https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=XKCDfan 2026-04-27T08:39:30Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.30.0 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1253:_Exoplanet_Names&diff=46895 2013-08-19T12:51:02Z

<p>XKCDfan: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1253<br /> | date = August 19, 2013<br /> | title = Exoplanet Names<br /> | image = exoplanet names.png<br /> | titletext = If you have any ideas, I hear you can send them to iaupublic@iap.fr.<br /> }}<br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete}}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :August 2013:<br /> :The International Astronomical Union decides to start naming exoplanets, and&amp;mdash;for the first time ever&amp;mdash;asks for suggestions from the general public.<br /> :They immediately regret this deicision.<br /> :Cueball‏‎: Can't you filter out the worst ones?<br /> :''The rightmost person'': This is '''''after''''' the filter!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball‏‎]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Astronomy]]</div>

XKCDfan https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1253:_Exoplanet_Names&diff=46886 2013-08-19T09:34:59Z

<p>XKCDfan: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1253<br /> | date = August 19, 2013<br /> | title = Exoplanet Names<br /> | image = exoplanet names.png<br /> | titletext = If you have any ideas, I hear you can send them to iaupublic@iap.fr.<br /> }}<br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete}}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :August 2013:<br /> :The International Astronomical Union decides to start naming exoplanets, and&amp;mdash;for the first time&amp;mdash;asks for suggestions from the general public.<br /> :They immediately regret this deicision.<br /> :Cueball‏‎: Can't you filter out the worst ones?<br /> :The rightmost one: This is '''''after''''' the filter!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball‏‎]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Astronomy]]</div>

XKCDfan https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1253:_Exoplanet_Names&diff=46885 2013-08-19T09:33:19Z

<p>XKCDfan: /* Transcript */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1253<br /> | date = August 19, 2013<br /> | title = Exoplanet Names<br /> | image = exoplanet names.png<br /> | titletext = If you have any ideas, I hear you can send them to iaupublic@iap.fr.<br /> }}<br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete}}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :August 2013:<br /> :The International Astronomical Union decides to start naming exoplanets, and&amp;mdash;for the first time&amp;mdash;asks for suggestions from the general public.<br /> :They immediately regret this deicision.<br /> :Cueball‏‎: Can't you filter out the worst ones?<br /> :&lt;!--who's this gal?--&gt; This is '''''after''''' the filter!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball‏‎]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Astronomy]]</div>

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