rolling eyes emoji and an 'ugh'. I will be putting this into the 'my mistakes' section of my talk page as this was definitely a mistake. Thanks for bringing my attention to this! Gratefully yours, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 05:01, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

::: By the way, I looked at your little message Mr. IP man. First, I see where you're coming from. I am a little bit immature, this is true. However, this should probably come as an expectation with someone going into 9th grade. This has been acknowledged on my user page and my comment on 3123. Please do your research. Second, swears are fine for basically all purposes EXCEPT to insult people. The fact that you are willing to insult someone who you think is an 8-year-old shows how mature you truly are. Maybe you are the one who should, as you put it 'grow the fuck up'. Thank you, and have a good day. Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 05:01, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

:::: Hi, it's me (on a different IP because I'm at home now).
:::: I'm sorry for being so aggressive in my original comment, I thought you were a grown adult, not a teen. ("think is an 8-year old" is incorrect btw, I was saying you were "acting like an 8 year old", but that itself was too harsh).
:::: I made stupid mistakes too when I was around your age, and I should have assumed good faith rather than take such an aggressive tone.
:::: Sorry for that, and good luck with school! [[Special:Contributions/90.219.64.93|90.219.64.93]] 13:50, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

::::: I accept your apology with open arms. I truly hope we can work together to improve the wiki in the future. Best regards, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 19:11, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

=== Possessive and contracted "its"/"it's". ===

This also confused me, oh so many years ago. Then I was given a handy way of knowing ''which'' was the exception, which has served me well, and I've never had to second-guess myself. (Naturally, I've probably typoed/thinkoed it wrong, unconsciously... But since then I've never had a moment of doubt when I've deliberately kept myself/others correct.) Maybe it'll help you. - I tried to summarise it in the edit I made to the message concerned, but ''not enough space'' to do it justice...
#The possessive version is "its". It is one of a number of "irregular possessives", "his" instead of "him's"/, "hers" instead of "her's", "theirs" instead of "they's"/"them's".
#*Basically all the very common and basic pronoun-based possessives that (as I think of it, although not entirely correctly) were added to the language ''long before'' anybody actually tried to regularise the use of possessives, so just stuck that way. If it belongs to "him", "her", "me" "you", "us", "them" ''and'' "it", you're in the realms of using a completely irregular possessive, none of which use apostrophes.
#*''Personally'', I think that "one" (the equally 'basic', IMO, impersonal pronoun) should be included in that. Not for the likes of {{w|Ones' complement}} (that's belonging to (a number of) digit-ones), but in the "{{w|One (pronoun)|one}} is speaking sense. But (as noted in that last link), it isn't. So don't do that.
#This leaves the contractive version as the one that uses the apostrophe. With two interesting caveats:
#*There ''are'' irregular contractions. The word "forecastle" contracts to "fo'c'sle" or "fo'c's'le", which is a lot more overkill than other similarly complicated contractions. And "will not" becomes "won't" (or, some suggest, just "wont", though that's also a different word), despite not having the right set of letters in the right order to remain after (at least) the "not"->"n't" contraction.
#*In reporting speech, where someone says "it's just something I want to say", use it without fear. But, when writing, I find that (except for ''very'' casual use, essentially speaking in text ...or of course when tending to write in abbreviations/limited space) it's{{asic}} just much better to write "it is", in full. Can't(cannot) be written wrong, couldn't(/could not) be read wrong.
#Oh, and then theres "its'", the plural-(non-irregular-)possessive, which ''could'' be used in certain circumstances... "There are loads of ''its'' in this text, without apostrophes... please check that each ''its''' punctuation is correct!". But... not a common occurance. (Far less than "belonging to the word 'it'", the sole reason to use possessive "it's".) ;)

...TL;DR;, irregular possesive "its" because of all the other irregular possessive pronouns that have words of their own. And you might just find it easier to uncontract "it's", most of the time, ''especially'' if you're still not entirely sure about it. (Or, perhaps, you're happy to not let go of such a minor degree of gravitas, and it's not transcriped real-world enunciation, which might even feature such monstrosities as "couldn't've" as the contraction of "could not have"!)

Don't know if that helps, or is understandable, but there you are. Overexplained and overly rambling, as it is..! [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 21:51, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

:While you have way too much time on your hands, it'sn't (it is not) hard to understand, so thank you! As I said, it's basically my only grammatical flaw, so this helps tremendously. Damn my brain and its grammatical irregularities. Its a pleasure to talk with you! Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 00:40, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

::Definitely didn't just make a mistake on an it's. After reading a full page worth of why not to. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 00:44, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

==excuse me==

but it appears you have discovered that I was a spammer in a past account or maybe this account. who's to say anymore? anyway i'm trying to fix that hehe [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:02, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

==template==

What is a template? What’s a {{Trout}} and {{Whale}}?
 
If it looks weird, click edit [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 12:20, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

: I'm assuming you're asking what a template is and not about sea life. Templates are basically shortcuts that we use for commonly used things. For example, <nowiki>{{cn}}</nowiki> creates {{cn}}. You can create one pretty easily. I made those because they're commonly used on Wikipedia, and wanted to transfer them here. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:41, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

::how can I create one? [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 13:21, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:::Here's something that may be able to help: {{AprilFoolsHelp}} --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:43, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

::::thxxxxxxxxx [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 13:46, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:::::You are very welcome! I hope you are excited to start contributing to the wiki! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:46, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

::::::By the way, please don't be afraid to ask me any questions at all. If I can, I will help! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 13:48, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:::::::{{Thx$store}}, which is <nowiki>{{Thx$store}}</nowiki> (if I can call you that)

==Template Tips==
Ok. Sorry, needed to get that out of my system. Thank you for the supplement. Truly. It's a good warning. Just please don't start randomly insulting people towards the end. This is a wiki. Speak the facts, and nothing more. In this case, the facts are:
*Templates are easy to create.
*It's useful to learn from other templates.
Those are the facts. Now, you're done. Don't go on to insult them about how they're too stupid to do something useful.
:No insult intended, no mention at all of stupidity, just the obvious eagerness. Tried only to give caution not to run before you've learnt how (and, ideally, where) to walk. All edits show up, to anyone looking. The initial query had not been answered, when I started the reply, and I had to hastily rewrite things to fit back in on the end.
:To the above, I'd add:
:*Know what purpose your template will have.
:That way you're less likely to create something that you later regret, give or take a rename/delete. (If you want anything totally deleted, it may take a long time, a meanwhile you can only edit it 'clear', but still findable and the history checkable.) Most templates are ''not'' there to add pictures of sealife, but to grease the wheels of common (or not so common) Explanation page scenarios. And we might even thank you for a good shortcut for something we maybe never realised was needed before.
:For a more technical 'manual', {{w|Help:A quick guide to templates}} might be a useful next read, and from there jump around into other Help: items. There's a lot you ''can'' do, though you certainly won't want to use it all right from the start. Take your time and know ''why'' you're doing something, as well as ''what'.
:Good luck for the future, I've probably said as much as you need me to say for now. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.246.73|82.132.246.73]] 17:39, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:While this is very useful, it would be nice if you posted this on [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!]]'s talk page. He's the one learning the ropes, and it would probably be very useful to him. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 17:47, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

==Requests/favors==
If you need anything done, reach out to me! I'll let you know what I can do to help you! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 19:49, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi [[User:DollarStoreBa'al | DollarStoreBa'al]], are you good enough to have the link to my user page? [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!| Aprilfoolsupdate!]]([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 01:57, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

:Done! --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al|'''''My life choices''''']] 15:56, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

==Hello again Darling :D==
I'm back after the summer hello sir O) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 13:59, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-08-26T13:59:29Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-05-07T14:13:53Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
| caption = heheheheh
| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
}}

{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Hello, I am a nerd who likes demons.
:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:I'm currently editing under the pseudonym Lyall Deere.

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

:Snorbbler jumpscare

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User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-05-07T14:12:37Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: Undo revision 376578 by Definitely Bill Cipher (talk)

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
| caption = heheheheh
| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
}}

{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:I'm currently editing under the pseudonym Lyall Deere.

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

:Snorbbler jumpscare

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User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-05-07T14:12:17Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
| caption = heheheheh
| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
}}

{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:I'm currently editing under the pseudonym Lyall Deere.

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

:Snorbbler jumpscare

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3078: Anchor Bolts

2025-05-07T14:11:05Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{comic
| number = 3078
| date = April 18, 2025
| title = Anchor Bolts
| image = anchor_screws_2x.png
| imagesize = 381x326px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = The biggest expense was installing the mantle ducts to keep the carbonate-silicate cycle operating.
}}

==Explanation==
The comic displays a cross-section of a subduction zone, with an anchor bolt connecting the two tectonic plates. Sudden shifts in the positions of tectonic plates relative to each other is a major cause of earthquakes, especially the largest ones. {{w|anchor bolt|Anchor bolts}} are used to secure an item in place, for instance to attach a building to its foundation. In earthquake prone areas, anchor bolts are often used to secure furniture so it won't slide or jump around during a tremor, potentially creating a hazard. The joke is that, instead of settling for an engineering solution that minimizes the consequences of an earthquake, geophysicists have applied the solution to prevent earthquakes from happening. The caption facetiously expresses frustration that the geophysicists have taken this long to address the earthquake problem at its source. The simple infeasibility of this project is another part of the joke.

{{w|Subduction}} is a geologic process in which two {{w|Plate tectonics|plates}} of planetary {{w|lithosphere}} converge, and one is dragged under the other. The Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates. They slowly move across the surface at a few centimeters per year, although the rate is nonuniform across plates. Where they collide, the denser plate gets dragged under the less dense plate, in a process called subduction. {{w|Earthquake|Earthquakes}} are common at subduction zones, and subduction can also lead to volcanic activity. An "anti-subduction anchor bolt" would aim to stop the process of subduction and the movement of plate tectonics as a whole.

A round head bolt is screwed in through both the oceanic lithosphere and the continental crust from the bottom up, with a plain washer on either side, and a wing nut tightened at the surface. Washers are present to prevent the bolt and the wing nut from sinking into the crust, by distributing the forces over larger areas. There are several concerns not addressed in the comic with such a design. The implication that the bolt is being screwed in from the mantle side would imply that a very large bolt head was operated from inside the mantle. (There are types of nut-and-bolt system that might be easier to deploy, such as {{w|toggle bolt}}s and {{w|Molly (fastener)|mollys}}. These would have the bolt head on the Earth's surface, rather than in the mantle, and use a spreading "nut" inside the Earth. They wouldn't require conducting enormous operations from below, "merely" a large hole bored from above.) As of the time of posting of the comic, {{w|Kola Superdeep Borehole|humans have not drilled a hole through a continental crust}}, still less deployed large vehicles in the mantle. In addition, the presence of wing nuts, fasteners that are designed to be able to be screwed in by hand, implies work done by a larger being that has appendages able to use the wing nut. The bolt itself would be a technological challenge, as well. It would need to be made to withstand the temperature of Earth's mantle, around 1000°C near the surface. At these temperatures, most commercial stainless steel used to manufacture bolts would experience noticeable strength losses. The bolt would need be around 50 km long. Moreover, as subduction zones move parallel to each other, the construction would have to withstand high shear forces, something that a bolt is rather unsuited to compared to other tools, such as rivets. On top of that, ways to alleviate stress must be sought out as if the bolt fails, it could produce a highly amplified earthquake. On top of all this, having secured the bolt, the mantle team would have sealed off their most obvious route of exit back to the surface.

In the short term, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are typically bad for those living nearby, and thus ways to prevent them happening might reduce economic risks in those areas. However, volcanic eruptions deposit nutrients in the surrounding area, enriching soils. Volcanos also release gases. The vents mentioned in the title text might replenish the nutrients and gases, replacing the benefits of eruptions. Earthquakes sometimes trigger {{w|tsunami|tsunamis}}, which create or modify beaches, and redistribute nutrients from bays and estuaries across coastal plains. So, while the immediate effects of eruptions and earthquakes can be disruptive, they also enrich the environment. Areas at risk from these "disasters" are also attractive and enriched as a result of these same events.

When plates collide but do not subduct, they often uplift, thickening or raising the crust. The {{w|Himalayas|Himalaya}} mountains, are an example. Tectonic plates spread apart as new lithosphere is formed at ridges, most of which occur under oceans. If spreading continued, but subduction was prevented by the system of anchors pictured in this cartoon, there would likely be new areas of uplift. If positioned appropriately, the mantle ducts, mentioned in the title text, might slow or stop the spreading, reducing uplift.

The title text references the {{w|Carbonate–silicate cycle|carbonate-silicate geochemical cycle}}. Briefly, subduction and subsequent heating of the global crust restores carbon dioxide and silicate rocks to the planetary surface, countering the effects of carbonate deposition and silicate rock weathering. Anchor bolts sufficient to stop plate tectonics would also stop the carbonate-silicate cycle, leading to unexpected, and likely unwelcome, changes in the surface geosphere and biosphere. (Arguably, if the carbonate cycle alone could be paused, it might be a means of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the biosphere.) To restore the cycle by an unknown mechanism, "mantle ducts" have been installed as part of the planet-wide plate anchoring system. It is stated that the mantle duct installation was the most expensive part of the project, implying greater intellectual and technical challenges than the already-massive ones associated with anchor-bolt design and deployment. It is unclear how these mantle ducts would operate in a way that does not replicate many of the issues that the anchor bolts were intended to solve.

This project would presumably render [[Beret Guy]]'s [[1388|Subduction License]] worthless.

==Transcript==
:[Panel shows Randall's usual illustration of a subduction zone: a tectonic plate subducting from the left side of the panel with water above it, and a mountain range forming on the right side of the panel on the other tectonic plate. Beneath each tectonic plate is the asthenosphere. The main difference between this image and others like it is that there is a bolt shown attaching the plates together in the subduction zone. The head of the bolt is shown in the asthenosphere below the subducting plate. There are two washers displayed, one between the bolt head and the subducting plate and one above the other above the upper plate on the side of a smaller mountain. A wing nut is positioned above this washer, with part of the bolt sticking out above the nut, higher than the tallest mountains in the panel]

:[Caption below the panel:]
:Good news: Geophysicists are '''''finally''''' installing Earth's required anti-subduction anchor bolts.

==Trivia==
In the [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/archive/0/00/20250419063115%21anchor_screws_2x.png original version of the comic], the caption said "anti-subduction anchor '''screws'''" instead of "anti-subduction anchor '''bolts'''". The title of the comic was also changed, from "Anchor Screws" to "Anchor Bolts". The original comic image and title can be seen on an [https://web.archive.org/web/20250419024242/https://xkcd.com/3078/ archived version] of the [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] site. The fastener illustrated is indeed a {{w|Bolt (fastener)|bolt}} (with a {{w|Wingnut (hardware)|wing nut}}), not a screw. A screw has a pointed end and is drilled into a hole that is smaller than the diameter of the screw; the pressure caused by its {{w|screw thread|thread}} and screw head binds two objects together. A screw does not need a nut to go with it.

A bolt has a flat end, and it goes into a hole that is larger than the diameter of the bolt; it needs a nut which, when fixed onto the bolt and tightened, together with the head creates the pressure that binds the two objects together. Because a nut is used to create pressure, "bolt" is a more correct term than "screw", although it is very common to talk of 'screws' for [[1474: Screws|screw-headed]] bolts which attach panels (with non-threaded holes) against a substrate which incorporates a 'nut-like' threaded hole within it (or a nut encapsulated and held non-rotating in the backing plate's recess), even though they are also flat-faced at the thread-end and not self-tapping.

