Talk:2469: Astronomy Status Board - Revision history

172.68.189.221: /* Bloated explanation? */

2021-06-03T20:09:39Z

‎Bloated explanation?

162.158.74.95 at 17:11, 2 June 2021

2021-06-02T17:11:54Z

162.158.74.95 at 17:11, 2 June 2021

2021-06-02T17:11:13Z

172.70.114.44: /* Bloated explanation? */

2021-06-01T20:50:18Z

‎Bloated explanation?

Elektrizikekswerk: /* Bloated explanation? */

2021-06-01T13:31:17Z

‎Bloated explanation?

Elektrizikekswerk at 13:30, 1 June 2021

2021-06-01T13:30:06Z

Joejellybean at 07:49, 1 June 2021

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Quillathe Siannodel at 19:54, 31 May 2021

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Jessews at 19:21, 31 May 2021

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172.69.71.88 at 17:26, 31 May 2021

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 ::Is there a way to integrate it better into the usual page style? Having a second, longer explanation where the trivia page normally is looks strange, and it lacks the casual, understandable-by-people-who-are-new-to-the-subject tone one might expect from an explanation. I request permission to edit it for brevity and merge it with the main explanation, leaving the details in Trivia as to not intimidate people looking for simple explanations. I am asking permission because this edit goes against your earlier proposal. [[User talk:Quillathe Siannodel|<sup>{)|(}</sup>]][[User:Quillathe_Siannodel|Quill]][[Special:Contributions/Quillathe_Siannodel|<sub>{)|(}</sub>]] 19:54, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
 :::I see where you are coming from. In my opinion the point of an explanation - any explanation - is to, well, explain the topic at hand. While all the additional information might be helpful if you want to dig deeper into any given topic (this is the reason why I have not outright deleted but only moved it) it's not needed to get the point of the given comic. However, if you can think of some phrasing that contains the things currently in the "second explanation" but without(!) bloating the actual explanation you're welcome :) Mind, this is an issue I'm having with many explanations on the site and everytime I feel it got out of hand too much, I try to intervene. I see that many people contributing here are very passionate and most if not all are nerds in one form or another and are VERY happy if they can write something about their field of expertise. However, if you want to know how to make apple cider you don't need to know the evolutionary history of apple trees ;) [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 13:30, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 Is it possible that the "sun" and "moon" still being there is a reference to the lunar eclipse that happened last Wednesday?

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 Anyone else going to make the Destiny reference? Just me? Cool. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.35.111|172.69.35.111]] 06:08, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
-What exactly is the destiny reference for us uneducated? Also as a sidenote I think this is funnier if I imagine that they check if the sun is still there by aiming the telescope directly at it and looking into it.````
+What exactly is the destiny reference for us uneducated? Also as a sidenote I think this is funnier if I imagine that they check if the sun is still there by aiming the telescope directly at it and looking into it.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.95|162.158.74.95]] 17:11, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
 The two phrases, "still there" and "gone" are from the movie "before midnight 2013" when they were watching the sunset. --[[User:Eta|Eta]] ([[User talk:Eta|talk]]) 06:36, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

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	Anyone else going to make the Destiny reference? Just me? Cool. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.35.111\|172.69.35.111]] 06:08, 29 May 2021 (UTC)		Anyone else going to make the Destiny reference? Just me? Cool. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.35.111\|172.69.35.111]] 06:08, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
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		+	What exactly is the destiny reference for us uneducated? Also as a sidenote I think this is funnier if I imagine that they check if the sun is still there by aiming the telescope directly at it and looking into it.````

	The two phrases, "still there" and "gone" are from the movie "before midnight 2013" when they were watching the sunset. --[[User:Eta\|Eta]] ([[User talk:Eta\|talk]]) 06:36, 29 May 2021 (UTC)		The two phrases, "still there" and "gone" are from the movie "before midnight 2013" when they were watching the sunset. --[[User:Eta\|Eta]] ([[User talk:Eta\|talk]]) 06:36, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

