Talk:2736: Only Serifs - Revision history

172.70.144.8 at 23:29, 13 May 2025

2025-05-13T23:29:54Z

108.162.245.46 at 19:53, 25 March 2024

2024-03-25T19:53:56Z

172.69.79.145: "unsigned ip"ed a set of unsigneds, moved a new comment chronologically... not sure quite what it was replying to, but looks following than preceding...

2023-11-12T00:58:08Z

"unsigned ip"ed a set of unsigneds, moved a new comment chronologically... not sure quite what it was replying to, but looks following than preceding...

172.71.158.23 at 23:00, 11 November 2023

2023-11-11T23:00:27Z

NiceGuy1 at 20:17, 10 March 2023

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Sophira at 12:27, 8 March 2023

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ColorfulGalaxy at 12:40, 4 March 2023

2023-03-04T12:40:05Z

ColorfulGalaxy: Please do not speak Japanese

2023-03-04T12:39:08Z

Please do not speak Japanese

サ. ノ. ソ. シ. at 23:49, 25 February 2023

2023-02-25T23:49:08Z

172.70.86.147: Yeah, this is not at all useful, beyond the 'private' chatter it represents... But just to conflude the pleasant side-talk so much as all that

2023-02-19T17:11:32Z

Yeah, this is not at all useful, beyond the 'private' chatter it represents... But just to conflude the pleasant side-talk so much as all that

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	It's AaBbCcDd. Most likely in Caslon, based on the uppercase A. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.174.149\|172.68.174.149]] 04:54, 11 February 2023 (UTC)		It's AaBbCcDd. Most likely in Caslon, based on the uppercase A. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.174.149\|172.68.174.149]] 04:54, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
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		+	: Came here to see if anyone had deciphered the text in this comic. Was not disappointed. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.144.8\|172.70.144.8]] 23:29, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

	So much for a hidden message. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.238.22\|172.68.238.22]] 05:05, 11 February 2023 (UTC)		So much for a hidden message. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.238.22\|172.68.238.22]] 05:05, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

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	: The [[84\|Cherokee]] syllabary may be an example. [[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 12:39, 4 March 2023 (UTC)		: The [[84\|Cherokee]] syllabary may be an example. [[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 12:39, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
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		+	I made another version of the "Comic Serif" font. You can see an example here: https://imgur.com/a/WET4WvT. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.46\|108.162.245.46]] 19:53, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

