727: Trade Expert - Revision history

68.101.170.57: It originally said actual citation needed in regards to why passing a windows file path in a url is a bad idea. I fixed that by adding an explanation as to why it is in fact a bad idea.

2026-04-23T03:50:54Z

It originally said actual citation needed in regards to why passing a windows file path in a url is a bad idea. I fixed that by adding an explanation as to why it is in fact a bad idea.

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2025-07-24T13:14:12Z

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FaviFake at 13:13, 24 July 2025

2025-07-24T13:13:41Z

FaviFake: Undo revision 381831 by FaviFake (talk)

2025-07-24T13:13:14Z

Undo revision 381831 by FaviFake (talk)

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2025-07-24T13:12:57Z

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2025-07-24T13:12:03Z

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DKMell: 3113

2025-07-09T22:27:47Z

3113

172.69.109.87: /* Explanation */ plural, as in the comic

2024-12-03T16:35:17Z

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 Searching the internet lists no one called Steven Berlee, and the only references point back to this comic.
-The title text refers to how in the {{w|Windows}} operating system, the backslash is actually used instead of the slash as a separator (in contrast to Unix-based systems, which use the forward slash). Thus, the path to any Windows file encoded in a {{w|Uniform resource identifier|URI}} (Uniform Resource Identifier &mdash; which may sometimes also be a called a {{w|URL|Uniform Resource Locator}}) would correctly contain the backslash character. It is possible to pass parameters, including strings, in an internet URI and so you could have an identifier that directly embedded the path of a Windows file on a Windows server - this would be such a weird and terrible thing to do.{{Actual citation needed}}
+The title text refers to how in the {{w|Windows}} operating system, the backslash is actually used instead of the slash as a separator (in contrast to Unix-based systems, which use the forward slash). Thus, the path to any Windows file encoded in a {{w|Uniform resource identifier|URI}} (Uniform Resource Identifier &mdash; which may sometimes also be a called a {{w|URL|Uniform Resource Locator}}) would correctly contain the backslash character. It is possible to pass parameters, including strings, in an internet URI and so you could have an identifier that directly embedded the path of a Windows file on a Windows server - but this would be so weird as to indicate either a massive hack or a malicious url.
 In the title text Steven complains that after having had the modern version of the Internet for 20 years (since early 1990s, with this comic was released in 2010), they should have learned the difference by now. He also continues to claim that if they do not understand the difference between an internet URI and Windows directory paths, and thus are embedding these into their URIs, then he cannot help them with just a short lecture as they need more extensive re-education.

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 ==Explanation==
-[[Cueball]] explains to the [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] that the {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) <code>https:'''//'''en.wikipedia.org'''/'''wiki'''/'''Slash_(punctuation)</code>]", a slash follows the "org" and the "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC. Slashes and backslashes in URLs would also be mentioned in the title text of [[3113: Fix This Sign]].
+[[Cueball]] explains to the [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] that the {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) <code>https:'''//'''en.wikipedia.org'''/'''wiki'''/'''Slash_(punctuation)</code>], a slash follows the words "org" and "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC. Slashes and backslashes in URLs would also be mentioned in the title text of [[3113: Fix This Sign]].
 Steven Berlee claims that he suffers every time this mistake is made in a news program, explaining his reason for cheating his way on the air. Steven's name is most likely made up, as it seems to be taken from two or three of the inventors of the {{w|Internet}}:

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 ==Explanation==
-[[Cueball]] explains to the [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] that the {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) https:'''//'''en.wikipedia.org'''/'''wiki'''/'''Slash_(punctuation)]", a slash follows the "org" and the "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC. Slashes and backslashes in URLs would also be mentioned in the title text of [[3113: Fix This Sign]].
+[[Cueball]] explains to the [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] that the {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) <code>https:'''//'''en.wikipedia.org'''/'''wiki'''/'''Slash_(punctuation)</code>]", a slash follows the "org" and the "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC. Slashes and backslashes in URLs would also be mentioned in the title text of [[3113: Fix This Sign]].
 Steven Berlee claims that he suffers every time this mistake is made in a news program, explaining his reason for cheating his way on the air. Steven's name is most likely made up, as it seems to be taken from two or three of the inventors of the {{w|Internet}}:

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 ==Explanation==
-[[Cueball]] explains to the [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] that the {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) https:<u>'''//'''</u>en.wikipedia.org<u>'''/'''</u>wiki<u>'''/'''</u>Slash_(punctuation)]", a slash follows the "org" and the "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC. Slashes and backslashes in URLs would also be mentioned in the title text of [[3113: Fix This Sign]].
+[[Cueball]] explains to the [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] that the {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) https:'''//'''en.wikipedia.org'''/'''wiki'''/'''Slash_(punctuation)]", a slash follows the "org" and the "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC. Slashes and backslashes in URLs would also be mentioned in the title text of [[3113: Fix This Sign]].
 Steven Berlee claims that he suffers every time this mistake is made in a news program, explaining his reason for cheating his way on the air. Steven's name is most likely made up, as it seems to be taken from two or three of the inventors of the {{w|Internet}}:

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 ==Explanation==
-[[Cueball]] explains to the [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] that the {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) https:'''//'''en.wikipedia.org'''/'''wiki'''/'''Slash_(punctuation)]", a slash follows the "org" and the "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC. Slashes and backslashes in URLs would also be mentioned in the title text of [[3113: Fix This Sign]].
+[[Cueball]] explains to the [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] that the {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) https:<u>'''//'''</u>en.wikipedia.org<u>'''/'''</u>wiki<u>'''/'''</u>Slash_(punctuation)]", a slash follows the "org" and the "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC. Slashes and backslashes in URLs would also be mentioned in the title text of [[3113: Fix This Sign]].
 Steven Berlee claims that he suffers every time this mistake is made in a news program, explaining his reason for cheating his way on the air. Steven's name is most likely made up, as it seems to be taken from two or three of the inventors of the {{w|Internet}}:

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 ==Explanation==
-[[Cueball]] as a [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] has another Cueball-like character as guest in the studio, a doctor who is also a trade expert. However, Steven Berlee turns out to be a fraud. In reality he is a frustrated programmer willing to lie his way on to news shows to share his message with any newscasters willing to listen:
+[[Cueball]] explains to the [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] that the {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation)]", a slash follows the "org" and the "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC. Slashes and backslashes in URLs would also be mentioned in the title text of [[3113: Fix This Sign]].
-The {{w|Slash (punctuation)|slash character}} (/), also known as forward slash, is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address; for example in the address "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation)]", a slash follows the "org" and the "wiki". However, some newscasters are unfamiliar with the distinction between the different types of slashes, thus confusing the normal slash with the {{w|backslash}} (\), the wrong character. They may also be somewhat overzealous by trying to specify forward- or backslash since just saying "slash" would be sufficient. Also as mentioned in the title text the backslash is used in addresses on a Windows PC.
+Steven Berlee claims that he suffers every time this mistake is made in a news program, explaining his reason for cheating his way on the air. Steven's name is most likely made up, as it seems to be taken from two or three of the inventors of the {{w|Internet}}:
 *Dr. {{w|Steve Crocker}} who has worked in the Internet community since its inception. He was part of the team that developed the protocols for the {{w|ARPANET}} which were the foundation for today's Internet and for this work, he was awarded the 2002 IEEE Internet Award. His real name is Stephen D. Crocker.
 *Dr. {{w|Stephen Wolff}}, spelled differently than Steve, but the same as the real name of Steve Crocker. He is one of the many fathers of the Internet, mainly credited with turning the Internet from a government project into something that proved to have scholarly and commercial interest for the rest of the world. At one point he managed a research group that participated in the development of ARPANET.
 *Sir {{w|Tim Berners-Lee}}'s last name can made into the {{w|portmanteau}} ''Berlee''. He is an English computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. Berners-Lee is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees the continued development of the Web.
 Searching the internet lists no one called Steven Berlee, and the only references point back to this comic.
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 In the title text Steven complains that after having had the modern version of the Internet for 20 years (since early 1990s, with this comic was released in 2010), they should have learned the difference by now. He also continues to claim that if they do not understand the difference between an internet URI and Windows directory paths, and thus are embedding these into their URIs, then he cannot help them with just a short lecture as they need more extensive re-education.
 ==Transcript==