Or, for a differently worded definition, {{w|Screw#Differentiation between bolt and screw|see here}}.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Subduction]]
[[Category:Geology]]
[[Category:Comics edited after their publication]]

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-05-07T14:02:50Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

Hi! Talk here if you want, my life is ever-changing. swears are fine :)

==General Chitchat and such==
Hey, as per your comment on [[Main Page#Create my user page]], I created your pages. Welcome to the wiki! Please always remember to sign your comments with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and ask in the [[explain xkcd:Community portal|Community portal]] if you don't know something. If you want, you can read the [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_upload_pictures_or_create_pages.3F|the Editor FAQ]]! Welcome. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:02, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 19:11, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:hi btw :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:11, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
::hello, how are you doing this fine morning, my dear fellow? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:03, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

==Hiyo==
:I'm trying to lurk less and be friendly so I just thought I'd ah drop in :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:53, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:: Bello. me editor guy who edit much. edit fun! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:::hahahahaha edit fun indeed. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:20, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
::::Question: How do you add those user boxes that you have on your page? Those would be nice to have. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:52, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::copy and paste this and remove the nowiki tag:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = alastor jumpscare | info = [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|This user has a pet cannibal deer.]] | float = left}}</nowiki> and replace it with what you desire, for example:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = ;) | info = [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|This user _____ ]] | float = left}}</nowiki>

[[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:50, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

::::::Dude thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 13:48, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::::You're very welcome dear. WEE WOO [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:18, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

==Wow==
Am I so cool that I got a mention on your user page just because I showed you how to make userboxes? I mean, if I am... thanks. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:44, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
:Yes. Yes you are. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:43, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::YAY TYSM i will get you free jambalaya for you immediately due to that (if you're into that) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

::: No need. Also, I see you're from Louisiana. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 03:44, 29 March 2025 (UTC)]]
::::Haha or maybe I just like jambalaya :). Also you are not 4029 hHHA [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:17, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

==The 5s and Es and Os==
Reply to this if you've figured out what the meaning of the thingy on my user page is.
:it's base 3 [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 09:07, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:: :O [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:31, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:: Nope! I'll give you a hint: talk to sam. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 14:33, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
https://voca.ro/1Akmh0zRqa8Q [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 16:02, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:uhhh...[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 20:41, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
::sorry, that's not it. Don't know what to say to that.[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:54, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

You have one week! Hint: beep boooop --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 16:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

== Want to do some repetitive work? ==

Hey dollar, I noticed you're very active here! I don't have a ton of time, but I recently overhauled the template {{tl|comic}} to add many new features. While we figure out [[Header text]], would you be interested in editing the contents of about 50 pages (the early xkcd comics) to make these new features work? It's a lot of repetitive work, you'd just need to make the same small edits on 50 pages. (If you're interested in why the OG comics were in a different order, see [[LiveJournal]]). Just let me know and I'll finish the documentation for the template! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:13, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:What exactly would I be doing to get these features to work? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

::If it isn't super-complex wikitext things I can totally help! --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]] 19:21, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Right so you'd just need to move things around and remove some useless code. This process adds a second white navigation bar at the bottom to browse the OG comics in the original order.
[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1:_Barrel_-_Part_1&diff=374851&oldid=373457 You can follow this example]. The steps are:

Start from [[4|comic number 4]]:
#Based on the short sentence written above the explanation, add "ognumber =", "ogprev =", and "ognext =" (so the navbar can work)
#Add "oglink =", and move ONLY the link from "before" to "oglink" (so from HTTPS://..... until the end of the link, move that to "oglink")
#Now, from the edit preview, copy the original title.
#Delete everything in "before =" now that you moved the link
#Add "ogtitle =" and paste the original title that you copied.
#Finally, in "titletext", add two couples of apostrophes (<nowiki>''</nowiki>) in these places: https://imgur.com/a/BewKKr1
#Now save the changes, and click the new white "Next >" button you just created to go to the next one!
And you're done! It's much simpler when you try it. Of course you don't have to do it, feel free to work on the header text! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 20:41, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

me am do. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)com/wiki/index.php/S--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)pecial:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 20:51, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:Oh and I added friendly errors for when you forget to add one of the "og" labels. Just note that if you don't provide "ognumber", the cool white navbar won't show up. Remember to always insert a pipe before a label, like this "'''|''' ognumber =". And once you get to comic 55 you're done! That's the last one --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 20:58, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I don't really understand where I'm supposed to put these. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 21:01, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Nevermind, I got this. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 21:05, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
:Erm nope the OGnumber, OGprev, and OGnext you should take from the first sentence above the explanation. For example [[24]] says it's sixth. Anyways, I found a pretty big bug in the template, so I guess we should stop until it's fixed. The Original title doesn't show up! Arghhh! I'll fix it.
:I'll let you know when you can continue. Thanks! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 21:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

alright, sounds good! Dang tho. Let me know and I'll get right back to it. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al | Converse]][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa%27al My life choices] 13:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey, I, um, undid all your edits because they broke the template haha. I guess this was more complex that I thought! Don't worry, I'll finish them myself over time. I'm more experienced than I thought it seems! Thanks for trying to help anyways! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:52, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewing them, it seems you were not isolating the link correctly and leaving there some HTML elements that closed other open HTML elements that weren't finished! It did look, interesting, at least! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:55, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
:::So sorry about that, I noticed those random Html elements. Thought they were part of the bug. oops. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 22:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

::::No worries! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:05, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

=My Mistakes=
=== Your signature is in violation of {{w|WP:SIGAPP}} ===

Hey, I wanted to let you know that your current signature doesn't follow {{w|WP:SIGAPP}} (specifically the first bullet point). Kindly change it. Thanks. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 12:48, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Changed to 14pt. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 13:02, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

:Any height that's taller than the other text on the page disrupts the way that surrounding text displays. 14 px is no better. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 13:25, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

FINE --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 15:14, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

:That still disrupts the page flow... I think you signature is already more eye-catching than any other signature on this entire wiki, why do you want to increase its height too? --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:19, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
:: I thought the issue was the height? Doesn't the wiki use 12pt font, which that Sig is? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |DollarStoreBa'al]][[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']][[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 15:27, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
:::I don't know, I just noticed that it does increase the space between two lines. It might be the superscript's fault then. Well, at least the current one is much better than before. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:49, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

=== Mass-deleting links ===

Hay, just letting you know that maybe you've misunderstood the "incomplete" notice. You shouldn't delete every link on the page ''until there are no links left'', but rather include these links, if they're helpful, directly into the explanation, as explained in [[explain xkcd:Editor FAQ#ref|the editor faq]]. Thanks! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:09, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

===Creating someone's User pages, without being asked===
In short, not worth the bother. You were helped, above, because you asked (and now, obviously, have become capable of doing the creation yourself, within a very short time). But this wiki is littered with "Welcome, I created your User pages for you" (including for IPs, which is particularly unuseful), where the user concerned has not then used them. However active an editor they are, if they don't know/care about them then it's effort done for nothing. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.130|172.70.86.130]] 08:50, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
:Yup, I also pointed it out. In case you missed my reply to your message, here's a copy:
:”It's relevant to note that we only create User pages when people explicitly ask for them. On the other hand, User talk pages are created if you want to talk to that specific member privately."--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:03, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry about that. Just trying to help! --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:34, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

==excuse me==

but it appears you have discovered that I was a spammer in a past account or maybe this account. who's to say anymore? anyway i'm trying to fix that hehe [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:02, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

3076: The Roads Both Taken

2025-04-15T15:06:37Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{comic
| number = 3076
| date = April 14, 2025
| title = The Roads Both Taken
| image = the_roads_both_taken_2x.png
| imagesize = 361x362px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = When you worry that you're missing out on something by not making both choices simultaneously by quantum superposition, that's called phomo.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Simultaneously created by and not created by SCHRÖDINGER'S LYRICIST - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

This comic is a parody of the first and fourth stanzas of {{w|Robert_Frost|Robert Frost's}} 1915 poem {{w|The_Road_Not_Taken|"The Road Not Taken"}}. The joke is that, while the human narrator of Frost's poem (presumably Frost himself), confronted with two paths, could only take one of them, and is left to contemplate the consequences of his choice, the photonic narrator of the parody, thanks to {{w|Quantum_superposition|quantum physics}}, is not compelled to choose one path over the other, and is left to contemplate the {{w|Wave_interference#Quantum_interference|consequences of that choice}}.

The title text humorously conflates FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), the human concern over lost opportunities from choosing one path over another (or choosing neither) with PHOMO (presumably PHOton Missing Out), the photonic concern over lost opportunities from choosing both paths at once, instead of one only, or none.

This comic was posted on April 14, [https://www.quantum.gov/happy-world-quantum-day-2025 World Quantum Day].

{| class="wikitable"
!Original stanza
!Parody
!Explanation
|-
|Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And ''sorry I could not travel'' both ''And'' be one traveler, ''long I stood'' ''And looked down one'' as far as I could ''To where it bent'' in the undergrowth;
|Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And ''so of course I traveled'' both ''Though'' be one traveler, ''still I could'' ''Explore down both'' as far as I could ''Beyond the bends'' in the undergrowth;
|This may be possible due to the fact that photons are light particles.
|-
|I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took ''the one less travelled by,'' And that has made ''all the difference.''
|I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took ''them both and recombined,'' And that has made ''interference.''
|
|}

The parody maintains the same rhyme scheme as the original, ABAAB, except for the fourth line of the last stanza. "recombined" doesn't rhyme with "sigh" and "I", although it shares the vowel in the last syllable (this is a form of {{w|assonance}}.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

:[A photon recites a poem:]
:Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
:And so of course I traveled both
:Though be one traveler, still I could
:Explore down both as far as I could
:Beyond the bends in the undergrowth...

:...I shall be telling this with a sigh
:Somewhere ages and ages hence:
:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
:I took them both and recombined,
:And that has made interference.

:[Caption below the panel:]
:Photon poetry

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Physics]]

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-04-09T14:31:11Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* The 5s and Es and Os */

==General Chitchat and such==
Hey, as per your comment on [[Main Page#Create my user page]], I created your pages. Welcome to the wiki! Please always remember to sign your comments with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and ask in the [[explain xkcd:Community portal|Community portal]] if you don't know something. If you want, you can read the [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_upload_pictures_or_create_pages.3F|the Editor FAQ]]! Welcome. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:02, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 19:11, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:hi btw :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:11, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
::hello, how are you doing this fine morning, my dear fellow? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:03, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

==Advice, Suggestions, etc.==
===Creating someone's User pages, without being asked===
In short, not worth the bother. You were helped, above, because you asked (and now, obviously, have become capable of doing the creation yourself, within a very short time). But this wiki is littered with "Welcome, I created your User pages for you" (including for IPs, which is particularly unuseful), where the user concerned has not then used them. However active an editor they are, if they don't know/care about them then it's effort done for nothing. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.130|172.70.86.130]] 08:50, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
:Yup, I also pointed it out. In case you missed my reply to your message, here's a copy:
:”It's relevant to note that we only create User pages when people explicitly ask for them. On the other hand, User talk pages are created if you want to talk to that specific member privately."--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:03, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry about that. Just trying to help! --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:34, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

==Hiyo==
:I'm trying to lurk less and be friendly so I just thought I'd ah drop in :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:53, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:: Bello. me editor guy who edit much. edit fun! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:::hahahahaha edit fun indeed. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:20, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
::::Question: How do you add those user boxes that you have on your page? Those would be nice to have. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:52, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::copy and paste this and remove the nowiki tag:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = alastor jumpscare | info = [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|This user has a pet cannibal deer.]] | float = left}}</nowiki> and replace it with what you desire, for example:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = ;) | info = [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|This user _____ ]] | float = left}}</nowiki>

[[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:50, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

::::::Dude thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 13:48, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::::You're very welcome dear. WEE WOO [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:18, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

==Wow==
Am I so cool that I got a mention on your user page just because I showed you how to make userboxes? I mean, if I am... thanks. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:44, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
:Yes. Yes you are. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:43, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::YAY TYSM i will get you free jambalaya for you immediately due to that (if you're into that) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

::: No need. Also, I see you're from Louisiana. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 03:44, 29 March 2025 (UTC)]]
::::Haha or maybe I just like jambalaya :). Also you are not 4029 hHHA [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:17, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

==The 5s and Es and Os==
Reply to this if you've figured out what the meaning of the thingy on my user page is.
:it's base 3 [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 09:07, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:: :O [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:31, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-04-08T14:19:14Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* Wow */

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-04-08T14:17:40Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* Wow */

==General Chitchat and such==
Hey, as per your comment on [[Main Page#Create my user page]], I created your pages. Welcome to the wiki! Please always remember to sign your comments with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and ask in the [[explain xkcd:Community portal|Community portal]] if you don't know something. If you want, you can read the [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_upload_pictures_or_create_pages.3F|the Editor FAQ]]! Welcome. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:02, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 19:11, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:hi btw :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:11, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
::hello, how are you doing this fine morning, my dear fellow? [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:03, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

==Advice, Suggestions, etc.==
===Creating someone's User pages, without being asked===
In short, not worth the bother. You were helped, above, because you asked (and now, obviously, have become capable of doing the creation yourself, within a very short time). But this wiki is littered with "Welcome, I created your User pages for you" (including for IPs, which is particularly unuseful), where the user concerned has not then used them. However active an editor they are, if they don't know/care about them then it's effort done for nothing. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.130|172.70.86.130]] 08:50, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
:Yup, I also pointed it out. In case you missed my reply to your message, here's a copy:
:”It's relevant to note that we only create User pages when people explicitly ask for them. On the other hand, User talk pages are created if you want to talk to that specific member privately."--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:03, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry about that. Just trying to help! --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:34, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

==Hiyo==
:I'm trying to lurk less and be friendly so I just thought I'd ah drop in :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:53, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:: Bello. me editor guy who edit much. edit fun! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:::hahahahaha edit fun indeed. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:20, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
::::Question: How do you add those user boxes that you have on your page? Those would be nice to have. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:52, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::copy and paste this and remove the nowiki tag:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = alastor jumpscare | info = [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|This user has a pet cannibal deer.]] | float = left}}</nowiki> and replace it with what you desire, for example:

<nowiki>{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = ;) | info = [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|This user _____ ]] | float = left}}</nowiki>

[[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:50, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

::::::Dude thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 13:48, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::::You're very welcome dear. WEE WOO [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:18, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

==Wow==
Am I so cool that I got a mention on your user page just because I showed you how to make userboxes? I mean, if I am... thanks. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:44, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
:Yes. Yes you are. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 15:43, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::YAY TYSM i will get you free jambalaya for you immediately due to that (if you're into that) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

::: No need. Also, I see you're from Louisiana. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 03:44, 29 March 2025 (UTC)]]
::::Haha or maybe I just like jambalaya :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:17, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

==The 5s and Es and Os==
Reply to this if you've figured out what the meaning of the thingy on my user page is.

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-03-28T14:26:36Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

{{Userbox | border-c = #255 | border-s = 1 | info-s = 9 | id = [[File:trollface120.png|trollface120.png|45px]] | info = [[User: Definitely Bill Cipher|This user is going to invade your dreams tonight.]] | float = right}}

:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
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==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:I'm currently editing under the pseudonym Lyall Deere.

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

:Snorbbler jumpscare

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User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-03-28T14:19:51Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* Wow */

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-03-25T14:44:22Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-03-19T14:18:55Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* Hiyo */

User talk:SqueakSquawk4

2025-03-19T14:17:40Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

==Discussion of calculation of Physics Cost-Saving Tips==
:At the moment the calculation for [[2649: Physics Cost-Saving Tips]] performed by SqueakSquawk4 is included in the explanation of said comic. Here this can be discussed. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 07:01, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
{{cot|[[User:SqueakSquawk4|Calculations]]}}
{{User:SqueakSquawk4}} 
{{cob}}
That looks great! Sorry I can't talk to you on your talk page, it hasn't been created and I've always been too lazy to make an autoconfimed user. I hope you're okay with the changes in this edit. Do you mind if we subst: this into the collapse box on [[2649]] so it can be cleaned up and formatted there? Thanks for looking all that up. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.207.8|172.70.207.8]] 14:37, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
: What actually is Subst-ing? [[User:SqueakSquawk4|SqueakSquawk4]] ([[User talk:SqueakSquawk4|talk]]) 15:51, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
:: It just means copying it instead of transcluding it like a template. The advantage is it's not dependent on your userpage which is kind of nonstandard and awkward, but the disadvantage is that edits in one place won't show up in the other. [[mw:Help:Substitution]]. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.210.145|172.70.210.145]] 16:12, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
::: I actually kinda like it referencing my profile. If there's no strong reason to change it, I'd like to keep it.[[User:SqueakSquawk4|SqueakSquawk4]] ([[User talk:SqueakSquawk4|talk]]) 18:06, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
:::: No problemo! [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.50|172.69.34.50]] 23:46, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
:Hi SqueakSquawk4. I cannot validate your calculation, but given all the discussion about it, I think it is valid to include in the explanation. It is a new way to include stuff on explain xkcd, so I'm not sure about that version, but I will not oppose it. If others agree with your calculations, I think it is a great effort by you. Thanks. Have added a header, so the next who wish to write to you on other subjects, can make a new header, so not to mix up the discussions. And also included the calculation at the top, so everyone coming here knows what the fuss is about. Good job! ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 07:01, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

<s>... First, I just noticed, why did you go from 1.25 to 1.35 to 1.5 MeV? Which figure did you use for the total energy product?</s> Fixed math. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.86|172.69.34.86]] 16:53, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

== I put a broken machine into https://xkcd.com/2916/ ==

Hiya!

