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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | In this comic Randall is outlining the rules of a group chat, | + | {{incomplete|Created by MATHEMATICAL OBJECT WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF JURISPRUDENCE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | In this comic Randall is outlining the rules of a group chat. The rules start off by addressing some common behaviours associated with group chat, but then becomes increasingly bizarre, before finishing with an apology for "all of the notifications". | ||
1. '''Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.''' | 1. '''Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.''' | ||
− | Typing | + | Typing notifications, often called "typing awareness indicators," is a feature of some instant messaging systems, showing a message such as "Typing..." with the typer's name to the other participants, causing them in many cases to wait to receive the message before typing something of their own. When the typer stops without sending anything, this can seem anticlimactic and potentially disruptive if it recurs. Randall's rule is that you must say something once you've started typing, to avoid the awkwardness of awaiting a person's reply. Typing notifications have also been mentioned in [[1886: Typing Notifications]]. |
2. '''Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.''' | 2. '''Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.''' | ||
− | Some URL links may have tracking information attached to the end of them, to show the origin of the URL and other information. {{w|UTM parameters}} are | + | Some URL links may have tracking information attached to the end of them, to show the origin of the URL and other information. {{w|UTM parameters}} are example of URL parameters (the part of a URL starting with a question mark) which are used to track utilization of the URL from one user to another. Many news and marketing-related websites include such tracking codes with any visit to one of their web pages in an attempt to see the source of the URL for subsequent visits. Many people consider this a violation of privacy as well as a source of clutter, and make an effort to remove the parameters from URLs when they are not necessary to use them to obtain the requested content. For example, [https://www.dyson.com/sticks/dyson-v8-absolute-nickel-iron.html?ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1&dclid=CjkKEQiAt_PuBRC2vOSG5pnYqN0BEiQATx34W-U3rsbKLg-BO9ep4IJKz6JxmZrHTqS7JKmZqSrWmKLw_wcB&ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1 this url] has a lot of tracking information to show that this URL was originally accessed from Slickdeals. Randall asks the users of this chat to remove that information. |
3. '''Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).''' | 3. '''Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).''' | ||
− | This is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the main character forms an eponymous "Fight Club," an underground club for men to fight recreationally. | + | This is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the main character forms an eponymous "Fight Club," an underground club for men to fight recreationally. The first "rule" of Fight Club is "do not talk about Fight Club", which Randall parodies in this comic, by making a rule to not talk about the film ''Fight Club''. ''Fight Club'' has also been mentioned in [[922: Fight Club]] and [[109: Spoiler Alert]]. |
4. '''There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.''' | 4. '''There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.''' | ||
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− | 5. ''' | + | 5. '''Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.''' |
− | Many people have to deal with several kinds of group chat in the same organization, so referring to "the group chat" within such an organization may be confusingly | + | Many people have to deal with several kinds of group chat, such as IRC, Slack, Discord, Discourse, and the like, often in the same organization, so referring to "the group chat" within such an organization may be confusingly ambigious. |
6. '''Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.''' | 6. '''Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.''' | ||
− | + | {{w|Robert's Rules of Order}} are one of the authoritative codifications of {{w|parlamentary procedure}} used to formalize decision-making in organizations required to document their activities such as governments and sometimes civic organizations and corporations. | |
− | + | 6. '''Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.''' | |
− | Some people who use group chat too frequently or for unimportant messages or both will cause their colleagues to attempt to achieve greater productivity by excluding them from an alternate chat, from which notifications, for example, are less annoying | + | Some people who use group chat too frequently or for unimportant messages or both will cause their colleagues to attempt to achieve greater productivity by excluding them from an alternate chat, from which notifications, for example, are less annoying, so that notification |
8. '''Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.''' | 8. '''Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.''' | ||
− | Tools such as {{w|IFTTT}} and {{w|IRC bot}}s (or "bots" in this context) are used to provide group chat channels with information automatically taken from external sources of various sorts, such as emails to a support address or commits to source code control systems. Randall suggests that when such | + | Tools such as {{w|IFTTT}} and {{w|IRC bot}}s (or "bots" in this context) are used to provide group chat channels with information automatically taken from external sources of various sorts, such as emails to a support address or commits to source code control systems. Randall suggests that when such algorithmic information is not available, it is incumbent upon chat participants to provide sufficiently verbose replacements. |
9. '''The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.''' | 9. '''The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.''' | ||
− | This is a reference to the {{w|Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which | + | This is a reference to the {{w|Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which entitles people to rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Per Wikipedia, this right was included because "future generations might argue that, because a certain right was not listed in the Bill of Rights, it did not exist." |
10. '''Sorry about all the notifications.''' | 10. '''Sorry about all the notifications.''' | ||
− | Here, Randall apologizes for all the notifications for the messages sent in group chat. Group chat features often result in more notifications than designers of notification systems anticipated or intended | + | Here, Randall apologizes in advance for all the notifications for all the messages that will be sent back and forth in group chat. Group chat features often result in more notifications than designers of notification systems anticipated or intended. |
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
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:[Title at the top of the comic]: | :[Title at the top of the comic]: | ||
: Rules for this group chat | : Rules for this group chat | ||
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# Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999). | # Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999). | ||
# There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good. | # There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good. | ||
− | # | + | # Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery. |
# Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged. | # Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged. | ||
# Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it. | # Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it. | ||
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[[Category:Social networking]] | [[Category:Social networking]] | ||
[[Category:Fiction]] | [[Category:Fiction]] | ||
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