Talk:1675: Message in a Bottle - Revision history

42.book.addict at 17:18, 3 October 2025

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172.70.91.78 at 02:17, 21 January 2023

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ColorfulGalaxy: There was no "reply all" button there.

2023-01-20T20:20:33Z

There was no "reply all" button there.

162.158.214.58 at 19:40, 12 March 2019

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Davidy22 at 00:43, 5 May 2016

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108.162.218.172 at 00:32, 5 May 2016

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162.158.135.54 at 22:38, 4 May 2016

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Davidy22 at 20:37, 4 May 2016

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PowerKitten at 17:53, 4 May 2016

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108.162.221.23: Replied.

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Replied.

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 It may be worth mentioning that in certain mailing lists or mass emails people use "reply all" to unsubscribe or otherwise request being removed from the recipients list of future messages; meaning everyone else's inbox gets clogged with unsubscribe requests even though the message only needed to go to the originator. (The best part is the people who reply all to tell the other people to stop using reply all.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.242|108.162.237.242]] 14:14, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
 :We have had a run of this at work. There are really many possible recipients at work. It went exactly as you noted. The most funny was those complaining about those replying to all when complaining about the replying to all spam... and then doing so by replying to all!  And the best was that after a week people getting home from holiday began it all again by replying to all on the original message that started it all ;-) [[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 20:40, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
 Isn't there another xkcd comic involving messages in a bottle? I feel like this comic might be related to that one but I cannot find the other one. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.68.83|162.158.68.83]] 14:19, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
 If we're talking about problems to do with reply to all and mailing list, this story is always a good read: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/exchange/2004/04/08/me-too/ [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.54|141.101.98.54]] 14:22, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
 Transcript: The curvy writing might also indicate that the paper was not kept perfectly dry inside the bottle. --[[Special:Contributions/198.41.242.240|198.41.242.240]] 15:39, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
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 Unsubscribe [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.79|108.162.219.79]] 20:40, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
 Given the timing of this comic, this is surely a reference (at least a partial one) to [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/message-in-bottle-found-steve-mershon_uk_571f28e8e4b0a1e971ca56eb this news story] about a recently found message in a bottle. Or am I over-correlating? [[User:PabloVergos|PabloVergos]] ([[User talk:PabloVergos|talk]]) 08:27, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 It looks to me that what was written on the note was unsub5cribe which even if intercepted by the automated mail manager would have been not interpreted as a command and would have been sent to the list instead of performing the intended action. Generally, most mailing lists have a separate e-mail address to send commands to but some allow commands to the list address. [[User:Rleblanc|Rleblanc]] ([[User talk:Rleblanc|talk]]) 18:35, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 Instead of Un (reverse action) + subscribe (the verb, not gonna parse it further), the morphemes could be parsed as: Un (not) + sub (short for submarine / underwater) + scribe (a person who writes): It's the signature line from a correspondent who isn't underwater. Perhaps the bottle was supposed to go to Atlantis to a mermaid penpal? :p [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.98|108.162.221.98]] 22:39, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

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	If possible, please add this in the trivia. Some email websites indeed used to have "message in a bottle" simulators. --[[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 20:20, 20 January 2023 (UTC)		If possible, please add this in the trivia. Some email websites indeed used to have "message in a bottle" simulators. --[[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 20:20, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
		+	:Please explain ''what'' you think should be added to Trivia (or just do it yourself, but be prepared to cite it appropriately when you do). I've been using email since before there was even websites, and unless I've missed something peculiar to (say) AOL/other early web2mail interfaces I don't ever remember seing a "send to random other subscriber" thing, or anything else I could imagine you're suggesting instead. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.78\|172.70.91.78]] 02:17, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