If you're reading this, it's probably becuase you spotted a square on https://xkcd.com/2916/ that doesn't let any balls through, which should be impossible because it can only be submitted if balls are flowing.

Put simply, what I did was take advantage of the time it takes balls to fall. The square was such that balls took a while to drop the height of the room before being accepted. I placed a "Bucket" under the dispenser, then had a fan blow the balls round the bucket and into the receptor. To get it recieved, I just had to delete the fan then paste the name into the name box and submit before they stopped falling.

Here are some screenshots I took: https://imgur.com/a/yAJ5pjM

I know this is kinda mean and I may get banned for it or something, but considering I'm writing out how I did it so Randal can prevent it I don't see it as so bad, at least I'm open about it. [[User:SqueakSquawk4|SqueakSquawk4]] ([[User talk:SqueakSquawk4|talk]]) 17:55, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

:Not gonna say that you're to blame (there's all kinds of other possible problems, even at my end), but just to note that I've been having submit-crashes (not of the browser, but of the functionality) for several goes, now. I did the "Two yellows, one green!" (see my little contribution to the Machine comic Talk) and got so far as seeing that I had Under Construction tapes above me (as well as either side and below), so maybe I was already on procedurally-dodgy territory. All solutions since then have page-crashed (gone to completely white area between the standard upper and lower comic navigation buttons) and apparently not got anywhere.
:What I'm sort of hoping is that it's a server-side issue (perhaps your 'broken machine' submission, but as likely some other cascading operational error, or even whatever it is that prompted "multiple yellow routes" to actually emerge onto a given pane) that a bit of manual tweaking at Randall's (or his collaboration team's) end will make work again once it's obvious that it's gone a bit funny.
:...also possible that it's just overloaded ''my'' browser and there's absolutely no issue (or, at least, not this one) with anyone else out there. ;)
:As for getting 'banned for this'. Well, apart from pushing the envelope a little (a very xkcdian thing to do!), I don't think there's anything to be worried about having done. It was an experiment, not malicious. And 'banning' from here won't help regards anything you did to the Machine site, and this isn't somewhere Randall comes (that we know of!), let alone involved in our business here (well, not that I've seen). If you want my opinion, as a casual observer with absollutely no say in the matter, don't worry about this. Maybe this is the kind of thing the release delay was trying to address (didn't delay long enough, for further testing!), but that's all a development/stress-testing issue, not a 'moderation' one. But it's been interesting, either way.
:Half minded to poke Randall and let him know ''my'' ideas for an interactive comic (sometime in the next couple of years... I see no need to rush). But there's a lot to do to make sure it even works in the sort of way that I think Randall would appreciate, even before I nudge him and see if he even ''wants'' such an unsolicited suggestion! :P [[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.31|172.70.163.31]] 21:09, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
::Not sure how I would have crashed the site, seeing as all I really did was stop the flow of balls. I saw someone on r/xkcd put the script of the Bee Movie as a name so that's more likely to have caused problems than me. I was also getting either the same or a similar fault myself on Firefox (But not Chrome) before I submitted this.
:::Oh, I'm fairly confident it wasn't as simple as stopping the flow of balls, but I just thought I'd mention my issues, whilst here. Some things seem to have started working nicely (also, for the first time I've seen the glass/award icons... they were conspicuously missing from the toolbar), although several (IMO 'award winning') solutions seem not to have stayed in the overall picture. Quite proud of some of the recent ones, especially ones where I've applied advanced hue-sorting techniques to unmix mixed balls. But looks like there's still an issue of being accepted as permanent submissions. Not 'crashing white' anymore, though. So maybe been tinkered with (to work with Firefox). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.118|162.158.74.118]] 23:58, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
::
::Also "this isn't somewhere Randall comes (that we know of!), let alone involved in our business here (well, not that I've seen)" sounds like something Randall would say if he were here and trying to be stealthy
::: I'm definitely not Ran... wait, that's what he'd say... I definitely ''am'' Randall. Darnit. He might say that too... I definitely and definitively am not definite about anything. I mean, I used to be indecisive, but now...? I'm not so sure! [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.118|162.158.74.118]] 23:58, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
::
::Btw, how did you find this? Does explainxkcd have a new edits thread? Did you see the link in the name in the comic? Genuinely, I'm curious [[User:SqueakSquawk4|SqueakSquawk4]] ([[User talk:SqueakSquawk4|talk]]) 21:54, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
::: I'm just a big fan of the "Recent changes" link over <<<thataway<<<... :P [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.118|162.158.74.118]] 23:58, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

== né/born ==

Wikipedia is inconsistent, itself. The page for {{w|Bill Clinton}} cheerfully uses it (ok, in linked form, perhaps that link could have been given when first written here), keeping "born for the birthdate alone. Some of the others go with "born as, <birthdate>", or similar contraction. And you find "neé" widely used (not exclusively... Hillary C. is "neé"d, Melania T. goes with "born", etc).

Maybe it's just not an American thing as much as (formally?) it can be/has been over here in Britain. My mother was, for a while, listed in the Guiness Book Of Records. We still have an edition of the book where it lists her, as a holder, in "Her Name (neé Birthname)" format. She attained the record (and improved upon it twice) before her marriage to my father, and did not earn any newer entry afterwards, so I don't know what process led to Guiness learning of the need to update her listing accordingly... it being more than fifty years ago, I doubt anyone will remember precisely, and maybe these days a contemporary version of my mother(-to-be) would be more inclined to not bother with a name-change at all. And maybe the US edition of this 1970s GBOR was retypeset in US editing style for internationali[s|z]ed printing.

Apart from a bride's changed name (or both brides, in a mutual switcheroo/double-barelling, in more modern marriages), I remember a girl at primary school whose surname changed due to her mother (re-?)marrying, but it seemed unremarkable to us and I don't know the full context that the adult world might have been interested in during the '70s.

Double-barelling was never really a thing around my area/amongst my 'class'. Ditto, you'd not get any "Jr." offspring of Same Names Father, never mind "...the Third". Middle names also seemed rare. A childhood friend had one, but I think I only really found that out ''because'' we were best buds and the "not exactly embarrrassing, but not proud of" detail came out in conversation some time. No such "John F. Kennedy" or "L. Ron Hubbard" pride of bearing even just an initial, round these parts.)

I only personally know of one male-equivalent where he changed ''his'' surname to ''hers''. (His name, ten letters, conceivably he never liked it due to fictional connotations; hers, being six letters, far more 'normal'.) But I never really have encountered any context or attempt to explain that with a "born." or "né." annotation, I know I had to spend time making sure his corporate login/email details were 'corrected', but with a redirect from the old mail-id to catch legacy contacts. And if we were talking of trans-community "deadnames", then we'd ideally at most note it (as much as required to) then from then on honour only the {{w|Jan Morris|newly chosen name}} out of politeness and honest regard.

...ok, so don't mind me. Spotted the edit (you can guess which), and I've no vested interest in undoing it or even compromising between both opinions, but my intention was to point out that (some) people do indeed know what it means, and I had noticed that the Wikipedia hive-mind does indeed (inconsistently, but not infrequently) use that shorthand. Depending upon where the OE of this article's previous style started from, possibly they adopted the first 'house style' they picked up upon from the wikisource. Starting with another bibliographical page they might have used a whole two extra characters per necessary article! The rest of my ramblings are just illustrative of some of my own experiences (not much to be said w.r.t. my own marriage, pretty much as you'd expect, given my age) because I think you deserve a bit of entertainment rather than an apparent short sharp lecture (which was never my intent).

And, naturally, I expect other people to have other local realities. Randall Patrick Munroe has a middle name, for example, and doubtless he's used to his contemporaries having one (or more). (It has been said that if the Second Amemndment had excluded anyone with middle names, it might have prevented many of the US political assasinations (inc. attempts) from happening. ;) Wilkes, Harvey, Leon, Earl, Matthew...! Of course, this might just be because nobody in the US who can afford a gun is too poor to have been given extra names. :p ) Oh, I hope you realise, by now, that I'm trying to amuse you (and anyone else passing by) as much as to be informative, not at all to be provocative. Gonna have to just imagine that I've made you at least smile a little, along the way. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.195.115|172.69.195.115]] 13:29, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

==HI KID==
Okay, okay. I saw that picture of me on the scream cipher comic- lemme tell ya, that was gold. And you know I like to buy gold and all that... P.S: Wanna shake my hand? [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:17, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Talk:3054: Scream Cipher

2025-03-19T14:15:13Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

Anyone know a good free all-language OCR tool to help with the transcript? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.67.156|172.69.67.156]] 17:30, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
: Found one here: https://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/diacritics.htm [[User:MeZimm|MeZimm]] ([[User talk:MeZimm|talk]]) 17:52, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

The written cipher is very interesting, but where can I hear recordings of the spoken form? [[Special:Contributions/Rockymountain|Rockymountain]] 17:31, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL4piuUn5nc Here ya go.] [[User:MeZimm|MeZimm]] ([[User talk:MeZimm|talk]]) 17:54, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Are Cueball and Megan millenials? Who else would text greetings when they're standing right next to each other? [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 17:38, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
:They could be texting other people. [[User:B_for_brain|B for brain]] ([[User_talk:B_for_brain|talk]]) ([https://www.youtube.com/@bforbrain youtube channel] [https://bforbrain.weebly.com/ wobsite (supposed to be a blag)]) 19:37, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
:Engineers and cyberfolk were text messaging their neighbors rather than talking long before it was <s>cool</s> encouraged for social distancing or quarantine! It's always helpful to get a reminder not to do this. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.101|162.158.159.101]] 20:37, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
:They might not be diegetically in the same room. Comics can get weird with physical space. [[User:GreatWyrmGold|GreatWyrmGold]] ([[User talk:GreatWyrmGold|talk]]) 20:34, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Likely a pun on "stream cipher"

: Related reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_(cipher) [[Special:Contributions/172.68.26.229|172.68.26.229]] 17:46, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

A̦ÅÄ ẠÂÅȀ, A̓A̅ ȀÅÄĂA̱ ȦÁ ÂÁAĂĂA̦ A̮ÄÂÂA̦ A̓A̮ ȀÁ A̱A̓A̱ A ÀÁÂÃA̓ÅÂ ÅA̮ A̅A̰A̓Ã A̭AA̋Á A̓Â A̅A̰A̓Ã ÃA̅A̦ĂÁ! [[User:MeZimm|MeZimm]] ([[User talk:MeZimm|talk]]) 17:50, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

:The Wikifunction [https://www.wikifunctions.org/view/en/Z22728 from Scream] returns "YOU KNOW, JA̅ WOULD BE NEALLY FUNNY JF WE DJD A VENSJON OF A̅HJS A̭AGE JN A̅HJS SA̅YLE!". Hmmm... [[User:Mwarren|Mwarren]] ([[User talk:Mwarren|talk]]) 19:04, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

::The page you link to came into existence 7 minutes after I had posted this comment ;) I was doing it all manually, using [https://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/diacritics.htm this page] and best-guess attempts to interpret what Randall's handwritten diacritics were meant to correspond to. [[User:MeZimm|MeZimm]] ([[User talk:MeZimm|talk]]) 19:55, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

::: updated version: "A̦ÅÄ ẠÂÅȀ, ẢĀ ȀÅÄĂA̱ ȦÁ ȂÁAĂĂA̦ A̮ÄÂÂA̦ ẢA̮ ȀÁ A̱ẢA̱ A ÀÁȂÃẢÅÂ ÅA̮ ĀA̰ẢÃ A̯AA̋Á ẢÂ ĀA̰ẢÃ ÃĀA̦ĂÁ!" [[User:MeZimm|MeZimm]] ([[User talk:MeZimm|talk]]) 20:01, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

On Wikifunctions, we implemented the two functions [https://www.wikifunctions.org/view/en/Z22725 to Scream Cipher] and [https://www.wikifunctions.org/view/en/Z22728 from Scream Cipher] --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.235|172.70.38.235]] 18:09, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

:It looks like the wikifunctions are using a different character for "D" than [https://scream-cipher.netlify.app/ the github project] linked in the explanation. Seems as though one's using U+0331 and the other's using 0332. [[User:Schiffy|Schiffy]] ([[User_talk:Schiffy|Speak to me]]|[[Special:Contributions/Schiffy|What I've done]]) 20:32, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

::Could always be made fault-tolerant, accepting both characters. If one wants to be conservative with A-candidates to save them for further alphabetical expansion, well, we might have to ask Randall for proper specification.[[Special:Contributions/172.71.160.94|172.71.160.94]] 08:42, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

Is there a logic behind the choices of the letter? I guess A̧ is for C because of the French ç and Å is pronounced like O in some Nordic languages. Also, is it A̱, A̲ or A̲ ? (or something else). [[Special:Contributions/172.71.126.50|172.71.126.50]] 18:10, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
: Seems to be mostly visual similarity. Å has an actual O shape added to it. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.110.171|172.70.110.171]] 20:19, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

I give it a week for people to make a translator to and from this cipher. [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 18:20, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

: The Wikifunctions translations above were complete at least 11 minutes ''before'' your comment and well within the goal of one week :-) . [[User:Mwarren|Mwarren]] ([[User talk:Mwarren|talk]]) 19:04, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Numbers should be variations of h and/or g. [[User:Andyd273|Andyd273]] ([[User talk:Andyd273|talk]]) 18:32, 21 February 2025 (UTC)#
:H > g [[User:SqueakSquawk4|SqueakSquawk4]] ([[User talk:SqueakSquawk4|talk]]) 18:59, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Using ''sed'' you can encode with <code>sed 's/C/A̧/g;s/D/A̱/g;s/F/A̮/g;s/G/A̋/g;s/H/A̰/g;s/J/A̓/g;s/P/A̯/g;s/Q/A̤/g;s/X/A̽/g;s/Y/A̦/g;y/BEIKLMNORSTUVWZ/ȦÁẢẠĂǍÂÅȂÃĀÄÀȀȺ/'</code> and decode with <code>sed 's/A̧/C/g;s/A̱/D/g;s/A̮/F/g;s/A̋/G/g;s/A̰/H/g;s/A̓/J/g;s/A̯/P/g;s/A̤/Q/g;s/A̽/X/g;s/A̦/Y/g;y/ȦÁẢẠĂǍÂÅȂÃĀÄÀȀȺ/BEIKLMNORSTUVWZ/'</code>. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.102|162.158.159.102]] 18:41, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
: This is really neat. I suppose `tr` might work too. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.10.242|162.158.10.242]] 16:15, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
:: I don't think `tr` can be used, at least not the most common (GNU) implementation; it doesn't do multibyte characters (and thus UTF-8 or other Unicode). [[User:Chaw|chaw]] ([[User talk:Chaw|talk]]) 20:32, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
::: You'd be able to use Perl's inbuilt equivalent tr/// (or y///) fair enough. I'd have to test for edge cases, but might or might not have to fight with /u or /l post-params (if otherwise desired), in concatonation with /i for case-insensitivity (useful for upconverting "plainText" to "CIPHERTEXT", unless you're also wanting to cater for "á" as well as "Á" in code, so that it can be restored upon decoding). There's plenty of scope for all of this, of course, well beyond the brief spec as given in the comic. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.108|162.158.74.108]] 20:47, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

It would be really funny if someone added an image of Bill Cipher screaming, with the tag "A screaming cipher". It wouldn't reall fit but it'd be funny [[User:SqueakSquawk4|SqueakSquawk4]] ([[User talk:SqueakSquawk4|talk]]) 18:59, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
:[[File:Screamingcipher.png]] I did. [[User:B_for_brain|B for brain]] ([[User_talk:B_for_brain|talk]]) ([https://www.youtube.com/@bforbrain youtube channel] [https://bforbrain.weebly.com/ wobsite (supposed to be a blag)]) 19:57, 21 February 2025 (UTC) (EDIT: WOW, that thing is MASSIVE! Can someone please downscale it because I have no idea how. You have permission to edit my comment '''''only for that.''''') (DOUBLE EDIT: Nevermind, I did it.)
:ThAT's GoLD [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 14:15, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Someone started a GitHub repo with a web-based encoded/decoder already: https://github.com/Reginald-Gillespie/StreamCipher [[User:Dlech|Dlech]] ([[User talk:Dlech|talk]]) 19:35, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

