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FaviFake: Undo revision 380300 by FaviFake (talk)

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Undo revision 380300 by FaviFake (talk)

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Undo revision 382069 by FaviFake (talk)

FaviFake at 10:06, 27 July 2025

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FaviFake: removed Category:Extra comics using HotCat

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removed Category:Extra comics using HotCat

FaviFake: Undo revision 382065 by FaviFake (talk)

2025-07-27T10:04:05Z

Undo revision 382065 by FaviFake (talk)

FaviFake at 10:01, 27 July 2025

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FaviFake at 09:59, 27 July 2025

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FaviFake: removed Category:April Fools' Day comics using HotCat

2025-06-24T13:18:59Z

removed Category:April Fools' Day comics using HotCat

FaviFake: /* Explanation */

2025-06-21T10:40:22Z

‎Explanation

FaviFake: New template!!! Take a look, it has a new navigation bar to browse the April Fools' comics in order, and much more info!

2025-05-11T21:06:31Z

New template!!! Take a look, it has a new navigation bar to browse the April Fools' comics in order, and much more info!

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 {{comic discussion}}
 [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 [[Category:Comics_with_color]]
 [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]
 [[Category:DRM]]

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 The internet is the past. Newspapers are the future! See you in the funny papers.</big>
 }}
-{{#ifeq: April | April |<!--
+{{series
+| series        = April
- - APRIL SERIES -->{{{!}} {{{!}} class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 13px; margin-right: 13px;"
+| number        = 1
-{{!}}-
+| date          = April 1, 2007
-{{!}} style="background-color: #ddeeff;"{{!}}<!--
+| days_late     =
+| day_category  = Sunday
- - Add to cat   --> <center>{{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|{{ns:0}}|<!--
+| prev_title    =
+| prev_date     =
--->{{#if:<!--
+| next_title    = 404: Not Found
+| next_date     = April 1, 2008
--->|[[Category:April Fools' Day comics|{{{sortkey}}}]]<!--
+| extra_text    =
+| sort_key      = 0000
--->|[[Category:April Fools' Day comics]]  }}}}<!--
+}}
 ==Explanation==

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 The internet is the past. Newspapers are the future! See you in the funny papers.</big>
 }}
-{{series
+{{#ifeq: April | April |<!--
-| series        = April
-| number        = 1
+ - APRIL SERIES -->{{{!}} {{{!}} class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 13px; margin-right: 13px;"
-| date          = April 1, 2007
+{{!}}-
-| days_late     =
+{{!}} style="background-color: #ddeeff;"{{!}}<!--
-| day_category  = Sunday
-| prev_title    =
+ - Add to cat   --> <center>{{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|{{ns:0}}|<!--
-| prev_date     =
-| next_title    = 404: Not Found
+-->{{#if:<!--
-| next_date     = April 1, 2008
-| extra_text    =
+-->|[[Category:April Fools' Day comics|{{{sortkey}}}]]<!--
-| sort_key      = 0000
-}}
+-->|[[Category:April Fools' Day comics]]  }}}}<!--
 ==Explanation==

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 [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 [[Category:Comics_with_color]]
 [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]
 [[Category:DRM]]

@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 The internet is the past. Newspapers are the future! See you in the funny papers.</big>
 }}
-{{#ifeq: April | April |<!--
+{{series
+| series        = April
- - APRIL SERIES -->{{{!}} {{{!}} class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 13px; margin-right: 13px;"
+| number        = 1
-{{!}}-
+| date          = April 1, 2007
-{{!}} style="background-color: #ddeeff;"{{!}}<!--
+| days_late     =
+| day_category  = Sunday
- - Add to cat   --> <center>{{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|{{ns:0}}|[[Category:April Fools' Day comics{{#if:|{{!}}0000}}]]}}<!--
+| prev_title    =
+| prev_date     =
- - Start        -->This is the {{ordinal|1}} [[xkcd]] [[April Fools' Day comics|April Fools' Day comic]], released by [[Randall Munroe|Randall]]{{#if:April 1, 2007|&nbsp;on April 1, 2007|}}. {{#if:Sunday|It was {{#if:|published  days late|}} [[:Category:Sunday comics|{{#if:||published}} on a Sunday]]{{#switch: Sunday
+| next_title    = 404: Not Found
- | Monday   = , following the [[:Category:Comics by weekday|standard release schedule]]
+| next_date     = April 1, 2008
- | Wednesday= , following the [[:Category:Comics by weekday|standard release schedule]]
+| extra_text    =
- | Friday   = , following the [[:Category:Comics by weekday|standard release schedule]]
+| sort_key      = 0000
- | #default = , deviating from the [[:Category:Comics by weekday|standard release schedule]] {{#if:April 1, 2007|{{#switch: April 1, 2007
+}}
 ==Explanation==

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic is formatted similarly to other posts such as [[Blue Eyes]]. The post describes xkcd becoming syndicated into a newspaper, changing from a webcomic. Newspapers are notorious for having stricter rules about the content they publish, and [[Randall]] describes all the changes that would be required of the comic, the humor coming from their progressive absurdity. Randall then offers a "free preview" of the new syndicated version of xkcd. This is a parody of newspaper comics such as ''Garfield'', which tend to use relatively weak jokes in order to appeal to a broad audience. While the original page for this comic on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] wasn't archived, a copy of it is available at the archived page of the [[Forums|xkcd forums]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070408135356/http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?t=3701 here]. Notably:
+This comic is formatted similarly to other posts such as [[Blue Eyes]]. The post describes xkcd becoming syndicated into a newspaper, changing from a webcomic. Newspapers are notorious for having stricter rules about the content they publish, and [[Randall]] describes all the changes that would be required of the comic, the humor coming from their progressive absurdity. Randall then offers a "free preview" of the new syndicated version of xkcd. This is a parody of newspaper comics such as ''Garfield'', which tend to use relatively weak jokes in order to appeal to a broad audience. While the original page for this comic on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] wasn't archived, a copy of it is available at the archived page of the [[Forums|xkcd forums]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20170701092900/http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3701 here]. Notably:
 *The joke being told, "Why did the computer cross the road?", is based on one of the most well-known jokes in existence. Those who know the joke have probably heard variations of it dozens of times and will not find another one to be very humorous.