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	I interpreted it as Cueball trying to unsubscribe from whoever sent the note in the bottle, but I guess the current explanation fits the title text better... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.58\|162.158.214.58]] 19:40, 12 March 2019 (UTC)		I interpreted it as Cueball trying to unsubscribe from whoever sent the note in the bottle, but I guess the current explanation fits the title text better... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.58\|162.158.214.58]] 19:40, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
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		+	If possible, please add this in the trivia. Some email websites indeed used to have "message in a bottle" simulators. --[[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 20:20, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

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	This could also be a reference to YouTube Comments, where people feel the need to announce that they are unsubscribing from the YouTube channel that created the video. This is typically annoying to other watchers, as it adds nothing to the discussion. [[User:PowerKitten\|PowerKitten]] ([[User talk:PowerKitten\|talk]]) 17:53, 4 May 2016 (UTC)		This could also be a reference to YouTube Comments, where people feel the need to announce that they are unsubscribing from the YouTube channel that created the video. This is typically annoying to other watchers, as it adds nothing to the discussion. [[User:PowerKitten\|PowerKitten]] ([[User talk:PowerKitten\|talk]]) 17:53, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
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		+	I interpreted it as Cueball trying to unsubscribe from whoever sent the note in the bottle, but I guess the current explanation fits the title text better... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.58\|162.158.214.58]] 19:40, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

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 :::: Same subject matter, but no apparent link. Not every mention of apples, gardens, or snakes is a reference to the Garden of Eden. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.23|108.162.221.23]] 16:36, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
-::::: I was referring only to the sentence "there isn't a line that resembles the text I'm afraid". I simply assumed you missed that one, because I certainly see a resemblance to the title text. I agree that it would be a stretch to have it as part of the explanation. Sometimes I have seen "Trivia" sections underneath, I believe?
+::::: I was referring only to the sentence "there isn't a line that resembles the text I'm afraid". I simply assumed you missed that one, because I certainly see a resemblance to the title text. I agree that it would be a stretch to have it as part of the explanation. Sometimes I have seen "Trivia" sections underneath, I believe? {{unsigned ip|162.158.135.54}}
 I had a totally different take on the comic. I took it to mean Cueball had sent out a message in a bottle and someone was unsubscribing from his message list. DrGee [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.172|108.162.218.172]] 00:32, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

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	::::: I was referring only to the sentence "there isn't a line that resembles the text I'm afraid". I simply assumed you missed that one, because I certainly see a resemblance to the title text. I agree that it would be a stretch to have it as part of the explanation. Sometimes I have seen "Trivia" sections underneath, I believe?		::::: I was referring only to the sentence "there isn't a line that resembles the text I'm afraid". I simply assumed you missed that one, because I certainly see a resemblance to the title text. I agree that it would be a stretch to have it as part of the explanation. Sometimes I have seen "Trivia" sections underneath, I believe?

		+	I had a totally different take on the comic. I took it to mean Cueball had sent out a message in a bottle and someone was unsubscribing from his message list. DrGee [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.172\|108.162.218.172]] 00:32, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

	It may be worth mentioning that in certain mailing lists or mass emails people use "reply all" to unsubscribe or otherwise request being removed from the recipients list of future messages; meaning everyone else's inbox gets clogged with unsubscribe requests even though the message only needed to go to the originator. (The best part is the people who reply all to tell the other people to stop using reply all.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.242\|108.162.237.242]] 14:14, 2 May 2016 (UTC)		It may be worth mentioning that in certain mailing lists or mass emails people use "reply all" to unsubscribe or otherwise request being removed from the recipients list of future messages; meaning everyone else's inbox gets clogged with unsubscribe requests even though the message only needed to go to the originator. (The best part is the people who reply all to tell the other people to stop using reply all.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.242\|108.162.237.242]] 14:14, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