I'd almost want to edit in my repo instead of the current one because mine is objectively better, but I'm new to this and not sure if that's appropriate or not =P (I don't even know if I am commenting correctly) [[User:WKoA|WKoA]] ([[User talk:WKoA|talk]]) 00:17, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
:Look to the likes of the [[1190: Time]] comic, where several different fanbase compilations may have been given. I would anticipate that you could do a decent job of editing "This thing here does..." into "Ways of experiencing it include this [existing one] and that [yours] [with room to add more, if they add up]. Or just mention your link here, let others decide if your claims of (better?) functionality stand up enough to prompt it to be put up alongside/ahead/instead of the other. I am at least intrigued as to how you did it differently.
:And you certainly had a bit of trouble with the signing. Just add <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to the end of Talk comments and it autoreplaces. No need to go back in and edit (I added the original timestamp back in, for you, just for future reference). Unless of course you forgot to do it the first time... ;) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.178.161|172.71.178.161]] 02:41, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

I know you can decode a substitution cipher by counting letters and replacing common ones like 'E' and then filling in the rest by inspection, but what kinds of automated approaches are there? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.105|162.158.159.105]] 20:14, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

'''HEADS UP:''' I just changed A̲ (0332 COMBINING LOW LINE) to A̱ (0331 COMBINING MACRON BELOW) as encoding for "D" in the table and the transcript. Rationale: "T" is written with macron, so it's only logical to encode "D" likewise. A "low line" is longer than a macron, and looking at Randall's comic, the line below the "D" is definitely not longer than the one above "T". It would also make no sense to encode "T" with a "combining low line" as well when a single, uncombined character exists. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.114.123|172.70.114.123]] 20:29, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
: These options should all be including as different writing styles! I think the longer line makes it clearer that A̲ represents D because the ink comes nearer to forming into a closed curve. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.68|172.68.54.68]] 15:55, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

What's the American alphabet? AnAussie [[Special:Contributions/172.68.64.213|172.68.64.213]] 01:16, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
: I coined this term. What I meant by it is the alphabet used by americans from the point of view of an american cultural experience (mine), where for example a decorated word like façade is seen so infrequently that the word cedilla may be equated with the letter C. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.105|162.158.62.105]] 20:24, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

I expect to win a Turing Award for my proof this cypher is computationally equivalent to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.158.19|172.71.158.19]] 02:57, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

The page technically uses the incorrect characters for (at least) E, M, N, O, R, S, and T based on the title text shown on xkcd.com. The original title text uses two separate characters (ex. A + 0301 COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT for E), whereas the table uses the combined character (ex. 00C1 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE for E). Alternatively, my browser is just doing something weird. Not necessarily worth updating, but something I noticed when implementing the cipher. [[User:Abus|Abus]] ([[User talk:Abus|talk]]) 06:22, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
: I think it's the browser. Firefox->Page Source gives me A+COMBINING WHATEVER, but <code>w3m -dump_source https://xkcd.com/3054/ | zcat | grep 'img.*title='</code> returns single characters. The title text here on explainxkcd was copied by ''TheusafBOT''. I trust ''TheusafBOT'' and ''w3m'' to be so basic and simple that they wouldn't try to do something 'clever' with the characters, whereas I tend to suspect the multi-MB-monster Firefox messed things up. I'm just guessing, though... could maybe someone test with yet another browser - e.g. Edge or Opera? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.107|162.158.159.107]] 11:52, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
:: Argh, no, turns out ''w3m'', and also ''wget'' all return A+COMBINING THINGY, but they got merged into the single chars by my ''xterm'' when I copied them to some 'identify unicode' web page. Looking at the raw file dumped by ''wget'' I see A+COMBINING XX - I think... So I think you are right with your observation! Randall uses A+COMBINING XX for the title text on XKCD (though I really doubt that was intentional), then ''TheusafBOT'' merged the characters when it copied the text to create this page. That said, I still think using the merged chars is cleaner. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.107|162.158.159.107]] 12:20, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
::: It may be worth noting the difference somewhere, even though the merged chars are cleaner. Someone copying the characters from this page to encipher text would technically be in violation of the "spec" since Randall used the two character version in the title text. If someone wished to decipher the title text from the original XKCD, this characters on this page would fail. [[User:Abus|Abus]] ([[User talk:Abus|talk]]) 18:56, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
: unsure how to indent a sourceblock, see below [[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.167|172.68.54.167]] 16:13, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
<source>$ curl -s https://m.xkcd.com | sed -ne 's/.*id="altText">$[^<]*$<.*/\1/p' | iconv -f utf8 -t wchar_t | hexdump -C
00000000 41 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 |A...A...A...A...|
00000010 41 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 |A...A... ...A...|
00000020 20 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 03 03 00 00 41 00 00 00 | ...A.......A...|
00000030 27 03 00 00 41 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 11 03 00 00 |'...A...A.......|
00000040 41 00 00 00 26 03 00 00 20 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 |A...&... ...A...|
00000050 0c 03 00 00 41 00 00 00 0a 03 00 00 41 00 00 00 |....A.......A...|
00000060 02 03 00 00 41 00 00 00 03 03 00 00 41 00 00 00 |....A.......A...|
00000070 04 03 00 00 41 00 00 00 01 03 00 00 41 00 00 00 |....A.......A...|
00000080 11 03 00 00 20 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 |.... ...A...A...|
00000090 41 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 |A...A...A...A...|
000000a0 41 00 00 00 21 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 |A...!.......|</source>

'''TRIARESIS'''
Does anyone else view the triaresis as a missed opportunity? I'm thinking of Die Aerzte". [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_%C3%84rzte#Band_name]. Can someone insert the image of the band's logo? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.102.222|172.71.102.222]] 17:21, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
:I saw that, when following up on the actual A-diaresisand I quite like the idea that they {{tvtropes|HeavyMetalUmlaut|heavy metal umlauted}} an ''actual'' existing umlaut/diaeresis... If it weren't irrelevent to the comic (and skipped the bit at the top that actually translates the name), I might have relinked to that anchor point. But happily boosting the visibility of it here with a small reply⋯ [[Special:Contributions/172.68.205.122|172.68.205.122]] 21:31, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Yes, should encode all numbers, in binary, using 'g' and 'h' for 0 and 1.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.195|172.70.162.195]] 17:56, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
:Why g and h? I saw an early comment saying the same. Why those when letters are A? --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 18:14, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
::I presume for the "AAAAAAAAAGH!" type thing... (Although, given that a number would then be something like GHHHGGH, as a separate word, I'm not sure it'll look "AAAAAAAGH"ish.
::And is it coded as MSF (42=101010), N-bit (e.g. =00101010), BCD per digit (4=0100 2=0010 =01000010) or some other form? Plenty of scope for interpretation.
::Also, might I suggest E and I (or I and E) for it, instead..? IEIEIE EEIEIEIE EIEEEEIE! [[Special:Contributions/172.68.205.178|172.68.205.178]] 19:10, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Should "Augh" be added to the versions of screaming? Randall uses it alot, e.g. https://xkcd.com/493/, https://xkcd.com/1401/, https://xkcd.com/1388/, https://xkcd.com/1207/, https://xkcd.com/1226/, https://xkcd.com/780/, https://xkcd.com/990/ {{unsigned|Drkaii|18:06, 22 February 2025}}

ÅĂÃÃÀ ÂȦA̮Ⱥ! A̯ ȀA̦ÀȀÀȺĂ A̰ ÂÀÀẠ A̤ÀẢ AA̦ÀȀÅA̮ ǍA̦ÀĀ 2916 AÀ A̰ÄA̮ÀÄĂ A̱ÅÀ A̓A̰Ä ǍA̯ÄẠ A̓ÅA̰A̦A̰A̓AĂA̦Ⱥ ǍÀA̦ ȀȦÄA̓AȦA̰AA̯ÀÄ A̰ÄẠ ÄȦĀẢĂA̦Ⱥ AÀ A̰ẠẠ A̯ÄAÀ AÅĂ A̓A̯ȀÅĂA̦, A̰ÄẠ A̱ÅA̯AĂ ÅA̰A'Ⱥ ÅA̰A AÀ A̰ÄA̮ÀÄĂ A̱ÅÀ A̓A̰Ä ẠĂA̓A̯ȀÅĂA̦ AÅA̯Ⱥ A̯Ä 1 ĀA̯ÄȦAĂ ẢA̮ ÅA̰ÄẠ. (A̰ẢÂĀ: ĀȂA̦ A A̧ẢA̯A̰ÁȂ ĀA̰AĀ ȦÁA̋ẢÂÃ ȀẢĀA̰ ĀA̰Á ȦĂÄÁ, AÂA̱ A̱ÅÁÃ ẢĀÃ ȀÅȂẠ ȦA̦ A̱ÅẢÂA̋ A ĀȂAÂÃĂAĀẢÅÂ.)
(A̰ẢÂĀ ĀÅ ĀA̰Á A̰ẢÂĀ: ĀA̰Á ȦĂÄÁ A̧ÅÀÁȂÃ 70% ÅA̮ ĀA̰Á ȀÅȂĂA̱'Ã ÃÄȂA̮AA̧Á.) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.46|162.158.90.46]] 03:57, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Can anybody provide pronunciation notes or recordings for those 'A's which are actually used in human languages? Can we transcribe the title text and the "Hello", "Hi" from the comic in IPA or something? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.88|141.101.99.88]] 10:33, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Choose the base letters arbitrarily other than ‘A’ and we get {{w|furigana}}. [[User:物灵|物灵]] ([[User talk:物灵|talk]]) 05:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

If you accept the definition that a 'word' is a bunch of letters, surrounded by a gap, then 'xnopyt', AAAAAAJJJJJJJ [[Special:Contributions/172.68.71.111|172.68.71.111]] 15:40, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

A̰ [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.144|172.69.71.144]] 16:48, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

The Trivia "Notes" section reads like pareidolia. -- [[User:Rei|Rei]] ([[User talk:Rei|talk]]) 13:16, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

1106: ADD

2025-03-19T14:12:48Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{comic
| number = 1106
| date = September 10, 2012
| title = ADD
| image = add.png
| titletext = 20 balloons float away while I'm busy permanently tying one to a tree to deal with it for good. Unfortunately, that one balloon was 'land a rocket on the moon in Kerbal Space Program.'
}}

==Explanation==
This comic appears to be a visual representation of the thought process of someone with {{w|Attention Deficit Disorder}} or ADD (Which has been renamed to ADHD, for "{{w|Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}}"). Various of Cueball's thoughts or tasks that he must do are represented by balloons which are rising out of his reach. He holds the "math problem" balloon and grabs the "call mom" balloon, but notices "check oven" is rising out of his reach. He abandons the two balloons he holds to dive and grab the "check oven" balloon. Of course, this allows the other two to rise, presumably out of Cueball's reach, as the pullout reveals a plethora of other balloons already rising too high, some of which describe actions required to live, like balloons marked "breathe" or "drink water". This visualizes how ADHD makes it incredibly difficult to multi-task, prioritize, and continually work on one task.

Cueball quickly drops one task to take on another, only to jump to yet another task before that one is done; showing how the person with ADHD feels; that while they are focusing on one task, 20 others are getting away from them. The title text further reinforces this, noting that while committing to actually complete one task (represented by tying a balloon to a tree), 20 others floated away. The task he chose to complete is (as stereotypical for someone with ADHD), a task that results in no necessary accomplishment — the task is to land a rocket on the moon (Mun) in ''{{w|Kerbal Space Program}}'', a PC-based spaceflight simulator and video game. Additional humor comes from the fact that landing a rocket on the moon in Kerbal Space Program would require a lot of repetition through trial-and-error, making a long and involved task during which many other important tasks might be ignored normally.

In addition, the title "add" may also have a secondary meaning that Cueball feels that balloons/tasks are always being added, which does indeed feel like the case as his field of vision expands, resulting in an overwhelming experience.

{{Incomplete|Review and fix explanations for the balloons please.}}

Here is a list of all of the balloons with explanations for each
:*Parking Meter - He may be parked in a public parking area, where paying for temporary parking is common. He may need to refill the meter he is parked at or move to a new spot.
:*Taxes - Failing to pay taxes results in many different punishments, which he would almost certainly want to avoid.
:*Buy Soap - He is either out or almost out of soap and needs to buy more.
:*Phone Call - There are multiple interpretations to this. His phone may be actively ringing, or he is expecting a call. Alternatively, he may have to make a call to someone.
:*Relax - With all of his responsibilities, he needs to make time to relax.
:*Inbox - His e-mail inbox is likely filling up, and he desires to read or delete unread e-mails(see [[2389: Unread]]).
:*Clean - His house is constantly getting dirty, and he needs to clean it regularly.
:*Beat Game - There is a game he wants to beat, and he wants to make progress.
:*Feed Cat - He needs to take care of his cat every day, and like humans, cats require food.
:*Drink Water - He needs to not overstress, and drinking water helps with focus (and keeping him alive{{citation needed}}).
:*Call Mom - He probably hasn't called his mom in a while and wants to catch up with her.
:*Math Problem - Given that he is no longer in school ([[557: Students]]), he probably is not thinking about math homework, rather a phenomenon he was curious about and is using math to solve.
:*Send Card - He would like to send a card to a friend or family member who is far away from him, either living somewhere else or on vacation.
:*Check Oven (Cueball is holding this one still) - There is something in the oven and he needs to check it to make sure the food inside doesn't over- or undercook, and that his house does not burn down. Alternatively, he may be out, and is worrying about whether he turned his oven off.
:*Engine Light - The "check engine" light in a car generally refers to a non-specific engine issue which needs to be checked. This light in his car may be on, and he needs to take it to a mechanic.
:*Read - He may have chosen recently to read more, as seen in [[2005: Attention Span]].
:*Breathe - This is likely sarcastic, as people do not tend to forget to breathe{{citation needed}}.
==Transcript==

:[Cueball is holding a balloon with "Math Problem" written on it. He is running to grab a balloon labeled "Call Mom" that is floating away.]

:[Cueball is now holding both balloons, but looks over his shoulder and sees a balloon that reads "Check Oven".]
:Cueball: ''!!''

:[Cueball releases the balloons he had been holding and runs for the third.]

:[Cueball jumps for the "Check Oven" balloon and snatches it just before it is out of reach.]
:''LEAP''
:Cueball: Hah!

