Talk:1317: Theft - Revision history

Beanie at 13:10, 10 June 2021

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108.162.212.135 at 04:47, 2 October 2015

2015-10-02T04:47:50Z

108.162.238.192 at 21:21, 13 May 2015

2015-05-13T21:21:22Z

108.162.216.191: Signature

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Signature

108.162.216.191: Indicated community portal request

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Indicated community portal request

Djbrasier at 04:29, 11 March 2015

2015-03-11T04:29:07Z

108.162.216.95: Pointed out evidence that the incomplete tag can go

2015-03-09T14:38:00Z

Pointed out evidence that the incomplete tag can go

Djbrasier at 01:36, 7 March 2015

2015-03-07T01:36:51Z

108.162.219.125: explanation is not quite right, in my opinion

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explanation is not quite right, in my opinion

108.162.242.8 at 00:29, 17 January 2014

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 Maybe it's a shared account, so it really is Megan's own existentialism & Randall's love of space -- a true crisis!
 [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.57|108.162.216.57]] 15:10, 15 January 2014 (UTC)
 Is it worth mentioning the contextual element where this comic correlates with the relase of news of a rash of identity theft during the last quarter of 2013?[[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.137|199.27.128.137]] 00:54, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

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	::::Okay. I've requested more eyes at the community portal. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.191\|108.162.216.191]] 14:22, 11 March 2015 (UTC)		::::Okay. I've requested more eyes at the community portal. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.191\|108.162.216.191]] 14:22, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
	Randall wouldn't be confused/coming to terms with know aspects of his personality. The Thief has newly acquired them and now is dealing with it. That's the joke.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.192\|108.162.238.192]] 21:21, 13 May 2015 (UTC)		Randall wouldn't be confused/coming to terms with know aspects of his personality. The Thief has newly acquired them and now is dealing with it. That's the joke.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.192\|108.162.238.192]] 21:21, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
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		+	Did Randall's Identity get stolen?[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.135\|108.162.212.135]] 04:47, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

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	:::I'm somewhat unconvinced, but more troubled by the claim that this is showing the thief. It seems clear to me that it is the victim who is misunderstanding what it means for his identity to be stolen, as indicated by the title text. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 04:29, 11 March 2015 (UTC)		:::I'm somewhat unconvinced, but more troubled by the claim that this is showing the thief. It seems clear to me that it is the victim who is misunderstanding what it means for his identity to be stolen, as indicated by the title text. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 04:29, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
	::::Okay. I've requested more eyes at the community portal. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.191\|108.162.216.191]] 14:22, 11 March 2015 (UTC)		::::Okay. I've requested more eyes at the community portal. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.191\|108.162.216.191]] 14:22, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
		+	Randall wouldn't be confused/coming to terms with know aspects of his personality. The Thief has newly acquired them and now is dealing with it. That's the joke.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.192\|108.162.238.192]] 21:21, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

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 ::But it seems clear from the character pose and speech lines that we're looking at the thief, not the victim.  As for existential angst, it being a recurring theme in the comic (as noted by the comments above) suggests that it is unlikely for Randall to not feel that way at least sometimes.  But the strongest evidence I would push back with is that Randall has never elsewhere used the first-person in captions to indicate a character.  I've boldly removed the incomplete tag, though feel free to put it back if my argument is unconvincing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.95|108.162.216.95]] 14:38, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 :::I'm somewhat unconvinced, but more troubled by the claim that this is showing the thief.  It seems clear to me that it is the victim who is misunderstanding what it means for his identity to be stolen, as indicated by the title text. [[User:Djbrasier|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier|talk]]) 04:29, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
-::::Okay.  I've requested more eyes at the community portal.
+::::Okay.  I've requested more eyes at the community portal. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.191|108.162.216.191]] 14:22, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

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	::But it seems clear from the character pose and speech lines that we're looking at the thief, not the victim. As for existential angst, it being a recurring theme in the comic (as noted by the comments above) suggests that it is unlikely for Randall to not feel that way at least sometimes. But the strongest evidence I would push back with is that Randall has never elsewhere used the first-person in captions to indicate a character. I've boldly removed the incomplete tag, though feel free to put it back if my argument is unconvincing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.95\|108.162.216.95]] 14:38, 9 March 2015 (UTC)		::But it seems clear from the character pose and speech lines that we're looking at the thief, not the victim. As for existential angst, it being a recurring theme in the comic (as noted by the comments above) suggests that it is unlikely for Randall to not feel that way at least sometimes. But the strongest evidence I would push back with is that Randall has never elsewhere used the first-person in captions to indicate a character. I've boldly removed the incomplete tag, though feel free to put it back if my argument is unconvincing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.95\|108.162.216.95]] 14:38, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
	:::I'm somewhat unconvinced, but more troubled by the claim that this is showing the thief. It seems clear to me that it is the victim who is misunderstanding what it means for his identity to be stolen, as indicated by the title text. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 04:29, 11 March 2015 (UTC)		:::I'm somewhat unconvinced, but more troubled by the claim that this is showing the thief. It seems clear to me that it is the victim who is misunderstanding what it means for his identity to be stolen, as indicated by the title text. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 04:29, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
		+	::::Okay. I've requested more eyes at the community portal.