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	:::: Same subject matter, but no apparent link. Not every mention of apples, gardens, or snakes is a reference to the Garden of Eden. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.23\|108.162.221.23]] 16:36, 4 May 2016 (UTC)		:::: Same subject matter, but no apparent link. Not every mention of apples, gardens, or snakes is a reference to the Garden of Eden. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.23\|108.162.221.23]] 16:36, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
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		+	::::: I was referring only to the sentence "there isn't a line that resembles the text I'm afraid". I simply assumed you missed that one, because I certainly see a resemblance to the title text. I agree that it would be a stretch to have it as part of the explanation. Sometimes I have seen "Trivia" sections underneath, I believe?
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	It may be worth mentioning that in certain mailing lists or mass emails people use "reply all" to unsubscribe or otherwise request being removed from the recipients list of future messages; meaning everyone else's inbox gets clogged with unsubscribe requests even though the message only needed to go to the originator. (The best part is the people who reply all to tell the other people to stop using reply all.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.242\|108.162.237.242]] 14:14, 2 May 2016 (UTC)		It may be worth mentioning that in certain mailing lists or mass emails people use "reply all" to unsubscribe or otherwise request being removed from the recipients list of future messages; meaning everyone else's inbox gets clogged with unsubscribe requests even though the message only needed to go to the originator. (The best part is the people who reply all to tell the other people to stop using reply all.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.242\|108.162.237.242]] 14:14, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

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 :: Checked the lyrics, there isn't a line that resembles the text I'm afraid, Randall isn't making a reference here. Missed opportunity! [[Special:Contributions/108.162.250.158|108.162.250.158]] 01:36, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
-::: Are you sure? Walked out this morning; Don't believe what I saw; A hundred billion bottles; Washed up on the shore
+::: Are you sure? Walked out this morning; Don't believe what I saw; A hundred billion bottles; Washed up on the shore {{unsigned ip|162.158.133.120}}
 :::: Same subject matter, but no apparent link. Not every mention of apples, gardens, or snakes is a reference to the Garden of Eden. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.23|108.162.221.23]] 16:36, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

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	When I initially read the comic, the single-word message "unsubscribe" brought to mind commercial SMS services which accept similar responses to automatically disable message lists. Nonetheless, the reference to "reply all" in the alt text does make email as the inspiration more likely. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.120\|108.162.246.120]] 02:54, 4 May 2016 (UTC)		When I initially read the comic, the single-word message "unsubscribe" brought to mind commercial SMS services which accept similar responses to automatically disable message lists. Nonetheless, the reference to "reply all" in the alt text does make email as the inspiration more likely. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.120\|108.162.246.120]] 02:54, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
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		+	This could also be a reference to YouTube Comments, where people feel the need to announce that they are unsubscribing from the YouTube channel that created the video. This is typically annoying to other watchers, as it adds nothing to the discussion. [[User:PowerKitten\|PowerKitten]] ([[User talk:PowerKitten\|talk]]) 17:53, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

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	::: Are you sure? Walked out this morning; Don't believe what I saw; A hundred billion bottles; Washed up on the shore		::: Are you sure? Walked out this morning; Don't believe what I saw; A hundred billion bottles; Washed up on the shore
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		+	:::: Same subject matter, but no apparent link. Not every mention of apples, gardens, or snakes is a reference to the Garden of Eden. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.23\|108.162.221.23]] 16:36, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

	It may be worth mentioning that in certain mailing lists or mass emails people use "reply all" to unsubscribe or otherwise request being removed from the recipients list of future messages; meaning everyone else's inbox gets clogged with unsubscribe requests even though the message only needed to go to the originator. (The best part is the people who reply all to tell the other people to stop using reply all.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.242\|108.162.237.242]] 14:14, 2 May 2016 (UTC)		It may be worth mentioning that in certain mailing lists or mass emails people use "reply all" to unsubscribe or otherwise request being removed from the recipients list of future messages; meaning everyone else's inbox gets clogged with unsubscribe requests even though the message only needed to go to the originator. (The best part is the people who reply all to tell the other people to stop using reply all.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.242\|108.162.237.242]] 14:14, 2 May 2016 (UTC)