:[Full width panel showing 16 balloons floating away and one Cueball is holding. The balloons are different sizes and colors, and are floating at different heights. They are labeled as follows from left to right. Listed as * Label - color - height order (1 is the lowest balloon).
:*Parking Meter - blue - 11
:*Taxes - green - 3
:*Buy Soap - red - 12
:*Phone Call - green - 7
:*Relax - yellow - 6
:*Inbox - blue - 9
:*Clean - red - 13
:*Beat Game - green - 4
:*Feed Cat - yellow - 8
:*Drink Water - blue - 15
:*Call Mom - red - 2
:*Math Problem - green - 3
:*Send Card - red - 14
:*Check Oven (Cueball is holding this one still) - yellow - 1
:*Engine Light - yellow - 10
:*Read - blue - 16
:*Breathe - blue - 5

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics with color]]
[[Category:Psychology]]
[[Category:Kerbal Space Program]]
[[Category:Rockets]]

User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-03-19T14:08:46Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* Unproductivity */

Talk:3061: Water Balloons

2025-03-11T15:06:49Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

What if you're [[1954: Impostor Syndrome|an expert in impostor syndrome]]? [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 08:45, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
:WHAT?!??!!!! [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:06, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-03-11T14:50:04Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* Hiyo */

User talk:Psychoticpotato

2025-03-06T15:13:33Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

== Indie Games ==

What indie video games do you like? I enjoy Cult of the Lamb, personally. [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 17:52, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
:I like Terraria, Hades, and basically anything made by Landfall Studios (Rounds, Stick Fight, Content Warning) [[User:Psychoticpotato|Psychoticpotato]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato|talk]]) 21:10, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
::Oh, and Risk of Rain. I LOVE Risk of Rain, holy shit. [[User:Psychoticpotato|Psychoticpotato]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato|talk]]) 00:29, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
:::ooh, nice. [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 22:39, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
::::I just got ROR2 w/ the ''Survivors of the Void'' DLC. It's awesome. [[User:Psychoticpotato|Psychoticpotato]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato|talk]]) 12:38, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

== Presumedly misclicks..? ==

Just wondering about the following:
N 03:33 User:Yorkshire Pudding‎ (diff | hist) . . (+16)‎ . . Psychoticpotato (talk | contribs) (Created page with "insert text here")
N 03:32 User:PRR‎ (diff | hist) . . (+16)‎ . . Psychoticpotato (talk | contribs) (Created page with "insert text here")
N 03:32 User:RIIW - Ponder it‎ (diff | hist) . . (+16)‎ . . Psychoticpotato (talk | contribs) (Created page with "insert text here")
If you meant to do these, you maybe should have done the "Welcome text". But these are long-standing contributors (joined 2015, 2019 and 2023, I think, though not in that order) who could probably have created their pages if they wanted them. If you wanted to tell them something (which you haven't tried to), then you maybe could have created their User Talk pages. 
As it is, I think you accidentally followed 'red links' in signatures from a certain explanation page's Talk area. Three times. Allowing the pages to save (I'm presuming it needs additional clicks here, as it does elsewhere). And you already knew you could create User pages, and what to do with them...
N 16:52, 13 May 2024 (diff | hist) . . (+293)‎ . . N User:Psychoticpotato ‎ (Created page with "Oh my. You found my page. Cool! I'm a huge nerd who likes indie games, music, doing voice impressions, and reading books. Beret Guy and Black Hat are tied for the posi...")
...so perhaps you need to be a bit more careful? Not an obvious problem, probably, but seems to be totally unasked-for. Speaking as an impartial observer, and not knowing what those you interceded on behalf of might opine about the issue (who could be praising ''or'' cursing you, as soon as they find out, or anything inbetween). [[Special:Contributions/172.69.195.116|172.69.195.116]] 09:25, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
:I had just noticed they didn't have a user page and quick-slapped some filler in there. I also didn't notice they'd been editing that long, lol. [[User:Psychoticpotato|Psychoticpotato]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato|talk]]) 12:40, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

== Editing reasons. ==

Most of [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1467:_Email&oldid=343318 these changes] aren't even grammatical improvements. And the link that was to the article for {{w|new year}} gets changed to a different link for {{w|New Year's}}, which I'm not sure you wanted to do; if there hadn't been so many other ''maybe''-ok changes, I'd have reverted it or made it say one but link to the other. But letting you work out whether you want to revisit it yourself... [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.63|172.70.86.63]] 19:32, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

==Hehehehe==
I love how on your user page, there's a box that's just like, "This user is" and leaves it at that. It's hilarious. If I could upvote that like on Reddit, I would. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:28, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
:oh good, i'm funny. thanks for that! (/gen) [[User:Psychoticpotato|P?sych??otic?pot??at???o ]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato|talk]]) 22:49, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
::Maybe you could see my user boxes sometimes :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:20, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

==chaoooooosssssss==
:you said absurdity and chaos are awesome. I AGREE >:D [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:13, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

User:Z1mp0st0rz

2025-03-05T15:05:32Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: Redirected page to User:Definitely Bill Cipher

#REDIRECT [[user:definitely_Bill_Cipher]]

User:Z1mp0st0rz

2025-03-05T15:05:15Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: Redirected page to User:Definitely bill cipher

#REDIRECT [[user:definitely_bill_cipher]]

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-03-04T15:47:08Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
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| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
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{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:I'm currently editing under the pseudonym Lyall Deere.

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

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User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-03-04T15:26:44Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
| caption = heheheheh
| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
}}

{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

<big> wheeeeeeeeeeee </big>

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

:Note to self- continue conversations with [[User:CalibansCreations|Caliban]] and [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|this guy]].

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User talk:CalibansCreations

2025-03-04T15:21:14Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* hi :) */

Please chat with me below.
----

== 1946?? Yes, at one point. ==

The change made [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Car_wash&diff=prev&oldid=1212096331&diffonly=1 here] marks the point where the valid header/anchor of "1946" was removed. These things happen, especially cross-wiki. Just so you know (I was intruigued myself, so did a couple of minutes digging). Nice catch, though! [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.139|172.70.85.139]] 10:46, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
:oh, my first talk page message, thx. [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 11:44, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

==Politics intrudes==
randall still supports zionist harris... :'( [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 07:49, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
: Do you really think Trump would be better? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.205.135|172.68.205.135]] 09:18, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
::i mean, both of them suck tbh [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 09:35, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
:::so whats your alternative suggestion? Voting/Endorsing for a third party and then get trump into office? Great strategy --[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 10:46, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
::::that ain't how it works. if we all vote for the third party, the third party will win. simple as that. [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 11:30, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
:::::''Which'' third-party? Vermine Supreme? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.206|172.70.90.206]] 12:04, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
:::::Who exactly is "we all"?
:::::Nobody outside of your little internet bubble is voting third-party, because doing so without mass coordination is just throwing your vote away (meanwhile MAGA are all fully coordinated in voting for Trump).
:::::The risk of a Trump second term is bad enough even with everyone who is anti-Trump voting for Harris, and you think the average person over the age of 20 is going to risk that even further by voting for a third party?[[Special:Contributions/172.69.195.106|172.69.195.106]] 12:25, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
:::::So, how did it work out for you? --[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 14:22, 13 February 2025 (UTC)
: I think you err if you think that "supports Israel against attackers" totally equates to "supports Israel's uncompromising attacks on others". And "Zionist" is such a loaded term, with {{w|Zionist antisemitism|various complications}}, with Kamala being no more this than is her primary opponent.
: Being consistently critical of one candidate by using a single word (e.g.. "fascist", for the other one) does not bode well for your appreciation of the many subtleties that make up anyone other than a cartoon hero/villain. Not that even the reality of the State Of Israel is simple (there are plenty of its citizen residents who decry their government's actions since/before last October, are they ''anti-''Zionist?), and even that is just a single relatively small mess in the much bigger mess that is the wider morass of foreign (and domestic) policy. By picking just one dogwhistle term (arguably in a very incorrect context) isn't helping whatever argument you're trying to make. All I get from this conversation is that you hate every candidate with any chance of winning (and most of those without, based upon their stated positions), without knowing what you are for. Employment? Social safety-nets? Smaller goverment? ''Better'' (define 'better'!) government? Who would you prefer to 'deal with' the issue of Ukraine, Taiwan, North Korea or countless other worldside issues out there?
: You also elsewhere announced yourself as a Brit (as am I), so you don't have a vote and precious little actual influence. Even if you or I had any useful analysis to say about this issue, it seems that most people are already polarised in opinion and you or I (or, indeed, Randall) can do little but be performative about our current views. It is unlikely we could swing even one notable vote, although we might just push some of the partially polarised fully over (whichever way) into their pre-chosen preferences, excited or annoyed by such a single-issue outburst that they find themself vehemently agreeing or disagreeing with. (As a Brit, I'm frankly embarrassed by those who put up "this house is supporting the LibDem/Labour/Tory/SNP/whoever candidate" signs in their windows. I'd put up OMRLP ones, maybe, but I've never been able to vote that way, anyway, so can certainly say that I've actually never voted for them. Even if they sometimes seem the better choice.)
: Furthermore, it has absolutely nothing to do with this comic (US geography, yes, US politics, no). I would heavily advise you to take this whole section out and place it all somewhere else. Perhaps your User Talk: area, so that you can wear your heartfelt antizionist (and perhaps no more) opinions on your sleeve without distracting from more relevent discussion, such as "Why is Idaho unlabeled" or "Why does everyone mississremember Mississippi's postostostal code?" [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.206|172.70.90.206]] 12:04, 17 October 2024 (UTC) Postscript: *I* have moved this. <-that IP
:Quick question, CalibansCreations. Are you the same IP troll who said that Randall supports Zionism? [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 15:16, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
::yes, I only wanted an account so I could change the skin of this website when viewing it [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 15:39, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

== Name ==

Hey CalibansCreations, thanks for reverting my talk page. My name’s Victoria, as shown on the edit leaderboard. The “Charlie Spring” name was just a pseudonym back then. :) [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 15:15, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
:Oh, pleasure to meet you Victoria! You can just call me Caliban or Cal. (That's my own pseudonym.) [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 19:27, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

==Barnstar==
{| style="border: 1px solid {{{border|gray}}}; background-color: {{{color|#fdffe7}}};"
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{{{{|safesubst:}}}#ifeq:{{{2}}}|alt|[[File:Barnstar of Reversion Hires.png|100px]]|[[File:Barnstar_of_Reversion2.png|100px]]}}
|rowspan="2" |
|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar'''
|-
|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | <div style="font-family: Cormorant Garamond"> For your help in reverting vandalism on my talk page, [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']], I hereby award thee a Barnstar. Feel free to display it on your user page. [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 21:13, 24 October 2024 (UTC) 
</noinclude>
:oh wow tysm --[[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 07:42, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
|}
:tbh, i’m not too sure if i will even become an admin on this wiki, that’s all up to [[User:Jeff|jeff]] to decide. i would prefer that you remove the “future admin” part for accuracy. thanks! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 17:58, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
::sure [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 19:14, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

== Full template name ==

I wouldn't normally change existing {{template|cn}}s to {{template|Citation needed}}s. However, it makes even less sense to replace the latter with the former, them being the same at the front end (the smaller being a redirect to the larger, so making a ''little'' bit of extra work for the server) but being less obvious/noticable for what it is in the source edit.

Even with editing to shuffle it vs. wrongly-arranged punctuation, it's surely simpler to delete the punctuation from (say) <tag><comma> and replacing it to create <comma><tag> than deleting the tag and re-adding the short (but still longer than punctuation) form of the tag. I mean, it's entirely up to you, but I'd keep it just as readable. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.26.37|172.71.26.37]] 12:35, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

== "{{diff|359134|On the off-chance...}}" ==

So, we need [[[[Header Text]]]], [[[[header Text]]]], [[[[HEADER TEXT]]]], [[[[hEaDeR TeXt]]]], [[[[hEaDeR tEXt]]]], [[[[heADer TExt]]]], etc, as well, do we?

The only reason it existed was because it was wrong-cased originally. Best not to multiply pages unnecessarily, and that one's an easy to delete mistake. (''If'' anyone actually gets around to it...) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.205|172.69.194.205]] 17:19, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

== "As of..." ==

It probably isn't necessary, and not useful, to update an "as of" statement when it marks a past change (or realisation of such a change). Obviously it still can be done for the currently ongoing extent of something, such as "As of <date>, it has not yet changed, but maybe soon", at least until it ''does'' flip otherwise. But "As of..." is an awful phrase that so easily tempts one into such an update. Should probably be said differently, anyway... [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.204|172.70.162.204]] 15:20, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

== Muon fanart ==

I have requested an experienced artist, who goes by the name of ana40ratenjoyer on Tumblr, to produce some muon fanart for your pleasure. You may visit https://i.hypercone.us/?v=feeca3 to see the image they have produced. It is based off images found on the wikipedia page for muon, accessed 2025-02-13t12:06CET

[[Special:Contributions/162.158.122.171|162.158.122.171]]
:thank you, mysterious IP editor who messaged me at 12:06, 13 February 2025‎ (utc), and also ana40ratenjoyer ^-^ this is very peak [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 12:09, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

::You can call me 56independent - i haven't used my account here in years and IP edits are fine tbh. Dunno how to assing a timestamp fljdslfkjs [[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.46|188.114.111.46]] 14:09, 13 February 2025 (UTC)
:::i feel like it would be easier to identify you while signed in, since IP signatures are randomly generated. just a recommendation tho [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 14:15, 13 February 2025 (UTC)
::::I have previously attempted to sign in but i cannot be arsed to complete the process given the infrequncy of my editing [[Special:Contributions/162.158.122.33|162.158.122.33]] 14:22, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

:::woag,, hi 56i -[[User:Psychoticpotato|P?sych??otic?pot??at???o ]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato|talk]]) 14:21, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

==Freeday Neet Funkeen==
I misspelled it on purpose by the way. Anyway, I saw your question on 42's talk page- I'm into it. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:57, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
:radical 😎 [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 18:21, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
::RAP BATTLEEEEEEEEE [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:09, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

==hi :)==
hello my dear how are you{{unsigned|Definitely Bill Cipher}}
:"my dear"? Are you channelling your inner Bill? [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 19:25, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
::No I'm channeling my inner Alastor. You know from HAzBIn HoTeL [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:21, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-03-04T15:20:11Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* Hiyo */

User talk:Apollo11

2025-03-04T15:19:03Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{Welcome}}

== Link edit made ==

See [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1167:_Star_Trek_into_Darkness&diff=338228&oldid=338217 here], for details. (The stray "z", in the reason was supposed to be a comma, bloomin' touchscreen keyboard!)

Basically <code><nowiki>{{w|Page Title|link text}}</nowiki></code> supplies the necessary bits in what 'raw' might be <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:Page Title|link text]]</nowiki></code>. Not ''much'' saving time, but just enough to be worthwhile. And far better than <code><nowiki>[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_(spacecraft) whatever else you might use]</nowiki></code>... ;)

(PS, Columbia or Eagle? I mean, neither are ''called'' "Apollo". I suppose technically Eagle is ''more'' than a spacecraft, as it can land (or ditch into the sea, ironically for Aquarius!), but ''an'' Apollo craft could be anything from early boilerplate ones onward, and anything from the full stack to any free-flying component, and thus Apollo 11 is any/all of it from the base of its first stage to the tip of its escape-tower. Not to be pedantic, just wondering out loud. :p ) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.99|172.70.162.99]] 18:51, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

:(I have no idea what the second paragraph is so straight to the ps! ;) Comlumbia obvously, the Eagle already has so much hype (plus it bugs me that they put an ACTUAL EAGLE on the mission patch, it would've looked so much cooler with a rocket or the Eagle) That being said, the entire Apollo program was pretty freaking awsome, like, they did stuff that half a decade earlier people couldnt have dreamed of doing (techniclly they did dream it, but yk what i mean)!! As for the rocket itself, yes its called the Saturn V, but my names Apollo11 soooooooooooo :p And no worries beung pedantic, i love the decussion ;) [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 19:01, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

::Just clicked the link! I see, thanks for the help! :) [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 19:04, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

==Request==
May I please correct the misspellings on your user page? If not, then Ok... [[User:Z1mp0st0rz|The orange crewmate ඞ]] ([[User talk:Z1mp0st0rz|talk]]) 14:40, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
:Sure! [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 15:04, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

== cereal ==

no, cereal are nachos! cuberule.com (and a hotdog is a taco) [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 02:23, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
:I will exept that a hotdog is a taco, but nachos are a salad too! [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:22, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

== Three suggestions. ==

# Use a spell-checker. (Or a spill-chucker!) You ''really'' need to, and you know you do.
# Use the Preview button more.
# It's really better not to create User or User Talk pages for IPs.
I hope you find these useful to consider, but of course they're just my own observations. We can discuss any of this here, if you want. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.121|172.70.163.121]] 21:38, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

