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Talk:2714: Cold Complaints

2022-12-22T10:02:57Z

Neerti: Forgot to sign.

That study sounds like something that would win an Ig Nobel Prize. But the 2002 prize in medicine went to "Scrotal Asymmetry in Man and in Ancient Sculpture". [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 20:37, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Also common cold cannot really be cured, just wait and see. http://www.picturequotes.com/proper-treatment-will-cure-a-cold-in-seven-days-but-left-to-itself-a-cold-will-hang-on-for-a-week-quote-272191 [[User:Vdm|Vdm]] ([[User talk:Vdm|talk]]) 20:49, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Are we sure that's the actual explanation? I thought the panels we see of the telemedicine are fibs to explain why Harry is acting this way. As in, he's pretending a medical professional told him to act like this. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.68.13|172.69.68.13]] 21:59, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Can the citation be moved to a ref tag instead of just Being There? on a related note, why is the 58 bolded? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.166.76|172.71.166.76]] 22:32, 21 December 2022 (UTC) [[NonUser:Bumpf|Bumpf]] ([[NonUser talk:Bumpf|shh]])
:We usually don't bother with the cite and just use numbered links, especially in cases like this where the full cite is on the first page of the link. I'll change it. Journal volume numbers are written in bold in APA style. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.79|172.69.22.79]] 00:23, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
::In this case I prefer the full cite showing the counterintuitive quote comes from a pertinent peer-reviewed journal. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.211.90|172.70.211.90]] 03:38, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

I know far too many people who already follow this course of treatment. And not just for viruses, either. [[User:RAGBRAIvet|RAGBRAIvet]] ([[User talk:RAGBRAIvet|talk]]) 23:59, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Is the accepted explanation for this comic that it is... mocking people who ask for sympathy or help when unwell for being "big babies"? That seems uncomfortably close to, say, making fun of people who seek treatment for mental illness... I understand that there is a disproportionate level of complaint relative to minor discomfort that is ridiculous and maybe even funny, but that doesn't seem to have been established here. I think we should emphasize that, "Hey, it's perfectly fine and even healthy to talk about the disappointment of feeling shitty, but don't take it to this extreme" - even if the original comic arguably doesn't do so. [[User:Notanotherusername|Notanotherusername]] ([[User talk:Notanotherusername|talk]]) 03:01, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
:I feel like the ''Journal of Clinical Psychology'' quote fulfills that purpose somewhat. Kudos to whomever found it. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.154.39|172.71.154.39]]

== Vandalism ==

Some of them are re-uploading the comic image - if there's something that you can't see in the edit history, make sure [[:File:cold_complaints_2x.png]] is OK. [[User:Megan|Megan]] ([[User talk:Megan|talk]]) 04:21, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
:Also check [[Special:RecentChanges]] during any string of vandalism, because e.g. [[591]], [[2222]], and [[2713]] are currently also under attack. [[User:Liv2splain|Liv2splain]] ([[User talk:Liv2splain|talk]]) 04:27, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Some 2 year old appears to have gotten access to a computer and is posting images of themselves in place of the comic. Attempting to undo.[[Special:Contributions/172.68.174.148|172.68.174.148]] 05:28, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

We're currently actively under attack by CobsonTheGemson. I don't know if any admins will be on for a while, but I've tried to revert the 2x image and that didn't work, so I've created a new copy. I don't know why it's 2x in the first place so...
[[User:Eelitee|Eelitee]] ([[User talk:Eelitee|talk]]) 05:47, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
:Your reverts work even when they don't appear to. [[User:Liv2splain|Liv2splain]] ([[User talk:Liv2splain|talk]]) 05:50, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Alright, it looks like they aren't a bot. I think I'm going to change a little to make it clearer. Sorry for inconvenience.
[[User:Eelitee|Eelitee]] ([[User talk:Eelitee|talk]]) 05:51, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
:holy schizo [[User:CobsonTheGemson|CobsonTheGemson]] ([[User talk:CobsonTheGemson|talk]]) 05:53, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
haha knew it~~
[[User:Eelitee|Eelitee]] ([[User talk:Eelitee|talk]]) 05:55, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

I find it amusing, but also kind of sad, that there are people who put in effort just to vandalize something like ExplainXKCD [[Special:Contributions/172.71.146.108|172.71.146.108]] 05:58, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Of all the vandalism, I found [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/archive/f/fb/20221222085847%21the_end_is_not_for_a_while.png] to be the most thought-provoking and meritorious. [[User:Liv2splain|Liv2splain]] ([[User talk:Liv2splain|talk]]) 09:02, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

I got quite the surprise when I decided to visit the wiki, so I made an account and tried to help out as best as I could. Right now it seems mostly clear now at the time of posting. [[User:Neerti|Neerti]] ([[User talk:Neerti|talk]]) 09:04, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
: Good work! You're so much faster than me. The only thing I can't figure out is the weird colored image behind [[MediaWiki:Tagline]] which I'm sure wasn't what it is now, and definitely was vandalized into a blue image, so I guess it got reverted to the wrong version. [[User:Liv2splain|Liv2splain]] ([[User talk:Liv2splain|talk]]) 09:47, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
:: I'm kinda stumped too. Only thing that comes to mind is that some css got edited but if so I'm not sure where it'd be or if it can be edited by users (I hope not). [[User:Neerti|Neerti]] ([[User talk:Neerti|talk]]) 10:02, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Talk:2714: Cold Complaints

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