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 :: Perhaps you haven't realised that nighttime for Americans is daytime for, um, somewhere around 80-90% of the world's population? [[User:Paddles|Paddles]] ([[User talk:Paddles|talk]]) 14:54, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
 ::: Of course I realize this. :) Seems like YOU don't realize that this site is one of many where it seems like most activity centers around the EST time zone... Perhaps related to Randall being in this time zone, perhaps not, but I'm usually alone at this time of night (for example, I almost NEVER get Edit Conflicts because seemingly everyone is asleep). For years I'm almost always the only person making contributions at this hour. Maybe think of that before making a misguided condescending reply. :) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:19, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
-::::I live on the west coast. I edit around 9pm sometimes (EST midnight).
+::::You really live up to your username, eh? Charming ''and'' US-centric. {{unsigned ip|172.71.242.87|16>:50, 13 February 2023}}
 :::::You should sign your comments. :) And I'm not even in the U.S.! :) Though truthfully, it's not US-centric to be observant. Nothing wrong with said increase in site activity. [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:19, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
 ::I think that's probably because it was a joke.  In fact the ridiculous of the notion of a "solum-serif" font is more or less the entirety of the joke of this comic.  You're right, in the future we should make sure that these descriptions are devoid of humor.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.211.92|172.70.211.92]] 18:17, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
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 :^ TBH Comic Serif doesn't look half bad, if only it had a consistent baseline [[Special:Contributions/198.41.231.179|198.41.231.179]] 17:01, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
 :Of course, since Comic is supposed to mimic casual handwriting, and people don't hand write serifs {{Citation needed}}, this messes up the concept, LOL! [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 07:02, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
-::Does not, if you go back far enough. Remember that a lot of old handwriting had serif-like parts due to the use of quills.
+::Does not, if you go back far enough. Remember that a lot of old handwriting had serif-like parts due to the use of quills. {{unsigned ip|162.158.203.40|11:48, 12 February 2023}}
 :::True enough, but going back isn't appropriate, as computers '''''AREN'T''''' "back far enough", or at all. :) NOW, in the present day, nobody handwrites serifs. [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 08:42, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
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 :Sorry, I already decided last night I would and I just made it before I read your dibs, guess I should have said something, :) Not going to throw out my work! :) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 08:22, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 ::It's fine! I kinda abandoned it anyways and I don't think I would have done quite as good a job [[User:Mushrooms|Mushrooms]] ([[User talk:Mushrooms|talk]]) 09:04, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
-::I'd gotten as far as starting to manually tweak the tween-frames in a rather self-indulgent animated version. But your thing is as good as needs to be, and I don't have upload permissions here anyway, so it would have been too much fuss and probably just contributed to my own personal procrastination over the weekend. ;)
+::I'd gotten as far as starting to manually tweak the tween-frames in a rather self-indulgent animated version. But your thing is as good as needs to be, and I don't have upload permissions here anyway, so it would have been too much fuss and probably just contributed to my own personal procrastination over the weekend. ;) {{unsigned ip|172.70.91.17|13:43 13 February 2023}}
 :::I have no reason to think I'd have upload permission either if there are people who don't, except my membership is a few years old. I don't think I've even had a Talk page for a year yet, and someone created that just because I said I didn't know why I wouldn't have one. This was my first ever upload, I had to look up how. (Simply starts with being logged in and clicking "Upload a file" in the menu on the left). [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:50, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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 :: Perhaps you haven't realised that nighttime for Americans is daytime for, um, somewhere around 80-90% of the world's population? [[User:Paddles|Paddles]] ([[User talk:Paddles|talk]]) 14:54, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
 ::: Of course I realize this. :) Seems like YOU don't realize that this site is one of many where it seems like most activity centers around the EST time zone... Perhaps related to Randall being in this time zone, perhaps not, but I'm usually alone at this time of night (for example, I almost NEVER get Edit Conflicts because seemingly everyone is asleep). For years I'm almost always the only person making contributions at this hour. Maybe think of that before making a misguided condescending reply. :) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:19, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 ::::You really live up to your username, eh? Charming ''and'' US-centric.
 :::::You should sign your comments. :) And I'm not even in the U.S.! :) Though truthfully, it's not US-centric to be observant. Nothing wrong with said increase in site activity. [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:19, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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 :I have no reason to think I'd have permission to upload if other people can't (except my membership is a few years old now), but when I wanted to - the Times/Comic Serif hybrid picture above - I just had to look up how (which starts simply by being signed in and clicking "Upload a file" on any page). Are you sure you don't have permission? [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:50, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
 ::Quite sure. The upload form loads fine, but when I try to actually upload the image, it comes back with the error "You do not have permission to create new pages." --[[User:Sophira|Sophira]] ([[User talk:Sophira|talk]]) 12:27, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
 OMG, as I type this I'm at karaoke, and someone is singing a homemade karaoke track with the lyrics in Comic Sans! Coincidences dominate my life! [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:50, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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	Is there An alphabet where the serifs affects the meaning? [[User:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|127.0.0.1]] ([[User talk:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|talk]]) 23:49, 25 February 2023 (UTC)		Is there An alphabet where the serifs affects the meaning? [[User:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|127.0.0.1]] ([[User talk:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|talk]]) 23:49, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

−	: The Cherokee syllabary may be an example. [[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 12:39, 4 March 2023 (UTC)	+	: The [[84\|Cherokee]] syllabary may be an example. [[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 12:39, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

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−	An alphabet where the serifs affects the meaning ~~はありますか~~? [[User:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|127.0.0.1]] ([[User talk:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|talk]]) 23:49, 25 February 2023 (UTC)	+	Is there An alphabet where the serifs affects the meaning? [[User:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|127.0.0.1]] ([[User talk:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|talk]]) 23:49, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
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		+	: The Cherokee syllabary may be an example. [[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 12:39, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

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	OMG, as I type this I'm at karaoke, and someone is singing a homemade karaoke track with the lyrics in Comic Sans! Coincidences dominate my life! [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 06:50, 18 February 2023 (UTC)		OMG, as I type this I'm at karaoke, and someone is singing a homemade karaoke track with the lyrics in Comic Sans! Coincidences dominate my life! [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 06:50, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
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		+	An alphabet where the serifs affects the meaning はありますか? [[User:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|127.0.0.1]] ([[User talk:サ. ノ. ソ. シ.\|talk]]) 23:49, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

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 ::::...anyway, chose this compromise. For what it is worth. Still here (and not merely in some versions of page-history), but ony really so important for *true* connoiseurs of the editing/diff pages, like you and I... :P ~~~~
 :::::I actually did the same thing as you, leaving him a note, but as he seems wont to remove the Incomplete tag, I put a comment like this next to the tag with his name on it, so he'll spot it if and when he tries to remove the Incomplete tag on the currently newest comic (the Loss Of Data scale, a week after this one). :) As a new user I figure he might not know how to check, or even ABOUT, his Talk page so I left a note asking him to check it. FYI, I found out the hard way that signing your comments doesn't work when commented out, so I had to uncomment it, then recomment it after. :) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 07:15, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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