Talk:2852: Parameterball - Revision history

162.158.94.5 at 13:37, 18 November 2023

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172.71.30.42 at 12:45, 13 November 2023

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AgentMuffin at 13:27, 11 November 2023

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NiceGuy1 at 05:31, 11 November 2023

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172.71.182.48 at 15:33, 10 November 2023

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172.70.38.174 at 15:21, 10 November 2023

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172.69.194.245 at 13:49, 10 November 2023

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108.162.238.140 at 12:40, 10 November 2023

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172.70.91.205 at 09:37, 10 November 2023

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 Can each player choose a different raquet[sic] size? None of the examples suggest this. Also, is the construction of the racket a parameter? Tennis rackets have woven strings in the racket head, which a really tiny ball could pass through, and would have trouble controlling something marble-sized. Ping-pong paddles have a solid head with a rubber surface, which nothing larger than atomic size is likely to pass through. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 14:54, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 : The racquets they're using in the different panels are different sizes, and the title text says that 'players don't learn the [ball density] until after '''choosing their raquets''' Or do you mean could the two players have different racquets ''from each other''?.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.205|172.70.91.205]] 09:35, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 The fact that people keep editing the EXPLANATION NEEDED template made me realize we should have an archive for that purely for the lols [[Special:Contributions/172.71.30.14|172.71.30.14]] 15:51, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

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 Idea: To avoid edit spam, we make another copy of the page meant for parameter editing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.140|108.162.238.140]] 12:40, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 :Idea: We don't bother. I ''had'' collected a whole lot of Incomplete non-BOT versions (from the point just before someone removes them, mainly) and was going to put them up in ''my'' userpage (once I bothered to get one), but I don't think it's worth kt. And, in this case, it's just self-promotion to alter one when not making any other valid change. I prefer spontaneity in my humor, not "trying to one-up the last person". Personal opinion, YMMV. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.245|172.69.194.245]] 13:49, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 I doubt the misspelling is anything more than a typo of "racquet". The French derivation is an interesting side note, but it seems like a leap to say it's "likely" Randall's intention. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.174|172.70.38.174]] 15:21, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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	:Randall ''has'' just made plain typos, but he's also several times made deliberate 'errors' with actual reference to his love of language/writing and skill. And, given his US-spelling bias, it's a strange leap to a Anglo-French mish-mash if he just miswrote (in typing ''and'' comic-lettering) something quite so far from his 'normal' version. On balance, having had no part in that particular bit of wording, I think "likely" is a good hedge by the one who wrote that. And still perfectly allows for it to be a typo, if it was. (But keep an eye out for revised comic/alt-text!) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.48\|172.71.182.48]] 15:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)		:Randall ''has'' just made plain typos, but he's also several times made deliberate 'errors' with actual reference to his love of language/writing and skill. And, given his US-spelling bias, it's a strange leap to a Anglo-French mish-mash if he just miswrote (in typing ''and'' comic-lettering) something quite so far from his 'normal' version. On balance, having had no part in that particular bit of wording, I think "likely" is a good hedge by the one who wrote that. And still perfectly allows for it to be a typo, if it was. (But keep an eye out for revised comic/alt-text!) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.48\|172.71.182.48]] 15:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
	::I often find I understand Randall's thinking well above average, that I just instinctively get what he's getting at even when others are stuck in debate, and I'm of the opinion that he just wanted to get fancier/more formal than "racket" (maybe partly to stay distinct from other uses of that word), but since that spelling is unusual in North America that he simply forgot or didn't realize there's a C. I find this explanation is strengthened by him spelling it the same way in the Mouseover text. I feel confident it's nothing more complicated than that (remembering Occam's Razor). :) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:31, 11 November 2023 (UTC)		::I often find I understand Randall's thinking well above average, that I just instinctively get what he's getting at even when others are stuck in debate, and I'm of the opinion that he just wanted to get fancier/more formal than "racket" (maybe partly to stay distinct from other uses of that word), but since that spelling is unusual in North America that he simply forgot or didn't realize there's a C. I find this explanation is strengthened by him spelling it the same way in the Mouseover text. I feel confident it's nothing more complicated than that (remembering Occam's Razor). :) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:31, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
		+	::[[1530: Keyboard Mash\|Why fixate on these bizarre details? Randall is a normal, fallible human writing with his human hands.]] <span style="background:#0064de;font-size:12px;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:8px;">[[User talk:AgentMuffin\|<span style="color:#f0faff;">~AgentMuffin</span>]]</span> 13:27, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

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	I doubt the misspelling is anything more than a typo of "racquet". The French derivation is an interesting side note, but it seems like a leap to say it's "likely" Randall's intention. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.174\|172.70.38.174]] 15:21, 10 November 2023 (UTC)		I doubt the misspelling is anything more than a typo of "racquet". The French derivation is an interesting side note, but it seems like a leap to say it's "likely" Randall's intention. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.174\|172.70.38.174]] 15:21, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
	:Randall ''has'' just made plain typos, but he's also several times made deliberate 'errors' with actual reference to his love of language/writing and skill. And, given his US-spelling bias, it's a strange leap to a Anglo-French mish-mash if he just miswrote (in typing ''and'' comic-lettering) something quite so far from his 'normal' version. On balance, having had no part in that particular bit of wording, I think "likely" is a good hedge by the one who wrote that. And still perfectly allows for it to be a typo, if it was. (But keep an eye out for revised comic/alt-text!) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.48\|172.71.182.48]] 15:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)		:Randall ''has'' just made plain typos, but he's also several times made deliberate 'errors' with actual reference to his love of language/writing and skill. And, given his US-spelling bias, it's a strange leap to a Anglo-French mish-mash if he just miswrote (in typing ''and'' comic-lettering) something quite so far from his 'normal' version. On balance, having had no part in that particular bit of wording, I think "likely" is a good hedge by the one who wrote that. And still perfectly allows for it to be a typo, if it was. (But keep an eye out for revised comic/alt-text!) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.48\|172.71.182.48]] 15:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
		+	::I often find I understand Randall's thinking well above average, that I just instinctively get what he's getting at even when others are stuck in debate, and I'm of the opinion that he just wanted to get fancier/more formal than "racket" (maybe partly to stay distinct from other uses of that word), but since that spelling is unusual in North America that he simply forgot or didn't realize there's a C. I find this explanation is strengthened by him spelling it the same way in the Mouseover text. I feel confident it's nothing more complicated than that (remembering Occam's Razor). :) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:31, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

