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<p>Your graph does not need to be labeled</p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:07, 17 March 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I thought we, xkcd readers, deserve better than someone who doesn't label his axis ;) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.222|141.101.98.222]] 09:18, 7 February 2015 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I thought we, xkcd readers, deserve better than someone who doesn't label his axis ;) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.222|141.101.98.222]] 09:18, 7 February 2015 (UTC)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:In this particular case, the lines are labelled due to being separate things, so it doesn't count. I also know that this comment is now over five years old, but I don't care. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.58|172.69.34.58]] 21:19, 21 February 2020 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:In this particular case, the lines are labelled due to being separate things, so it doesn't count. I also know that this comment is now over five years old, but I don't care. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.58|172.69.34.58]] 21:19, 21 February 2020 (UTC)</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:Graphs don't need to be labeled. People that want to lie can do that with labeled graphs. The comic itself stated, that the data for the graph is dubious - by omitting labels, the graph says &quot;I know there was a decline followed by increase, but have no specific numbers&quot;. If the axis were labeled, the graph would, incorrectly, suggest the creator had much better data than he did.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:: (graphs don't need to be labeled, if the context is sufficient. Of course, omitting labels is popular way to suggest interpretations that would be disproven by better graph) [[User:Maur11cio|Maur11cio]] ([[User talk:Maur11cio|talk]]) 11:07, 17 March 2026 (UTC)</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I'm disappointed that there isn't a spike labeled &quot;Lyndon Johnson's Presidency&quot;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I'm disappointed that there isn't a spike labeled &quot;Lyndon Johnson's Presidency&quot;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With smartphones, they’re even more frequent now. [[Special:Contributions/2001:240:2470:143E:0:4:DA53:B801|2001:240:2470:143E:0:4:DA53:B801]] 06:59, 22 September 2025 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With smartphones, they’re even more frequent now. [[Special:Contributions/2001:240:2470:143E:0:4:DA53:B801|2001:240:2470:143E:0:4:DA53:B801]] 06:59, 22 September 2025 (UTC)</div></td></tr> </table>

Maur11cio https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:646:_Conversations&diff=387320&oldid=prev 2025-09-22T06:59:53Z

<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 06:59, 22 September 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2" >Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:In this particular case, the lines are labelled due to being separate things, so it doesn't count. I also know that this comment is now over five years old, but I don't care. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.58|172.69.34.58]] 21:19, 21 February 2020 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:In this particular case, the lines are labelled due to being separate things, so it doesn't count. I also know that this comment is now over five years old, but I don't care. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.58|172.69.34.58]] 21:19, 21 February 2020 (UTC)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I'm disappointed that there isn't a spike labeled &quot;Lyndon Johnson's Presidency&quot;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I'm disappointed that there isn't a spike labeled &quot;Lyndon Johnson's Presidency&quot;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">With smartphones, they’re even more frequent now. [[Special:Contributions/2001:240:2470:143E:0:4:DA53:B801|2001:240:2470:143E:0:4:DA53:B801]] 06:59, 22 September 2025 (UTC)</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

2001:240:2470:143E:0:4:DA53:B801 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:646:_Conversations&diff=201275&oldid=prev 2020-11-05T17:40:53Z

<p>Comment</p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:40, 5 November 2020</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I thought we, xkcd readers, deserve better than someone who doesn't label his axis ;) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.222|141.101.98.222]] 09:18, 7 February 2015 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I thought we, xkcd readers, deserve better than someone who doesn't label his axis ;) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.222|141.101.98.222]] 09:18, 7 February 2015 (UTC)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:In this particular case, the lines are labelled due to being separate things, so it doesn't count. I also know that this comment is now over five years old, but I don't care. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.58|172.69.34.58]] 21:19, 21 February 2020 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:In this particular case, the lines are labelled due to being separate things, so it doesn't count. I also know that this comment is now over five years old, but I don't care. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.58|172.69.34.58]] 21:19, 21 February 2020 (UTC)</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">I'm disappointed that there isn't a spike labeled &quot;Lyndon Johnson's Presidency&quot;</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

172.69.34.198 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:646:_Conversations&diff=187626&oldid=prev 2020-02-21T21:19:41Z

<p>Response to axes</p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:19, 21 February 2020</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I thought we, xkcd readers, deserve better than someone who doesn't label his axis ;) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.222|141.101.98.222]] 09:18, 7 February 2015 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I thought we, xkcd readers, deserve better than someone who doesn't label his axis ;) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.222|141.101.98.222]] 09:18, 7 February 2015 (UTC)</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:In this particular case, the lines are labelled due to being separate things, so it doesn't count. I also know that this comment is now over five years old, but I don't care. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.58|172.69.34.58]] 21:19, 21 February 2020 (UTC)</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

172.69.34.58 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:646:_Conversations&diff=84204&oldid=prev 2015-02-07T09:18:55Z

<p>Created page with &quot;I thought we, xkcd readers, deserve better than someone who doesn&#039;t label his axis ;) --~~~~&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>I thought we, xkcd readers, deserve better than someone who doesn't label his axis ;) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.222|141.101.98.222]] 09:18, 7 February 2015 (UTC)</div>

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