How do I get a spell checker on a wiki? I use google docs to type up anything so I don't have any downloaded spell checkers, would those work? If so do you have a suggestion? [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 21:05, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
:Get something like LibreOffice, rather than relying on an online office-suite. (You can still cross-copy things, if you like the "store on the cloud" element. That'd have spellchecker. But I would have thought Google provides one - never used it, but would seem like an obvious feature.)
:But all sane browsers also have native and official plugins that include rather decent spell-checkers. Though if you're not using en-US, yourself, you might have to add that on top of your normally useful native brand of language. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.171|141.101.99.171]] 00:41, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
:Awesome thank you! I will try LibreOffice. (hopfully it runs fine on a Mac, I've had SO many apps not run on it) [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
::Google Docs DOES have a spell check-please start using it's feature (it's all built in, unless you did something horrible to your Google Docs and now it's not functioning properly) [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 03:16, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
:::Yeah I know it has a spell check feature, thats why I dont have an outside one [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
::::Ok... Yeah, what you wrote looked like "I use Google Docs to write my wiki contributions, as a precursor to copying them into the browser, and I haven't got a spellchecker activated on GD". Only if you're doing this sort of thing (writing elsewhere then copying across) will something like LibreOffice help you any more (in that regard) than the assumed prior situation. (Though I'm also fairly certain that LibreOffice ''will'' work perfectly well on a Mac, assuming you get the right installer, because they're very good at supporting even obscure platforms and OSes. And is less reliant upon online connectivity at the implicit behest of Mr Google.)
::::What browser are you using, then? The plug-in 'store' for Firefox, Chrome, etc will almost certainly have a spellchecker (and choice of dictionaries) if you look in the obvious places. I also had a quick look at references for Safari (given you're a Maccie, and perhaps it's a valid assumption that you're just using the pre-installed default) and apparently from the Edit menu there's a Spelling And Grammar built in, but might need enabling/selecting your chosen locale(s)/other twiddly bits... but I can't tell you exactly what with any certainty. You can probably work it out yourself, or ask (here or elsewhere) or search (your favourite search engine results) for more clues. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.40|172.70.86.40]] 20:03, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
:::::Ohhhh I see, yeah no, I don't use docs to type in this Wiki the copy and paste it, I just use it for typing up and printing stuff like reports.
:::::Sorry, if you already explained this, but did you say that the LibreOffice won't work directly in the wiki? (" Only if you're doing this sort of thing (writing elsewhere then copying across) will something like LibreOffice help you any more (in that regard) than the assumed prior situation.") Also I do have to Wiki Spelling and Grammar built in, but its not that reliable. (It does catch quite a few errors though :) ).
::::::Also I do use safari, I have an older Mac and it doesnt like Google Chrome very much. [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 23:11, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
:::::::"did you say that the LibreOffice won't work directly in the wiki?" - well, I can think of a way to jury-rig it to connect into the online wiki-editing process (and there are probably other, better ways than that of doing so), but it's your browser doing the main interaction as it is. Also with Google Docs, I presume, but that's yet another different website emulating a 'proper' word-processor interface, and even that won't easily let you use your browser to edit a document which you can directly save to the wiki website.
:::::::I just thought you were making it slightly complicated for itself, and I wouldn't want to make it ''far more'' complicated. (But you might be able to use something that's not Google Docs for your other purposes.) There's not really such a thing as a standalone spell-checker, but whatever works in whatever you type in is useful. ("Also I do have to Wiki Spelling and Grammar built in" ...there's errors in that very statement, typos and/or thinkos, of one or other variety, and which errors there are dictates which very different advice I would then suggest. But it's something you may have to work out yourself. I could perhaps work things out with you properly if we sat down together at your machine, but it's not really something that two random people can sort out purely by passing text messages around, who probably aren't even on the same continent.)
:::::::There are a number of reasons why you might not be good with spelling: dyslexia, though not the worst case I've seen; insufficient (home-?)schooling, not your fault and you can remedy that with practice; just not paying attention during (home-?)school, ''partly'' your fault, but a good teacher might have helped greatly; English As A Second Language, generally you'd trip up in different ways, in my experience; not really caring, but then you ''seem'' like you care in these missives; <s>You're an American</s>, well, no, not seriously, but even Randall can't spell the likes of "colour", "analyse" and "aluminium" ''correctly''. ;p 
::::::: That doesn't matter, though. Just try to use the tools you have at hand ''and that work for you''. Everyone trips up, and different situations are differently forgiving to such various potential trips. Here, community concensus will (generally) put things right (well, "US English" 'right'!), and there's also nothing to stop you becoming an international best-selling author (your various locality-based copy-editors will likely help transform your works for the various different areas), so long as you have good enough ideas behind your enthusiasm for such things to make it all worthwhile. And I've no real complaints in that department. (As if such a random comment by a random commentator such as me is worth anything. But we've hit the practical limits of direct good advice I might have) on the original matter, so forgive the presumption.) All the best, then... [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.74|141.101.99.74]] 11:01, 22 May 2024 (UTC) PS, one undeliberate typo was made in the above. If you spot it, then "I know", but absolute perfection is unatainable and (after all the others I corected, already) I'm happy to leave it as a personal lesson in humility. And if you spot more than one, then... well, feel free to be smug about spotting them. ;)
::Thank you for taking the time to try and help me with this. I'm not sure how to respond to most of it, so thank you for the clarifications.
:"There are a number of reasons why you might not be good with spelling" Honestly, its just cause theres 170,000 words in the English language and I can't keep track of them all (especially since they follow no rules what so ever eg. Bomb Tomb Comb).
:Also for the record of anyone else, I'm a "gosh darned God blessed soil born 'marican". ;)
Also are you the same person as before (I can't tell with the IP)?
Thank you again :) [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 20:02, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

== Userboxes ==

Hey, I would recommend to have your user box on top of the page or to the side, as that’s standard procedure for most, and it would be seen more by people if you move it. You don’t have to if you don’t want to, of course. [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 16:26, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
:I just moved it up to after my intro paragraph, (I don't like how it looks with it right above that paragraph) [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:33, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
::ravenclaw colors are blue and SILVER NOT BRONZE I WILL FIGHT YOU ⚔️🔥[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 16:44, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
:::NOOOOOOO, the movies butchered the colors in the books their blue and BRONZE. I WILL WIN THIS FIGHT [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:51, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
::::NO SILVER LOOKS BETTER WITH BLUE [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 16:53, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
:::::NO BRONZE LOOKS COOLER!! PLUS SILVER IS SLYTHERIN'S COLOR [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:54, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm a slytherclaw its fine [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 16:55, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
:::::::I'm a RAVENclaw so it’s not fine! Also apostrafies, I may suck at spelling, but grammar!!!! [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 17:08, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
::::::::look I’m rushing to type these alright Im still in school rn [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 17:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
:::::::::ok fine I suppose it's fine then. But Bronze is still far superior [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 21:03, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
::::::::::FINALLY HGD (human growth & development (sex ed))IS OVER-THE MOST BORING CLASS IN THE HISTORY OF BIOLOGY HAS BEEN COMPLETELY TAUGHT! (I learned everything when I was like 9 or 10 when I read a scientific encyclopaedia for fun during the lockdown.) [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 02:33, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
:::::::::::This is one of those 'things that make you feel old' statements.
:::::::::::Not going to say that you're wrong, but I remember the thing that was 'sex ed' in the '70s. That was just an awkward "ok, everyone's not doing the <insert 'unimportant' class schedule slot here caused least disruption> today, all the boys will go with Mr Smith to <Room A>, all the girls will go with Mrs Smith to <Room B>", whereupon we boys learnt... probably far less than we had from 'hedgerow porn stashes' and any personal extrapolation/playground rumour we might have experienced. I presume the girls were taught a bit more (than their mothers maybe hadn't already told them) about their own bodies, but generally discouraged from getting anywhere near ours.
:::::::::::The 'boring biological' lessons in the actual cellular-level biology must have been done after I had already chosen to go off into the physics/chemistry scientific slant and dropped the (up to that point) lessons that either dealt with the rather wider study of respiration/transpiration/etc or had gone in what types of cell-wall various branches of the Tree Of Life possessed.
:::::::::::I probably got more of a technical introduction from the "How your body works"-style book (a pair of pages covering that in a 'family friendly' way, in amongst other sections for how the blood carries oxygen, the digestive/renal system, etc), but went above my head at the time.
:::::::::::Then, much later, due to my later scheduling needs in Further Education I was putin a "chemistry (for biologists)" class rather than the "chemistry (for physicists)" one. That got me an unexpected insight in the whole DNA, subcellular and cell-level parts of the biochemical process. But, by then, I was well into teenage years (for better or worse).
:::::::::::Interesting to see that you essentially went down the age-old "learnt it from a medical encyclopaedia" route, with a physical book, though. These days, one sort of assumes that everything (both properly educational/useful and "Not Safe For School"/possibly misinforming) gets discovered online. That option wasn't available to me (until university, by which point that focus of education wasn't as relevent as hoovering up all kinds of other knowledge/'knowledge', and this was pre-web/long-pre-Google-and-Wikipedia so what you could find over the internet was perhaps technically broad but practically limited).
:::::::::::So... anyway... at least you now know. Though don't imagine that you know ''everything'', yet. Possibly, even, your class was ''deliberately'' bowdlerised into utter boredome to satisfy some (misplaced?) adult sensibilities. Storing up problems in your (or at least some of your classmates') near future. But possibly it was just ''too'' comprehensive and dry, instead... I really should not presume either way.
:::::::::::But you being 9/10 during lockdown '''definitely''' makes me feel old. (Or, to put it another way, you're young. Enjoy being young! There's probably plenty of further 'boring' stuff in your future adult life, as well as things that your further-future adult self might look back upon as having been ''too'' exciting. But we don't have rewind buttons or handy savegames to reload (though we do often spend too much time rewinding or savegaming things that aren't life itself, potentially wasting the time in hindsight...) so you just have to take these things as they come. Including this particularly boring class, just hoping that it wasn't a total mistake by those who taught it that way. :p
:::::::::::Welcome to (the start of) the rest of your life, though. Little things are sent to try us, and maybe this was one of them. Or maybe not. Time will tell. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.164|141.101.98.164]] 10:51, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

::::::"whereupon we boys learnt... probably far less than we had from 'hedgerow porn stashes' and any personal extrapolation/playground rumour we might have experienced. I presume the girls were taught a bit more (than their mothers maybe hadn't already told them) about their own bodies, but generally discouraged from getting anywhere near ours." This part made me laugh. This is also why I'm very glad to be homeschooled (I was pulled out after middle school during the pandemic, so I got a little tast of sex ed class, it very much did suck) Luckly my sex-ed class only persisted of my mother telling me not to "do anything I'll regret"
:::::::The fact that the pandemic was around half a decade ago is very crazy, especally the fact that now NOBODY CARES at all. At the time it seemed like the only future available was one that was filled with either masks or vaccinated cards, now I don't carry either and I haven't seen one in a couple years which is very welcome in my opinion.
::::::: Also I don't know about how it was in the seventies but now a days, the boys and girls are together (at least in my old middle school) so it was even more akward.
::::::::My final question is, how did we get here for moving my user box to the top of the screen?? ;) [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 17:10, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
::::::::[[File:King_of_Europe_Round_3_Lydden_Hill_2014_(14356011899).jpg|200px]] [[Special:Contributions/172.71.242.188|172.71.242.188]] 21:19, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

== i have an oc named apollo ==

she is a total silly billy

[[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.59|141.101.99.59]] 13:46, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
:Whats an Oc?[[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 19:11, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
::Original Character. Read some fanfic, you’ll figure it out. [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 19:21, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
::: So Apollo is a character in their story? [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 19:31, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd argue that merely reading fanpic wouldn't help, you'd also need to be a reader of a surrounding fanpic forum of some kind where the term gets used in meta conversation.
:::The fact that it's an uncapitalised two-character abbreviation makes any hope of identifying the context laughably small, however.
:::I'm not surprised that there was confusion, and it would be pot-luck if any given person might ever have figured it out. I actually had three different meanings in mind, and fanfic abbreviations didn't even feature in that shortlist. The top possibility was that this was someone's pet octopus (Apollo would be an odd name, when something clearly aquatic should be named after Poseidon or his ilk... I know someone who named hers Despoena, for example. Well, "Despy", usually, unless she (either of them) appeared to be in a mood.)
:::I only (tentatively) ruled out Officer Commanding (military) or Officer in Charge (police) because it didn't look like the typings of a person mature enough to be in either service.
:::Anyway, so much for chit-chat. Mystery (somewhat) solved, right? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.186.106|172.68.186.106]] 21:23, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
::::Personally I thought it was an octopus too..... or a character in a rpg, but Orignal Character does make sense. I've never read fanfic so I would have had no idea even after being given the term if bookaddict hadn't tossed in that last sentence. I'd love to read the story tho! [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 21:56, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

==Anything different?==

Hey, just wanted to let you know that I fixed the spelling errors on your user page. LMK if you need anything else. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 18:36, 18 December 2024 (UTC) 
PS I totally agree with you on the Ravenclaw thing, blue and bronze go so good together
:I have reverted that, as it's a matter of netiquette that you don't presume to do that kind of thing upon a user's User:-space. Apollo now has the option of unreverting my revert ''or'' looking at every change made and reinstating what they actually want to reinstate. It would have been better to have come here with suggested changes and saved this whole fuss. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.11|172.70.91.11]] 19:58, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

== The huge what if? index ==

Hey! I see that you have been helping us create the two tables! Thank you so much. I'm messaging you to coordinate a little bit. I also sent this message to [[User:1234231587678]], since we're the 3 most active editors. I believe you and [[User:1234231587678]] are unknowingly editing the table on what if? (blog) and What If? chapters side-by-side, doing the same thing but in different way. I admit this likely the cause of my mistake, but it doesn't matter.

To coordinate, i set up a plan [[User talk:FaviFake#The huge what if? index|on my user talk]], and I've created a third table on my profile. My hope is that we can merge the two tables first, and then do everything else, so we don't accidentally make life harder for us. I've added a notice to the two pages saying to halt the editing of the tables until they are merged. I kindly ask you to read my [[User talk:FaviFake#The huge what if? index|message on my talk page]] and see if you think this is a good plan!--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:45, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

:Btw, i'm sorry to see that all your work yesterday has been for nothing. I tried to find a way to incorporate it, but the structure of the new table is completely different: pelase let me know if there are way i haven't thought of. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:45, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

==RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE==
THEY'RE ALL WRONG! THE MOVIES BUTCHERED THE COLORS AND BESIDES SILVER WAS TAKEN BY SLYTHERIN ANYWAY *inhales* AND I AM YOUR ALLY! ANYONE WHO SAYS RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND SILVER IS WRONG! <big>WRONG!</big> [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:31, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
:respectfully disagree '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 20:06, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
::THANK YOU!!!! 42, I would like you to look at the movies, they butcher Every single thing that they tried to do. They clearly can’t be trusted to even get a color right. [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:53, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Want me to give them nightmares for a year? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)[[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:44, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

== ''😈'' ==

controversy* [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 18:16, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
* cons-trav-verse-y [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 18:52, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

==hello my dear==
:how are you? You doing good? I mean I hope you are. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:19, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-03-04T15:08:58Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

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{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

<big> wheeeeeeeeeeee </big>

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

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User talk:CalibansCreations

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Definitely Bill Cipher:

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2025-03-03T15:58:50Z

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Talk:3057: Excusing Yourself

2025-03-03T15:55:44Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

Hey look, a new comic! YAYYYYYYY! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 16:39, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

Added the starts of a new explanation for people to edit in the future. It's nice being the very first stepping stone. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 17:00, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

I have to say, I was actually at the receiving end of something similar to the last panel-sequence. At a meeting, I was reading the minutes of the previous meeting (or some other administrative thing that even bores ''me''), and one of the people sat opposite me deliberately pushed themselves back onto the floor (though didn't roll away, content to have made their 'point')... Clearly unimpressed with my contribution. But it was standard meeting stuff that needed to be done so... I can't remember quite where I went from there (it was 30 years ago!), but I probably gave 'a look' and continued. Possibly extemporised/varied my delivery as he got back up and everyone else recovered from being temporarily distracted by his antics. (Which I suspect was planned, not ''totally'' spontaneous.) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.26.36|172.71.26.36]] 01:24, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

I've found the 'shoes' thing to vary by region and culture within the USA. In Hawai‘i, "ay, no leave shoes on in da house, brah!" In New England, and perhaps in northern-tier states generally, the shoes stay on, though the polite thing is to leave the overshoes on the porch, and/or make sure that the shoe soles get passed over the door mat. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.24|162.158.90.24]] 05:56, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Absolutely loving the 'citation needed' after the sleep note. --[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 06:07, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
:Was wrongly positioned, regarding punctuation, though. Fixed that. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.157|172.70.86.157]] 08:44, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

I would argue that Black Hat claiming to speak for everyone doesn't necessarily make him less impolite. I've known people who always talk as if their opinion represented a consensus, and it can come off as very arrogant. [[User:Bicorn|Bicorn]] ([[User talk:Bicorn|talk]]) 18:10, 2 March 2025 (UTC)
:I agree! Feel free to add that to the explanation --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 21:08, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

;Is it Danish?

