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+ | So I guess we're just construing this as a polarized editorial now. Appropriate context or no. | ||
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+ | Seems fun. | ||
+ | [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.167|108.162.221.167]] 01:50, 30 January 2019 (UTC) | ||
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I thought Biff jumped from 2015 to 1955, not 1985...? Young Biff had the Almanac in his pocket at the High School dance and the tower he built was already in place in 1985. | I thought Biff jumped from 2015 to 1955, not 1985...? Young Biff had the Almanac in his pocket at the High School dance and the tower he built was already in place in 1985. | ||
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Collusion with a time traveler would bring a few things into focus. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.25|173.245.54.25]] 15:24, 28 January 2019 (UTC) | Collusion with a time traveler would bring a few things into focus. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.25|173.245.54.25]] 15:24, 28 January 2019 (UTC) | ||
:You inspire ''one'' house painter to change careers & suddenly everyone blames you for everything. | :You inspire ''one'' house painter to change careers & suddenly everyone blames you for everything. | ||
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:Note that ''Hillbilly Elegy'' could not have been intended to explain the Trump election, having been written before it. However, it was interpreted this way. I have attempted to make this clear in the explanation.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.179|108.162.212.179]] 18:53, 28 January 2019 (UTC) | :Note that ''Hillbilly Elegy'' could not have been intended to explain the Trump election, having been written before it. However, it was interpreted this way. I have attempted to make this clear in the explanation.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.179|108.162.212.179]] 18:53, 28 January 2019 (UTC) | ||
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If I'm not mistaken, Biff is based off of Donald Trump, so the Donald Trump analogy may be more likely than not. I can't quite recall where I read this, but there are quite a few similarities between the two. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.138|162.158.186.138]] 19:14, 28 January 2019 (UTC) | If I'm not mistaken, Biff is based off of Donald Trump, so the Donald Trump analogy may be more likely than not. I can't quite recall where I read this, but there are quite a few similarities between the two. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.138|162.158.186.138]] 19:14, 28 January 2019 (UTC) | ||
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The explanation should include info on what a "counterfactual" is. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.95|108.162.246.95]] 04:49, 29 January 2019 (UTC) | The explanation should include info on what a "counterfactual" is. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.95|108.162.246.95]] 04:49, 29 January 2019 (UTC) | ||
:Done [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.131|108.162.212.131]] 12:33, 29 January 2019 (UTC) | :Done [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.131|108.162.212.131]] 12:33, 29 January 2019 (UTC) | ||
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Isn't the title text making a reference to Orwell? | Isn't the title text making a reference to Orwell? | ||
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== Regarding politics == | == Regarding politics == | ||
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:I think if Trump were a time traveller, he should be much richer, because he would have bet on sports, or invested in big companies while they were small. Instead, he invested in real estate, which was not a good option if he knew about the housing crisis beforehand. The only way I can think of to attribute his life choices to time travel meddling is: if the general public knew that time travel exists, this is the best way not to draw suspicion. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.131|108.162.212.131]] 13:06, 29 January 2019 (UTC) | :I think if Trump were a time traveller, he should be much richer, because he would have bet on sports, or invested in big companies while they were small. Instead, he invested in real estate, which was not a good option if he knew about the housing crisis beforehand. The only way I can think of to attribute his life choices to time travel meddling is: if the general public knew that time travel exists, this is the best way not to draw suspicion. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.131|108.162.212.131]] 13:06, 29 January 2019 (UTC) | ||
:Or to provide reasonable doubt for a super-secret Temporal Court that recognizes the right to presumed innocence. I think I would enjoy reading that story.--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.167|108.162.221.167]] 21:58, 29 January 2019 (UTC) | :Or to provide reasonable doubt for a super-secret Temporal Court that recognizes the right to presumed innocence. I think I would enjoy reading that story.--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.167|108.162.221.167]] 21:58, 29 January 2019 (UTC) | ||
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== List layout == | == List layout == | ||
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== 1985A == | == 1985A == | ||
− | I have changed instances of "the universe where BiffCo exists" to "the 1985A ''Back to the Future'' | + | I have changed instances of "the universe where BiffCo exists" to "the 1985A ''Back to the Future timeline''", or simply "1985A" for short. This is for two reasons: |
*To keep the article cleaner. | *To keep the article cleaner. | ||
− | *To keep future misreaders | + | *To keep future misreaders the article from either: |
**cutting down on the words because they seem unnecessary | **cutting down on the words because they seem unnecessary | ||
**adding a comma between "universe" and "where", which would ruin the construct. | **adding a comma between "universe" and "where", which would ruin the construct. | ||
*To be consistent with the terminology used by Doc Brown himself. | *To be consistent with the terminology used by Doc Brown himself. | ||
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[[Special:Contributions/162.158.122.156|162.158.122.156]] 04:19, 30 January 2019 (UTC) | [[Special:Contributions/162.158.122.156|162.158.122.156]] 04:19, 30 January 2019 (UTC) | ||
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