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	I doubt the misspelling is anything more than a typo of "racquet". The French derivation is an interesting side note, but it seems like a leap to say it's "likely" Randall's intention. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.174\|172.70.38.174]] 15:21, 10 November 2023 (UTC)		I doubt the misspelling is anything more than a typo of "racquet". The French derivation is an interesting side note, but it seems like a leap to say it's "likely" Randall's intention. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.174\|172.70.38.174]] 15:21, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
		+	:Randall ''has'' just made plain typos, but he's also several times made deliberate 'errors' with actual reference to his love of language/writing and skill. And, given his US-spelling bias, it's a strange leap to a Anglo-French mish-mash if he just miswrote (in typing ''and'' comic-lettering) something quite so far from his 'normal' version. On balance, having had no part in that particular bit of wording, I think "likely" is a good hedge by the one who wrote that. And still perfectly allows for it to be a typo, if it was. (But keep an eye out for revised comic/alt-text!) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.48\|172.71.182.48]] 15:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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	Idea: To avoid edit spam, we make another copy of the page meant for parameter editing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.140\|108.162.238.140]] 12:40, 10 November 2023 (UTC)		Idea: To avoid edit spam, we make another copy of the page meant for parameter editing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.140\|108.162.238.140]] 12:40, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
	:Idea: We don't bother. I ''had'' collected a whole lot of Incomplete non-BOT versions (from the point just before someone removes them, mainly) and was going to put them up in ''my'' userpage (once I bothered to get one), but I don't think it's worth kt. And, in this case, it's just self-promotion to alter one when not making any other valid change. I prefer spontaneity in my humor, not "trying to one-up the last person". Personal opinion, YMMV. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.245\|172.69.194.245]] 13:49, 10 November 2023 (UTC)		:Idea: We don't bother. I ''had'' collected a whole lot of Incomplete non-BOT versions (from the point just before someone removes them, mainly) and was going to put them up in ''my'' userpage (once I bothered to get one), but I don't think it's worth kt. And, in this case, it's just self-promotion to alter one when not making any other valid change. I prefer spontaneity in my humor, not "trying to one-up the last person". Personal opinion, YMMV. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.245\|172.69.194.245]] 13:49, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
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		+	I doubt the misspelling is anything more than a typo of "racquet". The French derivation is an interesting side note, but it seems like a leap to say it's "likely" Randall's intention. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.174\|172.70.38.174]] 15:21, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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	Idea: To avoid edit spam, we make another copy of the page meant for parameter editing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.140\|108.162.238.140]] 12:40, 10 November 2023 (UTC)		Idea: To avoid edit spam, we make another copy of the page meant for parameter editing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.140\|108.162.238.140]] 12:40, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
		+	:Idea: We don't bother. I ''had'' collected a whole lot of Incomplete non-BOT versions (from the point just before someone removes them, mainly) and was going to put them up in ''my'' userpage (once I bothered to get one), but I don't think it's worth kt. And, in this case, it's just self-promotion to alter one when not making any other valid change. I prefer spontaneity in my humor, not "trying to one-up the last person". Personal opinion, YMMV. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.245\|172.69.194.245]] 13:49, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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	This would make a GREAT video game.... - [[Special:Contributions/172.71.254.113\|172.71.254.113]] 09:17, 10 November 2023 (UTC)		This would make a GREAT video game.... - [[Special:Contributions/172.71.254.113\|172.71.254.113]] 09:17, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
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		+	Idea: To avoid edit spam, we make another copy of the page meant for parameter editing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.140\|108.162.238.140]] 12:40, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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	Can each player choose a different raquet[sic] size? None of the examples suggest this. Also, is the construction of the racket a parameter? Tennis rackets have woven strings in the racket head, which a really tiny ball could pass through, and would have trouble controlling something marble-sized. Ping-pong paddles have a solid head with a rubber surface, which nothing larger than atomic size is likely to pass through. [[User:Barmar\|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar\|talk]]) 14:54, 9 November 2023 (UTC)		Can each player choose a different raquet[sic] size? None of the examples suggest this. Also, is the construction of the racket a parameter? Tennis rackets have woven strings in the racket head, which a really tiny ball could pass through, and would have trouble controlling something marble-sized. Ping-pong paddles have a solid head with a rubber surface, which nothing larger than atomic size is likely to pass through. [[User:Barmar\|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar\|talk]]) 14:54, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
		+	: The racquets they're using in the different panels are different sizes, and the title text says that 'players don't learn the [ball density] until after '''choosing their raquets'''.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.205\|172.70.91.205]] 09:35, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

	The fact that people keep editing the EXPLANATION NEEDED template made me realize we should have an archive for that purely for the lols [[Special:Contributions/172.71.30.14\|172.71.30.14]] 15:51, 9 November 2023 (UTC)		The fact that people keep editing the EXPLANATION NEEDED template made me realize we should have an archive for that purely for the lols [[Special:Contributions/172.71.30.14\|172.71.30.14]] 15:51, 9 November 2023 (UTC)