I labeled the panel 4 character as Danish, since she's being more rude than Black Hat and Megan is already present. Remind me, are there definite stylistic differences between Megan and Danish's hairstyles that are/aren't present here? --[[User:Jacky720|Jack]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|t]]|[[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|c]]) 18:05, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
:I don't know. From what I can tell, there are no stylistic changes between Megan and the Mystery Woman in this comic. Edit: I've just looked at [[2608: Family Reunion]]. Both Megan and Danish are present. Danish appears to be slightly shorter than Megan. However, I can't really see any difference in height between them. In [[1014: Car Problems]], Danish is the one reacting to Megan's slideshow. Danish appears to have longer hair than Megan in this comic. I also see no difference in hair length. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 18:29, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
: I can't see any major differences at the moment in this comic, but it makes sense for it to be Danish [[User:Firestar233|guess who]] ([[User talk:Firestar233|if you desire conversing]] | [[Special:Contributions/Firestar233|what i have done]]) 19:24, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
:well, I changed it and ... well, just look [[User:Bb777|Bb777]] ([[User talk:Bb777|talk]]) 02:28, 2 March 2025 (UTC)
:{{Quote|are there definite stylistic differences between Megan and Danish's hairstyles that are/aren't present here?}}
:Yes, there are! Here are some quotes from the [[Danish]] and [[Megan]] character pages:
:{{Quote|Megan is distinguished by her black shoulder-length hair which generally appears to be parted in the middle in front and is draped behind what are presumably her (undrawn) ears. It is shorter than the character of similar appearance, Danish.}}
:{{Quote|[Danish] is similar in appearance to Megan but has distinctly longer hair.}}
:Here, Megan has short hair in both panels.
:{{Quote|[Danish] mainly appears in comics together with Black Hat, which is the most certain giveaway that a long-haired woman is Danish rather than Megan.}}
:In this comic, she isn't accompanied by Black Hat. I have edited the page to fix this issue. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 08:40, 2 March 2025 (UTC)
:: Came here to ask the same thing in the hope that the beloved Danish had returned. I agree it's double Megan, so a missed opportunity by Randall. In addition it's not caustic misanthropy in the final panel, merely introvert desperation. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.33.252|162.158.33.252]] 08:44, 2 March 2025 (UTC)
:::Agree, her last proper appearance was [[2045|3 years ago]]. Maybe he used Megan because the hair would have been too hard to draw? --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 08:52, 2 March 2025 (UTC)
::::imagine drawing a stick figure with long hair rolling out the door - [[User:Bb777|Bb777]] ([[User talk:Bb777|talk]]) 03:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::yea hahaha --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:35, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

: Black hat: Wtf is with Megan [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:55, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-03-03T15:53:53Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-03-03T15:50:43Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* The person behind the chaos */

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
| caption = heheheheh
| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
}}

{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:Currently getting over the fact that one of my friends has moved :(

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

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User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-02-28T15:07:46Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

{{Infobox character
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| first_appearance = Gravity Falls O3
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{{crickets}}

:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:Currently getting over the fact that one of my friends is moving :(

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed|reason= I need another Hazbin fan to agree with me| date=February 2025}}

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User talk:42.book.addict

2025-02-27T15:35:59Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice|I’m going on an indefinite {{w|WP:WIKIBREAK|wikibreak}} due to mental health reasons. I don’t know when I’m going to be back, but I will be focusing on recovery. I’m currently swamped with work and am transitioning into high school, which means that I have a bunch of work on my plate. I promise that this WikiBreak won’t be like last time (where I popped in and out as an IP), because honestly I have no capacity to be editing and have zero motivation to do so. Any thoughtful messages can be left [[User talk:42.book.addict|here]] and I’ll make sure to read them from time to time. Thank you!}}

<center>'''Archive 1'''</center>
<center>[[File:archive.png]]</center>
<center>For old and irrelevant messages, see my [[User talk:42.book.addict/archive|archive!]]</center>

== introductions ==
Just replying to your message (also dw no big deal for bothering me)
You click on your username and there should be an edit box. --[[User:1234231587678|1234231587678]] ([[User talk:1234231587678|talk]]) 04:58, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
:it says that i dont have permission to create the page…
:There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, or search the related logs, but you do not have permission to create this page. it says [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 19:33, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

I think you might have to wait some time (like a timer) until you can edit your own page... I think I only got to edit my page after 1 month of creating my account.--[[User:1234231587678|1234231587678]] ([[User talk:1234231587678|talk]]) 21:31, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
:ok, thx [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 21:52, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

My guess on where you live is somewhere in the GMT zone, so United Kingdom.--[[User:1234231587678|1234231587678]] ([[User talk:1234231587678|talk]]) 03:43, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
:nope, im a california girl :) ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 05:04, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

lol you never know with utc times --[[User:1234231587678|1234231587678]] ([[User talk:1234231587678|talk]]) 16:52, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

== Depends what you wanted to do... ==

Is the following what you intended? 
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{{clear}}...or is even the [[]] part not what you want?{{clear}}
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{{clear}}As brief a guide as I can manage:
*URL links use []. Although literal https://www.google.com will self-link without ''any'' wikimarkup, you probably don't want it to look like that most of the time.
** Just give the URL, as in <code><nowiki>[https://www.google.com]</nowiki></code>, to get a [https://www.google.com] (i.e. a reference number), not the best way to do it. It can be organised better with a 'References' section, but we don't do that here (they do on wikipedia, but usually with other bits to it.
** Better to give the URL and the text to use (after a space, a character that never appears raw in any proper URL). This can be <code><nowiki>[https://www.google.com Check It Out On Google!]</nowiki></code> or even <code><nowiki>[https://www.google.com https://www.microsoft.com (only kidding!)]</nowiki></code>, to give [https://www.google.com Check It Out On Google!] or [https://www.google.com https://www.microsoft.com (only kidding!)]... But perhaps best not to do the latter too much (I really didn't want to post that without the "(only kidding!)" part, in fact.)
*Internalised wikilinks use the [[]]s.
**Anything that can be found under the title, e.g. "2: Petit Trees (sketch)" (or, because of redirections, "2" and "Petit Trees (sketch)" go to the same spot, so <code><nowiki>[[2]], [[Petit Trees (sketch)]] and [[2: Petit Trees (sketch)]]</nowiki></code> gives you the literal links [[2]], [[Petit Trees (sketch)]] and [[2: Petit Trees (sketch)]]
**Or use <code><nowiki>[[2: Petit Trees (sketch)|that comic with the little trees]]</nowiki></code>, additional text separated by the 'pipe' symbol (i.e. "|"), to link to [[2: Petit Trees (sketch)|that comic with the little trees]]
**You can also link across to articles on other 'wikimedia family' sites, but I'm not going to try to summarise that, as the primary reason to do that is to go to an actual Wikipedia article, and there's a template set up to do that ''very'' nicely, already (and also a few other places, like Wiktionary, and some not-really-wikis with a similar philosphy like TVTropes). If in doubt, do it as a URL link ''or'' find a place where someone else has clearly markuped a link to the same site as you want to link to.
*So, anyway, Wikilink templates use the {{template|w}}-template, with one or two paramaters (pipe-separated). (It shortcuts the thing you'd maybe use [[]]s for
**Using <code><nowiki>{{w|article}}</nowiki></code> gives you a link to "{{w|Article}}" (it capitalises the first character, even if you don't)
**Using <code><nowiki>{{w|article|with alternate text}}</nowiki></code> gives you a link there but "{{w|article|with alternate text}}"
**If the article name has whitespace (or other 'URL-unfriendly' characters) in it, those characters in the URL (which you wouldn't want to use) will be rendered as something URL-friendly. The URL for "Whitespace (programming language)", for example, is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language) but you wouldn't normally use that so literally in any case, and definitely not when you can significanty shorten it with the {{template|w}} notation.
***What you can do is (without 'alternate link text') render it as <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace_(programming_language)}}</nowiki></code> - i.e. {{w|Whitespace_(programming_language)}} - but that's not nice to see 'rendered raw' when you ''want'' the spaces. You could give it alternate text via <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace_(programming_language)|Whitespace (programming language)}}</nowiki></code> to give {{w|Whitespace_(programming_language)|Whitespace (programming language)}} ...but that's wasteful and unnecessary.
***Instead, just do <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace (programming language)}}</nowiki></code> (that's the literal copy of the article's own page title, from the rendered page) - and shows as {{w|Whitespace (programming language)}} - which is good. Although <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace (programming language)|the programming language called Whitespace}}</nowiki></code> might be the best way to seemlessly link to {{w|Whitespace (programming language)|the programming language called Whitespace}} ...depends what you want to appear there.
***And you can link to header anchors pretty much ''like'' the URL of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language)#History by using <code><nowiki>{{w|Whitespace (programming language)#History|the history of Whitespace}}</nowiki></code> to have you show {{w|Whitespace (programming language)#History|the history of Whitespace}} or whatever else you might want to use.
**Also, for the use of a link which is singular but which you would like to include as the plural (usually the "...s" or "...es" version), you could use article-name first parameter and ''pluralised'' article name as second, but instead of <code><nowiki>{{w|Plural|Plurals}}</nowiki></code>, for a link to the {{w|Plural|Plurals}}, you can save yourself a lot of effort by doing <code><nowiki>{{w|Plural}}s</nowiki></code> to also give you a linke to {{w|Plural}}s. Magic, eh? And it also works with <code><nowiki>{{w|Ox}}en</nowiki></code> to link the different standard plural of {{w|Ox}}en to the article for "Ox" (better than linking to the word for {{w|Oxen}}, which ends up redirecting to {{w|Ox}} anyway).
...so, anyway, that's the basics. And a few not-so-basics. So if the solutions to your tagging issue aren't already solved (or even if they are!), you might have enough info here to kludge it into whatever form of infobox info text you ''really'' wanted to use. Ok? Probably far too much info for you to absorb in one go, but covers loads of interesting possibilities. About the only thing you don't want to do is wikilink straight to the word "trans", at that'll be a disambiguation page. And there's also no way (or reason?) to use the terms "trans man"/"trans woman" as the pluralised "trans men"/"trans women" versions via the "directly add the plural suffix" thing, of course. :P Anyway, FYI. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.217|162.158.38.217]] 20:40, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
::oh my god thank you so much [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 19:38, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back, Tori! ==

How's life? [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 18:47, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
:Eh, it’s fine. I just came back from New York on a ''very'' stressful flight-missed the original one, did my Language Arts homework on the flight, and came back to California at 2 am. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:26, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

== Comics with inverted brightness. ==

At the most arbitrary, I'd suggest that, just maybe, ''panes'' with inverted brightness fulfil the category requirements, or perhaps a bit of white text because it happens to be written on a more shaded bit of background, but I'm unsure that the {{diff|358698|lavatory signs}} strictly invoke inverted brightness (if real signs exist that are light-on-dark, which at least some of them are, this makes it an ''un''inverted depiction of one of them), and I'm unhappy with your (presumed) linking of this category for a {{diff|358691|tree silhouette}} (it shows the perfectly cromulant situation of bright sky behind a relatively dark tree, again not inverted, merely drawn for contrast).

An interesting example is something like [[811: Starlight]]. The stars (white spots on floodfilled black background) really shouldn't be considered inverted (black stars on white sky would be inverted; it's only that the category specifically mentions night ''and'' space scenes makes it valid from that perspective), but the text and stickfigures/etc ''are'' definitely inverted (all due to the background they're on).

It's just my opinion, but I don't think that any patch of black-floodfill (especially in just a fraction of a pane or two, within an otherwise normal multi-pane comic) around a white detail is automatically ripe for marking as inverted. I'll reluctantly accept "night sky" or "space" (but only with stars... no "entirely featureless black, through a window/porthole") as cause for being classed as Inverted, due to the category explanation. But feel that the true "inversion" is where there is [[566: Matrix Revisited|pane inversion]] which results in white text and/or (character) stickfigures upon black background as a definite contrast to 'normality'. Before you go too far with HotCatting some things that I'd feel compelled to revert (as I'm very tempted with the tree silhouette, and almost certain I should with the Gents-signs, for example...). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.119|141.101.98.119]] 19:12, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

==Hey again, I know we have some bad blood but...==
Hey 42, it's Z1m. I know we haven't seen each other in a while (who am I kidding, it's a wiki; I meant talked) Can you do the little welcome thing so I can edit my talk page? Thanks! [[User:Maybe Bill Cipher|An anonymous Gravity Falls expert]] ([[User talk:Maybe Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:26, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:Why can’t you use your old account? '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 21:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::I forgot my pass :skull: [[User:Maybe Bill Cipher|An anonymous Gravity Falls expert]] ([[User talk:Maybe Bill Cipher|talk]]) 22:33, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::SMH. Done. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:37, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Thanks! [[User:Maybe Bill Cipher|An anonymous Gravity Falls expert]] ([[User talk:Maybe Bill Cipher|talk]]) 22:42, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

==I FORGOT MY PASS AGAIN ASDFGHJK<SAHFJEWIUBEIUWDBHIVHJ==
Help :( [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|Help I'm not OK]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 18:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:''sigh'' '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 19:41, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:I KNOW I'M A DINGUS DON'T LOOK AT ME LEAV EME TO MY BASIC YELLOW DORITO SHAME [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|Do not click on this link if you wish to keep your soul]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]])

==Hi (3==
Sorry if I'm bothering you too much, just wanted to say hi. {{unsigned|Definitely Bill Cipher|15:19, 17 December 2024 (UTC)}}
:Please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:05, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
::Sorry [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|A dream demon]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:10, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
:::It’s fine, as long as you remember. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 20:51, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
::::So, uh... do you wanna take this to my talk page and we can talk or... [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|A dream demon]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 21:18, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

==Congrats==
:I checked and you're the contributor today that has made the most edits. I'm on the leaderboard too, but not in the top three *0(*. Anyway, I just wanted to congratulate you. Talk to me anytime! [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:52, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
::Ok, that’s nice. I’ve stopped viewing Contribution Scores as a measurement of my editing ability-it only measures how many points and how many pages I have edited, not the quality of my edits or how much of an impact they have on the wiki. A bot can spam and get onto the All-Time Top 50 Leaderboard, but that's not reflective of its helpfulness (none). '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:49, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I remain free from all such objectivity by staying firmly off the list. I ''could'' flatter myself that I deserve a place, for all my (useful?) work over the last 10+ years, but... no definitive tallying and I don't even fool myself that this statement can be believed. Which is liberating. No temptation to "edit for editing's sake", and remaining blissfully unaware how much time I must have spent not doing ''other'' important things. But that's just me (assuming you accept my account), and please don't consider this as downplaying the known-and-named contributors (current and past) who have made a more attributable contribution. Horses for courses. You (both) be you, and who knows where any of us might be in another ten years; hopefully managing to create a net positive outcome for the world, as the only thing that ''anybody'' should aspire to.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.43.182|172.69.43.182]] 17:18, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Bluey news just dropped. ==

https://youtu.be/ititZcuih8E?si=_9ceRfwc52qfa5Tu [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 20:23, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:NOOOO '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 21:25, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Deleting User Talk Pages ==
I noticed that you added some user talk pages into the pages to be deleted category. Even if they are an IP address and only have one comment, they still probably shouldn't be deleted. I only noticed because you had marked my talk page. [[User:Firestar233|guess who]] ([[User talk:Firestar233|if you want to]] | [[Special:Contributions/Firestar233|what i have done]]) 09:19, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
:As I commented over on your page (sorry, didn't spot this, yet), I think that it's perfectly legitimate to correct (by ''requesting'' deletion) the creation of IP-based User and User Talk namespace pages. The intended source/target can never make any proper use of them, and they are instead left open to disproportionately high chance of ''improper'' use.
:IPs ''may'' have been more reliably associated with particular login-less users (such as myself) in the earliest days of the site, but it's not just the current proxy-provider that makes it likely that anyone coming here is effectively randomised. A 2015-era commentator almost certainly doesn't have the exact same IP ''from their ISP'' (which is Cloudflared away, anyway), unless they've taken great trouble to maintain statically upon it, and that's presuming that they haven't switched providers and/or routing hardware in the last decade, to further muddle it up.
:So far, I haven't seen any communications to a User Talk:<IP> page that deserves preserving (and User:<IP> stuff tends to be worse, thankfully rarer), but if a named user (who may or may not be currently active, or have had their own Talk page) contributes anything 'untrivial' then you could perhaps copy it to their own (newly created, if necessary?) user-page, or to whatever article Talk page it's identifiably about. Admonations not to delete Incomplete-templates and nice messages of agreement about some Conan-related link-finding are not al all that level of preservable conversation (well, not even a dialogue, as they weren't even acknowledged!), as 'recent' examples.
:Anyway, marking for deletion still requires that someone ''actually'' deletes them. Currently, '42' can't do that. (They're clearly eager to be helpful, but not yet admin-material.) Realistically, it will need someone else to actually do that bit. And I think the current 'someone else' concerned isn't overly eager to delete things not related to more current unwanted contributions. I'd have done a bit more cleaning up, myself, but by deliberately having kept out of consideration for such responsibiity, it's not something I should actively complain about. ;) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.186|141.101.98.186]] 13:00, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

==Hiiiii==
:Heya, 42! Just wanted to check in because I left for winter break and I thought 'I wonder how she's doing?'
:If I'm being annoying, you can just say so and I'll leave you alone.
:Anyway, I'm gonna go comic hop. Talk to me anytime! [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|Come and talk!]]) 15:15, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
::I’m fine. I went skiing in {{w|Heavenly Mountain Resort|Tahoe}} 5 days during winter break and also went to {{w|Point Reyes Station}}. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:50, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Cool, if you wanna talk I'm here (3 [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