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 https://astronomystat.us/ is now a thing. You're welcome. [[User:Jessews|jessews]] ([[User talk:Jessews|talk]]) 19:21, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
 Cueball is actively tapping away. I wonder if the status will failsafe to "gone" if it isn't confirmed still there. Sort of like the proposed status board that normally would say "The FBI hasn't demanded keys to your secure, encrypted email in the past hour" unless the operator didn't actively click a confirmation button. (To get around the gag order). [OK, everything after the second sentence is a tangent, but I hadn't thought of this since 2015 or so]
 [[User:Joejellybean|Joejellybean]] ([[User talk:Joejellybean|talk]]) 07:49, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

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 :I moved it [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 08:46, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
 ::Is there a way to integrate it better into the usual page style? Having a second, longer explanation where the trivia page normally is looks strange, and it lacks the casual, understandable-by-people-who-are-new-to-the-subject tone one might expect from an explanation. I request permission to edit it for brevity and merge it with the main explanation, leaving the details in Trivia as to not intimidate people looking for simple explanations. I am asking permission because this edit goes against your earlier proposal. [[User talk:Quillathe Siannodel|<sup>{)|(}</sup>]][[User:Quillathe_Siannodel|Quill]][[Special:Contributions/Quillathe_Siannodel|<sub>{)|(}</sub>]] 19:54, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
-:::I see where you are coming from. In my opinion the point of an explanation - any explanation - is to, well, explain the topic at hand. While all the additional information might be helpful if you want to dig deeper into any given topic (this is the reason why I not outright deleted but only moved it) it's not needed to get the point of the given comic. However, if you can think of some phrasing that contains the things currently in the "second explanation" but without(!) bloating the actual explanation you're welcome :) Mind, this is an issue I'm having with many explanations on the site and everytime I feel it got out of hand too much, I try to intervene. I see that many people contributing here are very passionate and most if not all are nerds in one form or another and are VERY happy if they can write something about their field of expertise. However, if you want to know how to make apple cider you don't need to know the evolutionary history of apple trees ;) [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 13:30, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
+:::I see where you are coming from. In my opinion the point of an explanation - any explanation - is to, well, explain the topic at hand. While all the additional information might be helpful if you want to dig deeper into any given topic (this is the reason why I have not outright deleted but only moved it) it's not needed to get the point of the given comic. However, if you can think of some phrasing that contains the things currently in the "second explanation" but without(!) bloating the actual explanation you're welcome :) Mind, this is an issue I'm having with many explanations on the site and everytime I feel it got out of hand too much, I try to intervene. I see that many people contributing here are very passionate and most if not all are nerds in one form or another and are VERY happy if they can write something about their field of expertise. However, if you want to know how to make apple cider you don't need to know the evolutionary history of apple trees ;) [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 13:30, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 Is it possible that the "sun" and "moon" still being there is a reference to the lunar eclipse that happened last Wednesday?

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	https://astronomystat.us/ is now a thing. You're welcome. [[User:Jessews\|jessews]] ([[User talk:Jessews\|talk]]) 19:21, 31 May 2021 (UTC)		https://astronomystat.us/ is now a thing. You're welcome. [[User:Jessews\|jessews]] ([[User talk:Jessews\|talk]]) 19:21, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
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		+	Cueball is actively tapping away. I wonder if the status will failsafe to "gone" if it isn't confirmed still there. Sort of like the proposed status board that normally would say "The FBI hasn't demanded keys to your secure, encrypted email in the past hour" unless the operator didn't actively click a confirmation button. (To get around the gag order). [OK, everything after the second sentence is a tangent, but I hadn't thought of this since 2015 or so]
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	Ironically, I got a 503 error when I first visited this page, so maybe ExplainXKCD needs its own status board. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.88\|172.69.71.88]] 17:26, 31 May 2021 (UTC)		Ironically, I got a 503 error when I first visited this page, so maybe ExplainXKCD needs its own status board. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.88\|172.69.71.88]] 17:26, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
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		+	https://astronomystat.us/ is now a thing. You're welcome. [[User:Jessews\|jessews]] ([[User talk:Jessews\|talk]]) 19:21, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

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	Is it possible that the "sun" and "moon" still being there is a reference to the lunar eclipse that happened last Wednesday?		Is it possible that the "sun" and "moon" still being there is a reference to the lunar eclipse that happened last Wednesday?
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		+	Ironically, I got a 503 error when I first visited this page, so maybe ExplainXKCD needs its own status board. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.88\|172.69.71.88]] 17:26, 31 May 2021 (UTC)