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	:I agree, there isn't sufficient justification that this is Randall. His self-portraits more typically resemble [[Cueball]] than [[Hairy]] (e.g. the dust jacket on the What If? book. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 01:36, 7 March 2015 (UTC)		:I agree, there isn't sufficient justification that this is Randall. His self-portraits more typically resemble [[Cueball]] than [[Hairy]] (e.g. the dust jacket on the What If? book. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 01:36, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
	::But it seems clear from the character pose and speech lines that we're looking at the thief, not the victim. As for existential angst, it being a recurring theme in the comic (as noted by the comments above) suggests that it is unlikely for Randall to not feel that way at least sometimes. But the strongest evidence I would push back with is that Randall has never elsewhere used the first-person in captions to indicate a character. I've boldly removed the incomplete tag, though feel free to put it back if my argument is unconvincing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.95\|108.162.216.95]] 14:38, 9 March 2015 (UTC)		::But it seems clear from the character pose and speech lines that we're looking at the thief, not the victim. As for existential angst, it being a recurring theme in the comic (as noted by the comments above) suggests that it is unlikely for Randall to not feel that way at least sometimes. But the strongest evidence I would push back with is that Randall has never elsewhere used the first-person in captions to indicate a character. I've boldly removed the incomplete tag, though feel free to put it back if my argument is unconvincing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.95\|108.162.216.95]] 14:38, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
		+	:::I'm somewhat unconvinced, but more troubled by the claim that this is showing the thief. It seems clear to me that it is the victim who is misunderstanding what it means for his identity to be stolen, as indicated by the title text. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 04:29, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

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	Either there should be a link that mentions Randall having existential angst, or it should be corrected to say the identity is from one of xkcd's characters, like Cueball or Megan. If I had a '''lot''' more time, I would search for these references. If someone else recognizes the importance of my opinion (if any), maybe there should be an incomplete tag too. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.125\|108.162.219.125]] 03:30, 13 February 2015 (UTC)		Either there should be a link that mentions Randall having existential angst, or it should be corrected to say the identity is from one of xkcd's characters, like Cueball or Megan. If I had a '''lot''' more time, I would search for these references. If someone else recognizes the importance of my opinion (if any), maybe there should be an incomplete tag too. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.125\|108.162.219.125]] 03:30, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
	:I agree, there isn't sufficient justification that this is Randall. His self-portraits more typically resemble [[Cueball]] than [[Hairy]] (e.g. the dust jacket on the What If? book. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 01:36, 7 March 2015 (UTC)		:I agree, there isn't sufficient justification that this is Randall. His self-portraits more typically resemble [[Cueball]] than [[Hairy]] (e.g. the dust jacket on the What If? book. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 01:36, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
		+	::But it seems clear from the character pose and speech lines that we're looking at the thief, not the victim. As for existential angst, it being a recurring theme in the comic (as noted by the comments above) suggests that it is unlikely for Randall to not feel that way at least sometimes. But the strongest evidence I would push back with is that Randall has never elsewhere used the first-person in captions to indicate a character. I've boldly removed the incomplete tag, though feel free to put it back if my argument is unconvincing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.95\|108.162.216.95]] 14:38, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

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	Either there should be a link that mentions Randall having existential angst, or it should be corrected to say the identity is from one of xkcd's characters, like Cueball or Megan. If I had a '''lot''' more time, I would search for these references. If someone else recognizes the importance of my opinion (if any), maybe there should be an incomplete tag too. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.125\|108.162.219.125]] 03:30, 13 February 2015 (UTC)		Either there should be a link that mentions Randall having existential angst, or it should be corrected to say the identity is from one of xkcd's characters, like Cueball or Megan. If I had a '''lot''' more time, I would search for these references. If someone else recognizes the importance of my opinion (if any), maybe there should be an incomplete tag too. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.125\|108.162.219.125]] 03:30, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
		+	:I agree, there isn't sufficient justification that this is Randall. His self-portraits more typically resemble [[Cueball]] than [[Hairy]] (e.g. the dust jacket on the What If? book. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 01:36, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

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	Several other comics deal with existentialism, not just 625. If we're not going to mention ones like 167 or 220 then the wording should be changed to something like "(The character Megan also has a habit of expressing existential angst in comics such as 625: Collections.)"--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.242.8\|108.162.242.8]] 00:29, 17 January 2014 (UTC)		Several other comics deal with existentialism, not just 625. If we're not going to mention ones like 167 or 220 then the wording should be changed to something like "(The character Megan also has a habit of expressing existential angst in comics such as 625: Collections.)"--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.242.8\|108.162.242.8]] 00:29, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
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		+	Either there should be a link that mentions Randall having existential angst, or it should be corrected to say the identity is from one of xkcd's characters, like Cueball or Megan. If I had a '''lot''' more time, I would search for these references. If someone else recognizes the importance of my opinion (if any), maybe there should be an incomplete tag too. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.125\|108.162.219.125]] 03:30, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

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	The cartoon is mocking the common mis-perception of what identity theft is.--[[Special:Contributions/173.245.52.188\|173.245.52.188]] 18:00, 16 January 2014 (UTC)		The cartoon is mocking the common mis-perception of what identity theft is.--[[Special:Contributions/173.245.52.188\|173.245.52.188]] 18:00, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
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		+	Several other comics deal with existentialism, not just 625. If we're not going to mention ones like 167 or 220 then the wording should be changed to something like "(The character Megan also has a habit of expressing existential angst in comics such as 625: Collections.)"--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.242.8\|108.162.242.8]] 00:29, 17 January 2014 (UTC)