== I heard about the wildfires. ==

Are you safe? Are you alright? [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 08:43, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
:That’s SoCal, not the Bay Area, so I’m all good. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 10:10, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

== Any luck with Jeff? ==

It’s been a while since you’ve put up the “banner” on your page. Has he responded yet? [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 22:23, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
:Nope. I’ve emailed Davidy22 and he responded, but he doesn’t have server access. I tried on Gmail, Reddit, X, asked @ActuallyBerg from [[explain xkcd#History|the old forum]] who’s apparently a friend with Jeff on both X and Bluesky. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:25, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
::Damn… that’s slightly (very) worrying. Good job for trying tho [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 22:57, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Yeah…I’m just going to keep on trying, seeing if I can solve some of the problems remotely. Not too sure what much I can do about the ‘crat situation though. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:59, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
::::Well good luck [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 23:07, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

== {{w|WP:REMOVED}} ==
kindly stop adding it back. thank you. [[user talk:lett‪herebedarklight|youtu.be/miLcaqq2Zpk]] 15:53, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
:very well. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:05, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
::ok, that's the limit. {{w|WP:NOBAN|don't post on my talk page again.}} if you wish to fiddle with minutae, go to wikipedia, where that sort of thing is appreciated. i'll also note that no one else has complained about my signature, only you. [[user talk:lett‪herebedarklight|youtu.be/miLcaqq2Zpk]] 10:13, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
:::touche. to be honest, grabbing at your throat for a simple signature issue got a bit boring after a couple days. have a nice day! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 11:28, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

== Talk Page added to "pages to delete ==
Hey, I noticed you added my talk page to the "pages to delete" category. Why? I don't really want my talk page deleted. Qoiuoiuoiu (talk) 16:29, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry, changed it. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 17:58, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
::If you want my advice (no reason you do...), do a little more checking of the page history. ''And'' that of the partner page (compare User: <-> User Talk), where it exists. You might find a few of the ones that you marked for deleting weren't created, unused and abandoned, but actually 'in use' (even if not directly).
::You're eager, and I still completely support IP-related pages being marked for deletion (remembering that you don't have the power to ''actually'' delete them... which is probably a relief to a small handful of actal users, like the above), but maybe dial it back a bit so that you don't make a few more taggings that need to be reverted... Build up a personal 'hitlist', maybe, but do more poking around and keep it down to a handful of the 'best' candidaates that you find, not a couple of a dozen in quick order, which I think you did yesterday.... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.25|162.158.74.25]]
:::I did check the Page history of [[User talk:Qoiuoiuoiu]] though, and saw that it was created by [[User:While False]]. I also checked the User Page, and saw that it was edited slightly to change While False’s announcement. Because the entire purpose of [[User talk:Qoiuoiuoiu]] was to presumably reduce red links, I tagged [[:Category:Pages to delete]]. Checking page history and user pages honestly doesn’t take that much time, and I checked them for every single page (I think). Upon [[User:Qoiuoiuoiu|Qoiuoiuoiu’s]] complaint, I removed the Category and added a comment so that the talk page has a purpose. I believe that I was in the right to tag them in this case, and that is my decision. Although I do like the idea of the “hitlist”, and will create one. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 19:46, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

== Bluey ==

I can't believe you watch a ''children's'' show like Bluey. You should watch an ''adult'' show, like my personal favourite, {{w|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic}} ;). [[User:Beanie|Beanie]] [[User talk:Beanie|talk]] 19:38, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
:[https://gamejolt.com/games/sonic/783884 nah I'm sending you to the green hills for that one buddy] /j [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 20:39, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
:LMFAOOO '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 22:38, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

== "Shared named" comics... ==

Not too sure about the shared-name status for "Advent Calendar", "Advent Calendar Advent Calendar" and "Advent" (more clear if there was "Advent Calendars", the AVAV ''might'' be deemed a copy (literally!) of AV, but it'd be a stretch to link the A to the AV and thus also the AVAV), but you can't really put just one comic in the Shared Name category, can you? If you're happy for it, then do it for all of them. And, when you do, might be a good idea to put the markup comment after the category membership tag with an explanation of which one(s) you're linking it with, to avoid random editors getting the wrong idea (or ''no'' idea) on spotting it... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.33.252|162.158.33.252]] 00:26, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

== Why do you have a hitlist? ==

Please don't put me on there 😭😭😭 [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 13:53, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
:It’s for user pages/talk pages to delete. It’s fine, you’re fine, everybody’s fine (except for me i have a flu) '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 23:59, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
::Ykkkkkk, I bet Jeff’s heir would be easier to contact… Just saying…… [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 17:01, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
:::which would be the next ‘crat with server control, someone who doesn’t exist yet since Jeff still needs to promote them. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 23:17, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
:::: dammit [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 15:53, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

==We're cooked==
You-know-who became president on MLK Day. We're so cooked, 42. [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 19:23, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
:as a Brit I too am concerned [[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 14:36, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Yeh i'm scared [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:21, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
:::yayyyyy politics [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 16:38, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

== Different name in ContributionScores? ==

Hi 42

I just realized that in the [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:ContributionScores ContributionScores] you are listed as Victoria. How come you manage to have two different names on this wiki? Is that some error? It is confusing at least.

Keep up the good work --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:20, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
:I noticed that too! What's your secret?--[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 15:06, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
::haha, there’s no secret. my name’s victoria, but i also go by tori. that’s why if you look up at old messages, some people refer to me as victoria or tori. if you want to keep on calling me 42, or 42.book.addict, that’s completely fine! '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:05, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
:::Yeah I guess what i was asking is how you managed to change your name on the leaderboard! I can't figure it out haha. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:11, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
::::oh, that’s easy-you just change it in your preferences. find the real name box, and input whatever you want. some people might find it confusing, and you might need to explain to people the difference, like this converstaion right now. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 17:18, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
:::::Oh, cool! Thanks. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 17:53, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

:Well if it is a part of the wiki I guess it is fine. But I think it is a bit confusing that we cannot see the user name of the person on the leaderboard. So it would be great if the name in the leader-board could also change to 42. But I guess that is not possible? As you know I'm made an admin, but also I have way to little knowledge of programming and wiki etc. And full time job, other hobbies and two kids, one of which seems to be older than 42. So it is not your age, but 42 comes from your love of Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy? (Big fan me-self). Impressive the amount of work you have put into the wiki in such a short time. I have been a member since October 2013. I still remember [[Talk:30: Donner|my first comment]] on explain, actually made it before I signed up and then added my signature after signing up a few days later ;-) Back then I used much more time on explain. Had actually not intended to become admin. But second time I was asked, and with no active admins I accepted. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:39, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
::Oh, nice! Never knew that you were a parent. i ''could'' remove the Victoria from the leaderboard by blanking my real name in preferences, but honestly, I’d rather not. There are tons of other people with a situation like this, and I don’t think that it’ll cause much confusion. I’m always happy to explain why it’s listed as Victoria or not! (BTW, Victoria is literally on my User Page) '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 16:20, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
:::Well we usually do not now much about each other and I had not read your user page before I found out you where also Victoria. Not sure what you mean by Victoria being on you user page. I searched on it and found no hit for Victoria... But no big problem. Just a bit confusing. Just stay on the leaderboard. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 08:26, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
::::weird...i could've sworn that i added it to my user page. i'll add it now to try to reduce confusion in the future. '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 17:09, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

== You into Friday Night Funkin? ==

tldr it's a silly Newgrounds-inspired rhythm game with literally hundreds if not thousands of mods. you should get into it if you're not already

[[User:CalibansCreations|'''Caliban''']] ([[User talk:CalibansCreations|talk]]) 11:19, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

== Contacting Randall ==

Hey Victoria! Sorry to hear about your mental health issues, I hope you're getting better.

Here's some good news: I tried contacting Randall to ask him when he replaced comic [[36: Scientists]], and he replied! It's weird that Randall is easier to reach than the owner of this wiki... You can read the conversation and a summary of what happened [[User:FaviFake|on my user page]]. Among other things, he gave me the official release date, April 28th, and, after I asked, he told me he might reply to more simple questions! If you have some technical or administrative questions, I could ask them directly to him. If you're curious, there are more details about this [[User:FaviFake|here]]. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:32, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

==oof==
:I'm so sorry, 42. I go to therapy and picked up a couple things, so if you need me, I'm here. You can leave a message on my talk page anytime and we can yap about whatever. Hang in there 0) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:35, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-02-27T15:14:29Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

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:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:Currently getting over the fact that one of my friends is moving :(

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME{{Actual citation needed}}

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User talk:DollarStoreBa'al

2025-02-27T15:11:28Z

Definitely Bill Cipher:

Hey, as per your comment on [[Main Page#Create my user page]], I created your pages. Welcome to the wiki! Please always remember to sign your comments with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and ask in the [[explain xkcd:Community portal|Community portal]] if you don't know something. If you want, you can read the [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_upload_pictures_or_create_pages.3F|the Editor FAQ]]! Welcome. --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 18:02, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks! [[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al|talk]]) 19:11, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

:hi btw :) [[User:Definitely Bill Cipher|⯅A dream demon⯅]] ([[User talk:Definitely Bill Cipher|talk]]) 15:11, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

User:Definitely Bill Cipher

2025-02-27T15:04:06Z

Definitely Bill Cipher: /* The person behind the chaos */

{{notice| You have probably made a very bad choice by coming here. If you want to stay, though, I honestly don't care.}}

:Heya, kids. No quitting this time! O3
:Name's Bill Cipher. And I know you. I know lots of things.

:Ḽ̵̨̢̡̡̧̯̭̱͖͖͙̳͙̝̜̼͎̈́̆̅͂̊̆̊̿̓͗͜ơ̸͕͔̩͈̲̫̣̖̭͍͙̲̦̰͈̘͉͕͎̼͈̼̺͍͇̖̰̯̍̅̓̒͒̅̀̓̀͛̀̎̋̋͊͗͘͠T̵̩̬̦͓̽͒͑͆̀̐̔̂̈́̈́̌s̵̰̬̻̍͂ ̵̢̢̹̤͙̣̱̩̙̼͔͍̲̰͙̰͇̻̳̲͔̜͈̞͍̦́̚͜͝ȍ̶̡̨̞̽͒̈̉̂́͗͘͝͠͝F̴̡̧͙̙̲̠̣̬̭͓̪̠̱̳̞̹̺̗͗͛̾͒̕͜ ̴̧̛͚̠̠̜̤͇̤̥̤̬̦͍̝̲̬͊͛͆́͂̎́̈́̃̓̽̇̎͒̄̿͗̋̆̋̈́̐̆͐̔͆T̵͕̫͖̝̏̂͒͝Ḫ̷̡̧̡̛͕̭̥̥̟̙̙̭̣̥̩͙̰͕͚̞͕̃͌͒͋̇́̆̿̓̀͊̃̃̑̈́̿̓̈͝͝î̵̡̧̞̈̽̈̑̌͌͒́ṅ̷̨͇͖̜̳̬̼͎̲̝̼̼̝̭̫̗̜̠̦̱́̍͛̾̊̿̐̂̓͗̂̈͂͗́͐̅̽́̚͝G̶̢͎̣̠̼̜͚̲̹̠̗̦̫̞̰͈̜͉̠̖̳̬̫͙̤͑̑̉̓̈́̾̄͌̈͜͜͝͝ͅS̷̨̗̹͖͖̗̜̠̱̤̗͖̲̲̭̙̱̯͖̯̖̽̀̒͑̎̍́͐̅̾̽͒ͅ.̸̨̢͈̰͎̭̼̗̖̞̹̫͍͊̽ͅ

:You haven't seen any deer teeth around, have you?
:Anyway, some of my likes...
:-Chaos
:-Weirdness
:-Blood
:I'm kidding on that last one.{{Citation needed}}
:You knew that, didn't you?
:Obviously, I'm not Bill IRL. If you care, I don't. If you don't, yay!
:I like Gravity Falls (3
:Please don't edit this user page.
:RAVENCLAW IS BLUE AND BRONZE I STAND WITH [[User:Apollo11|APOLLO11]] AND I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE ⚔️
:And as for XKCD stuff, all I'm gonna tell you is that my favorite characters are [[Beret Guy|Beret Guy the reality breaker]] and [[Black Hat|Black Hat the sociopath.]]

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:<big>Triangulum, entangulum, meteforis, dominus ventium, meteforis venetisa</big>

:Í̴̥̱̓̋̈́̄̉̎̽̑͌̏͌̊͘͘͝͝'̸͈̜̜̰̣͈͇̖̤̺͉̓̍͐͂̀m̶̧̠̖͇̘̙̬̙̱̳͉͕͎̮̙̞̓̇͐̎̒͌́́̿̊̀͠ͅ ̴͔̠̜͍͇̹̻̗̩̻̤̯̮́̏̍͊͛̀̋̃̑͂͌̊̂͋̓̕̕͝͝f̴̡͎̠̳͓̣͕̦̺͖̲̻͓͆̍̒̈́͗̿̇͐̀̆̄̏̐̆̃͌͒͝ỉ̵̛͎̫͉͚͈͕͙̤̱̬̞̳̝̣͇̙̂̌͋͆̐́̉͌̊̅͗̈́͠͝ͅn̴̢̧̳̗̣̣̻͋̉ͅe̶̜̭̳͉͈̪͔͚̬̤̼̟̰̣͙̝̞̎̇̚͜͜͠!̷̢̛̛̭̟̰͕̦̥̥̠̝̥̩͇̥̝̭̺͙̈́͂̿̎̈́̇̃̔̋͑̌̀̀̒̄̉̕
:I̵̢͖͉̩͉̰̘͙̥͉͖̰̎̾̐̋͛̅̓̆̏̓̈́̽̓͌̉͗ͅ'̷̢̦̿̾̒̊̇Ḿ̸͉͇͉̞͍̞̭͚͓̠͖̐́̚͝ͅ ̴̡̘̱̜̫̼̱̒͗̆̓̑̒̇̑͐̒̚F̸̡͍̞̩͕̘̊̈́I̶͙͍̞̺̩͙̠̫̦̗̼͔̯̱̖̺̓͌̿̊̽͛̆̽̉̃̀͊̅͒͆̅͛̃͘N̵̨̞̣̙̏̅̌͒̊̿̈́̂̂̇̾͌́͑̚͝E̷̛̦̣̦̦̻̗̓͛̇̆̎͐̓͋̽͋͠͝!̷̨̧̭͖̰͚̤̮̜͐̈́̔̿͑̈́́̓́̔̚͠
:H̸̨̧͈̣̺̼̲͍̳͕̺͇̤̊̎̉͌̀͗̿͊̈́̒̍̈́͘͜͝Ĕ̸͚̗̙̗͚̲̮̮̤̦̔̈̈̓̈́̂͑̿̄́̀̇̑̿͘̕͜͝ͅL̸̡̨̧͚͖̝̻͙̺̮̯̳̦̰̦̔̓̽͝P̴̧̯̱͚̟͕̤͎͎̰̼̤͉̈́ ̸̧̛͖̖̭͇̰̠̪͙̯͍̖̮̻̟͂̋͌͛̏͒͒̾̓̈́̚̕͝M̴̖̺̘̥͎̦̻̗̯͓̞̘̻̳̬̭̠̅̇͂E̸̢̠̪̰̹̳̪̮̪͚̗̙̙̜̯͖͊̀͂͆͑̑͂̽̈́̔̚̕

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:9'22-5 2-5-5-14 4-9-1-7-14-15-19-5-4 23-9-20-8 9-14-19-1-14-9-20-25 2-5-25-15-14-4 18-5-16-1-9-18! 20-8-1-20'19 20-15-20-1-12-12-25 6-9-14-5, 20-8-15-21-7-8. 25-15-21 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-11-5 13-5, 18-9-7-8-20?
:18-9-7-8-20?

==The person behind the chaos==
:Yeah, yeah. I was pretending to be him. BUT here is some real information (excluding personal stuff)

:Likes:
:-Hazbin Hotel (hear me out: Alastor)
:-Gravity Falls
:-My Singing Monsters (yes, I like a game where you take care of monsters that do nothing but sing. Sue me.)
:-Sleeping
:-Roleplaying with ChatGPT (DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M CRINGE)
:-Undertale (WHOA WHOA STORY OF UNDERTALE)

:Currently getting over the fact that one of my friends is moving :(

:I'm a giant nerd. You probably know that by now.
:I have, like, a million OCs.

:I think I'm going insane. Send help.
:One of the many people who think Alastor and Bill Cipher should get combined. (Franchise-wise.)

:I WANT ALASTOR AS MY BODYGUARD HELP ME

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