3230: Overton - Revision history

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2026-04-08T22:36:46Z

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Somefan: add polecat

2026-04-08T22:27:38Z

add polecat

Gardener: /* Explanation / clarify that it is in the drawing* that Overton's gravestone changes

2026-04-08T21:24:05Z

‎Explanation: clarify that it is *in the drawing* that Overton's gravestone changes

134.121.18.254: Different, more plausible title text explanation. I think the idea is that an actual window with Overton properties (capable of gradual movement) allows the sun in at a different position.

2026-04-08T21:07:26Z

Different, more plausible title text explanation. I think the idea is that an actual window with Overton properties (capable of gradual movement) allows the sun in at a different position.

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GSLikesCats307 at 20:05, 8 April 2026

2026-04-08T20:05:53Z

216.31.227.130: Added appropriate strike-through to transcript.

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Added appropriate strike-through to transcript.

GSLikesCats307 at 19:33, 8 April 2026

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 {{w|Joseph Paul Overton}} was a political scientist who created the concept of the {{w|Overton Window}}, which is the range of subjects that are politically appropriate to raise during a period of time. The first set of dates, 1960 and 2003, are the years that Joseph Paul Overton was born and died.
-It is common for political commentators to state that the Overton window has "moved," meaning that the standard for which political positions are "moderate" or "extreme" changes, and in either direction. In the comic, the "Overton window" instead refers to the time span in which Joseph Paul Overton was alive. In the drawing Overton's gravestone has the dates repeatedly crossed out as the Overton window moves. This creates the ridiculous implication that Overton had multiple lives (4 in the comic), which is impossible{{cn}}.
+It is common for political commentators to state that the Overton window has "moved," meaning that the standard for which political positions are "moderate" or "extreme" changes, and in either direction. In the comic, the "Overton window" instead refers to the time span in which Joseph Paul Overton was alive. In the drawing Overton's gravestone has the dates repeatedly crossed out as the Overton window moves. This creates the ridiculous implication that Overton had multiple lives (4 in the comic), which is impossible.{{cn}}
-The title text refers to the seasonal movement of sunlight, where the sun's path rises and sets further north or south over months, known as seasonal sun path changes. This shift, caused by Earth's tilt, moves between the summer solstice (highest/northernmost arc) and winter solstice (lowest/southernmost arc.) However, the character in the text believes that rather than being a natural phenomenon, the sunlight is now being let in by a literal window, which, since it is an Overton window, is capable of gradual movement.
+The title text refers to the seasonal movement of sunlight, where the sun's path rises and sets further north or south over months, known as seasonal sun path changes. This shift, caused by Earth's tilt, moves between the summer solstice (highest/northernmost arc) and winter solstice (lowest/southernmost arc.) However, the character in the text believes that rather than being a natural phenomenon, the sunlight is now being let in by a literal window, which, since it is an Overton window, is capable of gradual movement. It also can have been perceived to have changed suddenly as of the starting (or, later in the year, the ending) of Daylight Saving Time, as happened just a few weeks before this comic. This is an issue that Randall has covered [[:Category:Daylight saving time|multiple times]], although apparently ''not'' (unless this is a subtle reference) this year.
 ==Transcript==

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 {{w|Joseph Paul Overton}} was a political scientist who created the concept of the {{w|Overton Window}}, which is the range of subjects that are politically appropriate to raise during a period of time. The first set of dates, 1960 and 2003, are the years that Joseph Paul Overton was born and died.
-It is common for political commentators to state that the Overton window has "moved," meaning that the standard for which political positions are "moderate" or "extreme" changes, and in either direction. In the comic, the "Overton window" instead refers to the time span in which Joseph Paul Overton was alive. Overton's gravestone has the dates repeatedly crossed out as the Overton window moves. This creates the ridiculous implication that Overton had multiple lives (4 in the comic), which is impossible{{cn}}.
+It is common for political commentators to state that the Overton window has "moved," meaning that the standard for which political positions are "moderate" or "extreme" changes, and in either direction. In the comic, the "Overton window" instead refers to the time span in which Joseph Paul Overton was alive. In the drawing Overton's gravestone has the dates repeatedly crossed out as the Overton window moves. This creates the ridiculous implication that Overton had multiple lives (4 in the comic), which is impossible{{cn}}.
 The title text refers to the seasonal movement of sunlight, where the sun's path rises and sets further north or south over months, known as seasonal sun path changes. This shift, caused by Earth's tilt, moves between the summer solstice (highest/northernmost arc) and winter solstice (lowest/southernmost arc.) However, the character in the text believes that rather than being a natural phenomenon, the sunlight is now being let in by a literal window, which, since it is an Overton window, is capable of gradual movement.

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 It is common for political commentators to state that the Overton window has "moved," meaning that the standard for which political positions are "moderate" or "extreme" changes, and in either direction. In the comic, the "Overton window" instead refers to the time span in which Joseph Paul Overton was alive. Overton's gravestone has the dates repeatedly crossed out as the Overton window moves. This creates the ridiculous implication that Overton had multiple lives (4 in the comic), which is impossible{{cn}}.
-The title text refers to the seasonal movement of sunlight, where the sun's path rises and sets further north or south over months, known as seasonal sun path changes. This shift, caused by Earth's tilt, moves between the summer solstice (highest/northernmost arc) and winter solstice (lowest/southernmost arc.) However, the character in the text believes that this natural phenomenon was instead just a special Overton window, referencing it's 'passing' of things within it. (Of course, [[2332|this could actually be a real object.]])
+The title text refers to the seasonal movement of sunlight, where the sun's path rises and sets further north or south over months, known as seasonal sun path changes. This shift, caused by Earth's tilt, moves between the summer solstice (highest/northernmost arc) and winter solstice (lowest/southernmost arc.) However, the character in the text believes that rather than being a natural phenomenon, the sunlight is now being let in by a literal window, which, since it is an Overton window, is capable of gradual movement.
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Transcript==
 {{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
-[A gravestone is shown on some grass. On the inscription, all of the years except the last one are crossed out in red, and all except the first pair of years have the years themselves in red. The inscription is as follows:]
+:[A gravestone is shown on some grass. On the inscription, all of the years except the last one are crossed out in red, and all except the first pair of years have the years themselves in red. The inscription is as follows:]
 :Joseph Paul Overton
 :<s>1960</s> - <s>2003</s>

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 [A gravestone is shown on some grass, bearing the name Joseph Paul Overton as its inscription; all of the years except the last one are crossed out, and all except the first have the dates themselves in red.]
-- 2003
+<s>1960</s> - <s>2003</s>
-- 2011
+<s>1965</s> - <s>2011</s>
-- 2018
+<s>1973</s> - <s>2018</s>
 -
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3230: Overton - Revision history

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */

Somefan: add polecat

Gardener: /* Explanation */ clarify that it is *in the drawing* that Overton's gravestone changes

134.121.18.254: Different, more plausible title text explanation. I think the idea is that an actual window with Overton properties (capable of gradual movement) allows the sun in at a different position.

208.59.176.206: /* Transcript */

208.59.176.206: /* Explanation */

208.59.176.206: /* Transcript */

GSLikesCats307 at 20:05, 8 April 2026

216.31.227.130: Added appropriate strike-through to transcript.

GSLikesCats307 at 19:33, 8 April 2026

Gardener: /* Explanation / clarify that it is in the drawing* that Overton's gravestone changes